March 2023 Archives

On 28. March 5 planets are in a row

March 26, 2023March 26, 2023 admin

You can observe a rare spectacle on March 28 with a little luck and good preparation. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus will be visible simultaneously in a small space. The planets will also be visible on the days before and after March 28, but they will be closest together on this date. Since the sky is expected to be cloudy in the coming days, at least four planets could be visible between March 26 and 31. Observation in the early eveningMercury and Jupiter will only be visible in the…

Search for Mrs. Philippine-Austria – big prizes are at stake.

March 25, 2023March 25, 2023 admin

In conjunction with the celebration of the 125th Philippine Independence Day on June 10, 2023, the Council of Filipino Associations in Austria (CFAA), in cooperation with the Philippine embassy in Vienna, will conduct the Search for Mrs. Philippine-Austria. The pageant will showcase the beauty and cultural heritage of the Philippines. The event aims to unite all the Filipino-Austrian Associations in Austria. In this regard, the CFAA invites all associations to join the event. Interested participants may submit their names on or before April 5, 2023. Qualified candidates must be 25…

Clocks are set forward one hour to daylight saving time

March 25, 2023March 25, 2023 admin

The clocks will be changed to Central European Summer Time (CEST) on Sunday night. At 2:00 a.m., all radio-controlled watches should jump to 3:00 a.m.; the others must be turned manually. The switch back to standard time (CET) will take place on the last weekend in October. It is still unclear what will happen with the abolition of the time changeover in the EU, which has been decided in itself. The ball is still in the court of the EU Council of Ministers, and the transport ministers are responsible.Since the…

Many cell phone rates to become more expensive as of April 1

March 25, 2023March 25, 2023 admin

The online comparison portal durchblicker.at recommends cell phone contract customers consider changing their provider soon; for many existing contracts, rates will increase by 8.5 to 11.5 percent as of April 1. For new customers, on the other hand, no increases are expected in most cases. The higher rates are due to inflation adjustments, which usually occur for mobile providers at the beginning of April. These were confirmed at Drei, A1 and Magenta, as the magazine “Konsument” of the Association for Consumer Information (VKI) recently wrote on its website. With a…

Öko-Test: Lead and carcinogenic substances in toothpaste

March 25, 2023March 25, 2023 admin

Already the children’s toothpaste delivered shocking results. For 17 of the 48 adult products, there was an “unsatisfactory” because of the ingredients. Many manufacturers use the dye titanium dioxide for bright white toothpaste despite this substance being considered potentially carcinogenic. The magazine “Öko-Test” had recently detected the importance of several children’s toothpaste, and now adult toothpaste has been tested. In 21 of 48 kinds of toothpaste, the “whitener” is still part of the formula. Titanium dioxide was also often used as an additive to make food look whiter, shinier or…

Asteroid flies close to earth on Saturday

March 25, 2023March 25, 2023 admin

A larger asteroid is expected to come comparatively close to Earth on Saturday evening. The celestial body will be only about 168,000 kilometres from our planet at its nearest point, according to the European Space Agency (ESA). The moon is more than twice that distance from Earth. The flyby can be observed with binoculars or a telescope. While asteroids fly by Earth occasionally, Saturday night’s event is rare. The recently discovered celestial body, 2023 DZ2, is about 40 to 100 meters across. According to the U.S. space agency NASA, it…

BSA Officers for 2023-2024 Elected

March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 admin

Vienna, 19 March 2023 – At its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday, 19 March 2023, Bikol Society Austria (BSA) elected its Officers for 2023-2024 as follows: President – Maria Zelda “Marizel” Rojas Vice President – Nelia “Ning” Lobrigo Secretary – Sarah Jozelle Rojas Treasurer – Noemi Callo Auditor – Roselie “Rose” Decena PRO – Audrey Tzakovski Also chosen to be Hermana Mayor for 2023 were Lolita Kaszuba and Nelia “Ning” Lobrigo. Lolit Kaszuba, Ning Lobrigo, Noemi Callo, Marizel Rojas, Sarah Jozelle Rojas, Audrey Tzakovski, Rose Decena BSA is a…

XBB.1.16 “Arcturus” on the rise – how virologists assess the variant

March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 admin

WHO expert warns against new corona variant “Arcturus.” The whole world must be seriously worried – so dramatically, an Indian researcher warned about the Corona variant XBB.1.16. It also bears the name “Arcturus.” Is the excitement justified? How dangerous is it? It is named after the brightest star in the northern sky: Arcturus, the new omicron subvariant XBB.1.16. However, the expressions of some researchers are darkening with their appearance. That’s because this variant has caused infection rates in India to rise 281 percent in 14 days – and death rates…

Lights out for the climate: March 25 is “Earth Hour”

March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 admin

Earth Hour” has become one of the world’s largest climate and environmental protection campaigns in recent years. On Saturday, March 25, the lights will be turned off for one hour for the climate for the 17th time. “Time out for the earth”: when “Earth Hour” will rise in 2023.Setting an example in the face of the climate crisis by turning off the lights in households and public buildings for one hour originated almost 20 years ago at the Australian branch of the environmental protection organization WWF (World Wide Fund for…