Month: April 2023

Delicious spring vegetables: Enjoy asparagus – but the right way

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Gourmets are already looking forward to the asparagus season again. Asparagus season will soon begin – a highlight of the year for fans of the spring vegetable. To ensure that the asparagus on your plate tastes good, there are a few things to remember when buying and preparing it. What are the characteristics of fresh asparagus? When buying asparagus, consumers should use all their senses. Fresh white asparagus smells pleasant; the spears are slightly shiny, have no cracks and are not bendable. However, the firmness should only be tested carefully…

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Sun and mild temperatures – spring weather in Austria

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For the weekend, the weather shows its spring-like side. But a new cold front is just around the corner, bringing rain back into the country. After the snow, rain and thunderstorms, the weather finally shows its spring-like side from the weekend. However, a cold front is already causing unsettled weather again next week. At the beginning of the weekend, a pronounced low-pressure system moves from the Benelux countries towards the English Channel. It continues to cause unsettled spring weather, especially in the west and southwest of Austria. According to UWZ…

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New study: Columbus was not the first to reach America

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Wood analysis shows that Vikings had already set foot on American soil 500 years earlier to import materials to Greenland. A new study could rewrite textbooks: Until now, Christopher Columbus was considered the discoverer of America in 1492. Archaeologists at the University of Iceland present new findings that shake this theory. The Vikings are said to have set foot on the continent 500 years earlier. The archaeologists analyzed wood from five Norse sites in West Greenland that the Vikings inhabited between 1000 and 1400. Some were found to have been…

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Do vegetables lose all their vitamins when cooked?

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Vegetables contain more nutrients when raw. This is only partially true, as some vegetables become more nutritious with heat. Vegetables contain many valuable vitamins and minerals. But there are different opinions about how best to absorb them. The myth that nutrients are lost during cooking is a persistent one. It is true for some vegetables, but boiling, frying, roasting or steaming can increase nutrient absorption for some foods. It’s not without reason that the cartoon character Popeye preferred to eat spinach: after all, the green leafy vegetable is full of…

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Concern about new Corona variant before the start of summer

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In March, the first cases of the highly contagious variant XBB.1.16 were reported in Austria. Now it is under strict surveillance by WHO. While all corona measures are gradually being abolished in Austria and the number of new infections has also fallen sharply, the World Health Organization (WHO) of all places is now causing a stir with a new coronavirus report: It has put the new Corona variant XBB.1.16 on the watch list. “We are seeing characteristics that point to an increased capacity for infection,” WHO emergency director Mike Ryan…

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New antibody cocktail to work against all Corona variants

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By the end of the year, a new antibody treatment should be available to protect immunocompromised individuals from covid. And it will do so against all virus variants, manufacturer Astra Zeneca says confidently in an interview. Laboratory studies show that the antibody, called AZD3152, neutralizes all known variants of covid-19. Various regulatory agencies back AstraZeneca to make the treatment available this year. Injected into muscleThe antibody cocktail is intended for people not responding to Covid-19 vaccines. The drug is injected into the muscle in one dose, intended to make it…

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Today, April 20, 2023: New moon and total solar eclipse

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Today, April 20, will be a very special day for Astro-fans. Because then we will experience a new moon and a total solar eclipse. A spectacle that only happens a few times per century. Rare moon-sun combination on April 20Anyone who is a bit involved with astrology knows: the new moon is a very special phase for fans of zodiac signs, manifestations and the like. Because the new moon always brings motivation, emotional strength and power to tackle new goals. It is, therefore, the perfect time for new manifestations and…

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You should delete these Androids Apps immediately

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Sixty apps in the Google Play Store have been contaminated with the malicious malware Goldoson. Discovered was from the security company McAfee. In a blog post, the mobile research team informs that these apps have been downloaded 100 million times via Google’s Play Store and South Korea’s ONE Store. Among the ten most popular apps infected with the malware are the following: L.POINT with L.PAYSwipe Brick BreakerMoney Manager Expense & BudgetGOM PlayerLIVE ScorePikicastCompass 9GOM Audio – Music, Sync lyricsLOTTE WORLD MagicpassBounce Brick BreakerData and GPS locations Goldoson got into the…

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Life on the plastic waste

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According to a new study, the huge plastic waste vortex in the Pacific Ocean is populated by living creatures: Numerous species have “discovered” the floating plastic pieces as a new, permanent habitat for themselves. Old fishing nets, beverage bottles, garbage bags – plastic as far as the eye can see: this is the great plastic garbage vortex in the Pacific Ocean (“The Great Pacific Garbage Patch”). It is estimated to cover 1.6 million square kilometres, 19 times the area of Austria. Invertebrate organisms have settled on 98 percent of the…

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