Month: June 2023

Switch off your smartphone at night: How to take care of yourself and your device

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In this age of digitalization, it’s hard to imagine life without our smartphones. We are constantly typing away on it or sending photos. But for this reason, you should also turn it off sometimes. Anyone with a smartphone knows the need to be constantly reachable or play games on it. Email, photos, or short messages can be sent to another person with a swipe across the screen. Practical, but the uninterrupted use of the mobile phone has disadvantages. The constant companionThe Südkurier asked whether the constant use of the smartphone…

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Donauinselfest 2023: Danube Island Festival Plan 2023: All stages and stations

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The Vienna Danube Island Festival 2023 – from June 23 to 25, 2023 – festival area stretches over a length of 4.5 kilometres from the North Bridge in the west to the Reichsbrücke in the east of the Danube Island. In four areas and on 13 stages, visitors to the Donauinselfest will be offered an extensive music programme and an action-packed sports and leisure programme. Here you can find the Danube Island Festival Plan 2023, with an overview of all the stages on the Danube Island. We recommend public transport…

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Heat is followed by storms and cooling all over Austria

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The coming week will bring a lot of heat, followed by thunderstorms, posing a potential storm risk. On Friday, however, the summery guest performance with temperatures of up to 35 degrees Celsius will end for the time being: a striking cold front will take over from the west, according to the forecast by Geosphere Austria on Sunday. On Monday, there will still be passing clouds to the north and west, but sunshine will predominate before some spring clouds form somewhat over the mountains in the afternoon. Subsequently, thunderstorms or rain…

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Five interesting facts about Coffee

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Coffee is universally loved: but even the most significant coffee lovers might not know the following five facts about the pick-me-up. These five facts about coffee are guaranteed to be new to you: Coffee lovers take note: Five facts about the drink Coffee is a fruit. Coffee beans are not dark in colour from the start: They are still green immediately after harvesting. Coffee in moderation is healthier than you think. Coffee before or after dinner? If you drink coffee in the evening at six before dinner, the effect is…

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Climate bonus: So many do not receive the maximum amount

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This week, the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) and the Greens determined how much the climate bonus will be in the individual municipalities. Only every third person receives the maximum amount of the climate bonusThose who live in the countryside receive more, those in cities less. The bonus will be paid out as of September. Adults receive 110 euros (in Vienna’s inner city) and 220 euros (in rural municipalities). Depending on where you live, you will receive 110, 150, 185 or a maximum of 220 euros from September. Children and youths…

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Extreme heatwave costs more and more lives

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Millions of Mexicans suffer from an extreme heat wave – the third this year. Since mid-April, Eight people have died across the country because of the high temperatures. With temperatures reaching 35 degrees in the centre of Mexico City, a metropolis of millions, the air in the capital is more than stuffy because of the exhaust fumes. In Monterrey in the northeast, temperatures are over 40 degrees Celsius. There, the water pressure in the pipes is decreasing, and due to the high electricity consumption caused by air-conditioning systems, there are…

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Postal rates to rise from 1 September

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On 1 September, Österreichische Post AG will increase its rates for letters and parcels posted as “letters.” They are allowed an adjustment equal to the inflation rate, i.e., around 10 percent on average. Some products, however, will be increased more.The “standard letter” will even be 5 cents cheaper if it is allowed to be slower in return: this is in response to a customer need, says Post boss Georg Pölzl. So if you post a simple letter with a stamp, you pay “only” 95 cents. In return, the item is…

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Boring billion: When the days had 19 hours

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It is common knowledge that the days are getting longer. Every year 0.000015 seconds are added. In other words, the Earth’s rotation is slowed by 2.3 milliseconds every century. The reason for this is the lunar tidal forces. This also causes the distance to the moon to increase by 3 to 4 centimetres every year, which in turn further slows down the Earth’s rotation. Until now, it was assumed that this braking process was continuous. That is, the further back in time you look, the shorter the days become. But…

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From Sunday, the summer heat will come to Austria

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While thunderstorms and rain are still possible at the beginning of the weekend, the summer heat will arrive in Austria from Sunday. The core of the low-pressure system, which continues to determine the weather, lies over the west of Poland on Friday. According to UWZ expert Christoph Matella, unstable air masses will once again reach the Alpine region in a northwesterly high-altitude current, and showers and a few thunderstorms are to be expected. However, the risk of thunderstorms remains low. On Saturday, too, there will be little change, with a…

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