Month: July 2023

The Filipino community in Austria is getting together this weekend for their PALARONG PINOY (sports festival)

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Typical Filipino games like patintero, piko, luksong tinik, siyato and other traditional Philippine games are the highlights of this year’s Palarong Pinoy organized by the Barangay Center in Vienna. Cristina Salvador,  one of the organizers of the sports event, invites everyone to the sports festival. „Let us experience the first-hand power and magic of sports and games in enhancing social cohesion and local integration,“ Salvador said. The Palarong Pinoy likewise encourages participants to develop better physical and mental health. It allows them to develop skills in sports and competence, learn…

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Climate change could extend Earth days

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Ocean tides caused by the Moon act like brake pads, slowing Earth’s rotation. If our planet’s rotation depended solely on Earth’s satellite, a day would have to be 60 hours long by now. But the sun has slowed Earth’s rotation to a halt for about a billion years, ensuring today’s 24-hour day length. Global warming, however, could intensify the slowdown in the future. Researchers from Canada and France came to this conclusion through geological studies of tidal deposits and with the help of climate models. The analysis was published in…

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About 4,000 flu deaths last winter in Austria

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Last winter, there were around 4,000 flu deaths in Austria. The 2022/23 flu season, expected to be strong after the first two pandemic years, thus resulted in casualty numbers similar to those that occur on average about every five years. This is according to data published Wednesday by the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES). For 2021/22, statisticians reported 652 flu deaths, and none the winter before due to the effect of Corona measures.Since there is no mandatory reporting of influenza in Austria, it is the case that the…

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Heatwave: 7 lifehacks to cool down the apartment

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The next heat wave is rolling in. You stay cool even on super hot days with these tricks!With over 30 degrees, many are currently sitting in their apartments sweating. Those who work from home and have to look after the children simultaneously – thanks to heat-free days and school vacations – desperately need cooling down! Circulatory problems and night sweats do not have to be. Here’s how to remedy the situation – without air conditioning. Ventilate – but adequately!You must ventilate even if you don’t want to open the window.…

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City of Vienna to recruit Filipino nursing staff: City, chamber of commerce and Philippine embassy have signed a memorandum of understanding

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Vienna – The City of Vienna, the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO) and the Philippine government, represented by the Philippine Embassy, signed a “Memorandum of Understanding” on Friday, July 7, 2023 to recruit Filipino nurses and caregivers. This is intended to strengthen recruitment of Filipino personnel, improve training recognition and simplify emigration requirements. As a result, nursing professionals will soon be recruited from the country of 115 million people. Good contacts have already been established with the Philippine authorities through a pilot project, said WKO Secretary General Karlheinz Kopf. “Especially…

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Sweating in the heat: What you should know about it!

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Beads of sweat on your forehead, rivulets in your armpits – at what point is too much sweating no longer normal and how can you combat the smell?When the clothes are soaked, the fun probably stops for most. Especially in summer, many people can’t get out of sweating. Moisture on the skin is a natural and essential process of the body. The German pharmacist newspaper describes this phenomenon also as the “body’s own air conditioner.” Because only by sweating does the body cools down naturally. Up to four million sweat…

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How to enjoy the sun in a healthy way

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To enjoy the sun healthily, ÖGK recommends adequate protection against sunburn and sunstroke. “In 2022, 3,474 people in Austria needed medical treatment for acute consequences of heat or intense sun exposure. In 2021, the figure was 2,566 patients,” says ÖGK Director General Bernhard Wurzer. Protection from the sun is often underestimated.“Heat stress and exhaustion should not be underestimated. Illnesses such as sunstrokes, sunburns or sun allergies can have long-term effects on health,” Wurzer explains. Most people who received medical treatment for heat stress had sunstroke. Meningitis is triggered by prolonged,…

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How often you should change your bed sheets?

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Several times in a row, the thermometer in Austria is now expected to climb well above 30 degrees Celsius and even reach a peak of 37 degrees Celsius. This means that temperatures will no longer drop below 20 degrees at night. The consequence: In the bedroom, the air stands, and the body sticks from the sweat. Summer nights become torture, to say the least, and it worsens. In the already “cozy” warm bed, we lose an average of 1.5 litres of sweat during sleep. This warm and humid climate provides…

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Climate bonus: Who will receive and how much is determined by the classification in four categories

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Every Austrian of age will receive a climate bonus of up to 220 euros this year. After the summer, the most well-known bonus of the past year returns. If also in a somewhat different version: On the one hand the anti-inflation dividend of 250 euro is wholly omitted, on the other hand, the climatic bonus is paid out this year for the first time in such a way as it was planned with its conception also regionally graduated. Depending upon the place of residence, each Austrian gets between 110 and…

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