Day: September 14, 2024

Good question: Is it really not advisable to reheat spinach?

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It has always been said that spinach is a real “iron bomb”. Is that no longer true? It was never true – the origin of this legend is said to go back to a miscalculation: The values of dried spinach powder were transferred to fresh spinach, even though it consists of around 90 percent water. However, compared to other vegetables, spinach still provides a good source of iron at 4.1 mg per 100 g.So spinach isn’t so healthy after all? Yes, spinach is healthy – it’s not for nothing that…

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Absolute records for rain, snow and storms in September in Austria

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Austria is experiencing unusual weather records this September, with rainfall, snowfall, and gale-force winds significantly exceeding the average values in many regions. Thousands of households without electricityAccording to Geosphere Austria, the amount of rainfall over the past few days has already significantly exceeded average September values in some regions. In the Upper Austrian town of Weyer (Steyr-Land district), over 185 liters per square meter fell from Thursday to Saturday afternoon, compared to around 140 liters per square meter in an average September. The amount of snow and the wind peaks…

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Torrential Downpour Don’t Deter Devotees of Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Austria

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Vienna, Austria, 13 September 2024 – Despite Austria’s meteorological service’s warning about heavy rainfall in Vienna, accompanied by wind gusts reaching 90 kilometers per hour, devotees of Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Austria attended the first day of Novena Mass, the commencement of the  31st Penafrancia festivities organized by Bikol Society Austria (BSA) in cooperation with the Filipino Catholic Chaplaincy in Vienna. The Novena Mass is a series of nine days of prayer and reflection leading to the Feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia. It was held in Salvator am…

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