Category: General Interest

A powerful snowstorm sweeps across large parts of Austria on Monday! In several provinces, the increased warning level was called. At the beginning of the week, the gradient between a high over the East Atlantic and a pronounced low-pressure complex over Scandinavia increasingly strengthens. Thus, partly bad northwestern weather continues until the week’s second half. In addition, several fronts along the northern Alps repeatedly provide snowfall. Expert now predicts 70 centimetres of new snow and storm A first front reaches the eastern Alpine region on Monday; until Tuesday, the largest…

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After using a USB stick, the computer prompts you to “safely remove the hardware.” Is that necessary? And what happens if you pull out the stick? Generally, hardware connected to the computer, such as USB sticks, memory cards and external hard drives, should be disconnected from the PC using the “Safely Remove Hardware” function. But why is this the case? Don’t just pull out USB sticks and the likeThere is a persistent myth that improper removal of USB memory can break the stick if you pull it out and that…

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On Wednesday, free HPV vaccination for 9 – to 20-year-olds will start in Austria. Previously, the offer was free only for children from nine to eleven years inclusive. The vaccination is effective against cervical, anal, and pharyngeal cancers. Anal and throat cancers affect all genders. The HPV vaccine also works against penile cancer in men, cervical cancer and vaginal and vulvar cancer in women and was added to the free childhood vaccination program in 2014. Now the age limit is being expanded. Starting Wednesday, February 1, the vaccine will be…

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After fuel prices in Austria have recently recovered, there is now the threat of another jump in the cost of diesel. This is because imports from Germany are becoming scarce, as Germany itself imports large quantities from Russia. Fuel prices already rose massively with the start of the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine – but such a high-cost jump is not currently expected.Although Austria no longer buys petroleum products directly from Russia, the second part of the EU embargo could indirectly impact Austria. “Austria imports about 60 percent of…

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The weather is doing what is widely expected before the semester break. Fresh snow is on the horizon from the middle of next week, as served for the start of the vacations in Lower Austria and Vienna next Saturday. The still prevailing high “Beate” begins to weaken gradually before a current fully displaces it from the northwest, bringing moist air masses. According to forecasts, it will start snowing in valleys from 500 to 700 meters – quite abundantly: the models predict 30 to 50 centimetres. The higher the region, the…

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An asteroid is racing extremely close to Earth on Thursday. “2023BU” comes 100 times more compared to the blue planet in the process than the moon. Even for observers, completely surprised, a celestial body will fly past our planet on Thursday in close striking distance to the Earth. As the European Space Agency (ESA) announced on Twitter, a small asteroid will “safely” fly past Earth in the evening – so there is no danger! Remarkable is the incident, but all the same. Because the asteroid with the bulky name “2023BU”…

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Weak car batteries are one of winter’s most common causes of breakdowns. “The culprit is driving distances that are too short coupled with too many power consumers in the vehicle being turned on at the same time – this is usually true even with new batteries. A car’s alternator needs about 10 minutes of driving time to recover the amount of electricity consumed at the start,” explains ÖAMTC technician Steffan Kerbl. If other electricity consumers, such as the radio, fan or seat heater, are switched on on a cold winter’s…

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The Austrian labour market is to become more attractive for international workers with further facilitation. Thus, language skills in French, Spanish, Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian will be considered in the points system of the Red-White-Red Card in the future. Skilled workers with language skills in these languages from level B1 will receive five extra points and thus more accessible access to the Austrian labour market. On the one hand, this is intended to facilitate the historically grown influx of skilled workers from the Western Balkans. On the other hand, according…

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Better not to eat salad in the evening? Experts say: In combination with fat and protein, salad can be eaten in the evening. In truth, the body digests salad in the evening just as it does during the day. However, some people tolerate raw vegetables worse than cooked vegetables. According to nutrition experts, this can be counteracted by eating salad with sufficient fat (for example, in the dressing) and protein (for instance, in nuts and feta cheese). The stomach prepares the food well for digestion by combining fat and protein…

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