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Showering without soap: This is what happens when you only wash with water

December 9, 2023December 9, 2023 admin

Does showering without soap sound unimaginable? Lathering your entire body with shower gel is a daily ritual for many people. But what if the foam isn’t the best thing for you and your body? Showering without soap or shower gel can be unusual for many people. Soaking up in the shower is a normal part of life in Western society, and drugstores are brimming with shower products. But what happens if you only wash with water and simply leave out soap or shower gel? This is how often you should…

Computer crime | Caution: Fake Microsoft warning messages in the browser

December 6, 2023December 7, 2023 admin

We’ve all heard of scammers calling and pretending to be Microsoft employees to gain access to their victim’s computers. In another type of attack, however, users are tricked into calling the perpetrators themselves, for example, via fake Microsoft messages in the browser. The consumer protection portal “Watchlist Internet” warns against this. The pop-ups, which usually appear when clicking on advertisements or visiting dubious sites, are declared by the fraudsters as a security warning from the Defender virus scanner integrated with Windows: malware has been found and the device has been…

This is the reason why red wine gives you a headache

December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 admin

Although studies have shown that alcohol consumption can have some surprising benefits – such as red wine for COVID-19 infections – excessive alcohol consumption naturally has serious health consequences in the first place. It can, for example, promote laryngeal cancer. Furthermore, there are even certain foods that are said to be almost as addictive as alcohol and cigarettes! With the festive season just around the corner, socializing is likely to be accompanied by a lot of alcohol consumption and, with it, the dreaded hangover after red wine. According to the…

What is Advent: origin and meaning

December 3, 2023December 3, 2023 admin

Advent translates as “arrival”The Latin word “advent” literally means “arrival.” The Advent season refers to the arrival of Jesus Christ, whose birth we celebrate at Christmas. With the sight of Advent markets, chocolate, and nuts during Advent, it is hard to imagine today that Advent was once a time of fasting and penance. Behind it was an inner and outer preparation for the birth of Jesus, the second-highest Christian festival. Advent is a time of preparation for ChristmasThe Advent season does not stand alone but aims towards Christmas. Preparation is…

After the snow roller comes the freezing temperature: -16 degrees!

December 3, 2023December 4, 2023 admin

After the snow chaos on Saturday, the situation has calmed down. There was no fresh snow on Sunday, but according to meteorologists, cold temperatures of up to minus 16 degrees are expected across the country during the evening and night. Only a few flakes are expected to fall on Sunday, especially in Lower Austria and Styria. But it will be freezing: meteorologists expect lows of around minus 15 degrees in some areas during the evening and night. It will continue to be cold on Monday and Tuesday. Black ice is…

Weather warning due to rain, snow and black ice

December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 admin

Rain, snow, and black ice are expected in December. Geosphere Austria issued weather warnings on Thursday: There will be widespread rain and partly snowfall on Friday, with black ice possible in the short term. Fresh snow will “probably fall throughout Austria” on Saturday, threatening traffic problems. On Friday night, it will rain and snow in most of Austria. In the south, it will rain down to around 2,000 meters; everywhere else, the snow line will be between low altitudes and 1,000 meters. According to Geosphere, black ice from freezing rain…

From December 1, there will be a high-tech Austrian passport. What’s new?

November 26, 2023November 26, 2023 admin

Eight photos of the new passport holder will be available on December 1, but they are not always visible to the naked eye.There is also a lot of other high-tech integrated into the document, as Interior Minister Gerhard Karner and the Director General of the State Printing Office, Helmut Lackner, explained at the passport presentation on Friday. “Let the counterfeiters try; they will bite their teeth out on the new passport,” said Karner. The largest modernization since 2009According to the head of the department, this was the biggest modernization since…

Rich people live more climate-damaging lives than poor people

November 21, 2023November 21, 2023 admin

According to data analyses by the development organisation Oxfam, the extreme consumption of the rich and super-rich is accelerating global warming at an almost obscene rate. In 2019, the richest one percent of the world’s population caused as many climate-damaging greenhouse gases as the five billion people who make up the poorer two-thirds, according to an Oxfam report published on Monday. The report “Climate Equality: A Planet for the 99 Percent” is based on the scientific finding that people’s greenhouse gas emissions increase with their private income and wealth. The…

Brown rice: why brown rice is so healthy

November 20, 2023November 20, 2023 admin

It is brown, tastes nutty, is filling for a long time and contains vitamins and minerals that have been removed from white rice. Why is brown rice so healthy? Preparing brown riceIt has a bite, tastes a little nutty, and its glycemic index is pleasingly low, which therefore keeps you full for a long time. Brown rice is still an insider tip in the kitchen. Not to be confused with wild rice. And yes, there is even the fragrant basmati rice as brown rice, including the nutrient-rich silver skin. It’s…