Solar storm brought northern lights to Austria at the weekend

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At the weekend, people in many atypical regions of the world had the opportunity to marvel at auroras in the sky. A massive solar storm ensured the phenomenon could also be seen from Austria on Saturday night—and even partially on Sunday night. In the meantime, the disturbance in the Earth’s magnetic field has weakened considerably. It was ‘too little to see anything in Austria’, Tanja Amerstorfer from Geosphere Austria told APA. ‘There are still solar storms on the way,’ emphasised the deputy head of the Space Weather Office of Geosphere…

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The history of Mother’s Day

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‘Mother’s Day is an invention of the flower trade’, say many, but that’s not true. In fact, the ancient Greeks and later the Romans honoured their mothers. However, the founder of today’s Mother’s Day is considered to be the American Anna Marie Jarvis, who established an official holiday to honour mothers in the USA in 1914. The history of Mother’s Day is old: a kind of Mother’s Day festival was held for Roman and Greek goddesses as early as 250 years before Christ. In the 13th century, Henry III introduced…

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Everything for Mom: How Austrians celebrate Mother’s Day

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Gifts, flowers, food or outings: A recent survey shows that Austrians spoil their mothers on Mother’s Day. Rituals and traditions around Mother’s Day are a must for many. According to a Marketagent survey (1,000 people), gifts are part of it for 41 per cent, a celebration with the family is a must for 37 per cent, just over a quarter take on certain activities, a fifth go on an outing with mom, and almost as many ‘serve’ her on her day of honour, it was reported on Wednesday. Rituals and…

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Piano concert in Vienna: Two young piano prodigies blew their audiences away

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The captivating sound of the piano filled the prestigious concert hall in Vienna’s 7th District as two Filipino brothers – Mark and Joffrey Tullao, showcased their exceptional talent and skill to a captivated audience. The brothers, whose parents, Fe and Joffrey, both from the Philippines – were beaming with pride, mesmerizing the crowd with their musical prowess and passion for the piano. Their music was magical, evoking emotions from joy to melancholy. The brothers’ deep connection to the music was palpable, drawing the audience in and holding them spellbound until…

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New scam: Fraudsters gain full control of a Klagenfurt resident’s computer

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The scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated: according to the police, unknown persons have gained remote access to the laptop of a 67-year-old man from Klagenfurt. They deceived him by pretending to be an employee of a software company. The criminals claimed that installing protection software could prevent damage to the laptop’s software. To do this, they displayed a pop-up on the Klagenfurt resident’s desktop with a telephone number and the information that the laptop was at risk of data loss.Fake software employeesThe man from Klagenfurt tried to call the number…

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Why you should have your air conditioning system checked in spring

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In spring, it is advisable to have your air conditioning system checked, advises the ÖAMTC. Naturally, they are not used much in winter—in the case of automatic air conditioning, partly to reduce humidity. But even then, the air conditioning system should not be switched on below minus two or three degrees to prevent the system from freezing and being damaged,’ explains ÖAMTC technician Florian Merker.He advises: ‘To ensure that the cooling performance is guaranteed even in early summer temperatures and to prevent unpleasant odours from spreading, you should take care…

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Fraudulent SMS messages are in circulation

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Fake text messages purporting to come from the Austrian tax authorities, such as FinanzOnline, are again rising. Recipients are supposed to call up a link and enter their personal data. This was announced by the Ministry of Finance in a press release on Friday. ‘The hyperlinks lead to fake websites in the style of FinanzOnline, which request the entry of personal data, particularly account data.’ This is ‘an attempt at internet fraud.’ FinanzOnline is the online portal of the Austrian tax authorities, which can be used to complete tax returns…

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Chance of auroras in Austria this weekend

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During the nights of Saturday and Sunday, ‘quite good observation conditions for auroras can be expected in Austria’. This was announced by Geosphere Austria (formerly the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, ZAMG) on Facebook and Instagram on Friday. The social media channels said the sun is active again and has emitted at least four solar storms in the past few days, which are on their way to Earth and will arrive on Friday evening.In large parts of the country, it will be slightly cloudy or clear on Friday evening;…

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