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Cellar girl releases HSP single

Austrian girl in the cellar Natascha Kampusch is apparently interested in a singing career after taking part in her first song.

Cellar girl releases HSP single
Photo: http://natascha-kampusch.at/

She is heard singing a female accompaniment to the man singing on the debut single ForGet You.

The song is part of an initiative by SAG7, an association dedicated to helping highly sensitive people (HSP), the term coined for a person having the innate trait of high sensory processing sensitivity with common signs being a sensitivity to loud noises, bright or fluorescent lights, and strong smells.

It has ended up a lot more in the public eye thanks to the works of Elaine N. Aron who measured the trait on an HSP scale, and estimated that a fifth of the population in equal numbers between men and women are highly sensitive people.

Natasha Kampusch is not directly involved with the group and is believed to have simply wanted to support the song although it was not revealed how she had heard about it.

The song is in English and she appears at 2:20 on the video, where her lines include: “Your life is like a rollercoaster” and “Your life is like purgatory” as well as “You'll never be a hero”.

Natasha was kidnapped on 2 March 1998 and kept in a secret cellar by kidnapper Wolfgang Priklopil for more than eight years until she escaped in 2006. She wrote an autobiography that was also later made into a film called 3,096 Days and currently lives in the Austrian capital Vienna.

Story courtesy of SAG7

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What do you do in Austria if your nearest pharmacy is closed?

It's nine pm in Austria, and you're out of painkillers or decongestants. You're desperate for pain relief but your local Apotheke is shut, so what do you do?

What do you do in Austria if your nearest pharmacy is closed?

In Austria Apotheken (pharmacies) are the only places in which you can purchase painkillers and decongestants. Ostensibly in the public interest, but it’s also a lucrative moneymaker for the businesses. This monopoly on the sale of certain pharmaceutical drugs is a subject frequently debated and is of much consternation for overseas arrivals. 

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However, many Apotheken can close as early as six pm, especially if you live outside a major city centre. If you’re suffering from a cold or a nasty headache, it can seem like an eternity until they reopen. 

Fortunately, there is relief. Emergency situations will always arise, and pharmacies often band together to provide service at nights, over weekends and on public holidays.

This is done on a rota basis, so your local Apotheke may not be open, there will be a Apotheken-Notdienst (Emergency-service pharmacy) within a 5 – 10km range. 

Often, Apotheken will have a sign or screen out the front that gives the address and opening times for Apotheken-Notdienst in the area, updated frequently.

A number of websites also exist that can give you the location of operating Apotheken-Notdienst across Austria, such as APO24.at. Entering your PLZ (or postcode) will list the nearest to you. 

However, if they don’t have online access, dialling 1455 while put you in touch with a service who can either direct you to the Apotheken-Notdienst on duty, or help you in getting you further assistance. 

If all else fails, your local hospital should have a Notfall-Praxis – ostensibly an emergency doctor service out of hours. If you’re prepared to wait, you will be able to see a doctor, and they can either dispense medication, or direct you to the hospital pharmacy with a prescription. 

Before you go, it’s worth brushing up on your vocabulary. The Local has developed a list of vocabulary and phrases that you can use to describe your symptoms to pharmacists and doctors, to help them prescribe the best possible medication.

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