DeniseGutzmer

DeniseGutzmer, 3 months ago to random

Four of Nebraska’s largest school districts use #debtcollectors to go after unpaid #lunchtabs

An elementary school boy ate $194 worth of lunches at school in Lincoln. When his parents failed to pay the entire amount, the school district referred the rest, $53, to a private #debtcollectionagency that sued the boy’s parents.

The #Nebraska Legislature is considering a bill that would ban the practice of sending unpaid school meal debts to collection firms.

#NEleg

https://flatwaterfreepress.org/four-of-nebraskas-largest-school-districts-use-debt-collectors-to-go-after-unpaid-lunch-tabs/

DeniseGutzmer, 6 months ago to coffee

Coffee drinkers who drank copious amounts of #coffee, defined as four or more cups per day, were twice as likely to avoid becoming physically frail as they aged into their 70s, per a study at the National University of Singapore.
A 2019 study by the University of South Australia suggested that five cups a day is the optimal amount of coffee to drink.
#health
☕️☕️☕️☕️
https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/a-massive-new-study-of-12000-people-just-gave-you-a-really-good-reason-to-drink-more-coffee.html

DeniseGutzmer, 3 months ago to Canada

Zombie Fires’ burning at an alarming rate in #Canada

Even in the dead of Canada's winter, the embers of last year's record-setting wildfire season remain. So-called "zombie fires" are burning under thick layers of snow at an unprecedented rate, raising fears about what the coming summer may bring.

#zombiefires #fires #drought

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68228943

DeniseGutzmer, 6 months ago to random

Earth likely briefly passed critical warming threshold on Friday

Friday was the first day on record to have a global average surface #temperature above 2°C when compared with preindustrial levels, emerged first from a dataset maintained by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).

#globaltemperature
https://www.axios.com/2023/11/20/earth-2c-warming-threshold-passed-report

DeniseGutzmer, 3 months ago to ghost

Gen Z are treating employers like bad dates: 93% ghost interviews and 87% have not even shown up for their first day of work

Wow. Lol.

#job #ghost

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/02/19/gen-z-job-interview-ghosting-indeed/amp/

DeniseGutzmer, 6 months ago to random

Inside long COVID’s war on the body: Connection between the virus and #cancer?

Some oncologists have begun to see a sharp uptick in some rare cancers, and in patients at earlier ages than usual. Further, some patients were presenting with multiple cancers within a short time. One commonality was their experience with #Covid, either long COVID or multiple exposures.

https://fortune.com/2023/11/23/inside-long-covids-war-body-researchers-trying-find-out-virus-potential-cancer-carolyn-barber/amp/

DeniseGutzmer, 1 year ago to random

Been here for a few weeks, but haven’t done an #introduction yet.
Hi! I’m Denise. I’m a fan of chocolate, caffeine, cake, wild weather, foxes, the moon and the stars, vanilla/strawberry yogurt, and cats, in whatever order.
I’m kind of a recluse, there’s always a song in my head, I lived in Germany and miss it, and I’m very fond of naps.
I miss my son, Everett, painfully—he died a couple of years ago.
I value honesty, authenticity and kindness, not to mention having 500 characters.
⚡️☀️✨🌗✝️🐈🌷😴

DeniseGutzmer, 2 months ago to random

Leprosy cases are rising in the US – what is the ancient disease and why is it spreading now?

#Leprosy is beginning to occur regularly within parts of the southeastern United States. Most recently, Florida has seen a heightened incidence of leprosy, accounting for many of the newly diagnosed cases in the U.S.

https://theconversation.com/leprosy-cases-are-rising-in-the-us-what-is-the-ancient-disease-and-why-is-it-spreading-now-221836

DeniseGutzmer, 4 months ago to oregon

The science teacher, Bob who found the Alaska Airlines #doorplug in his backyard.

“Are you the Bob?”

#Oregon ✈️
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2024/01/portland-teacher-bob-recounts-finding-alaska-airlines-door-in-yard.html

DeniseGutzmer, 8 months ago to random

An explosion inside a shipping container at the world’s largest railyard prompted #evacuations in western #Nebraska today, Sept. 14, because of the #toxic #smoke generated when one of the chemicals aboard caught fire.

https://apnews.com/article/union-pacific-railroad-railyard-fire-hazardous-materials-9527651cde6c629f18bb947f95ab9f42

DeniseGutzmer, 3 months ago to ethelcain

Thieves somehow steal 200-foot WJLX radio tower

It is one of the weirdest and wildest thefts you’ll hear about all year. A 200-foot AM #radiotower in Walker County, #Alabama is now gone, stolen without a trace.

#theft #weird

https://www.wbrc.com/2024/02/06/thieves-somehow-steal-200-foot-tower-wjlx-radio-tower/

DeniseGutzmer, 6 months ago to Weather

The map of #dewpoint temperatures across the U.S. shows incredibly dry air.
#humidity #weather

DeniseGutzmer, 4 months ago to Weather

Maps of #temperature and #windchill across the US.
It’s amazing seeing how far the cold air has spilled south – single digit temperatures and wind chills in the negative teens in the Texas panhandle and Oklahoma.
In eastern Nebraska, the wind chill is -40° (°F/°C). 😉
#weather

Map of wind chills across the US.

DeniseGutzmer, 5 months ago to Dog

'It's kind of a death sentence if we don't': Iowa veterinarian prescribes COVID-19 drug for #mystery #dog illness

In the more severe cases the veterinarian has treated, the pet's owner reports recently having COVID-19.

#DogIllness #Covid 🦮
https://www.kcci.com/amp/article/iowa-veterinarian-prescribes-covid-19-drug-for-mystery-dog-illness/45991983

DeniseGutzmer, 4 months ago to H5N1

Polar bear dies from bird flu as H5N1 spreads across globe

Current outbreak, which started in 2021, is estimated to have killed millions of wild birds and thousands of mammals globally

#birdflu #H5N1
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/02/polar-bear-dies-from-bird-flu-age-of-extinction

DeniseGutzmer, 2 months ago to random

Study finds #COVID-19 had greater impact on life expectancy than previously believed

The research, which presents updated estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2021, provides the most comprehensive look at the #pandemic's toll on human health to date, indicating that global #lifeexpectancy dropped by 1.6 years from 2019 to 2021, a sharp reversal from past increases.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-covid-lowered-life-years-worldwide.html

DeniseGutzmer, 5 months ago to random

I follow a site where people who park their vehicles badly in my city are ruthlessly mocked. 🚗
Now every time I go out, I #park carefully so my vehicle isn’t photographed and doesn’t turn up on that page. 🅿️ 🚙

DeniseGutzmer, 6 months ago to random

A friend is testing negative for #Covid, but is sick, feels like he did when he had Covid previously and is sleeping all the time.

Anybody else experiencing the same?

DeniseGutzmer, 7 months ago to Health

Federal, state and local #health and wildlife officials said they plan to trap, test and vaccinate #raccoons in Douglas County, #Nebraska, after a stray kitten tested positive for a worrying strain of #rabies they had not seen before.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2023/10/18/kitten-with-new-rabies-strain-triggers-health-push-in-nebraska-to-stop-deadly-virus-gaining-a-foothold/amp/

DeniseGutzmer, 3 months ago to random

The #sky was absolutely breathtaking at #sunset today.

DeniseGutzmer, 4 months ago to snowboarding

We’re in another Winter Storm Warning for eastern #Nebraska with total #snow accumulations between 3 and 7 or so inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph, so there will be some drifting. Not looking forward to shoveling more snow, but it should light and fluffy, in contrast to the heavy, wet snow from earlier in the week.

Plenty of schools are closing tomorrow, making it the third #snowday this week since a winter storm came through earlier in the week. ❄️

#NEwx #Nebraskaweather

DeniseGutzmer, 3 months ago to Birds

Sandhill Cranes return to the North Platte River Valley in #Nebraska

Starting now and running through mid-April, approximately one million #SandhillCranes will spend about six weeks in the Platte River Valley on their way north to Canada and Siberia. 400,000 of these Sandhill #Cranes will spend that time in the North Platte and Lincoln County area in western Nebraska.

#tourism #birds #Lottabirds

https://northplattepost.com/posts/04dfbb17-662d-46a7-8937-18561c119eba

DeniseGutzmer, 2 months ago to Mushrooms

Uncooked #morelmushrooms proved fatal for Montana diners

These #mushrooms are generally thought to be edible, but the Montana report shows that cooking #morels is essential for safety.

“Morels should be cooked thoroughly before consumption because cooking is likely to reduce toxin levels present in the mushrooms," the report's authors said.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-uncooked-morel-mushrooms-fatal-montana.html

DeniseGutzmer, 2 months ago to random

How the pandemic made its mark on #personalitytraits

Major life changes can affect #personality, and the #COVID-19 #pandemic was the rare big life event that all humans shared together.

Over the course of the pandemic, people became more #conscientious, even more so in the later months of the pandemic. Also, #extraversion dropped, though it eventually stabilized, and people exhibited slightly less neuroticism, on average.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-pandemic-personality-traits.html

DeniseGutzmer, 2 months ago to climate

North Atlantic Temperatures Smash 40-Year Records: A Sign of #Climate Emergency?

Observations of unprecedented #oceantemperatures in 2023 may become typical in a world that is 5.4°F (3.0°C) warmer than pre-industrial levels, according to a new study.

https://scitechdaily.com/north-atlantic-temperatures-smash-40-year-records-a-sign-of-climate-emergency/