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indizombie · 2 years ago
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South Africa has had to endure frequent blackouts, called "load-shedding", since 2008. This has been caused by its aging, state-owned power grid, and its mainly coal-fuelled power stations, struggling to keep up with demand. To try to help solve the problem, and boost its environmental credentials, the South African government is now continuing with efforts to boost the amount of solar-power generation in the country. To do this it is encouraging firms in the sector to tender for contracts. It currently wants to secure an additional 1,000 megawatts from solar power, enough to provide electricity for approximately one million homes in the country. This is in addition to a desire to boost onshore wind power generation by 1,600 megawatts. Currently only 11% of South Africa's power comes from renewables, and mostly wind. Just 0.9% so far comes from solar, in a country that gets an average eight to 10 hours of sun every day, compared with the UK's four.
Julia Fish, ‘South Africa turns to solar to help stop power cuts’, BBC
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spitinsideme · 9 months ago
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wamted to do vaggie drawing practice, made it into chaggie .. what can i sayb... chaggie took over . go lesbians !! vaggie is too hot charlie cant focus on killing exterminates
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pandemic-info · 3 months ago
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COVID patients breathe large amounts of virus early on - Northwestern Now
It is the first longitudinal, direct measure of the number of SARS-CoV-2 viral copies exhaled per minute over the course of the infection — from the first sign of symptoms until 20 days after. On day eight, exhaled levels of virus drop steeply, down to near the limit of detection — an average of two copies exhaled per minute. Northwestern investigators tested breath samples — collected multiple times daily from 44 individuals — over the entire course of infection to determine when a person is most infectious.
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“The vast majority of research on viral loads over the course of a COVID-19 infection has been based on nasal or oral swabs, which measure virus in the nose or throat,” said lead study author Gregory Lane, senior research project manager in Zelano’s lab. “However, SARS-CoV-2 is spread through breath, and virus on the breath may not match virus in the nose. The dynamics of viral shedding on breath over the course of infection are poorly understood, despite the fact that this is how the virus spreads.”
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sciderman · 10 months ago
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You said that if you dated Peter or Wade it would make you miserable. Which– Okay fair, Wade does have a history of purposely hurting the people he loves.
But what about Peter? Why do you think dating him would make you miserable?
because I’ll always know I had the option to climb a 6’8 cyborg and I passed that up for a sweaty little twunk that I perpetually have to remind to bathe (sorry peter)
#I don’t know. I don’t think peter is good boyfriend material. I think his insecurities would get exhausting.#Wade has bottomless patience. me… I don’t know. I don’t think I could. I’ve got my own stuff going on. I don’t want a Project.#peter is definitely a project. and he needs someone with shed loads of patience and perseverance.#me I just. I wanna have a good time. so. come to me my big beautiful time traveller. whisk me away.#take me to the beach. you can disappear after I don’t mind I’m not needy. just spend a beautiful romantic week with me.#sci speaks#I don’t really know what kind of person I’m compatible with really actually.#all my relationships have been. pretty short.#and I don’t think it’s any fault of my own really. and I don’t feel any loss over them at all. like at all. I wish I did. but I don’t.#a sci has so very thankfully never felt heartbreak.#but it makes me kind of question what kind of person I am when it comes to this sort of thing.#because I really don’t know.#I don’t know if I want commitment. I don’t even know if I want sex these days.#I … weirdly… am so devoid of yearning these days. like I feel content right now on my own. I don’t even feel lonely.#I used to yearn but I think I’ve moved past it. and I kind of just want to have a good time.#and that doesn’t even . involve a relationship or anything anymore. like I don’t think I want one actually. it feels like I’m Over it.#it’s kind of great because I’ve never felt so calm in a long time. all because I decided that I don’t. actually Need anything.#I don’t need anything more than what I have. and that’s brought me rest after So Long being restless.#but if a massive time traveller came and whisked me away on sexy adventures how could I say no
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lisharchivez · 5 months ago
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Power Suddenly Went out❄ Zayne's moment post :all possible outcomes
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misswifi · 6 months ago
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Typical south african loadshedding❤️‍🩹🇿🇦
Made this lil thing while in loadshedding within like 5 mins or something. Also very poorly done do not mind the sound pls pls pls pls idk what came over me😂 just enjoy!
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lifewithdream · 4 months ago
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oh bloody mosquito go away and find a hobbit
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djemsostylist · 8 months ago
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shoutout to the fact that Dan Abnett, who once wrote a book that made me cry over superheavy tanks of all fucking things actually wrote the death of my most beloved child and the subsequent descent into madness of his most beloved children and i felt NOTHING and that is REMARKABLE dan what the fuck happened to you are you okay what was that fucking abomination of a book
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your-first-priority · 11 days ago
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Light de do bhai 😭😭😭😭
Phone ki battery down ho rahi hai ab
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000marie198 · 6 months ago
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Gonna give some blorbos an intense heatstroke at this rate
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nerdie-faerie · 7 months ago
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You've heard of crazy cat lady, now get ready for crazy bird baby
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the-astralescent-depths · 7 months ago
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kabru doesn't even seem that manipulative to me. like sure he's a a bit of a flirt and a cad but most of his "manipulation" is, like, getting along with people he doesn't like to achieve a certain goal. most people do that everyday
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kafi-farigh-yusra · 1 year ago
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Sab dafa ho jayen bhalay zindagi se bs ye light na jaye!
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pandemic-info · 3 months ago
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Viral shedding by asymptomatic people may represent a subset of total infections, but uncertainty remains regarding how much they contribute to totals.
Viral shedding may antedate symptoms, usually two days.
Viral titers are highest in the earliest phases of infection, 1-2 days before the onset of symptoms, and then in the first 4-6 days of illness in patients without immunosuppression.
When Is COVID-19 the Most Contagious?
Researchers estimate that people who get infected with COVID-19 can spread it to others 2-3 days before symptoms start and are most contagious 1-2 days before they feel sick.
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How long after exposure will you test positive for COVID-19?
Depending on which COVID-19 variant you've been exposed to, you may test positive 3-5 days later. If you've been exposed to the virus but don't have any symptoms, wait for 5 days before you get tested. If you test too early and you do have COVID-19, you may falsely test negative.
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aquitainequeen · 1 year ago
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Once again, I planned to write something set in a fictional fantasy world. Once again, my brain pleads for me to set it in the real 18th/early 19th century and is hanging onto the concept like a cat caught on a wooly jumper. No. Stoppit. Why must you be like this.
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nobodyproblematic · 9 months ago
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Don’t put Chipper and TWDG together. It’ll either be super funny/actual crack or the saddest thing you’ve ever laid eyes on.
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