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A mother has said her son has been having nightmares after huge rats were found in the family's housing association home.

Jane, not her real name, said she found six dead rats in kitchen cupboards after moving to the house in Little Hulton, Salford in May 2023.

She said she hears rats " swarming around at night" and they "sound like a pack of dogs".

Housing association firm, ForHousing, said it was "very sorry".

The council's pest control team has been contacted to arrange an urgent visit, it added.

Jane said: "My little boy is screaming in the middle of the night, they are that loud and he's having nightmares about the rats."

She said she could smell the rats as soon as she walked into the house last year, adding: "Rats in the roof have eaten all the loft insulation."

She said a council worker said it was "one of the worst cases of rat infestation he'd ever seen".

A job sheet completed by the infestation control officer said: "Pest control [is] required to clear rats from [the] loft which are weeing everywhere and causing stains on the ceiling, which is making it look like a leak."

But Jane said the housing officer told her it was something she would have to deal with herself, including disposing of the dead rats.

In desperation, she wrote to Chief Executive of ForHousing, Mike Parkin, who replied: "I have asked once again for one of our senior managers to get a grip of this and ensure we take action.

"I have asked for updates during the day. I understand we have let you down and having suffered a rat infestation when I was younger and in rented accommodation, I can truly understand how distressing this is."

Jane told the Local Democracy Reporting Service she had asked for the family to be moved but in the meantime her children were being forced to stay with relatives as they "cannot live in this house".

Nigel Sedman, executive director of homes at ForHousing said: "I am very sorry for the issues Jane has been experiencing with pests at her home.

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"We care deeply about the health and safety of our tenants and want Jane and her family to feel safe and happy with their home."

He said he recently spoke to Jane and has contacted Salford City Council's pest control team on her behalf to arrange an urgent visit.

He added that he had arranged for a surveyor to assess potential access routes in her back garden.

"We are investing more resources into this issue and working with our local authority partners on this and are arranging regular pest control visits to take action in newly emerging problem areas."

Last autumn, the Housing Ombudsman Service said reports of serious failures or delays by social housing landlords had more than quadrupled in the previous year.

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When New Yorkers concern themselves with rodents, they typically focus on how to kill them. But a new law proposed in Albany this month aims to protect them from a long-used extermination method now increasingly seen as unduly cruel, even to a rat: trapping them with glue until they starve, die of dehydration or are dispatched by hand.

The bill would ban the sale and use of what are known as glue boards cheap, sticky traps that can be strewed around construction sites or tossed under kitchen cabinets and forgotten. If the legislation is successful, New York would join a growing list of places that passed bans recently, like Scotland and Ojai, a city in California with a population of about 7,500, which made glue traps illegal this month. In January, Representative Ted W. Lieu, a Democrat who represents Los Angeles, introduced the Glue Trap Prohibition Act in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Those pushing for the ban cite the traps gruesome method, the fact that other small animals like songbirds and kittens can become ensnared, and the risk of stuck rodents spreading disease.

If you want an animal dead, there are lots of ways to do it, and torturing an animal to death isnt the answer, said Assemblyman Harvey Epstein, a Democrat who represents Manhattans East Side and who sponsored the bill in the State Assembly. We dont need to lose our humanity just because we dont like having as many rodents in our midst as we currently do.

But the bills detractors, including those who work in the pest-control industry and New Yorkers who have had one too many of the creatures scuttle past their ankles, say its misguided sympathy. A glue-trap ban doesnt stop rats and mice from meeting other brutal ends from poison bait or spring-loaded snap traps.

A lot of people who dont actually have to face rats, mice, all these types of disgusting creatures, have a lot of opinions about them, said Sam Liebowitz, who works at National Pest and Exterminators Supplies, a Brooklyn-based company that sells a variety of rodent-control methods, including poisons that work by causing the animal to bleed to death internally. Glue boards arent fun, but there are so many things that are more cruel.

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As the sun peeks over the horizon, casting its morning glow over fields of corn and soybean, a silent sentinel is already at work. This isnt your typical farmer; it doesnt wear boots, doesnt ride a tractor, and certainly doesnt break a sweat. Meet ChatGPT the AI-powered ally in the worlds ongoing battle against agricultural pests.

This digital dynamo is transforming the traditional approach to pest control, and it could be the key to unlocking the future of sustainable farming. With artificial intelligence at the helm, a revolution is underway in the fields and farms across the globe.

Gone are the days of blanket spraying and pesticide overuse, both notorious for wreaking havoc on ecosystems. ChatGPT tailors its recommendations with surgical precision, predicting the pests next move, and equipping farmers with the right counter-strategy. Its as if farmers have gained the ability to see the invisible, turning the tide in this age-old war of human versus nature.

But how exactly is ChatGPT reshaping the landscape? It starts with a complex blend of machine learning, computer vision, and natural language processing all acting together like a high-tech pest swat team. When a potential threat is identified, farmers receive a real-time notification and customized advice on intervention strategies (source: openai.com).

Whats game-changing is ChatGPTs ability to minimize the intervention needed, pinpointing the exact type and quantity of pesticides required. This doesnt just cut costs; it acts as a guardian of the land, preserving beneficial insects and soil health, which are integral to any farms ecosystem.

The environmental impacts cant be overstated. Reduction in pesticide use means fewer chemicals leaching into rivers and streams, sparing aquatic life from harmful toxins that could ripple up the food chain (source: environmental protection agency).

However, ChatGPT goes beyond just the spritz of chemicals. It encompasses a holistic vision of pest management, suggesting crop rotations, planting companion species, or even deploying beneficial insects as biological control agents. This isnt just pest control; its an intelligent design for sustainable agriculture (source: usda.gov).

Yet, for all its prowess, ChatGPTs reach has limits. It requires robust infrastructure and technological literacy, barriers that may stand tall for farmers in developing regions. Furthermore, the collection and processing of quality data are paramount for ChatGPTs algorithms to deliver accurate insights, presenting a persistent challenge for continuous adaptation and learning.

Nonetheless, the wheels of progress are in motion. As more data gets funneled through ChatGPTs neural networks, the system becomes increasingly adept at predicting and preventing pest outbreaks. Its a technological symbiosis where each harvest season hones the machines instinct further.

So whats next on the horizon for ChatGPT and its pest-fighting crusade? A closer integration with other technologies, like drones and sensors, could enhance real-time monitoring, creating a grid of vigilance over vast agricultural landscapes (source: fao.org).

Altogether, ChatGPT marks a new epoch in the annals of agriculture. By harnessing the power of AI, were not just inching towards eco-friendlier farming practices; were leaping into a future where efficiency intersects with environmental stewardship. The fields are whispering of a change, and ChatGPT is leading the charge, one pest at a time.

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News Photo by Darby Hinkley Pictured, standing from left, are Level Up Roofing representatives Duane Hershberger, Michael Tadajewski (Level Up owner), and Casey Woytaszek, homeowners Jessica Wilding and Justin Wilding and son Logan Corwin. In front are daughter Harleigh Wilding and Amanda Rhoades, who works with Harleigh Wilding, who has non-verbal autism. Rhoades is a registered behavioral therapist with Autism of America.

ALPENA An Alpena family is grateful beyond words to be selected as the winner of a new roof for their house from Level Up Roofing in Alpena.

Straight tears was the reaction Jessica Wilding said she had when she received the call from Level Up telling her she and her family had been selected to have a brand-new roof installed at no cost to them.

Level Up selected the family after the company received a host of nominations during a promotion they announced on Facebook.

Many, many tears, Jessica Wilding said. Its hard to put into words. I was extremely excited.

Upon receiving the news, she called her husband, Justin Wilding, who could barely understand her because she was so overwhelmed with emotion.

I called my husband at work, sobbing, she continued. He had to hold the phone away from his ear because he couldnt quite understand what I was saying. I just feel extremely fortunate.

I had to tell her to calm down so I could understand what she was saying, Justin Wilding said. It took me quite a while to come to the realization that wed actually won. I was in shock for most of the day.

The Wildings live on 5th Avenue in Alpena with son Logan Corwin and 5-year-old daughter Harleigh.

It means the world, Jessica Wilding said.

Its a huge burden off our shoulders, Justin Wilding added.

The Wildings said they cannot say enough about the generosity of Level Up.

Theyre beyond amazing, Jessica Wilding said. Were beyond blessed that we were chosen.

The roof replacement is valued at an estimated $8,800.

The family had been getting by, patching the roof when they had the funds, but their roof is long overdue for full replacement, the Wildings said.

I actually worked for a local hospital for 10 years, Jessica Wilding explained. Our daughter was diagnosed non-verbal autistic, so I had to quit my job to stay home with her, and things have just been extremely tight and hard since then.

I work, and we struggle with vehicle repairs and everyday problems, and other little repairs on the house, and the roof has just been something that we just havent had the money for, Justin Wilding noted.

Again, this has just been the biggest blessing that weve ever received, Jessica Wilding said. Things like this just dont happen to people like us.

Level Up owner Michael Tadajewski explained why the company held the promotion.

Basically, weve had a really great customer base over the last year and a half, so we just wanted to do something to give back to the community, he said. We had a decent amount of applicants, and it was a hard decision, but I think we found the right family to give it to.

Thank you so much, Level Up Roofing, from the bottom of our hearts, Jessica Wilding said.

Were so grateful that theyre part of this awesome community, Justin Wilding added.

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During our most recent trip to Disneys BoardWalk, we saw crew members adding steel roofing to the dormers on The Cake Bake Shop by Gwendolyn Rogers. The new table-service restaurant and quick-service bakery is set to open sometime this year.

Two crew members were on the first roof of The Cake Bake Shop.

Some of the windows on the side of the building were open. The window frames and panes of glass were installed recently.

A series of metal beams now covers each dormer roof on this side of the building. There are also new poles on the corners of the tower.

The dormers also have small windows on them.

Additional steel has been added behind the entrances marquee framework.

More weather-proof purple sheathing has been added around the bakery entrance to the right.

Theres still an uncovered metal framework on the front of the building that will be the bakerys marquee.

The Cake Bake Shop recently began hiring for several positions, with open interviews this week. They put out a call for culinary leaders late last year. The website alsolists some positions with open applications.

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