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One America News, responsible for the some of basest pro-Donald Trump bile available anywhere, reportedly has a plan to once again help its voice crawl its way into the hearts and minds of folks all across the country. Though it’s promoting new streaming deals, the outlet once beloved by Trump has bigger plans toleak…
Nissan has approved the first bidirectional charging system for use with its all-electric Leaf vehicle in the US. The FE-15 charger by Fermata Energy, which can power homes using the EV’s battery, charge it, and send stored energy back to the grid, is the first system of its kind to earn UL 9741 certification for bidirectional charging solutions.
Back in 2012, Nissan promised its maybe soon-to-be-discontinued EV would eventually share its stored battery power back to your home or the grid during peak hours or even in emergencies. This technology is broadly known as Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G), Vehicle-to-Home (V2H), and Vehicle-to-Load (V2L), which all can be used interchangeably to describe a system that converts EVs to a backup power…
BRITS are being warned to brace for a terrifying rat invasion that will see the vermin overrun households across the nation.
The cooler weather will force rats to seek shelter inside after enjoying perfect breeding conditions during Britain’s scorching summer heatwave.
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The vermin have flourished under a summer full of abundant food and toasty temperatures, leading to fears this year’s flock of rats could be bigger than ever.
Rats can give birth to over 80 babies every year, and experts believe massive numbers could be set to scrounge their way inside people’s homes as temperatures fall over the coming weeks and months.
The animal’s food sources become scarce as the weather worsens, which could see millions of Brits gain an unwelcome new family pet as the critters seek to survive the winter months ahead.
Gardening experts are now warning people to protect their homes from the incoming rat invasion.
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Chris Bonnett, the founder of Gardening Express said: “It is time to protect your garden, and home, now.
“When rats get hungry, they will eat virtually anything – even dog poo, so you really don’t want these randy infested ultra-rats around.
“Some of the imperative measures to take to protect yourself and your home are laying preventive scents around your home and clearing any rubbish, debris and garden waste that’s accumulated during summer.”
Gardening Express shared their top tips for keeping the pesky vermin out of your home:
Make sure to harvest as much of the food grown in your garden over the summer as soon as possible.
This includes anything from vegetable patches and apple trees to berry bushes and underground carrots.
A garden full of clutter is ideal for rats, as they look to find a new place to nest over the cooler, wetter months.
Rubbish, debris and garden waste that built up as Brits enjoyed the scorching summer weather now needs to be quickly cleared.
While they might be a favourite of garden-lovers for attracting birds to your yard, they are also appealing to another animal – rats.
If you do have a bird table that has caught the eye of a rat family, quickly remove the food source as soon as possible.
Keeping your bird table away from trees, fences and shrubs will help keep the vermin away as they are known to be expert climbers.
This tip extends well beyond keeping your front door shut, as rats are notorious for creeping into sheds and garages.
Make sure to close up any gaps, as rats will try and squeeze themselves through to get inside.
As rats scurry around for new food sources, sacks of pet food left in sheds and garages will certainly be popular for the pesky critters.
As well as keeping a lid on your pet food, anything edible should be stored in a lidded bin or bucket – which work best if they are metal, as rats have a great sense of smell and can chew through plastic.
Check your home’s drain grates are intact and all drains are covered, and replace them urgently if needed.
Also look around the perimeter of your house, and check any air-bricks or potential weak points of entry – as determined rats are set to try and break through.
As well as seeking out new food sources, a rats survival depends on finding water.
This means if your home has a dripping garden tap, water-butt or a blocked drain, get it sorted now.
Rats seeking a new home are bound to love a compost heap, especially if there are food scraps in it.
Don’t put food waste in, and instead turn it and keep it wet.
It is also worth thinking about keeping it covered up or enclosed in chicken wire to stave off the incoming vermin.
Brits with a cold-frame or greenhouse need to make sure they haven’t got stacks of pots and trays, which provide perfect shelter for rats looking for a warm spot over the festive period.
As a last resort once the critters have made their way inside your home, you should be prepared to invest in traps and baits to halt any incoming rat infestations.
“Comcast plans on bringing multi-gig internet speeds to 34 cities across the U.S. by the end of this year,” reports the Verge, “and will later expand its reach to more than 50 million households by the end of 2025.”
According to a press release, the company has already started rolling out 2-gig speeds over its broadband network in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Augusta, Georgia; Panama City Beach, Florida; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Customers in these cities will also get to take advantage of upload speeds that Comcast says are five to 10 times faster than what it currently offers. The upload speeds appear to max out at 200Mbps, even with the new Gigabit x2 plan, but Comcast intends to change that. It’s launching multi-gig symmetrical speeds next year, which will enable multi-gig speeds for both downloads and uploads.
“As part of this initiative, Comcast is accelerating the transformation of its network to a virtualized cloud-based architecture that is fully prepared for 10G and DOCSIS 4.0…” explains the press release, “which will deliver multi-gig symmetrical speeds over the connections already installed in tens of millions of homes and businesses.”
The big advantage of digital network technology is “rather than maintaining, updating, and replacing traditional analog network appliances by hand — which can take days or even weeks — Comcast engineers can reliably maintain, troubleshoot, and upgrade core network components almost instantly, with a few keystrokes on a laptop or mobile app. This also makes the network much more energy efficient and is an important element of Comcast’s plan to become carbon neutral by 2035.”
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