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From front row left, Tampa Bay Times reporters, Rebecca Woolington, Eli Murrray and Corey C.Johnson celebrate with newsroom staff and guests as Times editor and vice president, Mark Katches talks about the trio winning the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting earlier this month. The newsroom estimated the project cost about $750,000 to produce. Since 2019, more than 5,700 people have made donations to support our local news reporting. Most came from Tampa Bay Times subscribers who recognize the vital importance of preserving an independent and locally owned news organization. Your generosity means the world to us. Economic headwinds remain for local newsrooms across the country, and philanthropy is becoming an important source of revenue. This week, we’ve launched our annual weeklong fundraising drive to help sustain your local newsroom. We held a similar one last year for the first time. The need is clear. The Times celebrated its 14th Pulitzer Prize earlier this month for an exhaustive investigation that showed how factory employees were being exposed to extreme levels of poisons in their workplace. That project alone cost about $750,000 to produce. It’s the second year in a row that Times reporters have won journalism’s most prestigious prize for a local investigation. These stories represent just one facet of what makes our news organization a community asset. We commit ourselves to informing you about local government, businesses, schools, politics and the overall health of Tampa Bay. We provide blanket coverage of your favorite sports teams and the local food and entertainment scene. In all aspects of our news coverage, we strive to tell stories that matter and that can make a difference. Your support can make a difference, too. To contribute, go to www.tampabay.com/support. The goal is to raise $50,000 in a week. The funds go toward general news expenses and could be used any number of ways. It would cover the salary of a reporter for a year; or it would pay the annual newsroom costs to obtain documents and databases needed for more watchdog stories; or it would help replace aging photography equipment. We pledge to use your donations to serve you — our readers. And we appreciate your consideration of a gift of any size that will help the Times continue to thrive. https://www.tampabay.com/news/2022/05/23/tampa-bay-times-launches-weeklong-fundraising-campaign-to-help-sustain-local-news/

Your 2 answers are ok. But according to you, the fact that it is "easy" does not mean it is the best project and it does not seem to be a reasonable explanation. So that answer is not good. Anyway as you are very active,good activity & it is necessary to have active members here, I will give you pro.

Hello @-_-Moltres-_-, I want to ask you a few questions before I give you my vote: 1.Why you want to be part of the staff ? 2.What are the hard works you done to our community ? 3.What did u think the best project on csbd , why?

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A long-ago news editor at The Ledger said his family lived "so far back in the hills of West Virginia that we didn't get the Grand Ole Opry until Tuesday." That distance is surely a lot of axle greasin's, for the Grand Ole Opry began broadcasting on Nashville's WSM 650 AM radio in 1925 (first as the WSM Barn Dance; the name change came two years later). Back then, the station had a 1,000-watt transmitter, allowing it to reach listeners as far away as Nebraska and Puerto Rico. By 1932, the station increased its transmitter wattage to 50,000, which gave it coast-to-coast radio coverage and the coveted "clear channel" designation. As a clear channel, WSM was the only station in the nation allowed on its assigned 650 channel, thus preventing interference. The app is available for Android and Apple operating systems in the Google Play and App Store, respectively. The apps are free; both versions are highly rated by their users. The concept is easy to learn. A 3D view of the world is displayed. As the globe is rotated, the countries that come into view are covered with uncountable green dots. Each one of them represents a radio station. Click on one, and it begins playing whatever the station is broadcasting. The project began in 2016 when it was commissioned by the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision. It was supposed to be temporary and was only on the web. But by 2018, it was available in an app, and by 2019, the founders had turned it into an independent company. Radio Garden can be used to listen to the radio station one listened to as a child. Or to listen to the station back home when on vacation. Or drop in on the music of other countries and cultures. It's like having a shortwave radio to listen to various broadcasts around the world — only far more powerful. Be aware that it's easy to spend more time exploring Radio Garden than planned on. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/gadget-daddy-explore-radio-broadcasts-090102557.html

What you need to know: The issue: Financial crime. Our view: We should be cognizant of the need to frequently audit FIA’s operations to ensure that its manpower is technologically savvy and financially literate. Earlier this month, the digital payments platform, WorldRemit, announced the closure of its send licence in Uganda, meaning that money cannot be sent from Uganda. The platform did not give a detailed explanation for its decision. It only stated that its goal is to ensure that it continues to offer the greatest value for its customers, adding that as a result, it occasionally has to make “difficult decisions that impact a small number of customers”. WorldRemit’s decision was, however, announced in a month in which the executive director of the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA), Mr Sydney Asubo, said sanctions by the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) would come into force due to Uganda’s failure to fulfil commitments that it made in 2020 to tackle money laundering. The sanctions have serious ramifications for an economy that is already suffering from the effects of disruptions in the global supply chain that have been occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, both of which have triggered, among others, steep fuel prices, higher transport costs and shortages of wheat flour. These developments come several years after the former Inspector General of Government (IGG), Justice Irene Mulyagonja, pointed out that corruption has become more sophisticated because of advances in technology. That was a call to government to avail anti-corruption agencies with more resources; upgrade the skills of the foot soldiers; and tweak their approaches and tactics in the fight against corruption. Now whereas FIA has deployed the Anti Money Laundering System (goAML) software in commercial banks, credit taking institutions and microfinance deposit taking institutions, that deployment stands at only 75 percent, meaning that the other 25 percent of institutions remain possible conduits. This points to lack of resources to cover the entire financial sector. The biggest question though is how well equipped FIA is to deal with financial crimes at a time when technology is an enabler of crime. Mr Asubo told Parliament in January that whereas the approved structure provides for 83 members of staff at the head office, there are only 43 members of staff because of underfunding on the part of government. The FIA boss also said funds to enhance its Information Communication Technology (ICT) systems, were never enough to match the task. These issues must be addressed at the soonest. And as we address them, we should be cognizant of the need to frequently audit FIA’s operations to ensure that its manpower is technologically savvy, financially literate and skilled enough to be able to detect and stop financial crimes. https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/editorial/resources-upgrades-crucial-in-financial-crime-fight-3822842

According to a report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple has demonstrated a new Apple-made VR headset to its board. Such a product has been rumored for a while and has reportedly been in development at Apple since 2015. We don’t yet know what it looks like or much about its features. It could be weeks, months, or even a couple years before an Apple headset surfaces, but the takeaway is that the device does indeed seem to exist. The dip into virtual-reality hardware has been controversial within the company, with pushback and disagreements between Apple brass, including former Apple design chief Jony Ive. The upcoming headset uses both virtual-reality and augmented-reality tech, and while Apple is also expected to announce a pair of AR-only glasses someday, they’re not as far along. When the headset does come out, it’s likely to shake up the wearable VR ecosystem. Today that space is largely dominated by Meta’s Oculus goggles. Meta has made a big fuss with its metaverse marketing, pitching us on a dazzling cyberpunk future. Still, Meta’s gone all-in on its AR and VR ambitions, all the while hemorrhaging $10 billion on its metaverse efforts. But when Apple releases a Thing, it’s usually a big deal. And this will be the first truly new Apple iThing since the Apple Watch. It certainly seems to be setting up a showdown between the mega consumer tech companies, with Apple and Meta going head-to-head to entice people to their VR visions. Maybe they can battle it out in Beatsaber. Here’s what else happened this week: Qualcomm Gets Some New Guts On Friday, the American tech giant announced some new chipsets that should soon be making their way into Android phones near you. The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is a modest boost to the Snapdragon 8 that you’ll find in many premium Android handsets now. Qualcomm says the “plus” version is 10 percent quicker than the old chip, and 30 percent more power-efficient. Qualcomm’s other new chip is the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, a replacement for the Snapdragon 700 chips found in mid-tier phones. This time around, the chips will not be made by Samsung, Qualcomm's previous Snapdragon partner. Lego Your Laptop Framework, a company that builds laptops “that respect your right to repair,” has launched its second round of its ultra-repairable laptops. The computers are designed with tinkering in mind; they’re easy to customize, disassemble, and slot new parts into. The first batch of laptops ships out in July, though it seems those are all sold out now. Framework says its next shipment will go out this August. David Pierce at the Verge has a good story about how Framework’s hardware fits into the modular gadget movement. Speaking of repairability … RTR Bill Fails A right-to-repair bill in California died in a state senate committee on Thursday. If it had passed, the law would have become one of the first in the US to force device manufacturers to make their products more easily repairable by the people who buy them. The law would have required companies to offer repair manuals, parts, and tools for use on their devices. The advocacy group CALPIRG issued a statement blaming the bill’s failure on pressure from tech manufacturers. “SB 983 could have saved California households as much as $4.3 billion a year in reduced spending on electronics and helped Californians reduce toxic electronic waste,” CALPIRG advocate Sander Kushen said in the statement. “Instead, industry groups’ heavy lobbying effort helped to kill the bill.” Even More OK, Google The research firm Canalys published a report this week showing that Google is now the fifth-largest smartphone manufacturer in the US, behind Apple, Samsung, Lenovo, and TCL. Google has now captured 3 percent of the country's smartphone market. That doesn't sound huge, but as Android Police notes, it's almost quadruple the marketshare that Pixels had one year ago. Get Riding May is National Bike Month, so what better time to talk about cycling and ebikes? This week on the Gadget Lab podcast, WIRED reviews editor and bicycle expert Adrienne So joins the show to tell you how to get your wheels turning. https://www.wired.com/story/apple-ar-vr-glasses-get-closer-to-reality/

Voters in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, headed to the polls Sunday to elect a new governor, in a contest whose results are likely to be seen as a barometer of the public mood ahead of an approaching general election. A record-high 31 candidates entered the race, but the battle being watched most closely is between two who registered as independents: former Transport Minister Chadchart Sittipunt, whom opinion polls have marked as the strong front-runner, and Asawin Kwanmuang, who served as the appointed governor since 2016 until stepping down in March this year to contest the race. The candidates campaigned on local issues, including congestion, pollution and persistent flooding. There are 4.4 million registered voters in the city, the country’s biggest. Its last gubernatorial election was in 2013. Neither the main opposition party in Parliament, Pheu Thai, nor the ruling Palang Pracharath party have candidates on the ballot. However, 55-year-old Chadchart, the charismatic independent front-runner, is seen by both supporters and opponents as a proxy for Pheu Thai, for which he stood as a prime ministerial candidate in the 2019 general election. He served as transport minister in a Pheu Thai government in 2012-2014. His main rival is 71-year-old Asawin, who was appointed governor in 2016 by Prayuth Chan-ocha. As army commander, Prayuth seized power in a 2014 coup to lead a military regime, and he dismissed the previous governor over corruption allegations. Prayuth was returned to office following the 2019 election as prime minister in a coalition government led by the pro-military Palang Pracharath. Like Chadchart, former senior policeman Asawin is standing as an independent, though he is very much seen as the government’s candidate, a stand-in for Palang Pracharath. Polls generally have had him running second. Suchatvee Suwansawat, 50, is standing as the candidate for the Democrat Party, and is seen as having an outside chance if conservative voters as a bloc support him instead of Asawin. The Democrats have historically been a power in Bangkok but have fractured badly in the past two decades of polarized politics that have seen street violence and two coups. Prime Minister Prayuth has been in power for eight years. He is expected soon to face a no-confidence motion in Parliament, and rivals on his own side have long been rumored to be seeking to remove him. Even if he survives, there must be a general election by the early part of next year. Prayuth was able to rule by decree as head of a military government but has struggled within the limits of parliamentary democracy, taking fire especially for fumbling Thailand’s coronavirus vaccination program and recovery plan. A fourth candidate whose results will be carefully watched is Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn from the opposition Move Forward Party. His progressive party takes a more critical stance than Pheu Thai toward the government, but for that reason could siphon votes from Chadchart’s total, to Asawin’s benefit. https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-bangkok-thailand-government-and-politics-83ebe4481f68dbe0ab12c62925602f22

There are many animals available for adoption at Burke County Animal Services, and shelter leaders want all the animals to find a loving fur-ever home. Trinity Johnson, shelter technician at animal services, helps that cause by highlighting animals from the shelter each week. This week, the shelter is highlighting two Dogs of the Week. “One of our dogs of the week is Peach, a 7-year-old lab mix female,” Johnson said. “Peach is a very well-mannered and laid back girl. She does great with everyone she meets but would prefer to have a home with no small children. She prefers her friends to be more slow paced, like herself. Despite Peach’s age, she is a pretty active girl and she enjoys going on walks and playing with toys. Peach would be so happy to find a place to call home. Please come meet Peach today!” The second Dog of the Week is Cocoa Bean. “Cocoa Bean is a 10-month-old wire-haired terrier,” Johnson said. “She is a smaller breed dog and is a beautiful girl that only weighs about 25 to 30 pounds. She is a bit shy at first, but once she gets to know you, she is such a loving and outgoing girl. Cocoa Bean does well with other animals, and she does great with new people when given time to warm up to them. She does great on a leash and loves to go on walks and play. Please come meet miss Cocoa Bean today. “We have many animals to choose from at Animal Services, we even have some animals whose adoption fees have been sponsored. Please stop by anytime during business hours to meet our pets.” All animals brought to animal services come from different backgrounds and are in different physical condition. The agency’s staff works to ensure all animals are taken care of while they’re in the shelter and in preparation to be adopted into their forever homes. In addition to this week’s pets of the week, there are many dogs and cats available for adoption at animal services. Animal services tries to take in as many animals as it can, and with the help of foster home volunteers it is able to care for more animals. There are different fees for those interested in adopting a dog or a cat from animal services. The adoption fee for any adult dog or puppy is $125. The adoption fee for any adult cat or kitten is $90. All animals come up-to-date on vaccines, flea control, and deworming, as well as being spayed and neutered. BCAS also has a need for people interested in fostering. Fosters are only required to give a copy of a valid ID with address and phone number and to sign their foster agreement. Fostering is free, and animal services provides all needed supplies, including litter boxes, litter and food and the same for dogs, the agency’s policy says. Crates are provided, if available. Foster parents are just asked to transport the animal either to vet appointments or back to the shelter for updated vaccines and deworming. For those who want to help shelter animals, or learn more about their personalities, they can participate in BCAS’s Dog Day Out Program daily. This program gives people a way to spend the day with a new furry friend, where they can pick any dog in the shelter and take them out on a walk, to the park, a playdate at home, or just a simple ride through a drive-thru for some treats. Our dogs greatly benefit from this program as they see it as a break from the shelter and they get to burn some energy. We also learn a lot about the personality of the dogs by doing this program which makes it much easier for us to adopt them out. Dogs Day Out can be done any day, Tuesday through Saturday, during business hours. https://morganton.com/news/local/pets-of-the-week-at-burke-county-animal-services/article_856e1704-d7b2-11ec-b82e-873013f0da90.html

1. Tories poised to torpedo unions after threat to bring country ‘to a standstill’ The Conservatives are threatening to launch a double-pronged attack against trade unions in an effort to break their stranglehold on the public. Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, told The Telegraph that the Government was poised to draw up laws requiring minimum numbers of rail staff to work during a strike. The law would make any industrial action illegal if those levels were not met. 2. Civil service trying to 'erase women' with gender neutral language in new laws, ministers warn Ministers have accused civil servants of erasing women from new laws, as Downing Street prepares a crackdown on the spread of "militant wokery" in Whitehall. This week, the Government is expected to announce that it is rewriting guidance on drafting legislation to make clear that gender-neutral language should not replace terms such as "woman" and "mother". 3. ‘Amazing sports’ Charles and Camilla to make cameo in Eastenders Platinum Jubilee special They already have The Queen Vic. Soon, they will have a Prince and a Duchess too. The residents of Albert Square are to welcome the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall to a special episode of EastEnders, as they attend a Platinum Jubilee street party in honour of the Queen. Read the full story. 4. Australian election 2022: Labor's Anthony Albanese vows to end 'climate wars' after defeating Scott Morrison Anthony Albanese, Australia's new Labor prime minister, vowed to end the country's "climate wars" after he ousted Scott Morrison's conservative government on Saturday night. For the first time in nearly a decade, the Labor party will lead Australia after a general election that delivered a bruising defeat to Mr Morrison's Liberal-National coalition. Read the full story. 5. Tory windfall tax row widens as two more Cabinet ministers reject the policy Cabinet ministers have lined up to warn Rishi Sunak off plans for a windfall tax on energy firms, insisting the move would damage the economy and have unintended consequences. In a highly unusual display of public dissent, Brandon Lewis, the Northern Ireland Secretary, and Sajid Javid, the Health Secretary, became the fifth and sixth Cabinet members to speak out against the policy in the space of a week. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/05/22/sunday-morning-uk-news-briefing-todays-top-headlines-telegraph/

Developer 24 Entertainment and publisher NetEase games unveiled the first gameplay trailer for the mobile port of Naraka: Bladepoint today during NetEase Connect 2022. The port was initially announced last year, but this is the first chance we've had to see the game in action on mobile. The mobile port promises to deliver the same graphical fidelity and gameplay as the PC version, which is certainly an ambitious claim. Regardless of how it looks and plays, the developers have spent time rebuilding the battle royale from the ground up to make sure it's suitable for mobile. That means tweaks to the controls, UI and camera to ensure it feels at home on a handheld device. Details on the mobile gameplay weren't the only Naraka: Bladepoint news today, though. It was also revealed that the new character, Takeda Nobutada, The Demon Vessel, will be available from tomorrow, May 21st. He is the mentor of Kurumi and serves as a home for the demon Furen, a creature capable of dishing out a lot of damage. Naraka: Bladepoint interview: Ray Kwan discusses bringing the battle royale to mobile Using the Demonic Aid skill, you can unleash Furen upon your enemies where the demon will push them back, strike them or teleport Takeda closer to them so he can land a powerful blow. Meanwhile, with the Mythic Grab ability, Takeda will enter a state of heightened alertness, allowing him to counter-attack any enemy that foolishly tries to attack him. Naraka: Bladepoint will be heading to iOS and Android at some stage in the future, though there isn't a set release date at the moment. In the meantime, you can check out the game's official website to register your interest. https://www.pocketgamer.com/naraka-bladepoint/mobile-gameplay-netease-connects-2022/

NASA's 45-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft is a marvel. It's cruising along outside our solar system and still staying in touch with Earth. But it's presented its team with what NASA is calling a "mystery." It's operating normally but sending back some odd telemetry data. The issue likely traces to Voyager 1's attitude articulation and control system (AACS), which handles its orientation in space, including the task of keeping its antenna pointed at Earth "All signs suggest the AACS is still working, but the telemetry data it's returning is invalid. For instance, the data may appear to be randomly generated, or does not reflect any possible state the AACS could be in," NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab said in a statement Wednesday. The data isn't making sense, but Voyager 1 is maintaining a clear line of communication with home and the problem hasn't triggered a protective "safe mode." Voyagers explore interstellar space NASA's Voyager 1 Detects Faint, Monotone Hum Beyond Our Solar System NASA Voyager 2 Enters Interstellar Space After Years of Cosmic Sightseeing The twin spacecraft Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 launched in the 1970s and have long outlasted their expected lifespans. They're both in interstellar space, which Voyager 1 and 2 project manager Suzanne Dodd describes as a "high-radiation environment that no spacecraft have flown in before." Voyager 1 is roughly 14.5 billion miles (23.3 billion kilometers) away from home. It takes a couple days to send a signal and then hear back, which adds to the challenge of understanding what's going on. This leaves NASA with a whole lot of unknowns. Is the AACS the culprit or is another system experiencing a glitch? Will Voyager 1 be able to continue its science mission? There are ways forward from this glitch. Voyager 1 may just live with it. Or a software fix or a switch to backup hardware could be the solution. NASA hopes both Voyagers will continue to send back science data beyond 2025. Said Dodd, "A mystery like this is sort of par for the course at this stage of the Voyager mission." https://www.cnet.com/science/space/nasa-voyager-1-space-probe-from-the-70s-afflicted-by-mysterious-glitch/

Real estate professionals lead busy lives, so finding better and more efficient ways to do everything you do on a daily basis is always important. Without a doubt, some of the best methods for injecting lots of more organization and effectiveness into how you do business involve leveraging many of the great software tools that are available today that are ideal for that purpose. That’s right – you don’t have to hunt far and wide for a new or emergent technology to find a helpful software tool. You’ve already got everything you need right at your fingertips – you just have to know where to look! Here are some great everyday tools and software that realtors should be using on a day-to-day basis. Google Calendar: the Best App You’re Probably Not Using You know how important it is to keep your daily schedule streamlined and organized. Without a list of daily tasks, such as scheduled appointments with clients and colleagues, you’d be lost! That’s why keeping your daily, weekly, or even monthly itinerary updated and accessible at a glance is key to doing business effectively. This is why you shouldn’t sleep on a simple-yet-effective tool like Google Calendar. Google Calendar is ubiquitous. It comes with every Chromebook and Android phone ever made, it’s downloadable for free on the iOS App Store, and it’s fully accessible on desktops of all stripes. Better yet, your calendar syncs automatically no matter what platform you’re using it on, you can share it with others in a snap, and just about every CRM platform that realtors know and love supports full integration. So don’t sleep on this great software tool that’s literally anywhere and everywhere all the time! Mailchimp: The Granddaddy of Great Email Marketing Campaign Success As important as keeping your scheduling organized, there’s something else that’s just as crucial to your success as a real estate professional: marketing. Digital marketing is particularly effective in this day and age, and one of the simplest methods that have the best reach and return on investment is email marketing. There are dozens of tools out there that make email marketing simpler and easier, but one of the first ones to come to market is still, in the opinion of many, simply the best. Mailchimp is an all-in-one platform for sending emails to your contacts in the form of newsletters and marketing campaigns, including A/B testing and automation capabilities. As an added bonus, you can also use Mailchimp to social media posts in Mailchimp now as well. The Sky’s the Limit You can see how quickly using the right technologies can make a huge difference in how you do business. With just two suggested software apps, you can both keep yourself more organized and supercharge your digital marketing efforts. Imagine what else you could do if you committed even more deeply to the technology that already exists? Take your real estate business to the next level today! https://realtybiznews.com/everyday-tools-and-software-realtors-need-to-use/98771195/

Amazon’s head of devices has said that the company is working on devices that help people to “enjoy the real world” rather than the metaverse. Speaking at the ‘Future of Everything Festival’ hosted by The Wall Street Journal, David Limp said that while there might be “some form of place-shifting” with regards to the future of devices, Amazon’s focus is on devices that “enhance the here and now.” Mr Limp said that he wants “to try to work on technologies that bring people’s heads up, get them to enjoy the real world [and] make the family a more communal experience”. With regards to the metaverse, Mr Limp said the definition of the technology was nebulous. “If I asked these few hundred people what they thought the metaverse was, we’d get 205 different answers. We don’t have a common definition, it means a lot of different things to a lot of different people”, he said. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook and head of its parent company Meta, is betting on the metaverse as the next stage of an embodied internet. In a blog post written by Facebook’s VP of Reality Labs Andrew Bozworth, and its VP of Global Affairs Nick Clegg, last year the pair defined its vision of the metaverse as a virtual space where people can “hang out with friends, work, play, learn, shop, create and more.” Meta is developing both augmented reality glasses and virtual reality headsets in order to push for the next ‘iPhone moment’, ushing in the next stage of technological innovation. Meta is reportedly planning to launch four new virtual reality (VR) headsets by 2024. The first is the Project Cambria headset, a more powerful device than its current Quest device, which will launch in September. A new version of it will then come in 2024. The two other headsets will come in 2023 and 2024, but details about these are not yet clear. Mr Limp addressed AR glasses would be better that virtual reality products because users can engage with the real world, but added that he “wouldn’t like if it completely embeds everybody and distracts them from the here and now.” https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-head-hardware-wants-enjoy-151046171.html

A sharp increase in the number of fox sightings across the city has prompted yet another warning from Mississauga officials not to feed wild animals. Despite repeated pleas to residents and a more aggressive public information campaign to deliver the message that the feeding of coyotes, foxes and other wildlife–whether intentional or not–is a bad idea, City of Mississauga officials say the message is not being heeded strongly enough. “In Mississauga, people continue to feed or leave food outdoors for wildlife. This is a concern as feeding foxes and other wild animals can increase their presence and causes them to lose their fear of people,” City officials said in a news release today (May 20). “The City’s Animal Services team has recently received a lot of reports of fox sightings. You may have seen one in a park, crossing a trail, running across a street or appearing in your backyard. Most of the time you can find them trying to find food. Foxes tend to be most active at dawn or dusk.” “This will help reduce their presence in urban neighbourhoods,” officials say. Those who are caught feeding wildlife in Mississauga can be fined $300 or more under the City’s Animal Care and Control Bylaw. This includes leaving food out, food waste and disposing of food in natural areas. Like coyotes, foxes are part of a healthy ecosystem that controls rodent po[CENSORED]tions, Animal Services officials note. “Mississauga is home to the red fox. This type of fox is known for its reddish-orange fur, long thin legs, medium-sized frame, pointed black tipped ears, a slender snout and a thick, white-tipped bushy tail. Their chest and belly tend to be a creamy off-white colour,” officials say. “Like cats, foxes use the balls of their feet to silently sneak up on their prey. Foxes also climb trees, use their whiskers to navigate and even stalk their prey similar to cats.” Foxes eat a mix of insects, fruits and vegetables and a wide variety of birds, small mammals and rodents. For the most part, foxes are opportunistic predators, meaning they will attack anything they think is easy prey. Unlike coyotes, foxes are solitary, most times preferring to hunt and sleep alone. Like all animals, City officials say, foxes are interested in an easy meal, especially this time of year when they’re tending to their young. Coyotes are the main predator of foxes, along with hawks, owls, dogs and humans. In habitats where coyotes are present, foxes prefer to live in close proximity to humans as a means of protection. Though not usually aggressive towards humans, there have been reported cases where foxes behave in more threatening fashion. Last October in west Mississauga, a fox tried to bite a man before chasing him back inside the doors of an LA Fitness gym late at night. Animal Services officials say feeding foxes can lead to an increase in such incidents. “Feeding (them) changes their normal behaviours; foxes are normally not a threat to people, but can become a nuisance or act boldly when people interfere by feeding them,” they say, adding the increase in boldness can also prompt foxes to prey on small neighbourhood pets. “Most interactions with foxes have been the result of accessible food sources and intentional feeding by residents. This creates a long-term problem for both the wildlife and Mississauga neighbourhoods. “Most of the time, foxes are wary of people. While foxes aren’t a significant risk to people, they are wild animals and should be avoided.” Animal Services workers say if you see a fox in your yard, make loud noises such as clapping and/or shouting to chase the animal away. They add that in Ontario, raccoons, foxes and skunks are the most common animals to have rabies. If you see a fox that is behaving strangely, acting aggressively, is injured or sick, call 905-896-5858. https://www.insauga.com/more-foxes-in-search-of-an-easy-meal-spotted-in-mississauga/

Keroche heiress Anerlisa Muigai has denied claims she owns a range Bentley she flaunted on her social media pages. On Wednesday, auctioneers tried to access her posh apartments in Lavington in vain. This is over a case that started back in 2018, when Mwananchi Credit Limited and Dennis Mombo sued her for defaulting in paying a loan of Sh13 million. Efforts to access her premises did not succeed after a politician allegedly threatened to call goons on the auctioneers. Messages sent to Anerlisa by Word Is went unanswered. Yesterday, Anerlisa took to Instagram to flaunt the expensive whip, which currently retails at around Sh28.5 million. She said the act of her posting the Bentley did not intend to pass any message to anyone. "I really do not like to respond back to rumours and looking like I am proving points, but I have to respond to this," she said. "It’s quite unfortunate that my posts today had to come after the story was told yesterday. But what most people do not know is that every post I post on my page is scheduled. "I took these pictures on Monday and planned to post them on Thursday (today). So with or without a story about me, they were still scheduled to post." Anerlisa added that she does not fake her lifestyle. "The Bentley is not mine…. I never claimed I owned it." Anerlisa added that she is not in a competition with anyone. "Those who know me know that I like my peaceful life and a quiet one." She asked haters to give her peace as she has been through so much since last year. https://www.the-star.co.ke/sasa/word-is/2022-05-20-anerlisa-muigai-defends-her-lifestyle/

Longtime NBC News correspondent Pete Williams — who has spent nearly three decades covering the Supreme Court and the US Justice Department — says he will retire from the network in July. According to the Today show, NBC News president Noah Oppenheim announced the news via an email to employees, calling Williams "quite simply one of the most respected, trusted, and steadfast names in news." Oppenheim added: "Pete's decency, kindness, and generosity are unmatched. For those that know Pete well, it's his warmth, humor, wit, and compassion that will be missed most." Williams, 70, has covered a number of notable events in American history, from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to the landmark Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in 2015. Today notes that, on a conference call with colleagues Thursday, Williams noted that his retirement echoed that of someone he has covered for years: Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who announced his own retirement in January. "Stephen Breyer is leaving, so I think this is a good time for me to go, too," Williams said on the call, per Today. He added: "We've got 35 Supreme Court decisions to go through, so there's still a lot of work to be done and probably some surprises from the Justice Department." Williams made headlines in 2020, when he grew emotional as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's casket arrived at the U.S. Capitol for her memorial. "It really brings together the three loves of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's life: her family, the law and opera," Williams said at the time while crying, adding that it's been a "tough day here." A Wyoming native, Williams began his career in local news and radio before moving to Capitol Hill, where he worked as press secretary and legislative assistant for then Rep. Dick Cheney, who would later go on to serve as vice president. Williams later followed Cheney to the Defense Department, where he served as assistant secretary of defense for public affairs. He came to NBC News in 1993 and will remain on staff until July, allowing him to cover likely a number of big stories out of the Supreme Court and Justice Department. Following the announcement that he would be retiring, former colleagues and friends of the journalist began to roll in. MSNBC journalist Andrea Mitchell called him "incomparable," adding he is "simply superb, as a human being, as a journalist, as a friend and as a colleague." "It's no accident that people here live by the motto: in Pete we trust," Mitchell said. "He always gets it right." Former DOJ spokesman Matthew Miller wrote about his experience working with Williams, who he called "the GOAT." "During terrorist attacks and other breaking news situations, when every reporter is ringing you up to ask for info, Pete's calls would usually be to TELL us what was happening, and what he was about to report," Miller wrote of Williams. "Can recall many times when the senior most levels of government found out what was actually happening not from internal reporting but by watching Pete. Pulling that off once or twice is normal. Doing it every time means you are a legend." https://news.yahoo.com/veteran-nbc-news-correspondent-pete-151708369.html

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