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Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
3 new student representatives join MLSD board
Jun. 5—MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District announced the appointment of three new Student Board Representatives for the 2025-26 school year at the regular school board meeting Thursday. MLSD Director of Public Relations Ryan Shannon introduced the new board members. "One of the highlights of each school year is the opportunity to welcome the incoming Student Board Representatives," Shannon said. "These remarkable students will serve as the voice of their peers, bringing student perspectives to our boardroom and helping to shape decisions that directly impact our schools." The new student members of the MLSD Board of Directors are Sean King, Angie Hernandez and Emmanuel Zepeda-Lopez will represent the student body at various functions including board meetings. King will be a senior at Moses Lake High School and has shown a strong commitment to public service. Currently enrolled in the CBTech Criminal Justice program, King will begin his third year in the program this fall. Along with his studies, he works at Domino's and volunteers annually for the Moses Lake Ag Parade. "I am more than excited," King said. "I really can't wait to see what it brings. I love being informed and want to help the public feel informed as well." Hernandez will be a junior at the Digital Learning Center and is an active member of the Superintendent's Student Advisory Council. Her involvement extends to several organizations, including GEAR UP, and she volunteers at local health care facilities. "To represent students' voices and hopefully make a difference is what I aspire to do," Hernandez said. "I am excited to create an environment where students feel comfortable, especially in their connections with both teachers and peers." Zepeda-Lopez is poised to take on his role as a senior at Moses Lake High School. He brings an extensive background in leadership, Shannon said, having served as a Sister City student ambassador and participated in Boys State. He is also a delegate to the Moses Lake Water Council and a member of the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps and Key Club. "It's a great honor to be selected for this position," Zepeda-Lopez said. "Being a voice for Vanguard Academy, our brand-new school, is a tremendous opportunity." As the student board representatives begin their terms, they said they are eager to engage with their peers, advocate for diverse perspectives and contribute to the development of a positive and inclusive learning environment across the district's schools.
Daily Mirror
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Man exploring abandonded zoo left astonished when he flings object into pond
Sean King, a YouTuber who had visited many abandoned sites, ventured into the defunct Phuket Zoo in Thailand thinking he would just find empty enclosures and derelict buildings, but he was soon running for his life A British urban explorer was left stunned when he stumbled across a shocking discovery while exploring what was believed to be an abandoned zoo in Thailand. Sean King ventured into the defunct Phuket Zoo, in the capital of the country's Phuket province, expecting to find empty enclosures and overgrown paths. But he soon realised he wasn't alone. The content creator, ,known for his YouTube channel @SeanKing5150, who has gained a following filming himself exploring deserted sites, was documenting his travels across Asia. Other places included empty hotels and abandoned water parks and other tourist attractions. In June 2023 he decided to explore the Phuket zoo, once home to exotic creatures like tigers, monkeys, bears and elephants, but which closed in 2021 due to financial difficulties exacerbated by the pandemic. Animal welfare group PETA had welcomed the closure, describing the zoo as 'hell on Earth for animals', and saying the remaining creatures were going to be sent to nearby sanctuaries. But Sean soon discovered there were still some hanging around. In his first video he explained why he wanted to check out the abandoned zoo: "A charity had removed all the animals and relocated them, the biggest rescue of its kind in its history," he said. But soon he came face to face with a 12 crocodiles after standing above a pool of water and throwing a brick into the water. 'No way, f***! Mate, they are still in here, f***! You're having a f***ing laugh. This is abandoned!' he exclaimed, suddenly seeing the crocs emerge from the water. 'One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine…nine. There is nine crocodiles. You're having a laugh. Ten, eleven! Twelve! F***ing hell. Get them out of here.' 'That is a crocodile pen with twelve crocs in,' he said. 'No way, I'm out of here, I've had enough of that! This ain't funny anymore. I was looking but they are so camouflaged. That has freaked me out. I do not want a crocodile on my leg. You saw how they reacted when I threw that brick in - they are hungry.' Further into the zoo, King discovered a lone tiger and a herd of deer. 'There's an ice box there with sausages in,' he noted. '[The tiger] is looking at me. Poor f**king thing. That is outrageous!' Reflecting on his experience, King remarked, 'Phuket Zoo is beyond belief. It was probably the worst zoo when it was open, and now it's closed, it's probably even worse still.' King reported his findings to local charities, and his video has since gone viral, sparking outrage and calls for accountability. One viewer commented, 'I truly hope someone who is able to help these animals sees this.' As of now, it remains unclear what actions have been taken regarding the animals left behind. King's discovery serves as a stark reminder of the responsibilities that come with wildlife care and the consequences of neglect.
Associated Press
27-02-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Vital Voices Selects Veritone's AI-based Digital Media Hub for Digital Asset Management to Amplify the Voices of Women Changemakers
Veritone, Inc. (NASDAQ: VERI), a leader in building human-centered enterprise AI solutions, today announced that Vital Voices Global Partnership, a global nonprofit dedicated to empowering women leaders worldwide, has chosen Veritone's Digital Media Hub ('DMH') to enhance media management and storytelling. The collaboration underscores the transformative potential of AI technology for social good and is facilitated through the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace, a curated digital catalog of independent software vendors that makes it easy to find, test, buy and deploy software that runs on AWS. For over 27 years, Vital Voices has supported over 47,000 women leaders in 188 countries, tackling some of the world's most pressing challenges. Veritone's AI-driven Digital Media Hub will enable Vital Voices to manage, organize and distribute their digital content seamlessly, empowering their global mission to amplify the voices of women changemakers. 'At Vital Voices, we believe in the power of technology to amplify our message and accelerate the impact of the women leaders we support,' said Tara King-Hughes, vice president, Tech & Data, Vital Voices. 'Veritone Digital Media Hub is backed by AWS's secure and scalable infrastructure, which empowers us to create compelling narratives by centralizing media assets, utilizing AI-driven metadata tagging and enhancing search capabilities. These features streamline our storytelling process, making it easier to find and organize content while effortlessly sharing and collaborating to create cohesive narratives that resonate with our community and support Vital Voices' mission.' Veritone Digital Media Hub empowers organizations to create compelling narratives by centralizing media assets, utilizing AI-driven metadata tagging and enhancing search capabilities. These features streamline the storytelling process, making it easier to find and organize content, while effortless sharing and collaboration tools allow for engaging, cohesive narratives that resonate with audiences and support the nonprofit's mission. Veritone's Digital Media Hub is an AI-powered digital asset management and monetization solution that helps organizations enrich and manage digital assets including video, audio, images and documents, and create new revenue streams through robust e-commerce capabilities. Built on Veritone's aiWARE TM enterprise AI platform, DMH simplifies content workflows and reduces manual tasks through automation, empowers teams to share content from anywhere in real-time, can reduce media management cost and enables impact-driven storytelling for customers. 'Our collaboration with Vital Voices illustrates how AI and cloud technology can drive meaningful change, empowering organizations to innovate and operate more effectively. Together with AWS, we're committed to advancing the vision of AI for good,' said Sean King, chief revenue officer, Veritone. The world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, AWS has long supported innovation through its more than 200 fully-featured services from data centers globally. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises and leading government agencies—use AWS to lower costs, become more agile and innovate faster. 'Veritone is creating new opportunities for content creators as AI technology rapidly reshapes nearly every aspect of our world. AWS is proud to help support innovators leveraging AI and the cloud to enact positive, meaningful change, and we look forward to seeing how Vital Voices harnesses the Veritone Digital Media Hub to further their mission,' shared Chris Blandy, director of strategy and business development for media and entertainment, games, and sports at AWS. Veritone's award-winning AI solutions are currently used by some of the world's most recognizable brands, including NCAA, iHeartRadio, NBC Universal, CNBC, Bloomberg and CNN. DMH can be purchased directly within the AWS cloud environment, unlocking new opportunities for innovation, efficiency, scalability, monetization and performance for AI initiatives. To learn more about how Veritone and AWS unlock enterprise AI at scale visit: Veritone (NASDAQ: VERI) builds human-centered enterprise AI solutions. Serving customers in the media, entertainment, public sector and talent acquisition industries, Veritone's software and services empower individuals at the world's largest and most recognizable brands to run more efficiently, accelerate decision making and increase profitability. Veritone's leading enterprise AI platform, aiWARE™, orchestrates an ever-growing ecosystem of machine learning models, transforming data sources into actionable intelligence. By blending human expertise with AI technology, Veritone advances human potential to help organizations solve problems and achieve more than ever before, enhancing lives everywhere. To learn more, visit Safe Harbor Statement This news release contains forward-looking statements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as 'may,' 'will,' 'expect,' 'believe,' 'anticipate,' 'intend,' 'could,' 'estimate' or 'continue' or the negative or other variations thereof or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. Assumptions relating to the foregoing involve judgments and risks with respect to various matters which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond the control of Veritone. 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