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Metro
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Glastonbury crowds fuming about sound ‘issues' on day one
Glastonbury attendees have complained about issues with the sound on the first day. The gates of the mammoth music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset were opened yesterday, with more than 200,000 expected to descend on the site in the coming days. This year the main festival programme will launch on Friday, with the headlining acts being The 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo. Although most of the stages aren't yet open, on Wednesday night there were two Opening Ceremonies titled The Dreamweaver's Journey in the Pyramid arena and the Green Fields with acrobats and singers, followed by a firework display. However, many who attended have said they couldn't actually hear anything. Disgruntled punters said the opening event was plagued by sound issues. 'The opening ceremony started 10 minutes late, there was a huge choir on stage that no one could hear,' one told The Sun. 'All we could hear was the sound of a couple of drums. 'It was a massive fireworks display with no music, the whole silence lasted 30 minutes.' Many others echoed those sentiments and posted on social media. 'Not good from a sound standpoint. I think you have let the performers down here to say the least,' one posted on X. 'Is there meant to be no sound at the #Glastonbury2025 opening ceremony? Local regs? Crowds a bit restless at the back,' someone else shared. 'Where's the sound? Kicked out of Greenpeace for crowds. No sound and lost audience at opening ceremony. Get it together,' a fan fumed. 'No sound. Can't hear anything. Underwhelming,' another added. However, Metro entertainment reporter Danni Scott explained: 'After watching the fireworks from the stunning Park viewpoint, I explored the late-night stages. While music may have been less amplified, the festival goers were already in full party mode and started Glastonbury off with exactly the right tone.' As per the Glastonbury Town Council rules, there is no amplified entertainment on the Wednesday of the festival due to noise restrictions. The organisers had also previously told people attending last night event's that it wanted to create a ''visceral, immersive acoustic musical soundscape and we need your voice', encouraging them to 'participate in a living, breathing chorus of sound'. When a 'Dreamweaver digital cyclist' appeared on the big screens, attendees were asked to 'hum along'. More Trending The next few days will see a string of massive acts perform at Glastonbury. Aside from the headliners, other acts on the line-up include Alanis Morissette, Wet Leg, Gracie Abrams, Busta Rhymes, Raye, Charli XCX, Scissor Sisters, Noah Kahan, The Prodigy and Sam Ryder. For those who didn't manage to score a coveted ticket, you can still watch along from the comfort of home. There are more than 100 different stages at the Glastonbury Festival, and while the BBC won't be covering all of them, they'll have highlights from the big five, which includes the Pyramid Stage, The Other Stage, West Holts, Woodsies (formally the John Peel) and the Park Stage. Metro has contacted representatives for Glastonbury for comment. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Azealia Banks cancels UK festivals with claims she was pressured to 'support Palestine' MORE: Emily Eavis addresses Kneecap backlash after calls to axe their Glastonbury set MORE: Chart-topping popstar drops major hint she's Glastonbury's mystery Patchwork performer
Fox Sports
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Luke Weaver allows go-ahead homer in Yankees' 5-3 loss to Orioles after being activated from IL
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Weaver felt fine about everything in his return for the New York Yankees — except the fastball Ramon Urias hit for a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning. Weaver was activated from the injured list Friday, but his first game back from a strained left hamstring was spoiled when Urías poked a full-count 96.4 mph fastball into the first row of the right field seats for the Baltimore Orioles. 'I feel great,' Weaver said after taking the loss in the Yankees' 5-3 defeat. 'The only thing that hurts is my heart and mind. So, at the end of the day, my leg feels great. The velocity's there. All the pitches are there. So, I had everything I needed to be successful. It's just a game which (it) didn't happen.' After jogging in from the bullpen to the 'Imperial March' from Star Wars and Gary Wright's 'Dreamweaver,' Weaver got ahead with his fastball and changeup. He threw two changeups to even the count and another fastball for a full-count. On the next pitch, Urías hit a 337-foot jump that just went over the leaping try of Aaron Judge and deflected off a fan's shirt in the first row. Following the homer, Weaver struck out Colton Cowser but walked Gary Sanchez and allowed a single to pinch-hitter Ryan O'Hearn. After Dylan Carlson lined out, Tim Hill allowed a RBI single to pinch-hitter Gunnar Henderson. Weaver gave up two runs and two hits in two-thirds of an inning. It was the third homer allowed in 25 appearances for the right-hander, who missed 17 games. 'I don't think that far off,' Yankees manager Aaron Boone said of Weaver. 'They just took advantage of some pitches.' Weaver was injured while warming up before a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 1 at Dodger Stadium. After being placed on the injured list, the Yankees thought Weaver might be out until early July or through the All-Star break. Instead, Weaver began feeling better quickly and said the pain disappeared shortly after the injury. He took his final steps in his rehab by throwing a simulated game Tuesday after throwing three side sessions. Weaver has a 1.71 ERA with eight saves in nine opportunities in 25 appearances. He ascended into the closer's role by converting six saves in seven chances after Devin Williams posted an 11.25 ERA in his first 10 appearances and was removed from that spot on April 27. 'I kind of look at (it) with him and Devin like we got two elite guys back there, obviously with how well Devin's been throwing the ball the last month,' Boone said Friday before the game. A 31-year-old who can become a free agent after the season, Weaver supplanted Clay Holmes as closer last September. From May 20-22, Weaver became the first Yankees pitcher to make appearance on three consecutive regular-season days since Aroldis Chapman in September 2021 — though Weaver's first outing in that stretch lasted just two pitches, and the three totaled 18. Williams converted all four save chances while Weaver was injured and has a 1.76 ERA in his last 16 appearances since May 5. The Yankees cleared room for Weaver by optioning Jayvien Sandridge to Triple-A Scranton Wilkes/Barre. Sandridge was called up Thursday when Yerry De los Santos went on the injured list with right elbow discomfort. ___ AP MLB: recommended
Miami Herald
30-05-2025
- Politics
- Miami Herald
To that Miami-Dade College teacher, thank you. Too all educators, we got you
Affecting eternity I still vividly remember my high school journalism teacher trying to find the right room one weekday evening at Miami-Dade College. She had driven all the way from her classroom in North Miami-Dade to Downtown Miami to take a weekly Dreamweaver class with me — this, after a full day of teaching, lesson plans, talking to students and never having a real lunch break. At the time, I was trying to create a website — from scratch — for our school newspaper. She had no prior website design experience, but wanted to aid in my pursuit. Mrs. Sullivan shaped the trajectory of my (still young and kicking) professional career. Educators today are often at the brunt of every social, political, economic and mental health crisis. There is no handbook for why a student's domestic trauma causes them to act up in class. Or, why a district muzzles certain teaching topics. Or, even the rightfully concerned, but sometimes overzealous, parents seemingly shouting into an echo chamber of empty, revolving rhetoric at school board meetings. Teachers just want to teach, free from bureaucratic red tape and whether they need to buy a bulletproof vest on top of the classroom materials they are already underpaid to provide for students. When I think about that MDC classroom, I think about a teacher who literally went the extra mile in providing me with a quality education. So, Mrs. Sullivan, thank you. And, to educators everywhere, the work you do behind-the-scenes does not go unnoticed. Anthony Cave, graduate assistant, Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV Showing patriotism Re: Mary Anna Mancuso's May 25 op-ed, 'Florida ranks low on patriotism? I don't believe it.' Democrats may be less jingoistic and not as 'rah-rah' as Republicans. We just show our patriotism more subtly and, perhaps, more sincerely. Carrie Hunter, Miami Rich get richer I appreciate the Miami Herald's May 27 editorial, 'Is a designer purse worth stealing from the indigent?' However, there is a much more important question to ask the Trump administration and its Republican backers. Their 'Big Beautiful Bill' gives billionaires, millionaires and corporations trillion dollar tax cuts while slashing funding for healthcare for almost 15 million people, the elimination of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) to 42 million people, ending school lunches for poor children during the summer, funding of rural hospitals and all aid for pregnant women and infants. Are more private planes, yachts, limousines and designer purses worth stealing from the indigent? Doug Mayer, Coral Gables Healthy license The May 25 letter, 'Medical advice,' regarding Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, was excellent. Kennedy not giving medical advice is an understatement — on steroids. He is not a doctor, has no formal medical training and obviously lacks a medical degree and license. As a lawyer, he is aware that a license is required to practice medicine. He should secure a medical degree, take a four-year residency in internal medicine and two-year fellowships in virology and infectious disease before giving opinions on medical subjects. Mark Wickman, North Miami Venezuelan oil The United States is the largest producer of oil liquids in the world, surpassing Saudi Arabia and Russia at 21 million barrels per day, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Our largest source of imported crude oil is our 'next door' neighbor Canada, supplying more than 63% of our imports via the dependable and secure Keystone pipeline, per EIA. We do not need Venezuelan crude oil imports to safeguard our national security or maintain our market dominance of the world's hydrocarbon supply demand balance. As a former oil executive, I clearly understand the strategic advantage of Chevron Corporation maintaining competitive control over its Venezuelan minority owned (40% Chevron, 60% PDVSA) crude oil production assets, particularly within a post-Maduro scenario. Long term, this is good for Chevron and good for the United States. However, let us be aware that Chevron, by continuing its presence in Venezuela, also supports the continuation of Maduro's dictatorial government and its support of Cuba's tyrannical regime. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's position is very well focused; he understands the short-term political risks associated with Chevron's continuous presence in Venezuela. Jorge R. Piñon, former president, Amoco Oil Latin America, Visiting research fellow, The Energy Institute, University of Texas, Austin, TX Unhappy hunting The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) decision to reinstate a black bear hunt is as reckless as it is cruel. Although public polling showed 81% of Floridians opposed a bear hunt, the Commission sided with the tiny, but vocal minority pushing for trophy hunting. Even worse, they bought into the hunting lobby's false narrative that hounding bears is 'humane.' There's nothing humane about unleashing packs of dogs to chase terrified bears for miles, often separating mothers from cubs. It's not uncommon for hounds to get into fights with the bears, leading to serious injuries — and sometimes death — to both species. This decision won't make anyone safer. Killing bears, especially by baiting them with food or chasing them with hounds, does nothing to reduce conflicts when humans and wildlife meet. If anything, it increases risk by disrupting bear behavior and drawing them closer to people. Floridians want real solutions, such as better trash management, public education and non-lethal conflict prevention, not a slaughter disguised as conservation. I'm dismayed by FWC's actions, but Floridians opposed to this hunt are not defeated. In August, we'll return to the Commission and demand a science-based, ethical approach to bear management, not one rooted in cruelty and misinformation. Valerie Howell, Coral Gables Foreign students Travel, especially for education, is the ultimate instrument to create tolerance. In singling Chinese students, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will hurl the United States back to a Cold War mentality of 'everyone is the enemy.' Imagine the opposite: a welcoming embrace of Chinese — and indeed, all — foreign students in our great universities. Those students would see firsthand that Americans are not the devil, that we do not 'kill people in the streets' (as I've heard some express during my travels). On the contrary, admitting and welcoming foreign students has the immediate side effect of making us important allies everywhere. Students who can afford full tuition at Harvard and similar universities come from important families. By creating a hostile environment for foreign students, especially those from China, Rubio has managed to transform a revenue-generating positive program into a costly, hate-mongering one that communicates an awful image of our country. Marcelo Salup, Coral Gables Too weak notice President Donald Trump says that in two weeks, we will know about a peace treaty between Russia and Ukraine. Are these the same two weeks that would have given us an excellent healthcare plan, that we still don't have? And wasn't that eight years ago? As Trump says, if he had been president in 2014, the war in Ukraine never would've happened. Well, he is president now and Russian President Vladimir Putin is thumbing his nose, telling the world that Trump's voice means absolutely nothing. Priscilla Fregger Adler, Cutler Bay Danger zone Re: the May 29 Miami Herald story, 'Miami International Airport announces plans for $600 million in improvements.' Any chance we will get a designated pickup ride-share area at MIA anytime soon? Maybe the folks who run the airport will get the message after some of us get hit by cars as we try to negotiate the exit gauntlet on our way to Uber and Lyft rides. Leo Bueno, Coral Gables
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
22News Hiring: Digital Producer
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – WWLP-22News, has a full-time Digital News Producer position available. The Digital Producer leads the transition from broadcast-focused newsrooms to multi-platform newsrooms through active daily examples; providing training in methods, processes, and tactics; as well as in creating/editing original content beyond that which is produced for on-air. Develops and leads winning strategy for station content Expert understanding of Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms Reviews copy and will correct errors in content, grammar, and punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines Use our Social Media and Website to build and reinforce brand recognition and drive viewers to television Determines a story's emphasis, length, and format, and organizes material accordingly Research and analyze background information related to news stories to be able to provide complete and accurate information Gathers information about events through research, interviews, experience or attendance at political, news, sports, artistic, social or other functions Pitches on-brand local and trending stories during morning meetings Check reference materials such as books, news files or public records to obtain relevant facts Shoots and edits content for on-air and digital Produces reports for all platforms Ensures that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality Builds and calendars digital campaigns to promote local shows and specials. Writes stories for the web and other digital platforms Performs other duties as assigned Finds new ways to use Social Media and our website to engage with viewers Requirements & Skills: Degree in journalism; daily newspaper or news site experience required; live, working web samples and/or print pages preferred Proficiency in Associated Press style, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Basic HTML preferred CSS, Flash and other relevant technology skills is a plus Maintain positive work environment through active team participation and cooperation with co-workers in all departments Responds positively to feedback Apply: TELEPHONE: no calls please EOE/Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
