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bwoii guitarist has shared an inspiring message as he celebrates six years of sobriety. Morton, 52, says he had been drinking heavily and for "decades" and taking opiates for 10 years before he finally got clean and sober. And in case any fans who need help are worried about the challenge ahead, Morton wanted to share some encouragement. In a social media post, he writes: "I woke up this morning with six years clean and sober. "This comes after decades of drinking nearly every day and with the final 10 years of that compounded by an aggressively progressive opiate addiction that almost killed me. "I’m writing this just in case someone out there who feels as hopeless, helpless and crippled by addiction as I once did might read it and start to believe that recovery is possible. "You can get clean and live a life beyond anything you’ve ever dreamed of. Find an alcoholic or addict living in recovery. Ask them what they did. You’re worth it." Morton has been open about his road to recovery. Earlier this year, he explained how icon to stay clean. Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! In his memoir , out now via Hachette Books, Morton wrote: "Drinking and drugging had been an ingrained part of my creative process, freeing me from the barriers of self-doubt and inhibition. Could I even do it without being fucked up on something? "I tried picking up a guitar and riffing around, but everything felt empty and lame. What had once been a natural, free-flowing relationship between my instrument and me now felt stiff and unfamiliar. I asked around for some insight and help, as I had been advised to do in rehab. "A mutual friend put me in touch with Slash, who had gotten clean some years earlier. Slash graciously called me one afternoon and patiently listened to my tale of creative insecurity and fear. 'You’re putting too much pressure on yourself,' he told me sympathetically. 'It’s unrealistic for you to think that you can tap right back into your creative element so soon after the shock of getting clean. You’re learning a whole new way to live. You’re going to have to prioritize staying clean over everything else right now if you want it to stick.'" pic.twitter.com/nBwin74ZQz Stef wrote close to 5,000 stories during his time as assistant online news editor and later as online news editor between 2014-2016. An accomplished reporter and journalist, Stef has written extensively for a number of UK newspapers and also played bass with UK rock favourites Logan. His favourite bands are Pixies and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Stef left the world of rock'n'roll news behind when he moved to his beloved Canada in 2016, but he started on his next 5000 stories in 2022.

Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) Among Billionaire Ken Fisher’s Top Stock Picks Heading Into 2025NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Wenkers Wright ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns and No. 13 Illinois State knocked off North Dakota for the first time, 35-13 in the regular season finale for both teams Saturday. The Redbirds are 9-2 (6-2 Missouri Valley Conference) and are looking to reach the FCS playoffs for the first time since 2019 and sixth time in Brock Spack's 16 seasons as head coach. Illinois State opened the game with some trickery. Eddie Kasper pulled up on a fleaflicker and launched a 30-yard touchdown pass to Xavier Loyd to cap a seven-play, 70-yard opening drive. Simon Romfo tied it on North Dakota's only touchdown of the day, throwing 20 yards to Nate DeMontagnac. Wright scored from the 10 to make it 14-7 after a quarter, and after C.J. Elrichs kicked a 20-yard field goal midway through the second to make it 14-10 at intermission, Wright powered in from the 18 and Mitch Bartol caught a five-yard touchdown pass from Tommy Rittenhouse to make it 28-10 after three. Seth Glatz added a 13-yard touchdown run to make it 35-10 before Elrichs added a 37-yard field goal to get the Fighting Hawks on the board to set the final margin. Rittenhouse finished 21 of 33 passing for 187 yards for Illinois State. Loyd caught eight passes for 121 yards. Romfo completed 11 of 26 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown with an interception for North Dakota (5-7, 2-6). Illinois State faced North Dakota for just the fourth time and third time as Missouri Valley Conference opponents. The Redbirds lost the previous three meetings. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballPart of Wallace Elementary School’s first miniature sail boat made it as far as Hawaii last year after being launched in June 2022. Now, the school’s current students are building and launching their own miniboat into the Pacific Ocean. For seven years, Washington and Oregon students have built and launched unmanned 5-foot sailing vessels through Astoria’s Columbia River Maritime Museum. The program, developed in partnership with not-for-profit Educational Passages and other organizations, helps students practice STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) skills, museum Education Director Katy Menne said. Though the program’s previous goal of reaching Japan has been lowered, another Kelso elementary school’s creation is still within reach. Could the district’s latest ship make it as far? Wallace Elementary School’s latest miniboat, S/V Wolverine, was christened Dec. 19 in a dual ceremony with a vessel built by Gaston, Oregon elementary students. Almost 150 guests attended the christening, according to a post from the Columbia River Maritime Museum, including the classrooms that built the boats; Wallace’s entire fifth grade; and a Jewell, Oregon fifth and sixth grade classroom, which built a miniboat during the last school year. The two boats will also be launched together from a cargo ship departing from the Port of Vancouver this week. Students from both schools voted to launch the boats southwest of the Aleutian Islands, an island chain off the southern coast of Alaska. Their second choice of launch site was off the eastern coast of Japan. Columbia River Maritime Museum boat educator Olive DelSol, who helped guide both classes in building their boats, said she is interested to see whether they will end up in the same place or be separated by the ocean. She will continue to work with both classes to track their boats’ progress after they launch. “We know where we’re going to launch the boats, but we don’t know where they’re going to end up,” she said. Once the boats launch, they will begin sending GPS data back to the museum. To track S/V Wolverine's progress, visit educationalpassages.org/boats/wolverine . Wallace Elementary School students pose with their miniboat, S/V Wolverine, at a christening ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 19 in Astoria. The 5-foot vessel, built by the students, is set to by launched by a cargo ship that left the Port of Vancouver this week. When the Columbia River Maritime Museum Miniboat Program started in 2017, the goal was for unmanned 5-foot boats built by students in Washington and Oregon to reach the coast of Japan, while students in Japan sent their own boats toward America. Last year, after looking at the data from past voyages, program staff realized that might not be feasible. They shifted the goal for local schools to make landfall in any location on the Pacific Ocean. However, after the bar was lowered, a Kelso miniboat came remarkably close to reaching Japan. Barnes Elementary School’s S/V Grizzly Bear was first launched in San Diego in January. After washing up in southern California two days afterward, the boat was relaunched near Hawaii in April. In September, it passed within around 300 nautical miles of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island, before drifting east again. Students from Wallace and Gaston elementary schools take S/V Wolverine, front, and S/V Greyhound 5 on a shakedown cruise to test their seaworthiness on Thursday, Dec. 19. According to GPS tracking, it is still in the area. S/V Grizzly Bear was around 1,100 nautical miles southeast of Hokkaido as of Sunday. “I’m amazed and grateful that it has continued to float for over 200 days,” DelSol said. DelSol helped build Grizzly Bear during her first year with the miniboat program. This is her second year as a boat educator, and her first time assisting with two boats at once. This year, DelSol wanted the program to focus on science and local maritime history, she said. Students learned about yearly canoe journeys taken by local tribes and the history of the Lewis and Clark expedition, as well as more technical topics like how to analyze the tracking data that the boats will send once they launch. The students also got to decide how they wanted to decorate their boats. Wolverine was named after the recently released movie “Deadpool & Wolverine,” but is not actually themed after the Marvel character, DelSol said. “That’s probably important to note,” she said. “They made their own character. They’ve just grabbed the name.” Another new aspect of the program is an increased focus on collaboration, both between current and former miniboat classrooms and between different schools. Students who have participated in the program already will now have the opportunity to leave behind advice for future classes in their school district. “This program is really alive,” DelSol said. “It’s vital. It’s vibrant. Our community is growing in an exponential way.” Minka Atkinson is a news reporter for The Daily News covering education, health and social services in Cowlitz County. Get our local education coverage delivered directly to your inbox. Reporter {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.

VANCOUVER, BC , Dec. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Lumina Gold Corp. (TSXV: LUM) (OTCQB: LMGDF ) (the "Company" or "Lumina") is pleased to announce that under the previously announced US$300 million precious metals purchase agreement (the "PMPA") with Wheaton Precious Metals International Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp., the Company has drawn an additional installment of US$6.0 million . The Company has now drawn US$44.9 million and can draw up to an additional US$3.1 million for specific pre-construction capital items. Investor Relations The Company is also pleased to announce that it has retained Oak Hill Financial Inc. ("Oak Hill") to provide investor relations services at a rate of C$10,000 per month for an initial three-month term beginning in January 2025 , then continuing month to month at the Company's election. Oak Hill will help Lumina to effectively communicate its latest corporate milestones with potential new investors, and further engage with the investment community on behalf of the Company. Oak Hill is an arms-length party to the Company and does not currently hold any interest in the securities of the Company (either directly or indirectly) nor does it hold any rights or options to acquire such an interest. Oak Hill is a leading Canadian investor marketing and distribution and corporate advisory firm, based in Ontario , focused on IIROC retail brokerage networks, servicing both asset managers and public companies. Oak Hill's experienced team of former asset management wholesalers, research analysts and capital market professionals specialize in building credibility for their clients to a network of over 10,000 Canadian IIROC retail brokers and over 300 North American funds. About Lumina Gold Lumina Gold Corp. (TSXV: LUM) is a Vancouver, Canada based precious and base metals development company focused on the Cangrejos Gold-Copper Project located in El Oro Province, southwest Ecuador . In 2023, the Company completed a Pre-Feasibility Study for Cangrejos, which is the largest primary gold deposit in Ecuador . Lumina has an experienced management team with a successful track record of advancing and monetizing exploration projects. Follow us on: Twitter , Linkedin or Facebook . Further details are available on the Company's website at https://luminagold.com/ . To receive future news releases please sign up at https://luminagold.com/contact . LUMINA GOLD CORP. Signed: "Marshall Koval" Marshall Koval , President & CEO, Director Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information Certain statements and information herein, including all statements that are not historical facts, contain forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Such forward-looking statements or information include but are not limited to statements or information with respect to: the Company's ability to draw up to an additional US$3.1 million for specific pre-construction capital items, the Company's engagement of Oak Hill and the services to be provided . Often, but not always, forward-looking statements or information can be identified by the use of words such as "will" or "projected" or variations of those words or statements that certain actions, events or results "will", "could", "are proposed to", "are planned to", "are expected to" or "are anticipated to" be taken, occur or be achieved. With respect to forward-looking statements and information contained herein, the Company has made numerous assumptions including among other things, assumptions about: the Company's ability to meet its obligations under the PMPA; general business and economic conditions; the prices of gold and copper; and anticipated costs and expenditures. The foregoing list of assumptions is not exhaustive. Although management of the Company believes that the assumptions made and the expectations represented by such statements or information are reasonable, there can be no assurance that a forward-looking statement or information herein will prove to be accurate. Forward-looking statements and information by their nature are based on assumptions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or information. These factors include, but are not limited to: risks associated with the business of the Company; business and economic conditions in the mining industry generally; the supply and demand for labour and other project inputs; changes in commodity prices; changes in interest and currency exchange rates; risks relating to inaccurate geological and engineering assumptions (including with respect to the tonnage, grade and recoverability of reserves and resources); risks relating to unanticipated operational difficulties (including failure of equipment or processes to operate in accordance with specifications or expectations, cost escalation, unavailability of materials and equipment, government action or delays in the receipt of government approvals, industrial disturbances or other job action, and unanticipated events related to health, safety and environmental matters); risks relating to adverse weather conditions; political risk and social unrest; changes in general economic conditions or conditions in the financial markets; and other risk factors as detailed from time to time in the Company's continuous disclosure documents filed with Canadian securities administrators. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. SOURCE Lumina Gold Corp.New York Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said Aaron Rodgers “absolutely” will remain the team's starting quarterback and start Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks. Rodgers, who turns 41 next Monday, has been hampered at times during the Jets' 3-8 start by various injuries to his left leg, including a sore knee, sprained ankle and balky hamstring. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.2. **Government Policy Support**: The Chinese government has introduced several supportive policies to stimulate the real estate market, including lowering interest rates, reducing down payment requirements, and providing incentives for first-time homebuyers. These measures have boosted buyer confidence and incentivized property transactions, especially in major cities like Beijing.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones' 21 points helped UC San Diego defeat James Madison 73-67 on Friday night. Tait-Jones also contributed six rebounds for the Tritons (4-2). Hayden Gray scored 16 points and added four steals. Nordin Kapic went 5 of 8 from the field (1 for 4 from 3-point range) to finish with 12 points. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.Stock market today: Rising tech stocks pull Wall Street to another record

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RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Jarvis Moss scored 15 points and Jonas Sirtautas had a go-ahead three-point play in overtime to help Radford hold off Bucknell 74-70 on Sunday night. Sirtautas gave the Highlanders the lead for good with 2:38 left in the extra period. Moss shot 4 of 13 from the field, including 2 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the line for the Highlanders (9-2). Josiah Harris scored 12 points and added five rebounds. Achile Spadone led the Bison (4-7) in scoring, finishing with 22 points and two steals. Bucknell also got 19 points and four assists from Josh Bascoe. Noah Williamson had nine points. Bascoe's layup with 12 seconds left forced overtime tied at 59. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .Ultimately, the episode serves as a reminder of the complexities involved in political communication and the need for greater sensitivity and awareness when addressing sensitive topics such as appearance. While it is important to hold leaders accountable for their actions and decisions, criticisms should be constructive and focused on substantive issues rather than superficial matters like clothing choices.‘MITRA’ should be guiding force in boosting priority sectors: Fadnavis

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Questions to ask your home inspectorCanadians face a fresh wave of scams as fraudsters seize on the Canada Post strike to try to trick victims out of their cash. The last few weeks have seen an “exponential” rise in attempted fraud, ranging from phishing emails to deepfake phone calls, says Octavia Howell, chief information security officer at Equifax Canada. “Any time there is a major political event, a major strike or anything like that, we’ll see an uptick,” she said in a phone interview. “Not only is there a Canada post strike ... it’s the holidays.” Scams related to parcels and deliveries typically tick up in step with online shopping orders this time of year, but the work stoppage at Canada Post has led to even more fraud attempts amid the confusion around shipments, Howell said. Comprehensive figures on the latest batch of scams are not yet available from Equifax Canada, but the credit bureau’s daily updates have marked the rise nonetheless. Rather than the roughly half-dozen daily consumer fraud reports of previous increases, Equifax Canada’s investigations team is filing up to “87 in one report in one day coming from the same IP addresses,” said Howell. She called the trend “insidious.” “We’re seeing exponential growth in the amount of scams that are actually happening ... because, one, holidays, and then two, people aren’t able to get their shipments out.” Mail carriers walked off the job on Nov. 15, halting deliveries of letters and packages at the start of the holiday shipping season. Canada Post cautions users that it never reaches out about a delivery via text or email unless it has been requested to. The Crown corporation has asked Canadians to be on guard for telltale signs of a phishing scam or fraud attempt, including poor grammar, imagery inconsistent with Canada Post logos and a tracking number at odds with its standard format. The Better Business Bureau similarly cautioned users when the strike kicked off. “Watch out for fake package delivery offers during Canada’s postal strike,” the non-profit said in a release last month. It advised potential victims to verify delivery services, avoid unsolicited shipment offers from little-known companies and check for accreditation by the bureau before selecting a service. It also noted that scammers may send false messages claiming to be from Canada Post or another carrier asking for payment for undelivered items or offering “priority service.” “Do not click on links in unsolicited emails or texts. Instead, visit the official website of the courier service for updates,” the bureau said. Canada Post recommends customers contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre if they receive a suspicious email, text or call related to the postal service.

And so, as Teng Haag stands at the crossroads of destiny, his future uncertain, his past a series of shattered dreams and missed opportunities, he takes a deep breath and steps forward, knowing that in Vanderse, where everything is connected, there is always the possibility of a better tomorrow, a brighter day, a happier ending.NEW YORK (AP) — Technology stocks pulled Wall Street to another record amid a mixed Monday of trading. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% from its all-time high set on Friday to post a record for the 54th time this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 128 points, or 0.3%, while the Nasdaq composite gained 1%. Super Micro Computer, a stock that’s been on an AI-driven roller coaster, soared 28.7% to lead the market. Following allegations of misconduct and the resignation of its public auditor , the maker of servers used in artificial-intelligence technology said an investigation found no evidence of misconduct by its management or by the company’s board. It also said that it doesn’t expect to restate its past financials and that it will find a new chief financial officer, appoint a general counsel and make other moves to strengthen its governance. Big Tech stocks also helped prop up the market. Gains of 1.8% for Microsoft and 3.2% for Meta Platforms were the two strongest forces pushing upward on the S&P 500. Intel was another propellant during the morning, but it lost an early gain to fall 0.5% after the chip company said CEO Pat Gelsinger has retired and stepped down from the board. Intel is looking for Gelsinger’s replacement, and its chair said it’s “committed to restoring investor confidence.” Intel recently lost its spot in the Dow Jones Industrial Average to Nvidia, which has skyrocketed in Wall Street’s frenzy around AI. Stellantis, meanwhile, skidded following the announcement of its CEO’s departure . Carlos Tavares steps down after nearly four years in the top spot of the automaker, which owns car brands like Jeep, Citroën and Ram, amid an ongoing struggle with slumping sales and an inventory backlog at dealerships. The world’s fourth-largest automaker’s stock fell 6.3% in Milan. The majority of stocks in the S&P 500 likewise fell, including California utility PG&E. It dropped 5% after saying it would sell $2.4 billion of stock and preferred shares to raise cash. Retailers were mixed amid what’s expected to be the best Cyber Monday on record and coming off Black Friday . Target, which recently gave a forecast for the holiday season that left investors discouraged , fell 1.2%. Walmart , which gave a more optimistic forecast, rose 0.2%. Amazon, which looks to benefit from online sales from Cyber Monday, climbed 1.4%. All told, the S&P 500 added 14.77 points to 6,047.15. The Dow fell 128.65 to 44,782.00, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 185.78 to 19,403.95. The stock market largely took Donald Trump’s latest threat on tariffs in stride. The president-elect on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a group of developing economies if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar. Trump said he wants the group, headlined by Brazil, Russia, India and China, to promise it won’t create a new currency or otherwise try to undercut the U.S. dollar. The dollar has long been the currency of choice for global trade. Speculation has also been around a long time that other currencies could knock it off its mantle, but no contender has come close. The U.S. dollar’s value rose Monday against several other currencies, but one of its strongest moves likely had less to do with the tariff threats. The euro fell amid a political battle in Paris over the French government’s budget . The euro sank 0.7% against the U.S. dollar and broke below $1.05. In the bond market, Treasury yields gave up early gains to hold relatively steady. The yield on the 10-year Treasury climbed above 4.23% during the morning before falling back to 4.19%. That was just above its level of 4.18% late Friday. A report in the morning showed the U.S. manufacturing sector contracted again last month, but not by as much as economists expected. This upcoming week will bring several big updates on the job market, including the October job openings report, weekly unemployment benefits data and the all-important November jobs report. They could steer the next moves for Federal Reserve, which recently began pulling interest rates lower to give support to the economy. Economists expect Friday’s headliner report to show U.S. employers accelerated their hiring in November, coming off October’s lackluster growth that was hampered by damaging hurricanes and strikes. “We now find ourselves in the middle of this Goldilocks zone, where economic health supports earnings growth while remaining weak enough to justify potential Fed rate cuts,” according to Mark Hackett, chief of investment research at Nationwide. In financial markets abroad, Chinese stocks led gains worldwide as monthly surveys showed improving conditions for manufacturing, partly driven by a surge in orders ahead of Trump’s inauguration next month. Both official and private sector surveys of factory managers showed strong new orders and export orders, possibly partly linked to efforts by importers in the U.S. to beat potential tariff hikes by Trump once he takes office. Indexes rose 0.7% in Hong Kong and 1.1% in Shanghai. AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Elaine Kurtenbach contributed.

As Barcelona looks to navigate this turbulent period, it is clear that a resolution must be found to address the internal discord and restore a sense of unity and purpose within the squad. Whether Lewandowski and his teammates can put aside their differences and come together for the good of the team remains to be seen, but one thing is certain: Barcelona's success this season may depend as much on their ability to work together off the pitch as it does on it.The lack of consistent attacking threat from the left side has been a cause for worry for Arsenal fans and critics alike. While Bukayo Saka has shown great potential in that position, there have been calls for a more established and experienced player to provide more cutting edge in the final third. The team's performance in terms of expected goals (xG) in open play has raised eyebrows, with Arsenal ranking near the bottom in the Premier League.

As tension escalated between the two, bystanders began to take notice of the scene unfolding before them. Some intervened, attempting to defuse the situation and calm Sarah down. Others took out their own phones to document the incident, highlighting the pervasive nature of digital voyeurism and the lack of accountability in public spaces.Malaysia Ordered To Return 172 Swatch Watches Seized Over Gay Pride DesignsIn addition to physical warmth, maintaining a balanced diet and staying hydrated are vital for overall health during the winter months. Consuming hot beverages, soups, and nutritious meals can help boost immunity and provide the necessary energy to combat the cold. Adequate hydration is equally important, as cold weather can lead to dehydration, impacting skin health and overall well-being.