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AUGUSTA GOLD ADVANCES REWARD FEASIBILITY STUDY AND PROVIDES OPERATIONAL UPDATE

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Augusta Gold is advancing completion of the final Feasibility Study on its 100% owned Reward open pit/heap leach project in the Walker Lane district of southern Nevada.

Key Points: 
  • Augusta Gold is advancing completion of the final Feasibility Study on its 100% owned Reward open pit/heap leach project in the Walker Lane district of southern Nevada.
  • Prices for goods and services have stabilized sufficiently allowing the Company to advance completion of the Feasibility Study.
  • Other contractors contributing to the Feasibility Study are Respec, Newfields, Apex Geosciences, Knight Piésold and SRK.
  • Additionally, moving forward the permitting, metallurgy and environmental studies at the Bullfrog project will help in the timely progression of making Augusta Gold a substantial Nevada gold producer."

The Gap Between Continues to Be an Essential Resource for Caretakers this June during Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month

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Friday, June 2, 2023

Alzheimer’s disease may contribute to 60–70% of such cases, and the number of people affected is set to rise to 139 million by 2050.

Key Points: 
  • Alzheimer’s disease may contribute to 60–70% of such cases, and the number of people affected is set to rise to 139 million by 2050.
  • Now more than ever, as family members and friends prepare to care for a loved one diagnosed with this disease, resources are necessary to help plan for the expected, and unexpected, parts of Alzheimer’s.
  • Moreland delicately demonstrates that grief is constantly evolving as she watches her “Benjamin Button” adult mother gradually transition into an infant child before her eyes.
  • Knowing you’re not alone and learning from others who have walked the same path before you is priceless.

In the 1800s, colonisers attempted to listen to First Nations people. It didn't stop the massacres

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

Note of warning: This article refers to deceased Aboriginal people, their words, names and images.

Key Points: 
  • Note of warning: This article refers to deceased Aboriginal people, their words, names and images.
  • Words attributed to them and images in the article are already in the public domain.
  • Also, historical language is used in this article that may cause offence.

Spotlight on the treatment of Indigenous people

    • During the 1830s, slave rebellions in Britain’s colonies and a growing humanitarian movement in the UK pushed the government to abolish slavery.
    • The spotlight was then turned on the treatment of Indigenous peoples, both within and on the edges of the rapidly expanding British Empire.
    • [had] directed their anxious attention to the adoption of some plan for the better protection and civilisation of the native tribes.
    • shewn [sic] himself to be eminently qualified by his charge of the Aboriginal Establishment at Flinders Island.

An aim to convey ‘wants, wishes or grievances’

    • Protectors were to “watch over the rights and interests of the natives” and protect them from “acts of cruelty, of oppression or injustice”.
    • The protector was also to be a kind of conduit to express the “wants, wishes or grievances” of Aboriginal peoples to the colonial governments.
    • Read more:
      90 years ago, Yorta Yorta leader William Cooper petitioned the king for Aboriginal representation in parliament

A failure from the beginning

    • The protectorates scheme was also bound up in the supposed superiority of the colonisers’ race and Christian religion.
    • The ultimate goal was for Aboriginal people to become “civilised” and Christian – just like white people apparently were.
    • It was a paternalistic concept that ultimately turned humanitarian ideals into an even more violent and coercive colonial system.

How this history feeds into failed policies today

    • These supposedly moral standards around “protection” and “civilisation” ultimately forced Indigenous people to become less Indigenous.
    • These beliefs continue to permeate our government today through failed paternalistic policies such as Closing the Gap.
    • Such racialised policies draw on Australia’s history of containment of Aboriginal land and the ongoing colonial violence of “protection”.

Closing the First Nations employment gap will take 100 years

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

That required, by 2018, lifting the employment rate for First Nations Australians from 48% to 60%, with the rate for other Australians being 72%.

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  • That required, by 2018, lifting the employment rate for First Nations Australians from 48% to 60%, with the rate for other Australians being 72%.
  • At the 2021 census the employment rate for First Nations Australians was 51%, while the rate for other Australians was 74%.
  • Assuming the employment rate for other Australians does not change, the rate of incremental gains in First Nations employment since 2008 suggests that closing the employment gap is going to take 100 years.

What these statistics show

    • The Closing the Gap methodology measures employment as a percentage of all people aged 15 to 64.
    • We’ve adopted the approach used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for its unemployment data.
    • We’re using Australian Bureau of Statistics data, so we’ve stuck with the bureau’s approach.

Educational attainment matters

    • Almost half of the First Nations Australians (49%) do not have a qualification beyond secondary education, compared with 31% of other Australians.
    • These differences in educational attainment are reflected in employment outcomes.
    • For every level of educational attainment less than a diploma, First Nations unemployment rate is at least double that of other Australians.

Location counts

    • But one clear factor is geographic location.
    • Why do the unemployment rates for other Australians show the opposite trend, with lower rates the more remote?
    • Read more:
      Albanese government announces $424 million to narrow a gap that is not closing fast enough

Employment by occupation


    The unemployment-related factors lead to differences in the occupational profile of First Nations Australians. They are more likely than other Australians to be employed in community and personal services or manual labour, and significantly less likely to be in a professional or managerial role.

Different approaches needed

    • These statistics show that, with the exception of those achieving postgraduate qualifications, First Nations Australians face multiple disadvantages in employment.
    • Listening to those closest to the problem, and giving First Nations Australians a greater say in designing and implementing solutions would be a good start.

Mind The Gap Launches Online Training For Nonprofit Executive Director Coaching

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Monday, May 22, 2023

New York City-based Mind The Gap Consulting, LLC, is offering a specialized training course for inexperienced executive directors in the nonprofit sector.

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    The Executive Director Boot Camp covers every aspect of running a successful nonprofit, from fundraising strategies to recruiting an effective board.
  • After completing the program, enrollees receive a certificate of completion that can be added to their resume as evidence of their competency in nonprofit management.
  • The Executive Director Boot Camp course features over 35 video modules that cover every aspect of an executive role, over 25 templates and cheat sheets that expedite problem-solving, and ongoing tutor support.
  • Mind The Gap is helping to develop and train a new generation of nonprofit leaders, drawing on Sean's experience to provide a route map to professional expertise.

The Duckhorn Portfolio Names Jennifer Fall Jung Chief Financial Officer

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

The Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. (NYSE: NAPA) (the “Company”), North America’s premier luxury wine company, today announced Jennifer Fall Jung has been appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, effective June 19, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • The Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. (NYSE: NAPA) (the “Company”), North America’s premier luxury wine company, today announced Jennifer Fall Jung has been appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, effective June 19, 2023.
  • “I could not be more excited to welcome Jennifer to The Duckhorn Portfolio,” said Alex Ryan, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Company.
  • “Over the past 14 years, Lori was fundamental to shaping The Duckhorn Portfolio into the company we are today.
  • We wish her the best in her retirement.” Beaudoin will continue to serve as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer until June 16, 2023.

WILDBRAIN PROMOTES JOSH SCHERBA TO PRESIDENT AND CEO

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

TORONTO, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - WildBrain Ltd. ("WildBrain" or the "Company") (TSX: WILD), a global leader in kids' and family entertainment, has promoted Josh Scherba to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - WildBrain Ltd. ("WildBrain" or the "Company") (TSX: WILD), a global leader in kids' and family entertainment, has promoted Josh Scherba to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer.
  • Under the Company's succession plan, Scherba replaces Eric Ellenbogen who has stepped down as CEO and Vice Chair.
  • We're confident Josh has the right combination of strategic vision, deep industry expertise and operational insights to take WildBrain forward into this next phase of growth."
  • Josh Scherba stated: "It's an incredibly exciting time at WildBrain, and I'm honoured that our board has put their support behind me to lead the Company.

Gap Inc. Releases 2022 ESG Report, Sharing Progress on Sustainability and Inclusion

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Gap Inc.'s ESG strategy is aligned to the pillars of Empowering Women, Enabling Opportunity, and Enriching Communities.

Key Points: 
  • Gap Inc.'s ESG strategy is aligned to the pillars of Empowering Women, Enabling Opportunity, and Enriching Communities.
  • The report covers Gap Inc.'s global operations for fiscal 2022, which ended on January 28, 2023, unless otherwise noted.
  • Our ESG Report and strategy are guided by Gap Inc.'s Material Topics (defined by our latest assessment completed in March 2023).
  • Gap Inc. is committed to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Global Compact (UNGC) Ten Principles; this report serves as our Communication on Progress.

New funds will tackle Indigenous smoking. But here's what else we know works for quit campaigns

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Friday, May 5, 2023

A key priority of the strategy is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smoking and Closing the Gap.

Key Points: 
  • A key priority of the strategy is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smoking and Closing the Gap.
  • Here’s why that’s urgently needed and what needs to happen next to reduce smoking rates among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Tobacco is still a killer

    • For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, more than a third of all deaths are caused by tobacco.
    • Over the past decade we have lost more than 10,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lives due to smoking.
    • Multiple policy failures beyond health – from poverty, education, employment, housing, family removals, dislocation and the systematic embedding of tobacco as rations in lieu of wages – mean Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are disproportionately impacted by the harms of Big Tobacco.

We know what works

    • This makes the case for targeted approaches, including local level campaigns, reinforced by general, national activity.
    • Audiences engage with the message when they can see themselves and their community members (sometimes actually) in the advertising.
    • This was created by Indigenous agency Carbon Media, starring musician Fred Leone alongside real stories from community members.
    • When Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people lead and promote smoke-free behaviours, communities are more interested in quitting.

What works? Product, price, place and promotion

    • Social marketing campaigns, like the ones we’ve mentioned, really work well when they take on the Four Ps of product, price, place and promotion.
    • This is where the rest of the National Tobacco Strategy comes in.
    • Place We have known about the harms of commercial tobacco since at least 1950.
    • Promotion The commitment to close any last promotional loopholes for tobacco and e-cigarettes, particularly online is also important, along with local and national anti-smoking campaigns.

What we also need

    • Targeted approaches are critical and can be effective, but they need to be supported by bigger, whole of population structural changes.
    • Lisa J Whop receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Australian Research Council.
    • Michelle Kennedy receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Medical Research Future Fund and the National Heart Foundation.

Inspiration, influence and theft: what the Ed Sheeran case can tell us about 70 years of pop music

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Friday, May 5, 2023

Earlier today, a US court ruled in favour of singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, agreeing his song Thinking Out Loud did not breach musical copyright.

Key Points: 
  • Earlier today, a US court ruled in favour of singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, agreeing his song Thinking Out Loud did not breach musical copyright.
  • The high-profile court case, brought by the estate of soul singer Marvin Gaye, claimed Sheeran’s song was too similar to Gaye’s song Let’s Get It On.
  • In this case against Sheeran, the song’s chord progression was at the heart of the claim.
  • This chord progression and many others are part of the songwriting toolkit of rock and pop and have been heard continuously over the past 70 years.

The 12 bar blues

    • One of the oldest chord progressions in pop is the 12-bar blues – a looping pattern of three chords that is very identifiable.
    • More recently, Lizzo’s Better in Colour uses the 12-bar blues in a way that makes an old formula fresh.

The ‘doo-wop’ progression

    • The “doo-wop” progression has appeared in pop music for close to 80 years, and is named because most doo-wop songs feature this chord progression – it was an essential part of its sound.
    • Comedy act Axis of Awesome use a similar progression in their video for 4 Chords, where they cleverly play almost 50 different songs with a variation on these four simple chords.

The I-IV-V (the ‘one, four, five’)

    • Perhaps the most common chord progressions in rock and pop are those that use the I, IV and V chords in various combinations.
    • They’re usually the first three chords you learn on an instrument and open up thousands of songs to play – from the rock and roll of Summertime Blues by Eddie Cochran, the garage rock of Wild Thing by the Troggs, the bubblegum of Hanson’s Mmmbop and the indie rock of Coldplay’s Yellow, to the modern pop of bad guy by Billie Eilish and good 4 u by Olivia Rodrigo.

Going forward

    • Rock, pop, blues, doo wop and other musical genres can often be defined by their use of repeated chord progressions.
    • These chord progressions are part of a songwriter’s toolkit in a similar way to how an artist may use different paint brushes.
    • It also acknowledges that influence and inspiration from previous works are part of the construction of the pop music we love.