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STAR $SNA.ca Updates Recent Montreal MEDEVAC Applications Presentation

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:46 AM on Monday, October 29th, 2018

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  • Announced that it has concluded a series of presentations of its In-Flight System Aided Medical Monitoring System
  • Pesentations were held in the Montreal area and were attended by representatives from the Canadian and US aerospace industries, Emergency Medical Service operators and the National Research Council of Canada

TORONTO, Oct. 29, 2018  — Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd. (CSE: SNA) (CSE:SNA.CN) (OTCQB: SNAVF) (“Star” or the “Company”) announces that it has concluded a series of presentations of its In-Flight System Aided Medical Monitoring System (“STAR-ISAMM™â€) (see Press Release October 10, 2018). The presentations were held in the Montreal area and were attended by representatives from the Canadian and US aerospace industries, Emergency Medical Service operators and the National Research Council of Canada.

The STAR-ISAMM™ System, based on Star’s patented STAR-A.D.S. ® System technology, is specifically designed to address the need for more efficient and timely delivery of a patient’s bio-medical information during emergency medical evacuation and transport.

The presentations demonstrated a STAR-ISAMM™ System, connected to several bio-monitors of the types used in EMS vehicles, transmitting in real time through satellite and GSM.  The exact information generated by the bio-monitors was received at several work stations on the ground simulating the medical environment. The ground segment used the current STAR visualization tools (Graphical User Interface, or “GUI”) showing specific medical information menus. In addition to the bio-data, this enrichment will assist the medical team in their decision making process. For instance, the STAR-ISAMM™ system will show the exact location of the EMS vehicle, its status and its estimated time of arrival.

The presentations were hosted and supported at the Ste. Justine Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (“CHU”) in Montreal, which is cooperating in this project. The attendees were able to see the STAR-ISAMM™ operating in its pre-production format.  The completion of Health Canada and U.S. FDA medical certification is currently underway.

This successful event demonstrated that STAR-ISAMM™ System, both in concept and reality, offers an exciting solution for EMS applications.

Last week, STAR attended the Air Medical Transport Conference (“AMTC”) in Phoenix, Arizona with some of the attendees to its Montreal presentation. The AMTC was an opportunity for the industry to be briefed on the latest techniques and innovative approaches to emergency medical transport practice. Star is now finalizing discussions with key Helicopter EMS operators and suppliers in Canada and in the U.S. to bring the STAR-ISAMM™ System to the market for early 2019.

This Press Release Is available On The Company’s CEO Verified Discussion Forum, A Moderated Social Media Platform That Enables Civilized Discussion and Q&A Between Management and Shareholders. https://agoracom.com/ir/StarNavigationSystems/forums/discussion

About Star Navigation:

Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd. owns the exclusive worldwide license to its proprietary, patented In-flight Safety Monitoring System, STAR-ISMS®, the heart of the STAR-A.D.S. ® System. Its real-time capability of tracking performance trends and predicting incident-occurrence enhances aviation safety and improves fleet management while reducing costs for the operator.

Stars’ M.M.I. Division designs and manufactures high performance, mission critical, flight deck flat panel displays for defence and commercial aviation industries worldwide. These displays are found on aircraft and simulators, from P-3 Orion and C-130 aircraft, to Sikorsky and AgustaWestland helicopters, as examples.

Certain statements contained in this News Release constitute forward-looking statements. When used in this document, the words “may”, “would”, “could”, “will”, “expected” and similar expressions, as they relate to Star or its management are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect Star’s current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors could cause Star’s actual performance or achievements to vary from those described herein. Should one or more of these factors or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Star does not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Market Regulator (as that term is defined in the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the content of this release.

Please visit www.star-navigation.com or

Jean-Louis Larmor, (416) 252-2889 Ext. 221

C.O.O.

[email protected]

 

 

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Monarques Gold $MQR.ca Announces its 2018 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results $GDX.ca $ECR.ca $MZZ.ca $QMX.ca $IMG.ca $IAG $MUX

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:42 AM on Monday, October 29th, 2018

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  • Fourth-quarter revenues of $10.0 million, with a 31% quarter-over-quarter increase in custom milling revenues.
  • The Wasamac feasibility study is ongoing, with the Corporation expecting to release the results in early December.
  • The Corporation has created a confidential virtual data room to provide access for parties that have expressed an interest in reviewing the data for the Wasamac project.
  • Production results for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 can be found at the end of this release.

MONTREAL, Oct. 29, 2018 – MONARQUES GOLD CORPORATION (“Monarques” or the “Corporation”) (TSXV: MQR) (OTCMKTS: MRQRF) (FRANKFURT: MR7) is pleased to report its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2018. Amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.

Highlights of the quarter

Beaufor Mine

  • Production of 4,695 ounces in the fourth quarter, down 5% from 4,932 ounces in the previous quarter.
  • Average selling price of $1,617 (US $1,273) per ounce ($1,610 or US $1,268 since the acquisition on October 2, 2017).
  • Production cash cost of $1,609 (US $1,267) per ounce sold ($1,532 or US $1,206 since the acquisition on October 2, 2017).
  • All-in sustaining cost of $2,005 (US $1,579) per ounce sold ($1,770 or US $1,394 since the acquisition on October 2, 2017).

Financial results

  • Revenues of $10.0 million in the fourth quarter from the sale of 4,589 ounces of gold combined with revenue from custom milling, which was up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • Net loss of $2.8 million or $0.014 per share, diluted, compared to a net loss of $0.6 million or $0.004 per share, diluted, last year.
  • Strong financial position, with $15.0 million in cash.

“Strong growth in our custom milling operations in the fourth quarter partially offset the decline in production at the Beaufor Mine, which will be temporarily shut down starting in December,” said Jean-Marc Lacoste, President and Chief Executive Officer of Monarques. “Our short-term goal for Beaufor is to minimize the impact of the shut-down on our results.”

“In recent months, we have begun promoting the Wasamac project within the mining and financial communities. We recently created a confidential virtual data room to provide access for parties that have expressed an interest in reviewing data and participating in project development. With the pending release of the feasibility study results in early December, we see the Wasamac project starting to generate interest. We are confident that the parameters we have set for the feasibility study, including the use of the proven Rail-Veyor material haulage technology, will create the conditions needed to put the project into production.”

“We are also continuing to move forward with our other advanced projects, including Croinor Gold and McKenzie Break, for which drill results will be released in the coming weeks. Croinor Gold continues to impress us with multiple high-grade results and continuity of the mineralization along strike and at depth,” Mr. Lacoste concluded.

Summary of financial results

(dollars, except per share data) Quarter ended

June 30

 Year ended

June 30
2018 2017 2018 2017
Revenues 10,007,386 – 30,125,421 –
Gross margin 170,849 – 1 440,787 –
Net loss (2,782,100) (571,284) (4,776,851) (2,281,190)
Loss per share, basic and diluted (0.014) (0.004) (0.024) (0.017)
Cash flow used in operating activities (534,542) (560,596) (2,310,413) (2,163,498)
EBITDA(1) (1,084,003) (158,117) (2,533,882) (1,522,426)
(1)  Non-IFRS measure. See under “Non-IFRS measures” at the end of this press release, and in the Corporation’s financial statements and management discussion and analysis for the reconciliation of this non-IFRS measure.

 

 (dollars) June 30

2018

 June 30

2017
Cash and cash equivalents 15,046,248 7,356,155
Total assets 73,665,169 26,657,724

 

Key operating statistics

Quarter ended

June 30

 Year ended

June 30
2018 2017 2018 2017
Ounces of gold sold 4,589 – 14,856 –
Ounces of gold produced 4,695 – 15,071 –
Grade 4.95 – 4.82 –
Recovery 98.68 – 98.76 –
Key data per ounce of gold (CA $)
Average market price 1,659 – 1,665 –
Average selling price(1) 1,617 – 1,610 –
Production cash cost(2) 1,609 – 1,532 –
All-in sustaining cost (Beaufor/Camflo) 2,005 – 1,770 –
Average exchange rate (CA $/US $) 1.27 – 1.27 –
Key data per ounce of gold (US $)
Average market price 1,306 – 1,311 –
Average selling price(1) 1,273 – 1,268 –
Production cash cost(2) 1,267 – 1,206 –
All-in sustaining cost (Beaufor/Camflo) 1,579 – 1,394 –
(1) The average selling prices for the 2018 three- and twelve-month periods would be $32 and $28 higher, respectively,  if gold deliveries (861 ounces for the quarter and 2,583 ounces for the 12-month period) to Auramet in connection with deferred revenues for the periods had been recognized at market price on the date the agreement was entered into on October 2, 2017, instead of at the recorded price, representing the amounts received from future gold production divided by the ounces to be delivered.
(2) Production cash cost is a non-IFRS measure of financial performance without a standard meaning under IFRS. It may therefore not be comparable to a similar measure presented by another company. See “Non-IFRS measures” in the Corporation’s management discussion and analysis for the quarter ended June 30, 2018.

 

Corporate highlights

  • On May 31, 2018, the Corporation announced that it has retained BBA to conduct a feasibility study for its Wasamac gold project (see press release).
  • On July 19, 2018, the Corporation announced that it has filed a National Instrument 43-101 technical report for its McKenzie Break gold project on SEDAR (see press release).
  • On August 3, 2018, the Corporation announced that it has filed a National Instrument 43-101 technical report for its Swanson gold project on SEDAR (see press release).
  • On August 30, 2018, the Corporation announced that production activities at the Beaufor Mine will be temporarily suspended as of December 2018, and the mine will be placed on care and maintenance (see press release).
  • On September 10, 2018, the Corporation sold its 30% interest in the Chimo property to Chalice Gold Mines Limited (“Chalice”) in consideration of 3 million fully-paid ordinary Chalice shares (see press release).
  • On October 5, 2018, the Corporation announced that it has acquired a 2% net smelter royalty (“NSR”) on the Chimo-Boyd claims in exchange for the issuance of 170,000 common shares of Monarques at a price of $0.28 per share and a cash payment of $8,400 (see press release).
  • On October 9, 2018, the Corporation announced that it has received conditional approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange to list the Corporation’s common shares, subject to compliance with all exchange requirements by December 30, 2018 (see press release).

Production statistics (first quarter ended September 30, 2018)

  • Monarques produced 3,604 ounces of gold in the first quarter, down 23% from 4,695 ounces the previous quarter.
  • The Corporation recorded revenues of $7.8 million in the first quarter, based on an average gold price of $1,520 per ounce (US $1,162) and the sale of 3,272 ounces, combined with revenues from custom milling operations, which increased by more than 8% during the quarter.
Beaufor Mine Quarter ended

September 30, 2018
Ore processed (tonnes) 29,375
Gold recovery (%) 97.99
Ounces produced 3,604
Ounces sold 3,272

 

The technical and scientific content of this press release has been reviewed and approved by Marc-André Lavergne, P.Eng., the Corporation’s qualified person under National Instrument 43‑101.

ABOUT MONARQUES GOLD CORPORATION

Monarques Gold Corporation (TSXV: MQR) is an emerging gold mining company focused on pursuing growth through its large portfolio of high-quality projects in the Abitibi mining camp in Quebec, Canada. The Corporation currently owns close to 300 km² of gold properties (see map), including the Wasamac deposit (measured and indicated resource of 2.6 million ounces of gold), the Beaufor Mine, the Croinor Gold (see video), McKenzie Break and Swanson advanced projects and the Camflo and Beacon mills, as well as other promising exploration projects. It also offers custom milling services out of its 1,600 tonne-per-day Camflo mill.

Forward-Looking Statements

The forward-looking statements in this press release involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Monarques’ actual results, performance and achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied therein. Neither 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 press release.

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Commodities Roundup: #Palladium Sets Record $NAM.ca $WG.ca $XTM.ca $WM.ca $PDL.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 3:18 PM on Friday, October 26th, 2018

  • Palladium has been trading at a premium to platinum for the majority of the past year, contrary to the two platinum-group metals’ (PGM) historical relationship.
  • In fact, palladium recently breached the $1,000 per ounce mark for the first time in eight months, and earlier this week hit a record high of $1,150.50 an ounce.

For the buyers and category managers out there, especially those of you deep in the weeds of buying and managing commodities, here’s a quick rundown of news and thoughts from particular commodity markets.

From price movements to policy decisions, we scour the landscape for what matters. This week:

Palladium Peaks

While other metals have had their ups and down, palladium has been soaring this year.

Palladium has been trading at a premium to platinum for the majority of the past year, contrary to the two platinum-group metals’ (PGM) historical relationship. In fact, palladium recently breached the $1,000 per ounce mark for the first time in eight months, and earlier this week hit a record high of $1,150.50 an ounce.

Palladium is most commonly known for its use in automotive catalytic converters.

The price has surged so much that some analysts have cautioned about a possible correction for the surging PGM.

The DOC calculated countervailing duties as high as 145.37%.

In 2017, the value of imports of the steel propane cylinders reached $89.8 million.

Source: https://spendmatters.com/2018/10/26/commodities-roundup-aluminum-output-up-palladiums-dominance-and-indian-gold-demand/

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#Fortnite makers Epic Games raises a landmark $1.25 billion $GMBL $ATVI $TTWO $GAME $EPY.ca $TCEHF $Game.ca $EPY.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 2:20 PM on Friday, October 26th, 2018

  • Epic Games has received a monumental funding of about $1.25 billion. Investors include KKR, ICONIQ Capital, Smash Ventures, aXiomatic, Vulcan Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
  • Thanks to Fortnite, Epic Games is enjoying a lot of success.
  • The battle royale experience is a giant hit on PC, consoles, and mobile.

The free-to-play game has earned hundreds of millions of downloads and over $1 billion in revenue. And on Android, Epic Games has bypassed Google by not listing Fortnite on the Google Play store, meaning Epic Games doesn’t have to give Google a share of the money earned.

According to Digi-Capital, this is the second largest games investment in history, following the $2.3 billion Netmarble earned in 2017 via IPO (initial public offering). Epic’s is the highest non-IPO investment ever.

The new investors join Disney, Tencent, and Endeavor as minority shareholders in the company.

“We’re excited to partner with the finest minds in the financial, sports, and entertainment communities,” Epic Games founder and chief executive officer Tim Sweeney noted in a press release sent to GamesBeat. “This reinforces Epic’s position of leadership in real-time 3D technology, and accelerates our ability to improve the way people play, work, and interact with the world.”

This $1.25 billion is a massive amount to earn in an investment round. To give you a comparison, Roblox raised $150 million in September. The huge $1.25 billion number is a reflection on Fortnite’s success. Magic Leap, a company that is developing augment reality technology beyond gaming needs, has raised $2.3 billion over five rounds.

Along with Fortnite, Epic Games develops the Unreal Engine. It licenses the game-making tools to other companies, and it has become one of the most popular game engines in the world along with its main competitor, Unity. In 2018, Dragon Ball Fighterz, Sea of Thieves, Soul Calibur VI, and Dragon Quest XI were among the major games created with Unreal Engine 4.

Fortnite debuted in 2017. The game started by focusing on a cooperative mode, Save the World, where a team of players builds a fort and fights off zombies. Later in 2017, Fortnite capitalized on the success of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and made a battle royale mode for Fornite. Like PUBG, Fortnite’s battle royale offering drops a hundred players into a large map and has them fight until one person or team is left standing. Compared to PUBG, Fortnite has a more colorful aesthetic, and it puts an emphasis on players building their own forts. Because players can make their own cover, Fortnite is a much faster-paced game.

The battle royale mode quickly surpassed Save the World. Fortnite has dominated 2018, turning into a mainstream success and expanding its reach to mobile and consoles (including Switch).

Source: https://venturebeat.com/2018/10/26/fortnite-makers-epic-games-raises-a-landmark-1-25-billion/

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#Marijuana Stocks: Three Key Catalysts for Further Growth $BOG.ca $NBUD.ca $MCOA $AERO $CBDS $CGRW $APH.ca $GBLX $ACB $WEED.ca $HIP.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 1:59 PM on Friday, October 26th, 2018

For most of 2018, marijuana stocks were the hottest opportunities around.

• Canopy Growth (CGC) ran from $20 to $57

• Tilray Inc. (TLRY) ran from $20 to $300

• OrganiGram Holdings (OGRMF) ran from $3 to $6.75

• Marijuana ETF, MJ ran from $26 to more than $44

All on anticipatory momentum as we neared Canadian approval this month. However, once the news was out, related stocks began to pull back on a “sell the news” reaction.

Once an expected catalyst is out, these are to be expected.

However, don’t count out marijuana stocks so fast, though. The catalysts ahead are monumental.

One – Americans Greatly Support its Legalization

A growing majority of Americans fully support its legalization, which has led to its decriminalization and the potential for significant cash inflows. In fact, 66% of Americans now support legalizing marijuana, another new high in Gallup’s trend. The latest figure marks the third consecutive year that support has increased.

Already, nine states and D.C. have legalized marijuana for recreational use.

As more states move to legalize its use, sales will skyrocket, in our opinion.

Two – Canada is Only the Start of the Boom

On October 17, 2018, marijuana became legal in Canada. But no one expected the demand to be as strong as it’s been. In fact, according to Fortune, the country can’t keep up with the pace of demand. Retail shops are nearly sold out.

It’s gotten so bad that stores have closed until the supply problem is fixed.

By 2021 analysts say Canada could have nearly four million recreational marijuana users, creating a monstrous $4.5 billion industry. The industry could balloon to $8.7 billion shortly thereafter, as marijuana retail sales just in Canada are likely to surpass beer, wine and spirit sales combined. That’s big money.

Three – Corporate America is on Board with Marijuana

As sales of beer fall in the United States, brewers have begun to bet that legalization of marijuana around the globe, especially the United States, will continue to build momentum and sales of cannabis products will take off.

Molson Coors for example listed legal cannabis among the biggest possible risks to its business in its annual shareholder report.

Even Bill Gates’ Microsoft jumped into the cannabis business on the software side, partnering with Kind Financial. The software will give governments and business owners a way to monitor the distribution of cannabis “from seed to sale” and ensure compliance.

Hewlett-Packard powers the Flowhub cannabis compliance solutions, too. Flowhub’s product not only provides business management and transactional processing tools for retail stores but also workflow focused on compliance, regulatory and reporting rules of marijuana dispensaries.

However, this is – we believe – is only the start. Pay close attention to this space.

Source: https://www.chasingmarkets.com/news/15bd33a6521b01/Marijuana_Stocks%3A_Three_Key_Catalysts_for_Further_Growth

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#Gold up, heads for longest string of weekly gains since January $AMK.ca $EXS.ca $MQR.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:36 AM on Friday, October 26th, 2018
  • Gold prices edged up on Friday and were on track to rise for the fourth straight week,
  • The longest string of weekly gains since January, as Asian stocks slumped amid increasing worries over the outlook for U.S. corporate earnings and global economic slowdown

Asian shares skidded to 20-month lows, S&P futures fell sharply and China’s yuan weakened at the end of a turbulent week for financial markets on Friday.

Spot gold was up 0.27 percent at $1,234.88 an ounce. It was up 0.7 percent for the week.

U.S. gold futures were up 0.4 percent at $1,237.30 an ounce.

“We had a pretty good rally in gold since the stock market crash. People are more concerned about the current geo-political risks and gold is being looked at more favourably now than in the past,” said Yuichi Ikemizu, Tokyo branch manager, ICBC Standard Bank.

Financial markets have been whipsawed in recent sessions on concerns over global growth as investors fretted over Sino-U.S. trade frictions, a mixed bag of U.S. corporate earnings, Federal Reserve rate hikes and Italian budget woes.

Gold, used as an alternative investment during times of political and financial uncertainty, has gained about 6 percent after falling in mid-August to their lowest since January 2017 at $1,159.96 an ounce.

However, the yellow metal has declined about 10 percent from its April peak after investors preferred the dollar as the U.S.-China trade war unfolded against a background of higher U.S. interest rates.

“Gold markets have entered a new trading zone of $1,228-$1,238, with investor mood swings on the S&P steering the ship,” said Stephen Innes, APAC trading head at OANDA in Singapore.

“The short-term narrative is caught between a hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve and a weaker equity market now.”

A target range of $1,252-$1,263 per ounce has been aborted for spot gold, as it failed again to break a resistance at $1,238, according to Reuters technical analyst Wang Tao.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major currencies, was down 0.1 percent.

Among other precious metals, palladium was down 0.13 percent at $1,198.50 an ounce, but away from a record high of $1,150.50 an ounce hit on Tuesday.

“Concerns around U.S. sanctions on Russia have eased a little bit, so not surprising to see investors lock in some of the gains (in palladium) achieved in the past week. But it still looks fairly constructive at least in the short-term,” ANZ analyst Daniel Hynes said.

Silver rose 0.21 percent to $14.64 per ounce, and platinum was up 0.72 percent at $828.90 an ounce.

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/26/gold-markets-stock-markets-ecb-in-focus.html

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How This #Blockchain Innovation Could Impact Billions $IDK.ca $HIVE.ca $BLOC.ca $CODE.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:42 AM on Friday, October 26th, 2018

  • Everest, a blockchain startup that began generating revenue in 2017 and now has 12 employees, is working to provide people in the developing world with a blockchain identity that will connect everyone to the 21st-century economy.
  • Founder Bob Reid, 48, says, “Everest gives the average person the ability to prove who they are, exchange value with another individual or institution, and utilize technology provided by an organization, facility, or agent army.”

There are two social issues the team hopes to address with their technology, he says.

  1. Human Trafficking: By creating an identity utility for humanity, Everest aims to combat human trafficking by supplying a simple means for parents to enroll their children, then, in the case something bad happens, the parent has the ability to flag their children as “missing.” Further, by providing a simple mobile phone app, first responders and healthcare workers are able to screen individuals to make sure that they have not been reported as missing.
  2. Borrowing Costs for Low-Income People: In frontier and developing markets the cost of capital is artificially high because of the perceived higher risk profile due to a lack of verifiable identities of people. By providing everyone with a durable, verifiable identity, and an attached digital wallet, we are bridging those individuals into a digital economy where the cost of capital is dramatically reduced.

With two IPOs and two other successful exits under his belt, Reid has the credibility to back up that statement with action. Be sure to watch the full interview in the video player at the top of the article.

Athman Ali, CEO of impact investing firm 1000 Alternatives, has partnered with Everest to address some of the economic challenges facing people and countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The partnership was originally focused on reducing transportation costs in the region—cut costs of transport and the cost of almost everything else will fall, too.

“We have since deepened our partnership to position the Everest platform for use by innovators, incubation hubs and social entrepreneurs to spur innovations in the various areas that 1000 Alternatives focuses towards achieving positive social impact,” Ali says.

The expanded relationship now includes another area with the potential to impact people in dramatic ways. “Legal identity, land titles tracking and documentation of ownership and transfers of assets remain a big challenge in African countries,” Ali says. “Opportunities to use the blockchain platform to improve services in education, health and livelihoods is another set of opportunities.”

For his part, Reid likes to start a conversation with context by providing some big numbers. He says, 1.1 billion lack an ID, 2.5 billion are unbanked and 5 billion don’t have a smartphone. He sees these big numbers as both problems to be solved and as an opportunity.

He hopes to take “people from the 9th-century economy to a 21st-century economy in one step,” suggesting that some of the people whom he hopes to help are operating in a barter economy today.

Everest will generate revenue in a variety of ways but has already begun by providing biometric identity verification, charging between two and seven cents per verification. There are a few other players in the space, he says, who are charging fees in the same range. The firm will also charge for financial transactions, perhaps $2 for a remittance or 0.5% fee on new microloans. In addition, business services will generate revenue from the sale of software development kits (SDKs) and access licenses. Everest will also provide integration services to help businesses connect legacy data to the new platform.

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Toronto #Overwatch #Esports team name and colours unveiled $GMBL $ATVI $TTWO $GAME $EPY.ca $TCEHF $Game.ca $EPY.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 3:23 PM on Thursday, October 25th, 2018

  • OverActive Media, the group behind the new Toronto eSports team coming to the Overwatch League, unveiled its name and colours today.
  • Toronto Defiant is one of eight new teams added to the lineup this year and one of two in Canada.
  • Vancouver will also have a team but has yet to announce its name

By Christopher Whan

After making the jump from the Canadian Olympic team to eSports, CEO of OverActive Media Chris Overholt says his team has put a lot of time and effort into this venture and is excited to see people’s reactions.

“We’ve been working really hard over the last couple of months,” said Overholt. “We know this kind of thing doesn’t happen overnight and we are really appreciative of our fans.”

The announcement was made to a sold-out crowd at the Berkeley Church in downtown Toronto. According to Overholt, the interest was unexpected, and tickets for the event sold out in 14 minutes.

“We’re very happy with the level of support from our fans,” said Overholt.

The palette of colours that ownership had to chose from was provided by Blizzard Entertainment, the company that develops the game and owns the league. The team at OverActive Media decided to go with red, black, white and pewter, not only because of its imposing nature in competition but also because they believe that it captures the spirit of Toronto.

Plus its similar to the Canadian Olympic team palette which Overholt says he’s familiar with through his former job at with the Olympic team.

“Its got a bit of an edge,” aid Overholt. “As we went along in this, we spent a lot of time discussing that Toronto is a world-class city as well as its grittiness.”

WATCH: Intense & lucrative eSports gaming world

According to Overholt, the Defiant name is not necessarily to stand in defiance of something but to “embody the endemic feeling of standing tall.”

“There’s a little bit of wear and tear on the logo,” said Overholt. “We added that because we believe it represents the resilience and grittiness of our city and we believe we will be strong representatives of not only the league but also the area we cover.”

Toronto has been placed in the Atlantic Division of the league and will compete for the championship when the 2019 season starts on Feb. 14.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/4592532/toronto-esports-team-name-colours/

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New Age Metals $NAM.ca Signs Exploration Agreement with Sagkeeng First Nation Manitoba $GLEN $LIC.ca $LIX.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:24 AM on Thursday, October 25th, 2018

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  • On October 22, 2018 NAM and the Sagkeeng Anicinabe Nation (Sagkeeng) signed an Exploration Agreement. The objective of the agreement is to promote a cooperative and mutually respectful relationship concerning certain mineral exploration projects being developed by NAM, and any additional mining claims or properties in which NAM may acquire an interest, located within Sagkeeng Traditional Territory.
  • NAM has eight pegmatite hosted Lithium Projects in the Winnipeg River Pegmatite Field, located in SE Manitoba
  • The mineral claims are 100% owned by NAM’s Lithium Division, Lithium Canada Development, and an Option/Joint Venture has been signed on the claims with Azincourt Energy Corp. (AAZ).
  • The eight projects are strategically situated within the Winnipeg River Pegmatite Field, which hosts the world class Tanco Pegmatite that has been mined for Tantalum, Cesium and Spodumene (one of the primary Lithium bearing minerals) in varying capacities, since 1969.
  • Drill permits have been applied for on the Lithium Two and Lithium One Projects and the signing of this agreement with Sagkeeng has outlined a clear path to receive the approvals.

October, 25th 2018 / Rockport, Canada – New Age Metals Inc. (NAM) (TSX.V: NAM; OTCQB: NMTLF; FSE: P7J.F) New Age Metals is pleased to provide an update on our Lithium division in Manitoba.

Harry Barr, Chairman & CEO stated, “By signing this Exploration Agreement the Company believes that there is a structured method to work constructively with the Sagkeeng Nation in regards to the exploration and development of any of the company’s claims that are located on traditional Sagkeeng territories. Going forward, NAM has agreed to complete desktop archaeological studies on the areas in which exploration and development activities will be conducted. These studies will help to expedite the drill application approval process and to conduct our drill objectives. Once desktop archaeological assessments are completed, NAM expects to begin drilling shortly thereafter.”

The company’s Lithium Division, Lithium Canada Developments, has an aggressive exploration and development plan for 2018/2019. NAM’s Manitoba projects are financed via an Option/Joint Venture agreement with Azincourt Energy (AAZ) (see News Release Jan 18th, 2018).


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Figure 1: Claim map showing priority areas where archaeological studies will be completed as part of the new Exploration Agreement with the Sagkeeng Nation.

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