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Last Time US Politicians Were This Polarized … They Set The Depression Table

Posted by AGORACOM at 5:32 PM on Friday, December 28th, 2012

I don’t have much to say.  The graph and resulting logic is clear. Click on image for full story over at ZeroHedge.

 

Innolog (INHC:OTCBB) Army Contract Adds To Long List Of US Department Of Defence Contracts

Posted by AGORACOM at 12:33 PM on Thursday, December 20th, 2012

Investing in small-caps can be extremely rewarding if you can avoid the promotional hype and focus in on small-cap companies that actually deliver real results, to real customers.

Innolog is one of those companies.

Yes, they are an AGORACOM client so assume I am horribly conflicted … and take a look at the facts below for yourself … real products, real customers (US DoD) and real annual revenues ($5,000,000 +).  The fact that insiders hold > 70% of the shares tells you everything you need to know about their commitment.

Have a look.

Regards,

George


AGORACOM WIRE – DECEMBER 20TH 2012

BREAKING … Innolog (INHC) … Awarded Another Defence Contract … Adds To Long List of US Department of Defence Contracts ….

Innolog Announces New Subcontract Award

  • Announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Innovative Logistics Techniques, Inc. received a subcontract award from PD Systems, Inc. to support the U.S. Department of Army
  • Contract is up to two years and will be based out of Chambersburg, PA at the Letterkenny Army Depot.
  • INNOLOG will provide support for labor, management, logistical and technical support services to augment the LEAD civilian and military workforce in recap and reset operations on military armored vehicles and military power generators.

CLIENTS & HIGHLIGHTS

  • US Army
  • US Navy
  • US Air Force
  • Lockheed Martin
  • 2012 Revenues (Year To Date) $4.06 Million
  • 2012 Revenues (Estimated) $5.2 Million
  • 2011 Revenues (Actual) $4.7 Million

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Canadian Small-Cap Consolidation Continues – Pace Oil & Gas, AvenEx Energy, Charger Energy Amalgamate – Form Dividend Paying Small-Cap

Posted by AGORACOM at 11:06 AM on Thursday, December 20th, 2012

Canadian Small Cap Consolidation Continues - Image Courtesy Of FlashDBA.com

Pursuant to my theme that a Canadian small-cap catharsis is underway … and long overdue … take a look at the huge headline below.

Hats off to the management teams of all 3 companies for this great move.

Pace Oil & Gas, AvenEx Energy and Charger Energy to Combine and Form Intermediate Dividend Paying Corporation

Conversion of natural gas volumes to barrels of oil equivalent (boe) are at 6:1.

CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwire – Dec. 20, 2012) –

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Pace Oil & Gas Ltd. (“Pace”) (TSX:PCE), AvenEx Energy Corp. (“AvenEx”) (TSX:AVF) and Charger Energy Corp. (“Charger”) (TSX VENTURE:CHX) announce that they have entered into an agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) providing for the combination of Pace, AvenEx and Charger to form a dividend paying corporation to be named “Spyglass Resources Corp.” (“Spyglass”). Spyglass will have a balanced commodity profile and sustainable business model underpinned by 18,000 boe/d of stable, low decline oil and gas production and will be led by an experienced management team.

The merger will be completed through an amalgamation of the three parties (the “Merger”) on the basis of 1.30 Spyglass shares for each outstanding common share of Pace (the “Pace Shares”), 1.00 Spyglass share for each outstanding common share of AvenEx (the “AvenEx Shares”) and 0.18 Spyglass shares for each outstanding Class A share of Charger (the “Charger Shares”). The exchange ratios represent a value of $4.32 for each Pace Share, $3.32 for each AvenEx Share and $0.60 for each Charger Share based on the closing price for AvenEx on December 19, 2012.

In conjunction with the Merger, AvenEx has reached a binding agreement for the sale of its Elbow River Marketing business (the “Elbow River Sale”) for aggregate cash proceeds of $80 million, subject to regulatory approvals, customary closing conditions and adjustments. The Elbow River Sale is expected to close by mid-February 2013.

Spyglass will have approximately 129 million common shares outstanding upon completion of the Merger and, subject to receipt of the final approval of the TSX, will be listed on the TSX under the symbol “SGL”. Spyglass will be managed by the current Charger team, led by Tom Buchanan as CEO (former President and CEO of Provident Energy Trust) and Dan O’Byrne as President (former COO of Provident Energy Trust). The Board of Directors of Spyglass will consist of 8 members with nominees from each party including Randy Findlay as Chair, Dennis Balderston, Tom Buchanan, Gary Dundas, Mike Shaikh, Jeff Smith, Fred Woods and John Wright.

“We are very pleased to introduce a new dividend-paying intermediate oil and gas producer to the Canadian market,” said Tom Buchanan, Chairman and CEO of Charger. “The combined asset base features mature, low decline properties and a balanced commodity profile coupled with the light oil development opportunities needed to sustain the model. The management team has previously operated the majority of the assets that are being contributed to Spyglass and has a proven track record in respect of the execution, financial and operational discipline that is required to sustain a cash-distributing entity.”

Dividend Policy

Upon closing, Spyglass will implement a monthly dividend of $0.03 per share with a dividend payout of 35% to 40% of cash flow (approximately $46 million annual dividend) and a target all-in payout ratio (including $80 to $90 million of sustaining capital expenditures) of approximately 100% of cash flow. The dividend policy will be reviewed monthly and is based on a number of factors including current and future commodity prices, foreign exchange rates, an active commodity price hedging program, status of current operations and future investment opportunities. Each dividend declaration will be confirmed by Spyglass in a monthly news release. Spyglass will consider implementing a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) following completion of the Merger.

Key Attributes and Sustainability Criteria of Spyglass

Each of Pace, AvenEx and Charger believe that the Merger will create immediate and long term shareholder value through the introduction of an income and growth company of scale with a low decline, balanced commodity profile and a sustainable dividend. The business model is supported by the following key attributes: Read the rest of this entry »

Innolog Announces New Subcontract Award To Support U.S. Army *IR Client*

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:42 AM on Thursday, December 20th, 2012

                                           

INHC: OTCQB

Innolog Announces New Subcontract Award

  • Announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Innovative Logistics Techniques, Inc. received a subcontract award from PD Systems, Inc. to support the U.S. Department of Army
  • Contract is up to two years and will be based out of Chambersburg, PA at the Letterkenny Army Depot.
  • INNOLOG will provide support for labor, management, logistical and technical support services to augment the LEAD civilian and military workforce in recap and reset operations on military armored vehicles and military power generators.

Company Overview

CLIENTS

  • General Dynamics: PM-J-AIT
  • U.S Army
  • U.S Navy
  • U.S Air Force
  • Lockheed Martin
  • SAIC
  • Metters

REAL REVENUES

  • 2012 Revenues (Estimated) $5,200,000
  • 2012 Revenues Year to date $4,069,869
  • 2011 Revenues $4,770,738

Recent Webcast

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Canada Carbon to Acquire Past Producing Lump/Vein Graphite Property and Two Flake Graphite Properties

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:30 AM on Wednesday, December 19th, 2012

OAKVILLE, ONTARIO–(Dec. 19, 2012) – Canada Carbon Inc. (formerly Bolero Resources Corp.) (the “Company’, “Canada Carbon”) (TSX VENTURE:CCB), (FRANKFURT:U7N1) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a term sheet (“Term Sheet”) with 9228-6202 Quebec Inc. (herein “Quebec Inc”) a private Quebec corporation, to acquire certain mining claims in relation to three properties: the Miller, Walker and Dun Raven graphite mines. The transactions contemplated by the Term Sheet require the definitive purchase agreements (herein, the “Agreements”), Canada Carbon board approval and the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Canada Carbon’s CEO, Paul Ogilvie commented, “Acquiring the Miller Lump/Vein Property is an opportunity to assess the potential for production on a Lump/Vein property outside of Sri Lanka. We feel the other two properties, Dun Raven and Walker will be great material feeder properties to our Asbury Project”.

The Miller Mine is a past producer of graphite located 70km west of Montreal. This mine may have been the first graphite operation in Canada. It was worked around 1845 to at least 1900 when it was reported that a twenty-five car trainload of lump graphite was shipped from the deposit. The property consists of nine claims covering 5.4km2 including the past mine and similar geology around the original deposit, with road access and power nearby. The mineralization at the mine site consists of five veins of varying widths with unknown direction or depth. The quantity and grade is unknown but such veins usually consist of high grade mineralization ranging from 30 to 90% graphite. Vein graphite is the most valued natural form of graphite, and is currently only mined in Sri Lanka. There is no certainty that further exploration will result in the development of similar deposits. As consideration for the transfer and sale of the Miller Claims and related assets, the Company will at the closing make a cash payment of $50,000 CDN and issue 1,000,000 common shares to Quebec Inc. A further tranche of 1,000,000 shares will be issued under a performance schedule that both parties will work through and will complete on or before closing. The performance is based on milestones of grade, quality and feasibility. In addition, the Company shall pay to Quebec Inc a 2% NSR Royalty, to be defined in the definitive Agreement.

The Walker Mine is a past producer of graphite located 30 km northeast of Ottawa. The property consists of four claims covering the past mine and eleven claims covering interesting geological formations with potential graphite mineralization around the original deposit. More than thirty pits have been reported on the past producing property. Massive graphite veins have been found at the Walker Mine. As consideration for the transfer and sale of the Walker Claims and related assets, the Company will at closing make a cash payment of $50,000 CND and issue 1,500,000 shares to Quebec Inc. A further tranche of 1,000,000 shares shall be issued under a performance schedule that both parties shall work through and will complete on or before closing. The performance is based on milestones of grade, quality and feasibility. In addition the Company shall pay to Quebec Inc a 2% NSR Royalty, to be defined in the definitive Agreement.

The Dun Raven is a graphite deposit located near Shawville, QC, about 80km west of Ottawa. A geophysical anomaly exists of which only about 15% has been drilled. A historic resource was calculated to contain 571,532 tons of ore grading 4.72% graphite, based on the drill assays. The package consists of fifteen claims, one of which includes almost the entire anomaly. As consideration for the transfer and sale of the Dun Raven Claims and related assets, the Company will at closing shall make a cash payment of $10,000 CDN and will issue 250,000 shares to Quebec Inc. A further tranche of 250,000 shares will be issued under a performance schedule that both parties will work through and will complete on or before closing. The performance is based on milestones of grade, quality and feasibility. In addition the Company shall pay to Quebec Inc a 2% NPR Royalty, to be defined in the definitive Agreement.

A qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as current mineral resources or mineral reserves; and Canada Carbon is not treating the historical estimate as current mineral resources or mineral reserves.

ABOUT CANADA CARBON INC. (TSX VENTURE:CCB)

Canada Carbon is a carbon sciences company – our goal is to be an efficient graphite mining and production company. We are trying to achieve this by deploying proprietary technologies in our post mining and pre-milling air classification systems, sound environmental policies, best practices companywide and employing the best people available to us. Together, our goals will be realized by being customer centric and using leading edge technologies.

Canada Carbon holds 100% interest in two graphite properties, The Asbury and The Maria Graphite Projects. The Asbury Mine, a past producing Asbury Graphite Mine property consists of two claims and is located approximately 10km northeast of Notre-Dame-du-Laus and about 120km north of the Ottawa-Gatineau area. The open pit mine and mill were in operation from 1980 to 1989 where a total of less than 70,000 tons were processed. The Maria Graphite Project consists of 38 mineral claims located in Maria Township, 17km south of the community of Bissett Creek on the Trans Canada Highway between the cities of Ottawa and North Bay, Ontario. These claims cover an area of approximately 2,000 hectares (4,940 acres) that surround and are contiguous to Northern Graphite’s Bissett Creek graphite deposit. Northern Graphite recently reported the extraction of very large high purity flake graphite consistent across the entire resource with overall recovery rates of 97%. (NGC.V News Release 23/04/2012).

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS: This news release contains forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management’s current expectations and assumptions. Such forward-looking statements reflect management’s current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company. Investors are cautioned that these forward looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and, except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances.

All of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and by those made in our filings with SEDAR in Canada (available at www.sedar.com).

“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 release.”

Contact Information

 

Canada Carbon Inc.
Paul Ogilvie
Chief Executive Officer
[email protected]

Canada Carbon Inc.
86 Wilson Street, Units A & B
Oakville, Ontario, L6K 3G5
(905) 337-0002
(905) 337-0777 (FAX)
www.canadacarbon.com

WEBCAST: Innolog (INHC: OTCQB), $5 Million in Revenue; Big US Government Clients *IR CLIENT*

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:56 PM on Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

                                                                        (INHC: OTCQB)

INNOLOG’s Supply Chain Logistics is a fully integrated life cycle solution: an end-to-end process to manage, control, and accelerate material and information across disparate functional and geographic boundaries to reduce supply chain costs and time of product and information flow from origin to consumption.

CLIENTS

  • General Dynamics: PM-J-AIT
  • U.S Army
  • U.S Navy
  • U.S Air Force
  • Lockheed Martin
  • SAIC
  • Metters

REAL REVENUES

  • 2012 Revenues (Estimated) $5,200,000
  • 2012 Revenues Year to date $4,069,869
  • 2011 Revenues $4,770,738

FEATURE WEBCAST

THE MARKET OPPORTUNITY

As a company with multiple service line offerings, INNOLOG operates in multiple markets. The broad primary target market is the federal government, with specific focus on the various federal agencies in need of INNOLOG services. While the overall Department of Defense budget is expected to remain flat at $1.4 trillion, we expect the market for the specialized services & expertise offered by INNOLOG to grow substantially over the next five years.
STOCK OWNERSHIP

  • Insiders: 37M Shares (72%)
  • Public Float: 15M Shares (28%)

12 Month Stock Chart


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Graphene Proves to Be a “Green” Alternative

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:47 AM on Monday, December 17th, 2012

NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is a Research Alert Issued by Century Capital Research

NEW YORK, NY–(Dec 13, 2012) – In an IEEE Spectrum article, graphene has been shown to be an effective rustproofing agent for both steel and copper. The research was conducted to find an environmentally friendly method compared to chrome electroplating.

Sarbajit Banerjee, PhD, an assistant professor, and Robert Dennis, a PhD student at the University of Buffalo, determined that graphene’s hydrophobic and conductive properties made it an ideal candidate for preventing corrosion. “Our product can be made to work with the existing hardware of many factories that specialize in chrome electroplating, including job shops in Western New York that grew around Bethlehem Steel,” explains Banerjee in the Phys.org article. “This could give factories a chance to reinvent themselves in a healthy way in a regulatory environment that is growing increasingly harsh when it comes to chromium pollution.”

A separate study conducted in Australia and at Rice University have also used graphene to achieve the atomic-scale rustproof coating. The researchers simply heated the graphene to temperatures between 800 and 900 degrees Celsius and then applied the graphene to the copper through chemical vapor deposition. This use of graphene could change the rustproofing methods for products as varied as ocean-going vessels and electronics.

Applications of rust proofing using graphene could be of interest to companies as far reaching as Maersk Group to lengthen the life of ships and containers, to Apple and Samsung for hardware uses and even automakers like GM and Ford.

Graphene, which is derived from graphite has been in focus in the news due to the world’s reliance on China from the export of the mineral. Several companies have answered the call for domestic production and have begun exploration efforts in order to ease reliance on foreign countries for the mineral. USA Graphite (OTCQB: USGT) has recently announced the acquisition of 206 acres of land with visible graphite present at the surface. The Company is focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of world-class graphite properties in North America.

This report is for information purposes only, and is neither a solicitation to buy nor an offer to sell securities. Information, opinions and analysis contained herein are based on sources deemed to be reliable and are subject to change without notice. A third party has hired and paid Century Capital Research one thousand two hundred and ninety five dollars for the publication and circulation of this news release. Accordingly, certain information included herein may be forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. However, no representation, expressed or implied, is made as to the accuracy, completeness or correctness. In light of the above, we accept no liability for any losses arising from an investor’s reliance on or use of this report. We do not and have not had any ownership interest in said third party of any kind.

Contact Information

Century Capital Research
Email Contact

Source: http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/graphene-proves-to-be-a-green-alternative-otcqb-usgt-1737422.htm

Graphite Market Set for Growth

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:36 PM on Wednesday, December 12th, 2012

NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is a Research Alert Issued by Century Capital Research

NEW YORK, NY–( Dec 12, 2012) – Graphite, commonly known for its use in No 2 pencils, is quietly finding new applications that are poised to greatly expand its demand in the coming years. Its traditional uses in the steel industry are still rising, especially in China, but also in lithium ion batteries, for companies like Apple and Samsung, hybrid electric (HEV) and electric vehicles (EV) for Nissan and GM, as well as in some recently announced new technologies like bendable flat touch screens and graphene computer chips. Demand is rising and people are taking notice, even the European Union (EU) has put graphite on its “Critical Raw Mineral Materials” list.

According to a recent report by Industrial Minerals magazine, the global graphite market is experiencing a “limited availability” of material and that “the days of cheap abundant supply from China is over” as demand and prices continue to surge. As of 2009, a US Geological Survey outlines the US having zero production of graphite, with all sources of the material being imported, over 70% coming from China and Canada.

Recently, USA Graphite (OTCQB: USGT) announced it has acquired a 100% stake in the Blue Wing Mountain Graphite property. Initial prospecting and geological analysis on the claims confirmed the presence of flake graphite at surface.

This report is for information purposes only, and is neither a solicitation to buy nor an offer to sell securities. Information, opinions and analysis contained herein are based on sources deemed to be reliable and are subject to change without notice. A third party has hired and paid Century Capital Research one thousand two hundred and ninety five dollars for the publication and circulation of this news release. Accordingly, certain information included herein may be forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. However, no representation, expressed or implied, is made as to the accuracy, completeness or correctness. In light of the above, we accept no liability for any losses arising from an investor’s reliance on or use of this report. We do not and have not had any ownership interest in said third party of any kind.

Contact Information

Source: http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/graphite-market-set-for-growth-otcqb-usgt-1736896.htm

AGORACOM Welcomes Revolutionary Fuel Cell Power Technology Provider: Neah Power Systems (NPWZ: OTCQB)

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:37 AM on Wednesday, December 12th, 2012

$50M+Invested into Neah Power Systems Technology

  • Intel Corporation, Novellus Systems, Four Tier 1 VCs, US Navy, NIST/ATP
  • Superior, differentiated, award winning technology (Popular Science, WTIA, MIT)
  • 12 patents + pending applications, trade secrets, know-how

Fuel Cell Benefits

  • Carbon neutral, widely available fuel – methanol
  • Low / no emissions – Convert fuel into electricity
  • 24/7 power – Mobile life via fuel replenishment
  • More environmentally friendly than batteries
  • Clean, renewable & environmentally safe

Products

PowerChip – Silicon Based Fuel Cell

  • Targeted for unpredictable air quality environments
  • Defense, commercial and consumer applications
  • Adoption by Fortune 150 Defense supplier and commercial customers


PowerPlay – Low cost, polymer based fuel cell

  • Targeted for consumer oriented, predictable air quality environments
  • Product launch targeted for Spring 2013
  • Consumer company, and cell phone service provider interest

Neah Power Videos

About Neah Power Systems

Neah Power – How It Works

As always, assume we are horribly conflicted and take a closer look yourself, starting with the following links:

60-Second Profile / Corporate Website / Hub on AGORACOM

Fundamental Research to Host Conference Call on Lomiko Metals Report Today at 1 pm EST, 10 am PST

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:15 AM on Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Vancouver BC – LOMIKO METALS INC. (TSX-V:LMR, OTC:LMRMF, FSE:DH8B) (the “Company”) wishes to inform shareholders and investors that a conference call will be held today by Fundamental Research to discuss Lomiko Metals Inc.’s recent results and current status.

The company recently released results November 13, 2012 (see www.lomiko.com for details) which showed multiple long intercepts of medium to high grade graphite.

Join FRC analysts as they discuss their report followed by an investor Q&A session:

December 11, 2012, at 10:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time. 5 Minutes before the call please copy and paste the following link into your browser:

https://www4.gotomeeting.com/join/454491455

Then join the conference call:

Canada +1 (514) 907-7491

USA +1 (213) 289-0155

or

Canada +1 (888) 350-3035
USA 1 (877) 273-4202

Conference room # 5829680

For more information, review the website at www.lomiko.com email: [email protected]

On Behalf of the Board

“A. Paul Gill”

Chief Executive Officer

We seek safe harbor. 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 release.