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Marijuana Company of America $MCOA Applies for Uplisting to OTCQB and Finalizes S1 Registration Statement for Anticipated Equity Financing; Announces New Independent Director and Chief Financial Officer $AERO $CBDS $CGRW $APH.ca $GBLX $ACG $ACB $WEED.ca $HIP.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:00 AM on Thursday, October 11th, 2018

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  • Announced that the Company filed an application with the OTC Markets on October 3, 2018, to uplist from the OTC Pink to the OTCQB listing tier on the OTC Markets
  • Additionally, the Company is in the process of finalizing a registration statement on Form S-1 that the Company intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in conjunction with an anticipated equity line of financing that will allow the Company, once the S-1 is effective, to raise up to $10 million.

Escondido, California–(October 11, 2018) – Marijuana Company of America Inc. (OTC Pink: MCOA) (“MCOA” or the “Company“), an innovative hemp and cannabis corporation, is pleased to announce that the Company filed an application with the OTC Markets on October 3, 2018, to uplist from the OTC Pink to the OTCQB listing tier on the OTC Markets.

Additionally, the Company is in the process of finalizing a registration statement on Form S-1 that the Company intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in conjunction with an anticipated equity line of financing that will allow the Company, once the S-1 is effective, to raise up to $10 million. The Company’s application to uplist to the OTCQB tier is a condition for both the equity line of financing and for the Form S-1 registration statement.

Donald Steinberg, MCOA President and CEO commented: “Our goal is to obtain the necessary capital through our S1 to capitalize on the host of opportunities available in the cannabis and hemp industry right now. Also, moving to a higher OTC Markets reporting tier will help to provide better access to institutional investors, broaden our shareholder base, and provide greater credibility with the Company’s partners, clients, stakeholders, and customers, as well as with the wider investment community.”

The OTCQB tier increases transparency, reporting standards, management certification and compliance requirements. Further, the majority of broker dealers trade stocks on the OTCQB and historically this has resulted in greater liquidity and awareness for companies that reach the OTCQB tier.

On August 31, 2018, the Company engaged Mr. Jesus Quintero as its new Chief Financial Officer, and on September 19, 2018, appointed Robert Coale as an independent director.

Mr. Quintero has served as a financial consultant to several multi-million dollar businesses in South Florida. He has extensive experience in public company reporting and SEC/SOX compliance, and held senior finance positions with Avnet, Inc., Latin Node, Inc., Globetel Communications Corp. and Telefonica of Spain. His prior experience also includes tenure with Price Waterhouse and Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Quintero earned a B.S. in Accounting from St. John’s University and is a certified public accountant.

Mr. Coale brings years of experience in business consulting, private equity investments, financial and strategic joint venture facilitation, including telecommunications, banking, fund raising, non-profit, retirement, entertainment, licensing, gateway interface/merchant processing, real estate development, and strategic planning. Mr. Coale holds a Master’s in Business Administration, with an emphasis on International Marketing and Strategic Planning from Pepperdine University awarded in 1992; a Bachelor of Science with an emphasis in Finance from the University of Southern California awarded in 1982.

About Marijuana Company of America, Inc.
MCOA is a corporation which participates in: (1) product research and development of legal hemp-based consumer products under the brand name “hempSMART™”, that targets general health and well-being; (2) an affiliate marketing program to promote and sell its legal hemp-based consumer products containing CBD; (3) leasing of real property to separate business entities engaged in the growth and sale of cannabis in those states and jurisdictions where cannabis has been legalized and properly regulated for medicinal and recreations use; and, (4) the expansion of its business into ancillary areas of the legalized cannabis and hemp industry, as the legalized markets and opportunities in this segment mature and develop.

About Our hempSMART Products Containing CBD
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not recognized CBD as a safe and effective drug for any indication. Our products containing CBD derived from industrial hemp are not marketed or sold based upon claims that their use is safe and effective treatment for any medical condition as drugs or dietary supplements subject to the FDA’s jurisdiction.

Forward Looking Statements
This news release contains “forward-looking statements” which are not purely historical and may include any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, the development, costs and results of new business opportunities and words such as “anticipate”, “seek”, intend”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “project”, “plan”, or similar phrases may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, among others, the inherent uncertainties associated with new projects, the future U.S. and global economies, the impact of competition, and the Company’s reliance on existing regulations regarding the use and development of cannabis-based products. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release, and we assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Although we believe that any beliefs, plans, expectations and intentions contained in this press release are reasonable, there can be no assurance that any such beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions will prove to be accurate. Investors should consult all of the information set forth herein and should also refer to the risk factors disclosure outlined in our annual report on Form 10-12G, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other periodic reports filed from time-to-time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information, please visit www.sec.gov.

For more information, please visit the Company’s websites at:

MarijuanaCompanyofAmerica.com

hempSMART.com

NetworkNewsWires/MCOA

Corporate Communications Contact: 
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New York, New York
www.NetworkNewsWire.com
212.418.1217 Office
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Food and Drug Administration #FDA confirms nonclinical and manufacturing requirements #Tetra $TBP.ca $AERO $CBDS $CGRW $APH.ca $GBLX

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:56 AM on Thursday, October 11th, 2018

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  • Received the response letter for a Type C meeting with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for PPP002, its dronabinol AdVersa™Â mucoadhesive product
  • Meeting was held to confirm that the proposed chemistry and manufacturing and non-clinical development plan for PPP002 for the 505(b)(2) is acceptable
  • The FDA established that Tetra Bio-Pharma’s proposed bridging strategy fulfilled all the requirements of the 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway for the product PPP002

ORLEANS, Ontario, Oct. 11, 2018 — Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc., a leader in cannabinoid-based drug discovery and development (TSX VENTURE: TBP) (OTCQB: TBPMF), today announced it received the response letter for a Type C meeting with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for PPP002, its dronabinol AdVersa™Â mucoadhesive product.   The meeting was held to confirm that the proposed chemistry and manufacturing and non-clinical development plan for PPP002 for the 505(b)(2) is acceptable.

The FDA established that Tetra Bio-Pharma’s proposed bridging strategy fulfilled all the requirements of the 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway for the product PPP002.  The FDA also provided feedback on the chemistry and manufacturing aspects of the drug development plan.  The FDA further confirmed that the product control strategy, ensuring the identity, potency, purity and quality of the PPP002 buccal tablets was acceptable thereby determining that Tetra Bio-Pharma’s plan is on track for drug approval.

“We have now completed our meetings with the U.S. FDA and Tetra is well on its way to finalizing the development plan to bring PPP002 to market,” said Guy Chamberland, M.Sc., Ph.D., Interim Chief Executive Officer and CSO of Tetra Bio-Pharma. “With both the Type B and C meetings now behind us, we are able to move forward with executing the clinical program for PPP002 and subsequently submit the New Drug Application to commercialize PPP002.”

Tetra, along with its partner IntelGenx Corp, is developing this product in the United States under the accelerated 505(b)(2) pathway for the indication of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, and anorexia and weight loss in people with AIDS. These are the same indications that have already been approved for Marinol®.  The 505(b)(2) speciality Contract Research Organization, Camargo, is guiding the regulatory submissions to the FDA. Tetra is also developing PPP002 in Canada as an adjunct therapy for opioid reduction in patients with chronic pain.

According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the global chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) market will reach a valuation of US $1.88 billion by 2020, an increase from its 2013 valuation of US$1.28 billion. Based on the expected improved safety profile of delayed release dronabinol, Tetra expects that AdVersa™ can gain significant market share within three years of its launch in the USA.

About Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc.

Tetra Bio-Pharma (TSX-V: TBP) (OTCQB: TBPMF) is a biopharmaceutical leader in cannabinoid-based drug discovery and development with a Health Canada approved, and FDA reviewed, clinical program aimed at bringing novel prescription drugs and treatments to patients and their healthcare providers. The Company has several subsidiaries engaged in the development of an advanced and growing pipeline of Bio Pharmaceuticals, Natural Health and Veterinary Products containing cannabis and other medicinal plant-based elements. With patients at the core of what we do, Tetra Bio-Pharma is focused on providing rigorous scientific validation and safety data required for inclusion into the existing bio pharma industry by regulators, physicians and insurance companies.

For more information visit: www.tetrabiopharma.com

Source: Tetra Bio-Pharma

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 release.

Forward-looking statements
Some statements in this release may contain forward-looking information. All statements, other than of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future (including, without limitation, statements regarding potential acquisitions and financings) are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of the words “may”, “will”, “should”, “continue”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “believe”, “intend”, “plan” or “project” or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict, that may cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, without limitation, the inability of the Company to obtain sufficient financing to execute the Company’s business plan; competition; regulation and anticipated and unanticipated costs and delays, the success of the Company’s research and development strategies, including the success of PPP002, the applicability of the discoveries made therein, the successful and timely completion and uncertainties related to the regulatory process including the applications for Orphan Drug Designation, the timing of clinical trials, the timing and outcomes of regulatory or intellectual property decisions and other risks disclosed in the Company’s public disclosure record on file with the relevant securities regulatory authorities. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results or events not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. While no definitive documentation has yet been signed by the parties and there is no certainty that such documentation will be signed. The forward-looking statements included in this news release are made as of the date of this news release and the Company does not undertake an obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise unless required by applicable securities legislation.

For further information, please contact Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc.
Robert Bechard
Executive Vice-President Corporate Development and Licensing
514-817-2514
[email protected]

Media Contact
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Carol Levine Stephanie Engel
514-288-8500 ext. 226 416-425-9143 ext. 209
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The Top 7 Social Media Marketing Trends Going Into 2019 $PEEK.ca $IDK.ca $BCOV $AVID

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 5:22 PM on Wednesday, October 10th, 2018

Live Streaming

  • Live streaming takes video channels to another level.
  • Instead of creating a video and worrying about developing it or needing to start over because it didn’t come out exactly as you planned, social media marketing managers can live stream what they’re doing to give potential customers an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at what’s going on around the office and how products are being made.
  • We all know by now how important of a role social media has on your business strategy
  • If you’re not on social media, you’re making things significantly harder on your business than they need to be

However, social media is constantly changing and it’s hard if you’re a social media marketing manager to understand how social media is changing the game. We’re going to break down the top eight social media marketing trends of 2018 that are completely changing how we look at social media.

1. Augmented Reality

Augmented reality is already being implemented in small ways, but it’s leaving a significant impact that will last well into the future. In fact, it’s estimated that the augmented reality and virtual reality markets will surpass $298 billion by 2023. The most obvious example are Snapchat’s facial filters.

A handful of them have sponsors in the corner of the screen, and people can create their own geofilters as well. Social media marketing managers can and should, if they’re not already, take advantage of these features that will continue to become more prevalent on other platforms to further their reach while personalizing interactions.

2. Focus on Generation Z

Generation Z is starting to enter the workforce, meaning they have money to spend. Marketers are starting to target the new generation early, which is a smart move. Retail businesses, for example, are offering clothes that are higher end while offering a wider range of styles.Retailers are also opening pop-up stores and hosting events that offer more intimate, personalized customer experiences, which will continue to be a major business trend for years to come. The reason pop-up stores and events are so popular is that they’re unique and are designed with the intention of being shared on social media. Generation Z was born surrounded by technology, which makes them and social media marketing a natural fit for each other.

3. Video

Video continues to be the dominant medium in social media. Instagram copied Snapchat by creating Instagram Stories, which work in exactly the same way. According to Entrepreneur, 200 million Instagram users use Instagram Stories each month. This makes Instagram a vital focus in your marketing efforts, and one you should give your best effort at. YouTube continues to grow in popularity due to the rise in YouTubers (we’ll get into that more a little later). Generation Z also uses social video platforms like Houseparty, where users can join group video chats and talk to each other online and on the go.

By making their presence known on all these video platforms, social media marketers will have a unique advantage in 2018 because video platforms, again, make it easier to offer personalized customer experiences, which is what customers — regardless of generation — want from businesses. People are visual learners by nature, and video goes beyond what pictures offer. Businesses are realizing this, realizing the popularity of video channels, and realizing the versatility of video.

4. Messenger Apps and Chatbots

Like video, messenger apps offer customers another channel to reach out to businesses and vice versa. We all know how popular Facebook Messenger is and how easy it is for people to reach out to each other without leaving Facebook. This is important because customers who are on Facebook aren’t always on it with the intention of buying a product.

If a customer does, however, land on a business page and see something they’re interested in, marketers can reach out to them via chatbot and initiate a conversation that could ultimately lead to a sale the customer never saw coming. This is a great way to increase engagement throughout the customer journey. Businesses can reach out on Messenger, WhatsApp, and Kik, which are all popular messaging apps Millennials and gen Z’ers are using regularly.

5. Live Streaming

Live streaming takes video channels to another level. Instead of creating a video and worrying about developing it or needing to start over because it didn’t come out exactly as you planned, social media marketing managers can live stream what they’re doing to give potential customers an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at what’s going on around the office and how products are being made.

We’ll repeat this over and over again: personalized customer experiences matter. Live streaming helps marketers to not just give potential customers an intimate look at what’s going on, but to offer a natural call-to-action. For example, marketers who want to offer a one-time promotion can start a live stream and announce on social media that the promotion is starting right now while interacting directly with customers who may or may not have questions and comments.

6. Influencer Marketing (YouTubers)

Remember when we mentioned YouTube? YouTubers are the best example of people who market products and businesses to viewers. Any time you see a sponsored video by anyone with hundreds of thousands of subscribers, you’re watching someone who’s considered an influencer. By reaching out to Influencers on YouTube and even other social media like Instagram, you’re getting other people who come off as normal, everyday people to promote your products.

Again, this comes down to offering personalized customer experiences. YouTubers gain fame by putting out content that relates to tons of people. When they talk about a product or service, they’re taking advantage of social engineering to give off the impression that the product or service they’re marketing plays a significant role in their life and that it can play a significant role in ours. They’re people we feel we can trust and that goes a long way in a market where customers are hesitant to trust big companies.

7. User-generated Content

User-generated content is content created by unpaid fans of businesses that businesses can use to promote their products. It can come in the form of photos, videos, or memes. Doing this is an extremely useful way of getting the customers involved with the business strategy, which — as you can probably guess — leads to a better, overall customer experience.

Word-of-mouth referrals still play a significant role in this technology-driven market. People no longer respond to simple marketing tactics anymore. It’s not enough to tell someone they need a product. They want a story behind the product. Like what we just mentioned about YouTubers playing a big role in social media marketing, people also want to see products being used in real life situations. User-generated content personalizes products in ways businesses simply can’t.

The Final Word

Social media marketing trends in 2018 are all catered to personalizing the customer experience by putting the customer in charge. Businesses understand that they’re now playing the role of navigator, guiding people to their products and letting them decide whether or not it’s right for them. Through social media, businesses can connect with their customers quickly and personally to help generate more revenue while rebuilding trust by becoming more transparent, public figures.

Source: https://www.business2community.com/social-media/the-top-7-social-media-marketing-trends-going-into-2019-02119776

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CLIENT FEATURE: Bougainville Ventures $BOG.ca a Turnkey Greenhouse Growing Infrastructure Provider $CROP.ca $VP.ca NF.ca $MCOA

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:08 AM on Wednesday, October 10th, 2018

WHY BOUGAINVILLE?

  • Converting irrigated farmland to greenhouse-equipped farmland
  • Bougainville does not “touch the plant” by only providing agricultural infrastructure as a landlord for licensed marijuana growers
  • First 10,000 square feet (of 30,000 sqf) greenhouse space has been completed
  • Ready for occupancy
  • Room for expansion
  • Facility projected to produce in excess of 12,000 lbs. of high quality cannabis per annum upon completion of all greenhouses
  • JV Agreement with Marijuana Company of America (MCOA:OTC)
  • MCOA investment of $1M

Early estimates show a greenhouse can produce twice the amount of product and at least less than 50% of the cost compared to warehouse production.

FULL DISCLOSURE: Bougainville Ventures is an advertising client of AGORA Internet Relations Corp.

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This is how online education #edtech websites can make you learn ‘deeply’ $BTRU.ca $ARCL $CPLA $BPI $FC.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:49 AM on Wednesday, October 10th, 2018
What is deep learning? This is how online education websites can make you learn ‘deeply’

Deep Learning has been hailed by businesses across the globe as the next big technology in the realm of data science and artificial intelligence, and rightly so.

Widely used to facilitate automated hearing, image recognition, speech translation and recognition, Deep Learning is the same technology that powers driverless cars, teaching them to recognise signs like ‘stop’ and ‘go’, or to distinguish between a pedestrian and a lamppost.

It also powers voice-controlled functions in electronic devices like smartphones, tablets, or smart televisions.

In an increasingly technology-driven ecosystem, Deep Learning systems can have massive implications for any business, enabling them to take advantage of the massive volume of data they possess to enhance their overall operational efficiency, as well as develop new monetisation models.

What is Deep Learning?

Deep Learning is a machine learning technique which instructs computer show to learn by example, almost exactly like humans do.

Benefits of deep learning:

  • Through Deep Learning models, a computer is taught how to collect and classify information directly from images, text, or sound; these models themselves are guided by neural network architectures and large data sets, which enable algorithms to learn new information through multi-layered processing
  • Although Deep Learning is a specialised subset of Machine Learning, unlike the latter, it can automatically extract relevant information from raw data and perform classifications without any manual intervention
  • Since Deep Learning models run on neural network architectures, they are also usually referred to as deep neural networks
  • The word ‘deep’ separates them from conventional neural networks, which have two to three hidden layers at most. On the other hand, deep neural networks can have as many as 150 layers
  • Deep Learning methods based on neural networks can also perform natural language tasks such as language modelling and processing, part-of-speech tagging, named entity recognition, sentiment analysis, and paraphrase detection, much more efficiently
  • Thus, a key advantage of a deep network is that it can perform tasks with only a single end-to-end model, and without traditional, task-specific feature engineering.

Deep Learning for online learning platforms:

For online education or skilling platforms which own massive databases of visual content, categorising and managing them efficiently is difficult, thereby making all the data unusable.

However, machine learning techniques like Deep Learning help solve this problem, allowing these platforms to organise and classify their database of images.

Thus, by eliminating the need to spend numerous hours on sorting and tagging data manually, deep learning models allow online educational platforms to monetise their visual content and develop comprehensive learning modules.

Considering its wide potential use cases, knowledge of Deep Learning is currently one of the most sought-after skills for digital businesses.

More importantly, though, the demand for this technology presents a massive opportunity for young graduates and professionals to upskill and enhance their career prospects through industry-backed data science courses.

Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/featurephilia/story/what-is-deep-learning-this-is-how-online-education-websites-can-make-you-learn-deeply-1157476-2018-01-30

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#Gold inches up on safe-haven demand $AMK.ca $EXS.ca $MQR.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:22 AM on Wednesday, October 10th, 2018

  • Gold prices edged higher yesterday drawing some safe-haven bids from risk-averse investors as Asian stocks fell amid worries over a potential slowdown in China’s economic growth and as the dollar eased against the yen.
  • Spot gold was up 0,3 percent at $1 190,65 an ounce at 0355 GMT. On Monday, it fell 1,2 percent, its biggest one-day percentage fall since August 15, and also touched a more than one-week low of $1 183,19.

US gold futures rose 0,5 percent to $1 194,40 an ounce.

“Gold is getting some support from bargain hunting and also some safe haven support on concerns of a potential sell-off in equities,” said Stephen Innes, APAC trading head at OANDA in Singapore.

“I strongly believe the market is underpricing the potential for equity markets to derail. This is a key hedge for gold in my view.”

Asian shares hit 17-month lows on yesterday as China allowed its currency to slip past a psychological bulwark amid sharp losses in domestic share markets, a shift that pressured other emerging currencies to depreciate to stay competitive.

The dollar slipped against the yen in Asia yesterday on simmering anxiety about higher US bond yields, the Sino-US trade war and political turmoil in Europe.

Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund yesterday cut its global economic growth forecasts for 2018 and 2019, saying that trade policy tensions and imposition of import tariffs were taking a toll on commerce while emerging markets struggle with tighter financial conditions and capital outflows.

Gold has held in a $34 range for the last 1-1/2 months, which some analysts say suggests resilience. Worries over the damage to emerging market economies from higher US interest rates has spurred safe-haven bidding.

“The current political and economic climate will lead to people buying the dollar but after the dollar, gold is the next preference,” said Peter Fung, head of dealing at Wing Fung Precious Metals in Hong Kong.

“Today, there is some short-covering and we also see some fresh buying interest due to lower prices.”

Spot gold may end its weak bounce below a resistance at $1 193 per ounce, and then retest a support at $1 184, as suggested by a projection analysis, according to Reuters technical analyst Wang Tao.

Gold has fallen more than 13 percent from a peak in April largely due to the dollar’s strength, which reflects a vibrant US economy, rising US interest rates and trade tensions.

Among other precious metals, spot silver gained 0,5 percent to $14,41 platinum inched 0,2 percent up to $819,15 an ounce, and palladium was up 0,1 percent at $1 076,0. — Reuters.

Source: https://www.herald.co.zw/gold-inches-up-on-safe-haven-demand/

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PyroGenesis $PYR.ca Announces U.S. Congress Support for the Purchase of Two Aircraft Carriers

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:41 AM on Wednesday, October 10th, 2018

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  • Announced today that the U.S. Congress has supported the U.S. Navy’s strategy for a two-ship (aircraft carrier) buy
  • Proposed dual buy stands to save the U.S. Government between US $1 billion and US $2.5 billion, according to U.S. Navy estimates
  • PyroGenesis is a proud supplier of a plasma based waste destruction system to the U.S. Navy

MONTREAL, Oct. 10, 2018 — PyroGenesis Canada Inc. (http://pyrogenesis.com) (TSX-V: PYR), a TSX Venture 50® high-tech company, (the “Company”, the “Corporation” or “PyroGenesis”) a Company that designs, develops and manufactures plasma waste-to-energy systems and plasma torch systems, is pleased to announce today that the U.S. Congress has supported the U.S. Navy’s strategy for a two-ship (aircraft carrier) buy.

This bill is now being sent to the President of the United States for his signature. The U.S. Navy will still need approval from the Secretary of Defense. This endorsement by Congress appears to be the last legislative hurdle for the purchase to clear.

The proposed dual buy stands to save the U.S. Government between US $1 billion and US $2.5 billion, according to U.S. Navy estimates1.

“This is in line with the President’s platform to “buy more for less”, and is great news for PyroGenesis as we are a proud supplier of a plasma based waste destruction system to the U.S. Navy, having delivered two systems to date,” said Mr. P. Peter Pascali, President and CEO of PyroGenesis. “The original schedule envisioned ordering one aircraft carrier in 2018. Amending this schedule for a two-ship buy required various approvals which caused some minor delays. This can now move very quickly, but realistically we expect this order, if it materializes, in early 2019.”

About PyroGenesis Canada Inc.

PyroGenesis Canada Inc., a TSX Venture 50® high-tech company, is the world leader in the design, development, manufacture and commercialization of advanced plasma processes. PyroGenesis provides technical and manufacturing expertise, cutting-edge contract research, as well as turnkey process equipment packages to the defense, metallurgical, mining, additive manufacturing (3D printing), oil & gas, and environmental industries. With a team of experienced engineers, scientists and technicians working out of our Montreal office and 3,800 m2 manufacturing facility, PyroGenesis maintains its competitive advantage by remaining at the forefront of technology development and commercialization. Its core competencies allow PyroGenesis to lead the way in providing innovative plasma torches, plasma waste processes, high-temperature metallurgical processes, and technical services to the global marketplace. Its operations are ISO 9001:2015 certified, and have been ISO certified since 1997. PyroGenesis is a publicly-traded Canadian corporation on the TSX Venture Exchange (Ticker Symbol: PYR) and on the OTCQB Marketplace (Ticker Symbol: PYRNF). For more information, please visit www.pyrogenesis.com.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements containing the words “may”, “plan”, “will”, “estimate”, “continue”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “expect”, “in the process” and other similar expressions which constitute “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements reflect the Corporation’s current expectation and assumptions, and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, our expectations regarding the acceptance of our products by the market, our strategy to develop new products and enhance the capabilities of existing products, our strategy with respect to research and development, the impact of competitive products and pricing, new product development, and uncertainties related to the regulatory approval process. Such statements reflect the current views of the Corporation with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and other risks detailed from time-to-time in the Corporation’s ongoing filings with the securities regulatory authorities, which filings can be found at www.sedar.com, or at www.otcmarkets.com. Actual results, events, and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Corporation undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements either as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange, its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) nor the OTC Markets Group Inc. accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.

SOURCE PyroGenesis Canada Inc.

For further information: Clémence Bertrand-Bourlaud, Marketing Manager/Investor Relations, Phone: (514) 937-0002, E-mail: [email protected].

1 According to Inside Defense’s article “Spending bill cuts $329 million from Navy’s ‘accelerated acquisitions’”, September 17, 2018 https://insidedefense.com/inside-navy/spending-bill-cuts-329-million-navys-accelerated-acquisitions

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STAR $SNA.ca to demonstrate MEDEVAC applications of its STAR-A.D.S. ® system in Montreal

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:32 AM on Wednesday, October 10th, 2018

Sna

  • Scheduled a set of demonstrations of its In-Flight System Aided Medical Monitoring system to aerospace industry leaders based in Canada
  • Demonstrations, to take place the third week of October following the ones attended by prospects in the United States, will focus on OEMs and potential users and will specifically address emergency air medical services.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES APPLICATIONS

TORONTO, Oct. 10, 2018 — Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd. (CSE: SNA) (CSE:SNA.CN) (OTCQB: SNAVF) (“Star” or the “Company”) announces that it has scheduled a set of demonstrations of its In-Flight System Aided Medical Monitoring system (“STAR-ISAMM™â€) to aerospace industry leaders based in Canada.

The demonstrations, to take place the third week of October following the ones attended by prospects in the United States, will focus on OEMs and potential users and will specifically address emergency air medical services.

The aim of the STAR-ISAMM™ (and of the Land System Aided Medical Monitoring, or “STAR-LSAMM™â€ for the ground ambulances), is to improve the quality of Emergency Medical Services during a medical evacuation, offering the chance of  better survivability of the patient through the integration and validation of new advanced technologies.

This is achieved by:

  • Adapting the patented STAR-A.D.S. ® System to the EMS environment.
  • Collecting, securing and transmitting the real-time medical biodata, through a two-way, robust and secure transmission.
  • Interfacing with EMS services, in the air and on the ground.
  • Providing better patient care with a seamless hospital virtual environment and key preventative medical information to emergency vehicles.

Ultimately, both systems will offer EMS/first aid support for quicker and better decision making in:

  • Early Response
  • On Scene Care
  • Care in transit
  • Transfer to definitive care

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.

Star’s 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 contact

Jean-Louis Larmor, (416) 252-2889 Ext. 221
C.O.O.
[email protected]

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What Advertisers Want to Know About #Programmatic #Adtech $GOOD.ca $TTD $RUBI $AT.ca $TRMR $FUEL

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 2:17 PM on Tuesday, October 9th, 2018

Programmatic advertising is arguably the most important trend in advertising that is a necessitating a root and branch reformation of every tier of the media industry.

Research firm eMarketer asserts that $46 billion in ad dollars will be spent using such technologies in 2018 and that more than 82 percent of U.S. display ad spend will be purchased using programmatic technologies by 2020.

However, some of the biggest names in marketing are already calling out opaque practices of the ad-tech sector meaning serious questions must be answered. The IAB, in its role to educate, has attempted to shepherd advertisers with a program of conferences and advisory studies.

Adweek caught up with some on-stage presenters at its recent invitation only Programmatic Brand Summit to gauge what advice decision makers are heeding. Top among concerns were questions over in-housing, data and pricing transparency along with improved measurement capabilities as buyers prepare to reduce their number of trading partners.

How can I measure what matters, and should I go at it alone?

Javier Pérez Moiño, managing director, Europe and Latam, of Accenture Interactive’s programmatic services division, said marketers are paying more attention to programmatic as they want to understand the impact of their activity on real business outcomes.

This involves dispensing with outdated metrics such as average CPMs or clickthrough rates (CTR) in favor of more performance-based results, such as whether an ad led to a sale or qualified lead.

“For years marketers were relying on their media agencies to provide them with a report, whether they could understand it or not, but now they are starting to ask what technology they need to achieve their business goals,” he said.

Per Pérez Moiño, this involves developing entirely new skill sets, such as data science, etc., and that such an introspection would involve advertisers reconsidering their relationships with media agencies, aka in-housing.

He asserted that depends on the aims of the individual advertiser, adding that organizations—and not just their marketing departments—need to understand the implications of such a seismic move, including how they source staff with the necessary skills.

The skill sets of programmatic media traders and data scientists—such as analyzing bidding patterns and data modeling media outcomes—are not easy to come by but those brands that work with the right partners can markedly improve the performance of their media spend, he added.

Pérez Moiño also notes that remodeling a relationship between a media agency and an advertiser often involves the shift from a fee-based remuneration model—where agencies are rewarded as a percentage of media spend—to a more straightforward service model.

“Everyone knew what was going on beforehand with things like arbitrage,” he adds. “Now we see many people are moving from a fee to a service.”

What am I buying and why?

Increased transparency means the shady tactics that characterized the early days of programmatic are “less overt than it used to be,” according to Ari Paparo, CEO of Beeswax.

Industry veteran Paparo runs a demand-side platform (DSP) that lets advertisers customize their bid activity in ad auctions, and said that brand-side marketers ideally want to know how much of their media budgets are consumed by middle men.

The more erudite marketers are seeking “algorithmic transparency” by starting to probe beyond the well-established concerns over the relationships between buy- and sell-side players (especially ad-tech players that offer both types of services) and the potential conflict of interests this can raise.

This includes questioning the practices of some of the industry’s largest names with Paparo invoking the oft cited criticisms of Google’s ad stack, which is often labeled as a “black box”–albeit Google moved to address such concerns recently–but doubts remain.

For instance, Google algorithms uses pooled data—if Coke works with Google, part of its data is going to Pepsi, and vice versa. The data is pooled and somewhat anonymized, then fed back to clients.

Another a common complaint among those using the DSP within Google Ads Manager (formerly known as DoubleClick DBM) is that it allocates a disproportionate amount of their spend to the online giant’s ad exchange AdX.

“So is that transparency? If you don’t know what margin AdX is taking, you have a real open question about whether you know what you’re buying, and why you’re buying it,” added Paparo.

How can I improve my supply strategy?

Chris Kane, president of programmatic media consultancy Jounce Media, reports that advertisers are asking how to rationalize their supply strategy.

Historically, advertisers have relied on DSPs to fulfill this function but increasingly marketers are taking more ownership of such activity. Concerns over oblique practices such as second-price auctions and bid caching highlight the need for increased scrutiny.

The emergence of header bidding—a comparatively new way for publishers to collect ad auction bid requests to improve their revenues—and the supply-path complexity it creates means marketers now need to pay attention, added Kane.

Another question is more of a tactical nature, whereby media buyers ask suppliers for guarantees as they rationalize the number of supply-side platforms (SSP) or ad exchanges they work with.

The emergence of header bidding means that many publishers offer the same ad impression through a number of different ad exchanges. “And I’m not talking about like two, I’m talking about like 10,” said Kane.

He believes this presents buyers with an opportunity, claiming that many are slashing the number of ad exchanges they trade with. In some cases this cut can be as drastic as reducing the number of ad exchanges from upwards of 50 down to single digits, and many are using this as leverage for extra assurances from their suppliers.

Common assurances that ad exchanges are likely to offer include commitments around auction and data transparency as well as cost incentives.

“Principles-based” incentives could include agreements whereby an ad exchange provides detailed information on the mechanics it applies in an ad auction, such as how it chooses winners or the order in which it calls for bid requests, as well as notifying them on changes to said methodologies.

“Even further than that would be some kind of financial incentive … but I have not seen any evidence of that happening but it wouldn’t surprise me.”

Should I rein in my programmatic spend?

Lauren Fisher, principal analyst at eMarketer, said such concerns are leading sophisticated media buyers to seek “more private, one-to-one setups.”

This includes reducing their reliance on auction-based programmatic media trading through ad exchanges, aka real-time bidding (RTB), in favor of more direct deals with premium publishers, aka programmatic direct.

In 2020, U.S. advertisers will spend $42.6 billion on media via programmatic direct, representing 61.8 percent of all automated spend, while RTB spend, totaling $26.3 billion, represents the rest.

“By 2020, more than four of every five ad dollars U.S. advertisers allocate to digital display ads will be spent via private marketplaces or programmatic direct deals–not the open markets,” she said.

However, advertisers’ quest for more control could equally benefit larger platform players such as Facebook, Google and Twitter, according to Fisher, as their vast banks of first-party data and tech credentials can assure some marketers. Ultimately, it just depends on whose sales pitch they accept.

So just who will win out?

Opinion remains divided as to which parties will win out over such dilemmas. Will scaled advertisers’ patience with large platforms wear thin? Will they favor the more bespoke services of independent ad-tech providers?

Source: https://www.adweek.com/programmatic/what-advertisers-want-to-know-about-programmatic/

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CLIENT FEATURE: Tartisan Nickel $TN.ca Kenbridge Property Hosts M&I Resource of 7.14 Million Tonnes at 0.62% Nickel, 0.33% Copper $ROX.ca $FF.ca $EDG.ca $AGL.ca $ANZ.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:16 AM on Tuesday, October 9th, 2018

Investment Highlights

  • Kenbridge property has a measured and indicated resource of 7.14 million tonnes at 0.62% nickel, 0.33% copper
  • 17.5 (21.8 fully diluted) percent equity stake in Eloro Resources and 2 percent NSR in their La Victoria property with drill program in progress
  • Tightly held share structure with 50 percent owned by approximately 10 investors

Kenbridge Ni Project (ON, Canada)

  • Advanced  stage  deposit  remains open  in  three  directions,  is  equipped with a 623m  deep  shaft  and  has  never  been  mined.
  • Preliminary  Economic Assessment completed and updated returned robust project
    economics and operating costs including  a  NPV  of  C$253M  and  cash costs of US$3.47/lb of nickel net of
    copper credits.
  • Plans for Kenbridge include updating PEA, advancing the project through to feasibility and exploring
    the open mineralization at depth

FULL DISCLOSURE: Tartisan Nickel Corp. is an advertising client of AGORA Internet Relations Corp.

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