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$HPQ.ca Announces Date For Vote On Proposed Beauce #Gold Fields Spin-Out And Launches Accelerated Warrant Exercise Incentive Program

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:36 AM on Wednesday, June 13th, 2018

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  • Obtained the required interim orders from the Superior Court of Quebec (commercial division) in connection with its previously announced planned spin-out of Beauce Gold Fields by way of a Plan of Arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act
  • interim order, among other things, authorizes HPQ to call and hold an annual and special meeting of its shareholders, which will be held on August 10th, 2018 at the InterContinental Montreal Hotel 360 St-Antoine Street, Fraser Room at 10:00 am to consider and vote for the spin-out of Beauce Gold Fields into a separately trading public company

MONTREAL, June 13, 2018 — HPQ Silicon Resources Inc (“HPQ”) (TSX VENTURE:HPQ) (FRANKFURT:UGE) (OTC PINK:URAGF) is pleased to inform shareholders that the Company has obtained the required interim orders from the Superior Court of Quebec (commercial division) in connection with its previously announced planned spin-out of Beauce Gold Fields by way of a Plan of Arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) (February 8, 2018 Release). The interim order, among other things, authorizes HPQ to call and hold an annual and special meeting of its shareholders, which will be held on August 10th, 2018 at the InterContinental Montreal Hotel 360 St-Antoine Street, Fraser Room at 10:00 am to consider and vote for the spin-out of Beauce Gold Fields into a separately trading public company.

An Information Circular containing the Plan of Arrangement will be mailed to shareholders 25 days priors to the date of the meeting. The board of directors of the corporation has unanimously approved the arrangement and recommends that shareholders vote in favour of the Arrangement

The Arrangement remains subject to the satisfaction of closing conditions, including, among other things, approval of shareholders at the meeting, the final approval of the TSX-V, receipt of a final order of the court and the arrangement certificate from the Director of the Corporations.

DISTRIBUTION OF SHARES TO HPQ SHAREHOLDERS

Upon receipt of the final Court approval, the board of HPQ will determine the date of record for distribution of BGF shares to shareholders in concert with the TSX-V.

Patrick Levasseur of HPQ Silicon stated, “This order authorizing HPQ to hold a meeting and a vote on the spin-out of Beauce is a major milestone for the Company and its’ shareholders.  A favourable vote will finally unlock the potential gold value of the Beauce gold property and allow our shareholders to benefit both directly and indirectly from this great asset.” Mr. Levasseur further stated, “After more than a century of major historical placer gold mining in the Beauce, Beauce Gold Fields will be the first company dedicated to the exploration for a hard rock gold deposit as an origin of the gold placers.”

About Beauce Gold Fields

BGF is a wholly owned subsidiary of HPQ Silicon that is in the process of “Spinning Out” its gold assets into BGF, a new public junior gold company, subject to approval by TSX-V.

The Beauce Gold Fields project is a unique, historically prolific gold property located in the municipality of Saint-Simon-les-Mines in the Beauce region of Southern Quebec. Comprising of a block of 152 claims 100% owned by HPQ, the project area hosts a six kilometre long unconsolidated gold-bearing sedimentary unit (a lower saprolite and an upper brown diamictite). The gold in saprolite indicates a close proximity to a bedrock source of gold, providing possible further exploration discoveries.  The property was also hosts numerous historical gold mines that were active from 1860s to the 1960s (see HPQ SEDAR-filed report).

A Beauce Gold Fields presentation is available and can be downloaded via the following link. http://www.hpqsilicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BGF-Presentation-V-Jul-2017.pdf

WARRANT EXERCISE

$ 205,538 was raised through the exercise of 2,936,250 warrant expiring on June 8, 2018.

EARLY WARRANT EXERCISE INCENTIVE

HPQ intends to implement a warrant exercise incentive program designed to encourage the early exercise of up to 6,674,600 out of the 12,305,000 of its outstanding unlisted 7 cents warrants.   The 5,630,400 outstanding unlisted 7 cents warrants that are not part of the program are held by insiders of the Corporation and as such are not entitled to benefit from the incentive program.

3,034,000 of the 5,939,000 Aug. 27, 2018 warrants currently exercisable at a price of 7 cents per common share will be part of the program while only 3,640,600 of the remaining 6,346,000 Dec. 24, 2018 warrants currently exercisable at a price of 7 cents per common share will be part of the program.

The warrants were originally issued by the company as part of a unit private placement financing first announced on Aug. 19, 2015, which closed on Aug. 27, 2015 and as part of a unit private placement financing first announced on Dec. 18, 2015, which closed on Dec. 24, 2015.

Pursuant to the incentive program, the company is offering an inducement to each warrant holder who exercises their warrants during a 30-calendar-day early exercise period by the issuance of one additional share purchase warrant for each warrant early exercised. Each new warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one additional share for a period of 18 months from the date of issuance of such incentive warrant at a price of 17 cents. The early exercise period will commence June 18, 2018, and expire July 17, 2018.  The incentive warrants will be subject to a four-month hold period from the date of issuance.

Warrant holders who take advantage of the opportunity to exercise their warrants early will strengthen the company’s current cash position and provide the company with additional working capital to finance our ongoing Gen2 Purevap work, general working capital and the cost of the Beauce Gold Fields Inc spin-out.

Depending upon the number of warrants exercised during the early exercise period, the company expects to:

  • Receive gross proceeds of up to $467,222 on or before the early exercise expiry date;
  • Issue up to 6,674,000 shares pursuant to the exercise of warrants by holders in accordance with the original terms of the warrants on or before the early exercise expiry date;
  • Issue up to 6,674,000 incentives warrants to warrants holders pursuant to the early exercise of the warrants on or before the early exercise expiry date.

The terms and conditions of the program and the method of exercising the warrants pursuant to the incentive program are set forth in a letter that is being delivered to the registered address of each eligible warrants holder, along with a form of warrant subscription agreement to be completed by warrants holders in relation to the issuance of the incentive warrants. Under the terms of the subscription agreement, warrant holders who wish to participate in the incentive program will agree to exercise their warrants and deliver the other necessary documents in consideration of the issuance by the company of the incentive warrants.

The form of letter and subscription agreement will be posted on the company’s profile on SEDAR and be available on the company’s website. Holders of warrants who elect to participate in the incentive program will be required to deliver to the company at Suite 306, 3000, Omer-Lavallée St., Montreal, QC, Canada, H1Y 3R8, by 5:00 p.m. Montreal time, on or before the early exercise expiry date, the following:

  • A duly completed and executed subscription agreement in the form to be provided to warrant holders by the company;
  • A duly completed and executed election to exercise form attached as Schedule A to their original warrant certificates;
  • Their original warrant certificates;
  • The applicable aggregate exercise price for their warrants, payable to the company in Canadian dollars by way of certified cheque, money order, bank draft or wire transfer.

Any warrants that are not exercised prior to the early exercise expiry date will remain outstanding and continue to be exercisable for shares of the company on their current terms.

The company will not be offering incentive warrants to brokers holding any broker warrants and the Company did obtain the consent of the holder of 660,000 warrants expiring Dec 24, 2018 exercised during the six (6) months period before the start of the incentive program and the implementation of the program.

The company may pay a finder’s fee in respect of certain exercises under the incentive program in accordance with policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.

The incentive program is subject to the receipt of all regulatory approvals, including the final approval of the TSX-V.

This news 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.  Powered by Agoracom

About HPQ Silicon

HPQ Silicon Resources Inc. is a TSX-V listed resource company planning to become a vertically integrated and diversified High Purity, Solar Grade Silicon Metal (SoG Si) producer and a manufacturer of multi and monocrystalline solar cells of the P and N types, required for production of high performance photovoltaic conversion.

HPQ goal is to develop, in collaboration with industry leaders that are experts in their fields of interest, the innovative metallurgical PUREVAPTM “Quartz Reduction Reactors (QRR)” process (patent pending), which will permit production of the highest efficiency SoG Si.  The pilot plant equipment that will validate the commercial potential of the process is on schedule for start up in late 2018.

Disclaimers:

This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of any of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The Incentive Warrants to be issued pursuant to the exercise of the Warrants have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) or the securities laws of any state of the United States and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or the benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S.  Securities Act) unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or pursuant to an exemption from such registration requirements.

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 Company’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 Company with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and other risks detailed from time-to-time in the Company’s on-going filings with the securities regulatory authorities, which filings can be found at www.sedar.com. Actual results, events, and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Company 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 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.

For further information contact
Bernard J. Tourillon, Chairman and CEO Tel (514) 907-1011
Patrick Levasseur, President and COO Tel: (514) 262-9239
www.HPQSilicon.com

Shares outstanding: 198,463,807

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$GLI.ca Acquisition of Colt Mesa Copper-Cobalt Property, Utah, Surface Grab Samples Return 0.88% Copper and 2.31% Cobalt $JAX.ca

Posted by AGORACOM at 8:31 AM on Wednesday, June 13th, 2018

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  • Announced the acquisition of the “Colt Mesa” copper-cobalt property in Garfield County, south central Utah.
  • Colt Mesa mine is associated cobalt, zinc, nickel and molybdenum mineralization
  • Recent sampling (CM-18-01) by Company personnel, on a site visit with the vendor of the property, returned values of 0.88 percent (%) copper (Cu), 2.31% cobalt (Co), 9.31 % zinc (Zn), +1.00 % nickel (Ni), and 0.29 % molybdenum (Mo), over a 0.3 meter chip sample of surface exposure near the adit portal

 

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Glacier Lake Resources Inc. (TSXV:GLI) – (“Glacier” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the “Colt Mesa” copper-cobalt property in Garfield County, southcentral Utah. The property is readily accessible by gravel roads from Boulder, the closest community with services and support. Key takeaways:

  • Property covers the past producing Colt Mesa mine, a copper deposit with associated cobalt, zinc, nickel and molybdenum mineralization.
  • Recent sampling (CM-18-01) by Company personnel, on a site visit with the vendor of the property, returned values of 0.88 percent (%) copper (Cu), 2.31% cobalt (Co), 9.31 % zinc (Zn), +1.00 % nickel (Ni), and 0.29 % molybdenum (Mo), over a 0.3 meter chip sample of surface exposure near the adit portal. Tables below,
  • Area recently became open for staking and exploration after a 21 year period moratorium, due to the reduction of the “Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument” by President Trump in December 2017.
  • 1975 grab sampling reported values from 0.07% to 29.50 % copper (Cu), 0.01% to 0.67 % cobalt (Co), 0.03% to 3.30 % zinc (Zn), 0.02% to 0.27 % nickel (Ni), and trace to 0.17 % molybdenum (Mo). The Company cautions investors grab samples are selected samples and are not necessarily representative of the mineralization on the Colt Mesa property.
  • Sedimentary (sandstone) hosted, tabular strata-bound mineralization.
  • Excellent year-round logistics, road accessible. No reclamation issues from historic mining activity.

“The Colt Mesa acquisition broadens our focus on sedimentary hosted copper deposits, with a significant bonus of cobalt and nickel mineralization indicated. There is strong investor interest in the “Battery Metals” sector, including cobalt, nickel and copper. With this new interest coupled with the growth of the EV sector and strong demand for cobalt, the Colt Mesa project is a welcome addition to the Company’s ever growing portfolio of projects,” says Saf Dhillon, president and chief executive officer. “Surface exploration work will start this summer on the Colt Mesa property and drill permitting will be initiated shortly.”

The Colt Mesa deposit was discovered in 1968 and was mined intermittently from 1971 to 1974. While little data survived from the copper mining activities, a 1975 Master Thesis (G.M. Collings, 1975, Geology and Geochemistry of the Colt Mesa Copper Deposit”) completed at the University of Utah, is an invaluable source of information on the geology and mineralization at the Colt Mesa mine.

Tabular, strata-bound copper mineralization lies within a paleochannel at the contact of two distinct sedimentary (sandstone) units. The trackless, room-and-pillar mining was focused on the copper mineralization meaning the mine and surrounding area were never systematically explored for cobalt mineralization.

All of the above samples were taken at surface, near the adits. The underground working was examined (see website for photos), but not sampled. Samples CM-18-01, 02, and 03, were chip sampled from the same location over a width of 1.35 meters, averaging 0.52 % Cu, 1.51 % Co, 6.52 % Zn, 0.79% Pb, and 0.17 % Mo. Sample CM-18-01 and CM-18-03 had conspicuous “cobalt bloom”, whereas CM-18-02 was barren, unmineralized sandstone. Sample CM-18-04 was a select grab sample of bright, copper oxide float from the dump. The Colt Mesa is renowned for brilliant, multicolored copper oxides, attributed to the association with cobalt and molybdenum.’

The 1975 Master Thesis reports: “The ore body is tabular in form and is composed of chalcopyrite, bornite, digenite, covellite and chalcocite”. Sampling of the underground mineralized zone was completed in 1975 with a total of eight samples from the mineralized zone taken as follows:

Again, the Company cautions investors grab samples are selected samples and are not necessarily representative of the mineralization on the Colt Mesa property.

The Colt Mesa area has seen significant exploration for uranium in the 1950s and 1960s, modest exploration for copper and base metals but minimal exploration was focused on cobalt and nickel. The Colt Mesa mine area was sterilized from exploration and development in 1996, when President Clinton created the “Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument”, however, the size was recently reduced by Presidential proclamation in 2017, placing Colt Mesa outside the new boundaries of the restructured national monument.

For more information on the Colt Mesa project go to https://www.glacierlake.ca/colt-mesa/

In consideration for the property, Glacier Lake will issue one million common shares, and make a cash payment of US $120,000, staged over a two (2) year period. The vendors retain a one-and-three-quarters percent (1.75%) Net Smelter Returns (“NSR”). Glacier shall be entitled to purchase one percent (1.00%) of the Royalty at any time through a one-time cash payment of $1,000,000 to the vendors. Completion of the acquisition is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. All common shares issued will be subject to a four-month-and-one-day statutory hold period. A finder’s fee may be payable related to this acquisition.

Quality assurance/quality control

All recent surface samples from the Colt Mesa property were hand delivered to the ALS Minerals Ltd. North Vancouver, B.C., laboratory, an 17025:2005 certified facility. All samples were collected by Company personnel and securely stored until delivery to ALS Minerals. At this early stage of exploration, Glacier Lake is relying on the certified standards utilized by ALS Minerals as part of it analysis protocols. No QA/QC anomalies were noted in the analyses.

The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by R. Tim Henneberry, P.Geo, a member of the Glacier Lake advisory board and a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 — Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
For additional information please feel free to contact:

Saf Dhillon
President/CEO
Glacier Lake Resources Inc.
Tel:866-687-7059
Dir: 604-688-2922
[email protected]

Please visit our Website at: www.glacierlake.ca

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FEATURE: Star Navigation $SNA.ca Real-Time Flight Tracking and Monitoring Technology

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:26 AM on Tuesday, June 12th, 2018

STAR-A.D.S.®

  • On-board real-time monitoring and data analysis system that provides a “virtual window into an aircraft”
  • As cost-effective air to ground communication system that automatically and securely transmits flight data and incident alerts.
  • Continuously monitors selected avionics systems on the aircraft from power-on to power-off, instantly analyzes the data, and transmits selected data and any incident alerts, via satellite to the operator.
  • Acts as an early warning system, detecting the earliest signs of potential problems
  • Performs these functions in “real-time” providing essential safety monitoring to the benefit of passengers, aircraft personnel, and ground crew
  • Applications include: Commercial Airlines, Helicopters, Business Aircraft, Assist Search and Rescue by providing last transmitted location
  • Future applications: Emergency Medical Services (airborne and ground vehicles), Land vehicles

CHECK OUT OUR RECENT INTERVIEW

FULL DISCLOSURE: Star Navigation is an advertising client of AGORA Internet Relations Corp.

 

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Tartisan Nickel Corp. $TN.ca will start the Alexo-Kelex nickel-copper-cobalt site reclamation on June 19, 2018 $NI.ca $GP.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 2:40 PM on Monday, June 11th, 2018

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  • Alexo deposit was discovered in 1907,
  • About 51,851 tonnes grading 4.5% nickel and 0.7% copper was extracted and sent to Sudbury, Ontario, for processing
  • Most recently, shipped 6,000 tonnes grading 2.46% nickel, 0.31% copper, and 0.07% cobalt as part of a 10,000 tonne bulk sample permit held at the time,
    • started the reclamation of the project as part of a Closure Plan approved in 2004 and amended in 2011

The Alexo deposit was discovered in 1907, and between the years 1913 to 1919, about 51,851 tonnes grading 4.5% nickel and 0.7% copper was extracted and sent to Sudbury, Ontario, for processing. Then, in 1944, Harlin Nickel Mines shipped 4,900 tonnes of ore grading 4.5% nickel and 0.6% copper. Most recently, Tartisan Nickel predecessor company Canadian Arrow Mines Ltd shipped 6,000 tonnes grading 2.46% nickel, 0.31% copper, and 0.07% cobalt as part of a 10,000 tonne bulk sample permit held at the time, and started the reclamation of the project as part of a Closure Plan approved in 2004 and amended in 2011.

There are two phases to the Tartisan Nickel Corp. site reclamation plan. The first phase concentrates on a general site cleanup with demolition of two wooden shacks and the rationalization of the existing Alexo-Kelex core storage facility, located at the west end of the Alexo pit. The second phase will entail moving the site office trailer offsite as well as the disposal of other pieces of unnecessary equipment. As well, a barrier is planned to prevent access to the Alexo pit highwall and existing rock piles and other areas will be dealt with as outlined in the Closure Plan. As part of ongoing environmental care to be managed by Tartisan Nickel Corp., water quality sampling will continue to occur as per the Closure Plan.

Tartisan Nickel CEO Mr. Mark Appleby said, “The Alexo-Kelex reclamation program will make Tartisan Nickel Corp. a full-cycle battery metals company. We have early exploration for copper and gold at the Ichuna project in Peru; advanced exploration for zinc and manganese at the Don Pancho project, also in Peru; and optimization works at the Kenbridge nickel-copper-cobalt project leading to Tartisan Nickel Corp. updating the NI 43-101 Technical Report to be published this year.”

The financial assurance of reclamation project success is represented by a bond placed with the Ministry of Northern Development of Mines totaling $258,583.00 plus accrued interest which will be returned to Tartisan when reclamation works have been completed to Ministry satisfaction.

About Tartisan Nickel Corp.

Tartisan Nickel Corp. is a Canadian based exploration and development company which owns a 100% stake is the Kenbridge nickel-copper-cobalt deposit near Kenora, Ontario. The Kenbridge Deposit hosts measured and indicated resources of 7.1 million tonnes of 0.62% nickel, 0.33% copper, and 0.016% cobalt. In total a contained nickel, copper, and cobalt resource of 97.8 million pounds of nickel and 47 million pounds of copper has been defined by previous operators. The Kenbridge Deposit is equipped with a 623m shaft and two exploration sublevels and has never been mined. Mineralization is open at depth, along strike, and along plunge.

In addition, Tartisan Nickel Corp. owns a 100% interest in the Alexo-Kelex nickel-copper-cobalt project near Timmins, Ontario, with historical production of 87,000 tonnes grading 3.06%. Alexo-Kelex is a key property in the Company’s Kambalda-type nickel exploration strategy in the Timmins area. Tartisan also owns a 100% stake in the Don Pancho Zinc-Lead-Silver Project in Peru just 9 km from Trevali’s Santander mine and owns a 100% stake in the Ichuna Copper-Silver Project, also in Peru, contiguous to Buenaventura”s San Gabriel property.

Tartisan also owns a significant equity stake (6 MM shares and 3 MM full warrants at 40c) in Eloro Resources Ltd, which is exploring the low-sulphidation epithermal La Victoria Gold/Silver Project in Ancash, Peru.

For further information, please contact Mr. D. Mark Appleby, President & CEO and a Director of the Company, at 416-804-0280 ([email protected]). Additional information about Tartisan can be found at the Company’s website at www.tartisannickel.com or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Jim Steel MBA P.Geo. is the Qualified Person under NI 43-101 and has read and approved the technical content of this News Release.

Tartisan Nickel Corp. common shares are listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE:TN, FSE: A2DPCM). Currently, there are 98,623,550 shares outstanding (109,547,594 fully diluted).

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Swiss City Plans #Blockchain Voting Pilot Using #Ethereum-Based IDs $SX $SX.ca $SXOOF $IDK.ca $AAO.ca $HPQ.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:20 AM on Monday, June 11th, 2018
  • Swiss city of Zug, known for its proactive support of the blockchain industry
  • launching a voting pilot that will base both polling system and residents’ IDs on blockchain technology
  • e-voting pilot, which will take place between June 25 and July 1,
    • developed as part of the city’s efforts to adopt more blockchain applications and will tie in with a digital identity trial currently underway
Jun 11, 2018 at 12:00 UTC

The Swiss city of Zug, known for its proactive support of the blockchain industry, is launching a voting pilot that will base both polling system and residents’ IDs on blockchain technology.

The e-voting pilot, which will take place between June 25 and July 1, has been developed as part of the city’s efforts to adopt more blockchain applications and will tie in with a digital identity trial currently underway, the city government said in an announcement on Friday.

In July 2017, the city announced plans to launch an ethereum-based application called “uPort” to digitize local residents’ ID information. The pilot phase got started in November and now has over 200 residents signed up for the new service, according to the announcement.

By using their digital ID, local residents will be able to cast votes in the one-off blockchain polling pilot, though the city government indicated that the vote is a “consultative test” and the results will not be binding.

The primary goal of the trial, it added, is to the review the security aspects of the polling system, examining whether the platform is able to achieve “immutability, testability and traceability” while maintaining voters’ privacy.

The use case for blockchain in voting systems – with its potential to remove election fraud and provide immutable records – is one that has seen notable interest both from authorities at various levels of government, as well as within finance.

Nasdaq announced in November it was developing an electronic shareholder voting system based on blockchain for the South African capital markets, while Santander used the tech for shareholder voting at its annul AGM in May – possibly a world first.

Over in Russia, Moscow’s municipal government announced in March that it was extending its use of a blockchain-based voting platform to the city block level. The Digital Home service allows neighbors in high rises to electronically vote and communicate on issues to do with building maintenance and management.

And, in the same month, the U.S. state of West Virginia launched a voting pilot project for absentee voters in the military by using a mobile application powered by blockchain technology, while Sierra Leone also notably piloted the tech in a presidential election.

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/swiss-city-plans-to-vote-on-blockchain-using-ethereum-digital-id/

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Star $SNA.ca Confirms GADSS Compatibility

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:25 AM on Monday, June 11th, 2018

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  • ICAO’s Concept of Operations recommends that starting in November 2018, there should be autonomous aircraft flight tracking every 15 minutes over oceanic areas,
    • As of January 2021, that there should be autonomous location and tracking of aircraft in distress at least once every minute
    • Star’s STAR-A.D.S. ® System already exceeds compliance with all of the ICAO GADSS recommendations and evolutions planned from 2018 to 2021 and beyond

TORONTO, June 11, 2018 — Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd. (CSE:SNA) (CSE:SNA.CN) (OTCQB:SNAVF) (“Star” or the “Company”)  having participated in the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (“ICAO”)  Working Groups, was pleased to see that ICAO’s Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System (“GADSS”) Advisory Group, formed in 2014, updated their Concept of Operations and Standard and Recommended Practices late last year.

The tragedies of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 and Air France flight 447 highlighted the limitations in the current air navigation system, which have hampered timely identification and localisation of aircraft in distress. This has also significantly hindered effective search and rescue efforts and recovery operations. On the rare occasions when accidents occur, rescuing survivors has the highest priority, followed by the recovery of the flight recorders. Analysis of data from these recorders is usually key to identifying the cause of the accident, and contributes towards enhancing safety.

In May 2014, ICAO convened a multi‐disciplinary meeting with States, Industry, and related specialists to reach a common agreement in making global aircraft tracking a priority.

ICAO’s Concept of Operations recommends that starting in November 2018, there should be autonomous aircraft flight tracking every 15 minutes over oceanic areas, and as of January 2021, that there should be autonomous location and tracking of aircraft in distress at least once every minute.

Star’s STAR-A.D.S. ® System already exceeds compliance with all of the ICAO GADSS recommendations and evolutions planned from 2018 to 2021 and beyond.

It can securely and automatically track any type of retrofitted aircraft, worldwide.

Location and general flight data (position, flight level, heading etc.) are sent at pre-determined intervals on a routine flight, while all data are recorded. It can transmit real-time flight data and system alerts. The precision of localization of the system is within 1NM.

The STAR-A.D.S. ® System is compatible and fits with all existing information and data management procedures. All transmissions are encrypted and secured.

For future evolutions of the recommendation dealing with the recovery of flight data (and as the system records all relevant data on-board), it can automatically and securely download information directly to the ground as a ‘virtual black box’.

In addition, the STAR-A.D.S. ® system, upon completion of the flight, provides automatic generation of all End of Flight Reports, and historical flight information filing for post flight data mining.

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.

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G2’s new COO Peter Mucha: “I do believe that mobile #Esports is a massive opportunity space for the Esports industry.” $KUU.ca $GMBL

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 3:33 PM on Friday, June 8th, 2018
  • G2’s new COO Peter Mucha: “I do believe that mobile #Esports is a massive opportunity space for the Esports industry.”
Jacob WolfESPN Staff Writer

G2 Esports has hired former Adidas and Activision executive Peter Mucha as its new chief operating officer, the team announced on Thursday.

Mucha joins an executive team led by G2 CEO Carlos “ocelote” Rodríguez Santiago, a former professional League of Legends player who founded Gamers2 (lately rebranded to G2) in 2014. Mucha takes the job that was previously held by Jamie Bach, who has transitioned into a general manager role with G2.

Prior to taking the G2 role, Mucha worked in various different European-focused jobs for Adidas, Activision and most recently, Microsoft. At Activision, he served as the vice president of publishing for its European arm, with a specific focus on Red Octane and LucasArts (which is owned by ESPN’s parent company, Disney.) Mucha worked at adidas for a total of 11 years, starting as an account manager and working his way up to be a managing director of Adidas Austria and then Adidas’s arm in the Netherlands after that.

By July 1, G2 will have to submit its application for a franchise spot in the League of Legends Championship Series. It first entered that league in Sep. 2015 after qualifying via a promotion tournament and since, it has been a top performer in the league; G2 holds a total of four League Championship Series trophies. But to retain the slot in the league, it will need to go through a vigorous application process that is likely to include applications from fellow esports teams, traditional sports team owners and large and successful business entities.

ESPN spoke with Mucha about how he got involved with G2, some of the challenges in European esports and the opportunities ahead for the company.

ESPN: How did you get connected with G2? What led to you ending up working there and taking on an executive leadership role?

Mucha: I’ve spent over 15 years in various leadership roles in the entertainment industry, so I know the gaming space and esports well. G2 was looking for the overall executive leadership experience I bring to the table, especially across the gaming, sports and entertainment industries. When I met Carlos about six months ago, we both immediately knew that we’d make a good team – and I was fascinated by G2’s massive growth over the past few years and their ambitious future plans. My experience working with blue chip companies was definitely helpful in landing this role, but what I think pulled the trigger on the decision was my startup experience. I’ve worked with multiple fast-growing, agile companies as they navigate their first massive breakthroughs. That’s where I feel G2 is right now – and I’m beyond excited to be a part of this journey alongside them.

ESPN: Given your background in sports apparel, how do you think companies like Adidas, Nike, Under Armour could push into esports?

Mucha: I think for big companies like these, a move into a completely new industry like esports takes time. We have seen a ton of big non-endemic brands and names entering the space, but those decisions aren’t made lightly. For brands that aren’t native to the space, understanding and really connecting with the esports fan will be critical – diving deep into the minds of how they think, make decisions, attach to and stay loyal to brands, will be the most important factors. For their entry into the market to be successful, consumer brands need to completely tailor their approach to this very specific, and tough to reach, demographic.

ESPN: We’ve heard concerns about some of these companies using their main athletic brands in esports in terms of hurting their brand image of “performance apparel.” Do you think branching off and creating subsidiaries (i.e. Hurley, Converse, etc.) would be a better idea to focus on gamers and esports?

Mucha: That’s an interesting strategy that can definitely work, the same way it has worked for OMEN by HP, or the ASUS ROG brand. I don’t see Nike or Under Armour stepping away from their hugely popular brands to introduce something new for the sake of keeping the “physical performance brand” image to their non-esports fans anytime soon — but they would need to create campaigns that are specifically targeted at the esports audience in order to be successful. It will be very interesting to see brands develop new strategies to reach esports fans in the coming 12 or so months – including other non-apparel brands. Tailoring your approach specifically to esports is the way to go with our fans, and it’s something I hope every non-endemic and endemic brand in the space will do.

ESPN: How involved have you been in the European League of Legends Championship Series application for G2? What will separate G2 from the other teams applying?

Mucha: This is a massively important project for G2, and we’re excited to explore the opportunities of securing a permanent slot in the EU LCS ecosystem. I am particularly excited to be working with G2 Esports during this process, but as this is only my fourth day on the job with the team, I haven’t been involved much yet.

ESPN: How do you think European esports teams can become profitable? What steps will you take with G2 to increase revenues?

Mucha: I see incredible opportunities for the industry — and G2 in particular — to grow their revenues. The lowest hanging fruit and the biggest opportunity we have is fully utilizing the data we have about our fans. There is no other industry in the world right now that has so much access to data about its fans and their demographics, and is able to use it to create assets, products and services that can become a great value add for everyone in the industry, and an independent revenue stream for the makers.

ESPN: What other opportunities do you believe are worth pursuing outside of LCS? Overwatch League?

Mucha: I’m don’t like to make predictions — I’m way too pragmatic and down-to-earth for that, but I do believe that mobile esports is a massive opportunity space for the esports industry. Just seeing the growth of this particular vertical within esports in the past 24 months has been mindblowing, and I hope that it will continue to grow. Meanwhile though, there’s still plenty of things in motion that need our immediate attention: professional circuits for the most popular esports titles are thriving, and the EU LCS in particular is on about to take a major step towards long-term stability with the implementation of the partnership model.

Source: http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/23723176/do-believe-mobile-esports-massive-opportunity-space-esports-industry

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betterU Education Corporation $BTRU.ca Announces Increases in Monthly Traffic Metrics to India Marketplace, Including 3,200% in Site Visits $ARCL $BPI $FC.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:49 AM on Friday, June 8th, 2018

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  • Announced increases across all traffic metrics following the successful launch of its’ national mass marketing print campaign in India in February;
    • Website visits increase 3,202%
    • Registrations increase 2,920%
    • Courses taken increase 4,966%

OTTAWA, June 08, 2018 — betterU Education Corp. (the “Company” or “betterU”), is pleased to announce increases across all traffic metrics following the successful launch of its’ national mass marketing print campaign in India in February.  Highlights include the following:

METRIC JANUARY
(ACTUAL)
Pre-Marketing		 FEB/MAR/APRIL
(AVERAGE / MONTH)
Post-Marketing		 %
INCREASE
Website Visits 2,637 87,091 3,202%
Registrations 29 876 2,920%
Courses Taken 15 760 4,966%
Chats 37 693 1,772%
Social Impressions 27,222 1,151,648 5,471%

 

METRICS DEMONSTRATE POWER AND EFFECTIVENESS OF MARKETING PROGRAMS

The Company successfully launched its full-scale mass marketing print campaign across India through Hindustan Times, Hindustan and The Mint on February 19th to coincide with the Prime Minister of Canada’s visit to India for the Global Business Summit on February 23rd and 24th, which included over 2,000 delegates and 400 CEO’s from around the world.

On March 1st, 2018 the Company announced a significant increase in visitors to its’ platform, as well as, incoming calls and partnership requests.  As a result, betterU continued the national marketing campaign to grow awareness, partnerships and, most importantly, revenue streams.

Brad Loiselle, CEO of betterU stated “These increases in key metrics from just our first three months of marketing speak for themselves and bode well for our anticipated growth throughout 2018 and beyond.  Like all marketing, we expect our metrics to grow stronger every quarter as our brand awareness compounds amongst our target markets, leading to strong and robust business growth for years to come.  To this end, we are already preparing for major hiring to support our business growth and will have more to say about this in the very near future. ”

About betterU

betterU, a global education marketplace, aims to provide access to quality education from around the world to foster growth and opportunity to those who want to better their lives. The company plans to bridge the prevailing gap in the education and job industry and enhance the lives of its prospective learners by developing an integrated education-to-employment ecosystem. betterU’s offerings can be categorized into several broad functions: to compliment school programs with flexible KG-12 programs preparing children for next stage of education, to provide access to global educational opportunities from leading educators, to foster an exceptional educational environment by providing befitting skills that lead to a better career, to bridge the gap between one’s existing education and prospective job requirement by training them and lastly, to connect the end user to various job opportunities.

www.betterU.ca and www.betterU.in

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

This press release may contain forward-looking statements and information, which may involve risks and uncertainties. The results or events predicted in these statements may differ materially from actual results or events. Factors that might cause a difference include, but are not limited to, competitive developments, risks associated with betterU’s growth, the state of the financial markets, regulatory risks and other factors. There can be no assurance or guarantees that any statements of forward-looking information contained in this release will prove to be accurate. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. These and all subsequent written and oral statements containing forward-looking information are based on the estimates and opinions of management on the dates they are made and expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, betterU disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers should not place undue reliance on any statements of forward-looking information that speak only as of the date of this release. Further information on betterU’s public filings, including their most recent audited consolidated financial statements, are available at www.sedar.com.

For further information, please visit  https://ir.betteru.ca/investor-overview/press-releases/

On behalf of the Board of Directors,
betterU Education Corp.
Brad Loiselle, CEO

For further information:
Investor Relations
1-613-695-4100 Ext. 233
Email: [email protected]

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FEATURE: Star Navigation $SNA.ca Announces STAR-ISAMM™ In-Flight System Aided Medical Monitoring system

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 2:12 PM on Thursday, June 7th, 2018

In response to discussions with the Emergency Medical Service industry, Star’s R&D Department has been working on this project for several years.

The STAR-ISAMM™ prototype has already been demonstrated and Star expects that this will significantly enhance:

  • Interfacing with EMS, in the air and on the ground, improving on scene care and care in transit.
  • Providing better patient care with a seamless hospital virtual environment. The patient will be already ‘admitted’ to the hospital care service while being transported.

Star intends to start fielding the STAR-ISAMM™ system this year, starting with the helicopter EMS segment.

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FEATURE: Tartisan Nickel $TN.ca Kenbridge Property Hosts M&I Resource of 7.14 Million Tonnes at 0.62% #Nickel, 0.33% #Copper $NI.ca $GP.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:01 AM on Thursday, June 7th, 2018

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Investment Highlights

  • Acquisition of Canadian Arrow Mines Limited includes two Ontario-based nickel-copper-(cobalt) properties
  • Canadian Arrow’s Kenbridge property has a measured and indicated resource of 7.14 million tonnes at 0.62% nickel, 0.33% copper
  • 20 percent equity stake in Eloro Resources and 2 percent NSR in their La Victoria property with drill program in progress
  • Strong management team with proven experience in advancing projects to production readiness and increasing shareholder value
  • 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 in   2008   and later 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 the 2008 PEA, advancing the project through to feasibility and exploring
    the open mineralization at depth

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