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Check Dr. Shamiul Islam's linkedin as well many updates on his profile.
Islam's profile was updated in the middle of January 2016.
Neal Allen's profile has one interesting (possible small find in it) read the whole profile and you will catch it.
WAITING on Emilio DeJesus to update his profile but it may not happen until the "Big News" in 80 days.
GM - linkedin update on Eric Fresh was posted a few weeks back. Also if you look Neal Allen's linkedin there is one interesting post that may lead to something, so have a look.
I was speaking specifically to the QualityStocks PR released today on Grupo Trebol agreement which is now deleted from Dominovas Facebook page. The post was in blue with Q$ next to the written announcement.
I find usual that Dominovas on their Facebook they just took down the new QualityStocks PR regarding the Grupo Trebol agreement. Let's see what's in store for us with details of the deal.
Feels as though the company is asking us to avert our attention (if you can't grow the company you buy new customers), I'd prefer insight into the Rubicon deployment like an Implementation Schedule, Cost & Estimated Cost of Component (i.e. Rubicon), Implementation Arrangements, Project Monitoring. Those important details would actually move the price in a northern direction and garner credibility that Dominovas we'll be meeting deadlines this year.
Let's see how quickly we see an 8K from this announcement by Dominovas and interested to read the details of the agreement.
2016 Toyota Mirai First Drive
Toyota Mirai Production COMING TO A GARAGE NEAR YOU. DNRG, knock, knock we are waiting to see if anyone is there.
1st fuel cell car already on the road in Japan. If Domiovas has viability next stop the Land of the Gods.
Fuel cell vehicle video MUST WATCH, very well done.
Dominovas mentioned in article on FuelCellsWorks.com back on Jan 18 2016
https://fuelcellsworks.com/news/solid-oxide-fuel-cell-sofc-developer-dominovas-energy-corporation-signs-agreement-with-drc-powere/
Canadian Fuel Cell Sector On Fire
By Eric Denhoff--Canada’s top fuel cell companies are selling fuel cells like hot cakes over the past few months, as worldwide interest in hydrogen fuel cells ramps up.
Hydrogenics, the Ontario-based fuel cell and electrolyser manufacturer, was rolling along nicely last year delivering more than 30 fuel cell systems to China for buses and other vehicles, when it announced late in 2015 an order of 2,000 fuel cell systems and infrastructure for Chinese companies. The order—which over 5 years could be worth up to $100 million—followed closely on the heels of a major announcement with partner Alstom to supply fuel cells for France for commuter trains, a project expected to bring Hydrogenics more than $75 million in revenue. In addition, Hydrogenics has been selling electrolyser and fuelling station infrastructure, along with multi-megawatt Power-to-Gas installations, everywhere from Germany to Scotland to Honolulu, capitalizing on the renewed interest in storage from major wind producers and utilities.
Meanwhile, Ballard Power Systems has been on a roll, itself opening new markets in China and making major announcements:
$12 million deal just announced to power commercial buses in China
Follow-up order from Nisshinbo for Ballard’s breakthrough catalyst technology
Fuel cell bus agreement with Kin Long United Automotive in China
Major fuel cell order from India for Backup Telecom, which may rise to 200 installations
$6 million deal in China for fuel cell powered trams
$17 million deal in China for 300 fuel cell buses
So, Canadian fuel cell companies will be powering up to 2,300 fuel cell buses in China alone, along with commuter trams in China and commuter trains in France. Canadian companies are also at the forefront of installing new fuelling stations around the world—Hydrogenics in Scotland, H-TEC of Vancouver in California and Powertech Labs involved in fuelling station installations as well.
Another positive sign has been the willingness of investors to take a hard look, and put up hard cash, into Canadian fuel cells companies. Ballard attracted $5 million from Nisshinbo, Hydrogenics completed a $15 million private placement. In addition, repeat orders for fuel cells for material handling, for Ballard through Plug Power and Hydrogenics though its expanding customer base, are showing that as fuel cell technologies become commercial, there is rapid market expansion and acceptance.
Canada also remains a hotbed of research and development, with Mercedes focused on its high-speed Vancouver fuel cell manufacturing plant, AFCC (Mercedes and Ford) continuing their work in Vancouver and agencies like UBC, SFU, NRC and others continuing work on fuel cells.
"Too smart outsmarts itself" an old Yiddish saying.
It's pre-revenue with no exercise in execution with unforeseen challenges so the market cap aspect makes sense.
Take into consideration the GHS deal and it may be priced perfect all things considered.
What's interesting the way Fresh talked about financiers who are affiliated with Power Africa, just wonder what happened to the talks or if more financing is coming.
Also wish they would discuss implementation arrangements, project monitoring, factors of fragility in or words corruption that increases the cost of a project like this.
According to Mr. Fresh, "When domestic financial institutions in Africa lend at rates in excess of 18-20%
per annum, most, if not all, large infrastructure projects in Africa require at least minimal involvement
from the DFI community to access sufficiently flexible financing solutions to fund projects in countries
with challenging credit profiles. While offering some level of increased comfort, the credit solutions
provided by DFIs enhance the bankability and profitability of power projects in Africa for investors and
private sector lenders by structuring credit facilities with longer tenors and lower interest rates; and by
offering political risk insurance (PRI) and partial risk guarantees (PRG) through MIGA and the World
Bank, respectively, to mitigate non-commercial risks."
With respect to financing electricity generating systems that fall under the Power Africa Initiative in
developing / emerging markets of sub-Saharan Africa, these affiliated financial institutions have
committed to support the initiative by catalyzing private investment. Mr. Fresh added, "The institutions
with which Dominovas Energy is actively engaged in project financing discussions create tremendous
options in terms of financing power systems, on a multi-megawatt scale. For instance, OPIC can provide
debt financing and political risk insurance to spur development investment."
"As a Private Sector Partner, Dominovas Energy looks forward to exercising its direct access to Power
Africa's committed government, public and private sector lenders, such as Goldman Sachs, Barclays
and Standard Bank, and global development finance institutions (DFIs), such as the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation (OPIC) and the Africa Development Bank (AfDB). Of the aforementioned, select
institutions are specifically focused on deploying capital to support further development of power
infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa."
Except from a PR dated July 7th 2015, "Dominovas Energy Establishes Relationships With Strategic Financing Partners"
Would there be any chance Dominovas PR's another financing deal here this time with a financier directly related to the Power Africa Initiative??
Boeing has announced that, after 16 months of development, it has delivered a "reversible" fuel cell for the U.S. Navy that stores energy from renewable sources and generates zero-emissions electricity.
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3032302/sustainable-it/navy-tests-first-reversible-clean-energy-fuel-cell-storage-system.html
____I notice that the "reversible" fuel cell inventor (not sure thats the right description) is Ph.D., Electrochemistry at University of Calgary not sure if she has worked with Dr. Islam on this project but is possible "I am working on a completely new oxide material (LaCaCrFe-oxide) that seems to be very promising for use as the catalyst at both the anode and cathode."
The Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) system, which can generate 50 kilowatts (KW) of power, is the largest of its kind and can use electricity from wind or solar power to generate hydrogen gas, which it then compresses and stores.
When power is required, the system operates as a solid oxide fuel cell, consuming the stored hydrogen to produce electricity.
The SOFC system can scale to provide up to 400KW of power. It is being tested as part of a micro power grid at the Navy's Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (EXWC) at Port Hueneme, Calif., .
"This fuel cell solution is an exciting new technology providing our customers with a flexible, affordable and environmentally progressive option for energy storage and power generation," Lance Towers, director of Boeing's Advanced Technology Programs, said in a statement.
A fuel cell is a device that uses stored chemical energy (in this case, hydrogen) and converts it into electricity. The SOFC device uses solar power to strip seawater of its hydrogen molecules through electrolysis. The hydrogen gas can then be stored and later used in the fuel cell stack where it electrochemically reacts with oxygen in ambient air to produce electric current, heat and water.
Omar Saadeh, a senior grid analyst at GTM Research, said the military is an enormous energy consumer with a high demand for reliability with regard to mission critical systems; so it only makes sense that they'd invest in a combination of on-site power generation and microgrid technologies.
"At forward operating bases, for example, deploying renewables not only enhances energy efficiency, but more importantly, also reduces the logistical risk in transporting fuel over distant and often hostile territory," Saadah said in an email reply to Computerworld.
Microgrids are small-scale power infrastructures that operate autonomous from the centralized grid run by utilities. According to a 2015 microgrid study by GTM Research, the military made up 35% of U.S. operational microgrid capacity.
While solar power is often promoted as the resource of the future, natural gas-fired generation accounts for 67% of the military’s domestic microgrid energy generation, Saadah said.
"This is due to its rapid dispatchability and reliability as a larger-scale power source," he said. "That being said, remote bases, which are smaller by nature, are deploying renewable and storage combinations as economically viable solutions that to meet today’s energy needs."
The SOFC manufacturers include Boeing in Huntington Beach, Calif. and Sunfire in Dresden, Germany.
The technology is unique in being able to both store energy and produce electricity in a single system, making the technology "reversible," Boeing said.
"The SOFC is a most promising technology for both remote islands and expeditionary applications," Michael Cruz, EXWC project manager, said in a published report. "Combined with a solar photovoltaic array, a SOFC system generates electricity, potable water, and heat with only two inputs, sunshine and seawater."
Save your compassion for friends and family and light up DNRG MGMT and Power Africa emails. Forget Quality Stocks cause you are barking up the wrong tree there. Just keep in mind to not be rude but ask your honest concerns.
Anyone notice yet that the sticky post about GHS Capital & Investment (Mark Grober) has now been taken down. Dilution is going down here and will continue to and its suspect that the board would prefer this financial deal that is indeed a toxic deal not be known.
Human nature is that give them an inch and they WILL take mile(s).. DNRG is no different. They are playing hard to down play this deal with GHS and we are not even part of the conversation.
I don't think anyone realizes how serious this GHS deal is and how it is affecting the price of the stock and the MGMT's creditability. Email PATT and Email: powerafrica@usaid.gov and info@patrp.com
NO harm in asking questions JUST don't be rude cause they will answer you and thats more then DNRG will do for you. Trust me there will be an impact.
As an investor you have to expect conflict and learn to love it and make it in your favor like a sporting event so you might as well play hard.
U.S. Government Coordinator for the Power Africa Initiative:
Andrew Herscowitz
Email: powerafrica@usaid.gov
Follow on Twitter: @aherscowitz
We won't hear a PR from DNRG until earliest end of March-April. When DNRG MGNT do grant us info if it does not include a manufacturing timeline or an implementation schedule and Delphi mentioned by name in the next PR then the price won't move or the price will do exactly what is has done since June 2015 and just receding further and further.
Also by the way, Quality Stocks is a 3rd rate PR Co(so it's hard to get upset with them) & GHS Capital & Investment (Mark Grober) is much worse then 3rd rate.
The perception of contempt is almost glowing off from DNRG to it's shareholders and I don't know why.
I have to remind myself this is a penny stock and it does operate as such (doesn't matter who's MGMT or whom they've worked for in the past). Not saying there isn't a profit to be made but you better play hard or you might get played...
Have to wonder if DNRG will ride the news wave of Obama signing the initiative into law and release PR in the morning or keep us on the waiting list ???
Obama signs Africa electricity initiative into law TODAY!
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama signed into law Monday (Feb 8) a measure aimed at expanding electricity to millions of households in sub-Saharan Africa, a measure supporters say will save lives and accelerate growth on the continent.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/obama-signs-africa/2499882.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3438116/Obama-signs-Africa-electricity-initiative-law.html
to me, the silents indicates that something may have not be concluded thats how you judge this kind of thing.
The DRC failed on all three hard hurdles: "Control of Corruption," "Democratic Rights," and "Pass Half Overall."
Millennium Challenge Corporation Country Scorecard
www.state.gov/documents/organization/241732.pdf (PAGE 7)
The Millennium Challenge Corporation, a U.S. Government entity charged with delivering development grants to countries that have demonstrated a commitment to reform, produced scorecards for countries with a per capita gross national income (GNI) of USD 4,125 or less.
U.S. Department of State 2015 Investment Climate Statement | June 2015
list of countries/economies with MCC scorecards and links to those scorecards is available here: http://www.mcc.gov/pages/selection/scorecards. Details on each of the MCC’s indicators and a guide to reading the scorecards are available here: http://www.mcc.gov/pages/docs/doc/report- guide-to-the-indicators-and-the-selection-process-fy-2015.
2015 Investment Climate Statement -Democratic Republic of the Congo
BUREAU OF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS
May 2015
http://www.state.gov/e/eb/rls/othr/ics/2015/241522.htm
Excerpt from the link above
13. Corruption
U.S. and domestic businesses routinely cite corruption as a principal constraint to doing business in the DRC. In principle, there are laws that punish corruption, for both offering and accepting bribes. The GDRC has recently made some progress on corruption; however bribery is still routine in public and private business transactions, especially in the areas of government procurement, dispute settlement and taxation. The DRC was ranked 154 out of 177 nations on Transparency International’s 2013 Corruption Perception Index.
The DRC is not a signatory to the UN Anti-Corruption Convention. However, the DRC did pass its own anti-corruption law in 2004. Additional legislation includes the 2004 Money Laundering Act, under which the DRC cooperates with African and European crime-fighting organizations. The DRC is not a signatory of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery. In September 2007, the DRC ratified a protocol agreement with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to fight corruption. The GDRC is also preparing to ratify the African Union Convention on the Prevention and Fighting of Corruption.
Corruption, including bribery, raises the costs and risks of doing business in DRC. According to a report published in 2012, corruption adds approximately 30-40 percent to the cost of transactions in DRC, compared approximately 10-30 percent in neighboring countries.
During 2015, the GDRC dismissed National Customs Authority (DGDA) chiefs in various levels at various customs and border Provinces for cases involving bribery, corruption and embezzlement. While the GDRC has vocalized determination to end corruption and sanction malfeasance, many high ranking officials and leadership of public companies have not changed their corrupt practices. Widespread impunity makes prosecution unlikely. In 2015, President Kabila nominated a Special Adviser in charge of good governance, corruption, and money laundering.
The U.S. government seeks to level the global playing field for U.S. businesses by encouraging other countries to take steps to criminalize their respective companies’ acts of corruption, including bribery of foreign public officials, by requiring them to uphold their obligations under relevant international conventions. A U.S. firm that believes a competitor is seeking to use bribery of a foreign public official to secure a contract should bring this to the attention of appropriate U.S. government officials, including local embassy personnel and through the Department of Commerce Trade Compliance Center Report A Trade Barrier website at http://tcc.export.gov/Report_a_Barrier/index.asp.
In 1977, the United States enacted the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), which makes it unlawful for a U.S. person, and certain foreign issuers of securities, to make a corrupt payment to foreign public officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any person. The FCPA also applies to foreign firms and persons who take any act in furtherance of such a corrupt payment while in the United States. For more detailed information on the FCPA, see the FCPA Lay-Person’s Guide at: http://www.justice.gov/criminal/fraud/fcpa/.
UN Anticorruption Convention, OECD Convention on Combatting Bribery
The DRC is a signatory of the UN Anticorruption Convention, but not of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery. In September 2007, the DRC ratified the protocol agreement with SADC on Fighting Corruption. The GDRC is also preparing to ratify the African Union Convention on the Prevention and Fighting of Corruption. In 2015, the government drafted a bill on fighting corruption that is scheduled to be discussed in Parliament this year.
---Dominovas Energy or Graecrest would benefit from releasing an appraisal report soon---
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP
RUZIZI III REGIONAL HYDROPOWER PLANT
APPRAISAL REPORT
http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Boards-Documents/Multinational_-__Burundi-DRC-Rwanda__-AR_-_Ruzizi_III_Regional_Hydropowe....pdf
PAGE 4: Project Cost and Financing Arrangements
PAGE 6: (detailed implementation schedule) what I wish Dominovas would provide at this point.
PAGE 12: PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION & Implementation Arrangements
PAGE 14: Project Monitoring
RUZIZI III REGIONAL HYDROPOWER PROJECT
Project is between Democratic Republic of the Congo,Burundi and Rwanda. On the Lake Kivu & Lake Tanganyika.
Dominovas is a combination of pragmatism & idealism with what I hope are zealous principles but also with what I hope is even greater with the company an insistence on implementing those principles soon.
Dominovas could rise to the occasion at any moment....
10 things to know before visiting Democratic Republic of Congo (important read)
http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/06/travel/10-things-about-congo/
I'll post a few videos about the area later today. Although I don't dig the silent treatment from Dominovas I will admit the task the company has is by no means gonna be easy in this area, no matter if it is in a particularly better area another other parts. Its more a situation of regional stability and security at this point.
I also suggest watching "Anthony Bourdain:Parts Unknown" Congo. Its on NETFLIX season 1, episode #7 also watch season 2, episode #6 South Africa.
Anthony Bourdain visits Democratic Republic of the Congo in the next episode of "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown," airing Sunday, June 9, at 9 p.m. ET. Follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.
(CNN)If the Congo conjures images of dripping jungles inhabited by gorillas, warlords and the ebola virus, you're getting only a tiny part of the picture.
Formerly known as Zaire, among other names, this huge country -- the second largest in Africa by area -- is an admittedly troubled but frequently underestimated nation.
From high-class business hotels to an obsession with mayonnaise, here are a few things about which you might be unaware:
1. Music is its biggest export
Boat ride is Bourdain's dream come true
Boat ride is Bourdain's dream come true 01:08
Storm halts Bourdain's Congo trip
Storm halts Bourdain's Congo trip 01:32
Bourdain looks at Congo-style fishing
Bourdain looks at Congo-style fishing 01:43
The country's biggest stars, musicians such as Koffi Olomide, Papa Wemba and Werrason, can fill the biggest clubs from Johannesburg, South Africa, to Paris as fast as Justin Bieber.
The principle styles of music, known as Congolese rumba, soukous and ndombolo, are all accompanied by particular dances.
Bourdain: 'Congo is a place where everything is fine -- until it isn't'
Known as the "father of rumba," Wendo Kolosoy began a seven-decades long career singing while working on the barges that ply the Congo River.
Including the megahit "Marie-Louise," his songs inspired millions of couples across the continent to take to the dance floor.
These days the younger set has moved on to the more provocative, suggestive and energetic moves of ndombolo. It's loud, some would say crass, and it's extremely popular.
Followers of the biggest names in the business are as fanatical as supporters of European football clubs, and sometimes as violent, with fights now and then breaking out at concerts between rival fans.
Eatocracy: Into the heart of Congo
The musicians have also spawned a well-dressed segment of society known as sapeurs. For sapeurs, it's mandatory to wear the best European-cut suits, matching Italian leather shoes and sunglasses, even at night.
If you see a yellow Ferrari on the streets of Kinshasa, a sapeur who has made it to the top is likely at the wheels.
2. The Concorde was a regular visitor to Congolese jungle
The airport in Gbadolite was built to accommodate the Concorde. And the now-retired plane visited frequently.
Dictator Mobutu Sese Seko built one of the longest airstrips in Africa in the middle of nowhere, so that the sleek supersonic jet could land at the imitation French town he had carved out of the jungle near the banks of the Oubangui River.
Gbadolite could qualify as the weirdest town in the world.
Built in the 1960s, close to Mobutu's birthplace, wide boulevards were cut out of the tropical rainforest, following a design taken directly from small-town France.
Even the street signs were the same as you'd see in Paris, Marseille or a village near the Belgian border. Dominating the town were two palaces, one in the form of a gigantic complex of Chinese pagodas.
Always concerned with security, Mobutu had what was at the time the largest bunker in Africa built in case of nuclear attack. A 12-kilometer (7.5-mile) tunnel leading to the Oubangui River provided an escape route to the neighboring Central African Republic.
There's not much left of Gbadolite these days -- it's been looted several times since Mobutu fled advancing rebel forces in 1997, and the jungle is quickly reclaiming lost ground.
3. Kinshasa is world's second-largest French-speaking city
The second-largest French-speaking city in the world (after Paris), by a long shot, is Kinshasa.
Nobody really knows how many people live in the Congolese capital, but a reasonably safe guess would be somewhere in the region of 10 million.
The population has grown dramatically in 15 years due to the number of people fleeing fighting in other parts of the country.
Its French-language credentials allowed Kinshasa to host the Summit of La Francophonie in October 2012, the largest gathering in the world of heads of state of French-speaking countries.
The baguettes and croissants available throughout the city rival anything produced on le vieux continent.
Parts Unknown: Joie de vivre unites Quebecers
4. The Congo played role in World War II
The uranium used in the Manhattan Project, the top secret mission that led to the construction of the atomic bomb in World War II, came from the Shinkolobwe Mine in Katanga province.
The U.S. military reopened Shinkolobwe after it had been closed in 1939.
Once army engineers got the place going again, Col. Ken Nichols arranged for the purchase of more than 4,000 tons of uranium ore from the mine, transporting a quarter of it to a warehouse on Staten Island for use in the project.
About 30,000 tons were sold to the Americans before the war came to an end.
Shinkolobwe has been officially closed since 2004, but as is the case all over the Congo, private miners still try to eke out a meager existence from what they can extract on their own.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, the first nuclear reactor built in Africa can still be found in Kinshasa.
5. Locals eat mayo with everything
A legacy of the Belgian colonial period is the overwhelming preference for huge blobs of mayonnaise on almost everything -- meat, fish, fried plantains, manioc, peas and salad are just a few examples.
Many choose to mix it with the extremely potent local chili pepper sauce -- known as piri piri, or pepper pepper in Swahili. This tones down the fieriness of the pepper and adds flavor to the mayo -- a delicious combination.
Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Goma and Bukavu all offer a variety of restaurants and international cuisine ranging from Congolese to Belgian.
Kinshasa has the widest selection, with a large number of high-quality restaurants.
Because the country has a large Lebanese population, there are excellent, well-priced Lebanese restaurants. The same goes for Indian.
6. Kinshasa and Brazzaville are the world's closest capitals
Kinshasa and Brazzaville, the capital of the neighboring Republic of Congo, are the world's closest capitals.
They're separated by the Congo River, the world's second-largest river by volume, which widens to five kilometers (more than three miles) at this point.
There's been talk for decades of building a bridge to connect the cities, but traffic between the two is still by boat.
Passengers can choose between a more upmarket and tranquil crossing in a speedboat, or in one of the large, overladen ferries.
The ferries transport goods such as flour and dried fish but also cars and furniture. People with disabilities are allowed to make the crossing for free and are heavily involved in the goods trade.
The two cities are separated by only a few kilometers of water, and their inhabitants speak the same language, but residents of the two capitals often act like they come from different worlds.
People from Brazzaville, a tranquil city of just more than 1 million, look warily upon their "noisy, partying" neighbors in Kinshasa.
On traveling from Kinshasa to Brazzaville, it's not uncommon to be asked, "How's the weather over there?"
7. The wildlife is phenomenal
The rare okapi is one of 1,500 animal species endemic to the Congo. It makes its home in the remote Ituri Forest in the northeastern part of the country.
Built more like a deer with stripes similar to a zebra's, this forest giraffe measures 6 feet at the head and 5 feet at the shoulder.
The okapi is an endangered animal, and the Okapi Wildlife Reserve was established in 1992 to protect the remaining animal population as well as the habitat of the Mbuti pygmies, one of the continent's last forest-dwelling peoples.
On the Epulu River, the reserve, about 1.5 times the size of Yellowstone National Park, is home to 5,000 Okapis, 4,000 elephants and 2,000 leopards as well as many other species.
Successive civil wars have taken a heavy toll on the human and animal population, but for the past few years the reserve has been largely free of the armed groups that caused the insecurity.
The Okapi Conservation Project manages the reserve and its tourism facilities, which have recently been rebuilt.
8. The Congo isn't overrun by the ebola virus
Films such as "Outbreak" and "Congo" have perpetuated the impression that it's as easy to catch the Ebola virus in the Congo as it is to catch a common cold in New York.
The country has been the scene of outbreaks -- the most notable being the 1995 outbreak in Kikwit that killed 200 people -- but more recent ones have been quickly contained and remain rare.
Ebola is highly lethal and is transmitted from animals to humans when they eat infected meat.
Bushmeat remains an important source of protein for many Congolese living outside urban areas, and public health campaigns are ongoing to educate the population about the dangers.
9. Potential to be tourist paradise
Sadly, these days the eastern part of the country is probably best known for its warlords, rebel groups and mineral conflicts.
But before the 1990s, when it was largely stable, the region was a prime tourist destination.
Both Goma and Bukavu, the provincial capitals of North and South Kivu, respectively, are on the banks of Lake Kivu.
Surrounded by the Virunga Mountains, the area around Goma bears a beautiful resemblance to alpine lakes in Europe. Two national parks are nearby -- the Virunga National Park to the north and the Kahuzi-Biega National Park outside Bukavu.
Both are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Virunga National Park encompasses numerous habitats, from lowland plains to the Rwenzori Mountains, which reach heights of 5,000 meters (more than 16,000 feet).
It's home to the world's largest concentration of hippos and also to the continent's most active volcanoes -- the Nyiragongo and the Nyamulagira.
The Kahuzi Biega National Park is home to one of the last troops of eastern lowland gorillas, a subspecies indigenous to the country.
Chronic instability, poaching and absence of funding have made park management difficult over the last two decades, but a dedicated group of Congolese rangers in both parks continue to do their best.
10. Hotel sector is decent, growing and expensive
Until 10 years ago, Kinshasa only had two hotels of any international standing, the Memling and the Grand Hotel, which had once been an Intercontinental.
The Memling is owned by the SN Brussels Airlines Group, and the Grand Hotel is partially owned by the Congolese government.
Following Mobutu's overthrow in 1997, and during the subsequent war between 1998-2002, the Grand Hotel also was home to government ministers and the upper ranks of the Angolan, Namibian and Zimbabwean armies, which had been sent to defend the government of Laurent Kabila.
During that time, it wasn't uncommon to see antelopes running through hotel corridors.
Today the Grand Hotel is in the final phases of a much needed face-lift, and its occupants tend to come from the business sector.
In the meantime, as international businesspeople flock to the country, at least six other decent hotels have been built in the capital, and many more are in the works, ranging from luxurious to basic.
Travelers looking for a bargain will likely be disappointed.
The average hotel room in Kinshasa goes from $150-$200 a night, with rooms in the high-end hotels costing upward of $300.
The same is true for accommodation in the copper-mining capital, Lubumbashi. The eastern cities of Goma and Bukavu also have a fair number of hotels, some of which are nice, with most having spectacular views of Lake Kivu. Prices there start around $100.
The rest of the cities in the country have only limited accommodations.
Have a look at the original 4 locations listed (City of David, Mining & Smelting Operation, SOMICO Mine, South KIVU/RDC) via google maps.
If deployment ends up happen this would be the penny stock of story year(just look at the locations on the google map) but if there is no news/pr in the next 4-6 weeks meaning by March 19 then that's just a bit too long without updates and the idea that there is still no news to report is simply insincere and misleading.
Link below of all 4 areas all you have to do is click on the white pin points and "photos" of the area will appear to the left computer screen click on photos and a list of pictures of the area will appear at the bottom of your computer screen..
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kambove,+Democratic+Republic+of+the+Congo/Katanga,+Democratic+Republic+of+the+Congo/Sankuru,+Kasai+Oriental,+Democratic+Republic+of+the+Congo/South-Kivu,+Democratic+Republic+of+the+Congo/@-6.4179364,25.2210457,7z/data=!4m26!4m25!1m5!1m1!1s0x1990325ba23ef7a5:0xe72c28ed2a08e8c!2m2!1d25.883333!2d-6.433333!1m5!1m1!1s0x199cf64bc51eb983:0x82ccbafdd5a36c47!2m2!1d26.419389!2d-8.8851145!1m5!1m1!1s0x19f425ad7d266a55:0x2f7c60962acceeba!2m2!1d23.3823545!2d-2.8437453!1m5!1m1!1s0x19ea2ec21f044c99:0x95fd4a4a6e234625!2m2!1d28.299435!2d-3.011658!3e0
Well this could be the GHS (aka Mark Grober) and iHub members called the "Death-Spiral" time we tell. It seems to happen to most every stock that GHS Capital & Investment LLC finances.
At this point share holders ARE not betting on the Rubicon but DNRG MGMT. If was a new investor I don't know if I would take that bet now...
Ok try this as well, tap on "City of David" tab once you do that scroll all the way down the city of david profile to "USG & Power Africa Partners" tap on that then you should see in bold font Developers / Sponsors and underneath that see "Dominovas Energy Corp, DEC" tap on Dominovas Energy Corp, DEC and that will take you to DNRG's profile where you see http://dominovasenergy.com/ and below that see "Transactions" written in blue font so tap that and let me know what comes up on the list for you.
Downloaded the PATT app on my old iPhone still no "Dominovas Energy Corp, DEC" in 2 of the 4 locations listed (Smelt & Mining and SOMICO Mine). See if you can check each location name on your PATT app to see if each location displays exactly "Dominovas Energy Corp, DEC" in the tab "USG & Power Africa Partners"
I've check on 3 separate apple devices now and I hope I'm wrong or the PATT app is just updating.
are you sure you're looking specifically in Mining & Smelt and the SOMICO tabs? On my app DNRG name only displays in the City of David and South KIVU locations now. I've check on my iPhone and iPad both display the same results.
(Let's see if more people can confirm that DNRG name is still displayed in those two areas Mining & Smelt and SOMICO)
The display below only show up on "City of David" & "South KIVU"
Other Confidential Participants
Developers / Sponsors
Dominovas Energy Corp, DEC
PATT app no longer displays DNRG's name under the "Mining and Smelting Operations" & SOMICO Mine Operations
Look in "Transactions" scroll to the bottom and tap "USG & Africa Partners"
"Does the 1.2 billion commitment require a form 8K to be filled with the SEC" ?
My theory is Graecrest has an exit strategy to protect them if major issues arise that can not be resolved in prototype phase. But I will say I do appreciate Russ Howell responding to emails that business professionalism.
PRIVATE ASSET GROUP LLC search in SilverFlume NEVADA'S BUSSINESS PORTAL
show a name THOMAS REHBERGER and no mention of NEAL ALLEN.
This needs much more searching.
https://www.nvsilverflume.gov/businessSearch
https://www.nvsilverflume.gov/businessSearch?currentPage=1&sortOrder=ASCENDING&phoneticMatch=false&sortColumn=MatchRank&businessSearchTerm=Private%20Asset%20Group%20Llc&searchType=ENTITY_NAME
http://www.nfa.futures.org/BasicNet/CaseDocument.aspx?seqnum=964
PRIVATE ASSET GROUP LLC
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Business Entity Information
Status: Active File Date: 12/22/2000
Type: Domestic Limited-Liability Company Entity Number: LLC12376-2000
Qualifying State: NV List of Officers Due: 12/31/2016
Managed By: Managers Expiration Date: 12/22/2500
Foreign Name: On Admin Hold: No
NV Business ID: NV20001124713 Business License Exp: 12/31/2016
Additional Information
Central Index Key
Registered Agent Information
Name: THOMAS REHBERGER Address 1: 7465 W. LAKE MEAD BLVD SUITE 100
Address 2: City: LAS VEGAS
State: NV Zip Code: 89128
Phone: Fax:
Mailing Address 1: Mailing Address 2:
Mailing City: Mailing State: NV
Mailing Zip Code:
Agent Type: Noncommercial Registered Agent
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Officers Include Inactive Officers
Manager - TOM REHBERGER
Address 1: 7465 W LAKE MEAD BLVD #100 Address 2:
City: LAS VEGAS State: NV
Zip Code: 89128 Country: USA
Status: Active Email:
Actions\Amendments
Click here to view 18 actions\amendments associated with this company
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GHS Capital LLC and GHS Investment LLC are the same company. In filings Dominovas Energy uses GHS Investments and in PR's use GHS Capital LLC.
NOTICE OF SUMMONS WITH NEAL ALLEN NAMED
http://gpanotice.uber.matchbin.com/view/full_story/4221163/article-350-240839-10-8-10-15-10-22-10---29AA--NOTICE-OF-SUMMONS?
NEW FIND on "Private Asset Group" BANKRUPTCY Neal Allen's last owned company. NOT GOOD
Private Asset Group-------US District Court - Northern District of Texas / 3:10-CV-01884-F
Bankruptcy
Here is the link http://www.prliquidatingtrust.com/claims-resolved.html
Neal Allen's Private Asset Group is about in the middle of the of the list so scroll down just a bit to find it.
Neal Allen and Private Asset Group LLC was his past company & employment.
Principal
Private Asset Group, LLC
December 2006 – September 2012 (5 years 10 months)
Privately held investment company.
(Anyone on the board know much about Private Asset Group, LLC ??)
Chairman of the Board, President & CEO
Dominovas Energy Corp.
February 2014 – Present (2 years 1 month)West Los Angeles California (I thought the company's locations was in Atlanta, Georgia
Is there a new location in California?? Can an iHub member post the address if they know it.[/b
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nealallendominovas?authType=name&authToken=ezMt&trk=prof-sb-browse_map-name
https://www.linkedin.com/company/private-asset-group-llc
Headquarters for Private Asset Group LLC (interesting address)
7465 W Lake Mead Blvd # 100 Las Vegas, Nevada 89128-1033 United States
https://www.google.com/maps/place/7465+W+Lake+Mead+Blvd+%23100,+Las+Vegas,+NV+89128/@36.1957778,-115.2564109,3a,75y,344.99h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sH-0soFMzAxRh2tSuNbT1Ww!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DH-0soFMzAxRh2tSuNbT1Ww%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D347.78912%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656!4m2!3m1!1s0x80c8c03ce75ff987:0x2181b01482771e7b
Interesting contrast between Dominovas Energy startup & Off Grid Electric startup. Both have contracts and are in the PATT app but seem different in their presentation of their product and transparency.
Off Grid Electric
http://offgrid-electric.com/#home
https://www.facebook.com/offgridelectric
https://twitter.com/OffGridE
Dominovas Energy Corp.
http://dominovasenergy.com
https://www.facebook.com/dominovasdnrg
https://twitter.com/dominovasdnrg?lang=en
Senator Bob Corker twitter account
@SenBobCorker
Senator Bob Corker is also heavy involved in Power Africa Bill.
Official news and updates from United States Senator Bob Corker (R-Tennessee) and his staff.
corker.senate.gov
Here are some very useful links, may be for useful than you think...
https://twitter.com/SenBobCorker
https://www.facebook.com/bobcorker/?fref=ts
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s2152
Interview with (Andrew Herscowitz who is the US #PowerAfrica Coordinator: Facilitating private investment)