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does anyone know what the revenue would be on a 500 pound sale of Tech 280?
Jimstr
As I stated in a previous report. They claim they are signing a BOOT agreement.
Guinea's(Conte)definition of a BOOT agreement will be for UMNG to borrow the money,build the infrastructure for the mining project, and then give them the BOOT
First of all, I don't believe anything will come of it. Just another in a long list of unfinished projects PR'd to enhance the SP for unsuspecting newbies and line some pockets
.IMO
President Conte is as corrupt as they get..
Sékou Touré and the PDG remained in power until his death on April 3, 1984. A military junta--the Military Committee of National Recovery (CMRN)--headed by then-Lt. Col. Lansana Conte, seized power just one week after the death of Sékou Touré. The CMRN immediately abolished the constitution, the sole political party (PDG) and its mass youth and women's organizations, and announced the establishment of the Second Republic. In lieu of a constitution, the government was initially based on ordinances, decrees, and decisions issued by the president and various ministers.
Political parties were proscribed. The new government also released all prisoners and declared the protection of human rights as one of its primary objectives. It reorganized the judicial system and decentralized the administration. The CMRN also announced its intention to liberalize the economy, promote private enterprise, and encourage foreign investment in order to develop the country's rich natural resources.
The CMRN formed a transitional parliament, the "Transitional Council for National Recovery" (CTRN), which created a new constitution (La Loi Fundamental) and Supreme Court in 1990. The country's first multi-party presidential election took place in 1993. These elections were marred by irregularities and lack of transparency on the part of the government. Legislative and municipal elections were held in 1995. Conte's ruling Party for Unity and Progress (PUP) won 76 of 114 seats in the National Assembly, amid opposition claims of irregularities and government tampering. The new National Assembly held its first session in October 1995.
Several thousand malcontent troops mutinied in Conakry in February 1996, destroying the presidential offices and killing several dozen civilians. Mid-level officers attempted, unsuccessfully, to turn the rebellion into a coup d'etat. The Government of Guinea made hundreds of arrests in connection to the mutiny, and put 98 soldiers and civilians on trial in 1998.
In mid-1996, in response to the coup attempt and a faltering economy, President Conté appointed a new government as part of a flurry of reform activity. He selected Sidya Touré, former chief of staff for the Prime Minster of the Cote d'Ivoire, as Prime Minister, and appointed other technically minded ministers. Touré was charged with coordinating all government action, taking charge of leadership and management, as well as economic planning and finance functions. In early 1997, Conté shifted many of the financial responsibilities to a newly named Minister of Budget and Finance.
In December 1998, Conté was re-elected to another 5-year term in a flawed election that was, nevertheless, an improvement over 1993. Following his reelection and the improvement of economic conditions through 1999, Conté reversed direction, making wholesale and regressive changes to his cabinet. He replaced many technocrats and members of the Guinean Diaspora that had previously held important positions with "homegrown" ministers, particularly from his own Soussou ethnic group. These changes led to increased cronyism, corruption, and a retrenchment on economic and political reforms.
Beginning in September 2000, the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebel army, backed by Liberian President Charles Taylor, commenced large-scale attacks into Guinea from Sierra Leone and Liberia. The RUF, known for their brutal tactics in the near decade-long civil war in Sierra Leone, operated with financial and material support from the Liberian Government and its allies. These attacks destroyed the town of Gueckedou as well as a number of villages, causing large-scale damage and the displacement of tens of thousands of Guineans from their homes. The attacks also forced the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to relocate many of the 200,000 Sierra Leonean and Liberian refugees residing in Guinea. As a result of the attacks, legislative elections scheduled for 2000 were postponed.
After the initial attacks in September 2000, President Conté, in a radio address, accused Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees living in the country of fomenting war against the government. Soldiers, police, and civilian militia groups rounded up thousands of refugees, some of whom they beat and raped. Approximately 3,000 refugees were detained, although most were released by year's end.
In November 2001, a nationwide referendum, which some observers believe was flawed, amended the constitution to permit the president to run for an unlimited number of terms, and to extend the presidential term from 5 to 7 years. The country's second legislative election, originally scheduled for 2000, was held in June 2002. President Conté's Party of Unity and Progress (PUP) and associated parties won 91 of the 114 seats. Most major opposition parties boycotted the legislative elections, objecting to inequities in the existing electoral system.
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Guinea is a constitutional republic in which effective power is concentrated in a strong presidency. Government administration is carried out at several levels; in descending order, they are: eight regions, 33 prefectures, over 100 subprefectures, and many districts (known as communes in Conakry and other large cities, and villages or "quartiers" in the interior). District-level leaders are elected; the president appoints officials to all other levels of the highly centralized administration. The president governs Guinea with the assistance of an appointed council of civilian ministers typically led by a prime minister.
The failing health of President Conté has been a cause of continuing concern. In late 2003, Conté fell ill during a trip to Japan and had to receive medical treatment in Morocco. However, in December 2003 Conté easily won a third presidential term against a single, relatively unknown candidate after the opposition parties boycotted the elections. On January 19, 2005, President Conte's motorcade was fired upon by unknown assailants. Two bodyguards were wounded but the President was not harmed. President Conté was medically evacuated twice in 2006 to receive emergency treatment in Geneva, Switzerland. However, in a late 2006 interview Conté stated that despite his health he would remain in office until his term ended in 2010.
Throughout 2005, the government maintained an open dialogue with the opposition parties, 16 of which participated in the December 2005 nation-wide elections for local and rural councils. Opposition leaders were allowed to campaign freely, and were allowed equal access to government-run media. The ruling PUP won 31 of 38 municipalities and 241 of 303 local councils. Though the elections were viewed as flawed, they were still much improved over previous elections due to the use of transparent ballot boxes and other reforms.
In late February and early March 2006, Guinea's main labor union alliance launched a historic general strike demanding wage increases and union participation in Guinea's economic and social policy. Though the unions only won a modest salary increases, the strike established them as a credible, unified, and powerful force in Guinea. After firing Prime Minister Cellou Dallein Diallo in April 2006, Conté reorganized the government on May 29, 2006 under six "Ministers of State," each of whom would oversee several of the ministries. Rather than appointing a new prime minister, the new government was led by Minister for Presidential Affairs Fodé Bangoura.
Due in part to the government's inability to control Guinea's rising inflation, the trade unions launched a second general strike in June 2006. The second general strike was marked by more intense and widespread violence, which resulted in the deaths of several protesters at the hands of security forces. In December 2006, President Conté personally released from prison two of his close associates, Mamadou Sylla and Fodé Soumah, who had been under investigation for embezzling funds from Guinea's Central Bank. Later that month, Conté--just days after dismissing Ibrahima Keira, the Minister of Transportation, who was allegedly connected to the central bank controversy--reversed the decision and reinstated Keira. These actions by President Conté highlighted his autocratic style and disregard for the separation of powers, and prompted the labor unions to halt ongoing dialogue and to recommence the general strike on January 10, 2007.
Whereas the unions' demands during the March and June 2006 strikes were primarily economic, the January 2007 strike began with a political tone. In addition to their economic agenda for improved wages and retirement benefits, the unions demanded that the two prisoners be returned to jail and that Conté rescind his decision to reinstate the Minister of Transportation. The unions gave President Conté their list of written demands and called for his retirement on January 16. The next day, protesters began barricading roads, throwing rocks, burning tires, and skirmishing with police, following President Conté's dismissal of the unions' political demands for change. The violence throughout Guinea peaked on January 22 when several thousand ordinary Guineans poured into the streets calling for change. Guinean security forces and the military's "red beret" presidential guard reacted by opening fire on the peaceful crowds and killing dozens in Conakry and throughout Guinea.
On January 27, 2007, unions, employers associations, and the government entered a tripartite agreement to suspend the strike. President Conté agreed to name a new "consensus" prime minister, with delegated executive powers. For the first time, the new prime minister of Guinea would carry the title of "head of government" and exercise certain powers previously held by the president of the republic. The government also agreed to new price controls for rice and fuel, as well a one-year ban on the exportation of food and fuel. However, President Conté's February 9 appointment of a longtime associate, Eugène Camara, as Guinea's new prime minister sparked another wave of violence and protests. In an attempt to quell the violence, on February 12 President Conté declared a "state of siege," which conferred broad powers on the military, and implemented a strict curfew. According to media reports, the following days saw military and police forces scour Conakry and towns in the hinterlands where they committed serious human rights abuses.
Something to think about...
Are there PR firms that will not take shares of stock in lieu of cash for their fees?
I know I tend to disregard PR's from firms holding shares of the company they are reporting about.
just a thought
it figures they would be dealing with a corrupt country...elected officials??? yeah right!
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2824.htm
They couldn't name the country last week for fear that a competitor would take them out?
After much discussion here and on other boards they decide to name the country before the agreement is signed?
Now they announce they are planning to sign the agreement in the future(later this month)??
Well, I would like to announce my intension to run for president-doesn't mean it will happen
Follow the dangling carrot
agreed-a standard disclaimer
lol -EOM
Wrong EarnestDD,
This was acknowledged as just another BS PR. UMNG spin doctors have run out of innovative ideas to put into PR's to hype their stock. Trendy topics like uranium and bio-diesel have led the way and kept investors holding onto hope that they could make it rich.
But,UMNG has run out of plausible topics and are now scraping the bottom of the barrel with this West African deal. The UMNG investor is now wise to this pathetic group thanks to you and Lexit here and some on other boards
Stay tuned to PR that states " the deal fell through because...." or we just won't hear anything more about it.
IMO
Jimstr
am I wrong or What?
UMNG didn't have a million dollars to advance the Laurentides drilling project ("Phase 1 is estimated at $264,000 and Phase 2 at $736,800 for a combined total of $1,000,800") based on the glowing NI43-101 reports a few months ago but had enough to buy out another company in a joint venture worth Billions?
can anyone explain?
What would be nice is if they PR'd what they paid for this controlling 75% interest of Comitrag (again, the only thing I could find out about Comitrag is a defunct domain name (comitrag.com).
OMG-I just realized that I am analyzing this as if it was a legitimate company.
Has UMNG ever put out any verifiable news?
Jimstr
no position
Could someone tell me what UMNG used to acquire comitrag? If comitrag is doing the preliminary financing, why does UMNG need to make a deal with a financial institution?
The only thing I could find on comitrag is a dead domain .com
can't wait to make that Billion!!!!
BTW UMNG down 25%
LOL
Jimstr
Maybe they should just quit putting out PR's
Don't hold your breath-Those Jatropha plant yields are 2 yrs away.
IMO
Jimstr
a shame that you had to pay the ask for those shares
VIASPACE Receives Initial Order for a Lithium Battery Test Station From Battelle
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VSPC 0.04, 0.00, -3.4%) , a company dedicated to commercializing proven technologies from NASA and the US Department of Defense, announced today that it has received the initial order for its new Electrochemical Thermodynamics Measurement System (ETMS) from Battelle Pacific Northwest Division.
VIASPACE CEO Dr. Carl Kukkonen stated, "Our newest Caltech license grants VIASPACE the exclusive rights to several new patents covering an instrument that can accurately measure the electrochemical thermodynamics in batteries. The initial ETMS instrument that we have developed and will introduce in the near future will be focused on measuring the thermodynamics as they develop in the charge and discharge cycles of Lithium batteries.
"Lithium based batteries are the main battery technology utilized in most portable electronic devices today. Currently battery manufacturers are struggling to find new formulas of Lithium based chemistry that will satisfy the increasing power needs of devices including notebook computers, cellular/converged phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs), while maintaining a formula that is also stable enough to pass rigorous safety tests."
Kukkonen continued, "The initial ETMS system is designed to aide the research and development staffs of many companies and government labs struggling to get accurate readings on the performance and volatility of batteries of various chemistries. We are delighted to have Battelle as our launch customer for this new product, prior to its formal introduction at the Fuel Cell Expo in Tokyo in late February. We believe there is a strong possibility that the next ETMS model, targeted for introduction later in 2008, will also serve another purpose as a quality assurance instrument in screening lots of finished Model 18650 Lithium batteries in the production environment as well."
About VIASPACE: Originally founded in 1998 with the objective of transforming proven space and defense technologies from NASA and the Department of Defense into hardware and software solutions that solve today's complex problems, VIASPACE benefits from important patent and software licenses from Caltech, which manages NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.VIASPACE.com, or contact for Investor Relations, Dr. Jan Vandersande, Director of Communications at 800-517-8050, or IR@VIASPACE.com.
This news release includes forward-looking statements. These forward- looking statements relate to future events or our future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Such factors include the risks outlined in our periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, as amended, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2007, as well as general economic and business conditions, the ability to acquire and develop specific projects and technologies, the ability to fund operations, changes in consumer and business consumption habits, and other factors over which VIASPACE has little or no control.
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http://www.viaspace.com
Copyright (C) 2008 PR Newswire. All rights reserved
Even if it is, it wont benefit UMNG. The West African nation is going to have these companies come in, use all proceeds from mining/drilling to build the infrastructure, then BOOT them out of the country before any profits are realized.
Now on the other hand if this West African nation wants to do an IPO and fleece some investors, they have the right company for that.
Jimstr
I'm sure it's real for somebody but not UMNG
IMO
Jimstr
Just another instance where this "billion Dollar" company PR's in advance and fails instead of getting it right first and then announcing it
Jimstr
littlefish,
Very sound advice! good approach.
Thanks,
Jimstr
Will wait till after the Q1 and congratulate if no PR
Littlefish,
Was this "prediction" generated by any contact with AYSI? Has anyone told you there will be a PR soon?
I am adding shares on the dips but would like to have another avenue to see what is going on with AYSI other than quarterly reports.
Alot can happen in 3 months time while I sit holding shares.
A little frustrating that all we have is your insight(excellent I might add). Is Gene open to more shareholders contacting him or should we leave it alone?
Whats you inclination as far as others contacting the company?
Jimstr
Long on AYSI
I was amazed how fast my order filled @ 1.55
jimstr
I would like to thank the Nervous Nellies-Bought the dip today-sweet!!!!!
Jimstr
I-box info
Written request
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Manhattan Transfer Registrar Co., Holbrook, NY 11741
631-928-7655, information provided with written request.
Oilin07,
Howard MUST be right- there was a whopping $8,650 worth of shares traded today for this Billion Dollar stock
LMAO
Jimstr
that alot better position than you took a few posts ago that you are accumulating shares because this will be worth billions of dollars
You can do more damage to the share price of a stock with false pumping as this only alienates the newbies into dumping their shares for less than they are now when your "big news" doesn't happen. It is better to just provide concrete news that can be verified and let the market run the stock.
FWIW
Jimstr
another delay-what a shocker?
why not PR the agreement with Comitrag without mentioning the West African country?
Consequently, U Mining finalized its joint venture agreement with Comitrag in January, and the two parties identified the key sectors and activities that U Mining desires to participate in.
Jimstr
was there a certain news item you want to share with us?
Looking at his resume, I would submit that Mike Newman's services are in high demand and he will re-surface with another company in the near future.
Maybe his consulting status with PLRO will enable him to continue reaping the rewards of the incentive plan?
I believe he did his job for PLRO and is moving on.
Just speculating of course
Jimstr
VIASPACE Energy Expands Sales Into Europe With Orders Filled for Rotronics of England and Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands
9:40 AM ET - PR Newswire
VIASPACE Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VSPC), a company that transforms proven space and defense technologies from NASA and the Department of Defense into hardware and software solutions, announced today that its VIASPACE Energy Division has begun the first of its forecasted shipments to Europe for its HS-1000 VIASENSOR relative humidity instrument with orders filled for Rotronics of England and the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN).
Rotronics is a major manufacturer and distributor of humidity measurement systems, including fuel cell measurement and tests systems. The ECN in the Netherlands is among dozens of research centers throughout the United States and other countries actively engaged in fuel cell research and development, many through grants from federal, state and local governments, or in joint projects funded by major corporations.
VIASPACE CEO Carl Kukkonen stated, "We are delighted to add Rotronics and the Energy Research Centre to our growing list of VIASENSOR HS-1000 customers. We are aware that dozens of leading research centers around the globe are engaged in some level of fuel cell research. With this new leading edge technology, the research staff at ECN will be able to utilize the HS-1000 instrument to directly measure the humidity level in real-time. Rotronics is a major manufacturer of humidity measurement systems with global distribution capability. This addition to Rotronics' product line will enable them to help a variety of government labs and private corporations to more rapidly optimize fuel cell designs for various government and commercial research programs in which they may be engaged."
About VIASPACE: Founded in 1998 with the objective of transforming proven space and defense technologies from NASA and the Department of Defense into hardware and software solutions that solve today's complex problems, VIASPACE benefits from important patent and software licenses from Caltech, which manages NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. For more information, please see http://www.VIASPACE.com, or contact Dr. Jan Vandersande, Director of Communications at 800-517-8050, or IR@VIASPACE.com.
This news release includes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements relate to future events or our future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Such factors include the risks outlined in our periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, as amended, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2007, as well as general economic and business conditions, the ability to acquire and develop specific projects and technologies, the ability to fund operations, changes in consumer and business consumption habits, and other factors over which VIASPACE has little or no control.
SOURCE VIASPACE Inc.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/viaspace-energy-expands-sales-europe/story.aspx?guid=%7B2FABE22C%2DED9B%2D42B7%2DAF34%2D32A8DF132F3C%7D&dist=pfbeta
Jimstr
big dip coming today
Speck
He will be staying on as a consultant
Jimstr
thats good
thanks for straightening me out
Jimstr
Just got off the phone with Madison
AS and OS remain the same as reported in the IBOX
AS 2,000,000,000
OS 1,924,573,155
As of today 3:00pm
roughly 76 mil left @ .0004 could get him another 30k
Hope this helps
Jimstr
new sec filing
shareholders closing their positions in SPKL
These shareholders are dumping roughly 2/3 shares (some are out entirely)
Name of Selling Shareholder Number of
Shares Owned
Before Offering Number of Shares
Being Offered (1) Number of Shares
Owned
After Offering (2) Percent of
Shares
Owned After
Offering (3)
Enable Growth Partners LP (4) 6,393,750 6,393,750 - -
Enable Opportunity Partners LP (4) 1,106,250 1,106,250 - -
Pierce Diversified Strategy Master Fund LLC, ena (4) 225,000 225,000 - -
Presley Reed and Patricia Stacey Reed (5) 5,015,986 2,250,000 2,765,986 4.54 %
Steven and Judith Combs (6) 605,707 225,000 380,707 *
MarketByte LLC Defined Benefit Plan Trust (7) 415,000 225,000 190,000 *
Marilyn D. Herter Trust (8) 425,000 225,000 200,000 *
Desert Lake Advisors Inc. Defined Benefit Plan (9) 325,000 225,000 100,000 *
David Andrew Piper and Deborah Cooke-Smith (10) 243,000 225,000 18,000 *
Raymond J. BonAnno and Joan E. BonAnno (11) 2,660,445 225,000 2,435,445 4.00 %
Keith and Angela Oxenreider (12) 225,000 225,000 - -
R. James BonAnno, Jr. (13) 225,000 225,000 - -
Mark Abdou (14) 385,606 318,750 66,856 *
Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd. (15) 1,125,000 1,125,000 - -
summary 19,375,744 13,218,750 6,156,994
http://www.integratir.com/cfiling.asp?theurl=filing%2Ephp%3Frepo%3Dtenk%26ipage%3D5395428%26doc%3D1%26total%3D79%26source%3D1325%26&ticker=SPKL&lang=EN&alt=&title=
This cant be a good sign
IMO
Jimstr
I am buying the dip today
what everyone knows-Michael Newman CFO resigning but will stay on as consultant
what the public DOESN'T know yet-sales announcement coming soon
Jimstr
Chucky cheese,
I'm not the moderator on this board
Jimstr
Amen amazingkarma
,
excerps from an excellent, to the point, post
"you do more damage to the stock than anyone else can. Raise expectations to a unreasonable level then when "it" doesn't happen, the selloff ensues which invariably takes it lower than it would've been had no one pumped anything".
and
"Good stocks don't need to be pumped on sham self-serving pumper websites and other message boards"
Jimstr
you may be right-I'll call Madison tomorrow but there's only around $30k left of the AS to sell unless he is still sitting on some personal shares.
Wondering if he is telling WT good things are coming and then dumping his shares to him
That would be lower than a snakes belly-I hope I'm wrong for WT's sake
Jimstr
apparently you missed this awhile back.
3 shares for $15.00-what did you expect???
https://research.scottrade.com/research/stocks/secfilings/drawFiling.asp?docKey=137-000119312507231775-26LSN0TUP81AEJLSBMAAN3J1B5&docFormat=HTM&formType=424B4
thats what happens to a stock price when the company dilutes
Melco PBL Entertainment (Macau) Limited
(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
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37,500,000 American Depositary Shares
Representing 112,500,000
Ordinary Shares
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Melco PBL Entertainment (Macau) Limited is offering 37,500,000 of American Depositary Shares, or ADSs. Each ADS represents three ordinary shares par value US$0.01 per share.
Our ADSs are listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “MPEL”. The last reported sale price of our ADSs on the Nasdaq Global Market on October 31, 2007 was US$15.90 per ADS.
See “ Risk Factors” beginning on page 18 to read about the risks you should consider before buying the ADSs.
Per ADS Total ADSs
Public Offering Price
US$ 15.50 US$ 581,250,000
Underwriting Discounts and Commissions
US$ 0.465 US$ 17,437,500
Proceeds, before expenses, to us
US$ 15.035 US$ 563,812,500
Littlefish,
I don't think we will be able to keep this one quiet much longer.
Gonna be on the radar now with Charters and screeners.
Get'em while the gettin's good folks
I doubled down today @ 1.52/1.53 and caught the King
Jimstr