A look at the short sales (http://dtn.fm/Fk5lI) for Giggles N’ Hugs (OTCQB: GIGL) is showing why it may be time to go long. At the end of last year, short interest in the stock was 3,671. By April 29, 2016, that had declined to 490. Changes in short interest may reflect market sentiment. When short interest climbs, it’s because there’s an expectation that the stock will fall. When short interest declines, it could be the opposite. So why are the shorts getting nervous? The company’s latest 10-Q may have an answer. It shows that revenues were $878,932 for the quarter ended March 27, 2016, which was an increase of almost 10 percent over the fourth quarter of 2015. That’s quite an achievement.

Cost of revenue, which includes operational expenses, depreciation and amortization, was $859,659, resulting in a gross profit of $19,273. This was an improvement from the fourth quarter of 2015, when the company experienced a negative gross profit of $17,986 due to increases in labor and occupancy costs. That first quarter performance is an indication that the company can weather a storm.

In December 2015, Giggles N’ Hugs engaged Chardan Capital Markets, LLC, a boutique investment bank headquartered in New York. Under that agreement, Chardan is introducing Giggles N’ Hugs to potential investors and business partners, advising management as they prepare for road shows and performing a wide variety of other financial services. A very likely part of Chardan Capital’s ambit may be a securities offering under Regulation D. Giggles N’ Hugs plans to raise $5 million through a 506(c) offering. The 506(c) provision is new and was introduced to implement Section 201(a) of the JOBS Act with the object of eliminating the prohibition on using general solicitation under, what is now, Rule 506(b). Under Rule 506(c), companies will be allowed to employ general solicitation and advertising to accredited investors.

In its last Annual Report, Giggles N’ Hugs hinted that some of those funds will be used for promotional purposes. So far, the company’s marketing and advertising initiatives have been limited as it has sought to conserve working capital for operations. However, with additional funds, the company plans to market its products and services through a multi-pronged campaign. It will directly engage local preschools, kindergartens, and elementary schools in a variety of promotional programs. The company also plans to advertise on television channels such as Disney and Nickelodeon, as well as in additional print publications, radio, and satellite radio. The company’s first store has been frequented by numerous celebrities, which provides free and invaluable publicity, and management’s belief is that a large scale marketing campaign that increases the exposure of Giggles N’ Hugs would result in a significant increase in traffic and revenue.

Giggles N’ Hugs operates kid-friendly restaurants. Currently, there are three Giggles N’ Hugs locations in upscale Los Angeles malls. There’s one at Westfield Mall in Century City on Santa Monica Boulevard; a second at Westfield Topanga Shopping Center in Woodland Hills, Canoga Park; and a third at the Glendale Galleria. Those three fine dining establishments have average revenue of close to $1.2 million.

Learn more by visiting www.gigglesnhugs.com

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Moxian, Inc.’s (OTCQB: MOXC) O2M marketing solution is energizing merchants and their desire to leverage everything the world of social media has to offer and more. The company has a refined expertise in the business of social marketing that’s turning heads of merchants who are steadfast in their commitment to accelerating their business plans and growing the top lines of their balance sheets.

The company’s products and services give merchants the ability to run targeted advertising campaigns and promotions designed to boost interaction between users and merchant clients by using consumer behavior data gathered from the Moxian database of user activities. MOXC’s two flagship products are the Moxian+ User App and the Moxian+ Business App. Developed in Shenzhen, China, the company has created a way to combine social media with entertainment and business intelligence.

Moxian’s Multi-Channel Social Commerce Platform uses a multitude of tools – not the least of which is Moxian’s proprietary Social Customer Relationship Management (SCRM) system. The system generates knowledgeable data for merchants. Through this process, consumers and businesses can interact with one another and, in turn, capture the marketing magic that’s produced by the highly sought-after online lifestyle. The Moxian+ User App is an app created to introduce consumer users to the platform, and it’s comprised of the company’s proprietary virtual currency (MO-Coin and MO-Points), social networking, a redemption center and a games center. Users enjoy the ability to earn MO-Coins by playing games, and subsequently, trade those coins for prizes sponsored by Moxian and its client merchants. The beauty of this model is that it drives registered consumers to both Moxian and the merchant while delivering merchants the ability to advertise, run marketing campaigns, and gather valuable data about their customers.

Today, merchants are able to set up a store on the Moxian platform through the company’s business app and drive promotions through a variety of channels integrated on its platform. One platform feature is that merchants can view reports customized to their own shops. The company’s management touts over a century of combined experience in this market niche, including management of private and public companies and multi-national organizations.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Moxian.com

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Momentous Entertainment Group (OTC: MMEG) is an entertainment and direct response marketing company. The company is focused on creating, producing, and delivering high quality products across a range of media channels. Some of the media channels it uses include: feature film, television, music, the Internet, radio, and other forms of digital media used by people worldwide in day-to-day activities. MMEG produces largely faith-related programs that give viewers a positive outlook on situations and bring forward compelling moral stories. Each topic the company chooses is given from a Christian perspective, and MMEG believes these stories can influence many people by using Christian values to inspire and uplift them.

Since Momentous Entertainment Group was founded back in 2004, the company has grown tremendously from a product point of view. It has developed a number of offerings through a range of channels. Most recently, the company has released two music projects: ‘The Greatest Story Ever Sung Special Edition’ and ‘Tim Storey Presents Daily Reminders’. Upcoming projects include reality shows about race driver Bobby Earnhardt and football coach and trainer Dennis Gile.

With every product, Momentous Entertainment Group puts together a direct marketing plan to promote consumer merchandise. The company uses a marketing strategy that focuses on direct response to promote products to the consumers. Direct response marketing uses calls to action to get feedback from consumers as quickly as possible. These up-selling and cross-selling techniques are said to be some of the most successful techniques for achieving sustainable growth, according to the Direct Marketing Association, and continue to be implemented by MMEG alongside the use of some innovative marketing techniques.

MMEG’s marketing tools do not stop there. The company forms joint ventures with other companies that have potentially successful products. These partnerships enable others to benefit from MMEG’s branding and marketing experts, as well as to use the company’s established distribution channels. Momentous Entertainment Group works with a variety of companies to help them achieve their goals. The company helps to generate powerful responses from both startups and well-established companies to help them grow sales, lower acquisition costs, help them make new products and expand retail distributions.

Momentous Entertainment Group has a very clear objective for every single channel within the company. From music, to film, to reality shows, each sector is supported by an array of partners and offers transparency about the aims and objectives for the future. MMEG has established itself well in a wide range of markets with the help of a cutthroat mentality, which is: “Should the ROI for a particular product not be up to specifications, the product and the marketing strategy will be reevaluated and the product may be discontinued.” The combination of the company’s clear approach and objectives with the incredible partnerships and drive from its Christian faith has allowed it to implement a growth-based strategy that will enable it to flourish further within the entertainment industry while inspiring people worldwide.

For more information, visit www.momentousent.com

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Tautachrome Inc. (OTC: TTCM) is an Arizona-based Internet technology development company focused on applying a new type of verification and social capabilities to the fast-growing world of mobile digital imagery. The company and its subsidiaries offer a variety of Internet and digital technologies and services, with their main priority being the development of their proprietary KlickZie mobile imaging platform. KlickZie software is designed to give any smartphone unique image verification and social communication features.

With free KlickZie software, users can take pictures, as well as videos, that can be instantly cloud-locked for permanent verification that they are original, untampered, and not Photoshopped. It’s a one-of-a-kind technology that offers a previously unavailable level of trust and verification to the massive digital image industry, effectively making everyone a trustable image source.

In addition, the technology makes images and videos interactive and engageable in ways never before possible. Simply clicking or tapping a KlickZie’d image allows the user to communicate with the original author. Users can also instantly communicate with anyone else currently viewing the image. Tautachrome considers the KlickZie platform the ‘world’s first imagery-based social portal network’.

The company details the KlickZie user experience as follows:

• Smartphone users download KlickZie’s free software to take their pictures and videos.
• KlickZie pictures and videos are invisibly marked, stored in the KlickZie cloud and guaranteed free from manipulation.
• The cloud will certify the authenticity of any KlickZie picture or video.
• Consumers get a new space of imagery-based socializing, impossible without KlickZie.
• Enterprises get bulletproof, trustable imagery whenever it is needed.

Tautachrome’s stated goal is to become the world’s number one smartphone imaging system, with its patent pending digital imagery capabilities demanded as a standard by everyone. The company sees the user base growing quickly to cover the capacity of the smartphone user space, driven largely by the inherent viral qualities of KlickZie imaging.

For more on Tautachrome Inc., visit www.Tautachrome.com

Earlier this week, Cryoport, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYRX), the world’s premier cryogenic logistics firm, announced a strategic partnership with International Stem Cell Corp. (OTCQB: ISCO) through which it will provide global logistics support for ISCO’s impending Phase I clinical trial of its human parthenogenetic stem cell-derived neural stem cells (ISC-hpNSC) for the treatment of moderate to severe Parkinson’s disease. Cryoport’s strategically located cryogenic facilities in Southern California and Singapore are expected to play a key role in ISCO’s efforts to maintain its cell therapy as it is transported around the globe to the study’s site, Australia’s Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, which is one of the world’s foremost brain research centers.

“This trial will take place across the globe and it is imperative that our cell therapy maintains integrity,” Dr. Russell Kern, executive vice president and chief scientific officer of ISCO, stated in a news release. “We are pleased to have Cryoport handle our global logistics requirements.”

The partnership with Cryoport marks the latest in a collection of recent milestones related to ISCO’s highly-anticipated clinical program. After receiving authorization to initiate a Phase I/IIa clinical trial of ISC-hpNSC from the Therapeutics Goods Administration of Australia in December, the company quickly entered into a master clinical research agreement with the Florey weeks later. In March, ISCO announced its entry into definitive agreements for the private placement of $6.3 million of its convertible preferred stock, along with purchase warrants covering an additional $25.7 million of the company’s common stock, effectively strengthening its cash position in order to fund its Phase I trial. ISCO also commenced enrollment for the study in March, with preliminary clinical data expected as soon as the fourth quarter of this year.

Parkinson’s disease currently affects roughly 6.3 million people around the world, about 15 percent of whom develop the condition before reaching the age of 50, according to data from the European Parkinson’s Disease Association. Parkinson’s is caused by the degeneration of the substantia nigra portion of the brain, which is characterized by its dopaminergic neurons. When these neurons die, the brain becomes deprived of dopamine, resulting in symptoms such as tremors, rigidity and impaired balance. According to the National Parkinson Foundation, approximately 80 percent of all dopamine-producing cells are typically lost before the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease present themselves.

ISCO is taking aim at this devastating condition through the use of regenerative medicine. Through its proprietary ISC-hpNSC product candidate, the company is seeking to introduce a new approach to treating Parkinson’s that involves replacing the dead dopaminergic neurons with healthy neural cells while also protecting the brain by expressing neurotrophic factors. In preclinical testing, the candidate has been shown effective in both alleviating current symptoms and preventing further deterioration.

“There is a large unmet medical need for new treatments that may halt or reverse the progression of Parkinson’s disease and we believe our human neural stem cells may fill this need for the millions of people with this disease,” Dr. Andrey Semechkin, chief executive officer of ISCO, added in a news release.

For more information, visit www.internationalstemcell.com

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Content Checked Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: CNCK) endeavors to build shareholder value by developing smartphone applications for people faced with dietary restrictions. Central to its efforts is the ContentChecked app, which derives its offering from a supporting database that enables users to scan barcodes affixed to products to determine if they meets their unique dietary preferences. Furthermore, ContentChecked creates personalized recipes, aligned with users’ requirements, which can serve as a handy tool when maneuvering around grocery stores.

CNCK’s differentiator in the marketplace revolves around its proprietary database and the convenience of having it at your fingertips 24 hours a day. While many apps steer users toward ‘what to purchase,’ Content Checked’s apps derive value from also informing users what is or is not suitable for them to consume.

With a healthy lifestyle being the overall goal for a growing number of consumers, a recent article published in SELF magazine, entitled ‘16 Dietitians Share How They Get Back On Track After Overeating’ (http://dtn.fm/f0xTh) offers its own collection of information guideposts. Content Checked’s Registered Dietitian, Tory Tedrow, C.N.S.C., is featured in the piece, stating, “I make sure to stay hydrated. That keeps me from mindlessly snacking, and I think of the extra bathroom trips as added exercise to my day. Most importantly, I remember that in the grand scheme of life, a few days or even weeks of overindulging are not going to make or break my health, weight, or overall wellbeing.”

To view the company’s full financials, visit the following link: http://dtn.fm/sIJ7M

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Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. (OTCQB: OGES) is an integrated energy storage solutions company based in the U.S. The company uses state of the art technology in everything it does, from design to development and manufacturing. In 2016, OGES became the only U.S. manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries, positioning itself as a leader in the innovation and manufacture of disruptive energy storage solutions. Oakridge is equipped to address four high-demand markets: motive applications, stationary living space power for domestic/commercial and grid applications, remote control and portable devices, and, finally, starter batteries for a range of vehicles. With this, Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. works toward providing high quality products and services designed to exceed customer needs.

Oakridge uses Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) structures in all of its processes and product development. This ensures that customers have a clear idea of what the requirements are, and that they have been met. In addition to this, OGES provides quality in everything from design to manufacture. The company employs best practices to provide high quality goods and services to its customers while protecting the existing business from competitors, allowing it to be flexible and adaptable to new opportunities.

OGES incorporates the best practices from all industries into its quality systems. It strives for perfection in each element of the company. This system allows for complete transparency, which has helped OGES become one of the leading companies in the market. Oakridge Global Energy Solutions aims to reach every corner of the market, it doesn’t just stop at its products. The company hires high caliber staff and works with external researchers to ensure that quality is a theme that runs through everything it gives back to its target market. This work ethic was recently proved successful, as Oakridge exceeded its estimated revenue for the first quarter of 2016 by nearly $15,000.

Plans for the second quarter are expected to be just as bright, as Oakridge aims to improve on the quality of its existing products by ordering additional high-speed automation equipment. Not only this, OGES is beginning production shipments of its Freedom IV series of living space power products in the near future. The company’s high quality ethics and keen eye for detail are positioning it to achieve sustainable growth.

For more information, visit www.oakridgeglobalenergy.com

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A press release (http://dtn.fm/eWZO4) issued yesterday by the Commerce Department reported that ‘sales of new single-family houses in April 2016 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 619,000’. The estimates, prepared jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, indicated that construction of new homes in the U.S. in April 2016 rose almost 17 percent above the March 2016 figure of 531,000, and about 23 percent above the April 2015 number of 500,000. This is good news for eXp World Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: EXPI) and the over 1,100 agents and brokers who use its avant-garde cloud brokerage.

According to a Trading Economics analysis (http://dtn.fm/9w6EB), this ‘is the highest reading since January of 2008 and the biggest gain since 1992. New home sales in the United States averaged 652,450 from 1963 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 1,389,000 in July of 2005 and a record low of 270,000 in February of 2011.’

‘The median sales price of new houses sold in April 2016 was $321,100’ up by almost 10 percent from a year ago, meaning that half of the newly constructed homes sold in April 2016 had a price tag of over $321,100. The arithmetic average sales price was higher, at $379,800. According to numbers released by the National Association of Home Builders (http://dtn.fm/fOB2E), the 619,000 annual rate of new homes sold in April 2016 comprised 10 percent of the 6,069,000 annual rate of all home sales. The annual rate of existing homes sold in April 2016 was 5,450,000.

These numbers bode well for eXp World Holdings and its wholly-owned eXp Realty subsidiary. A recent research report on eXp World Holdings (http://dtn.fm/O1sMz), issued by Fundamental Research, stated that ‘the U.S. real estate brokerage industry is approximately $62 billion per year… based on the assumption that approximately 90% of the 5.25 million homes are sold through agents at an average price of $0.22 million per house, based on an average commission rate of 6%’. The Commerce Department’s April numbers would raise Fundamental Research’s estimates by about 15 percent.

eXp World Holdings is set to benefit from this resurgence in the residential housing market in two ways. First, its Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage is attracting realtors in increasing numbers. In March 2016, the number of member agents grew by over 10 percent to more than 1,100, the fastest rate ever, according to CEO Glen Sanford in a MissionIR interview (http://dtn.fm/1wfRf). In 2015, eXp realtors put through 3,667 transactions with a value of $889 million. The company expects that figure to reach $1.5 billion this year. Revenues in 2015 were $22.87 million with gross profit of $3.41 million. As Fundamental Research point out, ‘the company can generate approximately 3% of total transactions in revenues, implying $45 million in revenues from $1.5 billion in transactions a year. Gross margin is estimated to be approximately 15%, implying gross profit of $6.75 million’.

Second, eXp World Holdings owns 90.5 percent of First Cloud Mortgage, Inc., which was set up in July 2015 to originate and provide loan products and services to potential homeowners. First Cloud will act as a mortgage broker, so no proprietary funds of eXp or its subsidiaries will be required. As of March 2016, First Cloud Mortgage was licensed to do business in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas. It has pending applications in Georgia and Virginia. It is expected that First Cloud Mortgage will broker between $50 million and $75 million in loans over the next 12 months and over $100 million in 2017. Gross profit should fall between 1.5% and 3.0% of transactions.

For more information, visit the company’s website at http://investors.exprealty.com

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With the technological advancements of today, it is no wonder that companies are offering their employees the opportunity to work remotely. Flexible or remote jobs have come under scrutiny since their recent emergence. Many academics, news reporters, and a variety of organizations have had mixed feelings about this new way of working. Many companies no longer have thousands of employees in an office. They offer their employees a freedom that enables them to pursue their desired lifestyle. Laguna Blends, Inc. (OTC: LAGBF) is one example of this increasingly popular way of running a business.

Laguna Blends is a network marketing company with a focus on functional hemp-based products. LAGBF now has two products: Caffe and Pro369. The company does not manufacture its own products, but it does work with manufacturers, partner researchers, and suppliers to produce white label products under the Laguna Blends brand. Laguna sells products through direct independent sellers in the U.S. and Canada. In a recent initial coverage report by Fundamental Research Corp., the research firm highlighted the fact that the management team at Laguna does not believe that traditional network companies have stayed up-to-date with technology. The report continues to discuss the primary objectives of the platform used by Laguna Blends.

Laguna Blends uses a virtual 3D technology platform that allows its affiliates to train, recruit and generate sales through a fully cloud-based environment. Aside from the fact that this platform allows affiliates to record and track their sales – and allows the company to track the performance of every consultant – it also enables people working for the company to lead a more flexible lifestyle. In other words, they are given the opportunity to work remotely, which means they can do their job and have an income no matter where they are in the world. Laguna is one of the only companies that uses this technology and it believes that it is a huge benefit to their overall operations.

The platform that Laguna has chosen for its business has given its affiliates a number of benefits. Aside from being able to work from the comforts of their own homes, affiliates with children can work while looking after their kids, those with any medical problems are able to continue their careers without worrying about a routine or being in a certain place at a certain time, and consultants can work from wherever they choose. Remote.co, a company that promotes the growth of remote jobs and careers, recently pulled together some data from research about flexible working and produced an article entitled ‘10 Stats About Remote Work’. The article highlights the most interesting findings regarding remote employment, some of which include an increase in worker productivity, lower stress levels, reduction in real estate costs and employee turnover, and a positive impact on the environment.

For more information, visit www.lagunablends.com

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Cryoport, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYRX, CYRXW) this morning issued a reminder that an investor must own CYRX, CYRXW or any other Cryoport warrants by 4 p.m. ET today in order to be considered a record date holder for purposes of the rights offering.

In addition, the cryogenic logistics solutions provider posted the following rights offering calendar:

May 24, 2016 – Rights exercise price pricing period began (85% of the volume weighted average trading price on NASDAQ of CYRX during the five trading day pricing period, rounded to the nearest whole penny)

May 25, 2016 – Ownership day, an investor must own CYRX, CYRXW or any other Cryoport warrants by 4 p.m. ET to be considered a record date holder for purposes of the rights offering, which is three trading days before the record date of May 31, 2016

May 26, 2016 – CYRX shares trade ex-right

May 31, 2016– Record date and rights exercise price pricing period ends

June 1, 2016 – Subscription period begins

June 20, 2016 – Subscription period expires at 5 p.m. ET

According to the news release, the rights offering will be made through a distribution of non-transferable subscription rights to purchase one share of common stock for each share of common stock, or each share of common stock into which warrants held on the record date are exercisable at an exercise price equal to 85% of the volume weighted average price per share of Cryoport’s common stock on NASDAQ for the five consecutive trading days immediately preceding and including May 31, 2016, rounded to the nearest whole penny; provided that the rights may only be exercised for a maximum of $10 million of subscription proceeds or 6,666,667 shares in the aggregate.

The inclusion of an over-subscription privilege entitles each rights holder that exercises its basic subscription privilege in full the right to purchase additional shares of common stock that remain unsubscribed at the expiration of the rights offering. Both the basic and over subscription privileges are subject to the availability and pro rata allocation of shares among participants. All basic subscription rights and over-subscription privileges may be exercised during the subscription period from June 1, 2016, through June 20, 2016, at 5 p.m. ET. Cyroport may extend the offering up to an additional 30 days, at its sole discretion.

The rights offering is being made pursuant to Cryoport’s effective registration statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-210985) on file with the SEC. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from:

Georgeson LLC 480 Washington Blvd, 26th Floor Jersey City, NJ 07310 cryoport@georgeson.com Toll Free: (800) 903-2897

Broker dealers interested in participating in the rights offering should contact Source Capital Group’s syndicate department at cyrx@sourcegrp.com.

For more information on Cryoport, visit the company’s website at www.cryoport.com