A first of its kind recreational dining experience, Giggles N’ Hugs plans uniquely designed parties for young children so parents don’t have to. Children can expect continuous fun within the 6,000 square foot restaurant and play space while their parents can expect affordable prices. The award-winning professional staff handles everything from set-up, cleanup, and the excitement filled hours in between. It’s no wonder Nickelodeon declared Giggles N’ Hugs Los Angeles’ #1 Birthday Party destination.

Party-seeking parents are able to fully customize their child’s party with just a few clicks on the restaurant’s website. They first choose whether they want a VIP Private, Private, or Semi Private Party, each with its own bells and whistles. Next, parents can decide on a party package which ranges from a King and Queen option right down to Count and Countess. These designate what deliciously organic food and activities guests can enjoy. After that, parents and children can decide upon a fun theme. These can be completely made up or chosen from the wide assortment of themes already covered.

Giggles N’ Hugs even offers those extra options that could make a party even more special. Parents can add a photo booth, popcorn or cotton candy machines, and even beverages for adults. They can also choose to have a party DJ, petting zoo, or magic show. Then, parents just fill in the ‘when and where’ and they’re all set for a fantastic party. Lastly, the restaurant even offers electronic invitations to be sent out to lucky guests.

To ensure customer retention, the restaurant offers incentives which each party booking. Parents who book a semi private party receive a $50 gift card while a private party gets them $100. The birthday boy or girl will also receive a free membership card so they can keep coming back for more fun.

Giggles N’ Hugs makes it easy for parents to book an enjoyable day for their children without any hassles. By offering a unique experience for each child with future opportunities for more play days, the company hopes families will continue using the restaurant for all their playtime needs.

For more information on Giggles N’ Hugs, please visit www.gigglesnhugs.com

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The telecommunications market can be a confusing, acronym-filled place for the uninitiated. First, there are mobile network operators (MNOs), or wireless service providers. These companies own or control all of the necessary elements to sell and deliver cell phone services to customers. In the United States, major MNOs include Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ), AT&T (NYSE: T), T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) and Sprint (NYSE: S). In addition to offering services directly to consumers, MNOs normally obtain additional revenue by selling access to their network services to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) at wholesale rates. For consumers, MVNOs provide similar services to those offered by MNOs, but these companies are different because they don’t own their own wireless network infrastructure.

In some cases, MVNOs use their own customer service, billing support systems and marketing and sales personnel, but the upfront capital needed to fund these investments is often too much for newly formed wireless service providers. In order to cut initial costs, MVNOs can employ the services of a mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE). MVNEs provide a full range of network enablement platforms and services to MVNOs without having any direct relationship with the consumer. Benefits for MVNOs include a dramatic reduction in upfront capital expenses and potential savings in wholesale airtime costs resulting from bulk purchase discounts enabled by larger MVNEs.

Elephant Talk Communications Corp. (NYSE MKT: ETAK) is a leading provider of mobile networking software and services following an MVNE model. The company provides a patented cloud-based mobile communications infrastructure, operating software and managed services while enabling MVNOs to offer a full suite of products and high quality customer service without substantial upfront investment.

ETAK already counts several of the world’s leading MNOs and technology firms amongst its customers and partners, but the company took a significant step toward increasing its market share in October when it entered into a cloud service and software license agreement with the wholesale division of a tier one U.S. mobile operator. Following this agreement, the tier one MNO may procure ETAK’s proprietary MVNE services platform for use in the launch of a number of new MVNO brands at a later date.

The costs associated with developing a nationwide communications network are astronomical, so the best entry point for upstart telecommunications firms utilizes the MVNO model. As an established provider of MVNE services with a proven mobile service platform, ETAK is in a strong position to benefit from continued market expansion for the foreseeable future.

For more information, visit www.elephanttalk.com

Over the past century, various U.S. economic booms and slumps have come and gone with alarming frequency, and with them the employment picture has often shifted dramatically from decade to decade and industry to industry. In addition to general economic fluctuations, changing technology has brought rapid and extreme shifts in job requirements, and globalization has moved entire industrial segments to other countries. As a result of all this, the role of employment services and the very nature of employment has been a fast moving target, and few major companies dedicated to matching job seekers and job demand have managed to survive the chaos for long.

It’s this rolling and largely unpredictable job market sea that has made the survival and continued growth of General Employment Enterprises so remarkable, because the Illinois-based company has been around for over 130 years, and has grown to the point where it is now publicly traded on the NYSE MKT. They provide direct hire, contract, and contract-to-hire services focused on the Accounting, Engineering, and IT fields, serving job seekers as well as a wide range of organizations nationally. Besides the name General Employment Enterprises, the company markets in the U.S. using the names Ashley Ellis, BMCH, BMCHPA, Business Management Personnel, General Technologies, Triad Personnel Services, and Omni One. They also recently acquired Access Data Consulting Corp. to bolster its position in the IT industry. In key areas of specialization, they are known around the country:

Accounting:

• General Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Cost Accounting
• Financial Planning and Analysis
• Audit
• Tax
• Credit
• Treasury
• CFO/VP of Finance

Engineering:

• Automation/Controls
• Mechanical
• Electrical
• Design
• Quality
• Process
• Project
• Field Service
• Manufacturing Management
• Civil/Structural

Information Technology:

• CIO/CTO/Directors
• Project Managers/IT Managers
• Software Programmers/Developers/Engineers
• Web Developers/Designers
• Business Intelligence Analysts
• Software/System Architects
• eCommerce/EDI
• Database/Systems Administrators
• Business/Systems/Network Analysts
• Network Engineers/Administrators
• Help Desk/Tech Support

For more information, visit www.GeneralEmployment.com

GTX Crop., a developer and distributor of innovative Internet of Things platforms in the personal GPS wearable and wandering assistive technology space, recently announced that it will present at the SeeThruEquity Fall Microcap Investor Conference this Thursday. Patrick Bertagna, chief executive officer of GTXO, is scheduled to give a 30-minute presentation showcasing the company’s award-winning, patented wearable technology platform, as well as its 2016 product roadmap and global distribution strategy. Bertagna was also be available for 1-on-1 meetings throughout the day in order to better outline the specific milestones and goals on GTXO’s radar.

“This conference is an outstanding opportunity for us to connect with the investment and business community, allowing us to tell our story and share our vision with a broad audience,” Bertagna stated in a news release.

Since its inception in 2011, the SeeThruEquity Fall Microcap Investor Conference has grown into the premier microcap conference focused on providing equity research to institutional and high net worth investors. This month’s conference, which will be held on November 12 at the Convene Grand Central in New York City, will bring together 25 promising presenters and more than 300 total attendees.

For GTXO, an opportunity to present to serious investors could play a key role in the company’s efforts to expand its market share in the competitive wearable technology space. According to CMO, worldwide spending on wearable technology will eclipse $1.4 billion by 2016. While smart glasses, smart watches and fitness bands represent much of the current market, new categories are expected to emerge as the market continues to mature, providing GTXO with an opportunity to realize sustainable growth in the months to come.

The company’s flagship product, GPS SmartSoles, is already being sold in multiple markets across Europe – including Sweden, Germany and Denmark – as a safe, unobtrusive and stigma-free tool for monitoring patients suffering from Alzheimer’s, dementia, autism and other memory disorders. Earlier this year, GPS SmartSoles were featured in AARP’s technology gear guide, claiming second place and positioning the company amongst major tech industry players such as Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Samsung (OTC: SSNLF). GTXO’s GPS SmartSoles are made with the highest quality electronic components and assembled in Rhode Island.

For more information about GTX Corporation, visit www.gtxcorp.com/

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Legacy Ventures International announced today that it has submitted an application to list its shares of common stock on the Canadian Securities Exchange.

Evan Clifford, CEO of Legacy Ventures, commented, “We view a listing with the CSE as an opportunity for Canadian investors to participate in the growth of Legacy Ventures and distribution and sale of Boxed Water in Canada.”

The Canadian Securities Exchange is a growing stock exchange for the shares of emerging companies, debt securities and structured products. Investors will benefit from the enhanced disclosure required by the CSE’s listing policies.

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Lingo Media Corp., an EdTech company focused on ‘Changing the way the world learns English’ through innovative online and print-based technologies and solutions, today issued a press release announcing that Michael Kraft, President & CEO, will be a presenter at the Small-Cap Conference taking place at the Vancouver Convention Centre. The conference is sponsored by QIS Capital and guest speakers include Roger Dent of Quinsam Capital and Ryan Irvine of Keystone Financial.

Press, analysts and investors will be in attendance at the informative one-day event where keynote speakers will share their investment knowledge, outlook and top picks. Lingo Media will be among five small-cap companies making company presentations. The Small-Cap Conference highlights companies that are generating positive cash flow and earnings from a range of different industries.

Presenting companies will make 10-20 minute presentations in a formal setting, followed by a short question and answer session. Lingo Media will also have a booth at the conference to provide attendees with an opportunity to meet and speak with the company’s management. Additionally, one-on-one meetings can be arranged by contacting Lingo Media investor relations at investors@lingomedia.com or Michael Kraft at 416-617-7455.

For more information, visit www.lingomedia.com

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In 1920, the United States enacted a constitutional ban on the sale, production, importation and transportation of alcoholic beverages that remained in effect for more than a decade. On December 5, 1933, ratification of the twenty-first amendment repealed this ban, effectively legalizing what had been a ‘black market’ and giving the legal alcohol industry, as well as major players in the industry such as Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: BUD) and Molson Coors (NYSE: TAP), a serious opportunity to record growth in a thirsty market.

The legalization of a ‘black market’ creates a significant opening for companies with established resources and infrastructure to promote rapid growth, as demonstrated by the results of prohibition. Despite being limited by the economic conditions of the Great Depression, Budweiser sales continued to climb following the twenty-first amendment. By the end of World War II, Anheuser-Busch entered into an era of sustained growth. With the national movement to legalize industrial hemp production rapidly gaining steam in recent months, Hemp, Inc. is in a strong position to promote similar results, capitalizing on the foresight of its management team and its 70,000-square-foot decortication plant.

“It’s not that often that a ‘black market’ industry becomes legalized. That happens, maybe, once every century,” Bruce Perlowin, chief executive officer of Hemp, Inc., stated in a news release. “We aim to spark a new clean green American agricultural and industrial hemp revolution for the American farmers and hemp product manufacturers.”

The movement to legalize industrial hemp has made considerable progress in recent months, beginning with the Agricultural Act of 2014. This revolutionary law removed the federal restriction aimed at growing industrial hemp and set the stage for individual states to legalize manufacturing operations for further research. To date, a total of 13 states – including California, Colorado, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Vermont and West Virginia – allow industrial hemp farming for research and/or commercial purposes.

This progress is great news for Hemp, Inc. The company’s multipurpose hemp processing plant – the first and only commercial factory to be built in the U.S. in nearly a century – is expected to give it a distinct strategic advantage in capitalizing on renewed commercial demand for industrial hemp in the future.

For more information, visit www.hempinc.com

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Tactical Strategy, Project Locations Put Uranium Energy Corp. (UEC) on the Radar

Uranium prices are expected to bound higher in the next five years and, in the wake of such forecasts, Uranium Energy Corp., which controls one of the largest databases of historic uranium exploration and development in the country, is advancing its development and exploration properties of merit in Texas, Arizona, Colorado and Wyoming.

The southwestern U.S. historically has been the nation’s most concentrated area for uranium mining, and UEC is in the prime spot to take advantage of its fruit. In South Texas, specifically, UEC has a centrally located processing plant and six projects – two of which are fully permitted for production and a third advancing through the permitting process.

UEC’s proven strategy is to leverage its historical exploration databases to target acquisition properties that once were the subject of significant exploration and development by senior energy companies in the past. With this formula, UEC continues to aggressively maintain its reputation as an emerging in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium producer with a record of developing projects all the way through low-cost production.

In addition to its interests in the U.S., UEC has ongoing interests abroad in Paraguay, where UEC controls one of the largest in-situ recoverable property positions in the world with approximately 750,000 acres of prospective area.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (“IAEA”) earlier this year completed technical programs designed to support future exploration and development of uranium resources in the country. UEC’s Asuncion-based technical staff participated and contributed to the technical courses and led site visits to the company’s development-stage Oviedo and exploration-stage Yuty ISR uranium projects. Additionally, UEC opened its Yuty and Oviedo uranium ISR projects to the course, including reviews of uraniferous outcrops, cores, monitoring wells and reclaimed drill sites.

With all the proper gears in place, UEC is positioned to capitalize on the global demand for uranium, more energy, cheaper energy and a cleaner environment. Uranium prices are forecast to spring 80 percent higher to $64.64 a pound by 2018, according to the median of four analysts’ forecasts compiled by Bloomberg, and UEC is earning its spot as a viable investment consideration.

For more information visit www.uraniumenergy.com

In September, Elephant Talk Communications Corp. set the stage for sustainable international growth when it was selected by EUTV Brazil, a pioneering telecom provider, to provide its proprietary ET Software DNA® 2.0 mobile service platform throughout Brazil. Through this partnership, ETAK will deliver its core virtualized software service platform to the telecom provider, enabling Surf Telecom®, EUTV Brazil’s tier one authorized mobile brand, to provide superior services to end users and mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs).

“We are very proud to have been selected by Surf Telecom after they thoroughly assessed the capabilities of our virtualized ET Software DNA 2.0 platform,” Martin Zuurbier, co-president of mobile platform business with ETAK, stated in a news release. “Elephant Talk welcomes the partnership… as we enter the vibrant Brazilian mobility market, a market ranked fifth worldwide in 2014 based on the number of subscribers, according to the International Telecommunications Union.”

ETAK’s ET Software DNA 2.0 intelligent mobile service platform empowers mobile network operators (MNOs) and MVNOs with fully-functional tier one, on premise or cloud-based mobile communications core network infrastructure functionality at a fraction of the cost of in-house solutions. By utilizing a software-as-a-service model, the company is able to offer its customers dramatically improved system reliability and overall return on investment. Additionally, thanks to its real-time simultaneous processing capabilities, ETAK’s platform delivers some of the highest key performance indicators in the industry, improving the ability of its customers to adapt to market changes faster while delivering a better overall service experience to mobile subscribers.

Through its innovative suite of mobile network software and services, ETAK enables telecom carriers and MNOs around the globe to offer a range of products, delivery platforms, support services, superior industry expertise and high quality customer service without a substantial upfront investment. Following its partnership with Surf Telecom, the company’s reach covers the entire globe, with a customer base and network of partners on every continent. ETAK already counts several of the world’s leading MNOs and technology firms – including Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE: FICO), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) and Vodafone (NASDAQ: VOD) – amongst its customers and partners.

Moving forward, ETAK is in a strong position to build on its presence on the international stage, particularly in the rapidly expanding markets of Latin America. Look for the company to leverage its recent partnership with Surf Telecom in order to continue promoting strong financial growth in the months to come.

For more information, visit www.elephanttalk.com

According to the National Retail Federation, more than 157 million Americans will celebrate Halloween this year, and roughly 80 percent of millennials are already cooking up something fun for the spookiest holiday of the year. The celebrations won’t come cheap. In 2015, total spending on Halloween festivities is expected to top $6.9 billion, with the average American dishing out just under $75 on a mix of decorations, candy, costumes and more. To put it simply, that’s a whole lot of candy.

While it’s safe to say that leading candy and cookie producers – including Hershey (NYSE: HSY), Mondelez International (NASDAQ: MDLZ) and Tootsie Roll (NYSE: TR) – are more than happy to provide the goods for the estimated 41.2 million children between the ages of five and 14 expected to partake in the trick-or-treating fun, The Active Times recently weighed in on one part of All Hallows’ Eve that’s even scarier than a good zombie costume: unhealthy candy-eating habits.

“It’s important to keep candy consumption in moderation and to remember that there are always healthier alternatives to your favorite candies,” Tara Zamani, M.S., C.N.S., a clinical nutritionist with Content Checked Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: CNCK), stated in the Active Times article. “Keep in mind that too much sugar consumption is directly linked to weight gain, ADD, anxiety, depression, fatigue, and poor digestion and immune system function.”

Now, before concerned parents start bolting up their doors and cancelling trick-or-treating plans, it’s important to note that the article doesn’t suggest kicking the sweet stuff completely. “There’s nothing wrong with treating yourself to a bite-sized Milky Way or sneaking a few Skittles every once in a while,” the article details. Instead, The Active Times suggests that you save over-sweetened candies for truly special occasions while aiming for healthier alternatives the majority of the time.

So, how do you find healthy alternatives to your favorite sweet treats? Zamani suggests scanning ingredients lists for a collection of ‘nutritionist approved’ ingredients – including natural sweeteners like agave nectar, brown rice syrup, honey, coconut palm sugar-syrup, tapioca syrup, stevia, reb A and monk fruit. Alternatively, shoppers can use Content Checked’s innovative suite of mobile apps to check products for potential nutritional conflicts or allergens. With a quick scan of a product’s barcode, the company’s apps help consumers identify potentially harmful ingredients and, if necessary, suggest a healthier alternative.

To view the entire article by The Active Times, visit www.theactivetimes.com/fitness/nutrition/worst-halloween-candies-and-alternatives-are-healthier

For more information, visit www.contentchecked.com

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