Cherubim Interests, Inc. (OTC: CHIT) an expansion-stage alternative construction and real estate development company, today announced an initiative to protect its long-term shareholders by offering Convertible Preferred Shares.

“Over the past few weeks, we have experienced a lot of progression in our business model, due in part to our Stimulus Package and the issuance of Anti-Dilutive, Convertible Preferred Shares,” stated Patrick J. Johnson, CEO of Cherubim Interests, Inc.

“Some weeks ago, the company amended its Articles of Incorporation and Corporate Bylaws to create a series of Convertible Preferred Shares in order to protect its shareholders who have securities that are ‘underwater’ after purchase in the open market,” added Johnson.

“We devised a playbook to handle exactly this type of scenario and it has served its purpose as a road-map for charting a course through these transitionary stages,” continued Johnson.

“This route has enabled the company to remove any future compounding derivative liabilities on the balance sheet,” said Johnson. “We are now pleased to announce that the company has retired the majority of this ‘toxic’ type of debt.”

Shareholders who have been holding a minimum of 100,000 shares of Common Stock dating back to May 1, 2015, and were affected by this dilution, are asked to contact the Company at golong@cherubiminterests.com. Representatives will then arrange the verification and the issuance of convertible preferred shares.

“Obviously the Company seeks to protect the integrity of the investments made by our stockholders,” stated Johnson, “as we realize that this process has impacted some of them greatly and this is a way for the company to shore up these investors.”

The company to date has converted over a half-million dollars of its principal affiliate debt and will be filed in form 8k in the coming days. The company also expects to remove additional Principle Affiliate Debt in the very near future.

Concerning the previously announced convertible preferred stock dividend, Johnson said the company is currently waiting on approval from FINRA and anticipates to have it finalized shortly.

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Oakridge Global Energy Solutions (OTC: OGES) has set its sights on the $10 billion unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market with its lithium ion batteries, and for good reason. According to a recent report, UAVs or drones will continue to be ‘the most dynamic growth sector of the world aerospace industry’ in the coming decade. Another study estimates the global market for UAVs will grow at an annual compounded rate of 8.12% over the next five years to reach $15 billion in 2020. A lot of this action will be in the U.S. which, at present, accounts for about 65% of the global drone market, and it’s heating up. For example, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has developed a drone, called Aquila, which it will use to provide internet access to remote locations.

Oakridge is now poised to deliver cells and battery packs for drones in the recreational remote control market, the film industry, agriculture, law enforcement and the military. The company has branded this battery line the Patriot Series. But it’s not just the skies that have caught Oakridge’s attention. The company has also developed pressure tolerant cells for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV). These robots are flooded machines in which the battery itself is exposed to deep sea pressures of up to 10,000 pounds per square inch (sea level air pressure is 14.7 psi).

Oakridge’s cells have passed this rigorous abuse testing by the U.S. Navy’s testing laboratory, Caderock, and have been qualified for deployment on the UUVs. Oakridge has its feet firmly on the ground, too. In January 2015, it launched a new range of large format prismatic batteries for the worldwide golf car and local area electric vehicle market. This battery line has been branded the Pro Series. The launch took place at the annual PGA golf show in Orlando, Florida, believed to be the largest golf show in the world. (Prismatic battery cells are rectangular and, while not as efficient as the familiar cylindrical cells, utilise space much more efficiently because of their shape)

Florida is betting on Oakridge. The company has received a $33 million incentive package from the state of Florida, the local county (Brevard County) and the city of Palm Bay. Recently Governor Rick Scott was on hand to open Oakridge’s new corporate headquarters in Palm Bay. The company’s 50,492 square feet manufacturing facility is at Sarno Road in Melbourne, FL. It has the ability to manufacture six megawatt hours of products annually.

CEO Steve Barber expects Oakridge to be producing its first significant revenues during the first quarter of 2016, and to be cash flow positive by the end of that quarter. After a tour of the company’s manufacturing facilities, Governor Scott told reporters “Oakridge Global Energy Solutions could have moved their headquarters anywhere in the world, and I am proud to announce that they chose to remain in Florida and create 1,000 new jobs.” With such an exciting future, Oakridge Global Energy Solutions is certainly no drone.

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Sufferers of chronic headaches and/or migraines know the difficulties of a grocery store trip. Certain ingredients, chemicals, and additives can trigger these painful attacks, making the task of food shopping tedious. Fortunately, ContentChecked Holdings, Inc. (OTC: CNCK) has developed an app that lets users know if the foods they’re putting into their carts contain risky ingredients. After scanning an item’s barcode, the MigraineChecked app will let the user know if any ingredients are migraine triggers. This app offers users a simple approach to preventing migraine headaches while making healthy choices.

According to the Migraine Research Foundation, over 10% of the world’s population suffers from migraines. More than 90% of these people cannot function properly during an attack, which results in school or work absences. In the United States alone, 36 million people suffer from the syndrome with 14 million people experiencing painful episodes each day. These numbers are hard to ignore, making the MigraineChecked app a valuable tool for prevention.

The whole premise of MigraineChecked is to alert the user of foods containing migraine-causing ingredients. Some of these ingredients are hard to identify; that’s when the app steps in. Processed foods with monosodium glutamate (MSG), artificial sweeteners, nitrates, nitrites, and flavor enhancers are known to cause the syndrome. Even chocolate, alcohol, caffeine, peanuts, and cheeses containing tyramine are common triggers. The app will immediately alert the user if any of these pesky potential elements are present in a food item.

ContentChecked aims to arm consumers with nutritional data that can help them make informed grocery choices for their specific dietary needs while promoting a healthy lifestyle. The app and website also offer delicious recipes with customizable dietary restrictions to suit everyone’s tastes. These recipes include appetizers, desserts, beverages, and entrees. The company will continue developing more apps, such as VeganChecked, in order to reach a wider audience.

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

Lingo Media Corp. (OTC: LMDCF) (TSX-V: LM), an EdTech company, began its vision of “helping the world learn English” about 15 years ago with its Lingo Learning business unit. The company was one of the early pioneers in the Chinese educational market, and has since brought over 520 million learning products to students ranging from kindergarten all the way up to young professionals. Lingo Media, along with its co-publishing partners, People’s Education Press and PEP Audio Visual Press, dominates 60% of China’s primary school market. The company’s other business unit, ELL Technologies, has also gained speed with its advanced technological solutions designed to give students even more English language success.

Lingo Media strives to make learning English as effective as possible. That’s why the company blends best practice theories with the latest technology. ELL Technologies provides the only virtual conversation tool in its Speaking Lab where students can have a conversation with an avatar in English before experimenting with an actual person. Immersion is a great way for students to learn any language.

Lingo Learning, on the other hand, offers textbook and other print solutions to students that include content developed by educational experts. These include 350 program titles for preschoolers to postsecondary students.

With these tools, students can learn at their own pace with access to guidance and feedback on their progress.

The company also delivers a customizable business platform to its customers. It works individually with each partner to guarantee an enriching user experience. Lingo Media understands the importance of establishing flexible solutions to meet cultural and regional needs. Though it currently has a large presence in China, the company intends to expand to Latin America and other Asian markets in the near future.

Lingo Media aims to bring “excellent, affordable and effective English language learning solutions that will help make the world a little smaller.” Since its start, the company has helped more than 20 million students in over 10 countries improve their English and shows no sign of slowing down.

For more information on the company, visit www.lingomedia.com

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A good sign for companies on over the counter exchanges is when they do what is necessary to continue to grow and move up the ladder for listing on a national exchange, such as the NASDAQ or the NYSE. On Tuesday, Giggles N’ Hugs (OTC: GIGL) signed an agreement with a well-known New York investment bank to help alleviate this process.

Exposure and market awareness are keys for growth in public markets. In today’s social media-connected world, constant blogging; uploading pictures and videos; presenting on the conference circuit; and hiring the right professionals are all essential for companies looking to stay ahead of the competition. Having a superior product or service is nice, but, if no one knows about it, what good is it?

GIGL has an impressive active blog on its website that is very informative and engaging to current and potential customers alike. It also has a solid Facebook page with more than 3,500 likes and posts pictures of some of its delicious, health-conscious menu items along with coupons and specials to attract patrons. The latest special is a ‘Homework Happy Hour’ promotion in which, if your child brings in their homework, he or she gets admission for $5 and a free cupcake. Little things like this will go a long way toward building a happy, loyal customer base with the gift of gab.

Another important piece of the gluten free pie, as mentioned earlier, is hiring the right professionals to help you excel in your craft. Giggles N’ Hugs hiring an experienced investment bank is much like a baseball player hiring a good hitting coach. You want someone that has seen and hit every single pitch every single way. Even though father time has taken away their ability to hit those pitches, they can still pass along that invaluable knowledge and experience to you so you can maximize your at bats and advance your career, or, in this case, your listing exchange.

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Avant Diagnostics (OTC: AVDX) is a leading medical technology company focused on advancing innovative solutions that improve upon the ways we screen for ovarian cancer. AVDX’s energy and resources aim to bring to market innovative diagnostic tests based upon the completion of the human genome sequencing project. The company works at developing a sophisticated screening test for diagnosing ovarian cancer using OvaDx® – a unique large-panel biomarker screening test for this deadly disease.

OvaDx is an advanced diagnostic test used specifically for measuring the activation of the immune system in response to ovarian tumor cell development. Patient sera are used in conjunction with OvaDx microarrays, which enable binding between proteomic biomarkers in the patient samples and capture agents on the microarrays. In this process, the microarrays are washed and scanned to produce a digital readout for each serum sample. From this point, the data are quantified and analyzed using software to produce the results of the test.

AVDX’s discovery path comes by way of ten years of genetic and physiological research. Avant Diagnostics concentrates on leveraging the human immune system for early detection. As a result, OvaDx delivers a large panel of refined markers for high sensitivity. The company’s proprietary OvaDx markers and kits include patented manufacturing technology, as well as a worldwide license. Following FDA 510(k) clearance, the company plans to license OvaDx for sale. Avant’s business plan looks to use its position as a public company to expand its portfolio of diagnostic tests going forward.

Genetic research is predominantly centered on identifying the variations of the specific genes in the genome. These variations define individual characteristics, including disease states or a statistical propensity for disease. The implications are far-reaching and impact not only the research community, but also the individual patients and care providers. Diagnostic tests that detect diseases very early in their progression will provide options for earlier treatments that show promise of improving quality of life and prognosis by delaying or preventing disease progression. It has been noted that medical providers will realize major cost savings by avoiding costly treatments at late stages.

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LD Micro yesterday kicked-off its Main Event Small-Cap conference in Los Angeles, where several speakers addressed an audience of eager attendees, who were also given the opportunity to attend informative panels and presentations from about 20 small-cap companies.

The event opened up with financial analyst Andrew Wheeler discussing QE4 (the Fed’s bond-buying program), quantitative easing and how interest rates are impacting the economy. Up next was Tobias Carlisle, author of the website Greenbackd and the books Deep Value: Why Activists Investors and Other Contrarians Battle for Control of Losing Corporations and Quantitative Value: A Practitioner’s Guide to Automating Intelligent Investment and Eliminating Behavioral Errors.

Of course, it’s no investor conference without an array of investment options and enthusiastic executives. After the afternoon events, about 20 small-cap companies initiated three-days of company presentations from businesses covering a wide range of industries, including beverages, healthcare, technology, biotech, fitness and more.

Attendees were then privy to panels covering cannabis and uplisting, followed by evening speaking presentations by Adam Epstein, author and advisor to the boards of pre-IPO and small-cap companies, and David Weild, the man Forbes calls the “Father of the JOBS Act.”

Today’s schedule is chock-full of presentations from innovative, high potential companies from all over the United States and abroad. If you’re missing out on the event, head over to www.ldmicro.missionir.com and take a look at the presentation schedule and find out a bit about each company.

*Schedule is subject to change throughout the course of the event

One of the major concerns for families with loved ones suffering from diseases like Alzheimer’s, autism spectrum disorder, and/or dementia is the problem of wandering, which can be immensely stressful for families and unfortunately often results in injury or even death for those impaired. For instance, National Autism Association data from 2009 to 2011 indicates that 91 percent of fatalities among children with autism under 14 years of age were due to accidental drowning. Wandering has understandably become a major topic of discussion in the relevant caregiver communities and in the case of autism spectrum disorder, where nearly half of parents indicated in an Interactive Autism Network study that their child with autism has wandered from home, the majority of cases we hear about involve children. However, as autism advocacy organization Autism Speaks staffer Kerry Magro recently noted, “We need to make sure we don’t see wandering as a problem only in children.”

For Alzheimer’s patients and especially members of the elderly population who suffer from dementia, the concern is even more palpable, as, societally speaking, people are more likely to identify an unattended child as being in need of assistance, whereas an elderly person is typically ignored by strangers and left to wander. Moreover, the aged bodies of the elderly are more susceptible to injury and in most cases, such injuries, which often do not heal as readily as in younger people, can pose significant/persistent impairment concerns from which an older person may never really recover. Even something as simple to the average reader as a fall can have devastating impact on the long term quality of life of an elderly person, especially if they are also afflicted with Alzheimer’s or dementia.

And yet there is still considerable stigma attached to anti-wandering jewelry and accessories, not the least of which is often from patients themselves, despite how vitally important such potentially life-saving items can be, with most patients disliking or simply refusing to wear such objects. While smartphones could theoretically solve this problem, most elderly folks either don’t have, or forget to carry a smartphone. Needless to say, the amount of constant stress the problem of wandering puts on caregivers has created a sizable market in and of itself, and the broader caregiving market has seen innovative start-ups focused on helping to address the well-being of people over 50 rake in around $1.3 billion in funding by mid-2015 alone as a direct result.

At the National Alliance for Caregiving roundtable discussion last year, the consensus was quite clear that technological innovation supporting family members and other caregivers was becoming increasingly paramount, and that we have barely scratched the surface of what might be possible in this area. Unfortunately, as illustrated in a recent article from AARP entitled Caregiving Help from Tech Breakthroughs, while many emerging products in this area may sound great on paper, the hoped-for utility and assistance they represent may not always translate readily into practice.

Luckily, some amazing devices that ably leap over the hurdle of going from idea to practice are now becoming more and more prevalent, with one such example, an ingenious “invisible GPS” offering from GTX Corp. (OTC: GTXO) known as the SmartSole®, being prominently featured as the top pick in the AARP special report article. The award winning and patented assistive recovery wearable GPS SmartSole looks and feels, for all intents and purposes, like the sort of shoe insole you might find at a local pharmacy, but the product is actually a sophisticated GPS- and cellular-enabled tracking device that allows caregivers or friends and family to monitor the location of a loved one in real-time using an intuitive and easy-to-use Smart Locator App that delivers coordinates rendered via Google Maps.

With over 100 million people currently requiring some form of care or oversight due to cognitive impairment, a figure forecast in the 2013 World Alzheimer’s Report as nearly doubling by 2050 to over 277 million, this elegant solution provides the kind of robust, always-on geo-fencing needed to ensure the safety of loved ones, as well as caregiver’s peace of mind. While wanderers may not want to wear special tracking accessories, or they may forget to take a smartphone with them, they almost never forget to wear their shoes – a factor which makes the SmartSole really stand out as an ingenious piece of design. And the company even offers a Platinum Concierge Live Operator Assistance package to consumers which takes the standard online tracking and alerts package to the next level, providing round-the-clock concierge monitoring with live operators ready to assist caregivers in locating a lost loved one.

An estimated 5.1 million Americans currently have Alzheimer’s and the vast majority are aged 65 and up, a figure set to rise 40 percent by 2025 to over 7.1 million according to the Alzheimer’s Association. With no cure in sight and an increasingly aged population to contend with, the nearly 18 billion hours of unpaid care delivered last year by friends and family of people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia in America is only going to rise higher moving forward, meaning that the roughly $218 billion worth of contribution that this unpaid care represents will also increase. Take into consideration the physical and emotional toll such caregiving takes on unpaid friends and family, and it is no shock to hear that such caregivers experienced a collective $9.7 billion in additional personal healthcare costs last year.

Needless to say, the market for technologies like the SmartSole is both massive and growing, with no foreseeable end to such growth in sight. The importance of response time when it comes to locating wanderers is another big driving factor here, with the first half hour being the most crucial window according to experts who routinely deal with such incidents. The typical scenario that ensues once a loved one with special needs is actually identified as being lost, often involves panic and scrambling to alert others, including family, neighbors, and law enforcement. To make matters worse, in some cases the individual is eventually located within their own home, hiding under a bed or in a closet – and while this makes the ordeal less dangerous to the health of the wanderer, it is a costly, time consuming, and nerve-racking experience for caregivers and first responders.

The SmartSole brilliantly alleviates nearly all of the standard concerns associated with wandering and the product does so in a way that can even be easily shielded from the individual in question, meaning they do not have to bear the shame of needing such help, or the feeling of causing others an imposition. And for GTXO, the SmartSole is just the tip of the iceberg, as the company has a whole array of complete end-to-end IoT (internet of things) based solutions for this sort of tracking, all of it backed up by an extensive portfolio of patents, patents pending, registered trademarks, copy rights, and branded URLs.

AARP is the largest 50 and over membership organization in the country, with over 37 million members and is also one of the most powerful lobbying groups in the U.S., meaning that GTXO’s SmartSole being so prominently featured is a real coup for the company. Big news for a small company like this, which is currently pulling out all the stops to let caregivers know about its powerful, life-saving technology.

For more information on the GTX Corp family of products and services visit http://gtxcorp.com, www.gpssmartsole.com, www.trackmyworkforce.net, www.codeamberalertag.com and www.locimobile.com

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I remember growing up and going to birthday parties at Chuck E. Cheese’s, and it was totally awesome. Some of the best moments of my childhood were definitely spent at birthday parties with lots of pin the tail on the donkey and smashing the piñata. Giggles N’ Hugs (OTC: GIGL) has gone one giant step further than Chuck E. Cheese’s and added a very impressive, health conscience menu to draw in the gluten-free, organic, vegetarian crowd.

We live in a society today where we take vitamins, count calories, exercise and drink ultra light beer after running a marathon. Plus, our children are the most important aspects of our lives, so, conceptually, a fun place to have a birthday party where we can also have a healthy plate of Wild Alaskan Salmon along with a lovely glass of Sauvignon Blanc sounds like a match made in heaven.

Giggles N’ Hugs has been voted #1 Birthday Party Place and Best Pizza in Los Angeles by Nickelodeon, and after glancing over their menu, I’m ready to reserve a spot for Little Johnny next weekend. Plus, don’t forget about the kids… Every 30 minutes, staff orchestrates fun activities, such as kids karaoke, face painting, dance parties, scavenger hunts, bubble time, arts & crafts and so much more.

The company has three locations in the greater Los Angeles area so far (Century City, Topanga and Glendale), and that number should grow exponentially once a few more celebrities and paparazzi get together for some of their ‘Champagne Wishes and Caviar Dreams’.

Keep your eye on the company, as it is in its infant stages at the moment, but good ideas always get noticed and I believe this one definitely has wings. The trick is to get in on the ground floor before one of the restaurant behemoths, such as YUM! Brands (NYSE: YUM), Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI), McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) or Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), gobbles them up and adds locations in every major US city.

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Contrary to one of the leading memes put forth to explain the recent Ohio electoral defeat of Issue 3, which would have made marijuana legal and taxed, this was not really a rejection of the concept itself, so much as the proposed implementation methodology. Cultivation, you see, would’ve been limited to a tiny handful of only ten pre-chosen properties and the formation of Ohioans against Marijuana Monopolies by Democratic Rep. Mike Curtin, which led the charge against this looming threat, was a clear shot across the sector’s bow when it comes to the formation of monopolistic or cartel-like market structures.

The issue of marijuana legalization is far from dead in Ohio and many analysts are chalking up a big portion of the recent down vote to skittishness at plunging into the deep end head first. For unlike other states that approved medical marijuana in advance of legalization, Ohio was attempting to quit prohibition cold turkey.

Legal marijuana is the fastest growing industry in the country right now, with leading sector analysis shop, ArcView Market Research, clearly detailing the case in report after report. ArcView’s State of Legal Marijuana Markets report is now in its third edition and indicates that, in addition to 74 percent market growth last year to around $2.7 billion, the legal marijuana market ceiling (if all states legalized) is currently just under $37 billion. According to analysts at ArcView, fourteen more states are geared up or are gearing up to legalize adult use, and at least two more states are headed toward implementing medical marijuana legislation by 2019. If only this amount of legalization or decriminalization occurs, the market would grow to around $10.8 billion, generating vast sums of tax revenue in the process.

Doubling down on this growing trend towards more sensible marijuana legislation and the taxable, multi-billion dollar industry it is rapidly fueling, is diversified construction, real estate development, and controlled environment agriculture player, Cherubim Interests (OTC: CHIT). With a footprint spanning diverse but synergistic industries, Cherubim is leveraging a unique, hybrid business model in order to maximize shareholder benefit. A model which is driven by alternative commercial, single and multifamily dwelling opportunities on the one hand, and by exploitation of the company’s exclusive worldwide license for proprietary plant cultivation technology, via its wholly-owned BudCube Cultivation Systems USA subsidiary, on the other.

BudCube’s portable, scalable cultivation system allows cultivators quick entry into the market using a logistically more efficient solution than traditional site build out and cultivation system implementations – and at a substantially lower price point to boot. Tag teamed with a real estate development and property management effort, BudCube Cultivation Systems can strike like lightening, and rapidly hit anywhere on earth that cannabis cultivation becomes legalized. Whether it is taking existing square footage and dropping in an array of BudCube’s, or leasing BudCube’s to cultivators as a drop-in, no nonsense solution for easily maintaining crop integrity, yield, and potency – Cherubim Interests is aiming to ride the crest of the green rush all the way to money town.

Investor upside is serious business for CHIT, too, with the recent issuance of a Convertible Preferred Stock Dividend to individual shareholders clearly marking the front end of what is an entire series of carefully planned initiatives designed to bolster stockholder equity. This raft of stimuli is also intended to serve as a schematic moving forward, pulling in more and more investment as Cherubim Interests accelerates into the acquisition of undervalued assets. To wit, on November 5, CHIT initiated a move to fund the acquisition of one or more income producing properties via the issuance of convertible preferred shares, with preferred shareholders receiving dividends that are tied directly to property income.

Cherubim is keeping its lips tightly sealed until negotiations have been finalized, but anticipates disclosing the location of the initial target location within weeks. CEO of CHIT, Patrick Johnson, indicated to markets that the company currently has a number of potential locales in the hopper with strong investment potential, and that the company is now quite busy with the final due diligence on a carefully vetted handful of other targets.

Exciting times for a company like CHIT, with its extensive real estate development know how spanning due diligence, acquisition and planning, as well as construction, renovation, and eventual property management. With its bedrock in handling full-spectrum, start-to-finish development programs on properties for commercial, single and multifamily, as well as mixed use, Cherubim Interests is perfectly positioned to capitalize both on the real estate market, where housing starts were up 6.5 percent in September, with an 18.3 jump in multifamily units (including apartments and condos), and the burgeoning marijuana market.

Learn more about Cherubim Interests by visiting www.cherubiminterests.com

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