Cannabis Science Inc. is an emerging cannabis pharmaceutical company. Trading on the OTCBB, they are at the forefront of medical marijuana research and development. With headquarters in San Francisco, California, the company works with world authorities on phytocannabinoid science targeting critical illnesses. Phytocannabinoids - also called natural cannabinoids, herbal cannabinoids, and classical cannabinoids - are only known to occur naturally in significant quantity in the cannabis plant. They are concentrated in a viscous resin produced in glandular structures known as trichomes and are most prevalent in the flowers of the female plants.

Cannabis Science, Inc.’s dedication is to the creation of cannabis-based medicines. The company adheres to scientific methodologies to develop, produce, and commercialize phytocannabinoid-based pharmaceutical products. They are working to create these medicines both with and without psychoactive properties as well as treat disease and the symptoms of disease

Last month, Cannabis Science reported that patent filings are expected for two of their key innovations. “The Drug Development Team members recognize the importance of having our first cannabis-based medicine covered, not just by one patent, but by two,” Dr. Mary J. Ruwart, Vice President, Research & Development explained. “A competitor can sometimes engineer a way around a single patent. Patenting both the manufacturing process as well as the delivery system virtually guarantees that our product will be immune to ‘invasion’ by a competing company.”

Today, Cannabis Science Inc. announced that they have retained Catalyst Xchange Corp. to provide them with investor relations services under an agreement dated June 30, 2009. Catalyst Xchange Corp. has their headquarters in London, Ontario. The investor relations company will provide a variety of promotional and investor relations services to Cannabis Science Inc. This will include assisting with the dissemination of news and information to the public, and initiating and maintaining contact with investors.

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The oil and gas industry is more than explore and drill. Meeting demand with supply creates pressure to develop innovative technologies that will accelerate the oil production process. With increasing demand for oil, and the competitive nature of the market, innovative technologies for upfront and back-end operations represent a unique investment opportunity.

Avalon Oil & Gas Inc. is currently seeking out those opportunities and is building a portfolio of new technologies for the oil and gas industry. To execute this mission, Avalon has entered into a relationship with UTEK Inc., a technology transfer company that acquires innovative technologies from universities and research labs around the world.

This strategic alliance enables Avalon’s commercialization team to identify promising oil production enhancement technologies through UTEK’s resources, and allows it to finance the acquisition for equity. Avalon’s technology group acquires, then develops oil production enhancing technologies by seeking out early-stage licensing partners with innovative systems and products. The company’s strategy is to evaluate the commercialization potential and value, compare it against current products and market demand, generate a prototype development, then test the technology to determine its market viability.

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Energtek Inc., a prominent leader in alternative energy technologies, is currently engaged in developing and commercializing Absorbed Natural Gas (ANG) technology. ANG technology allows for the storage of comparable natural gas quantities at reduced pressure, thereby significantly lowering the costs of capital investments and operation.

Although in recent years the commercialization of ANG technology stalled because of unsolved technological problems, Energtek’s determined efforts have resulted in a solution to some of the key problems of the future gas and transportation industries. The result of this research and development effort led to the first commercially efficient system of ANG storage.

Energtek Inc. focuses on natural gas solutions for a variety of reasons; not only is it cheaper and more readily available than gasoline, it also has an impeccable safety record and burns cleaner than any of its counterparts. The company is poised to benefit greatly from increasing interest in natural gas solutions as global markets seek to diversify their energy sources. Energtek develops breakthrough technologies to deliver the product from any NG source to the consumer, even in cases where no gas pipeline or compressing infrastructure exists. Additionally, the company utilizes proprietary low-pressure storage technology and products to provide complete Well-to-Wheel energy solutions, delivering NG directly from production fields to final users.

Energtek provides proprietary solutions to meet the technical and economical challenges of NG delivery to vehicles worldwide, with a major focus on the 2-3 wheel vehicle market in Asia. In addition, the company supplies NG to industrial and commercial consumers, using pipeless NG supply bulk transportation solutions. Energtek is proud of its reputation as a leading clean energy provider. Its Management Team, Board of Directors and Advisory Board of top industry experts follow high ethical standards with a commitment to providing alternative energy solutions to businesses and governments worldwide.

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Majic Wheels Corp. is focused on bringing innovation to the industry of radio-controlled toy cars by introducing its groundbreaking, patented climbing device technology. The company aims to become a leading player in the climbing device radio-controlled toy car world, offering models in multiple aesthetically pleasing designs and a variety of colors. With the U.S. toy market generating a total of $22.5 billion a year and approximately 10% of those revenues secured by toy vehicles, Majic Wheels is targeting one of the most promising categories.

Majic Wheels has taken the classic remote control car one step further, designing remote controlled cars capable of going up a wall, across the ceiling and down the other side. The company currently holds the rights for two climbing device patents. A patent-pending application exists in the U.S. and an approved patent has been registered in Israel. By using its advanced technology and innovative developments, the company intends to gain a sustainable advantage over competitors and introduce the next hot tech toy.

The company is currently in the final stages of prototype development and projects introduction to the market next year. Initially, Majic Wheels plans to market its unique product and generate revenues through internet distributors specializing in children toys. Once positive market acceptance is confirmed, the company will gradually move to the mass production phase while it develops marketing and distribution channels to strategically create demand for its product in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Asher Zwebner, President and CFO, is dedicated to leading the company with his years of management experience. In addition to his role as CEO of Majic Wheels, he also serves as CFO of SinoBiomed Inc. and PCMT Corporation. Previous to his current positions, Mr. Zwebner served as the Chief Financial Officer of SMC Ventures.com, a strategic consulting firm, and Britanica.com, an educational software company. A CPA in Israel and the United States, Mr. Zwebner has also served as senior manager at the Israeli branch of Ernst & Young International.

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Consorteum Holdings, Inc., a growing company in the financial services, payment and transaction processing industry, prides itself in providing clients with customized and highly creative answers to unique payment challenges. Its management and consulting team bring over 70 years of payment and transaction processing experience, and provide a complete range of consulting services, including needs analysis, project planning, execution, and final delivery. They work closely with clients throughout the entire project lifecycle to ensure timely and successful deployment, and can develop outsourced or fully integrated turnkey business solutions.

As an unencumbered partner company, Consorteum has the ability to access and utilize a wider range of technological solutions than other companies, resulting in smarter and faster deployment, competitive pricing, and the potential for new revenues and other benefits. For example, Consorteum has established relationships with several large card processors, allowing reduced merchant discount rates, the fees charged to a merchant in order to accept payment from any of the major credit card companies.

The company provides electronic transaction processing and management services to financial institutions, healthcare, government agencies, and private companies. It is perhaps best known for its inspired application of advanced card technologies to address specialized customer and employee payment requirements, such as customers or employees who don’t have a current bank account.

By using payroll cards, for example, a company can automatically deposit funds to an employee’s card account, providing them with immediate access to funds no matter where they are located. This is especially useful for temp workers, students, and remote employees. Companies can also use re-loadable and non re-loadable cards for customers to use, including for gift cards and rebates.

Local, state, and federal government agencies can deposit social assistance payments directly onto a prepaid card instead of issuing checks. Healthcare cards can also carry benefits data, and give clients increased control over benefit expenses.

Consorteum believes it has proven itself capable of solving virtually any type of payment transaction problem.

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BWI Holdings Inc. does business under the name of Budget Waste Inc. The company provides complete waste and recycling services to commercial, industrial, construction, homebuilding, oilfield and residential clients. Budget Waste operates primarily, but not exclusively, in Alberta, Canada.

The company operates in four business segments: solid wastes, liquid services, water hauling and septic services. Budget Waste uses approximately 2,500 containers of various sizes and purposes and approximately 120 trucks to conduct their business throughout the province of Alberta.

The company’s revenue consists primarily of fees charged to customers for solid and liquid waste collection, landfill disposal and recycling services. Budget Waste services to commercial customers are generally performed under service agreements or pursuant to contracts with municipalities. The company’s contracts with commercial customers typically allow Budget Waste to pass on increased costs resulting from variable items such as disposal and fuel costs and surcharges.

Fees charged by Budget Waste are based on a variety of factors including: collection frequency, level of service, route density, the type, volume and weight of the waste collected, type of equipment and containers furnished, the distance to the disposal site, and competitor prices for similar services. The company’s strategy is to expand both existing services and add related services throughout North America.

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ICP Solar Technologies Inc., a developer, manufacturer and marketer of proprietary solar panels and products, announced this morning the signing of a global licensing agreement with Energizer (NYSE: ENR). As terms of the agreement, Energizer will give ICP Solar the global rights to its trade name for solar-powered chargers and related products. The 3-year agreement has already taken effect.

“Teaming with Energizer is a very significant achievement for ICP Solar and speaks to both the high quality of our products as well as our reputation for technology innovation,” said Sass Peress, CEO. “Energizer is a leader in providing portable power for numerous applications worldwide, and we are proud to be working with such an esteemed organization going forward.”

He continued, “We will begin rolling out products in North America as soon as the third quarter and anticipate these sales will further bolster our financial performance heading into 2010. We plan to launch two dedicated websites – www.energizersolar.com and www.energizersolar.eu – later this year, as the international nature of this agreement is expected to provide immediate access to a host of new geographic markets. Energizer®-branded solar chargers will be sold in tandem with rechargeable batteries, serving the growing demand for renewable, portable power.”

“We are pleased to enter into such an important strategic relationship with ICP Solar,” commented Danielle Kyriakos, Director of New Business Development of Energizer. “Energizer is committed to providing innovative solutions to power people’s lives and we know that solar is a power application that consumers are looking for to help them Keep Going. We look forward to a long and productive partnership with ICP Solar.”

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StarInvest Group, Inc. announced today that it has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire all the outstanding shares of common stock of Todd & Company, Inc., a FINRA SPIC Broker Dealer established in 1979 and located in New Jersey.

According to the press release, StarInvest will acquire the shares for $100,000 convertible note maturing in 13 months, immediately convertible at $.03 per share into restricted common stock of the company. StarInvest will also grant 5 year warrants immediately exercisable at $.10 per share for an aggregate of 1,000,000 restricted shares of common stock of the company.

Robert H. Cole commented, “Todd will compliment StarInvest initiative to become a full service financial company focused on the small cap, OTC BB market. In addition, EXX will utilize Todd’s infrastructure to roll out their services, offering clients complete privacy and increasing the level of service and products demanded by its customers.”

James Dovico of EXX.COM added, “A broker-dealer is exactly what we have been looking for to complete our package of services and retain revenues in our company for growth.”

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Today in an 8-K, Savoy Energy Corp. announced the appointment of William F. Howell, Raymond A. Crabbe and Charles J. Jacobus to the Board of Directors. All three will hold their positions until the company’s next scheduled shareholder meeting at which time shareholders will vote for re-election.

Mr. Howell retains nearly five decades of oil and gas experience, both onshore and offshore. His previous experience includes 13 years (1955 – 1968) as an exploration geologist at Continental Oil Company, 6 years (1968 – 1974) as Gulf Coast Exploration Manager for Mesa Petroleum, 7 years as an Exploration Vice President for Roberts Oil and Gas, and 11 years as Senior Exploration Advisor for Hardy Oil & Gas. He has also served on the Board of Directors of Roberts Oil and Gas, Inc., but no longer holds that position. Since 2000, Mr. Howell has served as the President of Paragon Petroleum, Inc.

Mr. Crabbe has also accumulated many years of experience within the oil and gas industry, including pipeline, chemical, petrochemical, refining and offshore. He has both domestic and international expertise in oil and gas gathering, pipeline, storage, transmission and loading facilities. His domestic experience covers all fifty U.S. states and his international experience includes South America, Russia, Asia, Middle East, Indonesia, Canada, Africa and the Virgin Islands. In the past five years, Mr. Crabbe has been employed by Chevron; STV Inc.; and Mustang Engineering.

For more than 25 years, Mr. Jacobus has been an accomplished real estate attorney and publisher. He has a sole practice law office and maintains affiliations with many real estate associations as they pertain to commercial and residential real estate law in the State of Texas. Mr. Jacobus has published multiple books focused on Georgia, Ohio and Texas Real Estate Law, co-authoring many of them. Receiving his Bachelor of Science from the University of Houston and Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Houston, Mr. Jacobus holds a State Bar of Texas license as well as a Texas Real Estate Broker license.

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Emerging biotech company, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. was founded by the inventor of the company’s technology, current chief executive officer, Kim Thompson. The company is a fully reporting organization and trades on the over-the-counter market under the stock symbol KBLB. As of last report, there are about 501 million common shares outstanding, with approximately 64% held by the chief executive officer.

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories’ CEO serves as the overall coordinator for the company relative to business operations and ongoing research and development. Several prominent genetic scientists have significantly developed the companies’ technologies. Additionally, the laboratory staffs of these professors are also making significant contributions to the company’s efforts.

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. has a developed intellectual portfolio relating to the harvesting of silk from genetically modified silkworms. The company brings together preeminent researchers in a collaborative effort to produce commercially significant quantities of spider silk, one of the world’s strongest and most resilient fibers.

In order to achieve this goal, the company has aligned itself with teams from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Wyoming, two leading research universities. The project includes Dr. Malcolm Fraser of Notre Dame, a noted genetic scientist and a member of the first team of researchers to develop a transgenic silkworm, and Dr. Randy Lewis of the University of Wyoming, one of the world’s foremost authorities on spider silk. The University of Wyoming, which holds significant intellectual property rights relating to the genetic sequencing of spiders, is a meaningful equity investor in the company.

Efforts to produce the desired proteins in a transgenic silkworm have significantly accelerated over the past several months, possibly leading to a breakthrough in the laboratory by the end of this year. The perfected technology required for the project is expected to arrive a year following the breakthrough.

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Location Based Technologies, Inc., a leading designer and developer of patented, proprietary personal locator technologies and services, recently announced it has received a $3 million purchase order for LoadRack Tracker devices.

Location Based Technology’s solution provides state-of-the-art technology to assist shippers, carriers and truck brokers to effectively coordinate available trucks and loads, and optimize resources across the supply chain. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, Location Based Technologies will begin delivery of LoadRack Tracking devices in third quarter 2009 and other tracking devices will be ordered and shipped over the next 12 months.

Dave Morse, chief executive officer of Location Based Technologies, recently commented, “By partnering with LoadRack.com™, we have established a cornerstone distribution relationship within the massive trucking and freight monitoring industry, while allowing Location Based Technologies to stay focused on its core competency of locating people, pets and assets.” He continued, “This allows us to leverage a vast vertical market by applying our cutting edge PocketFinder Network™ with a hardware / software application to enhance freight logistics. This initial purchase order is the first step in a national sales campaign utilizing our innovative low cost, location based management system for the trucking industry.”

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Savoy Energy Corp., an independent oil and gas company, is building a diversified portfolio of oil and gas assets with the goal of turning around previously abandoned sites. The step-by-step process involves the aggressive application of modern well technology and stringent management controls, but only on sites that have passed a meticulous evaluation process. This approach significantly reduces the cost of initial drilling, while removing the risks associated with traditional exploration projects, thus minimizing the high overhead normally associated with oil and gas operations. The result is an increased asset base and cash flow.

The company has already taken the first steps in the process, the careful research and acquisition of sites with significant remaining oil and gas potential. They have already acquired leases on the following properties in Gonzales County, Texas, between San Antonio and Houston.

• Ali-O No. 1 – 82.660 acres
• Rozella Kifer - 193.003 acres
• Wright Leases – 485.410 acres
• Zavadil No. 1 – 45.000 acres

All of the above leases are open-ended, extending for as long as Savoy conducts operations without cessation for more than 120 days. In addition, the leases include ownership of all machinery, fixtures, equipment, tanks, well bore, casing, and all other equipment used in connection with the operation of the associated wells.

But Savoy’s plans don’t end in Texas. The company recently announced that it has signed a letter of intent with Masi Corp. Holdings Limited to create a joint venture in Fiji. The venture will create a new combined entity to license properties in Fiji for oil exploration and drilling rights. Savoy CEO Art Bertagnolli commented on the plan. “Our research has shown the island of Fiji and its structural reefal traps has a tremendous amount of oil reserves, and we’re hoping to work closely with Masi Corp in an effort to harvest those reserves in the most efficient, profitable, and responsible way possible.”

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Epazz Inc. provides customized Web applications for corporations, educational institutions and various entities in the public sector. The company’s two wholly owned subsidiaries are DeskFlex Inc. and Professional Resources Management.

The company today announced it has signed a letter of intent for the acquisition of an enterprise resource planning software company (name not disclosed in press release) based in the Midwest. According to the press release, the $450,000 deal will be finalized in the third quarter of 2009. The company expects the acquisition to benefit current and future customers as it continues to develop additional software tools.

“This acquisition provides a solid customer base of government agencies which opens up many opportunities to cross sell customers on Epazz’s BoxesOS, DeskFlex and Agent Power. With the synergies of our companies the customers can continue to look forward to innovative, effective and efficient software tools geared to enhancing their business process,” Epazz’s CEO Shaun Passley stated in the press release.

Founded in 1991, Epazz has a history of positive cash flow and profitability. For the fiscal year ended December 2008, the company reported revenue of $500,000 (unaudited). Today’s announcement is in line with the company’s strategy of offering unique, competitive and efficient software.

The company is currently in acquisition talks with several other B2B software companies, though it has not signed any additional formal letters of intent. The company intends on moving forward with these deals contingent on its ability to raise additional capital.

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Getting your ducks in a row before you make a move is the best way to start a new project. Understanding possible conditions , whether likeable or not, is the best rout toward to profit. This obvious fact is also an indicator that a company is paying attention and ready to capitalize on an opportunity. When an investor can recognize a company following this rout, they may have well found a solid profit opportunity.

Strata Oil and Gas Inc., a junior oil and gas development company, works to develop all mineral opportunities but primarily carbon-hosted Bitumen oil deposits. Its current project is located in the Peace River region of Alberta, Canada where it is 100% lease owner of approximately 122,000 acres of land.

From all indications, and extensive testing on its initial tracts, the company does appear to have found extensive deposits and be on the verge of production. In this particular type of exploration and development, there are many ways to extract product from reserves. The real issue, in terms of getting product from the ground, is what is the best extraction method for the given site conditions and material composition. In this regard, the company has been going about determining the extraction process in a very calculated way. The process decided upon will be the most efficient and cost effective, but points to management and the way that it approaches the tasks that it encounters as it operates. Working in the commodities sector is all about costs. In this regard, it does seem that the company is very together and oriented toward optimum profit maximization in all it does, which should not ignored.

At current independent estimates, the project currently under development has a discounted present value of $1.2 billion (56,000 bpd at peak production) over a 20 year life expectancy. This, however, is for the current tracts under consideration with more opportunity possible within the same lease. Cyclic steam simulation has been chosen for the extraction process generally because this system tests as the most efficient process for given conditions. As suggested, however, the company is very open to new forms of technology which may better suit conditions and reduce overall costs.

Strata Oil & Gas Inc. looks to be on the verge of beginning to produce product in a known region for oil and gas. It appears to be a well run operation sitting on an independently tested tract. Nothing is ever certain but Strata looks to become a solid oil and gas company as it brings its current reserves online and begins to develop other parcels within its lease.

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For something as simple as purchasing premium fruits in your grocery store, so much goes on behind the scenes that most consumers aren’t aware of. A complex network of research and development, marketing teams, processing and distribution usually are at the top of the list. Before these factors are set in motion though, it travels deeper still.

In order for a company to grow to NYSE AMEX status and be a major contributor/competitor in the market, the company must have a general Code of Ethics, a Committee Board, Corporate Governance, among other requirements. Once these are established, only then a company can submit an application.

That is exactly what China Nutrifruit Group Limited is attempting to do. The committee board, consisting of both independent and dependent directors, is extremely confident that they will be accepted into the global market. The steps they have taken to comply with all modern regulations to apply are now in place. Keep a sharp eye out for positive fluctuations with CNGL in the coming quarters.

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Suspect Detection Systems Ltd. specializes in developing advanced, innovative technologies for the homeland security, military intelligence and law enforcement markets. The technologies are based on extensive counter-terrorism and intelligence know-how accumulated in Israel and elsewhere.

Suspect Detection’s initial product is called COGNITO, which is designed to identify malicious intent on the part of suspects in various settings and scenarios. The company’s system has some similarities to a polygraph, but it is different.

A “suspect” sits inside a kiosk and places their right hand on a sensor that measures blood pressure, pulse and sweat while answering questions which appear on a screen. But unlike a polygraph, the point is not to find out whether the person’s answer to a specific question is a lie, but to instead compare their bodily responses to other people’s and see if and how their response differs from that of innocent people who have answered before them.

Experience has taught Suspect Detection Systems that terrorists will react differently to the questions and certain specific words than would an innocent person. The company’s COGNITO system can pick up on these differences even though the terrorist shows no outward sign of stress or hostility.

The US Transportation Security Agency tried out COGNITO at a Tennessee airport last year. The agency was impressed enough with the results to order more than $200,000 worth of machines for further trials this year.

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What better place to develop new solar technology than sunny West Palm Beach, Florida. China Nuvo Solar Energy Inc. has been developing new, patentable inventions to meet the growing needs of renewable energy. Solar energy in particular takes the front seat for China Nuvo.

For most, when we see those shiny squares on a roof or positioned in fields or yards, our first reaction is, “Oh look, solar panels.” Those “panels” are actually intricate layouts of photovoltaic solar cells. The efficiency and productivity of these units have been perfected numerous times over the years. It seems though China Nuvo has crashed through the barrier. China Nuvo recently had the opportunity to acquire more of Photovoltaics, Inc.’s intellectual property consisting of a variety of patents.

They have concluded that these newest patents will significantly improve overall output and efficiency. With this move by China Nuvo, more viable and economical technologies for solar energy are expected to soon follow.

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Lufkin Industries, Inc. announced this morning that it has completed the acquisition of Rotating Machinery Technology, Inc. (RMT). RMT is recognized as a leader in the turbo-machinery industry, specializing in the analysis, design and manufacture of precision, custom-engineered tilting-pad bearings and related components for high-speed turbo equipment. Additionally, the company services, repairs and upgrades turbo-expander process units for air and gas separation.

“We believe the acquisition of RMT will be a strong strategic fit with our Power Transmission division, and we look forward to working with their highly respected and experienced management team. We are pleased that Dr. John Nicholas, RMT founder and CEO, and a leading authority in the fields of bearing design and Rotor Dynamics Analysis, will continue in a leadership role in the company as the General Manager of RMT,” stated John F. Glick, president and chief executive officer of Lufkin.

“This acquisition is consistent with our long-term growth strategy of integrating strategic assets to leverage our position of industry leadership,” Glick added. “RMT has a global reputation for delivering high-quality, innovative and precision products and services to customers throughout the world. Already a key supplier to Lufkin Industries, RMT will provide the opportunity to increase the value-add engineering capabilities and after-market support that Lufkin Industries offers to its customers.”

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i2Telecom International, Inc., a leading developer of award-winning patented and innovative high-quality mobile applications and services, announced that its international calling solution MyGlobalTalk™ is now available on the iTunes online store as a free iPhone application.

By routing calls through the MyGlobalTalk™ network, the iPhone application allows users to make international phone calls for less. Working wherever mobile service is available, users are able to access the high-quality service without a Wi-Fi connection. Furthermore there are no contracts, connection fees or call minimums.

“We believe the application is an easy-to-use solution for iPhone users who make international calls from the United States,” commented Raffi Aghapekian, Vice President of Product Development at i2Telecom International, Inc. “In just a few minutes, users can download the application and begin making international calls for as little as two cents per minute. Currently available in the US for all versions of the iPhone, the MyGlobalTalk application can be downloaded exclusively from the iTunes app store.”

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Gold Resource Corp. was pleased to announce today that Hochschild Mining plc has agreed to a $20 million private placement, purchasing 5 million restricted shares of GRC’s common stock at $4.00 per share. According to the press release, the capital will primarily be used at the company’s Aguila Project in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. Hochschild’s holdings in GRC now totals to approximately 24%.

Gold Resource Corporation’s president, William W. Reid stated, “We are pleased to have the continued support and financial assistance of Hochschild Mining during these final phases of project construction. Hochschild has and is assisting us in many ways, in addition to financial support, which has been much appreciated and we look forward to their possible assistance in accelerating exploration of our large property position.”

Mr. Reid added, “We remain committed and focused on putting the El Aguila Project into production in the shortest amount of time possible with the fewest number of shares outstanding. We are doing just that. Though the federal permit timing is one aspect that remains outside of our control, and dictates our ultimate project timeframes, we are optimistic the final federal open pit permit will be granted soon as we have been given no indication to the contrary. With our capital structure of only 46 million shares outstanding our potential to create significant shareholder value remains intact. The ultimate production startup will depend on permit timing, equipment deliveries and construction schedules.”

Miguel Aramburú, Chief Executive Officer of Hochschild Mining plc, commented, “We are delighted to announce this transaction which provides Hochschild further exposure to low cost, high grade ounces in the Southern Mexico, in line with our cluster consolidation strategy. We have been extremely impressed with the quality of GRC’s assets and the speed at which the El Aguila property is being developed. This investment will enable GRC to complete the construction of the mine and plant as well as to further their exploration efforts.”

“It is a very exciting time for Gold Resource Corporation. We have come a long way in a very short period of time for our industry. We are positioning ourselves to emerge, in the very near term, as a low cost producer,” Mr. Reid concluded.

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According to the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy, the United States has more than 43 billion barrels of oil from stranded oil reserves and mature oil and gas wells. The key for any oil and gas producer looking for the next successful venture is knowing where to look and having the expertise, crew and equipment to tap into these reserves.

The demand for crude oil, natural gas and petroleum-based products continues to soar, with the United States, China and India leading in the cry for more energy. While many markets face downturn in the midst of a recession, the oil and gas industry remains a furious force; Exxon Mobile, BP and Royal Dutch/Shell and other oil and gas companies are turning big profits as oil prices continue to climb.

Avalon Oil & Gas Inc. focuses on acquiring mature oil and gas wells in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. The independent oil and gas producer uses efficient reservoir maintenance and technology to generate a stable cash flow as it acquires oil and gas leases poised to benefit the company and its shareholders. Avalon continues to expand its lease properties and production operations as it focuses its operations on capitalizing on the United States’ vast, untapped reserves.

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Consorteum Holdings Inc. is focused on building upon its extensive global expertise within the payments and transaction industry. By identifying new technologies and trends in the changing global marketplace, the company aims to increase revenues in existing markets, enter new markets, and deliver unique products and services to its customers. Consorteum offers its clients a long-term strategic plan utilizing the most technically advanced global solutions available.

With expertise in the global payments and transactions industries, Consorteum recognized the need within the industry to provide right source solutions to companies looking to maximize the potential of their business. The company has seized on this need.

Consorteum works with a multitude of global technology partners that enable the company to create customized solutions for each of its clients across a broad spectrum of industries. The products and services offered by Consorteum save their clients time and money by enabling them to maintain their focus on what they do best, enhancing efficiency and productivity.

Consorteum’s business model aims to generate revenue on every transaction touched, thus developing long-term, steady revenue. Each of the company’s business initiatives are designed to create significant repetitive transactions on an ongoing basis. Additional company revenues are generated from consulting services, management fees and project minimums.

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LIGATT Security International announced today the intent to purchase Cyber Defense Systems, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: CYDM), a company whose focal point is international homeland defense. This purchase will aid in the distribution of computer security and cyber crime products and services. CYDM is certified to do business with the federal government and has operated in the past under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) agreement. The company plans to utilize ITAR to sell products to National Homeland Security, foreign militaries, foreign militaries and international governments.

CEO Gregory Evans stated, “We plan to pay current shareholders of LIGATT Security shares of the newly acquired company based on a 5-1 ratio, meaning for every five shares owned in LIGATT Security, shareholders will acquire one share in the new company.”

Evans added, “LIGATT Security will continue to strive for company expansion through seeking and incorporating a network of innovators who are equally determined as us to reach new heights in technology. By purchasing Cyber Defense Systems, Inc., we will be able to partner with fellow security experts like William Robinson to be a force against international terror.”

CYDM aims to meet the country’s need for both security at home and abroad. As continued terror attacks occur around the globe, CYDM provides cost effective solutions to support international homeland defense. With the addition of Cyber Defense Systems, Inc., LIGATT Security International will also appoint a new Board of Directors, President and CEO. The acquisition of CYDM is expected to close by August 1, 2009.

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Award winning developer of innovative high-quality mobile applications and services, i2Telecom International, Inc. announced the appointment of Gary Menees as Vice President of Strategic Sales for i2Telecom International, Inc. and its subsidiary companies. Mr. Menees will focus on developing and maintaining strategic relationships with targeted accounts in the company’s key markets, including enterprise, retail and small/medium business channels.

With a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Memphis, Mr. Menees has more than 18 years of industry experience, developing sales and distribution channels with global distributors, national retailers and wireless operators. He has served as a Sales Manager with Samsung, Vice President of Sales at Sony Ericsson, and Vice President of Consumer Sales with INVISIO. Additionally, he was Director of Sales with WiderThan Americas and Vice President of Sales for the T-Mobile Key Account Team at Lucent Technologies. Most recently, Mr. Menees served as President of the management consulting firm MMS-C, LLC.

David Schafer, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales for i2Telecom International commented, “Gary has tremendous sales experience, solid, long-standing industry relationships, and a proven history of success. His energy, leadership and understanding are ideally suited to helping i2Telecom expand its reach in these very important markets.”

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Energtek, Inc., world leader in the development of ANG (Adsorbed Natural Gas) technology, sees itself as offering a solution to a host of world environmental problems. By using ANG technology to provide more efficient and cost effective natural gas storage and transportation, Energtek allows the use of natural gas (NG) in vehicles and locations not previously possible. In so doing, the many environmental advantages of NG are greatly expanded. This is especially true in Asia where ANG means natural gas can now be inexpensively transported to remote locations not served by the region’s limited pipeline infrastructure. In addition, millions of 2- and 3-wheeled vehicles, so common in Asia and other developing areas, can now be converted to NG.

One of the most beneficial applications of natural gas is as an automotive fuel because it greatly reduces pollution compared to other combustible fuels. Natural gas is comprised largely of methane (CH4), one of the simplest substances in nature. Due to its simple composition, methane is the cleanest burning of all fuels, after pure hydrogen.

Emissions from gasoline and diesel engines are a major source of greenhouse gases as well as dangerous particulate matter. They are also known to contribute to a variety of human diseases, including cancer and heart disease. NG vehicles release almost no particulate matter and far fewer toxic pollutants and greenhouse gases. Carbon dioxide emissions are reduced by 25%, nitrous oxides by 35%-60%, and carbon monoxide by over 90%.

As just one example, the NG Honda Civic GX has been called the cleanest internal combustion vehicle on earth by none other than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It has been reported that the Civic can drive from the West Coast of the US to the East Coast and emit less non-methane hydrocarbons than spilling one teaspoon of petrol. If fact, tests performed in heavily polluted cities found that the air emitted from NG vehicles is often cleaner than the air entering the engine.

As if that weren’t enough, emissions from NG combustion contain virtually no sulfur dioxide, a primary contributor to acid rain. And, as a side benefit, the noise from NG vehicles has been shown to be up to 50% less than similar sized gasoline or diesel vehicles. It’s little wonder that governments in Asia have been not only cooperative, but actively encouraging Energtek’s goal of converting millions of vehicles to clean natural gas.

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ESP Resources, Inc. is an oil and gas company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2006, the company, through their wholly owned subsidiary, ESP Petrochemicals, Inc., is a manufacturer, blender, distributor, and marketer of specialty chemicals to the oil and gas industry. Trading on NASDAQ’s OTCBB, they have operations in Scott, Louisiana, and Pecos County, Texas.

With the recent acquisition of their petrochemical subsidiary, ESP Petrochemicals, Inc., the company’s strategy is to expand market share within the petrochemical sector worldwide. They are working to do this via mergers and acquisitions. ESP Resources’ strategy is also to utilize their oil field petrochemical expertise to evaluate and acquire superior oil production assets for investment.

ESP Resources Inc. supplies retail and wholesale specialty chemicals for a broad spectrum of oil field applications. The company does this from an 11,000 square foot blending and distribution facility located in Scott, Louisiana. They distribute their product line throughout the Gulf Coast region of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama. This includes both onshore and offshore. In addition, their wholesale division supplies specialty chemicals to several retailers operating in West Africa.

ESP Resources supplies production chemicals, drilling chemicals, waste remediation chemicals, cleaners, and waste treatment chemicals. These are for oil field applications, including separating suspended water and other contaminants from crude oil, pumping enhancement, cleaning, and fluids and additives used in the drilling and production process.

The company’s products include surfactants for production and injection problems, in addition to well completion and work-over chemicals to maximize the productivity from new and existing wells. Their products also include bactericides to kill water borne bacterial growth; scale compounds to prevent or treat scale deposits; corrosion inhibitors; as well as antifoams for controlling foaming problems. Additionally, their products include emulsion breakers formulated for crude oils, and paraffin chemicals that inhibit and/or dissolve paraffin to prevent buildup.

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Electronic Game Card, Inc. announced that it has signed an Exclusive Sales Representative Agreement with the FMM-The Moscoe Group to sell EGC Interactive Entertainment and Education “Know-it-All QuizCards(TM)” and “iQuizCards(TM)” branded cards. A 52-year business partner with leading mass market retail clients across America, the FMM-The Moscoe Group has a team of retail professionals who have decades of retail experience.

“This new sales relationship offers EGC access to some of the most formidable retail sales professionals with developed and efficient retailer buyer relationships in the world. Through FMM-The Moscoe Group’s exemplary reputation with its partners, EGC has an immediate opportunity to gain access to high level national big brand distribution of our new interactive trivia based QuizCards into some of the best known retailers in the world. The six leading retailers included in this agreement are all household names across the US and Canada totaling approximately 19,000 retail store locations,” commented Kevin Donovan, CEO of Electronic Game Card, Inc.”

Mr. Donovan continued, “The relationship allows EGC to maintain low overhead while accessing a highly respected team of national sales and distribution experts. The knowledge and relationships gained through this agreement will help EGC to successfully launch the first, of many, new proprietary product lines that will continue to increase the reach, product diversity and revenue of the company.”

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Waytronx, Inc., a leading provider of openly licensable advanced systems cooling solutions, announced earlier today that it’s wholly owned subsidiary, CUI, Inc., has selected Mark Adams as its Vice President of Worldwide Sales.

Previous to this appointment, Adams was a sales and product development leader in the semiconductor industry with nearly two decades of experience. He has acquired and managed major accounts such as Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, Dell, Hewlett Packard (HP), Intel and others. Adams has represented proprietary products, commodity products, and value-add programs for Zilker Labs, Thorson Pacific, and Future Electronics.

Waytronx’s CEO & President William Clough commented, “Mark’s exceptional background and successful track record in sales to ‘Tier One’ technology companies makes him a great asset to both Waytronx and CUI. His experience in product development and commercializing emerging technologies gives him access to a broad network of OEM’s, which is a perfect strategic fit for our migration to a technology/licensing based business model. Mark also brings a specific focus on power IC’s that CUI values as a part of its growth strategy.”

Clough added, “Mark’s ability to organize and manage a global sales organization, including both internal and external (manufacturing) sales representatives will allow Waytronx to quickly and efficiently bring to market those proprietary technologies like the C14 and AMT Encoders and increase the sales of our core products at CUI. We anticipate he will be a major contributor to the commercialization of the WayCool(TM)/WayFast(TM) Technologies, as well. I am pleased to welcome him to the team.”

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This morning, Exobox Technologies announced that its highly anticipated SaaS (Software-As-A-Service) data leak detection software product, ExoDetect, is now commercially available. Although many organizations heavily invest to protect their enterprise, significant data leakage still occurs at an estimated cost of $1 million per incident. Exobox’s software is uniquely designed to identify and recover valuable information and intellectual property that has been leaked beyond corporate walls.

Ted Ernst, CTO of Exobox, stated, “Exobox is excited to make ExoDetect available via subscription, to companies that want to safeguard their most valuable data assets and regain control over their reputations. No other product mitigates risk associated with governance and compliance breeches and closes the gaps that allow sensitive data to escape and become a liability to an organization to the extent that ExoDetect does. We worked hard to develop a product that would give corporations assurance that their private discussions, plans, and strategies were protected, and after a comprehensive research and development process, we have achieved that goal.”

According to the press release, beta testers of ExoDetect, including executives and information security officers for several Fortune 1000 companies, have responded with glowing feedback concerning the new software’s ability to shore up business information security.

“As a Beta Tester of ExoDetect, we have seen first-hand the huge value that this product can add to our data security program. With ExoDetect, we have another shield of armor protecting our corporate information,” commented Tim Stanley, Director Information Security for Continental Airlines.

“Halock Security Labs is committed to identifying and shoring up vulnerabilities in our clients’ information security systems,” said Karsten Abata, program director of Halock Security Labs. “ExoDetect is the best data leak detection software available and exponentially enhances our ability to address both the strategic and technical security needs of our clients and protect their most valuable assets.”

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