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Received a capital distribution of approximately $186,000 from its investment in JUUL Labs, Inc. (JUUL)
The investment remains on the balance sheet under Equity Investments, the company has begun a strategic review of options for the remaining equity stake.
Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) on December 20, 2018 announced it had invested $12.8bn in vaping company Juul Labs, a 35% stake valuing JUUL at $38 billion.
APPB also recently acquired a majority stake in Trace Analytics, Inc., a leading testing and analytics company with proven revenues
Applied BioSciences early stage investment in Hightimes Magazine is valued at approximately $1.75 Million at assumed IPO Pricing of $11.00
APPB has a market cap of $15m US & 10m S/O
About Applied BioSciences Corp. Applied BioSciences Corp. (www.appliedbiocorp.com),
is a diversified company focused on multiple areas of the medical,
bioceutical and pet health industry. As a leading company in the CBD and
Pet health space, the company is currently shipping to the majority of
US states as well as to 5 International countries. The company is
focused on select investment, consumer brands, and partnership
opportunities in the recreational, health and wellness, nutraceutical,
and media industries.
About Trace Analytics Inc. Trace Analytics Inc.
is a leading cannabis science and technology company with significant
footprints in lab testing, research and development and licensing. Trace
Analytics was started by a group of scientists who specialized in
analytical chemistry, genetics and molecular biology. The focus of the
team is to ensure compliance with public safety standards and end user
safety. Trace Analytics is in the process of expanding throughout the
United States, and globally. With the goal of helping the rest of the
world adopt “best practices” in cannabis and hemp testing, the company
also provides expert consulting services to legislators and regulators
in many countries, states and municipalities around the world. For more
information, please visit: http://traceanalytics.com.
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Announced a new cross marketing promotional partnership with a global toy brand
Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Recolor Oy, Kuuhubb has signed a promotional partnership with a worldwide leader in toys and family products design, manufacture, marketing and content creation
TORONTO, Feb. 06, 2019 – Kuuhubb Inc. (“Kuuhubb†or the “Companyâ€) (TSXV: KUU), a technology company focused on developing, acquiring and distributing lifestyle and mobile game applications for the female audience, is pleased to announce a new cross marketing promotional partnership with a global toy brand.
Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Recolor Oy, Kuuhubb has signed a
promotional partnership (“Partnershipâ€) with a worldwide leader in toys
and family products design, manufacture, marketing and content creation
(“Partnerâ€). The Partnership covers a series of campaigns to be prepared
for the Partner’s properties and executed in Kuuhubb’s Recolor app. The
first of these campaigns went live on the Recolor app in the first week
of February and the initial user engagement results are excellent.
Recolor, a leading global coloring and art community app, has
successfully executed similar campaigns partnering with leading,
globally-recognized brands in the consumer goods, retail and
entertainment segments. Engagement metrics have been exceptional,
showing active users spending an average of over 10 minutes in branded
suites consisting of unique colouring images and videos, creating
content that is shareable across the app and a variety of social
networks. These collaborations have independently generated millions of
unique colouring tasks and hundreds of millions of total impressions.
Recolor expects to generate similar success with this Partnership, as
the Partner’s properties provide an ideal match for Recolor’s millions
of users. Many of these users have grown up playing, learning and
engaging with the Partner’s properties for years. These campaigns will
allow the Partner to interact with their target audience in a creative,
fun and meaningful way through unique coloring images and videos.
“Kuuhubb continues to expand its collaboration with global brands by
offering them creative and innovative channels to access their target
audience, while providing interesting and engaging content. We are very
excited to partner with one of the largest and best-known brands in the
toy industry, with iconic properties that are perfectly suited to the
Recolor community,†said Kuuhubb COO, Pasi Piipponen.
About Recolor Recolor is one of the
highest quality mobile coloring apps with a catalogue of over 3,000
coloring images. Recolor has the most active in-app coloring community
with over 10 million images posted, and is a unique platform for brands
to interact with their target audiences in a creative, fun and engaging
way. You can download Recolor from Apple Store or Google Play: http://www.recolor.com
About Kuuhubb Kuuhubb is a publicly-listed mobile game development and publishing company focused on lifestyle and mobile applications for the female audience.  Kuuhubb’s mission is to become a top player in the female mobile game space with a strategy of creating sustainable shareholder value through the acquisition of proven, yet underappreciated, assets with robust, long-term growth potential. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Kuuhubb has a global presence with a strong focus on developing U.S. brand collaborations and Asian partnerships.
Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Information This
press release contains forward-looking information. All statements,
other than statements of historical fact, that address activities,
events or developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates
will or may occur in the future (including, without limitation,
statements relating to expected benefits from the promotional partnership announced in this press release,future
revenue and products and the development and growth of the Company’s
business) are forward-looking information. This forward-looking
information reflects the current expectations or beliefs of the Company
based on information currently available to the Company. Forward-looking
information is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may
cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from those
discussed in the forward-looking information, and even if such actual
results are realized or substantially realized, there can be no
assurance that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects
on the Company. Factors that could cause actual results or events to
differ materially from current expectations include, among other things,
the possibility that results from the promotional partnership
announced in this press release will not be consistent with the
Company’s expectations, risks related to the growth strategy of
the Company, the possibility that results from the Company’s growth and
development plans will not be consistent with the Company’s
expectations, the early stage of the Company’s development, competition
from companies in a number of industries, the ability of the Company to
manage expansion and integrate acquisitions into its business, future
business development of the Company and the other risks disclosed under
the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual information form
dated November 8, 2018 filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Forward-looking
information speaks only as of the date on which it is provided and,
except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Company
disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking
information, whether as a result of new information, future events or
results or otherwise. Although the Company believes that the assumptions
inherent in the forward-looking information are reasonable,
forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and
accordingly undue reliance should not be put on such information due to
the inherent uncertainty therein.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider
(as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Bill Mitoulas Investor Relations – Kuuhubb Inc. Tel: +1 (416) 479-9547 Email: [email protected]
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Announced that it has opened a US-based office and hired a sales team to drive advertising sales and increase annual revenue.
The US-based sales team is based in San Francisco and will be responsible for leading North American sales.
This expands the company’s current reach with a sales team in San Francisco, London, UK, and the corporate head office in Toronto.
TORONTO, Feb. 06, 2019 — Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (TSXV: EGLX) (OTCQB: EGHIF), (“Enthusiast†or the “Companyâ€), a gaming company building the world’s largest community of authentic gamers, is pleased to announce that it has opened a US-based office and hired a sales team to drive advertising sales and increase annual revenue. The US-based sales team is based in San Francisco and will be responsible for leading North American sales. This expands the company’s current reach with a sales team in San Francisco, London, UK, and the corporate head office in Toronto. The company kicked off the opening of the sales office with a West Coast advertising roadshow, meeting with top gaming publishers, global brands, and media agencies.
Over half of Enthusiast’s network website traffic originates from the
US, and with the recent Omnia Media partnership, Enthusiast also
represents the largest YouTube gaming MCN (multi-channel network) with
900 YouTube channels and an additional 50 million monthly visitors. The
expansion to the US is an important catalyst for growth to capitalize on
Enthusiast’s growing network and provides availability and access to a
number of significant advertising partners based in California.
“The decision to open an office in San Francisco was a logical step in our business growth strategy,†said Eric Bernofsky, COO of Enthusiast Gaming.
“A large number of ad agencies and game publishers are located on the
West Coast and it’s critical that we meet clients where they live to
service them most effectively,†Bernofsky concluded.
To date, most of Enthusiast’s revenue generated has been from
programmatic advertising. The launch of the West Coast office will allow
the Company to monetize website traffic more efficiently and
effectively through direct brand and agency relationships.
As one of the gaming industry’s fastest growing companies with a
significant network of gamers around the world, Enthusiast enables
brands and agencies to reach a prime target audience through various
advertising tactics, online and offline. Enthusiast has partnered with
some of the world’s leading brands, including Activision Blizzard,
Nintendo, Bell and Microsoft and deploying a sales team will drive
engagement and continue to build important brand relationships.
Founded in 2014, Enthusiast is the fastest-growing community of video
gamers. Through the Company’s unique acquisition strategy, it has a
platform of over 80 owned and affiliated websites reaching over 75
million monthly visitors and 900 YouTube channels and an additional 50
million monthly visitors. Enthusiast also owns and operates Canada’s
largest gaming expo, Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo, EGLX, (eglx.ca) with over 55,000 people attending in 2018. For more information on the Company, visit www.enthusiastgaming.com.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Investor Relations: Julia Becker Head of Investor Relations & Marketing [email protected] (604) 785.0850
This news release contains certain statements that may constitute
forward-looking information under applicable securities laws. All
statements, other than those of historical fact, which address
activities, events, outcomes, results, developments, performance or
achievements that Enthusiast anticipates or expects may or will occur in
the future (in whole or in part) should be considered forward-looking
information. Such information may involve, but is not limited to,
comments with respect to strategies, expectations, planned operations
and future actions of the Company. Often, but not always,
forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words such
as “plans”, “expects”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”,
“estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, or “believes” or
variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or
statements formed in the future tense or indicating that certain
actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will”
(or other variations of the forgoing) be taken, occur, be achieved, or
come to pass. Forward-looking information is based on currently
available competitive, financial and economic data and operating plans,
strategies or beliefs as of the date of this news release, but involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors
that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of
Enthusiast to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking
information. Such factors may be based on information currently
available to Enthusiast, including information obtained from third-party
industry analysts and other third-party sources, and are based on
management’s current expectations or beliefs regarding future growth,
results of operations, future capital (including the amount, nature and
sources of funding thereof) and expenditures. Any and all
forward-looking information contained in this press release is expressly
qualified by this cautionary statement. Trading in the securities of
the Company should be considered highly speculative.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture
Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
The securities of the Corporation have not been and will not be
registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended
and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration
or an applicable exemption from the registration requirement. This press
release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful.
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SPONSOR: Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (TSX-V: EGLX) Uniting gaming communities with 80 owned and affiliated websites, currently reaching over 75 million monthly visitors. The company partial 2018 reported revenue of $7.4 million representing a 625% increase over the same period in 2017.
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These are the esports games to watch out for in 2019
The esports industry economy is expected to hit $1.65 billion by 2021, fueled by nearly 250 million esports enthusiasts and another 307 million casual viewers.
That revenue and viewer forecast could get even higher based on heavy-hitters like Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds officially entering the esports arena in 2019.
Whether you’re not familiar with esports or you’re a dedicated longtime fan, we’ve compiled a list of the esports games to watch out for this year.
A few esports games on our list are relative newcomers, while games
like Dota 2 and League of Legends are showing their age. They’re all
still hot titles and should provide plenty of fun, frenetic gameplay
throughout the year. Best of all, you can play in several of the listed
tournaments!
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Activision’s latest Black Ops entry launched Oct. 12, 2018 on the
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows. It includes a new game
mode called “Blackout,†which replaces the traditional campaign with a
battle royale mode. However, you won’t see people competing in that mode
just yet. The Call of Duty World League (CWL) lists Hardpoint, Search & Destroy, and Control as the battle modes for the 2019 season.
According to the league, the esports format is changing to five-versus-five for 2019. Participants will also get an updated ruleset, the largest Call of Duty esports prize pool to date — a hefty $6 million —
and the removal of region restrictions for all LAN-based events.
Qualifications for the Pro League — launching Feb. 4 — are also
changing, to remove the relegation period and second stage. Teams will
receive extra prize money for participating in the CWL Pro League as
well.
The second open event of the 2019 season takes place in Fort Worth, Texas during March 15 to March 17. You can watch the show on Twitch here.
Clash Royale
Developed and published by Supercell, this real-time strategy game arrived on Android and iOS in March 2016. Clash Royale
mashes multiple genres into one multiplayer game: Online battle arena,
collectible card game, and tower defense. Players battle in one-on-one
and two-on-two matches trying to destroy the highest number of opposing
towers.
Supercell’s official esports league
for 2018 consisted of 40 teams from Asia and Mainland China, Europe,
Latin America, and North America. Each team had four to six players,
three of which played in one-on-one and two-on-two games on match days.
The best team in each region moved on to compete in the Clash Royale
League World Finals. To become a pro team member for season one, you
needed complete 20 wins in the CRL Challenge in March 2018.
Few esports games have had as much impact as Counter Strike: Global
Offensive. This first-person shooter developed by Valve and Hidden Path
Entertainment launched in 2012 and became an esport the following year.
Valve currently sponsors Major Championships (called Majors), in which
24 teams compete for a prize pool of $1 million. The list of hosts over
the years include ELeague, Electronic Sports League (ESL), and Major
League Gaming (MLG). The first Major of the year will be during Intel Extreme Masters XIII in Katowice hosted by ESL.
Valve changed the Majors format
starting with Boston’s ELeague Major in early 2018. The company renamed
all three stages, increased the overall team count to 24, and
introduced stickers for all participating teams. ESL plans to tweak the Major format again
before the Katowice tournament to implement the new Swiss system used
in the Chicago Major in November. This pits teams against opponents with
the same ELO rankings, rather than pairing teams with opponents of
harder or weaker skill.
Just before Dota 2’s launch in 2013, Valve invited 16 Defense of the
Ancients esports teams to play the unreleased game in a tournament
during Gamecom 2011. Valve held a second tournament in 2012 during PAX
Prime, followed by the official launch of The International
at the Benaroya Hall in Seattle during 2013. The most recent
International event took place in Vancouver, Canada in August 2018,
where 18 teams compete for a prize pool $25 million.
Currently the second-most watched esports game on Twitch and YouTube, Dota 2
consists of two teams of five players with the goal of eliminating the
opposing team’s Ancient. You can watch The International through Twitch, Steam Broadcasting, YouTube, China’s Gamefy, and in some cases traditional networks. Prize pool money stems from the purchase of a Battle Pass and related in-game items with a starting price of $10.
Fortnite
The first Fortnite World Cup arrives in late 2019.
Qualifiers were originally scheduled for Fall 2018, but they were
pushed to sometime in 2019. Epic Games wants the competition open to all
Fortnite players rather than sell teams and franchises, or fund
third-party leagues. Backing this tournament is a hefty $100 million split between various major and minor events “at different levels of competition.â€
Fortnite entered the esports scene in 2018 with its first Pro-Am event, during E3 2018. After that, Epic Games held the Summer and Fall Skirmish series followed by the Winter Royale in December. The next non-World Cup event sponsored by Epic Games will be the Secret Skirmish on Feb. 14 and 15, with a prize pool of $500,000. This event will be invite-only at an undisclosed location.
League of Legends
Originally launching in 2012, the League of Legends Championship
Series (LCS) changed its format in 2016, bringing ten teams into Riot
Games’ Los Angeles studios to compete live on Twitch and YouTube.
The annual season consists of two local nine-week sessions, with the
best three teams of each session moving on to compete in regional
finals. After that, the winning team competes with other teams from
across the globe in the League of Legends World Championship. Overall, 13 regions follow this or a similar format prior to the global showdown.
The 2018 World Championship saw 24 teams compete for a chunk of the
$2.4 million prize pool and the tournament’s coveted trophy. The 2019
schedule started Feb. 2 here in North America and the local Spring
Finals are scheduled for April 13 in St. Louis, Missouri. This year Riot
Games chose to remove the third and fourth place matches, resulting in
only two teams competing for the Spring Split Champion title and the
chance to move on to the Mid-Season Invitational.
Both the European and North America leagues also rebranded for the
2019 season — the NALCS is now called the LCS, and the EULCS is now
called the League European Championship (LEC).
Activision Blizzard launched the Overwatch League in 2017. Unlike other esports tournaments, the company chose the traditional sports format with Overwatch,
allowing companies and individuals to own teams established in specific
cities. Team owners include New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft
(Boston), Misfits Gaming CEO Ben Sproont (Miami – Orlando), and New York
Mets COO Jeff Wilpon (New York). The roster now consists of 20
established teams spread out across the globe.
The 2019 season begins Feb. 14,
with four matches including Philadelphia Fusion taking on London
Spitfire, and New York Excelsior competing against Boston Uprising.
Activision Blizzard breaks the season down into four five-week stages.
The schedule shows Week five of Stage four taking place in Los Angeles
at the end of August, so get ready for loads of coverage through the
spring and summer. London Spitfire won the 2018 Grand Finals at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, in a two-day showdown that reeled in nearly 11 million viewers.
The League is different than the Overwatch World Cup.
Instead of using city-based teams, the World Cup consists of
individuals chosen by the community in 32 countries based on their skill
rating. These countries are divided into eight groups with four teams
in each group. Eventually the top team in each group battle each other
across four stages until the final showdown during BlizzCon.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
After announcing a five-year plan to establish an esports presence, PUGB Corp. launched the first season of the official global pro competition for PUBG in January 2019. The competition consists of three phases
separated by two global events and an All-Star Games session featuring
the best players from each region: North America, Europe, Korea, China,
Japan, Chinese Taipai/Hong Kong/Macao, Southeast Asia, Latin America,
and Oceania. The 2019 Global Championship concludes in November.
Prior to the new Global Championship, the first major tournament
hosted by PUGB Corp. was the 2018 Global Invitational in Berlin, with a
prize pool of $2 million. Before that, Bluehole and the ESL conducted an
invitational during Gamescom in 2017. Going forward, the PUBG Esports pro competition rules include 16 squads of four players, the Erangel and Miramar maps, a locked first-person perspective, and a global points system.
Developer Psyonix launched the Rocket League Championship Series in 2016. According to Psyonix, Season 7 kicks off 2019 with support for cross-platform play,
bringing in gamers on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and
PC through Steam. The North American qualifiers begin March 2, while
the European qualifiers begin March 3. South America becomes an official
region in this season as well, though details regarding the qualifiers
will be released “in the coming weeks.†League play begins April 6 in
North America and April 7 in Europe.
Psyonix previously increased the prize pool to $1 million in Season 6, and added another $100,000 for the Rival Series. Introduced in Season 4,
the Rival Series is a secondary league composed of the top eight teams
that didn’t qualify for the Championship Series. After a five-week duel,
the top two teams emerge to compete against the seventh and
eighth place Championship Series teams. Rival Series League Play begins
April 12.
You can livestream the events on Twitch and YouTube.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate / Splatoon 2
Nintendo’s first tournaments for the year starts in February and anyone can participate. For the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North America Open 2019,
Nintendo will conduct three online qualifying sessions on Feb. 2, Feb.
16, and March 9 in four regions across North America: northeast,
southeast, southwest, and northwest. The final showdown will include
players from Mexico and Canada during the PAX East gaming convention in
Boston on March 30, 2019. You can read the official rules here, or if you’d simply rather watch, the online qualifiers and final match will be livestreamed.
For the Splatoon 2 North America Inkling Open 2019, the schedule is
slightly different. Captains must register their team and an additional
player between January 22 and February 10. After that, teams will
qualify for the tournament in Ink Pools on Feb. 10. The top eight teams
will include players from Canada and Mexico to compete in the qualifier
finals on March 2. Only four teams will make the trip to PAX East in
March to compete in the final showdown. You can read the official rules here.
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Received a capital distribution of approximately $186,000 from its investment in JUUL Labs
Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) invested $12.8bn in vaping company Juul Labs, a (35% stake) valuing JUUL at $38 billion
The global e-cig and vaporizer market is one of the fastest growing consumer markets and has been recently valued at $9.0 billion and expected to grow at a CAGR of 23.6% and reach $49 billion by the end of 2024
APPB has a market cap of $15m US & 10m S/O
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 05, 2019 (GLOBE
NEWSWIRE) — Applied BioSciences Corp. (OTCQB: APPB), a diversified
cannabinoid therapeutics company focused on the medical, bioceutical and
pet health industries, announced that has received a capital
distribution of approximately $186,000 from its investment in JUUL Labs,
Inc. (JUUL). The company has made strategic investments in select
companies they believed to be innovators in the consumer space. The
investment remains on the balance sheet under Equity Investments, but
the company has begun a strategic review of options for the remaining
equity stake.
Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) on December 20, 2018 announced it had invested $12.8bn in vaping company Juul Labs, a 35% stake valuing JUUL at $38 billion. Howard Willard, Altria’s CEO said in a statement that the move was an effort to “prepare for a future where adult smokers overwhelmingly choose non-combustible products over cigarettes.â€
JUUL has become a success story and one of the
fastest growing companies in the US, growing revenue to over $1 billion
in a few short years. Their brand has become synonymous with vaping and
the e-cigarette market.
The global e-cig and vaporizer market is
one of the fastest growing consumer markets and has been recently
valued at $9.0 billion and expected to grow at a CAGR of 23.6% and reach
$49 billion by the end of 2024, according to Research Nestor (www.researchnester.com).
The
company continues to make select investments in companies that can help
shape the product roadmap and development of new products and potential
partnerships.
About Applied BioSciences Corp. Applied BioSciences Corp. (www.appliedbiocorp.com),
is a diversified company focused on multiple areas of the medical,
bioceutical and pet health industry. As a leading company in the CBD and
Pet health space, the company is currently shipping to the majority of
US states as well as to 5 International countries. The company is
focused on select investment, consumer brands, and partnership
opportunities in the recreational, health and wellness, nutraceutical,
and media industries.
About Trace Analytics Inc. Trace
Analytics Inc. is a leading cannabis science and technology company
with significant footprints in lab testing, research and development and
licensing. Trace Analytics was started by a group of scientists who
specialized in analytical chemistry, genetics and molecular biology.
The focus of the team is to ensure compliance with public safety
standards and end user safety. Trace Analytics is in the process of
expanding throughout the United States, and globally. With the goal of
helping the rest of the world adopt “best practices” in cannabis and
hemp testing, the company also provides expert consulting services to
legislators and regulators in many countries, states and municipalities
around the world. For more information, please visit: http://traceanalytics.com.
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Investment Highlights
Kenbridge property has a measured and indicated resource of 7.14 million tonnes at 0.62% nickel, 0.33% copper
17.5 (21.8 fully diluted) percent equity stake in Eloro Resources and 2 percent NSR in their La Victoria property
Kenbridge Ni Project (ON, Canada)
Advanced stage deposit remains open in three directions, is
equipped with a 623m deep shaft and has never been mined.
Preliminary Economic Assessment completed and updated returned robust project economics and operating costs including a NPV of C$253M and cash costs of US$3.47/lb of nickel net of copper credits.
Plans for Kenbridge include updating PEA,
advancing the project through to feasibility and exploring the open
mineralization at depth
FULL DISCLOSURE: Tartisan Nickel Corp. is an advertising client of AGORA Internet Relations Corp.
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Facebook’s latest move proves it’s betting big on blockchain tech
The next major objective on Facebook’s roadmap seems to be the blockchain.
Over the years, Mark Zuckerberg has made a number of smart moves that
only helped him expand the reach of Facebook and improve the outlook of
the business going forward. Purchases including WhatsApp, Instagram,
and Oculus allowed Facebook to grow its customer base and monetize even
more user data via ads, compete better against other image and
video-based social networks, and develop new hardware and software
experiences targeting VR users. The next major objective on Facebook’s
roadmap seems to be the blockchain. The company has already confirmed its working on blockchain technology, and reports said Facebook will release its own cryptocurrency in the future,
in the form of a stable coin that will be pegged against the dollar.
It’s unclear when that will happen, but Facebook just made a significant
move that further proves it’s serious about the blockchain.
No matter where the Bitcoin price will go next,
blockchain technology is here to stay, as it offers a number of
advantages for payments and other applications. Facebook’s team is led
by former PayPal president David Marcus, who’s been working on Messenger
before that. And Facebook’s blockchain team has just gotten
significantly bigger, as the company acqui-hired the team behind
Chainspace.
The startup was founded by researchers from University College London, according to Cheddar, and was working on “smart contracts†technology that would leverage blockchain tech for payments and other services.
Four of the five researchers behind Chainspace’s white paper are
joining the Facebook blockchain group, people familiar with the matter
said. Two of them, including Alberto Sonnino and George Danezis, already
list Facebook as their employer. Chainspace’s website was also updated
to note that the team is “moving on to something new.â€
Facebook confirmed that it hired employees from Chainspace without disclosing any other details about the move.
Following Cheddar, Mashable also reported
that Facebook acquired four key people behind the Chainspace tech. That
tech, however, isn’t the scope of Facebook’s purchase, as the company
only acquired the researchers behind it.
“Chainspace code and documentation will still be open source, and all
previously published academic work remains available,†the note on the startup’s website says.
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Successful completion of Phase Three trials involving cannabis grown with wollastonite (CaSiO3) as a soil additive
Phase Three trials BCBD measured and recorded significant improvements in root mass, powdery mildew control and pest elimination.
Optimal results occurred with an admixture rate of 10% to 15% Wollastonite to the growth medium
VANCOUVER, BC / February 5, 2019 / VERTICAL
EXPLORATION INC. (TSX-V: VERT) (“Vertical” or the Company”) is pleased
to announce the successful completion of Phase Three trials involving
cannabis grown with wollastonite (CaSiO3) as a soil additive at BC Bud
Depot’s (BCBD) ACMPR-licenced Research and Development facilities in
Vancouver, BC. The positive Phase Three trials build on the success of
Phase Two Trials, which included samples of marijuana grown with 15%
wollastonite from the Company’s St. Onge project being entered in an
international growers’ competition, winning first place overall for Best
Flower at the August 2018 Kootenay Cannabis Cup in Cranbrook, BC. (see
October 2, 2018 news release.)
In the Phase Three trials BCBD measured and recorded significant
improvements in root mass, powdery mildew control and pest elimination.
In every case the most optimal results occurred with an admixture rate
of 10% to 15% wollastonite to the growth medium. Most notably, powdery
mildew, the most common fungal blight to affect Cannabis sativa, was
virtually undetectable with wollastonite admixture above 10%. An
admixture above 10% wollastonite also correlated with sharp reductions
in the presence of thrips and fungus gnats, insect pests with a sub-soil
life phase in which the wollastonite crystals lacerate and impale their
soft bodies. At a microscopic level, wollastonite’s needle-like
structure penetrates soft-bodied insect larvae and pupae, interrupting
the life cycle without the use of pesticides. Wollastonite’s unique
properties also allow it to break down into calcium, magnesium and
silicon in a highly bio-available form that balances soil PH throughout
the growth cycle – this allows the cannabis plants to uptake silicic
acid and promotes strong cell walls that better resist insect feeding
and spore penetration, supporting increased growth and elevated product
yields.
“We recorded a dramatic elevation of overall health among plants
grown with wollastonite,” stated Matthew Harvey, CEO of BCBD. “The
wollastonite group produced consistently low levels of powdery mildew —
little to none – appearing later in the growth cycle. Roots, meanwhile,
showed extreme vigour, growing dense and white with no sign of
yellowing. Root health indicates a plant’s ability to resist disease and
to support high yields of high-quality of finished marijuana.
According to Mr. Harvey the findings of the Phase Three BCBD
wollastonite study indicate a major financial implication for the
cannabis industry, where a trend towards cultivation of expansive plant
canopies creates a powerful incentive for effective and efficient
methods of crop protection and production.
As Mr. Harvey explained, “Large-scale cultivators need every tool at
their disposal to improve plant health and avoid crop losses – a 10% to
20% loss in crop production due to a preventable outbreak of a
destructive fungal pathogen can equate to millions of dollars of lost
product. Companies that take crop protection seriously are looking for
cost-effective soil additives that not only nourish plants but build
resilience against the pests and pathogens that threaten profits. Our
findings show wollastonite to be a critical tool for both cannabis crop
protection and top-end production in a market where quality is of vital
importance. It is no longer acceptable to spray fungicides on marijuana:
natural prevention is the key and wollastonite is the answer.
Vertical’s CEO Peter Swistak commented: “We are very excited by these
excellent Phase Three results which prove that wollastonite is a very
appealing natural growing additive for the cannabis industry because it
couples crop protection with product improvement, resulting in a more
natural and healthier product for consumers.”
With the highly successful completion of these Phase Three cannabis
trials at BCBD, Vertical is now moving aggressively forward with its
plans to test market its high-quality St. Onge wollastonite to both
micro-producers and large-scale cannabis companies. Vertical believes
that the cannabis industry offers significant revenue potential for the
company and anticipates providing further updates on its cannabis
testing and marketing efforts in the near future.
ABOUT VERTICAL EXPLORATION
Vertical Exploration’s mission is to identify, acquire, and advance
high potential mining prospects located in North America for the benefit
of its stakeholders. The Company’s flagship St-Onge Wollastonite
property is located in the Lac-Saint-Jean area in the Province of
Quebec.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD Peter P. Swistak, President
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation
Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this release.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS: This news release contains
forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or future
performance and reflect management’s current expectations and
assumptions. Such forward-looking statements reflect management’s
current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information
currently available to the Company. Investors are cautioned that these
forward looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, and are
subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to
differ materially from those expected. These forward-looking statements
are made as of the date hereof and, except as required under applicable
securities legislation, the Company does not assume any obligation to
update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances. All of the
forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by
these cautionary statements and by those made in our filings with SEDAR
in Canada (available at www.sedar.com).
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Announced that its wholly owned subsidiary hempSMART™ attended special promotional events for its CBD infused product line during Super Bowl LIII this past weekend
The events included Ray Lewis’s “Ray of Hope†Foundation’s Gold Jacket for a Purpose event, and a special presentation at the Ice Box Club in Atlanta.
ESCONDIDO, Calif., Feb. 05, 2019 – via NetworkWire – MARIJUANA COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.(“MCOA†or the “Companyâ€) (OTC: MCOA), an innovative hemp and cannabis corporation, is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary hempSMART™ attended special promotional events for its CBD infused product line during Super Bowl LIII this past weekend. The events included Ray Lewis’s “Ray of Hope†Foundation’s Gold Jacket for a Purpose event, and a special presentation at the Ice Box Club in Atlanta.
A number of professional athletes, NFL coaches, actors, musicians and
other persons of interest attended the events and were given samples of
the Company’s hempSMART branded products, including hempSMART™ Brain
and hempSMART™ Pain Cream.
Some of the notable attendees were Ray Lewis, Deion Sanders, Andre
Reed, Marshawn Lynch, Tyreek Hill, Larry Fitzgerald, Terrell Owens,
Candance Parker, Jon Stewart, Andre Reed, Quincy Jones, Malcolm Jenkins,
Von Miller, Brandon Marshall, Eddie George, Adrian Peterson, Maroon 5,
and the Backstreet Boys.
CEO of MCOA, Donald Steinberg, stated, “Attending the Super Bowl LIII
events this past weekend provided a great opportunity for well-known
professional athletes and celebrities to discover how amazing and
beneficial our products can be for them. MCOA anticipates that the
Company will receive added exposure and an increase in brand awareness
by exposing well-known individuals to our products.â€
MCOA is looking forward to continuing to obtain brand exposure
through its involvement at a pre-Oscar event later this month, where the
Company expects to give out hempSMART samples to several Hollywood
stars.
About Marijuana Company of America, Inc. MCOA is a corporation which participates in: (1) product research and development of legal hemp-based consumer products under the brand name “hempSMART™â€, that targets general health and well-being; (2) an affiliate marketing program to promote and sell its legal hemp-based consumer products containing CBD; (3) leasing of real property to separate business entities engaged in the growth and sale of cannabis in those states and jurisdictions where cannabis has been legalized and properly regulated for medicinal and recreations use; and, (4) the expansion of its business into ancillary areas of the legalized cannabis and hemp industry, as the legalized markets and opportunities in this segment mature and develop.
About Our hempSMART Products Containing CBD The
United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not recognized CBD
as a safe and effective drug for any indication. Our products containing
CBD derived from industrial hemp are not marketed or sold based upon
claims that their use is safe and effective treatment for any medical
condition as drugs or dietary supplements subject to the FDA’s
jurisdiction.
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historical and may include any statements regarding beliefs, plans,
expectations or intentions regarding the future. Such forward-looking
statements include, among other things, the development, costs and
results of new business opportunities and words such as “anticipate”,
“seek”, intend”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “project”, “plan”, or
similar phrases may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual
results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking
statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, among others,
the inherent uncertainties associated with new projects, the future U.S.
and global economies, the impact of competition, and the Company’s
reliance on existing regulations regarding the use and development of
cannabis-based products. These forward-looking statements are made as of
the date of this news release, and we assume no obligation to update
the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual
results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking
statements. Although we believe that any beliefs, plans, expectations
and intentions contained in this press release are reasonable, there can
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intentions will prove to be accurate. Investors should consult all of
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Includes 2.86g/t gold in soils
In addition, over 1,000 soil samples with gold concentrations greater than the 90th percentile are considered anomalous and require detailed follow up.
LAB controls 57 km strike length of stratigraphy prospective for gold in the Florence Lake Greenstone Belt.
Detailed soil grids were placed over anomalous gold-in-soil targets with favorable geology and structure to develop specific targets for follow up leading to drilling
VANCOUVER,
British Columbia, Feb. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Labrador Gold
Corp. (TSX-V: LAB) (“Labrador Gold†or the “Companyâ€) is pleased to
announce results from detailed gold exploration of its Hopedale project
in Labrador. The company controls a 57 kilometre strike length of
stratigraphy prospective for gold in the Florence Lake Greenstone Belt.
The exploration program at Hopedale followed up on successful results of
2017 work that outlined regional scale gold in soil and lake sediment
anomalies along the length of the belt and included detailed soil
sampling, geological mapping, rock sampling and prospecting.
Detailed
soil grids were placed over anomalous gold-in-soil targets with
favorable geology and structure to develop specific targets for follow
up leading to drilling. A total of 10,594 soil samples were taken on 12
grids at a 100m line spacing and 25m sample spacing along the length of
the belt. Assays of the samples returned gold values from below
detection (<5ppb) to 2,860 ppb. Thirty-four samples returned values
greater than 100ppb Au, with five of these samples grading greater than
1,000 ppb Au (1g/t). In addition, over 1,000 soil samples with gold
concentrations greater than the 90th percentile are
considered anomalous and require detailed follow up. Arsenic values
range from less than detection to the upper limit of 10,000 ppm with 90
samples assaying greater than 1,000 ppm. Antimony values ranged between
0.05 and 171.5 ppm with eight samples assaying greater than 100 ppm.
Elevated
gold values were found in samples from all 12 grids although the
highest concentrations of samples with anomalous gold are found in the
Thurber Dog, Jasmine and Misery grids (See news release dated November
2, for initial results from the Misery and Jasmine grids). Anomalous
gold is typically found along the contacts (often sheared) between
ultramafic rocks and adjacent mafic, meta-sedimentary or felsic
meta-volcanic rocks. In addition, elevated gold concentrations may be
associated with specific structures such as a jog in stratigraphy in the
northern Thurber Dog grid, a fold nose in the south of the Jasmine grid
and an interpreted shear zone running through the Misery grid. These
structures are commonly associated with sites of gold mineralization in
greenstone belts elsewhere in the world.
Arsenic
concentrations are highest along a 4km north-south trend in the Jasmine
Grid where massive arsenopyrite was found. Antimony appears to be
elevated along interpreted structure, often forming elongate anomalies
parallel to such structures as seen on the Misery and Schist Lake grids.
“The
latest results of detailed soil sampling at Hopedale continues to turn
up gold values above 0.1g/t possibly related to near surface gold
mineralization, said Roger Moss, President and Chief Executive Officer
of Labrador Gold. “Our growing understanding of the geology and
structure of the greenstone belt will allow us to focus on the most
prospective areas during the coming field season which should be an
exciting one for Labrador Gold.â€
“With all the
soils from last season now in, we can clearly see nicely defined linear
gold trends, some over a kilometer in length, to follow up next field
season,†said Shawn Ryan, Technical Adviser to Labrador Gold. “We are
now compiling all the data gathered from the past 2 field seasons which
includes over 11,000 soils, 400 + rocks, geological and structural
mapping. This will be interpreted using the recent Geological Survey of
Canada airborne magnetic survey flown last year, along with the
historical magnetic surveys in the area. A detailed target
Interpretation map will be completed in the next three weeks which will
help rank anomalies for our Phase Three Summer 2019 follow up program.â€
The
company also announces that its major shareholder, Plethora Precious
Metals Fund (‘Plethoraâ€) has exercised 3,125,000 warrants. Plethora now
holds 9,750,000 shares of the company representing 17.45% of the issued
and outstanding shares. We appreciate the continued support of Plethora
and their confidence in the exploration strategy of our technical team.
Plethora’s principal, Douwe Van Hees, is not a related party of the
Company.
All samples were dried in the field
before being shipped to the Bureau Veritas preparation laboratory in
Timmins, Ontario, with analyses completed at the Vancouver laboratory.
Samples were analyzed for gold and another 36 elements by ICP-MS
(inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry) following an aqua regia
digestion. The company routinely submits blanks, field duplicates and
certified reference standards with batches of samples to monitor the
quality of the analyses.
Roger Moss, PhD., P.Geo., is the qualified person responsible for all technical information in this release.
The
company gratefully acknowledges the Newfoundland and Labrador Ministry
of Natural Resources’ Junior Exploration Assistance (JEA) Program for
its financial support for exploration of the Hopedale property.
About Labrador Gold:
Labrador
Gold is a Canadian based mineral exploration company focused on the
acquisition and exploration of prospective gold projects in the
Americas. In 2017 Labrador Gold signed a Letter of Intent under which
the Company has the option to acquire 100% of the 896 square kilometre
(km2) Ashuanipi property in northwest Labrador and the Hopedale (458 km2) property in eastern Labrador.
The
Hopedale property covers much of the Hunt River and Florence Lake
greenstone belts that stretch over 80 km. The belts are typical of
greenstone belts around the world but have been underexplored by
comparison. Initial work by Labrador Gold during 2017 show gold
anomalies in soils and lake sediments over a 3 kilometre section of the
northern portion of the Florence Lake greenstone belt in the vicinity of
the known Thurber Dog gold showing where grab samples assayed up to
7.8g/t gold. In addition, anomalous gold in soil and lake sediment
samples occur over approximately 40 kilometres along the southern
section of the greenstone belt (see news release dated January 25th 2018 for more details). Labrador Gold now controls approximately 57km strike length of the Florence Lake Greenstone Belt.
The
Ashuanipi gold project is located just 35 km from the historical iron
ore mining community of Schefferville, which is linked by rail to the
port of Sept Iles, Quebec in the south. The claim blocks cover large
lake sediment gold anomalies that, with the exception of local
prospecting, have not seen a systematic modern day exploration program.
Results of the 2017 reconnaissance exploration program following up the
lake sediment anomalies show gold anomalies in soils and lake sediments
over a 15 kilometre long by 2 to 6 kilometre wide north-south trend and
over a 14 kilometre long by 2 to 4 kilometre wide east-west trend. The
anomalies appear to be broadly associated with magnetic highs and do not
show any correlation with specific rock types on a regional scale (see
news release dated January 18th 2018). This suggests a
possible structural control on the localization of the gold anomalies.
Historical work 30 km north on the Quebec side led to gold intersections
of up to 2.23 grams per tonne (g/t) Au over 19.55 metres (not true
width) (Source: IOS Services Geoscientifiques, 2012, Exploration and
geological reconnaissance work in the Goodwood River Area, Sheffor
Project, Summer Field Season 2011). Gold in both areas appears to be
associated with similar rock types.
The Company has 56,264,022 common shares issued and outstanding and trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol LAB.
