TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Prospectus
Summary
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Prospectus
Summary
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4
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Risk
Factors
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7
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Risks
Relating to Our Oil and Gas Activities
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Because
We Are In the Early Stage of Developing Our Activities, There
Are
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Considerable
Risks That We Will Be Unsuccessful
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Our
Interests In the Production Sharing Contracts Involve Highly
Speculative
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Exploration
Opportunities That Involve Material Risks That We Will
Be
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Unsuccessful
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8
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Possible
Inability of Contracting Parties to Fulfill Phase One of the Minimum
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Work
Program for the KG Block
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8
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Because
Our Activities Have Only Recently Commenced And We Have No
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Operating
History And Reserves of Oil and Gas, We Anticipate Future
Losses;
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There
Is No Assurance of Our Profitability
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We
Expect to Have Substantial Requirements For Additional Capital That
May
Be
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Unavailable
To Us Which Could Limit Our Ability To Participate In Our Existing
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Ventures
Or Pursue Other Opportunities. Our Available Capital is
Limited
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India’s
Regulatory Regime May Increase Our Risks And Expenses Of Doing
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Business
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Our
Control by Directors and Executive Officers May Result In Those
Persons
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Having
Interests Divergent From Our Other Securityholders
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Our
Reliance On A Limited Number Of Key Management Personnel Imposes
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Risks
On Us That We Will Have Insufficient Management Personnel
Available
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If
The Services Of Any Of Them Are Unavailable
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Our
Success Is Largely Dependent On The Success Of The Operators Of
The
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Ventures
In Which We Participate And Their Failure Or Inability To Properly
Or
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Successfully
Operate The Oil And Gas Exploration, Development And
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Production
Activities On An Exploration Block, Could Materially Adversely Affect
Us
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Certain
Terms Of The Production Sharing Contracts May Create Additional
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Expenses
And Risks That Could Adversely Affect Our Revenues And
Profitability
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Oil
And Gas Prices Fluctuate Widely And Low Oil And Gas Prices
Could
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Adversely
Affect Our Financial Results
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Our
Ability To Locate And Participate In Additional Exploration Opportunities
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And
To Manage Growth May Be Limited By Reason Of Our Limited History
Of
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Operations
And The Limited Size Of Our Staff
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Our
Future Performance Depends Upon Our Ability And The Ability Of The
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Ventures
In Which We Participate To Find Or Acquire Oil And Gas Reserves That
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Are
Economically Recoverable
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Estimating
Reserves And Future Net Revenues Involves Uncertainties And
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Oil
And Gas Price Declines May Lead To Impairment Of Oil And Gas
Assets
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Risks
Relating To The Market For Our Common Stock
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Volatility
Of Stock Price
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Cautionary
Statement for Purposes of The “Safe Harbor” Provisions
of
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The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
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Use
Of Proceeds
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19
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Selling
Securityholders
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20
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Plan
of Distribution
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22
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Legal
Matters
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24
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Experts
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25
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Where
You Can Find More Information
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25
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The
first of our agreements, entered into in February 2003, grants exploration
rights in an area offshore eastern India. We refer to this as the
“KG
Block” and we have a net 5% carried interest under this agreement.
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We
have entered into two agreements which grant exploration rights in
areas
onshore in the Cambay Basin in the State of Gujarat in western India.
These agreements were entered into with the Government of India in
February 2004 and we have a 10% participating interest under each
of these
agreements. We refer to these as the “Mehsana Block” and the
“Sanand/Mirola Block.”
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In
April 2005, we entered into an agreement with Gujarat State Petroleum
Corporation Limited (“GSPC”), providing for our purchase and the sale by
GSPC, subject to Government of India consent, of a 20% participating
interest in the agreement granting exploration rights onshore in
the
Cambay Basin in the State of Gujarat. We refer to this as the “Tarapur
Block”.
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On
September 23, 2005, we signed agreements with respect to two additional
locations. One area is located onshore in the Cambay Basin located
in the
State of Gujarat south-east of our three existing Cambay blocks in
which
we hold a 10% participating interest. The second area is onshore
in the
Deccan Syneclise Basin located in the northern portion of the State
of
Maharashtra in west-central India for which we hold a 100% participating
interest.
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Based
on the number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding on
December
31, 2005. Inclusive of 195,144 shares issuable on exercise of compensation
options issued in September 2005, 2,126,200 shares issuable on exercise
of
common stock purchase warrants issued in September 2005 and 785,500
shares
issuable on exercise of common stock purchase warrants issued in
December
2003.
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Use
of Proceeds
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We
will not realize any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares
offered
by the Selling Securityholders. See “Use of Proceeds.” Of the shares
included in this prospectus, 3,106,844 are issuable on exercise of
our
outstanding common stock purchase warrants and compensation options
issued
in September 2005 and December 2003. In the event all our outstanding
common stock purchase warrants and compensation options are exercised,
we
will receive aggregate proceeds of $22,367,986 which will be added
to our
general corporate funds and used for working capital. There can be
no
assurance those warrants or options will be exercised or the proceeds
received.
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Market
Symbol (American Stock Exchange)
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GGR
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Risk
Factors
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Before
investing in our common stock, you should carefully read and
consider the
information set forth in “Risk Factors” beginning on page 7 of this
prospectus.
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We
will experience failures to discover oil and gas in commercial
quantities;
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There
are uncertainties as to the costs to be incurred in our exploratory
drilling activities and cost overruns are
possible;
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There
are uncertain costs inherent in drilling into unknown formations,
such as
over-pressured zones and tools lost in the hole; and
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We
may make changes in our drilling plans and locations as a result
of prior
exploratory drilling.
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The
venture participants are required to complete certain minimum work
programs during the three phases of the term of the Production Sharing
Contracts. In the event the venture participants fail to fulfill
any of
these minimum work programs, the parties to the venture must pay
to the
Government of India their proportionate share of the amount that
would be
required to complete the minimum work program. Accordingly, we could
be
called upon to pay our proportionate share of the estimated costs
of any
incomplete work programs;
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Until
such time as the Government of India attains self sufficiency in
the
production of crude oil and condensate and is able to meet its national
demand, the parties to the venture are required to sell in the Indian
domestic market their entitlement under the Production Sharing Contacts
to
crude oil and condensate produced from the exploration blocks. In
addition, the Indian domestic market has the first call on natural
gas
produced from the exploration blocks and the discovery and production
of
natural gas must be made in the context of the government’s policy of
utilization of natural gas and take into account the objectives of
the
government to develop its resources in the most efficient manner
and
promote conservation measures. Accordingly, this provision could
interfere
with our ability to realize the maximum price for our share of production
of hydrocarbons;
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The
parties to each agreement that are not Indian companies, which includes
us, are required to negotiate technical assistance agreements with
the
Government of India or its nominee whereby such foreign company can
render
technical assistance and make available commercially available technical
information of a proprietary nature for use in India by the government
or
its nominee, subject, among other things, to confidentiality restrictions.
Although not intended, this could increase each venture’s and our cost of
operations; and
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The
parties to each venture are required to give preference, including
the use
of tender procedures, to the purchase and use of goods manufactured,
produced or supplied in India provided that such goods are available
on
equal or better terms than imported goods, and to employ Indian
subcontractors having the required skills insofar as their services
are
available on comparable standards and at competitive prices and terms.
Although not intended, this could increase the venture’s and our cost of
operations.
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political
conditions in oil producing regions, including the Middle East and
elsewhere;
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the
domestic and foreign supply of oil and gas;
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quotas
imposed by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries upon
its
members;
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the
level of consumer demand;
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weather
conditions;
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domestic
and foreign government regulations;
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the
price and availability of alternative fuels;
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overall
economic conditions; and
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international
political conditions.
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the
capacity and availability of oil and gas gathering systems and pipelines;
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the
ability to produce oil and gas in commercial quantities and to enhance
and
maintain production from existing wells and wells proposed to be
drilled;
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the
proximity of future hydrocarbon discoveries to oil and gas transmission
facilities and processing equipment (as well as the capacity of such
facilities);
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the
effect of governmental regulation of production and transportation
(including regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land
tenure,
allowable production, importing and exporting of oil and condensate
and
matters associated with the protection of the
environment);
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the
imposition of trade sanctions or embargoes by other
countries;
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the
availability and frequency of delivery vessels;
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changes
in supply due to drilling by others;
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the
availability of drilling rigs; and
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changes
in demand.
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Name
of Selling Securityholder
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Shares
Beneficially
Owned Prior to
this
Offering
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Shares
Beneficially Owned
Offered
for Selling Securityholder Account (1)(2)
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Shares
Beneficially
Owned
After
Offering
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Percentage
of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
After
Offering
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2035718
Ontario Inc.(3)
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82,500
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82,500
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-0-
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*
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Majed
Abdo
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1,500
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1,500
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-0-
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*
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Robin
F. Adams
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30,000
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30,000
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-0-
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*
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AGF
Funds Inc.(4)
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750,000
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750,000
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-0-
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*
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Bank
Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie (Switzerland) Limited(5)
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75,000
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75,000
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-0-
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*
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Bank
Julius Baer(6)
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240,000
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240,000
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-0-
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*
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Brian
Bayley
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175,000
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175,000
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-0-
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*
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BC
Steers & Co.(7)
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5,250
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5,250
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-0-
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*
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Dr.
Alan Green Bonaventure
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29,600
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22,500
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7,100
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*
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John
Boreta
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180,000
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150,000
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30,000
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*
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Richard
Boxer
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5,250
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5,250
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-0-
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*
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John
K. Campbell(8)
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91,667
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66,667
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25,000
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*
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CIBC
Mellon(9)
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30,640
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30,640
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-0-
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*
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Colonial
First State Wholesale Global Resources Fund(10)
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330,000
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330,000
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-0-
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*
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Chesapeake
Limited(11)
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7,500
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7,500
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-0-
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*
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Continental
Trust Corporation Ltd.(12)
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150,000
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150,000
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-0-
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*
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Dakepa
Holdings Inc.(13)
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5,000
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5,000
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-0-
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*
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Garth
J Davis
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142,400
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30,000
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112,400
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*
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Barry
T. Davies
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7,500
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7,500
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-0-
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*
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Robert
N. Depoe
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75,000
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75,000
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-0-
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*
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Martin
Doane
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15,000
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15,000
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-0-
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*
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Dynamic
Power Hedge Fund(14)
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1,064,285
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1,064,285
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-0-
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*
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Dynamic
Power Small Cap Fund(15)
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505,075
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505,075
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-0-
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*
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Jay
Egan
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1,500
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1,500
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-0-
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*
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Gordon
D. Ewart
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95,300
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60,000
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35,300
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*
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Jana
Ewart
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87,500
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87,500
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-0-
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*
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First
State Investments Global
Resources
Long Short
Fund
Limited(16)
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48,000
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48,000
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-0-
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*
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Global
(GMPC) Holdings Inc.(17)
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112,500
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112,500
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-0-
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*
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Max
Glassman
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13,250
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13,250
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-0-
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*
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Robin
E. Goad
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15,000(18)
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7,500
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7,500
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*
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Deborah
Brown Goldstein
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37,500
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37,500
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-0-
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*
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Stuart
Bruce Goldstein
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120,000
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120,000
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-0-
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*
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Nicole
Gunther
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10,000
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10,000
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-0-
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*
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Harbour
Foreign Equity Fund(19)
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305,000
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135,000
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170,000
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*
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Harbour
Fund(19)
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1,800,000
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1,800,000
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-0-
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*
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Gregory
R. Harris
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261,500
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261,500
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-0-
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*
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Robert
C. Heilig
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5,000
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5,000
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-0-
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*
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Mark
Henderson
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12,000
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12,000
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-0-
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*
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Bradley
Neil Hollingsworth
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52,500
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52,500
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-0-
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*
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Jones
Gable & Company Limited(20)(21)
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292,716
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195,144
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97,572
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*
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John
Kehl
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56,000
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56,000
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-0-
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*
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Scott
M. Kelly
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4,500
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4,500
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-0-
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*
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Frank
Lucas
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9,000
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9,000
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-0-
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*
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Andrew
Martyn
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45,000
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34,500
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10,500
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*
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John
D. McBride
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60,000
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60,000
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-0-
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*
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Edward
Louis Mercaldo
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75,000
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75,000
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-0-
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*
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Michael
Murphy
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11,000
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2,000
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9,000
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*
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Greg
Nixon
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6,900
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6,900
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-0-
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*
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Chris
Paliare
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15,000
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15,000
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-0-
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*
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Penang
Property Holdings Limited(22)
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365,000
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150,000
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215,000
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*
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Pinetree
Resource Partnership(23)
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262,500
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262,500
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-0-
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*
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John
A. Pollock Sr.
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55,500
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16,500
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39,000
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*
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Michelle
Pollock
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77,500
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37,500
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40,000
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*
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Mark
Quigley
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3,000
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3,000
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-0-
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*
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Gretchen
Ross
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16,500
|
16,500
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-0-
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*
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Royal
Trust Company SA(24)
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71,800
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37,500
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34,300
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*
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Rychel
Investment Ltd(25)
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37,500
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37,500
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-0-
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*
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Mary
Sinclair
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50,000
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50,000
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-0-
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*
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Irwin
Schwartz
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7,500
|
7,500
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-0-
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*
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Samantha
Sharpe
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15,000
|
15,000
|
-0-
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*
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Stephen
Sharpe
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43,800
|
43,800
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-0-
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*
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Norman
Shelson
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7,500
|
7,500
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-0-
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*
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Somerly
Holdings Limited(26)
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138,300
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75,000
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-0-
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*
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Morris
Tenaglia
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83,200
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45,000
|
38,200
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*
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Vijay
Thankey
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3,000
|
3,000
|
-0-
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*
|
The
K2 Principal Fund(27)
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261,000
|
261,000
|
-0-
|
*
|
Ron
Torrance
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1,950
|
1,950
|
-0-
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*
|
Henry
Wegiel
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3,500
|
1,500
|
2,000
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*
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West
Indies Trust Company Ltd.(28)
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
-0-
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*
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Yendor
Investments Ltd.(29)
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107,500
|
107,500
|
-0-
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*
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block
trades (which may include cross trades) in which the broker or dealer
so
engaged will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position
and
resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the
transaction;
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purchases
by a broker or dealer as principal and resale by the broker or dealer
for
its own account;
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an
exchange distribution or secondary distribution in accordance with
the
rules of any stock exchange or market on which the shares are
listed;
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ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits
purchases;
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an
offering at other than a fixed price on or through the facilities
of any
stock exchange or market on which the shares are listed or to or
through a
market maker other than on that stock exchange or
market;
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privately
negotiated transactions, directly or through
agents;
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short
sales of shares and sales to cover short
sales;
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through
the writing of options on the shares, whether the options are listed
on an
options exchange or otherwise;
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through
the distribution of the shares by any selling shareholder to its
partners,
members of shareholders;
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one
or more underwritten offerings;
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agreements
between a broker or dealer and one or more of the selling shareholders
to
sell a specified number of the securities at a stipulated price per
share;
and
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any
combination of any of these methods of sale or distribution, or any
other
method permitted by applicable law.
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our
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2004
filed with the SEC on March 31, 2005;
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our
amended Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A for the fiscal year ended
December
31, 2004 filed with the SEC on August 2,
2005;
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our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2005
filed
with the SEC on May 23, 2005;
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our
amended Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB/A for the quarter ended March
31,
2005 filed with the SEC on August 2,
2005;
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our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2005
filed
with the SEC on August 15, 2005;
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our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30,
2005
filed with the SEC on November 17,
2005;
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our
definitive proxy statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
filed with the SEC on May 17, 2005;
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our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 15, 2005;
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our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 29,
2005;
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our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 3, 2005;
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the
description of our common stock contained in our registration statement
on
Form 8-A (File No.001-32158) filed with the SEC on April 27,
2004.
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