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Carube Copper Corp.

Chatham Rock Phosphate

Chatham Rock Phosphate is considered a development stage company. Through its subsidiary, Co. is engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties.

CIBT Education Group Inc.

CIBT Education Group is an educational management organization. Co.'s business operations include education, media communications, and real estate development. Co.'s education business is conducted through CIBT School of Business & Technology Corp. and its subsidiaries in Asia, and through Sprott-Shaw Degree College Corp. in Canada. Co. operates its media communications business through IRIX Design Group Inc. and its subsidiaries. Co. established a new business operation called Global Education City Holdings Inc., which is an investment holding and management company with a focus on education related real estate projects in Canada such as student housing.

Dean Foods Company

Dean Foods is a food and beverage company and a processor and direct-to-store distributor of fluid milk and other dairy and dairy case products. The company manufactures, markets and distributes a branded and private label dairy and dairy case products, including fluid milk, ice cream, cultured dairy products, creamers, ice cream mix and other dairy products to retailers, educational institutions and governmental entities. The company's portfolio includes DairyPure?, and TruMoo? flavored milk brand, along with dairy brands such as Alta Dena ?, Berkeley Farms ?, Country Fresh ?, Dean's ?, Friendly's ?, Lehigh Valley Dairy Farms ?, and more. The company also makes and distributes juices, teas and bottled water.

Dollar General Corporation

Dollar General is a discount retailer. The company's consumables products includes paper and cleaning products, packaged food, perishables, snacks, health and beauty, pet, and tobacco products. The company's seasonal products include decorations, toys, batteries, small electronics, greeting cards, stationery, prepaid phones and accessories, gardening supplies, hardware, automotive and home office supplies. The company's home products include kitchen supplies, cookware, small appliances, light bulbs, storage containers, frames, candles, craft supplies and kitchen, bed and bath soft goods. The company's apparel includes casual everyday apparel, as well as socks, underwear, disposable diapers, shoes and accessories.

Isodiol International Inc

Kontrol Energy Corp

Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc.

Odyssey Marine Exploration is engaged in deep-ocean exploration. The company's main focus is in the discovery, development and extraction of deep-ocean minerals. The company's techniques are also applied to shipwreck cargo recovery and other marine survey and exploration charter services. The company conducts archaeological excavations with remotely operated vehicles. The company's capabilities allow it to perform geophysical and geotechnical surveys, detailed mapping, sampling, and environmental assessments. The company also maintains capabilities in functions required for the shipwreck business, such as research, conservation, documentation and exhibit of rare artifacts and publication of archaeological excavation.

Sysco Corporation

Sysco, acting through its subsidiaries and divisions, is a distributor of food and related products primarily to the foodservice or food-away-from-home industry. The company has three reportable segments: United States Foodservice Operations, which primarily include United States Broadline operations, which distribute a line of food products, including custom-cut meat, seafood, specialty produce, specialty imports and a variety of non-food products; International Foodservice Operations, which include operations in the Americas and Europe, which distribute a line of food products and a variety of non-food products; and SYGMA, which consists of its United States customized distribution subsidiary.

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