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Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Carried at Fair Value | The following table provides the assets and liabilities carried at fair value, measured as of June 30, 2014 and March 31, 2014 (in thousands):
| Total |  |  | Quoted Prices in |  |  | Significant Other |  |  | Significant |
| Carrying |  |  | Active Markets |  |  | Observable Inputs |  |  | Unobservable Inputs |
| Value |  |  | (Level 1) |  |  | (Level 2) |  |  | (Level 3) |
June 30, 2014: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents | $ | 22,180 |  |  | $ | 22,180 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
Derivative liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants | $ | 2,636 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 2,636 |
| Total |  |  | Quoted Prices in |  |  | Significant Other |  |  | Significant |
| Carrying |  |  | Active Markets |  |  | Observable Inputs |  |  | Unobservable Inputs |
| Value |  |  | (Level 1) |  |  | (Level 2) |  |  | (Level 3) |
March 31, 2014: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents | $ | 17,675 |  |  | $ | 17,675 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
Derivative liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants | $ | 2,601 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 2,601 |
Schedule of Liabilities Measured at Fair Value | The table below reflects the activity for the Company’s major classes of liabilities measured at fair value (in thousands):
|  |  |  |  | Warrants |
April 1, 2014 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,601 |
Mark to market adjustment |  |  |  |  |  | 35 |
Balance at June 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,636 |
| Derivative |  |  |  |  |
| Liability |  |  | Warrants |
April 1, 2013 | $ | 529 |  |  | $ | 3,633 |
Warrant issuance with Senior Secured Term Loan |  | - |  |  |  | 315 |
Mark to market adjustment |  | (525 | ) |  |  | (1,347 | )
Extinguishment of derivative liability |  | (4 | ) |  |  | - |
Balance at March 31, 2014 | $ | - |  |  | $ | 2,601 |
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis | The following table provides the assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, as of March 31, 2014 (in thousands). As no indicators of impairment existed during the current quarter, there were no assets to be measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of June 30, 2014.
| Total |  |  | Quoted Prices in |  |  | Significant Other |  |  | Significant |
| Carrying |  |  | Active Markets |  |  | Observable Inputs |  |  | Unobservable Inputs |
| Value |  |  | (Level 1) |  |  | (Level 2) |  |  | (Level 3) |
March 31, 2014: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in unconsolidated entity – Blade Dynamics | $ | 3,690 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 3,690 |

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