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Note 6 - Dividends	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011
Dividends [Text Block]	(6)  Dividends In August 2010, we announced that our Board of Directors approved a regular cash dividend program to our stockholders, subject to approval each quarter.  Quarterly cash dividends of $0.02 per share of common stock were paid in March, May and September 2011.

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