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Note 12 - Series B Preferred Shares (Details) (Series B Preferred Stock [Member], USD $)	6 Months Ended					1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 First Five Years [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 First Five Years [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 First Five Years [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Years Six and Seven [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 After Year Seven [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014
Note 12 - Series B Preferred Shares (Details) [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in Shares)						30,700
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage	0.00%	5.00%		12.00%	14.00%
Preferred Stock, Additional Cash Dividend Under Specified Conditions, Percentage			40.00%
Preferred Stock, Cash Dividend Under Other Specified Conditions, Percentage			100.00%
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate Under Other Specified Conditions, Percentage			5.00%
Preferred Stock, Convertible, Initial Conversion Price (in Dollars per share)							$ 1.45

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The additional cash dividend, expressed as a percentage of the common stock dividend which would have been paid to Series B preferred shareholders on an as-converted basis, if a cash dividend is paid on the Company's common stock and if the dividend paid on the Series B Preferred Shares is 0%. However, this holds true only if the amount would exceed the normal 5% preferred dividend.

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The additional cash dividend, expressed as a percentage of the common stock dividend which would have been paid to Series B preferred shareholders on an as-converted basis, if a cash dividend is paid on the Company's common stock and if the dividend paid on the Series B Preferred Shares is 5% (in which case the 5% Series B preferred dividend will also be paid in cash).

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The initial conversion price at which each preferred share is convertible into common stock (subject to adjustment, including upon a default).

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The preferred stock dividend rate that will be used to determine the cash dividend that will be paid to Series B preferred shareholders under the following conditions: a cash dividend is paid on the Company's common stock and the dividend paid on the Series B Preferred Shares is 0%, and such amount exceeds 100% of the common stock dividend that would have been paid to the Series B preferred shareholders on an as-converted basis.

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The percentage rate used to calculate dividend payments on preferred stock.

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Number of new stock issued during the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644



Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770



Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 29, 30

-Article 5

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