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Other Current Assets (Notes) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2013
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Other Current Assets [Text Block] | Other Current Assets Other current assets at April 30, 2013 and October 31, 2012 consisted of the following:
|  | April 30, 2013 |  | October 31, 2012
Advance payments to vendors (1) |  | $ | 3,858 |  |  | $ | 2,261 |
Notes receivable (2) |  | 320 |  |  | 475 |
Prepaid expenses and other (3) |  | 3,650 |  |  | 1,991 |
Total |  | $ | 7,828 |  |  | $ | 4,727 |
(1) | Advance payments to vendors relate to inventory purchases.
(2) | Current portion of long-term notes receivable.
(3) | Primarily relates to other prepaid vendor expenses including insurance, rent and lease payments.

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