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Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

5) Property and Equipment

The cost of property and equipment is summarized below:

	December 31,
	2011			2010
Land and buildings	$	12,503,230		$	14,344,140
Furniture and equipment		12,900,261			13,002,174
		25,403,491			27,346,314
Less accumulated depreciation		(16,103,306	)		(16,235,255	)
Total	$	9,300,185		$	11,111,059

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $1,499,038, $1,811,931 and $1,956,215 respectively.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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