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Recent accounting pronouncements	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2012
Recent accounting pronouncements [Abstract]
Recent accounting pronouncements [Text Block]	Recent accounting pronouncements. The Company evaluated recent accounting pronouncements and do not expect them to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

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The entire disclosure for a new accounting pronouncement that has been issued but not yet adopted.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 250

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 5

-Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 11.M)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6369664&loc=d3e31137-122693



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

-Publisher SEC

-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)

-Number Topic 11

-Section M

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