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Additional Paid-In Capital (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Additional Paid-In Capital [Abstract]

Schedule Of Additional Paid-In Capital

		Warrants			Stock based compensation			Compensation options			Other paid-in capital			Total additional paid-in capital
As of December 31, 2011	$	10,288		$	5,065		$	588		$	8,729		$	24,670
Warrants exercised		(576)			-			-			576			-
Warrants issued		2,783			-			-			-			2,783
Stock options expensed		-			872			-			-			872
Stock options exercised		-			(12)			-			12			-
Restricted stock units expensed		-			2,164			-			-			2,164
Compensation options exercised		-			-			(294)			294			-
As of September 30, 2012	$	12,495		$	8,089		$	294		$	9,611		$	30,489

Summary Of Warrant Activity

		Warrants outstanding		Valuation		Weighted average exercise price per share		Weighted average remaining life (yrs.)		Intrinsic value
As of December 31, 2011		15,850,238	$	10,288	$	3.45		3.7	$	485
Exercised		(593,478)		(576)
Issued		2,666,666		2,783
As of September 30, 2012		17,923,426	$	12,495	$	3.51		2.9	$	2,178

Schedule Of Compensation Options

		Compensation options outstanding			Valuation			Weighted average exercise price per share		Expiry date		Weighted average remaining life (yrs.)
As of December 31, 2011		450,000		$	588		$	3.30		April 2013		1.3
Exercised		(225,000)			(294)
As of September 30, 2012		225,000		$	294		$	3.30		April 2013		0.6

Summary Of The Fair Value Of All Awards issued Under Stock Compensation Plans

		Three months ended September 30,					Nine months ended September 30,
		2012			2011		2012			2011
Stock options	$	429		$	336	$	872		$	1,096
Restricted stock units		614			79		2,164			267
	$	1,043		$	415	$	3,036		$	1,363

Summary Of Option Activity

		Number of options		Weighted average exercise price per option		Weighted average remaining contractual term		Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding - December 31, 2011		3,195,000	$	3.27		2.73	$	1,039
Granted		400,000		3.16
Exercised		(7,500)		2.88
Expired		(495,000)		4.58
Outstanding - September 30, 2012		3,092,500	$	3.04		2.63	$	2,395
Exercisable - September 30, 2012		2,792,500	$	3.01		2.46	$	2,298

Summary Of The Status Of Unvested Stock Options

						Number of options		Weighted average grant-date fair value per option		Weighted average remaining amortization period (Years)
Unvested - December 31, 2011						597,500	$	1.60
Granted						400,000		1.65
Vested						(697,500)		1.57
Unvested - September 30, 2012						300,000	$	1.74		0.85

Summary Of Restricted Stock Units Activity

		Number of units		Weighted average fair value
Unvested - December 31, 2011		960,000	$	3.84
Cancelled		(107,832)		3.07
Granted		1,142,339		3.19
Unvested - September 30 , 2012		1,994,507	$	3.50

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