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Natural Disaster	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
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Natural Disaster	14. Natural Disaster 14. Natural Disaster—On September 5, 2012, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake shook Costa Rica and neighboring countries. Although our subsidiary office located in Costa Rica was significantly damaged, no employees were injured as a result of the earthquake. We were able to retrieve all of our records, set up a temporary facility and resume business as usual within three days.

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