4. Notes Payable (Details 1) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
For the twelve months ending
2013	$ 27,823,896
2014	35,721,487
2015	2,487,080
Total	$ 66,032,463	$ 29,646,435

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