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Note 3 - Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2013

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

		May 31, 2013				August 31, 2012
Production materials		$	1,140,800			$	1,462,615
Finished goods			4,076,176				2,688,582
		$	5,216,976			$	4,151,197

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Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process.

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

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 2

-Paragraph 6

-Subparagraph a,b,c

-Article 5

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