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Note 10 - Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2013

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

		May 31,
		2013				2012
	Dividend yield			0.00%		0.00%
	Expected volatility			48.0%		48.8%
	Expected life of option (years)	5	-	10		5
	Average risk-free interest rate			0.71%		1.31%

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Tabular disclosure of the significant assumptions used during the year to estimate the fair value of stock options, including, but not limited to: (a) expected term of share options and similar instruments, (b) expected volatility of the entity's shares, (c) expected dividends, (d) risk-free rate(s), and (e) discount for post-vesting restrictions.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (f)(2)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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