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CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS (Details Narrative) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2009
Notes to Financial Statements
Capital lease obligations for equipment lease facility	$ 62,000	$ 164,000	$ 1,000,000
Terms of agreement for use of facility	24 months
Amount utilized through capital lease	743,000
Capital lease remained outstanding	$ 150,000

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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal, through the balance sheet date and due to be paid more than one year (or one operating cycle, if longer) after the balance sheet date.

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