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WARRANT LIABILITY (Detail Textuals) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 16, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |  |  |
Cashless exercise of warrants |  | 17,695,187 |
Fair value of warrants | $ 2,455,042 |  |
Change in fair value of warrant liability | 1,288,752 | 2,634,758 | 6,332,599
Warrants |  |  |
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |  |  |
Method used for determining fair value of warrants | Binomial Lattice model | Binomial Lattice model |
Fair value of common stock (in dollars per share) | $ 0.18 | $ 0.16 |
Dividend yield (in percent) | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Number of expected term (in years) | 4 years 6 months 18 days | 4 years 6 months 18 days |
Risk free interest rate (in percent) | 1.55% | 1.75% |
Expected volatility (in percent) | 118.89% | 119.09% |
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per warrant) | $ 0.2431 | $ 0.2431 |
Series B Warrants |  |  |
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |  |  |
Cashless exercise of warrants |  | 22,411,764 |
Fair value of warrants |  | $ 2,823,165 |
Crede CG III, Ltd | Series A Warrants |  |  |
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |  |  |
Cashless exercise of warrants | 10,695,187 |  |
Crede CG III, Ltd | Series B Warrants |  |  |
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |  |  |
Cashless exercise of warrants | 7,000,000 |  |

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