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5. Capital Stock (Detail) - Compensation Cost of the Stock Options Granted (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Market development
Unrelated parties (in Shares)				20,989	43,785
Interest expense:
Related parties	$ 32,599	$ 141,178	$ 20,000,000	$ 2,616,601	$ 2,114,645

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