Asset purchase and acquisition of a business (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Revenues	$ 255	$ 336
Net loss	$ (8,526)	$ (2,471)
Loss per share of common stock	$ (1.56)	$ (1.16)
Basic and diluted	5,453,049	2,128,891

The pro forma basic & diluted net income per share for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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The pro forma basic & diluted number of shares for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25497992&loc=d3e1392-128463

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The pro forma revenue for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of the period.

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