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Note 7 - Preferred Stock
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Preferred Stock [Text Block]
7.  Preferred Stock

The Company has 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized for issuance which is issuable in series.

The Board of directors authorized the issuance of up to 10,000 shares of Series 2010-A 10% Convertible Preferred Stock on July 29, 2010.  Each preferred share is convertible into 1,000 common shares ($100 stated value per share divided by $0.10).  Dividends are payable quarterly at 10% per annum in cash or stock at the option of the preferred stock Holder.  Stock dividend payments are valued at the higher of $0.10 per share of common stock or the average of the two highest volume weighted average closing prices for the 5 consecutive trading days ending on the trading day that is immediately prior to the dividend payment date.  During 2011, a total of 200 shares of Series 2010-A 10% Convertible Preferred Stock were issued to a Director.  Net proceeds totaled $18,000 after $2,000 of brokerage commissions.  The preferred stock is convertible into 200,000 shares of restricted common stock.  In 2011, the Company recorded $16,956 of dividends related to the 1,700 shares of preferred stock outstanding. Of this amount, $16,956 was unpaid as of December 31, 2011. During 2012, a total of 1,562 shares of Series 2010-A 10% Convertible Preferred Stock were issued to a Director. Of the 1,562 preferred shares issued, 223 were issued for cash of $20,000. The 1,339 shares were issued as payment for loan principal of $85,000 and interest on notes and dividends (previously payable from 2011) of $48,878. The preferred stock is convertible into 1,562,000 shares of restricted common stock.  In 2012, the Company recorded $30,851 of dividends related to the 3,262 shares of preferred stock outstanding. Of this amount, $30,851 was unpaid as of December 31, 2012.