Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Exercise Of Additional Investment Rights

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Derivative Warrants Weighted Average Remaining Life.

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Amount of other increase (decrease) in additional paid in capital (APIC).

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Fair value, before effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes liabilities elected not to be offset. Excludes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the fair value of derivatives recognized in the income statement.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) of financial instrument classified as a derivative asset (liability) after deduction of derivative liability (asset), measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Derivative Liabilities (Details Narrative) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Derivative Liabilities (Details Narrative) (USD $)	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014
Recognition of gain due to derivative liability	$ 408,697	$ (2,107,844)	$ 1,120,675	$ (230,557)
Fair value of derivative liability	1,490,858		1,490,858	2,635,643
Issuing Additional Warrants
Derivative warrants weighted average remaining life			2 years 9 months
Recognition of gain due to derivative liability			1,144,785		1,048,859
Additional investment rights			24,109		194,512
Additional paid in capital			237,566		237,566
Additional recognition of gain, “Change in fair value of derivative liabilities”			892,399		828,428
Recognition of Gain
Additional investment rights			194,512
Issuing Additiona Investment Rights
Fair value of derivative liability	$ 743,198		$ 743,198	$ 719,088