Expense attributable to the variable method as per ITF-96-18.

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The number of additional tranches of shares to be awarded as part of share-based compensation arrangement.

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The number of shares in a tranche to be awarded as part of share-based compensation arrangement.

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The term of the equity-based award from date of issue.

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Exercise price at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance on stock options awarded.

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Weighted average price at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance on stock options awarded.

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Aggregate amount of each class of warrants or rights outstanding.

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The weighted-average price as of the balance sheet date at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance on vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable under the stock option plan.

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Fair value of options vested. Excludes equity instruments other than options, for example, but not limited to, share units, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock.

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Number of share instruments newly issued under a share-based compensation plan.

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COMMON STOCK, WARRANTS AND OPTIONS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
COMMON STOCK, WARRANTS AND OPTIONS (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2010 Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Consultant [Member] Stock Compensation [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Consultant [Member] Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Consultant [Member] Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Executives [Member] Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Executives [Member] Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Executives [Member] Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Vice President 1 [Member] Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Vice President 2 [Member] Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued in period (in shares)					37,500			938		3,750		72,000	25,391	36,000	36,000
Number of additional tranches of shares to be awarded to consultant								1
Number of shares in a tranche to be awarded (in shares)								938
Vesting rights of awards						one-third vesting immediately and one-third vesting on each of the second and third anniversaries of the grant.				The options vest in four equal installments starting three months from the issue date and every three months for the following nine months.	The options are exercisable in three equal annual installments on the anniversary of the issuance starting one year from date of issue
Fair value of options						$ 245,000	$ 149,000			$ 8,570
Share-based compensation expense	59,000	80,000	236,000	136,000					2,448	4,959
Expense attributable to variable method as per ITF 96/18										$ 279
Exercise price (in dollars per share)						$ 1.06					$ 4.00		$ 4.00
Term of Options													5 years
Issue price of half of the options (in dollars per share)														$ 5.11
Issue price of other half of options (in dollars per share)															$ 4.45
Warrants outstanding (in shares)	0		0