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Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		7 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 23, 2014	Dec. 26, 2014	Jun. 24, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 29, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 17, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 27, 2013	Sep. 27, 2013	Jul. 17, 2013	Aug. 12, 2011	Feb. 20, 2014
Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in Shares)	40,000	40,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.63	$ 0.28
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] \| Board of Directors [Member] \| 2007 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense			$ 25,200
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] \| Board of Directors [Member] \| Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member]
Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense				22,500	22,501	22,461
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] \| Vendors and Consultants [Member] \| Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member]
Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense				29,250	32,250	11,250	23,450	82,706
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] \| Nonemployee Members of the Board [Member] \| Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member]
Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense								54,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] \| Chief Financial Officer [Member] \| Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member]
Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense		75,000							75,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] \| Director of International Ventures and Business Development [Member] \| Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member]
Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	50,667	76,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] \| Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member]
Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	846,588	892,309
Selling, General and Administrative Expense [Member] \| Board of Directors [Member] \| Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member]
Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense							22,500
Board of Directors [Member] \| Number of Shares Per Member [Member] \| 2007 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in Shares)			10,000							10,000
Board of Directors [Member] \| Accrued and Unpaid Obligations [Member] \| Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member]
Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Other Liabilities, Current				45,000	45,000	45,000
Board of Directors [Member] \| Accrued and Unpaid Obligations [Member]
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in Shares)					103,847	156,888
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)					$ 0.65	$ 0.43
Board of Directors [Member] \| 2007 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in Shares)			40,000								40,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			1 year								1 year
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period			10 years								10 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)			$ 0.63								$ 0.28
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense											11,200
Board of Directors [Member] \| Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member]
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in Shares)				192,857			143,617
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)				$ 0.35			$ 0.47
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value				67,500	67,501	67,461	67,500
Vendors and Consultants [Member] \| Accrued and Unpaid Obligations [Member] \| Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member]
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Other Liabilities, Current				58,500	64,500	22,500	67,500	206,765		206,765
Vendors and Consultants [Member] \| Selling, General and Administrative Expense [Member] \| Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member]
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Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense												87,613
Vendors and Consultants [Member] \| Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member]
Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in Shares)				250,715	148,848	78,488	193,511	1,033,825				1,051,350
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)				$ 0.35	$ 0.65	$ 0.43	$ 0.47	$ 0.30				$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.30
Other Liabilities, Current		176,813										176,813
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value				87,750	96,750	33,750	90,950	289,471				262,838
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term													10 years	10 years
Board of Directors Chairman [Member] \| Accrued and Unpaid Obligations [Member] \| Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member]
Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Other Liabilities, Current							45,000
Nonemployee Members of the Board [Member] \| Accrued and Unpaid Obligations [Member] \| Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member]
Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Other Liabilities, Current								135,000		135,000
Nonemployee Members of the Board [Member] \| Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member]
Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in Shares)								675,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)								$ 0.30
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value								189,000
Chief Financial Officer [Member] \| Vesting Monthly [Member] \| Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member]
Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Number of Shares (in Shares)															25,000
Chief Financial Officer [Member] \| Vesting Monthly [Member]
Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Number of Shares (in Shares)			25,000
Chief Financial Officer [Member] \| Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member]
Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in Shares)			300,000												300,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)			$ 0.63												0.30
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value		90,000							90,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Number of Shares (in Shares)															125,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	15,000	15,000							15,000			15,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Number (in Shares)			100,000
Holder of a Stock Option [Member] \| Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member]
Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in Shares)							41,875
Director of International Ventures and Business Development [Member] \| Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member]
Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in Shares)																800,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)																$ 1.00
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense																304,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term																10 years
Outside of the 2007 Plan [Member]
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in Shares)	1,608,771	3,060,175															40,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.50	$ 0.28															$ 0.35
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value																	$ 14,000