NOTE Stock Compensation Plans

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

NOTE Share Based Compensation [Abstract]

Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Text Block]

NOTE 4 – STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS

The Company's 1998 Incentive Plan (“Option Plan”) that provided for the issuance of options to acquire up to 3,250,000 shares of common stock expired in June 2008. The Option Plan provided for grants of non-statutory options, incentive stock options, restricted stock awards and stock appreciation rights. All stock option grants were for a ten-year term. Stock options issued to executives and management generally vested over a four-year period, one-fifth at grant date and one-fifth at December 31 of each year until they are fully vested. Stock options issued to directors under the Option Plan vested quarterly over a one-year period. As of November 7, 2011, 775,000 shares of common stock remained subject to outstanding awards previously granted under the Option Plan.

In June 2009, the Company's stockholders approved a new 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (“Equity Plan”) that provides for the issuance of up to 480,000 shares of common stock. The Equity Plan provides for grants of non-statutory options, incentive stock options, restricted stock awards, performance shares, performance units, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards. Grants to employees generally vest over a four-year period, one-fourth at December 31 of each year until they are fully vested. Grants to non-employee directors vest quarterly over a one-year period coinciding with their service term. As of November 7, 2011, 319,766 shares of restricted stock have been granted under the Equity Plan, of which 133,115 remain subject to outstanding awards. Unvested restricted stock awards and restricted stock units are included in diluted earnings per share until the shares have been vested. The vested shares are then included in basic earnings per share.

Total share-based compensation expense in the amount of $109,000 and $116,000 was recognized during the three-months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Total share-based compensation expense in the amount of $307,000 and $316,000 was recognized during the nine-months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Share-based compensation expense is reported in selling, general and administrative expense.

Stock Options

Compensation expense related to outstanding non-vested stock option awards under the Option Plan of $27,000 had not been recognized at September 30, 2011. This compensation expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 3 months.

The following table summarizes stock option activity through the third quarter of 2011:

	Number of Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000's)*
Balance at December 31, 2010	915,000		$	7.14	5.2	$	145
Granted	—		—		—	—
Exercised	—		—		—	—
Canceled or expired	(140,000	)	8.77		—	—
Balance at September 30, 2011	775,000		$	6.84	4.4	$	340
Exercisable at September 30, 2011	755,000		$	6.77	4.4	$	340

*Based on average stock price through the third quarter of 2011 of $3.92 per share. The average stock price for the same period in 2010 was $2.72 per share. The total fair value of vested options outstanding as of September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively.

There were no options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $76,000.

Restricted Stock Awards

Restricted stock awards granted to directors are intended to compensate and retain the director over the one-year service period commencing July 1 of the year of service. These awards vest in quarterly installments beginning September 30 of the year of service, so long as the grantee continues to serve as a director of the Company. Restricted stock awards granted to employees vest in four equal annual installments beginning December 31 in the year granted, so long as the grantee remains employed full-time with the Company as of each vesting date. During 2010 and 2011, the Company granted restricted stock awards per the following table.

Date Issued	Issued to	Number of Individuals	Number of Shares	Market Price		Fair Value		Grants Forfeited
January 27, 2010	Employee	2	37,500	$	3.09	$	115,875	18,750
June 17, 2010	Employee	1	40,323	$	2.48	$	100,000	—
June 17, 2010	Director	3	96,774	$	2.48	$	240,000	—
September 10, 2010	Employee	2	21,008	$	2.38	$	50,000	—
June 16, 2011	Employee	1	22,866	$	3.28	$	75,000	—
June 16, 2011	Director	3	73,170	$	3.28	$	240,000	—

The amount of compensation expense related to all restricted stock awards that had not been recognized at September 30, 2011, totaled $352,000. This compensation expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 20 months.