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Note 11 - Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]
(11)       RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

During 2000, we moved our United Kingdom staff training facility into a new facility. Effective June 24, 2000, we executed a 20-year commercial office lease for this new facility. The lessor for this facility is a company which is owned by certain members of the family of our Chairman of the Board and another one of our directors. Execution of the lease was approved by a majority of the disinterested members of our Board of Directors. We believe that the terms of the lease are no less favorable than could be obtained from an unaffiliated party. Rent expense totaled $0.3 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Future annual commitments under the lease are $0.4 million for the remaining term of the lease, subject to increases in 2015. The rent is denominated in the lease in U.K. Pound Sterling. The foregoing dollar amounts are based on the average U.K. Pound Sterling to U.S. Dollar exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.