Stock Options and Award Programs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs, Share-Based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Stock Options Available For Grant Activity [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth options available for possible grant under the 2008 Plan for each of the years ended December 31:

	2012			2011
Options Available for grant under plan, January 1		6,578,049			6,578,049
Less: Options granted under plan
Options outstanding and exercisable, January 1		2,522,000			2,610,747
Granted		400,000			250,000
Cancelled		(25,000	)		(235,000	)
Forfeited		-			-
Exercised		(525,000	)		(240,000	)
Options outstanding and exercisable, December 31		2,372,000			2,385,747
Options Available for grant under plan, December 31		4,206,049			4,192,302

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity [Table Text Block]

A summary of the stock option and restricted stock award activity under the Company’s stock plans during the years ended December 31 is presented below for non-vested options:

				Weighted		Weighted
				Average Grant		Average
	# of			Date Fair Value		Remaining
NON-VESTED OPTIONS	Shares			per Share		Option Life
Non-vested balances, January 1, 2011		976,253		$	0.43
Granted		250,000		$	1.08
Vested		(151,253	)	$	0.13
Forfeited		(235,000	)	$	0.38
Non-vested balances, December 31, 2011		840,000		$	0.70		2.69
Granted		400,000		$	0.43
Vested		(340,000	)	$	0.64
Forfeited		-		$	0.00
Non-vested balances, December 31, 2012		900,000		$	0.60		3.58

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

A summary of the stock option and restricted stock award activity under the Company’s stock plans during the years ended December 31 is presented below for options outstanding and exercisable:

				Weighted		Weighted
				Average		Average
	# of			Exercise Price		Remaining
OUTSTANDING AND EXERCISABLE	Shares			per Share		Option Life
Options outstanding, January 1, 2011		3,587,000		$	0.62
Issued		250,000		$	1.30
Canceled		(235,000	)	$	0.83
Expired		-		$	0.00
Exercised		(240,000	)	$	0.88
Options outstanding, December 31, 2011		3,362,000		$	0.64		3.06
Options outstanding and exercisable, December 31, 2011		2,522,000		$	0.50		2.31
Issued		400,000		$	0.69
Canceled		(25,000	)	$	0.54
Exercised		(525,000	)	$	0.08
Options outstanding, December 31, 2012		3,212,000		$	0.74		2.70
Options outstanding and exercisable, December 31, 2012		2,312,000		$	0.67		1.91

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

Significant option model assumptions were as follows for options entered into during the years ended:

	DECEMBER 31
	2012			2011
Expected dividend yield		0	%		0	%
Expected volatility		74	%		102	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.38-0.40	%		0.40-2.38	%
Expected life - Employees options		3 years			3 years
Expected life - Board of directors options		n/a			n/a

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan [Table Text Block]

The amount of compensation expense recognized under ASC 718-10 under the Company’s plans was comprised of the following during the years ended:

	DECEMBER, 31
	2012		2011
General and administrative expense		217,611	$	157,459
Share-based compensation before taxes	$	217,611	$	157,459
Tot net share-based compensation expense	$	217,611	$	157,459
Net share-based compensation expenses per basic and diluted common share		nil		nil