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Note 9 - Guarantees

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations [Table Text Block]

(9) GUARANTEES

Product Warranties

Warranty expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $90 and $144, respectively. The following table sets forth the changes in the liability for product warranties for the nine months ended September 30, 2011:

Balance - January 1, 2011	$	274
Payments made under product warranty		(133	)
Accruals for product warranty		90
Balance - September 30, 2011	$	231

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of each guarantee obligation, or each group of similar guarantee obligations, including (a) the nature of the guarantee, including its term, how it arose, and the events or circumstances that would require the guarantor to perform under the guarantee; (b) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee; (c) the current carrying amount of the liability, if any, for the guarantor's obligations under the guarantee; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the guarantee, and any assets held either as collateral or by third parties, and any relevant related party disclosure. Excludes disclosures about product warranties.

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