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2us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse| 1falsefalsefalse00<p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Property and equipment as of June 30, 2013 consisted of the following: </p>
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%">
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<td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"> </td>
<td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt">Estimated</font></td>
<td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"> </td>
<td colspan="10" style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt">June 30, 2013</font></td>
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<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt">Useful Lives</font></td>
<td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"> </td>
<td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt">Purchased</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"> </td>
<td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"> </td>
<td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt">Capital Leases</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"> </td>
<td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"> </td>
<td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt">Total</font></td>
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<td style="width: 43%"><font style="font-size: 8pt">Machinery and equipment</font></td>
<td style="width: 12%; text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt">2-10 years</font></td>
<td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"> </td>
<td style="width: 1%"><font style="font-size: 8pt">$</font></td>
<td style="width: 12%; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">119,998</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 1%"> </td>
<td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"> </td>
<td style="width: 1%"><font style="font-size: 8pt">$</font></td>
<td style="width: 12%; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">87,039</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 1%"> </td>
<td style="width: 1%; text-align: right"> </td>
<td style="width: 1%"><font style="font-size: 8pt">$</font></td>
<td style="width: 12%; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">207,037</font></td>
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<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">
<td><font style="font-size: 8pt">Leasehold improvements</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt">5-20 years</font></td>
<td style="text-align: right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">603,612</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">-</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">603,612</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF">
<td><font style="font-size: 8pt">Furniture and fixtures</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt">3-10 years</font></td>
<td style="text-align: right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">73,539</font></td>
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<td style="text-align: right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">101,260</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">174,799</font></td>
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<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">
<td><font style="font-size: 8pt">Software and websites</font></td>
<td style="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt">3-7 years</font></td>
<td style="text-align: right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">63,782</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">44,849</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td style="text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">108,631</font></td>
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<td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><font style="font-size: 8pt">Less: accumulated depreciation</font></td>
<td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"> </td>
<td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: right"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">(435,409</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><font style="font-size: 8pt">)</font></td>
<td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: right"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">(216,400</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><font style="font-size: 8pt">)</font></td>
<td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: right"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">(651,809</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><font style="font-size: 8pt">)</font></td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">
<td style="padding-bottom: 3pt"> </td>
<td style="padding-bottom: 3pt"> </td>
<td style="padding-bottom: 3pt; text-align: right"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double"><font style="font-size: 8pt">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">425,522</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="padding-bottom: 3pt"> </td>
<td style="padding-bottom: 3pt; text-align: right"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double"><font style="font-size: 8pt">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">16,748</font></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="padding-bottom: 3pt"> </td>
<td style="padding-bottom: 3pt; text-align: right"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double"><font style="font-size: 8pt">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right"><font style="font-size: 8pt">442,270</font></td>
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<p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"> </p>
<p style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation, were $442,270 and
$469,001 as of June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively. Accumulated depreciation was $651,809 and $606,509 as of June
30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively. Total depreciation expense was $49,160 and $43,823 for the nine months ended June
30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. All equipment is used for selling, general and administrative purposes and accordingly all depreciation
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