6. INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013
Intangible Assets Details
Non-compete agreement	$ 310,888	$ 310,888
License agreement	288,087	288,087
Trade secrets	1,599,122	1,599,122
Total, at cost	2,198,097	2,198,097
Less, accumulated amortization	(2,156,069)	(1,787,024)
Intangible Assets, Net	$ 42,028	$ 411,073

Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275

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Amount before amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Amount after amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Gross carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of certain rights acquired to exercise a certain privilege or pursue a particular business or occupation and which is deemed to have a finite economic life.

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Gross carrying amount before accumulated amortization as of the balance sheet date of payments made to third parties in exchange for their agreement not to engage in specified competitive practices in specified geographic territories for a specified period of time.

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Custom Element.

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