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      &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10.0pt;"&gt;Going

      concern&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;

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          &lt;font style="font-size:10.0pt"&gt;The accompanying condensed

          consolidated financial statements have been prepared in

          conformity with accounting principles generally accepted

          in the United States of America, which contemplate

          continuation of our Company as a going concern. Since

          inception, we have reported net losses, including losses

          of $999,544 and $1,633,217 during the years ended

          September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. We have

          reported a net loss of $1,726,817 during the nine months

          ended June 30, 2013, and we expect losses to continue in

          the near future as we grow our operations. At June 30,

          2013, we have a working capital deficit of $1,386,662 and

          an accumulated deficit of $57,876,740. Net cash used by

          operating activities was $549,835 and $1,194,439 during

          the nine months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012,

          respectively. We have funded our operations primarily

          through sales of our common and preferred stock,

          short-term borrowings, and cash receipt from sales. In

          this regard, during the nine months ended June 30, 2013,

          we raised $355,500 from our financing activities, and

          received approximately $191,980 in cash pursuant to terms

          on sales contracts.&lt;/font&gt;

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          &lt;font style="font-size:10.0pt"&gt;Investment funds received

          have not been sufficient to continue to support certain

          operating activities, which led to postponement in the

          deployment of our business strategy and the scaling back

          of research and development activities. We continue at

          reduced staffing levels as we focus on raising additional

          capital and engaging prospective customers. Without

          additional funding, our cash is estimated to support our

          operations into September 2013. These factors, and those

          of the preceding paragraph, raise substantial doubt about

          our ability to continue as a going concern.&lt;/font&gt;

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          &lt;font style="font-size:10.0pt"&gt;We require additional

          financing to execute our business strategy and to satisfy

          our near-term working capital requirements. Our operating

          expenses will use a significant amount of our cash

          resources. Our management seeks to &lt;font class="GramE"&gt;raise&lt;/font&gt; additional financing to fund

          future operations and to provide additional working

          capital to fund our business. There is no assurance that

          such financing will be obtained in sufficient amounts

          necessary or on terms favorable or on terms acceptable to

          us to meet our needs. In the event that we cannot obtain

          additional funds, on a timely basis or our operations do

          not generate sufficient cash flow, we may be forced to

          curtail our development or cease our operations

          altogether, which may include seeking protection under

          the bankruptcy laws.&lt;/font&gt;

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          &lt;font style="font-size:10.0pt"&gt;The accompanying condensed

          consolidated financial statements do not include any

          adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the

          recoverability and classification of assets or amounts

          and classifications of liabilities that may result from

          the outcome of this uncertainty&lt;/font&gt;

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