PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT	5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 property and equipment from continuing operations consisted of the following: Useful Lives September 30, December 31, (Years) 2012 2011 ------------ ------------ ------------ Land n/a $ 430,000 $ 430,000 Machinery and equipment 2-10 16,082,707 12,840,288 Furniture and fixtures 5-10 123,403 110,439 Building and leasehold improvements 10 3,362,068 3,226,010 Computer equipment and software 5-7 909,997 804,010 Construction in progress n/a 14,801 14,801 Vehicles 3-10 334,415 212,093 ------------ ------------ 21,257,391 17,637,641 Less accumulated depreciation 6,947,380 6,003,675 ------------ ------------ $ 14,310,011 $ 11,633,966 ============ ============ Total depreciation expense related to continuing operations for nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was $1,115,700 and $1,523,549, respectively.

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The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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