PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:
Property, Plant and Equipment	6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 property, plant and equipment from continuing operations consisted of the following: Useful Lives June 30, December 31, (Years) 2013 2012 ------- ------------ ------------ Land n/a $ 6,430,000 $ 430,000 Machinery and equipment 2-10 15,996,507 15,893,600 Furniture and fixtures 5-10 169,258 110,439 Building and leasehold improvements 10 3,443,598 3,376,869 Computer equipment and software 5-7 843,314 827,191 Construction in progress n/a -- -- Vehicles 3-10 340,350 408,080 ------------ ------------ 27,223,027 21,046,179 Less accumulated depreciation 7,768,763 6,870,153 ------------ ------------ $ 19,454,264 $ 14,176,026 ============ ============ Total depreciation expense related to continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was $925,980 and $694,328, 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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