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      &lt;b&gt;NOTE 6 &amp;#8211; Subsequent events&lt;/b&gt;
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      In August, 2013, we entered into a promissory note (the &amp;#8220;August 2013 Note&amp;#8221;) for a principal sum of $555,000
      plus accrued and unpaid interest and any other fees. The consideration is up to $500,000, which would produce an original issue discount of $55,000
      if all the consideration is received. The lender paid $150,000
      upon closing pursuant to the terms of the August 2013 Note. The August 2013 Note has a maturity of one year from the delivery of each payment. The August 2013 Note may be convertible into shares of common stock of our company at any time from
      180
      days after the date of each payment of consideration, at a conversion price which is
      70% of the average of the three lowest closing prices in the
      20
      trading days previous to the conversion. We may repay the August 2013 Note at any time on or before
      90
      days from the effective date of the August 2013 Note with an interest rate of
      0%, after which we may not make any further payments on the August 2013 Note prior to the maturity date without written approval from the lender. If we elect not to repay the August 2013 Note on or before
      90
      days from the effective date of the August 2013 Note, a one-time interest charge of
      12% will be applied to the principal sum.
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      In August, 2013, we sold
      423,135
      units to one investor for gross proceeds of $7,938. Each unit consisted of one common share of our company and one non-transferable share purchase warrant. Each share purchase warrant entitles the investor to purchase one additional common share of our company at a price of $0.0263
      until August 2, 2016.
    &lt;/p&gt;
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      In September, 2013, we sold
      2,157,497
      units to one investor for gross proceeds of $50,000. Each unit consisted of one common share of our company and one non-transferable share purchase warrant. Each share purchase warrant entitles the investor to purchase one additional common share of our company at a price of $0.0324
      until September 5, 2016.
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 -Publisher FASB

 -Name Accounting Standards Codification

 -Topic 855

 -SubTopic 10

 -Section 50

 -Paragraph 2

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