Note 1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2012

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

	September 28, 2012			December 31, 2011
Raw materials	$	6,279		$	8,127
Finished goods		11,358			13,192
Inventory reserves		(804	)		(909	)
LIFO reserve		(4,390	)		(4,499	)
	$	12,443		$	15,911

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 28, 2012			September 30, 2011			September 28, 2012		September 30, 2011
Stock option income	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	(274	)
Stock appreciation right (income) expense		(65	)		(23	)		52		(336	)
	$	(65	)	$	(23	)	$	52	$	(610	)

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

	September 28, 2012	September 30, 2011
Expected term (years)	0.2 - 4.8	1.2 - 5.0
Volatility	293.5% - 459.0%	187.4% - 246.2%
Risk-free interest rate	0.1% - 0.6%	0.2% - 1.0%