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Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]
NOTE 6:                      FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

On January 1, 2009, we implemented new accounting guidance, ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, on a prospective basis for our non-financial assets and liabilities that are not recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis. The new guidance requires that we determine the fair value of financial and non-financial assets and liabilities using the fair value hierarchy and describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value as follows:

Level 1 inputs which include quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 inputs which include observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3 inputs which include unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the underlying asset or liability. Level 3 assets and liabilities include those whose fair value measurements are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar valuation techniques, as well as significant management judgment or estimation.

The following table summarizes, for each major category of assets and liabilities, the respective fair value and the classification by level of input within the fair value hierarchy:

   
September 30, 2011
   
  December 31, 2010
 
Description
 
Level (1)
   
Level (2)
   
Level (3)
   
Total
   
Level (1)
   
Level (2)
   
Level (3)
   
Total
 
Assets:
                                               
Cash equivalents
  $ 4,350,259     $ ---     $ ---     $ 4,350,259     $ 3,371,346     $ ---     $ ---     $ 3,371,346  
                                                                 
Total Liabilities
  $ ---     $ ---     $ ---     $ ---     $ ---     $ ---     $ ---     $ ---