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12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
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NOTE 13 – RELATED PARTIES

David A. Taft, a director, is the president of IBS Capital LLC (“IBS”), a Massachusetts limited liability company, whose principal business is investing in securities.  IBS is the general partner of the IBS Turnaround Fund (QP), which is a Massachusetts limited partnership, IBS Turnaround Fund (LP), which is a Massachusetts limited partnership and the IBS Opportunity Fund, Ltd.  Set forth below are purchases of Common Stock from the Company by the funds since January 1, 2011:

Date of Purchase
 
The IBS Turnaround
Fund (QP) (A
 Limited Partnership)
  
The IBS
 Turnaround Fund (LP)
(A Limited
 Partnership)
  
The IBS
 Opportunity Fund,
 Ltd.
  
Price
 Per
Share
 
 
 
  
  
  
 
March 28, 2011
  
1,385,000
   
459,000
   
656,000
  
$
0.80
 
June 27, 2011
  
706,000
   
205,000
   
338,750
  
$
1.60
 
 
The above sales of shares of common stock were used to fund the Company’s operations.  The stock sold on March 28, 2011 was priced at the closing price of the Company’s common stock on March 25, 2011. The stock sold on June 27, 2011 was priced at a slight premium to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on June 24, 2011.

The Company is a related party to Material Advisors (“MA”), an entity with which the Company previously had a management agreement for executive services.  See Note 15 for further details.