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DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE

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DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]
14.
DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE
 
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized in the following tables according to FASB ASC 820 pricing levels.
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurement Using
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quoted prices
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
in active
 
Significant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
markets of
 
other
 
Significant
 
 
 
 
 
 
identical
 
observable
 
Unobservable
 
 
 
Recorded
 
assets
 
inputs
 
Inputs
 
 
 
value
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale securities
 
$
43,394
 
$
43,394
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Embedded conversion feature
 
$
1,827,300
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
1,827,300
 
Warrant liability
 
 
179,300
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
179,300
 
 
 
$
2,006,600
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
2,006,600
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale securities
 
$
55,112
 
$
55,112
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Embedded conversion feature
 
$
2,146,000
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
2,146,000
 
 
At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company's available-for-sale equity securities were valued using Level 1 inputs as summarized above. Level 1 inputs are based on unadjusted prices for identical assets in active markets that the Company can access.
 
The derivative liabilities are measured at fair value using quoted market prices and estimated volatility factors based on historical quoted market prices for the Company’s common stock, and are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.
 
Certain assets are not carried at fair value on a recurring basis, including investments accounted for under the equity and cost methods. Accordingly, such investments are only included in the fair value hierarchy disclosure when the investment is subject to re-measurement at fair value after initial recognition and the resulting re-measurement is reflected in the consolidated financial statements.
  
See Note 4 for further details of the Company's investments.
 
The following table provides a summary of the changes in fair value, including net transfers in and/or out, of all financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs during the three months ended March 31, 2014. The Company did not have any warrants or conversion feature financial assets for the three months ended March 31, 2013.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Conversion
 
 
 
 
 
 
Warrants
 
Feature
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2014
 
$
-
 
$
2,146,000
 
$
2,146,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in fariv value of derivative liability included in liabilities (debt discount)
 
 
(1,200)
 
 
(430,900)
 
 
(432,100)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3
 
 
111,300
 
 
181,400
 
 
292,700
 
Balance at March 31, 2014
 
$
110,100
 
$
1,896,500
 
$
2,006,600