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Note 3 - Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments

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Note 3 - Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]  
Cash and Cash Equivalents Disclosure [Text Block]
Note  3.  Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments

The Company currently invests its excess cash in money market accounts and bank certificates of deposit (CDs) with a term of not more than three years.  CDs with original maturities of more than three months are reported as held-to-maturity investments and are carried at amortized cost.  The maturity dates of the Company’s CDs at December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013 are as follows:

   
December 31,
2013
   
September 30,
 2013
 
Less than one year
  $ 3,340,000     $ 5,992,000  
1-3 years
    8,246,000       6,770,000  
Total
  $ 11,586,000     $ 12,762,000