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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, 2012
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, 2012 and September 30, 2012 are as follows:

   
December 31,
2012
   
September 30,
 2012
 
Less than one year
  $ 10,003,000     $ 9,107,000  
1-3 years
    3,186,000       4,572,000  
Total
  $ 13,189,000     $ 13,679,000