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Capital Stock, Stock Plans and Stock-Based Compensation (Details Narrative)

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Capital Stock, Stock Plans and Stock-Based Compensation (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended
	Jan. 18, 2018	Jan. 13, 2017	Jan. 13, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Non-qualified stock options, shares, granted				6,000	6,000
Stock options, grants in period, exercise price				$ 4.05	$ 3.79
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested options				$ 547
Employee and director service share-based compensation nonvested awards, compensation not yet recognized, stock options, remainder of fiscal year				148
Employee and director service share-based compensation nonvested awards, compensation not yet recognized, stock options, year two				126
Employee and director service share-based compensation nonvested awards, compensation not yet recognized, stock options, year three				114
Employee and director service share-based compensation nonvested awards, compensation not yet recognized, stock options, year four				114
Employee and director service share-based compensation nonvested awards, compensation not yet recognized, stock options, year five				45
Allocated share-based compensation expense				46	$ 23
Employee Stock Options [Member]
Allocated share-based compensation expense				10	$ 11
2003 Outside Directors Stock Plan [Member]
Allocated share-based compensation expense				$ 64
Stock issued during period, shares, issued for services				16,074
2003 Outside Directors Stock Plan [Member] \| New Director [Member]
Non-qualified stock options, shares, granted	6,000		6,000
Stock options granted contractual term	10 years		10 years
Stock options, grants in period, exercise price	$ 4.05		$ 3.79
2003 Outside Directors Stock Plan [Member] \| New Director [Member] \| Employee Stock Options [Member]
Stock options granted vesting period	6 months	6 months

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