Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

OTHER INVESTMENTS

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OTHER INVESTMENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
NOTE D – OTHER INVESTMENTS

During 2013 and 2014 the Company made aggregate investments of $576,000 in Lifestreams Technologies Corporation (the original investment was part of the Company's acquisition of the Mirror Worlds Patent Portfolio – see Note H[2] hereof).  Since the Company owned less than 20% of the outstanding equity of Lifestreams and did not have significant influence or control, the Company's investment in Lifestreams was recorded at cost.  A portion of the Company's investment in Lifestreams consisted of secured promissory notes (the "Notes").  The Notes all matured on March 31, 2015. At December 31, 2015, Lifestreams remained in default of the Notes and had not completed any additional material financing. As a result, the Company had an impairment of $576,000 with respect to the investment at December 31, 2015 and the full carrying value of the investment of $576,000 was written-off.  The impairment of $576,000 was included in general and administrative expenses in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2015