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Loan Payable, Notes Payable and Convertible Notes Payable - Schedule of Convertible Notes Payable Outstanding (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Total principal and interest including default interest and penalties	$ 1,579,598	$ 1,126,419
Less : Current portion of convertible notes	(1,579,598)	(1,044,102)
Total long-term portion of convertible notes		82,317
Convertible Notes Payable One [Member]
Total principal and interest including default interest and penalties	502,027	431,092
Convertible Notes Payable Two [Member]
Total principal and interest including default interest and penalties	10,833	9,184
Convertible Notes Payable Three [Member]
Total principal and interest including default interest and penalties	64,839	11,564
Convertible Notes Payable Four [Member]
Total principal and interest including default interest and penalties	192,772	95,622
Convertible Notes Payable Five [Member]
Total principal and interest including default interest and penalties	$ 809,127	$ 578,957

Carrying amount of long-term convertible debt as of the balance sheet date, net of the amount due in the next twelve months or greater than the normal operating cycle, if longer. The debt is convertible into another form of financial instrument, typically the entity's common stock.

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