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National Capital Funding Group AKA JMWnationalcfg.com Mesa, Arizona U.S.A.
National Capital Funding Group AKA JMW ripoff thanks to rip off report.com and to all of you who posted Mesa Arizona
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Unfortunately Joy, if that is her real name was very convincing that I would make money with this business, and even put me on hold to make sure that there was still an opening in my area! Very smooth! She told me that the checks were direct deposited every Friday into my checking account and that it would be between 500-1000 dollars each week. I asked her what I would be doing she said that they were brokers and that I would be researching titles to mortgages that people held free and clear. She seemed very down to earth and even joked that Friday the 13th was approaching and she was tired from a long hard day.
I gave her my checking info and postdated the check for next Friday 5-20-05. She said I would receive the software in the mail 5-7 business days following my check clearance. She also gave me the website www.nationalcfg.com and said to check them out and that they were an approved business under FBAA. I had never heard of FBAA but assumed they were like the BBB, she said that she had talked to a couple other people that were having trouble accessing the site and said if I go to www.FBAA.us then I could access there site from there. I did so and couldnt really find any info on the site. After that I did a Google search for National Capital Funding Group and that is when I read all the horrifying things about this company.
And then I came to RipoffReport.com and read some more. Immediately I called my bank and issued a stop payment on the check which cost me $27.00, I am not happy about this, but hopefully it will save my account from being depleted as I read happened to some other people. Thankfully they have not tried to post the check as of yet, and the bank said that if the company is a scam then they probably will not try to put the check through early as they will not want to draw attention to themselves anymore than they have to.
My bank unfortunately said that they cannot flag the company from taking any money. Which now, I'm afraid they will go for the $89.00 using another check number, because I also read that they have done that. I was told to let the last couple things pending clear and then close out my checking account and open another one before they try to take any money. When I was on the phone with Joy from National Capital Funding Group, she also told me that the $89.00 would be refunded with my first paycheck. And that I would receive a paycheck stub in the mail, and for taxes a 1099.
I am sorry that I fell for this scam and hopefully I will not take a financial hardship. I called the 800 number back and spoke to a Linda, I told her that I just postdated a check and that I am calling to pull it, she said I would have to call the customer service line. The number she gave me for that was 602-357-3497 I called and apparently by the message I got was after hours. The message said National Capital Funding Group and the office hours were 7:30am-4:30pm and that if I was getting this message during normal business hours to leave a message and my call would be returned promptly. I hope that I have not made a huge mistake and I hope that I can get my checking account closed before any damage is done.
I would like to extend my thanks to rip off report.com and to all of you who posted. If I had not found out then I would have let the check go through and been expecting to make some good money. Which was my whole intention all along. Hopefully things will turn out right. I also called the newspaper after having found all this out and told them what happened. They are removing the ad from the paper tomorrow!
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Upper Moreland PA, Police Department117 Park Ave Willow Grove, Pennsylvania U.S.A.
Upper Moreland PA Police Department - Montgomery County D.A.'s Office Murdered my daughter and concealed the death Willow Grove Pennsylvania
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On this form that was filed with the State of PA., the mother is asking to be reimbursed for funeral expenses.
And yet the body can't be found. I am also not the only individual this happened too. After reporting this to the PA Attorney General, the Chief of Police was escorted out of headquarters and his computer seized.
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Mr. Chernow has also used the House of Morgan, with its deep roots in London and New York, as a lens for observing the uneasy relationships between nations that are big lenders and those that are big borrowers. He begins with the 19th century, when the United States was in heavy debt to foreign lenders, and traces the transition to the time when the country became the major - the only - banker to the world. Now, of course, history has repeated itself: we have become the world's largest debtor, our palm held out to Europe and Japan for all the funds we can get.
Finally, the story of the Morgan empire is a tale of several extraordinary people. Junius imbued the bank with the best of patrician values. J. P. Morgan Sr. and J. P. Morgan Jr. both became household names. From the period before World War I up to the Eisenhower years, the Morgan partners Tom Lamont and Russell Leffingwell conducted financial diplomacy between the White House and the highest officials of England, France, Germany, Japan and Mexico, giving the House of Morgan truly global status. Mr. Chernow leads us to wonder whether Wall Street's shortage of public-spirited leaders at the present time is in part responsible for its current demoralization, lack of standards and growing ill repute.
Certainly, Mr. Chernow believes that the Morgan firms have become like their competitors - predatory bankers with little concern for anything but the bottom line - only much better at the game. He concludes that they have squandered their former reputation of being unswervingly loyal financiers to the world's most respected companies. But he seems ambivalent about whether this could have been avoided in the modern era, dominated as it is by deregulated markets and ferocious competition.
''The House of Morgan'' is no expose, being free of gossip and the kind of backstabbing that usually takes place when writers interview former partners or competitors. But neither is it dry. Mr. Chernow has managed to get close to his characters in their business achievements, and in the anguish of their personal lives too. The story is beautifully balanced. The author is respectful of the enormous power wielded by the Morgan men, but he is also often skeptical of their motives. He extols the accomplishments of certain partners, but he highlights as well the egregious lapses of judgment and the moral flaws of the executives, including the deep strains of anti-Semitism in the Morgan culture.
As a portrait of finance, politics and the world of avarice and ambition on Wall Street, the book has the movement and tension of an epic novel. It is, quite simply, a tour de force.
[J. P. Morgan Sr.'s] power flourished during the steep industrial recession that began in 1893. Over fifteen thousand commercial firms failed in a contraction that led to class warfare and quasi-revolutionary strife. . . . Every company that failed and was reorganized by a bank ended up the bank's captive client. In 1892, General Electric had been formed through a consolidation of the Edison General Electric Company and Thomson-Houston Electric. When the new company failed the next year, Pierpont rescued it and thus insured GE's future loyalty to the House of Morgan.
Oppressed by debt and overbuilding, more than a third of the country's railway trackage fell into receivership, and English investors exhorted Pierpont to bring order to the industry. Thwarted by gentleman's agreements, Pierpont now tried another approach to forming railway cartels: he would reorganize bankrupt roads and transfer control to himself. Then he wouldn't be at the whim of government or feuding railway chiefs. In reorganizing railways, he ascended to a new plateau of power, beyond what any other private businessman had yet achieved.
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When Bradley Beal stepped on Florida's campus this summer, coach Billy Donovan soon realized he was not only getting his highest-rated recruit in the last 10 years, but also one of the most mature freshmen he's ever had at UF.
As the No. 4 overall prospect in the nation, Beal could have come into the Gators' locker room with the stereotypical sense of entitlement attributed to some big-named prospects.
He could have made it clear he was gunning for his teammates' jobs and tried to get under the skin of older, experienced UF guards like Kenny Boynton or Erving Walker.
"When he came in, I didn't know what to expect," Boynton said.
But Beal didn't do any of those things. Instead, the 6-foot-3 guard lauded for his sweet stroke chose to defer.
"He's got a really good understanding of team chemistry," Donovan said.
"The one thing I admire is when you have a high-profile guy like that come in, when there's a level of humility and respect and understanding that there are some guys here before you."
If anything, Donovan would like to see Beal become more aggressive on the court.
With a crowded back court featuring two returning starters in Boynton and Walker, Beal said he prefers to sit back and absorb everything he can.
"He's got the little freshman jitters now," sophomore center Patric Young said. "He's very mature though, I'll give him that. He's a little nervous still, trying to figure out his role and what coach wants him to do."
During Beal's senior year at St. Louis (Mo.) Chaminade College Prep School, he was anything but shy on the court. He was named to the McDonald's All-American team after averaging 32.5 points during his final season and was also the Gatorade National Player of the Year.
"Honestly, all of that doesn't matter anymore," Beal said. "You know it's high school and now I'm moving onto college. Coach D told me that before, all that McDonald's All-American stuff doesn't matter anymore."
Since his prep days, Beal said he has bulked up about 20 pounds, which he notices is already allowing him to be more physical on defense — a part of the game in which he believes most people underestimate his ability.
"I'm probably going to be considered one of the biggest guards that we have, so I'm going to have to guard the bigger offensive players," he said. "Hopefully my body is well-developed to the point to where I can be more physical."
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The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
Organization and Business
Reis, Inc. is a Maryland corporation. The primary business of Reis, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, which we refer to as Reis or the Company, is providing commercial real estate market information and analytical tools for its subscribers, through its Reis Services subsidiary. For disclosure and financial reporting purposes, this business is referred to as the Reis Services segment.
Reis Services
Reis Services, including its predecessors, was founded in 1980. Reis maintains a proprietary database containing detailed information on commercial properties in metropolitan markets and neighborhoods throughout the U.S. The database contains information on apartment, office, retail, warehouse/distribution, flex/research & development and self storage properties, and is used by real estate investors, lenders and other professionals to make informed buying, selling and financing decisions. In addition, Reis data is used by debt and equity investors to assess, quantify and manage the risks of default and loss associated with individual mortgages, properties, portfolios and real estate backed securities. Reis currently provides its information services to many of the nation's leading lending institutions, equity investors, brokers and appraisers.
Reis, through its flagship institutional product, Reis SE, and through its small business product, ReisReports, provides online access to a proprietary database of commercial real estate information and analytical tools designed to facilitate debt and equity transactions as well as ongoing evaluations. Depending on the product, users have access to trend and forecast analysis at metropolitan and neighborhood levels throughout the U.S. and/or detailed building-specific information such as rents, vacancy rates, lease terms, property sales, new construction listings and property valuation estimates. Reis's products are designed to meet the demand for timely and accurate information to support the decision-making of property owners, developers, builders, banks and non-bank lenders, and equity investors. These real estate professionals require access to timely information on both the performance and pricing of assets, including detailed data on market transactions, supply, absorption, rents and sale prices. This information is critical to all aspects of valuing assets and financing their acquisition, development and construction.
Reis's revenue model is based primarily on annual subscriptions that are paid in accordance with contractual billing terms. Reis recognizes revenue from its contracts on a ratable basis; for example, one-twelfth of the value of a one-year contract is recognized monthly.
As commercial real estate markets have grown in size and complexity, Reis, over the last 32 years, has invested in the areas critical to supporting the information needs of real estate professionals in both the asset market and the space leasing market. In particular, Reis has:
• developed expertise in data collection across multiple markets and property types;
• invested in the analytical expertise to develop decision support systems around property valuation, credit analytics, transaction support and risk management;
• created product development expertise to collect market feedback and translate it into new products and reports; and
• invested in a robust technology infrastructure to disseminate these tools to the wide variety of market participants.
These investments have established Reis as a leading provider of commercial real estate information and analytical tools to the investment community. Reis continues to develop and introduce new products, expand and add new markets and data, and find new ways to deliver existing information to meet and anticipate client demand, as more fully described below under "- Products and Services." The depth and breadth of Reis's data and expertise are critical in allowing Reis to grow its business.
Proprietary Databases
Reis's commercial real estate databases contain information on competitive, income-producing properties in the U.S. apartment, retail, office, warehouse/distribution, flex/research & development and self storage sectors. On an ongoing basis, Reis surveys and receives data downloads from building owners, leasing agents and managers which include key building performance statistics including, among others: occupancy rates; rents; rent discounts and other concessions; tenant improvement allowances; lease terms; and operating expenses. In addition, Reis processes multiple data sources on commercial real estate, including: public filings databases; tax assessor records; deed transfers; planning boards; and numerous local, regional and national publications and commercial real estate web sites. Reis screens and assembles large volumes of data into integrated supply and demand trends on a monthly basis at the neighborhood (submarket) and metropolitan market levels. All collected data are subjected to a rigorous quality assurance and validation process developed over many years. At the property level, surveyors compare the data collected in the current period with data previously collected on that property and similar properties. If any unusual changes in rents and vacancies are identified, follow-up procedures are performed for verification or clarification of the results. All aggregate market data at the submarket and market levels are also subjected to comprehensive quality controls. The following table lists the number of metropolitan markets for each of the six types of commercial real estate covered by Reis at September 30, 2012:
Number of metropolitan markets:
Apartment 200 Retail 190 Office 190 Warehouse/distribution 47 Flex/research & development 47 Self storage 30
Reis programmatically expands its property level and market coverage by geography and property type, most recently for the office, self storage, retail shopping centers, warehouse/distribution and flex/research & development sectors. Reis now monitors over 6,600 market areas and segments at September 30, 2012.
Reis entered into an exclusive market data agreement with the Self Storage Association in June 2011 and introduced coverage of the U.S. self storage market in September 2012. This is the sixth major property type for which Reis provides market data and analytics.
In addition to the core property database, Reis develops and maintains a new construction database that identifies and monitors projects that are being added to our covered markets. Detailed tracking of the supply side of the commercial real estate market is critical to projecting performance changes at the market and submarket levels. This database is updated weekly and reports relevant criteria such as project size, property type and location for projects that are planned, proposed or under construction.
Reis also maintains a sales comparables database containing transactions in 203 metropolitan markets. The database captures key information on each transaction, such as buyer, seller, purchase price, capitalization rate and financing details, where available, for transactions valued at greater than $250,000 in the covered markets of our six property types, as well as for hotel transactions.
Products and Services
Reis SE, and the next generation of our flagship product, Reis SE 2.0, available through the www.reis.com web site, serves as a delivery platform for the thousands of reports containing Reis's primary research data and forecasts, as well as a number of analytical tools. Access to Reis SE is by secure password only and can be customized to accommodate the needs of subscribers. For example, the product can be tailored to provide access to all or only selected markets, property types and report combinations. The Reis SE interface has been refined over the past several years to accommodate real estate professionals who need to perform market-based trend analysis, property specific research, comparable property analysis, and valuation and credit analysis estimates at the single property.
On a monthly and quarterly basis, Reis updates thousands of neighborhood and city level reports that cover historical trends and current conditions. In all of the primary markets, five year forecasts are updated quarterly on all key real estate market indicators. Monthly and quarterly updates are supported by property, neighborhood and city data collected during the relevant reporting periods.
Reports are retrievable by street address, property type (apartment, office, retail, warehouse/distribution and flex/research & development) or market/submarket and are available as full color, presentation quality documents or in spreadsheet formats. These reports are used by Reis's subscribers to assist in due diligence and to support commercial real estate transactions, including loan
originations, underwriting, acquisitions, risk assessment (such as loan loss reserves and impairment analyses), portfolio monitoring and management, asset management, appraisal and market analysis.
Reis also has a product tailored to the needs of smaller enterprises and individuals, professional investors, brokers and appraisers, which we refer to as ReisReports, available at www.ReisReports.com. ReisReports utilizes the same proprietary database of information that supports our Reis SE subscribers. Depending on the package chosen by the ReisReports subscriber, a set number of market reports is available on a monthly basis at an affordable price point.
Reis continues to develop new products and applications. In the second quarter of 2012, we launched the next generation of our flagship product, Reis SE 2.0. This major upgrade provides users with more tools and features to better service their transactional and management needs. In September 2012, we initiated coverage on the self storage sector and on 58 additional metropolitan office markets (bringing our total coverage to 190 office markets). For 2013, we intend to add additional markets to our apartment coverage and are considering the feasibility of introducing coverage on an additional property type.
We are also actively seeking to expand our revenue streams through licensing portions of our data to major business information vendors. To date, we have entered into data redistribution relationships with SNL Financial, FactSet, Capital IQ, Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg, and we continue to engage these partners to potentially expand the existing relationships, while seeking to add additional partners.
In the past, Reis has performed ad-hoc portfolio reviews for debt and equity investors. We are developing enhancements to our portfolio analytics products as heightened regulatory scrutiny increases the demand for lenders to monitor the risk profile of their mortgage assets. These enhancements and products are planned for introduction in 2013 and may be developed in conjunction with a strategic partner.
Cost of Service
Reis's data is made available in five primary ways: (1) annual and multi-year subscriptions to Reis SE; (2) capped Reis SE subscriptions allowing subscribers to download a limited retail value of reports; (3) online single report credit card purchases; (4) custom data requests; and (5) subscriptions to ReisReports, charged to a credit card. Annual subscription fees for Reis SE range from $1,000 to over $1,000,000 depending upon the subscriber's line of business, and the combination of markets, property types and reports subscribed to, for which the subscriber is typically allowed to download an unlimited number of reports over a twelve month period. Capped subscriptions generally range from $1,000 to $25,000 and allow clients to download a fixed retail value of reports over a twelve month period. Retail prices of individual reports range up to $999 per report and are available to anyone who visits Reis's retail web site or contacts Reis via telephone, fax or email. However, certain reports are only available by a subscription or capped subscription account. Custom data deliverables range in price from $1,000 for a specific data element to hundreds of thousands of dollars for custom portfolio valuation and credit analysis. Renewals are negotiated in advance of the expiration of an existing contract. Important factors in determining contract renewal rates include a subscriber's historical and projected report consumption. The monthly retail price for ReisReports is currently $75 or $125 depending on the package chosen by the subscriber; annual pricing options are also available.
Other Reis Services Information
For additional information on the Reis Services business, refer to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8, 2012.
Discontinued Operations - Residential Development Activities
Reis was originally formed on January 8, 1997 as Wellsford Real Properties, Inc., which we refer to as Wellsford. Wellsford acquired the Reis Services business by merger in May 2007, which we refer to as the Merger. Wellsford's primary operating activities immediately prior to the Merger, and conducted through its subsidiaries, were the development, construction and sale of its three residential projects and its approximate 23% ownership interest in the Reis Services business. The Company completed the sale of the remaining units at its Colorado project in September 2009, sold its Claverack, New York project in bulk in February 2010 and sold its remaining project in East Lyme, Connecticut in bulk in April 2011.
The Company has determined, as a result of the April 2011 sale of property in East Lyme, Connecticut, that the Residential Development Activities segment, including certain general and administrative costs that supported that segment's operations, should
be presented as a discontinued operation. As a result of this determination and the fact that the historic operations and cash flows can be clearly distinguished, the operating results of the Residential Development Activities segment and related general and administrative costs are aggregated for separate presentation apart from continuing operating results of the Company in the consolidated financial statements for all periods presented.
On March 13, 2012, in connection with litigation regarding construction defects at the Gold Peak project in Colorado, a jury rendered its verdict, whereby Reis, one of its subsidiaries (Gold Peak at Palomino Park LLC, the developer of the project, which we refer to as GP LLC), two former senior officers of Reis (Jeffrey H. Lynford, who was also previously a director of the Company, and David M. Strong) and the construction manager/general contractor for the project (Tri-Star Construction West, LLC ("Tri-Star")) were found jointly and severally liable for an aggregate of $18,200,000, plus other costs of approximately $756,000. The Company recorded a charge of $14,216,000 during the first quarter of 2012. On June 20, 2012, Reis reached a settlement with the plaintiff, the Gold Peak homeowners association, providing for a total payment by Reis of $17,000,000. Of this amount, $5,000,000 was paid on August 3, 2012 and the remaining $12,000,000 was paid on October 15, 2012, in accordance with the settlement terms. As a result of the settlement, in the second quarter of 2012 the Company reversed $1,956,000 of the previously recorded charge, resulting in the net litigation charge for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 of $12,260,000. For additional information pertaining to the Gold Peak litigation, see Note 11 included in the unaudited financial statements in Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
Additional Segment Financial Information
See Note 3 of the consolidated financial statements included in this filing for additional information regarding all of the Company's segments.
Selected Significant Accounting Policies
For a description of our selected significant accounting policies and estimates, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.
Critical Business Metrics of the Reis Services Business
Management considers certain metrics in evaluating the performance of the Reis Services business. These metrics are revenue, EBITDA (which is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) and EBITDA margin. Following is a presentation of these historical metrics for the Reis Services business (for a reconciliation of income (loss) from continuing operations to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for both the Reis Services segment and on a consolidated basis for each of the periods presented here see below).
(amounts in thousands, excluding percentages) For the Three Months Ended September 30, Percentage 2012 2011 Increase Increase Revenue $ 7,827 $ 6,747 $ 1,080 16.0 % EBITDA $ 3,228 $ 2,722 $ 506 18.6 % EBITDA margin 41.2 % 40.3 % For the Nine Months Ended September 30, Percentage 2012 2011 Increase Increase Revenue $ 22,647 $ 20,201 $ 2,446 12.1 % EBITDA $ 9,219 $ 8,089 $ 1,130 14.0 % EBITDA margin 40.7 % 40.0 % For the Three Months Ended September 30, June 30, Percentage 2012 2012 Increase Increase Revenue $ 7,827 $ 7,522 $ 305 4.0 % EBITDA $ 3,228 $ 3,070 $ 158 5.1 % EBITDA margin 41.2 % 40.8 %
Reis Services's revenue increased by approximately $1,080,000, or 16.0%, from the third quarter of 2011 to the third quarter of 2012 and $2,446,000, or 12.1%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 over the comparable 2011 nine month period. The revenue increase over the corresponding prior quarterly period is the tenth consecutively quarterly increase in revenue over the prior year's quarter. In addition, revenue increased by approximately $305,000 or 4.0%, from the second quarter of 2012 to the third quarter of 2012. These revenue increases reflect: (1) incremental new business as the nine months of 2012 produced the highest level of new contract signings in the Company's history (reflected in the growth in the number of Reis SE subscribers from 726 at December 31, 2011 to 828 subscribers at September 30, 2012); (2) revenue growth from our data redistribution initiatives; (3) revenue growth from ReisReports; and (4) the cumulative impact of the increased volume of contract signings in 2011 and through 2012. The Company's overall renewal rate for the trailing twelve months ending September 30, 2012 was 92%, as compared to 93% for the corresponding period in 2011 (for institutional subscribers, the renewal rates were 94% and 95% at September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively).
Reis's revenue model is based primarily on annual subscriptions that are paid in accordance with contractual billing terms. Reis recognizes revenue from its contracts on a ratable basis; for example, one-twelfth of the value of a one-year contract is recognized monthly. Therefore, increases in the dollar value of new contracts are spread evenly over the life of a contract, thereby moderating an immediate impact on revenue. Historically, the largest percentage of our contracts are executed in the fourth quarter of each year. As a result, in times of favorable pricing, larger consecutive quarter revenue growth occurs in the fourth and first quarters.
Our contract pricing model is based on actual and projected report consumption; we believe it is generally not as susceptible to economic downturns and personnel reductions at our subscribers as a model based upon individual user licenses. We typically impose contractual restrictions limiting our immediate exposure (during existing contract terms) to revenue reductions due to mergers and consolidations. However, we have been, and we may in the future be impacted by consolidation among our subscribers and potential subscribers, or in the event that subscribers enter bankruptcy or otherwise go out of business.
Two additional metrics management utilizes in understanding the business and future performance are deferred revenue and Aggregate Revenue Under Contract. Analyzing these amounts can provide additional insight into Reis Services's financial performance. Deferred revenue, which is a GAAP basis accounting concept and is reported by the Company on the consolidated balance sheet, represents revenue from annual or longer term contracts for which we have billed and/or received payments from our subscribers related to services we will be providing over the remaining contract period. It does not include future revenue under non-cancellable contracts for which we do not yet have the contractual right to bill; this aggregate number we refer to as Aggregate Revenue Under Contract. Deferred revenue will be recognized as revenue ratably over the remaining life of a contract. The following table reconciles deferred revenue to Aggregate Revenue Under Contract at September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. A comparison of these balances at September 30 of each year is more meaningful than a comparison to the December 31, 2011 balances, as a greater percentage of renewals occur in the fourth quarter of each year and would distort the comparison.
September 30, Percentage 2012 2011 Increase Increase Deferred revenue (GAAP basis) $ 14,435,000 $ 12,368,000 $ 2,067,000 16.7 % Amounts under non-cancellable contracts for which the Company does not yet have the contractual right to bill at the period end (A) 13,974,000 12,263,000 1,711,000 14.0 % Aggregate Revenue Under Contract $ 28,409,000 $ 24,631,000 $ 3,778,000 15.3 %
(A) Amounts are billable subsequent to September 30 of each year and represent
(i) non-cancellable contracts for subscribers with multi-year subscriptions where the future years are not yet billable, or (ii) subscribers with non-cancellable annual subscriptions with interim billing terms.
Included in Aggregate Revenue Under Contract at September 30, 2012 was approximately $20,711,000 related to amounts under contract for the forward twelve month period through September 30, 2013. The remainder reflects amounts under contract beyond September 30, 2013. The forward twelve month Aggregate Revenue Under Contract amount at September 30, 2012 was approximately 69.9% of revenue on a trailing twelve month basis at September 30, 2012 of approximately $29,626,000. For comparison purposes, at September 30, 2011, the forward twelve month Aggregate Revenue Under Contract amount of $18,508,000 was approximately 70.2% of revenue on a trailing twelve month basis at September 30, 2011. Management believes that this is a strong indicator of revenue visibility and the power of our business model.
Both deferred revenue and Aggregate Revenue Under Contract are influenced by:
(1) the timing and dollar value of contracts signed and billed; (2) the quantity and timing of contracts that are multiyear; and (3) the impact of recording revenue ratably over the life of a contract, which moderates the effect of price increases after the first year.
EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $3,228,000, an increase of $506,000, or 18.6%, over the third quarter 2011 amount and increased $1,130,000, or 14.0%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 over the comparable 2011 nine month period. On a consecutive quarter basis, EBITDA increased $158,000 or 5.1% in the third quarter 2012 over the second quarter 2012. These EBITDA increases were driven by the revenue growth as described above, offset by increasing employment related costs in 2012 over 2011, the net effect of which improved our EBITDA margins over the prior year periods to 41.2% and 40.7% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.
Reconciliations of Income from Continuing Operations to EBITDA and Adjusted
EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and stock based compensation. Although EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP, senior management uses EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to measure operational and management performance. Management believes that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are appropriate metrics that may be used by investors as supplemental financial measures to be considered in addition to the reported GAAP basis financial information to assist investors in evaluating and understanding (1) the performance of the Reis Services segment, the primary business of the Company and (2) the Company's continuing consolidated results, from year to year or period to period, as applicable. Further, these measures provide the reader with the ability to understand our operational performance while isolating non-cash charges, such as depreciation and amortization expenses, as well as other non-operating items, such as interest income, interest expense and income taxes and, in the case of Adjusted EBITDA, isolates non-cash charges for stock based compensation. Management also believes that disclosing EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA will provide better comparability to other companies in the information services sector. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are presented both for the Reis Services business and on a consolidated basis. We believe that these metrics, for Reis Services, provide the reader with valuable information for evaluating the financial performance of the core Reis Services business, excluding public company costs, and to make assessments about the intrinsic value of that stand-alone business to a potential acquirer. Management primarily monitors and measures its performance, and is compensated, based on the results of the Reis Services business. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, on a consolidated basis, allow the reader to make assessments about the current trading value of the Company's common stock, including expenses related to operating as a public company. However, investors should not consider these measures in isolation or . . .


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A few minutes later the individaul called again from a different number (253 246 8573) with the apparent purpose of further verbal confrontation. Another unpleasant conversation ensued with further hint of continued harrassment. My request to be connected to a supervisor was met with derision.
Later in the same day the individual called again and I claimed he had called the wrong number and hung up. Less than 5 minutes later an individual who identified himself as Paul Thompson called claiming to represent "The Automotive Center". When confronted about the previous 3 calls by "John" Paul feigned ignorance. I suggested that The Automotive Center not ever call me again and promised to pursue this matter with appropriate authorities if it does.
I have attempted to call both of the numbers these people have called from according to my caller ID. The numbers both yielded information indicating they are disconnected numbers belonging to the Pacific Telecommunications Group. I have seen other reports on Ripoff Report about a company with a very similar name but offering credit "services". My caller ID also shows names of Service Info and Consumer Service associated with these two numbers.
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In the second call just moments later the caller, who I believe to be the original "John", made reference to my just made request to be added to a Do Not Call list. He is a talkative type with some kind of vendetta in mind, probably because I was too rough with him during our very first call. The sensitive sort I guess. When questioned about how happy his boss might be over the time he is wasting harrassing me when he was supposed to be selling something (which is guaranteed not to happen here) he seemed to want to avoid the topic. He did, however mention seeing my report in Rippoff Reports claiming it was inaccutate. The only inaccuracy he identified was the name John but it turned out he was confused by the sequence of events. Apparently his reading comprehension is not up to snuff either. He gratuitously offerred to quit calling if I would say something nice about him in a Rippoff Report. I suggested that was unlikely.
In the third call taken by my wife just moments later the caller who identified himself as John told her he thought he was special untill he found out her husband had been whoring around with Paul and David, his work associates. She promised to deliver the message.
Obviously Rippoff Reports has some kind of effect on these clowns from the evidence that the scamers, carnies, and geeks read it. Hopefully it will occur to one of these dimwits that harrassing the marks, especially this one, is counter productive in that it costs me nothing and makes no money for them. Maybe John will come to understand that arguing with me is like wrestling with a pig in slop; sooner or later he might recognize the pig is enjoying himself.
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Photo: Manuel Charr, Kevin Johnson Face Off at Weighin
This Saturday (April 12th) WBC #6 rated heavyweight contender Manuel Charr takes on Kevin "Kingpin" Johnson at Telekom Dome in Bonn, Germany. At today's weigh-in Charr brought 242.5 lbs. to the scale while Johnson weighed in slightly heavier at 244.5 lbs. Both guys left no doubt that they are ready for war. "People may not know it yet but Germany is my country", said Johnson. "They will love me once I whipped this guy's a**!"
"I will be the first one to knock out Kevin Johnson", stated Manuel Charr. "This is my chance to shine and to get closer to another shot at the world title." Both men have fought for the WBC heavyweight championship before losing to Vitali Klitschko. Johnson dropped a lopsided decision in 2009 while Charr was stopped because of a cut in September 2012. The winner will reenter the title race while it may be all over for the loser.
In the co-feature WBO # 15 rated middleweight contender Hamid Rahimi will take on Bronislav Kubin. Rahimi who made worldwide news in October 2012 when he promoted the first ever professional boxing fight in Afghanistan labeled as "Fight For Peace" weighed in at 161 lbs. His opponent was still on his way to Bonn when the weigh-in ceremony was held.
The show promoted by Manuel Charr's "Diamondoy Promotion" will take place at Telekom Dome in Bonn, Germany.
I'm honestly confused as to why they aren't talking about puttying his face on the WBC beltComment by sugarsmosley_ on 04-12-2014
[IMG]http://empororwet39.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/belts.png[/IMG]Comment by joemama on 04-12-2014
I am predicting Charr to win a close and uninspiring decision.Comment by yoz on 04-12-2014
[QUOTE=Hougigo;14416201]If you want the WBC plate, you gotta take the WBC plate[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Box-Office;14416251]Diamond Boy unified the WBC Mediterranean, International Silver and Baltic belts. Dont know if i can say the same about any other heavyweight out there. David Haye ducked…Comment by PunchyPotorff on 04-12-2014
[QUOTE=Hougigo;14416266]I heard this fight was for the WBC intercontinental meatloaf, which of course will be eaten on the ceremonial WBC Mediterranean plate with the WBC baltic fork[/QUOTE] Hilarious.... and don't forget the IBA salad bowl and WBF gravy bowl. Those…Post a Comment - View More User Comments (15)


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Virtual Private LAN Service: Extending the LAN over a dumb WAN
Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) enables multipoint-to-multipoint communication over carrier-based MPLS/IP networks, basically enabling enterprises to extend LAN segments over long distances.
In this video, Juniper Networks MX Series product manager Rameshbabu Prabagaran explains how enterprises now use service provider infrastructure as just another transport layer for their enterprise LANs through VPLS.
MPLS inside your data center … really?
Data center MPLS was a hot topic earlier this week at a Juniper Networks Data Center Design workshop in NYC. In this video, Juniper Networks MX Series product manager Rameshbabu Prabagaran explains that some companies are turning to MPLS inside the data center as a means to implement network segmentation that is more scalable than alternatives.
Are you still feeling pain from the Cisco supply chain?
During his latest earnings call with Wall Street analysts, Cisco CEO John Chambers put a good spin on the supply chain issues that have plagued his company and many other IT vendors for more than a year as component manufacturers have struggled to meet demand. (On a side note, I'm still waiting for someone to explain to me why suppliers aren't able to ramp up production to meet demands from Cisco and other vendors. Are they struggling to find raw materials? Are they afraid to expand capacity for fear of another downturn gutting demand and forcing them to make extraordinary cuts a second time since the recession began?)
Chambers said Cisco's supply chain constraints are improving but remain challenging, with supplier lead times stabilized but still longer than ideal. He said Cisco has made significant progress with this and product lead times are now within a normal range for the majority of the company's products. Note that he said the majority of products are within normal lead times now, but not all. Chambers didn't specify which products still have long lead times… whether or not they include the high volume products that networking pros have been griping about such as the Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 5000 series devices.
Chambers said the number of components that are scarce in Cisco's supply chain has decreased. At the beginning of the last quarter Cisco was "chasing" 550 parts that were hard to acquire in its supply chain, he said. By the end of the quarter that number was down to around 300. Chambers noted that in normal times Cisco chases about 100 components in its supply chain.
Also, Cisco has clearly taken extraordinary steps to get products into the hands of its customers faster. Chambers admitted that profit margins have suffered as the company has spent money on speeding up its supply chain with more use of airfreight and other unspecified methods.
Despite chasing parts and trying to grease the wheels of supply chain, customers still have gripes. As we reported recently, some networking pros have turned to Cisco competitors rather than wait for Cisco to deliver. They aren't willing to leave Cisco behind, but for some parts of the network they are willing to try a new vendor. Of course, if they like what they see from these new vendors, their use of Cisco alternatives could increase if the supply chain issues get worse again.
So are customers seeing improvement? It's not just Chambers saying this. I've heard from networking pros who say the delays aren't as bad as they were on many products.
If you're still feeling the pinch, let us know in the comments section.
Fibre Channel over Token Ring: Converged storage dilemma solved
The FCoE debate is over. At last there is an answer to converged storage networking that leaves tiresome Ethernet behind: Fibre Channel over Token Ring (FCoTR).
The newly launched FCoTR Alliance is working feverishly to develop the 802.5qZ standard, which will soon be submitted to a standards body.
The alliance "is responding to growing industry pressure from a diverse group of networking and storage professionals" with the primary goal of furthering "the awareness, adoption, and commercial support of FCoTR."
More importantly, the alliance aims to prevent storage professionals from ever having to learn burdensome Ethernet technology while enabling long-time networking admins to remain comfortable in a technology they know and love – Token Ring.
"The adoption of Fibre Channel technology means an opportunity for network convergence. Leveraging my existing Proteus token ring network for use with storage is a very desirable proposition," said Jose Chavez, director of information technology for Superannuated Systems, Inc.
FCoTR also enables both storage and networking purists to keep the Ethernet gene pool clean.
"Many Fibre Channel gurus balk at the idea of Ethernet being capable of guaranteeing the right level of lossless delivery and performance required for the SCSI data their disks need. IP Junkies like Greg Ferro ofEthereal Mind balk at the idea of changing Ethernet in any way and insist that IP can solve all the world's problems including world hunger (Sally Struthers over IP SSoIP.) Additionally there is a fear from some storage professionals of having to learn Ethernet networks or being displaced by their Network counterparts," writes esteemed Define the Cloud blogger Joe Onisick.
Ferro – who is one of a team engineers drafting the standard – is only attempting to help storage professionals maintain their Fibre Channel investment.
"For all those Storage Nut Jobs who can't imagine their precious FibreChannel frames crossing an Ethernet network, we are proposing the development of FibreChannel over Token Ring. That's right, the second best networking protocol ever invented (after FDDI), offers everything you sad, attention deficit ridden, storage losers ever wanted in shared network. Deterministic delivery, over engineered cabling, layer 2 troubleshooting. We can even improve the FC protocol by isochronous transmission for serial clocking performance and guaranteed delivery," writes Ferro. "Last known Token Ring standards were developed to Gigabit performance, and it shouldn't be too hard to dust them off and ramp them to 10Gigabit and more."
Once the 802.5qZ standard is established, it is very likely vendors will launch a series of product (most of which promise not to be interoperable, but will be launched with lavish press events, maybe even one on the New York Stock Exchange floor). Here are some predicted product launches:
· EMC SLOW (It's the version of FAST that supports Token Ring)
· NetApp SMTR (SnapManager for Token Ring)
· HDS UPS (It is to USP what UPS is to FedEX)
· 3PAR HeyNow! (3Par requires each disk to say "Hey Now!" if they want the token)
· Compellent Frozen Data (It's the Fluid Data line slowed down so much it freezes)
· IBM WHU (The Prequel to XIV)
· HP StorageDoesntWork (Just saying)
Learn more about the lossless storage over token ring in this in-depth and well-explained video on FCoTR.
VMware to make serious network virtualization news at VMworld?
A nice find by Stu Miniman at Wikibon. He dug up this video in which VMware's director of research and development Howie Xu previews his session at VMworld, "The Future Direction of Networking Virtualization.
In the video below, Xu talks about VMware's plans to announce an "open, extensible networking virtual chassis platform so that anyone can develop the on-demand networking service on top of vSphere."
Hit pause at the beginning of that video and look at the white board. As Stu pointed out in his blog, you'll see the term "vFabric" at the top, to the right. Stu thinks this could be the name of a new virtual networking OS from VMware.
HP CEO transition: Media hand-wringing and internal HP morale
When something like the Mark Hurd scandal happens, we in the media spend a lot of time quoting pundits about what impact the event could have on the markets we cover. For instance, ITWorld Canada quotes Rick Sturm, CEO of Enterprise Management Associates, about how Hurd's departure could throw a wrench in the integration of 3Com into the company.
If [HP] brings in someone who says, 'I'm not so sure [3Com] was a smart idea,' they could have a few bumps in the road.
That's for sure. Of course, given the amount of money laid out this year for the 3Com deal and the Palm acquisition, I think the board of directors will want to hire a new CEO who is committed to making those investments work. At the same time, a new CEO will probably be more willing to cut his losses with an acquisition that isn't working if said acquisition didn't happen on his watch.
So the board will probably hire a CEO who will commit to HP Networking's 3Com/H3C/TippingPoint integration at least for a few years. But what about the rest of the company?
Over at CTOEdge, Mike Vizard pointed out that HP employees were suffering from low morale even before this Hurd scandal hit. He points to Glassdoor.com, a site where employees rate their CEOs and review what it's like to work at their companies. HP has a Glassdoor rating of 2.4 on a scale of 1 to 5, based on 1,353 ratings. Hurd has an approval rating of just 34%. Employees tell the site that executives focus too much on numbers.
HP has enjoyed a lot of success under Hurd's leadership. It has solidified its position as the #2 enterprise networking vendor, grown its share of server sales and made a lot of money on services with its EDS acquisition. But whispers of poor morale combined with this dramatic loss of its CEO certainly justifies some hand-wringing — by the media and by HP customers — especially since Cisco is being so aggressive in competing directly with it on networking and servers. As Vizard asks in his CTOEdge column: "Can an HP that is already pretty divided internally come together to drive the innovations needed to compete across a range of business segments that to one degree or another are under siege?"
HP loses its CEO in a scandal just as networking business is poised for war
Yikes, multiple publications, including BusinessWeek, are reporting that HP CEO Mark Hurd has abruptly resigned following an internal investigation into whether he had violated the company's sexual-harassment policy. Hurd (Update: Hurd's bio has been scrubbed from HP.com. Now he's on a page which lists former HP CEOs) was reportedly cleared in the sexual harassment allegation but had violated a personal conduct policy.
HP's CFO Cathie Lesjak will act as CEO on an interim basis while the company looks for a replacement.
I'm not going to bother looking into the details of what Hurd allegedly did. He's gone now. And that's huge. This is one of the biggest technology companies in the world. It is poised to compete for a huge share of the networking market. And suddenly the CEO who is credited with turning HP around after some years of struggle under mediocre leadership (*cough* Carly Fiorina *cough*) is gone.
What happens now?
HP ProCurve has long been a niche, low-cost networking vendor popular among small and midsized businesses and enterprise campus networks. Under Hurd's leadership, the ProCurve business became the number two enterprise networking vendor, and took an even bigger leap forward earlier this year when it closed a deal to acquire 3Com and its promising H3C networking and TippingPoint network security brands.
Now Hurd is gone. There is no way of knowing what direction a new CEO would take the company. It's probably safe to say HP's board of directors will expects a new CEO to maintain a commitment to networking, given the sizable investment HP made in 3Com. HP has a lot of momentum in that area, but will we see some shifts in strategy under new leadership? Who knows?
It will be important to watch how other key HP executives respond to this scandal. Senior Vice President Marius Haas, general manager of HP Networking, has been widely credited with the rise of HP's networking business. Above him is Executive Vice President Dave Donatelli, general manager of HP's Enterprise Servers, Storage and Networking. If either of those guys jump ship, take note.
Also, HP is a public company. When a public company has a leadership shakeup in the midst of a run of success, Wall Street balks. If the stock price stumbles badly, HP's leadership may be forced to make some short-range scrambling in response.
Catalyst to Nexus data center migration
Are you at the point where you need to update the old Cisco Catalyst 6509s in the core of your data center? If you are, you're probably looking at the Nexus line of data center switches that Cisco has been promoting for the last couple years. Many enterprises are trying to decide whether to migrate from Catalyst to Nexus or to look at Cisco alternatives — either one of the newly risen big guys like Juniper and HP Networking or some of the long time data center networking specialists like Force10 or Brocade (formerly Foundry).
Jeremy Filliben, CCIE @3851 just blogged about his experience in migrating from Catalyst to Nexus in his data center. Basically he built a new Nexus LAN, with dual Nexus 7010s in his core, alongside his legacy Catalyst LAN and interconnected them before cutting over the Layer 3 Functionality in his network from his old core Catalyst 6509s to his new Nexus 7010s.
Jeremy goes into detail about the problems he's encountered during this project, including some glitches with extranet BGP peering and spanning tree root migration. The BGP issue was caused by a overlapping third-party BGP Autonomous System (AS) numbers, which in Catalyst he had always handled by enabling the "allowas-in" knob on his internal routers. The feature isn't available on Nexus yet. He traced the spanning tree issue to the fact that Nexus switches handle Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs) in a way that is different from how Catalyst handles them. The issue will force him to keep the Catalyst 6509s in production longer than he wanted. Check out his blog about the Catalyst-Nexus migration to find out how he fixed these issues and learn about some other minor but annoying things he has discovered during the project.
Jeremy also pointed out a nice resource by Carole Warner Reece on her blog at Chesapeake Netcraftsmen which provides side-by-side comparison of the differences between IOS and NX-OS command line interface.
New WPA2 vulnerability a wireless version of ARP spoofing, says Wi-Fi Alliance
When researchers say they've found a vulnerability in WPA2 (WiFi Protected Access) security standard, wireless LAN administrators stand up and take notice. Md. Sohail Ahmad, a researcher with wireless security vendor Airtight Networks, presented a WPA2 vulnerability dubbed Hole 196 at Black Hat yesterday and DEFCON 18 this weekend.
Details on the vulnerability remain somewhat fuzzy, but the Wi-Fi Alliance says Hole 196 appears to be a wireless version of ARP spoofing, the exploit in Address Resolution Protocol that allows hackers to perpetrate man-in-the-middle attacks.
Matthew Gast, chairman of the Wi-Fi Alliance's Security Task Group (and director of product management for Aerohive Networks), said Hole 196 is an exploit that only authorized network users can use to bypass WPA2 encryption.
An insider on the network can set up a hack to trick a client into perceiving the hacker's client devices as an access point. The victim will send its data to the hacker, who can observe it while forwarding it on to the access point.
"Since this is a vulnerability that's been around since the beginning of Ethernet, network admins are already accustomed to dealing with it," Gast said.
Gast said network performance monitoring can detect the latency caused by the extra hops associated with the attack. Also, network admins can enable the client isolation filter found on most LAN infrastructure, which won't be fooled by an ARP spoofing attack. An AP will look directly at the destination MAC address, recognize the problem and cut the connection. The victim's client device will immediately experience a loss of connectivity. The user will call help desk and it's only a matter of time before a network admin tracks down the MAC address of the hacker.
CCIE Emeritus: Did Cisco give into complaints from CIOs and product managers?
When I set out to write about Cisco's new CCIE Emeritus program a few weeks ago, I spoke to three CCIE-certified engineers, all at different stages of their career, to get a variety of perspectives on the program. CCIE Emeritus is a program for CCIE-certified engineers who are no longer working closely with networking technology on a daily basis and don't have the up-to-date technical skills required for passing the biannual recertification exam. Instead, if they've been in the CCIE program for at least 10 years, they can opt into the Emeritus program, which allows them to maintain a connection to the CCIE program without being fully certified. Instead, they demonstrate that they've taken on more of a leadership role in the industry, as technology executives, authors, lecturers or mentors. they keep the CCIE badge on their resumes, but potential employers know that these people are no longer living in the network on a daily basis. Instead they've advanced into other types of careers.
Mostly the engineers I talked to thought it was a nice option for Cisco to offer to people and they could see scenarios in which going in this Emeritus program would work for them. No one seemed to object to it.
However, i got some reader feedback recently that presented a different view. Robert DuBell (CCIE#9105), a consulting systems engineer with World Wide Technology Inc., had this to say:
The written recertification test is definitely not a "hands on" test like the lab is. The written test can purely be passed simply by studying the material written in the study material listed on the Cisco CCIE written prep suggestions. You don't have to be in the CLI all day every day in order to complete the recertification. Simply spend a few hours of your free time studying the proper material and you can recert. If you want to keep your CCIE valid, then you should have no problem keeping up with the technology.
Just because you have moved into a management position does not mean you should let your knowledge of cutting edge technology slip! I have completed the recertification test four times and I have taken different track tests to broaden my working knowledge of the different technologies. I think I have done the Routing and Switching CCIE recert test once since achieving my CCIE.
The CCIE is the best cert out there because Cisco has not given into rules changes on how they run their program. I think this is a shame that they have given into the CIOs and PMs [product managers] so they can keep their number active.


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The idea of "slow art" has its origins in the "slow food" movement centered on the enjoyment and appreciation of food that began in Italy in the late 1980s. The aim of the slow art movement is to break from the frenetic pace of modern life to simply enjoy works of art in a deliberate and unhurried fashion. Led by a Modern docent the third Friday of each month, Slow Art at the Modern features a 30-minute tour beginning at 5:30 pm that focuses on one work of art.
Join us for drinks and discounts as we celebrate Moms & Grads on April 15th between 4 & 7 pm in Modern Shop. This special shopping event will include music, wine and discounts of 10% off selected jewelry (30% for members).
Café Modern and The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth are having a Louisina-Style Seafood Dinner & French Wine Pairing in honor of artist David Bates' monumental joint retrospective between The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas. Join us for a fun night of great food, and excellent wine as guest speaker Chris Keel from Put a Cork in It wine shop walks us through each course with pairings of French wine.
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This program for families with young children is led by a docent and includes a gallery project designed by the education department. Both the tour and project focus on select works on view at the Modern. Please visit the front desk to sign-up and receive your packet. Attendance is limited to forty participants.
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Conceptual artist Rirkrit Tiravanija (pronounced Rick-rit Tee-rah-vah-nit), born in 1961 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, grew up living between Thailand, Ethiopia, and Canada as the son of a Thai diplomat. His grandmother played an important role in his life. She taught cooking on Thai television and owned a restaurant in Bangkok, where Tiravanija spent time as a youth. This background influenced the artist's work, which often involves cooking in art-related places, such as museums and galleries.
Two sessions of this free program for children are offered, one for ages 5 to 8 and one for ages 9 to 12. Each session is led by an artist who takes participants through informal drawing exercises that relate to works in the Modern's galleries. Children under the age of six must be accompanied by an adult during the program. Bring a sketchbook and pencils. Attendance is limited; early arrival is encouraged. A sign-up sheet is located at the information desk.
Docent-led tours in Spanish are offered at 2 pm on the first Sunday of each month, when gallery admission is free. These tours are open to the public and do not require prior arrangements.
Docents are also available to conduct private tours in Spanish, French, German, Mandarin, and American Sign Language when reservations are made at least two weeks in advance.
A public tour focused specifically on current special exhibitions is available at 2 pm on the first Saturday of each month. This tour does not require prior arrangements and begins in the Museum lobby.


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Okay maybe some of you remember me. I'm the one with the alcoholic mother who came onto DH. Well my sister and FSIL are best friends with my mom. I cut off mom and FSIL (b/c she's annoying and full of drama) but my 18yr old sister I was still talking to. She just moved out of my parents house and was really short on money so I agreed that I would pay her in advance for babysitting. Honestly DH and I don't go out except for 3days every year, our anniversary, my b'day, and his b'day. I have other babysitters available but we don't really like spending extra money on sitters when we could do something as a family instead. FTR I pay my sister to watch my kids on those three days a year. I told my sister she could have the money in advance as long as she agreed to watching the kids those days. Our anniversary is a week from today and my b'day is exactly 2months from then. And she said that was fine.
So yesterday I texted sis to make sure she remembered that next Sunday is our anniversary and we need a sitter. (I work and/or go to school 6days a week and Sunday is my only day off. She has Sundays off of work as well.) She said she was going out of town and wasn't going to drop her plans to be at my "beck and call." So I told her I needed my money back to pay another sitter b/c that's why I gave her money in the first place. Then she told me I was a horrible sister and daughter, blah, blah, blah. Those things don't really bother me and it's this pouty I'm not gonna hold up to my end of the bargain b/c I'm a child thing she pulls on my parents. She asked why I keep my kids from my parents and I told her I was protecting them but that ultimately the relationship between my parents and me have nothing to do with her so she should MHOB. Then she told me that CPS should be called on me b/c I'm the one that my kids need to be protected from. That did bother me and 18 or not I can't forgive that. I told her we were no longer sisters and I needed my money ASAP. She said some sarcastic nonsense.
So here's my dilemma. Should I just cut off sister clean break and accept the money as a stupid mistake or should I be a total b and text/call/email her over and over about the money til she pays up then cut her off? She would never call CPS (and Dh and I are great parents so there's no reason we would be investigated) but the fact that CPS came out of her mouth is reason enough for me to never want to see her again. Yet there's this vindictive part of me that is pissed that she is gonna get away with basically duping me into paying her for nothing.


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