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A few weeks ago on the way back from visiting friends I stopped at the Precious Moments Chapel in Carthage Missouri. Now the funny thing is that I went to College not even an hour from this chapel and during my years at college NEVER made it down to see it. I wanted to, it just never happened. So I figured I had time that day, so I stopped. I'm so glad I did. It is such a beautiful serene quiet, dare I say Holy place.
When you first walk up to the building (that actually hosts the store, not the chapel – which I didn't know at the time) you are greeted by a beautiful fountain with life size Precious Moments figurines.
In this building is a beautiful little cafe' area where they serve a few different things to eat. It looks like a little town. Of course they had the famous animal train in life size height- I think they were around 4-6 feet tall.
Then you head out the back doors down a beautiful path lined with Angels blowing trumpets towards the Chapel. The first thing you come to is a lovely little rock garden – so peaceful.
Then you see these lovely little angels lounging in the amazingly gorgeous landscape
I saw these flowers and they always remind me of my mom and her mom, and her mom's mom, and her mom's mom's mom – because we have heirloom Iris plants that have been passed down through MANY generations. I can't wait to have a house of our own so I can ask my grandma or aunt for some of these flowers! I love that tradition and want to continue it! ….oops – Bunny Trail!
This fountain was so beautiful
Then you start down the path to the Chapel….again GORGEOUS Landscape!
The woodworking on the doors was so beautiful!
These windows were BEAUTIFUL!!!
This was the ceiling in the chapel….so beautiful!
Some more shots of the door….gorgeous….
Looking back towards that fountain – this is the main walk up to the chapel – the grounds were just SO beautiful and well taken care of.
Looking back towards the store/cafe'
I loved my quick tour at the Precious Moment's Chapel – I highly encourage you to visit if you get the chance! Did I happen to mention it's FREE??
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Atlantic-need your opinion on markd's comments about my vapor barrier?
Could you clarify the comments from markd about my vapor barrier in my pics on my other post.
He suggested to remove the vapor barrier because it could cause mold.
The basement had blanket insulation for the past 3 years and at times, during the very humid weather I would notice moisture underneath the plastic and then it would disappear.
And I never had any problem with mold.
Would really appreciate your comments.
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That information they gave ... is incorrect and against ANY cold climate building code regulations.
A vapor barrier facing the warm side of the living environment is required by code...and makes sense if one understands the reaction that warm air has when meeting cold air....
That person evidently finished off their basement with no code oversight... simply based on their own personal opinions....
Read up on the need for an insulation vapor barrier:
(You might note the point made in that article:
" ....One of the most important vapor barriers in the home is the one between the wall insulation and the interior side of exterior walls. Because wall cavities are sealed and have no means of allowing accumulated moisture to escape, an effective moisture barrier is crucial in preventing warm, wet air from entering the walls.")
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Thanks once again.
Great article on vapor barrier.
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atlantic - you are the know it all who has so much to learn!
Actually YOU are wrong. I am right! Atlantic-you jump to conclusions saying I remodeled my basement and claim to be an expert. That is not true. Maybe you should keep your comments to yourself. I am trying to help, and I base everything on facts. I dont need to bash you unless I am bashed!
Everything I stated is correct. Maybe you need to get out of the stone age with your techniques!
The poly barrier is so wrong below grade! Dont you get it?? This is a no brainer!!!Yumm mummy stated that they witnessed water droplets on the old insulations barrier. Duhh!!!! Lets see...if I put poly over it and totally encase it so it cant evaporate maybe the insulation will get wet and moldy and feed on the wood and drywall paper! ahhhh-yep!!
Well the old system yummy mummy described probably could still "breath" to the interior where it evaporated and..yeah you guessed it...no mold.
Yumm mummy-why do you think Atlantic is such an expert? Dont assume that a contractor knows what they are doing. I have seen so many "licensed" contractors that I wouldnt hire to replace a doorknob! I think you need to get more advice from someone else who knows what the heck they are talking about. I would not take his advice!!!
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I think Atlantic give me great advice and support.
So do a lot of other people here.
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a quote from bob villa for what its worth!
Question to bob villa: My question is whether it is advisable to install a vapor barrier below grade on the inside of an insulated wall? for example, my basement wall is a block wall. I framed the inside walls with 2X4's. I then insulated with fiberglass batts. Should i install a vapor barrier over the insulation
bob villa:"You do not need a plastic sheet vapor barrier over the insulation.
If you used simple unfaced fiberglass batts between the 2x4s, then you would still not use a plastic polyethylene sheet vapor barrier."
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He doesn't know what he is talking about.
markd, I will let you know if I ever get mold, how about that?
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"Both of these are good advice. Not only don't you need a vapor barrier you're one step better toward eliminating potential mold problems. I'm not sure if the article covers it but something I've done on jobs is use the XPS, use P.T. 1x4 as strapping (with Ramsets through the strapping and through the XPS in the walls). If you can find a source use DensArmor Plus or DensArmor or equivalent instead of sheetrock or blueboard...a few extra bucks per sheet...this also eliminates potential food sources for mold to breed on. A few squirts of canned foam insulation and you're virtually airtight, depending on how you finish off around windows and along the sill/joints. You might have to rip the PT sills for the floor to accommodate the difference between 3-1/2 inches and the thickness of the XPS and whatever you use for strapping"
"Dale Rex,
Use rigid foam (expanded polystyrene or extruded polystyrene) against the concrete. Do not install any plastic sheeting -- no poly -- anywhere. Do not install any fiberglass insulation. For more information, visit www.buildingscience.com."
Below-grade basement walls differ from above-grade walls in that they are vulnerable to ground moisture wicking into the wall or basement floor. Because of this, it is important to maintain the drying potential of the wall since one never knows if the long-term moisture drive will be from the outside or the inside. A masonry wall is capable of absorbing large quantities of water due to the capillary action of concrete. If the masonry wall unit has hollow core, air movements within the wall also increase the thermal and moisture movement. For this reason, it is recommended that a vapor retarder not be used in a wall that is partially or fully below grade. If a wall is above grade, such as in a walk-out basement, then that wall may use a vapor retarder, if the climate dictates a vapor retarder in the above-grade walls.
If no stud wall is available, the insulation can be applied in blanket form with a perforated flame-resistant facing. Applied directly onto the wall, this is often used on the top half of the wall only, which may take it to the depth of the local frost line. If hollow core masonry units are used because of the air convection that takes place within the wall, the insulation should be applied on the entire wall.
While it is sometimes suggested that an airspace should be maintained between the masonry wall and the stud wall insulation in order to keep the wall dry, in actuality this may make matters worse. This vertical airspace can lead to a convective air loop, thereby increasing not only the thermal but also the moisture transfer within the wall. If a full height stud wall is used in addition to the masonry wall, this stud wall is often inset an inch or so, increasing the depth of the cavity to be insulated. The entire depth of this wall cavity should be insulated. This also insulates the back of the studs, reducing the thermal bridging of the wall.
If a stud wall is placed on a partially below-grade masonry wall, the stud wall should be insulated the same way as other above-grade walls in the house. When a vapor retarder is not desired, slashing a faced product's sheathing is not recommended, because narrow cuts are unlikely to signficantly increase vapor transmission. "
Lately I have read considerable debate about vapor barriers. When I started college in the early 1980's it was gospel that you needed a vapor barrier to prevent not only loss of indoor humidity, but also the heat that such vapor carries along with it as it wafts out of your walls.
And the rule is:
- put the vapor barrier on the warm side of the structure, that is:
- on the inside for houses in the north, which need heating more than cooling,
- on the outside of houses in the south where the predominant need is for air conditioning.
But... what happens when the conditions are reversed? Like Minnesota, we get some pretty hot and humid days here in Northern Michigan. Anybody up north with an air conditioned house with a sheet plastic vapor barrier is likely to have condensation just behind the vapor barrier.
And whether or not your house has air conditioning, your basement has a "de facto air conditioner" because it is kept cool by the all the massive amount of masonry and cool earth nearby.
So you will probably see moisture behind that vapor barrier whenever the weather has been warm and humid for a few days. Is this a problem? That's a tough question to answer because it depends on many variables. Since the moisture probably is not going to occur very often, I'm tempted to say it's not a problem. But then, consider this: if the moisture content of an untreated piece of wood gets above 29 percent, fungal growth WILL begin. It's not a matter of cleanliness... the fungus spores are everywhere. If the wood dries out quickly then the fungal growth stops soon and rot never has a chance to occur. But in a tightly sealed wall, the condensation may not dry out very fast, giving the fungi a chance to grow and maybe cause decay. It could also invite termites. My experience is it takes several weeks, possibly months, of persistent wetness to make wood decay.
One reason many old houses have lasted so long is that with no insulation the inevitable rain intrusions get dried out by all the draftiness. Fill the wall cavities with insulation and add a vapor barrier and now those little drops of water can't evaporate into the house, so they've lost one of two escape routes. Not the end of the world, just a reason for caution when insulating.
And it's possible that the moisture you've seen is caused by rain intrusion that evaporated and condensed on the vapor barrier. If this is true you should see the condition more often that just the dog days of summer, however.
So... what should you do? Perhaps nothing is the best choice. Monitor the situation, check the walls once in a while to see if the moisture only occurs after a few days of hot and humid weather (I bet that's the case). When you see water droplets, check the walls every day or two to see how long they linger.
If water stays there longer than a couple of weeks, I would consider some action. One thing you could do is violate the vapor barrier in a controlled manner. What I'm thinking is: take a dinner fork and poke some holes near the bottom of the insulated wall section, and some more at the top. You'll need to poke a couple of hundred tiny holes to be effective.
Another option is to change the vapor barrier. Polyethylene vapor barriers (such as Visqueen) are virtually impervious to water vapor. But there are materials that are vapor retarders. The paper facing on kraft-faced insulation is one such example. This paper has a thin layer of asphalt on the back side, which deters but does not stop vapor transmission. With such a material there should be less condensation, if any. I think you can buy rolls of this kraft paper vapor retarder, but I can't say I've seen it. One other product that is a vapor retarder is roofing felt (a.k.a. tar paper). But this gives off an odor so you might not like it.
There may be other products sold (look beyond Home Depot and Lowes, look at the contractor-oriented lumber yards) that allow some vapor to pass through. I'm just not aware of all the products out there. I see things advertised in trade magazines and I know that those lumberyards carry a lot more than Home Depot would ever stock.
Maybe you won't see any more water until next summer. This could be a trivial issue or something bigger. I'd hate to take chances though, so keep an eye on the situation."
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unbelievable-pray to atlantic
I did not know that they where construction gods!!
Let me sum up this debate. I surely will not end the debate but maybe close the discussion for now.
Atlantic and Marcd both have valid points first of all.
What is the reason for a vapor barrior? What potential problem is trying to avoid? What is the potential gain/benefit? Personally I do not have good answers to those questions in my mind.
The main benefit of a vapor barrior is to stop the passage of AIR that contains water vapor. The elimination of air movement makes HVAC more efficient and comforable and should keep any moist air from going where it shouldn't.
The key thing is to NOT to apply a vapor barrior in such a way that it can trap moisture. A wall (Any wall) must be designed to dry to at least one side, to the interior or the exterior. Doesn't matter which.
In Yummy_Mummys case her walls are designed to dry to the exterior. She has a space between her insulation and the foundation I presume. This air space hopefully will allow enough ventalation to allow her wall to dry in that direction. This is why we use a vapor impermiable insulation when we attach directly to the block wall.
Another important consideration. If the vapor barrior is installed on the "cold" side of a wall there must be sufficient insulation to keep the humid, inconditiond, space from condensing moisture on the barrior itself.
I'm sorry - I am rambling - my original intent was just to provide a qucik summary of the debate. The main point is different situations, climates, construction techniques, etc call for different aproaches. There is no one size fits all answer.
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You presume correct. I have left a space of 3 inches all the way around the perimeter walls.
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" Embattled St. George businessman Jeremy Johnson says new Utah Attorney General John Swallow helped broker a deal in 2010 in which Johnson believed he was to pay Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid $600,000 to make a federal investigation into Johnson's company go away . "
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. . .shadowy years he ran the Nevada Gaming Commission, through his public embarrassment over the Los Angeles Times investigation into his son and son-in-law's Washington lobbying activities,the ethics investigation into the free tickets Reid happily accepted to boxing matches and the successful land development deal that ended up netting Reid $1 million when he sold it, in an amazing coincidence, to a friend and it became a shopping center. "
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" A new report released today by the group 1001 Reasons to Vote Against Harry Reid shows that Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) has either steered or is attempting to steer a total of $3,360,000 in earmarked Defense Department contracts to a campaign contributor, despite President Obama's direct opposition to the project.
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And How Does Someone Who Has Collected A Taxpayer Funded Salary For Over 40 Years Amass A Net Worth Of Between 4 and 6 Million Dollars ?
" Right now, as Senate Majority Leader, Reid earns $193,400.00 per year – a back-bencher earns $174,000.00.
Reid has been earning that 193 grand for a few years, but when he first entered the Senate in 1987, I think the Senate salary was about $125,000.00 per year. In order to build up $4.6 million dollars over the past 43 years, Reid would have had to sock aside – out of various government salaries – nearly $107,000.00 per year.
Does anyone want to believe that Reid has done this? That he has saved his government-salary pennies (including for all those years when he made far less than even $107,000.00 per year) and built up his fortune just out of the money we know he's been earning since he entered public office? And what if Reid's fortune is actually closer to the higher estimate of $6.3 million?
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How does a man who's "product" is legislation make so much money that he can build up more than four and a half million dollars of net worth? "
Can You Save Over Half Of Your Annual Salary Every Year ? For 43 Consecutive Years ?
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The whole of Reid's position in life has been built on his government office. Wealth, power and prestige, for Reid, are dependent upon his remaining in office. To lose office is to lose the ability to, say, build up another four million dollars. It's not like Reid has any marketable skills for the private sector – even his skill as a lawyer is probably rusty as he hasn't done any real legal practice since the 1960′s. "
In Addition To Illegal Financial Gain There Have Also Been Numerous Allegations Of Election Fraud
" Votes without voters – the notion seems like something from "The Twilight Zone." Yet this outcome, the result of a mysterious computer glitch, may have helped re-elect Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid over his Republican challenger, Sharron Angle, last week by a 50.2%-44.6% margin. Actually, the "mystery" is very likely the doing of a local of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which nationwide provides votes, money and muscle for the Democratic Party. Critics are charging thatvoting machines throughout Clark County (Las Vegas), where about three-fourths of Nevada's population resides, were rigged to place check marks next to Reid's name before a person even had voted. County officials insist that no tampering occurred. But the possibility can't be dismissed, especially given that one of Reid's sons is county commission chairman. "
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Developed under the aegis of the Trinity Alliance, the Taurian Concordat-influenced Troika is a surprisingly advanced Aerospace Fighter design for the Periphery.
While the Taurians were initially happy with the increased flow of technology to the Concordat from the Capellan Confederation as part of the Trinity Alliance, the Taurian Defense Force grumbled at the first advanced 'Mech produced by the newly upgraded Detroit Consolidated MechWorks. Though the Anubis was the height of new-tech, it was poorly designed and intended only for a limited-use role, leading the Taurians to forment more general-purpose designs using advanced technology.
After long negotiations a deal was cemented to construct Detroit Consolidated Aerospace, a production facility capable of producing an advanced new-tech fighter. Using the Capellan's expertise from the co-development of the Defiance OmniFighter with the Word of Blake, Magistracy supplied manpower and extensive Concordat funding, the end-result was a new-tech showpiece.
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Weapons and EquipmentEdit
The Troikas primary armament are the Kajuka Type III ER PPC and Kajuka Type V ER Medium Laser parings carried in each wing, supported by a nose mounted Tomodzuru LRM-20 rack. While the large number of double heat sinks allow the energy weapons to fire near continuously, the missile launcher and its three ton CASE protected ammo bay were specially designed to accommodate any of the Confederation's new Thunder LRM variants as well as standard missiles.
- Making extensive use of the cost effective Rocket Launchers available to both the Concordat and Magistracy, the 4U variant replaces the LRM launcher and CASE with five Rocket Launcher 20s in the nose and two Rocket Launcher 15s in the wings, also adding two additional heat sinks. BV (1.0)= 1,802[4] BV (2.0) = 1,790[5]
- This variant has a four ton infantry compartment. It also mounts a Heavy PPC, three Rocket Launcher 10s, and six Small Variable Speed Pulse Lasers. An Anti-Missile System covers the aft arc. BV (2.0) = 1,493[6]
- This variant carries a Large Re-engineered Laser in each wing, supplemented by the LRM-20. There is also a Beagle Active Probe in the nose, while the after aspect of the fighter is protected by a Medium Re-engineered Laser. BV (2.0) = 1,532[7]
Custom VariantsEdit
- CMT-3TV Troika Victor
- The custom Troika variant used by Capellan pilot Victor Janko combines several Clan-spec weapons systems on a standard Troika frame. The long range firepower is based on the experimental Streak LRM-20 and paired Clan ER PPCs. For close in firepower, an ER Medium Pulse Laser is carried in each wing. BV (2.0) = 2,975[8]
- ↑ MUL online date for the Troika
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 119
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 258
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 120
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 259
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 260
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades, p. 209
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Liao, p. 12
- Technical Readout: 3067, pp. 148-149


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Many believe that there could be problems in store, already Apple are in debate with the FBI over unlocking a terrorist's phone; Apple got the backing from Jan Koum, WhatsApp's co-founder, saying that he admired "efforts to protect user data" however, WhatsApp themselves have been the target of court orders requesting the need to access information it holds.
WhatsApp Messenger is an app which allows people to exchange messages without incurring charges for SMS and can be used on iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone and Nokia, all have the ability using the app to message each other. They can, in addition to basic messaging, also create groups send each other unlimited images, video and audio media messages.
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Mom's the word: Babywearing is a skill that I don't have
There are few things more adorable than a baby nestled into his mom's chest or back, supported by the layers of a soft wrap. They look so happy in there! And they should, given that babywearing is the most natural — and traditional — way to tote around your little bundle, or even your toddler.
It's nice to see parents embracing the sling in a time when there are so many distractions to draw us apart from our babes. And of course, the attachment parenting crowd promotes the many emotional and physical benefits of wearing your child. So you can see why I felt a tinge of guilt when I recently went out and purchased a double stroller after tossing the wrap I borrowed from a friend into the back of baby Nolan's closet.
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Will I fall on him?
Carrying a baby — whether it's while you're pregnant or after they're born — throws off your centre of gravity. Given that — and the fact that I'm a giant klutz who trips up the stairs daily — the idea of carrying N in a sling seems like a potential safety hazard for both of us, but mainly him. Someone I know lost her balance and fell with her daughter in the carrier in a crowd of people and you can imagine the walk of shame she had to endure once they got up. Neither of them were injured, but it was mortifying. And scary.
Will he fall out?
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The double stroller purchase came about when I realized there's no way I could take our two-year-old Liam to the park with Baby N strapped on. Visions of me and N catching L as he's falling out of an opening at the top of the play structure and then us all falling onto the pea stone in a heap haunted me in our pre-double-pram days. And given a toddler's tendency to take off running at any given second, I might not be able to chase after him too fast with a baby clinging to my collarbone for dear life. Though it's probably not any easier (or safer) to sprint with a stroller …
Is he breathing OK?
It's not like you can poke out air holes. Again, to have the proper combination of head support and breathing ability, you have to know what you're doing with that sling. I know it can be done comfortably — I've seen it at the mall, the grocery store, the crafter's market. But Baby N can confirm I have yet to fasten him to me in a way that doesn't lead to his face smushed into my chest. This especially ticked him off one time when he wanted to eat. It was like dangling a carrot. Yes, I know being able to nurse your newborn in a wrap is one of babywearing's many benefits. But clearly it's an ability I don't have.


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The key figures also say that Phuket was already experiencing a huge drop in the number of Chinese tourists coming to the island despite the number of Chinese tourists coming to Thailand still growing – highlighting a major shift that was already underway before the Phoenix tour boat disaster on July 5 that killed 47 Chinese tourists.
The news follows the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta) predicting that Thailand will lose 300,000 Chinese tourists in the final quarter this year and an additional 700,000 in the first three months next year.
The revenue loss may top B50 billion from October this year to next March, said Atta President Vichit Prakobkosol.
Mr Vichit told The Phuket News this week that tourist arrivals to Thailand through Atta-member companies declined by 22.1% year-on-year in July and by 36.4% and 39.1% in August and September, respectively.
The member companies tourists are mostly Chinese.
During the three weeks Oct 1-23 alone, the number of tourists arriving through Atta-member companies plunged 31.3%.
Mr Vichit said Atta was forced to cut its forecast for international arrivals this year from 12 million to 10.5mn.
Many businesses dependent on tourism, including restaurants, souvenir shops and bus charter companies, have been suffering heavily, he added.
Ronnarong Chewinsiriamnuai, President of the Thai-Chinese Tourism Alliance Association, said some travel firms have already reduced working hours of staff, with many asking tour guides to stay home because of the lack of customers, reported the Bangkok Post.
"Normally each bus driver earns about B30,000 a month, but now they are making B7,000-8,000," Mr Ronnarong said. (See story here.)
However, key tourism operators in Phuket are in no such panic, Phuket Tourist Association Vice President Sarayut Mallum told The Phuket News.
"By our own survey, tourism-related businesses in Phuket are being affected by the fall in the number of Chinese tourists coming here, but my understanding is that the effect is not terrible," he said.
"We have found that more FITs (free, independent travellers) are coming to Phuket. Meanwhile, Indian, Korean and other markets will travel to Phuket, as will many return visitors. So I wouldn't be worried about it, and we are looking at other ways protect our tourism and instil confidence in our future," Mr Sarayut said.
"Also, I am confident that Chinese tourists will come back. I believe this because Chinese investors have invested in Phuket a lot. They made long-term plans. They would not accept losing their investment so easily," he said.
Mr Sarayut also explained that the number of Chinese tourists coming to Phuket was already falling before July 5, and that operators in Phuket's tourism industry were already in motion to counter the fall.
Economic factors outside Thailand were already playing a large part in the tourism change, Mr Sarayut said.
"The number of Malaysian tourists visiting Hat Yai falling because the value of Malaysian currency is falling. It is a similar situation with Chinese tourists. In the second quarter (this year) alone the yuan fell more than 9% against the dollar," he said.
Mr Sarayut noted that the Chinese government was taking its own measures to stem the drop, but also pointed out, "While the yuan is not as competitive, fewer Chinese people will be taking trips abroad."
The same point was made by Tourism Minister Weerasak Kowsurat at a meeting in Bangkok last month to which the tourism minister had called all major officials affected by the fall, including Phuket GovernorPhakaphong Tavipatana.
At that meeting, Minister Weerasak pointed out that while Chinese arrivals were still growing from January through June this year – before the July 5 Phoenix tour boat disaster – the number of Chinese tourists coming to Phuket had already fallen 24.83% during the same period.
"So it's not all about the July 5 sinking of the tour boat," Mr Sarayut told The Phuket News.
ATTA Secretary General Adith Chairattananon disagreed.
"Russian and Indian tourists will in part help Phuket's tourism industry, but they can't compare to the Chinese market in numbers," he said.
"Right now, we have no idea whether Chinese tourists will return yet. The government must fix the safety and security issues that affect tourists first – and it must happen in reality," he added.
"The Phoenix incident made agencies take Phuket tour packages off the shelf because they are not confident in tourists' safety in Phuket," Dr Adith said.
"Fixing safety and security will restore agents and tourist's confidence, then the government can push their free visa promotion. That might make them come back," he added.
Dr Adith did agree on Phuket spreading its reliance on different tourist source markets as a key strategy for preventing critical damage to the island's tourism industry.
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The «Association Femmes d'Europe» in Brussels has published a book titled book "18 Ambassadrices vous reçoivent à Bruxelles".
In this book eighteen Ambassadress in Brussels virtually open the doors to their residences and share some unusual anecdotes about the history of these exceptional buildings. They reveal the intimacy of the Embassies and talk about their lives as wives of diplomats. From the Gala dinner to the informal luncheon with friends, the Ambassadress take the reader by the hand through the backstage of their receptions: décor, tables, menus and details on their personal recipes from around the world.
The volume presents eighteen of the most prestigious Embassies in Brussels such as France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, Unites States, Indonesia, Spain, Korea, Monaco and many others. It is fully illustrated with insight pictures by Eric Stinglhamber,
Of the 5 000 copies printed, more than 3 000 were sold on a subscription basis prior to publication. This project, like all other projects of the non-profit organization, is aimed at raising funds for those in need in Europe and the Third World.
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Mon 10 Feb, 2003 08:30 pm
Recently the non-profit organization I work for received over a hundred prints from a gallery that closed down. The trouble is we don't know how to price the prints. I have heard that there is a publication known as "Art Expeditor." Can anyone out there give me some advice as to how get a reasonable pricing for the prints?
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Mon 10 Feb, 2003 09:50 pm
Kayla what kind of prints of prints, artists, and where they produced by the artists or a company? Limited edition prints can be a very risky business. Is it possible to provide any artist names. I would assume the APA could help you but of course you would have to pay. I will do some on line research and call my ex, he is an appriaser that has delt a lot with prints but he will want to know all of the above plus size.
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Mon 10 Feb, 2003 10:20 pm
Kayla you might want to PM Lightwizard he has had a lot of experience in the area of limited edition prints.
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Mon 10 Feb, 2003 10:42 pm
Thank you so much for your help, Joanne. There are so many artists, Bateman, Shephard, all pretty much commercial staff. The money from the sales goes to special projects at the center, which buys my guys paint, etc. I don't mind doing the footwoek, but I have no idea where to start. Do big universities have resources? UC Davis is only an hour away.
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Mon 10 Feb, 2003 11:01 pm
Finally I found some links that might be useful. The category of prints is so junked up with hype. If you are close to UC Davis I would make the trip and look through there library and auction catalogs.
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Mon 10 Feb, 2003 11:02 pm
Kayla, before driving to Davis, I'd talk to some in the library, there are specialists who might help. I'd talk to the general reference librarian and ask for the name of the art dept's library specialist. Who knows what they can find for you on their computer while you're on the phone? That is, IF you use the libary. But I think Joanne's recommendation re: Lightwizard is a good place to start.
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Tue 11 Feb, 2003 12:27 pm
I quickly tried a search for Shepard in Google and nothing came up -- Bateman came up as Henry Bateman, photographer. Not good that nothing came up as there is not much chance that they've developed any kind of secondary market and only about 5 to 10% of the artists who have opted for the manufactured limited edition print have developed a viable market. Joanne's links are okay but if you try to contact a broker on the web, they will not want to talk about prices if they have any idea you are trying to determine market value. An average price for an inventory of commercial serigraphs, giclees, et all, of an out-of-business gallery is 10% of their retail value (!) That's likely not more than $50.00 to $150.00. You could offer them for sale to a large broker like
[email protected]
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Those are the three major art brokers for this kind of art. If you have a few prints by some well marketed big name like Eyvind Earle, Hiro Yamagata or such, you might have some chance but I doubt that gallery would have anything left of any appreciable value -- they would have sold off the highly marketable prints before going under.
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Tue 11 Feb, 2003 12:28 pm
BTW, just offer them for sale, don't let on your trying to auction them elsewhere.
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Tue 11 Feb, 2003 03:38 pm
KAYLA- I know bateman, Its Robert Bateman, a well respected wildlife artist.
His work is sought and premiums are payed for a number of his earlier grizzly and Polar Bear prints as well as his wolves in the moonlight. normal new retail for unframed Batemans are about 200$ so Id guess wholesale is about 50%. however, these earlier groupings are worth over 1to 2K on the auction market. His signed work , especially A/Ps are fairly pricey.
Other prints, are they wildlife also?
my suggestion is to go on ebay (only at the end of an auction0 and check on some Batemans and others 9Cohelach, Forrestahl,fischer, Brenders etc) .
I think paw Press handles the wildlife artists. Ill try to find some links
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Tue 11 Feb, 2003 03:44 pm
KaYLA. I found it on Jeeves, its Millpond Press. I have no idea where I got paw press
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Tue 11 Feb, 2003 03:52 pm
KAyla-sorry, its me again. That long uRL , just go to the bottom left and click on ARTISTS. Itll list the wildlife artists that Millpond handles
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Tue 11 Feb, 2003 04:24 pm
You can avoid long URL addresses by using the URL function button at the top of the reply entry form.
Millpond prints have relatively no secondary market -- the market value is not going to be what the publisher's appraisals (which are now against the law) show. Obviously they weren't selling as the general public becomes more aware of the phony values of these prints. No respectible auction house are going to touch these prints. An obscure auction house would not even pay any attention to the published prices and they'd put them up on an estate auction at about $75.00 framed.
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Tue 11 Feb, 2003 04:25 pm
BTW, the majortiy of Millpont prints are conventional offset lithography which means they have likely faded and changed color by now.
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Tue 11 Feb, 2003 07:55 pm
wiz-Millpond only handles the lim editions of Bateman (Its been a long standing relationship as an exclusive) As I recall, you didnt even know who Robert Bateman was. Trust me, there is a huge market for his work. Originals , as well as Signed and numbered prints (no giclees) are big sellers at the duck and wildlife shows, where craftsmanship is repected by an appreciating public. These arent rubes buying Elvis on velvet.
bateman had a show at the Smithsonian in 1998 and his new works that were sold as prints were were SOLD OUT.Mostly bought by the jaded DCites.
Kayla, as a fairly complete gallery of his past works
May I reccomend "AN ARTIST IN NATURE-ROBERT BATEMAN" 1990
or "THE ART OF ROBERT BATEMAN' 1993 with an intro by Roger Tory Peterson (the godfather of American ornithology0
or "THE WORLD OF ROBERT BATEMAN' 1985
or "ROBERT BATEMAN THE NATURAL WORLD" 1996
BAteman or Guy cohelach are like Andrew and Jamie Wyeth or even Norman Rockwell, no matter how cool it is to put them down, their talent s cannot be denied.
All millpond does is market the prints with cover stock and remarques
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Wed 12 Feb, 2003 08:54 am
I'm sorry. I wasn't clear. The prints are going to be sold at the center in our boutique. They are not being auctioned off or sold "ensemble." Robert Lynn Nelson's site was especially informative re: what you have to provide for authenticty and what you cannot say. What I was looking for was a publication or a general info center on estimated prices. Google was a big help and it has become evident that I'm just going to have to be on the computer a great deal of time. Not being a print person myself, this was very informative and fun. Thanks everyone.
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Wed 12 Feb, 2003 09:42 am
I'm reticent to debate the credentials of artists that are compared to Wyeth, but an offset lithograph by Wyeth is only worth approximately $40.00. This gimmick of having them sign and number in limited edition has to do with how much one would pay for a signature. Wyeth I would guess is worth hundreds of dollars, Bateman I doubt is worth more than $15.00. If one doesn't understand the marketing concept of these companies who publish limited editions, that's something I'm complete familiar worth having worked for one of the major ones for over six years and being in the art business for over forty years. I have to admit I didn't understand the concept that is basically cheating people because of the lax art laws until I left the company. Millpond is no different -- these are offset lithographs (poster printing) that are "signed and numbered." Artists are notoriously poor at business and it's resulted in many lawsuits against these publishers when they find out they've been bilked. I was a witness at two of these lawsuits against publishers (hidden records, manipulated books, etc.) If your going to sell them in a botique, you have to have a slick art salesperson to talk people into paying a lot of money for something that has very low intrinisic value (try to get an art appraiser to even look at them). Sorry for the bad news but that's life and it's not always fair. Caveat emptor.
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Wed 12 Feb, 2003 09:45 am
Kayla -- I'd still offer them to those three brokers with a faxed list. They may have a pleasant surprise for your that some poor fool is willing to pay big bucks for a few of the prints but I doubt it. Did it occur to anyone that the gallery tried to sell these prints and couldn't? That's a very good reason for going out of business and donating the prints. They will probably defend their knowledge and intergrity in the business until the moon turns blues -- it's up to you whether it's believable or not. I am not playing Devil's advocate here.
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Wed 12 Feb, 2003 09:51 am
Millpond Press prints are offset lithographs, the same printing used to publish posters and art books and now done in many foreign countries where it's debatable what quality ink and paper they are using. Worse than giclees.
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Wed 12 Feb, 2003 01:42 pm
WIZ-I guess I dont understand the concept . Ive been to the Wildlife Art shows including the Easton Md one in which these artists are selling their works as signed numbered prints. they have one original and perhaps 1000 prints and say 100 have remarques and maybe 10% proofs. Robert Bateman is an artist of major reputation. people buy his work because they like it and there is only one original. For the artist, the print market is a good one. Ive been doing lim editions and am beginning to do better each year. i see no difference between a serigraph, a litho, an etching , or a cast bronze, signed numbered and approved by theartist.
of course if theres a plan to deceive as in the last Dali prints , wherte he signed and numbered bland pieces of paper, thats different.
movie stand-ups from the 40s and 50s are bringing large amounts and there are thousands of them.
Of course its the artists signature and the implied approval that makes and creates the value. However, as any auctioneer who appraises a piece of art at 1 to 2000 and it sells for 10x the estimate, the estimates at auction houses for Bateman or Brenders or cohalech , are conservative but never 15$. Sorry, I dont 'buy" it.
I was at a Bunch auction in PA where they had some lim editions of Jamie Wyeths Karakul sheep drawings done as lithos. The set of three, signed and numbered . each brought at least 2Gs.
Are you aware of the prices for AUdubon "elephant" folio prints?
what do you consider a valid limited edition print medium?Im not tryin g to be a noodge, but you sound like youive been in this and Im only beginning to sell my work as prints mostly because its been a way for me to increase the income from a given work
Much of Picassos art pottery was decorated by using decals of his sketches and signature. I consider that more fraud than prints, where the artist is the customer to be satisfied, and the artist retains rights of the work. You seem to be saying that Millpond is a house to stay away from, Is that what Im getting? or areyou just pronouncing against the entire lim edition print market.
I do want to understand and i dont mean to hit a nerve ,
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Wed 12 Feb, 2003 08:17 pm
A valid limited edition print which is a true original print is one created by the artist himself. The artist makes the plates (as in stone lithograph plates) and prints the edition, not to say he can't use protogees as Rauschenburg does for example. There is no original work that is copied as a print. When it's merely reproduced (even serigraphs are done by photo-mechanical means) it a not an original print. The laws in the U.S. aren't helpful (in Europe, you can't sell a print such as this as anything more than a signed poster). Trust me, Millpond and other publishers pay about $5.00 to $10.00 per print for the artist to sign and number, maybe $25.00 to $50.00 if it is is a remarque (depending on how much hand painting there is on the print). The publishers make the money -- the artist can only do well if thousands of prints sell at tis happens less often that one thinks and publishers come and go. The markup is about eight times (they have claimed it is four times) the cost of printing and signing (the print often costs more to make than for the signature). There's nothing against that artist if he's able to make money, but I can guarantee they aren't making a living doing just that -- they have to sell originals. It's just that, for me, it's pandering to an audience who have to idea what they are buying. The proof of the pudding is in the eating -- if Kayla can tell me she got any offers or is able to market these at anything near half of their retail value, it would be the shock of the century. Doesn't happpen -- the secondary market on these prints is that about 1% of the prints have gained any value after five to twenty years. The artists often go out of fashion and then you can't give the work away. I'm not saying that the artists you are talking about don't create great originals and have a collector market for their original paintings. I'm saying that the limited edition prints do not hold their value. They depreciate about 60% to 70% the minute one walks out the door with them. Check E Bay and you'll find out. I can buy prints by Mark King, a very respected pallette knife painter in La Jolla, CA who sells original paintings for $18,000. to $30.000. for $75.00 to $150.00 per print out of the publisher's stock who took over his inventory from Martin Lawrence Galleries. They originally sold for $750.00 to $900.00 unframed. I was framing them and putting them into a very high end consignment outlet in Newport Beach, CA. and they were lucky to get $400.00 for them, framed! Needless to say, it wasn't something I would continue to do.
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Bibliographies and Journals
- Work and Faith Bibliography for scholars, pastors & churches, and business practitioners by Richard Barnett (see also his brief Outline of Theological Reflection on the Purpose of Work)
- Work, Vocation and Ministry Bibliography, by Dr. Jeff Greenman
- Marketplace Ministry -Lausanne Occasional Paper No. 40 (2005)
- The Marketplace (MEDA Magazine)
- Christians@work (UK-based organization)
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- Banks, Robert J., and R. Paul Stevens. The Marketplace Ministry Handbook: A Manual for Work, Money and Business. Regent College, 2005.
- Charry, Ellen T., ed. Enquiring After God When Working, in: Inquiring After God: Classic and Contemporary Readings. Wiley-Blackwell, 2000. Ch. 4, pp. 81-107.
- Hammett, Edward H. The Gathered and Scattered Church: Equipping Believers for the 21st Century. Smyth & Helwys, 1999.
- Hammond, Pete, R. Paul Stevens, Todd Svanoe. The Marketplace Annotated Bibliography: A Christian Guide to Books on Work, Business & Vocation. InterVarsity Press, 2002.
- Larive, Armand. After Sunday: A Theology of Work. Continuum, 2004.
- Mallory, Sue. The Equipping Church: Serving Together to Transform Lives. Zondervan, 2001.
- Miller, David W. God at Work: The History and Promise of the Faith at Work Movement. Oxford, 2007.
- Ogden, Greg. Unfinished Business: Returning the Ministry to the People of God. Rev`d ed. Zondervan, 2003.
- Spears, Larry C., and Michele Lawrence, eds. Focus on Leadership: Servant-Leadership for the Twenty-First Century. Wiley and Sons, 2001.
- Stevens, R. Paul. Liberating the Laity: Equipping All the Saints for Ministry. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1985.
- Stevens, R. Paul. The Other Six Days: Vocation, Work, and Ministry in Biblical Perspective. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999.
- Stevens, R. Paul. Doing God`s Business: Meaning and Motivation for the Marketplace. Eerdmans, 2006; The Equipper`s Guide to Every-Member Ministry: Eight Ways Ordinary People Can Do the Work of the Church. Regent College, 2000; The Other Six Days: Vocation, Work, and Ministry in Biblical Perspective. Eerdmans, 2000.
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