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This monthly updated page has the subject index for 2001
channel threads-topics for these AIS-N channels:
- AI - Appraisal Information Talk
- AJ - Gems & Jewelry ReferenceTM Talk
- AO - Other Personalty Talk
- AR -
The Appraisal Reporter TM & The Personalty
Reporter TM
A Read Only Channel -
- Original, AIN-Exclusive, column and feature length ARticles on:
- Appraisal: ethics; principles, procedures, methodology;
and
reporting; practitioner promotion and fee structures
- Trade: product news; marketing info-tips;
identification and
authentication updates
- Law: International, federal, state
Trade and appraisal laws and
regulations;
Expert Witness-Trial Consultant information
Relevant copyright, trademark and patents info
- Research: Procedures, methodology and live web links
- AIN-Pro news and NetWork information
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AIS ARticles which appeared on the AR - Appraisal Reporter channel
from 1996 through 1999 are already fully archived, indexed and keyword
searchable in the AIN-Pro AI-ARchive. Those 100 feature and column length
ARticles cover a broad range of subjects including, but not limited to:
appraisal standards, ethics, principles, procedures, methodology and
reporting; gems and jewelry trade issues, product information, laws and
regulations; and, material relevant to personalty expert witnesses and trial
consultants.
AR - AIS-N Appraisal Reporter
(and Personalty Reporter)
01/03 Title-FMV for Stolen v Unlawful - cont'd
01/03 * Enforcing Illegal Contracts? & Title
01/03 * Donation Approach vs Estate Tax
01/03 * Donations: Legislative Grace Relevance
01/05 Appeals Court on Stolen v Unlawful
01/05 * ARchive Issues ALWAYS OPEN on Channel
01/05 2nd Appeals Court Decision - Title & FMV
01/05 * Background: Property Theft & Donation
01/05 * Decision: Contrasting the 2 cases
01/05 AIS Summary of 3 Cases - 1980's-today
01/08 Appeals Court Expands on Role of Experts
01/08 * Court Rejected All Experts' Opinions
01/08 * Appeals Court: How to Do FMV by Photo
01/09 * Appraiser addressing client tax info
01/10 * Background on Donation & FMV Rejection
01/11 * Footnote on Blackfoot "Thunder Pipe"
01/11 * Court: Cost & Rejecting Experts' FMVs
01/11 * "Cost" as "Best Evidence of FMV"?
01/11 * When Cost" is not "Value": Course Text
01/12 Heavy Appraiser & Client FMV Penalties
01/12 * Donation-Loss-Estate-Gift FMV Penalty
01/12 * Tax-FMV Penalties: AIS-Writings Links
01/12 * Our Liability Hinges on Court Language
01/12 * Appeals Court on FMV Related Penalties
01/14 Related Cases: Auctions Yes-No; Photos
01/14 * Art Case: Auctions-Yes; Photos-Maybe
01/14 * Antiquities Case: Auctions-No; App Fee
01/16 $1-10k Appraiser Fines: "Estate" etc
01/16 * Law & Regulations: AIS ARchive Link
01/21 Update: Pros & Cons of "Free" Appraisals
01/21 * AIS Feb-1999 AI Channel Post Excerpt
01/21 * 6-00 AppQuest 242 RE "Free" Appraisals
01/21 * Good Will Benefit: AIS Language
01/26 "Puffing" - "Sales Puffery" vs Deception
01/26 * FTC Reference on Diamond "Puffing"
01/26 * One Court's Instructions on "Puffing"
01/27 Index of Apr-Dec 2000 AI-AJ-AO-AR Posts
02/02 New Channel Messaging System
02/02 * Save, Print, Delete & File Attachments
02/08 GJR MediaWatch: Moissanite on ABC 20/20
02/08 * URL, Live Link to Segment Preview
02/09 AINewsMail - Moissanite on TV Tonight
02/09 * New AINetWork Channel Features
02/09 * New AIN Channels Coming
02/09 * Tucson Report
02/09 AIS Consulting on ABC 20-20 Episode
02/09 * Long term return on Moissanite
02/09 * Clarity on hardness and birefringence
02/09 * Media seeking to burn jewelers
02/11 Media Does Well on Moissanite TV Segment
02/12 Posting comments or replys to AR posts
02/13 Moissanite TV: Follow Up URLs-Links
02/13 * Full Transcript of Moissanite Segment
02/13 * Post Airing AIS Email to the Producer
02/15 A Past Moissanite AZ TV-News Video Link
02/18 AIN-GJR ALERT: TV Hits Diamonds Tonight!
02/18 * CBS Focus: Declining Fate of Diamonds
02/19 Conflict Diamonds: Training and PR
02/19 * LINKS: Online HTML Info; PR; Training
02/19 * LINK: Conflict Diamond *.PDF Resources
02/19 * Dealing with the Media Training file
02/19 * LINK and Options for Adobe *.PDF Files
02/19 * LINK: DeBeers Conflict Diamonds files
02/20 LawWatch: 2 More Conflict Diamond Bills
02/21 * 'Conflict Diamonds Elimination Act'
02/21 * Hall Plans 2001 'Clean Diamonds Act'
02/21 * IMG: Conflict Diamonds Congress Trio
02/22 Report on Fixes to New Messageing System
02/23 * Further Update on AIN Fixes & Upgrades
02/26 100's of Posts Now On Channel - Get ALL
02/28 Glitches: 'Caught Sigpipe' Timeout Fix
02/28 New: 'Sent' Folder Added to 'Saved'
02/28 AIS Copyright Notification Reminder
03/09 Prayer for Gilbertson's: Ida, Al & Laura
03/12 AIN Advance Look at AIS LawWatch Article
03/15 Scheduled Network Outage
03/16 NEW FEATURE: 'Forward' Your Posts
03/16 * EMAIL - FORWARD Your Posts
03/16 * Attached Files/Images PREVIEW (for IE)
03/16 Prayer for the Soul of Ida
03/19 AIS LawWatch Column: ISO Watch Standards
03/19 * FTC Trade Referral to “ISO”
03/19 * ISO Watch Standards Cited by the FTC
03/20 * Obtaining ISO Standards? What is ANSI?
03/20 * Obtaining Hard Copy of ISO Standards
03/20 * IHS Intl: New Zealand; Israel; Georgia
03/20 * ANSI Online Deposit Account/Catalogue
03/20 * AIN-WatchFix Bulk Purchase Discount?
03/20 * 34 ISO Watch, Jewelry, Gems Standards
03/20 * Link: Quick Ordering Standards Online
03/21 Antiques Roadshow Appraisers Indicted
03/21 * Appraisal Duo Face 45-60 Years & $2.5m
03/21 * Lessons for All Appraisers/Experts
03/27 Insurance Appraisal Labeling: An Update
03/27 * Marty Haske Initial Proposal
03/27 * Jewelers' Mutual On Appraiser Language
03/27 * Jewelers' Mutual On Role of Appraisal
03/27 * John Jaeger Senior Claim Law Associate
03/27 * Mass State Insurance Commission View
03/27 * AIS Summary & Recommendation
04/03 US Grand Jury v ARS Civil War Appraisers
04/04 The 13 Count Indictment - Intro
04/04 * Wilson Sword - Sceme to Defraud
04/04 * Roadshow Setup - Wilson Family Rip Off
04/04 * USC-Frauds and swindles
04/04 * 3 Counts of Wire (Telephone) Fraud
04/04 * USC-Fraud: wire, radio, or television
04/04 * Pickett Artifacts: Scheme to Defraud
04/04 * ARS Wilson Sword: 3 Perjury Counts
04/04 * USC-Testimony Perjury (ala Clinton)
04/04 * Pickett Case: Obstruction of Justice
04/04 * Witness Tampering - Expert Relevance
04/13 IRS 8283 time Donation Appraisal Summary
04/13 * AIS LINKS: Related ARchive References
04/13 * Client Needs 8283 Monday? Here it is!
04/13 * Format, How To View/FillIn/Print 8283
04/13 * Get the Adobe Acrobat Reader Here
04/13 * FILE: Form 8283 Instructions
04/13 * FILE: Form 8283 (For Saving-Printing)
04/13 * FILE: Form 8283 FillIn and Print
04/13 * Ciritcal to HAVE THE CURRENT Form!
04/13 * CRITICAL to HAVE THE CURRENT Form!
04/13 * Form 8283 Basics
04/15 FTC Revisiting Furniture/wood Guides
04/16 * FTC 'Furniture Guides': Contents
04/17 AIS LINK: Manufacturer's Suggested Price
04/19 8 ARticle Appraisal Fundamentals Series
04/19 * 8 ARticle URLs, Links, Subject List
04/20 FTC Jewelry Guide April 10, 2001 Changes
04/26 FTC Furniture (& Woods) Guides: Update
04/27 LINKS: AIS 9 Article 'Estate' Series
04/30 Network Glitch - Repost Messages?
05/04 AINewsArticle Email: PriceFix Indictment
05/04 * Oct-5-00 Price Fix Indictment FollowUp
05/04 * U.S. Indicts Southeby Christie ExHeads
05/04 * 3 LINKS Warrant Out on Christies Chair
05/18 US Federal Criminal Law On Counterfeits
05/18 * Fines to $15million, Jail to 20 years
05/18 * 'Counterfeit,' 'Traffic,' 'Lanham Act'
05/18 * Congressional Oversight
05/22 * U.S. State Counterfeiting Laws
05/22 * WA Counterfeiting Law: Definitions
05/22 * WA Counterfeiting Law: Imitations
05/22 * WA Counterfeiting Law: Evidence
05/22 * WA Counterfeiting Law: Penalties
05/22 * WA Counterfeiting Law: Seizing Goods
05/23 FBI-USDoJ Bust 90 in $117Mill Inet Fraud
05/23 FBI - IFCC - Inet Fraud Information
05/25 AIS Email Survey on AIN Services
05/25 Filing Internet Fraud Complaints Online
05/26 Diamond.Com Class Action Suit Offer
05/27 * AIN Covers the Alleged Acts/Violations
05/27 * AIS LawWatch file: Settlement Offer
05/27 * AIS TextFile: Diamond.com Settle Offer
05/29 U.S. Estate ('Death') Tax NOT Repealed
05/30 Internet Watch Sales - Many Laws Apply
05/30 * Inet Return Policy Hazards: A Solution
05/31 AIS ARticle: Used Watch Laws-Fed-State
05/31 AIS Column in May-June 2001 GK Magazine
05/31 10 Tips: Professional Jewelry Appraising
06/01 FILE: AIN-Pro Appraisal Fundamentals +48
06/05 AIS AJM 'Appraising Apppraisers' Article
06/05 * On MJSA Supplier-Appraiser Cooperation
06/05 * The Quest for Information
06/05 The Benefits of Cooperation
06/05 * 1st Appraiser Trade Show Badge
06/08 Supplier Cooperation: 15 Year AIS Effort
06/08 1. 1980's Major Supplier Success
06/08 2. Trade Show Appraiser Badges [80's JA]
06/08 3. 1990 Trade Show Success [AGTA]
06/11 New 'Messaging Help' Page!
06/13 AIN Posts: File and/or Image Attachments
06/13 * Bottom Line Basics: Image/File Posts
06/13 * More Detailed Info: Image/File Posts
06/14 IMAGE: Tutorial on Image/File Posting
06/14 * IMAGE Size: Color vs Grey Scale
06/14 * PreUpload 'Preview' File Attachments
06/14 * Post Attach Files: HTML, PDF, DOC, etc
06/14 * Post Attach Files: EXE, ZIP, etc
06/14 * IMPORTANT Computer Virus Note!
06/14 * *.DOC FIle Attachments
06/15 AINewsMail: ABC Hits Antique Dealers
06/18 * LINK ABC-PrimeTime LiveChat Transcript
06/19 * FILE: Forum Messages Posted on ABC
06/20 * AIS ARticles: Profit or Media Victim
06/20 * 1996 ARticle on Over-The-Counter Buys
06/20 * 1997 ARticle: NBC Stings Jewelry Buys
06/20 OLD Direct Dial AIS Downloads vs Inet
06/22 Search AIN Channels, e.g 'Fees' 'Expert'
06/22 * Over 900 Pages on our 4 Channels Now!
06/25 UK Busts on Chanel Jewelry Counterfeits
06/27 AIS Articles on Consumer Sale Reports
06/27 'Consumer Resale Appraisals' Part 1
06/27 * Buying/Appraising Conflicts?
06/27 * Consumer Sale - Many Marketing Options
06/27 * Important, Often Overlooked Issues
06/28 * TABLE: Report Value Summary Chart
06/28 * Possible Estimates to Include: Pawn
06/28 - 'TradeSale' 'Auction' 'Consignment'
06/28 - Including Insurance Replacement
07/01 Options for Large File/Image Attachments
07/01 * Managing Online vs Offline Images
07/06 Appraisal 'Updates': USPAP & Personalty
07/06 * AIS Annotated USPAP Advisory Opinion
07/09 Exclusive AIS-Law Annotated File Updates
07/09 * FTC: Jewelry; Precious Metals; Pewter
07/09 * US National Gold & Silver Stamping Act
07/12 % Fees: 'Unethical'? 'Unlawful'?
07/12 AIS JCK Gems & Jewelry Guide Q&A
07/12 AIS Q&A: Legality of Percentage Fees
07/13 * $ Fees: Erroneous Public Statements
07/13 * % Fee Errors in a New Appraisal Book
07/14 * Value Based Fees: Sliding Scale
07/15 * % & Value Based Fees: IRS Limited View
07/17 * U.S. Law on % Fees
07/18 * The U.S. Regulation Prohibiting % Fees
07/18 * Appraiser Must IRS Certify: 'No % Fee'
07/18 AIS on Fees: Tax Contract/Report Clause
07/19 * State Law Prohibiting Value-Based Fees
07/19 - FullText: 1986 'Jewelry Appraisal Act'
07/19 - Elly Rosen 1986 Testimony on the Act
07/20 * % Fees: NY & PA - Macys and Gimbles
07/20 * ValueBased Fee: Legal v Ethical v OK?
07/23 * AIS on 'Ethics' of Value Based Fees
07/23 * Fees: 'Ethics of the Profession'?
07/23 * Value Based Fees: ASA Code
07/23 * Value Based Fees: ISA Code
07/23 Value Based Fees: AIS Recommended Code
07/24 USPAP on Value Based Fees & % Fees
07/24 Value Based Fees: Recommendation
07/25 * USPAP: '% Fees' v 'Contingency Fees'
07/27 * USPAP: Advocacy Based Contingency Fees
07/27 * USPAP Concern: Valuer Vested Interest
07/27 * USPAP: 'Ethics' Fees Prohibition
07/29 % Fees: Courts on the Impression Left
07/29 * Critical for Trial Expert Consultant $
07/30 * How Judges Assess [Appraiser] Experts
07/30 * Court: % Fee for FMV = Suspect Opinion
07/31 * Expert Witness % Fee Cross Examination
08/01 Watch Repair Times AIS LawWatch Column 6
08/01 * 'Altered' & 'Counterfeit' Watch Cases
08/02 * New DoJ Unit Prosecutes FakeGifts.com
08/02 * New U.S. Customs Cybersmuggling Center
08/02 * The Int. AntiCounterfeiting Coalition
08/02 * Montblanc: FakeGifts- 'Come & Get Me!'
08/02 * FedCourt 'Deputizes' Montblanc Cartier
08/02 * Rolex: 'Replica' = 'Felony'
08/03 AIS AINetWork Spring 2001 Survey
08/04 Counterfeits: LINKS & Resources
08/05 * Next LawWatch: Altered = Counterfeit?
08/05 * AIN-Pro AO Channel Watch Talk
08/07 * LINK: 'Replica' Site Removes Rolex
08/10 Uniform Commercial Code: Sales Contracts
08/10 * Statute of Frauds: Goods v Services
08/13 J-BAR Jewelers Board of Appraisal Review
08/13 * Initial JVC FAQ on J-BAR
08/13 * LINKS: More 'Public' Info on J-BAR
08/14 IRS Donation, Estate Tax: The Same!
08/14 * US Appeals Court on FMV for these
08/14 * Court on Donation v Estate Motivations
08/15 * % Fees: Donation = NIX; Estate = OK?
08/15 * Donation v Estate: Different!
08/15 * Regulations on 'Group Descriptions'
08/15 * Common Sense Estate Tax Reporting
08/15 * Full Regulation Language
08/16 * Appraisal to Notify IRS of Disposition
08/16 * Rules: Ability; Books Art Rugs Silver
08/23 Estate Tax: Appraiser's Certification
08/24 * 'Appraiser Certification' Defined
08/24 *Estate v Donation Appraiser Declaration
08/26 Estate Tax Form Contradicts Regulations?
08/30 * Regs v Form: Different Appraisal Rule?
08/31 * IMAGE: Reconciling The Form & the Regs
09/01 * No Regs-Form Conflict: Here's Why
09/05 * Donation Appraisals: Regulation v Form
09/07 * Donation FMV: Acquire Date/Cost/Method
09/10 FMV Over $50k = Special IRS Rules
09/20 Justice - Full Text President's Speech
09/21 * Audio/Video LINKS: President's Address
09/23 'Blockage Rule' - Context & Application
09/25 Recent Blockage Rule FMV Cases
09/26 AIS LawWatch #6 Cover Story in WRT
09/27 Facts of Recent Court Blockage Opinion
09/28 * Appraised FMV $'s: Individual v Group
10/01 * Taxpayer's Appraisals - No Blockage
10/01 * Government's Appraisals - Blockage
10/03 * One More Court Rules on Blockage, Plus
10/05 * Analysis of 4 Blockage Opinions
10/08 * AIS & Court on Comparables Rejection
10/08 * When Apparent Comparables Aren't So
10/08 * How to Address the FMV Valuation Date
10/08 * Comparable Form Highest & Best Use
10/08 * Subject Property: The Best Comparable?
10/11 * Current FMV Based on Future Sales
10/11 * Court: Reconciling the Varied FMV's
10/12 AIN Posts: Avoid Losing a Prepared Post
10/15 Reprinting AIS Materials & AIN Posts?
10/16 3rd Party Liability: Appraise, ID, Grade
10/16 * State Law Provides 3rd Party Liability
10/17 * TEXT of Statutory 3rd Party Liability
10/17 * Application to ALL 'Report' Providers?
10/19 3rd Party Liability? Maybe, Yes, and No
10/21 AIS Online References and ARchive
10/23 3rd Party Liability: Hazard of Standards
10/24 * 3rd Party Responsibility? Many Levels
10/26 * Glossary: Negligence Privity Fiduciary
10/31 * Fiduciary Negligence to One in Privity
11/02 IMAGE - How to Search AIN Channels
11/02 * IMAGE - Sample Search Result for 'ees'
11/06 AI-eMail-ALERT: Bacteria Scanning Threat
11/06 * AIN InterAction: Electron Beam Damage
11/06 * About the Titan-SureBeam Contractors
11/06 * Titan-SureBeam Resources-Video-LINKS
11/06 * Titan-SureBeam Electrons AND xRay Used
11/08 Mail Scans: Grade & Value Damage Claims
11/09 * Role of Casualty Loss Tax Claims
11/14 Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act RE-AI 11/14
11/15 * GLB Privacy Act: Client Opt Out Notice
11/16 * GLB: Privacy 'Opt Out' Option
11/17 GLB: US Code Vests Regulations in FTC
11/18 * GLB Privacy Act: Dates & Citations
11/20 * GLB: AINews Alert- Realty v Personalty
11/22 AIS Here for You Thanksgiving Weekend
11/26 AIS-Privacy Rights Org Email Exchange
11/26 * Email 1: AIS to Privacy Rights Org
11/26 * Email 2: PRO-PRC Opinion to AIS
11/26 SERIOUS Email Virus ALERT - AINewsMail
11/26 * AINewsMail: Email Virus Handling Tips
11/28 AIS Schedule Nov-29 thru Dec-6
12/01 IRE to 'XYZ-Store Replacement Report'
12/02 * 'Statement of Replacement Cost at XYZ'
12/03 * Exclusive AIS Reference Material
12/04 * LINKS to Guidelines & 8 AIS Articles
12/05 Appraisal Reporting: Format For the User
12/06 Suggested Breakdown for AIN Channel Use
12/07 * Subject GUIDE Posted on Each Channel
12/10 Know the Law Before Trying to Use It!
12/12 * Honesty v Practice v 'Ethics' v 'Law'
12/12 * Example: AR July 2001 - Ethics & Fees
12/13 * Why 'Ethics' & 'Honesty' Are Confused
12/13 * 1994 Text: A New AIS Ethics Section
12/14 * Understand Ethics, Avoid Disparagement
12/14 * Ethics Require Sales Slip Description?
12/15 * Commenting on Competitor 'Ethics'
12/17 * Ethics & Law: Quality on Sales Slips?
12/19 AIS 1994 Article - Charges of Unethical
12/20 * Full Text: 'Stop The Unethical Person'
12/21 AIS Articles Defining Value, MV, FMV
12/22 * AIS 1994 Article: 'Value Defined'
12/22 * 'Value'
12/22 * 'Market Value' (MV)
12/22 * 'Fair Market Value' (FMV)
12/22 * 'Replacement Value'; A 'Cost Estimate'
12/23 (-: Season's Greetings AIN!!! :-)
12/24 AIS Here For You Through the 1st
12/25 Post Season: AIN-Professionalism Time
12/27 LINKS: AIS 9 Article Estate & FMV Series
12/28 AIS Columns on Appraisal Basics Follow
12/29 7 More AIS `94 Valuation Sidebars Follow
12/29 * Sidebar: Standards Make a Profession
12/30 * Sidebar: Appraisal Defined
12/30 * Sidebar: The Big 'E' in E-Valuation
12/30 * Sidebar: Watch That 'Opinion'
12/31 * Sidebar: Insurance Confusion
12/31 * Sidebar: 'What I Paid is Irrelevant'
12/31 * Sidebar: Just Tell Me What it's Worth