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September 18, 2007
Four Observations on Import and Export Prices and the Dollar
Some delayed reflections on exchange rates, trade prices, and the messages from the August data.
This post is prompted by one reader's query whether the import price release was bullish or bearish. I still don't have an answer to that question, but it does strike me that this is a good time to re-evaluate what is going on with import and export prices, and what that implies.
First, the oft-noted relation between import prices and the broad trade weighted exchange rate (in logs, normalized to 0 in 2002M02). Notice that total import prices have risen faster than the dollar exchange rate. However, to some extent this is not the relevant comparison since total import prices are substantially affected by petroleum and petroleum product prices, which have a substantial exogenous (with respect to the exchange rate) component. (Of course, as Brad Setser has recently pointed out, it's not totally exogenous -- when the dollar weakens, the dollar price of oil will tend to rise, to the extent that the relative price of oil is the fundamental equilibrium price.)
Figure 1: Log nominal dollar exchange rate (blue), goods import prices (red), non-oil goods import prices (green), normalized to zero in 2002M02. NBER Recession Dates shaded gray. Source: Federal Reserve Board via FREDII, BLS, and author's calculations.
Notice that import prices have risen by about 11.2% relative to the 2002M02 value, while the dollar has fallen by about 22.6%, suggesting -- if everything else were held constant -- exchange rate pass through of about one half. However, not all else is held constant (this is why people do econometrics -- see the estimates in the 0.25 range cited in this post).
One observation is that prices overall are jointly determined with the exchange rate, so import prices and exchange rates are responding to monetary policy and other shocks. So rising import prices might be inflationary to the extent that those movements reflect exogenous exchange rate changes.
A second observation is that to the extent that trade prices reflect the impact of exogenous exchange rate changes, there is no reason to look at only import prices. Rising export prices -- to the extent that exportables are somewhat substitutable for goods in the home consumer bundle -- can also introduce inflationary pressures.
Figure 2: Log nominal dollar exchange rate (blue), goods export prices (red), non-agricultural goods export prices (green), normalized to zero in 2002M02. NBER Recession Dates shaded gray. Source: Federal Reserve Board via FREDII, BLS, and author's calculations.
Figure 2 indicates a 15.7% ex-agricultural commodities export price increase, so that a naive reading of exchange rate pass through is on the order of 69%.
A third observation (not new, see WSJ Real Time Economics) is that prices of US imports from China have finally started moving up. The fact that the Chinese yuan's value rose for almost two years before import prices began to rise highlights several points.
Figure 3: Log nominal USD/CNY exchange rate (blue), and prices of US imports from China (red), normalized to zero in 2005M06. Source: Federal Reserve Board via FREDII, BLS, and author's calculations.
First, sometimes it is important to consider the cost of production (that is, the price of imports is a function of both the exchange rate and the cost of production, determined in part by labor productivity). Second, to the extent that imports of intermediate goods into China are likely to have been invoiced in dollars, the impact of USD/CNY movements on prices of Chinese exports to the US is likely to have been fairly muted (the issue of vertical specialization and the impact of dollar depreciation is covered here: [1], [2]). In other words, it's unclear exactly how much of the rise in import prices from China is due to exchange rate movements and how much is due to rising Chinese inflation.
The last observation is that rising tradables prices might not be indicative of inflationary pressures. Rather, if overall monetary policy is non-accomodative, these price changes might be just a reflection of rising overall price levels, or alternatively a relative price change (this is the expenditure switching mechanism I've mentioned here). I plotted the non-oil import and non-ag export price indices relative to the non-energy non-food CPI.
Figure 4: Log non-oil goods import prices to core CPI ratio (blue), and non-agricultural goods export prices to core CPI ratio (red), normalized to zero in 2002M02. NBER Recession Dates shaded gray. Source: Federal Reserve Board via FREDII, BLS, and author's calculations.
The graph illustrates the fact the relative price of traded goods fell substantially in the lead up to the dollar peak in February 2002. The surprising finding is that while relative export prices have risen (although nowhere near where they were before), relative (non-oil) import prices have barely budged. Given this fact, the improvement in the non-oil trade balance is somewhat surprising only if one does not take into account the slowdown in US economic activity. This pattern of relative prices suggests to me that the improvement in the trade balance that has occurred thus far owes little to import reduction due to higher import prices.
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Posted by Menzie Chinn at September 18, 2007 12:13 AM
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Why not just do a multifactorial regression analysis, perhaps focusing on the post 2001 data( since there may be a mechanistic change indicated by the inflection point in three of the graphs)?
It seems to me that the first graph makes a strong case that the strength of the dollar is strongly correlated to oil prices; in the fourth graph, there's a suggestion that oil is a primary driver of inflation (since so many other factors are excluded).
The second graph seems to show that dollar devaluation works its way to export prices (most of which have some component of oil prices, if only transportation). The third graph shows that Chinese imports have a minor contribution to import prices and can be neglected as an independent factor. The fourth graph shows that non-agricultural exports have become the primary factor in core CPI.
So, the hypothesis is that the strength of the dollar is a function of oil prices, CPI, and export prices, with the likelihood that there's some correlation between variables, and therefore probably a need to orthogonalize the regression variables (by, for example, using core CPI to knock out the correlation between non-core and oil prices).
Am I understanding the framing of the question correctly?
Posted by: Charles at September 18, 2007 09:37 AM
Sorry if this is an obvious question but in your last point, are you saying that the reason the trade balance has improved is solely because of the slowdown in economic activity? From your last chart it would seem that the trade balance would be getting worse. So for the trade balance to actually improve there would have to be a major economic slowdown occurring to outweigh the effects of the current pricing environment?
Posted by: Jim L at September 18, 2007 09:55 AM
charles: I could use regression analysis, but you'd be surprised how difficult it is to obtain an acceptable specification that passes the usual time series diagnostics, and takes into account issues of integration, cointegration and structural breaks (not to mention endogeneity). So I went for the discursive approach.
For econometric studies that address these issues, but not in real time, see Doomed to Deficits and Supply capacity.... I haven't published any pass through studies, but you will see the relevant academic papers hyperlinked in this post, as well as this earlier post, which does contain some regression analysis.
Jim L: Sorry to be unclear. Relative export prices are rising, and export quanta are increasing, so the trade balance is improving partly due to that effect (i.e., income effect on the export side).
Posted by: Menzie Chinn at September 18, 2007 01:28 PM
If you were intending this for publication in a peer-reviewed journal, I could see the issues you raise as critical, Menzie. But when it's just you, me, and the barflies trying to understand what factors are most likely to be important in exchange rates, I see less of a problem.
I will read the links you've provided in more detail as I'm able, but a quick look doesn't seem to contradict my perception that multifactorial regression is the easier way to formulate a hypothesis. While there are many problems when applying it to organic systems, systems that change over time, large data sets provide very high power. In practice, that means that nonlinearities and lags are swamped by the sheer number of data points.
It should not, of course, be used for extrapolation. In careless hands, it is famous for producing nonsense. But that's true of all model-building. When one is in the stage of hammering out a general model, multifactorial regression allows one to quickly see which variables appear to be related so that one can avoid issues of multicollinearity, which is, IMO, a more serious problem in variable selection.
Anyway, thanks for your analysis. However you choose to attack the problem, it is of help to me in understanding this issue.
Posted by: Charles at September 18, 2007 04:49 PM
Charles: The problem is not the mechanical running of the regression; it's data (and time). In order to do some of the regressions, one has to track down and update the data (which I do on my own -- no research assistants here!). And sometimes that data is not believable or available (I'd love a monthly unit labor cost series for Chinese manufacturing -- I will take donations!). Finally, even getting an acceptable regression fit for non-peer review circulation takes time -- but in the future I will perhaps accept the challenge.
Posted by: menzie chinn at September 19, 2007 10:37 AM
Understood about the quality of data series, Menzie. Even there, the power of data with more than, say, 50 data points/variable, tends to overwhelm such imperfections. Monthly Chinese labor manufacturing costs...eh... maybe not.
If you're using only the best software, here's a time saver you may have overlooked. For reasonably small data sets, say, less than 500 data points per variable, one can do the analysis in Excel with a simple highlight/analyze-- one of the few Microsoft features that works well. Unlike some of the fancier statistics packages, operation is intuitive. It does require equal numbers of data points/variable, though, and doesn't deal with complex design.
The again, I'm not sure I deal with complex design either.
Thanks for considering taking on the project.
Posted by: Charles at September 20, 2007 09:18 AM
Charles: I find EViews and Stata easier to use than Excel, which continues to befuddle me. To highlight some of the data difficulties, I'll observe there are exactly 44 monthly observations on Chinese import prices into the US; BLS did not produce/publish a series before January 2004. The Chinese government started reporting a monthly export price series (unit value index, to be precise), which starts in January 2005. More details of data travails can be seen in this paper.
Posted by: menzie chinn at September 20, 2007 10:11 AM
Oh, I've seen missing data problems before, Menzie. More times than I care to think about it. Swampy territory, for sure.
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I remember my first eagle ceremony when I turned nine. The first eagle you get is always declawed, which I always thought was pretty inhumane, but it was a good way to ease into caring for the birds. My eagle (named Baldy, because I wasn't a terribly clever child) was already quite old when I received him (he was a rescue eagle, luckily) but I did have him until I was 16. I don't know if I was more excited about getting my drivers license that year, or my new eagle! You should have seen the party we had when I got him, too! Grilled hot dogs and fire works and lemonade…. obviously I named my beautiful new eagle Freedom. He's too big to keep inside anymore, unfortunately, but we've got a pretty comfortable roost for him on our apartment's balcony.
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I was so scared during my pet eagle ceremony I almost threw up. But Stonewall Jackson and I have been best friends ever since. My dad and grandfather built a really massive roost behind the house for my eagle and my sisters' eagles. Stonewall always waits for me when I get home from class since schools are getting so over protective and strict these days and won't allow eagles indoors. Which just goes to show how much we're bubble wrapping kids today. Back in the day, if you couldn't handle a few stitches because you pissed off the wrong kid's eagle, you had to just man up and learn your lesson!
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Some people think it's excessive to have two eagles. But what can I say, I'm a two eagles kind of guy. Well, I can say, "You must be a terrorist to call me out over my excesses," but I digress. We don't have many open fields around here, so I got Liberty by waving my flag atop a decommissioned WWII aircraft carrier. I was kicking a couple of boxes of tea into the harbor for good measure, and there she was. I loved her so much I repeated the process a year later and got young Colbert here. It's hard work, raising two eagles, but I have two shoulders, after all. Besides, I know that the secret to happy and healthy eagles is plenty of Bud Light.
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A hilarious introduction to the insect world, On Beyond Bugs will have your preschooler giggling away while learning all kinds of interesting entomology facts. Answering questions like "why do flies buzz?" and "how do bees communicate?" in the musical rhymes long associated with him, Cat in the Hat makes a delightful tour guide. Who else could manage "ants are so strong they can lift things that weigh over ten times their weight and they do it each day?" The sturdy, easy-to-clean-cover makes this book a good choice even for very young children. For those just beginning to read, the phonics-based repetitions are a big help. (Preschool to early reader) --Jill Lightner
Find out all you ever wanted to know about insects when the Cat and company get an up-close view of life as a bug. Kids will learn how insects -- from the spittlebug to the honeybee to the moth -- see, smell, communicate, and pollinate, as well as sometimes pester and amaze and generally make life better for us humans. Catch the bug buzz with the Cat in the Hat and all his friends!
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Corresponding Author: Tobi Frymark, National Center for Evidence-based Practice in Communication Disorders, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Blvd #245, Rockville, MD 20850-3289, 301-296-8736 (o), 301-296-8588 (f), tfrymark{at}asha.org.
Purpose: The purpose of this review is to evaluate and summarize the research evidence related to the treatment of individuals with right hemisphere communication disorders.
Method: A comprehensive search of the literature using key words related to right hemisphere brain damage and communication treatment was conducted in 27 databases (e.g., PubMed, CINAHL). Based on a set of pre-established clinical questions, inclusion/exclusion criteria and search parameters, studies investigating sentence- or discourse-level treatments were identified and evaluated for methodological quality. Data regarding participant, intervention and outcome variables were reported.
Results: Only five studies were identified, each representing a different sentence- or discourse-level treatment approach and reporting a wide range of prosodic, expressive, receptive and pragmatic outcomes.
Conclusion: While the state of the evidence pertaining to right hemisphere communication treatments is at a very preliminary stage, some positive findings were identified to assist speech-language pathologists working with individuals with right hemisphere brain damage. Clinical implications and recommendations for future research are explored.
Key Words: communication treatment, discourse, prosody, pragmatics, right hemisphere brain damage, right hemisphere communication disorder, speech-language pathology
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Southchurch Hall and Gardens is a small public park covering approximately 2 hectares located approximately 2 kilometres East of Southend Town Centre.
Southchurch Hall is a medieval moated manor house, a Grade 1 Listed Building, now a museum which attracts 18,000 visitors per year. The site is listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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Attendance at harness racing events is up, racing fans are betting more and the number of mares bred in Ohio is expected to rise, the Dayton Daily News reported.
Tracks in Ohio started slipping in attendance after Pennsylvania and Indiana approved video lottery gambling at racetracks in 2006, said Jerry Knappenberger, general manager of the Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association. But many in the industry think the addition of video lottery terminals in Ohio will help draw more people to Ohio's tracks and increase those tracks' purses.
Scioto Downs in Columbus was the first to get terminals this year, and purses are up there from a range of $2,000 to $4,000 per race in 2011 to $4,000 to $15,000 this year. Betting on live races also is up about 35 percent over last year, said Stacy Cahill, Scioto Downs' general manager.
"People who have never seen a race are going down to the track to see what's going on," Cahill said.
The Ohio Lottery Commission is reviewing five additional applications from racetrack owners to become video lottery terminal sales agents. The applications include one for Lebanon Raceway from the Miami Valley Gaming and Racing LLC., a joint venture of Delaware North Companies Gaming and Entertainment and Churchill Downs Inc.
"We've all been waiting for so many years for slots to save racing in Ohio," Vickie McNabb, director of the Lebanon Raceway track for the Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association, said.
Penn National Gaming Inc. also has applied for the video lottery terminals for its proposed Hollywood Slots at Dayton Raceway,
"I think everybody involved in the industry believes that allowing the video lottery terminals will draw people, who will also watch and bet on the races," Penn National spokesman Bob Tenenbaum said Wednesday.
The American Horse Council has estimated that Ohio horse racing was once a $900 million agricultural-based industry that supported 25,000 jobs directly, involving more than 250,000 Ohioans. But the number of industry jobs fell to 15,000 during the past decade, Knappenberger said.
Pennsylvania and Indiana racetracks have used video lottery revenue to increase the purse money paid out to owners of winning horses and to increase the number of horses bred in those states. States with expanded gambling have seen increases in horse training and breeding operations, and in investments in farming and livestock and in the need veterinary services to handle foal production, according to the Ohio Harness Horsemen's Associaton.
The number of standardbred mares bred in Ohio to produce foals for harness racing is already increasing after falling from more than 2,591 in 2003 to 687 in 2010, Knappenberger said. He said breeders estimate the number of mares that will be bred in Ohio this year to produce foals for harness racing could be as high as 1,400 with the anticipation of video lottery terminal revenue increasing purses.
Robert Schmitz, chairman of the Ohio State Racing Commission, warns that it's too soon to predict the full impact of the lottery terminals on the racing industry, but he says he is encouraged.
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Mahindra Racing's Sarath Kumar finishes third at CIV-Italian Championship in Monza
Creates history as first Indian to secure a podium finish in an international motorsports event in Europe!
Mahindra Racing's Sarath Kumar competes at Monza
MONZA, Italy, April 29, 2012 – Mahindra Racing's, young Indian Sarath Kumar created history at the CIV-Italian Championship in Monza where he finished third, getting his first ever podium finish. This is the first time an Indian has secured a place on the podium at an international motorsports event in Europe. The Indian rider originally placed fourth but moved up in the rankings after third place winner, Andrea Mantovani, was disqualified due to engine irregularities.
Sarath moved off pretty well from the grid and rapidly found a good pace that allowed him to recover many positions to finish 3rd in the 125GP. The Indian rider also clocked a remarkable time of 25:38:775 today.
Recently, Sarath also became the first Indian to score points in this competitive Championship during the second round in Imola.
On the other hand, the winner of the first two rounds Ricardo Morreti was forced into early retirement after his bike suddenly turned off due to technical issues.
After the third round 125GP, Kumar climbs up the classification to 5th place with 22 points and Moretti now lies in second position in the standings with 50 points. The next two CIV races will take place on June 23rd and 24th at Mugello's Autodromo Nazionale.
Commenting on his position today, Sarath Kumar said, "A podium finish at the Italian Championship is a dream come true for me! I got off to a good start and was able to recover a lot of positions up to the 14th place. It was my first time in Monza, a circuit I am quickly getting accustomed to - it's a really fast one! I want to thank all my technical staff, my manager and team Mahindra for their support."
Riccardo Moretti, "I was able to take the lead when at Variante Ascari the engine of my bike turned off. I was able to get back to the pits and after that to get back on track, but the problem emerged once again and I had to withdraw from the race. It was a very unlucky day on a track that we did not know, and that gave us many issues. I hope to change this DNF and do better in the rest of the championship because I want to be back to first place in the standings."
Mufaddal Choonia, COO, Mahindra Racing said, "All of us at Mahindra Racing are absolutely delighted with Sarath's achievement! We have had a good start to the season with our first two wins and are very pleased with the progress made by him. It's unfortunate for Moretti, but we can make it up in the next round."
About Mahindra Racing
Mahindra Racing is the first Indian team to participate in the FIM MotoGP™ World Motorcycle Racing Championship (in 2011) and the Italian National Motorcycle Racing Championship (CIV, in 2012).
On the world stage, the Indian factory team signed off its 2011 debut season on a high note with action packed performances by both its riders. Marcel Schrötter finished 15th overall in the 125cc Rider's Championship and the team finished a strong third overall in the Constructor's Championship. Danny Webb made history when he secured pole position in Valencia in the last race of the 125cc era. The team takes this learning into its participation in the all new Moto3™ class which replaced the 125cc class from the 2012 season onwards.
In the CIV in Italy, the team has teamed up Indian rider Sarath Kumar with ex Italian Champion Riccardo Moretti in the 125 GP Class. The team became the first from India to win an international motorsport event when Riccardo took the chequered flag at the season-opening race of the CIV in Mugello, Italy on 25 March, 2012. Another brilliant victory on the Imola circuit on 8 April, 2012, established Moretti and his team firmly at the top of the standings.
For further information please visit: www.mahindraracing.com
About The Mahindra Group
The Mahindra Group focuses on enabling people to rise. Mahindra operates in the key industries that drive economic growth, enjoying a leadership position in tractors, utility vehicles, information technology and vacation ownership. Mahindra has a presence in the automotive industry, agribusiness, aerospace, components, consulting services, defence, energy, financial services, industrial equipment, logistics, real estate, retail, steel and two wheelers.
A US $14.4 billion multinational group based in Mumbai, India, Mahindra employs more than 144,000 people in over 100 countries.
In 2011, Mahindra featured on the Forbes Global 2000 list, a listing of the biggest and most powerful listed companies in the world. Dun & Bradstreet also ranked Mahindra at No. 1 in the automobile sector in its list of India's Top 500 Companies. In 2010, Mahindra featured in the Credit Suisse Great Brands of Tomorrow.
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If there is anything you wanted to know about Bodens that you haven't already come across on our site, then it should be here. But if it isn't, please don't hesitate to get in touch with a member of our team. We're all ready and waiting to help.
Bodens Performing Arts is registered with Ofsted and are an approved Edexcel examinations centre.
As we are now Ofsted Registered, we can accept Childcare Vouchers as payment for any of the classes or courses that we offer.
Our classes run alongside the Barnet school term dates.
The current term ends on Sunday 15th December
Spring Term 2014
Saturday 4th January-Sunday 6th April
Half Term: Saturday 15th February to Friday 21st February
There are two car parks, East Barnet Road South which is opposite Bodens, and East Barnet Road North which is next to Bodens.
You have to pay by phone in both using the location number 7533 for the South car park, and 7532 for the north.
To register for pay by phone parking, use the following information (you will need a credit or debit card, your vehicle registration number, your location number, and your mobile phone number)
CALL 020 3362 2000 and follow the instructions.
TEXT send REG followed by your number plate to 07950 080 201 to begin registration.
SMARTPHONE paybyphone.co.uk
It is also possible to buy parking vouchers in advance from a PayPoint outlet. Sugar and Spice (opposite Sainsbury's) is one, although this is sometimes more expensive than paying by phone.
Once you have registered you do not have to input card details each time, just the 3 digit security number on the back of your card.
Barnet car parks use the same system as Enfield, so if you are already registered in Enfield, you should not need to register again.
The charges are:
Up to one hour: 50p
Up to two hours: £1.00
Up to three hours: £1.50
Up to four hours: £2.00
Over four hours: £3.50
Our tutors classes are planned to maintain a balance between technique and performance, ensuring that while students continue to progress in an art form, they always maintain their enthusiasm for it. We also use our performing arts classes as a tool to support the personal and social development of the young people attending our school. In an ever-changing world young people require a place away from home or school where they can perform as themselves. Bodens aims to be that place; not to tell our young people what to say, but to give them the confidence to speak and somewhere they can be heard.
Any student wearing an 'Ambassador' pin badge of our logo is a selected representative of the students in their class. They promote our ethos, work hard within their classes, challenge themselves, ensure new students can find their way and help us to maintain a happy and professional relationship between tutors and students at our school.
We offer free trials in all of our classes so a student can try out anything they want before making a ciommitment to a calls. For our examination classes we offer a two week trial. This also gives our tutors an opportunity to see if the class is right for the student. As long as we have room in a class you can take advantage of a FREE TRIAL at any point during the year.
Each student is known individually by all their tutors. We know their strengths and where they need improvement. At any point during a term just e-mail email@example.com with a student's name and you will receive a written progress report from all their tutors. There is no charge for this service. You can also speak to a member of staff at anytime on 020 8447 0909 or in person, but please refrain from discussing any non urgent issues with a tutor if they are teaching another class. They will always give you a call if you let the admin team know.
In the majority of cases, the best way to settle new students is for parents to get them to go in on their own. If parents remain, students usually refrain from taking part, and in addition, it is only postponing the inevitable moment when they must let go and take that jump. However, we do appreciate that every child (and parent) is different, and although this is usually the best way, on occasion parents may sit in with the child for the first few minutes if they struggle to settle. We're always happy for children on an 'off day' to come back and try again.
We offer several discounts to our classes. Our sibling discount offers a 25% discount on the first sibling, and 50% on the second. Any student attending three classes at Bodens will receive their third class free, if it is a recreational class, or half price, if it is an examination class. These discounts are applied to the lowest priced course/s.
For students that prefer to work behind the scenes, we have many ways in which they can help and learn a craft at the same time. There's rigging and operating the lighting and sound equipment, taking the role of a member of our backstage crew during productions, or as a camera man, sound operator or editor making one of our on-line behind the scenes shows. We also have a youth-led council and a termly magazine.
With the addition of snow to our problems in recent years we are required to include a policy within our terms and conditions. So far our premises have always remained open despite snow, and as we are still required to pay our staff, premises and business rates, we will always try our utmost to do so. If you are unable to attend, you are welcome to come to a different class during the week or make it up later on in the term. If our Enfield Centre is unable to open, which is out of our control, we will move our tutors to our Barnet premises and classes will be available there. Alternatively, you can make it up on another day or time.
Bodens College of Performing Arts, and Bodens Studios, Aim to provide a fun and safe environment for its pupils and its staff.
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The YA Giveaway Hop ended
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Entry #95: Chen C. (tweeted
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This year, I made a goal to complete 25 projects around the house. They could be either craft or home decor
or organizational, etc - but whatever I chose, it had to be something that a little
blood, sweat, and tears (hopefully minus the blood) went into. My problem
is choosing which project I want to complete first. Do I attack the kitchen in
all it's humungous amounts of to-do's? Do I keep it simple and just do the
cutesy art projects? Do I start ripping down the crappy shelving units that
were installed when I bought our house seven years ago but never replaced? Or
do I start in one room, do everything I think I might want to do in there (i.e.
paint furniture, make curtains, touch up or repaint, etc) and then move-on, knowing
full well that I may be doing the same project in a separate room with the same
colors? It's safe to say that by challenging myself to DIY goodness, I've
only succeeded in giving myself a really stupid reason to stress. Got any
suggestions to help me on this? ......ooh! Maybe I should do
a crafty to-do list first? With homemade chalkboard paint and magnets,
and such :)
Numero Tres:
(not really sure why I'm doing my numbers in Spanish. I took French in school. Anyway...)
Writing has become the focus
of my free time as of late. So yes, blog posts are (still) sporadic. A wonderful
twitter friend mentioned in December that she and a group of other twitterers/bloggers were doing a JanFebMarNoWrimo and I'm not all that
sure if they are still officially doing it, but I took the idea and ran with
- "Jan" has been my OH-THAT'S-WHAT-MY-STORY'S-SUPPOSED-TO-BE-ABOUT month. I did major story soul searching and realized that while I loved my subplot, it also had no business being part of this story. Maybe a sequel, but not the one I was writing. So I thunk on it, thunk some more, and then cut the crap out of it. And then proceed to replot, replan, and rewrite. Good times, indeed.
- "Feb" is going to be my GET-YOUR-CRAP-TOGETHER-AND-CHURN-IT-OUT month. I'm actually already in this stage, but it felt good to write that all in caps. And it's so nice to see 26K (as of today) of my newly-focused story already out there and knowing it's only going to get better.
- "Mar"...well...we'll see what March brings us. My hope is that it's lots and lots of editing. Squee!
I'd just like to mention that routers and cable modems and all things electronic with wires and complicated cross-referencing to make each and the other work...yeah (rolls eyes) those....well, they're crap and the way they decide to go out all the time even though they are brand new AND hooked up correctly is really starting to tick me off. Here's a big shout out of suckage to the manufacturers. ::blows raspberries::
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Sanitarium is a movie coming out this year with deep San Antonio roots. The movie, filmed in San Antonio, tells three tales of psychological terror and the directors of each segment are from SA. You will recognize several of the movie's stars including Malcolm McDowell, Lou Diamond Phillips, Robert Englund, John Glover and Lacey Chabert. You will also see notable San Antonio actors Brant Bumpers and Mark Cantu as well.
Sanitarium was directed by Bryan Ramirez, Kerry Valderrama and Bryan Ortiz. The film was written by C.M. Bratton, Scott Marcano, Bryan Ortiz, Evan Boston, James Hartz and Kerry Valderrama. Sanitarium is scheduled to be released in 2013.


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October 18, 2005 (Tuesday)
The roofing company started blocking the two alleys, my other small driveway, and my large driveway due to them working on the church roof. I was a bit irritated, my garbage day is Wednesday, and the garbage truck couldn't get through. I am doing major renovations to my house, so garbage days are very important to me.
October 19, 2005 (Wednesday)
The early morning work starts, complete blockage of my small driveway, and I notice that they are really adopting my large driveway as well. They parked a large forklift with a boom on my driveway. On my driveway as well, were a few pallets of roofing shingles, ladders, miscellaneous equipment, supplies, and a truck. No garbage pick-up that day.
Okay, so they are working on this church with not much room for maneuvering around, I have more property and space available than the church, so okay, how long can this roof replacement last anyway. I chose to stay neighborly and keep quiet.
October 23, 2005 (Sunday)
I keep quiet until Sunday morning when I see that because of them parking this huge forklift it has crumbled, I do mean crumbled not cracked, a 676 SF part of my driveway. I am pissed now.
I called A-1 Roofing (one can only leave a message with an answering service) and demand someone call me back and come out immediately to look at this crumbled driveway of mine. I get two calls one from a female, then one from a man. The man says that he will get someone out there now to look at this mess.
October 28, 2005 (Friday)
I hear nothing more from A-1 Roofing. So on the following Friday, I leave another message.
Still nothing from A-1 Roofing, so I call and leave another message, I don't remember what day this is, but I will guess at it being late the next week.
Between the calls and messages left with A-1 Roofing, I spoke with the roofing sub-contractors. Within these conversations I find out a lot of information. There are three owners getting ready to go their separate ways. The sub-contractor, named Juan has been paid meagerly for his work so far. One of the owners name is Kevin. Kevin came out and looked at my driveway on the Sunday that I first called.
Most interesting fact is that Juan is not licensed or insured. He also clearly stated that A-1 Roofing knows this. This is evident because Juan was talking about the different contract prices that can be charged for licensed & insured vs. unlicensed & uninsured.
November 15, 2005 (Tuesday):
I call and leave another message for Kevin to call me regarding my driveway. No reply or call back from Kevin. A woman calls me. This call consisted of pure arguing. In general, Kevin's location for the past few weeks and why he couldn't call, he was in the Gulf. I stated that while I was speaking with Juan, Kevin called Juan on his cell phone, Juan told Kevin to call me. Argued about the fact that Kevin couldn't call me his phone was out of range but could call the subcontractor. We argued about the Sub-Contractor's insurance, their insurance, responsibility of them reimbursing me for my driveway, etc.
I think this woman is Kevin's wife, the caller id pops up as Kevin McMenamin so I am assuming his wife and home phone #.
November 16, 2005 (Wednesday):
I start calling contractors to give estimates for fixing the damaged part of my driveway. One comes out that day and gives an estimate for $2,088.00.
November 18, 2005 (Friday):
Another company gives me an estimate for $2,088.33. While I was getting into my truck to leave, a man shows up and tells me that Kevin called him to look at doing some repairs. He follows me to the back of the house and along the way asks, If this work was outside? Yes, I reply back. We get to the driveway and he states that he doesn't do that kind of work. I thanked him for his time and we went our separate ways.
November 28, 2005 (Monday):
I faxed over to A-1 Roofing & Gutters, Inc. a copy of both estimates that I received and stated that their guy didn't do that kind of work. I also requested that payment be made within two weeks due to the fact that the estimates were only good for 30 days.
No response.
December 2, 2005 (Friday):
I came home to find that a patch had been done on my driveway. Shocked, almost speechless, I called A-1 Roofing (messaging service) and demanded that someone call me back. While the service was getting basic information, she almost started arguing with me with regards to getting a bill, and this not being important to get an immediate message to them. We hang up.
Kevin calls me back almost immediately. This goes nowhere quickly. I wanted to know who authorized this repair. What company did it? Why?
He stated for a moment that he didn't realize that it was done. He stated that he got bids and was handling this. I told him, I was handling this, this is my house. I never told you to do this. He replied, what's done is done. He also mentioned somewhere that he was not going to pay for my entire driveway to be done. I think in reply to me saying that this work/patch in unacceptable.
There were a few more conversations between us and Kevin after this. His attitude was almost chuckling. We asked for their physical mailing address so they could be served. He stopped chuckling in manner. Stating to Dave that this is what she wanted and what's done is done.
I called the answer service and requested to speak to Mr. Jim Golob, the registered agent for this company. My intentions to speak with him are to inform him that there is a complaint against his company and that this unresolved complaint is being brought to a small claims court. We have never spoken with him and I thought this would be a courtesy call. He may not even be aware of what is going on.
Kevin called later that afternoon and much of the same conversation as previous occur again. You got what you wanted. I am not replacing your entire driveway. I mean look at it. I reply I never asked you to repair the driveway, etc.
Dave makes a call to the answering service and specifically asked for Jim Golob to return our call @12:30pm
A lady calls back @ 2:20pm to speak with Dave. Dave informs her that he would like to speak with the owner. She said that she would give him the message.
The patch that was performed without authorization, approval, knowledge, or consent is quite bad. The entire crumbled section is not patched, the driveway was not cut out then patched, and it was just applied over the crumbled driveway. Another item is that it should not have been done because of a hard freeze that was going to occur Friday night and through the weekend. I am now told that this substandard patch will simply just crumble up.
I am incensed on a few items, their overall attitude and non contact since inception. I have never personally met with Kevin. I never contracted them to do anything. After tearing up my driveway, then attitude, then finding out a little bit of information on which type of contractors they use to subcontract jobs, I certainly did not want them fixing my driveway.
As a by note, when I got my two estimates, I requested two estimates from each company, one for the patch for the damage caused by A-1 Roofing, and one for the complete re-do of the driveway. I didn't want simply a patch, because the patch would look horrible and I wanted to rework the driveway so that we would no longer share an entrance with the alley behind the church.
Everyone seems to think that my driveway is their driveway or a parking lot for the church. Pretty much the same as what A-1 Roofing did and assumed. So I never wanted the crumbled driveway repaired by a patch. I wanted reimbursement for the damage explicitly done by A-1 Roofing, so that I could help cover the cost to redo the entire driveway in one shot in a nice uniformed manner. This was going to be done in the spring when the ground wasn't going to be frozen.
Today, I filed a small claims suit and have a date for March 3,2005
Opinions please, am I nuts, crazy, vindictive, or something similiar? I know I am long winded...
Pueblo, Colorado
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What happened with the case?
AUTHOR: America''s Next Top - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Monday, April 09, 2012
#2 Author of original report
Patrick - I have a question.
AUTHOR: Kymberlei - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Friday, February 03, 2006
My question is, why do they have the right to fix the damage? I too am in construction, we have the first right to cure. But, I never contracted with them to do anything.
Someone hits my car. They don't have the right to fix my car for me. It's my car. They are going to get "uncle joe" to do it. And that's kinda what they did.
I don't and couldn't get the company name who did the "repair", as a result, there is obviously no right to cure, because I don't even know who it is. And, what about warranty on the shotty work? This crap repair IS coming apart. We are still experiencing frozen ground. I hope that groundhog is wrong about an extended winter. I want pictures of this patch when there is no snow and an unfrozen driveway. C-Day is approaching.
I am finding out their other court dates, and it's the same judge, three weeks in a row. I am last of the ones that I know about. I can't wait to see that situation come to fruition. Judge's facial expression, "you again"? Small town. I just hope there is no friendship between them.
#3 Consumer Suggestion
Absolutely within your rights!
AUTHOR: Patrick - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, February 02, 2006
You are absolutely right. Although their lawyer might claim "implied consent", The onus is upon them, not you; to take care of your driveway.
You could probably have had their equipment towed/impounded had you the desire.
I am not sure about Colorado, but here in Oregon you do have some rights to direct the repairs and/or select the contractor. If you do go to court don't mention being neighborly. That will serve you ill. You were unaware/not comfortable engaging the workers. Period. Your neighborly (admirable) notions breathe life into "implied consent"
At any rate you are entitled to the cost of repairs made to your (reasonable)satisfaction; meeting accepted building standards. It matters not what you do with the settlement. Take a nice warm vacation if you wish. It sounds to me that you recieved quite a bit less than that
Again I don't know about Colorado, But Oregon has a contractor's board and requires license and bond as well as insurance. Certainly the is some public agency in Colorado that can give the bond or insurance agent. You might do a lot better there than the courthouse.
#4 Author of original report
Now they are really starting to piss me off.
AUTHOR: Kymberlei - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, January 25, 2006
I spoke with the Sheriff Deputy who attempted to serve them. He specifcally stated on his notarized report that they are "avoiding contact". He gave me some great tricks to get them served. I have two weeks to do this.
I also found out that they have three lawsuits against them right now.
I found a process service company that will "stalk" them until served.
Contacted regional building department (who I do alot of business with)and got a copy of their insurance certificate. Called agent and verified active & current status. Informed regional of my situation and other homeowners. They are going to have a hard time pulling permits.
Pulled a copy of all of their permits pulled for upcoming projects. (Plan of visiting these homeowners personally.)
Contacted the equipment rental company who owned the forklift that did the damage.
Contacted all my friends to call them to get roofing bids.
I will not be ignored and brushed off like a bug. They picked on the wrong person.
#5 Consumer Comment
AUTHOR: Brenda - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Thank God the judge "retired" before he could be investigated and maybe now we will have a fair chance in court.
When the business owners "contribute" to the County Prosecuter's campaign, and the judge is incompetent at the least and crooked at the worst, people like us have no chance for justice.
Our court date has been postponed about 4 times already.
#6 Author of original report
That is for the patch only.
AUTHOR: Kymberlei - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, December 13, 2005
#7 Consumer Comment
Sounds like an open and shut case
AUTHOR: Sean - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Monday, December 12, 2005
However, I don't think you'll end up receiving a full replacement cost of $2,088.00 simply because you have the intention of re-doing your driveway anyway. I think you will be given the amount for a patch job instead.
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