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What is Direct Writer
A direct writer is an insurance agent or insurance company that only issues insurance policies from a single insurance company. A direct writer, also called a captive agent, represents a single company and does not shop around at several companies to find a client the best policy for the best price. Most of the insurance companies that are household names are direct writers.
BREAKING DOWN Direct Writer
Direct writers are employees of a single insurance company, whereas independent agents are self-employed and make money from the commissions they receive from various insurance companies when they sell insurance policies. Consumers do not pay independent agents a fee for the service they provide.
Direct Writers vs. Independent Agents
Direct writers were more common than independent agents until the 1990s, when the insurance business began to change. Insurance companies laid off thousands of their own agents, and independent agents, who are essentially freelancers, became more common. Independent agents are not employed by any insurance company; they have their own offices and pay their own business expenses. If there is a problem between a policyholder and an insurance company, an independent agent will work on behalf of the policyholder to resolve the issue. Independent agents can review your policies prior to renewal and shop your policies with other companies that may offer better pricing and coverage.
Direct writers sell all types of insurance policies, ranging from homeowners insurance to health insurance to personal liability umbrellas. However, consumers who choose to work with a direct agent will not necessarily get the best price on the best policy, but if they obtain all of their insurance policies from the same direct writer, they will usually receive a multi-line discount.
A direct writer can get a consumer the best policy at the best price within the options offered by that company, but cannot get the best option available from the entire market unless that option happens to be the direct writer's. A direct writer's loyalty is to the insurance company, while an independent agent's loyalty lies with the client. During the claims process, a consumer can expect a direct writer to do what is best for the insurance company, whereas independent agents will act in the policyholder's best interest. While there are many arguments in favor of a consumer choosing an independent agent over a direct writer when buying insurance, there are scrupulous and unscrupulous professionals among both direct writers and independent agents, so selecting one over the other when purchasing insurance is not automatically a good or bad choice.


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James Deen Accuser Stoya Sidesteps Controversy At The XBIZ Awards
"It doesn't go over very well when I speak from my heart."
Earlier this week, the adult film star Stoya — who in late November accused her ex-boyfriend James Deen of rape on Twitter — once again tweeted frankly. This time, she wrote that she had sold her interest in her latest porn venture, TrenchcoatX, to her business partner; that she would not be attending next week's porn expo, AVN; and, she wrote, "I wish I could get out of hosting XBIZ."
The XBIZ Awards — when the adult industry celebrates itself — were Friday night at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, and Stoya was the host. No, there was no getting out of it.
If tensions were high in the room because Deen — despite Stoya's accusations of rape and more that followed from multiple women, both on porn sets and off — decided to attend the awards and walk the red carpet, Stoya quickly tried to defuse the messy situation.
Taking the stage, with little preamble, Stoya said: "Before we get started, and I hope you don't mind, I'd like to say a few words from my heart." She paused. "But really, I'd prefer not to. And it doesn't go over very well when I speak from my heart. OK. Phew! Now with that out of the way, please help me welcome our first presenters."
And that was that. Stoya — unsmilingly — also walked the event's red carpet, but not until more than an hour after Deen and his girlfriend Chanel.
Stoya accused Deen of rape on Nov. 28 in a tweet that went viral. The accusations yielded its own hashtag, #istandwithstoya — and drew out other accusers too. In the immediate aftermath, Stoya's allegations seemingly shook the porn industry to its core, causing Deen to be immediately ex-communicated by Kink and Evil Angel, two companies with which he had previously done business. Deen emphatically denied the accusations, first on Twitter, then in an email interview with The Daily Beast. But for a few weeks, it looked like porn's most recognizable male star, whose fame had crossed over into the mainstream, might no longer have a career.
That seems not to have been the case. On Dec. 18, Deen began tweeting again. "So … how was your thanksgiving," he wrote in his first tweet since his Nov. 29. Then on Dec. 30, he tweeted, "back to porn porn and more porn!!!!!!!!!!" Based on his Twitter account and website, Deen seems to be back to business as usual.
Deen was nominated for Feature Movie of the Year, Male Performer of the Year, Crossover Star of the Year, and many more. He and his company were nominated for more than 20 XBIZ awards.
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How to Get to Tokyo From Narita International Airport
Poppy has been living in Japan for over five years. She likes to read novels, write, and play video games.
The two main airports near Tokyo, the capital city of Japan, are Narita International Airport and Haneda Airport. Although Narita International Airport is technically in Chiba Prefecture, it is the main gateway to the city of Tokyo due to its large size and connections with cities all over the world. Chances are that you will be flying into this large airport when visiting this wonderful country.
So how can you reach Tokyo from Narita? Here are ways to reach some of Tokyo's main central areas from the airport.
By Train
The quickest and most comfortable way to get to Shinjuku is by express. There are several ways to do this.
1. The Narita Express
Named for obvious reasons, the Narita Express is a handy train to get from Shinjuku because it doesn't require you to transfer. This is especially useful if you have a lot of luggage.
Price and Time
A single ticket from Narita Airport Terminals 2 and 3 to Shinjuku Station costs 2,990 yen and takes one hour and twenty-four minutes. There are generally a few trains an hour that leave from there.
Other Stops
The Narita Express also stops at Tokyo (2,820 yen), Shinagawa (2,990 yen), Shibuya (2,990 yen), Musashi-Kosugi (3,160 yen), and Yokohama (4,090 yen).
2. The Skyliner
Another quick train is the Skyliner, which goes straight from the airport to Nippori. After that, you can change to the Yamanote line, a train line that loops around Tokyo's main areas. It's convenient and fast, especially for those staying in East Tokyo.
Price and Time
The Skyliner takes 36 minutes on a non-stop route to Nippori and costs 2,470 yen. For those heading to Tokyo, Shibuya, Shinjuku, or Shinagawa, take the Yamanote line from Nippori. You will have to change and buy another ticket.
A ticket to Tokyo (which can also be reached on the Keihin-Tohoku line) is 160 yen for both lines. Shibuya, Shinagawa, and Shinjuku Stations are all 200 yen from Nippori.
3. The Local Trains
A cheaper but slower way to get to Tokyo from Narita International Airport is by local train, not special trains like the ones mentioned above. This choice is better for those on a small budget who aren't in a huge rush to get into town.
Price and Time
If you are heading to Shinjuku, you can get the Keisei line from Narita International Airport to Keisei-Funabashi Station. You can then change to the Chuo-Sobu Line to Shinjuku. This will cost a much lower price of 1,209 yen but requires you to change trains once. The whole trip takes about one hour and thirty-nine minutes.
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Direct to Nippori and cheaper than the Narita Express
Have to change in Nippori for other locations
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Have to change trains. Local trains can be confusing.
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4. The Airport Limousine
The limousine bus is a good option for those nervous about travelling in Tokyo and who don't want to be carrying their luggage around unfamiliar train stations. It is also ideal for those staying in the Keio Plaza Hotel or the Hyatt Regency Tokyo as the bus goes here.
The airport limousine bus leaves from all of Narita International Airport's terminals and takes passengers directly to Shinjuku Station and to the Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal.
Price and Time
A single ticket is 3,100 yen for an adult and 1,550 for a child. If you leave from Terminal 3, it takes 60 minutes to get to Shinjuku Station. If you leave from Terminal 2 it takes 55 minutes, and 50 minutes from Terminal 1 North Wing.
5. The Tokyo Shuttle
The Tokyo Shuttle is considerably cheaper than the limousine bus and will take you directly to Tokyo Station.
Price and Time
A seat on this bus is 1,000 yen without a reservation or 900 yen with a reservation. Bear in mind it will cost more if you get a very early or late bus. You can book your seat on their English website. It takes about one hour and twenty minutes from Terminal 3 to Tokyo Station.
This is a good option for those going to Tokyo Station rather than Shinjuku. The Tokyo Shuttle leaves every 20 minutes from Narita International Airport.
By Taxi
6. A Shared Minibus
A lower-cost taxi option is ideal if you have to get from the airport in the middle of the night and you are staying at one of the larger hotels.
Price and Time
On Get Your Guide, you can book a shared minibus from 6,200 yen. Times can vary, so be sure to check for further information on the site.
7. Regular Taxi
If you have an enormous budget and money doesn't matter to you, the most comfortable and easy way to reach anywhere in Tokyo from the airport is by taxi! Taxis are quick and convenient, and the drivers in Japan are well-mannered, well-dressed, and hardworking. It is also very pricey to travel by taxi in this country.
Price and Time
A single journey from Narita International Airport to Shinjuku by taxi will typically cost you over 20,000 yen. The drive will take around two hours, though this of course depends on traffic conditions.
As my grandfather used to say, your vacation starts as soon as you leave your home! Getting to your hotel from the airport doesn't have to be stressful and confusing. With this handy guide, you will hopefully make it into town from the airport without too much trouble.
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Poppy (author) from Enoshima, Japan on November 14, 2018:
Thank you as always for your nice comment, Liz.
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The downside of airports is that due to their size and surrounding facilities they are often a good distance from the cities they serve. This is a helpful article.


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The letter Z is the 26th and the last letter of the English alphabet. Unlike other letters like the vowels that have a frequency of appearance in words, the letter 'z' does not have much frequency. Also, words that end in 'z' are not easy to come by. That is why I present to you in this post Words that End in Z with Definitions and Examples.
Words that End in Z with Definitions and Examples
I have categorised these words that end in 'z' in the number of letters that make them up. Let us see these words. I have tried to provide the meanings of these words. So you get to know the word and you also get to know its meaning. Here we go.
Words that End in Z
We will look at 7-letter words, 6-letter words and other words that end in z…
7-letter Words that End in Z
This is a noun that means an attractive combination of vitality and glamour; the quality of being exciting or attractive: such as glamour or vitality.
- A summer collection with pizzazz…
- Some cosy vest options that will help add some functional pizzazz to your workout look.
- Marketing studies found that midsize customers were in the mood for a bit more styling pizzazz.
Pizzazz Synonyms
Merriam Webster listed the following as synonyms for pizzazz: allure, animal magnetism, appeal, attractiveness, captivation, charisma, charm, enchantment, fascination, force field, glamour (also glamor), magic, magnetism, oomph, seductiveness, witchery, etc.
A noun that means a person's nose; specifically: a large nose
- His damned schnozz is busted!
- The 2019 Sierra is larger overall, has a bolder schnoz and uses new lighting technology to dramatic effect.
- In New York, new patients would plop down, hand over their phone, and complain about how their schnoz looked in selfies.
A noun which refers to a collective farm of the former U.S.S.R.
A kibbutz literally means a "gathering, clustering". It is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture; it is a settlement, usually agricultural, organised under collectivist principles. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania.
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This is a verb, which one must not confuse with kibbutz. 'To kibbitz' means to stand around talking and making wisecracks, and it can also mean to give someone advice and commentary when they are trying to work. A kibbitzer is a person who likes to kibbitz.
- Watching the men play roulette, a passer-by began to kibbitz and tell the gamblers where to place their bets.
- It might be hard for you not to kibbitz during your younger brother's chess game, especially if you consider yourself an expert.
A noun that a state-owned wage-paying farm in the former Soviet Union.
This is a noun (informal) that refers to banal exaggerated sentimentalism, as in music or soap operas. It is also a derogatory term used to describe straight jazz. Schmalz also refers to fat or grease, especially of a chicken.
- And then the pounds and pounds of butter were all wanted for schmalz.
Showbiz is a vernacular term for show business. It may also refer to 'stage name', a pseudonym used by entertainers – sometimes termed a "showbiz name"
- The actor has become known as one of the biggest action heroes in showbiz.
Chalutz person who immigrates to Israel to establish or join a settlement for accomplishing tasks, as clearing the land or planting trees, that are necessary to the future development of the country. A member of an organization of immigrants to Israeli agricultural settlements.
6 Letter Words that End in Z
This is a variant of pizzazz
This is a variant of pizazz
This is a hard mineral consisting of silica, found widely in igneous and metamorphic rocks and typically occurring as colourless or white hexagonal prisms. It is often coloured by impurities (as in amethyst, citrine, and Cairngorm).
Any of a breed of large, sturdily built dog with a white coat, long and wavy on the back and legs, originally used to herd sheep and as a guard dog.
Kolkoz is a French art collective consisting of Samuel Boutruche and Benjamin Moreau. The two artists both live and work in Paris under the kolkoz moniker. They create art in a diverse range of mediums that spans from video to sculpture and installation. One of their recent series turns the idea of framing art on its head.
This refers to a collective farm in the former Soviet Union.
This is a variant of Kolkhoz
This is a variant of Kibbitz
This is a variant Schnozz or Schnoz
A printed multi-coloured cotton fabric with a glazed finish, used for curtains and upholstery. E. g.
- a floral chintz curtains
A thin pancake folded or rolled around a filling, as of cheese or fruit, and fried or baked. It is also called blintze.
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This refers to any of several varieties of emmer. Emmer is an ancient tetraploid wheat that has spikelets with two hard red kernels which remain in the glumes after threshing and that has been cultivated especially in southwest Asia, northeast Africa, and Europe.
A variant spelling of chalutz
This is a verb that means to squirt or spray a liquid at or on to (something) in quick, short bursts; spray (a liquid) in quick, short bursts.
- She spritzed her neck with cologne.
- She spritzed some perfume behind her ears.
As a noun, it refers to an act of squirting or spraying liquid in short bursts or the liquid sprayed.
This is an adjective that refers to a product made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else. E. g. ersatz coffee. It means not real or genuine; as in ersatz emotion.
Its synonyms include: artificial, substitute, imitation, synthetic, fake, false, faux, mock, simulated, pseudo, sham, bogus, spurious, counterfeit, forged, pretended, so-called, plastic, manufactured, man-made, unnatural, fabricated, replica, reproduction, facsimile, inferior, low-quality, poor-quality, low-grade, shoddy, substandard, unsatisfactory, adulterated, etc.
Other words that end in Z
Let us consider some other 3 to 5 Letter words that end in 'z'. They include the following:
This refers to buzzing; that is, filled with buzzing or a sound like it, often as a result of lively conversation or activity as in:
- The lake is abuzz with outboards.
- The town is abuzz with excitement.
Adz is a woodworking tool; a tool similar to an axe, with an arched blade set at right angles to the handle. It is used in trimming and shaping wood.
It is used as a short form for business: a business of a particular type, typically involving fashion, entertainment, or the media (slang) as in:
- He is into showbiz.
The bombing of British cities in WW II: the intensive, systematic and night-time bombing of British cities by the German Air Force (German Luftwaffe) between 1940 and 1941. It also refers to an intensive aerial campaign – air raid; it means an intensive non-military campaign; a sudden overwhelming bombardment, as in:
- It was a season of an advertising blitz.
Blitz also refers to a rush of the passer-by the defensive linebackers in football.
German nickname for a little fellow, from Low German dialect word meaning 'buttocks', 'stump'. It also means an inferior grade of diamond used for cutting and drilling or, in powdered form, as an industrial abrasive.
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This is a noun that refers to a steady humming sound, a low humming sound like that of a bee as in:
- I heard the low buzz of insects flitting over the flowers.
It also refers to the following:
- a low murmur of conversation made by a group of people, especially when they are excited or interested in something as in:
- There was a buzz of voices emerging from the living room.
- electronic humming sound as in the sound made by a buzzer.
- a feeling of excitement or satisfaction often linked with a sense of achievement (informal) as in:
- It gives me a tremendous buzz to hear someone say the lines I wrote.
- a feeling of intoxication (slang)
- a telephone call to somebody (informal)
- the latest gossip or information within an industry or a locale (informal) as in:
- The buzz at the festival was that he'd pick up an award for best director.
- fad: a short-lived interest or enthusiasm (informal)
- publicity, or interest generated by publicity (informal) as in:
- The new book is generating a lot of buzz.
As a verb, it means to:
- make a steady low humming sound like that of a bee
- be animated by the talk or activity of people as in:
- The room was buzzing with excitement.
- move around speedily and busily as in:
- The players were buzzing around in small cars that dodged through
- activate a buzzer
- admit somebody to a building by activating an electronic system that controls a door as in:
- I am waiting for them to buzz me in
- make an electronic humming noise when activated as in:
- When the timer buzzes, turn the oven down.
- be filled with anxious or excited thoughts as in:
- My head was buzzing with all the things I'd heard that night.
- be filled with a continuous ringing sound, especially after being exposed to loud noise as in:
- My ears were buzzing after the concert.
- call somebody on the telephone or on an intercom (informal)
- to fly an aircraft low over people or buildings, or across the path of other aircraft (informal)
Capiz is the bivalve shell of a mollusc (Placuna placenta) found especially in the Philippines and having a smooth translucent shiny interior: used in jewellery, ornaments, lampshades, etc. (also called) jingle shell, window shell.
This is a preposition pronounced as / ʃeɪ/ which means at the home of; with, among, or in the manner of; at somebody's home or business premises, especially a restaurant.
It is an archaic word for cousin: used chiefly as a term of address.
This refers to an irrational person: somebody considered to be silly or scatter-brained (slang insult) a ditsy (eccentrically silly, giddy, or inane) person.
A City in Northern Morocco, northeast of Casablanca. The oldest of the country's four imperial cities, it is about 161 km east of Rabat. Fez is also a brimless felt hat shaped like a cone with a flat top, usually red with a black tassel, worn by men in eastern Mediterranean and North African countries. In the past, it was the national headdress of Turkish men.
A verb that means to produce bubbles of gas, make a hissing or continuous soft crackling sound. As a noun, fizz means effervescence: the sparkling quality of a drink caused by bubbles of gas, a hissing or continuous soft crackling sound, a quality of liveliness or excitement as in:
- All the fizz has gone out of the election campaign.
Fizz also refers to a sparkling drink, especially champagne.
This refers to a state of disorder or disrepair; out of order or not working properly used in the phrase on the fritz.
In reference to hair, this means to form into a mass of small tight curls or tufts, or be curled in this way. As a noun, it means a mass of tightly curled or tufted hair: frizzed hair.
This verb means to fool around; often used with around as in:
- She was futzing around without producing any worthwhile music.
It also means to fritter time away: to spend time frivolously, lazily, or aimlessly
- He spends hours futzing with that computer.
This is transitive and an intransitive verb that means to cover something with fuzz: to become covered with fuzz, or cover something with fuzz as in:
- There are some sweaters that fuzz after the first wash.
It also means blur; to make something such as an image or explanation blurred or unclear, or become blurred or unclear as in:
- All this talk has fuzzed my brain.
Fuzz, as a noun, means a mass or covering of fine or curly hairs, fibres, etc.
Liturgical Ethiopian: an ancient language formerly spoken in Ethiopia and still the liturgical language in the Ethiopian Christian Church.
This refers to glamour, especially that associated with show business or celebrities; a flashy show of wealth; that is, extravagant and often tasteless display, especially of wealth – extravagant showiness.
Polish currency unit: a subunit of Polish currency.
This is a title for a person who knows the Koran by heart.
The unit of frequency: the SI unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second. Symbol Hz named after Heinrich Hertz.
This is a popular syncopated popular music that originated among black people in New Orleans in the late 19th century and is characterized by syncopated rhythms and improvisation. Jazz originally drew on ragtime, gospel, black spiritual songs, West African rhythms, and European harmonies.
Jazz, as a noun, also means:
- unnamed related things or belongings (slang)
- He likes a new motorcycle and all the jazz that comes with it.
- blather; that is, information or ideas regarded as untrue, misconceived, or misleading (slang)
- Don't be fooled if she starts giving you that jazz about being broke.
- liveliness; an animated enthusiasm or vivacity (slang)
As a verb, jazz means
- to listen to jazz, to play or dance to jazz music.
- to exaggerate; that is, to engage in exaggeration (slang)
- to tell lies or a lie to somebody (slang)
- Stop jazzing me and tell me where you really were!
- Stop jazzing me and tell me where you really were!
An interjection (slang) expressing surprise, enthusiasm, or annoyance.
This is an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's physical coordination, social skills or intelligence.
This is a jump in which the skater takes off from the back outside edge of one skate, makes one, two, or three turns in the air, and lands on the back outside edge of the other skate.
Nertz is a fast-paced, real-time, multiplayer card game involving multiple decks of playing cards. It is often described as a combination of the card games Speed and Solitaire.
It is an interjection that refers to a call for silence: used, usually three times in succession, to call for silence and indicate that an official announcement is about to be made, e.g. in court or by a town crier. It also refers informally to call for attention, used to get somebody's attention.
This is a slang referring to face; somebody's face. It is a shortening of physiognomy.
This is a verb that means to collapse or faint, as from surprise, excitement, or exhaustion.
This is a slang that means the same as president.
An informal word that refers to an unintelligent person; somebody regarded as very unintelligent and unpleasant (insult)
As a noun, it refers to a test of knowledge in the form of a short or rapid series of questions. As a transitive verb, it means to give a short test to a class of pupils or students. It also means to interrogate somebody; subject somebody to sustained close questioning as in:
- She was quizzed about the disappearance of the money.
Finally, it means to peer at somebody or to look intently at somebody.
It means to tease or make fun of somebody. As a noun, it refers to raspberry: a raspberry noise.
This noun means a pretentious, an extravagant or ostentatious display of something. It refers to any very luxurious and expensive establishment: usually used with a negative connotation as in:
- This isn't the Ritz, you know.
The phrase put on the ritz means to make a show of wealth and extravagance; to assume a superior air or make an ostentatious display.
This refers to something disgusting dirty, disgusting, or disreputable (slang)
It also means offensive term for somebody regarded as unpleasant and contemptible. Scuzzy is an adjective that means unkempt, dirty, or squalid; perhaps from disgusting or perhaps from a blend of scum and fuzz.
This refers to any of a series of Russian spacecraft used to ferry crew to and from space stations.
This refers to a dog belonging to a breed that has a pointed muzzle, erect pointed ears, and a tightly curled tail.
Topaz is a transparent brown gemstone: a usually brown, transparent precious stone. It also refers to a yellowish gemstone, especially yellow sapphire or a yellow variety of quartz. Topaz refers to a vividly coloured hummingbird with yellowish a throat native to the South American rainforest.
This is the same as trews, meaning short trousers, close-fitting plaid pants: close-fitting pants, usually made of plaid cloth, worn by some Scottish army regiments.
As a noun, waltz refers to a ballroom dance in triple time in which a couple turn continuously while moving around. It is also a music for a waltz or a concert composition in 3/4 time. As both an intransitive and a transitive verb, it means 'to dance waltz, to move or advance in a lively or conspicuous manner; flounce, to advance easily and successfully; breeze, often used with through, to approach boldly, used with up, as in: we can't just waltz up and introduce ourselves. It also means 'to grab and lead (as a person) unceremoniously, march.
This is an intransitive verb that means hum; that is, to make a humming, hissing, or buzzing noise. It also means to move swiftly with a humming, hissing, or buzzing noise, or make something do this, as in: bullets are whizzing past. Whiz also means to move quickly, move or travel somewhere rapidly as in:
- He whizzed down to the store.
Informally, whiz also means to throw something, especially with a spin, or make something spin, as in:
- He whizzed the ball right past the catcher.
As a noun, whiz means an expert; somebody who is very skilled at something, as in: he is a computer whiz. It also refers to a humming, hissing, or buzzing sound; a fast movement: a fast movement, often accompanied by a humming, hissing, or buzzing sound.
This is another spelling of whiz.
Wiz is a shortening of a wizard and partly a variant of whiz.
In British slang, yutz refers to as a fool; a stupid person. In American parlance, it means a person variously regarded as ineffectual, foolish, disagreeable, contemptible, etc.
Zizz refers to a nap; brief sleep.
This is a noun that refers to an ancient Hebrew silver coin.
a representation of the sound made by somebody sleeping or snoring, often used in cartoons (humorous)
Closing Thoughts
I am quite sure you have learnt some new words and you vocabulary bank has been enriched. Please, do share this with your friends, especially the ones who play Scrabble. You can also check out other similar posts listed below to learn something you did not know before now.
Crinkum-crankum and Ablaut Reduplications
The Eccentric Nature of English
Collection of Famous English Proverbs


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On Mar, 13 2016
What eCommerce cart abandonment strategies should you consider implementing to prevent your revenue from being lost in cyberspace? Somewhere in your online store, carts are left unattended showing dollar signs but no "submit order". You are not quite sure why, unless you get the reason directly from you customers.
The rise of online shopping is bound to increase the number of unfinished transactions. For your business, it means difficulties to manage inventory, profit that is not where it could/should be, and a growing need to do something about it.
On site eCommerce cart abandonment strategies
You can learn a lot from abandoned carts: what items they contain and where in the buying process they are abandoned are information that can point to what the problem might be. But ultimately, improving the overall onsite experience is a smarter way to lower the probability of cart abandonment. Keeping in mind that many factors affect the shoppers perception of your brand and that the navigation and purchase process are crucial to successful conversion, no detail is too small, no improvement too insignificant.
What are customers looking for when they visit your store? An answer to their need (product, subscription, access to information...); a simple process; a sense of trust and security. All these element are key to convince the shoppers they make the right decision by buying your products or services. To answer needs, make sure your assortment is well organized, well presented and well informed. Providing answers before the questions are asked is a great way to build confidence: prices, shipping charges, warranties and return policy address the "what to expect question".
If you are not sure of what the shoppers need to know, give them more than they need, in a clear, uncluttered way (do not go overboard and have such content that they are distracted from their intention). Observe what your competitors do in their eCommerce cart abandonment strategies. Shop their products (yes, they are the same as yours, but you can learn from the experience) and make a list of what works and what doesn't.
Improve the process. It may have been said time and time again, but some online stores still do not offer the best shopping experience: quick, easy to understand, user friendly. You eCommerce cart abandonment strategies must include simplified checkout, easy "save cart" function, clear step by step progression and no technical mishaps (think broken links or pages that take too long to load) and no distractions (keep pop ups to a minimum, contain cross sell or upsell to a few products only).
The customers shop online because it's convenient and give them access to virtually anything. If you slow them down because your strategy didn't include on site optimization, any other effort and resources you spend to reclaim them is a waste.
Retargeting eCommerce cart abandonment strategies
With all that said, understood and implemented, you will still face cart abandonment. It's the name of the game, shoppers get distracted, change their mind, need more time to think, go price compare. They put their cart aside for later and things get in the way so they forget about it. If the shopping experience you offer is one of the best (you've done your testing at this point), the abandonment is likely to happen after the checkout process has begun. This gives you an interesting edge over the sites that are still trying to figure out why customers prefer free shipping or guest pass.
The difference in eCommerce cart abandonment strategies lies in the qualification of the (re)target. Past a certain stage, you have your customer's name, phone number and email address. This means you have all you need to efficiently remind them they had an intention to buy, and maybe needed a slight push. You may choose to design targeted ads that follow the shoppers wherever they go. You can send personalized emails and text messages (particularly efficient with the mobile commerce users). You can enter directly in contact with customers by phone so all hesitation is answered in real time (this allows you to gain great insight about what could prevent a visitor from buying your product).
At this point in crafting your eCommerce cart abandonment strategies, go back to what you know is important: answer to a need (information, coupon, extra value...); a simple process (click here, go to your cart…). If your business is online business, you are painfully familiar with the staggering amount of lost revenue online shopping "generates". You eCommerce cart abandonment strategies have two objectives: erase obstacles on your site that could prevent shoppers to complete their purchases and optimize your conversion rate of the shoppers who did anyway. You will never achieve a zero abandonment rate, but you can certainly get some of that revenue back. It's only yours.


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I'm like the Dickey Simpkins of the Online Deer Hunting Tournament junket.
You don't know who Dickey Simpkins is?
Well, he's a three-time NBA champion from the Jordan-Pippen Chicago Bulls dynasty of the '90's. He may not have contributed much on the court, but I'm sure he delivered plenty of enthusiasm and support for his superstar teammates.
Before the start of deer season I entered the 2010 Whitetail Contest at USAHuntingPros.com. My team – well, the team I was a part of – the Annihilation Squad won this year's tourney. I would like to tell you my entry, a North Carolina doe, pushed my team to victory, but this just wasn't the case. My teammates swept up, and we won in convincing fashion. Man, these guys whack big bucks.
First though, let me tell you about USAHuntingPros.com. It is one of my favorite hunting websites. The forum is rife with information from users on just about any hunting subject from predators to waterfowl to finding sheds in the winter. It is comprehensive, and the members willingly offer advice and congratulations for each others' hunts without the hostility and pretension common to other hunting forums. They make you feel welcome.
Despite the entirety of hunting prowess here, what these folks really know is big whitetails. A fair number of members call the Midwest home. Their deer knowledge for hunting this particular region of the country is impressive as are their photos of harvested whitetails.
Below are a couple giant bucks taken by my team members.
I was a bit apprehensive entering the tournament since the Southern Deer I hunt rarely compare to these giants, but the team carried me through it in a near rout. I have already signed up for the 2011 Turkey Contest – the playing field will be a little more even.
I strongly encourage you to visit USAHuntingPros.com. If you're into forums, sign up and enjoy the company. Otherwise, peruse the photos and expertise of some of the finest hunters I've had the privilege to interact with.
Monday, February 7, 2011
1 comment:
- Unknown said...
Congrats on your win! This looks like a pretty cool thing. I'm going to check out the turkey season contest.
- February 8, 2011 at 5:54 AM
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Mister Hitches Tow Safe: Ball Weight Scales
Because knowing your own ball weight is important.
Understanding how ball weight, tow ball weight, caravan ball weight or tow ball mass affects your vehicle and caravan or camper is essential for safe towing. But how do you go about calculating it?
For the technically minded, tow ball mass actually plays a part in a vehicle's overall payload and needs to be taken into consideration with other masses such as ATM (Aggregate Trailer Mass) and GTM (Gross Trailer Mass).
In simple terms, tow ball weight is actually the force exerted downwards on a vehicle's tow ball and tow tongue by a caravan, camper or trailer. There's a few ways to determine tow ball weight, but the general rule of thumb is that it should be around 10% of your fully laden trailer, camper or caravan.
If you know your ATM and your GTM, then ball weight is the difference between the two. An easier option could be to load up your van and drive to the nearest weigh bridge (most local council tips have them these days) and with the trailer axles sitting off the weigh bridge, drop your jockey wheel on, drive your car off and there's your ball weight.
Then there's the old bathroom scales and plank trick (look it up), but the simplest, quickest and most effective way is to get yourself a set of ball weight scales.
To test this theory, we got our hands on a set of Towsafe Ball Weight Scales from Mister Hitches.
The compliance plate on the caravan suggested the ball weight of the van was 186kg, so we loaded up, chocked the wheels, set the handbrake, wound the jockey wheel up and placed the trailer scales underneath the hitch where the tow-ball would normally go.
Lowering the jockey wheel, we were pleasantly surprised to see the van sitting down onto the scales at a very close 190kg.
To ensure consistency, we followed the process a few times and with each attempt the scale indicators sat at the same spot.
Remember that exceeding your vehicles maximum ball weight is not only illegal, it's also very unsafe and can contribute to poor on-road or off-road towing performance of both your van and your vehicle.
For less than $100, why not go in with a few mates and get yourself a ball weight scale and if nothing else, make a point of checking your ball weight soon.


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Insert bobby pins into your ponytail holder vertically to prop up your ponytail.
Once you've put your hair in a ponytail, insert two or three bobby pins halfway inside the elastic and facing downward toward the crown of your head. Then, fluff your ponytail and flip it over for a fuller look that won't sag or droop.
Texturize milkmaid braids with a teasing brush or toothbrush.
French maid braids look best when they're roughed up a little to achieve that lived-in look. To get that effect instantly, take a teasing brush or a toothbrush, and texturize the braids by brushing them against the way they've been braided.
Twist your hair, and slip your bobby pin underneath to discreetly pin back your strands.
If you're looking for a way to pull back the sides of your hair but don't want the pins to show, try this simple technique: Insert a bobby pin with the open end pointing toward your face and in the opposite direction of the section you're pinning back. If one bobby pin isn't strong enough, try using a larger one or reinforce it with a second pin right below.
Dust an eyeshadow (in the same color family as your hair) along your part to shade your scalp slightly, making your hair appear thicker.
Not only will this trick work IRL, but in pictures your hair will appear super-thick. You can also use this hack along your hairline if you wear it in a ponytail a lot or simply don't like to part your hair to get the same results.
Make your nail polish dry faster by soaking your nails in ice water after painting them.
Fill a bowl with ice and water, and soak your nails for a few minutes after painting them. The cold water will set the paint and help your nails dry faster.
The most flattering way to apply concealer is to draw a triangle with the base under your eye and the point toward your cheek.
This shape not only conceals dark circles, but it also instantly creates the illusion that your face is lifted. Think of it as holding a flashlight against your cheek, shining the light right underneath your eye, and drawing the focus upward.
Use a concealer that's slightly lighter than your skin tone to line three tiny sections of your eyes: the inner "V," the middle section of your eyelid, and just below your brow bone.
Lightly blend for instantly well-rested eyes and a highlight that looks natural. Great for days when you didn't get enough sleep (or are just hungover).
Amp up your going-out makeup by contouring and highlighting your facial features with two concealers: one two shades darker than your skin tone and one two shades lighter.
If you're using pencil concealers, you have more control of the placement, which makes contouring easy. Just draw the lighter shade of concealer on the areas that naturally catch light, and use a darker one to shade in the areas that are naturally shaded. Then, blend with a buffing brush like this one from Tarte Cosmetics.
Fix foundation stains with a little bit of shaving cream.
If you take off your shirt and accidentally smudge your makeup on the collar, just wipe a dollop of shaving cream on the spot to pretreat it before tossing it in the wash.
Add saline solution to a flaky mascara formula to re-wet it.
You're only supposed to keep mascara for three months, because beyond that point, it can collect bacteria and lead to eye infections. However, if your mascara dries up within three months, revive it with a couple drops of saline solution.


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Make an Easter cake that everyone will love with our simple and speedy decorating technique that's just as impressive as it is easy. You'll need two round cake layers with an 8-inch diameter, so use a box mix or your favorite chocolate cake recipe.
How to Make It
Assemble macarons evenly on a wire drying rack. Stir together water and cocoa in a small bowl until fully combined. Using a small paint brush, dip brush into cocoa mixture; brush your fingers against the bristles, splashing each macaron with dots of chocolate to resemble speckled eggs. Flip macarons over, and repeat process on the other side. Set aside to dry.
Place 1 cake layer on a cake stand or serving plate. Top with 1 cup of the dark chocolate frosting and spread evenly. Top with remaining cake layer.
Using a small knife, carve out a 1/2-inch deep hole in the top center of cake, leaving a 1-inch border. Use a spoon to remove carved out cake from hole. Lightly frost sides and top of cake with 1 cup of the dark chocolate frosting, coating the top hole with a thin layer to hold in the crumbs.
Fill 1 large piping bag with remaining 1 cup dark chocolate frosting, and snip a small corner of the piping bag; pipe random lines and swirls on top and sides of cake to resemble a nest. Once cake is fully covered in the nest pattern, fill another piping bag with the milk chocolate frosting, and snip a small corner of bag; continue in the same pattern as the dark chocolate icing. Arrange the speckled "eggs" in the "nest" on top of the cake.


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It's "Rabbit Season" in "The Walking Dead" Season 8, which must mean ____. That last part is for you. That's your Mad Libs assignment. 'Cause right now, we got nothin' but Looney Tunes jokes.
Greg Nicotero does everything but the catering for the AMC show, including directing. The Season 8 premiere, the 100th episode, seems to be completed by now, so it's possible this clip from his Instagram is from the second (or third) episode of the 2017-2018 season. Or Nicotero may have saved this little premiere scene as a tease for fans.
Here's the brief clip, showing a walker moving past a sign:
The sign says "Rabbit Season" and the clapboard also says "Rabbit Season," but is that the name of this particular scene or the episode? Will that sign stay that way into the season? It looks too brand new, and not as beat up as this walker, and everything else a couple of years into the zombie apocalypse. Plus, the camerawork is hand-held and shaky, not like typical TWD footage. What exactly are we seeing? Maybe it doesn't matter, but we love a good tease.
Nicotero offered no caption, but at least he gave us something before the official Season 8 photos and sneak peeks start coming out. And we should expect the official trailer at San Diego Comic-Con in July, as usual.
So far, AMC has been busy promoting "Fear the Walking Dead," but pretty soon we should get more from them on the flagship show, beyond this re-post of the Motion Comic for the start of the comic book series:
TWD Season 8 premieres in October on AMC.
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Friday, July 19, 2019
Old Friends And Family
30 comments:
- Karen at longwell said...
Yup. You and St. Tim are angels on this earth and you provide a bit of heaven for all animals. What a wonderful rescue story...
- July 19, 2019
- Benita said...
Bless her old doggie heart. At least she has found a great retirement home.
- July 19, 2019
- Henny Penny said...
Oh my gosh! Look at that face. She is beautiful! Glad she can be with you, on your farm. Hope she loves it there.
- July 19, 2019
- Alice said...
If she is gonna find peace and worthiness here on earth in her golden years, she will find it on your farm. You are such a sensitive steward. Not many shepherds would be having a sleepover in the barn with their new guest. Hope she settles into your farm family with little angst and a warm fuzzy feeling. 😊❤🙏🏻
- July 19, 2019
- Sheepmom said...
Look at that old face!! Placing old dogs is hard, rehoming ancient LGDs is nearly impossible. You are working a miracle for her and she will have the best possible time left at your place. You are SO racking up good karma points! ;-)
- July 19, 2019
- katherine littrell said...
I didn't realize the complexities involved with guardian dogs. Thankful she has a chance with you. I'll be praying for her!!!
- July 19, 2019
- Jean said...
Welcome Salt - so glad you found a home with Sara and St Tim and Hank and the crew, and even some sheep you knew before. I know it has been a tough time for you, but trust me when I tell you that you have landed in a good place!
Sara & St Tim -- give extra love and hugs to Salt and Hank for me, and of course - Renny! Thank you for being such a good shepherd and steward of the land and all the animals
Hugs from rainy and WARM SE MN --
- July 19, 2019
- Linda said...
What Karen at longwell said ❤❤❤❤❤
- July 19, 2019
- Linda said...
I love reading your blog because your corner of the world is full of kindness and patience and knowledge. I started reading when Renny found you, and today it is Salt. Some animals win the lottery. Thank you so much.
- July 19, 2019
She is beautiful and so are you, both such generous souls. This story hits my mom's story right now, 95 and moving from her lovely big home to a senior community, and not quite knowing how to move forward, but with slow acceptance. Animals and humans, both need compassion and you have loads of it. Very inspirational.
- July 19, 2019
- Cheryl West said...
So much sadness from your friends farm. Thanks to you and St.Tim for rescuing Salt and giving her a loving, peaceful home. I hope that she continues to settle in and feel more comfortable with all of you.
- July 19, 2019
- Jo said...
OMW Old Salt is in the best possible place. She has a lovely face and looks quite settled in the photo in the barn. Heartwarming rescue story.
- July 19, 2019
- -jane roth- said...
I am so very happy to hear Salt is settling in and will likely have a good home where she can do as much of her work as she is able. It sounds as if she is finding her places to be and learning her way around. I am concerned this weather will be hard on her.
Fingers and toes are crossed. So are legs and arms. You try spinning in that position!
- July 19, 2019
- Michelle said...
First of all, a 14-year-old Pyr??? She's immortal, you're an angel, and of course Tim has long been sainted. Faced with my own dogs' rapid decline right now I don't think my heart would be strong enough to take in another very old dog, but you've had more than your own share of loss, too. I don't know how you do it....
- July 19, 2019
- Far Side of Fifty said...
Salt has the perfect retirement home, so glad Hank is okay with an old pal. How wonderful that you have taken her in. Thank you! :)
- July 19, 2019
- Judy said...
People who rescue animals are angels on earth. Thanks for sharing Salt's story with us. I sure hope that she takes to her new home, and realizes that she just won the lottery.
Take care,
- July 19, 2019
- Laura L. said...
Bless your hear Sara! I hope that things continue to work out and that Salt (great name) settles in for the rest of her life there. Sadly, I know someone who kept 2 females (an older & younger) together and it ended very badly. You have shown that there are options.
- July 19, 2019
- I need orange said...
Awww. Thank you for giving her a chance at Equinox. Good boy, Hank.
I bet you've already taken her on some boundary walks, so she can get to know her new place.
Change is hard, especially when you're old. Thank you for working to help her be comfortable with you.
She should talk to Frankie, and to Rocky. They'll let her know she's landed on her feet, and everything will be ok.
- July 19, 2019
- Michelle said...
Bless you for taking in this dog.
- July 19, 2019
- LannieK said...
Oh Salt ~ You are a special girl indeed, how cool, you knew Keebs! The other reason you are SO special is where you are now. Yes, they have sheep, but more importantly you now live with the kindest, most caring, talented humans ever.
Lucky Salt! Relax and enjoy yourself. And get tho know those sheep, they are awesome! )))hugs(((
- July 19, 2019
- Grey Horse Matters said...
Salt looks like a sweetheart. I hope she settles in quickly. I'm sure you and Hank and the gang will help her relax and enjoy her new home. It's a wonderful life you're all going to give her and I'm sure she feels the love already. There should be more people like you and St.Tim.
- July 19, 2019
- sophy0075 said...
Oh, gosh. No wonder you hesitated to post.
I hope Salt will be happy at Equinox Farm. You certainly are doing everything possible to help her in her new to her locale. Perhaps she will strike up a friendship with a particular sheep (or chicken, or Frankie).
- July 19, 2019
- Shirley said...
Awwww poor ole dog, sad that she had to leave her familiar surroundings in her old age. But no better place for her retirement!
- July 19, 2019
GOD Bless YOU and St Tim etc for taking Salt. Sitting her crying...as usual, I am such a sop....thinking of how confused she must be. Thank you for caring so much and for sleeping with her. I know how that is.
An-no-na-mus McKee
- July 20, 2019
- Terry and Linda said...
You are such a good soul, Sara. I'm glad she is there with you and Hank...I'm sure in time she can settle down and find her place (in her mind) and be most welcome to live there.
- July 20, 2019
- Lisa W said...
You and Tim do realize that as we all get older, we want to come live on YOUR farm, right?! I'm so glad that Salt is there and that all is working out. That first night is almost always a tough one, regardless of their age.
- July 20, 2019
- Goatldi said...
Bless you for giving this elder girl a new start. With 32 years of living with working guardians I know of what you speak. As a former Director Great Pyrenees Rescue of Nor Cal for 16 years I have seen this situation before. Thank you for making her final days quality days and she will settle in slowly. Well done !
- July 20, 2019
- Claire MW said...
What a difficult time for Salt, but I'm glad she's with you. I hope she settles in and finds her place soon.
- July 21, 2019
- ~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...
I missed this post, and only saw it when someone sent it to me. I will have to catch up and read how it's all going - I do hope all is well.
- July 28, 2019
- Lisa Smith said...
Oh Sara, I just read Salt's story and all of the lovely, eloquent comments. What dear, sweet "salt of the earth" kind souls you and St. Tim truly are! Bless your heart for sleeping in the barn on that first difficult night. Thank you for sharing Salt with us; I so look forward to following her journey with all of you.
- July 31, 2019


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Cristiano heads to China
The Portuguese star is still on holiday after his participation in the 2017 Confederations Cup with Portugal. The Madeira born striker is China bound as part of a promotional trip with his sportswear partner Nike with the player posting this amusing video to his Twitter account.
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The Welsh international celebrates his 28th birthday as the team continue to train at their UCLA base. The Cardiff born player will be hoping for a injury-free fifth Real Madrid campaign after an injury hampered 2016/17 season saw the player just feature in 27 games for the club.
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So folks, why me?!?
Because logic....doesn't run either US domestic or foreign policy, money does.
And so how does that play out in this country?!?
Let me count the ways...
IF logic were the watchword of this government, every kid coming out of high school would be literate, nummerate, and very capable of critical thinking.
That this does not happen, is done deliberately, in order to create a permanent underclass, for the rest of us to "have to take care of"for the rest of their lives.
Because they are incapable of reason, and are dependent upon government services, they are more easily swayed toward a certain end by government propaganda, and that ... is just where the US government wants them to be.
If logic were the watchword of this government, our money would be backed by something of intrinsic value, which at the moment, it is not, and has not been since Nixon took the US off the gold standard in 1971. Nixon's Colossal Monetary Error; the verdict 40 years later.
If logic were the watchword of this government, there would be no "pay to play" corruption schemes, because the finances of ALL Federal government officials would be put into a blind trust for the duration of their service.
And finally, if logic were the watchword of this government, there would be no more hegemonic wars to attempt to keep the value of US paper money in tact; and there are countries around the world which are leaving the US dollar in droves, toward other "baskets" of currencies, particularly the BRICS nations; Russia and China are becoming "fiscally allergic" to doing any business transactions in the US dollar, and are working diligently to ensure that the divorce from the US dollar is ultimately final, and complete.
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Unfortunately, the real "threat" to this country, comes from how those in the Bowels of Power in DC, who choose to use the power of its military to enmesh the world with endless wars, expropriating natural resources to which the US and its corporate money junkies have absolutely no moral right, and slaughtering those people who have the misfortune to live over, or around, those resources.
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The thesis of this article is that the great political upheavals of our days—from Eastern Europe and the ussr to the Middle East—originate in a radical transformation of the social structure of the world-economy combined with a persistent, indeed deepening, income inequality among the regions and political jurisdictions into which the world-economy is divided.footnote* The radical transformation I am referring to began shortly after the end of the Second World War. It gained momentum in the 1960s, and tapered off in the late 1970s and 1980s. As succinctly put by Eric Hobsbawm, 'the period from 1950 to 1975. . .saw the most spectacular, rapid, far-reaching, profound, and worldwide social change in global history. . .[This] is the first period in which the peasantry became a minority, not merely in industrial developed countries, in several of which it had remained very strong, but even in Third World countries.'footnote1 The change in question has cut across the great West–East and North–South divides and has been primarily the result of purposive actions aimed at narrowing the gaps that circa 1950 separated
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In the 1980s, states in the East and in the South thus found themselves in a situation in which they had internalized elements of the social structure of wealthier countries through 'modernization', but had not succeeded in internalizing their wealth. As a consequence, their governments and ruling groups lacked the means of fulfilling the expectations and accommodating the demands of the social forces that they have brought into existence through modernization. And as these forces rebel a general crisis of developmentalist practices and ideologies begins to unfold. The crisis of Communism in Eastern Europe and the ussr is but one side of the coin of this general crisis of developmentalism. The other side of the coin is the crisis of the capitalist variant of developmentalism—a crisis which is most clearly visible in the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East and North Africa but is apparent in one form or another throughout the South.
In what follows I shall focus on the increasing inequality of the global distribution of income, because in my view this is rapidly becoming the central issue of our times. I shall take for granted that processes of urbanization and industrialization have reached deep into the South and that numerous Third World countries have been industrializing
The latter view is so ingrained that it has remained unchallenged notwithstanding the recent wave of deindustrialization among some of the wealthiest and most powerful states of the West. These states continue to be identified as 'industrial' or 'industrialized', while the corresponding rapid industrialization of comparatively poor states is taken at face value as the equivalent of 'development'. This view obscures the fact that industrialization has been pursued not as an end in itself but as a means in the pursuit of wealth. Whether or not industrialization has represented 'development' depends entirely on whether or not it has been an effective means in this pursuit. As we have shown elsewhere, the effectiveness of industrialization in delivering wealth in the world-economy at large has declined with its general spread until, on average, its returns have become negative.footnote2


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Flow of people and trade conquers border between U.S. and Mexico
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico " One hard kick launched the soccer ball around the rusted edge of the metal fence, down the sloping grade into a flat expanse of grass. Kids, giggling and jostling, bounded past the end of the fence line. Out of Mexico. Into the United States. No big deal.
It happens every day here in the rocky folds of desert hills where the Texas city, El Paso, and the New Mexico city, Sunland Park, rub against the Mexican city Ciudad Juarez. In this remote, dusty neighborhood called Colonia Rancho Anapra and all along the nearly 2,000 miles of U.S.-Mexican border, lives have been constructed for generations — legally and illegally — to straddle the border.
When 6,000 National Guard troops, whose deployment was announced by President Bush last week, arrive along the border, they will encounter something more complex than simply a line in the desert. They will find a place that feels and acts like a country unto itself, a place where countless people do not consider their lives complete on either side " so they live them on both.
In El Paso, a home-care worker named Maria Bernal leaves her apartment each weekend to pray at a church in Ciudad Juarez. Eight hundred miles to the southeast, an auto body shop owner named Ramiro Echartea commutes each day from Reynosa, Mexico, to McAllen, Texas. At the end of his drive into Texas, "it's as if we were in Mexico," Echartea figures. He listens to the same radio station, playing the same rancheras, on each side.
The National Guard is being sent in to support the U.S. Border Patrol, freeing up more agents for the field. Bush has declared that securing the borders must be a top priority in any debate over what to about illegal immigration.
But here in Texas, the state with the longest border with Mexico, the concern goes beyond security. A string of major Texas cities sits directly on the border, creating what may be the region's strongest cross-border connections. Some worry the new attention to border security could impede business and hurt the international reputation of the United States.
"Our position has always been that you're so concerned about illegal immigration that what you're doing is making it more and more difficult for legal visitors to come here," said Steve Ahlenius, president and chief executive of the McAllen Chamber of Commerce. "Every time somebody mentions a wall, it drives me crazy. It's a 19th-century solution to a 21st-century problem."
Hector M. Flores, a retired construction worker whose home is just up the road from the squat, chain-link fence that separates Sunland Park from Rancho Anapra, can sit on his stoop most nights and spot illegal immigrants slipping past.
"Nothing is going to change, except we're going to look like East Germany with its wall," Flores, 62, said. "They're going to keep coming from Mexico, and we're going to look bad in the eyes of the rest of the world."
The border is not monolithic. It takes different forms: heavily barricaded stretches in California; vast, unpeopled deserts and mountains in Arizona and New Mexico; bustling, tightly intertwined sister cities facing each other across the line in Texas.
Even though parts of the U.S.-Mexican border are imposing zones of heat-detecting sensors and triple-layered fences, the daily flow " north and south " of merchandise, people and traditions can be overwhelming at almost any legal or illegal crossing point.
Bridges clot with commuters traveling by car and by foot " there were more than 24 million legal pedestrian crossings in 2004, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
In El Paso alone the same year, there were more than 680,000 pedestrian crossings. The walkers spill straight into downtown on something approaching a regular morning rush-hour schedule, and return in the evenings with sacks of groceries and briefcases over a bridge dedicated during the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Many of those crossing each day have been granted 10-year visas for short stays in the United States, proving they have jobs or other strong roots in Mexico.
Visas and courtships and business ties send crosscurrents over the length of the border. Soccer referees in McAllen come up from Mexico; the bulk of patients in Reynosa's doctors' offices come down from McAllen. Spanish is a prerequisite to move efficiently in downtown El Paso; English is a must for success in Ciudad Juarez.
Flores, at least in the context of this borderland netherworld, is a typical 21st-century American with a typical family. He came from Mexico in the 1960s when crossing the border was a snap. He attended a segregated school for blacks in El Paso, and like tens of thousands of other Mexican Americans, got a job in construction and started a family that conducts its affairs in almost equal measure in Texas and Mexico. He became a U.S. citizen in 1995 and proudly displays his certificate in a frame next to the television.
Bernal, the El Paso home-care worker, is one of his daughters. She gets her hair cut in Ciudad Juarez, goes to the doctor there and buys most of her groceries there because the U.S. dollars she earns and converts into pesos have more buying power in Mexico. But she works in Texas and her three children attend Texas schools. She is divorced from her children's father, who lived in Ciudad Juarez before meeting her and gaining legal residency, then citizenship in the United States.
Bernal's oldest daughter is a typical borderland American, too. Esperanza Chabaria, 18, is married. Her husband, Jesus Jose Chabaria, lives in Ciudad Juarez " theirs is just one out of many cross-border relationships. They're trying to get him U.S. residency, but the paperwork tangle has taken months, and they are not sure when " or if –they'll be together in the United States. Still, Esperanza could not imagine moving full time to Juarez. "It's a place to go for fun," she said, wrinkling her nose. "But there's too much violence. I'll stay in El Paso."
Esperanza Chabaria's mother has a sister named Margarita Flores. Flores is in a cross-border relationship, too. Flores' fiance " with whom she has two children " lives in Ciudad Juarez. Flores said she is "too lazy" to go through the trouble of marrying him and bringing him to El Paso.
All three generations of this family cram into the same car most Fridays and push through traffic across the border into the rutted streets of Ciudad Juarez. Hector Flores, who lost a leg to diabetes a few years back and walks stiffly on a prosthetic limb, prefers socializing with his old neighbors in Ciudad Juarez's Colonia Emiliano Zapata.
Hector Flores knows almost everyone within blocks of the little cinderblock house his family still owns there. Yet he could not imagine moving back to Mexico " and leaving his medical benefits in the United States " even though he knows almost no one in the trailer park where he lives in Sunland Park. Maria Bernal lost her best friend in the United States " "my only friend" " to AIDS two years ago, and making friends in Texas has been hard. So her social life, too, is in her old barrio in Mexico.
"Over here, I'm not really an American," she said one recent afternoon while waiting in El Paso for a bus to take her across the border. "Over there, I'm not really a Mexican."
She said she is "something in between."
Businesses morph into "something in between," too. Mexican entrepreneurs talk about going north to McAllenear " a Spanish verb they coined that roughly means to shop, do business and buy second homes in McAllen.
Echartea's body shop in a row of dilapidated garages across from the McAllen airport plays by U.S. business rules but conducts its business in Spanish, the language all his customers speak. He buys fresh, handmade tortillas from a shop nearby.
Echartea tried living in the United States, but it was too expensive. He thought about opening a business in Mexico, but it seemed too complicated. He found a sweet spot, a compromise: live in Reynosa, work in McAllen.
Agapito Cepeda Gutierrez's back-and-forth compromise took another shape: live and work in Reynosa, shop in McAllen. Gutierrez, a dermatologist who crosses the border regularly for professional conferences and gets more than half his patients from the United States, worries that the cross-border balance he maintains could be disrupted by stricter border policies.
"If they close the border, they will take 50 percent of my business," he said. "And if they tell me one day I can't go to the United States, that would hurt me."
But from the jagged hillside of Colonia Rancho Anapra, outside Sunland, N.M., that possibility seems unfathomable. Crossing is just so easy " it's almost a game. Children even kneel, pointing toy guns and training binoculars at the U.S. Border Patrol agents on the bluffs in the distance.
The United States is touchable here. The hills are craggy and the ravines deep. There are so many places to hide. At sunset, a big white cross up on the hill takes a shading of red. Beneath it, one recent evening, four figures picked their way up the hillside, backpacks giving them away as illegal immigrants.
Another group of four, led by a jaunty man named Arturo, squatted at the hill's base, waiting to ascend.
"Not long from now, I'll be making breakfast for them," Arturo said, boasting that he would have a restaurant job across the border within days.
Above them, high up on the hill, the other group of immigrants surfaced, their heads dark dots peeking over a rocky crag. But they vanished as quickly as they appeared, slipping out of sight, deep into the hills.
Nancy Garcia crested those same hills every day for years, eventually meeting an American hotel owner who became the father of her youngest child and now visits her in Cuidad Juarez every few days. It only took 15 minutes to make her way from her house in Rancho Anapra to the downtown El Paso hotels she cleaned, and she persisted even though she was caught and returned to Mexico more than 100 times.
Her kids are part of the pack that kicks soccer balls across the border. The Border Patrol agents do not seem to mind. So each night in Anapra, as the desert heat burns off and the hills fill with desperate immigrants, there are Mexican kids from a poor colonia@ playing soccer in America.
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The U.S. Forest Service on Thursday delivered a setback to opponents of a proposed luxury development near Edwards by approving the paving of Berry Creek Road to the 680-acre Berlaimont Estates' private inholding.