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The Haverlah Ranch is a large contiguous block of North Texas ranch land, containing 4,149 +/- acres. It is located five miles north of the town Megargel (pop. 195) in southwest Archer County, just a...More Details
Green Ranch
The Green Ranch, in southeast Baylor County, is an improved cattle and hunting ranch. The property has many improvements, proven productivity, and existing long term management in place. With elevatio...More Details
Archer County Ranch Land
This ranch is located five miles north of the town Megargel (pop. 195) in southwest Archer County, just about a 30 minute drive from Wichita Falls (pop. 104,552). Before the current owner's acquisit...More Details
Bar F Ranch
This ranch is located west of Punkin Center in Wichita County, at the corner of Old Lake Road and State Highway 240. It offers some of everything, from farming and ranching to hunting and horses, all...More Details
Lazy K Ranch
This scenic west Texas ranch is located on the edge of the Llano Estacado, just three miles south of the Double Mountain Fork of the Brazos River in southeastern Kent County. A 640 section, the proper...More Details
Toyah Ranch
This property is all continuous and offers outstanding views of the Davis Mountains! This mountain range protrudes through the sky in varying shades of blue and is truly breathtaking. 790 acres of the...More Details
Long Ranch
The Long Ranch offers a good mixture of woods, pasture, and cultivation and is suitable to both cattle ranching and hunting. The property sits off of Hwy 283 in northern Wilbarger County and has easy,...More Details
Big Creek Ranch
Looking for a place with some of it all? Trophy whitetails, good pasture, water, and privacy? Big Creek Ranch is the place you've been waiting for! It has approximately 160 +/- acres, located...More Details
Clay County Grazing Land
This tract of land is perfect for running cattle and horses, developing into a hay farm, or building a home on. It is located in southern Clay County, just a few miles from the Bluegrove community an...More Details
Plum Hollow Ranch
This 160 acre hunting property is located in northeast Hardeman County, about 3.5 miles north of the town of Chillicothe on Taylor Rd. It is 100% rolling hills and native pasture, with nice views acr...More Details
River Run Ranch
This northwest Texas ranch is located on Hardeman/Foard county line, approximately 200 miles from the DFW metroplex. On its north side it joins the Copper Breaks State Park, a 1900 acre low-fence wild...More Details
Spring Creek Ranch
The Spring Creek Ranch is diverse, productive, and scenic! It has 194.5 surveyed acres, of which approximately half is flat cultivation and the rest in canyons and break land pasture. With big neigh...More Details
Pecan Orchard
The property has over 900 trees and the potential and room to plant even more. The property is all in one large tract. There are three different varieties of trees – Wichita, Pawnee, and Cheyenn...More Details
Bluegrove Ranch
This is a very clean, productive property, great as a rural homestead for someone who wants to raise livestock. It is located in southern Clay County between the Bluegrove and Deer Creek communities o...More Details
Buzzard Peak River Ranch
This is a great opportunity to own a diverse hunting property with live water, complete with residence! 116.5 surveyed acres on the Brazos River, ten mile views from the bluff up and down the river a...More Details
Cornerpost Ranch
This ranch, located just a couple of miles northwest of the city of Quanah, is suitable for both whitetail deer hunting and livestock ranching. The property is all thick mesquite cover, with native gr...More Details
Excellent Farm
This flat farm has good soils, capable of growing wheat, cotton, guar, or milo. It has paved road frontage on two sides, located at the northwest corner of FM 433 and 1949. Electricity and rural wat...More Details
Farm Land, 3 Irrigation Wells
This 160 acre farm is located east of the the Rhineland Community in Knox County, Texas, at the southwest corner of County Roads 4351 and 4320. It is currently being farmed dryland, but has three irr...More Details
Howlin' Coyote Ranch
This small ranch has improvements galore and is the perfect hobby farm or homesite! With 30 acres of coastal grass, livestock have plenty to graze, and you can bale your own winter hay too. The land...More Details
Mule Creek Combo Ranch
This ranch is located just one mile east of Margaret, TX. The ranch is suitable for hunting whitetail deer, feral hog, and dove. It has approximately 80 acres in improved bluestem grass and 20 acres o...More Details
Deer Hunting Tract
This triangular shaped tract of land has paved road access, thick wooded areas, and great hunting. Through consistent feed and selective harvesting over the last four years, the current owner been ab...More Details
Old Farm Land, South of Pecos
This tract of land has public road frontage on its north side (CR 132). It is only 1.5 miles from the paved two-lane Ranch Road 869, which runs straight to I-20 less than five miles away. The farm has...More Details
Rhineland Farm
This dryland farm is a flat piece of ground, perfect for growing cotton, wheat, or hay. It is located east of the Rhineland community in Knox County, Texas, at the northwest corner of FM 2534, a pave...More Details
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text: HomeTagsCaption ThisCaption This: Ridge Passes the Torch to Liam on The Bold and the Beautiful Luke Kerr August 22, 2012 Caption This, Photos, The Bold and the Beautiful 13 Comments If the above screencap from this week's The Bold and the Beautiful isn't the perfect metaphor for what is happening at the CBS soap, I don't know what is. Take your best Caption This shot at these scenes from Liam (Scott Clifton) and Hope's (Kim Matula) botched wedding. 13 Responses MsAgentProvocateur1 August 22, 2012 Ridge (to Liam): Repeat after me…I, Liam, will never be as hot as Ridge Forrester…no matter how many blonde and brunette combinations I have fighting over me. Log in to Reply SoapSnob August 22, 2012 Tuesday's episode of The Bold & the Beautiful was oh so good and oh so bad at the very same time. The scenes between Liam and Bill were classic, yet contemporary, soap opera. And Don Diamont and Scott Clifton nailed it. The scenes with Hope, Liam and everyone else in the Forrester foyer were cringe-inducing. All I could think was why would ANYONE want to marry Liam. He clearly is not ready to be married; or even date for that matter. But, again, Scott Clifton was very good as was Kimberly Matula; she allowed Hope to display a backbone that is adding different shadings to this tired triangle that has eaten the show at the expense of all the other interesting characters. Also, I called the foyer scene Liam's "Slut of Springfield" moment as I expected him to run outside, jump into the Forrester fountain and baptize himself the "Wimp of Los Angeles." Log in to Reply elvara August 22, 2012 Why Liam as leading man? :~ :Sp Why not let Bill be the new leading man for B&B? It would be more believable. And I don't care if they put Liam with Hope or Steffy, just as long as they make a choice and stop with this stupid and painful triangle. Log in to Reply twb6yz August 23, 2012 Ron Moss, to Scott Clifton: You must be cold. Want to borrow a scarf? Log in to Reply Jamey Giddens August 23, 2012 Ron Moss, to Scott Clifton: You must be cold. Want to borrow a scarf? *** You just made me SHOUT at my computer! HAAA Log in to Reply Ryan-Scott August 23, 2012 That's a hot one twb6yz. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :beer: Log in to Reply cord2012 August 23, 2012 Re picture #3: "STELLA!" Isn't there someone named Steffy on this show? Too bad he wasn't marrying her. He could have had a nice Brando-esque "STEFFY!" moment. Log in to Reply alstonboy4315 August 23, 2012 Liam: "Um, you don't expect me to have sex with Taylor, do you?" Ridge: (sly grin………….) But seriously, could Scott Clifton be any cuter and could his chest be any more rub-worthy? Clifton is everything that Ronn Moss SHOULD have been as an actor. He's got sense of humor, versatility and personality! Log in to Reply Grimm August 23, 2012 RIDGE: "And THIS, I *assure* you, will NOT be the look for ny coming seasons from Forrester Creations." Log in to Reply booze26 August 23, 2012 Well, the fact is,this was a pretty good episode. SC and KM are so damn talented. The triangle is maybe not as interesting, but that has nothing to do with the talented cast. It has everything to with the fact that Brad has only that triangle as his only story for over a year. But I have to give him credit, he has such a talented younger cast. ( he had a same talented younger cast in 2000-2002, but that was too early) with all the vets going away, he has nothing to worry about, there are still enough actors to tell a good decent story, I hope Brad realises that. I think Htom could explode any minute..she is so huge…the same as JG back then and she never got back her old sexy figure, I think HTom wil have the same problem getting back into shape. Log in to Reply tashikins August 23, 2012 Who is JG? Htom look great and more importantly she is a powerhouse of an actress. Log in to Reply GaryJr August 23, 2012 I've never seen B&B but who is the guy in the background giving the "no-she didn't-girlfriend"-pose in the background? LOL. Log in to Reply stoney07 August 23, 2012 LOL. I think that's Rick (Jacob Young) Log in to Reply Leave a Reply Cancel Reply You must be logged in to post a comment.


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|I'm thinking about getting Dino,which is variegated sport of T-Rex. Does anyone here grow it,and if so,how is it doing? Phil
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|Naylor Creek lists it as M, so it probably will not get as big as TRex which is listed as VL. But my TRex is growing very slowly too. Bernd
- Posted by hosta_freak z6 NC (My Page) on Sun, Feb 10, 13 at 20:32
|Well,my T-Rex has grown very fast,so I thought it would grow well for me. Jim's Hostas has it,as well, for the same price. Phil
|Does this mean you are going to buy a hosta through the mail Phil?
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|The hosta library has a picture of a leaf close-up with a man's hand on it for size scale, and the leaf is HUGE. It may be a giant, Phil.
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|Yeah,Gesila,maybe so! I don't usually order mail order,but it's doubtful that it will ever appear in my local nursery. Boy,you have come out of hybernation! Take care. Phil
|LOL Phil, only you buying on-line could get me out of hibernation!
|I talked with Gary at Naylor...he said Dino will be smaller than T Rex...which makes sense since it has a wide, white margin...
There are some other very large variegated hostas, but some are not easily available...like Big Kahuma, Bev and Dave, for example...Earth Angel and other Blue Angel sports are big...Woolly Mammoth gets big...Victory is very large...Nickie Sue Axmear is supposed to be very large...and then there are all the variegated sports of Sum and Substance...and there's a sport of Jurassic Park with a wide gold center that will be coming out...
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21st Century stone fox, Kreayshawn (Natassia Gail Zolot) is guaranteed to catch your drift at some point. Despite what some may think about her image and the music she's currently creating, Kreay has established herself as not only a household name in hip-hop, but a multi-dimensional artist in her own right.
Her latest album, Something 'Bout Kreay, is not for those with beards and vests, needless to say. And young lady is on tour and coming our way, the pied piper of a pop fashion, hip-hop orgy with attitude and lust. She talked to DigBoston about the Internet that made her famous and the boys that bug her.
Hey boo.
You may cut this interview short with this first question. You used to be a Craigslist pimp, then there were leaked naked underage photos of you on Twitter. Do you find all that irrelevant at this point?
Would you rather these things not come up in discussion? You must get asked about this a lot, I'm sure.
Um… Nah, no one's asked me about that shit.
Well, I find it interesting. It doesn't bother you to show people what you have under the hood?
No way, I don't mind. I put it out there. I think it's interesting. It's my life.
You had mentioned in an interview that you had a lonely upbringing and you were brought up on the Internet. You mean you were raised by the Internet in some sense?
Yeah, I mean I definitely grew up with it, dial-up internet, chatting all night. My mom screaming, telling me to get off because she had to use the phone.
Yeah, but me and my grandfather use to build computers and go dumpster diving and get old computers that were thrown in the trash and turn them into Frankenstein computers and shit.
When did making music first appeal to you?
My mother was in a band, [The Trashwomen], so there was always instruments and microphones around. One of the first times I made a song, I was like four or five years old. I picked up a mic and started singing this song, and then my mom had me do it in the studio and it ended up being on her album. That was my first vinyl appearance in '93. I was like, four.
A 4 yr old Kreayshawn appears on The Trashwomen's "Boys Are Toys":
What music were you hearing, growing up?
I don't know, I was listening to whatever my mom put on. She had me listening to The Ramones like, all the time.
Coming from a punk/garage musical upbringing, when did you start getting privy to hip-hop music and what was it about the music that hooked you?
Just watching TV back in the early '90s. Hip-hop was always on TV. I was always watching music videos and TV. It was the music of my generation growing up. And punk music was the music of my mom's generation.
I was just going to ask you that. Do you see punk and hip-hop sort of serving the same purpose in some way?
Yes, definitely rebel music; different styles of rebel music, you know?
What are you listening to these days?
I like underground, like crazy Soundcloud artists. Real weirdo stuff. I'm always listening to new stuff.
Would you encourage music listeners to explore and find new music under the radar, rather than get their music from more commercial sources?
Whatever floats your boat. I like listening to obscure music, that's just what sounds good to me. Some people hear about an artist, and they like to Google and get their bio and they're comfortable doing that. It's always good as a fan of music to go on Soundcloud and just click around.
There is a community for musicians on Soundcloud, too. if you're making music, it's always good to listen to as much music as you can.
As an MC, and some, all your lyrics come from free-styling rather than writing?
I like free-styling more because it's how I started. Stream of conscience.
Even when I write it's like free-styling; ya know, just writing while I'm free-styling.
Call her Kreay Hefner, Playboy Bunny.
Who are are some of your favorite MCS? Your top 5?
Kool Keith was influential to me. Ah … Quasimoto. Missy Elliot, cause she's awesome. And ahhhh … uh … hmmmm …yeah, that guy, I can't think right now.
Not to start any static here, but who are some of your least favorite?
I have a list that I'm not willing to share due to a situation. It's a good list though.
How long is it?
Not long. It's a good list. Not more than five.
I'm not a hater. I'm not a bad girl, I'm a good girl.
Yes you are. Let's talk about male groupies. I'm well aware of the female kind, but what the hell do the dudes think they are doing?
[Laughs] I don't know. It's weird. It's like they are trying to hit on you, but they're not, I don't know. If a guy comes up to me, they are usually drunk, you know? I guess it's more nerve racking for a guy to come up to me than, like, a girl, 'cause you know girls are like, 'Oh, I'm a big fan,' but for a guy it's like, 'I may have a chance at being her boyfriend.'
Sounds pathetic, but you are damn cute. What's the right way to approach Kreayshawn? I'm not hitting on you. You bring out the teenage girl in me.
[Laughs] Well…If you're trying to approach me, like meet me, it has to be super cool.
You can't be like, 'I came to your show, and I linger you.' I've definitely hung out with guys after the show. But I've never met an interesting, like datable, guy. I'd be friends with all of them, but I'm picky anyway.
Well you got all the syrup right? But honestly, do you think there is still one guy out there for you regardless?
Yes, definitely. I think with every person, there is a point person for them.
I ran out of questions. On a scale of one to ten, how were my questions?
I would say you did pretty good. You got an 8. Yeah, you got an 8 there, boy.


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PLAYA VISTA – The Clippers know Sunday afternoon's game with the Lakers at Staples Center is big.
For the Lakers, a win would go a long way to securing the final spot in the Western Conference playoffs. For the Clippers, it's a chance to take a step toward home-court advantage in the first round.
But it's also a chance for the Clippers to make history. Already having guaranteed the franchise record for wins, the Clippers can clinch their first divisional title in club history with a victory.
And if the Clippers can get it, it'll also be the first time since the franchise moved to California that it has swept the season series with the Lakers.
"It's all these little storylines that make for a good game," Clippers guard Jamal Crawford said. "I think the Lakers have been so dominant for so long. We're trying to make our mark now."
Matt Barnes, who has been on both sides of the series, said this game is more than all those things.
"The most important thing is that we're starting to play better. Obviously, an opportunity for the division championship is a great accomplishment for this franchise," he said. "But, we're still looking at the bigger picture. We want to start playing more consistent and get ready for the playoffs."
Barnes and his teammates were encouraged with the sustained energy and effort against Phoenix on Wednesday, despite the Suns' position at the bottom of the conference,
"Our energy levels lack. When we were playing well early in the season, we used our defense to create our offense," Barnes said. "Lately, we haven't been playing good defense. We take the ball out of the basket every time and slow down our transition and easy opportunities."
But against the Suns, the Clippers played with more aggression and urgency, leading to forced turnovers and easy baskets.
Now the team gets another chance to prove it's turned a corner against a Lakers team that will be playing with plenty of urgency and emotion.
"I think we're a team that needs challenges," Crawford said. "A big game like that can maybe jumpstart us."
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The Clippers haven't seen their Staples Center co-tenants since the Lakers began to make a push for the No. 8 spot in the West. In that time, Barnes has seen changes with his former team.
"They're coming together and playing hard. They're playing a lot better defense," he said.
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3:33 PM CST, December 29, 2012
After Knute Rockne ascended to the head coaching job at Notre Dame in 1917 — he had accepted a graduate student post on the condition he could help then-coach Jesse Harper — Irish football was never the same.
In 13 years, Rockne won 105 games with only 12 losses and five ties — an .881 winning percentage that still ranks at the top in college football history. His Notre Dame teams went unbeaten and untied five times and beat Stanford in 1925 in the program's lone appearance in the Rose Bowl.
Many of Rockne's innovations are woven into the fabric of Notre Dame football — including actual woven fabrics, as he introduced satin and silk pants to reduce wind resistance — and his barnstorming philosophy lives to this day.
Rockne played anywhere and kick-started intersectional rivalries, a coast-to-coast mindset that continues as an integral part of Irish football independence. The current batch of Notre Dame's "off-site" home games — played in such locations as San Antonio, Washington and Chicago — essentially counts Rockne as its inspiration.
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Do Pope Francis's comments signal a new direction for the Catholic Church?
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Pope Francis greets the crowd as he arrives for his general audience at St Peter's square on November 27, 2013 at the Vatican.
Pope Francis has spent less than a year as head of the Catholic Church, but in that time a series of his pronouncements have gained a lot of attention.
He's offered welcoming words to atheists, for example. Regarding gays, he said, "Who am I to judge them? They shouldn't be marginalized." Now, in a major statement issued yesterday, he has the world — Catholic and non-Catholic — buzzing again:
"Just as the commandment 'Thou shalt not kill' sets a clear limit in order to safeguard the value of human life, today we also have to say 'thou shalt not' to an economy of exclusion and inequality. Such an economy kills."
For a look at what this signals about the future direction and philosophy of the Catholic Church, we're joined by Christopher Kaczor, professor of philosophy at Loyola Marymount University.


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Chances are that anyone seeking a place to live in and around the trendy Detroit suburb of Royal Oak, Mich., eventually will come across property investment and management company Urbane Apartments. In fact, type "apartments Royal Oak" into the Google search toolbar, and the first result that pops up is the Urbane website --a destination highlighted by photos of the firm's modern, inviting rental units and the young urban professionals who occupy them.
With 16 apartment communities spanning across Royal Oak, Urbane has emerged as one of the region's fastest-growing property management companies. But the virtual prominence of its brand has little to do with its real-world scope. Credit instead founder Eric Brown's decision to extend the firm's message into the social media realm--a move that not only slashed spending on paid property listings, but also afforded Urbane the tools to more accurately communicate the contemporary lifestyle experience so integral to its business.
"When I first announced to our staff that we were going to have a MySpace account, they looked at me like I was crazy," Brown recalls. "They said, 'We can't do that. Whenever we drop the ball, our tenants are going to write bad things about us.' I said, 'They may, and we will work to make those things right.' By reaching out and addressing those complaints, those residents became Urbane evangelists and started writing positive things about us. There's no way we could have the reach we have without hooking into the customer base we have."
Urbane Apartments now boasts a resident-penned blog touting favorite Royal Oak destinations, a social networking site exclusive to tenants (dubbed the Urbane Lobby) and active YouTube, Facebook and Twitter profiles. With each new post, photo, video and tweet, the company builds and nurtures its brand at no cost while fostering the hip, forward-thinking image its target demographic finds irresistible. According to Brown, in October 2008 about 100 people were visiting the Urbane blog each month. By the following spring, traffic grew to 4,500 visitors per month, and the number now tops 16,000 per month. Those metrics are even more impressive given that Urbane offers only about 300 rental units in all.
Urbane Apartments is the quintessential example of a small business that has maximized the possibilities of social media to champion its brand online, eschewing conventional advertising and search engine optimization solutions in favor of word-of-mouth buzz. Thanks to social networking, do-it-yourself website creation software and related tools, it's never been easier or cheaper to establish a beachhead online. Of course, the same alternatives are available to your competitors, meaning it's also tougher than ever to earn virtual visibility. That's where small businesses must get creative.
"The average small business doesn't need to worry so much about SEO or spending money on a web consultant. If they're out there and relevant to their audience, that's as much search engine optimization as they need," says Mike Whaling, president of 30 Lines, an online branding consultancy in Columbus, Ohio. "There are plenty of opportunities to build a strong brand on a small budget."
Regardless of how the message is articulated and distributed, the core mission of branding remains the same: communicating to customers who you are, what you do and how you do it. The web is the simplest, most direct channel to convey that information.
"Every company should have an online presence, and the cost of developing a site has come down to relative pennies," says Craig Reiss, founder of retail web developer Reiss Media in Cos Cob, Conn. "Organic search can still drive traffic. People go online looking for [a firm's service or product], and all you have to do is get found. It doesn't matter if you're a single retailer and can't afford the time or have the expertise to drive traffic. Most people are just looking for directions to your store anyway."
Websites serve different purposes for different companies, says Nicholas Chilenko, principal of web design and Internet marketing firm Nicholas Creative in East Lansing, Mich. Sometimes the goal is generating new business, sometimes it's about relaying messages to clients and other times it's defining or even redefining the firm's image. "If someone wants to find out more information about you, they go to your website. It's the convergence of all your marketing messages," Chilenko says. "It's easy to create an identity because it's virtual."
The challenge is getting that identity across in quick, broad strokes, says Mary van de Wiel, CEO of branding and communication design consultancy Zing Your Brand in Brooklyn. N.Y. According to her, businesses have just moments to succinctly communicate their purpose and value to consumers before they click away for good.
"You've got to be bold, you've got to be provocative, and you've got to be daring. Create a language and vocabulary that allows people to get that," Van de Wiel says. "Branding is what sets you apart--it's a natural magnet. If people come to your site, they need to say, 'Yes--this is who can answer my problem.' If you make a bad impression in the first five seconds, you're toast."
The most essential component of successful online branding is the human element, she says. "People are craving a story. They want to know something about who they're buying from, and they feel like they need to like and trust you," she explains. "You've got to shout what it is that makes you special and makes you different. Our personalities are what drive our brands. Look at Richard Branson--his personality is embedded in all of the Virgin brands. You need to put a face on your business."
Perhaps no tool is more effective at putting a human face on a firm than social media--and no tool is less expensive, either. In addition to utilizing social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, 30 Lines' Whaling recommends that small businesses introduce their own blogs as a means to pass along content that underscores the company's knowledge and expertise, with an emphasis on local information that directly affects customers. For example, an accountant might post about changes to city or state taxes that are likely to affect his clients, positively or negatively.
"Make sure you're regularly adding fresh content," Whaling advises. "Not only are you providing value, you're also adding pages to your website--that's more pages for search engines to index, and more opportunities for customers to find you."
All businesses have information to share, regardless of vertical, he adds. "Not enough companies take advantage of the opportunity to tell a story that's bigger than the company itself. There's always a story you can tell. Maybe your merchandise is made from local products or from sustainable materials. You've got to find that unique angle."
For Urbane Apartments' Brown, the bigger story is the world that surrounds his properties. "At the end of the day, I'm not sure folks really care about apartment features. What they really want to know is what's going on nearby, like where is the best corner bar and the best place for sushi," he says. "Our blog focuses on everything about the local neighborhood--it's all about new bars and restaurants. And our website traffic is off the charts."
Social media outreach also lets businesses keep tabs on their online reputations and interact directly with fans and foes alike. According to Brown, Urbane Apartments closely monitors tenant reviews and feedback across multiple websites and is quick to respond to any criticism.
"A lot of folks want to ignore the ratings and review sites, which is a huge mistake. There's no hiding from that," Brown says. "If you're getting a bad review, you need to fix it and think about how to encourage good reviews. No longer does the general public believe in ads--they believe in what is said on Facebook."
Brown is applying to his own consulting business the lessons he's learned from building Urbane Apartments' online brand. Under the Urbane Way umbrella, he works with small businesses looking to pursue digital marketing opportunities. In late 2009, Brown also joined real estate information content provider Network Communications as a social media strategist. He practices what he preaches: Urbane Apartments dropped all print advertising and premium online promotions years ago, and Brown isn't looking back.
"Internet marketing is what enabled us to compete on a level playing field," Brown maintains. "I'm not suggesting print advertising is dead, but sometimes there's no money for that. There are certainly lots of pay-per-click programs, but how many times do you click on ads on Google? Most people never do that. But you can still build your brand organically. Wherever we can expand our digital footprint, we will do it."
Chicago-based writer Jason Ankeny is the executive editor of Fiercemobile content, a daily electronic newsletter dedicated to mobile media, applications and marketing.
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The General Plan is a long-term vision of what La Habra should look like over the next 20 years. It touches on topics such as traffic, housing, air quality, noise control, and even climate change.
The next General Plan Advisory Committee meeting is at 6:30 p.m. on June 19 at the La Habra Community Center. The environmental-impact report scoping meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, also at the community center. Both meetings are public.
The half-mile stretch of La Habra Boulevard, between Cypress and Euclid streets, is at once the heart of the city – and a snapshot of the harsh effects of the Great Recession.
City Hall, the Police Department, a post office and the library reside on the northeast corner of La Habra and Euclid, the hub of this town of more than 60,000 residents.
But across the street is an empty office complex. For sale signs line the boulevard like billboards advertising the next rest stop on an open highway. La Habra Boulevard itself is, in a sense, a highway: motorists speed through, from Beach to Harbor boulevards. The few pedestrians on the street wait at a bus stop.
This strip of La Habra Boulevard, the city's downtown, is often described by residents as drab, run down and needing an infusion of life. Unlike Brea's or Fullerton's or Anaheim's downtowns, La Habra's is viewed as a forgotten corridor of the city.
But now, with the city updating its General Plan, there is a movement among some residents and officials to finally revamp the downtown area – a process that includes, among other things, rezoning the core of La Habra; partnering with private developers to set up boutique stores, restaurants and other pedestrian-friendly shops to draw people back to the city's center; and ultimately rebranding the city's image as an economic destination.
"This part of the city, the older, sleepier part of town, has largely been ignored," said Debbie Musser, who has lived in La Habra since 1977 and is a member of the General Plan Advisory Committee. "It needs something other than shoe-repair stores."
La Habra Boulevard's development, though, is not easy. The advisory committee is still nine months to a year from finalizing the new General Plan, which will map out the city's goals for 20 years.
"We want to create an environment that gives developers a menu of uses they can choose from," said Michael Haacke, director of community and economic development. "We want them to have flexibility. ... we want mixed use, retail, shared parking."
The grand vision for the downtown area is, according to members of the advisory committee and Haacke, to reverse the current "over-commercialization" and create higher-density housing – whether condos, mixed-use, or some combination – that will attract clothing stores, restaurants with outdoor dining and similar businesses.
"In order for the downtown area to thrive, you need people there," said Mark Sturdevant, the CEO and president of the Chamber of Commerce. "You need people clustered together, living together. Then you can have boutiques, restaurants, fashion shops and even art galleries."
Any development that gets underway downtown, though, is a sizable risk for both the city and developers.
"You always run the risk of having an, 'If you build it, they will come' situation,' " Sturdevant said. "But if you build it and it's attractive, they will come."
Sturdevant and others cite the nearby Brio housing development on Euclid Street, across from the Children's Museum, as a prime example. The first phase of homes went on sale March 2 and within an hour all 15 sold, said Barbara Trachy, vice president of sales and marketing. Brio has since put an additional 37 homes on the market and all of them have sold out.
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Brazilian Portuguese Summer Programs 2014
Brazilian Portuguese Summer Programs 2014
Tulane, Vanderbilt, and Emory Universities:
Portuguese Language and Brazilian Culture Summer Program
FLAS Eligible
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Dates: June 22 – August 1, 2014
Program Summary:
Imagine yourself studying in the country hosting the 2014 FIFA World Cup! The Stone Center for Latin American Studies invites undergraduates and graduate students interested in Portuguese language and Brazilian studies to participate in the Summer in Brazil program in 2014. São Paulo, the largest metropolis in South America, is an exciting center for fine arts, theater, music and cultural life. This city is a medley of Brazilians from the country's 26 states and from multiple ethnic groups, which makes for an exciting mix of traditions and fabulous food on every street. The intensive academic program is organized by collaborations among Tulane, Vanderbilt, and Emory universities, as well as with the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP). Students have the opportunity to earn 6-7 credits and will take one Portuguese language course (two levels) and a Brazilian culture course taught by PUC-SP and Tulane faculty. Students will stay with host families in São Paulo for a total Portuguese immersion experience.
Program Eligibility and Credits:
Student applicants must be in good academic standing and have at least a current cumulative grade point average of 2.5. The pre-requisite for this program is to have completed one Tulane Portuguese language course; non-Tulane students are required to have completed two outside-institution Portuguese language courses. Non-Tulane students are welcome to apply, but should confirm with their home university that their credits will transfer.
Program Fee: The cost of the six-week program is $6,700: $5,000 for tuition $1,700 for housing, meals, and activities
The program cost includes 6-7 Tulane credits (transferable to other universities), Brazilian family home stays, one meal per day, medical insurance, and specialized group tours and excursions. Airfare, incidental costs, registration fee with Federal Police of Brazil (approximately $120.00), and extra meals and expenses are not included in the program cost.
Application: For further information and an application visit: http://stonecenter.tulane.edu/pages/detail/315/Summer-in-Brazil-2013
Note: Application fee can be waived for FLAS applicants. Contact Laura Wise for details.
Application Deadline: February 21, 2014 no later than 5pm (Must apply to the FLAS and program separately)
Contact: Laura Wise, Stone Center for Latin American Studies 504.862.8629 email@example.com
University of Florida/Georgetown
Summer Study Abroad Program in Rio de Janeiro
FLAS Eligible
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dates: June 22- August 2, 2014
Program Summary:
This is an intensive language-study program involving approximately 24 hours of class time per week. Classes are held at the IBEU (Instituto Brasil-Estados Unidos); located in the heart of the Copacabana section of Rio de Janeiro. Students spend three and a half hours per day, five days per week in one of four levels of Portuguese class. In addition, they spend from three days per week in the culture class or workshops. All instruction is in Portuguese. FLAS recipients have an additional weekly meeting. Students normally live in local households. All hosts live within easy reach of the institute where classes are held. Two meals a day are typically provided by the Brazilian family.
Program Eligibility and Credits: Both UF and non-UF students are eligible to apply. Applicants should have completed two semesters of Portuguese or one semester of intensive introductory Portuguese with a grade of B or better. Applicants should be in good academic standing, have completed the first semester of the freshman year, be at least 18 years of age. The course is designed to fulfill 6 hours of academic requirements. Students are required to receive academic approval for their participation in the program PRIOR to that participation. Credits earned on the program transfer to the University of Florida, but grades for the language course are not computed in students' GPAs by the registrar's office. Students receive 3 hours of language credit and 3 hours for UF credit for the culture program.
Program Fee: The program fee is $5,907.00 for tuition/fees, airport pick-up, housing, some meals, local excursions, and health insurance. Does not include airfare.
Application: For more information about the program please see:
Application Deadline: April 1, 2014
Contact: Sarah Evans at firstname.lastname@example.com
For academic information please contact Professor Libby Ginway at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Portuguese Language in the Brazilian Context
UCLA Travel Study Program
FLAS Eligible
Location: Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
Dates: July 15 – August 28, 2014
Program Summary:
Make this summer your tropical winter in Brazil with the UCLA Travel Study Program! Take advantage of a unique opportunity to live and study in Salvador da Bahia, one of Brazil's foremost cultural centers. Walk the cobblestone streets of the restored "old city" and explore the largest group of Baroque buildings in the Americas. Catch a street celebration and feel the pulsating rhythms of Bahia's African-inspired music and dance. Savor moqueca, vatapá and other delicious Afro-Brazilian dishes. Study Brazilian culture while learning or improving your Portuguese language skills in this vibrant seaport.
All courses will be taught at Associação Cultural Brasil Estados Unidos (ACBEU). ACBEU educational facilities include a multimedia center with internet access, a self-access learning center with CDs, tapes, and cable television, and a library. Students are free to attend ACBEU cultural events and exhibits. This program includes several excursions as part of its curriculum. A schedule of excursions will be available at a later date. For the first night, students will stay in a hotel. For the remainder of the program, students will stay with a Brazilian family. Applicants will complete a special survey to help us place you with your family.
Program Eligibility and Credits: This program is open to ALL students, majors, and universities and is FLAS eligible. The core program consists of 126 contact hours. Some FLAS awards may require more contact hours; to increase the contact hours, FLAS recipients may register for an optional course. The program includes 12 quarter units.
Program Fee: The fee is $6,000 for UC Undergraduate students and $6,500 for UC Graduate students and visiting students. The fee includes registration and core course fees, housing, meals, program excursions, and insurance. Airfare, tourist visa, optional courses, other meals and optional excursions are additional.
Application: For more information: http://www.ieo.ucla.edu/travelstudy/Portuguese-Brazil/overview.htm
Application Deadline: Refer to the website for deadlines: http://www.ieo.ucla.edu/travelstudy/GeneralInfo/financialaid.htm
UCLA International Education Office
(310) 206-9966
International Studies Abroad
Intensive Portuguese Language Program
FLAS Eligible
Location: Florianópolis, Brazil; Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
Dates: June 26 – August 16, 2014
Program Summary:
During this program, students have the opportunity to obtain intensive training in Portuguese. This program is open to beginning, intermediate and advanced students. Beginning and intermediate students can complete 144 hours of Portuguese-language coursework, while advanced students can complete 126 hours of Portuguese-language coursework. Coursework is completed in grammar, conversation, written expression and culture. All courses are instructed in Portuguese. This program meets FLAS Fellowship requirements. Students will enroll in two or three courses (depending on language level) during the first 5 weeks to complete between 108-126 hours of coursework. Following this, all students will enroll in a 2-week long intermediate or advanced-level Portuguese conversation course to complete an additional 18 hours of coursework.
Students enroll in courses based on their language level. Please note that for intermediate students, enrollment in either Portuguese Language & Culture Lab OR Brazilian Culture II is dependent on your language level.
Program Fee: $5600*
*Prices and dates are subject to change.
(ISA also offers service learning options in combination with this program.)
Application: For more information, please see: http://studiesabroad.com/programs/country/brazil.
Application Deadline: March 25, 2014
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Want to see how you're doing? Here's an opportunity to reassess your fitness, monitor changes in response to your exercise program and update your exercise prescription. We conduct the same tests used in the Comprehensive Exercise Assessment and compare the results with your prior assessment. If you are staying for a few days or live at Canyon Ranch, an optional enhancement is to have your exercise prescription built into the Wellness Key System.
Note: Recommended annually or semi-annually.
Service Option
$165 for 50 minutes