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What has captured my attention you ask? Well if you know me, or have read some of my past posts, you know I'm a shoujo-holic with a taste for harem series. As of late I keep finding series based on Otome games, and all I can say is if I could read Japanese I'd totally want to play some of them... Though I know someone who'd get a bit jealous if I did... Love you!
But I'm getting side tracked.... back to the issue at hand. "Brothers Conflict" is my newest guilty pleasure. It's highly farfetched and yet I can't help but want to keep watching. I'll try not to spoil too much for you all, but I make no true promise of it....
As far as heroines go there have been worse than Ema. She's mostly likeable and has a caring nature. She's genuinely excited to have a family finally, having spent most of her childhood alone since her dad travels over seas a lot. She never planned that the new men in her life would see her more as a romantic interest than family. At times her submissiveness get's old, but it's believable in the long run. The thing that annoys me the most is her lack of reaction some times. She never really accepts or rejects any of their advances. Granted we're only nine episodes in, but really? If you want them as siblings draw the line and set them straight no matter how pretty they are.
Yes as the title may imply several of the Asahina men fall for their new step-sister. This family is a bit out of this world when you look at them as a whole. First off the oldest son is thirty-one years old, while their mother doesn't look a day over forty herself. Everyone of them is good looking and those who are employed all have good jobs, well minus Subaru doing road work, but he's still in college so we'll let that pass... Let's take a look at the trouble makers at hand.
Age: 31
Profession: Doctor (Pediatrician to be exact)
He serves as the father figure of the brothers, being the eldest and all, but he's not always the most reliable guy. He tends to spoil his youngest brother Wataru and has a habit of popping lollipops into his siblings' mouths to shut them up.
His attraction to Ema hasn't been covered much yet in the anime, though he did call her to inform the family of him staying late at the hospital when he would normally have called Ukyo, the second eldest. We'll probbaly see some development next week though if the previews meant anything.
I can't see him with her though. He plays too much a guardian role with her father gone all the time. He also doesn't seem as persistent or forceful as some of his younger brothers. Though that could be a good thing for Ema.
Age: 29
Profession: Lawyer
Being the second eldest he's taken the mother role of the family, their own mother being a career woman left him doing most of the house work when he got older. He picks up the slack for Masaomi and keeps the household running smoothly along side his day job. Ukyo is also the one to keep the younger boys on top of their studies and tends to be the one to hand out punishment when necessary.
He's kind to Ema from the start, and welcomes the help with cooking and other various chores. Though he gets a bit jealous when the "I'll be home late" phone calls start going to Ema's phone rather than his own. His own little bit of flirting with her is more in the form of caring for her health and teaching her in the kitchen.
I like Ukyo, he's a nice bit of calm amongst the insanity that he's related to. They haven't touched on him too much in the anime yet either, but while reading about the video game I found out that he's actually kind of an awkward guy who doesn't really know how to react to a lot of things. I'm hoping they'll touch on his past a bit more since they've started doing that with some of the other brothers. Like Masaomi, I don't think he has much of a chance in the long run with winning Ema over, that whole parental aspect brings him down too. I still enjoy his screen time, though he hasn't done anything major yet.
Age: 26
Profession: Buddhist Monk
He is the Miroku of this series hands down. You're typical womanizing playboy who just happens to give spiritual sermons. He's the first to hit on Ema when she moves in, literally within moments of greeting her. He's also the first to steal a kiss, though it's just a peck on the cheek. He's surprisingly responsible though, and helps his older brothers out with keeping the younger ones in line when needed. He covers for a parent teacher meeting, for Yusuke and Ema, when Masaomi can't leave work for it.
Kaname amuses me, though he's not one of my favorites. He's persistent enough to not let his other brothers win, but he also doesn't get as much time with her as some of them do. He's a bit of a wild card, though I feel that Ema groups him in with the 'parental' crew as well. Not much of a chance but a little more than the other two older brothers. Due to his time away from home he hasn't had much screen time in the show yet either, so who knows what's to come.
Age: 25
Profession: Writer
Like his mother, Hikaru spends a lot of time over seas, researching for his novels. He also usually cross dresses, it's generally a rare sight to see him in men's wear. Since he doesn't live in the condo with the others we haven't seen much of him in the show so far.
He doesn't seem to have any romantic interest in Ema, so far any ways. He's more interested in his brothers' reactions to the girl, and teasing them every chance he gets. We see him spying on them on several occasions with a mischievous smirk on his face.
I don't know enough about Hikaru to make any assumption about him. Though so far I don't think he's in the running and may actually treat Ema as a sibling as she wishes.
Age: 24
Profession: Voice Actor
Tsubaki is a troublemaker with a capital T. He's selfish, reckless and acts on impulse without regards to anyone. Well anyone but Azusa, his identical twin who keeps him in line. He likes to rile his younger brothers up over anything he can.
Like Kaname he flirts with Ema right away, and tries to kiss her right off the bat. Azusa stops him though before he makes any contact, though Tsubaki just laughs it off and proceeds to drape himself over the girl's shoulders any way. He flirts every chance he gets, even offering to sleep with her if she's scared to sleep in a new place. As he get's use to having Ema around he get's possessive of her and doesn't like the fact that his brothers have similar feelings to his own towards her. He's the first of them to seriously confess to her and is persistent about his feelings. He won't think twice about stealing a passionate kiss from her.
Tsubaki causes Ema quite a bit of stress, but I think he's manipulative enough to get his way in the long run. He can be over the top but I like Tsubaki, and getting past the whole sibling thing can see him with Ema. Though he needs to tone down the selfishness, not that it'll happen any time soon.
Age: 24
Profession: Voice Actor
Azusa is rarely without Tsubaki, being identical twins they have a very strong bond with one another. He'll do anything for his brother, but he's not above keeping him in line at the same time. The more collected of the two, he thinks things threw where Tsubaki is all impulse. He's also usually willing to let Tsubaki win when they both want something.
This changes when he realizes that he too is in love with Ema. For once he's willing to fight for himself over his dear brother. This causes a lot of friction between the two at home and adds to Ema's stress with the family. He protects her from Tsubaki, but is torn because he himself wants to do the same things to her. His real battle is with his self control, he's not use to letting go of it.
Of the twins I like Azusa more. I've grown to like the calmer characters more over the years. He seems like he'd have a easier time winning Ema over. Letting her go at her own pace rather than just jumping her and not giving her time to think about it.
Age: 24
Profession: Video Game Devoleper
And now we have the third wheel to our twins. Turns out they're really triplets, though Natsume here is a fraternal brother rather than identical. He also lives out side of the main complex in his own apartment. He has two cats, who ironically are named after Tsubaki and Azusa though we don't know the story behind that yet. Though he lives apart from them he keeps in regular contact with his brothers. He worries about Subaru a lot since they both share a love for basketball, though Natsume quit playing.
He doesn't meet Ema until the day of their parents' wedding and is a bit cold to her not knowing the situation. When he goes to apologize he learns that she's an avid player of the video games his company makes. Ema plays zombie shooters! They strike up a friendship over the games and he uses her as a bit of market test by letting her play the new game they are working on. He starts to getting feelings for her around the same time Azusa is realizing his own feelings. Though much like Azusa he doesn't act on them like Tsubaki would. He does his best to watch out for Ema, but get's very irritable when he sees how Subaru acts around her and even gets in his younger brother's face about it. He wants Ema to see him as a man, but isn't about to force her into it.
Natsume is currently my favorite among the brothers...though I don't like that he smokes. He feels like a bit of an outcast from the rest of the family but I get the impression he did that on his own rather than it being anyone's fault. I wouldn't mind Ema ending up with him, though I think she's better suited to a couple of the others. Natsume should just be the good older brother who watches over her and lets her vent her stress to him. Though I'm not gonna lie I had a mini fan girl moment when he finally kissed her. I'm terrible I know...
Age: 21
Profession: Hair Stylist
Louis is the only brother that Ema's pet squirrel, Juli, doesn't hate. The two of them even form a little coalition to protect Ema, or "Chii" as the call her, from the other brothers. Unlike his siblings, Louis is actually an adopted child of the Asahina family. He has no memories of his birth family and at times still feels disconnected from his brothers due to that lack of a blood bond. This is part of why he wants Ema to feel at ease. None of Louis's younger siblings know about his adoption, but he reveals it to Ema when she's having some hard times.
He likes to style Ema's hair and make her pretty. Her smile is more important to him than anything else. It's unclear right now if he has any romantic feelings for her. I think he does, but he'd rather make her wish come true and act as the family she desires so much. I think he's a little too girly to be paired with her, but he means well and cares for her so I wouldn't be upset if he reveals his love for her as well.
Age: 19 (turns 20 early in the series)
Profession: College Student
Subaru is on his college's basketball team. He had been a regular player but once Ema came into his life his game started to falter. He's rather serious and has obviously cared more about his sports than most other things. When he was little he looked up to Natsume who also played basket ball. He wanted to be like his big brother.
Subaru's relationship with Ema started out awkward from day one. He was a bit shocked to learn a girl would be living with them, but to top it off she walked in on him when he'd finished up his bath. Granted he had a towel on, but it was still embarrassing for both parties. It didn't take long for him to start to like her, and that made his actions in general hasty. Once he admits to himself that he likes her he becomes determined to become a regular on the basket ball team again, if only to have her come watch him play.
Subaru is also the first to kiss Ema on the lips, though it's an accident. He's also the first to openly ask her to date him. Though he's yet to get answer from her. His awkwardness is adorable, it just makes you want to root for him. He's probbaly the one I want to see her end up with the most. They'd just be so cute together.
Age: 18
Profession: High School Student
Iori is you typical prince-like character. He's well mannered, popular and athletic. He attends an elite private catholic school and is in charge of tending the gardens around the condo complex. It wouldn't be far off to guess that he might be a florist of sorts after school.
Iori is sweet to Ema, but he hasn't had a lot of screen time yet. From what I've been reading he's got a bit of a tragic past involving an ex-girlfriend, but it hasn't been touched on yet in any of the episodes.
Iori seems like a good guy, but who knows. I don't know enough about him yet to pass judgement, though in the looks department he's be a cute match with Ema.
Age: 16
Profession: High School Student
Yusuke goes to the same public high school that Ema does. They were classmates well before they became siblings. He's a bit of a delinquent and far from being an A student.
He's the first of the brothers to fall in love with Ema, because he was crushing on her before their parents hooked up. Granted he'd never said anything to her, but their situation now makes it even worse. Her joining their family though gives him an excuse to hang out with her before, during and after school, without all of his brothers around. Though that changes when Futo starts attending their school as well. Ema's the first girl that he's ever had serious feelings for, so he's pretty torn up about the whole sister thing and flat out says he won't accept it.
I feel bad for Yusuke, his whole world got thrown into chaos because of a simple marriage. If his mom hadn't married Ema's dad he could have had a normal high school crush. Though knowing him he would have never said anything and just pined for her form afar. So maybe this better after all since he has excuses to actually talk to her now. He and Ema would make a cute pair. Being the same age and going to the same school gives him a little extra footing over his brothers, but his inability to convey his feelings is a major set back.
Age: 15
Profession: Pop Idol (and a Middle School Student)
Futo is highly confident in himself, he has to be as a performer. This same confidence though has made him a bit twisted and two faced. To the public he's charming and loveable, but behind closed doors his selfish and manipulative. Even his older brothers think he's twisted and not quite right. He's very found of his older brother Louis, and proud of his talents. He'd much rather have him do his hair and make up over any of the studio's stylists.
He picks on Ema a lot, calling her plain and stupid. Yet he has no problem trying to monopolize her. He likes to rub it in Yusuke's face too. He has no problem corning the girl and forcing her into more intimate situations despite being younger than her. He seems to get a kick out of making her uncomfortable.
Futo frankly pisses me off. He's a little prick who needs to be put in line. Though setting aside his twisted actions I do think he actually likes Ema, not just as something to play with. Why else would he choose to go to the same school as her when he enters high school. He's still my least favorite of the brothers, but his chances with catching Ema are better than many of the others.
Age: 10
Profession: Elementary School Student
Finally we have Wataru, the youngest of the brothers. He's spoiled by many of his older brothers and it's because of this that I think he seems more like a five year old rather than being ten. He talks in a cute manner and is very excitable. He also seems to have a love for plush bunnies.
He seems excited to have a new big sister, and frankly I can't seem him as a romantic counterpart to her. Granted that can't keep him from getting a crush on her, but I doubt anything would come of it. Plus I'm sorry but for a boy he's damn girly. Maybe it's the wardrobe.... all those pastels. Maybe when he gets older he'll have a chance, but it'll probably be late by then.
So there's the situation at hand. One girl and thirteen brothers all after her heart. Pretty messed up right? Still I enjoy it and look forward to more episodes. If you've enjoyed shows like "Ouarn High School Host Club", "La Corda D'Oro" and "Uta no Prince-sama" I'd say give "Brother's Conflict" a shot. You'll probbaly enjoy it too. I'll leave you with the ending theme song as a little extra incentive to check it out.


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Lauren Child, artist and author and illustrator of the award-winning Charlie and Lola and Clarice Bean picture books and Ruby Redfort novels, is the 10th Waterstones Children's Laureate.
Launching her laureateship at a ceremony at City Hall in Hull, UK City of Culture 2017, she announced her intention to champion creativity: 'I want to inspire children to believe in their own creative potential, to make their own stories and drawings and ignite in them the delight of reading for pleasure. In an increasingly fast paced world, children need the freedom to dream and imagine; to enjoy reading, drawing and telling their own stories without value judgement or restraint'. She intends to encourage individuality and creativity in children by seeding ideas throughout her tenure that spark stories and drawings and to 'celebrate random acts of imagination'.
The role of the Waterstones Children's Laureate is awarded every two years to an eminent author or illustrator of children's books to celebrate outstanding achievement in their field and recognise the important contribution children's literature makes to cultural life. Child was presented with her medal from outgoing Waterstones Children's Laureate Chris Riddell.
Recognising the legacy of the role she is inheriting, Child said: 'I am honoured to be chosen as the Waterstones Children's Laureate and proud to be following in the illustrious footsteps of such giants of literature as Sir Quentin Blake, continuing the League of Laureates' great work in elevating the status of children's books in the UK's cultural landscape'. She is ready to forge alliances with other expressive mediums during her term in office, saying: 'My books have taken inspiration from many different art forms – from the illustrations of E.H. Shepard through Scandinavian Design, dolls houses and miniatures as well as the films of Woody Allen and Alfred Hitchcock. Now I would like to focus on building stronger links between the world of children's literature and other art forms such as fine art, film, music, television and design.'
Child was presented with the specially commissioned solid silver Waterstones Children's Laureate medal and a £15,000 bursary cheque by outgoing Laureate, Chris Riddell.
Riddell, who has been an extremely popular Laureate, made illustration and visual literacy the heart of his Laureateship. As part of this he created a special Laureate's Log – an online visual diary of his time in the role – published on the BookTrust website and encouraged everyone, children and adults, to keep their own visual diaries. A celebration and defence of school libraries and school librarians became an increasingly important part of his campaign.
The post of Children's Laureate was established in 1999. Previous Laureates are: Quentin Blake 1999 – 2001, Anne Fine 2001 – 2003, Michael Morpurgo 2003 – 2005, Jacqueline Wilson 2005 – 2007, Michael Rosen 2007 – 2009, Anthony Browne 2009 – 2011, Julia Donaldson 2011 – 2013, Malorie Blackman 2013 – 2015, Chris Riddell 2015 – 2017. Lauren Child is the 2017-2019 incumbent, with her tenure ending in June 2019, the 20th anniversary year of the post.
Waterstones is the lead sponsor of the Children's Laureate post, with other sponsorship and funding coming from children's publishers and Arts Council England. BookTrust continues to manage the award.
Waterstones MD James Daunt said: 'Children's books are in the rudest of health, with sales charging ahead and children's sections annexing ever greater parts of bookshops. Vital to our industry, there is a wave of creativity, spurred by exceptionally talented and generous authors with the Waterstones Children's Laureate playing a huge part as a catalyst and inspiration. We could not be more delighted and grateful than to have Lauren Child pick up this baton.'
BookTrust's Chief Executive Diana Gerald said: 'We are delighted to be working with Lauren Child as Chris Riddell's successor. Each of the Laureates has been wonderfully different from each other, but they share a core belief, one that underpins BookTrust's own reason for being, and that is the power of reading, and its capacity to change children's lives for the better.'
Child will be returning to Hull later in the month for the opening day of The Big Malarkey, the city's first children's literature festival, as part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017. She will be in the Big Malarkey Tent on Monday 26 June between 4pm and 5pm to answer questions and sign books.


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- Don't leave out the vinegar as it gives a brightness to the soup that really livens it up. Substitute lemon or lime juice if desired.
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When the latest installment in the wildly popular "Call of Duty" video game franchise is released Tuesday, it will transport fans to a completely new place: the future. But setting half of "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" in the year 2025 could be the riskiest gambit yet for the successful shoot-'em-up series known for its relentless past-and-present realism.
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Rightfully so, perhaps, considering the franchise's surefire formula for success. "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3," last year's edition created in tandem by Sledgehammer Games and Infinity Ward, topped previous "Call of Duty" titles and shattered entertainment industry records by selling 6.5 million copies and earning more than $400 million within 24 hours.
That could prove particularly true for "Black Ops." The sophomore chapter concludes in one of several possible ways _ all depending on how wannabe marksmen play the game. Goyer, Anthony and Lamia acknowledged they're not completely certain where a possible "Black Ops III" would go from there, but they're sure of one thing: They'll think of something.
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New Delhi, July 30 (PTI) As many as 224 farmers have committed suicide in four states — Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Punjab — so far this year, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar informed Parliament today. Of the total number of suicides, the maximum were from Maharashtra (131), followed by Karnataka (81), Andhra Pradesh (7) and Punjab (5), according to data submitted by Pawar to the Rajya Sabha.
The farmer suicides in the four states were mainly due to agrarian reasons, the minister said. As per media reports, eight farmers have reportedly committed suicide in Orissa.
However, the state government has not confirmed if they had taken the extreme step due to agrarian reasons, he added. Pawar said that the government is taking steps to address the farmers" problems.
Among other measures, the government has extended the period of implementation of the non-credit component of the rehabilitation package in four states by two more years — up to September 2010. Also, the government has enhanced the interest subvention for timely repayment of crop loans up to Rs 3 lakh from 1 per cent to 2 per cent for the year 2010-11, he said.


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This article provides an overview of elder abuse and the resulting elderly abuse investigation process.
What is Elder Abuse?
Each year hundreds of thousands of older persons are abused, neglected, and exploited. Many victims are people who are older, frail, and vulnerable and cannot help or defend themselves and depend on others to meet their most basic needs. Abusers of older adults are both women and men, and may be family members, friends, or professional care providers.
In general, elder abuse is a term referring to any knowing, intentional, or negligent act by a caregiver or any other person that causes harm or a serious risk of harm to a vulnerable adult. Legislatures in all 50 states have passed some form of elder abuse prevention laws.
Laws and definitions of elder abuse terms vary considerably from one state to another, but broadly defined, abuse may be:
- Physical Abuse – inflicting physical pain or injury on a senior, e.g. slapping, bruising, or restraining by physical or chemical means
- Sexual Abuse – non-consensual sexual contact of any kind
- Neglect – the failure by those responsible to provide food, shelter, health care, or protection for a vulnerable elder
- Exploitation – the illegal taking, misuse, or concealment of funds, property, or assets of a senior for someone else's benefit
- Emotional Abuse – inflicting mental pain, anguish, or distress on an elder person through verbal or nonverbal acts, e.g. humiliating, intimidating, or threatening
- Abandonment – desertion of a vulnerable elder person by anyone who has assumed the responsibility for care or custody of that person
- Self-neglect – characterized as the failure of a person to perform essential, self-care tasks and that such failure threatens his/her own health or safety
Warning Signs of Elder Abuse
While one sign does not necessarily indicate abuse, some signs that there could be an abuse problem are as follows:
- Bruises, pressure marks, broken bones, abrasions, and burns may be an indication of physical abuse, neglect, or mistreatment
- Unexplained withdrawal from normal activities, a sudden change in alertness, and unusual depression may be indicators of emotional abuse
- Bruises around the breasts or genital area can occur from sexual abuse
- Sudden changes in financial situations may be the result of exploitation
- Bedsores, unattended medical needs, poor hygiene, and unusual weight loss are indicators of possible neglect
- Behavior such as belittling, threats, and other uses of power and control by spouses are indicators of verbal or emotional abuse
- Strained or tense relationships, frequent arguments between the caregiver and elderly person are also signs
- Be alert. The suffering is often in silence. If you notice changes in a senior's personality or behavior, you should start to question what is going on
If someone you know is in immediate danger, call 911 or the local police for immediate help.
Additional Resources for Elder Abuse Investigations
Administration on Aging – The mission of the Administration on Aging is to develop a comprehensive, coordinated and cost-effective system of home and community-based services that helps elderly individuals maintain their health and independence in their homes and communities.
HelpGuide.org – Provides extensive information on elder abuse and neglect. Learn how to recognize the warning signs of elder abuse.
National Center on Elder Abuse – The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) serves as a national resource center dedicated to the prevention of elder mistreatment. First established by the U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA) in 1988 as a national elder abuse resource center, the NCEA was granted a permanent home at AoA in the 1992 amendments made to Title II of the Older Americans Act.
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National Committee to Prevent Elder Abuse – The National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (NCPEA) is an association of researchers, practitioners, educators, and advocates dedicated to protecting the safety, security, and dignity of America's most vulnerable citizens. It was established in 1988 to achieve a clearer understanding of abuse and provide direction and leadership to prevent it. The Committee is one of three partners that make up the National Center on Elder Abuse, designed to serve as the nation's clearinghouse on information and materials on abuse and neglect.
National Institute of Justice – Elder Abuse Information – Information on elder abuse and elder neglect. Provides helpful resources and publications on elder abuse and suggestions for getting help.
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Is an owner website effective, and when are welcome gifts advisable?tyann May 29, 2011 4:10 PM (in response to mooreva)
Yes, I would definitely recommend setting up a personal website for your vacation home. Not only are you then able to showcase your home with additional pictures and information, but it also gives more validity to your vacation home. You can also tell guests more about yourselves, which guests do like to know. Your personal website can also give guests a feel of your home with the website style. Here is our website: www.vacationhomeinbranson.com.
The initial set up cost can be nothing (a free blog or one page site done by yourself), or a few hundred to thousand for a web designer (depending on how intricate of a site you would like).
For welcome gift ideas, see the thread on that subject. There are lots of great ideas, costs ranging from a couple dollars up to a hundred dollars.
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Is an owner website effective, and when are welcome gifts advisable?mike-dfv May 30, 2011 11:39 AM (in response to tyann)
I agree with Tyann, set up a web site. It allows much more flexibility than the rental sites. Every time I respond to an inquiry, I provide my web site. You can see my very basic site designed by me with very little experience using DreamWeaver here: www.DisneyFunVilla.com.
Is an owner website effective, and when are welcome gifts advisable?erik.christiansen Jun 1, 2011 11:46 AM (in response to mooreva)
Mooreva, you're on the right track and the good news is the technical barriers to create your own vacation rental website have been removed, along with the cost. We've spent the last year developing Webchalet.com which allows owners like you to create a vacation rental website in minutes, complete with all the functionality of your standard directory listing.
Technical requirements: it's no different then setting up a directory listing.
Cost: there's no development fees, just $9.99 monthly hosting.
If you're still considering a website, please check us out. There's a 15 day free trial.
Extra benefits to your own website:
-Google places: have you googled [ "your town" vacation rental ], and noticed all the dots with alphabetical letters on the google map and often listed first in the organic search? If you have your own website google will display you there before anyother properties and it cost you nothing.
good luck. erik
Is an owner website effective, and when are welcome gifts advisable?claudio.meira Jun 1, 2011 5:20 PM (in response to mooreva)
I recommend getting a website. There are several vacation rental templates out there. Also, I recommend using Wordpress with the template since it's a content management system that will help when you need to update your website.
We have a website and it allows us to put more information that we can't put into VRBO and Homeaway. The extra information definitely has helped get more rentals.
Is an owner website effective, and when are welcome gifts advisable?bend2011 Jun 5, 2011 9:53 AM (in response to claudio.meira)
Wordpress is awesome. You can check mine out www.benddesertdweller.com.
I take reservations on it and even accept reviews.
It's free and easy to use and very easy to update. There is a step by step awnswer to every question with there support system.
The only thing that I have had trouble with is an interactive calender but all the rental sites are very good about that.
Is an owner website effective, and when are welcome gifts advisable?bend2011 Jun 5, 2011 10:00 AM (in response to bend2011)
Also, gifts, yes, yes and yes. I provide a large chocolate bar at one rental and a chocolate bar and a bottle of wine will be the gift at the newest place.
I get comments all of the time that people love the candy. It gives off a good feeling and is part of the first impression.
Just imagine yourself as the traveler and think how nice it would be come home to something sweet after a long day on the road.
Also, if there is a celebration...honeymoon, new baby, birthday, I will always leave champagne, flowers, things like that.
Have fun with it and if you can do something homeade, even better!
Is an owner website effective, and when are welcome gifts advisable?mooreva Jun 5, 2011 11:45 AM (in response to bend2011)
Wordpress - are you all talking about the wordpress.com, which I understand is more of a blog and is less flexible; or are you talking about the full WordPress? And, is there a monthly charge with these sites? Thank you all for the invaluable information.
Re gifts, do you still recommend gifts for just a 2-day, weekend rental? I guess chocolates would not break the bank, but champagne and flowers seems a little over the top for a weekend rent. On the other hand . . . it is good customer relations.
Re: Is an owner website effective, and when are welcome gifts advisable?sfvacationhut Jun 5, 2011 2:48 PM (in response to mooreva)
I do my web site through google sites.
I like it because it's free, and it's easy to edit.
I don't even have to log in to anything special. Whenever I'm logged into my gmail account (which I always am), the view I see on google sites is my editors view, whenever I visit the page. So all I have to do is click edit and make whatever changes.
Now, when it comes to setting up forms for taking reservations and payments, and for people submitting reviews, etc ... google sites, so far, seems TERRIBLE for that. Unfortunately! Yes, I tried and it was unwieldy and awkward and absoutely awful. (This was in Fall 2010, maybe it's better now, but I haven't tried again.) Google sites' awkwardness with "forms" is the reason why I have no forms on my web site for guests to enter any information.
But ... if you look at our web site, you'll see that we have all of our listings noted on the left hand side, in the side bar. On our availability page, I have a google calendar posted ... and I have a link to the the HomeAway listing, where the person can go if they want to submit an inquiry.
Here is our vacation rental web site that is maintained on google sites.
Our Noe Valley neighbors web site is also on google sites, you can check that one out here:
So .... even though it seems that google sites does not have all the cool "sign up forms" that WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and other Content Management Systems would offer ... it still works for me.
I like that everything is integrated into google, and I don't have to log in with different accounts. Also I've tried downloading the full versions of Drupal and Wordpress on my computer, and there was a big learnig curve. I really didn't have the patience for it at the time (it was for a professional organization, not for my vacation rental).
For my vacation rental, I really want it to be "no muss, no fuss," because I have other things I need to be doing (like posting on HERE! Ha ha, just kidding). With Google Sites, it was so easy ... I just picked a template and got rolling. I'm not 100% happy with how the web site looks, but it's good enough, especially considering how easy it was to set up, and how easy it is to update and maintain.
For welcome gifts, there's a very active thread on this, which you might like to check out.
We do provide flowers for each guest. We either make a bouquet of flowers from our garden out back or we buy flowers such as a bunch of tulips or daffodils, which are often less than $10.00 per bunch. They look very pretty when you set them out in a nice glass vase.
We also provide dairy-free, gluten-free vegan chocolates for each guest ... I hope they are acceptable to most people's food allergies. You can read more about the welcome gifts that we and other owners provide, in the link above.
Re: Is an owner website effective, and when are welcome gifts advisable?bend2011 Jun 5, 2011 1:37 PM (in response to mooreva)
Wordpress: Yes, I use the free blog site and the only expense would be purchasing the domain. $9.99 a year or so.
I am happy with it and there are ways to make it look professional.
Gifts: If it's a short stay, the flowers or chocolates do well. Generally, the Champagne is for longer stays(4+ days usually).
Is an owner website effective, and when are welcome gifts advisable?firstgreen Jun 6, 2011 1:55 PM (in response to mooreva)
We have found that having a personal website http://www.firstgreen.co.uk is a great way to provide further information and it is also a 'trust signal'. I don't think we will ever be in a position where we don't need homeaway ads as they also bring in the bookings, in addition to our website.
When first staring out I would concentrate on advertising on portals, then build a website.
Is an owner website effective, and when are welcome gifts advisable?mooreva Jun 6, 2011 3:47 PM (in response to firstgreen)
Thank you for your advice. Right now I don't think we are quite ready to built a website. We need to first feel comfortable about handling prospective clients, etc. But everyone agrees with you that a website is important, so we will do that down the road.
Is an owner website effective, and when are welcome gifts advisable?gokoolina.com Jun 7, 2011 6:03 PM (in response to mooreva)
Congrats on doing it on your own! The first thing you need to do before thinking about a property web site is GET PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS. Your property listing and your individual property web site will not shine without professional photos to showcase your vacation rental. With professional photos, you will stand out. Find a professional real estate or architectural photographer in your area and have them shoot your rental. We have people tell us they booked with us because our photos looked amazing so don't skimp on your photography.
As for the web site, make sure once you have the amazing photos, you display them well on your web site. We just updated our web site to lead with our photos.
People are visual. Yes, you can have a lot of descriptive text on the page, but let your images pull them in first.
Wordpress is the way to go. There is www.wordpress.com and www.wordpress.org. You want the .org site where you download and install the site on your own server / hosting company. A domain name will cost you less than $10 a year. Search for discount codes wherever you decide to purchase the domain from. Also a lot of hosting company have built in one-click installations of Wordpress.
Good luck!
Re: Is an owner website effective, and when are welcome gifts advisable?sowellfleetian Jun 25, 2011 7:23 PM (in response to mooreva)
I say yes. Definitely your own website.
Not only is it a great way to further showcase your home, you can list other links to areas of interest for potential renters that are not available through sites like Homeaway or VRBO.
In addition, I find it's easier to just give potential renters/guests/neighbors/colleagues the web address rather than a property ID#.
As far as welcome gifts. A must! Regardless of the length of the rental. A a welcome card and simple bouquet of flowers will do in a pinch.
Feel free to check out my web page. It's pretty simple and didn't need a web designer to do it.
Re: Is an owner website effective, and when are welcome gifts advisable?marym Jun 26, 2011 6:33 AM (in response to mooreva)
When we started rental about 6 years ago, we had our own website started and I put one on VRBO. Initially, I regretted having both - I thought our own website was a waste of time and $$. Now, not so much. Clearly I get the majority of our responses from VRBO, however, because of all the changes with HA/VRBO that I'm not real wild about and because of the steady increase in price, I'm trying to steer people to our own website. When I send all my preliminary information/contract, I include our own business cards. I have a supply of these business cards at our VR. When I send a thank you note returning the security deposit, I include another business card. I saw a suggestion on this post about including the website address in our response to VRBO inquiry - I'm going to incorporate that into our form response. I'm trying to do anything I can to use our own site instead of VRBO....
Is an owner website effective, and when are welcome gifts advisable?gecko Sep 25, 2011 10:20 PM (in response to mooreva)
Yes, your own holiday villa site is definitely worthwile - provided you have the time and determination to make it stand out from the crowd!
We created our own websites for our villas in Thailand, the rural Thai villa Gecko Villa, the traditionally Thai villa Green Gecko, and our Rice Paddy Villa, and they are effective. an additional - or alternative - avenue would be a blog for your villa.
Photos, as discussed above, are important! Your text is one thing - and should describe the area around your holiday home and detail things to do there - but photos are crucial in painting an honest picture of your villa to potential guests.
In terms of welcome gifts, our properties are unusual in that they offer fully catered holidays, and guests are met by a local Thai family who look after them and show them around, creating the most personalized holidays. But if you are renting a property on a standard basis, then yes, definietly go with a welcome pack of foodstuffs and drinks upon arrival, perhaps a local guidebook, and soemthing unique to the area to remember your holiday by.
Is an owner website effective, and when are welcome gifts advisable?skiandglee Sep 29, 2011 5:49 PM (in response to mooreva)
Definitely get a website. I have hundreds of photos on my sites as opposed to the 5 pics I pay for on VRBO. It's your advertisement brochure, a chance to show them what you have and why they should rent from you. You can have an ad supported website that costs you nothing per month and nothing per year. If you would like me to create one like mine, you can see examples that I made at my site www.vacationrentalhelper.com.
As for gifts, I never did but recently started including a $5 jar of cinnamon honey roasted almonds (as I am addicted and misery loves company!). I tie a bow and a handwritten card to the jar that welcomes them to my hosue and to please enjoy these almonds with my compliments. I think it sets the tone right from the start that you are a caring homeowner.
Is an owner website effective, and when are welcome gifts advisable?loscuatrotulipanes Oct 8, 2011 7:07 AM (in response to mooreva)
In our research study over 18 months, we monitored 3 properties reservations without a website (for 6 months) then with a website (for 6 months). Occupancy rose by an average of 220% (yes, an average of 220%). The owners reported that having a website allowed them to do the following:
- Convey exptertise in some area of specialty (the town, activities...etc) via a blog
- After the initial investment, aquire new leads cost free
- Appear more professional
- Attract plugs in major media publications
- Hone in on high-converting keywords with regards to optimizing their homepage
- Maneuver reservations manually into best fitting time slots
- Many, many more reasons.
The quick and resounding answer (from me and everyone above) is YES!!! If you want to increase reservations in the new millenium, you NEED a website of your own. As for gifts, our Boost Occupancy Report 2011 determined that the best gift upon arrival (and, in fact the cheapest) was cold beers.
Is an owner website effective, and when are welcome gifts advisable?amchap Oct 9, 2011 3:07 PM (in response to mooreva)
At the risk of repeating a lot of points above - we too have found having our own web site effective. Certainly not a replacement for vacation rental listing sites like HomeAway, but we receive a respectable 12% and 8% of our business through each of the Sunset Beach Bliss and Beech Mountain Bliss respectively. Like sfvacationhut we have made these with Google Sites for free, although we were able to get forms and availability calendars to work with Google Docs and Google Calendar. Perhaps Google has improved things in recent years. I recently wrote a post on setting up a vacation rental website that might be interesting.
We don't currently leave out welcome gifts. We are considering doing this for our off-season month long bookings. We'd like to make something branded with our web site, but haven't decided what yet. Will check out some of the other threads referenced above. Thanks,
Re: Is an owner website effective, and when are welcome gifts advisable?newbernroundhouse May 24, 2012 10:16 PM (in response to mooreva)
Being on the prospective guest's side of things - an owner run website is great support to what one might have already come across on a rental site. It confirms and comforts in their research. Thus I have been making a site for my rental.
Re. gifts - I'm still very new at this business, just booked my first VRBO rental last weekend (went GREAT!) but I do plan to eventually have 'gifts' We were doing more of a one room rental, not quite B&B style, but I'd stock the fridge with eggs, juice, milk, fresh fruits, maybe have muffins baked, all for them to use if they wish. Right now I have made a connection with a local gal who makes soap, she's doing custom guest bars for me and integrating our logo. http://www.etsy.com/people/wantless I'm attempting to grow some luffah gourds this year and if the harvest is good I can add a sponge, grown right on the rental property, as a gift too. I may pick and chose who to give gifts to, but if it begins showing in the reviews regularly I guess future guests will expect it and if not provided may upset them. So I'll just see how it goes. We charge on the higher end for our area so I figure some goodies would be appreciated. On a slightly related note, I'd love to do package deals, like anniversary weekend specials including wine, etc. maybe hire in a massage therapist on site. Anyway I ramble now becuase this is something I'm working on too!


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Child sex trafficking is a serious issue and is a crime. Though it is hard to estimate how many children are involved, one out of every seven endangered runaways reported to NCMEC in 2013 was likely trafficked. During the FBI's recent Operation Cross Country 8, 168 children were recovered and 281 pimps were arrested in 106 cities nationwide.
The National Center will continue to work with the FBI and other law enforcement agencies in the ongoing effort to combat the serious issue of child sex trafficking in the United States.
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Rumors abound over whether a leaked single called "World Peace" is by none other than Rihanna herself. Ri's last album, Unapologetic, was released back in 2012, and after a lackluster 2014, her absence has been felt even more strongly. She recently told E! that she was back in the studio with a "killer team" and posted a photograph on Instagram of her in the studio. Numerous outlets have reported that the track below is hers, but there hasn't been any confirmation from Rihanna's camp. Listen to the song and speculate with us as to whether this is actually Rihanna or just has Rihanna affectation.
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The Charismatic Appeal of Nelson Mandela
What the world saw—and wanted to see—in Mandela
Posted Dec 08, 2013
Nelson Mandela was a rewarding example and great source of inspiration for anyone who has anything to do with leadership, from politicians to CEOs and journalists to researchers. Scientists have long been searching for that mysterious 'X ' factor of leadership, charisma. Jesus and Buddha had it, Churchill, Gandhi, FDR, and JFK possessed it too. Obama had charisma when he ran for office for the first time, but somewhere lost it on the way. I'm pretty sure that Nelson Mandela was gifted with that X-factor leadership quality too.
What is charismatic leadership? The 19th century German sociologist Max Weber defines it in terms of "a particular quality of a person on the basis of which he is distinguished from ordinary people and endowed with supernatural, superhuman, or at least exceptional personal qualities."
In the tradition of Weber many psychologists have looked primarily at the personal qualities of charismatic leaders. They discovered for instance that charismatic leaders are verbally gifted—they use a lot of metaphors in their speeches—and have a good antenna for what people think and what worries them. The latter is called empathic accuracy.
Other researchers put more emphasis on the actual behaviors of charismatic leaders. Leaders are more charismatic when they set the group interests above their own personal interests . Both characteristics—empathy and self-sacrifice—were obviously eminently present in Mandela's case. What contemporary leader has spent a good part of his life in captivity for a greater cause —although he was repeatedly offered freedom if promised to give up the armed struggle against the Apartheid regime?
The eyes of the beholder
But these personal qualities were only part of the charismatic appeal of Nelson Mandela. Charismatisch leadership is not just something about the person, but maybe especially about the situation. Think of the simple gardener—beautifully played by Peter Sellers—in the classic movie Being There. By pure coincidence he ends up in the top of American politics because he conveys these simple wisdoms about how the garden changes with the seasons. Fellow politicians and the public cannot get enough of his wisdoms and perceive him as the savior of the country.
Psychological research shows that charisma is largely ' "in the eyes of the beholder." Does this apply to Mandela too?
Nelson Mandela was lucky in some way. When he was released from prison most people in South Africa and the world were convinced that apartheid was a bad thing and they wanted this system removed. Mandela was the poster boy of the anti-apartheid struggle, and his great esteem and forgiving nature were just what the world was looking for in terms of bringing political change.
Psychological research shows that people want a charismatic leader in crisis situations. In one study when participants were asked to write down how they felt if they knew that they were dying, they more often choose to follow a charismatic leader, whereas under normal conditions they preferred a task orientated leader.
Be different
Charismatic leadership is particularly important when people are desperately looking for change and are dissatisfied with the existing political hierarchy in bringing about change. Consider the charismatic appeal of Jesus in response to dissatisfaction with the corrupt priests of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. In such cases people are more likely to follow someone outside the existing political hierarchy is and whose reputation is not being corrupted by the past. Again, Because Mandela was absent for 27 years from the political scene in South Africa he fitted the bill perfectly.
Research shows that outsiders have more charisma. People with salient physical characteristics, such as particularly large or asymmetric face, tend to score higher on charismatic leadership scale.
The same "attention-holding power" of outsiders is seen in groups of primates. Sometimes newcomers appear in a group and they suddenly draw attention, especially from the females . They use that attention to challenge the alpha and overthrow him with the support of the lower ranked animals.
The relation between charisma and sex appeal is not spurious. After public speeches Adolf Hitler - who was also very charismatic – regularly received letters from women in the audience who were intensely love with him and thought he was in love with them too because he stared at them. It is rumored that Mandela was also very popular with women. Yet unlike Hitler he reciprocated the interest of women sometimes.
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Charisma is probably the oldest, most primitive form of leadership because it is entirely based on special personal qualities of someone who a group currently needs as their leader. In hunter -gatherer societies the hunters , doctors or warriors enjoy the most respect. To get charisma and attract followers, it is useful to know what value you can have for the group you want to lead.
What many people do not know about Mandela is that since his childhood he received a lot of training in leadership The most important lessons about leadership did not come from his law practice or his imprisonment on Robben Island, but from his adoptive father. After his biological father died, Mandela was adopted by Jongintaba Dalindyebo , the supreme leader of the Thembu , a tribe in eastern South Africa. This tribal leader was very concerned about the fate of his people and also very diplomatic. Young Nelson watched as people from all walks of life stopped by to convey their problems to the chief. His father listened carefully and only spoke after everyone had finished . He did not make decisions for them, but merely gave advice and suggestions.
Just like with his father, Nelson's charisma grew day by day in South-Africa, Africa and the world at large and his diplomatic skills were an important part of his charismatic appeal.
So if we want to understand Mandela's charisma we have to consider both his personality and upbringing as well as the needs and anxieties of the people who were desperately looking for someone like Mandela to represent them. That X-factor of leadership, charisma is best understood by considering both person and situation.


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100 Years Of Olympic Logos
In today's design world we're seeing a lot of reference and inspiration coming from logos and marks that once were. Looking back at 100 years of Olympic logos things weren't always great type-treaments and ever-so-slightly distressed. The most consistent element throughout the logos would be the the iconic Olympic rings, first appearing in 1932 for the Lake Placid games. We'd love to get our hands a creative brief from the Olympic committee.


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