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To the world outside of your colleagues, clients, and partners, your website is your company. It's the digital reflection of your brand. Launching a new website isn't just about updating your CMS and content, it's also a brand refresh – your opportunity to reshape your company from the inside out.
It's been a transformative year for iAcquire. We've transformed our off-page SEO agency into a full-service digital marketing company, with offerings ranging from large-scale social media campaigns to on-page content strategy. Our old site simply didn't reflect what we are capable of.
On our journey to align our brand with image with our company's offerings, we learned some vital lessons. Here is a roadmap to successfully refreshing your brand and your site:
Content Strategy
A content strategy is your website's master plan. It lays the groundwork for the planning, research, creation, development, implementation, and measurement of everything that lives on your site. This has to come first. Without it you are flying blind.
Why are you launching a new site? What do you hope to achieve with your new site? How will this new site be better than your current site?
Before any sort of execution, our marketing and strategy team created a near 30 page creative brief that was fueled by specific goals we wanted our new website to achieve, and backed up with persona-driven market research.
In order to take any next steps you must clearly define your audience. Generally, you will need to serve multiple audience types. Doing this wisely is mission critical if you want highly converting and meaningful content.
- Access Audience Data: Use Experian Simmons and Nielsen Prizm to capture large-scale consumer survey data. Additionally, Facebook has the best insight on top-level and granular audience size by region. They present this data via the Facebook Ad Creation Tool.
- Run Surveys: Get an up to date pulse on customer sentiment and market sentiment using Google Surveys or SurveyMonkey. I'm a big fan of Google's Coke vs. soda vs. pop survey.
- Define Need States: Use the survey process, in-house questionnaires, and other customer-related data to come up with need states. Map these need states to keywords, personas, and pages as you develop content. As an example, we've developed a persona called Content Katie, and she has a need state called "Upgrade SEO," which means that she thinks her current SEO efforts are lacking resources. We can now map that need state to web pages, keyword ads, display ads, and more.
- Create Personas: Creating audience personas helps all creative, content, and allows marketing stakeholders to maintain uniformity. Leverage audience market data, survey results, and need states to create personas and user stories. Nielsen has done a good job creating default personas for many of America's top audience segments. Check out their active library of the top 66 personas. Use this template and create your own three to five personas.
Voice and Tone
Depending on your audience you need to make some determinations about your voice and tone. If you're a medical provider your voice might be one of an authoritative figure, strictly the facts. Your tone might be direct, to the point, and objective-oriented. But you may also want to take an approach that is more down-to-earth, and not confusing or threatening. It really depends specifically on the needs of your business.
Here's our approach for your reference:
Not iAcquire Brand Voice
"At iAcquire we understand that off-page optimization involves monitoring your domain authority, anchor text distribution and staying abreast of algorithmic fluctuations to ensure you maintain your visibility in the SERPs. We've rallied a team of developers to build the iRank platform which turns outreach into a scientific process."
iAcquire Brand Voice
Experience shows that even with great content off-page optimization is difficult. At iAcquire we've built the dream off-page solution called iRank which handles all the heavy lifting and allows us to give our clients transparency and results.
- Authentic but not Brash
- Fun but not Silly
- Authoritative but not Persnickety
- Questioning but not Rebellious
- Informal but not Unprofessional
- Cool but not Unapproachable
- Effective but not Complicated
Content ideation, creation, and implementation is rarely if ever a one-man show. Without structural guidance companies can fall into content paralysis. Content governance defines the players, process, and technical requirements necessary to produce and implement content.
Editorial Calendar
It's important to establish upfront what your ongoing content needs are going to be. This ties into governance as well, as you must understand your forward-looking content resources and plans. The editorial calendar decides high-level subject matter and development frequency of content you will create going forward for your blog, resource center, and social channels. Lightbox Collaborative has created an excellent editorial calendar that also includes governance features.
Establish the key performance indicators associated with the relaunch. These should generally include visitor behavior, organic rankings, and social interaction. Ensure you establish a system to monitor and report on these factors.
Technology Foundation
You're going to have to make some decisions regarding technology platforms, and you'll have to do it upfront. Every website is different, but most include the following common needs.
CMS and Blog Platform
Larger corporate sites may require a highly sophisticated platform like Open Text or IBM Websphere, but most websites can get away with a customized version of WordPress, Joomla, or Drupal. We chose WordPress for its ease of use and customization, and impressive library of open source content management, social, and SEO plugins.
Staging Server
This almost goes without saying, but you need to make sure you have a fast staging server to experiment with your website throughout it's development. Just make sure the staging domain cannot be indexed by search engines!
Wireframe Tool
Before you map out screens in Photoshop, or dare start laying out screen in html you should wireframe every major page in advance. Balsamiq is a great option.
CSS & JS Libraries
The days of creating a calendar from scratch in JavaScript are over. Make sure your usability designer is highly adept with new and supported JS and CSS libraries. This will make sliders, modals, parallaxing, dynamic charts, and other tools a reality within your reach. You should definitely look into JQuery and Bootstrap.
Website Build Management
Integrating and managing all aspects of the redesign is a huge task, and once your site launches you should encourage your company to solicit feedback. Trello is great for task and feedback management. You might consider Basecamp or others as well.
Content Development
Content development is not just writing copy – it's also content management, SEO, and social integration. The following steps should help get you through it.
Create a Content Plan
Before you flush your old site down the tubes you must first take an inventory of every page. At minimum, you'll need to catalog by ID, URL, title, type (web page, PDF, video, etc.), relevance (will it make the transition?), state (whether it works in current form or needs update), and notes. We wrote a detailed post about how to perform a content audit and establish an inventory (you can download our template here).
The pages that make the cut need to be mapped with keywords, personas, and need states. Advanced SEO professionals will generally perform exhaustive keyword analysis, and that will lead to the recommendation of new pages, which also need to be included in the content plan.
Develop an SEO Copy Brief
If you have multiple copywriters contributing to the website you might consider developing an instructional how-to guide for creating and optimizing content for your website.
Wireframe the Website
This seems like a big extra step, but this process will allow you to get internal buy-in for important things like layout, features, and calls-to-action. This actually really speeds up the process by cutting down on back and forth page changes.
A company's executive team should sit with the lead designer to go through call-to-action formats, header formats, and all of the other minutiae that can affect user experience, conversion performance, and search rankings. Time spent looking at competition and other categorically relevant sites is time well spent for all. The group feedback can be quickly integrated into the wireframes for review.
Source, Polish, and Optimize Content
Once you've determined what content will be created on the new website you may need to incorporate internal champions to help to develop the first round of copy. After you've collected everyone's feedback you can synchronize the brand voice and tone. We recently published a mini-case study about how we wrote the content, and it has some solid pointers for any content strategist or copywriter.
Don't forget to reference the content plan when you optimize the site for search engines. You need to incorporate keywords in the site copy and meta tags.
Oh, and don't think for a second that meta tags means title and meta description. That's 2009 thinking. There are 18 meta tags you should be taking seriously for every page. But, this post isn't a lesson in SEO.
Creative for the Win
This section deserves it's own post, but there are a few things to point out.
Create a Brand Style Guide
The brand style guide establishes your brand colors, logo treatments, fonts, document margins, and spacing styles.
Example Primary Colors.
Example Secondary Colors – iAcquire's designer threw in "darkerer" as a shade for a little comic relief.
Make Every Page Remarkable
Ultimately, there are a number of ways you can design your website, and you have to go through the discovery process as referenced in the wireframe. Regardless of the choices you make, if you really want to make an impact then you need to create remarkable content and creative.
Spend time making sure that every page on your website has at least some element of shareable, stand-out content/creative.
Our home page has a live feed of our Instagram account, YouTube channel, and a Twitter list feed. We even created an entire microsite called iAcquire Tweets to capture a unique mix of mentions, and brand fans.
Our industries page features a trailing 30-day view of SERP movement among major industries thanks to some very clever JS, and Stat Codex for providing the data. Our Work page features a comprehensive timeline with images and video to boot. We spent time making sure that every page was remarkable. It took a long time, but the investment was well worth it.
As you put the finishing touches on your new site consider these final things:
- Setup 301 Redirects: People miss this time and time again. To keep it simple, Google has an index of all of your current pages. When you launch a new website those old pages might not have the same URLs as the new pages do. If you wipe out your old pages then you wipe out Google's current index of your site. That's a bad thing to do. It can really hurt your rankings. If any of your URLs are going to change with your new site launch you must have a proper 301 redirect strategy in place before your launch.
- Don't Forget About Analytics Code: Here's another website launch fail. When you launch your new site don't forget about your analytics codes. I've seen websites forget about this for even a short period of time like one week, and it plagues marketers for the following 12-24 months. Any hole in tracking data is extremely detrimental.
- Perform Quality Control: Invite multiple people to tear through the staging domain and provide unbridled feedback. Filter through it accordingly, and obviously you need a final editor to review all copy before you launch.
- Prepare Influencer Outreach: Use a great tool like Followerwonk to pre-determine who you want to review your site upon launch. You may even consider sharing the staging URL to a select few.
We followed the process above, and are excited that our new site reflects our full-range of capabilities and updated brand identity.
Hopefully this post has given you some great ideas on how you can successfully launch a new website that also refreshes your brand.
My team and I are standing by to answer any questions you may have about your own relaunch, or anything related to iAcquire's new site. Let's talk.
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Mayor Coleen J. Seng and the Antelope Valley Partners invite the public to the dedication of the new Fleming Fields Recreational Sports Park at 4 p.m. Thursday, June 24 at 32nd Street and Leighton Avenue. Parking is available at 33rd Street and Huntington Avenue. The 29.5-acre park is part of the neighborhood revitalization portion of the Antelope Valley Project.
The park was the first of the Antelope Valley Phase One Priority Projects. Construction on the park began two years ago with a tree planting by the three Antelope Valley partners -- the City of Lincoln, the University of Nebraska - Lincoln and the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District.
The park includes four lighted softball and youth baseball fields; a lighted multi-use sports field; the new Woodside Playground; and about 355 off-street parking stalls. Part of the Dietrich Trail has been relocated, and the lighting has been improved. About 400 new trees have been planted. A multi-purpose play court is also planned.
A grant from the Baseball Tomorrow Fund helped to build the new playing fields. The Fund is a joint initiative of Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association to promote and enhance the growth of baseball throughout the world.
The Phase One Priority Projects are scheduled to be completed over a six- to ten-year period. Work has been completed on the Antelope Creek waterway from Salt Creek to the railroad tracks along the west side of the Devaney Sports Center. Work is under way on new roadways and bridges over Antelope Creek at Military, "Y" and Vine streets. The project includes the construction of 12 bridges and 6.2 miles of new roadway. Public investments in reducing the flooding threat and traffic congestion will attract private investments in housing, retail and office developments and community centers.


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Driver pleads guilty to DWI crash that killed St. Paul singer
MINNEAPOLIS-An Apple Valley, Minn., man has pleaded guilty to killing a St. Paul woman in a car crash after drinking and driving last summer in Minneapolis.
Israel Delos Santos, 30, pleaded guilty Friday, Sept. 22, to one count of criminal vehicular homicide-driving with alcohol concentration above 0.08.
According to the Hennepin County attorney's office, he is expected to receive 10 years in prison during his Nov. 14 sentencing. Two other counts of criminal vehicular homicide (grossly negligent driving and fleeing the scene) will be dismissed when the judge accepts the plea.
Delos Santos admitted that he had been drinking when he crashed into a Honda Fit driving by Krista Sandstrom, 47, shortly before 6 p.m. June 1 south of downtown Minneapolis.
Prosecutors said the airbag control module in Delos Santos' Trailblazer showed he was driving 71 mph five seconds before he ran a red light at Park Avenue and East 15th Street.
Delos Santos, who ran from the scene but was later caught by police, had a blood-alcohol level of .021, nearly three times the legal limit.
In his plea agreement, Delos Santos, who has a history of DWI and other driving-related offenseses, said he was so intoxicated he couldn't recall much of what happened.
When she was killed, Sandstrom, a professional singer who performed with the Minnesota Chorale, was on her way to a voice lesson and, later, to see the end of her 11-year-old daughter's softball game.
One killed, another injured in pickup-buggy collision in northwest Minnesota
LEON TOWNSHIP, Minn.-One person was killed and another injured Saturday, Sept. 23, when a pickup truck rear-ended a horse-drawn buggy in Clearwater County..
The Minnesota State Patrol reported the accident happened at 7:38 p.m. on State Highway 92. A Ford F-350 and a horse-drawn Amish buggy were southbound on the highway when the pickup driver didn't see the other vehicle until it was too late and hit the back of the buggy.
A passenger in the buggy, 23-year-old Elsie Yoder, of Clearbrook, Minn., was taken to Sanford Medical Center in Fargo and died from her injuries.
The buggy driver, Mervin Yoder, 27, also of Clearbrook, suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to Sanford Medical Center in Bagley, Minn. His condition was unknown Sunday, Sept. 24.
Pickup driver Christopher Keith Baumann, 27, of Nevis, Minn., wasn't injured. He was affected by alcohol at the time of the crash, according to authorities.
Van with seven people inside pushed into ditch in Roseau County
MORANVILLE TOWNSHIP, Minn.-One person was injured near here Saturday night, Sept. 23, when a van carrying several young children was struck from behind.
The Minnesota State Patrol reported the accident happened at 9:47 p.m. on State Highway 11 in Roseau County. According to a news release, a 2006 Honda Odyssey van was westbound when it was hit from behind by an unknown vehicle, which pushed the vehicle into the ditch.
The van's driver, Victor Nickolai Stepanyuk, 46, of Loman, Minn., wasn't injured. Several passengers from Loman weren't injured in the crash, including 8-year-old Anna Stepanyuk, 1-year-old Esther Stepanyuk, 1-year-old Julia Stepanyuk and 6-year-old Kristina Stepanyuk.
Two other passengers were brought to Roseau's LifeCare Medical Center: 44-year-old Nelya Stepanyuk, who wasn't injured, and 23-year-old Victoria Stepanyuk, who suffered non-life threatening injuries.


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The PDF on the top of the list is the IMO document.
Check out the In the Face of Cutbacks... article by Bransom Bean in the Undercurrents section of the November 2010 issue of Dockwalk.http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fd1a97ae#/fd1a97ae/18Also, Amy from MPT has touched on this is several of her past Ask Amy columns in the past few months. You may want to have a read through those.
On page 56, there's a synopsis of all the changes that may affect yacht crew.
It's on page 54 of the June 2010 issue. But to make it easier, here's the article copied and pasted below:
Refresher Training: Key Element of STCW 2010
Changes coming in STCW 2010 were discussed at the recent Merchant Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) meeting in March, which I attended. Here's a synopsis of some of the amendments that may relate to yacht crew; implementation of STCW 2010 will begin in January 2012.
Chapter VI: Security training amendments will include three levels of security training, which ranges from security awareness training for all crew to SSO training. Anti-piracy training will be added to each level.
The Personal Safety & Social Responsibilities (PSSR) course will include marine environmental awareness issues as well as an operational level of marine environmental concerns at the A-II/1 and A-III/1 certification levels. Communications, Control of Fatigue and Teamwork will see enhanced coverage. These additions will make the PSSR module slightly longer, but it should remain less than a day.
Refresher training has been a key element of the 2010 amendments. They will see the removal of any refresher training "loopholes" from the '95 code, which was vague in this area. Many countries opted to interpret the "within five years" requirement loosely, but it was decided that certain courses affecting the safety and survival of crew and passengers in an emergency warrant periodical refresher training. A review will determine which components can be done by e-learning or shipboard drills and which will require shore-based or practical training. Safety courses will require a refresher every five years and may be abbreviated slightly. Courses requiring refreshers include Proficiency in Survival Craft & Rescue Boats, Advanced Firefighting, Basic Safety Training, Fast Rescue Boat and Medical Training.
Chapter V:
There will be a new section with guidance for special licensing or training requirements for Offshore Support Vessels, Dynamic Positioning vessels and vessels operating in ice-covered waters.
Chapter III: The main change in this section is the addition of an Able Seafarer – Engine Rating, which is separate from the Rating Forming Part of an Engineering Watch (RFPEW). The U.S. system called this a Qualified Member of the Engineering Department (QMED). Many countries have only had the RFPEW level and this new AB Engine will require the RFPEW to be STCW compliant, which will require training and testing. This will be a new section called A-III/5.
Section A-III/1 will be reformatted and reorganized. Engineers no longer will need to have 30 months of approved training in the engine room. The wording will be more in sync with the deck department and will read, "Three years of sea service with one year of combined workshop skills and six months of engine room watchstanding."
STCW 2010 will add a new Electro Technical Officer (ETO) and an Electro Technical Rating (ETR). The U.S. will not be making this a priority. Engine Room Resource Management, teamwork and leadership training will be mandatory at both operational and management levels.
Chapter II, Support Level: The changes here are the addition of an Able Seafarer – Deck Rating, which is separate from the Rating Forming Part of a Navigation Watch (RFPNW). The U.S. system has always had an Able Seaman Endorsement for domestic certification; now it will be the upgrade from the RFPNW level, which will be the required prerequisite to an STCW-compliant rating. It will be critical to get the RFPNW as early as possible as it's based on sea time requirements; the sea time clock for AB will not start until you have RFPNW and the clock towards subsequent licenses will require AB. This will require training and testing. This will be a new section called A-II/5.
Chapter II, Operational and Management Level: ECDIS will be required training for all deck officers on vessels equipped with ECDIS. Like ARPA or GMDSS, it's a restriction if you don't have it. Remember – as of 2012, nearly all vessels over 200 tons will be required under separate law to have ECDIS equipment; by default, any deck officer over 200 tons will need this. There will be two levels of ECDIS, operational and management.
Celestial Navigation requirements will be reduced. Flashing Light is still required, but the requirement is reduced to single letters and SOS only. Bridge Resource Management, teamwork and leadership training will be mandatory at both operational and management levels, which the U.S. has required since 2002.
Chapter VIII
This section will be harmonized with MLC, 2006.


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Aeropostale Inc. (ARO) Hits New 52-week Low During January 07 SessionEquities Staff Follow |
Aeropostale Inc. (ARO) established a new 52-week low yesterday, and could be a company to watch at the open. After opening at $0.25, Aeropostale Inc. dropped to $0.24 for a new 52-week low. By the closing bell, the company's stock was at $0.26 a share for a gain of 2.59%.
Falling to a new 52-week low is never fun for company's shareholder, but, depending on who you ask, it can be either a buy or a sell signal. Someone bearish on the stock might see it reaching its lowest price in a year as a sign of growing downward momentum and make sure they sell their shares. Bulls, though, are more likely to see a new 52-week low as the stock hitting its low point and anticipate a bounce in the share price.
However one plays it, it's often a critical moment for any stock and should be noted by investors.
Aeropostale Inc. saw 675,934 shares of its stock trade hands, that's out of 79.99 million shares outstand. The stock has an average daily volume of 1.56 million shares. After hitting a new 52-week low, Aeropostale Inc. enters the new trading day with a market cap of 20.94 million, a 50-day SMA of $0.52 and a 200-day SMA of $1.51
For a complete fundamental analysis analysis of Aeropostale Inc., check out Equities.com's Stock Valuation Analysis report for ARO. To see the latest independent stock recommendations from Equities.com's analysts, visit our Research section.
Aeropostale Inc is a mall-based, specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories targeting 14 to 17 year-old young women and men through its Aéropostale stores and website and 4 to 12 year-olds through its P.S. from Aéropostale stores and website.
Aeropostale Inc. has 21,007 employees, is led by CEO Julian R. Geiger, and makes its home in New York, NY.
Aeropostale Inc. is also a component of the Russell 2000 Index, which is generally viewed as the most reliable indicator of the health of the broader small-cap market. Using a rules-based methodology, it creates a simple, unbiased view of how America's stable of smaller publicly traded companies are performing in the stock markets.
The index consists of the 2,000 smallest companies of the 3,000 largest publicly-traded companies in the country as judged by market cap. It's constructed by Russell Investments, which also builds and maintains the Russell 3000 (an index consisting of all 3,000 biggest companies by market cap) and the large-cap Russell 1000 (which has the 1,000 largest companies from the Russell 3000).
For more news on the financial markets, go to Equities.com. Also, learn more about our independent proprietary equity research reports and our robust do-it-yourself Stock Valuation Analysis reports in our Research section.
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AU Shippin' Out May 28-June 1: Impossible Mission, Spidey and ponies
PSP and DS titles, kid-friendly games dominate releases Down Under.
Not even the allure of shiny robots with guns for arms can liven up this mind-numbingly simplistic and repetitive over-the-shoulder shooter.
Cash-flush game arm of multimedia conglomerate acquires British developer of Lego Star Wars, Lego Batman, and Bionicle Heroes.
PSP and DS titles, kid-friendly games dominate releases Down Under.
Two more Pokémon games to catch, Middle-earth challenges Azeroth; also, F.E.A.R. hits PS3, Rabbids hit 360.
First US Wii game to use Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, DS connectivity coming to US; other Nintendo games dated.
British publisher says success of Just Cause, Lego Star Wars, Justice League is reason for profits spike; confirms more Just Cause, Hitman, Tomb Raider on the way.
A dozen more games expected to arrive on store shelves through March; Mario Kart 64 powerslides onto VC next week.
Lego's most popular subbrand is coming back to consoles and the PC in Bionicle Heroes, and Lego Star Wars vets Traveler's Tales are developing it. Impressions inside.
Lego Star Wars developers TT Games are going the Lego route again in Bionicle Heroes.
Bionicle Heroes scheduled for release on PS2, PC, GBA, DS, GameCube this fall; TT Games brings Lego experience to development.
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For those of us who aren't tied to a "real" job or blessed to be retired, the region around our home in Livingston, Montana is the perfect base for exploration of all sorts.
I had mentioned to my husband Trav as we passed the turn-off to Big Sky on our way back from a trip to Quake Lake that I had only been up to Big Sky once many years ago. In fact so many years ago that it's founder and creator Chet Huntley was still doing the evening news with his partner David Brinkley. (It was called the Huntley/Brinkley Report I believe on NBC.)


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This fact sheet provides basic information about the elements of a good farm lease. It is one in a collection of fact sheets produced as part of American Farmland Trust's Farmland Advisors project which created and trained a network of 80 professionals to provide guidance to farmers and farmland owners. Topics include: transitioning land to the next generation, finding a farmer to work the land, and matching farm seekers with farm owners.NIKE
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A bill that would improve landowners' bargaining position in condemnation actions is going down to the wire in the Wyoming Legislature.
The Legislature is set to adjourn on Wednesday. The House and Senate hadn't reached agreement on the final language of the eminent domain bill on Tuesday evening.
The Senate on Tuesday voted not to concur with House amendments to the bill.
It would require the state or private entities such as energy companies that use the power of eminent domain to condemn private property to pay a landowner's legal fees if the courts find they didn't offer a fair price for the land.
Supporters say it offers landowners necessary protection. Opponents including some in Wyoming's energy industry say it threatens to run up costs and drag out projects.


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What the hell did you eat? Have you ever came close to a disturbing smell lingering out of your date's mouth? Was your passionate kiss delayed or did you continue to embrace upon a journey of no return? Did you think it could never be that bad, but realized the aftertaste left you sick? My lips were always sealed, escaping from another unforgettable love story, but we know William Shakespeare's Juliet was unbelievably in love with Romeo that she kissed poison off the lips of her dead man's corpse. Although the dagger was more potent in this situation, what if you came close to toxic lips that Britney Spears seems to enjoy? Those lips gave her a ride and a "poison paradise". I highly doubt bad breath kisses will cause an addiction. If they do, please send me or yourself to Desperate Kissing Anonymous.
If you chose taste in my senses challenge, the problem will still linger throughout the evening. The problem will be entirely different from the smell of burnt cookies in a lover's kitchen with the Lover's Christmas List. Maybe you woke up to this problem after engaging in no strings attached snuggling? What if you engaged in hot passionate sensualist foreplay? What do you do in these situations without hurting your date or partner? I will explain my perspective and experiences on this, and hopefully you can understand my motives. After you read this blog post, I hope the holiday season can still bring you intimate kisses under the mistletoe without leaving an aftertaste of obligation.
One of his hands finds a spot on the side of her face, the other sends the fingers out to roam aimlessly through her hair. A seductive exchange of eyes and grins entices the couple to embrace their lips. A delicate forehead kiss starts the fun, cheeks are anxiously awaiting for their turn. The nose awaits its turn too and Eskimo kisses are always fun to do. The perfect transition is down to their lips, but hindered confidence pushes aside this intimate idea. The pores of his masculine face shed tears of garlic from the romantic candlelit Italian dinner an hour ago. The feeling of dishonesty, betrayal and obligation may leave them thinking, "What's next? Maybe we should have bought the Tiramisu for dessert instead."
You saved each other for dessert? Yeah, I would do the same. I would never have to worry about gaining calories, rather enjoyably shedding them off. Now, what happens next? Do you change the topic and ask the waiter to bring out the dessert menu? Do you go back home and face the awkward blow of Italy's most potent dish in the restaurant? Regardless if you chose the first option to sweeten up their lips, maybe the smell of Tiramisu and garlic will really throw you over the edge. Garlic cappuccino, anyone? Mama mia! The two love birds will eventually have to leave, unless you are staying the night. Be sure to brush your teeth before hitting the sack. The departure will be an exchange of prolonged hugs and good-bye's. Possibly his wandering hands fill your back pockets and your noses occupy with each other awaiting for the signal to shift further down. To exchange a goodnight kiss or not to exchange a goodnight kiss – that is the question I will answer. I will give you some suggestions on how to end a night out with a perfect alternative of battling your partner's bad breath. If you have any other suggestions, please feel free to send them in the comments below.
Location, location, location!
Yes, we are marketing our lips as temporary hotel stays. We want the best location for the most passionate embrace. What if the location was ideal for a quickie before stepping into the door where your parents lurk around for your arrival? Location is essentially important for any public display of affection. I will briefly go over the most commonly used places for a good-night kiss. Then, we can decide what to do after that destination is discovered. If you have a special place where you enjoy the lips of your partner or casual dates, let me know under the comment section below.
The Restaurant
Well, it has to start somewhere! I am trying to convey the message here that it is perfectly fine to kiss someone at a restaurant! However, it is not fine when they have bad breath. How do we avoid being intimate with a lingering enemy taking over your attractive date's lips? We let them win, but we play back harder. It is perfectly fine if you never kissed on the first date, most people feel the same way. What if you went out for a night with your girlfriend/boyfriend or spouse? I am sure they will love these alternative approaches to restaurant etiquette. I will explain three of my favorite alternatives to being playfully passionate and assertive.
The Restaurant: Footsie
Ah, yes, a very discreet way of expressing your playful submissive side without exchanging lips. Try it sometime! This is not necessarily limited to the restaurant setting. You can also do this at home at the kitchen table, on the couch or in bed.
Communication is essentially important, especially non-verbal communication. If your partner is receptive, this is a win-win. If they are too oblivious or uncomfortable, at least you tried. In the bedroom, toes can be used like fingers. Be soft, gentle and playfully outgoing. Practice and find a perfect technique that you are comfortable doing outside the bedroom. Always remember to maintain restaurant etiquette. Make sure you showered before your socks slip off, and look around to see if anyone would notice. In advanced, request for a booth, unless you are an exhibitionist for public attention.
The Restaurant: Hold Hands
Can it really be that simple? Yes! You can do this anywhere you want and most people will actually approve. You might make other couples jealous. Do this before and after your meals, or even during your meal! Caress their fingers, massage their wrists. I am not asking for much here. This is casual, but very effective. Think of this as an under the counter addiction. Communicate them with words and actions. Talk is extremely cheap, and this speaks everything you could never explain. If you are a professional hand holder, you may sway them to forget about the kiss or possibly entice it. Whether or not they understand that you declined the kiss, they will be more than happy to hold your hand until the check comes.
The Restaurant: Breath check, please?
Let's face it – you are not confident enough to kiss them in public, especially with a lingering Italian garlic monster. That is completely fine. The dinner towelette is an idealistic suggestion thrown on the table. Ask for two mints, and head out the door. Maybe the mint and the fresh air will help the problem by the time you arrive home. Next time, go out for ice cream or hot chocolate at a local diner after a movie date. Keep the garlic possibilities aside.
The Bedroom: Good Mourning!
Rise and shi .. SHIT! Morning breath is not a fun battle every morning. I have no problem with it, but I did experience a no strings attached snuggle with someone who did. They thought it was extremely bad, however my personal rating was below the worst one I have ever experienced. Although a "good mourning" is an oxymoron, nobody wants to mourn over any morning unless it's Monday!
The Bedroom: Foreplay? No, more like foul play!
The romantic dinner at the Italian restaurant was priceless, even if you skipped satisfying your sweet tooth for dessert. You are both sprawled out in bed, looking up at the ceiling, and wondering, "What's next?" Do you tuck each other in for bed or take up on the rain check for dessert now? Did the breath mint help resolve the problem or did it make it any worse than before? Regardless whether you woke up to this morning surprise or brought it home with you as an Italian dinner souvenir, you have to learn how to work around it.
The Bedroom: Embracing the Sensualist Approach
Learn how to seduce them without kissing them right away. I cannot emphasize this enough. Everyone seems to pucker up without hesitation. Learn how to balance out the playful and submissive side. First, check out my other article on The Art of Seduction; Revealing the Sensualist Perspective. Take some mental notes, and come back. It will save me a lot of time rewriting those ideas. The core message that I want you take from that article is how to avoid kissing their lips right away, and how you can do this in a sexy, confident manner.
The Movie Theater
Aw, a romantic Italian dinner and a movie? Wait, we all know you aren't really watching this movie! Could have fooled me! Do chick flicks make you think, "I could kiss better than that! Watch!" Well, hopefully garlic glazed popcorn isn't served in this theater! Does it still smell or maybe the bad breath was before the movie date? Do you feel obligated to look as cute as this couple on the left? You might want to try that pose, but it might do more harm than teasing them instead. Try these alternative approaches during the boring scenes!
The Movie Theater: Hold Hands
I'm sorry but this is when I repeat myself from earlier:
Can it really be that simple? Yes! You can do this anywhere you want and most people will actually approve. You might make other couples jealous.
No, honestly, you paid good money for those seats! Enjoy the movie, even if you end up looking anticipated to make your moves. Now, one last time I repeat why you should embrace those fingers together:
Caress their fingers, massage their wrists. I am not asking for much here. This is casual, but very effective.
Honestly, let those hands wander aimlessly around. Guys, massage her arms. Girls, play with his arm hairs. If you really want the exhibitionist way of doing things, sit in the back with the wall behind you. As long as it is consensual fun, enjoy yourselves. It is extremely difficult when you try your best not to kiss them, but kiss them somewhere else. Try for their neck! As long as you set your morals straight, you will never have to worry about traumatizing a little boy's movie theater experience.
Home Sweet Home
Whether you had a romantic Italian dinner, a movie, or possibly both, the date was a success. Now, it is time to leave your own ways until the next time your eyes meet once again. If you're married or living with them, just follow the bedroom section. Now, do you exchange your kisses here at the front door, or do you embrace the hugs? Are your parents watching outside the windows or your siblings are running outside to make front row seats in the nearby bushes? Just remember the article I suggested earlier. It might be too explicit for you, but the core message is communication. Understand what their body language suggests and learn how to work around it. Does it look like they want to kiss you? Maybe they need more time to re-evaluate the date? Maybe they already know they have bad breath from a self-check in the restaurant or movie theater bathroom? Learn how to playfully change the mood about kissing them. An easier way to remember this is to take the 'u' in "fun" and turn it the other way around to make it a 'c'. Now, you have "FCN" which stands for, "Forehead, Cheek, and Nose." Give them forehead kisses, two cheek kisses, and then some Eskimo kisses. Unless the breath is that bad, stay away from the Eskimo kisses for a while. Never let the bad breath garlic monsters hinder your romantic experiences!
Have you ever experienced bad breath on a date? How did you work things out? Do you have any suggestions? Leave the comments below!


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+1jwest21 wrote:Thanks for all your contributions, Ollie. I'm sure that I'm not alone amongst all the kiting nerds on this site in saying that any one of us would be happy to help step up and take over any and all aspects of this great site.
Who knows what kind of trouble I would have gotten myself into if it weren't for this forum to help guide me toward a safe and smart way to learn kitesurfing. For the next few years, we'll need all the help we can to keep this sport focused on being safe yet stoked, as the flood gates open out upon our precious launch sites.
How about some moderators to help you on the day to day?
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On May 24, 1994, my wife Wanda and I became homicide survivors. Our beautiful 19-year-old daughter, Melanie, was brutally strangled to death in our house by her ex-boyfriend.
None of us asked for this. This was a brutal, selfish act by someone who could not tolerate the break-up. Melanie was a college student studying social work and psychology. She had begun to make her mark on society by volunteering at convalescent homes and soup kitchens, helping with newborns and bringing home stray animals and teenagers in need of a hot meal and a safe place to stay.
Melanie's case was not eligible for the death penalty, which must meet serious parameters even to be considered. Even if it had been eligible, the state's attorney also must make a determination as to whether to pursue the death penalty. So, even though Melanie's case was horrific, it did not meet the criteria for consideration of the death penalty as is true of the vast majority of the homicide cases in the state. Thus, only the most horrific crimes in Connecticut actually become death penalty cases.
The brutal murders of Jennifer, Hayley and Michaela Petit in their Cheshire home in 2007 cry out for the death penalty. This was one of the most horrific crimes ever recorded. These violent persons, convicted killers Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes, certainly do not have the right to continue to exist on earth. Even in the unlikely event they are actually executed, their death will be infinitely less painful than those of the Petits.
The problem with the death penalty, as it is currently constituted, is that it is not carried out swiftly. There are murderers on death row who have been there for more than two decades. Their appeals are mainly stalling tactics as they offer no new evidence to claim innocence.
In our case, we have suffered through numerous appeals, which produced no new evidence. There is never any dispute about the perpetrator's guilt. But, he has his rights!
Where are the rights of the victims and their survivors? No one stops to think about that. I am not advocating eliminating appeals. I am just advocating limiting appeals to a reasonable number, as more than 30 states have done.
The current General Assembly seems bent on eliminating the death penalty, although the citizens are overwhelmingly for it. Our legislators must be more in tune with the desires of their constituents. We seem to spend an inordinate amount of time discussing the death penalty. The fact that only one person, Michael Ross in 2005, has been executed since 1960 pales in comparison to the rising number of homicides in Connecticut. And, Ross would not have been executed had he not advocated for it.
If the death penalty is eliminated, the most severe punishment for murder would be life in prison without possible release. How long would it be before the legislature begins a movement to lessen that penalty, claiming it too is inhumane? After all, it's not humane to take away a prisoner's hope of release.
I would suggest that we use the time and the money spent arguing about the death penalty to provide more support for victims. One of the main arguments against the death penalty is that it is given disproportionately to minorities. One can also make the argument that one minority murderer creates many more minority victims. Crime victims are the most underserved population in Connecticut. Why do people care more about the perpetrators than their innocent victims? This question has haunted me since Melanie's death.
What about homicide survivors? We basically have to fend for ourselves. The money spent to support crime victims is infinitely small compared to that spent on the criminals. Certainly, we want violent felons to be locked away for good. However, they have many more benefits than victims. They can get free legal services.
Victims/survivors are not represented in the criminal justice system. Killers get free unlimited medical, dental and psychological services. Victims/survivors get relatively few services in comparison.
I urge citizens to research this issue. Get the true story so that you can make an informed, appropriate decision.
Samuel L. Rieger, Ph.D., lives in Waterbury.
On May 24, 1994, my wife Wanda and I became homicide survivors. Our beautiful 19-year-old daughter, Melanie, was brutally strangled to death in our house by her ex-boyfriend.


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The digi stores are absolutely bursting with new Project Life journaling cards in both 3×4 and 4×6 sizes. Let's go take a look at some of the newest ones I've found! They are so numerous I will probably be back with even more in the next week or so.
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Everyone can bid, but without building three major turbine components in Brazil there is no access to a crucial cost-saving loan from the country's development bank.
Essentially anti-competitive, local content rules can be a difficult line to tread. Ontario discovered this when it tried to apply a 50% local-build quota. This resulted in the World Trade Organisation upholding complaints from other countries that it is discriminatory, and Ontario was forced to rescind. Still, it does not appear to have stopped local factories being built. Other countries with local-content rules include South Africa and Ukraine. Elsewhere it's more implied.
Of course there is no guarantee it will work. Last month, Russia, which has a local content policy that is as overt as its wind capacity is small (10MW), had only 56MW out of 1.6GW in its latest tender taken up by developers. One scapegoat for the failure was its 50% local-sourcing quota. Compare this to Uruguay, which is planning to bring 1.4GW online by 2016 and has openly said there is little point in making manufacturers set up when the capacity is so small.
But the rules of the game appear to be tricky. UK junior energy minister Michael Fallon last month repeated the government's mantra that companies will need to demonstrate how they "contribute to the UK supply chain". Recently MHI Vestas CEO Jens Tommerup begrudgingly hinted it would have to build a factory in the UK because "some countries have local-sourcing rules". It also appears to have played a part in the recent negotiations between the French government and GE over Alstom and its projected French offshore wind factories.
However, many, such as EWEA, believe such arrangements are wrong. It claims that local sourcing damages the proliferation of wind power forcing companies to build unviable factories. Just look at China. It had a 70% local-sourcing requirement and a large number of western companies opened up there, only to have to close down when the government hit the brakes. Undeniably, EWEA has a point. When everyone is talking about lowering the cost of energy, having an open and competitive market is going to help.
Other issues include secondand third-tier suppliers, which can introduce quality issues or worse into a project. Even companies such as Alstom, which has been in Brazil for decades, said it was a potential challenge bringing in component suppliers that can deliver both quality and quantity.
It is easy to understand why local content is important. But beyond protectionism, maybe local-content rules can enable the building of a localised and more sustainable wind-power industry that will ultimately engender more competition not less.
Also, the spotlight is on wind power and the public money needed to fund it. Yes, it would be simpler to supply everything from, say, Denmark. Yes, there is an additional cost added on to the setting up of new manufacturing. But perhaps the global expansion of the industry could lead to its long-term viability - more competition and more capacity. Maybe local sourcing is here to stay. Just do it carefully and in the right place, at the right time, and be careful what you call it.
James Quilter is associate editor of Windpower Monthly


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Although she's one of pop music's most famous faces (and one of the PEOPLE's Best Dressed!), the shorter darker 'do Beyonce wore to the launch party for Diddy's new fragrance, Unforgiveable Woman, made her an unrecognizable woman. Even the man of the hour didn't realize the "Irreplaceable" singer was in attendance. "She just had a new hairstyle. I didn't recognize her," Diddy admitted. "It was real sexy." Changing up her look is nothing new for Beyonce, whose hair has gone from big and bouncy to sleek and shiny and from super straight to two-tone ringlets. But her deep brown side-swept curls she showed off at Diddy's party caught us by surprise — in a good way. Tell us: Do you love Beyonce's new color or do you prefer a lighter shade?


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I am a Windows 7 User and decided to install Ubuntu 12.04 on my Notebook Dell Inspiron N5110 and when the Grub loads with the menu list, the fan starts speeding up. If I choose Windows, the fan is noiseless; but, if I choose Ubuntu it continues speeding up and overheating.
If there is a solution for this. I wonder if someone could spend some time helping me out because I have JUST bought this notebook because it is in the list of Certified Hardware: http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/hardware/201012-6931/
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Prospect Q&A: Adams on the ascent
Cardinals' first base prospect hit .300 with 32 homers in 2011
By John Parker / Special to MLB.com | January 4, 2012 5:00 AM
Matt Adams: I had a sore knee towards the end of the Fall League and missed the last two weeks there, then gave myself another week off here at home. Since then I've been working out with a trainer and doing a lot of hitting in the cage.
MiLB.com: What was your experience in Arizona like?
Adams: It was great being out there for the AFL and having a chance to play against and with the top players in the Minors.
MiLB.com: It's said that the hardest jump for Minor Leaguers to make as they move up the ladder is that to Double-A. You skipped over Class A Advanced altogether on your way to the Texas League. At what point did you find out that you'd be headed to Springfield instead of Palm Beach?
Adams: I had an idea that I'd be on the Double-A roster by the last week of Spring Training. It didn't really matter to me where I went, but when they sent me to Springfield, I definitely wanted to convince them they hadn't made a mistake.
MiLB.com: You went 0-for-9 in your first two games with Springfield before collecting hits in 13 of your next 14 games. It seems like you made a pretty smooth adjustment.
Adams: After those games I sat down with our hitting coach, Phillip Wellman, and we looked at video of the way I'd been hitting in Spring Training against the way I hit in the first two games. I needed to get back to basics while getting used to the pitchers.
MiLB.com: What was the biggest difference between the pitching you'd faced in the Midwest League and the pitchers in Double-A?
Adams: Command, mainly. There were certainly guys [in Class A] who had great stuff and good command, but it seemed like every pitcher who came out of the bullpen in the Texas League could command all their pitches.
MiLB.com: What was your role like in the Springfield clubhouse? Obviously you were the team's top home run hitter -- how did you do in the video games?
Adams: (Laughs) I pretty much kept to myself actually. I got into some of the card games with the guys, but that's about it.
MiLB.com: You grew up in an area known for football and certainly have the size (6-foot-3, 230 pounds) for it -- did you play football or any other sports when you were younger?
Adams: No, I was always focused on baseball. Our high school football coach (who taught drivers' ed) used to bug me about playing and so did the wrestling coach, but I stuck with baseball. Actually, I still see the football coach sometimes, and he still mentions it.
MiLB.com: What were your favorite teams and players when you were growing up?
Adams: My hometown is right in the middle between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, so we paid attention to both sets of teams. My favorite baseball player was always Ken Griffey Jr.
MiLB.com: How much thought have you given to the fact that there's a hole to fill at first base in St. Louis with Albert Pujols having departed to the Angels?
Adams: I hated to see Albert go. He brought so much to the team and the organization. He's an amazing player. I'm concentrating on improving my own game more than where I'm playing, but yeah, it's exciting to maybe have an opportunity to contribute.
John Parker is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Gardens for The Gambia was established in 1993 to provide water for wells in the gardens of rural schools in The Gambia.
The vegetables they grow provide school dinner for the poorest children in school who would otherwise have nothing to eat all day, the surplus produce is sold and stationery and educational equipment is bought with the profit, and the children learn the basics of sustainable agriculture.
The gardens are planted rather like an English allotment. They grow all sorts of vegetables and salad vegetables. Usually the school also plants an orchard of citrus trees and walnut trees. Often pupils from the senior class of these primary schools will be made responsible for the health of their particular tree. They fence it to protect it from straying animals and they water it every day from the well.
The wells are deliverately low technology, low budget. Basically they are circular holes dug down to the water table by hired well diggers. Usually we have to go down to about 16m. When the soil is very dry then the well has to be lined with concrete pipes. To keep the children safe a small wall is built around the well, and a rope and bucket is provided. Once the well is on stream then the headmaster of the school and the school committee are responsible for its maintenance.
Each well costs an average of only £400 to dig. For this small sum a very poor school in one of the most impoverished countries in Africa is given a chance to feed the children and grow a cash crop. For some schools the experience has been transformational.
Organisation for this charity is kept to a minimum. Philippa Gregory raises the money in the UK and sends it to a Gambian headmaster, Ismaila Sisay. He receives applications from schools who need wells and arranges the digging teams. All donations are gratefully received. Smaller sums go to the maintenance of wells and the purchase of garden equipment and seeds.
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Just a few weeks before he died of an apparent drug overdose, Philip Seymour Hoffman brought his new film, "A Most Wanted Man," to the Sundance Film Festival.
It was in many ways a classic Hoffman peformance. The veteran actor played a German intelligence officer who looked like hell (his character chain-smoked and was probably an alcoholic) but did a hell of a job.
Hoffman's accent was impeccable (more so than some of the other American actors in the film), and his depiction of an intelligence officer named Gunter Bachmann in an adaptation of a John le Carré novel was equally spot-on.
The movie, directed by Anton Corbijn, is set in Hamburg, where Bachmann is tracking a Chechen/Russian immigrant who has recently sneaked into Germany.
Bachmann is a beaten-down veteran of the counter-terrorism wars who believes the wisest strategy is to follow minor players and see how high up the food chain they can lead.
But a rival German intelligence operation and the CIA see things differently, preferring to detain any and all possible threats, and Bachmann must deal not only with the actual enemy but also with other intelligence operatives.
The Hollywood Reporter said in its review, "Hoffman looks to relish this role but doesn't showboat in an engaging performance that stands as the central point of interest in film set in a shades-of-gray world."
Added Variety: "First among equals in the fine ensemble, Hoffman brings a superbly world-weary quality to the role of Bachmann, whose subtle methods are predicated on a deep understanding of human complexity and the reality that no one is either fully good or fully evil — an insight that makes for good detective work, and good drama as well."
The movie enjoyed its world premiere at Sundance and will be released later this year by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions.
In this video, Hoffman, Corbijn and co-stars Willem Dafoe and Rachel McAdams talk about the making of the movie. It was one of Hoffman's last interviews.


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What happens when you combine neon with Chanel? You get the Spring Summer 2012 collection. These pieces were not on the runway but a Spanish blogger was invited to a press preview in Madrid and posted some great pics of pieces from the 2102 Chanel spring summer collection.
I love the sneakers – especially the high tops – and did you see the tennis balls? So cute, but too cute to actually play with. We also get glimpses of new bags, shoes and neon jackets. It all looks very summery and fun – can't wait to see it in stores!
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- Minkowski space (1)
- center hyperplane (1)
- centrally symmetric polytope (1)
- common transversal (1)
- hyperplane transversal (1)
- polyhedral norm (1)
- scaled translates (1)
In this paper we consider the problem of optimizing a piecewise-linear objective function over a non-convex domain. In particular we do not allow the solution to lie in the interior of a prespecified region R. We discuss the geometrical properties of this problems and present algorithms based on combinatorial arguments. In addition we show how we can construct quite complicated shaped sets R while maintaining the combinatorial properties.
The problem of finding an optimal location X* minimizing the maximum Euclidean distance to existing facilities is well solved by e.g. the Elzinga-Hearn algorithm. In practical situations X* will however often not be feasible. We therefore suggest in this note a polynomial algorithm which will find an optimal location X^F in a feasible subset F of the plane R^2
In this paper we deal with locating a line in the plane. If d is a distance measure our objective is to find a straight line l which minimizes f(l) of g(l) (see the paper for the definition of these functions). We show that for all distance measures d derived from norms, one of the lines minimizing f(l) contains at least two of the existing facilities. For the center objective we always get an optimal line which is at maximum distance from at least three of the existing facilities. If all weights are equal, there is an optimal line which is parallel to one facet of the convex hull of the existing facilities.
In this paper we deal with the location of hyperplanes in n-dimensional normed spaces. If d is a distance measure, our objective is to find a hyperplane H which minimizes f(H) = sum_{m=1}^{M} w_{m}d(x_m,H), where w_m ge 0 are non-negative weights, x_m in R^n, m=1, ... ,M demand points and d(x_m,H)=min_{z in H} d(x_m,z) is the distance from x_m to the hyperplane H. In robust statistics and operations research such an optimal hyperplane is called a median hyperplane. We show that for all distance measures d derived from norms, one of the hyperplanes minimizing f(H) is the affine hull of n of the demand points and, moreover, that each median hyperplane is (ina certain sense) a halving one with respect to the given point set.
In this survey we deal with the location of hyperplanes in n-dimensional normed spaces, i.e., we present all known results and a unifying approach to the so-called median hyperplane problem in Minkowski spaces. We describe how to find a hyperplane H minimizing the weighted sum f(H) of distances to a given, finite set of demand points. In robust statistics and operations research such an optimal hyperplane is called a median hyperplane.After summarizing the known results for the Euclidean and rectangular situation, we show that for all distance measures d derived from norms one of the hyperplanes minimizing f(H) is the affine hull of n of the demand points and, moreover, that each median hyperplane is a halving one (in a sense defined below) with respect to the geiven point set. Also an independence of norm result for finding optimal hyperplanes with fixed slope will be given. Furthermore we discuss how these geometric criteria can be used for algorithmical approaches to median hyperplanes, with an extra discussion for the case of polyhedral norms. And finally a characterizatio of all smooth norms by a sharpened incidence criterion for median hyperplanes is mentioned.
In line location problems the objective is to find a straight line which minimizes the sum of distances, or the maximum distance, respectively to a given set of existing facilities in the plane. These problems have well solved. In this paper we deal with restricted line location problems, i.e. we have given a set in the plane where the line is not allowed to pass through. With the help of a geometric duality we solve such problems for the vertical distance and then extend these results to block norms and some of them even to arbitrary norms. For all norms we give a finite candidate set for the optimal line.


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Warren Buffett is hands-down the most followed investor in the world. As the Oracle of Omaha, he has lead his firm, Berkshire-Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-B), to outperform the S&P 500 since 1965. In fact, Berkshire has a 10% lead over the S&P during that period, and only fell short of the index's gains in nine of those 47 years -- that's pretty impressive stuff. So if you want to try to emulate the great one, below are five of his top investing strategies, and current opportunities that you may find when using the Buffet method.
1. Never lose money and 2. Never forget rule No. 1
It's only fitting to start with this pair, because Buffett himself ascribes the top spots to them. But since Warren is a savvy investor, he knows that in the market, it's impossible to never lose money. So what the Oracle is really trying to tell you is to go into investing with purpose and with knowledge. The market can be a confusing place, and there are days when stock activity cannot really be fully explained; but if you invest in companies within your "circle of confidence," you'll have a better time determining factors that will truly effect your stock. Know the business, know the company, and you'll know if it's right for your portfolio.
The financial sector is a big part of Buffett's circle of competence. A lot of the banks recently had a great upswing due to positive results from the Federal Reserve's stress tests. Unfortunately for JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM), the news wasn't so great. The Fed found weaknesses in the bank's capital plan, and requested that it provide a revised plan by the third quarter. This may seem like a big deal to the average investor, but if you read a bit closer to the Fed's response, you'd find that it did not outright deny JPM's capital plan, leaving the bank plenty of room to distribute capital to its shareholders. In fact, the bank has recently announced that it will pay a $0.30 per share dividend, which is a solid forward yield of 2.44%.
3. Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful
Fear and greed are two of the primary forces driving the stock market -- there's even an index from CNNMoney that measures the degree that these factors affect the market on any given day. One of the biggest tricks to finding the right stock and sticking with it is to detach yourself from the mob, and not get caught up in fire sales and the like.
Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) is a prime example of how fear and greed can move a stock without a ton of reasoning behind it. Because the bank is one of the most traded (and most watched) stocks on the market, there's a huge amount of volatility to its stock price. Investor sentiment towards the bank can shift multiple times in a day without much hesitation, but if you take a look at B of A's recent performance in the stress tests and otherwise, you'll see that there is little reason for investors to be concerned about the fundamentals of the company.
4. "Our favorite holding period is forever"
Buffett and the Fool both promote long term investing, with the guidance that you should really only invest in stocks that you would be willing to hold onto forever. The merit behind long-term investment horizons is two-fold. It requires you to do your research, and pick companies that will perform well for a long time, and it gives you the ability to ignore short-term blips and panics.
Perfect example -- AIG (NYSE:AIG). The insurance giant fell to its knees during the financial crisis, but has since risen to its feet once more, and has a very promising future. If you followed rule No. 3, and invested in AIG at it's lowest point during the crisis, you would have already quadrupled your money, with plenty of upside left. The company continues to trade well below its tangible book value, so long-term investors have a great opportunity to ride the stock back up to its full value. Another famous money manager, Bruce Berkowitz, fully intends on seeing this rise happen in the next five years.
5. "It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price"
This rule was intentionally saved until last because price is such a tough issue to figure out when investing. Buffet found himself in a quandry when he was weighing the chance to invest in Wal-Mart. He set a target price, but found that the stock never dipped that low -- leaving him and Berkshire investors out of millions of dollars. This rule is very important because it allows you to leave pricing low on the totem pole of factors when weighing in on opportunities. Though price will always be important, being comfortable with a company, familiar with its business model, and confident in its ability to perform long-term are far better reasons to invest than hitting a target.
Niche insurance provider Markel (NYSE:MKL) is a perfect example of this final rule. Currently trading at $505.85, Markel is 25% above its book value per share, and may not appear to be quite a catch (especially if you're a value investor). But, considering the fact that the insurance company has one of the best investing track records during the past 10 years, the premium doesn't really detract from the company's appeal. Since CIO Tom Gayner joined the company, it has had a cumulative gain of 102% -- not shabby for an insurance company that needs to make its money through investing or increased premiums.
Sum it all up
With the five rules listed above, you have some of the most potent investing advice that can be found in the market. But be sure that you're not just following the moves of the great investors -- rule No. 1 will always be the foundation of a good investment portfolio.