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List Of All The Site's Articles
This page is the main listing of all the site's articles on how to improve your social skills, and on how to get past awkwardness, shyness, loneliness, not being accepted for being different, and other interpersonal problems.
The list below is pretty extensive. I don't think there's a way around that. Social skills and human relationships is a topic with more to it than some people initially assume. Some readers have commented that they feel overwhelmed when they first see everything here, so here are some thoughts on how to make using the site feel more manageable:
- Don't feel you have to read everything on this site. Not everything here is going to apply to every visitor.
- Don't feel you have to read everything in order. Feel free to jump to the sections that are most relevant to what you want to work on at the moment.
- Don't feel you have to read everything right away. It'll take you some time to improve your social skills anyway, so feel free to read the articles you're interested in at a comfortable pace.
- Don't feel you have to read everything first before you start applying the ideas in real life. Learn a handful of initial suggestions that you want to try, get out there and use them, and then come back for further advice and clarification as needed.
- Don't fall into an All-or-Nothing thought pattern where you think, "Well I don't see myself reading and applying every last thing here, so I may as well do nothing at all." You may still be able to gain noticeable benefits from only using a small amount of the site's content.
- One way to ease yourself into things is by reading this summary article: The Main Concepts On SucceedSocially.com
- Three of the site's main sections - Making Friends, Fears/Shyness/Insecurities, Conversation - all begin with a short summary article that outlines the core practical steps from the writing you'll need to implement.
- Here's an article to read if you're feeling stuck about what problems to work on first.
Some Options For Browsing The Site's Content
Further down is a list of all the site's articles, but first I'll provide some options for getting to the section that may be most relevant to you:
This list organizes the site's sections by the most common issues readers say they struggle with. Click a link to jump there:
Here's a list of the sections the site's articles are categorized into. Again, clicking on a link will take you down to that part of the list.
Introductory ArticlesThe Idea Of Changing
Not Fitting Into The Norm
The Process Of Improving
Getting Drained By Socializing
Shyness, Fears, Insecurities, and Negative Emotions
Meeting People And Making Friends
Making Conversation
Socializing In Various Sitations
Improving The Overall Package You Present
Having A Negative View Of Certain Aspects Of Socializing
Developmental Differences
Helping Or Relating To People With Social Issues
Miscellaneous Articles
You could also try doing a search of the site's writing. There's a search bar in the site's right hand column as well.
Complete Article List
And if you didn't click one of the links above to jump to a certain section, here's the whole list to scroll through on your own:
Assorted Introductory Stuff
How the site came about, some of the philosophies behind it, and some background information on social skills.
A Summary Of The Site's Bigger Ideas
The Main Concepts On SucceedSocially.com
About The Site
About SucceedSocially.com And Its Author
Why I Made This Site
A Quick Disclaimer About The Examples Used In The Site
The Site's Philosophies
Various Philosophies And Assumptions Behind This Site
Everyone Has Their Own Social Goals
Why This Site Doesn't Use The Words Introvert And Extrovert
Background Information On Social Skills
Some Social Factors People Can Differ On Factors That Seem To Lead To Weak Social Skills
The Idea of Changing
You may be coming to this site with a bunch of social changes you want to make, and you have no internal conflict about doing any of it. If you fit that bill you may want to skip or skim over this section.
Some readers are more wary about the idea of having to change to do better socially. The concept may make them think of things like conforming and selling out, or having to change more about themselves than they'd like. There aren't any single, neat answers for this issue, but these articles explore it from a number of perspectives.
The Three General Philosophies Towards Changing
The Being True To Yourself Approach to Changing
The Pragmatic Adaptation Approach To Changing
The Truly Trying To Change Yourself Approach To Changing
Some Other Issues That The Idea Of Changing Raises
Changing Your Social Skills vs. Changing Your Entire Personality
What's a Social Difference And What's A Social Weakness?
Are Certain Social Traits Changeable Or Not?
For Any Trait Keep The Good Parts And Toss The Bad
Social Skills Are Ultimately Subjective
Ideas That Can Excuse Not Working On Your Social Weaknesses
The Question Of Whether To Change Socially At All
Why Even Be More Social In The First Place?
Pragmatic Motivations People Have For Improving Their Social Skills
It's Very Tricky To Know What You Want Socially
Social Skills Are Very Nice To Have But Ultimately Optional
Not Fitting Into The Norm
Sure, this site is about improving your social skills, but before I get to that I have to mention some of the interpersonal problems people have really have more to do with the friction they get for not fitting into the same mold as everyone else.
When Your Main Social Problem Is That You Don't Fit In
Getting Away With Doing Your Own Thing Socially
Bitterness About Being Socially Misunderstood
Being Less Naturally Social
It's Okay Not To Be As Sociable As Other People
Stereotypes About Less Social People
How Being Less Naturally Social Can Affect Your Success
The Process of Improving
These articles are about the broader process of improving your social skills. You won't find any specific tips on topics like making conversation here. If you see improving your social skills as a long road, these articles will give you some insights about what to expect on the way.
An Article To Start Things Off
You're Not Alone If You're Awkward, And There's Hope Of Improving
Time Required
How Long Does It Take To Get Past Your Social Problems?
There's No Quick, Effortless Way To Fix Your Social Problems
Some Central Principles of Improving
Why You Need To Directly Practice Social Skills And How To Do It
Indirectly Become More Successful By Improving As A Person
The Importance Of Simplicity And The Basics In Social Interactions
Overall Attitudes That Will Help You Improve Your People Skills
Goal Setting
Setting Goals For Improving Your Social Skills
Less Healthy Motivations For Working On Your Social Problems
Trouble Getting Started
When You Don't Know Where To Start Working On Your Social Issues
Overcoming Laziness Towards Working On Your Social Problems
Are You Fully Ready To Change Your Social Problems?
Some Reasons People May Put Off Working On Their Social Issues
What to Expect
Stages You Can Go Through As You Improve Your Social Skills
Having A Realistic Idea Of The Effects Of Fixing Your Social Problems
How Socializing Can Get Easier And Harder As You Grow Older
Times You Feel Unusually 'On' In Social Situations
"Epiphany Addiction"
The Role Of Knowledge And Lifestyle
Factors That Can Boost Your Social Success Quite Quickly
Lifestyle Factors That Can Affect Your Social Success
How Traveling/Backpacking Can Boost Your Social Skills
Reading More Can Indirectly Boost Your Social Success
Ways People In High School Can Work On Their Social Skills
Thoughts On Some Types Of Advice
Social Skills And Self-Help Advice I'm Not Crazy About
Attitudes Towards Socializing That Are Easier Said Than Done
How to Win Friends and Influence People Isn't A Complete Guide
Lack Of Results
When You've Tried Everything But Still Aren't Improving
Seeking Outside Support
The Option Of Seeing A Therapist About Your Social Issues
Therapy And Support Groups For Social Skills Issues
Worries Or Misconceptions People Can Have About Psychotherapy
Worries And Misconceptions People Can Have About Therapists
Getting Drained By Socializing
This hardly qualifies as a whole section, but the topic doesn't neatly fit into one of the other categories, but is too important to hide away with the other Miscellaneous articles.
When You Easily Get Drained And Tired In Social Situations
Reasons People May Feel Drained While Socializing
Shyness, Fears, Insecurities, and Negative Emotions
These are issues that can get in the way of learning or applying social skills. There are a lot of articles here. They all share the common theme of being related to unpleasant emotional states, like anxiety or sadness, or negative types of thinking such as feeling self-conscious, insecure, and unconfident.
The Main Tasks For Dealing With Shyness, Fears, and Insecurities
Shyness and Social Anxiety
Getting Over Shyness
Social Anxiety Disorder / Social Phobia
Negative Emotions
The Nature Of Anxiety
When Depression Is A Factor In Your Social Problems
Anger Management Strategies For Adults
General Approaches For Improving Overall Mood
Lifestyle Changes That Can Improve Mood
Two Simple Exercises To Help You Think More Positively
Understanding Maladaptive Thoughts
Some Basic Concepts About Maladaptive Thoughts
Cognitive Distortions And Socializing
Attributional Style And Socializing
Common Worries Shy Or Insecure People Have
Common Limiting Beliefs About The Social World
Dealing With Maladaptive Thoughts
Challenging Maladaptive Thoughts
Accepting And Rolling With Maladaptive Thoughts
Dealing With Anxiety
Overall Attitudes For Handling Anxiety
Coping With Anxiety In The Moment
Coping With Nervousness Before An Unavoidable Social Situation
Coping With Nervousness Before Optional Social Behaviors
Breathing And Relaxation Exercises For Stress And Anxiety
How Effective Are Breathing And Relaxation Exercises For Anxiety?
Coping With Panic Attacks
Facing Your Fears
Why It's Essential To Face Your Social Fears
How To Face Your Bigger Social Fears Gradually
Examples Of Ways To Gradually Face Various Social Fears
A Giant List Of Common Social Fears
Observations On Becoming More Self-Confident
The Link Between Social Skills And Self-Confidence
Dealing With Rejection
Meeting People And Making Friends
This section covers the steps that go into making friends, from finding people to meet, to organizing plans with them, to working out some of the kinks in your relationship.
The Main Tasks For Creating A Social Life
Basic Principles
How to Make Friends And Get A Social Life
How To Grow And Deepen New Friendships
Mistakes Lonely People Often Make
How To Get Back In Touch With An Old Friend Or Acquaintance
Meeting People
How To Meet People
How To Find Events And Clubs In Your Community
Improving Your Social Prospects Before You Try Meeting Anyone
Making Plans
Making Plans With People
Examples Of Ways To Invite People To Hang Out
Inviting Yourself To Social Events
Things To Do With Other People
Examples Of Organizing Various Group Social Plans
Making Friends In Specific Situations
How To Make Friends In College Or University
How To Make Friends In A New City / After University
Making Friends When You're Married
Forming Certain Types Of Social Circles
How To Make A Group Of Friends How To Have A Lot Of Friends And Create A Large Social Circle
Problems With Making Friends
When Your Life Circumstances Interfere With Your Social Life
Problems You Can Have While Trying To Make Friends In College
When People Don't Seem Interested In Starting Friendships With You
When You Feel Like You Don't Fully Fit Into Any Social Group
Planning Problems
Worries People Often Have About Making Friends And Plans
Ways People Can Unintentionally Leave Friends Out Of Social Events
When Friends Are Always Late Or Unreliable
Problems With Existing Friends
When You Feel Like A Second Tier Member Of Your Social Group
When You Feel Like Your Social Circle Is Indifferent To You
When Your Friends Tease You A Lot
When You Feel Like Your Group Of Friends Could Be Better
Why Awkward People Don't Always Get Along With Each Other
Advice Geared Towards Men
When You're A Guy Who Has Trouble Relating To Other Guys
Is It Okay To Hang Out With Another Guy One-On-One?
Making Conversation
Many people say they struggle in this area, that they can't think of things to say, or they fear awkward silences, or they have trouble handling certain types of conversation.
The Main Tasks For Developing Your Conversational Ability
Overall Thoughts
Some Bigger Picture Thoughts On How To Make Conversation
Places Where You Can Practice Making Conversation
Starting Conversations
How To Start Conversations
How To Join A Conversation
Keeping Conversations Going
Asking Questions And Making Statements
Some Popular Overall Approaches For Making Conversation
How To Think Of Things To Say When Making Conversation
How To Be Less Quiet And Contribute to Group Conversations
Ways To Deal With Awkward Silences In Conversations
Listening And Being Interested In People Isn't A Cure-All
Having Things To Say To Someone You Know Well
Types of Conversation
How To Do Better In Loud, Crazy Group Conversations
Some Thoughts On The Point Of Small Talk
On The Spot vs. Lower Pressure Conversations
Running Into An Acquaintance You Don't Have Much To Say To
When People Say "How's It Going?", "What's Up?" or "What's New?"
Ending Conversations
Socializing In Various Situations
Advice on navigating specific scenarios which give people trouble.
Hanging Out With New People Who All Know Each Other
How To Mingle And Talk To People At Parties
Ways To Get Away With Not Drinking In Social Situations
The Challenges Of Socializing At An Office Job
Generally Improving The Overall Social Package You Present
These articles are about various ways you can become more socially polished and enjoyable to be around.
Being More Fun And Friendly
How To Be More Friendly And Social
How To Be More Fun
Loosen Up To Be More Socially Successful
Regular Logical Mode vs. Fun Partying Mode In Social Interactions
Broader Skills
Thoughts On How To Be Funny
Thoughts On How To Be More Interesting
How To Dance - For Average Guys And Girls
Non-Verbal Communication
The Importance of Getting Your Appearance In Order
Learning To Make More Eye Contact With People
When Having A Quiet Voice Hampers Your Social Success
Things That Can Make You Seem More Socially Awkward
Ways People Can Be Seen As "Nice" In The Bad Sense Of The Word
Social Mistakes Intellectual People Can Make
Reasons Someone May See You As Weird
Being Guarded, Secretive, And Defensive
Being Too Negative In Social Situations
Being Less Naive And Innocent And Getting More Of An Edge
Feeling Overly Intimidated By Certain Types Of People
Having A Negative View Of Certain Aspects Of Socializing
One barrier that gets in the way of some people's social success is that they don't have the warmest opinions on certain aspects of socializing.
Negative Attitude Towards Others
When You Feel Like You Just Don't Like People
Is Thinking You're Better Than Other People Holding You Back?
Other People Often Aren't As Shallow As They Seem
Negative Attitudes Towards Certain Things
Little Social Annoyances That Will Never Go Away
Bars And Clubs Aren't All Bad
It's Fine If You Don't Drink, But Don't Be Too Against The Idea Of It
Developmental Differences
Some social skills problems arise from inborn differences in how people's brains are wired.
Asperger's Syndrome
How Asperger's Syndrome / High-Functioning Autism Affects Adults
Ways Adults With Asperger's Syndrome Can Improve Socially
Learning Disabilities
Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities And Their Effect On Socializing
Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Helping Or Relating To People With Social Issues
While most of this site contains advice on how people can improve their own social skills, here's one how you can support someone who know who struggles in this area.
How To Help Your Older Teenager With Their Social Awkwardness
When Your Partner Is Socially Awkward Or Less Naturally Social
How To Help A Friend Who's Shy And Socially Awkward
How To Talk To Someone Who's Shy, Quiet, Or Less Social
Inside The Mind Of Guys Who Are Shy With Women
Problems Facing Women Who Are Shy And Inexperienced With Men
Assorted articles that don't neatly fit elsewhere.
Technology And Socializing
A Bunch Of Social Issues Related To Texting
A Bunch Of Social Issues Related To Social Networking Sites
How Your Interests Can Affect Your Social Success
Learning Things For Pragmatic Reasons
At Times It's Practical To Know Things Other People Care About
Some Ways People Are Mentally Lazy About Judging Others
Substances And Socializing
Alcohol, Drugs, And Socializing
Issues That Get More Relevant As Your Skills Improve
When People Don't Notice You've Improved
Some Things That May Happen As You Get Better Social Skills
Dealing With Regrets Caused By Your Poor People Skills
Odds And Ends
How I Naturally Became Less Obsessive About Video Games
How The Type Of Advice Someone Can Give Can Change Over Time


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Is it just me or is Ysengrin a lot more stupid and irrational in this oage than normal?
Is it just me or is Ysengrin a lot more stupid and irrational in this oage than normal?
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He's just a little moody
Coyote already called this outcome when he suggested to Annie that she may not be so eager to ride on Ysengrin's back after this day, so I highly doubt he'll intervene. I somewhat suspect something will happen with the strips of bark she has her hair tied up with, considering tying up her hair is the other thing Coyote said she might not be so eager to do anymore.
G. RUN AWAY!!! seems possible, too, but unlikely, unless it's part of B. Considering she's already fumbled a recovery attempt with the talking, C. could prove difficult. Right now I'm vacillating between B and C. Although seriously, when does E not happen?
It seems a bit wrong to make a negative comment about the art about Gunnerkrigg, especially with such amazing stuff like every time we see Ysengrin on this page, but Annie in panel 5 seems a bit posed. Might just be me though, and this page is certified amazing anyway.
Looks like "RUN AWAY" it is. Ys just completely lost his shit.
Well this'll hurt their relationship...
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Oh yes, I forgot about the Ysengrin turns into a spiderwolf option. Silly me.
I bet Carver regrets mentioning how he shapes his wood amor into human shape now, huh.
So, as expected, my guess was probably completely wrong. Maybe. I don't know. The "GRUH" sound was kind of ambiguous. Was that Ysengrin growling in anger, or was that him being all "Guh, why am I like this? I wish I weren't seen this way. I just want to be seen as a real person *cries*"
If Ysengrin is really going through with the kill (or at least thoroughly intimidate) Annie option, then I see 4 possible outcomes:
Coyote steps in; not unlikely, plus I get the feeling that Coyote would get a lot of satisfaction out of being able to say "I told you so"
Eglamore charges in; Annie could still break the flare, but doing so (and thus having Eglamore enter the forest) could cause diplomatic problems between the Forest and Court- good job Medium in training
Jones steps in; I list this as an option because the next chapter is about Jones, so it's possible that this chapter ends with a lead up to that- plus we know that Jones can freely enter the woods without Coyote's permission
Annie runs to her friends in the forest for protection; while this sounds like a good option, I think I remember Tom saying something about not seeing the forest people in this chapter (but I could be wrong about that)
There's also the Annie escapes on her own option, but I don't see how she could outrun Spider!Ysengrin unless Ysengrin let her (which is possible- he maybe just wants to intimidate her and "put her in her place" rather than kill her)
EDIT: bonus option: Annie learns how to flyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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He's made of wood and she's made of fire. Froooooooosh
e: It's like ysenenenigrin never bothered to read up on basic gaming-style type matchups before going into balls-out attack mode. Of course that's what you'd expect from one of those backwards beasts from the woods,
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it is possible that Annie does not want to kill/horribly injure Ysengrin!
(Also she probably does not want to set the woods on fire)
the difference between videogame creatures and actual characters is that actual characters sometimes do not wish to murder everyone they meet
If that's the case, then that means that Mario's been doing horrible things to the poor Goombas for years.
Anyways, I'm pretty sure that Anne shouldn't see Ysgerderin (?) for the next little while.
He seems a tad bit upset right now.
The trick to remembering Ysengrin's name is that its Ysen and Grin. Ysen you remember somehow, and Grin you remember because Ysengrin is always so happy to see you.
I don't think running will be very helpful, since wolf + a couple of extra legs = speed. I think Coyote will come up and stop Ysengrin, thereby establishing his position as above Annie's after his earlier humiliation. Although he shrugged it off I don't think he'll let the opportunity of a nice little 'Somehow, 'I told you so' doesn't quite cover the load' pass like that.
Can someone tell what is this web comic again.
I think you either want to know where to read it which you could honestly just google, the name of the thing is in the thread name and the first post, but I'll give you a link to the first page:
Or if you meant the webcomic this forum is about, you can find the most popular one which is the one still ongoing here:
Or you can find a list of all of the comics here (the top one is the one linked to above, and they are ordered from newest to oldest, meaning the one at the bottom is the first one made by Hussie):
Hope I could help you!
i still don't get how "coyote is silly" -> believes coyote's theory
Aaaaaaaaaand, Checkov's Flare.
I was actually kind of hoping that the flare wouldn't come up later, and that it was just a little detail added.
But this way, we get to see a battle between a wild Eglamore and a rabbin Ysengrin so all is cool
I wonder if Annie's line is along the lines of sadness about Ysengrin's condition or if Eglamore is flying down from the sky with a giant sword aimed at Ysengrin's neck or something.
Prediction: within the next few comics, we will see Annie, Ysengrin, Coyote, Eglamore, and Jones all together in the forest discussing what just happened.
Disclaimer: My predictions are usually wrong.
My prediction for next page: Eglamore just killed Ysengrin, chopping open his tree-body and revealing how weak and emaciated his wolf-body had become.


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In a zoo, a "group of social primates can intimately observe the lives of a second group of social primates."
"Zoogoers need to remember that nature is not all rainbows and unicorns."
"One of the most impressive examples of cooperation in chimpanzees is the way they work together in intricate choreography as they hunt colobus monkeys...at times nature is indeed "red in tooth and claw," as Tennyson famously wrote."
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When it comes to girls' track and field this year, nobody did it better in Kentucky in Class 3-A than North Hardin High School sophomore Kianna Gray.
At last month's state meet in Louisville, Gray captured the 100-meter hurdles and the 100 and 200 dashes and finished third in the 400 dash.
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At his high school reunion, Tim Walker reconnected with several classmates who spent their adult lives out of state. Most had the same question.
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I've noticed a recurring question as I talk to people about Congress. What can be done, they wonder, to get Congress back on track? Is our national legislature capable of serious policy making?
At a time when polls say jobs and the economy are Americans' chief concern, Congress has not passed a single piece of economic legislation. Instead, it's focused on investigations. It's an institution with very little to show for its efforts.
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I've often thought I'm a lot like my dad. But I don't want to be. I certainly don't want to copy his bad habits. I'd prefer to copy his good ones, but I don't remember them he had any.
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As many of you know, I devour every tiny tidbit of information about treating and preventing cancer.
Deep within ourselves we all know there has to be a cure out there, or at the very least, an answer to the terrifying tragedy of getting cancer.
When I first was told by a leading marine scientist, Dr. John Croft of New Zealand, who has led the world in the medicinal study of the shark species, that shark's just don't get cancer, that news literally floored me.
Inside the shark's immune system is a brutally efficient and powerful immune system compound called "Alkyglycerol" or "AKG", for short. This compound, also found in mother's breast milk by the way, is the key to the shark's amazing longevity, as it has far outlived the dinosaurs and their lifespan exceeds our own by 25 years.
Was this the great missing link in the treatment and prevention of cancer and all immune system diseases?
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You can't quite put your finger on it... it's not quite a dance album, not quite an electronic album... well, it's kinda both but who gives a shit cause this album is crazy, and it's crazy in all the good creative ways. I think this half-comical, all-brilliant intro should grab your interest.
Killin' it. And it only gets crazier from there.Meet the madman:
Berlin-based Siriusmo (aka Moritz Friedrich) has been doing music for a long time but just released his first LP, Mosaik, this month on Monkeytown Records.
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Are you studying in the MBA program and interested in specializing? The College of Management currently offers a total of 14 specializations. All MBA students are required to complete a total of 8 electives. Students have the opportunity to pursue either a general management program or complete a specialization as part of the MBA program. Specializations are an option, not a requirement, and all students receive the same MBA regardless of whether they complete a specialization. Students should consider their career goals and professional development in deciding whether to complete a specialization. As a reminder, students must complete a series of electives outside of their specializations and meet the following requirements:
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Accounting, frequently described as "the language of business", is a fundamental organizational function which should be executed well for an organization: (1) to support managers internally as they engage in the decision-making, planning and control activities required to develop a strategic vision and to develop and sustain a competitive advantage, and (2) to communicate clearly and effectively with external parties such as owners, creditors, tax authorities, and regulators.
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The combination of an increasingly complex world, the vast proliferation of data, and the pressing need to stay one step ahead of the competition has sharpened focus on using analytics within organizations. The process of creating new insights from existing information is known as business analytics. Applying analytics enables business owners and managers to make decisions and predictions based on information in hand, while prioritizing their future investments, and transforming insights into action. Technologies that enable users to discover insights and support enterprise decision making are an integral part of Business Intelligence (BI) solutions. Business intelligence applications analyze business operations and produce information to help business users understand, improve and optimize business operations. Business Intelligence empowers organizations to transform insights into action. Capturing data—from customers, partners, employees and operations—has always been a part of running a business, but in the competitive world of commerce today using this information proactively has become more critical than ever. Business Intelligence (BI) can be the difference between reacting to problems and anticipating opportunities, the difference between educated guesses and proactive decisions based on firm facts. BI turns dynamic, detailed data into information, and makes it available in real-time, at the point of a decision. However, long before using dashboards, scorecards and multidimensional reports, there is a need to understand business needs, users' needs, and define BI strategy and roadmap.
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Entrepreneurship - the creation of new ventures that produce value for customers, companies, and society – is one of the most important phenomena in the business world. Entrepreneurial firms generate most of the new innovations in society, and fast-growth entrepreneurial firms create up to 60% of all new jobs in the economy.
Entrepreneurship is all around us: Although management textbooks do not emphasize entrepreneurial companies, many of the companies we admire, including Google, Apple, and 3M, are highly entrepreneurial, and more than 90% of all businesses in America are small (less than 20 people). Furthermore, entrepreneurial action is the key to creativity, leadership, and managing the complexity of 21st Century companies. Thus, learning about entrepreneurship provides a flexible and skillful entry point into nearly every industry locally and internationally - Entrepreneurship can be central to almost any career.
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The nonprofit specialization prepares future managers to apply their skills in social mission-driven workplaces. The nonprofit sector is large and diverse and includes organizations focused on the arts, education, environment, health care, human rights, social justice and more. The nonprofit sector is the fastest growing part of the U.S. economy and is growing worldwide. Nonprofits often provide managers an opportunity to take on substantial responsibilities, and make a significant difference, early in their careers.
The specialization gives students added knowledge about general management topics as they pertain to the nonprofit sector (such as personnel management, alliance/partnership formation, marketing) as well as issues specific to the nonprofit sector (governance, volunteer management, social enterprise etc.). The specialization is suitable for those who intend to work in the sector as well as those who envision serving nonprofit clients or customers, people who anticipate nonprofit involvement as board members, donors, or volunteers. This specialization may be of interest to those who anticipate working in the public sector given the similarities of mission-orientation and interaction between nonprofits and government.
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The challenges facing Health Care Organizations and Health Care Professionals today are more complex than at any other time in our history particularly within the context of globalization and social, political and economic changes. The traditional challenges of managing cost, access and quality are still on the forefront of today's health care leaders. Today's Health Care Manager not only has to be competent in the traditional practices of management and leadership but also competent, knowledgeable and strategic in his/her approach to adapting their organization to the changing and often confusing challenges confronting today's Health Care environment.
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Human Resource Management plays a key strategic role in all types organizations, whether they are large or small; private or public; profit or non-profit; or have a formal Human Resource Department or not. Human Resource Management programs impact business, social and environmental outcomes and relationships of the organization and influence both the corporate culture and the long term viability of the organization.
Under conditions of globalization and facing increased calls for practicing business sustainability and responsibility, organizations today are realizing the true value of developing and implementing effective Human Resource Management programs. These programs focus on selecting, training, motivating and rewarding their employees who are, in fact, an organization's most valuable resource.
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Management Information System (MIS) could be defined as a combination of people, machines and other procedures that deal with collecting, analyzing, storing, transmitting data and information for the purpose of making decisions by management that are relevant and close to the overall objectives of the venture. In an organization, usually there are huge amounts of information transferred among different management levels and considerable time is spent on information processing and decision making. Management Information Systems are computer-based since technology makes it much easier to handle larger amount of information. Today, with the advancement of internet technology, computer-based MIS tend to move over the web. Web-based MIS is accessible everywhere, easier in installation and maintenance, making it becomes a popular trend. The result is less paper work, reducing document travel time, faster decision making process, improving a company's resources, co-operation and company operation as a whole.
The MIS specialization is designed to offer a wide range of topics such as System Analysis and Design, Database, and Networking. These core courses are complemented with other offerings that equip students with skills required to moving the modern enterprise forward and enable them to compete in the changing environment of 21st century. These cutting edge courses include Knowledge Management Systems, Customer Relation Management systems, Innovation in Information Technology Management, and Project and Change Management.
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International business fueled by the prospect of open markets and new technologies have created a business context that is very much global. The international management specialization seeks to broaden students' horizons and prepare them for the increasingly global world of business. This specialization will help students understand the technological, economic, and political forces shaping the international economy, and the implications for management practices. Students will develop the skills for analyzing industries, and managing and organizing global companies. The strategic and transformational drivers, regulatory and legal issues, enabling processes and technologies, and knowledge creation and integration are aspects of international business that will be highlighted. Further, students will gain an appreciation of the diverse cultures of different countries. And, they will examine the impact of global activities on local societies and economies.
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The Internet allows completely new ways of marketing. It provides marketers with several important capabilities not present in most other media including interactivity and measurability. Social media platforms like Facebook, Foursquare, and Twitter have a fundamental impact on the way business and consumers behave, communicate and interact with each other. It is critical for business to understand new media in order to benefit from it significantly. Course content will include assessing new market opportunities through the Internet, understanding web business models, generating traffic, online-branding and advertising, networking on online social communities, designing Internet-based marketing programs, and building and nurturing customer relationships.
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In today's global dynamic workplace, people need a broad range of skills in order to successfully manage complex organizational challenges, which involve a variety of social, economic, cultural, legal, political, and technological factors. The Leadership and Organizational Change specialization prepares students for a wide range of contemporary managerial roles by providing core skills in leadership and management for organizations that operate in international or multicultural environments. Students taking this specialization will be well prepared for positions in human resources and other general management positions in a variety of businesses and organizations, including government agencies, entrepreneurial companies, non-profits, and non-governmental organizations. With these skills, individuals have the capacity to inform decisions and actions necessary to ensure that organizations address the needs of their diverse stakeholders including employees, communities, governments, customers, and shareholders. Students will be prepared to engage in positive change at work and in their communities, and to offer solutions to some of the most pressing issues facing societies and businesses today including poverty alleviation, climate change and sustainability, and economic and social development. This specialization is ideal for providing leadership and management skills in combination with a specialization in a functional area, such as marketing or finance.
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Marketing is omnipresent in our daily life and plays a critical role in business success. In one form or the other, it reaches every person. Marketing is an organizational function and a set of processes for creating, communicating, and delivering value to customers and for managing customer relationships in ways that benefit the organization and its stakeholders. It contributes directly to achieve profit and growth for the company.
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SCSM is concerned with managing the end-to-end process that converts inputs such as materials, labor, and energy into goods and services. It is the core function of any business and contributes directly to realization of profit and growth. The Supply Chain Services Management specialization prepares our graduates for today's economic environment where integrated value chains a critical necessity for daily operation. It is designed to help students meet the expectation of prospective employers by providing them with an in-depth understanding of the most current thinking and practices in supply-chains, risk management, and project management techniques along with the analytical, communication and IT skills.
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Successful World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention held in Tromsø
The 2nd World Congress followed the format of the successful 2005 congress in Oslo, with a multidisciplinary perspective on sports injury prevention for different sports and different injury types. The exciting three-day program included keynote lectures, symposia and workshop.
More than 700 participants from 55 countries attended the Second World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention in the Land of the Midnight Sun at the end of June.
The scientific program included 5 keynote lectures, 19 symposia with 127 lectures, 21 workshops and over 180 presentations and posters of scientific reports from world leading sports medicine experts to young and enthusiastic colleagues.
The keynote lectures covered topics from a new framework of studying overuse injuries to different insight in injury prevention from practical models, biomechanical and epidemiological strategies and risk management in sports.
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More than 180 presentations
Many of the world leading experts within sports injury and injury prevention were gathered to present and discuss important results and aspects of research within intervention, epidemiology, injury mechanisms and ways to influence government policies.
Most of the presentations are now available (powerpoint and sound). The remaining presentations will be published in the near future.
All abstracts are published in a special issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine on sports injury prevention published in June 2008.
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You could call it the rebirth of the 2D printer. A new device generates flat pack-like designs in seconds using a laser pointer and a laser cutter – the latest addition to the new field of "interactive fabrication", which promises to further help ordinary consumers become product designers.
Computer design packages and 3D printers now make it possible for anyone to dream up and build new gadgets. But the cost of the technology isn't the only obstacle facing would-be designers, says Patrick Baudisch at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, Germany.
"I own a $40,000 3D printer and a $40,000 laser cutter – both comparably cool pieces of equipment," says Baudisch. "Surprisingly, the 3D printer runs once a month – the laser cutter runs several times a day."
It's the engineer's need for speed that is the issue, he says. "The 3D printer takes hours. With the laser cutter I can have an object in seconds – it's insanely fast."
Working with his colleagues Stefanie Mueller and Pedro Lopes, Baudisch has turned his laser cutter into a tabletop device that allows anyone to quickly and precisely cut out complex designs from a sheet of plywood, using nothing more than a boxful of colourful laser pointers.
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A webcam mounted above the table tracks the designs that the user draws onto the plywood using the laser pointers. The information passes to a computer, which tidies up the freehand drawing and instructs the laser cutter to burn the design into the wood.
The computer recognises from a sensor inside each laser pointer that each has a precise function, which allows the user to add extra complexity as the design develops. One laser point, for instance, will etch a circle in the plywood. Clicking that circle with a second laser pointer will instruct the laser cutter to add teeth to the circle's outer rim, creating a gear. Other laser pointers will simply score rather than cut the wood to make it easier to fold, or add finger joints along some edges so that flat designs can be pushed together once folded.
"By the time my 3D printer has produced the first object, I have iterated so much [with the laser cutter] that I have developed an entirely different approach to the problem – that has huge implications for the creative process," says Baudisch, who will present the device at the User Interface Software and Technology conference in Boston in October.
The technology might seem to be a niche product right now, but Mark Gross at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, says devices like it are an "emerging opportunity".
"My favourite analogy is the desktop printing revolution," he says. As hardware prices dropped and the software became widely available and easy to use, everyone could design and print their own documents, says Gross. "We're likely to see a similar sequence of events in the world of rapid fabrication."
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This sounds very similar to the Cricut cutting machine, though much less limited.
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La Sivolière is a chic and intimate retreat, with a discreet yet highly attentive service to match. The exterior is pure Savoyard, blending weathered timbers, pitched roofs and a jumble of sunny balconies. Inside, the decor is elegantly modern, setting designer pieces against an authentic backdrop of rough-hewn wood and stone. The bedrooms are super-stylish and comfortable, all individually decorated, some with their own fireplace or private sun terrace.
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Music: "Map of the Problematique" by Muse
When I first heard Muse's "Map of the Problematique", I thought "Man, this would make an awesome soundtrack for a shooter." I originally wanted to make my own animation, similar to Cabana Baby's Street Battle, but then I realized I completely lack any artistic sense, so it would make more sense to takes clips from other shooters and assemble them together to match the music. I think it turned out pretty well! I double-timed the speed since it matched the pacing of the music better, and I think it looks pretty damn cool.
There were several key scenes I wanted to use to put together the vaguest pretense of a plot. The opening of the song is accompanied by several dramatic cutscenes of characters running towards their ships, getting ready for action. I cheated and used a bit of footage from Wing Commander, which isn't technically a shmup, but looks awesome nonetheless. The actual takeoff is from Progear, which I think matches up with Ikaruga as having the best looking takeoff scenes of any shooter out there.
I wanted some kind of big explosion to match up with the crescendo around the 2:18 mark, so I picked Darius Gaiden, which I think is far and away the coolest. I also thought the bombs would be cool against the percussion in that segment, which is also echoed with the gigantic laser dueling from G-Darius near the end. There are also a few points of the song where the singer references a vague romantic interest, so I put in the princess from XEXEX in both of these scenes. I also really dig those parts where the screen puts up something like "STAGE 1 BEGIN" with flickering letters, so I used a similar scene from Final Soldier. I actually had to triple the speed for that one, because it skipped over those frames when I doubled the speed. Still looks cool though.
Most of the rest of the games were just kinda chosen randomly and happened to look cool. Due to issues with resolution, I had to skip any vertically-oriented shooters - it already looks funky enough with 256x224 NES footage next to 384x256 from various arcade boards. This meant almost no Cave shooters, which is unfortunate, because they would've worked really well with it. Still, in the end, I prefer horizontal shooters anyway. I also stuck with ones I could capture through emulators, because the quality is much better than anything captured through a video card.
You can grab high quality videos from Fileplanet or Megaupload.
Anyway, the full list of games, in order of appearance:
2. Wing Commander
3. Pulstar
4. Sol-Feace
5. Progear
6. Lords of Thunder
7. Blazing Star
8. Thunder Force IV / Lightening Force
9. Tengai / Sengoku Blade: Sengkou Ace Episode II
10. Recca Summer Carnival '92
11. Gradius II (Famicom)
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14. Thunderforce III
15. Bari Arm / Android Assault
16. Pulstar
17. Sexy Parodius
18. Darius Gaiden
19. Trouble Shooter 2 (Battlemania Daiginjou)
20. Gley Lancer
21. Axelay
22. Soukyugerentai / Terra Diver
23. Gunhed / Blazing Lazers
24. R-Type
25. Xexex
26. Final Soldier
27. Xexex
28. Air Zonk
29. Mars Matrix
30. Giga Wing
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Nonetheless, there's a surprising amount of wild Florida to be found here, and an equally interesting number of unique and easy-on-the-pocketbook lodging options. The theaters and galleries throughout the area are evidence of the money that abounds, but they are all quite accessible.
You can easily spend your days along the south Gulf coast without ever letting your toes emerge from the soft white sands of the many gorgeous and award-winning beaches, but just a few miles to the east is one of Florida's defining natural features, the Everglades, which provides as good a reason as any to get those sandy feet a little muddy.
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