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Superior Plus Corp. Provides Update on Review of Conversion Transaction and Settlement Related to Power Purchase Agreement With TransCanada
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Superior Plus Corp. Provides Update on Review of Conversion Transaction and Settlement Related to Power Purchase Agreement With TransCanada17:00 EDT Thursday, September 20, 2012CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Sept. 20, 2012) - Superior Plus Corp. (TSX:SPB)Since the beginning of 2010, the Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA") has requested information relating to Superior's conversion transaction which occurred on December 31, 2008 (the "Conversion") and Superior has responded to such requests and engaged in extensive discussions, including detailed settlement discussions, with representatives of the CRA. The CRA has now advised Superior that the CRA believes it does not have authority to settle the matter in this context. If the CRA does not change its current position, the CRA has advised Superior that it should expect that the matter will be directed back to the local tax office which is expected, in the normal course, to issue a proposal letter challenging the tax consequences of the Conversion. During the discussions, the CRA indicated that the general anti-avoidance rule of the Income Tax Act (Canada) is available to the CRA as a basis upon which to challenge the tax consequences of the Conversion. Based on these developments, unless the CRA subsequently determines it has the authority to settle this matter, Superior expects to receive a proposal letter and thereafter a notice of reassessment challenging the tax consequences of the Conversion. Superior remains confident in the appropriateness of its tax filing position and the expected tax consequences of the Conversion and intends to vigorously defend such position if and when a proposal letter or notice of reassessment is received from the CRA. Superior strongly believes that the general anti-avoidance rule does not apply to the Conversion and intends to file its future tax returns on a basis consistent with its view of the outcome of the Conversion.If Superior receives such a reassessment, in order to appeal it, Superior will be required to make a payment of 50% of the taxes the CRA claims are owed for such years. Based on Superior's 2009, 2010 and 2011 taxation years, that 50% amount is approximately $15 million. Superior would also be required to make a payment of 50% of the taxes the CRA claims are owed in any future tax year if the CRA issues a similar notice of reassessment for such years and Superior appeals it. If Superior is ultimately successful in defending its position, such payments plus applicable interest, will be refunded to Superior. If the CRA is successful, Superior will be required to pay the balance of the taxes claimed plus applicable interest and penalties. Superior's 2012 financial outlook as provided at the second quarter of 2012 of adjusted operating cash flow ("AOCF") per share of $1.45 to $1.80 per share is not currently impacted by the potential reassessment as any interim tax payments made by Superior will be recorded to the balance sheet and will not impact either AOCF or net earnings.Based on the midpoint of Superior's current 2012 financial outlook of AOCF per share of $1.63, if the tax pools from the Conversion were not available to Superior, the impact would be an increase to cash income taxes of approximately $0.20 per share. This equates to a calculated income tax rate of 12% based on the midpoint of Superior's 2012 financial outlook. Superior anticipates that the impact in 2013, if such tax pools were not available, would result in a calculated income tax rate similar to 2012. As previously stated, Superior intends to file its future income tax returns on a basis consistent with its view of the outcome of the Conversion.Luc Desjardins, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated "We remain highly confident with our position based on the due diligence performed before the transaction was completed and changes to the Income Tax Act subsequent to Superior completing its transaction. Superior will continue to remain focused on improving the day-to-day operations of our businesses to ensure the success of our business transformation project."Additionally, Superior is pleased to announce that it has received a payment of $15.8 million from TransCanada as a settlement in relation to Superior's Power Purchase Agreement ("PPA") with TransCanada due to the final arbitration settlement between TransCanada and TransAlta. A one-time gain of $12.5 million, representing the gross settlement net of certain settlement costs, will be recognized in the third quarter of 2012. Conference Call Superior will be conducting a conference call and webcast for investors, analysts, brokers and media representatives to discuss the contents of this press release at 3:45 p.m. MDT on September 20, 2012. A presentation to assist with the call has been posted on Superior's website at www.superiorplus.com. To participate in the call, dial: (866) 696-5910 and enter pass code 9069405 followed by the # key. An archived recording of the call will be available for replay until midnight, January 3, 2013. To access the recording, dial: (800) 408-3053 and enter pass code 5664915 followed by the # key. Internet users can listen to the call live, or as an archived call, on Superior's website at: www.superiorplus.com. About the Corporation Superior consists of three primary operating businesses: Energy Services includes the distribution of propane and distillates, providing fixed-price energy services, and supply portfolio management; Specialty Chemicals includes the manufacture and sale of specialty chemicals; and Construction Products Distribution includes the distribution of specialty construction products.Forward Looking Information Certain information included in this Press Release is forward-looking, within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Much of this information can be identified by looking for words such as "believe", "expects", "expected", "will", "intends", "projects", "anticipates", "estimates", "continues" or similar words. In particular, this press release includes forward looking information pertaining to expected AOCF per share, anticipated taxes, including expected tax consequences of the Conversion, the expected challenge by the CRA of the tax consequences of the Conversion, the expected timing and financial impact of such process, anticipated tax rates and an expected one-time settlement gain. Superior believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements should not be unduly relied upon.Forward-looking information is based on various assumptions. Those assumptions are based on information currently available to Superior, including information obtained from third party industry analysts and other third party sources concerning the historic performance of Superior's businesses, and such assumptions include anticipated financial performance, current business and economic trends, the amount of future dividends paid by Superior, business prospects, availability and utilization of tax basis, regulatory developments, currency, exchange and interest rates, trading data, cost estimates, Superior's ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms, historical Canadian tax case law and the other assumptions set forth under the "Outlook" sections contained in Superior's 2012 Second Quarter Management's Discussion and Analysis. Readers are cautioned that the preceding list of assumptions is not exhaustive. Forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance. By its very nature, forward-looking information involves inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, and risks that predictions, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking information will not be achieved. These risks include the risk that any challenge to the Conversion and the continuation or timing of any such process is outside Superior's control, litigation risk associated with a challenge by the CRA of the conversion transaction and the resulting availability or quantum of Superior's tax basis and additional risks relating to Superior's operational and financial performance which are outlined in Superior's 2012 Second Quarter Management's Discussion and Analysis and Superior's 2011 Annual Information Form both available on at www.sedar.com and from Superior's website at www.superiorplus.com. Such risks and uncertainties may cause Superior's or Superior Plus LP's actual performance and financial results in future periods to differ materially from any projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on this information as a number of important factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from the beliefs, plans, objectives, expectations and anticipations, estimates and intentions expressed in such forward-looking information.Forward looking information contained in this press release is made as of the date hereof and is subject to change. Superior assumes no obligation to revise or update forward looking information to reflect new circumstances, except as required by law. Forward-looking information is provided for the purposes of providing information about management's current expectations and plans about the future. Reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes, such as making investment decisions. The forward looking information contained in this press release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Wayne BinghamSuperior Plus Corp.Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer(403) 218-2951 or Toll Free: 1-866-490-PLUS (7587).(403) 218-2973 (FAX)firstname.lastname@example.com BachmanSuperior Plus Corp.Vice-President, Investor Relations and Treasurer(403) 218-2957 or Toll Free: 1-866-490-PLUS (7587).(403) 218-2973 (FAX)email@example.com


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Welcome to part 1 of a 3-part series on using the SSAS Connector with the new Power BI Preview. This information is as of Feb 2015 and is subject to change as the Power BI Preview evolves.
Part I: Overview of Using Analysis Services Data in the new Power BI Preview
Part II: What You Need to Set Up the SSAS Connector in the new Power BI Preview {coming very soon!}
Part III: Monitoring the SSAS Connector in the Power BI Preview {coming very soon!}
Overview of How the SSAS Connector Works
The functionality to access SSAS data directly via the Power BI Preview works by using EffectiveUserName in the connection string. The method of using EffectiveUserName in an expression-based connection string has been around a long time as one alternative to configuring Kerberos delegation for implementing security in a BI environment.
Below is a representation of what's happening: the SSAS Connector sits in the middle as a proxy. The user query to the SSAS tabular database is issued as the Administrator (as configured by the SSAS Connector), but with an EffectiveUserName of the person who is running the report (i.e., issuing the query).
Note: In the diagrams, I show two machines in the domain; this could be one if you prefer to install the SSAS Connector directly on the SSAS server. More on that in the next part of this series.
What Happens When a Dashboard is Shared?
With EffectiveUserName we see that role-based security settings are honored based on the user running the report - that's great, and as expected, for the user who created the report in the first place (i.e., the report or dashboard owner). How about if User A shares a dashboard with User B and these two users do *not* have the same security settings specified in the SSAS roles?
Unfortunately, at this point in the Power BI Preview, it will be User A's security settings (i.e., the owner of the dashboard that was shared) that will be inherited by User B. Put another way, anyone User A shares with will see User A's data. This is obviously not ideal if the users are not typically permitted to see the exact same thing. At some point in the (hopefully near) future we need for User B (the recipient of the share) to be who is passed in the EffectiveUserName. Until a recipient of a shared dashboard becomes the EffectiveUserName, the recommendation has to be not to share dashboards that use SSAS under the covers unless you know row-level security isn't a factor (i.e., if you're using SSAS due to higher data volumes or more frequent refreshes or some other reason besides role-based security).
Advantages of Using the SSAS Connector
- No need to store redundant set of data inside of a Power Pivot workbook. This keeps the data more secure & reduces risk of error.
- Because there's no need to store redundant data, there's also no need to set up a separate data refresh schedule in Power BI. The data is as fresh as the scheduling for the underlying SSAS Tabular model.
- The reports and the data are now truly separated. This is huge! It enables delivery of multiple reports, to multiple users, using the same source data. This wasn't previously possible without multiple Power Pivot models (which introduces more data redundancy and risk of misalignment between the multiple Power Pivot models). **Note this won't really be possible until the issue with the EffectiveUserName for shared dashboards gets resolved.**
- Honors row-level security specified inside of SSAS. **For the original report author.
- There are currently no documented restrictions on whether it's operating in the in-memory (stored in SSAS) mode or direct query mode. This means you should be able to use a tabular model to access a SQL Server relational database or even APS in direct query mode, if desired. (Though you do want to aggregate and summarize the data whenever possible so as not to try to pull back a ton of data volume.)
Disadvantages of Using the SSAS Connector
- As discussed above, the EffectiveUserName issue for shared dashboards.
- Currently the SSAS Connector only supports Tabular Models, but Microsoft has publicly stated that support for Multidimensional is coming.
- Q&A functionality is not yet available in Power BI when SSAS is the data source.
- If Power Query was used in an Excel workbook that's being upgraded to an SSAS Tabular model, the components written in Power Query must be done a different way (such as SSIS for instance). Currently there's not a migration path for Power Query to SSIS, nor does Power Query integrate with SSAS. A Power Pivot workbook with its data going straight into Power Pivot (without Power Query) is eligible for upgrade.
- Currently there's no scale-out method documented for the SSAS Connector like there is with the Data Management Gateway.
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text: Decision, Operations and Information Technologies The Robert H. Smith School of Business University of Maryland BMGT 808U, Spring 2008 Doctoral Seminar in Information Systems Research Instructor: Anand Gopal 4307 Van Munching Hall 301-405-9681 email@example.com Class Meets: Wed, 10:00 – 12:30 Location: 4440 VMH COURSE OBJECTIVES This is a seminar on information systems research and will cover theories and papers that are becoming central to the IS field. While the bulk of the readings in the course are motivated by IS-specific issues, they are often found in journals that are not IS – this is intentional and is meant to introduce a sense of being a "business scholar" in you rather than an IS scholar. A primary goal of doctoral seminars is to introduce the student to the process of becoming a consumer of research papers as well as to understand how to produce (and publish) research. To that extent, your complete participation in all aspects of the course is required. While it is always hard to clearly compartmentalize existing research into neat topics, I have tried to divide the readings in this class by theories. In each "bucket", you will find the seminar readings for that theoretical paradigm along with 2-3 papers that validate test that paradigm empirically. The focus is on understanding the theoretical underpinnings first and then understand how these are tested using data. Note that the readings provided are a representative sampling of the existing research in an area – you are welcome to do a "deep dive" into these topics if you would like. Since this is not your first doctoral seminar, I will not go into detail on the mechanics of the reading, evaluating, judging and reviewing process for assigned research papers. More on this in person. TEXTS AND READINGS The readings for the course are composed of research papers and some book chapters. You are responsible for locating and reading the research papers – most of them are available online. In some cases, I will photocopy relevant chapters from textbooks if required. The one book that I recommend you buy for the course is an excellent (and accessible) introduction to contract theory, listed below. An Introduction to the Economics of Information: Incentives and Contracts by Ines Macho-Stadler, J. David Perez-Castrillo, and Richard Watt (Paperback - April 20, 2001) The readings for the class may also change as and when new information is revealed (to me and to you). I will however do my best to give you some advance notice of the changes. COURSE ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING There are three components to your grade in this class. 1. Research Proposal: at the end of the semester, you are required to turn in a research proposal and/or paper that represent original, insightful and potentially publishable work. The proposal will be a complete piece of work with theory, model, literature review, proposed (or completed) data collection and a discussion of how it adds to current knowledge in the field. An interim working proposal will be due in the middle of the semester. You will also present your paper at the end of the semester. 40% 2. Class participation and lead discussion role in assigned papers. 30% 3. "Hail-Mary" Paper: I have often noticed that doctoral students tend to be very conservative in choosing research topics – understandably, risk aversion suggests that you stick to existing topics and extend these models incrementally rather than look for risky but potentially high-payoff topics with little or no prior work. Therefore, witness the nth additional paper on TAM, the n+1th paper on innovation diffusion and the n+2th paper on business value of IT. While these papers are no doubt important, as a doctoral student, you are in the best position to take risks and venture out into hitherto uncharted territory. This assignment is to force you to do so. You will prepare a short paper (~20 pages) outlining a research idea, model or analysis on a topic that has less than 5 prior references1. Cross-disciplinary ideas are welcome, as are ideas using new and possible novel methodologies. I will evaluate this paper on novelty and riskiness rather than on the traditional factors of rigor, theoretical coherence and statistical defensibility. This paper is due end of the semester though you're welcome to talk to me about this anytime. 30% CLASS DISCUSSION LEADERSHIP A key aspect of preparing for an academic career is the ability to lead and direct an academic discussion. Each student will adopt ownership of one paper in each session and lead the class discussion through the relevant aspects of the paper. You are also required to read and understand the other papers in the session. Students in class: Shun, Yixin, Oliver, Jiban and Dobin 1 If you want a great example of this, read John Nash's seminal papers on games (Econometrica, 1950). Session-wise Readings Introduction. Session 1, 30th January Starbuck, W.H. 2005. "How Much Better Are the Most-Prestigious Journals? The Statistics of Academic Publication", Organization Science. Vol. 16, Iss. 2; pg. 180-203 Glick, W.H., Miller, C.C. and Cardinal, L.B. 2007. "Making a Life in the Field of Organization Science", Journal of Organizational Behavior. In Press Tushman, M. and O'Reilly, C. 2007. "Research and Relevance: Implications for Pasteur's Quadrant for Doctoral Programs and Faculty Development", Academy of Management Journal. Vol. 50, 4. Pp. 769-774 Software Development, Cost Estimation and Economies of Scale, Session 2, 6th February Jorgensen, M. and Shepperd, M. 2007. "A Systematic Review of Software Development Cost Estimation Studies", IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. Vol. 33, 1. Pp. 33-55. Shun J.E. Matson, B.E. Barrett, and J.M. Mellichamp, 1994. "Software Development Cost Estimation Using Function Points," IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. Vol. 20. Pp. 275-287. Dobin Banker, R.D. and Slaughter, S.A. 1997. "A Field Study of Scale Economies in Software Maintenance", Management Science. Vol. 43, 12. Pp. 1709-1726. Jiban Mukhopadhyay, T., Vicinanza, S. and Prietula, M. 1992. "Examining the Feasibility of a Case- based Reasoning Model for Software Effort Estimation," MIS Quarterly, Vol. 16, 2. Pp. 155-171. Yixin Maxwell, K., Van Wassenhove, L. and Dutta, S. 1999. "Performance evaluation of general and company specific models in software development effort estimation", Management Science. Vol. 45, 6. Pp. 787-805. Oliver Software Development Performance – Quality, Productivity, Cycle Time, Session 3, 13th February Kekre, S., Krishnan, M.S. and Srinivasan, K. 1995. "Drivers of Customer Satisfaction for Software Products: Implications for Design and Service Support", Management Science. Vol. 41, 9. Pp. 1456-1470. Dobin Guinan, P.J., Cooprider, J.G. and Faraj, S. 1998. "Enabling Software Development Team Performance During Requirements Definition: A Behavioral versus Technical Approach", Information Systems Research. Vol. 9, 2. Pp. 101-125. Yixin Krishnan, M. S., C. H. Kriebel, S. Kekre, T. Mukhopadhyay. 2000. "An Empirical Analysis of Productivity and Quality in Software Products", Management Science. Vol. 46, 6. Pp. 745-759. Oliver Ravichandran, T. and Rai, A. 2000. "Quality management in systems development: An organizational system perspective", MIS Quarterly, Vol.24, 3. Pp 381-415. Shun Slaughter, S.A., Levina, L., Balasubramaniam, R., Preis-Heje, J. and Baskerville, R. 2006. "Aligning Software Processes With Strategy", MIS Quarterly. Vol. 30, 4. Pp. 891-918. Jiban Organizational Control, Session 4, 20th February Ouchi, W.G. "A conceptual framework for the design of organizational control mechanisms," Management Science (25:9), 1979, pp. 833-848. Jiban Eisenhardt, K.M. "Control: Organization and Economic Approaches," Management Science (31: 2), 1985, pp. 134-149. Yixin Henderson, J.C., and Lee, S. "Managing IS design teams: A control theories perspective," Management Science (38: 6), 1992, pp. 757-777. Shun Choudhury, V. and Sabherwal, R. "Portfolios of Control in Outsourced Software Development Projects", Information Systems Research (14:3), 2003, pp. 291-314. Dobin Kirsch, L.J., Sambamurthy, V., Ko, D-G., Purvis, R.L. "Controlling Information Systems Development Projects: The View from the Client," Information Systems Research (48: 4), 2002, pp. 484 –498. Oliver Optional Kirsch, L.J. "Portfolios of control modes and IS project management," Information Systems Research (8: 3), 1997, pp. 215-239. Kirsch, L.J. "The Management of Complex Tasks in Organizations: Controlling The Systems Development Process," Organization Science (7:1), 1996, pp. 1-21. Coordination Theory, Session 5, 27th February Van de Ven, A. H., L. A. Delbecq, and R. J. Koenig. 1976. "Determinants of coordination modes within organizations", American Sociological Review. Vol. 41. Pp. 322-338. Dobin Malone, T.W., and Crowston, K. 1994. "The Interdisciplinary Study of Coordination", Computing Surveys. Vol. 26, 1. Pp 87-119. Oliver Faraj, S., and Sproull, L. "Coordinating expertise in software development teams,". 2000. Management Science. Vol. 46, 12. Pp. 1554-1568. Yixin Nidomolu, S. 1995. "The Effect of Coordination and Uncertainty on Software Project Performance: Residual Performance Risk as an Intervening Variable," Information Systems Research. Vol. 6, 3. Pp 191-219. Jiban Espinosa, J.A., Slaughter, S.A., Kraut, R.E. and Herbsleb, J.D. 2007. "Familiarity, Complexity, and Team Performance in Geographically Distributed Software Development", Organization Science. Vol. 18, 4. Pp. 613-634. Shun Optional Kraut, R.E., and Streeter, L.A. "Coordination in software development," Communications of the ACM (38:3) 1995, pp 69-81. Herbsleb, J.D.a.M., A. "An Empirical Study of Speed and Communication in Globally Distributed Software Development," IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (29:6) 2003, pp 481-494. Transaction Cost Theory, Session 6, 5th March Williamson, O.E. 1979. "Transaction-Cost Economics: The Governance of Contractual Relations". Journal of Law and Economics. Vol. 22, 2. Pp. 233 - 261. Shun Ghosal, S., and Morgan, P. 1996. "Bad for Practice: A Critique of Transaction Cost Theory," Academy of Management Review, Vol. 21, pp. 13-47. Jiban Ang, S. and Straub, D. 1998, "Production and Transaction Economies and IS Outsourcing: A Study of the U.S. Banking Industry," MIS Quarterly, Vol. 22, 4, pp. 535-552. Oliver Zaheer, A. and Venkatraman, N. 1994. "Determinants of Electronic Integration in the Insurance Industry: An Empirical Test". Management Science. Vol. 40, 5. pp. 549 - 565. Yixin Clemons, E.K., Reddi, S.P. and Row, M.C. 1993. "The Impact of Information Technology on the Organization of Economic Activity: The "Move to the Middle" Hypothesis". Journal of Management Information Systems. Vol. 10, 2. pp. 9 - 35. Dobin Malone, T.W., Yates, J. and Benjamin, R.I. 1987. "Electronic Markets and Electronic Hierarchies". Communications of the ACM, Vol. 30. pp. 484 - 497. Behavioral Agency Theory, Session 7, 12th March Eisenhardt, K. 1989. "Agency Theory: An Assessment and Review," The Academy of Management Review, Vol. 14, 1, pp. 57-76. Yixin Oh, W., Gallivan, M., and Kim, J., 2006, "The Market's Perception of the Transactional Risks of Information Technology Outsourcing Announcements," Journal of Management Information Systems, Vol. 22, 4, pp. 271-303. Dobin Roth, K. and O'Donnell, S. 1996. "Foreign Subsidiary Compensation Strategy: An Agency Theory Perspective". Academy of Management Journal. Vol. 39, 3. Pp. 678-703. Jiban Umanath, N.S., Ray, M.R. and Campbell, T.L. 1993. "The Impact of Perceived Environmental Uncertainty and Perceived Agent Effectiveness on the Composition of Compensation Contracts". Management Science. Vol. 39, 1. Pp. 32-45. Oliver Spring Break, 19th March, No class Contract Theory, Session 8, 26th March Macho-Stadler and Perez-Castrillo - Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 Allen, D. and Lueck, D. 1992. "Contract Choice in Modern Agriculture: Cash-Rent versus Cropshare". Journal of Law and Economics. Vol. 35, 2. Pp. 397-426. Yixin Crocker, K.J. and Reynolds, K.J. 1993. "The Efficiency of Incomplete Contracts: An Empirical Analysis of Air Force Engine Procurement". Rand Journal of Economics. 24, 2. Pp.126-147. Dobin Banerjee, A.V. and Duflo, E. 2000. "Reputation Effects and the Limits of Contracting: A Study of the Indian Software Industry". Quarterly Journal of Economics. Vol. 115(3). Pp. 989-1017. Jiban Kalnins, A. and Mayer, K.J. 2004. "Relationships and Hybrid Contracts: An Analysis of Contract Choice in Information Technology". Journal of Law, Economics and Organization. Vol. 20, 1. Pp. 207-229. Oliver Gopal, A. and Sivaramakrishnan, K. 2008. "On Selecting Appropriate Contract Types for Offshore Software Projects: The Case of Fixed Price versus Time and Materials Contracts", Forthcoming, Information Systems Research. 2008. Shun Institutional Theory, Session 9, 2nd April DiMaggio, P.J. and Powell, W.W. 1983. "The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields". American Sociological Review, Vol.48, Pp.147-160. Yixin Meyer, J.W. and Rowan, B. 1983, "Institutionalized Organizations: Formal Structure as Myth and Ceremony". American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 83, 2, Pp. 340-363. Dobin Ang, S. and Cummings, L.L. 1997. "Strategic Responses to Institutional Influences on Information Systems Outsourcing", Organization Science, Vol. 8, 3. Pp. 235-256.Oliver Eisenhardt, K.M. 1988. "Agency and Institutional Theory Explanations: The Case of Retail Sales Compensation". Academy of Management Journal. Vol. 31, 3. Pp. 488-511. Shun Teo, H.H., Wei, K.K., and Benbasat, I. 2003. "Predicting Intention to Adopt Interorganizational Linkages: An Institutional Perspective". MIS Quarterly. Vol. 27, 1. Pp. 1-31. Jiban Relational Exchange Theory, Session 10, 9th April Ring, P.S. and Van de Ven, A.H. 1992. "Structuring Co-operative Relationships between Organizations", Strategic Management Journal. Vol. 13. Pp. 483-498. Oliver Poppo, L. and Zenger, T. 2002. "Do formal contracts and relational governance function as substitutes or complements?", Strategic Management Journal. Vol. 23. 8. Pp. 707. Shun Zaheer A, Venkatraman N. 1995. Relational governance as an interorganizational strategy: an empirical test of the role of trust in economic exchange. Strategic Management Journal 16(5): 373-392. Dobin Artz, K.W. and Brush, T.H. 2000. "Asset specificity, uncertainty and relational norms: An examination of coordination costs in collaborative strategic alliances", Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. Vol. 41, 4; pp. 337. Yixin Crocker, K.J. and Masten, S.E. 1991. "Pretia Ex Machina? Prices and Process in Long-Term Contracts", Journal of Law and Economics. Vol. 34, 1. Pp. 69-100. Jiban Signaling Theory, Session 11, 16th April Macho-Stadler and Perez-Castrillo - Chapter 5 King, A.A., Lenox, M.J and Terlaak, A. 2005. "The Strategic Use of Decentralized Institutions: Exploring Certification with the ISO 14001 Management Standard". 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The Gamo Silent Stalker is fairly quiet, yes.
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i want to buy a pellet rifle but all the reviews i read from most rifles
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I am from Spain where Gamo makes the rifles and yes I also had problems
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centimetres in distance to the other. Can any one tell me why is this?
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A very good review. I know its a new rifle but how long, or how many shots,
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This chapter provides details of the pre-requisites for using the RiftSaw BPEL project, and how to install the engine into a JBossAS environment.
The examples distributed with RiftSaw are split into two categories, quickstarts that are pure BPEL that can run directly in the JBossAS server, and ESB based examples that require JBossESB. If you only want to use the pure BPEL examples, then JBossESB will not be required.
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Unpack the JBossESB installation into a location alongside the JBossAS installation. Then follow the instructions in the JBossESB installation (install/readme.txt), to deploy JBossESB into the JBossAS environment.
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Unpack the RiftSaw distribution into a location alongside the JBossAS installation.
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ant deploy -Ddatabase=... -Dws.stack=... -Dws.version=...
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Please note that RiftSaw should not be deployed while JBoss AS is running.
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To de-install the RiftSaw distribution,
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ant undeploy -Ddatabase=....
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folder and remove it manually.
The following "in-memory" databases are available. If just evaluating the capabilities of RiftSaw, it is recommended that one of these options is used to reduce the time taken to get RiftSaw up and running.
Other databases available, that require further configuration details, include:
The configuration properties for these database options can be found in the
folder. These properties need to be
specified before executing the ant deploy -Ddatabase=...
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ant deploy -Ddatabase=... -Dws.stack=... -Dws.version=... -Dorg_jboss_as_config=...
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Loading... The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern… (original 2001; edition 2001)by Simon Winchester, Soun Vannithone (Illustrator)
Work detailsThe Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology by Simon Winchester (Author) (2001)
Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Enjoyable account of the cruelly neglected, even insulted, pioneer of geology. Winchester also enjoys his own exploration of the geological features he explores. i never knew oolite could be so delightful. The sense of a hidden world (the strata beneath) and the oppressive society of early 19th C England are well portrayed. And the poor lonely man with his mad, possibly nymphomaniac wife - and despite the book, he's still an unknown. and yet people like faraday and Davy (who he brushes elbows with) were also sons of soil and toil who won recognition and are even now household names. Is Winchester overstating his case? My contextual knowledge of the history of geoscience is not up to judging that It was a very enjoyable and easy read. There are parts scattered throughout the book where the author tends to ramble and wander onto tangents. The book would have been stronger and tighter if the author had stayed on topic. The line drawings peppered through the book add a nice bit of visual detail but I would have liked to have seen even more of them used. I really enjoyed this little book about the ups and downs of the life of British geoloogist William Smith. He invented stratigraphy, and his genius was not rewarded until later in life. At times Mr. Winchester's portrayal of William Smith became a little boring, but at other times the writing was fluid and robust. If you like history and biographies this is a terrific book to read. I liked it, so will you. Can you say "ax to grind"? Winchester repeats several mantras in the first few chapters ad nauseum. His anti-religious spin finally got to be too much. It wasn't worth my time. It appears that the story is just not well documented enough for his oh-so-thorough treatment. The author does a creditable job of creating an entertaining read, given the dearth of historical records and William Smith's largely unexceptional life. Alas (at least for narrative purposes), Smith wasn't one of those fascinating dilitantes of the 18th/19th century who managed to dabble in science, arts, literature, politics, and philosophy, all while managing an extravagent estate. Smith was obsessed with just one thing - geology/paleontology - but what he did, he did exceptionally well. His geologic map of the U.K. - the first geological map ever endeavored, remarkable accurate for its time - may not have changed the world on its own, but his theories on stratographic deposition - especially when combined with Darwin's insights into natural selection - definitely contributed to a continental shift (pun intended) in how future generations came to regard natural science. Up until Smith's work at the beginning of the 19th century, it appears no one had bothered to question why the Earth beneath our feet seemed to be layed down in layers, why some of those layers contained coal while others didn't, nor why some of those layers seemed to contain fossils of sea life even though they were located far inland. Primarily this is because, at that time, people were busier trying (with uneven success) to fit observed facts into the Biblical account of Earth's genesis rather than visa versa. Smith's work as a coal miner and drainage engineer placed him in the ideal position - geographically and historically - to start piecing together the puzzle that laid the foundation for a more scientific approach to geological time and Earth's origins. All was not science and glory for Mr. Smith, however - partly due to the jealousy of rivals, partly due to bad luck, partly due - even the author admits - to Smith's own deficits. The man was an poor communicator, vain, spendthrift, and a terrible procrastinator, who also appears to have married unwisely and to have made a series of inexplicably reckless decisions that eventually led to disgrace and bankrupcy. Never fear - the story has a happy ending! Towards the end of his life Smith's reputation was salvaged and today the "Father of English Geology" occupies his rightful place in the pantheon of geology gods. I agree that the story is a thin one, made even thinner by the fact that Smith appears to have been an inconsistent, unreliable journalist and there's a dearth of 3rd person accounts to corroborate or enrich Smith's sparse narrative. For instance, I'm still not sure whether his fascination with geology was merely the result of intellectual curiosity or more of an obsession/compulsion; I'm not clear whether he was socially adept or a social disaster(different anecdotes seem to come down on different sides); it's not clear to what extent Smith reconciled (or failed to reconcile) his findings with extant beliefs re. Earth's history; and Winchester's such a Smith fanboy that I can't shake the feeling he may have omitted information/analysis that would have shed a less favorable light on our reticent protagonist. Having said that, I give Winchester props for making this story of geological exploration broad, engaging and accessible. If the author's portrait of Smith isn't quite complete, at least I gained interesting insights into British history, the geology of the U.K., the state of scientific discovery in the late 1700s/early 1800s, and debtor's prisons. His descriptions of geological phenomenon are simple and lucid (though a few more charts/graphs might have been useful). And if Winchester's heavy use of foreshadowing does sometimes confuse the chronology, at least it keeps you turning pages right up until the end. Perhaps not a great book, but I definitely don't regret the time I spent in Mr. Smith's company, and hope one day to be able to visit his great map at the headquarters of the Geological Society in London on the strength of this amiable tale.
Smith was ultimately successful because his ideas were immediately useful, and his map was beautiful as well as reasonably accurate for its era. It taught us to begin to look beneath the surface and see the history of our planet. The publisher of ''The Map That Changed the World'' pays tribute to Smith in the ingenious dust jacket of this book, which unfolds to form a striking reproduction of Smith's map. True, the reader must put aside a familiarity with Smith's discoveries, which have long since become textbook information, and travel back in time to the days when the earth was literally terra incognita. But for those willing to suspend previous knowledge and great expectations, Mr. Winchester tries hard to make this story worth the trip. The genre of scientific biography has gone rather stale over the last year or so, but Winchester's book may well prompt a revival. Listening is akin to hearing an articulate scientist reading a paper to a lay audience. It's an authoritative delivery and an enjoyable experience.
References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in English (10)Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0060931809, Paperback)Once upon a time there lived a man who discovered the secrets of the earth. He traveled far and wide, learning about the world below the surface. After years of toil, he created a great map of the underworld and expected to live happily ever after. But did he? Simon Winchester (The Professor and the Madman) tells the fossil-friendly fairy tale life of William Smith in The Map That Changed the World.Born to humble parents, Smith was also a child of the Industrial Revolution (the year of his birth, 1769, also saw Josiah Wedgwood open his great factory, Etruria, Richard Arkwright create his first water-powered cotton-spinning frame, and James Watt receive the patent for the first condensing steam engine). While working as surveyor in a coal mine, Smith noticed the abrupt changes in the layers of rock as he was lowered into the depths. He came to understand that the different layers--in part as revealed by the fossils they contained--always appeared in the same order, no matter where they were found. He also realized that geology required a three-dimensional approach. Smith spent the next 20 some years traveling throughout Britain, observing the land, gathering data, and chattering away about his theories to those he met along the way, thus acquiring the nickname "Strata Smith." In 1815 he published his masterpiece: an 8.5- by 6-foot, hand-tinted map revealing "A Delineation of the Strata of England and Wales." Despite this triumph, Smith's road remained more rocky than smooth. Snubbed by the gentlemanly Geological Society, Smith complained that "the theory of geology is in the possession of one class of men, the practice in another." Indeed, some members of the society went further than mere ostracism--they stole Smith's work. These cartographic plagiarists produced their own map, remarkably similar to Smith's, in 1819. Meanwhile the chronically cash-strapped Smith had been forced to sell his prized fossil collection and was eventually consigned to debtor's prison. In the end, the villains are foiled, our hero restored, and science triumphs. Winchester clearly relishes his happy ending, and his honey-tinged prose ("that most attractively lovable losterlike Paleozoic arthropod known as the trilobite") injects a lot of life into what seems, on the surface, a rather dry tale. Like Smith, however, Winchester delves into the strata beneath the surface and reveals a remarkable world. --Sunny Delaney (retrieved from Amazon Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:49:23 -0400) Smith, a canal digger, spent twenty years working on the first geological map of the British Isles which he published in 1815. (summary from another edition) |
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Inge Margaret (Margot) Fischman
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Salt Lake, UT-"She was such a great lady-so fiercely independent."
Inge Margaret (Margot) Fischman, 93, passed away on February 28, 2013, of natural causes. She was born in London, England, Feb. 9, 1920, to Vera Carlisle and Keith Bon. As a young child, Margot lived with her family in Singapore on a rubber plantation. At the tender age of six, Margot moved to Australia, home of her paternal grandparents. She attended boarding school and learned hard lessons about loneliness, where she began to develop the feisty independence that came to define her. While growing up she loved playing the piano and saved her "pin" money for sheet music. One of her fond memories was of her chums dancing while she played.
In Melbourne during World War II, Margot participated in the war effort, as a secretary in an airplane-parts warehouse. She met and married the love of her life, Seymour Fischman, an American soldier from Brooklyn, New York. At war's end they reunited in New York City after she endured 30 days of seasickness and uncomfortable accommodations on a military "bride ship." As a war bride, she traveled with numerous other military wives and remained life-long friends with many. She and Seymour eventually moved to Hartsdale, New York, where they raised two daughters: Ingrid and Louise.
She enthusiastically embraced life in New York, fully enjoying its offerings. Seymour and Margot became members of a film club that previewed movies and included discussions with directors. As her interest in and knowledge of antiques developed, she became a collector. Margot was an excellent seamstress and was also skilled in knitting, crochet, and needlepoint. An avid tennis player, she enjoyed the sport well into her 60s. She and Seymour created a gorgeous garden and enjoyed working in it together. The consummate "English gardener," she continued to grow profuse and glorious flower gardens wherever she lived.
Margot appreciated art and beauty in all their forms and enjoyed making paintings of places she lived in or traveled to. Her aesthetic sensitivity was reflected in the beauty and uniqueness inside and outside each of her homes.
After Seymour's death in 1984, Margot took every one of the literature classes offered by SUNY at Purchase. She was an avid reader and was instrumental in founding one of the oldest continuing book groups in New York. Margot continued to pursue her literary interests after she moved to Salt Lake City in 1999.
Here, in Utah, she appreciated the magnificent mountains and all the new people she met. Margot loved a good conversation, and this enabled her to make friends wherever she went. She was a wonderful storyteller. We loved hearing her talk about her life.
With her love and affinity for animals, she was a generous donor to animal protection groups. She lit up whenever Guthrie, Louise's family dog, came to visit. He was a particularly special friend as was her sweet cat, Rose.
She was a gracious host and loved being with her family and friends until the end of her life. She hosted memorable Christmas dinners and especially was proud of her traditional British trifle.
Margot is survived by daughters Ingrid Dwyer (Robert) and Louise Fischman (Wayne L. Geary); granddaughters Maya, Greta and Michelle; great-granddaughter, Jordyn; and several nieces and nephews. Her sister Doris Yarham of Norfolk, England predeceased her.
The family gives special thanks to her dear friend, Doris Bias; Margot's gifted caregiver, Cindee McKnight; Debbie and Dani of Brighton Home Health and Hospice; the staff at Emeritus, especially Bonnie.
Mom, we love you and we will miss you.
"I won't say, 'Don't do anything I wouldn't do.' I say, 'Go for it!'"
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 10, at 2:00 p.m., Garner Funeral Home, 1001 11th Ave., Salt Lake City. Condolences may be sent to
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Dwight Howard 10-16 FG | 7-10 FT | 2 BLK | 8 REB | 27 PTS | +5 It's more than obvious at this point that Howard lives to play against Roy Hibbert whenever the Magic play the Indiana Pacers. Orlando ran 4-out/1-in offensive sets throughout the game for Howard and he feasted. Perhaps the most impressive thing about his performance was the fluidity by which played on offense. He looked a lot like the 2010-2011 version out there on offense. |
Jason Richardson 7-16 FG | 3-7 3P | 5 AST | 6 REB | 17 PTS | +11 Richardson's best sequence came early in the third quarter. He dribble penetrated into the lane and dished it to Howard for a dunk, which produced an and-one for the big fella. On the next possession, Richardson made a corner three in transition. On the next possession after that, he made a mid-range fadeaway jumper in a screen-and-curl. Shortly thereafter, same play, same result. |
Ryan Anderson 3-6 FG | 5-5 FT | 1 AST | 7 REB | 12 PTS | +13 Anderson had a quiet game for his standards. In some ways, he got outplayed when matched up against Tyler Hansbrough. Hansbrough brought a lot of energy to the table and Anderson struggled to deal with that at times, primarily early in the fourth quarter. But Anderson got the last laugh, as he made four clutch free-throws at the end of the game that sealed the deal for the Magic. |
Hedo Turkoglu 2-11 FG | 5-7 FT | 4 AST | 10 REB | 9 PTS | +13 Turkoglu had one of the strangest games he's ever had since playing for Orlando, which is saying something because he's been with the franchise for quite a while now. Turkoglu didn't shoot the basketball well at all, he turned the ball over way too much, and he committed a silly technical foul at the end of the game that could have nearly cost the Magic. |
Indiana Pacers
No one for the Pacers, outside of Hansbrough and Lou Amundson, played particularly well. It's no coincidence that when Hansbrough and Amundson were in the game together, Indiana was able to cut their deficit from 10 points late in the third quarter to as close as one point midway in the fourth quarter. That momentum seemed to die, though, when Hibbert and David West reentered the game. |
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The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Walkthrough :
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Walkthrough - FAQ/Walkthrough__________ T H E L E G E N D O F /\ \ _________ ____ _________ _________ \ \_____ \ /\ ____\/\ \ /\ __ \ /\ ___ \ \/_____/ / \ \ \___/\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ / / \ \ \___ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \__\ \ / /_____ \ \ __\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ___ \ /\ \ \ \ \_/__\ \ \____\ \ \__/ /\ \ \_/\ \ \ \_________\ \ \_______\\ \________\ \______/ \ \__\\ \__\ \/_________/ \/_______/ \/________/\/_____/ \/__/ \/__/ -= T H E M I N I S H C A P =- The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA) FAQ/Walkthrough v1.1 by Michael Gonzalez (Coffee) May 6, 2008 ,----------------------------------------------------------------------. | FAQ/Walkthrough || Version 1.1 || May 6, 2008 | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | by Michael Gonzalez (Coffee) | | http://mpgonz.blogspot.com/ | `----------------------------------------------------------------------' Contents: [1] INTRODUCTION [2] CONTROLS [3] WALKTHROUGH - Prologue - Earth Element - Fire Element - Ocarina of Wind - Water Element - Wind Element - Dark Hyrule Castle - The Ending [4] PIECES OF HEART [5] KINSTONE FUSIONS [6] FIGURINES [7] SWORD TECHNIQUES [8] SWORDSMAN NEWSLETTERS [9] PICOLYTE [10] SOUND TEST [11] GAME CREDITS [12] CREDITS & INFO NOTE: You can navigate quickly to a section of this document by using the search function (Ctrl+F) and querying an entry from the table of contents. For example, "[3] WALKTHROUGH". v1.1 (05/06/2008): - Totally revamped Kinstone fusions section - All new Picolyte section v1.0 (04/30/2008): - First released version ,----------------------------------------------------------------------. | [1] INTRODUCTION | `----------------------------------------------------------------------' - The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap - It has been a good long three years since I wrote a FAQ, and I've forgotten how time consuming-- and hopefully rewarding-- it all can be. Much to my surprise, this has turned out to be, by a sizable margin, the largest FAQ I have made so far. Even larger than Ocarina of Time. It's a pleasant reminder that big things can come in tiny Game Boy Advance cart-sized packages. Minish Cap is woefully overlooked. Had it been released at the prime of the Game Boy Advance's lifecycle, and maybe if it had more of the classic Zelda story involving Gannondorf, then it would very probably be regarded as one of the most satisfying and well-rounded games in the series, on level with A Link to the Past. It's partly out of a desire to give this game its due recognition that I've dedicated my time and efforts into documenting all there is to know about it. Okay, yes, mostly it's just because I have a ton of free time. This is my fifteenth FAQ contributed to the internet, and sixth for a Zelda game. I hope this document is of use to someone out there. A friend told me, while I was in the process of making this document, that I was the only person in the world left still playing Minish Cap. By coming to this guide for help you have proven that that is not the case. ,----------------------------------------------------------------------. | [2] CONTROLS | `----------------------------------------------------------------------' The controls for this game are pretty much the standard Zelda fare, with context buttons and buttons you can assign items to... Very common sense, not worth making a section of this guide to explain them. So why did I make this section anyway? Hmm... Control Pad - Move your character in eight directions. - Navigate the cursor in menus. A button - Use the inventory item assigned to this button in the start menu. - Talk to people. - Make selections in menus, B button - Use the inventory item assigned to this button in the start menu. - Scroll through dialogue text faster. R button - The context button. The icon at the upper right of the screen tells you what this button does, and it changes depending on the situation. It can be used to roll, pull, speak, etc. L button - Fuse Kinstones with characters who are willing to. - In the start button menu, switch between sub-screens. Start - Pause game and view the start menu. - And, naturally, to return to gameplay when paused. Select - Hear some wisdom from Ezlo ,----------------------------------------------------------------------. | [3] WALKTHROUGH | `----------------------------------------------------------------------' Notes on using this walkthrough: -------------------------------- - A fundamental decision for a FAQ writer is whether to include non-essential quests in a walkthrough. Some readers may just want to do what needs to be done, while others want to do everything. I've attempted to strike a balance... as much as possible, unessential side-quests (Pieces of Heart, optional items, ability upgrades, etc.) are grouped and clearly marked under "Optional stuff" headings, unless they are not at all out of the way of the main quest. - In my previous Zelda FAQs I placed bosses in a separate section from the walkthrough. This time the bosses are integrated into the walkthrough. It just makes more sense that way. - I'm going to flesh out the story scenes and make no attempt to avoid spoilers, though personally I do not think there are any story plot points that I would consider spoilers. - North is up, south is down, east is right, west is left. I generally use cardinal directions to avoid ambiguity when it's possible to go "up" or "down" stairs. - It is not possible, under any circumstances, to accidentally do the wrong thing and get yourself permanently "stuck" in the game in a way that leaves you no choice but to restart the game from the beginning. This is a common and reasonable question, and I assure you the answer is no. Nintendo has all their bases covered. Here's a summary map of Hyrule that perhaps you could use as a reference for this walkthrough. Who knows, maybe it will be of some use. _____________ _________ _______________ _______________________ | | | | | | | Mt Crenel | Royal | Hyrule Castle | Veil | Cloud Tops | | | Valley | Garden | Falls | | | | | | | | | | |_______________| | | | | | | |_____________| |_____________|_________| North Hyrule |_________|__ | | | | Field | | | | Mt Crenel's | | | | Lake | | Base | Trilby |_______________| Lon Lon | Hylia | |_____________| High- | | Ranch | | | | lands | Hyrule Town | | | | Castor |_________| |____________|__________| | Wilds | | | | | | | Western |_______________| Eastern | Minish | |_____________| Wood | | Hills | Woods | | | | South Hyrule | | | | Wind Ruins | | Field | | | | | | | | | |_____________|_________|_______________|_________|_____________| mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm > mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm A long, long time ago, when the world was on the verge of being swallowed by shadow, the tiny Picori appeared from the sky, bringing the hero of men a sword and a golden light. With wisdom and courage, the hero drove out the darkness. When peace had been restored, the people enshrined that blade with care. ~ ~ ~ The game begins with Princess Zelda sneaking away from the castle and coming over to your house, asking your Uncle Smith if you can go with her to the Picori Festival in Hyrule Town. It's no problem, he has something he wants you to do anyway. Hop out of bed and go downstairs, then into the room at the right to meet Zelda. Your uncle allows you to go to the festival, and gives you the errand of bringing the minister at Hyrule Castle a sword-- the SMITH'S SWORD. It's supposed to be awarded to the winner of the festival contest. An important delivery! Get 20 rupees from the chest in this room, then follow Zelda out of the house. Once outside, continue to follow her on the path north towards Hyrule Town, where the festival is taking place. -- HYRULE TOWN / CASTLE-- You can talk to the people here to get some background on the Picori. Here's a summary of what the people in town tell you: Long ago, the Picori gave humans the magic light force and the Picori Blade to defeat a swarm of troublesome beasts. This festival is held every year in gratitude. Every hundred years, the legendary Picori come to Hyrule and bring happiness to humans-- and they're scheduled for another visit! Fascinating, eh? Follow Princess Zelda around the place and keep talking to her. She's got a short attention span and keeps running around the place. Eventually she comes to a guy that gives her the choice of one of three prizes... and she chooses the SMALL SHIELD! To give to you! Hurrah. Well, no complaints, it's ultimately more useful than the Piece of Heart and big rupee anyway. Time to go do that errand your uncle wants of you. Head straight north, away from Hyrule Castle town and the Picori Festival, towards the Hyrule Castle area. You'll reach some bastard Business Scrub that's attacking the princess... good thing you have that shield! Stand at least a few tiles away from him and hold up the shield (it's assigned to the A-button by default) to deflect a nut back at the scrub. The poor guy. Anyway, he's now out of your hair. Continue on the path north until you meet the old Minister Potho, who is waiting for you in front of the castle entrance. He takes the sword from you, and Zelda goes off to prepare for things. Next thing you know it's time for the awarding ceremony. The sacred Picori Blade locks evil in the Bound Chest, and the winner of the festival tournament gets the honor of touching the blade. (lol) Unfortunately this year's winner is the evil sorcerer Vaati, who blasts open the chest and destroys the blade, unleashing evil all over the world. As if that wasn't enough, he turns Zelda to stone and knocks you unconscious. For what it's worth, though, Vaati doesn't seem to have found what he was looking for. When you regain consciousness, head to the room at the left and join your uncle. You're just in time for the king to explain what's going on and what you're going to do next: You need to head for the Minish Woods to get the Picori to repair the Picori Blade which can fix up Zelda to her regular non-stone self. Whew. And only you can do it, because the Picori oh-so-conveniently only show themselves to children! You get the BROKEN PICORI BLADE, and the SMITH'S SWORD, and a MAP! The map shows you where's this forest you're supposed to be going to. This may seem a bit arbitrary, but I hereby declare the game's prologue over. It's time to start on your quest. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Head south until you exit Hyrule Castle and reach the garden, and just keep going south until you reach the North Hyrule Field area. Things aren't the same as they were a few minutes ago. Thanks a lot Vaati-- not only are there monsters prowling the entire world, but now the main path going back to Hyrule Town is blocked by some boulders that collapsed due to Vaati's attack. You can kill the monsters crawling this area by attacking them with your sword, they're no biggie. Some construction workers are working on repairing the mess that's blocking the way to Hyrule Town. From the construction workers, head right on the path until you see some tree stumps blocking your way. One slash from the sword will take care of this problem. Continue right into a new region, Lon Lon Ranch. You'll see a lot of things beyond the fences that you can't reach yet, but don't worry about that... just head south on the path and you'll eventually reach yet another new region, the Eastern Hills. Go down the steps and stay on following the path until you cross the bridge to our destination, the Minish Woods. -- MINISH WOODS -- You can't get too lost in these woods, at least not yet, as the path is still quite linear. Continue to the right through the woods until you cross over a bridge, then head south through a foggy area, and just keep going on this linear path... until you hear a cry, "Helllllp! Help meeee!!!". Octoroks are attacking this defenseless green bird-blob thing! Well? Help him! Retrace your steps back on the path until you reach the source of the cry for help. Easily vanquish the Octoroks with your sword-- this is no epic boss battle here-- to rescue bird-blob. His name is Ezlo, and he too is on a quest to break a curse of Vaati's, so the two of you pairing up would be a natural fit! He'll try to follow you for a bit, but it's no use with his total lack of legs. From now on, this guy is gonna be your hat. Yes, bigmouth here is the Minish Cap, the reason for the game's subtitle. You can press the Select button at any time to hear his advice. Go on south until you reach a tree stump, then Ezlo's gonna show you how this thing works: You stand up there on the tree stump and press the R-button to get yourself down to Minish size (humans call them "Picori", but they refer to themselves as "Minish"-- and from now on, so will I). So, stand on the stump and press the R-button to get yourself small. In your new small state, go over to the left. Being Minish changes a few things... you can't step into the shallow puddle to the north, but you can go right through the hollow log tunnel at the left. Then use the moving lilies as platforms to cross over the puddle into the northern area. After crossing through a path with (relatively) huge acorns and leaves, you'll arrive at last at the village of the Minish. -- MINISH VILLAGE -- "Pico picori!" "Ripi ripico picori!" ...you're surrounded by them, but can't understand a word they're saying. :( Go up to the northeast part of the village and you'll find a large house with a sky blue roof. Inside there is Festari, some sort of Minish guru who can speak your language. After speaking with him, exit the house and head to the southeast where you'll find a house shaped like a barrel. Inside the house, move the nearest crate to the side (not forward!), then proceed to get the JABBER NUT on the table. After eating it, you can understand the language of the Minish all over the town. You can now go around the town speaking to everyone to learn all sorts of stuff... everything interesting, nothing particularly essential. What is essential though is that you go see the elder, who lives in the mushroom-like house at the northwest corner of the village. He tells you that to repair the Picori Blade you'll need four "mystic elements"-- and suddenly this Zelda game's collection quest becomes clear, all marked nicely for you on the map. Return to Festari at the blue-roof house in the northeast of the village. Now he moves out of the way, granting you access to the beyond. Go on through the tunnels, up on the path until you reach what looks like a little palace. Proceed forth, young hero, into the game's first dungeon: Deepwood Shrine. [Note: By now it's also possible to have acquired the first two Pieces of Heart, listed in the appropriate section of this guide.] -- DEEPWOOD SHRINE -- Some of the doors in this dungeon are obstructed by huge spider webs. Ignore the doors with webs for now, you can't go through those until you get this dungeon's item. In the first room, push aside the statue blocking the north exit, then proceed to the next room. The floor switches in this dark room each light the torch they're next to. Light all four torches, then a chest will appear in the middle of the room. Open the chest to get your very first small key. The first of many. Use it to go on through the locked door (stand beside the door, facing it, and press the R-button). At the upper-right, grab on to the lever and pull (stand in front of it and press the R-button to grab it, then use the directional pad to pull). Pulling it all the way extends the bridge. Now you're faced with an apparent dead end and a mushroom. Grab and pull on this mushroom at least three tiles back... and release! The further you pull back, the further it will fling you, so use it to fling yourself over the water. Go on north to the next room. The next room features a huge barrel. Or more appropriately, a regular size barrel-- you're just really small, remember? :) It's the dungeon's central room, and we'll be coming back to it a few times. I will call adeptly call it the barrel room. Go up the steps at the right and hit the switch to light a fire that burns the vines connected to the barrel. Without those vines holding it, it's starting to look a little unstable. Go down the steps and into the barrel, then emerge on the other side of the room. Go up the steps to this platform at the left... push the statue onto the first switch to hold it down, then step on the second switch yourself. With both switches pressed at the same time, another fire ignites, burning away the remaining vines connected to the barrel. Get back into the barrel. Now you can move the barrel by walking up or down on it! Configure the barrel so that there's a door at the lower-left, then go out through there and continue to the left room. There are two ways to use the mushroom here. First, pull it all the way back to fling yourself to the far side, so you can collect the dungeon map from the big chest. Then fall back down, and use the mushroom again, this time pulling it back just far enough so that you reach the gap in the skidmarks on the floor. This brings you to the land between the two waters, so you can continue to the room at the left. The switch here extends the bridge, but it retracts as soon as you step off of the switch. You need something to hold it down... like that pot at the other end of the room. Push the pot over the switch to hold it down, then cross over the bridge and go into the south room. Here's a lesson on pulling and pushing statues. Grab and pull the left statue away from the switch, then stand on the other side and pull it until it's over the switch. Then pull the other statue over the switch, and open the resulting chest for a small key. Now you'll have to retrace your steps a bit... go all the way back to the barrel room. Inside the barrel, configure it so that there's a door at the upper-right. Proceed through it, and use your key to open the locked door at the upper-right of the barrel room. Pull the mushroom about three tiles back (not all the way!), then release it to fling yourself over the water. Step on the switch at the left to extend the bridge, then pull back this other mushroom... all the way this time... then fling yourself to the southern end of the room. Proceed to the right room. Go around to the far end of this room and pull the right statue three tiles to the right (PAST the switch), then return over to the left side and push the left statue onto the switch, keeping the door open and allowing you to go ahead to the north. Some sort of danger music begins to play, I don't know why, because these guys are pushovers. Kill them with three sword hits each, then take the small key and proceed to the left room. Hey, we're here again. Now go up the steps and on to the north screen, then drop off the platform and proceed to the room at the left. Make your way around these mushroom-like enemies (you can't kill them just yet) and use your small key to get through the locked door at the left. side of the room. It's mini-boss time! I guess this is a mini-boss. Madderpillar is his name-o. You need to hit him on the red nose and he'll freeze and turn grey, then hit him like wild in the red heart-shaped tail. Watch out for when he unfreezes, because he goes berserk for a few seconds. By my reckoning it takes around 10 hits to the tail to kill him. Once he has been vanquished, open the big chest for this dungeon's item: GUST JAR. To use it (and all other equippable items), you need to go to the Start menu and assign it to a button. See all the webs on the walls and doors? You can use the Gust Jar to suck them away! Try it out... suck away the web covering the south exit, then go down there for a Piece of Heart. Then go back and return to the previous room covered with furry dust-like things. Use the Gust Jar to clear away the dust, uncovering some goodies... Mysterious Shells, a switch that activates the portal to the Piece of Heart (more on that later), and a switch to open the south door. Go south and you'll find yourself once again at the barrel room. Go into the barrel and configure it so that the webbed door is at the center of the floor. Suck away the web with the Gust Jar, then drop down the resulting hole to the floor below. Suck the water lily closer with the Gust Jar, then you can stand on it. On this thing, you maneuver yourself by blowing the Gust Jar in the opposite direction that you want to go. Drop down the waterfall and make your way to the right. When you reach a fork in the path, just continue to the right. Climb the stairs and push a pot onto the switch to bring down the barrier, then get back on that lily and proceed down that path, until the very end of the water (where there are torches). Push aside the blocks and open the big chest to get the compass (not that you actually need it, with this walkthrough). Push a pot over the switch at the upper-left to make a chest appear, then walk over the lily and open it to get a small key. Get back on the lily and retrace your steps back to the fork in the path. This time take the path north, then use your small key to get through the locked door. Mushroom hopping time. Fling yourself using the mushroom to get to the upper-left corner. From there, use the Gust Jar to suck the other mushroom towards you and fling yourself to the right. Keep doing this on the mushrooms until you get to the big chest in the center of the room, which gives you this dungeon's big key (meaning, it opens the door to the big boss). Step on the switch at the lower-right to activate a red portal, and step into it to get teleported to the dungeon's entrance room. [If you activated the blue portal earlier, you can enter it here to get a Piece of Heart.] Suck away the web covering the door at the right, then go up the stairs. Use the Gust Jar to latch on to the mushroom and fling yourself to the left, then do it again to fling yourself to the north (you need to be standing far away enough)... and here we were at the big door! Behind here lies the dungeon boss. If you feel you're up to it, take a step inside... BOSS: BIG GREEN CHUCHU ---------------------- Actually this is just a regular garden-variety Chuchu, but when you're Minish-sized fighting it is no longer a piece of cake. It lumbers around the room, slowly following you for a few seconds, then jumps into the air and attacks your position. Keep on the move so it doesn't hurt you. Break open the jars at the corners of the room if you're running low on health. All four of those pots contain hearts. Use the Gust Jar to suck away the slime at its feet. Eventually it will lose balance and fall over, providing you the opportunity to slash frantically at its body. After attacking it a couple of times it will no longer just lumber slowly around the room, but hop around the place, making it a lot harder to suck at its base with the Gust Jar. Anyway, Just keep up this routine until it's dead. I had to knock it over four times before it was finally defeated. You got the EARTH ELEMENT! The power of the earth is the source of all living things. The Earth Element is the embodiment of that power. Take the heart container, and step into the green portal, teleporting you outside of Deepwood Shrine. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm > mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Now that you have the Earth Element, return to the Minish Village and speak to the Elder again (he's the one at the northwest corner of the village). He tells you that your next stop is at Mount Crenel, where a man named Melari can repair the Picori Blade. Leave through the shortcut the Elder opens up for you. Just after exiting and going through the hollow log, there's another Minish house right there. Talk to the helpful guy inside and he'll give you the BOMB BAG with 10 bombs, free of charge. Use the tree stump outside to return to normal size (press the R-button when standing next to the stump). To the north, just past the puddle, check out that thing that looks like a gravestone... then BAM, it blows up! Don't worry about this for now, from time to time you'll find these things. They're Wind Crests. Later on in the game you'll get the Ocarina of Wind, which will allow you to teleport to them instantly. Continue through the forest and you'll reach some rocks blocking the path. Now it's time to use them bombs! Press the button to place one by the rocks, then get away and wait around 4 seconds for it to blow up. Remember that whenever you see rocks like this blocking your way, you can blow them up. Go on out of the forest, then go on and make your way back to Hyrule Town (use the map if you need to). [Note: You'll find that much of the world is suddenly opened up to you, so you may find it a good time to go exploring, if you so desire. Also, at this point of the game, it is possible for you to have collected the first four Pieces of Heart, bringing your heart container count up to five. See the Piece of Heart section of this guide for details.] -- HYRULE TOWN -- When you get to Hyrule Town you are given an introduction to Kinstones by some random helpful stranger. He even gives you a free KINSTONE BAG for holding your Kinstone pieces, and lets you make your first Kinstone fusion (take note of what happens, you can go there to get a Piece of Heart). Kinstones are largely an optional feature of the game, and won't be covered in this walkthrough section unless necessary. See the Kinstone section for details. Go to the house just to the left of the entrance to Hyrule Town (the wood building with a chick on top of it). Inside is Swiftblade, the finest swordsman in all of Hyrule! This guy, along with his brothers hidden in secret locations all around Hyrule, will teach you new sword techniques from time to time. Right now he will teach you the spin attack, the game's only sword technique you're absolutely required to learn: Swing your sword and hold down the button to charge your power, then release for the spin attack! He gives you your first Tiger Scroll, a log of the technique you just learned, which you can view at any time from the Quest Status screen. Now, before we continue, there's a whole bunch of stuff to distract you in Hyrule town that you might want to do while we're here: WALLET UPGRADE: * By now, you may or may not have noticed that you can only hold a maximum of 100 rupees. If you didn't notice, I can assure that you will notice soon, because there are few things more annoying in a Zelda game than finding a chest with 100 rupees and having them vanish into oblivion because you couldn't hold any more money. Near the town entrance is a building with rupees on top of it-- that's the store. Inside you can buy a BIG WALLET that holds up to 300 rupees. It will cost you 80 rupees, but it's totally worth it. CUCCO GAME: * At the lower right of the town is Anju, a young woman who has lost her cuccos. And you can help her get them back! Each time you help her find the cuccos, she'll give you a better prize. The challenge gets progressively harder each time though: - 2 cuccos in 25 seconds - 10 Mysterious Shells - 3 cuccos in 25 seconds - 10 Mysterious Shells - 4 cuccos in 30 seconds - 20 Mysterious Shells - 5 cuccos in 45 seconds - 20 Mysterious Shells - 5 cuccos in 50 seconds - 30 Mysterious Shells - 5 cuccos in 45 seconds - 30 Mysterious Shells - 6 cuccos in 50 seconds - Red Kinstone piece - 7 cuccos in 60 seconds - Red Kinstone piece - 2 cuccos in 55 seconds - Red Kinstone piece - 3 cuccos in 55 seconds - Piece of Heart Unfortunately you can't get that Piece of Heart just yet, because the last cucco is hidden away at the west portion of town that isn't accessible to you yet. But there's still lots of prizes to be won... This is also a great way for you to earn rupees. Each white cucco that you get earns you 10 rupees, and each gold cucco that you get earns you 50 rupees-- so you could potentially be earning hundreds of rupees here! BOOMERANG: * If you got the big wallet and earned enough rupees from the cucco finding challenge, maybe you could go back to the town store and get the boomerang for 300 rupees. It's an optional item used for stunning enemies, and other things. You will find it useful. From here onward I'll be giving tips that assume you have the boomerang. WIND CRESTS: * At the north part of town, beside the exit to North Hyrule Field, check out another one of those stone slabs... It'll blow up again, revealing a Wind Crest. Doing this is just for future convenience, so you can be transported here when you get the Ocarina of Wind later in the game. Also be sure to check out the stone slab in South Hyrule Field, it's just to the north of your house. WHEATON & PITA: * Wheaton & Pita's bakery is open for business, and if you're in the mood to get ripped off you can go there to buy some bread which might have a surprise Kinstone inside. Kinstones are not really rare if you keep your eyes open for them, so this is not worth your money. I once bought all four types of bread from these guys and got absolutely nothing. :/ PICOLYTE: * At the center of the town square, where Princess Zelda won the shield for you during the festival, now there's just a lot of dust. You can suck it all away to clean up the place with the Gust Jar, and |


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Yesterday as I was sitting out on our front stoop with the dogs I felt something crawl across the top of my foot, it was a disgusting Army Worm!
Working in the world of verbal communication, I'm pretty well aware of the power a pause can have in a sentence. It can add drama or separate thoughts, among other things. In a hilarious error, this BBC anchor forgets to pause, and suddenly makes a statement about himself that he didn't mean to make.
Another one in the books! A record breaking year for the Men's Full Marathon, personal bests from so many runners, along with a record crowd cheering from the sidelines.
Our intern, Captain Red Beard, has endured a lot during his time with MIX 108. Our seasoned veteran welcomed Ben, our new intern, with war stories from his time with the radio station.
To each his own as I say, but I must say I was a little taken aback when Cooper was talking about this during our morning show.
Cooper and I discussed the twin tornado devastation in the tiny town of Pilger Nebraska, where not one but 2 tornadoes wreaked havoc and almost wiped out the entire town yesterday.
Last summer for my birthday one of my present was what some consider a gag gift, but I loved it..."The Pocket Hose" . Well, due to me not paying attention, my first pocket hose is no more.
The Boston duo Aer is ready to rock the tents Saturday night for the 38'th Grandmas Marathon kicking off a fun night of celebration!
Way back on May 15, voting opened in Outside Magazine's bracket-style competition to be named 2014's best town in America. As one of the 64 cities competing for the title, Duluth faced many worthy competitors, but was ultimately crowned the winner late Sunday night.