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Selling gasoline today is a business completely unlike it was 10, even five years ago. Old-fashioned service stations where uniformed attendants would fill your tank, check your oil, or wash your windows are largely the stuff of pop culture museums. They have been replaced by self-service, pay-at-the-pump convenience stores where, instead of getting a new pair of tires, we're more likely to grab some chips and a Diet Coke. The people who own these stations in the United States are changing, too, to include more women and nationalities than ever before.
It was in the face of this transformation, not to mention one of the most successful years in the company's history, that Chevron held its Marketers' Convention last November at the Walt Disney World Dolphin. With 4,000 attendees, it was the most heavily attended meeting in Chevron's history, because word was out that the company was going to do something that might radically affect the dealers' everyday business.
Unifying the Company The meeting's theme, "Facing the Future: Retailing the Chevron Way," marked a distinct break with the past. For the first time, the company's independent dealers, the stations that are directly supplied with gas by Chevron, and its jobbers, the retail outlets that supply the gas to Chevron (most of Chevron's distribution network), were brought together. Reorganizing this way broke decades of segregation between the two dealer classes.
"We felt we could bring them together as a group that was geographically sorted as opposed to trade class-sorted," says Dave Reeves, general manager of retail marketing. "One of our main goals [at the meeting] was to show we have a new attitude about how we want to conduct business with dealers and jobbers. We would like a much closer relationship. We acknowledge the choices they have as they go about deciding which brand they will fly at stations they own. Acknowledging that, treating them as customers, getting closer to them, and trying to add more value to their business [are ways] to retain their business into the future."
Instead of featuring a stream of senior officers droning on about their areas of operation, the meeting's opening session featured just Reeves. In his opening remarks, he told the group, "On the street corner, you are Chevron and you're all retailers. But what binds us together are the hallmark, our credit card, our gasoline, our store operation, and, most of all, how we treat our customers."
Within two weeks of this meeting, Exxon and Mobil announced their intention to merge, setting off alarms among their dealers. Chevron couldn't have chosen a better time to improve relations within its own network. "It's all timing in this business," says Al Sardelich, Chevron's coordinator of special events.
Custom Video Hits Home A key tool for unifying dealers and jobbers was a videotape the company produced of station operators from coast to coast. Chevron hired production company Jack Rouse Associates of Cincinnati. The company's team traveled 10,000 miles by van and showed up at stations to film without warning, armed only with a letter of introduction from Reeves. Eighty hours of videotape were reduced to 11 minutes for the meeting. Operators and their employees spoke openly--sometimes insightfully, sometimes comically--about their experiences on the job, their customers, and what it meant to sell Chevron products.
Not that Chevron hasn't used video before, but this was the first time Chevron allowed anything spontaneous. "In the past, we combed the dealer network to find the person who was doing everything absolutely right," says Bob Harness, vice president of Jack Rouse Associates. This time, "if the dealer got up that morning and didn't shave, wasn't wearing the right uniform top, didn't have the correct signage up, or was selling the wrong brand of cigarettes--we shot them anyway. Because they're doing a good job and we need them."
The video was narrated by country music star Charlie Daniels. "You are the fabric of America," Daniels said, "and Chevron, the brand, is you." The traveling theme was reinforced by a remarkable stage set of a rural highway disappearing into the horizon behind a Chevron billboard.
The Changing Face of Dealers The convention theme for the first time targeted women--as dealers, customers, and now, the new president of Chevron Products Co. In a video focused on the growing role of women within the network and as customers, a bemused woman dealer told this story: "I had some lady who needed oil in her car. I put it in, but she didn't believe me, so she came back the next day and had it double-checked."
Chevron takes on Orlando: host hotel, the Walt Disney World Dolphin Another female dealer nailed the customer service issue for her fellow operators: "You don't see the same people day in and day out unless you're doing something right!"
The convention's keynote speaker, trendseeker Faith Popcorn, confirmed the role of women in the workplace, marketplace, and boardroom with a stack of statistics that indicated her gender overwhelming men in business by sheer numbers. She also told a story about a client who showed how out of touch he was by calling her "Honey."
"Anybody who calls me 'Honey,'" she said, "goes into Chapter 11."
The women in the audience roared with laughter.
Reaction to Popcorn ran along gender lines. Several men interviewed just didn't "get" her; most women did.
Cementing the growing power and respect for women in the Chevron network was Patricia Woertz, who was named Chevron Products Co. president just weeks before the meeting. She is not only the first woman named to that high-ranking post at Chevron, but also the first in the oil industry.
"I couldn't have planned the timing (of her promotion) any better," Sardelich says.
On the Tech Edge Technology was another important meeting component, as the company introduced a new online project to connect its entire dealer network and take more paperwork out of the supplier/dealer relationship. Computer kiosks at the convention's trade show gave dealers the chance to test-drive the company's new intranet. And a duplicate monitor higher up allowed anyone who was timid about going online to watch from a step or two away.
Not everyone was thrilled by the intranet announcement, especially the smaller dealers who didn't own business computers or weren't yet on the Internet. Others, such as Ann and Donald Compton, jobber/dealers in Birmingham, Ala., were pleased with the way the concept was introduced this year--as opposed to years past, they said, "when some fellow in Chevron's corporate offices would say to the group, 'This will be a good idea for our stores,' when in reality, they'd never spent a day in a store."
At the foundation of the Chevron Marketers' Convention, which is held every other year, stands an eight-year partnership between the oil company and Jack Rouse Associates of Cincinnati. Rouse's representatives have acted as much as strategic advisers as meeting producers.
"They have become an integral part of everything we do," says Al Sardelich, Chevron's special events coordinator, who is retiring after 37 years and the production of 10 conventions in the last two decades. "They have learned our history and goals, where we're coming from, and what we want to present. They also follow our industry. And they'll sit with Dave Reeves [Chevron retail marketing general manager] or myself and have appropriate questions, because they have that knowledge.
"They always want to put forth a great product," he says. "They know how important this meeting is, and this is a long-term project for them."
Sardelich says he has also relied on the Rouse professionals to improve the public speaking skills of Chevron's younger executives. "One thing our company doesn't do well is take our young managers and teach them stage presence," he said. "They'll go from [speaking at] meetings of 12 people to 3,000 people and can't handle that." Rouse personnel "lifted everybody up to the next level," he says.


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"A small group of neighbors joined me in my office to discuss Huntingdon Tomorrow earlier this month," said West. "The neighbors were very excited about the projects and wanted others to know about the building and growth as well,. This public meeting was an outgrowth of that discussion." West said the plan initiatives will impact the neighborhood positively in a number of ways.
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Manchester High School West Principal MaryEllen McGorry was placed on paid leave in September, just weeks after the school year began. Superintendent Thomas Brennan immediately hired a private consultant to investigate whatever it was the administration thought McGorry did to deserve the suspension. As the year went on, the bills racked up.
McGorry continued to collect her $103,700 salary. On top of that, the outside investigation has cost the city at least $48,000. The city also has continued to pay McGorry's secretary, Denise Michael, who was suspended as well. She was paid $27.80 an hour.
The school board on Monday approved a deal that will allow McGorry to resign, effective in April. She will continue receiving health benefits until June 30th. It seems that the whole, mysterious episode is to be swept under the proverbial rug. Parents and taxpayers should consider that unacceptable.
As it stands, McGorry, a popular principal, will leave under a cloud of suspicion. Her reputation has been called into question, but there is to be no resolution. The people of Manchester are not to know whether their administration was in error or whether one of their principals committed a serious breach of trust. The people deserve to know.
The administration has been mum about the reasons for McGorry's and Michael's suspensions, citing state privacy laws. The state's right-to-know law allows government bodies to keep personnel matters secret. There are good reasons for such a policy, but experience has shown that it is so broad as to become an excuse to keep secret information in which the public has a legitimate interest. Legislators need to look for revisions that will protect privacy while making the public better informed about the governance of public institutions.
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Designer Christian SirianoChristian Siriano is the talented, hilarious, and massively successful "Project Runway" veteran you may remember from his catch phrases like "fierce" and "hot tranny mess." Since blowing away the competition five years ago, he's established a popular designer collection with bi-annual runway shows, launched collaborations with Payless and HSN, opened a boutique in downtown New York City, and has a fragrance in the works. He also regularly dresses some of the biggest actresses in Hollywood. On the brink of his latest Fall 2013 collection showing at New York Fashion Week, we sat down with Siriano, who is only 27 years old, to find out how he's conquering the fashion industry. Here are the highlights:
On returning to "Project Runway" as a guest judge this season:
Five years later it's great to go back and be a part of it in a different way. The format is still the same and Heidi is still there, so it feels like the same family in a way. It's evolved into something great, but kept it's traditional roots of how it started.
On why he's the only major success story from the reality show:
My season, season four, was a season of really talented people, and when you're up against talented people you really push yourself to be even more creative. A lot of the talent was so recognizable. We weren't making shift dresses, we were really making fashion. And after the show, because I was funny and fun, with Amy Poehler doing "Saturday Night Live" [sketches] about me, and a great following from people like Victoria [Beckham], it just kind of helped. And now I'm as smart as I can be about the business, and I work really hard at it.
Heidi Klum in Christian Siriano at the 2011 EmmysOn getting "Project Runway" host Heidi Klum's endorsement:
That was really hard! Heidi is very picky. We even had dresses that we made for her completely, probably a few times, and she never wore them! It's a little bit of a game, but so far I've been pretty good at playing it. [Laughs] I was like, will you come to my show at fashion week and see if there's anything you like? And she did, and she wore it to the Emmys. You know when you get up in the morning you try on 10 things and you're just going to work? Imagine an actress that has to walk the carpet in front of hundreds of millions of people. She could love the dress, she's wearing it and wake up that morning-for real, I've had this happen-and she's like, "I'm wearing black. I cant wear this." She's not in the mood. That's how people are. You have to be comfortable.
On faking it till he really made it:
When I ended the show I was 21 years old, I had no idea where to make clothes, I didn't have a factory, I didn't know what any buyers were, I didn't know anything. I took it and ran with it. If I didn't know something I pretended like I did, and now I've been really savvy with doing great partnerships that help build the rest of the brand.
On how he gets inspired when he's stuck:
I love to go to Europe. Or even going to dinner with a friend I haven't seen in a while. I went to dinner the other night with Lizzie Olsen--who is a great actress--but her style is pretty cool and she was wearing a jacket I thought it was really interesting. [It makes me think] maybe that's how girls want to dress right now.
On how to avoid copying other designers:
You have to be really careful. I don't look at Style.com everyday. I don't have time, I wish I did. But I'm also not that up on pop culture that much, to be frankly honest. There's a lot of young actresses I don't really know much about yet. I'm usually inspired a lot by interiors, whether it's an opera house, or a beautiful, old French building. I think history is easier to be inspired by because it's a story that I don't know anything about.
On the process of creating a collection:
This collection has a Russian opera feeling in a way, and that came up from a conversation-I was at the ABT Gala [American Ballet Theater Gala] with a really friend of mine-and we just started talking about it and that became "let's go to Russia." It's a really fabulous place, and the theaters like the Mariinsky and the Bolschoi were so beautiful. So random! Even my fall collection two seasons ago was inspired by bats and the 1930s film "Vampire Bat." That came up because I was like, "Oh this bat wing is really cool, and I love all the veins and the bones in their wing." And that turned into dresses with piping on them. It just comes up really organically. Your imagination has to take you into a world.
On how huge trends emerge:
The fabrics are a big part of it. If you're Chanel you're creating fabrics from your own mill that you own, but a lot of designers go to the same Italian mills, French mills, wherever they are, and they have trend forecasting. So when they have all these pastel colors you just think about it and subconsciously you're designing similar things. [But then] a shoe I did years ago had this sort of horn silhouette and was very sculptural, and McQueen showed their collection a month later in Paris and had a very similar shoe. I don't know how that happens, but maybe creative minds think alike.
Spring 2013 Payless shoes on the runwayOn designing for affordable brands like Payless and HSN:
It's such an important thing. For Payless I wanted to design shoes, and it was a small project that turned into a very big one. I've been doing this for five years, and they're really wearable and accessible to every person. And HSN is also such a different thing, for every woman, size, and color range. At the end of the day, large companies help young designers.
On creating Payless shoes for his runway collections:
I often design the shoes first, usually five months in advance, because it takes a long time to make shoes. It's a really hard thing, because as the process is going I'm like, "I'm not really into that anymore, I don't like this idea." So that's the biggest challenge is you have to stick to your guns. We commercial the shoes a little bit for the stores off the runway, and so far it's worked pretty well. Sometimes I wish those runway shoes could be produced [as is], but what's nice is they are produced in the right way so people can really wear them.
On what he's learned from opening a boutique:
I really wanted to know what women really want to wear, what they like to buy, what price points work. Is this dress fitting right? Maybe we need to adjust it. Is this skirt length appropriate for people?
On his upcoming fragrance:
I hope the Christian Siriano brand lasts 50 years, 100 years, so I want the fragrance to be a Viktor & Rolf type thing. When they launched Flowerbomb, who knew who Viktor & Rolf was? And now it's one of the largest selling fragrances. I want a fashion fragrance, in that world with Chanel No. 5. I want it to be a fragrance with a model and more of a fashion brand piece.
Christina Hendricks at the 2010 Golden GlobesOn how he dresses celebs:
Usually you start with something that they like. "Ooh, I like this dress in your collection but I'd rather have it in red." But Kaley Cuoco wore a dress for the People's Choice Awards and that was just a dress in the collection she liked and her stylist pulled it and she wore it. Done. So it just depends. With Christina Hendricks we make those dresses for her.
On landing on worst dressed lists:
It is depressing that people really don't like your work, because you're creative and it's like saying you don't like a piece of art. What's helpful is to see big brands have the same issues. A really big actress wears Givenchy haute couture and everyone hates it. Well, they've been in business a very long time, so if people thinks that was a mistake it's easier to move on from it. People also judge fashion way too intensely. It's just clothes! Now, with this social network that we have, everyone has such a fashion opinion and you're like, "but you're in finance? Why does it matter to you?" If you don't like a dress, fine, but you don't have to despise a person because she wore something you don't like!
On Michelle Obama's style:
She's amazing. She's becoming such an icon, and what's great about her is she's pretty risky for a first lady. She wears young brands, and big mass brands, and she wears print, and color, long, short, strapless. She has no rules, which is very different from a Hillary Clinton who wears her staples. She's just a real woman who wears fashion.
On Kate Middleton's style:
One day she'll wear a jersey wrap dress and the next day she's in an intense, floral print that's really graphic and edgy. I think that's so fabulous. And she's stunning, of course, which is always helpful. [Her and Michelle Obama] both carry themselves so well, they're very sophisticated women.
On Kim Kardashian's style:
She goes to Barney's, she goes to Saks, she buys her own clothes. Why not? She loves fashion.
On turning away certain celebrities who want to wear his designs:
You have to, because it's all about your brand and what you want customers to associate with. If they go to Neiman Marcus and they'll be like, "I love the actress that wore this dress, I want to be like her, I want to wear this dress." And vice versa, "I hate this person, she's not the right role model, I would never wear this dress." You have to think about that. I don't have tons of those cases, because I am a fan of a lot of those people. I've dressed Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Lady Gaga but I've also dressed Christina Hendricks, Christina Ricci, Mena Suvari, Chloe Moretz in the new Teen Vogue. I've dressed musicians and Whoopi Goldberg. It's because I have a relationship, or I like them, or I'm a fan of their movie or their song. That's why it works for me. I've never had a horrible incident. I'll be like, "actually we just don't have it," which is true. My favorite gown right now is getting ready to go to China for Harper's Bazaar.
On his dream clients:
Drew Barrymore, Cate Blanchett.
On getting celebs to sit front row:
I always invite people I love. "[I'll say] I love you, I'd love to have your support if you're in town." It cant be forced because then it never works. I saw Nicki Minaj at Carolina Herrera, and I was like, I don't think Nicki Minaj will ever wear Carolina Herrera ever in the world. I think those types of things are funny. So the girls in my front row are often just the friends that I love.
On his biggest fashion regret:
I wore boat shoes a lot. I'm from Maryland, but boat shoes are sort of happening! [Laughs] I was very nautical. I wore a lot of stripes, I wore khaki shorts, but I feel like every preppy boy wears that. I definitely had some intense hair moments. And I'm sure I wore, like, crazy sparkly pants.
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Designer Christian SirianoChristian Siriano is the talented, hilarious, and massively successful "Project Runway" veteran you may remember from his catch phrases like "fierce" and "hot tranny mess." Since blowing away the competition five years ago, he's established a popular designer collection with bi-annual runway shows, launched collaborations with Payless and HSN, opened a boutique in downtown New York City, and has a fragrance in the works. He also regularly dresses some of the biggest actresses in Hollywood. On the brink of his latest Fall 2013 collection showing at New York Fashion Week, we sat down with Siriano, who is only 27 years old, to find out how he's conquering the fashion industry. Here are the highlights:


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St. Peter, Minn. - The Gustavus versus Macalester baseball doubleheader set to take place on Thursday, April 17 has been pushed back to Friday, April 18 due to weather and field conditions. First pitch of game one's doubleheader is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Schedule
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|Women's Golf vs. Carleton College https://gustavus.edu/calendar/women-s-golf-vs-carleton-college/40578 2:15–6:30 pm
|Softball at Bethel University (DH) https://gustavus.edu/calendar/softball-at-bethel-university-dh-2/40379 2–6 pm
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|Women's Tennis vs. St. Catherine University (Baseline Tennis Center) https://gustavus.edu/calendar/women-s-tennis-vs-st-catherine-university-baseline-tennis-center/40363 4–7 pm
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|Men's Tennis at Saint Mary's University https://gustavus.edu/calendar/men-s-tennis-at-saint-mary-s-university-3/40322 noon to 3 pm
|Men's Tennis vs. Kalamazoo College https://gustavus.edu/calendar/men-s-tennis-vs-kalamazoo-college/40343 10 am to 1 pm
|Softball at Concordia College (DH) https://gustavus.edu/calendar/softball-at-concordia-college-dh-3/40378 All day
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|Men's Tennis vs. DePauw University https://gustavus.edu/calendar/men-s-tennis-vs-depauw-university-2/40342 3–6 pm
|Women's Tennis at Hamline University https://gustavus.edu/calendar/women-s-tennis-at-hamline-university-2/40362 3–6 pm
|Baseball hosts Saint Mary's University (DH) https://gustavus.edu/calendar/baseball-hosts-saint-mary-s-university-dh/40392 1–6 pm
|Softball hosts University of St. Thomas (DH) (Parent/Alumni Day) https://gustavus.edu/calendar/softball-hosts-university-of-st-thomas-dh-parent-alumni-day/40377 1–5 pm
|Men's Track & Field hosts Lee Krough Invitational https://gustavus.edu/calendar/men-s-track-field-hosts-lee-krough-invitational/41398 All day
|Women's Track & Field hosts Lee Krough Invitational https://gustavus.edu/calendar/women-s-track-field-hosts-lee-krough-invitational/41407 All day
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|Men's Track & Field at Carleton Relayshttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/men-s-track-field-at-carleton-relays/41399Northfield, Minn.
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|Women's Track & Field at Carleton Relayshttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/women-s-track-field-at-carleton-relays/41408Northfield, Minn.
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|Softball hosts Macalester College (DH)https://gustavus.edu/calendar/softball-hosts-macalester-college-dh/40380St. Peter, Minn.
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|Baseball at Bethel University (DH)https://gustavus.edu/calendar/baseball-at-bethel-university-dh-2/40394Arden Hills, Minn.
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|Women's Tennis hosts Carleton Collegehttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/women-s-tennis-hosts-carleton-college/40364St. Peter, Minn.
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|Men's Golf hosts Bobby Krig Invitationalhttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/men-s-golf-hosts-bobby-krig-invitational-3/40573Le Sueur, Minn. & Jordan, Minn.
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|Baseball hosts Dakota Wesleyan University (DH)https://gustavus.edu/calendar/baseball-hosts-dakota-wesleyan-university-dh/40388St. Peter, Minn.
|Apr 22 1–6 pm
|Baseball at Concordia College (DH)https://gustavus.edu/calendar/baseball-at-concordia-college-dh-2/40395Moorhead, Minn.
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|Softball at St. Catherine University (DH)https://gustavus.edu/calendar/softball-at-st-catherine-university-dh/40374St. Paul, Minn.
|Apr 23 3:30–7:30 pm
|Softball hosts Augsburg College (DH) (Senior Day)https://gustavus.edu/calendar/softball-hosts-augsburg-college-dh-senior-day/40381St. Peter, Minn.
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|Men's Track & Field at Drake Relayshttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/men-s-track-field-at-drake-relays/41400Des Moines, Iowa


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Last night The Mentalist really brought it!
"18-5-4" had everything we loved about this show - yet, we must say, we could have done without the uber creepy clown that killed Noah in the beginning! Did you check out his face? It almost looked like an evil clown version of Chucky! Which did give us nightmares! Yes, I am a bit of a scaredy-cat! Especially when it involves clowns! They give me the super creeps!
We LOVED having Fisher Stevens guest star last night! His character was witty, smart, and cunning - literally the perfect opponent for Jane. Plus, he has high up connections and tons of money. We really hope they bring him back for at least another chess game!
The ongoing chess game had to be our favorite part of the episode - the two of them just ranting off chess moves in their heads really showed us the level of genius Jane is! This guy really is a great package - not only is he incredibly gorgeous, but smart too! We knew Jane is a smart guy, but last night he really brought his A game!
Oliver was also quite the comical character. He brought a good amount of crazy humor in to lighten up the show. We liked that Jane was able to piece it together that Oliver wasn't going to Brazil, but was at the beach. Each week, we try to piece the puzzles together with Jane and we were right about this one too!
We do have to admit we were a bit stumped on Daphne being the killer. We really thought that when they caught Tolman and brought him in for questioning - it was case closed! Good thing Jane, like in his chess game, is always one step ahead!
This was one of our favorite episodes all season - but we really are missing more Red John action! With only a couple more episodes left - are the writers going to wait until the season finale?! That's just plain mean!
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Jane: You are the queen of my heart, Grace. | permalink
Jane: Alert the quantum lords. | permalink
Lisbon: Its funny how well you two got along.
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Oliver: He's not my dad. He's a cyber clone sent by the Galactic quantum lords.
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Jane: Enough Mr. Tolman. Tell me the truth or I will pop ya.
Annika: Don't even think about it.
Jane: It's soft. It's just a hand. Just a hand.
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Oh great, i readed your post after i posted my question. It seems like we'll never be able to watch the entire game between them.
I thought, during the episode, that they maybe wanted to reference some famous chess game, like a bobby fischer match (he's kinda familiar with jane in some way, i think). But no.
But cool research! haha. Can i have your email? We can play some chess... i would start with pawn to E4! (cos im a chess-noob)
I noticed it too and I have my Chess guru look into that missing move as mentioned before, there were a few from Jane's opponent which were not given and I assume that was the one which is crucial , or else it was an illegal move and when he announces that he wins after 3 more moves he is cheating.
I am trying to reproduce the chess gambit on a board but a few moves were not orally given so I have to plod through, opening move was a real odd one but very much Jane. Clowns are not my favorite, however creepy was needed. A bit of Hitchcock with Capra thrown in. In two weeks, you will see Red John reappear in a very interesting manner, since the season is ending, the last two episodes will probably come together and gut-punch all of us.


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On Friday, like no one else in the state, Sloane will leap back into the business of running a large turkey farm.
"I guess we'll get to rest in January," said Sloane, chief executive officer of Bates Turkey Farm in Fort Deposit.
A family business, the Bates farm is the only commercial turkey farm in the entire state of Alabama, according to the Alabama Egg and Poultry Association. Begun when Sloane's grandparents got nine turkey eggs as a wedding present in 1923, the farm now raises and ships around 100,000 smoked and frozen turkeys a year, by Sloane's estimation.
Most of those orders will ship between mid-November and Christmas, which makes this week a hectic one for Sloane. There's also a last-minute rush to pick up cooked turkeys at Bates House of Turkey, the restaurant the family operates in nearby Greenville.
"We've been making dressing and gravy all day," Sloane said in a telephone interview from the restaurant on Tuesday. "The ovens haven't stopped."
Chicken is a huge industry in Alabama — to the tune of $288 million per year, according to the Alabama Farmers Federation.
Turkey, not so much. Decades ago, dozens of large turkey farms were scattered across the state. Over the years, most packed it in, as turkey production moved to the Midwest. Sloane said she's not entirely sure why.
Climate may be a factor. Sloane said the state's hot, humid summers are terrible for farm turkeys, at least when they're kept in turkey houses. Farmers can keep turkeys alive through the summers, but only after spending a lot of money on fans, Sloane said.
That hasn't been a problem at Bates Farm, where turkeys were free-range before free-range was a thing. Sloane said the Bates family has always raised turkeys in the open, under the shade of pecan trees.
It doesn't hurt that Sloane's father, William Bates Jr., was good at marketing. He teamed up with a smokehouse in Tallassee to sell smoked turkeys — the first farmer in the state to do so.
"We provided something no one else had," Sloane said.
Bates had one other thing no one else had: pardoned turkeys. Every Thanksgiving, the farm sends a turkey — always named Clyde — to the governor to be pardoned.
Bill Bates, who died in August at 89, attended more than 60 turkey-pardonings. Sloane said he also gave the pardoned turkey its perennial name.
This year's Clyde, like those before him, is spending the holidays in a pen with his girlfriend, Henrietta, at a farmer's market in Montgomery. If no one buys them as pets, Sloane said, they'll return to the farm.
"We don't eat them," Sloane said. The fast-growing turkeys might live two to three years, Sloan said, and typically grow too fat to walk.
Sloan said the farm will see lots of business between now and Christmas as people plan ahead and start buying turkeys for the holidays. She said the family's restaurant sees a real crunch in the days before Thanksgiving, because people wait until the holiday is almost upon them before picking up a bird.
"Some people put it off until the last minute," she said.
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Updated at 3:29 p.m. ET: ISLAMABAD -- A massive avalanche engulfed a Pakistani army battalion headquarters near the Indian border on Saturday, burying 124 soldiers and several civilians, officials told NBC News. More than 17 hours later, there were no signs of survivors.
"Though hectic rescue efforts were kicked off, the rescue team could not start the work as the avalanche spread to an area of one square kilometer (.62 miles) and is around a hundred feet deep" a military official told NBC News.
"At night temperatures fall to minus 30 (minus 22 Fahrenheit). In these extreme conditions the chances of any soldier surviving under a ton of heavy snow is very low" said the military official in Skardu.
Rescue efforts in the area were only possible with helicopters as no road link is available.
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The victims were trapped in one of the most unforgiving environments on Earth, at an altitude of 15,000 feet near the Siachen Glacier in the Karakoram mountain range.
The area is also one of the world's most militarily tense frontiers, where the Indian and Pakistani armies have confronted each other over disputed territory for decades.
Several civilian employees of the military were buried under the snow along with the soldiers of the 6 Northern Light Infantry Battalion, the military said in a statement, according to Reuters.
"This battalion headquarter (has been) situated at same place for the last 20 years and no incident of this nature has happened,'' it said.
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Muslim-majority Kashmir is at the heart of hostility between India and Pakistan and was the cause of two of their three full-scale wars.
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A tentative peace process is under way, with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari scheduled to meet Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday, the first visit to India by a Pakistani head of state since 2005.
Reuters and NBC's Fakhar Rehman in Pakistan contributed to this report.
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- Dark Souls II
- Dark Souls 2
- Genre:
- Action
- Sub Genre:
- Adventure
- Release Date (US):
- March 14th, 2014
- Release Date (UK):
- March 14th, 2014
- Players:
- 1
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- Developers:
- From Software
- Publisher:
- Namco Bandai
- Rating:
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About Dark Souls II
Dark Souls II is a direct sequel to 2011's critically-acclaimed dungeon crawler Dark Souls, itself a spiritual successor to Demon's Souls. Further details will follow shortly, as little is known about the game following its debut at the 2012 Spike Video Game Awards.
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Stressful, tough but immensely challenging and rewarding, Dark Souls 2 will take you to hell and back, and then back to hell again.
We like
- Inviting open-world environment that begs to be explored.
- A vast, exciting bestiary awaits your challenge.
- Huge array of weapons, armour and items makes inventory management and exploration fun.
We dislike
- You'll die a lot, which can be immensely frustrating.
- Enemy AI can be, at times, appalling.
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I feel emotionally drained. Dark Souls 2 gave me hope. It beckoned me toward a glorious sunrise and calming waters into a tranquil haven. A quaint wooden shack, a beautiful panoramic view across the mountains and a warm glowing fire reassured me that everything was going to be okay. It took me by the hand through its tutorial where I slaughtered low-level grunts like a knife through butter. And then, after presuming that devel...
- Posted Mar 11th 2014
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Dark Souls II News
Dark Souls 2 visual comparison: has the brutal hack-'n-slash been downgraded?
Hot on the heels of Watch Dogs' alleged visual downgrade comes reports that Dark Souls 2 has also suffered a noticeable dip in the quality of its graphics since 2013. Earlier gameplay footage of From Software's notoriously difficult RPG action-adventure appears to depict superior ligh...
- Posted Mar 13th 2014
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Dark Souls 2 accolades trailer showcases brutal, bloody combat
Namco Bandai has unleashed yet another trailer to prepare you for the grisly fate that awaits you in Dark Souls II. This latest video is titled The Curse of the Dark and depicts some bloody combat set against some stunningly-rendered backdrops. It also comes packed with heaps of accolades the gam...
- Posted Mar 12th 2014
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Dark Souls 2 review round-up: prepare to die all over again
Ready to die, again? You should be, because From Software's notoriously brutal RPG/hack-'n-slash series is back, and ready to grind you into a sticky paste on the ground. Of course, while Dark Souls II is the follow-up to its 2011 predecessor, the series' success can be traced back...
- Posted Mar 11th 2014
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Dark Souls 2 launch trailer prepares us for death
Namco Bandai has unsheathed a grisly Dark Souls II launch trailer for your viewing pleasure. The brutal RPG hack-'n-slash sequel arrives in the U.S. today and hits Europe on March 14. Stay tuned for our full review of the game later today. Check out the launch trailer below. ...
- Posted Mar 11th 2014
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Dark Souls 2 scores big in Famitsu
Dark Souls II has scooped an impressive review score in the latest issue of Japanese publication Famitsu (via Gematsu). From Software's brutal hack-'n'slash RPG sequel scored 37/40 for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game. For those unaware, Famitsu scores...
- Posted Mar 4th 2014
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Watch the Dark Souls 2: Collector's Edition unboxing right here
Dark Souls II's Collector's Edition has received the unboxing video treatment today, courtesy of Namco Bandai Games America. The pack is available for pre-order now, and as you'd expect, offers a wealth of additional goodies. But don't let us tell you about it -- check out...
- Posted Feb 26th 2014
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Dark Souls 2 gets Teen rating from ESRB
The ESRB has given Dark Souls 2 the ratings treatment, awarding From Software's upcoming brutal hack-'n-slash RPG a Teen rating. If this seems a bit off, then you'd be right; previous entries in the series, including spiritual predecessor Demon's Souls, have received a Mat...
- Posted Feb 10th 2014
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Dark Souls 2 DLC hinted at by producer
From Software has hinted that it will support Dark Souls II with post-launch content. The game's Producer Takeshi Miyazoe refused to rule out the possibility of DLC during a chinwag with OXM. "There is definitely potential, I think. Again, it's all about fan feedback. Right ...
- Posted Jan 31st 2014
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Dark Souls II network test rescheduled for November 9
For those in North and South America hoping to try their luck at the Dark Souls II Network Test, this past weekend was pretty disappointing. With only four hours before the beta was scheduled to begin, Namco Bandai cancelled the test. With a statement on the Dark Souls Facebook page, the publisher d...
- Posted Oct 29th 2013
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Dark Souls 2 PS3 beta invites coming this week
The official Dark Souls 2 website has confirmed that beta invites for PlayStation 3 users will be rolled out this week. Available for North and South America, Europe and the U.K., the beta test will allow developer From Software to monitor a variety of aspects for the upcoming brutal hack-'...
- Posted Oct 8th 2013
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Dark Souls II Features
Praise the Sun - 3 signs Dark Souls II appears true to franchise
Fans of From Software's Souls games are likely breathing a sigh of relief today as the recent 12-minute gameplay reveal for Dark Souls 2 proved the core mechanics and overall style haven't changed all that much. That is high praise (the sun!) for a series that caused a fair amount of gamers to r...
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We partnered with legendary New York sweet shop Baked NYC to create a ceramic pan that turns out perfectly tender quick breads – and goes from oven to table with panache. The stoneware's dark exterior glaze absorbs heat quickly, and the clay retains its temperature for even baking and a golden finish.
- High-fired stoneware is exceptionally strong and ensures even heating for sweet or savory baking.
- Safe for oven or microwave use and fits our Breville countertop convection oven.
- Glazed with a chocolate exterior and a vibrant orange interior.
- Angled handles offer a steady grip.
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These are new, dealer/factory service/shop repair manuals just as the dealers have and use. NOT a CD manual and NOT derived from a CD manual! Why pay more?
Each paper based service manual includes a Table of Contents and index which include an exploded view of parts disassembly sequence, bolt torques, thread sizes, and page references to descriptions in text. Service and repair instruction includes disassembly/reassembly, inspection, testing/troubleshooting, repair and adjustments with information on Special Tools, Specifications, Fault Codes, Maintenance Schedule, Engine, Engine Cooling, Fuel/Emissions, Steering, Suspension, Brakes and body.
THIS IS A PAPER BASED SERVICE MANUAL. Paper is best! No video screen will give a view larger than 8.5 X 11. No need to buy anything else.
Buy this manual to REALLY KNOW YOUR MOTORCYCLE / ATV / PWC / GENERATOR / SCOOTER. With this factory spec quality service manual you will have the material knowledge required to work on your vehicle. No longer will you have to work blindly, make educated guesses or work on the advice of others. This Factory/Dealer Service Manual has all the answers.
DO NOT buy other non factory generic junk.... it's useless! Beware the CD version, it only covers general concepts shared with OTHER VEHICLES. Beware of the CD version of the NON FACTORY service manual... garbage! Besides, you will strain your eyes trying to read the crooked scans on the computer screen.