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Dear interpreters,
If you are an interpreter who wishes to improve your relationships with clients and prospects, gain more respect, and negotiate higher fees, then this two-day event is exactly what you need. You will receive two days of tuition, covering essential skills for any interpreter, costing less than one day's interpreting fee.
You will be encouraged to take a step back from your own position, and envision the entire client relationship from new perspectives.
We will examine the mindset underlying the marketing and negotiating tasks that you carry out every day, so you may acquire invaluable tools that will have an immediate effect on your bottom line.
We will address questions such as:
What can you do to increase your chances of getting the job once you have targeted the client?
What should you avoid saying, or else the client may never hire you – or anyone else?
What phrase should always end your conversations with any client?
How do you increase your chances of earning what you are worth?
We will discuss concepts such as branding, selling, client relationships, pricing, negotiating tricks, and "coopetition," all illustrated with real-life examples.
Julia draws on parallels with other – often surprisingly similar – professions, and what lessons we could learn from them. She focuses on the upstream work that must be done by the interpreter before advertising his/her services, as well as on the preparation involved before beginning the selling or negotiating process. She will work with you on your examples, as well as case studies from her own experience, showing how these techniques are replicable across markets.
Julia Poger, M.A.C.I. (MIIS); ATA; AIIC, started her career as a marketer and negotiator at a young age, developing her selling skills in markets as diverse as newspaper advertising, books, shoes, ideas and - once she received her Master's Degree in 1987 - interpreting services. Her interpreting experience includes building and retaining a wide-ranging client base in the private, institutional, and government markets on both sides of the Atlantic. She has worked at presidential and cabinet levels in two US and one French administration, at ministerial and presidential levels for international organizations, as well as for CEOs from various Fortune 500 Companies. Since 1998, she has trained interpreters in consecutive interpretation, English as a B language, and marketing and negotiating techniques, and has taught and/or examined in schools in six countries. She is a member of the Belgian AIIC Network of Trainers (BANT), co-organizes the Cambridge Conference Interpretation Course (CCIC), and offers consulting services on marketing, branding and brand identity for luxury and niche products and services – like interpreting!
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February 24, 2011
Second candidate to visit campus Monday and Tuesday
The Search Committee for the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs position would like to invite all Columbus State employees to meet the second candidate, Anita S. Kaplan, Ed.D.
Dr. Kaplan has been in higher education as a leader and visionary with significant, comprehensive experience as an academician, entrepreneur, diversity advocate and program innovator and currently is a Consultant for the Development Institute in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Kaplan's complete resume can be found online here. Campus forums to meet Dr. Kaplan will be held as follows:
Monday, February 28
11:45 – 12:45 p.m. Faculty Forum I, WD-409
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Open Campus Forum, WD 409
Tuesday, March 1
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Faculty Forum II, WD-409
If you have any questions, please contact Linda Shinn at ext. 2402.
Are you ready for Blackboard 9.1?
If you are one of the more than 500 faculty members who have completed Blackboard 9.1 Transition training, then you are well on your way. Make sure you request to move your shells and copy materials into your Spring Quarter 2011 courses as soon as possible. The more courses we move now, the longer you have to update them. Submit your requests to http://teaching.cscc.edu/Support/request.asp.
Haven't completed the training? What are you waiting for?
Blackboard 9.1 is very different from the previous version. Training is strongly recommended - and easy!
Take the online, self-paced course: http://teaching.cscc.edu/Bb9/training/050/
Register for a face-to-face session: http://teaching.cscc.edu/Bb9/training.asp
Don't get left behind or feel lost in front of your students! Be ready to go on March 28 with Blackboard 9.1.
Woodwind Ensemble to perform March 1
The Columbus State Woodwind Ensemble will perform a free concert on Tuesday, March 1 at 4:30 p.m. in the TL-123 music room. The 40-minute performance will feature music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, and Modern eras including the works of Vivaldi, Mozart, and William Grant Still. Music Director Thomas Lloyd will narrate the concert. For more information contact email@example.com.
Theatre Columbus State stages "Dead Man's Cell Phone"
Columbus State's theater classes will present their Winter Quarter production Dead Man's Cell Phone Wednesday through Saturday, March 2-5 at 8 p.m. in the Nestor Hall Auditorium. A 3 p.m. matinee will also be held on Thursday, March 3.
Dead Man's Cell Phone, directed by Nancy Kephart, is a two-act stage production containing mature subject matter. It's billed as a "comedic journey into the world of a dead guy." In a sense, it examines how people spend so much time on their cell phones not realizing what's happening around them. All performances are free.
Woodson appointed to credit union board
Jeffery Woodson
Jeffery Woodson, professor in Engineering Technologies, was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of Education First Credit Union (formerly Midstate Educators Credit Union). The credit union, first established in 1936, is the only credit union in Ohio chartered specifically to serve the education community and provides a host of banking and financial services as well as student loans, financial education, and scholarships. He will serve a three-year term beginning in March.
Jacobs to retire after 21 years
Mike Jacobs
Mike Jacobs, supervisor of ERP Administration in the Data Center, will retire March 1 after 21 years with the college. After serving in the Army, Jacobs worked for the Erie-Lackawanna and then Conrail railways for 23 years. He was then furloughed at the age of 43 in 1989 and, "with limited career choices available, enrolled at Columbus State," said Jacobs.
"After about a year as a student, I saw a job posting for an internship in the Data Center which I applied for and was hired," said Jacobs. After graduation, he was hired as a programmer/analyst and later promoted to Coordinator of Application Programming, and Supervisor of ERP Administration.
Employees are invited to the GT (356 Grant Ave) Conference Room on Monday, February 28, between 1 and 3 p.m. to wish Mike a happy retirement on his last day at Columbus State!

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We keep quite a few different kinds of hot sauce in our pantry, and one of my favorites is Cholula, that familiar bottle you see on the table in restaurants all over the country. We usually have a couple bottles on hand, my favorites being the Chipotle and the Chili Garlic, and we use them in all sorts of dishes. We shake it over eggs, chili, soups, tacos, enchiladas, fajitas, burgers, add it to marinades and sauces, you name it.
In this crab dip, which is great Super Bowl party food, I combined four teaspoons of Cholula with a minced jalapeño for some spicy goodness with the cream cheese and the crab. Michael thought it tasted great, the crab flavor came through, and the heat was safe for party fare. But if you really like it hot, you could go for more heat and douse on the Cholula and add another jalapeño.
When it's all hot, bubbly, and good, bring it out of the oven and have a basket of your favorite tortilla chips on the buffet table for dipping.
- 2 (8-ounce/226 g) packages light cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup (114 g) light sour cream (I suggest Daisy brand.)
- 1/4 cup (60 g) mayonnaise
- 1 medium yellow onion, minced
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
- 4 teaspoons Cholula Hot Sauce, or more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 3 (6-ounce/170 g) cans crab meat, drained and separated
- 1/2 (57 g) cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
- Place the rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350° F/175° C.
- Using the hand mixer, mix the cream cheese, sour cream, and mayonnaise in the mixing bowl until thoroughly combined. Add the onion, garlic, jalapeño, and Cholula, and continue mixing until combined. Stir in the crab meat.
- Spread the mixture in the prepared baking dish, then sprinkle the grated cheese around the top. Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese is melted and lightly browned and the crab mixture is bubbling, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool about 5 to 10 minutes, then serve.
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The Heroes Of This Hobby Are Still Racing Old-Time Karts
Turn back the hands of time. The year was 1956 and Art Ingels was an employee of Kurtis Craft Company, Frank Kurtis' race car-building operation in Glendale, California. In his spare time, Ingels welded together a few steel tubes, added four wheels, and a small surplus two-cycle West Bend engine, and what would soon become known as a "go-kart" was born.
It wasn't long before a few others noticed what Ingels had put together, and decided to build similar racers of their own. Within a few short months, this group, which included Duffy Livingstone, started meeting at the Rose Bowl parking lot in Pasadena to run their new machines. The group quickly grew as more and more people became aware of the action taking place at the Rose Bowl. Among them were Tom Medley from Hot Rod magazine, Lynn Wineland from Rod & Custom, and Spence Murray, R&C's first editor.
When Livingstone and his business partners, Bill Rowles and Roy Desbrow, began manufacturing karts commercially, he commissioned Wineland to help design some promotional literature. Wineland also contributed suggestions for what to call the new little racers. They settled on Go-Kart.
Back at the Rose Bowl, nearby residents began to complain about the noise, and the Sunday racers were asked to take their fun elsewhere. The now large group relocated to the parking lot at the Eastland Shopping Center in West Covina. This location has come to be known as "the birthplace of organized karting." It was here that the first karting club, the Go Kart Club of America (GKCA), was formed in 1957. The location was perfect except for traffic jams on the adjacent San Bernardino Freeway (U.S. Interstate 10) caused by drivers slowing down or stopping in order to get a better view of the little buzz bombs racing around the parking lot. The resulting accidents led to the demise of go-kart racing at the Eastland Shopping Center.
By now, one thing was certain: Karting was here to stay. Any enthusiast could build a kart cheaply and quickly. There was no need for a trailer since a kart fit into the trunk of most typical '50s automobiles, and any paved surface free of obstacles could be turned into a racetrack. At Petersen Publishing in Hollywood, staffers from R&C, Hot Rod, and Car Craft turned the office parking lot into a raceway, and their interest helped spread the kart craze from coast to coast in just a short year.
R&C's editorial involvement began with the Nov. '57 issue, in an article entitled, "Putting Wheels Under the Peasants," but it was the July '58 issue that really ramped up the coverage. By the time Wineland was promoted into the editor's chair, the magazine had become, in his words, "the unofficial handbook of the karting sport." The Go Kart Manufacturing ad on the back cover every month was as familiar to many readers as the Rod & Custom logo on the front. The pages in between were full of promotions for the Bug, the Wee Bird, the Ingels-Borelli Caretta, the Reed Engineering Cool Cart, the Hellcat, the Dart Kart, the Bates Kart (with "built-in fun"), the Hovey Hawk, the Acer Racer, the Century Speed Kart, the Rocket Kart, the Swoopster, the Go-Boy Cart, the Pixie, the Bantam Kart, the Gopher, the Caper Cart, the Simplex Challenger, the Putt-Nik, the Scat Cat, the Cad Cart, and many others. There were some months during the late 1950s when entire issues were devoted to karting. The karters loved it, but many longtime readers wondered what happened to the rods and customs. In 1960, Petersen launched Karts specifically dedicated to the hobby.
In 1959, Livingstone and Go Kart Manufacturing built the first track dedicated exclusively to karting. The Go Kart Raceway in Azusa, California, was the site of the GKCA's first National Championship that July, covered by R&C in its November issue.
The following year, Frank and Mary Adams opened a track on their farm, located on the eastern edge of Riverside. Tom Medley and Randy Holt, both of whom worked at Petersen, made the trek to Riverside every Saturday night (along with many other enthusiasts) to race under the lights.
The Go Kart Raceway has long since disappeared, but the Adams Kart Track continues to this day, still owned and operated by the Adams family (it hasn't hurt that there were 11 offspring and dozens of nieces and nephews to keep it rolling). The 48-year-old facility has expanded and evolved, and continues to be the venue of choice for many major events.
Karts, likewise, have evolved into more sophisticated machinery, but it's the simple vintage karts that still have the most appeal for many veterans of the earliest days. The GKCA still exists as the International Karting Federation, and the trophy awarded at IKF Grand National events is called a Duffy, in honor of Duffy Livingstone. In 2001, the Vintage Karting Association (www.vintagepowersport.com/vka) was established to promote karts originally manufactured between 1956 and 1975. Today, the VKA has nearly 200 members.
Reset those hands of time to February of last year, when the VKA's 3rd annual Reunion/Race/Show, held at the Adams Kart Track, drew racers from every part of the country. The list of event organizers and participants reads like a who's who of karting, including Livingstone, Sets Kanamoto, and Dick Conners from the original 1959 Go Kart team, plus Faye "Ladybug" Pierson from the original Bug Team, and Jimmy Yamane, Dick Geer, Wendell Shipman, and other legends from the early days. Of course, Tom Medley (formerly with the Hot Rod and Rod & Custom teams) was there as the VKA's official photographer, with Randy Holt on hand to race and wrench. The passion and forever-young attitude of these legends continues to attract people of all ages to the vintage kart movement today.


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Mahjong is a classic Chinese game in which good memory, observation skills strategy and in some cases extreme luck are required for winning. Wahjong is our online twist to this classic game.
On the Wahjong battle field, information is the key to victory. This information can be gathered by an abundance of "cheating" options. Peek into your opponents' tiles, expose their tiles to everyone or even swap winning tiles from their hand. Declare mental war with your opponents! Nevertheless, if you are a person of integrity, you can always select the classical version and still be King of Wahjong.
So what are you waiting for? Place your neighbourhood Mahjong King title on the line and challenge to be the King of Wahjong now!


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|DM - Voice of the Voiceless
A gibbous moon hangs pendulous in the sky, providing some degree of shadowy light unto the white land below. The air is crisp and bereft of wind, causing breath to congeal in clouds of steam as it is exhaled by the few brave or foolish enough to be outside at this hour. A thin layer of frost covers the ground, making a crunching sound beneath your boots as you trudge onward. Ahead of you glinting through the gloom like a taunting will o' wisp is your destination... the fest hall of Clan Arngrim.
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|Kjell Carlufsen
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Kjell treks purposefully towards his destination, the warming sensation of his last drink slowly leaving him colder as he approaches the fest hall.
Balls, it is cold! Colder than a witch's tit! I cannot wait to warm my feet and innards with a strong drink...
|Roluo Krage
|Black Úlfarr
In the moon's silvery light, a powerfully-built man strides briskly across the frosted path. He wears a dark cloak, charcoal-grey or black, with a hood pulled up over his shaggy black hair warding off the chill of the night. At his neck, a heavy bronze wolf's-head brooch fastens the cloak in place. Under it, you can see the glint of a polished chain shirt. His quilted tunic is dark with gold trim and narrows where a blackened leather belt circles his waist.
At his side, a sleek, athletic wolf pads silently over the terrain. The wolf's eyes reflect the light of the longhouse, pools of liquid gold in the dark night. Its head moves side-to-side and you can see the fog of its breath in the wintry air. The wolf is waist-high on the man. Its fur is thick, mostly black, but with amber brindle on head, neck, and chest. It keeps pace with the man, clearly intelligent and well-trained.
The man's head tilts toward the moon, Nearly full. My brothers will be anxious, anticipating the hunt. They will not have me. My way is my own. Jarl Aerlfin needs men? Will he take in the wolf? This promises to be a most interesting night. It is time to see what Clan Arngrim proposes.
|DM - Voice of the Voiceless
The longhouse slowly looms closer and closer as you trudge across the frozen turf. Torchlight plays out from the door and eaves, and a thin tendril of smoke can be seen trailing into the sky from it's roof. The building itself is not overly large, and carries very little by way of exterior decoration - as does much of Bildt's architecture. Standing either side of the entrance are two huscarl, chainmail glinting dully in the light and bearded axes plunged before them in the ground as though challenging all that look upon them. Despite the cold, they do not move - regarding the night with steady and unflinching gaze. The entrance to the longhouse is covered with a cured pelt of an ice bear.
As you draw close, the huscarl to the left of the door speaks "Hail, come forward and state your business." He carries himself with a warrior's air, and his hands and face betray the fact that he has seen many battles by their scars. Brown hair and beard spill out of his open-faced helmet, excepting a swath on his left cheek where a jagged and uneven scar can be seen. The other huscarl is no less imposing, but his posture is more relaxed. Helmet less and black hair and beard clipped close, he is lacking the ring finger on his left hand.
|Kjell Carlufsen
|DM - Voice of the Voiceless
Looking you over the huscarl mulls his words before replying "Aye, you'll get our names in return soon enough. Ye walk inside and ye agree to not draw your steel. Blood might be spilled tonight but you draw steel and we draw ours. Understood?" holding eye contact with a meaningful and intense gaze.
The black haired huscarl shakes his head and chuckles to himself.
|Black Úlfarr
Úlfarr pulls his thoughts back to the present. Ahead in the light of the longhouse he sees three men speaking. Two are clearly huscarl guards. The. third he is unsure of. Perhaps another here to answer the Jarl's summons like himself. They seem to be concluding their business as he advances with Surtr at his side. Hearing the huscarl's call, he pulls back his hood and looks the man in the eye. "Heilir! Úlfarr Véulfrsen here. Jarl Aerlfin has put out a summons. I am here to answer his call."
|Gylfir Faegeancor
Glyfir crosses the ridge of the valley and sets his eyes for the last time on what had been home. He sees the smoke rise from his mother's chimney. He will send her what fortune he can spare, but for now he is glad to see the town pass away behind him. Unable to even arrange passage, Gylfir is forced to walk several valleys to his destination. I will return with a boat even finer than my father's. You will all see. And I will master the Old Gifts and wield a power stronger than steel and sinew. He thinks these things not as a threat or in spite but more of a prophesy, that will show others the errors of their treatment of him for things out of his control....He knows not what the 'Garden People' or their darker cousins want in him...but as he adjusts the heavy anchor resting on his shoulder, he knows it has made him stronger.
The 'Garden People' would often tell him tales of old, when men honored the Old Ways, and they would leave rune stones for him to discover in the grass or caught up in roots. While those of the Hedge, whispered much darker tales that often left him afraid to sleep at night and They made many attempts to draw him into the Hedge even after his father attached the anchor to his leg. Never again could they force or drag him...but they could entice and trick. Over time he learned all their tricks and even took to trying to lure Them out from the hedge. The Garden People warned him that played a dangerous game, but with his anchor in place, he never felt in true danger as he grew up.
Days later Gylfir comes to a village after dusk and catches sight of Aerlfin's longhouse. The Huscarl at the door hears Gilfir's approach before spotting him. The rattle-pause-rattle of a chain dragged on the ground gives him a momentary glimpse of his own repressed thoughts on Spirits that might walk the surface world until he sees a youth of less than 18 Springs loom into view from the night. Taller than many men in the hall, his cloak's hood was tossed back despite the wind exposing his short brown hair to the elements. His beard reflected his youth, not yet the length of a proper Ulfen raider.
As the young Ulfen approached closer, the Huscarl finally got a good look at the source of the rattling, the man carried a large block of metal...an anchor by the looks of it, attached to a length of chain that fell to coil around his ankle. Each step elicited the now familiar rattle. The anchor was a thick metal shaft with two flanges like shovel spades attached at the end and folded back upon the shaft. The far end, in the man's hands, was wrapped in leather cord...like it was a sword pommel?
At the Huscarl's challenge, the youth responds, "I am Gylfir Ulafson. I am here in answer to Aerlfin's call for men." Now up close, the Huscarl sees the man's eye's are a strange shade of green, and indeed, he carried an anchor, ancient in its form, one not employed by the raiding fleet. The way the man presented himself left no question that the anchor was indeed a weapon wielded with a considerable strength.
At the warning of drawing steel and violence, "The Ancor is at rest upon my shoulder. I have no plans to change that except to wield it against Aerlfin's enemies."
|Kjell Carlufsen
Kjell ducks his head as he pulls aside the flap of skin covering the opening. he stands just inside the door, taking in the scene.
I really need a strong mead!
He searches desperately for someone who can serve him a beverage.
|Roluo Krage
|DM - Voice of the Voiceless
The huscarl do not seek to block your passage, though the derisive chuckling of the dark haired one continues.
Black Ulfarr:
As you approach the huscarl they eye you warily, though the black haired one seems more engaged than with the one you just saw pass into the longhouse. As you give them your name you sense a flicker of recognition cross his eyes. The brown haired huscarl addresses you "Ye walk inside and ye agree to not draw your steel. Blood might be spilled tonight but you draw steel and we draw ours. Understood?" When assent is given to his request he adds "Your vargr can go inside with ye, but any affairs are between men and he's not to get involved."
In the meantime the black haired huscarl has knelt where he stands and extended a hand to Surtr. The wolf sniffs the air before padding forward a few feet to allow the huscarl to ruffle the fur behind his ears. The man stands and then affixes a gaze upon you with his limpid grey eyes. You get a sense that the black haired man rates your companion above yourself.
vargr - wolf of Norse mythology
Gylfir Faegeancor:
The huscarl challenge you as they have done the others, and accept your promise that steel and iron will not be used within the longhouse. The brown haired one adds in an almost fatherly tone "You should not find any enemies of the jarl within... but if there were to be it is ours to act and not your own."
The black haired one does not speak, but the look on his face and slight shake of his head lend you the air that he does not think much of you.
Roluo Krage:
The brown haired huscarl delivers the same warning against the drawing of steel "Ye walk inside and ye agree to not draw your steel. Blood might be spilled tonight but you draw steel and we draw ours. Understood?" again holding your gaze until you ken his meaning and give your assent.
The black haired huscarl smiles at you condescendingly if you look his way... almost begging for your challenge in words so that he might respond. But if you choose to move past without words you are allowed passage.
|DM - Voice of the Voiceless
Parting the bear hide curtain that covers the entryway you are able to step into the longhouse proper. The structure is roughly five men in width and twenty in length. A fire burns upon the ashen floor towards the center of the house, which has warmed the air considerably - shaking off the chill of the night air outside. Twin rows of support columns run the length of the structure and outside of those are wooden benches that would usually serve as cots, but today are cleared down to the wood to allow them to act as benches. Three chairs sit at the far end of the house, below a banner that bears Arngrim's emblem - a longboat with full red sail.
There are already a couple of hands of Ulfen men within the house, mostly keeping to themselves - though there is a trio of similar face and build that confer near to the house's head. All are young, and looking over their weapons and armor - many are of poor quality and you gauge that the worst they have faced is the predations of a straw target. Some have a drinking horn in hand, others are eating and by the look of one gent barely able to grow the first inklings of a beard he has already drunk too much. The men look up as you enter, but soon return back to their thoughts.
To the left of the entrance is an open topped barrel of black mead - brewed of honey and black currants. Beside it sit a small pile of drinking horns. On the right is a blackened pot filled with fish and vegetable stew, with wooden bowls and spoons beside it. There are also hunks of dark rye bread and aged hard cheese.
Come in and take a seat where you like. You can seek to engage any present or remain to yourself as you wish.
|Kjell Carlufsen
A smile crosses Kjell's face as his eyes adjust to the interior lighting of the tent. He strides purposefully to the open barrel, grabs a horn, and cups out a healthy draught of Black Mead.
He then sits on the bench near the barrel with a view of the entry and the head of the longhouse. He quietly listens to the conversations while keeping an eye on the door.
When the tall, lanky, red-headed Ruolo enters the longhouse, Kjell raises his horn with a nod.
|Roluo Krage
Roluo nods and moves past them, ignoring them both once passage is granted. Moving to the table he takes a bowl of soup and a hunk of bread and cheese.
No mead tonight, I want my head about me when meeting this new lord.
Casting about for an opening in a quiet corner, Roluo makes his way there, careful not to spill is stew.
Warmer near the fire, but some of these men look like they've something to prove. If the huscarl at the door is any indication I'll receive no just hearing here when I defend myself.
|Jorleif Crestefalla
Jorlief approaches the clan over water. Ice forming beneath his feet, he walks across the water like it was land. A small amount of light equal to a torch floats over his head while he travels. Occasionally Jorlief looks around to get get his bearings, but he never fails to go the right way.
Reaching the docks, he pulls himself up, extinguishes the light, and asks the nearest clansman, "Can you direct me to the Jarl's longhouse?" He enjoys the reactions he gets when doing things like this.
As he approaches the longhouse he meets the huscarl in the eye and says, "Jorlief Crestfallen to answer Jarl Aerlfin's call.". He traces a rune in the air for effect while awaiting an answer.
|Torgeir Strømsvik
Pausing to stroke his beard thoughtfully, Torgeir surveys the exchange between the huscarls and the big youth helfting an anchor;
Stink o' the unseelie on that one... the young dvergr spits sourly and approaches the longhouse guards, arms open and weapons sheathed;
"Torgeir Strømsvik, o' Skjoldmur answering the Jarl's call for strong arms and the chance to earn a hard name..."
The bullish dwarf is almost as wide as he is tall. Encased in mail, he wears the trademark bearded war axe of his people at his belt, along with the shieldwall butcher's favourite: a Scramaseax. The dvergr's simple helm does not disguise his short black beard and one ice blue eye.
The other ruined eye however, is clouded and surrounded by a tattooed runic symbol.
The squat warrior stands stoicly, like a lump of granite - lone good eye intently studying the huscarl's reaction as he awaits their decision...
|DM - Voice of the Voiceless
The brown haired huscarl begins to open his mouth to speak when you begin tracing the rune. He sighs "Ah skit!" but before he can act the black haired Ulfen steps forward and grabs your arm in a grip of iron. As his fist begins to squeeze down painfully on your wrist he growls audibly and you can sense murder in his eyes. The brown haired Ulfen barks "Sámr... Sámr! let him go."
The black haired huscarl does not release his grip, but after a few moments he speaks forcefully and deliberately "There will be no seiðr in this hall... if you ken that, then you can go within... but I will be watching..." Sámr waits for your assent to the request before releasing your arm with a dismissive shove and spitting on the ground. The brown haired huscarl keeps his eyes on Sámr while adding "And keep your steel from your hand as well... áss willing we'll have no need to shed blood tonight" giving you a meaningful glance.
The way is then left open for you to enter the longhouse.
seiðr - witchcraft
áss - god
The brown haired Ulfen's eyes narrow as you approach and he is brusque "Run along home dwarf, you're not welcome." not even bothering to lower his gaze to deliver the words to your face. The black haired Ulfen spits to one side and remonstrates with the other huscarl "Feck sake Njáll, pull your head in. Ain't your bloody call." before he turns to Torgeir "Aye, ye'll get a chance dweorg... inside, though keep your steel from your hands in the house." holding eye contact for an assent before adding "Answer words with words, or if ye need with ye fist."
If Torgeir walks between and inside, Njáll is clearly opposed and unhappy... but discipline keeps his tongue in check for now.
|Black Úlfarr
Black Úlfarr moves forward past the men without a word and pushes aside the bear hide curtain. Surtr pads softly at his heel. Úlfarr scans the interior of the longhouse. He takes a horn of mead and a hunk of bread and cheese and spotting a red-headed man alone at one of the benches, walks over to take a seat across from him. Surtr sits at the end of the table and turns liquid eyes up at him questioningly. "Not now Surtr. I'll have food for you later."
|Jorleif Crestefalla
The brown haired huscarl begins to open his mouth to speak when you begin tracing the rune. He sighs "Ah skit!" but before he can act the black haired Ulfen steps forward and grabs your arm in a grip of iron. As his fist begins to squeeze down painfully on your wrist he growls audibly and you can sense murder in his eyes. The brown haired Ulfen barks "Sámr... Sámr! let him go."
The black haired huscarl does not release his grip, but after a few moments he speaks forcefully and deliberately "There will be no seiðr in this hall... if you ken that, then you can go within... but I will be watching..."
As his arm is getting wrenched Jorlief starts a low throaty chuckle. "Of course" Jorlief says the next word as mocking as he can,"Sámr."
Sámr waits for your assent to the request before releasing your arm with a dismissive shove and spitting on the ground. The brown haired huscarl keeps his eyes on Sámr while adding "And keep your steel from your hand as well... áss willing we'll have no need to shed blood tonight" giving you a meaningful glance.
The way is then left open for you to enter the longhouse.
seiðr - witchcraft
áss - god
As he is shoved he begins to chuckle again. That man's grip could rival a giant's
To the other he gives some respect, "My steel will remain hidden, I am here to offer my talents to the Jarl." As he walks past, Jorlief says to Sámr "Be grateful you have a man such as him next to you. The world is full of danger and I fear for you." I will need to watch out for that one
Jorlief enters the longhouse, sees the food and mead and heads over to gather some. He then sits down at the table and begins to eat.
|Gylfir Faegeancor
Gylfir moves to the side table. With one hand, he breaks off a large chunk off bread and carves off the block of cheese. The small pieces of bread and cheese that fell off from the whole, he carefully collects and tosses them across the table to fall on floor. For the small guardians of the hall.
He makes his way to a table, and lays the plate. Upon the bench, he rests the anchor, freeing a hand for a mead horn, although he drinks only enough to cut his thirst.
|DM - Voice of the Voiceless
Just a minor clarification - there isn't any table running down the centre of the longhouse. The interior looks alot like this.
|Kjell Carlufsen
The large man quietly lifts his arm and sniffs underneath befor taking another long pull on the mead.
None of these newcomers seem to have noticed me. Odd enuff' considerin' my size...maybe I have too much of the stench o' the road on me?
Kjell again gazes at each newcomer in passing.
Mayhap the fella with the beast won't mind the stench...ha, ha, ha.
With a smile he stands and saunters to the newcommer.
Fine beast ya have there, what do they call ya?
|Black Úlfarr
Surtr turns his head and sniffs as the large man approaches the table. Black Úlfarr looks up at the approaching youth. "Greetings. I'm Úlfarr, known as Black Úlfarr. Of Clan Rúnólfr, but here to meet the Jarl's summons. This is Surtr." The man's hand unconsciously extends to ruffle through the wolf's thick fur. "Have a seat. Haven't made the acquaintance of this man yet, but you're welcome to sit down." he says gesturing to the red-headed man.
|DM - Voice of the Voiceless
Your words were not lost on Sámr, and though he does not speak or act against you again - you can see that he harbors ill thoughts towards you. Njáll remains wary and poised as you move past... clearly not completely sure that Sámr would be able to check his intent.
Inside the Festhall:
Those that partake of the black mead find it almost cloyingly sweet on the palate, but with a heady and satisfying aftertaste. It has a kick to it that warms from your throat to loins. The stew is thick and unappetising to look at, but has a hearty and satisfying taste to it. Keep your own track of how much you've had to drink if you please :)
The trio of similar face towards the front of the hall occasionally look up at Kjell. Their faces are relatively neutral as they do so, though their whispered discussion seems somewhat intense.
The youngling that has had more filled horns than would be wise smiles at the entry of Roluo. Walking unsteadily over to where the skald sits, he sloughs onto the bench beside him uninvited and roughly enough that he jostles some mead from his horn onto Roluo's lap. He slurs "Come skald, give us a song"
A few minutes after Gylfir enters, an older man well into his thirties enters the longhouse. By his dress and demeanor you'd wager he's one of the few there that has seen real combat. Dull chain on his person and a short hacking sword at his waist. Nodding to all present he moves to gather a bowl of stew before sitting next to the boy with the ancor "Hail boy, I am Gummi. What brings you to this fool endeavor?" sighing slightly as he begins to eat.
Towards the centre of the longhouse two men are seemingly staring daggers at one another over the flames. No words have been said between them, but by looks and body language they seem to be as coiled springs ready to spring forward with intent...
Just after Jorlief takes his seat on a bench, a pair of women enter the chamber and sit near to the door. The younger and prettier is dressed in thick furs and has a sickly look. Upon her shoulder is a young raven with a band of white feathers around it's neck. The other female is thick set and swarthy with her hair drawn in a thick ponytail. Gruff look upon her face she has twin hand-axes at her belt.
The other men in the hall seem most intent to lose themselves in their mead and stew for now.
|Roluo Krage
"A song? A song you say. I know no songs, but I can tell you a tale, if you wish. What saga would you have me impart?"
Roluo sets aside his food and stands up, stepping away from the young drunk and towards the two coiled men.
Danger here, best put a stop to it. And newcomers. They are...ominous.
K. Local 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 to determine a tale that will calm the room somewhat.
Perform Oratory 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20 to recite said tale.
Not my finest tale, it will have to do.
|Torgeir Strømsvik
Torgeir impassively stares at Njáll,
Run along home dwarf... Feh this human needs taught some manners... My feet have left trails in the frost for longer than him!
The dvargr's one good eye narrows as he looks up at the big Ulfen;
Patience of stone. Miskunnsamr of iron...
Torgier nods at the huscarl with hair of coal, acknowleging his instructions, then with a baleful stare of his clouded eye he steps onwards.
Lifting the heavy pelt, the squat dvargr steps into the longhus. His sharp eye takes in the men before him, measuring each, before he takes and fills a mead horn for himself;
He moves to stand impassively before the fire pit, moving only to first flick some drops of mead into the flames before taking a deep draught himself.
Miskunnsamr = mercy
|Gylfir Faegeancor
Gylfir holds his tongue momentarily. He will not rise so quickly to the baited hook. He remembers the stinging wasp that pestered him until he chased it...almost too close to the Hedge.
Take what is used as a weapon and make it a strength. Gylfir finally responds, "Gummi. I am Gylfir. I guess I am here to offer youthful vitality to a room full of those long of tooth. And if by doing so makes me less of a boy, so be it."
|DM - Voice of the Voiceless
Roluo moves away from the drunk and stands near to the firepit, beginning an ode of the ancient years and Rolf Redhand; how he sang for the nymph-queen before leading a band of brothers south for conquest and plunder. It is well received by those present and the Ulfen who appear to have umbrage with each other cease their staring a while to listen.
Torgeir's entrance is greeted with a short hush followed by harsh whispers. He stands before the fire to warm and listen a while to the skald's words. The hairs upon his head prickle as he feels the staring eyes... though the thick-set woman near the door seems to have a flicker of recognition.
Gummi replies to Gylfir after a chuckle "My apologies Gylfir, all I see bar the dweorg are my junior. I meant no disrespect." his words genuine. "For mine my family is dead... taken by the plåga three winters past. It's either this or give up and wait for the lång natt"
plåga - plague
lång natt - long night (death)
|Black Úlfarr
As Roluo ends his tale and returns to the bench, Úlfarr nods in acknowledgement of the fine story, "That was well-told and seems to have calmed the hall. Am I right that you are here like I in response to Jarl Aerlfin's summons?" Surtr looks up at the man, seemingly having enjoyed the tale as well, or perhaps just looking for a scrap.
Not sure whether Gummi and Gylfir are at the same bench.
Edit: Ah, fixed that. Will assume we're all in a row then.
|DM - Voice of the Voiceless
Heh - so many mentions of the invisible tables ;)
The centre of the longhouse is clear ground covered with a layer of ash. There is a fire in the middle and three chairs at the far end from the door (door is in the skinny end).
On each long side there are long benches that you are sitting on. Those with bowls and mead horns are cradling them in their hands or setting them down beside them.
As to positioning - I think most all of you are towards the centre of the longhouse - near to the fire.
|DM - Voice of the Voiceless
|Roluo Krage
|Jorleif Crestefalla
Jorlief looks up from his bowl and sees a dwarf standing by the fire I might not be the only one to battle some bias in this place. Ah and he has Kaunan as well.
"Nevermind them all dwarf. Word must have traveled far, I didn't expect to see one of your kind here. I am Jorlief. I couldn't help but notice your tattoo, Kaunan is it?"
|Gylfir Faegeancor
"Sorry Gummi. I know a bit of your loss. My father did not come back last season. His boat was lost and with it, I lost my place on the oar deck. So, I am here too, hoping to find a new place to fit in."
He raises his drinking horn to Gummi and quietly says, [b]"To new beginnings then. Skol."
|Black Úlfarr
"Well met Roluo, I am Black Úlfarr and I find myself in a similar position to yourself with regards to my fortunes. Hoping to find a position with the Jarl here." He takes a drink from the horn. "This is my friend Surtr." He reaches out and scratches the wolf behind the ears. Surtr stretches his neck, tilting his head back at the attention.
|Kjell Carlufsen
|Torgeir Strømsvik
Torgeir addresses the lean Ulfen's question with a short nod and a mirthless comment;
"Aye seems my presence has set more tongues wagging than a hall of Skjoldmur fishwives... though were we in Skjoldmur I'd wager the fishwives over most of these langshanks..."
The dvergr seems impressed by Jorlief's knowledge, a look of respect and reverence flitting briefly over the stout warrior's stony demeanor;
"It is. Caster of the runes I take it?"
Though Torgeir's words are directed to Jorlief, his eyes – one blue and sparkling of life, one dulled and dead, scour the hall... dwelling on any who's cast him looks disapproving or dismissive.
|Roluo Krage
|DM - Voice of the Voiceless
|Black Úlfarr
|Kjell Carlufsen
|Jorleif Crestefalla
Torgeir addresses the lean Ulfen's question with a short nod and a mirthless comment;
"Aye seems my presence has set more tongues wagging than a hall of Skjoldmur fishwives... though were we in Skjoldmur I'd wager the fishwives over most of these langshanks..."
The dvergr seems impressed by Jorlief's knowledge, a look of respect and reverence flitting briefly over the stout warrior's stony demeanor;
"It is. Caster of the runes I take it?"
Though Torgeir's words are directed to Jorlief, his eyes – one blue and sparkling of life, one dulled and dead, scour the hall... dwelling on any who's cast him looks disapproving or dismissive.
Jorlief shows Torgeir his tattoos of Laukaz and Raido not caring if others see. "Aye, I have learned the runic way since I can remember. Very important in being a Crestfallen." Jorlief looks to see the dvergr's reaction.
Still working on my background but basically a Crestfallen has strange powers including seeing through fog, walking on water, and other strange arts including runic knowledge. They are used on boats to aid in foggy or misty times and are often seen in the front of the ship in bad weather "falling" beneath the crests of the waves. They are seen in both a positive and negative light.
|DM - Voice of the Voiceless
One last arrival enters the longhouse - a man that is not bearing arms or armor and is dressed in ragged and disheveled furs. He has the look of a criminal, and the scar of a brand burned deep into his forehead would seem to reinforce that belief. His eyes are wild and wary as he moves through the hall and right up beside the three chairs, making sure to keep his eyes away from the gaze of any of the others present. Hands clasped and set to constant wringing he rocks back and forth on the bench slightly.
The numbers in the longhouse count to an even twenty including yourselves, and awaiting what would appear to be three more to occupy the chairs at the end of the house.
For clarity - here's who is present:
6 x PCs
Trio of men of similar face and build
Young drunkard
Pair of men who were staring dark threats at one another
Two women towards the entrance - one young and sickly with a raven on her shoulder; second thick set with twin axes
Gummi - a seasoned warrior in his thirties and easily the oldest present bar the dweorg
The newly entered man who seems to be a criminal
Four other Ulfen that have been keeping to themselves thus far
|Torgeir Strømsvik
If Torgeir is suitably impressed with Jorlief's status and runes, it does not show on the dvargr's morose expression.
"Vatn eda Fara... Good runes for the reaver. I'd happily herja with you at the prow Crestfallen"
He nods once more as he watches the room, before taking a final draught to drain his horn. The squat warrior retrieves another horn and resumes his stoic, one eyed vigil.
"I would have brought you a horn, but I see you still have your legs beneath you, unlike some of these other fools..."
Vatn = water
Fara = travel
herja = plunder
One horn drained for Torgeir...
|Kjell Carlufsen
|Gylfir Faegeancor
At the display of Jorlief's rune tattoos, Gylfir lifts his anchor slightly off the bench and raps it softly on the wood a few times. To Gummi, "To draw such attention to oneself...I found it to be dangerous." Just as Kjell stands to refill his horn, "There too." he nods sagely, the coin tied around his neck bobbing slightly in the torchlight.
|Black Úlfarr
|DM - Voice of the Voiceless
Gummi nods to Gylfir "Aye... that's for sure." regarding the forthright nature of Jorlief with a tinge of apprehension.
When Kjell stands to move to the mead barrel, one of the three from the front quickly stands and moves to follow. Standing close he addresses Kjell as he fills his horn "Carlufsen?" said in a questioning and inquisitive tone.
One of the Ulfen that has been keeping to themselves stands and moves to refill his stew bowl. Broadshouldered, though still growing into his frame. Moving past Torgeif he does not check his motion and intentionally bustles the dwarf with his hip as he passes.
The women towards the front are content within themselves. The sickly one has taken the raven from her shoulder into her lap and is whispering to it quietly. The thick set one still sets her eyes to roving the longhouse warily.
The drunkard calls out belligerently at Jorlief from his place of seated rest "Seiðkona, what are you doing here? The call was for warriors... not weavers." looking lasciviously towards the front of the room "at least the kona there could be useful for a ride or two."
seiðkona - is the term for a feminine practitioner of magic.
kona - woman
|Torgeir Strømsvik
Torgeir takes the Ulfen's bump and smiles mirthlessly. Handing his horn of medu to Jorlief;
"Hold this for me runa kasta, I have a debt to gjalda with that whelp"
The squat dvergr slowly walks after the broad shouldered Ulfen, catching up with him just before the medu barrels...
Torgeir's sets a stare upon the tall sapling; one eye clear like glacier ice, the other clouded like sour milk:
"Hoi lang shanks. Best you stay off the mead nei? Can't even walk straight... for only a drunk fool would walk into a dvergr of Skjoldmur! So what is it boy? Drunk? Fool? Or both?"
runa kasta = rune caster
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The picture, a collaboration between the inseparable Lua-Figueroa and Pulido, was a revision to a painting that Lua-Figueroa had done previously for another class. "I had done wings with a world inside it, but the (wings) were open, not closed, and then we came to the idea that the wings would be closed so it could unwrap up the gift of life," Lua-Figueroa said. "And then instead of the world being circle, we shaped it like a heart to define the organs."
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Mr. Richard Nash, a long-time educator who recently filled in as the girls' art teacher, spoke glowingly about his students' ability.
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Four floors above where the Neuro ICU is housed to treat head, brain and spine injuries, four PNG seniors occupied a corner of the floor next to a nurses' station where they painted a figure with its arms outstretched and little halos sprinkled around the figure as it symbolized their homage to the gift of life.
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"We were happy with being selected," said Spikes, a member of the PNG football team whose comments sounded very footballish and elicited laughs from his group members. "Everybody came together," he said, "there's a lot of good artists in this area, but I figured we had a chance, and in the long-run, we came out with a win."
The quartet were also making their first splash into mural painting, yet for a group that all described painting as a hobby; the transition from poster board to the wall appeared seamless despite a couple challenges.
"Painting on the wall, the blending is a lot harder than with a pencil," Dorsey said.
Gutierrez, a member of the softball team, credited each member with fulfilling their respective role in the painting. "Whoever did something on the poster was going to do it on the wall just because it looked better on the poster," she said. "We all had jobs, Courtney had the wings, I had the body and the guys stenciled it in, doing the handy, manly stuff."
Lori Lofton, an art teacher at PNG, praised her seniors for their dedication to the project and the impact their participation could have not just to the donor families and recipients, but to the students as well.
"We talk about good deeds in class in various ways," she said, "and when we were invited to participate, it was a wonderful opportunity and gives you goose bumps. It helps you put things into perspective and we talked about becoming organ donors. It helps remind you what you can do for others and that's part of being a good person."
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Solar stocks have been on a tear in 2013. Strong demand data from China, the U.S. and the Middle East has given investors confidence that the industry's best days are still ahead. But there are still a lot of questions about public policy and earnings going forward. Here are the biggest events that happened this week in solar.
The sequester begins
Last Friday, the sequester officially began, and the renewable-energy industry will be hit with cutbacks in certain areas. The most notable in the solar industry is an 8.7% cut to the Treasury's 1603 grant program. Projects that weren't approved by March 1 will have their grant cut by 8.7%, an abrupt hit to developers looking for the payment.
According to Greentech Media, the other big impacts will be a slowdown of renewable-energy development on public lands, layoffs and delays in energy efficiency, a hit to the Department of Energy's Vehicle Technologies Program, and cuts to R&D programs. Research has bipartisan support, so this is one area that may see funding return if a budget deal is reached in the next few weeks.
Everyone in Washington knew there would be unintended casualties in sequestration, and the renewable-energy industry is likely to be one of them.
SolarCity flops
The big earnings news this week was SolarCity's (NASDAQ:SCTY.DL) huge shortfall in the fourth quarter. Revenue grew 22%, which is a positive, but the company lost $1.10 per share and can't seem to stop bleeding red ink.
The good news for SolarCity is that systems investments are growing rapidly. Investments in solar systems grew from $562 million at the end of 2011 to $1.01 billion at the end of 2012. As a result, operating leases more than doubled to $47.6 million for the year. The lower-margin energy system sales are also growing rapidly, which may become a theme as consumers realize it's a better financial investment to buy a solar system than leasing it.
The challenge for SolarCity is its high sales, market, and general operating expenses. The company needs to keep growing its installed base to pay for these costs, which will take time.
The other big player in the solar leasing space, SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWR), isn't seeing the same disappointing results as its leasing assets grow. This could be because SunPower's systems have a higher return or because module sales offer greater margins when combined with leases. In any case, SunPower seems to be out ahead from a financial perspective on leases, for the time being.
Happenings in China
Suntech Power (OTC:STPFQ) reached an important solution to its battle with GSF Capital over a solar system investment fund. The company will increase its equity interest in the fund from 79.3% to 88.15% and consolidate it in financial statements. This dispute has kept Suntech from filing quarterly reports recently, so we may get a look sometime soon at how the company has been doing.
The bigger question is how the company will pay for $541 million in convertible bonds due later this month. Suntech needs a bailout from a Chinese fund or state-run bank, something we've come to expect in recent years. If it doesn't get one, there's a chance the company could go bankrupt. Trina Solar (NYSE:TSL) and JA Solar (NASDAQ:JASO) investors should watch the outcome of Suntech's financial dealings closely. They both have bonds due later this year, and if Suntech is bailed out, they'll both probably get the same deal, since they're both in better financial positions. However, if Suntech goes under, chaos is likely to ensue as investors will probably sell off all Chinese solar stocks.
Foolish bottom line
The next few weeks will be key for Chinese solar companies in particular. Earnings keep pouring out, and we may see how China's government will handle companies in serious financial trouble.


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Lake Wawasee, located in northern Indiana, is a great location for fun and relaxation. With over 3000 acres of clean, clear water, Lake Wawasee is ideal for motor boating, water skiing, sailing, swimming, and fishing,. Other recreational facilities in the area include golf courses, tennis courts, shops, movie theatres, and a bowling alley.
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If you get hungry, there are 3 restaurants which are accessible by boat. Or you can take a break from the lake action and enjoy a wide variety of dining in Syracuse and the surrounding area.
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At neighboring Syracuse Lake enjoy the Lakeside Park, which features a public swimming area, park and picnic area and another 564 acres of beautiful lake. Lakeside Park also hosts the "Music in the Park" series on six evenings in the summer. Lake Syracuse also has a fireworks display over the fourth of July holiday period.
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Teamwork pays off for Germany
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Mario Gotze is not a professional actor, which might explain why his range of expressions is somewhat limited. There's a grin, a broad smile, pain and, presumably, anger too. And then there's the blank, trance-like mask he showed after scoring the goal that made him and 22 other Germans world champions.
His gaze remained fixed as he was enveloped in his teammates' embrace. We don't know what he was thinking. And neither does he.
"In situations like that, you don't really understand what has just happened," he said afterward.
The mask only melted into a smile when Jerome Boateng chest-bumped him and then pushed his ample forehead down into Gotze's, like some kind of instant Vulcan mind-meld.
Maybe that's when he realized what he had done.
It lasted an instant or two, and then the game-face returned. This match had to be closed out. And it was. Germany won their first major trophy in 18 years and became champions of the world for the fourth time, a total that matches Italy and is second only to Brazil, who have five World Cups.
Think back to the stuff you heard when you played sports as a kid. Think back to the guy with the whistle and clipboard telling you how the last benchwarmer is as important as the star player. How a team is only as strong as its weakest link.
Platitudes to make the less athletic kids feel better? Sugar cubes to lessen the stigma and mask the fact that -- simply put -- some can and some cannot, no matter how hard they try?
Maybe. But the 2014 World Cup was won by a team and coach that embraced this ethos, not just through words but through actions as well. In the final, they beat a side that seemingly lived by the opposite mantra: that superstars win you games.
There probably is no "correct" way of dealing with it. We'll never know what Joachim Low would have done if Lionel Messi had been born in Rostock rather than Rosario. What we do know is that on Sunday, Germany became world champion, thanks in large part to three players.
One, Gotze, had started just two games in this World Cup and played just eight minutes in the quarterfinal and semifinal. He, of course, scored the winner at the Maracana.
Another, Boateng, shuttled from right-back to centre-half in the tournament, as a role player compared to defensive superstars such as Mats Hummels and the skipper, Phillip Lahm. Boateng was superb on Sunday, as he conjured up goal-line clearances and snuffed out danger.
The third, Bastian Schweinsteiger, entered the tournament no longer the automatic choice he'd been in the past, got in the team as the humble holding midfielder and left the marauding to others. He took a deep cut just below the eye for his troubles but proved to be the steady head the German midfield needed in a rocky first hour.
That's the thing with a team. Everyone is important; nobody is expendable. When Sami Khedira, a gangly-limbed, one-man wrecking crew against Brazil in the cosmic 7-1 semifinal win, went down with a muscle injury during the warmup, Low stuck a different cog in his machine: Christoph Kramer, who made only his second start for Germany and his first in a competitive match.
Meanwhile, Argentina manager Alejandro Sabella persevered with the XI that had outlasted the Dutch in Sao Paulo. Possibly, he knew that while the personnel was unchanged, the game would be different simply because the opponent was different. While Louis van Gaal had erected a large, orange tarp in front of Jasper Cillessen's goal, Germany's pressing and high line meant there was space for the likes of Ezequiel Lavezzi and Gonzalo Higuain to run into.
In the ninth minute, Messi gave a statement of intent. He found himself, with the ball at his feet, isolated against Mats Hummels on the right flank. He did what he does better than anyone: a shimmy and a burst of speed, then another and another. The first two times Hummels managed to stay with him, but on the third Messi was off, though his cross was cleared. It was a moment that suggested the little man had come to play but also one that made it clear Hummels would not be intimidated.
With 20 minutes gone, Toni Kroos' errant header fell to Higuain, who was returning from an offside position. The Napoli striker had all the time in the world to set himself before he uncoiled a shot that sputtered wide to Manuel Neuer's right.
Kroos looked rattled in the first half, in part because Argentina's midfield harried him mercilessly and in part because the game turned physical without getting nasty. Ezequiel Garay's body-check on Kramer flatted the young midfielder and forced him off the pitch some 10 minutes later. There were clanking knees, banging heads and pointy elbows, but almost always things stayed on the right side of sportsmanship.
Germany had possession, but it was arid. Sabella would say later: "They had a little more of the ball, but we had the clearer chances."
Garay then found Messi, who used his low center of gravity to fend off Hummels before putting in a tricky cross that Boateng cleared. It was symptomatic, though, that both Hummels and Neuer got a touch before Boateng's boot away. Teamwork: Every little nick and touch to keep the opponent out.
The Germans also had their opportunities, but Kroos' shot was telegraphed, and Benedikt Howedes' header, right at half time, found the post.
"I saw we were getting tired, so at half time I decided to make a change to help us win the game in the 90 minutes without going to extra time," Sabella said when asked about a seminal substitution: Sergio Aguero for the excellent Lavezzi.
It likely came back to haunt him. It left Argentina with an isolated front three and a midfield forced to work overtime without Lavezzi's tracking back. Still, two minutes into the second period, Lucas Biglia found Messi, who fired wide the kind of chance he usually buries. Shortly thereafter, Neuer launched himself into the air and punched the ball clear of Higuain, pancaking the Napoli striker in the process. No foul was called, but a lot of birds chirped around Higuain's head.
Argentina, though, began to flag. Messi -- a notch above his previous performances, perhaps, but with less than his usual supply of magic to dispense -- became the sole Argentine threat as the Germans advanced, going close through Kroos and Andre Schurrle. Two minutes from full time, the Maracana stood as one as Gotze came on for Miroslav Klose. Partisanship is great, but when the all-time leading goalscorer in the history of the World Cup exits the pitch for the final time, you stand up and applaud.
The pace slowed in extra time. Argentina lost their legs and Germany, perhaps, some of their self-assuredness. For all the machine parallels writers (including yours truly) throw out, these are still young men playing the game of their lives. And they make mistakes. After a slip released Aguero, Boateng came out of nowhere with a picture-perfect tackle.
Shortly thereafter, Marcos Rojo's cross found Rodrigo Palacio -- who had earlier replaced Higuain -- one-on-one with Neuer. All it needed was either a first-time finish or controlling the ball and then beating the keeper. Instead, he took the road less traveled and attempted an improbable chip that ballooned over Neuer's head and went just wide of the post. It was a miss as bad as his one against the Dutch.
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A frantic Low stormed on to the pitch between the two extra-time periods. He dispensed quick-fire instructions to his men before targeting Gotze.
"I told him to go and show the world that he is better than Messi and that he can decide who wins this World Cup," Low explained afterward. "We have good players. [Thomas Muller] and [Schurrle] work hard and can attack the space behind. But Gotze, well, he's our wunderkind. He has incredible technical ability. He can decide matches."
Prescient words.
Shortly after the re-start, Aguero's elbow caught Schweinsteiger just below the eye, and his cheekbone exploded into a bloody mess. As he lay on the pitch, tented by Germany's medical team, his leg twitched. You wondered if his World Cup was over. But, no, minutes later he was back out there. Germany needed its warrior and, at 29, he knew he might never play in a World Cup final ever again.
And then came the moment that brought it home. Schurrle maneuvered around Mascherano to drive in a cross that found the unmarked Gotze, who found just enough stardust to ghost away from Martin DeMichelis. In one, fluid motion: chest, turn and shot. Sergio Romero had no chance.
The game ended with one last chance for Messi to sharpen up his GOAT credentials for those stubborn enough to believe you can only be the Greatest Of All Time if you've won a World Cup. He didn't take it; his free-kick sailed harmlessly over Neuer's crossbar.
FIFA's Technical Study Group still awarded him the Golden Ball as Player of the Tournament, a decision that will rankle and, frankly, smacked of the kind of charity a player of Messi's magnitude really doesn't need.
Argentina took pride in their performance in the final, and rightly so. They had the chance to put the game away but failed to do so. That's football.
"It was the best game we played in the tournament," Sabella said. "But we gave our all. I'm not going to say that giving your all is the most important thing, but it is important. My players were warriors out there. And now it's time for the warriors to rest."
Germany leave as fully deserving world champions. The fact that things were far from easy for them in a number of games -- the 2-2 draw with Ghana, the extra-time victory over Algeria and, of course, the final at the Maracana -- only adds luster to their achievement. They were tried, and they were tested, and they came through. Different men contributed in different situations. The stardust belonged to Gotze on Sunday; in other games, it was Khedira's or Neuer's or Hummels' or Klose's or Muller's.
"I'd say we turned in the best performance of any team over seven games, and that's why we deserved to win the World Cup," Low said in his matter-of-fact way.
You can't argue. This was what you call a "clean finish."
Gabriele Marcotti is a senior writer for ESPN FC. Follow him on Twitter @Marcotti.


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