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John 2:19-22
John 2:19 - Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."
John 2:20 - The Jews therefore said, "Forty-six years was this temple in building, and will you raise it up in three days?"
John 2:21 - But he spoke of the temple of his body.
John 2:22 - When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he said this, and they believed the Scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
Many believe that the above scripture says that Jesus raised himself from the dead. In actuality there is nothing the verse about Jesus' rasing himself from the dead, but rather John speaks of Jesus' raising up the "temple of his body" after it had been destroyed for three days. The phrase "raise up" does not necessarily refer to "resurrection".
The Jews demanded of our Lord by what authority he set up so high a standard as he required of them in the cleansing of the temple. (John 2:13-18) He answered them as noted in the above text. It was a dark saying of our Lord and few understood the meaning. The Jews thought he was speaking of the glorious temple of Herod under construction for forty-six years. They were incensed at him, and we recall that this was one of the charges against him a few days later. They took his words as blasphemy against the temple, that he could raise it up again in three days if it were destroyed.
Nevertheless, Jesus spoke of the temple of his body. Jesus did 'raise up' his body [cause his body to appear] when he temporarily appeared in his body of flesh and bones (blood is not mentioned, since he was at this point a spirit being) to his disciples in the locked room. (Luke 24:36-49; John 20:19,20) Eight days later he also caused his body to appear on behalf of Thomas. (John 20:24-29) This was after his Father had already raised him from the dead in a spiritual body (1 Corinthians 15:38,44), thus Jesus did not have to raise himself from the dead in order to raise up his body of flesh. (1 Peter 3:18*) Therefore we view that there was an fulfillment of this in the actual body of Jesus.
*See our study:
Jesus Died a Human -- Raised a Spirit Being
*See our study:
Jesus Died a Human -- Raised a Spirit Being
In stating the above, we want to emphasize that Jesus was not raised from the dead in a fleshly body. The Bible informs us that Jesus sacrificed his body as an offering to God, which offering he presented to God, as represented in its blood, after he ascended to heaven. (Hebrews 9:11,12,23,24,25; 10:1,10) It speaks of the "days of his flesh" as something past and gone. (Hebrews 5:7) Having offered his body in sacrifice, he does not take it back, so as be permanently encased in a body of flesh. Nonetheless, we note that Jesus did not actually present his body to God until after he ascended. Thus, before his ascension he could raise his body, and assume that body, for the appearances in the locked room.
See also our study on:
Jesus' Appearances in the Locked Room
See also our study on:
Jesus' Appearances in the Locked Room
However, we also believe the Lord was using the event of raising his body of flesh to illustrate the raising of his church -- the temple of which the apostle Peter wrote, that we as living stones are built together upon Christ for a habitation of God through the Spirit.
The Scriptures repeatedly tell us that the Church is "the body of Christ." (Romans 12:5; 1 Corinthians 10:16; 12:12,27; Ephesians 3:6; 4:12) The apostle Peter declares that each of the Lord's saints is a living stone prepared for and being placed in the glorious "temple" which God is building -- whose chief cornerstone and cap stone is Christ Jesus our Lord. (1 Peter 2:5; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Ephesians 2:19-22; Hebrews 3:6) While this "temple" is a temple not completed in its perfected spiritual condition, it already has an existence in this present age -- even now believers are reckoned as the "the body of Christ, and members individually." In harmony with this we understand our Lord's words of John 2:19, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up" -- "he spoke of the temple of his body" -- the Church, of which he is the Head.
The three days we understand to represent the days of the larger week, one thousand years to each day. The "last day" -- the day in which the saints are resurrected -- is spoken of in Revelation 20:4 as a thousand years. (John 6:39,40,44,54; 11:24) In this "last day", when Satan is bound, and there are no deceptions, the temple of God is finally completed and raised up in glory. This we believe will occur in the third millennium after the literal temple's destruction in Jerusalem, thus in three "days". It is to be early in the morning of this third day -- the Millennium -- that the body of Christ, the temple of God, is to be brought together as a spiritual temple and filled with the glory of God, to the end that from it may flow the blessing of reconciliation to all the families of the earth. -- Genesis 12:3; 22:18; Isaiah 2:2-4; Galatians 3:7-9,16,29; Hebrews 6:13-20; Acts 3:19-25.
See: The Day of Judgment
Further insight is provided in 2 Corinthians 4:14, which reads: "Knowing that he who raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by [with, through] Jesus, and shall present us with you." In John 6:44 we read a similar thought: "No man can come to me, except the Father . . . draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day." This shows that God's power would not be exercised independently but through Jesus in the resurrection of the body -- the church -- of Christ.
Hence it is Jesus who will take an active role in raising his Church from the dead. John shows in John 14:2,3 when that will be. He says: "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself, that where I am, there ye may be also." So it is at Jesus' second advent that his faithful followers will be rewarded. Other Bible texts detail the timing of the Church's resurrection yet further. Peter declares that "One day is with the Lord as a thousand years" (2 Peter 3:8). If we divide the time from man's creation into one-thousand year days, Jesus was crucified and resurrected on the fifth (thousand year) day. If he returns in three days to raise his body members, counting inclusively from the fifth day, we arrive at the seventh (thousand year) day, which is the grand Millennial Day of blessing.
Another statement, similar to this and interpretable, we believe, in the same manner, was the Lord's answer to Herod -- "I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I complete my mission." (Luke 13:32) This last statement could not be interpreted in any other way than that above suggested. The cures and blessings of divine grace have prevailed during the fifth, the day in which our Lord and the apostles lived, and also during the sixth thousand-year day; and on the seventh, the grand millennial sabbath, Christ and his Church will be perfected and the cures correspondingly increased. Thus the body of Christ -- God's true true temple -- the house of Jehovah -- will then be fully erected -- "raised up," and all nations will begin to flow into it. -- Isaiah 2:2.
John continues to write: "When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he said this, and they believed the Scripture, and the word which Jesus had said." (John 2:22) Some have felt that this means that Jesus was raised from the dead in his fleshly body, but that is not what it says. Jehovah, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, raised Jesus from the dead, in a spirit body. We note that the disciples did not remember Jesus statement as recorded in John 2:22 on the very instant, the very moment of the resurrection of Jesus, for they did not even know he had been raised in the very moment he was raised, but rather some time after. The Greek word "when" does not set a specific instant of time, but a duration of time. Thus the thought is in some time period following the event of his being raised -- when he had been raised, Jesus' disciples recalled that he had said this.
We must remember that when Jesus said the above words, the disciples had no concept of a spiritual temple, or any reward on a spirit plane. They still had the belief that all of this was to be fulfilled in literal Jerusalem here on earth. This we can see since in Acts 1:6, they asked Jesus if he was then going to restore the kingdom to Israel. They had not yet received the enlightenment of the holy spirit, which was to bring to their memories all that Jesus had said to them. (John 7:39; 14:26) Subsequently, they came to realize they were to be a part of the body of Christ and that God would "raise up us also by Jesus" (2 Corinthians 4:14). That is what they remembered Jesus' words to mean.
Matthew 27:40 - and saying, "You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross."
Sometimes someone points to this scripture and claims it has something to do with the idea that Jesus resurrects himself from the dead. Actually, there is nothing in this that says such. The words quoted are not the words of Jesus' disciples but of those who were mocking Jesus. These Jewish opposers did not have the holy spirit and thus their words above do not necessarily represent the true meaning of what Jesus had said. (Mark 14:57,58) It seems from this that at least some of these Jewish opposers were still under the erroneous concept that Jesus claimed that he would destroy the literal temple in Jerusalem and rebuild it in three days. This certainly has nothing to do with the idea that Jesus would raise himself from the dead, nor is it a correct application of what Jesus was speaking of in John 2:22 (as some writers have impied), as this is not the disciples speaking, nor is this said after Jesus' resurrection.
Matthew 27:63 - and said, "Sir, we remember that when He was still alive that deceiver said, 'After three days I am to rise again.'"
This scripture is also sometimes offered and it is assumed to refer to John 2:19, and therefore in some vague way is thought to prove that Jesus meant that Jesus would raise himself in the flesh from the dead. This, of course, calls for a lot of conjecture. We have seen that the Jews had thought that Jesus' claim, as recorded in John 2:19, was concerning the temple of Herod. But here they are referring to his claim that he would be raised after three days. There does not appear to be any reference here to Jesus' words in John 2:19 at all. How did they know about Jesus' claim that would be raised after three days? Jesus had on several occasions began to teach his disciples concerning his coming death and resurrection. In Matthew 17:22, 23, Jesus said, speaking of his approaching death: "The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men, and they shall kill him, and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up." (See also Luke 9:21,22; 18:33; Matthew 16:21; 17:23; 20:19; Mark 8:31) The angels quoted our Lord's words to the women who witnessed his resurrection
Luke 24:6 - He isn't here, but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee,
Luke 24:7 - saying that the Son of Man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again?"
Luke 24:8 - They remembered his words.
These verses fit in with the Bible testimony that God raised Jesus on the third day. Evidently these sayings of Jesus had reached some of the non-believing Jews. Nevertheless, what he had spoken of to the unbelieving Jews was the "sign of Jonah". (Matthew 12:38-40) It is apparent that the Jewish opposers of Jesus knew of his teaching that he would be raised from the dead in three days, and that they did not understand what he had said as recorded in John 2:19 to apply to his being raised from the dead, but to the actual temple in Jerusalem.
One more scripture that is used to claim that Jesus raised himself from the dead is:
John 10:17 - Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.
John 10:18 - No taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received from my Father."
-- King James Version
Based on the English translation as it appears in most translations, many trinitarians and oneness believers claim that since only God could raise up Christ and thus if Jesus could lay down his life and take it up again he must be God. This of course, contradicts John 17:1,3, in which Jesus proclaimed that the Father is the only true God, and contrasts himself as the one sent by the one true God.
Obviously, since Jesus was in the oblivious condition of death in Hades/Sheol (Psalm 16:10; Ecclesaistes 9:5,10; Acts 2:31), Jesus had no "power" at all to do anything and thus his God and Father had to save, or deliver, Jesus out of the oblivious death condition. -- Hebrews 5:7.
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Whatever power or authority Jesus had in this regard, we must agree that this authority or power was received from the God and Father of our Lord Jesus. (Romans 15:6; 2 Corinthians 1:3; 11:31; Ephesians 1:3,17; 1 Peter 1:2) "This commandment have I received from my Father." Jesus is not his God who gives to him this authority. -- See Matthew 28:18; Luke 10:22.
The Greek word translated "received" in this sentence is Strong's #2983, which the King James Version translates as "receive" 133 times, and as "take" 106 times. In our passage this same word is earlier translated "take" in most translations: "Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take [Strong's 2983, receive] it again. No man taketh [not 2983, but Strong's #142, take] it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take [Strong's #2983] it again. This commandment have I received [Strong's #2983] from my Father."
The Greek word lambano (Strong's #2983) is not as strong as the Greek word airo (Strong's #142) and is not as personal in action as airo. While the word lambano can mean "take", it is not necessarily the result of one's own action, but most often results from the action of another. See the usage of both words and how they are translated in the King James Version by consulting The Englishman's Greek Concordance of the New Testament or by visiting:
The text should be translated: "Therefore my Father does love me, because I lay down my life, that I might receive it again. No man takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to receive it again." Thus this passage shows that Jesus receives his life again from the unipersonal Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Abraham (Exodus 3:14,15), the only true God (John 17:1,3), in agreement with Acts 2:24; 3:13,15,26; 4:10; 5:30; 10:40; 13:34,37; 17:31; Romans 4:24; 6:10; 8:11; 10:9; 1 Corinthians 6:14; 15:15; 2 Corinthians 4:14; 13:4; Galatians 1:1; Ephesians 1:20; Colossians 2:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; Hebrews 5:7; 1 Peter 1:21.
Rotherham renders John 10:18: "No one forced it from me, but I lay it down of myself, -- Authority have I to lay it down, and authority have I again to receive it: This commandment received I from my Father."
The New English Bible renders the passage this way: "The Father loves me because I lay down my life, to receive it back again. No one has robbed me of it; I am laying it down of my own free will. I have the right to lay it down, and I have the right to receive it back again; this charge I have received from my Father."
Interestingly, the New Living Translation renders verse 17: "The Father loves me because I lay down my life that I may have it back again." But it renders verse 18: "No one can take my life from me. I lay down my life voluntarily. For I have the right to lay it down when I want to and also the power to take it again. For my Father has given me this command."
The Good News Bible in Today's English does similarly: "The Father loves me because I am willing to give up my life, in order that I may receive it back again. No one takes my life away from me. I give it up of my own free will. I have the right to give it up, and I have the right to take it back. This is what my Father has commanded me to do."
The claim has been made that John 10:18 proves that Jesus did not receive back a "new" life, but that he received back his "human" life. The assumption is placed upon the scripture that would have it say that that since Jesus received back his life that the life he received back had to be human. What Jesus actually said "I lay down my life." (Italics ours for emphasis) He is referring to his life. Thus, from this context, for it to have a been a new life -- a different life -- that he received back, then, would, in effect, mean that he did not receive back his life, but a life as some one else. Jesus, of course, did not get a new life, a life that was not his life, for he was still himself when he was raised from the dead. So it is still true that did not receive his life back as a human, but as a spirit being. It was still his life, whether that life be physical (earthly-terrestial) or spiritual (heavenly-celestial). -- 1 Corinthians 15:40-48.
Who did raise Jesus from the dead? Jesus himself was dead and in the oblivious realm of hades for parts of three days. He could not literally raise himself from the dead for he was dead. The dead are unconscious and cannot raise themselves from the dead.
The Bible plainly tells us that it was the God and Father of Jesus, that raised Jesus from the dead. -- Acts 2:24,32,26; 3:15; 4:10; 10:40; 13:30,33,37; 17:31; Romans 4:24; 8:11; 10:9; 1 Corinthians 6:14; 15:15; Galatians 1:1; Colossians 2:11,12; 1 Thessalonians 1:9,10; 1 Peter 1:21; 3:18
Some of our trinitarian neighbors tell us that it was the "divine nature" of Jesus that raised his "human nature" from the dead. We have no reason to add all of this conjecture to Bible. There is no scripture that says that Jesus raised himself from the dead, nor is there any scripture that says that Jesus had two planes of being (a spirit being and a human being -- two sentient beings, two persons?) present in one divine person (one sentient [omniscient] being/person?).
Thus we see that there is nothing in the Bible that says that Jesus raised himself from the dead.
Related RL Studies
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Did Jesus Christ Raise Himself From the Dead? by Ivan Maddox.
Did Jesus Christ Raise Himself From the Dead? by Ivan Maddox.
John 10:17-18 by Juan Baixeras.
John 10:17-18 by Juan Baixeras.


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20 Oct 2016
Todd and I were discussing dogs, and as this forum has not had one of these threads in a number of years, at least that I have seen, I thought to post one. Cats, hamsters, snakes, horn toads, fish all are welcome.
The Poo-Wawa and Yorkie-Poo are my sister's, they spend a lot of time with me though, she just lives down the street. She never takes her dogs places, so I always pick them up to accompany my dogs on our daily outings.
We have a great spacious dog park with trails through the woods and a dog beach on the lake where the dogs can swim.
The 2 miniature Australian Shepherds, the miniature Aussie-Poo , and the Chi-Weenie are mine.
The Australian Shepherd breed actually did not originate in Australia, the name is a misnomer. They are a mix of several herding dogs brought to California and the American Southwest in the 19th century, and native American dogs. They often have blue eyes, native Americans had a name for them, "ghost dogs".
11 Oct 2016
Scientific American graded the candidates on their answers to 20 questions about various aspects of scientific endeavor. The questions were refined by a group of scientific institutions representing more than 10 million scientists and engineers, with nonprofit organization ScienceDebate.org as the facilitator.
The results. That Trump is a mindless gerbil is not surprising. And that Johnson, who did not know what Alleppo was, or who could not name even one world leader, well that his is not much better than Trump is also not surprising. But it does not matter to Trump's herd, they will still vote for him. Fortunately as things have gone, with more to come, nobody else will. America and the World dodged a bullet on this one (barring some horrific miracle saving him). Thank god for the liberal press taking on the challenge of saving the country.
Clinton: 64
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Johnson: 30
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11 Oct 2016
Sweden! Just thought I would mention it as this is a Swedish website.
Ranking of Countries for Best Place for Girls to Live
As an added extra, best place for anyone to live....
Best for Anybody
Now here is the kicker. A list of least religious countries. Curiously enough, they are also at the top of the list of BEST COUNTRIES to live in.
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24 Jun 2016
On plagiarism suit by the Estate of Randy Wolfe, the deceased guitarist of the band Spirit. Jimmy Page had testified that the song's progression in "Stairway to Heaven" had more in common with Chim Chim Cheree from Mary Poppins than Spirit's "Taurus".
Immediately after the verdict lawyers at Disney Inc. announced that they will be initiating a plagiarism suit against Led Zeppelin.
30 May 2015
I am talking about tube amps here.
I have a half dozen large ones. A couple of them have a little hum, ether 60 cycle or 120 cycle. It is only noticeable at bed room levels.
Before I go on, yes, I like playing a big amp even at bed room levels. I don't like small amps. I don't like small amps, or plugging into some digital device rather than my big tube amps. My big tube amps are part of my manhood. I consider playing anything but a big tube amp analogous to going outside not wearing any pants.
Also, when people ask about this, most guys start taking about pickups and cords and noise gates and things. NO NO NO! What I am talking about has nothing to do with this. If you won't accept that, please go on to the next thread. I am talking about that background 60 cycle hum that you likely get from some tubes having capacitance, or 120 cycle hum that you likely get from filter capacitors not doing the job. Or perhaps something else picking up the capacitance. But it occurs even when no guitar or anything whatever plugged in, even with the volume turned to zero, so long as your master volume is turned up.
Any thoughts on this? I sometimes think that so long as it is not too loud, well some Amplifiers have a little hum, just the way it is. How do you feel? I have one amp still in warranty with a little of this hum, I think 120 cycle. And another I just recently purchased that also has the same hum just about. I have heard some guys say that they have never had an amp that did not have some background hum. But I have some with hardly any at all. I am trying to decide whether to complain about the one I just purchased and ask for a replacement, or if I am being too picky. I like getting what I want, but like to avoid being a jack ass when possible, even when dealing with a large merchant.
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Dietrich[1] of Metz (died 984) was Bishop of Metz from 964 until his death.[2] He was the son of Hedwig of Nordgau and Siegfried of Luxembourg.
He succeeded Adalbero I (929–962) as bishop of Metz.[3] He founded the abbey of St Vincent, Metz.[4]
He crowned Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine as King of France in Laon in 978; Charles, unsuccessful in gaining recognition subsequently, was supported by Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (a Saxon like Dietrich, and a relation). Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne was another cousin, and a friend.
Sigebert of Gembloux and Alpert of Metz wrote biographies of him.
- ^ Theoderic, Thierry
- ^ The Catholic Encyclopedia numbers him as II.[1]
- ^ [2]; see also de: Adalbero I. von Bar.
- ^ He assembled a large number of relics for this.[3], [4]


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The pier was cold, and getting colder with the windchill. The silver sky stretched out for miles over the restless ocean. Six months ago, her hair would have been whipping around her, the long strands of copper curls silently stealing the scent of the ocean. She kept her arms crossed over her chest tightly, less against the chill than to keep him from reaching out to her.
"We can't keep doing this," he said. He wouldn't stop watching her and it made her uncomfortable. "Sometimes situations are bigger than the people involved. Why do you fight this?"
"Because we're being foolish! We're rushing in, and you know what they say about that." She could feel the mist spray her bare feet. They should probably be heading inside. The wind was nearly a hurricane in her ears.
Even without looking at him, she could hear the frown in his voice. He said, "only fools rush in?" If he said what he was thinking, he would have said, now look who is being foolish but that was not what this conversation was about. Instead, he said, "don't do this, Eden. Don't push me away."
"I'm stepping back from the cliff, Daniel. Don't ask me to jump head first into this. You know where that's gotten us before."
"Don't play the victim card, not now," he fidgetted, switching the position of his legs, stretching out his tingling extremeties. "This isn't just about the cancer, and you know it."
"How can you be so flippant?" She was angry now, her voice practically a hiss between her teeth. Her feelings were hurt, raw from the last three or four months of fighting between them, but he couldn't console her.
"How can you be so cowardly, now, of all times?" He watched her face, waiting for her to turn and meet his gaze. She never did, only clenched and unclenched her jaw in silent fury. "I don't understand it, Eden. You've overcome everything that has been thrown in your path your entire life. Except this. Except this one, insignificant thing."
"A brain tumor is insignificant, Daniel? And you wonder why I think we're fools," there was acid in her voice still, but it was fading. She was losing her ground. Beneath her light shawl, she began shivering.
"It is insignificant compared to us, compared to what we are and what we could be. What we have been. It seems a trivial thing to sacrifice us for."
"Who are you to talk to me about the impact this should have on me? When was the last time you were looking death in the face, huh? Do tell." She counted the waves that crashed on the rocky pier.
His silence stretched on. After a while, she stopped expecting him to respond at all.
"There's something I've been less than honest about."
"Surprise, surprise." She rolled her shoulders dismissively.
"The scar, my rebuilt jaw, my stay in the hospital... I didn't get them by breaking up a riot at the penitentiary." He paused, taking a deep breath as if to find the strength to push forward. "I tried to shoot myself after we split up."
Aside from the uncontrollable shivering, Eden froze. She realized a great many things, standing on that pier just before the biggest storm of the decade. She realized she had been running from herself, from her cancer, from her slowly decaying body. She hated to admit it, but while he was not willing to exist without this, she had been running as far and as fast as she could to escape what was worth living for. Being afraid to experience it was dooming them both to empty deaths.
He waited for a response, desperately searching her silhouette for a sign of her reaction. Any sign. He found none. "I got lucky that I miscalculated the recoil..." His discomfort was growing the longer she remained silent. Clearing his throat, he said, "could you say something?"
She said, "what do you want me to say?" She meant, "how am I supposed to explain myself?"
Rising to his feet, Daniel brushed off the backseat of his jeans and shrugged even though she couldn't see him. "I guess that's all you needed to say. I'll go stay with my brother until I can catch a flight to Minnesota."
She couldn't let him leave, of course, so she said, "Don't go back to Minnesota."
He said, "that's all you needed to say."


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By IVES GALARCEP
Ask most die-hard Portland Timbers supporters about their team's history, and chances are you should be able to get your share of good information, whether back from the NASL days to the current MLS days. Ask those same fans when was the last time their team received a penalty kick call and you will probably have a much tougher time getting an answer.
Why? Probably because it has been 17 months since the last penalty kick awarded to the Timbers (which Jack Jewsbury converted on Oct. 22nd, 2011). A total of 36 matches, totaling 3,274 minutes have gone by without a referee pointing to the spot for the Timbers, a drought that has fans and the team wondering just what is going on.
To put those numbers into perspective, every other team in the league has had a penalty awarded during that same time span, and teams like San Jose (10 penalties), Montreal (9) and Houston (8) have been awarded a significant number of penalties.
And the Timbers? They are still waiting.
The team's PK drought even drove owner Merritt Paulson to confront match officials after a match last October that saw a referee award D.C. United a questionable penalty. Paulson erupted on Twitter, and tried to confront the referees at the match. His actions led to a $25,000 fine.
"All season long…not a single damn pk awarded to us," Paulson wrote via Twitter. "Numerous cut/dry blown calls. And let's give DC a gift for good measure.
Paulson's complaints came off as sour grapes, but two games into the 2013 season, the Timbers and their fans have reason to scratch their heads at the PK disparity after seeing referees miss potential penalty calls in both of the Timbers first two matches of the season.
In Portland's season-opening draw vs. the New York Red Bulls, Andrew Jean-Baptiste was pretty clearly pulled down in the penalty area:
Then last weekend, against Montreal, Ryan Miller looked to have been struck in the penalty area, but no call was made:
So why isn't Portland getting any calls? One theory is that referees are trying their hardest not to be influenced by the crowds at Jeld-Wen Field and are therefore calling a disproportionate amount of calls that aren't going the Timbers way.
That one seems like it might be far-fetched, but the two missed calls this year both came at Jeld-Wen Field. In fact, of the 36 matches Portland has gone without drawing a penalty kick, 25 of those matches were played at Jeld-Wen Field. Considering the loud and sold-out crowds the Timbers regularly draw, you would think the atmosphere at Jeld-Wen would help push a referee to give the home team a big call here or there.
The reality is very different. Not only haven't the Timbers received penalty calls in their past 25 home matches, they have seen opponents be awarded a total of four penalties at Jeld-Wen Field during that same time span. That kind of disparity is enough to drive fans crazy, and was enough to drive one owner to lash out at MLS referees.
Could referees really be over-correcting and trying hard not to be sucked in by the atmosphere and pull of the crowd in Portland? That seems far-fetched, but it does seems much more plausible than any notion that MLS referees are purposely making calls against the Timbers. Such conspiracy theories aren't even worth considering.
As some have noted below, there are a variety of factors that go into how many penalties a team draws. While that is true, the number of questionable calls does make you feel that either MLS referees are trying too hard not to seem like they're being influenced by the crowds at Jeld-Wen Field, or the Timbers have some of the worst luck in MLS history.
It is true that penalty kicks aren't exactly awarded all the time, but when you consider the number of questionable no-calls that have gone against Portland, and the fact that 76 penalties have been awarded in MLS since the last time the Timbers drew one, you can understand why folks in Portland might be wondering just what it will take to see a referee point to the penalty spot.
Slow news day?
Nate Dollars
maybe, but i thought this was a good story. had no idea it had been so long. and i can understand the complaints about not getting pks called, if it's clear they should be.
i have less sympathy for paulson's complaints about pks awarded against portland: are you fouling in the box? well, stop.
The one Paulson was complaining about was a phantom handball if I remember correctly.
I believe this to be correct. I can't recall who it was the Timbers were facing, but a bad call for a hand-ball led to a PK that put the timbers down a goal late in the second half.
Fortunately at the time, the Timbers were able to rally to get a draw, but it couldn't have come at a worse time. We needed those three points… and, well…. to not lose away from Jeld-Wen twelve times in the season. That might have helped.
Good article. Part of the reason we have not received many penalties (at least in 2011 and 2012 seasons) is that our offense was anemic and not often in the oppositions' penalty box, but it's getting a little ridiculous now. I think it's just a matter of time now.
Nate Dollars
+1. was going to say i didn't necessarily agree with ives boiling it down to "Either MLS referees are trying too hard not to seem like they're being influenced by the crowds at Jeld-Wen Field, or the Timbers have some of the worst luck in MLS history."
there are a host of factors that go into how many pks your team will get.
On the flip side about three or so questionable PKs went against the Timbers squad last year (even a blown whistle before Cahill's strike that still counted), which doesn't help amelioriate the perception.
Remember this one
"Handled the ball" as if a few threads were a violation of the rules. Since opponents get these calls, it stands to reason Timbers fans are upset when they don't reciprocate.
I think we could make a good video compilation
It clearly has nothing to do with the quality, or lack there of, of the officiating in MLS.
Good article.
I do think part of it is the poor offensive production of the Timbers getting into the right position enough. That said, there appears to have been some incredibly poor no calls, and a few calls, that were dubious to say the least, for the team opposing the Timbers…
Then again, converting PKs are part of offensive production. Ask Wondo who now owns a piece of the goal record, ironically enough in Portland on a PK.
Assuming 90% of PKs are converted, there is a good chance Portland beats RBNY 4-3 and draws with Montreal 2-2 and we are talking about the very promising 1-0-1 (4 pts) Timbers with an incredible start rather than the disappointing 0-1-1 (1 pt) Timbers who are dominating offensively but making defensive errors and not converting enough shots. PKs are easy shots and easy to convert (for all teams).
As a side note, I believe PK conversion in the MLS is about 79%
PK's are so easy to convert? Just ask Kenny Fing Cooper about being replaced by Jewsbury on the last Timbers PK. Or Boyd missing that PK against Cal FC. Nothing is coming easy for the Timbers
The Timbers were not dominating in any way against the Impact
Brain Guy
I guess the really interesting stat would be some measure of "number of blown PK calls." Portland may be an exterme case for PKs awarded, but it may be that they create very few chances in the box. It may be that teams that were awarded plenty of PKs would have been awarded even more PKs but for blown calls. That is, of you're creating lots of chances in the box, you are likely to get lots of PKs as well as lots of bad calls that should have been PKs.
So then look at it in terms of proportions. Look at *percentages*, not raw numbers.
If team X creates 100 chances in the box and gets 10 calls, that's 10%.
If the Timbers only create 10 chances, but get 1 call, that's still 10%.
You're correct in saying that "more chances could yield more calls", but look at the numbers. Are you seriously suggesting that in 36 matches, there weren't enough chances that even ONE could have yielded a call? No way. Especially after teh Jean-Baptiste incident against New York.
Barry Snow
Brian, IF you look at the last two years, (2011/2012) I would have to agree with you on the "not being in position to draw PK's"… BUT through the first two games of this season, Portland is the number one team in shots taken (20/game) and in both games (see clips above) there were blatant "no calls" where it would be obvious to first year officials to point to the spot. I believe though, that the PK's will come if this Timbers team keeps putting the ball on frame as they have in the first two games.
Nathan Murphy
Portland did get a PK call in an Open Cup game against Cal FC last year.
Ugh, thanks for the reminder.
True. That explosion over Russia month was actually Boyd PK attempt re-entering the earth's atmosphere….
Pandora Bacchus
But that was not a MLS match, it was an Open Cup match. If anything this just points out that the Timbers are getting PK's on other tournaments, its just with the MLS refs where the problem exists.
Mildly meaningless without a chart showing every team in MLS. As my father-in-law sociology professor likes to say, "Anecdotal evidence is NO evidence."
Still, good noticing!
I'm late with a reply, but there were 72 PKs taken in MLS in 2012. For the 18 teams who had an attempt, that's an average of 4 per team. The high was MON with 9 (and 9 conversions!), followed by San Jose (8), and Houston (7). The lows were Portland (0), Vancouver (1), and four teams with 2.
So while zero PK attempts in a full season is fairly unusual (only happened 3 times previously in MLS), it's not uncommon for teams to have only a few over the course of a season. As Kejsare stated above, the fact that there were a few really borderline PK calls that opponents were awarded made the disparity particularly frustrating.
Forgot to include this in my message, but you can link to 2012 MLS team stats here:
PTFC is probably still paying the karma from the four PK attempts we were awarded against DC United in 2011 on only one foul .
Was that the game where Kenny kept retaking cause the keeper was getting called for coming off the line? (and that god damn stutter step he takes is SOOOOOOOOOOO annoying)
Blame Cooper!
Only three attempts.
Haha my bad. It felt like forever from 106. What a bizarre match.
John Hutchison
The NY one was pretty obviously a PK. I'd say Miller went down a bit too easy vs Montreal. RCTID
You've gotta love how Perkins got in his face and let him know about it…
Barry Snow
John, I have heard that statement from several people. My reply has been that if you are running at full speed and someone comes up from behind you and pushes your head, you WILL go down… Plus, the rules stipulate that a "blow to the head" should bring a foul and a possible yellow card because the head is "supposed" to be off limits…. I know I have seen multiple fouls called for MUCH less "inadvertent" contact to the head.
I do believe the PK's will come as long as the Timbers keep attacking the goal and put 20 shots a game in, like they have the first two games.
No, a blow to the head is supposed, by MLS rules, to be a RED card. Witness Thierry Henry's tap (literally, a tap) on the head of someone in 2011 that resulted in a red card. MLS is trying to be strict about head blows.
In addition, the two-arm hit on Miller denied an obvious goal-scoring opportunity, as there was no one between Miller and the opposing keeper. That's a second ground for it to be a red card. It's incredible that it wasn't a red card, wasn't a yellow card, and wasn't even a foul. Incredible.
"Blow to the head evidence"
Fat B.
I wasn't entirely sure about the no-call on Miller vs. Montreal until I saw this photo. As Twellman would say (and probably multiple times), "You have GOT to be kidding me!"
Timbers fan here (so take this with a grain of homerism salt) and I must say, there were times last season were it did feel like there was an intentional effort being made not award PKs to the Timbers. I mean, some clear, cut and dry instances of incidents in the box just being outright ignored. And not just in Jeld-Wen (though, that's where it happened the most). Also, as someone else mentioned with the whistle before the Cahill goal in NY last season (I'm also a Red Bulls STH and my seas is at the end of the stadium that play occurred at and the whistle was clearly blown before the shot) it's not just missed PKs the Timbers have to deal with, there seems to be an increase in overall Ref incompetence (or maybe intentional ignorance) during Timbers games.
The second clip says it all, look at the refs reaction he is scared to do anything. And if it's not a penalty how in the world is that a corner kick?
That is a very good question. The New York player clearly never touched the ball. He's knows he didn't touch it and is letting it roll out. It's either a PK or a goal kick. Corner makes now sense.
I applauded Troy Perkins in his return before the game. I miss the guy as he was one of those players who just fit in and "got it". I did lose a little respect (but I realize it was all just gamesmanship) when he immediately went over and got all in Miller's face about diving and it was incredibly clear that the ref was intimidated into not making a call. The parade of Montreal players asking for a yellow card for a dive (when Perkins and the defender both knew it was a foul and a PK) worked well and I have to give Montreal some credit for playing the referee like a fiddle during this match. Dude was putty in their hands.
Anyone want to start a #worsethannfl trend on Twitter?
Good reporting Ives, I had no idea how long Portland had gone without a PK. I did see both no calls in their first two games, though, and both were BS. The refs will have to call one now that you wrote this, as a way of preventing their opponents from taking advantage of them.
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thay need to flop just a tad more in the box (sarcasm).
David St. Hubbins
yeah they got a bit screwed / bad luck. also probably something to do with being poor offensively… when you aren't possessing the ball in the opponent's box much you won't get pk's. should start to get some with porter's new system… they seem to be better offensively now especially with valeri running the show
An if you read the article you'd see they STILL aren't getting the calls. the first 2 games each had an instance of a missed call.
This (admittedly young) season, Portland leads the league in shots and possession and has had the ball a whole lot in the box. The two video clips are from this season.
I am not a conspiracy theorist, I just think it is bad refereeing league wide (and to some degree game wide — see long post below) and Portland sits on the far end of the bad luck bell curve with refs who are too timid to call actual fouls a PK and are also willing to authoritatively make a bad guess other times for a PK.
Jewsbury missed his PK on 10/22/11. Put it off the bar if I recall correctly. Futty scored the tying goal on a assist from Umoney.
Jon Smith
You sometime have to wonder the extent of the Asia matchfixing mafia? Could something like that occur in the MLS? Just even a little bit?
Joe g
This a great article, in light of the fact our season would be 1-1-0 if we had hot those penalties on our first two matches. Instead we have one point…… Yes, UNO. And when you look back at last season and when the no calls were called how many of those were matches we lost by one or it changed the momentum of the game in our oppositions way. I hope the Mls refs read this and it gives them strength to grow balls and ref the timbers at home with equal decision
A smith
Does this count just MLS matches? If I remember correctly Boyd BOTCHED a pk last season in our nasty loss in the open cup?
Yes, this is just MLS. CalFC attempted to gift us the game with an obvious handball off a cross (defender arm out deflecting the cross at quite a distance from the player crossing it), yet Boyd put the PK into the top rows of 107.
Full disclosure: Timber fan here.
With that out of the way, I think it is a more systemic MLS and soccer refereeing issue at play here and the Timbers just happen to be the statistical outlier that highlights it.
There is nothing in the Laws of the Game that says what constitutes a foul (and thus penalty) in the box needs to rise to some higher level than what constitutes a foul by a player at midfield or by a forward going to goal. Yet time and time again you see refs completely willing to call a foul for a little bump at midfield or a forward fighting to get a head on a cross and both he and the defender equally make contact with each other and both go down. Yet in the penalty box there is some kind of unwritten rule that if the foul isn't brutal enough or the player probably wasn't about to score (for example getting hacked down out at the wide edges of the box while dribbling or attempting to control the ball rather than a clear 1v1 with the keeper going in to score). This is true no matter what league you watch but I think it is even worse in MLS than most leagues. I also think this is part of MLS' reputation as a physical league — the subtext is that the defenders are often allowed to get away with fouling you when you hold the ball deep in their area because the refs are too timid to make a call.
I think the second clip above also strongly highlights a separate issue – diving and ref baiting. It is pretty clear from the clip (and other photos elsewhere that show the same play from the side) that the defender pushes Ryan Miller from the back with a hand between his shoulder blades. Yet the defender immediately throws his hands up as if to say "didn't touch him" (when in fact he did) and the entire Montreal team immediately starts lobbying for a yellow card to the player for diving (which in fact he didn't). The Ref makes no decision at all but it had to be one or the other. He calls a goal kick. In that very same game, Darlington Nagbe was given a yellow for a foul which was in no way reckless or with intent to injure (both players going for a loose ball and Nagbe won the ball but came down on the Montreal player's foot). Montreal player stays down … and it seemed pretty clear the ref wasn't even going to blow a foul initially until he stayed down, then not only does he blow for a foul late he gives Nagbe a yellow because of the show put on.
I think American soccer fans have little appetite for diving / faking injury. Jean-Baptiste and Miller popping right back up sadly probably hurt their chances for a penalty call despite the fact that both were fouls. I think these simply highlight that referees are taking WAAAAYY too much into account when making calls. They need to simply call fouls, the ramifications of the location of the foul are the issue of the fouling team to deal with not for the referee to attempt to mitigate during play. They are allowing themselves to be influenced too much by player reactions after the play and not calling what their eyes see and ears hear with the actual play.
As a Timber fan I certainly hope that for my team's sake we have some kind of karmic reversal here and suddenly get 10 PKs in the next year while SJ, Houston and Seattle get zero and frustrated beyond belief, but with the uneven refereeing in MLS (even by the same ref in the same match) I am not counting on it.
Corp Exec.
How many own goals are attributed to the Timbers?.. for or against..
Refs are scared to make a bad call against Portland opponent because they will look like they are being influenced by the crowd. Just one more reason why Seattle's fans are better: they're know to be loud but not too loud.
Occam's razor: league wide conspiracy to deny Portland PKs or timbers' D is filled with hacking hacks whilst the strikers are poor actors and/or nowhere near the box.
Or neither–the most probable.
Get lenhart and your PKs will increase dramatically. Come to think of it Wondo should be thanking lenhart for that goal record tie.
Withdrawn Striker
"In fact, of the 36 matches Portland has gone without drawing a penalty kick, 25 of those matches were played at Jeld-Wen Field."
How is this possible when they played 17 away games in 2012? I believe there have been 17 away games and 19 at Jeld-Wen since their last PK call.
Point being–they don't get penalty calls on the road away from the Army either.
Withdrawn Striker
Unless I'm missing something.
Ives, can you verify? Thanks.
Refs everywhere are under pressure to put a halt to diving. I'm guessing that the thought process was something like, "That looked like a foul, but I'm not absolutely certain, so I'd better not call it in case it was a dive." Now if they would only apply this to Lenhart….
With the good TV angle, we can easily see it was totally a pull-down (on Jean-Baptiste) or a push (on Miller), and a foul. The assistant (sideline) ref should certainly have called the one on Miller. Wish soccer used more refs period to have better coverage (hello FIFA?) .
timbers had a pk in 2011. do your homework.
This article isore about lenhart diving then Portland PK. Learn something son
Add another no PK call to the list for this year alone for the scissor take down in the box yesterday vs Seattle. Incredible.


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Part I: Halafyd
"Welcome to Salt World." Halafyd kicked her heels, rolled her eyes and sighed a long, fed-up sort of sigh that was becoming more and more the norm for her.
'Dizzy Topplepots' nudged her. He wasn't really named 'Dizzy Topplepots', but ever since that… she didn't care about narrating their backstory, even in her mind. He was Dizzy Topplepots, or Dizz-Pots for short, and that was that. She eyed him, taking in the squat feathered hat that capped his handsome(?) features. At least, she was told he was handsome. She didn't see it, but that was mostly because she chose not to. She could've made a mean comment about his nose, but what was the point? She rubbed salt onto her own, feeling irritated at that one particular spot that just would not go away. It was red, and not quite ready to burst. Pus was disgusting, much like boys, but not in the good way, if Dizz-Pots caught her drift, which of course, he didn't. He was a Salt Seller, so he really had no excuse not to, except that he was an aforementioned boy. She scanned the near and distant horizon.
"Salt, salt, everywhere," she sang, muttering to herself at the end of each line. "Sun and salt, seas of salt, oceans of salt, and salt cities. Salt is life!"
"Salt is life," Dizz-Pots agreed, then nudged her again.
She idly contemplated the different reactions that would occur if she either thumped him, or snogged him. He wouldn't be expecting the second, and she didn't even feel like trying out her first kiss, but the thought kept pestering her. Instead, she turned and looked up at the looming sun. It was flickering blue today. That in itself was annoying. The sun should be bright white with just a hint of yellow. But the purple-blue dusks were pretty, she supposed, in their own, odd sort of way. At least, the salt pillars were pretty, in their shimmering, sparkling crystalline sort of way; which reminded her…
"Did you get it?"
"Get what?"
"The crystals, Pothead."
"Uh… yeah. And don't call me that."
She shoved him.
"Fine, okay, okay." Dizz-Pots pulled out a small pouch. Within it were a number of various sized salt crystals. Finally, magic. He was too polite to ask for payment. Shrugging, she reached around and locked her lips on his, her blue eyes pressing right up close to his own slightly lighter blue. Then she felt her spot go. Yuck.
"Halafyd!" Dizz-Pots pulled back.
"What? Do my lips taste… salty?"
"No, not that!" He flushed crimson.
She didn't care, and shook her hair out. It's not as if she kissed him with that wagging pink wet thing that all words came from. Slimy warmth was something that was utterly disgusting… and somewhat intriguing.
"Oh." Now she remembered. They were going to practice magic together. Then she pushed him off the salt wall, and stood both her feet on top of his belly.
"Ow! What's that for–"
"Jerk." She pressed her heel down. "That's for not liking my kiss." She stepped off him, and squinted from the corner of her eye as the dusk band formed of layers of cloud and salt dust. "Not that yours was any good. You should work on it."
"Not with me, spittle-lick." Of course, there'd be salt to pay if he ever practiced locking lips – or more! – with anyone else though.
"Okay, okay." Dizz-Pots pushed himself up, then kissed her cheek. She almost hit him, then let her hand drop. At least he showed some interest. She shrugged.
"Now?" His eyes widened.
"Sure." Grabbing his hand, and one of the crystals, she lifted it high above their heads and chanted some weird sound that really meant nothing, but was apparently meant to focus their wills and make something happen.
She stepped on his foot.
The look she fixed him spoke volumes. Then he repeated the unmentionable noise. Colour flashed before their eyes.
"The history of the world."
"Shut up." Halafyd shoved Dizz-Pots off her. "You can think about it while you do my chores. I'm not farming any more salt until you get me out of this."
They were standing outside her family home, an igloo of salt slabs. The magic had drained the little moisture from the surrounding air for miles and brought it to a single point: her clothing. Her salt clothing. The messy puddle had been more irritating than embarrassing, and she had to think of an excuse, but she couldn't find any, so he was going to have to deal with it. Scooping up salt and plastering it over herself as paint had repaired her modesty somewhat; Dizz-Pots having already thought of it rather than stare at her sleek figure, which was both a relief and an insult, because why wouldn't he look? Wasn't she attractive? Of course, she'd have knocked him into the salt, but that was hardly the point.
At least there was no one else around, which was just as well given magic was generally considered a myth to be frowned upon. Besides, it was almost nighttime now and every sane person was already indoors. Her sweeping glance confirmed they were alone; it never hurt to be absolutely sure. If anyone else had seen her… well, they better not have. She checked again. All was as it should be. The distant stars were making the salts shimmer in a different sort of way to the rising blur from the daytime sun. Everything was alight with a twinkling glow.
"But it showed us everything…" He began without realising that was probably not the best phrasing, and by 'probably', she meant 'definitely'. Boys. She'd give him 'showed everything'!
"Yeah, and that was boring." Halafyd scrunched up her nose as she tasted the salt on the breeze. It wasn't even good salt.
"But – but we have a responsibility!"
"No we don't."
"I thought you didn't want to be stuck here forever?" Dizz-Pots tried to sound reasonable; to anyone else, it might have been reasonable, but reasonable wasn't something she felt like when he used that tone.
"I don't. You do." Elongating her face to punctuate her words, she wasn't sure how to make it more obvious.
"I'm a salt trader! I travel the salt routes."
"Blah blah blah. I don't care if this world really is some giant shroom floating in space and it's imprisoned in salt to stop it from seeding spores throughout its long journey to the golden whatever."
"You did listen!"
"Gipson can go suck on some salt."
"But he's bringing water to this world! Everything will melt!" Mirroring her, Dizz-Pots planted his fists on his hips.
"If you care so much, you go stop him." She flopped onto the fence gracelessly. Part of her had a different answer: like her clothes; but why wouldn't Dizz-Pots want that, other than it would be his clothes in a puddle too. And that was an interesting image. Staring up at the stars to keep from giggling, she could just picture his face if all his clothes drizzled away.
"I will! But the crystal chose you! It chose us!" Marching over, he stopped right in front of her.
"No, the crystal was probably laced with ash salt or something. It was just a stupid dream."
"Then why are your clothes– ow!"
Halafyd ignored him, choosing not to stick her nose up in the air. There were more important things than going on some idiot quest to save the world. She didn't even care about the world. She had her own plans, her own dreams…
"You could become a Shadow Salt Sickle." Dizz-Pots examined his nails, not looking at her.
How did he know her dream?
"Oh shut up." She shoved him again, and strode into her house. She needed to salt her hair; it was too tangled by far. "And go and till the salt fields. Patch. Whatever." She shut the door.
"What about dinner? You promised–"
"After my salt bath."
Dizz-Pots sighed.
"Salt is life."
"Salt is life." Halafyd muttered, and inclined her head. Dizz-Pots gave her a slightly odd look, then took a draught from the salt-ware pot and slid it to her. One swig later, and the salt liquor was warming her innards. It burnt her throat, but was smooth against her lips and tongue, which meant it was doing exactly what it was supposed to, and there was a light, slightly metallic spice to it, which meant Dizz-Pots had spiked it the way he was supposed to. By spiked, she meant 'seasoned'. It felt good; at least, that's what Dizz-Pot's look said. Her gaze thinned. Who said things like that anyway?
"Sunwarmed." He nodded with a stretch. "Since the equinox."
"Yeah, you would know." She didn't need to comment; a mere eye roll would have done, but he had waited, and the bath salts had cheered her mood somewhat. Slightly. Probably. Maybe a little. She stood up. The table before her had been carved from a single slab of salt, and veined with a pinkish-red orange that broke off into purple. That same veneer covered the rest of her floors. "What's the plan then?" Halafyd fixed him with an 'I dare you' squint-glare.
"Uh… well, we should go on this quest, I guess."
"You guess." She made her tone as flat as her look.
"Well, yeah. You got a better suggestion? Stay here and farm? I suppose it might be safer."
"Do you know how crazy this sounds? You sound like you've been baked in the sun." Frustration replaced flatness, agitated by his calmness.
"It's my destiny to travel and roam the roads." Amusement traced his words, but his features offered no sign of anything but grandiose acceptance.
"You have spent too long out in the sun." Halafyd almost laughed; he was just off smug. She also wanted to shake him, flop backwards, and get a massage. She was being difficult, but so was he. How direct of him.
"Do you want to stay here?"
"No." She scrubbed her hands through her hair. He knew it. They both did. That was the problem: life here was so boring. But life was boring. She would have shoved him, but he was at the other end of the table, and pushing him off the bench wouldn't really give her any satisfaction. She slumped down in the carved salt throne. Its high back and arms caught her, just as it had for her father, and his father before him, if her mother was to be believed. Not that any of that mattered. "Farming salt… in a world full of salt… where salt was life… and could be traded for… more salt. Riveting."
"You do realise you're thinking aloud, don't you?"
"Oh shut up." She hurled the seasoning at him, which just so happened to be a saltshaker. How infuriating when he caught it.
"So when do we leave?" He set the shaker down in perfect alignment with the edge and corner of the table with effortless precision.
"Tonight. But you're getting the floor."
"There's enough room for two hammocks."
"I'm not sharing."
"It's my caravan." Tracing the shaker's holes with his forefinger, he angled his face slightly. An older man might have stroked his chin.
"You realise how unreasonable this sounds?"
"I'm a girl." Wait. Had he just mirrored back her words from earlier? He had! She could have kissed and shoved him. Boys!
"I'd never have noticed." Dizz-Pots managed to keep his tone low enough that she was meant to hear.
"Hey!" Halafyd planted her hands on the table and leaned forwards. She was not going to give him the satisfaction of a glare.
"Besides, there are two wagons to this train."
"You… can have the carts." Reclining, she wound her finger through her hair airily, and crossed one knee over the other.
"Those are for salt."
"I need one for clothes."
"Oh now you really sound like a girl." Half turning on his seat, he took in the view from the upper arc's window; her eyes followed. Indigo and onyx skies held a belt of stars; a light breeze distorted the whisper-thin clouds. Only the stars were free of salt, or so most folk believed.
"That's the point." She took another swig and shoved the liquor back to him. "You might make them melt. Again."
Dizz-Pots coloured slightly.
"Don't tell me you didn't enjoy it."
"Are we done playing now?"
"Hey, no need to get all… whatever this is." Both palms rose with his words.
She shrugged.
He passed the half-empty pot. "I guess we should think about what we need." Reclining, then shifting himself into a more comfortable position, he settled in for what he expected would be a long list, if she judged his expression right. At least he was sensible enough to ask.
"Clothes. Smelling salts." She ticked them off on her fingers for emphasis.
Incredulity coloured his expression.
"It's going to stink out there with you." Halafyd stated as though it were the most obvious thing in the world, which of course, it was.
"That's what bath salts are for." Dizz-Pots answered with the same matter-of-fact voice.
"Do we have a tub in the caravan?" She gave him 'the look', the one that wondered in depthless disbelief how he could be so oblivious.
"Good point. We could fix up a sheet and cordon off one of them."
"Sure, when we stop. What about during the day? It gets hot out there."
"Okay. What else?"
"You tell me, mister Salt Seller."
"Cooking salts, I guess."
"What else do you guess?" She aligned her gaze with the tip of his nose. It always had the desired effect. Only, this time, he ignored it. How vexing. Choosing not to sigh, she tapped the table.
"Salt crystals. It might help us."
"Do we even know where we're going?"
"Uh… actually… maybe, kind of. Yes." He didn't look away or blink.
"Uh huh."
"We need to cross the ocean of salt."
"Right, to the Pillars of Salt. But not the eastwards ones, but the south western ones, near the Peak of Snowsalt, besides the ash salt hill plains." Her eyes found the ceiling.
"Right. Then we go south, southeast. And take a northerly turn. I think."
"You don't know where we're going!"
"We follow the stars, okay? That's what the crystal showed. We'll find 'the Shaker'. You do remember, don't you?"
"This is so stupid." Tossing her hair back, she stared out towards the stars again. Drizzle-Pots, Dismal-Pots, Doting-Pots… some small corner of her mind conjured variations. Holding back a yawn, she stretched out the muscles in her back, Dizz-Pots pointedly ignoring her rising chest. Then her neck clicked. Why did that always feel so good?
"You have anywhere better to be?"
"Better pack a bra–"
"Hey!" She made a fist.
"Brazier!" He stepped back from the chair. "It gets cold out on the plains."
"I know that. We could just bring some heated salt crystals." Sounding reasonable was his usual tone; she could sound just as reasoned. He looked as if he were about to object, so she used the word: "Fine. Anyway, you'd better pack some pants. And two, no three spares."
He sighed.
"I know what you boys are like when it gets cold. So don't even think about snuggling." She flicked an imaginary speck from her nail. "And bring some salted crackers."
"Okay. You can bring the oil. And salt soup."
"If it gets you to stop talking, sure. I'm going to bed. You can have the couch." Halafyd interlocked and stretched her fingers. "Just because we'll be sharing close quarters, don't think you get the bed tonight."
"I was planning on going home, if it's all the same to you."
"Well it isn't. You're staying here, before that mind of yours changes, or you knock some pots over. Again."
"Thanks." That one word was dryness incarnate.
Another shrug. Then she paused from the doorway. "And take a bath. Salt is in the pot, and… don't make a mess."
"How old do you think I am?"
She blew him a kiss and winked. Her step carried her out of range of his mutter. With a stretch of her arms, she yawned; she was looking forward to her bed tonight. She paused and tested the air with her tongue. She probably wouldn't mind too much if he wanted to snuggle. It was rather chilly.
"Time is salt. Wake up."
"Oh yeah, like we're going to be even richer than we are now." Halafyd grumbled, pushing off the covers. The night's chill had already faded. "Dizz-Pots!" She threw the pillow at him, "What've I told you about sneaking into my room?!"
"I wasn't sneaking." Dizz-Pots caught the pillow and set it on the bedside alcove. There were a number of alcoves carved into the walls, and the long, wide bed filled most of the circular chamber. Light poured in from the vaulted roof's thin panels. His blue eyes ran over her choice of sleep-ware: shorts and a chemise. "You were wearing less yesterday."
"Oh sunblast to modesty." Halafyd pulled herself up, and legs dangling over the edge, groped around for her slippers with her toes. Then her brow furled. "What's that you're wearing?"
"Slacks. Trouser-top shawl-robe."
"I can see that."
"Why ask?"
"Did you turn into me?" She grumbled, then fell forwards, springing up as she landed in one slipper. Suspicion gripped her nostrils. "Did you bathe last night?"
"Yes. I stank like lavender all evening."
She nodded, feeling oddly satisfied. "It's an improvement."
"Yeah, I thought you'd say that."
"Make breakfast yet?"
"Yeah, actually."
"You did?"
"Shall we save the bickering for later?"
She hugged then shoved him. "You're using this stupid quest to fulfil some daft romance with me, and since we're going to end up together anyway, and one or both of us might die, I'm going to get in all the shots I can."
"That's what you saw in the crystal?"
"That's what I saw on your face." Then she smiled.
"Uh… should I be concerned?"
She kissed him lightly, then pulled a face. "You taste like salt."
He turned around.
"So. Are we?"
"Are we what?" His expression revealed nothing.
"Going to end up together?"
"Doesn't that… kind of spoil the whole quest thing?"
"I don't know about you, but hammocks aren't exactly my idea of a comfy bed."
"You didn't want me in your bed!"
"That was last night. It needed all the love it could get, since it'll be so cold and lonely without me." She drew a breath. "Besides, why did that stop you? I left the door open."
"I noticed."
"Did you forget how quickly the salts lose their heat this time of year? Weren't you cold?"
"Weren't you?" His inquiry was mild.
"It won't do to catch a chill out on the flats." Halafyd looked out the window.
"I'm used to it; just bring plenty of blankets and warm socks. Sharing a hammock might be a little awkward." Rubbing his nose, Dizz-Pots clearly remembered the last time they tried and her elbow had caught him. That had been an honest accident. "Anyway, we need to take it in turns to sleep."
Her cheeks flushed bright red.
"Are you… okay?"
"Oh for sunburn– are we making love or not?"
"When you put it like that, Hala…"
"Then not, I see. Stupid crystal." With a roll of her eyes, she pushed past him and descended the stairs.
"You are going to get dressed, aren't you?" Dizz-Pots called after her.
"Shut it. I'm hungry."
"Were you serious about us making – making love?" His voice echoed down the spiral steps.
She didn't answer.
Breakfast was a torrid affair of more salt liquor, only this time, dawn-warmed and baked by more salt crystals. It didn't take Halafyd long to down her portion, and after cobbling a few kitchen bits together in a haversack, she felt ready to go. Except she was missing something: clothes. "Hey, Dizz-Pots…" Then she stopped. "On second thought, I'll bring my own – oh."
Dizz-Pots arrived in the doorway, her clothes draped over one arm. He shrugged.
"Fine. But if you've been through my underwear–"
"You wanted to travel without?"
"Oh shut up. What are you doing with my clothes anyway?"
"You told me to pack, remember?"
"Your clothes."
"Yeah, I was thinking about that. If we are to be together, then your clothes are my clothes."
"Don't get any funny ideas. You're not wearing – well, we'll see."
Much to her grim pleasure, concern flashed across his features.
"Everything's ready whenever you are, Hala."
"I guess you are being sweet." She shook her head. He must have assembled the caravan-wagon train while she slept. "Before I kiss you, how far do we have to walk? You did get it from your place, right?"
"And miss out on a kiss?"
"Yeah, well, just for that, smarty-pants, I won't kiss you."
He glared.
"Thanks for breakfast though." She slid the bottle across the shelf-counter. "Drink up, lover-boy."
"We're not lovers yet." Dizz-Pots mumbled.
"Yeah, and if you don't hurry, we never will be." Halafyd walked out of her igloo and into 'her' caravan, still in her pyjamas. "And bring my clothes so I can get changed."
"Yes your majesty."
"And don't you forget it." She laughed lightly, smiling as the sunshine poured through the window-drape's flap. Maybe if he hurried, she'd flash him her ankle, or even her calf.
Dear Tablet,
The hills are gnarled and twisty, with caves that look like igloos that have been blasted by the sun and melted into deformed mounds. Halafyd is really working on becoming a Shadow Salt Sickle, but so far, it just seems to be her tongue that's sharp. Her wit too. She keeps looking outside and noting how rolling the hills are and how flat the flats are. At least, I think that's what she's doing. Earlier, she was painting her nails in red salt shine, and before that, we shared a salt lick.
I can't tell if she's serious about this whole romance thing, but she's talking about others joining our quest. I'm not sure if I'm okay with that. The salt lizards are happy enough dragging the caravan train and I've got enough mined salt and salt liquor to make the journey a success even if we don't achieve our quest. I put away the crystals and hid them under her pillow in a pouch. We saw some really huge bones earlier, all crusted over and sparkling in the sun. It's taken me hours to heat-carve this, and it's almost time for my watch to be finished. It's night time right now, and the star cloud is really pretty. It reminds me of her eyes. I think I really like her. Maybe that's just the crystal. I'm going to wake her in her hammock in a bit. The wind's blowing now.
For a first day, it hasn't gone too badly. I'm sure we'll have lots to talk about tomorrow. Everywhere is so empty. We left the igloo and the mines behind just after dawn, but it feels like we've been out here for days. She's really pretty and smells nice. Except for when she's reading this, and that's why I put a dead lizard skull inside the salt she's probably holding right now. I found it on the road.
Goodnight, Hala.
"No goodnight kiss for you." Halafyd growled. It had been a quarter of a season and the scenery had barely changed at all. They had passed a few more igloo encampments, with their circular walls, and paltry salt fields, their waving children and glowering adults. So what if two young people were taking a long voyage together across the ocean of salt? Or was it simply that they would become filthy, stinking rich once they traded their salt for different salt? It didn't matter.
She turned and prodded Dizz-Pots who had fallen asleep beside her.
"I said no goodnight kiss for you."
"But why?" He mumbled as the ceaseless sun beat down on them.
"You forgot to put the laundry out."
"I did that three days ago…"
"Yeah, that was three days ago." She rolled her eyes. "How hard is it to hang up clothing for the wind to salt-clean it? Although…" Licking her finger, she held it up. "Barely a breeze out there."
"There, see…" Dizz-Pots was still mostly asleep.
"Oh – go and sleep." A shove pushed him into the caravan. "And change your socks. You stink." Not that her own were much better. Muttering to herself, she applied more smelling salts between her toes. "And use this." She tossed the small vial over her shoulder; there was a subsequent 'ow'. "Jerk." She grumbled under her breath. "So I'm 'pretty' enough to leave a lizard skull for?" She flapped the reins and the eight-legged lizards obediently trundled along. It was time to come up with new names for the lizards: the one on the right looked like he could be 'Biffy'. That other one could be 'Lizpot'; now she thought of it, its head did look a little like Dizz-Pot's… and the third one could be… she'd decide later.
A small smile tugged at the corner of her mouth.*


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Vigil to mark anniversary of Joe Paterno's death
Updated:STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) (AP)ong> - Supporters of longtime Penn State football coach Joe Paterno are marking the anniversary of his death with a candlelight vigil.
The Hall of Fame coach died of lung cancer on Jan. 22, 2012, at age 85. On Tuesday, supporters are holding a vigil at a mural in State College that includes a depiction of Paterno. A family spokesman said the Paternos would not take part.
Organizers said they will light 409 candles, one for each of Paterno's victories before 111 were stripped as part of NCAA sanctions in response to the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal.
Sandusky was convicted in June of 45 counts of child sex abuse and is serving a lengthy prison sentence. His arrest tarnished Penn State's storied football program and led to Paterno's firing.
Vigil to mark anniversary of Joe Paterno's death
Metro Atlanta man set to cash in on extremely rare baseball card
Third Hernandez suicide note addressed to inmate, lawyer says
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX may open lower, banks in focus
Aug 30 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index looked set to open lower, tracking global markets, on uncertainty over the next moves by central banks and the outlook for the global economy.
Financial stocks will be in focus after three of Canada's major banks reported strong quarterly results.
* Royal Bank of Canada profit rose 73 percent in the fiscal third quarter, topping estimates on the back of higher loan volumes and fixed-income trading results, prompting the bank to unexpectedly raise its quarterly dividend.
* Toronto-Dominion Bank's quarterly profit rose 14 percent, driven by a sharp jump in trading-related revenue, and the bank raised its quarterly dividend.
* The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's quarterly profit rose 42 percent, driven by higher lending volumes, the No. 5 bank said.
* Britain's Barclays has picked softly spoken retail boss Antony Jenkins as its new chief executive to fill the shoes left by Bob Diamond, the colorful American investment banker who resigned after a rate-rigging scandal.
* China is prepared to buy more EU government bonds amid a worsening European debt crisis that is dragging on the world economy, Premier Wen Jiabao said, in the strongest sign of support for its biggest trading partner in months. Continued...


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Her Beauty is Most Pure
A love poem that I wrote for a girlfriend (now ex-girlfriend).
Her Beauty Is Most Pure
Her beauty is most pure
Freya is jealous at the sight of her, Aphrodite turns fiery green.
It would be a great sin to shun her powerful allure
With free-flowing earthen hair and eyes serene
She casts her spell of attraction on my feeble mind.
The flowers bend to soak up her heavenly light, and the birds sing her songs
Her voice captures my soul and leaves my heart entwined.
This angel should know that she belongs
Here on Earth where I can feel her touch.
Every moment spent with her is better than the last
I anticipate her warm and soft embrace so much.
The looks of this beauty are vastly unsurpassed
Elizabeth is a blessing to the human race
Whom I believe is more than just a pretty face.


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FBS: sell USD/CHF
By Tatyana Norkina, FBS
The pair entered the 0.8970-0.8990 resistance area. The bulls have already tested the upper boarder of this range yesterday, but the overbought market conditions are unlikely to let the price go up.
Ichimoku. On the H4 and H1 chart Chinkou Span points to a potential bearish move. Considering the resistance cluctered above the price, in the near term we expet to see a short-term trend reversal to the downside.
Technical levels: support – 0.8945, 0.8970; resistance – 0.8990.
Trade idea:
Sell — 0.8980; SL — 0.9000; TP1 — 0.8945; TP2 — 0.8930.


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The independent newspaper regulator, Impress, has announced the members of an appointment panel which is tasked with selecting members of the body's board.
The panel, all acting on a voluntary basis, are headed by Aidan White. His deputy chair is Caroline Instance, a former pensions regulator. There are two journalists: Richard Gurner, editor and founder of the Caerphilly Observer, and Salil Tripathi, a contributing editor at Mint, India's second-largest business newspaper, and director of the Institute for Human Rights and Business.
The others are Damian Tambini, a London School of Economics lecturer and expert in media policy; Ashok Gupta, a financial services expert; Chris Kenny, a legal services regulator; Tom Murdoch, a charity lawyer; and Penny Shepherd, an expert in sustainable development.
According to the press release announcing the names of the panellists, "Impress will regulate publications which believe in standards, a complaints system free at the point of use and a truly neutral regulator."
White, director of the Ethical Journalism Network, was confirmed last month as chair of the panel. He said: "It is now up to us to choose the board and take another step towards establishing Impress."
Launched in December 2013 by Jonathan Heawood, the Impress project has the support of former Sunday Times editor Harold Evans, Lisa Appignanesi and Isabel Hilton.
Its aim is to create a regulator that meets the criteria for independence and effectiveness set out in the royal charter on press self-regulation.
Heawood said the appointment panel had been selected "in keeping with Lord Justice Leveson's recommendations... transparently and openly selected" and with a "broad range of backgrounds."
NB: The publishers' new regulator, the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) - which will not seek ratification under the royal charter - is due to take over from the Press Complaints Commission on 8 September.
Source: Impress