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Apr 8, 08 at 11:44am ^re: The PERFECT Zelda timeline! If you are a fan READ THIS!
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unwashed heathen
Apr 8, 08 at 11:45am ^re: The PERFECT Zelda timeline! If you are a fan READ THIS!
sorry, the Gamebboy advanced version, not ds, XD
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unwashed heathen
Apr 16, 08 at 5:15am ^re: The PERFECT Zelda timeline! If you are a fan READ THIS!
Greetings, Zelda fans. As for a short introduction, I began playing Zelda at the release of LttP, and am slightly more than obsessed with the series. The time line theories I have seen today are all very interesting. I might have missed it, but I don't believe my belief has appeared in full yet. I stress that this is a belief based on knowledge of games, not all of which I have completed. Perhaps...
Hyrule is based upon several themes: wisdom, power, courage, time, and wind. Time can further be broken into ages, seasons, and secrets. Each of these last three is associated with each of the first three. So we have:
Wisdom -> Ages
Power -> Seasons
Courage-> Secrets
Note that originally there were supposed to be three oracle games, but it was reduced to two during development, leaving "secrets" where we might have had a slightly more time-inspired word.
Now we can begin.
Hyrule is created by the three golden goddesses. Stress on Hyrule at this moment, because the other realms used within the game series were likely beyond the Goddesses control. Then the goddesses left Hyrule through a single point, which became the entrance to the sacred realm. A short list of their creations:
Fairies, Dekus, Hylians, Piccori, Gorons, Zora, Kokiri, Gerudo, Light Spirits, and lesser creatures (monsters). Notice that the races can exist before they are in games, and that there are seven major races plus the piccori.
It is my believe that the Legend mentioned in Adventure of Link happens here, along with the setup to Minish Cap. The Light Spirits intervene by allowing the creation of a magical sword, the Piccori Blade, which is used in tandem with the Twilight Mirror to end all evil in the world, sealing away the twili and all monsters. The King of Hyrule is given his throne, and the world is at peace.
Enter Vaati, Link A, and Zelda II.
GAME I : The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Vaati is sealed with the foursword. Link becomes a famous hero, and his picture (costume, mostly) is never forgotten. But more importantly, the goddesses return to watch the battle. After the battle, the goddesses split ways, each traveling to a different realm, not exiting through the one point as they did before. This opens three new gates to Termania, Labyrnna, and Holodrum. Remember the reference earlier about the goddesses associating with different parts of time? This is where time becomes important.
Link has saved the day, but it has become obvious that a system was needed to protect the Triforce: it could no longer be past down within the bloodline. Thus the King called for the seven wise men, presumably one of each of the major races, minus piccori. The seven wise men (sages) took the Triforce from within the princess and sealed it within the Sacred Realm. They worked together to craft the Master Sword, the Sword of Evil's Bane, and then sealed the Sacred Realm with the Master Sword. They then built the Temple of Time and sealed the Master Sword behind the Door of Time using the Ocarina of Time. They also created a new royal guard, the Shiekah. Were they thorough enough? Enough to get some attention.
A long time passes, and the Awakening War begins as Ganondorf, the legendary Gerudo, is born.
Some time later, Link B is born, his mother is dieing because of a war, and she leaves him with the Deku Tree. He is raised as a Kokiri. All Kokiri dress like the hero of legends, Link A, as decided by the Deku Tree.
The Awakening War ends. The King of Hyrule makes a shaky aliance with the neutral Kokiri, Goron brothers, and Zora King by giving them the three spiritual stones. The Gerudos stop fighting and the Deku people break alliances with all other races. Upon breaking away from the other people, there sage is replaced by a member of the Shiekah. Link B is about ten, if I remember correctly.
Split A: Zelda's Timeline
GAME IIA: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Link's childhood, he meets Zelda III, he receives the Master Sword, and is ... sealed? Rauro awakens you. Does the game ever say that he's a Hylian? Either way, I think the job of the fairy sage was somehow passed to him. Link eventually awakens the descendants of the original sages and stops Ganondorf, who is transformed by evil into Ganon. Ganon(dorf) is sealed using the power of the sages. Zelda sends Link back in time, so he can have the life that was taken from him. Link B is send to Split B: Link's Timeline. Zelda III remains in a broken world to rebuild it.
The story of the Hero of Time is past down it's not a very long time until Ganon somehow breaks the seal and the gods, not the goddesses, flood the land to prevent Ganon from gaining control. Enter...
GAME IIIA: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Long story short, Ganondorf is sealed by Link C and Zelda IV, but not before the King of Hyrule wished for Hope. They wait just long enough for Link to pawn of his items and stop training long enough to lose all his skills before heading off on a new adventure.
GAME IVA: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Only one thing amazing happens here: Wind meets Time. The Hero of Winds must use the Sands of Time to make the Phantom Sword. While we don't know exactly which dimensional rift they fell through, I like to think that Termania was also flooded and they were sent there, mostly because it balances the traveling in both timelines. It's also important to note that the spirit of courage is also the spirit of time. This separates courage from power and wisdom.
After generations, the waters recede, and Hyrule becomes the great nation it once was.
Going back to the end of the Awakening War...
Split B: Link's Timeline
When Link B is sent back in time, he has all his memories, but none of his friends. He doesn't wait around for Navi - he looks for her (why I will never know). Eventually he takes Epona and the Ocarina and heads out on his own quest, presumably to find Navi. He knows he doesn't fit in here.
GAME IIB: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
When Link B goes off to Termania, there is no one to stop Ganondorf. He eventually finds a way into the Sacred Realm, but the sages act without a hero and try to seal him using the twilight mirror from the days of the twili. The "divine prank" mentioned in Twilight Princess occurs at the exact moment in time when the Gonondorf in timeline A touches the Triforce and gains the Triforce of Power. All of this is leading up to events just over a generation later ...
(in the meantime, some disaster destroys Kakariko village ... perhaps a fire that Link and Shiek never stopped... and the city begins to rebuild itself.)
GAME IIIB: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Zelda V surrenders to Zant. The Triforce that would have been had by the Hero of Time is forfeited to Link D, a cowboy, because Link B has become trapped within Termania. I actually think that the Hero's Shade in Twilight Princess is not from Ocarina, but instead from Minish Cap. So many people taught him skills, and his one regret was never to pass those skills to another. This is also the hero mentioned as the hero of legend, and the reason you wear a green tunic.
The Ooccoo in this game just might be the descendants of the sky people in Minish Cap. How? The same way the Zora got their wings and became Rito in the other timeline. Since the world wasn't flooded, the Zora remained, and this transformation was completed, rather strangely, on the Ooccoo.
With Twilight Princess over, the world is at peace. Link B finally returns from Termania, but hundreds of years have past in Hyrule. Somehow, Link's return from Termania places him in both timelines at once.
Riding Epona, the same horse he went to Termania with, he finds the undisturbed Triforce from the post Twilight Princess World and the undisturbed Triforce from the Wind Waker world, even though he still has the pre-split triforce. He is sucked into one of two realms, which begins...
GAME V: The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of (Ages/Seasons)
The other two worlds visited by the other two goddesses get their own games, culminating in the fusion of the timeline and the resurrection of Ganon. This fusion also links the Twilight Realm to the Sacred Realm, creating the "Golden Land." Link B and Zelda VI return to Hyrule. Link, in a completely unfamiliar world, follows the princess to check the seal on the Foursword. With the wind waker and all those statues that "howl with the sound of the wind" suddenly existing in one world, the seal on Vaati has weakened... and then it breaks.
GAME VI: The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords
At some point after TP and before right here, the Zora's become evil, or at least go rogue like the Deku did.
Not much to say here, except that I think its still Link B. Having completed this mission and become a hero in his own land (finally), Link B settles down, just south of Hyrule Castle, and has a son about the same time that Zelda VII is born. When Link B dies, a good friend takes care of the baby Link E, and eventually becomes known as the boy's uncle.
But Ganon, from within the Golden Land, controls Aghnim and begins to bridge the gap between that world and Hyrule. Because a mirror existed that would send beings from this world into the Twilight Realm, it makes sense that another mirror would exist to send someone back. This mirror was hidden within Hyrule.
GAME VII: The Legend of Zelda : A Link to the Past
Link E finds the mirror, rescues the descendants, and eventually stops Ganon. Ganon uses his power to curse the magic mirror. Once filled with evil, it becomes the Dark Mirror.
GAME VIII: The Legend of Zelda : Four Swords Adventures
While some people put these games in the opposite order, saying that Ganon got the Trident from this game to use in LttP, I figure they're different tridents. Anyway, Link E saves Zelda VII again, stops Vaati and Ganon, and destroy the cursed mirror, breaking the last connection between Hyrule and the Golden / Twilight / Sacred Realm.
GAME IX: The Legend of Zelda : Link's Awakening
This is currently the last game to mention wind in any amount worthy of recognition. After this, the elements from the beginning have been restored - almost.
GAME END: The Legend of Zelda & Zelda II: Adventure of Link
I don't really know enough about these game to give solid reasons as to why they should be last, except that Zelda II seems to be a sequel of Zelda I and Zelda II solves the Legend from the beginning of the storyline. They might involve Link F and Zelda VIII, or they might continue with the same ones from LttP, I'm not sure. Either way, the story raps up, there is no Ganon, there is no Vaati, Zelda is saved, there is one timeline, and the world is rebuilding.
Thank you, Zelda fans. Let me know if you found this useful. It likely has several errors from things I don't know or missed.
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unwashed heathen
Apr 19, 08 at 10:27pm ^re: The PERFECT Zelda timeline! If you are a fan READ THIS!
i think the best timeline i have read is here.
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unwashed heathen
Apr 24, 08 at 6:23pm ^re: The PERFECT Zelda timeline! If you are a fan READ THIS!
the ww story line is the last ever because the master sword is turned to stone in ganondorf's head (then phantom hourglass happens).
I heard about someone from nintendo saying that there are two parrallel universes at the eond of OoT, one when link goes and lives out his child hood (continues to MM) and the other when he doesn't. i dont know exactly but thats what i heard.
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unwashed heathen
Apr 25, 08 at 2:23am ^re: The PERFECT Zelda timeline! If you are a fan READ THIS!
its one link one Zelda in parallel lines and possible one Gannon just all parallel lines that will never meet
its like linking the final fantasy games maybe only two can relate if you try hard enough
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Jul 7, 08 at 8:39pm ^re: The PERFECT Zelda timeline! If you are a fan READ THIS!
The time line I'm about to state correct, so far, to my knowledge, and if it's incorrect in any way please respond.
Minish Cap
__Ocarina of Time
Majora's Mask___Wind Waker
Oracle Series_____Phantom Hourglass
Twilight Princess
A Link to the Past
Four Swords
Four Swords Adventures
Link's Awakening (DX)
The Legend of Zelda
Zelda II
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unwashed heathen
Jul 22, 08 at 4:50am ^This is what I think
Hyrule A Hyrule B
MM-after OOT TP-100 years after OOT
MC-1 year after mm WW-A few centuries after TP
FS-century after mm PH-after WW
FSA-Month after FS
LTTP-century after FS
LA-days after LTTP
OOA/S-1 year after LLTP
Zelda 1-century after LTTP
Zelda 2-2 years after Zelda 1
I could be wrong, but this is only my Theory
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unwashed heathen
Jul 22, 08 at 4:55am ^sorry
Sorry if you got confused reading this, here it is =)
OOt comes first, then a split timeline happens.
Hyrule A-When Link is back to his own time
MM-after OOT
MC-1 year after mm
FS-century after mm
FSA-Month after FS
LTTP-century after FS
LA-days after LTTP
OOA/S-1 year after LLTP
Zelda 1-century after LTTP
Zelda 2-2 years after Zelda 1
Hyrule B- After Link leaves
TP-100 years after OOT
WW-A few centuries after TP
PH-after WW
Remember, like I said, I'm not saying everyones wrong, its just what I think for now.
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Aug 8, 08 at 12:33am ^re: The PERFECT Zelda timeline! If you are a fan READ THIS!
this is what i think the time line is and i have played and beaten every Zelda game listed below.
the legend of Zelda the minish cap.
the legend of Zelda ocarina of time.
then the time line splits into hyrule A and hyrule B.
HYRULE A- in the past where link was sent to warn the king.
majoras mask.
links awakening.
the legend of Zelda I.
the legend of Zelda II.
the legend of Zelda four swords adventure.
the legend of Zelda link to the past.
the legend of Zelda oracle of seasons.
HYRULE B- the one where ganon is sealed. and adult Zelda is there but no adult link because he got sent to the past/
the legend of Zelda twilight princess.
the legend of Zelda the wind waker.
the legend of Zelda phantom hourglass.
the legend of Zelda oracle of ages.
and then the time line is ultimately coming back together.
both of the oracle games were released on the same day and have the same beginning, but you take a different path in each and they end the same way. thus bringing the time line together again. e-mail me if you have any questions and i will explain in high detail.
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Aug 17, 08 at 6:24pm ^re: The PERFECT Zelda timeline! If you are a fan READ THIS!
ok, i'll settle this. this was released sometime last year by the creator of zelda, and it goes as follows:
Minish Cap
__Ocarina of Time
Majora's Mask___Wind Waker
_____| _____Phantom Hourglass
Twilight Princess
A Link to the Past
Four Swords
Four Swords Adventures
Link's Awakening (DX)
The Legend of Zelda
Zelda II
this much is correct, although links awakening and four swords adventures are cabable of being switched. the oracle series have no direct corospondance with any other game, and are chronologicaly exempt from the list. those two games can be thought of as fillers if you like, but that's all they really are, they're being there to fill in the gap of nintendo's absence of zelda games.
Where there is hope, there is fear.
Where there is light, there is darkness.
Where there are heroes, there are villians.
I am your hope.
I am your light.
I am your hero.
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unwashed heathen
Nov 29, 08 at 1:42am ^re: The PERFECT Zelda timeline! If you are a fan READ THIS!
i think that it is the same link all throughout the series but that he is incarnated into a different family every time so there is no relation between any of them besides the fact that it is the same one over and over again. as for the timeline, i think that all the games (with the exception of oot mm ww and tp) happened within the same timeframe as each other with no exact timeline for SOME of the games of course some of them have to happen in an order example being that gannondorf was reincarnated meaning that he has to have died from another game but besides that there is no specific order to the older games however in the new games i think that the clear order is oot mm tp then ww
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unwashed heathen
Dec 27, 08 at 4:29pm ^re: The PERFECT Zelda timeline! If you are a fan READ THIS!
ok that is ridiculous.
i don't think its the SAME link throughout the entire timeline.
But i also dont believe its a new link every single game (except for the sequels of course)
I think you guys are right for the most part but you stray way off as you continue with your stories.
the only way to really know is to bother Shigeru Miyamoto until he finally writes all the shit down so we can FINALLY know the story line, i mean it would be nice wouldnt it?
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unwashed heathen
Mar 3, 09 at 6:14pm ^re: The PERFECT Zelda timeline! If you are a fan READ THIS!
I thought I would enter here and clear up this debacle. Sorry for the intrusion. I made an account to do this, but I haven't the time nor patience.
The order of the games is:
Ocarina of Time.
[This is the first game for a very important reason: It does NOT feature the Dark Realm, there is NO REFERENCE to a past hero, and the Triforce is not gifted to Link, Zelda, or Ganondorf. The Triforce is obtained after opening the Door of Time. Ganon steals the entire Triforce.]
From here, the timeline splits. Please keep up with me.
Ocarina of time
Adult Timeline [Wind Waker follows] = OR = Child Timeline [Majora's Mask follows]
Adult Timeline:
Directly after defeating Ganon, Link leaves the world of Hyrule as the Adult Hero of Time in order to help protect the World. After many long years, the Hero of Time dies. His piece of the Triforce is removed from his spirit and shattered into several pieces, then cast over the land. Ganon bursts forth from the Dark Realm in a powerful form using the Triforce of Power. The Gods wash the land away with a powerful flood. WindWaker happens. After WindWaker, Phantom Hourglass. There is no game after Phantom Hourglass.
Child Timeline:
Directly after defeating Ganon, Princess Zelda beseaches Link to return to the past and seal the door of Time with the Master Sword. Link Obeys, returning to a child-like form with all of his memories intact, as well as the three jewels he obtained as a child, and the medallions of the Sages. He offers these to the King of Hyrule as proof of his journey through time, and Ganondorf is arrested before his reign of terror can even begin. He is sentenced to death. The Ancient Sages attempt to destroy him in vain, so instead he is cast into the Twilight Realm.
Majora's Mask happens.
After defeating Skullkid and Majora, Link is transformed into a God via Fierce Deity Mask. With a newfound evil within his body, the Goddess of Time removes him from the space/time continuum to take his palce at her side as the Forever Hero of Time. Link is a God.
Twilight Princess follows next.
The Golden Wolf that appears numerous times in the game to give link new sword abilities is infact Forever Hero of Time. The Twilight Princess Link is the Hero Chosen by the Gods, a completely new Link. After defeating Ganondorf in Twilight Princess, the spirit of Ganon [the entity that inhabits Ganondorf's human form, and takes the physical form of a demonic pig monster] is banished to another realm once again. The Mirror of Twilight is shattered.
Next, Four Swords/Adventures. Specifically, FSA. FSA chronicles the events leading to the end of the Imprisoning War, though it may not say so in-game. Ganon is imprisoned by the maidens afterwards. Four Swords introduces a new Link, weilder of the Four Sword, and FSA continues his legend.
A Link to the Past. Ganon possess Aghanimn, the Court Wizard, and uses his new body, replacing Ganondorf as his host. Aghanimn captures the decendants of the sages who imprisoned him after the war, and unleash his wrath on the world. The Link to the Past hero is a new Link, seperate from the FSA Link. Using a shard of the Mirror of Twilight [Item: Dark Mirror], Link is able to travel to the Twilight Realm [although it is now called Dark World]. In this world, he transforms into a pink bunny rather than a wolf.
After climbing a completed Pyramid of Power, similar to the unfinished one cast over Hyrule Castle in TP, Link defeats Ganon in the Dark World. After his dieing breath, suddenly, the three Triforces come togethor before them. They are each granted a wish. Ganon wishes for another chance, and disappears. Link enters the next room and grabs the Triforce. He makes a wish on the Triforce. It is believed that he wished to live long enough to see Ganon destroyed at the hands of the next Hero. After ALttP, Link's Awakening. This has no hold on the story at this time.
Legend of Zelda comes up next. The original one. The one on NES. This is the final Link. He obtains his first sword from the Old Man, who is in fact the Link to the Past Hero. It is made very clear in the game that only the Silver Arrows can defeat the Evil Demon King, Ganon, due to him having the Triforce already. Link kills Ganon. He is dead. Forever.
Zelda II follows. Link's final adventure thusfar. Link simply stops Ganon's minions from resurrecting him and awakens the sleeping princess.
The only character that stays constant throughout the series is Ganon. New Links rise and fall, and with them does Princess Zelda.
This is my theory, and it is a surprisingly popular one.
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Mar 4, 09 at 7:29pm ^re: The PERFECT Zelda timeline! If you are a fan READ THIS!
Sorry for the double post [techinically this is my first post] but I thought I'd make a chart for you guys to follow.
Minish Cap ----- [Hero of Legends is Born]
____| ---------- [Hero of Legends dies/Master Sword created]
__Ocarina of Time - [Hero of Time is born]
___/__________\ - [World B - Hero of Time dies]
Majora's Mask___Wind Waker [B - Hero of Winds is born]
_____|______________| - [A - Hero of Time becomes FDL]
_____| _____Phantom Hourglass
Twilight Princess - [The First Chosen Hero is born]
Four Swords - [Ganon returns as the Evil King]
Four Swords Adventures - [Imprisoning War Ends]
A Link to the Past - [The Second Chosen is born]
_____| - [At some point, Ganon uses his Triforce to free himself]
Link's Awakening - [Useless nonsense. This is indisputiply the Second Chosen Link, not the first, third, or eigtht.]
The Legend of Zelda - [The Hero of Hyrule is born]
___| - [Ganon is dead. Not sealed, dead.]
Zelda II - [Dark Link returns as his own, thinking entity, more powerful than ever before. He attempts to ressurrect the fallen Pig King and take his power to make himself the Hero of Evil. He fails. Horribly.]
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Summary: The steep trail up Ventana Canyon ends at the Window; a 15 by 25 foot arch at the top of one of the peaks in the Santa Catalina Mountains. The trail follows the length of the canyon between sheer cliffs with a continually expanding panoramic view of the Tucson valley below. As you climb higher into the canyon the trail becomes increasingly more difficult to follow through the thick overgrowth. The trail follows a stream bed most of the way. It is dry for the better part of the year, but water can be found in several pools through early summer. One of the larger systems of pools, the Maiden Pools, has pools large enough to swim in. At about 2-miles to go, the Window pops into view as you approach a clearing in the trees. Beyond this point is the most difficult part of the hike. Steep terrain and difficult trail finding are required before you can enjoy the incredible vistas through the Window.
Trailhead: In Tucson, starting at the intersection of Speedway and Wilmot, follow Wilmot North. Wilmot Road turns into Tanque Verde at Pima Road. Follow Tanque Verde to Sabino Canyon Road. Turn left on Sabino Canyon Road and follow for 3.7 miles to Kolb Road. Turn left on Kolb and follow until you reach the Lowe's Ventana Canyon Resort. Enter the resort and look for the employee parking lot and a sign for the trailhead. There is a small parking lot near the trailhead. (Lat:32.32928 Lon:-110.85656)
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Reviewed by JMD on 3/20/2016
This is a trail that generally follows a riverbed made challenging by so many of the boulders, which have found their way down through seismic events. March is an especially rewarding time to hike it because you experience, over a few weeks, the land's transition from green to brown. No need to push yourself too hard. You can always turn around. I made it to the Maiden Ponds after three tries. I hope to make it to the Window by the end of the month. Trekking poles are a great help.
Reviewed by Rachel on 9/1/2015
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Reviewed by AZDean on 6/13/2013
Ventana canyon is a beautiful place but that canyon is quite long and it tends to wear you out, so I think most people only trek up to Maiden pools. At least I didn't make it up to the saddle, so I'll have to try again when it gets cooler (and I lose some more weight). I've posted a Google Earth video and panoramic photos of my hike though at: http://tucsonhikes.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/ventana-canyon-trail
Reviewed by Chris on 1/30/2013
Hiked this on Jan 29th after a few days of rain. A beautiful hike with the sound of falling water most of the way. Trailfinding was easy - it is well worn now. The Window itself I found a little underwhelming, but if you hike past The Window and go up to Window Peak, a bit of scrambling will give you unbelievable 360 degree views. I found this hike a little easier than Mt Kimball via Finger Rock Canyon - it's not so relentlessly steep and gives you a chance to stretch your legs on the flat between climbs.
Reviewed by MLT on 5/12/2012
What a great hike! It was so fun! I definitely didn't bring enough water so make sure you bring more water than you think you need.
Reviewed by Tricia on 4/16/2012
First time hiked to The Window. Beautiful day. Pink flowers along trail beautiful. Trail easy to follow. Snow present at backside of Window. Will repeat this hike soon. Tricia S.
Reviewed by JT on 2/5/2012
meant to add a few more things to my previous review 1) our GPS (iphone's Accuterra app) gave the roundtrip hike as 11.8miles 2) we are training for a Grand Canyon hike later this spring Before our training started or if we were not trying to push the pace, it would have taken us longer than 7 hours, probably significantly more 3) add "of water" after "150oz"
Reviewed by JT on 2/5/2012
Did the hike with my 12yr old son and really enjoyed it. It was his longest hike to date and he did great though it was a pretty intense climb. It took us 7 hours and we were spent when it was over. My favorite section was the ridgeline after the Finger Rock/Esperero trail market and the final climb to reach Window Rock. We brought 150oz between the two of us and used it all. We would have needed more if we hadn't got an early start and hiked up mostly in cooler weather.
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Orthodox social action group Uri L'Tzedek joins call for state oversight of haredi-controlled school district.
An Orthodox social justice group has joined the call for state intervention in the East Ramapo school district, where the haredi-controlled board is accused of siphoning taxpayer money to private yeshivas.
In a petition to Gov. Andrew Cuomo the organization, Uri L'Tzedek, asks for state "fiscal and administrative oversight" of the Rockland County district, where the board has slashed academic offerings, extracurricular programs and more than 400 staff positions over the past five years. Between 2009 and 2012, elementary school class size has risen from an average of 20 to 25.
"It's a chillul Hashem, a desecration of God's name," said Rabbi Ari Hart, Uri L'Tzedek's co-founder, who began circulating the petition Saturday night. As of Tuesday evening, 605 people had signed.
On Tuesday afternoon, Rabbi Hart spoke at an event calling for state intervention organized by the recently formed Rockland Clergy for Social Justice together with the Spring Valley NAACP.
Oscar Cohen, chair of the Spring Valley NAACP's education committee, said Uri L'Tzedek's participation could be a turning point in a campaign that so far has been largely ignored in Albany.
"As concerned Jewish citizens," Uri L'Tzedek's petition reads, "we appeal to you to respond to the brewing crisis in Rockland County. Efforts to improve the situation from local politicians have not been successful, and now the children of East Ramapo are suffering with school closures, class cancellations, activity cancellations, high teacher to student ratios, and much more with no relief in sight. That is why we are calling for your direct and immediate involvement."
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The petition also asks the state to look into revising "the structure, governance and financing" of East Ramapo and "similar school districts, in order to ensure that public school students have access to basic educational opportunities and resources as stipulated in New York State's Constitution."
After meeting with a principal and students in the district, officials at Uri L'Tzedek's decided that despite any flack they may get from Orthodox groups, the organization needed to take a stand.
"Classes are being cut in the middle of the year, teachers are being fired in the middle of the year," Rabbi Hart said. "I met with a young African-American woman who was hoping to go to college. She was on the volleyball team, but all equipment was in tatters, and then the junior varsity team was cut," he said. "The computer club was cut, clubs, extracurricular, classes. It's very demoralizing, very dispiriting and it makes people angry."
"It's a pattern of years of neglecting the broader community," he added. "But there's been no Jewish voice that has said: This is not OK."
The petition also cites an "alarming" increase of anti-Semitic incidents and sentiment in the area, which it says stems from "misunderstanding and anger at the situation."
"As Jews, we cannot stand idly by while children suffer and while anti-Semitic tensions rise. Especially when our Jewish community, with a supermajority of the school board, is so deeply involved in this matter," the petition reads.
East Ramapo Superintendent Joel M. Klein doesn't contest the program cuts but says the reductions were due to $10 million worth of cuts in state funding and $960,000 worth of cuts to federal funding due to the 2013 automatic spending cuts, called sequestration.
"You can blame it on Jews , you can blame it on yeshivas, but we got almost $960,000 in cuts due to sequestration," said Klein, in addition to the state cuts.
"When you lose $10M on a $200M budget, you have to make cuts. One year it's arts and music, the next year it's full-day kindergarten. We had to cut over 400 staff positions," he said.
"No matter who was on the board, they would have made the same decisions," he added.
Located 30 miles north of New York City, the East Ramapo Central School District includes the haredi enclaves of Monsey, Spring Valley and New Square. The nine-member board has seven fervently Orthodox members overseeing a district of about 9,000 public school students, about 90 percent of whom are black or Latino and two-thirds of whom qualify for free or reduced lunch. The district also has roughly 20,000 yeshiva students.
The school board is under investigation for fiscal irregularities, including diverting public funds to private yeshivas. In 2010, the board's sale of a public school building to a yeshiva was annulled by the state for being millions of dollars under market value and the appraiser was indicted.
In addition, the state Education Department said it violated the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act by paying for special needs students to go to yeshivas without demonstrating why they couldn't be served in public schools. The school board is appealing. It has also spent millions on legal fees to fight several lawsuits including one charging it with using taxpayer money to subsidize religious education in yeshivas.
Klein said the board wasn't aware that the 2010 sale price was below market and denied that the district ever paid for special need students to go to yeshivas.
"We are not sending one child to a yeshiva, not a single one," Klein said. "If they cannot be served in a public school, they're put in a BOCES (state) program or another approved school."
The budget gap could be addressed if 60 percent of district votes agreed to override the state-mandated 2 percent cap on school tax increases, but Klein said that in his district, it would never happen.
"We're lucky to pass the budget let alone pass an override," he said pointing out that only 12 districts statewide managed to get an override passed.
"Another (non-Orthodox) board may have gone out and tried the 60 percent but they wouldn't have succeeded," he said.
Rabbi Hart said he could identify with the desire of yeshiva parents to keep school taxes low.
"I'm a day school graduate and a future day school parent and I know what it's like to pay day school tuition and taxes at the same time," said Hart. "That issue needs to be addressed. But Jewish law says we need to address these issues constructively not oppositionally.
"We're going to get tremendous pushback for this, there's no doubt," he added. "But we cannot remain silent."
The event will take place at First Baptist Church, 3 Hoyt St., Spring Valley, N.Y., at noon on Tuesday, April 8. For information contact Oscar Cohen, (917) 596-2927 or email@example.com.
Editor's Note: This story was corrected on April 8 to clarify that the event at First Baptist Church was a press conference, not a rally.
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If the Hatian/Latinos/Black community in ERCSD truly love their kids and want the best as far as education and a community, MOVE OUT!
This is a fight that will be lost. You don't have the votes. You don't have the influence. You are letting your egos get in the way of your own children's education.
You can't win them all. This one you will lose once the many kids of the orthodox families are eligible to vote.
Telling people to move out is morally wrong.
They system should be fair - and we should all strive for fairness. Walking a way from a morally corrupt situation, turning a blind eye, is not right or fair.
If you look at Israel and the Palestinians, you can think of the Hatians/Latinos/Afro Americans as Palestinians.
The fight is futile, The orthodox community has 7 or eight kids per family. In a mere 10 years, the voting bloc will crush the Hatlans/Latinos/Afro Americans.
BEST that these people run away NOW! For the sake of your own children. That's what I did. My children won't have a second chance at elementary and milddle school for me to wait around for NOTHING. It's a nice jesture that this extremly small groups of Orthodox are offering. But it won't help.
Where can we sign the petition? I know about 40 people who are looking to sign. Thank you.
You can sign it here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FiUU5IowEHmI8RAP76ro8MYU2JaKzUFmXONng7OYV94/viewform?utm_source=April+2014+-+Rockland+County&utm_campaign=East+Ramapo&utm_medium=email&fbzx=121976064053310598
if there are 9,000 public school students, 2/3 get free lunches; and 20,000 yeshiva students, no stats on free lunches, then what would happen to the over crowded public schools if all the yeshivas closed down in June? Would there be enough room for them in September?
These people live off social services, their yeshivas computer labs has brand new computers, they like to say people are racist against them, but they are the ones that are racist, they want to control everything and everyone. I have three kids, one in middle school and the other one in elementary school and there is no programs for them, and God help my 3 year old. I hope this group will help with the injustice happening in our school district ( east ramapo )
Public education should be PUBLIC, not theocratic.
Irregardless or why or the history of its development, the fact remains that in the United States, public monies are used to provid education in reading, mathematics etc and such includes (to various degrees in different locations) related services such as meals and transportation. Children should not be denied these services -- and their parents should not pay their full tax bills without receiving these basic govrernment services towards which such a large percentage of their tax dollars are directed - because the parents also want their children to receive a religious education. The government should provide - in a manner similar to charter school funding - funds to yeshivas (and all other forms of non "traditional" public school) to cover the gamut of services that children would receive in public school, and the private institutions will then take care of whatever program they are runnin - whether it be jewish, catholic etc or dedicated to an education highly focused on any other element of culture or society.
The arguement that such funding is a violation of "the seperation of church and state" (a phrase that does not appear in the constitution, as the ammendment forbids the establishment of an official religion, but it does not margenalize religion in society - that came later, mostly from Justice Black (who parenthetically was a klansman) simply does not hold water when examined seriously.....education is a service the government provides, and opposition against reasonable flexibility in how such is carried out is simply rooted in the influence the unions have over the democratic party
The incidents at the school district are troubling and appear to be establishing a religion among other things. At todays meeting their was a diverse coalition of the faithful and a group that is working on a civil suit. My takeaway is that the actions of the yeshiva have invited the scrutiny of the outside world and will foster contempt for the yeshiva specifically and unfortunately Jews in general. Folks this is not a movie, bad decisions have real consequences/repercussions. What happened in Spring Valley shall not stay in Spring Valley.
Uri L"tzedek is spot on!
A big thank you to Rabbi Hart. It is heartwarming for our kids to be embraced by you and the other clergy that have stepped forward. Our kids will see that there are kind, fair minded Rabbis. Maybe the wounds inflicted over the years can begin to heal.
Peggy, you've done a great job trying to help.
However it won't work. It's best that these Hatians/Latinos/Blacks do what I did. I just simply moved out. My children have only ONE chance at any particular grade and I will not stick around and let my ego get between my childrens education.
You solution may sound simple but it is not. If you own selling is almost impossible if you bought at the height of the market. I am fortunate to be able to move but I am still waiting for my property to sell. Plus it is the cheapest area in rockland so just moving May not be an option
I see that two comments that attack Uri L'Tzedek are posted anonymously. What a bunch of cowards!! Thank G-d I am a real Jew who believes in full disclosure and openess rather than fake Jews trying to relive life as it was in the shtete, andl who hide the many visisitudes of the heredi community with the philosophy of "let's not air our dirty laundry." Come on you cowards, sign your names!
Listen to yourself. Every line in your post is bitter meaningless venom.... oh right, you were talking about how those people are haters, while you are obviously a serious diplomat. Ideas are either well though out, or they are not. I have read numerous pieces by Ari Hart - and they are (in my humble opinion) empty fluff, based upon straw man arguements etc etc
"but after following you for a while your agenda is so very obvious"
What agenda would that be - trying to do the morally and ethically right thing, instead of providing blanket cover for the discriminatory practices of other frum Jews?
Uri L'Tzedek is a group that makes me puke, but this time they've got it right. Enough said!
The Jewish Week is very excited to have a headline like "orthodox vs orthodox.
But, no one in the orthodox community cares about uri ltzedek - they are a bunch of ignorant kids.
While there are many questions as to whether funds have been illegally diverted to yeshivas, the bottom line is that yeshiva parents put far more into the system than they take out - imagine if that public school budget sudenly had to cover a full ride for the 20,000 students that are in the yeshivas.
If any board members have done anything wrong, they will get caught. Uri Ltzedek will continue to accomplish nothing
That is not correct more tax dollars are spent out of the orthodox community on busing and special education than is being collected. The Joel Klein, the boards superintendent, appeal to the state citing this fact. Hasidic Jewish people take advantage of every social service on top of that. Your statement is nonsense
You are citing cherry picked statistics. You could say the same about any child in public school who receives special ed services. To spell out what is obvious, yeshiva parents pa a) yeshiva tuition and b) their full load of income/property taxes. The issue is school choice - not only for yeshiva children, but for all children and parents who do not feel that the public school system meets their needs and/or who feel that the public schools in their area have failed.
It is simple to break judaism down to whatever the democratic party supports (as the reform movement, the conservative movement and uri ltzedek and the rest of the neo-conservatives do), but such doesn't allow anyone who combines thorough knowledge of the talmud and intellectual honesty.
I am not "attacking" uri ltzedek. I am simply pointing out that uri ltzedek is an intellectually shallow organization, with no purpose and a shallow vision. All segments of the Jewish community deserve better for leadership, and if I was "attacking" anyone, it is the Jewish Week for its consistent embrace of Uri Ltzedek and anything else fringe and transient that the JW can fantasize as a groundbreaking change. Jews aren't perfect but toras hashem temimah, and it is only through rigorous dedication to the high standards of all aspects of morality as defined by Halacha - and not by superficial social justice community organizing - that we can make the world a better place in the image of god (which by the way, is what tikkun olam is)
What cherry picked statistics? Quoting the superintendent hired by the board. You say the schools don't meet the needs why? Because they aren't segregated? You don't teach your american children English? For your community to complain about taxes is laughable. Have your '"men" pay for their families like actual men do. Why does everyone owe your community a living? I pay taxes for all kinds of social services that go to your community. Can I have that money back since I don't use social services?
Great work! This is what being orthodox should be all about. Social justice and making kiddush hashem.
"We're going to get tremendous pushback for this, there's no doubt, " But the publicity we're gonna get is well worth it.
You might be right, but after following you for a while your agenda is so very obvious.


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In an interview , Kabaso couldn't hide his joy as his parents and relatives could not equally hide theirs.
Meanwhile , Kabaso's Mistress Gweny Tito (pictured with bukee of white flowers) looked happier than everybody around. Her Italian family and friends said Gweny had not seen any man in her life before Kabaso as she had dedicated her entire youthful life to doing business and enterprising. They are happy to see her happily in love.
"I feel young again..This is a dream come true, age is just a number ...I am going into retirement and tomorrow, we are signing papers , Mr Kabaso is taking over all my companies in South Africa and Botswana as CEO while I will remain Board Chairperson. I will respect him as my true and God given husband..Can't wait for our first child , just wished I could conceive tomorrow and have the baby the other day...We shall do everything humanly possible to have a child, it will bring so much joy to us." Said Gweny with tears of Joy...
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The "genius" MI5 agent who smoked out British Nazi sympathisers was a bank clerk
The identity of the MI5 spy who posed as a German agent to infiltrate the ranks of British Nazi sympathisers is revealed as Eric Roberts (pictured above), a bank clerk and father-of-three who lived with his family in Surrey.
Files released in February had disclosed the existence of the so-called "fifth column" case. At the time King was thought to be John Bingham, the MI5 officer who partly inspired John le Carré's character George Smiley.
The latest disclosure shows that King's true identity was Roberts, who worked at the Euston Road branch of the Westminster Bank in central London.
The file shows that Roberts's employers were confused after receiving a letter requesting his urgent service for a special task of national importance.
In a letter dated June 11 1940, RW Jones, the bank's assistant controller, said: "What we would like to know here is what are the particular and especial qualifications of Mr Roberts – which we have not been able to perceive – for some particular work of national military importance which would take him away from his normal military call-up in October?"
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Skip to comments.Man Hires Prostitute Which 'Turned Into a Donkey' at Night
Posted on 10/26/2011 9:42:26 AM PDT by nickcarraway
'I do not know what happened... but I am seriously in love with (the) donkey,' man tells court
It may have been the work of a genie or a sorcerer or just that a Zimbabwean man is off his rocker, for he claims in court that he had hired a prostitute who during the night transformed into a donkey.
He says that he is now "seriously in love" with the animal, state media said Wednesday.
"I think I am also a donkey. I do not know what happened when I left the bar, but I am seriously in love with (the) donkey," Sunday Moyo told the court, according to The Herald newspaper.
Moyo, 28, was arrested in the town of Zvishavane, about 300 kilometres (185 miles) south of the capital Harare on Sunday.
...he'll run for President for the DNC and get Pelosi's ok in 2020......
We have a Prez in love with a Jackass...what's the big deal?
All the girls get prettier at closing time.
Bray................izzat YOU??
I was married to a jack ass once.
I think it was more likely he shanghaied a donkey who he turned into a prostitute at night.
This is a distorting mirror held up to the plot of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.
Oh what fools these mortals be.
Sounds like a perfect employee for Arne Duncan.
"I think I am also a donkey. I do not know what happened when I left the bar, but I am seriously in love with (the) donkey," Sunday Moyo told the court, according to The Herald newspaper
I'm glad this guy doesn't live in the United States...Here the libs would be pushing for us to accept that he is a donkey and for a taxpayer funded surgery for him to become a donkey!
I believe him, my ex-wife turned into a real ass too.
Man, I've heard of beer goggles, but this takes the cake.
I am seriously in love with (the) donkey,"
Don't make an a$$ out of yourself Moyo.
After looking down he said, "I think I am also a donkey..." Maybe it's ok?
Happens all the time, actually. How often have we elected good conservative candidates who ended up turning into donkeys overnight? I kinda believe this poor fella's story.
She musta been quite a ride.
1 in a million shot, doc.
What was he arrested for?
Hey, it's an easy mistake to make at closing time............
In before thread pulled.
Sounds similar to what happened to the American voting public!
They thought they were electing one person (who was bought and paid for like a prostitute) who turned out to be a a real jacka$$ (a socialist Democrat)! GO FIGURE!?!?
Friggin' moon-gawd worshipping perverted mooselimbs.
I'd sure like to know what he was drinking. Whatever it was, it's something to be sure to stay away from...
Not a donkey, it's two jackasses!
Mods kept pulling my MILF updates (Moro Islamic Liberation Front) for some reason! I never knew those threads would get 100+ replies before the mods yanked citing "no thanks" ;) I guess they just aren't interested in MILFs as I am!
I guess that's what happens when guys go looking for some ass...
You drink.
You lose your inhibitions.
You lose your reasoning
You lose your discernment.
Next thing you know a donkey is _______ you
and your transformation to Democrat is complete.
What was the donkey's side of the story?
I wonder if the muslims have discovered Tijuana yet....
I hate it when that happens!
I have had a dream, past the wit of man to
say what dream it was.
The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen,
man's hand is not able to taste, his tongue to conceive,
nor his heart to report, what my dream was.
—Bottom, "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
If I only had a nickel for every time someone has said that.
Now that is just wrong in so many ways!! Abusing such a fine noble beast.
Too funny eggs!
Heheheh. The Devil made me do it.
Well, what did he expect? He was, after all, hiring a piece of @55.
A transformative dream come true. A piece of ass becomes an ass of Peace...
This takes the metaphor of beating on a rented mule to an entirely new level.
This takes the metaphor of beating on a rented mule to an entirely new level.
That's what the gay marriage agitators say, it's all about love.
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The Dallas Maverick vs. The New York Prick
Maybe you saw the Mavs blow out the Knicks last night; if not, it was a typical Dallas 'dozer, 92-77 over a catastrophucked NY team somehow still in the playoff hunt at 30-37. Which puts Your Dallas Mavericks at 55 wins for the season thus far; most NBA franchises won't be able to count that high come late spring. Accompanying The New York Times's recapping of the knee-capping at the Madison Square Garden last night is Selena Roberts' column comparing and contrasting Mark Cuban with his cross-court counterpart last night, Knicks owner James Dolan. Too bad the piece is part of the Times Select pay-for package; it's a nice read. Here's the summary:
Cuban's a self-made billionaire, hard-workin' son of an auto upholsterer; Dolan got his dough from his Cablevision-owning pops, who spoiled little Jimmy rotten. Cuban rewards his team for its hard work; Dolan hires and fires just to fuck with people. Cuban shows up to games in jeans and T-shirts and sits behind the bench to root on his team; Dolan didn't even show last night, but when he does, he's known to yell at employees when they serve him a flat soft drink.
"Dolan is an emotional spender, an investor in fool's gold," Roberts writes. "The Mavericks earn every amenity, every dime, with results... Cuban uses his wealth to forge a vision. Dolan wields it as a tool of vengeance... Cuban versus Dolan, billionaire versus billionaire, meritocracy versus entitlement. The reflection of each man is in the standings." --Robert Wilonsky
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A preliminary autopsy report shows Max Steven Stanhope, who was found dead Saturday in his north Amarillo home, died of blunt force injury and an injury to his upper body.
Lt. Gary Trupe, coordinator of the Potter-Randall Special Crimes Unit, said no arrests have been made, and detectives are still looking for information about Stanhope's death.
Amarillo police officers were sent to Stanhope's home in the 2500 block of North Orange Street just before 6 p.m. Saturday. His family hadn't heard from him in two days and asked officers to check on him. When they arrived, officers found the 77-year-old man dead inside.
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Cory was the town Pretty Boy who everyone one knew and had lost of friend. He live there with his Mother and his Step Father who were both in the Banking Business.
Martin goes to a costume party and finds a special friend.
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A love triangle between a Stepfather, stepson and the man they both desire ignites....
Curly haired beauty
A man meets a beautiful young man at a running group.
Daddy's Boy
Michael meets Simon for the first time. The older Daddy is quite the gentleman, as the budding relationship has an exciting beginning.
Danny Gets What He Really Wants
Young Danny discovers some hidden talents.
A job on base brings our protagonist up against the base commander's son, a young graphic artist wannabe. A bathroom encounter between the two proves to be more graphic than any Adobe file.
Don't Try to Fix What Isn't Broken
My Father caught me sucking off a friend, back when I was younger, I have been in treatment since then to get me turned back around straight, But You can't fix what isn't broken.
And then there was someone else in the room with me; another presence. He was as golden as the sunlight, as youthful and as keen as me but more perfect, more desirable. He was someone I had wanted for many months, someone I knew I couldn't have; someone whom I had to have.
Elementary Snidely
Sometimes the obvious escapes us
English Class
Hot experience of two hispanic high school seniors.
Family Affair
A man spends a hot night of passion with his step brother
Family Affair Part 2
My relationshi with my step brother heats up.
Family values part 1
Rex was hung like a horse and had an ass like a god...
Farm Boy at College
The boy began a fucking motion, sliding his cock in and out of the hole andbthe other person's wet, hot, sucking mouth.
Farm Boy Gets a Tattoo
Clem now used his own strong muscles to move up and down, howling with pleasure at every lift and lowering. Bao was catching the boy's passion that was written on his dear face and the physical excitement of his insides rubbing over Bao's sensitive cock.
Farm Boy Goes to Dispensary
I did his ass cheeks, then his legs. He turned over as asked. His penis was different than yesterday. It had relaxed to its normal flaccid state which was at least five inches.
Farm Boy Thumbs a Ride
I leaned down to Dexter's crotch. It smelt heavenly. I took his cock in my hand and brought my lips to the tip.
Andy's parent away for couple of days in London's break. Andy was fell in love with Jason. Both were working in the farm.Jason don't wear underpant! Cool.
Farmfella - Part 2 - Looking Jason's Body Still Sweaty
Looking Jason's body still sweaty. Any walk back to the kitchen to do the dishes. Andy looked through the window while doing the dishes. See Jason sweaty. Looking the body. Dripping down from Jason's body. Nearly done. Won't be long.
Farmfella - Part 3 - Just one big towel
They still have one more night before Andy's parent came home from London.
Farmfella - Part 4
Before you read this story. I am not be perfect writer. Picture in my head were two farmfella before I type some in my laptop. You made comment and you had made your point. Some spell wrong and I, oh I don't know. Any body help me put this right in English taste. Thank you. The last part of farmfella, part 4.
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First time I had gay sex
Fraternal Twins
Mason has had a crush on his twin brother Mason since they were 9. Now, on their 26th birthday, he gets the surprise of his life.
A night of passion I will never forget.
From sleep creep to lovers
I had this little crush on him, even though he was straight. I made him mine.
Full House
There was Jesse, dancing around the room in nothing but his underwear, thrusting his full crotch back and forth and swiveling his hips, just like Elvis. Joey was ecstatic. Jesse was completely under his control. He shut off the CD player and Jesse stopped dancing.
Fun At The Carnival
A kind Master finds the boy of his dreams.
Fun On The Run
He held his hand there, on mine, as I massaged the inside of his leg and when I made to "accidentally" brush up against his boner, he took it firmly and planted it on his boner and pressed it in so that I could feel how hard he was.
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Hey everyone! Hope you all are doing well! Just thought I'd introduce myself and ask a question of you all if I could.
I'm a 25 year old free lance make up artist, hubby is a Marine and 27, we've been married for 6 years and TTC our first little one. :) We've only been kinda trying for more than a year, but never NOT tried in 6 years and no baby. His count is low and my cycles are the most irregular ever. Its like Russian roulette. Pick a number any number. Sometimes its like 28-31 days, 45, 60, 52, 47....its nuts. Its been so frustrating learning about infertility on my own because I was never taught anything about how my body was supposed to work growing up so I always thought I what I had was normal until my girlfriends started telling me when I was 17 "Um yeah, that doesn't sound right."
So in March I started my first round of Clomid (50 twice a day, CRAP I FORGOT LAST NIGHT! ) and I was terrified because I had heard stories of all my friend who had been on it become raging crazy bitches and I didn't want to be mean to my hubby. I didn't feel too much difference at first, a few hot flashes and my dreams are WEIRD. I always have pretty weird ones but these are just crazy lol. So then something in my head just clicked last week....I feel like its making me kinda depressed. I know there are mood swings etc, but I feel sad all the time. I am not a sad person. I have really bad knee pain from some injuries and trying to find an easy workout that won't hurt them too much and last week twice, in the middle of my workouts I just started balling my eyes out. I feel like its making me more closed off at work (I also work in a salon) to the girls and I am new there. They sense I am closed off and coming off as unapproachable and bitchy. I don't want to be like this and I am not like this. I don't want it to show in front of my clients.
Is there a way to deal with it? I mean I'm really glad I'm not a raging bitch lol, the hot flashes and weird dreams and whatever I can handle, mood swings, I suppose, but this feeling is constant. I haven't felt like this since I was 12 years old. I am on my second round now (I had to wait a month in b/w b/c I couldn't get into my doc soon enough at the beginning of my last cycle so it was too late to start and I had to wait til next cycle which was frustrating).
Sorry this is so long but just had to tell someone who understands what I'm feeling because I'm not too sure on how to handle it. I don't like being sad at all. It blows. Do you just truck on? I don't want to tell my doc b/c I don't want to go on an anti depressant or anything.
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Welcome to the HPRC Blog. We've got lots of information here, from quick tips to in-depth posts about detailed human performance optimization topics.
When you wake up at the end of a sleep cycle, you initially feel rested and fresh. If you wake up before a sleep cycle finishes, you'll probably feel groggy. However, you still get the benefits of that sleep. Here's how it works: There are 5 stages of brain activity in one sleep cycle. And each cycle lasts about 90–120 minutes. You fall asleep during the earlier stages.
Next, you experience deep, restful sleep. Your heart rate and breathing slow down during these stages, while your body remains still. Your brain is most active during the final sleep stage. As you dream, your eyes move under your eyelids in rapid eye movement (REM). If you wake up during these later stages, you'll likely feel groggy. You'll feel more rested waking up at the end of a sleep cycle (ideally in the morning, after several sleep cycles). Or you can feel refreshed waking up after a 20–30 minute nap (before you enter deep sleep).
Sleeping 8–9 hours every day is important—however it happens. And you can shake off any grogginess or "sleep inertia" if you take 15–30 minutes to fully awaken. Standing upright and spending time in light—ideally daylight—can help! As long as you have enough time to fully overcome sleep inertia, you might find that the benefits of a little extra sleep are worth it.
Don't worry about getting enough deep sleep or REM sleep. Trust your body! It has an amazing ability to recuperate when you catch up on sleep. And it will quickly fall into whatever stage of sleep you need most.
Hemp is turning up in a variety of foods, beverages, and dietary supplements, and most service members need to keep an eye out for this ingredient on product labels. While hemp provides important nutrients such as protein, it also contains tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main active ingredient in marijuana. The levels of THC in hemp used for food and supplements are much lower than those in marijuana, so products containing hemp shouldn't get you "high." But don't run to the store just yet! Although DoD does not have a specific policy regarding hemp, each service does. Check the OPSS FAQ about hemp for your service's policy on hemp.
The Food and Drug Administration just unveiled an updated Nutrition Facts panel, which is easier to read and reflects the 2015–2020 U.S. Dietary Guidelines. Recently revised after 20 years, this new format must appear on all packaged foods by July 2018 (with some exceptions). These are the facts to know:
- Highlighted calories, servings per container, and serving sizes. This information is larger and bold, making it easier to find at a glance.
- Vitamin D and potassium. These are now listed, since many Americans don't get enough of these important minerals. Vitamin D maintains bone health, and potassium can help reduce blood pressure. Vitamins A and C are no longer included since deficiencies of these are rare.
- Added sugars. "Total Sugars" includes what's added and what's naturally occurring (but with "Added Sugars" also noted separately). This new information is especially important for those who are managing their nutritional needs and limiting their calories to less than 10% from added sugars.
- Updated "Serving size." These now match what people typically eat or drink. For example, a single serving of soda might be 12 or 20 oz., depending on the packaging.
- Clearer footnote. The footnote better explains what "% Daily Value" means.
- Multiple serving sizes. Some packages, such as a pint of ice cream, include two columns: "per serving" and "per package." This makes it easier to choose whether to eat or drink one serving—or the entire package—at one time.
Watch for the new Nutrition Facts panel to appear on your favorite packages soon. In the meantime, you can view it below.
Close relationships provide social support that can help relieve stress. One type we don't know much about is "bromances"—close friendships between two men—but how these help or hurt stress levels isn't clear.
It's hard to do scientific research on this topic with humans because it would involve intentionally stressing people out to see how they respond. Who would volunteer for that?! So instead, scientists who study human social behavior use rats, which have social behavior very similar to that of humans. To learn more about the impact of bromances on stress, they observed male rat "friendships" under stressful situations. Here's what they found.
Under mildly stressful situations, male rats became more social and cooperative with other male rats, compared to when they weren't stressed. The rats' oxytocin levels increased. They touched and snuggled other male rats more. Under severely stressful situations though, the male rats' behavior changed. They were no longer cooperative and became withdrawn, isolated, and aggressive.
Of course, people aren't rats, and one research study is never a good foundation for reliable conclusions, often raising more questions than it answers. However, it can give us "food for thought." One idea from this study is that bromances seem beneficial, depending on stress level. Your friendships with other guys might help keep mild stress at bay. So spending time with your fellow men just might help you feel calmer.
Yet in severely stressful situations, bromances didn't serve the same purpose. The rats became disconnected and hostile. Could the same be true for male humans? We can't say for sure, but men exposed to severely stressful situations that result in PTSD sometimes have similar reactions.
Looking for ways to beef up your own stress-management skills? Check out HPRC's Stress Management Strategies section. Concerned about your friend's or spouse's reaction to stress? Our Post-Deployment section has some resources to help.
There are "steps" you can take to protect your feet from blisters. Common among athletes and service members, they might seem like a minor nuisance. However, if left untreated, they can lead to serious infections, sepsis (blood infection), and knee, ankle, or hip injuries.
Blisters result from a combination of friction and moisture. They've been blamed on shoe fit or lacing style, but scientific research has shown this isn't necessarily the case. Common remedies—such as applying antiperspirant or drying powders to the bottom of the foot—aren't very effective. And in some instances, they can cause irritation, increasing your chances of developing more blisters.
So if friction and moisture are causing problems, then wearing proper socks can bring relief. Look for ones made from acrylic fibers or materials other than cotton, which tends to stay wet. Synthetic materials (nylon, neoprene, and polyester) reduce the amount of shoe-to-sock and sock-to-foot friction by wicking moisture away from your skin. Padded socks also help because they allow for movement within the yarn, reducing frictional forces.
Some evidence suggests wearing a synthetic nylon or polyester liner with an outer-padded wool sock can help prevent blisters. Tip: Try finding your ideal sock before buying boots or shoes because the added bulk might affect the shoe size you need.
You also can reduce your risk of blisters by planning ahead, especially on extremely hot or rainy days. Avoid puddles. Remember to bring an extra pair of socks too. And avoid pouring water on your head since it can drip down into your shoes. Keep your feet happy and blister-free.
Men with cancer, especially those in the military, might hesitate to tap into helpful resources such as support groups that offer information and encouragement. Battles with cancer often trigger feelings of fear and vulnerability, and men are socialized from childhood to believe that it's "weak" to show sensitivity. Just because men don't express their emotions often doesn't mean they don't feel them. And it doesn't mean they should have to face cancer and related challenges alone.
There's a difference between "dwelling" on your feelings and expressing them. Speaking up often helps men process their emotions and feel less troubled. Sharing doesn't always feel like the thing to do; the support environment makes a big difference. So what's an optimal support group? Some men with cancer prefer these 3 qualities:
- being able to connect with others,
- participating in mixed-gender groups, and
- meeting those with mixed diagnoses.
There are other factors to consider too. Some support groups are led by professionals, while others are led by cancer survivors. Some are disease-specific (for example, prostate, lung, and colorectal cancers). Some groups are age- or gender-specific (for example, young adults, men, women, etc.), while others are time-limited, such as a 6-week series for those newly diagnosed.
But there are trade-offs, since these groups support different coping needs. While a mixed-gender group with various diagnoses can help you express yourself more easily, you might also benefit from one that shares specific information and uses a problem-solving approach.
HPRC offers helpful tips on using emotion-focused and problem-solving coping strategies. And visit the Cancer Support Community to find a local support group that works for you.
Before you reach for dietary supplements marketed as "testosterone boosters," consider this: They probably won't produce the results you're looking for, and while some of the ingredients in these products might not be cause for concern, others might put your health and career at risk. To learn more about the safety and effectiveness these types of supplements, visit the Operation Supplement Safety (OPSS) FAQ about testosterone boosters. However, if you're concerned about your testosterone levels or if you're experiencing related symptoms such as low sex drive, insomnia, or depression, talk to your healthcare provider.
Your team wins when you have a good attitude, manage your emotions, and care about your teammates. But your team can break down, especially when members let their talents or controlling ways interfere with reaching team goals.
What individual traits make a team stronger? Managing your emotions can make you a better teammate, unite your group, and help your team thrive. People who deal with their emotions well are often good "team players" because they tend to listen openly to other points of view. And they're less likely to feel threatened when wrong.
With emotions in check, you're more likely to be cooperative and open to resolving conflict, instead of avoiding it. Just one team member with a negative outlook can affect the whole team, while those with a "can do" attitude can improve atmosphere and team performance.
What individual traits break down a team? Teammates rely on each other for the team's overall success, but those with too much talent can break down a team. Teams don't function well when talent—from one or a select few—dominates the group.
That's why cohesiveness is essential to solid teamwork. If individuals try to dominate, unity breaks down and can cause arguments over authority. Teams become weaker when members are more concerned with advancing themselves and undermining their teammates, interfering with reaching the common goal.
How do your traits impact your unit? How do they affect your family? Check out HPRC's Mental Resilience and Family Resilience sections and learn how to become a more effective team member—at work and home.
In 2015, HPRC posted an introductory article on trigger points. Commonly called muscle knots, these tight and sometimes painful spots often can be treated on your own. But when that fails, they might need further attention from a healthcare professional. Such treatment might include trigger point injections directly into the affected muscle. Another treatment is dry needling (similar to acupuncture), in which a healthcare specialist uses shallowly inserted thin needles without injection. The effectiveness of trigger point injections and dry needling for pain management varies.
To read a basic description and introduction, visit "What exactly is a 'trigger point'?" At-home treatments for trigger points include massage, manually or with a massage ball, and foam-rolling exercises. To learn more about treatments your healthcare provider can offer, read on.
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S., but with proper precautions you can decrease your risk considerably. The sun releases invisible ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which can cause cataracts (clouding of the eye lens) and skin cancers. An estimated 63,000 new cases and 9,000 reported deaths from melanoma—the deadliest form of skin cancer—occur each year.
UV rays also cause tanning and sunburns—and can damage your skin after only 15 minutes of exposure. They weaken the skin's elasticity, causing wrinkling, rash, and freckles too.
Remember that you can get sun damage on sunny and cloudy days. UV rays penetrate clouds, exposing you to 80% of the sun's harmful effects. The good news is that you can take steps to protect yourself from UV rays, while enjoying the outdoors.
- Limit your time in the sun. Seek shade and try to avoid sun exposure during midday (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) when the rays are strongest. And avoid suntanning and burning.
- Cover up. Wear protective clothing, including hats, long-sleeved shirts, and pants when going outdoors. Remember that protection decreases when clothes are wet.
- Apply sunscreen. Use water-resistant sunscreen with Sun Protection Factor (SPF) 15 or higher. Apply and let it absorb 15–30 minutes before heading outdoors. Use lip balm with SPF 30 or higher to protect your lips too. Reapply every 2 hours or after swimming, sweating, or toweling off.
- Protect your eyes. Wear sunglasses to cover the skin around your eyes and help prevent eye damage. When choosing sunglasses, check the label to make sure they block 100% of UV rays.