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Gaits of Gold Gaited Horse Community Messageboard > Brenda Imus Questions and Answers > 'Ask Brenda' > Training with 'Light' Weights, Chains, etc.
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|Training with 'Light' Weights, Chains, etc.
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|Posted: Thu Oct 5th, 2006 01:32 am
|1st Post
Pasture Boss
|Well, gajitlady, I encourage you to visit another board to do so. On this MB, there is no 'other side' when it comes to discussion about adding weights, chains, etc. to encourage or 'enhance' gait.
There's the right way, and the 'other' way.
End of discussion, on this site.
It's not always about trying to fix something that's broken. Maybe it's about starting over and creating something better.
|Posted: Thu Oct 5th, 2006 12:57 am
|2nd Post
G.O.G Community Member
|Personally, I LIKE to hear both sides.
|Posted: Thu Oct 5th, 2006 12:33 am
|3rd Post
G.O.G Community Member
|Well, gaitingal, since I am a little over 21 (ahem), Think I will try that nice glass of wine you have over there. Ooo!! Ooo!! watch out for those Sweet Gum Balls - Where's the bon fire? OOPs - wrong thread. Sorry
Yah should have worn your shoes girl!
Last edited on Thu Oct 5th, 2006 12:50 am by enzon
|Posted: Thu Oct 5th, 2006 12:18 am
|4th Post
G.O.G Community Member
|Well, since we all agree. Think I'l have that root beer now.
Last edited on Thu Oct 5th, 2006 12:44 am by enzon
|Posted: Thu Oct 5th, 2006 12:13 am
|5th Post
Ranch Hand
| I haven't shod my horses in quite a few years, but I don't seem to recall shoes being quite so heavy. One pound (16 oz each)? Granted, I never had any specialty shoes like you describe. Those must be some big ol' honkin' metallics...
--Debbie in GA
"Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been." - Mark Twain
|Posted: Thu Oct 5th, 2006 12:01 am
|6th Post
Pasture Boss
I'm sorry you will choose to place one pound weights on your TWH's feet, in spite of the info contained in the first post on this thread. WHY??? The horse does not need weights in order to gait - and it definitely contributes to pain and early breakdown in many, many instances.
I don't know about your bell boots, but mine weigh less than 3 oz., and we never ride in them unless we're using the colored boots to illustrate gaits at a clinic. Then they're ridden in them for a few short minutes.
I DON'T RIDE MY HORSE THROUGH VERY HEAVY, THICK MUD OR SNOW. It can pull tendons. In fact, I opted out on a trail just the other day for that exact reason.
But hey, just like this is my 'house,' your TWH is your horse.
It's not always about trying to fix something that's broken. Maybe it's about starting over and creating something better.
|Posted: Wed Oct 4th, 2006 11:52 pm
|7th Post
Pasture Boss
This is a Gaits of Gold sponsored Message Board. We teach Gaits of Gold training techniques. Clinicians and trainers in accord with our methods are welcome to share their experience and expertise - and many DO. Those not in accord, are NOT. Period.
Do you really believe you could go to a Parelli hosted site, and promote Clinton Anderson or John Lyons techniques - even those in direct opposition to Parelli's stated philosophies? Give me a break!
I have been very patient with this thread, but let me make myself perfectly clear: I do not agree with the use of weights on a horse's foot to alter or enhance gait. PERIOD. I clearly explained why, and it's hard to believe that anyone reading the explanation, and checking out the facts for themselves via sound horse sights (such as the info site provided by Dr. Todd Behre), would continue to justify the practice.
I don't give a RIP about how much you like the work performed at the clinic you attended. If one pound weights were used to make a point or to enhance gait, that is a training 'trick' that we do not promote or condone.
If you don't like it - and you obviously don't - then simply go to a MB where these kinds of things are accepted and tolerated, and leave us to promote our products and training techniques in accord with our own conscience. We're not pushing anything down your throats, nor twisting your arm to keep on visiting a site that evidently offends you.
It's my house. I'll delete any messages I feel are contrary to the horse's long term welfare, or that promote devices that might encourage visitors to this board to try. That includes YOU. Any more of this stuff from anyone involved in promoting this cr*p will see that person banned. I cannot count, or even respond to, all the PM's I'm receiving from members who are deeply offended at your behavior, which at best is rude.
Unfortunatley, negative posts such as yours are a vein of poison to the entire community - and will not be tolerated, for the health of our MB as a whole. I've never, ever responded so strongly to a member (or two) before. The reason I'm taking the time to do so here is because I want to offer you two every chance to maintain your membership, and continue to contribute in appropriate areas.
If you choose not to do so, then we will miss you (when you were at your best).
It's not always about trying to fix something that's broken. Maybe it's about starting over and creating something better.
|Posted: Wed Oct 4th, 2006 11:43 pm
|8th Post
Ranch Hand
| I find it interesting that bells were placed around the horse's ankles. Were they the little jingle bells that you can get at craft stores or larger?
I have some different bells that I like to use, but they are in the form of a necklace, aka rhythum (sp) bells or speed beads. I also have some sleighbells on neck bands.
I think horses like to hear the sound & pace themselves to it. I like the sound to an extent, unless it gets on my nerves due to excess noisiness.
It almost seems like if each foot had a different sounding set of bells, a rider could really hear what each footfall is doing, when & where. I keep rolling it around in my head as a good training tool for the rider?
--Debbie in GA
"Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been." - Mark Twain
|Posted: Wed Oct 4th, 2006 10:45 pm
|9th Post
G.O.G Community Member
|Hey Y'all,
It sounds like the bulk of what benefited you in the session was not the bells. It also sounds like every one advanced in their communication with their horse and their performance. Now that does not implicate GOG tack and even you surmised you thought the tack on the horses was not the issue (they had good pads and good fit). But, who is to say what other improvements would or would not have come with the GOG tack? And since most visiting this site are new to gaited horses there is a good chance they may not have proper tack, bit or seat to accommodate the gaited horse. It sounds as if even the trainer you went to started with a good check of the tack before working out the training issues.
I had the impression from your original posts as well that devices were attached for the purpose of modifying your horse's gait - which even a leather strap will do (saddlebred style). It will have the same effect on a young horse or an advanced horse - they will try to step out if it as cat with tape on its feet. And I'm sure you can all see how this leads you down the TWH path - too much too soon, and well you know the rest of that story if you have been reading the other sites and such.
Not sure whether a bell boot modifies the gait - never felt the change if it did but I can guarantee you if I put jingle bells on my horse's feet he would be moving differently and modifying his gait too! So you got more lift and reach? Is animation what you were looking for? This site is not about more animation. More communication - yes. Proper collection - yes.
The weight of a shoe attached to the bottom of a foot is very different then the bouncing weight of a device around a pastern. Just like if we gain 25 lbs it is much different than trying to carry 25 pounds with our hands or back for that matter. It takes energy and a lot of modification of support posture, ligaments, muscles etc to do balance it.
I think you would agree that most horses that are gaiting now are being taken down the road of weights, long toes and chains to achieve it. I think Brenda Imus has a new approach, "working the walk" and rounded "collection" verses hollow back and a seat etc. And I strongly feel that this collection is most easily achieved in her tack. Just like me in the forward English saddle always struggling to get my position. Or pitching in the western saddle with the stirrups too centered under me. Or with the Tom Thumb that made him pitch his head in protest. Etc. Yes, my trainer could do it with ease - but not me.
Since you are not a proponent of the bells, and the bulk of what you learned most likely came through the other instruction of collection methods why is the training position of not using bells and weights to achieve a gait so troubling?
I suggested a tack conditioner instead of baby powder once and was corrected. No offense. I think the only thing that was deleted was hostility or such. Guys, I really think you all know she was not out to belittle. She definitely did not mock. And I think it was right to delete a post that was offensive to the host as well as many of the members. No benefit to leaving it up other than to benefit the childish ego of the poster. And I think it was right for Brenda to oppose your perception of what her technique was as compared to another's.
I am really lost over the hostility. To me it is the equivalent of telling Vangoh to paint a brilliant sunset instead of a starry night. It's just not our place. Don't you agree?
Last edited on Wed Oct 4th, 2006 11:52 pm by enzon
|Posted: Wed Oct 4th, 2006 04:40 pm
|10th Post
Sask Gaiter
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|Also just another note to clarify. There were no chains used at this clinic. The bells were small beads strung on a nylon cat collar so that some of the riders could hear what tempo there horses were performing.
|Posted: Wed Oct 4th, 2006 04:28 pm
|11th Post
Sask Gaiter
G.O.G Community Member
|I am very much against what is going on in the show world with chains and stacks etc, but all of us at some time put shoes or horse boots on our horses. I too was at this recent clinic in Saskatchewan where the clinician used one lb weights on either front or back to show us what a shoe could do to add a bit of weight, to change the pace or trot. Our horses were all barefoot.
My thoroughbred is an endurance horse wearing a very solid shoe with clips on front plus a bell boot for protection. We cover miles at speed ,is this breaking him down, no. It is necessary, for the ground we must cover some of it very rocky.
My question to you Brenda is what is the difference in what my TB wears permently on his front feet compared to using a one lb weight on my TWH front feet for training purposes. Once I shoe my TWH in spring to start endurance training her, she too will always be wearing one lb weights in front.
Last edited on Wed Oct 4th, 2006 04:30 pm by Sask Gaiter
|Posted: Wed Oct 4th, 2006 03:12 pm
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G.O.G Community Member
|Just a question, what about horse boots? Those suckers are heavy and you might ride in them all day.
|Posted: Wed Oct 4th, 2006 03:08 pm
|13th Post
|No, I posted here, to clarify and that post was deleted, but I have re-inserted my points yet again, in the above post.
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|Posted: Wed Oct 4th, 2006 02:41 pm
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G.O.G Community Member
Hey Tangoh,
Your post is still there. So is WL66's. What was deleted was under Tack or Training - appropriately so as it was more emotional than informational.
The discussion is good. We all don't agree though. My neutral position has changed in favor of elimination of such action devices as they led the TWH down the path of stacks of pads and heavier chains for more action and such. Especially after reading Brenda Imus's post above. Breeding for purpose is a better way to go for action and such. Also, the rational of "harmlessness" is given proper perspective with PB's post.
|Posted: Wed Oct 4th, 2006 02:25 pm
|15th Post
|My post was deleted. It said nothing in it except a clarification that the bells were used only to hear the 4 beats, or lack thereof, and then exercises were given after to develop a better stride.
Brenda, why was my post deleted? Was it because I asked about how this light weight is any different than a horse that needs to pick up his feet to plow through heavy snow? Or to plow through heavy mud? All this would create the same torque that you describe. Do we stop riding in the snow then? And through the mud? And what about bell boots, vet wrap, shipping boots...I could go on. All these things, then, in your opinion, add extra weight and stress to a horse's legs and should be avoided. Am I correct?
Can a member not EVER be given the luxury of maybe making a valid point contrary to a statement you've made??? Is this not about sharing ideas and learning, even on your part. Sorry I just don't get it. I'm not trying to be argumentative, but I want to understand why you think what this clinician did was wrong in your mind.
And, I really wish you wouldn't have taken this very successful clinic and turned it into a 'let's bash a non-GOG clinic'. As I said before, you were not there.
If this post gets deleted again, I will have my answer.
Last edited on Wed Oct 4th, 2006 08:55 pm by
|Posted: Tue Oct 3rd, 2006 04:59 pm
|16th Post
G.O.G Community Member
|Yes, thank you too for the education. I, just messing around one day with my Sis, placed some harmless roller balls on her horse to see if it would break up his hard pace. It did and that poor horse was exhausted. My sister wanted to go out and buy them. Thank goodness she can't figure out where to get some. I'll pass this article along to her right away. Thank you.
"this may seem ominous, as ominous as climbing Everest but once you're over the top and down the other side resting at the bottom, your mountain seems as if it were nothing more than a grain of sand" ... how true that's been in other situations
|Posted: Tue Oct 3rd, 2006 04:47 pm
|17th Post
Ranch Hand
| Well, now I understand the why's of "an ounce on the hoof is a pound on the shoulder". I just accepted the known fact, but it feels much better to know the why of it all.
Thanks, PB!
--Debbie in GA
"Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been." - Mark Twain
|Posted: Tue Oct 3rd, 2006 04:34 pm
|18th Post
G.O.G Community Member
|That really laid to rest any retained thought of usefullness for an action device I may have had (a lay over of my saddlebred days for sure). I had this discussion with someone who claimed that a saddlebred only stepped high as they had action devices etc. I contended that they did so as they were bred for such and pointed out that my saddlebred was a high steppin horse in aluminum shoes 10 years after his retirement in the pasture at 28! I sent off a slew of pics from horsetopia and such of high steppin weanlings (trotting and gaiting, saddlebreds, walkers, lippizans) to support that what they exhibit is natural and a result of breeding as they can do it at liberty.
Doing that under saddle could should and logically would only come from the right tack and training and only with the right breeding. Innate gait. Beyond that is frought with undesired consequences for the horse, horse breeding and the horsemanship industry.
Thanks for setting that straight.
|Posted: Tue Oct 3rd, 2006 04:11 pm
|19th Post
Pasture Boss
|A recent post from someone who attended a non-GOG gaited horse clinics referred to the fact that the clinician added 'light weights,' and 'bells' to the horse's feet and legs to help enhance the gait. She was impressed by the improvement these training devices made, and stated her belief that these items are so light weight that they are harmless.
I beg to disagree.
There's much to-do made about the fact that the 'weights' are so light weight. What most people don't understand is that - unlike humans - horses HAVE NO MUSCLE in their lower limbs to lift weight. This means there is a leverage or pulley effect that takes place in the upper limb, even for a seemingly 'light' weight. This pulley effect does cause greater lift in the leg, and quickly 'enhances' the gait. But BECAUSE there's no muscle in the lower leg, the strain on the knee and shoulder (or hock and stifle) is phenomenal. Only 6 oz.? Think about that being equivalent to 6 pounds by the time the torque reaches the shoulder (or hock). Then think about that action being repeated 60 times every MINUTE. The horse's leg has effectually lifted 360 lbs. during that one minute. Weights on two legs? 720 lbs. a minute. Humane? No. Effective? Maybe for the short term.
The next point generally made is that these devices help young horses learn to gait, and can be removed once 'muscle memory' has been established.
Hog wash. Muscle memory can and will be 'forgotten' within a relatively short time after the action devices are removed. In addition to this, the young horse who hasn't yet developed 'muscle memory' is the one whose vulnerable structures should NOT be subjected to weights or chains.
About the chains. They chaffe, and the horse will quickly lift its leg to try to rid it of an irritant, thus changing the timing of the gait and giving more 'lift' in front. It's an instinctual action brought on by the horse's sense that anything interfering with its lower legs puts it at risk, and should be shaken off. As usual, the horse is right in regard to understanding what constitutes a danger to itself. The trainer is depending on an instinctual avoidance response, as opposed to bringing the horse to a place where reason and sound riding techniques prevail. Also again, any 'muscle memory' developed in response to the artificial device is quickly 'forgotten' once the device is removed.
Folks: make sure your horse is comfortable, and then work the walk. It's easy, long lasting, great exercise for you and your horse, a good relationship builder - and guaranteed not to cause any long term problems down the road.
It's not always about trying to fix something that's broken. Maybe it's about starting over and creating something better.
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By Deborah Nanfuka
A man believed to be mentally unstable went berserk and bit off parts of his neighbour's lip, nose and ear in an unprovoked act of insanity that left residents shocked.
The victim, Angelo Kisitu ,53, a resident of Mbiriizi - Bigasa in Bukomansimbi sub county narrated that last Wednesday, the day of the attack, the man first shattered his window at home to gain entry into the house but failed.
Realizing danger, Kisitu attempted to sneak out of the house through the back door but his assailant had laid siege.
He jumped Kisitu and bit of chunks of his lower lip, nose and ear as the helpless old man yelled for help .
His two sons with whom he stays; a 15-year old and 6-year old however fled for their lives as their father's face was being devoured.
Neighbours who heard Kisitu's cries for help rushed to see what was happening and found him writhing in pain in his doorway. His attacker had already fled.
Residents hired a car that that rushed Kisitu all the way to Masaka regional referral hospital from where he was transferred to Mulago.
Kisitu explained that his attacker, who was surprisingly strong, stormed his home stark naked and just went about devouring his face with such ferocity without saying a word.
Residents however identified the attacker only as Ssenkabirwa, 25, a son to Mukasa who is one of the landlords in the area.
They said Ssenkabirwa who is mentally unstable had recently returned from Butabika.
Harriet Nalubwama, a daughter to Kisitu said they spent all their savings on transporting their father to Mulago for treatment and are now stranded in the city.
Kisitu is admitted to Ward 2B where he is being treated.
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Another Intelligence Failure?
What did the CIA know and when did it know it?
Feb 28, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 23 • By ABE SHULSKY and GARY SCHMITT
President Obama's apparent frustration that he and his senior policymakers were taken by surprise with recent events in Tunisia and Egypt, reminds us of Yogi Berra's famous line, "It's like déjà vu all over again." Some momentous event occurs on the world scene—whether it's the Soviets putting nuclear-tipped missiles in Cuba, the shah of Iran's ouster, Saddam's invasion of Kuwait, or the fall of the Berlin Wall—and the American president wants to know why his intelligence community did not give him a timely heads up. So too, now, with popular revolts toppling long-standing Arab dictatorships, Obama wants to know why the intelligence community was once again taken by surprise.
In one sense, no one should have been surprised by the fall of Tunisia's Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali and Egypt's Hosni Mubarak. History shows that autocracies, unlike liberal democracies, always look more stable than they are. While their security apparatuses may enable them to hang on for long periods of time, eventually domestic intelligence services can't make up for the lack of widespread support.
What the president and others are complaining about is that the vast and well-resourced American intelligence system apparently did not provide sufficient tactical warning about what was to occur in Tunisia, Egypt, and elsewhere—leaving the administration largely unprepared to deal with a cresting political tsunami in the Middle East that may turn out to be a strategic game changer on the order of the collapse of the Soviet Union. However, these criticisms almost always reflect a lack of clarity about what we should expect the CIA and the intelligence community to be able to do and, in turn, what we cannot expect them to do.
Consider, for example, Mubarak's refusal to step down on Thursday, February 10, and then his sudden decision to do so the very next day. In all likelihood, no source, electronic or human, would have allowed us to reliably predict what he would do. As best we can tell, Mubarak made his decision not to step down late in the day on Thursday and then reversed himself within hours. These were choices the people closest to him probably didn't even know he would make, since the Egyptian president himself didn't know where he would come down until the last moment.
In principle, it's possible to assess when the frustrations and grievances of a population have risen to the point that a popular uprising becomes a real possibility. But it is not possible to determine what spark will ignite it, or when that will occur. Who could have foreseen that a young fruit seller's self-immolation in a Tunisian town remote from the capital would touch off a process that would eventually bring down an Egyptian president? No more predictable was the solidarity and perseverance of the Tunisian and Egyptian protestors, who perhaps surprised even themselves with their resolve. It is somewhat ridiculous to expect that American analysts will have a better sense of what people from a foreign society are capable of than the foreigners themselves.
So what should we expect of the U.S. intelligence community?
The fact is that while it would be nice to know the future, the point of policymaking is to influence events, insofar as that is possible. This requires knowing the various actors (inside and outside of any foreign government), what their objectives are, how they understand their specific situation, and what influence or power they might actually be able to wield. This is the type of information that helps senior policymakers determine what steps the government can take to move events in a direction favorable to the United States. No coach preparing for his next game wants a report from his scouts that tells him whether he is likely to win or lose; what he wants is a breakdown of the other team's key players, their strengths, and their weaknesses so he can devise a game plan that gives him the best chance of winning.
On this front, it is much harder to get a sense of how well the intelligence community supported the White House and other senior policymakers during the course of the Tunisian and Egyptian crises.
One statement by CIA director Leon Panetta about Tunisia suggests that the support might not have been as good as one would have hoped. At a congressional hearing February 10, Panetta said, "I think everybody assumed . . . that [Ben Ali] was going to basically crush any kind of demonstration. I don't think he even knew he was going to get the hell out of town until he decided to jump on a plane and leave."
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Newlywed Harrison Ford 'very happy' with married life
Veteran Hollywood star Harrison Ford has spoken out for the first time about his summer nuptials to Calista Flockhart, insisting he's "very happy" as a newlywed.
The celebrity couple, which became engaged on Valentine's Day in 2009, was married by New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson at his mansion in Santa Fe in June, with only Flockhart's adopted son, Liam, and the politician's wife in attendance.
Ford revealed all about the big day during an appearance on U.S. TV's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Wednesday, when he admitted the low-key ceremony was just what the pair wanted, and he's delighted to have made their eight-year relationship official.
He said, "I did (get married). I'm delighted, we're very happy. I should speak for myself: I'm happy!
"There were three people (at the wedding): Calista, she had to be! Liam, and myself. We were married by Governor Richardson in New Mexico, who was very sweet, and it was he and his wife basically. That was pretty much it. Not a big wedding. It was really nice to just have a quiet (ceremony). …"
The stars decided against celebrating their union with a luxurious honeymoon as Ford was in the middle of shooting "Cowboys & Aliens," and instead spent their wedding night watching a basketball game.
Ford laughed, "We got back in time for the Lakers game! We had a 10-year honeymoon before the wedding. We lived together for years."
And when quizzed by presenter Leno about not having sex before marriage, the "Indiana Jones" star joked, "Yeah, I kept myself pure!"
It was Ford's third marriage — he has two sons with his first wife, Mary Marquardt, and two children with his second spouse, screenwriter Melissa Mathison.
Harrison Ford & Calista Flockhart wed in New Mexico
Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart are man and wife, according to a new report.
The celebrity couple was married by New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson on Tuesday.
TMZ.com reports Flockhart and Harrison exchanged vows at the Governor's mansion in Santa Fe, near where Ford is currently filming "Cowboys & Aliens."
The couple has been an item for seven years. Ford proposed to the former "Ally McBeal" star over Valentine's Day weekend last year.
Ford Confirms Flockhart Engagement
Hollywood legend Harrison Ford has finally confirmed he is set to wed longtime girlfriend Calista Flockhart, three months after engagement rumors first circulated.
Internet gossips claimed the actor had proposed on Valentine's Day, asking the former "Ally McBeal" star to be his wife during a family vacation
The couple refused to comment on their plans to walk down the aisle, but Ford has finally confessed, after a TV reporter offered his congratulations.
During an interview for news show "Entertainment Tonight," a reporter asked the actor if engagement congratulations were in order, to which Ford replied, "Yeah, thank you very much."
The pair has been together for seven and a half years.
Ford And Flockhart Adopting A Daughter?
Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart are in the process of expanding their family by adopting a little girl, according to reports.
Ford proposed to the former "Ally McBeal" actress on Valentine's Day and is taking further steps to cement their seven-year relationship.
According to reports, he plans to make Flockhart's adopted son Liam, 8, his own child, and the pair will take custody of a daughter soon after.
A source tells Star magazine, "Harrison's begun the process of adopting Liam too. He's been a father figure to the boy almost since day one."
Ford, 66, has four other children from two previous marriages.
Cruise And Diaz To Team Up Again In New Comedy?
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Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz are set to team up for a new romantic comedy.
The stars played lovers in "Vanilla Sky" almost a decade ago and now they've stepped in to replace Eva Mendes and Chris Tucker in the untitled film project, according to Daily Variety.
The movie's plot revolves around an unlucky-in-love woman who falls for a man on a blind date.
"Walk The Line" moviemaker James Mangold has signed on to direct.
Ford and Flockhart To Wed?
Hollywood couple Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart are reportedly preparing to marry after the actor proposed on Valentine's Day last month.
Ford, 66, was said to have surprised the actress, 44, with an engagement ring during a family vacation with Flockhart's son Liam, reports People.com.
The pair has been together for seven and a half years.
Ford and Flockhart Set To Wed?
Harrison Ford is reportedly set to wed his longtime girlfriend Calista Flockhart, according to reports.
The couple, who have been dating since 2002, became engaged on April 1, 2007, and are now ready to walk down the aisle after reportedly applying for a marriage license in the town of Jackson Hole, Wyo., where they own a home.
New York Post gossip columnist Cindy Adams writes, "Jackson Hole bigmouths swear Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart took blood tests and got licenses so (it) could be they already are, or soon will be, filing joint returns."
Flockhart, 44, has a son, Liam, whom she adopted in 2001, while Ford, 66, has four children — two adult sons with first wife Mary Marquardt, and a son and daughter from his second marriage to Melissa Mathison.
Ford and Flockhart Hitch Ride with Police
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Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart were escorted away from Sir Elton John's post-Oscars party in the back of a police car.
The Hollywood couple was forced to ask for a little assistance from Los Angeles' finest when the chauffeur-driven car they arrived at the party in failed to show up for the journey home.
A party guest tells PlanetGossip.Eonline.com, "They were standing outside waiting for their car to pick them up. They called and called and called the car, but the driver never showed up."
So the police stepped in to offer the pair a lift home.
The party insider adds, "Harrison and Calista accepted and were taken home in the back of a squad car."
A police representative reveals the couple was driven less than a mile to the Sunset Tower hotel to visit friends.
Flockhart Rules Out Marriage
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Calista Flockhart has put an end to rumors of an impending marriage to
boyfriend Harrison Ford, insisting she's "happy with the way things are."
Europe's Grazia magazine reported that Ford proposed on April 1 —
rumors the couple's publicists vehemently denied.
Flockhart has added her own dismissal, because a formal commitment is
the last thing she wants.
She says, "Marriage is not important to me. My belief system doesn't work
that way.
"I feel like our commitment is made in other ways, so I'm very happy (with
the way things are).
Ford and Flockhart have been dating for five years.
Flockhart and Ford's Aides Deny Engagement News
Publicists for Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart have fired back at stories
suggesting the couple is planning to wed.
Representatives for Flockhart and Ford are denying a report the couple is
Europe's Grazia magazine reported that Ford proposed on April 1.
Flockhart's publicist says, "They are not engaged," while a representative
for Ford adds, "It's not true."
But Grazia is standing by its story, claiming Ford asked Flockhart's
6-year-old son Liam help with the proposal.
A source told the magazine, "He coached Liam to run up to Calista and give
her a rehearsed message — 'Mr. Ford is going to be my daddy.'
"Calista just laughed but it was no joke. Harrison then told her he wanted to
marry her. She's thrilled about the proposal and so is Liam."
Ford and Flockhart have been dating for five years.


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I arrived at the Lao Cai train station after taking the day train up from Hanoi which arrived about 1630 hrs. I was heading up to Sapa and there were lots of mini buses waiting and no surprise, lots of touts as well.
The problems began when I tried to get on a mini bus, even the ones that were almost full. The touts started asking for ridiculous amounts of money, they started at $28 for the 40 km trip up. It soon became clear that the touts didn't actually represent any of the mini buses, as the buses were leaving, many of them with only one or two people in them. As soon as I spoke to a driver about a ride, the 'touts' who actually were little more than a gang of thugs, spoke to the driver and he then said no. This situation lasted until almost all the mini vans had gone. I had a group of these guys following me around the bus park, all asking for large sums of money to get to Sapa.
Finally I agreed (a still inflated price) for a ride in a mini bus. I negotiated that I would pay the driver some of the amount when I got there. Two of these guys then got into the van with me to demand their 'fee'. Very intimidating. When they had been paid, we got going.
It seems that this gang controls the mini buses trade at the station, as none of the drivers would consider taking me without their say so. In the end, my driver only received a quarter of what these pimps got.
How to avoid this, I should have called their bluff and looked for the public bus station, but with only an hour of daylight left I really wanted to get moving. Better still I should have stayed in Lao Cai for the night and got a public bus in the morning.
If the Vietnamese government is really concerned with the social ills tourism brings, it could start by sending this mob off for some reeducation.
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I didn't see any of that when I was there, if you takle the night train there's so many people and people offering trips to Sapa it gets quite confusing. I bought my train tickets at ET Pumpkin in Hanoi and this included the bus from Lao Cai to Sapa as well. In any case, I did see a desk where tickets to Sapa were sold at 30,000 dongs...That's bad luck mate! You're right, if tourists are not looked after properly in Vietnam, people will simply choose other destinations
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My girlfriend and I had a run in with a similar "gang", if not the same one, when we were there last March.
We also took the day train from Hanoi, but stayed at a guesthouse right by the train station that night. My girlfriend is Vietnamese, and she became friends with the lady at the guesthouse. Next morning, we asked the guesthouse lady which was the best bus to Sapa , and she said she'd arrange it for 50,000 dong per person, which seemed reasonable enough so we got on the mini-bus when picked up. The guys, and one young woman who were running the bus were all sporting leather jackets, trying to look tough I guess.
They were nice to us at first though.
Several other foreigners were on the bus already, and I think they had been charged 60,000 each. Then a young Japanese traveler arrived, possibly fresh over the border from China, and one of the mini bus guys told him it was 60,000 dong, but then some how tricked him into handing over 600,000. Within 5 seconds the Japanese guy realized the mistake and politely asked for his money back. The mini bus tout refused.
When the Japanese guy continued politely asking, the mini bus guy starting saying "no, no, we're mafia, mafia... get on the bus or go away!" Then the mini bus girl started screaming in Vietnamese "Don't give it back to him!" When the Japanese guy said, "no I will just take another bus, it's okay, just money back please", the mini-bus guy just walked away with the money and went to another bus nearby. It looked as though they were just going to take off, essentially stealing the Japanese guy's 600,000 (close to US $40).
At that point we decided to protest. My girl and I hadn't paid yet, so we got off the bus with our bags and basically said, "hey you guys are deplorable, we'll find another bus" (girlfriend did the talking in Vietnamese). Then we got the lady from our guesthouse involved, and an Aussie traveler got off the bus and joined us. The mini-bus lady got in my girlfriend's face and told her it wasn't our business. Things got pretty tense for a minute. Finally, after a decent crowd had accumulated and with our guesthouse lady putting pressure on them, the "gang" relented and gave the Japanese guy his money back, little by little. But we still said, "hey you guys are still deplorable and were not taking your bus, have a nice day." The "gang" said some not so nice things to us in Vietnamese and took off without us.
At this point it was already around 10 AM and most of the morning busses had already left. We walked around a bit, and soon a totally different bus with different driver pulled up with the Lao Cai - Sapa sign, so we said, "sweet, how much?" Bus driver said it would be 60,000 dong. When we got on, we were the only passengers, and he said we'd have to go pick up others. We drove into town and who do we pick up? The same guy from the "gang" who'd tried to scam the Japanese guy, along with 2 of his cohorts. Turns out the bus we got on was in league with the "gang."
One sat next to me, and two in the seet behind. Very intimidating - I prepared myself for the worst.
In the end, they messed with us a bit, and gave us a scare. But they were actually harmless. They took us to Sapa for 60,000, trying to flirt with my girl on the way, and then had the nerve to try to get us to stay at their guesthouse of choice in Sapa.
In over 2 months in Vietnam, this was the only time I encountered such a situation, but do be on your guard in Lao Cai for creeps like these.
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Google has quickly tried to counter Bing and Facebook's social search announcement by integrating social shares into their main search results.
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Yesterday I had the oppertunity to work with a photografer, taking portraits. We shoot all the portraits on 8x10" polaroid and did transfers to cotton with them. It is always fun to work with Polaroids, but as we all know it will soon be over. This morning I checked with all the pro photo shops here in Denmark and all have sold out of 8x10" Polaroid film and the distributor can not get any more. Now I will have to look around on the internet to see if there are any left somewhere. But for now I have said goodbye to Polaroid, but hope that we will reunite at some point in the future.


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I thought I'd kick-off this little run of Planet Mu reviews with an album from the main man Mike Paradinas himself, here working under his Kid Spatula alter-ego. Although released this year, "Meast" isn't actually new material, it's a two-disc collection of DAT-detritus culled from the period 1994-98. Why get excited by that old stuff? 'Cos it's lush! Like most of the early Mu-ziq albums, this simply doesn't have a sell-by date. The Rephlex debut
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The big announcements included:
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- Zelda for the Wii U in development
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- Bayonetta 2
- A new game from Monolith Soft (possibly a new Xeno[blade] game)
- Wii Party sequel
- Miiverse coming to cell phones
- Virtual Console on Wii U (with fully customizable controls!)
- Classic games coming to the Wii U eShop for $0.30 each
That said, there's a lot more to be done with a Wii U now. Granted, it's still very dependent on Nintendo itself for providing content, but Nintendo's first-party content has always been strong and most importantly, it moves systems. The lack of a Wii Sports is still troubling, especially as they've chosen to go ahead with a new Wii Party game instead (at least they didn't announce a new Mario Party game... that game truly is violence-inducing).
If you're a Mario or Zelda fan and still haven't gotten a Wii U, getting one now seems like a no-brainer. But if you're not a huge fan and don't have a Wii U, have they reached a tipping point for you yet? What would make you buy a Wii U?
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Snitching, cops don't even tell on each other dumbie
Can't even holla at them, they want me to pay for they attention
Like some strippers, but I throw slugs instead of dollars at 'em
Affidavit papers, them niggas autograph them
They got them feminine ways
Taught only my daughters had 'em
My circle's founded by, family who down to ride
We're moving mountain side, I'm surrounded by
Real niggas
[Interlude: Freeway Rick Ross]
Yeah we still got some real ones out here
Ain't too many, but you know that's the ones we'll be fucking with
Yeah, I'm in the studio tonight, Crooked I
Thanks baby, it's about time
That a real motherfucker reached out for OG
You know what I'm sayin'
He was tryin' to get himself back on his feet
And gave him a shot
[Verse 2: Crooked I]
Take a look around at the niggas I came in the game with
I'm in the same clique, I'm on the same ship
Clifford Harris shit , I'm on that same tip
I never change over chains I never shape shift
I never transform, I eat Decepticons
And Megatron's ain't nothing but Szechuan
Chicken up in my restaurant
You with them detectives huh
Tryin' to help them arrest the don
I have my niggas knife in chest
And carve a hexagon
They heard what I said, yes
Record for the feds, yes
We got the word, them cameras behind
Them TV's in your headrest
And I ain't new to this game
We'll either live together as brothers
Or perish as fools, said Martin Luther the King
- 1. Psalm 82 v6 Intro
- 2. G's Us
- 3. G.A.N.G. Up (Grind And Never Give Up)
- 4. Nikki
- 5. Niggaz Winnin
- 6. Fuck U Pay Me
- 7. And She Don't Even Know
- 8. Let the Beat
- 9. Ratchet Heauxs
- 10. Roll Call 2
- 11. 3 the Hard Way
- 12. Team COB
- 13. Real Niggaz
- 14. Never Forget
- 15. It Feels Good As a MF
- 16. Praise GOD