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Filed under: Dogs, Tax Tips
First and foremost, we're talking about dogs here.
I'm often asked by dog breeders about how to write off the cost of purchasing a dog for breeding purposes. If you are planning on going into the business of breeding dogs, then your dogs are livestock and would fall into the same rules as farm animals.
Depreciation for a dog begins when the dog reaches maturity. If you buy a puppy for breeding, depreciation begins when the dog can be bred. If you purchase a dog for working, (such as herding or security) depreciation begins when the dog can actually be worked.
You cannot buy a puppy and write off the entire cost because you say that you intend to breed it. You must actually be breeding the dog to claim an expense.
How long do you depreciate a dog for?
Because dogs are not specifically listed in the IRS depreciation tables, the timeline on depreciating a dog is seven years.
Can I just write off the whole cost the year I start breeding?
Yes, that would be called a Section 179 Expense deduction. But there's a catch with claiming a Section 179 expense deduction that most people don't know or forget about. Remember, dogs are depreciated over seven years. If you write off the entire cost of the dog the first year of breeding, but then you quit breeding your dog—you're required to "recapture" any remaining depreciation.
What does recapture mean?
Well, let's say your dog cost $2,000 and you claimed the full expense the year you start breeding her. After two years, you decide it's not worth it and you have her spayed. You only got two years of breeding from the dog, so you have 5 years of depreciation that you have to reclaim.
If you used the MACRS depreciation schedule, you would have claimed $286 the first year and $486 the second year for depreciation. That makes a total of $772. To reclaim the Section 179 expense, that means that you would subtract the depreciation you could have claimed from the $2000 that you wrote off before and you'd have to claim the $1,228 left as income.
Yes, it does stink, but that's the rule. And remember—a dog breeding business is a more likely candidate for an audit than most other businesses so you're going to want to maintain your books nice and tight.
A few other points about dogs as business property:
- If you buy dogs to resell, that's considered inventory and you don't expense them until you actually sell them.
- If you buy a dog for breeding, and then sell the dog later, you have to reclaim the depreciation as ordinary income. Example: buy dog for $2000, claim section 179 expense of $2000, sell dog for $3000, you would claim $3000 as ordinary income.
- You may purchase a breeding dog and choose not to depreciate the dog, just keep the dog as an investment. When you sell the dog, the profit is taxed at capital gains rate instead of ordinary income (which is a lower tax rate.) Example: dog costs $2000, sold for $3,000, only $1,000 of income is realized and would be taxed at lower capital gain rate.
There's a lot here to think about. Don't go trying to claim the cost of your dog on your tax return unless you truly are in a dog business. Expensing a dog is going to be a red flag for an audit—so dot your "I"s and cross your "T"s and make sure you've done all your homework.
If you do plan on depreciating your dog, click here to get my handy dog depreciation schedule to help you figure your expenses.
Tax Planning Isn't Rocket Science, But it Can Save You Money!
Filed under: Business Taxes, High Income Earners, Individual Taxes, IRA, Tax Preparation, Tax Preparers, Tax Tips, Taxes
Today I want to talk about tax planning, and why it's so important.
I recently got a call from a woman who wanted to take $30,000 out of her IRA to buy something special. She went to her financial planner to take the money out and he told her that she needed to take another $7500 out just to cover her taxes, but to talk to a tax person first. So she called me.
Well, I ran the numbers for her and if she took $37,500 out of her IRA , it was going to cost her over $9,000 in state and federal taxes combined. Even though she would be withholding $7500 for her federal taxes, she'd still have to come up with another $2000 to be whole. Then we started talking.
You see, she didn't need to make the purchase right away, she was just thinking about it. So I decided to see what would happen if we split the $30,000 between 2013 and 2014, $15,000 each year. What a difference! Instead of paying over $9000, she' pay $688 per year total for her state and federal income taxes combined. That wasn't a typo–six hundred and eighty-eight dollars a year. $1376 total tax for a savings of over $8000!
So by waiting for another 60 days to take half the money she wanted out of her IRA she'd save $8000. How cool is that?
In fairness, the woman's particular situation just put her into a sweet zone for this to work out so well. For many people, splitting up the IRA withdrawal would not save them any taxes at all. But my point is–how do you know? By taking the time to ask–she saved $8000.
What's going on in your life that could benefit from a little tax planning? Selling some stocks or mutual funds? Donating to charity? Do you own a small
business? Are you getting married? Getting divorced? Having a baby? Getting a new job? Buying a home? Any of these events, and many more, could use
a little tax planning.
My business card says, "If you don't have a tax strategy, you're probably paying too much." It's true. So often in my job, I'm trying to help people who've already made decisions and come to me when its' too late to make changes. Why would you want to give the IRS more money then you need to? It's not rocket science, it's just common sense. The best way to keep more of your money is to make a plan for keeping it. Call me. I can help.
DOMA Overturned—Now What Do I Do?
Filed under: Refunds, Tax Tips
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 the United States Supreme Court overturned the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Effective immediately, married gay couples will be able to file their federal income tax returns using the married filing jointly tax status. What does this mean for you?
The first thing to look at is: Does it make sense to amend my back tax returns? You'll want to review your old returns as far back as 2010 to see if the married filing joint tax status would give you any tax benefit. If so, you will need to amend those tax returns.
For tax years prior to 2010, you would have had to file a protective claim to file jointly, see: http://robergtaxsolutions.com/2012/06/doma-unconstitutional-protecting-your-tax-rights/ Without a protective claim, you cannot file an amended return for years prior to 2010.
On your amended return (form 1040X) you will check the box that says Married Filing Jointly in the section that says "Amended return filing status." In the explanation box in Part III you will write:
pursuant to US v Windsor, this return is being amended to claim Married Filing Jointly tax status.
US v Windsor is the court case that the Supreme Court heard when they ruled that DOMA was unconstitutional.
You'll complete the rest of the amended return just as you would any other 1040X form.
You are not required to amend your back tax returns if it does not help you. Because those returns were filed using the law that was in place at the time, you are under no obligation to change your return if it would require you to pay more taxes.
Looking ahead: now that federal law recognizes gay marriage, you may need to do some tax planning given your new status. For many couples, the married filing jointly status is not beneficial. I recommend sitting down with a professional and doing some planning, just that same as any other newly married couple would. Remember, now that the federal government recognizes gay marriage, you are required to claim that you are married on your federal tax return. You will either need to claim the Married Filing Jointly or Married Filing Separately tax status when you file your 2013 federal tax return.
Issues that have yet to be resolved: We know that if you are married in a state that recognizes gay marriage, you may file a federal joint income tax return. What we don't know yet is what happens to a couple that is legally married in a gay marriage state but moves to a state that doesn't recognize gay marriage. (For example: a couple gets married in Illinois then moves to Missouri.) I suspect we'll see some court cases over that in the future. I'll post updates as I learn more.
If you'd like to read the court case, here's a link: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-307_g2bh.pdf
DOMA Unconstitutional? Protecting Your Tax Rights
Filed under: Refunds, Tax Tips
The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (known as DOMA) is unconstitutional. This issue certainly isn't settled and is going to go to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court may or may not agree, but one thing I know is that it's going to take some time. That's why, if DOMA affects your taxes, you might need to act now.
If you are a gay married couple, you haven't been allowed to file a joint federal tax return because of DOMA. If DOMA is overturned—then you can. And, if DOMA is overturned—you can go back and amend old tax returns as far as three years. You can amend a tax return from 2009 up until April 15, 2013. After that, any refund you might qualify for is lost.
Here's the catch—the Supreme Court might not hear the case for at least another year so you'd lose out on some of your refund money just because of timing. But there's a way to protect your interests now so that if the Supreme Court rules your way, you won't lose out because of the timeline.
Sorry, but I'm going to get really tax geeky here. If this applies to you, you might want a tax professional's help. Bottom line—if you would have benefitted tax wise from filing your return as "married filing jointly" then stick with me, it's important.
You want to file amended tax returns for the tax years you were married with a "protective claim for refund". Basically, a protective claim for refund means that your right to the refund is contingent on future events. In this case, you won't have the right to claim your tax refund until the Supreme Court issues a decision on DOMA. For your 2009 tax return, your right to claim that refund could expire before the Supreme Court makes its decision.
Basically, a protective claim is going to preserve your right to claim your refund even if the tax deadline has expired. So if the Supreme Court makes its ruling after April 15, 2013–if you've filed a protective claim then you still have a right to your refund even though the statute of limitations for that refund has expired.
When you file your 1040x, you're going to want to say in the explanation box that you are filing a "Protective claim for refund, contingent upon the US Supreme Court decision on the First Circuit Court of Appeals case regarding the Defense of Marriage Act, Gill v OPM."
Generally, the IRS won't do anything on your protective claim until the contingency is resolved—in this case, when the Supreme Court actually makes its ruling.
You will mail your 1040X with the protective claim for refund to the same address that you mail a normal 1040X. It varies depending upon the state you live in, but it will be in the form instructions.
Definitely use certified mail, return receipt requested when you send your amendment in. That's your back up that you filed.
There aren't that many people who will qualify to file these protective claims for refund returns. I'm in Missouri, we don't recognize gay marriage. Illinois, next door just recognized it last year so there wouldn't be any 2009 tax returns for gay couples. And for some couples, filing jointly doesn't really reduce their tax burden anyway so it won't make a difference. But if this could help you, then you need to know about it.
If you'd like to read the full case Gill v OPM, here's a link: http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=10-2204P.01A
One of the points it specifically references is federal income tax returns.
The Curmudgeon's Guide to Year End Tax Tips for Real People
Filed under: Tax Tips
If you Google "year end tax tips" you'll get over 4 million entries. Granted, I've littered the field with a few of my own blog posts as well, but to be perfectly honest, most of those "tips" you find on the internet are pretty worthless to a "normal" taxpayer. I'm talking about regular people with W-2 type income or retirement money.
Now, forgive me if I sound a little cranky, but if you've waited until after Christmas to do any kind of tax planning, well, you're a little late. Consider yourself scolded. And when you file your 2011 tax return, you're going to plan ahead for 2012 like the intelligent person that you truly are. (I mean come on, you are reading my blog right? Obviously you're attractive too!)
In the meantime, these are the top five last minute tax tips for non-business owners offered by the IRS. Note that the strategies are offered by the IRS, the commentary is from me. It's not that the IRS suggestions are bad—they're good suggestions, you just need to look with your eyes open.
- Charitable contributions – I love charities, I want you to donate to charity, but as a tax strategy, this might totally suck. If you are not already claiming itemized deductions on your tax return, then donating to charity probably will not help your taxes. Every year – seriously, every single year that I have prepared tax returns – I meet someone who donated to charity thinking it was a tax deduction and got nothing from it. The absolute worst case was a guy who donated his car, thinking he'd get everything back on his tax return. Wrong! He got nothing. Zero, zip, zilch, nada. (Although I understand that the woman at the charity who talked him into it was really pretty, although he didn't get a date out of it either.) Donating to charity is a very good thing, but use your brain when donating. http://robergtaxsolutions.com/2011/12/charitable-donations-how-much-should-you-tithe-why-do-it/
- Energy efficient home improvements — The first thing you need to know is that the maximum credit you can get for this in 2011 is $500. If you're doing the work anyway, great, but I wouldn't go out of my way now to try for a tax credit this late in the game. http://robergtaxsolutions.com/2011/11/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-2011-home-energy-tax-credit/
- Portfolio adjustment — This is where you call your financial advisor and see if you need to do any tweaking before the end of the year. With the stock market being kind of crazy, you could have big gains or big loses. But don't just go selling off stock, it's important that you make sound financial decisions. I often have clients tell me that they sold losing stocks and they should be able to claim huge losses on their returns. Problem is, there may have been a huge loss during the year, but they'll have a huge gain because they've held the stock for several years. Having your tax and financial person coordinate together is your best strategy. http://robergtaxsolutions.com/2011/08/five-tax-issues-for-these-crazy-financial-times/
- Max out 401(k) contributions — For the vast majority of us, we set up our 401(k) last November and can't change anything. Personally, I've never worked for a company where you could walk into the HR department and say, "Hey, I want an extra $3,000 plopped into my 401(k) this week." For those of you who are able to make last minute adjustments, you've got about 3 days. Anything going into your 401(k) must be in by December 31. http://robergtaxsolutions.com/2011/11/how-much-can-i-contribute-to-my-401k/
- Qualified charitable contributions seniors — This is for seniors who must make required minimum distributions (RMD). If you're one of those people who takes your RMD at the very last minute, you can have your RMD go to a charity instead. This makes your RMD not taxable to you, and you don't need to itemize to make it work. If you're a senior and you do not need your RMD, and you have a charity that you really like, this is a perfect way to deal with it. http://robergtaxsolutions.com/2010/12/last-minute-tax-tips-for-seniors-ira-charitable-rollover/
Okay here's the preachy part, I'm giving you fair warning. If you plan ahead, you don't have to worry about last minute tax strategies. You've already figured out your best 401(k) contribution, you'd have already sent your qualified charitable contribution, and you'd have already spoken with your financial advisor about what your best strategy for the year is. It says this on my business cards, but it's true—if you don't have a tax strategy, then you're probably paying too much. You don't have to be rich and you don't have to be a business owner to benefit from a little planning ahead. If your tax person isn't helping you plan ahead for next year, it's time for a new tax person.


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March 10, 2013
Box Score
THIBODAUX, La. – Candyce Carter's double down the left-field line in the top of the ninth inning drove in Jenna Holland with what proved to be the game-winning run as the Lamar Lady Cardinals rallied for a 3-2 victory over host Nicholls in Southland Conference softball action on Sunday.
Carter also homered and singled for Lamar (10-12 overall, 2-1 Southland) as the Lady Cardinals won the final two games of the weekend to capture the series.
Candyce is on a tear right now," Lamar coach Holly Bruder said. "She comes through for us time after time."
Left-hander Shannon Millman (5-5) picked up the win in relief, scattering seven hits over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run, which was unearned. Millman came on with one out in the top of the first to replace starter Tina Schulz, who allowed two hits and two runs, both earned.
"Shannon Millman did a fantastic job today," Bruder said. "She came up with big pitches in crucial situations."
Lamar took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on Carter's team-leading fourth home run of the season. Nicholls responded with two runs in the bottom of the first on an RBI double by Leah Andrus and a run-scoring single by Ashton Bennett that chased Schulz.
The Colonels (8-13, 1-2) added to their lead in the fourth when Haley Parkerson singled to center. Lamar added a solo run in the fifth, when Schulz singled and eventually scored on an error, and another in the sixth when Schulz doubled to plate Stephanie Meeuwsen.
Lamar had a chance to take the lead in the seventh, but stranded two runners. The Lady Cardinals stranded Schulz on third base in the eighth. Schulz had three hits on the day for Lamar.
Nicholls had runners on first and second with one out in the bottom of the ninth, but Millman induced a pop-up and a fly ball to end the game.
Carter and Tina Schulz had three hits apiece for Lamar. The Lady Cardinals host Bucknell in a non-conference doubleheader at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ford Park.
Tickets for Tuesday's twinbill are available online at www.LamarCardinals.com, by phone at (409) 880-1715, or at the Montagne Center ticket office. Tickets will be available at Ford Park one hour before first pitch. All ticket sales at Ford Park are on a cash-only basis.

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by Richard Gambino
Some things came together for me this winter. The catalyst for it was an unlikely occurrence. One day, my wife and I looked out a window of our home and saw, very nearby, a deer. Nothing unusual. We have deer near our home every day, and some sleep nearby every night. The one we saw was a buck. But he had only one antler — a long, full-grown one. He was close enough for us to see that his other one had somehow been broken off close to his head. Experts assured me that the creature was okay. But, for some time afterward I thought of him, and wondered why he remained in my mind. Then things coalesced in a way that seems at first a weird juxtaposition of unrelated ideas. Bear with me.
For sometime I've been reading about recent findings in genetics, with great fasciation. For example, in 1989, a geneticist at Oxford University wrote a study that said genetics points to a wondrous hypothesis. It is that all of us are descended from one single female ancestor of ours, who lived some 200,000 years ago in East Africa — all human beings, now numbering some seven billion, all over the world. He dubbed her "Eve." Then in 2001, he wrote a book explaining that all today who are Europeans or descended from Europeans are descended from one or another of seven more recent female ancestors, whom he dubbed the "seven daughters of Eve," the most distant of whom lived about 150,000 years ago, and the most recent about 45,000 year ago. (Keep in mind that the entire population of our human ancestors 150,000 years ago was about only 1,000 to 2,000.)
What's more, there have been even more amazing results from research in genetics. All humans share ninety-nine percent of our genes. If this sounds remotely abstract, consider that all the major genetic lineages in the human race are found only a bit more than an hour's drive from Sag Harbor, in Queens. Also, all animals are genetically closely related. For example, humans and chimpanzees have genetic make-ups that are less than one percent different from each other. Now, to be sure, quantity alone does not determine quality — obviously the differences between the two species are great. But what we have in common is also very great, so much so that newspapers reported last December that now some scientists are questioning whether they should continue their long-term practice of performing "inhumane" tests and studies on chimps. And in fact beyond this, genetics shows we humans have a great deal in common with all living beings. Even the two-inch long zebrafish in our home fish tanks share two-thirds of their genes with humans.
Then it started to come to me. This sense of a great, close "family of life" now demonstrated by genetic science is related to my feelings on seeing the deer. To put it another way, what could have been just indifference or at best sympathy with a living creature very different from me, because of my reading the latest scientific ideas about life, had also morphed into empathy. You see, ideas are extremely important. They are far more than just "abstractions" about which we should say, "Who cares." We perceive everything, that is, we make sense of what our five senses take in of the world, by interpreting, organizing and evaluating everything as ideas. We make further sense by expanding the ideas and relating them to other ideas. And our hearts develop with this, and our emotions form from all this.
Then something else came to me. Namely, for a very long time before modern science, some people had "intuited," for lack of a better word, what genetics now confirms, the idea that all life is closely related, turning, as said, not only indifference to sympathy, but then also into empathy. And I thought of what Francis of Assisi said: "If you have men who exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion [empathy] and pity [sympathy], you have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men." A view, I'm sad to say, my experience with people has confirmed.
You see, in looking at the deer I was doing what Francis did. He saw not just categories, e.g., not just "deer," but also this individual deer. Not just a man, a woman, a child, but this man, etc., or an American, Chinese, etc, but this individual American or Chinese. Not just Christians, Jews and Muslims, but this individual Christian, etc. Individual distinctions are very important, as seen in what each of us wants, for example, when we see an M.D. We want him or her to see us, each of us, not just as a "case" like other cases, but as an individual person. For me, I want the doctor not just to see the man with a certain medical history, but also to see Richard Gambino and how he has lived and lives with all this history and with all the other distinctions that characterize me. And we get frustrated, annoyed or depressed when a doctor turns us into just another case. Ditto with teachers of our children, and others who relate to us. So, Francis felt intimately related to all living creatures, but paradoxically he treated each one as a unique individual — a double-faceted stance now validated by genetics. All of us have an astronomical number of genes in common, but each of us also has a great number of variations and organizations of genes that makes each of us unique, as does every living creature. So Francis did "crazy," "childish" things, like, when he was fatally ill and could not walk, apologizing to the donkey, which (Francis might have said "who") carried him from place to place, for sometimes treating him as "just a donkey."
I love many of the man-made things on the East End, many of its cultures. But I also love nature here, common with all nature and also uniquely distinctive. So one afternoon this winter, I was in waterproof boots wading through marshland in Barcelona State Park, photographing the great beauty of nature there on that afternoon, the same but also different from all other natural beauty on other afternoons. Then it all completely came together. As Francis showed, feeling at one with a person, an animal, with nature, and also marveling at each's moment-to-moment uniqueness is called "love." It sure beats indifference or abstract sympathy in giving meaning and quality to life. Would that I might be more like the "crazy" man of Assisi.


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Tokyo, Japan (PRWEB) January 20, 2014
High profile representatives from the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the World Health Organization (WHO) and regulatory authorities around the world are to speak at DIA Japan's Special Symposium, to be held in Tokyo following the PMDA Forum.
This year's PMDA Forum, to be held on February 8, will commemorate the organization's 10th anniversary. DIA Japan, supported by the PMDA, has invited high profile speakers who will attend the forum to present at a Special Symposium at Sola City Hall on the following day, February 9.
The symposium will focus on the question of how innovative products can be delivered expeditiously to patients worldwide, and will highlight the role of regulatory authorities and industry. Attendees will enjoy open discussion with speakers from around the world on topics such as global policies and the environment for innovative drug development from political, regulatory, social, scientific and technological perspectives, with the aim of contributing to future global health.
High profile speakers will include:
DIA is a neutral, global, professional, member-driven association of nearly 18,000 professionals involved in the discovery, development, and life cycle management of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices and related health care products. Through our international educational offerings and myriad networking opportunities, DIA provides a global forum for knowledge exchange that fosters the innovation of products, technologies and services to improve health and well being worldwide. Headquarters are in Horsham, Pa., USA, with offices in Washington, DC; Basel, Switzerland; Tokyo, Japan; Mumbai, India; and Beijing, China. http://www.diahome.org


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Visiting Film Artist Series Featuring Paul Schrader
- Film, Media & Entertainment
- 2 Fulton St W, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503
Vampyr w/ live music by the Andrew Alden Ensemble
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
Saturday, July 27, 2013 from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT)
Featuring live music by the Andrew Alden Ensemble
Experience this 1932 classic horror film with an exciting new score performed live by the Andrew Alden Ensemble.
With Vampyr, Danish filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer's brilliance at achieving mesmerizing atmosphere and austere, profoundly unsettling imagery (The Passion of Joan of Arc and Day of Wrath) was for once applied to the horror genre. Yet the result—concerning an occult student assailed by various supernatural haunts and local evildoers in a village outside Paris—is nearly unclassifiable, a host of stunning camera and editing tricks and densely layered sounds creating a mood of dreamlike terror. With its roiling fogs, ominous scythes, and foreboding echoes, Vampyr is one of cinema's great nightmares.
The Andrew Alden Ensemble, comprised of electric guitar, drum set, synthesizer, piano, violin and viola, will entertain audiences with their fascinating collaboration of rock music and contemporary classical composition.
Advanced tickets can be purchased for this event online or by calling 616 454 7000 x10, visit uica.org/event/vampyr for more info.
The UICA builds creative community by fostering new forms of expression, promoting collaboration, and providing genuine experiences with contemporary art.
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We love vintage graphics here at Stylesight and get a real buzz from well-organized collections.
We recently saw this extensive lot of stunning vintage airline graphics from a Flickr member, known only as MR38.
As an inspiration point these sorts of graphics collections are a great visual resource. It's all here, typography inspiration, cool color plays, great textured effects and beautiful layouts, all great visual inspiration for new T-shirt graphics or branding developments. Here's a snapshot below from the 1,046 piece collection, go visit MR38's Flickr site now for the rest – inspiring stuff.


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National Facilities Group
Since 1989, the mission of National Facilities Group has been to provide major users of corporate real estate with services and technologies that can fundamentally reduce the costs associated with managing commercial real estate. Hundreds of users at some of the nations's largest corporations have come to rely on NFG for a complete solution to their enterprise information management needs. Whether it is helping a client create an RFP, building interfaces to legacy mainframe systems or training end users, NFG can provide assistance during the entire project life cycle. NFG offers a full suite of professional real estate consulting and technical services designed to get your system up and running smoothly and quickly.
NFG has recognized that corporate real estate departments have been slow to automate the process and information associated with administering their leased and owned real estate holdings. Typically, there is only manual access to critical lease and property data. As a result, NFG's primary strategy focuses on getting the client to catalogue its properties in a standard database format in order to further its automation efforts. NFG is able to expidite this process by utilizing its proprietary software called Strategic Lease Information Management (SLIM).
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Kaley Cuoco tweets ad for Dish 'Hopper' as CBS sues them
"Big Bang Theory" star Kaley Cuoco doesn't always have to toe the company line. The actress proved that with a tweet expressing her support of the "Hopper," according to The Wrap. The Hopper is a service from Dish Network that allows users to simply "hop" over commercial breaks automatically. The network that airs her show, CBS, is currently suing Dish over the service.
In her tweet, Cuoco didn't mention the ability to skip commercial breaks, but instead talked about an advertisement for the service that highlights being able to watch television on your portable devices. "Amazing! Watching live TV anywhere on the #Hopper looks pretty awesome! Now where can I find a tiny beer? #ad," she tweeted with a link to the commercial. The tweet has since been deleted. Dish Network CEO Joe Clayton says, in a statement, "It's disappointing that CBS - once the exemplar of editorial independence and innovation - continues to use its heavy hand to hold back progress from consumers."
In a statement to Zap2it, CBS responded, saying, "Once again, Joe Clayton demonstrates his dubious gift for hyperbole and hucksterism. No demands were made, but it's clear that Dish's culture of fabrication is alive and well."
CBS is suing Dish, claiming the service modifies their content in an illegal manner that they have not authorized, THR reports. Likewise, Fox and NBCUniversal have filed lawsuits of their own against Dish because of the service, and Dish has returned the favor, suing all four major networks.
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The Flames didn't trade for Ryan Smyth, and by being involved in the talks, may have (who knows) forced the Oilers to have to trade more than a draft pick to get him. Hurray!
Seriously...we don't even care if the team doesn't draft anybody taller than six feet at this draft. They didn't trade for Ryan Smyth. Hallelujah!
One more thing. Ya'll who saw the the Flames draft will know, but the advantages of having a lawyer GM, huh? Feaster comes up to the podium, and without looking down at his notes (you know, which implies he either wrote his remarks himself, or at least knew them well enough to not have to read) starts to thank the the Twin Cities for their hospitality, congratulates the Bruins for winning the Cup (and on that he should have had a bigger grin) and then starts to talk about Harley Hotchkiss, and the tributes that have poured in. Very classy on behalf of Feaster.
And then...the trade of Reggie. We like Reggie, we thought the team would be better with him on it than with him off it. Obviously. But Reggie has a chance to win in Buffalo, we don't think it is a super great one, but it's better odds than he would have here. If it helps us lose games next year, that might not necessarily be a bad thing if the season is a write off anyways...
Seven million dollars in cap space is not too shabby. Too bad their isn't that many people available worth spending it on (Brad Richards! Alex Tanguay!). And this team has a defence to rebuild.
On the players coming back, the centre will never make the NHL. Unless TSN is lying to us, he is listed at 5'9, 144 pounds. we think everyone reading this blog (females excluded, of course) weigh more than that. So yeah, not going gaga over Mr. Byron. The other cat the Flames got in the deal is a defenceman, Butler, who has played in the NHL, interests us. He is big enough, he shoots left (which everyone on the D does except Sarich, which is sort of a problem), and he may throw a body check. Who knows. He can't be worse than whatever else we are going to replace Reggie with in house (spare us the Pardy bullshit. Pardy playing more than 10 minutes a game against real NHL players scares the shit out of us).
So again, happy the team freed up some cap space. Not happy they decimated the blueline to do it. Not going to be happy if they now end up giving a huge deal to Tanguay, especially if the difference between Tanguay and Richards (even if he isn't coming here) cap hit ends up being only a few one or two million dollars. For example, if Tanguay goes for four million and Richards six, we will feel slightly queasy.
Interested in seeing what the team does with the new found flexibility. Hoping they don't go out and sign a contract they will regret in two years. AND NO MORE NMC!
Kotaliksballs is fucking gone! Stajan next!
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And... they signed Tanguay. 5 years, 17 million. Fucking yikes. Nice cap hit but way to much term. BUT I AM NOT SEEING ANY NMC!ReplyDelete
Also, now that I am thinking about it, getting a little pissed about Reggie. Seeing Minny trade Burns for Setaguchi is a piss off. Guch is a player, nobody we got back from Buffalo is a player. Fucking bullshit.ReplyDelete
Murray Edwards cheaped the fuck out here, IMO. Unless he brings in a big fish, we are not fucking happy.
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DOES the threat of rampant disease leave people more likely to commit murder? It's a provocative suggestion, that, if correct, should provide even more incentive to improve the quality of public healthcare in countries where disease is rife.
Randy Thornhill, an evolutionary psychologist at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, has spent years amassing evidence for his "parasite stress" model of human society, which considers all disease to be a parasite on human society. He has already used it to predict that people in disease-ridden regions will be more xenophobic, and prefer to associate with relatives and close neighbours. These "collectivist" societies opt for strongly conservative values and autocratic governments, which Thornhill says minimises the risk of contracting diseases. By contrast, people in countries with low disease rates tend to be more individualistic and democratic, he says.
With Corey Fincher, also at the University of New Mexico, Thornhill has now found a link between disease and violence. The pair compared murder and disease rates from 48 US states and found that high disease rates correlated with high murder rates. The pattern held even when they took into account economic inequality within the society, which also increases the murder rate (Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2011.0052).
The idea tallies with what we know about different countries' murder rates, says Martin Daly of McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. A recent study identified a link between collectivist societies and murder rates, but did not look at disease rates (Homicide Studies, DOI: 10.1177/1088767911406397).
"Thornhill has pretty convincingly established a link between parasite stress and violence," says Carlos David Navarrete of Michigan State University in East Lansing.
Others are not yet ready to accept the link, though. "It's fascinating and I'd like it to be true," says Val Curtis of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, but she points out that there may be other factors at work. For instance, although the research takes into account relative economic inequalities within the society, it does not consider absolute wealth. Poverty itself may lead to higher murder rates - but because poor societies are likely to have relatively weak healthcare systems and higher levels of disease, there might still be a strong correlation between disease and murder.
If Thornhill's hypothesis is right, it should be possible to see a change in the murder rate as a society faces a reduced or heightened disease risk even as the levels of wealth in the society remained constant. The US data was not detailed enough to allow such an analysis. He predicts that simply investing in healthcare - but not necessarily any other aspect of society - could have an effect on the murder rates.
"If you clean up the diseases you'll reduce the rates of homicide," he says. He predicts that reducing disease rates should cut the murder rate within 20 years as a new generation grows up in a healthier environment.
"I'm not sure about that," says John Archer of the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, UK. He says social systems can linger for decades, even if the original cause disappears.
"The place to try this out is Africa," Curtis says. There are many projects under way to improve public health in disease hotspots, and it would be simple to track any effects on violence, she says.
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Mary Lucille Beach, 90, of Biloxi, Miss. passed away on Feb. 26 in Biloxi.
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St Andrew's Primary may only be a small school but it has celebrated a big success. The North Kilworth school is the top-performing primary in Leicestershire and joint 10th in England for Sats results – the tests every 11-year-old takes at the end of primary school in maths, English, and science.
It has only 95 pupils, but staff say this is an advantage.
All pupils achieved the appropriate level (level four) for their age and many achieved level five in last year's Sats.
It is a fact the school is very proud to be shouting about.
Head teacher Heather White, who has only been in post since September, said: "We're a small team but teachers here are very hard-working, as are the pupils.
"Part of our success is down to size. Because we're small, we know every pupil individually and that means if any are falling behind it's immediately apparent. But we also have fantastic facilities and a creative curriculum that's varied.
"It makes learning much more fun and in turn means the children are happy and enthusiastic about coming here and getting on with lessons.
"Pupils themselves are involved in passing on skills, so that older pupils read to the younger ones.
"We hope that in doing so we can encourage more children to read books.
"Not only that, but we have a wealth of school clubs for them to choose from, including basketball, netball, computing, and gardening. There's also a school choir.
"Every pupil also gets the chance to go swimming once a week for at least half the year and that's pretty impressive given our village location.
"I think those enrichment activities are another big element of what makes our pupils happy to come here, and that's half the battle."
She said parents were also heavily involved in their children's learning.
"We encourage them to assist with homework and to read, or be read to, by their children," she said. "There's a strong sense of community here, whether that's baking mince pies for pensioners in the village or singing Christmas carols to them.
"We have an open door policy and parents are welcome to come and talk to us at any time, no matter what the problem."
Every morning pupils take part in a "wake and shake" session.
Year five and six teacher Sarah Holmes said: "We're not afraid to try new things here and two years ago we decided to see if it would make a difference to pupils when they first arrived.
"We found it really gave them an added boost in the morning. They were ready to sit down and learn once they'd had a short burst of physical activity. Some of our parents even take part in it which is fantastic."
Youngsters at the school learn to use computers from a young age and everyone works towards an ICT qualification at the end of year six, which tests their ability to create data bases and spread sheets, among others.
Mrs Holmes said: "It's a very practical qualification to have and familiarises them early on with basic computer processes. They love doing it and we would hope that in the future, the school will be able to invest in iPads and Kindles to expand their knowledge even further.
"It's not about sitting down to do a test, pupils instead create a portfolio which demonstrates the skills they have learned."
Mrs Holmes has taught at the school for the past 14 years.
She said: "When I first arrived we had only 46 pupils, clearly we've grown in that time, as has our school site.
"We have a large school hall, which is fantastic for us, as many village schools tend to be in older, more cramped buildings, and we have extensive playing fields.
"We feel very lucky and privileged to work here."


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WORCESTER, Mass. – Navy scored three unanswered goals, notching the game-winner on a penalty kick as the Holy Cross men's soccer team fell, 3-2, against the Midshipmen in league action at the Linda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium. With the decision, the Crusaders gather a record of 3-9-3 overall (0-4-1 Patriot League) while the Midshipmen move to a 7-3-3 overall record (2-1-2 Patriot League). Junior Tony Rosales (Aurora, Colo.) tallied his first goal of the season, while senior Tom Van Grinsven (Chicago, Ill.) notched his third goal to highlight the Crusaders' scoring.
The Crusaders went up with just 30 seconds gone on the game clock as Rosales made the first shot of the game count, sneaking one past Navy net-minder Aaron Dupere at 44:74, assisted by sophomore Pat McCann (Rockville Centre, N.Y.). The rest of the half went scoreless as Holy Cross headed into the locker rooms up 1-0. The Crusaders also held the shots advantage in the half, 5-2.
Holy Cross would increase its lead to 2-0 at 64:35 as Van Grinsven hit a shot straight into the back of the net off of a free kick opportunity to collect his third goal of the season. Navy would recover quickly, however, notching its first goal at 65:43, right after the two teams met at midfield following the Van Grinsven goal. Midshipmen Sam Miller would be credited with the score, his second of the season. Navy would go on to score two more unanswered goals, coming at 76:44 and 78:48 from Billy Sweetman and then a penalty kick by Wes Powell that got past sophomore goalie Evan Polanik (Holliston, Mass.). Holy Cross would attempt a few last minute shots, but could not mount the comeback, falling by the final 3-2 tally.
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Pyongyang, November 13 (KCNA) -- The British Association for the Study of Songun Policy on October 29 posted on its Internet homepage an article condemning the south Korean authorities for their irregularities and sycophantic and treacherous deeds.
Scandals by the conservative ruling forces have been recently disclosed one after another in south Korea, sparking off the people's resentment, the article said, citing data to show them.
Only when the conservative group, engaged in irregularities and immoral conducts while seeking its own wealth and pleasure in disregard of the people's destitute life, is expelled at an early date, is it possible to ensure genuine justice and democracy and remove all sorts of social evils, it stressed.
The sycophantic and treacherous behaviors made by the south Korean chief executive during his recent tour of the U.S. and at his talks with the Japanese prime minister are touching off protest and wrath of people from all walks life, it noted.
His junket to the U.S., during which he committed disgraceful treachery such as selling off the south Korean economy and people's vital rights to the U.S. lock, stock and barrel, is a humiliating trip by the person steeped in pro-U.S. sycophancy to the marrow of his bones, it charged.
At his recent talks with the Japanese prime minister he revealed his anti-DPRK scheme without mentioning the biggest pending issues, it said, adding:
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[Adults only] Anarchy Films has released the second part of its Heroines of S.W.O.R.D. saga. This episode reportedly features direct fan input (received after the release of the first episode) and offers more of what fans wanted—namely, much more of the "heroine in gold."
"Heroines of S.W.O.R.D. Part 2″ from Anarchy Films
Hi Anarcy
This second part looks very good too, I wonder if you would be possible to launch a combo with both parties as producer on several SHG-media already done, leaving the price a bit cheaper.
It need not be done now, just wondered if it is possible to be done
Thank you for your attention
Are their any bearhugs, backbreakers or anything like that in this?
Especially frontal hugs.
Well you gave my two favorites extended screen time, so I must say it was well worth the money. In the future could you please do a 2:1 or 3:1 back n forth/beatdown with Electra like you did for Hot Girl in this one.
Only problems I had, was that the camera seemed to jump around a lot at times, which I assume is due to using footage from many different takes. Then some of the angles, you couldn't see the heroine, just the villains back, so you couldn't see any reactions or anything.
Aside from that I loved it. Was short screen time for Viper and Nymphet, maybe one day you guys will just make like a 40-45 minute movie and give all the heroines extended screen time. I'd certainly pay the extra money for it.
But I'd give it a B+/A-
P.S. You are going to explain the ending of this in the next one right lol.
@ Naruto
There are a couple bearhugs, rear bearhugs IIRC. There a several chokes for those who like that. A chloroform scene, and some OTS and cradle carries for those who are into that.
I don't remember any low blows for those who like a lot of that.
There is actually good story with this one including a twist at the end.
Lots for screen time for heroines in gold and white, very little screen time for the heroines in red, and black & gold.
Really enjoyed the 1st 2 fight scenes in the warehouse, the fight scenes got significantly better from the pt.1.
Wasn't a big fan of the purple suit midget. Can't wait for the next installment
Definitely worth the purchase
@ Mike J, Cool, were those ko's, were they long or brief, and do you remember who got bearhugged? Im hoping one of em was the snobby cocky one in the red with the glasses, or the one with the tattoos again. But im just wondering.
2nd part was awesome and had major upgrades from part one in terms of content and quality of fights, etc. I give this one an A for sure
I too would've liked more of the girl in red, but the gold heroine is hot too and her extended fight scene was great. She really sells the action well. i also liked the sexual peril on the heroine in white (sorry i don't pay attention to their names!).
the ending twist was good too, but i hope there will be more than just a 3rd and concluding episode to this series. I really like the concept here and you guys should stick with it as long as you can. its a good mix of heroines and there's a lot of potential.
It was the girl in the gold for both, and there was one long one that resulted in a KO.
Like I said if you're a fan of the heroine in black & gold with the mask, or the heroine in red, they are in here very little, and I mean very little. This is basically a video for the Hot Girl (Gold), Electra (White).
And even then Hot Girl gets the largest amount of screen time by a good amount, and she holds here own very well for those who don't like the heroine just being totally dominated without putting up any fight.
Okie doke. Thanx man. I hope in the future, the Red and Gold and black ones get more screen time. In some frontal bearhug backbreaking, crotch punching choking peril. I'd pay to see that!
From what I know the two mentioned heroine had more action at the request of the majority of fans who bought the first part and just see the topic on the part of this movie that you will see more demand for gold and electra had highlighted
Whoa, I don't remember Anarchy Films showing nudity in their films before. This looks interesting. I bought X-Girl and Miss Marvel and was always disappointed in the lack of a fight and the short amount of peril the heroine receives in costume, but hopefully this one delivers. Will review later.
@ Valugi
Yeah there were requests for more of those two, I even commented about more time for the heroine in white. But I don't think anyone wanted the others to almost be removed. If you haven't seen the video you have no idea of how little screen time they get. I'm don't mind at all because these are my favorite two,
But if you're a fan of the others, you will be disappointed. Look at the sample pictures, notice the lack of any other heroines. The video pretty much goes that way.
My favorites were the Red andBlack & Gold ones. But I didnt say anything after the last part. I didnt expect Anarchy to be so attentive to veiwer comments. I love that they did that. With that said, to Anarchy: I'd like to see something with some coverage of the Red, and Black and Gold heroines.Those two did seem to have some beef with each other. That could make for some interesting dialougue. Thats just me, and how I feel.
This is a great video. Hot girl in gold steals the show for sure. I would love to see a spinoff with just her fighting crime on her own.
Her adorable face, her costume, the way she battles…she is a keeper. One small critique…when she gets bearhugged out, I loved how here eyes fluttered…just make that process a little slower and keep squeezing next time after she goes limp so we can enjoy every second! No hurry to put her down!!
@James, when hot girl getts bearhugged out, is the bearhug frontal or reverse?
There was no action shown in the trailer so before I consider buying it I need to know if there was any fighting involving punches to tre face and body of anyo f the heroines.
Actually the trailer shoes the gold heroine getting knocked around but what's shown is brief. I feel this could benefit from a better trailer. Maybe they just dont want to spoil anything.
I bought it. Best fight scene ever. Focuses on the hot gold hero. You wont be disappointed. Perfect back and forth.
Agreed. The girl is gold is absolute perfection. Taking/giving punches, reactions, athleticism, beauty, costume (except for the footwear and that pesky cape)…she is just the total package.
Rye…is this not the perfect Wonder Woman?
Clue me in friends – any bondage/torture peril in this affair?
They're all pretty much captured and bound at one point. The blonde in white is also strapped down and 'tortured' with what amounts to an orgasm device. I would say the focus is on combat peril, though. I thought it was great, but I would have thought it was great with only the gold heroine scenes. The reason I said 'pesky cape' above, is that it keeps swinging in front and occasionally obscuring her body.
Yes there is bondage and the movie is petty cool.
Truth be told even when I not much into nudity on Heroine videos the whole set up and action of the movie was cool, like it a lot and the girl in the Golden outfit is absolutely stunning, all the girls are gorgeous but she absolutely stands out.
Looks great, but please, please, please get the Gold Heroine some sexy knee high gold boots!
Would also like to add that I'd like to see more of the chick in the mask and black/gold cape outfit. Looks like she spends most of her time in this one bound in the cage.
it didn't look like she sold or executed the tiny bit of fighting she was involved in, so that might be the reason. the gold heroine is no avalon in fighting skill, but she's close, and makes up for it with the costume (agree with you on the boots, btw) and just being flat out beautiful. i will buy anything she is in.
@ Naruto …reverse, meaning her back is to thugs belly.. I usually prefer the other way but it is still hot !
I thought the blonde was hot. I wish she was involved in a comparable fight/peril scene that the Gold wearing heroine was in. The gold wearing heroine's fight was awesome! She gave, she took and she kept trying but was ultimately beat. That's the way a heroine movie fight should be!
I LOVE the first one but I'm worried this one is too different. The nonstop pounding the girls took was perfect but is this one too much back and forth?
I just noticed something. Is the chick in gold wearing SNEAKERS?!? Someone missed the memo that high heels are a must.
I enjoyed this one, don't get me wrong. It was a fair amount of peril with good looking women (Hot Girl…clever name there). The back and forth just isn't my thing though, at least not the way it was done here. Everybody took a pounding and no one really showed any signs of it. I mean it was constant punch after punch and other than a groan and flinch, they just kept going like they were fresh.
So, I assume the heroines will win by the end of the next (and as a fan of the heroines losing, I am not crazy about that, but that's beside the point) at least have the heroines show us some signs of being battle worn.
After reading some of the previous comments, I thought I might add a few suggestions:
1. Have more variety in terms of peril. Perhaps add more restraints, definitely add some fondling, and perhaps a variety of tactics and weapons used against the heroines.
2. Definitely in agreement that the back-and-forth beatings should have an effect on the characters. To just have the heroine bounce back up after something like 20 straight punches and kicks makes the whole peril issue seem pointless. That said, I think the director was trying to give as much of the Gold Heroine action as possible, which I appreciate (and is why I bought the video).
3. I have to agree with the use of boots (gold if possible, but black would also look good). My guess is that the shoes were used in Part 2 because it is an extension of Part 1. After Part 3, perhaps a change in footwear may be in order.
4. Have the top part of the Gold Heroine's outfit not look ragged. It seemed as though it was just cut open at the top. If there is a way to make it look less ragged, that would be cool.
5. Not sure why the black bands are part of the costume. I would remove one or two of them and have whatever one(s) being used have a purpose (i.e. utility belt type of band).
Overall, I really enjoyed Part 2 because of the Gold Heroine. I can honestly say that I would be cool with none of the rest and would buy any video starring the Gold Heroine. That said, I will acknowledge this is purely a matter of taste and what one finds attractive. That also said, my guess is she is the most popular (and best looking) of the group. Use her as often as possible before she moves on from the genre! 😉
As I think it needs to be mentioned. I appreciate any company who makes a video, listens to all the feedback and then incorporates as much as they can to attempt to please everyone in the sequel. Though you can't please everyone 100% of the time it's refreshing to see any company working so hard to make great vids with fan input. Kudos to Anarchy for listening to the fan base and I hope there's more than just a 3rd episode in the future
I agree with Avalanche. Thats awesome as shit. Thats why Im gonna say, FRONT BEARHUG KOTHE RED HEROINE, in hopes that they listen. haha. I'd pay for that. But in all seriousness, I like what they do! Deff a must have company for the genre! WOOT WOOT!
Is there girl vs. girl in this video? It looks like it in one of the pics.
@Stee, not to spoil anything, but the gold heroine is attacked, has her top stripped, and choked out by one of the SWORD heroines who has turned. HM, delete this if it's too much of a spoiler. Please don't change anything about the gold heroine except the shoes. i like the black bands for some reason, and i like that the top is…precarious…during action. thank you, anarchy. this was great.
Ok, I finally managed to download my copy of this video.
First of all, I have to say that the ordering process is very inconvenient for international customers. My standard MasterCard was rejected (not US issued it said…), so I had to order with paypal. That's not a deal breaker, but as it's manually authorized you don't have instant access. And to make things worse I couldn't use the same e-mail account for the store and paypal. The store rejected my standard e-mail account, because the system blocked the provider. The provider I use is one of the most common free e-mail providers in Germany…
I hope the producers make the videos easier to download, especially in terms of accepting international cards.
But now back to topic
I liked the story a lot, especially towards the end 😉 But I have a few minor things that could be improved in my eyes. I don't want to give too many spoilers here, but I would appreciate it, if the gir.. *cough* heroines were given time to react to the punches. Like thrown to the floor and trying to crawl away or simply collapsing and writhing in pain.
I also found that it was too simple straight forward bellypunching. I'd appreciate a few more low blows (with great reactions!) and titpunching or nipple twisting, especially if it goes f/f. It would also be cool to have a heroine desperately fighting while standing on her last legs, but I guess that will come in Part 3…
The slow motion effects were cool, but can be improved. I wouldn't mind having the fighting scene cut out and show the final punch/kick from a different angle in slow motion.
Also while it was generally a dark environment, the lighting was pretty well done. One minor critique is the golden heroine towards the end of the first fight. One scene is well lit, but has a poor camera angle. The other scene has a better angle but a poor lighting. I know those dark environments are needed for the "enemy image", but at least the sexy heroines should be well lit in every camera shot
I can't wait for part 3 and hopefully a 4th part with the golden heroine as the only heroine in action
Wound up buying this and the first part. Honestly I thought the first part was much better. The emphasis on Hot GIrl in the 2nd was fine, but I honestly found the whole scene where Electra Girl is getting fondled to be completley unneccessary and just screwed with the pacing of the story. Also the heroine in red/orance and the girl with the gold cape are knocked out far too quickly compared to the first film. Overall though still not to bad and will look forward to the next installment.
Thought this was almost perfect, love the Gold Heroine – her attitude, fairly convincing fighter, sold the blows very well.
Would like to see more punchouts, especially repeated shots until she goes limp. Every video seems to finish the heroins with a choke, chloroform or some sort of squeeze. How about a brutal beatdown that just overwhlems her despite her best efforts. Having said that loved the variety of KO's here.
Also, bruising and blood in moderation add an edge.
my god, what is the girl in gold's name?? is she in anything else?
Does anyone else having trouble getting to shg-media? I can't open the page…
Regarding Anarchy Films Sword 2: great heronines, great action, great camera work and yet one of the things I HATE the most in many of these heroine movies… a cape covering up our view of the beautiful heroine. Would you rather look at a cape covering up an lovely ass or would you rather look at that lovely ass?!!!
Obviously pt. 2 has only been out for a few weeks or so now but any word on when we'll be seeing the next part in the series? Does this series have any plans to continue after that?
I really like the scene where Hot Girl frees herself then gets beat up by the midget. It's almost like Austin Powers part 2 with Mini Me. Of course I'd much rather see a superheroine get done up by a little pest! So while I like the idea, I would also like to see something similar to this in later episodes if possible:
The "Joker's mini-me" sneaks up on and surprises Hot Girl while she's searching around. The fight is somewhat more back and forth this time, though the midget still does more damage. He simply has Hot Girl's number. She's shocked at how quick and surprisingly strong he is, always catching her off guard, making her miss badly and tripping her. In a desperation move she catches his head in a leg scissor (without the cape blocking it of course lol!). He happily allows her to try choking him out, even smiles at her. She's barely able to hold him because he's *clawing at her legs with "sharp nails". She's continues trying her hardest to hold the leg scissor since it's the only move that has worked for her, reacting in pain because of his nails digging into her thighs. He eventually acts passed out, playing possum. Thinking he's asleep, she releases him and looks away wondering how this tiny clown can pose so much trouble for a mighty superheroine. Then when she least expects it, he jumps on her and *bites her thigh. She can't shake him off and it takes her superheroine friends (Electra Girl preferably) to come to her aid to get him off of her, though he gives them all they can handle as well. He might not be the biggest villain, but he knows how to be a pest to superheroines. And it wouldn't be the last they see of him.
*The clawing and biting are fake of course (please don't injure the ladies!:), and I'm more a fan of that than seeing the heroines simply getting punched by guys all the time.
Well that's my input and preferences. I definitely have more to add but I think I've given enough for now. There may be some that aren't fans of the midget clown but I thought that was a nice touch and this is the first time I'd ever seen a vid with the heroine fighting a villain like that. Always wanted to see Wonder Woman struggling against someone, or something, like Chucky. If Mini Me was still a "bad guy" in part 3 and he did to Beyonce what he did to Austin Powers in part 2, that would've been so nice! And Barbarella getting done up by the killer dolls and the birds was always classic. Just would like for the little guys to have a chance every now and again lol!
Is there any word on a part 3?