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Multi-purpose equipment and efficient design are ways to make the best use of limited space.
Operators not only can but must make the most out of limited space in kitchens and serveries these days—and it's easier than they may think. Design, ergonomics, multi-use equipment, scheduling and even value-added services from vendors can all contribute to space and dollar savings.
"We try to pay a lot of attention to customer flow," says Greg Kahaly, food and nutrition director at 350-bed AnMed Health in Anderson, S.C. During his operation's busiest period, which is roughly between noon and 12:45 p.m., keeping customers from bunching up becomes paramount.
AnMed's main campus notches cafeteria revenue of approximately $1.6 million a year on its main campus, with foot traffic in the 700 to 800 range, most of it between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. (although there is a slower third shift). The first thing the foodservice department did was research traffic patterns in order to discern peak periods.
"We try to arrange our lines accordingly," says Kahaly. "Like many other cafeterias, we do a scatter system and that is one of the ways we try to move our customers around. We plan for the maximum amount of people in there at one time and look at how we can make certain one line doesn't back into another."
Space in the kitchen is also at a premium, Kahaly reports. At AnMed, the cooks' and tray lines "kind of run together. I've worked in three different hospitals during the course of my career, and it seems like there is never enough room. There is usually plenty of cooking equipment; there is just never enough counter space to do prep for it."
The key to making sure that potential kitchen problems don't become actual ones is scheduling tasks at different times "so that everything doesn't bunch up together," Kahaly says. For example, at AnMed, the salad and bakery departments are forced to use the same space. That means that "when we do our scheduling, the bakery people will do their heavier production at a different time than the salad area's production time. Bakery is more of an early day—they start as early as 5 a.m., and the busiest time for them is between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. Our salad area is busier from mid-morning to early afternoon."
Kahaly also recommends that operators take time to consider space when planning equipment purchases. The size of a piece of equipment definitely plays a prominent role in his buying decisions.
"A lot of times people see the latest and greatest things and they want to have them in their kitchens, but they don't think about practical matters—the equipment has to be installed and they're going to have to be able to work around it," he notes.
Kahaly says that he found that portable equipment can help save space and prevent clutter on his patient tray line. One particularly handy piece is a mobile air-curtain refrigerator that employees "can use to serve right out of. Then when the line is over you push it back, so instead of having two pieces of equipment you only have one."
Staffers adjusted easily to the use of the new refrigerator. As Kahaly explains, "When they do their prep work it goes right into that refrigerator, which is plugged in against the wall. But then when the line starts up they roll it out, unplug it, plug it in at the line and serve right out of it."
Somewhere else: The Chandler Unified School District No. 80, in Chandler, Ariz., has found a way to ease crowding in its school kitchens by relocating food preparation altogether.
"Our district is a little bit different in the fact that our foodservice department has a 24,910-square-foot central kitchen cook/chill facility near downtown Chandler, that serves all 40 sites throughout our district," says Wesley Delbridge, R.D., food and nutrition supervisor for the district. "What that means is, if you invest in space with a central kitchen the result will be [the need for] a small footprint and small square footage in satellite sites."
As a result, the school kitchens "essentially become rethermalization sites," Delbridge points out. "They're not baking from scratch, so they don't need to utilize the space for large pieces of equipment." Labor savings also accrue because the school system "can have minimum staff out there because we invest the space and the time in our central kitchen." The average size of the elementary sites is only about 1,200 square feet. A total of 38 employees work at the central kitchen, 27 of whom focus on processing food.
The Chandler Unified School District is composed of 29 elementary schools, four high schools, five middle schools, a preparatory academy and one other facility. It is home to approximately 36,000 students. School cafeteria serveries consist of little more than hot and cold wells, by which the children pass to pick up their food.
"Behind those with our staffers are usually two rethermalization ovens," Delbridge says. "They have reach-in refrigerators and sometimes reach-in freezers, also. Because we have a large [20,000-square-foot] warehouse here at the central kitchen, we make a pair of deliveries daily to the units."
One of the innovative steps the school district has taken to save space has been working with vendors to provide the space instead. "As far as bids go, one of the ideas that came up was the result of a bid that we received from a produce company. They have a large warehouse, and one of the value-added services they offered us as part of their bid was to let us use their warehouse in case we had an overstock of something."
For example, the school district is receiving a truckload of commodity canned tomatoes. "We got a really good deal, and it doesn't come off our entitlement dollars if we take a whole truckload," says Delbridge. Since there is no room at present in the district's warehouse, he sent the shipment to the produce supplier's warehouse "for them to stock for us, and we'll pull as needed. It's the first time we're doing that and it's due to how much we're growing."
At present there is no cost for the use of the space, although that may change. "In the future they might charge us a minimum price, but I'm going to try and work out a similar arrangement with more large vendors that I work with."
At the district's high schools, "where we always leave room to grow," Delbridge has found space savings through the use of mobile carts. Using the mobile units "relieves some of the crowding in our cafeteria food courts, and then it doesn't take up a whole section of the infrastructure. And the mobile cart can go anywhere."
Items that managers know they will serve quickly that don't necessarily have to be heated or kept on ice are taken out to these mobile carts, Delbridge explains. "We'll offer beverages, sides, desserts and a lot of a la carte items." The school district is currently looking into wireless technology so that students can access their payment accounts at the carts. "It can be just as good as going inside the food court, but they can go somewhere else where the lines are better. It would be, in effect, a mobile food court."
Vitruvian Man: Laying out space for servery stations like exhibition cooking can be as simple as measuring the reach of your arms, according to Rudy Miick, founder and president of Miick & Associates and Durga Institute in Boulder, Colo. "Imagine a more or less six-foot bubble, kind of like DaVinci's "Vitruvian Man," but with chef's whites on," says Miick. "I do my best to design work areas so that with arms extended and a slight stretch I can reach anything and everything I need to accomplish my task within that bubble reach."
Next, Miick imagines a nine-foot secondary bubble overlaid on top of the first. "If I can't reach everything I need within my six-foot bubble I can make just one step in any direction to get anything else I need to accomplish my task. This simple overlaid bubble 'map' has provided us really effective design space during the years—reach up, reach down, reach to the side, take one step only, if at all possible.
Miick reminds operators that space can also be money.
"The more steps I have to take, the more wasted time, energy and money is spent to deliver my products to guests," he explains. Instead of wasted space, he urges clients to "maximize space and make a game out of work, allowing flow—almost dance—during production."
Veteran foodservice consultant John Cornyn, a principal in the Cornyn Fasano Group, Portland, Ore., says that he has what he terms a "huge issue" with operators "trying to juxtapose expensive rent/construction costs for the back of the house—not just the kitchen, but support/storage space—with the current and unknown future costs of multiple deliveries." He is also a proponent of multi-functional equipment such as combi-ovens, Turbo Chef ovens and clam shell grills that, while more expensive, "are often a necessity due to space constraints."
The ongoing discussion around the relative merits of permanent and disposable wares "is still a significant issue due to the space and utilities needed for a dishwasher versus the storage space and cost of disposables," Cornyn adds. Beyond that, he likes flexible-concept spaces, "which means that there is an upfront cost for more utility connections but potentially greater savings in the ability to quickly adapt to menu changes that will offer greater appeal."
"Think vertical," suggests Neil Ross of Birmingham Restaurant Supply Inc. in Birmingham, Ala. "Vertical refrigerators, freezers, holding and warming below counter height will work." Increasing the height of walk-ins and using mezzanine-type storage above "is great for disposable ware." Another space saver, he adds, is flexible refrigeration—"one unit capable of medium and low temp and rapid chilling."
Ross warns that using combi technology and methodology in production "may increase the amount of conditioned storage space required." Another tip: using covers to convert sinks to work surfaces as required and where code permits.


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Reality Check: Ad opposes new casinos in Wisconsin
New casino proposed in Beloit
MADISON, Wis. — Just when the political ads were done, a group has begun running an ad trying to convince people not to support any new casinos in Wisconsin.
"Twenty-four is a good number. There are 24 hours in a day, 24 karats in pure gold, and 24 casinos in Wisconsin," the TV ad says.
There are actually 19 full-fledged casinos in the state, according to the Department of Tourism. Those casinos are run by 11 tribes that have gaming compacts.
There are six other smaller gaming operations primarily in convenience stores.
"But now out-of-state developers want in to build more (casinos), often hundreds of miles off the reservation," the ad says.
WISC-TV found this needs clarification. There are four proposed new casinos being debated in Wisconsin — one of them in Beloit, and the others in Kenosha, Sheboygan and Shullsburg.
It's true that those locations are not on Indian reservations, but it's not true that only "out-of-state developers" are the ones behind them, WISC-TV reported.
Only Wisconsin Native American tribes are allowed to open casinos in the state under gaming compacts. Some of the tribes have partnered with development firms to invest in or design the casinos and at least three of those firms are from out of state.
As far as their locations, the tribes in these cases have all purchased pieces of land in areas that aren't near their reservations, which has been and can be allowed.
To get these casinos approved, the tribes need to show the Bureau of Indian Affairs that they have some historical connection to these communities.
"Previous casino developers brought corruption and mismanagement," the ad says.
WISC-TV found that this claim also needs clarification.
One of the casino projects has had trouble. A developer involved with the Kenosha casino, Dennis Troha, pleaded guilty in 2007 to funneling illegal donations to Gov. Jim Doyle to try to get approval for the casino. That project was denied by the federal government in 2009.
The re-application involved a California-based developer who pulled out earlier this year after reported issues with keeping up payments on the property.
The group paying for the ad, called Enough Already Wisconsin, is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit group that's not required to disclose its donors. The group's executive director, Republican operative Brian Nemoir, would only tell WISC-TV that the group includes supporters who believe the "expansion of off-reservation gaming is bad for Wisconsin."Ad opposes new casinos in Wisconsin
Nemoir wouldn't say whether the Potawatomi tribe, which has been vocally opposed to these projects, is a donor.

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Ash is traveling through the forest on his way to Oreburgh City, where he hopes to win his first Gym Badge in Sinnoh. But first he's helping Starly practice using Aerial Ace, a process that doesn't go entirely smoothly. Our heroes also catch the attention of Rosebay, a woman who monitors the Pokemon that live in the forest. Lots of Pokemon have been disappearing lately and she's not sure why, but it doesn't take long for Ash and his friends to decide they should help her out!
Meanwhile, Team Rocket have set up a trap in the Valley Path, an area which Flying-type Pokemon often pass through. All it takes some netting and soon Team Rocket is happily snagging lots of avian Pokemon for their Boss. When Ash sends Starly out to look for clues, Starly is swept up by Team Rocket's criminal plans as well--but Starly isn't about to sit back and wait to be rescued! Jessie and James leave Meowth to guard their ill-gotten Pokemon, and Starly is ready to stage a jailbreak together with help from a captured Hoothoot.
Hoothoot hypnotizes Meowth into letting the Pokemon go, but when Meowth snaps out of his trance, he calls for backup from Team Rocket's other Pokemon. However, Ash and his friends came across a Pidgeot trapped in Team Rocket's net and realized what's going on, and they show up looking for Starly! Jessie and James return to try and stop our heroes, only to discover that Brock's Bonsly can use Mimic to send their Pokemon' moves right back at them. Then Starly evolves into Staravia and pulls off a terrific Aerial Ace--which is also the term that describes Team Rocket as they go blasting off again. The trapped Pokemon are freed, Rosebay is happy, and now it's onward to Oreburgh City!
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A federal judge ruled that the Plan B emergency contraception products must be made available for purchase over the counter without any age restrictions. NBC's Stephanie Gosk reports.
A federal judge on Friday reversed a contentious Food and Drug Administration ruling and ordered the agency to make the so-called "morning-after pill" available without a prescription to all girls of reproductive age, including those younger than 17.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Edward Korman in Brooklyn, New York, comes in a lawsuit brought by reproductive-rights groups that had sought to remove age and other restrictions on emergency contraception.
Currently, only women aged 17 and or older can obtain emergency contraception without a prescription. For those women, the medication is available only at health clinics or pharmacies and they're required to show identification to obtain it.
The rule requiring girls younger than 17 to obtain a doctor's prescription was confirmed in December 2011, when Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overruled an FDA recommendation -- and Commissioner Margaret Hamburg -- to force the agency to limit access to emergency contraception for young girls.
In her decision, Sebelius said she wasn't convinced that drug makers had proven that access should be broadened and she expressed concern that girls who reached reproductive maturity at ages as young as 11 could have access to the medication.
At the time, that decision drew intense criticism from medical and women's rights groups, who said that denying access defied strong scientific data that showed that emergency contraception is safe and effective for girls and women of all ages. Sebelius' action was widely seen as a move to protect President Barack Obama's administration from the appearance of encouraging sexual activity in such young girls.
Korman said the FDA's rejection of requests to remove age restrictions to obtain the pill had been "arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable." The 59-page ruling says that Sebelius' actions were "politically motivated, scientifically unjustified and contrary to agency precedent."
The ruling orders the FDA to make levonorgestrel-based emergency contraception available without age or so-called "point of sale" restrictions within 30 days. It appears to apply to all brands of the morning-after pill, although Korman gave FDA the option of limiting the expanded access to the Plan B One-Step single-pill product if the agency "actually believes there is any significant difference between the one- and two-pill products."
Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproductive Rights, hailed the ruling. "Women all over the country will no longer face arbitrary delays and barriers just to get emergency contraception," she said.
The group was among those that brought the lawsuit, the culmination of more than a decade of political and legal wrangling.
"Today's court order has swept away all the FDA stalling, all the interference and all the gamesmanship," Northup told reporters in a conference call.
Anti-abortion activists reacted swiftly to the ruling, saying it provided access for vulnerable young girls to drugs that the groups believe induce abortions.
"Teen girls need parents, not unfettered access to abortion-inducing drugs," said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List. "Judge Korman's decision is reckless and denies girls the protection that comes along with the involvement of parents and doctors."
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops also opposed the change, saying the court acted "irresponsibly" by making powerful hormonal drugs available without prescription to minors.
"Plan B does not prevent or treat any disease, but makes young adolescent girls more available to sexual predators," said Deirdre McQuade, spokeswoman for the conference, in a statement. "The court's action undermines parents' ability to protect their daughters from such exploitation and from the adverse effects of the drug itself."
A new ruling from a federal judge is ordering that the morning-after pill be available for over-the-counter purchases to girls of all ages, not just to those over the age of 17, as previously ruled.
Meanwhile, news of the ruling was applauded by a range of medical, women's rights and reproductive rights groups.
Dr. Cora Collette Breuner, a Seattle pediatrician and professor of adolescent medicine, said the American Academy of Pediatrics regards the ruling as a victory of science over politics.
"Finally, my children and their children will have access to a product they didn't have before," she said.
Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, also praised the move.
"Lifting the age restrictions on over-the-counter emergency contraception is a significant and long-overdue step forward for women's health that will benefit women of all ages," she said in a statement.
The ruling would particularly benefit immigrant women by removing requirements to show identification to buy the drugs, and also by making them available in a wide range of settings, advocates said.
"It's getting EC right on the store shelves, right next to the condoms and the cough medicines, where it belongs," said Kimberly Inez McGuire of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health.
FDA spokeswoman Erica Jefferson declined to comment on the ruling, saying it was an ongoing legal matter.
It wasn't immediately clear if the U.S. Department of Justice would appeal the judge's ruling. Allison Price, a department spokeswoman, told NBC News the agency was reviewing the opinion.
In the past, druggists and store owners who regarded the morning-after pill as a form of abortion had refused to dispense or sell the products. It's not yet clear whether some stores would refuse to stock the drugs, or whether they would keep them behind locked counters to dissuade shoplifting. The drugs typically sell for about $50 a package.
Emergency contraception uses high doses of the same hormones used in birth control to prevent pregnancy when taken within 72 hours of unprotected sexual intercourse. Taken in one- or two-pill doses, the product can prevent or delay ovulation, prevent fertilization or, in some cases, prevent implantation of a fertilized egg into the lining of the uterus. It does not cause miscarriages or abortions and would have no effect if a woman were already pregnant, medical experts say.


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hold(redirected from hold sway)
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Legal, Financial, Idioms.
1. Wrestling a way of seizing one's opponent
2. Music a pause or fermata
a. a tenure or holding, esp of land
b. (in combination): leasehold; freehold
the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
an area in the hull of a ship, between the lower deck and the bottom or second bottom.
A hold may be used for cargo, ship's machinery, or supplies. The number of holds depends on the purpose and size of the ship. On passenger ships the length of the holds is determined by the conditions of unsinkability; for cargo ships, several classification societies regulate the number of holds depending on the length of the ship and establish a maximum length for holds. On refrigerator ships, the holds are lined on the inside with heat insulation. Cargo holds have ventilation equipment and devices for the detection and extinguishing of fires; they are usually loaded and unloaded through cargo hatches.
(aerospace engineering)
A scheduled or unscheduled pause in a testing or launching sequence or countdown of a missile or space vehicle.
(computer science)
To retain information in a computer storage device for further use after it has been initially utilized.
To maintain storage elements at equilibrium voltages in a charge storage tube by electron bombardment.
The interior of a ship or plane, especially the cargo compartment.
(industrial engineering)
A therblig, or basic operation, in time-and-motion study in which the hand or other body member maintains an object in a fixed position and location.
(mechanical engineering)
A machine motion that is halted by an operator or interlock until it is restarted.
i. To keep an aircraft within a specified space or location that is identified by visual or other means in accordance with instructions given by concerned air traffic agency.
ii. To wait at an airfield at any time after arrival and before departure under instructions from ATC (air traffic control).
iii. An above- or below-floor compartment in all-cargo aircraft.
iv. A manual adjustment for the vertical or horizontal synchronization of a raster display.
v. An underfloor cargo compartment.
vi. To hold a parachute into the wind to reduce groundspeed.
vii. To refrain from firing at a target, as in to hold fire.
viii. To hold an aircraft off the ground when landing. Also referred to as a hold off.
ix. To stop and maintain position as in "line up and hold" and "hold position." The former means that an aircraft is cleared to line up for takeoff but must obtain clearance, while the latter means that the aircraft should stop movement on the ground and maintain its existing position.


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G'day Islander,
I have successfully 'modded' my 2 x Tivos, but I now have the question: When will I know that the OzTivo program guide is fuctioning?
At the moment I have a guide upto about midnight next Wednesday, but that's been there since Thursday.
Is the Oztivo guide supporting Western Australian programs?
Do I have to go into the "Hacks" to point my Tivos to the OzTivo guide data?


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Rockwell returns to 'dark stuff' for 'Single Shot'
NEW YORK (AP) -- In the crime drama thriller "A Single Shot," Sam Rockwell stars as John Moon, a man who gets caught up in a tense cat-and-mouse struggle with a pack of hardened criminals after mistakenly shooting a woman and then discovering a box of cash by her body. Rockwell describes Moon as a "down-on-his-luck" anti-hero who is really trying to "get reunited with his family."
Moon is a character familiar to Rockwell, who is known for taking on dark, off-kilter characters such as the crazed prisoner "Wild Bill" Wharton in "The Green Mile" or the unemployed actor and dognapper Billy Bickle in "Seven Psychopaths."
While he takes on other kinds of roles, like the affable water park manager Owen in "The Way Way Back" or a serious journalist in "Frost/Nixon," Rockwell acknowledges that he's attracted to "dark stuff."
"I love to go back to this kind of stuff and shake it up a little bit," he said in a recent interview to promote "A Single Shot," which opens in limited release Friday in New York theaters. He said some of his offbeat characters seem to be "a kind of cousin" and that he returns to these roles the way some actors revisit "Hamlet" or Stanley Kowalski in an effort "to perfect an archetype."
Rockwell, meanwhile, confirmed he's in talks to appear opposite Rosemarie DeWitt in a remake of "Poltergeist," saying he and the filmmakers are "just addressing some script stuff but I think it may be happening."
He said 1982's "Poltergeist" was a "big deal" for him. "I was blown away by that film." He also said the new movie won't reprise the characters played by JoBeth Williams and Craig T. Nelson. "It's a very different story," Rockwell said. "They're a little more working class."
The 44-year-old actor said he's heard there has been some chatter about a possible Oscar nomination for his role in "The Way Way Back," but he doesn't take it seriously.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz," he said. "It is what it is. That's why they call it buzz."
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On to the (early) news! I'm totally reading Past Sins tonight.
Twilight Joins the 2011 Internet Allstars
And gets stomped on by Captain Falcon. Poor girl... You can find the video here for what it's worth! At least she was worthy.
Webcomics with ponies: THE MASTER COLLECTION
42 web comics have joined the herd so far. That's also the secret of the universe for those of you who are into knowing everything. Coincidence? Maybe...
The collection of all of them can be found here!
Another Professional Pony Article
I'm not sure if I need to report on these anymore, so nightly roundup it goes!
Jezebel.com has dropped an article about MLP. You can find it here.
Northwest Bronyfest Starts Today
A huge convention is planned to take place between today and tomorrow. Have some Copypaste courtesy of RoyG.Biv
It's time for NorthWest Bronyfest! August 6th & 7th, bronies from Canada, Washington State, California and Oregon will be invading Portland, OR for a weekend of celebrating ponies! The bronies will be gathering and invading to do tourist activities Saturday the 6th until 5 PM when everyone is meeting at the Red Coach (615 SW Broadway, Portland, OR) for dinner and to meet the special guest Eurobeat Brony! There will be video games, pony music, pony standup comedy and toy trades all during the night.
Then Sunday, August 7th, thrill to an all day potluck BBQ in Gabriel Park (SW 45th Ave & Vermont St) from Noon until whenever! There will be lots of food, and bronies are asked to bring something to share if they can afford to do so to help feed everypony. The day will be spent playing outdoor pony games, socializing, listening to pony music, doing pony art, watching episodes and just having a general fun time.
Also, during the weekend, there are planned stops to go pillage Targets for pony merchandise, visiting Voodoo Doughnuts to watch them attempt a Guiness World Record and much more! Feel free to visit http://www.meetup.com/Bronies-
Portland/ or http://www.meetup.com/Bronies- SeaTac/ for up to the minute updates and surprises about the entire weekend!
Also lots of merch stuff will be available. The image above shows off that pile.
Dash Drives Raffle for August Begins
Over at Dashdrives.com, this month's raffle has started up for a custom engraved 250gb external hard drive. You can find it here!
A live stream for last month's raffle winner will be held at 7:00 PM EST tomorrow. You can find the channel for it here.
Pony Toys in Denmark
A brony over in Denmark raided various stores looking for pony toys. It looks like the essentials are all available now, including Twilights Baloon, Giant Celestia, Rarity's Carousel, Applejack's Barn, and the various singles/sets that most other places have.
So go buy stuff!
Twilight Sparkle...Teleports Everyone Into Pre-Schoolers Flash drive.
You can find it here!
PDF Gallery Editions
MaximillianVeers has updated the PDF gallery. You can find it here! New editions below.
Some Ponies Play D&D
The Logical Option
Elements of Friendship
Treasure Trove
Spirits of Harmony
Order-naries: Z'nai
Order-naries: Vacation
A Tangled Web
Equestria Hockey League
Common Sky sequel "Fragments" (added to the file for Common Sky)
Silent Ponyville sequel "Silent Ponyville 2" (added to the file for Silent Ponyville)
Past Sins (Revised)
Argentinian MLP Community
For those of you over in Argentina, a group has formed up for everyone on Taringa.net. Currently they have 100 members and are looking for more! You can find the site here!
Left 4 Bronies Synchtube Marathon
Another Synchtube Channel Marathon is starting up tomorrow at This Channel.
It starts at 1:00 PM PST tomorrow, and the password to join is "Gummy". I don't know why it's password protected.
My Little Pony Beats Terrorism in Canda
Get owned terrorists.
Ebay Stuff
Equestria Daily News
Upcoming Events:
Garys Mod Video Competition
I need some ideas on this one. What would be a fair duration for videos on something like this? I have never tried recording movies with Garys Mod, and i've recieved various responses for how difficult it is. Some say it takes a month to create a good 3 minute video, others say its ridiculously easy and they can bust out something great in a few hours. Any ideas?
Episode Movie Poster Competition
This is one I want to add actual rewards to, but I'm having trouble deciding on how exactly to approach it. I'd like to get a poster or 2 per episode, but I'm sure people will all flock to the more popular stuff (Sonic Rainboom will probably dominate it). I have considered splitting it into categories by popularity (So CMC episodes all together, since those will probably be the least used :p).
Pony Swag Verse Event
And the final one I have been toying with is a verse thing for Pony Swag. I get a lot of these, and it would be pretty neat if we could collect a ton of them and combine them all into one giant megamix. I created a thread over on the My Little Remix forums and it looks like they are all for it.
Story Updates (Does anyone use this?)
Pony Space (Update Chapter 8!)
The Elements of History (Update Part 4!)
The Romancing Quest (Update Part 9!)
Brotherhood of the Moon (Update Part 6!)
One Last Quest (Update Part 14!)
Giggle at the Ghostly (Update Part 5+6+7!)
The Catastrophic Case of the Cutie Mark Crusaders (Update 3+4!)
Of the Time Before (Update Part 7!)
The Empty Room (Updated Part 16!)
Past Sins (Update Part 14+15+16!)


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Lezyne GPS World Premiere
In conjunction with the release of our most ambitious product category to date—GPS cycling computers—we tasked renowned production company Cut Media to produce a vivid and beautiful film to highlight the occasion.
On July 6, 2015, tune in to our YouTube channel for the worldwide release of "Lezyne GPS – The Next Generation of Cycling GPS Computers". The film features stunning footage from around the globe while highlighting our diverse collection of teams and athletes. Equipped with our new Mini GPS, Power GPS and Super GPS computers, international stars like Danny MacAskill (Scotland) and world-class cyclists like Leah Kirchmann (Canada) combine for a thrilling cinematic display of epic riding.
Also featured in the film are Kelly McGarry (New Zealand), Optum Pro Cycling p/b KBS, Eric Porter (USA), Team Clif Bar's Menso de Jong (USA) and Sally Wang (Taiwan).
"GPS was a huge multi-year project for us and to finally see the finished product represented in such a beautiful production brings an amazing sense of accomplishment to all of us at Lezyne," said Micki Kozuschek, Lezyne's founder and president.
Mountain bike legend Eric Porter and the fearless Kelly McGarry are two of our newest ambassadors and both are represented in the film. "It was so much fun shooting this video, we rode amazing trails and also found some time to enjoy the local night life," Porter exclaimed. "I've been a fan of Lezyne for years, and the new GPS line continues their tradition of well designed, beautiful products that make every ride better.
It's been cool gettin' some stats on my rides using the Lezyne Mini GPS," said McGarry. "It's low key, easy to use and good fun trying to smash my times on the next ride!"
Make sure and check out the film on June 6th, and to learn more about our GPS products please visit http://www.lezyne.com/products-gps.php.