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It's been described as "Facebook for kids", has a sign-up rate of one person every second and features cute characters such as Squidge, Doris and Lady Goo Goo, but what exactly is Moshi Monsters and how did it get to be so big? He's a busy man, but Pocket-lint managed to track down Mr Moshi himself, CEO and founder of parent company Mind Candy, Michael Acton Smith, for a chinwag at his fancy new office in London's hipster central, Shoreditch.
When someone turns up to an interview carrying not one, but two cans of Red Bull in their hand you can be fairly sure that it's going to be an energetic chat and we weren't disappointed by Acton Smith's passion and enthusiasm for the Moshi Monsters brand.
"There are many different ways of describing Moshi Monsters. I've used the phrase 'Facebook for children' in the past. By that, we don't mean that we want kids to be uploading their party photos or talking about where they are. We wanted to create an online experience that allows them to do the things they want to do, all on one location.
"They can do puzzles, upload art, chat to their friends, send virtual gifts, in the way that adults can do all the things they love doing online in one space as well. However, where Moshi differs from many other social networks is that we don't allow any personally identifiable information and all users have a username, rather than using their actual name."
The online Moshi world has a wide-ranging audience, from parents to toddlers, but the core market is aged 7-10. Launched in 2008, Moshi Monsters is essentially a social network for children - an online world where they can adopt one of six different types of monster, including Zommers (zombie monsters), Luvlis (heart-shaped, flying critters) and Furis (gorilla-like creatures). These can then be customised and named (Acton Smith's own monster is called Snowcrash) and looked after, a little like a Tamagotchi. Players can also add pets or 'moshlings' to their monster's house choosing from characters such as Plinky, Ecto and Big Bad Bill.
There have been a number of scare stories in the tabloid press in the past, such as The Sun's 'Kids in peril on Moshi Monsters' that still leave many parents reaching for the panic button at the very thought of their sproglets taking part in any kind of online activity. But, is there really anything to worry about? Acton Smith is keen to point out that the safety of its young audience is of paramount importance to the company and something that a lot of time and money is invested in.
"We take privacy and safety very, very seriously. Firstly, we have an experienced moderation team who look over the site to make sure that everything's ok. Secondly, we have very sophisticated software, so if it spots anything unusual going on we can jump straight on it straight away. Thirdly, we also teach kids and educate them on how to behave online and how to look after each other and act properly in an internet community. Between the three of those, we believe we keep the site very safe. We all know that kids love the internet and they love technology. Far better that they're in a walled garden like Moshi Monsters than roaming the open web."
Mind Candy has certainly gained a significant amount of recognition for its accomplishments with the Moshi brand and recently won a Start-up 100 Award in the Virtual Worlds category, but how did it all get started? According to Mr Moshi, it's an idea that's been simmering for a long time.
"I used to read lots of weird and wonderful books as a child - my dad was a librarian and he'd bring lots of stuff home that really fired my imagination. I read lots of things like Dr Seuss, Maurice Sendak, Richard Scarry and JRR Tolkien and I used to create my own imaginary worlds. So it's all been bubbling away in my head. When we established Mind Candy, we raised a lot of money to create a game called Perplex City which didn't work out so well. Creatively it was amazing, but commercialy, not so good. Then our last attempt with the little bit of cash we had left was Moshi Monsters. which took off like crazy."
The Perplex City game that Acton Smith refers to was an alternate reality game concocted by Mind Candy which struggled to make money and was put on ice in 2007. Despite its lack of long-term commercial success, the game still has a loyal online fanbase but is unlikely to be resurrected, says Acton Smith, stating: "Never say never, but Moshi is so all-consuming that we probably won't be going back to Perplex City any time soon. I'm very proud of what we created, but it was just too niche".
Acton Smith first established himself as a bona fide internet entrepreneur back in 1999 when he and college chum Tom Boardman founded gadget retailer website Firebox.com, after inventing the Shot Glass Chess Set. Then, where Perplex City failed, Moshi Monsters triumphed and now has just under 40 million registered users. But, at what point did Team Mind Candy realise that Moshi was a runaway success?
"Gosh, great question", says Acton Smith. "Well, we built Moshi in 2007 and put it live in 2008 and you had to have a code - a pysical product - to get into the game. We literally only had a couple of sign-ups every day. Then we thought, let's not worry about making money in the short-term, let's just make it free. The day we made it free - 14 April 2008 [conincidentally, almost three years to the day of our interview] - we went from five signups a day to almost 5000. It was absolute pandemonium and we realised we had something special. And we've been holding on for dear life ever since."
The success of Moshi Monsters is global, with the US and UK representing the monster's share of the market (65 per cent), with the US taking about 35 per cent of registered users, while the UK has 30 per cent. Australia is the brand's third biggest market and Moshi has also made it to over 200 other countries around the world, so the customer base is pretty broad.
The idea of the brand being global certainly brings a smile to Acton Smith's face, particularly when he recounts a tale about a trend among Moshi users in Asia: "Something I heard the other day, which I loved, is that parents of children in Korea and China are signing their kids up to Moshi to teach them English, which is just amazing."
As well as being a heart-warming yarn, this also highlights the positive, educational aspects that a neatly executed online portal for kids can offer (as well as being a hell of a lot of fun). Disney obviously agrees, as its Club Penguin online world has gone from strength to strength since its launch in 2005, to become the market leader. So, is Mindy Candy gunning for Disney's crown?
"Club Penguin had been around for a few years longer than us. It's a great product and it's doing very well but we're gaining on them. Obviously catching up with them is one of the things that we'd like to do but ultimately this is more than just an online experience. We want to create a new type of global entertainment company for kids where the website is at the heart and there are all sorts of other products and experiences - everything from books and cartoons to theme parks, trading cards and toys".
Starting a children's entertainment company with the products spinning off from a website is a new concept. In the past, similar brands tend to have started as a TV show, film or game (just think about Star Wars and its exemplary history of merchandising and the recent Angry Birds phenomenon). Mind Candy sees the starting point of a website as being ideal as it has "a direct connection with the audience from the outset - creating an extraordinary opportunity".
Moshi Monsters has already got an impressive portfolio of branded products, including soft toys, Top Trumps cards and and a book deal with publisher Penguin, but isn't there a danger of over-exposure?
"We've done about a dozen licensing deals but we're not going too crazy - we've been offered hundreds. We want to make sure that every licensed product that we have adds value to the brand and that it isn't just about slapping a logo on there. We want to make sure that it's beautifully created and that the kids will love it and that it's true to the story, so we're taking it one step at a time".
The next product to join the Moshi Universe is Moshi TV - a free iPlayer-style online TV service. This is a reflection of TV viewing habits moving away from the conventional television and onto our computers. Both adults and children are increasingly using internet catch-up services to watch TV at a time that's convenient for them, so that they're not constrained by broadcasting schedules.
"Broadcast TV has been around for decades, but kids aren't so excited about sitting around on the sofa watching TV. They want to interact and share and we think there's a huge opportunity there.
"We know how much kids love video. YouTube is very popular with kids and they often use it for searching before Google so we thought why not create a TV platform within Moshi where kids can watch Moshi cartoons as well as cartoons created by other people as well? And the key is because it's online, we can wrap the social layer around it, so if kids see something that they like they can share it with their friends or comment. We think it's going to be revolutionary and pretty exciting".
The social networking aspect of watching TV is certainly growing, with more Facebook and Twitter capability now availble on many web-ready TVs and plans to include similar functions within the EPG. The tentative plan for Moshi TV is that it will be free for kids. It will run without ads, but third-party content owners will have to pay to have their videos on the site. Although Acton Smith remained tight-lipped over a launch date ("It'll launch some time this year, so watch this space"), he's confident that Moshi TV will eventually be viewed across different platforms such as on tablets and in internet-enabled TVs.
It's also likely that we'll be seeing some Moshi-branded gadgets emerging once Moshi TV is in place: "Kids love technology, they love iPads and digital cameras, so we plan to create some moshified consumer electronics. Not just yet, but it's definitely something that we'd like to do".
With an office packed with Apple Macs, we weren't too suprised to learn that Acton Smith is a huge fan of the Cupertino brand and unsurprisingly whipped out an iPhone 4 when we questioned him on his preferred smartphone apps. "I think the Spotify app is fantastic. And I love Hipstamatic - that's probably my favourite."
The brand already has an iPhone app itself - Moshi Monsters MouthOff - that enables kids to hold the iPhone in front of their mouths, speak into the microphone, and have their speech animated by their chosen monsters's mouth on the screen. We would expect to see more app-related fun from Mind Candy in future, particularly if Moshi TV takes off - an iPad app would seem like the logical next step.
"At Mind Candy, the initial plan was to create multiple products - that was the idea from the start. But Moshi has just taken off so fast and there's so much that we want to do with it that we think its would be a mistake to spread ourselves too thin. We've got a few new games that we're developing, but they're spin-offs from the core Moshi idea".
So, Mind Candy wouldn't consider creating a similar social network for adults? "I don't think so. Facebook does that pretty well so I think to create a successful social network, given the dominance of Facebook, would be a huge task." And with that, the Red Bull is all gone and our caffeine-fueled chat with Mr Moshi is at an end.
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Nice Review, if you can compare the After sales service with this Fabia is good.
I think the so-called facelift version has only 2 additions that I could spot.
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2.MFD(earlier ones very primitive)
Also the engine power has improved a lot at reduced prices which might impress most Skoda fans. But the service sure might come as a shocker for many. Even smaller spares will cost you a fortune, a risk one should be willing take to own a nice car. It sure is a cozy interior inside.
The problem with these engines are there is no way the power and torque be improved (even with power boxes), as VW/Skoda have already extracted the maximum and engines are running at their elastic boundary. My cousin has a POLO which he is tired off with many electrical problems and niggling issues (sometimes bulb fuses, sometimes, engine management light comes on) etc which I think will be similar to this skoda too. These engines of VW's are not reliable as expected as they just acquired this technology (CRDI, earlier their on Pumpduse) and yet to prove the reliability. It takes 8-10 days to get an appointment from VW to change bulbs, so I expect this will be too worse for SKODA too. I think out of all these, PUNTO and i20 are the best. i20 seems to have lot of problems with AC and rattling and leaves PUNTO as the only choice, recent hindustan times say PUNTO is no.1 in customer satisfaction. All these made me to go for PUNTO. I will soon share my experiences with my cousins POLO (3000Kms) and mY PUNTO (2000kms). I am surprised with the service and the response which fiat gives.
"The price reduction is sure to be great news for Fabia lovers"
I disagree with this comments, as all fabia lovers might have bought one Fabia before and they will hate SKODA again as they bought the same car before for atleast 1or 2 lakhs more than what is it now.
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Try this: Right-click "Favorites" on the left-hand side and click on "Restore favorite links".
I can't exactly say what's wrong, yet anyways, but going by your second screenshot "Favorites", obviousely it's not showing right, becuz everything in the navigation pane on the left hand side there, for favorites should show in that folder.
Personally I think it's that folder that's corrupted or linking to another user, as in Default user or Public.
Actually it is that folder. in the address bar, it shouldn't have... Tyler->Favorites, it should just be Favorites.
The folder there is supposed to be for your browser favorites.
Or maybe you do know wich favorites folder it is, but I say it is whats corrupted.
Posted 25 February 2013 - 14:03
Try removing>rebooting, then adding again WMP from "Turn Windows Features On or Off"
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02/01/2014 11:03amRelease of the Standards for Immigration Reform by congressional Republican leaders has renewed hope that meaningful immigration reform legislation will pass in 2014, local clergy and business leaders say.
Officers killed in the line of duty long ago honored
02/01/2014 11:35amThree Salt Lake City police officers killed in the line of duty, all in separate eras but eerily close to the same spot, were honored Thursday.
Spacesuit inspired by medieval armor, made for walking on Mars
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The confrontation between George and Shellie was captured on video on the iPad that he smashed. They are going to examine it at a crime lab to see if they can get any evidence off it.
Good to see our tax dollars being put towards a good cause....like getting evidence off a smashed iPad in a domestic dispute.
If it was any of us, the police would not even bother.


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Mother's Day Breakfast
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Glad Rob made you post--you are gorgeous!!! And those flowers and breakfast--gorgeous! Glad Rob spoiled you.ReplyDelete
P.S. I love your blog. :)
you had to know we would all ask... where did you get that beautiful dress???? i love it! and your hair is awesome- happy mother's dayReplyDelete
Thanks Janae!ReplyDelete
Kayla: Thanks. I got it at Ann Taylor Loft. it was the only one in the store. I looked for a link online, but i don't think they carry the dress anymore. i think i got lucky. try the store, maybe you'll get lucky too.
found it on ebay. i got it on sale for around $45 in store though. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110668584256#ht_1072wt_1141ReplyDelete
Love the dress! You are beautiful. Happy Mother's Day!ReplyDelete
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So pretty!ReplyDelete
you are so pretty! I want your hair.ReplyDelete
A new look for your blog again! Do I need a new look? Probably. That dress is super Fab-O. Well done. Looks like you had one heckuva Mother's Day.ReplyDelete
thanks everyone!ReplyDelete
Betsy: You're blog looks great! I love the tabs. I used a basic template from Designer Blogs (the link is on the bottom of my blog). It was only $25 and they did everything for me. I recommend them. :)
You look gorgeous and your hair... i'm SOOOOO jealous! Love you Sharon!ReplyDelete
@Sharon; I love those flowers! What kind are they, do you know by chance? (:ReplyDelete


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Pretty simple setup: Dell R410 with 4x 1TB SATA drives. I want them in RAID-5 with the included Dell PERC 5/i. I'll be using "advertised" drives sizes for simplicity's sake.
The higher ups told me to throw on 2008 R2 Enterprise (with SP1), which I did after creating the RAID-5 array. I did not convert the disc to GPT prior to installation, everything was left default. The installer saw a single 3TB partition available, which I installed to without issue. Once in Windows the OS also showed the correct 3TB total size for the C: drive.
However, the next day the higher ups told me they actually want 2008 R2 Standard installed. Since I barely did anything with the original install, I went ahead and started the Standard install. I was using the same disc for both installs, as the disc includes all versions of 2008 R2. At the disk selection I deleted all the partitions to get back to the original single 3TB, but after doing so, I was left with a 2TB Disk 0 and a 1TB Disk 1. Neither could be deleted. So I went back in the RAID manager and deleted and recreated the array. In the Standard installer it again saw 2 separate disks. Getting frustrated I installed Enterprise again to confirm I wasn't seeing things. It was able to see a single 3TB disc and could install to it.
What gives? I know there is a 2TB limit without a UEFI BIOS and making the disc GPT, but I don't get why Enterprise could see the array as 3TB without those steps. Does it automatically use GPT for partitioning while Standard uses MBR? Or only when it detects 2TB discs?


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I'd like to see KM made as a figure but somehow don't think he'll make it into the line possibly due to a lack of interest. Who knows?
I'd like to see KM made as a figure but somehow don't think he'll make it into the line possibly due to a lack of interest. Who knows?
Trying to figure out how the tiny Miros would resolve into a figure. Something like this, I guess:
[Yes, I know the belt is different. I used Carnivus' loincloth without the emblem rather than assuming they'd tool a new one]
With King Miro appearing in the new mini comic and Mattel having access to Filmation characters I wouldn't be surprised if Miro was made into the classics toyline...
I guess his new mini-comic look would be reused for MOTUC....
I'd love a King Miro FIGURE! But only MYP version =)
I like his look in the new mini comic. I want a figure of him like that! I'm mostly interested because he's an important character whose backstory is quite vague. I want to know a lot more about his reign before he was kidnapped and held prisoner for nearly 20 years.
i really hope we see him with his look as in the mini comic.
I'm even more sure we'll get his MYP look now that whats in the mini comic, and the bio for this guy will probably reveal lots of good stuff.
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I wonder if we do get him, will The Enchantress feature in his Bio and in the toyline? I reckon she'd make a cool figure!
He who dies with the most MOTUC wins!
I want a Captain Miro figure. They can call him King Miro if they want, just as long as they base his looks on the MYP version.
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Count me in for a King Miro figure. The brief mini-comic scene did alot for both him and Randor storywise, for me at least.
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An MYP-King Miro would be awesome. Nice way to complete the Royalties ;-)
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king miro would fit in nicely with count marzo
That comic/MYP Miro resembles Carnivus more than Randor and that makes little sense to me. He needs to be adapted over to MOTUC and take design and crest queues from his son, they are of the same house afterall. I hope the 4H approach him in the same way Mattel brought Randor into the line in the 1980s. I actually WANT him to use the same armor as Randor, but maybe in a different color. His cape could be different too, maybe over one shoulder, but he needs the standard furry shorts. Randor has them, Adam has them, so should Miro.
I think, he was cool in MYP...
So in your MOTU-verse, is Miro a king or a captain. Not sure why this popped into my head, but I think of him more as a King. I love the 200x series and while the idea of Captains instead of Kings is intriguing, Miro needs to be King in my eyes. There should be a long list of Kings, dating back to maybe even Grayskull himself. What do you guys think?
KING Miro. He had some great development and characterization as King in the Filmation cartoons. He was on screen for like, 2 seconds in MYP. Plus, I want him in the current timeline so he would be king by that time.
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King. He may have served in the military but he is definitely a king in my canons. I actually have his mother as Queen of Eternos, and his father (Wun-Dar) being how he descends from Grayskull.
I love an all inclusive canon!
A king but how he looked in 200X
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Never having spent much time back East, I was anxious to cover the Super Chevy Show in Richmond, Virginia, which took place the last weekend of September 2005. With the fall season not yet in full swing at the time, it was unclear if the weather was going to be hot and humid or cold and wet, so I packed for both. With my fingers crossed as I got off the plane, I found it very pleasant to my surprise. The next morning, I was off to the track. When I got there, I quickly found myself waiting in a line that stretched down the country road just outside of the Virginia Motor Speedway for about 45 minutes just to get in; I knew it was going to be a good show.
It was bright and sunny, a combination that brought droves of people to the VMS. There were more show cars and race cars there than you could shake the proverbial stick at. In fact, the event was so big that another show in the area will be added for 2006. All of this made my job pretty tough, with so many nice Chevys to pick from for awards and features. The drags were huge in Virginia! Starting early in the morning and finishing well after dark, you could definitely get your fill of all the fast-paced action, including the Super Chevy Show-exclusive Nitro Coupes. Sit back and relax as you check out the sights and imagine the sounds from Richmond.


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BNA - For Australian and visiting cyclists from Road to MTB, to Track to Freestyle
Sock height ???
open topic, for anything cycling related.
Sock height ???
One for the poseurs . The helmet position I'd agree with, it's a safety issue, and no mismatched kit is fair enough (I'd say minimal advertising, brands and logos too - pick up your game there girls), but sock height, colour (black is far more sensible really) and glasses outside straps...... now what a load of w*#ker tripe!!
BTW, I wear my glasses inside the helmet straps because I like to take my helmet off and still see clearly...... so you can just p'sorf!
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Obviously that's a slightly tongue in cheek delivery, but its all stupid (maybe helmet but that's pretty obvious). And it's that kind of attitude that gives golf it's bad reputation!
I wear what colour socks I like and if they don't like it they can shove it! That's for cycling and golf!
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come on, it's tongue-in-cheek. but there's nothing wrong with having a bit of pride in your appearance, should you choose to.
the sunnies tip is good - putting them inside your helmet straps causes them to dig in every time the helmet moves - outside is better.
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Pride in appearance is all fine. 'Nose-in-the-air' nitpicking is entirely a different thing.
Sock height?
I realise it is TIC, yes, but there is more than a grain of truth in the attitudes behind it.
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Never understood this myself. I do as you do, if I don't I forget and take my helmet off and send my glasses flying
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nobody is required to do any of this stuff, you live in a (fairly) free and democratic country where you can do things like wear socks with sandals if you want
but remember the old saying 'perception is reality'
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As I do mate...... as I do.
But that's not the issue I'm pointing to. Poseur attitude, nose-in-the-air "I'm better than you" approach is what I do not appreciate, and certainly not an encouragement to people starting off in cycling. Ride down Beach Rd on a touring bike, a recumbent or god help us, a roadster in casual clothes, and you'll soon see it 'red in tooth and claw'.
I put it all down to the competitive focus of road cycling, so if you can't out-perfom that dude you can always tear him down for mismatched kit or too-long socks
Some of the fastest, fittest touring riders and climbers that I know have never worn roadie kit in their lives.
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don't ride down beach road then (horrible place to ride a bike anyway)
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I don't often do that either.
Mind you Beach Rd is a rather nice ride a lot of the time - especially heading north. I've done it at 4am and it was really nice with the stars above the Bay, done it at sunset on a lovely evening.
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You need to get back on your bike Professore Grumpy. It's been too long - and your humour detector has stopped working.
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Matching kit WT? I buy whatever is cheap
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BTW regardless of the sensibility of black socks it wasn't all that long ago (80's) that all (amateur) racing cyclists were required to wear white socks (and black knicks). Really short socks became popular for a while as people tried to look like the pros, who frequently didn't wear socks. Some pros claimed that it was for better power transfer to the pedals (!) and it didn't hurt that it was also a means of differentiating themselves from amateurs. I even know one amateur rider who cut the feet off a pair of socks and sewed the tops to his shoes, although he was a teenager at the time and his shoes were also too small.
Lots of variation on the theme in theCool Track Photo thread.
I ride in short white socks for no better reason than I haven't worn them out yet.
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I really hope you guys are joking and have as much fun watching it as much as they did making it. Its a piss take at themselves
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I wasn't really listening to what was said, more looking at the pretty pictures. I do agree with the general consensus about glasses though. I've accidentally repositioned them outside the helmet strap after wiping the sweat out of my eyes and sent them flying the next time I've taken the helmet off. I usually carry a spare pair in my jersey pocket though so it doesn't worry me terribly if they get damaged or lost.
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Socks need to be long enough to tuck your trouser hems into.
That's the only thing that matters.
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socks need to be long enough to show your sponsor?
I don't own any long socks, but i wonder if long socks will stop crap getting into my sock when mtb'ing.
long socks are just wrong
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I wear footy socks. Keeps my thighs nice and warm too.
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Not sure if thread is srs or not.
Sock height and colour is important. srs.
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So there you go, no need to be bitter. If you spend most of your time riding by yourself; well, no need to conform then... Do you still have that Ken Donne jersey?
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I spend most of my time (except for the commute) riding with fellow cyclists, happily most are people who are pretty down to earth and not pre-occupied with image. Just because a couple of times I've ridden Beach Rd through the night (Audax Rides, with 100 or so other riders) does not make me some rabid loner.
Wha??? Way too deep and meaningful for me
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Seems that someone is pre-occupied with his image of not being pre-occupied with his image,
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Now you got the idea sumgy . One thing you will not catch me wearing is any trade team jerseys - I think I do possess one, the jersey Supersprint made us all buy in order to be able to ride their Great Otway and Ocean Road Classic - a rip-off ride all round. I hardly ever wear it and mostly beneath another top in winter if I do.
I like plain colours, quality clothing, and often casual or street dress depending on circumstances.
Oh yes there is also my one trade team retro jersey
More typical attire (ice creams at Monegeeta)
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Yep, well I am pre-occupied with not dressing like that while on my bike.
I also wont wear any team kit for teams that I am not on though.
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Actually, glasses outside the straps does have a safety benefit. When you crash, your glasses will fly off if they are over the straps, but may stay on if they're captured under the strap. A month or so back a young guy nearly lost his eye in a fall during a track event due to broken glasses being held onto his face by the straps.
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Nice try BFV, what is the safety benefit to the correct length white socks ?
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For many years people have debated the issue of whether a Christian can lose his salvation. Some within Christendom believe you can lose your salvation; others say you can't. That, perhaps more than any other single doctrine, has been a dividing issue in the church. How sad that is, because the Bible is clear about the matter. It is surprising that many Christians would deny or ignore the straightforward presentation of the doctrine of security in Romans chapter 8. There are other texts in the Bible that discuss the security of the believer, but none are as pointed as Romans 8:28-30.We find in those verses that everyone who has been redeemed by Jesus Christ, without exception, will be glorified.
The key phrase in this trilogy of verses is at the end of verse 28: "called according to His [God's] purpose." We are forever secure because that was God's purpose. The Son of God and the Holy Spirit intercede for us so that the plan of God might come to pass. So our security is guaranteed not only by the purpose of God, but also by the outworking of that purpose through the intercessory ministries of the Son and the Spirit.
The phrase "called according to His purpose" helps us to understand verses 29-30, which explain God's purpose: "For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified."
God causes all things to work out for the believer's good, which is "according to His purpose." There is no other way to explain why He does that; He simply wants to. God is free to make whatever decisions He wants. And He sovereignly chose for all things to work together for the good and glory of those who are redeemed. Nothing can change that.
Your Salvation Was a Sovereign Act of God
You are a Christian not because of something you did, but because of something God decided. In Ephesians 1:3 the apostle Paul says, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ." Why are we to bless the Lord? Because "He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him" (v. 4). God chose us and will make us holy. Ultimately, all sin will be overruled. That is another way of saying that all things work together for our ultimate good.
Paul continues in verse 5, "[God] predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will." God predetermined to make us His sons.
He planned that our salvation would lead to glorification. We are saved by God's plan, and preserved for future glory. So our security does not depend on our ability to stay saved, but on God's ability to keep His promise (Heb. 6:17-18).
Ephesians 1:9 says that God "made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him." God swore by Himself, for there is nothing or no one greater that He can swear by (Heb. 6:13 ). Because He is absolutely perfect and the Persons of the Trinity cannot violate their word, we are assured of our security.
Ephesians 1:11 tells us that in Christ also "we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His [God's] purpose who works [Gk., energeo] all things after the counsel of His will." God energizes all things according to His will. He planned to redeem us. Salvation is not based on what we decide, but on what God decides. John 1:12-13 says, "As many as received him [Christ], to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God." It is true that we have to respond to the gospel message. We have to receive Christ and believe in Him (Acts 4:12 ). However, we are regenerated by the will of God. Even our response is according to God's decision.
Much of contemporary evangelism leaves people thinking that salvation is predicated on their decision for Christ. Actually, it is based on God's decision for them. That's the emphasis of Scripture. How could a person ever make a decision for God? First Corinthians 2:14 says the "natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him."
Second Corinthians 4:4 says, "The god of this world [Satan] has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God."
Man is ignorant in darkness, and dead in sin (Eph. 2:1). There is no way he could muster up enough of whatever it would take to turn around and accept Christ. God makes the first move in line with His eternal purpose.
The Paradox of Salvation
Contemporary Christianity has a shallow view of salvation. Many people don't understand the security of the believer. God, in eternity past, chose us to believe in the truth (2 Thess. 2:13 ). Now we have to show a response. I don't fully understand how those two come together. Some people think that the people who go to hell go there because God rejected them. But the Bible says that people go to hell because they reject the gospel (John 3:18 ). That may not make sense to us, but it shouldn't matter. God is smarter than us. Would you want a God who is our equal? I wouldn't!
The paradox regarding God's choice and man's responsibility isn't the only paradox in Scripture. For example, who wrote the book of Romans? Paul did, but so did God. Did they take turns writing verses? On the one hand, every word is pure and from the mind of God. Yet, every word also came from Paul's heart and his vocabulary. How could Romans have been fully written by both God and Paul? We know it was, but we can't explain it fully.
Is Jesus God or man? He was both. Christ was not a blend of God and man. He was 100 percent Himself. He was fully God and fully man. We can't figure that out.
How about this: Who lives your Christian life? Paul said, "I discipline my body and make it my slave" (1 Cor. 9:27 ). He also said, "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me" (Gal. 2:20 ). Which is the right answer? Both you and Christ live your life.
Most major doctrines in the Bible have an aspect that we cannot fully explain. When we try to bring God down to our level, there is still much we won't understand. We simply can't resolve everything in our minds. So the reason anyone goes to hell is because he rejected Christ and is completely responsible. But when a person comes to Christ, it's because he was chosen in Him before the foundation of the world (Eph. 1:4).
The Purpose of Salvation
God Wants to Make Us Like Christ
Romans 8:29 says the purpose of salvation is for us "to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren." We have been called according to God's purpose (Rom. 8:28 ), and His purpose is to conform us to the image of His Son. God planned for you to be saved in eternity past to be made like Christ. It is impossible for a person to become saved yet never become like Christ because he lost his salvation. God promised glorification; that is His eternal purpose. Heaven, the forgiveness of sin, and the gifts of love, joy, peace, and wisdom are only a part of the reality of salvation. The main reason God saved us was to conform us to the image of His Son. God is redeeming an eternally holy, Christlike, glorified community of people. When you became a Christian, the process of your being conformed to Christ began. That process must be fulfilled because that is God's holy purpose.
Romans 8:24 says "in hope we have been saved." Verse 17 says that if we are children of God, we are "heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him." We were made sons of God so that we might be heirs. Our inheritance is to be like Christ and to receive all that belongs to Him. It's unbiblical to say that people can lose their salvation, because God's purpose in salvation is to conform us to the image of Christ. The Greek verb translated "to become conformed" in verse 29 means "to bring to the same form with."
Philippians 3:21 says we will be transformed bodily--the Lord "will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory." Our glorified bodies will be like Christ's. Outwardly, we will be conformed to the post-resurrection body of our Lord. However, I don't think we will all look alike. Every human being is different, but we have basically the same body. Our bodies work in the same way, in the same environment, and by the same principles. Likewise when we go to glory, we will receive glorious bodies that work in the same environment and by the same principles as the resurrected, glorified body of the Lord Jesus Christ.
God Created Us for a Purpose
God created us so that there would be a group of people who would give Him the glory He deserves. A rebellion began in the Garden of Eden, yet God set out to redeem sinners. By His marvelous sovereign wisdom, He called back people who rebelled against Him to a place where they could give Him glory. His goal in salvation is to bring believers to glory and let Christ stand as the preeminent One, receiving worship and praise forever.
Now do you understand why you were saved? It wasn't just to keep you out of hell or to make you happy. The ultimate reason God is conforming us to Christ's image is so we will be able to give glory to the One who is most glorious.
That Christ is "the firstborn among many brethren" is a beautiful thought. Christ didn't have to make us His brothers. He could have made us His servants. He didn't have to bring us into His family, but He did. Even though God wants us to glorify Him and His Son, He also desires intimacy with us. He is redeeming us to be one in essence with Himself. We are brothers and sisters of Christ!
God gives us joy, peace, and a future in heaven. Those are all elements of His grace to sinners. But it's not our happiness or our holiness that is the apex of the divine purpose--it is glorifying the Son. Christ is the central point of redemptive history, not you. Therefore, if God saved you, He will glorify you to fulfill His purpose in bringing you to salvation. God's plans don't get thwarted. If they did, He wouldn't be God.
So the purpose of salvation is to conform us to the image of Christ so we can forever exalt the One who is over us.
The Progress of Salvation
There are five elements in the unfolding plan of salvation:
Romans 8:29 begins, "For those whom He foreknew." That is where the redemptive plan of God starts--with His foreknowledge. Some people have suggested that God's foreknowledge is the same thing as His foresight. They envision God in heaven looking into the future with binoculars. If He sees that you will believe, He chooses you; if you aren't going to believe, He doesn't choose you. It's true that God can see everything that will happen in the future. He does know exactly what people will do. However, if you maintain that salvation is based only on God's foresight into the decisions of men, you are stating that man secures his own salvation.
Just believing that God knew who would and would not accept Christ doesn't explain how salvation starts with God's foreknowledge. The ultimate problem we have in our finite minds is why God allows people to go to hell. Many try to explain it by saying it isn't His choice to send people to hell; He just knows it is going to happen. However, if God knew certain people would go to hell, why did He bother creating them?
Also, if you believe that God just knew what was going to happen in the future, you still haven't explained how sinners become saved. How can a person who is dead in sin, blinded by Satan, unable to understand the things of God, and continuously filled with evil suddenly exercise saving faith? A corpse would sooner come out of a grave and walk! Simply defining God's foreknowledge as foresight into the future still leaves us with problems.
This is the definition we should give for God's foreknowledge: God does indeed foresee the faith of everyone who is saved, and the faith He foresees is the faith He Himself creates. Jesus Himself said, "All that the Father gives Me will come to Me .... No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him" (John 6:37, 44). John 1:13 says that Christians are "born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God." Ephesians 2:8-9 says, "By grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast." God does foresee a person's faith, but it is a faith that He Himself creates.
Acts 13:48 illustrates this truth: "When the Gentiles heard this [Paul and Barnabas preach], they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord; and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed." Salvation is ordained by God, and it ultimately ends in eternal life and glory. There is no salvation where a person doesn't ultimately become conformed to the image of Christ for the purpose of exalting the preeminent One. The reason the Gentiles in Acts 13 believed is they were ordained to do so.
God not only sees what will happen in the future, but also ordains it. The Bible clearly teaches that God sovereignly chooses people. First Peter begins with these words: "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father" (1:1-2). We are elect by God's foreknowledge. We tend to think that the foreknowledge basically means "foresight" because we don't understand the full meaning of the word. It includes both foresight and foreordination.
The Greek word translated "predestined" in Romans 8:29-30 (proorizo) means "to appoint before" or "to mark out before." This word is also used in Acts 4: "For truly in this city there were gathered together against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose predestined to occur" (Acts 4:27-28).
The Greek words for predestined and foreknowledgeare both used in reference to Christ's crucifixion (Acts 2:23;4:28). So if we say that God's foreknowledge is simply foresight into the future, we are saying that He saw what Jesus--on His own prerogative--was going to do and reacted to it. That is heretical. However, if we understand foreknowledge and predestination to mean that God predetermined Christ's death to redeem all who believed, then it could logically follow that He predetermined us to be redeemed.
Romans 8:30 says that those whom God predestined, "He also called." This is where God's eternal plan intersects with your life. In eternity past, He predetermined to have a love relationship with you--He predestined your salvation. The calling is when God moves into your life on this earth, within the boundaries of time. Foreknowledge and predestination describe what happened in eternity past.
Romans 8:28 says that all things "work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called." The term "called" refers not to an outward call, but an inward one. It speaks of when God turns around a person's heart--a heart that could never turn to God, know Him, understand the gospel, or know hope on its own. We know this refers to a saving call because of the context of Romans 8:30: "these whom he called, He also justified." The calling here is an effectual call. It's not just an invitation to anyone. If God predetermined a love relationship with us and foreordained our salvation in eternity past, then He will fulfill it by moving into our lives. As I mentioned earlier, you are not saved because of something you did but because of what God decided.
What happens when God calls us? He moves in us and convicts our hearts. He draws us away from sin and toward the Savior. Second Timothy 1:9 says that God "has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity." You were called to salvation to fulfill a purpose that was planned before God created the world. That is the reason we are secure in our salvation. We were saved to be like Christ and to be part of a redeemed people that will exalt His holy name. If that was God's plan from before we were even born, He will fulfill it. No one can lose his salvation; all things are continually overruled by God to work for our ultimate glory
God's call comes to us through the gospel. Second Thessalonians 2:13-14 says, "We should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation.... It was for this He called you through our gospel, that you may gain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ." God chose to save us so that glory could be given to Christ.
Now don't think that just because God chose you, you're better than someone else. There is no way of knowing why God chose you or me. One small hint of why He did appears in Ephesians 1:6: "to the praise of the glory of His grace." Whatever reason God had for choosing us, it was for Him, not us. Galatians 1:6 says that God calls us "by the grace of Christ." We are called to salvation through the gospel, by grace, and through the Spirit of God.
The word "justified' in Romans 8:30 means "to be made right with God." How does that happen? The sin in your life must be removed. God must take your sin and put it on Christ (Rom. 3:23-25). When He moved into your heart and called you to Himself, you were made right with Him. Some people wonder how much time there is between God's calling and our justification. I don't know. That would be like asking how much time it takes for a bullet to go through two sheets of paper. The distinction between calling and justification is theological; there isn't necessarily a time lapse. You are called to be justified. The calling is when God moves to change your heart, and justification is the result.
Since God predetermined to love you, redeem you, call you away from your sin, and make you right with Him through your faith in Christ, the next step is glorification. Romans 8:30 says that those "whom He justified, He also glorified."
Did you notice that statement is in the past tense? Your glorification is so secure that God speaks of it in the same tense that He spoke of your salvation. And your salvation is so secure that He used the same tense to speak of your calling, justification, and predestination. The moment He predetermined to love you, your glorification was so secure that He could speak of it as if it had already happened.
The Guarantee of Glorification
You were saved for glory, and all things are working toward that end. This is God's purpose: to make you like Christ so that you can be part of the redeemed, over which Christ will be preeminent. You will glorify and praise Him forever. Before the world began, God predetermined to set His love on you and foreordained your salvation. In time, He moved into your heart and called you away from your sin. He made you right with Himself through Jesus Christ, and destined you to be glorified. That is the security of the believer.
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Anderson Silva:
Best Fighter on the planet.
So, you make a post which has absolutely nothing to do with what I quoted and is based simply on your own strange logic and then find a way to insinuate that I am the one who is confused.
Thank you for answering my initial question, sir.
You posted a video of him boxing with Nog. They were wearing 16's and were sparring. KOs in 16's are quite rare in sparring. If you had ever entered a boxing or MT gym you would know this. Also, he's sparring Nog who isn't exactly known for excessive power other than a flurry against Schaub and KOing a WW back in UFO.
So then you go into some BS about a crowd and ref? WTF are you even talking about?
You say shark I say hey man, Jaws was never my scene and I don't like Star Wars
Anderson Silva:
Best Fighter on the planet.
lots of food for the troll today?
he'll never go back under his bridge at this rate.
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Do your thing man.
It's clear you're a mark for Silva and simply won't admit that he got cleanly KO'ed and it wasn't a fluke, it was a clean shot.
Flash- yes. Fluke- no.
You say shark I say hey man, Jaws was never my scene and I don't like Star Wars
Essentially what you are arguing is this Silva was not prepared for the blow because he wasn't expecting to get hit even though he'd been hit more then once already before in the fight... not to mention it's a fight and usually anyone showing an iota of intelligence expects to get hit.
So I'll ask again are you saying silva has a weak chin ?
Or are you saying Silva is stupid for not expecting to get hit ?
If it's the later then you should probably remove the "Anderson Silva: Best Fighter on the planet." gif from your post because the Best Fighter wouldn't do something that dumb right ?
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— Intermountain Healthcare is among three leading health systems in a new specialty pharmacy network, Excelera Corp., that will allow better access to limited-distribution drugs for patients with complex conditions who require specialty drugs.
Excelera includes Catholic Health Initiatives, Fairview Health Services, and Intermountain Healthcare as those that have committed resources, expertise and investment capital to support its model of integrated care for patients who require specialty drugs.
Specialty pharmaceuticals are expensive drugs that may require special handing and administration and are often used to treat the most ill and clinically complex patients.
"Intermountain Healthcare firmly believes that this specialty pharmacy will be a great benefit to our patients," said Nannette Berensen, Intermountain's assistant vice president of pharmacy services. "We are pleased to be joining together with other leading institutions to provide this service."
Most health plans now require patients to obtain specialty drugs from an outside specialty pharmacy that has no direct relationship with the patient. The health system does not have control as to when the patient initiates therapy and is not able to manage or monitor it. As a result, health systems and payers may incur higher medical costs, lower patient satisfaction, and suboptimal health outcomes as care plans are not fulfilled as intended.
The Excelera network will negotiate on behalf of its member organizations to remove barriers to specialty drug access and monitoring. Patients and providers of health systems in the Excelera network will benefit by working with a specialty pharmacy that is a member of their care team, can easily access specialty pharmaceuticals, and knows the patient's care plan.
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