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November 14th, 2012
The familiar platitude "money makes the world go 'round" is as tired as Petter Northug approaching the top of the Alpe Cermis. But while such pointless sayings may induce lung burning and nausea akin to those experienced on the Final Climb, cash (or at least the promise of cash) is how we negotiate the practical transactions of daily life.
You may not need much money to hammer out level 4 bounding intervals, but try performing that session on an escalator in Chicago O'Hare or JFK, and see if it earns you a ticket to Europe.
Hard work, dedication, teamwork, great coaching and the encouragement of friends and family may be the key ingredients in the development of skiers but the opportunity to excel requires money.
In a perfect world, US cross-country skiing and nordic combined would be flush with cash from corporate sponsors and government funding, allowing top skiers and up-and-comers alike to focus on performing and improving.
It is not news that we don't live in that world. The US Ski Team has worked hard to support the very best at a level that allows them to focus on racing, but that leaves little for the tiers below, and those on the A-team are well-funded only by the standards of this sport in the US.
As US skiing has moved from mediocrity (at best) to true international competitiveness over the past decade, and with a strong contingent of younger athletes demonstrating this is not a temporary spike, the need for financial support has grown.
If we want to see continued success and growth in the sport, we as a community need to do more than just cheer.
The challenge is that most already do. There are so many demands for money — the local club, individual athletes, regional organizations — all need support and all are critical to the mission of growing the sport and developing great skiers. And this isn't considering all the other worthy causes unrelated to skiing and the countless hours that volunteers, parents and coaches dedicate to the sport.
But we still need to add another layer — call it the foundation or the peak — either analogy fits for the national level.
It is no secret that as a community and sport that we cannot count on USSA to come forward with any support beyond the top level. There is going to be no well-funded development program or all expenses covered trips to Europe for any but those scoring points on the World Cup.
Clubs are now commonplace and are the first line in development. Regional organizations, led by the New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) and followed by Central Cross-Country (CXC) have taken over from USSA, allowing for better programming and a commitment to vision.
The National Nordic Foundation (NNF) was created to fill the gaping holes left by USSA on the national level — the one area where there was still nothing beyond what USSA would offer. From the relatively modest goal of raising $25,000 several years ago, NNF is now attempting to bring in $250,000 to support the development of elite cross-country and nordic combined athletes.
A major ingredient in the evolution of the sport in this country has been a commitment to racing in Europe and training camps that bring together promising skiers at all levels of the pipeline.
This is what NNF raises money to support, and the organization has grown from a nearly dormant project to one of keys to the future success of our sport.
With just two days remaining in the annual fund drive, NNF is looking to hit an important $15,000 matching grant on the nordic combined side, and is within striking distance of the full funding goal of $125,000 for cross-country.
We all have to decide where to put our dollars. Some may be able to afford significant contributions at all levels, but others have to make choices.
The hope is that we don't steal from Peter to pay Paul, and we can't afford to ignore one level to support another. But the good news is that there are good options and every dollar helps wherever it goes.
It wasn't that long ago that organized local clubs with elite programs were mainly a Scandinavian oddity, and regional organizations like NENSA and CXC did not exist.
The only choice was USSA, and for a myriad of reasons this was not appealing to many.
So with the kickoff to the 2013 season just days away, I encourage you to look at the options, and if possible make a contribution, be it to your club, your region, NNF, or to all three.
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October 31st, 2012
With November just a day away we are on the cusp of another ski season — opening SuperTours in West Yellowstone, World Cup racing in Sweden the same weekend, the exciting prospect of Canadian World Cups in December…plenty to look forward to before the holidays even roll around.
I believe it is safe to say that most readers of FasterSkier not only love cross-country skiing, they are passionate about competition — whether they race themselves, or are fans of friends, family or North America's best. In many cases it is a combination of all of the preceding. In that respect skiing is like many other sports — watching, rooting, playing, with the added benefit that participation and competition are highly accessible (how many football fans can watch the big game one day, and be out playing in an actual match the next?).
People like to believe their sport of choice is different — more exciting, harder, just generally better than others. In that respect we are all biased toward what we like to do ourselves, and how we choose to be entertained and inspired.
But I do believe there is something unique about skiing (and when I write skiing I refer to all the "nordic" disciplines — cross-country, biathlon, nordic combined), and that is the community that forms around the sport. This community is close-knit, mutually supportive, and generally made of very good people. Being a skier gives access to this community, and that is a wonderful thing.
Granted, at times the closeness can be somewhat stifling, and decision making power too consolidated. Overall, however, it is the community that allows the sport to exist — from financial support for World Cup racers, to grass-roots local clubs and programs — and there is somthing about the sport that fosters such a community — a wonderful feedback loop.
This all may seem a little cliche, but sometimes cliches are appropriate. Last week we published an article on the Anchorage ski community rallying behind one of their own who was injured.
Spearheaded by 12-year-old Luke Jager, a fund-raising running race raised $15,000 for Jager's friend Mary Robicheaux, who was seriously hurt after being struck by a car while riding her bike.
The efforts of the Anchorage ski community on behalf of Robicheaux are impressive and heartwarming, but ultimately not surprising. This is what the ski community does.
"The AK ski community is a small group, so I think regardless whether or not you know someone personally, because we all share the same love of a similar sport, that creates a bond," Rob Whitney, husband of US Ski Team member Holly Brooks, and a long-time member of the ski commuity as an athlete, coach and supporter wrote to FasterSkier in an email.
Whitney could have been describing the greater ski community. We all know similar stories on the local, regional, and even national levels. This is why skiing is different.
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November 26th, 2011
It is a beautiful morning in West Yellowstone, with somewhat more seasonal temperatures in the single digits – perfect for classic skiing.
It is quite a weekend in the North American ski racing world with the opening continental cup races in West, and the Kuusamo Mini-Tour in Finland, including NOrdic Combined races. Add to that a stacked field in the last pre-World cup biathlon events in featuring a stacked field. These races will determine the final selection for the US biathlon team for the World Cup opener.
ANd there is plenty of excitement with Kikkan Randall (USA) and Lenny Valjas (CAN) both cracking the finals in the classic sprint on Friday, and Randall sitting in 5th in the overall mini-tour standings.
While it has been a mixed bag overall for the North Americans, it is very exciting that every race features skiers who could stand on the podium on any given day.
The performance of the American women has been especially notable over the first week of World Cup racing, with LIz Stephen turning in two top-30s in her first two distance races, and Holly Brooks placing 17th in the Kuusamo 5k. And that doesn't include strong performance from some of the younger skiers who are out mainly for experience at this point.
We also know that the Canadian men will turn things around.
Here in West, there is the usual festive atmosphere and great skiing. Bringing thousands of people together to celebrate skiing is pretty cool.
Kikkan Randall – She is so good and still keeps improving. Enjoy this because we are in the presence of greatness
Watching Leif Zimmermann V1 – When he is on, Leif floats up the climbs. Pretty sweet that he always gets it done in West.
Ditto for Morgan Arritola – Skis so smooth. Most of the top finishers in Friday's skate appeared to be working less than many others. Just an illusion, but a testimonty to efficiency, and how these courses need to be raced.
Jessie Diggins leaving it all on the course – No one goes harder. Of course other skiers bring their A-game, but with Jessie you really see it.
Minnesota highschool kids volunteering at the SuperTour races – video to follow
The End of the Expo in West – A fun time, but exhausting. Glad to participate, and glad it is done. Are stickers really that cool
The helpful folk running the Ski Festival and SuperTour races here - they have done a great job, and gone out of their way to help us provide the best coverage we can.
An entire collegiate ski team showing up one night in the lobby of our hotel to partake of free hot chocolate
People who are content with the status quo in ski racing in North America – the "its just skiing" attitude is not helpful. Perspective is important, but so is pushing the envelope.
Impending departure to a land of no snow.
Slow internet - West Yellowstone has a single pipe feeding the town, and it doesn't have much capacity. When everyone gets in from skiing, it slows to a crawl. An upgrade is supposedly in the works.Comments are off for this post
November 24th, 2011
It has been a beautiful Thanksgiving day in West Yellowstone, with sunny skies and temperatures climbing to 40F. The skiing is excellent and the atmosphere quite festive. There is nothing like good weather and good skiing to make people very happy.
The first races went off smoothly and tomorrow's distance races should be a more interesting spectator experience.
All participating in the races, as athletes, coaches, organizers and volunteers have to be pleased there was no repeat of last year when a blizzard postponed the sprints to Thanksgiving day, and temperatures were frigid.
We at FasterSkier will even be able to avoid a mushy pasta or PB&J Thanksgiving, thanks to the race day off and some generous invites.
Skiing – 'nuff said
Sun – see above
Friendly locals in West – everyone is welcoming and interested in the out-of-towners – even those who aren't really into the whole XC skiing thing.
Free Heel and Wheel – One of the best ski shops in the world – mixing ski gear and a coffee shop/cafe is brilliant. Lunch every day.
Sprint Qualifiers are over
Skiing out the door and to "work"
Sprint qualifiers – so boring to watch (no idea what is going on) and pretty tough to write about
Not skiing - One wants to ski 2-3 times per day. But work calls.
Not getting to watch Nat Herz challenge the costumed children and parents in the annual West Yellowstone Turkey Trot
November 17th, 2011
Earlier this week several Finnish newspapers reported that Juha Lalluka, a key member of the 2011 Finnish World Championship team, tested positive for human growth hormone.
The shock and disappointment did not come close to rivaling the response to the positive test of Estonian legend Andrus Vererpalu last season, but Lalluka's seemingly out-of-nowhere performances in Oslo piqued the interest of many.
There are several notable points to this unfortunate storyline. First, anti-doping efforts seem to be working – at least some cheaters are being caught. The anecdotal consensus seems to be that the sport is significantly cleaner now than it was five years ago.
At major events there is much less discussion about who is doping and who is clean. When someone does come up dirty, the reaction is generally one of surprise (though for many, not in the case of Veerpalu).
This is generally good. What is concerning, however, is that the results of Lalluka's A-sampple was made public prior to the testing of the B-sample. That second sample has come back positive, so it is hard to feel much sympathy for the man.
But allowing the results from the first test to reach the public is a serious violation of the principle of innocent until proven guilty.
What if the B-sample came back clean, and the original positive test was an error?
Lalluka's name and reputation would haev still been permanently tarnished. He would forever be remembered as another doping Finn, albeit one who beat the charges.
Regardless of the fact, that in this case, the B-sample did confirm the initial positive test, WADA, and national anti-doping agencies need to ensure that A-sample results are kept under wraps until the B-sample is tested. The court of public opinion is quick to judge, and when it comes to doping, outside of nationalistic fervor, the verdict is almost always guilty.
Lalluka is gearing up to fight the doping charges, but it is a losing battle. There is little precedent for an athlete with a positive A and B sample to get off without a suspension. At this point all evidence points to another sad chapter in the performance enhancing drug saga that has become all too common in elite sport.
But cheaters and lawbreakers have rights. The rules state that a B-sample must confirm the result of the A-sample. Until those findings are complete, all information associated with the case, even the existence of the case, must be kept completely private.8 comments
October 19th, 2011
This column has been a long time coming – fortunately I am a subscriber to "better late than never" philosophy.
As most frequent FasterSkier readers know, former FasterSkier Associate Editor Nat Herz retired at the end of last season. After two hard years on the circuit, he decided to take a well earned break relaxing in New York City and spending his free time pursuing a masters degree from the Columbia University School of Journalism.
The story of how Nat came to work for FasterSkier is worth telling. The summer before his senior year at Bowdoin, I received an email from Nat, requesting a blog. Fortunately for all involved, this was early on in the dvelopment of the FS blogs, and our goal was to provide a variety of perspectives on the sport. Of course the first thing I did was look up his results on the internet—lets just say that ski speed wasn't going to get him in the door.
But we already had Andy Newell and Kikkan Randall on board, so the "riduclous fast World Cup skier" slots were well covered. The "slow, yet enthusiastic, collegiate skier for a second-tier team" blog we were looking to fill was still open, and Nat did a good job of selling himself.
It also helped that my sister coached Nat for a year at the Putney School and bascially said "he is a great guy."
We get blog requests all the time, and we have been fairly liberal in giving people an opportunity. Most are failures, not even once being able to post a once-a-week minimum. The fact that Nat not only wrote regularly, his entries were by far the most entertaining on the site.
Despite being a no-name in the greater US ski world, he quickly built up a following. Impressed by his work on the blog, and looking to expand FasterSkier's coverage, I asked Nat if would be interested in spending a year working for FasterSkier. The deal was sealed over dinner at the Bowdoin dining hall following a classic rollerski in Brunswick—during which Nat was clearly trying to impress me—or at least not embarrass himself—oh how things have changed.
It would be a disservice at this point to use the tired cliche "the rest is history." Nat had an immediate impact on FasterSkier, bringing a passion for skiing AND journalism. Despite a brief defection to an unnamed sort-of rival publication, Nat jumped in with both feet.
When I bought FasterSkier from founders Cory Smith and Torbjorn Karlsen, I received an email from Scott Jerome, the coach at the University of Fairbanks, asking what direction I would take the site. He believed there would be support for cross-country ski focussed rigorous journalism. This was definitely the biggest component in my vision for the site, but I also knew that it would take time—I did not come from a journalism background and recognized that there would be a significant learning curve. I also knew we had to increase revenue to support increased coverage.
We made steady progress, but the hiring of Nat was a watershed event. A quick look through the archives demonstrates this quickly enough. Quite a bit of our content two+ years ago was not original, coming in the form of press releases and reprints from FIS and the like. We certainly did our own work, but nowhere near the scope of what we do now. Most of the content on FasterSkier now is original, written by FasterSkier staff.
Nat accelerated this process, constantly pushing for more and, most importantly, higher quality writing. Nat has helped shift the entire culture of FasterSkier, to one where skiing and journalistic integrity coexist. It would be exhausting to list everything that Nat was part of during his time with us, but the fact that we are now an internationally recognized publication is in no small part due to his efforts.
I have learned in both my careers (ski journalism and farming) that no one individual is irreplaceable. But Nat left a huge hole behind, one that we didn't even try to specifically fill. It was not realistic to expect anyone to put in the time and effort as Nat, and to bring a similar skill set.
We decided, to keep moving forward, we would have to hire two people to step in. And that is with no disrespect to Audrey Mangan and Alex Matthews who have joined us. Both women are doing an excellent job and bring their own unique experience and skills, while pushing the site in new directions.
The fact that we felt we needed two highly qualified and motivated people to replace Nat speaks to that fact that he is truly exceptional. I would worry this would go to his head, but I know I only need remind him that over the course of an entire summer he only managed to defeat me in whiffle ball a single time. That should keep him on an even keel.
Nat's work was not only valuable to FasterSkier, but to the ski community as a whole. I hope that everyone will join me in thanking him for his efforts.
The good news is that he is remaining involved with the site, pitching stories, providing advice and feedback to staff, and contributing the occasional article. He might even provide some primetime race coverage later in the winter.
On personal level, Nat has become a great friend and was a pleasure to travel with—from Vancouver to Oslo, and many places in between. I feel lucky to have shared so many great experiences with Nat over the last two years.9 comments
September 21st, 2011
Team Selection Criteria:
The naming of national teams, as well as squads for major championship events is a process often filled with disappointment, controversy and confusion. In many ways that is the nature of the beast. Bubble athletes (skiers who are right on the cusp of making the cut) will always exist, and it is the job of coaches and team leaders to balance long-term development with the desire to field fast teams in the present.
Chelsea Little's recent article on Zina Kocher, arguably the best female Canadian biathlete of the last half-decade, highlights one of the main challenges for athletes— the lack of explicit selection criteria.
Kocher, despite her past success, was left off the Canadian A-team and offered a spot on the B-team instead. Coming off her worst season in years, Kocher declined the offer and joined the independent Biathlon Alberta Regional Training Center.
Kocher told FasterSkier that Biathlon Canada did not publish criteria for 2012 until after the 2011 season— meaning she spent the winter unawares of the accomplishments needed to remain on the team.
On an individual level, this is certainly a hardship. Elite athletes are usually extremely goal oriented— you don't become an Olympian by just going out and simply trying your best. Reaching the highest level of a sport requires incredible focus, and making a national team or championship squad is often a culmination goal— one that a series of smaller goals will lead up to.
In most cases, however, it is difficult to plan how to achieve these goals, often coming down to "I need to ski very fast."
But the interests of individuals do not necessarily align with those of national programs.
The main argument against explicit criteria is that it takes flexibility away from coaches. The ability to adapt to changing athlete demographics, aging teams, specific race formats, etc. is important.
The US Ski Team (USST) has opted for a two-prong approach, providing explicit criteria for the top tier. Only those skiers who are competitive on the World Cup will meet the standards, while those who are strong domestically will need to be discretionary selections.
While this may be hard for those racing at the B-team level, the approach does make sense. If you are truly an international caliber racer, you are on the team. If you are not yet, you can still make it, but a number of non-quantifiable factors will be considered, including stage of development, recent improvement, injury and illness, and a host of others.
The system is not always perfect— take for example the case of Torin Koos, who just missed the explicit criteria. He was left off the team despite being one the fastest skiers in the country, and capable of strong World Cup results. But his inconsistency and age led the team to conclude he was not going to take another step forward with the program. But the decision was controversial, and could easily have gone the other way. Koos was just a few FIS points away from hitting automatic qualification.
Many other skiers, who missed out on discretionary selections to the US B-team (or were removed from that team) might also feel that this approach is not ideal.
Age is a major component in selection, and one that perhaps creates the most significant issues. The USST has spent time developing profiles of successful athletes, trying to pinpoint where skiers need to be at certain ages in order to compete for Olympic medals during their career.
These do not lead to hard and fast rules, but it boils down to the fact that as skiers get older they need to go faster than their younger competitors to make the cut.
We see this all the time in the US, where the fastest skiers, after the truly elite World Cup racers, are not named to the team. Recent examples include James Southam, Lars Flora and Holly Brooks, all of whom established themselves at the top of the domestic racing scene and in some cases produced impressive international results as well.
But based on their ages, national team selection was not going to occur without a significant leap forward.
All of three skiers mentioned above have made Olympic and World Championship teams, and the USST has often stated that those teams are less about development, and more about present success, providing an opportunity to "reward" the hard efforts of non-national team athletes.
But the criteria for these teams is as undefined as on the national level. Discretion is listed above everything else in the official selection guide. A skier with Olympic aspirations does not know ho he or she must perform— other than very well.
Once again, however, the USST wants to be able to maintain flexibility, considering who is skiing fast as the events approach, as well as strength in specific techniques and race formats.
Internationally, there is a mix of approaches. When it comes to championship teams, some countries are purely discretionary, with performance in specific races weighing in heavily.
This was the case in Norway where the World Championship sprint team was finalized just weeks before the big event based on results of a single World Cup sprint race— an approach that involves implicit or "understood" criteria. Those skiers knew how they needed to perform in order to make the Olympic team, even though that information was not official.
Other countries, like Germany and Canada have very clear methods of qualification— for example a top-10 World Cup finish or two top-20's.
National team selection follows similar patterns, but is arguably more critical in North America. If you miss out on the Swedish national team, there is not only strong club support, but access to elite level racing is relatively easy. And with a majority of World Cup races in Europe, "call-ups" for non-national team athletes are common.
In the US and Canada non-national team options have grown significantly in past years, and European racing opportunities are increasing. But for many, particularly older athletes, missing out on the team can have a significant impact on career-trajectory.
While the details are complicated, ultimately, the issue of criteria is fairly simple. Teams need to maintain flexibility in order to pursue a mix of long-term and short-term goals. With limited resources, as in the US, a "mistake" can have lasting repercussions.
On the flip side, athletes prefer to have goals to strive for with clearly defined benchmarks. At the very least it can be frustrating to never really know where you stand, and while optimism is critical, it can often lead to disappointment.
In Kocher's case, it seems absurd that explicit criteria are defined after a season is complete. This is somewhat disingenuous— at that point, the team should just be considered discretionary, as retroactive criteria will be defined to create the team that coaches would like.
But we are unlikely to see a move toward more explicit criteria. Doing so would lessen disappointment and wounded feelings, but the goal is not to make people happy, or even to help any one individual reach their personal goals— it is to create the fastest teams possible.
In the case of the USST, there is only one goal— to win Olympic medals— and everything is structured with that in mind, and coaches make decisions accordingly.
Thus there will always be controversy around the naming of teams. A lack of explicit criteria will exacerbate this, but clear standards would not eliminate issues. People will take issue in both cases— either with the selections or the criteria.3 comments
July 29th, 2011
Environmental activism, or at the least, awareness, is inextricably linked with the sport of cross-country skiing. The obvious and simple connection is that of snow. To ski, we need it, and the issue of global climate change is obviously relevant.
But the ties of environmentalism and skiing extend beyond snow and climate change. The value of open space, appreciation for the natural world, and related issues involving habitat, lifestyle, water quality, and much more can factor into the discussion.
On Monday, FasterSkier published an article by Audrey Mangan on the proposed snowmaking system at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in northern Vermont. The snowmaking plans aided Craftsbury in earning the right to host the 2012 SuperTour Finals, and in its attempt to position itself as a potential Thanksgiving on-snow destination.
Snowmaking is inherently not green. Significant electric power is needed to run snow guns, diesel fuel is burned moving artificial snow around, and water is usually drawn from a pond or lake.
But we live in a world of trade-offs, and we face choices of varying degrees of "evils."
If snowmaking does allow Craftsbury to host November skiing, New Englanders would no longer have to fly to points west for early-season snow, to potential significant environmental benefit. When you combine plane travel and car hours to reach the various snow meccas in the western portion of North America, there's no denying the impact.
As is often the case, however, the picture quickly gets muddy. My own personal November travel plans have little immediate impact–my absence is not going to reduce the number of 737's taking off on any given day. If enough people cut back on plane travel, there will eventually be change. But the impact of snowmaking is immediate–fuel is burned and power consumed.
My point here is that when it comes to being green, the issues are rarely as black and white as many would make it seem. But in some sense that is irrelevant. When it comes to being green and skiing, the challenge faced by all who participate in the sport is that these two things are inherently antithetical.
It is common for cross-country skiers to assume the high ground, often with a passionate arrogance, in relation to our alpine brethren. It is easy to look at diesel-guzzling generators powering high speed chairlifts, the constant snowmaking, the infrastructure required at a resort village, and conclude the cross-country skiing can glide away free of any responsibility.
But environmental issues aren't purely relative. Just because cross-country skiing is better than alpine skiing in some respects doesn't mean that we, as practitioners, absolved of responsibility. And the reality is that cross-country ski racing is decidedly not green–anyone who pretends it is so is fooling themselves.
Snow cats and snowmobiles burn diesel and gas respectively, and many of the older machines are far from efficient–both in terms of their emissions, and their fuel economy.
Travel, even in parts of the world with a high density of venues and races, is frequent and lengthy.
High end equipment is manufactured out of highly processed materials, and wax is very much a non-renewable resource.
Even recreational skiers can't escape these issues–there will always be traveling to skiing, trail grooming, etc. The only truly green form of skiing would be to construct a pair of wooden skis without power tools and use them out your backdoor.
Some of us are lucky enough to actually be able to ski from our homes, and can self-groom a trail, but in general, being a cross-country skier, especially a racer, is to make the decision to participate in an un-environmental activity.
While there are some who are so committed to the cause of environmentalism that they are willing to structure their entire lives around principles of sustainability and conservation, most who take up the green mantle will go to a point, but not the extreme. Some recognize the inherent hypocrisy; others exist in a state of denial.
Would the state of the environment be better if no ski trails were groomed, no snowmaking installed, no long trips undertaken? Certainly. Obviously, the impact of such a change would be minimal compared to deforestation and the like, but the point is that skiing is not green. You may be hurting the environment less by cross-country skiing as opposed to racing motorcycles, but you are still part of the problem, not the solution.
At the end of the day, one of the most important things is to recognize the choices we make and the impact that they have. The Craftsbury Green Racing Project, a relatively new elite racing team based at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center, took the bold step of making the environment part of its mission., and in doing so have come under some criticism–mainly because, as I said above, skiing is not green.
Naming the team as such may have been a mistake, in my opinion. It sets up an unwinnable battle: no matter how much they try, the team will be participating in all sorts of un-green activities as they pursue high-level ski racing.
Their mission is clear on this front, reading in part:
- use sustainable systems in our own lives and in our communities
- influence others in our communities to make environmentally conscious decisions
Both of these goals are attainable within the constructs of elite ski racing. Nowhere does it say the GRP strives to be 100% green. Instead, the message is simply to reduce impact without compromising the goals of the athletes–unquestionably a positive concept.
Other clubs and programs make similar efforts at various levels, though without the glitz of the name. This is a good thing, and something that should be continued.
Is there any point here? Basically that it is important to be realistic about what it means to be a ski racer – especially in regards to the environment. Do what you can, and make your choices with intention and recognize the hypocrisy.
And be careful about riding the high horse when it comes to criticizing other sports.1 comment
July 8th, 2011
Last week a short post on the FIS website announced a relatively inconsequential format name change – we didn't even deem it news-worthy as the impact on the actual competitions is non-existent.
But upon reflection, doing away with the title of "pursuit" for the 15/30km mixed technique event is actually somewhat important.
For any ski fan who was around when the pursuit format actually existed as a medal event, the use of the title "pursuit" for the current version made absolutely no sense.
The traditional pursuit involved a 5/10km classic individual start on day one, followed by a 10/15km skate on day two. The second race was a true pursuit – the winner of the classic event started first, with everyone else "pursuing" him or her from a deficit equal to the results on day one.
Simple enough and very exciting. The two day format left time for speculation and predictions after the first race, building drama, and the skate often provided commensurate excitement – who can forget Stefania Belmondo charging back from some obscene deficit to take a stunning victory on numerous occasions?
She would not stand waiting in the starting gate, instead she would lean into the start official straining against the arm on her shoulder like a caged animal, finally breaking free and charging down the trail – this was indeed a true pursuit with inferior skaters the prey strung out down the trail.
Of course there were plenty of races when someone – often Bjorn Daehlie – would hold such a large lead after the classic, that there would be little to thrill at the front. But such is the nature of racing – not every event is going to provide the sprint finish, and that should be just fine. It can be just as pleasurable to watch a feat of pure domination.
What I have just described is now considered a "handicap start," and is making a comeback exclusively in the Tour de Ski and mini-tour events. The last event of a Tour is always a handicap event, with the start list based on the overall rankings. The Tour de Ski also includes several handicap races earlier in the event as well.
It has been great to see the return of the true pursuit, and it is shocking it has taken FIS so long to call a spade a spade in regards to the medal race.
The last ten years has been a time of experimentation for FIS – new formats, notably the sprint – have been added, and a push to make races more spectator-friendly have resulted in numerous tweaks.
The pursuit fell victim to the push to please the fans, and it evolved to its current format – that which is now appropriately called a skiathlon, a mass start race involving two techniques.
The traditional pursuit made its debut in 1988 and was abandoned after the 1998 Olympics and replaced by a brutal one day affair. Athletes and support staff were not pleased – it made for a long and exhausting day – two races several hours apart in two different techniques. It was quickly replaced by the "continuous pursuit," which as I have now pointed out on numerous occasions, involves no pursuing whatsoever.
The event as we know it now debuted in 2003 after several years of distance changes and format shifts.
Why does this matter? If you want people to watch skiing, support the sport, and be excited by the races, the formats need to be understandable and make sense. Calling the skiathlon a pursuit was confusing, and honestly pretty stupid.
From the journalists' perspective it has been difficult to write about the format – if FIS calls it a pursuit, so must we, but it is challenging to explain the format in any way that makes sense in relation to the name.
Is this earth shattering? Will it suddenly catapult cross-country skiing to the forefront of the North American sports world? No. It won't really make much of a difference, but it is nice to see things done right and for FIS to at least marginally simplify the sometimes daunting array of race formats by using appropriate descriptors.Comments are off for this post
May 18th, 2011
Marty Hall posted a comment on an article from last month on the naming of the 2012 US Ski Team. It is unlikely that many people will see the comment, and it had some information worth sharing.
Marty talks about head gear sponsorship as a way to support elite US ski racers.
I checked with USSA and confirmed that US Ski Team athletes are given full autonomy with their head gear sponsors – they can sell it, and keep all revenue. The most prominent examples, which Marty points out, are Kikkan Randall's deal with Subway and Kris Freeman's with Lilly.
Canada, on the other hand, has a different policy. According to Canadian Head Coach Justin Wadsworth, Cross-Country Canada has team sponsors who have bought the location. So all athletes wear hats with those sponsors – for the men it is AltaGas, for the women, Haywood Securities.
Wadsworth, a former athlete and coach with the US Ski Team, says that in his experience, the US is in the minority worldwide in making the headgear space available to athletes.1 comment


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An open letter/punch in the you-know-what for Kim Kardashian
If you watch "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," you may have seen Kim get diagnosed with a skin disease called Psoriasis. Then she talked about how she fears her career in Hollywood will suffer because of the red patches of scaly skin all over her body.
"My career is doing ad campaigns and swimsuit photo shoots. People don't understand the pressure on me to look perfect. When I gain a pound, it's in the headlines. Imagine what the tabloids would do to me if they saw all these spots?"
This makes me want to punch her where the sun don't shine… and then again in the face. You see… I have Psoriasis, too. I've had it all my life. I may not have as many spots as she does [woah, *knock on wood*], but it's definitely made me hella self conscious.
I know a few people who have to deal with it; I even know a model who had the worst outbreak I've ever seen in person. It's not fun. You have to try to cover it up, which is nearly impossible, and you have to explain to everyone that it's not contagious and they can totally touch you as much as they want.
When it comes to Kim Kardashian, whether we like it or not, she's a major personality and someone a lot of people look up to or love. She's in a position now to show the world that this disease isn't that big of a deal, just something some of us have to live and cope with… but she's not doing that. She's making it look like this HUGE deal that's really going to end her life and tarnish her career.
First of all- what career? Her career of being famous for nothing which is the reason she gets endorsements? Second of all- She's worried about advertisements and photo shoots, right? I know she's heard of Photoshop before. I know she's seen her cellulite disappear from every photo she's ever taken… why would she be worried about some red spots?!
Ohhh, I'm heated. If someone has a voice and a chance to stand up for something and show the world everything is going to be okay, and they don't take that opportunity, it disgusts me.
Dear Kim Kardashian,
Shut. Up. If you have nothing nice or helpful to say, don't say it at all. Instead of helping girls [and guys, for that matter] with Psoriasis feel better because they're not the only one, you probably made them feel a whole lot worse. Congratu-freaking-lations.
…and to think I was ACTUALLY starting to like her…. what a joke.

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|Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
Dig out your biggest belt buckle and get your boots ready 'cause you're in cowboy country. Plenty of working guest ranches give you a chance to experience the cowboy life firsthand, and you may even get to drive cattle or mend fence. The two-lane, 150-mile Loup Rivers Scenic Byway is also heavily populated with rodeos that draw nationally known ropers and riders who put on quite a show.
This is also a great chance to explore nature's splendor. Canoe or tank along the winding and glistening rivers as they cut through the lush and scenic terrain. Hunting and fishing is plentiful, and even those hunting the perfect photo will feel at home with rare wildlife sightings and the annual sandhill crane migration.
For a look at another facet of the area, tour the remnants of a past rich with the pioneering spirit and military tradition at Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park.
THE ROUTE: 150 miles along Nebraska Highways 11 & 91 from the Wood River I-80 exit to the town of Dunning.


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Nature Worship and Nature Myths
[47] MOSES of Chorene makes repeated allusions to the worship of the sun and moon in Armenia. In oaths the name of the sun was almost invariably invoked (1), and there were also altars and images of the sun and moon (2). Of what type these images were, and how far they were influenced by Syrian or Magian sun-worship, we cannot tell. We shall presently see the medieval conceptions of the forms of the sun and moon. Modern Armenians imagine the sun to be like the wheel of a water-mill (3). Agathangelos, in the alleged letter of Diocletian to Tiridates, unconsciously bears witness to the Armenian veneration for the sun, moon and stars (4). But the oldest witness is Xenophon, who notes that the Armenians sacrificed horses to the sun (5), perhaps with some reference to his need of them in his daily course through the skies. The eighth month of the Armenian year and, what is more significant, the first day of every month, were consecrated to the sun and bore its name, while the twenty-fourth day in the Armenian month was consecrated to the moon. The Armenians, like the Persians and most of the sun-worshipping peoples of the East, prayed toward the rising sun, a custom which the early church adopted, so that to this day the Armenian churches are built and the Armenian dead are buried toward the east, the west being the abode of evil spirits. As to the moon, Ohannes Mantaguni in the Fifth Century bears witness to the belief that the moon prospers or mars the plants (6), and Anania of Shirak says in his Demonstrations (7) "The first fathers called [48] her the nurse of the plants," a quite widely spread idea which has its parallel, both in the west and in the short Mah-yasht of the Avesta, particularly in the statement that vegetation grows best in the time of the waxing moon (8). At certain of its phases the moon caused diseases, especially epilepsy, which was called the moon-disease, and Eznik tries to combat this superstition with the explanation that it is caused by demons whose activity is connected with the phases of the moon (9)! The modem Armenians are still very much afraid of the baleful influence of the moon upon children and try to ward it off by magical ceremonies in the presence of the moon (10).
As among many other peoples, the eclipse of the sun and moon was thought to be caused by dragons which endeavor to swallow these luminaries. But the "evil star" of the Western Armenians is a plain survival of the superstitions current among the Persians, who held that these phenomena were caused by two dark bodies, offspring of the primaeval ox, revolving below the sun and moon, and occasionally passing between them and the earth (11). When the moon was at an eclipse, the sorcerers said that it resembled a demon (?). It was, moreover, a popular belief that a sorcerer could bind the sun and moon in their course, or deprive them of their light. He could bring the sun or moon down from heaven by witchcraft and although it was larger than many countries (worlds?) put together, the sorcerers could set the moon in a threshing floor, and although without breasts, they could milk it like a cow (12). This latter point betrays some reminiscence of a primaeval cow in its relation to the moon and perhaps shows that this luminary was regarded by the Armenians also as a goddess of fertility. Needless to add that the eclipses and the appearance of comets foreboded evil. Their chronologies are full of notices of such astronomical phenomena that presaged great national and universal disasters. Along with all these practices, there was a special type of divination by the moon.
[49] Both sun and moon worship have left deep traces in the popular beliefs of the present Armenians (13).
A few ancient stellar myths have survived, in a fragmentary condition. Orion, Sirius, and other stars were perhaps involved in myths concerning the national hero, Hayk, as they bear his name.
We have seen that Vahagn's stealing straw from Ba'al Shamin and forming the Milky Way, has an unmistakable reference to his character. The Milky Way itself was anciently known as "the Straw-thief's Way," and the myth is current among the Bulgarians, who may have inherited it from the ancient Thracians.
Some of the other extant sun-myths have to do with the great luminary's travel beyond the western horizon. The setting sun has always been spoken of among the Armenians and among Slavs as the sun that is going to his mother. According to Frazer "Stesichorus also described the sun embarking in a golden goblet that he might cross the ocean in the darkness of night and come to his mother, his wedded wife and children dear." The sun may, therefore, have been imagined as a young person, who, in his resplendent procession through the skies, is on his way to a re-incarnation. The people probably believed in a daily occurrence of death and birth, which the sun, as the heavenly fire, has in common with the fire, and which was most probably a return into a heavenly stalk or tree and reappearance from it. This heavenly stalk or tree itself must therefore have been the mother of the sun, as well as of the fire, and in relation to the sun was known to the Letts and even to the ancient Egyptians. The Armenians have forgotten the original identity of the mother of the sun and have produced other divergent accounts of which Abeghian has given us several (15), They often think the dawn or the evening twilight to be the mother of the sun. She is a brilliant woman with eyes shining like the beams of the sun and with a golden garment, [50] who bestows beauty upon the maidens at sunset. Now she is imagined as a good woman helping those whom the sun punished, now as a bad woman cursing and changing men into stone. The mother of the sun is usually supposed to reside in the palace of the sun, which is either in the east at the end of the world or in a sea, like the Lake of Van. In the absence of a sea, there is at least a basin near the mother. Like the Letto-Lithuanians, who thought that Perkuna Tete, the mother of the thunder and lightning, bathes the sun, and refreshes him at the end of the day, the Armenians also associate this mother closely with the bath which the sun takes at the close of his daily journey. The palace itself is gorgeously described. It is situated in a far-off place where there are no men, no birds, no trees, and no turf, and where the great silence is disturbed only by the murmur of springs welling up in the middle of each one of the twelve courts, which are built of blue marble and spanned over by arches. In the middle court, over the spring, there is a pavilion where the mother of the sun waits for him, sitting on the edge of a pearl bed among lights. When he returns he bathes in the spring, is taken up, laid in bed and nursed by his mother.
Further, that the sun crosses a vast sea to reach the east was also known to the Armenians. Eznik is trying to prove that this is a myth but that the sun passes underneath the earth all the same. The sea is, of course, the primaeval ocean upon which the earth was founded. It is on this journey that the sun shines on the Armenian world of the dead as he did on the Babylonian Aralu and on the Egyptian and Greek Hades. The following extract from an Armenian collection of folklore unites the sun's relation to Hades and to the subterranean ocean: "And at sun-set the sun is the portion of the dead. It enters the sea and, passing under the earth, emerges in the morning at the other side " (16).
Medieval writers (17) speak about the horses of the sun, [51] an idea which is no more foreign to the Persians than to the Greeks. One counts four of them, and calls them Enik, Menik, Benik, and Senik, which sound like artificial or magic names, but evidently picture the sun on his quadriga. Another, mingling the scientific ideas of his time with mythical images, says: "The sun is a compound of fire, salt, and iron, light blended with lightning, fire that has been shaped--or with a slight emendation--fire drawn by horses. There are in it twelve windows with double shutters, eleven of which look upward, and one to the earth. Wouldst thou know the shape of the sun? It is that of a man deprived of reason and speech standing between two horses. If its eye (or its real essence) were not in a dish, the world would blaze up before it like a mass of wool." The reader will readily recognize in "the windows of the sun " a far-off echo of early Greek philosophy.
Ordinarily in present-day myths the sun is thought to be a young man and the moon a young girl. But, on the other hand, the Germanic idea of a feminine sun and masculine moon is not foreign to Armenian thought. They are brother and sister, but sometimes also passionate lovers who are engaged in a weary search for each other through the trackless fields of the heavens. In such cases it is the youthful moon who is pining away for the sun-maid. Bashfulness is very characteristic of the two luminaries, as fair maids. So the sun hurls fiery needles at the bold eyes which presume to gaze upon her face, and the moon covers hers with a sevenfold veil of clouds (18). These very transparent and poetic myths, however, have little in them that might be called ancient.
The ancient Armenians, like the Latins, possessed two different names for the moon. One of these was Lusin, an unmistakable cognate of Luna ( originally Lucna or Lucina ), and the other Ami(n)s, which now like the Latin mens, signifies "month." No doubt Lusin designated the moon as a female goddess, while Amins corresponded to the Phrygian men or Lunus.
[52] The same mediaeval and quasi-scientific author who gives the above semi-mythological description of the sun, portrays the moon in the following manner: "The moon was made out of five parts, three of which are light, the fourth is fire, and the fifth, motion...which is a compound. It is cloud-like, light-like (luminous) dense air, with twelve windows, six of which look heavenward and six earthward. What are the forms of the moon? In it are two sea-buffaloes (?). The light enters into the mouth of the one and is waning in the mouth of the other. For the light of the moon comes from the sun" (19). Here again the sea-buffaloes may be a dim and confused reminiscence of a "primaeval cow" which was associated with the moon and, no doubt, suggested by the peculiar form of the crescent. Let us add also that the Armenians spoke of the monthly rebirth of the moon, although myths concerning it are lacking.
Fragments of Babylonian star-lore found their way into Armenia probably through Median Magi. We have noticed the planetary basis of the pantheon. In later times, however, some of the planets came into a bad repute (20). Anania of Shirak (seventh century) reports that heathen (?) held Jupiter and Venus to be beneficent, Saturn and Mars were malicious, but Mercury was indifferent.
Stars and planets and especially the signs of the Zodiac were bound up with human destiny upon which they exercised a decisive influence. According to Eznik (21) the Armenians believed that these heavenly objects caused births and deaths. Good and ill luck were dependent upon the entrance of certain stars into certain signs of the Zodiac. So they said: "When Saturn is in the ascendant, a king dies; when Leo (the lion) is ascendant, a king is born. When the Taurus is ascendant, a powerful and good person is born. With Aries, a rich person is born, ' just as the ram has a thick fleece.' With the Scorpion, a wicked and sinful person comes to the world. Whoever is [53] born when Hayk (Mars?) is in the ascendant dies by iron, i.e., the sword." Much of this star lore is still current among the Mohammedans in a more complete form.
Eznik alludes again and again to the popular belief that stars, constellations, and Zodiacal signs which bear names of animals like Sirius (dog), Arcturus (bear), were originally animals of those names that have been lifted up into the heavens.
Something of the Armenian belief in the influence that Zodiacal signs could exercise on the weather and crops is preserved by al-Biruni (22) where we read: "I heard a number of Armenian learned men relate that on the morning of the Fox-day there appears on the highest mountain, between the Interior and the Exterior country, a white ram (Aries?) which is not seen at any other time of the year except about this time of this Day. Now the inhabitants of that country infer that the year will be prosperous if the ram bleats; that it will be sterile if it does not bleat."
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Pietersen heading to Japan
The Sharks have confirmed that Springbok wing JP Pietersen will use the latter part of this year and 2014 to take up a Japanese playing contract.
According to The Sharks' official website, Pietersen, who is currently sidelined with an ankle injury, will remain available for Durban-based franchise during their Super Rugby commitments, and will thereafter depart for Japan before returning for the start of the next Super Rugby campaign.
It means that he won't be available to the Sharks during their Currie Cup campaign (which is generally the case due to his Springbok commitments).
Pietersen admitted to that he remained fully committed to the Sharks and Springboks and that his 2013 and 2014 Japanese commitments would not impact on his Super Rugby and Springbok duties.


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Skeleton Coast Camp in Namibia
Namibia's Skeleton Coast a wild and windswept place is located in one of the planet's most beautiful yet most harsh coastlines.
Over the past few years access to the rugged Skeleton Coast area has become a little more restricted, and currently the only way to access the location is by visiting Skeleton coast camp on a fly in safari. After flying into Windhoek in Namibia you can enjoy a scenic flight along the coastline which offers some of the most stunning views on a safari in Namibia. Almost 660,000 acres of the National Park has been designated as an exclusive safari area. If you join a fly-in Skeleton Coast safari you'll have the chance to truly blow out the cobwebs and enjoy a real sense of the strength of mother nature and what effect she has achieved with this desolate expanse of the planet. The experience it overwhelmingly humbling and with just six luxury safari tents at Skeleton coast camp your sense of a personal experience of these surroundings is superb. The memories of this vast, wild, desolate and hauntingly beguiling area will remain with you forever.
Because of the uniqueness and vastness of this area, most activities are done in 4x4 vehicles that are closed to the elements, although all vehicles have pop-top roofs and sliding windows to enjoy the fine weather. There is however plenty of opportunity to climb out and walk or simply just stretch the legs. Safari activities at the Skeleton coast include either full-day nature drives or walks with a sumptuous picnic lunch, returning to camp in the evening, or half-day nature drives or walks returning to camp for lunch and venturing out again in the afternoon. Due to the pristine nature of this delicate area many parts are accessible only on foot, as vehicle tracks can damage the environment. Many specially-adapted plant species such as Lithops and Welwitschia can be visited in this way.
Other excursions from Skeleton Coast camp comprise of visits to the clay castles of the Hoarusib River, Rocky Point, the soaring sand dunes, lichen fields, Cape fur seal colonies, Himba villages, and birding. The shipwrecks strewn across the sand are now fast being devoured by the salty and vigorous coastline, can be viewed on request. Secret water seeps attract wildlife, so guests can see desert-adapted elephant, gemsbok, springbok, giraffe, ostrich, brown hyena, Hartmann's mountain zebra and occasionally lion and cheetah visit for a life sustaining drink.
This arid Skeleton Coast environment is within the northern reaches of the Namib Desert. The cold sea breeze caused by the Benguela Current helps to moderate temperatures here and also brings much needed moisture to a parched desert from the coast. Most mornings, if you rise early enough you'll see the cool ocean mist collide with the hotter desert air to produce a moist coastal fog that envelops the coastline. This fog creates a real sense of mystery and impenetrability as well as providing the precious moisture for the inhabitants of this harsh and unforgiving place.


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I actually haven't "been there"! But now I want to go "there"! Have you been??
They also talk about how this product even targets and fixes the
dreaded side-boob (see before and after shots here). Wow!
Wait until I show you the after photos from this press release for
this Fit Gum I also got. Keep the pitches coming!
Love them! And anyone who wants my boob glue, let me know below and I
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Oh, and best answer for what the next miracle product for the ladies will be
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PS I just, as I was writing this, remembered that in my dream last
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The Cobb County man accused of murdering his ex-wife went before a judge on Thursday. John Kristofak is charged with the murder of his ex-wife Donna Nations Kristofak the weekend before Christmas.
Kristofak was quiet as the judge continued his probation revocation hearing until next month. Three of Donna's friends attended the hearing, and say they will continue to show up.
"Donna cannot be in the courtroom herself anymore. And without her here, she has to have a voice and a presence. And John can never walk into court and not see a family member because we never want him to think that we've gone away, or that somehow Donna has become insignificant," said Donna Kristofak's friend, Sharon Hess.
Back in October, Donna Kristofak told a judge she feared for her life before her ex-husband was released from jail on probation.
In a related development, Fayetteville police say they have identified John Kristofak as the person who robbed a Fayetteville Rite Aid store on December 26.
Police say Kristofak walked into the store and back to the drug counter where he gave a clerk a threatening note.
"It basically said, I have a gun. Give me a certain amount of Adderall. Give me all your Adderall in this milligram," said Det. Mike Whitlock of the Fayetteville Police Department.
Adderall is stimulant and used to treat narcolepsy and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder according to drugs.com.
Kristofak left with the pill bottle. The next time it would be seen is when U.S. Marshals stormed a Union City motel room the next day and arrested him.
Surveillance footage showed Kristofak in a black pickup truck. Police said that the truck was not his, and they are not sure who it belongs to.
They say he is facing charges of robbery by intimidation.
Kristofak was on the run from the law for the stabbing death of his ex-wife for nearly a week.
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Beats by Dr. Dre Mixr On-Ear Headphones
Beats by Dr. Dre Mixr On-Ear Headphones
Product Information
Beats Mixr Headphones are designed for DJs, so they're the lightest and loudest model Beats makes. Created for audio enthusiasts and professionals alike, these over-ear headphones reproduce accurate sound and meet the needs of the world's best DJs. And their super-lightweight design means you can pull them on and off while you're on stage without any trouble.
Industrial strength sound
Designed to be heard over parties at 100+ decibels, Mixr delivers extremely deep bass at extraordinarily high volume. Made for pros warming up the party.
DJ bells and whistles
Rotating earcups swivel back behind the ears, then rotate back for total isolation. With dual input and daisy chain connectors, it's easy to share what you're listening to.
Made for life on the road
The ultra-flexible headband was crafted to be super lightweight, and easily foldable for jetting off to your next destination.
Incredibly durable
Built to withstand the rigors of DJ life, which means creating a housing flexible and tough enough to take a beating. No worries about them breaking or fraying any time soon.
- 40 mm drivers provide low frequency range with a custom diaphragm, which produces smooth mids and highs
- Soft leatherette ear pads fit over the ear comfortably, so they're wearable for hours
- Metal construction and a moulded headband keep these headphones sturdy and travel-friendly
- Ear cups pivot up to 270 degrees for single-ear monitoring with articulation and a snug fit unique to your ears
- Dual input 3.5 mm jacks let you daisy chain audio with friends and other music enthusiasts for easy sharing
- Keeps ambient noise out to provide a cleaner sound while reducing leakage from your own music
Did you notice?Blocks ambient noise for clear audio playback and totally confident mixing.
Apple Recommends ForLightweight and totally accurate sound for DJing.
What's in the Box?
- Beats Mixr Over-Ear Headphones
- 3.5 mm audio cable
- Audio adapter
- Cable with in-line mic and remote that controls iOS devices
- Carrying case
Tech Specs
- Form Factor: On Ear
- Cable Length: 220 cm
Manufacturer Information
Part Number
- Mfr. Part Number: 900-00099-01
- UPC or EAN No.: 848447005574
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Ratings & Reviews
Very dodgy wiring to the ear cups
I have found that within a few weeks of using the product, they begin to loose their appeal despite the great design. The wiring b I have found that within a few weeks of using the product, they begin to loose their appeal despite the great design. The wiring becomes very loose due to the placement of them outside the internal casing which cases them to move when packing away into the carry case and when opening up to listen to them. Due to this i nows have to move the wires on the headset around so as to get both speakers working!! I am not very impressed and I hope that the apple collaboration will iron out these stupid design errors and make them more functional father than over its form. …
- Written by Henry V from Hereford
1 of 1 people found this useful
as a DJ, i can not speak highly of these headphone enough. i dont normally review products but i thought these deserve it. For DJ' as a DJ, i can not speak highly of these headphone enough. i dont normally review products but i thought these deserve it. For DJ's i couldnt want anything more, although expensive, you do get what you pay for. i will review the features; strength and rigidity. basically i chuck these in my bag where ever i go, dont fold them and dont use the carry case, just chuck them in my bag and i have had them a year now and i can safely say i dont anticipate buying another pair in the near future.. there is slight paint chipping but nothing near what they should have got considering my treatment of them. the ear cups and structure stays sturdy and only loosens with time and use which in this case is a good thing. the Dj cable is fantasist quality, the other one may need some care. the daisy chain feature has never been a gimmick for me, and lastly the sound. the sound is incredible. it is better than my old bose QC3's (which were battery powered and noise canceled) the bass has ULTRA clarity and there is no problem cueing your tracks with one playing loudly on your speaker system (i can only hear the beat of the PA when i am cueing up) but not only the bass but the highs and mids are also super high quality. i have heard a lot of headphones and i am confident that these have the best sound on the market. even better than Beats' higher end battery powered models. there is one downside to these and that is that they are not meant for normal consumers haha. i mean i can't have them on my head for more that 40 minutes without having to take them off and give my ears a rub because they are so tight. (And mine are a year old!) for me though this tradeoff is worth it purely because they sound is just so fantastic. i can't recommend these enough. everyone i show them too just smiles when the bass drops ha , hope ive helped and to summarise, the price is worth what you get, structurally they will be a massive one off if they break and the sound is second to no one. DJ in style with that massive B on the side. …
- Written by Jack L from Retford
3 of 3 people found this useful
Questions & Answers
Answers from the community
Is this wireless?
- Asked by Natalia P from Miami
- 03-Jul-2014
These Mix'rs are not wireless, but they do come with aux cable plugins on both hear cuffs.
- Answered by Yoyo Dj 6 ( from Stanfield
- 10-Aug-2014
can you workout in them, meaning can they get wet from sweat?
- Asked by Janice A from Owens Cross Roads
- 12-Dec-2012
These are reputably very high performing headphones. They were engineered with DJ's in mind, to be u These are reputably very high performing headphones. They were engineered with DJ's in mind, to be used in the studio and on-stage. The headset design, as universal as it seems, is a really reserved design, especially this one. As mentioned in the description, they are composed with durable materials, but the involved movement of running, and the sweat, might take away from the precise design it comes as. I would not recommend to use this for any type of physical exercise.
Beats(c) however does offer some in-ear listening devices for active training! …
- Answered by Anthony C from Lasalle
- 10-Feb-2013
Is it Bluetooth or wireless?
- Asked by Vera J from San Antonio
- 08-Jun-2014
No, it uses a detachable cord.
- Answered by Kris M from Kanata
- 04-Jul-2014
How many ear cups work at a time?
- Asked by Robert H from Boston
- 06-Mar-2014
Are they comfortable?
- Asked by Mayela P from Lewis
- 10-Jan-2014
Can i use mixr on iphone 5s?! Why it's not in compatibility list ?
- Asked by Armin M from Los Angeles
- 05-Mar-2014
It works with the 5c and 5s but it isn't listed because it probably was written before the 5c/5s wer It works with the 5c and 5s but it isn't listed because it probably was written before the 5c/5s were released …
- Answered by Alicia K from Keith
- 16-Mar-2014


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(a) Authorization of Administrator; contents of contracts
Subject to the provisions of this chapter and to such rate schedules as the Secretary of Energy may approve, as provided in this chapter, the administrator shall negotiate and enter into contracts for the sale at wholesale of electric energy, either for resale or direct consumption, to public bodies and cooperatives and to private agencies and persons and for the disposition of electric energy to Federal agencies. Contracts for the sale of electric energy to any private person or agency other than a privately owned public utility engaged in selling electric energy to the general public, shall contain a provision forbidding such private purchaser to resell any of such electric energy so purchased to any private utility or agency engaged in the sale of electric energy to the general public, and requiring the immediate canceling of such contract of sale in the event of violation of such provision. Contracts entered into under this subsection shall be binding in accordance with the terms thereof and shall be effective for such period or periods, including renewals or extensions, as may be provided therein, not exceeding in the aggregate twenty years from the respective dates of the making of such contracts. Contracts entered into under this subsection shall contain
(1) such provisions as the administrator and purchaser agree upon for the equitable adjustment of rates at appropriate intervals, not less frequently than once in every five years, and
(2) in the case of a contract with any purchaser engaged in the business of selling electric energy to the general public, the contract shall provide that the administrator may cancel such contract upon five years' notice in writing if in the judgment of the administrator any part of the electric energy purchased under such contract is likely to be needed to satisfy the requirements of the said public bodies or cooperatives referred to in this chapter, and that such cancelation may be with respect to all or any part of the electric energy so purchased under said contract to the end that the preferential rights and priorities accorded public bodies and cooperatives under this chapter shall at all times be preserved. Contracts entered into with any utility engaged in the sale of electric energy to the general public shall contain such terms and conditions, including among other things stipulations concerning resale and resale rates by any such utility, as the administrator may deem necessary, desirable or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and to insure that resale by such utility to the ultimate consumer shall be at rates which are reasonable and nondiscriminatory. Such contracts shall also require such utility to keep on file in the office of the administrator a schedule of all its rates and charges to the public for electric energy and such alterations and changes therein as may be put into effect by such utility.
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1945—Subsec. (a). Act Oct. 23, 1945, inserted "and for the disposition of electric energy to Federal agencies" in first sentence.
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"Secretary of Energy" substituted for "Federal Power Commission" in subsec. (a) pursuant to Pub. L. 95–91, § 301(b), which is classified to section 7151 (b) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
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Aging Network
AoA-PI-00-05- August 18, 2000
SUBJECT: Procedures for Issuing Title III Formula
Grant Amendments for Transfer of Funds
LEGAL AND RELATED REFERENCES: Older Americans
Act, as Amended - Sections 308(b)(4)(A), 308(b)(4)(B), 308(b)(5)(A),
308(b)(5)(B)(i) and (ii),308(b)(5)(C)
The purpose of this program instruction is to reiterate procedures
for transferring of funds within the Title III allotments and
for effecting these transfers by the Administration on Aging's
(AoA) grant award amendments.
The Older Americans Act (OAA) provides authority for states to
make transfers of funds among allotments for Supportive Services
and Senior Centers (III-B), Congregate Meals (III-C1), and Home-Delivered
Meals (III-C2). There is, however, no authority for states to
transfer funds in or out of the allotments for Disease Prevention,
Ombudsman Program or the Elder Abuse Program.
States can make transfers, whenever necessary, throughout the
fiscal year among the III-B, III-C1 and III-C2 allotments. No
prior authorization is required from the AoA as long as the transfers
remain within the parameters defined in the OAA. In order to keep
the workload of transfers at a minimum, a policy was established
for states to notify AoA only once in a year for:
(1) transfers of up to 30 percent between III-C1 and III-C2,
as provided in Section 308(b)(4)(A); and (2) transfers of up to
20 percent between III-B, and III-C, as provided in Section 308(b)(5)(A).
Whenever these transfers are made internally during the fiscal
year, they should be reflected on the supplemental sheet to the
Financial Status Report(SF-269), detailing how the funds in line
10.o are allocated. The cumulative transfer of funds among allotments,
however, will not be reflected on a revised grant award until
after the reallotment (if there is one).
"Note:" funds taken from any parts of Title III for
use as State Plan Administration do not constitute a transfer
in the context of this Program Instruction, and therefore should
not be reported as a transfer.
When submitting your transfer information, please follow the
following procedures:
transfers are made only from the allotment in the column headed
"Cumulative Grant Award to Date" on the last grant award
for FY 2000 for Title III.
show only the total transfer effected during the fiscal year,
in III-B, III-C1 and/or III-C2 (not the series of individual transfers
that might have been made during the fiscal year),
show the final allotment in each Title affected as shown in your
records, so that the transfer grant award can be verified in the
Regional Office to insure it agrees with your figures.
Transfers within III-C which exceed 30 percent of the state's
separate allotment and/or transfers between III-B and III-C, which
exceeds 20 percent of the state separate allotment require AoA's
prior approval. Final transfers should be reflected on the SF-269
supplemental sheet after approval. Notification of your amount
of transfers for this fiscal year, as well as your requests for
a waiver must be received on or before September 15, 2000. This
will allow AoA to process these transfer grant awards timely so
that the states may draw down the funds from the appropriate allotment.
State agencies will be notified by letter of the Assistant Secretary
for Aging's approval or disapproval to transfer funds which
require a waiver as specified in Sec. 308(b)(4)(B) and 308(b)(5)(B).
All requests for a waiver must be in compliance with Sec. 308(b)(5)(C)
of the Act.
Requests for transfers which fall within Sections 308(b)(4)(B)
and 308(b)(5)(B) should be submitted to the Regional Office as
early as possible, and no later than September 15th, in order
to permit timely approval by the Assistant Secretary for Aging.
Any transfers reflected on the SF-269 after the close of the
fiscal year must be supported by documentation which indicates
that the transfers were approved or made prior to the close of
the fiscal year.
DUE DATE: September 15, 2000 for submission
to Regional Administrators on Aging, DHHS regional offices.
INQUIRIES: Inquiries should be addressed to
Regional Administrators on Aging, DHHS regional offices.
Jeanette C. Takamura
Assistant Secretary for Aging
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