The Butterfly Effect, COG, Karnivool.
The 2010 throwback we didn't need.
Dead Letter Circus really survived the spectacular rise and subsequent fall of heavy radio rock. Throwback to 2011 when Big Day Out catered beautifully to fans of Shihad, Karnivool and The Butterfly Effect, and you had a near-perfect wave for this Brisbane quintet to ride; from Triple J Unearthed stars to openers for Muse. Fast-forward seven years (an eternity in the world of pop-culture), and Dead Letter Circus are still able to sell out some of the most prestigious music venues in our fine country. Whilst also maintaining a fairly firm grip on what made them such an interesting musical adventure in the first place.
However, this 'firm grip' comes mighty close to towing the line of being 'samey' as time goes on. A problem that the Aussie heavy-hitters flirt massively with on their self-titled LP. Truthfully, it does make perfect sense that this is the sound of the band's self-titled. After all, releasing a record solely sharing your band's moniker shows a statement that THIS is what will define the music; that this is YOUR sound. In that sense, this is definitely a DLC album. The rapid-fire palm-muted riffs and soaring leads are splattered all over this LP, accompanied by frontman Kim Benzie's darkly beautiful vocal melodies and drummer Luke Williams' trademark flourishes. When it comes to listening to and digesting this record, though, I have on my hands a tale of two reactions: one bad, and one comfortably satisfied with where this band has arrived at this point in their illustrious career. And I'm going to start with the bad first.
First impressions of cuts like 'Change' and 'We Own The Light' will no doubt bring about the realisation that we've heard this all before from the band – tried and well-tested to varying degrees across three LP's and seven years. While Dead Letter Circus is by no means a one-trick pony, they certainly play it safe to a monotonous degree on their titular effort. Some songs even feeling like long-lost siblings of older material. For instance, 'Trade Places' would fit beautifully as a substitute for 'Next In Line' off their debut, 'This Is The Warning', marked by extremely similar guitar tones, drum patterns and vocal lines.
Truthfully, over-familiarity is the thorn in the side of this band across all of their works. While 'This Is The Warning' and 'The Catalyst Fire' are both solid albums – no one is disputing that – these albums don't define themselves from one another nor offer something new to the very conversation that the band themselves once created. Their terrific third LP 'Aesthesis' does this to a far greater extent, which is why it's disappointing to hear certain songs on this new record merely retreat back to the all-too-familiar territory that the Aussies comfortably mapped out so well over half a decade ago. As a fan of Dead Letter Circus's music, I know they can do better; I've heard better from them. And that's a nagging thought at the back of my mind whenever listening to this new album.
This is, however, a review of contrasting reactions and frustrations from myself with certain songs aside. So, in terms of the good and what works, there are obvious reasons on this record that prove without a doubt why Dead Letter Circus are still a creative force to be reckoned with. Lead singles 'The Armour You Own' and 'The Real You' expand the hookier, 'cleaner' sound the band explored on their last record, but with the added twist of heavier grooves and more space given to let the songs really grow. 'Running Out Of Time' in particular doesn't rush it's pace, rather marching along with definite purpose yet still twisting and morphing into an anthemic beast. This is where the band truly shines.
As usual, the band have continued in their habit of putting the best track of the record second last (if you look back, 'Change The Concept', 'Stand Apart' and 'Walk' are all penultimate bangers), with 'Say You Won't Be Long'. It's clearly a DLC song but with an added heaviness that builds wonderfully towards the end before finally, naturally floating away. Closing number 'Home' also offers something different too, building itself on solid riffs as opposed to floaty lead-line; ending the record on a real high note.
It's clear across this new record that DLC have tried to combine what they personally see as all their best sounds into the one, whilst simultaneously trying to move their sound forward. Unfortunately, there are just too many points on this record for me where the band pigeonhole themselves and end up saying the same thing that they very clearly stated on 'This Is The Warning' and other previous works. Despite this, there are other points where the group continue to edge forward with their sound, resulting in easily the record's finest, most memorable moments. Just as how I'm torn between my love and my indifference for this album, the band seem to also be torn between doing what worked before and exploring new realms.
With their self-titled, Dead Letter Circus may have created their best entry-level record for potential new fans. The problem, however, is that it's unlikely that they will attract many new listeners with some of these tracks; many of which offer an all too familiar prog-metal palette to what has already been served up on past, better records. Yet with some patience and with some extra digging, there are some real diamonds to be found here that could evolve into something truly wonderful if given more time and depth on future outings. It's funny, no one really needed my review of this self-titled Dead Letter Circus, but no one also really needed this 2010 throwback either.
Dead Letter Circus's self-titled album is out now.
They need big Rob back. I think his ying to Kims yang is what made the 2x EPs and debut album such an exciting listen. Everything since then has been kinda mediocre for me.


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He loves golf. His school didn't have a golf team. So he started one.
Devon Kitchen
The tiny white ball arcs against the cold gray sky, almost too hard to see.
"That's a good ball," says Devon Kitchen, eyes focused as the ball drops quietly on the still-soggy fairway at Lincoln Golf Club on the northern edge of Muskegon.
It's one of those days when spring backtracks, feels more like winter. Not a great day for golfing.
But it doesn't seem to bother Kitchen. The 17-year-old is just happy to be on the course again. He's dressed in a bright orange cap, dark gray pullover and black pants. Tiger colors. Kitchen is a student at the Muskegon Heights Public School Academy, home of the Tigers. Before Kitchen showed up at the school, the Tigers didn't have a golf team. Now they do.
"It was a challenge," Kitchen says, "but we got here."
Kitchen grew up in the Heights. His family goes way back in the town.
And it's a place that has more than its share of challenges. Poverty, crime. At the high school, both the football team and basketball team had home games canceled this school year because opposing schools decided it wasn't safe to come into the Heights.
Those are the kinds of things that you hear about in the news.
Meanwhile, there are the stories you don't often hear. Like the one about the kid whose neighbor challenged him to a game of golf when he was seven years old. How he lost, but fell in love with the game, and has been striving to get better ever since.
And of how that kid went to a high school that didn't have a golf team. So he decided to start one.
"First it was just an idea, like, 'Hey, we should get a golf team." Kitchen says. "They must have just thought I was just going to leave it at that. No, I went to every board meeting for the next three months. I drew up big diagrams of how it could stop the crime rate, how it was going to take kids off the street for six hours at a time. I was coming up with a lot of facts, to the point where either they got really annoyed, or just bought into it. And just like, 'You know what, go for it.'"
"So, you just bowled them over," I say.
"Basically. I was persistent."
He was persistent in finding a coach. He was persistent in getting clubs donated by the Muskegon Heights Optimist Club, where he's a member.
And, he was persistent recruiting players for the first team.
"The people that came out to play, and wanted to try, they fell in love with it like I did. So they were on me every day at school, 'Hey, when are we going to go out and practice?' ... I'm like, 'Let's go. I'm always down to golf.'"
"We had about six," he says. "Six to eight. Everybody kind of like dogged it out at first, like ... 'Who wants to play golf? Golf is boring.' That comes everywhere you go when you mention golf around people who've never played. So it's like, you have to take your lumps and bruises. And the people that came out to play, and wanted to try, they fell in love with it like I did. So they were on me every day at school, 'Hey, when are we going to go out and practice?' 'Can you take me here?' 'Can you take me here?' 'I just want to hit balls.' I'm like, 'Let's go. I'm always down to golf.'"
And Kitchen says a couple of those kids bugging him to go out, they had dabbled in some of the things he sees as negative influences in the Heights. Golf, he says, gave them a positive influence, just as he predicted it would.
For him, it's created a path to college. He already has a couple scholarship offers. He's working hard to make it to the state championships in golf this year, then see if any other offers come forward.
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By Gabriel Kane
Price movement
Greif (GEF) has a market cap of $2.8 billion. It fell 1.4% to close at $53.26 per share on November 22, 2016. The stock's weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were -3.7%, 11.0%, and 79.1%, respectively, on the same day.
GEF is trading 6.5% above its 20-day moving average, 9.1% above its 50-day moving average, and 38.1% above its 200-day moving average.
Related ETF and peers
The Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) invests 0.03% of its holdings in Greif. The YTD price movement of VB was 16.5% on November 22.
The market caps of Greif's competitors are as follows:
International Paper (IP) — $19.9 billion
Sonoco Products (SON) — $5.4 billion
Silgan Holdings (SLGN) — $3.0 billion
Greif's rating
On November 22, 2016, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch has downgraded Greif's rating to "neutral" from "buy."
Performance of Greif in 3Q16
Greif reported 3Q16 net sales of $845.0 million, a fall of 9.1% compared to its net sales of $930.0 million in 3Q15. Net sales from the company's Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services, Paper Packaging & Services, and Flexible Products & Services segments fell 10.8%, 2.4%, and 11.7%, respectively, and sales from its Land Management segment rose 13.7% in 3Q16 compared to 3Q15.
The net income and EPS (earnings per share) of Greif's Class A stock and the EPS of Greif's Class B stock rose to $46.1 million, $0.78, and $1.18, respectively, in 3Q16, compared to $8.6 million, $0.15, and $0.22, respectively, in 3Q15.
The company reported consolidated EBITDA[1. earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization] of $101.2 million in 3Q16, a rise of 29.7% compared to 3Q15. GEF's cash and cash equivalents and inventories fell 11.2% and 2.9%, respectively, in 3Q16, compared to 4Q15.
Greif made the following projections for 2016:
Class A EPS before special items in the range of $2.36–$2.56
capital expenditure in the range of $95 million–$110 million
free cash flow in the range of $160 million–$190 million
restructuring expenses in the range of $20 million–$30 million
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'Claims of tender irregularities at health department pose serious test in combatting corruption'
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Pressure is mounting from the DA and others for Health minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, to step down or be removed by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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The Executive Secretary at the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution, Lawson Naidoo says the claims of tender irregularities in the Health Department pose a serious test of the state's commitment to combating corruption.
Naidoo says the matter is a very strong signal to the South African public. "This is a very strong signal to the South African public that this is a serious matter.
"The issue of the integrity of the state, how serious they are about fighting corruption. We are going to get a report from the Deputy Chief Justice in three months' time outlining how we deal with state capture. And we are only dealing with issues when they are staring at us like this. Is there any hope that the recommendations of the Zondo Commission will actually be before the court of law?"
Pressure from DA
Pressure is mounting from the Democratic Alliance (DA) and others for Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize to step down or be removed by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Mkhize has said that an investigation into allegations over irregular multi-million rand contracts by his department has found that its dealings with communications company, Digital Vibes, were irregular.
National Health Department briefs media on the irregular Digital Vibes contract:
The Special Investigating Unit is probing allegations that the Department of Health had paid Digital Vibes R150-million for services related to the National Health Insurance (NHI) and the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mkhize says the monies paid to Digital Vibes were found to be fruitless and wasteful expenditure.
Alleged irregular contract between Health department and Digital Vibes:
Veracity of Digital Vibes irregular tender
Political analyst Tessa Dooms has raised questions over the veracity of claims made by Mkhize after he denied any involvement in the awarding of the irregular multi-million rand contract by his Department.
Mkhize's former personal spokesperson, Tahera Mather, and former personal assistant, Naadhira Mitha, are reported to control the company, Digital Vibes, although the two are not listed as directors.
Dooms says it is hard to believe Mkhize as he contradicted himself in the press briefing.
"It's very hard to believe him when he contradicted himself in the press briefing itself. He said he didn't know up until a point until he came to know that she was involved when she was setting up meetings with him in order to do the work that was being paid for; so, he clearly became aware at some point. But of course, it would be highly irregular for that level of work to be done in his office and he not have a clue about it." – Additional reporting by Risha Maduray.
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Fluance Fi30 Review
By Tim Gideon
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The Fluance Fi30 is an attractive, affordable Bluetooth speaker system with a flat response-leaning sound signature.
Crisp, clean audio performance.
Simple, attractive wood design.
USB port for charging external devices.
No volume or playback controls.
Lacks big bass response.
The alluring wooden surface of the Fluance Fi30 has a glossy, polished finish—like that of a piano. In fact, all you can see on the attractive $149.99 Bluetooth speaker is glorious, shiny wood, since it lacks any buttons or controls other than a power switch and a Bluetooth pairing button. This can be a negative, though, because it makes you completely reliant on your connected device to operate the system. Sonically, the Fi30 is about mids and highs; major bass only enters the picture at the highest volumes. The Editors' Choice Braven 805 ($129.99 at Amazon Canada) and Bose SoundLink Color ($129.99 at Amazon Canada) offer superior audio performance in this price range, though they aren't quite as eye-catching.
The Fi30 ($129.99 at Amazon Canada) is offered in glossy black, glossy white, or a white-and-bamboo hybrid. The front panel of the 5.5-by-16.5-by-5.5-inch (HWD), 8.3-pound system houses two 3-inch drivers, spaced far enough apart for decent stereo separation when you're near enough. The most notable aspect of the Fi30's design is its lack of, well, anything other than the speaker grilles and the Fluance logo.
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Visually, this uninterrupted surface will appeal to those who hate busy-looking systems with unnecessarily crowded control panels. But the obvious downside of this lack of adornment is also a lack of functionality—if you want to play, pause, or navigate tracks, or even just adjust the volume, all of this must be done on your connected device. That may not sound too bad, but it creates a situation in which the speaker cannot be turned up or down rapidly unless the device you're streaming from is in your hands.
The Fi30's only controls and connection points sit on the back panel. The power switch is located here, along with a Pairing button for Bluetooth devices. There's also a 3.5mm aux input (a cable is included), which automatically shuts off Bluetooth when a cable is connected. This could lead to some occasional, unintended interruptions of music, but it's better than having two sources play at once. There's also a USB port for charging devices—a nice way to make sure your device's battery doesn't run out while you stream music from it.
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Pairing an iPhone 5s with the Fi30 was a simple and quick process; the indicator LED on the front panel shifts to full brightness when you're connected, and remains dim when you are not. Upon powering up, the Fi30 will auto-pair to the last device it was paired with.
On tracks with intense sub-bass content, like The Knife's "Silent Shout," the Fi30 delivers a solid sense of deep lows. At top volumes, it can sound as if it's teetering on the edge of distortion, and at more reasonable listening levels, the sound signature is not as bass-forward as much of the competition. This is a mids- and highs-focused system with some solid low-end presence, but the bass is most noticeable when the volume level is increased.
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Tracks with less in the way of deep bass, like Bill Callahan's "Drover," give us a better sense of the Fi30's tendencies. Unlike systems that heavily boost the bass, the Fi30 does little to add any sense of thunder to the drums on this track. Callahan's baritone vocals, which hardly need any extra richness, also receive very little boosting. Again, it seems the high-mids and highs rule the mix until we turn the volume up significantly. At top volumes, the Fi30 gives the drums a bit of extra depth, and Callahan's voice gets a bit more low-mid presence.
On Jay-Z and Kanye West's "No Church in the Wild," the kick drum loop's attack gets quite a bit of high-mid focus, sounding about as sharp and edgy as possible. It's the defining sound in this mix through the Fi30, cutting to the forefront and almost overshadowing the vocals, which are otherwise crisp and clear. The sub-bass synth hits that dance around the beat on this track are not nearly as powerful as they might sound on a system with a subwoofer, or even one with a more boosted bass presence. At top volumes, we get a better sense of their might, but for the most part, what we hear are the raspy top notes. That's not to say the track sounds thin, but this is certainly not a system for bass fiends.
Classical tracks, like the opening scene in John Adams' The Gospel According to the Other Mary, are also delivered in a flat response style. The lower register instrumentation is present, but takes a definite backseat to the higher-mids and highs, with the higher register strings, brass, and vocals ruling the mix. It's a crisp, well-defined sound, but a little added richness would be welcome. On tracks like this, which are mixed with very little in the way of dynamic compression, the Fi30 doesn't get very loud; at maximum volume on an iPhone 5s, it delivered levels that were more moderate than powerful.
The Fi30 is fairly large for a Bluetooth speaker in this price range—most of the competing wireless options under $200 are portable models. If the idea of a portable speaker with a bit more bass response is appealing, the Editors' Choice Braven 805 and Bose SoundLink Color are better options. If you have more room in your budget, the near-flat response Audioengine B2 ($129.99 at Amazon Canada) is a favorite, while the Bose SoundLink Mini ($129.99 at Amazon Canada) has a bit more bass. It's definitely possible to spend less on a Bluetooth speaker than $150, but most options below this price will be smaller and portable. Much of the Fluance Fi30's limitations—the lack of controls, the lack of rich bass at moderate volumes—can be forgiven because of its modest price. However, for those willing to spend a bit more, the possibilities become more compelling.
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Black Ice è il quindicesimo album in studio del gruppo musicale hard rock australiano AC/DC, pubblicato il 17 ottobre 2008 dalla Columbia Records.

Descrizione
Si tratta del primo lavoro in studio della band dai tempi di Stiff Upper Lip (2000), decretando il maggior lasso di tempo intercorso nella loro carriera tra la pubblicazione di due album. La produzione del disco è stata più volte rimandata a causa di varie vicissitudini discografiche, che hanno portato il gruppo a passare dalla Atlantic Records alla Columbia Records. Le registrazioni hanno avuto inizio nel marzo 2008 a Vancouver (Canada) presso il The Warehouse Studio. Il produttore Brendan O'Brien ha ammesso di aver tentato di recuperare il suono hard rock che aveva contraddistinto gli AC/DC di Highway to Hell e Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, allontanandosi dallo stile più blues degli ultimi due album Ballbreaker e Stiff Upper Lip. Il missaggio è stato invece effettuato da Mike Fraser, che aveva già lavorato con la band ai tempi di The Razors Edge. È l'ultimo album registrato con il chitarrista ritmico Malcolm Young, uscito dal gruppo per gravi problemi di salute nel 2014, che lo porteranno alla morte prematura tre anni dopo.

Pubblicazione
L'album è stato inizialmente distribuito solo in formato fisico in quanto la band all'epoca rifiutava di vendere la propria musica tramite iTunes. La catena di negozi Walmart ha firmato un contratto per assicurarsi la distribuzione esclusiva in Nord America. L'album è stato successivamente reso disponibile in formato digitale su iTunes, assieme al resto del catalogo del gruppo, a partire dal 19 novembre 2012.

Il primo singolo ad essere estratto dall'album è stato Rock 'N Roll Train, reso disponibile in anteprima il 28 agosto 2008. Ad esso hanno fatto seguito Big Jack e Anything Goes in alcuni mercati, e Money Made per la sola rotazione radiofonica in Australia e Regno Unito. La traccia Spoilin' for a Fight è stata scelta come tema musicale dell'evento WWE Survivor Series 2008, mentre War Machine è stata inclusa nella colonna sonora del film Iron Man 2 e scelta come tema musicale per WrestleMania XXV. Nel 2010 War Machine è stata premiata con il Grammy Award alla miglior interpretazione hard rock.
In Italia per il lancio dell'album, giovedì 16 ottobre 2008, il Colosseo di Roma è stato illuminato per un'ora da una proiezione del noto logo del gruppo.

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Formazione
 Brian Johnson – voce
 Angus Young – chitarra, cori
 Malcolm Young – chitarra, cori
 Cliff Williams – basso, cori
 Phil Rudd – batteria

Particolarità editoriali
 Le versioni normali dell'album sono 3: una ha la copertina con il logo rosso, un'altra ha la copertina con il logo giallo e un'altra ancora ha la copertina con il logo bianco (tutte e 3 le versioni normali dell'album sono prive dei testi delle canzoni e di immagini dei componenti della Band).
 Le "Deluxe Edition" dell'album sono 2: la prima ha la copertina con il logo blu e dentro sono inserite più di 30 pagine comprendenti alcune immagini dei componenti degli AC/DC, alcune immagini delle riprese del video di Rock 'N Roll Train ed i testi delle varie canzoni, un'altra versione è un "box di metallo" comprendente una bandiera, un set di adesivi e un plettro (tutti e tre gli oggetti hanno un logo degli AC/DC), l'album Black Ice, un booklet ed un DVD con il video e il "making" di Rock 'N Roll Train.
 La versione LP comprende il singolo Rock 'N Roll Train ed il singolo War Machine.

Successo commerciale
L'album ha esordito al primo posto nelle classifiche di 29 paesi, stabilendo il miglior debutto commerciale di sempre per un disco hard rock. È diventato il secondo album più venduto in assoluto durante il 2008, dietro Viva la vida or Death and All His Friends dei Coldplay. Al dicembre del 2008, l'album aveva venduto oltre 6 milioni di copie nel mondo.

Negli Stati Uniti d'America ha venduto circa  copie nella sua prima settimana di uscita, debuttando al primo posto della Billboard 200. È il secondo album degli AC/DC a raggiungere la vetta di tale classifica, dopo For Those About to Rock We Salute You (1981). Nel novembre 2008 è stato certificato doppio disco di platino dalla RIAA.

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There are many shoes in this world. There are many CrossFit-eers, but not so many that all the shoes in this world are CrossFit shoes. There are also heel-strike runners in this world, and there are globo-gym dwellers too. They also need shoes, and they want different shoes than you want (you are a CrossFit-eer, aren't you?).
Sometimes you need a little help, a little guidance, someone to lift up a shoe out of the polluted marketplace, to hold it in front of you and say "This is it, the shoe you want." I will do this for you. I will show you the CrossFit sneakers that you want, recently released by thoughtful shoe companies.
I am skipping over the older CrossFit shoes, such as the Adidas Samba, Onitasuka Tiger, Converse All-Stars, and even Vibram Five Fingers, because we already know about them, don't we? You can read my article, The Best Shoes for CrossFit, if you don't.
These shoes provide many of the advantages of using just bare feet. From heel to toe, they are perfectly flat. This is advantageous both for promoting proper non-heel-strike running form (see the POSE method) and for general balance while lifting weights or double-undering or box jumps. The wide toe box allows the toes to splay apart on impact, which is one of the ways feet naturally absorb shock. You can even wear them without socks, since the lining is very smooth and comfortable, and the mesh upper allows for drafty air flow. These shoes really feel like they are just an extension of your bare feet.
You may have noticed the word "Trail" in the name of this shoe. That word is placed there to indicate these shoes can be used for running on outdoor trails, specifically dirt trails. These shoes have several features that protect the foot from the abuses of the trail, as well as from gravel and asphalt. There are a total of 12 millimeters of padding between the wearer's foot and the ground, both in the heal and the toe, meaning that the concrete won't seem so hard nor the small rock so sharp. There is a protective band around the toes of the shoes, which slows the impact of any sticks or rocks the wearer may attempt to kick. The outsole of the shoe is made by Vibrams, the trusted toe-shoe company. It is a dense shock absorbing rubber that is also very sticky and provides excellent grip.
I don't own a pair of Merrell Barefoot Trail Gloves myself because I'm still waiting for my Puma Repli-Cat III's to wear out, but everyone I know who owns them loves them very deeply and sincerely, and is ready to praise their comfort and function at the slightest provocation. Go to the Merrell Trail Glove page at Zappos to see more pictures and a video about them.
My favorite shoe brand, before I succumbed to the glamour of Puma, used to be New Balance. Back when I wore high-healed cross-trainers I found that New Balance shoes, especially those numbered over 800, were well crafted better for lightness, function, and comfort, than other brands like Nike, Reebok, L.A. Gear, or Aasics. New Balance has devoted the skill of their craftsmanship to create a minimalistic shoe that is well-loved by CrossFit-eers and not-quite-barefoot runners alike.
That's right, these shoes have a 4mm heel-to-toe drop. I don't think anyone quite knows why they left in the 4mm heel-to-toe drop. To whom were they trying to market the shoe? Every barefoot-type person I know wishes there were a zero millimeter drop. But still people buy the shoe, and they buy it in droves, and praise it, though they all can't wait until Spring of 2012 when the Minimus Zero is released, with a zero millimeter drop.
Like the Merrell, the outsole is made by Vibrams. The outsole of the Merrells is one solid piece of rubber, but the outsole of the Minimas is broken up into 5-ish sections, strategically plating parts of the foot: either side of the toes, the ball, the heel, and the arch. This allows protection of those parts of the foot from the rigors of the trail while still allowing independence of movement.
Despite the 4mm heel-to-toe drop, the New Balance Minimus Trails are well-loved by CrossFit Shoe enthusiasts and perform very well in the CrossFit environment. I myself was recently creamed in a WOD by a person who was wearing the Minimus, by almost 9 minutes! What a loser I appeared, standing there in my old Puma Repli-Cat III's at 19:10, looking on the whiteboard at the 10:28 time of the man with the stylish orange Minimus Trails!
I recommend the Minimus Trail page at Zappos, where you'll see more pictures and a video of them, and you can even buy them.
I know, the Inov-8 F-Lite 195′s are fairly old CrossFit shoes, and everybody has heard about them. Are you sure, reader, that you've heard of the 195′s? I ask because whenever I hear mentioned Inov-8 shoes on discussion boards or see them in my CrossFit gym, it's almost always the 230′s or the 220′s. They are the model numbers that are being tossed around so genially, and it seems that the 195 is never mentioned.
You see that this shoe is still not completely neutral like the Merrell, but 3mm is a very small drop and might not be noticeable unless you are really picky. The 230′s and 220′s have a 6mm drop, which is why I recommend the 195′s. The mesh upper looks very stylish and allows fresh wind to pass through to cool the feet.
The sole of this shoe is very well designed. It has very aggressive (pointy) rubber traction that uses some of the technology from climbing shoes to give it extra grip. The metatarsal groove is just a thinner spot in the outsole right beneath the ball of the foot, so that when the wearer bends his foot the shoe's outsole will not resist. The fascia band refers to the somewhat elastic bands of rubber that connect the heel to the ball of the foot on the outsole, in imitation of the foot's own fascia muscles. These bands, in both the foot and the F-Lite's outsole, are stretched out with every step, and snap back on release. Supposedly the extra fascia band in the outsole will give the wearer an extra spring in his step.
The Inov-8 F-Lite 195′s are excellent CrossFit shoes and are highly recommended for those who want something less minimal than the Merrells or Minimus. Again, I recommend the F-Lite 195 page at Zapposfor more pictures and info, and to purchase.
In summary, if you have about $100 to spend on CrossFit shoes, you ought to buy a pair of Merrell Barefoot Trail Gloves for about $110. Or, if you aren't the barefoot type, you should buy the Inov-8 F-Lite 195′s. If you don't mind a 4mm heel drop, the Minimus Trail might be for you; it's ten to twenty dollars cheaper than the others, and they are popular enough that you will likely be able to try them on first at your local sporting goods store.
If you want to wait until Spring 2012, you could buy a pair of New Balance Minimus Zeros, which will finally have a zero mm drop. Reebok, who hosted the 2011 CrossFit Games, is coming out with a shoespecifically for CrossFit that you might like, though it's rather expensive. Also, Inov-8 will be coming out with a pair of zero millimeter drop CrossFit shoes sometime soon as well.


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