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The best performance enhancing drug for runners
Article written by Pip Coates on Feb 10th 2015 for Executive Style
Being a coffee drinker, I feel somewhat out of sorts if by lunchtime I haven't had my daily hit. It works best for me mid- to late-morning – it gives me a wake-up charge and sustains my appetite through to lunchtime.
But as a runner, when best to have it? I've never really learned how to use caffeine to my advantage in training or racing.
The subject came up at a recent discussion night at The Body Mechanic physiotherapy clinic in Sydney, where a lot of endurance runners were keen for some tips on how to get the best from their bodies for the ultra and trail events season.
It seems I'm not alone in being confused about caffeine use; there was general consensus, learned the hard way in some cases, that it can play havoc with your stomach. It's one thing to have a coffee at your desk; it's another to have it before a race when bathrooms aren't easy to get to, or when the race is going to be long and you'll be needing to combine it with other energy sources as well.
Caffeine stimulates the central nervous system by blocking adenosine, a neurotransmitter that normally causes feelings of fatigue. A hit of caffeine alters your pain perception, allowing you to work harder with less perceived effort. It also mobilises fatty acids in your body.
"There's more energy in a gram of fat than there is in a gram of carbs and you carry almost infinite fat stores, certainly enough for a 100km race," says Body Mechanic physio and ultra runner Mark Green. "It's thought, therefore, that having caffeine will turn on your fat metabolism earlier."
Sports dietitian Peta Carige says it's important to practise with it before using it in a race. It's also available in many forms for runners – caffeinated marshmallows, seeds, nuts and gels, plus pills like No-Doz.
"I'm pro-caffeine and if your sport doesn't require accuracy, I definitely recommend trying it," says Carige.
"For shorter distances have it beforehand. During long runs, like marathons, I tell athletes to start taking it from half way to the back end of the race. The import thing is that the performance enhancement amount is different for everyone because some people have it daily, and others don't have it at all."
How much to take
Carige says the recommended amount of caffeine is 3.6mg per kg of body weight, so in the case of No-Doz, for example, you'd be taking two to three pills initially, depending on your weight.
"I say test with the true amount for performance enhancement, then scale back."
Caffeine stays in your system for up to four hours and takes about 30 minutes to kick in. After an initial dose, Carige says you should only take top-up amounts after that in the form of gels or cola. The idea is to keep enough caffeine in your system to do the job until the end of the race. The gels and cola have the added advantage of providing a sugar lift.
Carige says it's better to take caffeine later in a long race rather than taking it at the start and then not taking it again, because you will feel it when it's out of your system.
"Scientifically we think caffeine does affect our macro nutrient usage, but there's also stuff going on in the brain," Carige says. "There's a lot around performance enhancement and the brain that we don't actually understand."
For example, it's thought that putting something sweet in your mouth without even swallowing it triggers the cranial nerves from your mouth to your brain enough to give you a mental hit that allows you to overcome your exhaustion.
"If you're tired of drinking sports drink towards the end of a race, just swish it around in your mouth and spit it out," says Carige. "You'll still get a performance enhancement." Plus it can keep you going until your caffeine top-up has been absorbed.


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In the novels, Qwill's two cats, Koko and YumYum, help him solve whatever mystery he's working on. Their help comes in various ways, one of which is knocking from a shelf a book whose title is a clue to the solution. As we considered what to name our cat, we have found him several times lying by one of our bookcases, as seen below.
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For seventeen years we had more than one cat. Counting strays who lived in our yard, at one time we had a total of eight cats (!), only three of which lived indoors. We were sure that stray cats put symbols in front of our house, much as hobos had done, to let other strays know that we were a soft touch. There are far fewer strays in our current neighborhood.
During many of the years we had multiple cats, our kids were still living at home. Therefore there was lots going on and the cats got plenty of attention. When Buddy joined us, we were empty-nesters, and he has found life with two quiet oldsters a little boring, we fear. With that boredom came some behavioral issues. So we took out a "loaner" cat from The Cat Clinic to see if having a companion would improve his behavior. So far the two cats are on friendly terms and seem to be adjusting well.
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You have choice to specific categories exclude.
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Exclude multiple categories (comma separated).
I just gave this one a test after responding to someone else having issue with another similar plugin. I might actually make use of this one myself as the one I was using (Display Categories Widget) is all messed up with our new theme.
Great plugin! WordPress 4.8 - plugin working! Maybe You need to update the plugin, and write that it works in a fresh version of WordPress.
if they could add a radio button to select either include or exclude it would be even better. I use categories to archive stuff that i don't want to show on the main page so including just my main categories is easier than having to add the new archive cat to the exclude list.
Installed a week ago and the plugin hides a single category as expected. However, I just added a second category to hide, but it is not working. Hopefully an easy fix -- I've submitted a support ticket. Great plugin -- just need to get it to work properly.
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The Justice League Snyder Cut: Was it Worth the HYPE?
By Jackson Troxler
Justice League released in 2017 to less than stellar reviews, with many fans and critics alike leaving theaters with a sour taste in their mouths. People blame the film's poor quality for its troublesome production. Originally directed by Zach Snyder, the director behind Man of Steel and Batman V. Superman, the film had a somewhat tricky development cycle. Conflict between Snyder and executives, as well as personal family issues, caused the director to leave the project. Joss Whedon replaced him.
Hearing about this, some of Snyder's fans became upset. They demanded to see a version more accurate to Snyder's original vision for the film (dubbed the "Snyder Cut"). Fans campaigned for the film to be released publicly, and they finally got their wish when HBOMax released the movie on March 18th.
The conflict of the film centers around three motherboxes: powerful pieces of alien technology that hold the power to end the world as we know it. After the death of Superman (Henry Cavill), the motherboxes reactivate. This garners the attention of Steppenwolf (Ciarán Hinds), a disgraced lieutenant of an alien regime who seeks to redeem himself in the eyes of his former master. Steppenwolf begins to gather the motherboxes with the intent of terraforming the earth to make it more similar to his homeworld. He steals the motherbox from Themyscria, the home of Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), and the people there inform Diana of what has occurred. She speaks to Bruce Wayne (Ben Afflek), and the pair seek out powerful individuals to help them stop this threat. They find Arthur Curry (Jason Mamoa), a man with unnaturally high strength and an affinity to water, Barry Allen (Ezra Miller), a person with the ability to move with incredible speed, and Victor Stone (Ray Fisher), a man with cybernetic enhancements thanks to a motherbox. Together, these individuals take it upon themselves to stop Steppenwolf's plans of terraforming the earth and to prevent the destruction of humanity.
I found the film to be good. I am not terribly emphatic about it, and I certainly would not have campaigned as vigorously as many others did for it to be released, but it was a decent film. The action and special effects were well done, and the acting was okay.
The film is very long--4 hours and 2 minutes--but has enough to keep you interested for the full duration.
One of the main problems I personally have with the film is apparent in many DCEU films: it is very melodramatic. Many of the characters can be rather dull and dreary, with little to get me invested in them. They did not have much personality and failed to provide much levity or joy to any of the scenes they were a part of. I often enjoy action films as an escape from the monotony of my own life, so to see that dullness present in an action film can be disheartening.
I did enjoy Ezra Miller's Flash, however, as he was the character who broke this trend the most and, appropriately, seemed to be the character with the most energy in the film. I also enjoyed the scenes with Ray Fisher's Cyborg. We get to learn a lot about Cyborg in this film and, without getting into too much detail, I really empathize with him because of the numerous hardships he has endured at such a young age.
The Snyder Cut of Justice League was an enjoyable film. It had its problems in my opinion, but it still had many positive aspects which keep you invested throughout the whole runtime. I'd definitely recommend it to anybody who has enjoyed the latest DC films, and I am glad that Zack Snyder finally got to share his vision of Justice League with the world.

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I'm in the middle of a whole bunch of massive projects right now, and about to start yet a couple more soon. It's overwhelming.
In fact, every time I start thinking about all the things there are to do, I pretty much just want to blow them all off and go take a nap. Sleep sounds really good to me right about now, and it's certainly a whole lot more appealing than wondering how on earth I'm ever going to get all this done.
The next thing on the list is all I really have to do at any one time. And if I do enough of the next things (and some delegating and trimming) chances are I will get all of the projects done.
All you can do is all you can do, but you have to DO it, one next thing at a time. Getting overwhelmed and blowing things off, on the other hand, only gets you further behind.
I call this my method "bitty-bits". My husband sometimes asks "what are you doing?" and I reply "my next bitty-bit." It makes me smile and it's hard to feel overwhelmed by "bitty-bits". Yeah, I'm strange, but it works, lol.
Boy did I need to read this today! My list is filled with little obnoxious tasks that need to be done. None of which require much time or effort. But I am distracted by the big projects looming. I just want to take a big bite of them and get the ball rolling!!!
But I know I need to get through my bitty bits first!!!


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Alex Rodriguez Says Daughters Ella, 12, & Natasha, 16, Are 'Two Reasons I Will Always Be Grateful'
Benjamin VanHoose
Alex Rodriguez's best Christmas gifts are his children!
On Thursday, Rodriguez shared a photo on Instagram of himself with his daughters Ella Alexander, 12, and Natasha Alexander, 16, sending well wishes for Christmas Eve. In the caption, the dad called his girls "two reasons I will always be grateful." He shares his kids with ex-wife Cynthia Scurtis.
"#MerryChristmas and #HappyHolidays to everyone! This has been such a challenging year. Still, there is so much for which to be thankful and it's important to count your blessings and maintain an attitude of gratitude," he writes. "Here are two reasons I will always be grateful! To you and your families, have a safe and healthy holiday and #HappyNewYear. ❤"
Rodriguez, on Christmas Day, posted a black-and-white photo of himself sitting beside fiancée Jennifer Lopez from a dinner party.
"... This year, perhaps more than any other, has reminded us all to be appreciative and grateful for what we have, and what the holidays truly represent. Love for friends and family. Helping one another. Being the best person you can be," he writes. "The holidays show us what's really important in life."
"To our friends and families, and to our fans and followers, a heartfelt thank you for everything you mean to us," adds Rodriguez. "Be good to yourselves and one another, have a safe and healthy holiday, and let's all make 2021 the best year we've ever had!"
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Earlier this month, Rodriguez, 45, opened up to PEOPLE about the family's modified holiday plans. "I think everything is just going to be smaller. With COVID, everything is a little different," he said. "Good company, family, good food, a little wine — that always helps. Just being together with the family, really that's all that matters."
Since they began dating back in 2017, Rodriguez and Lopez have blended their families and started new holiday traditions with their children. Lopez, 51, is mom to 12-year-old twins Emme Maribel and Maximilian "Max" David.
"We're always with the four kids. That's No. 1," he said. "We like to play games — we like chess, we like Monopoly — and we like to play softball. The one thing we've been doing the last several years is playing a family softball game, and that's always fun, because Jennifer is the master of trash talk."
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And what was on Rodriguez's Christmas list this year? "Honestly, it's just health," he said. "I'm so grateful to be healthy, to have our family healthy, and just more togetherness."
Looking ahead to 2021, Rodriguez is hopeful for some return to normalcy.
"Hopefully a vaccine to get things back to normal. There's so much that I'm looking forward to," he says. "I'm looking forward to just going out and back to stadiums, where I announce games; interacting with players; taking my family to Disney World, Disneyland, even like going outside and sitting out in an outdoor table in New York and having a nice meal with friends and family. Those are some of the things I miss."


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Ireland | Galleries 2018-2019
2019 Men's And Women's Six Nations Championships Launch, Hurlingham Club, London, England, Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Ireland Women 29 Wales Women 19, Energia Park, Donnybrook, Sunday, January 20, 2019
Ireland Women's Sevens Development Team Finish Eighth In Dubai 7s International Invitational Tournament, The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, UAE, November 29-30, 2018
Ireland Men Win Dubai 7s International Invitational Tournament, The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, UAE, November 30-December 1, 2018
HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series - Round 2, The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, UAE, November 29-30, 2018
2018 Guinness Rugby Writers Of Ireland Awards, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Ireland Squad Training At Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Ireland Captain's Run Session At The Aviva Stadium, Friday, November 16, 2018
Ireland Squad Training At Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Thursday, November 15, 2018
Ireland Squad Training At Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Thursday, November 8, 2018
Ireland Squad Training At Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Rugby Europe Men's Sevens Grand Prix Series - Round 4, Miejski Stadium, Lodz, Poland, Sunday, September 9, 2018
Rugby Europe Men's Sevens Grand Prix Series - Round 4, Miejski Stadium, Lodz, Poland, Saturday, September 8, 2018
Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series - Round 2, Central Stadium, Kazan, Russia, September 1-2, 2018
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Under-18 Women's Home Nations Sevens Tournament - Round 2, University Of Birmingham, Birmingham, England, Saturday, July 21, 2018
Ireland Men - 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens Day 3, AT&T Park, San Francisco, USA, Sunday, July 22, 2018.
Ireland Men - 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens Day 2, AT&T Park, San Francisco, USA, Saturday, July 21, 2018
Ireland Men - 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens Day 1, AT&T Park, San Francisco, USA, Friday, July 20, 2018
Ireland Women - 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens Day 2, AT&T Park, San Francisco, USA, Saturday, July 21, 2018
Ireland Women - 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens Day 1, AT&T Park, San Francisco, USA, Friday, July 20, 2018
Ireland Rugby World Cup Jersey Presentation For Men's And Women's Teams, Coit Tower, San Francisco, USA, Thursday, July 19, 2018
2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens Captains' Photocall & Tournament Launch, San Francisco, USA, Wednesday, July 18-Thursday, July 19, 2018
Ireland Women's Sevens Squad Training At San Francisco GAA Grounds, San Francisco, USA, Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Ireland Men's Sevens Squad Training At San Francisco GAA Grounds, San Francisco, USA, Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Rugby Europe Men's Sevens Grand Prix Series - Round 3, Sandy Park, Exeter, England, Sunday, July 8, 2018
Rugby Europe Men's Sevens Grand Prix Series - Round 3, Sandy Park, Exeter, England, Saturday, July 7, 2018
Under-18 Women's Home Nations Sevens Tournament - Round 1, University Of Edinburgh, Peffermill, Edinburgh, Scotland, Saturday, July 7-Sunday, July 8, 2018
Announcement Of Ireland Rugby World Cup Sevens Squads, Intersport Elverys, Henry Street, Dublin 1, Monday, July 9, 2018
Rugby Europe Men's Sevens Grand Prix Series - Round 2, Centre National De Rugby, Marcoussis, France, Sunday, July 1, 2018
Rugby Europe Men's Sevens Grand Prix Series - Round 2, Centre National De Rugby, Marcoussis, France, Saturday, June 30, 2018
Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series - Round 1, Centre National De Rugby, Marcoussis, France, Saturday, June 30, 2018
Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series - Round 1, Centre National De Rugby, Marcoussis, France, Friday, June 29, 2018
HSBC World Rugby Men's Sevens Series - Round 9, Twickenham Stadium, London, Sunday, June 3, 2018
HSBC World Rugby Men's Sevens Series - Round 9, Twickenham Stadium, London, Saturday, June 2, 2018
Ireland Squad Training At Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Thursday, May 31, 2018
2018 Zurich Irish Rugby Players Awards, Clayton Hotel, Dublin, Wednesday, May 16, 2018
HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series - Round 4, Westhills Stadium, Langford, Canada, Sunday, May 13, 2018
HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series - Round 4, Westhills Stadium, Langford, Canada, Saturday, May 12, 2018
Grand Slam Winners Attend President's Reception, Áras An Uachtaráin, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8, Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Ireland Under-19s 24 Japan Under-19s 40, Energia Park, Donnybrook, Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Ireland Under-18 Clubs & Schools XV 51 Canada Under-19s 12, Energia Park, Donnybrook, Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Ireland's Grand Slam Celebrations In The Dressing Room, Twickenham, Saturday, March 17, 2018
Ireland 2018 NatWest 6 Nations Trophy Presentation And Celebrations, Twickenham, Saturday, March 17, 2018
Ireland Captain's Run Session At Twickenham, Friday, March 16, 2018
Ireland Squad Training At Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Thursday, March 15, 2018
Ireland Squad Training At Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Tuesday, March 13, 2018
IRFU Caps Ceremony For Ireland Women's Players (1993-2006), Aviva Stadium, Sunday, March 11, 2018
Ireland Women Captain's Run Session At Donnybrook, Saturday, March 10, 2018
Ireland Captain's Run Session At The Aviva Stadium, Friday, March 9, 2018
Ireland Squad Training At Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Thursday, March 8, 2018
Ireland Squad Gym Session At Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Ireland Open Training Session At The Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Ireland Captain's Run Session At The Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Friday, February 23, 2018
Ireland Squad Training At Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Thursday, February 22, 2018
Ireland Squad Training At Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Ireland Open Training Session At Buccaneers RFC, Dubarry Park, Athlone, Thursday, February 15, 2018
Ireland Women's Captain Run Session At Donnybrook, Dublin, Saturday, February 10, 2018
Ireland Captain's Run Session At The Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Friday, February 9, 2018
Ireland Squad Training At Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Thursday, February 8, 2018
Ireland Squad Gym Session At Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Ireland Captain's Run Session At Stade De France, Paris, Friday, February 2, 2018
Ireland Squad Training At Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Tuesday, January 30, 2018
HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series - Round 2, Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia, January 26-28, 2017
2018 NatWest 6 Nations Championship Launch, Hilton London Syon Park, London, Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Wales Women 19 Ireland Women 27, CCB Centre For Sporting Excellence, Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly, Sunday, January 21, 2018
In Pictures: Irish Rugby in 2017
In Pics: Captain's Run
In Pics: Ireland Training For The Guinness Series
Ireland Under-18 Girls Win UK School Games Rugby 7s Title, Loughborough University, England, September 1-2, 2017
WRWC 2017 Semi-Final: England Women 20 France Women 3, Kingspan Stadium, Tuesday, August 22, 2017
WRWC 2017 Semi-Final: New Zealand Women 45 USA Women 12, Kingspan Stadium, Tuesday, August 22, 2017
WRWC 2017: Canada Women 52 Wales Women 0, Queen's University, Tuesday, August 22, 2017
WRWC 2017: Spain Women 31 Hong Kong Women 7, Queen's University, Tuesday, August 22, 2017
WRWC 2017: Italy Women 22 Japan Women 0, Queen's University, Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Ireland Women's Captain's Run At Queen's University, Belfast, Monday, August 21, 2017
Ireland Women's Squad Training At Queen's University, Belfast, Sunday, August 20, 2017
WRWC 2017: Wales Women 39 Hong Kong Women 15, UCD Bowl, Thursday, August 17, 2017
WRWC 2017: Australia Women 29 Japan Women 15, Billings Park, UCD, Thursday, August 17, 2017
WRWC 2017: Italy Women 8 Spain Women 22, UCD Bowl, Thursday, August 17, 2017
WRWC 2017: England Women 47 USA Women 26, Billings Park, UCD, Thursday, August 17, 2017
WRWC 2017: Canada Women 5 New Zealand Women 48, Billings Park, UCD, Thursday, August 17, 2017
Ireland Women's Squad Training At UCD Ahead Of France Match, Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Disability Tag Rugby At WRWC 2017 'Spirit Of Rugby' Day, UCD, Dublin, Monday, August 14, 2017
WRWC 2017 Players Visit Our Lady's Childrens Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Monday, August 14, 2017
WRWC 2017: France Women 48 Australia Women 0, UCD Bowl, Sunday, August 13, 2017
WRWC 2017: Canada Women 15 Wales Women 0, Billings Park, UCD, Sunday, August 13, 2017
WRWC 2017: USA Women 43 Spain Women 0, UCD Bowl, Sunday, August 13, 2017
WRWC 2017: England Women 56 Italy Women 13, Billings Park, UCD, Sunday, August 13, 2017
WRWC 2017: New Zealand Women 121 Hong Kong Women 0, Billings Park, UCD, Sunday, August 13, 2017
Ireland Women's Captain's Run Session At UCD Ahead Of Japan Match, Saturday, August 12, 2017
Ireland Women's Squad Training At UCD Ahead Of Japan Match, Friday, August 11, 2017
WRWC 2017: France Women 72 Japan Women 14, Billings Park, UCD, Wednesday, August 9, 2017
WRWC 2017: Canada Women 98 Hong Kong Women 0, Billings Park, UCD, Wednesday, August 9, 2017
WRWC 2017: USA Women 24 Italy Women 12, UCD Bowl, Wednesday, August 9, 2017
WRWC 2017: New Zealand Women 44 Wales Women 12, Billings Park, UCD, Wednesday, August 9, 2017
WRWC 2017: England Women 56 Spain Women 5, UCD Bowl, Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Ireland Women's Jersey Presentation With President Michael D Higgins, UCD, Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Ireland Women's Captain's Run Session At UCD Ahead Of Australia Match, Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Teams Train At UCD Ahead Of WRWC 2017 Kick-Off, Tuesday, August 8, 2017
2017 Women's Rugby World Cup Welcoming Ceremony, Round Room, Mansion House, Dublin, Sunday, August 6, 2017
Ireland Women's Squad Training At UCD Ahead Of WRWC 2017, Sunday, August 6, 2017
An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar Meets The WRWC 2017 Captains, Government Buildings, Dublin, Sunday, August 6, 2017
Ireland Women's Squad Training At UCD Ahead Of WRWC 2017, Saturday, August 5, 2017
Teams Arriving At Dublin Airport For Women's Rugby World Cup 2017, Saturday, August 5, 2017
Aon Presentation To Ireland Women's World Cup Squad, Aviva Stadium, Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Claire Molloy Announced As Ireland Women's Captains For WRWC 2017, Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Fiona Coghlan Hosts The #WRWC2017 Trophy Tour At Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2, Friday, July 28, 2017
Ireland Women's Training Session At Fota Island, Cork, Friday, July 28, 2017
Ireland Women's Squad Announcement For WRWC 2017, UCD, Dublin, Monday, July 24, 2017
Ireland Women's Squad For WRWC 2017 - Backs
Ireland Women's Squad For WRWC 2017 - Forwards
Parade For Ireland's RWC 2023 Bid Submission - Aviva Stadium To World Rugby HQ, Thursday, June 1, 2017.
Parade For Ireland's RWC 2023 Bid Submission - Aviva Stadium To World Rugby HQ, Thursday, June 1, 2017
Ireland Rugby World Cup 2023 Bid Launch, Aviva Stadium, Tuesday, November 15, 2016


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const auth = require('./data/auth.json')
const fixture = require('./data/fixture.json')
const assert = require('assert')

const mailgun = require('../lib/mailgun')({
  'apiKey': auth.api_key,
  'domain': auth.domain
})

describe('Bounces', () => {
  beforeEach((done) => {
    setTimeout(done, 500)
  })

  it('test bounces().create() missing address', (done) => {
    mailgun.bounces().create({}, (err) => {
      assert.ok(err)
      assert(/Missing parameter 'address'/.test(err.message))
      done()
    })
  })

  it('test bounces().create() invalid address type', (done) => {
    mailgun.bounces().create({
      'address': 123
    }, (err) => {
      assert.ok(err)
      assert(/Invalid parameter type./.test(err.message))
      done()
    })
  })

  it('test bounces().create()', (done) => {
    mailgun.bounces().create(fixture.bounce, (err, body) => {
      assert.ifError(err)
      assert.ok(body)
      done()
    })
  })

  it('test bounces().list()', (done) => {
    mailgun.bounces().list((err, body) => {
      assert.ifError(err)
      assert.ok(body.items)
      done()
    })
  })

  it('test bounces().info()', (done) => {
    mailgun.bounces(fixture.bounce.address).info((err, body) => {
      assert.ifError(err)
      assert.ok(body)
      assert.ok(body.address)
      done()
    })
  })

  it('test bounces().delete()', (done) => {
    mailgun.bounces(fixture.bounce.address).delete((err, body) => {
      assert.ifError(err)
      assert.ok(body)
      done()
    })
  })
})

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James "JY" Young of Styx Discusses the Band's New DVD, 'Grand Illusion/Pieces of Eight'
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Styx's new DVD/Blu-ray, Styx: Grand Illusion/Pieces of Eight — Live, captures the band performing their two classic multi-platinum '70s albums live in their entirety for the very first time.
The DVD, which was filmed at the historic Orpheum Theater in Memphis, is the ultimate showcase for the albums helped establish Styx as a global phenomenon and defined their sound for a generation of fans.
I spoke with Styx guitarist James "JY" Young about the new project, plus his early days, seeing Jimi Hendrix perform and the future of Styx.
GUITAR WORLD: How did this project get started?
It started as a notion that a promoter who's close with our manager came up with. He had the idea of us performing the Grand Illusion and Pieces of Eight albums live in their entirety in the order in which they originally appeared on the vinyl LPs using the latest in HD technology. For us, it was an experiment and also a way to give our real die-hard fans the chance to hear some songs that we had never played live before, and some others we haven't played since the late '70s.
Did you have any reservations about doing it?
I was a bit skeptical at first, wondering why people would want to hear obscure songs. But considering that six million people bought the Grand Illusion album and more than three million bought Pieces of Eight, there's a huge audience out there for those LPs. It's what I view as our progressive rock heyday and emphasizes what the current incarnation of the band is all about.
What was it like performing some of those obscure tracks live for the first time?
The actual performances were great, but we hadn't rehearsed those songs, so there was a lot of pre-production work. We literally had to go back and figure out how we did certain things on them [laughs]. My biggest concern though was how the show would end. We typically end the show with "Renegade," but the way the album works, "Renegade" is the second-to-last song on Pieces of Eight. The last song is where we go into this ethereal thing with a real dreamy, tropical vibe. But after a few hours of performing those two albums, we began to play softer and slowly faded and you could hear the crowd swell, until there was a thunderous applause at the end.
Let's talk about a few songs from those albums: "Miss America."
The Grand Illusion album was originally a Dennis DeYoung idea. He already had the "Grand Illusion" song to start, and I was a little bit late to the party. One night, we were out on the road and I thought about one of the biggest grand illusions: the beauty contest that's held every year in Atlantic City, the one where someone declares a young woman the "Queen of the United States." They're there for a year and then you forget about them. I started reading up on it and found out that the Miss America pageant was really just some guy's idea to promote Atlantic City as a vacation destination. That song became my contribution.
"Blue Collar Man"
We were on stage at a sound check when Tommy [Shaw] started playing this thing and then Dennis just started played something on the keyboard that later became the intro. We really needed a great rock song and I knew right away that it was going to be it. The topic of it was great.
"Renegade"
"Renegade" was something Tommy had brought in and originally was nothing like what you hear now. Tommy had been listening to a lot of Alan Parsons; particularly a song called "The Raven," which is very quiet and done with synthesizers. He was inspired by that song, but Tommy's demo was quiet and unassuming. I, being the guy who likes to rock things up, [laughs] felt we needed an arena rock track, so I pushed to turn it into one. Everyone agreed and ultimately it worked out for us.
Tell me about your musical upbringing.
I started out playing clarinet and taking piano lessons on and off until I was about 14. It was then that my uncle bought a classical guitar and showed it to me. That was 1964, and the Beatles had just made their impact in the States. There was something about the guitar that I just loved.
I remember going out and getting a Beatles song book, and my brother and I coughed up $25 apiece and bought a guitar. I started playing seven hours a day playing from the song book and ultimately was introduced to Jimi Hendrix and the Who. I saw Hendrix four times and was in the front row to see the Who July 4, 1967, in Chicago. Professionally, I started out playing Gibsons then switched over to Strats, went to Kramers in the '90s and back to the Strat in the new millennium.
What was it like seeing Jimi Hendrix perform?
Jimi Hendrix was a guy from the second moon of Mars that somehow landed on planet Earth. He embraced all of the British psychedelic stuff, but also everything that I loved about the blues. He was the embodiment of everything that was going on at the time, and he just blew my mind! A cousin was reminding me recently of a time we saw him where I had binoculars. I was busy watching Hendrix's hands to see how he fingered some of those songs. I remember seeing how he ultimately played "Foxy Lady" (which was somewhat unorthodox), but I learned how he did it by watching him play.
What do you like most about what you do, and do you ever foresee Styx slowing down?
For me, I love the sense of adventure about being out on the road and playing for a different audience every night. It's an exhilarating thing. What we do on stage is the fountain of youth. I look at B.B. King, who's in his 80s and still out there loving it. We have a semi full of toys and a bus full of people who help set up our toys. Then we get to go out play with our toys for an hour and half in front of an audience. We all have fun doing it and there's a sense of joy that permeates through all of it. Why anyone would ever want to quit that is beyond me.
For more about Styx, visit their official website and Facebook page.
Photo: Ash Newell
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Acer introduces new models of Swift, Aspire
posted September 07, 2019 at 09:20 pm by Manila Standard
Acer recently introduced refreshed models in its popular Swift ultra-portable notebook and Aspire all-in-one desktop ranges, all powered by the latest 10th Gen Intel® Core processors and Windows 10.
Acer's New Swift 5 Maintains the World's Lightest 14-inch Notebook, Now with Discrete Graphics for Performance On-The-Go, while Acer's sleek Aspire C series all-in-ones feature a high screen-to-body ratio of up to 92%
Designed for performance on-the-go, the Acer Swift 5 (SF514-54T/SF514-54GT) and Swift 3 (SF314-57/SF314-57G) notebooks deliver all that's necessary in an ultra-portable notebook: a sleek chassis, stylish design and slim bezels with superb performance and battery life. Aimed at students and families, the new Acer Aspire C all-in-one desktop series are slim, space-saving, elegantly styled PCs with impressively thin bezels so users see more of the screen and provides a great computing experience for a range of uses.
"We're continuously challenging ourselves on how we can make the world's lightest 14-inch notebook even better," said James Lin, General Manager, Notebooks, IT Product Business, Acer. "With the new Swift 5, we've integrated a discrete graphics chip and the latest processors so mobile professionals no longer have to compromise between portability and performance."
"10th Gen Intel Core processors redefine what's possible in a modern laptop by bringing broad-scale AI to the PC for the first time, an all-new graphics architecture for a leap in performance with Iris Plus graphics, and integrated best-in-class connectivity with Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) and Thunderbolt 3," said Chris Walker, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Mobility Client Platforms in the Client Computing Group, Intel. "It has been a great collaboration between Intel and Acer to bring the performance and platform capability to life in the new, beautifully designed Swift laptops."
Acer Swift 5, the World's Lightest 14-inch Notebook
The 14-inch Acer Swift 5 has been known to be the lightest in its class since its inception, with a chassis made from a perfectly balanced combination of magnesium-lithium and magnesium- aluminum alloys. The latest generation weighs just 990 grams with a new discrete NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 graphics option, or even less with solely newly updated integrated Intel® Iris® Pro graphics while measuring just 14.95 mm thin. The screen features a three-side narrow bezel with a high screen-to-body ratio of 86.4%.
With up to a 10th Gen Intel Core i7-1065G7 processor, and a maximum of 512 GB PCIe Gen 3x4 SSD storage, users get powerful performance and brilliant color quality on the 14-inch Full HD IPS touchscreen. The Swift 5 has a full-function USB3.1 Type-C connector that supports Thunderbolt 3, dual-band Intel Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), and supports Windows Hello through a fingerprint reader.
Designed for professionals on the move, the Swift 5 is a lightweight yet powerful laptop with up to 12.5 hours of battery life for day-to-night productivity. The Swift 5 supports fast-charging, providing up to 4.5 hours of use with just a 30-minute charge. Users can login via a touch of the built-in fingerprint reader through Windows Hello for easy and more secure access.
Acer Swift 3, A Stylish and Portable Powerhouse
The stylish and lightweight Acer Swift 3 notebook has a 14-inch Full HD IPS screen, is available in steel gray and millennial pink, and weighs just 1.19 kg (2.62 lbs). The Swift 3 packs a lot of power into its 15.95 mm thin chassis with up to a 10th Gen Intel Core i7-1065G7 processor with Intel Iris Plus graphics and an optional discrete NVIDIA GeForce MX250 GPU, keeping everything running at its optimum speed. It also includes up to 512 GB PCIe Gen 3x4 SSD storage, 16 GB LPDDR4X RAM, Thunderbolt 3 and dual-band Intel Wi-Fi 6, for a smoother and more enjoyable wireless experience, making it an ultra-portable, supercharged laptop for work and play. It delivers up to 12.5 hours of battery life and offers fast charging capabilities: 30 minutes charging can provide 4 hours of battery life in video playback conditions.
Suitable for both work and play, the Swift 3 brings images and videos to life through the use of thin 4.37 mm bezels and an 84% screen-to-body ratio. For further color enhancement the Swift 3 also includes Acer Color Intelligence and Acer ExaColor Technology for enhanced, vivid images.
Acer Aspire C Series, the Ideal All-in-One for the Whole Family
With its space saving and elegant design, the 6.8 mm ultra-thin Acer Aspire C all-in-one comes with stylish looks and plenty of practical features for both students and the whole family to enjoy. It is available with 27-inch, 24-inch, and 22-inch Full HD IPS screen options, all powered by 10th Gen Intel Core processors and an optional discrete NVIDIA MX130 GPU. With ample storage space of upto1TB via a M.2NVMeSSD and up to 2TB with a 2.5-inch HDD, and 32 GB of DDR4-2666 memory, the Aspire C series is the ideal all-in-one for multiple users with a wide range of needs.
Privacy is safeguarded with the option to close the camera shutter when the webcam is not in use and an HDMI-out port offers the option for a second screen. There are four USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports for connecting peripherals, providing flexibility to accommodate specific needs and requirements such as printing, gaming and using a mouse or keyboard for writing longer assignments. Both young eyes and old are protected with Acer Vision Care, a series of technologies such as Acer Bluelight Shield, which lessens blue light exposure, and Flickerless technology which reduces screen flickering for added comfort.
The new Acer Swift and Aspire C series were unveiled today at the [email protected] press event held in Berlin, where the company announced a range of new devices and solutions for gamers, creators, families, students and professionals. Products will soon be available in the Philippines. For more updates, visit www.facebook.com/AcerPH.
Topics: Acer , Acer Swift 5 , Acer Swift 3 , Acer Aspire Series , [email protected]
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When "Zombieland" came out in 2009 – which was nearly ten years ago, I'm terrified to inform you – it quickly became a sleeper hit. A horror/comedy in a somewhat played out genre starring up-and-comers and character actors would win its weekend, eventually gross 110 million dollars, and become the then-highest grossing zombie movie. "Zombieland" wasn't just a commercial success but also beloved by fans and critics. I can't tell you how many times, during that year and the ones that followed, I heard people gush about the movie. When I saw "Zombieland," I liked it, didn't love it. Revisiting for the first time in a decade, I wondered if I would still consider the movie overrated.
At some point in the near future, the world is brought to its knees by an outbreak of a zombie virus. In the post-apocayltic wasteland, some survivors have emerged. Such as a neurotic young man who survives via a long list of rules. Calling himself Columbus, as that is his destination, he soon meets other survives. Like Tallahassee, an eccentric man with a hunger for Twinkies and a thirst for zombie murder. Or sisters Wichita and Little Rock, a pair of con artists who are headed towards an amusement park. The four form an odd friendship, as they attempt to fight off the undead.
When the "Dawn of the Dead" remake hit big in 2004, everybody cashed in. Only five years later, the revival of the genre had burned itself out again. One of the reasons "Zombieland" was popular was because it provided a new take on the undead tropes. Columbus' obsession with his rules puts an irrelevant take on the survivalist aspect of the zombie story while still embracing those tendencies. Shenanigans like "Zombie Kill of the Week" are only one example of the film's puckish sense of humor. You see colorful flashbacks, like Tallahassee frolicking with a puppy, or fantasy spots, like Columbus vividly describing his fear of clowns. The film's sarcastic and uninspired sense of humor is summed up during its best gag, what might be the best surprise celebrity cameo of all time.
"Zombieland" also has an extraordinarily likable cast. In 2009, Jesse Eisenberg was still the poor man's Michael Cera before he ended up overtaking Cera's career. As Columbus, Eisenberg balances the character's twitchy neurosis with a lot of well-placed humor. Woody Harrelson is hilarious, weird, and adventurous as Tallahasee. Emma Stone's path towards becoming America's latest sweetheart began her. Stone's smokey-eyes and sexy voice makes her immediately appealing. Her sharp humor and weird girl personality marked her as more than just a pretty face. Abigail Breslin gets several really amusing moments to herself as Little Rock, showing her youth without downplaying her intelligence. More important than anything else, the cast play off each other fantastically. The scenes of the four listening to music and chatting about random bullshit are delightful.
The movie's sense of humor translate to its action scenes as well. Over the course of the film, various atypical objects are weaponized. Among pick-axes and garden shears, car doors and a banjo are used to take some zombies out. Once the heroes make it to the carnival, "Zombieland's" creative action streak goes even further. A zombie fight on a roller coaster is inspired. A sequence aboard one of those rising platform rides actually manages to build some suspense, as ammo runs low and the zombies crawl closer. There's, of course, lots of gunplay through the film too, many zombies getting their brains splattered out throughout.
On second viewing, I still enjoy "Zombieland" quite a bit. However, there's definitely something that's, for lack of a better word, irksome about the movie that I just can't quite place. It's a little too cute, isn't it? Like the writers are trying too hard. This is most evident in the rules appearing on-screen or the protagonist's more tryhard tendencies, like that clown phobia or his insistence in calling the world "zombieland" now. Columbus, an agoraphobic gamer, plays a lot worst in 2018. Especially his creepy obsession with flipping a girl's hair over her ear or the causal way he describes women as "bitches." "Zombieland" sometimes feels like a facile, and not especially self-respective, nerd wish fulfillment fantasy. Originally, he was a feckless dork. In Zombieland, he's a weathered survivor who gets everything he wants at the end, including a hot girlfriend.
So do I still think "Zombieland"is a little overrated? Yeah, I do. There's nothing this movie does that "Shaun of the Dead" didn't do better. Like the twinkies Tallahasee seeks, the movie provides you with a sugary rush but lacks much in the way of actual substance. It's absolutely a fun movie, so I'm not shocked it caught on. After a decade of false starts, and a largely disliked TV adaptation, it looks like "Zombieland 2" will finally be rolling into production soon. I really wonder if a sequel, even with the same cast, will be able to replicate the original's popularity and success. [7/10]
It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987)
After the release of "It Lives Again," it really looked like the saga of the Davis baby was over. No more mutant infants would be crawling from creepy bassinets. However, nine years after the second film, Larry Cohen would make this killer baby two-parter into a trilogy. Initially, the director hoped to remake "House of Wax." Instead, he entered into a deal with Warner Brothers' to direct two films for the home video market. Figuring sequels to established properties would be the best idea, Cohen ended up directing "A Return to Salem's Lot" and "It's Alive III: Island of the Alive." By answering some question laid forth in the first film, Cohen would take his most famous horror movie in an even more unpredictable direction.
Among the many mutant babies born in the seventies is the offspring of Stephen and Ellen Jarvis. Aware that the government is exterminating the children, Stephen takes the case to court. Eventually, it is decided that the mutant babies deserve to live. They are shipped off to a remote island, quarantined from humanity and allowed to thrive in peace. The court case, however, destroys Stephen and Ellen's relationship, especially once he's roped into writing a tell-all book. Five years later, science hopes to return to the island. Stephen is dragged along on the expedition. It turns out to be a doomed trip, the researchers quickly killed by the now-grown mutants. Stephen ends up on a boat with several of the creatures, including his own child. The monsters are determined to go back to civilization.
"Island of the Alive" takes an already kooky horror series to far kookier locations. Cohen isn't satisfied just by answering the question of what the monster babies look like when they grow up. The creatures are given a whole island to play in. A movie about a doomed journey to a monster-filled island would probably be enough for most filmmakers. "It's Alive III" is only getting started. The rational, if brutal, creatures have a mission all of their own. Our hero ends up locked on a boat as they head back to the mainland, forced to talk and bargain with the monsters. From there, the movie takes a detour into Castro's Cuba before ending up in a punk rock club. The movie's squirrely, unpredictable energy is matched by Michael Moriarty's aggressively quirky lead performance, which sees him randomly bursting into song or harassing kids in a shoe store.
No matter how weird Larry Cohen gets, he never looses track of his film's simple, crowd-pleasing goals. "Island of the Alive" also fucntions as a trashy, monsters-on-a-rampge movie. It begins with an impressive sequence of a woman giving birth to one of the creatures in a cab. Once on the island, the now fully-grown beasties quickly dispatch the intruders. The film is surprisingly gory, the creatures ripping into faces and tearing away limbs. In the last act, the monsters end up fighting punk rockers and cops too. The full-grown monster babies are a bizarre sight, with giant heads and ghoul-like bodies. They perfectly straddle the line between comical and unnerving. For the hell of it, the film also throws in some fun stop-motion shots of the beasts when they're still little.
Through all the odd story twists and gory monster action, Cohen never sacrifices the weird pathos and deeper context of the series. The abuse and manipulation of woman seems to be on "Island of the Alive's" mind. Ellen, played by a nervous Karen Black, has to start her life over following the court case. She works in a sleazy bar, where she's regularly harassed by an asshole customer. Around the same time, the film also has a scene of punk rockers harassing a random waitress. All of these goons are murdered by the monsters for their misdeeds. Cohen is also insistent on portraying the "It's Alive" off-spring as beings with feelings and thoughts. Though they kill a lot of people, they are ultimately played as sympathetic. These creatures just want to survive, just want love and affection, like anybody else would ask for. It's hard to say if they're continued survival would be good for the rest of humanity but I get where the film is coming from.
The oddball cast also features Gerrit Graham as an asshole attorney and an adventurer obsessed with getting a sunburn. The "It's Alive" series only gets stranger with each film. It graduates to a quasi-comedic, full-blown monsterfest in the last entry. The result is too weird and unique not to be lovable, while still totally satisfying as a gory horror pic. While lacking the raw scares of the original, it's a lot more focused than the second one. It's a gloriously excessive and brilliantly bizarre capper to a trilogy of nasty, fun, but strangely thoughtful films. [7/10]
Darkstalkers: Donovan's Bane
Episode two of "Darkstalkers" introduces Donovan Baine, a powerful dhampr who wields a demonic sword and is driven to destroy all Darkstalkers by hatred of his own lineage. The American version keeps the sword and the desire to kill Darkstalkers, even good ones like Felicia, but otherwise downgrades him to a simple wizard. After encountering Donovan, Morrigan heads to the British museum to retrieve a magic ring that'll make her invincible. (It'll summon the spirit of Morgaine le Fey, who Morrigan is descended from in this continuity.) Felicia and Harry are headed to the same museum, to grab their own magic ring, and all three forces inevitably clash.
There's a few elements about "Donovan's Bane" I like. Lisa Ann Beley and Garry Chalk are well-cast as Felicia and Donovan. There's an interesting moment where Morrigan, with contempt, destroys a Christian church. The animators occasionally attempt to replicate some of the game's special attacks, like Donovan's elemental powers or Morrigan's Soul Fist pose. Otherwise, the animation remains hideous. Darkstalkers can apparently change the size of their hands, which they hilariously do several times. It's almost impressive how the show took Morrigan, one of the sexiest women in video games, and made her so unappealing. There's a hysterically bad moment, where Harry levitates away from Morrigan's very slow moving energy blast. (The obnoxious Harry continues to be very important to the show's lore.) In one scene, the animators seemingly forgot to animate some energy blast, as Morrigan dodges nothing! Still, "Donovan's Bane" is slightly better than the first episode, for the unintentional laughs if nothing else. [4/10]
Forever Knight: Dark Knight - The Second Chapter
The second part of "Forever Knight's" pilot continues to closely adapt "Nick Knight." Nick's confrontation with LeCroix in the butcher shop, and the destruction of the Mayan cup, plays out almost identically. The identity of the killer draining homeless people is revealed a little sooner. The killer's contrived motive for the murders is maintained. The scene of Schanke driving Nick's car with a slashed break line, while Nick hides in the spacous trunk, is played for more humor. A polka is added to the soundtrack. The climax has fewer fiery pyrotechnics and Alyse, Nick's human love interest, is left a vampire at the end. I honestly can't remember if the show ever picks that plot point up again.
It's still impressive how the "Dark Knight" two-parter has more-or-less the same script as "Nick Knight" but is so much better. There's still some cheesy special effects, including a goofy flying scene, but they are largely disguised by the shadowy direction. The far moodier approach fits this story so much better. Mostly, it's the cast that makes the difference. Geraint Wyn Davies is even funnier than Rick Springfield, as the few comedic scenes - like when a cleaning woman spots him leaving his trunk - really shine here. Nigel Bennett is fantastic as LaCroix. He plays him as a stylish, sinister villain who truly enjoys being evil and makes vampirism seem very seductive. The interplay between the cast makes the contrived crime plot way more involving than it otherwise would've been. [7/10]
Labels: animation, darkstalkers, eighties horror, forever knight, halloween, halloween 18, horror, horror television, horror/comedy, larry cohen, vampires, zombies
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US F1 and SPORT Choose New Sanctioning Organization
by: Written by Jason Johnson
Officials of the newly formed race sanctioning organization, North American Speedboat Federation (NASF), announced this week that the organization has signed two of North America's premier tunnel boat racing series to its roster.
According to a press release from NASF, the federation welcomed the US F1 Powerboat Tour and S.P.O.R.T. to the fold upon its official launch in suburban Houston last week. The announcement came at S.P.O.R.T.'s annual awards dinner, at which nearly 90 racers and crew from both US F1 and S.P.O.R.T. were in attendance.
Missouri's Tim Seebold is excited about the new North American Speedboat Federation. Photo by Paul Kemiel Photographics
Tim Seebold, the 2015 US F1 points champion and driver of the No. 16 NGK Spark Plugs boat, attended the dinner and expressed his support for the new organization.
"This is definitely the first step for us to be able to help our sport grow," said Seebold, who along with his father, Bill, and brother, Mike, make up one of the most successful families in motorsports history. "By this step, we now control our own destiny. If we're going to move the sport into the future, we need to control every aspect of what we're doing, and this is an important first step in that. I think this is a great move."
NASF formed in early 2016 with the goal to provide boat racers with a progressive, marketing-forward, organization aimed at promoting racers, series and clubs on a national and international level. The organization also will provide an affordable avenue through which to race, including comprehensive insurance coverage at reasonable costs, and affordable membership rates.
Chris Hughes, who drives the No. 17 Formula Lights boat in both series, said the new organization should offer a good alternative to other sanctioning bodies.
"I'm in full support of what's on the plate right now," Hughes said. "We're going to strive to move forward and this move is going to make that possible. It's that simple. It's about doing what's best for all the bodies involved and joining NASF definitely does that. This is nothing but a step up for all of us in the sport."
Full details and information on the 2016 racing season for NASF are available on www.nasfracing.org.
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