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"Join Our Journey": Borealis, Borouge and NOVA Chemicals offer dynamic customer experience at the K Fair 2016
Borealis, Borouge and NOVA Chemicals each share a foundation of growth through innovation and a steady commitment to maintaining their engagement along the entire value chain. They now invite their individual customers and partners to "Join Our Journey" at K Fair 2016 Düsseldorf, Germany. What awaits them is an enhanced customer experience across global markets filled with leading-edge innovation, the development of exciting new applications and ongoing strategic expansion.
Borealis, Borouge and NOVA Chemicals are three leading providers of chemical and innovative plastics solutions. As legally separate entities, the companies operate independently. Each shares the strong, stable backing of their respective owners, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) and OMV. The advantages of belonging to a global family of polyolefins companies are clear: a global scale of operations, feedstock integration, proprietary technologies and access to international markets. Borealis, Borouge and NOVA Chemicals are each well positioned to expand their global business.
K Fair 2016 is the ideal locale to spotlight our dedication to innovation, applications development and ongoing expansion through investment. It is also a good opportunity to deepen existing customer relationships and develop new ones. Thus Borealis, Borouge and NOVA Chemicals invite K Fair attendees to "Join Our Journey" and pay a visit to stand A43, located in Hall 6. The joint stand offers a generous hospitality lounge and ample conference room space. A dynamic video wall, digital information points, and a selfie photo booth are points of interest along a journey of innovation across the globe. Certain to please the crowd is the Opel Astra, 2016 European Car of the Year, showcased at the stand.
Borealis and Borouge showcase lightweight solutions with the 2016 European Car of the Year at K Fair: Weight reduction in the new Opel/Vauxhall Astra supported by Borealis and Borouge low density polypropylene compounds. Containing around 35 kg of low density Borealis polypropylene (PP), Opel Astra variants now weigh up to 200 kg less than the predecessor models. The successful new model will be on display at the Borealis, Borouge and NOVA Chemicals stand at the 2016 K Fair in Düsseldorf. General Motors and Opel/Vauxhall selected Borealis and Borouge in 2012 as lead suppliers for both the Opel/Vauxhall Astra models in Europe and the Chevy Cruze models in Asia and the Americas. Borealis and Borouge supply lightweight PP compounds for all specified interior and exterior Opel/Vauxhall Astra applications. They were selected for this project thanks to the high level of product quality, excellent technical support, but also due to the global availability of product supplied from manufacturing facilities in Europe, Brazil, China, and North America as well as via tolling partners.
Borealis' Borstar®-based Full PE Laminate solution improves recyclability of flexible packaging materials: based on the proprietary Borstar® bimodal polyethylene (PE) technology in combination with machine direction oriented (MDO) processing technology, this novel monomaterial solution offers a second life to PE-based packaging as valuable end products, without compromising on product efficiency or integrity. Developing the Full PE Laminate solution has been a joint effort among Borealis, Borouge and a consortium of leading firms across the value chain, each representing the most advanced expertise within their respective areas.
Borealis strengthens cooperation with Taiwanese firm for development of lightweight, recyclable foam use concepts: The cooperation allows Borealis to explore the development of market applications based on Borealis' Daploy™ high melt strength (HMS) PP foam material. Daploy HMS PP foam is 100%-recyclable and is suitable for a wide-range of applications where an improved environmental footprint is sought, as well as lightweighting, insulation and a unique surface feel. These applications can be used in a broad spectrum of industries, such as automotive, building & construction as well as packaging and food service.
Borealis launches a new grade in its portfolio of polypropylene random crystalline temperature (PP-RCT) pipes: now commercially available in Europe, the new grade RA7050-LG is an important expansion of the pioneering and superior Borealis PP-RCT portfolio. The improved performance and properties of this grade fulfil market demand along the entire value chain for sophisticated applications industrial heating and cooling, including building risers as well as heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Borouge: Solutions for fast growing economies
Asia is the growth engine of the future; home to 64% of the global population, to 37% of the global economy, and home to Borouge. This region is experiencing continued population growth, urbanisation, expanding middle class and economic advancement. It's these factors that define and drive Borouge's growth strategy.
Borouge: Differentiation at scale
Borouge has achieved a step-change in its innovation capability with the establishment of world-class research and development facilities in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Shanghai, China. This innovation focus is reflected in Borouge's redesigned marketing approach, which drives toward greater industry partnership and serving the broader needs across the value chain. This industry-led approach has guided the development of numerous value-adding solutions; such as Borouge's diffused-light Borstar® based greenhouse film solution that enables profitable and efficient greenhouse farming. It's also led the creation of Borstar® RA140E, the PP water pipe system solution that delivers safe and healthy drinking water and improved system reliability.
Borouge launches 2021 Sustainability Goals
Borouge has launched its 2021 Sustainability Goals to increase its focus on specific drivers of performance and further commitment to its long term social responsibility, environmental stewardship and economic growth. A few examples include:
Implement a Responsible Sourcing Code of Conduct at our major suppliers to support our customers' reputation
Decrease Customer Complaints by more than 40%
More than 50% of our innovation projects have a minimum Product Sustainability Index of 70%
Increase our proportion of New Product Sales to 20%
Borouge 3 expansion complete
Following the successful start-up of the Borouge 3 project in 2015, Borouge's site in Ruwais, UAE, is now the world's largest integrated polyolefins complex, with production capacity having more than doubled to 4.5 million tonnes. The first ever commercial sales of Ruwais produced LS4201R XLPE solutions have recently been completed, marking the latest milestone for the expansion phase. Used in insulation applications for medium voltage energy cable systems, LS4201R is produced in the new XLPE facility at Ruwais under the same exacting quality standards and advanced Borlink™ technology platform as the Borealis plant in Stenungsund, Sweden. Customers are expected to reap significant benefits in the form of enhanced consistency and reliability of supply.
"When we invite our customers to 'Join Our Journey' we are also urging them to collaborate with us and become partners in innovation," explains Wim Roels, Chief Executive Officer, Borouge Pte. "Borouge continues its commitment to creating value for customers, the industry, and for society as a whole. The establishment of our Innovation Centre in UAE, the expansion of our Application Centre in China, and the realignment of our marketing organisation to be more application focused are strong examples of our commitment to delivering innovative and sustainable solutions. With the completion of our production expansions in UAE and China, and enhancements to our logistics network, we are well positioned to deliver differentiated polyolefin solutions to our global customers."
NOVA Chemicals to start up first LLDPE reactor in the Americas in a decade: In September, NOVA Chemicals announced the mechanical completion of its PE1 Expansion project – a third gas phase reactor at the company's Joffre, Alberta site. Start-up is expected in the fourth quarter of 2016 and commercial sales will ramp up through 2017. NOVA Chemicals is proud to once again be the first mover, completing a new LLDPE plant that will utilize natural gas liquids feedstocks resulting from shale gas development in North America.
NOVA Chemicals opens expanded Centre for Performance Applications in Calgary, Alberta: In May of 2016, NOVA Chemicals celebrated the grand opening of its expanded Centre for Performance Applications. The Centre is a hub for PE product and applications development and helps enable customers to get to market faster with new and better-performing products. Investments include a nine-layer blown film extrusion line, a wide range of converting equipment and testing labs, as well as dedicated suites for customers to work jointly with NOVA Chemicals' technical experts. This enhanced facility allows NOVA Chemicals to continue to improve collaboration, innovation and the overall customer experience.
NOVA Chemicals – Shaping the customer experience through collaboration, innovation and growth: NOVA Chemicals continues to invest in facilities, product technology and future growth opportunities, positioning itself to be the polyethylene market leader in the Americas. The company is working towards a new PE plant build in the next five years using its proprietary Advanced SCLAIRTECH™ technology. "We aim to help shape a world where products are even better tomorrow than they are today, and that starts with having the right assets to enable our customers' success," stated Chris Bezaire, Senior Vice President, Polyethylene. "By working alongside our customers to create innovative resins, structures and applications, we firmly believe we will help our customers succeed – and grow the market beyond where many assume it can go."
K Fair 2016 takes place from 19 to 26 October in Düsseldorf, Germany. "Join Our Journey" and visit us at Hall 6, Stand 6A43.
Borealis, Borouge and NOVA Chemicals are three leading providers of chemical and innovative plastics solutions. As legally separate entities, the companies operate independently. Each shares the strong, stable backing of their owners, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC).
NOVA Chemicals:
Pace Markowitz, Director, Communications
e-mail: pace.markowitz@novachem.com
Borealis:
Virginia Mesicek, External Communications Manager
e-mail: virginia.mesicek@borealisgroup.com
Tel. +43 1 22 400 772
(Vienna, Austria)
Borouge:
Brendan Ryan, Branding & Corporate Marketing Communications Manager Global Communications
e-mail: brendan.ryan@borouge.com
About NOVA Chemicals:
NOVA Chemicals develops and manufactures chemicals and plastic resins that make everyday life safer, healthier and easier. Our employees work to ensure health, safety, security and environmental stewardship through our commitment to sustainability and Responsible Care®. NOVA Chemicals, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
About Borealis:
Borealis is a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers. With headquarters in Vienna, Austria, the company currently has around 6,500 employees and operates in over 120 countries. Borealis generated EUR 7.7 billion in sales revenue and a net profit of EUR 988 million in 2015. The International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) of Abu Dhabi owns 64% of the company, with the remaining 36% belonging to OMV, an international, integrated oil and gas company based in Vienna. Borealis provides services and products to customers around the world in collaboration with Borouge, a joint venture with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).
About Borouge:
Borouge is a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions. A joint venture between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), one of the world's major oil and gas companies, and Austria based Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, Borouge is a ground-breaking joint venture at the forefront of the next generation of plastics innovation. With its base in the United Arab Emirates and Marketing & Sales head office in Singapore, Borouge employs more than 3,000 people representing over 40 nationalities and serves customers in 50 countries across the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
www.novachem.com
www.borouge.com
Borstar is a registered trademark of the Borealis Group. Borlink and Daploy are trademarks of the Borealis Group. NOVA Chemicals' logo is a registered trademark of NOVA Brands Ltd.; authorized use. Advanced SCLAIRTECH is a trademark of NOVA Chemicals. Responsible Care® is a registered trademark of the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada.


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Special Issue on Religion in Myanmar
The Review of Faith and International Affairs will soon publish a special issue on religion in Myanmar. The volume includes contributions on a range of topics by several Burma Studies scholars.
My own contribution is on the 'The Construction of Religion by Law in Myanmar'. The abstract is as follows:
Mosque in Moulemein, July 2015.
This article provides an overview of the broader shifts in state-religion relations in terms of constitutional and legislative changes in Myanmar since independence. This article examines the relation between religion and law in Myanmar more broadly, and questions how law has been used by the state to construct the idea of religion and 'acceptable' religious practise. It seeks to demonstrate that law has influenced the way religion is practised and understood in Myanmar, shaping both relations between religious communities and the state, and relations between Buddhist and non-Buddhist communities. It highlights three areas where law has been used to regulate and limit religious life and practise in Myanmar since independence. The first aspect is personal law and inter-religious relations as regulated by statute and case law. The second aspect is constitutional law and the role of religion in public life. The third aspect is the control of the Sangha through the legal regulation of disputes and education, and the application of criminal law. The way in which the state has engaged with each of these issues has changed over time and been tightened by successive socialist and military regimes. This has led to an instrumental relationship between law and religion in contemporary Myanmar. I demonstrate that the emphasis on the use of law as a control on religious affairs promotes a religion of legality, while law continually seeks to define the parameters and legality of religion in Myanmar.

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Since the October 2001 lows, the market has bounced,dipped and bounced again to new highs (a bullish signal) so it looks like we may be beginning the healing process. The general health of the economy is showing signs of recovery. The unemployment rate is down, and visibility ofmany companies is on the horizon. What does this mean to investors?
INTERNET VIP, Inc. (IVIP) DBA NEWTECH BRAKE CORP, has entered into a re-organization and re-orientation of the Company. These changes are being made pursuant to an Asset Acquisition and Change of Control Agreement dated as of April 11, 2002 between IVIP and NewTech Group International, Inc., of Blainville, Quebec. In essence, the agreement calls for the spin-off of the former IVIP telecom business into a new corporation, and the simultaneous acquisition of the rights to exploit the patents for a revolutionary heavy vehicle braking system developed by NewTech Group. In addition, IVIP has turned over control of the Company to senior management of NewTech Group to administer and profit from the newly acquired assets. The new business of the Company is to identify, develop and exploit, under licenses bought from NewTech Group,opportunities to provide a new full contact disc brakes and related components to the North American and European heavy vehicle market. These new brakes are called NT brakes.
The motor vehicle industry has been in existence since the 19th century and can be classified as a mature and performance/cost driven. Brakes are complex, high-precision components and part of the most critical components of motor vehicles. Nevertheless, there has been no significant innovation in the brake industry for over fifty years, and the caliper concept disc brake has reached its optimal development potential. As a result, the brake industry is very competitive, with a small number of suppliers depending on economies of scale and intra-industry consolidation for growth.
Although disc brakes have gradually replaced drum brakes in automobiles and light trucks in North America, they have not proven significantly superior and economical to use on trucks,trailers and buses. Drum brakes, a technology that dates back to the First World War, are still installed onapproximately 97% of heavy vehicles, i.e., classes 7 and 8, in operation in North America. A significant fact, and key to NewTech Brake's marketing strategy, is that the customer selects the brakes to be installed even when purchasing his new bus or truck.
The patented NewTech full contact disc brake is a bold departure from conventional braking technology. It combines disc brake braking efficiency, lighter weight with large contact friction area comparable to drum brake. The NewTech brake can stop a truck, loaded to its maximum gross weight, from 60 MPH in less than 200 feet.
After nearly ten years of virtual and computer design, the expenditure of over US $30 million of research and development work, and more than two years of extensive testing, the current design of the foundation full-contact brake is now ready for industrialization and commercialization.
1. Retrofitting existing brakes on heavy vehicles in North America.
2. New vehicle market (OEM) in North America and Europe.
The North American and European OEM plus brake maintenance markets are currently estimated at US$7.1 and US $5.8 billion per year respectively . They plan to capture 7.5% of this marketby year 2007, resulting in US$900 million annual revenue.
The marketplace is already there and its size is a huge opportunity to get into the ground floor of a Company whose revenues are about to explode. Operates on very high profit margins with solid, early positive gross margin and profit projections backed by solid, established R & D facility, recognized by industry specialists for developing the "full-contact disc brake". Pilot projects under way with major recognized truck and bus manufacturers, low continued capital investment due to availability of multiple potential manufacturing and distribution options. Probability of "partnerships" with leading axle and/or vehicle parts component manufacturers and/or Original Equipment manufacturers, further broadening the market potential· Potential take over target as exposure and market penetration increases.
IVIP currently is going over a major re-organizational project with market potential of sales of USD 900 million annualy in revenues.
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The Ivory Key (The Ivory Key Duology #1) by Akshaya Raman
By Doreen Sheridan in Doreen, Fantasy, Young Adult
This was a very interesting tale of four squabbling royal siblings who must come together to save their country, marred by some weird instances of under-writing. It's certainly a page turner in the back half, and who doesn't love a non-generic fantasy setting? Inspired by Indian mythology, with a distinct matrilineal bent, this is an inclusive fantasy that also features queer characters and, even more unusually in the YA genre, strict but not in-your-face vegetarianism.
Vira is the young maharani of Ashoka, thrust onto the throne after her mother's death in battle less than two years earlier. As the eldest daughter, she always knew that the weight of responsibility lay on her head. Even so, she's unprepared for how her council of twelve advisors, representatives of her various states and ministries, strive to bully her into following their edicts. The first of these, unfortunately, was for the immediate arrest and imprisonment of her older brother Kaleb, for conspiracy to assassinate the former maharani.
Kaleb willingly accepts imprisonment despite protesting his innocence. While his father was the former maharani's consort, his mother was a noblewoman of Lyria (think Ancient Greece,) who died when he was a toddler. With Lyria aggressing on Ashoka's borders, it's easy to paint him as the scapegoat, despite the fact that his entire worldly ambitions have been to become as accomplished a scholar and mayaka (essentially a magic smith) as his late father.
Ronak, Vira's twin brother, is deeply unhappy with her treatment of Kaleb. A devoted historian, he ventures way out of his comfort zone in an effort to free his brother, getting in touch with a criminal element in order to secure enough funds to both break Kaleb out of prison and start a new life for them somewhere far away from his sister's realm. But will the price he's expected to pay in return break not only him but Ashoka itself?
Riya, the youngest sibling, fled long ago from the castle after a final argument with her mother over wealth distribution and justice. Now she lives in the forest with the gang of thieves and rabble rousers known as the Ravens, until a chance encounter in the woods has her returning to her sister's court, in search of a way to help her found family bring more relief to a suffering citizenry burdened by ever-rising taxes.
The way these four very different but incontrovertibly connected souls comes together once more is elegantly plotted, if entirely unsurprising. After a series of double crosses has them all grumpily on the same page to track down the titular Ivory Key, there's an intriguing adventure plot that had me up till the wee hours, telling myself, "Just one more chapter!" I'm definitely very interested in reading the conclusion to this duology, even as I'm rather lukewarm about the characters, who are all various (understandable, if irritating) shades of angsty and dumb. Kaleb is probably the least annoying of them all, followed by Vira. Ronak is the absolute worst. But they all have their hearts in the right places, and seeing them all band together as a family unit once more is positively heartwarming.
This definitely reads like a debut novel, but Akshaya Raman shows loads of promise. Hopefully, she'll just keep getting better and better as her writing career progresses.
The Ivory Key (The Ivory Key Duology #1) by Akshaya Raman was published January 4 2022 by Clarion Books and is available from all good booksellers, including
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The uppercut has remained one of the most satisfying basic attacks Mortal Kombat has had to offer. Its chunky arcade logic has been a go-to for free hits, launchers, and even time efficient finishing moves -- but does it work in real life? The latest episode of The Science of Mortal Kombat is here to answer that question! Watch:
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Hacktivists attack NASA, claims they know more about ISIS than they say
The popular hacktivist group, Anonymous, says they have attacked NASA systems and servers in a bid to stop and air out all the cover ups and government-backed censorship.
A part of the group attacked the systems because they believe the agency has been hiding something. The two groups, New World Hacking and AnonCorrupt claimed that on Sunday they attacked the agency's servers and main website using DDoS attack. The DDoS attack is a traditional technique that is used by hackers to bring down websites and overcrowd them with requests.
However, the NASA website is still functional and does not appear to have been brought down. The hackers presented evidence which suggests that some of the agency's servers were still suffering the effects of an attack. The hackers told reporters that the attack was based on the fact that they believe NASA to be withholding information that is vital to terror group ISIS, although it does not say what the alleged secret might be.
The New World Hacking group is infamous for taking down the BBC servers on New Year's Eve, which led to the broadcaster going offline for a few hours. NASA however, has neither confirmed nor denied the attack, and they say it's not possible to verify the claims from the hacktivists. The group said the attack was part of an operation called Operation Censorship (or #OPCensorship), and they also claim it was a trial run for the group because they plan to cyber assault Donald Trump on April Fool's Day. New World Hacking group noted, "This attack is a protest and a demonstration. We want Trump to know he is next."
NASA is a common target for hackers mostly because of the conspiracy theories that are related to it. AnonSec, another hacking group, is said to have hacked and taken control of a NASA drone, which the space agency immediately. The group also claims that they hacked classified systems of the NASA servers. The hacktivists group was at the forefront of the "chemtrail", a theory that explains that airplanes spray chemicals designed to kill humans or top our breeding.
NASA was also targeted by a British hacker, Gary McKinnon, who believed that aliens had visited our planet Earth and that NASA had a record of the incident. Gary failed to find conclusive ad waterproof evidence and was close to being deported to the US to go and trialled there for his antics.
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Spider-Man: Far From Home follows Peter Parker on a normal school trip to Europe that ends with Spider-Man taking on The Elements. The follow-up to Spider-Man: Homecoming, Far From Home was directed by Jon Watts based on a screen play written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. This list highlights the best quotes from Spider-Man: Far From Home, with the help of your votes.
In Spider-Man: Far From Home, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is going to Europe on a school trip to get away from his life as Spider-Man. The trip is going great until Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) shows up and requests that Parker suit up again. The Elements, four extradimensional humanoids who became immortals with control over natrual elements, are wreaking havok around the continent. Spider-Man teams up with Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) to take on The Elements in Venice, Italy.
Do you have a favorite quote from Spider-Man: Far From Home? Regardless of which character these quotes come from, vote up the Spider-Man: Far From Home quotes you most enjoy.
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Q: IIS7 compression failing with "COMPRESSION_DISABLED" despite having the option enabled I have been unable to get GZIP compression working on my IIS7.5 server. I have tried all the suggestions online, including here at ServerFault and no matter what, the trace always comes back stating "COMPRESSION_DISABLED", but I don't know why it's disabled.
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Every option in the IIS manager I've looked at shows compression enabled. Some stuff is coming back compressed, but it's only PHP content that PHP has compressed before handing it off to IIS.
According to the traces, all the requests are hitting the Static or DynamicCompressionModule but it's always failing as "COMPRESSION_DISABLED". Is there any way beyond the tracing to determine why IIS is disabling the compression?
I've run the command
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to see the complete configuration for that URL, and according to the dumped configuration, the HTTP and URL compression settings shown above are incorporated and there's no mention of disabling compression.
Is it possible another module is causing compression to be disabled? Output caching?
So I'm pretty stumped here on what could be the problem.

A: I don't see doDynamicCompression or doStaticCompression=true listed there; are they set? If so, at what level?

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Nike To Go BFBS For Nine Schools?
If true, then Nike is really calling all the shots on college football design. In case you couldn't make out the nine schools, they are: Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas.
OK — two of those schools — Oregon and Florida State already have black jerseys (although Florida State has yet to wear their black alternate in a game; Oregon, of course, pretty much invented the whole BFBS genre). Of the other schools, Georgia has worn a black alternate in the past, although the Bulldogs haven't worn an alternate jersey since the 2011 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. So a BFBS alternate wouldn't be new for those three schools.
Alabama, Florida, LSU, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Texas — hmmmm. Earlier this year, Texas' Charlie Strong said there would be no alternate uniforms for his team this year. And it's hard to see Alabama wearing anything other than their standard uniforms (their one alternate, I believe was their 2010 "Pro Combat" number that was very similar to their current set, save for the 'houndstooth' pattern on the numbers and helmet, and a slightly different pants stripe pattern).
As that tweet mentions, they'll wear BFBS versus the Nittany Lions, an October 17th affair at the 'shoe.
Georgia will not be wearing any alternative uniforms this year, per A.D. Greg McGarity. Stand down, Georgia fans.
Just got this from a Texas source on the report the football team will wear a black jersey this season. "No truth to that."
Interesting. That certainly looks more like a football jersey than the t-shirts. Not that I like it, but I can at least visualize it.
So will any of these BFBS alternates be worn? If Ohio State is to be believed, at least they will, and I wouldn't be surprised to see Oregon (who never saw an alternate they didn't like) and FSU (who have a black alternate they've yet to wear) in them. It would seem that Oklahoma, Texas and Georgia are out, and I have to think LSU and Florida are long-shots. Still, we'll see how much influence Nike has if these are indeed to be worn.
What do you think, readers? Casting aside your thoughts on BFBS, do you think any of these schools will do it? Should they? If one of these schools is your alma mater (or just one for whom you root), how do you feel about it? Let's hear it.
"They were my idea." Pettine on those 🔥🔥🔥 camo practice jerseys that the defense wore today.
Yes, the Browns have introduced digital camouflage jerseys. They were broken out yesterday, much to the surprise (and delight) of the players. Yes, that camo is orange and brown (yes, it looks black, but it apparently is a dark shade of brown).
Fear not, for these jerseys will only be worn for practices. Let's hope this doesn't give Nike (or the NFL) any ideas to introduce new alternates at some point in the future.
I usually run this feature on the weekends, but since I'm running the show during Paul's sabbatical this month, I'll probably (or at least as long as guys submit to me) run these once a week during August. Got several today, from our friends Chris Whitehouse of ManCave Pictures, and Bruce Menard.
This is Christy in Weeghman Park (Later Wrigley Field) on September 4, 1916. It was his last ever pitching appearance, although he continued as Manager of the Reds.
I am thankful to the uniform gods that these pinstripes were grey and not red. That saved hours of tedious work.
Does that make me a uniformitarian?
Ty & Joe. I believe that Ty is thanking Joe for his filthy uniform, because it added a bit of color to two otherwise uninteresting color schemes.
Next week: Taking it outside the park for some colorful fans.
I guess you're not on weekends for a while, but here's the latest colorization of Dizzy Dean and a lovely lady on a bicycle built for two – all in good fun for the 60th anniversary celebration of the National League.
Here's a new colorization, actually it's an update of something I started last year. I filled in a lot more color for this latest version. Anyways, it's a game at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn on August 2, 1938 (Dodgers vs Cardinals) – In this game, the Dodgers used an experimental yellow baseball for better visibility (years before Charles O. Finley!).
That's it for today. Great job, Chris and Bruce!
NFL News: Tweeter Shawn Cyr asks, "Could the Globe have used a photo that looked less like the Patriots jerseys. … The Carolina Panthers have released their 2015 jersey schedule. They're planning to wear their blue alts three times, which I thought was impermissible. One of those times is Tgiving — maybe the rule is lifted for that day? (thanks Paul). … "Hi, I'm on vacation in Cape Cod and saw this (deflated football)" writes Joseph Bailey. "Definition of irony?" … Here's a good set of special patches & decals for the NFL this year (great find by Raiders Italia). … Do the Steelers have a deal with Waffle House? Check out this arm sleeve (good spot by Ryan Connelly). Here's and even better view (via The Best Gear). … Peyton Manning is wearing a SpeedFlex helmet with a 1st generation Revolution facemask (from Andrew Lind). … Most of you probably know about the debate over the color of the Broncos' early-1962 helmet decal, which we finally solved a few years back. But check this out: Gridiron Uniform Database researcher Bill Schaefer has found some photos from a Broncos/Chargers preseason game played on Aug. 18, 1962. Most of the Denver players' helmets were blank, with no logo decals. But Wahoo McDaniel (No. 54) appears to have had a white logo on the let and a blue one on the right, prompting Bill to ask, "Was this game perhaps a 'visual test' to see which version was better?" (thanks Paul). … In case you missed it: Titans' Zach Mettenberger had his jersey misspelled. You can read more here (thanks to Jeff Hunter). … Over the weekend, Johnny Ek had an item on the The Seahawks wearing lime green jerseys at camp. More photos here. Reader Kyle Hanks notes, During training camp in the past the offense has always worn navy (with QB's in red) and the defense has worn white. This year the defense is wearing green. Also, it's hard to tell from the pictures but Russell Wilson is wearing Under Armour shoes. He's worn Nike up until now." (also sent in by Tim Dunn). … The Panthers have new practice jerseys (h/t Chris Kroeger). … Reader Joe Bozek saw these NFL player socks at K-Mart in Buffalo. … Wow — some FANTASTIC old 49ers training camp photos in this link (h/t Brinke). … Boom Herron of the Colts has been sporting socks with his likeness (via Charles Weiss). … Looks like the Bengals are using a several seasons-old helmet on their season tickets (nice spot by Dave Fiora). … In other season ticket news, per Bears' season tickets, they will wear 'Monsters of the Midway' throwbacks on September 13th and December 6th (thanks to Jamie Uthe). … The Raiders will become the latest NFL team to have the Nikelace "Elite 51" jerseys this season (via Andrew Lind).
College Football News: Even though they just introduced new uniforms, Arizona State will be wearing a special new alternate uniform vs. Texas A&M on September 5. Apparently there will be more alternates during the season too. … Michigan State will have bronze facemasks as an option this year (h/t MSU Football EQ). … Ohio State has registered a trademark for Urban Meyer (thanks, Paul). … New sneakers for UNC Football this fall (h/t James Gilbert). Also from James, UNC helmets for first practice. Newcomers get a label with their name and no decals. … More UNC: some new gloves for the Tar Heels (via David Roeder). … The U of Hawaii is outfitted by UnderArmour, well except for the shoes. That may be changing (from Bill Sodeman). … ICYMI: Texas' Football Jerseys for 2015 feature "Texas Fight" script (from Joey Breeland). … New unis for North Carolina Central (via HBCU Gameday). … Looks like new unis for Minot State (from Zo). … UCLA players are practicing with NFL stamped balls (from Sultana Stallions). … Here's a video of the new North Texas Mean Green unis (from Mike Shirley). … According to this story about BGSU's new Nike contract, "Last September, Kingston said having the ability to have brown uniforms with Nike was one of the many reasons to sign with the company" (thanks to Tom Kocecny). … Norfolk State has a shiny new helmet (from Doug Hazard). … The New York Post's Phil Mushnick has weighed in on Nebraska's BFBS uniforms, and he's not a fan, noting the disturbing trend to move merch. … A leak (or sneak preview) of the new Cincinnati Bearcats' helmet was posted on snapchat (from Uniform Nation Blog). The Bearcats switched from adidas to UnderArmour this past season, so they may have a bunch of new helmets. … Looks like Texas A&M will be introducing something new (alternate?) on August 7th.
Hockey News: Interesting find in the NHL 16 beta, the Griffins may be switching to their alternate logo (h/t Taylor Reeves). … The USA Hockey store is selling a shirt with the logos of defunct teams (from Matt Necci). … Here's the jersey Centennial H.S. hockey (MN) is wearing for a week-long trip to play NY teams (nice find from Teddy Ice). … WOWSA – check out this gorgeous photo of the Rangers and Canadiens from the 1960's (h/t Super 70s Sports).
Soccer News: During August, the numbers on every MLS team jersey will be designed with pictures from season ticket holders (via Ian Thomas. … Here's a look at the Everton third kit (from Tim E. O'Brien). … Is this another new kit for Tennessee? If so, stamp of approval! (via David Johnston). … Nathan Sturgis of the Houston Dynamo missing a jersey sponsor Saturday night (h/t T.J. Leibowitz). … Arsenal has a Community Shield patch (from Tim Cross). … adidas/Man United created a special fan jersey for women, with a "plunging" neckline. That begs the question, "Are the women's jerseys sexist?". No, seriously.
College Hoops News: "I know how much you love stripes so am attaching a few pics of the basketball team from the University of Tampa 1964 yearbook," says Phil Bacon. "Colors are red, gold and black. No pics of the road uniform." … Butler is getting a new court logo corresponding with new logo update (via Kyle Beery).
And that's it for today — plenty to discuss below in the comments, so don't be shy. Thanks to the colorizers and everyone who submitted to the ticker, whether by tweet or by e-mail. In case you missed it, Paul is taking his annual well-deserved break from the blog for August, so I'll be handling things for the next four weeks. Hopefully I'll live up to the high standards you've come to expect during the week. I have a few surprises and guests lined up and there will be plenty to read and see for the next month. Johnny Ek will handle the weekends for me for the month. I should also have a lot of my weekend features (colorizations, concepts, scoreboards, etc.) which I'll run during the weekdays. I think you'll enjoy!
72 comments to Nike To Go BFBS For Nine Schools?
As a 'Bama fan, I really hope that jersey doesn't get anywhere close to the field. Not only because it would be part of a ridiculous "Team Nike" concept that we've hated on here in the past, but just because to my eyes black and crimson don't go together that well (though the "crimson" in the picture above seems a lot darker than what the Tide wears on the field).
I'm not even anti-alternate, as long as it's only done for maybe one game each year. The Pro-Combat uni Phil linked was fine. And as "gray for gray's sake" is all the rage right now, I wouldn't mind to see 'Bama work in some gray elements because, you know… elephants. Just something other than black, please.
I heard Pettine interviewed on the local news over the weekend (no link, sorry), and he said he originally wanted a more military color scheme, but that the league asked him to stay away from that and use team colors instead.
Did you notice the NFL helmets on the back wall of that UNC equipment room photo? Someone commented on my TL that the one on the far left was a late '60s Washington helmet. Any thoughts?
Apostrophe catastrophe alert. Tar Heels is a two-word term, so an apostrophe before (should be capitalized) Heels is incorrect.
Thanks. I just spelled it out above.
Given that facemask, it's probably the 2002 version of the 60's helmet.
Looking at today's main entry, the only explanations are that I'm still dreaming, or that I'm in some kind of Hell. There is no way that this is reality. The Browns practice uniforms just further cement that. Is it April Fool's Day? Am I on some kind of prank-cam?
Not only are those Browns practice jerseys ugly as hell… but the numbers are wrong too. The jerseys we saw unveiled have the shadow on the top left, not the bottom right. Has something changed since then?
Correct. The actual "stars and bars" flag was a completely different design. Folks often incorrectly refer to the No VA battle flag that way.
Looks like my old Omar Vizquel SF Giants jersey just became a Mike Leake jersey. Hmmm.
First of all, all the Nike designs look the same. Second, you know all the other "non-9" Nike schools are wondering how they can get in on the next "thing" so they can be more relevant.
So sad. These announcements/leaks are all about Nike and Adidas, and the schools play along just to get their name out there. Shouldn't it be the other way around?
The ASU thing is exactly why I don't even bother with commenting on college football uniforms anymore.
The second you express your opinion about one particular set, the school has already created 5 more. Why bother?
I think those BFBS T-shirts all look pretty awesome as, you know, T-shirts. Then again it's also stupid to wear a T-shirt styled as a jersey, if the actual jersey doesn't exist. And I certainly hope the jerseys don't exist.
Also, it's "Heels," not "'heels." Tar Heels is two words.
Oops. Missed James pointing out the 'heels/Heels thing above.
The Everton third kit looks almost as bad in real life (or at least in a studio) as it does on that comic thingy. I feel like there's an outside chance it could grow on me, though.
Anyway, as to the White Sox white sleeves…Bill Veeck loved the publicity he got after his first trip to New York, and got another day's worth when he sent George Steinbrenner a bill for Bart Johnson's damaged undershirt. It was all right in his David-and-Goliath wheelhouse. If memory serves, by the time the White Sox returned to the Bronx, he also had obtained a written statement from Lee MacPhail — which was available to show to Billy Martin — stating that the White Sox uniforms were legal in every detail. That was good for another few inches of newsprint.
Enjoyed the Billy Martin story. When he became manager of the A's in the '80s, he trotted his pitchers out in white sleeves.
If memory serves me correctly, he went so far as having them split them and the AL president said enough.
Apparently that's been changed, since no team is allowed to have pitchers wearing white sleeves now.
I've seen it cited as the primary reason the White Sox don't wear white hosery. Stating that sleeves and socks need to match.
Those aren't 1st gen Revo facemask on Manning's Speedflex.
Correct – it looks like they've made him a Speedflex mask with the cage styled like the 1st generation Revo mask. We'll see if this is a training camp try-out helmet or if he continues with it for the regular season.
The Boston Globe graphic is wrong in every conceivable way. Not only is the player's uniform way off, as you noticed, but the "Flying Elvis" head appears to be an amateur rendering of the logo, and the "Patriots" script is not only a defunct wordmark, but it isn't even a correct rendition of the old wordmark.
That was their alternate wordmark up until 2012. Yeah, the Patriots had 2 different marks.
Can you really say that Nike is calling the shots? I have to imagine the schools that don't have black uniforms in the rotation already have to agree to be part of this group. No apparel contract has a 'wear what ever we force you to' clause, certainly not when you are dealing with this level of football powerhouses.
Wouldn't this concept originate at Nike with someone thinking, 'Hey we've been doing this grey alternate thing for a few years. Lets go back to black for some special unis!' and then they start contacting schools about the idea?
These 9 schools seem to be the ones that agreed to be a part of it. Notice there aren't some of the elite Nike schools like a USC or Penn State.
If they can get say, Alabama to go BFBS, then yes. Just going off what was reported; obviously some schools have already shot down the rumors. Ohio State has probably wanted to go BFBS for a while (with or without Nike's pushing), but if they can get schools who've never worn black (LSU, Florida, etc.) to join, I'd say it's Nike calling the shots.
If they are just t-shirts, why only 9 teams? We've had black fashion jerseys available for pretty much every team in existence for over 20 years now.
Of the other schools, Georgia has worn a black alternate in the past, although the Bulldogs haven't worn an alternate jersey since the 2011 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. So a BFBS alternate wouldn't be new for those three schools.
I am against the BFBS jerseys. Ohio State should wear gray if anything.
I do not get how anybody gets excited about wearing black like everybody or almost everybody is doing.
Black is not one of UT's colors. It's not hard. What's to stop them from wearing a blue jersey ? Or an OU Jersey? Let's just let the Millenials wear what they want. This is what 6th place trophies will get you.
First time for everything: I actually agree with that hack Phil Mushnick.
Labeling UGA as having a BFBS uniform is a misnomer as black is one of the Dawgs' official colors.
If they were the only team mentioned in this article, I would agree with you. But they are clearly part of an overwhelming BFBS movement by Nike. The fact that black is a school color and that they have worn black in the past is merely incidental.
I really hope that the only ones that actually see the field are Oregon and Ohio State. The Buckeyes already have black in their stripe pattern so it won't look too bad, and Oregon is Oregon.
What's commonly referred to as the "Confederate flag" was originally the battle flag of Northern Virginia. It was later incorporated into the Confederacy's national flag when the first flag was scrapped (for looking too similar to the US flag during battle).
If you look at Adam's link to an image of the stars and bars flag, you can immediately see where it got its nickname. It is very similar to the US flag, but instead of 13 skinny horizontal "stripes", it has three wide horizontal "bars". Once you see that, it's hard to mistake the X shaped design of the more well known "Confederate flag" (battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Battle_flag_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America.svg with the "stars & bars".
the irony of her reply, "How nice!" when I said I had to work all weekend.
b. (especially in contemporary writing) a manner of organizing a work so as to give full expression to contradictory or complementary impulses, attitudes, etc., especially as a means of indicating detachment from a subject, theme, or emotion.
Finding a deflated Patriots football would actually be a coincidence, not irony. Not the definition of irony. Not.
So would it be irony if you found a Patriots football that was over-inflated instead?
Okay, I am confused. Check out this page at Dressed to the Nines. It shows those navy unis with white sleeves listed under American League. Did the National League not let them wear the white sleeves?
I guess more importantly, why are there National and American League listings for the White Sox?
There are two baseball teams in Chicago. The White Sox are a member of the American league and The Cubs are members of the National League.
Have you guys been to any Little League games lately? The local district's all star tournament looked like a Ducks Unlimited convention. Over half the teams were wearing some sort of camo pattern. It looked as bad as you might think.
Seeing that there are two Waffle House locations in the Pittsburgh area–both in Washington, PA south of the city–and the next-closest ones are a cluster in Youngstown, Ohio (which is "shared" between the Steelers and Browns), I highly doubt the Steelers have a marketing deal with Waffle House. Love Waffle House, though.
Remember when everyone killed Kellen Winslow Jr for saying he was "going to war"? Now we are all ok with camo jerseys, helmets, etc…?
Just another reason all the military pandering sports do nowadays is inappropriate.
Thanks for the old 49er training camp photos. Loved the one of Joe Montana struggling with a gargantuan television.
I liked the one of Randy Kirk with the refrigerator. The caption refers to "soda" cans, when clearly, it's beer (Miller Lite, but technically beer nonetheless).
I grew up in nearby Goleta and remember the 49ers camp in the summer, even got John Brodie's autograph one year (which is unfortunately long gone).
Chris and Bruce, wonderful pictures. Thanks for a great job. I wish I could colorize.
And that is a shame. The NHL Barons logo was fantastic.
My dad took me to a Barons game when I was a very young boy. We had just moved to the US and it is literally my first memory here. I still have a puck and pennant from that night.
At least Browns camo uni is useful for inevitable Soviet takeover of Cleveland in Ohio SSR!
UPDATE: Texas has confirmed they will NOT be wearing a black alternate this season. Will update article text now.
In talking about the black for black sake jerseys. Saying it is not a school color for many teams. One Buckeye fan said well neither is white. Which made me wonder who was the first team decades ago to wear white to contrast with teams dark jersey???
I wonder if anybody could find out??
I dont think so. I have looked through their old yearbooks. I dont think they wore white until the 30s.
I'm going to coin the term DUFUS to describe most/all of Nike's concepts..
It's interesting that Carolina is only wearing their alts on the road.
Theyve been round for a couple of yerars IIRC and were brought in as an alernative to alternative game jerseys.
Also i believe there was embrodery on the inside of the UT collar previously The eyrs of Texas or similar.
As an OSU alum I would give a thumbs down on that dross Nike design.
Now I would never want to see this. Just done too many times by too many schools and franchises. As a poster above notes, Grey should be the color of an alternate for OSU.
With Carolina wearing blue alts Thanksgiving day almost certainly guarantees color vs color. Cowboys normally wear navy Thanksgiving day. Could also be why they are allowed to wear the blue alt three times instead of two.


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Elizabeth Craft Designs is a family-owned company that designs and manufactures high-quality products for our fellow crafters.
Simplilearn touts itself as the world's #1 online boot camp & certification course provider. They offer PGPs, master's, and live training.
Clip Studio Paint is a world-class app for artists, designed for drawing & painting, specialized comic, manga, webtoon and animation features.
RedBubble will put your art and designs on a variety of products. It's a great place to buy art and support independent artists.
PetCanva
PetCanva hand-designs a picture of your pet in a T-shirt, blanket, phone case, canvas, socks, and much more.
Canva is a popular graphic design software that works great for both beginners and advanced users. Get commission on plan signups!
Ohuhu
Ohuhu made its name for itself as a go-to art supplies brand that aims to empower everyone to paint up their inspiration.
Slowtide's art provides you with a canvas for self-expression. Each product is crafted with premium and sustainable materials.
Pipsticks delivers subscriptions for sticker lovers, offering fun and great design to inspire curated sticker packs each month.
JOANN Fabric and Craft Stores is one of the US's largest specialty retailer of fabrics and crafts with over 860 stores in 49 states.
Michaels has the products you need for home decor, framing, scrapbooking, and more. Shop and save on arts and crafts supplies!
Artkive
Artkive offers to turn your children's artwork into stunning keepsake books and unique one-of-a-kind wall art for families and organizations.
Maker Forte is a craft and maker supplies company, and is all about the unique and crafting a Maker Community.
Canvas Pop
Canvas Pop takes your digital photographs, blows them up, and prints them on real canvas for you. It's cool for newbies and pros alike.
My Paint by Numbers
My Paint by Numbers offers special painting kits. Each painting is supplied as an outline with numbered segments for each individual color.
Wool and the Gang is a company that's all about making knitting fun and accessible for all. Find hundreds of knit kits, patterns, and more!
Sotheby's are the people who manage auctions for works of art valued in the tens of millions. Many pieces must be inquired privately.
Artistic Painting Studio
APS is a full-service decorative painting studio carrying all the painting supplies you'll need in one place.
CreativeLive
CreativeLive offers free live classes and a digital catalog to teach new skills. Get 10-20% per sale and $1 per lead as an affiliate member.
Displate is a metal poster designed to capture your unique passions. It's a modern canvas that's sturdy, magnet mounted, and durable.
Tailor Brands is the world's first AI-powered logo design and branding platform. Create a logo and develop a brand identity in 5 minutes.
DIY.org
DIY.org offers online courses and fun projects for kids. Learn new skills, complete challenges, and build a portfolio of fun projects.


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VIDEO: The Heartfelt Story Behind a Man & His Dog in the Water
A photo by Hannah Stonehouse-Hudson of a man cradling his dog in the cool waters of Lake Superior has been making it's way around the internet, seen by millions as a snapshot of pure love between man and his best friend.
To watch Bayfield, Wisconsin resident, John Unger speak of the love for his 19-year old rescue dog, Schoep is both heartwarming and heartbreaking.
WFMY News reported on the story that's making headlines around the globe,
The shepherd mix has lost his sight to cataracts. Age also brought arthritis and hip problems. It's a pain and stiffness that offers little relief, until John heads a mile from home. In the shallow water of Lake Superior, owner and pet find a temporary peace.
For the last 18 years, John and Schoep have been constant companions, the best of friends. But old age is catching up to the loyal pup. "It's tough to see him get old of course," said Unger. Because of his arthritic joints, Schoep has trouble sleeping. So, John takes his pal to the shallow shores of Lake Superior, carries him into the water, and cradles the sweet dog. Their sessions in the water last anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour, depending on the water temperature and how Schoep is responding to it.
The buoyancy of the water takes all pressure off of the aging dog's joints, allowing him a few moments of peace and painlessness. Rather than trying to swim and play as most dogs would, Schoep takes those few moments to enjoy a comfortable nap in his best friend's arms.
Unger says lovingly of his dog, "I can only give him what I can, and he's always given me his all." He knows his special dog's time will soon be up, and hopes that the dog goes peacefully in his sleep.
Watch the video below from WFMY News to see the special bond between John and Schoep. And, may you all experience the deep love these two share in your own lives.
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I had a corgi mix 21 yrs. and very smart. I went into the utility room one morning to let her out and she was laying on her stomach with legs spread out. I knew it was "time" so I was the one who had to take her to the vet to be put to sleep. This was hard as she was raised with my two girls and was like one of them. Didn't think I was going to get over this.
I now have a beagle & lab mix, doesn't look anything like a beagle but she is smart too, has been with us only. She is 12 yrs., slowing down and has arthritis in her hips and limps but keeps going. We give her something for the arthritis. I hope she goes to sleep when it's her time, don't think I could take her to be put to sleep.
I can understand this loyalty. I too had a 14 year old Lab named Alex, I had to have special sleeping bags and beds just to keep his hips from hurting too much.
Came home one day and he had no back legs just draggin' himself around with his front paws! It was his way of telling me it was "time"!
God bless you John and I do hope your best friend passes peacefully in his sleep.
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How heartwarming….love you both, a beautiful bond between man and his dog.
I think I love you John Unger…what a beautiful story..


One of my former studies I looked at over the weekend examined how the market performed following large selloffs before U.S.-only three day weekends. These include Labor Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, and Fourth of July. Since 2000 there have been 12 instances where there was a greater than 1% selloff prior to the US-only 3-day weekend. Statistics from 1-5 days out are shown in the table below.
The initial reaction over the 1-4 day shortened week has been for downside follow-through. Instances are a bit low. But with moves lower occurring in 11 of the 12 instances, this may be worth keeping in mind as we head into this shortened holiday week.


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Natalie Prass' debut is full of personality, big-hearted pop
Steven Arroyo
Matthew E. White
Spacebomb
The nine songs of Natalie Prass' eponymous debut LP feature elaborate tapestries of full orchestration, and the Nashville-based songwriter occupies more than just their centers; each composes a giant headshot of her striking a different expression. Prass—a close affiliate of Jenny Lewis, The Gaslight Anthem, and Matthew E. White (the album's producer)—has played big supporting roles for years, and now she's given her first solo exhibition the full diva treatment. What makes it good is her sophisticated ear for pop arrangements. What sets it apart is her gracefully authoritative, hyper-emotive, and at times semi-animal personality brought out through a masterfully controlled and gloriously weird set of pipes.
Across these songs, Prass unleashes several sides of herself with the same delicacy in her tone, and it can throw listeners for loops. One moment she's a fleeing target in "Bird Of Prey," which offers the best-sounding first 12 seconds of any debut single you're likely to hear. The next, on "Violently," she's the predator: "I just want to know you violently," she sings, gently. "I've had enough of talking politely." Prass never stops embracing and defending the volatility that carries this album, one over which she somehow maintains a great deal of control. She's heartbroken, she might be going crazy, she knows it, and just because she's turning it loose doesn't mean she doesn't know exactly what she's doing.
Even when transparently jealous on the album's clear dark point, "Christy," Prass holds strong to her falsetto—maybe even reaching an extra degree or two of enunciation—and lets swells of charcoal-toned cellos illustrate her sinister side. But the album's two bookends, the highlight opener "My Baby Don't Understand Me" and Disney-core closer "It Is You," hit with such open-sky pop directness they almost make the case that her bright side is the only side she needs.
Recent from Steven Arroyo
Bon Iver processes success with symbolism on 22, A Million
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Will indie-rock reunions become just part of the plan?


Inggo Noms... - Articles labelled "Filipino"
Beloved and I had lunch a day before my birthday at Rico's Lechon. I was excited to learn that they finally have opened a branch here in Manila after experiencing it firsthand in Cebu. While I wasn't able to chronicle that experience in this blog, I can safely say that it was the best all-around lechon experience I've had in the country.
Beloved and I had dinner a couple of times this week at Caffé La Tea. This café has actually been here in Anonas quite a while and we've been here a good number of times already. While we do have some pictures from our previous adventures here, we decided to just revisit since it's not really an expensive place and also not far from home, so this is like a mix between #2 and #4 from my site revival news.
Me and a couple of friends partook in C2 Classic Cuisine's Unlimited Crispy Pata promo yesterday. This limited time promo is being offered by the restaurant's Greenhills branch at Missouri street. Since crispy pata is mainly a dish known for causing instant hypertension, myocardial infractions, and cerebrovascular accidents, sometimes leading to death, I really wanted to try it out.


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Q: How to link more than one at a time in Greasmonkey click on the page? I am use simple clicking code for Greasmonkey but thats click only button.
My Code
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    var link = document.querySelector("span.delete");
    link.dispatchEvent(evt);
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This code deletes only one event :(
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A: Per the documentation, the document.querySelector function

Returns the first element within the document (using depth-first pre-order traversal of the document's nodes) that matches the specified group of selectors

(emphasis added).
Try using document.querySelectorAll.


Take Sambucus for immune system boosts. Sambucus is made from black elderberry, a miracle herb which is the fruit of the elder tree. Black elderberry has been used as a folk remedy for hundreds of years around the world. The herb contains flavonoids, and has incredible antioxidant powers that improve the immune system, helping to prevent, and treat allergies, sinus problems, cold and flu.
"Bioflavonoids and other proteins in the juice destroy the ability of cold and flu viruses to infect a cell," according to HerbWisdom.com.
Numerous studies on the miracle powers of elderberry have been conducted. Here are some results, according to Herbwisdom.com.
In Israel, Hasassah's Oncology is using elderberry to treat cancer and AIDS patients by boosting their immune system.
In Germany, the Bundesforschungsanstalt research center has found that elderberry has more antioxidants than vitamin E or C.
Austria's University of Graz found that elderberry extract reduces oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.
Sambucus is a natural remedy made from the black elderberry flower. Purchase Nature's Way Sambucus Syrup and follow these instructions. Adults: Take 2 teaspoons daily. Children: Take on teaspoon daily.
For intense use: Adults: Take 2 teaspoons four times daily. Children: Take 1 teaspoon four times daily.
You can either take it for daily maintenance, or to speed up the recovery from a cold, flu, allergies, sinus problems, etc.
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Death of Roger Mortimer
Roger Mortimer was a member of a powerful Mortimer family whose established their great dynasty in the Welsh Marches. They were granted lands in Herefordshire and Shropshire at the conquest of England and by the fourteenth century, they were honoured with the title of Earls of March.
For eight months following the Battle of Lewes Edward, heir to the English throne, was being held captive as a hostage by rebel leader Simon de Montfort. It was Roger Mortimer, deploying a plan of action created by his wife Maud, who rescued Edward enabling him to retake the rebel-held towns of Worcester and Gloucester.
Roger Mortimer would go on to assist Henry III in the final victory over barons in 1265 at the Battle of Evesham, it would be Mortimer who would strike the blow that ended the life of the aforementioned Simon de Montfort.
Mortimer later sent this gruesome trophy and other parts of de Montfort's anatomy home to Wigmore Castle as a gift for his wife. Of this event, English chronicler Robert of Gloucester wrote:
"To dam Maud the Mortimer that wel foule it ssende."
It is alleged that Lady Mortimer held feast that evening to celebrate Henry's victory and that she had Simon de Montfort's head, still attached to the point of the lance, placed on show for all to see.
Roger Mortimer would survive the years that saw the Statute of Marlborough passed and the signing of the Dictum of Kenilworth. Mortimer would also witness Henry III passing many of Simon de Montfort's ideas and changes to government although what he thought of it all goe's unrecorded.
Roger Mortimer died on this day in 1282 at the age of fifty-one. His death, it has been said, was seen by many as a major setback in the early years of Edward I's reign.
Mortimers epitaph reads:
"Here lies buried, glittering with praise, Roger the pure, Roger Mortimer the second, called Lord of Wigmore by those who held him dear. While he lived all Wales feared his power and given as a gift to him all Wales remained his. It knew his campaigns, he subjected it to torment."
Roger Mortimer holds up the severed head of Simon de Montfort. Ilustration my Matthew Ryan


Seasoned garage sale visitors typically know what they are looking for and move very quickly. These tips will help you have a productive and worthwhile garage sale.
Organize your items for sale into easy to recognize categories such as music, electronics, sporting goods and clothing. This way, visitors will easily see everything that you have to offer in a specific category – all in one place.
Place an easy to read price tag on everything you have for sale. This makes it easy for visitors to decide if they want to purchase the item. It also makes it easier for you since you will not be constantly asked about a price.
Spread your items for sale across as wide an area that you have room for. This makes everything you have for sale easily seen at a glance. And during periods when you have lots of visitors at the same time, there will be enough room for everyone to see all of your items without having to wait in a line.
Visitors shopping at many garage sales will really appreciate your offering a bag to carry all of their small items.
The bargain hunters and die-hard shoppers will be out early. Very early. Be ready!
More garage sale shoppers are trying their skills in the art of negotiation. Don't be offended, it is your choice! Have fun with it!
Take a few minutes out of the day to introduce yourself to a neighbor that you haven't met. It's a great way to break the ice, make a new friend, and you may even find a bargain.
For the items that don't sell, consider donating them to charity. Be sure to get a receipt, the donation may be tax deductible. Or you could save them for next year!


We are permitted to use three of the four courts. Access to the courts to play tennis is the sole purpose for which members are admitted to the playing fields. Activities such as running around the fields are expressly prohibited. No games other than tennis may be played on the courts.
Membership of the Tennis Section is only available as an adjunct to Household Membership of the Vincent Square Residents' Association. Members may invite up to three non-members to join them in a game on one court. There is no booking system, so, if others are waiting for a game, please limit your playing time to 20 minutes.
The only access is through the gate on the west side of Vincent Square near Westminster Under School and Osbert Street, along the path only - NOT on the grass. There is no access to the courts through the main gates to the playing fields. The access gate opens with a fob, which is issued when full payment has been made. Payment includes £20 returnable deposit for the fob which will be refunded provided it is returned within three weeks of the end of the playing season. Fobs must not be given to non-members, nor should anyone be allowed in who is not with a fob-holding member (or accompanied by one). Fobs will only allow entry at the times shown above and will not allow exit after 9pm.
Membership cards must be carried and be available for inspection by the Westminster School Groundsman or representatives of the Association.
All rubbish must be removed at the end of every session.
The access gate must be securely closed on departure.
Tennis lessons are not permitted.
'Laps' of the playing fields, or any other activities there, are expressly prohibited.
The VSRA reserves the right to accept or refuse membership and the Tennis secretary has absolute discretion on membership. Anyone who breaks the rules or whose conduct is considered detrimental to the enjoyment by others of tennis membership or who causes a nuisance to Association's officeholders may have their tennis membership withdrawn without reimbursement. Tennis members are liable for the conduct of the rest of their household and of any guests.


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QA-3 - The Silver Criteria: Matching Game
CE: NAB: 1.25 | Nurses 1.25
National Director of Performance Excellence
Stacey Merritt Hord, QAPI Certified Professional, LNHA, MCD, CCC-SLP
Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations
Sava SeniorCare
One of the fundamental tasks in responding to the Silver Criteria is correctly matching your center's systems and processes to the categories and items of the criteria. Examiners commonly see mismatches: the right materials in the wrong place, and often the right material missing altogether. This session will take a look at each criterion and list systems and processes that fit.
Recognize each of the Silver criteria items
Match your center systems and processes to corresponding process items of the criteria correctly
Match your center systems and processes to corresponding result items of the criteria correctly
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Alana M. Wolfe
Alana M. Wolfe serves as National Director of Performance Excellence for Sunrise Senior Living. She has more than 20 years of experience in the long-term care and post-acute care industry. Special areas of focus and expertise include education related to and implementation of the Baldrige Framework as a business management model, leadership development, workforce development, clinical skills and competencies, and design of quantifiable tools for key performance metrics. Alana is an experienced Master Examiner for the AHCA/NCAL Quality Award Program, a 2014-2017 Member of the Quality Award Program Board of Overseers and is the current (2017-18) Chair of the Board of Overseers. She has served as a Baldrige National Examiner and participates as both an Examiner (2006-2018) and Board Member (2013-2018). of the Alabama Performance Excellence Award Program.
Send Email for Alana Wolfe
Name: Alana Wolfe
Organization: Sunrise Senior Living
Position: National Director of Performance Excellence
Bio: Alana M. Wolfe serves as National Director of Performance Excellence for Sunrise Senior Living. She has more than 20 years of experience in the long-term care and post-acute care industry. Special areas of focus and expertise include education related to and implementation of the Baldrige Framework as a business management model, leadership development, workforce development, clinical skills and competencies, and design of quantifiable tools for key performance metrics. Alana is an experienced Master Examiner for the AHCA/NCAL Quality Award Program, a 2014-2017 Member of the Quality Award Program Board of Overseers and is the current (2017-18) Chair of the Board of Overseers. She has served as a Baldrige National Examiner and participates as both an Examiner (2006-2018) and Board Member (2013-2018). of the Alabama Performance Excellence Award Program.
Stacey Merritt Hord is a health care executive and operator with expertise in operational systems compliance through QAPI as aligned with Baldrige as Business Management System.
Stacey is the Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations for Sava Senior Care, member of the AHCA NCAL Quality Cabinet and Chair of the AHCA/NCAL Quality Improvement Committee.
She was elected to serve as Board member of the 2016/2017/2018 AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Board and serves as member of the NCAL Quality Committee.
Her faculty experience includes the AHCA/NCAL national convention, AHCA NCAL CEO Multifacility Conference, Alabama Quality Award Conference, AHCA Quality Symposium/Summit, various state conferences/associations, and other venues.
Stacey served on the panel of experts for the AL Quality Award Conference from 2004-2008 and has served as an AHCA Quality Award Examiner in multiple roles (Bronze, Silver, Silver Team Leader, Master Examiner, Master Examiner Team Leader) from 2002 - 2017.
She also served as a member of the AHCA Quality Improvement Committee (QIC) and AHCA QAPI subcommittee from 2012- 2015. In addition, Stacey served as Chair of the 2015 QAPI Tools and Resources WorkGroup for the Quality Improvement Committee where her team developed and recorded QAPI content for AHCA/NCAL's Learning Management System, ahcancalED.
She was a member of the AHCA Public Education Campaign (PEC) from 2012 - 2017 and served on the 2013 and 2016 AHCA Professional Workgroup Development Committees. Stacey was also a member of the 2012 CMS Antipsychotic Quality Measure Technical Expert Panel (APQM TEP) and served on the 2014 CMS Person Centered Care Technical Expert Panel (PCC TEP).
Send Email for Stacey Merritt Hord
Name: Stacey Merritt Hord
Organization: Sava SeniorCare
Position: Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations
Bio: Stacey Merritt Hord is a health care executive and operator with expertise in operational systems compliance through QAPI as aligned with Baldrige as Business Management System. Stacey is the Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations for Sava Senior Care, member of the AHCA NCAL Quality Cabinet and Chair of the AHCA/NCAL Quality Improvement Committee. She was elected to serve as Board member of the 2016/2017/2018 AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Board and serves as member of the NCAL Quality Committee. Her faculty experience includes the AHCA/NCAL national convention, AHCA NCAL CEO Multifacility Conference, Alabama Quality Award Conference, AHCA Quality Symposium/Summit, various state conferences/associations, and other venues. Stacey served on the panel of experts for the AL Quality Award Conference from 2004-2008 and has served as an AHCA Quality Award Examiner in multiple roles (Bronze, Silver, Silver Team Leader, Master Examiner, Master Examiner Team Leader) from 2002 - 2017. She also served as a member of the AHCA Quality Improvement Committee (QIC) and AHCA QAPI subcommittee from 2012- 2015. In addition, Stacey served as Chair of the 2015 QAPI Tools and Resources WorkGroup for the Quality Improvement Committee where her team developed and recorded QAPI content for AHCA/NCAL's Learning Management System, ahcancalED. She was a member of the AHCA Public Education Campaign (PEC) from 2012 - 2017 and served on the 2013 and 2016 AHCA Professional Workgroup Development Committees. Stacey was also a member of the 2012 CMS Antipsychotic Quality Measure Technical Expert Panel (APQM TEP) and served on the 2014 CMS Person Centered Care Technical Expert Panel (PCC TEP).
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Trylene Arnold-Harrison
Director of Nursing
HMR of Alabama, Inc.
Emily Berger
Director of Workforce Development and Member
Indiana Health Care Association
Dorothy Biddle-Puffer
Nazareth Home Clifton
Chip Brownlee
Director of Health Services
Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation
Chasidy Burnette
LPN Restorative Nursing Supervisor
Crowne Health Care of Montgomery
Faina Kaganov
Chief Clinical Officer
The Allure Group
Amanda Nobles
Evangelical Lutheran Good Samarian Society
Pamela Rios-Menter
Adminstrator
WestLake Care Community
Terri Silkett
Quality Enhancement Coordinator
Oregons Veterans Home - Lebanon
Nicole Sorem
Housing Manager
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Pamela Truscott
Vice President of Professional Development
Nebraska Health Care Association
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We will be holding an open day at The Old Brewery on 2nd April between 11am and 1pm. If you would like to register please contact us on 01723 870 345 or email emma@thompsonhomes.co.uk. Alternatively, feel free to just pop in and see us on the day!
*** VACANCY FOR NEW TEAM MEMBER IN OUR ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT*** Full time position Must have Sage and payroll knowledge Own transport a must Ability to work on own initiative Please send a covering letter and CV via email to emma@thompsonhomes.co.uk or by post.


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Owner Relations
Welcome to Brookston Energy, Inc.
We are an oil and gas production company based in Tyler, TX. Our focus is to generate a low-risk, optimal return for our investors through the acquisition, enhancement and operation of legacy assets utilizing our low-cost operating model, the talents of our people and an old school approach to business.
© 2023 All Rights Reserved | Designed & Developed by TKstacks


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Law Office of Mark A. Hamburger
Practice Limited to Immigration and Nationality Law
South Florida Immigration Attorney
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The Law Office of Mark A. Hamburger is committed to helping you and your family with all of your immigration needs. Call us today to schedule a consultation.
The Law Office of Mark A. Hamburger was founded on the belief that the immigrant community deserves quality legal representation at an affordable price. After working for one of the biggest immigration firms in New York City, Attorney Mark A. Hamburger opened his own law firm with the goal of helping the immigrant community of South Florida. As the son of Colombian immigrants, Attorney Mark A. Hamburger understands the struggle that many families go through, especially when they are undocumented and living in the shadows. Attorney Mark A. Hamburger will work closely with you and your family to devise a plan to keep you in the United States.
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Businesses in Los Angeles can participate in Make March Matter through a variety of fundraising programs and sponsorships.
The goal is to raise $1 million during the month of March through fundraising efforts with local business across Los Angeles to support programs and services at CHLA that create hope and build healthier futures.
Please fill out the form below and a Make March Matter team member will contact you to complete the registration process.


1) When I kill all enemies in a certain area and can advance to the next level, and the next and the next, is there a way to join up on a certain level? I have noticed a few people leave, then come back. How do I do this?
2) Auto leveling - is it best to have it on, or off?
Add me IG, I'll help you out.
If you are unsure about your future build, you may want to have auto-leveling on. Since other who know the game mechanics quite well, they know the perfect build so they disable auto-leveling. Up to you though.
To join other people, you hit the little shield button in the upper left hand corner, world map, and join game.
Then you have to narrow your search. Game name will be very specific, for example, Nuri Funhouse. A broader search would be just putting Nuri in Campaign Box.
2) OFF. TURN. IT OFF. Lol but seriously, if you turn it off you get to assign your own stats AND skills.


I think it's proprietary; while very basic, I haven't seen anything like it elsewhere.
Hello welcome to the forum sir, I am not quite sure about translating, however I will ask some of my colleagues if they have a solution.
I was translating your mod 7.6 into Russian.
You have released a new version of the mod, and I decided to translate it.


What is Gold ETF Fund?
A Gold ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that intends to track the domestic physical gold cost. Gold ETFs are units speaking to physical gold which might be in paper. One gold ETF unit is equivalent to 1 gram of gold and is upheld by physical gold of high purity.
The following are three approaches to put resources into the valuable metal.
Take conveyance of bullion. Maybe the most direct approach to put resources into gold is to just buy the metal altogether.
Buy offers of a gold-supported ETF. In any case, bullion additionally has what's coming to its of confinements.
Invest out of an organization with gold exposure.
How do gold ETF's function/work?
This is essentially why the ETFs Net Assets Value (NAV) tracks the cost of gold. Under this Gold Scheme ETF shares are traded like stocks, along these lines their costs vary in an exchanging day because of market activity. Therefore, if numerous Investors need to purchase an ETF, its offer cost may transcend its NAV.