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Hypebeast
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Uniqlo Drops Another 'ONE PIECE' Collection via UT Archive
Summary UNIQLOis bringing back a fan-favorite collection through its UT Archive project, re-releasing popular T-shirt designs from past collaborations with the iconic TV anime seriesONE PIECE. The 'UT Archive' program is dedicated to bringing back highly sought-after T-shirts that have been sold in the past. This time, it focuses on designs fromONE PIECEUT collections that were previously big hits since the anime began broadcasting in 1999. A total of six classicONE PIECEUT designs will be re-released. These include popular graphics featuring memorable moments and characters like Luffy and Ace fighting back-to-back, the poignant farewell scene with Vivi, and a vibrant illustration of the reunited Straw Hat crew after the two-year timeskip. TheONE PIECEUT Archive collection is set to be available again at UNIQLO stores and through their officialonlinestore on June 23, 2025. Each T-shirt in this revived collection will be priced at approximately $24.90 USD. Sizes range from XXS to 3XL
Buzz Feed
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Tell Us Which '90s TV Shows And Movies Aged Like Milk
Plenty of movies and TV shows — no matter how popular they were in their day — have aged poorly by today's standards. The '90s was no exception. For example, the Seinfeld "Soup Nazi" was played as a joke, but in the current political climate and with reports of a certain prominent public figure seemingly doing a Nazi salute, it comes across as way too flippant a use of such a word. And when I first watched the Saved by the Bell episode where Screech plays chess against a Russian exchange student, I remember being shocked by how casually they bullied him for being a "commie." And in the Ace Ventura: Pet Detective scene where Ace reveals that Lt. Lois Einhorn is a trans woman by ripping off her clothes is just grossly anti-trans — and it's an example of a harmful trope where a character's gender identity is used as a big reveal or twist. So, what's a scene from a '90s TV show or movie that has aged poorly, in your opinion? Why? Share your answers in the comments, and they may be featured in an upcoming BuzzFeed Community post!
Dominion Post
2 days ago
- Business
- Dominion Post
Hope Gas Morgantown pipeline makes progress: A visit to construction sites
dbeard@ MORGANTOWN – Hope Gas is making steady progress on its Morgantown Connector Project – a new 30-mile pipeline from Wadestown to Morgantown – and took The Dominion Post on a visit to several sites along the route last week. A section of pipeline is buried and awaits reclamation. Brittany McDaniel, Hope's director of Engineering Project Management, and Colin Mitchell, project manager for contractor Apex Pipeline Services, led the tour. Jonell Carver, Hope's chief operating office, Chris Hendrick, Hope vice president for Reliability, and Jason Barnette, with Hope's land department, also joined. Nitro-based Apex is the contractor for the 10-mile 'spread' leading into Morgantown. Charleston-based Ace Pipeline won the contracts for the two other 10-mile spreads. Apex started cutting trees in January, McDaniel said, and expects to be nearly done with its work by the end of July into August – ahead of schedule. Ace is also ruining ahead of schedule. The line is planned to go into service Nov. 1, at the start of winter heating season when demand picks up. Additional restoration and cleanup will continue into 2026. Another view of the buried section. Hope is building the pipeline to meet increased demand for natural gas in the Morgantown area. A second line will also provide redundancy – should there ever be an issue with the existing line. But Hope also said during our Wednesday tour that one of its missions it to create West Virginia jobs. Mitchell said Apex is employing about 150 people for its spread, while Ace has about 300 on its two sections. McDaniel said each spread also requires 20-30 Hope inspectors and support staff. And that doesn't count service jobs – dump trucks and delivery trucks – and indirect jobs for hotels, restaurants and the various suppliers, Mitchell said. We visited three sites in various stages of development. At one, outside Westover, two big yellow shovels sat at the bottom of a hill. A line of 16-inch pipe ran down the cleared right of way. Metal support structures keep the pipe off the ground. A section of reclaimed hillside. At the next site, also outside Westover, the right of way runs up and down more hills and the pipe is buried. Mitchell said the line must have a minimum of 3 feet of coverage, but there's usually more. And the original ground goes back on top of that, so the line is generally about 6-7 feet below the surface. McDaniel noted that laying pipeline is different from running it along flatland. As West Virginia companies, both contractors have an advantage. 'They know how to handle this mountainous terrain.' The third site, out Fairmont Road and up Little Indian Creek Road near the Arkwright Mine, is already reclaimed. Grass is growing on the right of way running down the hill. They work with landowners, McDaniel said, to meet their needs and demand for specific types of grass, fencing, property line posts and so on. And while the original design ran as straight as possible, she said, they've adjusted the course for the realities on the ground – including the residents along the way. The second site was moved several hundred yards to avoid a new subdivision under construction. McDaniel estimated that the project right of way involved about 243 landowners. We've reported several times that Hope filed 31 condemnation suits – seeking eminent domain – in Monongalia County Circuit Court, and spoken with landowners unhappy with Hope's negotiations for compensation. A look at court records on Thursday showed 23 cases open and eight settled and closed. We asked McDaniel about those holdouts. 'We're working on that,' she said. Some are in the process of resolution and will be settled while some will be resolved by the court. Along with compensation for loss of land use, some landowners raised pipeline safety concerns to The Dominion Post. We also asked McDaniel about that. She said, 'As far as I'm concerned, pipelines are the safest form of [gas] transportation that there is.' She has lines across her land, she said, and described some of the safety measures they employ, including X-raying all the pipe welds and testing the lines to 1.5 times their operating pressure.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Hope Gas Morgantown pipeline makes progress: A visit to construction sites
Jun. 1—dbeard @ MORGANTOWN — Hope Gas is making steady progress on its Morgantown Connector Project — a new 30-mile pipeline from Wadestown to Morgantown — and took The Dominion Post on a visit to several sites along the route last week. Brittany McDaniel, Hope's director of Engineering Project Management, and Colin Mitchell, project manager for contractor Apex Pipeline Services, led the tour. Jonell Carver, Hope's chief operating office, Chris Hendrick, Hope vice president for Reliability, and Jason Barnette, with Hope's land department, also joined. Nitro-based Apex is the contractor for the 10-mile "spread " leading into Morgantown. Charleston-based Ace Pipeline won the contracts for the two other 10-mile spreads. Apex started cutting trees in January, McDaniel said, and expects to be nearly done with its work by the end of July into August — ahead of schedule. Ace is also ruining ahead of schedule. The line is planned to go into service Nov. 1, at the start of winter heating season when demand picks up. Additional restoration and cleanup will continue into 2026. Hope is building the pipeline to meet increased demand for natural gas in the Morgantown area. A second line will also provide redundancy — should there ever be an issue with the existing line. But Hope also said during our Wednesday tour that one of its missions it to create West Virginia jobs. Mitchell said Apex is employing about 150 people for its spread, while Ace has about 300 on its two sections. McDaniel said each spread also requires 20-30 Hope inspectors and support staff. And that doesn't count service jobs — dump trucks and delivery trucks — and indirect jobs for hotels, restaurants and the various suppliers, Mitchell said. We visited three sites in various stages of development. At one, outside Westover, two big yellow shovels sat at the bottom of a hill. A line of 16-inch pipe ran down the cleared right of way. Metal support structures keep the pipe off the ground. At the next site, also outside Westover, the right of way runs up and down more hills and the pipe is buried. Mitchell said the line must have a minimum of 3 feet of coverage, but there's usually more. And the original ground goes back on top of that, so the line is generally about 6-7 feet below the surface. McDaniel noted that laying pipeline is different from running it along flatland. As West Virginia companies, both contractors have an advantage. "They know how to handle this mountainous terrain." The third site, out Fairmont Road and up Little Indian Creek Road near the Arkwright Mine, is already reclaimed. Grass is growing on the right of way running down the hill. They work with landowners, McDaniel said, to meet their needs and demand for specific types of grass, fencing, property line posts and so on. And while the original design ran as straight as possible, she said, they've adjusted the course for the realities on the ground — including the residents along the way. The second site was moved several hundred yards to avoid a new subdivision under construction. McDaniel estimated that the project right of way involved about 243 landowners. We've reported several times that Hope filed 31 condemnation suits — seeking eminent domain — in Monongalia County Circuit Court, and spoken with landowners unhappy with Hope's negotiations for compensation. A look at court records on Thursday showed 23 cases open and eight settled and closed. We asked McDaniel about those holdouts. "We're working on that, " she said. Some are in the process of resolution and will be settled while some will be resolved by the court. Along with compensation for loss of land use, some landowners raised pipeline safety concerns to The Dominion Post. We also asked McDaniel about that. She said, "As far as I'm concerned, pipelines are the safest form of [gas ] transportation that there is." She has lines across her land, she said, and described some of the safety measures they employ, including X-raying all the pipe welds and testing the lines to 1.5 times their operating pressure.
NBC Sports
3 days ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Sparks' Kelsey Plum returns to Las Vegas, greeted with cheers and hugs
LAS VEGAS — Some fans held signs around Michelob Ultra Arena that read, 'Once an Ace, always an Ace' to welcome back Kelsey Plum. They cheered when minutes before Friday night's game Plum was shown on the video board. She smiled as the roars began and then hugged former teammate A'ja Wilson. Plum made her first appearance in Las Vegas since being sent to Los Angeles in a three-team trade in which the Aces landed Jewell Loyd from Seattle. 'It's going to be great to compete against them,' Plum said before the game. 'I've been on their team for so long. I feel like we know each other so well. It's really going to be a battle of the minds.' It wasn't quite the return Plum envisioned. The Aces beat the Sparks 96-81 and she finished with a team-high 17 points on 6-of-19 shooting. She was 1 of 7 from 3-point range, committed five turnovers and four fouls and finished with a minus-21 rating. Plum went flying in the second quarter and a foul was initially called on Las Vegas' Jackie Young, but the Aces challenged the call, which was reversed when the replay showed Plum wasn't pushed. She picked up a technical foul late in the third quarter after arguing a call. Plum pointed out the Sparks were playing their seventh game since May 16 and the Aces hadn't hit the court since Sunday. 'I was frustrated in myself,' Plum said after the game. 'I didn't have any legs. They did a great job defensively.' Plum was an instrumental part of the 2022 and 2023 Aces teams that won WNBA championships, the first team to repeat since the Sparks went back-to-back in 2001 and 2002. She was an All-Star the past three seasons, but the Aces are Wilson's team. As great as Plum was in Las Vegas, she was never going to get out of that shadow as long as three-time league MVP remained on the roster. In Los Angeles, Plum is, as Sparks coach Lynne Roberts called her, 'the head of the snake.' She entered this game averaging 25.2 points, behind only Minnesota's Napheesa Collier's 26.8. Plum, however, took exception that she's the face of the franchise. 'People get caught up in the 'face of,'' Plum said. 'That was not my intention. I think for me in LA, it was more going for a fresh start and an opportunity to be able to do it in a different way and have the ball in my hands a little bit more. I'm a dynamic player. I make plays. I can pass. I can score. So I just wanted a little bit more opportunity to do that. 'I'm trying to win games and affect winning. We've still got to do that at a high level, so that's really where my focus is on more than anything.' The Sparks are counting on her championship experience to help them back to that level. They entered this game 2-4 and haven't finished with a winning record since going 15-7 in 2020 in the COVID-shortened season. 'She's won everywhere she's been,' Roberts said. 'She was a key part of Vegas, their success. ... She's ready for that point in her career, and she's earned it.' The more immediate priority for Plum was beating her old club, saying the teams that are separated by just a four-hour drive was not a rivalry — yet. 'They've kicked our (butt),' Plum said. 'We'd need to win at least six or seven more matchups, respectfully, for it to be a rivalry. It's like the Giants and the Jets.'
