Polyethylene blends

A blended polymer composition that comprises:

• (a) from about 10 weight percent to about 40 weight percent of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin, wherein said resin is produced by the high pressure, free radical, polymerization process, and wherein said resin has a density from about 0.92 to about 0.945 grams per cubic centimeter, and wherein said resin has a melt index less than 6 grams per 10 minutes;
• (b) from about 5 weight percent to about 25 weight percent of a branched ethylene homopolymer resin, wherein said resin is produced by the high pressure, free radical, polymerization process, and wherein said resin has a density from about 0.91 to about 0.93 grams per cubic centimeter, and wherein said resin has a melt index from about 0.1 to about 1 gram per 10 minutes;
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• (c) from about 55 weight percent to about 85 weight percent of a linear ethylene copolymer resin, wherein said resin is produced by the low pressure, chromium catalyzed, slurry polymerization process, and wherein said resin has a density from about 0.91 to about 0.94 grams per cubic centimeter, and wherein said resin has a melt index less than 0.3 grams per 10 minutes, and wherein said resin has a shear ratio greater than about 70, and wherein said resin has a heterogeneity index greater than 15;
• wherein said weight percents are based on the weight of said polymer composition.