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4 Chords, a 2 note verse, a single string bend and a rehash of the vocal melody for the highly acclaimed what fans and "experts" like to call a "guitar solo" all while whining about nothing. Yeah this is definitely the pinnacle of music.
If Kurt Cobain doesn't commit suicide, Nirvana goes down in music history as a mere footnote. However, the man kills himself, and Nirvana becomes viewed as some kind of revolutionary, innovative band. The acclaim given to this band is quite disproportionate to their music's level of creativity and ingenuity.
When this is the only Nirvana song people have heard, I die a little inside.More comments about Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
she was lucky to be that famous
Madonna needs to thank god for her luck.
Horrible song from an even more horrible woman who like to adopt African babies for all the wrong reasons.
Juday... juday juday juday... oww!... WOW!... NAH... NAH... NAH.. NAH.. NAH.. NANA.. NAH NANA NAH.. -AWFUL!
Not even close to being one of the best songs by the Beatles, let alone one of the greatest songs ever as it's so often touted to be. Brainless drivel that is well suited to drunken singalongs and nothing more.
"Hey Jude" is a good song, but it's certainly not an all-ending song that people make it out to be.
I'm a huge fan of The Beatles. If any Beatles' songs are going to appear on this list, they should be "Yesterday" or "Let It Be. " Those songs made it to 13th and 20th on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs list, respectively. When I ranked The Beatles' songs, neither of those songs made the top 50.
Although the lyrics are really, really good, I find the general flow of the music and the tune (especially the opera part) beyond annoying. That is one thing that ruins this otherwise brilliant song.
This has to be one of the most annoying songs of all time. The lyrics are insipid and the music is cacophonous
except for the last part, this sucks big time.More comments about Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Stairway is the best song in history, these people who left these comments are MEATHEADS? who don't know there asses from there elbows period!
Great slow song then turns to meandering rubbish halfway thru... Zep is very overrated to begin with
I never understood how this song got this popular. It's really boring, there is nothing interesting about it.More comments about Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
It's an average song. It's a watered-down "Live Forever. "
It's an average song. It's a watered-down "Live Forever. "
Did someone graduate? Did someone die? Did some sort of life event end? Yes? Okay, let's play this song, again!
If this song ceased to exist I would say "good riddance!"
No talent whatsoever
The worst song ever made period.More comments about Crank That (You) - Soulja Boy Tell'Em
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It's played on the radio way too many times and it just gets so annoying!
This song was voted the number 1 songs of the 80s by VH1, despite that fact there were other songs that are way better than this song in that decade.
she sucks :]
This song was huge for like 6 months straight and it's the most annoying song EVER!!!!!!!!!!
One of the most overrated songs of all time; even more overrated than Stairway to Heaven and Like a Rolling Stone.
If you REALLY listen to yesterday, you'll realize it's CRAP. McCartney's lyrics are always insipid... Yesterday especially.
A very overrated song!
A STUPID SONG! Everybody absolutely ADORED it for the 2 months it was out but I got fed up after 2 days! It's repetitive and stupid!
BUT I do like the black eyed peas
If I was a smelly hippy then I think I might like this song a little more but this song is overrated.
As for songs being overrated then I think Imagine has to be in the top 100 category.
Dreary, pretentious, boring. Sorry, but thats how it is.
Waaaaaay over rated.
In all honesty, Fred Durst should have left this song alone... Pete Townshend would even say they destroyed it!
The band itself is overrated and Fred Durst sucks at everything.
this song sucks
it sounds like a crappy imitation of country music
Jimi is the most overrated artist of all time and his most overrated song is easily Purple Haze
eww he just annoys me period. trying to act all gangster with a girl voice, seriously thought he was a girl the first time i heard the song
My god this song is annoying. Hell, I can't say I haven't heard a Heart song that isn't.
When this song first came out I was in physical therapy, and the therapists would have the radio on the dumb hip-hop station where I was guaranteed to hear this song once every time I went there! I just wanted to buy one of the CD's so I could toss it in the fire and watch it burn. And I don't just say that about any song...
This song was played WAAAAAYYYY TOO MAAAANNNYY times. OMG! I think it is such a stupid song, it reminds me of don't worry be happy. The song was truely overrated; I think everyone just jumped on board and don't know why. This song just got on my nerves.
She has no talent what so ever.
It's so nasty!
Sounds like Granny from the Beverly Hillbillies singing Rock and Roll
Boring and overplayed
Over played to the extreme
Its just an above average song that got way too popular as it made girls cry.
A HUGE FAILURE. NO point in the song at all only got famous because Beatles sung it.
Waste of time, space, energy - and the song was just as bad.
oh my good god how irritating is this song
I just wasn't feeling this song at all. There was a good message but it was just annoying after a while
so annoying when everyone starts singing along.
Heart itself is overrated, let alone their music
What a horrifically slow and dull song. It was also played to DEATH in the mid 80's, and since alternatives to radio were limited, there was little way to avoid hearing it again... And Again... AND AGAIN! I guess if you couldn't fall asleep, this song would do it!
I would guess that Celine Dion would cite this as one of her most inpirational songs!
Seriously, how is this overrated, auto-tuned-to-hell-and-back vomitage not on this list? Every time this song plays on the radio, a little puppy dies. And two little kitties. And your soul, if you're unfortunate enough to be in earshot.Listen to sample
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Glacier Peak girls win defensive battle
The Grizzlies erased a two-point halftime deficit -- which may not seem like much but in Friday's contest against Meadowdale every point counted -- and held on to beat Meadowdale 34-30 in a Wesco 3A South defensive battle at Glacier Peak High School.
"We knew it was going to be a battle. Every time we play Meadowdale it's a battle," said Brian Hill, the Glacier Peak head coach. "Every game comes down to the fourth quarter."
Friday's contest was no different.
With points at a premium, the Grizzlies went on an 8-0 run between the end of the third and the first half of the fourth quarter to take a 30-24 lead, the largest point difference for either team in the game. Glacier Peak, which avenged a 49-46 loss to Meadowdale earlier in the season, outscored the Mavericks 8-6 in the final quarter.
No team scored more than 11 points in any quarter or led by more than six points.
The Grizzlies changed their defense regularly, switching between a 2-3 zone, man-to-man, full-court pressure and trap defenses, forcing several Meadowdale turnovers -- including two shot clock violations on the Mavericks' first two offensive possessions.
"We changed our defense a lot, from zone to man, presses to full-court to try to throw them off a bit," Hill said. "We know they're talented. They can shoot from outside or penetrate."
The Mavericks fought right back with pressure defense of their own, bringing in extra defenders to do their best to contain Glacier Peak forward Nicole Fausey.
"The Fausey kid, we have to concentrate so hard on her," said Meadowdale assistant coach Dan Rauch. "I don't know what her stats were but that's definitely what our focus was. When she does touch it we want to make sure she's away from the basket. Size is tough for us and she's pretty skilled."
Fausey had four points, which was tied for the third-most for the Grizzlies. She also grabbed eight rebounds.
Glacier Peak was led by sophomore Sadie Mensing who had a game-high nine points, five rebounds and five steals. Sarah Smith had six points and eight rebounds and Taylor Baird, India Smith and Fausey all had four points apiece.
But the star for the Grizzlies was their defense.
"I thought our team defense was phenomenal," Hill said. "It was a great team win."
The big win came after a tough loss for Glacier Peak, which fell to Shorecrest on Wednesday. It was only the Grizzlies' second loss in their last 11 games.
But the Grizzlies bounced back on Friday and their win -- coupled with some help from Mountlake Terrace who defeated Shorewood 60-55 -- moved Glacier Peak into a tie with the Thunderbirds for first place in the Wesco 3A South league.
The two teams meet on Monday at Shorewood, with the winner getting the inside track to the league title.
"I mapped it out and showed them (how the seeding works at the district tournament)," Hill said. "They understand what's at stake. They're in charge of their own destiny."
The Mavericks were on bit of a roll of late coming into the game as well, winning eight of their previous nine games to move into a tie with Glacier Peak for second place in the South going into Friday night's contest.
Mackenzie Bretz had six points -- including a runner in the final seconds of the first half that barely beat the buzzer to give Meadowdale a 17-15 halftime lead. Ndey Sonko also scored six points and grabbed five rebounds, as did Alyssa Reuble before fouling out with 1:33 to go in the game.
"Our kids have made plays all year long," Rauch said. "It's Game 17 and they know what to do. When it comes to the fourth quarter, we've been the team that has made the plays both on offense and defense. We just didn't make baskets late tonight."
Meadowdale still has a couple of games to play and isn't mathematically eliminated from a league crown. But Rauch said the Mavericks need a lot of help, and aren't overly concerned with where they finish in the standings.
They're just focusing on what happens afterwards.
"The ball has to bounce our way a lot for it happen," Rauch said. "... Everybody wants the league title, but we're just playing basketball games now. Wherever we finish, we finish."
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Meadowdale 10 7 7 6 -- 30
Glacier Peak 7 8 11 8 -- 24
Meadowdale–Keely Hayes 2, Sara Fjortoft 3, Kearstin Franco 0, Tianna Nugent 2, Alyssa Reuble 6, Jaclyn Barhoum 0, Julianne Kossian 2, Mackenzie Bretz 6, Madison Parker 3, Ndey Sonko 6. Glacier Peak–Taylor Baird 4, Sadie Mensing 9, Sophia Gaffney 2, Victoria Goudreau 1, India Smith 4, Sarah Smith 6, Sawyer Manning 1, Kianna Garner 0, Nicole Fausey 4, Allie Weathersby 3. 3-point goals–Fjortoft 1, Parker 1. Records–Meadowdale 7-4 league, 12-6 overall. Glacier Peak 8-3 league, 13-5 overall.
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We have a fool-proof plan to kick those elusive buggers out of hiding. Finally. Why's our plan so damn effective? Because it hits your entire core – not just your abs but the muscles that support the spine – from all angles with a variety of moves that challenge your stability, balance and rotational strength.
As for results: do the moves two to three nonconsecutive days a week and you'll notice a flat-out hot difference in just 30 days. Apply the genius of exercise physiologist Amy Dixon and marvel at the results.
Stability ball pelvic tilt crunch
Works chest, abs, hips and glutes
Grab a two- to four-kilo medicine ball. Lie face up on a stability ball with back and head pressed into the ball, your feet together on the floor and the medicine ball positioned against your chest (A). Brace your abs and crunch up until your shoulders are off the ball. Then reach the ball toward the ceiling (B). That's one rep. Do three sets of 12 to 15 reps, resting for 30 seconds between each set.
Walk the plank and rotate
Works entire core, shoulders, chest, back and hips
Get in plank position with your hands on a 30- to 45cm step (A). With your weight on your left arm, rotate your body while raising your right arm toward the ceiling (B). Return to plank position and step your right arm down to the right of the bench, then your left arm down to the left of the bench. Step back up, leading with your left arm. That's one rep. Do eight to 10 reps, rest for 30 seconds, then repeat, twisting to the opposite side.
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Stiff-leg pullover crunch
Works upper back, abs and hips
Grab a pair of four- to five-kilo dumbbells and lie on your back with your arms behind you. Extend your legs at a 45-degree angle (A). Bring your arms up over your chest and lift your shoulders off the mat while raising your legs until they're perpendicular to the floor (B). Return to start (don't let your legs touch the floor). That's one rep. Do three sets of 15 reps, resting for 30 seconds between sets.
Knee-to-chest crunch
Works entire core, shoulders, chest, hips and glutes
Get in plank position with your hands shoulder-width apart on a stability ball (A). Draw your right knee toward your chest (B). Hold for one second, then return to plank position. That's one rep. Do 12 to 15 reps. Rest for 30 seconds, then repeat with the other leg.
Prone oblique roll
Works shoulders, chest, obliques, back and glutes
Get in plank position with your shins about hip-width apart on a stability ball and your hands shoulder-width apart on the floor (A). Keeping your feet on the ball, draw your right knee toward your right shoulder (the left just comes along for the ride) (B). Return to centre. Do 12 to 15 reps, rest for 30 seconds, then repeat to the other side.
The matrix
Works abs, back, glutes and quads
Grab a four- to five-kilo medicine ball and kneel on the floor with your knees hip-width apart. Lengthen your spine and press the ball against your abs (A). Slowly lean back as far as possible, keeping your knees planted (B). Hold the reclined position for three seconds, then use your core to slowly come up to the starting position. That's one rep. Do three sets of 15 reps, resting for 30 seconds between sets.
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When coming back up, brace your core, resist using momentum, and keep your head and neck in line with your spine.
Rear leg raise
Works lower back and glutes
Rest your hips and stomach on a stability ball. Straighten your legs and position your toes hip-width apart on the floor. Extend your arms in line with your shoulders (A). Lift your right leg about 15cm off of the floor while reaching your arms as far out as possible (B). That's one rep. Do 15 reps, then repeat to the other side without resting between sets.


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25 Years Ago: Monsters of Rock Tour Kicks Off
It's been a quarter of a century since one of the 80s' landmark hard rock concert tours began thundering its way across America. Launched in May of 1988, the Monsters of Rock tour brought together some of the greatest hard rock and heavy metal bands of that era for a day-long rock and roll celebration.
But why that name, exactly? Well, back in England, the Donington Monsters of Rock festival had become a highly anticipated annual fixture of the international rock circuit since first being staged in 1980, typically comprising a one-day event featuring seven, eight, or even more major bands.
But in America, where far greater geographical distances made producing a single, massive concert much less practical, it was decided to apply the highly respected Monsters of Rock brand to a full-fledged tour, featuring Van Halen, the Scorpions, Dokken, Metallica and Kingdom Come — in that descending order, believe it or not!
Not that there was any surprise about the headliner, of course, since Van Halen were flying high at the time, near the peak of their career's second act with front man Sammy Hagar following the release of the hit-filled 'OU812' album.
Germany's Scorpions, too, had enjoyed a steady, decade-long climb up the American arena rock hierarchy, and despite being absent for the better part of a year while recording the recently unveiled 'Savage Amusement' LP, they could draw thousands of fans of their own accord.
The oftentimes quarreling members of Dokken, meanwhile, were living on borrowed time from the most successful album of their career in 1987′s 'Back for the Attack' – thanks in no small part to one of its songs ('Dream Warriors') being included in the wildly popular 'Nightmare on Elm Street' horror film franchise.
Then there was the lineup's sleeping giant, Metallica, whose manifest destiny to become the world's biggest heavy metal band had yet to be revealed, as they readied the fall release of their fourth album, '…And Justice for All,' by touring America for the first time with bassist Jason Newsted in place of the tragically departed Cliff Burton.
Finally, rounding out the bill came Led Zeppelin clones Kingdom Come, then enjoying a bright, but all-too-brief, flash in the pan success that nevertheless saw them shifting a million units of their eponymous debut in very short order.
Metallica played a couple of shows at L.A.'s Troubadour club on May 23-24 in anticipation of the tour, which kicked off for real in East Troy, Wis., on May 27 and took in 28 dates over the ensuing weeks before concluding on July 30 in Denver, Colo.
Over that span, the super-sized Monsters of Rock operation crisscrossed the US like a well-oiled machine, suffering remarkably rare travails along the way (a bit of fan violence here, a muffed performance there, an epic audience food fight somewhere else), all things considered.
And while the subsequent career trajectories of four out of the five bands involved would tend to point downhill in years to come – Metallica being the lone, obvious exception – each one left an indelible mark upon hundreds of thousands of hard rock and heavy metal fans who retain fond memories of attending the Monsters of Rock tour during that hot summer of 1988.


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I wonder if the people on the other side of the murder weapon divide can see the relentless and poisoning logic of escalating fear.
"Murder weapon" is a very limited class of weapons, a category which has nothing directly to do with defensive weapons, by definition, but aside from that, what do you mean by "the other side" and to what are you referring when you say "the relentless and poisoning logic of fear"?
The data supports the "fear factor" in general gun ownership to some degree, but not in the way most people who use it as an argument seem to think. Increases in crime rates correlate with increases in gun ownership, but white males are the least likely demographic to acquire a gun specifically for protection (which doesn't mean to carry), and when you isolate your subject population to concealed carry permit holders the fear factor disappears. Also, those who acquire carry permits are notably law-abiding. People who are afraid in their neighborhoods or in their homes at night, or who have been recently robbed or burglarized are less likely to own guns, and gun owners are less likely to be fearful or to be robbed or burglarized (General Social Surveys, National Opinion Research Center). This meshes with my personal experience—it's invariably anti-gun types who raise the fear issue (perpetually) and talk about Dirty Harry fantasies and such, and they virtually always seem to be speaking from zero experience (in fact eucaryote's the first one in memory who owns a gun).
By arming yourself while there isn't any direct threat to your safety you set in motion a cycle of fear, gun proliferation and, unavoidably, gun-violence for which I hold people like Byron directly responsible.
This is the error that I was trying to explain by pointing out the fact that defensive weapons are emergency equipment ... the idea of waiting until you're threatened to then go acquire a defensive weapon makes no sense at all.
Also, I'm curious if by "armed" you mean owning a gun, or if you're specifically referring to carrying one. If it's about ownership then you also blame eucaryote (just noting that), and if it's about carrying, as I've posted at least twice in here, I don't carry. But it's
One of the problems here is that the unwashed tend to see a weapon as inherently dangerous rather than as a inanimate, neutral combat tools. Weapons can be used to stop an attack in progress or prevent an attack from happening—depends upon who's on what end. This is patently obvious, and the main reason we arm police, yet when the debate is on, many anti-gun types seem suddenly unable to conceive of how this could possibly be (of course most pro-gun types are guilty of the very same kind of rapidly reconfigurable selective perception).


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Kent State Video Selected a Winner in the 35th Annual Telly Awards The Telly Awards has named a fundraising video created for the new Center for the Visual Arts at Kent State University as a bronze winner in the 35th Annual Telly Awards.
Kent State Vice President Gene Finn Embraces New Opportunity Following Record Successes Gene Finn is departing from his role as Kent State University's vice president of institutional advancement and executive director of the Kent State University Foundation for a similar position with Columbia University in New York.
A History of Loyalty at Kent State Deborah (Deb) Keith, learning specialist and life coach with Intercollegiate Athletics, grew up learning from her father that a "university is built by people, their trust in one another and their loyalty, which is a result of that trust."
"Father of Technology" Charles W. Keith to Be Honored at Kent State's 14th Annual Vision 21 Award Celebration Kent State University's College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology will host the 14th annual Vision 21 Award Celebration at the Kent Student Center on Saturday, May 3, at 6 p.m.
Kent BeatleFest Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Beatlemania
Higher Education: A Culture of Mentoring In the winter of 1995, Dino Baskovic (public relations, '97) was struggling to figure out if he wanted to remain an architecture major. His academic advisor recommended he stay enrolled in general core classes during the exploratory phase of his college career.
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Kent State's Homecoming Celebration Takes Place Oct. 5 Kent State University will celebrate its Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 5. This year's Homecoming theme, "New and Old, Forever Blue and Gold," will honor Kent State's past while looking forward to the university's future.
JMC Alumni Couple Host First Wedding in New University Hotel A Kent State University student media "power couple" made local history as the first to be married in the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center on July 26.
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Goodyear Endows Two Business Scholarships at Kent State University Kent State University's College of Business Administration announced today that two endowed scholarship funds have been established by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in honor of its retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Charles J. Pilliod.
One Student's Battle Against Apathy While it is clear that senior criminology and justice studies major Korina Jensen is eloquent, it is the fact that she practices what she preaches that led to her being named the 2013 recipient of the Campaign for Change Scholarship, a student-supported philanthropic fund that rewards deserving students.
$5 Million Gift Is Largest Made to the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State University Kent State University President Lester A. Lefton announced today a $5 million gift from John and Fonda Elliot through the family's foundation which will create the "Elliot Studios for Design" at the new building planned for the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State. The gift also will fund endowments for The Elliot Program for Healthcare Design, The Elliot Scholars and The Elliot Professorship in Healthcare Design.
The Firefighter and the Philosopher What's the most unique friendship you've ever seen? The 500-pound gorilla who kept a kitten for a pet? Felix the neat freak and Oscar the cigar-chomping slob? How about a 45-year-old firefighter with three kids and a distinguished 60-something professor of philosophy?
Kent State University Holds Third Annual Alumni College The Kent State University Alumni Association will host the third annual Alumni College. The event offers Kent State graduates and friends an opportunity to reconnect with each other and the university. The 2013 Alumni College will focus on topics from the university's College of Arts and Sciences with renowned faculty members, as well as former NASA astronaut and Kent State graduate Carl Walz.
Kent State Golden Flashes Heading to GoDaddy.com Bowl On Sunday, Dec. 2, Kent State University accepted an invitation to play in the GoDaddy.com Bowl, marking the program's first bowl appearance in 40 years. The Kent State Golden Flashes will take on Arkansas State University on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala.
Easing the Financial Burden on Students Psychology Professor David Riccio, Ph.D., has had one job since he graduated from Princeton University nearly 50 years ago – teaching and conducting research at Kent State University.
Kent State's Homecoming Celebration Takes Place Oct. 20 Kent State University's Homecoming will take place Saturday, Oct. 20. Sponsored by the Kent State University Alumni Association, the day will be filled with tradition and exciting activities.
Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is: Of Football and Family Ask Golden Flashes Head Football Coach Darell Hazell what the key to a championship team is and he'll sum it up in one word: "Family."
Entry Deadline Approaches for the "Battle of the Decades" in the 2012 Kent State Homecoming Parade Kent State University and the city of Kent invite businesses, organizations and individuals to participate in Kent State University's 2012 Homecoming Parade. The registration deadline for entries is Friday, Oct. 5.
Tailgate Event Kicks Off Sheryl Crow Concert at Kent State's Dix Stadium If three fantastic bands, terrific food and wine sampling sounds like a great way to spend a Saturday evening, then join in the fun at a special tailgate party going on before the Centennial Campaign Concert at Kent State University's Dix Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 8. The concert features headliner Sheryl Crow, along with O.A.R. and Los Lonely Boys.
Kent State Alumni Association Appoints National Board of Directors Officers and New Members The Kent State University Alumni Association Inc. announces the following new members for its National Alumni Board of Directors.
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O.A.R. Joins Sheryl Crow and Los Lonely Boys for Sept. 8 Centennial Campaign Concert at Kent State Platinum-selling group O.A.R. has been added to the Sept. 8 Centennial Campaign Concert at Kent State University, joining Grammy Award-winning artists Sheryl Crow and Los Lonely Boys. The three acts will perform at Kent State's Dix Stadium.
Kent State University's Centennial Campaign Raises Record-Breaking $265 Million With the launch of the Centennial Campaign, Kent State University took on an aggressive agenda to raise $250 million to fund the university's endowment, capital projects and operating needs, with a particular emphasis on student scholarships.
Kent State University's Centennial Campaign Raises Record-Breaking $265 Million With the launch of the Centennial Campaign, Kent State University took on an aggressive agenda to raise $250 million to fund the university's endowment, capital projects and operating needs, with a particular emphasis on student scholarships. The university has officially closed the Centennial Campaign and reports it raised a record-breaking $265 million, surpassing its goal by $15 million.
Largest Cash Gift Ever Made to Kent State University Museum The Kent State University Museum has received a $1.1 million donation – its largest cash gift ever – from local business leader and Kent State alumnus Gerald Schweigert. The donation, in the form of a charitable gift annuity, will be instrumental in the preservation and future support of museum collections and activities.
Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is: Balancing the Books on Opportunity From early childhood, Casey Frame's (Accounting, '12) mother told her that she would have to pay for college someday. Frame estimates that by the time she was ready to start school at Kent State University, she had saved roughly $10,000.
Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is: Improving Grades and Retention, One Student at a Time For many students, their first few undergraduate years can be an eye opening, and sometimes overwhelming, experience, especially when they find themselves in first-year lecture classes like General Chemistry or Math.
Sheryl Crow Headlines Kent State's "Centennial Campaign" Concert on Sept. 8 Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow will headline a concert at Kent State University on Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio. The "Centennial Campaign" concert to benefit the Campaign for Change Scholarship Fund serves as a celebration of the conclusion of Kent State's Centennial Campaign, a $250-million fundraising effort timed around university's 100th anniversary in 2010 and the largest campaign in Kent State's history.
Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is: A Mentorship Made in Media Heaven Stepping into the TV2 news studio in Franklin Hall is like transporting onto the bridge of the starship Enterprise – a little disorienting, very cool, and so high-tech it makes the facilities at many small-market TV stations look positively stone age by comparison.
Sheryl Crow Headlines Kent State's Centennial Campaign Concert on Sept. 8
Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is: Achieving the Unimaginable Physics Professor Jon Secaur, Ph.D., is every bit the scientist. In contrast, Deona Miller (Aeronautics, '12) is the picture of a modern college student. What brought them together one day at Smith Hall is a remarkable story of what giving is all about.
New Tools Announced for Scholarship Administrators
Kent State's 2012 Homecoming Scheduled for Oct. 20 Kent State University will celebrate its 2012 Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 20. The Kent State Golden Flashes will take on the Western Michigan Broncos at Dix Stadium.
New Student Space at Kent State Debuts, Features Mural By Award-Winning Comic Strip Artists and Alumni Popular comic strip artists Tom Batiuk and Chuck Ayers will be at Kent State University on Tuesday, March 27, from noon to 2 p.m. for the official opening of the new student lounge area called The Nest in the Kent Student Center. Batiuk, creator of the Funky Winkerbean comic strip, collaborates with Ayers on Crankshaft.
Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations Gets New Web Page
Kent State Wins Gold Award at 2011 PRSA Cleveland Rocks Awards Kent State University took home a gold award at the ninth annual Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Cleveland Rocks Awards. The university won its award for its work on Kent State Magazine, the university's alumni publication, with the winning entry titled "Engaging and Informing the Alumni" in the magazines category.
Kent State Student Philanthropy Campaign Nearing Goal Kent State's Campaign for Change, the university's student philanthropy initiative, is nearing its goal of 475 donors with only two weeks left in the fall 2011 campaign. Two student donors, Katharine Blind and Diane Baldridge, were recently recognized for their donations to the Campaign for Change with separate $500 book awards provided by the Department of Annual Giving.
Foundation Grant Program Issues Request for Proposals
Kent State's Homecoming Celebration Takes Place Oct. 15 Kent State University's Homecoming will take place Saturday, Oct. 15. Sponsored by the Kent State Alumni Association, the day will be filled with tradition and exciting activities.
Kent State Alumni Association Presents University President Lefton at Oct. 5 Cleveland Networking Luncheon The Kent State University Alumni Association hosts its next Cleveland Networking Luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at noon at the City Club of Cleveland with featured speaker Kent State President Lester A. Lefton.
Kent State Student Philanthropy Campaign Kicks Off Kent State's Campaign for Change, the university's student philanthropy initiative, kicked off its fall campaign on Aug. 27 with a Pre-Show Party on the Plaza. Over 100 student donors participated in the event, raising several hundred dollars for the Campaign's spring 2012 scholarship.
Kent State Alumni Association Appoints National Board of Directors' Officers and New Members The Kent State University Alumni Association Inc. announces the following new members for its National Alumni Board of Directors.
Kent State Breaks Fundraising Record for Third Straight Year For the first time in its history, supporters to Kent State University have contributed more than $40 million in one year, breaking the institution's fundraising record for the third year in a row. During the fiscal year ending June 30, private contributions to the public research university reached $42.1 million, beating last year's total by more than $2 million.
Kent State Alumni Association Hosts Its First Alumni College Kent State University alumni became students again as they returned to campus for Alumni College. Held May 21, the event gave attendees the opportunity to reunite with one another and revisit the campus.
Gift Helps Launch Enterprise Architecture Program at School of Digital Sciences A gift to Kent State University's new School of Digital Sciences will allow students to pursue a first-in-the-nation concentration in enterprise architecture at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Student Needs Drive Support of Faculty and Staff Campaign Don Bubenzer, interim dean of the College of Technology, learned the importance of supporting higher education at a young age.
Helping Students Achieve their Dreams at Regional Campuses Kent State at Ashtabula's Kathy Madison gives so students can succeed
'Insuring' Future Student Success 'Mama Drake' Honors Family With Scholarship Endowments
To Intern or Not Intern Alumnus' Donation Removes Financial Obstacles for Unpaid Student Internships
'What do we love about the university?' Couple's decades-long partnership helps direct their Centennial Campaign gift
From Vice President Gene Finn: Your Passions Drive Faculty and Staff Campaign Head of Institutional Advancement tells why annual internal fundraising effort gets its strength from individuals' vision of Kent State.
2011 Faculty and Staff Campaign Launches "Mama Drake" Tells Why She Gives
$500,000 Gift Supports Kent State Students in Unpaid Internships An Illinois-based businessman and Kent State University alumnus has made a $500,000 philanthropic grant to internships for students in the university's College of Business Administration. The awards are given to students who embark on unpaid internships, which are a large career boost but may be out of reach for those who cannot afford to leave paid employment to gain valuable experience.
Kent State Student Philanthropy Campaign Awards First Scholarship Kent State University's Campaign for Change, its student philanthropy initiative, celebrated a major milestone this January in awarding its first scholarship to Kenneth Smith, a junior aeronautical systems engineering major from Streetsboro, Ohio.
Bringing the Roar of the Crowd Back to Dix Stadium Alumnus' gift aims to revitalize Golden Flashes football program
Kent State Honored for Excellence at Pride of CASE V District Awards Kent State University recently received five awards, including three golds, for achievements in communications and marketing from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
Smaller Gifts Create Big Possibilities for Kent State Students Annual Fund Contributions Smaller than $1,000 Soar
View Photos from the Dedication of the Roe Green Center Theatre and dance facility unites performing arts under one roof for the first time at Kent State.
From President Lefton: Exciting News About Kent State The university has been named a Top 200 school by The Times of London
Group Endows LGBT Studies Scholarship at Kent State A local support, advocacy and education group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals has given $30,000 to endow a scholarship for students in Kent State University's LGBT Studies minor.
Grappling with Outdated Facilities Soaring wrestling program helped by former star
The Foundation for a Career in Higher Education Former professor gives back through bequest for faculty support
Centennial Campaign Reaches $200 Million During Record Fundraising Year More than 75,000 donors have give to support vital student programs
Participate in Kent State University's 2010 Homecoming Parade Kent State University and the city of Kent invite organizations to participate in the university's 2010 Homecoming Parade. The parade is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 9.
Alumni Association Appoints National Board of Directors The Kent State University Alumni Association Inc. has announced new members for its National Alumni Board of Directors.
Kent State Has Second Record-Breaking Fundraising Year For the second year in a row, supporters of Kent State University have contributed a record-breaking sum to the institution. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, private contributions to the public research institution reached $39.9 million, beating last year's record by nearly $3 million.
Academic Home Run Scholarship honors family's historic baseball legacy
Giving Back to the Beacon of Opportunity Alumna's gift acknowledges impact of education through minority student scholarship funding
Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Moves to New Home Grants from four organizations make relocation possible
Alumni, Stars Turn Out for NYC Theatre Benefit Funds raised will support the new black-box space to open fall 2010
Building a Culture of Philanthropy at Kent State Vice President Gene Finn on the importance of the 2010 Faculty and Staff Campaign
Faculty and Staff Giving is a Winning Tradition Kent State Men's Head Basketball Coach Geno Ford says "giving back is a family priority"
2010 Faculty and Staff Campaign Launches Assistant Professor Julie Senita's philanthropic priority is Ashtabula's new health and science building
Digesting New Topics One Megabyte at a Time Software gifts prepare students for future careers
Helping the Student Side of Student-Athletes Gift expands academic resources for Golden Flashes
Stepping in When Success is in Jeopardy Donors' fund assists nursing students in financial jeopardy
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Using Maven2 to build projects which use JNI code
This page documents my experiences with supporting projects which use JNI code, and describes the solution I developed and the tools I use, in the hope that it may save somebody else this pain.
I work in telecoms, which means that we have quite a lot of projects which have a greater or lesser quantity of native code, either because they interface to the operating system at a low level, or simply as a way of dealing with the real-time requirements of our software. As time has gone by, we've built up a reasonably complex heirarchy of applications with native code which depend on libraries with native code, and some of the libraries even export native-level symbols to application native code.
Our investigations with converting JNI-free projects to a Maven2 build process were extremely positive, and it therefore soon became desirable to convert all of our projects, including those with JNI requirements, to Maven2. This led to the following requirements for the build process.
- The build/release process should match as closely as possible that of a non-JNI project - checkout followed by 'mvn package', etc.
- As this functionality will be common to many projects, long incantations of plugin configuration in each pom are unacceptable; it must be possible to either factor everything out to a common parent pom, or just to have sensible defaults which build everything. For example, it should be possible to make use of a library using JNI code - and have it work for unit tests, assemblies, etc - just by adding it to your
- It should be possible to run an application with as little extraneous scripting as possible. Essentially, this means: unzip assembly; run
jar -jaron application jar.
- It should be possible to call functions in one JNI library from another. Typically this means having the library's include files and dll available at compile time, and having the library available for dynamic linking at runtime.
- The build process must be portable from one platform to another. I'm happy to require that building for Windows requires Cygwin, but it should be possible to have builds for different platforms alongside each other in the repository, and the right build be chosen when building.
- Our legacy build process must continue to work until the whole company can be migrated to maven2.
For bonus points:
- During the development cycle, it shouldn't be necessary to run the entire maven build cycle for each change. The user's IDE can be configured to build the Java side, so we need a means of quickly building the native side. This also offers an easier upgrade path from our legacy build system, fwiw.
Possible solutions
There are obviously many ways to skin this particular cat; I'll discuss a few of the options.
The first place to look is obviously to see if anybody else has solved this problem. I therefore made a start with the native-maven-plugin. This, however, has a number of problems, which means that it totally fails to meet my requirements.
- The showstopper is that the native code ant the java code are separate projects. This means that it's impossible to get things to build in the right order, because we have to do the following.
- compile java source to class files
- run javah on class files
- compile and link native code
- run unit tests for java code
Some messing about with a very complex project structure might be possible, but it's certain to be ugly and very hard to set up for each of many projects.
- If you build a library which has a JNI component, making use of it is very complex. Essentially, maven2 downloads the jni library to the depths of your local repository, where it then can't be found by a
- Again, when you depend on a library with a JNI component, you need complex incantations in your pom, to depend on both the jar, and a separate profile for each target platform to depend on the native library.
- Building the native code always requires running the full maven build.
JNI library as an attached artifact
The next possibility considered was to build the native library as an 'attached artifact' - in much the same way as a javadoc or source jar can be attached to the main artifact. This solved some of the problems, especially the problem with build order; depending on a library with jni code was still a nightmare, however.
JNI library archived within the jar
The solution I ended up using was to store the compiled jni library in the jar alongside the class files.
This means either cross-compiling for all possible architectures, or having a different jar, more simply, having a different jar for each architecture. This latter fits quite well with our setup - where almost all of our machines are Linux-i386, with a smattering of win32 boxes.
Sadly System.load() can't cope with loading libraries from within a jar, so we'll therefore need a custom loader which extracts the library to a temporary file at runtime; this is obviously achievable, however.
For an example of a project using this implementation, you may like to download simple-native-example. That directory contains source archives (eg simple-native-example-1.0.0-src.tar.bz2), as well as binaries compiled for Linux-i386, and javadocs, and may provide helpful examples of the concepts below.
Directory structure
We need a place to put native code. This should naturally be
src/main/native in the standard directory layout; for a more complex project it may be appropriate to further split this into
src and
The JNI library should be built straight into a subdirectory of
outputDirectory; by doing so, it will automatically get built into the project jar, as well as being in the right place when running the project from an IDE which just uses the .class files straight out of
outputDirectory. I decided to put such my jni libraries in
META-INF/lib, but this is obviously not set in stone.
Building the JNI
The first thing we need to do (after creating the .java files, with suitable
native methods, of course), is to build the JNI library. I chose to do this using a Makefile, and a
maven-exec-plugin execution, as this makes it reusable between different build environments, and is easily run independently of Maven. It's also an easy way of making sure the right files, and only the right files, get recompiled.
The Makefile needs to:
- use javah to create .h files from the .class files in the
- use gcc to compile c into object files
- link the object files into the dynamic library.
We now need for
make to be run after the .class files are built; I did this by attaching an execution to the
process-classes phase:
Library loader
We now have our JNI library on the class path, so we need a way of loading it. I created a separate project which would extract JNI libraries from the class path, then load them. Find it at
http://opensource.mxtelecom.com/maven/repo/com/wapmx/native/mx-native-loader/1.0.3. This is added as a dependency to the pom, obviously.
To use it, I simply call
com.wapmx.nativeutils.jniloader.NativeLoader.loadLibrary(libname). More information is in the javadoc for NativeLoader.
I generally prefer to wrap such things in a try/catch block, as follows:
We should now be at the point where our junit tests work from maven; a
mvn test should work! It should also work fine from an IDE.
Setting the classifer
As I mentioned earlier, we need to be able to keep builds for multiple architectures alongside one another in the repository, so we need to distinguish between different builds somehow. To make this work, I created a plugin which sets a classifier on the project jar. Basically, that means we add
-${os.name} to the name of the jar, and when we refer to it in another project's dependencies, we add a
<classifer>${os.name}</classifier> element.
The plugin is at http://opensource.mxtelecom.com/maven/repo/com/wapmx/maven2/mx-native-maven-plugin/1.0.4/; its documentation is at http://opensource.mxtelecom.com/maven/mx-native-maven-plugin/; and to use it, I put this in my project pom:
It's a terrible hack, but it does work quite well in practice.
It really is as simple as that. You should now be able to use your JNI-enabled project exactly as you would any other project - with the one proviso that, if you depend on it from another project, you must put a a
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THESEUS, Germany's largest IT research program, is developing ways to navigate through the increasing quantities of data found on the Internet. Under the THESEUS umbrella, some 60 research partners from academia and the business world have come together to develop new technologies and applications. Their goal is to facilitate access to information, combine data to form new kinds of knowledge and lay the groundwork for new services on the Internet. The technologies being developed within the THESEUS program are preparing the way for a future Internet of Services. This will make it possible for services that are now available on the Web only separately, such as online shopping, flight bookings and research support, to be combined and linked with one another. If a user were then to tell his computer: 'I want to move from Berlin to Hamburg,' the program would identify and coordinate the appropriate resources for finding housing, organizing the move and registering with the authorities. (Excerpt from this source)
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John MacColl, Lorcan Dempsey and John Kirriemuir reflect in turn on the rationale and history of the founding of Ariadne.
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On February 1 on the Leech Lake Reservation in Minnesota, as the temperature plummeted to -29 degrees, Tribal Police Chief Kenneth Washington responded to a call about a dog in trouble. A Leech Laker known for her love of animals, Teresa Gunter, had reported a wounded dog, reeling in pain outside in the cold.
When Gunter showed Washington the weak, bloody shepherd mix, he was alarmed: The dog couldn't even lift his head off his paw. "His eyes were sunken in," Washington recalls. "I thought he might die." He knew he had to help.
Two years ago, this story wouldn't have had a happy ending. But because the Tribal Police go the extra mile for animals and work with a project called Leech Lake Legacy, there was hope. The project transports animals in need from the reservation to shelters and rescues around Minnesota that can provide life-saving veterinary care, rehabilitation and adoption.
This transport project is supported in part through a special ASPCA program that helps cash-strapped municipal animal care agencies move more dogs to safety. In the last six months alone, we've helped the Tribal Police get hundreds more dogs to safety.
The night he found the dog—named Nibi—Washington called Leech Lake Legacy right away. The next day he was on a transport to safety.
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You can help us reach more animals like Nibi by making a gift today. You'll help us be prepared to go wherever animals need us, whenever they need us. We can't do it without you.
How anyone can shoot a dog and leave it to die in sub-zero temperatures I cannot fathom. The cruelty people inflict on helpless companion animals will never cease to amaze me. I would be concerned about whoever did this to this dog because to me it shows they are a heartless, cold-blooded monster. On another note, very glad that the lady found this dog in time to save it, he probably didnt have much time left.
What a marvellous job the Tribal Police are doing. The work that you and they dfo is invaluable. With wishes for a wonderful forever home for Nibi
thank you.
im glad people still caring for animals, u can see in the animals eyes when they suffer, hope people respect more animal's life they don't kill just for fun like human, we have to pay more attention to them and love them will live more peacefull and happy
May our lord Jesus Christ bless you for all you do...
Native Americans have the right idea. Blessings to them who help God's creations.
So very happy he has a loving home .. god bless all
So very happy he has a loving home .. god bless all
I live in Stillwater, Oklahoma home to Oklahoma State University.A neighbor across the street has been trapping and killing cats for the past 15 years he has lived there. His name if Jeff Blocker and works for Oklahoma State University int he Fire Protection Publication Dept. The Animal Control and Police know he is doing this and do nothing to stop him. When I call the police to report animal crying as he torchers them, the police threaten me. So they make sure they do not get another phone call.
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I would love to adopt Nibi! So glad he was rescued and I hope they found the "bleep bleep" that did that to him. People like that just aren't human.


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Connecting Talent with Jobs: Kent State University and Ohio Employers Meet with State Legislators on March 28Posted Mar. 26, 2012
Forty Ohio employers are traveling to Columbus on March 28 to join representatives from Kent State University and alumni in the workforce for the university's annual Kent State Day at the Statehouse. During this daylong advocacy event with the theme "Talent Meets Jobs: A Kent State Education Aligns with Employer Need," these major Ohio employers will meet with 21 legislators and other state officials to express their recognition of the important role that Kent State plays in workforce development.
Along with employers of Kent State graduates, successful Kent State alumni in the workforce will join the Kent State delegation, which includes Kent State President Lester A. Lefton, members of the Board of Trustees, deans from Kent State's eight campuses and students, to tell their personal experiences with Kent State in preparing students for work. The employers and graduates represent a diverse group of industry sectors in Northeast Ohio and Central Ohio.
"We have an impressive group of industry leaders who are making an investment of time and effort to come to the Ohio Statehouse and support higher education by discussing their first-hand experience hiring Kent State graduates," Lefton said. "Some of these corporate executives are also proud Kent State graduates who will share with legislators how Kent State prepared them for successful careers. In addition, these executives are joining us in Columbus to discuss job creation in Ohio and the importance of college-educated talent for the growth and prosperity of their companies."
In addition to meeting with legislators, a smaller group of delegates and university officials will have roundtable discussions with senior state officials who are responsible for employment-related policies, including Mark Kvamme, president and interim chief investment officer of JobsOhio, and Rich Frederick, executive director of the new Office of Workforce Transformation.
The companies represented at the Kent State Day at the Statehouse event collectively provide more than 100,000 jobs for Ohioans. The impressive list of employers includes Abercrombie & Fitch, Allied Machine & Engineering Corporation, Allstate Insurance, Cleveland Clinic, Fahlgren Mortine, FirstEnergy Corporation, First National Bank, Nationwide Insurance, the North Canton Chamber of Commerce, the Ohio Wine Producers Association, Parker Hannifin Corporation, Robinson Memorial Hospital, Saint-Gobain, the Sherwin-Williams Company, Soft-Lite, Summa Health System, the Timken Company, Tinker Omega Manufacturing, University Hospitals Health System, Victoria's Secret, Vocon, Inc. and W.S. Tyler.
Iris Harvey, Kent State vice president for university relations, explained that Kent State Day at the Statehouse helps advance the mission of Kent State and discuss issues important to higher education.
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OMAHA, Neb. – Three-unanswered goals by Omaha erased No. 8 Miami's early lead and sent the RedHawks to a 3-1 loss at CenturyLink Center on Saturday night.
MU drops to 7-6-1 and 2-4 in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference after its third-straight setback. UNO is now 8-6 and 5-1 in NCHC play.
Just like Friday night's contest, the RedHawks drew first blood thanks to their power play. A Kevin Morris slapshot was stopped by Ryan Massa, but the rebound came to Matthew Caito, who was crashing the goal. The sophomore defenseman cashed in on the loose puck and slipped it in with 9:18 left in the first. That tally was his first of the season and Morris picked up the lone assist, his second point of the weekend, which put Miami up 1-0.
MU's lead didn't last long as UNO took advantage of a power play of its own when Ryan Walters blocked a clearing attempt at the blue line and fired a shot through traffic to tie it at one apiece with 7:38 showing on the clock. That goal capped the first period scoring with UNO outshooting MU 15-8 through 20 minutes, including 9-1 after Caito's goal.
Miami played the first 54 seconds of the period with a carryover power play, but was unable to break the tie. After killing off a UNO power play minutes later, the RedHawks got another try with a man advantage. Unfortunately, after winning the faceoff, the puck bounced to Tanner Lane, who got behind the RedHawks for a breakaway goal with 16:05 remaining in the period. That short-handed goal was the first allowed this season by MU, which found itself trailing 2-1.
MU was unable to score on that power play and had two more opportunities with the man advantage during the second period. On their final power play of the period, the RedHawks worked the puck to Austin Czarnik in the slot for a slapshot, but his chance was stopped by Massa to keep UNO on top. Lane's short-handed goal was the only one in the second period of play as the Mavericks outshot the RedHawks 14-10 in the second 20-minute frame.
Sean Kuraly created a nice chance early in the third with a 2-on-1 rush, but the sophomore's chance was stopped by Massa and the rebound was blocked by the UNO defense to keep the score at 2-1.
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The Red and White were penalized once more with 11:11 remaining in the game after a turnover forced a hooking penalty. Omaha capitalized for an insurance goal this time with Dominic Zombo firing in a rebound after McKay made an initial save through traffic. Zombo's seventh goal of the year made it 3-1 with 9:49 remaining, finishing the scoring.
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Thursday, 12 January 2012
Pot mats
Oh dear! The days are becoming a blur in the school holidays and I have lost track, so my apologies to the co-op and dear readers for not posting this earlier today. My head is a little fuzzy today too with a pinched nerve in my neck, making writing a post a little uncomfortable too, so I will keep today's post brief and reflect on something that's on my mind.
In 2010 I crocheted pot mats (trivets) using garden twine (jute string) and crochet cotton. These mats have been most hard-wearing and soften naturally after a couple of washes. They are extremely practical and function well.
I've been thinking about other materials I could use to make these mats using crochet to create them and have come up with knotted together lengths of fabric strips, much like a rag rug but I wondered if any of the readers here had made them from anything frugal or simple?
Do you have any suggestions of other materials that could be used that would be sturdy and protect work surfaces in the kitchen?
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- Attila said...
I've made potholders from strips of rag crocheted together, but I think they would be better as mats because they are a little too thick.
- January 12, 2012
- Heidi said...
I've been looking for homemade gift ideas for next Christmas, and I'll definately try to make a few of these.
- January 12, 2012
- Liz said...
I crochet with fabric - old bedsheets are good, soft and easy to work with. I'm making a denim crochet doormat at the moment - hard on the hands, but I think it will wear well.
- January 12, 2012
- Ilene said...
I knew someone who used to make mats out of bread wrappers and plastic grocery bags. I've made front-door rugs out of jute but they tend to fall apart with time and use. I had a little more durability with one I had combined with denim strips from old bluejeans but the jute made it impossible to wash in the washing machine -- hose down only.
- January 13, 2012
- Sarah said...
T shirts without side seams make great 'yarn'. Cut the bottom seam off and then cut the body on a spiral about 1/2 inch wide. Pull the strips gently and the edges curl in nicely. It doesn't fray either.
I knit some on giant knitting needles to make a cool bath mat.
- January 13, 2012
- Anonymous said...
I saved my corn husks from last year to make placemats.
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You could also braid cotton strips.
Last year I made a bathroom rug with the toothbrush-rug-method.
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The rug is very pretty, soft, but sturdy. I made it from old bedsheets. It was way easier this way than to crochet the strips, but looks equally nice.
The jute-cotton-combination seems to be a good idea!
Best wishes!
- January 13, 2012
- gisele said...
felted wool sweaters sew up into beautiful trivets that insulate beautifully.
- January 17, 2012
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- amanda brooke said...
I like the idea of trying denim and corn husks as I hadn't considered these! Thanks for your comments!
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Paul Treu should be allowed to select the best-possible SA side for the Sevens World Cup in Dubai.
Treu's current group of players has won two IRB tournaments in a row and axing some of them for the game's showpiece event would be harsh. But professional sport is all about winning, and if South Africa want to become Sevens world champions in March they must give themselves the best possible chance of doing so.
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Finally, I think SA Rugby should be doing everything in its power to get Sevens rugby televised on the SABC. Our Sevens team is full of black players, and black South Africans — many of whom do not have access to SuperSport — should be able to watch them throughout the year. Sevens is also a great way to introduce people to the sport, and they'd soon become fans of the 15-man version too. Hopefully, SuperSport would consider the bigger picture and share their TV rights with the national broadcaster — starting with the Sevens World Cup.
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