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A garden path can issue an enticing invitation to backyard visitors, or just provide a convenient route for plant maintenance. Whatever its use, a well-designed and well-built path will enhance the livability and functionality of any home garden. See what path materials fit your budget and your gardening needs.
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Gravel: Budget-friendly and Functional
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Cons Inorganic, so it doesn't improve soil; without the right border, gravel pieces can spill out into garden areas. May need to be weeded occasionally.
Tip Use small, angular stones instead of rounded pebbles. They lock together for a more stable walking surface.
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Cons More expensive than some options; placing pavers on bare soil can cause problems such as poor drainage.
Tip Construct a solid, well-drained, level base from sand or gravel. Surround your pavers with a formal edge to keep them from shifting.
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Cons The most expensive path. Midwest weather extremes can make bricks/stones crack and split. Not a DIY project for most people.
Tip Consider materials that visually tie into existing stone or brick in your garden.
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Cons Requires yearly replenishing. Wood chips get kicked off the path easily, and the path wears down quickly. Best for low-traffic areas.
Tip Instead of bark or wood chips, use shredded mulch, which stays in place better.
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Cons Mulch needs to be replenished each year; pavers may shift over time.
Tip Use stones that are large, and set them at a distance that is comfortable to walk along.
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Soften Stones' Edges Ground-hugging plants such as thyme and fescue add visual interest between stones. Lavender next to the path also softens the edge of the walkway.
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The company's CEO made the announcement at a special Tesla event in Munich, Germany this week, but pointed out that the changes will not happen overnight. So, from late next year Tesla customers will be able to access the internet in-car via Google's Chrome, and the informatics platform will be fully Android-compatible – it currently runs a version of Linux that can support modified Android and iOS apps – meaning that it will be easy for developers to write Tesla-specific apps or to port existing Android apps to run on the car's software systems.
As well as being the pure electric vehicle with the longest range on a single battery charge currently in production, the Tesla Model S also has the largest touchscreen interface of any road car. The 17-inch system not only offers an online connection and access to the vehicle's navigation system, but also replaces many of the analogue switches and dials – for features such as air conditioning – that litter most vehicle cabins. However creating something that takes full advantage of a display more than twice the size of the average tablet could take some doing on the part of Android app developers – Apple CEO Tim Cook has described most tablet apps on Google Play as simply stretched smartphone apps.
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Main Cast :
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Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn
Worf Rozhenko
Jonathan Frakes
William T. Riker
Diana Muldaur
Doctor Katherine Pulaski
Marina Sirtis
Deanna Troi
Brent Spiner
Patrick Stewart
Jean-Luc Picard
Wil Wheaton
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Colm Meaney
Miles Edward O'Brien
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The whole idea of "replicative fading" being a threat to the Mariposans is nonsense. Apparently the problem arises because the Mariposans are cloning each new generation from the cells of the last. Yet even a single Human has literally trillions of cells within his or her body, and freezing them can let you store them indefinitely. When the problem became apparent, all they had to do is take a few billion cells from that generation and store them - then they could clone a million new people per generation, for a thousand generations, without any further degradation.
Great Moment :
When Riker finds out that Brenna expects him to "wash her feet" by starting at the top and working his way down.
Body Count :
Two clones killed by Riker.
Factoid :
The SS Mariposa is named after the Spanish word for butterfly. I mention this in case it is important, although it doesn't seem to be...
Brionglóid is the Irish word for dream.
Picard reveals to Riker that Starfleet has picked up a distress call coming from their general area. However, the call used is an ancient form - one in use by the European Hegemony in the 22nd century. Strangely, there is no record of a deep space mission headed for this particular area, so the ship has been tasked to investigate. Heading for the bridge, the two find that Worf has collapsed at his station.
In sickbay Worf claims to be fine, but Doctor Pulaski diagnoses Rop'ngor, a disease that is the Klingon equivalent of measles. Worf is horribly ashamed to have a childhood ailment as an adult, and Pulaski agrees to cover up his condition with a lie about the cause.
Data, meanwhile, has been doing some checking. He suggests that although the spotty records of the 22nd century show no deep space mission to the Ficus sector, there may still be other surviving records such as a cargo manifest. They find that the ship is the SS Mariposa, which set out in 2123 with two sets of cargo. The first is a list of high tech parts typical for a deep space colony, but the second set consists of various primitive items and farm animals! Data suggests that the colony may have had some Neo-Transcendentalists, a movement of the time which believed in a primitive way of life.
The Enterprise tracks the distress call to the Bringloid system and discovers that the star is undergoing major solar flares, threatening life on the planet. Riker beams down to prepare the two hundred colonists for evacuation. The Bringloidi beam aboard, and Picard is amused to find that he is confronted with a rather rural group of primitive farmers, complete with their equipment - including farm animals which they insist on bringing with them. Space is found for the Bringloidi in a cargo bay and they begin to settle in. The colony leader, Danilo Odell, seems content to be transported elsewhere, and is delighted to find that the ship's replicators can provide alcohol on command - much to the anger of his beautiful daughter Brenna, who fears the men will do no work if they have access to unlimited quantities of drink. Danilo mentions "the other colony" in passing, and Picard realizes the reason for the high technology items on the Mariposa - there was a second, high tech colony.
The Enterprise heads off to the nearest class M planet, half a light year away, and locates the second colony. Riker takes the time to show Brenna around the Enterprise whilst she seems concerned with finding a place to "wash her feet". On arriving at his quarters the penny finally drops for Riker when she informs him that the usual way for a Bringloidi woman to wash her feet is to have a man help her by "starting at the top and working his way down."
Arriving at the second colony the Enterprise finds a surprise in store - the entire population consists of thousands of clones of only five different people, two women and three men. The Mariposa was damaged on landing, killing most of the colonists and forcing the few remaining to reproduce via cloning. Over time this became the norm, with sexual contact and normal reproduction has come to be seen as something disgusting. Pulaski realizes that the colony must be suffering from "replicative fading" - they are making copies of copies of copies, with damage to the genome accumulating at each step. After all this time the colonists health is suffering badly. The colony leader, Wilson, asks for a donation of fresh DNA from the crew, but nobody is willing to provide it and in any case it would only be a stopgap solution. The disappointed colonists resort to knocking Riker and Pulaski out when they are alone and stealing DNA from them. When the pair realize what has happened they go to the cloning facility and find clones of themselves already growing. Riker uses his phaser to destroy both specimens, much to Wilson's disgust.
Picard proposes a solution to the problem. The Mariposan colony desperately needs a huge new influx of DNA, whilst the Bringloidi desperately need a new planet to live on. Both problems can be solved if the Bringloidi settle on Mariposa. Wilson is appalled at the prospect, but Pulaski bluntly points out that if he refuses his entire colony will be gone within a few decades and the Federation will simply move in and take over. The Bringloidi are somewhat reluctant themselves, but Danilo becomes rather more supportive when Pulaski points out that polygamy and polyandry would be necessary features of the new society to promote genetic diversity. Brenna also doesn't seem entirely displeased at the idea of having two or three husbands, and the two sides agree to merge.
A slightly mixed bag, this episode has some fun moments but overall it doesn't amount to much. The "lost colony" is an idea Trek has used several times. Personally I find it rather curious that an entire deep space colony mission could be lost like that. It's especially compounded in this particular case given the hindsight we've been given. We now know World War III happened in 2053 thanks to Star Trek : First Contact, and thanks to Enterprise we know that Humanity was a unified whole under one government with no more poverty by the 2150s. The Mariposa launched in 2123, seventy years after World War III and less than thirty years before Enterprise happened, yet records from this time are still so poor that an effort like this was just lost? I get that the mission might just disappear into deep space, but to lose all track of the launch itself? Look at the Terra Nova colony, launched decades earlier. Earth lost contact with them, but the mission became a famous mystery that people were still talking about seventy years later. The Mariposa disappears, and people just completely forget about it. It makes no sense.
The controversial aspect is the depiction of the Bringloidi. You could hardly create a more stereotypical cliche of the Irish if you tried... showing this to a modern day Irish person would, I imagine, be rather like showing a black person a show with a bunch of white people in blackface running around saying "Yes Massa!" and such. I can't say it offended me as such - it's hard to be offended on behalf of somebody else - but I have to say, I was more than a little open mouthed at how they treated this aspect of the show. That said, I can't help but like Branna... she's a great character, and yeah, I know she's Riker's bit of nookie for the episode, but look at how that's played. She is the interested party, she is the one who makes the running. Riker is oblivious to the whole thing until she basically jumps on him. She is the one who beds him, not vice versa, and that's a refreshing change. Nor is she some starry eyed lovesick thing that he takes advantage of; she knows just what they're doing, and when the opportunity to have three husbands arrives later on, she drops Riker like a hot rock and immediately heads for the most important and powerful man she can find. You go, girl!
The other controversial aspect of the episode is the clones of Riker and Pulaski, of course. There are a lot of aspects to this. First off, we've been told over and over again that Starfleet personnel follow local laws when they are on an alien planet. (Except, of course, when they consider those laws unjust, in which case they freely ignore them. See TNG "Justice".) We don't know what the laws of Mariposa are with regards to developing clones, so we can't call what happened a murder. It might qualify as one, but then again it might not. Even if it did... well the local authorities drug, kidnap, and assault Riker and Pulaski! Surely that's against the law on Mariposa too. Can the authorities reasonably break their own laws and then use those same laws as a source of outrage when Starfleet responds? Legally, I think you could at least argue some justification for what Riker did.
Morally it's a different issue. Yes, Starfleet officers follow local laws with respect to what they cannot do... but at the same time, they are expected to follow their own moral codes. Just because Riker may be in the clear legally, killing a person would still be a pretty contemptible thing for him to do. After all, suppose there was some planet where killing random people was legal... if Riker beamed down, pulled his phaser and started shooting, there's no way we could say that it was an acceptable thing to do, right?
So is killing an unborn clone murder, in the sense of Riker and Federation morality? Again, we can't really know. You could argue that Riker wouldn't have done it if it wasn't moral, but it's a pretty unsatisfactory statement - essentially we're saying that what Riker did is justified because Riker did it, a circular argument.
In the end, all we can say for sure is that what Riker did is justified or not according to our beliefs, rather than his. Personally, I think it was regrettable but justified. The clones didn't seem to me to be aware viable beings, and as such destroying - killing, if you prefer the word - them was the lesser evil than allowing the Mariposans to mature them along with all that would bring. I do think, however, that the episode could have benefitted from a little recognition of the moral issues involved, rather than treating it as if it was no big deal and a foregone conclusion that it was the right thing to do.
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|Kernel Developer's Manual
NAME¶sbuf, sbuf_new, sbuf_new_auto, sbuf_clear, sbuf_setpos, sbuf_bcat, sbuf_bcopyin, sbuf_bcpy, sbuf_cat, sbuf_copyin, sbuf_cpy, sbuf_printf, sbuf_vprintf, sbuf_putc, sbuf_trim, sbuf_overflowed, sbuf_finish, sbuf_data, sbuf_len, sbuf_done, sbuf_delete — safe string formatting
SYNOPSIS¶#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/sbuf.h> struct sbuf *
sbuf_new(struct sbuf *s, char *buf, int length, int flags); struct sbuf *
sbuf_new_auto(); void
sbuf_clear(struct sbuf *s); int
sbuf_setpos(struct sbuf *s, int pos); int
sbuf_bcat(struct sbuf *s, const void *buf, size_t len); int
sbuf_bcopyin(struct sbuf *s, const void *uaddr, size_t len); int
sbuf_bcpy(struct sbuf *s, const void *buf, size_t len); int
sbuf_cat(struct sbuf *s, const char *str); int
sbuf_copyin(struct sbuf *s, const void *uaddr, size_t len); int
sbuf_cpy(struct sbuf *s, const char *str); int
sbuf_printf(struct sbuf *s, const char *fmt, ...); int
sbuf_vprintf(struct sbuf *s, const char *fmt, va_list ap); int
sbuf_putc(struct sbuf *s, int c); int
sbuf_trim(struct sbuf *s); int
sbuf_overflowed(struct sbuf *s); void
sbuf_finish(struct sbuf *s); char *
sbuf_data(struct sbuf *s); int
sbuf_len(struct sbuf *s); int
sbuf_done(struct sbuf *s); void
sbuf_delete(struct sbuf *s);
DESCRIPTION¶The sbuf family of functions allows one to safely allocate, construct and release bounded null-terminated strings in kernel space. Instead of arrays of characters, these functions operate on structures called sbufs, defined in <sys/sbuf.h>. The sbuf_new() function initializes the sbuf pointed to by its first argument. If that pointer is
NULL, sbuf_new() allocates a
struct sbuf using malloc(9). The
buf argument is a pointer to a buffer in which to store
the actual string; if it is
sbuf_new() will allocate one using
malloc(9). The length is the initial
size of the storage buffer. The fourth argument, flags,
may be comprised of the following flags:
- The storage buffer is fixed at its initial size. Attempting to extend the sbuf beyond this size results in an overflow condition.
- This indicates that the storage buffer may be extended as necessary, so long as resources allow, to hold additional data.
NULL, it
must point to an array of at least length characters.
The result of accessing that array directly while it is in use by the sbuf is
The sbuf_new_auto() function is a shortcut for creating a
completely dynamic sbuf. It is the equivalent of calling
sbuf_new() with values
0, and
The sbuf_delete() function clears the
sbuf and frees any memory allocated for it. There must
be a call to sbuf_delete() for every call to
sbuf_new(). Any attempt to access the sbuf after it has been
deleted will fail.
The sbuf_clear() function invalidates the contents of the
sbuf and resets its position to zero.
The sbuf_setpos() function sets the
sbuf's end position to pos, which
is a value between zero and one less than the size of the storage buffer. This
effectively truncates the sbuf at the new position.
The sbuf_bcat() function appends the first
len bytes from the buffer buf to
the sbuf.
The sbuf_bcopyin() function copies len
bytes from the specified userland address into the sbuf.
The sbuf_bcpy() function replaces the contents of the
sbuf with the first len bytes from
the buffer buf.
The sbuf_cat() function appends the NUL-terminated string
str to the sbuf at the current
The sbuf_copyin() function copies a NUL-terminated string from
the specified userland address into the sbuf. If the
len argument is non-zero, no more than
len characters (not counting the terminating NUL) are
copied; otherwise the entire string, or as much of it as can fit in the
sbuf, is copied.
The sbuf_cpy() function replaces the contents of the
sbuf with those of the NUL-terminated string
str. This is equivalent to calling
sbuf_cat() with a fresh sbuf or one
which position has been reset to zero with sbuf_clear() or
The sbuf_printf() function formats its arguments according to
the format string pointed to by fmt and appends the
resulting string to the sbuf at the current position.
The sbuf_vprintf() function behaves the same as
sbuf_printf() except that the arguments are obtained from
the variable-length argument list ap.
The sbuf_putc() function appends the character
c to the sbuf at the current
The sbuf_trim() function removes trailing whitespace from the
The sbuf_overflowed() function returns a non-zero value if the
sbuf overflowed.
The sbuf_finish() function null-terminates the
sbuf and marks it as finished, which means that it may
no longer be modified using sbuf_setpos(),
sbuf_cat(), sbuf_cpy(),
sbuf_printf() or sbuf_putc().
The sbuf_data() and sbuf_len() functions
return the actual string and its length, respectively;
sbuf_data() only works on a finished
sbuf. sbuf_done() returns non-zero if
the sbuf is finished.
NOTES¶If an operation caused an sbuf to overflow, most subsequent operations on it will fail until the sbuf is finished using sbuf_finish() or reset using sbuf_clear(), or its position is reset to a value between 0 and one less than the size of its storage buffer using sbuf_setpos(), or it is reinitialized to a sufficiently short string using sbuf_cpy().
RETURN VALUES¶The sbuf_new() function returns
if it failed to allocate a storage buffer, and a pointer to the new
sbuf otherwise.
The sbuf_setpos() function returns -1 if
pos was invalid, and zero otherwise.
The sbuf_cat(), sbuf_cpy(),
sbuf_printf(), sbuf_putc(), and
sbuf_trim() functions all return -1 if the buffer
overflowed, and zero otherwise.
The sbuf_overflowed() function returns a non-zero value if the
buffer overflowed, and zero otherwise.
The sbuf_data() and sbuf_len() functions
NULL and -1, respectively, if the buffer
The sbuf_copyin() function returns -1 if copying string from
userland failed, and number of bytes copied otherwise.
SEE ALSO¶printf(3), strcat(3), strcpy(3), copyin(9), copyinstr(9), printf(9)
HISTORY¶The sbuf family of functions first appeared in FreeBSD 4.4.
AUTHORS¶The sbuf family of functions was designed by Poul-Henning Kamp ⟨email@example.com⟩ and implemented by Dag-Erling Smørgrav ⟨firstname.lastname@example.com⟩. Additional improvements were suggested by Justin T. Gibbs ⟨firstname.lastname@example.com⟩. Auto-extend support added by Kelly Yancey ⟨email@example.com⟩. This manual page was written by Dag-Erling Smørgrav ⟨firstname.lastname@example.com⟩.
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Sinking 50 years ago of sub USS Thresher led to safety changes
KITTERY, Maine - The first sign of trouble for the USS Thresher was a garbled message about a "minor difficulty" after the nuclear-powered submarine descended to about 1,000 feet on what was supposed to be a routine test dive off Cape Cod.
Minutes later, the crew of a rescue ship made out the ominous words "exceeding test depth" and listened as the sub disintegrated under the crushing pressure of the sea. Just like that, the Thresher was gone, along with 129 men.
Fifty years ago, the deadliest submarine disaster in U.S. history delivered a blow to national pride during the Cold War and became the impetus for safety improvements. To this day, some designers and maintenance personnel listen to an audio recording of a submarine disintegrating to underscore the importance of safety.
"We can never, ever let that happen again," said Vice Adm. Kevin McCoy, an engineer and former submariner who now serves as commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, D.C.
This weekend, hundreds who lost loved ones when the Thresher sank will gather at memorial events in Portsmouth, N.H., and Kittery, Maine.
Built at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, and based in Groton, Conn., the first-in-class Thresher was the world's most advanced fast attack submarine when it was commissioned in 1961.
Featuring a cigar-shaped hull and nuclear propulsion, the 278-foot-long submarine could travel underwater for unlimited distances. It could dive deeper than earlier submarines, enduring pressure at unforgiving depths. It was designed to be quieter, to avoid detection.
On April 10, 1963, the submarine already had undergone initial sea trials and was back in the ocean about 220 miles off Cape Cod for deep-dive testing. Some submariners are baffled by the initial message about a minor difficulty because it's believed a brazed joint on an interior pipe had burst - a problem anything but minor.
The Navy believes sea water sprayed onto an electrical panel, shorting it out and causing an emergency shutdown of the nuclear reactor.
The submarine alerted the USS Skylark, a rescue ship trailing it, that it was attempting to surface by emptying its ballast tanks. But that system failed, and the sub descended below crush depth.
Understanding their dire situation, Navy crew members and civilian technicians would have scrambled to close valves to try to stem the flooding, struggled with a ballast system disabled by ice, and worked to restore propulsion by restarting the reactor, a 20-minute process.
Their deaths would have been instant because of the force of the violent implosion. The sub's remnants came to a rest on the ocean floor at a depth of 8,500 feet.
There was nothing the divers on the Skylark could do.
"It's one of those times when there's silence," recalled Danny Miller, one of the Skylark divers, now 70 and living in Farmington, Mo. "You don't know what to say. You don't know how to feel. You just know something tragic has happened."
The Thresher wreckage covers a mile of ocean floor, according to University of Rhode Island oceanographer Robert Ballard, who used his 1985 discovery of RMS Titanic as a Cold War cover for the fact that he had surveyed the Thresher on the same mission.
"It was like someone put the submarine in a shredding machine," Ballard said in a recent interview. "It was breathtaking. There were only a couple of parts that looked like a submarine."
Word of the disaster spread quickly.
Paul O'Connor, now a union president at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, remembers seeing the bulletin on TV. He was 6. Barbara Currier, whose husband, Paul, was a civilian worker on the Thresher, was shopping with her daughters when she heard the news on the radio in a store.
What followed was a blur of activity for families. Navy officers in dress whites showed up on doorsteps. Friends and neighbors brought food.
After the submarine was declared sunk, President John F. Kennedy ordered the nation's flags lowered to half-staff. International leaders sent condolences.
"The men, they were heroes. Most of them were doing what they wanted to do for their country to keep the country safe," said Currier, 86, who never remarried and still lives in the same house in Exeter, N.H. "They were pushing things to the limit."
For the families, the silver lining is that subs are now safer. The Navy accelerated safety improvements and created a program called "SUBSAFE," an extensive series of design modifications, training and other improvements.
People involved in the SUBSAFE program are required to watch a documentary about the Thresher that ends with an actual underwater recording featuring the eerie sounds of metal creaking and bending as a U.S. Navy submarine breaks apart with the loss of all hands.
"Every job we do, we need to have in the back of our minds that we have the lives of the sailors in our hands. It's that critical and it's that literal," said O'Connor, president of the Metal Trades Council.
Hundreds of family and friends of the Thresher's crew, along with sailors who previously served on the submarine, will gather Saturday for a memorial service in Portsmouth, N.H. A day later, neighboring Kittery will dedicate a flagpole that stretches 129 feet high in remembrance of the number of lives lost.
Because of their tender ages, and the lack of a body or proper grave site, children like Vivian Lindstrom, who lost her father, Samuel Dabruzzi, a Navy electronics technician, were unable to grieve properly.
Thanks to the reunions, they at least know they're not alone, said Lindstrom, of Glenwood City, Wis.
"We've experienced the same things, felt the same things," she said. "We feel like family. We call ourselves the Thresher family."
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Gunman Kills TSA Agent At LAX, Injures Three Others
LOS ANGELES — A man carrying a note that said he wanted to "kill TSA" pulled a semi-automatic rifle from a bag and shot his way past a security checkpoint at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, cutting down one Transportation Security Administration officer and wounding at least three others, authorities said.
The gunman was wounded in a shootout with police and taken into custody, authorities said.
The attack at the nation's third-busiest airport sent terrified travelers running for cover and disrupted flights from coast to coast.
The slain employee was the first TSA officer killed in the line of duty in the 12-year history of the agency, which was founded in the aftermath of 9/11.
Two law enforcement officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly, identified the gunman as Paul Ciancia, 23, of Pennsville, N.J. He had apparently been living in Los Angeles.
He was wearing fatigues and carrying a bag containing a handwritten note that said he wanted to kill TSA employees and "pigs," according to one of the officials, who was briefed at LAX on the investigation.
Pennsville Police Chief Allen Cummings said Ciancia's father, the owner of an auto body shop, had called Cummings early Friday afternoon saying another of his children had received a text message from Paul "in reference to him taking his own life." Cummings said the elder Ciancia asked for help in locating his son.
The chief said he called Los Angeles police, which sent a patrol car to Ciancia's apartment. There, two roommates said that they had seen him Thursday and that he was fine, according to Cummings.
Cummings said that the Ciancias are a "good family" and that his department had had no dealings with the son.
The attack began around 9:20 a.m. when the gunman pulled an assault-style rifle from a bag and began firing inside Terminal 3, Los Angeles Airport Police Chief Patrick Gannon said. The terminal serves such airlines as Virgin America, AirTran, Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air and JetBlue.
The gunman then went to the security screening area, where he fired more shots and went into the secure area of the terminal, Gannon said. Officers exchanged fire with him and seized him, Gannon said.
As gunshots rang out, panicked travelers dropped to the ground. Those who had made it past security ran out of the terminal and onto the tarmac or sought cover inside restaurants and lounges.
"We just hit the deck. Everybody in the line hit the floor and shots just continued," said Xavier Savant, who was waiting in the security line where the shooting took place. He described it as a "Bam! Bam! Bam!" burst of gunfire.
Savant said people bolted through the metal detectors and ran into the terminal.
"My whole thing was to get away from him," said Savant, an advertising creative director who was heading to New York with his family for a weekend trip.
As police searched for other possible shooters, they escorted travelers out of the airport, which continued operating but stopped some flights from taking off or landing.
Across the U.S., aviation officials stopped LAX-bound flights from taking off from other airports, causing delays around the country. Some Los Angeles-bound flights that were already in the air were diverted to other airports.
At least three other TSA officers were wounded, said J. David Cox Sr., national president of the American Federation of Government Employees.
The officer who was killed was a behavioral detection officer, Cox said. Such officers are stationed throughout the airport, looking for suspicious behavior, he said.
Ben Rosen was sitting at the Starbucks eating oatmeal when he heard gunfire erupt and saw people running in all directions or crouching. He grabbed his phone and tried to lie as flat on the ground as he could.
Police showed up with guns drawn, shouting, "This is not a drill! Hands up!"
People put their hands up and then were led out of the terminal to the adjacent international terminal, Rosen said. As they were led out they saw broken glass from a window that looked as if it had been shot out. Rosen left his bag behind.
Six people were taken to the hospital, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. It was unclear whether the gunshot victims were among them.
It was not the first shooting at LAX. On July 4, 2002, a limousine driver opened fire at the airport's El Al ticket counter, killing an airline employee and a person who was dropping off a friend at the terminal. Police killed the man.
Associated Press writers Joan Lowy and Alicia Caldwell in Washington; Greg Risling, Chris Weber, Alicia Chang, Gillian Flaccus and Michael R. Blood in Los Angeles; Josh Hoffner in Phoenix and Michael Rubinkam in Pennsylvania contributed to this report.


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Georgetown Chocolate Cupcakes and 7 Things
August 11, 2009 at 10:43 am 42 comments
One of the nicest things I did this weekend (which included a two hour shop inside a great Seattle baking store, Julie & Julia, and take out hot wings) was go to a friend's goodbye party. He's leaving for D.C., where he'll be going to Georgetown University in the fall. As much as I love to buy gifts, I decided to make him some Georgetown cupcakes. The letters, hearts, and "13" (representing his new class of 2013) are made of fondant.
It was my first time working with fondant! It was easier than I expected and tasted a lot better than I thought it would. It was also a lot of fun and I'm starting to picture the infinite possibilities once I master it.
But before I get to that, I'd like to show off my new award, the Kreativ Blogger award. I actually received it from two different bloggers, Cookin' Canuck and Rachelle of Mommy? I'm Hungry! Thanks to both of you and sorry for not getting around to it sooner.
I'm supposed to give the award to 7 other bloggers, so here we go:
1. Marta of Just Call Me Marta
2. Erin of Erin Cooks
3. Valerie of The Chocolate Bunny
4. Alana of The Good Girl Gone Blog
5. Jesse of Fig Noir
6. Wendy of My Buttery Fingers
7. Marian of Sweetopia
I'm also supposed to tell 7 interesting things about myself.
1. I don't subscribe to any blogs. I read about 60 different blogs, but I don't subscribe to any feeds. I can't quite say why. Firstly, there's a lot of blogs and I don't have a lot of time. But also, it would become an obligation. I like to think that I'm reading your blog because I remembered it and want to see what's new, not because you've updated. So I do end up reading every post at one time or another, but this is why I might not comment right away!
2. I love to volunteer. I've done a lot of volunteering since I began high school, and I continue to do it because I like it, not just for the hours. I've volunteered long term at a therapeutic center, a children's museum, and a cancer support organization, where I help teach a pre-teen cooking class once a month.
3. I'm half Asian. My mom is Chinese and my dad is a couple European mixes. I think I've gotten the best of both worlds: really good Chinese food, holidays, teachings, and at the same time, American cooking and culture.
4. I think I want to be a journalist. I'm still undecided about my future career, although it won't be one in baking. I really love to write, photograph, and talk to different people. I also love to travel, and at least move around. I don't think I could stand being in an office all day. Finally, I'd love to believe that whatever my career is, it'll be something that can really make a difference for people who need help. So journalism is a career I'm considering.
5. 17 and Baking wasn't the original name. This blog has actually gone through a ton of changes. The first name was The Rosy Chef, which I changed because it really makes no sense. I'm not a chef, I'm a baker, and I have no idea where the rosy part came from. After that, I was Floured Apron for a while until I realized another blog with that name exists. For a short while, I was All Roads Lead to Cake. But it wasn't until I decided on 17 and Baking that I was satisfied. As far as I'm concerned it's the perfect name for me, and I plan on keeping it even after I turn 18 and beyond.
6. I am a huge, huge fan of the TV show Lost. Everyone who knows me knows how utterly obsessed I am. Both of my parents watch it too, and we love talking about theories and mysteries. I've got every season on DVD and recommend the show to everyone! The coming season is the last one, which makes me feel very bittersweet. :(
7. 17 and Baking is actually a year old. Sort of. I started this blog way back in August 08, under a different name. After only a few posts, though, I figured no one would ever read me and I just stopped. I don't know why, but for some reason in March 09 I decided to start blogging again, and I haven't stopped since (I'm so glad I didn't quit for good.) Since I wasn't serious the first time, I'm going to consider March 19th to be my 1 year anniversary, not August 20th.
I have mixed feelings about fondant. On the one hand, it's beautiful. It really makes cakes look flawless and professional, and it allows so much creativity and possibility. But on the other hand, it doesn't taste good. And somehow that defeats the purpose for me. Isn't the whole point of baking to make something delicious? And fondant is just there for the appearance… I don't like the idea that it has to be admired, but then peeled off before the cake is enjoyable.
Consider the show Ace of Cakes. I respect their talent and creativity, but have you noticed none of their clients ever talk about taste? They ooh and ahh over how fantastic the cake looks, and then the show abruptly ends.
Well, despite all that, I felt fondant was a skill I should learn. Working with the fondant was a lot like working with play doh. Really sweet, soft, beautifully colored play doh. I used cookie cutters for the letters, numbers, and hearts, and the whole thing was reasonably easy. Next time I'll probably roll the fondant out thinner. But anyway, I was left with a few small balls of fondant and I decided to play around.
Yup, I played with my food!
As for the cupcakes themselves, they were the quintessential American chocolate cake. Moist, soft, and not overwhelmingly rich. The frosting was very chocolate-y and thick, and complemented the lightness of the cake perfectly! Both were definitely keepers, and so easy they might be my new go-to chocolate cupcakes.
Devil's Food Cupcakes
Adapted from Martha Stewart's Cupcakes
Makes 20 cupcakes
6 tbsp unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
6 tbsp hot water
1/2 tsp ground coffee
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp coarse salt
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 cup + 2 tbsp sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup sour cream, room temperature
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line two muffin tins with paper liners.
Whisk together the cocoa powder, hot water, and ground coffee in a bowl and set aside. In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
In a saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the butter and sugar. Continually stir and don't let it boil. Remove from heat and transfer to a mixing bowl. Beat on medium-low speed for 4-5 minutes to cool the mixture down. Add the eggs one at a time, beating between each addition and scraping the bowl as necessary. Add vanilla and the cocoa mixture until just combined.
On low speed, add half the flour mixture and mix until just incorporated. Beat in the sour cream, then the remaining flour until just combined.
Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake 20 minutes, or until risen and a toothpick comes out clean. Cool cupcakes in the tin for 15 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Store at room temperature.
Rich Chocolate Frosting
Makes enough to frost 20+ cupcakes
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1/3 cup + 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
6 tbsp butter
1/3 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
Cream the butter until smooth in an electric mixer, then add the powdered sugar and cocoa powder. Beat in the vanilla, then gradually add milk as needed. Beat until a thick frosting comes together.
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You are so adorable. I just love your posts! In my opinion fondant is simply nasty but it's so hard to resist when it makes things so pretty and bright.
I agree with Erin, you are just adorable!
These cupcakes look so yummy and I am in such a chocolate mood that I'm going to bake them right now. :)
BTW – I made your chocolate marble cheesecake with coconut, lemongrass, and lime, and it was mouthwateringly good.
Not all fondant tastes bad. If you're buying it… Satin Ice is my favorite brand. If you're making it (which is pretty easy to do) there are tons of good tasting recipes around.
Besides… if you start with a decent crumb-coat and add a tasty filling between the layers, even if the guests remove the fondant they're not left with "nekkid" cake :)
Those cupcakes look yummy! I totally hear you on the fondant. Similar to Ace of Cakes, I watch Food Network Challenge and just think to myself "yeah it's cool looking, but it's not even edible!" I've never tried the stuff for that reason. Seems silly to me to cover a cake in something edible that you aren't going to eat. Why not just use a sheet or plastic?? Haha. I've read that the marshmallow fondant tastes better but that it's difficult to work with. Your last photo is super cute!!
I plan to be a journalist as well. I don't like the way fondant tastes either.
I have a question: I know that I can change my URL, but is it really necessary? I don't want people to be confused by another URL. I want them to still be able to find my blog and remember it. What are your thoughts?
I enjoy reading your blog and learning more about you…thanks for sharing. I think you have incredible talent for someone so young!
cupcakes look completely delicious…did you make the fondant or buy it? also the little facts were fun… i had the same problem with the name of my blog… when i first started it it was Baker Bee but i though it was corny and didnt make much sense so i just stuck with using my name but finding somethign to go with it was hard- made by shannon was taken so i settled with the synonym created by shannon, although because i am so indecisive i created a blog with nothing on it called baked by shannon incase i want to change!
Thank you again for this award! I feel so out of place among so many great food bloggers since I'm well, not actually a foodie haha
Why, thank you for passing on this blog award! I will include it in my next post, but I'm afraid it won't be soo soon because I'm drowning in summer work (read: ee) right now!
And journalism sounds like a perfect career for you…its always good to do something you really enjoy.
I totally agree with how fondant indeed makes things look alot prettier, but doesn't taste good, which is the main reason why I haven't tried working with it before…but I guess as a baker we should always try new things right?
i am newbie to your blog & i check in all the time!
you are a very talented, gifted & oh so creative young woman!
a good online source for fondant (wilton's taste/quality not great)
is cakedeco.com (part of pfeil & holing).
congrats on your award!
i always feel the same way at the end of Ace of Cakes!
Such pretty cupcakes… I'm sure your friend felt very special receiving them. When you gift someone with something made with care, it's always meaningful.
Thank you for the award, you are so sweet! And I'm sooo behind on passing these along!
I'm half-Asian as well, with a Vietnamese mother and a Belgian father. I completely agree with what you said about having the best of both worlds, especially regarding food: I can make spring rolls one day, and waterzooi (a creamy Belgian stew) the next! (And since my boyfriend if half-Italian, we can make pizza the day after that!) And in the bigger picture, growing up between two cultures just helps one keep an open mind, I find.
I've never worked with fondant myself. Looks pretty though :)
Thank you so much. Its my first blog award (:
I'm not a fan of fondant wither, it's oddly chewy. But I've heard good things about marshmallow fondant, though I haven't made it yet.
These cupcakes are too cute and a thoughtful gift for your friend.
Really, thanks for the award, it's moving to receive recognition from bloggers I admire, such as yourself :) And thanks for sharing those 7 things about you!!! I think a career in journalism sounds perfectly fitted to the abilities (besides baking) that you demonstrate here: eloquence, wittiness, artistic sensibility, and critical and original point of view!
Nice of you to bake you friend a gift. I think gifts from the kitchen beat gifts from a store any day of the week!
I'm off to Japan in a couple of days, but I'll come back to read you after!!
Thanks again,
Hey~ congrats on finally giving fondant a try! I've always wanted to myself (I'm a sucker for cute things and I work with polymer clay a lot, so I've always fancied that I wouldn't be too bad at handling fondant) but I've also heard a lot of complaints about the taste and texture. It always struck me as a bit odd that something that was essentially gelatin and sugar could taste bad, though…
I was a tad surprised to hear that you were only half Asian–I never would have guessed it otherwise. It's really nice that you get to experience a mix of cultures! Both my parents are 100% Chinese (they grew up in China) and are very traditional, and as such aren't terribly openminded about everything I want to do (I grew up in the US) so we fight a lot. Count yourself lucky, haha. >w<
Your blog is the Best. The cupcakes came out super cute too! I wish you would have shown how you did the rose.
These taste. So good. :)
The only time I ever had fondant was on a wedding cake and I thought it was yummy. I guess is was good fondant.
I love LOST, too. I started watching in well after the fact and had to go back to the beginng. Can't wait for the new and final season. Yahoo!
Congratulations on the award! I've never used fondant on my own bakes, but I actually like the super sweet taste! I love the colours of the fondant contrasting with the rich chocolate cupackes :)
Hey Elissa!
Haven't talked to you in a while but just wanted to let you know when your new blog posts and such show up on Facebook, I always like to check them out. What you're doing is so cool and everything looks awesome. I'm very glad to see that your dog was found. I don't know what I would have done if I lost my dog. Anyway, just wanted to say nice job on a great blog.
p.s. I'm an avid ace of cakes watcher and I have indeed heard a few customers say the cake was delicious. Probably cause the only show a few minutes at the end when the customers are actually eating the cake.
Congratulation on your Krealiv Blogger award. Your cupcakes were cute and knowing you I know they tasted just yummy. I was glad to see you got to use the number/letter cookie cutters. The whole familly felt about Tilly the way you did, but you expressed it so well. we were all glad to get her back and thanks to the wonderful who found her.
Interesting! I learned a lot of unique things about you… You definitely seem suited for journalism… Your writing style is engaging and captivating.
Thanks for tagging me! I'll definitely get to it, but it won't be for a little while.
You may want to try marshmallow fondant. I've worked with Wilton fondant (its tastes terrible) and homemade marshmallow fondant (tastes like marshmallows). I don't find it hard to work with. Good luck with your pursuits.
Do you have any tips for making fondant? I tried but failed. too sticky.
I'm from Baltimore and love the show Ace of Cakes. We ordered a birthday cake from there a few years ago (not a big fancy one that would make it on the show). It looked cool but was expensive and not good. The cake was dry and basically naked once you removed the yucky fondant. Not worth it if you're not in it just for the wow of the things they can create.
Hey Elissa,
would you mind letting me know what this great seattle baking shop is? i live in the greater seattle area, and id LOVE to check it out!
-The peanut butter chocolate chip buttons girl.
Hi Elissa, I just love your blog and your skills. You leave me completly envy! lol :)
I would just like to know what brand are those cutters you own for the letters? Are those Wiltons? I've been trying to find cute letter cutters and yours is what I have come to like so far.
Thanks and keep blogging!
Oh, thanks! Quick answer lol
I've found the Wilton ones, and they look awfully like yours. But I live in Brazil and they are somewhat expensive, because they are imported and such.
I guess I will just buy those Wiltons since it's a well known brand. I don't think there are Jell-o Jigglers around here!
Thanks Elissa! Lokking foward to see more cupcake recipes! :)
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOUR FONDANT COMMENT! The first time I had fondant was for my 18th birthday and I was pretty excited to try it. But my first thought when I put it into my mouth was," …ICK." It's pretty to look at, to be sure, but not so tasty.
Make marshmallow fondant! I put some on a cake for a party and everyone was hesitant to try it, but after some coercing even the people who "didn't like fondant" tried and LOVED it. It tastes like marshmallows and is very easy to work with. I found myself eating leftovers from the bag for weeks! :)
Thank you. Today I've just baked these cupcakes. The taste is nice, fluffy cake and i am gonna use buttercream frosting for some of them, chocolate frosting and espresso frosting for the rest. ;) ebru
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Stark contrast: Bulldogs no match for Gators
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Florida is on its longest winning streak in more than three years.
But after the Gators handed Mississippi State its second-worst home loss in school history Saturday, Florida senior forward Erik Murphy focused on looking ahead.
"Obviously, we're playing really well and you'd like it to continue," Murphy said shortly after UF's 82-47 win over the Bulldogs at Humphrey Coliseum. "But every game is a new game with new challenges. You see it around college basketball, and we just have to keep working hard."
In the win, the No. 8 Gators (16-2, 6-0 SEC) made a season-high 14 3-pointers, outrebounded the Bulldogs 44-20 and held an opponent under 50 points for the 10th time this season.
Had Florida not brought its freshmen in late, the Gators could have challenged Mississippi State's worst home loss, which was by 41 points against Vanderbilt in 1993. The Bulldogs (7-11, 2-4) lost their fourth straight game overall.
Florida's eight-game winning streak is its longest since starting the 2009-10 season 8-0.
"I think Florida by far is the best team in the SEC and is playing as well as anyone in the nation," Mississippi State coach Rick Ray said. "Their willingness to share the basketball is their best attribute. That's something we can learn from."
It was another balanced scoring night for the Gators. Murphy and Kenny Boynton each scored 18 points for UF. Patric Young added 13 points, and point guard Scottie Wilbekin had 13 points and nine assists.
"As a team, we took open shots," Boynton said. "Patric did a great job down low and that opened things up for us on the perimeter."
Florida shot 55.4 percent from the floor and 45.2 percent (14-of-32) from 3-point range.
"We moved, passed and shared the ball well," Florida coach Billy Donovan said. "I thought we had some really, really good looks at the basket tonight."
Up 41-21 early in the second half, Florida put the game away with a 15-0 run that featured two 3-pointers from Murphy and one from Boynton that extended UF's lead to 56-21.
After a poor early start in its last game at Georgia, Florida responded to the challenge of starting better on the road Saturday night. The Gators opened a 17-6 lead and led by as many as 23 points (31-8) on a Boynton 3-pointer.
"It was encouraging to see us get off to a better start," Donovan said.
Mississippi State responded with a 7-0 run and cut Florida's lead to 33-17 on a driving layup by freshman Craig Sword. But the Gators responded by pounding the ball inside to Young. Two inside baskets from Young and a 3-pointer from Michael Frazier II sparked an 8-2 run to put the Gators up 41-19 at halftime.
Florida shot 48.4 percent from the field in the first half and 35.3 percent (6-of-17) from 3-point range. Defensively, the Gators held Mississippi State to 29.2 percent shooting in the first half.
The Gators outrebounded Mississippi State 25-9 in the first half and scored seven first-half second-chance points.
If there was one weakness for the Gators on Saturday night, it was turnovers. Florida at times was careless with the ball. UF's 14 turnovers led to 16 Mississippi State points.
"Is 14 turnovers too many? I don't know," Donovan said. "We had segments where we were sloppy with the ball, but we weren't sloppy with the ball the whole game."
After playing four of its first six SEC games on the road, Florida will play four of its next five league games at home, beginning Wednesday against South Carolina.
"It's going to be nice to get back to playing in front of the home crowd," Boynton said. "It seems like we've been playing on the road all season, but I think it's made us better."
FREE THROWS: Florida junior Casey Prather sat out his fourth straight game with a high ankle sprain. Prather took part in full-speed workouts before the game but has yet to be cleared for contact. … Freshman point guard Braxton Ogbueze, who was dealing with knee issues earlier in the week in practices, finished with three points off the bench. Overall, Donovan said he was "very happy" with how the freshmen closed the game out. "They guarded, they rebounded," Donovan said. "They played the right way."
Contact Kevin Brockway at 352-374-5054 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Also check out Brockway's blog at Gatorsports.com.
Who: South Carolina at Florida When: Wednesday, 8 p.m. Where: O'Connell Center Gainesville-area TV: WJXT (Cox, Ch. 19) Gainesville-area radio: 103.7 FM, AM-850


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For a more grown-up style, our selection of floral wallpapers adds a country cottage feel to any home. Pair it with white wooden furniture pieces in your kitchen or dining room to create a homely atmosphere, or team florals with a contrasting print like polka dots for a totally unique style.


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Our Service department is staffed with the most qualified technicians ready to answer your questions and address your service needs. Use our online form to schedule an appointment or contact our service department if you have any additional questions.
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Introducing a New Way to Shop
At Dansville Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, we want your next vehicle purchase to be smooth, enjoyable and most importantly, fast! Our online tools to structure your deal let you control your purchase from home, so you know exactly what to expect when you get here. Access these tools from any vehicle details page – just open the tab next to the vehicle's name or choose a tool that interests you from the options listed. Pick and choose only the tools most valuable to you, and continue where you left off when you get to the dealership. The more steps you complete online, the more time you save at the dealership. You'll be driving away in your next vehicle in record time!
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Instantly increase your buying power! Get a trade-in value on your current vehicle before you even set foot at our dealership. You can apply the value calculated here to other tools for the most accurate results.Begin Your Appraisal
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Help cement realistic expectations for what deal is best for you. Specify whether you'd like to purchase or lease, and make adjustments to find your perfect monthly payment.
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Do you have credit concerns? We can help! Use this tool to provide us with information we need to determine if there are financing options that work for you.Get Prequalified
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Review all of the protection plans offered by our dealership, including extended warranties, maintenance plans, wheel and tire repair, windshield repair, GAP insurance and more.
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Creating a MyCars account is key to saving the details in Structure My Deal. While you can use the tools without an account, logging in will save the information and allow you to access it later from any device – anywhere, anytime.Login New to our site? Sign up
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If you find the perfect vehicle online, help us lock it down for you! After completing this tool, you'll be directed to a secure PayPal page where you can process a payment used to hold the vehicle. We accept any major credit card or a PayPal-linked bank account to make this payment, which is applicable toward your down payment. You can cancel your reservation at any time without obligation.
Welcome to Chrysler Corporate
Chrysler Corporate in Highland Park, MI treats the needs of each individual customer with paramount concern. We know that you have high expectations, and as a car dealer we enjoy the challenge of meeting and exceeding those standards each and every time. Allow us to demonstrate our commitment to excellence!
Our experienced sales staff is eager to share its knowledge and enthusiasm with you. We encourage you to browse our online inventory, schedule a test drive and investigate financing options. You can also request more information about a vehicle using our online form or by calling 603-287-1090.
If you don't see a particular vehicle, click on CarFinder and complete the form. We will gladly inform you when a matching car arrives. If you'd like to see a vehicle in person, click on Dealership: Directions for step-by-step driving instructions to our site, or give us a call. We look forward to serving you!
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Gold Twist Jewelry
Gold twist jewelry gives you that fabulous Cleopatra look. We have gold snake necklaces in skinny, medium and thick sizes.
"Gold is my favorite twist jewelry collection because all my jewelry is gold and I can where my Gold Snake Twist everyday." - Susan Green, Austin Texas.