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Apache Struts 2 Web Application Development
Struts 2.1 is a modern, extensible, agile web application framework, which is suitable for
both small- and large-scale web applications.
The book begins with a comprehensive look at the basics of Struts 2.1, interspersed with
detours into more advanced development topics. You'll learn about configuring Struts 2.1
actions, results, and interceptors via both XML and Java annotations. You'll get an
introduction to most of the Struts 2.1 custom tags, and also learn how they can assist in
rapid application prototyping and development.
From there, you'll make your way into Struts 2.1′s strong support for form validation and
type conversion, which allows you to treat your form values as domain objects without
cluttering your code. A look at Struts 2.1′s interceptors is the final piece of the Struts 2.1
puzzle, which allows you to leverage the standard Struts 2 interceptors, as well as
implement your own custom behavior.
After covering Struts 2.1, you'll journey into the world of JavaScript (a surprisingly
capable language), the Document Object Model (DOM), and CSS, and learn how to
create clean and concise client-side behavior. You'll leverage that knowledge as you
move on to Struts 2 themes and templates, which give you a powerful way to encapsulate
site-wide user interface behavior.
The book closes with a look at some tools that make the application development life
cycle easier to manage, particularly in a team environment, and more automatic.
What This Book Covers
Chapter 1 gives us a bird's-eye view of Struts 2 and examines some useful techniques of
lightweight, agile development.
Chapter 2 gives an introduction to Struts 2 application configuration, using both XML
and annotations. It also covers the beginning of our sample application, RecipeBox.
Chapter 3 covers some of the functionality provided by Struts 2′s ActionSupport class,
including I18N, and a first look at form validation. It also covers some basic RecipeBox
functionality after gathering some user stories.
Chapter 4 examines several common, standard Struts 2 result types. It also covers how to
write our own custom result types.
Chapter 5 gives an in-depth look at the generic Struts 2 custom tags. These include tags
for iteration, list generation, conditionals, and internationalization (I18N).
Chapter 6 continues our exploration of Struts 2 custom tags, focusing especially on its
form tags.
Chapter 7 examines Struts 2 form validation, including both XML and
annotation-driven validation. It also teaches more about how Struts 2 converts
our form values into domain objects, and shows how to create our own type converters to
handle custom data types.
Chapter 8 finishes our comprehensive introduction to Struts 2, by checking out
the included Struts 2 interceptors. It also discusses how to write and configure our
own interceptors.
Chapter 9 looks at how to handle errors in Struts 2, as well as discusses error and
exception handling in general. It also covers some general Java logging topics, focusing
on using Apache Commons Logging and Log4J.
Chapter 10 explores how to best leverage JavaScript and how to keep it modular.
Chapter 11 covers the client-side functionality, which depends on more than JavaScript.
By using CSS and the DOM effectively, we can accomplish a lot with a minimal amount
of code.
Chapter 12 covers Struts 2 themes and templates. The themes and templates in Struts 2
allow for application-wide functionality on the client side, keeping our JSP pages
lightweight and adaptable. Rather than writing boilerplate HTML on our pages, we can
separate it into themes and templates.
Chapter 13 takes a look at some of Struts 2′s built-in support for Ajax using the Dojo
tags. It also covers the Struts 2 REST plug-in that furthers our "convention over
configuration" path.
Chapter 14 covers how to apply the TDD concepts to several testing aspects, including
unit, functional, and acceptance tests.
Chapter 15 looks at many aspects of documentation, including "self-documenting" code,
Javadocs, generators, methodologies, and so on, with a focus on automating
as much documentation as possible.
Documenting our Application
Every developer's favorite task is documenting their application (or so I've heard).
As irritating as documentation can be, delivering a complete solution implies
comprehensive, usable documentation. This goes beyond (but includes) typical
Javadocs. However, more is required in order to understand how a particular
application works, how its parts fit together, where dependencies lie, and so on. Even
us, the developers, benefit from having a wide variety of documentation available.
In this chapter, we'll look at the ways in which we can document our applications,
coding styles that can aid in understanding, tools and techniques for creating
documentation from application artifacts, different types of documentation for
different parties, and so on.
Documenting Java
Everybody knows the basics of documenting Java, so we won't go into much
detail. We'll talk a bit about ways of writing code whose intention is clear, mention
some Javadoc tricks we can use, and highlight some tools that can help keep our
code clean. Clean code is one of the most important ways we can document our
application. Anything we can do to increase readability will reduce confusion later
(including our own).
Self-documenting code
We've all heard the myth of self-documenting code. In theory, code is always clear
enough to be easily understood. In reality, this isn't always the case. However, we
should try to write code that is as self-documenting as possible.
Keeping non-code artifacts in sync with the actual code is difficult. The only artifact
that survives a project is the executable, which is created from code, not comments.
This is one of the reasons for writing self-documenting code. (Well, annotations,
XDoclet, and so on, make that somewhat less true. You know what I mean.)
There are little things we can do throughout our code to make our code read as much
like our intent as possible and make extraneous comments just that: extraneous.
Document why, not what
Over-commenting wastes everybody's time. Time is wasted in writing a comment,
reading it, keeping that comment in sync with the code, and, most importantly, a lot
of time is wasted when a comment is not accurate.
Ever seen this?
a += 1; // increment a
This is the most useless comment in the world.
Firstly, it's really obvious we're incrementing something, regardless of what that
something is. If the person reading our code doesn't know what += is, then we
have more serious problems than them not knowing that we're incrementing, say,
an array index.
Secondly, if a is an array index, we should probably use either a more common array
index or make it obvious that it's an array index. Using i and j is common for array
indices, while idx or index is less common. It may make sense to be very explicit in
variable naming under some circumstances. Generally, it's nice to avoid names such as
indexOfOuterArrayOfFoobars. However, with a large loop body it might make sense
to use something such as num or currentIndex, depending on the circumstances.
With Java 1.5 and its support for collection iteration, it's often possible to do away
with the index altogether, but not always.
Make your code read like the problem
Buzzphrases like Domain Specific Languages (DSLs) and Fluent Interfaces
are often heard when discussing how to make our code look like our problem.
We don't necessarily hear about them as much in the Java world because other
languages support their creation in more "literate" ways. The recent interest in
Ruby, Groovy, Scala, and other dynamic languages have brought the concept back
into the mainstream.
A DSL, in essence, is a computer language targeted at a very specific problem. Java
is an example of a general-purpose language. YACC and regular expressions are
examples of DSLs that are targeted at creating parsers and recognizing strings of
interest respectively.
DSLs may be external, where the implementing language processes the DSL
appropriately, as well as internal, where the DSL is written in the implementing
language itself. An internal DSL can also be thought of as an API or library, but one
that reads more like a "little language".
Fluent interfaces are slightly more difficult to define, but can be thought of as an
internal DSL that "fl ows" when read aloud. This is a very informal definition, but
will work for our purposes.
Java can actually be downright hostile to some common DSL and fl uent techniques for
various reasons, including the expectations of the JavaBean specification. However, it's
still possible to use some of the techniques to good effect. One typical practice of fl uent
API techniques is simply returning the object instance in object methods. For example,
following the JavaBean specification, an object will have a setter for the object's
properties. For example, a User class might include the following:
public class User {
private String fname;
private String lname;
public void setFname(String fname) { this.fname = fname; }
public void setLname(String lname) { this.lname = lname; }
Using the class is as simple as we'd expect it to be:
User u = new User();
Naturally, we might also supply a constructor that accepts the same parameters.
However, it's easy to think of a class that has many properties making a full
constructor impractical. It also seems like the code is a bit wordy, but we're
used to this in Java. Another way of creating the same functionality is to include
setter methods that return the current instance. If we want to maintain JavaBean
compatibility, and there are reasons to do so, we would still need to include normal
setters, but can still include "fl uent" setters as shown here:
public User fname(String fname) {
this.fname = fname;
return this;
public User lname(String lname) {
this.lname = lname;
return this;
This creates (what some people believe is) more readable code. It's certainly shorter:
User u = new User().fname("James").lname("Gosling");
There is one potential "gotcha" with this technique. Moving initialization into
methods has the potential to create an object in an invalid state. Depending on the
object this may not always be a usable solution for object initialization.
Users of Hibernate will recognize the "fl uent" style, where method chaining is used
to create criteria. Joshua Flanagan wrote a fl uent regular expression interface, turning
regular expressions (already a domain-specific language) into a series of chained
method calls:
Regex socialSecurityNumberCheck =
new Regex(Pattern.With.AtBeginning
Whether or not this particular usage is an improvement is debatable, but it's certainly
easier to read for the non-regex folks.
Ultimately, the use of fl uent interfaces can increase readability (by quite a bit in most
cases), may introduce some extra work (or completely duplicate work, like in the
case of setters, but code generation and/or IDE support can help mitigate that), and
may occasionally be more verbose (but with the benefit of enhanced clarity and IDE
completion support).
Personally, I'm of the opinion that regular expressions are so incredibly important
that it's worth learning them in their native form, as they can be used in many
environments, including the IDEs so loved by Java developers. Large expressions can
be broken down into components and created by concatenating strings. But the point
here is more about the style of fl uent programming, rather than this specific example.
Contract-oriented programming
Aspect-oriented programming (AOP) is a way of encapsulating cross-cutting
functionality outside of the mainline code. That's a mouthful, but essentially it
means is that we can remove common code that is found across our application and
consolidate it in one place. The canonical examples are logging and transactions, but
AOP can be used in other ways as well.
Design by Contract (DbC) is a software methodology that states our interfaces
should define and enforce precise specifications regarding operation.
"Design by Contract" is a registered trademark of Interactive Software
Engineering Inc. Other terms include Programming by Contract (PbC),
or my personal favorite, Contract Oriented Programming (COP), which
is how I'll refer to it from now on. I have a lot of respect for Eiffel and its
creator, but this type of trademarking bothers me. Maybe I'll trademark
How does COP help create self-documenting code? Consider the following portion
of a stack implementation:
public void push(final Object o) {
This seems simple enough. The information available to us is that we can push an
object, whatever pushing means.
What happens if we attempt to push a null? Let's assume that for this
implementation, we don't want to allow pushing a null onto the stack.
* Pushes non-null objects on to stack.
public void push(final Object o) {
if (o == null) return;
Once again, this is simple enough. We'll add the comment to the Javadocs stating
that null objects will not be pushed (and that the call will fail/return silently). This
will become the "contract" of the push method—captured in code and documented
in Javadocs.
The contract is specified twice—once in the code (the ultimate arbiter) and again
in the documentation. However, the user of the class does not have proof that the
underlying implementation actually honors that contract. There's no guarantee that
if we pass in a null, it will return silently without pushing anything.
The implied contract can change. We might decide to allow pushing nulls. We
might throw an IllegalArgumentException or a NullPointerException on a
null argument. We're not required to add a throws clause to the method declaration
when throwing runtime exceptions. This means further information may be lost in
both the code and the documentation.
As hinted, Eiffel has language-level support for COP with the require/do/ensure/
end construct. It goes beyond the simple null check in the above code. It actively
encourages detailed pre- and post-condition contracts. An implementation's push()
method might check the remaining stack capacity before pushing. It might throw
exceptions for specific conditions. In pseudo-Eiffel, we'd represent the push()
method in the following way:
push (o: Object)
o /= null
-- push
A stack also has an implied contract. We assume (sometimes naively) that once
we call the push method, the stack will contain whatever we pushed. The size
of the stack will have increased by one, or whatever other conditions our stack
implementation requires.
One aim of COP is to formalize the nature of contracts. Languages such as Eiffel
have one solution to that problem, and having it built-in at the language level
provides a consistent means of expressing contracts.
Java, of course, doesn't have built-in contracts. However, it does contain a mechanism
that can be used to get some of the benefits for a conceptually-simple price. The
mechanism is not as complete, or as integrated, as Eiffel's version. However, it
removes contract enforcement from the mainline code, and provides a way for both
sides of the software to specify, accept, and document the contracts themselves.
Removing the contract information from the mainline code keeps the implementation
clean and makes the implementation code easier to understand. Having programmatic
access to the contract means that the contract could be documented automatically
rather than having to maintain a disconnected chunk of Javadoc.
SpringContracts is a beta-level Java COP implementation based on Spring's AOP
facilities, using annotations to state pre- and post-contract conditions. It formalizes
the nature of a contract, which can ease development.
Let's consider our VowelDecider that was developed through TDD. We can also use
COP to express its contract (particularly the entry condition). This is a method that
doesn't alter state, so post conditions don't apply here.
Our implementation of VowelDecider ended up looking (more or less) like this:
public boolean decide(final Object o) throws Exception {
if ((o == null) || (!(o instanceof String))) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException(
"Argument must be a non-null String.");
String s = (String) o;
return s.matches(".*[aeiouy]+.*");
Once we remove the original contract enforcement code, which was mixed
with the mainline code, our SpringContracts @Precondition annotation looks
like the following:
@Precondition(condition="arg1 != null && arg1.class.name == 'java.
lang.String'", message="Argument must be a non-null String")
public boolean decide(Object o) throws Exception {
String s = (String) o;
return s.matches(".*[aeiouy]+.*");
The pre-condition is that the argument must not be null and must be (precisely)
a string. (Because of SpringContracts' Expression Language, we can't just say
instanceof String in case we want to allow string subclasses.)
We can unit-test this class in the same way we tested the TDD version. In fact,
we can copy the tests directly. Running them should trigger test failures
on the null and non-string argument tests, as we originally expected an
IllegalArgumentException. We'll now get a contract violation exception
from SpringContracts.
One difference here is that we need to initialize the Spring context in our test. One
way to do this is with JUnit's @BeforeClass annotation, along with a method that
loads the Spring configuration file from the classpath and instantiates the decider as
a Spring bean. Our class setup now looks like this:
@BeforeClass public static void setup() {
appContext = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext(
decider = (VowelDecider)
We also need to configure SpringContracts in our Spring configuration file. Those
unfamiliar with Spring's (or AspectJ's) AOP will be a bit confused. However, in the
end, it's reasonably straightforward, with a potential "gotcha" regarding how Spring
does proxying.
<aop:aspectj-autoproxy proxy-target-class="true"/>
<aop:aspect ref="contractValidationAspect">
<aop:pointcut id="contractValidatingMethods"
<aop:around pointcut-ref="contractValidatingMethods"
<bean id="contractValidationAspect"
<bean id="vowelDecider"
class="com.packt.s2wad.example.CopVowelDecider" />
If most of this seems like a mystery, that's fine. The SpringContracts documentation
goes into it a bit more and the Spring documentation contains a wealth of
information regarding how AOP works in Spring. The main difference between
this and the simplest AOP setup is that our autoproxy target must be a class,
which requires CGLib. This could also potentially affect operation.
The only other modification is to change the exception we're expecting to
SpringContract's ContractViolationCollectionException, and our test
starts passing. These pre- and post-condition annotations use the @Documented
meta-annotation, so the SpringContracts COP annotations will appear in the
Javadocs. It would also be possible to use various other means to extract and
document contract information.
Getting into details
This mechanism, or its implementation, may not be a good fit for every situation.
Runtime performance is a potential issue. As it's just some Spring magic, it can be
turned off by a simple configuration change. However, if we do, we'll lose the value
of the on-all-the-time contract management.
On the other hand, under certain circumstances, it may be enough to say that once
the contracts are consistently honored under all of the test conditions, the system
is correct enough to run without them. This view holds the contracts more as
an acceptance test, rather than as run-time checking. Indeed, there is an overlap
between COP and unit testing as the way to keep code honest. As unit tests aren't
run all the time, it may be reasonable to use COP as a temporary runtime unit test or
acceptance test.
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Haywood Habitat for Humanity is holding an open enrollment through July for perspective new-home partner families. Applicants must be residents of Haywood County and have lived in North Carolina for the past year, have an annual household income of $18,700 to $28,600 and a credit history free of liens and judgments. Applicants must currently reside in unsafe or overcrowded housing and be willing to commit 400 hours of labor and time into building their home or the home of another partner family.
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Tree Of Gondor Babydoll
Gondor! Gondor, between the Mountains and the Sea!
Is it wrong that sometimes we feel more connected to fictional places than the real places we live? We'd trade Virginia for Middle-earth any day, just as long as we get to hang with Aragorn.
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West Wind blew there; the light upon the Silver Tree
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O proud walls! White towers! O winged crown and throne of gold!
O Gondor, Gondor! Shall Men behold the Silver Tree,
Or West Wind blow again between the Mountains and the Sea?
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Seven international consultants have been given a guided tour of Marfa Port in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi prior to submitting bids to develop the site.
ADPC aims to continue its drive in the Western Region to improve facilities for fishermen and leisure users at this and other ports. The experts were shown around by Waleed Al Tamimi, Vice President, Project Development, ADPC Ports. He commented: "I was delighted by the expertise and enthusiasm shown by our visitors and I'm certain that, once the contract is awarded, Marfa will see a wonderful improvement in its facilities. It is a major aim of ADPC and we are fully committed to unrolling our substantial developments in the Western Region".
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Eating outside is no excuse to behave like an animal. The ingenious Knork makes dining in the wild totally civilized, with a design that functions as a knife and fork in one. Dishwasher safe and reusable, this set makes one seriously evolved survival kit.
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Having recently posted an entry about the Rabbit Hill Inn, I wouldn't normally post another one so soon. However, this story is just too good to pass up. With the unrelenting news about economic woes, here's one inpirational story about how the owners of the Rabbit Hill Inn are helping a few unemployed people, one getaway at a time.
Leslie and Brian Mulcahy know first hand the challenges of being unemployed. In 1992, when they came to the Rabbit Hill Inn in Lower Waterford, VT, the economy had taken a nosedive and middle management was being eliminated from the corporate world. The "rabbit's tale" proved lucky for them when they serendipitously went from being guests in 1992 to embarking on a new career as innkeepers at the Rabbit Hill Inn two years later. Now they hope to provide the same kind of rejuvenation they found to others currently dealing with the uncertainty and anxiety of unemployment. Knowing that downsized workers finally have all the time in the world to travel, the Mulcahys understand they don't have the resources. Yet now more than ever, America's four million recently unemployed need a break to help them regroup and regain some confidence. In response to the unemployment epidemic, Rabbit Hill Inn will give away six getaways to unemployed workers; one each month from April through July and again in November and December. If you or a spouse has been unemployed for more than six months, Rabbit Hill Inn wants to hear the story.
Dubbed the Pink Slip Getaway Giveaway, each month from April through July and November through December, the Rabbit Hill Inn will award one deserving couple with a rejuvenating two night getaway, including everything from beautiful accommodations to a candlelight dinner and even a rabbit's foot for good old fashioned luck. Simply send a letter or email by June 1, 2009 explaining your story in one page or less:Rabbit Hill Inn Getaway GiveawayP.O. Box 55Lower Waterford Road, VT 05848 or email@example.com.
The hope is to recharge the spirit and energy of unemployed people who really need a break, so they will be able to hit the pavement with renewed vigor when they return. The Pink Slip Getaway will include:
Note: pub charges and transportation to the inn are additional.
The Pink Slip Getaways will be arranged in April, May, June, July, November and December, 2009 to U.S. residents, 25 years or older who are not employed by or related to Rabbit Hill Inn. All letters from interested participants must be received no later than June 1, 2009. One letter per person is allowed. Duplicate entries will eliminate interested parties from consideration. Pink Slip Getaway recipients will be notified by email or phone. Pink Slip Getaways are not transferrable and may not be combined with any other offers or promotions. Pink slip getaways will be scheduled no later than December 24, 2009, are subject to availability, and blackout dates may apply.
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I decided to challenge my friend to a Score War via Rock Band World yesterday. Posted a challenge for Number of the Beast, and played immediately after. While Blitz has registered by score for the song and that score and associated goal progress have been noted in the game, the score never appeared in the score war.
Is there a waiting period between when I can request a score war and when I can actually play the song? Do I need to wait for my opponent to play before I can take my "turn?" If you can let me know what your experience has been, it would probably make my experience a little less frustrating. I love the integration, but want to make sure that I do everything I can on my end to make it work properly.


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Adding a homebuilt warning light to your data center
A clever combination of Nagios and a doityourself traffic lights lets you know how your network is feeling.
If you need to manage a large number of computers and services, Nagios is an excellent option. Nagios monitors computers, network connections, and servers, displaying the current health state of a web interface with the colors green (okay), yellow (warning), and red (critical). It is a pity that the web interface is so unobtrusive. If everything is quiet on the network front, an administrator can easily close the browser window and overlook the Nagios warning messages in the general flood of email traffic. One day, I decided there must be a better way. Luckily, Nagios is very easy to adapt and extend. With a little scripting and some cheap electronic hardware, I built a simple traffic light that can sit on top of a switch, cabinet, or desk to show the current network status.
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A string of gains for stocks stalled, after a pair of blue-chip earnings reports failed to impress investors and a reading on durable-goods orders came in below expectations.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 43.16 points, or 0.3%, to 14676.30. The S&P 500 was nearly unchanged, closing up 0.01 point at 1578.79, and the Nasdaq Composite Index was slightly higher, adding 0.32 point, less than 0.1%, to 3269.65.
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Companies are "beating [profit] estimates not because revenues are growing, but because they're finding ways to cut costs. Eventually you do need revenues to grow, and so far we haven't seen that," said David Heidel, senior investment strategist for the wealth-management branch of U.S. Bank, which manages $110 billion across the firm.
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Trader Neil Catania works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday as stocks struggled to find direction. Associated Press
Also weighing on stocks was a report on durable-goods orders for March that came in well below forecasts. Orders for big-ticket items declined 5.7% from February, while a decline of 2.9% was expected. "It is challenging to buy equities when the economic data is so clearly weak," said Nicholas Colas, ConvergEx Group chief market strategist.
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European markets were broadly higher. The Stoxx Europe 600 closed 0.7% higher, as strong earnings results and hopes for additional stimulus measures helped offset concerns over a slowing German economy.
In Asia, China's Shanghai Composite bounced 1.6% after tumbling 2.6% on Tuesday on the back of weak manufacturing data. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average surged 2.3% to a near five-year high as exporter shares received a boost from a decline in the yen.
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that its AMD Opteron 6200 Series processor family, based on the new "Bulldozer" architecture, was chosen as the winner of The Linley Group's first annual Analysts' Choice Awards. The awards recognize the top processor products of 2011 in several major categories including embedded, mobile, PC, server, design IP and related technology. To choose each winner, the Linley Group's team of technology analysts focused on merits of the leading products that began shipping between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011. "Our analysts are deeply familiar with processor products and technology, having conducted extensive research in order to deliver the firm's popular publications and reports," said Linley Gwennap, founder and principal analyst at The Linley Group. "We chose the winners on the basis of their performance, power, features and cost as appropriate for their target applications." This latest award for the AMD Opteron processor comes on the heels of the recent Technology of the Year honors from InfoWorld. AMD Opteron 6200 Series processors along with the Dell PowerEdge R715, which is based on the latest AMD Opteron processors, have both received 2012 Technology of Year awards from the publication. "The AMD Opteron 6200 Series processor rose to the top of our list of nominees due to its leading performance for high-volume, dual-socket servers," said Bob Wheeler, senior analyst at The Linley Group. "Reported SPEC_rate2006 baseline scores show the AMD Opteron processor Model 6282 SE delivers about 20 percent greater integer performance and nearly 40 percent greater floating-point performance[ii] than comparable processors from the competition and costs about 40 percent less[iii]." "We are honored to receive this prestigious award from The Linley Group," said Pat Patla, corporate vice president for AMD's Server Business. "Since we launched the new AMD Opteron processor a little more than 2 months ago, the industry has rallied around the combination of innovation and price-performance advantage AMD is delivering to Cloud, HPC and enterprise customers. It is clear the new AMD Opteron processor with our "Bulldozer" technology is a winner." SPEC and SPECint are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. The results stated above reflect results published on http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/ as of 11/15/11. The comparison presented above is based on the best performing two-socket servers using AMD Opteron™ processor Model 6282 SE and Intel Xeon processor Model X5690, operating at each processor's default frequency. For the latest SPECint_rate2006 results, visit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/. SPECint_rate2006 score of 526 using 2 x AMD Opteron™ processor Model 6282 SE: http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2011q4/cpu2006-20111020-18700.html. SPECint_rate2006 score of 421 using 2 x Intel Xeon X5690: http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2011q3/cpu2006-20110801-17810.html. SVR-68 [ii] SPEC and SPECfp are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. The results for AMD Opteron processor Model 6282 SE is based upon data submitted to Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation as of November 7, 2011. The other result reflects results published on http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results as of November 7, 2011. The comparison presented above is based on the best performing two-socket servers using AMD Opteron processor Model 6282 SE and Intel Xeon processor Model X5690 operating at each processor's default frequency. For the latest SPECfp_rate2006 results, visit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results. SPECfp_rate2006 score = 383, 2 x AMD Opteron™ processors Model 6282 SE in Supermicro A+ Server 1022-URF server, 128GB (16 x 8GB DDR3-1333) memory, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1, x86 Open64 188.8.131.52 Compiler Suite, SPECfp_rate2006 score = 274, 2 x Intel Xeon processors Model X5690 in Cisco UCS B200 M2 server, 48 GB (12 x 4 GB 2Rx4 PC3L-10600R-9, ECC) memory, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1, Intel C++ Compiler XE v.220.127.116.11 SVR-82 [iii] Pricing claim based on 1KU pricing of AMD Opteron 6282 SE processor ($1,019) vs. Intel Xeon processor Model X5690 ($1663) [iv] Based on results published by the Transaction Processing Performance Council as of November 15, 2011, an AMD Opteron processor-based server achieved the highest TPC-C performance score of any 2P server. 1,207,982 tpmC using 2 x AMD Opteron processors Model 6282 SE in HP ProLiant DL385 G7 server, 512GB memory, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise x64 Edition SP3. http://www.tpc.org/results/individual_results/HP/HP_ProLiant_DL385G7_TPCC_111114_01_es.pdf. For the latest TPC-C results, visit www.tpc.org. TPC Benchmark and TPC-C are trademarks of the Transaction Processing Performance Council. SVR-105
http://www.spec.org/cgi-bin/osgresults?conf=cpu2006 Set to Processor and name of processor 6282 and X5690
I expect this to stay cricket chirping quiet. No one wants to see cheap opteron servers banging xeons around.
Well good to see the AMD optmorons are doing well in a category against Intel chips of the same purpose.
if you want a gaming computer get a core i7 if you want a supercomputer, get a quad G34 system. Not saying that you can't build a supercomputer with intel, but the cost of G34 based motherboards and cpus is really low compared to the competition. G34 does makes sense, a lot.
Would have expected those figures inverted (+40% INT, +20% FP). Wasn't BD rigged for superior integer performance?
Opteron Setup: 2x Opteron 6282 SE 32 Cores -- 32 Threads 128GB DDR3-1333 RAM Xeon Setup 2x Xeon X5690 12 Cores -- 24 Threads 48GB DDR3-1066 RAM Seems a tad lopsided. It's great AMD won, but why didn't they compare them using identical RAM setups, or as close to identical as possible? Running one of the setups with 33% the amount of RAM as the other, and using RAM that's slower as well, seems like a weak way to do comparisons.
Let's say those two platforms cost the same, which one would you buy? In this case the AMD costs cheaper and offers a dump load more. Once again, good job AMD
Gotta bring this up again; http://arstechnica.com/business/new...chmarks-are-here-and-theyre-a-catastrophe.ars At the highest level, they don't appear to be a tremendous value, even by AMD's math.


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By Henry Cuningham Military editor
The number of head injuries coming from combat zones has lessened, but brain injury remains a concern, members of a Fort Bragg panel said Thursday.
"Concussion is common," Dr. Steven C. Lewis said. "It's not catastrophic. Ninety to 95 percent of people will completely recover from concussion within a month, probably within a week."
Lewis, a neurologist, is chief of the department of brain injury medicine and site director of the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center at Womack Army Medical Center.
"Your maximum opportunity to recover is to be seen early for educational purposes and to have your activities limited," Lewis said.
"Having a concussion is almost like having the flu. It's not real smart to go try to do a 12-mile ruck march or do combatives or some active physical task while you are in acute stages of concussion. You are more likely to sustain a concussion if you are recovering from a first concussion."
He made the comments during and after a Brain Injury Awareness Month discussion panel at Womack Army Medical Center. March is National Brain Injury Awareness month.
Soldiers, who tend to be physically active individuals, have a high risk of having a concussion in the Army or before they join, he said.
About 80 percent of military brain injuries happen on military bases in the United States rather than bomb blasts overseas, Lewis said. Causes can include falls, fights, sports and motor vehicle injuries.
"There's a lot of training that goes on here with the paratroopers jumping out of airplanes," Lewis said. "It's an activity that can be prone to concussion. With deployments, they are prone to concussion."
Lewis's clinic saw about 1,200 patients during the past year, he said. Some people require only a single visit. An average of 100 patients with severe symptoms are enrolled in neurorehabilitation, a three- to four-month program, he said.
"Natural recovery from mild head injury is almost complete in almost everybody," Dr. Alan G. Finkel said.
Finkel is a neurologist.
Athletes and service members are often driven and highly motivated to return to physical activity, he said.
"The most important thing we can do is sit down and explain the expectations and to ask them to avoid activities that make them worse," Finkel said.
Brain Injury Awareness Day will be held Wednesday on Capitol Hill.
A bipartisan group of more than 120 congressmen is focused on brain injury policy on Capitol Hill.
About 360,000 people are estimated to have been inflicted by a traumatic brain injury in Iraq and Afghanistan, the congressional task force said.
About 1.4 million people in the United States experience traumatic brain injury annually and about 3.2 million are living with long-term, severe disabilities as a result of brain injury, according to the task force.
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DoublEE wrote:heh-heh...you said ball zone!
heh-heh...you said ball!
wouldn't recommend it. Bought it off kids woot a while back, it didn't last 2 days at a college campus I know it's not exactly the size it's made for but the overall quality was pretty low.
Think how much fun it would be if you were hammered in this thing?
I would totally buy one for the office, but it is just slightly too short. Ah well.
"It does not look good for our heroes..."
This is why I haven't bought crap from Woot in forever. You wanted your Book of Crap....well they gave you this instead.
Famous carnival freaks.
I kninda want to go buy a crate of those balls now.
if I were 5 again I would be all over this.. what about a moon bounce Woot for us adults!!!
Bag, book, crap, crud, Book of Crap Bag doesn't change to book unless it's in the phrase 'Book of Crap' huh
For the price it will probably fall apart within hours of use.
woot the frack is this?
CooperDude wrote:[] Mention this should be on Kids Woot.
Check X
Djbuttolph wrote:Kids woot mix up....again
Exactly my complaint; it seems like one out of 5 items is for the kiddos. Woot gods: I don't have kids... put up some stuff that I would at least consider, please.
SuperNinja wrote:I wonder if this would be good for a 180lb man?
So long as you're only 4'4" or less you'll be OK
cdcucco wrote:Does it come with a clown?
how do you know what a clown does?
Ok, I'm pissed. Although I do know kids I could buy this for, I'm looking for better crap...or perhaps a bag of it...come on Woot!
Amazon reviews knock this one down a bit, but the price is much less than the 100.00 they are asking
R U fraking kidding me
one purchased shows them to have about 100 of these bad boys. be back in 4 hours. . .
The description says it comes with 50 magic balls. What powers do these magic balls have?
Will this work with my Zune?
I got this for my nieces and they LOVE it. Did I say, LOVE it! They are beautiful and 1 and 3. Highly recommend it. It is a great gift. Trying to bribe them to be their favorite uncle. I going to WIN, MELINDA!
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No honey, I don't think it bounces.
minivitale wrote:wouldn't recommend it. Bought it off kids woot a while back, it didn't last 2 days at a college campus I know it's not exactly the size it's made for but the overall quality was pretty low.
yeah it's pretty shoddy. Went to a 2 year olds birthday party and they had one and it kept collapsing even with one kid inside. The "beams" that hold the roof up are plastic and pretty thin. If one gets bent then it's a lost cause.
Seriously... why on earth did we even bother creating Kids.woot?
You could totally put a foam house in this.
Who would want one?
I'm 6ft 235lbs - is there a weight limit for this thing? Does it come in extra large?
Book of Crap has already been done. If you're waiting for it, don't bother.
midnight express item, may be done by midnight
BTW, just wanted to let you know this is completely made of win and should be posted on the official Bowl of Cereal rules page. :D
What the .................????? Thought adults hung out here.
neoemerica75 wrote:if I were 5 again I would be all over this.. what about a moon bounce Woot for us adults!!!
You could buy five and sew them together!
I dunno. With enough from wine.woot, I can see this being really fun!
Does it come with a locking door? That would come in handy for life long emotional scaring.
Throw a few sets of the Ken Shun knives in there and we got a party!
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Naturally fast on the up track, and light in your pack on the way back down.
A mix of fast, natural mohair material and durable nylon make the GlideLite Mohair Mix STS Climbing Skin Black Diamond's most versatile long-haul GlideLite system. This skin is up to 60g lighter than similar Ascension models, and both front and back are adjustable so it's easy to swap between your touring skis. Who wouldn't want the best balance of efficient glide, reliable traction, and weight for their buck?
- Gold Label Adhesive sticks to the bottom of your skis in the coldest and warmest temps and remains sticky season after season
- Mohair material is a natural fiber with inherent water-repellent capabilities and a hollow core that slightly reduces weight while still offering plenty of traction and supreme glide
- Nylon material, which is mixed in to form the Mohair Mix, boosts skin durability
- Strong metal wire tip loops fit a wide range of ski tip sizes and can be easily adjusted or replaced
- Tail straps are riveted in place and have an even stretch to provide the snug, secure fit you need to keep skins in place
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Black Diamond GlideLite Mohair Mix STS Climbing Skin
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How to trim your skins
Tim Fran
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Here is a video that shows how to trim your skins for your skis. These skins will fit almost every length ski, you just need to figure out what width you need
Nice skin, could be better
Member since
Recently purchased for use on my new spring/summer skis. I purchased the 80mm which works perfectly on 85mm skis with no trimming, only need to be cut to length. Climbing grip is good, and glide is adequate at this time, although experience tells me it will improve with more use. Mohair needs to break in for optimum glide. They are lighter and thinner than my previous pair of mohair mix skins, resulting in a small fold size. In spring conditions the glue held well on the ski base, in fact too well, as they are very hard to pull loose with the new glue formula. The other oddity, is they pull apart much easier from themselves than the old formula glue. I guess one could conclude they have strong adhesion, and weak cohesion. I am not a fan of the newer tip loop, as it forces the skin to be cut rather exact. I like the old style loop that requires the skin to be cut long and folded back on itself, giving the flexibility to refit to other skis that are longer without re-positioning the tail clip, or running out of tail adjustment length. The last negative is the pair I bought had voids in the glue on one skin. Fortunately I had some BD glue laying around, so not a big deal, just a little QC issue. Overall these are an improvement over the skin they replaced, and I recommend them.
will the BD skins fit 195 length skis? I...
Alan Wright
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will the BD skins fit 195 length skis? I can't see a length listed
thanks for your help Alan
Jeff Blackston
Member since
Yes, they will. I use them on my Madshus Epoch 195s. Go for it!
Good Luck with the glue so far!
Jeff Blackston
Member since
- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Good glide, nice stick, very packable, grips well on steep ascents, and also rips off the ski well. I haven't noticed much difference in the glue so far, but will post if I do.
New glue stinks
Greg Gavin
Member since
Having used previous years ascension series skins I bought these wanting to get something that glides better and packs down smaller. These skins glide great, and pack down small enough to fit into my theta ar jacket pockets. However the glue does not perform as well as years past.
By this I mean once you are running multiple laps your skins inevitably get wet by ice and snow. After which they'll lose a lot of their holding power. If you're out on a super long committed tour this can really screw you!
Overall good design, but poor glue choice.
Good skins
Nick Meredith
Member since
- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Light weight, climb well and good gliding.
Carry bag is too small and only has one hook, so can not be externally held on pack straps. BD really should copy the G3 style bags.
Stay away!
Michael Johnson
Member since
- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
After only a SECOND usage, they failed miserably at only -10 degrees and dry snow.
The glue completely froze on them providing absolutely no stickiness to the ski!
Nick Meredith
Member since
I've used my set in up to -16c in dry snow, they work fine.
Was it possible you got snow on the glue, which then froze?
Skin Cut
Patrick Kilbourn
Member since
I ordered the 140mm size skins for my 185cm Black Diamond Justice's. I used the instruction manual along with BD youtube videos and it was a fun night of skin cutting!
Lexi D
Member since
I highly recommend using the G3 cutting tool, it's far superior to the BD one!! Check it out here: http://www.backcountry.com/g3-trim-tool
Adam D
Member since
Easy setup and fast fit to the Skis. Mohair has enough glide while the Nylon holds when it gets steep
Are these any different from last year's...
Ski now, ski later
Member since
Are these any different from last year's other than the graphics and the manufacture's warranty change from 1 year to lifetime?
Member since
They are different. They changed the glue this year.
Jeff Blackston
Member since
Did the glue change on the Ascensions as well, or only the GlideLites?
Jeff Blackston
Member since
The glue changed on all BD skins I'm told. However, I just started using this years' GlideLite and they have performed really well so far.


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Stillman President Addresses Leadership During Spring Convocation
- 1-21-2010
Stillman held its annual spring convocation on Thursday, January 21, 2010. Although classes began on January 11, this convocation marks the formal beginning of the new semester. Returning and new students received a warm welcome from Student Government Association president, Tiara Gipson and greetings from Dr. Sharon Whittaker, Vice President for Student Affairs.
Stillman President Ernest McNealey delivered the convocation address titled "On Leadership." During his address, President McNealey led a Litany of Prayer and Remembrance for the survivors of the earthquake in Haiti.
Untold legions of innocent lives were snuffed out, many families torn asunder, and many souls left wounded. "We cannot know the grief of the families, nor mend the troubled minds. The dead slumber in ways that we cannot know, in ways beyond our ability to comfort, in silence that we cannot call them from. Grieve we do, but as we grieve and recognize those lost, we must know that we grieve more for ourselves, and the symbolic loss of our comfort," said McNealey.
As he spoke about leadership, President McNealey offered students several traits of successful leaders: 1) successful leaders are successful communicators; 2) successful leaders are good mechanics; 3) successful leaders are problem-solvers; and 4) successful leaders have a sense of vision. He ended by providing students with the definition of leadership.
"Leadership is the art and science of effectively applied influence that creates movement in a predetermined direction towards a selected goal."
Stillman College
Spring Convocation Address by President Ernest McNealey
January 21, 2010
Good morning and happy spring semester! As we begin the second half
of the year, I would like to recognize and welcome persons who have
joined the Stillman Family since last semester. As I call your name,
please stand and wave to the audience: Dr. Marcus Jones, professor of
Geography in the Department of Social Sciences – Mr. Damien
Brigham, recruiter in the Office of Admissions – Officer DeAngelo Hall
in the Campus Police Department – and Ms. Gwendolyn Nalls,
Secretary in the Department of Nursing. Of course there are several
other persons new to the College in part-time capacities. We welcome
you as well.
As of today, some 934 students have reported for registration, as
compared to 938 at this point a year ago. There are some 300 classes on
the schedule, with the majority occurring in the Division of Arts and
Sciences. The Thomas E. Lyle Band Center is 98% complete, while the
still to be named tennis center is 70% completed. While there are
challenges, as always, we are blessed to be here and optimistic about the
Before I begin my conversation with you on leadership, I feel compelled
to address the great tragedies in our midst today. On December 17, 2009,
Chris Henry, a wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, died from
injuries received in a fall from a moving vehicle at the age of 26. On
January 14, Jeron Lewis, a basketball player at the University of
Southern Indiana, collapsed during a game and died of heart failure at
the age of 21. On January 17, 2010, Gaines Adams, a lineman with the
Chicago Bears and the 4th player selected in the 2007 NFL draft, died of
heart failure just two weeks after the close of the current regular season.
Four young women from the Mississippi University for Women died in
a fire on a shopping outing in Birmingham over the weekend. The
earthquake and subsequent events in Haiti over the last several days
have been horrific in substance and symbolism. Untold legions of
innocent lives were snuffed out, many families torn asunder, and many
souls left wounded. We cannot know the grief of the families, nor mend
the troubled minds. The dead slumber in ways that we cannot know, in
ways beyond our ability to comfort, in silence that we cannot call them
from. Grieve we do, but as we grieve and recognize those lost, we must
know that we grieve more for ourselves, and the symbolic loss of our
We come into the world alone and we go out alone. While untold
legions may be born and may die at the same moment, each person's life
and death are unique. Between those two points, the beginning and the
end, we spend our lives trying to connect to others in meaningful ways
and to have others share our joy and our pain in ways that we know
them. But in the final analysis, we find common ground in the symbols
that represent what we know in our own individual ways, and in our
collective humanity. Please join me in symbolic sharing by standing and
participating in the Litany inserted in your program.
LITANY of Prayer and Remembrance
Leader: Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.
All: The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want; He makes me
lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside quiet
waters; He restores my soul.
Leader: For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall
cast a trench about thee, and compass thee around, and keep
in on every side.
All: He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's
Leader: (Thine enemies) … shall lay thee even with the ground, and
their children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one
stone upon another.
All: Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of
death, I will fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod
and your staff, they comfort me.
Leader: For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was
thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I needed clothes
and you clothed me;
All: You prepare a table before me in the presence of my
enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup flows over.
Leader: Blessed are they that are persecuted for righteousness sake:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
All: Surely goodness and love shall follow me all the days of
my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Thank you. Please be seated.
In the early days of human exploration, man discovered a bright star in
the northern night sky that was always there and unchanging. Whether
on a ship at sea or crossing a burning desert, by charting the journey
against the constant North Star, travelers could always find their way.
While the world's sky may be covered with blackness, I hope that your
sky remains clear. Toward that end, I will discuss the topic of leadership
with you this morning. Over the next few minutes, I will share with you
the Traits of Successful Leaders and suggest a number of examples of
leadership for your consideration.
Each of us was a gift from God to our parents as our lives began. As we
came to know the world, we became a gift to ourselves. We experience
the world as solo travelers, who in order to find and share meaning, seek
affiliations with others. Of course the first "others" are members of our
own families and whether our relationships are good or bad or
indifferent, they are directional, essential, and elemental. The question
of leadership then, becomes one of how we relate to others outside of
our own home.
Let me share with you a real case of improper relating. A friend of
mine, who is a superintendent in another state, had a son who was an
only child. From the time he was in elementary school, the son craved
the favor and approval of other children. By high school, his desire to
be popular led to many misadventures with the "cool" students in the incrowd.
Notwithstanding all of the advantages that his parents had
provided, he sought to behave like those students whose parents were
too busy with survival issues. Love, counseling, and caring by my
friend and his wife could not dissuade their son from following others,
rather than building mutual relationships. A few years ago, he was
riding in a speeding car with a friend that his father had warned him
about hanging out with. As fate would have it, the blue lights of a police
car began to flash in back of them. Before stopping, the driver pulled a
bag of drugs from under his seat and asked the superintendent's son to
help him eat them so that police would not find them. He did so. The
driver of the car, the friend whose acceptance had been sought, went
home with just a speeding ticket. Later that evening, my friend's son
went into convulsions and died of a drug overdose.
As a person, your first task of leadership is to master yourself. The
desire to be liked or to be popular can cause you to lose yourself to gain
gratification that others control. In each of you, there is a north star set
in the heavens of your mind to guide you. In the rush of making new
friends and keeping old ones, the task of personal leadership is to keep
your bearing, to navigate by the star that is your special gift. Leaders
must first, lead themselves.
As life progresses, you may be called upon to lead an organization or
group. Or you may seek a group whose members would like you to lead
them. No matter how intelligent, how confident, or how people-oriented
you are, not every opportunity to lead will be a good match, whether you
are seeking it, or whether you are being sought. You have heard the
literary expression, "a man for all seasons." There is no such thing! Be
guided by your north star and arrive at the right time and the right place
for you. As you arrive at the right time and place, the question must be,
"How do I lead successfully?" When asked that question, the famed
entertainer Bill Cosby replied "I don't know the key to success, but the
key to failure is trying to please everybody."
So, let me share with you, free of charge, the traits of successful leaders:
• Successful leaders are successful communicators. Not only do
they have a good command of language, but also their language
captures what people care about and what moves them. Presidents
Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton were elected to two terms,
notwithstanding significant problems, because they were masterful
• Successful leaders are good mechanics. They know the structure,
the rules, and the processes of how things work. They can operate
the system and convince others to do so as well. Coaches like Nick
Saban and politicians like President Lyndon Johnson rose to their
heights because they knew how to work the system.
• Successful leaders are problem-solvers. They can take what is
known and bring new ideas that facilitate the functionality and
aspirations of the group. Barack Obama presented himself as such,
and was elected President of the United States. And, finally,
• Successful leaders have a sense of vision. They not only know
where the group might be headed, but can articulate a future
destination that lies beyond the horizon. Successful college
presidents and movement leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King
present possibilities and destinations that are not readily apparent.
DEFINED: Leadership is the art and science of effectively applied
influence that creates movement in a predetermined direction towards a
selected goal. As a member of the Stillman Community, you have an
extraordinary opportunity to lead and to grow. In a world that is running
over with the pathology of privilege that gives rise to injustice, and in a
society where the pathology of entitlement gives rise to irresponsible
conduct, there are many places and opportunities to exert leadership.
Whether you are the drum major, the trumpeter, or the flute player, be
outspoken in favor of social justice and that which serves the greater
good. Whether you are at the front or the back of the band, march in
step while listening to your internal drumbeat. Lead others by first
learning to lead yourself.
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- Styled with gorjana Star Ring Small in Gold.
- Styled with House of Harlow Horeshoe Nail Wrap Ring in Antique Gold.
- Modeled in size S. See fit guide for model's dimensions.
- Revolve Style No. MINK-WD280
- Manufacturer Style No. MP4255I
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