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Exception handling in native Symbian C++
This article provides and overview of Symbian C++ native exception handling. Note that while Symbian now supports standard C++ try-throw-catch exception handling, to use native Symbian C++ APIs you will need to be familiar with the native mechanisms.
Symbian C++ applications can achieve efficient exception handling by following the rules below:
- Rule 1: Instead of returning an error code when an out-of-resource error occurs, by convention Symbian C++ functions should leave, and all leaves should be trapped by a trap harness.
- Rule 2: If you allocate memory on the heap, and the pointer to it is an automatic variable (i.e. not a member variable), it should be pushed to the cleanup stack so that it can be deleted when a leave occurs. All objects pushed to the cleanup stack should be popped before they are destroyed.
- Rule 3: A C++ constructor must not leave or fail. Therefore, if construction of an object can fail with an out-of-resource error, all the instructions that might fail should be taken out of the C++ constructor and put in a ConstructL() function, which should be called after the C++ constructor has completed.
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Rule 1: functions that leave, and trap harnesses
Functions that leave
Instead of returning an error code, functions in Symbian C++ should leave whenever an out-of-resource error occurs. A leave is a call to User::Leave(), and it causes program execution to return immediately to the trap harness within which the function was executed.
All functions that can leave should have the suffix "L". This enables programmers to know that the function might leave and therefore to ensure that it is executed within a trap harness.
if (error!=KErrNone)
// Do some error code
// Do some error code
In the above example the benefits of using a trap harness are not obvious in either efficiency or readability of the code. However, if the doExample() function were to call another function, which in turn called another, and so on (as is likely to be the case in a real application), the benefits would be considerable: there would be no need to check return values for errors at each level, and this would save many lines of code. new (ELeave)
The possibility of new failing arises so often that in Symbian C++ the new operator has been overridden to take a parameter, ELeave. When called with this parameter, the overridden new operator will leave if it fails to allocate the required memory. This is implemented globally, so any class can use new (ELeave).
CSomeObject* myObject = new CSomeObject;
if (!myObject) User::Leave(KErrNoMemory);
can be replaced by
CSomeObject* myObject = new (ELeave) CSomeObject;
in Symbian C++ programs.
The NewL() and NewLC() conventions
By convention, Symbian C++ classes often implement the functions NewL() and NewLC().
NewL() creates the object on the heap and leaves if an out-of-memory error occurs.
For simple objects this simply involves a call to new (ELeave). However, for compound objects it can incorporate two-phase construction: see "Rule 3" below.
NewLC() creates the object on the heap, leaving if an out-of-memory error occurs, and pushes the object to the cleanup stack: see "Rule 2" below.
In general, when creating C-class objects, programs should use NewL() if a member variable will point to the object, and NewLC() if an automatic variable will point to it.
However, it is not always advisable to implement NewL() and NewLC() for every class. If NewL() or NewLC() are called from only one place in the application, implementing them will actually use more lines of code than it saves. It is a good idea to assess the need for NewL() and NewLC() for each individual class.
Note: NewL() and NewLC() must be declared as static functions in the class definition. This allows them to be called before an instance of the class exists. They are invoked using the class name. For example:
CSomeObject* myObject=CSomeObject::NewL();
Using a trap harness: TRAP and TRAPD
Symbian C++ provides two trap harness macros, TRAP and TRAPD, which are both very similar. Whenever a leave occurs within code executed inside the harness, program control returns immediately to the trap harness macro. The macro then returns an error code which can be used by the calling function.
To execute a function within a trap harness, use TRAPD as follows:
if (error !=KErrNone)
// Do some error code
TRAP differs from TRAPD only in that the program code must declare the leave code variable. TRAPD is more convenient to use as it declares it inside the macro. So, using TRAP, the above example would become:
TInt error;
if (error !=KErrNone)
// Do some error code
Any functions called by doExampleL() are also executed within the trap harness, as are any functions called by them, and so on: a leave occurring in any function nested within doExampleL() will return to this trap harness. Another trap harness can be used within the first, so that errors are checked at different levels within the application.
Rule 2: using a cleanup stack
Why a cleanup stack is needed
If a function leaves, control returns immediately to the trap harness within which it was called. This means that any automatic variables within functions called inside the trap harness are destroyed. A problem arises if any of these automatic variables are pointers to objects allocated on the heap: when the leave occurs and the pointer is destroyed, the object it pointed to is orphaned and a memory leak occurs.
void doExampleL()
CSomeObject* myObject1=new (ELeave) CSomeObject;
CSomeObject* myObject2=new (ELeave) CSomeObject; // WRONG
In this example, if myObject1 was new'ed successfully, but there was insufficient memory to allocate myObject2, myObject1 would be orphaned on the heap. Thus, we need some mechanism for retaining any such pointers, so that the memory they point to can be freed after a leave. Symbian mechanism for this is the cleanup stack.
Using a cleanup stack
The cleanup stack is a stack containing pointers to all the objects that need to be freed when a leave occurs. This means all C-class objects pointed to by automatic variables rather than instance data.
When a leave occurs, the TRAP or TRAPD macro pops and destroys everything on the cleanup stack that was pushed to it since the beginning of the trap.
All applications have their own cleanup stack, which they must create. (In an EIKON application, this is done for you by the EIKON framework.) Typically, all programs will have at least one object to push to the cleanup stack.
Objects are pushed to the cleanup stack using CleanupStack::PushL() and popped using CleanupStack::Pop(). Objects on the cleanup stack should be popped when there is no longer a chance that they could be orphaned by a leave, which is usually just before they are deleted. PopAndDestroy() is normally used instead of Pop(), as this ensures the object is deleted as soon as it is popped, avoiding the possibility that a leave might occur before it has been deleted, causing a memory leak.
A compound object that owns pointers to other C-class objects should delete those objects in its destructor. Therefore any object which is pointed to by member data of another object (rather than by an automatic variable) does not need to be pushed to the cleanup stack. In fact, it must not be pushed to the cleanup stack, or it will be destroyed twice if a leave occurs: once by the destructor and once by the TRAP macro.
Rule 3: Two-phase construction
Sometimes, a constructor will need to allocate resources, such as memory. The most ubiquitous case is that of a compound C-class: if a compound class contains a pointer to another C-class, it will need to allocate memory for that class during its own construction.
(Note: C-classes in Symbian OS are always allocated on the heap, and always have CBase as their ultimate base class)
In the following example, CMyCompoundClass has a data member which is a pointer to a CMySimpleClass.
Here's the definition for CMySimpleClass:
class CMySimpleClass : public CBase
TInt iSomeData;
Here's the definition for CMyCompoundClass:
class CMyCompoundClass : public CBase
CMySimpleClass * iSimpleClass; // owns another C-class
Consider what you might be tempted to write as the constructor for CMyCompoundClass:
iSimpleClass=new CMySimpleClass; // WRONG
Now consider what happens when you new a CMyCompoundClass, e.g.:
CMyCompoundClass* myCompoundClass=new (ELeave) CMyCompoundClass;
With the above constructor, the following sequence of events occurs:
1. Memory is allocated for the CMyCompoundClass 2. CMyCompoundClass's constructor is called 3. The constructor news a CMySimpleClass and stores a pointer to it in iSimpleClass 4. The constructor completes But, if stage 3 fails due to insufficient memory, what happens? There is no way to return an error code from the constructor to indicate that the construction was only half complete. new will return a pointer to the memory that was allocated for the CMyCompoundClass, but it will point to a partially-constructed object.
If we make the constructor leave, we can detect when the object was not fully constructed, as follows:
CMyCompoundClass::CMyCompoundClass() // WRONG
iSimpleClass=new (ELeave) CMySimpleClass;
However, this is not a viable method for indicating that an error has occurred, because we have already allocated memory for the CMyCompoundClass. A leave would destroy the pointer (this) to the allocated memory, and there would be no way to free it, resulting in a memory leak. The solution is to allocate all the memory for the components of the object, after the compound object has been initialized by the C++ constructor. By convention, in Symbian OS this is done in a ConstructL() function.
void CMyCompoundClass::ConstructL() // RIGHT
iSimpleClass=new (ELeave) CMySimpleClass;
The C++ constructor should contain only initialization that cannot leave (if any):
CMyCompoundClass::CMyCompoundClass() // RIGHT
… // Initialization that cannot leave
The object is now constructed as follows:
CMyCompoundClass* myCompoundClass=new (ELeave) CMyCompoundClass;
myCompoundClass->ConstructL(); // RIGHT
This can be encapsulated in a NewL() or NewLC() function for convenience. Implementing two-phase contruction in NewL() and NewLC()
If a compound object has a NewL() function (or NewLC()), this should contain both stages of construction. After the first stage, the object should be pushed to the cleanup stack before ConstructL() is called, in case ConstructL() leaves.
CMyCompoundClass* CMyCompoundClass::NewLC()
CMyCompoundClass* self=new (ELeave) CMyCompoundClass;
return self;
CMyCompoundClass* CMyCompoundClass::NewL()
CMyCompoundClass* self=new (ELeave) CMyCompoundClass;
CleanupStack::Pop(); // self
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1249 ups - 306 downs = 943 votes
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The reason people hate religion so much is not that they disagree with it but that they dont like having someone controlling their life.If your argueing against faith then know that it takes as much faith to believe in science as it does in religion.
I'll admit. It may take as much faith to completely deny the existance of a god.
However, science doesn't take faith. Science is proven. Science also does not equate to atheism. My mother is a devout Christian with a degree in science. So stop this. Science and religion are not mutually exclusive.
Yup, they aren't but it makes me wonder why not.
>Science is proven.
NO. Science is NOT proven. It can never be, that's the fundamental principle of science and what sets it apart from belief.
Edit: It is astonishing how little those presumably scientific-minded downvoters know about science.
There's a lot more evidence behind it than religion, though.
What people need to understand is that this debate isn't about science vs religion. Science and religion are two completely different concepts that are inherently completely detached from one another. See, for instance, the position of the catholic church, which hasn't ever opposed scientific findings in recent history from a theological viewpoint. And how could and why would they? Even if man was able to form a "theory of everything", there would still be a place for a creator, because according to our current knowledge, we won't ever be able to make a definite statement about what came before the big bang and Thomas Aquinus' proof of god with the unmoved mover (?) could still be true. As a being of infinite power, God could even have created the universe a second ago, giving all of us our memories and setting all physical laws, and there would never be a way to argue against it.
I 100% agree with you, and FYI, I am Catholic.
Science has laws and principles, the most straightforward of which CAN be proven right before your eyes. Some of the more complex ones have math that adds up if you know how to crazy-math.
No. The theory of science since Popper has said that in order for something to be qualified as a scientific concept, it must be falsifiable, i. e. there must be a way to prove it wrong. If something is proven, there is no way to falsify it, i. e. it is not scientific. You can prove things that are completely isolated from reality as inwardly coherent, such as math, but you can't ever even prove that what you're seeing is actually there, much less that atoms exist or that species evolved. Not even empiricism itself is a concept that has been proved as valid. All science does is create models that help us to perceive our environment in a more accurate way, but no scientist will ever say that what they describe is actual reality.
I don't know where you got your definition of science from, but you are wrong. Science CAN be and IS proven.
Explain how.
It may be common sense, but it's the opposite of true.
"In falsificationism, an unfalsifiable and thus unscientific theory is not necessarily intrinsically false or inappropriate, since metaphysical theories might be true or contain truth, but one cannot know for sure. Simply, to be scientific, a theory must entail at least one observation, which may or may not be the case."
That theory is pretty much accepted as a standard in the scientific world, at least according to what I've been told by my professors.
To those who disagree to the above poster, think less of her/his agenda and more of what she/he is essentially saying. It is wiser to always carry a bit of doubt with you in times where the factuality, existence, or truth of something is in question. When you deny the possibility of something being proven wrong (despite whatever terminology the scientific community has attached to it) you sacrifice the persuit of what really is true.
Exactly and thank you.
Really cause atheist really love to use science to Try to prove religion wrong. I have nothing against science in general, i just hate it when atheists believe that even theorys in science are just facts
You're a dumbass. Science has nothing to do with religion or atheism. The best arguments against religion are philosophical. Its all just common sense. I spent a lot of time thinking about it and now I realize I only believed in god because I was told to, and because I wanted to believe. Not because there was ever even a partially good reason t believe. Its all just bullshit. Its not even convincing bullshit. They just make you feel obligated to believe. Or to at least pretend you do until you forget you were pretending.
Really? Are u ignorant or just a retard? In every single arguement against religion there's always science mentioned and philosiphically(hope thats how u spell it) I can and will make the arguement that after thorough thinking and questioning that there is a God and that the reason people dont believe it is because there scared of the unseen(think of any circumstance) so they resort to believing that there's nothing there. Its like lieing so much you eventually believe in the lie. My parents werent that religious but we still had religion in our lives and i became religious myself and it saved me from what i could have become.
Scared of the unseen? That doesn't even make sense. Plenty of people who believe in god are in fear of him anyways.
But yeah, keep pretending you're so fucking brave for believing that when you die you'll get to live in a giant sunny place for the rest of your life. I'll keep believing that there's nothing when I die. Absolutely nothing. I'll just stop existing. That's truly terrifying. On a natural level. If you weren't taught to believe in a god by your parents.. well, normally I'd say you'd never believe in a god. But you're so fucking dumb you might have made up your own sky fairy anyways. Enjoy your mouthbreathing, mountain dew drinking, self righteous, fucking backwards lifestyle.
I'm sorry. I can't take anyone who can't take the time to spell out "you" seriously.
I hate to say it, because it's probably the most loathed "comment" in all of reddit, but..
This. This an insane amount.
"U" is usually when I subconsciously and semi-consciously decide that "I'm not going to listen to this guy".
It takes not even half a second longer to put the "y" and the "o" on there. There is no excuse.
Im on my phone calm down
Calm down? They're taking it easy on you. I didn't even notice the "u" because I was so distracted by your inability to spell argument.
No, I won't. There's no excuse. Your time is not so valuable that you can be on reddit and write long comments, and yet not take the time to respectfully type out the words.
Cause theres so much respect on reddit
Seriously, you are experiencing a catastrophic failure of logic in your brain. Now I know why religious people like you exist. You spent a few minutes thinking about life and too the easy answer. God just made us right up, didn't he? Oh man, he's just so great.
That's not really how theories work. (not any that would be used in that kind of case, anyway) Generally, someone doesn't just say "This happens because I say so". There's a basis behind theories. They aren't just made up.
Yeah but a theory isnt a fact Try using a theory in a essay that convinces people to take their opinion(forgot the name of those type of essays).
Gravity is a theory.
You don't know the meaning of a scientific theory do you?
What is the definition of a scientific theory to you?
>A scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of knowledge that has been repeatedly confirmed
basically something that accurately explains and predicts a natural phenomenon. Gravity, evolution, and string theory are all theories. Persuasive essays often use theories to back up their claims.
A persuasive essay? If you wrote one of those on the Theory of Gravity I think I'd be pretty convinced.
Depends on what you mean by 'theory' - for example, gravity and evolution are theories.
I made it this far before I realized you were trolling. Fucking good job. A+++ would fall for it again.


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New York's Sukkah City competition was a great success, as both the winning entries and the other proposals developed creative and thoughtful spaces. Check out Studiometrico's proposal for the competition which is more of a do-it-yourself sukkah. People can build their own space using a triangular module that folds over itself to provide a sheltered condition. Interested in the actual construction of the sukkah, the studio built a 1:1 scale prototype to test its feasibility and decided to present the idea to the Citizens of New York by telling the story of how it was built once upon a time, in a hypothetical place, by three imaginary boys.
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Recently, we shared Visiondivision's Cancer City project – if you haven't seen it, be sure to check it out as the firm's fresh outlook results in a new kind of landscape for the animals. Moving from designing a new metropolis for crayfish, the architects have switched gears for their latest project to create a sukkah for an annual Jewish harvest festival. The proposal is part of the New York competition for Sukkah City (be sure to view the finalists here), which asked participants to re-imagine the temporary pavilion by developing new methods of material practice and parametric design. For Visiondivison's proposal, the organic pavilion changes the conditions for social interaction and behavior within a simplistic structure of compression.
More images and more about the proposal after the break.
Hungarian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
Last week we featured some photographs Patricia Parinejad shared with us of the Russian Pavilion for the Venice Biennale. Now she sent us the Hungarian Pavilion, where architects created some really nice spaces with an interesting use of wood pencils hanging from the ceiling.
Croatian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
Based on the idea of Mirage, described at the wikipedia as a naturally occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky, the team that designed the Croatian Pavilion for the Venice Biennale decided to create a floating pavilion to present arts and architecture of Croatia at the Venice Biennale.
Following the same principles of a Fata Morgana, which is an unusual and very complex form of Mirage that can be seen in a narrow band right above the horizon, the Floating Pavilion is constructed on an existing barge with dimensions of 10m x 20m x 3m. It is designed by a group of 14 leading Croatian architects, who have made the recent Croatian architecture visible on the global scene. Instead of working in the usual formats of their practices and presenting speculative projects, they decided to work together on a single proposal and to have it constructed and towed toward its final destination in Venice right away. The pavilion structure is the barge' cargo, welded from 30 tons of Q385 wire mesh in more than 40 layers of varying contours. The cargo presented here maps the process of intense interaction between architects working on the common project, their collaboration with the Croatian maritime industry, and the extraordinary act of architecture it produced. Please follow the pavilion's maiden voyage across the Adriatic over here
Plastique Fantastique Installations
Based in Berlin, Plastique Fantastique experiments with public architectural works to create unique spatial experiences right in the middle of a city. These giant plastic bubble installations which take on different shapes in different cities, immediately snatch people's attention and create a temporary focal point in the city centers.
More about the bubbles after the break.
Temporary Pavilion at the Aarhus School of Architecture
Nine students studying at the Aarhus School of Architecture, one of Denmark's premiere architecture universities have transformed the typical college quad into an activated social hub with their temporary pavilion. In a quick ten-day workshop, the students designed and built the pavilion with 420 recycled euro-pallets. "By being built with nothing else but pallets, easily reachable on the site by the closeness of the harbor, the pavilion was basically a short-living vernacular architecture," shared the students.
Special thanks to Thibault Marcilly, a French student who organized the initiative and shared the project with us. More about the pavilion, including images and a video, after the break.
Denmark Pavilion / Shanghai 2010
Take a look at this video on the Danish Pavilion (thanks again, Seppe!) and be sure to view yesterday's on the UK Pavilion. The Shanghai 2010 Expo is in full swing and several of the pavilions are living up to their expectations. Which pavilion is your favorite?
British Pavilion / Shanghai 2010 Expo
We've been covering the Shanghai 2010 Expo a lot on ArchDaily, and our reader Seppe shared some videos of the pavilions with us. Today, we're featuring a cool video on one of our favorites, the UK Pavilion (be sure to read about the project featured previously on AD) and be on the look out for more videos contributed by Seppe this week.
Italian Pavilion / Shanghai 2010
For those of us not able to experience the Shanghai 2010 Expo in person, we hope these great photos by IODICEARCHITETTI of the Italian Pavilion will help convey the spirit of the project.
Check out more photographs after the break.
UK Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010 Video
The UK Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010 is one of the people's favorite (if not the most). We featured yesterday the pavilion's details with some amazing photos and plans. Now, we could not pass the opportunity to show you this amazing video of the pavilion made by Channelbeta. The video was published by a reader in our Facebook group!
UK Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010 / Heatherwick Studio
When we featured the first renders of the UK Pavilion back on August, 2009, many readers doubt that Heatherwick Studio's design could be done (or at least look like the renders). The Shanghai World Expo 2010 has started and the UK Pavilion has become a favorite to many of you. Now you can see the complete projects.
More images, plans and architect's description after the break.
Norway Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010
Expo 2010 Shanghai is the first World Fair to adopt sustainable urban development as its theme. As consequence concepts which legitimise the extensive resource use and major investment of a World Fair must be promoted. The basic concept of "Norway Powered by Nature", designed by Helen & Hard, directly engages this challenge, placing emphasis and awareness on multiple aspects of sustainability.
More images and architect's description after the break.
Brazil Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010 update
There's only one week left for the grand opening of Shanghai's World Expo 2010, and as you may know, we've been featuring many pavilion's (all the pavilions here). One of the first ones was the Brazilian Pavilion designed by Fernando Brandão Arquitetura e Design.
With more than 80 comments, it became one of the most controversial and discussed pavilions. At Fernando Brandão they followed the discussion and now they wanted to show you the complete project. More images, drawings and the architect's description after the break.
Iceland Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010
Iceland Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010 was designed by Plús Arkitektar. The concept for the Icelandic Pavilion is to create the image of an ice cube made of backlit printed fabric on the exterior that captures the complex ice patterns that are only visible within a glacier.
More images and architect's description after the break.
Austrian Pavilion for Shanghai Expo Update
Almost a year ago, we featured the Austrian Pavilion designed by Vienna based firms SPAN and Zeytinoglu Architects for Shanghai World Expo 2010. Now, the pavilion is almost complete. See more images of the construction after the break.
Monaco Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010 / NAÇO Architecture
Designed by NAÇO Architecture, Monaco's Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010 will feature a movie that will take visitors on a lap of Monaco Grand Prix and show a luxury ecological car prototype of the new Venturi Volage.
The 2,000-square-meter pavilion will invite visitors to explore the evolution of casr, city transformation and KERS system from Monaco Grand Prix's beginning in 1929 in a special area dedicated to Formula One. The Monaco leg is the only city in the world to have a circuit inside it. Upon entering the pavilion, visitors will see a six-minute animation movie "Monaco, a rock for eternity" exclusively produced for the Expo. An extraordinary adventure will be unfolded, which will send visitors back to prehistoric times.
The cinema can accommodate 250 people and will be equipped with a high definition screen of 56 meters. A walk along typical old streets of Monaco will allow visitors to discover the city and its flora and fauna. More images after the break.
Dutch Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010
The Dutch submission to the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai is an exceptional one. This time around, it will not be the classic pavilion with long lines of visitors waiting outside and a presentation inside. The Netherlands is making its appearance at China's world exposition along an entire street. The submission, entitled "Happy Street", is the response by designer John Kormeling to the Chinese Expo theme "Better City, Better Life" and the sub-themes:
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The February freeze that cut sharply into Mexico's vegetable production also put off implementation of the Eleven Rivers Growers food safety and quality assurance label.
But with the new winter deal approaching, the long-awaited launch is expected in December.
"We believe that we will have 22 or 23 producers (under the label)," said Fernando Mariscal, cooperative representative.
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Among the participating members in the nonprofit cooperative are Del Campo y Asociados; Tricar Sales; Triple H; Grupo GR; De La Costa; CAADES Sinaloa; Agroindustrias Tombell; Agricola de Gala; Agricola EPSA; and Agroexportadora del Noreste.
"Because we didn't have the production (last season), we used the time to be more careful in the things we were missing," Mariscal said.
"We had the higher standards for producers, but we didn't have written standards for the certification companies."
The audits involved will cover a wide range of criteria, including food safety, box traceability, quality processes, best agricultural and business practices, and social and ecological responsibility.
"We'll start the process with weekly inspections that are not going to be announced," Mariscal said.
"They could be in the open field or greenhouse, in packing, worker housing or at the distribution shipping point. Within a month we'll cover that, moving weekly from one area to the next."
"The certification will be done by third parties like Primus Labs or Scientific Certification Systems, or anyone who can meet the standards. We've integrated specifics for companies who want to be part of that."
Grower-shippers pay about five cents a box for the labels. Those who pass the inspections will add Eleven Rivers Growers to their existing labels.
Any who fail lose the label until the causes are addressed.
For now, the label will only go as far as the pallet level — basically, a 4-inch tape around pallets.
"It's our aim to reach the supply chain this year," Mariscal said.
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I am not saying that they are exactly the same as heroin and cocaine, but when the issue was discussed it was felt that the harmful effects of their active ingredients, psilocin and psilocybin, were such that those ingredients should be classified as class A drugs. We know that heroin and cocaine can have a different effect on the individuals who use them, but that was the classification into which it was felt these ingredients should be put. I will talk more later about the international treaties that we have signed and their effect on this aspect of the matter.


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Illinois: "A Hillside police dispatcher who was fired after telling a supervisor she suffered from narcolepsy– which can cause its victims to fall asleep unexpectedly — has tentatively settled her lawsuit against the west suburban town." [WGN Chicago; & welcome Above the Law readers]
"Narcoleptic Hillside dispatcher settles wrongful termination suit"
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- 1 12.07.09 at 8:56 am
How will she stay awake during the trial?
- 2 12.07.09 at 1:01 pm
Why the surprise? Michigan has a case where a narcoleptic surgeon was awarded $610,000.00.
- 3 12.07.09 at 3:17 pm
The good news is that she can now take her settlement money and embark on a second career as a stand-up comic.
- 4 12.08.09 at 2:10 am
I don't think that this woman's case was frivolous at all. Sure, suddenly falling asleep while working alone would be a bad thing, but according to the article, her narcolepsy is controlled by medication. If a condition is fully controlled by medication and the person consistently takes the medication, there's no risk.
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Tasha Michelle Blackburn and Barry Jay Sullivan, of Mobile, were each sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on charges that they distributed methamphetamine during 2007 and 2008. They were convicted by a federal jury in a joint trial in March of 2009.
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At the sentencing today, Assistant United States Attorney Gloria Bedwell argued that the discovery of the drugs, the drug notes, the pistol-grip shotgun, in addition to the fact that the trial evidence showed the drug distribution was occurring at the residences where Blackburn's children were living with the couple, justified a sentence at the high end of the advisory guideline range of 292 months to 365 months. She argued that the amount of methamphetamine ice distributed through this organization, approximately 52 pounds, appropriately drove up the guideline range well above 20 years. Judge William H. Steele commented that based upon his experience as a judge presiding over many drug prosecutions, he knew that methamphetamine was one of the most destructive drugs abused in the country today. He imposed sentences on both defendants of 300 months, or 25 years, to be followed by supervised release terms of five years. No fine was imposed, but the judge ordered each defendant to pay the mandatory special assessments of $100 for Blackburn and $400 for Sullivan.
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I find this to be almost identical to Smashbox Radiance, but where the Radiance is slightly more berry, this is a little bluer and a little softer. But with that said, I react to this one since it has some micro-shimmer, which you can't really see until it's in the sunlight. I'm not a big fan of the bright colors out there, I find them to be way too much work to get right. I haven't been able to get on the Nars bandwagon, I'm not impressed with their products, or color selection.
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NARS describes this as a "cotton candy pink" and whoever wrote the copy wasn't kidding! The product is bright and almost garish in the pan but, when applied with a light hand, you get a gorgeous, vibrant, dolly pink that lasts all day. Best of all, this works across skin tones! I wear NARS Sheer Glow in the shade Macao (NW43/NC45/NC50 in MAC terms, I think) and the color was bright and beautiful. Brown girls, don't pass this by!
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I just bought this product this morning after about a week of deliberation. Last week I plumped for Deep Throat, which provides a lovely, natural flush for my NW20 skin. While I was still deciding which shade I should buy, a sales assistant recommended Desire to me. First impressions weren't good, I couldn't believe how bright it was and I immediately thought that the assistant was trying to push something on me to make me look 'edgy' when really all I wanted to achieve was a mixture of natural beauty with a girly, pretty element to it. So I went on my way with DT, but Desire was still tempting me. I trawled the net for swatches and reviews, and in the end I went for it. And thank God I did too! It's wonderful. The trick is to apply it with a light hand. I apply mine with my MAC 187 brush and it gives me the prettiest pink flush. It takes a lot for me to say that I'd repurchase a product because I'm constantly looking for new make-up to try. Desire just put a stop to that, I just know I'm going to buy it again and again, please don't think it's not for you until you try it for yourself! It certainly surprised me and I'm very glad I took a risk.
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I'm the type of person who thinks a look is complete only with some blush. Desire is a lovely product but I hardly use it. I wish I could use it more often. A nice colour, I'm a NC25 currently so a little on me goes a long way. I love the packaging on all NARS products, sleek rubbery black casing. And the mirror actually works! I picked this up because I wanted a colour with less shimmer than MAC Dollymix. I'm not a big fan of glitter or shimmer in blushes. So I rarely use the Dollymix but Desire is a great shade. It looks extreme in the pan but once you sweep and apply you see it's not at all scary. I usually build the colour up to whatever desired look I'm going for. I do think one or two sweeps gives a fresher more youthful flush. I prefer to use this when I'm going light on my eyes and lips. I doubt I'll repurchase because I have had it for a year and still haven't hit pan. And I use it once every two months. SO I won't be running out anytime soon. Another downside is that it's expensive. I like to use my expensive products, to get my money's worth. If anyone knows a good dupe let me know!
This is one of my 1st blushes. Like most of my stash, I bought this due to a review on youtube. Im a NW 50 and this blush gives the most amazing natural flush. I think this is a color that can suit all skintones. I was also scared of pink/purples blushes because of my skintone, but ladies dont be intimidated, we can wear colors like these too and not end up looking like a clown. Of course, like all NARS blushes its super pigmented, all I need to do is tap my brush into the pan once and literally thats all I need.
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When I first saw it in the pan I thought it was very bright and would look awful. However, it makes my skin look flushed and gives a "cool" as opposed to "warm" look if that makes any sense. So I'd prefer this blush in colder months and I use Amour in the warmer months. I have warm undertones so I usually steer clear of pinks, but this happens to work well with me. Perhaps it's because I'm so pale. I really don't have a lot of makeup and the products I do have are typically cheap, but I really love NARS blushes and foundation (Sheer glow in Siberia). This was $27. $29.50 with tax at a Sephora.
Looks natural, translucent and is matte. Of course that's only a pro if you don't like shimmer/glitter/sparkle in your blush
A little goes a very long way. I know that's been said in many reviews, but it's true!
Packaging isn't great. It picks up makeup and smudges.
Pricey ($27 where I purchased)
Perhaps not for everyone. As I said, it's a "cool" color so I am assuming people with warm undertones might not think it looks right.
WOW! this is a very bright, gorgeous pink. It gives the cheeks an amazing glowy flush. So perfect for spring coming up!
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In my quest to find the perfect NARS blush (ie my beloved Outlaw), I found this. The color is extremely intimidating in the pan and the store didnt have a tester so I took my chances when i bought it. I'm so happy that I did. I just dip my MAC 187 brush into this twice and I've got the best, most natural looking flush ever. I'm normally NC 25 and tan to about an NC30-35 and it looks great either way. It gives me that "I just worked out" glow without the unnecessary glitter. Highly recommend! Just please keep in mind that your blush brush has just as much to do with it as the blush itself! (I tried this with a regular blush brush and I looked like bozo. MAC 187 is perfect!)
I thought Mata Hari was out of this earth pink, but this one is even more crazier and I love!
Not only is this a cotton candy pink, it is extremly pigmented, so if your not careful and use a light hand, you are guaranteed to get aunt Sally's cheeks.
I'm NC30 in terms of foundation, and I dont believe this blush is for every skin tone, I think this blush is better for lighter skin people. Although stating that it's not suitable for every skin tone, I find it workable, and everyone needs a cotton candy pink blush ;)
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I'm neutral on this. I wanted a pink blush and after reading so many great reviews on this, I decided to give it a try. Well I was definitely disappointed. Yes it does look intense in the pan, and yes it goes on light when applied lightly and yes it blends well, but my problem was that no matter how sheer and light I applied it, it made me glow almost a neon pink...like a highlighter. I don't know if I'm making sense but even though I apply very lightly, it still gives me this highlighter glow that made me look either too clownish or too superficial. I will stick to Nars Orgasm.
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When fishing heavy grass in midsummer, it's a good idea to keep both a frog and punching rig handy on your deck. If you have a bass blow up on a frog in a mat of milfoil or other grass, but it fails to connect, a lot of times a punching rig will catch it. My favorite punching rig is a 1- or 1½-ounce Reins tungsten weight with a 4/0 Cobra straight-shank flipping hook and either a Gambler Ugly Otter or a BB Cricket.
When bass hit at a frog and miss it, usually they'll leave a hole in the mat about the size of a coffee can. As fast as I can, I'll throw the frog back to the same vicinity and work it back. If the bass doesn't respond, I'll cast the punching rig a few feet beyond and to one side or the other of the hole where the bass blew up and then work it back. There's just something about it bumping around down there that makes an aggressive bass come after it. I've also seen the times where bass will go after a frog in practice on a lake like Champlain, but then they'll switch over almost completely to a punching rig in the tournament.
Whatever the case, a frog and a punching rig are a good combination to use when bass are in the grass.
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So, how do we get teenagers to really love books? Well, the first step is getting them into the library, which in itself can be somewhat difficult. Our library offers monthly teen programs that appeal to teens in middle and high school (Click here to see Teen Events!).
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Ok, I have an outdoor project that I want to do using scalloped edging stones. I want to apply stained glass as flowers. I see where for outdoor things thinset is what you use. My question is, if I use thinset for the adhesive & I make it fairly thick then do I use it as the grout as well, only thiner? Thanks so much for any help.
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That's what I do, FL, to ensure a good adhesion all around. I have also used half grout and half thinset to grout. I don't make the mixture any thinner, however. In fact, I use a little dryer mix for grout. Be careful, though, cuz thinset/grout mix drys faster than grout, and if I'm grouting a large area, sometimes it drys b/f I can clean it off. I then have to use a wire brush and water to clean it off. |
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The speed and scale of the backlash against the ASA boycott have been formidable.
But the backlash has a curious feature: it is a very elite backlash, as this article in the Chronicle of Higher Education makes clear. It is spearheaded almost entirely by university presidents (not exactly my go-to sources of moral instruction on academic freedom), government officials, and institutional actors like the American Council on Education and the Association of American Universities.
If you want to understand the sources of that elite backlash, particularly among university presidents, Bard College President Leon Botstein—by no means a progressive on this issue—breaks it down in that Chronicle piece.
Leon Botstein, president of Bard College and a boycott opponent, said calls from alumni to take a stand against the boycott had also played a role. "As an active member of the Jewish community, I recognize that the American Jewish community is disproportionately generous to American higher education," he said. "For the president of an institution to express his or her solidarity with Israel is welcomed by a very important part of their support base."
Or as George W. Bush put it: "Some people call you the elite, I call you my base."
Critics of the boycott ought to be a little concerned about the elite provenance of this campaign against the ASA. As Peter Beinart—no friend of the boycott—makes clear in this article in Haaretz, the cause of Israel has increasingly become an institutional cause of politicians and big organizations, while the case against Israel has shifted to the grassroots. In the long run, that does not bode well.
{US Secretary of State John] Kerry himself has said that if "we do not succeed now, we may not get another chance." He's right. If he fails, the United States won't take another shot until it inaugurates a new president in 2017, and maybe not then. In the meantime, the Israeli-Palestinian struggle will move outside Washington as Palestinians take their case to international organizations, college campuses, religious and labor groups and European consumers. And for the organized American Jewish community, that's a disaster because universities, international organizations and liberal religious groups are exactly the places the American Jewish establishment is weak.
It's sadly ironic. The organized American Jewish community has spent decades building influence in Washington. But it's succeeded too well. By making it too politically painful for Obama to push Netanyahu toward a two-state deal, the American Jewish establishment (along with its Christian right allies) is making Washington irrelevant. For two decades, the core premise of the American-dominated peace process has been that since only America enjoys leverage over Israel, the rest of the world should leave the Israel-Palestinian conflict in America's hands.
But across the world, fewer and fewer people believe Washington will effectively use its leverage, and if the Kerry mission fails, Washington will no longer even try. The Palestinians are ready with a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign that shifts the struggle to arenas where the American Jewish establishment lacks influence. In the Russell Senate Office Building, Howard Kohr and Malcolm Hoenlein's opinions carry weight. In German supermarkets and the Modern Language Association, not so much.
In Congress…that hard-line agenda remains popular. But in the country at large, it risks alienating the Americans who will dominate politics in the decades to come.
It's no secret that young Americans are less unwaveringly "pro-Israel" than their elders. According to a 2013 Pew Research Center poll, while a majority of Americans over 65 say they sympathize primarily with Israel, among Americans under 30 it drops to just over one-in-three, with a plurality of respondents saying they sympathize with both sides.
These are long-term trends. The American Jewish establishment won't become irrelevant anytime soon. But 2014 may be the year when the downward trajectory of its power becomes clear. Wiser American Jewish leaders, aware of the BDS movement's efforts to move the Israeli-Palestinian conflict outside of Washington, might have pushed Netanyahu to embrace the core tenets of a two-state agreement, and thus given skeptics more reason to believe Washington can still deliver….
…For the leaders of Jewish America, 2014 may be the year it becomes too late.
It's a favored trope, in discussions about the Israel/Palestine peace process, to warn that time is running out. This time it may be true, though not in the way those who like to make these warnings think.