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Personally, I'd try and promote students to take an active interest in subjects and read around them (I know this is encouraged in college, but it should be a priority in lower years as well), and revamp the methods of assessment.
Knowing about things happening in the real world and being passionate about a subject rather than just memorising content and practising past papers will have a positive effect on everybody..
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Make lessons more rounded, learning more about the whole subject as opposed to just what you need to pass the exam. I mean, obviously you can't digress too much, I'm just sick of people asking interesting questions in lessons, to then be told by teachers that it's not on the syllabus, we don't need it in exams, so we're not going to go into that.
(Sorry, no idea how to answer 'how'. Neither does the govt apparently...)
The problem now in secondary education is that exam grades are all squashed concertina-style at the top. i.e. there is a big crush at the top between the A*, A, B, C grades in very tiny margins (otherwise the A* wouldn't have to exist). Meanwhile, the grades below C have been completely de-valued. This is common to GCSE and A levels. If most universities are asking for A or B in most subjects - there's no point in having grades below C.
This is obviously due to the moronic grade inflation that started in the 1990s and was given fuel injection by New Labour.
The grades for GCSE and A-level need to be reset, and the stigma needs to be taken out of low grades, or indeed, failure.
It should be the case that GCSEs should be much, much tougher - and that if the average student is going to fail some of them outright - so be it. If you come out of GCSE French barely able to read the menu at Cafe Rouge - then frankly you deserve to fail, not to get a C.
Same with A-levels. At the moment, universities are giving stupid offers of A*A*A - which is meaningless. Only absolutely exceptional students should be getting straight As. The average A-level student should be scoring in the ABC or BBB range, and offers at mid-level universities should reflect that. There should be nothing wrong with studying and working hard and getting BBC and going to (for example) Exeter to read History.
I'll be honest, I think the A-levels should really convert to a GPA-type grading system.
In Tertiary education, I think there are too many subjects that should not be taught at university at all - not to say they're Mickey Mouse, but that University is the wrong place for them. I would revert to a Polytechnic-type system where large numbers of qualifications are devolved to colleges, whose awards are validated by universities. These awards could be in the form of Diplomas or such like, could be shorter, cheaper and more easily combined with practical work. Accountancy springs to mind, as do most practise-based technical courses. I would try to remove as many people from University as possible so as to allow for the lowest possible university fees.
I would also quantify the cost of secondary education on a continuous basis - eg £4000 per year or whatever, and allow parents that choose to send their children to public school to have 50% of that sum as a subsidy on fees, paid directly to the school.
***EDIT*** Almost forgot - make Classics compulsory on the National Curriculum. Everyone must take one of either Latin, Greek, Classics or Ancient History.
Get rid of R.S (religious studies) and replace it with 'Philosophical studies'.
I think calling it Religious studies at the moment is partly why this subject puts off so many students right from year 7 upwards, most kids aren't actually religious so I think the whole name of this subject is discouraging. Also, instead of learning about the technical workings of each religion (which quite frankly is boring as hell - no pun), there should be greater emphasis on the ethics/moral and reasoning side to each religion and their stances on various issues, from my experience, these are exact sort of things that get people interested and enthuisatic about learning and debating - because they're controversial!
So by doing this, the new title of 'Philosophical studies' is much more appropriate. Just like R.S currently is taught, this should be rolled out to kids from year 7 onwards up to the end of GCSE. There is also the additional benefit that political philosophy can be brought in as well. Improving people's understanding of politics is vital, and coincidently this is something thats a major issue right now with low voter turnouts and the general apathy towards politics.
I think people should come out of school knowing more about adult life as in like the organization of the government, how to write a CV and covering letters, what different types of loans are for and a basic understanding of the terminology. I wasn't taught any of that stuff at school and not everybody has parents that will take the time to explain it to them and show them how to do things.
I also think they should be made to read more books to expand their vocabularies because there are people my age (19) who don't know what quite basic words mean. I think they should have gotten the hang of working out what a word means through the context in which it is used in a book and learning it themselves rather than constantly asking people 'what does that word mean?'
Oh and also... I think maths and science GCSE's should be harder to lessen the jump between them and A-levels.
BTECs should have more praise and recognition than they do because they aren't as easy as people think and they inspire more independant thinking because you actually have to come up with your own scientific projects and things rather than just learning whats in the textbook and writing it in an exam.
Stop primary teachers saying to kids around about Yr 3-4 "right everyone, we're doing Algebra today so listen very carefully, it's really hard"
Of course it's hard, you've just told them it's hard you numpty!! If you'd told them it was fun, there's an outside chance they might have believed that instead.
Rewrite the entire maths curriculum so that there are two GCSEs, theoretical maths and maths for living, just like we have double award science and double English. Single English, Maths and Science for people who only need single and double for those planning to take the subjects further. Proper monetary budgeting etc should be on the maths for living so that people come out of school really understanding how APRs and PayDay loans work, how the banking system works, plus the maths that we really need for everyday life and some basic stats. Theoretical maths would then contain trig, algebraic fractions, vectors, a bit of mechanics, more stats, intro to calculus and matrices. That would cover a useful base for Maths A level instead of C1 having to do it instead. The current Additional Maths GCSE could then be incorporated partly into the theoretical maths GCSE and partly into C1/M1/S1.
Not that I've spent any time thinking about this at all you understand
BTW I tutor Maths to GCSE and A level with the odd help out for kids I know studying 1st year Uni and used to teach Mechanics (MST207/9) for the Open University, hence me truly having spent hours swearing at the current system whilst trying to get kids re-enthused about my favourite subject in the world.
scrap the tosh they teach like PSHE and Citizenship... useless and a waste of the students time/tax payers money. although i would settle for redoing the syllabus drastically for the latter i sense it could be quite an interesting subject if they stopped teaching worthless drivel in it...
Don't teach kids how to pass exams - teach them knowledge of the subject. And if you're going to teach a subject, teach all of it or none - for example, if I went soley on my Year 8 History teacher's lessons, Germany was the only bad guy in WWII and Britain and America were the only ones who fought.
Also, I wish we taught Domestic Science nowadays - to BOTH sexes. I know people my age who don't know how to use a washing machine, or to cook basic stuff, like boiled poatoes.
The teachers are even more vacant than the portable toilets in Piccadilly.
cancel all islamic schools.
Stop making kids who don't want to sit exams/take a academic route do it. Set classes, why should I have to spend 3/4 of my education explaining stuff to the E grade student sat next to me? Should I not be stretched in my work at GCSE because the teachers time is taken up explaining stuff that should have been taught BEFORE secondary school. Or hold kids back a year or tell them to take a vocational route, I can not really see the harm.
Also having enough chairs for all the kids to sit on might be a start...
I think current system is close to being perfect. It leaves a lot of choice to every individual from young age (14), therefore if you fail at life you can't blame educational system.
People teaching the subjects should be the cream of the crop, instead of English teachers who are failed authors, physics teachers who didn't make it as pilots, etc. I had both of these and a couple of others in various subjects, who clearly didn't want to be there, or just weren't even that good at the subject they were teaching.....my english teacher in school couldn't even spell :/
The poster above just reminded me, I should add that compared to many other countries we do have a very good educational system and it is possible and completely doable to be successful and intelligent if you try, unlike some countries where the odds are truly against you.
Academic selection throughout the UK and not just Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland consistently get the best GCSE and A Level results out of the UK so why doesn't everywhere else take notice?
I'd make it mandatory for everyone to do a gcse in a language. I wish I'd been forced to do one - they're invaluable and not enough people in the UK can speak a second language.
I'd have more vocational routes available so we aren't inundated with graduates who could have took a more practical route which is relevant to their career choice.
Put a greater emphasis on learning languages... a variety this time. Not just French
I will say it... TEACHERS! Far too many teachers in my experience are lacking knowledge, motivation, and enthusiasm for their subject.
Also I would give subjects didn't qualification levels depending on how hard they are. Maths A-Level for example should be worth more UCAS points than a Sociology A-Level. (That's just my subjective opinion and yes, I take both subjects.)
How about another Maths-based subject? I know that sounds like most people's idea of hell, but I'd have liked to have been taught more statistical-based skills that most people - outside of the jobs that need them - use in everyday life. They made my set in Maths do Functional Skills, but I have no idea what universities or employers make of that.
Also, we should be taught Politics at school. I was shocked when, during the General Election in 2010, my friend had no idea that there was a General Election going on, or what any of the main parties are. (We had to do a Mock General Election and she chose UKIP because it had the longest name ) Surely a knowledge, however basic, of our government would be more useful than, say, discovering what Muslims think of IVF?
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I think people should come out of school knowing more about adult life as in like the organization of the government, how to write a CV and covering letters, what different types of loans are for and a basic understanding of the terminology. I wasn't taught any of that stuff at school and not everybody has parents that will take the time to explain it to them and show them how to do things.
Where do you think all the idiot trends in CVs came from? Like personal mission statements or colours and highlighting all over the place? From school careers departments, of course.
The only way to improve things like that would be to involve industry across the board - for example to have CV writing taught by HR departments from local and national business. The problem with that is that the socialists and especially the unions will have the mother of all hissy fits, and call it privatisation.
Put in place some kind of voucher system, so that parents have full choice over where to send their children. Any school that wanted to charge more than the voucher rate would have to sign up to some kind of scholarship programme. The government would just enforce some minimum standards in terms of subjects that must be covered.
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Social inequality in educational opportunities is an important question in the debate of permeability and opening of the German educational system. Therefore, most sociological studies have focused on the social selectivity that impacts standardized transitions at the nodes of educational paths, e.g. transitions into secondary education after completing primary education or transitions into higher education after graduating secondary education. Less attention has been given to non-standardized transitions that are also related to continuation decisions but occur not after completed educational tracks and/ or do not correspond to typical shapes of educational trajectories. The thesis develops a framework of non-standardized educational transitions and analyzes social inequality in the early leaving of Gymnasium, the returning into Gymnasium and the access of "second-chance" education.
In the first chapter, i give an overview of 16 German educational systems and their institutional setups concerning permeability in educational tracks. By using theories of social closure, I discuss how permeability in German educational systems develops. In a further step, I build theoretical ideal-types of opening in the educational systems. In a historical perspective, I analyze how the federal states and their educational systems empirically fit into the ideal-types and how ideal-types of opening correlate with different factors, e.g. ruling political parties or student mobility.
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Determining the gender of reef fish is often easier said than done. Fortunately, some species do exhibit sexual dimorphism. Some of the best known examples are the sharks and rays (subclass Elasmobranchii). In all known elasmobranchs, the male has an extension off each pelvic fin, which are known as claspers, used to inseminate females. The claspers are visible even in neonate sharks and rays.
Other reef fishes that show sexual dimorphism in finnage include the following animals:
Some goby species have urogenital papilla (a small projection that occurs immediately behind the anus and right before the anal fin and is used to deposit gametes) that differ between the sexes. Males tend to have long, tapered papillae, while the females' papillae are short and thick (the differences may not be as apparent if you do not see an example of each side by side). Male seahorses are unique, in that they have a brood pouch where the female's eggs remain until hatching. Jawfish also exhibit interesting sexual dimorphism related to their unusual reproductive mode. Male jawfishes incubate the fertilized eggs in their mouth until they hatch. As a result, the males of some species have larger mouths than females.
The most common sexual dimorphism observed in reef fishes is related to size. In most species, mature females tend to have a broader girth, especially during the reproductive season. Just prior to spawning, the eggs become hydrated, which causes the abdomen to swell. For example, female frogfishes swell like a balloon the day before spawning occurs as a result of egg hydration. Some species exhibit more permanent dimorphism when it comes to overall size.
In fish that change from males to females (protandric hermaphrodites), such as the anemonefishes, females are usually larger than males. In some cases, the size difference can be highly exaggerated. Such is the case with the spinecheek or maroon anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus). In this species, the female may be three times larger than the male. Some fish (protogynous hermaphrodites) start life as females, with some individuals turning into males; in these fish, it is typically the terminal phase male that is larger than female (and initial phase male) conspecifics (see the information on diandry for more information; all of this will be discussed in detail later).
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Some species exhibit sexual dichromatism (that is, color differences between the sexes) — though it is not as common as potential marine fish breeders would wish. Sexual dichromatism can be permanent or temporary. In those that display temporary color differences between the sexes, the chromatic attire typically changes during courtship and spawning. Examples of temporary dichromatism are seen in the sergeant major damsel (Abudefduf saxatilis), which takes on a dark blue color during the reproductive period, and the pygmy angelfishes (Centropyge spp.), in which the females of some species have color that blanches during courtship. Of course, these temporary color differences are often not that helpful to the aquarist until the fish are engaging in courtship.
Permanent color differences are much more helpful. In some cases, these chromatic disparities between the sexes are quite subtle. For example, in the king angelfish (Holacanthus passer), the male has white pelvic fins while those of the female are yellow. In the flame angelfish (Centropyge loriculus), the male has more blue on the posterior margin of the dorsal fin than the female. In other species, the differences are extreme — so much so that many of these chromatic forms were recognized as two (or more) distinct species based on the male and female color patterns. Species that display these more radical differences include some anthias (Pseudanthias spp.), swallowtail angelfishes (Genicanthus spp.), parrotfishes, wrasses, trunkfishes and some triggerfishes. As is the case with most terrestrial animals, the male typically displays the most garish and gaudy chromatic attire. Males have to attract females into their territories, and the females usually select their mate based, in part, on his flashiness. Although no one can say for sure why, it may be that it is because in a species that pair for life or for a long time, they do not need to have to rapidly access the sex of another fish during a brief reproductive period and, therefore, dichromatism is not as important.
Hermaphrodites either possess both male and female sex organs, or have the ability to change sex. The former are known as simultaneous hermaphrodites, while the latter are classified as sequential hermaphrodites. Mature simultaneous hermaphrodites possess the functional reproductive organs of both sexes and can reproduce as a male or a female during a single spawning bout. One benefit to this is that an individual can mate with any other conspecific it happens to encounter. These fish have not been reported to fertilize their own eggs in the wild. In fact, to prevent self-fertilization from accidentally occurring, the eggs and sperm are delivered through different ducts in front of the anus.
Diandry is the rarer form of protogyny, but it's the most common in wrasses and parrotfishes. In diandric species, the individual that starts life as a male is known as an initial or primary phase male, while the individuals that change sex are known as terminal or secondary phase males. The latter usually differ radically in coloration and size from the initial phase individuals, which are typically similar in appearance to the females. Terminal phase males are often referred to as "super males" because they tend to be larger and more colorful than initial phase males.
Protandric hermaphrodites transform from males to females. This type of hermaphroditism is relatively rare in coral reef fish. The most popular examples are the anemonefishes (Amphiprion spp. and Premnas biaculeatus). These fish live in groups in which the most dominant, and in some species the largest, individual is a female. The individual just beneath her in the pecking order is a male, and all the rest of the group members are asexual (that is, they are neither sex). If the female should die, the male will change into a female, and the most dominant asexual individual will take his place, transforming into a functional male. The ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita) is also a protandric hermaphrodite. In this species, juveniles are black, males are blue, and females are yellow. There are also some dottybacks that are protandric (e.g., Cypho spp.).
If you would like to know more about reef fish sexuality, I suggest you read Matthew Wittenrich's book The Complete Illustrated Breeder's Guide to Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH Publications/Microcosm Ltd., 2007), which will aid you in not only sexing some species, but it also includes tips on how to induce spawning as well as raising the spawn. Until next time, happy fishkeeping!
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The extreme ecological diversity found at the Glacial Hills Pathway and Natural Area speaks to its statewide significance. The property contains 12 distinct habitat types, including two hardwood forest types, three wetland habitats, and the shrub thicket and wet mesic forest types that support more than 20 species of trees, over 100 species of flowers, and over 100 species of birds, including great-horned owls, eagles and the threatened red-shoulder hawk.
The protection of natural land parcels, like these, within Forest Home Township and Antrim County is critical to safeguarding the quality of Torch Lake, Clam Lake, Lake Bellaire, and Intermediate Lake–forever. Additionally, preservation of this property permanently protects the headwaters of Grass Creek. Not only does this effort ensure the continuance of high water quality in the Chain of Lakes, but it preserves a critical wildlife corridor containing both east-west and north-south links.
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy assisted Antrim County and Forest Home Township in acquiring 345 acres of property which consolidated fragmented holdings into a contiguous 763-acre publicly-owned block. Although the parcels are owned by separate units of government, the Natural Area shares a combined trail system of over 30 miles which are well-suited for hiking, biking, cross country skiing, hunting and wildlife viewing. Located only 1/2 mile northwest of the Village of Bellaire, the successful protection of this land coupled with the trail system allows for the numerous, widely-recognized economic benefits of trails and greenway corridors to impact the entire Bellaire community.
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In spring 2005 I visited Iceland for the first time. I won an auction for two tickets and two nights at the IcelandAir flagship hotel for $1000 from the Cal Alumni Assoc. Being naturally crazy, I dragged a friend to Iceland for a week at the end of April.
Then, in August 2007, I returned back to Iceland, this time to study Icelandic in the small city of Isafjordur. Icelandic? Yes, traveled to the tiny town to learn a bit more about the Nordic peoples.
Iceland is an adorable Nordic nation where the Norse gods and their Eddas originated. I love reading about the history of the country because the Norse language formed here as well as the pagan Norse religion. A must read for those interested in Icelandic history are the Poetic and Prose Eddas.
This post is for traveling in Iceland. I drove around the Ring Road, Route 1, and had the opportunity to see most of the major landmarks in the country. This article is a work in progress and I will keep adding more information to it. If you have photos or favorites places to share, please write a comment below.
Iceland is my favorite country and everyone has to visit the country. Join the Facebook group called Iceland and give the little place up north some love.
The capital of Iceland, population 119,000. The photo below is the view from the largest church, Hallgrímskirkja.
Sólfar – The Sun Voyager
Located on the river front near downtown Reykjavik.
Home of the world's first parliament founded in 930AD.
Gullfoss and Geysir
Foss means waterfall in Icelandic. Gullfoss and Geysir are near Þingvellir (about 30-45 minutes away) and are beautiful places. While not the largest waterfall, Gullfoss is spectacular. Geysir is the name for several geysers located together. One of them erupts every 10 minutes or so.
This little city of 4000 is the capital of the West Fjords. Isafjordur is a cute, little city and taking photos in Isafjordur was amazing.
Located about 10km away from Ísafjörður. There is a great Viking tour (it was organized through our class) in Bolungarvik. Best way is by car or bike, buses seldom pass by.
Another small city in the West Fjords, about 20km away.
Vigur Island
An island less than an hour's boat ride away from Isafjordur. A beautiful island with many species of birds, including the eider ducks who produce gorgeous down feathers.
Largest northern city of Iceland at 17,000.
Europe's largest waterfall located east of Mývatn. The waterfall is normally closed in the winter season.
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One of my favorites places in Iceland, this glacier lake is a must see after visiting Skaftafell National Park.
A more panoramic photo of the glacier lake
From LittleFrank
A small city outside of Reykjavik. There's a wonderful fish restaurant on the water called Fjöruborðið (translation from Icelandic: At the Seashore). The restaurant is 20-30min away from Selfoss and is closed on Monday and Tuesday.
A set of crosses from people who died from car accidents.
Bláa Lónið – Blue Lagoon
One of the world's most famous spa and lagoon. The Blue Lagoon is close to the Reykjavik Airport so many people stop there at the beginning or the end of their trip. There are also buses that pass through the Lagoon and into Reykjavik or the Keflavik Airport.
The Reykjavik International Airport is located in this tiny city.
Beautiful pictures, and a lovely country. The people seem to be great, too. I studied with an Icelander once, and he was one of the coolest guys I've ever met.
Excellent photos. The country is a true sight to behold.
Trying to plan trip to Iceland…. Been wanting to go for a long time, it's just so expensive. These pictures help prove that it is probably worth every penny.
Elizabeth – It is super expensive. But I've been thinking that if you get a big enough car, you can tent and sleep in it. That would save at least $100 a night.
Plus, I buy a cooler and carry cheese, bread, deli slices, skyr, juice with me so that at least 2 meals can be cheap. Then let dinner kill you, lol.
Start planning your trip to Iceland. ;) Maybe we can all go together.
Iceland is much cheaper now when the Icelandic Krona is so cheap. The country is still beautiful and the people are nice!
Loving this!
Would you maybe like to share some of your photos on our I <3 Iceland fan page? http://www.ILoveIceland.is – would love to see them there :D
All the best
Runar – Very true. I was last there in 2007. Hoping to go soon again.
I Love Iceand – Of course, I will post them there. Send me an email if you need anything else.
Amazing photos Sapphire. Thanks for sharing them. I hope to go Iceland one day. After the volcano though.
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I agree with all that has been said. I did the M1, the Iceland Circle two years ago it was fantastic. Took an 8 day package including a car all worked well. Hotels and guesthouses were good with wirless internet available ever in remote locations! English spoken everywhere.
The road is narrow but no problem for a standard car. The gravel part is short and fine, 95% tarmac. Once away from Reykjavik the roads are quiet and outside settlements you will only see one or two cars per hour!
I went end of May out of season, could have had snow but it was sunny and 60F, lucky. At some of the main sights / waterfalls there was no one else there.
I though Reykjavik was a dissapointment unless you want some nightlife, as was the long drive from the airport. You could easily give it a miss if you want to see the grandure of Iceland. If you just have a weekend away in R you may be very dissapointed.
I am intending to do the Cirlce in the opposite direction next year independently with a 4×4 from the airport, and find hotels as I go. Outside July/ August hotels are quiet and there is at least one in most settlements. You will also avoid the small flies which can be a plague in places in mid summer.
The main downside to all this is that Iceland is still expensive particularly car hire but it is one of the few unspoilt places in Europe that are car accessible. (I have done something similar in Alaska and it rivals that althouugh that's another storey!)
I hope the above is useful to anyone planning a trip.
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Thanks for this. driving the Ring Road is under consideration for this year's trip. Seems like you had a lot of overcast & rainy days. Are these all from August?
Hey Erik! I did the Ring Road in late April and in late August. Late April had sunnier days and there was still evidence of winter, which made the country even more beautiful.
But I really wish I rented a 4wd car.
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Planning the ring road trip at the end of May into 1st week of June, two middle aged ladies. Have a standard shift two wheel drive car rented and looking forward to it. How are the hotels and guest houses along the way?


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As a 49ers fan, I've been following Michael Crabtree's holdout. Clearly, Crabtree has no leverage, since the knocks on him were that he is a diva and that we don't know how the injury will affect his play, and a year holdout during which he can't work out for other teams aren't going reassure anyone--and next year's draft is supposed to be stronger at the top anyway. No way he would go in the top 10 next year. Heck, I'm not entirely sure he would stay in the first round. While the 49ers were happy to pick him at 10, he was passed over by nine teams. And as much as it would look terrible if they failed to sign their first pick, if the 49ers set the precedent that they would give in to this kind of pressure, every agent would demand top three money for their client.
What really strikes me, though, is how bizarre it is that we should even be talking about this kind of money for rookie WRs. It was a weak year for free agent receivers, but no one got that much guaranteed money. Even Houshmanzadeh only got $15M. Crabtree may have much more potential, but highly touted receivers bust fairly often because there is a huge adjustment to the NFL. Ask the Detroit Lions. So how can he turn down $16M in guaranteed money? And why would the Raiders pay Darrius Heyward-Bey $23.5M guaranteed? At least we know Houshmanzadeh can play in the NFL. Would anyone pay Crabtree or Heyward-Bey that much money if they came into the league as free agents instead of through a draft? Probably Al Davis, I suppose, but he can only overpay a couple of rookies every year.
I started wondering whether anyone would pay top ten picks that much money if they were competition for them on the open market. Does anyone seriously think any unproven rookie is worth that much money? Sure, in retrospect Patrick Willis was worth every penny, but we couldn't know that for sure when he was signed. And even the people who thought Alex Smith deserved to be the number one pick didn't think he was worth this rookie contract. Why do teams pay top draft picks so much more than they would fetch on the open market? Is it just because they excite the fan base so much? Does the NFL draft system actually give top rookies more leverage, because they know they can sabotage a team's entire first round by refusing to report?
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It is truly bizarre when you have untested rookies making more money--and more guaranteed money--than legitimate superstars of the game. But it really only seems to apply to the first half or so of the first round. It is a huge problem, and frankly, it will have to be addressed in the next version of the CBA. The good news is that the players union might go along with it, if presented with this logic: Next year's rookies are not yet a part of the league, so all players voting on it could be considered vets. It is in the self-interest of the vets to maximize their own piece of the salary cap pie, which while huge is still finite. This of course assumes a CBA with a salary cap will be in place.
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The Corn Refiners Association says that the subsidies do not affect the refiners, just the corn farmers. Is this accurate?
Ellis: No. Of course, you know that that abundance of cheap corn benefits the HFCS industry. The reason that industry is so successful is theyre able to sweeten things much less expensively than sugar. The reason theyre able to do that largely is because the raw material in HFCS is incredibly cheap. Our one acre of corn could have sweetened 57,000 cans of soda. We grew 10,000 pounds of corn and it took us about two hours of labor and a couple hundred dollars of input and thats just incredible. Thats unbelievably cheap, and the reason its so cheap is that the subsidies system keeps everybody there growing corn.
Is cheap, healthy, HFCS-free food likely to make its way to the drive-thru anytime soon?
Cheney: I think the rising fuels costs might start to redefine the way we think about the cost of food in this country. Its probably already happening. I hope that that begets a renewed interest in local foods.
Ellis: I really agree. I really think the huge consumer demand that is obviously out there and growing for foods that are locally produced or sustainably produced or come from a family farm or that are raised in a humane way is a real force to be reckoned with.
These kinds of products are probably going to be more expensive.
Cheney: Im hopeful that the simultaneous processes of consumers reaching out more to producers asking them to grow the foods they want to eat and also hopefully in the future more government support for local food systems will create the supply of these foods to catch up with demand of these foods and with that the price will go down. I cant overstate how important it is in the drive to produce more sustainably grown, local foods, that we not create two food systemsone for everybody who can afford fancy food at the farmers market and one for everybody else.
Ellis: Its really important to look at the situation not from a position of blame but for opportunities. To me the opportunities are huge and the blame is across the board. We really dont blame the fast-food industry or the farmers or the corn syrup lobby for what has happened. In some sense we got to where we are out of very reasonable logic. The question is how can we incentivize the right kind of food. How can we open up entrepreneurial opportunities to make good food served to a broad spectrum of the population good business as well as ethically good business?


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woohooo im about a 30 minute walk from whiterose leeds. Of course by then ill have an actuall wii.
From 10th November 2006 to the 13th January 2007 Nintendo will be running a two month sampling campaign of the Nintendo Wii.
The tour will take place across 60 different locations in the UK and Ireland and will give the public the chance to play and learn about the console.
Nintendo's want to get the Wiimote into the hands of 1 million people prior to the December launch.Nintendos aim with Wii as with its handheld DS console, is to expand the gaming population and appeal to people who have never thought about picking up a games consol at all. As a result the focus for the sampling is on key mainstream and family events and destinations from shopping malls including Bluewater Shopping Centre, Birmingham Bullring and Sheffields Meadow Hall to events including The Good Food Show, Ideal Home Exhibition and Glasgows Irn Bru Carnival.
The two month tour will merge into a six month campaign aimed at gaming for everyone and will take in the following locations:Taking its cue from the above-the-line strategy, Wii sampling will take place in two very distinct ways. The first is in a series of modular room sets that have been created to look like the living rooms, bedrooms and homes of people from across the UK complete with TVs, sofas, bed and all assorted paraphernalia. People can simply walk into the room (which only has two walls for access and visibility) sit down and play away. The second sampling mechanic is a series of portable busking units that enables much more reactive and tactical sampling. These units can simply be unloaded quickly and easily wheeled to their destination, used for a short time and then move on.
Source: Press ReleaseCentre MK, Milton Keynes (A) 18th-24th December
Irn Bru Carnival, Glasgow SECC 23rd December - 14th January
The Liberty, Romford 2nd-7th January
White Rose, Leeds 2nd-7th January
Castlecourt, Belfast 2nd-7th January
Brent Cross Shopping Centre, London 9th-14th January
The Gyle, Edinburgh 9th-14th January
West Quay Centre, Southampton 9th-14th January
Bristol University 17th January
St David's Centre, Cardiff 18th-21st January
Nottingham Trent University 24th January
The Shires, Leicester 25th-27th January
Sheffield Hallam University 31st January
Glasgow University 31st January
Trinity College Dublin 31st January
Luton Airport (B) 5th - 11th Feb
Gatwick South (B) 5th-18th Feb
Xscape, Braehead 17th-18th Feb
The Victoria Centre, Nottingham 19th-25th Feb
Gatwick North (B) 19th-25th Feb
Stansted Airport (B) 19th Feb - 4th March
Xscape, Castleford Leeds 24th-25th Feb
Centre MK, Milton Keynes (B) 28th Feb - 3rd march
Braehead Shopping Centre, Glasgow 5th-11th March
Crufts 2007, Birmingham NEC 8th-11th March
Ideal Home Show, Earl's Court London 9th March - 1st April
Quad Show, Birmingham NEC 16th-18th March
Bluewater Shopping Centre, Kent (B) 16th-18th March
Vitality Show, London Olympia 29th March - 1st April
Memorabilia Show, Birmingham NEC 31st March - 1st April
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woohooo im about a 30 minute walk from whiterose leeds. Of course by then ill have an actuall wii.
Thats a good point; only two of the above take place before the wii launch. I must say im a bit surprised; why would they need to do this to attract customers, when they keep saying about how the demand is larger than supply for wii? It would have made more sence to do this mid-year or closer to next christmas when there are far more wii's and most gamers have them.
OMG OMG OMG (sorry for nooby writing) I'm going to Bluwater tomorrow!! I live like half hour away from it! I hope I get the chance to go any play it
man!! i knew it was gonna be in the nec... i might go...
Irn Bru carnie here i come!
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Darn Me For LIving In The US...
i live right next to blue water and its there near my birthday. But il already have a wii by launch day
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MARTINSBURG - Altoona swept Central, 25-6, 25-11, 25-12, behind 12 service points and 12 digs from Kody Clawson in high school boys volleyball Tuesday night.
Brett Koelle had eight kills for the Mountain Lions. Austin Berkhimer led Central with four service points, and Matt Price had four kills.
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Central's Samuel Bumbarger blocks a spike by Altoona's Adam Borst during their volleyball match on Tuesday night.
ALTOONA: Clawson 12, Huber 10, Wineland 8, D. Over 8, J. Over 6, Borst 6, Koelle 2
CENTRAL: Berkhimer 4, Madden 1
JV: Altoona, 25-15, 25-9.
Records: Altoona (7-0); Central (1-6)
Bearcats swept
DuBOIS - DuBois beat Huntingdon, 25-14, 25-22, 25-23.
The Bearcats were led by Michael Sulesky (12 service points, seven aces, three blocks), Nick McKim (four kills, five digs), Aaron Thompson (three kills), Matt Wilson (two blocks) and Matthew Sellers (11 assists).
HUNTINGDON: Sulesky 12, Kidd 8, Thompson 7, Sellers 7, Wilson 5, McKim 5
JV: DuBois, 25-7, 25-18.
Records: Huntingdon (1-4)
PC juniors beat B-A
BELLWOOD - Penn Cambria defeated Bellwood-Antis, 25-19, 25-12, in junior high girls volleyball action.
Lindsey Southworth had two service points, two digs and two kills for the Lady Blue Devils.
JV: Bellwood-Antis, 15-25, 25-22, 16-14.
Spring Cove falls
ROARING SPRING-Spring Cove fell to Mount Nittany, 25-12, 25-14.
JV: Spring Cove, 22-25, 25-15, 15-9.
Portage juniors lose
PORTAGE - Despite Thad Albright's three hits and Cody Wyland's home run, Portage fell to State College, 12-9, in junior high baseball Portage fell to 1-2.
Juniata's Elias honored by ECAC
HUNTINGDON - Juniata College sophomore Matt Elias was named Eastern College Athletic Conference South Player of the Week Tuesday after helping the third ranked Juniata College men's volleyball team to its second consecutive Continental Volleyball Conference championship.
The 6-1 setter led the Eagles to a 3-1 win over Dominican, 3-0 win against No. 4 Carthage, and a 3-0 sweep of No. 13 Stevenson in the tournament. Elias averaged 11.5 assists per set and was named tournament most valuable player for the second straight year.


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- Brown marmorated stink bug was recently found in San Luis Obispo County in an incoming shipment of household items from Pennsylvania.
- BMSB feeds on a variety of hosts that include fruit trees, broadleaved trees, vegetables, field crops, and ornamental plants.
- In California, Los Angeles County is the only place where populations of BMSB are known to exist.
- Bernon, G. K., M. Bernhard, E. R. Hoebeke, M. E. Carter and L. Beanland. 2004. Halyomorpha halys, (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), the brown marmorated stink bug; Are trees the primary host for this new invasive pest? GTR-NE-332. Proc. XV USDA Interagency Res. Forum on Gypsy Moth and Other Invasive Species 2004
- Jones, J. R. and P. L. Lambdin. 2009. New county and state Records for Tennessee of an exotic pest, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), with potential economic and ecological implications. Florida Entomologist 92: 177-178.
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Psychologists offer a variety of relevant services in the treatment of patients with chronic pain, especially in consideration of the prescription of opiate medication. Although medical intervention is primary, psychologists provide assessment and treatment that augments other pain management approaches. I will be highlighting the work that psychologists do in a comprehensive pain management program.
Psychologists conduct screening prior to prescribing opiates
Psychologists diagnosis and treat mental disorders which often accompany chronic pain (co-morbid) or are otherwise present (co-occur)
Psychologists provide pain management psychotherapy and related adjudicative services directly impacting the presence of perceived pain and reducing the need for opiates
Case example—Sally Jones
Gatchel, R.J., Bo Peng, Y., Peters, M.L., Fuchs, P.N., Turk, & D.C. (2007). The biopsychosocial approach to chronic pain: scientific advances and future directions. Psychological Bulletin, 133: 581-624.
Sipps, G.J. & Howard, L.C. (2009). The application of health and behavior codes in a pain management center. The Ohio Psychologist, 56: 20-22.
Psychologists who work in pain medicine programs are well trained to provide assistance to patients and physicians before opiates are prescribed, when the opiate regimen is maintained, and in cases when opiods are discontinued. We support HB 332 and suggest clarifying that psychologists trained in pain management are included in the definition of pain medicine specialists as described in the bill. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have.


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Thursday, April 7, 1966
Two Anderson County 4-H Teenage Club members were to leave with 225 other Kentucky students and leaders for a 4-H Citizenship Short Course at the National 4-H Center in Washington, D.C.
April 20
8:30 a.m. — Breakfast Club at the Anderson Senior Center
10 a.m. — Arnold Clark Band at the Anderson Senior Center
10:15 a.m. — Blood pressure with Amedysis at the Anderson Senior Center
Noon — Potluck lunch at the Anderson Senior Center
1 p.m. — Yoga at the Anderson Senior Center
2 p.m. — Cards and games at the Anderson Senior Center
Family Fest set at Sand Spring Baptist
Sand Spring Baptist Church will host Family Fest at 6 p.m. April 27.
This will be a time for food, fellowship and fun.
Men are encouraged to bring a pot of chili for the chili cook-off.
Women may enter cakes in the cake bake-off.
Children are asked to enter the best decorated cake or cupcake contest.
There will also be cornhole, board games, Legos and more.
Quartet to perform
The fifth annual Pierian Women's Art Show will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the lobby of the ACHS auditorium.
The public is invited to attend.
The show will be judged and prizes will be awarded to the students.
Donna and Terry Cunningham of Lawrenceburg will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary April 15.
Donna Thurman, daughter of Lee and Maxine Hawkins and the late Gilbert Thurman, married Terry Cunningham, son of Clarence and Dorothy Cunningham, at Antioch Christian Church on April 15, 1966. Brother Maynard officiated.
The couple has three children; Teri Jean and Doug Stockton; Jill and Mike Goodlett; and Davy and Amy Cunningham, all of Lawrenceburg.
Thursday, April 7, 1966
Pvt. Paul Johnson, 19, son of Jailer Lucien Johnson and Mrs. Johnson was wounded in action in Vietnam and was in a Tokyo hospital. There were no details in the letter to his family except that he had undergone surgery on his left arm and the injury occurred March 24.
Nancy Dean and Bobby Carmickle won excellent ratings in oratory and public speaking at the Speech Festival held in Richmond. They were students at Sand Spring School.
April 13
8:30 a.m. — Breakfast Club at the Anderson Senior Center
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Craft Attack and brunch at the Anderson County Extension Office
10:30 a.m. — Blood pressure checks with Phyllis Wells at the Anderson Senior Center
10:45 a.m. — What's Happening in Lawrenceburg with Pam Brough at the Anderson Senior Center
11:30 a.m. — Lunch at the Anderson Senior Center
1 p.m. — Gentle yoga at the Anderson Senior Center
Is the enemy capable of producing a fake, counterfeit religion? Absolutely. If the enemy, Satan, can get well-meaning people to believe that by doing a thing — sitting on a church pew for a couple of hours a week — is a proper response and all that is necessary to be in a right relationship with God, he has succeeded.
I have heard it said like this: "Sitting in a hen house don't make you a chicken."
Family Fest planned
Sand Spring Baptist Church will host a Spring Family Fest on April 27 at 6 p.m.
Men of all ages are asked to bring a pot of chili for the Men's Chili Cookoff.
Ladies are asked to bring a cake for the Ladies Cake Bake Off.
Children are asked to enter the Cake or Cupcake Bake off.
There will be cornhole, board games, Lego fun, and more.
Evergreen Baptist revival set
Evergreen Baptist Church will host its spring revival at 7 p.m. nightly April 13 to 15.
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Someone suggested a Nobel Prize for the Detroit native.
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Jack White was trending all over social media Tuesday afternoon just after dozens of news agencies reported that he was the donor that saved the Masonic Temple, paying $142,000 in back taxes to prevent foreclosure for the iconic Detroit concert venue.
The Temple plans to rename its Cathedral Theater, the "Jack White Theater."
White's mother worked as an usher at the temple, and White has performed there several times.
The Who and the Rolling Stones have played at the Masonic Temple, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, fills an entire block and has more than 1,000 rooms.
Fans and even some non-fans gushed over White's generosity over Twitter in some interesting ways.
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Just a proper newbie at doing this, and its my gf's daughters wii its a black one, ive used bannerbomb, and put HBC onto the wii. Used that custom IOS installer thing and it sorted its self out via the internet installation - i have installed a few wii ware games (6) and NONE of them will work they just say "This channel can not be loaded" or something similar.
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Havnt posted here in a while! Just thought i would let you guys know about this kickass new amp company from the UK started by Martin Kidd (of Cornford fame)
Victory Amps!
Hello folks;
Time to introduce myself.
Found this little group in the listing & figured it is up my alley.
I'm a technician more than anything else; to call myself a guitar player is at best wishful thinking. I've worked on a lot of stuff over the decades, from simple repairs to full restos, and built some ground-up ideas along the way. I have my own ideas as to what makes for a good guitar, FX pedal, or amplifier. I tend to be old-school in thought. Worked on too much second-rate stereo gear in the 1970s and held a deep-seated hatred of solid-state for decades. I'm a little more flexible nowadays and see that solid-state has its place... as long as I don't have to work on it too often. I'm a firm believer in simple well-engineered designs. I've found that they generally sound better and are more reliable than complex counterparts *provided* that the components used are high-quality and top-notch construction procedures are followed.
I'm very much a traditionalist when it comes to listening to recorded music. I want a top-notch old-school hi-fi rig with real speakers in a proper listening environment. I don't believe in the iPod, though they are fascinating machines for what they are. I believe in clearing away all distractions and critically listening to the given musical piece in a comfortable setting. iPods and the like are not conducive to this. If it is worth listening to, it is worth listening to with my full attention. To me anything less is disrespectful to the music and those who created it.
Though I listen to anything from Gregorian Chant all the way up through the 1970s, my favorite period is 1960s pop. Of course, I am a big fan of FZ and DZ. My first exposure to Zappa came when I was 8 or 9 years old, and a dear late-friend played me "Apostrophe'". I was hooked. DZ came when his first LP came out. Loved it so much I wore through one copy, and bought two more. I still have a sealed copy stashed somewhere.
At any rate, that's a little about who I am. Eventually, I'll upload some images here and you can see the stuff I've worked on and built over the decades. I generally do this for fun; not financial reward. (I have strange ideas of what is "fun", so I am told.)
I got a Marshall YJM100 about 1 month ago and after 33 years of playing i think i have found the amp for me. Still early days but this thing has impressed me soooo much and inspired me onto a new playing level. I can't put the guitar down at the moment. Every spare moment i get i'm plugged in. Superb tone at low volume and at higher volumes it's magical. Ok so it should ideally be hand hard wired with a spring reverb but when circuit boards and digital reverb sound this good i'm willing to give it a go. I only live a short journey from the Marshall factory so if the boards fail i can always drop it into the repair shop. I hope i never have to!
All the classic Plexi sounds plus modded plexi sounds and it loves pedals so can adapt to any sound you desire. SG - wah - booster - amp and a 2 chord vamp and i can loose myself in a mixolydian stupor for hours.
Hi all -I am new to the group and always looking to learn more about amps. My son and I currently have 3 rigs,
Line 6 Spider III 75 watt practice amp
Egnater Rebel 20 full stack
Ampeg Diamond Blue Series Jet 20
I just switched out the filter caps on mt 5E3 Tweed Deluxe to Sprague Atom 20uf/500v also switched out the coupling caps to SoZo Vintage BlueMolded 0.022uf 400v As for the new Tubes, NOS Philips 5Y3GT, NOS Tung-Sol 6V6, NOS 1963 Philco 12AY7/6072A , NOS Jan/Philips 12AX7. I can't believe how great this Moding sounds. I don't have the farty sound from Humbeckers like it did with 0.1uf 600v Mallory did. Note rings out and the response from my touch is amazing. This is the best Amp I have ever played. After 42 years of playing guitar and countless Amps it's about time I found the right Amp.
If you ever have a chance to play a 1950's Tweed Deluxe with this setup you will agree with me that it's the last Amp you will ever buy.
Next Mod is Mercury Magnetics Transformers.
What do you guys think about Mercury Magnetics Transformers? Is it worth the money for them? I cant see how it will make this amp sound any better then it does now.
Is there any 5E3 Fender Deluxe fans out there? I built a Mission Amps Kit 5E3 two weeks ago and Love it. It's easy to do Mod's on. Bruce from Mission Amps is the best to work with. He will help you out if need be.
I see why Eric Clapton recordes with this amp. It Rocks!!!
Dude, you're very welcome, glad i could help out. i know the HT-5 records brilliantly so i would expect it's little brother to be in the same ballpark, glad you like it.
Ht-1 is home. Man, what balls on such a little cutey! Real nice clean tone too. Great little practice amp.
Listening to the speaker emulation through headphones, it should record nicely as well.
Thanks heaps for that advice Tommy.
Thought you might find it hard to part with the 5150 and JCM800. hehehe. I don't think I could do it if they were mine. And I'm sure they have a very nice home and would be very sad to leave.
Hi Amp Fans,
I think I found the tubes for my Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue. after 10 sets of 6L6 & 5881. Jan/Phillips 6L6WCG are the best with JJ12AX7 in v1 Jan/Phillips 5751in v2/v3. Great for Blues. Only took me 3 years.lol Also took the stock ear piercing speeker out and put in a Jensen C12N. {;>)
IF you have a FBDR try this setup. You might like it. I do.
no Danny, i decided to keep them both just incase i fall back in love with them!..lol
not that i ever fell out of love with them, they are just getting a little long in the tooth and most sound guys HATE the 5150 because it sounds awful unless you really crank it, but i may build a special cabinet for it once i have finished my current guitar projects, a 4X12 but totaly enclosed with just a microphone inside it and soundproofed, that way i won't kill everyone with my stage volume and the soundguys can relax a little. saying that though, i can't see me using anything other than the VH4 anymore.
if i were you i'd just buy a regular HT-1 and use a decent reverb pedal maybe save yourself a little cash.


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Fast Times Ch. 02
Johnny took his time walking the long, sterile corridor from Mrs. Alcand's room. His tennis shoes squeaked on the shiny floor, a sound that seemed to echo down the pastel colored hall. It would still be several hours before his grandmother woke up so he really had nothing to do.
He smiled, recalling the odd, makeshift audience Mrs. Alcand had set up in her room. Hung like a bull indeed, and then, what was it that one had said? Yes, "Damn Johnny, no condom? You better hope you didn't knock her up."
That was a benefit here, you didn't have to worry about birth control and since all these fine ladies were well beyond menopause, they were ready to leap, anytime, anywhere. Some of them were especially randy after taking their pills.
Looking ahead, he saw a shadow in the light that spilled out of the next doorway. It was Ethyl's room and she was probably ready to pounce with that new tube of lube. Since he had started wandering out from his grandmother's room, he figured lubricant had been in high demand, with the old ladies fighting each other for the greasy substance.
Johnny tried to walk past the open door, but a wrinkled hand suddenly closed around his arm. The fingers, stiff with arthritis, jabbed painfully into his skin as Ethyl pulled him into her room.
"Johnny, I got some new lube, the kind that gets hot. I've been using it on my hands and it really works. It gets hot I mean, nothing will help these," she said, holding up the knobby hooks her hands had fused into.
"Ethyl, where did you get the lube, you didn't steal it from Mrs. Balcon again did you?"
"No, it came in the mail. I sent off for it from one of my magazines."
"One of your magazines?" Johnny asked wondering what she might be reading.
"Cosmo," she said, as if she had read his mind. "Yeah, and I learned a few tricks too."
Johnny sat on the bed as Ethyl closed her door. After a few painful attempts, she finally locked the door and then turned to face him. She then got that look on her face that still made Johnny's balls tingle. He adjusted his growing erection as she moved towards him, jutting her hips with each step in a motion that was almost frightening to him. Envisioning her throwing out her hip in one of those jerking movements, he unfastened his belt.
When Ethel reached him, she pushed him back on the bed and watched as he opened his pants and lowered them to his ankles. He hadn't removed his shoes, so he let them simply bunch up in a heap. Feeling an odd vibration roll over his back, he realized she was raising the bed with the foot control. Soon he was well above her waist level, but before her could ask her what she had in mind, she pulled out her teeth and placed them on the table. She then leaned her elbows on the bed and moved her head toward his crotch.
Ethyl closed her mouth over his hard cock, letting the gums squeeze tightly on him. Bobbing her head up and down over him, he felt a buzzing sensation over the length of his shaft. The gently musical sound that came from his crotch confirmed his suspicion, Ethyl was giving him a hummer!
Blown away by the thought of this old lady giving him a hummer and by the incredible sensations washing over his shaft, he closed his eyes. Although her arthritis prevented her from adding some hand action to her sucking, the expertise in her mouth was driving Johnny wild.
He began thrusting his hips up, trying to get more of himself into her fantastic mouth. Moving up and down on the bed, Johnny watched as his rod appeared and disappeared from her lips. Her humming continued as he felt a pressure building in his balls and suddenly, he arched his back and began spurting his cum, into her beautiful mouth.
Ethyl stopped the humming as soon as the first cum splashed deep in her throat, but she kept her mouth firmly attached to his cock as she swallowed and swallowed. After a few moments, Johnny felt the cool air on his wet member and he looked down at her. A bit of white liquid dripped from the corner of her mouth until her tongue slid out, curled around the pearly fluid and drew it back inside.
She smiled and asked, "Well Johnny, how did you like that."
"Wow Ethyl, that was great, but you didn't use any of your new lube."
"Well fuck," she swore, then moving her claw to her mouth she continued, "Pardon my French Johnny."
A bit shocked, he said, "That's okay Ethyl, we'll use it next time."
Fixing his pants, Johnny headed to the door, unlocked and then opened it. A strange music flowed into the room.
"Oh my, Adria must have gotten that new phonograph. Just listen to that music, oh yes, I remember it all. I just love that song, I could sing it to you now."
"You sing Ethyl?"
"No, not anymore, but if you come back soon I could hum a few bars for you."
Johnny smiled and whispered, "Maybe next week." He stepped out into the corridor and headed toward his grandmother's room.
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Add Mobile Services to an existing Android app (JavaScript backend)
This is an Azure Mobile Services topic. This service has been superseded by Azure App Service Mobile Apps and is scheduled for removal from Azure. We recommend using Azure Mobile Apps for all new mobile backend deployments. Read this announcement to learn more about the pending deprecation of this service.
Learn about migrating your site to Azure App Service.
Get started with Azure Mobile Apps, see the Azure Mobile Apps documentation center.
For the equivalent Mobile Apps version of this topic, see How to use the Android client library for Mobile Apps.
This topic shows you how to use Azure Mobile Services to add persistent data to an Android app. In this tutorial, you will download an app that stores data in memory, create a new mobile service, integrate the app with the mobile service so that it stores and updates data in Azure Mobile Services instead of locally, and then use the Azure classic portal to view changes to data that were made by running the app.
This tutorial helps you understand in more detail how Azure Mobile Services can store and retrieve data from an Android app. So it walks you through many of the steps that are already completed for you in the Mobile Services quickstart tutorial. If this is your first experience with Mobile Services, consider first completing the tutorial Get started with Mobile Services.
To complete this tutorial, you need the following:
an Azure account. If you don't have an account, you can create a free trial account in just a couple of minutes. For details, see Azure Free Trial.
the Android Studio integrated development environment, which includes the Android SDK; and Android 4.2 or a later version. The downloaded GetStartedWithData project requires Android 4.2 or a later version. However, the Mobile Services SDK requires only Android 2.2 or a later version.
Sample Code
To see the completed source code, go here.
Download the GetStartedWithData project
Get the sample code
This tutorial is built on GetStartedWithData, which is an Android app. The UI for this app is identical to the one in the Mobile Services Android quickstart, except that items that are added to the list are stored locally in memory. You will add the code needed to persist the data to storage.
Download the samples repository from gitHub by clicking here and then Click Download ZIP.
Unzip the downloaded file and make a note of its location, or move it to your Android Studio projects directory.
Open Android Studio. If you are working with a different project and it appears, close the project (File => Close Project).
Select Open an existing Android Studio project, browse to the project location in the AndroidStudio folder of GettingStartedWithData, and then click OK.
The project is now ready for you to work with.
Inspect and run the sample code
In Project Explorer, expand app => src => main => java => com.example.GetStartedWithData and then open the ToDoActivity.java file.
Notice that there are
//TODOcomments that specify the steps you must take to make this app work with your mobile service.
From the Run menu, click Run app.
The Choose Device dialog will appear.
You can run this project using an Android phone, or using the Android emulator. Running with an Android phone requires you to download a phone-specific USB driver.
To run the project in the Android emulator, you must define a least one Android Virtual Device (AVD). Use the AVD Manager to create and manage these devices.
Choose either a connected device, or Launch Emulator.
When the app appears, type meaningful text, such as Complete the tutorial, and then click Add.
Notice that the saved text is stored in an in-memory collection and displayed in the list below.
Create a new mobile service in the Azure classic portal
Next, you will create a new mobile service to replace the in-memory list for data storage. Follow these steps to create a new mobile service.
- Log into the Azure classic portal.
At the bottom of the navigation pane, click +NEW.
Expand Compute and Mobile Service, then click Create.
This displays the New Mobile Service dialog.
In the Create a mobile service page, select Create a free 20 MB SQL Database, then type a subdomain name for the new mobile service in the URL textbox and wait for name verification. Once name verification completes, click the right arrow button to go to the next page.
This displays the Specify database settings page.
As part of this tutorial, you create a new SQL Database instance and server. You can reuse this new database and administer it as you would any other SQL Database instance. If you already have a database in the same region as the new mobile service, you can instead choose Use existing Database and then select that database. The use of a database in a different region is not recommended because of additional bandwidth costs and higher latencies.
In Name, type the name of the new database, then type Login name, which is the administrator login name for the new SQL Database server, type and confirm the password, and click the check button to complete the process.
When the password that you supply does not meet the minimum requirements or when there is a mismatch, a warning is displayed.
We recommend that you make a note of the administrator login name and password that you specify; you will need this information to reuse the SQL Database instance or the server in the future.
You have now created a new mobile service that can be used by your mobile apps. Next, you will add a new table in which to store app data. This table will be used by the app in place of the in-memory collection.
Add a new table to the mobile service
To be able to store app data in the new mobile service, you must first create a new table in the associated SQL Database instance.
In the Azure classic portal, click Mobile Services, and then click the mobile service that you just created.
Click the Data tab, then click +Create.
This displays the Create new table dialog.
In Table name type TodoItem, then click the check button. This creates a new storage table TodoItem with the default permissions set. This means that anyone with the application key, which is distributed with your app, can access and change data in the table.
Click the new TodoItem table and verify that there are no data rows.
Click the Columns tab. Verify that the following default columns are automatically created for you:
Column Name Type Index id string Indexed __createdAt date Indexed __updatedAt date - __version timestamp (MSSQL) -
This is the minimum requirement for a table in Mobile Services.
You are now ready to use the new mobile service as data storage for the app.
Update the app to use the mobile service for data access
Now that your mobile service is ready, you can update the app to store items in Mobile Services instead of the local collection.
Verify that you have the following lines in the dependencies tag in the build.gradle (Module app) file, and if not add them. This adds references to the Mobile Services Android Client SDK.
compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:21.0.3' compile 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.2.2' compile 'com.google.guava:guava:18.0' compile 'com.microsoft.azure:azure-mobile-services-android-sdk:2.0.2+'
Now rebuild the project by clicking on Sync Project with Gradle Files.
Open the AndroidManifest.xml file and add the following line, which enables the app to access Mobile Services in Azure.
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
In Project Explorer, open the TodoActivity.java file located in the GetStartedWithData => app => src => java folder, and uncomment the following lines of code:
import java.net.MalformedURLException; import android.os.AsyncTask; import com.google.common.util.concurrent.FutureCallback; import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Futures; import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture; import com.microsoft.windowsazure.mobileservices.MobileServiceClient; import com.microsoft.windowsazure.mobileservices.MobileServiceList; import com.microsoft.windowsazure.mobileservices.http.NextServiceFilterCallback; import com.microsoft.windowsazure.mobileservices.http.ServiceFilter; import com.microsoft.windowsazure.mobileservices.http.ServiceFilterRequest; import com.microsoft.windowsazure.mobileservices.http.ServiceFilterResponse; import com.microsoft.windowsazure.mobileservices.table.MobileServiceTable;
Comment out the following lines:
import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List;
We will remove the in-memory list currently used by the app, so we can replace it with a mobile service. In the ToDoActivity class, comment out the following line of code, which defines the existing toDoItemList list.
public List<ToDoItem> toDoItemList = new ArrayList<ToDoItem>();
Save the file, and the project will indicate build errors. Search for the three remaining locations where the
toDoItemListvariable is used and comment out the sections indicated. This fully removes the in-memory list.
We now add our mobile service. Uncomment the following lines of code:
private MobileServiceClient mClient; private private MobileServiceTable<ToDoItem> mToDoTable;
Find the ProgressFilter class at the bottom of the file and uncomment it. This class displays a 'loading' indicator while MobileServiceClient is running network operations.
In the Azure classic portal, click Mobile Services, and then click the mobile service you just created.
Click the Dashboard tab and make a note of the Site URL, then click Manage keys and make a note of the Application key.
You will need these values when accessing the mobile service from your app code.
In the onCreate method, uncomment the following lines of code that define the MobileServiceClient variable:
try { // Create the Mobile Service Client instance, using the provided // Mobile Service URL and key mClient = new MobileServiceClient( "MobileServiceUrl", "AppKey", this).withFilter(new ProgressFilter()); // Get the Mobile Service Table instance to use mToDoTable = mClient.getTable(ToDoItem.class); } catch (MalformedURLException e) { createAndShowDialog(new Exception("There was an error creating the Mobile Service. Verify the URL"), "Error"); }
This creates a new instance of MobileServiceClient that is used to access your mobile service. It also creates the MobileServiceTable instance that is used to proxy data storage in the mobile service.
In the code above, replace
AppKeywith the URL and application key from your mobile service, in that order.
Uncommment these lines of the checkItem method:
new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>() { @Override protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) { try { mToDoTable.update(item).get(); runOnUiThread(new Runnable() { public void run() { if (item.isComplete()) { mAdapter.remove(item); } refreshItemsFromTable(); } }); } catch (Exception exception) { createAndShowDialog(exception, "Error"); } return null; } }.execute();
This sends an item update to the mobile service and removes checked items from the adapter.
Uncommment these lines of the addItem method:
// Insert the new item new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>() { @Override protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) { try { mToDoTable.insert(item).get(); if (!item.isComplete()) { runOnUiThread(new Runnable() { public void run() { mAdapter.add(item); } }); } } catch (Exception exception) { createAndShowDialog(exception, "Error"); } return null; } }.execute();
This code creates a new item and inserts it into the table in the remote mobile service.
Uncommment these lines of the refreshItemsFromTable method:
// Get the items that weren't marked as completed and add them in the adapter new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>() { @Override protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) { try { final MobileServiceList<ToDoItem> result = mToDoTable.where().field("complete").eq(false).execute().get(); runOnUiThread(new Runnable() { @Override public void run() { mAdapter.clear(); for (ToDoItem item : result) { mAdapter.add(item); } } }); } catch (Exception exception) { createAndShowDialog(exception, "Error"); } return null; } }.execute();
This queries the mobile service and returns all items that are not marked as complete. Items are added to the adapter for binding.
Test the app against your new mobile service
Now that the app has been updated to use Mobile Services for back end storage, you can test it against Mobile Services, using either the Android emulator or an Android phone.
From the Run menu, click Run app to start the project.
This executes your app, built with the Android SDK, that uses the client library to send a query that returns items from your mobile service.
As before, type meaningful text, then click Add.
This sends a new item as an insert to the mobile service.
In the Azure classic portal, click Mobile Services, and then click your mobile service.
Click the Data tab, then click Browse.
Notice that the TodoItem table now contains data, with some values generated by Mobile Services, and that columns have been automatically added to the table to match the TodoItem class in the app.
This concludes the Get started with data tutorial for Android.
Verify Android SDK Version
Because of ongoing development, the Android SDK version installed in Android Studio might not match the version in the code. The Android SDK referenced in this tutorial is version 21, the latest at the time of writing. The version number may increase as new releases of the SDK appear, and we recomend using the latest version available.
Two symptoms of version mismatch are:
When you Build or Rebuild the project, you may get Gradle error messages like "failed to find target Google Inc.:Google APIs:n".
Standard Android objects in code that should resolve based on
importstatements may be generating error messages.
If either of these appear, the version of the Android SDK installed in Android Studio might not match the SDK target of the downloaded project. To verify the version, make the following changes:
In Android Studio, click Tools => Android => SDK Manager. If you have not installed the latest version of the SDK Platform, then click to install it. Make a note of the version number.
In the Project Explorer tab, under Gradle Scripts, open the file build.gradle (modeule: app). Ensure that the compileSdkVersion and buildToolsVersion are set to the latest SDK version installed. The tags might look like this:
compileSdkVersion 'Google Inc.:Google APIs:21' buildToolsVersion "21.1.2"
In the Android Studio Project Explorer right-click the project node, choose Properties, and in the left column choose Android. Ensure that the Project Build Target is set to the same SDK version as the targetSdkVersion.
In Android Studio, the manifest file is no longer used to specify the target SDK and minimum SDK version, unlike the case with Eclipse.
Next steps
This tutorial demonstrated the basics of enabling an Android app to work with data in Mobile Services. Try these other Android tutorials:
Get started with authentication
Learn how to authenticate users of your app.
Get started with push notifications
Learn how to send a very basic push notification to your app with Mobile Services.