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Shimano Compre Spinning Rods
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New and improved, the Shimano Compre Spinning Rods are built around Shimano's advanced IM-9 high modulus graphite blanks - some of the lightest, most sensitive and durable blanks Shimano has ever created. Offering proven actions and tapers that excel at a range of bass fishing techniques, they are workhorse rods that can handle rugged use and frequent trips to the water. Each rod is also equipped with premium Fuji Aluminum Oxide Guides which offer dependable durability and facilitate greater casting distance and accuracy. New custom Shimano no-thread Reel Seats furnish direct contact to rod blank for increased sensitivity transfer, and the reel seats also fasten from below the reel for a sleek, new threadless look. Offering the ideal blend of high performance and affordability, the Shimano Compre Spinning Rods continue to be one of the most popular and enduring rod series Shimano has ever produced.
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- Custom Shaped EVA Handles
- Multi-purpose hook keeper
- Etched Technique Specific Badge Butt Cap
-Backed by 1-year Limited Warranty (All warranty claims must be made with Shimano directly. Tackle Warehouse can no longer accept Shimano warranty rods.)
Customer Feedback
Comments: If you like to hold your spinning tackle with all fingers above the reel foot and right-handed, you will find the hook keeper is in the worst possible position. They have placed it exactly where an index finger would lay when gripping a spinning rod at the top of the reel seat. Pairing this with one of the new compact body design Shimano reels (e.g., Saros) makes the combo impossible to fish as the reel's rotor will hit you in the knuckles while you're scraping your fingers on the misplaced hook keeper. Otherwise, the rod feels solid with quality components. This has the same comfortable reel seat as the last generation Crucials which are very minimalistic and do not allow your hands to come into contact with reel seat threads. If you hold the rod with fingers straddling the reel foot, it could be a great rod for you.
From: David: Chatham, NJ 10/19/15
Comments: Bought a 2014 model 7'2" med heavy spinning rod and tried to pair it with a 3000 Saros. That was a mistake! There is no balance with this rod, as the tip is extremely heavy. I almost feel like it needs a counter-weight in the butt, or I should pair it with a light duty saltwater reel. Its already a heavy rod; I can only imagine what that would feel like. I've used Shimano rods for years, but with their new crappy warranty and my experience with this rod, I think I'm looking elsewhere.
From: Tom: Middle, TN 10/13/14
Comments: This is by far the best rod I have ever owned. I bought the 7' 2" drop shot rod and it has has been amazing, and has improved my drop shot fishing by leaps and bounds. I highly suggest buying this rod and tackle warehouses packaging and shipping is the best in the industry!
From: Casey: Millboro, Va., USA
Comments: Coating around eyes chipped off after very little use. Great customer service though. Had the older model that was 2 years past its warranty and they still replaced it no questions asked free of charge
From: David: PA
Comments: Currently have a 6'8" and 7'3" Compre Didn't know if I would like these as well as the older style Compre` or Clarus....
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From: sfw1960: White Cloud, MI
Comments: Awesome rod for finesse tactics, but handles a little heavier stuff pretty good... I was even able to use a Scumfrog on one in a pinch, and it still worked! I give this rod a 5/5
From: Chris: USA
Comments: Got the 6'8" M 6-12 lb Compre as a replacement for the 6'6" M 6-12 lb previous series Compre. Disappointed in it's feel. I fish only Shimano reels, but stick to Powell for rods.
From: Chris
Comments: I bought this rod in march 2012. 6'8" MH fast .... boy howdy this thing is sweet pulls in a 5 pounded with ease and also very light and sensitive .. I would recommend this rod to any one who wants a nice rod with out smashing the piggy bank.
From: Panda_country: CA
Comments: i have the 6'8" medium heavy and boy is this a good rod for shaky heads, drop shots, and other finesse presentations, paired up with the new 2500 Stradic FJ this rod is ready to do battle on Bass, and the occasional Snook, Trout and Redfish :D
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Newly Constructed Bridges Improve Access and Create Jobs in Alabama's National Forests
Roads and bridges are vital links that connect communities to their national forests. For residents living near the Bankhead and Talladega National Forests, their drive to the woods is now safer while also protecting natural resources thanks to recent construction projects for two forest bridges.
The Forest Service replaced the Pine Glen Bridge near Helflin, Ala., on the Talladega National Forest with funding support from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. The Forest Service also supported the construction of the Brushy Creek Bridge near Double Springs, Ala., on the Bankhead National Forest. The projects employed local community workers who built the bridges which are now helping to improve habitat for fish and other aquatic organisms, reducing sediment deposits in the local streams and rivers, and improving access for visitors. Read more »

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Graph Search provides personalized search results.
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Facebook Inc. yesterday began testing how consumers respond to ads in the results of Graph Search, the search engine it began rolling out earlier this year that provides personalized results based on a user and his friends' photos, places and interests shared on the social network.
Only a "small portion" of Facebook users employ Graph Search because the social network is still rolling it out, says a Facebook spokeswoman. And only a small subset of those using Graph Search is involved in the test.
When a Facebook user taking part in the test does a Graph Search, she will see a row of two or three ads when her results fill more than one page, just below the fold. The ads are Facebook display ads, also called marketplace or domain ads, which feature a headline, image, body copy and link to an on- or off-Facebook destination.
Marketers cannot target the ads based on a consumer's search query. They can only target using the social network's standard options: demographic information, such as age and location; Open Graph activity, such as consumers who have listened to music on a specific Facebook application; and retargeting via Facebook Exchange, the social network's instant ad-bidding system, based on shoppers' off-Facebook actions.
While the spokeswoman says Facebook does not comment on whether the social network will add targeting options that enable marketers to place ads when consumers search on a particular search term, she says the social network is "testing all the time to see how users interact with ad units and are constantly working with advertisers to improve the effectiveness of our ad units."
Facebook is automatically opting marketers into the test, unless an advertiser tells the social network it does not want to be part of the test, she says.
When Graph Search does not produce relevant results, Facebook presents consumers with results from a Bing-powered web search. In those situations, consumers will not see ads, says the spokeswoman. Bing is the search engine from Microsoft Corp., which owns a 1.6% stake in Facebook.


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Jon Pike, a former Councilman, was victorious against Dan McArthur, former St. George Mayor. The newly elected council members that won the votes are Michelle Randall and Joe Bowcutt, beating out their running mates, Tara Dunn and Ed Baca.
Washington County School District's hopes of Bond Proposition 9 passing became a reality when the community voted to grant the passing of the bond.
Bond Proposition 9 will allow the School District to build the needed facilities need for the anticipated growth in Washington County.
With the newly elected officers, St George citizens can look forward to continual growth in education, enforcement of current and new policies, and the creation of new opportunities for local businesses, and educational institutions.


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B'ah! I did Vault 34 last night. It wasn't as bad as I thought (it is as bad as any other vault/dungeon crawl), but here are a few tips:
-Take the rebreather (if you have it) b/c you can save a lot of time getting into the armory and don't have to find the pump.
-Take a good CQB gun...you'll be fighting with a lot of ghouls up close and personal (I used 'pew-pew' and my riot shotty for most of them).
-There is a very hard locker to crack, so hope your lockpicking skills are up to par...it opened to reveal the pulse gun!!!
-Make sure to grab the All American in the Armory too.
I didn't crawl all the way to the lower level...guess I'll be back later in the game.
As for Primm, I had a high enough skill so I repaired the robot...every time he comes on I laugh a bit
I am trying to finish up some quests in New Vegas before I head to the Legion and take some heads!!!


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Wildlife Services has provided Program Data Reports for FY 2009 which reflect ongoing data collection as part of the wildlife damage management activities of the program. These Program Data Reports are presented in table format (except for Table E) similar to previous years. Program Data Reports may change in future years to reflect modifications in data collection and compilation processes that have changed. We hope these Annual Tables will help you to understand the Wildlife Services commitment to protection of American resources
Table C, FY 2009 has been revised. Revisions included: Numbers for Coyote data related to damage to Sheep (Adult) were reduced by one, and one entry related to Dogs, Feral, Free-ranging and Hybrids and damage to Sheep (Adult) was entered.
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Canadian women's volleyball team confident heading into Olympic trialsWINNIPEG - Led by veterans Sarah Pavan of Kitchener, Ont., and Tammy Mahon of Holland, Man., Canada's national women's volleyball team expects to be in the thick of the battle at the NORCECA Olympic qualifying tournament which starts Sunday in Tijuana, Mexico.
''Never mind the rankings, there's no team that can claim to be an overwhelming favourite,'' said Mahon, the Canadian team captain in her 11thseason on the national squad. ''No other team has done more than what we've done over the last year. We've had a great two weeks of training with the full team leading into this and we feel fresh and ready.''
Canada is traditionally a strong player in the NORCECA (North and Central America and Caribbean) Olympic qualifier placing second in 2000 (for Sydney) and 2007 (for 2008 in Beijing), and third in 2003 (for 2004 in Athens). The Canadian women are vying for their first Olympic berth since 1996.
Pavan is the major star on the Canadian team. After a brilliant summer with the national squad in 2011, she is coming off a highly successful professional season in Italy with Villa Cortese. She led her pro team to the final and was the top scorer in what is considered the strongest pro league in the world.
But now her focus is all on Team Canada
''We definitely have a size advantage on our opponents,'' said Pavan, whose mother Cindy was a member of the 1980 women's volleyball team that did not go to Moscow. ''And we've always been a strong blocking team. But a big key is the fact we are a team that has played together for awhile. We've really stuck with it.''
The Canadians depart on Thursday night to Calgary where they will stay over night and leave for Mexico, Friday, April 27th. The tournament begins on Sunday, April 29th and will run until Saturday, May 5th.
Canada, currently ranked #22 in the world, finds themselves in a pool with Dominican Republic (world #9), Puerto Rico (world #19) and Honduras (world #69).
They will play a round robin against those teams before crossing over with the second pool which has Cuba (world #10), Mexico (world #27), Costa Rica (world #28), and Trinidad & Tobago (world #34).
In order to qualify for the Olympic Games, Team Canada must win this tournament.
April. 29: Round robin match #1 - Canada vs. Puerto Rico
April. 30: Round robin match #2 - Canada vs. Dominican Republic
May 1: Round robin match #3 - Canada vs. Honduras
May 2: Quarterfinals
May 4: Semi-finals
May 5: Finals
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Tammy Mahon: Holland, MB
Tonya Mokelki: Weyburn, SK
Liz Cordonier: Vancouver, BC
Kyla Richey: Vancouver BC
Middle Blockers:
Jennifer Hinze: Vancouver, BC
Marisa Field: Vancouver, BC
Tasha Holness: Calgary, AB
Right Sides:
Sarah Pavan: Kitchener, ON
Brittney Page: Vernon, BC
Jaclyn Ellis: Mississauga, ON
Kelci French : Okotoks, AB
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2012 Student Research Exhibits
Read on for details about the student researchers and a summary of their work. For more information you can access links to the Florida Museum programs mentoring each research project and a downloadable pdf of each poster. Contact information for current Museum graduate students is available on the Florida Museum Graduate Student Directory, through links to the University of Florida departments, or via the Florida Museum mentors.
Spring 2012
Using Ecological Niche Models to Explore Niche Evolution on West Indian Bats
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Author: J. Angel Soto-Centeno, PhD candidate, Department of Biology (Zoology)
Florida Museum Research Mentors: David Reed, Mammals (Committee chair); David Steadman, Ornithology; Gustav Paulay, Invertebrate Zoology
Poster Abstract: Knowledge of species geographic distributions is important for many applications in evolutionary biology, ecology, and conservation. Evolutionary processes, such as speciation, can be greatly influenced by spatio-temporal environmental variation. New developments in Ecological Niche Modeling have provided insight into understanding evolutionary and historical processes that generate and/or affect biodiversity. Geographic data for a species of interest can be coupled with high resolution climate data to predict species distributions and determine niche use. The resulting niche models represent the environmental conditions in which populations of a species can be maintained. The fragile nature of West Indian faunas today is exacerbated by the continuous disruption and loss of habitat. This study focuses on four endemic and codistributed bat species on the West Indies (B. cavernarum, B. nana, M. plethodon, and M. redmani). These species share similar habitats but show a distribution partitioned primarily as Greater (B.n. and M.r.) vs. Lesser (B.c. and M.p.) Antillean occupants. Habitat requirements for these species are not well known.
Reevaluating the Status of Mazama deer from Pearl Islands, Panama
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Author: Ty Christian, Undergraduate
Jorge L. Pino, PhD candidate, Department of Biology (Zoology)
Florida Museum Research Mentor: David Reed, Mammals (Undergraduate mentor [TC], Committee chair [JLP])
Poster Abstract: The population of brocket deer from the Pearl Islands has been historically attributed to the species Mazama gouazoubira, a species that is preent in the central and south-east region of South America. M. temama represents the closest mainland species which is distributed from southeast Mexico to the western slopes of the Andes in Colombia. Despite their geographic distribution, morphological evidence does not support a closest relationship between the Pearl Islands brocket deer and M. temama. Instead, it suggests a closer relationship with M. gouazoubira. An extant population of Mazama is known to be present only in San Jose island. The disjunct distribution of the Pearl Islands population offers an good scenario for testing phylogenetic hypotheses.
Geographic Diversity of Pediculus humanus across the Americas
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Authors: Jackie Fane, Undergraduate, Department of Biology (Zoology)
Marina S. Ascunce, postdoc, FLMNH
Gebreyes Kassu, Undergraduate
Ariel Toloza, Centro de Investigaciones de Plagas e Insecticidas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Maria I. Piccolo, Centro de Investigaciones de Plagas e Insecticidas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
David L. Reed, Associate Curator of Mammals, FLMNH
Florida Museum Research Mentor: David Reed, Mammals (Undergraduate mentor)
Poster Abstract: Sucking lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura) are permanent and obligate ectoparasites of eutherian mammals. These highly specialized blood-sucking insects live in close association with their hosts where they complete their entire life cycle. This relationship has led to coevolution in which parasite diversification parallels that of the host. The human head louse has coevolved with humans over millions of years. Therefore, louse molecular data is valuable for studying the evolutionary history of lice and their human hosts. In this study, we analyzed mtDNA from 442 lice in the Americas to better understand human colonization of the New World. Our current results show that in South America, Clade A is much more common whereas Clade B is more common in Central and North America. We suggest different human colonization patterns in the New World could account for the differing haplotype frequencies seen today in the human louse parasite populations. South America, for example, might have haplotype frequencies similar to that of Southern Europe, whereas North America might closely resemble Northern Europe.
Integrative Biology of Acoustic Communication in Neotropical Singing Mice
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Authors: Bret Pasch, PhD candidate, Department of Biology (Zoology)
Polly Campbell, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona
Steven M. Phelps, Section of Integrative Biology, University of Texas
Florida Museum Research Mentor: David Reed, Mammals (Committee member [BP])
Poster Abstract: Neotropical singing mice (Scotinomys) are diurnal insectivorous rodents that inhabit montane cloud forests throughout Central America. Males commonly emit a series of rapidly repeated notes ("trills") that serve to attract females and repel rival males. We are currently studying vocal ontogeny, individual variation, hormonal mechanisms, female preference, geographic variation, interspecific communication and sound propagation and perception.
Fall 2012
Beyond Hubs and Spokes
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Authors: Christopher Altes, MA candidate, Department of Anthropology
Joshua M. Torres, PhD candidate, Department of Anthropology
Florida Museum Research Mentor: William Keegan, Caribbean Archaeology (Committee chair [CA], committee member [JMT])
Poster Abstract: In small-scale societies, social resources are perhaps the most important way to deal with the chaotic world. The best adaptation to the variability of seasons and the stochastic forces of demography is not the distance to fresh water or physiographic province, but in the construction and maintenance of social relations with one's neighbors. How these relations are constructed may change, and differences in the scalar properties of networks provide a glimpse of the structure regional and micro-regional social interactions. The purpose this poster is to show how the development of a network approach can facilitate interpretation of relational patterns of interaction among social groups at the regional or micro-regional level. The utilization of concepts and analytical methods associated with relational perspectives and the structural properties of social networks have been widely adopted in sociology over the past 25 years. However, conceptual and practical approaches to examining the structure of relational networks in archaeological settlement systems remain underdeveloped (for examples see Brughmans 2009; Campbell 2009; Hage and Harary 1996; Jenkins 2001; Munson and Macri 2009). A network approach differs from traditional perspectives reliant upon central place theory as it is focuses on the structure of interacting units. There are several synonyms for network nodes (e.g., vertex, point, actor) and links (e.g., edge, tie, line). In this research the term node represents discrete spatial locations on the landscape in terms of residential settlements and links which form the potential relationships between them. Here actors and their actions are viewed as part of a larger whole--interdependent rather than independent. These relational links between settlements are channels for the transfer of information and resources (either material or nonmaterial). Spatially, the distributional properties of social groups within the landscape provide opportunities for or constraints on agency and action that influences organizational structure.
The methods presented here offer a means of exploring the structure of interaction at multiple spatial scales. These methods can be used as a heuristic device for developing research hypotheses to test interaction of locally situated settlement systems. The focus on relationships between sites and the characterization of networks, rather than individual sites or artifact classes, reflects a perspective grounded in active agents moving across a socialized landscape. The settlement pattern represents the structure of a network of social relationships comprised of the links that connected people across local and regional scales of interaction. This scale is one of hours or days, rather than weeks, months, or years. These distributions reflect lasting patterns of relations among actors and the places in which they lived. Examining the morphology of these interactions provides key indicators of the organization, cohesion, and complexity of social formations, offering a picture of ancient society unavailable at other scales. Graph Theoretic approaches characterize these relational site patterns in meaningful ways. Employing documented, repeatable, and objective methods of describing and characterizing distributions also provides the opportunity to compare different regions, spatio-temporal scales of interaction, and time periods. This approach offers new insights into site locations beyond environmental variables and emphasizes the connectivity of past socialized landscapes. These studies indicate there is an Early Ostionoid way of structuring the landscape. The data also reflect different uses of ball courts and suggesting their use as an integrative landscape and social feature, rather than a hub of power.
Results of Vertebrate Zooarchaeology from MC-6, Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands
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Authors: Michelle J. LeFebvre, DEGREE candidate, Department of Anthropology
Joost Morsink, PhD candidate, Department of Anthropology
Florida Museum Research Mentors: Kitty Emery, Environmental Archaeology (Committee member [MJL]; William Keegan, Caribbean Archaeology (Committee chair [JM], committee member [MJL]); David Steadman, Ornithology (Committee member)
Poster Abstract: This poster presents the results of recent zooarchaeological analysis of vertebrate faunal materials from MC-6, a prehistoric site located on Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands. Eight vertebrate samples from 2 different contexts were analyzed: 2 samples recovered from within a stone "structure", Structure IV, and 6 samples from the surrounding midden. Results indicate clear spatial distinctions in vertebrate processing (and presumed consumption) and deposition at the site, and suggest that the habitation of MC-6 may have been influenced in part by the procurement and processing of bonefish (Albula vulpes).
Spatial Differentiation in Archaeological Faunal Materials
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Author: Joost Morsink, PhD candidate, Department of Anthropology
Florida Museum Research Mentor: William Keegan, Caribbean Archaeology (Committee chair)
Poster Abstract: Faunal materials from MC-6, an archaeological site located on the south-eastern edge of Middle Caicos, Turks & Caicos Islands, indicate that locations within this site were categorically distinguished from each other. At this site, conical stone structures were built into elevated midden areas (Keegan 2007, Sullivan 1981). In 2010, a FLMNH team conducted a six-week excavation project funded by NSF, specifically targeting these structures and middens to understand the internal dynamics of this village and how these structures related to the midden area (Morsink 2010). Zooarchaeological data from both contexts is presented here.
Spindle Whorls and Fiber Production: Evidence from Two Late Ceramic Age Sites in Eastern Puerto Rico
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Authors: Joshua M. Torres, PhD candidate, Department of Anthropology
Lisabeth Carlson, PhD candidate, Department of Anthropology
Florida Museum Research Mentors: William Keegan, Caribbean Archaeology (Committee member [JMT], Committee chair [LC]); David Steadman, Ornithology (Committee member), William Marquardt, Archaeology (Committee member), Elizabeth Wing, Environmental Archaeology (Committee member)
Poster Abstract: This paper presents evidence for the production of cotton and henequen fibers based on archaeological evidence from CE-11 and CE-33--two Late Ceramic Age habitation sites at the former U.S. Naval Station Roosevelt Roads in Ceiba, Puerto Rico (Figure 1). Radiocarbon dates from both sites indicate occupation between ca. AD 1050 and AD 1450. CE-11 and CE-33 yielded a relatively high quantity of spindle whorls, indicating that the procurement and spinning of plant fibers was an important aspect of daily life for the inhabitants of these two sites.


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The Rabbit Reticulocyte Lysate/Wheat Germ Extract Combination System contains both Rabbit Reticulocyte Lysate and Wheat Germ Extract for comparing in vitro translation systems. Reticulocyte Lysate is prepared from New Zealand white rabbits. The Wheat Germ Extract is prepared by grinding wheat germ in an extraction buffer followed by centrifugation to remove cellular debris. Both systems contain the cellular components necessary for protein synthesis. The systems have been treated with micrococcal nuclease, which destroys endogenous mRNA and results in minimal background translation.
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View toward side of Pouta, arrival of Chamois chairlift, Vercors at far, Chartreuse in front, dome with arrival of Eterlou chairlift and Grand cerf telemix.
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(July 20) Today we're celebrating . . . Moon Day
Moon Day
Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed
Celebrating the 41st anniversary of the first human landing on the moon by the crew of Apollo 11.
Led by commander Neil Armstrong, lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin and command module pilot Michael Collins, Apollo 11 blasted off from Earth on July 16, 1969. Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon on July 20, while Collins circled above in lunar orbit. On the following day, July 21, Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon. Buzz Aldrin followed shortly becoming the 2nd human to walk on the moon.
The video above features President John F. Kennedy making his historic call for American spaceflight followed by Neil Armstrong's first walk on the moon.


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So, now what, Alabama having been defrocked by Texas Audacity & Manziel?
Or, as the instructor said to his student driver after the five-car pileup, what did we learn here?
— It's hard to repeat at anything. No wonder Barack Obama looked so relieved last week. A defending national champion is going to get the best shot from everyone it plays, and ill wishes from everyone it doesn't. One bad day can ruin it all. There is a reason that, if we're talking undisputed title, the Nebraska Cornhuskers circa 1994-95 are the only college football team to do it in the past 30 years.
— Nick Saban knows lots of answers but not all of them. His team can hit the wall like anyone else's. And it also has flaws that most of the world was blind to, but not anymore.
In its 8-0 start, Alabama outscored the opposition 104-3 in the first quarter. Against LSU and Texas A&M, the Tide were outscored 23-0. First eight games, Alabama had a +15 turnover margin. Last two games, it was -5. First eight games, the Tide allowed seven offensive touchdowns. Last two games, they gave up six.
— If the Big Three — marked down from the Big Four — stay unbeaten, someone is going to go higher on the scream-o-meter in a few weeks. It's a psychology thing. Bad enough to be one of two teams not to make the BCS cut, but there is something even more infuriating if you're the odd man out. So get ready, Notre Dame.
— Home-field advantage has come up more deflated than footballs at Southern California. Look at all the famously hard places to visit that have seen damaging home team defeats this season: Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma, USC, Texas A&M. And the two games Notre Dame could easily have lost were both in South Bend.
— The SEC national championship streak is over at six. Probably. Blame the new guys from Texas A&M.
The benefits are good as an SEC member. Adulation. Attention. Blue-chip recruits by the limo-load. The BCS computers think you walk on the Gulf of Mexico. The downside is a scheduling slog that can have no mercy and catches up to nearly everyone. Four of the six SEC national champions in the current golden era had to survive conference defeats.
— A must name somewhere on your Heisman ballot: Johnny Manziel. Nickname of Johnny Football included at no additional cost.
— The coming playoff system hardly guarantees peace. Imagine this is 2014. Imagine Oregon, Kansas State and Notre Dame finish unbeaten. Now pick the fourth team and now someone needs new crowns from teeth-gnashing. Good luck.
— Nothing is certain, even Alabama in Tuscaloosa, and that's why they call it college football. Take this coming Saturday. Oregon is unstoppable, and Stanford doesn't have a chance because the Ducks are home, where the Cardinal will be outscored into submission, right? If you say so.
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— Nebraska. Mysterious forces are at work out among the cornfields. From 1952-2011, the Cornhuskers rallied from at least 14 points behind in the second half to win exactly four times. They've done it three times in the past seven weeks, though an iffy call on a Penn State fumble was needed Saturday. ``I don't like it personally and I don't think the fans like it either,'' quarterback Taylor Martinez said of Nebraska's penchant for falling behind. ``But what happens, happens.''
— Louisiana Tech. Quarterback Colby Cameron has now gone 419 consecutive passes without an interception, and the Bulldogs have scored at least 51 points in eight games. Not even Oregon can say that.
— Bob Stoops. Win No. 146 at Oklahoma passes Bud Wilkinson, which is saying something. All that's left is Barry Switzer at 157. ``l'm a long way from sitting in a rocking chair and reflecting on it,'' Stoops said.
Three stars ...
— Wisconsin. Remember the Badgers struggling to score seven points against Oregon State and 16 against Utah State? Old news. Wisconsin is now 7-3 and rushed for 564 yards and scored 62 points to mash Indiana and secure its spot in the Big Ten championship game. ``The record might not be as high as it's been in years past, and our ranking and all that jazz,'' said coach Bret Bielema. ``But we are a really good football team.''
— Arizona. This is what you call efficient time management. The Wildcats needed only 18 minutes of possession to score 56 points and Ka'Deem Carey to rush for 366 yards against Colorado.
Two stars ...
— Iowa. At least the Hawkeyes know how to hold a crowd. They've had six games decided by three or fewer points. But lost four of them.
One star ...
— Washington State. Something is very wrong in Leachland, where star receiver Marquess Wilson quit the team, accusing new coach Mike Leach and his staff of abuse. The athletics department owes the Cougars public an explanation, especially since Leach has fired off such public missives this season as saying some of his seniors were ``empty corpses'' and branding some of his players' effort as ``bordering on cowardice.'' Oh, and the team is 2-8.
Stat of the week
Going into last weekend, Missouri and Tennessee were tied for most all-time overtime wins in FBS at 10. Notice what happened when they met for the first time ever? Sure. Overtime. Missouri won to make it 11.
``Absolutely. Next question. And if you expect to ask another one, you won't keep walking down that path.'' — Mike Leach, to a reporter who asked if Leach could deny any abuse in his Washington State program.
``I have no thoughts about it whatsoever.'' — Kansas State coach Bill Snyder, on the impact of Alabama's loss on the Wildcats' national championship chances.
``If I saw that coming, I probably wouldn't have shown up today.'' — North Carolina coach Larry Fedora, after the Tar Heels were beaten by Georgia Tech 68-50 in the highest scoring ACC game in history. One sure sign of a touchdown deluge: The teams combined for 497 yards — in kickoff returns.
``I just sat down on the floor and cried.'' — Texas coach Mack Brown, on his reaction to the death of Longhorns legend Darrell Royal. To honor Royal, Texas lined up in the wishbone its first play against Iowa State, then ran a pitch back reverse pass for 47 yards.
``There was never a minute, an hour or one second that we didn't believe that we were coming to win this game.'' — Louisiana-Lafayette quarterback Terrance Broadway, after Florida barely escaped the upset with two touchdowns in the final 102 seconds, one on a punt return with two seconds left.
``Shakespearean to a certain degree.'' — Stanford coach David Shaw on running back Stepfan Taylor and tight end Zach Ertz redeeming themselves with big plays against Oregon State after losing fumbles. Yeah, this is Stanford, all right.
``We're not going to get that call ever, against any team. It doesn't matter who the referees are, we'll never get that call.'' — Quarterback Matt McGloin on a questionable fumble call against Penn State at Nebraska, suggesting there are hard feelings against the scandal-scarred Nittany Lions.
``We can't find a way to win, we're finding ways to lose. Somehow, some way, we have to bounce back.'' — West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith. The Mountaineers have gone into a stunning nosedive, losing four games in a row and giving up 198 points.
``I am very embarrassed today for our program.'' — Louisville coach Charlie Strong, after the Cardinals' unbeaten record crashed at Syracuse.
``Yes. It stinks.'' — Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald, asked whether there was a way to describe the overtime loss to Michigan.


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Type: Sub-task
Status: Closed
Priority: Major
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 2.1
Fix Version/s: 2.2
Component/s: SCORM
Testing Instructions:
Please install this Scorm package
log in as a student and submit some attempts.
log back in as a teacher
Visit Scorm package>report>Interaction report
make sure the Reports page operates as expected - try downloading Excel, ODS files, try deleting attempts,updating form options.
The specific addition of this plugin is to display student's response and correct answers.Please make sure those columns are properly populated.Please install this Scorm package http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=50&rid=1655&filter=1 log in as a student and submit some attempts. log back in as a teacher Visit Scorm package>report>Interaction report make sure the Reports page operates as expected - try downloading Excel, ODS files, try deleting attempts,updating form options. The specific addition of this plugin is to display student's response and correct answers.Please make sure those columns are properly populated.
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A plugin to display interactions properly
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Dongsheng - any chance you have time to review this as well? - thanks!
Ankit - looking good so far - just a quick think - we don't use "IN" directly in SQL - we use a helper function - see G7 on this page for an example:
thanks Ankit
I just learned today that the mform function "set_data" must always come before a get_data call for the same form - (probably another bug in the other code too) - can you please make the change to this patch and check the other scorm report plugin to see if you need to do something similar there and open a new bug to fix it there as well?
also - something else I learned today.... it would be nice to add course context to the 3rd param of all uses of format_string - new code is "supposed" to do this to help with performance etc eg:
$formattextoptions = array('context'=>get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $courseid));
$headers[]= format_string($sco->title, true, $formattextoptions);
(don't do this for any old code - just for the new interactions plugin for now)
Then can you please add testing instructions to this bug for the QA team - linking to a SCORM package that produces interactions that can be shown by this report!
thanks heaps!
Hi Ankit,
just noticed this on the interactions report:
Notice: Undefined variable: i in /mod/scorm/report/reportlib.php on line 63
also - I can't remember where the "Preferences for this report" settings were in the main lib or in the plugin - can we strip out the setting "display tracks" and make it always display tracks?
Hi Dan,
Thanks for the feedback.
Set the interaction plugin to always display tracks.
Fixed the undefined variable issue.
Hi Ankit - looking good!
can you please add "completion date" as one of the fields in the report - just after the "Last accessed on" field?
hm noting something that doesn't seem to make sense here. interaction report : user answered EVERY answer wrong === status 'incomplete' but took 24 seconds :-D
noticed a few minor things: white space @ mod/scorm/report/interactions/report.php lines 77 & 514 and exported files had 'attempt' column --> 'Attempt'
- setting Eloy back as integrator. @,@
Thanks Aparup,
Whitespace fixed and pushed into my repo.
Case of "attempt" can be classed as "new" bug as this is copied from standard "basic" report and is a problem there too - I'll check existing uses of the 'attempt' string in SCORM and change case of existing string or create a new one if lower case is needed in some places.
.although not sure about your comment about 24 seconds - did it take you longer/shorter to complete the SCORM?
MDL-30041 created for string update and integration request filed with change (won't be picked up until next week I guess)
It looks, great, hope it works, lol (sure it does!). Some really minor-minor comments:
- I think we need to use proper component name (plugin type + plugin name) in some places. If I'm not wrong this is 'scormreport_interactions' and as such should be used in @package / @subpackage docs, surely also in the settings form name (not need to be path-based, but component-based) and surely other bits.
- There are a lot of incorrectly spaced operators here and there, note that coding style says we need to add one whitespace char both before and after any comparison/assignment operator. Same applies to "for" and "if" (space after them).
- Double levels like: https://github.com/danmarsden/moodle/compare/master...master_MDL-28277#L1R385 (first one "if" and later one "foreach" are, usually unnecessary. Also, if they can be, say, more than 1000, I'd be using get_recordset() instead of get_records(), to avoid being memory-bound problems.
- Some lines seems incorrectly aligned (tabs there yet?): https://github.com/danmarsden/moodle/compare/master...master_MDL-28277#L1R441
- versions @ version.php are way too old, given current date... it would be better to raise them a bit.
- get_scorm_question_count() needs documentation. Also, note it's a double-nested for loop, fetching fields from DB 1 by 1, and I guess it's a clear candidate to scale really, really bad, perhaps we should be accessing to that information in an alternative (optimized) way ? Once again, think about thousands...
So, given that, I think this requires a bit of polishing (simple coding standards) and some more thinking about how the report will behave under load (big numbers). Otherwise, it's looking really promising, thanks!
Reopening as rejected, ciao
Hi Eloy - thanks for the great review - Ankit do you have time to sort these out - feel free to bounce back to me if not.
Ankit - FYI the double levels Eloy mentions were needed in 1.9 (where you copied the code from) but in 2.0 as Eloy mentions all get_records style calls return an empty object - in 1.9 some returned false, null etc and a foreach would throw an undefined var error.
Hi Eloy & Dan,
Thanks for the review!
I will try to fix those issues today!
Following Changes made
- Adjusted to Moodle coding style
- Removed double levels
- Alignment fixed
- version.php Updated
- get_Scorm_question_count function optimized (now it makes only one call to DB!)
This has been integrated, thanks!
I've added one extra commit fixing 1 wrong whitespace remaining + some MOODLE_INTERNAL uses/misses.
Deleting attempt on interaction report produce this error:
Invalid array parameter detected in required_param(): attemptid
line 581 of /lib/moodlelib.php: call to debugging()
line 40 of /mod/scorm/report/interactions/report.php: call to optional_param()
line 85 of /mod/scorm/report.php: call to scorm_interactions_report->display()
I also notice that, attempts can't be greater than 3. In other words, when student has 3 attempts, student won't be able to add another attempt, instead it will set attempt 3 as incomplete and overwrite the attempt.
Failing test.
thanks Rosie - that's the change to optional_param_array - forgot about that one - Ankit can you please fix that up?
number of attempts allowed can be controlled by a number of different processes - in any case this is not relevant to the display of the attempts but either the SCORM package itself or other settings in the SCORM.
Hi Rosie,
As Dan said the second part is dependent on Scorm and other settings
And here is a fix for the first part
I will see if that can pulled up
FYI, just detected this was not declared as "core" plugin yet so I did it, also adding $plugin->component to version.php (8f1a0d21cbe8ad8868ff483022966d3516acbd7f)
Yes, you got this finally upstream, just in time for Moodle 2.2beta. Congrats and thanks!


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Indeed, divisions over fiscal policy have long been at the center of competition between the two parties. While both parties are taking positions that will benefit them electorally, they may be doing so to the detriment of the country's broader economic well-being. But it is worth noting that the parties' positions on fiscal policy have not been stable over the last seventy years, and both have switched on matters related to taxes and debts. A brief review of the history of the modern Republican Party's fiscal policy positioning provides insights on the origins of the situation we face today, as well as insights into the party's use of tax policy as means to combat government expansion and to win elections. While the modern Republican Party has long been viewed as the fiscally conservative party, the meaning of fiscal conservatism has varied over the last seventy years. The position of the modern Republican Party has its roots in the mid-1900s. 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Despite his previous position, President Ford endorsed the Kemp-Roth tax cut proposal in 1978, which would have cut all federal income tax rates by about one-third. Even Ronald Reagan changed his position. During the presidential campaign in 1976, Reagan supported balancing the budget, but by 1980 he accepted the supply-side argument. In a debate with George H.W. Bush, Reagan argued: I've heard for a great many years that we can't possibly reduce taxes – this is Washington's cry – we can't reduce taxes until we reduce government spending and I have to point out that government does not tax to get the money it needs; government always needs the money it gets. Now your son can be extravagant with his allowance and you can lecture him day after day about saving money and not being extravagant, or you can solve the problem by cutting his allowance. 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Phoenix (Thursday, March 21, 2013) -- Another challenge to the Obama administration's attempt to force nearly a billion dollars in higher electricity costs to Arizona consumers has been filed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals by Attorney General Tom Horne.
A Motion for Stay of Final Rule asks the Court to prevent the implementation of the proposed Environmental Protection Agency regulations affecting several Arizona coal-fired power plants that provide significant amounts of electrical power to metro Phoenix and Tucson, and many rural areas of Arizona.
They include the Coronado Generating Station near St. Johns, Cholla Power Plant at Joseph City, and the AEPCO Apache Generating Station in Cochise County.
"The EPA rules are absurd. They would cost Arizona utilities $550 million, which would significantly raise utility rates for customers across the state. The EPA rules blatantly ignore a plan designed by the State of Arizona that would address environmental concerns without causing electrical rates to skyrocket," Horne said.
"The EPA scheme that I am trying to stop is a generic and overbearing plan that tries to implement a visibility standard that cannot even be seen by the human eye. It is a perfect example of bureaucratic incompetence," he added.
In the case of the Apache plant in Cochise County, the facility's operator has testified in a legislative hearing that tens of thousands of consumers in southeastern Arizona would be completely without electricity if that plant is shut down. No other power plant or adequate transmission system exists to replace the Apache plant.
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Priority: Minor
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 2.0
Fix Version/s: 2.0
Component/s: Files API, Forms Library, JavaScript
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Fixed Branches:MOODLE_20_STABLE
current areafiles is suitable works without any JS,
it needs to be a bit prettier and should use ajax & new file picker
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Currently there is no support in draftfiles.php (which provides the content for filemanager) for the file picker - this needs to be changed.
A patch to use filepicker in filemanger.
Petr, I have a problem concerning itemid:
when i edit a forum item, I got a item by $draftitemid = $this->getValue(); and this value changed everytime when I refresh the editing page, so after I moved a file from repository (repository::move_to_filepool), the file will disappear after refreshing, is there any incorrect parameters in move_to_filepool?
filemanager worked now, please reopen it if found any problems, Thanks
Just had a fiddle about with this and was surprised to find it wasn't present on the 'add resource' form. I uploaded a few files on the non-js version there, but found that when I made a forum and went to add files there, the js version popped up, but with none of the files I'd just added anywhere to be found. I'm not sure if they're there, but I missed them somehow, but this is currently very confusing.
I suggest the "Add" link is replaced with "No more attachments allowed" when maxfiles reached. Currently, the attachments over the limit are silently dropped.
Good idea, David, thanks, I disabled the 'add' button once reached max files limit and changed text too.
grrr, the latest change causes problem when maxfiles==-1, also it does not work if max number of files already exists before opening the form - committing fix for the first problem
The file manager interface will more or less like https://www.getdropbox.com/
Edited UI Mockup <File manaager interface (on subdir)>: Cleaned up buttons a bit
Spec in more detail here: http://docs.moodle.org/en/Development:Editor_file_management
(Coming from http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=127238 )
It does look pretty simple indeed, great work.
One quick note: just like you have in the mockup at http://docs.moodle.org/en/Development:Editor_file_management , do add the "Browse..." label to the button in the TinyMCE image editor dialog.
- At current the button does not really afford at all what its function is, except by the virtue of its location. * But even there it is so small that it may not be perceived clickable at all,
- so make it look like a button.
Browse is the typically used name for this operation, I believe.
I did a quick single user "usability test". I told my girlfriend, who uses the web fairly lot and knows basic HTML but not programming, to upload an image to "this document" from this computer, a TinyMCE already open in a Resource activity already open.
She immediately found the image adding dialog, looked through the first tab, and closed the dialog. Then she proceeded to look through the buttons in the toolbar, after which she proceeded to look through the rest of the Resource configuration form. Then she asked me, "is it really possible?".
When I told her where she should have clicked, she noted:
- The button does not look anything like what its tooltip says (she did not hover to see if there is a tooltip)
- The field says "Image URL" so that is obviously not something you use to upload images for or even for browsing files on the server
I also realized uploading is not browsing so both choose and browse are misleading. It is getting long, but how about "Browse/Upload..." ?
I further usability tested the design. All eight of my test subjects were lost at some point of trying to upload an image to a document in TinyMCE. Some of the issues are easy to solve and are pretty obvious from the problems users were having. The basic issue is though that there are just too many steps.
This blog entry will later likely be copied to Moodle Docs.
I will also list the solutions that I think are feasible later.
I have been playing with solutions today but some questions are a bit challenging so I will sleep on it and probably post them next week.
To note this here, as well, the tested (http://www.pilpi.net/software/moodle/2009/08/19/quickie-usability-testing-file-upload-and-forgotten-password/ ) design was:
http://docs.moodle.org/en/Image:Adding_an_image.png (with the exception of the "Choose..." button in the first dialog, which just had a tiny icon in the tested UI in Moodle HEAD)
(Please upload mockups (such as those now in the wiki) to the tracker and link to the tracker items also when using Balsamiq stuff in docs. This way everybody can edit each others' mockups as the bmml files stay in the tracker. This time I made a whole new mockup so no need for that at the moment.)
Agreed about editable mockups here in tracker and linking to them from docs, that's why I had already done it (although not for all in that document):
To include the images from docs, all you need to do is write the URL. No tags, no brackets, eg:
Docs will embed it automatically.
Mockups for non-JS coming shortly.
Added UI Mockup: <suggestion for clarifying the conceptual model in the UI>
To keep context here, too, adding this
- test report: http://www.pilpi.net/software/moodle/2009/08/19/quickie-usability-testing-file-upload-and-forgotten-password/
- design http://docs.moodle.org/en/Image:Adding_an_image.png (with the exception of the "Choose..." button in the first dialog, which just had a tiny icon in the tested UI in Moodle HEAD)
Finally I got around to finalize my thoughts about how we should react to the findings of the usability testing I did a couple of weeks ago.
I am impressed with how reasonable a model you did come up with eventually. Even though the UI is more defined by conceptual system and software design restrictions than direct suitability to user circumstances, each step in the UI does have a meaning. There is a minor inconsistency with usage of URLs in TinyMCE's dialog (see below), but the workflow seems to be pretty okay in general.
Insert/edit image dialog:
Problem: Users seemed confused by the URL field. And now that you have added the new dialog, it essentially abstracts away the URL; in original TinyMCE the URL was the way of adding any image from the web, in Moodle 2.0 it mostly shows unnecessary guts of the system and gets users confused. The current UI has the input field for an URL first and thus says "if you really really need it, you can also browse to find an URL", although in reality the Choose button is the primary way of getting images. Is there a reason to preserve capability to add images from an URL directly from TinyMCE? The site admin can enable the URL downloader if they want (haven't seen this in action though :/ ), right?
- the users who understand what URL means think this is not what they want (it conflicts with the idea of uploading or getting an image from a repository, yet in the UI it is related to mean the same functionality)
- those users who do not understand 'URL' similarly do not see what that has to do with what they are trying to achieve.
Still, if the URLs produced by Moodle work outside Moodle too (i.e. you can paste the URL of an image, uploaded to moodle, into an email and send it to anyone, unhindered by the permissions system?). If users need to find out the URL of an image it is available in most modern browsers through the right click context menu.
Remove the string "URL" from the field label.
Is the URL input field actually ever used in Moodle for adding external images? The "Choose/Upload image..." dialog should consistently be the only place for bringing in new images.
Make the input field it a status display with CSS and move the button before it (see mockup). This will help users see the consequences of their actions (naming the image), giving essential feedback. Optimally just show the filename of the image.
Label the button so that it also reflects the primary usage scenario, uploading files. As a rule of thumb, links (to which this button can be compared) should have the same label as their target windows, so change the label of the target window to "Choose/Upload image" as well.
(Screen readers etc. will still read this as an input field incorrectly, but I do not think users with screen readers etc will ever make it to this dialog anyway.)
Choose a file... dialog:
As "Current files" is the current working space for the user, it should open by default as a starting point and a status display of the files already in use for the current resource - apparently all images selected elsewhere are brought here? As file uploading is a primary usage scenario, add a link to that screen here (see mockup).
The label "Current files" meant nothing to users in the usability testing. If this is used for just uploaded files, change the label to "Uploaded files", but if/as I suspect it is used for all files for the current editor, then change it to "Files in use". The "Empty result" it shows by default does not clarify what the tab means, instead use "No files in selected for use yet".
"Local files" are not local files to the user, but files on the server. Name this either according to the Moodle site, or just "Server files". "Local server files" may be confusing since users may not know the concept of a server.
Make the "Upload this file" button an YUI button or otherwise look like a button. It was not recognized as a button by some users in testing.
At a minimum (if a better button label can not be found), add a help icon next to "federated search" since based on the testing that term is not likely to be understood by at least people who are not native.
Dealing with
MDL-20139 is probably the best we can do about the toolbar - plus perhaps keeping the 'add image' item in the right-click context menu. (As soon as drag and drop or copy pasting of images becomes possible on the web, it seems critical to support it.)
- We do somehow have to retain the ability to enter a raw URL without downloading the file
- So add that in the file picker dialog, either in the same screen as the url downloader (though the name of url downloader may have to be changed to "get from url") with a checkbox "download to [[moodlesiteshortname]] server" or as a separate tab on the left in the fialog? the point is just to not confuse people with multiple mechanisms in multiple dialogs
If you think there is a risk that people would actually expect to enter an URL in the TinyMCE dialog (people who have gotten used to tinyMCE dialog, which is not likely a majority of moodle users):
Another option is to add a link under the "Choose / Upload image... " button ("Use URL") and have it trigger the display of an URL field under the button. But I still think the above solution is better since it is more consistent with itself: there is only one consistent UI mechanism no matter which the source is.
Just had a review of your filemanager form element, Dongsheng. Mostly very good and usable now!
There are still some known problems:
- Can't move directories yet
- Main file picked doesn't always select reliably
- Main file picked doesn't show up as selected when updating a resource
- Downloaded zipped directories should unzip as a folder with the same name exactly (not 0)
- Downloaded Main files directory needs a better default name (draftarea.zip -> Files.zip from lang pack)
- First triangle before the "Files" path should either not be there or be a better icon (perhaps folder icon?)
- Should be able to right-click on the files to get the context menu
- Not all the code files have Copyright info.
... however, I think it's good enough to put into HEAD now and solve all these issues there. Can you check it in please?
Reply to Olli:
Firstly, thanks very much for the testing, designs and feedback.
A. URL field
Yes I think we do need to retain the ability to paste in a URL there, since
1) that dialog needs to cope with all kinds of different ways of getting images in the editor. For example did you notice you can drag and drop into the editor?
2) Power users will also want to include images from external servers sometimes (perhaps an image that changes or a webbug that allows tracking).
Since the filepicker always COPIES chosen images from the source into the Moodle file system it's not suitable for this.
3) TinYMCE needs a URL to work with in that dialog, to create the proper HTML etc. Removing it will cause more major TinyMCE mods.
However, I'm totally in agreement about making it less important and making a much more visible "Choose / Upload an Image..." button at the top. You should see this soon in CVS.
B) Local files ---> Server Files. Yes, developer perspective. Absolutely makes sense to fix it, now fixed in CVS.
C) "Upload this file" button. Yes, it still doesn't look enough like a button, will be fixed ASAP with more CSS.
D) Toolbar ----->
1) Users indeed tried drag'n'drop, but they tried to do this directly to the editor. This did not work, neither did copy/paste (of images), as expected since I guess it is not supposed to be possible in current editors. What does this have to do with the dialog? Sorry, I do not follow.
2) So the file picker dialog is incapable of just linking to an external resource instead of just linking to it? Seems to me this is a flaw designed into the file picker, since I can not imagine a reason it would make sense to any user group that linking to external files happens in one dialog, whereas downloading/copying files happens in another. Whether a resource is linked to or copied is not a separate functionality to users, it is a parameter of "just let me have the d*mn image in my document", and most of the time it is a parameter irrelevant to users - it should be there, and it should have a reasonable default value so that it can be ignored if needed. The file picker should be capable of doing both, if not you are just jumping the users around.
You do not really respond to my suggestions about what is the problem with this? Or is this a case of glueing design for users on after doing the implementation and realizing that design should have been done beforehand since now it is too much work to change it to work right?
3) I am not saying you should remove the URL field, I am saying that in that context, to the user, it is irrelevant system guts and it should not be shown to users. As you know, there are quite a few ways to hide it without messing with tinymce's inner workings.
1) Open two browser windows. Have an editor in window 1, and an external web site in window 2 (eg flickr.com). Drag images from window 2 into window 1 editor. it works. Now click on the image to select it, then click on the "Edit Image" button in the toolbar. The fields contains the foreign URL.
2) In fact the filepicker is designed to allow linking as well as copying and it's up to the plugin (see Youtube plugin for example) but most of the core plugins don't do it because:
- it's almost always bad news ... teachers will select things they have access to but students don't. The security of the external resources will be different from the internal and not subject to the roles/permissions of the internal activity that contains the media.
- teachers usually want pages to stay as they made them - not be subject to breakage from outside changes in an increasingly dynamic internet
- you'd have to have a checkbox to select link/copy behaviours every time you select a file (extra complexity)
- you would have to remove all this behaviour from the interface for attachments (---> inconsistency)
3) We can probably hide the URL field by default and put it in a checkbox to 'Show URL', sure.
The point about users usually wanting to download is a good one: "when you do not know what you are doing, download." Still, as linking needs to be possible sometimes, the fact that this functionality is in a different dialog where nobody expects to find it does not seem to help. Even at current users have to guess if availability of content is subject to the deletion from the website they took the content from (Youtube), or controllable (also in terms of permissions) from the local Moodle site, so in any case the consequences of implicit linking should be made clear in the process at some point.
"You are about to link to this image.
- If the remote site where the image resides goes offline, the image will not show here, either
- Moodle cannot control access to the image, so for example even students without access to your course may see this image.
Uncheck the checkbox above to download the image instead (usually recommended)."
And in case this is added (when the checkbox is selected), then there needs to be a corresponding note when it is the check is removed, to reassure the users about the consequences in that case.
"You are about to download this image to the Moodle site [servershortname].
- The image will always be available when this Moodle site is online
- Moodle control access to this image, so students without access to your course cannot access to it
*Link to this image instead"
If there is an issue of users needing to be aware of the consequences of whether a resource is linked to or downloaded, that issue is there regardless of whether the UI is designed to be consistent with itself in the first place. As you state that editing the URL is sometimes a feature required by the advanced user, so having the "show/edit address (URL)" link there is probably appropriate.
But yes, if downloading is the default action, then the linking functionality should probably be hidden with progressive disclosure ("Advanced: link to the resource") to not clutter up the UI and slow down novices, by making them read notices of the consequences of their actions (as the consequences are assumably safe in case of downloading).
1) Oh, that's sweet. I was surprised though that users even try dNd from desktop to browser, since all research I have ever heard about says users do not use drag&drop on the web since it is usually not possible. Thus, it usually requires extra affordances in the UI for users to become aware of it. Of course, if universities teach their users to use this, then that is an affordance to use the feature. As even the concept of having multiple browser windows can be a challenge to many, the motoric exercise of putting two windows side by side to facilitate the dragging, I it is kind of hard to see this becoming a popular feature, though in some contexts it might.
Back to the point, seems to me in this case it is not at all obvious whether the dragged image should be linked to or downloaded. Obviously only resources that are downloaded are reliable in the context of the local moodle site. So if the image is only linked to, the teacher should have warning about this anyway.
(In Google Chrome on Linux it creates a link to the image, though that link can not be seen in wysiwyg since it is empty)
2) The only difference between the concept of attachment and a link is the same one as that between a downloaded file and an attachment. If it is clear in some context that only downloading makes sense, then disabling (not deleting!) the checkbox to make a link instead, is keeping the UI consistent. Of course, if it cannot be assumed that it is clear to users why a given context only allows attachments and not linking, then the user may need to be made aware of why linking is not possible (tooltip over the disabled checkbox and its label?) - again, regardless of whether there is a checkbox to allow linking or not. That is: if it is possible to link in one context, regardless of what that UI looks like, then the situation of not being able to do that is in any case a special case that needs to be taken into account in the interaction design.
3) If it is "edit URL", then don't have a checkbox "show URL". As non-techies do not understand URL anyway, it should be "show/edit image address", or if you can't have the name of the type of the resource there, show/edit address (URL). And if you do not plan to have a submit button next to the checkbox to actually make the selection happen, do have a command link with that text instead of a button. Having checkboxes without forms (=auto-submitting forms) equals violating the HTML standard and is usually an accessibility issue. (yes, I am looking at your navigation dropdown menus, too! -> see http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/3/examples/node-focusmanager/node-focusmanager-3.html but with links instead of command buttons in the source)


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Just search it up and download it.
Just search it up and download it.
Currently reading/watching:
One Piece, Naruto, Shingeki no Kyojin, Kenichi, Hajime No Ippo The Rising, Hunter x Hunter
Cool, a gundam thread >_>
*ahem* Does anyone know where I could download Gundam Astray or Gundam Crossbone?
*Insert witty remark here*
"Bankai, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi" - Kuchiki Byakuya, right before he's about to **** you up
hey i like gundam seed, but gundam seed destiny took it a bit to far, sorta like dragging around a dead kitten or something. that was for me anyways, but whose ready for gundam00, it looks great!
This one left me dying for more...
eh... this one not so much
yea those kids look like the kids from loveless for a reason. i guess its a trend now in japan to get good manga artist (clamp -> code geass) to do character designs for anime (loveless -> gundam 00)
The only Gundam I really enjoyed was Gundam Wing. I remember watching it as a kid and just be fascinated with the giant robots and the storyline. The movies that followed the anime were all great to. I've never really enjoyed any other Gundam series other then that. They all seemed boring. This thread reminded me that I need to rewatch Gundam Wing sometime in the future. ;P
Jink's Manga Picks
Shamo || Vinland Saga || Mirai Nikki || Dangu || Tokyo Red Hood
good pick, loved gundam wing myself, i liked endless waltz as well, seeing the CUSTOMS in action really made me jump... i think i might have to rewatch the series again, i remember watching it along time ago on cartoon network, but i dont remember seeing it in japanese, wonder if its a big difference... the story is all fuzzy in my mind anyways, might as well take a look...
Another Gundam I liked was Mobile Fighter G Gundam. I don't remember much of it, nor do I remember watching all of it. It was so long ago, I just remember that it was badass.
Jink's Manga Picks
Shamo || Vinland Saga || Mirai Nikki || Dangu || Tokyo Red Hood


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I wasn't able to get to my blog post on Friday last week due to a string of seminars I'm currently running. Unusually we had three turn up within a week of each other so I had to prioritise and I'm afraid the blog post lost out this once. That said, I'm catching up now and figured it would make a good topic if I wrote about how important public speaking is for my own strategy and how you should consider embracing it, if you aren't already.
Seminars/Presentations, whatever you want to call them, are gold dust. If you're given the opportunity to run one, grasp it. Where else do you get a number of people interested in your subject in a room together? If you run it well then you will undoubtedly come out with lots of opportunities and increase your chance of being approached to provide a service or product after.
I wrote about presentation skills a while back where I focused on ten strategies for a successful presentation. Today is more about re-enforcing the importance of being seen out there in order to build your personal and company brand.
I know it's quite appealing to shy away from these opportunities – the thought of standing up in front of a load of people and talking fills most people with fear but here's the truth – it get's easier and you need to start somewhere. Still to this day I get a little nervous when I'm about to speak but it's natural and helps me to fire on all cylinders. If you get nervous, don't let it stop you – much better to learn how to control the nerves than miss out on the fabulous opportunities these events provide.
I started presenting at University as it was part of some of the courses. When I then started Optix I made sure that I had every opportunity to be in front of people, either one to one or in a group presenting. I was never a natural speaker so one of the best things I did to help was to join a business networking group called BNI. At BNI's all around the world, you meet up every week and have to stand in front of 20-40 business owners and tell them about your business for 60 seconds. This really focuses the mind and hones your presentation skills. If you're starting out now why not look up a local BNI chapter and throw yourself in at the deep end.
There are also organisations like Toastmasters which I've heard are excellent (Although I've not had first hand experience) – These focus on improving your public speaking skills so if you're not sure where to start then I'd recommend looking up one of these in your area.
Here's another great tip. I attend a number of conferences and always watch the speakers very carefully. I want to improve my own style so I try and capture the essence of where these people get it right and adapt it into my own flow. Recently I was lucky enough to watch Chris Brogan speak and then even luckier to sit next to him at a sponsors dinner that night. He was able to do 20 minutes off the cuff, without any help (no powerpoint) while making people laugh and leaving people with major takeaways by the end of his talk – genius! I asked him at the dinner how he did it and if he had any tips – he said to me something that resonates every time I find myself in front of others – 'Alastair, I've had a lot of opportunities to fail'. Chris speaks hundreds of times a year, all around the world – that's an awful lot of times to work out what works and what sucks – it's that simple – practice makes perfect. Thank you Chris
How do you get on with public speaking? Do you avoid it? Are you working on any plans to improve yourself and want to share these with others?


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