Admob ad not visible on Android Emulator

// .............. blah
    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="4"/>
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

    <application android:icon="@drawable/dicts_ico" android:label="@string/app_name" 
    >
           <meta-data 
        android:value="a12345_your_number" 
        android:name="ADMOB_PUBLISHER_ID" />
        <activity android:name=".MainStartMenu"
                  android:label="@string/app_name"
                  android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation"
                  >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>


  <!-- Google ads -->      
<activity android:name="com.google.ads.AdActivity"
              android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation"/>

// ......... blah 

int nf = Math.round(5.789f);
System.out.print(nf); // 6

float f = 28.611f; 
int n3 = Math.round(f);
System.out.println(n3); // 29

double d = 1234.56;
long lon = Math.round(d);
System.out.println(lon); // 1235

int diff = 90 - 40;
// float fDeleni = diff / 10; // error code
float fDeleni = (float)diff / 10.f; // ok
int nRound = Math.round(fDeleni);


// Caution:
int n2 = (int) 8.999f;
System.out.println(n2); // 8

 public void createDatabase(Context myContext) throws IOException {
    String sPackName = myContext.getPackageName();
    InputStream assetsDB = myContext.getAssets().open("myDatabase");
    OutputStream dbOut = new FileOutputStream("/data/data/"+sPackName+"/database");
 
    byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
    int length;
    while ((length = assetsDB.read(buffer))>0){
      dbOut.write(buffer, 0, length);
    }
 
    dbOut.flush();
    dbOut.close();
    assetsDB.close();
}

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private int _nVersionCode = 0;	
private boolean _bNewVersion = false;


// onCreate
     	 _nVersionCode   = this.getPackageManager()
     	.getPackageInfo(this.getPackageName(), 0).versionCode;
     	Log.d(String.valueOf(_nVersionCode), "versionCode");

// onStart loadPreferences
 public void loadPreferences() {
			//SharedPreferences settings = getSharedPreferences(F.PREFERENCES_NAME, 0);
			SharedPreferences settings = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
		int nOldVersionCode =	settings.getInt("_nVersionCode",  0);// old vesion
		if(_nVersionCode > nOldVersionCode)
			_bNewVersion = true;
	}

// onDestroy savePreferences	
	public void savePreferences() {
			SharedPreferences settings = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
			SharedPreferences.Editor editor = settings.edit();
			editor.putInt("_nVersionCode", _nVersionCode); // save current version code
			editor.commit();
	}