function makeTransLayer(linkNumber) {
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function defineMain() {
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function deleteTransLayer() {
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}
linkText = new Array();

linkText[0] = "A spoken word piece using brainwave and heartbeat signals";
linkText[1] = "A video conferencing tool optimized for low-bandwidth seminars";
linkText[2] = "An Audio Unit drum machine for OS X";
linkText[3] = "Translates MIDI messages into ASCII keystroke macros";
linkText[4] = "Assists musicians in controlling electronic music devices and computers";
linkText[5] = "A Dashboard Widget for OS X that monitors MIDI signal flowing through a computer";
linkText[6] = "Audio slicer for electronic improvisational performance";
//linkText[3] = "An online tool collaboratively examining the work of students";
//linkText[4] = "Live web seminar for Apple Computer";
//linkText[5] = "A semantic text browser focusing on comparing articles from Wikipedia";
//linkText[6] = "Video production work for Columbia University";
linkText[7] = "A emulation of the classic card game Memory examining images in advertisements";
linkText[8] = "Animated, interactive Cootie zoo";
//linkText[11] = "Piano score for a film about the sex appeal of power tools";
linkText[10] = "Guitar and vocal song about finding the line between friend and something more";

linkText[9] = "Spoken word piece regarding relationships that aren't supposed to last";
//linkText[14] = "Three-part piece of electronic music";
//linkText[15] = "Dedicated to Louis Armstrong";
linkText[11] = "Spoken word piece about the 40 hour work week";
linkText[12] = "User interface design for biological image database";
linkText[13] = "Flash site for film composer and sound designer Erik Desiderio";
linkText[14] = "Site for the feature film The Shore";
linkText[15] = "Live web seminar for Apple Computer";
linkText[16] = "Video production work for Columbia University";
linkText[17] = "A 'video' game solely based on spatialized audio";