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robsavin necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 32 diseños de 9 diseñadores freelance.
Design a site template for a funky new insurance comparison website. The site should be bold and fun while maintaining a professional appearance that will give people confidence that the service will provide a good quote.
Site will be written in html so no Flash please unless used in a banner or similar.
Photoshop .psd files are the only requirement as coding will be done in-house.
http://www.quoodle.co.uk: Oodles of quotes from just one search
The logo for the site can be found at http://99designs.com/contests/9511/…ies/663265
Large "Get a Quote" buttons will lead to a Quoodle-branded white label search engine that will provide a comparison service similar to:
- http://www.moneysupermarket.com- http://www.comparethemarket.com- http://www.confused.com- http://www.gocompare.comQuoodle will provide helpful information and articles about insurance that may help people to make an informed decision when buying insurance.
The main nav-bar on the site will link to:
- home
- get a quote
- how to get a cheaper quote
- Information centre
- Set a reminderI'd like to see large navigational features particular to the home page. These can either be the same as what is displayed in the main navigation (see above) or large buttons that take you directly to the quote engines for the different categories we will be dealing with (car, bike, house, life, health, travel).
The following text will go the home page:
Quoodle will help you find the
simple way to get the right insurance quotation without visiting loads of
comparison sites.
Fill in your details once to compare
the cheapest quotes from 60 leading insurance companies.
- Quoodle gives you access to a quote engine that will
search 100s of the cheapest quotes to help you to find the best deal.
- Fill in just one form to get access to quotes
from over 60 insurers.
- Quoodle is independent – you'll get the best
quote for you, not us.
On other pages there will be text and a "Get a Quote" button.
- Fonts used on buttons should be system fonts (e.g. Arial, Verdana etc)
- I'd like the site to extend on the theme set by the logo. A couple of ideas I had were that appropriate images could be "stuffed" into the Q in similar way to how the logo is or for the Q to make up part of the quote buttons. However, don't feel limited by these ideas or that you have to use them!
- The site should be diesigned to take into account W3C compliancy, for example it should be understood that the text size increases are likely from the end user.
- No Flash please unless it is used in a banner or similar.


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Gracious. Good-natured. Great with a scalpel. One finds these admirable qualities and a great deal more in Dr. Mariam Awada, cosmetic surgeon that focuses on helping women look as beautiful as they feel.
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Dr. Mark Gardener
On this page...
Using R for statistical analyses - Introduction
This page is intended to be a help in getting to grips with the powerful statistical program called R. It is not intended as a course in statistics (see here for details about those). If you have an analysis to perform I hope that you will be able to find the commands you need here and copy/paste them into R to get going.
I run training courses in data management, visualisation and analysis using Excel and R: The Statistical Programming Environment. From 2013 courses will be held at The Field Studies Council Field Centre at Slapton Ley in Devon. Alternatively I can come to you and provide the training at your workplace. See details on my Courses Page.
On this page learn how to create data files, read them into R and generally get ready to perform analyses. Also find out about getting further help and documentation.
See also: R Courses | R Tips, Tricks & Hints | MonogRaphs | Writer's bloc
My publications about R
See my books about R on my Publications page
Statistics for Ecologists | Beginning R | The Essential R Reference | Community Ecology | Managing Data
Statistics for Ecologists is available now from Pelagic Publishing. Get a 20% discount using the S4E20 code!
I have more projects in hand - visit my Publications page from time to time. You might also like my random essays on selected R topics in MonogRaphs. See also my Writer's Bloc page, details about my latest writing project including R scripts developed for the book.
R is Open Source
R is Free
What is R?
R is an open-source (GPL) statistical environment modeled after S and S-Plus. The S language was developed in the late 1980s at AT&T labs. The R project was started by Robert Gentleman and Ross Ihaka (hence the name, R) of the Statistics Department of the University of Auckland in 1995. It has quickly gained a widespread audience. It is currently maintained by the R core-development team, a hard-working, international team of volunteer developers. The R project web page is the main site for information on R. At this site are directions for obtaining the software, accompanying packages and other sources of documentation.
R is a powerful statistical program but it is first and foremost a programming language. Many routines have been written for R by people all over the world and made freely available from the R project website as "packages". However, the basic installation (for Linux, Windows or Mac) contains a powerful set of tools for most purposes.
Because R is a programming language it can seem a bit daunting; you have to type in commands to get it to work. However, it does have a Graphical User Interface (GUI) to make things easier. You can also copy and paste text from other applications into it (e.g. word processors). So, if you have a library of these commands it is easy to pop in the ones you need for the task at hand. That is the purpose of this web page; to provide a library of basic commands that the user can copy and paste into R to perform a variety of statistical analyses.
Navigation index
R maintains a list of previous commands. Use the up and down arrows to scroll through them. You can then use the left and right arrows to edit and modify the command.
Once you have installed R and run the program you will see an opening window and a message along these lines:
R : Copyright 2006, The R Foundation for Statistical Computing
R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
Natural language support but running in an English locale
R is a collaborative project with many contributors.
Type 'demo()' for some demos, 'help()' for on-line help,
[Previously saved workspace restored]
The > is the "prompt", this is the point where you type in commands (or paste them in from somewhere else). The window you see is part of the GUI and some operations are possible from the menus (including quit). You will generally be asked if you wish to save the workspace. R stores a list of commands and any data sets that are loaded. It can be pretty useful to say "yes" and to save the workspace. The command history is available by using the up and down arrows. You can easily scroll back through previous commands and edit them if needed. You can copy items from previous commands or in fact from any window on the screen and paste them into the current command line. You can also use the left and right arrow keys to move through the current command.
Data files
You are going to need some data to perform your analyses on. You can type your data into R directly but it is usually much better to use a separate program to hold the information. A spreadsheet is an invaluable tool for this as you can manipulate the data quite easily. R can read plain text files in various formats (e.g. tab delimited, space delimited, comma delimited) and most spreadsheets can save data in these ways. The most useful is comma delimited (.CSV), which R can handle quite easily.
The layout of the data file will depend upon the analysis you are going to run:
You can create a CSV file in a spreadsheet or a word processor. A spreadsheet is the most useful tool as you can easily manipulate the data later on.
|In this case we have multiple variables arranged in columns. The rows are the replicates. This sort of arrangement is useful for analysis of variance and multiple regression. However, it can also be used for comparing just two factors (you don't need to use all the information) as in a t-test.
In this case we have heading on both columns and rows. We have the same information as above and a bit extra. The data may be used for the same kinds of analysis as before but could also be used for tests of association (e.g. Chi-squared) or for ordination.
In this instance we have two columns (samples) but the number of replicates is different. R reads the file as a rectangular frame and blank cells are recorded as NA. This may have to be taken account of in some analyses but for now we can assume it is not a problem.
You may also have data merely as numbers without any labels at all. This is not really to be recommended although R will assign row and column numbers to the data.
R stores everything as variables. Your variable names can contain letters and numbers but the only puctuation mark allowed is a full stop.
Inputting data
The next step is to get your data into R. If you have saved your data in a .CSV file then you can use the read.csv(filename) command to get the information. You need to tell R where to store the data and to do this you assign it a name. All names must have at least one letter (otherwize it is a number of course!). You can use a period (e.g. test.1) but no other punctuation marks. R is case sensitive so the variable test is different from Test or teSt.
What you need to do is to copy the appropriate command into the clipboard. Then paste into R at the > prompt. You can then edit the command as you like and when ready press the enter key.
To get a file into R with basic columns of data and their
labels use:
get a file into R with column headings and row headings use:
N.B. There are occasions when R won't like your data file. Check the file carefully. In some cases the addition of an extra linefeed at the end will sort out the issue. To do this open the file in a word processor and make sure that non-printing characters are displayed. Add the extra carriage return and save the file.
Seeing your data in R
Once you have persuaded R to read your data you will naturally want to check it is there! To view data stored in R you merely type the name of the variable that you stored it as.
In the case on the right we had both row and column headers. When you type in the variable name you see the data framed more or less like this.
In this case we only had column headings. When displayed R adds a simple number to each row.
If we had neither row or column headings then the columns would also be numbered (in square brackets).
If you wish to view only a single variable (i.e. column) from your data set then you can. Simply add the variable name to the end of the data name along with a dollar sign so: bats$Hedge or field$Upper might be examples from the above two data sets.
It is not terribly convenient to have to append the $variable every time you want to do something on a data set. R provides a way to read these variables directly. Here is an example:
you can look at the overall data set e.g.
can look at a single factor e.g.
So, it is a good habit to get into to read in your data set and then use the attach(data) function immediately. Use meaningful factor names and avoid single letters (e.g. x, y). If you already have a variable called by the same name it will be overwritten. You can avoid confusion by only working on one set of data at once.
What data are loaded?
see what data, variables etc. are loaded in R you can type a simple command:
This lists the variables in memory.
Windows you can list all the "objects" in memory from the Misc menu on the
GUI toolbar.
In both operating systems you can save the current workspace to a file (you can also read in a previously saved workspace). This will save any data and variables currently in memory (on Windows use the File menu and on the Mac use Workspace).
You can also get a list of the variables for each dataset by typing:
> names(dataset)
Removing data sets
remove a variable you can type a simple command:
This will remove the variable (in this case called variable) from the memory. If you have variables that are attached to your data they don't show up. You can do the opposite of attach(data) and detach(data), which removes them if and when the data are removed with rm(data).
Windows you can remove all the "objects" in memory from the
Misc menu on the GUI toolbar.
Help and Documentation
My Publications
See my books about R at my Publications Page:
Statistics for Ecologists using R and Excel. Published December 2011
Beginning R: The Statistical Progreamming Language. Available wherever great books are sold in June 2012
The Essential R Reference. Published November 2012
There are plenty of sources of help and information regarding R. Most are to be found on the R-Project website. Look under the 'Documentation' section. In the manuals section the "Introduction to R" document is a good start (available as HTML or a PDF). Also very good are:
"Using R for Data Analysis and Graphics - Introduction,
Examples and Commentary" by John Maindonald [PDF].
These are available via the 'Contributed Documentation' section.
From 2009 I am going to be running a series of short courses in data analyses for conservation biologists. Some of these courses are based on use of R. The courses all run at the Preston Montford Field Centre in Shropshire, UK. More information can be found here or at the FSC website.
Help within R
The help system within R is comprehensive. There are several ways to access help:
Click on the 'Help' menu. There are a number of options available (depending upon your OS) but the main documentation is in the form of HTML.
If you want help on a specific command you can enter a search directly from the keyboard:
A shortcut is to type:
This is fine if you know the command you want. If you are not sure of the command you can try the following:
You type in a part.word and R will list all commands that contain that string of letters. For example:
This shows that there are actually 6 commands containing "rank"; we can now type help() for any of those to get more detail.
If you run the HTML help you will see a heading entitled "Packages". This will list the packages that you have installed with R. The basic package is 'base' and comes with another called 'stats'. These two form the core of R. If you navigate to one of those you can browse through all the commands available.
R comes with a number of data sets. Many of the help topics come with examples. Usually these involve data sets that are already included. This allows you to copy and paste the commands into the console and see what happens.


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Labor day weekend
It's a holiday weekend, and true to form, we've had a disaster here at Chateau CycleDog. It's a family tradition to have an injury, sickness, or a minor emergency every holiday and this one is no exception.
I took a vacation day on Friday. Mary and I ran some errands in the afternoon. When we returned home, the air conditioning wasn't working. It was about 100F outside and felt hotter in the house. The house AC didn't work. Nor did the electricity in the kitchen. The dryer motor turned but the heater never came on.
I suspected a bad circuit breaker, so I went out to the garage and reset all the breakers. It didn't help, so I pulled the cover off the breaker box, and began checking the power on each line. Every other line was dead. Naturally, I discovered this after a trip to the hardware store and replacing several breakers on the presumably dead lines.
So I called Wade. He knows high voltage stuff - I don't. But I learned quickly.
He said one of the lines coming into the house was probably bad. There are two hot lines and one ground. If you lose one of the hots, whatever is connected to that side will not work - hence the voltage on every other breaker rather than all of them. Likewise, the dryer works off both sides. Lose one and the motor may work but the heater will not. He came over to check with a voltmeter since I was testing with a simple go/no go detector. Sure enough, one side was dead.
Mary and Lyndsay had left to go shopping...and escape into some air conditioning, no doubt. By the time Wade diagnosed the problem, it was 9PM. I called customer service at PSO, waded through the voice menu system only to be told my problem couldn't be resolved that way, so I'd have to speak with a real person. In short order, a tech was on the way to the house! I expected to be put off until the next day or even next week, but he was here in about 45 minutes.
In a few minutes, he determined that the outside box with the electric meter showed the same problem I'd described - one hot side was dead. He went to the backyard box and found it was good, so the fault lies somewhere in between. The line is broken. So he hooked up a transformer to feed power from the working line over to the dead one. All the lights flicker when the AC turns on, so there's a heavy current load on the transformer.
I am truly grateful that PSO responded so quickly. Mary has great difficulty handling the heat, so going without AC for a couple of days was going to be an ordeal.
My biggest fear was that our ancient and creaky air conditioner had finally given up, but if we're lucky it will see us through this season. It's time for a new one, however, since this one is over 25 years old!
At least this holiday didn't involve any knife wounds, blood all over the kitchen, or similar bodily harm. I'm thankful for the little things.
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DreadNaught wrote:I expect/hope his INT totals decrease. 18 it too many.
We are still an injury to either Evans or DJax from being fucked at WR like we have the past 2 season for long stretches. Hopefully we'll be able to address WR in the draft to get some talented depth for once. The WR position has been hit hard by injury the past 2 years.
I still have little confidence we've done anything to improve out terrible rushing attack this offseason. Getting Sweezy back could help if he's 100%, but that is a big "IF" imo. Doug Martin is unreliable and our run game will be dogshit if Quizz Rodgers and Charles Sims are our 1-2 RBs.
If our O-line improves, Martin is the good version of himself, and we can stay healthy at WR I think Jameis will top 4500yds and 30TDs in 2017.
But I still have questions about the talent and depth on offense.
mdb1958 wrote:Is Jameis on a team that gives up almost or more than 400 points a game?
Or, is Jameis on a team that gives up less than 300 points a game or close to it.
Ask yourself which team he would look better on and you will have your answer.
Of course, its also a question better suited for being answered after the draft - stay tuned.
Bootz2004 wrote:More wins than last season.
VauntedTampa2 wrote:mdb1958 wrote:Is Jameis on a team that gives up almost or more than 400 points a game?
Or, is Jameis on a team that gives up less than 300 points a game or close to it.
Ask yourself which team he would look better on and you will have your answer.
Of course, its also a question better suited for being answered after the draft - stay tuned.
I read this too many times
Caradoc wrote:Jameis is already ahead of schedule on so many metrics and intangibles, it's hard to try and set goals for him as a young QB. But here goes.
First, identify what you mean by "expectations". Is it 1) "based on XYZ performance and metrics from 2016, I think we'll see this XYZ this year" or 2) "From a coaching standpoint I want/expect to see improvement in X and Y" ?
Purely based on 1, I'd say I expect a lot more yards and somewhat fewer INTs as everything around him got better except the run game (so far)
As far as looking at 2, I expect him to get better with the deep ball. His accuracy there is ****, and that is completely on him regardless of the legions of excuses thrown up by his fanbois. He wildly overthrows wide open people even without pressure. His mechanics need work. If he's the "pro's pro" we all think he is, then he will fix that this year, or at least make big strides in doing so.
If we have team health and growth this year, and Jameis fixes (or comes close to fixing) his deep ball issues, he has the WRs, scheme/coaching, and mindset to eclipse the 5k mark. With more maturity, and less desperation throwing to guys who were rejected for "The Replacements" movie, he can easily improve not just on total TDs thrown, but total INTs (and therefore ratio).
I will say this: If Jameis is the breakout superstar we've been expecting, we'll see it this year. If we don't it will probably be years before it happens, if it even does.
Nano wrote:I imagine Winston would probably be released if we were giving up 300-400 points per game. That's a lot of Pick6s
real bucs fan wrote:I actually agree about him calming down. It was most clear in that Dallas prime time game. Jameis was erratic while Prescott was cool as a cucumber. Jameis would greatly benefit from being in control over his emotions and not get himself too hype.
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Al-Qaeda militants attacked Sayoun airport in Wadi Hadhramout, a military barracks and the main post office of a southern Yemeni city on Thursday in a coordinated attack that set off clashes with troops and killed at least 15 people, the government said.
The Defense Ministry said the deadliest attack in Sayoun took place near a military barracks, where a suicide car bomb destroyed large parts of an adjacent date-processing plant, killing at least nine civilians, including two children and a woman.
A security official said that a number of people are believed to have been buried under the rubble and rescue teams are working to retrieve the bodies. The ministry said the bomber was targeting the barracks but was stopped by security forces outside the compound.
At Sayoun airport, officials said militants approached from three different directions, bombed the air traffic control tower and clashed with troops guarding the facility.
An airplane carrying passengers from the capital Sanaa, which was making a transit stop in Sayoun en route to Dubai, was caught in the crossfire, officials said. One of the passengers told The Associated Press over the phone that there was gunfire all around and soldiers on the runway.
The military deployed tanks and heavy weapons, and eventually forced the militants out, security officials said.
While the airport and the military barracks were under attack, militants in pick-up trucks shelled the main post office in the city, setting parts of the building on fire, but were forced to retreat by security guards, the ministry said.
It added that in all the attacks, six soldiers were killed and others were wounded. It did not specify the number of slain militants. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to media.
The attacks appeared to be in retaliation for an earlier raid by security forces in the city, where seven suspected al-Qaida militants were arrested, including a local leader.
The government of Yemen launched a major offensive in the spring in an attempt to drive al-Qaida militants from their southern strongholds.


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I get questions from readers from time to time regarding good ways to start (or restart) collecting Michael Jordan cards. There is so much variety these days (and such a variance in card prices) that it can be hard to jump in and start spending money before you know what sorts of cards you really like. So this post will make some suggestions for new and returning Jordan collectors – you won't have to spend much to add these nice cards to your collection and you'll learn a lot in the process.
For this post I am assuming you are looking to buy Michael Jordan cards from sites like eBay. If you're new to buying cards online please make sure you read my post Tips for buying cards from eBay before you jump into the fray.
Old School Michael Jordan Base Cards
Probably the best way to kick off a Jordan collection is by buying late 80's and early 90's base cards. These cards are 15 to 20 years old and very easy to track down on eBay in mint condition. You can pick up these pieces of history for between $1 and $5 – a must for all Jordan collectors.
Some examples include the 1989-90 Fleer, 1989-90 Hoops and 1990-91 Fleer all featured below.
We also have a listing of currently available eBay listings: Early Michael Jordan base cards
Inexpensive but nice Michael Jordan inserts
There are a number of nice looking Michael Jordan inserts that you can typically pick up for less than $15. Check out our Michael Jordan cards price guide for ideas on the general sale price of some cards (it is still a work in progress).
Some examples include (click on the links to see cards available for sale on eBay now): 89-90 Fleers All-Star Sticker, 93-94 Michael Jordan Power in the Key, 93-94 Michael Jordan Famous Nicknames, 93-94 Michael Jordan Living Legends, 95-95 Fleer Total D, 95-96 Flair Hardwood Leader, 95-96 Fleer Ultra Double Trouble, 96-97 Bowman's Best Shots.
Newer Michael Jordan Cards that won't break the bank
There are also some very nice more recent cards available that won't cost the earth. Jordan spent some time playing for the Washington Wizards and there are some nice base cards documenting this era.
Some listing of these cards available online include:
Michael Jordan Rookie Reprint Card
While a Michael Jordan rookie card is probably well out of reach of most new collectors (until you get right into collecting Jordans that is!) you might like to add a reprint Jordan rookie card to your collection.
This card can be picked up very inexpensively and makes a nice show piece in your collection.
Nice Michael Jordan Gold Cards
A couple of months ago I posted an article about the very nice range of Michael Jordan gold cards available – many of which are actually gold coated. These make excellent additions to your collection.
Check out the post if you're interested: Michael Jordan Gold Cards.
So that sums up my recommendations for new and returning collectors. As you get the hang of what you like I'm sure you will enjoy tracking down some more expensive and rare additions to your collection!
Happy collecting.


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It's always so disappointing to see the most popular twin names in the U.S. The majority are connected in such obvious ways, or in several obvious ways at the same time. They've got the same first initial, they rhyme or at least have a similar rhythm, they share a derivation and/or a meaning, they're identical in style and/or popularity and/or image – and often they've got all those factors going on at once.
Dominant pairs include Jada and Jayden, Taylor and Tyler, Ella and Emma, London and Paris.
But we think you can do better, much better, and we're going to help you. The point is to find twin names that share a strong bond yet remain distinct individuals, just as you would wish for your children. Some ideas for fresh links between names are below — you might want to use these for finding compatible sibling pairs too!
Same first initial, different sound
Connecting twin names by using the same first initial may feel like the easiest and, let's face it, most predictable and boring way to link.
But you can give the powerful initial connection a fresh twist by choosing names that share the initial but sound different. Some first initials accommodate this idea better than others. A few examples:
If you want to use a first initial that sounds the same no matter what, at least vary the second letter to give the overall sound of each name a distinct feel. Examples:
Different first initial, same sound
Maybe you prefer to fool the eye rather than the ear by choosing names whose sounds match but initials don't. Examples:
Shared meaning
We've blogged before about twin names linked by meaning, which can be one of the most subtle and, well, meaningful ways to come up with a pair that's compatible in a private way. Some examples:
Dorothea and Jonathan – both mean "gift of God"
Felicity and Laetitia – both mean "happiness"
Redmond and Shanahan – both mean "wise"
Shared origin
For a shared ethnic origin to work as a link for twin names, it has to be obvious but the name also need to be distinct from each other. Some ethnic pairs that we think work:
But names can also share an origin of a less obvious kind. They might both be ancient Roman names, for instance, or may both derive from the works of Shakespeare. This works best if the origin is neither too broad or too narrow. Two Old Testament names may not even register as linked, for instance, while two flower names may be overly obvious. Some pairs that work:
Benno and Lionel – both have animal roots
Leonora and Marguerite – opera names
Octavia and Cassius – Shakespeare names
Shared sound
This can be a shared ending such as o or n, or a shared number of syllables, or a standout letter like x appearing somewhere in both names. But you've got to stop short of too-cute rhymes like Haylee and Kaylee or Chloe and Zoe.
Same number of syllables
Is the number of syllables enough to link twin names? It can be a subtle bond between two otherwise-disparate names. A few ideas:
Similar popularity standing
If you're set on one name but stumped on where or how to find its perfect twin, you might try looking at the popularity standings for its companion. Nameberry's popularity list is divided into groups of 100 so it makes sense to look for twin names in that same 100-name group. Of course you've got to consider other factors as well, but here are a few examples that work:
Audrey and Owen (from the Top 100)
Iris and Phoebe (from the 300-400 range)
Seamus and Callum (from the 800-900 group)
(Having just played it myself, I can attest that picking good twin pairs from each 100-name range is a fun name game.)
Same style
This concept is a bit squishier. Many baby-namers instinctually choose names of the same style. The trick, as with the above, is not to pile on too many linking elements to make the point. Thus, if the style of names you like is Modern, a pair like Archer and Hudson is good. But Archer and Hunter or Hunter and Hudson take it one step too far.
Similarly, if your style is Classic, James and Henry work better than James and John, Caroline and Elizabeth better than Caroline and Catherine.
The link will be more subtle and more interesting if you refine the style a bit further. Using an example from above, a sister for Seraphina, a Classic Romantic name, might be Gabriella or Rosamund, not necessarily a close sound match but more of a pairing of style and feel.


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Court ruling invalidates Santa Cruz's EIR aimed at UCSC growth
J.M. Brown, Santa Cruz Sentinel 11/27/12 (online)
SAN JOSE -- A panel of the state's 6th District Court of Appeal on Tuesday invalidated the city of Santa Cruz's environmental analysis of extending water to an undeveloped section of UC Santa Cruz eyed for university growth.
The three-judge panel overturned Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Timothy Volkmann's 2011 ruling that denied a challenge to the environmental impact report from a local group called Habitat and Watershed Caretakers. The appellate panel ordered the judge to grant the group's petition and have the city withdraw its certification of the report and approval of the project, as well as "correct the defects in the project description" and discussion of alternatives.
"We conclude that the City's EIR misdescribed the project's objectives, that this misdescription skewed its consideration of alternatives, and that the EIR was inadequate because it failed to consider any potentially feasible alternatives that would avoid or limit the significant environmental impact of the project on the city's water supply," the ruling said.
Don Stevens, a member of the Habitat and Watershed Caretakers, said, "This is a historic court ruling for the future of Santa Cruz. Hopefully, the city and UCSC will realize that the old ways of unlimited growth and development are not sustainable."
Applications by the university and city to expand the city's service area and provide up to 100 million gallons more water each year to the campus were set to be heard Dec. 5 by the Local Agency Formation Commission. The city and university agreed to apply to the commission as part of a 2008 settlement agreement that requires UCSC to house two-thirds of new students on campus -- a pact that halted lawsuits over UCSC's growth plans.
Councilman Ryan Coonerty, an architect of the settlement, said he was surprised by the appellate ruling, saying it will cost the city more money on lawyers and studies while calling into question whether the university will have to live up to concessions made in 2008.
"If they continue to grow in the community, it will have tremendous impacts on housing, traffic and water," Coonerty said.
Kelly Drumm, an attorney for UCSC, said, "The university disagrees with the conclusion that the court reached, that the city's EIR didn't analyze a broad enough range of alternatives related to the city's sphere of influence application. After conferring with the city, the university will consider what steps it might take next, including whether or not to request a Supreme Court review of this ruling."
LAFCO preliminarily approved extending water to 240 acres of the undeveloped north campus in December 2011 but then narrowly voted three months later to wait until negotiations with regulators were completed to determine how much water the city might have to cut back for fish habitat protection. The panel punted the applications until Dec. 5, but Executive Director Patrick McCormick said he doubted the commission would vote next week, given the appellate ruling.
"LAFCO staff is available to the university and city representatives to discuss their options for fixing the EIR and getting the applications back on a LAFCO agenda," McCormick said.
The university's growth plans also have been a factor in the debate over whether the city should build a seawater desalination plant to create more water during droughts.
Opponents say the city should not extend more water to the university when there isn't enough water in dry years to supply current customers. But the city says the plant is needed regardless of whether the university, which has agreed to pay for offsetting the increased use elsewhere in the system, grows in coming years.
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Hope College senior Cory Schmidt is being honored by the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) as one of its outstanding senior athletes during the 2012-13 academic year.
Schmidt has received the Albert L. Deal Scholar-Athlete Award, while Carissa Verkaik of Calvin College has been presented the Sheila Wallace Kovalchik Scholar-Athlete Award.
The awards recognize senior class athletes who have excelled in academics and athletics, as well as displayed outstanding leadership in their respective communities. The awards honor two former MIAA commissioners, Albert Deal (1971-91) and Sheila Wallace Kovalchik (1991-2002).
"Cory and Carissa have had marvelous careers these last four years in the classroom, on the field, and as role models in our conference. They will be missed, but their selection for these awards from such an exceptional group of nominees is an achievement for which they should take great pride," Commissioner David Neilson said.
A native of Milan, Ohio and graduate of Edison High School, Cory lettered four times
in baseball at Hope during his career. He was named to the All-MIAA second team in
baseball in 2012 and 2013.
A left-handed pitcher, Cory compiled a 15-5 record during his career, allowing only one home run in 136 innings and posting a 2.93 earned run average. He posted a 6-2 record with a 3.23 ERA in 55-2/3 innings pitched this past spring for the Flying Dutchmen. In league play, he was 4-1 with a 2.50 ERA, walking only six batters over nearly 40 innings as Hope won a share of its first MIAA championship since 2007.
A psychology major at Hope, Cory graduated Phi Beta Kappa in May with a 3.95 grade point average. He was selected to the Capital One NCAA Division III Academic All-America second team this spring and was a four-time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
He was involved in numerous campus and community activities during his four years
at Hope. He worked in the college's Writing Center for three years, was a help session
leader for organic chemistry classes, took part in student-faculty research, served
as an orientation leader on campus and was a member of a student panel on health professions.
In addition, he worked with at-risk students for two years as a tutor in Hope's Children's After School Achievement program, and volunteered with Heights of Hope, a faith-based neighborhood outreach ministry in Holland, Mich.
Cory was named this spring as the recipient of Hope's Otto van der Velde All-Campus Award, given to a senior male student-athlete for outstanding contributions in athletics, scholarship and participation in student activites. He will begin classes this fall at the University of Toledo College of Medicine.
He is the son of Dr. Eric and Dr. Jane Schmidt of Milan, Ohio.


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For this reason, The University of Akron is pleased for the opportunity each year to assist talented, deserving students achieve their dreams, thanks to more than 1,300 named scholarships established through the kindness and generosity of thousands of UA alumni and friends, corporations, and foundations.
Scholarships truly are the best way to ensure that today's students persist to graduation. Scholarships allow students to enroll full time and remain focused on their studies; they also reduce drop-out rates, decrease the stress of student loans, and shorten the road to graduation.
The need for scholarships grows each year, however, as students continue to face an increased financial burden in pursuit of a college degree. In fact, 94 percent of today's baccalaureate students borrow to pay for college – versus just 45 percent in 1993. Across the country, the average college-related debt for borrowers in the class of 2016 was $37,172; for Ohio students, that figure was $30,239.
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The Robert E. Donovan Scholarship Fund was established in memory of Robert E. Donovan by family and friends in remembrance of Mr. Donovan's belief in the value of education. The fund provides at least one undergraduate and one graduate scholarship award annually. The amount of the undergraduate scholarships shall be equal to or more than 75 percent of annual tuition. The amount of the graduate fellowship shall be equal to or more than 30 percent of annual tuition. The recipients will be deserving women pursuing degrees in engineering, law, or business. The undergraduate recipient will have an overall GPA of 2.5 or better, will have completed at least 32 credits, and will have demonstrated financial need. The graduate recipient will have been accepted within one of The University of Akron's graduate programs in engineering, law, or business and will have achieved an undergraduate GPA of 2.5 or better with demonstrated financial need.


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Time to win some sweet ice cream toppings! So with summer around the corner, what is better than ICE CREAM!? I have a whole Pinterest Board devoted to this sweet frozen treat. Now, Breyers has a new sundae toppings line out that's perfect for giving your ice cream a little "pizzazz"! Serve them up at your next ice cream sundae party. We're giving away 2 FULL SETS of the new line so enter below and make your summer a SWEET ONE!
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Thursday, December 04, 2008
Pneumatic tubes and Razor Blades
I woke up thinking about pneumatic tubes, those amazing compressed air shuttle systems that somehow suggest a means of time travel. When I googled them for an image, I was amazed that the Swiss Swatch store in New York City has an ultra cool pneumatic tube system to deliver the watches. Almost enough to make me want to visit New York again! There used to be a large department store in Berkeley that used pneumatic tubes for all the cash transactions. In fact it's the store where Patty Hearst was working before she was abducted. Did I tell you I always worried the police would mistake me for Patty Hearst? What a nutcase I was.
And then non sequitur I remembered how in our old house there was a slot in the medicine chest for throwing out razor blades. So they went through the slot and into the guts of the house, where they must remain till this day. Ever see one of those slots?
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- Mean Jean said...
I've redone a few old bathrooms and the razor blades dropped into the slots never fell much further than the bottom of the medicine cabinet or at most where the wall met the floor. Usually there was just a pile of rusty blades about 10 inches down.
The old J.C. Penney's store in Okla. City had a pnuematic tube system that, to me as a child, looked like it had been there since the civil war.
- Dec 5, 2008, 6:27:00 AM
- Linda said...
We had that mysterious razor blade slot in TN!
I was always fascinated by the pnuematic tubes at the drive-up windows at the bank. Putting your check in that little thermos and pushing the button--there was something very cartoon-like and unreal about it.
Patty Hearst! I kind of know what you mean. I always felt like people would mistake me for Marjorie Knoller, the woman who owned the dog in the SF dog-mauling case.
I love that Swatch store. I'm wearing a Harajuku Lovers Swatch that Tom bought at Nordstrom Rack for 19.95.
- Dec 5, 2008, 10:25:00 AM
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- Dec 5, 2008, 10:25:00 AM
- Namowal said...
I remember the pneumatic tubes from the banks in the pre-A.T.M. card days. As a kid I found them to be very futuristic.
Some tubes had a retirement career at the preschool I worked at in the early 90s.
They made great sandbox toys!
As for the razor blade thing...
so that's what the slit in the medicine cabinet is for. I thought it was just some artifact from the construction process.
- Dec 5, 2008, 1:32:00 PM
- Sally said...
Hey Mean Jean, one of world's mysteries now solved. wild. They were invented in the 19th century and could actually have been in place during the civil war. Originally it was thought they'd be used for moving heavy freight! (via wikipedia just now.)
Linda, have you been to the Swatch store?
- Dec 5, 2008, 2:23:00 PM
- Mean Jean said...
I can't wear costume jewelry or surgical stainless steel. Swatch made a watch that was all plastic including the stem and buckle. It's very slim. It's my work watch.
- Dec 5, 2008, 4:58:00 PM
- Linda said...
I haven't been to that store--just to the ones here. But if you want I'll meet you at the Manhattan Megastore and we can buy a watch thru the pnuematic tube. They'll want you to do a Quackadero watch.
- Dec 7, 2008, 6:58:00 PM
One of those slots would be good for X-acto blades. I'm always afraid the tubes at the bank will break with my stuff in mid-transit.
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Sheffield Wednesday have signed Michail Antonio from Reading for an undisclosed fee.
Antonio, 22, who spent last season on loan at Hillsborough, has put pen to paper on a four-year contract.
"I've been waiting patiently for this move all summer and I'm so pleased it has gone through," Antonio told the club's official website.
"Everything comes to those who wait. Winning promotion with Sheffield Wednesday last season was something I will never forget. Wednesday fans have been encouraging me all summer to sign and they have played a massive part in this move.
"I would like to say thank you to all of them and now I can focus on next season and helping Wednesday succeed in the Championship."
Antonio started his career with Reading in 2008 and also had loan spells with Cheltenham, Southampton and Colchester. He joined Wednesday on a temporary deal in January 2012 and played 14 games, scoring five times as the Owls sealed second spot in npower League One.


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Good Monday Morning!
Alas, the weekend has come and gone now back to the grind….boo! But I had a great time over the weekend celebrating my birthday so I can't complain too much. Unfortunately, due to some technical difficulties with my camera, I have no pictures to share, but I can assure you it was a fun time.
As I think many bloggers do, I draw a lot of my inspiration from other bloggers and this past week there were lots of great posts by my fellow bloggers, and today I'm featuring a few that caught my eye….
1. I love this painted lampshade DIY posted by Jenny over at Little Green Notebook. I've actually been searching for a new lampshade but now I might actually tackle this on one of my own lampshades instead!
2. Rosa over at Flutter Flutter found these adorable little paper clips at Daiso and posted about it.
3. The ever style-saavy Victoria over at VMac & Cheese did a great post about lace shorts. I personally love them but it would take the right style for me to buy a pair and actually pull them off. She provided a great list of style options here.
4. Brittany at My Daily Randomness always has such great recipe posts, but this Sour Cream Coffee Cake made me salivate. I love a good coffee cake, it makes me feel warm and cozy. I'm not the greatest cook but I love to bake and this one is now on my to try list, fo' shizzel.
5. I always love the fun finds in the posts written by Lisa at Wicked and Weird, and Saturday's post on Lost Type Co-op, a site featuring super fun retro style fonts (in which the designers get 100% of the earnings from the purchase of the fonts) was no exception. Here is an example of one of the fonts that Lisa featured.
6. I loved this light featured here last week on Design Sponge (and many others) from Apparatus lighting.
7. Oh, how I love a good art find, and Christine over at Bijou and Boheme is the BEST at discovering talented artists and sharing them with the world. She and I also share the same brain when it comes to art, so I always love her choices. This past week she featured a giveaway of a print from Zoe Pawlak whose work is crazy gorgeous. The giveaway is over but you NEED to check out Zoe's website to check out beauties like this one.
8. And finally, I saw these paint dipped wooden utensil DIY on House of Earnest via this post on Poppytalk. How cute!
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Update! Agent Chaos of The Derailleurs is here to spread the word that there is a Bike Dance Cabaret in town. The Derailleurs will be debuting their Tweed Ride Polo Dance Movie and also the Derailleurs Coloring Book.
Come see what the saucy cyclists have cooked up for you.
Dance performances by the Derailleurs, the Bombshells (punk rock burlesque), and the Cheese Puffs (lounge burlesque)
Live music by The Nerv (hard hitting, straightforward inspirational punk), Jessie Roadkill (quirky singer-songwriter), and Tongue and Teeth (haunting and passionate)
Dance music by DJs Zelko (of Kafana Balkan), Miss Rowdy (booty), and Mega Bitch (more booty)
When: Jan. 30th
Where: The Box Factory 865 Florida #1 @ 21st
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VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has chosen a French financier to become the new president of its bank, which is overhauling the way it operates after a series of financial scandals.
As widely expected, the Vatican announced Wednesday it had tapped Jean-Baptiste de Franssu to head the Institute of Religious Works, as the bank is formally called. De Franssu, whose expertise is in investment banking, has been serving on a new Vatican economic council.
He said he would tap an outside management fund to help shift the bank toward asset management. He emphasized that the fund would be chosen based also on its Catholic principles.
The outgoing president, a German industrialist named Ernst von Freyberg, worked to make the bank's transactions more compliant with international banking standards after Italian money-laundering and cash-smuggling probes stung the institution.
In an interview published in German newspaper Bild, von Freyberg declared: "The bank is now clean." Without elaborating, he said "dubious" investments resulted in costs of more than 45 million euros ($60 million).
De Franssu told reporters he aimed to "follow up on the good work" accomplished by von Freyberg and praised the "extremely smooth and amicable handover that is currently taking place."
Australian Cardinal George Pell, the pope's point man on economic reform, announced the Frenchman's appointment. He also announced that Chris Patten would head a new media committee to eliminate redundancy among the Holy See's many media, with the goal of cutting costs. Chris Patten, Britain's last governor of Hong Kong, resigned in May as chairman of the BBC Trust.


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June 11, 2008
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -
The UC Santa Barbara women's tennis team has added four new recruits, two from California and two international players, head coach Pete Kirkwood announced Tuesday. One of the additions is rated as a four star recruit by Tennisrecruiting.net.
Sophia Novak, a native of San Dimas and a senior at Glendora High School, is the highly touted four star recruit. The other California native is Michelle Murphy from Irvine. Murphy played her freshman year at Michigan State and will transfer to UCSB in the fall.
Both players are expected to have an immediate impact for next year.
"Sophia is a very aggresive left handed player who will excel in doubles and has the potential to play very high in singles," said head coach Pete Kirkwood. "Michelle should be an immediate impact player."
Ratchya Jean, a native of Thailand is a former No. 1 player in the 14's, 16's and 18's in her country. Jean is expected to compete for the No. 1 or No. 2 spot.
Rounding out the class is Natalia Lozano, a native of Spain who graduated from I.E.S. Lepoldo Cano school. Garnered a ranking of #79 in Spain in the Women's open. Lozano is also expected to compete for the No. 1 and No. 2 slots.


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AHL Game Night: 10-20-12 Crunch at Senators
When Panik attacks...
Riku Helenius allowed 5 goals on 13 shots before leaving at 9:30 of the Second Period for dropping the gloves with opposing netminder Robin Lehner (yes, that happened). Dustin Tokarski was flawless on 14 shots the rest of the way for his second victory of the season.
First Period
BNG Hoffman, (1) (Silfverberg, Zibanejad), 7:25 (PP)
BNG Cannone, (1) (Hoffman, Petersson), 9:18
Second Period
BNG Eckford, (2) (Stone, Petersson), 1:35 (PP)
BNG Grant, (1) (Stone), 2:51
BNG Borowiecki, (1) (Claesson, Schneider), 6:35
SYR Conacher, (3) (Johnson), 10:29
SYR Barberio, (2) (Johnson, Connolly), 12:36 (PP)
Third Period
SYR Connolly, (2) (Labrie, Korobov), 6:57
SYR Palat, (1) (Johnson, Panik), 11:39
SYR Wyman, (1) (Panik, Barberio), 16:18
SYR Panik, (1) , 3:44
Richard Panik (pictured) was the game's first star, assisting on the final two goals in regulation of Syracuse's comeback before bagging the overtime winner. That's how you break out of your early season mini-slump in style.
Tonight's win has to be considered a super concentrated, extra strength, team-building win. This was a vicious, nasty game that saw the teams rack up a combined 152 penalty minutes and reached the height of mutual contempt in the brawl between Lehner and Helenius at center ice. That, in and of itself, would make the W a sweet one. But, to crawl out of a 5-goal hole to get the 2 points? That's how you ingrain belief in the team concept. On the other end of the rink, Bingo not only blew a 5 goal lead, but they blew a 3 goal lead going into the Third Period, which should be a death sentence for the trailing team in professional hockey. That's going to be a devastating pill for them to swallow psychologically.
Aside from Panik, multi-point nights abounded for the Crunch, with Tyler Johnson racking up 3 helpers and Mark Barberio and Brett Connolly each getting 1 goal and 1 assist. Newcomer Dmitry Korobov also hit the scoresheet for the first time this season with a helper and was a solid +3 in the win.
Syracuse ended up outshooting Binghamton 42-27 in the game. The Crunch conclude the weekend tomorrow against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Box score from TheAHL.com.
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CES 2008: Steamer is Two Roombas in One
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There can never be enough cleaning bots. So, in addition to iRobot's roomba and scooba on the market, there is now one gadget that Hanulkid claims can do both. The bot can sweep door sills up to 1.5 cm high, and features IR, PSD, 3-way gyroscope, geomagnetic, and humidity sensors. When the Steamer has finished sucking up all that dirt, push a button and it will deep clean your carpets. The vacuum/steam cleaner needs 2AA batteries and comes with remote. Four hours of recharge time will give you 2 continuous hrs. of operation. Check with Hanulkid for price and availability.
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Ruben Navarrette Jr. says the administration is right to pursue the Afghanistan war vigorously.
SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- As someone who often takes a conservative stance on issues, I once again find myself in the curious position of defending President Obama to disillusioned critics within his own liberal base. And once again, I'm glad to do it.
This time, it's Afghanistan. In one of the most complicated corners of the world, Obama -- and his military commanders -- are pursuing a troop build-up that has those on the anti-war left shaking their heads. Since taking office, Obama has sent an additional 21,000 troops to Afghanistan. And more could be on the way.
In a recently leaked report to the White House, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, called the situation "serious" but insisted that "success is achievable."
McChrystal didn't specifically ask for more troops. But that request is expected soon. Senior Pentagon officials are expected to ask for as many as 45,000 additional American troops this month. Currently, there are about 68,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Some conservatives are also expressing reservations about a troop build-up. Most notably, columnist George Will suggested in the Washington Post this week that the Obama administration begin the process of "rapidly reversing the trajectory of our involvement in Afghanistan." No fan of nation-building, Will is concerned that the U.S. military strategy of "clear, hold and build" is unworkable.
But for Obama, the real worry is how all this is going over with the American people and with his liberal base. And, thus far, the answer -- on both counts -- is not very well. A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll this week showed that 57 percent of Americans are opposed to the war in Afghanistan, an increase of 11 percentage points since April.
Meanwhile, many liberals are especially squeamish about Afghanistan. They have no problem with nation-building. In the 1960s, the left was squarely behind the Peace Corps, which allowed young people to build the infrastructure of developing countries.
Liberals love to build things, especially with other people's tax dollars. They just don't like the idea of U.S. troops doing the building. Maintaining a military presence on foreign soil makes the left nervous because it feeds the perception that the United States has an itch for imperialism and can't go long without scratching it.
Besides, putting troops on the ground brings back memories of what liberal columnist Robert Scheer of the San Francisco Chronicle recently called America's "most disastrous overseas adventure": the Vietnam War.
Ever notice how, for those who came of age in the '60s and '70s, every inkblot on a map looks like Vietnam? And every president who commits troops to a foreign theater -- for whatever reason -- begins to morph into Lyndon Johnson?
Admittedly, Obama got himself into this predicament by seizing what had been the Democrats' mantra since the Sept. 11 attacks: that President Bush was fighting the "wrong war" in Iraq, as opposed to the "right war" in Afghanistan.
You know what that was about: more ghosts from Vietnam. Since the wimpy presidential campaign of 1972 Democratic nominee George McGovern, Democrats have fretted over being perceived by voters as weak on national defense.
In 2004, Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry decided that the way out of that predicament was to argue that Bush, while doing the right thing in combating terrorism, was distracted by Iraq when he should have been focused on Afghanistan.
Obama -- who was, in a sense, also running against Bush or at least the Bush legacy -- picked up the same line of attack. He has often called Afghanistan a "war of necessity" and has emphasized the need to defeat the Taliban and al Qaeda militants operating there and neighboring Pakistan. During the campaign, Obama also talked about how, if elected president, he would listen to the generals on the ground.
Now that he is president, Obama must feel as if he has no choice but to see things through in Afghanistan or risk being labeled a hypocrite and opportunist.
But holding the line in Afghanistan doesn't just make political sense for Obama. It's also common sense. Forget nation-building. Let's focus on the need to maintain an outpost in a dangerous neighborhood so we can ferret out our enemies and eliminate them before they can strike us again.
It's time to grow up and confront an unpleasant reality, folks. The world changed on September 11, 2001, and it's not a question of "if" another attack comes but "when." Retreat isn't an option. Nor is surrender. And nor is a kind of wistful isolationism where U.S. troops pack up their gear and come home, where bygones will be bygones and where al Qaeda won't follow. We can fight this battle on the streets of Kabul or in Kansas City.
That is the choice the president faces. Obama's critics can spend all the time they want wishing it were otherwise. But it isn't.
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Ruben Navarrette Jr.
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|A horn being played at nightfall by a Royal Crown Coalition unit.
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|A gobwin sentry warns of an advancing squadron of flyers.
Music plays a role in the cultural and social interactions of several different groups in Erfworld. Several different sides have been shown singing and playing various musical instruments, including at least two types of horns. Erf-b1-p007 Erf-b1-p094 Further, these sides have employed music in a variety of ways, from simple forms of calls and tunes to announce the end or start of a turn or the sighting of an enemy or friendly unit, to complex magical light and sound shows to accompany and enhance mass dance-fighting maneuvers.
In Dance-fighting
Music can play a role in coordinating troops in battle during dance-fighting. For instance, in the Battle for Gobwin Knob, units that were engaged in dance-fighting either performed their own songs, as in the case of TransylvitoErf-b1-p111, or music was generated magically, as was the case when Charlie's Archons created a beat for the Royal Crown Coalition forces to follow in the courtyard of Gobwin Knob.Erf-b1-p128
Lord Stanley can also generate music using the Arkenhammer to aid in dance-fighting. Called "Rocking Out," the Arkenhammer creates a supporting drum beat, backing guitars and a full Rock light show to accompany the user's virtual guitar solo, which is played on the Arkentool itself. Erf-b1.5-p035 This tactic was used by Stanley to aid his knights in fighting Transylvito.Erf-b1-p111 Stanley claims that the Rock created by the Arkenhammer is of Titanic origin, and suggests that employing it is better than regular dance-fighting.
In Other Forms of Magic
Music can be a factor, and potentially a catalyst, in different forms of magic. Prince Tramennis noted that music has a strong relationship to Rhyme-o-mancy, both natural and otherwise, but it seems to transcend that relationship.LIAB Text 15 A song and the music from an stringed musical instrument called a chillaxe were also the catalyst for a Flower Power incantation in the Battle of Kiloton.IPTSF Text 12 Jack has been shown to generate music via Foolamancy, as he did during a celebration at Gobwin Knob.TBFGK Epilogue 7 Thus, it appears up to this point that music is a highly versatile and powerful tool that can be bent to many different types of magical practices.
Battle Songs of the Battle for Gobwin Knob
The following are excerpts from battle songs performed during the Battle for Gobwin Knob. These songs may or may not have been composed specifically for the conflict, but represent the types of music that units on the various sides found useful either in dance-fighting, or simply to boost morale.
|Excerpt from an untitled Transylvitian dancefighting songErf-b1-p111
|performed a cappella with snapping fingers used for rhythm
|Excerpt from an untitled, anti-Jetstone song from Gobwin KnobErf-b1-p101
|Possibly written by Parson Gotti
Oh the mighty men of Jetstone,
|Excerpt from an untitled, celebratory song from the Royal Crown Coalition campErf-b1-p052
|Excerpt from an untitled Gobwin Knob dancefighting songErf-b1-p111
|performed by Stanley in a call and answer with his Knights with
accompaniment from the Arkenhammer (Knights responses shown
Stand up!
Battle Songs of the Goodminton-Haffaton Conflict
Chorus from a "bawdy" trail Rhyme-o-mancy song of GoodmintonIPTSF Text 5
performed by Wanda and Tommy Firebaugh
Around the world, I seen the girls
Who offered me their rump,
I've hobbled a Gobwin and spoiled a Goyle,
And even deflowered a Gump.
I've tapped a Twoll in the honey hole,
But nothin' can compare
To a Bawdy Elf what gives herself
Widd'er ankles in the air!
Her ankles in the air!
Excerpt from a Hippiemancy song of Haffaton at the Battle of Kiloton with chillaxe accompanimentIPTSF Text 12
performed by Olive Branch
You're marchin' off to war - man you don't wanna go,
You ask your Chief "Please?" but he still says "No!"
You missed two battles and broke the One Rule.
And your warlord leads the army like you're some kinda tool!
You gotta fight!
For your right!
To paaaarley!
Transylvitian Folk Music
The following is a list of known folk songs of Transylvito.Erf-b1.5-p015
- Little Darlin'
- Sh-Boom
- Come and Go With Me
- Erf Angel
Other Songs Heard in Erfworld
|Excerpt from a song overheard in the Glade of the HippiemancersErf-b1-p011
It's blowin' peace and freedom!
Real World References
The Transylvitian dancefighting song is a modified version of the Jet's theme song and the song "Cool" from the musical "West Side Story".
The lyrics to the song overheard in the Glade of the Hippiemancers are from the song "A Mighty Wind" from the movie of the same name which is a mockumentary about folk music.
The song being played in the Royal Crown Coalition war camp is the Ewok Celebration song from Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.[2]
The song performed by Stanley and his Knights is a conflation (with some ad lib) of the lyrics from KISS's "I Love it Loud" and "Shock Me."
The song performed by Dame Olive Branch of Haffaton at the Battle of Kiloton is a parody of the Beastie Boys' (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)!
- ^ In the original panel, the second, third and forth words of the second line of the song are obscured. The version that is listed here has reconstructed those missing words (shown in italics) based on the Real World source of the song (in native Ewok).


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