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We returned home tonight and water was everywhere! The hot water tank was leaking a stream of water from the top that flowed down the sides. I went to Lowes to get a shop wet/dry vac and thought that we would never get all of the water up.
I don't know what happened. Does this mean that we need a new water heater? We have shut off the water to the house...turned it back on later to wash our hands and water flowed really bad again from the heater. This is an electric heater. I don't know how old it is, but I have lived in the house for 12 years and it was here when I rented it. I now own the house. Nita |
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If it's >12 years old then yes, you need a new one. Even if whatever is wrong is repairable it's not worth it to repair a WH that old. There should be a valve that cuts off the water to the WH so you can still have cold water in the house. |
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SD is broadcast at nearly the same resolution as analogue TV, 576 horizontal interlaced lines per screen. Interlacing is where every alternate line is newly displayed (1, 3, 5, … then 2, 4, 6, …). The picture appears smooth because the screen is fully refreshed at least 25 times a second, which is too fast for you to see the interlacing. However, it can mean the edges of some text on the screen appear a bit jagged and some people may notice a bit of flicker on CRT TVs. Some 100Hz TVs can reduce this problem because they have double the picture refresh rate. LCD TVs can come in 100Hz and higher models and Plasma TVs refresh at a much higher rate so flicker isn't an issue with them
SD usually comes with MPEG stereo sound at close to CD quality. HD can come with surround sound and at around DVD quality.
The Australian Government has decreed that HD can be broadcast at a number of resolutions, beginning with 576p, stepping up to 720p and finally 1080i. The 'p' stands for 'progressive', which just means the lines are refreshed in one pass, rather than interlaced. Some commentators argue that 576p isn't real HD, but the fact remains that it's within the official description. Whatever the resolution, an HD picture is more stable and potentially has more detail.
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There are a myriad of creative options available when trying to appeal to the new reality of consumer belt-tightening, and cross promotions can offer many benefits to patients while also introducing them to new services. Typically, promotions should also only be offered for a limited time, and they should be changed frequently to avoid getting stale. If you offer the same promotion for months on end, you are essentially lowering your fees rather than using the special promotion as a way to generate new interest. Consider adding something into the treatment fee to entice patients, such as a complimentary lash enhancer with every facial peel or 30 units of Botox as a bonus with two syringes of Juvederm. The additional service will likely not end up costing you more, and it serves to build goodwill with your patients.
Treatment-bundling is another proven method that can be implemented to benefit loyal patients and keepschedules full. You can start by identifying which services are the least profitable. For example, a light-based treatment for redness that takes 15 minutes to perform may bring in much more revenue than cellulite therapy that ties up a treatment room for 90 minutes. Therefore, you may want to bundle less profitable services with more time-compact offerings, such as laser or light treatments or dermal fillers. Also, have them booked together or paid for at the same time.
You can bundle treatments with products, too. As retail falls under the category of passive income, offering patients a complimentary product as a bonus with a full-priced treatment is an ideal way to maximize their experiences. For example, including a broad-spectrum sunscreen with high SPF with every fractional resurfacing treatment serves the dual purpose of emphasizing the need for sun protection post-laser treatment and improving compliance.
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- Breed: Domestic Shorthair
- Color: Tan Or Fawn Tabby
- Age: Adult
- Sex: Male
- Hair: Short
Cougar's Info...
I am already neutered, up to date with shots, and good with cats.
This is Cougar. He is approximately 4 years old and is incredibly SWEET! He will gladly return all the attention you give to him. He's a real cuddler!
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- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Erie already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Erie breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
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Beware The Venomous Wrath of….Santino!!
We've had many great "reptilian" superstars on the WWE roster. Go way back to the 80′s and early 90′s and you'll find the original snake, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, master of psychological warfare and mentor to The Undertaker himself. Fast forward to the mid 90′s and you have Stone Cold Steve Austin, also known as the Texas Rattlesnake for his roughneck attitude and brutally sudden Stone Cold Stunner. And then there's the cold and calculative Randy Orton, who is fittingly called The Viper not just for his merciless nature but also for of his swift, debilitating RKO. But now, there's one more superstar on that list who has looked the serpent in the eye and claimed its namesake, and it's none other than The Cobra himself….Santino Marella!
Hey, if it works, why not keep using it right? Santino has been on somewhat of a winning high lately, and it's all thanks to the green goofy-looking "arm-sock" that he has patented as 'The Cobra'. And it's pretty effective, mind you. The Cobra's strike has taken out dozens of superstars already, who after being whacked on the neck suddenly find themselves being pinned and defeated by Santino Marella. Call it the modern-say Mr. Socko (or the Mandible Claw if you're really old-school) if you will.
And I'm not complaining. Santino puts on a damn good show whenever he's in the ring. It's awesome so see him perform because he tells a great story when he's in there. If you missed watching him take Orton's spot in the Elimination Chamber this past February, go watch it, seriously. It's probably my favorite Santino match to date, in-line with the Battle Royal he had on SmackDown! to win the spot in said Chamber. Now, there's a group of people that don't like Santino because he's way too comedic and say he can't be taken seriously, therefore he has no place being in main-events. To that I say, if you're looking for seriousness in pro-wrestling, you're obviously watching the wrong program. This industry was made famous by Hulk Hogan for God's sake…a balding blonde who wears yellow tights, sports a macho-mustache, and did 3 moves for years in a row to win every match. That isn't the goofy part. The goofy part is that he's still doing it.
I've sidetracked a little.
Anyway, there hasn't been a Santino wallpaper here before and I really wanted to have one up. The guy hosts a pretty cool show on YouTube called Foreign Exchange, he's the current United States Champion, and he has been putting on some entertaining stuff in and out of the ring for the last few years. What better time to have The Cobra in a wallpaper than now, right? I wanted to go with an old-school Kung-Fu movie poster vibe too. A couple of hours of work, some mixing and matching, and what you have here is a very cool-looking wallpaper, if I say so myself. Thanks to VKM and WCFR for that hi-res image of Santino. It made this wallpaper possible.
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- Breed: Shepherd (Unknown Type) Mix
- Color: Black - With Tan, Yellow Or Fawn
- Age: Puppy
- Size: Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
- Sex: Female
TJ's Info...
I am already spayed and up to date with shots.
TJ is a 6 month old, female, shepherd mix. She is looking for a fun home with lots of love to give. If you are interested, please fill out an application online at www.henricohumane.org.
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- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Richmond already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Richmond breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
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I had started air-layer on a 7-ft tall single trunk fig plant at mid-height to make two out of it (wind was always toppling it). There are plenty of roots for a number of weeks now but I decided no to separate the two now but store it in a cellar as is, and separate the air-layered branch in spring. This will save me space of one more pot in the limited space in cold storage in the basement.
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On the first Friday evening of every month, Artlink, Inc., a nonprofit organization run wholly by volunteer art enthusiasts, hosts a free self-guided tour of galleries, studios, and shops in the downtown area. Established in 1994, this event is now the largest monthly art walk in the country, drawing crowds of up to 20,000 participants. An average of 100 art-related venues take part in the event, while the streets outside fill with fire breathers, dancers, musicians, and vendors. Maps are available on Artlink's WordPress site, and free shuttles pick up participants from the Phoenix Art Museum.
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KIDS CRAFTS PROJECT #2: Choo Choo Photo Train
for Ages 3 Years and Up
for Ages 3 Years and Up
Supplies Needed:
- Construction Paper
- Photo of Child's face - close up works best
- Glue Stick
- Glitter glue (optional)
- Child-safe Scissors
- Cotton Ball
Time Needed:
About 15 -30 Minutes
About 15 -30 Minutes
What To Do:
- Select white and red construction paper.
- On red construction paper:
*Trace the bottom of a mug for the front of the train where the photo will go. Cut that out and set aside.
*Create a large rectangle for the main body of train. Cut out and set aside. Hint: The short side should be approximately the height of the circle you made.
*Trace and cut out 2 medium size circles for the wheels. Hint: I used the top of a baby powder container.
*Create a small rectangle for the top rear of the train car. Cut out and set aside.
*Create a Tall "T" for the smoke stack. Cut out and set aside. Hint: Make this approximately the same height as the small rectangle. - TO ASSEMBLE TRAIN:
*Lay out the pieces on the white construction paper so you know where they should go to look centered
*Glue all pieces to the white construction paper to match image above. - TO DECORATE TRAIN:
*Trace a circle around the photo you've selected and cut out. Glue to front (large circle) of train.
*Decorate the outside edge of the photo with glitter glue. I used silver and went around in a circle but you can make it look like a flower or another design.
*Pull off half of a cotton ball and glue to top of smoke stack.
*Cut out different size hearts from red construction paper. Glue around the train on white empty space.
*Cut out 4 small hearts from white construction paper and glue 2 to smoke stack and 1 onto each wheel.
*Cut out thin strips of white construction paper to decorate the train like a candy cane! Glue diagonally to train body.
*Trace outer edge of train wheels with black crayon (optional). You might want to use black construction paper for this step and have black wheels. - Allow project to fully dry.
- Hang and appreciate :)
For Older Children: Allow them to do the majority of the cutting and tracing.
For Children with Special Needs: Assist your child in all steps as much as needed - but allow it to be their project. Art projects are great for fine motor exercise, and using creativity.
Smoke Stack |
Wheels with black outline, decorated with hearts |
Candy cane stripes on body of train |
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Associated Educational Activities:
- Read your child's favorite book about trains!
- Have a conversation about trains while creating this project. Questions to ask: Have you ever been on a train? Where did you go? Was it fun? Is a train fast? Do you know any trains with names? Who else has their face on the front of a train?
- Sing a song about trains: Example
Down by the station early in the morning
See the steam engines all in a row
See the engine driver pull the little throttle
Chug chug peep peep - off we go! - Put together a new train track layout and play trains!
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The Australian Institute of Personal Trainers today announced the two winners of the inaugural fitness indigenous scholarships – Lowana Keyworth (18) of Redbank Plains and Zac Appo (18) of Varsity Lakes, both from Queensland.
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Torchlight and a few other standouts aside, the Xbox 360 isn't well-known for
gore-splattered dungeon crawls. This might be the reason Warner Bros took Snowblind - developer of the enjoyable Champions of Norrath - and gave it the dormant Lord of the Rings license, plus a few oceans of blood to smear all over it.
This is the first Lord of the Rings game with a PEGI 18 rating and it earns it - limbs fly, blood spatters and corpses ooze. War In The North places you in the greaves of one of three characters (a ranger, a dwarf warrior and a magic-casting elf) and throws you against Sauron's Lieutenant Agandaûr and his dark hordes.
This all takes place in parallel with the original Lord of the Rings storyline, starting from the Prancing Pony and leading up to the eventual fall of Sauron - albeit on the opposite side of Middle-earth.
The game is basic in its execution - hit your enemies with weapons or shoot them at range with arrows or spells, levelling up as you go and getting better gear and abilities. As you strike them more, you can hit Y for a critical strike, tearing limbs from your foes. While wholly enjoyable as a single-player game, co-op mode - either online or split-screen - is a great laugh, especially at the harder difficulties which require a little more forethought and strategy.
War in the North at no point pretends to be anything more than an epic and borderline two-dimensional slug-fest through hordes of similar enemies. It's repetitive, but Snowblind has honed the experience to something surprisingly addictive. Though seven hours of bloody entertainment, War in the North is a safely made game. Combat is fun and meaty, weapons have a satisfying crunch, the world is beautiful, but it never tries to do more than its genre has done before.
While New Game+ lets you restart the adventure with all of your gear and experience, there's not much variation to the storyline, and the light RPG conversations add little in the grand scheme of things. That said, if you're aching for a solid, fun co-op game, War in the North might be worth a stab.
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I hope everyone had a nice Memorial Day Weekend. Several items of interest this week, including tomorrow's City Council meeting, the Visitors' Center relocating, and a new Golf Cart Safety Course. Also, don't forget the Council's Town Hall Budget Meeting next Thursday, June 10, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.
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Cal: I tried with much dint of effort to simply send you an e-mail. Alas, your website is rather a potpourri of conflicting instructions on e-mailing your departments. In any event, I just wanted to comment on Paul Kengor's use of who/whom and his (and yours) habit of over-working, and incorrectly so, the hyphen. The hyphen is usually used to maker a sharper point than that of, say, a comma. It should not be used so much as to indicate that the writer is unsure of the correct punctuation and uses the hyphen as a crutch. It should always be two un-paired dashes.
The article by Mr. Kengor, "Look WHOM Obama cites now." Obviously, WHOM should have been WHO. The rule is: The subject is always WHO. The object is always WHOM. I assume from the syntax of the title that WHOM is the subject of the title and not Obama.
I took the liberty of counting all the hyphens in some of your's and Mr. Kengor's articles, but soon tired of the task and lost count. And, Cal and Mr. Kengor, please know that I really do mean this gentle grammar correction in the most sincere way.
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Bioluminescence is an amazing thing. Many living creatures use it to "light up" so they can communicate with others, more easily find food, or defend themselves against predators. In the picture above, for example, there are millions of single-celled organisms (called "dinoflagellates") in the water. When they are disturbed, they use bioluminescence to glow. They are glowing in the picture because the wave is disturbing them. This is actually a defense mechanism. If the water is disturbed by an animal that eats them (such as a manta ray), the dinoflagellates glow, and the light might attract a predator that will eat (or scare away) the manta ray.
E. A. Widder wrote a review1 of bioluminescence in the May 7th issue of the Journal Science, and it is fascinating. As Widder points out, there are over 700 genera (the classification level above species) of organisms that use bioluminescence, and most of them (about 80%) live in the ocean. The mechanisms by which this process works are elegant and amazing, and they certainly defy any coherent evolutionary explanation.
The basic scheme of bioluminescence is fairly simple, at least as far as the chemistry goes. A chemical reaction occurs that has enough energy to excite an electron in a given molecule. Eventually, that electron must return to its unexcited state, so it must release energy. In the case of bioluminescence, it releases its energy in the form of visible light. That's when we see a glow.
Of course, as is the case with most things, it gets very complicated once you look at the details of the process. There are many different chemicals used in nature for the purpose of bioluminescence, so to keep things as generic as possible, biochemists usually say that bioluminescence requires two kinds of molecules: a luciferin and a luciferase. The luciferin molecule reacts with oxygen, and the luciferase molecule is an enzyme that speeds up that reaction. The reaction makes a product molecule, called an oxyluciferin, with an excited electron. When the electron releases its energy, light is produced. Here is a nice animation that shows how it happens:
So as you can see, the luciferin reacts with oxygen to make the oxyluciferin. The luciferase is not used up in the reaction – it just helps the oxygen and the luciferin react. The result is an excited electron in the oxyluciferin, and when that electron relaxes, it emits light.
Of course, human science can synthesize luciferins and luciferases, but as is typically the case, what we can produce is primitive compared to what exists in even the simplest life form on the planet. For example, while the efficiency of a firefly's bioluminescence is 88%, the most advanced synthetic luminescence reactions designed by humans are a mere 23% efficient.2
When we look at all the different organisms that use bioluminescence, we see a lot of different luciferins and luciferases. For example, the most common luciferin in bacteria is, not surprisingly, called "bacterial luciferin." However, it is not only found in bacteria. It is found in squids and fishes as well. The luciferin used by the dinoflagellates in the picture above is (surprise!) called "dinoflagellate luciferin," but once again, it is not only found in dinoflagellates. It is also found in krill, a small shrimp-like marine animal.
This, of course, produces a problem for evolution. Remember, evolution assumes that when animals have similar structures, it is because of common ancestry. Thus, evolution would predict that if you look at organisms that use bioluminescence, you should see an evolutionary pattern in their luciferins and luciferases. Closely-related organisms should have similar luciferins and luciferases, while distantly-related organisms should have less similar luciferins and luciferases. The problem is that you don't see anything close to such a pattern.
The review article by Widder gives you an idea of the mental gymnastics this forces evolutionists to go through:
Based on the number of light-producing chemistries across the monophyletic lineages, bioluminescence is estimated to have evolved independently at least 40 times. Remarkably, not only is there evidence of independent origins within taxa (e.g., ostracods have two known chemistries: coelenterazine and vargulin) but even within individual species (e.g., the deep-sea anglerfish, Linophryne coronata, has two different light-emitting systems in adult females: bacterial luminescence in the dorsal lure and an intrinsic, unidentified chemistry in the chin barbel)3
In case you are having trouble parsing this, let me translate. Evolutionists are forced to assume that this incredibly elegant, efficient process evolved independently at least 40 different times, and the fact that these 40 different lines of evolution produced very similar lights in each case is the result of sheer coincidence. In addition, they must assume that even species which are thought to be closely-related must have independently evolved their bioluminescence, and once again, the fact that their bioluminescence looks similar is the result of sheer coincidence. As if that's not enough, they must also believe that within a given species, bioluminescence evolved independently at least twice, and once again, the similarities are due to sheer coincidence.
Of course, I have pointed out this problem before. In his excellent book Life's Solution, Simon Conway Morris discusses the vast number of situations in which organisms have very similar characteristics but a recent common ancestor cannot be incorporated into the hypothesis of evolution. As a result, evolutionists are forced to assume that the similarity is the result of evolution independently coming up with the same solution to a problem, and the fact that they look similar (even at the molecular level) is just the result of sheer coincidence.
Boy, I am glad I am not an evolutionist. I just don't have that kind of faith!
1. E. A. Widder, "Bioluminescence in the Ocean: Origins of Biological, Chemical, and Ecological Diversity," Science 328:704-708, 2010 (available online with subscription)
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2. Tōru Yoshizawa, Handbook of optical metrology: principles and applications, Volume 10, CRC Press, 2009, p. 33
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"evolution assumes that when animals have similar structures, it is because of common ancestry"
Absolutely not! You've already forgotten your lesson on homologous and analogous? (BTW, Austin Cline is a very productive guy!)
"Evolutionists are forced to assume … that these 40 different lines of evolution produced very similar lights in each case is the result of sheer coincidence."
BS! If there is a "incredibly elegant, efficient process" that provides a benefit to organisms that possess it – it is strongly selected for – then it is likely that it will evolve independently more than once. The number here, at least 40 different times, seems large, but remember that all of the species discussed live in the same habitat, the ocean. And bioluminescence can have different benefits: "finding food, attracting mates, and evading predators." A relatively simple process that provides multiple possible benefits in the same environment is expected to happen often. (And it's not like all these independent evolutions happened within the last 10,000 years. There was plenty of time for this to happen again and again and again) Given these facts, evolution by natural selection PREDICTS that many independent evolutions will occur.
Finally, shouldn't you be reluctant to quote papers about "Origins of Biological, Chemical, and Ecological Diversity" that rely exclusively for evolutionary explanations for these origins and diversity? I read "evolution" twice in the abstract (again, I can't read the paper), but don't see "creation" or "design" at all.
Norwegian Shooter, I honestly cannot help admiring your sheer dogged persistance. However It looks to me like in this case you just aren't seeing the point.
Bioluminescence is very, very complicated even for science (hence we only have 20% efficiency reactions) and even harder for evolution. Since no luciferin could produce noticible amounts of light (and therefore survival benefits) on its own, it NEEDS the enzyme. However the enzyme doesn't do anything on its own at all. So to evolve this capacity an organism would have to generate both at exactly the same time. Otherwise one would have to develop and sit there over generations, providing no survival benefit and not therefore being selected for. Perhaps such coincidences may happen once or twice since the beginning of life, but the chance of creating 40 pairs of complex molecules such as these isn't what you hope for.
Besides it isn't enough for a organism to just sit and glow which would be as good as sticking a neon sign above their head which reads "Over here. Eat me". Rather they have to have further biological hardware to make use of the capacity for communication, self defence, etc. So even if an organism did suddenly develop both the reactant and the catalyst the survival benefit wouldn't be so very great as you're trying to imply.
I also had a look at the homologous and analogous article you linked to. I tried to drop my prejudice and look at it from a neutral perspective and would ask that you try to do the same for my thoughts on the matter, and tell me where you think I've misunderstood it.
Now the second section, about homologous structures, I found comparatively sound. In particular the argument of similarities causing IMperfections such as the similarity between flippers and legs causing poor flippers doesn't imply an intelligent desinger, who'd make a flipper to do its job as a flipper. This is much more convincing than saying for example that bird wings all share a common design being descended from winged birds, which can easily be explained in a common design framework. Doubtless Dr. Wile will respond to this.
The first section however simply doesn't work. In fact when I read it I found it logically flawed, the closest thing I can liken its foundation to is a "circular reasoning" falacy. Circular reasoning arises when you say that A proves B which is proved by A. In fact it says A is true because A is true! Unless further evidence is introduced to support either A or B, neither A nor B is actually proven at all.
In the article Austin Cline tries to refute the claim that the eye is simply too complicated to have evolved. He reveals the fact (which many creationists including Dr. Wile actually revel in) that there are multiple similar designs for the eye. He then tries assumes that these multiple designs evolved (A) and therefore the eye can evolve (B). Hence you can't say that the eye didn't evolve (A). And therefore it did (B). So A. So B. And so on forever.
Thanks, Josiah, I try. But I'm afraid you're just trotting out "irreducible complexity" to claim some evolutionary outcome couldn't have happened. Besides arguing for a negation, the problem is ever "irreducible" system has be later shown to be reducible: the eye, the flagellum, blood clotting. Creationists will continue to offer some example of "irreducible complexity" that isn't currently understood how it evolved, and later, the evolutionary mechanism is figured out. The Science paper cited is trying to move toward this exact outcome for bioluminescence:
"The origins and functions of some bioluminescent systems, however, remain obscure. Here, I review recent advances in understanding bioluminescence in the ocean and highlight future research efforts that will unite molecular details with ecological and evolutionary relationships."
Now that's Science!
"As Morris clearly shows in his book, homology and analogy cannot be distinguished."
He did no such thing. His book was about showing that the frequency and power of convergent evolution makes it the dominant force in evolution*.
"The way evolutionists do it is to simply say if evolution can accommodate it, similar structures mean a common ancestor. If evolution can't accommodate it, it is the result of convergent evolution."
Again, wrong! Wikipedia:
"A homologous trait is any characteristic of organisms that is derived from a common ancestor. This is contrasted to analagous traits: similarities between organisms that were not in the last common ancestor of the taxa being considered but rather evolved separately. As defined by Owen (1843), a homology is a 'structural correspondence', whereas an analogy is a 'non-correspondent similarity'.
Whether or not a trait is homologous depends on both the taxonomic and anatomical level at which the trait is examined. For example, the bird and bat wing are homologous as forearms in tetrapods. However, they are not homologous as wings, because the organ served as a forearm (not a wing) in the last common ancestor of tetrapods. By definition, any homologous trait defines a clade — a monophyletic taxon in which all the members have the trait (or have lost it secondarily); and all non-members lack it."
The difference between the two terms depends on the last common ancestor of the two species. The example of bird and bats shows this very well. The wing bone of both existed as a fore-arm in the last common ancestor to birds and bats. However, that LCA didn't fly, so flight in birds and bats evolved independently. So your formulation – if evolution can accommodate it, similar structures mean a common ancestor – is exactly backwards. The correct understanding is if the common ancestor possessed the similar structure, that means the structure is homologous between the two species.
"enough faith to believe that" You say this all the time, but this isn't an argument. You are merely making fun of me. You side-step so many of my statements this way. Do you really think you've won the point?
You said it was an "incredibly elegant, efficient process" which means it wasn't absurd. And I'm not waving any magic wand. I don't expect you to accept the earth is billions of years old, but at least you can understand how geological time works in evolutionary explanations.
You should be ashamed to quote scientific papers like this because the mental gymnastics that you claim evolutionists must go through are only the result of your own distortions and misunderstandings of evolutionary arguments. For instance, in this post you misunderstand how evolutionists tell the difference between homology and analogy and then make up the idea that evolutionists believe is it sheer coincidence when a trait evolves convergently. What's even worse about this second error, is that your convergent evolution expert cited in this post, Simon Conway Morris, believes the exact opposite. He would say that evolution is driven by convergent evolution, that "elegant and efficient" solutions will be found not contingently, but deterministically. He would say (and most evolutionist don't agree with him) that if you rewound the tape of oceanic life, it is almost guaranteed that bioluminescence would evolve independently many times.
* Again, seriously, all of Morris' arguments are based on the fact of evolution. He is a 100%, dyed-in-the-wool, strong evolutionist. He says things like "in demonstrating the reality of evolution in the context of entirely unexceptional natural processes there is no dispute" and "Of course our brains are a product of evolution". What gives you the right to use an evolutionary argument to claim evolution didn't happen?
I'm not trying to argue the point he was making, which could very well be proven correct by different logic or evidence. However the way in which he was making it, at least for the first section, isn't valid. Essentially I'm pointing out that he used the assumption that eyes evolved (twice or more times) to prove that eyes can evolve each time. However he didn't ground that assumption in anything at all, hence he has the circular reason.
That isn't really surprising since analogous structures don't give evidence to evolution. All they demonstrate is that Whatever (Time&Chance, God, aliens, computer simulation?) created the world did a very good job of it.
At the same time you'll acknowledge that there is a certain degree of improbability involved with each step of evolution, and for analagous structures to develop that improbability is multiplied by itself. Just like the chance of winning the lottery 40 times is nearly infinitely less than that of winning it once, the chance of creating something like Bioluminescence in 40 different ways in different organisms is less than performing the same feat once. The question isn't one of whether or not human science can comprehend a structure. It isn't even one of whether random chance can create it. The question is purely and simply whether it would happen in the real world.
Josiah, I actually didn't respond to your second comment at all. I'll look into it. However, I can respond to the last paragraph in your last comment.
You state some common mistakes among creationists. The first is similar to the "Goldilocks problem" in that you are looking at a historical result (Earth today or examples of convergent evolution) from the perspective of all possible results. In the case of convergent evolution, if you take as a baseline the first eukaryote, then the chance that squids and humans evolve their similar eyes, then the chance is indeed like winning the lottery 40 times (probably in a row).* But that's not how evolution works. It doesn't make large leaps and jumps. It takes the material at hand in any organism and slightly alters it in each new generation. If the small alteration improves the chances of its offspring reproducing (passing on its genes), then that alteration will be selected and spread across the whole population of organisms. Just this one change will take many generations to fix in a population. (See population genetics).
So the way to think of the whole process is the chance that any one small improvement in passing on genes will occur is not small. Then the chance of the next small improvement is not small. And so on and so on over geologic time. It is not a situation of flipping a random coin and finding out the chance of getting x number of heads in a row (multiplying chances of event A (first) by chances of event B(second)). In this case, event B doesn't depend on event A's result (stastically independent events). In evolution, event B builds on whatever the result of event A is. Some B's can't happen without some A first. And some A's preclude some B's from happening. B is dependent on A.
40 different ways of evolving a trait is indeed less likely than evolving a trait once. But we're confronted with evidence that it did indeed evolve 40 different ways (actually, I don't know how many different chemical processes there are, I can't read the actual paper), sometimes different ways within the same species. [BTW, if these two different populations were geographically isolated, and became unable to produce fertile hybrids, thus becoming separate species, then we would say that the trait evolved convergently evolved in these two species.] So there is no point to comparing it to just one way to evolve bioluminescence. Those two results did not both happen. It did happen in this real world (the only one), so there is no question as to its likelihood.
* This is where Morris differs with so many evolutionists. He claims that humans would certainly have evolved from any number of re-playing of history from the first eukaryote.
Your reply is interesting, Shooter, because it touches on the core of the difference that I see between Micro and Macro evolution.
Micro evolution follows prety much the course you've said and in particular uses small changes to result in a large one. It's like trying to roll six sixes on fair die, except that every time you roll a six you're allowed to carefully move the die to the side and leave it as a roll. So you could expect to finish the challenge in about 36 rolls (if one in 6 rolls is a 6) instead of 46656 (6^6) rolls. Of course the element of random chance also works against evolution so saying the improvement WILL be selected is technically incorrect (a given animal that's better able to store food, smarter, or even faster could still be caught and eaten by a predator.) Also the chance of an improvement IS actually quite small. However I'll grant that you have enough specimines for the effect to be real and observable.
However macro evolution requires some significant change which cannot be easily broken down into such stages. A finch with a marginally longer beak will be more likely to survive in certain environments, and hence more likely to breed and produce more long-beaked finches. But an insect which suddenly develops lucifrase wont be any more likely to survive. An insect which suddenly develops luciferin wont be any more likely to survive. An insect which suddenly develops any of the mechanisms needed for a tail-flasher but which doesn't have the recipe for the chemicals wont' be any more likely to survive. And so the selection system that you rely on disappears, falling back to improbabilities that frankly border on imposibility, even given centuries of random mutations.
If I may argue one other thing; you say "But we're confronted with evidence that it did indeed evolve 40 different ways."
It seems to me that we're confronted with quite good evidence that it EXISTS in 40 different varieties, but to make the jump from that to your statement requires evolution to be the only method by which such things could possibly arise. Otherwise, as I said earlier, you are using circular logic in presuming that evolution is the mechanism used to prove that evolution is the mechanism used. -
Josiah, thank you. Your reply is interesting as well. Your new die-rolling example is much better than the lottery one. A trait is selected for when it results in increased (relative to rest of the population) reproduction of offspring. So it's an after the fact determination. If an organism gets eaten before it reproduces, then whatever mutation has occurred will be lost, not selected for, no matter how beneficial it is.
The chance that any given mutation is beneficial is very small. The vast majority are neutral and many are deleterious. But while mutation is required to evolve new traits, recombination is a powerful force in natural selection as well. The island effect – where isolated populations on islands change rapidly – is an example.
"But an insect which suddenly develops lucifrase" Evolutionists don't claim anything develops suddenly (saltation), but through small gradual steps. Again, I don't know the details of lucifrase evolution, (note that the author of the review admits much is not known of mechanisms in this case either. And I am not afraid to admit when I don't know something), but in this hypothetical, lucifrase will have a direct antecedent that is only slightly different that either benefited the organism or was neutral. So the first organism that developed lucifrase, took whatever material was at hand, and slightly altered it. A new complex molecule was not made from scratch.
"Macro evolution" is not a process separated from micro evolution. Creationist misuse the term to deliberately mislead. Relatively "sudden" evolution is as rare as you suspect it must be.
"evolution to be the only method by which such things could possibly arise". Well, evolution is the only method that such things have been shown to arise. I'm still waiting for the evidence for special creation to be presented. But I'm not holding my breath.
Only the massive amount of evidence for evolution is used in proving evolution happened (and is happening*). Then that established fact can be presumed to talk about traits that are in existence.
* Question for Jay – Does recent (thousands of years) evolution of adult lactose-tolerance involve degrading of the genome?
As for confronting the data on your own, Karl Giberson has a good post on BioLogos about that. Questions to answer about fossils if you are looking at the DATA yourself, without the filtering of the expert:
"Where might you find a fossil if I asked you to go fetch one? How much of a fossil skeleton is typically present? How do you figure out the age of a fossil? What exactly is a fossil? What parts of a skeleton are most likely to be missing or incompletely fossilized? How do you decide if bones found together are from the same organism?
If you cannot answer simple questions like these then you cannot confront fossil data "on your own." And fossils are the simplest part of the evolutionary picture. Interpreting genomic data, with its complex biochemical, statistical, and historical underpinnings is not remotely possible without the relevant expertise."
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The monorail project too met with the same fate in 2007. Although, the civic body had asked the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) to check the feasibility on a 25-km stretch, political backing withered away.
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The city's basic bus transport service is grossly neglected. While a unified public transport company PMPML was formed for Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad in 2007, it continues to face flak for poor services to cater to the present population of 50 lakh. It also lacks other basic facilities such as bus depots for carrying out repairs and maintenance.
Against this background, while there are initial doubts over the implementation of the metro rail project, many point out that it is necessary for the city to solve the transportation problems. City police commissioner Meeran Chadha Borwankar is in support of the project.
At the launch of the traffic help booth early this year, she had said that the metro rail project should be started at the earliest to help solve the city's traffic problems. Observing that the public transport system needs to be strengthened, Borwankar however said that PMPML services alone would be inadequate to cater to the large population of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad. A metro rail would benefit citizens, she added.
Prashant Inamdar of Pedestrians First says that while he was not against either elevated of underground metro project. " However, a decision about the type of metro should be taken with utmost care and seriousness. For the urbanization and population, and its long-term benefits, an underground metro would be most suitable for the city, although its cost appear high," he said.
Sujit Patwardhan of Parisar working for sustainable public transport said there needs to be conviction among the city planners taking important decisions to improve public transport. " A metro will benefit the city for the next 200 years, but it should be implemented with careful planning, considering its utility and future needs and not as a political stunt," he said.
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In the last 15 years, the Pune Municipal Corporation has planned many ambitious projects for improving public transport. In April this year, the number of vehicles in Pune city crossed the 20-lakh mark. In 2001, there were 9.02 lakh vehicles registered with the Pune regional transport office. The number of two-wheelers and cars has doubled. Traffic officials say that considering the vehicle population of Pimpri-Chinchwad as well as vehicles which come to the city everyday, the number of vehicles has already crossed the 26-lakh mark. Regional transport officials said that in the last three years, vehicles have increased annually by around 1.2 lakh. Earlier, the average annual increase in vehicles was one lakh.
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