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Great power transfer, fit; holds a lot of sweat
By Wait for Me!
from Charleston, SC
About Me Avid Cyclist
Comments about Exustar SR243 Carbon Road Shoes:
Great power transfer and lightness from the carbon sole, and nice foot support - more structure than a typical bike shoe at this price point. I would give them a 5, but the materials hold sweat forever - these shoes already reek after two weeks (my old Specialized Comps lasted 4 years and never had this problem). Also, the ratcheting closures are uneven - the left shoe just barely gets tight enough before it runs out of clicks. My feet are evenly sized, so it's not that. Overall, it's a decent shoe that does the job, but needs a little attention to detail.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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By ubet
from Elk Grove, CA
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These carbons are a lot stiffer in the soles than my old Shimanos. Great reduced price also.
Exustar SR243 Performance
By 71ssdna
from El Centro, CA
I live in a high heat low desert climate. This is a great shoe on the hot roads ,without heat protected soles. Unlike most shoes you need to tighten these require very light tightening to be comfortable.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
very comfortable
By dk
from Milwaukee, WI
ample room in toe box to be comfy, nice stiff sole, look good. Half sizes would be major improvement. 44 too snug, 45 quite roomy.
Stiff, light, painful
By Clyde The Barber
from Honolulu, HI
Originally bought a size 43, yet returned it since my feet were floating in that shoe. I went with a 42 thinking it would stretch a little as other posters mentioned going a size smaller. After a year of riding in the shoe my left foot fits fine feels good, however my right foot big toe after an hour becomes extremely painful, goes numb and falls asleep. That is even after opening up the velcro straps a little. Too short and narrow for my feet. I usually wear a 43 or 9 1/2. But a solid, stiff shoe for the price, though the carbon fiber heal plate has cracked not sure if I can replace it.
exustar carbon road shoes
By BIG MG
from NYC QUEENS
these shoes look great,,like a new pair of Air Jordans,,and the sole is extremely elegant. Performance wise they are really stiff and transfer power to pedals well,and keeps feet cool and comfy so that's one less thing on your mind so you can concentrate on hammering.
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Great shoe
By BikeFast
from Louisville, Ky.
I was in a nashbar road shoe and these are on a whole different level. They are stiff light and comfortable. I wear a size 9.5 and the 43 fits perfect.
Excellent shoes
By jgray
from Las Vegas, NV
About Me Competitive Cyclist
These are the most comfortable road cycling shoes I have used. The upper and other materials that wrap the foot are soft and conform to your foot while providing great support. The buckle system is as good as any other brand I have used. The insole is the only low point. It could be better but is still very good. The sole is very stiff carbon and transfers power with great efficiency. I wear a 10.5 shoe and the size 44 fits perfect.
no regrets buy now
By skippy
from little rock ar
really good shoes buy a size smaller .my other shoes are 400 plus italian shoes these run as good as them.look plain but cool .stiff soul quailty construction.you cant go wrong
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Rating: 2 / 5
What I liked:Easy to make, boil 12-16 oz water (depending upon how runny you like it) pour it in, reseal it, stir / squish for 10 minutes, Viola! Easy cleanup, reseal, repack, repatriate.What I didn't like: Way too much salt, more than your entire RDA in one 4.3 oz bag.I'd rate taste as fair - poor / marginal, however, it allegedly was rated "2002 best tasting freeze dried meals", but I have to wonder who did the judging or what the criteria was. I believe they can make a quality good tasting meal without all the salt.
Edited by eaglemb on 11/12/2006 15:35:10 MST.
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I hate to admit it, but once (long ago!) I failed to properly store my food on a backpacking trip, and lost it to a hungry bear. That trip was educational in more ways than one, including learning that bears love Skittles, M&M's and other "unnatural foods" but turn up their noses at Mountain House beef stew. In this case, the bear ripped open the bag and stuck his nose in it (leaving a perfect bear nose print right in the middle of the stew) but refused to eat it. That was the only thing he didn't eat, in fact.The next morning I picked the bear boogies out and plopped the rest of the meal into a pot of hot water, grateful to at least have some breakfast. Halfway through this sodium-laced nightmare of a meal I felt somewhat less lucky, and could now better appreciate Mr. Bear's fine sense of what is edible and what is absolutely not.Although I am a fan of some Mountain House meals, most if not all of them are simply overloaded with salt. It's enough to give a bear high blood pressure!Michael
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Maybe I'm not as critical, but I happen to like Mountain House's Beef Stew. In fact, it's one my favorites of their product line. I haven't noticed an over abundance of saltiness without looking at the nutritional label. "Squish for 10 minutes"? I'm pretty sure the instruction say "let rest for 10 minutes." Not that that would affect the taste ... just the consistency. There might be lighter meals out there, but it's hard to beat the ease of a just-add-water meal after a long day on the trail. And a hearty stew with little chunks of meat just hits the spot. The Seafood Chowder - now that's a 5/5!
Rating: 5 / 5
Actually, it just goes to show different tastes for different folks. After a heavy exertion day the Mountain House stew is usually one of my favorites. I have only noticed it being a bit salty whenever I either wasn't at altitude or hadn't worked very hard that day. If you can palate it the salt intake issue is mute if you've been sweating a lot given that salt intake is measured for someone being mostly sedintary and sodium requirements go up a lot once your activity level goes up (based on some scientific studies I read up on from some rock climbing training research).It's really easy to make, dump in boiling water, squish the water around for a little bit, wait. Clean up is just even easier. I actually really enjoy turning this into a shephards pie by fixing the Idahoan 4 cheese potatoes in a ziplock bag along with it and layering it in a pot. Feeds 3-4 that way and is a very fulfilling meal.
I prefer home cooking to processed, ready to eat food, such as canned, frozen, or freeze dried main courses. I prefer to make my own stew from plain freeze dried meat (AlpineAire) and home dehydrated vegetables. I group the ingredients into two or three different bags, according to how long each ingredient takes to cook. My method requires extra kitchen work in camp.http://www.benhubbell.com/backpacking/recipes/index.htmlMany people would rather not do extra food prep work in camp. If you prefer to minimize the amount of food prep you do in camp, you can prepare a complete stew at home and dry the stew in a dehydrator. Here is a link to some recipes that were developed by a couple that prefers this approach.http://pct-hike.randsco.com/Planning/05.1-Recipes.html
I submitted this review twice by mistake. I hope the webmaster can remove this redundant submission.
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Hi All,
just had a spoke snap alarmingly loudly as i tried to power up a hill. rear on my planet x B wheels. the rest are currently tight or should that be taught. can i still ride it without causing lasting damage? i have 4 necessary rides over the next 2 days, unladen about 20 miles each day. not slure i can get the wheel into a bike shop in the meantime to replace and then true the wheel. but dont want to risk damaging the rim either.
all advice gratefully received.
riding a wheel for a prolonged amount of time with uneven spoke tension could well do further damage to the rest of the wheel.
you could find that after a time the wheel gives updue to progressive loosening of the other spokes.
i wouldn't want to give it a go but how intensive are your rides going to be?
posted by mathewshotbolt [101 posts]
20th February 2011 - 20:25
i feared so but these are commutes across london, 4 seperate trips and very awkward to use other travel options.
will ponder overnight.
ta for responding.
posted by bobinski [211 posts]
20th February 2011 - 22:02
24 spokes is a bit of a no-man's land - they're not full-on racing wheels (in which case it'd be a definite no) and they're not 32/36 spoke touring wheels, where you'd more than likely be okay.
I've ridden a fully loaded tourer with a broken spoke further than the 80 miles you're planning to do. If you go light and check the other spokes after each ride you'll probably be alright but much better if you can get it fixed somehow or borrow a wheel.
posted by Dave Atkinson [7855 posts]
20th February 2011 - 22:48
As dave said, in the short term you will probably be fine, as long as wheel is not too far out of true at the moment. Just keep a very close eye on it. As a spoke has snapped, it may be worth getting the wheel checked over as the wheel may have had uneven spoke tension which caused the spoke to snap in the first place.
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posted by roadracedave [75 posts]
21st February 2011 - 1:23
well it survived a 6 mile commute but then noticeably went further out of true. so jumped on a train and Evans in Waterloo, who i have always found to be good though not as good as South Bank Cycles, are currently replacing the spoke and truing the wheel. Planetx b wheels take a different length and thickness spoke than they have but assure me near enough not to matter and will order some spares from planet x in meantime to have handy should this happen again.
ta for advice
posted by bobinski [211 posts]
21st February 2011 - 14:55
Just out of interest, has anyone ever tried one of these?
posted by mr-andrew [303 posts]
21st February 2011 - 16:05
So much for Evans at The Cut their 'road specialist' shop not having a range of spokes? But still, I wouldn't ride 24-spokers for prolonged commuter duties and expect them to survive too long. Reminds me of the time I popped in there for a pair of downtube cable-adjusters - having to point them out on an existing frame I was duly informed they only came supplied with a frame...doh!
Make mine an Italian with Campagnolo on the side
posted by monty dog [433 posts]
22nd February 2011 - 22:06
Just out of interest, has anyone ever tried one of these?
That looks proper sketchy, does that
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Bad Designs in Nature?
Why the "Best" Examples Are Bad
Has evolution engineered some poor designs in numerous life forms? Biology textbooks would like you to believe that "bad" designs show that macroevolution explains the entirety of life's history. This page shows that many of famous "bad designs" are really bad examples of "bad design."
Bad Design in the Human Esophagus?
In a recent article in Scientific American entitled "If Humans Were Built to Last,"1 evolutionists S. Jay Olshansky, Bruce Carnes, and Robert Butler argued that the human body reflects the mindless process of natural selection, and not intelligent design. The authors said that many of our physical shortcomings exist because natural selection causes us to survive "just long enough to reproduce." Once we've passed on our genes, they say, our bodies start to fall apart, since natural selection no longer operates.
One of the examples of "bad design" proposed by Olshansky et al. is the human esophagus. At the bottom of the throat, the trachea (the passage that leads to the lungs) enter the esophagus. When you swallow food or water, a structure called the epiglottis closes to cover your trachea so that these materials do not go into your lungs. The system does not work perfectly every time, as we have all experienced when choking on food or water that "goes down the wrong way." In some instances, this choking can be life threatening. Olshansky et al. suggest that a better design would be to have two separate tubes - one leading from the nose directly into the lungs and the second leading from the mouth directly to the stomach.
There are several problems with this "better" design. First, to have two tubes in the neck would require extra space and extra systems (with the associated additional energy costs) to maintain two structures. More importantly, it would be very difficult to breathe when you get a sinus infection. Congestion in the nose would be life threatening, since it would prevent or severely restrict breathing, since the nose would be the only way that air could enter the lungs. There would also be the problem of getting rid of liquid that accidentally enters the lungs. It would have to be pushed all the way up to the nose and expelled there (make sure you carry lots of tissue with you!). Under the current system, it need only go to the top of the trachea and the down the esophagus to the stomach. The two tube design would also restrict the amount of physical activity that humans could do. When we run, we take in air through our mouths, since the larger opening allows for a more rapid respiration rate. The only way to allow for a large respiration rate with one tube to the nose would be to greatly increase the size and openings in our nose. Not only would this look ugly, but the larger openings would present problems. Things could enter into such large openings and have direct access to your lungs (How would you like to inhale a fly into your lungs?). Larger nasal passages would also reduce the temperature of the air, since it could not be heated as effectively (important for cold climates). Another major problem would be speech and language. We need to use our mouths and tongue in order to produce speech. Air running over vocal cords, in the absence of a tongue, lips and teeth, would only be able to produce a very limited number of sounds (it might not affect Rambo, but the rest of us would have a difficult time communicating). Try it some time (hold your mouth open and don't move your tongue as you attempt to communicate). Of course the evolutionist might propose additional structures in the nose (like a tongue, lips and teeth-like structures).
So, here is what the evolutionists are proposing for a superior breathing apparatus. Our trachea would continue up to our nose, requiring our necks to be at least 1 inch wider. We would have huge noses with nose lips and a tongue protruding out. Of course, our faces would have to be much longer to accommodate the additional structures. Now, we would really be ugly! On second thought, it might be interesting trying to kiss with two sets of lips - nah, constantly expelling liquid out our nose would make it kind of gross. Aren't you glad you weren't designed by an evolutionist!
Bad Design in the Panda's Thumb?
A new study analyzed the giant panda's thumb using computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and related techniques. Contrary to what evolutionists have previously expressed about the "bad design," the current study shows that the radial sesamoid bone (its "thumb") is "one of the most extraordinary manipulation systems" among mammals.2
The radial sesamoid bone functions as an active manipulator, enabling the Panda to grasp bamboo stems between the bone and the opposing palm. Contrary to previously published studies, a computerized analysis of the three-dimensional images indicate that the radial sesamoid bone does not move independently of its articulated bones, but acts as part of a functional unit of manipulation. The radial sesamoid bone and the accessory carpal bone form a double pincer-like apparatus enabling the panda to manipulate objects with great dexterity.
A schematic animated model based on the recent study is shown at right. The model shows how the metacarpals, radial sesamoid and radial carpal bones function as a unit to grasp objects. The accessory carpal acts as an additional "finger" when the hand grasps food. The abductor pollicis brevis, opponens pollicis, and abductor digiti quinti muscles further serve in grasping when contracted during grasping.
Evolutionists say that the design of the Panda's thumb is bad compared to that of the An order of mammals including man, apes, monkeys, etc., often characterized by large brains and flexible hands and feet.primate opposable thumb. However, the opposable thumb is not designed for continuous grasping. Such kind of usage can result in carpal tunnel syndrome (just ask any laboratory technician who has been pipetting for many years). Being a herbivore, the Giant Panda spends nearly all of its waking hours eating. It collects bamboo leaves by grasping and stripping leaves from the stalks. Contrary to what the evolutionists say, the opposable thumb would be a bad design for the Panda, since it could not function under the stress of continuous use. The Panda's hand, with its "thumb" bound to the metacarpals, is a much stronger design able to withstand continuous use.
The authors concluded their study with the following statement:
"We have shown that the hand of the giant panda has a much more refined grasping mechanism than has been suggested in previous morphological models."
Subsequent to this publication, another study has shown that the giant panda and the red panda were not related, although both species possess the false thumb. In addition, a Miocene red panda relative, also had a false thumb (fro fossil evidence).3 Therefore, the evolutionist must now posit that this "bad design" evolved more than once!
Bad Design in the Human Eye?
The vertebrate eye is quite an exceptional organ in terms of its function. Light passes through the cornea, then through the lens where it is focused on the retina, which contains the photoreceptors (rods and cones) for detecting this light (see diagram to right). Each rod and cone that receives light fires a signal to the neural apparatus, which transmits the signal to the optic nerve, which goes to the brain for processing. The brain does some fancy processing, including inverting the image and interpreting what is seen (this is a whole other story that cannot be covered here).
The invertebrate eye is much simpler and is quite different, especially in the design of its retina. The invertebrate retina is composed of the photoreceptors, which face the incoming light, followed by the neural layer, and the underlying layers that supply nutrients and oxygen through a capillary bed. However, the vertebrate retina is said to be "inverted," since the neural layers face the light and the photoreceptor cells actually face away from the incident light. Evolutionists say that this arrangement was the result of improvised evolution in which obvious errors in "design" were accommodated through successive Relating to a permanent structural alteration in DNA, consisting of either a substitution, insertion or deletion of nucleotide bases.mutational alterations to make the apparatus work in a functional manner. According to Richard Dawkins, a leading proponent of evolution:
"Any engineer would naturally assume that the photocells would point towards the light, with their wires leading backwards towards the brain. He would laugh at any suggestion that the photocells might point away, from the light, with their wires departing on the side nearest the light. Yet this is exactly what happens in all vertebrate retinas. Each photocell is, in effect, wired in backwards, with its wire sticking out on the side nearest the light. The wire has to travel over the surface of the retina to a point where it dives through a hole in the retina (the so-called �blind spot�) to join the optic nerve. This means that the light, instead of being granted an unrestricted passage to the photocells, has to pass through a forest of connecting wires, presumably suffering at least some attenuation and distortion (actually, probably not much but, still, it is the principle of the thing that would offend any tidy-minded engineer). I don�t know the exact explanation for this strange state of affairs. The relevant period of evolution is so long ago."4
Dawkins doesn't know why the vertebrate retina is designed this way because he doesn't really understand how the eye works. In fact, the retina is designed with slightly suboptimal light gathering abilities so that it will be functional for at least several decades. If it were designed according to Dawkins' "tidy-minded engineer," it would not work at all, as we shall see.
First, we need a short introduction to the physics of light. The electromagnetic spectrum emitted by the sun is composed of many different wavelengths, a small percentage of which are visible to our eyes (370-730 nanometers). The near-visible wavelengths include the longer wavelengths (infrared) and the shorter wavelengths (ultraviolet). The amount of energy within each wavelength is inversely proportional to the wavelength. Therefore, electromagnetic energy that consists of shorter wavelengths (e.g., ultraviolet light) is more energetic.
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Although the visual apparatus cannot detect the high energy wavelengths, it is still affected by them, since the entire system is exposed to the full spectrum. In contrast, the rest of the body is protected from high energy light by pigment (melanin) in the skin. Even so, a lifetime exposure of the skin cells to this light can result in Deoxyribonucleic acid: the chemical inside the nucleus of a cell that carries the genetic instructions for making living organisms.DNA damage, which may lead to the development of cancers. The eye contains a special layer of cells, the Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE), which has complex mechanisms for dealing with toxic molecules and free radicals produced by the action of light. Specific enzymes such as the superoxide dismutases, catalases, and peroxidases are present to eliminate potentially harmful molecules such as superoxide and hydrogen peroxide. Antioxidants such as a-tocopherol (vitamin E) and ascorbic acid (vitamin C) are available to reduce oxidative damage.
Because of continuous damage caused by light, the discs (along with the photopigments) of the photoreceptor cells are continuously replaced by the RPE.5, 6 If this were not the case, the photoreceptors would quickly accumulate fatal defects that would prohibit their function. In addition, the RPE cells contain the pigment melanin, which absorbs stray and scattered light to improve visual acuity. The RPE is in contact with the choroid layer, which contains a very large capillary bed, which has the largest blood flow per gram of any tissue in the body. Why is the blood flow so high in the choroid? Since the RPE and photoreceptor cells are in constant regeneration, they require a high rate of exchange of oxygen and nutrients. In addition, it appears that the high rate of blood flow is required to remove heat from the retina to prevent damage resulting from focused light (the old magnifying glass in the Sun phenomenon).7
So why is Dawkins' "tidy-minded engineer" design such a bad idea? Dawkins thinks that the neural layer should be under the photoreceptors, putting them between the photoreceptors and the choroid. Where would the RPE (which is required to regenerate the photoreceptors) go? If it were between the neural layer and the choroid, it would be too far away from the photoreceptors to constantly regenerate them. In addition, this design would put another layer between the photoreceptors and their blood supply, reducing the exchange of oxygen and nutrients, and minimizing the effectiveness of the choroid in removing heat from the receptors. Dawkins' idea of "good" evolution would prevent the photoreceptors from being regenerated and would likely lead to heat damage. Such a design would certainly fail within the first year of use. It's a good thing that God does not design the way evolutionists would!
More information on the design of the eye can be found at the links below.8-10
Bad Design in the human appendix?
Another common "vestigial" organ, according to many uninformed atheists is the human appendix. Since food does not flow through it, like the rest of the intestine, the assumption is that it has no function. It certainly does not have digestive function. This is true. However, the intestine is much more than just a digestive organ. An examination of the appendix microscopically, shows that it contains a significant amount of lymphoid tissue. Similar aggregates of lymphoid tissue (known as gut-associated lymphoid tissues, GALT) occur in other areas of the gastrointestinal system. The GALT are involved in the body's ability to recognize foreign antigens in ingested material. My own research, in particular, is focused on examining the immunological functions of the intestine.
Experiments in rabbits demonstrate that neonatal appendectomy impairs the development of mucosal immunity.11 Morphological and functional studies of the rabbit appendix indicate that it is probably the equivalent of the avian bursa in mammals.12 The bursa plays a critical role in the development of humoral immunity in birds. The histological and immunohistochemical similarity of the rabbit and human appendix suggest that the human appendix has a similar function to that of the rabbit appendix. The human appendix may be particularly important early in life because it achieves its greatest development shortly after birth and then regresses with age, eventually resembling such other regions of GALT as the Peyer's patches in the small intestine. These recent studies demonstrate that the human appendix is not a vestigial organ, as originally claimed.
According to Dr. Moore (Clinically Oriented Anatomy), "in infants and children it has the appearance of a well-developed lymphoid organ and may have important immunological functions."13 Another study suggests that the human appendix is a repository for commensal bacteria, facilitating the growth of normal bacterial flora and possibly enabling re-population of the colon in the event that the contents of the intestinal tract are purged following exposure to a pathogen.14 A study of comparative anatomy found "The appendix has evolved minimally 32 times, but was lost fewer than seven times..." and concluded, "These results, together with immunological and medical evidence, refute some of Darwin's hypotheses and suggest that the appendix is adaptive but has not evolved as a response to any particular dietary or social factor evaluated here."15
Bad Design ("junk") in Deoxyribonucleic acid: the chemical inside the nucleus of a cell that carries the genetic instructions for making living organisms.DNA?
The existence of large amounts of DNA that does not carry the information necessary to make a protein.non-coding Deoxyribonucleic acid: the chemical inside the nucleus of a cell that carries the genetic instructions for making living organisms.DNA (up to 97% in humans) in the
genomes of eukaryotes has been used as an argument against intelligent design
(and the role of a Creator) and as an argument for the random process of
evolution. However, a recent study16 has shown that
eukaryotic DNA that does not carry the information necessary to make a protein.non-coding Deoxyribonucleic acid: the chemical inside the nucleus of a cell that carries the genetic instructions for making living organisms.DNA (also called "secondary DNA") is functional
as a structural element in the nucleus. Previously, there were two evolutionary
theories that attempted to describe the reason for the existence of DNA that does not carry the information necessary to make a protein.non-coding Deoxyribonucleic acid: the chemical inside the nucleus of a cell that carries the genetic instructions for making living organisms.DNA One theory stated that DNA that does not carry the information necessary to make a protein.non-coding Deoxyribonucleic acid: the chemical inside the nucleus of a cell that carries the genetic instructions for making living organisms.DNA was "junk" that consisted of
randomly-produced The order of nucleotides in a DNA or RNA molecule, or the order of amino acids in a protein molecule.sequences that had lost their coding ability or partially
duplicated genes that were non-functional. The second theory stated that
DNA that does not carry the information necessary to make a protein.non-coding Deoxyribonucleic acid: the chemical inside the nucleus of a cell that carries the genetic instructions for making living organisms.DNA was "selfish", in that it consisted of Deoxyribonucleic acid: the chemical inside the nucleus of a cell that carries the genetic instructions for making living organisms.DNA that
preferentially replicated more efficiently that coding Deoxyribonucleic acid: the chemical inside the nucleus of a cell that carries the genetic instructions for making living organisms.DNA, even though it
provided no selective advantage (in fact was somewhat detrimental in that it was
The new study examined the genomes of the single-celled photosynthetic organisms know as Crytomonads. These organisms exist as vastly different cell sizes, with the nucleus being proportional in size to that of the cell. Researchers discovered that the amount of DNA that does not carry the information necessary to make a protein.non-coding Deoxyribonucleic acid: the chemical inside the nucleus of a cell that carries the genetic instructions for making living organisms.DNA was proportional to the size of the nucleus, suggesting that more DNA that does not carry the information necessary to make a protein.non-coding Deoxyribonucleic acid: the chemical inside the nucleus of a cell that carries the genetic instructions for making living organisms.DNA was required in larger nuclei. As an added proof, the nucleomorph, a small piece of Deoxyribonucleic acid: the chemical inside the nucleus of a cell that carries the genetic instructions for making living organisms.DNA contained within the A membrane-bound organelle involved in photosynthesis.plastid that codes for itself and photosynthetic function, was not changed in size, despite changes in cell size and nuclear content.
The new study is a stunning rebuttal to the evolutionary theories that attempt to discredit design and promote concepts such as "junk" Deoxyribonucleic acid: the chemical inside the nucleus of a cell that carries the genetic instructions for making living organisms.DNA and "selfish" Deoxyribonucleic acid: the chemical inside the nucleus of a cell that carries the genetic instructions for making living organisms.DNA. According to the authors:
"Furthermore, the present lack of significant amounts of nucleomorph secondary DNA confirms that selection can readily eliminate functionless nuclear Deoxyribonucleic acid: the chemical inside the nucleus of a cell that carries the genetic instructions for making living organisms.DNA, refuting 'selfish' and 'junk' theories of secondary DNA"
Related Story - "When 'Junk' Deoxyribonucleic acid: the chemical inside the nucleus of a cell that carries the genetic instructions for making living organisms.DNA Isn't Junk"
Pseudogenes are useless relics?
Until 2003, scientists had assumed that all pseudogenes (thought to be non-functional copies of genes) were produced through errors in DNA copying or mutation. It was thought that none of these sequences had any function. They were the "perfect" proof for the validity of evolutionary theory. However, in 2003, the first study was published showing that a pseudogene was required, and that the deletion of this gene was lethal. Obviously, this pseudogene had function. The abstract from a commentary in issue of Nature in which the study was published indicated:
"' Sequence of DNA that are very similar to normal genes but that has been altered so they are not expressed.Pseudogenes' are produced from functional Functional and physical units of heredity passed from parent to offspring. Genes are pieces of DNA, and most genes contain the information for making a specific protein.genes during evolution, and are thought to be simply molecular fossils. The unexpected discovery of a biological function for one A sequence of DNA that is very similar to a normal gene but that has been altered so it is not expressed.pseudogene challenges that popular belief."17
Since this first study, many other studies have found that pseudogenes exhibit functional activity, including gene expression, gene regulation, and generation of genetic diversity.18 Recent work shows that up to 50% of pseudogenes in some genomes appear to be transcriptionally active (RNA is produced from the pseudogene DNA).19 A large study (over 350 investigators), comprehensively examining 1% of the human genome, estimated that at least 19% of all pseudogenes are transcribed.20
Related Story - Pseudogenes: Argument for Evolution and Against Design?
Related Resources
Reasons To Believe's third in a series of books proposing a testable creation model takes on the origin and design of the universe. Previous books, Origins of Life: Biblical and Evolutionary Models Face Off and Who Was Adam?: A Creation Model Approach to the Origin of Man, examined the origin of life on earth and the origin of mankind, respectively. Creation As Science develops a biblical creation model and compares the predictions of this model compared to a naturalistic model, young earth creationism, and theistic evolution. This biblical creation model is divided into four main areas, the origin of the universe, the origin of the Solar System, the history of life on earth, and the origin and history of mankind.
The Edge of Evolution: The Search for the Limits of Darwinism by Michael Behe
Darwin's Black Box author Michael Behe takes on the limits of evolution through an examination of specific genetic examples. Behe finds that mutation and natural selection is capable of generating trivial examples of evolutionary change. Although he concludes that descent with modification has occurred throughout biological history, the molecular devices found throughout nature cannot be accounted for through natural selection and mutation. Behe's book claims to develop a framework for testing intelligent design by defining the principles by which Darwinian evolution can be distinguished from design.
- Olshansky, S.J., B. Carnes, and R. Butler. 2001. If Humans Were Built to Last. Scientific American, March, 2001.
- Endo, H., Yamagiwa, D., Hayashi, Y. H., Koie, H., Yamaya, Y., and Kimura, J. 1999. Nature 397: 309-310.
- Salesa, M. J., M. Ant�n, S. Peign�, and J. Morales. 2005. Evidence of a false thumb in a fossil carnivore clarifies the evolution of pandas. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 103:379-382.
- Dawkins, R. 1986. The Blind Watchmaker: Why the evidence of evolution reveals a universe without design. W.W. Norton and Company, New York, p. 93.
- Kennon Guerry, R., Ham, W.T., Mueller, H.A. 1998. Light toxicity in the posterior segment. In Tasman W., Jaeger EA. (eds.), Clinical Ophthalmology, Lippincott-Raven, New York, vol. 3, ch. 37.
- Young, R.W. 1982. The Bowman Lecture: Biological renewal: Applications to the eye. Trans. Ophthalmol. Soc. UK 102 :42-67.
- Parver, L.M., Auker, C., Carpenter, D.O. 1980. Choroidal blood flow as a heat dissipating mechanism in the macula. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 89:641�646.
- Wirth A, Cavallacci G, Genovesi-Ebert F. 1984. The advantages of an inverted retina. A physiological approach to a teleological question. Dev. Ophthalmol. 9: 20-28.
- Retina
Reference by Dr. Lance Hahn (University of Pennsylvania)
Webvision: the organization of the vertebrate retina by Dr. Helga Kolb, Dr. Eduardo Fernandez, and Dr. Ralph Nelson
- Some amazing facts about the eye
- Dasso, J.F. and M.D. Howell. 1997. Neonatal appendectomy impairs mucosal immunity in rabbits. Cellular Immunology 182: 29-37.
- Dasso, J.F., H. Obiakor, H. Bach, A.O. Anderson and R.G.
Mage. 2000. A morphological and immunohistological study of the human and
rabbit appendix for comparison with the avian bursa. Developmental &
Comparative Immunology 24: 797-814.
Weinstein, P.D., R.G. Mage, and A.O. Anderson. 1994. The appendix functions as a mammalian bursal equivalent in the developing rabbit. Advances in Experimental Medicine & Biology 355: 249-253.
Fisher, R.E. 2000. The An order of mammals including man, apes, monkeys, etc., often characterized by large brains and flexible hands and feet.primate appendix: a reassessment. The Anatomical Record 261: 228-236.
- Moore, K.L. 1992. Clinically Oriented Anatomy. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.
- Bollinger, R. R., A. S. Barbas, E. L. Bush, S. S. Lin, and W. Parker. 2007. Biofilms in the large bowel suggest an apparent function of the human vermiform appendix. Journal of Theoretical Biology 249: 826-831.
- Heather F. Smith, William Parker, Sanet H. Kotzé, Michel Laurin. 2013. Multiple independent appearances of the cecal appendix in mammalian evolution and an investigation of related ecological and anatomical factors. Comptes Rendus Palevol DOI:10.1016/j.crpv.2012.12.001.
- Beaton, M.J. and T. Cavalier-Smith. 1999. Eukaryotic DNA that does not carry the information necessary to make a protein.non-coding Deoxyribonucleic acid: the chemical inside the nucleus of a cell that carries the genetic instructions for making living organisms.DNA is functional: evidence from the differential scaling of cryptomonal genomes. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B. 266:2053-2059.
- Lee, J. T. 2003. Molecular biology: Complicity of gene and A sequence of DNA that is very similar to a normal gene but that has been altered so it is not expressed.pseudogene [News and Views] Nature 423: 26-28.
- Balakirev, E. S. and F. J. Ayala. 2003. PSEUDOGENES: Are They "Junk" or Functional DNA? Ann. Rev. Genetics 37: 123-151.
- Zheng, D. and M. B. Gerstein. 2007. The Ambiguous Boundary between Genes and Pseudogenes: The Dead Rise Up, or Do They? Trends in Genetics 23: 219-24.
- The ENCODE Project Consortium. 2007. Identification and analysis of functional elements in 1% of the human genome by the ENCODE pilot project. Nature 447: 799-816.
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'Even Genghis Khan didn't do this': Mosul emptied of Christians
Catholic World News - July 21, 2014
Following an ultimatum from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to leave Mosul, convert to Islam, or be killed, the city's remaining Christians left for other parts of Iraq.
ISIL, the jihadist group that controls large sections of Syria and Iraq, confiscated the Christians' possessions as they departed from Iraq's 2nd-largest city.
"The heinous crime of the Islamic State was carried out not just against Christians, but against humanity," said Patriarch Louis Raphaël I Sako, the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, as quoted by the Reuters news agency.
In an urgent appeal, the Iraqi Patriarch reported that Islamists were marking the homes of Christians in Mosul with the Arabic letter "N," standing for "Nazarene." (The homes of Shi'ite Muslims were also being marked, with "R" for "Rejecter," and Shi'ites were fleeing the city.) Patriarch Sako urged the people of Iraq to remember the rich heritage of inter-religious cooperation in their society for the past 1400 years, and to bear in mind that "Christian and Muslim blood has been mixed as it was shed in defense of their rights and lands."
"How in the 21st century could people be forced from their houses just because they are Christian, or Shi'ite or Sunni or Yazidi?" he said. "Christian families have been expelled from their houses and their valuables were stolen … their houses and property expropriated in the name of the Islamic State."
"Even Genghis Khan or Hulagu [his grandson] didn't do this," the patriarch added.
According to AsiaNews, some Muslims in Baghdad expressed their solidarity with Iraq's Christians, holding up signs that said, "My house is open for my Christian brothers and sisters" and "I am an Iraqi Christian."
"We are all equal in dignity, all citizens of the same country," the Chaldean patriarch said. "We must unite to create a new Iraq. Thanks to all of you, there is still a hope."
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As indicated here, there are some good (and very brave!) Muslims, but the majority are either frightened into silence by other Mohammedans or are "true believers" and therefore complicit in the atrocities. Christians everywhere should at least draw the proper conclusions from this and insist on measures that prevent Islam, any brand of Islam, from ever becoming the majority religion where they live. They should know that persecution not only may but most certainly WILL follow.


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Enhancing Directory Listing12 Aug 2014
This week I was going through the LibraryBox 'Google Groups' group and found an interesting post. The user found a way to sytle the directory with some CSS magic. The post was straight forward and required very little work.
The end result was a very nice looking directory listing with a responsive design to boost! This was something I had been looking for and was happy someone the time to figure this out. So let's see how to customize the directory listing....
First, if you'd like to do the mininum amount of work you can download the zip file containing a pre-made theme here.
Second, extract the zip file to your computers desktop. In the zip file you'll find folder labeled CSS and a file labeled dir-generator.php.
Third, copy over the files (3) in the CSS folder to the folder on the USB under the
/LibraryBox/Content/css directory. You can put the dir-generator.php file in the root of the USB. HINT: you can either use FTP to transfer the files or power down the LB and transfer the files manually. I used FTP.
Fourth, SSH into your LB and copy over the dir-generator.php file to the appropriate directory at
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Fifth, exit the SSH session and hit refresh or go to LB page. Check the directory and the style should be updated. Enjoy!
That's all that it takes to update the style of the directory listing. There are some limitation of course and you can read about them at the 'group's' post. From my testing I've noticed a slight speed increse and of course the responsive design works great on mobile. So if you want to update the directory listing you can now with some CSS and editing the dir-generator.php file.


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China expands abandoned baby hatch scheme for unwanted, disabled infants
The Chinese authorities are reportedly expanding the number of baby hatches by setting up atleast two dozen of them across the country for parents to safely abandon their unwanted toddlers.
Temporary shelters for babies have an incubator, a delayed alarm device, an air conditioner and a child-size bed and the infants can be abandoned anonymously by parents by just placing them in the shelter and pressing an alarm button.
The setting up of temporary baby hatches has sparked off a debate surrounding the actual welfare of infants and the need to have a better welfare system in order to protect the rights of children with illnesses and disabilities, the China Daily reported.
A total of 181 abandoned children were received by the Shijiazhuang social welfare institution since temporary shelter for babies was set up in June 2011.
(Posted on 17-02-2014)
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The general clinics are primarily for evaluation of new patients with undiagnosed psychiatric disorders. It is used as an entry into the system and as one of the primary teaching services for resident psychiatrist and medical students. Patients are evaluated in this program and will continue in the clinic for ongoing medication management and/or be referred to a specialty clinic or individual for additional therapies to treat the identified problems, for example, individual psychotherapy or a group therapy.
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Australian Economy News
Australian Market Review And Outlook March 2015
01/03/2015 | Several key macro events, both globally and domestic, contributed to significant gains for the local equity market, while the property arena saw strong demand.
Australian Market Update September 2013
23/09/2013 | Is now a good time to invest?. With a number of factors at play and the latest NAB business and consumer confidence surveys which way will the economy go?
Australian Market Outlook 2013: Where Will Investors Put Their Money?
13/12/2012 | What will 2013 hold for Australia? Will the same headwinds witnessed in 2012 still remain or will we see relatively smooth sailing?
Australia's Economy On The Up - Interest Rates Going Down
08/11/2012 | Recently, I was lucky enough to hear Craig James, CommSec's Chief Economist, talk at a luncheon and the optimism in the room on the state of Australia's economy was palpable. According to Mr. James, who is without doubt, one of the sharpest brains on Australia's economy, we are in excellent shape and he offered some undeniable facts to back this up.
Growth on the Rise? The RBA Remains Confident
28/07/2012 | At the latest RBA meet up earlier this month the board observed that the outlook for Australia's economy is showing very positive data, according to minutes released yesterday.
RBA Interest Rate Decision May: Rate Cut 0.5%
02/05/2012 | Find out why the Reserve Board cut rates 0.5% and where they may set the target rash rate for the remainder of 2012.
Average House Prices Fall 4.5% Year On Year March 2012
02/05/2012 | Average prices down with some capitals posting modest gains.
Global Economic Update April 2012
04/04/2012 | Australian equities continue to lag the US and what's in store for the remainder of 2012.
Bernanke's Toolbox: Possible Actions For The Fed In 2011
14/09/2011 | Has the Fed Chairman run out policy options? We look at what Bernanke might pull out of the tool box when it meets next week.
Markets Vs. Policy Makers: Can Greece Win?
12/09/2011 | Can Greece beat the markets and avoid default. A cursory glance over the score board of markets vs. policy makers would suggest not.


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The International Studies (IS) Program was created at Wright State in 1988. Its primary mission is to provide students with the background, knowledge and skills necessary for success in an increasingly interdependent world. In their study of how cultural, historical, political and economic forces affect international relations, International Studies majors gain greater understanding of themselves and others. The major fosters civic engagement and social responsibility and promotes learning and scholarship while serving the community at the local, state, national, and international levels by preparing an informed global citizen.
The International Studies major offers a varied curriculum and provides students with the opportunity to tailor a program of study that is international in content to their interests. This multidisciplinary program of study consists of:
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Accessing brief history of mankind in space:
Mid-20th century:
Mankind races to space, landing on the moon and establishing the first space stations.
Late 20th century:
Mankind's interest in space travel dwindles, even if satellites search for extra-terrestial life while satellite density in Earth's orbit increases and private corporations start to dream of space tourism.
Mid-21st century:
Mankind's interest in space travel is resurrected by the invention of ion engines and wormhole drives. Long trips can be done in mere hours.
Early 22nd century:
Mankind reaches Centauri system and establishes colonies, starting their realistic reach for the stars. The lawless colonies cannot be managed and are abandoned.
Late 22nd century:
Colonies are re-established, this time properly and law kept under the banner of the United Space Agency. Nations of Earth start to form larger governments after poor nations start to crumble due to the lack of colonies to keep them running.
Late 23rd century:
The United Space Agency is formed into the government of Earth as well as the Colonies. New name: Unified Space Alliance. Rsistance groups rise due to the new government's lack of democracy.
Early 24th century(Now):
Civil War begins. Colony worlds unite into the Colony Space Alliance, engaging the USA in frontal assaults. Many CSA worlds become lawless during the war and after the CSA is defeated, are hard to subdue under USA laws. Gunslingers run the towns now.
On the planet called Andros, the gunslingers were at their worst. Towns were either run by oppressive criminals or lawful rangers, but in either case the one making things work were the gunslingers. It was like a re-enactment of the American Old West, but with spaceships and other such additional technologies. Even thought the weapons were still quite primitive and especially in the Colonies the revolvers and rifle designs of old had become quite fashionable lately.
Our posturings, our imagined self-importance,
the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe,
are challenged by this point of pale light.
Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark.
In our obscurity in all this vastness there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.
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Taylor Swift Stars in Chinese Toyota Commercial [VIDEO]
Taylor Swift starred in a Chinese car commercial and of course it's the most dramatic thing ever.
Taylor Swift starred in a Chinese car commercial and of course it's the most dramatic thing ever.
Taylor Swift revealed some disheartening news on her Tumblr on Thursday (April 9): Her mom, Andrea Swift, has been diagnosed with cancer.
From embellishments to leather, celebrities rocked some pretty stylish looks at the 2015 iHeart Radio Music Awards on March 29.
The 2015 Kids' Choice Awards are here, and so many of our fave artists are up for Orange Blimps this year that we don't even know what to do with ourselves!
Now that was a surprise! We didn't expect to see Taylor Swift and Madonna take the stage together at the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards to perform "Ghost Town."
Taylor Swift basically ruled the 2015 iHeartRadio Music! Awards Sunday night, taking home three trophies. See all the winners here!
Taylor Swift went back to her country roots on Thursday night (March 27), shocking the Nashville crowd at Kenny Chesney's tour kickoff show by joining the musician onstage to perform "Big Star."
Taylor Swift was honored by Fortune magazine as one of the World's Greatest Leaders.
Taylor Swift hasn't left country behind for good! The 'Style' singer will be honored at the 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards with seven other country superstars.
Taylor Swift isn't about to let her name be misused. The singer reportedly purchased the domain names of TaylorSwift.porn and TaylorSwift.adult.
Taylor Swift has some words for Princeton Review after the testing service misquoted her lyrics.
Taylor Swift might not be a fan of Spotify, but that doesn't mean she hates all music streaming services.


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AUDCAD: Time To Go Short [View article]
the Bank of Canada base rate (overnight lending rate) has been unchanged at 1% since September 2010, but the market is now pricing a 25 basis point hike in rates by year end (priced in the Overnight Index Swaps market).Jan 10, 2013. 08:01 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Japanese Yen Is Massively Oversold But Which Currency Pair Offers The Best Value? [View article]
the JPY is massively over sold on the daily and weekly charts, at levels we've not seen for 5 years. On the interest rate differential it looks like fair value against the 2yr IRS is now around 63.80 level, BUT we need to see a clear confirmation from the weekly charts that the market has rolled over before entering a short with some conviction.Jan 4, 2013. 01:18 AM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Japanese Yen Is Massively Oversold But Which Currency Pair Offers The Best Value? [View article]
yes my trade is a 2-3 month time horizon. I totally agree long term USD/JPY trades higher. I expect it to bottom around 79-80 and then the long term trade begins, add to longs when it breaks above the March 2012 highs of 84.19. This will be based on noise in 2013 over when the first FED rate moves occur, Japanese rates are going no where for a long time. Also being long USD/JPY you are on the right side of any MOF intervention.Dec 6, 2012. 10:54 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
EUR/USD: A Perfect Short, Whilst Ignoring The Murky Fundamentals [View article]
Secondly, the rising support line in the DXY actually forms the base of a perfect trend channel which implies a stronger dollar and a mid range level of about 83.00.
Until such levels are broken the longer term trend remains in tact and actually makes the trade more appealing as shorting the EUR/USD at current levels leaves the option to leave a very close stop loss, which increases the risk reward pay off.
While interest rates are not moving the rate differentials will just continue to imply the currency is incorrectly priced, and should be trading nearer to the 1.2000 level.
The headline is of course attention seeking !Dec 3, 2012. 01:54 AM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
How About Alpha AND Diversification? [View article]
The chart since 2000 of NewEdge CTA Index versus S&P is based on program/systematic style hedge funds and Commodity trading advisors, such as Winton and Bluetrend, two of the largest hedge funds in Europe. Others are Fx Concepts, Kaiser, Sherpa etc etc. ETNs and ETFs are barely into such strategies but the above examples are some of the first to break the mould. They trade with the rising trend but move to cash products as the trend starts to move lower. Relatively crude compared to some of the hedge fund strategies but they do offer an alternatives to long only and long/"short" equity strategies.Oct 25, 2012. 10:29 AM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Bernanke Faces Exhausted Equities And Bearish Signals In Other 'Risk' Markets [View article]Aug 29, 2012. 01:38 AM | 1 Like |Link to Comment
Bernanke Faces Exhausted Equities And Bearish Signals In Other 'Risk' Markets [View article]
With my technical analysts hat on (Chartered Market Technician) there are another 2 HUGE warning signals. The DeMark WEEKLY Sequential indicator (my favourite technical indicator, and the one I would take to a deserted island !) signaled buying exhaustion 2 weeks ago. It has incredible ability to pick turning points of intermediate trends (Dow Theory) and has now been further supported by the fact that the WEEKLY MACD (moving average convergence divergence) indicator has just crossed over to generate a fresh sell signal. With our back testing and trading at The Sherpa Funds we include these indicators in our models, they have a consistent record and they are much stronger signals on the weekly charts than the daily.
One other fear I have is that because the asset markets are now so closely correlated ( http://seekingalpha.co... ), when the sell off does come it will be exaggerated as so many participants across a broad range of markets rush for the few exits.Aug 29, 2012. 01:35 AM | 1 Like |Link to Comment
Find Alpha And Diversify Your Portfolio As Asset Correlations Converge To 1 [View article]
An alternative comparison would be specific hedge funds that program trade, like ourselves (http://bit.ly/NVxLLv), Winton and Bluetrend, that produce low risk, consistent returns, AND with the ability to produce strong profits when asset prices are falling.Aug 27, 2012. 01:55 AM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Australian Dollar Overvalued And Over-Correlated To Asset Markets [View article]Jul 2, 2012. 12:57 AM | 1 Like |Link to Comment
Australian Dollar Overvalued And Over-Correlated To Asset Markets [View article]
If however you are simply looking for diversification from asset markets in general, with respect to the first chart, then the stand out investment appears to be in CTA (Commodity Trading Advisors), or similar products, where trend following strategies have the ability to short markets as easily as being long. This would hedge portfolios biased to the long side; equities, real estate etc, but also add value if markets can rally on any fiscal/monetary/Europe surprises.Jun 26, 2012. 11:09 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
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Map of lakes of Franklin and Oxford counties, 1876
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The lakes of Franklin and Oxford counties are shown on a map that was created from actual surveys made during the winter of 1876.
Harrison "Harry" P. Dill of Phillips was the surveyor.


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Set of three Chinese lacquer and ivory panels. The background of the panels is a rich brown wood with gold lacquer highlights and ivory. These pieces are beautifully crafted. Each panel is contained in a gilt wood frame, which is backed by gold and red silk cloth. Measurements: 11 1/2" X 15" including frame. Domestic and international shipping quotes please email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 561-932-0700.
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