Regarding the Starfleet emblem

[El Chupacabra]

Nope. Take a closer look.

Unfortunately I can't find a clear picture at the moment, but you can just about see it in this one.

http://www.dancewithshadows.com/movies/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/star-trek-prequel-spock.jpg

http://blogs.southflorida.com/citylink_dansweeney/Spock.jpg

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[El Chupacabra]

Here is a better example. The "eye" is still there.

http://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/xi/cast/spock.jpg

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