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Arto Annila, Dr., Prof.
E-mail: arto.annila(at)helsinki.fi
Department of Physics
POB 64 (Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2)
FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
Phone: +358 9 191 50629
Doctor of Tech., Tech. Phys.,
Helsinki Univ. of Tech, 1991
Civil Engineer, Tech. Phys.,
Helsinki Univ. of Tech., 1988
M.Sc. Biochemistry,
University of Helsinki, 1996
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Research interests: Holistic worldview
Nature is rich but not random in its diversity. Also complexity of nature is astounding but not arbitrary. We do recognize rules and regularities that we know as laws of physics and chemistry, or those that we refer to as relations in biology, economics, behavioral and social sciences. Disciplinary canons are not disconnected from each other but relate via ubiquitous characteristics of nature. These are skewed distributions that accumulate along sigmoid growth and decline curves which in turn display mostly as straight lines on log-log plots, i.e., follow power laws. These all-embracing commonalities make no distinction between living and non-living or between microscopic and cosmic, which implies that there is a universal organizing principle. Hence, while an observation could be interpreted by some specific theory, all observations ought to be understood by the same general tenet.
The principle of least action was early on thought of as a powerful way to make sense of various complex phenomena as well as of simple matters. It says that a difference in energy of any kind will level off in least time. The naturalistic tenet assigns energy to everything that exists, and describes all processes as least-time consumption of free energy. The natural principle in the form of an equation of motion reveals that evolution is inherently an intractable, path-dependent process. Yet evolution is not a random sequence of events. Processes as flows of energy will themselves search by variation and select naturally those ways and means, such as species and societies or gadgets and galaxies that will consume free energy in the least time. In this way systems step from one state of symmetry to another by either acquiring or expelling at least one quantum of action. It is the photon, the basic building block of everything. A step down in free energy is an irreversible step forward in time. Eventually, when a system attains equilibrium with its surroundings, no new property will emerge and no old one will vanish. Only at the free energy minimum stasis systemic dynamics is on stable and computable trajectories.
Science by submerging to specialties supplies us with detailed information whereas by recognizing universalities it provides us with thorough comprehension. Indeed, as our delusions of uniqueness have narrowed, our worldview has widened toward entirety. Whatever fallacies still remain will vanish in examinations by the natural principle of least time. As apparent from papers below many phenomena, puzzles and paradoxes can be comprehended by this supreme law of nature.
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Sharma V, Annila A. Natural process – Natural selection. Biophys. Chem. 2007 127, 123–128. (pdf) doi:10.1016/j.bpc.2007.01.005
The principle of increasing entropy as an equation of motion is derived from statistical physics of open systems.
Grönholm T, Annila A. Natural distribution. Math. Biosci. 2007 210, 659–667. (pdf) doi:10.1016/j.mbs.2007.07.004
Power laws and lognormal distributions are found to follow from the 2nd law of thermodynamics.
Kaila VRI, Annila A. Natural selection for least action. Proc. R. Soc. A. 2008 464, 3055–3070. (pdf) doi:10.1098/rspa.2008.0178
The principle of least action is shown as equivalent to the 2nd law of thermodynamics and Newton's 2nd law.
Jaakkola S, Sharma V, Annila A. Cause of chirality consensus. Curr. Chem. Biol. 2008 2, 53–58. (pdf) arXiv:0906.0254
Standards of nature are found to follow from the 2nd law of thermodynamics.
Jaakkola S, El-Showk S, Annila A. The driving force behind genomic diversity. Biophys. Chem. 2008 134, 232–238, (136) (pdf), arXiv:0807.0892
Genomic diversity is found to follow from the 2nd law of thermodynamics.
Würtz P, Annila A. Roots of diversity relations. J. Biophys. 2008 (pdf) doi:10.1155/2008/654672. arXiv:0906.0251
Species-area relationship is found to follow from the 2nd law of thermodynamics.
Annila A, Annila E. Why did life emerge? Int. J. Astrobio. 2008 7, 293–300. (pdf) doi:10.1017/S1473550408004308
Life in its entirety is a natural process that follows the 2nd law of thermodynamics.
Tuisku P, Pernu TK, Annila A. In the light of time. Proc. R. Soc. A. 2009 465, 1173–1198. (pdf) doi:10.1098/rspa.2008.0494
A flow of time is a quantized flow of energy.
Karnani M, Annila A. Gaia again. BioSystems 2009 95, 82–87. (pdf) doi:10.1016/j.biosystems.2008.07.003
Global homeostasis is a maximum entropy state equivalent to a free energy minimum state.
Sharma V, Kaila VRI, Annila A. Protein folding as an evolutionary process. Physica A 2009 388, 851–862. (pdf)
Protein folding is an inherently intractable process.
Annila A, Kuismanen E. Natural hierarchy emerges from energy dispersal. BioSystems 2009 95, 227–233. (pdf)
Hierarchy of nature is a manifestation of the 2nd law of thermodynamics.
Karnani M, Pääkkönen K, Annila A. The physical character of information. Proc. R. Soc. A. 2009 465, 2155–2175. (pdf)
Information is physical due to its representations that are subject to the 2nd law of thermodynamics.
Annila A, Salthe S. Economies evolve by energy dispersal. Entropy 2009 11, 606–633. (pdf) doi:10.3390/e110406067
Economies are energy transduction systems that follow the 2nd law of thermodynamics.
Würtz P, Annila A. Ecological succession as an energy dispersal process. BioSystems 2010 100, 70–78. (pdf)
Succession is a manifestation of the 2nd law of thermodynamics.
Annila A. The 2nd law of thermodynamics delineates dispersal of energy. Int. Rev. Phys. 2010 4, 29–34. (pdf)
The 2nd law of thermodynamics is given in its diverse forms.
Annila A. All in action. Entropy 2010 12, 2333–2358. (pdf) http://arxiv.org/abs/1005.3854
Nature in its entirety and every detail is described in terms of actions and related mathematical conjectures are examined.
Annila A, Salthe S. Cultural naturalism. Entropy 2010 12, 1325–1343. (pdf) doi:10.3390/e12061325
Culture is described as a society's means to consume free energy.
Annila A, Salthe S. Physical foundations of evolutionary theory. J. Non-equilb. Thermodyn. 2010 35, 301–321. (pdf)
The theory of evolution by natural selection is subsumed by the 2nd law of thermodynamics.
Mäkelä T, Annila A. Natural patterns of energy dispersal. Phys. Life Rev. 2010 7, 477–498. (pdf) doi:10.1016/j.plrev.2010.10.001
Many mathematical models are found as approximations of the evolutionary equation of motion.
Koskela M, Annila A. Least-action perihelion precession. Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 2011 417, 1742–1746. (pdf) http://arxiv.org/abs/1009.1571
Perihelion precession is calculated using the principle of least action.
Annila A. Least-time paths of light. Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 2011 416, 2944–2948. (pdf)
The principle of least action accounts for paths of light through varying energy densities in agreement with astronomical observations.
Anttila J, Annila A. Natural games. Phys. Lett. A 2011 375, 3755–3761. (pdf) http://arxiv.org/abs/1103.1656
Behavior in the context of game theory is described as a natural process.
Hartonen T, Annila A. Natural networks as thermodynamic systems. Complexity 2012 18, 53–62. (pdf) http://arxiv.org/abs/1106.4127
Scale-free characteristics of networks follow from the least-time energy dispersal.
Annila A, Kallio-Tamminen T. Tangled in entanglement. Physics Essays 2012 25, 495–499. (pdf) http://arxiv.org/abs/1006.0463
Conceptual conundrums of quantum mechanics are resolved using the principle of least action.
Annila A. Probing Mach's principle. Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 2012 423, 1973–1977. (pdf)
The principle of least action accounts for geodetic precession and frame-dragging effects by photon-embodied physical vacuum.
Annila A. Space, time and machines. Int. J. Theor. Math. Phys. 2012 2, 16–32. (pdf) http://article.sapub.org/10.5923 arxiv:0910.2629
Some present problems in physics and contemporary conjectures of mathematics are addressed by the 2nd law of thermodynamics.
Annila A. The meaning of mass. Int. J. Theor. Math. Phys. 2012 2, 67–78. (pdf) http://article.sapub.org/10.5923
Particles are described as actions to explain that charges, magnetic moments and masses are manifestations of quantized geodesics.
Pernu TK, Annila A. Natural emergence. Complexity 2012 17, 44–47. (pdf) doi:10.1002/cplx.21388
Novel qualities will materialize when quanta from surroundings incorporate into a system and thereby open up new modes of interactions.
Koskela M, Annila A. Looking for LUCA. Genes 2012 3, 81–87. (pdf)
The quest for the last universal common ancestor is an unattainable attempt that indicates impaired understanding of what life actually is.
Annila A, Annila E. The significance of sex. BioSystems 2012 110, 156–161. (pdf)
Both sexual and asexual reproduction can be regarded merely as a means to consume free energy in least time.
Keto J, Annila A. The capricious character of nature. Life 2012 2, 165–169. (pdf)
Courses of nature are inherently unpredictable since processes and their driving forces depend on each other.
Annila A. Physical portrayal of computational complexity. ISRN Computational Mathematics 2012 321372, 1–15. (pdf) arxiv/0906.1084
Computation is intractable when there are degrees of freedom for dissipative computational steps.
Annila A, Salthe S. On intractable tracks. Physics Essays 2012 25, 232–237. (pdf)
The principle of least action allows us to understand why nature displays rules and regularities but is nevertheless unpredictable.
Annila A, Salthe S. Threads of time. ISRN Thermodynamics 2012 850957, 1–7. (pdf) http://www.isrn.com/journals/thermodynamics/2012/850957/
The flux of quanta embodies the flow of time, and the irreversible free energy consumption creates time's arrow.
Varpula S, Annila A, Beck C. Thoughts about thinking. Advanced Studies in Biology 2013 5, 135–149. (pdf)
A holistic account of the human brain is given by the 2nd law of thermodynamics.
Annila A, Baverstock K. Genes without prominence: a reappraisal of the foundations of biology. J. Roc. Soc. Interface 2014 11, 20131017. (pdf)
Genes are no ends in themselves, but at service of least-time free energy consumption.


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spent learning! I was thinking it was something deep in the code but realized it was right in from of my face. Thanks for the help!
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So I've been banging my head all day trying to figure this out, but not having any luck. I have an Arduino Mega 1280 with an Arduino branded Ethernet shield(w/ sd).
My issue is. I'm able to use the Ethernet libraries just fine at the beginning of my code, but once I initialize the sd library, the Ethernet becomes unreliable and the data sent to my server is full of garbage. Sometimes my actual message is buried in the garbage. For example I run this block of code
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I'm thinking the issue is the sd library or something with the HW is corrupting the SPI bus, but I can't figure it out. Anyone have any suggestions that may point me in the right direction? The full source can be found at
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Not sure what USB CDC ACM is, but if it just uses a usb to ttl serial, I would just listen in on it and see what information is going out over it. If you use XP there is a program called portmon that makes this very simple and free. If you use vista or 7, I was unable to find a free serial port sniffer when I looked a few months ago. If you know the baud rate you could set up an arduino to listen in on it and store it, for later analyzing. I would think since there are multiple grounds(cyberQ and your PC) that if you wanted real time results you would need something with two uarts (one to listen in and when to spit out the results).
I'm just a hobbyist. So that is my initial guesses on where I would start.
The Uno should be plenty for this. No sense in spending the extra money, especially if you are planning on leaving your final design on an arduino board. Plus I've ran into a few shield incompatibilities with my mega.
I've debating between a bbq guru and a Stoker for my BGE... The biggest thing the Stoker has going for it in my book is the ease in "hacking" it:) Of course now I think I may just try and build my own.
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@ a.d Thanks that works pretty slick. I'm going to try and lay the board out a different way and I may move to the atmega in TQFP. Minus the relay and the lcd footprints I could really shrink down the board.
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That sounds attractive, but that's much too small My initial layout is 1"x3" I think I can probably squeeze it down to 1"x2.5, but I don't think I can get much more out of it until I figure out how to place parts on each side of the board. Or if I decide to go with a different package for my micro. I think if I went with surface mount stuff I could get it down to 1"x1.5", but soldering isn't my forte. I was hoping to keep the micro in a socket so I can reprogram it if need be. Or I could put in an ICSP header...
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Is their protocol an open one? If so this could be relatively simple. If not it would take some work to try and decode what is going on. How many commands do you need? Just setpoint up/down, request setpoint, and request actual?
If that is all you need and the protocol is open, or simple to decode, I would think someone could hack it out in a day...
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I have a controller that I made to turn my crock pot into a sous vide cooker. It works great and it is now soldered up to a protoboard. I have a few friends that came over for dinner and are interested in one as well.
I don't want to hand solder up a bunch of these, so I was thinking of getting 10 or so boards and a black box to stuff it in, but I've never progressed a project on that far. Here is the summary of my project
I looked a bit at sparkfun's board service, but I've never laid a board out and I'm thinking I would rather have a single PCB that I can verify works before I order 10 more. Any advice on cheaper places that will do a single pcb in a relatively quick(1-2 weeks) turn around?
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I received an arduino mega 1280 last christmas and it sat in my closet till a week ago when I received an ethernet shield. The ethernet shield says that it's "mega compatible."
However I am unable to get the example sketch of the chat server to work. When I try and telnet to the arduino board I just get a connect failed error. Do I need to jumper or hack anything to make this work? I've been Googling for the past hour and am unable to come up with useful information.
I'd normally consider myself fairly adapt at learning these things, but perhaps the bottle of wine I've had is impairing my ability to figure this out...
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Hey all,
I've finished up the code for a standalone sous vide controller with a small LCD screen and a 3-button interface. I'm using the one-wire DS18B20 temperature sensor for input and a solid state relay receives the output.
I'm planning on doing the same thing in a few weeks here(with an lm335 though). What did you do to waterproof the sensor?
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I had a taste of what it was like on the drive up to the Streets of Willow circuit that morning. Finding gaps left by sleepy commuters, I dipped into the Super Beetle's throttle for bursts of speed, and the shots of adrenalin that came with it were clearing my synapses better than the strongest espresso.
There were other clues to the Super Beetle's potential: the VW Racing calipers that clamped hard with the slightest touch of the pedal, the petrified stiffness of the racing clutch and the pronounced whoosh-hiss-psssst of a spooling turbo, heavy-breathing intercooler and exhaling diverter valve.
But those appetizers didn't prepare me for the main entree: hot-lapping at Streets. And after one lap of full-throttle hedonism, it left me muttering in disbelief.
Was this really just two liters? Was APR working with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on advanced techniques in power generation? It was definitely the most violent 500hp I'd experienced. It would pin my head to headrest and its brutal acceleration compared favorably to a 650hp 911 Turbo I'd driven a while ago on the same track.
The Super Beetle started as a project car for VW Vortex and was originally known as the RS 2.0. However, it went through several stages of upgrades and became a showcase for what could be done to the second-gen Beetle.
After that phase was complete, Jamie Vondruska from Vortex was asked by a couple of VW execs what he'd do to the Beetle if given free rein and almost unlimited resources. Vondruska said 500hp and a Golf R drivetrain. Apparently, the VW execs laughed, at first...
Vondruska placed a call to Stephen Hooks at APR to propose the 500hp AWD Beetle with brakes and suspension to match, and he got an enthusiastic response until they realized it needed to be built in three weeks for the 2012 SEMA show.
Many shops would have simply hung up the phone but APR arranged to have the car shipped to its impressive facilities in Opelika, AL, where they assessed what would be needed for the Golf R drivetrain swap.
Apparently, everything seemed straightforward until they tried to mount the R's front subframe into what had become known as Super Beetle. It didn't fit, yet they discovered that an Audi TT subframe would.
At the rear-end, they needed to cut some sheetmetal to make room for the Golf's saddle-style fuel tank, which would straddle the rear propshaft.
With APR's experience of building and racing everything from R8s in the Rolex GT series to GTIs in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, the re-engineering didn't seem to faze them and the car was duly completed in time for the SEMA show.
For the 2.0T engine, they went all-out with the Stage 4 package, which builds upon its Stage 3 Plus package by adding the Garrett Honeywell GTX 2867R turbine. It has a new compressor wheel design where the blade geometry is designed for quick spooling and high flow.
As a fully built engine, the package also uses stronger pistons and connecting rods plus a balanced crank to withstand the boost pressure at high revs. The turbo is mounted on an Inconel exhaust manifold, and there are bigger injectors, a front-mount intercooler as well as APR software.
The company claims 500hp from Stage 4, although it's still technically in development and not currently available to the public. However, the accompanying graph proves it can make that number, it just remains to be seen how much it can reliably produce before the units are sold to customers.
To create an all-round performer, the Super Beetle was also fitted with six-piston front calipers and 352mm rotors from Volkswagen Racing, with Golf R calipers at the rear.
H&R supplied its Street Ultra Performance coilovers and thicker sway bars. And APR replaced the stock uprights with sturdier pieces from the Audi TT RS.
The wheels on the car for our test were 19x8.5" flow-formed HRE FF01 paired with 245/40 Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires. These replaced the 19" fifteen52 rims seen at SEMA.
You can tell it's not a stock 2.0T immediately after starting it, as the sounds of spinning engine parts emanating from under the hood are louder than the Golf R, due in part to the stiffer VW Racing engine, trans and subframe mounts.
Getting off the line is a little trickier with the stiff DXD stage 3 racing clutch, while low-end torque doesn't really start to happen until later in the rev range. It is, however, sufficiently responsive to consider navigating the morning rush hour or daily driving duties.
You can certainly feel the GTX turbo starting to build boost at low revs, and once past 3000rpm it's like a succession of perfectly timed H-bombs exploding. Where the Golf R excels in low- and mid-range delivery, the Super Beetle flicks the rev counter from 3000-7000rpm faster than any four-banger I've driven.
On Streets of Willow, the Super Beetle ripped a hole through the atmosphere and strafed the straights like a jet fighter, seemingly immune to opposing forces. The H&R coilovers never felt overwhelmed by the g-force generated under acceleration, cornering or braking, allowing the car to attack the turns with hardly a trace of body roll. It remained stable throughout the corners, with the Michelins glued to the asphalt, giving plenty of warning as they approached their limits.
And those limits were high, until mild understeer let you know when to ease off. Then it was a matter of waiting a split-second before feeding in a healthy dose of throttle. You'd then feel all four tires dig in and slingshot you onto the straights.
Like other cars with a similar power-to-weight ratio, it accelerated with such force and traveled from point-to-point with such ferocity that you needed to anticipate the turns faster than normal, always ready to grab that next gear.
Despite 100°F temps, the brakes never faded during my handful of laps, providing a linear rate of stopping power throughout the pedal stroke.
You'd imagine that after building a Beetle fast enough to run with many supercars, Vondruska and APR would rest on their laurels. However Doug McClintock, APR's Super Beetle project manager, said the project was still evolving. Since our drive, APR has designed a new intake manifold for its Max R project with a secondary set of injectors that should be good for another 100hp!
The same intake manifold has been mounted on the Super Beetle and McClintock claimed the engine was now designated as Stage 5. But it doesn't stop there, Jamie hinted at other plans that include a different powerplant making 700hp. It's an idea that seems more fantasy than reality, but since the Super Beetle concept came to fruition, we wouldn't bet against it.
Engine 2.0L four-cylinder EA888 TFSI 16v with APR stage 4 coated pistons and wrist pins, connecting rods and bearings, balanced rotating assembly, balance shaft delete, APR Stage 5 Turbo System including Garrett GTX 2867R turbo, Intercooler, stage 4 low-pressure fueling system, high-pressure fuel pump, rail pressure release valve, APR RSC turbo-back exhaust system, APR oil protection system, VW Racing engine, transmission and subframe mounts
Drivetrain six-speed manual transmission, DXD Racing stage 3 clutch, VW Racing short-shift linkage, Golf R AWD conversion, Haldex AWD Race Controller
Brakes VW Racing six-piston calipers with 352mm two-piece rotors f, Golf R calipers and rotors r
Suspension H&R Street Ultra Performance coilovers, 24mm f, 26mm r sway bars, TT RS front uprights, APR Motorsport bushings, VW Racing StreetSport+ camber plates
Wheels & Tires 19x8.5" HRE FF01 wheels, 245/40 ZR19 Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires
Exterior FMS Automotive rear wing, Oracal Matte Azure Blue vinyl wrap
Interior Recaro Sportster CS seats
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Thats a big hell yea i would drive it
massive power for beetle RSI??
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very fast the beetle like the the GTI VISION
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Of course I would drive it ;)
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500 hps!!!!
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Yep, I'd rock a black one.
Custom car's are for real people that don't question their sexuality.
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Any day , Any time...!!
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Off a cliff.
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I would
I'd roll it like I stole it, that would be a nasty little car!
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No, it was marketed as a year of tangible steps forward, when the respected, wily manager would begin shepherding a mix of homegrown talent and veterans with one-year commitments out of the baseball wilderness.
So what is there to hold your attention as these Orioles seem to be careening toward their 14th straight losing season? Plenty, because these are the Orioles. It has been a long time since they have been good. But they are rarely boring.
Here are five questions to keep in mind as the Orioles enter the second half.
1. Will the rotation get even slightly close to expectations?
For all its philosophical complexities and statistical permutations, baseball, at its root, is pretty simple. Good pitching takes teams very, very far.
And heading into this year, the Orioles' rotation looked promising. Brian Matusz, Jake Arrieta, Chris Tillman and Brad Bergesen all were 25 or younger and had experienced limited success in the majors. Throw in stable innings-eater Jeremy Guthrie and 23-year-old lefty phenom Zach Britton, and it looked like, if everything went right, the group could be a force.
Well, little went right. Tillman and Bergesen struggled and were sent packing to Triple-A Norfolk. Matusz started the year on the disabled list with an intercostal muscle strain and, after a woeful June and an 8.77 ERA, also was demoted. Bergesen has been relegated to the bullpen since his recall.
Britton replaced Matusz on the roster in April and was tremendous out of the gate, winning six of his first 7 decisions, but faltered thereafter and was sent to Double-A Bowie last week. Arrieta has 10 wins, but he also has a 4.90 ERA, and a reoccurrence of elbow inflammation has the Orioles somewhat concerned about his health. Guthrie has been fairly steady with a 4.18 ERA, but a lack of run support and a recent rough skid has pushed him to a major league-worst 12 losses.
The rotation has become a mishmash that has included a pitcher who didn't get an official invitation to spring training (Chris Jakubauskas) and two who didn't throw a pitch for the Orioles in March (Alfredo Simon and Mitch Atkins).
For there to be some optimism surrounding this club, the young starters need to step forward in the second half. Britton likely will be back by the end of July, but there's nothing set on the return of Tillman or Matusz, who is probably the biggest key to the club's future. Matusz was counted on as a fixture in the middle or upper part of the rotation. Diminished fastball velocity and shaken confidence has put that into doubt.
2. What happens with J.J. Hardy?
This is a compelling storyline, because it provides a glimpse as to which direction the Orioles are heading.
Despite losing a month to an oblique strain, Hardy has been perhaps the team's best player. He has played a near-flawless shortstop, provided power at the position the Orioles haven't seen since Miguel Tejada, the 1.0 version, and has fit perfectly into the clubhouse.
He's a free agent at season's end and isn't 29 until August, so extending his contract by several years makes plenty of sense, especially since top prospect Manny Machado, 19, is likely several seasons away from contributing at the major league level.
But there's an important flip side here. Hardy is the club's best trade chip. If they deal him before the July 31 nonwaiver deadline, they would probably get a much younger piece or two for the future. Or they could hold on to him and offer arbitration in the offseason, which would most likely net them two high draft picks if he were to sign elsewhere.
Hardy has an extensive injury history and won't be cheap to lock up — so they'd be making a fairly significant financial commitment to someone who hasn't played more than 140 games since 2008. That is similar to what they have at second base with Brian Roberts, who has played just 98 games since the start of 2010 and still has 2 ½ seasons and roughly $25 million remaining on his contract.
The Orioles have little margin for error, so trading Hardy or holding out for the draft picks would be among the safer options. But it also would signal another mini-rebuilding effort, which would further test the patience of an eroding fan base.


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Money issues for unwed or gay pairs
Managing finances comes with extra challenges in a domestic partnership, civil union or same-sex marriage. Here's how to handle them.
Earlier this year, Forbes contributor Nancy Anderson wrote about some of the ways that "couples unknowingly sabotage their finances." But as difficult as it can be to manage money in any relationship, it can be even more challenging when that relationship is a domestic partnership, civil union or same-sex marriage. That's because, despite President Barack Obama's recent change of heart, none of those relationships come with all the same rights and privileges as a traditional marriage.
For example, I recently received a question from someone who wanted to know why her employer wanted to charge taxes on the value of health benefits for her domestic partner. It turns out that health insurance for domestic partners isn't eligible for the same federal tax exclusion as benefits for federally recognized spouses, unless the partner is a dependent. If you or someone you know is in a similar type of relationship, here are some other pitfalls to be aware of.
1. You have to file federal taxes as a single person or head of household
This could result in higher or lower taxes than if you filed as a married couple filing jointly or separately. It also means you may want to think about which partner should have tax-deductible expenses and which partner should hold taxable assets. For example, charitable contributions should come from the partner who itemizes taxes or is in the higher tax bracket. On the other hand, taxable bonds would be better held in the name of the person in the lower tax bracket. Just be aware that you'll need to file a gift tax return on gifts more than $13,000 per year per person.
2. There may not be a procedure for a divorce
Depending on the nature of your relationship and what state you live in, there may not be a divorce procedure to ensure that both partners can walk away with their share. That could be a good reason for each of you to keep a portion of assets in your own name. Again, don't forget about the gift tax when contemplating transferring assets.
3. You aren't eligible for spousal benefits from Social Security
Normally, spouses can choose to take a spousal benefit equal to one-half of their spouse's Social Security benefit in lieu of their own benefits and may qualify for benefits as a surviving spouse or divorcée. However, same-sex spouses and unmarried partners are not eligible for these benefits. This can mean a couple of things. First, if one person in the relationship hasn't earned much in terms of Social Security benefits, you may need to save more to make up for the lack of a spousal Social Security benefit that could otherwise help make up the difference. Second, consider carrying life insurance in retirement to make sure each of you is taken care of after the first person dies.
4. If you need long-term care, your home may need to be sold to qualify for Medicaid
Typically, you wouldn't have to sell your home to qualify for long-term-care coverage from Medicaid if your spouse is living in it. However, that's not necessarily the case if you're in a nontraditional relationship, so long-term-care insurance is even more important in that scenario. The good news is that none of your partner's assets would have to be spent down to qualify for Medicaid, so you need to protect only your own assets, including your home.
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5. You may not be able to make health care decisions for each other
Having a health care power of attorney to empower someone to make medical decisions for you in case you're unable to is important for everyone, but even more so if you're not in a federally recognized marriage, since your state may defer to blood relatives instead. You can download a free copy of your state's advance directive (which includes a health care power of attorney) at Caring Connections.
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6. You may not inherit each other's assets
Many people choose not to create a will or simply neglect to draft one with the belief that their spouse will inherit all or most of their assets when they die. This is less likely to be true if you're in a nontraditional relationship, though. In that case, your assets may go to blood relatives who may be hostile to your partner. You can find out what would happen if you die without a will according to your state's laws of intestacy at MyStateWill.com. If you're not happy with the outcome, there are several things you can do to ensure that your partner will inherit your property.
First, you can add your partner as a beneficiary on any life insurance policies, retirement accounts and annuities. Second, you might add your partner as a joint owner with rights of survivorship to bank and investment accounts, home deeds and vehicle titles. Just keep in mind that they would be co-owned with your partner right away and could be subject to the person's creditors. Another option is to see if your state allows you to add beneficiaries to those assets with a payable or transfer on death form.
For the remainder of your estate, you can draft a will or, better yet, a trust, which provides the additional benefits of privacy and avoiding the costs in time and money of probate. You can get basic documents fairly inexpensively on sites like Nolo and LegalZoom.com. However, it's typically recommended that you hire a qualified attorney to at least look over any documents you create on your own, especially if there's a chance of your estate being contested. This can be expensive, but your employer may offer discounted access to legal documents or services.
Otherwise, if you don't know a good estate-planning attorney or someone who can refer one to you, check with your local bar association's lawyer referral service or with national estate-planning networks like the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys, the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys and the American College of Trust and Estate Council.
7. Your estate may be subject to higher taxes
Federal law allows you to pass on an unlimited amount of wealth to a federally recognized citizen spouse without estate or gift tax. That spouse can also use any of your remaining $5.12 million lifetime exemption, plus his or her own exemption, to pass that amount on tax-free upon death. Nontraditional relationships aren't eligible for these tax breaks, so if you're worried about having a taxable estate (more than $1 million starting next year, under current law), you may want to start gifting assets to your partner up to the $13,000 per year that you can give without having to file a gift tax return. For a business or piece of real estate, you may want to purchase life insurance so your partner isn't forced to sell the property to pay the estate tax.
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As you can see, partners in a nontraditional relationship face unique challenges. Unfortunately, most of these matters don't get much attention because they affect such a small percentage of the population. In addition, they tend not to come to light until it's too late to do anything about them. There may come a day when the federal government provides the same legal rights to these relationships. Until then, all that's needed is a little extra planning.
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Twinzmom- No, that is NOT what happened to Sodom and Gommorah. Adultry, lieing stealing, cheating on one's spouse and not one honest person brought down S & G. Gay people in dedicated, long term relationships display loving, momogomy far more often than their straight counter parts.
I will be celebrating 25 years with the same parnter in 2 weeks. My previous relationship ended because of the death of my partner, not due to divorce. How many poeple do you know that can say that- even in your church? Is there permiscuity in the gay world? Yes. But then just walk into any bar on a weekend and watch what goes on.
We are more philanthropic than most straights. We pay more in taxes because we cannot marry. We pay for the schools your twins will attend while you get a tax writeoff for having had them.All without complaining about helping others.
Its time people like you start meeting and talking to gay people and learning we are no different than than you. Maybe even better because we keep an open mind about others.
It sickens me to see all of the people promoting hate towards gays. The bottom line is, it isn't right. It just isn't right, we are living in America where certain groups of people are still left out of what everyone else gets because we love the same sex. If you are so worried about the sancitity of marriage, let's discuss the failed straight marriages. The bible also states wearing certain textiles or eating pork is a sin, and that when a woman is on her period she must leave town. You want to adhere to those rules too?
Think of all the incredibly hononrable soldiers fighting for us, some of them are gay. What do you have to say for yourself? A soldier honorable and brave enough to not only fight for himself and what he believes in, but fight for all you homophobic ****s also...
Hell, maybe I'll just marry a gay man and **** all of you over. At least that way we would both get benefits.
In this day and age, If I love someone of the same sex and we are happy and monogomous...do you really want to destroy that? In this world where there is all kinds of hate, greed, envy, violence, abuse...do you really want to take away from people that LOVE each other? Then fine, turn your heads and ignore us. The only one that can judge me or anyone else on this entire Earth is the one who matters most...and he's always watching.
God is in my life, completely and rest assured one day this will all be something we can look back on and be proud of. Just like women's suffrage, just like slavery, it isn't right, no matter how many people just say it is. We WILL move forward, and we WILL succeed.
To anyone else out there who is gay, please keep your heads up, and turn the other cheek when negativity comes your way. It's so difficult, beyond belief, but always show compassion and love towards those who are ignorant--THAT is being a true Christian. They can speak all of the hatred they want, but it is never their place to judge. Do not judge them back, just ignore it...we ARE NOT mistakes, this IS NOT unnatural, and we ARE beautiful people.
If you are straight and married, imagine all of your rights being GONE, just GONE. Actually, not even there to begin with. Then would you care? All of these people saying they don't care just blows my mind. You don't care because this doesn't pertain to you. What about your children, nieces, or nephews? What about when they grow up and maybe one of them is gay? Are you going to fight against them and not want them to have these rights either? Or will it change your mind? I suggest you truly start re-thinking things.
To those of you so focused on gay people and how "wrong" it is. I am honestly praying for you, so that you can find it in your own hearts to be more Christ-like. Good luck.
The English word marriage refers to a religious sacrament or celebration, performed by every religion on this planet. The concept of marriage existed before the concept of overreaching governments who now try to control our lives and buy our votes.
Governments have no place in marriage and should not be issuing marriage certificates to anyone. The governments roll is to issue a civil union certificate (a legal binding document) to all who seek one within the governments' rules. All who are joined in a civil ceremony (of which marriage is one type) should be bound by all the same laws, the good and the bad that have traditionally been a part of a marriage.
Each religion on their own can decide who they consider to be married in their eyes and the government has no right to control that decision.
No one should receive government spousal benefits unless they are in a legal and binding committed relationship. Corporations should be free to set there own rules beyond a civil union regarding extending benefits and should not be vilified or boycotted because of those decisions.
Sexual Identity Confusion Caused by Emotional Trauma. Peter Dimrock [MSW] Said, " Men who were sexually abused [especially those abused by other men] are confused about their sexual/affectional preference ". The National Org. on Male Sexual Victimization.
Isn't ironic that in the BIBLE it clearly states that homosexuals, lesbians, liars, thieves, cheaters, adulterers and bestiality are wrong, that are sins. Yet, the homosexual and lesbian will proclaim what they are and do, is right. At the same time condemn someone that steals from them , lies to them, and cheats them out of property, etc. Yet, they can't come up with any logical, valid, legitimate or factual evidence as to how and why, they are normal/right. All around the world they are the most perverse, sickening and immoral group.
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Some of the dwellers have lost their jobs because of the spill or haven't been able to get hired because of the economic fallout from the disaster.
State officials had hoped to end the program by August 29th, the fifth anniversary of the storm, but they are now saying the eviction process will take several more months.
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Searchers easily located a lost hiker stuck atop a mountain near the Mendenhall Glacier on Thursday when the 28-year-old man texted Alaska State Troopers a picture of his surroundings.
Troopers showed the picture to a Temsco Helicopters Inc. pilot who was familiar with the area, and the pilot found the hiker in less than 30 minutes.
"He seemed like he was pretty excited and grateful," pilot Eric Main said of the hiker's reaction when the helicopter picked him up.
A black bear with a sweet tooth crashed a little kid's birthday party on Saturday. Literally.
The uninvited guest shimmied its way up onto the roof of a Starr Hill home, crashed through a skylight and landed in the middle of Alicia Bishop's and Glenn Merrill's living room, the homeowners say.
A Juneau guiding company is investigating an incident where one of their clients was injured on a guided tour of the Mendenhall Glacier.
A woman in her 30s fell while belaying down the glacier near the ice caves while on a tour with Above and Beyond Alaska. She injured her back, broke her ankle and had to be flown off the glacier by helicopter at about 12:30 p.m. Friday.
The tourism season is starting earlier than expected this year.
Officials announced Thursday that Juneau will see its first cruise ship Saturday, instead of next Thursday as planned.
The M/S Volendam was destined for Kodiak and wasn't even supposed to come to Juneau, but high winds and inclement weather in the Gulf of Alaska caused it to change course, officials said. It was diverted to Juneau and will dock at the berth near the downtown public library at 11 a.m. Saturday morning and depart at 10 p.m.
JUNEAU, Alaska — The last thing Home Depot employee Bryant Bearfield remembers before his 5'10" frame came lumbering down and the back of his head smacked the concrete floor was selling a customer a lawn mower.
"People told me later it sounded like a watermelon splitting open," the 63-year-old Juneau resident said, pointing to the gash which required eight stitches.
As he lay unconscious near the checkout lines at the front of the store, the head gash was the least of his problems. He had just collapsed from a heart attack.
A suspect has been identified in connection to the death of a 13-year-old girl in Kake, according to authorities investigating the homicide.
Deputy Commander of the Alaska Bureau of Investigation's Major Crimes Unit Rex Leath said in an online dispatch that a 14-year-old boy from Kake is being held in custody.
The boy's name is not being released by ABI since he is a minor.
Authorities have not said what charges are pending against him, again citing the fact that he is a minor.
JUNEAU (AP) — When U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Thomas Howard McRae rolled into a Juneau pizza parlor earlier this week, people couldn't help but stare.
The two missing legs. The prosthetic arm. The wheelchair.
Then, the grey T-shirt that says, "If you keep staring, they may grow back."
"You may as well have fun," McRae said with a sly grin.
Sharon Gaiptman couldn't forget what a prison inmate told her two years ago.
It was at "Success Inside & Out" at Lemon Creek Correctional Center in Juneau, a one-day annual event that helps inmates prepare for life outside of prison by having them talk to volunteers about job opportunities and education.
For the fourth of the prison population that is eligible for the event, it's also a rare day of fun that features motivational speakers, musical acts and even a fashion show.
Sgt. Thomas McRae once stood 5 foot, 9 1/2 inches. Soon, his mother says, he will standing 6 feet tall.
The 30-year-old U.S. Marine Corps explosive ordnance disposal technician lost both his legs and left arm in a roadside blast in Afghanistan about five months ago.
He went through extensive surgeries and rehab, but now, his mother says, he is learning to walk again.
"It's amazing," McRae's mother Carolee Ryan told the Empire in a phone interview Tuesday. "He's my hero."
The man who literally rang the bell for statehood in 1958, and who later became a beloved fixture and icon in the Juneau community, died this week.
Romer Derr, born in 1936, was 75 years old. Family said he died unexpectedly on Thursday of a heart attack as he was making his way out of the garage to plow snow.
Originally from Green Lane, Penn., Derr first moved to Fairbanks in 1956 when he was 20 years old during the time of the Constitutional Convention.
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Inspired by a suggestion from Skyler on Twitter (@HalloweenHaunt), we look at lock ups, and the apparitions therein. Make your own suggestions there, or Google+ or Facebook. Or simply comment on HalloweenHaunt.wordpress.com.
Learn much more about haunted jails from HauntedHouses.com. And find out about even more here.
Alcatraz is run by the National Park Service. Here is some info from them.
Fort Delaware is a Delaware State Park. Find out more here.
Whitley County Jail is run as a haunted attraction. Here is the official site.
The Ohio State Reformatory has a preservation society. This is their site.
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Alcatraz IS haunted, no doubts about it. I've been there and it's so eerie that you just feel terrified and want to run. I even went into the solitary confinement cells and felt I'd go mad if I stayed in there.
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It is for anyone who enjoys dismal, dark places. I want to go back there someday and explore it again.
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Capone spent most of his Alcatraz sentence in solitary confinement due to his diagnosis of syphilis. That's where he went mad and is rumored to haunt the prison among others.


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According to past measures, it may seem oversold. But we are entering uncharted waters where none of us have any idea where it all is going. No problems have been solved, they are getting worse. Overpopulation and pollution out of control, jobs gone, production gone, American way of life at great risk.
What's to like? And, worse, what's to make it all better so quickly? And, why buy now?
Technicals alone are like analyzing a random walk. The fact that you use terms like "resistance" and "momentum" leads one to believe that this is similar to a physical system. As such analysis should include more factors than just past data points.
When analysts have to resort to "technical indicators" to convince you to go back into the market, you can be sure things are on their way down. Run far, far away.
Certainly correct me if I'm mistaken here, but I believe that the author here isn't suggesting that all of these problems have miraculously improved, or even WILL improve, overnight. Looking at similar trends in the past, there's a suggestion here that stocks overall have been oversold, which could imply that there's just not as much to BE sold looking forward. Often, after a big swing in the markets (in either direction), we'll see it "retrace", or recover a bunch of what was lost (or gained, as the case may be).
If they're suggesting that we could see a 12% boost upwards in the coming fall at some point, that could land the Dow over 12000. However, we shouldn't be surprised if we see another article in November that warns us to sell if we hit this benchmark.
I think we could be at a short-term buying point too, but there are absolutely plenty of concerns going forward, for years to come. There will be a handful of swings between now and when America feels comfortable investing again in the long term. In the meantime though, we can all make some profits with a little good timing.


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Florence Henderson Thinks Peter Knight Is Divorce Court Bound
Florence, who is a licensed hypnotherapist went on My Fair Brady. I remember that episode. You could just see that she hated Adrianne with a passion, and did everything she could to talk Christopher out of being with her. But, Christopher decided to go ahead and get engaged and that decision kills Florence Henderson just a little bit more everyday. You hear that Peter? You are killing your mom.
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I try, but I can never resist. There are so many varieties of garlic out there, and they all have so much to offer. It's nearly impossible to choose just one or two. So I tend to dabble with several varieties. Sometimes reason sets in and I hold back at planting time, but more often than not, I end up planting way more garlic than two humans, two cats, and one dog can eat. Which means by mid-September I typically have a surplus. Drop me a note if you see something you'd like to try. If I have extra, I'll gladly send it your way. I'll even mix and match.
Seed stock: $15/pound; Table garlic (slightly smaller heads): $10/pound
Organic and grown with pure joy.
Softneck garlic grows best in milder climates and generally does not put up a flowering scape – unless the plants are stressed. The bulbs are typically made up of several smaller cloves, as opposed to a few larger ones. Softnecks tend to have a longer storage life than hardnecks.
creole red (silverskin): A garlic pig favorite. With a sweetness that is perfect raw, sautéd, or roasted. Stores well into the winter months. My creole red almost always sends up a scape, even though it is a softeneck – reminding me that it would really rather be biding its time in a warmer clime. Still, it manages to put up with me year after year. Which is nice, because I'm not sure I could live without it.
kettle river (artichoke): This stately garlic produces big, flat bottomed bulbs comprised of 10 – 15 beautiful cream colored cloves. It has a rich, nicely hot garlic flavor and it keeps well. I think it is one of the most intriguing garlics to look at.
seoul sister (asiatic): A Korean garlic with gorgeous deep purple stripes, pungent and earthy flavor. Very nice hot heat when raw or lightly cooked. Moderate storage.
xi'an (turban): A beautiful Chinese garlic with a distinctly rich taste, a little fire in the middle, and a slightly earthy finish. Relatively short storage life, so enjoy it while the fall colors are aflame.
Hardneck garlic thrives in northern climates and is easily distinguished in the field by its flowering, curly-cue scape. Their bulbs tend to be made up of fewr, plumper cloves. They have rich, complex garlic flavor, but generally do not store as well as sofneck garlics.
georgian fire (porcelain): This is my favorite spicy, hot, raw garlic. Adds nice heat to salsas and sauces. Decent storage.
persian star (purple stripe): Absolutely gorgeous purple wrapped, crescent moon shaped cloves. Nice zingy garlic flavor – both raw and cooked. Keeps fairly well.
spanish roja (rocambole): True garlic flavor. Once described as the "most piquant garlic in the world." And it's an easy peeler, to boot. But its great rich taste doesn't last forever, so eat up quick!
romanian red (porcelain): Another garlic pig winner. Rich, and pungent with a bite built to last. Great roasted for use in sauces & soups. Nice large, easy to peel cloves. Keeps fairly well.


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