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Seguaci rompono il muro del silenzio sul caso del guru indiano che avrebbe costretto alla castrazione 400 adepti.
Pubblicato da favisonlus in news dall'Italia e dall'estero il 26 febbraio 2015
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Mass castrations: officers crack code of silence of followers of Indian guru Ram Rahim
Investigators have made a breakthrough in the case of 400 followers of the so-called "guru in bling", who followed their master's advice and castrated themselves in an effort to meet God directly
Delhi: Many Indians will tell you that a sage guru can add a measure of potency to an otherwise mundane existence.
Pity the 400 followers of the so-called "guru in bling", Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who have followed their master's advice and castrated themselves in an effort to meet God directly.
Officers from India's elite Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) appear to have made a crucial breakthrough in a long-running investigation into the alleged mass castrations, last week gathering important testimony from victims and other witnesses as they prepare charges of grievous bodily harm against Ram Rahim.
According to the only victim to come forward publicly so far, Hans Raj Chauhan, the castrations began around the year 2000.
"They [the victims] were told that only those who get castrated will be able to meet God," says Mr Chauhan's lawyer, Navkiran Singh.
Mr Chauhan has said that in addition to fearing retribution from Ram Rahim's followers, many victims feared being made social outcasts if they came forward with their stories
"CBI sleuths met some old … followers and were, thus, successful in tracing some others who were castrated in the name of God," one police source told India's Mail Today newspaper. "Some of the castrated followers, who agreed to record their statements before the judicial magistrate, have left for Delhi where the case has been registered."
According to witnesses interviewed by police last week, the castrations were carried out by doctors at a hospital run by Ram Rahim's Dera Sacha Sauda organisation in his ancestral village in the state of Rajasthan.
Whether or not the police will bring a successful case against Ram Rahim, the furore surrounding the castrations certainly appears to have dampened public enthusiasm for the guru's new feature film MSG: The Messenger.
After a spectacular January opening when a world-record crowd of 157,000 people attended a public premiere in Gurgaon, a satellite city of the capital Delhi, ticket sales have plummeted as the castration scandal makes national headlines.
Despite purporting to show Ram Rahim performing real miracles such as walking on air and tearing tree trunks in half with his bare hands – the film was initially denied a classification by Indian censors who objected to Ram Rahim's portrayal of himself as God – attendances at the 4000 cinemas where the film is screening have been so low that Ram Rahim has been making bulk ticket purchases in an effort to boost box-office receipts.
Already facing conspiracy charges over the 2002 murder of a newspaper editor who tried to investigate stories of wrongdoing emanating from inside his sprawling gated compound in the state of Haryana, as well as numerous charges of sexual exploitation of female followers, Ram Rahim has proved adept at avoiding conviction thanks in part to his value to politicians as a source of votes.
In state elections held late last year, it is believed that Ram Rahim helped to deliver tens of millions of voters to Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party in the crucial central and northern states of Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab, helping the BJP win government.
Whatever the eventual outcome of the numerous criminal investigations he is facing, Ram Rahim is only one in a long line of Indian gurus to face accusations of scandal and chicanery. Last November, police arrested Baba Rampal Maharaj after a long and violent siege at his ashram in Haryana, when he refused to comply with court orders over a murder case.
Then there is the more bizarre case of the frozen guru, Ashutosh Maharaj, who was declared dead by medical authorities on January 29 last year but is being held in a deep freezer by followers in his Punjab ashram who firmly believe their sadhu is in a particularly uncommunicative state of meditation known as "samadhi".
Gurus play an integral role in daily life for many Indians, offering a pathway to enlightenment, and being the focus of such devotion can bring enormous riches – the spiritual enlightenment business worth about $35 billion a year in India.
In addition to Ram Rahim, who has a personal fortune estimated to be in excess of $50 million, other self-proclaimed saints such as Sathya Sai Baba, who died in 2011 aged 85, and whose most famous trick was an ability to conjure ash from thin air, was believed to have amassed a fortune worth more than $7 billion.
Then there is yoga legend Asaram Bapu, now aged 73, who is said to be worth about $1.9 billion, and Mata Amritanandamayi, also known as Amma, who has a built a fortune of nearly $300 million just by offering people "holy hugs".
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Guru vs guru e scatta la denuncia
Pubblicato da favisonlus in news dall'Italia e dall'estero il 24 giugno 2014
Do not worship Shirdi Sai Baba, says Shankaracharya
Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand said on Monday that Sai Baba of Shirdi is not a symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity and should not be worshipped because he was a human being, and not a God.
"Muslims would have had the same amount of faith in Sai Baba if he really was a symbol of unity between the Hindus and Muslims," he said.
The seer also expressed his disapproval over the construction of Sai Baba temples saying that it was merely a way of making money in the name of the spiritual man. Sai Baba was certainly not an incarnation of God, since there are only 24 incarnations of Lord Vishnu, as mentioned in Sanatan Dharma. Worshipping Sai Baba is a conspiracy to create division among Hindus, he said.
Fonte: http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=243695
Shankaracharya vs Sai Baba: Devotees seethe with anger as Sai Baba's cult is challenged
New Delhi: A complaint has been lodged against Swami Swaroopanand in Shirdi for instigating religious feelings. Expressing his disapproval on construction of Sai Baba temples claiming it to be merely a way of money making by his devotees, Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand addressed Sai Baba as 'non-vegetarian and a robber', describing his worship as a conspiracy to divide Hindus. In his new attack on Sai Baba, upholding his previous statement on Tuesday, raised questions on Sai baba`s watchwords 'Sab ka malik ek hai' (There is one god for everyone).
According to Dwarakapeeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand, Sai Baba is neither god nor godman. He further describes a godman is one who is full of virtue but Sai was a non-vegetarian, used to circumcise people and belonged to community of robbers.
However, as per Pandit Manish Sharma, an astrologer from Ujjain that teacher – student relation is a part of ancient tradition of Hinduism. It is believed that without the grace of Guru or godman, one cannot seek the blessings of gods- goddesses. The literal meaning of guru is – the person who leads from darkness to light. Anyone can be a guru and can also be non-vegetarian.
Shankaracharya has also argued against the incarnation of Sai and insisted on the fact that in the ancient scripture does not speak about anyone else other than the incarnation of Buddha and Kalki. Swaroopanand argued that only incarnation of someone and godman is said to be worshipped. Sanatan Dharma considers 24 incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The Kaliyuga only describes the incarnation of Buddha and Kalki. Therefore, Sai cannot be an incarnation.
In an interview given to ABP news, he said that Muslims visiting Sai temple is spreading off misinformation. About one billion Hindus are misled. Constructing Sai temples across the country would divert attention from Ram temple movement in Ayodya. Ram Mandir project is very big and creating a similar temple of Combodia`s Angkor Wat requires big funds. Some of the foreign organizations do not want the Hindu community to unite, He added. He challenged Sai devotees not to woo Sanathan Dharam devotees. He advised people to worship god not human, saying what will be the fate of Hinduism if the statue of Mariyam is worshipped.
In accordance with the assumptions of Hindu Sanatan Dharma that God's descent to earth (birth) is called avatar. As per Hindu believe god is present everywhere, still does makes its present felt when needed.
In various ancient texts there are different numbers of different incarnations. Somewhere its eight, ten, sixteen and twenty-four embodiment but ten incarnations is most recognized.
Fonte: http://daily.bhaskar.com/article-ht/NAT-TOP-shankaracharya-vs-sai-baba-4657493-NOR.html
MORTE di CHAVEZ. Maduro il devoto del guru Sathya Sai Baba (articolo tradotto ita.)
Pubblicato da favisonlus in news dall'Italia e dall'estero, Testi tradotti il 10 marzo 2013
10 Marzo 2013
Il Vice Presidente venezuelano aveva incontrato il guru nel 2005 con la moglie
Sathya Sai Baba è stato accusato di abusi sessuali da parte di diversi discepoli
Isabel Munera | Madrid | 2013/08/03
Libera traduzione a cura Favisonlus
Sathya Sai Baba èmorto nel 2011 all'età di 84 anni.
Il rapporto di Maduro con il guru indiano risale al 2005, quando il vicepresidente venezuelano e candidato del chavismo gli fece visita in India. Di quell'incontro ci sarebbe una foto in ricordo di un molto più giovane Maduro rigorosamente vestito di bianco
A questa visita, che non fu la prima, seguirono molte altre negli anni successivi. L'uomo forte del chavismo era convinto dei vantaggi che gli potevano derivare dalla amicizia col famoso santone.
In quella occasione, Maduro, che aveva ottenuto la leadership dell'Assemblea Nazionale, partecipò in compagnia della moglie, Cilia Flores, Procuratore Generale, e diverse persone del suo seguito e "soggiornò per due giorni nel residence per VIP" del centro di Sai Baba nello stato di Puttaparthi, come ha spiegato il suo portavoce, A. Anantharaman, e che crede che "la sua fede influenzerà il suo modo di fare politica."
Il conduttore di metro a Caracas, sindacalista, Presidente dell'Assemblea Nazionale, ministro degli Esteri e vice presidente, Maduro ha sempre unito la sua professione con la fede, e in ciascuno dei suoi uffici non manca mai un ritratto del suo santone.
Anche se può sembrare strano questa venerazione per un guru indiano, il movimento Sai Baba (che gestisce 6.800 milioni di euro provenienti da donazioni) si stabilì in Venezuela nei primi anni '70 e gode di grande popolarità in questo paese e conta all'incirca 200.000 seguaci.
Infatti, quando due anni fa il guru è morto, il Parlamento del Venezuela ha dichiarò il lutto nazionale, come pubblicato dal quotidiano venezuelano El Universal '.
Sai Baba, il cui vero nome era Sathyanarayana Raju, ha milioni di seguaci in tutto il mondo, tra cui politici, attori e atleti, che seguono i suoi insegnamenti basati su "l'universalità dell'amore, della verità e della pace."
Convinto della sua natura divina (credeva di essere l'incarnazione della trinità del pantheon indù composta da Brahma, Vishnu e Shiva), il Guru è diventato famoso in Occidente negli anni '70 grazie al movimento 'hippy' e il suo stile peculiare: capelli afro e lunga veste arancio.
Si vantava di miracoli e affermava di essere in grado di creare cibo dalla cenere e gioielli dalla bocca.
Anche se diversi discepoli dissero di aver subito abusi sessuali da parte del guru, la polizia non lo ha mai accusato formalmente e anche un ex ministro indiano venne pubblicamente in sua difesa. Al suo funerale non sono mancate importanti personalità indiane come Sonia Gandhi, leader del Partito del Congresso, e Manmohan Singh, attuale Primo Ministro.


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A handout picture released by the Syrian opposition's Shaam News Network on Oct. 27, 2012 shows a Syrian man walking on the rubble of a destroyed building following an attack by regime forces in Arbeen in the outskirts of Damascus. Syrian rebels announced the failure of a truce declared for Eid al-Adha, as fighting raged, warplanes buzzed key cities and at least 150 people were reported killed since a ceasefire came into effect.
BEIRUT —Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad renewed their bombardment of major cities on Saturday and rebels launched several attacks, further undermining a truce meant to mark the Muslim Eid al-Adha religious holiday.
The violence, reported by residents, opposition supporters and Syria's government, came on the second day of the ceasefire called by international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who had hoped to use it to build momentum to end the 19-month-old conflict in which an estimated 32,000 people have been killed.
Syrian state news SANA reported dozens of "ceasefire violations" by rebel groups including a car bomb in front of a Christian church in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor.
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Activists in Deir al-Zor and in Aleppo, which is Syria's most populous city and about half controlled by rebels, said mortar bombs were being fired into residential areas.
Residents in Damascus posted internet footage of fighter jets they said bombed the suburbs of Erbin and Harasta. Eight people were killed, according to the residents and to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based opposition organization with a network of sources within Syria.
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Residents and members of the Free Syrian Army walk in an area damaged after a Syrian Air Force fighter jet loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad fired missiles at Erbeen, near Damascus Oct. 27, 2012.
It was not possible to verify events due to Syria's restrictions on media access.
The army has said it agreed to the ceasefire but that it has a duty to respond to rebel attacks.
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A commander from the rebel Free Syrian Army said his force would honor the truce but demanded Assad meet opposition demands for the release of thousands of detainees. Some Islamist militants, including the Nusra Front, said they would keep on fighting.
More than 150 people were killed on Friday, including 43 soldiers, said the Observatory for Human Rights. Most were shot by sniper fire or in combat, the Observatory said.
Sectarian worries
The conflict pits Assad, whose minority Alawite sect is distantly related to Shiite Islam, against mainly Sunni Muslim rebels. Recent attacks, such as Saturday's bomb by a Syriac church, point to an increasingly sectarian conflict.
The Observatory released a statement on Saturday condemning a clash on Friday in the Aleppo district of Ashrafieh between rebels and an armed wing of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party, which left 30 dead.
"(The fight) threatens dire consequences. It will work in the interests of the regime, which is working hard to incite national sedition and sectarianism," said Observatory head Rami Abdelrahman.
Syrian state TV said two people were killed in Ashrafieh, after "terrorists" opened fire on a demonstration calling for them to leave the area.
Syrian Kurds have long faced discrimination, a lack of full citizenship rights and forced displacements. But Assad sought to dissuade them from joining the uprising against him that erupted elsewhere in March 2011 by promising citizenship.
About 10 percent of the population, Kurds have been able to exploit an uneasy vacuum left by Assad's retreating forces to set up their own militia, some with ties to the government.
Rebels in Azaz, a northern Syrian town, reported on their Facebook page that they have detained Lebanese journalist Fidaa Itani. They said Itani, who works for LBCI television, was put under house arrest as his work was "incompatible with the course of the Syrian revolution."
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A Reuters cameraman in the Turkish border village of Besaslan in southern Hatay province said he could hear a helicopter circling on the Syrian side of the border, as well as gunfire and explosions.
Turkish ambulances were ferrying wounded people from an unofficial border crossing for treatment in Turkey.
Brahimi's ceasefire appeal won widespread international support, including from Russia, China and Iran, Assad's main foreign allies.
The peace envoy's predecessor, former U.N. chief Kofi Annan, declared a ceasefire in Syria on April 12, but it soon fell apart, along with the rest of his six-point peace plan.
Divided international powers have been unable to stop the violence, with the West condemning Assad but blaming Russia, Iran and China for supporting Damascus.
Russia's deputy foreign minister Gennady Gatilov tweeted on Saturday that "Westerners" in the United Nations Security Council had prevented the body from condemning a bomb attack in Damascus on Friday, which the Syrian government blames on rebels it labels as "terrorists."
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Yes, the Japanese festival that everyone gets up early for, the Japanese Penis Festival. Actually fertility festival. But no matter how you slice it, it's a festival filled with massive wooden carvings of penises for you to get your photo taken next to. If you didn't think it actually existed, here is the photographic proof.
Now before someone comments about the Japanese worshiping the festival, lets get one thing straight. It's a fertility festival. It's relationship to Japanese Shinto religion has more to do with worship and praise of nature than it does to do with worshiping penises. During this festival husbands and wives come to local shrine to ask for help or guidance in having a child.
If the penises are too much for you, you can always travel to other Japanese shines that feature female body parts. My personal favorite was a Breast shrine. Mostly because I like breasts.
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that giant wooden penis is so disturbing, haha
Wth!? This is too weird, even if it is a fertility festival. Is the jumbo wooden carved penises necessary? Hmm, I wanna go and check this out.
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um wow, i know quite a few people that would love to go to one of these festivals
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I totally just used this in my speech today for crazy festivals!!! People thought it was hilarious/awesome!
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my brother has gone to a penis festival in Japan twice. I am kinda jealous
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Does anyone find it appalling that children are invited to this event and are rubbing them so innocently?


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Dr. Julie Kryzanowski, medical health officer for the TB Prevention and Control Saskatchewan (TBPCS) program, confirmed to the Times-Herald on Tuesday that the diagnosis was made at end of July.
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"For people who are infected, but don't have the active disease, they're not infectious to anybody else, so they don't pose a risk to their family or friends at all," said Dr. Kryzanowski.
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Here we go:
The first email
A couple weeks ago, I got an email late on a Saturday night (odd time for legal emails, right?) from a member of CrossFit's Legal Department. As you can see, it's pretty polite, respectful, and seems to genuinely express a desire to work with me. Whoever wrote it seemed to be accomplishing a simple task: clearly communicate the nature of the issues at hand, offer a solution (albeit one that is works entirely for HQ's benefit), and open up a discussion.
I was surprised, but not by the fact that I got this email (I had been expecting some sort of communication from them for a while now); I was surprised that it seemed so nice. I mean seriously, did you ever think that an email from HQ to me would include a phone number and the phrase "I'm happy to discuss them all with you"? I actually kind of expected them to email me with a video of them peeing on a picture of my face captioned with a "Gotcha!"...luckily for me, they proved me right later on.
I didn't know much about trademark law, and I'm not about to trust the opinion of the people who want to shut me down, so I decided I'd do some research before calling or emailing HQ back. Unluckily for me, the email was really just a distraction while they went about attempting to crush me.
Shutting down my Facebook
Then this happened. Before I called or emailed HQ back, my Facebook page was shut down. Dick move, HQ...real dick move. I don't get the whole "send a nice sounding email encouraging open communication, but also make sure to really fuck with him too...you know, just to make sure he got the point".
Also, Facebook couldn't care less about my side of things. It took me several emails over the course of a couple days before I got a human being to respond to me, and he basically said "Take it up with whoever reported you. If they give us the green light to bring your page back up, we'll do that. Until then, suck a bag of dicks, buddy" (I may have ad-libbed that last part).
That's particularly frustrating, as the email they sent me to tell me my page is now *poof* gone also leads to this gem of a quote from Facebook: "If you believe that we made a mistake in removing your content, you are not obligated to respond". What the fuck does that even mean? That sentence has no meaning in the English language and whoever wrote it should be ashamed that they spent fifteen seconds typing it when they could have spent fifteen seconds killing themselves for the sake of mankind.
So I got a nice email that asked me to call them back, then almost immediately sniped Smokin' Aces style (the song in that video is incredibly lame, btw).
Our conversation, or: "Well, we could sue you"
So I called HQ. At this point, it'd been maybe 4 days and I had decided to keep this under wraps until I could deal with it. Remember: I was still under the impression that I was dealing with reasonable human beings willing to find ways to work this out. More importantly, I was pretty willing to comply with what they wanted me to do. I'm not interested in stealing anyone's shit, nor am I interested in wasting my time. If it was in both our best interests to just handle the situation quickly and quietly, I was willing to do that so I could get on with the important things in my life: making fun of all the other stupid shit these idiots do on a regular basis.
I called the woman who emailed me and I must say, she sounded pretty cool. It was actually kind of refreshing because 1) she didn't know who I was, and 2) SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHO I WAS - As in, "I'm not familiar with what you do, but I have an idea that you're kind of like Drywall?" Seriously, she actually asked me that question.
This is where things get really interesting. Remember: she asked me to contact her so she could happily explain all my options.
So we chatted for about 45 minutes about what's going on, why they contacted me, and what my options were. At the start I made it very clear to her that I'm wiling to get this resolved pretty quickly, but I wanted clarification as to what would be acceptable to them and what would get me in further trouble. I told her I didn't have a lawyer, that I understood what her position and purpose was (she's not my lawyer, and her job is to make sure the HQ's best interests are served), but she invited me into a discussion about what my options were.
When I asked her what I could do other than stop using "CrossFit" and "XFit as identifiers, she responded with "Well, we could sue you". Right. So I figured she was being tough, and went about asking more specific questions:
If I stopped using "CrossFit" and "XFit" as personal identifiers, could I use it in my content?
If I promised to change/remove all uses of "CrossFit" and "XFit" as personal identifiers, could I have my Facebook page back?
Is the main issue here my use of "CrossFit" and "XFit" as personal identifiers while also potentially making money?
"Yes and no". This one's a good one. Turns out that one of the only uses of their marks (outside of legally protected uses like parody and criticism) that they allow is what they call "Fan-boy sites". She basically said that as long as you're using their trademarks to say positive things about CrossFit, they're cool with that.
By the end of our conversation, she and I had come to an agreement: I would stop using "CrossFit" or "XFit" and they'd give me my page back. She said she'd check with her boss and get back to me the next day.
This is where shit got serious.
The second email, or: "Look at me try to intimidate you, bro. See how cool I am?"
After a couple days of dicking me around and not giving me any answers, I receive this wonderful email:
The first email she sent me was polite. Our conversation was respectful, perhaps even genial. It was clear when I spoke with her that she was doing her job, had no real interest in what I did other than to get me in line with their requirements, and was willing to work with me to resolve this with as little headache possible for both parties involved.
I'm convinced this email was written by someone else. It's full of vitriol, disrespect, and attempts at intimidation. Who is it? My guess is Dale Saran. I don't know shit about Dale. I've never met him, I've never talked to him, I've never had any interaction with him directly. However, I've seen him threaten to fight someone who disagreed with him on Facebook, and that's about enough for me to judge him. That's Dale Saran, the General Counsel of CrossFit, Inc. So considering the polite and helpful conversation I had with a member of CrossFit's legal team (who specifically told me she would have to talk to her boss) was followed up with an email with laughable attempts to strong-arm me, I'm guessing this class act of a lawyer is responsible for it.
Hey, Chief: here's my response:
First, you can't threaten me or intimidate me. I don't mean this is the legal sense, or that it's a terrible way of dealing with another human being, or it's a tactic employed by small people (not only physically but personally and psychologically small people). I mean that you literally cannot threaten or intimidate me. I'm not a fool, I'm not a child, and I'm not scared by someone referring to legal cases or dropping the phrase "federal judge".
Second, since I'm using them legally for parody, criticism, and shit-talking, I don't need you to license my use of "CrossFit", "XFit" or any other variation of your trademarks. Remember that your team emailed me offering to discuss all of my options in this situation, and that my response, as a grown man and decent human being, was to call and actually have that conversation, and that's exactly what happened: I discussed all my options with a member of your team.
Third, what "untruths" did I publish that prove me to be so ignorant? Is it that there was a long running charity event known as Fight Gone Bad? Or maybe that HQ suddenly decided to make their own charity event that was the exact same thing? Or that they CrossFit isn't actually legally allowed to make a charity event called Fight Gone Bad because Sportsgrants had a trademark on the name and CF had to come up with a new name for their version? What's really weird is that Dale Saran so happily points out that Sportsgrants went after a Canadian affiliate for making a Fight Gone Bad Charity event even though they don't have a Canadian trademark for it then turns around a few months later and goes after me for using "XFit" even though CrossFit, Inc doesn't have a trademark on XFit, X-Fit, or X Fit.
Fourth, threatening me for "attempting something" at the Games is laughable, mainly because I have no idea what you're even referring to. What did I do at the SoCal Regionals? Maybe you're referring to one of your team members willingly providing me with a Media shirt and pass so I could hang out between events with my friends who were competing? Maybe you're referring to the handful of berries and few cups of water I took from the athlete/media area?! Oh no Mister! I'm awfully scared, and I'm definitely screwed when it comes to the Games.
Lastly, sending me a vague email filled with threats as opposed to specific demands, then following up with "do what we say or we'll sue you" is a joke. What you expect me to do is cave, and cower, and just do whatever it is I think I need to do to make you stop with the meanie words. Nope dot com, buddy.
Reflecting on what this is all about
Seems to me that this entire thing boils down to CrossFit trying to shut me up. They're cool with people using their name in a positive light, but not okay with me criticizing them. But they're forgetting the whole "counter culture" aspect of CrossFit. They're forgetting that CrossFit became popular because of how loud and outspoken they were against the established norm. They're forgetting that the original group of people they attracted to their gyms and into their community were uninterested in being told what to do, that CrossFitters thrive on questioning authority and going against the grain. They even support this aspect of their community openly on their own website: "Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience and rebellion that progress has been made".
If you put the jokes about shirtless d-bags and jumpropes and too much chalk aside, my goal is to improve CrossFit by offering critical opinions about the decisions made by the people who are directing it. Does that make me a persona non grata? Knowing CrossFit's history with critics and dissenters, it probably could.
So what's next?
This and this. Nothing changes for now. Thanks for all your support, peeps.


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What is not to love about Mexican food – especially on Cinco de Mayo! Finding the BEST can be difficult, especially when there are so many great restaurants in Indy! After much research, I have compiled a list of what I believe to be the tastiest around!
- Cancun Mexican Restaurant – 4 Indy locations – The food portions are large and the margaritas are strong – what more could you ask for!
- La Margarita – Fountain Square
- La Piedad – Broad Ripple – Best known for it's quaint atmosphere, but the food is right up there as well! This restaurant now has it's liquor license, so make sure to stop by and have a margarita on the deck!
- Chile Verde - 2 Indy locations
- Puerto Vallarta Mexican Restaurant – 5510 Lafayette Rd.
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- Acapulco Joe's – Downtown Indy – This restaurant has been in Indy for over 40 years! Make sure you try their breakfast menu – famous biscuits and gravy (if you like a little kick!)


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I did a drag and drop of video files into my playbook video folder. While I can see the file and play from the folder on my computer, once I disconnected, there's no such video files to be seen on my playbook. What seems to be the issue?
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What type of file? File extension? How large? You might try rebooting? Do you have Free Air browser or similar to look around the pb's folders?
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It's ogm files approx. 375mb
I'm looking into other solution before I have to get a software to convert the files. I just thought it's strange that I can view the file and the video while my playbook was connected to my Imac. Yet when disconnected, the file or video is nowhere to be seen on my playbook. I do have Air Browser but I can't locate the file either.
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Air browser would be helpful to you so that you could see all the files in your downloads or video directory wherever you may have dropped it in, including orphan or incomplete files. It usually takes some time to copy a file over and if disconnected the incomplete. File will usually not show up. Also it would be helpful too know the format as it may be incompatible.
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Transferred videos don't show up on PlayBook...
Hi, I found your post about transferring video files from your desktop to your PlayBook and then not seeing the files on the PlayBook even though you could see and play the videos from the Desktop Manager. I'm having the EXACT same problem. How did you fix this issue? I'm on a PC but I imagine the solution is similar to your Mac's. THANKS.
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I had the same problems before, from what i've experienced this is due to the fact that the playbooks video player does not support the file you transferred, you can try and use the desktop manager and see that the video file is indeed in your playbook but since the video player cant recognize the file it wont show up...
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Check in File Manager on your PB. For some reason, some of my videos go to File Manager instead videos.
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Rockstar teased a new trailer would arrive today for Grand Theft Auto V, and did it ever deliver. The trailer is a little under two minutes long, but those two minutes pack in a ton of action and glimpses at the three protagonists. All three come together near the end of the trailer, and we can only imagine the kind of mayhem caused by them.
There's plenty more to see in the trailer aside from the three main characters. Car chases with some terrifying moments and awesome effects are broken up by some simple moments, like flying a plane, dodging a dog, or blowing up buildings. You know, typical Grand Theft Auto stuff. The trailer also has some wide shots of Los Santos that capture the scope of the city, although there should be a ton more to see since Rockstar is calling GTA V its "biggest open world" game.
Grand Theft Auto V is scheduled for a Spring 2013 release on the PS3 and 360. There hasn't been mention of a PC version or solid release date, but hopefully both of those get announced shortly.


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I-95 Northbound: Construction on the new Moses Wheeler Bridge is wrecking havoc for several miles. Traffic is standing still at some spots, rubber-banding in others, as travel lanes are shifted from one side to the other. Just think of how great it will be when the bridge is done.
Merritt Parkway: There is the usual stop-and-go traffic from the Sikorsky Bridge out to Fairfield, nearly 20 miles of creeping along, watching the dashboard clock and wishing you'd left earlier.


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Todd Harrison: The Stock Market and Opportunities in Cannabis
Taking stock on a sloppy Monday,
Over the last few weeks, we spent our time mapping the stock market road map through a technical lens. While technical analysis isn't a catalyst in and of itself, it provides a context for risk when juxtaposed against the fundamental, structural, and psychological metrics.
As we enter a fresh five-session set, many of those levels have come into play.
The price action today has a distinct "S's over N's" flavor, or S&P (INDEXSP:.INX) outperformance of Nasdaq-100 (INDEXNASDAQ:NDX), due in large part to the supply of biotech and high-beta tech. IBB (NADSAQ:IBB) 260 and NDX 3640 were levels we recently flagged; both gave way this morning and opened the door for more supply.
The biggest level on the board today is S&P 1850 which, if it holds, "works" to S&P 1960; that zone is getting tested as I type, although the close is always more important than the intraday price action.
Other areas of note include BKX (INDEXSP:BKX) 71.50 and TRAN (INDEXDJX:DJT) 7600, which would confirm the bullish price projection in the S&P, as well as Nikkei (INDEXNIKKEI:NI225) 14K, Shanghai (SHA:000001) 1985, and DAX (INDEXDB:DAX) 9K overseas.
Cannabis Revisited
Having just hopped off the phone with the BBC regarding opportunities in the cannabis space, now might be a good time to crystallize my thought process. My assumption is that the interview request germinated from my recent interview on Yahoo Finance, which garnered some attention in the social sphere.
In the interest of brevity, I'll top-line the vibes below:
Since we first started talking about cannabis as my single best idea for the next decade, many of these stocks are up 500-1,000%. That's an important context for this discussion as I'm not climbing aboard this theme as a momentum player.
I have drawn the parallel between cannabis and Y2K; just as anything "dot com" rose into the tech bubble, anything tangentially related to cannabis has benefitted from the green rush.
Much like everything that was hoped for and expected of the Internet proved true but not before a tech crash, a similar scenario may be playing out for cannabis.
We've seen blind ambition run many of these stocks higher, but the business models will need to prove themselves through and investors should expect a bumpy ride, which we're seeing play through now.
In the Yahoo interview, we spoke of three primary catalysts and one interesting twist: 1) increased tax revenues, 2) lower crime rate, 3) lower prison population, and the twist: when Wall Street banks begin to cover the sector, it will pave the way toward institutional investors.
Since that interviewed aired, GW Pharma (NASDAQ:GWPH) was initiated with a Buy at Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) on March 11 with a $93 price target. (Disclosure: I nibbled back on a small GW Pharmaceuticals position this morning.)
According to Gallup, 58% of Americans support the legalization of marijuana. Diving a bit deeper, 72% of those under 30 are supportive while just 29% of those over 65 support it. As time goes on, the groundswell of support will increase in kind as the older demo phases out.
- When we look back in 10 years (or, nine years if we're working off the original thesis), there will be home-run investments that benefit from these secular tailwinds. Many of these will reside in the supply chain and periphery (vapor plays and edibles as opposed to the purer plays, which might get cornered by Altria (NYSE:MO), Monsanto (NYSE:MON), and Potash (NYSE:POT).
Congrats to David Rowan, who enters the Sweet Sixteen atop Minyan March Madness.
I'm surprised that Turkey shooting down the Syrian jet hasn't gotten more play in the mainstream media.
Quarter-end is five sessions away; as discussed last week, it's difficult to game invisible catalysts, but the buyers are usually higher while the sellers are typically lower.
Year-to-date, the Dow (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is down 2% while the S&P and Nasdaq (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) are up less than 1%. That's a lot of motion for such little movement.
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Below is my one year written health guarantee. Please read closely. Under these conditions only will your puppy be replaced when one comes available of same price, sex, and Registry . You will receive a signed copy of this when purchasing your new baby.
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The purchaser agrees to have the puppy examined by a licensed veterinarian within 48 business hours. A copy of the exam must be mailed to Sherry Hill post marked within 3 days of the purchase. Guarantee begins at the date of actual purchase.
If one is found….or in case of death an autopsy must be performed (at owner's expense) and you must provide to Sherry Hill immediately written documentation from a certified vet stating the defect or cause of death and Sherry Hill will send it to our vet for review. No puppy will be replaced that fails to have the proper veterinary care.
I will not guarantee hypoglycemia (this is up to the new owner to prevent). If you are going to become a toy dog owner you will want to know the symptoms of hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia is often seen in young toy puppies and most of the time the symptoms can be controlled by eating or giving some glucose such as nutria cal or white Karo syrup to the puppy. Glucose is what the body uses as fuel and is necessary for the brain tissue and muscles to function. It can cause your puppy to become confused, disoriented, drowsy, have the shivers, stagger about, collapse, fall into a coma, or have seizures. Episodes of hypoglycemia often occur without warning. A puppy may be stressed by shipping, or a missed meal, being chilled, or even exhaustion from playing too much. Because of their tiny size, toy puppies can not eat a lot at one time and run out of fuel quickly. Puppies should be fed several times a day a high quality diet. Most puppies will outgrow the problem. Some very tiny dogs will continue to have bouts of hypoglycemia throughout their life. If your puppy experiences episodes of hypoglycemia it is important to restore the blood levels of glucose as quickly as possible.
I am NOT responsible for hypoglycemia
Patella problems, hernias, and pinched nostrils are not life threatening problems and are common in small (toy) breeds. These items are not covered in this guarantee. Hernias can be fixed easily when your puppy gets spayed or neutered.
We guarantee parvovirus and distemper ONLY if we are contacted within 3 days of the purchase because the puppy can get the disease after it departs our home. Diagnosis and lab result must be provided immediately to Sherry Hill. This also has to be agreed upon with my vet.
I am not responsible for any vet or medical bills that are incurred by the said puppy from the date the said puppy leaves with its new owner. It is the sole responsibility of the new puppy owner to treat the puppy for all and any medical conditions that arise from the date the said puppy is in the care of the new owner and thereafter. Heart, Kidney, and Liver are the ONLY conditions that are covered by this contract. Every puppy will leave being seen by my vet to clarify the said puppy is in good health at the time it left my home (the breeder). You must maintain the puppies good health by the daily nutritional supplement from NuVet Plus. This will protect your puppy from well known ailments listed on the NuVet page on the left of my web sight. Please order to have on hand when your puppy joins your home.
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Like any prudent investor you too need to perform your due diligence before investing your time, money and reputation in Amway/Quixtar. Here is a checklist of things I recommend to do first for your self.
"If you go check a business out, I suggest you go all the way through all the hoops., to really check it out. To see if it is something for you."Emerald Distributor Jamie Nettles - Open Meeting
Site Visitor Summaries of their Due Diligence
(By the way, my price study [which I'll have to scan] was enlightening. I'll send you a copy.
I compared their 'In Home Shopping Service Catalogue' [IHSS] to Von's grocery store [popular here], and their 'Personal Shoppers Catalogue' to Sam's club [similar to Costco]). IHSS did prove to be a savings on average if compared 'per use' to Von's. But the Amway Personal Shoppers Catalogue was a joke. Not a single item I compared was even close to Sam's club. I compared a lot of different types of merchandise. Need tires? You'll spend 150% more at Amway!)
I invested a total of 12 hours in personal meetings with my potential sponsor and his upline (including the 2 hour presentation). I invested over 40 hours seeking information on the web and other sources.
I came to the table seeking information. It is clear from my questions that I was searching for documented evidence of viability concerning this business. I was provided none. The best evidence they have to offer is a parade of a random few 'success' stories and some ideas about how to do it.
In my mind, I am more than satisfied that to become an Amway Distributor you must do it on faith alone. They are unable, or unwilling, to produce documents that substantiate their claims. Business is not done this way for good reason.
For this reason, and others, I will not endeavor to invest money or time to this business. It's a bad bet all around. It is truly a negative sum game wherein only a few 'hit the bigtime' while most are just contributors. Meanwhile, in my opinion, they leave a trail of people behind them that feel like they just don't have what it takes to be successful. Sad.
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American Electric Power is asking for a rate increase that exceeds the level allowed by state law, according to a testimony released by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio staff.
The staff concludes that the AEP plan would be more expensive than a rate based on market prices, which would go against a provision in state law.
The PUCO's five-member board can decide whether to accept or reject the findings of its staff. The staff's advice is now part of the case's record and other participants will have chance to respond.
Robert Fortney, the staff member who wrote one of the key parts of the testimony, doesn't explicitly urge the board to accept or reject the plan. He says the findings are technical in nature.
He also notes that the AEP plan has some benefits that cannot be quantified and that the board should take those benefits into account.
AEP is highlighting the benefits that cannot be quantified, such as the company's commitment to switch to market-based prices over several years.
The proposal "provides important and substantial benefits to the consumer that cannot be precisely quantified as part of a mechanical formula," Pablo Vegas, AEP Ohio president and chief operating officer, said in a statement.
The Columbus-based utility wants to raise rates by about 5 percent right away, with smaller increases in the following years.
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Hisham Choueiki, a PUCO staff member, recommends that AEP's charge should be much lower than what AEP is proposing. As with Fortney's testimony, the board can decide to accept or reject Choueiki's conclusions.
The issue of capacity charges is one of the most controversial parts of the case, with AEP saying that it is being forced to give away an asset and competitors saying that AEP wants to hold its customers hostage to higher prices.
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Report from the first spring training game…
In the Phils' 8-0 victory over the FSU Seminoles, Ryan Howard started off the Phils' scoring in the first with a two-run double to left-center field, knocking in both Placido Polanco and Raul Ibanez, who have both got on base with singles. Carlos Ruiz and Pete Orr knocked in the Phil's other two first inning runs.
The Phils' pitchers, to go along with their giving up only four hits, gave up only three walks, while striking out a total of eleven Seminoles.
The winning pitcher, Drew Naylor, pitched two shut out innings.
The Phils' next game, which will be their official Grapefruit League opener, will be this coming Saturday, against the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. Game time is 1:05 pm Eastern.
As Adam Wainwright goes down…
The St. Louis Cardinals have suffered a major blow as they lose their ace, Adam Wainwright, as he will likely face Tommy John Surgery to replace the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. This, of course, means that the redbirds will be looking for someone to take Wainwright's spot in their rotation.
Because of this, Joe Blanton's name have been linked in talks about the possibilities of a trade between the two teams. Thing is, Ruben Amaro Jr. have said that the Phils plan to keep Blanton and intend to use him as their fifth starter. And, even if they were to trade him, the Phils would most likely be looking for, in return, a right handed bat who is major league ready, or just about, who the Cardinals will be willing to give up. I'm not sure if the Cards will do that at this point, if it happens at all.
Me, I think Blanton is going to be here for opening day and beyond.
The first game of spring training is done…
And the Phils have defeated the Florida State Seminoles by the score of 8-0, after adding a pair of two runs in both the sixth and the seventh innings, after taking a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first. FSU had a total of four hits and no errors, as they scored no runs, while the Phils scored eight runs on eleven hits, with no home runs, while committing two errors, which the Seminoles were obviously unable to capitalize on.
The Phils winning pitcher is Drew Naylor, who's spring training record is presently 1-0 with an 0.00 ERA, while the Seminoles losing pitcher is Tyler Everett, who's record is now 0-0 with a 36.00 ERA.
And, spring training games have finally begun…
As the Phils play their first official spring training game, an exhibition game with Florida State, which started at around 1:05 pm ET. According to MLB.com, the Phils have taken a 4-0 lead against FSU, scoring all of their runs in the first inning, as they bat in the bottom of the six.
And, spring training games have finally begun…
As the Phils play their first official spring training game, an exhibition game with Florida State, which started at around 1:05 pm ET. According to MLB.com, the Phils have taken a 4-0 lead against FSU, scoring all of their runs in the first inning, as they bat in the bottom of the six.
Lee's health…or, someone please call out the adults.
It would seems that last month, while Cliff Lee was home playing catch he felt something wrong along the left side of his body, around the armpit, so, while he was planning to come to the city anyway, he had the Phils' team physician Michael Ciccotti exam him, after having first called the team's athletic trainer Scott Sheridan. The result of the exam was that the MRI discovered a minor strain along the left latissimus dorsi.
The Phils suggested that he do nothing for eight days, which Lee did, and when he pitched from the mound last Tuesday, his session was shorter than the rest, to make sure that there was nothing wrong with him. Other than that, he has been working out with the rest of the pitching staff, waiting for his opportunity to pitch in his first spring training game.
Okay, now I see nothing wrong with the Phils being careful with Lee, especially after spring training of last year when he was a member of the Mariners, in which he got injuried, and missed the start of the 2010 season. But, if the man himself says that he is right now feeling fine, let take his word for it, unless something else proves otherwise. I'm going to give Lee, and the Phils, the benefit of the doubt until his left side, or some other part of his anatomy, really start giving him problems. Until then, I'm not going to listen to the talk about his 'injury' since he is not injured. All that will do is waste too much of my time with needless worry.
Hail, hail..
…the team's all here.
All of the position players have decided to come to Clearwater earlier than the official Saturday date when they are suppose to report. To me, that means that they are all eager to get started, which brings a big smile to my face.
The news that has come out of camp, so far, is that the Phils plan to have Wilson Valdez work out some in centerfield, so that they can use him there during the season, as well as at second, third and short. Sounds like a good idea to me, since they are obviously planning to optimize the use of their bench players so that they can insert them anywhere on the field in the late innings, if they aren't using them as pinch hitters, or intend to give their starters a few days off to rest.
Raul Ibanez has come to camp in good shape, having worked out during the off-season, showing himself prepared to play a full season without injury, thereby helping the ballclub both with the bat, and in the field.
Dom Brown is prepared to get the right fielder job while admitting that he had played poorly in the Domnican Winter League, and that he has no excuse for that. In fact, he hopes that it'll help motivate him in his fight for the right field position. He has also mentioned that while he was in Clearwater earlier this year, that batting coach Greg Gross has helped him to correct his swing, to get rid of the kinks that had developed while he was on the bench during the last month or so of the 2010 regular season, figuring it'll help him out.
Lastly, Chase Utley, when asked if he would take the opportunity to speak with Hall of Famer Ryan Sandberg, the Phils' new manager for their Triple-A team (Lehigh Valley), said that he planned to pick his brains. In fact, the pair had already spoken with each other, and Sandberg has said that he is impressed with Utley's work ethic. I hope that the pair's talking will help Utley bounce back from what happened last season.
Spring Training has started…
And the Phils' pitchers and catchers have started working out to get in shape for the season. The major buzz in camp on Monday was the media conference that was held with the team's five starters (Halladay, Lee, Oswalt, Hamel and Blanton), in which the five downplayed the fact that they are suppose to be the best rotation in the major, while also reminding folks about Blanton, especially after one reporter had forgotten that two of the five (Hamels and Blanton) and not one of them presently have World Championship rings, and that, according to Lee, they are not accepting any of the nicknames that have been created about them by the fans, since none of them are taking into account all five members. (I love this, being humble, and showing their support for Blanton. Sounds like they all have their heads together.) Now they just need to show that they're all ready to go start throwing goose eggs at the opposition.
While the pitchers and catchers are getting ready, there are at the moment two regulars also at camp, Chase Utley (Man, does he know what the word relaxing mean? Obviously not if he's there now) and Jimmy Rollins. With Rollins, this is a surprise, but should be an indication that he wants to put the last three seasons (2008-2010) behind him, and help to prove that he deserves an extension on his contract, which is suppose to end this season. If he can stay healthy and have a comeback season, he should get his extension. Good luck, James, we're all hoping for the best for you this year. And, since he is suppose to be the sparkplug for the offense, this should help the team a lot, especially through leading by example for the younger members (Dom Brown) of the team.
Ahh, finally…
…the day has arrived when pitchers and catchers are suppose to arrive. And for the Phils, it means that one of the best starting rotations in the major leagues will have arrived in Clearwater, along with what should be one of the most rested bullpens during the regular season because their first four starters (Halladay, Lee, Oswalt, Hamels) should, on most days, be able to reach at least the seventh inning before Uncle Charlie would need to call on the relief corps. Of course, that will depend on the Phil's offense, since several players (Utley, Rollins, Howard, etc.) are expected to have comeback years after the down year that the team's offense had last season, while the Phils will be trying to break in rookie Dom Brown, as they plan to use him in a platoon situation with Ben Francisco in right field.
A lot of my fellow Phillies fans are already predicting the Phils to have a large number of wins this season because of our Fantastic Foursome on the mound. Me, I'll be happy if they break the team's record of 101 wins, while spanking the Giants during the two times that the two clubs will meet this year.
I'd just looked at the Latest Leaders list for January…
And boy was I shocked by what I saw. Why? Because I'd discovered that I am among the top 50 fan blogs, at #35 no less. What is that a shock? Because I did not upload too many posts during the past month, and therefore did not expect to be even close to making the list. To say that there was almost no peep out of me last month is an understatement. And that was mainly because my home team, the Phils, did almost nothing newsworthy during the past month. Boy, I guess not saying too much might actually be a good thing. Since the time that pitchers and catchers are to report to Clearwater is just around the corner, I won't be as quiet as a church mouse too much longer. Soon it'll be time for me to start earning my keep.
Anyway, here's the Fans #50 list:
1. Sarge's Phillies Phantasy Camp Diary
2. Rockpile Rant
3. Rays Renegade
4. Red State Blue State
5. Unfinished Business
6. Hands off my Pirates Booty
7. The Three Bs
8. The Future Blog of the Red Sox
9. Yankee Yapping
10. Phillies Phollowers
11. Pinstripe Birthdays
12. Julia's Rants
13. The Pittsburgh Peas
14. I'm Not A Headline Guy…
15. Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend
16. Strictly Cubs Baseball
17. Cook & Son Bats' Blog
18. Dodgerfilms
19. White Elephant Parade
20. The Closer
21. 2011 Red Sox Fantasy Camp
22. Counting Baseballs
23. The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived
24. Yankees Chick
25. Crzblue's Dodger Blue World
26. FutureAngels.com
27. Blogging 'Bout Baseball
28. Pessimistic Cub Fan
29. Prose and Ivy
30. The Cub Den
31. The Phanatic Addict
32. Art of the Pale Hose
33. San Jose A's Fan
34. SPANdemonium
35. Phillies Red Pinstripes
36. Sports Propaganda
37. Minoring In Baseball
38. Purple Pride
39. King of Cali
40. This is a very simple game…
41. Thomas' Trolley
42. Rants, Raves, and Random Thoughts
43. Live, Eat, and Breathe Yankees
44. DYNASTY League Baseball from designer of Pursue the Pennant
45. Baseball Addict
46. Bjarkman's Latino and Cuban League Baseball History Page
47. There's Always Next Year
48. Cardinal Girl
49. Smitty's Sandlot Smatterings : Lumber, Leather and Life
50. All Things Pirates: Breaking down the Buccos
As can be seen, there appears to be five Phils related blog on the list this time, although one, Sarge's Phillies Phantasy Camp Diary is a new one. Anyway, give all of the blogs on the list a look see, folks. I'm sure that we'll all appreciate it.