WTF of the Day, Ahmadinejad allies charged with sorcery

Close allies of Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have been accused of using supernatural powers to further his policies amid an increasingly bitter power struggle between him and the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Several people said to be close to the president and his chief of staff, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, have been arrested in recent days and charged with being “magicians” and invoking djinns (spirits).

The rest at Ahmadinejad allies charged with sorcery, at The Guardian.

Duke and the State of Maryland

Duke basketball losing to Arizona was sweet.

Don’t ask me why, but if you are from Maryland, unless you went to Duke, even if you went to college in California, you do not ever want Duke to win.
It’s like the rivalry is between Duke and the state of Maryland.

The latest USILA Lacrosse polls place Duke at the 4th place and Maryland in 5th.

The revamped Laxpower site’s computer ranking placeS Maryland at 4 and Duke at 5.

Nike Division I Top 20 Poll – 03/21/2011

This week we see how legit Villinova is when they play Syracuse at home Saturday evening at 7 PM.

Life In East Baltimore After “The Wire”

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via The Baltimore Sun. After hundreds of local and federal police fanned out across Baltimore at dawn yesterday, hauling suspects out of homes and off the streets, authorities announced at day’s end that they had shut down one of the … Continue reading →