The State of the World

Area man charged in RCMP probe
A three-year probe into the online sale of counterfeit watches has lead to the arrest of Michael Gittens, a 28-year-old Windsor man.

Two things interesting about this. Did you know selling phony Rolexes can get you nicked under the copyright act?

Also, the article defers to a 2005 article Gittens was interviewed for, where he said his nickname was showtime and he was running an urban music production company. Yet the subject line in my RSS feed said 'Rapper charged.' Umm, the article never says Gittens called himself a rapper. You must keep a mighty big brush in your bag to paint with such broad strokes, Windsor Star.

No booze at the Kwik-E-Mart
A private members bill introduced in Queen's Park today to allow the sale of provincially-produced beer and wine in corner stores was promptly shot down by the Premier, who said in light of the recent lottery scandals, corner stores don't measure up to the necessary standards of security to sell alcohol.

"It's much easier for us to maintain security through the (Liquor Control Board of Ontario) and the Beer Store than to give that power to thousands of convenience stores," said Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty.

A nice experiment, if pointless
The early shift to daylight savings time has had little impact on energy consumption, in the States, anyway.

It seems instead of drawing power for evening lights, Americans are using more power in the dark and cold March mornings.

Briefly
For American politics junkies, the shark jumping of John McCain.

Everyone knows cigarette smoke is bad and affects other people, but when will someone tackle that other intrusive problem that can ruin your dinner: children?

Ten creepiest deep sea creatures. You know damn well I didn't actually click that link.

Useful!: DUI laws not applicable to driving a zamboni while loaded.

Shooting a guy probably isn't the best way to keep him from killing himself.