The other half glass

Er.... The other side of the Coin, Er.... The other side of the Tinfoil hat.


I was sent stuff about international peace day, and thought it was interesting, in light of the "other stuff" going on.

The other side of the Tinfoil hat

• September 21: international day of peace.
• UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on the International Day of Peace, 21 September 2008 called on people of the world to send a powerful signal for peace that will be read, heard and felt around the world.
• Churches to Unite in Int'l Prayer for Peace

  Hundreds of churches and Christian organizations around the world will pray for peace this Sunday on International Day of Prayer for Peace.

  In the United States alone, nearly 140 congregations and Christian groups are organizing public prayer events on Sept. 21.

• Military ops in Afghanistan to halt on 'Peace Day' Taliban leaders in Afghanistan claim they will observe the United Nations International Day of Peace on Sunday. NATO's top general in Afghanistan has also ordered all international troops to halt offensive military operations to mark the occasion. But the promise to observe "Peace Day" coincides with a new al Qaeda video warning of new attacks in Afghanistan.

Tinfoil Hats

I didn't realize the Gas Panic was from Florida to Louisiana

• Ike creates gas panic

Kentucky

Friday, 19 September 2008

Hurricane Ike caused panic to erupt at gas pumps throughout the area, even before the storm made landfall last Friday along the Texas coast. As the storm tore through the Gulf of Mexico, fears of supply disruption tore through not only McCreary County, but much of the country, prompting a sort of panic at the fuel pump.

• Did State E-Mail Trigger Gas Panic?

The panic buying that wiped out gasoline supplies in Tallahassee and much of north Florida may have been triggered by an e-mail from a state worker.

TALLAHASSEE, FLA -- The message from an anonymous administrative assistant at the Department of Management Services warned of a dollar a gallon increase in the price of gas and advised people to fill up.
"...They were told that by this afternoon, gas will go up $1 (yes, you heard me right) from its current price, due to Hurricane Ike hitting the Texas area. ... So if your finances permit, you may want to take a few extra minutes at lunch and fill up...."

That message was sent out Thursday and went viral on Friday. Drivers started lining up at gas stations... wiping out supplies within a few hours. Since then, state hotlines have logged thousands of complaints about gasoline price gouging and says they'll all be checked out.