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Peace Is Not Just The Absence Of War, It Is The Active Presence Of A Capacity For Love And Compassion, And Reciprocity. It Is An Awareness That Our Lives Are Not To Be Lived Simply For Ourselves Through Expressing Our Individuality, But We Confirm The Purpose Of Our Lives Through The Work Of Expressing Our Shared Sense Of Community In A Purposeful And Practical Way; To Sustain Our Own Lives We Sustain The Lives Of Others - In Family, In A Community Of Neighborhoods Called A City, And In A Community Of Nations Called The World.

When You're Talking About Iraq And Oil, You're Talking About A Mess, No Matter Who's In Charge.

Peace Is A Condition Of The Heart. It's A State Of Mind, Of Tranquility, Of Calmness, And Of Centeredness. It's An Understanding Of The Reciprocal Nature Of Love, A Presence, A Journey. It's All Of Our Aspirations. Peace Is Not A Luxury Or Merely The Absence Of War, It's A Kind Of Grace - Which We're All Entitled To As People Who Are Alive. Peace Is An Active Presence Of The Capacity For A Higher Evolution Of Human Awareness.

But Beyond All That, The Question That Is Continually Begged Is Why Isn't America Leading The Way Toward Total Abolition Of Nuclear Weapons.

Utilities Used Deregulation To Effect A Series Of Mergers Limiting Competition. In Order To Accelerate Profits, Cost Cutting Ensued, Involving The Layoff Of Thousands Of Utility Company Employees, Including Some Who Were Responsible For Maintenance Of Generation, Transmission, And Distribution Systems. A Number Of Investor-owned Utilities Stopped Investing In The Maintenance And Repair Of Their Own Equipment, And, Instead, Cut Costs To Enhance The Value Of Their Stock Rather Than Spending Money To Enhance The Value Of Their Service.