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Register for August FIREDANCE in Santa Cruz, CA with discount by Feb 28! http://www.firedance.org June Fire Dance gatherings: Oahu, Hawaii - Fire Tribe Gathering Eastern US - SpiritFire Festival Related event: Maui Village Experience - Drum and Dance Camp (June 3-9) Review: The Shamanic Drum: A Guide to Sacred Drumming by Michael Drake History Lesson: Middle East Timeline (Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan) Did you know...that Saddam's chemical and biological weapons came from the US? That the US first organized and supplied the Islamic terrorists in Afghanistan? That President Bush's grandfather helped finance Hitler? That the latest chapter of genocide has already begun in Iraq? more alternative news and views Lifeboat News -- up-to-date investigative journalism: http://www.island.net/~lbnews Is Bush Nuts?--a serious question, by William Thomas Best articles of current analysis: http://www.zmag.org Cat Tracks - Nature - photos, art, wilderness, wildlife, ecology, environment, adventure, skills, poetry AltNews Room - Politics - 9-11 made for TV? Behind the scenes; Oil and Blood: Covert and Overt US Foreign Policy Cougar's Den - Books & Reviews - ebooks, book reviews, order, video reviews, music cd's, favorites, search Rhythm Section - Drumming - drum culture, djembe rhythms, cd's, lessons, exercises, jamming, dance, audio, drum rhythms book, links Writer's Group - Literature - editing services, hypertext, column, essays, magazine, alternative fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, ezine Spirit World - Alternative Spirituality - balance, oracles, quotes, chakras, meditations, books From the editor’s desk… A New Story --from Niles Eldredge, Dominion The People came from the earth and were linked through the recesses of time with all other creatures. They were kin of the bacteria, the microscopic ones, the fungi, the plants, and the other animals. And they were nearest to the Apes: the orangutans, gorillas, and chimpanzees. The People, though, became self-aware and through time came to devise artifacts and customs to help them live. In time, they left their ancestral home and spread throughout the world. Everywhere they went they lived in and were dependent upon their natural surroundings, which they acknowledged openly. Then the People came to control their own food supply. Everything changed. No longer at home in the local natural world, the People now lived in inner-directed settlements. They invented gods and declared dominion over all the natural world: the rivers and seas, the forests, the plains, the deserts, and the swamps. The People prospered and their knowledge grew. But soon their numbers grew so great that they saw they had not, after all, truly left the natural world. They saw a limit to the natural resources, and to the production of their own food. They came to see that poisons of the waters, soils, and air threatened them. And they understood that the other creatures--their kin--were vital to their own survival. The People acknowledged their true past and their newfound problems. They decided to use the very same tool that had brought them along so far: their cleverness. They saw that all creatures--including the People--face limitations and depend on the natural world. The People decided to curb their population numbers. They determined to curtail environmental damage and the loss of other species. They decided to conserve the world's remaining ecosystems. And they embraced sustainable development, matching economic growth to the carrying capacities of their surroundings. The People lived. And it was very good. 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