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BlogDay 2007 2007-08-31 10:57:00 The best reason to travel is not to discover new places; it is to discover what you would become after being affected by your destination. Pick your destinations wisely.That quote from a blogger named Juan seems particularly pertinent for today, a day when the virtual connections between people, places, and cultures are celebrated. Yes, it's the third annual BlogDay, a day to celebrate discovery and networking in the blogosphere. The idea is simple: "every blogger will post a recommendation of 5 new blogs. This way, all blog readers will find themselves leaping around and discovering new, previously unknown blogs."So here are five new ones for you to explore.1. Global Culture: a blog on migration, globalization and their impact on global cultureAuthor Juan looks at interconnectedness, quality of life, travel, and other impacts and results of globalization. Sometimes the intellectual language gets a little thick, but always interesting ideas.2. Saharan Vibe: The darkest thing about Afr
Put Me in the Zoo 2007-08-14 18:04:00 Ah, the zoo. Fascinating children and adults alike with displays of exotic, dangerous, elusive, and rare animals. How many of us are ever going to see a baboon in the wild, after all?Zoo
s have changed a lot in recent decades, with critters moving from concrete bunkers and iron-barred cages to more realistic and natural settings amid trees, rocks, and flowing water. As a child, I read the book "Put Me in the Zoo," and wondered why Spot the independent, mischievous leopard would want to be in a zoo. Now, with wild habitat shrinking and zoos improving, it kind of makes sense.Still, zoos still face controversy, as two recent stories point out. In Seattle, the Woodland Park Zoo faces objections to the guides used in its Masai Journey exhibit. Because, well, they're actual Masai. It's a little hard to understand the complaints, however, since the four men from Kenya and Tanzania have been hired not to act out tribal stereotypes dressed in primitive garb, but to explain Masai life and cultu
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