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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...tides of history slosh following defeats. The U.S. rushed in to East Asia in the wake of Japan's World War II surrender and - among other things - harvested wars in Korea and Vietnam. Following the Soviet Union's loss in the Cold War, Washington - with help from al-Qaeda - is now setting up shop in central Asia. Whether there will be any bitter harvests here remains to be seen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letter From Kyrgyzstan: The U.S. Moves In | 4/27/2002 | See Source »

...used to mean gawking at giraffes and, if you were really lucky, peeking at a panda. But the newest concept in zoos aims to connect kids to nature by encouraging them to get down and dirty with it: in between their animal encounters, the kids can slosh in mud, explore caves and hunt for bugs. Brookfield Zoo, outside Chicago, will open its play zoo this week, offering children (for a $2 fee; $4 for adults) the chance to dress up as lemurs as they swing alongside real ones, or build a house made of sticks for an armadillo. The Dallas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Play Zoos | 6/18/2001 | See Source »

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