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...NEYLAN, taxi driver and blogger, cablog.com.au I'd start the evening souvenir-hunting in the historic Rocks area beside the Harbour Bridge, before stopping for a drink at the Argyle, tel: (61-2) 9247 5500, a pub in a sandstone-walled 19th century warehouse. Then I'd stroll along Circular Quay, where the ferries dock, to the Opera House. The brightly lit water traffic against the backdrop of the city lights is a mesmerizing sight. For pre-dinner drinks, my pick would be the waterside Opera Bar, tel: (61-2) 9247 1666, tucked below the white sails of the Opera...
...hand, it’s asserted that a crime is a violation of a statute, which has a certain circular quality to it,” Nesson said. “The contrasting view is that a crime is an offense against society, a behavior that offends...
...What about Facebook? According to a study conducted at Penn State, people with higher friend counts seem cooler, more attractive, and more confident. Given the bizarrely circular nature of celebrity, in which you can become known simply by being known, Facebook seems like an ideal tool. In a culture where “friend” has become a verb, the acquisition of another recognizable acquaintance translates to enhanced social capital. Or does it? The Penn State study found that, once someone had more than 800 friends, people started deeming him insecure. It’s unclear how 800 became...
...streets, the Alevis offer a third way - a faith-based humanism big enough to incorporate both piety and modernity. Indeed, Alevi Islam is as layered as the ceremonial dress worshipers sometimes wear, originating in pre-Islamic times when the Turks were nomadic horsemen in Central Asia. Their circular prayer rooms, veneration of horses and participation in sports such as javelin throwing, all predate the quasi-Shi'ite form of Islam they later adopted (Alevi means "follower of Ali," the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad venerated in Shi'ism). They say the Koran is open to interpretation, and temper its teachings...
...posing as businessmen, arrived in Eldorado under the pretense of building a hunting and game preserve. But the legal notices published in Mankin's paper listing the custody suits brought by the state against the Fundamentalist Church of the Latter Day Saints of Jesus Christ (FLDS) illustrate just how circular relationships are. Four surnames dominate the list: Jeffs (relatives of Warren Jeffs, the sect's imprisoned leader and "prophet"), Jessop, Barlow and Steed...