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...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 House. A short walk away and with equally stunning views is Aria, tel: (61-2) 9252 2555, offering contemporary Australian cuisine. Then I'd take in a concert...
...Park to Chowder Bay for alfresco coffee and cake at Ripples Italian restaurant, tel: (61-2) 9960 3000, in a renovated naval wharf complex. Not far away is Balmoral Beach - a tranquil, tree-lined strand where I'd get my feet wet, if not have a refreshing swim, before dinner right beside the beach at the Bathers Pavilion, tel: (61-2) 9969 5050, or the modern Australian Watermark, tel: (61-2) 9968 3433. To finish off the night I'd take a taxi to beachside Manly, take in the surf, sand and tall pine trees, and have a gelato...
...restored 19th century mansion that often has quirky exhibitions dealing with Sydney's history. Finally, I'd head out to Bronte Beach and walk along the cliffs past Tamarama Beach to Bondi. Having worked up an appetite, I'd end the evening with a late dinner at Sean's Panaroma, tel: (61-2) 9365 4924. Sean always has the freshest produce, sometimes from his own garden. It's like walking into a friend's home - special but unpretentious...
Social workers at Jerusalem's shelter for battered Haredi women say that family violence often erupts during the ritual Shabbat dinner, when all children are gathered - tempers flare over mundane arguments and the husband strikes his wife. A wife may endure such treatment for years. But the number of women who call a 24-hour hotline for battered Haredi women has jumped from 477 calls in 2004 to 1,402 last year. Social workers attribute the increase to a new generation of rabbis urging women to speak out against domestic violence...
...found the youngsters understood their race was different from that of their parents, but did not seem bothered by the fact. Twelve years later, the kids--then teenagers--perceived their parents as "very, very committed" to informing their children about black issues. "They would say, 'My God, not every dinner conversation has to be about black history,'" says Simon. When she returned again in 1991, the grown children told Simon, "We're not Oreos. We may not share the same taste in music or even dress like children who live in the ghetto, but that doesn't make...