Word: odyssey
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...Vickers' work, has used the "search and display" function in his computerized database to analyze Homer's works. With the tool, he's been able to highlight distinctive phrasal repetitions in the author's prose - which may come as no surprise to those who found the Iliad and the Odyssey a bit repetitive. Here again, like with Vickers' work, computers are coming in handy to help prove what smart scholars have long sensed, but they're not making any literary discoveries on their own. At least...
...themed bars go, it's a brilliantly simple idea. Don't just serve wine; educate the customers in wine appreciation while you're at it. That's the thinking behind Sydney's grandly named but actually very unstuffy Wine Odyssey Australia, WineOdyssey.com.au. (See pictures of Australia...
...Housed in a late 19th century building in Sydney's historic Rocks district, Wine Odyssey offers a walk-through crash course in Australian wine. You stroll from room to room, sampling some of the country's best vintages and pairing them with great food. In the Aroma Room, your descriptive vocabulary will be expanded by an education in 50 kinds of scent, from caramel to orange blossom. In the Tasting Theatre (admission $45) sommeliers decant six top Australian bottlings in hourly tastings as the winemakers responsible for each one talk you through it in a video presentation (there's also...
...mouthwatering array of tapas is available to accompany the wines you choose. Go for one of the paired food-and-wine menus and kick back on the plush purple banquettes. If you fancy a souvenir, there are some great buys at the Wine Odyssey store, but best check your homeward duty-free allowances before you get too carried away...
...huge, huge differences between countries in the chance of being recognized as a refugee," says Wilbert van Hövell, regional representative in Brussels for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which has urged European governments to be flexible when implementing asylum laws. (Read "Greece's Immigrant Odyssey...