Already in major cities around the world, Toronto now has its own "Dine in the Dark" restaurant where blind waiters serve up gourmet meals in absolute darkness. At first, guests are ushered into the dimly lit lounge area where bartenders offer up drinks and staff jot down meal orders. After the orders are in, it's time to go inside. But first all cellphones and any devices that light up must be turned off. Read the article for how one customer felt about the experience.
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, "Paul," and I have been dating for four years. He has recently started talking about purchasing an engagement ring for me. Paul is well-off, although very frugal, which is how he accumulated most of his wealth. Paul has been searching online sites for a used ring. He says he "doesn't want to waste his money on a new engagement ring when he can buy a used one." This from a man who didn't think twice about spending thousands of dollars to buy his son a brand-new car or a brand-new....
Obama is pressing the Senate to pass his climate bill after the House passed a climate-change and energy bill last Friday evening. The bill would require the U.S. to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent from 2005 levels by 2020. If the bill is passed and signed into law, it will drive up the prices for food, gasoline, electricity and lead to massive job loses. But Obama said the bill would create jobs, make profit and decrease America's dependence on foreign oil.
New ID rules begin June 1 for Mexico, Canada trips Blaine, Wash. – New rules requiring passports or new high-tech documents to cross the United States' northern and southern borders are taking effect Monday, as some rue the tightening of security and others hail it as long overdue. The rules are being implemented nearly eight years after the Sept. 11 attacks and long after the 9/11 Commission recommended the changes.
