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...even leave the living room without supervision, the most reassuring part of Erica's story is that, faced with a situation in which many adults would panic, she kept her head and saved herself. In the end, maybe the best defense you can give your kids is not a blind fear of strangers but rather instilling self-assurance and presence of mind. "I have 21 years in the Police Department," said Philadelphia Police Inspector William Colarulo, "and I have never seen this kind of heroic act of bravery committed by a 7-year-old." Neither have...
Half of these women were randomly assigned to receive the hormone combination, and the other half were given a placebo, or dummy pill. Neither the women nor their doctors knew who was taking the active medication. This type of study, called a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial, is the most rigorous type of investigation scientists know how to conduct. It's a long, difficult path to take to get an answer, but at least you can be certain of the results...
...Unsicht-Bar's waiters play a particularly important role - all of them are either visually handicapped or completely blind, and they not only serve the meals but also act as guides to the stumbling diners. Once they have shepherded the clientele through a "light lock" to their table in the pitch black dining room, the specially trained staff offer reassurance to the nervous - some guests are so uncomfortable in the dark that they ask to leave at once - and instruction on how to best to tackle the food and drink. "It's a very interesting and satisfying job," says Majsar...
Because the dark restaurant has been doing a roaring trade since it opened, others are now copying Rudolph's idea. In September, the local Association of the Blind and Visually Handicapped will open an Unsicht-Bar in Berlin. This restaurant will also have a "dark stage" on which it will host audio book premieres, readings and concerts. It will even present blind- date events that truly merit the name...
...Cologne's Unsicht-Bar does more than just fire the imagination and stimulate the senses. After one or two hours in complete darkness, patrons come to appreciate the skills of the blind waiters, who move around the room with perfect ease. A trip to Unsicht-Bar thus sheds light on a strange sensual world in which the sighted people are the ones who are blind...