Never tasted falafel? How about pho? Give your dining some international flair at these Aquidneck Island restaurants.

I still remember the date. March 11, 2001. This was the day I saw one of my favorite bands, The Calling, live in concert. I was so excited to see them, especially their guitarist Sean Woolstenhulme, who I sort of had a crush on (and today, still admire just as a musician, I swear).

You have to be home every night by 10 p.m. and can only use the phone for 10 minutes a night. These are examples of the real life circumstances South Asian American women find themselves in. Melindah Sharma and Carol Gomez, founders of the Boston-based Trafficking Victims Outreach & Services Network, spoke at the Pell Center recently on the issues of immigrant exploitation, trafficking, and domestic abuse that affect society today.

White Sands Missile Range, N.M. – During World War II, 75,000 American and Philippine troops were captured by Japanese soldiers in 1942 on the peninsula of Bataan in the Philippines. After three months of continuous fighting without food, medicine, or ammunition resupply, the Japanese soldiers forcibly took the allied troops over against their will.

Super-sized fast-food combos. Piles of pasta. Dessert. Dining out can be a disaster for those waging war against the waistline.

But a new Web site _ healthydiningfinder.com _ allows consumers to plug in a city or zip code, and up pops a list of restaurants in the area with a selection of menu items that meet certain healthy criteria, such as lower calories and fat content.