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President Alger's speech to the Student Diversity Council
President Jonathan R. Alger
Speech to the Student Diversity Council
Feb. 9, 2013
Club Room, Bridgeforth Stadium
Good afternoon. It is great to see you all here. It is really a treat for me to speak on one of my favorite topics with all of you. I am delighted to see this turnout of JMU business students. All of you from the business community and from across the university, we welcome you and we are glad that you are here to talk about something that I think is really important to the university and to the future of our business community and our country.
Welcome and Greetings
What I want to focus on today is talking about diversity as a strategic advantage for our country and for our business community. Diversity and excellence go hand in hand. If you forget everything else I say today, I want you to remember this idea that diversity and excellence are not two competing concepts, but that they fit together. There is more and more research emerging that supports this statement.
Many of you may know that I have a background as a lawyer. I have worked quite a bit throughout my career on diversity issues in higher education. One phrase about diversity that you will hear me use from time to time is that we have to interrupt the usual. "Interrupt the usual." That is a phrase that was developed by a friend of mine, Carolyn Turner, who has done a lot of work in higher education and in diversity. This phrase encompasses the idea that if we are to change how we do things or change how we operate, we cannot keep doing things in exactly the same way. Thinking about the concept of interrupting the usual is something that I hope we can reflect on today.
The Power of Our Differences
You may look at me and say, "Well, he's a white male and he is talking about diversity." Having spent a lot of my career on this topic, I can tell you that from time to time, people have questioned what I had to contribute to the conversation on diversity as a white male. This occurred, for example, when I was at the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education. It is an interesting question to bring up because it actually goes right to the heart of the theme that I want to share with you today. That theme is that all of us have something to contribute and something to learn from the diversity all around us. So, to the white males in the room—you are part of it; you are not off the hook. All of us have a lot to contribute and we also have a lot to learn from each other.
You will often be surprised, as you interact with other people, what they bring to the table. I, for example, grew up in upstate New York. I have lived in different parts of the country, and I have spent a lot of my career working on civil rights issues. I know everyone here has a story to tell that is different and unique. That is part of what we need to recognize. When we talk about strategic advantage, we are thinking about the power of our differences as well as our similarities. When I think about our business community and competing in the 21st century, it is really about developing our greatest strategic resource—our human capital. You will hear me talk a lot about this at the university. Our people are our greatest resource, but only if we allow them to fully develop to their true potential. That is true for everyone and that includes everybody in this room.
Let me share a few initial thoughts from my own career and life in thinking about diversity. I grew up in Rochester, New York. It was a wonderful place to grow up, especially in the summer. But in my high school, we thought we had a lot of diversity simply because we had Catholics as well as Protestants. That tells you something, right? I grew up with a lot of people who looked like me and had similar backgrounds, but I had a life-changing experience when I was in high school. I had a teacher, John Lynd, who encouraged me to study abroad in Japan for a summer through a program called Youth for Understanding. Very few of our students at the time did something of this nature in high school, but I decided that with the help of my parents, it would be a terrific learning experience to be in a completely different environment where I was not in the majority. Back when my hair was blonde instead of grey, the Japanese children I encountered would come up and tug on my hair. I was living in a neighborhood where there were no Caucasians of any sort. It was a life-changing experience to be part of a different culture and to realize how big the world truly is. Unfortunately, not everyone had that experience where I went to high school.
Diversity Within Groups
Soon, I went on to college at Swarthmore and then to law school at Harvard. I will never forget some of the debates I witnessed as I started to have more diverse classmates who came from around the country and around the world. When I was in law school, I remember in particular two of my first-year classmates who were both African Americans. In our classes we would debate topics such as affirmative action, and how to deal with our nation's past history of discrimination and the need for diversity in our institutions. One of these two classmates had come from a middle class background. His parents were professionals and he relayed to me that he did not want anyone to think that he was there just because of his race. He wanted others to know that he was there on his own merits. The other African American student was a nontraditional student. He had been a police officer in Boston before coming to law school and said that although his grades and test scores might not have been quite as high as others, he had valuable real life experience to offer. And boy, did we learn a lot from having him as a classmate.
The point of that experience is that when you interact with enough students from different backgrounds, you see that we are not all alike. Not every African American student comes from the same background, and neither does every white or Hispanic or Asian American student. Seeing those differences within groups and discovering similarities across racial, gender or religious lines is how you break down stereotypes and learn to work with other people. That type of face-to-face interaction was really important to my learning about diversity.
I think that has become more important than ever in an age with so much technology. I watch my 14-year-old daughter text her friends constantly. Mind you, the friend might be sitting right next to her, but nevertheless, they are texting frequently. In this age when online or distance education is available to us, we certainly take advantage of the technology. But it is also more important than ever that we focus on those opportunities to learn from each other face to face. When you are out in the working world, you will be working with other people. It is very rare that you are off by yourself without interacting with people for long stretches of time. We need to develop our interpersonal skills, and that is something we talk a lot about here at JMU.
Legal Context and Questions
Let me share with you some legal context that I think might be helpful to you as we think about these issues. About 10 years ago, I worked on two cases that went to the U.S. Supreme Court. Have any of you ever read the Grutter and Gratz v. Bollinger cases from the University of Michigan? These were very important cases where the Supreme Court dealt with two challenges to admission policies—one at the University of Michigan's law school and a second aimed at the undergraduate admission policy, where they were trying to bring more diversity to the student body. Race was one of many factors considered, along with other diversity-related variables. The questions were: Are you allowed to consider race as one of many factors [in admission] and does diversity have educational benefits? Is diversity what they call a "compelling interest" that allows you to take race and other factors into account under certain circumstances? And really the key question, in many respects, was centered on how we define the concept of merit in education, and thus in the business world.
It was fascinating. Both sides in this argument loved to quote Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, where he talked about the fact that people should be judged on the basis of the content of their character, not the color of their skin. King's speech was titled, "I Have a Dream"—not "This is the current reality." If you read the rest of the speech along with other Martin Luther King works, you realize that what he was saying is that the vision he outlined in his "I Have a Dream" speech is still but a dream—we have made progress since the 1960s, but we have a long way to go as a society and still have a lot of work to do. Interestingly, Martin Luther King's widow, Coretta Scott King, filed a brief supporting the University of Michigan because she felt it was important for people to understand the spirit behind her late husband's words and to analyze what they really meant.
There was a lot of discussion about how to define merit. The groups who sued the University of Michigan did not agree that diversity was a compelling interest in education, and in particular disagreed with the need to consider race. In defining merit, they also focused heavily on grades and test scores, which are easy to measure. Those numbers are easy to understand, they are numerical, and they fit nicely on a graph or a grid. As Americans, we know we love to rank things. We love Top 10 and Top 25 lists. U.S. News and World Report, for example, loves to have these very precise rankings of colleges. Numbers are things we love as Americans and they can create a false sense of precision, yet do they really capture everything that we are trying to accomplish in higher education or in business? Can you really say that how you define somebody is just by grades and test scores alone?
One of the things that we learned at the University of Michigan is that a lot of those statistics that appeared to be "neutral" factors actually corresponded very heavily to socioeconomic status. If you want to predict somebody's SAT scores, a very good way to do so was by looking at the wealth of their family and the wealth of their school district. It is no surprise that wealthier school districts have more Advanced Placement courses. The parents there are also generally more well educated than elsewhere. So the students have quite a head start compared to other students. What we hear when we talk to employers, both at Michigan and at JMU, is that they do not want students with just high GPAs and test scores. We hear that they value resilience, teamwork, leadership, interpersonal skills, knowing how to work with other people on tough challenges, being willing to roll up your sleeves, and not feeling entitled to something just because graduates have a certain diploma hanging on the wall. These are the things that employers tell us are important to them and that they see, by the way, in our JMU graduates.
The Role of Diversity in Effective Teamwork
You should all know that JMU students and alumni have this reputation among employers—you are individuals who have those interpersonal skills, who know how to work in teams, who know how to get to work, be resilient, overcome obstacles, and have persistence, drive, and an innovative spirit. When admissions staff members bring students into the university, they are essentially creating the same type of group as a football team or an orchestra. We do not just want All-State quarterbacks, right? We need running backs, we need linemen, and we need kickers to have a good football team. We need variety and diversity. In an orchestra, you cannot just bring in violinists—it would not be a very exciting orchestra with only one instrument. You need people who play the tuba, the bassoon and the drums. When you start to think of creating a student body in that way, you realize that you want different skills, talents, life experiences, and attributes. That is what the admission officers talked with us a lot about. They agreed that solely using grades and test scores would make their jobs a lot easier, but that they are not the only factors that contribute to success.
There has been a lot of research recently about teamwork in higher education and in business. There is a researcher named Scott Page from the University of Michigan who is an economist. He has done work on solving complex problems. If you could hire just one person, in the absence of a particular technical skill or specialized knowledge, you might pick the person with the highest IQ if that's all you had to go on. But, of course, in business that is not what we do, is it? We work with other people; we work in teams. So how do you put together the best possible teams of people who will solve complex problems? Page's research shows that it is helpful to have people with very different life experiences, skills and talents. But this only works if people get to know each other, communicate with each other, listen to one another, and acknowledge what each individual has to bring to the table.
One of my favorite examples of this is from a Chevy car called the Nova. Chevy began to market the Nova abroad and to different populations across the world. But, what does "no va" mean in Spanish? "No go." Now, is that the best name for a car, do you suppose? You can imagine that if they had hired someone on the team who understood this subtle detail, Chevy might have noticed the problem in its marketing sooner. There are many examples like that in different industries where people just were not fully aware of how things would be conveyed across contexts and diverse populations. I hope and expect that communicating across nations and different groups of people is one of our strengths here at JMU with how we teach.
How many of you have already taken CoB300 or are in the midst of it? Working in teams like that, I know, is hard work. I hear from a lot of people that students going through the course wonder if they are going to make it. But the reality is that this business course is a tremendous experience that will set you up for the rest of your lives and careers. I think it is important—even in a time of resource constraints—that we think about those opportunities to work in teams as students and as faculty. It takes more work for faculty when they have to work in teams with each other, but it also is a very enriching experience that benefits all of you.
Overcoming Unconscious Bias
What we often do not recognize is that human nature is such that when we think about merit, we start by looking in the mirror. Employers may think, "If we are going to hire somebody new, we want to hire someone like us, because we're good, right?" Sometimes we refer to this as the unconscious bias that people might have, whether it is in higher education or out in the working world. There has been a lot of research done on this topic. In fact, there was a study done not too long ago in higher education. It said that the best way to predict the outcome of a faculty search is to look at who is on the committee. I experienced this first-hand when I was in law school. I had a wonderful professor who took me under his wing. He was very good to me and mentored me. He was the only professor who, I believe, even knew my name at law school. (Things are different here at JMU, thankfully.) I asked his wife once why her husband had been so good to me. "It's great," I said, "and I appreciate it so much, but why?" She told me, "You remind him of himself at an earlier age. In fact, you even look a lot like he did when he was younger. It was just natural for him to want to take you under his wing." That was a really interesting example for me. Would that have happened with, say, a female? An Asian American or an African American? That is the kind of thing of which we all need to be conscious as we go forward. We need to be intentional in our outreach and mentoring.
In those Michigan cases I mentioned a moment ago, the Supreme Court said that there was sufficient research that showed that diversity does have real educational benefits for everyone and that we can learn more effectively in a diverse environment. But they also said that if you are going to be serious about diversity, there are several other things to which you have to pay attention. One is that individuals have to be evaluated in holistic and individualized ways. Diversity cannot consist of checking off a box and getting a specific number of points, for example. When we think about what everyone can bring to the table, it is important that we think about diversity in terms of individual backgrounds and experiences—not generalizing a certain race, religion or gender. The court also said, by the way, that diversity encompasses many different factors besides race and gender.
Back at the Supreme Court
Now, just 10 years later, we are back in the U.S. Supreme Court for higher education. How many of you have heard of the Fisher case coming out of the University of Texas right now? This is one case to watch very closely, in part because the Supreme Court has changed considerably since the time when I was working on these cases with the University of Michigan. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was the key swing vote in 2003. She had life experience as the first woman on the Supreme Court, for example, and she had broken a lot of barriers in her own career. We now have, as I said, a different Supreme Court. Sandra Day O'Connor was replaced by Justice Alito. Justice Kagan, by the way, is recused from voting, leaving only eight justices to vote on this case. The case involves the University of Texas and something called a "percent plan." This plan involved taking the top 10 percent from all of the public high schools in Texas, and essentially giving them automatic admission into the University of Texas system. It sounds great, right? It is very mechanical and easy to apply. It actually did produce some diversity in Texas, ironically, because the schools were so highly segregated. There were some schools that were almost entirely percent white, so the top 10 percent of students from that school were presumably white. And you had other schools in some of the inner cities that were almost entirely African American, so the top students at those schools were presumably African American. The same was true for Hispanic/Latino students. But what they had was a system that was built on segregation, which is kind of an interesting public policy question in and of itself. What they started to discover was that while the system may have been producing some racial diversity, they also wanted to make sure they had a competitive football team, a good orchestra, and a photography club, for example. So, they brought back some other factors, including race, after the Michigan cases. That is what they are being sued for now—this question of whether or not race should be allowed to be a factor on top of the "percent plan" that did produce some diversity. The question the court is going to have to wrestle with is, "How much diversity is enough?" And when do you say to a school, "Sorry, but you can't make special efforts any further."
One of the topics that Texas has talked about is looking at the different places on campus where students actually interact with one another. Because it is a huge, spread-out university, looking at just the raw numbers across campus cannot ensure diverse interactions. This is something we have to pay some attention to, and that is another question the Supreme Court will be wrestling with, along with the concept we call "critical mass." It is not a precise number, but it is an educational concept that outlines how much diversity we need and what kinds of efforts we should make to ensure that diverse groups of students have that face-to-face interaction both in the classroom and outside of it. That is what is at stake in front of the Supreme Court.
The other thing the court will be wrestling with is deciding what to do about so-called "race-neutral alternatives." The law says that if there might be other ways of achieving diversity without considering race, you have to seriously consider them. It will be an interesting question for the court to wrestle with because while the percent plan model might have worked in Texas because of their specific demographics, it will not suffice in other parts of the country. If you try to apply that model in a state like Michigan or Maine, you are not going to get the same results—there are not necessarily school districts in those states that are predominantly Hispanic and Latino, for example. In Michigan, you have just one or two pockets that are predominantly African American, like downtown Detroit. But the entire northern half of the state is very different. Looking at alternative ways to create diversity is going to be another question the court is going to deal with. The decision is likely to come out by the end of June of this year and could have a significant impact on our efforts in these areas going forward.
The Role of the Business Community
I also want to say a couple of words about the role of the business community in all of this. First of all, the business community played a very significant role in the University of Michigan cases; Fortune 500 companies actually came out of the woodwork and supported the University of Michigan, led first by General Motors. Because General Motors existed in our own backyard in the Detroit area, they realized that as a company, they relied heavily on the University of Michigan for a lot of their graduates. And in hiring them, they wanted their employees to be able to compete in a global economy, to know how to work on diverse teams, and to work with different markets. They counted on the University of Michigan to provide those types of students for them. General Motors was not the only company; there were dozens of corporations with whom I had the privilege of working that came out and essentially said, "We understand that to compete in a global economy, we need students who are prepared to deal with diversity and have skill sets that enable them to work with many different types of people."
This, by the way, was a complete role reversal for the American business community. Back in 1978, the Bakke case was one of the first significant cases in the Supreme Court to deal with these issues in higher education. At that time, the University of California medical school at Davis had what they called a "set-aside" program, where a certain number of slots were specifically reserved for students from historically underrepresented groups. The court defined this as fulfilling a quota, which we all know is against the law today. But, what was interesting back then was that corporate America said, "We don't support this—we don't think it's necessary, and we're just about business." It is interesting that 25 years later, the business community now recognizes that they are competing in a global economy—they are coming to recognize that they need a broader set of skills and experiences in their employees and that they rely on higher education to help them achieve that. As we can see, issues in higher education directly affect issues in business because we produce the future employees that all of you will be working with and hiring.
A Broad and Inclusive Definition of Diversity
I will finish here with some lessons I have learned and some things for us to think about as we go forward. First, the definition of diversity itself needs to be broad and inclusive. It is not an "us versus them" argument; it is all about "us," and everyone has a role to play. There are also some emerging issues to which we have to pay attention in higher education as well as in business. In higher education, for example, we have a lot of students who are still first-generation college students, who have not had parents who have gone to college. We have to think about what kind of support we can provide to students from these backgrounds in order for them to succeed. I have a daughter who has grown up on college campuses. People have asked her since she was old enough to talk where she wants to go to college. Of course, she has just assumed that she will go to college. But there are a lot of other students that have not had those types of opportunities, but who have tremendous potential. I think that we have a special obligation to first-generation students as a university to think about how we can open those doors of access and opportunity.
Religious diversity is something that we are learning more about in our country as well, and it is something that we have struggled with from time to time in higher education. When we think about religion, we have to think not only about holidays that we observe, but also certain accommodations, like footbaths, prayer rooms, or privacy considerations in gyms for male and female students of different religious backgrounds. There are issues that we have not thought about in the past to which we now need to pay attention when we think about being inclusive.
Another area that we are now learning more about in higher education is sexual orientation and gender identity. When I was at Rutgers we dealt with a terrible tragedy that made international headlines. How many of you have heard of the Tyler Clementi suicide? Tyler Clementi was a student in his freshman year at Rutgers. Three weeks into his first semester at Rutgers, he jumped off the George Washington Bridge and committed suicide. No one can know for sure why this happened, but what got a lot of publicity is that his roommate had been cyber-bullying him. When Tyler brought another man into the room, his roommate spied on him with a secret camera and shared the footage. This is something that we are taking very seriously now. Particularly when you marginalize groups of individuals, they do not feel included; they do not feel empowered to participate. That is something that we all need to look at within ourselves and evaluate how we behave and engage with others.
We also have other groups like veterans who come back to the United States and have very different needs when they come into our midst as students. There are also other non-traditional learners—people who have perhaps raised children and are now going back to school. We have to pay attention to what models work and will succeed for them. There are so many different facets to diversity that we must address. As I mentioned a moment earlier when I was talking about Tyler Clementi, we really have to look at our own behavior and think about how we treat other people. The little things really do matter.
For example, I have worked in places where every Monday morning, the conversation was about football. Because of this, the conversation was very comfortable for some people, but not for others. In other places, people talk a lot about golf. Yet there may be some people who have never played golf, or who are not interested in golf. While these examples may seem trivial in the grand scheme of things, we need to welcome people who have different interests and backgrounds. There are little ways in which we may marginalize people or make them feel excluded if we do not think about including them. Do we make comments or jokes about appearances or about different religions? Is that sort of thing tolerated in the workplace? Even more importantly, do we acknowledge and celebrate diversity within our midst? One of the reasons I have appointed a diversity task force here at James Madison University is to help us explore how we can acknowledge and celebrate the diversity that we have and encourage more of it. It is something that is important in the workplace as well as in the university context.
Are we listening to each other? Are we taking the time to allow people to share their stories, their backgrounds and their perspectives? I have, as many of you know, engaged in a listening tour my first year at JMU, both on and off campus, with students, faculty, staff, and alumni. One of the reasons that doing this tour was important to me is I wanted to make sure I took the time as a leader to hear all of the different voices around us. It has been important for our community to be engaged in that exercise as well. Listening is such an important part of diversity. I was once asked to talk at a national research laboratory. They did really interesting nuclear research among other things, and wanted me to talk about diversity in a scientific research environment. I wondered what I could say to a bunch of scientists about this issue. It turned out that they had tremendous diversity in the workplace. In fact, they were bringing in people from all over the world who were experts in these fields. The problem was they were finding it difficult to work together. Because they had not learned how to listen to each other fully or how to draw out the different skill sets and experiences each individual had, teamwork was suboptimal. Although these scientists had brilliant minds, they were simply not familiar with diverse collaboration. So we talked a lot about the importance of listening, thinking about diversity and cultivating diverse perspectives in that workplace. Again, this is something we can all learn from—the importance of listening and getting to know those around you.
Programs for Reaching Out
Another lesson I have learned is recognizing the value in working across institutional lines. This is another way of interrupting the usual. When I was at Rutgers, we realized that while we were a very diverse campus, we were not getting many students from our own backyards. We had campuses in Newark, Camden, New Brunswick and Piscataway. Very few students from the public school districts in which our campuses were located were coming to Rutgers, despite their proximity to the school. We knew we had to change that. So we developed a program called the Future Scholars Program where we went to these targeted school districts and asked them to identify students with academic potential at the end of seventh grade. We would have started even earlier if we had more resources. We wanted teachers to identify students who were disadvantaged, yet had academic potential. After identifying those students, we worked with them starting at the end of seventh grade; we mentored them, tutored them, brought them to campus, and gave them research opportunities to work with the faculty. We went into their schools and talked to their guidance counselors, parents and teachers about what they needed to do to be academically prepared. The next step was that after applying under the regular process, if these students were admitted to Rutgers, they received full tuition scholarships. This knowledge at the end of seventh grade served as tremendous motivation for these students to reach their academic potential.
This is an expensive program, since there are about 200 new students per year with whom the university worked. It takes a lot of resources. But what we found is that the corporations in the area jumped in and supported this program because as global businesses, they wanted more diverse workforces. As I mentioned before, these employees were going to come from Rutgers, and therefore the high schools that feed into Rutgers. So companies wanted to financially support our Future Scholars Program. It was a tremendous partnership across institutional lines. So often, we say, "It's not our problem if students come and they're not academically prepared; it's up to them. And if the high schools get better, then great! We'll welcome those students." But this was an example where we rolled up our sleeves and said, "How can we work together?" The high schools, the universities and the corporations all joined efforts, and that is something I would like to see more of here at JMU. In fact, we have a team that will be visiting Rutgers in a couple of months to study this model further and to think about how we might do something like that here at JMU.
Forums for Further Discussion
It is important when we think about leadership to have regular mechanisms to ensure that our leaders and our institutions are talking about these issues. The fact that you are all here today is a great start. I hope that this is something that will continue. In fact, I would love to see this become an annual event. One of the things we have learned in business and in higher education is that when you hold people accountable and make certain issues part of daily conversation, more people pay attention. But I would also like to remind us of the importance of courage and leadership on these issues. I cannot tell you how many times I have faced some very serious backlashes for working on these issues in higher education. When I was at Michigan working on Supreme Court cases that were very high profile, we received all sorts of hate mail. Sometimes the police had to be involved to make sure that there were no threats to the people working at the university on these issues.
When I worked at Rutgers, we also had an incident involving the women's basketball team and Don Imus. Imus, who is sort of a shock-jock in radio, made comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team using very racist and sexist language. It became a big national issue and he was eventually fired because his advertisers started to pull out from his show. Interestingly enough, the students he had targeted never called for him to be fired, but they received a lot of the blame for what was happening to him. They received threats, if you can imagine that, yet they were the victims. The women asked for a meeting with Don Imus. They wanted him to get to know them as people and as human beings who had different skills and talents of which he was not aware. It was interesting to see the way they stood up as people and as individuals with tremendous grace under pressure. It took a lot of courage, and they had a lot people pushing them in other directions. "You should just file lawsuits or try to go after him and destroy his career," many people suggested. But that was not their aim. Here is an example of a moment that provided an opportunity to teach and to learn for all of us. These are issues that require a lifetime of learning. All of us continue to have a lot to learn about one another and our colleagues all around us.
It is a strategic advantage for us as a nation and for our business community to embrace diversity, but only if we recognize it as such and only if we help develop our people to their full potential. That, I believe, is the key to our future as a nation and certainly our future economic competitiveness. I would like to emphasize that all of you in this room have an opportunity to Be the Change, to make a difference, to provide leadership, and to listen and learn from the people all around you. Thank you very much for being here. I really appreciate your dedication to these issues.


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Okay, not exactly Father of the Year material but what's the big deal? Well, that's not the first time for Henry. Or the second. Or the third. Or the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth. You see, Travis Henry has fathered nine children by nine different woman!
Yes, nine! NINE!
Sweet Mother of Pearl! Has this guy never heard of a condom?! Or pulling out?! Hell, even just a blowjob?!
Interestingly, Henry's nickname in college was "The Cheese." Rumor has it that now it's "Crappy Father."

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- The Petermann ice shelf in Greenland (the northern-most glacier in the world) has lost a quarter of its mass, calving a 100 square mile iceberg now known as the "Petermann Ice Island (2010)". Note that there is a "2010" designation to distinguish this one from a smaller iceberg calved in 2008. Ed Markey had a good idea.
Relevance to the pending apocalypse: Sign of global warming; loss of Arctic / sub-Arctic environments and habitats; influx of fresh water into the North Atlantic currents; Greenland is smaller.
- The drought and related fires in Russia continue, threatening, among other things, wheat prices and harvests. Relevance to environmental and social DOOM: Farmlands diverted from other crops to wheat; wheat prices increasing; and, of course, smoke from the fires may contribute to global warming as well as causing shorter-term respiratory problems.
- Rising temperatures diminish rice harvests. It's getting too hot at night for rice to grow. Yields have already diminished by 10-20% in some parts of the world, over the last 25 years. Need I mention that rice is the #3 staple food crop? And the primary staple food crop in Asia and Africa?
- Rising food costs. Related to both the wheat & rice fiascos, the FAO has predicted that staple food prices will rise significantly, between 15 to 45%, over the next decade.
- Genetically engineered pesticide-resistant strains of canola growing wild on roadsides. "Roundup Ready" and "Liberty Link" varieties have been found, and varieties resistant to both pesticides — indicating cross-breeding of the varieties. Why is this a problem? To the extent these are pest plants — weeds — they will have to be controlled with other, more toxic, pesticides, or controlled through agricultural methods (e.g., plowing) that adversely affect soil erosion. Plus, of course, once those now-wild genes start jumping, the problems will just multiply. As my partner has pointed out, one-in-a-million events happen millions of times with plant propagation.


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While we have nothing left but defeated shrugs when it comes to comic book adaptations, remakes, reboots, and Australians, there is one ridiculous new Hollywood trend that really needs to be kept in check in its earliest stages.
We're talking, of course, about the overly "sexing" up of history and literature. Clearly, the dusty pages of old need some glamor if they're going to head to the multiplexes - if you wanted to be historically accurate, the women of King Henry VIII's court should all be played by Steve Buscemi - but we're talking about the more recent and completely insane notion that every major event in history and literature was somehow directed by Michael Bay.
With the news that our associates over at Universal have given the green light to an "action adventure" film based on the life of Leonardo da Vinci - imagining the artist and thinker as some kind of proto-Tony Stark - we have to say enough is enough.
U.S. & World
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
It's fitting there's a sequel due out in a few weeks, because Guy Ritchie's original take on Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic detective was mostly to blame for this recent rush to add explosions to everything. Sure, we get that the Dr. Watson of the novels was not the doddering old fool he'd been portrayed as in previous films, but we doubt that Doyle intended Holmes and Watson to be a Victorian Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh.
A Dangerous Method
How do you get young college freshmen interested in the works of Carl Jung? Explain to them that he was a sexy adulterer who was into spanking. Sure, the true story of Jung and his patient, Sabina Spielrein, was fraught with sexual tension, but nothing plays the spoonful of sugar to the medicine of history better than lurid role-playing and Viggo Mortensen stroking his Freudian cigar. It's the history of psychoanalysis as done by Skinemax.
Three Musketeers
"Steampunk" is a sub-genre of science fiction that imagines amazing, "futuristic" vehicles and machines being invented during the Victorian era. To Hollywood, however, "steampunk" is shorthand for "we have no idea when things were actually invented." So therefore you have Alexandre Dumas' most famous creations flying around in battle blimps and performing wire-fu.
As we mentioned, this is very much in the works, and it's being described as a look at the early years of a man who was not only a great artist, but also a visionary inventor who sketched ideas for the first helicopter and the first robot. So get ready for Leonardo da Vinci swooping over 16th century Italy with his wise-cracking metal sidekick fighting crime. If at any point he and his pals Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo start donning purple, red, orange, and blue masks, you know we're done for.
The Raven
Do you labor under the illusion that Edgar Allan Poe was a wan, boozy little bookworm oddball who eventually came to his end passed out in a Baltimore gutter? No, no, no. He was, in fact, the 19th century's answer to Dirty Harry. In John Cusack's new movie, Poe didn't just write about horrible crimes, he went out and solved them - often at the end of a pistol. We're praying this will lead to a new take on "Blue Crush" starring Herman Melville.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Yes, this movie is based on a satirical novel, but how much do you want to bet that in about 20 years kids will be handing in history papers about what a badass our 16th President was (and not for abolishing slavery, but for being Blade) and how his wife, Mary Todd, was a stone cold hottie (Mary Elizabeth Winstead has been cast and not Warwick Davis, which would be more accurate).
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Another joke novel that Hollywood, we suspect, doesn't realize is a joke. Regardless, get ready to see a brain-hungry Mr. Darcy skulking after the Bennet family. We hope the pale, lifeless, shambling zombies at least groan so we're sure to be able to tell them apart from the regular Austen character actors.
In this little-seen but oh-my-god-you-have-to-see-to-believe little gem, we find out that Roman Emperor Tiberius Caesar was not only (judging by Eric Roberts' portrayal) from Hoboken, but the fall of the Roman Empire was directly the result of the ill-advised plan to kidnap bargain basement CGI and make it fight in the Coliseum. Where is THAT in your history book, nerd?
Now, excuse us, we have to run and pitch "2 Fast 2 Francium: The Rise of Marguerite Perey."


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The German actress Wilma Elles is a key point where East meets West. The young actress was born in Cologne, Germany. Immediately after finishing acting school she got an offer to play a lead in a Turkish TV series. Wilma couldn't speak Turkish! She learned her lines phonetically and succeeded to perform great acting and was awarded Best Actress many times.
Facing a greater challenge, Wilma was supposed to play the mean home wrecker of a nice Turkish family as a very ambitious Dutch Femme Fatale. Her great play made the Turkish people hate her so much that a group of people applied a petition to the Foreign Ministry that Wilma would be send out of the country. Of course it got refused as Wilma had all the papers she needed to legally be in the country.
After some time she learned Turkish and made her first appearance at the Turkish TV's most famous talk show, 'Beyaz Show' with Megan Fox. That was the beginning of the Turkish people loving her. The common opinion was "Wilma ate Megan" and the Turkish people praised Wilma's grace.
The TV series 'As Times Goes By' was without any exemption the number one show of Turkey and has now been sold in 70 countries. As one the three lead roles Wilma gets many invitations and commercial, TV, film offers from the whole Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe. The TV series was so successful that it had a big impact on foreign countries. Everywhere the news spread that the TV series was the strongest soft power of the Turkish politicians.
Wilma did many projects with the German and Turkish embassies, as well as fashion shows, eight cinema movies, and designed her own clothing line. Her enormous work ethic and talent made her into one of the biggest names in the Eastern world. Due to a Turkish- American coproduction which will be in the American, Turkish and other countries' cinemas soon Wilma is now spending some time in Los Angeles. In just a week she booked a role in an independent feature film. We are curious and excited to see what she does next!
Wilma Elles is the star of a new horror movie called Tragedy. Its written, directed and produced by Ersen Denk. The movie is about a family that moves into a house where some terrible things happened 70 years ago. When they find out the truth, it's already too late.. because there is NO WAY BACK..
To find out more about the movie go to the Tragedy website.
You can learn more about Wilma Elles from her bios on Wikipedia and IMBD.


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Lauren Katims previously served as a staff writer and contributing writer for Government Technology magazine.
The California Earthquake Clearinghouse is testing new middleware that would create a virtual network to make knowledge sharing and response more effective.
The site aims to connect citizens willing to offer resources and services after a disaster occurs.
The app links directory into some city departments' work management systems, ensuring that a constituent complaint or photo goes to the right place.
The practice of distinguishing humans based on intrinsic physical or behavior traits goes back thousands of years.
The county is one of the largest governments in the U.S. to try the idea generation platform.
Open data and open source software could make Raleigh open for more business.
West Valley City, Utah, hopes that making permitting faster will help attract higher-paying industries.
County copes with cellphone costs by lumping departments' minutes into one shared plan.
Supporting local agriculture and biofuels isn't only a green initiative on the islands. It could help avert a disaster.
Norman has been recognized for its green efforts for three straight years, and the same enthusiasm is being infused in new technology.
Big companies are flocking to small town with abundant water, power and fiber.
Despite budget cuts, the southern Colorado community has several e-government initiatives in the works.
To keep up with electronic messaging trends and save itself from insolvency, the U.S. Postal Service is digitizing itself.
The ERP firm that partners with state and local governments could know fate in a matter of weeks; impact on public-sector customers is unknown, Lawson CEO Harry Debes said.
Broadband usage and availability among Native Americans continues to lag far behind the U.S. as a whole.
Audio warning systems are being installed in bus fleets operated by public transportation agencies.
Downtown Brooklyn data center will house data and applications for 40 New York City agencies as consolidation is slated for the next five years.
Any person arrested and fingerprinted in California will undergo an automatic immigration check through the Secure Communities program.
Software will give citizens a shot at redefining the legislative lines throughout their states.
Low-income residents to receive low-cost broadband Internet.
Officials believe a new real-time map will take service requests to the next level.
Obama proposes $10.7 billion for next-generation wireless network for first responders.
IT officials hope citizens will participate in online forum to develop budget solutions.
IPhone app allows police, fire and first responders to scan nearby homes for registered sex offenders and other persons with criminal records.
More action is required by states to prepare for the IPv6 conversion.
Software and surveying system helps reopen roadways faster and improves officer safety.
Budget proposal for 2012 would merge the Government Information Technology Agency within the state's Department of Administration.
One-year deal with IBM could give the company a leg up as city searches for long-term system integrator for data center consolidation.
Color-coded alerts will be replaced by system that gives information specific to the threat and location.
Public-private partnership assembles IT dream team to expand biosurveillance across North Carolina.
Since 1986, state departments of transportation have been saving money on shared software programs — kind of like Groupon.
Washington state spokesperson refutes consultant's finding that much of new data center is unneeded.
The International Association of Chiefs of Police is helping police departments optimize how they use social media.
Connecticut Department of Transportation takes position in favor of red light cameras, but state Legislature first must give approval.
Facebook users will now be able to receive Amber Alerts — the public notification issued when a child is missing — directly through the social-network site.
One Tennessee county put iPads instead of rugged laptops in police cars; another county gave them to detectives.
By June 1, some 48,000 cell phones used by public employees that are paid for by the state government must be turned in, Gov. Jerry Brown orders.
FCC wants to use dark fiber to help schools and libraries in the federal E-Rate program get faster broadband.
Gov. Chris Gregoire proposes IT restructuring to save the state millions of dollars.
Under Patrick Moore's leadership, Georgia embarked on one of the nation's biggest IT outsourcing projects done by state government.
States are testing new technologies that jam cell phone signals, detect the phones, and also manage incoming and outgoing calls.
Live video streaming, online documents and agendas in the works by Boston city government.
Holographic phone calls, air-breathing batteries among predictions from researchers.
With new Microsoft agreement, the 64 campuses in the State University of New York system will have their choice of Microsoft Live@edu or Google Apps for Education for e-mail and applications.
'Scary' audit findings highlight the need for more cyber-security funding in all state governments, official says.
Oakland County, Mich., launches new Web portal version designed specifically for smartphone touchscreen navigation. Is Internet TV next?
Retrofitted traffic lights will cut emissions and save money and maintenance, Phoenix officials say.
Students at a rural Arkansas school district ride a wired bus that can play educational TV programs and is capable of student-teacher video conferencing.
State-issued ID and an alcohol breath test required to shop from wine vending machines in Pennsylvania grocery stores.
The Rose City isn't aiming to be the next Silicon Valley. A public-private partnership hopes software development can drive economic recovery.
Farmers now have another responsibility after harvesting the day's crops. They report about it on Twitter.
Unisys contract with Minneapolis will bring upgraded cyber-security solution and save $2.2 million.
The military's secure YouTube clone is the latest addition to the armed forces' suite of social media tools.
California tries to prove its point digitally about the significance of incorporating technology into everyday life.
A bridge-building method developed by the University of Maine uses lightweight carbon tubes to make arches as strong as steel.
All 628 of North Carolina's public high schools will offer Microsoft certification as elective courses to students by 2011-2012.
Detectives have closed hundreds of cases with information from the LeadsOnline Metal Theft Investigative System.
Austin, Texas, CIO Stephen Elkins is looking forward to IBM's recommendations.
Asheville, N.C., Police Department gets modular house built by college students.
YouTown application platform currently being tested by 18 U.S. cities and towns.
Arkansas data suggests that citizens like smartphone apps that deliver specific services, such as hunting licenses and college applications.
Municipalities in Michigan and New York state will participate in a pilot of IBM's new Municipal Shared Services Cloud.
Statewide rollout of CJLEADS, which will pull together information about offenders into a single system, to occur in 2011.
Almost half the CIOs reported that they plan to outsource IT operations, including cloud computing.


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Among structurally weak, vulnerable, and small economies, foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in 2011 dropped in least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing States, but rebounded strongly in landlocked developing countries, UNCTAD's World Investment Report 20121 (WIR12) reveals.
The report, subtitled "Towards a New Generation of Investment Policies", was released today.
Among the world's 48 LDCs2, total FDI inflows declined to $15.0 billion, the lowest level in five years, due mainly to a continuous fall in FDI inflows to Angola – once the largest recipient in the group. Angola registered a decline for two years in a row because of large divestments and payments of intra-company loans, the WIR reports. The disappointing results were echoed in a substantial fall in greenfield investments – that is, investments in from-the-ground-up ventures – and in cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) sales. Large-scale FDI projects remain concentrated in a few resource-rich LDCs.
Greenfield investments concentrated in mining, quarrying and petroleum remained the dominant form of FDI in LDCs, the report notes, although investments in the services sector are increasing, particularly in electricity, gas and water and in transport, storage and communications. About half of greenfield investments in 2011 came from developing economies, although neither the share nor the value of those investments recovered to the levels of 2008–2009. India remained the largest investor in LDCs, followed by China and South Africa.
In the 31 landlocked developing countries3, FDI increased to a record high of $34.8 billion, the WIR reports. Among total inflows to developing and transition economies, the share of landlocked developing countries increased marginally. Kazakhstan continued to lead those countries in attracting foreign investment (see figure). In Mongolia, inflows more than doubled because of large-scale projects aimed at extracting natural resources. The vast majority of inward investments continued to be greenfield investments, led by a strong recovery in investments in mining, quarrying and petroleum. The share of greenfield investments in landlocked developing countries from transition economies soared, owing to a single large-scale investment from the Russian Federation in Uzbekistan. Greenfield investments from developing economies were the highest in three years, but the share of total greenfield investments in landlocked developing countries did not change from 2010.
In the 29 small island developing States4, FDI inflows fell for the third year in a row, to $4 billion – the lowest level in six years. The minute share of this group's FDI inflows among global FDI showed no sign of improvement. The distribution remained highly skewed, with two economies (the Bahamas, and Trinidad and Tobago) receiving the bulk (see figure). In the absence of megadeals in mining, quarrying and petroleum, the total values of cross-border M&A sales in the small island developing States dropped significantly in 2011, the WIR12 reports. In contrast, total greenfield investments reached a record high, and the share of developing economies as investors in the small island developing States advanced substantially. China was the most active in M&As, while South Africa became the largest source of greenfield investments.
Full Report - http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/wir2012_embargoed_en.pdfOverview - http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/wir2012overview_en.pdf
Figure 1 - Top five recipients of FDI flows in structurally weak, vulnerable and small economies, 2010 and 2011(Billions of dollars)
a) Least developed countries
b) Landlocked developing countries
c) Small island developing States
Source: UNCTAD, World Investment Report 2012.Note: Countries ranked on the basis of the magnitude of 2011 FDI flows.
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check it out-work that rock god look Jimmy!!!!
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check it out-work that rock god look Jimmy!!!!
I love the look and the article. I wish my dad was Jim Carrey!! He would be so awesome.
When once asked what I would do if I met Jim I said that I would give him so many hugs because he is so damn HOT and then I would tell him to get married. Response, "he is hot, but...nevermind."
Ok, first of all, I almost choked on saliva after seeing these pictures, they're stunning!
He looks very different....in a good way of course! thaks very much
**I Love Jim Carrey** ~ "We've got no food...we've got no jobs...our pets heads just fallen off!!"
I think thats very cool. Its good that he's discovered who he really is or wants to be... Sad as it is and though I want him to do movies forever! I know that he deserves to retire at some point - hell I can't wait till I get to LOL but my job is a little less exciting then his hahah
"No day but today!" ~RENT~
I would love to see that film of himself during filming if Man on the Moon, I remember reading about it a long time ago.
I still wish he would get his hair cut, though he does look fab in the pic....kinda like something like Johny Depp would wear.
thats reallly sad I mean he's an awesome person, I loved the article, but I wish he was dedicated to be funny like he used to be. Just one movie. But as it says in there its not that he's unwilling to do a funny movie.... I just wish he would do another, i've always loved him in the funny ones especially. Damn Used Guys, dunno why they cant put it back into budget.
I wish I was born in 1980 or around there insted of 89... because that way I would have been older to appreciate his movies more . As I was growing up it was really good to see Batman Forever and Ace Ventura... but now in the time of my life when I can really appreicate funny movies to make me really laugh, they're not there.
Anyways... great article I love the piccy, i wish it was REALLY big
That is so true! I like the description "naughty twinkle".
It sounds so naughty!
Not to sure I dig the hair thing - but he does spark that little 'naughty' something - the funny thing is back when I first liked him, I always thought he was cute, but I think the whole 'naughty' thing has happened with age...seems to me all older men get a little more naughty with age They talk dirtier for some reason. Like what I mean is that in the early years I don't think Jim really made little sexual inuendos or swore that much in interviews and not that he does now that much, but it I catch things now and again. Perhaps its because I am older now too. Do Ya know what I mean folks?
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MONCTON, New Brunswick (AP) � A man suspected of killing three Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers was spotted three times Thursday but has so far eluded a massive manhunt in the normally tranquil east coast city of Moncton, police said.
Justin Bourque, 24, was seen in three different places around the search area of Moncton, said RCMP Commander Marlene Snowman.
At one point, he was seen coming in and out of a wooded area, Snowman said.
"He's capable of moving into the wooded area and out," she said.
Heavily armed RCMP officers are combing streets and woods in search of Bourque, who was wearing military camouflage and carrying two rifles in a picture released by police on Twitter.
Police said he has high powered long firearms, ammunition and other items.
"Quite honestly I don't know where he is at this time," RCMP Commanding Officer Roger Brown said.
Investigators have not determined a motive for the shooting, which occurred Wednesday evening when police responded to a call about an armed man in the north end of Moncton. Three officers were killed and two were wounded.
Snowman said Bourque was not known to police.
Schools and government offices were closed, and the city pulled its buses off the roads. Mail delivery was suspended.
Police have commandeered armored trucks and told residents to stay indoors.
The two injured officers were being treated for non-life-threatening wounds.
"The RCMP family is hurting. As is Moncton, New Brunwick and our country," Brown said.
The homicides were the first this year in Moncton, a city of 69,000 people about 180 miles (290 kilometers) east of the Maine border. RCMP Const. Damien Theriault said the city had no homicides last year.
"We have been blessed until this point," Theriault told The Associated Press.
Police released a map of a large portion of the northwest section of the city, including a heavily wooded area, where they wanted people to remain inside with their doors locked. Families hunkered down in their basements.
Authorities warned people to expect roadblocks and traffic disruptions.
Police commandeered two Brink's trucks and other private armored vehicles and entered the neighborhood.
Daniel St. Louis, a commercial photographer, said he came upon the scene around 8:30 p.m. and saw two police vehicles on different streets with blood inside.
One of the vehicles, a marked police cruiser, was surrounded by shattered glass. The other, an unmarked SUV with its lights still on and the driver's side door left open, had several bullet holes through its front windshield.
"I walked over and I saw two feet, facing the street, toes up," said St. Louis, 51. "I realized, 'Oh my God. There's somebody down.' As I got close, I realized it was an officer and this is not a good situation."
St. Louis said he doesn't know what to make of the tragedy.
"Our quiet little city, what is going on here?" he said. "How is this happening to us? It always happens to somebody else."
Danny Leblanc, 42, said he saw the shooter in the distance Wednesday evening, wearing a camouflage outfit and standing in the middle of the street with his gun pointed at police cars.
The construction worker said he believed it was an RCMP officer until he heard a burst of gunfire coming from the man's gun.
He said he quickly retreated into his home and remained there with his family. At one point a neighbor posted on social media that their kitchen window was shattered by gunfire.
Leblanc said few people on his normally quiet street were sleeping as they awaited word at midnight on whether an arrest had been made.
Such violence is rare in Canada, particularly on the east coast.
The three officers were the first Canadian police killed the line of duty since March 2013, when a Kativik police force officer in northern Quebec was shot after responding to a domestic violence call.
Based on information from the RCMP's Honour Roll page on its website, the last Mountie to die from a gunshot was Const. Douglas Scott on Nov. 5, 2007. He was shot while responding to a call for help involving an impaired driver at Kimmirut, Nunavut.
Wednesday's shootings also brought back memories of when four Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers were killed in the western Canadian province of Alberta in 2005 in the deadliest attack on Canadian police officers in 120 years. They had been investigating a farm in Mayerthrope, a hamlet in Alberta, when a man shot them. The gunman was killed.
In 1974, two Moncton cops were kidnapped, shot and killed after making a traffic stop.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in Brussels for a meeting of the G-7 group of nations, offered his condolences to the families, colleagues and friends of those affected by the shootings.


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Nuba's three Vancouver locations all offer vegan entrees made using local, organic ingredients when possible.
For vegans in the know, Vancouver's vegan-friendly restaurants offer a wealth of options that both satisfy and delight
Dining out, especially with friends, can be one of the more stressful aspects of being a vegan. First, you have to find a place that caters to your meat-free, dairy-free diet; then, you have to convince your meat-hungry friends to join you there. For anyone who's tried, it can be a hard sell.
But why should dining out be so difficult? Eating and socializing should be pleasurable, not a hassle.
Luckily for those in Vancouver, eating vegan is not so hard when you know where to go. The city is filled with a variety of restaurants offering vegan and meat dishes on the same menu.
Check out our list below. While these aren't all 100 percent vegan, they all have delicious vegan options on their menus. The ones that are completely vegan are marked with a V. The list is ever-evolving, so we invite you to add comments with your favourite spots!
Vancouver vegan and vegan-friendly restaurants
The Naam – Yes, yes, everyone knows The Naam. Open late, offering a wide range of vegan options (Mmmm, the Naam Bowl!), we keep coming back even though the service is epically slow!
Budgies Burritoes
All India Sweets & Restaurant – My friend Meera swears by the cheap vegetarian buffet at this little Indian restaurant on Main St.
Budgie's Burritos – Near the intersection of Main and Kingsway (on Kingsway), these will knock your socks off! Try the potato – you won't be sorry!
Whole Vegetarian – Housed in what was formerly Bo Kong (a Main Street favourite), we haven't tried Whole Vegetarian yet but will the next time we're in the mood for Chinese fake meat dishes.
Gorilla Food – Organic, vegan, raw and downtown. Just be sure to go between 11 and 6 p.m. V
Radha Yoga & Eatery – Wednesday through Saturday, find incredible organic, local vegan (and often raw) dishes at this restaurant-slash-community-yoga-studio. (Reservations are recommended.) V
Cafe deux Soleils – Come here for a yummy vegan breakfast on the weekend or for their awesome vegan cookies when you need an afternoon pick-me-up! Their focaccia sandwich with sunflower seed/sundried tomato pate is yummy too.
Slickety Jim's – Speaking of breakfast, Slickety Jim's has one vegan option on its brunch menu and, lawwwd, it is worth the trip! [Update: A fire in 2009 forced this Main St institution to close until a new location could be found and monies raised. The new location is at Main between 18th and 19th Aves and will open in March 2011.]
Habit – Another Main St spot, this place is great for gathering with vegan and non-vegan friends who appreciate well-crafted food, excellent flavouring, local wine and feeling cool. Now with a new menu.
Cafe Kathmandu – For Nepalese food made with the freshest of ingredients and served with a smile, head to this Commercial Dr neighbourhood restaurant.
Dharma Kitchen – This is how we cook in my house: curry spices, nuts and a bounty of fresh veggies. I don't get to come to this West Broadway vegan restaurant often enough! V
Everybody Loves Veggies – Watch the video for an interview with the owners of this vegan fast food joint in the food court of City Square Mall on Cambie and 12th. V
Foundation Lounge – The creative menu makes this place a real treat, especially as the aprons behind the counter increasingly become more adept at their trade. Best bet: black beans and rice with banana.
Dumplings from Cafe Kathmandu
The Truffle Cafe at Eternal Abundance – For a whiff of one of the greatest smells on the planet, walk, no, run through these doors NOW! V
Planet Veg – When you're at Kits Beach and you're in the mood for something light and satisfying, grab a wrap on Cornwall.
Saravana Bhavan – Oh, yeah! South Indian food on Broadway at Oak! Great service and plenty of space for a crowd. (This chain also has restaurants in India.)
Sejuiced – Going healthy? Head to West 4th for a fresh fresh salad, some fresh fresh juice and maybe even a fresh fresh smoothie. V
Sweet Cherubim – A great little grocery and food counter on Commercial Dr and THE BEST SAMOSAS IN VANCOUVER! However, it's best to steer clear of the tepid subjis on display...
Sweet Cherubim
Jamaican Pizza Jerk – A favourite of my partner's, owner Chef Bounty serves several vegan dishes, including vegan rotis on Thursdays, and carefully selects only the freshest, non-GM products. His vegan pizzas and Irie bowls are a particular treat; my favourite is the Peter Tosh with vegan ham. Ask about the akee!
Nuba – Lebanese food at its most scrumptious! Get the Najib's Special!
Sha Lin Noodle House – Amazing hand-cut noodles and pan-fried dumplings. The curried-flavoured tofu and cutting noodles are a great vegan option, and the fried eggplant and tomatoes are addictive. [Update: 1 Mar 2011 – Another victim to fire, Sha Lin is now closed... tears... big fat tears...]
Annapurna – Reader suggested, and for good reason. Head to this West 4th vegetarian Indian restaurant for consistently delicious food.
Bodhi Choi Heung Vegetarian Restaurant – With a name that means "delicious enlightened food," this Fraser St spot is one of the few Chinese Buddhist veggie restaurants in Vancouver, offering 132 vegan options.
Hon's Wun Tun House – Hong Kong diner food with a dedicated vegetarian option, offering a good selection of fake meat dishes. Locations include Robson, Chinatown, Richmond, New Westminster and Coquitlam.
The Jamaican Pizza Jerk's Irie bowl
Fassil Ethiopian Resturant – Ethiopian food is great for groups, especially when some eat meat and others don't. And few do it better in Vancouver than the wonderfully friendly staff at Fassil. Try the vegetarian platter for two or three people.
Bandidas Taqueria – Expect vegetarian and vegan tacos on pillowy-soft, handmade tortillas; fresh ingredients; cold local brew and a good collection of current and nostalgic indie tunes. Plus, they culture their own vegan sour cream! Here, the mandate is pure sustainability—the owners even use a bike trailer for all restaurant transport. A great Commercial Dr hangout.
Grand View Szechuan Restaurant – This lovely little spot on Fraser (near King Ed) delights every time. The ingredients are very fresh and the flavours mouthwatering. Forgo the usual black bean sauce and ask for the authentic Szechuan (pronounced Se-twan) sauce of garlic and chillies. The kind owners make you feel right at home.
3G Vegetarian Restaurant – This restaurant extension of the fake-meat depot Veggie Flavour serves up a mean plate of "chicken" drumsticks. The extensive Chinese vegetarian menu is entirely meat-free but some of the fake meats may contain dairy. The fresh squeezed juices are a great touch. They also do dim sum on the weekends.
Grub – Word on the street is this Main Street favourite uses seasonally fresh ingredients to serve up two vegetarian entrees every day, one of which is always vegan. They even offer a daily vegan dessert!
Organic Lives – A little piece of raw, organic, vegan heaven, serving up nutrient-rich creative meals to hungry vegans and vegetarians, celiacs and otherwise health conscious Vancouverites in the know. You'll get the chocolate macaroons if you know what's good for you. Near Cambie at Quebec and East 2nd Ave.
Vegan/vegetarian restaurant guides
Learn more about going vegan in Vancouver
GOING VEGAN – The Vancouver way...
BE AWARE – Not all vegan food is sustainable...
PROTEIN – Current schools of thought.
RECIPES & RESOURCES – Get creative with dinner!
VIDEO + RADIO – Meet Vancouver's vegan diners and restaurateurs.
VEGAN WINE? – Ask for a glass sans meat.
Vancouver Vegetarian Association – A great local resource for finding good vegan eats!
EarthSave Canada Veg Directory – Vancouver vegan, vegetarian and vegan-friendly restaurant guide
HappyCow – Worldwide vegetarian and vegan restaurant guide
Tell Granville Online about your favourite vegan spots around town!
And be sure to check the comment form below for our reader's top recommended vegan restaurants. Once Granville staff have vetted each reader pick, we'll add those most worthy to the list above.
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[Updated: 9 Feb 2011]


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When most people think about the flowering plants orchids, the mind inevitably drifts to images of warm, vibrant, and humid tropical forests. The general association of orchids with the tropics is not misplaced, as this enormous plant family finds a great majority of its species rather restricted to habitats around the world's equator. Certainly some orchid blossoms grow in unique and delicate shapes so that they look more like exotic jungle birds or butterflies than basic flowers. However, like the few rebellious members found in any large family, a small set of orchid species have spread and adapted to the colder, drier environments of more northern latitudes. Thanks to such evolutionary diversification, the Canadian Rockies ecoregion is home to several orchid species; Eastern fairyslipper orchids (photo above, Calypso bulbosa), American Frog orchids (Coeloglossum viride), coralroot orchids (photo below, Corallorhiza striata), Bog or Fen orchids (Liparis loeselii and Platanthera), and White Piperia or White Pearl orchids (Piperia).
Description of a typical northern orchid
The sight of such intricate wildflowers in forests with the harsh winter climate of the Canadian Rockies ecoregion is often a pleasant spring surprise for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts. All wild orchids in northeastern Washington grow on the ground, and so are called terrestrial or geophytic species. Their flowering stalks, which on orchids are commonly called "spikes," typically extend straight up from the ground and range in height among the species in this region from several inches to almost two feet tall. This spike will contain either a single or numerous individual flowers depending on the species. Orchid flowers are distinguishable by their irregular arrangement of 6 petals and sepals; 5 are generally small and similar in color, but one petal is larger, "lipped," and usually more distinctive in color and pattern in order to signal insect pollinators and serve as their landing platform (Koopowitz 2001).
Ironically, however, the showiness of orchids to woodland insects does not always make them easy for a human eye to spot in a casual sweep of the forest floor. The same intricate spike and flower markings that create a target to the eyes of wasps or butterflies can just as easily camouflage some orchids from hikers or other animals (likely a handy survival trick evolved by escaping herbivores!). This is particularly true of the shade-loving species that thrive among underbrush or in similarly dim places. Finding orchids is therefore much easier if you know what to look for before heading outside.
How to find an orchid
The prime time to be on the lookout for wild North American orchids is now (late spring/early summer), with the exact timing of bloom each year varying just as in other wildflowers. These growth-timing patterns are known as "phenology," and much more information on this topic in numerous plant species can be found through the program "Project Budburst" on their interactive website. Unusually early or late growing seasons such as this year may influence the phenology of orchids severely; in extreme cases the plants may not sprout or else bloom successfully at all.
While the initial finding may be tricky, another exciting trait of terrestrial orchids is that spotting one plant likely means finding a whole patch. Most orchids spread through vegetative propagation more easily than seeds so that, once established in a favorable spot, whole clumps of clonal orchids will reappear each year that weather permits and attempt to spread slowly outward. All of the orchid species in this area have extremely specific growth requirements and so seem restricted to a select few patches of landscape, but once a patch is found it can be an exciting place to return and monitor for change each year. Besides, this elusiveness is one of the traits that make an orchid in the wild exotic and its' finding fun. Although no orchids in the Canadian Rockies ecoregion are edible, their rarity may inspire a hunt in anyone who also enjoys seeking the mysterious local favorites of the forest floor, huckleberries and morel mushrooms.
The coralroot orchid – a Northport local!
One species I have seen over multiple years and in several locations around Northport, WA, making it a good candidate to look out for anywhere in the area, is the coralroot orchid. These beautiful wildflowers produce tall (1-2 foot) spikes of multiple, delicately striped blossoms. This orchid also happens to be one of the most fascinating plants to grow in this region because it does not use leaves to capture energy from sunlight (the typical process plants use, called photosynthesis)! Instead, coralroot orchid roots surround the roots of mature trees and work with specialized fungi to harvest sugars produced by the much larger and protective plant. Coralroot orchids therefore have no leaves and can only be found by their tall, elegant flower spikes. The two locations where I have happily spotted coralroot orchids in Northport are both east-facing slopes within roughly 20 feet of bodies of water, and both sites are heavily shaded by Douglas-fir trees. Although the exact requirements and plant relationships of coralroot orchids may vary across broader ranges, the similarity of sites here in Northport suggests that the Douglas-fir are what the orchids rely on for nutrition, and that wet soil and dense shade are essential.
What to do when you find an orchid
Finally, a general tip for enjoying the wild orchids of the Canadian Rockies ecoregion is to take no more than pictures. Since Victorian times, orchids have become well-known and increasingly collected for their unusual shapes, striking colors, and sometimes strong perfumes. Some species have even become commonly cultivated by the floral industry – think of that all-important orchid corsage from high school prom! However, the orchids that survive in this region have a list of traits making them completely unsuitable for potting or picking (both practices are actually considered poaching and illegal on public lands!); these plants are highly sensitive to disturbance, have uncertain growth requirements, are slow-growing, and are increasingly rare in the local habitat. What you can do to help the wild orchids is document sightings through photos and GPS locations, which are gladly collected by the Washington State Native Orchid Society. For more information on any of the species listed here, to submit orchid location information, or for help identifying orchid species you find, visit their website.


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Britain's phone-hacking scandal stayed in overdrive Monday following the arrest of Rebekah Brooks, former editor of the News of the World (NotW) and the resignation of Britain's top police official, Sir Paul Stephenson, who left amid allegations he employed expensive News Corporation operatives to advise Scotland Yard.
A scandal that began at a tabloid owned by Rupert Murdoch has seeped into and around 10 Downing Street and now appears to be unsettling the London police department. London police commissioner John Yates, who was in charge of a 2006 investigation into illegal telephone intercepts by NotW, also resigned today.
Prime Minister David Cameron today said he is cutting short his visit to Africa and will extend parliamentary sessions to accommodate the crisis. Mr. Cameron's political future has been clouded by the scandal, since he employed since-arrested former NotW deputy editor Andy Coulson.
Just two weeks ago, on July 2, a glittering array of media and political figures were fêted in a sumptuous News Corp. bash held at Cotswald Mansion, the home of Rupert Murdoch's daughter Elisabeth. That now seems like another era. Outcry over the hacked phones of 3,870 ordinary Brits, including the erased messages of a murdered 13-year-old girl, Millie Dowler, has hit London's power elite. The News of the World has been shuttered, and Mr. Murdoch's planned $12 billion purchase of full control of satellite TV station BSkyB has been blocked. News Corp. has lost approximately $7 billion in value since June 1. Last Friday is being termed "Black Friday" for News Corp. here as both Brooks and a top US executive, Les Hinton, left the firm.
Moreover, the Murdoch empire in Britain, known and feared as kingmakers and opinion-shapers, faces unprecedented revulsion and opposition.
"The scandal is letting out a lot of anger that has been built up for years in the British public," says Jasmine Birtles, who runs the Moneymagpie website in London. "Brooks has been arrested on the same day as the British public is hearing she told [Prime Minister] Cameron he had to hire Andy Coulson as chief press officer."
Big shadow
In Britain, the revelations that Murdoch's tabloid routinely bribed police officers and illegally listened to private cellphone messages has overshadowed an ongoing debt crisis in Europe that has crippled Greece and raised questions about the ability of Italy and Spain to pay back debt. It has also diverted attention from Britain's own difficult adjustment to spending cuts, including to medical programs and pension plans.
Brooks, a central figure in the unfolding scandal and a horseback riding partner of Mr. Cameron, endured growing British public opprobrium before she resigned July 15. Yesterday, her visit to a London police station to cooperate in an investigation turned into an arrest and 12 hours of detention and questioning before terms of her bail were agreed to.
Mr. Stephenson, meanwhile, left his post as the Metropolitan Police Commissioner after reports confirmed last week that he had employed Neil Wallis, a News Corp. operative deeply involved in the hacking scandal, to advise Scotland Yard at $1,700 a day until last year. Britain's top cop had also apparently accepted hospitality gifts at a posh spa that also employed Wallis.
On Tuesday, Murdoch and his son James are scheduled to testify before a House of Commons committee. Brooks is also scheduled to appear to answer detailed questions. While numerous press sources say Brooks is now unlikely to testify following her arrest, the BBC's Robert Peston Monday sent a tweet that Brooks will "definitely" show up to "give evidence," citing her spokesman.
As the scandal has exploded, perhaps no single figure has been more derided than Brooks. The woman whose distinctive red curly locks and impassive demeanor are now well known started as a secretary at News Corp. and was catapulted up the Murdoch ladder to become a "fifth daughter" to the billionaire media mogul; she is known for entering Cameron meetings without knocking. Her tough style made her the first female editor of the Sun; former prime minister Gordon Brown said it was Brooks, as editor of News of the World, who called to tell him the paper was running an exclusive on his young son's disability, which Brown had sought to keep out of the public eye.
Brooks, who lives a short distance from Mr. Cameron in Oxfordshire, was close to Coulson. In recent days, reports have indicated that she played a key role in advising Cameron on hiring Coulson as director of communications last year following the election of a Tory-led coalition to rule Britain.


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Despite being buried in work, I managed to catch part of The History Channel's new mini-series. "America: The Story of Us" is a panorama of four centuries of the nation's past, the first time in decades that such a project has been undertaken for television.
It's a very worthy and ambitious effort, and I'm glad to see the network tackling something like this. As I've said before, The History Channel can turn out some pretty good original programming when they tear themselves away from aliens, secret societies, and lumberjacks.
One thing that puzzled me, though, was the conspicuous absence of historians among the on-air commentators. For the segment on the origins of the Revolution, the talking heads included Tom Brokaw, Brian Jennings, Colin Powell, Michael Bloomberg, and another fellow identified as a military expert and ex-Navy SEAL. I'm not referring to the narration, mind you, but to the snippets of unscripted commentary interspersed throughout the program, which usually consists of excerpts of interviews with experts in the subject matter.
I'm sure all these guys are very good at what they do. In fact, I try to make it a habit not to offend news anchors, former Secretaries of State, mayors, or Navy SEALs—especially the latter. (One should never offend persons who can open one's throat with a KA-BAR knife, or who can plant explosive charges near one's sleeping quarters, if one can help it.)
Still, I can't imagine why you'd hire a TV news anchor to provide insight during a documentary on early American history. None of these off-the-cuff remarks cast any real light on the material. They were the sort of fluffy, vague, sentimental filler that my students tack onto their essay exams when they've run out of anything meaningful to say. Every single interview segment that I saw could have been left on the cutting room floor with no loss whatsoever.
It seemed for all the world like one of those pop culture shows which feature snippets of comedians and D-list celebs commenting on old music videos or offbeat news stories. They're on the show because they're recognizable and because they have the gift of gab, not because they're bringing any expertise to the table. Think "I Love the '80's" with a different set of eighties.
I hope the series succeeds. It's got serious potential, and it's the kind of large-scale, meaty project that a lot of history buffs would love to see the network do more often. It seems to me, though, that this approach to on-air talent is a misfire.


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Selena Gomez Shares 'Powerful' Memories & Photos From UNICEF Nepal Trip
Selena Gomez recently traveled to Nepal from May 20 to May 23 as an ambassador for UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund). The pop star has shared photos and memories of what she describes as a "powerful" trip.
In a press release sent to the media by UNICEF, Gomez recalled what she saw and learned on her trip to the country. "This visit to Nepal was extraordinarily powerful—at times, devastating and heartbreaking, but also incredibly inspiring," writes Gomez. "At first when you witness children living in extreme poverty you wonder how it is possible that they can be deprived of their basic human needs and rights. Then you talk to these children and you see hope, promise and a bright future. This generation of children believes they can make a difference, and they take action. It starts with quality education and leadership opportunities, like those UNICEF is providing. I'm so proud to serve as a UNICEF Ambassador and be part of a greater movement to help the world's children."
Gomez visited and interacted with several groups of people during her time there, including the children of Satbariya Rapti Secondary School, members of the Female Community Health Volunteers in Gangaparaspur Village, the women of the Paralegal Committee, the Gender-Based Violence Watch Group in Harpur Village, members of the Dokrena/Khaira Village and also the village of Kohalpur.
In regards to the kids of the Satbariya School, she says, "It was amazing to learn from these young boys and girls about how they are influencing their peers as well as adults on issues that have an impact on their lives. Many of the children I talked to expressed a desire to be future leaders in their society, and I was moved to hear them emphasize the importance of education."
At the end of the day, Gomez says she felt inspired and optimistic for the future after meeting so many children who have endured hardships. "The children of Nepal have taught me that with a lot of passion, optimism and hard work, anything is possible. That's the message I would like to convey to young people across the world: Believe in your dreams and pursue them."
Gomez also took to Instagram to share some photos of her interacting and smiling with the children of Nepal.
We are so glad that Selena has become such an inspirational figure for young women everywhere. Keep up the good work!


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On Monday, October 17th CONCACAF held the Official Draw for the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship Bahamas 2017 LIVE in Miami, Florida.
On behalf of Vice President & National Team Manager Jason McDowall, Head Coach Roberto Ceciliano, we are please to announce the team to represent the Bahamas on April 27-29, 2018 in the Beach Soccer Bahamas Cup.
The CONCACAF flag flying over Women's Day


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FENTANYL (FEN ta nil) is a pain reliever. It is used to treat breakthrough cancer pain that your long acting pain medicine does not control. Do not use this medicine for a pain that will go away in a few days like pain from surgery, doctor or dentist visits. The medicine is used only by people who have been taking an opioid or narcotic pain medicine for at least a week.
Follow the directions on the prescription label. Cut open the package using scissors, and remove the unit. Do not open the package until you are ready to use it. Place the unit in your mouth between your cheeks and gum and suck on it. Move the unit from one side of your mouth to the other every couple of minutes. Twirl the handle often. Do not bite or chew the unit. If you feel dizzy or sick to your stomach before you have finished the medicine, remove the unit from your mouth. Throw the handle away in a place that is out of the reach of children and pets. If medicine remains on the handle, place the handle under hot running tap water until the unit is gone. Then, throw the handle away out of the reach of children and pets. If you did not finish the entire unit and you cannot immediately get rid of the medicine, put the unit in the temporary storage bottle that you have received in the Welcome Kit. Push the unit into the opening on the top of the unit it falls completely into the bottle. NEVER leave unused or partly used units where children or pets can get to them. Empty the storage bottle, and run the handles under hot tap water to get rid of the medicine at least once a day.
The unit should be consumed over a 15 minute period. Do not use a second unit without checking with your doctor or health care professional. While your exact dose is being determined, you may need to use more than one unit to control your pain. Wait at least 30 minutes after starting a unit and 15 minutes after finishing a unit before using another.
A special MedGuide will be given to you by the pharmacist with each prescription and refill. Be sure to read this information carefully each time.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. While this drug may be prescribed for children as young as 16 years for selected conditions, precautions do apply.
Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
allergic reactions like skin rash, itching or hives, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue
breathing problems
signs and symptoms of low blood pressure like dizziness; feeling faint or lightheaded, falls; unusually weak or tired
trouble passing urine or change in the amount of urine
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
dry mouth
nausea, vomiting
Do not take this medication with any of the following medicines:
This medicine may also interact with the following medications:
antihistamines for allergy, cough and cold
antiviral medicines for HIV or AIDS
certain antibiotics like erythromycin and clarithromycin
certain medicines for anxiety or sleep
certain medicines for bladder problems like oxybutynin, tolterodine
certain medicines for blood pressure, heart disease, irregular heart beat
certain medicines for depression like amitriptyline, fluoxetine, sertraline
certain medicines for diabetes like pioglitazone, troglitazone
certain medicines for fungal infections like ketoconazole and itraconazole
certain medicines for seizures like phenobarbital, phenytoin, primidone
certain medicines for stomach problems like dicyclomine, hyoscyamine
certain medicines for travel sickness like scopolamine
certain medicines for Parkinson's disease like benztropine, trihexyphenidyl
general anesthetics like halothane, isoflurane, methoxyflurane, propofol
grapefruit juice
local anesthetics like lidocaine, pramoxine, tetracaine
MAOIs like Carbex, Eldepryl, Marplan, Nardil, and Parnate
medicines that relax muscles for surgery
other narcotic medicines for pain or cough
phenothiazines like chlorpromazine, mesoridazine, prochlorperazine, thioridazine
St. John's wort
steroid medicines like prednisone or cortisone
This medicine is only used when needed for pain.
Keep out of the reach of children and pets. This medicine can be abused. Keep your medicine in a safe place to protect it from theft. Do not share this medicine with anyone. Selling or giving away this medicine is dangerous and against the law.
Store at room temperature between 20 and 25 degrees C (68 and 77 degrees F). Do not freeze. Protect from moisture.
You will be instructed on how to store this medicine. You should receive a Welcome Kit that includes a child-resistant lock, a portable locking pouch, and a child-resistant temporary storage bottle to help you store your medicine out of the reach of children.
This medicine may cause harm and death if it is taken by other adults, children, or pets. Return medicine that has not been used to an official disposal site. Contact the DEA at 1-800-882-9539 or your city/county government to find a site. If you cannot return the medicine, flush it down the toilet. Do not use the medicine after the expiration date.
They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
brain tumor
dental disease
diabetes mellitus
drug abuse or addiction
head injury
heart disease
if you frequently drink alcohol containing drinks
kidney disease or problems going to the bathroom
liver disease
lung disease, asthma, or breathing problems
mental problems
skin problems
use of a MAOI like Carbex, Eldepryl, Marplan, Nardil, and Parnate in the past 14 days
an unusual or allergic reaction to fentanyl, other opioid analgesics, other medicines, foods, dyes, or preservatives
pregnant or trying to get pregnant
Tell your doctor or health care professional if your pain does not go away, if it gets worse, or if you have new or a different type of pain. You may develop tolerance to the medicine. Tolerance means that you will need a higher dose of the medicine for pain relief. Tolerance is normal and is expected if you take the medicine for a long time. If you need to use more than 4 units per day, call your doctor or health care professional. If you do not finish the whole unit each time you have an episode of breakthrough pain or your if pain is not relieved after finishing a whole unit, call your doctor or health care professional.
Do not suddenly stop taking your medicine because you may develop a severe reaction. Your body becomes used to the medicine. This does NOT mean you are addicted. Addiction is a behavior related to getting and using a drug for a non-medical reason. If you have pain, you have a medical reason to take pain medicine. Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to take. If your doctor wants you to stop the medicine, the dose will be slowly lowered over time to avoid any side effects.
There are different types of narcotic medicines (opiates). If you take more than one type at the same time or if you are taking another medicine that also causes drowsiness, you may have more side effects. Give your health care provider a list of all medicines you use. Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to take. Do not take more medicine than directed. Call emergency for help if you have problems breathing or unusual sleepiness.
You may get drowsy or dizzy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do anything that needs mental alertness until you know how this medicine affects you. Do not stand or sit up quickly, especially if you are an older patient. This reduces the risk of dizzy or fainting spells. Alcohol may interfere with the effect of this medicine. Avoid alcoholic drinks.
The medicine will cause constipation. Try to have a bowel movement at least every 2 to 3 days. If you do not have a bowel movement for 3 days, call your doctor or health care professional.
Your mouth may get dry. Chewing sugarless gum or sucking hard candy, and drinking plenty of water may help. Contact your doctor if the problem does not go away or is severe.


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