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Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend hit up Waffle House
Who needs lavish celebrity meals when there's a Waffle House nearby?
In the latest installment of which celebrities are just like us, reality star Kim Kardashian and her husband Kanye West went on a double date with model Chrissy Teigen and her husband John Legend, and they were in the mood for some waffles.
NEWS: Did You Know Helen Mirren Is Just Like Us?
Call them a little overdressed, but the four posed for pics on Saturday night, Jan. 31, in the restaurant as seen on Instagram.
"Every house should be a waffle house," teigen wrote alongside a photo fo the foursome. Added Kardashian in a similar snapshot: "Double date at the Waffle House."
The four are in Phoenix for the Super Bowl as Legend will perform "America the Beautiful" before kickoff on Sunday, Feb. 1. On Saturday, West kicked off the weekend with Rihanna as he performed with her for DirectTV's Super Saturday Night event. They sang, "All of the Lights," and "Run This Town."
WATCH: See What Side Celebs Support for the Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is expected to be very star-studded, and ETonline will have all of the latest celeb coverage during the big game.


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A Growing Group Of Doctors Are Big-Money Prescribers In Medicare
Thursday, November 17, 2016
In 2011, just 41 health care providers prescribed more than $5 million each in medicines under Medicare Part D. In 2015, that number was 514. The rise of expensive hepatitis C drugs is a factor.
Doctors At Southern Hospitals Take The Most Payments From Drug, Device Companies
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
A hospital's location and whether it is for-profit make a big difference in the share of its doctors taking industry payments like meals, travel and speaking fees. Check out the ProPublica analysis.
Drug-Company Payments Mirror Doctors' Brand-Name Prescribing
Thursday, March 17, 2016
An analysis of Medicare data shows that the more money a doctor gets from pharmaceutical companies, the more likely he or she is to prescribe brand-name medications. And that influences cost.
Industry Payments To Doctors Are Ingrained, Federal Data Show
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
Few days went by last year when New Hampshire nephrologist Ana Stankovic didn't receive a payment from a drug company.
All told, 29 different pharmaceutical companies paid her $594,363 in 2014, mostly for promotional speaking and consulting, but also for travel expenses and meals, according to data released Tuesday ...
Prolific Prescribers Of Controlled Substances Face Medicare Scrutiny
Monday, December 15, 2014
In the face of abuse concerns, Medicare covered more prescriptions for potent controlled substances in 2012 than in 2011. Top prescribers often have faced disciplinary action or criminal charges.
4 Years Of Lessons Learned About Drugmakers' Payments To Doctors
Monday, September 29, 2014
American doctors received at least $1.4 billion in payments from drug companies last year. What did the companies get for their money?
For Some Doctors, Almost All Medicare Patients Are Above Average
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Office visits are the bread and butter of many physicians' practices. Medicare pays for more than 200 million of them a year, often to deal with routine problems like colds or high blood pressure. Most require relatively modest amounts of a doctor's time or medical know-how.
Not so for Michigan ...
Drugmakers Slash Spending On Doctors' Sales Talks
Tuesday, March 04, 2014
The sharp decline in payments coincides with increased scrutiny of drug marketing. Later this year, federal law will also require that drugmakers disclose the amount of money they give to doctors.

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Running the 120 sits restaurant,the motel and the whole operation:provisions,events organiser,personnel training,primary accountancy.
Transport and coordinate the team in charge with the preparation and making off filming sets for televised publicity.
Checking the stock taking done by bartenders in each bar,interview and select staff, manage appropriate rosters ,ensure all equipment and work environments are operational , products knowledge, skills and training to all bar staff ,ensuring appropriate stock levels are maintained. Maintaining standards for food safety in the bar area .Communicate with and support kitchen and wait staff . Follow establishment policies and procedures . Undertake staff appraisals and disciplinary action when required . Organizing banquetings&events and creating an excelent relation with the hotel guests.
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Who Uses This Software?
Organizations of all types enjoy Smartimage, including: small-to-medium sized businesses, non-profits, higher education institutions, and workgroups within big businesses.
Average Ratings32 Reviews
Ease of Use
Customer Service
Product Details
Starting Price$69.00/month
Pricing DetailsMonthly subscription based on users, functionality, and storage.
Free VersionYes
Free TrialYes
DeploymentCloud, SaaS, Web
Business Hours
24/7 (Live Rep)
Vendor Details
- Widen
- www.smartimage.com/
- Founded 2012
- United States
About Smartimage
Smartimage, by Widen, is built for small businesses and teams that want a simple, instant-on tool to centralize and share your brand assets. Sign up for a 15-day FREE TRIAL to test all capabilities, including custom brand portals. No credit card required. Plans starting at $69 / month.
Smartimage Features
- Approval Process Control
- Asset Sharing
- Brand Control
- Cataloging / Categorization
- Collaboration
- Filtered Search
- Image Editing
- Keyword Search
- Metadata Management
- Online Proofing
- Search Within Document
- Usage Tracking / Analytics
- Version Control
- Video Management
- Watermarking
Smartimage Reviews
Great software for easy cataloguing of pictures
Likely Extremely
Pros: Easy to use
Cons: None!
Overall: Stumbled across Smartimage when looking for a way of cataloguing our huge collection of pictures in order to have all images in one place and easily searchable. Smartimage offers all this plus is really easy to use.
Great Solution for sharing Corporate Product images
Comments: I work for a manufacturing company that sells products globally. In my job as a Digital Image Specialist, I manage a digital library of thousands of product images which are made available to sales reps, dealers, as well as Advertising and Marketing firms. Smartimage is a great tool for presenting and sharing our products, and the simple organization of images into categories makes them easily searchable. Downloadable images are high quality.
Smartimage Review
Comments: Smartimage was easy to set up and we were able to create a photo library that organizes our photos to share between our end users in a private collection. Tagging was very helpful. As for cons, I would like to be able to rename some of the predefined terms to better fit the terminology of our business, but ultimately Smartimage is working for us.
This is the DAM you're looking for
Comments: I'm a nonprofit communications specialist who is expected to pull the perfect photo out of my magic hat in an instant. Not a problem anymore thanks to Smartimage. Now I can respond to requests for images with a few keystrokes and clicks. I can even create a password-protected collections to share with co-workers and they don't need an account login. Batch actions make meta tagging a mass upload super fast. No more wasting hours searching through server folders!
Great Product!
Comments: Great for my stock photography website. I do wish it waa a bit more customzeable for embedding but its still great. Honestly, no real complaints.
Advanced functionality and ease of use at a keen price point
Comments: A very easy to use product with many digital asset management features, allowing smaller organisations to leverage the benefits of image sharing and brand management.
It works really well for us sharing files with our 4,500 volunteers for use in their own local publications and resources. It also gives us a searchable archive which is building overtime and makes locating files much easier.
Easy to use image library and very responsive customer service ¿ can't fault
Comments: This image library is just what we were after. As a cat charity we have hundreds of different cat images which we needed to catalogue in a way that would be easily searchable by our team of designers and fundraisers. After reviewing different cloud image libraries, Smartimage seemed to offer what we were after. It has not disappointed! It is easy to upload, tag and organise images and we now have the beginnings of an excellent searchable image library.
Review of Smart Image
Comments: Search functionality is good. Great image quality.
Great Service with tons of room for improvement
Comments: Pro: Easy to use cloud base system, simplicity is a key in this service. Uploads go fast, Tags and Titles are easy to implement. Batch Editing is intuitive.
Cons: Things get a little slow when you have a lot of tags and content. Service is very new and it has tons of room for improvement, Hopefully they will add more features in the future.
Great for teams
Comments: Use it with my team to organize content for social media.
A Smart Choice for a DAM
Comments: I love the fact that Smartimage offers great customer service. Every time I have called or had a chat they are very helpful.
Response time accessing the images and files is pretty good. I have never had a problem with the site being down.
I would like it if they integrated something in the programming for checking for duplicate files.
I did notice the price has jumped up by about 50% since last year. :-(
Overall a decent DAM for a small business or Non-Profit organization.
Great Customer Service
Comments: We were looking for a Digital Archive to manage 100,000+ photos when we found SmartImage. We needed a lot of help getting started. Technical support through online chatting, blog posts and emails made this project much easier to manage. Managing this many photos can easily be overwhelming, the system is fairly simple to use and the very low cost makes it a great bargain.
Gets the job done
Comments: Smartimage is great for easily sharing assets company-wide. It's super easy to upload images and other files while tagging to filter. I wish there were more filters and a different UI.
Classroom website
Comments: I have really enjoyed using this website for my classroom picture album. The parents get the link every week and are able to download the pictures to their own computer or share with others. The only negative is that I wish it was free or discounted for schools because it's great for parents to see what's going on in the classroom!!
Great Customer Service, Great Product
Comments: We are new to the world of DAM's and after reviewing about 10 different ones, we decided to go with SmartImage because it proved to be the best bang for the buck.
Organised + accessible
Comments: Pros:
- Supports multiple file formats
- Easily accessible
- Can share public or secure albums/files easily
- Bulk actions help sort, edit, tag, download, etc.
- Image preview helps find/match the best image
- Useful as a gallery or for artworking
- Affordable
- Tags, description and title are searchable and help credit photographers/provide image information
- Can take awhile to load all images in large collections
- Social sharing links drive people to smart image, rather than to our website
- Can't use zip files or provide temporary files (in which case we would stop using services like DropBox or WeTransfer completely
- Can be very slow on iphone/ipad
- Doesn't have the best stats/dashboard to understand views, location of views, etc.
Not really a con, but haven't seen a ton of innovation from when we first started but please all around and continue to use it regularly.
Easy to use
Comments: Very easy to use and extremely helpful in organizing and searching for images, as well as sharing images
Organized and Efficient!
Comments: We were looking for a fast and easy way to tag and find visual assets used in our online learning programs. After evaluating multiple options, including building our own database from scratch, we found Smartimage. Their system is easy to use and manage and has an interface that anyone can figure out. With the ability to give timed access to clients and contract employees it is a massive timesaver. We were even worried about the time it would take to load our images into the system but were pleasantly surprised as to how fast we could bulk upload and tag items. Try out the demo.
Smartimage is awesome!
Comments: Interface easy to understand, love the batch actions. Don't like how the header image feature now makes you select from all files instead of files within the collection. Overall a great, useful product that saves me a ton of time.
Top Service
Comments: This service has sped up the entire company process of collaborating internally and with external printers. Love it!
Great image bank for corporations
Comments: Smartimage has been easy to use and creating new catalogs for different purposes takes only a seconds. Also the customer support has been great.
I have created our internal image bank for corporate communications on this platform, so people can easily find images for PowerPoint presentations and web pages. For this Smartimage has great benefits over our SharePoint-intranet and Dropbox-folders I have previously used for similar purposes.
For example: We have several newspaper and magazine photo desks and a huge IT department in house, but none of those were able to built easy access to our personnel mug shots for months. Last week I got bored to situation, used spare space in existing Smartimage account and password protected catalogue was live in less than hour. Now our security stuff can upload new images and all who need those can pick up what they need.
Smartimage Review
Comments: Our company started using Smartimage a few months ago to organize our database of photos. I like the ease of uploading the images, tagging them and the ability to add a description for each photo. The con, I wish there was a drop down menu option for the main categories instead of one long page of photos. That way you could click on a box to expand the section and see the list of categories all at once.
Great solution for our DAM needs
Comments: We were looking to have one place where all of our teams (sales, lead gen, product, marketing, management, etc...) can go to find brand files, screenshots of experiences we've built, and latest decks and one sheets. We were at a point where Google Drive started to get confusing and inefficient as a DAM solution.
Smartimage makes it really easy to upload, tag, organize an share hundreds of files. It is easy to find any file within seconds through the search feature. Love the ability to password protect our page as well. Lastly, the price is perfect comparing to some of the DAM giants in the space. Couldn't be happier.
I love SmartImage!
Comments: The best thing about SmartImage is the customer service. They are so responsive. I am an in-house designer on the marketing team at a large firm with a sales force across America. We were looking for a DAM site to share photos, logos, brochures, and videos with our sales force. SmartImage was the perfect, affordable site for this. Other departments in my organization have since started using SmartImage for their needs. Would recommend to anyone.
Best Business Photo Site There Is!
Comments: I searched high and low for a website to store our images and share them with our customers and distributors. The only thing I could find were sites like Snapfish. Smugmug, Flickr, etc. No offense to those sites but their photo services are geared more towards family and friends. I needed something with a business/professional profile and Smartimage has completely fit that bill. The interface is easy to use and very professional looking¿I'm proud to send customers there. I like how I can set up different "collections" for different applications. I have nothing bad to say about the site, it completely suits my needs.
Smart Image is the way to go for document and photo management
Comments: After a thorough search for the right online storage site, we are su glad we found SmartImage. We have uploaded and organized hundreds of photos, logos and documents - easily! Now our sales reps and marketing department can locate correct files in moments for their own use. SmartImage also does a good job constantly recognizing and making necessary improvements. The only issue we initially had was batch uploads and tagging. They corrected and improved it and we are very happy with the site. Pros: Ease of use, pricing, navigation. Cons: None to date!
SmartImage is a robust, customizeable and cost-effective DAM good tool
Comments: We started using it about 3-4 months ago and feel overall it is an excellent product for our needs.
- Great UI/UX - simple, smooth and easy to follow
- Tags - importing existing and new tags
- Acct management
- Image stats
- Cost per GB of images stored (we have about 4000 images and haven't come close to limit)
- Color palette customization
- Jump in cost from 6 admins to unlimited admins is a little steep, would like to see an in between level
- Would like to see enhanced color palette customization to allow for backgrounds, logos, etc.
All in all a great product. Thank you!
Smartimage is a smart DAM thing to do!
Comments: After many, MANY hours of scouring the web, searching Google, checking Twitter, stalking Instagram and exhausting myself of looking for the right DAM solution for our small company, Smartimage arrived from the heavens like an angel just getting their wings!
All of the other DAM solutions that we had researched we're way overpriced and too complex for the amount of images we currently own and track as a company. Smartimage allows us the freedom to choose multiple pricing packages to start with, the ease of uploading of our images and the very simple task of tagging them as we see fit.
We're very happy and please that Smartimage came along at the time that it did. If not for this awesome DAM product, I'm afraid that we'd be stuck with overpaying for complex and tedious software and that is definitely not the case with Smartimage!
What we've been looking for after a long search and wait
Comments: It's funny how simple our need was, a secure collaborative site to share images among our staff. None of the other services, namely Picasa and Flickr, did this effectively, either not secure, or collaborative, or simple. It's a little pricier than I was hoping it would be, starting at $50/month, but then again it's priced that way just because there aren't any competitors.
Customer Support
Comments: Smart Image truly values its customers. No Really! I know its hard to imagine, but in this case it's amazingly true. Even before I signed up for a pro account the customer service was outstanding.
And even after they had my money they actually cared how their service was performing for me. A rare gem in image management that I highly recommend.
Comments: Fantastic tool, fantastic support. Does everything we want and more. Highly recommend.
The Perfect Solution For Our Requirements
Comments: Our website uses a huge variety of images and over the last twelve years, we have accumulated a vast library of images, logos and other graphic resources. Having always used a standard storage site to back up our library of files, we realised we needed to be able to browse the images in a quicker, more efficient way.
After sifting through many image storage sites, SmartImage was the one that allowed us to store our files in the way that best suited our company. We have easily enough space for our files with the Essential Package, are able to categorise everything neatly, and more importantly, easily! But our favourite feature is the option to add your own keywords to the tag field when adding images. This has enabled our searching process to be far more tailored to the way we work and provide instant accurate results.
The customer service is second to none, with prompt replies to any questions, and after explaining our line of work and querying the possibility of a slightly customised package to suit our needs, the friendly team at SmartImage were only too happy to oblige and came up with the perfect solution for us.
I am now looking forward to exploring the system more to see which other features we can use, and have no doubt that this is the best system for us, both from a technical and customer service perspective.


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Space is Not Just for Scientists and Engineers Anymore!
Both NASA and new private space companies argue that they will inspire a new generation of science and engineering students. Since the stated goal of space leaders is the establishment of space settlements, many other skills and disciplines will be needed, requiring new specialties and training for the unique working and living conditions of any space settlement. While both NASA and recent private space companies are encouraging science and engineering students, neither is widening the public or educational call for this entire range of settlement needs. Since shifting educational systems and reviving lost cultural space awareness will take time, bringing the Overview Effect to the public space debate will provide inspiration and imagination for a New Space age to the entire culture.
A Curious Oversight in Space Settlement Plans
One of the most frequent arguments for greater effort, focus and funding for space exploration and development is that it will inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. This is certainly a worthy goal, and as a former student of nuclear and later theoretical physics, before moving to cognitive science, one I support.
However, there is something curiously myopic about this widely accepted link between building a robust space capability and economy and inspiring primarily science and technology students.
Both NASA, and what is often referred to as the New Space industry, typified by companies such as Space X, Virgin Galactic and Bigelow Aerospace, envision civilization itself spreading out into space, establishing bases and settlements on the Moon, Mars, space stations and beyond.
The idea that the vision of a trans-Earth civilization will primarily have the effect of inspiring a new generation of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) students is curiously missing something critical -- like the rest of civilization!
Building any civilization (or even an outpost) requires a full complement of skills and abilities. Even the most meager outpost requires doctors. And while certainly science based, medicine is seldom mentioned in the litany of space related sciences that space leaders hope to inspire -- this despite the fact that Space Medicine is already a recognized specialty.
But what about the space nutritionist/cooks, architects and interiors designers support the psychological and physical well-being of any community? That brings up psychologists and councilors. Or what about farmers? Who's going to provide the food that the nutritionists and cooks will prepare? OK, so they may be hydroponic farmers, but farmers nevertheless - food growers! Not the sort of scientists typically mentioned by space leaders.
And then there are the artist/communicators suggested by astronauts from at least Apollo forward. Indeed, this lack is a large part of the reason for our currently low space awareness.
This apparent lack of concern for attracting students to space-related "settlement support fields", rather than just STEM curricula is, at the very least, curious. It would seem that these enabling disciplines are to be afterthoughts, easy to acquire once the rocket science technologies are in place. But that's not the way new fields and their education systems work.
Educational curricula change slowly, and in response to need. Career directions of the highly dedicated student are often set well before college. This seems to be especially true of the space field. When was the last time you heard an undergraduate ponder, "I can't decide between clinical psychology and becoming an astronaut". And the idea that there might be such a hybrid field, involving unique study and training, is currently unheard of.
The Overview Effect is the Missing Piece
I suggest that such an educational blind spot is just another example of a pervasive lack of what could be called "Space Awareness" in our culture as a whole. And I'm not talking simply of the sort of awareness of space science and technology common to many space enthusiasts. I'm talking about the visceral sense of reality of the Earth and Space that strikes the astronauts so powerfully and profoundly that there is even a unique term for it – the Overview Effect.
What is widely known in the Space community as the Overview Effect is the missing piece in the entire national debate over space programs and space businesses. It is a principle driver and principle product of space travel, the experience of space itself and all the implications it entails.
Without going over all the source material on the Overview Effect; drawn principally from the astronauts' own comments and reflections, and compiled for the first time in space philosopher Frank White's seminal book, The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution; here's a much distilled summary.
The Overview Effect radically changes the space traveler's "World View". Specifically -- again according to the astronauts -- it makes viscerally real something one thinks is already known, the fact that they live on a PLANET.
They live on a round ball of rock covered in a thin smear of life and shielded from that infinite, airless Universe in which it hangs by an atmosphere that, proportionally, is a thin as the skin of an onion. That insight, in and of itself, begins to reframe (or in some cases, reinforce) many previously held ideas about life on Earth; ideas about the environment, geo-political relationships, resources, energy, a host of "humanitarian" issues, and much more.
Then they look outward and see nothing around them but infinite empty space; and the stars. The stars! Outside the atmosphere, you see in every direction a density of stars many times greater than you would see on the clearest night in the desolate Southwest. They are sharp, crisp, bright points of light that fill the entire hemisphere around you like a dense peppering of "diamond dust", as one astronaut described them.
And then, again if you let it percolate enough, you sense just how immense the Universe is. That is the Overview Effect, the fragile ball of life hanging in the immensity of the Universe.
Space awareness was just beginning to percolate through our culture before the abrupt end of the Apollo Program. Historically, it jump-started the modern environmental movement, shifted geo-political understandings and began making us aware of the intensely interactive nature of the ecosphere, civilization and all aspects of life on Earth.
It Takes Time and Effort to Shift World Views
Cognitive and media analysis of similar shifts in the public's "world view" suggest that it will take years of steady accomplishments by these New Space companies, and a newly energized NASA, to rebuild that sort of awareness -- an effort that space leaders seem largely unaware of.
NASA and cultural histories clearly show that the 60's Moon Race was preceded by decades of increasingly sophisticated, realistic and culturally accepted Space Science Fiction and even space media created by Werner Von Braun and Walt Disney. Later of course, there were widely covered NASA accomplishments. We lived in a culture that literally called itself The Space Age.
In short, growing cultural "space awareness" preceded and followed President Kennedy's call to go to the Moon and prepared the public imagination to accept such a technological leap. With the imagination already in gear and the reality of space beginning to percolate through the school age population, the dreams of life and careers in space came easily to the young.
Today there is no similar fiction, movies or TV series based on the emerging New Space Age. Nor is there yet sustained coverage of the accomplishments of the New Space Industry. And NASA, without the Shuttle, is widely perceived as underfunded and without clear goals.
Even with our currently low level of cultural space awareness, you may still hear 12 year olds saying that they want to be an "astronaut". But when was the last time you heard one say that he wanted to "grow food in space", or "council people on their problems with adjusting to a space environment", or "design living spaces that will help people adjust to living in space"!
Such thinking would be an indication that the reality of space and its relationship to Earth-based life had moved out beyond the science, technology and (now) the business focus of the space community. Today there is little evidence that this is either occurring or encouraged. On the cusp of a New Space Age that will likely be ten to a hundred times larger and more culturally pervasive, we have yet to return to the space awareness even of the 60's!
Elon Musk, whose company, Space X, just gained headlines by making the first demonstration cargo delivery to the International Space Station with their own rocket and space capsule, has boldly predicted that he will land the first man on Mars roughly within little more than a decade. He has also said that he wants to live out the last part of his life on Mars!
If Musk succeeds in a first Mars landing within, let's say fifteen years; a decade out he could have a small but self sufficient settlement. Twenty-five years out, Musk will be in his mid-60's (you know he has already calculated this) and if he wants to have a reasonably robust and productive later life on Mars, he will have to leave somewhere around that time.
So the initial colony, with the various needed support skills and services will need to be in place in little more than two decades. And the initial focus is going to be on stimulating science and technology education and careers?! When do we begin inspiring the space agriculture specialists, space nutritionists, interior designers, and all the rest of the skills needed to fully enable even a small self sufficient community on another planet?
Many space enthusiasts and New Space Leaders say that they were inspired to aim for a space-related career in their formative school years, often their elementary and junior high years. With that timeline in mind, these "community enablers" should soon be in the pipeline!
And if you think I'm speculating too far in the future, Bigelow Aerospace is less than five years from opening their first orbiting private space station. Bigelow has said that he is planning to build as many as TWO stations a year! These orbiting stations will likely be the true beginnings of a space-based civilization, with similar outpost on the Moon not far behind.
So our earliest "space habitat enabling career" students should ideally be graduating with appropriate degrees and beginning to gain professional experience about…Now!
Of course I'm speculating heavily here. And I'm making a lot of shoot-from-the-hip assumptions. But the roots of the assumptions hold. While a New Space Age is about to begin, one that portends a speed and extent of development orders of magnitude larger than the Moon Race of the 60's, there is little or no cultural awareness of this remarkable coming era.
The Overview Effect is the "Third Case" for Human Space Travel
I have repeatedly suggested that the experience of space itself, and the shifted World View it instills is a "Third Case" for manned space travel that is obscured in the current debate between space enthusiasts and critics, or between science and commerce.
The space enthusiasts and leaders, argue for science and exploration goals on one hand and the potential economic and business goals on the other. The critics largely argue that in the current economic climate, we cannot afford a robust Space Program or an untried private commercial space industry. Space must wait till Earth-based global-scale problems are dealt with.
All of these arguments ignore the World View shifting as a result of the Overview Effect. This shift supports a "global perspective" that empowers dealing with problems on a global level and also makes the potentially enormous economic and resource benefits of space access real to those who gain the Overview Effect of the space experience.
I constantly monitor online coverage of New Space accomplishments like Space X's recent ISS delivery or Virgin Galactic's steady incremental advancement toward the beginning of space tourism. I also check the reader comments. They consistently run about 60 percent negative! Check them yourself.
Despite the reality of the milestones, the negative comments don't just cast doubt on the visionary projections of the industry or cite the push back of the critics, but worse yet, they see little real reason to take citizens (much less a fully enabled civilization) into space.
Immersed as the world is today in a multitude of global challenges and economic uncertainty, (and with our current low "space awareness") the arguments for robust space programs, either NASA or New Space, based either on science and exploration or resources and commercial development, seem to most of the public, Congress and Wall Street to be distant, difficult, expensive and doubtful.
If we are to quickly begin to inspire, empower and educate a new generation of space pioneers and settlers, we will have to soon bring about a new era of space awareness, and bring it to the entire culture, not just the existing space enthusiast or STEM student. The most powerful draw to such a collective mindset is to bring the World View shifting impact of the Overview Effect to the public.


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New Emergency Letter for Adrenal Insufficiency. Thanks to Prof Hindmarsh and Kathy for making this happen. Download it and write in your personal information. Keep it in with you! http://www.mediafire.com/file/du9dywjuf3xxi7c/EMERGENCY_LETTER_AIU.pdf
Robin has shared these two documents with us to use in case of Adrenal Crisis. She suggests laminating them or putting in a plastic page protector. She writes:
I modified something that was given to me, so I can't take full credit. However, it doesn't look much like the one I got. ;) Dr. F sent it to me, but he got it off the UK Addison's site. It was 4 pages long. I condensed it so it's easier for the lay person to understand. You may want to note that it was modified from information on the UK Addison's site just in case.
Word Document: http://www.cushings-help.com/downloads/Adrenal_Insufficiency_Letter_Generic.doc
PDF: http://www.cushings-help.com/downloads/Adrenal_Insufficiency_Letter_Generic.pdf
People who have Addison's disease should be taught to recognize signs of potential stress that may precipitate an acute adrenal crisis (cause it to occur suddenly and unexpectedly). Most people with Addison's disease are taught to give themselves an emergency injection of hydrocortisone in times of stress. It is important for the individual with Addison's disease to always carry a medical identification card that states the type of medication and the proper dose needed in case of an emergency. Never omit medication. If unable to retain medication due to vomiting, notify the health care provider.
- headache
- profound weakness
- fatigue
- slow, sluggish, lethargic movement
- nausea
- vomiting
- low blood pressure
- dehydration
- high fever
- chills shaking
- confusion or coma
- darkening of the skin
- rapid heart rate
- joint pain
- abdominal pain
- unintentional weight loss
- rapid respiratory rate
- unusual and excessive sweating on face and/or palms
- skin rash or lesion may be present
- flank pain
- appetite, loss
New Blog Post! Robin wrote a great blog post about Jackie and Sam dealing with Adrenal Crisis. This is a very important article that all should read. Be your own advocate!
New PDF! Managing Adrenal Insufficiency
New Podcast! Podcast: Adrenal Crisis
If left untreated, adrenal insufficiency can cause serious illness or death. But by working with their doctors and nurses, patients can learn how to manage this condition.
A Paramedic wrote on the message boards:
I'd like to add a couple things from the perspective of a Paramedic...
A lot of us are not taught about adrenal insufficiency during our education....nor do many of us (if any at all) have a protocol to administer Injectable for AI unless we are able to contact the ER doctor for permission. So...if any of you should have an AI crisis please gently nudge your paramedic to contact the receiving physician for permission to administer the medication. I know this sounds like a lot of responsibility on the part of the patient...but you have to realize that we're taught to recognize the most common life threats and endocrine disorders (other than diabetes) most usually do not present with life threats (we all know that as cushing's is more recognized that this will change)...and our protocols cover the most common life threats....so while we may recognize that you are hypotensive and need fluids (IV) and are sweaty, nauseated, decreased level of responsiveness etc...we are not equipped to deal with the actual cause unless you help educate us....
Also...please don't get angry with us....if we are having problems understanding...just gently insist that a call be made to your doctor or the receiving ED (usually not feasible for us to call your doctor since they do not come to the phone for just anybody but if you have access to them, as many cushies do, it would be great to talk to them)...
Paramedicine is evolving....someday soon, hopefully, our education will include more diagnostic skills...untill just in the past 5 years or so we were NEVER to make a diagnosis at all...just treat the symptoms!!!! So there is hope out there for futher understanding of such a critical problem for those without adrenal (or asleep adrenals) glands....
The medical alert jewerly is a life-saver and we do look for it....
Be sure to print this page to carry with you.
From the NIH. This information was developed by the patient care staff of the Clinical Center to help patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI) understand their condition and how to take care of it. It explains what causes adrenal insufficiency and how it can be controlled. If left untreated, adrenal insufficiency can cause serious illness or death. But by working with their doctors and nurses, patients can learn how to manage this condition.
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From http://endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/pubs/creutz/alert.htm
DebMV suggested that you should have a Medic Alert bracelet from medicalert.org
Toll free number in the USA is: by phone 7 days a week, 24 hours a day: 888-633-4298
209-668-3333 from outside the U.S.
Lorrie got this important info for us.
Alternative names:
adrenal crisis; Addisonian crisis; acute adrenal insufficiency
An abrupt, life-threatening state caused by insufficient cortisol, a hormone produced and released by the adrenal gland.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors:
The two adrenal glands are located on top of the kidneys. They consist of the outer portion, called the cortex, and the inner portion, called the medulla. The cortex produces three types of hormones, which are called corticosteroids. The androgens and estrogens affect sexual development and reproduction. The glucocorticoids maintain glucose regulation, suppress the immune response, and provide for the response to stress (cortisol). The mineralocorticoids regulate sodium and potassium balance. These hormones are essential for life.
Acute adrenal crisis is an emergency caused by decreased cortisol. The crisis may occur in a person with Addison's disease, or as the first sign of adrenal insufficiency. More uncommonly, it may be caused by a pituitary gland disorder. It may also be caused by sudden withdrawal of corticosteroids, removal or injury of the adrenal glands, or destruction of the pituitary gland. Risk factors are stress, trauma, surgery, or infection in a person with Addison's disease, or injury or trauma to the adrenal glands or the pituitary gland. The incidence is 4 out of 100,000 people.
People who have Addison's disease should be taught to recognize signs of potential stress that may precipitate an acute adrenal crisis (cause it to occur suddenly and unexpectedly). Most people with Addison's disease are taught to give themselves an emergency injection of hydrocortisone in times of stress. It is important for the individual with Addison's disease to always carry a medical identification card that states the type of medication and the proper dose needed in case of an emergency. Never omit medication. If unable to retain medication due to vomiting, notify the health care provider.
- headache
- profound weakness
- fatigue
- slow, sluggish, lethargic movement
- nausea
- vomiting
- low blood pressure
- dehydration
- high fever
- chills shaking
- confusion or coma
- darkening of the skin
- rapid heart rate
- joint pain
- abdominal pain
- unintentional weight loss
- rapid respiratory rate
- unusual and excessive sweating on face and/or palms
- skin rash or lesion may be present
- flank pain
- appetite, loss
Signs and tests:
- An ACTH (cortrosyn) stimulation test shows low cortisol.
- The cortisol level is low.
- The fasting blood sugar may be low.
- The serum potassium is elevated.
- The serum sodium is decreased.
- This disease may also alter the results of the following tests:
- sodium, urine
- 17-hydroxycorticosteroids
In adrenal crisis, an intravenous or intramuscular injection of hydrocortisone (an injectable corticosteroid) must be given immediately. Supportive treatment of low blood pressure is usually necessary. Hospitalization is required for adequate treatment and monitoring. Low blood pressure may be treated with intravenous fluids. If infection is the cause of the crisis, antibiotic therapy is indicated.
Expectations (prognosis):
Death may occur due to overwhelming shock if early treatment is not provided.
- shock
- coma
- seizures
Health Alert: Adrenal Crisis Causes Death in Some People Who Were Treated With hGH
Recently, doctors conducting the follow-up study of individuals treated with hGH looked at causes of death among recipients and found some disturbing news. Many more people have died from a treatable condition called adrenal crisis than from CJD. This risk does not affect every recipient. It can affect those who lack other hormones in addition to growth hormone. Please read on to find out if this risk applies to you. Death from adrenal crisis can be prevented.
Adrenal crisis is a serious condition that can cause death in people who lack the pituitary hormone ACTH. ACTH is responsible for regulating the adrenal gland. Often, people are unaware that they lack this hormone and therefore do not know about their risk of adrenal crisis.
Most people who were treated with hGH did not make enough of their own growth hormone. Some of them lacked growth hormone because they had birth defects, tumors or other diseases that cause the pituitary gland to malfunction or shut down. People with those problems frequently lack other key hormones made by the pituitary gland, such as ACTH, which directs the adrenal gland to make cortisol, a hormone necessary for life. Having too little cortisol can be fatal if not properly treated.
Treatment with hGH does not cause adrenal crisis, but because a number of people lacking growth hormone also lack ACTH, adrenal crisis has occurred in some people who were treated with hGH. In earlier updates we have talked about how adrenal crisis can be prevented, but people continue to die from adrenal crisis, which is brought on by lack of cortisol. These deaths can be prevented. Please talk to your doctor about whether you are at risk for adrenal crisis.
- Why should people treated with hGH know about adrenal crisis? Among the people who received hGH, those who had birth defects, tumors, and other diseases affecting the brain lacked hGH and often, other hormones made by the pituitary gland. A shortage of the hormones that regulate the adrenal glands can cause many health problems. It can also lead to death from adrenal crisis. This tragedy can be prevented.
- What are adrenal hormones? The pituitary gland makes many hormones, including growth hormone and ACTH, a hormone which signals the adrenal glands to make cortisol, a hormone needed for life. If the adrenal gland doesn't make enough cortisol, replacement medications must be taken. The most common medicines used for cortisol replacement are:
- Hydrocortisone
- Prednisone
- Dexamethasone
- What is adrenal crisis? Adrenal hormones are needed for life. The system that pumps blood through the body cannot work during times of physical stress, such as illness or injury, if there is a severe lack of cortisol (or its replacement). People who lack cortisol must take their cortisol replacement medication on a regular basis, and when they are sick or injured, they must take extra cortisol replacement to prevent adrenal crisis. When there is not enough cortisol, adrenal crisis can occur and may rapidly lead to death.
- What are the symptoms of lack of adrenal hormones? If you don't have enough cortisol or its replacement, you may have some of these problems:
- feeling weak
- feeling tired all the time
- feeling sick to your stomach
- vomiting
- no appetite
- weight loss
When someone with adrenal gland problems has weakness, nausea, or vomiting, that person needs immediate emergency treatment to prevent adrenal crisis and possible death.
• Why are adrenal hormones so important? Cortisol (or its replacement) helps the body respond to stress from infection, injury, or surgery. The normal adrenal gland responds to serious illness by making up to 10 times more cortisol than it usually makes. It automatically makes as much as the body needs. If you are taking a cortisol replacement drug because your body cannot make these hormones, you must increase the cortisol replacement drugs during times of illness, injury, or surgery. Some people make enough cortisol for times when they feel well, but not enough to meet greater needs when they are ill or injured. Those people might not need cortisol replacement every day but may need to take cortisol replacement medication when their body is under stress. Adrenal crisis is extremely serious and can cause death if not treated promptly. Discuss this problem with your doctor to help decide whether you need more medication or other treatment to protect your health.
• How is adrenal crisis treated? People with adrenal crisis need immediate treatment. Any delay can cause death. When people with adrenal crisis are vomiting or unconscious and cannot take medicine, the hormones can be given as an injection. Getting an injection of adrenal hormones can save your life if you are in adrenal crisis. If you lack the ability to make cortisol naturally, you should carry a medical ID card and wear a Medic-Alert bracelet to tell emergency workers that you lack adrenal hormones and need treatment. This precaution can save your life if you are sick or injured.
• How can I prevent adrenal crisis?
• If you are always tired, feel weak, and have lost weight, ask your doctor if you might have a shortage of adrenal hormones.
• If you take hydrocortisone, prednisone, or dexamethasone, learn how to increase the dose when you become ill.
• If you are very ill, especially if you are vomiting and cannot take pills, seek emergency medical care immediately. Make sure you have a hydrocortisone injection with you at all times, and make sure that you and those around you (in case you're not conscious) know how and when to administer the injection.
• Carry a medical ID card and wear a bracelet telling emergency workers that you have adrenal insufficiency and need cortisol. This way, they can treat you right away if you are injured.
Remember: Some people who lacked growth hormone may also lack cortisol, a hormone necessary for life. Lack of cortisol can cause adrenal crisis, a preventable condition that can cause death if treated improperly .
Deaths from adrenal crisis can be prevented if patients and their families recognize the condition and are careful to treat it right away.
Adrenal crisis is a medical emergency. Know the symptoms and how to adjust your medication when you are ill. Taking these precautions can save your life.
Personal Experiences
Jackie and Sam: Stars Go Blue
"It happened in early August, and quite frankly I haven't had to strength, spirit, energy, to give an update. I was away at NIH with Jordan for her yearly follow up... I left Sam with her dad and 14 year old sister. "
This is how Jackie, Sam's mother who posts on the cushings-help.com message boards as Samsmom, started a post. My heart sank when I read it.
Read the rest here: Stars Go Blue
Shauna Wrote...What adrenal crisis feels like
As with most mornings, this one began with nausea. I'm used to it, so didn't think much about it. I made it to the bathroom and was feeling really awful. Decided to just go to the toilet because I had that impending feeling.
Next thing I knew I was waking up, but it wasn't like a normal awakening. I remember being in a tunnel and then thinking, "Well, this isn't where I normally sleep." Then I realized of course it wasn't where I normally slept! Normally I sleep in a bed, not wedged between a wall and the toilet. (Not that I was that coherent).
I was completely disoriented as to time, place, etc. I had one big yell in me and yelled "HELP". My four year old brought me the phone and my son got me a towel. I called 911 (thank God I had a 911 sticker on the phone because I really couldn't remember the number). I kept telling the dispatcher I was in adrenal crisis. Of course, that meant nothing to him. I had my son get my shot but somewhere I knew that I wasn't together enough to give myself the shot. So I puked a few more times and told my son to take my daughter upstairs so she wasn't scared when the ambulance came.
I decided to rest on the floor of the bathroom. I had, at first, tried to go to the couch but I was much, much too weak. So my son directed the medics into the bathroom. They eventually carried me to the couch. I kept telling them about my shot, but couldn't remember where I had my letter from Dr. Cook. They thought I was an overdose or a psych case (they told me later). They had all my pills lined up and were asking when I took this or that one last. I finally told them to look at the friggin date on the bottle and see that they were all 3/4 full. (I was agitated, too)
They put the heart monitor on me and inserted an IV and took me to the hospital. I puked one more time in the ambulance and when we arrived (though my tummy was empty). My brother and sister-in-law where there (hospital) when I arrived and my mom had arrived at my house to take care of the kids as we were leaving. Then she met us up there.
Before we arrived at the hospital, my husband had faxed a copy of Dr. Cook's letter on how to treat me over (Brian was at work when this happened). So they came in and inserted another fluid bag. Then about ten minutes later (after my brother told the doctor, "I fully expect that my sister will have her shot withing the next ten minutes" - patient advocates are a good thing because I could've cared less at that point) I had my 100 mg shot of solu-medrol. I was lucky because my doctor in the ER knew about adrenal crisis.
Then I had another bag and repeated tests of my bp and heartrate. It wasn't pretty - every time my bp was low, generally around 80/50, sometimes lower and my heart rate was 120+. They decided to admit me, but I fought and fought. Once I got a shot of Zofran (anti-nausea, best in the world) and my cortisone and some fluid, I was feeling decent. I look and feel like I've been through a war, but I'm alive.
As to why this happened, we're not entirely sure at this point. I have one urine test that they're culturing or something. I might also have shingles, but again - that'll show up in due time (a day or two, if I have it). Or, as Dr. Cook said when I talked to him, sometimes we just don't know. I was doing so well on my meds, back up to 27.5 and feeling good. Now I'm on 40 for the next day, and 30 for a week. Frustrating.
Adrenal crisis is awful. It's terrifying. And what makes me want to cry as I write this (who am I kidding, I am crying) is that I couldn't have cared less if I lived or died. I was not in my right mind, I felt so horrid. All the surgeries combined, today was the worst day I've ever had. And it was a huge wake-up call. I need to have a better medic-alert bracelet because they had no idea what "Stress dose steroids" were. I need to have a list of what to do in crisis on my fridge, in my purse and with every family member. Same with the letter from my endo on how to treat me. Because when I'm in crisis, I don't know any better. I need to have things that speak for me. Thank God for family that knows, and for good doctors.
Anyway, I didn't post this to scare anyone but Adrenal Crisis is not something to take lightly. When I felt myself hurting the night before (back pain, possibly shingles though I doubt it) I should've just taken an extra 5 mgs. Would've been a heck of a lot easier than what happened today.
A few funny parts of the day: My daughter had to dress herself and my mom was in a hurry to get her to daycare and come see me. So my daughter spent the day at daycare in tights, too small shorts and a turtleneck (none of which came close to matching). Oh, and black patent leather shoes.
Also, the medics asked what I weighed. Out of habit, I said 222 (my highest Cushing's weight). They ALL did a double take and said no way. One guessed 140 - bless his heart. I never did get myself weighed so I don't even know.
Oh, and if any of you called at about 8 am and spoke with a medic, call me back. lol I had a blocked call at 8am, and I vaguely remember the medic talking to someone but I wasn't with it enough to ask who called. lol
Something I don't say enough: I love and value you all.
For more personal experiences, see the message boards
Sue sent this along:
Early Crisis Intervention
The following is from the June 2002 issue of Addison News. Joan Hoffman, editor/publisher, kindly sent this issue to me and I wanted to share this with you.
This is a flow chart to show the pathway of events in a crisis. It is very important to intervene as early as possible. Use your injectible and head for the hospital! The rate at which these events take varies with individuals and circumstances. The chart is a variation of one found in a nursing encyclopedia.
Double-click to see the chart full-sized. It will open a new window


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Australian mother guilty of manslaughter in Canada
A Canadian court has found Australian woman Allyson McConnell guilty of manslaughter over the drowning deaths of her two young sons.
McConnell, from Gosford in New South Wales, admitted drowning her two sons - 10-month-old, Jayden, and two-year-old Connor - in a bathtub in February 2010.
The 33-year-old had been charged with second-degree murder in a case that focused on her state of mind at the time of the killings in 2010.
Jayden and Connor were found dead in the bath tub by their father.
The court heard McConnell had been depressed and struggling with an acrimonious divorce.
After making at least three attempts to kill herself in her home, McConnell jumped off a freeway overpass in Edmonton, but survived her injuries.
During the hearing, the prosecution argued McConnell killed her children out of revenge against her husband.
The couple had fought over custody of the boys, whom she had wanted to take back to Australia.
But the defence suggested she was too strung out on alcohol, sleeping pills and suffering from depression to form the intent needed for a murder conviction.
The judge agreed, telling the court there was not enough evidence to prove she had intended to kill the two boys.
McConnell is being held in a psychiatric ward at a hospital and will be sentenced on May 9.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, crime, law-crime-and-justice, canada, gosford-2250, nsw, australia
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i have myself a wonderful guy!
he is everything I have literally ever wanted. sure we have our flaws, but when it comes down to our morals and how we act, he is perfect.
- He doesn't watch porn.
- He doesn't find any other girl attractive.
- He never ever looks at other girls.
is there any other guys lie this out there? as in, if your with a girl, you don't look at other girls, you don't watch porn, you don't ever find anyone but your girlfriend sexually attractive?
A good thing going on
i have myself a wonderful guy!
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trust me, he finds other girls attractive. not to say that he'd ever do something with one but yeah...he tells you that to make you feel more comfortable.10|11|0
Trust me... he doesnt. like, when we started dating, I didn't belive it one bit. but trust me... he doenst.
im verrrrry comfortable in my own skin not to evern care if he looked or even stared at a chicks arse. lol I mean, he comes home to me every night. but honestly, he doenst find anoyone else sexxualy attractive.
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42 Democrats Vow a Drawdown in Iraq If They Win Seats
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- Here is their website: http://responsibleplan.com/
(when they say 4 senate candidates, they don't mention
that 2 of them are from the state)
42 Democrats Vow a Drawdown in Iraq If They Win Seats
By Paul Kane
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, March 28, 2008; Page A03
More than three dozen Democratic congressional
candidates banded together yesterday to promise that,
if elected, they will push for legislation calling for
an immediate drawdown of troops in Iraq that would
leave only a security force in place to guard the U.S.
Embassy in Baghdad.
Rejecting their party leaders' assertions that
economic troubles have become the top issue on voters'
minds, leaders of the coalition of 38 House and four
Senate candidates pledged to make immediate withdrawal
from Iraq the centerpiece of their campaigns.
"The people inside the Beltway don't seem to get how
big an issue this is," said Darcy Burner, a repeat
candidate who narrowly lost to Rep. Dave Reichert
(R-Wash.) in 2006.
The group's 36-page plan does not set a specific
deadline for when all combat troops must be out of
Iraq. "Begin it now, do it as safely as you can and
get everyone out," Burner said.
The starkest difference between the group's proposal,
dubbed a "Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq,"
and those embraced by many senior Democrats and the
party's presidential candidates is that it rejects the
idea of leaving U.S. troops on the ground to train
Iraqi security forces or engage in anti-terrorism
operations. The group instead calls for a dramatic
increase in regional diplomacy and the deployment of
international peacekeeping forces, if necessary.
One of the signatories, Donna F. Edwards, who bested
Rep. Albert R. Wynn in his Prince George's
County-centered district in the Democratic primary on
Feb. 12, said the candidates are offering "real
leadership." She also gave credit to "some in the
Congress who are prepared to demonstrate the political
will" to end the war, signaling that she disagrees
with Democratic leaders who have been thwarted in
their legislative efforts to reshape President Bush's
Iraq policies.
The antiwar candidates include several challengers who
are highly touted by Democratic leaders, including
Burner and Eric Massa, who is running a second race
against Rep. John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. (R-N.Y.). A few
are running in Democratic-leaning districts and,
should they win their primaries, are likely to win in
November. Many more are, for now, longer-shot
candidates running against veteran Republican
Democratic leaders said the new candidate coalition
does not signal a divide in the party's war policy.
"Democrats are united in our need to bring change in
Iraq," said Doug Thornell, spokesman for the
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. "It's up
to the individual candidates to determine how to best
do that for their district."
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Lemon Sour Cream Cake with Cacao Nibs & Wild Blueberries (V, GF)
I love lemon cake. I love chocolate cake. I love blueberry pie.
I love this cake too now.
- I made this cake in an 8 inch spring form pan but I'm sure it would work fine as a sheet cake. You will need to adjust the bake times though.
- 1 cup Gluten-free Oats
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cup Raisins
- 1 cup Almond Milk (I used Vanilla)
- 1 tsp Yeast
- 3 Tbs. Maple Syrup
- 3 Flax Eggs (3 Tbs. Ground Flax seed mixed with 6 Tbs. Water)
- 12 oz. Silken Tofu blended with juice of 2 lemons (I used Meyer Lemons)
- 1 tsp Lemon Liquid Stevia or plain stevia mixed with 1 Tbs. Lemon zest
- 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
- 1 cup Buckwheat flour
- 1/4 cup Corn Meal ( I used self rising)
- 1 Tbs. Baking Soda
- 1 cup of Cocoa powder mixed with 2 Tbs. Cacao Nibs
- 1 cup Wild Blueberries or other fruit ( I used thawed Wild Blueberries from Trader Joe's)
- Pulse together the crust ingredients in a food processor until the dough becomes sticky. Press down the dough onto the bottom of a medium size spring form pan. Chill while you make the cake batter.
- Mix together your water and flax, set aside.
- Warm the almond milk to 110 degrees. Add in the maple syrup, stevia and yeast. Set aside to allow the yeast to grow and foam up.
- Blend together the Buckwheat flour, corn meal, baking soda and salt.
- In a food processor, blend the tofu and flax egg. After your yeast is foamy, blend that mixture in with the tofu until smooth.
- Add in the dry ingredient mixture with the wet a little at a time, pulsing but not over blending.
- Pour the batter on top of the crust.
- Bake at 375 for 30 or until your cake internal temperature is about 160 degrees. This is easy to check with a meat thermometer.
- When the cake is completely cooled, top with the cocoa mixture and berries. Remove from the spring form pan after chilling the cake to help firm the top.
- Meyer Lemons have a sweeter mildly sour flavor more like an orange. If you use regular lemons in the cake, you may want to increase the sweetener slightly.
- This cake is moist and slightly fragile. It will crumble when cut if you don't let it cool completely. I kept mine in the refrigerator as well. Add any berries you'd like. The wild blueberries are very mildly sweet and you may want to try something more sour for your topping.
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22 thoughts on "Lemon Sour Cream Cake with Cacao Nibs & Wild Blueberries (V, GF)"
An Unrefined Vegan
It's all in there! I'm curious about the addition of yeast – – a textural thing?
Now this looks MOST interesting Ms Angela. Something that I will be messing around with using my finished kefir to raise it (like sourdough) rather than the traditional yeast. Looks like narf7 has another cooking adventure on her hands 🙂
goodgolly that's a meal in itself! How about a strawberry version for breakfast, an orange version for lunch and a blueberry (limoncello-soaked?) for dinner. 😉
Thanks for the recipe!
Becky Striepe
This looks amazing, Angela!
This. Is. Insane.
The Vegan 8
This looks incredible Angela! I love so many things about it…the buckwheat flour, the lemon and the blueberries on top. Such a healthy, hearty cake too! I don't think I've ever seen a crust for on top of the cake like that and baked, only seen it in baked cheesecakes or raw desserts. I bet that adds a really nice crunchy topping and there are so many different flavors! Love it.
That looks delicious, Angela! Wild blueberries & cacao nibs…such an unique combination! I haven't seen blueberries yet in my area…hopefully the farmers' market will have it this weekend! How was your weekend! Hope it was lovely! 🙂
I love lemon cake and blueberry pies, but not the chocolate cake (I can't eat all chocolate cake at all unless it has something else with it, e.g., caramel or coffee). What a delicious looking cake, Angela, at first I thought it was cocoa bits on the top (the round balls), but it was actually blueberries! I love that you combine all flavors into one! Save me a piece, please xxx
Odd my other comment didn't go through!
Sherrie Voth
My mouth is watering with this pictures!
I would like to try this recipe this weekend since this could be a nice surprise to my father that is coming home!
Any other tips or warning while making this recipe, i want it to be perfect!


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The church minister and politician, who founded the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster and the Democratic Unionist Party, represented North Antrim in the House of Commons for 40 years.
Dr Paisley, 83, will join his wife Eileen, who was made a baroness in 2006, in the House of Lords.
During the Troubles he was known for his fiery rhetoric, including cries of "No Surrender", and was a hate figure for many Catholics.
In 1988 he told Pope John Paul II on a visit to the European Parliament in Strasbourg: "I denounce you, anti-Christ!"
However, in May 2007 as head of the province's largest Unionist party he formed a historic coalition with Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness and became first minister.
At the time he told the Northern Ireland Assembly: "I believe that Northern Ireland has come to a time of peace, a time when hate will no longer rule."
He stood down as an MP earlier this year. His son, Ian Paisley Jnr, took over his North Antrim seat at the election.
Peter Robinson, the First Minister of Northern Ireland and leader of the DUP, said: "For some four decades, Dr Paisley represented the people of North Antrim with distinction.
"He is a giant of politics in Northern Ireland and throughout the United Kingdom."


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On The Party Scene: Draya Michele, Meek Mill, And Some Fine A$$ Girls "Turn Up" In Houston Shakey-Butt Club [Photos]
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Where does Draya find time to do normal s#!t like buy groceries or clean the house with all this partying??
Draya Michele And Meek Mill Party Together At Houston Strip Club
Draya Michele is a party animal. A bottle of liquor, loud music, and some spectacularly supple cakes are like a Bat signal for the former basketball "wife" turned entrepreneur. We're not quite sure what she does with her son while she's "turning up", but hopefully he's under the care of a responsible adult, she's already been down that road and it wasn't pretty.
Last night the banger Philly jawn went Instagram ham with pics from a Houston strip club where she partied with Rick Ross' loyal sex assault lyric co-signer Meek Mill and some big booty beyotches.
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Instructor Certification
Comprehensive Fighting Systems takes a non-traditional approach to instructor certification. Many "traditional" martial arts systems equate instructorship with the rank of black belt, while others actually include instructor rankings as part of their overall ranking structure. CFS recognizes that physical mastery does not equate to teaching proficiency. Teaching is a separate and distinct skill set that must be developed through education and practice.
The first step in achieving any level of rank recognition in any CFS subsystem is to develop physical proficiency within that subsystem or program. All proficiency certifications are awarded through a formal testing process. Upon successful completion of the testing, the student will be awarded the appropriate proficiency-level certification based on the material tested.
In order to receive an instructor designation, the student must complete the CFS Instructor Training Program (ITP). This program imparts to the instructor candidate the established and proven CFS teaching methodology and established safety practices and procedures. In order to complete the ITP, the candidate will be re-evaluated on all physical skills and tested on their ability to teach in front of a group using the prescribed instructional methods.
The following are the various CFS instructor levels and their qualifications:
Study Group Leader – A practitioner who has completed at least Level 1 of a particular CFS subsystem and has demonstrated a skill set that is adequate to supervise CFS training involving other students and an attitude consistent with goals and ethics of CFS.
Authorized Trainer – An established instructor of a martial art or other tactical discipline who is specifically trained in an abridged subset of a CFS subsystem and is authorized to teach that specific skill set giving due credit to the CFS curriculum.
Affiliate Instructor – An accomplished student of who has displayed the skills, understanding, and character to earn a recommendation as a source of training in one or more CFS subsystems. Affiliate Instructors are typically experienced certified instructors of other martial arts systems. At their discretion, they may include as much or as little of the CFS curriculum as they wish in their teaching; however, they are considered a source of accurate and reliable information for the CFS system.
Associate Instructor – A practitioner who has successfully tested for proficiency at the highest grade level of a CFS subsystem (the equivalent of a black belt) and has displayed the knowledge, understanding, and ability to teach thesystem
Full Instructor – A practitioner who has successfully tested for proficiency at the highest grade level of a CFS subsystem (the equivalent of a black belt) AND has completed the CFS Instructor Training Program and has thoroughly mastered both the physical skills and teaching methodology of the system. A Full Instructor may promote students to the highest proficiency level within a particular subsystem.
Master Instructor – A practitioner who has received Full Instructor ratings in all of the CFS subsystems. A Master Instructor is capable of teaching the complete CFS curriculum and may promote students to the level of Associate Instructor.
Chad McBroom is currently the only individual authorized to certify any level of CFS instructorship (this does not include affiliate programs). The Comprehensive Fighting Systems web site is also THE official list of authorized CFS instructors and representatives.
Anyone not listed on this website is not an authorized source of Comprehensive Fighting Systems, ExBatives, Advanced Tomahawk Application Concepts (ATAC), or Palm Stick Integrations (PSI) instruction.


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The day started out very foggy and cold but the closer I got to Columbia, SC the warmer and sunnier it got.
By the time I met this couple it was a beautiful fall day.
It was my first time in South Carolina.
Erin and Aaron showed me around.
We took a lot of photos.
Laughed…and ended with a fun time over dinner.
Awesome day.
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We are happy to announce the 2017 Houston Association of Hispanic Media Professionals Scholarship. Thanks to the continued support of various organizations, HAHMP has awarded more than $300,000 in college scholarships to deserving students interested in pursuing careers in media, pr, digital and other communications fields. HAHMP meets at least once a month to discuss issues and topics in the community, country, and the world, and how they affect the Hispanic community. The organization's main goal — to raise money for its scholarship fund while simultaneously supporting and encouraging young, aspiring media professionals as well as seasoned professional members.
Ten scholarships of $3,000 will be awarded at the 31st Annual HAHMP Sylvan Rodriguez Scholarship Gala on May 20th, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Houston Downtown.
HAHMP is inviting high school seniors, college undergraduates and first-year graduate students who are pursuing careers as print, photo, broadcast, online journalists or in public relations, to apply for HAHMP scholarships. Applicants must plan to attend as full-time students for the entire academic year in a community college or university that is within the United States or Puerto Rico. Applicants must reside in the Greater Houston Area.
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People often have trouble detecting tone on the internet, the New York Times finds. Really? I'm shocked.
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Ah, more amazing new discoveries from people only passingly acquainted with the internet. I wonder if anyone's introduced him to some of the methods people use to compensate, like emoticons and tags like /sarcasm? I'm sure he'd find that amazing and new too.
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Killing Cortana isn't as easy as it used to be.
When Windows 10 first released, turning off Cortana was as simple as flipping a switch in the digital assistant's settings, but Microsoft removed the option in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Now there's no obvious way to disable Cortana—but it is possible using not-so-obvious methods.
Completely eradicating Cortana requires a quick and easy registry edit, which we'll detail here. If you don't want Cortana spying on you but also detest the idea of mucking with your PC's deepest software innards, PCWorld's guide to privacy-boosting Cortana tweaks can show you how to limit the personal information it sends Microsoft. Cortana will still run in the background with limited functionality if you don't perform the registry edit, though.
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Fuckin' SCORE! *does cartwheel*
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Fuckin' SCORE! *does cartwheel*
That starts my weekend off RIGHT!🙌🏻😄
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Bingo!!! Got it perfect.
So, it says i'm 33 :p which is wrong because i'm 22.
Only 11 years difference, lol no big deal
Fail fail fail!!! I am 23... LOL
You need to get that purple hair I showed you...
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It said 24 which isn't bad, but i've had people say i look 17 or 18.
Holy crap I can't believe technology has advanced so much
It can't even detect a normal color picture... You have to turn it high contrast for it to pick up the lines, which will obviously make you look older than you are...
I used 3 photos, 2 photos I took last week when I was wearing a suit and had an "assassin" look. I got age 24 for that.
The 3rd photo I took about 6 months ago, and I got age 10 for that.
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21 but female...
Hahah really? Well you definetly look like a male to me! :D
Already done this quite a few times, I consistently get 27.
it says im 21 :P
Mine said 32 and I'm 27 😐
I got age 24 and I'm 15 (SCORE)
said me 29 wtf dude
This question is on a parity with this picture in terms of NOPE level.
I did this one before https://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2hplny1&s=8 it's says I look 27 and I'm not complaining :)
Haha wow really? 26? WOWZERRRR! At least it got my gender right 😓
This makes me question everything about this thing. We're 15 years apart, but I'm only a year older than you according to this😂😂😂 No chance.
@WhiteSteve wow I'm getting fucking jibbed here!!! 😰😫😭
Seriously! I'm actually pretty shocked, you have a very youthful face. Don't worry, the "Eye Test" says 21 to me👍👌
@WhiteSteve seriously! I still get asked for I. D at the pub/bars and liquor store haha so that makes my day if anything! Hehe thank you ☺😁
@mei0313 it's a racist link 😰 omgggg 🙈 well it packed on 5 years from me and took 16 years off you! Hehe omg!
@mei0313 hehe omg! If you find one let me know! I want to try too! 😋
@mei0313 hahaha meimei don't start my dear friend lol 🙈🙊 heheh but thank you! That's really sweet of you 😘☺🙈
I do not like the result :( 👿😨
Awww.....such good result!!
Hehehe 11 :P
Hehe ok ok ok the oldest you look is 16 😅 *giggles* HAHA aww meimei!
Hehe aww! Better to look younger then older lol
lol so cute
At least you don't look 47 :D
Yeah, I think it depends on the pic, too, because I tried another one and it said 20 :)
damn I look older than my mom?
I don't look that old, do I hahaha hopefully not :)
Hahaha... WOW. Don't worry, you look nowhere near that age. 19, 20 TOPS👍
Ouch, hehe, yeah, you don't look that old.
I just did it again with a different pic and it says that I look 20 years old, maybe it depends on the pic :)
So I look 39 or what? Because I'm actually 17 :D
I don't know what to believe any more. XD
Hmmm I don't think i look that age👇🏼
It predicted I was 26 and a girl :)
According to this ima 22 year old girl :\ Makes sense cuz most people say I look a tiny bit older these days
Okay this is very interesting!! I did it twice. Once with my hair up, it got it exactly!! Weird! Then I took my hair down and it showed I was 25 lol
Your link doesn't seem to be working any more.
It said i was 23, so not that accurate but close enough
they predicted : female and 15 years old, close enough i am 16 :)
But I guess she is 33 or something
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Hope you all had excellent V Days and got spoilt rotten. Now back to the grim reality of work.
Today the adorable Katie is wearing a Moschino Cheap and Chic silk scarf, Burberry dress (via TK Maxx) and vintage Dolcis from eBay.
So come on, tell us what you did for Valentines? Who had the best?
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When it comes to planning your big day, it seems you really can't go wrong with a reception at Ouisie's Table. This fab (and oh-so-chic) Houston location really knows how to throw a sophisticated soiree - and I go all caps GAGA every time I see them pop up on my computer screen. Add to that some seriously stunning images by Ben Q. Photography, a downright gorgeous gown by Jim Hjelm Couture and a bride and groom that can.not.stop.smiling and we have ourselves one FABULOUS Tuesday treat. Care to join me for all of the pretty? See it all here.
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From Ben of Ben Q. Photography... Chace and Greg were married in Houston, Texas on October 21st, 2011. Chace actually found us through Style Me Pretty through a real wedding submission. She is a regular Style Me Pretty blog reader and even drew inspiration for some of the personal touches of her day through the website. Our favorite details of her day were the Plum Pretty Sugar kimono she wore while getting ready, her Jim Hjelm couture wedding gown and her groom's boutonniere wrapped in burlap. The bridesmaids each wore different sand-toned dresses and the groomsmen donned bow ties. The ceremony took place at St. Martha's Catholic Church, and the chic reception was held afterward at Ouisie's Table. As guests walked in, they could see the names of the newlyweds illustrated in chalk art and framed in lights. The couple had a a custom wooden art-piece with their monogram on the cake table.
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The Last Time I Saw Margaret Thatcher
I got thrown out of the San Diego Convention Center . . .
When I last saw the Iron Lady, I got thrown out of San Diego's Convention Center. It was 1998 and I was a freelancer covering an event called the "Insights World Conference." The gathering was the clever invention of some Washington lobbyist. For $200 to $400 a ticket, software millionaires and techies from Silicon Valley could come to sunny San Diego and hear a mix of futurists and stars from the Political Right, all the while being glad-handed by Republican fund raisers. Besides Thatcher and John "Megatrends" Naisbitt, James Baker and Newt Gingrich were among the featured speakers.
Unfortunately, my friend Tom Wilson was recently unemployed and insisted on going as well. Usually that would be okay, but I could not forget that brouhaha two years earlier when I had an assignment with an in-flight magazine and he had attached himself to a press junket to Cabo San Lucas. Against my better judgement, when I put in for press credentials, I added that I would be bringing a "photographer."
So, as part of his masquerade, I reasonably expected Wilson would bring his SLR camera all tricked out with a zoom lens. "I forgot," he admitted when he swung by to pick me up, "but not to worry." After a quick stop at Thrifty Drugs, he returned to the truck with three disposable cameras.
At the Convention Center we were sent downstairs to the Press Center where, as the unemployed and the under-employed, we spent several hours because of the free sandwiches and unlimited 16-ounce beers. When Larry King came in for a press conference, I straightened up, took out my notepad and tape recorder, and moved closer to the stage. But instead of talking about anything relevant to this right-wing gabfest, a beaming Larry got to the podium and pointed to this stunning young woman sitting behind him in a folding chair and announced he had just got married again! (I think it was his fifth. I lose track.) "She's wearing me out," the septuagenarian winked at reporters, "but what a way to go!"
The clamor, unfortunately, woke my boozed-up photographer who snapped to attention, remembered his professional duties, and rushed to the stage. Of course, instead of pictures of Larry, he started snapping photos of Larry's stunning young Frau — who, either naturally or with the help of surgeons, looked like an exact reincarnation of a twenty-year-old Raquel Welch. After he had exhausted his supply of disposable cameras, my photographer indicated his willingness to go upstairs to the arena where, after all, the convention was taking place.
You have to remember this was 1998, and it was a relatively new thing to have those massively huge tv screens set up in an auditorium. I found the whole thing kind of creepy: Sitting in this darkened arena with maybe five thousand attendees. Newt Gingrich proposing we transfer 10,000 agents from the IRS to the INS. (Wild applause). Newt's exit line: "Let's make the world safe for entrepreneurs." (Wild applause). Egad.
It felt creepy but somehow strangely familiar. Then the lights went out. In the dark, the San Diego Men's Chorus sang "America." Then Maggie Thatcher's two-story-high face appeared on the six huge screens in front of the darkened arena and the Iron Lady started straight into scolding. It was awesome stagecraft, and I'd had too many beers.
Then it occurred to me. This was exactly like those Nazi rallies recorded by Hitler's favorite film maker. "Leni Riefenstahl! Leni Riefenstahl!" I started shouting as loud as I could, hoping it would spark some recognition in those around me and possibly save some young software millionaires from the clutches of Republican fund raisers.
I was too late. They were enthralled. And besides, security was escorting me and my photographer out of the building. And that was the last time I saw Maggie Thatcher, on one of those big screens over my shoulder. She was saying everything started to go wrong in 1947.


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Tour Caddy Experience Becomes Hit with Golfers
It was a busy Christmas period for European Tour caddy Steve Brotherhood, whose recently launched Tour Caddy Experience has already proven to be a popular hit with amateur golfers.
Backed by leading golf club rental firm ClubstoHire.com, Steve has already shared his tour-quality knowledge during 17 rounds through the busy festive period, as well as preparing for the new Tour season with David Howell.
"I managed to squeeze in 17 rounds over Christmas and New Year alongside preparing for the 2017 season, so it's been an extremely busy few weeks," said Steve. "I've been inundated with calls, texts and emails regarding availability for this year, with enquiries from all over the UK and even an email from a golfer in Italy," he added. "I'm delighted with the level of interest and bookings in such a short space of time."
Steve has been caddying for 12 years on the world's top courses and helped to win both the Italian Open and prestigious Alfred Dunhill Links Championship during his time on the bag. Having previously spent three years as a touring professional himself, he can relate to the need for personalised coaching.
"I've really enjoyed the experiences that I've given so far and it's been great to share some of my tips and skills with golfers who normally wouldn't have access to anybody with Tour experience," added Steve. "I'll be looking to fit in as many rounds as my tour schedule allows and will happily travel to any course in the UK."
Having caddied for Howell for the past five years, he will carry the former Ryder Cup star's bag again through the 'desert swing' of the European Tour in the UAE and Qatar during the next few weeks, but will still be taking bookings for the Tour Caddy Experience later in the year.
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It Pays to have Friends
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The phone rang the other day and it was my friend Mike, "Hey, Mr. Merk; you gonna be home? I want to show you something." Sure, why now? So about fifteen minutes later, he stops by with this really cool two pack of these covered Pennsy hoppers. They are rather expensive cars from Broadway Limited but he mentioned finding a dealer online who was offering them at a pretty reasonable price. We chatted a while, he showed me a few other things in his collection of goodies then he left.
Later that afternoon/evening, I looked online and sure enough, that dealer still had some. So I called Mike and asked him if he wanted to swap a light gray one for a red one. He really liked the idea so I ordered a set of the light gray ones. When they came a few days later, we got together and swapped so that each of us had one of each color.
This is a pretty neat arrangement since I don't want a whole bunch of these cars on my NKP layout. And… by having two different colors, they don't appear as similar as if they were both the same color. It isn't the first time that we have swapped similar things for a little more variety on our respective layouts. If either of us had a Pennsylvania themed layout then two or even more of these wouldn't look out of place. And, since the were sold in pairs, it made it all that much better for both of us. Like I said, it pays to have friends… TRAIN friends! 🙂


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Question about Sony PlayStation® 3 (60 GB) Console
When I turn the console on the fan starts for a couple seconds then stops. The light flashess yellow then blinks red 3 times. Not sure if its a loose fan connection or a bad power supply
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when i turn my ps3 on it flashes red and yelllow and dose not turn on
i was on my playstation 3 today, while the game call of duty world at war was loading up, the screen went funny. it went to all sort of coulors, 5 seconds later the ps3 shut down. a red flashing light camed up. i put my ps3 off, and then put it back on. it was fine. at the same place again, the ps3 went off and since that time it couldn't come back on.
please can you help me
I have an fat 60gb ps3 with the YLOD issue. trying to turn it on just makes it blink red and yellow
Bad power supply unit IF you can hear it clicking. You should be able to hear clicking coming from the LEFT side of the PS3.
here's a link to fix it yourself, disassembly required.
Mine just broke today as well, confirmed what it was with the above links.
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It's probably neither. It's usually the RSX chip on the board. You can try these suggestions:
That guy has a pretty good guide to the problem with the exception of the number one cause (the video chip / RSX chip)
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im looking for a small distro for an old p3 box ive tried dam small linux ,but i was looking for some more i could try ...thanks
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im looking for a small distro for an old p3 box ive tried dam small linux ,but i was looking for some more i could try ...thanks
Puppy is a popular one:
Have you tried it?
Here's a short listing of a few more that you might want to check out:
Mini Linux - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Depending on the amount of RAM you have, you may be able to run more than you think. I've got Fedora 8 running on a P3 right now, very few issues. Runs faster now than it did with Windows XP, in fact.
Puppy is a good choice and the developers stay on top of it. I was very impressed with it the last time I tried it. It's not really a "small" distro, but DeLi Linux might be something to consider as well...
Thanks guys you gave me a few to check out...thank you
And what about DSL (Damn Small Linux), it runs from my memory stick (1024mb).
Sorry, missed it indeed, thanks for telling me!
VectorLinux is also small I think.
However, as someone says above, you might be able to run a more complete distro provided that you have enough ram. A p3 is not a bad machine for linux, of course it all depends on the programs that you use and the eye candy that you want to throw in.