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North Carolina Department of Public Instruction NC State University/Friday Institute for Educational Innovation SERVE Center at the University of North Carolina- Greensboro SETDA Quasi-Experimental, Experimental, and Case Studies North Carolina State University/ Friday Institute for Educational Innovation Comprehensive Multi-method Evaluation Design Case Study Quasi-Experimental Design Experimental Design Quasi-Experimental Design: Process Quasi-experimental approach: A matched-groups, mixed between/within longitudinal design In 2003, 11 comparison schools were selected based on Grade structure Geographical proximity 01-02 End of Grade (EOG) Scores Student Demographics Size For all variables, hypotheses were framed as: 1d - 1a > 2d - 2a Quasi-Experimental Design: Variables and Measures (selected) Variables Measures Student achievement EOG tests Student technology Tech skills surveys skills NETS-T survey Teacher tech skills TAC and TAT Attitudes toward surveys technology Instructional AOI survey strategies SOC questionnaire Stages of Concern Leadership Leadership Style Practices Inventory Implementation of STNA model Quasi-Experimental Design: IMPACT and Comparison Student Demographics, 2005-06 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% Amer. Mulit- Male Female White Black Hisp. Asian LEP Migrant EC FRL Indian Racial IMPACT 50.7% 49.3% 45.5% 48.6% 2.8% 0.2% 0.6% 2.2% 1.9% 0.3% 14.6% 66.4% Comparison 50.5% 49.5% 33.8% 55.8% 7.0% 0.5% 0.5% 2.3% 2.7% 0.2% 21.5% 64.4% Source: DPI 2005-06 School Report Cards, http://www.ncreportcards.org/src/. Quasi-Experimental Design: Teacher Quality Statistics Teacher Quality School Year IMPACT Comparison State Avg. % Fully Licensed 2002-03 82.6 76.0 84.0 2003-04 86.0 85.1 85.0 2004-05 88.6 87.8 88.8 2005-06 90.6 92.6 88.3 % Emergency 2002-03 4.3 5.6 NA License 2003-04 2.6 3.7 NA 2004-05 3.4 3.4 5.2 2005-06 2.1 2.3 3.3 % Lateral Entry 2002-03 9.5 8.7 NA 2003-04 8.5 8.2 NA 2004-05 6.2 5.9 6.5 2005-06 5.2 3.9 5.8 % Classes Taught 2002-03 80.8 86.8 83.0 by HQT 2003-04 87.6 86.3 85.0 2004-05 89.3 87.2 87.4 2005-06 97.8 96.8 93.6 Quasi-Experimental Design: IMPACT and Comparison Teacher Retention, Year 1-3 100 95 90 85 80 IMPACT 75 Comparison 70 65 60 0-3 4-7 8-10 11-15 >15 Years of Experience Quasi-Experimental Design: Implementation (STNA) Impact schools were rated more highly by teachers in all 13 areas: Vision and leadership Classroom practice- Technology planning, instructional budgeting, evaluation strategies Supportive Classroom practice- environment for risk- planning taking Student activities Resource media, Teaching practices, software tools Student outcomes Community linkages (perceived) Professional development All effects significant at p<.001, partial 2 ranged from 0.05 to 0.43 Quasi-Experimental Design: Implementation (IMPACT rubric) Impact schools were rated more highly by teachers in 8/16 areas over 3 years: Instruction Collaboration Needs assessment Managing resources Designing facilities Policies Planning Evaluation All effects significant at p<.05, partial 2 ranged from 0.33 to 0.68 Quasi-Experimental Design: Leadership Ratings (LPI) All IMPACT principals who were present for all three years of the grant were rated more highly in Year 3 than in Year 1 on all 5 constructs (Challenging the Process, Inspiring a Shared Vision, Enabling Others to Act, Modeling the Way, and Encouraging the Heart). These principals grew most in ―Challenging the Process‖ and ―Inspiring a Shared Vision.‖ Quasi-Experimental Design: LPI Principal Ratings, Year 1-Year 3 10 Year 1 (N=95) 9.5 Year 3 (N=208) 9 Mean Score 8.5 8 7.5 7 CTP EOA ETH ISV MTW LPI Constructs Quasi-Experimental Design: Leadership Team Ratings on LPI On all 5 constructs, media coordinators out-scored principals, in absolute terms. On 4 of 5 constructs, technology facilitators out-scored principals, in absolute terms. These findings indicate that IMPACT teachers value the leadership qualities of media coordinators and technology facilitators, and that these individuals are seen as better leaders, in some respects, than school principals. Quasi-Experimental Design: LPI Ratings for Media Coordinators, Principals, and Technology Facilitators 10 MC (N=257) 9.5 Principal (N=277) Mean Score 9 TF (N=247) 8.5 8 7.5 7 CTP EOA ETH ISV MTW LPI Constructs Quasi-Experimental Design: Teacher Outcomes (ISTE NETS-T) 3 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 IMPACT 2.5 Comparison 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2 Year1- Year1- Year2- Year2- Year3- Year3- pre post pre post pre post Quasi-Experimental Design: Teacher Outcomes (attitudes toward technology) IMPACT teachers showed stronger change in attitudes or more positive attitudes overall on: Perceived utility of IT Email Internet Multimedia Productivity-teacher Productivity – student Quasi-Experimental Design: Teacher Outcomes (attitudes toward technology) IMPACT teachers showed stronger change in attitudes or more positive attitudes overall on: IMPACT IMPACT Comp. Comp. F for interaction Subscale Time #1 Time #6 Time #1 Time #6 (all df 1, 197) 2 Teacher-centered 4.33 4.22 4.49 4.03 14.57*** .07 activities Constructivism 3.17 3.52 3.26 3.24 9.85** .05 Technology utilization 2.90 4.06 2.87 2.82 83.24*** .30 Quasi-Experimental Design: Teacher Stages of Concern Years 1-3 100 90 Year 1 (N=389) 80 Year 2 (N=264) Year 3 (N=287) 70 Percentile Ranking 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Stage0 Stage1 Stage2 Stage3 Stage4 Stage5 Stage6 Quasi-Experimental Design: Student Use of Computers in Grades 3-5, 2004-05 90% IMPACT schools Comparison schools 80% Percent Responding "Yes" 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Core subject areas Research for Reports Word Processing Presentations Quasi-Experimental Design: IMPACT v. Comparison Media Center Visitation, Year1-Year 3 2.5 Average # Visits Per Week 2.0 1.5 1.0 IMPACT Comparison 0.5 0.0 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 Quasi-Experimental Design: IMPACT v. Comparison Math Achievement 261 259 257 255 IMPACT 253 Compar. 251 249 247 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 Effect significant at p<. 0001, controlling for grade, race, exceptionality, Free/reduced lunch, sex, absenteeism Quasi-Experimental Design: Reading Growth 2003-2005, by Grade 20 EOG growth from baseline to Year 2 18 16 14 12 10 IMPACT 8 Comparison 6 4 2 0 Grade 3 Grade 5 Grade 8 Effect significant at p<. 05, controlling for free/reduced lunch, race, exceptionality, sex, absenteeism, parent education Case study: process In the 2004-2005 school year, a preliminary case study of one intervention school's community outreach program was conducted Data sources included Phone interviews with patrons Structured interviewed with staff Archival documents (e.g. attendance data, course offerings, budget data) In 2005, funds for the case study were redirected to the experimental design component Case study: outcomes Findings suggest that low-cost technology alternatives can be beneficial to school-based community outreach programs At the same time, personal attributes of key staff played a pivotal role in the success of programming. Experimental Design: Process In 2004, Schools Attuned was selected as the intervention in the experimental design However, a different intervention (IRCMS) was approved and implemented, beginning in the spring of 2005. Experimental Design: Process (continued) IMPACT Non-IMPACT 23 14 IRCMS Classrooms Classrooms rd Program (3 =10, 4th=5, 5th=8) rd (3 =5, 4th=4, 5th=5) (570 students) (267 students) 22 16 No Classrooms Classrooms IRCMS (3rd=5, 4th=7, 5th=10) rd (3 =6, 4th=5, 5th=5) Program (497 students) (351 students) Experimental Design: Student Measures Measures Gates-MacGinitie Reading Comprehension Test Reading EOG Metacomprehension Strategy Index Jr. MAI (Metacognitive Awareness Inventory) Reading Efficacy Teachers' rating of student metacognition Experimental Design: Teacher Measures Measures Technology use survey TAC survey DeFord Theoretical Orientation to Reading Profile (TORP) (pretest only) MAI (Metacognitive Awareness Inventory) Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) Teaching Reading Efficacy Formative Evaluation SERVE Center at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro LANCET Implementation and Outcomes Capacity for Applying Project Evaluation (CAPE) www.serve.org/evaluation/capacity/ Elizabeth Byrom, SERVE Jenifer Corn, SERVE CAPE is… A suite of resources, tools, and professional development activities, designed to help educators collect and use data to make decisions that will help them improve the implementation and impact of their technology projects. SERVE's Role Collaborate with partners Identify or develop resources and tools Design and facilitate on-going professional development and support for school/district team Document lessons learned about capacity building for project evaluation School/District Teams' Role Create a project logic map Develop an evaluation plan for their EETT project Implement evaluation plan Collect and analyze data Use data to make informed decisions Make adjustments to project implementation Capacity for Evaluation Formative Evaluation – used to ―monitor and adjust‖ projects, to the ultimate benefit of students Capacity – the ―organizational wherewithal‖ to undertake project evaluation, more than just skills and knowledge for individuals CAPE Components A Theoretical Framework for Capacity Building An Evaluation Framework A Professional Development Model Framework for Capacity Building 1. Engaging Moral Purpose Engaging teachers' beliefs, the need or motivation to undertake formative project evaluation (Fullan, 2005) Foundation Drivers for 2. Understanding the Change Process Change in Understanding the change process to engender ownership of evaluation work (Fullan, 2005; Hall & Schools (Fullan, Hord, 1984; Horsley & Loucks-Horsley, 1998; Rogers, 1995; Waters, Marzano, & McNulty, 2003) 2005) The desired change is the adoption of the 3. Building Capacity A. Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Individuals formative Collective and ongoing (Guskey, 1986, 2000) project policies, strategies, evaluation resources, and other practices. actions to increase B. Resources – infrastructure, tools, people, money, and time needed to organizational power to adopt the innovation. implement project evaluation Shared Identity C. Professional Community (Newmann, King, & Motivation to work (Wenger, McDermott, & Snyder, 2002) Young, 2000, as cited together on in Fullan, 2005, p. 40) evaluation (Fullan, D. Program Coherence 2005) (Newmann, Smith, Allensworth, & Bryk, 2001) E. Shared Leadership (Lambert, 2002) The CAPE Introduction Getting Started Evaluation How to Use the Planning for Framework Resources Evaluation Theory Outcomes The Plan Explaining How Goals, Basic Your Project Objectives, and Components Works Strategies Data Sources Implementation The Report Some Putting the Communicating Examples Evaluation to the Results Work Examples Resources Index Real Evaluation of Materials Plans and Reports Evaluation Planning Tools Logic mapping activities and templates Strategy and objective planning templates and guides Data-collection planning guides Evaluation Planning Map project logic Clarify strategies and objectives Define evaluation questions Propose benchmarks Select methods and measures Conduct the evaluation Draw inferences from data IMPACT Model School Logic Map IMPACT Model School Objective Planning Guide Data Sources for EETT Projects Technology Needs Assessment Classroom Observation Technology-Partnership Survey Professional Development Questionnaire Rubrics for lesson plans and student products Teacher Reflection Log CAPE Instruments and Protocols School Technology Needs Assessment (STNA) Professional Development Questionnaire (PDQ) Looking for Technology Integration (LoFTI) drop-in protocol Technology and School-Family- Community Partnership survey School Technology Needs Assessment (STNA) Online STNA Bar graphs Repeated use indicates changing needs over time Used in about 200 schools to date, with more than 7914 respondents Now in Version 3.0 STNA Report STNA Research Study Internal Consistency Reliability (N=2094) Data analyses showed each of STNA constructs and subconstructs to have high internal consistency reliability (alpha ranged from .807 to .967). These results indicates that STNA is a high quality survey instrument that provides schools and districts with information that can be used to make decisions about each of the constructs and subconstructs. STNA Research Study Exploratory Factor Analysis (N=2050) The initial analyses revealed 13 factors with an eigenvalue greater than one, accounting for 62.32% of the total variance. Ten of the 13 factors were largely the same constructs initially identified for STNA. These results provided strong support for the validity of the constructs identified within STNA. Professional Development Questionnaire (PDQ) PDQ Easily adapted to specific settings or activities Assesses participants' perceptions of the quality of professional development implementation Does not provide data about the impact of PD activities – whether they made a difference LoFTI Looking For Technology Integration Classroom technology observation protocol LoFTI Designed through collaboration with team of school practitioners Reports a profile of technology use at the school level Paper-pencil version available Palm version almost ready School-Family-Community Survey School-Family-Community Survey Designed for a range of stakeholders—staff, parents, others Use results in making decisions about technology for supporting family and community involvement efforts Version 1.0 is available online or in paper-pencil form CAPE Professional Development Face-to- Computer-Mediated Professional Development Face-to- Face Face Multiple Multiple Multiple Multiple Introductory Projects Projects Projects Projects Culminating Event for Event for Teams of Individual Individual Individual Individual Teams of Project Project Project Project Educators Educators Online Community of Practice (CoP) CAPE Professional Development Academies and Institutes Workshops Virtual Meetings, conference calls and videoconferences (CMPDs) Presentations Online community of practice Teams sharing successes and lessons learned Technical Assistance CAPE Professional Development CMPD Topics Initial Implementation of Evaluation Plan Evaluation Management Plans Baseline Data Collection Maximizing School Buy-in & Community Support Data Analysis & Interpretation Notes to Project Leaders Identify and address the challenges and costs of evaluating projects/programs. Use team-based planning and implementation of evaluations. Recognize that collecting data is relatively easy—analyzing and using data is the hard part. Both require a lot of time. Notes to Project Leaders Communicate to generate buy-in. Define and share the evaluation purpose—needs assessment, required reporting, data-driven planning, or program improvement? Reach consensus on a definition of the program or project being evaluated. Notes to Project Leaders Separate project implementation from impact, and measure both. Define the evaluation questions that matter to the evaluation purpose. Plan for and collect all of the data, and only the data necessary to answer the questions. Manage the evaluation process. Capacity for Evaluation Capacity Building – NC DPI IMPACT I Schools IMPACT II Schools 1-2-1 Grant Schools IMPACT Academies based on the SERVE ATA Model Collaboration Toolkit IMPACT Video Series NC LEA and Charter School Educational Technology Plans Dissemination Activities LANCET Dissemination NC State Dissemination Activities Ellen Vasu Jason Osborne Lisa Grable NC State Dissemination Activities Publications Corbell, K.A., Osborne, J.W., & Grable, L.L. (in press). Examining the Performance Standards for Inservice Teachers: A confirmatory factor analysis of the Assessment of Teachers' NETS-T Expertise. Computers in Schools. Osborne, J.W., Overbay, A., & Vasu, E.S. (in press). Designing grant proposals and evaluation plans in the age of No Child Left Behind. Journal of the American Association of Grant Professionals. Overbay, A., Grable, L.L., & Vasu, E.S. (2006). Scientifically-based research: Postcards from the edge. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE), 14(3), 623-632. NC State Dissemination Activities Manuscripts in Preparation Measuring Teacher Attitudes Toward Computers and Teacher Attitudes Towards Information Technology Dimensions of Technology Skills Learning Styles and Resistance to Change NC State Dissemination Activities Presentations 26 National and International Conference Presentations and Workshops 6 State and Regional Conference Presentations SERVE Dissemination Activities CAPE Website http://www.serve.org/Evaluation/Capacity/ 5,434 hits since November 10, 2006 Manuscripts in Preparation CAPE Framework, STNA, CAPE PD Model, Data Sources for Evaluating Technology Projects Presentations 13 Evaluation Academies/Institutes/Workshops 13 National Conference Presentations and Workshops 9 State Conference Presentations and Workshops SERVE Dissemination Activities Instruments School Technology Needs Assessment (STNA) (n=7914) Professional Development Questionnaire (PDQ) Looking for Technology Integration (LoFTI) drop-in protocol Technology and School-Family- Community Partnership survey (n=88) SERVE Dissemination Activities Building Evaluation Capacity Studies Microsoft Partners in Learning Irvine Foundation study participant Spread REL-SERVE Evidence-Based Education National Center for Homeless Education SETDA-Polyvision Study Graduate Courses – NCSU, UCF, Johns Hopkins Dissertation/Thesis – NCSU, UNC Dissemination – NC DPI IMPACT Grants 1-2-1 Grants IMPACT Guidelines revision IMPACT for Administrators IMPACT Website Dissemination – NC DPI North Carolina State Board of Education Future-Ready Students Future-Ready Classrooms initiative Roadmap to Replicability NC State University/Friday Institute for Educational Innovation Previously Validated Instruments State End-of-Grade tests (grades 3-8) NC Writing Test (grades 4 & 8) NC Computer Skills Test (grade 8) Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test (Grade 2, primary schools only) Computer Attitude Questionnaire (4-8) Young Children's Computer Inventory (K-3) Teacher attitude toward technology integration (TAT) Teacher attitude toward computers (TAC) Stages of concern questionnaire Resistance to Change Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) Reviewed Instruments Examined the factor structures of: Teachers' Attitudes Toward Computers (TAC) Teachers' Attitudes Towards Information Technology (TAT) Performance Standards for Inservice Teachers Technology Skills Checklist 3-5 Technology Skills Checklist 6-8 School Technology Needs Assessment (STNA) Activities of Instruction Survey was also reviewed Other Instruments Used Classroom Climate (3-8) Teacher and Administrator Demographic surveys NETS-A Performance Profile (Administrators) IMPACT Rubric IMPACT Implementation Checklist Classroom Equipment Inventory Media and Technology Inventory Treatment and Control Considerations Competitive grant application process Comparison group incentives Cross contamination Time intensive matching process Requires personal contact with all groups Attrition Assessing Students in K-2 State prohibition of primary grade standardized academic assessment Expense of appropriate instruments and cost of extra testing administrators Group administration requires one- on-one attention Young ELLs Exposure Issues Teacher concerns about observation/evaluation Only a few schools involved in a very high profile project Desire to ―look good‖ Data Collection Paper and pencil or electronic Computer access, reduced response rate Logistics of distribution and collection of paper surveys Middle school students- no single classroom teacher Student information systems Formative v. external evaluation Site visits, no normal school days Navigating the Regulations Obtaining disaggregated student information and interpreting policy Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Department of Agriculture controls Free and Reduced Lunch Information Overbay, A., Grable, L.L., & Vasu, E.S. (2006). Scientifically-based research: Postcards from the edge. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE), 14(3), 623-632. Roadmap to Replicability SERVE Center at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro LANCET Roadmap to Replicability Inferred Insights into Capacity Building for Project Evaluation: Lessons Learned from the IMPACT Schools The SERVE Center at UNCG Elizabeth Byrom Jenifer Corn Lessons Learned Lessons learned are derived from a content analysis of qualitative data from focus groups and individual interviews with educators in the IMPACT schools. Framework for Capacity Building 1. Engaging Moral Purpose Engaging teachers' beliefs, the need or motivation to undertake formative project evaluation (Fullan, 2005) Foundation Drivers for 2. Understanding the Change Process Change in Understanding the change process to engender ownership of evaluation work (Fullan, 2005; Hall & Schools (Fullan, Hord, 1984; Horsley & Loucks-Horsley, 1998; Rogers, 1995; Waters, Marzano, & McNulty, 2003) 2005) The desired change is the adoption of the 3. Building Capacity A. Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Individuals formative Collective and ongoing (Guskey, 1986, 2000) project policies, strategies, evaluation resources, and other practices. actions to increase B. Resources – infrastructure, tools, people, money, and time needed to organizational power to adopt the innovation. implement project evaluation Shared Identity C. Professional Community (Newmann, King, & Motivation to work (Wenger, McDermott, & Snyder, 2002) Young, 2000, as cited together on in Fullan, 2005, p. 40) evaluation (Fullan, D. Program Coherence 2005) (Newmann, Smith, Allensworth, & Bryk, 2001) E. Shared Leadership (Lambert, 2002) Lesson: Project evaluation is a complicated process requiring cooperation among multiple people; it is important that everyone involved speak the same language. Hint for evaluation capacity builders… Help project management and/or project evaluation teams establish a glossary of evaluation terms that will be used for their project. It's more important for evaluation teams to use the same definitions than it is for them to use the ―right‖ definitions. Lesson: In order to build capacity for evaluation, the purpose or purposes of any evaluation effort must be meaningful, explicit, and understood by everyone involved. It helps tremendously if everyone involved believes in the purpose of the evaluation. Hint for evaluation capacity builders… Because purposes for an evaluation may differ at various levels (SEA, LEA, school, IHE), it's important to clarify the different purposes. Make sure that everyone participating in the evaluation understands each organization's purposes, roles, and responsibilities. Lesson: Learning how to evaluate a project requires change, and change takes time and energy. Change, cont'd … Evaluations can change not only projects, but also the people implementing the projects. Hint for evaluation capacity builders… Help educators understand that they are going through a change process. From time to time, help them reflect on where they are in the process. Show project leaders how they can use already-dedicated time when asking teachers to participate in evaluation efforts. Hint for evaluation capacity builders… Understand and prioritize the changes being asked of education project participants by recognizing that some changes are harder than others. Lesson: Some specific knowledge and skills will help make project participants' evaluation efforts more valuable, effective, and efficient. Hints for evaluation capacity builders… Actively teach educators how to collect, analyze, and interpret data. Help educators formalize informal data and evaluation practices. Show teachers how to use technology to access evaluation data previously not readily available. Hints for evaluation capacity builders… Educators who are inexperienced with project evaluation tend to collect the wrong data or too much data. Show them how to select and use data sources that will be the most meaningful for their projects. Hints for evaluation capacity builders… Find out what data educators are already collecting, and if appropriate and feasible, show them how they might use the data for their project evaluation. Hints for evaluation capacity builders… Don't be surprised if some project stakeholders are reluctant to provide necessary data. This can happen especially when stakeholders do not see value in the evaluation. Hints for evaluation capacity builders… Help educators learn to provide feedback to stakeholders, showing the results and findings of the data collected. Hints for evaluation capacity builders… Don't be surprised if administrators and teachers ―streamline‖ data collection procedures or instruments. Don't be surprised if teachers use their new evaluation knowledge and skills in their own teaching. Lesson: Success of a project evaluation – and likely of the project itself – depends on participants sharing a sense of identity around the effort. Identity cont'd… Leadership of project evaluation might come from unexpected individuals, but regardless of where it comes from, leadership is most effective when shared. Hint for evaluation capacity builders… Help educators develop a plan for actively sharing their project and evaluation plans, activities, and results with stakeholders. Hint for evaluation capacity builders… Help project participants and those who are evaluating the project reach a consensus understanding of ―how the project is supposed to work.‖ Hint for evaluation capacity builders… If logic mapping is considered worthwhile, show educators how to use them early in the project planning process. Allow enough flexibility for teams to illustrate their actual understanding of how their project works, i.e., don't be rigid about their using a particular logic map design. Lesson: The leadership, shared understandings, and sense of community required for effective project evaluation are heavily dependent on good communication. Hint for evaluation capacity builders… Help educators develop a plan for communication among everyone involved, such that communication is early, often, and in ways that support their efforts. 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from the damn-the-tiles-full-speed-ahead dept.
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It didn't matter if I told him that sure, the plane will fly, if he didn't like it, the plane didn't fly.
So, NASA, provide all the information to the commander, pilot, and crew, and let THEM make the call. If you don't like what they decide, it can be taken up AFTER the mission.
Isn't the whole justification for manned missions that people can react and do a lot more than robots, at least at this point in time? And yet we're afraid to let them out the door to actually do anything. Time and again when people are given the chance to perform they rise to the occasion and exceed expectations.
Remind me, how many astronauts have we lost on spacewalks?
Don't a large percentage of fatal auto accidents happen within a small distance of one's home? Relatively speaking, Columbia's accident happened right before they were to pull into the driveway, so to speak. Doesn't mean anything, just thought I make the comparison for whatever reason.
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Built at the end of 2013, this amazing villa (600m2) with 6 bedrooms, private infinity pool, private Turkish bath, surrounded by manicured gardens (3400m2 plot), is a great choice for a family holiday, being close to the heart of Marbella and Puerto Banus, in a quiet and secured area in famous Golden Mile.
~ Inside
At the main entrance, you are greeted by a spacious double height living room (44m2), elegantly decorated with leather sofas, coffee table and a beautiful wall-size library. The living room communicates with a beautiful dining area and in between the two rooms you have a lovely two sided fireplace. The living room has three large glass doors opening to the large terrace outside.
The dining room is furnished with a large wooden dining table that can comfortably seat 8 people. On one side of the room are the stairs that take you to the upper library that goes all the way to the living room. Two large glass doors open onto the main terrace.
Ground floor you have three large bedrooms, all ensuite.
Master bedroom is next to the living room, has a king size bed, two dressing rooms, ensuite bathroom with double sink, modern bathtub and separate walk-in shower. Master bedroom also has two large glass doors opening to the main terrace.
Second bedroom is furnished with a king size bed, is very luminous thanks to the large glass doors opening onto the porch and has fully fitted ensuite bathroom with bathtub, walk-in shower and double sink.
Third bedroom has two single beds, a small dressing and ensuite bathroom with shower cabin.
The other three bedrooms are upstairs where you have two large terraces with amazing views.
Fourth bedroom upstairs has two single beds and ensuite bathroom with shower.
Fifth and sixth bedrooms upstairs share a fully equipped bathroom with shower, both bedrooms having two single beds each.
A spacious kitchen is located ground floor, and is equipped with all appliances and utensils that you may need during your stay: oven, induction hob, microwave, coffee maker, espresso machine, dishwasher, refrigerator, freezer, toaster, water kettle.
In the kitchen you also have a dining area with a large dining table, and also a lounge area with a comfortable sofa placed in front of a flat screen TV. Next to the kitchen is a laundry area with washing machine and dryer.
~ Terrace&Garden
Besides the two large terraces upstairs (27m2 each) that offer you beautiful sea views, you have the main ground floor spacious terrace (118m2) with access from the living room, dining room, kitchen, and also two of the bedrooms. The terrace hosts several lounge and dining areas and enjoys gorgeous views over the garden and the infinity pool.
The villa is surrounded by a beautiful manicured garden with exotic palm trees, oleanders and ancient olive trees.
The pool area and the pool house are very special. The infinity pool has beautiful lights that can change color and by night it makes an incredible show combined with the sound of water flowing over the edge. The pool house next to the pool hosts a lounge area with sofa, armchairs and pool views, a Turkish bath and a separate bathroom with shower. This is the best place to be on a hot summer night.
There is also a built-in BBQ available on one side of the house, next to the utility room and kitchen.
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Daily housekeeping is included.
The villa has an under floor cooling/heating system throughout.
Internet is also available and as for the parking places you have a garage for three cars.
In the garden you have a large trampoline for kids and adults alike.
Utilities: Internet, Cable/Satellite flat screen TV (3), Under floor heating/cooling system, Alarm, Washing machine, Dryer, Iron, DVD Player, Stereo, CD Player, Trampoline, Oven, Microwave, Coffee maker, Espresso machine, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Freezer, Induction hob, Toaster, Water kettle, BBQ, Turkish bath, Fireplace, Hairdryer.
Rooms: 6 bedrooms, 4+1/2 bathroom, large living room, dining room, kitchen, laundry room.
Furniture: Single beds (9), Double beds (2), Sofas (3), Outside dining table (8), Terrace sofas with coffee table, Inside dining table (8). Each bedroom has wardrobe.
Other: Linen and towels included. Garage parking for 3 cars available.
Outdoors: Large Terrace, Private outdoor pool, Private garden, BBQ, Trampoline.
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|Nearest airport: Malaga International Airport 57 km
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|Private outdoor pool (heated), Balcony or terrace, Private garden, BBQ, Trampoline
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Could an online fitting room be the answer to the UAE's internet shopping woes?
April 16, 2012 4:21 by kippreport
Online shopping is great for when you just want to purchase items from the comfort of your own home, or for when you're feeling too lazy to drive to the nearest store. Although it does have its perks, online shopping may not be the best option if you experience regular internet cuts or tend to 'judge a book by it's cover' and order an item only to find that it is in a language you don't understand (guess what- 'no returns').
That shirt looks amazing on the virtual model, but will it fit you? This is a question that is often asked by online shoppers and now two Estonian universities have developed technology for Fits.me that tackles this very problem. When logging on to Fits.me users submit their body measurements. An image of a shape-shifting robot mannequin shows users what different brands' sizes would look like on them. A co-founder of the Fits.me company added: "Our robots at the Virtual Fitting Room technology have solved the main problem that online clothing retailers face – the lack of a fitting room."
Currently, research shows that the UAE isn't quite hot for online shopping just yet. When they do shop online people prefer to buy holidays, adventure experiences, gifts and airline tickets. Last year Kipp conducted a survey with our friends at YouGov to find out the state of online shopping in KSA and the UAE. According to our findings there is a very real appetite for discounts and bargains: 17 percent of people surveyed said they would like to see more promotions for clothing and accessories online. Nonethleess, online shoppers in this region have a variety of concerns including worries of theft (credit card and identity) and website scams. The most common concern was that the delivery would take too long (18 percent) followed by receiving an item of poor quality (13 percent), not being able to return an item (8 percent) and never receiving the item paid for (6 percent).
So, the big question is: will an online fitting room be the answer to the UAE's aversion to online shopping? Kipp's cynical. The fact of the matter is residents are still weary of online shopping because of logistical issues, such as transport, delievery and return policies. So perhaps an online fitting room won't change this, but it is a concept worth exploring. If companies were more likely to bridge the gap between the consumer and the rather distant online product, perhaps people would feel more likely to buy. Until then we would like to know your thoughts. Would an online fitting room change the way you think about internet shopping? Log on and tell us.


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It was very clean and the location was perfect. My room was also very spacious (I had my own bathroom, room 106 on the ground floor). I was also able to keep my luggage there after I checked out when I had to go to a meeting. - Anonymous
I thought the hotel was excellent. I have visited New York many times on business but this time I was travelling with my wife and teenage children who had not visited New York before. The hotel rooms were excellent and were clean, comfortable and looked just like the hotel photos. We were upgraded from a family room to a suite and it was excellent. It was by far the best hotel I have stayed at in New York and would be happy to recommend. It is also conveniently located. - Anonymous
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Fantastic, safe location just a few short minutes by foot to Times Square and in the centre of Restaurant Row - in-house restaurant was great too and we had a few meals there - including room service. Breakfasts were taken in the mezzanine conservatory and were delicious, with a wide choice of food and drink - the bagels and muffins were great. The two-bedroom suite we had was just ideal for us and our three sons - it was so nice to have a lounge where we could all meet up at the end of the d - Anonymous
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It is the same attitude many Democrats take regarding Ron Paul … they cannot give him credit for being anti-war, etc., things they agree with, because Ron Paul took on the Republican label. A lot of Hillary Clinton supporters who slammed Bush for the Iraq wars etc., would still vote for warmonger Hillary who voted for these wars as well yet never credit Ron Paul because he is "on the other team" …
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It was two weeks ago when I was walking along the Long Beach parking lot road in Noyac when Vicki Bustamante pointed to something in the dune area between Long Beach Road and the parking lot. Not good, she said.
On Monday evening after a record high temperature for March 12 I went out at night to listen for spring peepers. Between 8:30 and 10, I visited 11 known peeper breeding sites and heard not a single peep. The sites were watery, but apparently not watery enough. Peepers and other frogs and toads that breed in water, as do all of ours on Long Island and all but one of our salamander species, generally don't move from the ground until there's a rain, and it hasn't rained sufficiently for at least two weeks now.


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Mario Kart has a wide variety of characters, do you have a particular favourite?
Mine is and always has been Toad, love that little mushroom head.
Yoshi is the king of Mario Kart.
Yoshi all the way.
Luigi has never done me wrong.
Toad. Always Toad.
Yoshi dog. He is all green and all fast.
koopa or toad
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Luigi has never done me wrong.
This. Or Princess Peach.
Luigi. Decent acceleration and great top speed. He's light, so he gets shoved around in a pack, but if I'm ahead by enough that doesn't matter until you get blue-shelled.
Don't know if that applies to older Kart titles, though. Did they have individual stats, or was it just a cosmetic change?
I generally go with Yoshi in all Mario games.
I don't use many racers other than Luigi, but when I need something different for a specific track, I always use Yoshi.
Stay racing, my friends.
One more vote for Toad, and that goes for any Mario spin off series. Don't really know why other than he seems like a funguy (ba-dum tish)
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On a side note, I am playing Super Mario Kart right now, my dad came in and said.
"This game is shit, why don't you play Mario Kart Wii or something!"
Parents really don't get it..
They just don't understand. Also, always Yoshi.
Koopa Troops are always the best, if there is no Koopa Troop then I opt for Wario.
I wish they would bring back Dry Bones, he was the bester.
I didn't think it would be a land slide in favor of small guys. Me too Toad or Yoshi.
Yoshi, Koopa (the little green dude, not Bowser) or Waluigi.
I loved pairing King boo and Waluigi in Double Dash.
Yoshi and Toad were always my favorites, followed by Luigi.
Yoshi all the way.
Yoshi for me.
Mario. Because it's his damn series
Mama Luigi!
Wait a second, no one is gonna say anything about "I love that little mushroom head"
Oh, ok, so I'm the only one who needs to grow up!?
I am disappoint.
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My name is Allison and I think you are awesome.
I've spent so much of my life trying to talk myself into believing I was awesome. Deep down, I knew I was. I really did. I sensed it in the pit of my gut. But on a daily, weekly, hourly basis, I fought with feeling like everyone else was awesome and I wasn't.
The only way I could think to prove to the world (and to myself) how awesome I was, was to hold back, to avoid any chance of faltering or failure. So I tiptoed. I looked to others to help me make my decisions, clinging to rules or "programs" or powerful leaders to be my guide. I begged for the approval of those I admired. I felt afraid and unsteady most of the time.
I stifled and smothered all the beauty and power of who I was.
This tendency wrecked havoc on every area of my life.
I was perpetually dissatisfied in my career, for example, always working tirelessly for the approval of a boss and never feeling appreciated for who I actually was. My romantic relationships and friendships took a similar path. I was really good at getting people to like me at first. But over time, the "me" they liked turned out to not be very "me" at all.
Ultimately, those relationships ended in disappointment—for everyone involved.
It always felt like something was missing, from my friendships, from my work, from my life.
And something was missing: the totally awesome version of myself I was hiding, watering down, or holding back.
This all started, believe it or not, from a very young age.
I was a fun-loving kid with a closet full of frilly dresses and a proclivity to get down in the dirt and make big messes. At the age of four, I would walk up to perfect strangers in the grocery store and introduce myself to them with my first and last name. I laughed and sang and dreamt of all the incredible places I would go someday.
Then, out of nowhere, someone I trusted took advantage of me.
From that point on, everything changed.
I learned to protect myself. To be independent. To question everyone. I learned to hold back. People who "put themselves out there," were far too vulnerable to attack, I decided. It was foolish to dream, to believe it was safe to be myself. These were the paradigms I internalized long before I could articulate them with language.
These are the paradigms I've spent the last 10 years fighting desperately to unlearn.
Take a minute to think back to when you were a kid.
Picture yourself at a precious age, like four, five or six—an age before self-consciousness, fear or guilt were ruling your life. What were you doing? How were you acting?
How did you feel when you didn't have to wonder how to be or who you were?
Who were you when you could be perfectly you?
My guess is you sang in the shower. You danced in public. You told stories to strangers in the grocery store. You were an artist—with crayons or a bucket and pail in the sandbox or even with your food at the dinner table. You were an athlete: running and running and running until you couldn't run anymore.
You trusted everyone. You had faith. In everything you did, you gave it all you had.
Most importantly, you weren't afraid to shine gloriously in front of the world.
Then something happened.
Someone made fun of you at school. Someone you trusted hurt you. You were punished or ridiculed for your tendency to twirl. You were told to calm down and sit down and keep your laughter under control.
You complied. Any child would. If you didn't, you'd be subject to even more punishment, mocking, or ridicule. So you carefully tucked that oh-so-free part of you away from the world. You learned, so perfectly and obediently, to hold yourself back.
You told yourself this was normal. This was part of being an "adult". But what if you were wrong?
What if you didn't have to hold back anymore?
What if the childlike part of you was the most important part? What if there were something you could do it get it back?
Look, every child has to grow up. It's only natural.
But what if growing up didn't have to mean abandoning that child inside of us? What if truly growing up couldn't mean abandoning that childlike part of ourselves—because that childlike part of you is your essence, the only endowment you have to survive and thrive in the world?
The child inside of us keeps hoping, even when things feel especially dark.
The child inside of us has faith, even when the world tries to talk us out of it.
The child inside of us is never self-conscious—therefore has the capacity to give selflessly and gloriously the very best he or she has to give to the world.
It's time to stop hiding who you really are.
It's time to stop worrying you are anything other than awesome. It's time to stop mimicking other people and start being completely and fully yourself. It's time to rediscover who you are, to come home to yourself and to be reunited with that bold and beautiful and totally awesome version of you.
Unearth your passions.
Find a career you love.
Forge bold, powerful, life-altering relationships.
Be stupid happy. Laugh, play sing. Be you again.
Don't hold back. Push forward.
Not sure how to do all of that? That's okay. I've been walking the road for several years now and I still don't have it all down. Not by a long shot. But I'm here to help, if you'll trust me, just a little for now.
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How Long Does It Take To Become Infected With Hep B After Exposure
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Hepatitus a abd bHow long are the vaccinations good for? THX
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Tufts University School of Medicine...decades. HBV immunity often varies from person to person; that is why we recommend checking your HBV titers (levels) after an exposure to be certain your antibody levels are still protective. Read more »
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Innovative Widget Provides N.Y. Emergency Rooms With PEP Info...physicians what to do in the event of either an occupational -- meaning an actual needle stick -- a non-occupational or a sexual exposure to HIV. We think that this information is vital and that there are gaps in that a lot of physicians either... Read more »
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Nice, quiet and comfortable hotel for an overnight or day room accommodations. Local bus from the terminal will take you to hotel free of charge, if you are connecting. Otherwise it is about 2 euro ride. Buses run every 30 min."
Enjoyed the fitness center, spa and pool. Only complaint was that the whirlpool was not hot. The bed was VERY comfortable. Almost missed my flight :)"
Convenient hotel for one night stay, nice restaurant downstairs"
Great location! Good size,comfortable and modern room."
We came to Berlin for a 5 night stay. The location was perfect. A 5 minute walk from the train station. It made a huge difference on our way from and to the airport. We entered the hotel lobby, small and clean and friendly. Check-in was fast. The rooms were great. Just the right size, clean, bright, warm! We loved the hotel. It was the perfect place to spend 5 days, the sauna upstairs was free and a great way to warm up after a cold day. Staff was lovely, - I have nothing negative to say. I'll be going back to the Ramada Inn on my next trip to Berlin."
Very enjoyable stay for the one night. Relaxed at the spa and enjoyed a well earned massage. The evening meal was exceptional as was the breakfast with a glass of champagne. Great way to start the day. I am sure to return."
This is my second stay here in the last 3 years. This time the wifi was better but needed to be reset most days in order to get a good connection. Only one device allowed per room which is really annoying and cheap. Breakfast very good here, beds are hard but comfy but being there in January, I found my room to get warm with no ability to use the AC which was probably off for the season. So I had to regulate opening and closing the window a crack to keep it decent. Convenient location right across from the main train station and less than a 20 minute walk to the Frankfurt Messe."
The room was extremely hot when we arrived. The hotel did provide us with a fan to help. Very friendly helpful staff."
Nice, clean place. Looking forward to New Work City @Frankfurt Airport getting a few more restaurants (it's still relatively new). The hotel restaurant was overpriced compared to others nearby."
Well located, service was impeccable and room was immaculate"
All You may need in Your room is there, Internet or WI-Fi - but figure out how to connect properly otherwise transfer will be lousy, except for extra charge for breakfast - is it really so expensive value to make hotel guests feeling good? Other hotels in a same rank do offer more sophisticated breakfast and I am not a food addict, but what is most important by hotel evaluation - late check-out and breakfast.Anyway, the view was great :)"
Hotel Hafen was a great experience. The hotel staff, especially the reception were very polite and helpful. Any requests I made were actioned almost immediately."
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Your travel guide to Vienna
In Vienna, Austria, leisure is a way of life. From sipping an espresso at one of the many coffee houses to savoring the architecture, any traveler can live like the Viennese. A visit to Schonbrunn Palace is in store for those who appreciate history and learning about the famous retreat of Habsburg royal monarchs.
Inner Stadt, also known as the City Center, is the place to go for some fabulous shopping. Thrill-seekers will enjoy visiting the amusement park in Leopoldstadt, which also features other entertainment options. Neubau is the best place to visit for the museums that Vienna has to offer. Scholarly-minded travelers will also enjoy checking out the University of Vienna, which is located in Alsergrund.
Vienna offers an excellent public transportation system. Underground trains, buses, trams and even night buses are available for travelers. The city also has no shortage of thriving taxis waiting to take you wherever your heart desires. The underground train system is known as "U-Bahn." For those with a rental vehicle, it will be necessary to use parking tickets when parking in the city.
Vienna is a city that is dedicated to the arts, so visitors should take advantage of incredible opportunities to delve into its culture at the State Opera House. The Vienna Mozart Concert gives visitors the chance to listen to magnificent performances by the Mozart Orchestra.
The Kunsthistorisches Museum is a place where art lovers can unite, as this museum is dedicated to art history. The Belvedere Palace is also one of the most renown art museums in the world. After browsing the art museums of Vienna for the day, visitors may also want to enjoy some wine in the city. Wine is also an important way of life in Vienna, so a wine tasting bike tour or trip to a wine loft may appeal to travelers.


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What is happening to my Romas!!!!!!!!!
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Someone please help me. This is my firt year gardening and i've used all organic products for my gardening down to the garden safe 3-1 organic pesticide. These tomato plants were going strong and were looking great up to a month ago and then bam this black stuff started to appear. Also should i spread them out? I have a smaller one that i just potted and it was fine now i'm seeing similar symptoms occuring to it. PLEASE ANYONE HELP!!!!!!!!!!


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Holiday Inn Uruapan, Uruapan
Situated in Uruapan, Holiday Inn Uruapan is close to La Huatapera Regional Museum, Antojitos Market, and Barranca del Cupatitzio National Park.
Hotel Features.
Holiday Inn Uruapan has an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas and a computer station is located on site. Business amenities at this 3.5-star property include a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. This business-friendly hotel offers a restaurant and a bar/lounge. Additional amenities include multilingual staff, laundry facilities, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Complimentary self parking is available onsite for guests. This is a smoke-free property.
Amenities in air-conditioned guestrooms at Holiday Inn Uruapan include washers/dryers and safes. Beds have Select Comfort mattresses, down comforters, and premium bedding. Pillow menus are available. Guests can use the in-room complimentary wireless and wired high-speed Internet access. 32-inch LCD TVs are equipped with satellite channels. All accommodations provide desks, complimentary weekday newspapers, and phones. Bathrooms offer showers, hair dryers, and complimentary toiletries. All units feature coffee/tea makers and complimentary bottled water. Turndown service is offered nightly and housekeeping is available daily.
Excellent over all the only thing I would suggest is a mini fridge
Hotel's location is convenient. Hotel is clean and Well maintains. rested Well in this…
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Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $70
- One King Bed Leisure Smoking
- Standard Room
- King Suite Nonsmoking
- Two Double Beds Smoking
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- Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Check-out time is 1 PM
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- Credit card or cash deposit required
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- Pets not allowed
Extra people
- Roll-away beds available, charges may apply*
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Free self parking
- Accessible parking
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- Smoke-free property
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- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Outdoor pool
- Fitness facilities
- Free use of nearby fitness center
- 24-hour business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms
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- 24-hour front desk
- Laundry facilities
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Disabled parking
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- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
- Accessible bathroom
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- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Coffee/tea maker
- Washer/dryer
- Pillow menu
- Down comforter
- Turndown service
- Premium bedding
- Sleep Number by Select Comfort mattress
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Free toiletries
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- 32-inch LCD TV
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- Desk
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The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
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perimenopause and body pulsations?
Around the same time my period stopped (7 months ago), I noticed my heartbeat pulsating in areas I've never felt before. If I lay down, I feel it in my back. If I'm sitting at the computer resting my head on my hand, I feel a strong pulsation in my head so much that sometimes my head will move with the beat. Then, at night and early morning before I get out of bed, I've been getting another unusual "blood vessel" type feeling around the center of my chest and diaphram which is not related to being anxious or upset. For lack of better words, it's like a rubber band expanding, or a balloon expanding, and then contracting back. I'm soon to be 46, and the hot flashes and nausea are bad enough....now THIS. It's nerve-wracking.
Anyone else?
Hi pinkwaterlily,
My guess is that its your veins being more dilated. Our hormones during perimenopause can cause venous dilation.....which can cause nausea, hot flashes, headaches, etc.
If you're feeling it mostly in your abdomen and back, I suggest you see the doctor and have him feel your abdomen for an aneurysm, just to be on the safe side. But I really think you're just feeling your pulse everywhere because your veins are a little more dilated because of your hormones. Also, when our veins dilate, more blood goes back to the heart and it might contract more forcefully, and that can be felt all over.
It might be worsened by eating alot of salt. Be sure you keep up your water intake too.
Are you taking any meds or supplements?
Hi Catherinet,
Thank you for replying. What you're saying makes perfect sense to me. You wouldn't be in the medical field, would you? ;) I have been trying to rule out what else could cause these feelings, and had questioned my doctor about the aneurysm possibility a few months ago. After examining me, he quickly dismissed it.
I do have complicating issues, such as being on Prednisone (a steroid) for 6 years due to polymyositis (an autoimmune disease). Since that has improved, I've been trying to taper off the Prednisone, and this is where it gets messy. My adrenal glands have been "asleep" as the prednisone took over all this time. So now that I've begun perimenopause, there is no "back up" system to support hormones and stress. To make matters worse, Prednisone also affects the hypothalamus---the hypothalamus controls all the hormones and regulates menopause--- it's a vicious circle.
Like I said, this ("heartbeat feeling in unusual places") started the same time my period stopped. Not only is it scary, it makes it hard to sleep. My heartrate is normal(around 78bpm)while this is happening. It stays a few weeks, varying in intensity, then seems to ease off. I hadn't really noticed it again until about 10 days ago. But I got my period yesterday for the first time in 7 months. Having said all that, I think I see a connection here. Another thing that happens along with this... frequent urination. Then that passes too after about a week or so. Makes me wonder if this is a decrease in vasopressin or something, as my adrenal glands are compromised. I feel irritable and uncomfortable in my own skin, if that makes sense.
You asked what supplements I am taking. I just began flaxseed oil. Could it be a deficiency in magnesium?
Are there any others also on Prednisone and going through menopause dealing with anything similar?


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