What is a Diploma of Remedial Massage?
The Diploma of Remedial Massage course is designed to teach you the knowledge and practical skills to be a remedial massage therapist. Remedial massage is using massage as a form of applied remedy to musculoskeletal ailments. In the Diploma of Remedial Massage you will learn skills such as: Relaxation massage, Deep Tissue massage, Sports Massage, Joint Loosening, Stretching as well as human movement assessment techniques.
This qualification is Nationally Recognised Training and qualifies you to be a Remedial Massage Therapist.
The Evolve College teaching approach is designed to train therapist to understand the anatomical body to a depth whereby they can determine variations from normal health status. The focus is then placed on using a combination of specific musculoskeletal assessment techniques and specialist hand skills to apply a remedial treatment aimed at addressing the cause. We prefer to work on improving health and not just providing relief! On graduation, you will be eligible for affiliate membership with a professional massage association, and ready to start your career as a Remedial Massage Therapist.
Please note: availability of these options will depend on your location. See locations and timetables for more information.
Correspondence students attend practical assessment classes and clinic at your chosen location, which is a total of 4 two-day blocks on campus for the Diploma. You can choose from any of our existing timetables for your on-campus assessment requirements. Call us on 1300 880 885 or email us at evolve@evolvecollege.com to learn about options that best suit you.
Being the largest private provider of massage education in Australia, Evolve College is a shameless leader in the massage industry. Providing Nationally Recognised Training under the Health Training Package, Evolve College educates with a solid focus on clinical practice and preparation for remedial massage service.
Our founders were the first in the massage industry to introduce draping, and the standards of professionalism they introduced 20+ years ago are now enshrined in the official competencies of VET massage qualifications today. We continue to raise the bar and offer a level of education, student focus and care above and beyond the minimum standards set by the profession.
Evolve College's HLT52015 DIPLOMA OF REMEDIAL MASSAGE course provides nationally recognised massage training under the Health Training Package.
Evolve College is registered to deliver the HLT52015 Diploma of Remedial Massage qualification. This qualification has been set by industry and endorsed by the government as the benchmark for entry into the remedial massage profession.
The Diploma of Remedial Massage qualification received provides the skills in remedial massage practice. Graduates from our on-campus program who satisfy all relevant requirements will be eligible to apply for a provider number for Medibank Private (and other private health insurance funds which have set similar/the same educational criteria), allowing clients to receive rebates. Your professional association can advise you further on this. See also our private health funds pages. For more information on professional associations, see our FAQs page.
Click here to download an important Qualifications Facts sheet with information on this course (HLT52015 Diploma of Remedial Massage).
If you'd like to get your enrolment application underway now, email a completed enrolment form to us and we will get in touch to complete the enrolment process.
Evolve College Pty Ltd (RTO #41035) is an approved VET Student Loans provider. This means that Evolve College is approved by the Australian Government to offer enrolments in approved courses for which a VET Student Loan may be available.
Note that VET Student Loans are not available for any other course offered by Evolve College.
It is at the discretion of the Australian Government to approve or refuse approval of an application for VET Student Loans. There are criteria to applying for a loan (described below).
1. What are VET Student Loans (VSL)?
The VET Student Loans (VSL) program is an Australian Government loan program that helps students who meet eligibility requirements and who are enrolled in approved courses to pay their tuition fees.
If you are an eligible student, the Department of Education and Training ("Department") may approve your VET Student Loan application for an approved course with an approved provider. If you are approved for a VET Student Loan, the Department will pay your loan directly to Evolve College (as an approved provider). You will be responsible for any gap amount in the tuition fees (if applicable), which are not covered by the loan. Once entering into the loan, you will owe a debt to the Australian Government for the loan amount, which will be managed by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). The ATO administers the repayment of the loan when your income reaches a certain threshold as dictated by the Australian Government. More information on repayments can be found on the Department's website at https://docs.education.gov.au/node/42391.
2. Am I eligible to apply for a VET Student Loan?
The Department sets certain criteria for a student to apply for a VET Student Loan.
have not already exceeded your FEE-HELP balance. Your FEE-HELP balance is the maximum loan amount the Australian Government will loan you over the course of your life, for all study you undertake. For more information, please visit the Government StudyAssist website.
have a Tax File Number (TFN) and are able to provide this to the Department.
3. What do I need to provide to show academic suitability?
display competence at Exit Level 3 in the Australian Core Skills Framework in both Reading and Numeracy through a Government approved Language Literacy and Numeracy (LNN) testing tool. Evolve College uses the approved Australian Learning Resources Group LLN tool for this purpose. The LLN tool provides a simple online testing exercise which enables your LLN skills to be assessed.
If you are not able to meet any of these requirements, you will not be eligible to apply for a VET Student Loan, as the Government sets strict standards and requirements for the issuing of a VET Student Loan. However, if you are not eligible for a VET Student Loan this does not mean you cannot enrol in the course. Evolve College has other payment options, including payment up front as well as payment in smaller amounts at a time. Please call us on 1300 880 885 if you would like to discuss options available for you.
4. Where can I find further information?
Further information on VET Student Loans can be found in the VET Student Loans information booklet which provides further material for use by student applicants.
5. Who decides whether I can get a VET Student Loan?
Please note that Evolve College does not decide whether you are granted a VET Student Loan. That is a decision which the Department makes, based on information which you provide.
6. How do I apply for a loan?
The first step is to enrol in the Diploma of Remedial Massage with Evolve College. After two days have passed from enrolment, you may apply for a VET Student Loan, if you are eligible to apply and you meet the eligibility criteria described above. You will indicate to us, on your enrolment form, that you intend to apply for a VET Student Loan.
Evolve College will report your application for enrolment to the Department. The Department will then provide you with login details to access the Government's system, where you can apply for the loan and complete an electronic form which is called a Commonwealth Assistance Form (also referred to as "eCAF"). This is your official application for a VET Student Loan, and it also notifies the Department of your contact details. You are required to complete that form and send it to Evolve College at evolve@evolvecollege.com, in order for your application to be processed.
IMPORTANT NOTE: It is your responsibility to lodge your eCAF form with Evolve College at least two days after your enrolment with Evolve College, and before your first census day. You should take careful note that if you do not submit your eCAF form before your first census date, this will mean that your VET Student Loan will not be activated and your tuition fees will not be covered by the VSL Program.
Therefore you also need to pay careful attention to the census dates in your course. Census dates are discussed further below.
This information sheet (available at www.evolvecollege.com/policies) has all you need to know about VSL. If after reading it you would like to ask us anything, please do not hesitate to ask.
You should also read the Qualification Fact Sheet for the Diploma, which contains a handy reference to things you need to know in relation to the Diploma.
2. What policies apply to a VET Student Loan?
See our policies and procedures, on our policies page at www.evolvecollege.com/policies. All students are required to comply with Evolve College policies as a term and condition of their enrolment.
Students who are accepted into the VET Student Loans program by the Government will be charged a 20% loan fee. That loan fee, i.e. 20% of the full loan amount, is in addition the principal of the loan itself, and must be repaid with the principal amount to the Government. Therefore it becomes part of the overall debt you accrue to the Department.
However, note that the loan fee (of 20%) is not part of your lifetime FEE-HELP limit. Only the loan principal contributes towards your FEE-HELP balance.
Evolve College charges tuition fees for each course. These are set out in the fees published on our website, applicable to your course. Click the button below to view currently published fees. This schedule will be updated from time to time, to reflect the current fee period.
Charges which are not covered by tuition fees are set out in the document by that title, available for download at www.evolvecollege.com/policies.
D. HOW MUCH CAN I LOAN?
Eligible students will be entitled for loans up to a capped amount. Students will need to contribute the gap if the total course fee exceeds the loan cap for a course. The loan cap is set by the Government and for the HLT52015 is currently $10,340, which means that you cannot loan greater than that amount. If your tuition fees are less, your loan also will be less, subject to meeting eligibility criteria and approval by the Commonwealth Government.
You also need to ensure your FEE-HELP balance (of any previous loans) has a credit balance sufficient to cover the loan you are seeking. If you have a CHESSN (Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number), we can look up your balance for you.
E. WHAT ARE CENSUS DAYS?
Your course is split into fee periods, each of which contains a "census day". You have three fee periods in your course. Each is approximately the same length. The fee periods are split into three components of the course, each containing five subjects. Click on the button below to view the current fee periods.
The census day is the last date which students can withdraw from the relevant unit(s) relating to a fee period without incurring a VET Student Loan debt for that/those unit(s). Therefore the Census Day is important. Once the Census Day passes, you are no longer eligible to withdraw from that particular unit or units without incurring a VSL debt. Click on the button below to view current fee periods, and tuition fees and census days for each.
3. Will I receive notice of what debt I am going to incur before I incur it?
Yes. Every time a Census Day is approaching, Evolve College will send you a Fee Notice. This will ensure that you are informed of the fact that a Census Day is approaching. Evolve College will send you a Fee Notice at least 14 days before each census day. The Fee Notice will specify your fees and the upcoming census day.
4. How will I know how much debt I am accruing?
Your VET Student Loan debt is incurred the day after your census day (for each fee period) and you will be issued with a Commonwealth Assistance Notice ("CAN") within 28 days of the census day via email indicating the debt which has been incurred. The CAN will include details of the unit(s) covered by VET Student Loan, so you can keep track of what debt relates to what units of study, and your progress in your course.
If you consider that the information in your CAN is incorrect, you must, within 14 days of the CAN issue, submit a CAN review request by emailing Evolve College at evolve@evolvecollege.com. You should include evidence showing why you think your CAN is incorrect.
1. What are progression forms?
A condition of a VET Student Loan is that you make regular progress in your course. The Government uses "progression forms" to monitor your continued enrolment and engagement. Evolve College will send these progression forms to you.
2. How often do I have to do progression forms?
You will be required to complete a progression form to show progression in your course, every 4 months, to satisfy Government requirements. That form will also contain a survey about us, which you can answer however you feel to.
If you are an eligible student studying HLT52015 Diploma of Remedial Massage and formally withdraw from your course before any census day you will receive a refund of any tuition fees (excluding any incidental costs) you have paid in advance for the study period related to that census day, and you will not incur a VET Student Loan debt for the study period related to that census day.
If you are an eligible student studying the HLT52015 Diploma of Remedial Massage and withdraw from your course after any census day you will incur a VSL debt for the census dates that have already passed, unless the debt is remitted under special circumstances. If special circumstances apply, you will need to apply for a re-credit of your VSL balance, pursuant to our Student Fees Re-crediting Policy and Procedure, downloadable from our website at www.evolvecollege.com/policies.
If you apply to withdraw from your course, your application will be treated in accordance with Evolve College's Withdrawal Policy and Procedure.
Each year, the Department of Education sets a list of courses for which FSL may be available. The VET Student Loans Approved Course List Fact Sheet sets out approved courses.
If you would like to see further information from the Department on VET Student Loans please download the VET Student Loans Information booklet.
Contact us on 1300 880 885 to find out more about your enrolment and payment options. Our friendly careers team are ready to assist you with all the details.
What are the course subjects?
We've made your units very easy to study by grouping them under subjects, so you have less doubling up and your study is more efficient and meaningful.
The Diploma course is delivered across multiple subjects consisting of a total of 21 accredited units clustered into 15 subjects. Students must complete all subjects satisfactorily in order to be deemed competent in these units.
* Students are required to provide evidence of a current HLTAID003 qualification, obtained from a registered provider of the HLTAID003 Provide first aid unit. This unit is not included in course fees and students must arrange training and certification in it themselves. Evolve College will accept a current certificate of completion or statement of attainment from any currently registered RTO in Australia registered to deliver the above first aid unit.
You have two study options to choose from. You can study on-campus (classroom learning) or by correspondence (home study learning-a blended model).
You will receive identical accreditation at the end of your training irrespective of the option you choose.
Studying on-campus means you will attend classes for all the practical components of the course.
When studying on-campus you are provided with a class timetable listing the dates when your attendance is required (at an Evolve College training centre of your choice). Evolve College has the largest number of training centres of any private massage college in Australia.
Studying by correspondence is a blended model that enables you to study at your own pace, and you are not governed by a fixed timetable for your practical learning. You learn your practical techniques via the exceptional Evolve College video series, delivered by our Lead Trainer. You complete your theory work online, and attend on-campus to be assessed for all practical requirements, by participating in our Massage Practice 1 program. A total of 15 two-day blocks on-campus attendance is required.
Does it matter which study mode I choose?
It is up to you. Some people prefer to be on-campus with the lecturer face to face and the networking and support of other students. Others have personal or work circumstances that make correspondence their preferred option. Both study modes receive exceptional quality education.
Bear in mind that private health funds such as Medibank Private require on-campus study. Evolve College's on-campus program is Medibank compliant.
What are the course timetable options?
Please note: availability of these options will depend on your location.
Browse timetable options in your chosen location.
Correspondence students attend practical assessment classes and clinic at your chosen location, which is a total of 7 two-day blocks on campus for the Diploma. You can choose from any of our existing timetables for your on-campus assessment requirements. Call us on 1300 880 885 or email us at evolve@evolvecollege.com to learn about options that best suit you.
How are my learning materials provided?
Your study of the theoretical aspects of this course is undertaken in the EvolveHub. You will be provided with login access to this online learning environment, where your learning materials and assessments will be released in the most supportive order and manner for your course. For those studying on-campus, hard copy practical manuals will be provided to you in class.
What kind of work could I do when I graduate?
On completion of the HLT52015 Diploma of Remedial Massage qualification you will be qualified to perform remedial massage. Your job title will be Remedial Massage Therapist.
The HLT52015 Diploma of Remedial Massage is the latest Diploma qualification in massage in Australia.
Will I be eligible to offer private health insurance rebates?
Yes, if you study on-campus.
Private health funds such as Medibank Private require on-campus study for the award of provider numbers which enable remedial massage therapists to offer rebates to their clients who hold private health insurance.
Evolve College's on-campus program meets the educational criteria of Medibank Private.
Credit (or recognition) for subjects/units may be granted based on previous learning, studies, work and/or life experiences. Read more about our Recognition of Prior Learning program and National Recognition (Credit Transfer).
Students can enrol directly into the HLT52015 Diploma of Remedial Massage course. The HLT42015 Certificate IV in Massage Therapy course is not a pre-requisite.
What are my study requirements?
On-campus students study all practical learning on-campus. Correspondence students study practical learning at home at their own pace. For both modes of study, all practical assessments must be completed on-campus and theory assessments are completed online, with an on-campus component.
You are required to keep pace with your course. Assessments should be submitted at least a minimum of every 2 weeks. See the Student Handbook for more details on the requirements for progress in your course.
To complete the units in this qualification you will need a computer, broadband connection to the Internet and an active email account.
Towels: Towels of a good quality (sizes are specified on enrolment), which you will bring to class and for massage practice at home.
Massage Oil: Oil is provided in the Introductory class (for on-campus students) and then it is your responsibility to provide your own oil for subsequent class use and for home practice. Oil must be in a pump top bottle (to prevent spillage). You will be issued with one such bottle in your Introductory class.
Will l receive the most up to date qualification?
The HLT52015 Diploma of Remedial Massage is the latest Diploma qualification in the Australian massage industry. It was released in 2015 after extensive streamlining of the qualification by the massage industry. The qualification was developed by industry to meet current industry standards and has been endorsed by the government.
The HLT52015 Diploma of Remedial Massage is nationally recognised training.
The current Diploma qualification in massage is the HLT52015 Diploma of Remedial Massage. This qualification is a nationally recognised qualification within the Australian Qualifications Framework and therefore has a unique code identifier - HLT52015.
What are the key facts I need to know about this qualification?
Download our Qualifications Fact Sheet for the HLT52015 Diploma of Remedial Massage for all the key facts you need to know about your qualification and study.
Do you have a Customer Service contact if l have any questions?
You are welcome to contact our Evolve College Customer Service by phone on 1300 880 885 (during business hours) or by email at evolve@evolve.college.
We are committed to supporting all of our students and we tailor the support given to what our students need. We provide support in relation to practical training, academically, and administratively. We recognise that for some students additional support services are fundamental to ensure success and therefore our Team is on hand to assist and support as needed. You can access support by calling 1300 880 885 or emailing evolve@evolvecollege.com to make an appointment.
What is the Unique Student Identifier (USI)?
From 1 January 2015, all students participating in Nationally Recognised Training in Australia are required by the Australian government to have a Unique Student Identifier, or USI.
This includes students completing an apprenticeship, skill set, certificate or diploma course.
A USI gives you access to your online USI account and will contain all of your nationally recognised training records and results from 1 January 2015 onwards, stored in the one place. You therefore can access your results and the details of all courses you have completed.
It is free and easy for you to create your own USI online at usi.gov.au.
If you do not have a USI you can obtain this prior to commencing your studies. It is important to understand that this is a requirement set by the Government and we are unable to issue your qualification to you on completion of your studies unless you have a USI. Click here to apply for a USI - it only takes 3 minutes. Have your driver's licence or other ID handy. You are given a USI on the spot.
What is the Virtual Clinic?
The Evolve Virtual Clinic is Evolve College's state of the art virtual assessment platform that enables you to perform clinical hours supervised live by an Evolve College Assessor, in your chosen working environment.
Students complete Virtual Clinic hours towards the end of their course, which is a further step in our careful and comprehensive clinical training. In this unique and unprecedented technological platform, students are able to build confidence and true readiness for entering the industry, as they work in their own professional environment whilst still having the live supervision of an Evolve College Assessor. It is one of the final steps in your study, which helps confirm for you your readiness to join the industry as a value-adding, highly professional member.
An on-campus alternative is available.
What resources do I need to participate in the Virtual Clinic?
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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 68, No 1 | a1103 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v68i1.1103	| © 2012 Paul B. Decock | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 06 June 2011 | Published: 17 May 2012
Paul B. Decock, St Joseph's Theological Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
The Apocalypse of John: The power of God's patience. John B. Thompson relates power primarily to institutions, which embody the aims of a specific social structure. However, human actions will either endorse this social structure and empower its institutions or undermine them. The Apocalypse of John attempts to use its prophetic authority to undermine the power of the institutions of the Roman Empire and of its social structure by challenging the communities to withdraw their support from these and to continue this project in their own prophetic mission to all nations. The Apocalypse challenges the symbolic universe of the Roman Empire (an important element in their social structure) and the power of its institutions with an alternative symbolic universe rooted in the Old Testament traditions of God as the creator. In this symbolic universe the throne of God with God's judgement is the institution where true power is situated and which will bring the work of creation to its fulfilment. The Empire is revealed as embodying the aims of Satan, who alienates people from God and so destroys God's creation. The communities are called upon to act according to the aims inspired by the alternative symbolic universe as lived out by Jesus (hence the emphasis on the 'works' and the reminder to 'persevere in doing the works of Jesus'[2:26]). The power of God's judgement is not yet fully experienced because in God's patience it is delayed in order to give the opportunity to the communities and all nations to bring their 'works' in tune with the aims of creation and so to undermine and 'overcome' the power of the Empire and Satan. God's imminent judgement is meant as the vibrant guarantee of the success of creation, of the value of the 'works of Jesus' and of the uselessness of the 'works of Satan'. Although the faithful may appear as powerless victims they are in fact 'agents' of God's creation.
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Believe it or not, it's been 11 years since "Chad Flack just sent Carolina to Omaha." Ten years since a freshman class that included Dustin Ackley, Kyle Seager and Alex White sent them back. Nine years since that sweltering Super Regional against Coastal Carolina in Cary. Eight years since the White-Warren-Harvey weekend rotation. Six years since Chaz Frank ripped a triple to open the 2011 College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park. Four years since Hobbs Johnson threw nothing but fastballs and Brian Holberton and the Tar Heels slid around Brett Austin and NC State in Omaha.
Those teams that went on that run of four straight College World Series appearances, of six in eight years, they are the featured highlights on the Boshamer Stadium video board. They are recent Carolina history.
But they are history, and you'll forgive the current Diamond Heels if they don't want to bask in the accomplishments of teams past, accomplishments they weren't a part of. Just one current Tar Heel, senior outfielder Adam Pate, has played in an NCAA Tournament. That changes this weekend when Carolina hosts the Chapel Hill Regional as the #2 overall national seed.
A year ago on Memorial Day, and indeed two years ago on Memorial Day, the Tar Heels were disappointed. Three years ago, even, they were uneasy, before being sent to the Gainesville Regional. Pate was a freshman in the player's lounge in 2014. He was a sophomore and a junior on teams that didn't make it. This time, he was the senior leader. "My freshman year, we were still kind of sitting on pins and needles watching the show," Pate said Monday. "And of course, the last two years, we know the story there . . . "
This time, there was no uncertainty about the Tar Heels fate. Though they were confident, they found out Sunday evening –on the bus back from Louisville and the ACC Tournament– that they'd definitely be hosting a regional. Monday, they learned they were the #2 overall national seed and would have the opportunity to play at Boshamer Stadium all the way to Omaha, should they keep winning.
"After what we've been through the past two years, the goals we set this fall and all the hard work we put in, it's kind of a big deep breath," said junior centerfielder Brian Miller. "We're excited about going forward and the baseball we have to play here and hopefully the next few weeks, and to end up in Omaha."
"Watching it with the guys and our sports staff, the media all in here, It was really special," Pate said. "To know that this is my last go-round and we're able to do this, it's really cool. This is what we've all been working toward, putting two stickers up on the outfield wall."
Those stickers Pate refers to are the small, blue circles of the NCAA logo. They'd been on the wall since 2013, the last time Carolina hosted a regional. But this fall, Mike Fox took them down.
"They'd just been up there. They blended in to the outfield wall," Pate said. "We took them down this year. Coach took them down in the hopes that we'd earn putting them back up there."
This year's team would have to earn those stickers, earn the right to host. And they did. This week, those blue stickers will return to Boshamer Stadium, just as NCAA Tournament play does.
No Tar Heel, not even Pate, has played in an NCAA tournament game in Boshamer Stadium. Pitching coach Robert Woodard has. Assistant coach Jesse Wierzbicki has. Mike Fox and Scott Forbes have coached in those games. So yes, the Tar Heels are 'back' in the NCAA Tournament. But these Tar Heels are here for the first time.
"For the leadership of the team, the coaches and the staff, they're coming back," said junior ace J.B. Bukauskas. "We're kind of making our first push at it. I think we want to put our own little stamp on this thing and try to do something that nobody else has done yet in North Carolina's program and take it all the way. That would be really special. I think we've got really good leadership, and I'm looking forward to making this run."
So yes, Monday's NCAA Tournament show was a little anti-climactic. But that's preferable to sitting in uncertainty, or having your head coach come in and tell you there's no need to watch. The Tar Heels have more baseball to play in Boshamer Stadium.
Four months ago, when the 2007 Tar Heels were feted for the tenth anniversary of their College World Series run, Pate addressed the audience and told them that he knew the current Tar Heels hadn't met the standard that the alumni had set, and that he and his teammates planned to change that. They have. This is their time.
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Collaborating with an existing youth-serving organization on STEM activities is an effective way for museums and university outreach programs to connect with audiences they may not regularly reach, particularly underserved audiences. We have compiled profiles of national youth-serving organizations in Museum & Community Partnerships: Collaboration Guide to assist museums and university outreach programs in developing partnerships with a community organization or a local chapter of a national youth-serving organization. These profiles are intended to provide a brief introduction to each organization: 4-H, Afterschool Alliance, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), Boy Scouts of America (BSA), Girls Inc., Girl Scouts, libraries, National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP), Parent Teacher Association (PTA), Y (YMCA), and YWCA.
Museum & Community Partnerships: Collaboration Guide and additional resources
Professional development guide for educators, researchers, and network leaders from the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network
Girls Scouts
A compilation of resources for collaborating with Girl Scouts and engaging girls and young women in STEM.
Online Workshop Recording: Museum Community Partnerships - Part 1: Libraries
Online professional development workshop recording (2017).
Online Workshop Recording: Museum Community Partnerships - Afterschool Programs: Advocating, Collaborating and Bringing Earth and Space Content to Out-of-school Time
Collaborating with Local Scientists and Experts
Working with STEM Experts: A Guide for Educators in Museums and Other Informal Learning Settings
Professional development guide to help informal STEM educators find, prepare, and work with STEM experts to engage with the public.
Finding astronomy volunteers: Solar System Ambassadors Program, Night Sky Network, and Astronomy Ambassadors
Tools and online workshop recording focused on finding space science experts including Solar System Ambassadors Program, Night Sky Network of astronomy clubs, and AAS Astronomy Ambassadors.
Research Center - Informal Science Education Partnerships (RISE)
Resources for cultivating partnerships between nanoscale science and material scienceresearch centers with informal science education institutions.
Online Workshop Recording: Museum Community Partnerships - Part 3: Working with the Solar System Ambassadors and Night Sky Network
More Resources for Finding and Partnering with Local Scientists and Experts by Kit
Each kit event planning guides includes specific local partnering suggestions connected with the activities and content.
Explore Science: Earth & Space Event Planning and Promotion Guide
Explore Science: Let's Do Chemistry Event Planning and Promotion Guide
Frankenstein200 Event Planning and Marketing Guide
Building with Biology Event Planning and Marketing Guide
Sustainability in Science Museums Planning and Promotional Guide
Explore Science - Zoom into Nano Planning & Promotional Materials
NanoDays Planning Guide
Partnering with Diversity Serving Professional Societies
Professional STEM societies designed to support under-represented groups are eager to foster interest in STEM careers and diversify the STEM workforce. Many of these societies have local chapters located across the United States; opportunities for collaboration on local public engagement include special events, community outreach, and mentoring programs.
American Association of University Women www.aauw.org
American Indian Science and Engineering Society: www.aises.org
LGBTQ+ STEM: https://lgbtstem.wordpress.com
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering: www.nacme.org
National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE): www.nobcche.org
National Society of Black Engineers: www.nsbe.org
MAES - Latinos in Science and Engineering: mymaes.org
Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (oSTEM) for LGBTQ+ people in STEM: ostem.org
Out to Innovate™, formerly known as National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP): www.noglstp.org
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS): sacnas.org
Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers: www.saseconnect.org
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers: www.shpe.org
Society of Women Engineering: www.swe.org
Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network: www.wepan.org
Women in Technology International: www.witi.com
More about Collaboration
Collaboration occurs when organizations and individuals make a commitment to work together and contribute resources and expertise to achieve a common, long-term goal. There are a many reasons to collaborate, but they can be boiled down to just a few: 1. To share resources, expertise, and connections, 2. To build upon existing strengths, and 3. To reach new audiences.
Communities face a variety of challenging and complex problems that can be addressed through collaborative public, private, and nonprofit partnerships. Many of these challenges simply cannot be addressed effectively by one organization acting alone, and require the diverse resources and expertise of government agencies, community-based organizations, state and national organizations, businesses, schools, and individuals. When surveying case studies of local communities who have successfully addressed complex problems, collaborative strategic partnerships are almost always a key ingredient in these success stories. Partnerships can ultimately improve the health and welfare of children, families, and communities.


Cassandra "Cassy" Dooley Pearson, 65, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2019 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center. She was born February 17, 1954 in Gaston County to the late Vannoy Jackson Dooley and Darlene Barkley Dooley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Michael Dooley.
Cassy loved the beach, fishing, animals, the snow especially watching it come down, horses, her horse named Dan, corvettes, Elvis Presley and Memphis, Tennessee. She loved her family unconditionally, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Left to cherish her memories are her husband, Richard "Rick" Pearson of the home; daughters, Carla Pearson and Michael McGugan of Dallas, Jennifer Pearson of Huntersville; mother-in-law, Gladys Pearson of Gastonia; 4 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.
Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at Bradley Memorial United Methodist Church with Rev. Debra Short officiating.
Her family will receive friends from 2:00 to 3:00 pm Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at the church prior to the service.
Interment will follow at Gaston Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be to Bradley United Methodist Church 1425 W Franklin Blvd. Gastonia, NC 28052.


Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with deposition of amyloid β (Aβ) in the brain, which is reflected by low concentration of the Aβ1-42 peptide in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). There are at least 15 additional Aβ peptides in human CSF and their relative abundance pattern is thought to reflect the production and degradation of Aβ. Here, we test the hypothesis that AD is characterized by a specific CSF Aβ isoform pattern that is distinct when comparing sporadic AD (SAD) and familial AD (FAD) due to different mechanisms underlying brain amyloid pathology in the two disease groups.
We measured Aβ isoform concentrations in CSF from 18 patients with SAD, 7 carriers of the FAD-associated presenilin 1 (PSEN1) A431E mutation, 17 healthy controls and 6 patients with depression using immunoprecipitation-mass spectrometry. Low CSF levels of Aβ1-42 and high levels of Aβ1-16 distinguished SAD patients and FAD mutation carriers from healthy controls and depressed patients. SAD and FAD were characterized by similar changes in Aβ1-42 and Aβ1-16, but FAD mutation carriers exhibited very low levels of Aβ1-37, Aβ1-38 and Aβ1-39.
SAD patients and PSEN1 A431E mutation carriers are characterized by aberrant CSF Aβ isoform patterns that hold clinically relevant diagnostic information. PSEN1 A431E mutation carriers exhibit low levels of Aβ1-37, Aβ1-38 and Aβ1-39; fragments that are normally produced by γ-secretase, suggesting that the PSEN1 A431E mutation modulates γ-secretase cleavage site preference in a disease-promoting manner.
Pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) include synaptic and neuronal degeneration along with extracellular deposits of amyloid β protein (Aβ) in senile plaques in the cerebral cortex . These changes are reflected in vivo by elevated tau protein concentrations and reduced levels of the aggregation prone 42 amino acid isoform of Aβ (Aβ1-42) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) [2, 3]. The mechanism underlying CSF Aβ1-42 reduction in AD is thought to be sequestration of the peptide in senile plaques. Accordingly, studies have found a strong correlation between low Aβ1-42 in CSF and high numbers of plaques in the neocortex and hippocampus , as well as high retention of Pittsburgh Compound-B (PIB) in positron emission tomography (PET) scans that directly reflect plaque pathology in the brain [5, 6]. Aβ peptides are generated through proteolytic processing of the transmembrane amyloid precursor protein (APP). In the amyloidogenic pathway, APP is cleaved by two aspartyl proteases, first by β-secretase within its ectodomain and subsequently by γ-secretase within its transmembrane domain . Certain forms of Aβ1-42 may act early in the disease process by disrupting synaptic plasticity mechanisms that are believed to underlie memory in the hippocampal network [8, 9].
γ-Secretase is a multiprotein complex with the presenilin (PS) proteins at its enzymatic core . Because of imprecise cleavage specificity, γ-secretase generates Aβ peptides of variable length at the carboxyl terminus. Mutations in the PS-encoding PSEN1 and PSEN2 genes that accelerate brain amyloid plaque pathology and cause early onset familial AD (FAD) increase the Aβ1-42/Aβ1-40 ratio in primary fibroblasts and plasma of affected individuals, in transfected cells, and in transgenic animals, but this effect is modest and not always reproducible [11, 12]. To date, more than 160 distinct AD-promoting missense mutations have been identified in PSEN1 and three in PSEN2.
In addition to Aβ1-42 and Aβ1-40, there are several shorter isoforms of Aβ . We recently identified a set of 18 N- and C-terminally truncated Aβ peptides in CSF using immunoprecipitation-mass spectrometry (IP-MS) [14, 15]. Their relative abundance pattern distinguished AD from controls with an accuracy of 86% . Here, we test the hypotheses that (i) sporadic AD patients are different from controls and patients with depression with regards to their CSF Aβ isoform pattern, (ii) SAD patients and FAD mutation carriers differ in their Aβ isoform pattern as a reflection of different mechanisms underlying brain amyloid deposition in the two disease groups, and (iii) the AD-associated Aβ1-16 fragment affects hippocampal synaptic plasticity.
Study participants were recruited at three specialized memory clinics, one in Munich, Germany, and two in California in the USA (UCSD and UCLA). The Munich study groups included 6 patients with SAD and 6 patients with major depression. The California study groups were comprised of 7 subjects carrying the FAD-associated PSEN1 A431E mutation, 12 patients with SAD and 17 healthy controls (Table 1). The A431E mutation in persons of Mexican origin represents a founder effect arising from Jalisco State [17, 18]. This mutation causes an aggressive form of AD with a mean age of onset in the early 40's that is sometimes associated with spastic tetraparesis and "cotton-wool" amyloid plaques on pathology . Of the 7 PSEN1 A431E mutation carriers, 5 were completely asymptomatic (CDR scores of 0) and had a mean age of 26 years, whereas the other two had some degree of cognitive impairment (CDR scores of 0.5 and 2, respectively, Table 2). Prior studies have demonstrated that this mutation is associated with increased levels of Aβ1-42 in the plasma of presymptomatic persons and a decreased Aβ1-42/Aβ1-40 ratio in CSF .
aData are presented as mean (standard deviation, SD).
bMMSE is Mini-Mental State Examination score.
aRelative age is the number of years prior to the typical family-specific age of dementia diagnosis. Absolute age and gender are not shown to protect confidentiality with regard to subjects' identity and mutation status.
bCDR is the Clinical Dementia Rating scale score (0 = asymptomatic, 0.5 is questionable dementia, 1 = mild dementia, 2 = moderate dementia, 3 = severe dementia.
cMMSE is Mini-Mental State Examination score.
Representative CSF Aβ isoform mass spectra for SAD patients, FAD mutation carriers and controls are shown in Figure 1. Normalized CSF Aβ isoform intensities (Figure 2) were compared across the three groups using multivariate discriminant analysis (Figure 3). FAD patients were clearly separated from SAD and non-AD (controls and depression), and the latter two groups were also segregated from each other, although to a lesser extent. In order to ease the interpretation, subsequent pairwise discriminant analysis were performed for SAD patients vs. non-AD and SAD vs. FAD. Low levels of Aβ1-42 and high levels of Aβ1-16 were the main contributors for the separation of SAD from non-AD (Figure 4). Aβ1-34, Aβ1-17, Aβ1-13 and Aβ1-14 contributed weakly to the separation. Low CSF Aβ1-42 is a well-replicated finding in AD . However, elevated Aβ1-16 in AD is less well known. The data presented herein, along with earlier results from independent data sets , show that SAD patients tend to express high levels of Aβ1-16 in their CSF at the group level, which also seems to hold true for PSEN1 A431E mutation carriers (Figure 2). Two SAD patients had very high Aβ1-16 levels (Figure 2). These patients, one male and one female, were 77 and 79 years old and did not differ from other SAD patients with regards to cognitive scores or Aβ1-42 concentrations. The reason for their very high Aβ1-16 levels is at present unknown.
Representative mass spectra showing C-terminally truncated Aβ peptides immunoprecipitated from cerebrospinal fluid using antibody 6E10. (A) Representative Aβ isoform pattern in a control individual. (B) Representative Aβ isoform pattern in a patient with sporadic Alzheimer's disease. (C) Representative Aβ isoform pattern in a carrier of the FAD-associated PSEN1 A431E mutation.
Scatter plots of normalized Aβ fragment intensities derived from IP-MS in the different disease and control groups. Thin horizontal lines indicate medians. Significant differences are indicated.
Distinct Aβ isoform patterns in FAD compared to SAD and non-AD. The figure shows OPLS-DA on the three classes FAD, SAD, and non-AD (controls and depression) using the data shown in figure 2. (A) Score plot for FAD (open diamonds), SAD (open circles), depression (solid squares), and controls (solid triangles). (B) Loading and plot for the Aβ fragments.
The Aβ isoform pattern separates SAD from controls and depressed patients. The figure shows OPLS-DA on the two classes SAD and non-AD (controls and depression) using the data shown in figure 2. (A) Score plot for SAD (open circles), depression (solid squares) and controls (solid triangles). (B) Loading and (C) variable importance on projection (VIP) plots for the Aβ fragments. The error bars in (C) represent a 95% confidence interval.
Recent cell culture experiments using different secretase inhibitors suggest that Aβ1-16 is derived from concerted cleavages of APP by β - and α-secretase, thus reflecting a third metabolic pathway for APP . Curiously, depressed patients in this study also had higher Aβ1-16 levels than the healthy controls (Figure 2). Pending confirmation in independent and larger patient materials, this result may provide clues regarding altered APP metabolism in depression. There were no other Aβ-related changes in common in depression and SAD vs. controls.
The reason for the distinct subgrouping of SAD patients and FAD mutation carriers in Figure 3A was analyzed in detail by comparing their CSF Aβ isoform patterns specifically (Figure 5A). Both disease groups were characterized by similar levels of Aβ1-42 and Aβ1-40, implying similar degrees of amyloid pathology in their brains [4, 5]. However, FAD mutation carriers had very low concentrations of Aβ1-37, Aβ1-38 and Aβ1-39 and high Aβ1-20 compared with SAD patients (Figure 2). These deviations separated the two groups completely (Figure 5B and 5C). Similar Aβ1-37, Aβ1-38 and Aβ1-39 changes have been seen in media from cell lines expressing the PSEN1 Δ9 or L166P mutation, or the PSEN2 N141I mutation . The Aβ1-37, Aβ1-38 and Aβ1-39 isoforms are normally produced by γ-secretase, suggesting that certain PSEN1 and PSEN2 mutations may modulate γ-secretase function by inhibiting cleavage at Gly37, Gly38 and Val39, without affecting the production of Aβ1-42 and Aβ1-40 significantly. It is tempting to speculate that Aβ1-37, Aβ1-38 and Aβ1-39 may inhibit Aβ1-42 oligomerization by forming less aggregation-prone heterocomplexes with Aβ1-42. Such a protective effect has recently been described for Aβ1-40 [23, 24]. The key AD-promoting effect of PSEN1 A431E, and possibly several other FAD-associated PSEN mutations, may thus be a tweaked γ-secretase cleavage site preference that results in loss of C-terminally truncated Aβ species. Modulating γ-secretase function to boost cleavages at Gly37, Gly38 and Val39 would in that case be a novel approach to prevent AD-associated Aβ aggregation. However, prior to such a claim, the hypothesis that Aβ1-37, Aβ1-38 and Aβ1-39 indeed inhibit Aβ1-42 oligomerization and toxicity must be tested in additional studies.
Distinct Aβ isoform patterns in FAD and SAD. The figure shows OPLS-DA on the two classes SAD and FAD using the data shown in figure 2. (A) Score plot for FAD (open diamonds) and SAD (open circles). (B) Loading and (C) variable importance on projection (VIP) plots for the Aβ fragments. The error bars in (C) represent a 95% confidence interval.
One of the hallmark synaptotoxic effects of Aβ1-42 is the inhibition of long-term potentiation (LTP) . Results presented here, together with earlier data from our group , showing elevated CSF levels of Aβ1-16 in AD, prompted us to test whether the Aβ1-16 peptide per se inhibits LTP. To that end, we exposed acute rat hippocampal slices to Aβ1-16 and elicited LTP at the glutamatergic synapses in the CA1 region. Under our control conditions, a strong LTP-inducing protocol (three times 20 impulses at 50 Hz during blockade of GABAA receptors) resulted in LTP that amounted to 130 ± 7.3% (presynaptic volley = 97 ± 3.5%, n = 7) 60 minutes after the induction (Figure 6A, D). As a positive control, we exposed the slice to Aβ1-42 oligomers (prepared from 1 μM monomeric Aβ1-42, see Methods) for 30-60 minutes before the induction of LTP. Under these conditions the LTP was 103 ± 5.9% (presynaptic volley = 90.5 ± 1.6%, n = 6), which was significantly smaller than control (P = 0.017) (Figure 6B, D). To test whether Aβ1-16 affects the generation of LTP, we exposed the slice to Aβ1-16 (1 μg/L) for 60 minutes before the induction. The absolute endogenous concentration of Aβ1-16 in human CSF is 10-50 ng/L , but the synaptic concentration is not known. Therefore, to ascertain a not too low synaptic concentration of Aβ1-16, we used a concentration 20-100 times the absolute endogenous concentration of Aβ1-16 in human CSF. In the presence of Aβ1-16, LTP was 141 ± 3.6% (presynaptic volley = 100 ± 2.5%, n = 12) (Figure 6C, D), which is not significantly different from the control (P = 0.12). Hence, we conclude that Aβ1-16 does not inhibit LTP at hippocampal CA3-CA1 synapses.
Aβ1-16 does not inhibit hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP). (A) Control LTP elicited by three trains (20 impulses, 50 Hz) separated by 5 seconds. Data points are normalized field EPSP initial slope measurements ± standard errors of the mean. Average (n = 20) field EPSPs before and 60 minutes after the induction of LTP are shown on top. (B) LTP elicited in the presence of oligomerized Aβ1-42 (positive control). (C) LTP elicited in the presence of Aβ1-16. Scale bars represent 5 ms and 0.1 mV. (D) Comparison between LTP 60 minutes after the induction in control, in Aβ1-16 and in Aβ1-42.
Although the findings of this study are intriguing, there are some limitations that should be mentioned.
First, the study is small and the important findings, i.e., the increased levels of Aβ1-16 in AD and depression and the reduced levels of Aβ1-37, Aβ1-38 and Aβ1-39 in PSEN1 A431E-caused FAD, are in need of replication.
Second, CSF samples were obtained at different centers. However, no center effects on Aβ isoform levels were detected. Further, when levels of the various Aβ peptides were compared between the 7 FAD mutation carriers and their 3 similarly aged non-mutation carrying kin from whom CSF was obtained at the same center, levels of Aβ1-37, Aβ1-38 and Aβ1-39 but not of other Aβ peptides were significantly lower (P ≤ 0.003) and non-overlapping. In fact, differences in these levels were greater than that of Aβ1-42, which was non-significant in this small subpopulation. The finding of decreased levels of Aβ1-37, Aβ1-38 and Aβ1-39 in the CSF of persons with the A431E PSEN1 mutation therefore appears to be a robust finding. How this might be related to the cotton wool plaque pathology that has been demonstrated to consist of increased amounts of N-terminally truncated forms of Aβ42 in persons with other PSEN1 mutations  is unclear.
Third, the age distribution differed between the different groups. Of all the Aβ isoforms, in all study groups, only Aβ1-34 in the controls correlated with age (rs = -0.61, P = 0.01). However, Aβ1-34 is higher in the AD group compared with the controls, which is opposite to what would have been expected if the difference were due to an age effect. This makes age an unlikely confounder.
The findings presented here show that (i) SAD patients differ from cognitively normal individuals and depressed patients with regards to their CSF Aβ isoform pattern and (ii) carriers of the FAD-associated PSEN1 A431E mutation have low CSF levels of C-terminally truncated Aβ peptides shorter than Aβ1-40, suggesting a loss of function effect that leads to a relative abundance of aggregation-prone Aβ1-42. The influence of Aβ1-37, Aβ1-38 and Aβ1-39 reductions on Aβ1-42 oligomerization and toxicity needs to be examined in experimental studies. CSF Aβ1-16 may be a positive biomarker for AD but its specificity against depression must be tested further.
Patients with SAD and major depression were diagnosed according to DSM-IIIR criteria . SAD patients fulfilled the criteria of probable AD defined by NINCDS-ADRDA (National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders - Stroke/Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association) . The seven persons carrying the A431E mutation in PSEN1  were participants in a study of symptomatic persons affected by (n = 2), and asymptomatic persons at-risk for (n = 5) FAD being conducted at UCLA. Subjects seen at UCLA underwent a comprehensive clinical evaluation by investigators blind to their genetic status that included the Clinical Dementia Rating scale . Three of the 17 controls were non-mutation carrying family members also enrolled in this study. The healthy controls were mainly recruited from senior citizen organizations and through information meetings on dementia. A few controls were spouses of subjects in the study. Inclusion criteria for controls were that they should be physically and mentally healthy and not experiencing or exhibiting any cognitive impairment. All controls were thoroughly interviewed about their somatic and mental health by researchers before inclusion in the study. Mini-mental state examination (MMSE) was used as a global measure of cognitive functioning . The study was approved by the ethics committees of Ludwig-Maximilian University, Germany, and UCLA and UCSD, USA.
CSF samples were collected in the morning by lumbar puncture (LP) through the L3/L4 or L4/L5 interspace. CSF was collected in polypropylene tubes in 500 μL aliquots that were centrifuged, frozen and stored at -80°C pending biochemical analyses, without being thawed and re-frozen. The immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometric analysis were conducted as described before . Briefly, 8 μg of the monoclonal antibody 6E10 (epitope 4-9, Signet Laboratories Inc., Dedham, USA) was used together with magnetic Dynabeads (Sheep anti-mouse IgG) for immunoprecipitating C-terminally truncated Aβ peptides from 1 mL CSF. The samples were analyzed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOFMS, Autoflex, Bruker Daltonics, Bremen, Germany) operating in reflector mode. An in house MATLAB® program (Mathworks Inc. Natick, MA, USA) was used for integration of the peaks for each spectrum and the integration limits were from-2 to +5 m/z relative to the monoisotopic peak. Prior to the statistical analysis the peak areas were normalized to the sum of the integrated peaks.
Electrophysiological experiments were performed on hippocampal slices from 35-60 day-old male Wistar rats. The rats were anesthetized with isoflurane (Abbott) prior to decapitation. The brain was removed and placed in an ice-cold solution containing (in mM): 140 cholineCl, 2.5 KCl, 0.5 CaCl2, 7 MgCl2, 25 NaHCO3, 1.25 NaH2PO4, 1.3 ascorbic acid and 7 dextrose. Transverse hippocampal slices (400 μm thick) were cut with a vibratome (HM 650 V Microm, Germany) in the same ice-cold solution and were subsequently stored in artificial cerebrospinal fluid (ACSF) containing (in mM): 124 NaCl, 3 KCl, 2 CaCl2, 4 MgCl2, 26 NaHCO3, 1.25 NaH2PO4, 0.5 ascorbic acid, 3 myo-inositol, 4 D, L-lactic acid, and 10 D-glucose. After at least one hour of storage at 25°C, a single slice was transferred to a recording chamber where it was kept submerged in a constant flow (~2 ml min-1) at 30-32°C. The perfusion fluid contained (in mM) 124 NaCl, 3 KCl, 4 CaCl2, 4 MgCl2, 26 NaHCO3, 1.25 NaH2PO4, and 10 D-glucose. Picrotoxin (100 μM, Sigma-Aldrich Stockholm, Sweden) was always present in the perfusion fluid to block GABAA receptor-mediated activity. All solutions were continuously bubbled with 95% O2 and 5% CO2 (pH ~7.4). The higher than normal Ca2+ and Mg2+ concentrations were used to inhibit spontaneous network activity. ACSF was spiked with synthetic Aβ1-16 (Bachem, Weil am Rhein, Germany) in water solution to a final concentration of 1 μg/L. Aβ1-42 oligomers were prepared according to a standard protocol . Briefly, 1 μM Aβ1-42 was dissolved in 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexofluoro-2-propanol (HFIP) on ice and incubated for 90 minutes in room temperature. HFIP was removed using speedvac and the remaining Aβ1-42 peptide film was stored at -80°C. The film was dissolved in DMSO to 5 mM, sonicated, further diluted in PBS containing 0.2% SDS to 400 μM and incubated for six hours at 37°C. Water was added to a concentration of 100 μM and this solution was incubated for 18 hours at 37°C. Finally, the solution was centrifuged at 3000 g for 20 minutes and stored for no more than three days at 4°C.
Electrical stimulation of Schaffer collateral/commissural axons and recordings of synaptic responses were carried out in the stratum radiatum of the CA1 region. Stimuli consisted of biphasic constant current pulses (15-80 μA, 200 μS, STG 1002 Multi Channel Systems MCS Gmbh, Reutlingen, Germany) delivered through tungsten wires (resistance ~0.1 MΩ). The synaptic input was activated every 5 s. Field excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs) were recorded with a glass micropipette (1 M NaCl, resistance ~4 MΩ). Field EPSPs were sampled at 10 kHz with an EPC-9 amplifier (HEKA Elektronik, Lambrecht, Germany) and filtered at 1 kHz. Evoked responses were analyzed off-line using custom-made IGOR Pro (WaveMetrics, Lake Oswego, OR) software. Field EPSP magnitude was estimated by linear regression over the first 0.8 ms of the initial slope. The presynaptic volley was measured as the slope of the initial positive-negative deflection, and it was not allowed to change by more than 15% during the experiment.
Multivariate discriminant analysis (DA) was performed using the orthogonal projection to latent structure (OPLS) algorithm  implemented in the software SIMCA P+ v. 12 (Umetrics, Umeå, Sweden). In general, OPLS-DA finds the direction (score vector) in the multidimensional orthogonal space created by the different measured variables that best separate the predefined classes. To visualize the result from an OPLS-DA, the observations are projected onto a plane spanned by the score vectors. The contribution of the different variables to the score vectors is presented in a loading plot. A vector from the origin to a variable in the loading plot points in the direction that an observation in the score plot will be displaced if the value of the variable is increased. Also, the extent of the displacement is proportional to the magnitude of the vector . Comparisons between groups with regards to individual, normalized Aβ isoform intensities were performed using nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis test, followed by the Mann-Whitney test. P-values for the Mann-Whitney test were reported given that (i) the p-value for the Kruskal-Wallis was below 0.05 after Bonferroni correction (15 tests) and (ii) the difference was significant at p < 0.05 using Dunn's post hoc test for multiple comparisons. Electrophysiological data were evaluated using Student's t-test.
This work was supported by grants from the Swedish Research Council (projects 2006-6227, 2006-2740 and 2006-3505), the Alzheimer's Association (NIRG-08-90356), cNEUPRO, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Sahlgrenska University Hospital, the Inga-Britt and Arne Lundberg Research Foundation, the Göteborg Medical Society, the Swedish Medical Society, Swedish Brain Power, Stiftelsen Gamla Tjänarinnor, Gun och Bertil Stohnes stiftelse, Åhlén-stiftelsen, Alzheimer Foundation, Sweden, U.S. PHS K08 AG-22228, AG-O5131 and AG-023185, California DHS #04-35522, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Grant P50 AG-16570, General Clinical Research Centers Program M01-RR00865, the Sidell Kagan Foundation, the Shirley and Jack Goldberg Trust, and the Easton Consortium for Biomarker and Drug Discovery.
EP participated in the design of the study and carried out mass spectrometric analyses. UA participated in the design of the study and performed statistical analyses. JMR characterized patients and contributed samples. KBu characterized patients and contributed samples. JD performed electrophysiological experiments. PB and OH participated in the design of the study. AH performed electrophysiological experiments. MKG carried out mass spectrometric analyses. EH performed electrophysiological experiments. DG and HH characterized patients and contributed samples. KBl participated in the design of the study and its coordination. HZ participated in the design of the study and its coordination, and drafted the manuscript. All authors interpreted the data, revised the manuscript for important intellectual content and read and approved the final manuscript version.


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A Ripple from the Storm (1958) is the third novel in British Nobel Prize in Literature-winner Doris Lessing five volume, semi-autobiographical, series, Children of Violence. The first volume is Martha Quest (1952), and the others are, A Proper Marriage (1954), Landlocked (1965), and The Four-Gated City (1969). The Children of Violence series, follows the life of protagonist Martha Quest "from girlhood to middle age".

A Ripple in the Storm describes the growth of a Communist group in a small town in Central Africa, "as a result of the general mood of optimism, enthusiasm and admiration for the Soviet Union current in the years 1942, 1943 and 1944."  Martha Quest, now divorced from her husband, joins the communists and marries its leader, who is a German refugee.

There are obvious parallels with Doris Lessing's own life, because after she divorced her first husband, she joined the Left Book Club in 1943. It was here that she met her future second husband, Gottfried Lessing, a refugee from Germany.

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Scottie Pippen Names 5-Year-Old In Lawsuit, Alleges Child Vandalized His Florida Home
By Brent Furdyk. 1 Jun 2019 3:04 PM
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Scottie Pippen is suing a couple who rented out his Miami home, claiming that they left the place "trashed" — and accuses their 5-year-old daughter of vandalism.
The Miami Herald reports that Pippen recently amended an earlier lawsuit that he filed against Lindsay Glazer and Jacob Woloshin, naming their child in the suit and claiming that the girl defaced his property by drawing on the walls with markers and crayons, accusing the couple of being "failures as parents" for permitting the child to "deface certain elements of the property with markers, crayons, and/or cause damage of similar nature."
The couple had temporarily rented Pippen's home, paying $30,000 per month, after their own home was damaged by Hurricane Irma in September 2017.
According to Pippen's lawsuit, the former NBA great was planning to put the place on the market, but agreed to rent to the couple under the condition that they maintain the home in "top show condition."
In the amended complaint, the former Chicago Bulls star alleged that the couple's pets — a dog and a cat — were allowed to "urinate throughout the home, thereby causing permanent stains and unsanitary conditions." Pippen also accuses the couple of "literally stealing personal items, including a Cuisinart knife set and other utensils."
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"The allegations contained in the lawsuit are false and in many instances, preposterous," Glazer Woloshin told the Miami Herald via email Thursday. "As an example, it is important to note that after my family and I moved out of the house, Pippen imposed a claim for damages on the security deposit of $50,000, however, after our attorney formally objected to this claim, Pippen eventually returned the entire deposit."
She also claims that the home "was in poor condition when we first moved in and we left it in a much better condition," adding: "We have no intention on paying the amount demanded by Pippen and we will aggressively defend the lawsuit."
Meanwhile, Glazer Woloshin's publicist issued a news release on her behalf in which she disputed Pippen's claims she ripped off his knives. "One of the crimes alleged in the suit, which is purported to have occurred at the Pippen residence, is the suspected theft of Cuisinart cutlery," she says in the release. "A quick Google search reveals that a set can be purchased in assorted colours as a 12-pack on Amazon for $13.83."
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In a tongue-in-cheek attempt "to help Scottie out," she launched a GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign to replace the missing missing knife set.
"Making the list of the most financially irresponsible players in NBA history is no easy feat, so we're turning to the public to help him out in these trying times," Glazer Woloshin said in the release, citing a 2012 Bleacher Report article. "While we're not responsible for the alleged damage and missing items he and his attorneys claim, we want to raise the whole $13.83 by turning to Mr. Pippen's fans."
Pippen is seeking $109,000 in compensation for the damage he alleges was caused to his home.
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Q: How to select parent of parent component by xpath And is there a way to get to parent of parent of parent? :) Not to make it this way:
driver.find_element_by_xpath("//*[contains(text(), 'folder name')]").find_element_by_xpath('..').find_element_by_xpath('..').find_element_by_xpath('..').find_element_by_xpath('//tr[2]/td[2]/div')

So I need to find at first my folder name, than go to parents and only than find my element. It is the only way I can made it. Because all folders have the same elements.

A: You can express it as a single xpath:
driver.find_element_by_xpath(
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A: You can make your expression shorter by using ancestor xpath function. See http://www.w3schools.com/xpath/xpath_axes.asp as an example. For your case it would look like //*[contains(text(), 'folder name')]/ancestor::/div (it probably needs to be corrected because there is no exact snippet of HTML provided in the question).


There are valid arguments on both sides of the renting vs. owning debate. Both sides claim the other is a waste of money – buying means you may incur expensive repairs while renting is a never ending cycle of monthly payments and price increases. Either way, it is money out of your pocket. While renting does offer certain conveniences – low monthly payments, no repair bills or maintenance costs; it definitely has its negative aspects too – cancellation fees, property liens, annual payment increases, complicated contracts, and more!
While renting does offer certain conveniences – low monthly payments, no repair bills or maintenance costs; it definitely has its negative aspects too – cancellation fees, property liens, annual payment increases, complicated contracts, and more! There are circumstances where renting makes more sense to the homeowner, business owner or landlord than buying a unit outright.
Either option can work for you, but it has to be right for your personal situation. You should be skeptical of any company that pushes just one option. Always read the fine print in contracts and ask about rental cancellation or buyout fees. The salesperson should be able to explain them to you with little hesitation.


Last week, Lexi, a 13-year-old girl, and her mom walked into a department store in Wichita to shop for a formal dress for Lexi's middle school event. The mom asked Lexi to try on one particular long red dress, saying Lexi would look great in it. Lexi hesitated, thinking it wasn't quite her style, but she finally tried on the dress to please her mom. She didn't love it, but her mom still thought she looked great, and took a picture of her wearing it. At that point, a sales lady walked in and said that if Lexi wanted to wear that dress, she'd need Spanx (slimming undergarments) to make it work. When mom said that Lexi looked fine without them, the sales lady started arguing the point, that Lexi needed the Spanx. Leaving the store, mom said that Lexi was perfect just the way she was.
Five years ago, the Dove Corporation released the findings of a global study on women and beauty. The study revealed that only 4% of women around the world consider themselves beautiful. What's more, women's anxiety about their looks begins at an early age. 72% of girls ages 10 to 17 said they felt "tremendous pressure to be beautiful." But not only that, the study showed there is a "universal increase in the pressure to be beautiful" combined with a decrease in girls' self-confidence as they get older. What's even more concerning is that the pressure to be beautiful leads to depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and more.
The Christian faith has the audacity to claim that there is an external, once-for-all standard for beauty that doesn't depend on what anyone else thinks. Jesus Christ loves us and is madly attracted to us just as we are. What's more, if we let him, he will begin doing a makeover on us that the not even the greatest fashion experts could dream of.
Canoeing the Mountains is the title of a new book by Tod Bolsinger. After serving for many years as senior pastor of San Clemente Presbyterian Church, Tod is now vice-president for vocation and formation at Fuller Seminary. He's also one of the most thoughtful leaders in the church today focusing on church transformation and change. I'm pleased to say Tod was my coach for a year after our church did strategic planning a few years ago.
Canoeing the Mountains gets its inspiration from the Lewis and Clark Expedition (also known as the Corps of Discovery) from 1804 to 1806. Lewis and Clark were charged by Thomas Jefferson with exploring and mapping the Louisiana Purchase, and for discovering a long-sought after water route to the Pacific.
But Lewis and Clark set out with false expectations. They believed, like everyone before them, that the geography ahead of them was like the geography behind them. When at long last the Corps of Discovery reached the headwaters of the Missouri, they expected that just over the next hill they would find the Columbia River that would lead them down to the ocean. Instead what lay before them was the Rocky Mountains.
Their canoes weren't going to be of any more use.
Tod Bolsinger says that churches today find themselves in a similar position to Lewis and Clark. What's ahead is not what's behind, so the maps aren't any good. And yet Lewis and Clark didn't turn back. In coming so far, they had bonded together as a team. They'd developed trust. Instead of turning back, they redefined their mission and pressed on.
How do we lead a congregation to be faithful to the mission God has put before us when the world has changed so radically?
What are the tools, the mental models, the wise actions and competing commitments that require navigation?
And mostly, what transformation does it demand of those of us who have been called to lead?
In the January/February 2016 issue of Christianity Today, Alissa Wilkinson says that 2015 was "The year we searched for ourselves." Wilkinson says that "Christians commonly assume, alongside mainstream culture, that the process of knowing ourselves is an individual one…." "To thine own self be true," the famous words of Polonius in Shakespeare's Hamlet, may be the unofficial motto of our culture today. But it's not that simple. The people around us dramatically affect our perception of ourselves.
Wilkinson points to the Netflix series The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, about a young woman who's freed after 15 years of captivity in an underground bunker. She sets off to New York to find herself. But the people she interacts with all have their own strengths and weaknesses; things they like about themselves, and things they'd rather not reveal.
The videos coming out of Missouri were heartbreaking. Floodwaters had risen rapidly and with little warning. Homes were underwater or swept away. Most of the deaths happened when people underestimated the strength of the current and tried to drive through the water. One bewildered survivor said that he had gone to work in the morning and came home to find four feet of water in his home.
As the New Year began, people everywhere were being overcome by different kinds of floods. Some faced the holidays for the first time after the loss of a loved one. A friend was laid off after working at a company for years. In our family, the question of how to care for aging parents was made more difficult when one parent was diagnosed with progressive kidney disease.
The truth is that many things in life can leave us asking who am I? Where do I belong? Do I even matter?
This is the week when the church remembers the baptism of Jesus; when we remember that God went under the water for us. The prophet Isaiah wrote that when you pass through rivers, when you pass through waters, when you walk through fire…God is with you. It would be easy for God to wave a cosmic hand and lift us out of our troubles. Instead God chooses to do something infinitely harder, and in doing so proves his costly love for us: God walks with us through the floods and fires.
When the religious insiders asked Jesus for a sign to prove who he was, he said the sign they would get was the "sign of the prophet Jonah." Jonah had spent three days in the belly of a fish, but Jesus would spend "three days and three nights in the heart of the earth." Jesus allowed himself to be overwhelmed to death.
The floods of life are always going to come, and at the worst possible time. They may engulf us, but Jesus proves they ultimately won't overwhelm us.