Triphala churna is the magical powder which has been used in Ayurveda for treating different health ailments since ancient times. It's use for treating constipation is a popular choice among masses. Not only Triphala powder is beneficial for treating constipation but also it has fabulous benefits on overall health. Home remedies for treating any health ailment is still the choice of many people who wish to live a healthy life. Triphala churna is the health supplement known by a popular name of `Nectar of life'. Let's justify the name of Triphala which is nectar of life by exploring it's Ayurvedic power in the present blog.
Amalaki/Amla- It is rich in Vitamin C and antioxidants.The richness of antioxidants makes it perfect for balancing all three doshas (Vata,Pitta,Kapha) and thus pacifying and curing underlying health ailments. It has good amount of fiber which helps in warding off constipation by promoting regular bowel movement.
Bibhitaki- It is a powerhouse of nutrition containing essential vitamins, minerals and protein. It acts a natural laxative thus helps in treating constipation. It is natural blood purifier and helps in removing toxins from the body. Also, it's antibacterial nature is exploited for treating skin infections.
Haritaki- It is called the `king of medicines 'in Ayurveda. Richness of antioxidants makes it effective in flushing out toxins from the body. Thus, it keeps your digestion good and your digestive system healthy.
What are the top 5 health benefits of Triphala??
Triphala churna is helpful in treating constipation, as it removes Toxins (ama) from body and thus helpful in healthy elimination. It basically acts a detoxification powder for your digestive system.
If you want to shed off some extra fat, consume Triphala. It helps in burning excessive fat accumulation thus aids in weight loss.
Mix Triphala with coconut oil and apply this paste to skin to revive the natural glow of skin. It helps in removing dead cells and thus rejuvenates skin.
Triphala powder supports growth of thick healthy hair. Richness of nutrients makes it perfect remedy for dry and frizzy hair. Use it with sesame oil for better results.
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Adam Wainwright's contract put on hold until after free agency
Posted 5:50 pm, October 18, 2018, by Associated Press
People familiar with the deal told The Associated Press that Adam Wainwright's contract with the St. Louis Cardinals has been put on hold because it violates the maximum-cut rule.
The pitcher will have to become a free agent before the agreement can be finalized, people familiar with the agreement told the AP, speaking on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been completed.
St. Louis announced the agreement with the 37-year-old right-hander on Oct. 11.
Wainwright has finished a $97.5 million, five-year contract that paid $19.5 million annually. Under baseball's labor contract, his guaranteed salary could not be reduced by more than 20 percent if he remains on the roster continuously. That means he would have to be guaranteed at least $15.6 million.
His new deal contains a salary less than that figure, people familiar with the agreement told the AP, speaking on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been finalized. The maximum-cut rule would not apply if he becomes a free agent following the World Series, and then agrees to the new deal with the Cardinals.
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Over a 27-year run, the soon-to-close institution left its mark on Madison and the music business
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When you're barreling down East Washington Avenue, it's easy to speed past the brick building on the northwest corner of Baldwin Street. There are no signs, few parked cars and a handful of boarded-up windows. It seems ripe for a haunting, not a historic happening.
But that building, the legendary Smart Studios, is one of the liveliest places in town. It has been for more than 25 years, even when it was just two guys, an eight-track tape recorder and a tiny collection of microphones. Over the years, Smart was a rock 'n' roll refuge for more than 1,000 bands who recorded there.
The studio just announced that it will close its doors this spring amid a dramatic downturn in the music industry. The tentative closing date is March 1.
Smart Studios got started on the south side of East Wash in 1983, when Butch Vig and Steve Marker moved their gear into a dusty old factory space. It was a step up from recording on a four-track in Marker's basement, which they'd been doing since their student days at UW-Madison.
"We started Smart because we wanted a place to hang out and make music, like a clubhouse," Vig explains. "I've always looked at it as a sanctuary."
Although the studio is closing, Vig says there's cause for celebration.
"We rocked Smart for 25 years, and we rocked Madison, too," he says. "Two-thirds of our client list was local and regional bands, and Steve and [chief engineer] Mike [Zirkel] and I are probably even prouder of those projects than the [Smashing] Pumpkins and Sparklehorse and Freedy Johnston. We tried to help as many local bands and labels as we could."
Early on, helping the local music scene meant recording punk bands on the eight-track for five bucks an hour, when Milwaukee and Chicago studios told Vig and Marker to charge 20 times more. Ironically, inexpensive recording technology is now driving musicians away from professional studios and back into their basements.
"You can look at the closing of Smart as a direct reflection of what's been happening in the music business and the technology changes that have happened over the last 10 years," says Vig. "Now anyone can get a laptop and make recordings in their basement for next to nothing. I know Grammy-winning engineers in L.A. who are struggling to find work."
Plus, the labels that normally would pay for studio time have slashed their budgets to half or a third of their usual size, Vig says. It seemed like the right time to throw in the towel.
"We were never in this to make money," he says. "In fact, it's a miracle that Smart stayed open as long as it did considering it was run by two guys with almost no business sense."
For Vig and Marker, treating other musicians like family, whether they were from Sun Prairie or Sunset Boulevard, was the key to their happiness and success.
Isaac Schulze, singer/guitarist for local cowpunk trio Mad Trucker Gone Mad, says being able to barbecue a turkey on Smart's deck and play videogames at the studios made him feel at home - and perhaps led to a better record.
Meanwhile, Keith Brammer, bassist for Milwaukee hardcore and alt-rock torchbearers Die Kreuzen, recalls Smart as a place that didn't cop a 'tude, no matter what.
"You were never made to feel like a second-class citizen if you weren't on Warner Brothers, and there was none of the 'You gotta get out of here because such-and-so is coming in' crap," he says. "It was 'You're here, that's what matters, and we're gonna take care of you.' You always felt comfortable there, and you knew those guys were in it for the right reasons."
Smart's all-in-the-family approach also meant working with local bands' budgets. Eric Hartz, drummer for Hum Machine, a local alt-rock band whose album The Trance Voltage Solution ruled college radio in the late 1990s, remembers just how far the Smart staff could stretch a dollar.
"You got this really high-quality recording service and access to a lot of expensive equipment most people never even get a chance to use. And besides the recording, you got access to this great network of people who would share tips, including some pretty big-name musicians. Those people aren't going to be coming around now that Smart is closing."
Naked singers
It was the combination of comfy and crazy that drew many famous artists to Smart.
Members of L7, the all-girl grunge-and-punk band that paved the way for the riot grrrl movement, loved Smart for its geeky charm and the giant tubs of ice cream it supplied. They also loved the superb sound of Bricks Are Heavy, the album Vig produced during their 1991 Madison visit, shortly after working on Nirvana's Nevermind.
Singer/guitarist Donita Sparks laughs when she recalls meeting Smart's engineers. "At first I thought the guys were a little shy or terrified of us, one of the two. They'd be polite and say hello but not make a lot of eye contact."
The Smart staff got over their dorky crushes before the end of L7's studio sessions, but Vig kicked his geek factor up a notch when a local TV show decided to stop by. Though the band members were taking a breather amid 12 hours of recording, they decided to make it look like they were blowing the place to smithereens.
"We staged a little scene," says Sparks. "Butch was at the board looking very serious, and [singer/guitarist] Suzi [Gardner] and I were behind the microphone. I smeared makeup all over my face like I'd just had a nervous breakdown. We looked like complete terrors; it was hilarious."
Engineer Beau Sorenson says there are plenty of other stories where this one came from, especially tales about naked people.
"One time, the lead singer of this band called Kilroy was having trouble hitting one of his notes," he recalls. "We convinced him that the only way he was going to hit this note was by stripping down to nothing. It had worked for other people, so we figured it might work for him, too."
Then there was Bernie Worrell of Parliament-Funkadelic, who'd stopped by to record some keyboard licks for Monday Night Football.
"He wore these purple velvet gloves, and when he took them off, he'd blow on his hands and say, 'C'mon babies, don't let me down!' He was far out," Sorenson recalls.
Vig also recalls moments of pure nuttiness. Once, he found engineer Doug Olson staring maniacally at 200 pieces of tape he'd recorded in a single session. Another time, he had to explain to the Edgewater's manager how Kansas rockers Paw had destroyed the walls of their hotel room in a BB-shooting contest.
But Michael Gerald, singer and bassist for local noise-rock legends Killdozer, may have the best story of all. In the early days, the band would try to replicate sounds such as guns firing and heads being bashed with baseball bats. For their first album, 1984's Intellectuals Are the Shoeshine Boys of the Ruling Elite, they set off firecrackers inside a walk-in safe at the original Smart site.
"It sounded too wimpy when we blew it up in the hallway, so Butch and Steve were like, 'Well, how 'bout that safe in the basement?' There had been a great amount of drinking involved, so we couldn't be talked out of it. It was completely stupid and completely fun."
Improvised genius
Many times, bands simply arrived at Smart with an idea, then came up with the rest off the cuff. Killdozer made at least two of their albums this way, says Gerald.
"There was one album, [1988's] For Ladies Only, where we only knew we wanted to do cover songs, not even what the songs would be," he recalls. "We were eager to have input from Butch and Steve, who'd do things like say 'You know, this would be good with an accordion' or call up their friends. Whoever answered the phone would come in and help out with the chorus, which is what we did in our version of 'American Pie.'"
Another time, Vig called up Madison string players Chris Wagoner and Mary Gaines to sit in with a then-unknown band called Smashing Pumpkins. So as Smart brought national and international recording artists to Madison, it also introduced Madison musicians to the world.
This was especially true when Vig and Marker's band Garbage hit the big time in 1995, after joining forces with Scottish vocalist Shirley Manson. There was a period when Rolling Stone followed the band around town, speculating that Madison would be the site of the next musical revolution.
Zirkel, who started at the studio around the time Garbage formed, remembers when Manson came to town to audition. When the iconic singer took up residence here, the city seemed poised for a glamorous makeover.
While Madison didn't morph into a flashy, star-studded metropolis, Smart's influence continued to grow in ways never anticipated. Sometimes the musicians who recorded there took home more than a great album. New Yorker Freedy Johnston adopted Madison as his second hometown in 1994 as he recorded his pensive power-pop album This Perfect World here.
Pretty soon Johnston found himself returning to Madison every few months to lay down tracks and play in Vig's cover band the Know-It-All Boyfriends. He was even at Smart last week when news of the studio's closing broke.
"Smart reminds me of my first days living here, when I hung out at Genna's and got to know the friends I'm still hanging out with 15 years later," Johnston says.
When the studio closes, those who've passed through Smart's doors will also hang onto the stories behind their songs like old friends.
The Madison sound
A selection of albums recorded, or mixed, or both at Smart Studios
Tar Babies: Honey Bubble (1989)
Killdozer: Twelve Point Buck (1989)
Nirvana: Nevermind (1990)
King Snake Roost: Ground Into the Dirt (1990)
Laughing Hyenas: Life of Crime (1990)
Smashing Pumpkins: Gish (1991)
The Young Fresh Fellows: Electric Bird Digest (1991)
L7: Bricks Are Heavy (1992)
Freedy Johnston: This Perfect World (1994)
Everclear: Sparkle and Fade (1994)
Soul Asylum: Let Your Dim Light Shine (1995)
Garbage: Garbage (1995)
The Promise Ring: 30 Everywhere (1996)
Fall Out Boy: Take This to Your Grave (2003)
Death Cab for Cutie: Plans (2005)
Sparklehorse: Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain (2006)
Jimmy Eat World: Chase This Light (2007)
Hotel Lights: Firecracker People (2007)
Chief engineer Mike Zirkel encourages those with photos, video and other memories of Smart Studios to share them via a Facebook group called the Smart Studios Appreciation Society, and Vig may green-light a documentary project later this year. Stay tuned to Isthmus and TheDailyPage.com for details.
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This a true classic text of the pastorate, and should be read by every young minister, before he takes on a pastorate of his own. The practical applications are useful to be reviewed every few years to reflect and refresh the passion and zeal of helping believers grow to be more like Christ.
Richard Baxter was born at Rowton, in Shropshire, in 1615. Richard's early education was poor, being mainly in the hands of the local clergy, themselves virtually illiterate. He was helped by John Owen, master of the free school at Wroxeter, where he studied from about 1629 to 1632, and made fair progress in Latin. On Owen's advice he did not proceed to Oxford but went to Ludlow Castle to read with Richard Wickstead, chaplain to the Council of Wales and the Marches.
He was reluctantly persuaded to go to court, and he went to London under the patronage of Sir Herbert, Master of the Revels, with the intention of doing so, but soon returned home, resolved to study divinity.
In 1638 Baxter became master of the free grammar school at Dudley, where he commenced his ministry, having been ordained and licensed by the Bishop of Worcester. His success as a preacher was at first small; but he was soon transferred to Bridgnorth, in Shropshire. Baxter remained at Bridgnorth for nearly two years, during which time he took a special interest in the controversy relating to Nonconformity and the Church of England. He soon became alienated from the Church on several matters; and after the requirement of the "et cetera oath," he rejected episcopacy in its English form. He became a moderate Nonconformist; and continued as such throughout his life. Though regarded as a Presbyterian, he was not exclusively tied to Presbyterianism, and often seemed prepared to accept a modified Episcopalianism. All forms of church government were regarded by him as subservient to the true purposes of religion.
In 1641, when he was twenty-six Baxter was elected as the minister of Kidderminster. His ministry continued for about nineteen years. He formed the ministers in the country around him into an association, uniting them irrespective of their differences as Presbyterians, Episcopalians and Independents. The Reformed Pastor was a book which Baxter published in relation to the general ministerial efforts he promoted.
From 1662 until the indulgence of 1687, Baxter's life was constantly disturbed by persecution of one kind or another. His worst encounter was with the chief justice in 1685. He had been committed to the King's Bench Prison on the charge of libeling the Church in his Paraphrase on the New Testament, and was tried on this accusation. Baxter was sentenced to pay 500 marks, to lie in prison till the money was paid, and to be bound to his good behavior for seven years. Baxter was now seventy, and remained in prison for eighteen months, until the government, hoping to win his influence, remitted the fine and released him.
Baxter's health had grown even worse, yet this was the period of his greatest activity as a writer. He wrote 168 or so separate works. Without doubt, however, his most famous and enduring contribution to Christian literature was a devotional work published in 1658 under the title Call to the Unconverted to Turn and Live. The remainder of his life, from 1687 onwards, was passed peacefully. He died in London in 1691, and his funeral was attended by churchmen as well as dissenters.
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Arrow: Midnight City
by J.D. Balthazar
Ray: "See, that's why I need a technosuit."
What do you do when you depend on someone, and they are suddenly, irrevocably gone? That was the question explored in this episode, and I thought it was done rather well.
For Laurel, this is a compounded issue. Not only is her job at the District Attorney's office made more difficult because of the Arrow's absence, but she is also grieving over the loss of an ex-lover and dear friend. At the same time her greater struggle is dealing with the death of her sister, for the second time in her life. Just thinking about those incredibly heavy and impossible to deal with emotions makes me feel a bit chaotic and crazy. It is totally believable that Laurel has come to the inescapable conclusion that her only choice is to follow in her sister's footsteps.
To make things even harder, she has to conceal this major secret from her father -- not just her own identity, but also the fact that her sister is no longer wearing the mask. Talk about complicated. Add to that the rather rough task of trying to become a vigilante with an ill-suited weapon and without full training, and it's no wonder that her first outing was a mixed bag. She lacks the experience and perhaps commitment to the violence that her sister had. Still, cutting her teeth on a mid-level villain is a good starting point. Brick shouldn't be too difficult to take down. Well, on paper at least.
Roy is also doing his best. He's good, perhaps even great, but he is clearly not quite up to Oliver's level and he isn't ready to take on Merlyn, Deathstroke, or god forbid, Ra's Al Ghul. Together, Roy and Laurel did a passable job taking on Brick, even though they inadvertently got one of the hostages killed. But I think that was the point. I'm getting a very specific vibe from this half of the season, that working alone is no longer an option.
Oliver left to fight Ra's alone and was nearly killed (seriously, he didn't die from that wound and that fall... right). Roy has almost died at least three times since Oliver left, Laurel twice so far, and even Ray faced death once already. It is pretty obvious that being a vigilante in Star City is becoming more and more dangerous. The villains are no longer pulling punches, and the stakes just keep getting bigger and bigger. So what's the answer?
In part, Felicity. She provides stability and coordination. She is a voice of authority and order in situations that are often chaotic and dangerous. She adds humor to break the tension of the moment. In short she is the heart and brains of this group. Without her, their chances of survival dwindle greatly. But she isn't the only thing that needs to be in place. Without Oliver there, they are learning that going in as a team is far more effective than letting a lone hero go in alone. Maybe when Oliver does return, they will stick together instead of letting him do things like he used too.
Oliver's Recovery and the Flashback:
All the drama with Tatsu and Maseo tied in well with the current story of Oliver recovering from his 'injuries'. Maseo is a compromised individual. He has his own form of honor and love. But he is very closed off in the present, especially during that one sided kiss that Tatsu gave him, which was really painful to watch. The only thing I can think of that drove him to that level of detachment was the death of his son. It would also explain why Tatsu seems to be borderline suicidal as well.
Still, that doesn't excuse Maseo and his actions involving the whole Alpha/Omega virus exchange. I get wanting to save his wife, but at what cost? I'm on the same page as Waller switching the virus vials before Maseo could get his hands on them. It was a morally bankrupt choice, and it says more about his character than anything else he's done so far. He wasn't just working for Waller, he was almost the perfect man for the job. No wonder he ended up working for the League.
So the League has a mole in Star City, keeping an eye on Thea and by extension Malcolm. I knew I didn't like that DJ.
The scene where Laurel had to use Sara's voice to lie to her father was heartbreaking, and I think the actress did a great job with it.
I love the fact that Ray was the one that got through to Felicity about her role in keeping everyone safe. I also liked that she is so brilliant that she just casually gave Ray the answer to his A.T.O.M. suit prototype problem.
Arsenal and Black Canary do look good working together. I also have to say, if I crossed Black Canary I would be hard pressed to identify her. The mask is more effective on her than on Sara, who had a distinctive dimpled chin.
The cold open was a dream sequence where Felicity managed to convince Oliver not go face Ra's. I thought it was going to be a Felicity dream, but it was a nice surprise to see it was Oliver's instead.
I like the fact that the city underground fears the Canary as much as the Arrow.
The stuff between Thea and Malcolm continues to be the least important part of the show, but I really like how strong they are making Thea.
Mayor Castle is played by Christina Cox, who has been in a long list of genre shows and movies. Unfortunately she gave over the Glades to Brick, which could be a good plot development for team Arrow.
Roy: "What the hell do you think you're doing out there?"
Laurel: "Same thing as you."
Roy: "I've had training from Oliver and years on the streets. You have a law degree."
Felicity: "By help you mean money and council, not a suit powered by dwarf star alloy that fires lasers at people?"
Ray: "Lasers. That'd be ridiculous! They're compressed hard light beams."
Oliver: "Your penicillin tea tastes like penicillin."
Felicity: "I've sort of been living under a rock these days."
Roy: "Felicity was right."
Felicity: "Actually, I was wrong and I'm not wrong a lot."
Ray: "To be honest, I'd feel a little more confident in your aeronautic abilities if you knew, for instance, helicopters don't actually have keys."
Felicity: "They don't have keys?"
Ray: "I'm going to hold you to the no crash promise."
Diggle: "Sometimes me and Oliver would come down here after, you know, tough nights. He would pour this and look up and say 'Prochnost'.
Roy: "What does that mean?"
Diggle: "I have no earthly idea. To Oliver."
This is another good installment in what is shaping up to be a strong return from the mid-season hiatus.
3 out of 4 New heroes looking for their place in the city.
J.D. Balthazar is a confirmed nerd who loves most things sci-fi or fantasy-related.
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Katerina said...
FYI, my Russian dictionary tells me that "Prochnost (Прочность)" means "durability; solidity; firmness; strength". Maybe a native speaker out there, or someone more familiar with the language, could say exactly what the sentiment is when used in a toast, but this might give a general idea.
I look forward to this show every week. I'm liking Laurel again, which is saying something because I was hoping they'd write her out for a while. I like the new team dynamic. I thought Felicity might think about bringing Ray in (I'm not familiar with the comics so I don't know if that's a possibility). My favorite exchange in this episode was definitely between Felicity and Ray about the helicopter. It made me laugh out loud. I'm really looking forward to Oliver getting back, though.
Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 1:18:00 PM PST
I'm really looking forward to Oliver coming back, too (next episode's promo looks awesome), but at the same time I really like how they've used his time away to build different dynamics with the rest of the characters. I think it helped Laurel a lot as a character to be closer to the Arrow team, and to get a chance to interact with all of them one on one. I thought both scenes with her dad, especially the phone call, where heart-wrenching. Also, she makes a surprisingly good team with Roy. I didn't expect that particular dynamic to work that well, but the actors had great chemistry.
Friday, January 30, 2015 at 3:18:00 AM PST
JRS said...
Yeah - the whole Laurel/Canary thing could have sucked. Instead she's trainee-heroing with Roy under the direction of Diggle, and that's actually probably better than Oliver whining over her shoulder. I can't imagine Laurel tolerating mystic proverbs long.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 7:42:00 AM PST
migmit said...
2Katerina: I'm having a sort of an Arrow/Flash marathon now, and I've just watched this ep, so I'm a little late answering. However, as a Russian, I think I'm capable of telling you what we mean when we say "Prochnost" as a toast. Simply put — we don't. "Prochnost" is not a toast, or at least not a widely known one. I have absolutely no connection with Russian crime world, but I think that if that toast was used by criminals routinely, I would have known, or at least heard about it. Also, this word is rarely applied to humans at all — the only use of it for humans that I can think of is "испытывать на прочность" (ispytyvat' na prochnost), meaning "test (someone's) strength".
BTW, we don't say "Na zdorovje" as a toast either.
Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 2:18:00 PM PST
I think the problem with Roy and Laurel's botched attempt was more strategy than lack of fighting skill. (Although Laurel's clearly could use some work.) Oliver was always the one who would tell everyone what positions to take and was very good at being aware of his surroundings to keep a handle on the situation. The lack of Felicity in their ears didn't help of course.
Oliver did die and Katana... I mean Tatsu brought him back somehow. Maseo told her to "bring him back to life" when he brought Oliver's body to her. It wouldn't be comic-bookish if people didn't come back from the dead. =)
Strategically I think Waller's not considering the safety of her agents' families a serious concern is a bad move on her part. They won't exactly be focused on the mission if they are afraid for their families. I think they're gearing up to eventually make Waller the big bad, which is intriguing, but I don't particularly like what they've done with her character. Yes the Amanda Waller from the comics is all about the greater good and not afraid to crack some eggs to make an omelette, but she is also brilliant and would see that some of the decisions she is making could come back to bite her in the long run. Shooting down a commercial flight to kill one person is a lot messier than just having someone assassinate her on the plane when she presumably doesn't have any weapons.
I'm liking Laurel much more this season than in previous seasons. I noticed that for the first time I know of she said her name "Dinah Laurel Lance" which is Black Canary's name in the comics. I guess they decided to go with "Dinah" after all but have her go by her middle name.
Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 1:01:00 PM PST


The Didache Series, first published in 2003, immediately raised the bar for Catholic religion texts for high schools and colleges. The series began with four rather large textbooks, ranging in size from 400 to 832 pages, each a year-long course. These are gorgeous books, heavily illustrated in full color with religious art, maps, and photos.
The first six of these titles cover the required topics while the last four reflect elective options. Note that while titles of three books in each series are the same or similar, there is a drastic difference in the size of the books. Semester-course texts are about 250-350 pages each. The original books are called "Complete Courses" while the new ones are "Semester Courses." The semester courses should be manageable for the average student although they still have more content than most other religion courses. Students should be covering two texts per school year. Keep in mind that these are very heavily illustrated texts, so the amount of reading is not overwhelming.
Student workbooks and teacher's manuals are available for all textbooks from both series. Workbooks require students to answer questions in many different formats. Answers to workbook questions are in the teacher's manuals.
All texts draw on Scripture, the Catechism, Church Fathers, and Church documents, frequently quoting from these sources. The semester-course books have discussion questions at the beginning of each chapter and "study" questions and "practical" questions at the end of chapters. Study questions might be done independently but other questions are really meant for discussion or other activities. Vocabulary lists and catechism paragraphs referenced in each chapter are also handy at the end of each chapter.
In both semester- and year-long courses, a few pages of "Supplementary Reading" at the end of each chapter bring in primary source material related to the topic which enhances the chapter content and helps familiarize students with resources such as encyclicals, writings of the Church Fathers and saints, documents from church councils, and other historical documents.
Teacher's manuals feature reduced reproductions of student text pages, lesson plans, additional instructional material, tests, quizzes, vocabulary reviews, answers to study, responses for practical exercises, suggestions for long-term assignments, teaching tips, and a collection of prayers and devotions. Teacher's manuals also include a CD with printable tests, quizzes, and vocabulary review.
I'll add a few notes on particular textbooks I received for review.
Understanding the Scriptures (Complete Course) was written by well-known author Dr. Scott Hahn. This text reflects a love and respect for the Bible missing in so many Catholic texts. Many other texts give lip service to Church teaching on the inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture then discuss the Bible as if it is no different than other historical books. They seem to have bought into the idea that Scripture is little more than culturally-limited material shaped by human whim. On the other hand, Dr. Hahn sees the Divine mind in Scripture and reads the whole as a story of God's relationship with man through a series of covenants. He addresses the Documentary Hypothesis (J, E, D, and P sources for the Old Testament), pointing out that attempts to identify sources such as these are no more than "scholarly conjecture and speculation." (Those who want to explore this topic more deeply can use resources in the teacher manual.) This book also has an excellent (but brief) treatment on the question of Creation and Evolution in relation to Church teaching. Dr. Hahn points out key truths from the book of Genesis that Catholics are required to believe relating to Adam and Eve and original sin. Then he points out the potential conflict with evolutionary teaching that includes the concept of polygenism which denies that all people are descended from Adam and Eve. Treatment of important points such as these makes this a text that is faithful to Church teaching while also satisfying those seeking rational understanding. It doesn't answer all the difficult questions, but it points out key points to consider.
The History the Church (complete course), at 816 pages, can actually be used for credits in both religion and history. Since it begins with study of the origins of the Roman world and continues up through the twentieth century, this might also be considered a world history text focused on western civilization. This is a "heavy-duty" text that would almost be more suitable for college than high school. The content is not difficult, but there is a lot of information to absorb. For example, an entire chapter is dedicated to "The Crusades, Military Orders, and the Inquisition," providing a far more nuanced understanding of all three topics than we find in most other texts. For the dedicated student, this is a fabulous study of the development of Christianity grounded in history.
The semester course, The Blessed Trinity and our Christian Vocation, begins with a discussion of faith and revelation, although "faith and reason" might be an apt description of this first chapter since it is an excellent presentation of the big questions young people have to address regarding their beliefs. The second chapter is an overview of the Trinity, then the next four chapters are dedicated to the persons of the Trinity with two chapters on Jesus, one on His nature and the other on His life and teachings. The last chapter is on the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The Sacraments: Source of Our Life in Christ covers material originally in the complete course, Introduction to Catholicism. This book culminates with a final chapter on liturgy that covers the liturgical year, sacramental, prayers, statues, icons, pilgrimages, and other topics related to Catholic worship.
The four complete courses in the Didache series are also available online through My Catholic Faith Delivered™. Online courses have all of the text content including illustrations. They also add interactive vocabulary lists and "flash cards" for study. Pre- and post-tests are scored and tracked by the computer. Some prayers with slide shows are included. The courses work in a fashion similar to the Faith and Life online courses that are also available at My Catholic Faith Delivered, so please read that review for more information on course delivery. Teacher's manuals and student workbooks are not included for the online courses. The pre- and post-tests in the online courses offer a minimal level of accountability. There are study questions online for each chapter that do not include any mechanism for answering online; parents could ask students to write out answers to these questions, but they would not have access to an answer key. "Practical Exercises" that are included in both print and online courses ask questions that have to do with practical applications. For example, one such question from chapter 14 in Understanding the Scriptures discusses the story of Belshazzar and his sacrilegious use of the temple vessels. It goes on to ask, "What are some ways we can show more respect for God in our dress and behavior when we receive Holy Communion?" These practical questions might be used for discussion or essay responses. Many parents might feel that this selection of opportunities for student responses is sufficient without workbooks or tests.
Online courses are almost half the cost of the student text alone, so I know this option will appeal to many families. Some families might choose to purchase the printed teacher's manual and student workbook and use those with the online course.
In 2012, Midwest Theological Forum began producing yet another version of the Didache series, the Parish Editions. Parish Editions draw on much of the same content that is used in other books, but it is rearranged and rewritten to some extent in a condensed fashion. These softcover books are about half the length of the semester courses described above. Illustrations take up less space although these books are still replete with beautiful, full-color illustrations.
Free answer keys are available through the publisher's website, but there are no separate teacher guides or student workbooks. Instead, the key ideas, vocabulary words, activity suggestions, focus questions, "guided exercises" (that generally involve thinking, discussing with a partner, and sharing conclusions, sometimes with a written component), closure assignments (written assignments that might serve as end-of-chapter assessments), and alternative assessment suggestions are in the margins of each page. Discussion questions are at the end of each chapter.
The fact that these books are self contained and cost only $14 makes them a much more affordable option than the others I've described. While each book was originally intended for semester-long courses for adults that might be offered at the parish level, they are still substantial enough for homeschoolers to use, completing two books for a year's coursework.
The content and questions are on the same level as the other books. This is suitable for homeschoolers using the books for courses. However, the level of the content and questions is likely to be more demanding than the average parishioner prefers; courses are likely to attract only those adults willing to put in significant time and effort. However, adults might also choose to read these books on their own rather than as course requirements; in this case they can skip questions or work they would rather not do but still learn what they wish.
Eight courses are available in Parish Editions: The Blessed Trinity and Our Christian Vocation, Faith and Revelation: Knowing God Through Sacred Scripture, The Church: Sacrament of Salvation, Sacraments Source of our Life in Christ, Our Moral Life in Christ, Understanding the Scriptures, The History of the Church, and The Mystery of Redemption and Christian Discipleship.
I suspect that the low cost and self-contained format of the Parish Editions will quickly make them a very popular choice for homeschoolers.
Adults might be interested in reading the Didache series texts for self-study or parish groups, but sometimes they don't want to wade through a series of textbooks. Introduction to Catholicism for Adults is a fabulous resource for those who want to study an overview of their faith at more than on introductory level in a single book.
The content is more comprehensive than the Didache student course of the same title. Published in either hard or soft cover, the Introduction to Catholicism for Adults is 6" x 9" rather than the larger 8.5" x 11" format of all of the other books. The page count is 984 pages. It is similar in size to the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It actually parallels much of the content of the Catechism but is much easier to read. The book is printed in black and white with far fewer illustrations than the other Didache textbooks, but it does have sidebars and a few visual elements. Chapters conclude with questions, practical exercises (e.g., additional reading, research, essay writing), and pertinent quotes from the Catechism. While it obviously does not contain all of the content of the Catechism, the most important paragraphs are included for each topic.
The first chapter, "Called to Holiness" sets the stage for the rest of the book as it discusses our spiritual calling. It follows a logical progression from there discussing the existence of God, divine revelation, the trinity and the nature of God, creation, man, original sin, Jesus Christ, the Paschal Mystery, the Holy Spirit, the Catholic Church, the resurrection of the body and everlasting life, Christian prayer, the sacraments (with extensive coverage of each one), morality, grace, virtues, free will, the Ten Commandments, the Beatitudes, and the person in relation to society.
A substantial glossary and an index are at the end of the book. Footnotes throughout the book cross reference to Scripture, church documents and other sources in a fashion similar to the Catechism. Unfortunately, there is no answer key available at this time.
Introduction to Catholicism for Adults should be an excellent resource for parish classes. While it could be used for RCIA or Adult Confirmation sessions, it might be too intimidating for some participants. (Assigning selected sections for reading rather than the entire book might be a practical way to use it in those settings.) I think the ideal audience is likely to be those who have at least a year, but more likely two years, to work through the chapters, taking time to discuss and apply what they are learning.


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AC/DC- High Voltage 45th Anniversary- Angus Young
AC/DC's lead guitarist Angus Young is my guest, with priceless memories from the In the Studio archive by the late AC/DC rhythm guitarist/ riffmaster Malcolm Young, on the forty-fifth anniversary of "High Voltage" .
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Rush- 2112: Early Best 45th Anniversary- Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
"2112" by Rush was an amalgam of hard rock, progressive rock, science-fiction and Ayn Rand socio-economics right about the same time that The Ramones, The Dead Boys, and Ian Dury and the Blockheads were singing "Sex and Drugs and Rock'n'Roll". So things were about to get interesting in 1976. Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush join me here In the Studio
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Led Zeppelin- Presence- Jimmy Page
Thus began a five year period when a series of tragedies befell Led Zeppelin even while they continued to record timeless hard rock such as "Achilles' Last Stand","Nobody's Fault but Mine", and "For Your Life" from Presence which amaze even now almost half a century later. Jimmy Page blesses us with his Presence and joins me here In the Studio for "Physical Graffiti" and "Presence" .
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Doobie Brothers- Takin' It to the Streets- Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons, Michael McDonald
The fact that the Doobie Brothers reinvented themselves for their March 1976 album "Takin' It to the Streets" is quite widely known, but the reasons for the musical shift, and the manner in which they made it work so successfully, is a fascinating back-story worthy of an HBO mini-series.. On the album's 45th anniversary, Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons, & Michael McDonald are all here In the Studio to recall how it really went down.
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Boz Scaggs- Silk Degrees 45th Anniversary
It is the forty-fifth anniversary of Boz Scaggs "Silk Degrees" , one of the albums which musically defined America's bicentennial year in much the same way as "Frampton Comes Alive", "Fly Like an Eagle" and "Year of the Cat". More accurately this Boz Scaggs interview falls under "Ultra Rare", as the Dallas Texas native, long residing in the San Francisco Bay wine country, has led one of the more private lives in contemporary music.
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Heart- Dreamboat Annie- Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson
"In the Studio" with Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart for the real rock fairy tale of "Dreamboat Annie".
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David Bowie- Station to Station 45th Anniversary
"The way you change Music is by changing the music," David Bowie told me, without any hint of irony whatsoever, as we discussed 1976's Station to Station. Songs include "Golden Years","Stay" ,"TVC 1-5" ( Bowie said that the unused tune for the Man...Earth soundtrack was about a girl and her relationship with her television),"Wild is the Wind" , and the title song, often cited by post-punk bands including The Cars, Talking Heads, and Gary Numan as a major influence.
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Genesis- A Trick of the Tail- Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford
The first album in the post-Peter Gabriel era, Genesis "A Trick of the Tail" interview In the Studio with Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford.
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Styx feat. Tommy Shaw- Crystal Ball- 1981 Memphis
Styx singer/songwriter/guitarist Tommy Shaw rolled out of bed and used a borrowed acoustic guitar to sing live on my afternoon show ...1981 acoustic version of his "Crystal Ball" ( with the extra verse not on the Styx version)
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Billy Joel- Billy the Kid- UConn 12-76
"From a town known as Oyster Bay Long Island, Rode a boy with a six-pack in his hand..." As Billy Joel prepares to blow out the candles on seventy this week, it felt right to dust off something more akin to seventeen. There are moments…
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Independent Member for Shepparton District Suzanna Sheed says community health centres in the region must be consulted as part of a state-wide effort to strengthen the sector.
Ms Sheed said it was vital that frontline organisations such as Primary Care Connect in Shepparton were engaged by a new expert taskforce set up to identify a shared vision and priorities for community health and has called on the Minister for Health to outline the nature of their involvement.
"Numerous reports have found that when it comes to health outcomes and access to health services, rural populations in Victoria suffer from a disproportionate level of disadvantage and it's often primary care services that feel the brunt of that challenge," Ms Sheed said.
"Indeed, today's Auditor-General's report into the Victorian Community Health Program highlights significant and very disappointing shortcomings in how community health services are funded, delivered and evaluated to ensure they are meeting the demands of our priority populations.
"Community health services offer a range of preventative programs and health management services that keep people out of hospital and need to be sufficiently resourced to do this important work.
"I welcome the announcement of an expert taskforce and would urge the Government to ensure regional and rural service providers are consulted extensively in the preparation of any recommendations – particularly those in the north of the state, including Shepparton District, which were not included in the Auditor-General's report.


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by Daniel Arlington,Michael Bracewell,Jeff Noon
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Jeff Noon (Author), Daniel Arlington (Illustrator), Michael Bracewell (Introduction) & 0 more. In Cobralingus, Noon introduces those familiar with his work - it is not the best introduction to Noon by any means - to a game that writers can use to recombine disparate texts, apply a set of rules, and develop outlet texts that read like some of the most imaginative skiffy out there - even if they're mutations of pre-existing texts.
Michael Bracewell (born 7 August 1958) is a British writer and novelist. He was born in London, and educated at the University of Nottingham, graduating in English and American Studies. Missing Margate (1988). The Crypto-Amnesia Club (1988). The Quick End (1988). Divine Concepts of Physical Beauty (1989).
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Falling out of Cars (2002)
Falling out of Cars (2002). Falling out of Cars is a road novel set in a near-future world where information-based civilization is falling apart. Wrote introduction to Jeff Noon"s Cobralingus (2001). The Nineties: When Surface was Depth (2002)
Michael Bracewell is a British writer and novelist. The Nineties: When Surface was Depth (2002). I Know Where I"m Going: A Guide to Morecambe & Heysham (co-author) (2003).
Please note: Cobralingus involves no computational algorithms except for the strangely twisted pathways inside Jeff Noon's head.
Rare book; green cover with cobra coming out of man's mouth
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Jeff Noon and David Toop also released a CD, Needle in the Groove: if music were a drug . Cobralingus sits apart from Noon's other published works
Jeff Noon and David Toop also released a CD, Needle in the Groove: if music were a drug, where would it take you, on Sulphur Records in the same year. Cobralingus sits apart from Noon's other published works. It is part anthology of poems and part instructional textbook for Noon's style of poetry. In it, he details his regimented methods for the creation of poetic text by a style of word play which lends its name to the title. Falling out of Cars (2002).
Rare book; green cover with cobra coming out of man's mouth.
Cobralingus Daniel Arlington (Illustrator/-in), Michael Bracewell (introduction), Jeff Noon Codex, 2001. Conceptos divinos sobre la belleza física (Narrativa) Michael Bracewell Circe Ediciones, . 1990 . Diary of a Steak Michael Bracewell (Ed., Deborah Levy, Jane Rolo (Ed. Book Works, 1997 . Divine Concepts Of Physical Beauty Michael Bracewell Knopf, 1990 . Divine Concepts of Physical Beauty Michael Bracewell Minerva-Publikation, 1990 .
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Iaran
Pretty amazing book, a really interesting view (possibly :-) into Noon's thought/writing process. The eventual poems are fantastic, and I think his idea of showing building blocks to the final result is a great one; some pretty interesting twists along the way. Somehow I'd got the notion that this was a book about how he writes.
Here Noon continues to experiment with style, "remixing" source texts (provided for reference) in various ways and explaining his process with each iteration. It is a fascinating glimpse into a very unique process, which yields results that stand up to the best modern poetry. Highly recommended for fans of experimental writing - the style here _is_ the substance.
Gindian
First of all, I hope this gets back into print soon. Also, there are at least two different covers, the one not shown above being a nice illustration.
This is a book that has grown on me over time, and today I'm very glad I kept it around. It's the kind I often return to to read a short section, a single "poem", which leaves me sitting lost in thought for a while.
These are unusual poems that can be seen in their various stages of life, each equally presented as a final piece. Like a computer program or a DJ processing a sample of sound, a text snippet is passed through various filters and processes that re-arrange, sometimes wildly, the content to create various stages of the poems evolution. These are not just the output of some computer randomizer however, the processes are to my mind much more creative and human than could be achieved by software. Some do things like mix up all the words which is fairly easy, but others do things like "Find A Story" from a jumble of words, which obviously involves a lot more decision making and creativity from the author.
Just as in modern music samples, the source material covers a huge range, from serious literature such as Shakespeare, to pedestrain things like "things that happened to Jeff Noon today". The results are always amazing and inspiring, both for the actual content, creativity and beauty in the text, as well as the concepts used for types of manipulation.
This is one of the most creatively inspiring books i own, from someone very interested in poetry, systems processing, modern art, modern music, deconstruction, etc.
Dawncrusher
Jeff Noon is a wonderful writer. Shades of Haruki Murakami by way of early Jonathan Lethem (and others), his sharply pointed science fiction-like stories and novels are deliciously active idea demons and concept farmers. In Cobralingus, Noon introduces those familiar with his work -- it is not the best introduction to Noon by any means -- to a game that writers can use to recombine disparate texts, apply a set of rules, and develop outlet texts that read like some of the most imaginative skiffy out there -- even if they're mutations of pre-existing texts.
After explaining the game's process and offering a key to the rules, what Noon terms "filter gates," the writer serves up 10 example stories, starting with the original, or inlet, text -- and stepping through the process until the resulting outlet text arrives. It's a fascinating, albeit occasionally confusing and mind-bending process, but the end results are wonderful. At the end, Noon divulges his source texts, which range from a 1591 madrigal to a BBC shipping forecast transmitted in 1999.
This is a book for readers, but it is also a book for writers. The text -- and the game -- made me want to write. And should I develop writers block, I now have a new game-like process I can use to get back on the horse and ride.
Nanecele
Best for fans on Noon's who like him not only for Vurt, but for the way he likes to play with language and music. A bit pretentious at first, it may take a while to appreciate it's beauty. He challenges conventional notions of literture, but who hasn't? Luckily, he starts with an idea that is still original which seems to be based on his own desire to explore the bounds of language.
Dobpota
I belive that the above review misses the point that Mr Noon was making in publishing this piece. There is no such actual thing as the "Cobralingus Engine", it is a device dreamed up in the head of the author Jeff Noon as an experimental way of working out new ways of writing. Being a person greatly interested in DJing and the forms of Audio mixing, it was so refreshing and interesting to see these concepts applied to the humble word.His last book, Needle in the Groove, was his first experiment with this stylistic approach, and I believe that this book is unto itself a marvellous side-step from his normal works.
I have no doubt that he will have a new "Story" book out very soon, but I believe his point with this offering was to show us readers the style behind his extremely picturesque word usage, that has developed throughout his career.
It is clever, witty, and an extremely interesting peice of literature - and in using the word literature, I mean exactly that - this is no pulp sci-fi, this is a work of pure art, and should be viewed as such with open eyes - do so, and you will be amazed. Well done Mr Noon, very well done.
Rigiot
This is an experiment...Cobralingus shows you behind the secret door where Noon recreates the modern novel. It is an instruction manual, a poetry book, an art book, a short story collection, and more all in one sleek designer package.
Remember, reading Jeff Noon makes you happy.
"Cobralingus" was my introduction to Noon's work...the processes he used to remix/process text are a bit "fuzzy" compared to the well documented algorithms used by the Oulipo writers...but his techniques yield some very nice pieces and have enticed me to check out his other work...
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Yermek Adayeva graduated from I. Zhansugurov Taldykorgan State University in 1995 with specialization in Kazakh language and literature. After completing her postgraduate studies at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (1999), she began working at the Department of Creative Literature and Translation Theory. She worked as docent of this department until she transferred to Nazarbayev University and became an instructor at the Kazakh language, Literature and Culture Department in 2013.
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The Commission on Public Relations Education said in its October, 1999, report, A Port of Entry, "The changes in public relations practice since the 1987 Commission on Public Relations Education report are numerous and profound… By any measure, the growth of the public relations profession over the past decade has been astonishing."
This is an understatement when the growth and changes occurring since the 1999 report are examined. This growth and five major areas of change inform this 2006 report.
This report began as an interim effort on the way to a new full report in 2009, 10 years after the last report. Commission members soon discovered, however, that the practice of public relations has grown and changed so much since 1999 that an interim report would have been inadequate. For example, in a field that was once predominantly male, females now constitute almost two-thirds of all practitioners and as much as 70 to 80 percent of undergraduate enrollment in some university programs, an imbalance that has been increasing since 1999.
Growth in public relations education is not just a matter of raw numbers, such as those reflected in ever-increasing classroom enrollments. It is also occurring relative to other areas within communication, journalism and related fields such as marketing and management. For example, the May 2005 AEJMC Newsletter of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication [AEJMC] reported that in just the 197 universities responding to a survey, there were "281 programs— 133 in public relations, 95 in advertising and 53 advertising-PR joint programs. Since 1992-93, the number of public relations programs increased by 14, while advertising dropped 25." On yet another and very important front, the Public Relations Student Society of America has grown to more than 270 chapters.
Another sign of growth: journalism as a profession appears to be losing ground to public relations as reflected in projected growth in employment. The 2006 Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook (http://www.bls.gov.oco/ocos086.htm) predicts that public relations employment will grow from 18 to 26 percent between 2004 and 2014 while jobs for "news analysts, reporters and correspondents" are expected to be relatively flat over the same period, growing only 0 to 8 percent.
One downside of such growth has been the teaching of public relations-related course content in management, marketing and corporate communication programs by faculty not experienced in public relations nor properly credentialed to teach the subject. As a result we now understand that:
Once-a-decade Commission reports may be inadequate.
Rather than simply reporting its growth and progress, public relations education has reached a point where it needs to develop new management strategies.
A paramount issue in the management of growth in public relations education is finding ways to answer the need for more public relations instructors trained in and committed to the field. In the past, teaching vacancies in the field have too often been filled with instructors without the Ph.D. or research and theory knowledge, without actual practitioner experience or both. Absent documented and specific public relations experience or graduate study in public relations, a degree in English, business, advertising, journalism, mass communication or other professional fields is not evidence of preparation to teach public relations. Indeed, as the field of public relations continues to grow and become more complex and professional, it is increasingly important to recruit only highly qualified faculty with both theoretical and experiential credentials.
In addition to growth, the Commission identified five major themes that characterize the development of public relations since the last report: strategic emphasis, internationalization of the practice, the importance of diversity, an essential emphasis on ethics and social responsibility, and increased questions about curricular and structural independence on some campuses.
Strategic Emphasis and Professionalism
The Commission recognizes how rapidly public relations is developing from a set of technical skills into a much more strategic, professional and management-focused endeavor. Public relations is moving up the corporate and publicsector ladders. As a result:
While fundamental writing skills remain at the core of public relations education, business and industry have become so strategically oriented in the information age that too much focus on technical skills in a curriculum may actually disadvantage graduates who need greater research, problem-solving, strategic thinking, planning and management and counseling skills.
Departments and programs that rely on superficial similarities in writing style by hiring technically trained journalism, English and business writers in place of credentialed public relations instructors are failing to provide their students with a modern, competitive public relations education.
Training in research methods should now be only a half step behind writing training as a priority in the public relations curriculum because sophisticated research is central to strategic planning and evaluation. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches should be taught as required core skills in all public relations programs, but the most advanced programs will emphasize multi-methodological research for both planning and evaluation.
Public relations has become increasingly international and intercultural in the last few decades. The Commission's 1999 report was mostly silent on international practice and education in public relations, partly to avoid Commission members being seen as arrogant Americans. Today, public relations educators readily acknowledge how much they have learned, individually and collectively, from practitioners and academics from other cultures, and the Commission recommends an ongoing and expanding exchange.
Current curricula must be updated to reflect the international and intercultural reality that is modern public relations today:
Public relations educators in the United States should integrate the experiences of practitioners and teachers in developing areas of the world into their curricula, including lessons learned from portions of non-Islamic Asia, the Islamic world, sub-Saharan Africa, South America and Eastern Europe.
An emphasis on globalization, intercultural studies and international programs can now be found in the strategic plans of most universities. No academic field on a campus, except perhaps international studies, is more inherently international than public relations. Public relations curricula should reflect this fact, and public relations academics should play an active role in helping to internationalize their campuses.
Because strategic communication campaigns are one of international terrorism's primary weapons, public relations academics have a special responsibility to contribute to anti-terrorism initiatives on their campuses and to use opportunities to educate colleagues on the requirements of ethical public relations campaigns.
To lead strategic communication efforts in an increasingly diverse society, public relations must meet three diversity challenges. First, public relations must become more diverse in the composition of its student and practitioner populations. Second, public relations must become more sophisticated in meeting the communication needs of diverse communities. Third, public relations must draw on the diversity of the nation as a resource to strengthen corporate, governmental and nonprofit communication. Therefore:
Public relations education programs should reflect in their faculty and student composition the racial and ethnic makeup of the society and the campus to which they belong. In some cases, this might require new approaches to recruiting, while in others, innovative course offerings may be needed, and in still others, changes in policies or practices may be needed to attract and retain good minority students.
Major issues in diversity, such as the unique economic, employment and health-risk issues confronting minority communities, should be addressed in the public relations curriculum so that public relations students are better equipped to understand the needs of diverse publics.
Public relations curricula also should help students develop a sophisticated understanding of the particular communication channels, strategies and customs of minority publics to facilitate more sensitive and effective campaigns in both minority and majority communities.
Ethics and Social Responsibility
As public relations evolves into a more strategic and international practice, it affects more people more profoundly, does so in more countries and cultures and does so more quickly than ever before. As a result, public relations practitioners and academics alike have elevated their concern for ethics by, for example, impanelling a National Ethics Commission and authorizing a major revision of the PRSA Code of Ethics in 2000.
Revisions of the PRSA Code (first adopted in 1951), as well as the wording of the Code of Ethics of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA), reflect an increasing concern for the social, as well as the economic, role of public relations.
Much of the tremendous expansion and acceleration of public relations practice over the past decade can be traced to new information technologies, such as the Internet. As a result, public relations curricula will need to develop more sophisticated ethical analyses to help guide practitioners in ethics and the use of new information technologies throughout and within other cultures.
Curricular and Structural Independence
The Commission found an amorphous but growing sense that public relations might benefit as a profession and in its educational development by sometimes being taught outside of journalism/mass communication and (speech) communication units, the traditional academic homes of public relations education. One concern of public relations educators and students is that the Commission's recommended curriculum revisions, intensive writing training and practitioner links that are needed in public relations may not be feasible in combined journalism, mass communication or communication departments where public relations' large enrollments often are used to fund other subject areas. As a result, funds generated from public relations students often do not get used to hire well-qualified public relations faculty or to offer needed writing, research and practicum courses. This means in some cases that public relations programs have been, or may be, unable to fully implement recommendations in the 1999 and 2006 Commission reports.
The Commission recognizes department and university administrators have to make resource- allocation decisions based on a variety of student needs so that using public relationsgenerated resources to support other programs is sometimes appropriate. Nevertheless, when tuition dollars of public relations students are used to fund other subject areas, the effect is to give public relation students a smaller return on their tuition dollars than students in other areas of journalism, mass communication or (speech) communication. Thus:
Decisions to use tuition funds from public relations students to help fund other areas of a program should be formally and periodically reviewed and disclosed to the public relations faculty and students involved.
The Commission takes no position on whether independent departments of public relations are desirable. Such decisions should be based on careful consideration of institutional missions and program goals as well as an evaluation of how to achieve quality public relations education and professional preparation of students. Independence might offer great opportunities in some cases and great risks in others.
In this era of decreasing tax support for public education, the level of practitioner support an occupation enjoys is viewed as a major indicator of the social value of the field. Public relations has succeeded in building several effective bridges between the practitioner and academic communities, although still more are needed. For example, this Commission is a joint academician-practitioner body. Public relations practitioners need to substantially upgrade their level of financial and other support for academic programs, however, if they are to assure adequate university program support for their profession.
Finally, the Commission wishes to note two critically important subjects of significance to today's—and tomorrow's—public relations practitioners. The Commission suggests that practitioners and educators pay special attention to the "A Call to Action" section of this report which presents a range of initiatives that individuals and organizations can undertake to strengthen the bond between public relations education and the practice. Frankly, practitioner support of public relations education has been inadequate. It is time to remedy this shortcoming!
Too, the Commission notes that, as in all professions, continued growth and success in public relations requires lifelong learning. The opportunities for such professional development, too many to be identified in this report, are as varied as they are vital—with many such opportunities provided by the professional societies that are represented on the Commission. The Commission urges every public relations professional to commit to such study, not only for personal achievement, but also for further development of the public relations profession.
Structure of the Report
Recognizing that Commission reports often are used more as reference works than as texts, this report is divided into 17 sections to facilitate finding the specific content a reader may need. These sections are:
Global Implications
Supervised Experience
Governance and Academic Support
Faculty Credentials
Pre-Professional Organizations
Professional Certification and Accreditation
While this report benefits greatly from the overall editing of Judy VanSlyke Turk, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA, the reader will note that the sections of this report vary somewhat in writing style and structure. This is intentional, both because it gives the reader some flavor of the variety of practitioner and academic bodies that comprise the Commission and, we hope, because it helps reach a spectrum of public relations- related audiences with a variety of voices from both public relations education and practice.
Report Navigation
The Professional Bond Home
2006 Commission Members
Professional and Pre-Professional Organizations
Program Certification & Accreditation