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Member Job Opportunity: St Christopher's - UK Head of Operations
Location: Head Office
Closing Date: 14 July 2019
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 pa depending on qualifications and experience
Specific Hours: 37.5 hours per week
St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people and we are proud of our history for providing fostering, children's homes and a range of innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man.
St Christopher's has established an ambitious, five-year strategy, which sets out a series of three key aims and objectives for the organisation. Mainly to achieve, "Brighter Futures for double the number of young people by 2023".
As part of our Strategy, a new Head of Operations post has been created and we are now looking for the right person to drive our expansion plans to meet increasing need as well as oversee our established services in the UK region. Reporting to the Director of Operations you will line manage a professional team (of 4 Regional Managers and 2 placement officers) who are well qualified and experienced in their respective roles.
St Christopher's Approach
At St Christopher's, Social Pedagogy is our core philosophy of care, drawing together theories and concepts from related disciplines such as sociology, psychology, education, philosophy, medical sciences and social work. Our use of social pedagogy centres on attachment theory and building positive relationships with young people to bring out their inner "diamond".
We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do and as the Head of Operations; you will be a key player in building and extending this commitment. You will the lead the regional teams to deliver and exceed our agreed levels of care ensuring stable and safe placements. In addition, you will be the designated safeguarding officer placing the safeguarding of children and young people at the forefront of all our work in accordance with St Christopher's safeguarding policy.
The successful candidate will ideally:
Have a detailed understanding of the legislative and regulatory requirements for safeguarding children and young people as well as a working knowledge of implementing them.
Have experience of successfully growing residential services and achieving Good to Outstanding Ofsted gradings with experience of overseeing several residential services
Have demonstrable knowledge of current developments and good practice in residential children's homes as well as 16+ provision and leaving care services.
Have the skills, ambition and drive to grow and maintain excellent services that meet their financial targets.
Possess the leadership skills to build and lead a team of professional staff
In return we offer:
Salary £60,000 - £65,000 per annum pro-rata.
Annual salary review based on performance.
A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
Industry leading training programme including children's right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health and Social Pedagogy.
25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years' service, plus Bank Holidays.
5% employer contributory pension scheme, Enhanced Maternity and Company Sick Scheme.
BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
Interest-free season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme.
Discount shopping scheme.
Discretionary Funded Training Programs.
Employee Awards based on performance and length of service.
At St Christopher's we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. As part of our recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements.
Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting.
For the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click here.
Your application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria given in the Person Specification.
Closing Date: 14th July 2019
Please bear in mind that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
St Christopher's is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community as well as applications from candidates with care experience or experience of being a care leaver.
Full details and apply here
Member Job Opportunity: St Christopher's - Company Secretary
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 depending on experience
Specific Hours: 37.5
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Company Secretary ideally from a charity or non for profit background to join our administrative and governance team working closely with the Chief Executive Officer to contribute and help create an inspiring place to work by ensuring regulatory requirements are met and to manage the delivery of Council business for St Christopher's and its subsidiaries.
Compliance responsibilities for data protection and quality assurance. Additionally the post holder will manage a small team responsible for providing a professional, customer focussed and cost effective data management, reception, administration and secretarial services at Head Office.
Educated to degree level
The ability to accurately assess changes in legal and regulatory requirements and apply in a business setting
Experience of providing support to a Council / Committee – compiling the agenda, taking minutes and preparing associated papers
Experience of maintaining statutory records
The ability to write and present high quality reports and statistics accurately and to handle confidential information
Good working knowledge of data protection legislation and subject access requests
An understanding of, and clear commitment to, equality of opportunity, both in the delivery of services and in relation to the conduct of business with colleagues, service users and external parties
The ability to relate successfully to individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds and to communicate effectively, orally and in writing
Excellent time management and the ability to effectively prioritise tasks to meet required deadlines
Experience of managing and leading a team.
The ability to work flexibly and cooperatively within a team.
The role will appeal to a creative self- starter with positive high energy levels, enthusiasm and a real can do attitude, looking for greater autonomy and a sense of ownership. If you're ready for the challenge and think you have the skills to drive St Christopher's forward we would love to hear from you.
Key aspects of the job will be
Ensure good governance practices and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
Advise the Senior Leadership Team and Council of Trustees on their legal and corporate responsibilities.
Prepare and present reports to the Council of Trustees.
Monitor changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment and take appropriate action.
To be the organisation's lead for data protection and privacy matters and to act as the organisation's Data Protection Officer.
To ensure that procedures across the organisation are GDPR compliant.
To ensure that high quality QA audits, which meet the regulatory requirements of the services, are carried out across our fostering, children's homes and 16+ services in England and Isle of Man.
Committed to the development of the team, to help them grow and learn, according to their individual ability and experience.
In return we offer
A salary range between £45,000- £50,000 per annum dependent on experience and qualification
At St Christopher's we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements.
To be considered, your on-line application must include a full supporting statement addressing the criteria stated above.
For the full Job Description for this role and more detail about what will be required, please click here.
If you require any further information, please contact us on 0208 780 7800 or send an email to recruitment@stchris.org.uk
Closing Date: 23rd July 2019
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Member News: St Christopher's - How do foster carers help young people with trauma?
For Foster Care Fortnight 2019, St Christopher's wants to celebrate the amazing foster families who transform the lives of children every single day. Sharon is just one of these foster carers – here she tells her story of fostering three sisters.
Hello, I'm Sharon I have been asked to talk about my experience of therapeutic parenting as a foster carer. My parents were foster carers when I was younger and my mum looked after 65 children in total before she retired, so I wanted to give it a go too.
A few years ago three girls came to move in with me. At first they was so much sibling rivalry and jealousy, but at the same time they were scared to be separated. They also showed signs of hyper-vigilance, which is when you are constantly looking around you to check for danger that is reminiscent of something you have experienced before.
We knew they had experienced trauma, neglect and abuse before they came into care, which is why they were behaving in these ways. They had spent three years living apart with other foster families and had only been reunited for one year before they moved in with us, so they had to get used to being together again.
Initially we couldn't leave the children alone together because they would start fighting, so we worked with St Christopher's therapeutic specialist to see what techniques we could introduce. This support was really helpful and made a huge difference. We started putting firm boundaries and routines in place, like set bedtimes and each girl having the same specific colour for their cup or lunchbox so there can be no jealousy.
We also noticed that if we praise the girls for something, like a drawing, they would destroy it because they did not think they deserve nice treats or items. So now we don't overreact, overpraise or oversympathise, but we always tell them that they have good hearts.
Since we started with therapeutic parenting, the girls are more settled and calm. They fight less and have become more confident, as well as thinking about the consequences of their actions. But we are all on a journey so we still have a fair way to go.
And my mom made it all look so easy!
Could you change a child's life like Sharon? Get in touch with St Christopher's today to speak to a member of our fostering team.
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Member Job Opportunity: St Christopher's - Head of Fundraising and Communications
Putney SW15, flexible working options
£40,000 - £45,000 pa depending on experience
37.5 hours per week - occasional evening and weekend work may be required
St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people. Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future. We do this by providing children's homes, fostering, homes for care leavers and specialist support services, all designed for young people in care, on the edge of care, or leaving care. We support them to make positive relationships which give them the confidence to succeed.
We are looking for an experienced Head of Fundraising and Communications, in order to grow the fundraising department at St Christopher's. We have big ambitions in our organisational strategy to provide brighter futures for double the number of young people by 2023 and fundraising will play a big part in helping us to achieve this. In 2020 we will be celebrating our 150th birthday and we are planning our fundraising appeal, as well as lots of exciting activities to celebrate our proud legacy, raise our profile and expand our donor base.
We are a strengths-based charity and seek to promote the brilliant achievements our young people make to show donors how their investment and support contributes towards this success.
As Head of Fundraising and Communications, you will be responsible for the development and growth of the fundraising and communications team, in order to bring in restricted and unrestricted income for St Christopher's, in line with budgeted expectations. The department's activities will include targeted applications to grant making trusts and foundations, developing the donor base and the development of corporate fundraising.
The successful candidate will have:
Minimum 3 years fundraising experience; including substantial corporate fundraising experience and a good awareness of all other funding streams
Experience leading a team to meet ambitious fundraising targets
Experience of working with databases, preferably Raiser's Edge, and setting up/following procedures
Ability to plan, implement and monitor projects or initiatives, often with conflicting priorities, to agreed deadlines
Evidence of ability to manage and control budgets
Excellent communication, networking, and strong relationship building skills
Good numeracy skills with the ability to interpret, analyse and present financial data clearly and accurately
Flexibility to travel to different services across UK
A salary range of £40,000 - £45,000 per annum depending on experience
A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture
A comprehensive induction programme and career progression for high performers
25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years' service, plus Bank Holidays
A shopping discount scheme
After successful probation a contributory pension, season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and employee assistance programme.
This is an exciting opportunity to step up into a challenging and strategic role. It will appeal to a self-starter, with the drive and creativity to make a role their own, as well as an interest in the strategic side of fundraising and being part of a developing and growing team.
If you're ready for the challenge and think you have the skills and passion to drive St Christopher's forward, then we would love to hear from you.
If you require any further information, please contact us on 0208 780 7800.
Closing Date: 27th May 2019
We advise to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and this opportunity might be filled before the stated closing date.
St Christopher's is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Full details and application documents here
Member Job Opportunity - St Christopher's - Company Secretary
Closing Date: 28 May 2019
Salary: £40,000- £45,000
Specific Hours: 37.5
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Company Secretary ideally from a charity or not for profit background to join our administrative and governance team working closely with the Chief Executive Officer to contribute and help create an inspiring place to work by ensuring regulatory requirements are met and to manage the delivery of Council business for St Christopher's and its subsidiaries.
Compliance responsibilities for data protection, health and safety and quality assurance. Additionally the post holder will manage a small team responsible for providing a professional, customer focused and cost effective data management, reception, administration and secretarial services at Head Office.
Good working knowledge of Health and Safety legislation
Experience of managing and leading a team
The ability to work flexibly and cooperatively within a team
Key aspects of the job will be:
Ensure good governance practices and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
Advise the Senior Leadership Team and Council of Trustees on their legal and corporate responsibilities
Prepare and present reports to the Council of Trustees
Monitor changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment and take appropriate action
To be the organisation's lead for data protection and privacy matters and to act as the organisation's Data Protection Officer
To ensure that procedures across the organisation are GDPR compliant
To ensure that high quality QA audits, which meet the regulatory requirements of the services, are carried out across our fostering, children's homes and 16+ services in England and Isle of Man
Committed to the development of the team, to help them grow and learn, according to their individual ability and experience
To ensure the organisation remains compliant with health and safety requirements
To be considered, your on-line application must include a full supporting statement addressing the criteria given in the Person Specification.
(Please bear in mind that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. This post is subject to a DBS check)
St Christopher's is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Full details and application documents here.
Member News: St Christopher's - Preparing care leavers for the world of work
Care leavers have to juggle lots of adult responsibilities at a very young age, often without support from their family. They may have missed out on key chunks of schooling, so do not always have the qualifications or confidence to aspire to bright futures.
St Christopher's Aftercare team on the Isle of Man support care leavers to find safe homes, catch up on their education and look for jobs. Zoe is just one of the young people they have helped.
Zoe's story
Zoe was struggling to make ends meet on her zero hours contract at a pub, where she also rented a room at a discounted rate. She had no stability because of her employment situation, so she was unable to plan for the future. She tried to find work elsewhere but didn't have the GCSE grades to apply for the types of jobs she wanted, and there was no way she could afford to support herself through additional education at this stage.
To earn some extra money on the side, Zoe started working at a pizza shop. But she was then let go from the pub as there were not enough shifts to go around, which meant she had to find a new place to live too.
Zoe reluctantly signed on to claim Jobseeker's Allowance and was forced to accept food bank support, which was desperately upsetting for her. The job at the pizza shop ended and she still was not able to cover living costs in her new flat.
That's when Zoe contacted Aftercare to see if they could help with her job search. The team helped to re-write her CV, research the role and practice for online tests that were part of the application for a job at a bank – and she secured an interview!
To dispel Zoe's nerves about the interview, the team spent weeks practising typical questions and doing mock interviews until she felt confident enough for the big day. Then a week later, she received a call to say they wanted to hire her.
The bank manager said they normally would not offer interviews to someone without the required qualifications, but Zoe had good test scores and impressive work experience on her CV so they wanted to give her a chance. They were really impressed with her interview and, even though she was nervous, she came across as mature and confident, and answering all their questions with fluidity and good examples.
Without help from Aftercare, Zoe may have struggled to secure regular employment and could have ended up in debt or homeless. The team supported her to settle into the role and she is loving her job.
Through seeing how their work has positively impacted young people like Zoe, St Christopher's is extending their work to include a new Support Into Employment service, matching care leavers with work placements and volunteering opportunities. The charity has also committed to making sure 5% of the workforce is made up of care experienced people by 2023 as part of their organisational strategy.
Find out more about Support Into Employment below and please get in touch with us if you would like to create brighter futures for young people on the Isle of Man.
Member News: St Christopher's receives funding from LandAid
LandAid, the property industry charity, is one of St Christopher's supporters. They funded the refurbishment of our Staying Close home in Ealing. And, thanks to their funding, we've been able to install a new kitchen at one of our homes for young people leaving care.
Paul Morrish, LandAid's Chief Executive, tells us a bit about why LandAid chose to support St Christopher's.
"LandAid gives out over £2m every year in grants. We fund remarkable charities who provide support and accommodation for young people who have been homeless, or are at risk of homelessness. Most of our grants go directly to providing homes for young people, and we're always on the look-out for new and exciting models to support young people.
"St Christopher's particularly appealed to LandAid due to its innovative approaches to tackling and preventing youth homelessness, like the Staying Close project. It's evidence-based and helps young people leaving care and going into the 'real world' without leaving them to it, which can be a scary and unhelpful experience. We were drawn to their commitment to stay with young people through their period of transition into independent living and beyond.
"Staying Close works by giving young care leavers a stable home and tailored support. The model provides accommodation with step-down support for young people leaving their children's home. This gives them the opportunity to go back and visit if they need help – just like we did when we left home.
"We hope that the projects we've funded and St Christopher's Staying Close model will continue to prepare young people for the positive lives which lie ahead of them. We have enjoyed working with St Christopher's on a number of grants already, and we hope to be able to continue to fund their innovative projects, and to keep seeing the excellent results which has made our partnership with them so rewarding."
Member News: St Christopher's - Making financial education relevant for care leavers
St Christopher's has given evidence to an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) enquiry into financial education for young people in care so that MPs and organisations can work together to introduce better support.
Chief Executive Jonathan Whalley was invited to give evidence directly to the MPs involved in the APPG about how to make sure care leavers had opportunities to learn how to budget, manage their money and a safe space to trial new things.
At St Christopher's we are committed to raising aspirations for care leavers and offering lifelong learning and thriving, instead of leaving young people to go it alone once they reach a certain age. Through our Staying Close pilot, young people have opportunities to go back to their children's homes so that they can stay in touch with the people they care about the most. This commitment was central to the evidence we provided, as we know from our young people that having just one key person who is on your side can make all the difference.
In answer to MPs questions Jonathan explained how leaving care was a process rather than a single event in a child's life. He explained how starting transitions work sooner would provide care leavers with a better foundation for adulthood, which includes learning about budgeting and money management.
He also explained how mental health issues can impact on young people's ability to cope with living independently at such a young age. This led onto a discussion about corporate parenting responsibilities, where providers and local authorities commit to providing children in care and care leavers with the same love, support and nurturing as any other young person.
Jonathan also shared examples of current best practice for financial education in our services. For example, one care leaver on the Isle of Man had racked up £150 in bank fees from being only a few pounds overdrawn. He did not have the confidence to speak up for himself and ask the bank to waive these, so a member of the Aftercare team advocated on his behalf. Without this support from a person he trusted, this young person would have spiralled into debt and homelessness, showing just how important relationships are to care leavers.
We know that it is important to give young people in our care a safe environment for them to try new things and make mistakes. In our homes, this happens through daily practice as well as our life skills work. If all children in care were given this space and trust, it would allow them to develop their own risk competencies and give them practical experience to draw on when they faced challenges in adulthood.
The event gave us the chance to educate MPs on what life is like for children in care and care leavers, as well as fight to get them the right support. We are looking forward to reading their recommendations in the coming months.
Member News: St Christopher's - Regulating services for care leavers
St Christopher's is delighted to be sharing feedback from APEX inspections at our 16+ services showcasing the brilliant practice and support on offer to homeless young people and care leavers.
The APEX inspections include feedback from young people, staff and other stakeholders, as well as reviews of paperwork, recording and compliance.
Semi-independent housing for care leavers is not regulated in the UK. However, St Christopher's believes that all children and young people deserve safe, high quality homes. We welcome the opportunity to learn from the inspection's findings and improve our work.
That's why we inspect all of our 16+ homes every year.
The inspector identified areas of good or outstanding practice in all of our 16+ homes, with particular commendations for how we support young people to engage with the community, sustain education, training and employment, and stay in touch with our services after they move onto independence.
"Being here made me think there is a future and these people will help you get to that future."
Lian, young person in APEX inspection report
Geneva Ellis, Director of Corporate Services, said: "There is some fantastic feedback in the inspection reports. It is clear that our 16+ teams are providing caring, personalised support for young people living in our homes that is helping to prepare them for adulthood."
Member News: St Christopher's - How can AQAs prepare young people for the future?
The life skills team has been working hard over the last year to make sure young people at St Christopher's have the right skills and AQAs to help them reach their goals.
When we talk about preparing young people for independence, what we are really doing is supporting them to be interdependent, feel good about themselves, and have the confidence and strength to keep going whilst asking for help when they need to. We are not just preparing them for a specific transition – we are preparing them for life and all the changes and bumps in the road that come with it.
In 2018 young people across the organisation completed 422 AQAs. Because young people are staying in placement for longer, we can work with them for a more extended period of time and support them to engage in more meaningful AQAs that take longer to complete but offer a bigger sense of achievement at the end.
As part of our strategic commitment to improving emotional wellbeing, the team have been making sure young people understand mental health, self-esteem and stress management. Young people and staff said they felt unskilled in this area, so workshops have been delivered to both of them alongside each other as equals.
There have been more than 200 sporting activities including football, swimming, boxing, gym, badminton, yoga and the annual St Christopher's sports day, which also contribute towards improved emotional wellbeing. Other relevant awards in this area include 32 health and wellbeing sessions and more than 50 creative activity sessions to help young people relax and have fun.
Through our Staying Close pilot, which supports young people with our third strategic aim of lifelong learning and thriving, the life skills team co-created a new transitions programme with young people to support them with practical aspects of preparing to move into their own home. One young person has completed this and is now successfully living independently, and nine others are about to start their journey on the programme.
Other achievements relating to lifelong learning and thriving include 21 tenancy and home sessions, 28 money, budgeting and debt management certificates, and more than 50 employability skills sessions including assertiveness and work experience opportunities.
Other achievements include six sessions on drug and alcohol use, eight human rights and democracy sessions, 16 equality and diversity sessions, and more than 200 cooking activities.
However, these achievements from young people would not be possible without the hard work of our staff. The life skills team made changes to better support staff in running AQA sessions, like providing training as part of the introductory training course. There are now 85 AQAs in the catalogue so that staff can deliver one-to-one and group sessions, and there are life skills workbooks for fostering, children's homes and care leaver services.
The Peacock Charitable Trust provide £10,000 per year to St Christopher's, which contributes towards salaries for the life skills and participation team. Without them, all of this work would not be possible, so we want to say a huge thank you for their continued support.
Chief Executive Jonathan Whalley said: "Our young people have achieved so much in 2018 and it definitely deserves to be celebrated. Well done to everyone for these brilliant accomplishments – I cannot wait to keep creating brighter futures in 2019!"


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Blythe couple accused of murder in death of elderly relative granted bond
Sandy Hodson
Augusta Chronicle
A Blythe couple accused of murder for allegedly causing the death of an 87-year-old woman by neglect were granted bonds Thursday, just over three weeks after they turned themselves in to the sheriff.
Clifton Brady, 55, and his wife, 61-year-old Cynthia Brady, appeared via video conferencing at their joint Richmond County Superior Court bond hearing.
Clifton Brady was arrested and released on bond on a charge of neglect not long after his mother-in-law, Pauline Lankford, was found dead in her home Sept. 15. He and Mrs. Bradly were jailed last month after a grand jury returned a murder indictment against them.
Thursday, Assistant District Attorney Timothy O'Brien outlined how the coroner and sheriff officers found Lankford dead sitting in a lawn chair in the living room, clothed in a T-shirt and filthy diaper that had been worn so long it was indented into her skin. She had numerous bruises and many infected bedsores, O'Brien said. The house was in horrible condition, with piles of trash, and roach and mouse droppings throughout the house, which Lankford owned.
The room identified as Lankford's had a lock on the outside and inside was a mattress on the floor, small dresser and an overflowing medical-use toilet. Bloody bandages were found on the floor as was evidence of insects, O'Brien said.
The medical examiner determined Lankford's cause of death was a combination of dehydration and malnutrition compounded by infectious disease caused by the infected sores, O'Brien said.
The prosecutor painted a one-sided and unfair picture of the family, said defense attorney Danny Durham. The Bradys lived with Lankford and were her full-time caregivers for many years. Her physical condition at death was the normal aging-process compounded by the advice of hospice workers who told the Bradys at the end to withhold food, water and medication because of the likelihood of choking near death, Durham said.
More:Murder indictment returned against couple in elderly Blythe woman's death
More:Bond granted in Blythe elder neglect case; case to go before grand jury
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More:Richmond County coroner investigating suspicious death of elderly woman in Blythe
Brady's brother and mother described the couple as devoted to Lankford's care and well-being. They never left her alone, even taking her along on outings, such as the weeklong camping trip they took just before Lankford died. Lankford always appeared well-cared for and the house clean, they said.
The condition of the home was due to water damage caused by water left running while they were on the camping trip. They were awaiting the delivery of a hospital bed for Lankford and they were trying to put the house back together when Lankford died. They had tried to move her to a nursing home as Lankford's doctor recommended, but Lankford, who suffered from dementia, was rejected because she was combative, Durham said.
Defense attorney Robert Homlar asked the judge to also consider the Bradys' status of lifelong residents with no criminal history.
Chief Judge Carl C. Brown Jr. granted each Brady a $100,000 bond.

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Lightfoot v. Stalder
Goodin v. Department of Corrections
On review of the district court's judgment in a suit for judicial review under La. R.S. 15:1177, no deference…
Turner v. La. Dep't of Pub. Safety & Corr.
However, it is well settled that an inmate may only seek review of a single administrative record in any…
Full title:CHAD LIGHTFOOT AND ON BEHALF OF OTHERS v. RICHARD L. STALDER, ET AL
Court:Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit
Date published: Dec 28, 1998
727 So. 2d 553 (La. Ct. App. 1998)
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit
In Lightfoot, this court affirmed the judgment of the district court dismissing the prisoner's suit for his failure to designate which of six administrative remedy procedures he wanted the court to review in that particular suit.
Summary of this case from Goodin v. Department of Corrections
No. 97 CA 2626.
APPEAL FROM NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, NO. 434,838, STATE OF LOUISIANA, HONORABLE MICHAEL CALDWELL, J.
Chad Lightfoot, Homer, Pro Se/Appellant.
Winnifred A. Hollingsworth, Baton Rouge, for Defendant/Appellee, Richard Stalder, et al.
Before: SHORTESS, C.J., CARTER, and WHIPPLE, JJ.
CARTER, J.
This is an appeal by an inmate of the dismissal of his petition for judicial review. The inmate did not comply with the order of the Commissioner to select one of the six administrative remedy procedures for judicial review, and his suit was dismissed with prejudice.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Chad Lightfoot filed a suit styled as a "Class Action" seeking judicial review under LSA-R.S. 15:1177 of six administrative remedy procedure appeals. The suit was filed in Lightfoot's name and "on behalf of all others."
The substance of Lightfoot's complaint challenged the constitutionality of Louisiana Department of Corrections Regulation B-05-004 and David Wade Correctional Center's Posted Policy #32 Section 3. These provisions provide that all inmate counsel substitutes and all inmates wishing to assist other inmates with preparation of their legal writs and complaints must have at least 24 hours of training provided by the institution. Inmates not assigned as counsel substitutes may provide legal assistance to other inmates only with the prior approval of the warden; a written request to provide services by the inmate; and a signed statement by the inmate to whom the assistance is to be given.
A multitude of pleadings were filed by Lightfoot, including a request for a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary injunction, which was denied for not being in the proper form. In light of the pleadings filed, the Commissioner issued an Order on July 21, 1997, ordering Lightfoot to designate within ten days which one of the six administrative remedy procedures he wanted the court to review.
On August 19, 1997, the Commissioner found Lightfoot did not comply with the July 21, 1997 order and recommended his petition be dismissed without prejudice. On September 16, 1997, the district court rendered judgment following the recommendation of the Commissioner except the trial court dismissed Lightfoot's suit with prejudice. Lightfoot now appeals the dismissal of his lawsuit.
Lightfoot contends there is no law against seeking judicial review of more than one administrative remedy procedure in the same lawsuit. We disagree.
LSA-R.S. 15:1177 provides for judicial review by any offender aggrieved by an adverse decision of the Department of Public Safety. LSA-R.S. 15:1177, et seq. has been recognized as the exclusive remedy available to inmates to preserve any cause of action or claim they may have against the State of Louisiana, the Department of Corrections or its employees. LSA-R.S. 15:1172; Blackwell v. Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, 96-0954, 96-0955, pp. 6-7 (La.App. 1st Cir. 2/14/97); 690 So.2d 137, 141, writ denied, 97-1158 (La. 9/5/97); 700 So.2d 507. The constitutionality of these statutes has been upheld. Blackwell v. Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, 690 So.2d at 138.
Time delays are provided for an offender to seek judicial review of an adverse decision by the Department of Public Safety in LSA-R.S. 15:1177. Included in the procedure for judicial review is the timely transmission of the entire record of the proceeding under review to the reviewing court. LSA-R.S. 15:1177A(3). Allowing an offender to request review of more than one adverse decision in the same petition would call into question timeliness issues and unnecessarily complicate the reviewing court's role by having several records transmitted for review. This would allow a multitude of cross referencing issues, facts and actions, which would not allow for orderly disposition of the suit.
In reviewing the action of the lower court, we note at no time was Lightfoot barred from seeking judicial review of all six of the decisions of which he complains. The Commissioner merely asserted he would have to select one decision for review under that particular suit number. Subject to any objections raised by the defendants, Lightfoot could seek judicial review of all six decisions of which he complains, but these requests for review must be brought in separate suits.
After reviewing the record, we find there was no error in dismissing Lightfoot's suit; however, the dismissal should have been without prejudice for his failure to comply with the Commissioner's order of July 21, 1997. The judgment of the trial court is amended to dismiss Lightfoot's suit without prejudice, and as so amended, the judgment is affirmed.
AMENDED AND AFFIRMED.
In Lightfoot v. Stalder, 97-2626 (La.App. 1st Cir. 12/28/98), 727 So.2d 553, this court affirmed the judgment of the district court dismissing the prisoner's suit for his failure to designate which of six ARPs he wanted the court to review in that particular suit.
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This month's PlayStation Plus lineup is a disaster — and gamers are not happy
By Rory Mellon published 7 December 21
PlayStation Plus' December lineup has caused serious backlash
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Last week Sony announced the selection of games that will be available to PlayStation Plus subscribers in the month of December on the PlayStation Blog. The games in question are Godfall, Mortal Shell, and Lego DC Super-Villains.
On the surface that appears to be a reasonably solid selection of games. There's a decent amount of variety in the trio with a looter-slasher (Gearbox's term, not mine), a Soulslike and a family-friendly title complementing each other nicely. However, it's quickly become apparent that two of the games actually come with pretty big disclaimers.
The revelation that what initially appeared to be a pretty strong month for PlayStation Plus, is actually a fairly disappointing one, has caused serious internet outrage with PS5 owners in particularly not best pleased. You don't need to search far on social media to find PlayStation fans grumbling about the situation.
Some of the anger is of course pretty overblown but this month's disastrous PlayStation Plus lineup does highlight the growing problems with service and why Sony's rumored Xbox GamePass rival is more essential than ever.
The problems with PlayStation Plus this month
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As mentioned, on the surface this month's PlayStation Plus lineup seems solid enough. It's not a remarkable offering, considering the three games have an average Metacritic score of 70, but it would appear to be fairly respectable nevertheless. However, dig a little deeper and the problems become apparent.
The biggest source of frustration has been the inclusion of Godfall, or should that be Godfall: Challenger Edition. This newly-created version of the game is a feature stripped edition that offers three endgame modes and entirely removes the game's core campaign. Of course, publisher Gearbox will happily sell you an upgrade to the full game for an extra $15!
It's a pretty outrageous move, essentially PlayStation Plus subscribers are being offered a glorified demo of the game rather than a complete experience. The service did experiment with a similar approach back in 2014 with Driveclub: PlayStation Plus Edition. However, the core difference was the content-stripped version of Driveclub was offered in addition to a regular selection of games that month.
Naturally, PlayStation Plus subscribers haven't taken to the news particularly well with a Reddit thread urging gamers to "kill the demo trend before it starts" by not adding the game to their virtual library amassing more than 330 comments.
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The brewing backlash only intensified when it was revealed that Mortal Shell wouldn't come with a PS5 upgrade. While regular owners have enjoyed a free upgrade to a bespoke next-gen edition, PlayStation Plus subscribers will only get the PS4 version and have no way of accessing the enhanced PS5 edition. There's not even a way to upgrade for a nominal fee.
This has become a bit of a trend with PlayStation Plus games in recent months. Both Final Fantasy VII Remake and Greedfall were offered as part of the service this year, and similarly, subscribers were locked out of their respective PS5 upgrades which had been dolled out to regular owners at no additional cost.
Of course, PS5 owners can still play the PS4 version of Mortal Shell on their console via backwards compatibility, but it does feel pretty stingy to lock players out of the next-gen edition without even offering them a paid upgrade path as an alternative.
At least nobody is complaining about the inclusion of Lego DC Super-Villains! After all, you'd need a heart of stone to be annoyed at the chance to run around a Lego open-world as adorable plastic versions of iconic Batman and Superman foes such as The Joker and Lex Luthor.
Is PlayStation Plus on a slow decline?
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Even as someone that has strongly advocated for PlayStation Plus in the past, especially in comparison to terrible competing subscriptions like Nintendo Switch Online, there are signs suggesting that PlayStation Plus is a service on a slow decline, from a value standpoint at least.
It's not hard to see why Sony is comfortable resting on its laurels either. As of September 2021, PlayStation Plus has 47.2 million active subscribers with around 87% of PS5 owners signed up for the service. That doesn't give Sony a particularly strong incentive to boost the quality of the service's current offering. Gamers are signing up and staying subscribed regardless of controversial offerings like Godfall: Challengers Edtion.
Back when the service launched on the PS3 in 2010, it was a wholly optional membership that Sony really had to convince players to pay for. Now that it's required for online play on the PS4 and PS5, many gamers (including myself) would likely still cough up a subscription fee even if there were no perks beyond the ability to play multiplayer.
In fairness, that's not to say that PlayStation Plus isn't overall pretty fantastic value for money. An annual subscription costs $60 (but can be purchased for around $35 on sale) and in 2021 alone $1,329 worth of games were included in the service. That's a return on investment that is hard to argue against.
The problem is that Sony's biggest competitor is offering a service that eclipses PlayStation Plus in the form of Xbox GamePass. A subscription that is regularly touted as the best deal in gaming for very good reason.
Sony's answer to GamePass is coming
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While earlier this year I wasn't so sure that Sony even needed an answer to GamePass, the value disparity is simply becoming too great. Xbox GamePass has become such a force in gaming that Sony not responding would seem bizarre at this point.
Not to mention, lackluster months of PlayStation Plus which serve only to anger the passionate PlayStation community rather than excite it, don't exactly suggest that Sony staying its current course is the wisest move either.
It seems that Sony is in agreement as late last week news broke via Bloomberg that a PlayStation rival to GamePass, codenamed "Spartacus", is set to launch in the Spring of 2022.
This service will reportedly merge PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now, Sony's solid if unspectacular game streaming platform, into a single service. The Now moniker will be phased out but the Plus name will stick around, likely because it has vastly superior consumer recognition at this point.
The service will reportedly offer three tiers. The first will essentially just be the PlayStation Plus subscription we currently have, the second will offer a catalog of PS4 and (in time) PS5 games ala GamePass and the third will add extended game demos, game streaming and titles from classic PlayStation platforms including the PS3, PS2, PS1 and PSP.
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It all sounds pretty exciting, at least on paper that is. The real test will be to see if Sony can compete with Xbox's promise to put all major first-party games onto GamePass day one. Microsoft has allowed flagship titles like Forza Horizon 5 and Halo Infinite to launch on GamePass, but I'd wager that Sony will stick to charging $70 for the likes of Horizon Forbidden West and God of War Ragnarok.
Nevertheless, PlayStation GamePass is an enticing proposition and right now it's exactly the shot in the arm that the PlayStation Plus service could do with. It's taking Sony a little while to get into the fight, but it looks like very shortly GamePass might finally have some competition.
Rory Mellon
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3 Reasons Why You Need to Read 'Carver: A Paris Story' by Chris Hunt
by Jason Wilkins
In case you haven't noticed, we're huge fans of rising star creator Chris Hunt! We celebrated his debut limited series from Z2 Comics, Carver: A Paris Story, in an interview with BF's Tyler Chin-Tanner and in my glowing review last December, when the first issue dropped.
Pulling double duty as writer and artist, the Paul Pope protégé dazzled us with his command of comics' unique vernacular in both roles. Featuring layered character development and atmospheric artwork, Carver stands out as one of the strongest debuts of 2015-16.
With the latest issue of his period noir epic due to hit stands this week, we thought it was high time to remind you what you might be missing out on. Spark up a smoke and slam back a shot of the hard stuff – here are three hard-boiled reasons you need to read Carver: A Paris Story.
#1 Carver – The gentleman soldier-of-fortune with a heart of gold
Don't call him Francis. That's the first thing you should know about the world-weary soldier-of-fortune known as Carver. A veteran of the Great War with a reputation as a stone-cold killer, much like his villainous counterpart Stacker Lee, it doesn't take Hunt's protagonist long to make an impression on both the French capital's criminal element and the reader.
More than just an unstoppable killing machine, Carver's rough-and-tumble, ultra-cool exterior protects a tender heart that he thinks stopped beating long ago. Amid the scars of countless battles, only his former lover Catherine seems capable of finding the chinks in his battered emotional armor.
But is weakness something Carver can afford in this return to City of Love? Or will his heart's desire finally lead him to the violent death he's so far managed to avoid?
#2 Stacker Lee – The villain who had to become bad to do good
Every good hero needs a great villain, and that's exactly what Hunt serves up in the form of Stacker Lee, feared criminal overlord of the Parisian underworld. From the first beats of his opening monologue in Issue #1, the reader is put on notice that this is no ordinary kingpin of crime, but rather an unrelenting force of nature.
Fiercely intelligent with an air of down-home Southern charm, Stacker's origin's – much like his features – are a mystery yet to be revealed. What we do know is that he's a tormented soul, someone who insists he had to "become a bad man to do something good", and that he has a personal connection to both Carver and his lover Catherine.
Stacker has manipulated events from the series' opening salvo, drawing both Carver and Catherine into his web of influence for his own reasons. Only time (and Chris Hunt) will tell what his true motivations are.
Special thanks to Chris Hunt for allowing us to post these unlettered pages from Issue #4, due out next month!
#3 Paris – The City of Love is a harsh mistress
Carver's Paris is a place of subversive intrigue and simmering tension. Although essentially under the sway of Stacker Lee's vast criminal organization, it is Carver, brimming over with impending violence, whose presence has the greatest effect on his surroundings.
The city becomes a place of near-sublime violence – thanks in large part to Carver himself. The epic bar fight in the third issue (Correction, the bar fight IS the third issue…) is exquisitely paced and expertly choreographed. The action is kinetic but also dirty and visceral, and has real consequences, signalling that whatever Paris has in store for Carver, the time for love must surely be past.
There's a dangerous sultry atmosphere lurking in the shadow-draped streets and smoky lounges. It's a place we only ever see at night – or so it seems. Perpetual storm clouds cast a pall of oppressive gloom over the city, mirroring the emotional turmoil experienced by Carver and his supporting cast.
In Hunt's deft hands, Paris becomes more than a setting or even a character. Rather, the grand old city acts as an extension of his protagonist, mirroring Carver's moods but also giving back as good as she gets.
The third issue of Carver: A Paris Story is available now (Z2 Comics, $3.99).
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— Jason Wilkins
Jason Wilkins is a freelance writer based in Winnipeg, Canada and contributor to Epic Canadiana Vol. 1.
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West Virginia Governor extends 'Do it for Babydog' vaccination sweepstakes
Christian Fernsby ▼ | August 4, 2021
West Virginians now have several extra days to get their vaccine and register for a chance to win in the final prize drawing of the "Do it for Babydog" vaccination sweepstakes.
Governor Jim Justice has extended the registration deadline to Sunday, August 8, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. The final round of prize winners will now be announced next Tuesday, August 10.
"This final crop of prizes are going to be the best we've ever had. We're going to change several people's lives and we're going to make someone a millionaire," Gov. Justice said. "I urge every West Virginian to take advantage of this extra time to get vaccinated and get registered before it's too late."
Registration for all prizes was previously scheduled to expire Monday night at 11:59 p.m. However, due to a system glitch, registration for the college scholarship prize closed early.
The glitch has been corrected. But rather than simply reopening registration for one prize, Gov. Justice determined that the best course of action would be to extend the registration deadline for the entire program; especially with the demand for COVID-19 vaccines on the rise of late in response to the increased threat of the Delta variant.
"With this Delta variant going around right now, you cannot afford to take the chance. I'm pleading with you to get in the Babydog lottery. Don't be in the death lottery."
Over 376,000 West Virginians have registered for the sweepstakes to date.
The final round of prizes for vaccinated West Virginians ages 18 and older include:
• One grand prize of $1.588 million
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A community solar power farm has been installed by Anesco at Oxcroft on behalf of Chesterfield Community Energy. Profits made by selling the electricity will be deposited in a community fund to support local residents. The solar farm is expected to generate about 4,000 MW of electricity annually. Additionally, it is anticipated that it will produce electricity for about 40 years, and each year £15,000 could be generated for the local community fund or local charities.
The Freedom Community Project is one of the organizations that will receive some of the funds. It supports people in North East Derbyshire who are struggling financially, including those with debt. Support for issues related to alcohol dependency, employment, personal abuse, and others are covered by the work as well. The annual contribution to the charity will be £1,500 for the full life of the solar facility so the total will be £60,000.
A 1000 kW/1200 kWh Energy Storage System (ESS) will also be installed to capture excess electricity to use at night or other times when needed.
"It's also rewarding to know that the site, which was formerly used for coal stocking, is now in the business of green energy, helping to drive down carbon emissions and create a better future for everyone. To date in schemes up and down the country, Anesco has helped to take over 275,000 people out of fuel poverty. The renewable technologies it has deployed are now generating over 500MW of power," said Delvin Lane, a commercial director at Anesco.
The site is situated on 11.6 hectares of land that includes a former coal stocking area. UK residents can buy solar bonds to support the project and earn 5% interest per year, paid every 6 months.
Another benefit has been predicted: an 1800-ton reduction in annual carbon emissions for the region due to the fact that this solar plant produces none.


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The World Wide Web of Internationalism: Evaluating Total Digital Access for the League of Nations Archive (LONTAD) and Its Potential for Historical Research
By Valentin Loos Editorial Note: Having gained his bachelor's degree in 2020, Valentin Loos is now a master's student of history and English and American studies at Osnabrück University. His interests include 19th to 21st century migration literature as a form of knowledge production, the history of I(N)GOS as well as the history of transnational migrant regimes. He completed his internship at the GHI Washington, DC, in the fall and winter of 2022. On 10 January 1920, the League of Nations, one of the … Continue reading The World Wide Web of Internationalism: Evaluating Total Digital Access for the League of Nations Archive (LONTAD) and Its Potential for Historical Research →
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The History of Knowledge will be featured in several panels at the 136th Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association in Philadelphia from January 5-8, 2023. If you'll be attending, please check out some of the sessions below. One of this blog's editors, Mario Peters, is also presenting, so feel free to find him at … Continue reading History of Knowledge at the Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association in Philadelphia
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By Tim Feindt In part one of my series on PACSCL I visited the Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library in Philadelphia and talked to Bettina Hess from the German Society of Pennsylvania about challenges and chances, trying to fathom the perspective of a small member of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL). To complete the picture, I also wanted to capture an overarching perspective that can provide insights in the overall structure of the PACSCL network. I met Beth Lander, who … Continue reading Visiting PACSCL – Part Two: How to Organize a Consortium →
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'I beg you again from my heart to help me find my sister': RELICO and the Need for Knowledge
Editor's note: As has previously been mentioned on this blog, our sister blog, Migrant Knowledge, also always bears some relevance to the history of knowledge. This is not surprising since, as that blog's motto points out, it seeks to "writ[ e] knowledge into the history of migration and migration into the history of knowledge." In … Continue reading 'I beg you again from my heart to help me find my sister': RELICO and the Need for Knowledge
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African American Lucumí Devotees' Adoption and Adaptation of African Diasporic Religious Knowledge in the U.S.
This short piece traces how the Black Power era affected the unfolding of the transmission of African diasporic religious knowledge and how it contributed to the evolution of specifically African American variations of Lucumí in the U.S. Most historical studies examining the influence of the Black Power movement on religious expression in the U.S. focus … Continue reading African American Lucumí Devotees' Adoption and Adaptation of African Diasporic Religious Knowledge in the U.S.
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Online access to historical German TV programs: Reflections on the research potential of unique audiovisual sources
By Christoph Eisele Editorial note: Christoph Eisele is in the final phase of completing his master's degree in history (focusing on modern history) at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, where he also received his bachelor's degree in history in 2020. His master's thesis focuses on transnational and global connections between the film industry in Hollywood and Munich since the 1960s. From August to November 2022, he held an internship at the GHI in Washington, DC. He wrote this article to mark World Audiovisual Heritage Day … Continue reading Online access to historical German TV programs: Reflections on the research potential of unique audiovisual sources →
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Zugang zu historischen TV Beiträgen durch das Deutsche Rundfunkarchiv: Reflektionen zum Forschungspotential
Von Christoph Eisele Editorische Notiz: Christoph Eisele steht kurz vor dem Abschluss seines Masterstudiums in Neuerer Geschichte an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, wo er 2020 auch seinen Bachelor in Geschichte gemacht hat. In seiner bereits abgeschlossenen Masterarbeit beschäftigt er sich mit den transnationalen und globalen Verbindungen zwischen der Filmindustrie in Hollywood, Kalifornien und München seit den 1960er Jahren. Von August bis November 2022 absolviert er ein Praktikum am GHI in Washington, DC. Diesen Beitrag hat er zum Anlass des World Audiovisual Heritage Days am 27. … Continue reading Zugang zu historischen TV Beiträgen durch das Deutsche Rundfunkarchiv: Reflektionen zum Forschungspotential →
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New Book from the Network: Central European Jewish Socialist Refugees in the US
Joseph Malherek has recently published the book Free-Market Socialists with Central European University Press. He also contributed an article to Dynamics of Emigration, edited by Stefan Berger and Philipp Müller and published by Berghahn Books.
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Bounded Rationality and the History of Knowledge
A Frontier in the History of Knowledge In September 2021, Peter Burke gave a talk at Lund University in which he spoke about the challenges that historians of knowledge face as we attempt to understand not only what was known in the past, but what people did with their knowledge. One approach to this puzzle, … Continue reading Bounded Rationality and the History of Knowledge
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Historical Newspapers. The Zeit.Punkt NRW-Portal
By Linda Rath Editorial note: Linda Rath graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf in 2022. Her interests include the history of medicine and epidemics in the early 20th century and the socio-political aspects of power and power structures in the European Middle Ages. She completed her internship at the GHI Washington, DC, in the fall of 2022. Working with historical source materials is the bread and butter of any historian. When I started studying history at the university, however, … Continue reading Historical Newspapers. The Zeit.Punkt NRW-Portal →
Visiting PACSCL – Part 1: Facing Digital Transformations Together
By Tim Feind Editorial note: Tim Feind completed his bachelor studies in Leipzig and is in the final phase of his master studies in History at the University of Vienna in Austria. His main interests are in social and economic history, women and gender history since the 18th century, and theories and structures of punishment in historical perspective. Active in student government, he is also interested in political questions related to the working conditions in the academic field. He completed an internship at the … Continue reading Visiting PACSCL – Part 1: Facing Digital Transformations Together →
Human Genetics with(out) Eugenic Knowledge? Towards a History of Knowledge about Human Heredity in West Germany
Since 1945, no German book on eugenics has been published. However, during two decades of reconstruction of the science of human genetics, which is fundamental to eugenics, the problems of eugenics repeatedly came to the fore and were discussed lively in wide circles.1 In the preface to his monograph Eugenik. Kommende Generationen in der Sicht … Continue reading Human Genetics with(out) Eugenic Knowledge? Towards a History of Knowledge about Human Heredity in West Germany
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Glimpses into a History of Knowledge on the Antimalarial Lariam® in Zambia
You may have heard of the antimalarial agent mefloquine during the Covid-19 pandemic, as scientists suggested repurposing the drug to combat the novel coronavirus. Most drugs are developed for the body of a 27-year-old male Caucasian, and so was this antimalarial. Mefloquine was discovered in the Antimalaria Drug Discovery Program—the biggest program of its kind—launched … Continue reading Glimpses into a History of Knowledge on the Antimalarial Lariam® in Zambia
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Organizing Impulses: Reframing Adventure as Global Knowledge for Young Readers in Precolonial Germany (1841–1862)
"The role of the educator is to rhythmize the soul to [moral] virtue."1 This conclusion to his 1841 faculty address to the Königliche Realschule zu Berlin captures the spirit of Theodor Dielitz's educational philosophy. As a teacher, Dielitz advocated systematic instruction about the real world to prepare students for a harmonious, moral life within the … Continue reading Organizing Impulses: Reframing Adventure as Global Knowledge for Young Readers in Precolonial Germany (1841–1862)
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Interview about the Relaunch of the Hannah Arendt Papers
By Tobias Schweitzer Editorial note: Tobias Schweitzer recently finished his Bachelor/undergraduate studies in philosophy and political science at the University of Münster in Germany. His interests include the history of political thought, intellectual history of the 20th century, theories of history and historiography, as well as questions related to the work of Hannah Arendt. He completed an internship at the GHI Washington from April to July 2022. Barbara Bair is a curator and historian in the Manuscripts Division of the Library of Congress, where … Continue reading Interview about the Relaunch of the Hannah Arendt Papers →


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The Forty-Eight Vows of Amitabha Buddha as recorded in the Larger Sutra of Immeasurable Life.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet there would be hell beings, hungry ghosts, or animals in my land, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet humans and heavenly beings in my land would again be in the three lower realms after the end of their lives, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet humans and heavenly beings in my land would not all be the color of genuine gold, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet humans and heavenly beings in my land would differ in appearance and vary in beauty, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet humans and heavenly beings in my land would not all be aware of their past lives and know events of at least the past hundreds of thousands of millions of nayutas of kalpas, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet humans and heavenly beings in my land would not attain heavenly vision and see at least hundreds of thousands of millions of nayutas of Buddhas' lands, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet humans and heavenly beings in my land would not attain heavenly hearing and hear the teachings of at least hundreds of thousands of millions of nayutas of Buddhas, and they would not receive and uphold all of them, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet humans and heavenly beings in my land would not attain the wisdom of mind reading and know the minds and thoughts of sentient beings of at least hundreds of thousands of millions of nayutas of Buddhas' lands, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet humans and heavenly beings in my land would not attain supernatural abilities and travel beyond at least hundreds of thousands of millions of nayutas of Buddhas' lands within one thought, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet humans and heavenly beings in my land would give rise to perceptions, thoughts, or greed toward their bodies, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet humans and heavenly beings in my land would not abide in meditative concentration toward enlightenment and definitely attain nirvana, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet my light would have a limit and not illuminate at least hundreds of thousands of millions of nayutas of Buddhas' lands, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet my lifespan would have a limit and not be at least hundreds of thousands of millions of nayutas of kalpas, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet the number of sravakas in my land could be counted, even if their number is known only after all the sentient beings of a three thousandfold world systems would become pratyekabuddhas and count together for hundreds of thousands of kalpas, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, the lifespan of humans and heavenly beings in my land would be infinite, except for those who shorten their lives at will because of their original vows. If this should not be the case, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet humans and heavenly beings in my land would even hear the name of any unwholesomeness, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet immeasurable Buddhas in the worlds of the ten directions would not all praise and proclaim my name, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet sentient beings of the ten directions who aspire to be reborn in my land with wholehearted faith and joy, even having just ten thoughts [of my name], would not be reborn there, may I not attain perfect enlightenment. The only exceptions are those who have committed the five great violations and those who have slandered the right Dharma.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, sentient beings of the ten directions would generate the bodhi mind, cultivate various virtues, and wholeheartedly vow to be reborn in my land. If at the end of their lives, I would not appear before them, surrounded by a great assembly, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet sentient beings who hear my name, concentrate their thoughts continuously on my land, cultivate all roots of virtue, and wholeheartedly dedicate the virtue toward their aspiration to be reborn in my land would not fulfill their wishes, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet humans and heavenly beings in my land would not all have fully accomplished the thirty-two marks of a great man, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, all the multitudes of bodhisattvas in lands of other directions who come to be reborn in my land would ultimately reach [the stage of] being only one rebirth away from Buddhahood. The only exceptions are bodhisattvas who have made the original vows to freely transform themselves: For the sake of sentient beings, they don the armor of the great vows, accumulate roots of virtue, and bring liberation to all; they travel through all Buddhas' lands, cultivate the bodhisattva practices, honor all Buddhas, Tathagatas, of the ten directions with offerings, edify sentient beings as immeasurable as grains of sand in the Ganges River, and establish them in the unsurpassed, true Way; they go beyond the usual practices of the grounds of the bodhisattva path, and manifest and cultivate the virtues of Samantabhadra. If this should not be the case, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, and bodhisatt- vas in my land would honor all Buddhas with offerings through the spiritual power of the Buddha, yet they could not travel throughout immeasurable, innumerable millions of nayutas of Buddhas' lands within the time of a meal, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, and bodhisatt- vas in my land would manifest their roots of virtue in front of all Buddhas and honor them with offerings of their choice, yet they could not fulfill their wishes, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet bodhisattvas in my land could not teach [the Dharma] with all wisdom, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet bodhisatt- vas in my land would not attain the diamond-like body of Narayana, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, humans, heavenly beings, and all myriad things in my land would be adorned and pure, brilliant and beautiful, their shapes and colors would be extraordinary, and their utterly exquisite and wonderful qualities would be unfathomable and beyond description. If sentient beings, even those who have attained heavenly vision, could clearly distinguish the names and numbers of the wonders of beings and things there, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet bodhisatt- vas in my land, even those with few measures of virtue, could not know and see the bodhi tree with its immeasurable light and colors, four million miles in height, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet bodhisattvas in my land would not attain eloquence and wisdom after having received, read, recited, upheld, and expounded on the teachings of sutras, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet the wisdom and eloquence of bodhisattvas in my land could have a limit, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, my land would be pure, completely reflecting all the immeasurable, innumerable, inconceivable Buddhas' worlds of the ten directions, just like seeing the image of one's face in a clear mirror. If this should not be the case, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, from the ground up into the sky, the palaces, towers, ponds, streams, flowers, trees, and all the myriad things in my land would all be made of an immeasurable number of various jewels and hundreds of thousands of kinds of incense. Their adornments would be marvelously exquisite, surpassing those of humans and heavenly beings. Their fragrances would permeate throughout the worlds of the ten directions, and bodhisattvas who perceive them would all cultivate the Buddha Way. If this should not be the case, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, sentient beings in immeasurable, inconceivable Buddhas' worlds of the ten directions whose bodies are touched by my radiant light would become soft and pliant in their bodies and minds to a degree surpassing that of humans and heavenly beings. If this should not be the case, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet sentient beings in immeasurable, inconceivable Buddhas' worlds of the ten directions who hear my name would not attain the bodhisattva's patience of the non-arising of phenomena and the profound dharanis, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, and there would be women in immeasurable, inconceivable Buddhas' worlds of the ten directions who hear my name, rejoice with faith, generate the bodhi mind, and are weary of being women, yet after the end of their lives they would again be reborn as women, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, all the multitudes of bodhisattvas in immeasurable, inconceivable Buddhas' worlds of the ten directions who hear my name would, after the end of their lives, always live the pure life of celibacy until they attain Buddhahood. If this should not be the case, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, all humans and heavenly beings in immeasurable, inconceivable Buddhas' worlds of the ten directions who hear my name, pay homage to me with a full prostration to the ground, and cultivate the bodhisattva practices would be revered by all heavenly beings and humans in the world without exception. If this should not be the case, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, humans and heavenly beings in my land would obtain any clothing they wish for as soon as they think it. They would naturally be clad in wonderful garments, which are in accordance with the Dharma and praised by Buddhas. If there should be any sewing, dyeing, or washing [needed], may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet humans and heavenly beings in my land would not enjoy happiness like that of a bhiksu who has eradicated his outflows, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, whenever bodhisattvas in my land wish to see the immeasurable number of pure, adorned Buddhas' lands of the ten directions, they would fulfill their wish right then and see all of them reflected in jeweled trees, just like seeing the image of one's face in a clear mirror. If this should not be the case, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet all the multitudes of bodhisattvas in lands of other directions who hear my name would suffer any lack or imperfection in their faculties at any time before attaining Buddhahood, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, all the multitudes of bodhisattvas in lands of other directions who hear my name would fully attain the samadhi of pure liberation. They would abide in this samadhi, and as soon as they think of honoring immeasurable, inconceivable Buddhas, World-Honored Ones, with offerings, they would accomplish this within a thought without losing their state of concentration. If this should not be the case, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, all the multitudes of bodhisattvas in lands of other directions who hear my name would be reborn in noble families after the end of their lives. If this should not be the case, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, all the multitudes of bodhisattvas in lands of other directions who hear my name would be joyful and enthusiastic, cultivate the bodhisattva practices, and be replete with roots of virtue. If this should not be the case, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, all the multitudes of bodhisattvas in lands of other directions who hear my name would fully attain the samadhi of universal equality. They would abide in this samadhi until they attain Buddhahood, and they would always see all the immeasurable, inconceivable Buddhas. If this should not be the case, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, bodhisattvas in my land would naturally hear the Dharma they wish for in accordance with their aspirations and vows. If this should not be the case, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet all the multitudes of bodhisattvas in lands of other directions who hear my name would not instantly reach [the stage of] not regressing, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.
 If I should attain Buddhahood, yet all the multitudes of bodhisattvas in lands of other directions who hear my name would not instantly reach the first, second, and third [states of] Dharma patience and not instantly attain [the stage of] not regressing from the Dharma of all Buddhas, may I not attain perfect enlightenment.


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Tech spend tops $34bn but still marketers want more
Anyone in any doubt about the future of marketing should find the answer in a new report which shows that despite an eye-watering $34bn (£25.6bn) being spent this year in the US and UK alone on technology, half of marketers feel they still do not have all the tools they need.
The study, which saw Warc partner with global accountancy firm Moore Stephens, quizzed more than 500 UK and North American brands and agencies for the Martech: 2018 and Beyond report, which assesses the current and future states of the martech industry in these regions.
Based on the responses received, Warc calculates that the UK and North American martech market could be worth between $34bn (£25.6bn) and $40bn (£29.2bn) in 2017, as around 5,000 businesses offer myriad services (up from just 150 in 2011).
And with budgets expected to increase by an average of 10% over the next year, martech spend could reach between $36bn (£27.2bn) and $43bn (£32.4bn) by the end of 2018.
Warc's analysis further indicates that brands are spending an average of 16% of their marketing budgets on marketing technology – 7% in-house and 9% outsourced.
In-house spending is currently focused on email marketing and social media, with 85% of brands currently using a tool for email, and almost three quarters using one for social media marketing.
Outsourced spending is going on analytics, measurement and insights, where 77% of agencies are managing a tool on behalf of clients; 54% are managing a social media tool.
The investment demand is driven by a dissatisfaction with the current status, the report says, with half of those polled stating they don't have the tools they need. Interestingly, when breaking down the figures by agency and brand, around six in ten (58%) of the agency sample state that they don't believe their clients have what they need and don't fully utilise what martech tools they do currently have.
Agencies also have a different take on advertisers' grasp of the technology: 57% say the main barrier to marketing technology investment and use by their clients is a lack of understanding of the technology available, compared to just 25% of brands polled.
Moore Stephens corporate finance partner Damian Ryan said that factors such as fake news, adblocking and a lack of transparency are driving organisations to "invest in technologies to provide them with a greater sense of control" and describes martech as "the industry to watch for the foreseeable future for investment and product innovation alike".
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