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It remains to consider in detail the nature of liberal education, its essential parts and the order among them, in the light of the understanding of Christian education presented above. Everyone seems to agree that liberal education is the best education. Discussions about liberal education usually begin with a sort of agreement, but as they proceed, almost inevitably reveal profound differences in the light of which the original agreement seems superficial and even illusory. But when we consider the root meaning of "liberal" we are not surprised. Common to all theories of liberal education is the notion of freedom, and while all men recognize and value freedom, they do not all agree about what it really is. Thus, it is hardly strange that, involved as they are in more basic disagreements, men fail to reach agreement about the nature of liberal education. A fruitful discussion of liberal education will have to be based, therefore, on a true understanding of freedom.
Liberal education aims to benefit the learner in a specifically human way. This is implied even by its name which means "the education of a free man." For no animal except man is capable of freedom. But more precisely, it is the education of a free man insofar as it helps him to achieve freedom. Yet it does not try to help him through any and all means, but specifically through knowledge. Accordingly, we must ask what kind of knowledge suits the free man so that he becomes free in the acquiring of it.
We must therefore first understand the essential character of the free man. Perhaps it will help to contrast him with his opposite, the slave. The slave is characterized by living for another — he is, as Aristotle says, "not his own but another's man," "a living possession." Thus it follows that the free man lives for his own sake; he is his own man. Does this mean that the free man is selfish? It would be strange indeed to say that a man loses his freedom when he lives for the sake of the community. Rather, since the good of a community exists in its members, even though he does not pursue a private advantage, he is yet pursuing a good which he himself shares. By contrast, the slave, insofar as he is a slave, is ordered to an end which he does not share. Therefore, the life of the free man properly consists of such activities as are in themselves worthwhile.
Now there are in general two kinds of knowledge. Such knowledge as medicine or jurisprudence, for example, is practical: it is desirable exclusively or at least chiefly for the sake of action. But another kind, theology or natural science, for example, is theoretical: it is desirable in itself. Therefore, if the free man is properly concerned with what has intrinsic value, his education must concentrate upon theoretical knowledge.
Knowledge does not become theoretical simply because someone does in fact desire it, but is or is not theoretical because of its own intrinsic character. We can see that this is so by considering how one desires theoretical knowledge. When knowledge is desired from a theoretical motive, it is desired for the sake of the knower as such, that is, for the perfecting of his understanding. But human understanding cannot be perfected by knowledge of an order which it has itself produced as, for example, the order in an artifact or in a constitution. Such an order, since it is the effect of human intelligence, is to that extent inferior to man; but nothing is perfected by reflecting within itself that which is inferior to it. Thus, the natural objects of theoretical interest are the things better than man, so that whoever intends to become a free man will be chiefly concerned with the study of God and divine things. This means that his proper concern will be the study of theology, which has God as its subject, and proceeds in the light of faith.
But, as theology itself teaches, there is a knowledge of God and divine things which proceeds in the natural light of human reason. This knowledge, traditionally named metaphysics, or first philosophy, is also an essential part of liberal education, because it is necessary for the full development of theology. It does not follow, however, that liberal education will omit the study of man himself or of other natural beings. Aristotle gives the reason:
Having already treated of the celestial world, as far as
our conjectures could reach, we proceed to treat of animals,
without omitting, to the best of our ability, any
member of the kingdom, however ignoble. For if some
have no graces to charm the sense, yet even these, by
disclosing to intellectual perception the artistic spirit
that designed them, give immense pleasure to all who
can trace links of causation, and are inclined to philosophy.
(Parts of Animals, Bk. I, Ch. 5)
If nature were not the work of an intelligence superior to ours, the effect of a divine art, we would not become more perfect just in understanding it. Our relation to nature would be only practical, and we would confront nature as the potter confronts his clay. Marx is thus consistent with his atheism when he says that "the philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it." Further, the study of the fundamental properties of nature, such as change and contingency, provides basic notions which are necessary for all the sciences, and gives an entrance into metaphysics, since it leads to the discovery of an intelligible order which transcends nature. Therefore, the education of a free man must include the study of nature.
There is yet another intelligible order which human reason does not originate but can discover and understand. The order found in quantity, that is, in number and in magnitude, though it does not so profoundly reflect its divine origin, is nevertheless uniquely accessible to our minds. Further, since nature exhibits a quantitative order, it cannot be adequately understood without the aid of arithmetic and geometry, the sciences which consider that kind of order. Therefore, both in itself, as study of a divinely established order, and in its contributions to higher sciences, mathematics must be part of the education of a free man.
We have been arguing that the education of a free man will concentrate upon theoretical knowledge. Does this mean that it will be exclusively theoretical, or will some kind of practical knowledge also be necessary? The productive arts, whether servile or fine, are clearly no essential part of a free man's education. Of course, he should be able to recognize and appreciate the various kinds of artifacts, but his knowledge will be that of a judge rather than a producer. Because he seeks the kind of life which is intrinsically worthwhile, he will be a good man rather than a good carpenter or musician. Even medicine, although it concerns the well-being of man himself, is no essential part, for a man is no healthier by being himself a doctor. Thus, we may conclude that any practical knowledge concerned with production, or with a good which can be possessed equally by those who know and those who do not know how to procure it, is no essential part of a free man's education. It seems to remain, then, that the sort of practical knowledge appropriate to a free man is that which studies the end of human life, the knowledge traditionally called ethics and political philosophy. And as we reflect further on the character of the free man, this becomes more probable. We distinguish the free man from the slave and the child alike by the fact that he rules himself. Now the arts of production and acquisition cannot adequately rule, for they only provide the instruments for a good life, but do not direct their use. However, such direction is necessary, for good things used badly do the most harm. It follows that no man can rule himself unless he understands the end of human life with some clarity, and knows the right use of every sub-ordinate object in view of that end. Thus, the education of a free man must include ethics and political philosophy.
All this implies that the free man and the good man are one and the same. The good man is characterized by right desire and good habits, and no man can rule himself unless he intends the right end and habitually pursues the appropriate means. For the end to be achieved is the principle of every rule, and contrary desires and disorderly habits prevent even well-intentioned men from successfully governing themselves. Furthermore, the very notion of the bad man is that he lives a bad life, while the free man is characterized by the intrinsic worth of his life. Accordingly, to seek freedom, rightly understood, is to seek virtue.
From the foregoing, one might get the impression that the primary requisite for living a good life is knowledge, and that a man becomes good by studying ethics. But this would be contrary to common experience and to the explicit teaching of the greatest masters. (It would also be contrary to what was said in the first part of this paper.) The good life is primarily a matter of right desire and good habits. Aristotle, speaking of those who live "as passion directs," remarks that "to such persons, as to the incontinent, knowledge brings no profit" and that "any one who is to listen intelligently to lectures about what is noble and just and, generally, about the subjects of political science, must have been brought up in good habits." Not only is ethics useless to a man badly disposed, but he cannot even rightly understand it.
Accordingly, we must recall and clarify what we stated at the outset. Liberal education does not try to help the student achieve freedom through any and all means, but specifically through knowledge. The professional educator is surely a fool if he supposes he can lead a student to freedom regardless of whatever habitual formation that student has received and is receiving besides his scholastic instruction. The factor most crucial, of course, and (humanly speaking) irreplaceable, is the family life from which the student comes; next, perhaps, come the friends whose company he enjoys and who inevitably influence his attitudes for better or worse. A school devoted to liberal education is effectively concerned with only part of the necessary means to freedom, and insofar as matters of conduct are concerned, a secondary part. Thus it is evident that parent and educator naturally form a community, for each supplies an essential part of the object which they both intend — a rightly ordered life for the student. Ethical knowledge is no good without right desire and good habits; nevertheless (in Aristotle's words), "to those who desire and act in accordance with a rational principle knowledge about such matters will be of great benefit." Thus we concede that ethical knowledge is not the decisive influence on the moral health of the student, while upholding the argument given above that, given a well-ordered soul, a man is greatly profited by a detailed and explicit knowledge of the good life.
Nevertheless, there is a way in which a good school directly encourages the formation of good habits. The whole of an appropriate curriculum but especially its theoretical parts, if rightly conducted, will habituate the student to the life of reason. The preparatory sciences, such as mathematics, are most important here, for in a manner proportioned to the student's age and experience, they lead him to respect reasonable argument, while giving him confidence in his own ability to proceed reasonably both by himself and in company with others. Now the basic ethical problem, most simply stated, is to conform one's will and appetites to right reason, that is, to live according to reason. Accordingly, when the student comes to consider the rational ordering of life as a whole, as he must when he studies ethics and politics, the enterprise will seem natural to him, as simply extending a principle whose power he already feels in his day-to-day work as a scholar. Thus, the habituation to study and rational reflection, though ineffective without other kinds of habituation as well, not only perfects the understanding, but also tends to rectify will and appetite.
With respect to this habituation, the teachers are even more important than the structure of the curriculum. How can they help, while remaining within the limits of their competence as teachers? Sometimes teachers try to think for their students, even though they know better, when they become discouraged by passivity and inertia. At other times, provoked by hostility, they become drill masters. At the best of times, they lead attentive and friendly students from what they know to what they don't know, showing them the unsuspected implications of the knowledge they already have. But in these cases, the teacher leads more by example than direction, in conformity with the essential character of his vocation. For the teacher desires the students to share in a good which he already possesses, at least more fully than they do, something not required for an ulterior purpose, but desirable in itself. Whatever suggests force or necessity is alien to teaching; the teacher must draw from in front, rather than push from behind. Thus, the common-sense observation that one man influences another more effectively by example than by any other means is borne out in the intellectual life as well.
The view of liberal education which we have been arguing might be well summarized by a brief discussion of wonder, the proper human motive for higher education. Wonder involves two things simultaneously: ignorance and knowledge. It is because we at once know something and at the same time do not know everything that we find ourselves wondering. It should be carefully distinguished from mere curiosity, for it implies knowledge of a fact or group of facts, and it bears directly upon the explanation of those facts; it involves an acceptance, a certain delight and joy, a sort of fascination with the way things are, and a confidence in their ultimate intelligibility. Indeed, it is because he is so taken with the facts that a man who wonders lives in heightened expectancy of encountering the manner of their arrangement.
Mere curiosity, on the other hand, is not so much interested in the question "why," but in the question "how." It is more concerned to see how certain generalizations work or how they apply to varying circumstances. As opposed to wonder, it assumes the validity of a principle, in order to see how effectively it will exploit a given situation. This is not to say that the methods of verification in experimental science may not very well be an instrument of wonder of high order, but when those instruments are employed not in order to explain, but in order to expand experience, curiosity and not wonder is the immediate motive.
The proper satisfaction of wonder is knowledge of the causes. But causes are of two sorts: a cause may simply be primary within some particular order, or it may be primary without qualification, a cause of causes. Knowledge of the latter is called wisdom; the science which treats of the first causes in the light of the natural capacity of human reason is metaphysics, which may be called wisdom only with the qualification 'human'; the science which studies God in the light of what He has revealed about Himself is wisdom without qualification. Thus, theology is the principal satisfaction of wonder on this side of the grave, though it hardly appears to be such, since the answers it gives, though they take us far beyond any human science, make us increasingly aware of our ignorance of God. (Accordingly, the study of theology would be unbearable without hope of eternal life.) Here, of course, we speak only of such wisdom as is properly pursued by scholastic study and instruction.
The sciences which pertain to liberal education are a community of unequals. Wisdom, divine and human, is primary, the rest are subordinate. But all are in harmony, as a consideration of their mutual relations has already indicated. The inferior sciences prepare the learner for the superior, while the superior sciences strengthen and illuminate the inferior. Yet the value of the inferior sciences is not exclusively (even though chiefly) in contributing to the learning of the superior; they have in themselves a likeness to the first Truth which, though secondary, is not contained without deficiency in the superior. Thus, for example, even if metaphysics could be learned without natural science, the latter would still be worthy of study.
Now if it be possible for man to have wisdom, at least in some measure, it will be only at the end of very arduous efforts, and perhaps only at the end of a lifetime. But the whole of his life and the special disciplines he pursues will rightly be named philosophy — the love of wisdom — for he undertakes every study for the sake of wisdom. And insofar as he lives for wisdom, his whole life is devoted to that which in itself makes life worth living; thus, he is not a slave but a free man. Accordingly, only the kind of education which introduces a man to the philosophic life is properly named liberal.
Some puzzlement may be occasioned by the fact that we have nowhere spoken of the liberal arts. Are they what we have been discussing all along? To be sure, in modern times, liberal education is usually identified with the liberal arts, but traditionally they are distinguished. Liberal education names the whole procedure of the philosophic life, including the study of wisdom itself; liberal arts, on the other hand, properly names seven introductory disciplines which though intrinsically of lesser philosophic interest are "certain ways by which the lively soul enters into the secrets of philosophy." (Hugh of St. Victor) These arts are twofold: some concern the proper method of discourse, such as grammar, rhetoric, and logic (the trivium), while others treat of quantity and the quantitative, such as geometry, arithmetic, astronomy, and music (the quadrivium). (The introductory studies of the stars and of music consider only the quantitative aspects of their subjects.) The former are clearly instrumental in purpose, being concerned exclusively (though in quite different ways) with common methods;the latter study kinds of order which though less profound are more intelligible to the beginner, and inescapably provoke wonder about the more difficult and important issues of philosophy proper. Thus, it is clear that the quadrivium (the mathematical disciplines)have already been included in our survey. The trivium must here be added. Taking logic as the principal part of the trivium, we are thus left with a threefold division of doctrine, into theoretical, practical, and logical. We are encouraged to rest in this division by recalling that it is the one given by St. Augustine as a likeness of the Blessed Trinity. (City of God, Bk. XI, ch. 25)
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by Avis Licht –
Here is one ridiculously simple way to save your garden from compaction, drought and confusion.
Create paths exactly where you want people to walk. That's it. That's the ridiculously simple and effective way to save water, improve your soil and avoid confusion.
Compaction makes it difficult for water to penetrate, for air to infiltrate and for roots to grow in a healthy manner. Different soil types react differently to being walked on.
Sandy soil has the largest particles among the different soil types. It's dry and gritty to the touch, and because the particles have huge spaces between them, it can't hold on to water and does not compact so easily. So you folks near the beach can worry less about this. The rest of you, listen up.
Silty soil has much smaller particles than sandy soil so it's smooth to the touch. When moistened, it's soapy slick. When you roll it between your fingers, dirt is left on your skin.
Silty soil can also easily compact. It can become poorly aerated, too.
Clay soil has the smallest particles among the three so it has good water storage qualities. It's sticky to the touch when wet, but smooth when dry. Due to the tiny size of its particles and its tendency to settle together, little air passes through its spaces. This type of soil is also prone to major compaction.
Just the one action of NOT walking on your soil can help immensely. Reducing compaction allows water to penetrate, saving water; increases root growth, creating conditions for healthier plants, reduces confusion by showing people where to walk.
By building paths, you tell your guests, and yourself exactly where to walk, thereby reducing all confusion. (See first sentence).
Here's a post I wrote on how to make a simple, safe and sturdy path. The Well Made Path.
Raised beds are a great way to keep your soil from being stepped on continuously.Click here to see a variety of Raised Beds.
Mulch, stones, brick, wood rounds set in a clearly marked path will all work to reduce compacted soils.
This image comes from the University of Kentucky;
They write: "Compaction results when soil particles are pressed together, reducing pore space and aeration. The damage to the soil structure reduces the soil's ability to hold and conduct water, nutrients, and oxygen. Rate of water infiltration is decreased and more water is lost to runoff. Other effects of compaction include decreased organic matter, reduced microbial activity, poor drainage, increased erosion, and nutrient leaching.
These undesirable effects on the soil directly affect plant growth. Roots have increased difficulty when penetrating the soil which often results in reduced root growth and reduced ability to take up water and nutrients. Compacted soils can slow forage establishment, cause short and stunted plants, decrease drought tolerance, and reduce overall yields. Severely compacted areas often have sparse growth or are bare due to these problems."
Even a simple stone path, planted with ground cover is beautiful and effective. Paths: you don't want to live without them.

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(Redirected from Events)
Circumstances are those things that attend, relate to, or in some way affect, a fact or event.
[edit]- And circumstance, that unspiritual god,
And miscreator, makes and helps along
Our coming evils, with a critch-like rod,
Whose touch turns hope to dust—the dust we all have trod.- Lord Byron, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Canto IV (1818), Stanza 125
- Men are the sport of circumstances, when
The circumstances seem the sport of men.- Lord Byron, Don Juan (1818-24), Canto V, Stanza 17
- Circumstances beyond my individual control.
- Charles Dickens, David Copperfield (1849-1850), Ch. 20
- To what fortuitous occurrence do we not owe every pleasure and convenience of our lives.
- Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. XXI
- Man without religion is the creature of circumstances. Religion is above all circumstances, and will lift him up above them.
- Augustus William Hare, in Julius Charles Hare and Augustus William Hare, Guesses at Truth (London: Macmillan and Co., 1871), p. 1
- Events are the true schoolmasters.
- Dyer Lum, Why I Am a Social Revolutionist, Twentieth Century 5 no. 18 (October 30, 1890): 5–6
- Condition, circumstance is not the thing.
- Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man (1733-34), Epistle IV, line 57
- The Lie with Circumstance.
- William Shakespeare, As You Like It (c.1599-1600), Act V, scene 4, line 100
- My circumstances
Being so near the truth as I will make them,
Must first induce you to believe.- William Shakespeare, Cymbeline (1611), Act II, scene 4, line 62
- Leave frivolous circumstances.
- William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew (c. 1593-94), Act V, scene 1, line 27
- And grasps the skirts of happy chance,
And breasts the blows of circumstance.- Alfred Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H. (1849), Part LXIII, Stanza 2
- Who does the best that circumstance allows,
Does well, acts nobly, angels could no more.- Edward Young, Night Thoughts (1742-1745), Night II, line 90. (Compare Habakkuk, II. 2)
Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations
[edit]- Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 119-120.
- The massive gates of circumstance
Are turned upon the smallest hinge,
And thus some seeming pettiest chance
Oft gives our life its after-tinge.
The trifles of our daily lives,
The common things, scarce worth recall,
Whereof no visible trace survives,
These are the mainsprings after all.- Anon. in Harper's Weekly (May 30, 1863)
- Epicureans, that ascribed the origin and frame of the world not to the power of God, but to the fortuitous concourse of atoms.
- Richard Bentley, Sermons, II. Preached in 1692. See also Review of Sir Robert Peel's Address. Attributed later to Sir John Russell. See Croker, Papers, Volume II, p. 56
- I am the very slave of circumstance
And impulse—borne away with every breath.- Lord Byron, Sardanapalus, Act IV, scene 1
- Odd instances of strange coincidence.
- Queen Caroline's Advocate in the House of Lords, referring to her association with Bergami
- The long arm of coincidence.
- Haddon Chambers, Captain Swift
- Nulla cogente natura, sed concursu quodam fortuito.
- Cicero, De Nat. Deorum, Book I. 24. Adapted by him to: "Fortuito quodam concursu atomorum." (By some fortuitous concourse of atoms.) Same in Quintilian. 7. 2. 2.
- Thus neither the praise nor the blame is our own.
- William Cowper, letter to Mr. Newton
- Man is not the creature of circumstances,
Circumstances are the creatures of men.- Benjamin Disraeli, Vivian Grey, Volume II, Book VI, Chapter 7
- It is circumstances (difficulties) which show what men are.
- Epictetus, Chapter XXIV. Quoted from Ovid, Tristia, IV. 3. 79, scene 1; Long's translation
- Circumstances alter cases.
- Thomas Chandler Haliburton, The Old Judge, Chapter XV
- Man, without religion, is the creature of circumstances.
- Thomas Hardy, Guesses at Truth, Volume I
- Thus we see, too, in the world that some persons assimilate only what is ugly and evil from the same moral circumstances which supply good and beautiful results—the fragrance of celestial flowers—to the daily life of others.
- Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mosses from an Old Manse, The Old Manse
- Et mihi res, non me rebus, subjungere conor.
- And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself to circumstances.
- Horace, Epistles, I. 1. 191
- Quid velit et possit rerum concordia discors.
- What the discordant harmony of circumstances would and could effect.
- Horace, Epistles, I. 12. 19
- For these attacks do not contribute to make us frail but rather show us to be what we are.
- Thomas à Kempis, Imitation of Christ. Dibdin's translation, Book I, Chapter XVI
- Consilia res magis dant hominibus quam homines rebus.
- Men's plans should be regulated by the circumstances, not circumstances by the plans.
- Livy, Annales, XXII. 39
- Man is the creature of circumstances.
- Robert Owen, The Philanthropist
- Accidental and fortuitous concourse of atoms.
- Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, on the combination of Parties led by Disraeli and Gladstone (5 March 1857)
- The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
- Walter Scott, Answer of the Author of Waverly to the Letter of Captain Clutterbuck, The Monastery
- How comes it to pass, if they be only moved by chance and accident, that such regular mutations and generations should be begotten by a fortuitous concourse of atoms.
- John Smith of Cambridge, Select Discourses, III, p. 48. (Ed. 1660). Same phrase found in Marcus, Minucius Felix his Octavius, preface (Pub. 1695)
- In all distresses of our friends
We first consult our private ends;
While Nature, kindly bent to ease us,
Points out some circumstance to please us.- Jonathan Swift, paraphrase of Rochefoucauld's Maxim
- Aliena nobis, nostra plus aliis placent.
- The circumstances of others seem good to us, while ours seem good to others.
- Syrus, Maxims
- Varia sors rerum.
- The changeful chance of circumstances.
- Tacitus, Historiæ, Book II. 70
- So runs the round of life from hour to hour.
- Alfred Tennyson, Circumstance
- This fearful concatenation of circumstances.
- Daniel Webster, argument in the Murder of Captain Joseph White (1830), Volume VI, p. 88
- F. M. the Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Mr. —— and declines to interfere in circumstances over which he has no control.
- Wellington. See G. A. Sala, Echoes of the Week in London Illustrated News, Aug. 23, 1884. See Capt. Marryatt—Settlers in Canada, p. 177. Grenville—Memoirs, Chapter II. (1823), gives early use of phrase.


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2010 to 2015 government policy: housing for older and vulnerable people
Updated 8 May 2015
Applies to England
This is a copy of a document that stated a policy of the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government. The previous URL of this page was https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/providing-housing-support-for-older-and-vulnerable-people. Current policies can be found at the GOV.UK policies list.
Older people occupy nearly a third of all homes. Nearly two-thirds (60%) of the projected increase in the number of households from 2008 to 2033 will be headed by someone aged 65 or over (see page 48 of the government's housing strategy).
As people get older, their housing needs often change. Some people need support to be able to continue living in their own homes. Some people, of all ages, have disabilities that mean their homes need to be adapted.
Other people need help if they become homeless. They often need advice and access to services to stop them from going back onto the street. Some of these people have mental health problems that mean they need extra support.
The government recognises that reducing the number of people who are homeless will be a demanding task over the next few years. The number of people defined as homeless is rising and there are signs that rough sleeping is increasing in areas like London.
The government will provide housing support to older people and those with disabilities by:
providing support to people who wish to stay in their home through the disabled facilities grant, home improvement agencies and local handyperson services
ensuring the right advice is available by investing in FirstStop's national service
strengthening choice for those who want to move into specialist housing through the care and support specialised housing fund
The government is also working to reduce the number of people who are sleeping rough.
We've also made it easier, cheaper and quicker for people who own park homes to enforce their rights and challenge unreasonable behaviour by site owners. The majority of the residents in this sector are retired or semi-retired and some are vulnerable.
In the 2010 Spending Review, we prioritised protection for vulnerable people, maintaining homelessness grants at 2010 to 2011 levels. We also secured investmen of £6.5 billion for Supporting People services between 2011 and 2015.
On 21 November 2011 we published 'Laying the foundations: a housing strategy for England'. This set out a package of reforms to the housing market.
The Care Act 2014 and associated statutory guidance sets out the principles which underpin all adult safeguarding work and the duties which are placed on local authority social services and housing, health, the police and other agencies.
Bills and legislation
Local housing authorities' responsibilities towards tackling homelessness and helping homeless people are contained in the Housing Act 1996 and the Homelessness Act 2002.
The Mobile Homes Act 1983 gives residents security of tenure and certain rights including a right to sell their homes and a right to quiet enjoyment of their homes.
The government is committed to safeguarding vulnerable adults, as set out in the 'Statement of government policy on adult safeguarding.' The document includes a statement of principles for use by local authority social services and housing, health, the police and other agencies for both developing and assessing the effectiveness of their local safeguarding arrangements.
Who we're working with
FirstStop is a free, independent national information and advice service for older people, their family and carers funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). It provides joined-up advice across a range of housing, care and finance rights and issues. FirstStop is also investing in local FirstStop partnerships to offer more intensive local support and advocacy services for older people.
Handypersons do odd jobs, home and fire safety, energy checks, fall prevention checks, and direct clients to other services. DCLG has provided £51 million towards handyperson services (2011 to 2015) to deliver small home repairs and adaptations.
The 'National evaluation of the handyperson programme' was published on 27 January 2012. The 'Handypersons' financial benefits toolkit' helps local authorities estimate the financial benefits and value for money of these services and to demonstrate savings to commissioning partners.
Home improvement agencies
Home improvement service providers are local organisations dedicated to helping older people, people with disabilities, and vulnerable people to live in safety and with dignity in their own homes.
Services are focused on ensuring that existing housing is fit for purpose and that vulnerable people are able to continue living independently as long as possible. Services include advising on improvements and adaptations, help with applying for grants or loans and help in identifying reputable local contractors to do the work. DCLG sponsors Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies.
Housing Learning and Improvement Network
The Housing Learning and Improvement Network is the leading 'knowledge hub' for over 5,700 housing, health and social care professionals in England involved in planning, commissioning, designing, funding, building and managing housing, care and support services for older and vulnerable people. The network was previously responsible for managing the Department of Health's extra care housing fund.
Shelter is a national housing and homelessness charity. The government is funding Shelter to run the National Homelessness Advice Service in partnership with Citizens Advice. This service provides specialist support and training to homelessness advisers across the country to help those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Sitra is an umbrella membership organisation dedicated to raising standards in the housing care and support sector. Sitra receives funding from DCLG to explore how best the sector can support the integration of housing, care and support and to develop and provide training courses.
Appendix 1: park homes
This was a supporting detail page of the main policy document.
Park homes are legally defined as caravans and are laid out on privately owned sites where normally all the infrastructure is provided by the site owner. The site owner retains ownership of the land on which the home is placed, but the resident owns the home and pays a pitch fee for the right to station it on the land. Many sites have restrictions on the age and family composition of residents. The majority of the residents in this sector are retired or semi-retired and some are vulnerable.
The Mobile Homes Act 1983 gives residents security of tenure and certain rights including a right to sell their homes and a right to quiet enjoyment of their homes. However, many mobile home residents experience difficulties in exercising their rights. In 2011, the government transferred the process for resolving disputes under the Mobile Homes Act 1983 from county courts to residential property tribunals. This is designed to make it easier, cheaper and quicker for park home owners to enforce their rights and challenge unreasonable behaviour by site owners.
In April 2014 we announced new powers giving councils the ability to challenge site owners who do not maintain or properly manage sites. Previously councils could only prosecute through the courts, but now councils will be able to serve site owners with a notice outlining the action that needs to be taken and the deadline for completion.
Appendix 2: local councils' housing support
This was a supporting detail page of the main policy document.
Supporting people services (also known as housing related support services) are run through 152 top-tier local authorities to help vulnerable people to live more independently and prevent crises in their lives. They decide where to spend the money to best meet local needs and the services are mostly delivered by the voluntary and community sector, and housing associations.
Supporting people services help a wide range of people and include groups such as older people, homeless, rough sleepers, young people leaving care, people with disabilities, teenage parents, ex-offenders, people with drug and alcohol problems and women at risk of domestic violence.
Over the Spending Review Period (2011 to 2015 ) funding totals of £6.5 billion was secured for supporting people services and from 2011 to 2012 funding for these services formed part of the wider settlement to local councils.
Improving services to older and vulnerable people
We have been looking at ways of helping local authorities to deliver services more innovatively, and consider value for money, for example by testing Payment by Results through a series of local pilots, and developing more personalised services.
As part of this we have supported 8 locally-developed Payment by Results pilots. The pilots have been running since summer 2011, and the results from the final evaluation will be available later in 2014. The learning from interim reports has been shared with, amongst others, local authorities and the housing support sector.
We have also worked with several councils and other partners to explore the personalisation of supporting people services - providing people with greater control over the support they receive to best suit their lives, needs and aspirations. This has included supporting a sector-led working group who have produced a series of tools and resources.
Appendix 3: dealing with homelessness
This was a supporting detail page of the main policy document.
The Department for Communities and Local Government is committed to preventing and tackling homelessness and rough sleeping, supported by £400 million funding over this Parliament.
Our first priority on homelessness is prevention. In June 2010 we established a cross-government working group on homelessness, bringing together ministers from 8 government departments. The group works to improve the lives of those who do become homeless and helps rough sleepers to stay off the streets.
In December 2011 we announced a further £18.5 million funding for local councils to prevent homelessness. This will help local councils ensure nobody is turned away without clear and useful advice when they're most in need. We've also given Crisis £13 million to help find single homeless people, including priority groups such as recovering drug users and ex-offenders, find stable, privately rented accommodation.
We're investing an additional £1.7 million in a new scheme to support local councils to deliver a Gold Standard homelessness prevention service. The peer-led support scheme will provide free training and support to help homelessness teams learn from each other. It will be run by the National Practitioner Support Service and supported by the National Homelessness Advice Service.
We helped with the national roll out of No Second Night Out through the £20 million Homelessness Transition Fund and continue to support the government-backed hotline and web service Streetlink.
In February 2014 we published the fourth annual statistical release following the introduction of revised guidance on evaluating the extent of rough sleeping. The figures revealed that nearly 2,500 people sleep out across England on any given night.
We're working with the Cabinet Office on the Fair Chance Fund - a £15 million payment by results programme. The prgramme targets young, homeless people (mainly 18 to 24 year olds) with difficult which if left unaddressed, are likely to lead to long-term benefit dependency, health problems and increased crime.
We have also worked with the voluntary sector to develop the "Youth Accommodation Pathway" which helps young people to remain in the family home where it is safe to do so and offers tailored support options for those that can't.
We're working with the Department of Health on their £40 million capital funding programme for homelessness hostel refurbishment and shared accommodation for vulnerable young people in 2015 to 2016. The homeless hostels investment will extend the DCLG Homelessness Change Programme with an additional focus on improving health.
We are providing funding and support to homelessness charities Crisis and St Mungos Broadway over 2 years to give the most vulnerable homeless people in London the right skills and training to get into work through the STRIVE (skills, training, innovation and employment) pilot.
Appendix 4: helping older and disabled people live at home for longer
This was a supporting detail page of the main policy document.
New deal for older people's housing
In the housing strategy the government announced a new deal for older people's housing.
We've given FirstStop over £2 million to provide a national independent housing, care and finance service for older people, their families and carers. FirstStop offers free, independent advice and aims to help older people make informed decisions about their housing, care and support options. It also aims to help older people maintain independent living in later life.
We have provided £51 million towards handypersons' services.
We are extending support for Home Improvement Agencies, who will provide help and advice to older and disabled people, housing associations and charities, including:
- housing advice, including help to move to more suitable accommodation if needed
- small home repairs, home safety and security adaptations
- energy efficiency advice
- arranging for adaptations and home repairs to be made, including grab rails, stair-lifts and major work such as ground-floor extensions
These agencies also offer hospital discharge services – giving older people leaving hospital care the support they need to be able to recuperate in the comfort of their own homes.
Disabled Facilities Grant funding
We are providing £185 million to fund the Disabled Facilities Grant from 2014 to 2015. The grant helps older and disabled people adapt their homes so that they can live in them for longer.
The Disabled Facilities Grant is a mandatory entitlement administered by local housing authorities in England. It helps to fund the provision of home adaptations which help disabled people to live as comfortably and independently as possible in their own homes. These can include ramps, door-widening, stair-lifts and walk-in showers.
Lifetime neighbourhoods
We're committed to helping older people live independently by promoting the development of 'lifetime neighbourhoods'. These are places that are designed to be lived in by all people regardless of their age or disability.
The government commissioned the Centre for Housing Policy at York University to produce an independent research report on lifetime neighbourhoods. The report brings together existing writings, research and practice examples. The report discusses how, for example, ageing, design, housing, transport, participation and green spaces can be linked when creating lifetime neighbourhoods.
Disability strategy and Draft Care and Support Bill
In September 2012 the government published its disability strategy. The strategy includes a commitment to create a new capital fund, worth £200 million over 5 years from 2013, for specialist housing for older and disabled people.
We have also given new duties to local councils in the Draft Care and Support Bill to make sure that care and support is not interrupted before a person's needs are reassessed. This should help more disabled people to move to the home of their choice.
The government aims to help people to live well and independently in a home of their own choosing.
Providing support to people who wish to stay in their home
We have provided £875 million for the disabled facilities grant to fund adaptations to allow people to stay in their homes safely for longer. The grant pays for around 44,000 adaptations a year. A further £220 million will be made available in 2015 to 2016, when the grant will become part of the Better Care Fund which aims to better integrate health and adult social services.
We also fund Foundations, the national body for home improvement agencies to raise standards within the sector.
In the 2010 Spending Review we secured £6.5 billion investment for vulnerable people and housing related support.
More choice for those considering moving
We are improving choice for those who wish to move, through the Department of Health's £315 million Care and Support Specialised Housing Fund between 2013 to 2014 and 2017 to 2018. Phase 1 of the fund was announced in July 2013 and will deliver more than 3,500 affordable homes for older people and adults with disabilities or mental health needs. The prospectus for phase 2 is due for publication later in 2014.
The National Planning Policy Framework asks local planning authorities to assess the full housing requirements in their area and plan for a mix of housing based on demographic trends and the needs of different groups in the area, including older people.
We have also made amendments to the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations, exempting from the levy those wanting to extend their own homes, or install residential annexes within their own property boundary. In April 2014 we introduced a 50% council tax discount on family annexes.


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What I love about today's story is that it's real. It shows that with some good space planning and getting creative, IT CAN BE DONE!
Today I get to feature insane inspiration from the wonderful blog, Honey & Fitz!
That's right, the pantry being featured today didn't always look like one out of a magazine or catalog, and it definitely wasn't working to it's full potential!
As Dina mentioned on her blog, there were a couple of reasons why this pantry wasn't living up to it's potential.
1. Not Using All of the Vertical Space: The shelves ended three feet short of the ceiling. That is a ton of storage space that wasn't being utilized!
2. Stationary Shelves: Stationary shelving assumes that everything you will be storing is the exact same height. That NEVER happens. Stationary shelving wastes a ton of space since things like canned goods and boxes of cereal and bags of chips are typically different sizes, and the items that come and go within a pantry space are never the same.
3. There is a mixer on the floor: A mixer is a serious investment. And not utilizing the pantry effectively causes it to land on the floor. No good.
She used an assortment of IKEA Slom containers keep things like pasta, rice and lentils fresh and air tight. She did quite a bit of research on air tight food storage before landing on these. And how perfect are the wallies she found to label the jars? I have can't believe I have never seen those before!


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Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2011 – 2:07 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Today, the government of Libya announced the death of Muammar Qaddafi. This marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the people of Libya, who now have the opportunity to determine their own destiny in a new and democratic Libya.
For four decades, the Qaddafi regime ruled the Libyan people with an iron fist. Basic human rights were denied. Innocent civilians were detained, beaten and killed. And Libya's wealth was squandered. The enormous potential of the Libyan people was held back, and terror was used as a political weapon.
Today, we can definitively say that the Qaddafi regime has come to an end. The last major regime strongholds have fallen. The new government is consolidating the control over the country. And one of the world's longest-serving dictators is no more.
One year ago, the notion of a free Libya seemed impossible. But then the Libyan people rose up and demanded their rights. And when Qaddafi and his forces started going city to city, town by town, to brutalize men, women and children, the world refused to stand idly by.
Faced with the potential of mass atrocities — and a call for help from the Libyan people — the United States and our friends and allies stopped Qaddafi's forces in their tracks. A coalition that included the United States, NATO and Arab nations persevered through the summer to protect Libyan civilians. And meanwhile, the courageous Libyan people fought for their own future and broke the back of the regime.
So this is a momentous day in the history of Libya. The dark shadow of tyranny has been lifted. And with this enormous promise, the Libyan people now have a great responsibility — to build an inclusive and tolerant and democratic Libya that stands as the ultimate rebuke to Qaddafi's dictatorship. We look forward to the announcement of the country's liberation, the quick formation of an interim government, and a stable transition to Libya's first free and fair elections. And we call on our Libyan friends to continue to work with the international community to secure dangerous materials, and to respect the human rights of all Libyans –- including those who have been detained.
We're under no illusions — Libya will travel a long and winding road to full democracy. There will be difficult days ahead. But the United States, together with the international community, is committed to the Libyan people. You have won your revolution. And now, we will be a partner as you forge a future that provides dignity, freedom and opportunity.
For the region, today's events prove once more that the rule of an iron fist inevitably comes to an end. Across the Arab world, citizens have stood up to claim their rights. Youth are delivering a powerful rebuke to dictatorship. And those leaders who try to deny their human dignity will not succeed.
For us here in the United States, we are reminded today of all those Americans that we lost at the hands of Qaddafi's terror. Their families and friends are in our thoughts and in our prayers. We recall their bright smiles, their extraordinary lives, and their tragic deaths. We know that nothing can close the wound of their loss, but we stand together as one nation by their side.
For nearly eight months, many Americans have provided extraordinary service in support of our efforts to protect the Libyan people, and to provide them with a chance to determine their own destiny. Our skilled diplomats have helped to lead an unprecedented global response. Our brave pilots have flown in Libya's skies, our sailors have provided support off Libya's shores, and our leadership at NATO has helped guide our coalition. Without putting a single U.S. service member on the ground, we achieved our objectives, and our NATO mission will soon come to an end.
This comes at a time when we see the strength of American leadership across the world. We've taken out al Qaeda leaders, and we've put them on the path to defeat. We're winding down the war in Iraq and have begun a transition in Afghanistan. And now, working in Libya with friends and allies, we've demonstrated what collective action can achieve in the 21st century.
Of course, above all, today belongs to the people of Libya. This is a moment for them to remember all those who suffered and were lost under Qaddafi, and look forward to the promise of a new day. And I know the American people wish the people of Libya the very best in what will be a challenging but hopeful days, weeks, months and years ahead.
Thank you, very much.
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"C'est vrai, c'est vrai qu'on a été battus, au fond, par quoi? Par l'argent puis des votes ethniques, essentiellement". ("It's true, it's true we were beaten, yes, but by what? By money and ethnic votes, essentially.") - Jacques Parizeau, 1995 (Source: Wikipedia)
I held off on writing this post for a few days to settle my thoughts on the recent election. Over the past few days it has seemed that everyone has given a reason as to why Mitt Romney lost the election. When discussing with friends, it was almost as if they felt that American Values have gone out the window and the root cause, although not everyone has explicitly stated this, due to immigrants not having the same values as America and eroding our society. When people claim minorities as a contributing reason, it makes me feel very uncomfortable as having belonged the 'ethnic votes' in the election I quoted above. It was not too long ago that Jews were/are considered to be a group which does not share the values of Americans. The same of the Catholics and the Mormons. It smells of Xenophobia and racism and makes me feel uncomfortable voting for a leaders who may hold such beliefs, even if they have the same political values as I do. In Quebec, most Jews actually favor many of the political values held by the separatist party, yet will not vote for them because of their underlying xenophobia.
If the Republicans want to win, it has to be about how their message is relevant and important to all groups and all Americans, whether they be Black, Hispanic, Muslim, or Asian and Whites. They have to show or convey a message of being inclusive and welcoming to all the tired, poor, and hungry masses who yearn to share and give and be free in the the American experience. The message should not be that they should focus only on their base and getting them to turn out. As a recent op-ed in the WSJ points out that this approach will likely also lead to future Republican disappointments.
I think as a society, and the American experience, is taking everything in the world and incorporating the good parts into our society. Or as someone once said 'everywhere has something they are known for, although it usually washes up on our shores'.


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BREAKING NEWS Two Victories in Tampa Bay!
Tampa and Saint Pete Unanimously Support Domestic Partnership Registries
First thing this morning the Tampa City Council voted unanimously to create Tampa Bay's first Domestic Partnership Registry!
Beginning on July 4th, when the registry goes into effect, couples can gain the right to make medical decisions for an incapacitated partner, be notified in a life threatening emergency, visit a partner in a health-care facility and make funeral and burial decisions should a partner pass away.
Thanks to the hundreds of volunteers and advocates who shared their stories and showed up in person to support the registry. Special thanks to our friends and allies at the ACLU. You made this victory possible.
Now it's St. Pete's turn!
This afternoon, St. Pete City Council Member Steve Kornell and the entire City Council unanimously directed the city attorney to draft a proposed policy to create their own Domestic Partnership Registry in the coming weeks.
Click here to thank the Saint Petersburg City Council for their commitment to passing a strong Domestic Partnership Registry, and encourage your friends to do so as well.


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This is the most commonly used wrinkle remover device. It mainly consists of bowed shaft, metal segments, sealed ball bearings, abrasion resistant, rubber sleeve etc.
Spiral Cooling Roll have hard chrome plated surface. Cooled water passing through its Rotary joint to cools the hard chrome plated surface area of the Roll. Cooling Roll cools the contact area that touches the web materials or rubber rolls. There are different type Cooling Rolls like single shell, double shell jacketed type, spiral type. The surface cooling effect will be vary for different types. Cooling Roll having shaft with inside hole to fix rotary joint. Bigger shaft diameter is recommended to avoid breakage of end shafts as end shaft having inside hole.


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Houses, like people, can be all shapes and sizes. What you choose to buy might not be what someone else chooses, but the thing nearly all home buyers look for is a well-made house. Home inspectors, builders, and previous owners can all help by informing you of the condition of a potential purchase, but knowing what to look for with your own eyes is important since you are the ultimate decision maker.
Not every house is perfect and you can sometimes use this to your advantage. Cosmetic issues like paint and finishes are often some of the most glaring, but are also typically the easiest to fix. A house that has serious issues, however, is not. Insure that you evaluate the following:
Look Structural and Foundation Issues
When you're touring a home, look for significant cracks in the walls or the ceiling or possible areas where such cracks may have been repaired. These can be signs of settling, structural, or foundation issues, and may be costly to repair if they're deemed serious. Also be vigilant to the presence of bugs, especially termites, because they can cause significant structural damage.
Look For Water Damage
Be sure to look for signs of water damage that might imply a leak in the roof, windows, or plumbing. If there are cracks in the foundation of the home, water can come in that way as well, causing wood to rot, mold to grow, and general damage to flooring or drywall. Depending on the extent of the damage, these repairs can be cosmetic or costly. Mold can also have serious health implications, which means it is important to check for, especially if you have children.
Other Issues To Watch Out For
While the basic structure of the house is the most important thing, home buyers should also take note that a builder or previous owner's cost-cutting measure can result in more money spent in the end. Some of these things are a matter of comfort, and some can be a distinct issue, including:
- The quantity and quality of insulation used.
- Proper installation of rain gutters, shutters, and accent details.
- Any drafts coming from windows and doors.
- How water drains outside.
Just remember, your new home doesn't have to be perfect, you may save money if there is work that needs to be done, just be sure that you know about existing issues before purchasing. Always do your due diligence!


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In addition to the physical changes they cause in your face, dentures often need to be resized, they can cause sores in the mouth from friction, they slip and can impair your ability to speak clearly.
A healthier alternative to traditional dentures is the Implant Supported Denture. This is a combination of a number of implants surgically implanted into the jawbone (good for bone stimulation and growth) and a denture which can be removed and cleaned. This option prevents bone deterioration that can lead to periodontal disease. Patients who go this route also experience an easier time talking and chewing. In addition to these benefits, since there is no bone loss in the jaw there is no slippage and the denture does not need to be resized.
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- Implant-Supported Dentures: Dental implants are able to give you a superior level of support and stability when used with dentures. Implant-supported dentures use a few implants to keep your denture in place. A bar runs from one implant to the others and attaches to the back of the denture to keep it in place. This eliminates the need for messy denture adhesives and restores the full look of your smile. You can finally eat the food you want to eat!
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