David Bollier talks about The Commons economy in his new book, THINK LIKE A COMMONER. But the Commons economy isn't the only way to help communities — so can the market, if it's in the form of investing in local and sustainable businesses. Michael Shuman's new book, LOCAL DOLLARS, LOCAL SENSE, says that's good for communities and investors.
With the recent IPCC reports on climate impacts, we've been duly warned about the direness of our existential predicament on this planet. Environmental breakdown is hitting us now and it's hitting us hard. And we only have about 15 years to turn it around.
But finding solutions takes more than knowing how bad it is. After all, Martin Luther King said he had a dream — he didn't say "I have a nightmare." Dreams inspire; nightmares paralyze. Or maybe, to act, we need to first acknowledge the nightmare and then open a space for the dream.
So this Earth Day week, instead of gloom and doom, we'll talk with two people who have a dream: David Bollier and Michael Shuman.
David Bollier's dream — one he's been working to make real for many years — is the shift to a world wide Commons economy that will steward the Earth's resources, not deplete them. His latest book, THINK LIKE A COMMONER, reimagines an economy ruled by sharing and self-reliance, of markets beyond predatory capitalism, of a way of life that takes care of the long-term needs of both humans and the planet.
Think Like A Commoner offers more than a blueprint; it offers a lens to see the world in a different way — one that just might represent the path to a sustainable world for all its beings. Read an excerpt.
Viral Spiral, Green Governance, & Brand Name Bullies.
Local businesses comprise more than half the US economy by output and jobs — and the vast majority of those are small or medium businesses. Yet 98% of the US public is not allowed to invest in small businesses, even though they tend to be highly profitable. And, being local, they are often more accountable to the needs of their communities than national or international companies.
Community economics guru Michael Shuman has a dream: he wants it to be easier for local folks to invest in their local economy. His new book, LOCAL DOLLARS, LOCAL SENSE is a roadmap to local investing. He shows how individuals and groups can invest locally right now — but he also says the system has to change to bring about a local investment revolution. That's because, Shuman says, we live under a system of investor apartheid that throws up insurmountable barriers to that revolution.
Michael H. Shuman is a leading expert on community economics. He's written numerous books on the subject, including The Small Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global Competition. He is a founder of BALLE, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, and a cofounder of Cutting Edge Capital, a consulting firm that helps community businesses. He's also a fellow with the Post Carbon Institute.
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Whitehaven (also spelled White Haven) is a neighbourhood located in Bay Ward in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, about 10 kilometres west of downtown. It is bounded by Carling Avenue to the north, Woodroffe Avenue to the east, the OC Transpo Transitway to the west and highway 417 to the south. The population of the neighbourhood is about 2350 (2011 Census)

Whitehaven was developed on the lands of Fox farm starting in the 1950s. The Fox farm homestead can still be found on Fox Crescent in the north part of the neighbourhood with its windmill tower now shaded by a large tree. Originally the east side of the neighbourhood was subdivided into large lots, typically 50 by 50 metres. In the 1960s, the west side was developed with smaller lots but mostly large custom homes. At the same time, many lots in the east side of the neighbourhood were subdivided and infill housing was built. Subdivisions have continued through to today, giving Whitehaven a very eclectic housing character. Whitehaven Crescent was built up throughout the mid 1960s as the area's namesake.

The south west side of the neighbourhood contains a large park with a playground, with schools including D. Roy Kennedy Public School and Woodroffe High School. In the 1960s there was also a public primary school which operated until 1999 called Whitehaven Public School. It was closed for a few years after much dispute and then was reopened and expanded as a French primary school, called Terre des Jeunes.

Whitehaven has plenty of transportation links, green space and shopping centres. The Carlingwood and Lincoln Fields shopping malls are within walking distance of the neighbourhood. Both shopping centres are serviced extensively by OC Transpo with Lincoln Fields being serviced by the Lincoln Fields Transit Station on the Transitway

Whitehaven is also connected locally to a network of bike paths with direct access to
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An accurate throw can mean the difference between a runner on base or another out for your team. Learn how to align your body to throw more efficiently.
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The next progression is to turn 90 degrees, pointing your hips and shoulders in the direction of your throwing partner. You will then rock back, putting your weight on your back leg and side. Next, shift your weight forward towards your partner and follow through with your arm and back side to make an accurate throw. By pre-positioning your body towards your target, you will get comfortable with the feel of moving in this direction.
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See Katherine Heigl and Alexis Bledel as a Couple in the 'Jenny's Wedding' Trailer
This is *nothing* like 27 Dresses.
By Sarah Lindig
Though sappy bridal rom-coms may be Katherine Heigl's forte, her new movie Jenny's Wedding portrays the marriage theme for a modern generation of women. The Indiegogo-funded film stars Katherine Heigl as a lesbian, Jenny, who comes out to her family when she announces her engagement to her girlfriend, Kitty, played by Alexis Bledel. The plot, which is based on a true story, portrays the journey Heigl's character goes through in opening up to her old-fashioned family and the struggle to gain their acceptance and understanding. Watch the first trailer for the upcoming film, set to hit theaters on July 31.
Sarah Lindig Senior Digital Editor, Special Projects Sarah Lindig is the senior digital editor, overseeing special projects for Harper's Bazaar.
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By Lubna Hamdan
Wed 26 Jun 2019 10:27 AM
Shuaa Capital impending merger with ADFG in 'final stages'
Shuaa Capital launches $157m REIT to fund Riyadh property buys
Dubai's Shuaa confirms merger talks with Abu Dhabi Financial Group
Master of the turnaround: ADFG's Jassim Alseddiqi
Exclusive: Growing support for ADFG's revised bid for Abraaj's Middle East funds
ADFG agrees to merger with Dubai's Shuaa Capital
ADFG's parent company ADCM will own 58% of the combined entity, which will remain listed on the DFM, while existing Shuaa shareholders will control the remaining stake
Dubai investment bank Shuaa Capital is set to merge with its largest shareholder, Abu Dhabi Financial Group (ADFG), to create a listed entity with $12.8 billion (AED47bn) assets under management, it said it a statement to the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), where it is listed.
The deal will see Shuaa issue 1.47 billion new shares to ADFG's parent company Abu Dhabi Capital Management (ADCM), in return for the entire issued share capital of ADFG.
As a result, ADCM will own 58% of the combined entity, which will also remain listed on the DFM, while existing Shuaa shareholders will control the remaining stake.
"The transaction is a natural next step, enabling ADFG and Shuaa to accelerate their growth ambitions by fully integrating the two businesses. It represents a transformational combination to establish the leading asset management and investment banking platform in the region," Shuaa said in its statement.
The transaction, which will be finalised in the third quarter of this year, has been approved by Shuaa's board, but still requires its shareholders' regulatory approvals.
The agreed valuation represents a premium of over 60% to Shuaa's share price on 21 March 2019, the last trading day ahead of the possible merger announcement.
Following the admission of the new Shuaa shares, its issued share capital will rise to 2.53 billion shares, and will be subject to a 12-month lock-up from the date of admission.
'Industry is ripe'
The combined entity will be branded ADFG, according to Shuaa's statement.
"We believe that there is a compelling investment proposition to establish a regional financial services powerhouse by bringing together two market leaders… Having seen consolidation of the banking industry in our region, the wider financial services industry is ripe to benefit from the same process," said ADFG chief executive Jassim Alseddiqi.
ADFG had bought a 48.36%t stake in Shuaa in 2016 to help sustain it through the 2008 financial crisis by expanding its business in countries like Egypt and Saudi Arabia, as well as growing its assets under management and leveraging its balance sheet.
"Having made … progress in turning our business around over the past three years, supported by ADFG as a major shareholder, we now see the potential to accelerate Shuaa's growth," said Shuaa CEO Fawad Tariq Khan.
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Syrian Kurdish officials have proposed a "roadmap" to the guarantor Russian State demanding a series of measures from the Syrian regime in exchange for recognizing it.
In the 11-clause document, a copy of which was obtained by Asharq Al-Awsat, Kurds requested that Damascus approves their self-rule in the northeast of the country.
In return, they proposed to recognize "elected President Bashar Assad," and the centralized state, along with its borders, flag and the army.
An official told Asharq Al-Awsat that Kurdish officials have handed over to Russia a detailed proposal including the same principles listed by top commander of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) Sipan Hemo during his two-day unofficial visit to Damascus and Moscow at the end of last year.
Kurds have demanded Moscow to act as the guarantor to any agreement with Damascus.
According to the Kurdish official, the "roadmap" stipulates that Syria is a unified and centralized state with its capital Damascus, and its current international borders.
It also notes that the country's natural resources are a national wealth shared by all Syrians.
Around 90 percent of Syria's oil comes from the region that Kurds control.
The text also noted that Kurds recognize a single army for the Syria state. But the Kurds have sought to negotiate a deal for the Syrian Democratic Forces, which has 70,000 to 80,000 fighters, to be integrated in the national army.


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BAFTA Children's Awards Nominees Reveal Animation Domination
Chris Perkins October 24, 2017 awards, BAFTA, news
The British Academy Of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) are best known for their annual films awards, which are now considered one of the most prestigious awards out there (perhaps behind only the Oscars at this point). However, the British Academy also hosts a number of other ceremonies throughout the year- including ones dedicated Television and video games... and next up is The BAFTA Children's Awards.
Animation is represented in a significant proportion of categories. In the Animation category the nominees are The Amazing World Of Gumball, Shaun The Sheep, We're Going On A Bear Hunt and Revolting Rhymes. In the International category, three of the four nominations go to animation- Ask The Storybots, The Snowy Day and Spongebob Squarepants. In the Preschool Animation Category, the nominees are Sarah and Duck, Peppa Pig, Digby The Dragon and Hey Duggee. The Feature Film category nominees are all animated this year, with nods going to Moana, Kubo and The Two Strings, Sing and The Little Prince.
In the Games Category, the nominees are Monument Valley 2, Playroom VR, Pokemon Go and Pokemon Sun and Moon. In the Interactive category, nods go to Adventure Time: I See Ooo, The Gruffalo Spotter, Hey Duggee: We Love Animals and Virry. Numberblocks was nominated as part of the Learning Category.
Animation production companies Blue Zoo, Karrot Entertainment and Magic Light Pictures were nominated as part of the Independent Production Company category (bagging three out of four slots). In the Short Category Morph, The Happos Family and CITV Share A Story are nominated (again making up three out of four possible nominees). Last, but by no means least, the writing team from The Amazing World Of Gumball were nominated in the Writing category.
This impressive list of nominations - animation is represented in 10 out of 17 categories- prove how important the medium is as part of children's entertainment in the UK. And long may it continue to be.
The BAFTA Children's Awards will take place on Sunday, November 26 at the Roundhouse, London.


The City of Santa Barbara, Fire Department a comprehensive and coordinated City Wildland Fire Plan (referred to as the "Plan") approved and implemented in 2004 to protect lives, property, and natural resources threatened by wildland fire.
The objective of the Plan is to establish and implement coordinated management actions on both City-owned and private lands to reduce wildland fire hazards and the effects of wildland fires. The Plan delineates the City's high fire hazard areas, presents policies and management actions to reduce wildland fire hazards and impacts, provides a framework for seeking funds and coordinating efforts with agencies and landowners, and prioritizes work efforts.
A wildland fire hazard and risk assessment within the City of Santa Barbara and the surrounding areas was completed by the Fire Department and was used to develop appropriate policies and actions. The policies and actions developed for this Plan cover a wide range of areas. They include designation of the City's high fire hazard area, public education programs, evacuation preplanning, fire protection services, biomass utilization, and vegetation management programs on both private and public lands. These policies and actions are implemented by the City as opportunity and funding allow.
Based on CEQA Guidelines, Section 15168, a Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was completed for implementation of the Plan. The EIR evaluated the general or programmatic potential for significant impacts or impact types, broad alternatives, and developed programmatic mitigation measures that are applied to a wide range of situations. The EIR identifies the different types of environmental impacts that are likely to occur due to the implementation of the Plan in the various treatment areas. In some instances, the environmental impacts of the Plan can be described in detail, particularly for environmental resources that occur at specific geographic locations. However, in most instances, a generic impact is identified in the EIR, and then its magnitude and significance is evaluated over the range of geographic settings in the City's High Fire Hazard Area.
A primary focus of the EIR is the development or programmatic mitigation measures that are applied to future site-specific work under the Plan. These measures have been designed to provide a range of actions or procedures that the Department can draw upon when needed to reduce environmental impacts due to the presence of a sensitive environmental resource or due to the nature of the vegetation management action.


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Гауссова функция (гауссиан, гауссиана, функция Гаусса) — вещественная функция, описываемая следующей формулой:
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где параметры  — произвольные вещественные числа. Введена Гауссом в 1809 году как функция плотности нормального распределения, и наибольшее значение имеет в этом качестве, в этом случае параметры выражаются через среднеквадратическое отклонение  и математическое ожидание :
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График гауссовой функции при  и  — колоколообразная кривая, параметр  определяет максимальную высоту графика — пик колокола,  отвечает за сдвиг пика от нуля (при  — пик в нуле), а  влияет на ширину (размах) колокола.

Существуют многомерные обобщения функции. Кроме применений в теории вероятностей, статистике и других многочисленных приложениях как функции плотности нормального распределения, гауссиана имеет самостоятельное значение в математическом анализе, математической физике, теории обработки сигналов.

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Свойства гауссовой функции связаны с её конструкцией из экспоненциальной функции и вогнутой квадратичной функции, логарифм гауссианы — вогнутая квадратичная функция.

Параметр  связан с полушириной колокола графика следующим образом:
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Гауссова функция может быть выражена через полуширину  колокола графика следующим образом:
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Перегибы  — две точки, в которых .

Гауссова функция аналитична, в пределе к обеим бесконечностям стремится к нулю:
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Будучи составленной из экспоненциальной функции и арифметических операций, гауссиана является элементарной, однако её первообразная неэлементарна;
интеграл гауссовой функции:

— это (с точностью до постоянного множителя) — функция ошибок, являющаяся спецфункцией.
При этом интеграл по всей числовой прямой (в связи со свойствами экспоненциальной функции) — константа:
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Этот интеграл обращается в единицу только при условии:
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и это даёт в точности тот случай, когда гауссиана является функцией плотности нормального распределения случайной переменной с математическим ожиданием  и дисперсией .

Произведение гауссиан — гауссова функция; свёртка двух гауссовых функций даёт гауссову функцию, притом параметр  свёртки выражается из соответствующих параметров входящих в неё гауссиан: . Произведение двух функций плотности нормального распределения, являясь гауссовой функцией, в общем случае не дает функцию плотности нормального распределения.

Многомерные обобщения

Пример двумерного варианта гауссовой функции:
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здесь  задаёт высоту колокола,  определяют сдвиг пика колокола от нулевой абсциссы, а  отвечают за размах колокола. Объём под такой поверхностью:

В наиболее общей форме, двумерная гауссиана определяется следующим образом:
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где матрица:

положительно определена.

Вариант гауссовой функции в -мерном евклидовом пространстве:
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где  — вектор-столбец из  компонентов,  — положительно определённая матрица размера , и  — операция транспонирования над .

Интеграл такой гауссовой функции над всем пространством :
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Возможно определить -мерный вариант и со сдвигом:
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где  — вектор сдвига, а матрица  — симметричная () и положительно определённая.

Супергауссова функция
Супергауссова функция — обобщение гауссовой функции, в которой аргумент экспоненты возводится в степень :
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получившая применение для описания свойств гауссовых пучков. В двумерном случае супергауссова функция может быть рассмотрена с различными степенями по аргументам  и :
 .

Применения
Основное применение гауссовых функций и многомерных обобщений — в роли функции плотности вероятности нормального распределения и многомерного нормального распределения. Самостоятельное значение функция имеет для ряда уравнений математической физики, в частности, гауссианы являются функциями Грина для уравнения гомогенной и изотропной диффузии (соответственно, и для уравнения теплопроводности), и преобразование Вейерштрасса — операция свёртки обобщённой функции, выражающей начальные условия уравнения, с гауссовой функцией. Также гауссиана является волновой функцией основного состояния квантового гармонического осциллятора.

В вычислительной химии для определения молекулярных орбиталей используются так называемые  — линейные комбинации гауссовых функций.

Гауссовы функции и их дискретные аналоги (такие, как ) используются в цифровой обработке сигналов, обработке изображений, синтезе звука; в частности, через гауссианы определяются гауссов фильтр и . В определении отдельных видов искусственных нейронных сетей также участвуют гауссовы функции.

Примечания

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How private and public companies are different, and what that means for you as an investor
Published Fri, Nov 29 201910:34 AM EST
Sam Becker@smbecker
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Some investors hear about a hot new company that they're interested in investing in, only to find themselves shut out — they can't buy the stock anywhere. That's because some companies choose to remain private rather than go public, meaning they offer up their shares to anyone who wants to invest.
Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are a good example of two companies in the same industry straddling the private-public divide. While they develop and sell similar products, plant-based meat alternatives, you can only find one company's stock, Beyond Meat, on the stock exchange. Why is that? And does that mean you'll never be able to invest in Impossible Foods?
Here's what you need to know.
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Public versus private companies
A "public" company is one whose stock is for sale on the public markets. Anyone with a brokerage account, for example, can buy shares of Beyond Meat, or thousands of other companies you've probably heard of. Companies go public when they engage in an IPO, or initial public offering, which marks the first time its stock is available for everyday investors on a stock exchange.
A "private" company's stock, on the other hand, is not available to the general public. Instead, only a select group of investors can make investments in private companies.
You can, of course, give your friend or family member money to fund their business in exchange for equity. But if you wanted to invest in a company like Impossible Foods, you'd have to be an "accredited investor," a designation issued by the federal government. Essentially, it means that you have enough money and financial knowledge to know what you're getting into when investing in private companies.
Why some companies go public
There are several reasons that companies decide to go public, but mostly it's to gain access to a greater number of investors — or, in other words, to tap into a bigger pool of money.
"Companies go public for a variety of reasons, but primarily to raise capital, to provide liquidity for shareholders, and to establish a valuation," Kathleen Smith, principal at institutional research firm Renaissance Capital told Grow earlier this year. "It gives the company a lot of financial flexibility."
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"IPOs are generally dictated through the funding process," says Chris Kerr, chief investment officer at venture capital firm New Crop Capital. "There's probably only a few companies that an IPO is the only path forward to sustain that valuation." Uber, however, saw its valuation fall after it went public, and is currently valued at around $50 billion, showcasing the risk associated with IPOs for investors.
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David Castillo examines the nature of truth in the works of Cervantes and modern popular culture and how the humanities can save us from the plague of disinformation.
Castillo is a SUNY Buffalo "Scholar on the Road" who has contributed to The New York Times and made appearances in The Voice of America, WBFO, and other media outlets. Castillo received a Licenciatura in Geography and History from the University of Granada and an MA and a PhD in Hispanic Literatures from the University of Minnesota.
In Un-Deceptions: Cervantine Strategies for the Disinformation Age. Newark, DE: Juan de la Cuesta Hispanic Monographs, 2021, Castillo examines the nature of truth in the works of Cervantes and modern popular culture from a hard-left perspective in six essays with a foreword by William Egginton. Two new essays and four previously published and updated for inclusion in this book are organized into two parts, "Truth in Cervantine Fiction" and "Cervantine Readings of Popular Culture." Castillo weighs in on today's political climate and social conversations through the lens of his knowledge of Spanish Golden Age literature and culture.
What Would Cervantes Do? Navigating Post-Truth with Spanish Baroque Literature. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2022 (with William Egginton).
The attack on the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 was a tragic illustration of the existential threat that the viral spread of disinformation poses in the age of social media and twenty-four-hour news. From climate change denialism to the frenzied conspiracy theories and racist mythologies that fuel antidemocratic white nationalist movements in the United States and abroad, What Would Cervantes Do? is a lucid meditation on the key role the humanities must play in dissecting and combatting all forms of disinformation.
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The Communities and Local Government Committee said such a charter, along with better pay, status and opportunities, generally, were needed to boost workforce recruitment in social care.
The committee warned that the high vacancy and turnover rates, particularly among nurses, in social care, pointed to "severe challenges in the social care workforce".
The turnover rate for nurses working in social care is 35.9%, while 47.8% of care workers leave within a year of starting, it highlighted in a new report, published on Friday.
The median hourly pay for a care worker was £7.40, and 160,000 to 220,000 care workers in England were paid below the national minimum wage.
In addition, 49% of home care workers were on zero hour contracts, compared with 2.9% of the workforce nationally.
Meanwhile, 27% of care workers received no dementia training and 24% of those who administer medication were not trained to do so.
To make the sector more attractive and to stabilise the current workforce, the MPs recommended the government work with the Local Government Association to publish a "care workers' charter".
It should set out what workers can expect from employers on wage levels, employment terms and conditions, training and career development, said the committee.
They suggested it should draw upon Unison's ethical care charter – a set of commitments the union developed for councils aimed at improving homecare.
The committee also recommended the status of care work be improved across the board through better pay, commensurate with skills and responsibilities, and better terms and conditions.
A "stronger career structure" was needed as well – from apprenticeship to registered nurse – with national standards and qualifications similar to the NHS knowledge and skills framework.
Unison welcomed the committee's call for a new "bill of rights" for care workers to try and end low pay and high job turnover rates.
Its general secretary Dave Prentis said: "It's good MPs have recognised Unison's ongoing campaign to get all councils to reward care workers fairly.
"We'd now urge the government to act, otherwise the crisis in social care will overshadow everyone's lives," hr said.
Royal College of Nursing employment relations adviser Clare Jacobs said: "Despite playing a critical role in delivering care, nurses and care assistants have been repeatedly undervalued… The national minimum wage is not proportionate to the skilled work healthcare assistants do.
In addition to the workforce challenges, the MPs' report called for major reform of social care funding and its provision in general.
The government needed to "urgently review" how social care was funded in the long term and address serious threats to social care provision, said the committee.
It noted the government's forthcoming green paper and welcomed the Chancellor's budget commitment to provide an additional £2bn for social care over the next three years, but warned it fell short of the amount required to close the funding gap.
A "long-term fix" that worked on a cross-party basis and involved the public and social care sector was "urgently necessary to meet the ever-increasing demographic pressures on the system", it said.
The MPs' inquiry found that funding constraints were leading to councils providing care and support to fewer people, concentrating it on those with the highest needs, with care becoming the minimum required for a person to get through the day.
Fewer than one in 12 directors of social care told the committee that they were fully confident that their local authority would be able to meet its statutory duties in 2017-18.
The MPs also found care providers were relying on their privately paying clients to subsidise local authority funded clients. Up to 96% of paying residents were being charged on average 43% more than state funded residents in the same home for the same room and the same level of care.
Councils were increasingly taking a "price first, quality second approach" when commissioning social care, with accounts of some councils paying as little as £2.24 an hour for residential care, said MPs.
Meanwhile, the committee said it found evidence of councils involved in poor consultation and unfair contracts with providers in the social care sector.
It called on councils to audit the services they commissioned annually and regularly carry out spot checks to ensure providers paid the national minimum wage, covering care workers' travel time, travel costs and 'sleep ins'.
Clive Betts, chair of the committee and Labour MP for Sheffield South East, said: "During our inquiry we heard mounting concerns about the serious impact which inadequate funding is having both on the quality and on the level of care.
"We heard compelling evidence of acute threats to care providers' financial viability and an increasing reliance on unpaid carers," he said.
"It is clear there are also severe challenges in the care workforce, with high vacancy and turnover rates, and low pay, poor employment terms and conditions, lack of training and inadequate career opportunities the norm across the sector," he added.
David Pearson, honorary treasurer of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, said: "We welcome this report which echoes the entire sector's call for a long-term solution to providing and paying for social care, the historic underfunding of which is threatening its viability.
"Not only are people living longer and with increasingly complex needs, care workforce challenges, including the welcome national living wage and retention of staff, are creating further pressures –the need to future-proof the social care system cannot be ignored," he said.
"The extra £2 billion for social care over the next three years is an important step towards closing the growing gap in government funding – but this is just a short-term measure," no noted.
Professor Martin Green, chief executive of Care England, said: "The committee has done a very thorough investigation and I hope that the government will give maximum consideration to the recommendations proposed in its forthcoming green paper.
Another charter of rights, 'The patient's charter of rights' if adhered to and followed by nursing staff, residents in Nursing Homes would not be suffering abuse and isolation and lack of emotional and physical needs if the Government passed legislation that allowed criminal charges to be brought against Carers 'Nursing Staff' prosecuted and automatically removed from register.


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How can social prescribing help tackle loneliness?
On May 15th we held our latest Research and Policy Hub meeting, looking at how social prescribing might be able to tackle loneliness across the UK. In this blog, our Director of Campaigns, Policy and Research, Robin Hewings, reviews the day.
Social prescribing is a big part of the loneliness strategy in England as well as the NHS Long Term Plan.
We think there is real potential for social prescribing to help combat loneliness. We see it is a way to engage with the loneliest people in the community, develop a tailored response and connect them with the kinds of services and support they think would help them.
The Research and Policy Hub had a rich mix of people who had organically developed services as well as academic researchers who are bringing their rigour to understanding what works.
Social prescribing on the front line
Tim Anfilogoff speaking at our Policy and Research Hub meeting
The story of social prescribing begins with the experience of front-line GPs, social workers and others. Tim Anfilogoff described just this organic process when he was developing services in Hertfordshire at the beginning of this decade. They could see the challenges their patients or clients faced and wanted to creatively respond with solutions that may be more social than medical. He is now working for NHS England as a facilitator to help local areas successfully deliver the NHS England social prescribing model.
"Because you've got to die of something"
Janette Powell of Reconnections Worcestershire, now taken on by Independent Age, showed how services need imagination and energy to connect to people's interests. There may be a model of social prescribing but hearing her talk about how they organised for a group of bikers to take older people to an event on the back of their motorbikes "because you've got to die of something" shows this is about more than following a bureaucratic model. Simon Tucker of Independent Age showed how effective the service is – people have a measurable reduction in loneliness. And the improvement in people's wellbeing is so great that people even use health services less.
Sometimes people just need a nudge
Jenny Hartnoll of Health Connections Mendip explained how their service started with "one GP who wanted people to be able to access support in one place. So we created a website to tell as many people as possible about the services available in their community, and we've already had over 70,000 hits in the last year". And it's about a lot more than a website; their service is a comprehensive approach involving the whole community. As well as connecting people to services, they are responsive to the gaps and help people to set up new groups of activities and interests. They have introduced badges for people to wear in the town centre saying they are happy to chat.
Jenny said that sometimes people just need a bit of a nudge – but others need intensive support for a long time. The results make a powerful case for more areas taking this approach: 81% of people they support had an improvement in their wellbeing. 93% said they knew more about the available support in their community. Better connections mean there have been big falls in the numbers of unplanned admissions to hospital.
Prof Sonia Johnson, Clinical Professor of Social and Community Psychiatry, UCL presented the findings from a NIHR School for Social Care Research study of a co-produced intervention for one group who really need intensive support: people with severe anxiety and depression. They are helping people understand their networks, work out their goals and then practically help them reach their goals. It's still early days but they found improvements in loneliness, using the de Jong-Gierveld loneliness scale, as well as mental health.
Dr Suzanne Moffatt, Reader in Social Gerontology at Newcastle University is conducting an NIHR School for Public Health Research study on the impact of a community based social prescribing intervention with a particular focus on health in the west of Newcastle an area of high deprivation. She found people whose lives had been greatly improved. One woman told her team: "My health has changed a lot … it's made me feel a lot more confident that there's somebody there." Another man with COPD said the service "restarted me again … they've been really, really good … they've stuck with me."
How can we measure our success?
Despite these stories, capturing these kinds of improvements is not easy. Social prescribing is a complex intervention that can never be captured by a single measure and so we need to be sophisticated in how we evaluate it. We need a breadth of measures including ethnography as much as health service utilisation data.
The challenges of how to focus social prescribing to the needs of those experiencing loneliness were at the centre of the presentation by Kate Jopling, a strategy and policy consultant who has worked with the Campaign to End Loneliness since it was founded. Her key challenge is that social prescribing won't tackle loneliness by accident. It may do other good things but unless we measure it, train practitioners to recognise and respond to it and provide acceptable support and services it will not work for loneliness in the way we hope.
The Research and Policy Hub was a powerful demonstration of how connecting people working in services, academia and policy can create a deeper understanding of an issue than looking at an issue through one lens. We will work so that these insights can help maximise the opportunity of social prescribing so that fewer people will be lonely in the future.
Written on May 24, 2019 at 11:08 am
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