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Mohammad Hatta , 1956.
(First Indonesian Vice President).
From the viewpoint of the capitalist economy which invaded this country, Indonesia was a huge estate, the exploitation of which was based on two highly profitable factors, a rich soil and a supply of cheap labor, which strengthened its international competitive position. Production was not carried out in order to supply the domestic needs of the country itself but was completely geared to the world market, thereby ensuring the highest possible profit. As an outlet for industrial goods from the Netherlands, Indonesia was not yet very important. Its primary economic function was exclusively that of a producing country. This is why the economy of the Netherlands Indies could be characterized as an "export economy."
As to its political structure, the Netherlands Indies was a police state, a type of state organization in conformity with the purpose of the colonizing power to exercise complete political, economic, and social control. Under these conditions there was no room for democracy. Everything was organized hierarchically: the executive corps (pangreh pradja); the police; the army. Fundamental to the system was the position of the rationalized organization named Inlancds Bestuur
[ Administration], culminating in the bupati or regent. Over and above this regent a powerful system of Euro pees Bestuur [ Administration] had been established, which issued all the orders and had supervision over the officials of the Inlands Bestuur. In such a setup it was not the competent and idealistic native officials who were appreciated but rather those who were pro ficient in carrying out orders.
This is the reason why the Indonesian community, oppressed as it was, could not develop properly. The deeper capitalism penetrated into the Indonesian community, the worse became the living conditions of the people, who had no more powers of resistance left. The foundations of the community were destroyed by three types of exploitation that were perpetrated successively over three centuries; the system of the Oost-Indische Compagnie [ India Company], the so-called "cultivation system," and the system of private initiative. And in all these extortions the colonial government acted wherever necessary as "the natural guardian of colonial capitalism," to use the words of J. E. Stokvis.
"Listen also to how aptly Dr. J. H. Boeke describes the social
Destruction caused by colonial capitalism in Indonesia:
Individualizing liberal principles and capitalist penetration have destroyed social foundations and driven the economically weak into a merciless social struggle in Indonesia, perhaps to an even greater extent than in Europe. We all know that the capitalist system in its full growth has invaded Indonesia like a foreign conqueror and succeeded in conquering it in a
few decades. Even more drastic than in Europe has been the disintegrating effect in the colonial territory of a policy that was based on the interests of those who were well equipped, knowledgeable, and always ready to fight. The economic policy which opened up Indonesia to tough-minded capitalists, the communications policy which shortened distances and abolished isolation, the system of free trade which intensified competition in internal commerce, the taxation system with its increasing emphasis on money and individual assessment, the western legislation and administration of justice, the educational policy—all these have exercised a disintegrating influence on the native community and its social organs, to which the weak force of the numerous people was not equal. All these have broken down the existing social organization without molding a new one, creating misery without generating new strength, and the result has been a degradation of the human spirit".
This is not the pronouncement of an Indonesian revolutionary, but the result of a scientific analysis by a colonial economist, a man of deep human feelings.
It was this knowledge, together with the facts of daily experience in racial and individual life, that gave substance to the ideal of a future Free Indonesia. And the cognizance of the Dutch colonial aims, in which there was no place whatsoever for aspirations toward Indonesian self-government, reinforced the national spirit. "A Free Indonesia, one and indivisible" and "Struggle on the basis of our own strength" became the slogans of the national movement. Statements by Dutch leaders, such as H. Colijn, who said that it should be made clear to Indonesian nationalists that Dutch authority over Indonesia was established as firmly as Mont Blanc on the Alps, only served to add fuel to the fires of Indonesian nationalism, which were already aflame. To smother them was no longer possible!
In this way our prewar freedom movement gave birth to four of the five principles on which our present State is based: Humanity, the Unity of Indonesia, the Sovereignty of the People, and Social Justice. These were ideals for the future—a reaction to the bitter reality of the people's misery, constant humiliations, national extortion, and suffering under a colonial and autocratic power.
Free Indonesia had to become a national state, one and indivisible, free from foreign colonial domination in whatever form, political or ideological. The principles of humanity had to be carried out in all segments of life, in the intercourse between individuals, between
employers and workers, between the different groups of the population. Although generated by the struggle against colonialism, these humanitarian ideals had not only an anti-colonial and anti-imperialistic character, but were also directed toward the freeing of man from all oppression. Community relationships were to be characterized by an atmosphere of family and fraternity. The socialist literature which found many readers, and the labor movement of the West
which could be observed from afar and nearby, confirmed these ideals and made them into firm convictions.
This feeling, with which the spirit of the national movement was deeply imbued, was later incorporated as a basic principle in the Preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, in the following words: "Independence being in truth the right of all peoples, colonialism, which does not accord with humanity and justice, must be abolished throughout the world."
The "Universal Declaration of Human Rights," consisting of thirty articles, was adopted by the United Nations Organization on December 10, 1948, during its meeting in Paris. When Indonesian leaders, who in their younger days had been fighting as pioneers, heard the
declaration in article I that "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights," it was as if they heard themselves speaking. It gave them the feeling that people wanted to realize their own long- held ideals in international society. When it was already considered fitting to carry out these ideals internationally, should these ideals be neglected in the national sphere?
There was yet another fundamental question to be solved. Once Indonesia achieved independence, what form of state organization would be best? Experience with the colonial autocratic government in the form of a police state had given rise to the ideal of a democratic constitutional state in the minds of the younger generation of
Indonesia. The state, it was believed, should have the form of a
Republic based on the sovereignty of the people. The sovereignty of
the people, however, as envisaged and propagated in the circles of
our national movement, was at variance with Rousseau's concepts
which were characterized by individualism. Sovereignty of the people
in Indonesia had to be rooted in its own society, which is collectivist
in character. Whatever its other sources, Indonesian democracy
should also evolve from indigenous Indonesian democracy. More-
over, the national spirit which had developed as a natural reaction to
Western imperialism and capitalism intensified the desire to look in our own society for foundations on which to build a national state. Western democracy was rejected a priori.
When we study the French Revolution of 1789, which is known as the source of Western democracy, we find that the slogan "Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity" was not carried into practice. This is not surprising, because the French Revolution broke out as a revolution of individuals, aiming to liberate persons as individuals from the ties of feudalism. The liberty of the individual was given first consideration. When this liberty had been gained, its connection with equality and fraternity was forgotten.
Although the French Revolution aimed at carrying out the ideal of complete equality—which is why, besides liberty for the individual, equality and fraternity were also stressed—the democracy which it practiced brought only political equality.
Politically, every individual was accorded equal rights. Rich and poor, men and women, had the same right to vote and to be elected as members of parliament. Beyond these rights, however, there was no equality. As a matter of fact, when the spirit of individualism kindled by the French Revolution flared up, capitalism thrived increasingly. Class strife became aggravated; oppression of the economically weak by the economically strong became more severe. There are strongly conflicting interests, wherever there are oppressors and oppressed, fraternity is hard to find. The system of individual economic responsibility resulted in a worker's livelihood being secure only as long as he was strong and able to work. He was dismissed and neglected once he became old and sickly and lost his ability to work.
Clearly, democracy of this type was not in conformity with the ideals of the Indonesian struggle for independence, which aimed at realization of the principles of humanity and social justice. Political democracy alone cannot bring about equality and fraternity. Political democracy must go hand in hand with economic democracy, other wise man will not yet be free, and there will not be equality or fraternity. Therefore, social democracy covering all phases of life which constituted human existence was the ideal of Indonesian democracy. The ideal of social justice was made into a program to be carried out in our future national life.
It was really from three sources that these ideals of social democracy came to life in the minds of the Indonesian leaders at that time.
First, Western socialist thinking attracted attention because it advocated and strove toward the principles of humanity. Second, there were the teachings of Islam which demand honesty and divine jus tice in human society and fraternity among people as creatures of the Lord in accordance with the essential qualities of Allah, the Merciful and the Benevolent. Third, there was the knowledge that Indonesian society is based on collectivism. These three considerations only served to strengthen the conviction that the democratic structure that was to become the basis of the future government of In dependent Indonesia should be derived from the indigenous
democ racy prevalent in the Indonesian village.
The old Indonesian states were feudal states, ruled by autocratic kings. Nevertheless, in the villages a democratic system remained in force and lived a healthy life as part and parcel of
adat-istiadat, old usage and traditional custom. This fact provided sufficient evidence for the conviction that indigenous Indonesian democracy would have strong powers of endurance, live healthily, and be "neither cracked by the sun nor rotted by the rain." This is also why indigenous democracy was idealized to such an extent in the national movement. Many were the leaders who felt it to be sufficiently complete to become the basis of the government of a modern state. "Take away the feudalism and capitalism which are suppressing it," they said, "and it is bound to blossom forth and live healthily on a solid foundation!"
Social analysis shows that the indigenous Indonesian democracy was able to maintain itself under feudalism because the soil, the most important factor of production, was the communal property of the village people. It did not belong to the king. And the social history of the Western world shows that in the feudal era the ownership of land constituted the basis of liberty and power. Whoever lost the title to his land, lost his freedom and became dependent on others; he became the servant of the landlord. Whoever was the owner of a great deal of landed property had power, and the extent of his power was in proportion to the amount of land he owned.
Because landed property in the old Indonesia belonged to the village community, village democracy could not be eliminated, regard less of efforts by the feudal power to suppress it. On the basis of the common ownership of the soil, each individual, in carrying out his economic activities, felt that he had to act in accordance with common consent. Consequently, one finds that all heavy work that could
not be done by one individual person, was performed by the system of gotong rojong, mutual assistance. Not only were matters which according to the Western judicial system were within the area of public law taken care of in this way, but so also were private matters such as building a house, working the rice fields, accompanying the dead to the graveyard, and so on. This way of life, based on common ownership of the soil, had created the custom of mutual consultation. All decisions concerning matters of common interest were taken by mutual consent, or in the words of a Minangkabau saying: "Water becomes one by passing through a bamboo pipe; words become one by mutual agreement." The custom of taking decisions by way of mu tual consultation created the custom of holding general meetings in a regular meeting place, which were presided over by the head of the village. All adult and indigenous members of the village community had the right to attend these meetings.
We have not yet mentioned all the democratic elements in the original Indonesian village. There are two further elements: the right to make joint protest against regulations issued by the king or prince that are felt to be unjust; and the right of the people to leave the territory over which the king has authority when they feel that they do not want to live there any longer. Rightly or not, these last two rights have often been thought of as the right of individuals to decide their own fate. As is well known, the right to make an ordi nary joint protest has been resorted to up to the present time. When it happens that the people strongly disapprove of a regulation issued by the bupati [ the wedana [ chief], or some other authority, one sees a great many people congregating at the particular town or village square, where they will sit quietly for a certain length of time, without doing anything. In the old days it was not very often that the Indonesian people, who are by nature patient and complying, acted like this, but when they did, it made the authorities consider whether they had not better revoke or modify their orders.
These five indigenous elements of democracy—the general meet ing, mutual consultation, gotong rojong or mutual assistance, the right to make joint protests, and the right to remove oneself from the king's or prince's authority—were esteemed within our national movement as solid principles for the social democracy that was to become the basis for the future government of Free Indonesia.
Subsequent analysis, made quietly and free from the desire to idealize everything that is indigenous with us, has shown that the
good points of our village democracy cannot all be applied indiscriminately at the level of the state. The system of consultation as it is practiced in the villages means that decisions are taken unanimously, with everyone agreeing, after the matter has been discussed thoroughly. No decision can be taken before unanimity has been reached, and the matter remains a subject for discussion both within and outside the general meeting. It would be impossible to reach such unanimous decisions in a parliament with all its different parties and political antagonisms. In this matter, whether one likes it or not, one has to accept the system of Western democracy whereby decisions are taken by a majority of votes.
On the other hand, "agreement" such as is usually imposed in totalitarian countries, is not at all in harmony with the notion of Indonesian democracy, because real agreement can only be arrived at by mutual consultation. Without consultation, where everyone has the right to advance his opinion, there cannot be any agreement. However, in a democratic collective society such as Indonesia's, the mentality of individual persons is different from that in an individualistic society. In all their actions and in the voicing of their opinions, Indonesians are primarily guided by the common interest. Their own interests are completely bound up in the common interest. Therefore, it is naturally easier for them to reach agreement. But, although the individual in his way of thinking and acting is guided by the ideals of the common good, he is not a mere object of the
collective entity, such as is the case in totalitarian countries. He remains a subject with his own will, able to move about freely and make his own special contacts and to practice differentiation. Socially speaking, he maintains his own ideals and devotes his thoughts to his own or the common welfare.
This was the kind of society in the minds of those who were doing their best to create an appropriate democratic system for the future Free Indonesia. In no case did they want to relinquish the ideals of social democracy that were more or less fundamental to social organization in our original community. In the political field a system of popular representation with consultation was designed, based on the general interest of the community. Extensive autonomy, reflecting the idea of "government by those governed," would have to be carried into effect. In the economic sector, the national economy would have to be organized on a cooperative basis, and the government would have to have the duty of controlling or supervising those branches of production important to the state and those which vitally effect the life of the people. In the social sector, the development of man's individuality would have to be safeguarded. The state would direct its efforts toward the happiness, well being and moral worth of man.


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San Cisco
San Cisco
San Cisco live at the Bakery, 2012
|Background information
|Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
|Indie pop, indie rock, indie folk, psychedelic rock, psychedelic pop
|Years active
|Albert Productions, Fat Possum Records
|Associated acts
|The Flairz
The Real Life Animators
Ghetto Crystals
|Jordi Davieson
Josh Biondillo
Scarlett Stevens
Jennifer Aslett
|Past members
|Nick Gardner
San Cisco is an Australian indie pop band that formed in 2009[1] under the original name of King George,[2] in Fremantle, Western Australia.[1] The band are a four-piece, and consists of Jordi Davieson (guitar, lead vocals), Josh Biondillo (guitar, vocals), Jennifer Aslett (bass) and Scarlett Stevens (drums, vocals). All members, except Stevens, share duties on keyboards. In November 2011, the band was signed by Albert Productions,[2] but moved to Fat Possum Records for the release of its debut album. In October 2012, the band described its 'vibe' as "squelchy, crispy, streamlined, hairy, indie".[3] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2013 the group were nominated for Best Independent Release and Best Dance Release for the album; and Best Video for "Fred Astaire", which was directed by Andrew Nowrojee.
The three male members of San Cisco attended the same high school, Christian Brothers College in Fremantle, whilst Stevens attended nearby Iona Presentation College.[4] Singer/guitarist Davieson and drummer Stevens have known each other since early childhood. At only thirteen Davieson's first band was The Real Life Animators.[5] The band formed in early December 2005, with Albert Loss on lead guitar and vocals, Davieson on rhythm guitar and vocals, Bill Lawrie on drums, and Theo Campbell on bass guitar. The band played around Fremantle, supporting other bands such as the Watts and the Flairz. Stevens' first performances were in December 2003, at age eleven, as the drummer for the rock trio, the Flairz, together with Dion Mariani and John Mariani. Meanwhile, Biondillo and Davieson also bonded over a shared interest in skateboarding, the water, and music. Stevens is the daughter of Phil Stevens, who co-founded Jarrah Records with both the John Butler Trio and The Waifs, two bands that he also manages.[6][7] Biondillo has explained, "I started playing guitar when I was in high school, about year 8 or 9, but it was mostly just playing music in my bedroom. So I did that until I met Jordi and then we started jamming together."[8]
In late 2009, Davieson, Stevens, and Biondillo started playing music together and were later joined by bass guitarist Gardner. Initially called "King George", the band changed its name to "San Cisco" after surveying friends and fans. According to the band, "there is no link between the city San Francisco and our name San Cisco. .... The reason we went with San Cisco was because it is nothing; like a blank canvas which we were able to sculpt into whatever we wanted".[9]
Golden Revolver EP[edit]
In late 2010, San Cisco recorded its debut EP Golden Revolver in Perth, Western Australia at Blackbird Studios. The EP's five songs were co-produced by Little Birdy drummer Matt Chequer and veteran engineer/producer Steven Schram (Little Birdy, The Waifs, Cat Empire, Little Red). "Golden Revolver", the EP's critically acclaimed lead single, received heavy airplay on national Australian radio station Triple J. XFM London DJ Mike Walsh said of "Golden Revolver": "If this song was brought to me as the next Vampire Weekend single, I would not be disappointed".[10]
The music video for "Golden Revolver" shows the band sailing along Western Australia's Margaret River on a makeshift boat.[11] The group's second single "Girls Do Cry" and a cover of Perth band Tame Impala's 2010 single "Solitude is Bliss" are also featured on the EP. Prior to the release of Golden Revolver, San Cisco was profiled in a December episode of Triple J Unearthed.[12]
Awkward EP[edit]
The band's second EP, Awkward, was released in February 2012 and the concept behind the title song was revealed in a backstage interview with Davieson: "It's a bit of a weird story about a stalker, involving me and Scarlett. It's completely made up". The recording was released through the band's own record label Island City Records, with distribution provided by the MGM company.[13] The Uber Rock website reported that the EP was well received by the British music press and radio, and that the band had received support from media outlets such as NME, This Is Fake DIY, XFM, BBC 6Music, Absolute Radio, BBC Radio 1 and Amazing Radio.[14]
As of 27 April 2013, the music video for "Awkward", published on the band's YouTube channel "sanciscomusic", had received over 5.6 million views—the video was directed by Andrew Nowrojee.[15]
San Cisco[edit]
In late 2011, the band was signed by Albert Productions, the home of major Australian acts such as AC/DC and Megan Washington—the label described San Cisco's sound as "rough, low-fi garage pop" mixed with "bright catchy hooks".[16] However, in September 2012, the band left Albert Productions to join the roster of United States (US) label, Fat Possum Records—a deal that was made in partnership with RCA Records—for the release of its debut album San Cisco in all territories, except for Australia, on 23 November 2012;[17][18] in Australia, the band made the decision to release the album, together with the singles "Wild Things" and "Fred Astaire",[19][20] through Island City Records.[21]
The band is the first-ever Australian act to be signed to the Fat Possum label; other bands on the Fat Possum roster are The Black Keys, Spiritualized, Townes Van Zandt and Dinosaur Jr.[21][22] The label has provided the following description of the band on its website: "In a year of viral mega-hits from Down Under, a ground of four youthful musical friends have reached the upper echelons of the Australian pop charts with an intoxicating ear-worm of a song called "Awkward" ... If you were wondering what might be the song of the Fall, you'll find it right here."[23] In response to a question regarding the band's deal with Fat Possum, the band exclaimed, "Awesome! Fat Possum is amazing. We're all stoked to be a part of the label."[3]
A music video for "Wild Things", the first single release from the band's debut album, was published on the band's YouTube channel on 16 October 2012 and was directed by Kasimir Burgess.[24] The single was also previewed on the website of national Australian radio station Triple J.[17] A bonus song is also featured on the debut album; entitled "John's Song", the song consists solely of Davieson's vocals and guitar.[18]
San Cisco recorded a cover version of the Daft Punk song "Get Lucky" for the "Like A Version" segment of national Australian radio station Triple J on 30 May 2013. The band uses slap bass and bongo drums for their rendition and also incorporate the N*E*R*D song "Hypnotize U".[25][26]
In late 2013 the band stated in an interview that they plan to release a new album soon.
San Cisco released their sophomore album, Gracetown, on 6 March 2015, the title of which was inspired by Gracetown a small coastal town in Western Australia. In early March immediately prior to the release of the album, bass player, Nick Gardner accidentally shot himself in the foot when rabbit shooting at a friend's farm near Collie. As a result, he missed the band's tour of the United States and Mexico, promoting the new album.[27]
The Water[edit]
San Cisco released their third album "The Water" on 5 May 2017.[28] Taken from the album are singles "Slo-Mo" and "Hey, Did I Do You Wrong?", which reached #10[29] and #3[30] on the Australian independent radio chart consecutively.
According to San Cisco guitarist Josh Biondillo: "We organised five, ten day stints in the studio. It mostly came together in the studio and I think that's the reason that the sound is a bit more similar between songs - there's a lot more ties between them, similarities. It was a good energy... it's kind of the same energy that we've had since the beginning, this songwriting/recording team that's developed a good synergy and a good working relationship. We've learned each other's strengths."[28]
Awards and accolades[edit]
In the Triple J Hottest 100 countdown for 2011, "Awkward" was voted into the seventh position and represented the band's first ever Hottest 100 appearance.[13] The song "Awkward" also won the "Most Popular Single" and "Most Popular Music Video" awards at the 2012 Western Australian Music Industry (WAMI) Awards.[6] Awkward was certified Gold by the ARIA Accreditations 2012.[31] The band was also nominated for an Unearthed J Award in November 2011.[32]
In December 2012, Triple J announced that the station's listeners had voted San Cisco into the #10 position in the "Listeners Top 10 Albums Poll". In the 2012 Hottest 100 the singles "Wild Things" and "Fred Astaire" were voted into positions 53 and 48, respectively.[33]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2013 the group were nominated for Breakthrough Artist - Release, Best Independent Release and Best Dance Release for their debut album; and Best Video for "Fred Astaire", which was directed by Andrew Nowrojee.[34]
In the Triple J Hottest 100 2016 countdown, "Too Much Time Together" was voted into 49th position. "Magic" was nominated, but failed to accumulate enough votes to make it.
As Golden Revolver continued to gain popularity, San Cisco performed at numerous festivals throughout 2011, such as Adelaide's Fuse Festival, BIGSOUND in Brisbane, the Melbourne, Victoria leg of the St Jerome's Laneway Festival, the Pyramid Rock Festival on Victoria's Phillip Island, Peats Ridge Festival in New South Wales' Glenworth Valley, and the Western Australian stops of the Big Day Out and the Groovin' the Moo festivals.[16] The band has also supported established Australian acts, such as The Grates, Jebediah and Architecture in Helsinki,[16] and made appearances on the Australian version of BalconyTV (filmed in Brisbane, Queensland)[35] and 3 News.[8]
Prior to the release of its debut album, the band completed its first European tour in October 2012[14][36] and appeared at the CMJ Festival that is held in New York City, US.[17] Writing for the Bullett website, Luke O'Neil presented the band's CMJ showcase in a positive light:
Better off not planning to do anything and hope you accidentally stumble across something you didn't know you wanted to see and avoid disappointment. That's what happened last night ... I found an Australian band called San Cisco playing, and against all odds, their breezy indie charms—something of a cross between Vampire Weekend and Arctic Monkeys, put the first smile on my face of the night.[37]
On 29 January 2013, the band began its first US tour, opening for The Vaccines at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston, Massachusetts[38]
On 16 July 2013, the band began a headlinging North American tour in Boston, MA with opening acts Supercute! and Smallpools. The tour consisted of 18 concerts in American and Canadian cities.
In anticipation of the UK release of their self-titled album, the band began their UK tour on 19 August 2013 in Southampton at the Joiners venue. The album was released on 7 October 2013 and the final date of the tour was 17 October in London.[39]
To promote the release of their third album 'The Water', the band commenced one of their biggest Australian tours on the 18th May 2017. Visiting 21 shows in 46 days,[1] guitarist Josh Biondillo said ahead of the tour: "Yeah it's definitely a big one. I think it will be a good reintroduction to the fans and the crowd. The whole thing, I think, for me, is a lot more mature. Even though we're still doing the silly stuff that we've always done, but hopefully in the tour [you'll see our] maturity as songwriters and performers."[28] They played at the 2017 Splendour In The Grass festival.
The band has identified MGMT, The Flaming Lips and Vampire Weekend as influences on its songwriting and, as of January 2011, Stevens worked in a record store, a connection that the band members have explained "creates new influences and ideas, which we can apply to our own music."[9]
Other projects[edit]
Stevens is responsible for the backing vocals on the Bob Evans (Kevin Mitchell, of Jebediah fame) song "Go", from his fourth album Familiar Stranger.[40] She performed vocals on the single version of Australian rapper Illy's song Tightrope[41].
She is the drummer for the Ghetto Crystals, a new post-grunge project featuring her and guitarist/vocalist Doug May (formerly of Abbe May).
Band members[edit]
- Current members
- Jordi Davieson – guitar, vocals, keys
- Josh Biondillo – guitar, vocals, keys, synthesizers
- Scarlett Stevens – drums, vocals
- Jennifer Aslett - bass, vocals (2018-present)
- Former members
- Nick Gardner – bass guitar, keys
Studio albums[edit]
|Album details
|Peak chart positions
|San Cisco
|The Water
|EP details
|Golden Revolver
|Peak chart positions
|"Golden Revolver"
|Golden Revolver EP
|"Girls Do Cry"
|Awkward EP
|"Wild Things"
|San Cisco
|"Rocket Ship"
|"Fred Astaire"
|"Too Much Time Together"
|"B Side"
|Non-album single
|The Water
|"Hey, Did I Do You Wrong?"
|"The Distance"
|"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.
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Second private online GP provider looking to partner with NHS practices (Pulse: 4 April 2018)
A second major provider of private online GP consultations is looking to offer its services via the NHS, Pulse has learned.
Push Doctor, which currently offers video GP consultations 'in minutes' at £20 each, told Pulse that it is seeking ways to provide NHS services.
Birmingham LMC chair Dr Robert Morley told Pulse that Push Doctor had 'contacted all Birmingham practices' in a search for partners who could use its technology.
The bid comes as fellow online provider Babylon Health is actively seeking to expand its NHS service offering elsewhere in the UK, having already signed up thousands of patients since its London launch in November....read more
NHS app for GP video appointments signs up thousands of Londoners (Evening Standard: 10 January 2018)
Thousands of Londoners have signed up for a controversial NHS smartphone service that allows video consultations with a GP around the clock.
The GP at Hand app attracted almost 7,000 Londoners in its first month, despite them having to switch registration from their existing doctor to receive the free advice.
Its backers say it has helped ease winter pressures on A&Es and GP surgeries by enabling those with flu to receive advice at home — while avoiding spreading the virus....read more
Richard Branson's Virgin healthcare firm scoops £1bn of NHS contracts (The Guardian: 29 December 2017)
Richard Branson's Virgin Care won a record £1bn of NHS contracts last year, as £3.1bn of health services were privatised despite a government pledge to reduce the proportion of care provided by private companies.
Overall, private firms scooped 267 – almost 70% – of the 386 clinical contracts that were put out to tender in England during 2016-17, according to a new report. They included the seven highest value contracts, worth £2.43bn between them, and 13 of the 20 most lucrative tenders.
The £3.1bn in contracts, a big rise on the previous year's £2.4bn, prompted concern that profit-driven companies are increasingly involved in delivering care, in a development that undermines repeated assurances by the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, that they play only a marginal role....read more
Lancashire County Council award £104m NHS contract to Virgin Care (Lancashire Post: 11 December 2017)
A County Hall decision to award a £104m healthcare contract to the private sector instead of the NHS has sparked a storm of protest in Lancashire. Richard Branson's Virgin Care company has beaten Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust in the tendering process to run the county's 0-19 Healthy Child Programme for the next five years.
Today the furious Labour leader on the county council branded the decision "privatisation by the back door." Coun Azhar Ali, who is going to London today talking to MPs about the issue, stormed: "This is a massive contract and it has major ramifications for healthcare in Lancashire. "It is a terrible blow and could have an impact on the viability of the Lancashire Care Trust." The programme, which covers services such as school nurses and health visitors for children and young people, is worth up to £20.8m a year.....read more
Cygnet named in new care model despite serious failings at hospital (HSJ: 18 October 2017)
NHS England named Cygnet Health Care as a partner in a new care model for young people's mental health 10 days after inspectors found serious failings at its hospital in Woking that led to the temporary closure of its adolescents' psychiatric intensive care unit.
The Care Quality Commission rated the psychiatric intensive care services at the hospital inadequate. The inspection in June found young people had repeatedly self-harmed while under constant observation; there was a high level of incidents and use of restraint, including prone restraint; and staff did not have the skills and experience to manage the young people in their care. In eight reported cases, male staff had not intervened when a patient was self-harming until a female nurse arrived....read more
Biggest ever NHS tender launched as £6bn contract put on market (The HSJ, 7 April 2017)
Manchester health leaders have kicked off the search for providers of "out of hospital" health and care services across the city under a contract worth nearly £6bn – the largest ever NHS services tender.
A tender document, published by NHS Shared Business Services, sets out for the first time the contract value and other details of the ambitious plan to set up a "local care organisation" to provide all non-acute services – including social care – across the city.
The LCO will hold a single 10 year contract to provide services for a population of around 600,000 across the city – but not the entire Greater Manchester devolution region. The contract will be let by Manchester Health and Care Commissioning, a partnership between the city council and a newly formed single clinical commissioning group.
The notice, which calls for expressions of interest by the end of April, said: "Commissioners seek responses from interested providers who wish to deliver… a local care organisation for the population of Manchester with the aim of bringing together a range of health, social care and public health services to be delivered in the community."
"The LCO is envisaged [to have] an emphasis upon: local population health and prevention of ill health; connecting to community assets and building upon people's strengths and self-management skills; and targeted care support people's needs particularly as needs change and become more complex. The estimated total contract value for the 10 year contract term is £5.9bn."....Read more
Circle contract win means trust 'risks going in special measures' (HSJ: 14 March 2017)
Lewisham and Greenwich Trust stands to lose up to £6.6m of revenue over five years unless Circle Health, the winner of a musculoskeletal contract for Greenwich, contracts it to deliver community based services and "other orthopaedic activity", the PwC report said.
The report also highlighted possible risks to the safety of care if Circle subcontracts MSK services currently provided by Lewisham and Greenwich to another provider.
The London trust already has a forecast deficit of £34.6m for 2016-17, which puts the trust's finances £14.4m behind plan, the PwC study said.
The loss of £1.6m of income in the first year of the contract could "add additional financial pressures to the trust", and lead to "potential intervention, for example being placed into the financial special measure regime", the report said....read more
Biggest ever NHS tender launched as £6bn contract put on market (HSJ: 7 April 2017)
Manchester health leaders have kicked off the search for providers of "out of hospital" health and care services across the city under a contract worth nearly £6bn – the largest ever NHS services tender.
A tender document, published by NHS Shared Business Services, sets out for the first time the contract value and other details of the ambitious plan to set up a "local care organisation" to provide all non-acute services – including social care – across the city.
The LCO will hold a single 10 year contract to provide services for a population of around 600,000 across the city – but not the entire Greater Manchester devolution region. The contract will be let by Manchester Health and Care Commissioning, a partnership between the city council and a newly formed single clinical commissioning group...read more
Private NHS contractor set to take over county's out of hours service (Stroud News and Journal: 2 February 2017)
Out of Hours services for patients in Gloucestershire are set to be taken over by a private healthcare company for the first time.
Care UK is poised to take over provision of the primary care service from the publicly funded South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.
Due to tightening budgets the NHS Trust announced last autumn it would be forced to terminate its contract early to focus efforts on the provision of 999/emergency care.
The "interim" deal with Care UK was made after a competitive tender and evaluation process by the Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
The privately contractor, which is Britain's biggest provider of out-of-hours services, will take over on a short-term 10 month contract from June 1, 2017.
Health chiefs in the county say the deal will help ensure high quality and safety for patients during the interim and have promised a seamless transition.
But NHS campaigners in Stroud have condemned the move as a damning indictment of the current trend of privatisation in local NHS services...read more
NHS spends millions on private companies that block GP referrals, investigation finds (The Independent: 4 January 2017)
The NHS is spending millions on private companies that stop GPs referring patients to hospitals, an investigation has revealed.
Controversial "referral management centres" are supposed to cut costs and improve the quality of GP referrals – but three quarters of NHS bodies that told the British Medical Journal (BMJ) they used the schemes could not say whether they had saved money overall.
At least £57m has been paid out to them since April 2013, according to the 69 per cent of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) using the schemes which gave details of their operating costs.
Doctors expressed concern that paying third parties to screen GP referrals – around a third of which are run by private companies – was of questionable effectiveness.
"[CCGs] are leaping at these schemes without any clear evidence of benefit and that they're just hopeful that it might reduce their costs," Dr Richard Vautrey told the journal....read more
Outcry as Virgin Care gets £250m contract following claim children in Essex will be 'guinea pigs' for outsourcing (Essex Gazette: 20 December 2016)
Opposition councillors have criticised plans to treat children as "guinea pigs" by awarding a £250 million family support service contract to Virgin Care.
Essex County Council awarded the seven-year contract to Virgin Care, in partnership with Barnardo's, to run family services across the county.
The contract, which starts in April, includes health, wellbeing and family support services from pre-birth to the age of 19 and will see the combination of existing services like the healthy child programme, healthy schools, family nurse partnership and children's centres from April 2017....read more
Staffordshire £1.2bn cancer contract given green light (BBC News: 26 November 2016)
A £1.2bn plan to outsource cancer and end-of-life care in Staffordshire has been given the go-ahead by NHS England.
The project, which has attracted considerable opposition, was put on hold in January after a similar contract in Cambridge was scrapped due to financial concerns.
A 10-year contract in Staffordshire is expected to be up and running by April.
Bidders are believed to include private companies Virgin Healthcare and Interserve.
The deal includes a £690m contract to run cancer care across four Staffordshire clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) - Stafford and Surrounds, Cannock Chase, Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire.
The successful bidder will be asked to co-ordinate cancer care throughout the county - from diagnosis through to treatment and end-of-life care.
The CCGs have previously said the aim was to streamline services and "provide the best cancer and end-of-life care for patients".
However, Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent South Rob Flello, described it as an unpopular and dangerous project that could see a private provider take over NHS care.....read more
Virgin wins contracts worth £65m (HSJ: 23 November 2016)
Virgin Care has been awarded two five year contracts to provide community and urgent care services for a clinical commissioning group in Lancashire.
West Lancashire CCG launched a tender process for the services after the Care Quality Commission raised concerns about Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals Trust, the incumbent provider.
The community services contracts are worth £45m over five years
Private firm Optum, Lancashire Care Foundation Trust and Bridgewater Community Healthcare FT were also shortlisted for further discussions about the community services contract, which was previously advertised as being worth £45m over five years.
Optum and Virgin Care were the only bidders shortlisted for the urgent care services contract, including GP out of hours provision and a walk-in centre in Skelmersdale, for a contract worth around £20m over five years.
Virgin Care will start delivering the services in April....read more
Government quietly privatises the NHS's in-house agency staff provider (The Independent: 19 November 2016)
The Government is to privatise the NHS's in-house, publicly-owned provider of agency staff, ministers have announced.
NHS Professionals, the health service's main staffing agency, provides 90,000 health workers to around a quarter of NHS trusts, covering two million shifts a year.
In a written statement issued on Thursday as most MPs headed back to their constituencies, the Government announced it would sell off a majority stake in the orgnaisation to the private sector with the aim of "creating a profitable business model".
Labour says the sell-off amounts to further privatisation of a key part of the health service, while the Government claims the private sector will help provide new investment.
It is understood that the Government could invest public funds in the organisation directly through the Treasury but has chosen to use the private sector instead.
"Following market analysis and a thorough appraisal of a business case, the Department's preferred option is to create a joint venture partnership to bring in the necessary investment and expertise to the business and give the Company greater operational autonomy," health minister Philip Dunne said in the statement....read more
Landmark deal for private firm to run social work service approved (Community Care: 11 November 2016)
Virgin Care will run statutory adult social work services in Bath and North East Somerset from April 2017, in deal believed to be first of its type.
Richard Branson's Virgin Care will run core adult social work services in Bath and North East Somerset after a £700m contract to reshape community health and social care services was approved last night.
The Conservative-controlled council voted 35-22 in favour of the deal. Earlier in the day the local NHS clinical commissioning group's board voted unanimously in favour.
From April 2017, Virgin will run more than 200 services under the deal including three statutory services – adult social care, continuing healthcare and children's community health. The deal marks the first time a privately-owned profit-making firm will deliver statutory adult social work functions.
Unlike in children's services, there are no laws preventing councils from delegating statutory adult social work functions to profit-making providers.
But previous outsourcing deals by councils have only seen social work run by local authority-owned trading companies or not-for-profit social enterprises spun out of social services departments.....read more
Hospital in £135million of debt hands £600MILLION contract to Serco (Mirror: 26 September 2016)
Debt-ridden Barts Health NHS Trust is already in Financial Special Measures because of its alarming cash crisis.
Barts - which cares for 2.5million people in London - has the largest debt in the history of the NHS .
But it has triggered fresh concerns about its financial management by giving outsourcing giant Serco a 10-year contract to run its hospital facilities.
It is the biggest deal the company has won since 2014...read more
Virgin Care preferred bidder for £69m community services contract (HSJ: 19 August 2016)
The seven year contract – with an option to extend for a further three years – is being jointly commissioned by Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group and Bath and North East Somerset Council.
It covers over 200 services currently delivered by more than 60 organisations including: health visiting; speech and language therapy; diabetes nurses; district nurses; the falls prevention team; the independent living service; physiotherapy and reablement services; and palliative care nurses.
Virgin Care was chosen ahead of a consortium led by the social enterprise Sirona Care and Health, which included Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath Foundation Trust, Dorothy House Hospice Care, and the GP organisation Bath and North East Somerset Enhanced Medical Services.
The rationale for the contract is to integrate the disparate services. Virgin Care will act as a "prime provider", directly delivering and coordinating services, but with the option to subcontract to other providers where appropriate....read more
Virgin Care bags major £700m health and care co-ordination deal (National Health Executive: 19 August 2016)
Virgin Care has been chosen as the preferred bidder to co-ordinate over 200 health and care services in Bath and North East Somerset as part of a major £700m contract.
According to NHS Bath and North East Somerset CCG, the deal is intended to strengthen health and care co-ordination in the region after several complaints from people who claim to "have difficulty finding their way" around the system.
The contract is worth £69.2m a year and will run for seven years, with the option to extend for a further three years, which the CCG and the local council say is in line with their current spending on community services....read more
How much is the government really privatising the NHS? (The Guardian: 15 August 2016)
The available evidence bears out Owen Smith's claim that NHS privatisation is increasing, but it is less of the "explosion" that the Labour leadership hopeful warns about and more of a gradual but inexorable, rise in the proportion of the NHS budget going to firms such as Virgin Care, Care UK and Bupa. It is also noteworthy that the private sector has been making ever bigger inroads into several key areas of NHS care, notably general practice, community services and mental health care.
Department of Health (DH) figures show that the amount of its funding that has gone to "independent sector providers" more than doubled from £4.1bn in 2009-10, Labour's last year in power, to £8.7bn in 2015-16.
Slow-release privatisation has also seen the percentage of the DH budget finding its way into private hands rising from 4% in 2009-10 to 8% in the last financial year.
A few privatisation contracts involve huge sums. Several GP-led NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in Staffordshire caused controversy in 2014-15 when they sought to hand 10-year contracts for cancer and end-of-life care worth £1.2bn to a private provider, though those plans have been held up after NHS England became involved...read more
16 CCGs launch integrated NHS 111 and urgent care services (HSJ: 3 August 2016)
Sixteen West Midlands clinical commissioning groups are set to mobilise a new integrated NHS 111, GP out of hours and urgent care service across a population of 4.6 million after awarding a set of contracts worth up to £172m.
In March 2016, Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG, on behalf of the 16 CCGs, launched a procurement process for an integrated NHS 111 and out of hours GP services contract. Tender documents revealed the deal was worth between £86.4m and £172.1m, from July 2016 to July 2022. The CCGs have refused reveal the new combined contract value.
Care UK has been chosen to deliver NHS 111 and "clinical hub" services. Four providers have won new contracts for out of hours services in Birmingham South Central, Herefordshire, Sandwell and West Birmingham, and Rugby. The remaining areas have adapted existing out of hours contracts.
The deal is made up of two main elements: a single NHS 111 service for the entire patch, plus individual out of hours contracts for each CCG. An overarching alliance contract links the 111 service to out of hours, with the intention of making the services more integrated than they are at present.
The first element is intended to provide a single point of access through 111 services bringing together urgent care, GP out of hours services, ambulance services and social care. The alliance agreement between providers will allow for closer working between 111, out of hours and urgent care providers....read more
Virgin set to take over outstanding GP practice forced to close by £400,000 cuts (GP Online: 20 June 2016)
A GP practice in Essex rated outstanding by the CQC will be taken over next month by the private provider Virgin Care after £400,000 cuts to PMS funding forced existing partners to hand in their notice.
NHS England confirmed the private provider would take control of the Sutherland Lodge Surgery, in Chelmsford, from July.
GP leaders fear the takeover by a commercial provider could be the first of many, as hundreds of PMS practices face huge pressure from sharp reductions in contract funding.
The Essex practice is among the 35% of GP surgeries in England that operate under PMS contracts, which have faced cuts worth more than £200m under a national review process carried out over the past two years....read more
CCGs win legal battle over Virgin community contract (HSJ: 1 June 2016)
COMMERCIAL: Kent clinical commissioning groups have won a legal bid to lift the suspension of a contract they awarded to Virgin Care.
Swale CCG and Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley CCG awarded a £127m community services contract to the private firm in January.
However, the move was challenged by incumbent provider Kent Community Health Foundation Trust. It argued the assessment process was flawed and that transferring the work to Virgin Care would cause legal, IT and human resources problems which would affect patient care.
The High Court in February suspended the award of the contract until the trust's legal case had been made.
The CCGs applied to challenge this earlier this month, and on Friday the court lifted the suspension....read more
London CCGs award urgent primary care contract (HSJ: 31 May 2016)
Six south west London clinical commissioning groups have awarded an integrated urgent care contract - combining NHS 111 and out of hours services across several boroughs - to South London Doctors Urgent Care (SLDUC).
The six CCGs involved are Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth. All six have procured NHS 111 services from the provider but only Kingston, Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth CCGs have procured an out of hours GP service.
SLDUC will run services for three years from October 2016, with the option to extend for a further two years. HSJ understands NHS 111 services will be run from one clinical hub in Norbiton, while a second hub will provide GP out of hours care across Kingston, Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth.
South London Doctors Urgent Care is a partnership between Vocare and South East London Doctors Co-operative (SELDOC). Vocare is an established provider of NHS 111 services nationally, while SELDOC manages the existing GP OOH contract for Sutton CCG, as well as contracts across south east London....read more
Virgin and Optum shortlisted for contracts worth £65m (HSJ: 7 March 2016)
Two private companies have been shortlisted in a procurement process for community and urgent care services in Lancashire.
West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group launched the tender after the Care Quality Commission raised concerns about services run by Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals Trust.
Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals has run the community services since 2010
The trust has not been shortlisted and said this was a "very disappointing decision".
The CCG has invited Optum, Virgin Care, Lancashire Care Foundation Trust and Bridgewater Community Healthcare for further discussions about the community services contract, worth £45m over five years.
Optum and Virgin Care have also been shortlisted in the bidding process for some urgent care services, including GP out of hours provision and a walk-in centre in Skelmersdale. This deal will be worth £20m over five years...read more


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Maggie, our favorite Magpie at Inspiration Avenue, suggested we probably all knew how to art journal. Well I admit it, Maggie. I don't journal. It's one of those paper crafts I don't do. Why? Because my life is an open book on my blog, and I have none of the fears and feelings of angst I read about when I visit many blogs devoted to journaling. Since I'm a pretty positive person who is comfortable "in my own skin," I leave journaling to people who need that self assurance. I use my blog as my "journal." It may sound cliche, but that's one of the reasons (OK, the MAIN reason) I started my blog. I wanted the daily record of what I did without the demands of having to write it down on paper using a pen, pencil, crayon, or bloody paw.
But for some reason, I can't seem to let Maggie down. I always answer her IA challenges, no matter how hard they are, or how far off track they send me.
Then I was reading Jenn's blog, Just Add Water, Silly,
where this week's challenge for the Artist's Play Room is "In the Garden." Now you see how both these prompts came together to make a single spread in one of my altered books.
What I used:
The book: my techniques AB I bring to altered book class with me.
The paint colors: pink, yellow, gold, orange.
The pen (Sharpie) colors: green X 2, purple, turquoise.
The flowers: real pressed from my garden and others crudely drawn.
Magazine image fussy cut.
The sentiment: my own creation. After all, I love anything positive!!
The left side,
and the right side. I think I've mentioned before I can't draw. This should affirm that and attest to my inability to draw even simple "flowers." I'll probably stick with collage and altered images in my altered books from now on, but this was a fun exercise, ladies.
And while you're here and I have your attention, please feel free to enter my blogoversary HERE. There are no commitments or obligations, just a comment is all I'm asking for.


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One of our favorite Zola features is Group Gifting – where your friends, coworkers and family members can go in on your wedding gifts together completely hassle-free. It's a modern take on the old tradition of wedding registries so here is our handy guide to explaining this new-age trend to anyone who might have a few questions.
What is it?
Group Gifting is a win-win situation for the couple and the guest. It allows the couple to choose whatever gifts they want, in whatever price range they want. At the same time, the guests stay in their budget, contributing what they wish to the larger gift. We handle all the logistics for your guests so there's no unnecessary back and forth.
What counts as a "Group Gift?"
Anything you want! Really, anything. We believe you should register for (and receive!) what you actually want.
Do my guests have to go in on a group gift together?
Nope! You can get that swanky bar cart from your coworker, Great Aunt and friend from high school without any stress or coordination on their part (yours too, of course).
How do I do it?
When you register at Zola, you are able to turn on the Group Gifting feature for any item on your registry. This includes big-ticket items for the home, cash funds and even charity funds. Just turn on Group Gifting and let your friends and family know the deal.
Group Gifting Ideas:
While we always encourage setting up a fund for the charity of your choice as well as your honeymoon or other big expenses, these are a few fun picks to consider, too.
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Group Gifting really comes in handy when you want to add high-quality brands to your wedding registry, like Le Creuset. This brand is known for durability and timelessness, making it a guest favorite wedding gift – the only catch is the high price tag. Turn on group gifting and voila! The only kitchenware you'll ever need is yours with the help of a few guests. To shop all Le Creuset, click here.
Who could resist a couples massage leading up to your Big Day? Or perhaps save it for time when all the wedding festivities have died down and you two are still looking to celebrate. Either way, turn on Group Gifting and let your guests contribute to an afternoon of sheer bliss.
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Digital Leader Josef Mantl
Communications entrepreneur Dr Josef Mantl, Deputy of the Institute for Go-Governance is a great networker and campaigner. The Austrian daily "Kurier" 16.1. 2016 took a look at his current activities in the USA.
"An Austrian in Hillary's campaign team", so runs the header of an article in the daily "Kurier".
Deputy of the Institute for Go-Governance is no stranger to the USA or to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. His studies took him there back in 2008 when he became involved in politics. Dr Mantl is also passionate about another topic, climate change and has supported initiatives with US Senators to bring about a rethink on the way we treat our planet. Josef has long supported Hillary Clinton's ambitions for the White House and describes her in personal contacts as uncomplicated, relaxed and someone with a great sense of humour. Behind the glamour of the scenes Mantl is taken with the way Hillary speaks off the cuff to ordinary folk improvising and with genuine interest.


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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal grand jury in Sacramento has indicted 14 people on charges of arranging sham marriages to immigrants from Russia, Ukraine and Eastern European nations to help them stay in the United States, U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner said Tuesday.
The indictment was unsealed after the man charged with being the ringleader, Sergey Potepalov, 55, was arrested Monday at his home in the Sacramento suburb of Citrus Heights.
He and the others had "made a business out of marriage fraud" since 2002, arranging at least nine marriages to circumvent immigration laws, Wagner said. They attempted at least 39 marriages, although not all were included in the indictment, said Dan Lane, assistant special agent in charge of the Department of Homeland Security investigations office in Sacramento.
"We're not talking about downtrodden people that are looking for a way to get to a better life. We're talking about people making a profit," Lane said at a news conference. "It exploits our generous immigration system that's designed to help people with humanitarian reasons to come here, compassionate reasons."
Foreign nationals paid up to $10,000 to Potepalov and an associate, Keith O'Neil, 44, of Sacramento, to arrange for the marriages. U.S. citizens who agreed to the marriages were paid up to $5,000.
O'Neil and Potepalov began doing business after they met at a bar in Sacramento, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel McConkie, who is prosecuting the case. O'Neil married twice as part of the conspiracy, according to court documents: to a woman from Russia in 2002 and to a woman from Romania in 2007. In between, he tried to arrange four other fiance visas during three trips with Potepalov to Moscow. All four petitions were denied.
McConkie said two couples married each other in Reno, Nev., in 2007 as part of the conspiracy: Marla Brennan, 30, and her boyfriend, Richard Vargas, 36, both of Sacramento, wed Dumitru Sisianu, 25, and Alina Turcan, 26, who immigrated from Moldova and now live in Jacksonville, Fla.
The grand jury issued the indictments July 14, but the charges were not announced until Tuesday to give federal authorities time to arrest the key figures. Eleven of the 14 are in custody, while the others are being sought.
The defendants include eight U.S. citizens and six foreign nationals in California, Florida and Massachusetts. The 14 are charged with conspiring to commit marriage fraud, make false statements and induce a foreign national to remain in the U.S. The conspiracy charges carry maximum sentences of up to 10 years in federal prison.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Gregory Hollows entered not guilty pleas on behalf of Potepalov and four other defendants who had their first court appearances Tuesday in federal court in Sacramento. A hearing for a sixth defendant was delayed for a day until court officials can find a Russian interpreter.
Potepalov, dressed in an orange jail uniform, spoke only briefly to answer Hollows' questions but gestured to family members in the courtroom, pantomiming that they should telephone him. They left without talking to reporters.
Assistant Federal Defender Douglas Beevers, who temporarily represented Potepalov, Brennan and another defendant, said the case was unusual for the size of the alleged conspiracy. He said some of the defendants may not have realized they were committing federal crimes.
"The people who were paid to get married or who got married, they're only looking at a few months' time (in prison, if convicted)," Beevers said. "It's not serious."
Attorneys for the remaining two defendants declined comment.
Veranika Koushal, 32, of West Palm Beach, Fla., had her initial appearance Tuesday in Florida federal court, prosecutors said. The other defendant from outside California is Aleksandr Krivokhizhin, 38, of Southampton, Mass. Koushal, of Belarus, and Krivokhizhin, of Ukraine, are charged with entering into sham marriages with U.S. citizens
Prosecutors said participants would marry in Sacramento, Reno or Eastern Europe, then take wedding photos, set up apartments to give the appearance of legitimacy, and rehearse their stories for immigration officials.
"They're saying that they love each other, but they haven't necessarily been together for longer than their wedding day," McConkie said.
The investigation began in 2006 after the U.S. State Department alerted homeland security officials that Potepalov was filing fraudulent visa petitions on behalf of Russian and Ukrainian nationals. Potepalov ran an immigration consulting business called United International Inc.
None of the foreign nationals faces immediate deportation, authorities said. Some of their applications for residency or citizenship were denied, while immigration authorities would have to prove that others were in the U.S. under false pretenses.
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.


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We understand that learning never stops, even when you're on the job.
Our programs aim to train and support entire teams in improving internal processes and maximising productivity. We believe in a practical approach to produce transferable skills and long-term results.
We design programs that are suited to your current processes and we're with you the whole way, helping you maintain high-level performance and increasing employee engagement and productivity.
About CALearning
CALearning is the corporate arm of CAL. CALearning delivers professional training outcomes that build capability in organisations and increase productivity. We don't pretend we can offer all the training that your organisation may require.
Instead we specialise in developing your greatest resource – your people, as well as improving your productivity; a key operating imperative for all organisations in the 21st Century!
A combined 30 years in commercial Vocational and Higher Education, delivering commercial education and training to workplaces and in organisations all over Australia, Asia and the Pacific, has shown us just how important it is to provide flexible, purpose-designed training. No two organisations are the same; each organisation has its own mission, goals and strategy and, every workforce is different.
CALearning listens to, and hears what you need and want from training and we also recognise that every person in your organisation is an individual working to a shared strategy.
We guarantee our training will impact immediately and we support all that we do with on the job coaching to make sure your workforce embeds new skills, improves processes and ultimately increases productivity.
Coaching is fundamental to CALearning's approach
As a learning organisation with a limited budget for training, you need to know that the training you pay for is achieving the outcomes you need and delivering results. CALearning offers complimentary post training coaching to make sure that your employees not only learn new skills, attributes and knowledge related to their job and how they go about it during the learning event, but, that they also know how to apply it in their day to day work on the job.
Our training programs are designed for adult learners. They are learner focused so that participants can learn from their peers and, our programs also provide plenty of opportunities to practice and apply new skills throughout the training program. Our facilitators are on hand to guide and support the learning process and, to lead participants to that lightbulb moment.
All CALearning facilitators are highly skilled professionals in their own right, as well as certified adult Trainers and so are able to provide context and examples gathered from many years of diverse professional practice around the globe.
Despite the interactive, hands-on, experiential program design, some learners can still find it challenging to translate the learning to their current work environment. That's why we provide additional coaching support post training for all employees. Often this is just a simple matter of providing some context to help them to apply it, while other times it may require more of a shared problem-solving approach where our coach acts (as a mentor would) to support the learner to help them work through the situation and, to apply what they've learned.
Work-related training must produce results. Our coaching model ensures that it does and provides a convincing return on training investment (ROTI)!
You will discover that CAL is different to other RTOs.
We will take the time to understand your organisation and your specific training needs. Wherever possible we link all our training to your strategic goals as well as your current operational objectives. We believe all employees need a clear line of sight through to the organisation's goals to motivate and improve performance.
Where applicable we encourage your senior stakeholders to get involved with and behind these training programs. This might mean a welcome by the CEO or, a more detailed run-through of company governance processes by the HR Manager or Compliance Director. Tangible support from senior management is a powerful motivator for training.
CALearning also takes the time to understand all learners in a cohort so that the training program can be customised to fit the specific needs of the individuals in the program, alongside the organisational goals. Where possible, CALearning prefers to conduct a pre-program skills, knowledge and general attributes audit of all learners identified for a training program.
This audit (conducted simply and economically online) gives us valuable information about each learner, their preferences and current skills and knowledge base. Often we may also gather information on career aspirations and a range of work-related behaviours that help us to plan the most effective training program for the group as well as identify where individuals may require additional support and/or specific coaching etc.
You can trust that CALearning is committed to achieve the training outcomes your organisation needs as well as ensuing each learner gets all that they need from the training program.
Why did we choose an owl in CAL's logo?
Owls are ancient symbols of learning, endeavour and knowledge. They also ask the most important question – WHO?
Who are you?
At CAL we see all our learners as unique individuals with their own set of workplace experiences and goals – that deserve respect, recognition and expert advice.
You may also be a senior manager or HR Professional looking to invest in professional development through quality workplace qualifications or skills focused short courses for your people. You want a training provider who understands your need for increased productivity, duty to compliance and results.
Who do I choose?
Yes, there are many RTO's in the market and we understand that you want to make the smart choice. Unlike other RTO's CALearning's Directors actually work in the business and, have a combined professional experience of more than 30 years.
We are hands on and work with our valued clients to ensure you get the program you want.
All our facilitators and coaches share our philosophy and adult learning principles and so you can be sure that we will deliver measurable outcomes for your organisation and the individuals you identify for training development.
Who can I trust?
In every choice we make in life, isn't that what it usually comes down to – trust? Some people shy away from using the T word. At CALearning, we value it above all else and we proudly stand beside it. We're who you trust.
Vision, Mission & Values
CAL's Vision
To consistently exceed client expectations with a choice of world class training solutions you can trust.
Our Mission
By listening to our clients and addressing their needs we will design and deliver amazing training solutions that will add significant value to people and in turn to their workplaces.
At CAL we value:
- Excellence in client service and course delivery
- Integrity by using open and honest communication
- Service Equity, where there is access for all adult learners to high quality, outcomes focused, people and business development solutions
- Difference in individual learning needs and in the business requirements of each individual business
- Time – all training must add value to people and workplaces
- Tangible Outcomes, for your workplace and your career


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Inspired by vintage Naval attire and nautical lifestyle for our first major peice of the Spring season Nostylgia has created a finely detailed lightweight spring cardigan perfect for this time of year. Hand made, one-by-one in New York City, USA! Made of fine jersey cotton and enhanced with a woven pima cotton shawl collar, real metal buttons, and genuine leather, natural jute, and wood toggle pocket clusures; this cardigan is simply luxurious American design and craftsmanship at its best!
This Nostylgia design collaboration with yet another talented local artist, Erich Erving, was inspired by 1950's vintage iron-on graphics that celebrated our original American Frontiersmen like Daniel Boone who forged their way West into a pristine wilderness much like Inwood, symbolically the final frontier of this Manhattan landscape. Long settled by generations of diverse New Yorkers and most recently known for its rich Latino heritage our Uptown neighborhood is a throwback to a forgotten NYC when neighborhoods were neighborhoods and they had a unimitateable natural pulse of their own. Nostylgia is proud to call this "Frontera" our home for life, and it is an indelible part of our brand identity. Unlike the American frontier though we aim to retain the natural environment of Inwood and uptown in all its glory. So whether you're a new or old resident or even just a visitor, stop into Nostylgia to pick up a "La Frontera" T-Shirt and to experience the spirit of Inwood embodied within our store, a unique experience and without a doubt, the best in NYC!
After over 100 hours of hand illustration work just the way it was done in the glory days of fashion advertising and design, we are finally proud to introduce the Nostylgia: New American Classic 2011 Spring/Summer Lookbook. Inspired by decades of American fashion, lifestyle, culture, and last but never least utilitarian use, we bring you 4 distinct original collections ranging from US Naval and American Frontier for the Spring to Classic Prep and 40's Beach for the Summer. Highlights include a feather weight wool lapel waistcoat with leather trim, an interchangeable collar tuxedo shirt, a captains lace trimmed anchor t-shirt, a shawl neck naval cardigan, a color cavalcade of chino shorts and pants, and a vintage surfer hand print look neck camp shirt just for starters. Not to mention our timeless standards like America's Favorite Insignia V-Neck, all handmade right here in New York City, USA! We have something for everyone's tastes and needs. In a word, it's all "Lifestylgia".
Spring items will be arriving in store and Online on our new e-commerce site(oops I guess I spilled the beans on our secret project) over the next 2 weeks. Stay tuned for updates and we encourage everyone to share your feedback on this milestone project for Nostylgia Fashions Inc, now and forever, "The New American Classic"
Many might be wondering why we haven't been keeping up with regular blog post lately so here's your answer. We've had our nose to the grindstone around the clock getting ready for what is going a huge night followed by any even huger(not a word) spring and summer. Get ready, hope to see you all there looking your best.
The past weekend Nostylgia's first family of myself and my beautiful fiance, were invited to take part in the inaugural weekend of the UPPERCLUB, Uptown's first official supper club hosted by young chef Lester and his fiance Davida. Though new to the idea myself, I hear supper clubs are all the rave in Europe and other parts of the NYC, so I couldnt pass up the opportunity to indulge in a gourmet 7 course meal while meeting new and interesting people.
The entire night oozed with a nostalgic social ambiance much like local dinner parties of the 40s and 50s. A time when couples would wine and dine together until the wee hours of the night. The highlight for us was honestly the whole experience but the red snapper ceviche in a veracruzana sauce was definitely my favorite dish along with the Hibiscus Granita, made from the supply at our own Inwood Tea Bar and Chess Lounge.
I look forward to more UPPERCLUB evenings and NOSTYLGIC nights. Check out the UPPERCLUB BLOG HERE and make sure you sign up fast for their next event!
Continue living LIFESTYLGIA to the fullest!
Stories have been told about them, movie's and countless afterschool specials have been based on them; so what could be more Nostylgic than that four letter word that many high schoolers dream of…PROM. Yes, prom – the teenager's rite of passage all packed into a single night designed to transform your average kid into a wining, dining, and dancing connoisseur of the black tie affair.
While Nostylgia is not advocating the wining part, we are teaming with Operation PROM and running a men's formal wear drive. Nostylgia will be taking donations stating immediately and throughout the entire Month of May. We will gladly offer a 10% discount to anybody who is able to donate. While dresses are a bit easier to come by, Tuxedo are a rarer donation and Operation PROM often has to pay close to full priced for evening rentals; so they REALLY NEED THIS!
Operation PROM an AMAZING 501 C 3 Charity founded by Noel D' Allaco in 2005. They serve to provide underprivileged students with dresses, tuxedos and all the things(not including wine) needed to enjoy Prom the way so many generations have before. They also provide scholarships and a vast array of help for students moving on to the next steps of their educational pursuits. Started in NY, Operation Prom now has chapters in many states across the nation and the students they help need all the donations you can afford.
Please spread the word to anybody who may have formal wear to donate. Operation PROM will also provide proof of donations for tax write-off purposes.
Hopefully the first of many, we proudly announce the first ever OFFICIAL Nostylgia Chess Tournament!!
- Register by leaving your email as a comment here on the blog, on facebook (www.facebook.com/nostylgia), or on twitter (www.twitter.com/nostylgiaNYC)
- All Skill Levels Welcome!
- Winner and Runner-Up Receive Nostylgia Prizes!
If there is one thing you should know about Nostylgia, it's simply that we love our neighborhood and we love local business in general! Joined in this Nostylgic adoration for local pride by Artist Tony Peralta, we present another great collaberation with his famous Peralta Project. "Hecho a Mano", the hand printed project by Peralta available exclusively at Nostylgia, 251 Dyckman St., features some of last year's classic designs as well as some new additions and colorways for 2011. Show you support for local business whether your from this neighborhood or any neighborhood and stop by Nostylgia to pick up a tee today!