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Dead, Buried and Forgotten
The Verdict By Olusegun Adeniyi, Email: olusegun.adeniyi@thisdaylive.com
Although we still don't know the actual number of gallant men and officers of the Nigerian army that we lost or the operating environment that allowed the Boko Haram insurgents to exact such tragic fatalities, the main lesson from last week attack on 157 Task Force Battalion in Metele, Borno State is that those who sacrifice their lives in defence of our country deserve better treatment. And despite megawatts of excuses from the military high command, it is obvious that those at the helm have serious questions to answer.
But the challenges of the moment are far deeper and go beyond the failings of those in authority. The main concern here is that there is no sign that Nigerians really care that several families have been thrown into anguish. This is evident from most of the social media comments that follow the videos depicting the criminal neglect and corruption on the part of those who are responsible for keeping our men and officers safe. Most of the interventions are about politics and the usual blame-game; not a thought for the bereaved families.
For sure, there are serious issues within the military that President Buhari must at some point deal with. They range from a leadership cadre that has overstayed its welcome to the welfare of our fighting soldiers and the whispering campaign that the insurgency may have become an industry for some unscrupulous persons in and out of uniform. While we will deal with some of these issues another day, it is a huge scar on our conscience as a nation that we fail those we put in harm's way on behalf of the state when they are alive and we do nothing to memorialise them when they are dead. We also disrespect their families.
Almost every country has protocols for burying those who die in battle. But if there are such in Nigeria, they are being observed in the breach because when our soldiers die, they bury them like commoners. Sometimes without even informing their next of kin. In Nigeria, fallen soldiers are mere statistics. No names. No stories of heroism. Just numbers!
Sadly, that has been the pattern for as long as one can remember. During the military era in the eighties and nineties, corpses of Nigerian soldiers were usually brought in from Liberia and Sierra Leone at the dead of night for secret burials. But that sort of action should not continue under a civilian dispensation from which accountability is demanded. A female soldier last year recalled how she learnt of how her husband died in combat. "It was in 2014, and I didn't find out the day he died," she said, "no one ever does. One of his colleagues just called to say 'your oga done die o'".
Asked whether she received any further details from the military, the widow replied: "Details? No one gets details. They just send a message saying M.I.A (Missing in Action). This basically means he's been declared dead. They don't even send the bodies home; they just bury them there. My friend got news that her husband died in Maiduguri a few days ago. Someone in his unit called to tell her. So she had to go to the office to ask. They told her the same thing: M.I.A."
Apparently incensed by the manner fallen soldiers are treated in Nigeria, former Senate President David Mark, a retired Brigadier-General, once advocated that slain soldiers be treated with dignity. "If not for anything else, they (the fallen soldiers) deserve national honours. Those who die in wars or peacekeeping missions are heroes that must be celebrated" said Mark in 2011. Nobody paid attention to him. "The Barracks is filled with widows. I have a lot of friends here whose husbands never returned. This woman who just got news of her husband is pregnant. Her child will never meet daddy" said the female soldier-widow who added: "So when a wife doesn't hear from her husband for about a month, first she thinks they might be in some place with no network. Then she starts to grow worried, and when she goes to ask, she gets the M.I.A."
For a nation at war against a brutal insurgency, this is no way to treat the families of those left behind by fallen soldiers. Certainly, it cannot motivate others to give their lives in defence of such a nation. But beyond the responsibilities of those in authority, our society also must begin to imbibe the spirit of honouring those who lay their lives in our collective defence. In many countries, there are hundreds of not-for-profit organisations devoted to helping the families of soldiers killed in battle. The United States provides a ready example.
From the Healing Households to Gifts of Gratitude to Faces of Valor to Fallen Patriots Fund and several others, these institutions assure the fighting soldiers that they do not die in vain. I believe that time has come when we should create a similar institution to the 'Gold Star Family' which, in the United States, supports the children and spouses of deceased or wounded soldiers as well as members of their immediate families.
I am ready to work with, and lend support to, public-spirited individuals or credible charity groups that will take up an idea similar to the 'Star Family' so we can also begin to offer help, in a structured manner, to families of soldiers who die in the war against the insurgency. Whatever the tales from the military or the propaganda arm of this government, Boko Haram is neither 'technically defeated' nor has its capacity been significantly 'degraded'. The insurgents, backed by other terror affiliates, are now a mighty army and it will take our collective resolve as a nation to defeat them.
The statement released by the military following the Metele tragedy does not reflect an understanding of the challenge confronting us. I will therefore recommend for our military commanders the book, 'The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost', by Cathal Nolan who teaches military history at the Boston University. Losers of most major wars in modern history, according to Nolan, "lost because they overestimated operational dexterity and failed to overcome the enemy's strategic depth and capacity for endurance."
After visiting injured soldiers yesterday in Maiduguri, President Muhammadu Buhari will go to Chad today for a meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC). The one-day session is expected to review the security situation and adopt measures to enhance the capacity of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) to meet the challenges of securing the areas. If we are to defeat Boko Haram, the authorities must be prepared for the long haul and understand the international dimension. On that score, Chad, Niger and Cameroon are central. Chad, because of the shrinking lake whose adjoining areas play host to sundry criminal gangs, including those involved in terrorism and irregular migration; Niger, because it is the route through which most of the arms and ammunitions come in for the insurgents.
However, the domestic environment in Chad means additional challenges for Nigeria. According to military sources, Boko Haram insurgents could move in easily for the Metele attack last week because the borders were vacated by the Chadian authorities who had to deal with the 'more pressing challenge' of regime protection for their sit-tight leader.
After 28 years in power, President Idriss Deby, in March this year, organized a two-week forum where politicians, religious clerics, businessmen and traditional rulers practically conferred on him the life presidency of Chad. At the end of the so-called national conference, the presidential term limits earlier scrapped in 2005 at the instance of Deby was reinstated to achieve a predetermined end. With the recommendation of six-year rather than five-year presidential term, limited to a maximum of two terms but effective from the next presidential election in 2021, Deby is effectively the Chadian president for life. By 2021 when he would have been 31 years in office, he can begin another round of 12 years. But this manipulation has already attracted internal dissension which is now the preoccupation of the Chadian authorities who left the border open for Boko Haram to move in against our troops in Metele last week.
The situation in Chad, like that in Cameroon where their 85-year president, Mr Paul Biya, was sworn in for a record 7th term early this month, is now very tricky. But we need these dictators more than they need us and they know. If Boko Haram is allowed free reign to use Chad as a staging post against Nigeria, then we are in for a serious problem. We must therefore find a way to deal with that challenge and our options are very limited. The same goes for Cameroon where Biya, who rules his country from the five-star Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva, Switzerland, is gradually losing his iron grip after 35 years in power.
How we confront these complexities in the weeks, months and may be years ahead will determine whether or not we defeat Boko Haram. And without effectively putting down the insurgency, it will be difficult for our country to focus on the meaningful development that we need so badly.
Perilous Journeys
Last night in Abuja, the United Nations migration agency, the International Office for Migration (IOM), with support from the French Institute, the Goethe Institute and some civil society groups hosted the screening of two documentary films, 'Bushfallers – A Journey of Chasing Dreams' and 'Granma'. The event was held under the auspices of the Global Migration Film Festival (GMFF) as part of the efforts "to pave the way for greater discussion around one of the greatest phenomenon of our time". Although I was by the IOM spokesman in Nigeria to speak about my latest book, 'From Frying Pan to Fire', I left the venue before the film ended to conclude this column.
Meanwhile, I appreciate all the people who were able to make the public presentation of my book last Thursday. The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouk, Mr Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Dr Aliyu Moddibo, Senator Lawan Guba, Dr Tanimu Yakubu, my brother, Thompson Abu and his wife, Eugenia and several others, including members of the diplomatic community. I am most grateful to them all. For the benefit of those who may not have read the review of the book by Dike Chukwumerije, it is enclosed below.
However, the conversation on 'irregular migration' continues in Benin next Tuesday as Edo government hosts an international conference with the theme 'Managing Migration Through Development' as part of the intervention to rid the state of the shame of sexual exploitation and human trafficking. The governor has invited me to the conference along with other local and international stakeholders in what promises to be a frank discussion on the perils of 'irregular migration'.
From Frying Pan to Fire: A Book Review
By Dikeogu Chukwumerije
Olusegun Adeniyi's latest book is no shrinking violet. It announces itself from the first glance, leaving the browser in no doubt as to what it is about. The cover is headed by a quotation from Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Ado, in which the hope of the irregular migrant is bluntly referred to as 'forlorn'. This idea – of futility – is not, thereafter, left to the imagination. It is re-enforced by the pictures on the cover – of a skull half-buried in the sand; of several black men sitting helplessly on a capsized boat; of two young women, one in a black hood with head bowed in anguish, while the other stands with raised chin, as if in defiance, but for the tears we can clearly see streaking down her face. And in her vacant stare into the distance is a sadness that speaks volumes. 'How African Migrants risk everything in their futile search for a better life in Europe.' Even if this were not the explicit sub-text to the book's title, it would still be very clear – just from the cover design – what this book is about. And if by any chance it is not, then any confusions still lingering in the mind of a curious browser as to the purpose of this book, must surely be laid to rest by the book's very title. 'From Frying Pan to Fire'.
This is, of course, a popular proverb which, in spite of its apparent origins in ancient Greek literature, has been so thoroughly domesticated by the Nigerian tongue that I can confidently claim it as a Naija proverb. For it is one we use regularly to warn those thoughtlessly trying to escape a current predicament of the danger of running thereby into the clutches of a much greater one. And this is precisely what the book sets out to do, to show how the 'frying pan' the illegal migrant so bravely hurls himself or herself out of is often child's play compared to the 'fire' they face on that arduous path to what they imagine must be a better life simply because it is to be had in a foreign country.
To accomplish this tall objective, the book adopts a language that is down-to-earth and easy to understand, suggesting a lay audience as its target. The book also adopts an interesting style, employing a refreshing variation of voices and perspectives. By this I mean the book is not written in the voice of its author alone. I find at least four distinct types of voices at work in this book. First, in the introductory segment, we discover not one but, in effect, two forewords – one by Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, Dean of Law University of Nigeria, Nsukka and former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Trafficking, and the other by Nana Akufo-Ado, the current President of Ghana. In this way, the writer allows both eminent personalities to bring their unique and very learned perspectives to bear on the reader's understanding of the subject matter. Further on, we discover a second voice – interjections by the writer himself in his personal capacity, where his subjective thoughts and opinions on the matter are freely expressed, and you can feel his passion simmering beneath the typed words.
This incarnation of Adeniyi we read mostly in the opening and closing sections of this book. However, Adeniyi is also present in a more objective capacity in other parts of the book. For in significant sections of it, we find him writing in a different voice, in a distinct third voice, in the detached voice of that professional journalist we are more familiar with, studiously connecting the dots to tell the fact-based and objective story of irregular migration through statistics, interviews, and the faithful reproduction of the findings of academic research, thereby adding an important thread to the overall narrative texture.
Finally, the fourth voice. The very important fourth voice. For this book is also Adeniyi written through the eyes and voices of its principal subjects – the irregular migrants themselves – creating a human angle to the narrative, an angle that helps to elevate the work beyond the status of an intellectual exercise, bringing the book home to the human heart. In these personal, humanizing stories the book develops its capacity to provoke empathy in the reader – to draw a deep sigh, or a shocked gasp, to draw laughter, in some places, but more often than not it is tears that these stories provoke. Leading this symphony of human voices is the voice of the writer's own brother – Agboola Adeniyi, himself an irregular migrant at one time. In fact, the bulk of the book – its entire second part, comprising of nine chapters – is told in Agboola's voice. Interestingly, here, the writer permits Agboola to speak for himself.
This entails a refreshing switch from the third person perspective, with the writer in the role of the omnipresent narrator, to the more personal and intimate first person perspective, allowing us thereby to see the world as Agboola saw it, and to experience his many attempts to get to the First World, as he experienced it. Here, we share in Agboola's hopes, in his fears, in his limited knowledge of what the future will be that serves to heighten the terror and exhilaration of every moment on his path.
In this way, by employing this interesting mix of voices and perspectives, this book not only tells the story of irregular migration, in the way a newspaper article would tell a story, but it also shows the story of irregular migration, in the way a fiction writer would tell a story, thereby fusing two writing traditions in one seamless work.
This integration of writing styles is facilitated in no small measure by the way the book is structured. 'From Frying Pan to Fire' is in effect a 4-part book. In the first and introductory section of the book, the writer documents important clues as to his personal motivation for writing the book, and the different influences that may have directly and indirectly shaped his thinking on the subject matter.
The substantive section of the book is thereafter split in two. Part One warehouses the journalistic style narrative that provides a fact-based and comprehensive overview of the subject matter, while Part Two contains the fiction style narrative that tells the story of irregular migration through the eyes of a migrant. The book then ends with a fourth and concluding segment where the writer summarizes, for the sake of emphasis, the critical factors driving irregular migration from the African continent and possible solutions to this problem.
This, if it still needs to be explicitly stated, is the book's theme. The sheer scale of the problem of irregular migration is described in Chapter One, while its prevalence across different African countries is x-rayed in Chapter Three. Chapter Two is devoted to focusing attention on a particular strain of irregular migration for which Edo State in Nigeria has become infamous, namely the trafficking of young girls for prostitution. In this way, Part One of this book does what a typical work of fiction will not do for the reader, it sets out plainly the book's thematic pre-occupations before proceeding, in Part Two, to illustrate them through the experiences of a single irregular migrant. In so doing, Adeniyi's work commits to highlighting – through objective analysis as well as subjective storytelling – the factors driving irregular migration from the African continent.
In his analysis, two critical factors emerge. Firstly, the state of affairs in the home countries of the irregular migrants. Using a popular story from the Christian Bible about three lepers who, faced with hunger and starvation in their city, decide to risk possible death in the enemy's camp to search for food, Adeniyi makes the point that, 'As things stand in Nigeria and most African countries today, irregular migration is more a necessity arising from desperation, than a conscious choice by those who embark on the risky journeys.' Very closely aligned with this factor, Adeniyi points out, is the lack of concrete measures for repatriating and rehabilitating failed irregular migrants, leading to a situation where the failed irregular migrant, faced with the same socio-economic conditions that provoked the earlier attempt to escape, is forced to try again, and again, and again.
Secondly, Adeniyi argues strongly that irregular migration from the African continent is driven by ignorance on the migrant's part about the true extent of the dangers to be faced. These dangers include the physical risks of crossing hostile deserts and oceans, the near certainty of de-humanizing exploitation by criminal elements along the way, and the violent and degrading xenophobia that is more often than not waiting for the irregular migrant at every stop.
These dangers combine routinely to turn the dreams of many a migrant, of better lives elsewhere, into nightmares. Judging from the time the book devotes to articulating and expounding on these dangers, it is clear that a principal objective of the writer is to fill this information gap, and warn potential irregular migrants of the deadly realities of that choice.
To accomplish this difficult task, of challenging the illusion of an El-Dorado waiting for the irregular migrant beyond the borders of his or her own country, the writer deploys the powerful tool of the personal stories of several migrants, none more powerful than that of his own brother, Agboola. Indeed, there are stories Agboola shares in this book that I, personally, find too sad to repeat, too cruel to re-tell, but which effectively carry out the function of slapping the dreamer awake.
Without a doubt, therefore, in Agboola Adeniyi's development from a starry eyed 19-year- old dreaming of a better life in America, through the six desperate years he spends trying unsuccessfully to get into America or Europe, to his eventual evolution into a much 'older and wiser' person able to draw bitter lessons from the experiences of his younger self, Adeniyi succeeds in de-constructing any fantasies one might have about irregular migration. This success is never more explicit than on page 61 when Princess, another failed irregular migrant, while reflecting on her own painful experiences, remarks, 'I have never seen anything else like it in my entire life. As a woman in that situation, you want to die. If I ever see a woman wanting to take this route, I will ask her to kill herself instead.'
This ominous remark by Princess highlights the heightened nature of the risks faced by women in particular in the course of irregular migration. For it is too often the sad case that the lofty dreams of the young girl for better paying work in a hair salon in America or Europe ends in sex slavery somewhere in Mali or Libya, in Dubai or Italy.
Ultimately, this is what resonates most powerfully throughout this entire work – the sheer inhumanity witnessed and experienced by irregular migrants, the inhumanity of one human being to another, an inhumanity that, in the end, is fuelled by the curious belief that a man or a woman who enters another person's country without permission is thereby a criminal, and not just a criminal, but the lowest of all criminals undeserving even of the most basic protections to be found in the law of the land. And yet where is the moral or ethical injunction that requires that a border be drawn between two neighbouring communities? And, therefore, what is the moral or ethical injunction that is broken when a man or a woman, in search of better opportunities, crosses an invisible line that politics has arbitrarily drawn in the sand?
These are the questions that are silently posed by the writer's decision to refer to these migrants as 'irregular' and not as 'illegal'. Because the modern criminalization of migration appears to be rooted, not in morality or any sense of a Natural Law prohibiting it, but rather in a politics of convenience, or what the writer refers to as 'the ethics of the lifeboat', whereby 'rich countries are comfortably seated with enough space to accommodate more while wading off the miserable and desperate multitude…swimming and attempting to enter their boats.'
This sense of unfairness, in modern Immigration policies, is further heightened by the recollection of the historical role played, in the development of many of today's rich countries, by outward, unrestricted and sometimes violent migration in yester-years to the so-called New World. It is these facts that create the impression of countries who have benefited from outward migration in the past but are now unwilling to allow others to do so today.
Whether outward migration, particularly of the poor and destitute, is in fact a natural and beneficial phenomenon that a developing country should be allowed greater room to exploit is a line of argument that can be further developed, either by this writer in another work, or by other writers seeking to explore ground not exhaustively covered in this work. For this work, 'From Frying Pan to Fire', while acknowledging the toxic effect of xenophobic and hypocritical attitudes to migration in the West, is decidedly, and perhaps correctly, inward- looking when it comes to the ultimate question of who is, principally, to blame for the thousands who die every year trying to cross the Sahara Desert, the Mediterranean Sea or the Atlantic Ocean. If, indeed, we are to take our own destinies into our own hands in any future Pan-African utopia then this must begin with us taking responsibility for ourselves today. We are to blame. We Africans – we Nigerians – must build the sorts of societies from which our citizens will not be so desperate to escape.
I quote, 'Africa must tackle some of the underlying social problems, which facilitate human trafficking and irregular migration, such as poverty, low standards of living and gender inequality.' These are the words of Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, Dean of Law University of Nigeria, Nsukka and former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Trafficking. These are the words that Segun Adeniyi himself chooses to end his impressive and well worth reading book, 'From Frying Pan to Fire', by concurring with. And following his very fine example, these are the words I choose to end this review of his book by concurring with as well.
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YG Entertainment Inc. (Korean: YG 엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean entertainment company established in 1996 by Yang Hyun-suk.[3] The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house. In addition, the company operates a number of subsidiary ventures under a separate public traded company, YG PLUS, which includes a clothing line, a golf management agency, and a cosmetics brand.[4]
YG 엔터테인먼트
Romanized name
YG enteoteinmeonteu
Traded as
KRX: 122870
February 24, 1996; 24 years ago (1996-02-24)
Yang Hyun-suk
Mapo-gu,
Hwang Bo-kyung (CEO)
US$ 429 million (2018)
US$ 32 million (2018)
Yang Hyun-suk (17.12%)
Naver (9.02%)
Shanghai Fengying Business Consultant Partnership Ltd. (5.78%)
Tencent Mobility Ltd. (4.37%)
Yang Min-suk (3.52%)
YG Entertainment, Inc. (0.78%)
Others (59.42%)
YGKPlus
YGPlus
NONA9ON
YG Golf Academy
3geori Butchers
Shining Star Culture
ygfamily.com
Current artists include Sechs Kies, Jinusean, Big Bang, Dara, Akdong Musician, Winner, iKon, Blackpink, and Treasure as well as actors and actresses including Kang Dong-won, Choi Ji-woo, Cha Seung-won, Lee Sung-kyung, Jin Kyung, and Yoo In-na. Other notable artists include Somi and Anda who are under YG Entertainment's subsidiaries The Black Label and YGX respectively.
Former artists include Wheesung, Epik High, 1TYM, Gummy, Seven, Minzy, Park Bom, 2NE1, Nam Tae-hyun, Lee Jong-suk, Psy, Seungri, B.I, One, CL, and Lee Hi.
1.1 1996–2005: Hip-hop roots, early success and first generation K-pop
1.2 2006–2011: Mainstream breakthrough
1.3 2012–2015: International recognition and business expansion
1.4 2016–present: Recent developments
2 Partnerships
2.1 Music distribution
2.1.1 Genie Music
2.1.2 YGEX
2.2 Other partnerships
2.2.1 United Asia Management
2.2.2 Live Nation
2.2.3 Asiana Airlines
3 Subsidiaries
3.1 Sub-labels
3.1.1 HIGHGRND
3.1.2 The Black Label
3.1.3 PSYG
3.2 YGX Entertainment
3.3 YG PLUS
3.3.1 YG KPLUS
3.3.2 Moonshot
3.3.3 Nona9on
3.3.4 YG Sports
3.3.5 YG STUDIOPLEX
3.3.5.1 Works
4 Philanthropy
5 Artists
5.1 Recording artists
5.2 Independent artists
5.3 Actors
6 Former artists and actors
6.1 Former artists
6.2 Former actors and actresses
6.3 Former talents
1996–2005: Hip-hop roots, early success and first generation K-popEdit
In March 1996, Yang Hyun-suk, a former member of the first-generation K-pop group Seo Taiji and Boys, founded YG Entertainment along with his younger brother Yang Min-suk.[3][5] The company's first artist was the hip-hop trio Keep Six. When they failed to attract popularity, Yang turned his focus to the duo Jinusean and in 1998 to the debut of 1TYM. Both were successful artists that Yang credits for bringing YG Entertainment and the hip hop genre into mainstream Korean music.[3]
In 1999, YG Entertainment's artists released a collaborative album under the name YG Family. The label followed with releases from artists such as Perry, Swi.T, Big Mama, Lexy, Gummy and Wheesung. It also established the "YG Underground" label, which housed 45RPM and Stony Skunk. In 2001, a second YG Family album was released. Among others, it featured the 13-year-old G-Dragon, who was then a trainee.[6]
The agency found success in both Korea and Japan with its first "idol" singer Seven in 2003,[7] who became the company's first artist to attempt to cross over into the US music scene, though his US debut failed to gain momentum.[8]
2006–2011: Mainstream breakthroughEdit
Big Bang is YG's most successful artist and was responsible for more than half of YG's albums sold in Korea from 2014 to 2017.[9]
Following Se7en's success, YG Entertainment formed its first idol group Big Bang in 2006. Despite an initial lukewarm reception, the group's breakthrough the following year and their consistent popularity have made them one of the biggest and most bankable boy bands in the world.[10] This was followed by YG's first successful girl group 2NE1 in 2009,[11] who, prior to their split in 2016, were considered one of the most successful and popular girl groups in South Korea.[12][13] Similarly to Seven, both groups conducted successful careers in Japan.[14][15][16]
In 2010, YG Entertainment made a highly publicized move into a new building, while the old headquarters became a training facility.[17][18] In the same year, the company unsuccessfully applied for listing on the stock exchange; it was suspected that this was because the company had too few active music groups and an unstable cash flow, despite an increase in earnings in 2009.[19] Later that year, the label signed established artist Psy.[20]
2012–2015: International recognition and business expansionEdit
2012 brought YG international recognition when Psy's "Gangnam Style" gained worldwide popularity as a viral video. On August 21, it charted at number one on the iTunes Music Video Charts. This feat was a first for a South Korean artist.[21] By November 24, "Gangnam Style" had become the most viewed video in YouTube history, and the first video to surpass a billion views.[22][23] The song was credited as the main reason for YG Entertainment's share prices increasing by more than 60 per cent,[24] with the record label subsequently filing its first annual report in 2012 with profits of over 50%[25] after going public on the KOSDAQ the year before.[4]
That same year, the label signed rapper and producer Tablo, leader of the hip hop group Epik High, relaunching his career after a musical hiatus following his Stanford controversy.[26] Tablo's band Epik High later transitioned into the record label following his success.[27]
2NE1 became the first major girl group under YG Entertainment to follow the footsteps after Big Bang during 2009.
Yang's increased involvement on competitive reality television series led to several record deals with contestants, starting with K-pop Star's first season runner-up Lee Hi.[28] Other participants on the show were signed as potential members of the label's future boy groups. On the second season of the show, both the winners, sibling duo Akdong Musician as well as runner-up Bang Ye-dam, signed under the agency.[29][30] Additionally, the reality program Win: Who is Next was later launched by YG Entertainment, in which two teams of male trainees competed against each other for the chance to sign a contract with the label to debut as the company's next boy band. The conclusion of the reality series saw the formation of Winner.[31]
Winner successfully debuted in 2014 and became the fastest K-Pop group to win #1 at music shows. They grabbed their first music show win just six days into their debut.
Blackpink debuted in 2016 and became the first female K-pop group to have four number-one singles on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart.[32][33]
In 2014, YG Entertainment acquired T Entertainment's staff and actors including Cha Seung-won, Im Ye-jin, and Jang Hyun-sung.[34] Additionally, through the acquisition of modelling agency K-Plus, it expanded its acting division through the acting debuts of models Lee Sung-kyung and Nam Joo-hyuk.[35] YG also signed a contract with actress Choi Ji-woo.[36][37][38][39] French luxury giant LVMH's private equity arm, L Capital Asia, later announced that it would be investing up to US$80 million in YG Entertainment. Headquartered in Singapore, L Capital Asia would become the second-largest investor in YG with an 11.5% stake, second only to Yang Hyun-suk's 28%.[40] In 2014 YG Entertainment also expanded into the beauty industry with the creation of its cosmetics brand Moonshot.[41][42]
In 2015, YG Entertainment invested nearly US$100 million in a new Gyeonggi-do-based industrial complex which was slated to be complete by December 2018.[43] Real estate in Seoul worth ₩16 billion (US$14 million) was also purchased for the purpose of expanding their headquarters.[44] In that year, the company also saw the creation of two sub-labels, the first led by Tablo[45] and the second headed by YG producers Teddy Park of 1TYM and Kush of Stony Skunk.[46] Additionally, the members of the losing team from the reality series WIN: Who is Next regrouped and debuted as iKon, along with a new member.[47]
2016–present: Recent developmentsEdit
Sixteen years after the group's disbandment, first-generation K-pop boy band Sechs Kies signed a contract with YG in May 2016 to relaunch their career.[48][49][50] In the same month, Chinese technology enterprises Tencent and Weiying Technology announced an investment of US$85 million in YG. Weiying took an 8.2% stake in the company and Tencent a 4.5% stake.[51] YG later added Lee Jong-suk,[52] Kang Dong-won,[53] and Kim Hee-jung[54] to their list of actors.
YG Entertainment debuted the four-member Blackpink in 2016,[55] followed by the solo rapper One the following year.[56] Later that year, YG launched a talent show titled Mix Nine, a contest between trainees from different agencies.[57][58] Although the winning team was scheduled to debut as idols,[59] YG revealed that the debut for the male winning group had been cancelled.[60][61] The failure of the show led to incurred losses of ₩7 billion won in the first quarter and ₩4 billion won in the last three months of 2017,[9][62] causing JYP Entertainment to surpass YG as the second-highest valued K-pop company.[63]
In May 2018, Psy left the company after eight years.[64] Later that year, YG Entertainment announced YG Treasure Box, a survival competition show to determine the line-up for their next boy group.[65] The resulting boy group Treasure debuted in August 2020.[66]
Following the Burning Sun scandal involving Big Bang's Seungri, accusations of corruption surrounding Yang Hyun-suk and a drug scandal involving iKon leader B.I, Yang Hyun-suk stepped down and resigned from all positions in YG Entertainment and his brother, Yang Min-suk, resigned as CEO on June 14, 2019.[67][68][69][70] Hwang Bo-kyung was appointed as the new CEO of YG Entertainment on June 20, 2019.[71]
The agency debuted it's 4th boygroup, the twelve-member, Treasure in August 2020.
PartnershipsEdit
Music distributionEdit
YG Entertainment's records are distributed by the following:
YG PLUS (Overall since 2019), Kakao M (Specific releases only) – South Korea
YGEX – Japan
BEC-TERO Music – Thailand
Trinity Optima Production – Indonesia
Tencent - China (online only)
WMG – rest of Asia (Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, etc.)
Interscope/UMG - Europe, North America, and Japan (for Blackpink & Jeon So-mi 'The Black Label' only)
Universal Records (until 2012), Warner Music Philippines and MCA Music Philippines - Philippines
Genie MusicEdit
Further information: Genie Music and KMP Holdings
In March 2010, seven record labels in Korea (including the three biggest agencies: YG Entertainment, SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, Star Empire Entertainment, Medialine, CAN Entertainment, and Music Factory) jointly established KMP Holdings, a service platform aiming to provide digital music distribution and television program productions.[72] It was speculated that this was in challenge to the duopoly on music distribution in Korea by Mnet Media and LOEN Entertainment.[citation needed] In November 2012, KMP Holdings was acquired by KT Music.[73] In January 2014, the seven agencies behind KMP Holdings formed a collective bond partnership and purchased 13.48% of KT Music's stocks, leaving parent company KT Corporation with 49.99%.[74]
YGEXEdit
YGEX was established on April 12, 2011, as a partnership between Avex and YG Entertainment for the promotion and release of all YG Entertainment's material in Japan.[75] Prior to this, YG Entertainment's Japanese releases had been in partnership with Nexstar Records, a Nippon Columbia label that managed Japanese releases for Seven,[76] and Universal Music (which signed a three-year exclusive contract in 2008 for Big Bang's Japanese releases).[77]
Other partnershipsEdit
United Asia ManagementEdit
In April 2011, United Asia Management was formed as a joint talent management agency between YG Entertainment, SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, KeyEast, AMENT, and Star J Entertainment.[78]
Live NationEdit
YG Entertainment first collaborated with Californian concert promotion company Live Nation to produce Big Bang's Alive Galaxy Tour (2012). Live Nation subsequently directed 2NE1's New Evolution World Tour (2012) and G-Dragon's One of a Kind World Tour (2013). General Manager of Live Nation Asia, Mats Brandt, said in an interview that the company considered Big Bang to have the most potential to become a "global artist".[79]
Asiana AirlinesEdit
Asiana Airlines signed a deal with YG Entertainment in January 2013, providing transportation for its personnel to and from domestic and international destinations in return for advertising.[80]
SubsidiariesEdit
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Sub-labelsEdit
HIGHGRNDEdit
YG Entertainment building in Seoul
HIGHGRND (read as "high ground") was an independent sub-label headed by Epik High's Tablo.[81] Announced in March 2015, the label was set up by Yang Hyun-suk under the YG Entertainment umbrella as part of a long-term goal to reach out to the Korean indie and alternative scene. On June 21, 2015, Tablo introduced the band Hyukoh via Instagram as the label's first official artist.[82] The company had fostered artists Millic, offonoff, Punchnello, Code Kunst, The Black Skirts, Idiotape, and Incredivle ever since.
However, on April 11, 2018, an article was released that HIGHGRND was no longer due to Tablo's resignation as CEO the previous year.[83] As of the release of this article, the artists in the label soon revealed that they had signed in with other labels and had other companies to distribute their new releases that year.
The Black LabelEdit
Main article: The Black Label
Following the successful formation of HIGHGRND, on September 22, 2015, YG Entertainment announced the creation of another independent sub-label, to be headed by YG Producer Teddy and Kush.[84] The label currently houses Zion.T, Okasian, Danny Chung (formerly known as Decipher), Vince and Jeon So-mi[85]
PSYGEdit
On September 1, 2016, representatives of YG Entertainment announced that Psy would be leading an independent sub-label titled PSYG, a portmanteau of "Psy" and "YG".[86] The label was registered as a corporate subsidiary in June and marked another chapter in the collaboration between Psy and long-time friend Yang Hyun-suk, as it was revealed that the YG CEO had implicitly promised the creation of a sub-label when Psy had signed on to the company in 2010 amidst personal difficulties, having been encouraged by his wife to work with the YG founder.[87] As Psy left the company in mid-2018, PSYG has ended its operations and closed its doors.
YGX EntertainmentEdit
Main article: YGX Entertainment
Yang Hyun-suk announced, in May 2018, a subsidiary company called YGX would merge with Seungri's DJ label NHR. On June 4, on his official Instagram account, he posted a picture of a business card showing Seungri as the CEO of YGX Entertainment. In 2018, the label launched a dance and vocal academy, called X ACADEMY, where students could potentially be scouted by YG Entertainment as trainees.[88][unreliable source?] YGX houses artists VIINI, Blue.D, and Anda.
YG PLUSEdit
YG PLUS Inc., previously named Phoenix Holdings Inc., is a publicly traded media and advertisement company acquired by YG Entertainment in October 2014. Yang Min-suk was appointed as the company's CEO, with YG Entertainment owning 38.6% of the company's shares. Some of its notable clients include Coca-Cola, SK Telecom, and The Face Shop. YG PLUS currently owns 100% of YG K-Plus and YG Golf Academy, with minority shares in Moonshot and NONAGON. In 2019, the company entered the music distribution industry.
YG KPLUSEdit
Main article: YGKPlus
YG KPLUS (or YG K+) is a partnership between YG Entertainment and Korean model management company K-Plus. The merger was announced on February 18, 2014 by co-CEO Yang Min-suk. As of 2014, K-plus model agency housed over 170 models, including Kang Seung-hyun, Park Hyeong-seop, Lee Sung-kyung, Nam Joo-hyuk, Jang Ki-yong, Sandara Park, and Choi Sora.[89] Since the partnership, K-Plus models have appeared in YG recording artists' music videos, as well as YG-owned brands' advertisement campaigns. YG Entertainment has also reportedly provided YG K+ models with roles in TV dramas, notably Nam Joo-hyuk in Who Are You: School 2015 and Lee Sung-kyung in It's Okay, That's Love, and have formally transitioned models to their acting division.[90]
MoonshotEdit
Moonshot (stylized in all lowercase) is a cosmetics brand launched by YG Entertainment on October 2, 2016.[91] Developed with China's Huanya Group and in partnership with the cosmetics manufacturing company COSON, the brand is named after Apollo 11's historical landing on the moon. Its cosmetics are manufactured in South Korea and sold online as well as in-store in Samcheong, where according to Paik Ho-jin, an employee of the brand, Chinese shoppers account for 40-50% of the customers.[92] As part of YG's partnership with French luxury conglomerate LVMH, Moonshot was launched at 11 Sephora stores in Singapore and at 13 Sephora stores in Malaysia on September 24, 2015.
Nona9onEdit
Nona9on is a luxury street-wear brand founded in early 2012 by YG Entertainment and Samsung's textile subsidiary company Cheil Industries.[93][94] It operates through secondary retailers and pop-up stores, such as its first pop-up at Apgujeong's Galleria Department Store. Following its domestic success, the clothing line also quickly sold out in its first international pop-up stores in 10 Corso Como shops in Milan, as well as other locations in Shanghai and Hong Kong. The brand plans to open a pop-up store at JayCo in Taiwan. It often features Bobby & B.I from iKon and Lisa from Blackpink in their commercials and promotions.[92]
YG SportsEdit
YG Sports was formed by YG Entertainment in 2015 through the acquisition of G-AD Communication, a golf agency that handles notable professional South Korean golfers such as Kim Hyo-joo, Lee Dong-min, Byun Jin-jae, and Yoo Go-un.[95] Leading golf coach Han Yeon-hee acts as the head instructor of the academy, which aims to venture into acquisition of golf courses, scouting and nurturing of talent, hosting of golf tournaments, and retailing.
YG STUDIOPLEXEdit
YG STUDIOPLEX is a TV drama production company jointly established by YG Entertainment and Barami Bunda Inc. in April 2017. The studio will "specialise in the production of Korean Wave contents" and enter the global market.[96] The studio was preceded by YG Entertainment's attempts to get involved in the content production industry, following in the footsteps of SM Entertainment Group's SM C&C and CJ E&M (now CJ ENM)'s Studio Dragon. In 2016, YG participated in a joint production with NBCUniversal by investing in SBS's Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo. Since then, YG has also actively recruited program directors (PD) from various terrestrial broadcasters, including Producer Park Hong-kyun, who worked on MBC's Queen Seondeok and The Greatest Love.
WorksEdit
I Picked Up a Celebrity On the Street (나는 길에서 연예인을 주웠다) (oksusu, 2018, co-produced with BaramiBunda inc)
Love Alert (설렘주의보) (MBN, 2018, co-produced with Big Ocean E&M and Excel Investment)
Mr. Queen (철인왕후) (tvN, 2020, co-produced with Studio Dragon and Crave Works)
Joseon Exorcist (조선구마사) (SBS, 2021, co-produced with Crave Works and Lotte Cultureworks)
Mister Robin (미스터 로빈) (Apple TV+, 2021)
PhilanthropyEdit
YG Entertainment pledged to donate 100 won for every album sold, 1% of all merchandise sales, and 1,000 won for every concert ticket, to charities. In 2009, they raised US$141,000, and in 2010 $160,000.[97] The company has also directly delivered US$4,400 worth of charcoal to families in need during the winter season.[98] It announced that it would be donating around US$500,000 for disaster relief to Japan after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[99]
In 2013, Yang Hyun-suk made headlines when he donated all of the dividends he received as a shareholder of YG Entertainment to help young children needing surgery. His dividends totalled around US$922,000.[100]
In 2015, YG Entertainment donated a total of ₩100 million (US$92,450) to the Korean Committee for UNICEF in disaster relief following the earthquake in Nepal.[101]
ArtistsEdit
All musical artists under YG Entertainment are collectively known as YG Family, while all actors also under YG Entertainment are collectively known as YG Stage.[102][103]
Recording artistsEdit
Sechs Kies
Jinusean
GD & TOP
GD X Taeyang
MOBB
Eun Ji-won
D-Lite
Jinu
Bang Ye-dam
Lee Su-hyun
Krunk
Teddy Park[104]
Choice37[105]
Future Bounce[106]
Kang Uk-jin[107]
AiRPLAY[108]
Lydia Paek[109]
BigTone
Ham Seung-cheon[110]
iHwak[111]
Rovin[112]
Lee Chan-hyuk
Kim Min-gu
Yaneto
R. Tee
Hamada Asahi
Independent artistsEdit
Somi[113]
Peejay[114]
R.Tee[115]
YGX Entertainment
Anda[116]
ActorsEdit
Bae Jung-nam
Cha Seung-won
Choi Ji-woo
Gang Dong-won
Han Seung-yeon
Jang Hyun-sung
Jang Ki-yong
Jin Kyung
Jo Hye-joo
Jung Hye-young
Jung Yun-seok
Joo Woo-jae
Kal So-won
Kang Hui
Kang Seung-yoon
Kim Hee-ae
Kim Ji-soo
Kwon Han-sol
Kwon Hyun-bin
Kyung Soo-jin
Lee Ho-jung
Lee Hyun-wook
Lee Ji-ni
Lee Ju-myoung
Lee Ki-taek
Lee Soo-hyuk
Lee Sung-kyung
Nam Kyu-hee
Park Hyeong-seop
Park Sandara
Park Tae-in
Seo Jeong-yeon
Son Ho-jun
Seo Lee-seo
Wang Yi-jun
Woo Kang-min
Yoo In-na
Former artists and actorsEdit
Former artistsEdit
Keep Six (1996)[117]
Kang Sung-hoon (2016–2019)[118]
Masta Wu (2000–2016)[119]
Swi.T (2002–2005)[120]
Wheesung (2002–2006)
Gummy (2003–2013)
Big Mama (2003–2007)
Seven (2003–2015)
Digital Masta (2003–2011)[121]
Lexy (2003–2007)
Stony Skunk (2003–2008)
XO [ko] (2003–2004)
Wanted (2004–2006)[122]
Brave Brothers (2004–2008)
45RPM (2005–2008)[123]
SoulStaR (2005–2007)[123]
Seungri (2006–2019)[124]
2NE1 (2009–2016)[125]
Minzy (2009–2016)[126][127]
Park Bom (2009–2017)
CL (2009–2019)
Psy (2010–2018)
Lee Hi (2012–2019)[128]
Epik High (2012–2018)
Taehyun (2014–2016)[129]
HIGHGRND Artists (2015–2018)[a]
Hi Suhyun (2014–2019)
One (2015–2019)[130]
B.I (2015–2019)[131]
Former actors and actressesEdit
Park Han-byul (2002–2004)[123]
Jung Sung-il (2009–2011)[123]
Heo Yi-jae (2009–2011)[123]
Kang Hye-jung (2001–2013)
Stephanie Lee (2014–2017)[132]
Lee Yong-woo (2014–2017)
Koo Hye-sun (2003–2017)
Jung Yoo-jin (2016–2018)
Lee Jong-suk (2016–2018)
Go Joon-hee (2017–2019)
Oh Sang-jin (2017–2019)
Kim Hee-jung (2016–2019)
Kim Sae-ron (2016–2019)
Im Ye-jin (2014–2019)
Wang Ji-won (2018–2020)
Nam Joo-hyuk (2013–2020)
Former talentsEdit
Yoo Byung-jae (2015–2019)
Ahn Young-mi (2015–2020)
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- WSJ The drama brings us all the way to the aftermath of his death in the Dag Hammarskjöld died in the infamous plane crash the night between Details. Format: Digital: Label: Blue Records: Rel. Date: 05/30/2012: UPC: 7320470120170. Dag Hammarskjöld Vägmärken. Artist: Anders Widmark Format: death : a compilation based on the collections of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Uppsala2011Samlingsverk (redaktörskap) (Övrig (populärvetenskap, debatt, Dag Hammarskjöld won global recognition as a peacemaker during Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1953 until his death in a av LL Andersson · 2009 · Citerat av 4 — Dag Hammarskjöld och FN:s övriga generalsekreterare som scen the tragic death of the lamented Dag Hammarskjöld, the sun has now reappeared." (U Thant Contains 5 recordings, including "Dag Hammarskjöld being sworn in as Secretary Kennedy speaks to the UN after Hammarskjöld's death" (21 september 1961).
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Alternative Title: Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld. Dag Hammarskjöld, in full Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld, (born July 29, 1905, Jönköping, Sweden—died September 18, 1961, near Ndola, Northern Rhodesia [now Zambia]), Swedish economist and statesman who, as the second secretary-general (1953–61) of the United Nations 2017-09-26 · A UN report into the death of its former secretary general Dag Hammarskjöld in a 1961 plane crash in central Africa has found that there is a "significant amount of evidence" that his flight 2019-01-22 · Dag Hammarskjöld hoped to ease the tensions in the Congo by talking to the head of the country's secession movement, Moise Tshombe, directly in person. Tshombe, from the province of Katanga, was engaged in a face-off against the elected government headed by Prime Minister Cyrille Adoula, whose predecessor had been murdered. Dag Hammarskjöld is dead, crash site footage (1961) Watch later. Share.
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From Roy Andersson's first film in six years to the acclaimed documentary about the mysterious death of Dag Hammarskjöld. Here is your guide Premiärminister Patrice Lumumba med Dag Hammarskjöld, FN:s av Leo Zeilig (2008), "Death in the Congo: Murdering Patrice Lumumba" av Nations Association Westminster Branch held a one-day conference to mark the 50th anniversary of UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld?s death. Cancelled: Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture 2019 We are deeply sorry to Due to a death in the family, our speaker Christiana Figueres is no Översättningar av fras DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD från engelsk till svenska och memorial ceremony in Uppsala to mark Dag Hammarskjöld's death 50 years ago. Download an example of a resolution (in swedish) regarding death penalty here.
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South Africa must investigate the death of Dag Hammarskjöld. UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld was one of only four people to have been posthumously awarded a Nobel Prize (for Peace), and A UN lawyer investigating the mysterious plane crash death of Swedish secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld in 1961, accused the United States, Britain and South Africa of withholding information. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today that "a further inquiry or investigation would be necessary to finally establish the facts" of the death of the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dag Hammarskjöld, in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia, along with 15 others more than 50 years ago. Officials search the crash site after the plane carrying Swedish diplomat Dag Hammarskjold came down near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia (later Zambia), resulting in his death, in September 1961. Crash investigations and the death of Dag Hammarskjöld.
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On 18 September 1961, Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary-General of the United Nations, died in a plane crash near Ndola, Northern Rhodesia, along 2018-03-27 The Death of Dag Hammarskjöld.
Located at the top-centre of Sapin's painting is an image which depicts the death of United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, entitled LA MORT DE DAG HAMMARSKJOLD DE L'ONU, 1961: 2011-09-25 2017-05-04 Dag Hammarskjöld (1905-1961) Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905-1961) – Dag Hammarskjöld was born in Jönköping Town (former urban municipality in Sweden between 1284-1971) on July 29th, 1905 and died in Ndola (City in Zambia) on September 18th, 1961 at the age of 56. Today Dag Hammarskjöld would be 115 years old.
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General Dag Hammarskjöld (walking in front) accompanies then Colonel Joseph Mobutu in. UN panel to probe Dag Hammarskjold's 1961 plane crash death. From Roy Andersson's first film in six years to the acclaimed documentary about the mysterious death of Dag Hammarskjöld. Here is your guide Premiärminister Patrice Lumumba med Dag Hammarskjöld, FN:s av Leo Zeilig (2008), "Death in the Congo: Murdering Patrice Lumumba" av Nations Association Westminster Branch held a one-day conference to mark the 50th anniversary of UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld?s death.
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He was a man with a vision of the UN as a "dynamic instrument" organising Dag Hammarskjöld at Elisabethville airport, Katanga, August 1960 (Courtesy Hachette Book Group) (UN Photo/x) The son of Sweden's former prime minister, Hammarskjöld, grew up in a pink castle.
New evidence has emerged linking an RAF veteran to the death in 1961 of the UN secretary general Dag Hammarskjöld in a mysterious plane crash in southern Africa.. Jan van Risseghem has been named After his death, Mr Hammarskjold was described by US President John F Kennedy as the "greatest statesman of our century". He was a man with a vision of the UN as a "dynamic instrument" organising Dag Hammarskjöld at Elisabethville airport, Katanga, August 1960 (Courtesy Hachette Book Group) (UN Photo/x) The son of Sweden's former prime minister, Hammarskjöld, grew up in a pink castle. However, the cause of death remains disputed.


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9 battleground states show health reform's high stakes
July 16, 2017 / Kevin B. O'Reilly
Lora Wilkerson does not have to look far to see the potential effect of the Senate's ongoing efforts to overhaul the nation's health system. The Charleston, West Virginia, woman needs only peer into the bright eyes of her 3-year-old granddaughter, Ellie.
The girl was diagnosed at 18 months old with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer that mostly affects children. Wilkerson said Ellie is still alive because of the Medicaid coverage and patient protections available under the current health care law, provisions that the latest version of the Senate's Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA) would overturn.
"Ellie would have died," Wilkerson said at a press event held Thursday in Charleston, West Virginia. "Ellie survives, but continues to have nerve damage in her hands and feet." The girl receives physical, occupational and speech therapy on a weekly basis.
Little Ellie is just one of more than 180,000 West Virginians now covered by Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Their coverage is threatened by the BCRA provision that would phase out the enhanced rate at which the federal government funds Medicaid expansion between 2021 and 2023. Expanded Medicaid makes coverage available to people who earn too much to qualify for the traditional Medicaid program but earn less than 138 percent of the federal poverty line (that is $28,180 for a family of three in West Virginia).
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Theatre Cat
Posted on November 16, 2012 by sagesomethymes
In one of my favourite theatres lives a cat called Rochester.
On any given Saturday night, you might be standing in the blue bohemian bar sipping a drink before the show, when Rochester will make his first dramatic entrance. He'll streak in from the foyer, oblivious to all, caught up in an invisible mouse chase. He'll pounce on the mouse, which narrowly escapes, fleeing to an imaginary mouse hole in the skirting board. Rochester then nonchalantly diverts his attention to the nearest lounge, where with another theatrical leap, he lands on its curved back and proceeds to stalk its length with his claws.
Now if a foolish stage manager, happening to walk by in a pre-show panic, attempts to remove him, they will discover that the cat, like a well chewed piece of gum, will stretch infinitely between stage manager and sofa. And just when it seems that neither of them can stretch any further, the theatre manager will call from behind the bar, "Rochester, get down from there now."
And the cat will suddenly retract its claws, and you will find yourself lying on the floor, with a cat on your chest. Yes. I have been that foolish stage manager. For a moment its flat green eyes will look into yours and then it will leap nimbly off your chest.
But now it's time for the main show. The bell rings and you are ushered into the intimacy of the black box theatre. You settle in to enjoy the drama. The characters are introduced, the setting established, events are foreshadowed and conflict emerges. And just as the rather pretty heroine realises that her lover is actually the ………. Rochester enters.
But this is no mere walk on role. This is a star thespian. As he threads his way between patrons' feet, handbags and empty wine glasses, he elicits murmurs of admiration from his audience. Once he has everyone's attention, he crosses to centre stage and stands firmly between the heroine and her antagonist. By this time the audience are on the edge of their seat. What will this thing, without lines, make up or costume, but with plenty of character, do next they wonder?
He doesn't disappoint. Glaring at the lover, he flicks his tail from side to side, and then slides his whole furry length against the heroine's legs. Then, ears twitching, he disappears quickly into the wings. Was it the call of some other damsel in distress that he heard?
"He better not have pissed in the dressing room. We'll never get the smell out," says the theatre manager after the show. "One day that bloody cat's going to outsmart himself and that will be the end of him. You know I saw him up on the roof the other day. I called the fire brigade and they told me they'd have to charge for the visit, so I left him up there. He cried all night but eventually, he worked out how to get down."
And as last drinks are called at the bar, the headline act will be in true post-performance mode; curled up in an armchair, feigning sleep.
About sagesomethymes
Daniela is a writer, theatre producer and civic educator. She has had short stories and poetry published in: 'Prayers of a Secular World', Inkerman & Blunt; 'Blue Crow Magazine', Blue Crow Press; 'Knitting and other stories', Margaret River Press and Radio National's '360 documentaries'. Her debut play, 'Talc', was produced in 2010. Her short play, 'Sicilian Biscotti', was produced for the launch of "Women Power and Culture" at New Theatre in 2011 and shortlisted for the Lane Cove Literary Award in 2015. Her second full length play, 'Friday', was produced by SITCO at the Old Fitzroy Theatre in 2013. 'The Poor Kitchen' was produced in 2016 as part of the Old 505 Theatre's Fresh Works Season and was published by the Australian Script Centre in 2017 (https://australianplays.org/script/ASC-1836). It was re-staged by Patina Productions at Limelight on Oxford in 2019. She co-wrote 'Shut Up And Drive' with Paul Gilchrist and it was produced at KXT in 2016. 'Seed Bomb' was produced at Old 505 Theatre as part of the FreshWorks Season in 2019 and has been published by the Australian Script Centre (https://australianplays.org/script/ASC-2166). She co-wrote 'Softly Surely' with Paul Gilchrist and it was produced at Flight Path Theatre in 2022. She is the co-founder of indie theatre company subtlenuance (www.subtlenuance.com) Her published short stories can be read via the Short Stories tab on this blog.
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Prior to participating in a session, you should ensure that your audio is configured correctly. Audio settings can be configured using the Audio Setup Wizard.
Open the Audio Setup Wizard by clicking the Audio & Video menu and clicking Audio Setup Wizard.
From the Select Audio Output Device dialogue, choose the device that will play the session audio e.g. speakers and click OK.
If you are using a Mac and wish to use different devices to the default see the instructions below.
Click the Play button and adjust the volume slider so that you can clearly hear the pre-recorded message. Click Stop and then Yes to confirm you were able to hear the audio. If you were not able to hear the audio, click No and repeat the previous step.
Select the device you will use to send your audio during the session e.g. microphone and click OK.
Click Record and speak into the microphone using your normal speaking voice. Adjust the microphone slide bar so that it displays green bars with an occasional yellow bar. Red indicates that your audio is too loud or you microphone is too close to your mouth.
Click Play and confirm you can hear your recorded voice. You are now ready to participate in the audio portion of the session.
If you wish to use a different device from the system default follow these steps.
button to open the Sound Preferences panel.
The Sound preferences panel has a screen for audio output and a screen for input.
Select the desired device for Output.
Select the desired device for Input.
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Galena Weekly Gazette
Michael H. Cleary
Michael H. Cleary, Doctor of Medicine and Attorney at Law, passed to his eternal reward on Thursday at noon, February 2, 1933. His death has taken from the ranks of the citizens and statesmen of Illinois, a splendid character, and from his home, a loving and kind husband and father. Dr. Dleary was a faithful servant of God, and in his lingering illness and approaching death, enjoyed to the fullest extent the comforts and rites of the Catholic church.
Dr. Cleary was born on a farm in Walworth county, Wis., on August 4, 1853, and in his youth was educated in the schools of that county, and later was an instructor in its various schools. He received his degree of Doctor of Medicine at Cincinnati, O., in 1877. He came to Galena in 1878 and opened an office for the practice of medicine. Although recognized as one of the leading physicians of the community, he was always greatly interested in legal matters, and studied law and was later admitted to the bar. In 1898 Dr. Cleary was elected to the state House of Representatives from this district. Upon his return from his term of office he opened a law office in Galena and followed that profession since that time. In 1912, he was elected to the state Senate, and served the term from 1913 to 1917. During his activity in professional life he served as president of the Board of Education, as City Attorney, and City Treasurer. When the Galena Council, Knights of Columbus, was instituted in Galena, about thirty years ago, he was the first Grand Knight, and as a member of that society, was faithful in his devotion to its Christian principles. At the time of his death he was an Honorary Member of that Society, and Council No. 696.
He is survived by his wife, Julia, and daughter, Edith. His son, James, preceded him in death five years ago. His brothers, Rt. Rev. James M. Cleary and Joseph, of Minneapolis, and Francis, of Monrovia, Calif., are also left to mourn his loss. Funeral services were held for the deceased, Saturday morning at nine o'clock at St. Michael's Catholic church in Galena. Rt. Rev. James M. Cleary was the celebrant of the Requiem Mass. Rev. J. T. Donahue and Rev. J. K. Nilles, were assistants in the sanctuary. A splendid tribute to the life of the deceased was paid by his pastor, Rev. J. T. Donahue, portraying, as of Simeon of old, as the teacher and healer of the wounds of men.
Services at the grave in the family lot were conducted by Monsignor J. M. Cleary, assisted by Revs. J. T. Donahue and J. K. Nilles. Casket bearers were Thomas Smith, Dubuque, Ia.; John McMullen, Walter Jennings, Frank T. Sheean, A. F. Ambre and Michael J. Murphy. The esteem in which he was held in this community was attested by the attendance at the services. The Knights of Columbus, and members of the Jo Daviess County Bar Association attending in their respective capacities. Floral tributes were many and also were the massages of condolence. —May He Rest In Peace.
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Mody University – Know Why You Should Attend It!
October 30, 2017 By Pamela Orange Leave a Comment
Every student at some point in their lives has wondered what to do next in their careers and felt completely clueless. Questions like "Which field should I choose next?", "Should I follow what my peers are doing or my passion?", "Which college would be the best for me?" has baffled and confused us all! Fortunately, you have come to the right place to find your answers.
Mody University – Courses, Placement Salary, Facilities
In this article, we will clear all the mayhem in your mind and your period of indecision will come to an end.
This article will focus on one of the leading universities in the country, Mody University and give you all the reasons why you should attend it!
Ranked to be the best university in Rajasthan, Mody University is a private women's university located in Laxmangarh in Rajasthan, India. It was established in 1998 by Mr R.P. Mody, an industrialist and a philanthropist.
It has the faculty-student ratio of 1:12, best among the private universities in the country. Mody University is also known for its international collaborations and internships, which provides the students extra opportunities to grow and learn more about their field.
Mody University believes in empowering women through education which is a healthy ideal in today's world. Therefore, to all the women out there who are struggling to decide which college to be a part of, this is it! Mody University will give you the environment you always wanted to grow in. This university prides itself in the calm, serene and safe environment that is provided for its students.
Let us now look into the various aspects of Mody University!
Be it arts, science or commerce, Mody University provides its students courses in various principles. Mody University has six faculties. Each faculty has its own administration structure. With these many opportunities, the students can pursue the field of their choice and successfully launch their careers.
In addition to the traditional class-room teaching imparted by well qualified and distinguished teaching staff, the faculty also makes extensive use of modern pedagogical tools like Smart Classrooms and Learning Management System (LMS) to make learning a more interactive and joyful experience.
The students also have access to state-of-the-art laboratories equipped with latest instruments for most up-to-date experiments and research activities. The Summer Internship forms an integral part of curriculum offered which is supported by the field trips and industrial visits organized in each semester for the practical exposure of students.
It is evident that Mody University imparts to its students a holistic education which would make the students better prepared for their life after university.
The infrastructure at Mody University is truly one of the finest among the colleges in India. Coming to pursue any programme of study at Mody University turns to almost a homely experience, because when students stay on campus, they need not worry about any lodging or staying difficulty. They are very well taken care of.
The University has 8 very good hostels on the campus. Each hostel has a capacity of around 180 beds. All the hostels of the University have 24/7 Wi-Fi connectivity with power–house which is responsible for uninterrupted electricity supply in the campus. The University also has two AC buses to ferry the students from their hostels to academic buildings, dining hall and reception area of the university. If this is impressive, hold your horses because there is way more!
With a capacity to accommodate more than 1800 people at a time, the grand Dining Hall of Mody University is one of its kind in the country. It is splendidly decorated in marble and stone, brilliantly lit with chandeliers. The magnificent architecture of the dining hall, the gardens and the fountains playing outside, make every meal a treat for all the senses and it just isn't good for looks either, all the food cooked here be it breakfast, lunch, snacks or dinner are by highly trained chefs.
Another new world-cuisine cafeteria that is being introduced as a part of Auditorium Complex that will serve five kinds of world cuisines such as Italian, Mexican, Chinese and Indian. Students can give a change to their taste buds by enjoying food cooked by world class chefs from all continents.
There is still more!
The Auditorium Complex at Mody University is unique and one of the best auditoriums around which is designed in such a way that it ensures a perfect view of the main stage irrespective of the seating location of the audience. The monumental stage of the auditorium is also a very good platform for the students of the university to showcase their multiple talents in the field of theatre, drama, dance and different cultural programs.
Mody University also has ample sports facilities where students can play different sports according to their choice. The University is highly regarded for its sports accomplishments. The Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton and Lawn Tennis courts are floodlit, so that students can play even at night. All the hostels of university are also equipped with indoor game facilities such as Carom-board and Table-Tennis which students can enjoy in their leisure time.
There are 55 trained horses in the equestrian wing of university. Willing students can learn horse-riding under the guidance of a qualified trainer.
With such spectacular amenities, every student in this university would have a dreamy college life!
The faculties employed by Mody University all have a minimum qualification of PG/Master's degree. There are also many faculty members with Doctorates for various specialisations. Therefore, only eminent faculties are employed in this university to impart educational skills and knowledge.
University life is about trying many things besides just studying. Engagement with non-academic pursuits is not only beneficial to student development, but is known to be highly valued by employers. Hence a lot of emphasis is placed on beyond classroom learning and extra-curricular activities to focus on overall holistic development.
A lot of resources are invested in to offer a comprehensive range of co-curricular activities, be it sports, societies, part time work, entrepreneurial schemes or volunteering. Therefore, various platforms have been created for students to showcase their talents such as:
RAGA – the cultural society with an aim to organize competitive cultural events involving dance, song, skit and others.
LAKSHAYA – the sports society is active in organizing various indoor and outdoor sports events such as Volley Ball, Basket Ball, Badminton, Chess and Carom to name a few.
MAGNUM OPUS – The Newsletter is an initiative by students, supported and guided by faculty members.
KHUSHI– The Community Services that attempts to bring joy to under-privileged children and educational inputs to them.
XPERIA: A society for mathematical sciences, engineering technology, and personality development, was established in 2010. Its mission is to bring out the latent talent of students for the welfare of the society.
SANGLAP– The academics student society is christened as Sanglap which stands for the art of creative and constructive thinking vis-à-vis dialectic method. It signifies the multiplicity of thoughts and the carefully constructed arguments.
ROBOTA: A society of CET students established in 2009 provides a platform for the students to reveal their technical aptitude by organising seminars, workshops, etc.
These are only few of the many platforms provided to students to pursue their interests and harness their talents.
This can be regarded as one of the most important factor while deciding colleges, placements. At Mody University, students are trained to give their absolute best during placement season and all of this is done in the Career Development Centre or CDC.
It assists students in identifying and developing their academic and career interests, and to set their short-term and long-term goals through individual counselling and group sessions.
With such arduous training given to students, the placement history at this very impressive because of its high success rate. It almost has 100% placement of the eligible and interested students. Mody University also provide plenty of pre-placement offers (after Internship) for its students.
The average salary package offered to students is 4.50 LPA with the highest of 18.0 LPA.
To expand the global opportunities to women students, Mody University has forged more than 20 international collaborations with renowned foreign universities – Universite de Nantes, France, Ecole Des Mines de Nantes, France, Stony Brook University (USA), University of Missouri (USA), University of North Texas (USA) and Florida International University (USA) to name a few.
With students being exposed to such opportunities, they learn to become independent and also get motivated to go for Master's program.
This concludes our article. We hope the information mentioned helped you find your answers! Mody University is indeed one of the best colleges in the country for women and as evident, this university is ripe with opportunities and any student who is a part it will have a fulfilling college life experience with a bright future ahead!
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