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Blois was honored to receive a 2014 AGC California Constructor Award for its Santa Monica Low Flow Diversion Project. The project superintendent and crew for that project proudly display the specially commissioned award --- a solid bronze sculpture weighing nearly six pounds and depicting a surveyor with hardhat and transit. Congratulations for a job well done!
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rachel Adams, a curator with an eye for fresh young contemporary artists who work in a wide range of media, has been named associate curator of the University at Buffalo Art Gallery in the UB Center for the Arts (CFA).
Adams will begin today, March 2. She takes up the post held for 11 years by Sandra Q. Firmin, who was named director of the CU Art Museum, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Adams is expected to help maintain a dynamic forum for contemporary art by planning and executing exhibitions, projects and events; and commission artists for the annual site-specific installation in the Lightwell Gallery in the CFA, whose 40-foot-high walls culminate in skylights that flood the gallery with natural light.
She currently works as an independent curator, and in that capacity, she has planned and executed exhibitions with national and international artists at many venues, among them The Contemporary, Austin; Disjecta Contemporary Art Center, Portland, Ore.; testsite Austin, which helps writers and curators to develop collaborative projects; Artspace 108, which specializes in pop-up exhibitions; and Greene Exhibitions, Los Angeles, Calif.
Adams has worked with a number of artists, including architect/artist Seher Shah, whose first solo museum exhibition she curated; Icelandic performance artist and director Ragnar Kjartansson; filmmaker Amie Siegel; sculpture and installation artist John Grade; and multimedia artist Richard T. Walker.
Her publications include exhibition catalogues for Prospect 3, the third New Orleans' contemporary art biennial; Constructed Landscapes, an exhibition by Shah; and Homestretchbody, an exhibition of collaborative work by Adams and New York-based installation artist Justin Cooper.
She also contributed to the book "A Fresh Look: Observations of Artistic and Social Practices in Urban Farming," a collection of works discussing intersections of contemporary art and urban agriculture, and is a contributing writer for Art + Culture Texas, artforum.com, Art Papers, Modern Painters and Texas Architect.
Adams received a bachelor of fine arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a master's degree in exhibition and museum studies from the San Francisco Art Institute.


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As fancy and futuristic as the iPhone is, not too many things can shake my obsession with my Blackberry and utter opposition to touchscreen cellular devices. However, this new Sephora App is mighty tempting. "Sephora to Go" allows beauty enthusiasts like myself instant on-the-go access to the cosmetics superstore! At the tap of freshly manicured finger, we can do everything from see the latest product releases, read ratings and reviews, create "Wishlists", manage our Beauty Insider accounts, and even make purchases. The GPS feature gives you directions to you closest Sephora location, and "Today's Obsession" shows you which products company staffers are swearing by and why. Then there's the amazing "Scan" feature: Once you're in store, you can scan any product and automatically view additional information, reviews, and even videos that show you how to "Get the Look" – say swear?!


Mount Etna, the biggest active volcano in Europe, hosts the most extended adventure park in Sicily. The park boasts 10 courses, 79 tree-to-tree and two wall climbing, all with different level of difficulty. It is situated in the Scarbaglio pine forest, near the town of Milo, 20 minutes away from Nake.
Mount Etna, the biggest active volcano in Europe, hosts the most extended adventure park in Sicily.
The park boasts 10 courses, 79 tree-to-tree and two wall climbing, all with different level of difficulty. It is situated in the Scarbaglio pine forest, near the town of Milo, 20 minutes away from Nake.
4 of the courses are suitable for children, and the level of safety is very high, thanks to the use of a special carabiner, the L.V.C. Zaza, through which the snap-hook is fastened before starting the course and can be released only after completing it.


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Q: Is this language Regular or non regular $(0^n 1)^* \ \ , n\geq 0 $
According to wiki

If V is a set of strings, then V* is defined as the smallest superset of V that contains the empty string ε and is closed under the string concatenation operation
If V is a set of symbols or characters, then V* is the set of all strings over symbols in V, including the empty string ε.

So this language accepts all strings over $\Sigma^*$ which must be regular.
Also regular languages are closed under kleene star.
But again on wiki

$V^* = \bigcup\limits_{i\geq 0}^{} V_i = {\epsilon} \ \cup \ V_1 \ \cup V_2 \ \cup \ V_3 \ \cup .....$

Now according to this definition strings such as $01001$ cannot be a part of given language so $0$'s prior of every 1 are compared within a string, so this can't be regular.
But according to the former definition $01001$ is a part of language because it can be formed with symbols $01$ and $001$ both are part of $0^n 1$.
Can someone help me in identifying the class of these types of languages

A: My reading of this question (which I think is the natural reading, notwithstanding other possibilities) is that the language being defined is:
$$L = \bigcup\limits_{n\geq 0}^{} (0^n1)^*$$
which is, roughly speaking, the language of all strings in $\{0,1\}^*$ ending in $1$ in which the $1$s are evenly-spaced. (In other words, there is an implicit "union over all $n$".) That language is not regular, which is easy to prove with the pumping lemma. (Take the string $(0^{p+1}1)^5$.)
I don't see any natural interpretation of $(0^n1)^*$ in which the $n$ is not fixed. It seems unlikely that the intent was $\left(\bigcup\limits_{n\geq 0}0^n1\right)^*$, since that would naturally be written $(0^*1)^*$, not $(0^n1)^*$. That language is regular, as you know, but I don't think it is relevant to this question.

A: If I understand correctly (and no, your definition is neither clear nor correct since
$\{(0^n1)^* \mid n \geqslant 0\}$ does not make any sense), your language is
$\{0^n1 \mid n \geqslant 0\}^*$, which can be rewritten as $(0^*1)^*$, which is indeed a regular language.

A: I take it that you mean $L = \bigcup_{n \ge 0} \mathcal{L}((1^n 0)^*)$, i.e., arbitary repeats of $1^n 0$ for each $n$. If you try to dream up an DFA to recognize this, you'll see it would need to record $n$ somehow to check the others, and as $n$ is not limited, that won't work. So suspect it isn't regular.
For a proof, use the pumping lemma. Assume your language $L$ is regular, then there is a constant $N$ such that for each word $\sigma \in L$ such that $\lvert \sigma \rvert \ge N$ it can be written $\sigma = \alpha \beta \gamma$ such that $\lvert \alpha \beta \rvert \le N$ with $\beta \ne \epsilon$ such that for all $k \ge 0$ it is $\alpha \beta^k \gamma \in L$. Pick $\sigma = 1^N 0 1^N 0 \in L$, $\lvert \sigma \rvert = 2 N + 2 \ge N$. But then $\beta$ is formed just by $1$ (say $\lvert \beta \rvert = u$, $u > 0$), if you pick $k = 2$ it is $\alpha \beta^2 \gamma = 1^{N + u} 0 1^N 0 \notin L$. This contradiction shows $L$ is not regular.

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Don't translate this now and don't ask me again next time.
Strings in source code start as text surrounded by quotes, such as "abc". The developer examines each string and sorts them into three choices; localize: LocalizationString("abc"), don't localize: "abc", or undecided for now: "abc". Note that the two last choices look the same. Every time the source code is examined for unwrapped strings, the strings that are not to be localized continue to be flagged as "does this string need to be translated?"
Keeping track of strings that are not to be localized typically requires a list separate from the source code. The difficulty with a list is that a string in one line of code that should not get translated might be the same as a string in another line of code where its localization fate is still undecided. Additionally, strings that should not be localized could be changed in the source code and no longer be on the list.
The goal is to have a developer mark a string as "not to be localized" and then never ask them again.
Our IP marks strings that are not to be localized with a function that returns what you feed it, such as: NOP("abc"). Alternatively the "do not localize strings" could be wrapped with parens ("abc") since most compilers ignore the parens. Marking the string in the source code eliminates the need for a separate list, and it makes the status of a string (localize, don't localize, undecided) very clear in the source code. Localize = LocalizationString("abc"), don't localize = ("abc"), and undecided = "abc".
It is easy to distinguish between "do not localize" and "localization is undecided" strings. It is obvious which strings to present to the developer again on the next pass through the source code so that they can choose which to localize. This technique is accurate, allows a string to be in one of three states (localize, do not localize, undecided), and does not rely on an error prone external data set to track the status of a string.
US Patent Application Number 62065717
Filed 19-OCT-2015

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We follow Gavin Bell on his adventure through the amazing North Coast 500 Route.
The north coast of Scotland has become one of UK's most iconic destinations over the last few years due to the "NC500", or "North Coast 500". The North Coast 500 is a 516 mile road trip around the north of Scotland, starting and ending in Inverness.
As someone who loves nothing more than creating content around Scotland, I couldn't NOT jump in the car and take to the road.
Rather than starting in Inverness, we started our trip from Edinburgh, the city I live in. We left early on Friday 8th June and headed north towards the Cairngorms. As a little break from the driving, we stopped off at the Cairngorm Reindeer Centre for a look. We missed the chance to take the hill trip, so opted to walk around the little centre they have there. Very interesting!
After that we continued north and visited the impressive Rogie Falls. We spent a good hour or so walking up the stream, enjoying the sun before stocking up on food in Dingwall. We had no idea how many shops would be on the route, so we suitably stocked up!
We then made our way west to Shieldag, where we had booked Kayaking with Shieldag Adventures. We went Kayaking between 7-9:30pm and enjoyed the flat sea and sunset. No better way to spend night one.
We Kayaked around Shieldag island and were lucky enough to spot a white tailed eagle sitting in the trees. (Bird with the largest wingspan in the UK). Our accomodation on night one was in Kishorn, 20 mins or so from Shieldag.
On day two, we headed north from Kishorn up to Ullapool. We started the day by taking the Bealach na Bà road, a winding, single track road through the mountains of Applecross. It's a breathtaking road – and has the steepest ascent of any road in the UK. The road has some of the best views I've ever seen in Scotland. Huge mountains with views over to the Isle of Skye.
On the road we came across this derelict house that had been taken over by Highland Cattle. I thought it was a pretty cool setting.
Day three consisted of driving from Ullapool to Durness. We got up and hit the road early as we had lots planned! Our first stop was the Bone Caves near Inchnadamph. The bone caves are openings in the limestone craggs which get their name from the huge number of animal remains found in the caves when they were excavated.
Our first stop was the Bone Caves near Inchnadamph. The bone caves are openings in the limestone craggs which get their name from the huge number of animal remains found in the caves when they were excavated.
The remains of Bears, Arctic Foxes, Wild Horses and other animals dating back 15,000 years were all found in the caves. As was evidence that humans would have used the caves as far back as 8,000 years ago. Standing in the caves, it was fun to imagine what life might have been like back then.
After spending some time in the Bone Caves, we drove to Achmelvich beach. When I asked around for NC500 recommendations, Achmelvich beach was one place everyone told us we NEEDED to visit. It didn't disappoint.
The water was crystal clear, so I couldn't resist getting the wetsuit and snorkel mask on! Being from Shetland, I love wild swimming and this has to be one of the best places I've done it.
Once we dried off we hit the road again, heading out way north to Durness via a little stop off at Clashnessie Falls. We've had a very dry summer in Scotland, so there wasn't a huge amount of water flowing, but it was still very cool.
Day four took us from Durness over to John o Groats. We started the day by visiting one of the most famous sights in Durness – a large sea and freshwater cave called Smoo Cave. I couldn't get over the size of the cave! In terms of size, it put the Bone Caves to shame!
After the cave we headed to Cocoa Mountain for the famous hot chocolate. We had heard a lot about this hot chocolate. We'd seen countless photos, had countless recommendations and there was even road signs directing us to the cafe.
It's fair to say expectations were high. We got the famous hot chocolate and it's fair to say… it lived up to expectations. It was pretty sensational.
The sugar high fuelled our long drive from Durness over to the Dunnet Bay Distillery (where Rock Rose Gin is made). We had booked a Distillery tour for 11am and it cost us £11 each for the tour. It was worth every penny.
It was great to hear the story of Martin who started his career as a process engineer before launching Rock rose.
We then headed to the famous John o Groats sign for a walk before getting settled in to our abode for the night – The Crofters Snug in East Mey. We had an amazing little cabin there with views out over Orkney.
We started our drive south on Day Five. We got up early and headed for Dunrobin Castle. This has to be one of my highlights of the trip. I had seen a huge amount of content on Instagram/Facebook of the castle, so was super excited to see it in real life!
We made sure to get there for 11:30am so we could see the Falconry display. It cost us £11.50 each to get in but with the museum, castle itself, gardens and falconry display, it was well worth the money.
I'd argue this was one of my favourite visits on the whole trip. After Dunrobin, we drove 5 minutes down the road to have a look at an Iron Age Broch ruin called Corn Liath.
We then made our way down to Chanonry Point – a place well known for Dolphin watching. I had never seen Dolphins in the wild, so wasn't sure what to expect. Regardless, we got there early, bought some fish n chips and had a walk around the beach.
We were told the Dolphins would arrive one hour after low tide… we went with that advice. Just like clockwork, they arrived.
They came right up to the shore as they fed on the fish and it was a truly incredible experience. Amazing to see something like that here in Scotland.
After an hour or so of watching the dolphins, we headed back up north to Bonar Bridge where we stayed in a Glamping Pod for the night.
Our final day (sad times!) involved heading back to Edinburgh. We didn't plan much for our last day other than a stop off at Gleneagles.
We decided to treat ourselves to a burger here as a send off to what was an incredible 5 nights. The North Coast 500 will go down as one of my favourite ever holidays. We're so lucky to have this on our doorstep and I couldn't recommend making the trip enough.


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If however you struggle with concentration the booklets we provide alongside allow you to learn at your own pace.
It can help to read through the booklet in the week before that topic is taught at the class.
Due to the size of the groups, facilitators may not always be able to speak with you at the end of the session due to time and venue.
If you need further support and are at risk please use the information provided at the bottom of this contact page.
If you wish to have further support after attending the six sessions of the Stress Control then either speak to one of the facilitators to discuss or contact us via our website.
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The Australian and Pacific College of Clinical Hypnotherapy (also well known as the Queensland based Australian College of Clinical Hypnotherapy, ACCH) offers you the opportunity to learn how to use clinical hypnotherapy and psychotherapy to create rapid, positive changes in behaviour.
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Not only does this course teach you the understanding of the processes and principles of hypnotherapy, but most importantly, you will turn theory into practice, increasing your level of confidence and expertise in the application of hypnotherapy.
The Australian and Pacific College of Clinical Hypnotherapy, based on the Gold Coast, has been offering specialised Hypnotherapy Training to therapists in Australia for over 20 years. Many successful students have used it to improve their existing skills or to gain their Hypnotherapy qualification.
2019 Clinical Hypnotherapy Training begins in June.


With the election successes of the Tea Party-dominated Republican party in the November 2010 elections, there has been a renewed push to expand school voucher programs around the country.
In April, Congress reauthorized the voucher program in Washington D.C. In Wisconsin, Governor Scott Walker is on the verge of a massive expansion of the voucher program in Milwaukee, already the nation's largest. The expansion includes removing the student enrollment cap and the low-income requirement, and expanding participation in the program to private schools beyond the city borders.
Rethinking Schools has covered this issue since 1988 and has a large collection of articles and analyses on this topic. Some of those articles are listed below, linked to the full article. For on-going coverage and analysis of the struggle against vouchers and privatization, we encourage you to subscribe to Rethinking Schools print magazine.
Rethinking Schools editors are available for media interviews: email rachel@rethinkingschools.org or call 414-964-9646.
The heartbreaking drama currently playing in Milwaukee - millions of dollars cut from the public schools while vouchers are expanded so wealthy families can attend private schools in the suburbs - may be coming soon to a school district near you.
There's no guarantee of quality in Milwaukee's voucher schools. A disturbing number of voucher schools are little more than refurbished, cramped storefronts.
Department of Ed funds flow to privatizers and voucher supporters.
How school-voucher supporters misuse the lessons of segregation to push their agenda.
Charter and voucher schools are required to do very little to accommodate students with special needs.
Corporations and churches cash in on funding opportunities.
If you think tuition tax credits weren't worrisome, think again. Barbara Miner explains the pitfalls of this scheme, which is growing in popularity across the country.
While the Supreme Court's June 27 decision removed the cloud of federal constitutional doubt, it certainly didn't settle the legal and policy issues swirling around vouchers. One thing is certain, however: The court decision was a serious blow to supporters of public education and a boon to the voucher movement. Barbara Miner analyzes the decision.
Justices hear oral arguments in a case with broad implications not just for education but the separation of church and state and the very definition of public versus private in a democratic society.
Many public schools in urban areas have such problems that it may be tempting to consider vouchers a legitimate reform. Don't be fooled.
High Court to Decide if Cleveland Voucher Program Violates the Separation of Church and State.
By Micheal Charney, director of Professional Issues with the Cleveland Teachers Union.
Church / State Separation Vital to Democracy.
Conservatives have spinned vouchers as a way to increase achievement for low-income minorities. But the academic case for vouchers rests rests on rhetoric, not reality.
Will a green light for vouchers foster discrimination against gays and lesbians and undermine women's rights? The date for the article is February 2002.
False Choices: Vouchers, Public Schools, and Our Children's Future.
This 4-page, tabloid-sized report, released by Rethinking Schools in the fall of 2001, highlights key issues within the oldest and largest voucher program in the United States, from problems of accountability to why vouchers won't fix our public schools. Click here for a PDF version of the report.
The key funders of the pro-voucher movement.
A look at three key lessons from Milwaukee. Did you know, for instance, that Milwaukee voucher schools do not have to provide any data on test scores or academic achievement - or even give tests if they don't want to?
Scholar Frances Patterson looks at how textbooks in Christian fundamentalist schools are biased toward an overwhelmingly conservative view on social, political, and religious matters.
Scholar Frances Patterson shows how Christian fundamentalist textbooks display a breathtakingly arrogant attitude toward other religions.
Journalist Priscilla Pardini looks at the contradictions that arise when public dollars are given to private religious schools.
A close-up look at one religious school in Milwaukee that receives voucher funding, which advocates "integrating faith in Jesus Christ with the content and progress of all learning."
A report by the Economic Policy Institute says when policymakers assume private schools are better than public schools, they ignore lessons that could make all schools better.
Journalist Erik Gunn analyzes how Milwaukee public schools face increasing scrutiny while private voucher schools are allowed to operate with almost no oversight. Why the double standard?
Educational historian Robert Lowe analyzes the origins and ideology of the voucher movement.
An interview with Jonathan Kozol, author of Savage Inequalities and other books on education.
Education scholar Martin Conroy looks at what we can learn from Chile.
Education historian Robert Lowe explains why analogies between the GI Bill and vouchers might sound good but are wrong.
For a more in-depth discussion of vouchers, be sure to check out the Rethinking Schools publication "Selling Out Our Schools", which provides articles on vouchers and related issues.


During the daytime at IML, most of the action happens at the Vendor Mart. In addition to the shopping and the bootblacks, there's a lot of socializing. I took some pictures of my favorite people.
Here's a picture of Bear Man from Ft Leatherdale, who spent most of the weekend on the floor of the Bootwerks booth custom fitting Wescos. He is a huge supporter of the community sponsoring IML and the Bootblacks and giving us Leather Pride Night donations (a vest from Leatherwerks and several paddles from Paddlewerks). One of the nicest guys. Jason Hendrix is also in the photo. In addition to working for Bear Man, he is IML 2004 and a really friendly guy.
Here's Lori at the Heartwood booth. Currently, she makes the best floggers on the market. Beautiful work. I took son chris there to buy a new flogger. He loved trying it out on Sparky. And, of course, she gave us one as a donation to Leather Pride Night. This is one of the most popular items at LPN.
Grant spent some time at the Folsom Street East booth. Lots of flirting and promoting going on there. Grant runs the Silent Auction at LPN.
Every day Jake spent a couple of hours giving haircuts in The Leather Man booth. Jakes runs Security at LPN.
Greg came over to the IML vendors market from the big bear event in town the same weekend. He bought some canes. He became interested in caning after seeing my class at GMSMA Leatherfest last November.
Anyone who fills out a consent form and makes a $4 donation to the Leather Archives & Museum can come to the IML Vendor Mart. Sometimes curious vanilla people are inspired by the experience. This video is hysterically funny!
I love the expression on Boymeat's face – pure bliss.


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Columbia Care To Acquire Green Leaf Medical In A Deal Worth $240M
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Columbia Care Inc. (NEO:CCHW)(CSE:CCHW)(OTC: CCHWF) will acquire fully-integrated multi-state cannabis operator, Green Leaf Medical.
The two companies entered a definitive agreement worth $240 million and consisting of $45 million payable in cash and $195 million payable via issuance of 43.9 million common shares of Columbia Care, with the potential for extra performance-based milestone payments in 2022 and 2023.
The transaction should be finalized in the summer, after which the complete management team of Green Leaf will be kept, and its CEO and Co-Founder Phillip Goldberg will become a member of Columbia Care's Board of Directors.
With this transaction, the company will become one of the biggest cannabis operators in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and Virginia.
Furthermore, it will obtain around 400,000 sq. ft. of cultivation and production capacity, four running dispensaries, and six undeveloped ones. In Pennsylvania and Maryland, the company will be vertically-integrated.
"This combination affirms Columbia Care's position as one of the largest cultivators, manufacturers and retailers in four key states - PA, VA, OH and MD - three of which are expected to convert from medical to adult use in the next 24 months," said Nicholas Vita, CEO of Columbia Care.
"Green Leaf complements our retail footprint and brings wholesale leadership through which we can drive our portfolio of brands and unique products. The transaction is immediately accretive to gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Cash Flow from Operations."
Philip Goldberg, Green Leaf's CEO and Co-Founder, stated, "Columbia Care is the ideal partner to take Green Leaf through its next phase of growth."
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Open Letter to Australian Prime Minister -Teach Emotional Intelligence in Schools
By Yvette Vignando - 16th November 2010
An open letter via video from parent of three boys, emotional intelligence expert and parenting publisher Yvette Vignando - asking for Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Minister for School Education Peter Garrett to take action on including a quality social and emotional learning program in the Australian National Curriculum.
If you want Emotional Intelligence to be taught in Australian schools, please vote in the Poll on the left hand side column of this website, thank you.
Included below is the original letter sent to the former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the former Minister for Education Julia Gillard in April 2010.
Letter to Australian Prime Minister and Minister for School Education (first sent in April 2010 - also submitted to the Australian Curriculum Assessment Reporting Authority)
Social and Emotional Learning – 'Education is the Pathway to the Future'
The Australian Labor government has a strong focus on education and emphasises that education is more than an issue of social expenditure. Excellent education has been identified as an economic investment and the Prime Minister has stated that education is part of the government's plan to secure Australia's long term prosperity.
Integration of evidence-based Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in school curricula has been demonstrated to contribute significantly to academic outcomes, social and health outcomes, retention and graduation rates and has been demonstrated to offer positive economic returns.
The drafting of a National Curriculum is a unique opportunity for Australia to ensure a world-class education system and, like the United States , we should be incorporating a quality SEL curriculum in that process.
SEL and its components could be measured and reported on by the Australian Curriculum and Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). The Labor government has flagged the possibility that ACARA might survey parents about "the level of respect, quality of relationships, and culture of a school" – these are all elements improved by quality SEL.
What is Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)?
SEL is an evidence-based approach to education that integrates the academic, emotional and social dimensions of the learning process. SEL improves outcomes for children by teaching them how to manage emotions, build effective relationships and work through challenges in constructive and ethical ways. Research has demonstrated that SEL can be effectively implemented across all grade levels and subject areas.
Why Include SEL in an Australian National Curriculum?
The Labor government's policies are focused on these three qualities: Strong- Fair - Future.
The drafting of a National Curriculum in 2010 is a pivotal time in the maturity of Australia's education system. SEL is the ideal lever to ensure that students emerge from their school life with a strength of character and vision, a sense of fairness in their dealings with others and an ability to contribute to their own and Australia's future prosperity and success.
Identified priorities of the Australian government include quality in teaching, a 90% Year 12 retention rate by 2015 and providing everyone an opportunity to realise their potential regardless of social background. SEL has been demonstrated to positively impact all these aspects of a child's education .
In brief, best practice SEL programs have been demonstrated to result in:
Higher scores on standardised tests – gains of 11% or more were found in one major study soon to be published in Child Development
Improved attendance and stronger commitment to learning
Decreases in negative behaviours and emotional distress that lead to school failure
Benefits that last into adulthood and offer a substantial economic return on investment: one longitudinal study showed that 15 years after participating in SEL as primary school students, 21 year olds outpaced their peers in educational attainment, economic performance, mental health and community involvement; the project returned $3.14 for every one dollar spent
Implementation of Quality SEL in Schools - Part of National Education Policy
Well researched proven curricula are already in use globally . Research has documented what a quality SEL program looks like and why this matters. With the drafting of a National Curriculum, Australia now has an unprecedented opportunity to set the bar high and weave SEL into its national education policy framework.
SEL as part of national educational policy is being considered by the U.S. Congress where it has been proposed that SEL be part of the next generation of federal education policy. Support for this now widely-accepted educational approach spans political affiliations, socio-economic categories and geography. It is likely that such an initiative in Australia would receive bi-partisan support and be warmly received by the large and engaged community of Australian parents and educators
Yours sincerely and hopefully
Yvette Vignando
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1. The Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act (HR 4223) was introduced in December, 2009 by Congressman Dale E. Kildee, Congresswoman Judy Biggert and Congressman Tim Ryan.
2.The Positive Impact of Social and emotional Learning for Kindergarten to Eighth Grade Students-Findings from Three Scientific Reviews
3. Executive summary of meta-analysis of SEL programs and their benefits (207 studies and over 280,000 students)
4. Hawkins, J. David, Rick Kosterman, Richard F. Catalano, Karl G. Hill, and Robert D. Abbott. "Promoting Positive Adult Functioning Through Social Development Intervention in Childhood: Long-Term Effects from the Seattle Social Development Project," Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Vol. 159, No. 1, 2005, pp. 25-31.
5. Safe and Sound – an educator's guide to SEL programs
6. The Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act (HR 4223), introduced Dec 2009 by Congress Members Kildee, Biggert & Ryan.
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Submitted by lgcollard on Tue, 16/11/2010 - 15:59.
Yvette, The way you have laid this out it's a complete no-brainer! Who wouldn't want this considered in our schools? Schools and parents need to work in partnership in raising successful human beings. But some kids are not lucky enough to have parents who are with them, or care, so if it's at least included in schools, they still stand a chance for vital life skills.
C'mon Julia... you know you want to.
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Michelle is Australian but also a citizen of the United States where she has lived previously. She has recently returned with her family to California this year after spending the past six years in her home town of Sydney. While finding change exciting, Michelle says packing up her life and starting again was just a little daunting. We're sure it will provide fertile ground for new writing material.
Michelle likes to say that her family comes with a dash of Aspergers, along with generous servings of humour, intelligence and creativity. While this quirk may bring certain challenges, it makes life just that little bit more interesting. Her home is television-free but somehow her children seem to manage to wrangle indecent amounts of screen time at every opportunity.


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PORTSMOUTH, OH – An individual with gender identity—body dysphoria rejects the body but obsesses over the body at the same time. Rejecting the body to accept the body is an illogical and irrational decision.
Diane Sawyer's interviewed Bruce Jenner in April of 2015. He opined, "for all intents and purposes I'm a woman," changing his name to Caitlyn a few months later. A judge legally approved a name and a gender change in September. In October, Glamour magazine named Jenner a "Woman of the Year."
Sadly, what happens in Hollywood/Hollyweird either trickles or gushes into society by influencing and manipulating cultural norms.
Enter Barack Obama and his minions. First the Department of Education (2010) and then the Department of Justice and Department of Education jointly (2016) redefined the word sex — i.e., biological sex — to include "gender identity." Title IX sliced and diced science and sensibility. Hard science no longer reigned. Biology was kicked to the curb. Just as the emperor with no clothes paraded down the street, the make-believe story of gender ideology stepped boldly onto center stage – and the delusion intensified.
"It is contrary to medical science to use chromosomes, hormones, internal reproductive organs, external genitalia, or secondary sex characteristics, to override gender identity for purposes of classifying someone as male or female." –Dr. Deanna Adkins, professor at Duke University School of Medicine.
No matter, the cultists ignored the science: the presidents (Barack Obama, Joe Biden), the government, the radical LGBTQ and transgender activists, the medical profession, educators, mainstream media. Biology of the two sexes, taken hostage by the soldiers of insanity, stormed the country.
Is Obama a homosexual man and is Michelle a transwoman? In 2014, Joan Rivers said this to a reporter. Mainstream media chalked it up to a mere joke. Watch the clip at YouTube.
The former first lady Michelle Obama revealed that she hates how she looks "all the time and no matter what" in a new book titled "The Light We Carry."
Popular culture and political action intersected at the corner of a radicalized fairytale.
Abracadabra, a male is changed to a female or a female is changed to a male. Someone waved the magic wand over skin and bones – presto chango.
But the deep pockets of the powerful megalomaniacs in the shadows (aka the Deep State regime) continued to control and finance the medication and mutilation cult while pandering fear and using cancel culture – tactics of dictators – to silence opposition.
The transgender cult movement, a well-oiled propaganda machine – a well-oiled money machine, continues to sell children a risky process and a counterfeit product – both a fallacy and a forgery.
A male rejects his masculine body parts: penis, gonads, facial and body hair, deep voice, and characteristics that show his maleness. He rejects biology, DNA, and the building blocks that produce a male. The rejection of self is a portrait in self-loathing. The myth that true happiness will be found in a mutilated body.
He focuses on looking like a female in hopes of becoming a female. He becomes obsessed with hair atop his head, makeup, clothing. He takes hormones for breasts and signs up for surgery. And his body obsession continues throughout his lifespan. Is there a turning point when he accepts his female body as: perfection, good enough, or not good enough – what scale does he use to judge height, weight, size, shape? Does he compare his body to other biological males that identify as female or does he compare himself to biological females?
He may become indignant when biological heterosexual males will not date him or consider him as a mate. He cannot have monthly periods, become pregnant, deliver a baby, or breast-feed.
Yet, he doesn't reject the brain. He doesn't request another brain. His brain tells him that he is a female so he believes the brain and rejects the body.
America is in the midst of what has been called a 'transgender moment' writes Ryan T. Anderson in his 2018 book, "When Harry Became Sally." He points out that "Not long ago, most Americans had never heard of transgender identity, but within the space of a year it became a cause claiming the mantle of civil rights."
Anderson writes, "The fundamental conceptual distinction between a male and a female is the organism's organization for sexual reproduction." He argues that "sex is a coherent concept only on the basis of that organization."
The Truth about Kids and Their Bodies
Here's the truth: For decades, follow-up studies of transgender kids have shown that a substantial majority –anywhere from 65 to 94 percent – eventually ceased to identify as transgender. In other words, they accepted their biological sex and their bodies.
Here's the lie: The transgender cult denies biology in favor of fiction. Science says two sexes: male and female.
A female rejects her feminine body parts: breasts, vagina, uterus. She focuses on looking like a male in hopes of becoming a male. She rejects biology, DNA, and the building blocks that produce a female. The rejection of self is a portrait in self-loathing. The myth that true happiness will be found in a mutilated body.
Chapter 6 in Anderson's book examines gender dysphoria among children. Experts agree that between 80 and 95 percent of kids who experience gender dysphoria naturally resolve those feelings in favor of their biological sex. Because of this, Anderson argues, "We need medical professionals who will help them mature in harmony with their bodies, rather than deploy experimental treatments to refashion their bodies."
In 2020, "Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters," by Abigail Shrier produced a meltdown in the transgender cult movement? Because it told the truth and cults fear truth. "Why, in the last decade, has the diagnosis "gender dysphoria," transformed from a vanishingly rare affliction, applying almost exclusively to boys and men, to an epidemic among teenage girls?" The gender ideology cult specializes in the indoctrination of children.
Trans Victims Speak Out
"Transgender to Transformed: A Story of Transition That Will Truly Set You Free," by Laura Perry. "Like many who feel trapped in the wrong body, Laura "transitioned" to the opposite sex through irreversible surgeries, hormone injections, and a legal name change. Yet, despite her initial elation at living as a male, her new identity failed to bring her the peace and fulfillment she longed for. Realizing that she was living a lie, what was promised to be freedom had instead become a prison cell."
Books by Walt Heyer:
"Articles of Impeachment against Sex Change Surgery" (2020).
"Gender, Lies and Suicide: A Whistleblower Speaks Out" ( 2013).
Truth started trickling out, then truth started gushing out. And 2022 brought about protests and legislation as eyes opened to reality. Voices of reason and rationality shouted and continued to shout.
Fast-forward to 2023
Voices of sane and sensible citizens are even stronger in 2023. The soldiers of science are marching onward as the transgender cult movement is exposed.
Exposing the Gender Industry in America is a conference in Texas April 20, 2023. Partners for Ethical Care is bringing together experts from across the world for one night only to share their experiences in the areas of psychology, psychiatry, medicine, pediatrics, ethics, politics, and the law. From the pedestrian to the political, panelists will explain how "gender identity" as a concept was created, how it is being used today, and ways that you can take action to help children grow up healthy.
"2023 Will See More Pushback Against the Transgender Movement," according to an article in UPWARD. The transgender movement in schools, government, and the medical establishment grew increasingly radical and controversial in the U.S. this year. Conservatives pushed back with record numbers of bills, regulations, and lawsuits, and there are signs that the momentum will continue into 2023.
Available June 2023 – "Lost in Trans Nation: A Child Psychiatrist's Guide Out of the Madness," by Miriam Grossman. "Don't be blindsided like so many parents I know," warns Grossman, "be proactive and get educated. Feel prepared and confident to discuss trans, nonbinary, or whatever your child brings to the dinner table." Whether it's the "trans is as common as red hair" claim, or the "I'm not your son, I'm your daughter" proclamation, or the "do you prefer a live son or a dead daughter' threat, says Grossman, no family is immune, and every parent must be prepared.
It's worth saying again: An individual with gender identity—body dysphoria rejects the body but obsesses over the body at the same time. Rejecting the body to accept the body is an illogical and irrational decision. Furthermore, gender ideology is a nonscience-based theory. Transgenderism is a fairytale.
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The following article, by Tony Reinke, first appeared on the desiringGod website. Parts of this article have been reposted here with permission. See www.desiringgod.org/articles/denzel-your-phone-is-changing-you for the full version.
Never offline, always in reach, we now wield in our hands a magic wand of technological power we have only begun to grasp. But it raises new enigmas, too. Never more connected, we seem to be growing more distant. Never more efficient, we have never been more distracted.
Tony Reinke, author of 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You
Are you using your phone, or is your phone using you?
Can you put it down?
Can you turn it off?
Denzel Washington, actor
These were the blunt rhetorical questions asked by Denzel Washington in a recent interview with BBC television. "I'm not knocking the phone," the actor reiterated. "We have to at least ask ourselves — around the world — what is [the smartphone] doing to us?"
Our smartphone addictions have led us to a rather odd cultural moment.
For teenagers, the endless need to gain approval and popularity, once largely isolated to the school day, has lost its boundaries. With never-ending social feeds, teens now never escape the pressures of peer approval. But the challenges persist for all demographics. Content fatigue is setting in for many, especially exhaustion from political tensions. Loneliness seems as unabated as ever, as friendships among middle-aged men have dropped to epic lows, generating a whole demographic of men who find themselves socially dislocated and isolated.
One journalist recently opened an article with this thought experiment: "Try to pinpoint the last time you took a purposeless walk through the late spring breeze, when there was no itch in your hand to reach for a mobile device, and you felt like the wind and sky around you had nothing to disclose to you other than the vast and mysterious sympathy of existence itself. Was it 2007? Or as far back as 1997? Does just asking the question make you feel ill?"
Smartphone Habits, Gospel Opportunities
But it was not until a missionary friend in the Middle East explained to me how my book was being used in her neighborhood, as a bridge into the gospel with Muslim friends, that it first dawned on me just how extensively the anxieties of the digital age reach around the globe, and how they force all of us to reckon with deeper questions of life, beyond the physical consequences.
If research tells us that a tsunami of digital distractions are crashing into our lives, we need situational wisdom to answer three spiritual questions: Why are we lured to these distractions? What is a distraction in the first place? And perhaps the most foundational question of them all: What is the undistracted life?
Simply by asking the deeper questions, Christians can move the conversation this deep, this fast.
I see twelve ways that our phones are changing us, and — more importantly — twelve ways that Scripture presses us deeper, moving us from cultural concerns to the eternal issues that hang in the balance. So, here are twelve cues you can use to move your conversations about phone abuse toward the gospel.
1. We Get Addicted to Distraction
Our phones are a candy bowl of sugar-hits whenever we want them, and it's impossible to be offline for any amount of time without feeling the anxiety of withdrawal. But hidden under these hyper-palatable distractions is the billion-dollar question that people across the world would love to get answered: What is the undistracted life? The answer is carefully explained by Paul in one chapter of Scripture (1 Corinthians 7).
2. We Ignore Our Flesh and Blood
We ignore our neighbors, and we ignore people around us. We text and drive and endanger others on the road. We attend parties and spend our time gazing at a 4-inch screen. Our phones push us to evade the limits of embodiment, to live in the cognitive and ethereal realm of a virtual world. But Scripture exhorts us to celebrate the countercultural beauty of the flesh-and-blood church. And Jesus labors to show us that our neighbor is anyone who shares the same place as us (Luke 10:25–37).
3. We Crave Immediate Approval
Smartphones put us in instant contact with friends, family, and strangers. We can see and be seen right now. We publish a picture and refresh our feeds to see who is watching and approving. But this craving for human approval kills faith (John 12:42–43). Yet we find it so hard to put our phones away. We fear one another, and we want admiration from one another, so we cultivate an inordinate desire for human approval through our social media platforms. For those of us who struggle here, Jesus's warning is very clear: "Whoever loves [his social network] more than me is not worthy of me" (Matthew 10:37). Scripture reminds us over and over again of the supreme value of our approval before God and what's at stake when we forget this.
4. We Lose Our Literacy
Smartphone abuse doesn't make us il-literate, it makes us a-literate. We grow lazy with our literacy and powers of concentration. Christians are a "people of the book," but Scripture is now for most of us, the oldest, and longest, and most complex book we will ever seriously encounter in our lives. The daunting nature of Scripture puts a premium on serious literacy. Jesus's most common rebuke is a stinging question: "Have you not read?" To not have read means to not have comprehend Scripture, and this is to be in a dire place of spiritual hardening. We see that true, eternal literacy is a supernatural gift of seeing invisible glory.
5. We Feed on the Produced
Our phones condition us to assume that the buffet-like offering of new digital media will never end. With such an offering, our necks crane down, and we grow blind to the created beauties around us. Scripture tells us to stop, look up, and see God's raw power and presence — in the splendor of nature and in the grace of the people around us — and to let divine gratitude swell in worship of him (Romans 1:18–23).
6. We Become Like What We "Like"
Or more accurately, we become what we most love, and whatever we most love is offered to us on our phones. We are porous beings. Whatever we focus our attention on is the thing we are becoming. We are surrounded by images of bodies we cannot resemble and luxuries we cannot afford. Yet our desired self-projection slowly morphs who we are. We become what we are most attracted to, a profound mystery. Instead, Scripture beckons us to behold the transforming glory of Jesus Christ, and to find our transformation in his image. Either our idols shape us into their own dead image (Romans 1:18–27; Psalm 115:4–8; 135:15–18), or Christ shapes us into his glorious image (Romans 12:1–2; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Colossians 3:10). This is Anthropology 101.
7. We Get Lonely
Smartphones tempt us toward unhealthy isolation and a creepy voyeuristic enjoyment of looking at others from behind the safety and secrecy of a screen. We want to connect, but we also want the safety of our phones to buffer us from others and to broker our relationships. Technology makes relationships cleaner and easier. Or so we think. But Scripture commands us to focus our attention on those who are least likely to appear in our feeds: the needy, the poor, the elderly, and the cognitively disabled.
8. We Get Comfortable in Secret Vices
Online anonymity is an illusion, but behind the fake veil we indulge in forbidden fruit, like pornography, a poisoned apple that destroys our spiritual appetite. Scripture calls for the utmost vigilance in protecting the desires of our hearts, through radical self-discipline in the face of virtual sin that feeds our sinful imagination. "If your eye causes you to sin . . ." — that's a warning for us to reclaim today (Matthew 18:9; Mark 9:47).
9. We Lose Meaning
Viral videos, breaking news, snaps, and texts all grab for our immediate attention on the fast-moving surface of social media. But Scripture calls us to seek wisdom by earnestly clawing for it like a treasure hidden underground, invisible to skimming eyes scrolling down a screen of ephemeral bytes (Proverbs 2:1–15).
10. We Fear Missing Out
Of all our digital fears, the pain of getting left out seems to cut the deepest. As if it is some unwritten contract we signed, we believe that we will never miss out, as long as we enslave our attention to our phones. We pull down to refresh. And do it again. But Scripture tells us of a place none of us has seen, where everything we've ever missed out on in this life will be replaced and restored forever (Acts 3:21).
11. We Become Harsh to One Another
Gossip has always been a favorite pastime of sinners envious of one another. But now we can text and snap rumors or incriminating photos and evidence. On a crystal screen, slinging dirt seems so easy, so hygienic, so sanitary. Scripture helps us to realistically see the sinfulness of man — to see all the dirt and baggage we carry around ourselves — and then helps us to show grace and mercy toward one another. Contrary to the impulses of online outrage, we are called to cultivate a heart of gentle patience as we bear with one another's weaknesses and shortcomings (Ephesians 4:2).
12. We Lose Our Place in Time
Our attention span is shattered into 9-second bursts, as we struggle to manage the waterfall of texts, snaps, photos, breaking news prompts, and new and weird and crazy and scandalous things. Conditioned to think that what is most important is what's happening online right now, we can concentrate on nothing. Our digital ADD makes us lose our sense of place in the world. But Scripture reveals to us a cosmic, universal storyline that roots our existence in something bigger than the immediacy of our feeds. The word "remember" occurs about 400 times in the Bible, and there's a precious rooting of ourselves in history — in God's story — that we must have to flourish in this life.
Flourishing in "Never-Offline" Culture
All of Denzel Washington's questions point to the emerging anxieties of our "never-offline" culture — faced by those in our hometowns, our neighborhoods, and in places all around the world. And these smartphone questions open new doors into a labyrinth of eternal questions.
Yes, we're all being digitally distracted to death (and we welcome it). And yes, all the studies say that we need less screen time (but we really don't want to hear that). As we humble ourselves and learn the art of digital self-control, we can speak into our generation with pointed insight into the purpose of our lives and what it means to flourish in the digital age — undistracted with eternal purpose in view.
With Scripture in hand, Christians are positioned to pick up the conversation where the culture can go no deeper in the search for answers, and we can move the discussion forward into ultimate realities and eternal possibilities. And that means moving the conversation from the digital offerings of our shiny new devices to the eternal offerings of our gracious Savior.
To this end, endless opportunities are in front of us.
Tony Reinke, senior writer for Desiring God and author of 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You (2017), John Newton on the Christian Life (2015), and Lit! A Christian Guide to Reading Books (2011).
Parts of this article have been reposted here with permission. See www.desiringgod.org/articles/denzel-your-phone-is-changing-you for the full version.
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Full Name: Kwame Nsiah Apau
Place of Birth: Kumasi
Record Label: Owusek Productions / One Mic Entertainment
Kwame is a native of Nsuta. He is famous for his proficiency in mingling his creative skills as an entrepreneur, director, songwriter and singer. Meanwhile, he is widely perceived as a remarkable musician whose music greatly centres on the Afro-pop, rap, and Hiplife.
As part of his academic course, Kwame was schooled at the Anglican Senior High School located in the Kumasi region of Ghana. Due to his ardent passion for music, Kwame chose to take on music as a career through his tertiary education at Kwame Nkrumah University. At the university, Kwame made music his course of study and in this event, he focused on the study of classical guitar. At the end of his academic programme, Kwame graduated with an academic degree in linguistics.
Having married to Annica Nsiah-Apu, reputable Kwame is blessed with two offspring and through the great benefits music has added to his life, he is declared the richest Ghanaian musician.
Okyeame Kwame Net Worth
According to Forbes, Okyeame is the richest musician in Ghana and is currently worth a whopping $10 million.
2. Sarkodie
Full name: Michael Owusu Addo
Place Of Birth: Tema
Record Label: SarkCess Music / Nedjon Media / Duncwills Entertainment
Sarkodie is a native of Tema and is very prominent within and beyond Ghana. He is a gifted rapper and recording artiste. He specializes majorly in Hiplife and Hip-Hop styles of music.
He was given his secondary education at Tema Methodist High School. Following his successful decision to further his education, he was privileged to school at IPMC where he graduated with a degree in Graphic Design.
Sarkodie is among the richest musicians in Ghana and has engaged in musical collaborations with many other renowned Hip-Hop stars across and beyond Ghana. Within the guild of countless stars he has been featured with are musicians such as Shatta Wale, AKA, Kwaw Kese, Ball J, Hammer of The Last Two, Tiwa Savage, DJ Mensah, Jazzi, R2Bees, Ice Prince, Fuse ODG, Castro, Efya, EL, Ace Hood, amongst others.
Sarkodie Net Worth
According to Forbes, Sarkodie is the 2nd richest musician in Ghana with a net worth of $7 Million.
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3. Shatta Wale
Full Name: Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr.
Date Of Birth: 17 October 1984
Record Label: Nedjon Media / SM 4 LYF Records
Born Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr, Shata Wale's birth came about in 1984. Previously, he used the appellation "Bandana'' as his stage name but now bears "Shata Wale'' as God would have it. He is prominent for his musical roles as a reggae dancehall artiste cum song producer.
Following the impressive performance which earned him an award titled "Artiste of the Year'' as a segment of 2014 Ghana Music Awards, Shata Wale rose to great fame. Meanwhile, he couldn't have emerged into this fame if he hadn't won the award with the influence of "Dancehall King'' –his greatest hit song.
Shatta Wale Net Worth
According to Forbes, Shatta Wale has a net worth of $6.5 Million.
4. Becca
Full Name: Rebecca Akosua Acheampomaa Acheampong
Date Of Birth: 15 August 1984
Record Label: Sony Music Records / Waner Music Norway / EKB Records
Rebecca Acheampong, going by the stage name "Becca'', was born in 1986. She has buttressed her reputation with several albums –about three studio albums. She makes waves as she is presently in a deal with EKB record label. Like several other artists, she has made a name for herself within and outside her country. With the help of musical engagements, she has amassed a lot of wealth for herself and amongst the artists, she has featured with are Uhuru, 2Face, MI and lots more.
Becca Net Worth
According to Forbes, Becca has a net worth of $6.2 Million.
5. R2Bees
Full Name: Rashid Mugeez and Faisal Hakeem
Record Label: R2Bees Entertainment
As this group comprises the pair of Rashid Mugeez and Faisal Hakeem, Ghana is obviously endowed with lots of Hip-Hop/Hiplife musicians. Born as natives of Tema in Ghana, the two R2Bees stars have R2Bees Entertainment as their record label and are known for their versatile musical ambit which encompasses highlife, hiplife, Hip-Hop, and Afrobeat.
Rashid Mugeez and Faisal Hakeem have been together right from their childhood during when they were schooled at the same schools (both for the primary and secondary levels) in Tema. Meanwhile, their potentials as rappers became evident beginning from their days in school. In appreciation of their charisma, they were chosen to be their school's face in inter-school musical competitions. Apart from that, they took part in rap contests on behalf of their school.
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Like several other Ghanaian stars, the R2Bees stars have partnered with a number of artists in musical collaborations within and outside Ghana. Amongst the artists, they have collaborated with are Sarkodie, Wande Coal, Wizkid, Criss Waddle, Asumadu Killbeatz, Davido, and Tinchy Stryder etc.
R2Bees Net Worth
According to Forbes, R2Bees has a net worth of $ 6.0 Million.
6. Fuse ODG
Full Name: Nana Richard Abiona
Date Of Birth: 2 December 1988
Record Label: 3 Beat Records
Though born in the capital of England, Nana Richard Abiona, going by the stage name Fuse ODG, was brought up in Ghana. His birth came about in 1988.
He was given an education at a Croydon-based school –Archbishop Lanfranc School. As part of his notable presence in Ghana's music industry, he has 3beat as his record label. In order to enrich his musical philosophy and take Ghanaian music to the next level, Fuse ODG has had musical collaborations with many international and local superstars including Shata Wale, Wyclef Jean, Major Lazer, Nyla, Sean Paul, Sarkodie, Dawn ODG, Elephant Man, Wande Coal, Itz Tiffany, amongst others.
Fuse ODG Net Worth
According to Forbes, Fuse ODG has a net worth of $5.6 Million.
7. Tinny
Full Name: Nii Addo Quaynor
Date Of Birth: 19 January 1982
Place of Birth: Osu`
Record Label: Kankpe Records
Tinny was born in 19th January 1982. He is among the very popular Ghanaian rappers. His songs are played just about everywhere in Ghana including in shows, events, television as well as the radio. Tinny has swiftly dropped five albums since he entered the scene which was in 1994. He has also won a number of awards performing within Ghana and other international events as well. He was the brand ambassador for Glo Ghana in the year 2009 and has also campaigned for Cadbury as well.
Tinny also known as Nii Addo Quaynor is a pure Ghanaian rapper and the CEO of Kankpe Records. He has several records with several Ghanaian superstars like Shatta Wale, Trigmatic, Kwabena, Hammer of the last two and many more.
Tinny Net Worth
According to Forbes, Tinny has a net worth of $2.3 Million.
8. Samini
Full Name: Emmanuel Andrews Samini
Date Of Birth: 22 December 1981
Place of Birth: Accra
Record Label: Samini Musics / K Chero Records
Samini used to sing in the church before the release of his music albums which have been a success in the music scene. The first single he dropped was named 'Linda'; it has been a sure success in Ghana.
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After this, he was eventually featured in a number of singles by various talented artists. He has won a number of awards such as African Artiste of the Year 2008, Best African Act in the year 2006. Currently, his prospects do not seem that great when it comes to music, but high hopes everywhere for his comeback.
Samini Net Worth
According to Forbes, Saminin has a net worth of $2.0 Million.
9. D-Black
Full Name: Desmond Kwesi Blackmore
Record Label: Black Avenue Music
Desmond Kwesi Blackmore was born in born 12 January 1986. He is popularly known as Damian-Black and is among the very hard working musicians based in Ghana. Influenced by his parents who were also hip-hoppers, he started recording music such as rhymes before he stepped into his teenage years.
Not very long ago it was found out that D-Black had signed a deal that was worth $150,000 and you bet he is one of the richest musicians in Ghana. His tracks are hits in Ghana and he has therefore managed to get a spot as a wealthy and hardworking musician.
10. Stonebwoy
Full Name: Livingstone Etse Satekla
Place Of Birth: Ashaiman
Record Label: VP Records
Livingstone Etse Satekla popularly known as Stonebwoy has kept himself going and constantly appeared amongst Ghana's best dancehall artistes. Other than his endorsement deal with Samini record label, Stonebwoy has appeared on the payrolls of several endorsement deals and his fame continues surging as he gets occupied with frequent musical shows within and beyond Ghana.
Stoneboy Net Worth
According to Forbes, Stoneboy has a net worth of $1.5 Million.
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