Last year, the St. Michael-Albertville school district's preliminary budget called for dipping into the district's fund balance by about $450,000, but higher-than-anticipated student enrollment brought the district back into the black for 2018-19. It's too early to tell whether that will happen again for the 2019-2020 school year, but based on preliminary numbers, STMA district leaders are planning to spend down its $16-plus million dollar fund balance by just over $424,000 to balance next year's budget without cuts.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is proposing a three percent increase for the first year of the next budget biennium and two percent for the second year, but school administrators decided to assume a two percent increase for next year. Superintendent Dr. Ann-Marie Foucault said they typically assume a conservative one percent increase, but after much consideration they decided a two percent increase was the most likely scenario for next year.
Foucault concurred, saying the district's policy is to maintain 1.5 months of expenditures in reserve, but they currently have close to 2.8 months in reserve. While the district's healthy fund balance has spared them from cuts for next year, she noted they cannot sustain deficit spending long-term if budget shortfalls continue to occur. Neighboring District 728, encompassing Otsego, Rogers, Elk River and Zimmerman, is anticipating a much steeper shortfall and are making plans for $10.2 million in budget cuts for next school year, though they are working under an assumption of a one percent increase.
Next year's budget includes an increase of 7.763 teachers that the school board approved Monday evening. Foucault said she received several additional staffing requests, but due to the lean budget she cut the final list down to propose the following changes based on projected student enrollment: one additional elementary teacher at St. Michael Elementary, three additional Middle School West teachers and two fewer Middle School East teachers. The high school will see the biggest increase in staffing next year because the school will graduate a class of 440 students in May while welcoming 565 new freshman in the fall; the school board approved just over 5 new teaching positions to accommodate the additional 125 students. High School principal, Bob Driver, said the school's population will stabilize after next school year, with comparably-sized outgoing and incoming classes projected for the foreseeable future.
Foucault said the district projects the student population to grow by 100 students next year. Last year the district gained 143 more students than they had anticipated and budgeted for. She said that may happen again but they did not want to count on it.
The school board will approve a final budget for 2019-2020 in June.


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Trust Science?
This week brought a startling development in the debate over the Covid epidemic. President Biden signed an executive order commanding the U.S. intelligence community to renew its investigation of the virus' origins. This follows on an admission by Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence, that we do not know conclusively how the disease first started.
This is a notable turnaround in light of last year's seemingly solid scientific consensus that the virus emerged in a Chinese wet market as it jumped species from bats (perhaps) to humans. The reexamination questioned the conclusion of a recent World Health Organization report that largely dismissed the possibility that the virus accidentally escaped from a Chinese laboratory, the Wuhan Institute of Virology. That report had been written with input from Chinese scientists, following a visit to China in which access to sources in Wuhan was severely restricted.
The question of virus origins had of course become hugely politicized. Donald Trump in his inimitable way promoted the lab-escape theory and began talking about the "China virus", and his conservative allies pushed more outlandish theories that SARS2/Covid was actually a bioweapon deliberately released upon the world. In response, a groups of virologists signed a statement definitively supporting the wild origins theory. This supposed scientific consensus was then taken up by the mainstream media as gospel truth, and many liberals began attacking proponents of the lab-origins theory as a manifestation of anti-Chinese conspiracy-mongering and hysteria.
The most comprehensive account of the state of knowledge of this question to date was published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists by Nicolas Wade, the veteran science reporter who spent a long career at the New York Times. Wade noted that we do not as of now know whether the wet market or lab-escape theories are correct, but he lays out in painstaking detail the evidence behind each. The wet market theory appears very shaky: after more than a year of searching, a Covid virus precursor has not been found in any animal population, nor is there evidence of transmission through intermediate species. The lab theory, on the other hand, is supported by a lot of circumstantial evidence. Some of this comes from the nature of the virus itself, whose spike proteins do not exist in nature but could have been added as a result of so-called "gain-of-function" research that deliberately increased the human transmissibility of an existing virus. This type of research is conducted in order, purportedly, to come up with antidotes to possible future viruses, but had been banned by the NIH up until 2017. We know that this type of research was being conducted at the Wuhan Institute; indeed, we know the name of the researcher, Shi Zheng-li, who was conducting those gain-of-function experiments. We also know that the safety protocols at that Institute were very lax, and that a number of researchers had come down with Covid-like symptoms late in 2019.
The story gets worse, however. The research at the Wuhan Institute may have been funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the unit headed by Anthony Fauci, which is part of the National Institutes of Health. The Chinese researchers had been working with Peter Daszak, president of the EcoHealth Alliance, who was one of the organizers of the Lancet letter denying the possibility of the lab-escape theory. The conflict of interest here was obvious, since that theory would have pointed a finger of responsibility for the global pandemic directly back at him and his project. Looking into the lab-origins theory is thus not an exercise in anti-Chinese hysteria; rather, the theory points to American complicity in outbreak of the disease.
Some of Wade's harshest criticism is directed at the American press, which bought into the wild origins theory and failed to follow up on the alternative evidence that was there from the start. He himself notes that none of the evidence to date establishes conclusively which of the theories of virus origins is correct; we probably will not know that until the unlikely day that China decides to come clean on its role in the crisis. But further digging into this issue is clearly merited, as is the cogency of Biden's new executive order.
Throughout my very liberal neighborhood in Palo Alto, there are numerous lawn signs declaring "We believe in science." This sentiment is understandable in light of the egregious behavior of former President Trump and his allies, who pushed ridiculous theories about hydroxychloroquine and injecting bleach as a matter of short-term political self-interest. There is no question that blaming China for the pandemic was a convenient way of deflecting attention from the administration's own failures, and this overtly political strategy has indeed stoked anti-Chinese hysteria.
But "trusting science" is also a simplistic and misleading sentiment. "Science" does not speak with one voice, or offer authoritative conclusions about what the truth is. Individual scientists like Peter Daszak are human beings with their own self-interests, and looking into their motives is fair game for honest investigative reporting. What we should trust is not scientists, but the scientific method underlying their work, which is constantly evolving and never offers more than probabilistic judgments in its conclusions.
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Can you hear me now? – The tagline from that once ubiquitous Verizon commercial is an unfortunate reality for many cell phone users.
But it doesn't have to be! A cell phone signal booster can make sure that calls and data are clear and fast as well as consistently reliable.
Before you waste your money on buying just any mobile phone signal repeater, you need to do some research. While reviewing the current options on the market, we learned that some of these cell signal repeaters are not worth buying.
We ended up finding out which cellular boosters actually work and which ones to stay away from. These are the 10 best boosters I found, taking into account performance, price, and ease of installation.
11.1 How do cell phone signal boosters work?
11.2 Can I get a signal with an amplifier if I have no cell phone reception?
11.3 Where should you mount the antenna for best wireless signal?
11.4 Can I get a good enough amplification without an external antenna?
11.5 What signal amplifier should I get for RV use?
11.6 My house or building has a metal frame, can it cause interferences?
11.7 What is a repeater?
If you are someone who isn't necessarily committed to sticking with your mobile phone carrier for life, you might not want to tie yourself to a signal expander that only works with some carriers.
This booster from industry leader weBoost works with all U.S. carriers. It also has a money-back guarantee.
For a family with several devices, this booster should improve the signal to all of them, used simultaneously.
It has a signal boosting range of up to 1500 sq ft and it works for voice, 4G LTE, and 3G signals.
Setup is painless, as the step-by-step instructions are extremely easy to follow.
Something that makes this booster stand out is its use of smart technology that can sense nearby signal conditions and automatically electronically optimize the booster's performance, up to a maximum signal gain of 60 decibels.
Verdict: The weBoost Home 4G 470101 is one of the best cell phone signal boosters that stands out for working with all carriers, being easy to set up, and for having great support.
Another 4G booster that works with all North American carriers, the SureCall Fusion4Home Omni/Whip is reasonably priced and offers some big advantages.
The indoor signal boost you can expect depends on the strength of the signal to begin with.
If your outdoor signal is 1-2 Bars on your smartphone, the indoor boost you can expect is only around 500 feet.
With an outdoor signal of 5 Bars, on the other hand, your signal boost would be up to 2,000 feet.
Verdict: If your outdoor signal is relatively good to begin with, the SureCall Fusion4Home signal booster will help ensure that the signal is strong inside your home as well. If your signal is poor outside, it's not going to get much improvement inside from this booster.
While many mobile phone signal boosters do a pretty good job of boosting the signal inside a smaller home, what if you are inside a bigger house or building?
The weBoost Connect 4G-X is a good solution for buildings up to 7,500 sq ft. Like the weBoost Home, this telephone booster works for all U.S. carriers, though a portion of Sprint users might see results that aren't quite as good.
The weBoost automatic gain technology is also in play, resulting in optimal performance even as signal strength fluctuates.
The outside antenna for this booster is directional, which definitely helps you to get the strongest signal possible.
Verdict: It's not cheap, but the weBoost Connect 4G-X is a very good signal booster for larger spaces.
For buildings that are even larger, the HiBoost F15G-5S-LCD might be a good choice.
It has a coverage area of up to 15,000 square feet and it can handle up to 200 simultaneous users at any given time. This makes it a good choice for some office buildings and apartment buildings.
This unit is compatible with all major U.S. and Canadian cell providers.
Superior repeater technology and a wideband directional antenna ensure that you get the strongest smartphone signal possible. An LCD screen makes it easy to monitor and adjust the tuning.
Verdict: The HiBoost F15G-5S-LCD offers a huge coverage area but it's pricey and you might need to purchase additional or better cables as well.
If you are someone who isn't necessarily committed to sticking with your mobile phone carrier for life, you might not want to tie yourself to a signal booster that only works with some carriers.
This telephone booster from industry leader weBoost works with all U.S. carriers. It also has a money-back guarantee. For a family with several devices, this booster should improve the signal to all of them, used simultaneously.
Installation is easy and will probably only take around 10 minutes. The step-by-step instructions are clear and easy to follow, even for those who aren't very DIY-inclined.
For a budget option, you won't get stellar results if you have a really poor signal to start. A 1-bar signal isn't going to be improved to a 5-bar signal with this booster. That said, a 3-bar signal just might become a 5-bar signal.
Verdict: As long as your phone is compatible and your baseline signal isn't extremely poor, the Volferda cellular signal Booster offers an incredible value.
Boosters that work for a variety of carriers definitely have some big advantages. The biggest is that they work for anyone who visits you, even if they use a different carrier than you.
A downside, though, is that because they work by providing something for everyone, they don't necessarily provide the perfect solution for everyone.
This Cisco booster is trying to be the perfect solution for AT&T users and it succeeds. This device is called a Microcell because it works by essentially creating a mini cell tower inside your home or office.
It supports up to four users simultaneously and should be able to get most users up to that sought-after 5-bar signal strength. Unlike many other signal amplifiers, this one requires internet connectivity through a wired Ethernet connection to work.
You don't have to install any kind of outdoor antenna, but you do need to be close enough to a window to pick up a satellite signal. Setup is fast and easy.
This is a very user-friendly device and there are status indicator lights for Cell Signal, GPS Signal, Internet Connectivity, and Power. Security is another advantage of this booster, as it cannot be easily accessed by unauthorized users.
Verdict: The Cisco AT&T Microcell is an ideal solution for the AT&T user, as it offers simple installation, incredible signal-boosting results, and even portability.
What a cell signal booster looks like should probably be at the bottom of the list of what matters. And yet, there's nothing wrong with wanting everything you own to be pretty or at least to have an aesthetic that fits into your life.
The SureCall Flare 3G/4G/LTE is the rare 3G booster that pays as much attention to design as overall performance.
The indoor antenna design manages to be both simple and ornate all at once. It's a beautiful design that you won't mind looking at each day. But a pretty design isn't the only thing this device has going for it.
This moderately priced booster can amplify all North American carriers signals and will work for homes up to 2500 sq. ft. The actual reach you'll get does depend on your baseline outdoor signal strength.
For 1-2 bars, it will only cover around 1000 sq ft with only a very strong signal reaching the full 2500 sq ft. The Flare can boost up to 10 phones simultaneously.
Verdict: The SureCall Flare 3G/4G/LTE is a perfectly decent cell repeater that stands out for having a really beautiful design.
It's mot just while at home or work that you want a strong signal. This weBoost repeater is the best option for using on your vehicle.
You just attach the magnetic omnidirectional antenna to the roof of your car or truck, then run the cable to both the in-vehicle antenna and the power source that you plug into your vehicle's 12V socket.
Setup is fast and easy. This booster works with all major carriers. Ultimately, your signal will be raised up to 32 times stronger, resulting in a better connection but also in better battery life for your devices.
This unit uses the maximum output power allowed under current FCC regulations In a vehicle, this value of this booster can be seen especially when using your phone or tablet for a navigation system. You're not risking losing signal and getting lost.
Verdict: For a stronger signal while on the road, the weBoost Drive 4G-X 470510 is your best bet.
If you're a Verizon user and you want to spend the absolute minimum, this booster is one to consider. It works on the 4G LTE Band13 Verizon 700mhz cellular band.
The outdoor antenna is a yagi directional model and it does do a very good job.
For the best results, you'll want to know the exact location of the nearest cell tower so you can aim the outdoor antenna in the right direction.
The indoor antenna does quite a good job in up to 1500-2000 sq.ft of open space.
It's not going to do as well in additional rooms when there is a wall blocking the indoor antenna.
Within that same room, though, you'll get a high step-up gain of up to 65dB. It's fairly easy to install and it comes with everything you need to get the job done.
Verdict: For the Verizon user on a budget, the Phonelex 4G LTE Verizon Signal Amplifier does a pretty good job within an open space room, as long as you know where the nearest cell tower is.
While many cell signal amplifying kits work with the T-mobile network, this is the only one officially approved by T-mobile. As a result, it works quite well for those using the network.
This is a true plug and play amplifier with no need to install any kind of external antenna. You just need to put the booster near a window.
While this mobile repeater has the potential to boost the signal in a space as large as 13,000 square feet, it really works best when you are quite close to it. Although the product has been discontinued, it still works quite well.
can cover up to 13,000 sq. ft.
Verdict: The low price combined with the potentially high performance make the NXT Personal Signal Booster an incredible value for T-mobile users.
These tools help cell phones foster a stronger connection with the voice and data signal. A powerful antenna receives the signal. This signal is then amplified and broadcast to your phone.
In areas where the signal is on the weaker side, a mobile phone signal booster takes the available signal quality and makes it as good as possible.
This results in fewer dropped mobile calls, better voice quality, and faster upload and download speeds for data.
mobile phone signal repeaters are bidirectional, meaning that they both improve the signal coming to you and improve the signal from you back to the tower.
In addition to just improving your connection, another bonus with signal booster technology is a boost to your battery life. When searching for a signal isn't as much of a challenge, your phone's battery will automatically last longer.
Can I get a signal with an amplifier if I have no cell phone reception?
Maybe. It depends on your exact location and your proximity to a cell tower. You can do a search to find out where nearby towers are.
If you are in a very isolated spot with no cell towers anywhere nearby, a signal booster probably won't do you much good. If, however, there is a tower in your general vicinity but you're just not getting a signal, a booster can probably help. You need to figure out why the signal isn't getting through.
In many cases, there is something that is blocking the signal. This could be a building or other man-made object or it could even be something as seemingly innocuous as foliage. A cell phone booster can help you overcome these kinds of challenges.
Where should you mount the antenna for best wireless signal?
In almost all cases, the best location for mounting your outdoor antenna is the roof. This is almost always going to be the spot with the least amount of obstruction between you and the tower.
That said, it's not always possible to use the roof. When the roof isn't an option, you should mount the antenna on the side of the building that is facing the cell tower.
It is fairly easy to find out the location of your nearest cell tower. There are dedicated websites for this as well as apps. You can even find your closest cell tower via Google Maps.
Can I get a good enough amplification without an external antenna?
An external antenna is key to successful amplification. When you are indoors, there is some signal blocking in place just from the structure itself. This is why you will always get a stronger signal outside.
An external antenna is able to pick up the signal from the tower via a relatively unobstructed path, decent homemade and professional solutions use a directional antenna.
This external antenna is then connected to an indoor antenna that broadcasts the signal indoors. A few of the boosters on this list don't use external antennas because they work slightly differently.
The Cisco AT&T Microcell, for example, uses an internet connection to create a mini personal cell tower. Generally speaking, though, an external antenna will have the best results.
What signal amplifier should I get for RV use?
The weBoost Drive 4G-X 470510 is the only booster designed specifically for automobile use and it will work quite well in an RV. That said, you can certainly use other models that are designed for home and building use as well.
The only thing to be aware of when doing this is that most boosters require a certain amount of space between the external and the internal antennas.
For a large RV, this shouldn't be a problem. A smaller RV would probably do best with an automobile-specific booster.
My house or building has a metal frame, can it cause interferences?
A metal frame can certainly block RF signals. Metal is a material that will definitely interfere with the path of the signal between the tower and cell phones.
At least that is the case when you aren't using any kind of signal booster. A signal booster works by bringing the outside signal to the inside.
Because the outside antenna connects to the inside antenna using a cable, the actual RF signal doesn't need to travel through the metal itself so the metal frame won't cause interference.
A repeater is just another name for a signal booster.
When we say that the signal is amplified, that could also be described as the signal getting repeated several times over. This ultimately results in a stronger signal.
Can you hear me now? If that's a phrase you are sick of saying or if you are experiencing ridiculously slow data speed, you need cell phone signal booster.
Whether you call it a booster, a 4G amplifier, or a repeater, the results from a good one speak for themselves.
Have you ever used a signal booster? Did it help? Do you have any tips for optimal performance or easier installation? Please share them in the comments. Also, feel free to ask any questions about these incredibly useful little tools.


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The winner of the Women of the Future Awards South East Asia Social Entrepreneur Award 2018 is Cherrie Atilano, AGREA's President and Founding Farmer.
The organizer's stated, "The judges were impressed with all of our candidates, but it was Cherrie who stood out with her proven track record and passion."
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The first Women of the Future Awards in South East Asia happened last March 20, 2018 at the Hilton Singapore.
The Social Entrepreneur category identifies and celebrates younger entrepreneurs who are really going places. Judges will be looking for candidates who have already started to build a business (or businesses), and who can show they have the ambition, energy, skill, and vision to scale the heights.
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A.T.C = Air Traffic Controller. ATC is a proprietary (Black Diamond) belay device designed to facilitate smooth feeding of rope and dissipate more heat than a stitch plate due to the larger surface area. The braking and feeding of rope work in the same fashion as with a stitch plate.
BARN DOOR. This is the tendency of the body to swing outward away from the wall on steep terrain when the gravity is not centered between points of contact.
BELAY DEVICE. A Belay Device is a mechanical thing used to hold the rope of a climber by applying enough friction to it.
BELAYING. It is a Climbing Technique of securing the climber during his climb.
BETA. Information about a route. Beta may be in the form of verbal or written advice on the techniques used or in watching another climber make the moves.
CAMPUS. This is the act of using only the arms to climb. It is a method of training grip, contact, and upper body strength.
CARABINER. It is a Climbing Equipment which is designed to fasten the rope to an anchor or connect two ropes or gear together.
CRUX. This refers to the hardest move on a route or the hardest section of a climb.
DYNO. Short for "dynamic," a gymnastic upward leap for a distant hold.
ELVIS LEG. Also called sewing machine leg, this it the uncontrollable shake of a leg during a climb. Often due to a combination of nerves and overcontraction of muscles. Also, when the leg of a fatigued climber spasms uncontrollably in an up and down motion, usually while in a stressed position.
FLAG. This refers to the act of extending a leg that counterbalances the body and prevents the center of mass from barn dooring.
FLASH. Completing a first attempt at climb with no falls (or resting on the rope) with the help of some beta either in the form of observing another climber or receiving intructions with regard to technique.
MATCH. This refers to the act of placing both hands to the same handhold.
PUMPED. A condition of severely depleted strength and lactic acid burn caused by over working the forearm muscles while climbing.
SMEARING. This refers to a technique of applying to a rock slab as much of the sticky sole of the climbing shoe as possible to achieve maximum friction.
TOP-ROPING. A form of climbing where the rope is secured to an anchor point at the top of the route before the climber starts the climb.


i have an f22a1 motor with around 120k on it in a prelude s.
so ive been doing research and this is what ive got so far how it sound?
im not done with this list or even sure of all parts it changes as i learn but i would just like to see how it looks to some of you who have experience with boost.
Looks good man. How much power are you trying to make, first off?
How about oil feed and return kit.
Down pipe to connect to exhaust?
Dump tube for waste gate?
I heard of a catch can, but I'm still wondering what exactly that is lol. I'm in your same boat man.


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SALTEX visit seals the deal for South Staffs
South Staffordshire Council is aiming to save £100,000 in the first year of its grounds maintenance operations coming in-house, following many years of it being outsourced.
To carry out its grass cutting work, the Council has recently purchased four new John Deere 1570 outfront mowers equipped with 1.57m (62in) rotary decks from Midlands dealer Farol. This followed a proposal to Council Members and a successful visit to IOG SALTEX at the NEC in November 2017 to research the purchase options.
The road homologated mowers are equipped with special road lighting kits supplied by Howard Marshall Engineering and are backed by a full PowerGard maintenance package to help fix the costs of ownership. The Council also bought two John Deere front-mounted snow blades to extend the use of the machines through the winter.
South Staffordshire Council's Street Scene team, part of Community Services, is responsible for cutting 1.1 million square metres of grass every two weeks across the district, which equates to 14 cuts a year from March until September/October.
"Geographically we cover a large rural area, 27 miles from Acton Trussell in the north to Kinver in the south," says the Council's Contract Monitoring Officer Andrew Aston. "We maintain open spaces and highway verges, including shrubs, trees and general landscaping as well as grass cutting, and we currently have one Green Flag site, Wom Brook Walk at Wombourne.
"Historically the Council had contracted out its grounds maintenance operations. However, in summer 2017 a number of proposals were presented to elected members regarding the future provision of grounds maintenance and based on all the options, the members opted to bring the service back in-house.
"The overall aim of doing this is to merge grounds maintenance with the Council's current in-house street cleansing service – the rationale being to create a single, multi-functional Street Scene team that generates both efficiencies and an improved service to residents.
"By adopting this new approach, the Council is not proposing to reduce the frequency of our grass cutting operations," adds Andrew. "We are able to do this by controlling costs and prioritising our workload, and we feel that taking this approach gives us the most cost-effective way of continuing to provide the best possible service to South Staffordshire residents."
Following the decision, the team visited IOG SALTEX specifically to research the market and explore the available purchase options. "We looked around the show and talked to the different manufacturers so that the Council could make an informed decision on the equipment we planned to purchase," says Street Scene Team Leader Bob Taylor. "Because we were going to the exhibition seriously looking to buy new equipment, it really made the whole experience that much more enjoyable and rewarding.
"We met Farol's golf & turf area sales manager Chris Roe there and saw the 1570 mower on the John Deere stand. Several of our operators have had experience of using the company's front rotaries, so while we did look at other makes we decided in the end to go with Deere and Farol. This decision was also based on a combination of other factors, not least the PowerGard maintenance package, which we felt was really the best available."
South Staffordshire Council has utilised RouteSmart route optimisation software since 2012, primarily for its waste and recycling service, which led to the development and mobilisation of an award-winning resource generating major contract and service efficiencies. This system is now also being used for the Street Scene operations.
"RouteSmart gives you daily areas to cover based on the data inputted, such as roads and speed limits, mower speeds and capacities, and it provides the operators with the quickest work routes," says Andrew Aston. "This new in-house approach and the adoption of new technology give us a great opportunity to improve and provide a more bespoke service.
"We also find social media can be very helpful in this respect – we can update our residents quickly and easily on where and when we'll be cutting, so it's much better now that everything's in our own hands."


The son of a Sunshine Coast timber merchant, Jared 'Jilly' Dixon decided not to go into the family business, but to instead pursue his passions.
The first of these was music – which saw several years spent playing the drums for cover bands, and failed record deals along the way. After some time grinding away at RSLs and pubs in NSW, it was time for a change – Jared got on a plane to England, where his adventure would begin. Living a somewhat nomadic life in Europe, he found himself working in kitchens to keep the travel fund up. It was here that he discovered a passion for food, but more importantly – wine.
With a clear goal now, Jared returned to Australia and enrolled in university at Wagga to learn how to make wine. During that time, he worked in WA for 4 years, earning his stripes at Houghton wines through long days spent dragging hoses and pushing pumps for the corporate juggernaut. Not long after this tenure, Jared decided it was time to settle down somewhere closer to his family. He had been coming into contact with wines from the New England area for some time – and when his parents bought a small business in the tiny, picturesque town of Clunes in northern NSW – it seemed like a natural move to set up shop there as well. The rest, as they say, is history!


"....we made very serious mistakes. We failed to secure licenses from rights holders for the vast amount of music on the service," Grooveshark wrote in the post on its website.
The music service's founders Josh Greenberg and Sam Tarantino admitted to creating and operating an infringing music service, while Escape Media agreed to financial penalties if the terms of the settlement were not followed, RIAA said.
Grooveshark said that when it launched there were few music services that "provided the experience we wanted to offer - and think you deserve." It added that there were now other services, including Spotify, Deezer, Google Play, Beats Music, Rhapsody and Rdio. It recommended that people used a licensed service that compensates artists and other rights holders.


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Human Rights Watch says Iraq and the Kurdish regional government have charged hundreds of children with terrorism for alleged affiliation with the Islamic State group, often using torture to coerce confessions.
The New York-based group released a report on Wednesday estimating that Iraqi and Kurdish authorities were holding approximately 1,500 children for alleged IS affiliation in detention at the end of 2018.
Jo Becker, children's rights advocacy director for HRW, said this "sweeping punitive approach is not justice" and warned it would create lifelong negative consequences for many of the children.
The report said kids recruited by armed groups should be recognized primarily as victims who should be rehabilitated and reintegrated into society.
Iraq declared victory against IS in December 2017 after three years of battles.


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Deirdre Nelson: tales of the unexpected
Posted on Fri, May 1st, 2009 in Articles
BY JESSICA HEMMINGS
Deirdre Nelson
"I can't remember not knowing how to sew or knit," Deidre Nelson explains. The prolific body of work Nelson has created in the past six years combines her intuitive relationship to making textiles with her equally instinctive ability to uncover nuggets of social history. Now well known for her talents fusing the two, the bulk of Nelson's practice reveals her ability to translate social history into textile art.
Nelson remembers spending "more time reading and writing in the library than making" while a student of embroidered and woven textiles at Glasgow School of Art in the early nineties. The comment could suggest a self-consciously conceptual or even impenetrably theoretical practice, but this would be far from the truth. Humour reigns throughout her work even when, at times, it is bitter sweet. Nelson grew up in Northern Ireland. To rely on an old stereotype, she possesses the Gaelic talent for story telling. It may be the reason why her hours logged in the library have made her practice intelligent, but far from dry.
Nelson has remained based in Glasgow since her days as a student, although commissions and residencies now take her around the world. In 2006, she garnered the somewhat dubious honour of receiving a fine on her first trip to Australia for inadvertently smuggling apples into the West coast city of Perth. Matta Crowley, Nelson's unsympathetic quarantine officer, became an unwitting source of inspiration for the work Nelson went on to create for the Jerwood Prize for Makers in 2008. Nelson's use of her unpleasant run-in with Crowley is a technique she turns to again and again: turning the mundane, or even distasteful, into inspiration.
During her 2007 residency at the Curtin Institute of Technology, Nelson worked with an art student to dye thread with apple bark from the same type of apple Matta Crowley fined Nelson for "smuggling" into Australia. This thread was then painstakingly sewn, in the shape of a xanthosia rotundifolia or Southern Cross Flower, into the collar of a beige quarantine officer's shirt to provide its wearer with a constant reminder of the need for empathy. Nelson went on to create three white shirts in the series for the London exhibition of the Jerwood Prize for Makers, each with embroidered flowers that posses attributes we could all be well reminded of: the daisy for patience, rosa eglanteria for compassion and the pasque flower for empathy.
Since her first trip to Australia, Nelson explains that she has "become more aware of making work that has a life beyond the exhibition". Fundraising for charity has become an increasingly prominent aspect of her practice. For example, Nelson used eBay to hold a knitted fish auction on the Scottish island of North Uist in December of 2008 at the conclusion of her work with the island's museum. Proceeds were donated to the Yellow Wellie Challenge, a fundraiser to support the Royal National Lifeboat Association (RNLI) whose existence is vital to the island's small scale fishing industry.
In July and August of 2008 Nelson embarked on another artist's residency in Australia, this time with International Art Space (IASKA) in the remote town of Kelleberren on the country's Western coast. The work she produced during her two-month stay marks a distinct departure from her established use of social history. As the final artist in residence hosted by the programme, she felt "there had already been enough art that wasn't relevant" and "I wanted to make art that was relevant to the community." To help introduce herself and establish themes that would be meaningful to the community, Nelson joined a local craft group who were knitting clothing for AIDS babies in Africa. Here she found the "make do and mend values of bush craft" were being lived, rather than debated in the white cube.
On the whole, the community embraced her interests. But Nelson also found aspects of her Australian experience "all too much. I heard a lot of racism while I was there, an element of which I needed to shut out. I also found issues surrounding aboriginal culture quite disturbing and realised the history [of the region] I was reading was only white history." For the first time, social history felt too sensitive a topic for her work. These challenges required Nelson to rethink her usual approach. Determined that she would "only use materials from the local community" she set about "working on small things". While these self-imposed limitations proved challenging in such a remote community, they also allowed Nelson insight into the lives of those who, of necessity, were adapting to material limitations on a day-to-day basis.
To celebrate the conclusion of her residency, Nelson held an exhibition of work in the IASKA gallery that suggested, in her words, a "product show room". Kellaproducts responded to the commercial pressures of the community and the local wheat production of the area, with products to help ease some of the negative realities faced by the farming community. Writing in her blog at the time of the exhibition, she explained, "kellaproducts aim to provide quality local products while respecting the environment, acquiring materials locally, and using water efficient technologies. Recycle, make do and mend is our motto." The humorous kella collection included: kellarain, kellashoes, kellaearplugs, kellabags, kellatrucks, kellagmcrops (geriatrically modified) by the local craft ladies and kellahmcrops (historically modified).
Kellarain was "collected and bottled in jars to create a range of boutique/specialty rain, such as mood enhancing rain" to calm the farmer's drought anxieties. Jam jars of rain, along with embroidered kellabags were auctioned on August 30, 2008 at the IASKA gallery with the proceeds of the auction donated to the Royal Flying Doctors who provide aero-medical emergency and primary health care services in regional and remote Australia. Kellashoes were an effort to bring fashion and the frivolity of dressing up to a community isolated from the whims of such urban indulgences. The nine pairs of embroidered earplugs were based on the indigenous flowers surviving amongst the genetically modified wheat grown in the area. Both the earplugs and the embroidered covers for the toy kellatrucks were meant to assuage the rumblings of train and truck transport that passed through the thoroughfare community "at all hours of the day and night". The "geriatrically" modified kellagmcrops were named with the permission of the feisty knitting group Nelson joined, whose use of crafts such as knitting and baking continue to thrive in the community.
Nelson's kellaearplugs, along with the empathy shirts, have made a more recent appearance on this side of world as part of the Dovecot Tapestry Studio's exhibition of the Jerwood Makers Prize in Edinburgh. Here each of the nine pairs of earplugs waver on stems attached to a base sprinkled with salt. Delicate seed heads and pollen are constructed from tiny French knots with each thread masterfully adopting the scale of a wild flower in their battle against the elements. If, as Nelson explains, they were in part made to block out some of racist dialogue around her, then this makes the work all the more remarkable. Kellaearplugs turns hate into beauty.
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'Split' – A disservice to Dissociative Identity Disorder
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Split is a 2016 American psychological horror-thriller film that follows a man with 24 different alters (i.e. alternate state of consciousness), who kidnaps and imprisons three teenage girls in an isolated underground facility. Kevin Wendell Crumb, the antagonist, or the said 'kidnapper' is a man suffering from dissociative identity disorder (DID).
Dissociative identity disorder (DID), previously known as multiple personality disorder (MPD), is a mental disorder characterized by the maintenance of at least two distinct and relatively enduring personality states. The illness is accompanied by memory gaps beyond what would be explained by ordinary forgetfulness.
Other conditions that often occur in people with DID include:
Personality disorders (especially borderline and avoidant)
Somatic symptom disorder,
Sleep disorders, and many more.
DID is associated with overwhelming traumas or abuse during childhood. In a majority of cases, there is a history of abuse in childhood, while other cases are linked to experiences of war, or medical procedures during childhood.
Now that we have a brief information of DID, let's talk about why the movie 'Split' is problematic and stigmatizes this complex mental disorder. There are two major reasons.
1. The narrative portrays DID in a negative light
People are often uneducated about this mental disorder, and rely on popular stereotypes as a leaflet to understand it. Thus, many people consider DID to be dangerous, and scary. Many people (or systems) with DID often share that people turn their backs on them or cut ties once they share about the disorder.
When DID patients already suffer from the backdrop of negative stereotyping, Split, rather than debunking the myth, glorifies it! It shows the antagonist with DID as a kidnapper, and a beast that you should be scared of, as he kills multiple people.
The movie moves with the message that people with DID can be violent towards others when in reality, research shows that they are more likely to harm themselves, than others.
In a statement about the movie, the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) cited a soon-to-be-released study of 173 people with DID. The researchers found that only 3 percent were charged with an offense, 1.8 percent were fined, and less than 1 percent were in jail over a six-month span. No convictions or probations were reported in that time period.
DID patients or systems have been working for years trying to educate people about their disorder, and this movie sets their efforts back dramatically.
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2. Lack of Research and Observation
Between 1 and 3 percent of people in the world have DID. 'It's as common as Bulimia and even more common than Schizophrenia', says Nin, the host of DID system who refer to themselves as 'DissociaDID' in an interview with Anthony Padilla. There is so much information on this disorder and so many people living with it – who are also willing to share their experience.
However, James McAvoy – the star of the movie who portrays DID did not meet or interact with anyone living with the disorder. His research was on the basis of YouTube videos and directions from the director – which doesn't seem enough to justify such a complex condition. The directors and producers should have talked to more systems with DID, asked for their opinion and made changes in the narrative and the portrayal.
Elizabeth Howell, a psychotherapist from New York, said the film raises the potential for dangerous attitudes to emerge and for people with the illness to be damaged.
DID is a result of great trauma – why would a movie that could have curved the negative stereotype and helped the movement of DID systems, encourage it instead and put them at risk of further trauma?
Movies are a part of pop-culture. Do you know why it's called a 'culture'? Because it has a significant impact on society. Movies can be a great service to bring social change. The movie Split fails tremendously in doing so. If they wanted to portray a criminal kidnapping girls and dramatically becoming a beast, why didn't they agree on making that person a sociopath like Ted Bundy or a psychopath like Pablo Escobar? Showing negative as negative is necessary. But, functioning upon a negative stereotype and subjecting a large portion of the community to possible trauma and harm is not only tone-deaf and insensitive but downright criminal.
If you want to learn about DID, if it truly fascinates you, if you want to educate yourselves, watching Split is not the way you do it. Here are several links to popular Youtubers, bloggers and activists who educate people on DID. Learn from them and be empathetic to everyone with this condition.
DissociaDID
Multiplicity and Me
What's it Like to Live with Dissociative identity disorder (DID)?
Schizophrenia and Dissociative Disorder: Crash Course Psychology
4 Facts about Dissociative identity disorder (DID)
Dissociative identity disorder and Trauma: GRCC Psychology Lectures
My Pronouns are They, Their and Them - Pronouncing Gender Identity
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13 reasons why – everything they got wrong about suicide
Why do we love travel movies?
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6 thoughts on "'Split' – A disservice to Dissociative Identity Disorder"
To be honest, I have never seen this movie before and it sounds really interesting.
I think, this movie will educate and will help us to understand the person who have this condition.
I will definitely add this on my watch lists, thank you!
Indeed. You won't regret watching this movie. 🙂
Lyosha says:
Very interesting post! I learned something new today. I have read a book split is based upon, it is so fascinating what our mind can do
Wow! Thanks for an interesting comment Lyosha.
Monidipa says:
I really like psychological movies, split looks like one that I'd enjoy watching.
I am sure that you would love this movie. Do give it a watch.


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Benitez Leaves Newcastle After Failing To Agree New Contract
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Magpies fans had been hopeful that the club could keep hold of the Spaniard, but the former Liverpool boss is leaving St James' Park
Rafa Benitez will leave Newcastle on June 30 after the club announced that they have failed to agree a new contract with their current manager.
The former Liverpool boss has been in talks with the St James' Park outfit for months regarding a fresh deal but no breakthrough has been forthcoming.
He leaves having spent three full seasons with the club in which he oversaw their promotion back to the Premier League and re-established them as a top-flight club.
A statement on the club's website read:
"It is with disappointment that we announce manager Rafael Benítez will leave Newcastle United upon the expiry of his contract on 30th June 2019.
"We have worked hard to extend Rafa's contract over a significant period of time, however it has not been – and will not be – possible to reach an agreement with Rafa and his representatives.
"Rafa's coaching staff, Paco de Míguel Moreno, Antonio Gómez Pérez and Mikel Antia, will also leave the club on 30th June.
"We would like to thank Rafa and his coaching team for their efforts over the last three years and their significant contribution to what has been collectively achieved.
"We would also like to thank our supporters, players and staff for their patience during a period of uncertainty.
"The process to appoint a successor will now begin."
The Magpies had hoped to come to an agreement with their manager before his contract had expired, but it is believed Benitez failed to agree fresh terms with owner Mike Ashley.
The 59-year-old has been linked with a move to manage Chinese Super League side Dalian Yifang, while Newcastle have been linked with a host of names for their new boss, with the favourite believed to be Garry Monk, who was sacked by Birmingham earlier this month.
Burnley manager Sean Dyche has also been named as a potential replacement for Benitez, with former Newcastle man Chris Hughton also reportedly in the running.
Newcastle are currently subject of takeover interest from Sheikh Khaled and the Bin Zayed Group, but fans had been hopeful of keeping Benitez at the club regardless of the current situation with the owners.
Both Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger had been mooted as replacements for the vacant job should the takeover transpire.
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Ah, Fly Fishing – the time honored pastime of ancient roman authors, military officers, and the everyman. You may want to join in on this time honored tradition, too! But are you concerned or hesitant because you don't know where to start? Got the gear but can't find the fish? Know fish habits well, but no idea how to cast your line? Well, read on – this series of posts will attempt to settle your concerns and get you raring to go connect with your inner outdoors(wo)man. First up? Understanding how fish behave. Special thanks to Fly Fishing for Beginners for compiling these tips.
To make the most of your catch, you must know the fish.
Fish seek protection from predators in deeper water and natural debris (logs, bush, etc). They also tend to stick near the shade, where visibility is decreased. Another spot to watch is fast moving water, which also provides protection for some fish.
Fish will also be found near their primary food source– insects. To determine where the most insects are hanging about, look for the areas of the body of water that is receiving the most sunlight. More sunlight means more aquatic vegetation. And obviously, more vegetation means more food more insects which means… you get the picture. General rule of thumb: the banks usually get a lot of sunlight.
I've told you that fish can be found in fast moving water, so would you believe me if I said they also prefer slow moving currents? Just like us, fish have to work for food. While fish patter about in slow moving water, they will venture into the faster parts for nourishment. The trick is, to find the transition zone between the two. This is called a seam. Fish love seams.


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The Australian major banks ('the majors') continue to adapt to tougher market conditions, reporting a modest increase in aggregate profits for the 2017 full year.
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Immigration detention and family separation are current manifestations of a racist, capitalist carceral logic present throughout all of American history. During slavery, enslaved people were bought and sold at whim by plantation owners and slave traders; children, spouses, and other family members were regularly separated when sold, partially as a tactic to deprive enslaved people of opportunities for community and loyalty and thus to avoid the threat of rebellion. Following emancipation, convict leasing became widespread, and newly freed African Americans were routinely criminalized, jailed, and then leased out to businesses for cheap labor, a practice which our current prison system is rooted in and continues (on average incarcerated people make 87 cents daily). Similar patterns of criminalization and labor exploitation are present in our immigration system: immigrants commit the manufactured crime of crossing an arbitrary border, and bosses target their precarious legal status as a way to coerce cheap labor.
Immigrant families have been held in detention for years (under the Obama, Bush, and Clinton presidencies as well as the current administration), and immigration detention is currently one of the fastest growing areas of the U.S. prison system. The current child detention centers are horrifying, but not surprising, given how our national prison system routinely breaks up families: in 2015, 1 in 14 children in the U.S. had an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated parent, and in the same year the juvenile incarcerated population was estimated to be ~53,000.
To end the holding and caging of both immigrants and currently incarcerated people, we must work towards the dismantling of several interconnected structures: we must abolish ICE and its accompanying immigrant detention centers, and abolish the borders they supposedly protect. But we must also abolish the police and prison system that marks what existences American ideology find suspect: being on the other side of imaginary line in a desert, being found with drugs, being seen arguing with a family member or peer, being in a place deemed someone else's property, being someone who sells sexuality as labor, being mentally ill, being unhoused, being poor, being a person of color, being queer.
The kind of thinking that lies behind these criminalized ways of being is also the kind of thinking the results in the imaginary borders that carve their way into our physical and mental lives. These borders contain the correct, verified, and quantified way of being, and anything outside of them is marked as being wrong, unverifiable, and unknown. Yet the lives that exist outside of borders are, on examination, no different from those within. Pain, love, fear, pleasure exist for all––regardless of whether our lives can be marked by numbers or stamped on documents. Only by working and struggling together can we recognize the fundamental alikeness we all share, and only through working to tear down the structures that bind us all can we turn our world of borders delineating what and who we are into one of real possibility. This means pushing for bare minimum reforms like ending cash bail and eliminating mandatory minimums, while also pushing for policies that ultimately diminish carceral facilities, such as defunding and de-arming the police and ICE. This means building alternative structures for addressing harm by building community power and creating space for those forced to leave their homes and seek refuge, which is often the result of American imperialism.
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It seems to be a tradition that every year around this time in early March that we head out to look for green houses or floral shops to give our readers a little slice of what's to come.
This year BDN photographer Ashley Conti visited Ellis' Greenhouse in Hudson.
Conti just recently arrived back to Bangor after covering the Can-Am dog sled races in northern Maine.


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Editors' Note: Happy 10th Birthday Linux Today!
Oct 10, 2008, 23:05 (5 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Carla Schroder)
by Carla Schroder
Ten years and going strong is quite an achievement. In that time LT has survived the dot-bomb and many changes. The archives have been maintained and are still available, which I think is pretty amazing-- you can go all the way back to the very first Linux Today story: Apache 1.3.2 is released. Check out the Talkbacks to that article:
"Time travile *is* possible. I am posting a comment to the first Article on Linux Today from four years in the future! Happy 4'th LinuxToday, four years from now. :-) "
You'll also see a familiar name, GreyGeek, who has been haunting these hallowed halls almost from the beginning. It's nice to see a lot of familiar names as I cruise through these old stories. There is a simple trick to finding the old stories: the URL for the very first one is linuxtoday.com/stories/0001.html. Of course the poor thing gets squeezed through a gauntlet of redirects, but you can increment the story number to see those original stories.
LT's physical appearance was different then. I've also been a regular reader almost from its inception, though I don't recall what it looked like back then. The Wayback Machine has partial archives, though it looks like a few page elements might be missing. It was founded by Dave Whitinger and was a successful independent publication until he sold it to Internet.com in 1999, which was later acquired by Jupitermedia. There are no flies on Dave; he went on to start several more successful ventures, including Dave's Garden and LXer.com. Dave's Garden is huge; it is one of the largest and most successful gardening sites on the Web.
Since then Linux Today has seen a number of editors pass through, but I'd say the two with the most lasting impact were Michael Hall and Brian Proffitt. Both are calm, rational men who don't hop up and down in panicky freakouts with every new crisis, but just plow their way through and take care of business. Maybe they freak out later. Me, I like to get my freakouts over with and out of the way. At any rate they're wonderful role models, so when I'm sitting here fuming with a mad desire to stab someone between the head, I ask myself "What would Michael or Brian do?" I go ahead and sharpen a knife just in case, but most times that's as far as it goes.
The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
But I digress. To me ten years seems like a long time, and things should be different. But some things never seem to change:
...as Linux enters the desktop arena, it is inevitable that Linux GUI alternatives will be compared to Microsoft's Windows GUI environment... The fact that I have purchased and installed a commercial software product on my computer does not give the commercial software developer or vendor the right to use my computer for their marketing purposes. The Windows desktop environment, installed on the majority of the planet's computers, has turned into the world's largest billboard." Abhijeet Chavan, March 22, 2000
"This year will see Linux finally crack the lucrative desktop market as more commercial software vendors tool up and cash in on the operating system and kernel developers improve graphical interface integration says cult hero and Linux founder Linus Torvalds." Rodney Gedda, 15/01/2004
"At the risk of being repetitive, though, I'm going to go ahead and say it: 2008 really could be the year of the Linux desktop." Joe Brockmeier, November 15th, 2007
It seems that people want a big dramatic change, but as with most things, change is incremental and depends on continual, ongoing effort.
Here is a tech support tale from 2000 that was all too common then, and is still too common now:
"Over the course of the two-hour installation, I learned a lot from the installer while I tried to pump him for information about how the service worked once a connection had been negotiated.
Linux, it turns out, is "DHCP based, which is incompatible with TCP." Furthermore, Linux "doesn't have the power to handle the fastest connections." Oh, he allowed, it might cope with a 384k connection, but the 1.5 meg service I'd ordered would slaughter it.
"Funny," I said, "I write about Linux and I was never aware of this limitation."
"Oh, yeah," he replied, "Linux is like that. Of course, it's been about ten years since I used it, but it can't be any better. It's just sorta built like that. You wouldn't be able to surf the web with it anyhow... it can't handle graphics. That's why I'm Microsoft certified now... I'm one of a special group that got to beta test Windows 98 for free!"
He's one of a special group, all right.
Good Things Don't Just Happen
It is good to remember that good things don't just happen; they take a lot of work and time and talent. I'm probably not the only grumpy oldtimer who views the rampaging hordes of Linux noobs, drawn largely by Ubuntu, with an askance eye. On the one hand, all the growth and excitement is good. But on the other hand they're bringing a lot of bad habits with them. They're caught up by free as in no cost, being cool, and don't understand free as in freedom. They make demands as though they were entitled to everything right now (I have some embarrassing memories of doing that myself), and don't understand about being part of a community where there is the expectation that everyone can participate in some way. This is a radical concept when the dominant vendors in the personal computing world are all about controlling and micro-managing what customers can do with their own property. Giving something back doesn't have to be a big dramatic thing-- I think the two most important things an inexperienced Linux user can do are to pass on what they learn to other noobs, and to support a helpful, polite atmosphere wherever they participate.
As usual I find myself rambling on too long, so I'm going to wind this up. Thank you all for being Linux Today readers and supporters, and I hope to celebrate LT's 20th birthday with you!
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That's a big rock. Supermodel Karlie Kloss reserved her engagement ring reveal for family members and friends after announcing on Tuesday, July 24, that she's engaged to real estate mogul Joshua Kushner.
Following the newly-engaged couple's romantic getaway to Italy's Amalfi Coast, Kloss then flew off to Beijing, China, for work, where she was able to play catch up with family members and friends. While getting primped for a shoot, Kloss FaceTimed a set of her loved ones—a sweet mix of her childhood friends and her celeb pals, along with her mom and her grandmother.
"My phone is blowing up with the sweetest messages from loved ones," Kloss captioned a video. "This poor makeup artist is gonna kill me." In the clip itself, Kloss flashes her beautiful, cushion-cut sparkler, which is set on a thin, gold band.
She then posted screen grabs of her conversations with people, including Princess Beatrice and Serena Williams.
According to People, the pair got engaged in upstate New York several weeks ago, though they only chose to announce the news this week.
The pair dated for six years before the engagement. Kushner, the younger brother of Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner, is the co-founder of health insurance app Oscar.
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