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'Cult dad' Chad Daybell, Lori Vallow's husband, pleads not guilty to charges of hiding her children's bodies
By Randall Ryan
The couple have yet to be charged with the children's murders
"Cult dad" Chad Daybell, the new husband of "doomsday mom" Lori Vallow, entered a not-guilty plea at his arraignment on Friday morning, USA Today reports. He faces a maximum of 20 years behind bars.
The doomsday-obsessed Chad Daybell, 51, and Lori Vallow, 47, have each been charged with four felonies related to allegedly concealing from investigators the remains of her two children, Tylee Ryan, 17, and JJ Vallow, 7. Following a six-month investigation, a team of agents uncovered the children's buried remains on Chad's Salem, Idaho, property on June 9; Chad was then arrested on the spot. Lori had been arrested for deserting her children in late February, three months after agents first got wind that the kids had been missing since September. She will have a chance to enter her own plea at her arraignment next month.
Chad, who became Lori's fifth husband on November 5, had a preliminary hearing earlier this month that revealed gruesome details about the discovery of the children's remains. The presiding judge determined at the conclusion of the two-day hearing that there was probable cause to charge Daybell with the felonies. This led to his arraignment in district court on Friday where District Judge Steven W. Boyce in Fremont County, Idaho, heard his plea.
Following Chad's not guilty plea, District Judge Boyce set his trial to run from January 11 to 29, 2021. Neither Daybell nor Lori Vallow has been charged with murder -- yet. So considering that the Idaho Attorney General's office is overseeing a sprawling investigation into the couple, including looking into the recent deaths of both of their former spouses -- Tammy Daybell and Charles Vallow -- Chad and Lori could be subject to far more serious charges during the coming months.
A pretrial conference [for Chad] was also scheduled for Dec. 10.
Chad Daybell, husband of Lori Vallow, pleads not guilty to concealment charges, trial set for January
The charges to which Chad Daybell pleaded not guilty and for which Lori will enter her own plea next week include two counts of the destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence and two counts of conspiring to do so.
Lori's arraignment is slated for September 10.
At that court appearance, Lori will also have the opportunity to enter a plea for misdemeanor charges relating to her failure to meet a deadline imposed by the Idaho courts that she was to produce her children in late January. At the time, she and Chad Daybell were wintering in Hawaii and had maintained that Tylee and JJ were somewhere safe.
In a report, East Idaho News takes a deep dive into the assistance the FBI is providing to the investigation into Chad and Lori. A central part of the effort is being conducted in Salt Lake City at the Intermountain WestRegional Computer Forensic Laboratory, or RCFL.
When investigators seized 43 items from Chad Daybell's Fremont County home in January, computers, cell phones and other devices were sent to the RCFL where Cheney Eng-Tow is the lab director and a supervisory special agent for the FBI.
Inside the FBI lab that processed Chad Daybell's devices and other electronic evidence
East Idaho News
Eng-Tow's team is apparently poring over Chad's digital devices in search of any incriminating evidence.
At the probable cause hearing earlier this month that teed up Chad's not-guilty plea on Friday, the court learned of the texts he sent his then-wife Tammy Daybell the morning in early September when prosecutors allege that Lori's brother Alex Cox, 51, transported Tylee's body for desecration and burial in Chad's pet cemetery. Chad texted his wife that he'd shot a racoon, burned it and buried it.
Later in September, Alex and Chad are believed to have buried JJ near a pond on Daybell's property. Then, in mid-October, Tammy, 49, died at home in Salem -- in her sleep, Chad claimed. He and Lori, who as her friend Melanie Gibb stated at his probable-cause hearing started up a torrid affair in 2018, wed in a jubilant beachside ceremony in Hawaii only two and a half weeks after Tammy's death. In early December, Melanie made a plea to the couple for answers about what had become of JJ in particular. Around that time, Alex died of an apparent blood clot in his lung.
JJ's body was found bound and wrapped in duct tape and plastic, police say, while Tylee had been dismembered and burned.
Chad Daybell pleads not guilty to all charges at Friday arraignment
KTVB Boise
Chad Daybell, accompanied by his defense attorney, John Prior, entered his guilty plea on Friday via videoconference, with District Judge Boyce presiding and prosecuting attorney Rob Wood also in attendance. Chad and Lori have each been in jail since their arrests, each under a $1 million bond.
Chad appeared stoic, if glum, throughout the 11-minute hearing. He spoke, in subdued tones, only to answer questions from the judge as to whether he understood the proceedings, the charges against him and the implication of entering any particular plea.
Each of the four charges to which Chad Daybell pleaded not guilty carry with them a maximum prison sentence of five years and a fine of $10,000. If he is convicted of all four and his sentences are to be served consecutively and not concurrently, his maximum sentence will be 40 years behind bars. Lori, should she also plead not guilty, will face similar prison time if convicted.
The report reveals Ryan's neighbor, identified as Roy Zliniga, came out of his apartment with his dog. Zliniga noticed his dog scratching at Ryan's door before he smelled a strong odor and saw flies inside the apartment. Investigators discovered Ryan's body on his bed, in the "advanced stages of decomposition." 10 days later, police contacted Lori Vallow who was listed on the report as "next of kin." Vallow told the officer she had not heard from Ryan in about two years. According to the report, Vallow also said she shared a 15-year-old daughter with her ex-husband. We now know that child to be Tylee Ryan. Police say Vallow asked what happened and then told the officer she would talk to her daughter after learning the details.
Phoenix PD releases details on how third ex-husband of Lori Vallow was found dead
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Lawyers for the Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's 'madam,' scramble to keep a lurid deposition sealed


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Join Ledger David Cellars for our spring Primoris Wine Club pick up two weekends in March! Let's celebrate March 2-3 & March 9-10 at Le Petit Tasting Room. Enjoy Ledger David's Gold winning 2017 Radiant white, our ever popular 2015 Sangiovese and newest release Super-Tuscan styled red blend 2016 Sublimus.
Looking forward to private wine club hours? We're hosting three separate evenings just for wine club members! Enjoy wines paired with delicious bites from 6-7pm March 9, 15 & 22.
*An RSVP is required for the private seating hours Friday and Saturdays from 6-7pm so that we can offer personalized service & enough tasty fare for all. Any reservation cancelled less than 24 hours before the time of event will incur a $10 cancellation fee. Limited seating available each evening.
Wine club shipments will go out on Mar 5 & 6, weather permitting. PLEASE send an email to McKayla@ledgerdavid.com by March 3, 2019 and let her know if you'd like to add any additional bottles to your shipment. If you are unable to receive your shipment during the first full week of March, please contact us ahead of time and we'll hold for a better shipping date!
BILLING INFO: Please let us know if your billing information has changed. Call the tasting room at (541) 664-2218 or email McKayla@ledgerdavid.com and McKayla Hamlin would be delighted to update your payment information before processing your wine club order. Credit card about to expire? Conveniently update your credit card with our online form.
WINE CLUB PROCESSING & DISCOUNTS: We will be processing wine club credit cards on February 25. As a reminder, 3-bottle members receive a 15% discount, 6-bottle members a 20% discount and 12-bottle members a 25% discount on all wine club selections.
OTHER PICK UP OPTIONS: If you are unable to join us during wine club event weekends, your wine club selections will be available on or after Tuesday, February 26 at the tasting room in Central Point (next to the Rogue Creamery). Stop by any time during regular hours; noon to 5pm daily or contact us, and we will gladly ship your wines (shipping fee charged to your card on file).


Ignoring the last couple of days, the weather has definitely started to get warmer recently and it's really starting to feel like Spring. Mark and I even had lunch outside in the garden at the weekend! This warmer weather always makes me think of being on holiday and I've been thinking a lot recently about our honeymoon to Sri Lanka. What better way to remember an incredible place than to cook some delicious Sri Lankan food?!
This recipe is for a sweet onion chutney-like condiment, seeni sambol, that was offered with many of the meals we had in Sri Lanka. "Seeni" essentially means "sugar" and "sambol" or "sambal" is the name for this type of chilli condiment. Sambal/sambol takes a number of different forms across Asia, with variations in Indonesia and Malaysia to name just two. Another slightly more common Sri Lankan sambol is pol sambol or coconut sambol which you can get my recipe for here.
Seeni sambol is full of classic Sri Lankan spices and flavours like cardamom, curry leaves and of course cinnamon. Most of the variations of seeni sambol we came across in Sri Lanka weren't particularly spicy, but I've added crushed chillies for a hint of a kick here. Nothing too crazy though, and you can always adapt the recipe to your taste.
Like any chutney, you can serve seeni sambol alongside curries. However, also like any chutney, you can get creative! Try it in sandwiches, with eggs on toast for breakfast, or with cheese on this delicious toastie.
Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and curry leaves. Heat carefully until they start to release their aromas and the leaves wilt a little, but take care not to burn them.
Add the sliced onions/shallots and heat until translucent and beginning to brown.
Add the tamarind, chillies, lime, sugar and salt and continue cooking for another 5-10 minutes.
Allow to cool before removing what you can of the larger spices and serving as a chutney.


On Tuesday afternoon, the N.C. Democratic Party called on Stuber to drop the recount request. "Instead of adding more uncertainty for North Carolina voters and charging taxpayers at least $1.5 million, Stuber should accept the will of the people and drop his recount request," party executive director Kimberly Reynolds said in a news release.
"As someone who is running for state auditor, I believe it is imperative to ensure absolute accuracy – whether with votes in an election, or with statistical data in an audit of an entity receiving government funds," he said in a news release.


It's maddening to want to read a serial number or another bit of fine print that you can barely see. But fret no longer your iPhone or iPad makes a fabulous magnifying glass! Assuming Magnifier is enabled in Settings > General > Accessibility > Magnifier.
You can bring it up by pressing the Home button (for Touch ID devices) or side button (for Face ID devices) three times quickly. If that's too hard to remember you can also add a Magnifier button to Control Center in Settings > Control Center > Customize Controls. The special camera viewfinder is zoomed automatically but you can change the zoom level with the slider, tap the flash icon to turn on the LED light (if available on your device) enables a filter to change the color or contrast or lock the focus by tapping the lock icon.
You can also freeze the image by tapping the white shutter button which is great for grabbing a picture of a tiny serial number on the back of some device (tap that button again to resume using Magnifier). To leave Magnifier, press the Home button or swipe up from the bottom of the screen.


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Bedford United hosts vigil downtown
August 14, 2017 Ty Leave a comment
BEDFORD, Va. — Less than 100 miles from Charlottesville, where protesters clashed violently with white supremacists over the weekend, this small town of less than 7,000 put together a community healing event at Centertown Plaza where more than 50 attendees shared thoughts and held vigil for the three people who died Saturday.
Those gathered held signs and lit candles for the two Virginia State Troopers who perished in a helicopter crash while providing air support for law enforcement on the ground and for the 32-year-old woman who was killed when a car drove through a crowd of protestors in downtown Charlottesville.
The event was put together in less than 24 hours to synchronize with similar events across the country held Sunday night. Bedford United organizer Kim Kirsch said she arranged the vigil via Facebook after learning the closest similar event was taking place in Roanoke, Va.
Kirsch told the group she wanted the Bedford community to have the opportunity to come together on its own.
Speakers included Bedford Town Manager Bart Warner and other community members and leaders.
A follow-up event is scheduled for Sept. 17.
Vela's opposition to fence not new
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U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Texas) made headlines earlier this week when he penned a heated open letter to Donald Trump, but it's not the first time Vela has been vocal about his opposition to the border fence.
Vela, whose father was a long-serving federal judge, led a Congressional visit to the U.S.-Mexico border in 2013 while the Senate's "Gang of Eight" bill was still on life support in the U.S. House of Representatives. He and U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva (Arizona) filed a bill to resurrect the immigration reform effort before the end of the session, but Syria and mounting Republican opposition to the Affordable Care Act ultimately derailed any chance at governance, culminating with a fortnight-long government shutdown.
Vela's proposed bill sought to eliminate the conditions in the Senate immigration bill which required border security benchmarks be met before the creation of a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants already in the country.
"We're talking about the 11 million that are already here," Vela said in 2013. "For sure we need to put in place security measures and they can take many shapes.
"But it shouldn't be conditional."
President Barack Obama has said it was the inaction of Congress that led him to issue executive orders allowing temporary visas for the undocumented parents of U.S. citizens. That program has been held up by the courts.
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Life is a carnival
March 24, 2014 Tybachata, Baltimore, cal ripken, Cal Ripken Jr., melvin mora, mora, Orioles, rgv, salsa, south texas, wrecking ball Leave a comment
I used to hate Melvin Mora before I moved to Brownsville.
Yes, I soured on the Orioles' highly paid third baseman after his numbers fell following the front office's sweetening of the pot. From North Carolina it seemed like he was sandbagging after he got his big contract.
During the latter part of his time in Baltimore, I was hot on my streak of watching at least one Orioles game per season (which sadly ended in 2013) and each time I made the pilgrimage to Camden Yards, Mora came to bat while the same song played.
I heard the song occasionally outside of the stadium and each time I was reminded of his failure to produce, and I would wince. In truth, I have realized in hindsight that the fact that no one could replace Cal Ripken Jr. likely factored into this dislike, but the truth remains that reminders of Mora brought me no pleasure until I came to South Texas.
October 12, 2013 Tybirthday 1 Comment
Outside of gaining an extra hour of birthday thanks to my East Coast birth and my interpretation of how time zones work, having my first birthday outside of Eastern Standard Time (hell, outside of North Carolina) in Texas doesn't seem like anything worth noting.
Yes, friends have been forced to video chat in hugs that used to be across the hall, campus or state, but outside of that there shouldn't be remarkable about a man turning 26 in South Texas.
Except there is.
I have, in the past six months, gained such an amazing array of friends in this region that I couldn't be happier with.
I have neighbors that somehow knew I would be celebrating at 11 p.m. CST Thursday who decorated my door and brought over cake, (That's right. By 11:05 p.m. I was already sitting down to cake.) a friend who serenaded me in Spanish, another friend who made me feel like the most popular girl in a Miami high school by having doughnuts and balloons on my desk, another friend who is willing to host a party at her house for me and enough other friends to have consumed so much sugar today that I feel like a detox is needed before I even begin drinking.
Add to this the fact that I already had the greatest set of friends in the world before I even left the land of the pine and I'm almost convinced that I'm someone worth celebrating.
It's crazy to have come from an almost apprehension and hatred for my birthday just five years ago to wearing a tiara all day and making ridiculous rules (No speaking Spanish, Casual Friday is canceled, et al) just because I think it's fun.
Outside of all of that, however, there's one more thing worth celebrating: My birthday is a Friday, meaning that five years after that glorious, life-changing birthday I can now listen to this song and sing the lyrics as loudly as I'd like.
Permanent markings
August 3, 2013 Tyback, back to school, back to school shopping, brownsville, permanent marker, school, shopping, south texas, to 1 Comment
My parents came to visit me about a month ago for the first time since I moved to South Texas.
It means I'm grown up.
It had been nearly five months since they had seen me last — the longest I had ever been away from them thanks to the state university just up the road from my hometown.
There were many great memories made, but one sticks out somehow.
We were all in my apartment hanging out when a project my mom was working on required a permanent marker.
She asked if I had one and I said "Yes, ma'am," dropped what I was doing and went into my bedroom.
I reached under my bed and pulled out the Sperry shoebox that became the depository for all of my writing utensils sometime during the move.
I knew I had a handful of highlighters, pens, pencils and at least half a dozen permanent markers.
I opened the box up and presented it to my mom, who selected a single permanent marker from it. I then closed it up and put it back beneath my bed.
About 15 minutes later my mom was done with the marker and her project, but what she said next baffled me.
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Spoiler Alert Part 1
July 30, 2013 Tyadama, admiral adama, battlestar, battlestar galactica, bears, beets, brownsville, casa, court appointed, court appointed special advocates for children, dead poets society, edward james olmos, galactica, harlingen, heritage, kashyyyk, la paloma, mexican american, olmito, olmos, paloma, rgv, rio grande valley, robin williams, south texas, special advocates, stand and deliver 1 Comment
This two-part series chronicles the roughly 12 hours I spent chasing actor Edward James Olmos around South Texas for this story.
It was early May when I found out about the fundraiser and began putting together an advance story.
An actor, Edward James Olmos, was going to headline an annual event that raises money for the local Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children chapter.
My editor was freaking out about coverage, saying Olmos was one of his favorite actors.
Based on his reaction, I assumed there were dozens of movies starring Olmos that I had missed somehow.
I remembered watching Stand and Deliver in high school, but if I was being honest with myself, I couldn't keep the plot completely separate from Dead Poets Society, another film about an inspirational teacher.
I shrugged it off as another actor that was before my time, but he and a colleague began discussing his work on Battlestar Galactica.
Those words, in my head, evoked half memories of cheesy sets and poor video quality akin to Knight Rider, only in a science-fiction setting. I remembered my dad attempting to explain the details of the wars between humans and Cylons, and something about a red eye, but everything else in the sci-fi compartment of my brain was filled with AT-ATs, Kessel runs and Kashyyyk history factoids.
But it turns out there was a second series. One that began in 2003. And Olmos was the star.
I wrote the advance, but assumed my editor would be covering the event. After all, I didn't know Olmos from Robin Williams, so what warranted me being there?
He was busy the night of the fundraiser, though, so I headed to the event where Olmos' speech was the keynote.
Welcome to Brownsville
April 30, 2013 Ty 2 Comments
It had been a long and tiresome journey. Continue reading →
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We have the meeting as planned! NO EXCUSES!
April 10, 2013 Ty Leave a comment
I had plans to meet a candidate for Brownsville's City Commission today following a meeting he was having at the zoo.
It's an American Kestrel named Kelsey!
It's within walking distance of the office, so I had no qualms about making it a little easier on his schedule, but moreso I was hoping I could see some animals while I was there.
When I called to make sure we were still on, he said the meeting room he assumed we could discuss his campaign in was full of squawking birds and asked if I wanted to meet somewhere else where it would be a little quieter.
I convinced him it was fine, stressing that I wanted to make things easier on him.
While he was finishing up the meeting I met the little guy pictured to the right, plus a handful of snakes thicker than my arm, a cockatiel, a little owl that had his head cocked to the side like he was trying to sleep and DID NOT appreciate all of the noise and some insects that I somehow doubt realized they weren't on display, but on the menu.
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Oh no big deal. Just picking up a media packet from this awesome courthouse which was erected in 1912.
Check out the marble stairs and walls. It's like it was made for me. And, yes, I drag the back of my wrists against the cool, smooth stone on my way up and down.

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London artist Caswell has released her second single "Brother", and it's a beautiful masterpiece that dances with the pop sphere's glorifying synths and the jazz world's jazzy melodies. The track starts of slow with the main focus with Caswell's delicate vocals that fall into the likes of Låpsley and Skott, but when the synths come in this begin to slowly surge into a massive climax. At this point the production falls back to its lightened state where you end things focused back on Caswell's truest talent - her glorious vocals. Takes a journey on this one below.


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Па́мятник рже́вским железнодоро́жникам (народное название «Паровоз») — монументальная композиция являющаяся основной доминантой парка «Здоровье» (до 2020 года — парк железнодорожников) в городе Ржеве Тверской области.

Посвящена памяти о мужестве и героизме, проявленном ржевскими железнодорожниками в борьбе с немецко-фашистскими захватчиками в годы Великой Отечественной войны.

Описание

Представляет собой переднюю часть паровоза Су 208-64, слитую с белым бетонным постаментом в виде сложенных за спиной крыльев.

В носовой части паровоза размещена аннотационная доска.

По сторонам бетонного постамента размещены выдержки из произведений советских поэтов о войне.

Напротив монумента расположена стела погибшим в войне советским железнодорожникам. Рядом с монументом в 2001 году была сооружена часовня Святого Николая Чудотворца, покровителя всех путников, в том числе железнодорожников. В парке разбиты аллеи, установлен фонтан, парк оборудован фонарями и скамейками для отдыха людей.

История создания

Памятник ржевским железнодорожникам спешно создавался специально к празднованию 30-летия освобождения города Ржева от немецко-фашистских захватчиков.

Для создания памятника был отобран паровоз марки Су 208-64 построенный на Коломенском заводе в 1935 году, заводской тип 162,
заводской номер 7195. Паровоз был приписан к депо Ржев, и до конца своих дней работал на линии, водил пригородные поезда.

В ходе строительства монумента паровоз был распилен на части. На пьедестал в виде рельс установили только переднюю часть локомотива: две передние оси, паровую машину и пароперегреватель. Будка, тендер и остальные колеса ушли в лом. Подобная дурная практика, имела место, к сожалению, не только во Ржеве. В результате от интересной редкой машины остался только обрубок.

Сзади был смонтирован объёмный бетонный постамент в виде сложенных за спиной паровоза крыльев. По сторонам постамента размещены рельефные надписи славящие подвиг железнодорожников.

Торжественное открытие памятника состоялось 3 марта 1973 года. На митинге по случаю открытия присутствовали около тысячи человек: первые лица города и области, руководство железной дороги, командование воинских частей гарнизона, представители промышленности, творческая интеллигенция, жители и гости города Ржева. Среди гостей города отметился выступивший перед собравшимися писатель Борис Полевой.

Со временем вокруг памятника был оформлен сквер с несколькими монументами. А сам паровоз, продолжает утрачивать свои подлинные части.

Так, первоначальный герб Советского Союза расположенный на крышке котла, на заре 90-х сменила нарисованная звезда. При очередных покрасках перестали воспроизводить номер машины, из зелёного («Су» — это пассажирский паровоз, а все русские пассажирские паровозы красились в зелёный цвет), он был перекрашен в чёрный с красными колесами, свойственный для товарного локомотива.

См. также
 Пристанционный (Ржев)
 Улица Мира (Ржев)
 Железнодорожная улица (Ржев)

Примечания

Ссылки
 Кадры с открытия монумента железнодорожникам. 3 марта 1973 года / youtube.com / ВИДЕО
 Монумент Паровоз / «Карта памяти»
 Памятник ржевским военным железнодорожникам / komandirovka.ru
 Поездка одного дня. Город Ржев. Ржевский мемориал / zen.yandex.ru
 Паровоз — памятник ржевским железнодорожникам / путеводитель «trip.com»
 Паровоз — памятник ржевским железнодорожникам / domotdiha.ru
 Памятник «Паровоз» / «Система культурных координат»
 35 главных достопримечательностей Ржева / must-see.top

ржевским железнодорожникам
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ржевским железнодорожникам
ржевским железнодорожникам
Появились в 1973 году в России
1973 год в Тверской области

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Basecamp falls to blackmail-fueled denial of service attack
Contributor, PCWorld	 Mar 24, 2014 8:40 am PDT
Users of the popular web-based project management app Basecamp may have a hard time loggoing on the service Monday morning. The company behind the app, also named Basecamp (formerly 37Signals), says it is under a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack from extortionists hoping to make a quick buck.
The DDoS attack means the company's marquee product as well as its other services such as Backpack, Campfire, and Highrise may also be unavailable.
The DDoS started Monday morning around 9:45 A.M. Eastern/6:45 A.M. Pacific, peaking at 20Gbps. The attack was "launched together with a blackmail attempt that sought to have us pay to avoid this assault," Basecamp said in a post on GitHub.
If you are a Basecamp user, the company says your data is safe as the DDoS is only affecting the link between Basecamp servers and the public Internet:
Note that this attack targets the network link between our servers and the internet. All the data is safe and sound, but nobody is able to get to it as long as the attack is being successfully executed. This is like a bunch of people blocking the front door and not letting you into your house. The contents of your house are safe — you just can't get in until they get out of the way.
This is the second reported DDoS/extortion attempt in recent weeks. Popular event planning service Meetup in late February said it came under a similar attack.
Basecamp says it will continue to fight off the DDoS attack and refuses to pay to stop the DDoS as that would expose the company to similar attacks in the future.


text:
Mira woke to her brother talking to someone out in the hall. She listened to what they were saying.
"We didn't know you would come back."
"I wasn't planning on it, but news about Mira's pregnancy reached my ears."
Mira thought she knew the voice, but wasn't sure, she got up, and dressed. As she was throwing on her dress and yanking it down. She ran out into the hall, and looked up, gasping.
"Mira!"
Keith turned around and went over to her. He put his arm around her shoulders and a hand on her stomach, and helped her over.
"F-father?"
Professor Clay looked at his daughter, and he was shocked to see how far along she was.
"Mira, I didn't realize how far along you were. I thought you just got pregnant."
"Father, when did you.."
"Today."
Mira looked at Keith. He nodded.
"Father, are you, really staying with us?"
He smiled.
Mira smiled and gently hugged her father, glad to have her family completely back, and then some.
The next morning, Professor Clay woke up to the smells of breakfast, and he got up. As he put on his glasses, he walked into the kitchen to see Mira at the stove.
"Mira, you cook?"
"Everyday daddy!" She said as she put the eggs and bacon on the table.
"Do I smell bacon?" Keith asked as he came in.
Mira laughed as he wolfed down a couple of pieces. Clay sat down at the table and helped himself to some food while Mira put out the drinks. As they sat down to eat, they heard a knock at the door.
"If it's for me I'm not here." Clay said as he eat.
Keith got up to find that a member of his fathers team had come to their house.
"Can I help you?"
"I am looking for your father."
"And you think he's here?"
"Dude, think about it, why the hell would my father, who was so uncaring and selfish to his own two kids show up here?"
"Well, uh…"
"The answer is no. You ain't none to bright, are you?"
"No sir."
"GET OUT OF HERE!"
The guard scurried away and soon left. Keith went back to his father and sister.
"You have one worker who is more dumb then Cecili is."
Mira laughed while Clay bit one back. Keith sat back down and continued to enjoy the day with his family.


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Huawei Watch Fit 2 review
Slinky fitness tracker with smart watch stylings is a fun running companion
By Thomas Newton
Tech Advisor JUL 25, 2022 5:21 pm BST
Image: Thomas Newton / Foundry
Expert's Rating
Slick, low-profile design
Responsive and easy-to-read display
Supports calling via Bluetooth
Huawei Health app is easy to navigate
No NFC
Milanese mesh wrist strap is a little loose
The Huawei Watch Fit 2 is a real head-turner, and a capable fitness instructor. While it's easy to get to grips with, offers great battery life, and is competitively priced, for fitness purposes, it's better suited to beginners than 24/7 gym dwellers.
The Huawei Watch Fit 2 is one of the latest smartwatches from Huawei with an emphasis on fashion as well as fitness.
It's a little cheaper than Huawei's own Watch GT 3 Pro and Watch GT Runner, but is also a bit pricier than the Fitbit Charge 5, and the recently-launched Huawei Band 7. It sits somewhere in the same price bracket as the running-centric Polar Pacer.
The Watch Fit 2 is therefore better suited towards people who are more interested in light exercise or who are just starting a Couch to 5K-type program, and/or people who want a smartwatch that's something of a statement piece as well as an exercise aid.
Lightweight and low-profile
Single physical control
Different designs for fitness devotees and the fashion-conscious
Essentially a refresh of the first Watch Fit's design
The Huawei Watch Fit 2's design is simple yet stylish – it's a rectangular case with rounded corners, and a single button on the side.
The watch case measures 46 x 33.5 x 10.8mm, and while that's not as flush to your wrist as, say, the Fitbit Charge 5, the profile is still pretty low, meaning most long-sleeved garments ought to slide nicely over the top.
Like the original Watch Fit, it looks more like a miniaturised phone than the likes of the Huawei Watch GT Runner or Polar Grit X Pro, whose circular displays and chunky straps mimic traditional watch designs.
There are three versions of the Huawei Watch Fit 2, Active, Classic, and Elegant Editions, and it's easy to tell who these are all aimed at.
The Active models are made from plastic, feature silicone straps, and are clearly geared more towards people who aren't likely to mind if their watch gets rained on, or caked in a bit of mud.
The Classic version features an aluminium body and a leather strap, and is a bit pricier, while the Elegant watches are pricier still, but feature a very fetching Milanese mesh strap which fastens with a magnetic strip instead of the typical buckle.
Thomas Newton / Foundry
The version I was sent was a silver Elegant model, and the magnetic clasp was very nifty indeed. Having said that, the mesh strap did often move around on my wrist a bit during runs in the park. While I never felt that the thing would fall off, it did make me wonder if the accuracy of the heart rate monitor would be compromised.
Again, if your interests lie more in the direction of calisthenics than aesthetics, your choice is clear. It's good that you have a choice as well – the original Watch Fit only came with one strap option and that was silicone, or go home. The straps also connect to the case with a click to release mechanism, so switching one out for another will be no problem.
Regardless of which version you opt for, the internal components and functions are the same.
Display and audio
1.74in AMOLED display is vibrant and responsive
336 x 480 pixels, 336ppi
Internal mic supports voice calls over Bluetooth
Skip music tracks, answer calls, and pick up phone notifications
The Watch Fit 2's display is bright, detailed, and responsive, all of which makes it easy for you to read messages and action commands whether you're mid-exercise or in the middle of a meeting. The speaker's also loud enough for you to be able to easily hear encouragements from the virtual coach when working out, and the speaker combined with the internal mic lets you answer and take calls via Bluetooth.
Huawei doesn't list the maximum brightness of the AMOLED display, but I can confirm that it's more than bright enough for you to be able to check your pace, distance, time and the rest when outside on a sunny afternoon.
The 9-axis IMU sensor, comprising an accelerometer, gyroscope, and geomagnetic sensor is clever enough to detect when you're raising your arm in order to check on your vitals, powering on the display so that you can get a quick look at things. As with the Huawei Watch GT 3 Pro, there's no way to adjust the sensitivity of this tilt-to-wake feature, but it's good enough as it is.
Even if you've worked up a sweat, actually using the Watch Fit 2 is rarely a hassle, although more physical controls might have made this easier.
Software and features
HarmonyOS 2.1
Interface can be customised – to a point
No NFC support, so Huawei Wallet doesn't work
The Huawei Watch Fit 2 runs on HarmonyOS 2.1, and offers a user experience similar to what you get on watches like the Watch 3 and Watch GT 3 series.
The responsiveness of the display is complemented well by a reasonably logical layout which affords you a degree of customisation, although there are limits to what you can do.
Swipe right from the home screen and you'll move through a series of panels, or 'cards' as Huawei calls them. These are things like shortcuts to the SpO2 (Pulse Oximetry) reader tool, heart rate monitor, call log, and weather widget, all useful stuff that you'd likely want to have close to hand when exercising.
But you can't, for example, pin controls for basic functions, like volume, or brightness, as cards. And while you can add a shortcut to training plans you create on the Huawei Health mobile app, you also can't add a shortcut to any specific workout routines.
It's nice to be able to customise things like the appearance – I added a fancy art deco-type background to mine – but the customisation feels skin deep.
Other useful features include the Ringing tool, which causes your phone to ring if you've lost it, but also emits a voice which says 'I'm heeeere' in a way that's not at all creepy. Music controls are simple, but effective, and whenever a text message comes through, you're given the option of replying with a number of pre-set responses, or swiping the message away.
Frustratingly, given that the Watch Fit 2 doesn't feature an NFC sensor – and therefore doesn't support NFC payments – there's still a Huawei Wallet icon on the Watch Fit 2's menu. You can launch the app, but all it'll do is prompt you to complete the set-up process on the Huawei Health mobile app. Which you won't be able to complete, because… the Watch Fit 2 doesn't feature an NFC sensor.
Fitness and tracking
97 workout modes
Plan and manage routines with the Huawei Health mobile app
Takes about a minute for the GPS to lock
Exercise records can be exported as GPX, TCX, and KML files
Huawei has added a wide range of workout guides to the Watch Fit 2, mostly centred around running, walking, cycling, and swimming, but there are also programs designed to track your efforts on cross trainers and rowing machines. While there's no program specifically for things like yoga or lifting weights, you can still record exercise times and your heart rate as a generic 'other' workout routine.
For the most part, you'll likely be recording workouts on an ad-hoc basis, or picking from a number of pre-set courses, ranging from the gentle 'Run/Walk-Primary' to the more intense 'HIIT Run'.
You can plan out longer routines in greater detail via the Huawei Health apps (iOS, Android). These have simple layouts, and are easy to navigate. As well as acting as a dashboard from which you can look up daily step counts, and drill down into things like sleep data.
The Huawei Health app lets you share results of your efforts, either in the form of a JPEG, which is good for social media bragging, or in the form of GPX and KML files, should you wish to share your routes with other people on platforms which can accept these files. You can also offload heart rate, calories burned, and cadence in the form of TCX files, if you want to use this data elsewhere.
Good longevity
Charges quickly
Magnetic charging cable is fiddly
Huawei says that you'll get between 7-10 days' worth of power off of a single charge, and based on my observations, I'd say that's an accurate estimate.
It depends greatly on what you're doing. If you're working out every other day, you're likely to need to reach for the charging cable sooner, but if you're not exercising as frequently, you'll be able to go further on a single charge.
For example, after 8 days, including a full working week, 1 workout, and 1 stag weekend, I was on 9% battery.
The supplied USB-A charging cable is a little fiddly to connect to the underside of the Watch Fit 2, and doesn't easily stay in place. As is typical of most smartwatches, there's no mains adapter in the box, just the cable.
Using a 2013 MacBook Pro's USB port, I was able to get to 55% charged in half an hour, and 97% in an hour, taking about an hour and ten minutes to fully charge up.
Using a Huawei SuperCharge 22.5W mains adapter scavenged from an old Huawei P20 Pro review unit, I was able to go from empty to 87% full in half an hour, taking 53 minutes in total to charge up from flat.
The Huawei Watch Fit 2 is available to buy now, directly from Huawei.
On Huawei's UK site, the Active Edition is priced at £130, while the Classic Edition models are £160. The most expensive Elegant Edition models cost £190.
You can also pick up Active Edition and Classic Edition models from Amazon UK, which is selling them for £129 and £159, respectively. There's also currently a deal on at Amazon which sees you getting either version of the watch with some Huawei FreeBuds 4i bundled in, for £189.98, and £219.98 each.
Currently, only the Active Edition versions of the Watch Fit 2 are listed on Huawei's Australian site, but it's not possible to buy directly.
Instead, buyers should head to Auptimal, which is selling the Active Edition Watch Fit 2's for AU$299, and the Classic Edition with the white leather strap later in the year, or MobileCiti, which has stock of Active Editions only, for AU$298.
Amazon Australia lists both Active Edition and Classic Edition versions of the Watch Fit 2, but was out of stock at the time of writing.
U.S. pricing and availability information was not available at the time of writing.
The Huawei Watch Fit 2 is a great-looking and easy-to-use smartwatch that's geared towards health tracking, and comes with some useful extra features, such as the phone locator and Bluetooth calling. With the most expensive option priced at under £200, it's more affordable than some competitors.
While there are a lot of options, you have less control over the fitness data than you would with other smartwatches, which might frustrate some, but those after a smartwatch which looks great and can help people kick start a new fitness regime, it's a very compelling offer.
Dimensions: 46 x 33.5 x 10.8 mm
Water resistance: 50m (5ATM water-resistant)
Display: 1.74in AMOLED
Resolution 336×480, 336ppi
Case: Polymer and metal, with plastic, leather or Milanese mesh straps
Connectivity: A-GPS;Bluetooth 5.2 and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE);
Charging: Magnetic charging Type-A USB cable;
OS: HarmonyOS 2.1
App support: Huawei Health app supports iOS 9.0 or above, Android 4.4 or above
Author: Thomas Newton


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