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import unittest
import os
import boto3
from moto import mock_s3
from artifactcli.driver import S3Driver

class TestS3Driver(unittest.TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        self.tmp_path = 'tests/resources/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat.tmp'

    def _get_driver(self):
        session = boto3.session.Session(aws_access_key_id='XXX', aws_secret_access_key='YYY')
        session.resource('s3').Bucket('bucket4art').create()
        return S3Driver('XXX', 'YYY', 'bucket4art', 'gid', session=session)

    @mock_s3
    def test_get_artifact_ids_empty(self):
        self.assertEqual(self._get_driver().artifact_ids(), [])

    @mock_s3
    def test_get_artifact_ids(self):
        d = self._get_driver()
        d.write_index('test-artifact', '')
        d.write_index('test-artifact123', '')
        d.write_index('test-artifact10', '')
        d.write_index('test-artifact11', '')

        self.assertEqual(d.artifact_ids(), ['test-artifact', 'test-artifact10', 'test-artifact11', 'test-artifact123'])

    @mock_s3
    def test_write_index(self):
        self._get_driver().write_index('test-artifact', '[{json: "message"}]')

    @mock_s3
    def test_write_index_unicode(self):
        self._get_driver().write_index('test-artifact', '[{json: "メッセージ"}]')

    @mock_s3
    def test_read_index(self):
        d = self._get_driver()
        d.write_index('test-artifact', '[{json: "message"}]')
        self.assertEqual(d.read_index('test-artifact'), '[{json: "message"}]')

    @mock_s3
    def test_read_index_unicode(self):
        d = self._get_driver()
        d.write_index('test-artifact', '[{json: "メッセージ"}]')
        self.assertEqual(d.read_index('test-artifact'), '[{json: "メッセージ"}]')

    @mock_s3
    def test_read_index_not_found(self):
        self.assertEqual(self._get_driver().read_index('test-artifact'), '')

    @mock_s3
    def test_upload(self):
        d = self._get_driver()
        d.upload('tests/resources/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', 'a/b/c/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat',
                 '7a38cb250db7127113e00ad5e241d563')
        self.assertTrue(d.exists_object('a/b/c/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat'))
        self.assertEqual(d.bucket.Object('a/b/c/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat').e_tag.strip('"'),
                         '7a38cb250db7127113e00ad5e241d563')

        d.upload('tests/resources/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', 'a/b/x/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', None)
        self.assertTrue(d.exists_object('a/b/c/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat'))
        self.assertEqual(d.bucket.Object('a/b/c/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat').e_tag.strip('"'),
                         '7a38cb250db7127113e00ad5e241d563')

    @mock_s3
    def test_upload_md5_error(self):
        self.assertRaises(AssertionError, self._get_driver().upload, 'tests/resources/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat',
                          'a/b/c/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', '7a')

    @mock_s3
    def test_download(self):
        d = self._get_driver()
        d.upload('tests/resources/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', 'a/b/x/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', None)

        # assert uploading
        self.assertTrue(d.exists_object('a/b/x/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat'))

        if os.path.exists(self.tmp_path):
            os.remove(self.tmp_path)
        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(self.tmp_path))
        d.download('a/b/x/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', self.tmp_path, '7a38cb250db7127113e00ad5e241d563')
        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(self.tmp_path))
        os.remove(self.tmp_path)

    @mock_s3
    def test_download_not_found(self):
        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self._get_driver().download, 'a/b/c/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', self.tmp_path, None)

    @mock_s3
    def test_download_md5_error(self):
        d = self._get_driver()
        d.upload('tests/resources/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', 'a/b/x/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', None)

        # assert uploading
        self.assertTrue(d.exists_object('a/b/x/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat'))

        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(self.tmp_path))
        self.assertRaises(AssertionError, d.download, 'a/b/x/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', self.tmp_path, '7a')
        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(self.tmp_path))

    @mock_s3
    def test_delete(self):
        d = self._get_driver()
        d.upload('tests/resources/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', 'a/b/x/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', None)

        # assert uploading
        self.assertTrue(d.exists_object('a/b/x/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat'))

        d.delete('a/b/x/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', '7a38cb250db7127113e00ad5e241d563')

        # assert key is deleted
        self.assertFalse(d.exists_object('a/b/x/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat'))

    @mock_s3
    def test_delete_not_found(self):
        self.assertRaises(ValueError, self._get_driver().delete, 'a/b/c/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', None)

    @mock_s3
    def test_delete_md5_error(self):
        d = self._get_driver()
        d.upload('tests/resources/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', 'a/b/x/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', None)

        # assert uploading
        self.assertTrue(d.exists_object('a/b/x/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat'))

        self.assertRaises(AssertionError, d.delete, 'a/b/x/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', '7a')

        # assert key is remained
        self.assertTrue(d.exists_object('a/b/x/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat'))

    @mock_s3
    def test_list_objects(self):
        d = self._get_driver()
        d.upload('tests/resources/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', 'a/b/c/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', None)
        d.upload('tests/resources/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', 'a/b/x/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', None)

        # assert uploading
        self.assertTrue(d.exists_object('a/b/c/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat'))
        self.assertTrue(d.exists_object('a/b/x/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat'))

        self.assertTrue(len(list(d.list_objects('a/b/c'))) is 1)
        self.assertTrue(len(list(d.list_objects('a/b/x'))) is 1)
        self.assertTrue(len(list(d.list_objects('a/b'))) is 2)

    @mock_s3
    def test_list_objects_non_exists_prefix(self):
        d = self._get_driver()
        self.assertTrue(len(list(d.list_objects('a/b/c'))) is 0)

    @mock_s3
    def test_exists_object(self):
        d = self._get_driver()

        self.assertFalse(d.exists_object('a/b/c/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat'))

        d.upload('tests/resources/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', 'a/b/c/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat', None)

        self.assertTrue(d.exists_object('a/b/c/test-artifact-1.2.3.dat'))

    def test_s3_url(self):
        self.assertEqual(S3Driver.s3_url('bucket-name', 'a/b/c'), 's3://bucket-name/a/b/c')

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BBC: Fukuoka Hilton Hotel refuses entry to Cuban Ambassador due to "US sanctions". J authorities call action "illegal". How quaint.
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Hi Blog. The BBC and Japan Times report below that the Cuban Ambassador to Japan was denied entry to a US-based hotel chain in Japan, the Hilton, in Fukuoka. The Japanese Government quickly stepped in to say that this activity is illegal under Japanese law.
Well, well, well. I guess it's helpful to be foreign and connected in high places. As has been reported for decades on Debito.org, Japan's hotel refusals by nationality are so normalized that hotels routinely ignore the law being cited, refusing "foreigners" entry due to "lack of facilities", "discomfort on the part of the management or Japanese customers", or just for being "customers while foreign" (or even the "wrong foreign customers"). Sometimes these refusals have the backing and encouragement of local police agencies and other authorities in their overzealous "anti-terrorism"/"anti-crime"/"anti-infectious disease" campaigns (because after all, only "foreigners" do all that in Japan).
So the Cuban Ambassador gets refused. And now the law gets applied. Good. Now let's apply it everywhere, for a change. That's what laws are for. Dr. Debito Arudou
US hotel in Japan refuses Cuba ambassador
BBC/Reuters 14 November 2018, courtesy of JDG
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46207147
A US-owned hotel in Japan has been criticised by Japanese authorities after it denied the Cuban ambassador a room over fears it would violate US sanctions on Cuba.
The Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk told Ambassador Carlos Pereria he could not stay last month because it could not accommodate Cuban government guests.
That prompted a Cuban complaint.
Japanese officials in the city have since told the hotel it was illegal to refuse rooms based on nationality.
The Cuban embassy booked the room through a travel agency, which informed the hotel of the guests' identity, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported.
However when Mr Pereira arrived in the south-western city on a trip to visit Cubans playing for the city's baseball team he was told he could not stay.
In its subsequent complaint, the Cuban argued that applying US law in Japan encroached on Japan's sovereignty, the Asahi Shimbun said.
But a Hilton representative in the Japanese capital Tokyo told the Kyodo news agency that the firm had to comply with US law because it was based in the US.
In 2006, the Mexican authorities fined a US-owned Sheraton hotel for expelling a 16-person Cuban delegation from a hotel in Mexico City.
In 2007 a Norwegian hotel, the Scandic Edderkoppen, refused to let a delegation of 14 Cuban officials stay as it was part of a chain that had been bought by Hilton since the Cubans last visited.
Then Norwegian deputy foreign minister Raymond Johansen told Reuters that it was "totally unacceptable".
In 2016, under a thaw in relations between the US and Cuba during the Obama administration, the US hotel firm Starwood signed a deal to manage two hotels in Cuba. The two hotels were owned by Cuban state enterprises, the New York Times reported.
However the following year President Trump tightened US policy towards Cuba, banning US visitors to the island from spending money in state-run hotels or restaurants linked to Cuba's military.
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The Japan Times adds:
According to the Cuban Embassy, the diplomats were visiting Fukuoka to meet Cuban baseball players who are members the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Japan's law regulating hotel operations states that guests cannot be refused unless they carry an infectious disease or are suspected of committing illegal activities. The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry pointed out that denying accommodation based on nationality is against the law.
"The hotels operating domestically must comply with the law," the ministry said.
"We refuse to provide service to officials of the government or state-owned enterprises of countries under U.S. economic sanctions such as North Korea, Iran and Syria," a Hilton spokesperson said. "We would like to discuss about the matter internally in response to the guidance."
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4 comments on "BBC: Fukuoka Hilton Hotel refuses entry to Cuban Ambassador due to "US sanctions". J authorities call action "illegal". How quaint."
TJJ says:
Wrong. Any entity is bound to follow the laws of the country it operates in, not the laws of where it is "based". Another case of the USA thinking everything revolves around it. Although I 've had some bad experiences with hotels in Japan I haven't been flatly denied. Bad form.
" And suddenly the law gets applied. Good. Now let's apply it everywhere, for a change. That's what laws are for."
And I think there lies the root of the problem. things can be applied according to the "situation" or "feeling" this logic seems to take priority over any law, and if this feeling or cultural situation is not understood, well then you the gaijin are to blame for not understanding it.
Baudrillard says:
Erai Hito Dakara, and Cuban Govt complained. This is NOT the rule of law (just like China, giggle).
When is Japan going to become a real first world country?
Edward J Cunningham says:
Wrong. Any entity is bound to follow the laws of the country it operates in, not the laws of where it is "based". Another case of the USA thinking everything revolves around it."
This thinking you talk about is probably why the United States is one of the only countries in the world that require their citizens to pay income tax while living overseas.

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Hunter M. Park has been identified as the man who was arrested for last night's University of Missouri death threats made over Yik Yak. According to the media release, Hunter is not a University of Missouri-Columbia student and was arrested in Rolla, MS. That's two hours away from Columbia, MS.
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What's Become of Brian Bell?
What Transpired in The Case of Kendrick Johnson?
Why Was He Charged with The Murder of Kendrick Johnson?
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American soil is where Brian Bell was born. He attended Mount Carmel High School in Palos Heights, Illinois, where he played quarterback and linebacker, and he was raised there. Brian has also been chosen for the Pro Bowl three times. In 2007, while playing for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers, he was selected by the National Football League. He was nevertheless chosen with the 39th overall pick in the second round.
Since 2021, Brian has been a member of the Tennessee Titans, and it is obvious that he enjoys representing his team. He plays right back and is regarded as one of the team's fastest players.
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The way Brian lives has also significantly changed. He used to reside with his parents in Valdosta where he primarily read or played video games. He also had a side job pumping gas. He lives by himself in Florida, where he works full-time at an elementary school and spends most of his spare time creating comics for different clients and writing blog posts for TFAW (TFAW included).
On January 11, 2013, the body of Kendrick Johnson, a 17-year-old African American student from Valdosta, Georgia, was discovered in the school's gymnasium. Johnson had been attempting to reach for his tennis shoes inside a rolled-up mat when he slid into an upright mat and became stuck.
The local medical examiner declared it an accident. His family suspected foul play and sued 38 persons in federal court, including the high school, administrators, and the sheriff's office that was looking into the matter.
At a press conference, Kenneth Johnson stated, "This is about justice for my kid. I am unable to let this go.
The Johnsons claim that they discovered via Kendrick's cell phone records that he was not present where the school claims he was at the time of his alleged death. Additionally, the coroner revised his initial claim that Johnson's demise was an accident. Whether or not authorities correctly preserved the crime scene after his death is the subject of different reports.
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Keep in mind that Brian Bell was detained in connection with the death of Kendrick Johnson after police discovered his prints on one of the gym mats where Johnson's body was discovered wrapped up. People could understandably draw assumptions about this, but Bell isn't necessarily responsible for the murder.
It's crucial to not consider every piece of evidence in isolation when you have a collection of evidence. There was some evidence against Bell in this case, but there was also a ton of additional evidence, such as his alibi and the sequence of events. There aren't any obvious connections between Bell and the crime when all of these parts are put together, it becomes plain.
In conclusion, the murder of 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson in 2013 had Brian Bell as the main suspect. Surveillance footage from the fitness center where police found Johnson's body implicated him. The video showed him going to a tennis match right before Johnson passed away. He did, however, have a plausible explanation for when Johnson was killed. And he had no evidence to support his actions.
Bell might live in a far-off state, according to the rumor. His current whereabouts and job remain a mystery.
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The University of Texas-University Charter School (UT-UCS) was originally named the University Charter School (UCS). It opened in the second year of charter schools in Texas which makes it a second generation charter school. UT-UCS (and UCS) is a public charter school funded by the State of Texas through the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
The following information was taken from the original charter application submitted to the TEA on January 9, 1998 as well as other documents and communications with current and former employees.
"Correspondence model: All courses are provided in the traditional paper-and-pencil correspondence format. The student receives textbook, study guide, other needed materials, and envelopes. The study guide contains all the information the student needs to complete the courses. The study guide has an introduction with policies and procedures; lessons with objectives, lecture notes, examples, and assignments; and practice tests. Students complete their assignments, mail them in for grading, and receive by return mail the corrected lesson with written comments from their teacher. This tried-and-true delivery is still the most portable and the most accessible. … . These courses are enhanced with telephony [sic], e-mail, toll-free phone calls, and Web sites. If the student wants to get immediate feedback on an exercise, phones are ubiquitous. By calling a toll free number, the student can punch in the course and her identification number, the computer and the phone then give her feedback on her lesson and record her score. The telephone is also a way to stay in touch with the principal, instructors, and staff. If the office is closed, then the voice mail system keeps the message and the question is answered first thing the next working day. The student who is taking a pencil-and-paper course may choose to send questions and comments to the staff and instructor by e-mail; she may also choose to submit a lesson that way. When she has access to the World Wide Web, she can answer some questions there and receive immediate feedback. Also, she will find course enrichment materials on the Web. The important concept here is that the electronic enhancements are extras for the student; she is able to get a complete course without these by sending her lessons through the mail.
Correspondence model plus telephone: In this delivery model,, the student receives textbooks, a study guide, and envelopes for returning lessons. Some of the lessons are objective questions, and for these the student does not need to send the answer sheet through the mail. The student calls the 800 or 888 toll-free number and through telephony, the interaction of the telephone and the computer, learns immediately which answers are correct, which answers are incorrect, and how to find the correct answers. The advantage is that this method gives the students faster feedback and eliminates the paper and postage of mailing the lesson to Austin. The telephone is also a means for the student to call and talk with the principal, the student development specialists, the testing staff, and the instructors. Voice mail boxes receive student inquiries at any time of the day or night, and staff then returns the call the following work day. Finally, the telephone is used with the correspondence course for an audioconference. [sic] The instructor can bring together students for a real-time discussion. The student phones into the audiobridge [sic], or the instructor calls the student from the bridge.
Correspondence model plus disk: This delivery, introduced just this year by UT Extensions Independent and Distance Learning program, is gaining national attention. The student receives a textbook, a study guide, and a disk for either a Mac or a PC computer. All the directions that the student needs are on the disk. Each lesson on the disk tells the student what the objectives are, which chapter to read in the textbook, gives the instructor's "lecture," and includes evaluation in two to three different activities per lesson. Each assessment activity gives immediate feedback to the student For correct answers the student is reinforced; for incorrect answers, the student is guided with explanations and "Hints" which direct the student to the appropriate section of the text. The exercises give the student a score at the conclusion of the exercise; the disk is designed so that the student may work the exercises as many times needed. Depending on the course requirements, the student may need to send research or projects to the teacher through the mail.
Correspondence model plus World Wide Web: For students who have access to the World Wide Web, this model is one of the richest learning environments. The student receives textbooks and a study guide. Lessons are submitted by e-mail through the Web. The Web site for the course has additional materials, color illustrations, links to primary sites, and a chat room for students to talk with one another.
Paper-free courses: The UCS anticipates that within the first two years, some courses will be provided completely on the Web. These courses will have a textbook which the student receives; however, there will be no study guide and no lessons mailed to the instructor.
Audioconferencing courses: Courses by audioconference are synchronous courses; the students and the instructor are united by the audiobridge at UT Austin. Extension's Telelearning Center has successfully offered high school language courses, health occupation courses, and algebra courses for many years. This delivery method requires that the students dial in at a designated time to participate in the course. In addition to being an active participant in the discussion and answering questions which the instructor asks during the phone class, students arc [sic] asked to submit written projects.
Blended technology: The UCS will match the delivery technology to the demands of the curriculum and the needs of the student. At no time will the delivery mode be more important than the subject matter or the needs of the students. Consequently, blending technologies, using the best method for each lesson objective, is an important teaching concept of the UCS. For example, a psychology class might use a disk for drill and assessment on terminology, an audioconference for a guest speaker, a Web site for links to research primary work and reports of experiments, and e-mail or mail for sending student journals.
Two letters of support were submitted with the application. One was from The Austin Academy, a non-profit adult educational services center. The other was from Jeff Rhodes, a part-time employee in EIMC and a middle school principal in Round Rock ISD. This was the beginning of a long relationship between Mr. Rhodes and UCS/UT-UCS. In August 1998, Mr. Rhodes began working half-time for the charter school as the principal. He continued as the lead administrator with the charter school for ten years, until August 2008, when he retired as superintendent.
open in the fall of 1999.


Nuclear Blast News! Opeth, Blues Pills, Epica, Brujeria, Soilwork, Carnifex, Hatebreed & Surgical Meth Machine!
As the heavy-rock and metal scenes brace for one of the year's most anticipated albums, experimental prog pioneers OPETH has declared the wait is over. Today, the band has partnered with RollingStone.com to unveil the first new song and title track, 'Sorceress', from their upcoming, 12th studio album that's due out on September 30th via the band's imprint label Moderbolaget Records with Nuclear Blast Entertainment.
»Pocho Aztlan« is the band's first release since »Brujerizmo« was released in 2000 via Roadrunner. It was recorded over the course of many years and at several studios around the globe. The end result was mixed by Russ Russell (NAPALM DEATH, THE EXPLOITED).
Visionary Swedish metallers SOILWORK have released the second "Inside »Death Resonance«" video trailer in which singer Björn "Speed" Strid talks about the band's upcoming special collection of rarities, »Death Resonance« (out August 19, 2016 via Nuclear Blast).
The song was originally released on the Japan-only EP »Beyond The Infinite« which featured more songs from the recordings sessions for the band's globally praised double album »The Living Infinite«.
San Diego, California-based metal outfit CARNIFEX have released the official music video for the title track of their forthcoming album »Slow Death«.
The songs come off the band's forthcoming record, »Slow Death«, which will be released on August 5, 2016.
The record was produced and recorded by CARNIFEX and Mick Kenney (ANAAL NATHRAKH, BLEEDING THROUGH), and co-produced by Jason Suecof (DEATH ANGEL, CHELSEA GRIN, JOB FOR A COWBOY). »Slow Death« was mixed by Mark Lewis (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER, DEICIDE) at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida. Cover art for the album was created by renowned artist and longtime collaborator, Godmachine.
SURGICAL METH MACHINE was recorded primarily at Jourgensen's home studio in Burbank, California with his longtime engineer Sam D'Ambruoso.


Why No Credit Check Is Required For 60 Day Loans?
Today people are getting the loan online. It has become easier to have a loan online. In early days people used to have lot of problem for getting loan. The loan is money that has to be return to the loan provider. There are numerous of loan providers that are available online. The process is very fast and you don't have to make any paper work. All you have to do is just fill the form and get the loan within 4 to5 hours. These loans that are provided online are for the people that need money immediately for the short time. Now you can get 60 day loans no credit check is required. It is for the people that need the money for any type of work.
The loan that you are getting online is also popular as payday loan. These are the type of loans that implies unprecedented affordability and accessibility. If these foundation principles are violated then one can no longer refer to it as payday loan. There are reliable loan providers that have designed to maintain and support the very basics of payday loans. You can select the most ambitious, responsible and time-tested loan providers that can't guarantee truly competitive reply about short-term loan terms. If you see the background then you will come to know that negative financial background was a lion in the path towards quick cash advances. But online a new era of short-term borrowing money has become very popular and is useful for getting the money at the same day.
You are getting 60 day loans no credit check is required. It means you are not providing any guarantee to take loan as it was the main thing to get loan from the bank. If you will ask for the loan in the bank then you have to provide guarantors. This loan that you are getting online is for 60 days and you just have to fill one single form in which you have to make the request to the loan provider. The form gets under process immediately and the process time of 2 to three hours are enough. In less than 5 hours the money will be in your account. But you must make sure that you are providing the right type of information. Today it is payday that all people from all over the globe are taking the benefit.
How to get Vat savvy for your startups in UAE?


At 6:00 PM, on my way home with it for the first time, a cylinder stopped firing and the check engine light came on. I'd guess I put about 35 miles on it before it grenaded.
UPDATE: The repair shop says I need a new coil and ignition cable and I'm back on the road.


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Splashtop Inc., the worldwide leader in cross-device collaboration and remote access, announced the Configurable Shortcuts & Gamepad add-on for its Splashtop 2 app iPad and Android devices. Splashtop 2 business and personal users will be able to customize their tablet experience by creating keyboard shortcuts, virtual joysticks, and mouse controls for faster and more seamless remote access with their Macs and PCs. This new add-on is part of Splashtop 2 being shown in booth 758 at Macworld and can be downloaded by Splashtop 2 customers on iTunes at http://ow.ly/hhmyo.
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The Configurable Shortcuts & Gamepad add-on for Splashtop 2 is available for $0.99/month or $9.99/year subscription and is available for purchase from within the Splashtop 2 app for iPad and Android devices.
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According to the Iredell County Sheriff's Office, a parent of a student at West Iredell High School, told deputies about a threat overheard at the school. The teen allegedly said he was going to shoot people at the school.
IREDELL COUNTY, NC (WBTV) - Deputies charged a 15-year-old who allegedly threatened to shoot people at a high school in Iredell County.
According to the Iredell County Sheriff's Office, on Wednesday, a parent of a student at West Iredell High School, told deputies about a threat overheard at the school. The teen allegedly said he was going to shoot people at the school.
Deputies and investigators immediately followed up and conducted an in-depth investigation.
The teen was identified and found along with witnesses. Everyone involved was interviewed, and statements were gathered in this case.
Based on the statements, officials say the teen will be charged with one felony count of false reporting of mass violence on educational property. This charge is being referred to juvenile court authorities for processing.
"We encourage all students in the Iredell-Statesville School district to report any threats made to or about our schools. Our School Resource Officers work very hard to ensure the safety of all students and staff in our schools. All threats will be vigorously investigated by the Iredell County Sheriff's Office," a press release read.


A portion of this article was published in issue #42 of WPT Poker Magazine.
Hands down, the Sit and Go has been the most significant innovation to come out of online poker.
A Sit and Go is the only way you can experience every phase of a poker tournament in under an hour at any buy-in and never wait for a starting time.
Aside from the unadorned vanilla variety we now have Double Ups, Triple Ups, Heads-up, 6-Player, Turbo, Hyper Turbo, Bounty, and the much-loathed Spin & Go and Blast.
As I finished typing that sentence a poker site probably tried to patent a new variation.
I can see it now: The World's First Hyper Turbo Mega Ultra Speed Double Triple Win 100% FTWBBQ Showdown and Go!
1.4 What is a Sit and Go?
1.13.2 2. At the same time, make the conscious effort to become at least slightly more aggressive.
One of my favorite moments of covering poker came when WPT Poker approached me about publishing the "Early Rounds" section of this guide in their magazine. Pretty cool that Dave Ulliott was on the cover of it, too. R.I.P. Devilfish.
Besides being incredibly entertaining Sit and Go's can be one the most profitable forms of online poker.
Players with an ironclad Sit and Go-specific strategy – even without a pure poker skill advantage over the rest of the table – can regularly finish in the money and make an absolute killing.
Sit and Go's are so plentiful and can be so profitable that many online pros make their living playing them and nothing else.
Even if you aren't a pro there's a never-ending supply of Sit and Go winnings ripe for the taking to supplement your cash game or multi-table tournament regimen.
I will take you on a tour of winning a Sit and Go from the Register Now button to the majestic summit reserved for champions who can do their jobs!
You will learn essential Sit and Go strategy!
You will play a better Sit and Go game!
You will take what's rightfully yours from the donk in seat 4!
Ignition Poker is the #3 most-trafficked poker site in the world and accepts US players. Because of their traffic you'll find Sit and Go's with low wait-times up to the $50-100 level.
888 Poker is second in worldwide traffic and gives players an $88 no-deposit bonus. Sit and Go's fill up quickly and the insane new BLAST Spin and Go style is quite popular.
PokerStars has a stranglehold as the largest poker site in the world, meaning you'll always find Sit and Go's up to the $200 level within minutes.
Here's what it ended up looking like, complete with the old BTF logo. I think it turned out pretty well and I was grateful for the chance to have it published.
Before we dive into strategy it's worth defining what a Sit and Go is exactly.
A Sit and Go an on-demand poker tournament that begins as soon as the seats are filled.
It's usually a single table of 2, 6, or 9 players, although more popular poker sites can fill multi-table Sit and Go's.
Every player starts off with the same amount of starting chips.
Aside from Turbo variations blinds are increased every 8-10 minutes.
Prizes are given to the top 2 (6-player events) or top 3 (9-player events).
Think of a Sit and Go just like a miniature standard tournament.
Aside from special situations like satellites at The Rio during the WSOP these only take place online as there simply wouldn't be enough tables and dealers devoted to waiting around for small-stakes one-table tournaments.
An example Sit and Go at Ignition of 9 players, 1,500 chip stacks, and starting blinds of 10/20.
At the beginning of a Sit and Go, all players are usually given between 1,000-2,000 chips.
The blinds begin anywhere between 5/10 and 20/40 with the exact amount depending on the site's tournament structure.
What this means is that at the beginning of the tournament you'll have at least 50-100 big blinds and the blind levels won't increase for about 8-10 minutes.
Let's use a $10 tournament as an example.
Keep in mind that you'll usually be paying 10% extra as a tournament fee, making the total buy-in $11.
The total prize pool would be $90 with 9 players participating. Some sites have 10-player tables, which would make the prize pool $100.
The 9 (or 10) player Sit and Go prize structure is universal with 50% to 1st, 30% to 2nd, and 20% to 3rd.
For a $10 Sit and Go there would be a $60 prize pool.
It seems to be about a 50/50 split online right now.
While Hyper and Hyper Turbo Sit and Go's have largely become more popular than the vanilla style, the blind structure makes it more difficult to consistently finish in the money.
Turbo and Hyper-turbo variations set blind levels as low as 1 minute, which I don't play often as they greatly erode the gap between luck and skill.
Still, they're immensely popular these days.
With the blinds rising to 10% or more of your starting stack literally in a matter of minutes players are forced to make almost every future decision with the blinds in mind.
It results in mostly pre-flop all-in-or-fold situations, which leads to coin-flip situations and little post-flop strategic play. Turbo events can be exhilarating in short bursts or perfect if you have a very small time constraint, but they allow for extreme variation.
Most of your Sit and Go entries are going to come down to watching 5 cards fall and hoping for the best, which is extremely unpredictable even if you're a pre-flop favorite.
If that's what you enjoy then have at it.
With turbo you won't be able to control your own fate as much as standard Sit and Go's and they're much harder to consistently finish in the money because you're subject to so much variance.
Consistent profit is my goal with this Sit and Go strategy guide so I will be focusing exclusively on the standard 8-10 minute blind increases. As you're reading assume that's what type of event I'm talking about.
At some sites Hyper Sit and Go's only increase the blinds at a 5-minutes clip. These concepts would mostly apply to these as well as there's enough breathing room to allow for long-term strategy.
Let's start by taking a look at 8 example hands that illustrate the Sit and Go strategy concepts I will cover in this guide. Then, let's break into (too much?) detail mapping out my specific battleplan for each tournament stage.
This hand illustrates exactly what I'm talking about when I refer to "double up" potential. I was able to play pocket 2-2 for the minimum (which is still very low compared to your stack in the early rounds) against 5 other players. When I hit my set I bet out and ended up all-in against a flush draw.
It's a hand that few expect you to have and you're almost always the favorite when you hit with it.
Here's an example of knowing when to get out. I opened the pot from late position with pocket J-J, got re-raised by the button, and the small blind then goes over the top.
I felt like this was an easy fold, but many Sit and Go players call in this situation. It's so early and you have plenty of blinds left.
Do you really think that both of them have smaller pocket pairs than you? That's about the only situation in which you're a clear favorite here.
The button ended up having pocket 10-10, but the small blind had pocket K-K.
I wasn't involved with this hand, but I think it clearly shows the unnecessary trouble that mediocre hands can get you into early in Sit and Go's, especially out of position.
The small blind made a weak pre-flop call of player 4's raise and then bluffed off over 500 chips. Just save yourself the trouble when you have no pressure to play hands.
Here's just a simple example of ramping up aggression with a blind semi-steal. I have a pretty strong hand for 5-handed play so I open with a 3x raise. The blinds fold and I'm happy to gain a free round of blinds.
Here's an example of how important it is to be the aggressor and how it changes your actions entirely. This was a hand I was planning to open with a raise, but player 7 did the same ahead of me.
It isn't good enough for a call and certainly not for a re-raise so I fold it. Your opponents' actions can easily and directly change a raising hand into a discarded one.
This hand shows quite a few learning concepts in one.
To start with, I opened the pot one off the button with a 3x raise. I manually typed it in and as it is smaller than the 3.5x Bet Pot button it looks more like a blind steal attempt.
Player 9 just calls and misplays his A-K. He should probably re-raise here since he will be out of position the whole hand and I may have laid down my 9-9.
I value bet the rest of the hand as he misses his draws.
Here is a big pot that worked out perfectly because I was in the small blind. I manually raised to 600, which could have looked like a steal attempt to the big blind. I checked the flop trying to portray weakness that my blind steal didn't work. He checked behind me, which sets up my next play perfectly.
In this situation I will often make a false "feeler/weak stab" that so many players make of just 400 chips. It looks like I'm just taking a stab with a missed hand because he showed weakness by checking the flop. He re-raises me to about 1,600 and I go over the top and put him all-in.
He makes the call, which is a surprisingly common move you'll see by frustrated players even when they know they're beaten and have enough chips to fold and fight another day.
Here's an example of simply making a move with what I feel is the best opportunity before the blinds eat me alive. I'm down to only 7 M's (rounds of blinds) or so with about 1,000 chips so I just open the pot all-in in first position with a pocket pair.
You won't always win as I did with a set, but it's about a coin-flip against overcards, which is the most likely hand you'll see call you in this scenario.
A coin-flip with a small pocket pair or a couple of face cards is about the best you can hope for while still being in control.
I call the "early rounds" anything up to the 50/100 blind level. Essentially, you have plenty of chips compared to the blinds and aren't under any pressure to win pots. At this level, I will play extremely conservatively because of the low blind level.
With such small blinds there is very little reward in bluffing as most pots remain small. I would caution even experienced players about playing mediocre trap hands like K-Q, A-10, or Q-J at these stages, especially out of position.
Stay clear of mediocre hands during early levels of a Sit and Go. The blinds are low enough that you can afford to wait around for better hands and avoid expensive post-flop question marks.
It is difficult to get away from mediocre hands when you hit top pair, but facing aggressive betting from your opponents means that you're likely dominated.
Even hitting top pair with A-K may not be good on the flop when facing a big check-raise or reraise.
With plenty of chips to spare early in the tournament, why risk your tournament life so early on?
You'll need those chips down the road for the increasing blinds so stifle your desire to gamble for a few rounds.
By eliminating medium-strength starting hands from your game you eliminate difficult decisions that you shouldn't have to make with such small blind levels. Neither blind aggression nor committing to pots with mediocre hands will earn you long-term Sit and Go success.
By "double-up value" I mean hands that are likely to double you up for a small investment. Good examples of these are pocket pairs and suited Aces. I will see a flop every time from late position with 2-2 or A-9 suited for only 40 chips or so.
One of my favorite late position plays to make during the early Sit and Go stages is to play lots of cheap hands with strong "double up" potential like small pocket pairs.
If I make my set or flush on the flop and there is also an Ace or King on the board I stand a great chance to double up against opponents overplaying their top pair.
With suited Aces your best hope is to hit the nut flush or draw to the flush and trap an opponent with two pair, a set, or a lower flush.
The benefit of playing pocket pairs and suited Aces over mediocre face cards is that you have a greater potential to hit much stronger hands that are often hidden from your opponents.
As the blinds are so small many players like to limp into pots from any position, eager to jump out to an early lead.
Even a pot-sized raise in the first round might only be 40 or 50 chips, which looks minuscule to players looking to gamble. Because of this, I recommend mixing in raises of at least 5-7x the big blind when you have a premium hand like pocket Aces, Kings, Queens, or A-K early on in a Sit and Go.
Avoid telegraphing your hand strength to observant opponents by occasionally making these larger raises with your lesser hands.
If you're worried about scaring off your opponents you shouldn't be. With premium starting hands your goal is to isolate the competition and face less than 3 opponents. The average win rate of any Hold'em hand decreases significantly as the number of opponents increases.
Simply put, the odds of another player hitting more than your single pair are extremely high when several players see the flop.
Check out our Texas Hold'em hand strength page to see the average winning percentages of every hand combination in relation to the number of players in the pot. The plummeting numbers for multiple opponents are enough to scare you into raising your premium hands.
One of the worst Sit and Go epidemics I've seen over the years has been players overvaluing A-K and willing to go all-in with it pre-flop in the early rounds.
This is a chronic issue I've seen for years from small-stakes Sit and Go players and it's such a poor play unless you like flipping a coin for your tournament life when you don't have to yet.
In most small-to-medium stakes Sit and Go tournaments you'll see at least one overanxious player willing to go all-in preflop with A-K in the very early stages.
While it's one thing to trap the habitually raising table bully with a possible smaller kicker most of these all-in situations occur with little to no possible logic or read.
Players need to realize that A-K is just a drawing hand, albeit a very powerful one. Wait to see if you improve on the flop before committing your entire Sit and Go life.
When you move all-in preflop with A-K you probably don't even want to be called. Pocket Aces or Kings, hands that dominate your Big Slick, are the hands that will most likely call you. Even if you can get a call from a smaller pocket pair (yes, even deuces) you're less than a 50% favorite to win.
With online poker becoming increasingly tighter overall, it's just too unlikely that you'll get a call from a dominated hand with A-K. While flipping a coin for an early double-up might be an acceptable risk to you the inherent variance simply doesn't make this a long-term winning strategy.
Play conservative in the early rounds.
The blinds are low for the first 20-30 minutes of a Sit and Go and there is no pressure to gamble. Worse yet, the reward for doing so is often very low, but you risk your entire buy-in if you get in too deep with a hand you shouldn't have played in the first place.
Even though you may be able to limp in cheaply mediocre hands can knock your chip stack down in the early rounds when you can't get away from them.
Play hands with good "double-up value".
This means starting cards that would give you a lock hand should you connect and your opponent overplays his holdings. Specific hands include suited Aces and pocket pairs.
Raise your premium starting hands to at least 5-7x the big blind in the early rounds.
Weak opponents will be looking to limp in and see a lot of flops at this point so maintain your dominant position by thinning the field.
Rarely risk your entire stack preflop with A-K.
While it is an extremely prevalent play in smaller Sit and Go's, players looking for consistent wins should avoid overvaluing this drawing hand. You'll likely end up with a coin-flip situation for all your chips or, at worst, the likely callers will already have you dominated.
While these tips won't cover every situation you'll face early in a Sit and Go they're useful guidelines to get you past the early rounds of play. Again, the most important tip here is to restrict your play at the onset to premium cards and those that can win you a big pot.
Many impatient players are playing Sit and Gos purely for entertainment and will gamble it up early and often. As a result, you can often find yourself close to the money simply by letting the fish filet themselves.
The middle stages of Sit and Go's are when you need to start changing your strategy, opening more hands, and stealing more uncontested pots.
So far we've covered Sit and Go strategy during the early rounds of play when the blinds are still low and you have plenty of chips left.
Essentially, I recommend a very conservative strategy during the first 3 rounds while taking a few cheap flops with "double-up" hands.
Unfortunately, your strategy must change as the blinds increase both to take advantage of your opponents' weaknesses and to combat getting blinded out of the tournament.
In this article, I will discuss Sit and Go strategy for the middle rounds – the period between the start of 50/100 blinds and until 3 players are left battling for the money.
The following tips, barring excessive bad beats, should allow you to navigate through the middle rounds while still giving yourself a shot at winning once play gets to 3-handed.
A common mistake that I see from Sit and Go beginners is panicking when the blinds reach the 50/100 level. Your strategy shouldn't change too much simply because the cost of doing business has increased.
If you began with 1,500 or 2,000 chips and have managed to stay about even you still have 15-20 big blinds left. In Dan Harrington's language, your "M" is still at 10-13 because you can pay to see that many more rounds of blinds without playing a hand.
While you don't want to let your stack get down to 3 or 4 M's that's still a lot of poker left to be played!
If your natural Sit and Go strategy is a patient one and you still have an M over 6-8 don't let the blinds take you off of your game.
2. At the same time, make the conscious effort to become at least slightly more aggressive.
When the blinds increase the table naturally becomes tighter overall with more players fearful of risking too many chips on marginal hands. This is the time that you want to become more aggressive.
Although you need to increase your aggression levels in sit and go tournaments as blinds get bigger, don't emulate the shark to the point where you become reckless.
When you're the first to open the pot, consider a raise to 2.5-3x the big blind.
Making larger raises at this stage without a specific play in mind isn't wise as you don't need to risk an excessive amount of chips to make the same statement.
If you don't feel that your hand is strong enough to raise with then consider why you're playing the hand at all.
Trying to see cheap flops with mediocre hands at this point will be a slow leak of your valuable chips.
Avoid weak Aces, baby pocket pairs, and trap hands like Q-J and K-10 unless you're first to open the pot from late position and have a tight table image that could induce an easy fold from the blinds.
In the middle rounds of a Sit and Go you want to be taking advantage of your opponents tight play, seizing control pre-flop with your strong hands, and steal the blinds around once per round or two when in position. If you aren't accomplishing any of those goals you should probably just stay out of the hand entirely.
Also known as a "continuation bet" a common play is to bet anywhere between ½ of the pot to the size of the pot following your pre-flop raise. This is done regardless of if you improve or not on the flop.
I only recommend a continuation bets in the middle Sit and Go rounds against 1 or 2 opponents if you haven't improved.
With more opponents it's highly likely that at least one of them improved their hand enough to stay with you.
The continuation bet is a very powerful weapon that you should utilize early and often in Sit and Go's.
The continuation bet is a great play for Sit and Gos and works especially well on tighter sites.
Although this play makes you susceptible to check-raises when you're in position it will induce your opponent to fold far more often.
Continuation bets usually work because it's very difficult for good players to bet into or re-raise the pre-flop raiser without a very strong hand.
Because you raised pre-flop you're expected to have big face cards or a big pocket pair.
Your opponents obviously know that sometimes you'll have hit the flop and other times you won't have. The difficult part for other players is trying to decide when you haven't hit if you're almost always betting into them.
Related to the above point, you don't want to be doing a lot of pre-flop calling with large blind levels.
Even worse would be limping pre-flop out of position as you'll be faced with a difficult decision if someone raises in later position: make a poor call and be out of position on the flop or fold and lose a valuable big blind.
Exceptions to this strategy would be when you're trapping opponents with a big hand. Your goal here would be to limp from early or middle position, get raised, and then come back over the top for a re-raise.
I see a lot of chip leaders make an early exit from Sit and Go tournaments by taking on the role of table bully.
Unlike multi-table tournaments where a chip leader might have 3 or 4 times as many chips as anyone else at the table it's very rare to develop a very large chip lead in single-table tournaments because of the lack of players filling empty seats.
Even if you make an early double-up you'll only be at about 3,000-4,000 chips at this level. Trying to dominate your opponents with frequent raises will tip them off to play patiently and reraise you when they have a premium hand. Folding to enough reraises will put you back down to the middle of the pack.
It might seem like insanity, but pay attention to Sit and Go players who actually sit out after they gain a big chip lead.
On the other extreme, it isn't uncommon to see players who double up early literally sit out entirely until more players get knocked out! Seriously.
I'm both simultaneously confused and pleased every time I see this.
It's extremely poor strategy and shows a true lack of confidence if your own abilities.
As the chip leader, I don't recommend playing a lot of big pots unless you truly have a monster hand.
Try to slowly accumulate chips with blind steals and small raises. This should both increase your intimidating table image and set you up as the favorite when play becomes shorthanded.
Perhaps one of the most essential skills to have in Sit and Go tournaments is knowing how and when to steal the blinds.
After all, if you could steal the blinds just once per round you would always stay afloat in the tournament.
It also helps you stay patient by allowing you to have fodder to pay the blinds while you wait for a powerful hand.
To steal the blinds you should be the first one into pot making a standard 2.5-3x raise. This should also only be tried from about position 6 (cutoff) or later (including the small blind) as there will be fewer players behind you that may have a good enough hand to play back.
Of course, you should target tighter players who haven't been defending their blinds and avoid aggressive players and maniacs in the blinds.
Once you're down to 5-6 M's or less you need to be looking for your strongest hand to move all-in with.
Any time you have less than 5 or 6 big blinds left (3-4 M) you should look for any above-average hand and stick everything in.
Any pocket pair, Ace, or two face cards would qualify for this.
If you wait longer, there is a much greater chance that your bet will be called in multiple places, which of course decreases your expected win rate.
There's also no point in making a non-all-in raise pre-flop with a short stack since you'll be pot-committed anyway on the flop and you'll induce more pre-flop callers.
Ideally, unless you've got a premium pocket pair or A-K you want to do this in medium-to-late position and be the first one to open the pot. With any other hand you just want to win a set of blinds.
Your goal with such a short stack is to either pick up the blinds uncontested or isolate to a heads-up situation where you still may have an advantage.
What I've tried to outline with the above tips for the medium rounds is a smart-aggressive approach Sit and Go strategy to the middle rounds.
Ideally, you will be able to play "small ball", win several pots uncontested, and build your chip stack as a few more players get eliminated. The middle rounds are a time of chip management: you cannot wait indefinitely to get involved but at the same time you aren't under huge pressure to gamble.
If you've made it to heads-up play get ready to start stacking those bits and bytes.
So, you've followed my advice, played a great tournament, and managed to make it down to the final two. Good job!
When you get down to heads-up play you're either going to be acting or reacting on every single hand.
There won't be a pot that you won't be involved in and you'll have to be prepared for fast action.
You opened up your play as the blinds increased, and you'll need to open up your play even further when you're playing heads-up. Most often, the action will take place before the flop.
The small blind gets to make the first move preflop so if you have any semblance of a hand you should raise and try to take the big blind. If your opponent is timid you should definitely run over him as often as possible.
The odds are that your opponent doesn't have a hand, so it will be difficult for him to call without the cards to warrant it, especially being out of position on future betting rounds.
Of course, your opponent probably deduces the same logic about your hand so you can't allow him to run over you, either. Don't be afraid to return fire with an all-in re-raise. You can be armed with any pocket pair, any Ace or King-face-card, or even suited connectors.
You'll be putting a lot of pressure on your opponent and you'll often pick up the pot with this move. If you do get called there are few situations that will make you a prohibitive underdog.
Chip delivery! You're already guaranteed winnings if you've made it this far. Be aggressive heads-up and avoid too many timid folds when every blind is essential.
Even the underdog is going to have a 30-50% chance of winning those hands. What that means is that you shouldn't be afraid of being aggressive and making all-in plays when heads-up because you might get called by a better hand.
The only situations you're very far behind on are an underpair vs. an overpair (10-10 vs. A-A) or undercards vs. an overpair (Q-J vs. K-K). Both of those require your opponent to have an overpair and the odds of that happening in the few hands you and your opponents will have the blinds to play are very low.
Your opponent is likely going to fold most hands uncontested pre-flop. Even if you make an all-in move and get called with a less-than-stellar hand you still have a decent chance to win.
I would rather trade the risk of my opponent waking up with a premium pocket pair and busting me out for the chance to steal most of his chips while he folds and waits for a better chance to fight back.
The key they're missing is that you've "stolen" a bunch of their chips in the meantime with the blinds so high. They're likely the short stack, meaning you'll still have another chance to fight back if the all-in fight doesn't go your way.
Although most of this guide applies to 6-handed Sit and Go's as well, there are a few tweaks to consider given that only two players get paid and the bubble stage kicks in after three eliminations instead of six.
The most important adjustments happens during the middle stages when there are four or five players left. By this point the blinds have likely increased enough to make them a central focus of everyone at the table.
At 6-max Sit and Go's you'll also be playing the blinds 50% more often, making staying afloat via frequent blind steals essential.
When the blinds surpass the 50/100 level one of the most common, and necessary, plays of 6-max Sit and Go's will be blind steals from the button.
Just like with cash games, 6-max Sit and Go's require more aggression. Don't be shy to make your moves from the button or cutoff.
Of course, be prepared to quickly let go your weak hands when your steal attempt goes south as you usually won't be deep enough chip-wise to really take flops in three-bet pots with weak hands.
By playing this style during the mid-stages you have a better chance at reaching the bubble with a decent-sized stack.
That stack will allow you to exert pressure on short stacks while not having to worry about risking your tournament life.
To sum it up, be prepared to amp your aggression earlier in 6-max Sit and Go's and you should significantly increase your overall return on your investment (ROI).
Remember to be able to let go of your weak hands when other players play back at you and don't enter unnecessary bluffing situations for a significant portion of your stack.
While this type of Sit and Go's has gone out of style somewhat the 50/50, in which half the table wins double the buy-in, certainly been quite popular for a while.
The most important thing you need to understand and keep in mind is that you aren't playing to win.
While this sounds strange when talking about anything poker-related it's simply true in 50/50's. All you need to do is outlast the other three or five players. That means that chip accumulation is only important up to a certain point and the value of chips you keep in your stack raises tremendously.
Near the bubble of a 50/50 Sit and Go with short-stacked players clinging to survival is one of the only times in poker you should consider dumping pocket Aces pre-flop.
If you eliminate all five players from a 10-handed 50/50, you won't receive a special reward.
You will get exactly the same amount as the other four who did nothing.
This isn't to say that you shouldn't play good poker and try to win each pot you're involved in, but risking a lot on a close situation becomes a much bigger mistake.
Once you've doubled up and a bit more you should engage in preservation mode and take as few risks as possible. Think of it like the prevent defense in football. Bend but don't break.
Steal the blinds and keep your stack hovering, but avoid big pots unless you are truly holding premium hands and it is unavoidable.
Sometimes it will even be correct to lay down a legit monster hand when facing aggression from someone who has you covered if there are two short stacks barely holding on. In this way 50/50's are very similar to satellite tournaments.
Another thing you need to be aware of is that a huge ROI is unlikely in 50/50's. Due to a flat payout structure and tournament fees the best 50/50 players only achieve a few % positive ROI.
Following this Sit and Go strategy formula I expect that you're going to need a lot of black ink and plus signs for that last column.
Sit and Go's allow for fast action and good practice for multi-tournament play without the investment of hours of your time.
Remember to start off playing a tight game as many opponents will play recklessly early on and you aren't highly rewarded for taking chances on borderline calls early on.
As the blinds increase you should begin to open up your game by occasionally stealing blinds and raising with more hands from late position.
If you make it to heads-up play be the aggressor as much as possible and don't hesitate to go all-in often with pairs and at least one face card.
Sit and Go's have been one of the most popular segments of online poker for years thanks to their fast tournament style. Many online players make a healthy profit from playing these games exclusively.
By following your mission outlined here and, most importantly, putting it into practice, you can reach the point where you are making money in 70-80% of your Sit and Go's. That's a very healthy supplement to your cash game or tournament wins.
Dismissed to the tables, soldiers!
Great strategy! Everything makes perfect sense.


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An ancient town located about 18.6 miles (30 km) southeast from Chengdu, Huanglongxi is named for the Huanglong River, which flows through it. The town consists of seven well-preserved, ancient streets, which were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and also includes three temples: Gulong, Zhenjiang and Chaoyin. These three, along with two others in the immediate area, are what attract visitors to the site. Pay particular attention to the preserved stilt houses (built in levels to hold livestock on the ground floor), which are remnants of the Shu people, as well as the ancient 800-year-old banyan trees.
Also near Huanglongxi are the Ancient Buddha Cave; the Buddha Weir, a narrow, stone-walled canal that leads fish into a closed tank where they can be caught; and an old military encampment called the Old Battlefield. Huanglongxi is also home to cliff tombs, which are burial sites of the Han Dynasty that have received architectural interest in recent years. The picturesque landscape and preserved buildings have also attracted filmmakers (more than 200 movies have been filmed here). With this, Huanglongxi has earned the title of the "Hollywood of China."
Huanglonxi is accessible by bus from either the Jin Sha Bus Station or the Xinnanmen bus station in Chengdu; the trip will take between 70 and 80 minutes. Once you arrive, the town is navigable by foot and admission is free.


At first we booked two nights to stay here but ended up staying one, at a push! When we arrived we were put into a room that was damp and smelly. We asked to change room which they did, but still the sheets were not clean and they stank as well. The bed was comfy but smelt like it hadn't been cleaned since the last few guests! Breakfast had no options, he just gave us a baguette with a bit of egg inside, no menu no communication and no staff about. Wasn't the best experience I must say!
The room was clean, air-con worked well. Internet was working well as well. We stayed a few nights,and asked if we could leave bags at the reception after check in and come back few hours later to take a shower before we board a night bus. The staff said it is not a problem. We sat at their restaurant for few hours and ordered many drinks and food (also overcharged us on food as the price in the menu was much lower). When we asked if we can shower (willing to pay) we were told No, because we didn't buy a bus ticket from them. The staff stood next to me watching me washing my hands in the sink, to make sure I won't use it too long. Horrible place to stay.
just a bit old. no luxury but can't complain. there's lockers, toiletries and a restaurant. there is not many people in off season so I was alone in the dorm.
This is THE WORST place we have been in Asia so far... the room is dirty. They haven't washed the sheets since days or weeks. The bathroom smells really bad. I couldn't even wash my teeth in it because of the smell. And now I m gonna talk about the staff... staff may be the worst of this place... by the staff I will particularly talk about the girl. I say a girl but she is maybe not even human. She is more like a robot "motorbike, motorbike, menu, menu, sit down !!! Sit down!!!, bus tickets ???!!". When we arrived she wouldn't give us our room even if whe had booked with Agoda without knowing how much we paid. For the rest of our stay she always talked to us with a lot of agressivity. We decided to buy our bus ticket for Phong Nha on a shop en she was so angry! Sorry if it was less expensive ! We did the check out at 11AM and rent her a motorbike. We we came back she knew we had to wait until 9PM for our bus. As we were not hungry, she forced us to leave the place with all our luggages. I HATED this place and this robot ! For almost two months travelling, this is my first negative experience and comments so you can take my word for granted! There is a lot of other places to stay in the street so dont go in that one.
great value backpacker place. Great shower with pressure and hot water. we were supposed to arrive at 630am but arrived at 330 am they let us take a nap in the dorm room until check in free of charge ( could be because we booked motorbike and tours / bus with them and ate there occasionally) also didn't charge for all the water. they are good people and we enjoyed our stay. would stay again for sure.
We were greeted by the lady who runs the place who told us that the hostel was full and that we had to call Agoda to get a refund. We had already pay for the room online. After getting into what was more of a fight than an argument she told us to wait for an hour. Only because we were pushy we got our room on time. The husband however was very nice and tryed to make things better for us. We would not stay here again.
Wouldn't stay for an extended period of time but one night was fine. The staff were nice and the room was as pictured.
Perfect place for a cheap sleepover with a basic room and facilitates. Location was good. For the standard it was clean, no insects, no dirty bathroom, clean sheets, all fine. Staff was friendly, helped us with ordering taxi in the early morning. Restaurant is not recommended though. Food was below mediocre, but that goes for most places there.
Room ok, although wifi could be dodgy at busy periods and hot water was not reliable. Several annoyances with the female staff who tried to charge us for breakfast although we'd paid online (the gentleman who works there was very understanding). They also try to sell you bus train motorbikes at every opportunity. Rather tiresome but the price is great.
Woman trying to up sell on everything, bikes. Drinks, deserts, day trips. Worst food I have ever eaten think I got food poisoning from this hotel. Would never stay again.
Very helpful staff, although everything in Tam Coc being overpriced for Vietnamese standards, the staff here will help you to get the best deals.
Location was good but the atmosphere left somethig to be desired. Bathroom wasnt very clean and blankets smelled like the person before me. Bed was very very hard and uncomfortable, but the price cant be beat. Good enough for one night in Tam Coc but i wouldnt stay again.
Was an oke stopover, but found a homestay that was way nicer for the same price.
Since I arrived with my own motorbike, nobody wanted to sell me anything, but on a contrary the owner gave me a map with recommendations where to go by myself. The room on the top floor was cozy and functional, shower was hot and wifi was excellent. You cannot expect anything else for that prize; I would come here again.


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<?php
namespace Matchish\ElasticVis;

/**
 * A class for validating method parameters to allowed types via reflection.
 *
 * Purpose
 *   Used as a more convenient multiple assert(), standing after the declaration of the methods.
 *
 * Features and advantage
 *   * Very easy to use
 *   * Ability to turn off on the production server
 *
 * WARNING
 *   On a production server, it is important to disable assert, that would save server resources.
 *   For this, use the assert_options(ASSERT_ACTIVE, false) or INI setting "assert.active 0".
 *   In this case ReflectionTypeHint::isValid() always returns TRUE!
 *
 * Useful links
 *   http://www.ilia.ws/archives/205-Type-hinting-for-PHP-5.3.html
 *   http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.typehinting.php
 *
 * @example  ReflectionTypeHint_example.php
 * @link     http://code.google.com/p/php5-reflection-type-hint/
 * @license  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
 * @author   Nasibullin Rinat
 * @version  1.1.0
 */
class ReflectionTypeHint
{
	protected static $hints = array(
		'int'      => 'is_int',
		'integer'  => 'is_int',
		'digit'    => 'ctype_digit',
		'number'   => 'ctype_digit',
		'float'    => 'is_float',
		'double'   => 'is_float',
		'real'     => 'is_float',
		'numeric'  => 'is_numeric',
		'str'      => 'is_string',
		'string'   => 'is_string',
		'char'     => 'is_string',
		'bool'     => 'is_bool',
		'boolean'  => 'is_bool',
		'null'     => 'is_null',
		'array'    => 'is_array',
		'obj'      => 'is_object',
		'object'   => 'is_object',
		'res'      => 'is_resource',
		'resource' => 'is_resource',
		'scalar'   => 'is_scalar',  #integer, float, string or boolean
		'cb'       => 'is_callable',
		'callback' => 'is_callable',
	);

	#calling the methods of this class only statically!
	private function __construct() {}

	public static function isValid()
	{
		if (! assert_options(ASSERT_ACTIVE)) return true;
		$bt = self::debugBacktrace(null, 1);
		extract($bt);  //to $file, $line, $function, $class, $object, $type, $args
		if (! $args) return true; #speed improve
		$r = new \ReflectionMethod($class, $function);
		$doc = $r->getDocComment();
		$cache_id = $class. $type. $function;
		preg_match_all('~	[\r\n]++ [\x20\t]++ \* [\x20\t]++
							@param
							[\x20\t]++
							\K #memory reduce
							( [_a-z]++[_a-z\d]*+
								(?>[|/,][_a-z]+[_a-z\d]*)*+
							) #1 types
							[\x20\t]++
							&?+\$([_a-z]++[_a-z\d]*+) #2 name
						~sixSX', $doc, $params, PREG_SET_ORDER);
		$parameters = $r->getParameters();
		//d($args, $params, $parameters);
		if (count($parameters) > count($params))
		{
			$message = 'phpDoc %d piece(s) @param description expected in %s%s%s(), %s given, ' . PHP_EOL
					 . 'called in %s on line %d ' . PHP_EOL
					 . 'and defined in %s on line %d';
			$message = sprintf($message, count($parameters), $class, $type, $function, count($params), $file, $line, $r->getFileName(), $r->getStartLine());
			trigger_error($message, E_USER_NOTICE);
		}
		foreach ($args as $i => $value)
		{
			if (! isset($params[$i])) return true;
			if ($parameters[$i]->name !== $params[$i][2])
			{
				$param_num = $i + 1;
				$message = 'phpDoc @param %d in %s%s%s() must be named as $%s, $%s given, ' . PHP_EOL
						 . 'called in %s on line %d ' . PHP_EOL
						 . 'and defined in %s on line %d';
				$message = sprintf($message, $param_num, $class, $type, $function, $parameters[$i]->name, $params[$i][2], $file, $line, $r->getFileName(), $r->getStartLine());
				trigger_error($message, E_USER_NOTICE);
			}

			$hints = preg_split('~[|/,]~sSX', $params[$i][1]);
			if (! self::checkValueTypes($hints, $value))
			{
				$param_num = $i + 1;
				$message = 'Argument %d passed to %s%s%s() must be an %s, %s given, ' . PHP_EOL
						 . 'called in %s on line %d ' . PHP_EOL
						 . 'and defined in %s on line %d';
				$message = sprintf($message, $param_num, $class, $type, $function, implode('|', $hints), (is_object($value) ? get_class($value) . ' ' : '') . gettype($value), $file, $line, $r->getFileName(), $r->getStartLine());
				trigger_error($message, E_USER_WARNING);
				return false;
			}
		}
		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * Return stacktrace. Correctly work with call_user_func*()
	 * (totally skip them correcting caller references).
	 * If $return_frame is present, return only $return_frame matched caller, not all stacktrace.
	 *
	 * @param   string|null  $re_ignore     example: '~^' . preg_quote(__CLASS__, '~') . '(?![a-zA-Z\d])~sSX'
	 * @param   int|null     $return_frame
	 * @return  array
	 */
	public static function debugBacktrace($re_ignore = null, $return_frame = null)
	{
		$trace = debug_backtrace();

		$a = array();
		$frames = 0;
		for ($i = 0, $n = count($trace); $i < $n; $i++)
		{
			$t = $trace[$i];
			if (! $t) continue;

			// Next frame.
			$next = isset($trace[$i+1])? $trace[$i+1] : null;

			// Dummy frame before call_user_func*() frames.
			if (! isset($t['file']) && $next)
			{
				$t['over_function'] = $trace[$i+1]['function'];
				$t = $t + $trace[$i+1];
				$trace[$i+1] = null; // skip call_user_func on next iteration
			}

			// Skip myself frame.
			if (++$frames < 2) continue;

			// 'class' and 'function' field of next frame define where this frame function situated.
			// Skip frames for functions situated in ignored places.
			if ($re_ignore && $next)
			{
				// Name of function "inside which" frame was generated.
				$frame_caller = (isset($next['class']) ? $next['class'] . $next['type'] : '')
							  . (isset($next['function']) ? $next['function'] : '');
				if (preg_match($re_ignore, $frame_caller)) continue;
			}

			// On each iteration we consider ability to add PREVIOUS frame to $a stack.
			if (count($a) === $return_frame) return $t;
			$a[] = $t;
		}
		return $a;
	}

	/**
	 * Checks a value to the allowed types
	 *
	 * @param   array  $types
	 * @param   mixed  $value
	 * @return  bool
	 */
	public static function checkValueTypes(array $types, $value)
	{
		foreach ($types as $type)
		{
			$type = strtolower($type);
			if (array_key_exists($type, self::$hints) && call_user_func(self::$hints[$type], $value)) return true;
			if (is_object($value) && @is_a($value, $type)) return true;
			if ($type === 'mixed') return true;
		}
		return false;
	}
}


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Nigeria's Power Trasmission Grid Collapses
Olugbenga Ige
The Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing has said that the country's electricity grid collapsed on Tuesday night, a development that led to widespread blackout across the country.
This was confirmed by the ministry in a statement issued around 12:44am on Wednesday.
It was learnt that the collapse was due to a fire incident on the Escravos Lagos Pipeline System of the Nigerian Gas Processing and Transportation Company Limited.
The incident led to a shutdown of the pipeline that supplies gas to six thermal power plants, which prompted the collapse of the country's electricity grid at 10:20pm on Tuesday.
The ministry said it was regrettable that after a sustained period of increasing production and distribution of power since September 2017 to date, the Nigerian Gas Processing and Transportation Company Ltd reported a fire incident on its Escravos Lagos Pipeline System near Okada, Edo State on Tuesday, January 2, 2018.
It said, "The incident requires a shutdown of the pipeline supplying gas to Egbin 1,320megawatts; Olorunsogo NIPP 676MW; Olorunsogo 338MW; Omotosho NIPP 450MW; Omotosho 338 MW; and Paras 60MW power stations.
"The sudden loss of generation due to interruption in gas supply from these stations caused the national transmission grid to trip off around 20:20 on 2nd January 2018. The national transmission grid is owned and operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria."
Olugbenga Ige is an alumnus of The Polytechnic, Ibadan and the prestigious AAUA. Gbenga is an experienced reporter at Concise News, a new media enthusiast, and fine-grained media influencer.
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