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Nigeria Government and Politics
State and politics
Nigeria is Africa's most populous state and, along with South Africa, the continent's largest economy, thanks in large part to rich natural resources in the form of oil and natural gas. However, since independence, the country has been largely characterized by political concerns, coups, military dictatorships and widespread corruption.
According to AllCityCodes.com, Nigeria is a federal, democratic presidential state. The president is elected for four years in general elections and is head of state, commander-in-chief and head of government. To be elected president, a candidate must receive the majority of the total number of votes and at least a quarter of the vote in at least two-thirds of the states. All 36 states must be represented by at least one government minister appointed by the president. Also see AbbreviationFinder for abbreviation of NI and its meanings of Nigeria.
The National Assembly has the legislative power and consists of two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate has 109 members, three from each of the 36 states and one representing the metropolitan area. The 360 members of the House of Representatives are elected by majority vote in one-man constituencies. The term of office of both chambers is four years.
The states are governed by a people-elected governor and have a legislative chamber.
Political and military power has traditionally been located in the north, while economic power has its center in the south. Nigeria is an extremely heterogeneous country with severe ethnic, religious and regional tensions, which caused a devastating civil war in 1967-70 (see Biafra). In addition, internal conflicts intensified during the 1980s due to a stagnant economy. The lack of political stability has led Nigeria to have been a military dictatorship for most of the time after independence. Civilian, democratically elected governments have had Nigerians 1960-66 and 1979-83 and since 1999.
Following the sudden death of dictator Sani Abacha in 1998, a military provisional government implemented a swift transition to civilian rule. The result of the general elections held under military rule in 1997 was canceled, the parties approved by the military dissolved and other militarily dominated political institutions were dissolved.
Since the reign of civilian government in 1999 and former junta leader Olusegun Obasanjo was elected president, Nigeria has had a number of difficult problems to contend with. The ethnic and religious contradictions between the south and the north, which were partially suppressed under the military rule, have increased to a greater extent, especially since several states of the north have introduced sharia, Islamic law. Ethnic rivalry, usually linked to competition for scarce financial resources, has led to bloody conflicts in several states.
During the 2000s, a conflict with particularly serious economic consequences occurred in the oil producing areas of the Niger Delta. A large number of kidnappings by foreign personnel and armed attacks on the oil companies' facilities have periodically led to sharply reduced production.
In the 2010s, the militant Islamist group Boko Haram committed a long series of bloody terrorist attacks, and the 2015 presidential election was postponed due to the group's military success in the northeastern part of the country. Widespread corruption and repeated gross election fraud have eroded confidence in the democratic system. At the same time, however, Nigeria, by virtue of its economic strength, has been able to take a position as a language conduit for the whole of Africa and has a prominent role as mediator in conflicts around the continent.
Nigerian politics has been dominated by the People's Democratic Party (PDP), which has been in office since 1999. In the 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011 elections, the party gained a majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. All three presidents in 1999–2015 also represented the PDP. Obasanjo was re-elected in 2003 in a choice where cheating occurred, although it was not considered to affect the outcome. Prior to the 2007 elections, the Senate stopped attempts to change the constitution so that Obasanjo could stand for a third term. He was succeeded by Umaru Yar'Adua, who received just under 70 percent of the vote. This time too, the choice was surrounded by suspicions of cheating.
Yar'Adua died in 2010 after a period of illness, during which it was uncertain who really had the power. Vice President Goodluck Jonathan eventually took over and he was sworn in as president when Yar'Adua passed away. When Jonathan announced before the 2011 elections that he intended to stand, he withdrew the informal agreement within the PDP that the presidential post should be held eight years at a time by someone from Northern and Southern Nigeria, respectively. Jonathan received 59 percent of the vote already in the first round, defeating his toughest competitor, former Major General Military dictator Muhammadu Buhari, which in 1983-85 ruled Nigeria as a military dictator. He had the strongest support in the Muslim northern parts, while Jonathan had his power base in the Christian south. Violent crows erupted in the north since the election results were published.
In 2015, Buhari succeeded in his fourth attempt to be elected president. He thus became the first in the country's history to defeat a sitting president in an election. Buhari is also the first president since the return to civilian government in 1999 that does not represent the PDP, but the All Progressives Congress (APC). The APC also took over the majority in both chambers of the National Assembly.
The 2015 elections were postponed by six weeks, according to the government and the army because security in the northwest, where Boko Haram reached territorial success, could not be guaranteed. Although some irregularities were reported, the election was judged fair. A contributing reason for this was that the country's electoral commission implemented reforms that hamper electoral fraud. The fact that a challenger to the incumbent president has been declared a electoral winner, and that Goodluck Jonathan accepted the election results, indicates that Nigeria has taken significant steps in its democratic development.
In the 2019 elections, the PDP lined up with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar (born 1946). However, he had to be defeated by President Buhari, who captured 56 percent of the vote against Abubakar's 41 percent. The election was canceled at the last moment by the electoral authority, which had difficulty getting material to all polling stations, and was held a week later than was actually intended. Election Day and the days before were violent in many places with dozens of deaths.
Nigeria, along with South Africa, is Africa's most influential country. It advocates for a Western foreign policy and is a member of the UN, the Commonwealth (suspended 1995–99), the African Union (AU), OPEC and the West African Economic Cooperation Organization ECOWAS.
The legal system in Nigeria is still based on English legal traditions, in combination with domestic legislation and customary law. In each state there is a High Court, whose decisions can be appealed to a federal appellate court and further to the Supreme Court. In some parts of the country, there are also Islamic courts and special courts of customary law. The death penalty is punished for some serious crimes.
Nigeria is characterized by ethnic, religious and regional conflicts, and since the fall of the military dictatorship, conflicts based on religion and/or ethnicity have increased. In many parts of the country there are extensive riots with violent clashes between Muslims and Christians with large groups of internal refugees as a result.
Poverty and corruption are widespread, especially in the oil-rich Niger Delta. Police corruption is a serious problem and reports show that the police routinely require bribes by crime victims to investigate crimes and by suspects to shut down investigations. The Nigerian police have also been involved in repeated violations of human rights, including extrajudicial executions, torture, arbitrary arrests and blackmail.
Several regions have introduced sharia laws. Although the regions claim that the law applies only to Muslims, the non-Muslim population believes that they are also affected by the law, partly by limiting women's right to move freely in society. The Sharia-based criminal laws in the northern regions criminalize the consent of homosexual behavior with impunity, imprisonment or death by stoning. Throughout the country, male homosexuality is prohibited and the punishment is usually prison. The risk of reprisals and social stigma means that homosexuals are forced to hide their attitudes. The north-eastern parts of the country are also affected by the Islamist terror group Boko Haram, which has destroyed several villages and killed thousands of people.
Freedom of information and press freedom in Nigera is limited, partly because of Boko Haram's ravages. The government does not allow the media to report freely on security issues, while using propaganda to make the situation in the country seem less serious. In addition, independent media are often exposed to threats and violence. In Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index for 2015, Nigeria is ranked 111 out of 180 countries surveyed.
Since 1999, there has been no nationwide welfare or health care system. Many hospitals lack adequate medical staff and medicines are a scarcity. The most difficult situation is the rural situation.
Child labor is extensive despite prohibitions in law. The sectors that children are utilized in are everything from housework and street sales to mineral mining. It is also common for children to be exploited for begging and sex trafficking. Crimes such as abuse and sexual abuse of children and women are major social problems but are rarely reported due to prevailing social norms and the risk of social stigma.
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Nvidia's New GPUs Could Be Real Game Changers
By Peter Suciu
March 22, 2012 12:52 PM PT
Nvidia has launched the first graphic processing units (GPUs) based on its next-generation Kepler graphics architecture, which offers the promise to deliver superior gaming performance, according to the company.
One of the key components of video games on the PC is, of course, the graphics, and as long as there have been games, there have been attempts to take video performance to the next level.
The Kepler graphics architecture is reportedly the result of more than 1.8 million man-hours of work over the past five years. Designed for gaming PCs, the chips include the Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 GPU for desktops, and the GeForce 600M line of GPUs for Ultrabooks.
"The Kepler architecture stands as Nvidia's greatest technical achievement to date," said Brian Kelleher, senior vice president of GPU engineering at Nvidia. "It brings enormous performance and exceptional efficiency. Gamers will love the GTX 680's performance, as well as the fact that it doesn't require loud fans or exotic power supplies. Ultrabook users will love the GT 600M family for its performance and power efficiency."
Will PC Gaming Get a New Life?
The Kepler architecture could also give PC gaming a boost. The platform had seen a decline as gamers moved to video game consoles such as Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3 — and even to mobile devices. However, the rumors of PC gaming's death have been — to paraphrase Mark Twain — greatly exaggerated.
"If anything, PC gaming when you include casual games is growing," said video game analyst Mark Baldwin of Baldwin Consulting. "The casual games don't push the graphics too much, but these have encouraged people to consider the PC as a platform."
Interest in graphics could also change in the post-Flash era on the Web.
"I think HTML 5 will push graphics a bit further, and these chips will take advantage of that," Baldwin told TechNewsWorld.
Attracting the Masses
There is also another area where PC games continue to attract crowds — the massively multiplayer online roleplaying games (MMORPGs). These online games, which include such addictive titles as the long-reigning champion "World of Warcraft" and the recently released "Star Wars: The Old Republic," have continued to capture a dedicated following.
"The massively multiplayer games are pushing graphics and those are very much in the PC markets," noted Baldwin.
Nor could consoles ever fully overtake this market.
"There are games on consoles, but the interface and keyboard required make the MMORPG really a game that you must play on the PC, and that's where the market is," Baldwin pointed out.
Beyond the MMORPGs, PC games are ever becoming more demanding with graphics, and this is a market that has long been willing to pay for the best performace.
"Enthusiasts are the type of people that will spend money on their systems," said Wanda Meloni, founder and senior analyst at M2 Research. "Pricing is a huge component, and we've seen a substantial drop in the cost of these components. It is a more attractive price than a decade ago."
In fact, while the GeForce GTX 680 GPU costs US$499, this price is actually a decrease from the cutting-edge chips of just a few years ago. Gaming PCs, which once costs several thousand dollars, have fallen sharply in price, and this has allowed more people to get a "dream machine."
However, cost will be still be a factor for those on a budget.
"It is still more expensive than the $600 … that the Sony PlayStation costs," said N'Gai Croal, chief consultant for Hit Detection.
"Clearly, price sensitivity is going to matter," he told TechNewsWorld, "except for those who want the PC experience with those games you can't get elsewhere."
PC Entertainment in the Living Room
One long-cited reason for the decline of PC gaming was that the console systems brought gaming to the living room, while the PC was still a system used on a desk in the bedroom or den. With Nvidia GPUs heading to Ultrabooks, come new possibilities for the PC to compete with consoles on their "home turf."
Nvidia's new range of laptop GPUs will debut in the Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3.
This could be especially true as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 show their age. By some accounts, these systems have squeezed out what can be done graphically. With Kepler, the PC could get a jump.
"This is really going to be an opportunity for the PC to build and prove that it is a strong gaming platform," said M2's Meloni.
The fact that many new games have been coming out for both consoles and PC — notably the latest "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" from Activision and "Battlefield 3" from Electronic Arts — shows that PC gamers have an edge.
"These games are just more exciting to play on the PC," said Bryan Del Rizzo, manager of GEForce and consumer desktop products at Nvidia.
"There is also a great synergy across these platforms," he told TechNewsWorld, "and the PC systems can be hooked up to a big screen TV to really provide a great experience."
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Review: DDF Scratch Night
February 3, 2020 sub.editors	1 Comment	Acacia To
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To kick off Durham Drama Festival (DDF), Scratch Night begins as an opportunity for pieces of student-written work to be showcased. It featured four different short plays; Tidal Waves by Eliza Jones, Where the Sea is Pink by Isabelle Bull and I Don't by Jenny Pavitt, followed by Elephant Boy with a Shoe on Top by Charlie Nicholson and Owen Kennedy after the interval.
Tidal Waves starts the night off with a simple, empty stage with nothing except for the two characters, Alice (Molly Goetzee) and Helen (Sophie Alibert). Despite having a minimalist tech and stage set-up, the actresses' expressive faces and fast-paced dialogue were able to capture the audience's attention extremely well. The two girls in the piece start off by saying how they cannot be separated, not even by tidal waves, but as they grow older Helen seems to think they are growing apart while Alice is still living in denial about it. Jones tells a story that is likely experienced by most of us: as we grow older and enter university, some old friends are seemingly left behind, yet never forgotten. While the ending dragged on a little bit, this piece ends with a heart – warming agreement that even though the two girls might grow apart, their friendship will still maintain.
Refreshing, unique and captivating
Tidal Waves is followed by Isabelle Bull's Where the Sea is Pink. Bull sets the scene in a book club, where we are first introduced to the four characters, including a middle-aged librarian who is questioning her marriage and sexuality (played by Maniha Khan) and a twenty-nine-year-old man who considers his asexuality and how that goes against what 'being a man' means (played by Rex Appeal). The high-quality acting is combined with the witty dialogues to create an enjoyable experience. While the metaphor the pink sea represents might be a bit lost, Where the Sea is Pink tells of relationships and personal struggles that do not fit into society's heteronormative narrative in a refreshing, unique and captivating way.
The third piece of writing is I Don't by Jenny Pavitt, a complex picture of familial relationships surrounding a woman, played by Esther Gilmore, on the brink of marriage. As an adult she reminisces about her relationship with her father (Ben Willows) and absentee mother, in flashbacks of her childhood. The piece ends with a monologue by the daughter's younger self (Eleanor Storey) about what love meant, which feels a little contrived. While I Don't is consistent throughout in terms of acting and writing, the ending is a bit forced and it would have been better without the final monologue over-explaining how love does not come in an expected way.
The four pieces were brought together almost seamlessly
The final piece of the evening is The Elephant Boy with a Shoe on Top by Charlie Nicholson and Owen Kennedy. It is the piece with the largest number of actors, most elaborate set and even has its own on-stage orchestra, which is why the result was even more disappointing. While the actors do poke fun at the fact that the show is not meant to be taken seriously, it does feel little more than a joke generated by the computer (a joke made at the beginning of the piece). The tech and the staging do not seem well rehearsed, and in one scene the lights were not even on. The on-stage musicians serve little purpose other than one single joke and some (likely intentional, but unclear why) off-key transition music. The actors randomly break into songs or dance sequences, but this also made little sense in terms of storytelling (the story being an old man who loves meatballs being murdered). While this piece was probably intended as a light – hearted ad lib, and the actors are to be applauded for not laughing and breaking characters, it just seemed a bit too unprofessional in comparison to the other pieces of the night. While the piece was hilarious at some point, twenty minutes just seemed too long for the low-level humour.
Nevertheless, the four pieces were brought together almost seamlessly, with very little transition time, which is impressive. The overall night was an enjoyable experience and is definitely a great start to the Durham Drama Festival.
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-I tried to space the lines best I could, I wrote them as they were (putting a space when the speaker changed) then went through again with spaces when they took a bit of a pause.
The line that says プロデューサーっぱくねぇことばかリする has a typo in it. It should be っぽく not っぱく.
It would depend on the translator, I think. There aren't too many difficult words but they use a lot of very casual speech in this song, so one would need to be familiar with that way of speaking. It might also require a bit of knowledge about them as a group since they're calling out their previous producer and referring to other groups and people.
"Calling out there previous produced" so when they say "Ore-tachi was Piero" They are pretending to be there producer and not referring to themselves?
I wasn't referring to that one line, but the whole song in general. That line, オレたちはピエロ, simply means, "we are clowns". Whether that's meant to be taken literally or they're saying their producer was like a clown is up for interpretation though.
Take for example the first paragraph... Just a quick translation..
This whole song is pretty much written like an giant "F You" to him..
So i I had to guess (there quite obscure so guessing is the best I can do) I guessing KP had a lot of unfair agreements and contracts maybe do to being zainichi? Or maybe Matsuo is just not a nice guy in general.
Matsuo Kiyoshi is really well know, he's written songs for some very popular groups. Here's an interview with him.
Not sure about him not being a nice guy though.. Them being zainichi might have a part but Matsuo has also worked with other Korean artists. From reading the lyrics, it feels like there was probably a big difference between what KP was expecting and what they got and the way they were treated. Yeah, they're pretty obscure so guessing is the best I can do too.
I really wish I could reach them some how and ask about it it's ashame that there obscure outside of Japan they'll forever be know as "Those 2 dudes who sang that one Sonic song"
Yeah, it's not really acceptable in Japan for artists to call out their producers/higher-ups like this. When you compare the influence that Matsuo has vs. how little KP is known - there's no way that making a big deal out of this issue or elaborating further would've done any good for them. This is probably the most info we'll ever get about it. Lol, yeah true!
I wouldn't go so far as to say that. They didn't necessarily call him out by name, and even if they had, they still didn't have enough popularity for it to turn into a big deal. They had already left that company when they wrote this song.


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Is a well-known author, some of his books are a fascination for readers like in the Haven book, this is one of the most wanted Ruth Gruber author readers around the world.
The Words Leaped At Me From The Washington Post I Have Decided, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Announced, That Approximately 1,000 Refugees Should Be Immediately Brought From Italy To This Country One Thousand Refugees.For Years, Refugees Knocking On The Doors Of American Consulates Abroad Had Been Told, You Cannot Enter America The Quotas Are Filled And, While The Quotas Remained Untouchable Millions Died With This Mixture Of Desperation And Hope, Ruth Gruber Begins Haven, The Inspiring Story Of One Thousand Jewish And Christian Refugees Brought To Sanctuary In America In 1944 As Special Assistant To Secretary Of The Interior Harold L Ickes, Gruber Was Selected To Carry Out This Top Secret Mission Despite The Objections Of Military Brass Who Doubted The Thirty Three Year Old Woman S Qualifications When Gruber Met The Gaunt Survivors, They Told Her About Hiding In Sewers And Forests, Of Risking Their Lives To Save Others As She Wrote Down Their Stories, Tears Often Wiped Out The Words In Her Notebook Gruber Became The Refugees Guardian Angel During The Dangerous Crossing Of The U Boat Haunted Atlantic, And During Their Eighteen Month Internment At A Former Army Camp In Oswego, New York Lobbying Congress At The End Of The War, She Also Helped The Refugees Become American Citizens This Edition Concludes With A New Chapter Featuring Gruber S Look Back On Her Many Decades As A Crusading Journalist, And A Special Appendix From The 1946 Congressional Record Listing The Names Of All The Camp S Residents.Basis For The CBS Mini Series Starring Natasha Richardson.
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This is a another book assigned for my bat mitzvah It was written by the journalist assigned by the Secretary of the Interior during the Roosevelt administration to accompany the first 1,000 refugees from Hitler s decimation of Europe from Italy to the United States I was horrified to learn that these were the first allowed in to the US in 1944 and...
Wow, just wow I have never cried so much in reading a book, but I loved reading it Ruth Gruber author seems to be one amazing, incredible woman The title had me believe that it would be personal stories of some of the refugees and their struggle on seeking freedom in the states That wasn t QUITE the case It was only 1,000 that the US govt was willing to take on and specifically chosen individuals and even then, when the refugees finally made it to the states they weren t free I h Wow, just wow I have never cried so much in reading a book, but I loved reading it Ruth Gruber author seems to be one amazing, incredible woman The title had me believe that it would be personal stories of some of the refugees and their struggle on seeking freedom in the states That wasn t QUITE the case It was only 1,000 that the US govt was willing to take on and specifically chosen individuals and even then, when the refugees finally made it to the s...
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This book was highly informational to me, as it showed a moment of compassion on the part of Franklin Roosevelt to bring 1,000 World War II refugees, mostly Jews, to a fenced camp in the U.S It also showed the intransigence of government officials, particularly congressmen, who opposed such a merciful mission either because of isolationist tendencies or anti Semitism It illustrated to me how long such prejudice against refugees foreigners has existed in the U.S and how it blithely continues t This book was highly informational to me, as it ...
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Haven recounts an amazing story of rescue and redemption In 1944, Franklin Roosevelt agrees to allow 1000 European refugees to come to America Ruth Gruber, the author, escorts them to Oswego, NY where an internment camp has been built for these newcomers Before the refugees were allowed to enter the country, they all signed contracts that they would return to their home countries at the end of the war With compassion and grace, Gruber recounts the horrifying stories of these survivors In th Haven recounts an amazing story of rescue and redemption In 1944, Franklin Roosevelt agrees to allow 1000 European refugees to come to America Ruth Gruber, the author, escorts them to Oswego, NY where an internment camp has been built for these newcomers Before the refugees were allowed to enter the country, they all signed contracts that they would retur...
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Plugged the SCT XCal3 back up this weekend on the Cobra to 'return to stock', and now it gives me an 'Incorrect Vehicle' message.
I am going to have to bring it down here with me I guess and try to get SCT Support on the line. My tuner does not want to deal with it, and I never receieved a reply from SCT Email support.
Got it resolved. SCT support is on point.
I did lose my dyno tune, but was able to get the stock tune situated and the firmware on the SCT XCal3 updated.
Just as well, it needs a new tune soon anyways.
When I got my tune Greg gave me the tune file and I saved it, of course. Later, he sent me modified versions of the file as we were trying to reduce the dash pot feature that holds the throttle open even after you lift. So, I put the modified files into the tune tool and flashed the car with the new tunes a bunch of times. It was my opinion that Greg kept the tune files on all his customers and they are only about 1.87 MB, so they can be e-mailed. Have you tried to get your tunbe file from your tuner? Also, if you do get a new tune, you should export the file and save it for potential backup.
Just as a matter of interest. Did it take SCT all this time to straighten out your issues?
Greg says my tunes are an old laptop that no longer works. He mentioned he was going to have someone try to back them up.
I am equally as guilty of having a fire and forget type attitude towards the tunes. No backup to pc, and no bothering to keep the device firmware up to date.
SCT got me sorted out in a combined hour or so. I put it off as I needed to find the time to call them M-F early as they are on EST and I needed an open weekday with access to the car without having to drive it in case something F'ed up.
Funny, but, the three dyno tuners that I have dealt with all seemed to be ignorant when it came to configuring computers. They all had a routine that they followed when doing a tune, and they generally had issues with anything else, such as copying the tune to a floppy, cd, or pen drive. The local motorcycle tuner was amazed when I was able to locate his tune files on his hard drive, and, when I was able to make a shortcut icon for him so that he could call them up. He was treating them as if they were lost almost, since he was going through a lot of changes using the tuning software to get back to an old tune. He had zero clues about computers, and, I seem to recall that Greg is not a super user in terms of configuration and all, even now.
So, if the HD in his lap top is not fried, he could retrieve the tunes, but, as a businessman, he should have made at least one, and perhaps even more, copies of the tunes and stored them safely. Perhaps he is now using some backup system, but, if not, he should.
I suppose that I should check to see if there are any firmware updates to my tune tool, but, it works, since I flashed new tunes into the car a number of times initially, and, I have never touched the car since, so, I am not too anxious to make any changes since, as with most firmware, generally you don't need to update it if it is working and you are making no other changes.
SCT has released a few 'critical' updates to the XCal3 that I was missing.
SCT Support's secret weapon is remote access to your laptop. Basically install their drivers/software, and the tech can connect to your PC to configure everything himself. I mentioned the firmware update for my 2nd XCal unit on the GT500, he said it would be best to just call support and let them handle it remote. This includes the backup of the tune files, update, and restoring of the tune files.


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Q: Remmina RDP key remapping Remmina is a wonderful piece of software and I use it a lot on my work. The only problem is key mapping. I am really used to working in DWM window manager, which utilizes windows key to switch panes.
So, when I switch from a pane where remmina is opened, the keypress is also sent to a RDP window, which opens unnecessary windows or even logs me off.
Naturally, this is very annoying.
Remmina uses freeRDP as an RDP plugin but I can't find a way to remap keys in it - there's no /usr/share/freerdp directory, which should contain all the configs so I presume remmina pushes its own configs from somewhere.
Is there any workaround for this?

A: I've just implemented this feature in Remmina, therefore any version prior 1.4.21, that as of Today is still not yet released, cannot remap scancodes.
In the meanwhile the only temporary solution is to use xfreerdp if you have at least the version 2.3.0

A: I didn't manage to find any workaround, unfortunately. Solved the issue with simply disabling the winkey as described here
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/216893
I guess there should be some way to automatize the process (you can't copy into REG_BINARY fields in the regedit and counting and typing in all the zeroes was not an easy process) but I never bothered to find it out.

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Q: Nginx 1 public IP 2 local servers I need help configuring Nginx to point towards 2 servers on my local network.
Here is my situation :
On my local network I have a Glpi server (172.27.134.16) + a wiki.js server (172.27.134.8:3000)
I would like my public IP to be able to access both servers.
Both of my server blocs work individually, but when they are together only the first server block is executed when typing the pubic Ip address. When I want to connect to Glpi I move it up in the .conf file and vice-versa when I want to access Wiki.js.
Is there something I need to change in my .conf file? Should I create 2 separate files instead?
Here is my config
server {
        listen 80;
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        access_log /var/log/nginx/reverse-access.log;
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        location / {
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server {
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It's a bit of a cheap move, but this is a 2K game so there was always going to be some form of fast-track opportunity included. Having access to better cards means you can use players with increased stats (so better shot-taking percentages, sprint speed, etc), but you can mitigate this by levelling up your existing player through consistent play. You can, however, cough up real money for Swag Packs and VIP Swag Packs, which enable you to dress your baller up in new accessories and items, but thankfully they don't offer any tangible benefit bar making you look fresh.
While the introduction of microtransactions is hardly surprising considering the history of its new publisher, they don't hit NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 as hard as might expect. It will take you a while to grind out every player (unless you just buy them all from the off), but it helps that the core arcade gameplay remains as fun and enjoyable as ever. It doesn't quite capture the blissful mayhem of NBA Jam, but if the main NBA 2K series has always felt a little too realistic for you, this larger-than-life spin-off offers a bright and empowering way to defy gravity like Air Jordan himself.
so another game geting slammed for its money grabbing. And like the other 2k basketball game giving next to zero points for playing. Yet gets an 8. Like EA says if its in the game then it should be reflected in the score.
@Anguspuss Read the review mate.
This could get 10/10s across the board and I still wouldn't go near it. Microtransations are a big no for me so I"m steering well clear. Plus I still kinda regret wasting money on the first one.
It's an alright game. I would say not a good local pick up and play multiplayer at all, but a solid single player game. If you're looking for NBA Jam this is not the game you want. It also has almost an RPG like elements added where you do certain things to level up a character. Make so many threes or dunks to add up to 8 points to that player stats. Each team also has a player locked until you win a championship in season play.
@Anguspuss Score reflects the review. Microtransactions don't impact progression and it's a better game than the first, which got a 7.
@Dom weirdly I thought the opposite. I thought the grind was massively excessive to unlock packs, especially for an arcade sports title. It really feels like it's pushing you towards that unlock all players transaction through frustration. Maybe that's just me though.
Is the whole thing on a cartridge, or is there a mandatory download?
@Mr_Pepperami It's a 2K game so that background push is always going to be there, but I was unlocking packs at a steady rate playing through seasons. But I found the handful of cards I had the start to be enough, considering extended play enhanced my stats anyway.
Other sites say that the resolution is under 720p docked. That's an issue if true. I say this while waiting for my new 4k tv to arrive. 4k tvs have upscallers but the higher the resolution the easier it is.
Sorry, the game might be good but I just can't support this kind of in-game-purchases implementation. You either give me a great complete game where I want to unlock everything and then maybe buy extra content afterwards, or I don't give you my money. Seriously, the game industry has gotten worse lately with many big companies using their established IPs to get as much money from their loyal customers as they can.
I dunno. To me, review scores are a big indicator in determining whether a game is worthwhile to purchase or not. That is ultimately their one objective. But there's way too many factors hurting this game without me playing it.
This game, however, is almost twice the price of the first game in Australia (first was $26, this is $48) because it has to keep the same pricing structure as the other machines due to them receiving a physical, something the Switch did not (at least in Australia). The other big off-putting factors (outside the completely unnecessary inclusion of micro transactions, regardless of how little they impact this game. This game arguable does it worse than 2k's main series as it at least lets you play as every player and every team as soon as you start it up which is what you WANT out of a basketball game) are that the visuals clearly look worse than last year's title considering they've had a longer time to work on it and a bigger budget, the frame rate is wildly inconsistent according to analysis videos on YouTube and that, overall it is hardly an improvement on last year's title aside from a few new camera angles and animations.
Considering it's a sports title as well, describing it as "great" is a stretch (your website's rating system, not mine. Also inherently the problem with video Game review scores in general. You guys have done a soapbox on that topic before, but regardless that's a whole other conversation).
Great is a word used to describe only a select few in basketball. Kobe. Michael. Magic. Dr J. Wilt. Shaq. They are great players. You don't hear people call Channing Frye or Javale McGee or Julius Randle "Greats" yet they all do a pretty darn good job at what they do.
This game great? Seems a reach. Again, coming from a basketball fan who enjoyed the first but quickly grew bored of it. And for comparisons sake, I spent 155 hours in 2k18 without spending a cent more than what I paid for the game and got to play with whoever I wanted from the get go. I don't feel like grinding for hours just to play as the Lakers that I want to play as.
Have the first game and i think that will be enough for me for when a few mates call over. Other than that NBA 2K19 is more than scratching my nba itch.
You guys are reviewers. Influencers. Unless you get some monetary kick back from the publishers, I feel like it's almost your responsibility to warn consumers away from these unfair money-grabbing implementations in these sorts of games. I am a die hard Lakers fan so I generally want to play as an assortment of Lakers players and that's about it most of the time. My initial free packs wouldn't give me "enough to get me by" in the game.
You KNOW people just scroll to the bottom to read the score before they make a buying decision.
If you have a microphone, use it to /say something/.
The gameplay being a little bit better, but twice the price of the first (with no way to now purchase the first game according to another one of your articles) is almost predatory by 2K's behalf. And just because they do it doesn't mean we should all just stand back and be okay with it.
@Dom nice review,quite tempted,do you know if you can unlock new players without an internet connection,i.e. Are they all on the cartridge or downloads?
You guys are WAY too forgiving on this issue. I can somewhat forgive micro-transactions in a free to play game. But in a 30 dollar "complete" title, it's insulting, greedy and a dirty business practice.
I don't care about a sports game like this overall, but the trend it sets scares me. Because I desperately don't want this greedy, dirty, ugly, undesirable business practice to spread. But the cynic in me knows it probably will eventually contaminate the whole industry.
The fact that they took down Playgrounds 1 so everyone would be forced to play this money grabbing 2K version is disgusting. I was on their side last year when it took forever to get online going on Switch. They seemed genuinely upset about it and the Shaq Fu offer was more than fair. Too bad they sold their souls to 2K and now reside in the pits of Hell along with that evil empire.
So it's better than the first one? Does it feel like NBA Jam now? Getting it physically down the line so I can sell it if I won't like it. I regret buying the first one at 50% off digitally.
If nobody paid for micro transactions then we wouldn't have them, and I think gaming would be far better for it.
@luke88 also help if money grabbing got actually punished in reviews scores. Seen a few reviews and gameplay of this and the game is designed to push you into spending more bloody money.
The last month they reviewed about 20 games that got a 9/10, so an 8 is actually low.
On NintendoLife you need to subtract 2 points of the score on every review. So this is a 6.
NBA Jam is an 8 outta 10 game. This one is worse and has microtransactions. You do the math.
@Dom agree 100% micro transactions are there but you don't need them. Finished my first season as lakers - I wanted Magic and I have already earned enough for plenty of packs and it's more fun doing the NBA seasons than the exhibition grind last year.
Iverson is shown on load screens but isn't unlockable??? Celtic's lost half their roster from 1st game. It's annoying.
Good game either way and 8 is bang on.
@Coach_A as someone who unlocked everyone In first game on Xbox and switch, I can honestly say that VC has no effect on game. I'm unlocking packs at the same speed, especially in NBA season mode. People are hating coz VC is there. It's there but it's pointless. Like the unlock DLC last year.
@BensonUii rebounding and stealing are now more responsive, meaning pressing the button will now usually make the player on the court do the action instead of them doing nothing most of the time like they did last year.
Shooting and dunking are identical to last year.
Microtransactions have no place in a game you already payed for. They make the game tedious and grindy in order for you to say "f* it" and buy all the unlockables. If the game is not fun, it's not a game, it's a chore.
I like how the reviewer said something along the lines of "it's a 2k game so it's fine". What the heck does that mean? Bruh, you can't tell me you're fine with microtransactions in retail games, you're either lying, filthy rich or stupid.
Thanks! I'll redownload the first one and try the shooting and dunking if I can manage. I definitely did not like the stealing, blocking and rebounding part. But I'm glad they "fix it".
Grinding is part of so many games, and thats fine.
I wonder if people would hate a rpg if you could pay to level up? I mean, you could just grind... But if you have the option to pay it's wrong?... I mean its just an OPTION, you can just... Not pay and grind. The gameplay is good so, I think thats the must important thing at the end. If you like the gameplay then grinding is not so bad right?
Other reviewers have noted that it takes a long long time to get card packs, I am going to skip this when I was very excited for it but the microtransaction BS has got me royally off.
I just went for lunch with Mikey Jordan and we were discussing this game. He said and i quote "LOL"
Reasons why 2K Games aren't as good as they pretend. They remove a perfectly fun game (NBA 2K Playground) from the eShop, then kept a garbage game (WWE 2K18), introduced microtransactions on another good game (NBA 2K Playground 2), and refuse to make a new better game (WWE 2K19).
It's a fun game if you like arcade style sports.
Nothing will capture the magic of NBA Jam. That's the effect nostalgia has. It's the Star Wars argument: nothing will be as good as the originals.
The gameplay isn't perfect, but it's tight and responsive.
The microtransactions are irrelevant. Aside from unlocking the entire roster (offered in the first game), it's all cosmetic. There's no upgrade or gameplay advantage that can be purchased.
For sports fans, especially those that like arcade style sports games, 8/10 is about right.
You're accepting monetization as the solution to a problem that's being artificially created to justify the solution. If the developer felt that grinding was beneficial to the gameplay, whether that's for training the player or just satisfying that leveling up addiction we have, but recognized that not every player may want to do that, they could easily give player controlled options. You could set your own experience rate, offer in game currency rewards that could be spent on xp rate, etc.
I'm very familiar with how Take-Two operates. With every project, it's a question of how do we shoehorn microtransactions into this game? The developer is required, no matter what. They will (and have) tanked good games in the process.
The comments sections for reviews on here is really getting tedious now. I personally tend to agree with the reviews in general on here for the most part, I might disagree by a point or so but thats about it, I can't remember a review that was way off base.
If a game gets an 8 or above on here that's usually enough for me to go out and buy a game without much other consideration if looks up my street.
Yeah, still not getting this. I'm not supporting microtransactions anymore, plain and simple.
@Anguspuss Not remotely the point. I'm fortunate enough to not have to worry about how much I spend on hobbies. The problem is that monetization systems affect how a game is played. I won't play another MMO because even if I pay for the subscription service, the game is still oozing with freemium elements. You're constantly reminded of money.
@Mr_Pepperami I agree everyone that's not Nintendo life have started that this game is an absolute grind fest compared to the last one, which has been pulled from the eshop to Rob users of choice I guess.
Sad times, I have voted na with my wallet.
Sorry but this review sounds like the type of review I would read at a disgraced site like IGN: awarding praise and a high score to a microtransaction filled game from a big publisher that is designed to ripoff anyone who gets suckered into buying it from reviews like this.
For those doing the maths, you need to play at least 690 games to unlock all 30 epic cards here. which = over 2000 hours of game play or 86 days continues play at least to get them. Now tell me thats a grind or a fffffffffffffffffff scam.
@Microjak So far all character in the game are in the rom, so no new additional downloads are required.
The whole game can be played without online, less the Championship mode. This is getting uncommon these days... so I really apprecite to be able to play anywhere this game, single and local multiplayer without any online requisite.
TBH this game should be free to play.
This game isn't easy to play either like nba jam. This game has too many buttons commands. I could just nba2k19 if i wanted a nba arcade-sim.
Microtransactions = no purchase, no exceptions. I hate the effect microtransactions have on gameplay, and so I speak to developers the only way I can - with my wallet.
Anyone who thinks the game should automatically be slammed with a horrible score just for microtransactions on a "exist or doesnt exist" basis is extremely one sided.
Its not a binomial yes/no present/not present slam the game/dont slam the game assessment. Its variable. How bad are they? To what extent do they affect the experience?
It's a $30 game where $10 unlocks every character in the game, including all the big names with special moves which wouldnt exist without 2K's involvement. That's worth $10 more to me.
And you dont have to agree. But raging against any review that doesnt trash a game's score just because purchases exist... why even bother reviewing the game at all then? If it MUST be trashed for them even existing, then why bother? No. Reviews are to analyze the extent of enjoyment. Not to serve as a tool by which to "send a message" for those crusading in the comments.
Im not a fan of MTX, at all, but fair analysis is fair analysis. We dont just flush fair analysis down the toilet to serve an agenda that any game including MTX will get hammered in reviews. That doesnt serve the consumers who are buying games witj MTX. We need fair analysis. If you want to crusade against their existence, do it on Twitter. Not in review scores. Review scores should only reflect the experience at large, and should only trash the game for them proportionately to their detrimental effect.
My rule for game reviews is that if they have 2K/EA style micro-transactions I automatically deduct 3 from the final score, so to me this game is a 5/10.
So the microtransactions are characters, and you unlock them all with the extra $10? If the $10 gets you the complete package I guess that's better than some of these other monetization models.
That being said it still shouldn't be commended, only criticized.
your personal score of a game.
@PACO_PEREZ but I have the game and I'm saying the grind is ridiculous. Imagine purposely making your game annoying just to sell additional unlocks. I don't think that's an ok practice for a game to have. Imagine you bought the new fifa and you were only given a few players and you had to unlock the rest through thousands of hours of grind. Would that be ok?? This is an arcade sports title. You have to play season after season after season after season just to unlock the players in a game you've spent money on. You can think it's ok that's your right but others are allowed to not be happy with it.
@Mr_Pepperami I never said it's ok. I said the review or reviewer doesn't have to thrash a game for that, he/she must make you aware of the fact that the publisher wants more money from you (which is done in this review) and also talk about the other aspects of the game. I saying it's up you you/us to gave that money to this type of games. But the one that deserves to be thrash is the publisher not the review/site.
I never have said MXT are a good thing, I saying its a choice, if you dont like them, dont buy this game or dont buy the MXT. Its a new type of option. If MXT exist is because people buy them (clearly they dont go into this site) so let them buy them, and let a reviewer/site give his/her opinion of the review as a whole he clearly didnt decide to put the MXT in this game.
The game is on sale ($19.49) for the holiday weekend. That hopefully mitigates the microtransaction issue. So, I think I'm in. I really want an arcade style sport game for the Switch.
So I have Dragonball Fighterz on Switch. They offer the entire dlc + future dlc for $35. DBZ Fighterz has quite a few character dlc, each costing about $5. Yet people are not bashing the game for having to purchase all those dlc (and some characters can only be obtained by purchasing the dlc).
The microstransaction setup in NBA2K Playground 2 is not that different to if they were offering a dlc that offers to unlock all players and any future player downloads.
In DBZ Fighterz you have to grind to unlock other DBZ characters. NBA2K Playground requires that you grind to unlock basketball players.
I'm not defending FighterZ either, but a season pass is a lot better than selling you fake in-game currency for real money.


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Why don't they want Furkan Korkmaz?
The Philadelphia 76ers have a great need for shooters yet they are severing ties with one of its best in Furkan Korkmaz after the season. What is up with that?; as the move mystifies many fans.
Hypothetically, let's say Philadelphia 76ers general manager Elton Brand received a phone call from another team's GM and the conversation started like this:
"Hey EB, could you use a 21-year-old kid who is the star of his country's national team and is a 6-foot-7 deadly outside shooter; plus he can handle the ball and is an above-average passer? Oh, and he will come to you with a rock-bottom salary."
One would think the answer from Brand would be an immediate 'Yes' — but apparently it is a resounding 'No'!
That hypothetical general manager just described the attributes of Furkan Korkmaz, who the Sixers already have, but probably not for long.
Korkmaz was buried on the bench and management made it clear he was not going to be part of their future plans when it declined his option for next season. In frustration, he then asked to be traded.
However, days after they declined his option, came the Jimmy Butler trade and, combined with some untimely injuries, coach Brett Brown had no choice but to play the former No. 26 pick from the 2016 draft.
When given the chance, Korkmaz has done fairly well. He may not be the next J.J. Redick or Kyle Korver, but certainly he has shown the makings of a contributor to a paper-thin bench. The big head-scratcher is that if the 76ers had picked up his option, they would only have to pay him $2 million next year.
In the real world, $2 million is a lot of money but not in the hyper-flushed-with-cash NBA. Put it this way, Amir Johnson, on a veterans minimum contract, and Justin Patton, who has played one game in his entire NBA career, will be paid by the 76ers more than $2 million this season.
Just a brief look at his output since the Butler trade shows that the more Korkmaz plays, the better he looks.
Not to get bogged down in statistics, but the bottom line is Korkmaz has played 15 minutes or more in a game eight times this season. Inof those games was he a minus in the plus/minus category. On average he is a +8.
Whether he makes jumpers or not (and currently he's just 28.3% from beyond the arc) Korkmaz is a threat the opposing defense must cover. He also is a pretty good ball-handler and an excellent passer, having made some impressive passes in his limited time on the court and sports a 3-to-1 assists to turnover ration.
Per 36 minutes in a game, Korkmaz averages 14.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists.
So what is the problem? Why do the Sixers want to bottle up 'The Kork'.
Dee-fense.
Korkmaz can do pretty much everything — except play lockdown defense. As coach Brett Brown has said many times, the first thing he looks for in a player is defense.
Being a stringbean at 6-foot-7, 190 pounds, Korkmaz does not have the bulk to stop slashing guards nor the foot speed to keep them in front of him. His game is more about skill and basketball I.Q. than athleticism.
Brown simply thinks Korkmaz's offensive skills do not outweigh his defensive liabilities. After three straight good performances, when asked about Korkmaz following a win in Orlando on November 14, all Brown talked about was how they were teaching Korkmaz to move his feet in practice.
When the decision was made on November 3 to decline his option, the word given was it was a matter of cap flexibility – even though the team would have been on the hook for the NBA equivalent of a pittance.
Maybe general manager Elton Brand did the official declining, but there no doubt this decision was entirely Brown's. If the coach thought Korkmaz would be a future rotation player, the option would have been picked up, without a doubt. Korkmaz lately is back to token amounts of playing time, averaging about five minutes against Toronto and at Detroit.
In case you were wondering, if the 76ers had a change of heart can they still sign Korkmaz? Not really. They can not offer him more than the option figure once he hits free agency. There would be little doubt some team will make him a bigger offer. Remember he is just 21-years-old, far from a finished product but can already shoot, dribble and pass with good skill and has also done well in international competition.
While Brown says defense is his first priority, it is not like he has not played defensive-deficient (a technical term for human turnstile) players in the past. Remember Marco Belinelli?
Not that statistics tell the whole story, but in the NBA defensive ratings (as of 12/8), Korkmaz is rated No. 216. For reference, T.J. McConnell, who is praised for his full-court ballhawking, is lower at 238 and rookie shooting guard Landry Shamet is down at 261.
Brown has shown an affinity for Shamet, this year's No. 26 pick in the draft, and a lot of the minutes he gets might have otherwise gone to Korkmaz. This is in no way to besmirch Shamet, who certainly is looking like a very promising player for a rookie. It is more to point out the strange disparity in playing time Brown gives out between him and Korkmaz although they are similar players, and Korkmaz even has more experience and a better defensive rating so you can not bring that up as an excuse.
Shamet has also had a couple of tough games lately but no one thinks he still won't get plenty of playing time in the future.
If you want to get into conspiracy theories, it could be as simple as Brown, as interim GM, drafted Shamet while Bryan Colangelo was in charge when Korkmaz was selected. The other non-Ben Simmons selection from the first round of that draft, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, was shipped out this past summer after rotting on Brown's bench for a couple of seasons.
You could say there is no point investing time in a player who, for better or worse, won't be here next year, but the Sixers are in 'Win Now' mode and half the team has expiring contracts at the end of the season as well.
To outside observers, it just seems bewildering that for a team desperate for some offensive punch off the bench, Brown and the organization do not want to give Korkmaz 15-20 minutes a game.
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Maybe that noted basketball expert and 17th century poet Tom Brown (just substitute Korkmaz for Dr. Fell) had it right for the Sixers management's view:
I do not like thee, Doctor Fell,
The reason why – I cannot tell;
But this I know, and know full well,
I do not like thee, Doctor Fell
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