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CFCfan: Catalonia is a region in Spain. They have their own Catalan language, apart from Spanish. The Catalans have been agitating for independence from Spain. Barcelona is a prominent Catalan city.

moonraker: The reason I suggested you use Pro instead of enterprise is becos of the very thing you crave, Permanent activation for free!!!

The enterprise edition cannot be permanent activated for the sole reason that the license has to be renewed every 180 days.

Where else, if by some miracle (and they usually happen) able to find a MAK key or some activator that can activate Windows 8,

The pro will be your best bet!!!

Hmmm, be like sey I don enter one chance

Assuming I wanna use Windows 8 Pro, can I do an upgrade installation over my Windows 8 Enterprise and keep all my installed apps, settings and files cos frankly I don't cherish the thought of a clean installation as it'd be too much work.

sexkillz:

Why you dey flash teeth? You don see mod wey bad pass you shey

semid4lyfe: THE FIGURINE - MY REVIEW

Not your typical Nollywood movie and this was obvious from the first few scenes. . . i.e The bringing forth of the goddess to Earth by the Priest, the 7 years of prosperity & 7 years of misery, death of the priest and the subsequent burning of the shrine and the downpour of rain which was all done in a colour to reflect a period in the distant past was very impressive.

Script & Directing: The script is the written form and template from which a movie is made and a good script does so much for a movie. The story is very believable and the dialogue & interaction between characters was very well scripted & potrayed on screen. . .although there was some ''forced'' dialogue in one or two scenes to promote/advertise the movie sponsors. eg the Miccom Golf Resort, Osun State & Lagos Park scenes.

Despite the movie being a slow paced ''talk'' drama, it stayed interesting through-out, was evenly paced, never dragged or had a lull. Also, the transition between scenes was seamlessly done and all this is due to the excellent job done by the Director.

Cast & Acting: Everyone cast in this movie was perfect for his/her role and performed very well except Funlola Aofiyebi-Rahman who played Linda and was guilty of ''overacting''. She overdid the whole ''single'', ''upwardly mobile'', ''rich'' and ''successful'' young lady trying to hook a man and settle down thing IMO. Her gesticulations, rolling of eyes, flailing of hands etc was exaggerated, annoying and irritating to watch. Someone needs to sit that lady down and tell her to stop overacting cos she does exactly the same thing in the MNET tv soap, Tinsel.

Femi (Ramsey Noah) & Mona had maad chemistry and I really felt their vibes. However, I was most charmed by the man who played the role of Mona & Femi's lecturer. . .his performance was outstanding and he stole the show in the few scenes he appeared.

Cinematography, Costuming, Set Location & Design: Figurine also does well in these areas. The village life scenes at the beginning of the movie, the NYSC orientation camp (the best depiction of it I've seen in any Nollywood movie) and all the other scenes were vey well done. The costuming of characters and design/decor of locations/sets used in the movie was very good too. Take for example the Lecturer's office and it's interior decor which was very artistic, afrocentric and stunningly beautiful. . .with all the posters of african art forms, deities, plaques, sculptures etc. . . .and the parrot which squeaked when Shola touched it's cage grin

Score and Soundtrack: The background sounds that accompanied the different scenes and the soundtrack (the araromire song. . .and thankfully it wasn't a rehash of the story) of the movie were low key and not loud like in most Nollywood productions. Also the background sounds kept fading in & out and was in sync with whatever was happening at any given time in the movie. All in all, the musical score and soundtrack provided very good transitions between the scenes and perfectly portrayed the emotional viewpoint for the scenes and the film as a whole.

Language, Translation and Subtitling: I absolutely love the language used in the movie. . . .the combination of English, Pidgin and Yoruba spoken was perfect for a story set in 21st century Lagos and it wasn't misused at all in relation to the characters. As in, characters who were supposed to speak English to each other spoke English and those who were supposed to speak Pidgin or Yoruba spoke exactly that. For example, it would have being foolish for Shola to have conversed with his Lecturer in Pidgin or Yoruba.

The translation and English subtitling was okay too as there was no "tabons" but I felt it could have been better and more specific as there were times the subtitled English translation conveyed the general meaning of what was spoken and not the exact meaning. Also there were a few parts in which Yoruba was spoken and there was no subtitled translation shown on screen.

The Climax & Ending: This is what I like most about Figurine. When the truth unravels it'll shock you. Also, it's doesn't conclude it's self and has what I'll call an "Open Ending". . . as in, it leaves you to draw your own conclusion and make up your own mind on what to believe. It's the kinda movie you see at the Cinema, turn to your friend at the end to ask what happened and discuss with during the long drive home. . . and many days after.

Overall, it's a very good movie and I'll score it a 7/10

Johnnoah1st: Pls d moderator of dis section should pls change d time, because d match is going to be play 8.00pm spain time and 9.00pm nigeria time and not 7.00pm as u av written. Tanks.

moonraker: No aero in windows 8.

Update your graphics drivers plus move to google chrome...

SimonAndal: Firstly, IE10 (Metro version) is brilliant! Far better than Chrome and Firefox. That's what I've been using since I upgraded

And no, Windows 8 doesn't offer Aero. What it does is make your taskbar (only the taskbar) a bit transparent. (Notice I said transparent and not translucent. 7 had translucency with Aero). It also changes the colour of the taskbar to match the background image currently in use on the desktop. Pretty cool, eh?

moonraker: What I cant understand though is why you would install enterprise instead of professional

DAvIt0: abi y nt Pro

Isn't Enterprise the most advanced of the Windows 8 OS or did Wikipedia get it wrong in their Comparison chart? Why I go chop chicken when turkey dey?

Funnily enough, it was Pro I first installed but I removed it and installed Enterprise after just a day. Anyway, I downloaded ISOs of both of 'em so I can always revert back to Pro if I want.

Me no get time for time, I fit just wake up tomorrow and revert back to XP sef lol

all4naija: @ semid4lyfe

Do not forget to upgrade you BIOS(Basic Input/Output System) to the latest one, by downloading it from your computer maker official website. Before doing the upgrade remove every external devices, close all works(webpages,folders, applications,etc), make sure your system is removed from hibernation state and connect it to the main power source.

It will really help in alleviating some disturbing issues in your Windows 8 Operating System.

sholay2011: a movie with clearly unbelievable special effects where bullets fly around amidst oppositions not minding if the plot is weak, character development is zero and directing and acting is at subpar.

That's why I was surprised when a friend of mine said 'Figurine' was trash. I was like seriously? He said he would rather sit down with 'Opa kan'.

Or maybe I'm too particular about the whole concept of 'world-class'...maybe we enjoy the way we are.

@ the bolded, is this your friend on Nairaland and does he go by the name afam4eva?

Hemanwel: Please,I want to get the fact straight up:
Is it CATALONIA or CATALUNYA?
I had always thought it's the latter.
Post:Catalunya would have a real crush on the Super Chickens.
I predict a bleeping 3 nil.

toba: You pple have started this madness in a new yr 2013. why dont u comment or go to hell.

too many kids on NL

Don't fret too much about them. Na zero-tolerance for them this year. . . .meanwhile, wetin u think about the game?

Something tells me it ain't gonna be good tomorrow

henryskywalker2003: Yes you can, but before you do make sure you downloaded all the necessary drivers for your hardware and keep them at hand just in case. I ran into a similar problem when installing mine. Found out that the Broadcom Ethernet card that worked out of the box when I installed Windows 7 didn't work with Windows 8, same goes for the Intel VGA (The resolution was very off).

Another thing, don't assume you'll like Windows 8 just because you installed a transformation pack. A transformation pack is nothing more than a theme when you really get down to it. So, be prepared to discover that there are lots of things you might miss from Windows 7 and a whole bunch of new stuff added.

As for the activators, am pretty sure you'll find one in the same site you downloaded your copy of Windows 8.

Ok, thanks. As it is, I have all my drivers ready. You're right about the transformation pack too.

Also, I've downloaded about 5 or 6 different activators and the problem now is which do I use?

moonraker: well the first option is to buy the software

The second option is to find a MAK key (Multiple activation key) if you find a working one, you can erm activate!!

Third option is to use KMS. Requires you to rearm after 180 days

So there you go abt the activation saga!!!

Lastly which version of Windows 8 should I INSTALL? Windows 8 Enterprise or Windows 8 Pro? I wan install am tomorrow so make una reply fast o as I wan enter 2013 with Windows 8 by Fire by Force