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After spending last weekend at the 50th Annual Society for Photographic Education's National Conference in Chicago, a sold out symposium attended by more than 1,000 photo educators and students, I decided to examine the question: What is the value of a photo degree? Here are the pros and cons.
Created in 1963 as photography was emerging as a course of study in art departments rather than strictly journalism programs, the Society's initial conference was attended by such photographic legends as Beaumont Newhall, Aaron Siskind, John Szarkowski, Jerry Uelsmann and Minor White. Today, SPE occupies a unique role in the photographic industry as it promotes "a broader understanding of the medium in all its forms through teaching and learning, scholarship, and criticism."
Held at the Palmer House hotel in downtown Chicago and hosted by Columbia College Chicago's Photography Department and the Museum of Contemporary Photography, the conference highlights included keynote presentations by Magnum photographer Martin Parr, fine art landscape photographer Richard Misrach, and fine art portrait photographer Zwelethu Mthethwa. Daily programs offered over the three day conference included Lightroom Seminars by Julieanne Kost of Adobe, ASMP presentations by Peter Krogh, Richard Kelly and Judy Hermann, bookmaking tutorials with Blurb and a variety of talks on subjects ranging from the Garry Winogrand archive to mobile photography's role in social activism. The exhibition hall featured a wide range of industry booths with major displays by manufacturers Calumet, Canon, MacGroup, Sigma and Sony.
During rare breaks in the conference schedule, I was able to sit down with photo educators Stan Strembicki, professor of art at the College of Art at Washington University, Jay Gould, professor of photography at the Maryland Institute College of Art, and Steve Benson, associate professor at Daytona State College to discuss the merits of a photo degree.
Pictured from left: Jay Gould, Stan Strembicki and Steven Benson.
- Peer criticism and peer-to-peer learning. "It's hard to think about making work in a vacuum, without peers to push you," said Gould. "Critique is incredibly valuable as you have to give someone feedback. I do believe in a certain competitiveness that student's have and they see what someone is working on and they want to do better. It does seem to elevate everyone's work as they are aware of a certain threshold."
- Presentation skills and the ability to talk with visual literacy about why a photograph is successful or not. "Even though we are making pictures, we still communicate through words, we still have to describe them, we still have to work with art directors and use words to come to terms with what we want," said Gould.
- The academic community and exposure to ways in which photography intersects with other disciplines. Good schools have regular photography exhibitions, guest lecturers and visiting artists. Many degrees will allow for experimentation in related disciplines like graphic design, film, and digital media. "If the interest is commercial photography, there are two primary paths — assisting, workshops and tutorials or an applied photography program like our's at Daytona State College," said Benson. "It is worth noting that your chances of getting better assistant jobs will be much easier if you have a formal education in the field."
- Guidance and mentorship by a professor or group of professors who often have multi-faceted careers in the medium ranging from fine art to photojournalism. "Art schools and educational programs teach us to be self-critical, they give us a methodology and guidepost for moving our work forward," says Strembicki.
- The ability and freedom to experiment with formats, cameras, lighting and types of imagemaking beyond simply digital.
- The ability to problem solve as technologies continue to evolve. "We are in a rapidly changing technological environment and in that kind of environment, you have to teach people to be creative problem solvers just as you teach students within their own work to discern what is good and bad in you're their work," said Strembicki.
- A network of alumni that are working on some level in the field of photography and creative arts. This can often be a gateway to an internship, assistantship or first job right out of school. "It is not absolutely required to have a degree to be successful career as a commercial photographer but it can help to open more doors," said Benson.
- A degree makes you more well rounded and more interesting as a creative individual. "We all want to work with people who are interesting to us," said Gould. "We base things on portfolio but we also base it on 'how can we connect with them, what is it like to spend a great deal of time working with this person?'"
- A college degree is expensive and photographic study costs money for cameras, computers, software and printing material that other disciplines don't require. Saddled with loans, it can be an expensive burden to manage when a young photographer comes out of school ready to launch a career.
- Photo editors at magazines don't care about your degree or where you went to school. They care about your portfolio and if your images will solve their needs and work in their context of their project.
- You can learn a great deal by working as a photo assistant in a major market and fill gaps in your knowledge base with workshops and seminars.
While not a required ingredient for success in photography, formal academic training can foster a robust technical foundation for aspiring photographers. Ultimately, the decision is a personal one but the financial investment in a two to four year course of directed study in photography can be intimidating and a significant hurdle to manage when kickstarting a photo career. Should you ever hope to teach photography (and many of the great photographers of the 20th century were also educators), an undergraduate degree is essential when pursuing advanced degrees like a Master of Arts in Photojournalism or a Master of Fine Arts in Photography.
So, do you need a photo degree? The choice is yours.
More information on the Society for Photographic Education can be found online here: https://www.spenational.org.
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You know, every person I have known who graduated with a photo degree (a few even from Brooks) have been outstanding technically, but mediocre when it comes to actually creating images. It's a lot like going to college to learn how to paint: there will be others who are just born with the talent to make beautiful paintings and will just be better due to raw ability.
Exactly. People put a school they graduated from, or a camera club they belong to as if it's validation of their skills and a reason to pay them. If your photos are good, that's all that matters. I had coworkers go on about how you need a degree to be a photographer. I had to teach them basic lighting concepts, camera controls, how DOF is controlled, and other basics of the software we used. I don't have a degree. Somehow I manage. The other problem is that these students are using a school's $100,000 studio to build their portfolio. When they get out, they can no longer produce the same work and end up tricking people and scamming them out of money. It's really frustrating seeing kids advertising as "professional photographers" and then they have one consumer camera, variable aperture lens, and sometimes not even one flash.
" When they get out, they can no longer produce the same work and end up tricking people and scamming them out of money." I'm sorry, what?...
These people have paid the tution fee to be able to use that equipment. They have worked hard to be able to practice how to properly use the studio so they are prepared for a professional environment. The students who practice a lot in the studio are probably going to be the ones looking for jobs working in the commerical industry and are using this oppourtunity to further their portfolios and technical skills in order to have a better chance at getting those jobs.
Also, what does it matter what equipment you own? That doesn't qualify how 'professional' you are. Anyways, surely if you wanted to be working in a studio environment often you'd rent all your equipment?...
It'd be fantastic if only the quality and content of your photos mattered but in industry that's only one factor; you need to be able to evidence strong technical skills and practicing in the studio is one of the best ways to do that.
Tricking and scamming them out of money? They still have the knowledge they acquired in school. Equipment can be rented at a fraction of the price it cost to buy new (and in some cases, it makes WAY more sense to rent than to buy). I can rent a set of Profoto strobes from my local camera shop for about $75/day, and pass that cost onto my customer as part of their fee for hiring me. Also, working with those expensive Profoto or Hensel sets prepares the student for the industry standard equipment when they DO go out and assist others - they won't be tripping and fumbling over themselves on where that cable goes or how to adjust light output or setting wireless channels on the strobes.
Does it matter if I shoot with an Einstein, Profoto, Elinchrom or even dinky little speedlites as long as I KNOW how to use them to achieve my ends? Yes, there are limitations to each lighting piece. The key is knowing how to work around those limitations, and create those images your client needs. A photographer isn't just a "clicker" of the shutter button, they problem solve, light, direct, among a multitude of other things.
My work covers a wide breadth. My education helped me get that wide breadth, otherwise I'd be another one of those "natural light" photographers who limits themselves. I'm very glad I spent the money to get that education, and for what it's worth, my school required business classes towards earning that degree.
Re: $100,000 studios...it's highly unlikely you are going to have this available to you on your graduation. How many schools do a "Shoot with what you Got" course? That is more realistic. Perhaps something else to try is mandating that their final portfolio is to be done with only rented kit and a limited budget. Nice to have the equipment the school provides but you can't go back to use it when you are out their doors.
That's exactly what every person that didn't go to school says about people that did go to school. Photographers that are formally trained are often looking at different elements of a photograph than non-educated people will look at. What a self-taught person might call "creative" ...a formally taught photographer might call "cliche." Most graduates from the better photo programs are not impressed by cheap photo gimmicks in the same way that self-taught people are, so their portfolios always seem boring to people that like gimmicks. All self-taught photographers fall for gimmicks. Don't kid yourselves, you all fall for them LOL
Funny. That's what most people with a photo degree say. Is it part of the curriculum or your own way of justifying the amount of money you spent?
Read my previous post (below in this thread) to get the answer about money.
I can personally attest that, while I did not go to school for photography myself, I am CONSTANTLY being emailed by graduates or soon-to-be graduates of a well known photography school asking for an internship/appreticeship/job. Just sayin'
That's a good point. The bulk of my assisting work was done for photographers that had never gone to school. I was always puzzled by the situation. I thought that surely formally taught photographers should have an advantage in business over self-taught photographers. So the paradoxical situation just didn't make sense. Over time, I observed patterns of behavior that finally led me to a conclusion as to why more professional photographers appear to be self-taught rather than formally educated....
The reason is because the vast majority of clients know close to nothing about objective form in the arts. For this reason, they cannot validate work based the abstract properties of self-expression that are necessary for determining art. Instead, they look for OBVIOUS novelties that make work "stand-out" etc. In other words, they need in-your-face gimmicks that cannot possibly be ignored and don't require sophisticated levels of abstract thought to notice.
At first, the requirement to stand-out may sound quite reasonable. But remember, if a circus clown were walking down a city street on a weekday then he'd probably stand-out too. Would that make him an artist, or just a freak? The reason he'd get attention is because he's making a spectacle of himself when considered in relationship to his environment. The keyword is "spectacle."
Most photographers that were formally educated in the major photo schools understand that spectacle is something to avoid when working seriously in the proper arts. Meanwhile, most photo clients actually look for spectacle when they are assessing the value of a photographer's work. This creates a strange situation where self-taught photographers are actually at an advantage over formally educated photographers when it comes to getting clients. The self-taught photographer actually knows less about form in the arts, which actually makes him/her better able to relate to the majority of clients that don't know anything about form either.
Ugh, god no. The last thing you should do is start your career $40,000 - $70,000 in debt from school loans etc. This goes for any art school major, as a degree from art school is essentially useless.
The best advice I could give is just take an internship when you're 18-23 years old. You will learn as much or more by working in the industry. If you really need help understanding the technical aspects of cameras, you can always take a few select workshops and pay out of pocket.
While I am in complete agreement on the difficulty with student loan debt can play on future aspirations - all degrees are expensive, how is one from an art school "essentially useless"? There was a report recently that some of the poorest individuals in terms of net worth vs student debt vs job prospects were recent Law School graduates. A profession that is usually stereotypically seen as "important" and "prestigious" and "wealthy".
I chose to get a MFA in photography from an expensive art school. Totally my choice, and there are times when I wish I didn't have the student loan debt I do, but I don't once regret getting my degree. The pursuit of a degree opens one up to a variety of educational experiences and information that isn't readily available otherwise. True, you don't need many of these to be a "professional" or to succeed in the industry commercially, but those experiences can impact the work you end up making, and who you are as an individual, so its still valid.
Another reason I chose to get a MFA was so I would have the opportunity to teach, at a college level. I feel like its a way that I can give back to the future of our industry. I could hold workshops on my own, but that may or may not be successful. Joining the faculty at a school (of which you need a MFA to do) allows me to give back, as I have been helped by so many of my professors and peers in the past.
Same here. I don't think anyone should get a BFA in Photography to be honest. You can learn everything they try and teach by simple having the initiative and making images on your own. But I'm all for the MFA "if" you want to teach as your end goal. Which is why I got mine.
Your argument is invalid because in most non-art profession a degree is mandatory for the career path after getting out of school. To use your example, you simply cannot practice law without attending law school first.
That is not the case with art school. I see virtually no art jobs that require a degree from art school.
Good article, I think you meant "intimidating" instead of "intimating" though :)
I think no one needs a photography degree to succeed as a photographer. Not a single client has ever asked me if I have a college degree. My portfolio is all the credentials I'll ever need. Having said that, here is why you should go to college regardless: To get a degree in business, mainly in accounting and marketing. After all, that's how you'll spend the most amount of time. I still kick myself for not having done it that way...
yeah, I agree 100%. If you want to make your life photography, then business is a far more important major.
I agree with you completely and also Antonio. But I would also augment your business education with a strong salesmanship course. One has to know who their potential markets are, but how to reach and sell them. A good salesmanship course also teaches about rejection, helping the entrepreneur to understand that not everyone is going to want your services or buy from you and to keep forging ahead despite lost 'potentials.'
I don't buy this argument. I doubt if publishers ask writers if they have a college degree, but there's no doubt that the education has been crucial to many writers. Of course it depends on how you want to use photography.
As someone with an MFA and an instructor at universities (SAIC, SFUAD currently and UNM earlier) that teach photography and award photography degrees, I'd have to say that my educational experience on both sides of the lectern has been critical to who I am as an artist. Could I have done without it? Yes but my art career and life would have been the poorer for it. Even my commercial work (I am an architectural photographer for 34 years), like my b&w art, IMHO has benefited from the critical and nurturing environment of the university photo programs I have been associated with. As university trained artists themselves (architects) my commercial clients respect my art degrees. Need? No. Useful? Absolutely.
I could be wordier, but my experiences with both approaches leads me to believe my photographic education is far more enlightening and enriching than the alternative. It definitely depends on the program, the cost and what the other options you have available, but I'd choose my photographic education every time. Also, all of those other classes you can take to enrich your life in college do far more for photography than you might think. (Business, art history, history in general, etc.)
I have said it before but its not all about the degree, its about the person and their drive towards a career in the arts.
Hey Joseph!
Great article I really liked it. I am a student in photography however I didn't apply to college for photo instead I studied Criminology for two years and really not enjoying what I was doing and more importantly I knew that law was not something I ever wanted to do. In India doing art for a degree isn't praised by many but I really wanted to put my life in college to good use so I decided on doing photography which yes puts me at financial and experience disadvantage but the way I see it if you have time to learn it I rather not waste it on a degree I really wouldn't want to do.
today, degree is advantage but not essential. it just a label. a good one. but before the google, history(art&photography), concepts, techniques, styles, without a 3"display medium and large format in studio, b&w processing, color film print, rayogram, media and advertising bla bla, just focusing on the art of photography. the decision is yours.
Photoschool may not be a requirement today, but if you do attend a school, it does matter which one you go to since not all schools are created equal. If the instructor thinks Photoshop is the same as lighting… chances are it is the wrong school, LOL.
I attended Brooks from 1987-89, back when it was all film and we shot with 4x5's and Hassy's. The instructors were great and I got my technical skills down pat. I wanted a technical education and not an artistic education, I already had two years of art college under my belt.
Art school was fun, but the instructor said he could not teach me technical lighting so he recommended Brooks, Art Center Pasadena and Rochester Institute of Technology.
Looking back, I would recommend business and marketing as a major and photography as a minor. I spend 75% of my time marketing and 25% of the time shooting.
I also recommend assisting the best photographer you can for about a year. I assisted 3 of LA's top fashion and product photographers and I learned more about creativity AND lighting in one year of assisting THAN in 5 years of shooting on my own.
School also reinforced and taught me what a good image should look like. At the risk of sounding rude or arrogant, I can care less what 40 people on Photo.net think of an image. It might look great to them, but will the image fly on Workbook.com or the clients I shoot for.
Would I recommend spending $100,000 for a photo education in todays market….nope!
I am a on again,off again hobbiest photog but I have spoken with many Pros and your 75% Business / 25% Photography is also what I hear from them. Great reality check.!
"All art is quite useless." - Oscar Wilde
Nobody should go to school for photography to make money. A proper education in the arts is supposed to be "worthless" because art is not a utilitarian enterprise. People that want to learn something that earns money should become accountants, not photographers.
Photo school is just one way to learn these things. Both technical skills and conceptual thinking can easily be learnt just by creating a huge volume of work. Which is basically what school forces you to do, otherwise you'd have to be self-disciplined enough to do so.
By far and large most photographers would benefit more from any form of business education, if their goal is to live as a professional photographer.
I think I might try to see when the photo classes at my school are and then sneak in.
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"We want to get a definitive answer on what lorries could avoid coming through Clare and the ones which need to," said Keith Haisman, chairman of the council.
"If we stop lorries in a layby and ask where they are going, that would tell us."
Mr Haisman said the advantage of the survey, compared with CCTV, was that drivers could not say they were making a delivery if they got stuck in traffic.
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Progress is being made in attempts to reduce the number of articulated lorries clogging up narrow roads and damaging listed buildings in Clare.
For more than three years, the Stour Valley Lorry Action Group (SVLA) has been campaigning to have a weight limit imposed on the A1092.
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Group chairman Bob Verguson said more than 17,000 people had signed a petition calling for a solution to the problem and CCTV footage was now being gathered to highlight the issue to Suffolk County Council.
"We have had discussions with county council staff and they have admitted that there is a problem," said Mr Verguson, who lives in Stoke Road, Clare.
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Mr Verguson said that in order to build a picture of the disruption and damage caused by articulated lorries, CCTV images from The Bell Hotel on Market Hill, which has been hit on numerous occasions, was to be used.
Another option is to use a form of auto number plate recognition (ANPR), to allow campaigners to assess which HGVS are making deliveries to businesses in the area and which are using the road as a short cut.
"The Bell has been clouted many times and now that Greene King has put CCTV in place, we can use that," said Mr Verguson, a former police officer.
"We would like to think the amount of people who have signed the petition would have an impact."
Last summer, a Co-op lorry struck Clare Pharmacy in Well Lane, causing scaffolding outside the building to collapse and damaging the neighbouring newsagents.
But Mr Verguson said damage was not the only reason HGVs should use alternative routes such as the A1124, A131, A143 or A14.
"The A1092 is regularly used by ambulances going through to Addenbrooke's Hospital – and when they get stuck by the lorries, they cannot go anywhere," he said.
"We are not anti-lorry, but the big artics need to be stopped."
Mary Evans, Suffolk County Council's assistant cabinet member for roads and transport, said the authority was conducting an origin and destination survey to monitor whether lorries were accessing the area for legitimate business or using it as a shortcut.
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A major road resurfacing programme will take place in Clare in June. "This will include remedial work to the roads and pavements to mitigate the impact of heavy traffic," added Mrs Evans.

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Downloaded to my phone! Sadly, today is a time-sensitive day at work, and I don't want it to distract me. I'm torn!
Another great episode have been waiting for it all week! Only thing that sux is now I have another week to wait for the next one.
As for the bios I really don't have much to say they are ok to me. I think Titus Bio is really cool and you guys are so right these different stories would make for an awesome series of comics. I'd love to see a new comic more in the Classics style! Don't get me wrong the MVCreations Comics were great and I own all of them, but I'd love to see Emiliano draw the classics.
Fun episode!
Since Eamon was wondering...
In the UK comics, Evil-Lyn's origin was actually that she was one of Queen Marlena's friends who had magical powers and became jealous of Marlena and joined with Skeletor to have her revenge on her. So maybe that's what you're remembering.
As for Gygor and Evil-Lyn, I believe she freed him in order to get the magical cloned bananas that gave Gygor his powers, ate them, and turned yellow herself!
awesome awesome awesome podcast as always guys! ...
as much as i love the interview segments you guys do, the best part of every show is listening to you guys giving your opinions on the world of motu ... (well, until you guys get an interview with frank langella or dolph lundgren ... ...) ...
pixel dan - i agree with you in terms of prince adam/he-man ... prince adam is the he-man, and that's the way i will always see it ... despite all the twists and turns in the new motuc canon, what stuck with me from childhood will never be changed or altered ...
also, i opted not to buy a motuc tytus when he was released - but when i heard that bio read back over the 'cast - it made me realise i have so got to get one - is a tytus re-release possible? ...
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''He-Man lives and possesses that key, I must possess all or I possess nothing!'' (Skeletor, 1987)
Yep. Thanks to Busta Toons for that scan.
I do own that issue, but I have no scanner myself.
Did one of you do a German accent and say he was from Holland?!?
Be carefull, that isn't always appreciated..
Also Val, you run around in your kitchen at night naked carrying a gun? You are weird, lol.
As for Adams personality; I always thought his personality or person did change as he semi worked as a vessel for the power or the elders and Grayskull. Didn't he have memories of Grayskull in nightmares about Hordak?
• As far as Adam being He-Man, He-Man was his own character in the beginning and not a secret identity. Now He-Man has been reduced to a guise, a costume. Might as well make him a legacy character that has been passed through the ages. The "damage" has already been done.
• I hated scrying in cartoons PERIOD. I remark about it in my MegagearMax does Filmation thread.
• Evil-Lyn's name is terrible, if it's supposed to be Eternian. I'm suspecting that maybe Evil-Lyn, her unmentioned mother or her father might be from Earth. Guess we'll find out more when the Faceless One's Bio is revealed.
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So, Evil-Lyn holds a grudge against Skeletor because of the transformation , so she goes on to free Hordak - the one person responsible for that transformation?
Great discussion guys! I thought the debate about the various He-Men was pretty interesting. I agree with PD, that Adam will always be He-Man, but I don't necessarily think the past He-Men detract from that.
I look at it this way...they were impostors. That is, they were He-Man in name only whose job it was to keep the legend alive until the real deal showed up.
In other words, they're like mall Santas. Not the real thing, but they keep the kids convinced.
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I added the kitchen because I am always naked in my kitchen...
I a pretty sure THE SHAPE OF CASTLE GRAYSKULL was meant with the bio sentence "to build King Grayskull a mighty fortress, incorporating the symbol of the Cosmic Warriors into the entrance as a tribute to his fallen comrade".
Do you guys think they meant the little tombstone? Because that is clearly not what the bio says IMHO.
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Yeah, I know. He totally messed up the Dutch on purpose because no-one could really hate canadians and dutch folk. Well, we can be pretty annoying
It is just funny how often in movies or whatever actors that play dutch put on a German accent. Mike myers included
Relax, I didn`t hear anything german related and I´m from Germany
* Adam vs. He-Man: I've always felt that Adam matures into what he could potentially be. Essentially what he will be one day. Yes, he started to mature in the 200X cartoon and had to hold back publicly so he could get away with the duel identity. Imbued with the power, he stands for so many things as the paladin to the powers of Grayskull.
* Evelyn Morgan Powers: Well, Morgana was also known as Morgan LeFay, but as was stated, without a direct link to Earth, what's the reasoning behind this? If the Faceless One were on Marlena's ship, and somehow went back in time, wouldn't that be a little convoluted? I'm definately glad to see the nod to the classic stories, but with an Eternian origin, it seems a little disjointed. Personally, I've never been drawn to one origin or the other. If she's the daughter of a sorcerer, that explains her powers; if she and Marlena were together during the crash and rescued by the royal brothers, that explains her jealousy.
* I'm really excited for Battle Armor Skeletor, as that was the Skeletor I had as a kid. While I'm glad that they are doing the nod to the original figure with the overall indigo feet, it does look kind of odd. I might switch them out with extra feet just to see how they look, or likely he'll go on the shelf with the other Skeletors, making up the army from Infinita.
* I've always thought Adam would win the final battle, and marry someone; whether it be Teela or Bow. He becomes King, looking like He-Man as he's now fully grown and having grown into the role. Being that the power was linked to the bloodline, any of the descendants could tap into the power, should the need ever arise. I love Eamon's placement of the movie being in the future, and that He-Man is already a king.
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From the Wikipedia entry for Morgan (given name):And before anyone says anything, I know; it's Wikipedia. Keep in mind, someone from Mattel may read Wikipedia, too.One source gives the meaning of the feminine name as "great queen" and relates the name to the Morrígan, a goddess of war.
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Regarding the purple feet on Battle Armor Skeletor, I was the one that initiated that. There was already a thread on it months and months before he was announced, and the vast majority wanted purple feet. Once he was shown at SDCC with the bare feet I resurrected the thread and people were in support of the purple feet still.
I am extremely happy they made his feet purple because it just looks better since he is in battle armor, so it just looked weird to be barefoot in that regard. But most importantly, this is THE figure I had as a kid, so I am ecstatic about that! I am looking forward to him as much as everyone else was looking forward to BA He-Man.
I would rather his battle damage be silver instead of black and his boots match the color of his armor (and his face wash is terrible), but these are minor things.
My name is Pan . . . and I am the Man.
From Wiki about Goldmember
Though Johann is described as being Dutch, there were a number of inaccuracies in Myers' portrayal.
Dutch accent
Myers' imitation of the Dutch accent was not accurate; in almost all cases it is in fact closer to a German accent rather than a Dutch one.
He also pronounces "weird" as "veird", the replacement of the "w" by "v" being a classical example to create a German accent. Dutch speakers would pronounce "weird" as "ʋirt", thus heavily voicing the "d" turning it into a hard "t".
Anyway, back to my REAL questions about the podcast. can't believe this got sidetracked over one sentence
1. As for Adams personality; I always thought his personality or person did change as he semi worked as a vessel for the power or the elders and Grayskull. Didn't he have memories of Grayskull in nightmares about Hordak?
2. I a pretty sure THE SHAPE OF CASTLE GRAYSKULL was meant with the bio sentence "to build King Grayskull a mighty fortress, incorporating the symbol of the Cosmic Warriors into the entrance as a tribute to his fallen comrade".
Do you guys think they meant the little tombstone? Because that is clearly not what the bio says IMHO.
Great show guys, very entertaining as usual. Keep up the good work.
Adam is THE destined He-Man. The other "He-Men" before him were only guardians of the Sword of He who kept both halves seperated. Adam was the first and only to combine the halves and use the sword to tap into the power it harmonized with, physcially transforming into He-Man with all the powers and cha-bang.
The other He-Men, Wun-Dar, Vikor, Oo-lar etc... were brave warriors but had no powers (i.e. great stength) that Adam gains by taping into his destined power. They fought to protect the sword of He, Adam actually wields it, hence seperating himself and taking his rigthful place in the legend!
Hope that helps!


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BAKU, August 18, 2005 - The Minister of Economic Development Farhad Aliyev and UNICEF Representative in Azerbaijan Hanaa Singer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
Main objective of MoU is to accelerate the achievement of child-related global commitments, reduce child poverty and exclusion while putting children and the reduction of child poverty consistently at the centre of national and international socio-economic policy agendas and decision-making, including the Millennium Agenda and the new sustainable development programme.
The MOU outlines the following key areas of collaboration: Development of country specific MDGs Action Plan; Implementation of SPPRED and development of the new long-term sustainable development programme to improve welfare of the population; Strengthening MDG Tracking & Monitoring at the country level.
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ADELAIDE United expects to host another major Spanish club at Adelaide Oval next year after the success of Friday night's friendly against Malaga.
The Reds were trounced 5-1 on the pitch but hit the target everywhere else — making a tidy profit and drawing a strong crowd for a preseason game of more than 23,000.
Adelaide chairman Greg Griffin is confident of being included in the LFP World Challenge — which sees La Liga clubs travel across the globe to promote the Spanish game — again next year.
"I have little doubt that LFP will now include us as a participant in the 2015 event," Griffin said in an email to The Advertiser on Saturday.
The Reds chairman hosted a range of dignitaries and soccer identities — including local legends Aurelio Vidmar and John Aloisi and Spanish champions Guillermo Amor and Fernando Sanz — at a pre-match function in the Ian McLachlan Room.
He spoke positively about the relationships the Reds are building in Spain and was bullish about the prospect of luring a more high profile opponent in 2015.
"There's a chance we can attract even bigger clubs than Malaga depending on the draw," Griffin told the room.
Griffin indicated Friday night's game was a commercial success based on preliminary figures shown by Adelaide Oval SMA chief executive Andrew Daniels.
"We've actually far exceeded our expectations," Griffin told the room.
"Bruno Marveggio and I worked out we were $6.72 in profit last night but I'm now told by Andrew Daniels ... that we are bucket loads ahead of that because he's got the figures."
Reds coach Josep Gombau, who helped secure the game through his connections in Spain, believed Adelaide had proven it was worthy of another taste of La Liga.
"We had a short time to promote the game and 23,000 is a lot for us," Reds coach Josep Gombau said.
"I think the club made a big effort and the response of the people was very good.
"We showed we are ready to do a big game here next year."
Malaga coach Javi Gracia also gave his tick of approval to the event.
"I didn't know how many spectators there were, but when you have made the journey we did and you see that reception, you forget everything and enjoy the event, which I sincerely believe is worth the effort," Gracia said.
THERE were mixed emotions in the Adelaide United dressing rooms after their 5-1 defeat against Malaga — frustration they failed to perform at their best on the big stage but realism their opponent was in a different class.
There were several moments where the Reds invited trouble with sloppy play in the back half but at other times there wasn't much they could do to stop Malaga scoring.
Reds coach Josep Gombau lamented not having his full squad available to test the La Liga outfit — noting the absence of injured quartet Fabio Ferreira, Michael Marrone, Cassio and Awer Mabil.
"I am a competitive man and today I couldn't have all my squad. You go to play and you don't have all the team and you can't be competitive," Gombau said.
"I think the result is honest, it reflects what happened on the field."
Adelaide was under the pump from the outset but only trailed 1-0 at half-time as Malaga failed to make the most of its opportunities.
But it was different story after the break when a 20m strike from Pablo Perez started an avalance of goals.
"We were in the game at half-time and then copped two quick goals which made it a tough ask to come back from," Reds defender Tarak Elrich said.
"We pulled one back through Brucey but they were just too good on the night."
Reds midfielder Marcelo Carrusca predicted Malaga would climb the La Liga table after finishing 11th last season.
"We didn't play as well as we do normally," he said.
"And against this team if you make mistakes you're going to feel the difference.
"I think they'll have a very good season this year."
As for the Reds, they've got a limited amount of time to regroup ahead of their FFA Cup clash against Wellington on August 5.
But Malaga coach Javi Gracia believes Adelaide is well-placed under Gombau.
"I think Adelaide is a good team who are well trained and organised," he said.
"Today they weren't as clinical as they can be up front."
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Tucker Pavilion, at HCA Virginia's Chippenham Hospital, has been committed to the Behavioral Health needs of our community for over 100 years. We offer a full range of inpatient, outpatient and emergency services for children, adolescents, adults and geriatric patients in our newly renovated units.
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In the judgment in favour of Simon Singh against the British Chiropractic Association's bogus defamation action, the judge noted that the use of defamation law on scientific discussions had a "chilling effect", and a movement has resulted to reform libel law, to which all three major parties seem to be committed.
In the United States, notionally the home of free speech, the trouble caused by creationists and Tea Baggers leads even ordinary schools to avoid teaching evolution. The chilling effect has frozen education in the US. A school that was not trying to teach creationism or IDiocy, but merely to avoid controversy, has refused a teacher permission to teach evolution in science class. The teacher, Mark Tangerone, will retire two years early as a result.
Likewise, the effect of the revisionists in Texas is having a similar chilling effect around the US in the teaching of history and science. Basically, anything that a vocal and troublesome minority want to prevent being taught, can be stopped dead. This can include things like sex education, of course, which is what the target is – if you can control who has sex and under what conditions, you run things in general.
It is, I think, time to review Aristotle's point about democracy: it can become mob rule in an instant. The way we had previously prevented this, to the extent that we had, was not to increase the influence of the majority by greater elected representation, but to curtail representation by convention and expert opinion. The conventions were that politicians would not try to impose political views on education, or on science (often honoured more in the breach), and the curtailment was, in other democracies than the US, that experts had a special role in setting the standards. Both appear to be under constant and intensive attack. I think, especially in the light of the astroturf funded campaign against Anthropic Global Warming, that this needs to be addressed urgently, in the US and around the world.


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Kate Breece from the Helix Water District will share an insider's look at some of the history of water in San Diego County as part of the city of El Cajon's "Historical Past Speakers Series."
Breece's talk, "From the Flume to the Ozone" is set for 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, in the Community Room of the Downtown El Cajon Library, 201 E. Douglas Ave.
The flume Breece will discuss was built in the 1800s, and came about because of the growing demand for water in the city of San Diego and inland towns.
The lack of a dependable supply was an ongoing problem. Until 1885, residents of San Diego used wells for water, but in 1886, a British-backed San Diego Flume Company was formed.
The plan was to build an earthen dam around a lake in the Cuyamacas, then construct a redwood flume to carry water from there into Grossmont, and then transfer it into a pipe taking it into San Diego. Heavy construction began in May of 1886. A diverting dam was built to direct dam water into the flume. More than 800 horses and mules hauled wagons carrying millions of feet of redwood boards for the enormous project.
"The history of the Helix Water District is interesting and colorful, and it will tickle the fancy of anyone who has a history bent," Breece said.


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OneRepublic Sends Fans on Scavenger Hunt [VIDEO]
For the past few years there's been a common thread between OneRepublic's songs. The band always seems to be searching for something. So it's only fitting they send their fans on a wild goose chase for their latest music video.
The video for OneRepublic's new song 'If I Ever Lose Myself' from their latest album Native sends a group of teens on a scavenger hunt around L.A.. If the fans play by the rules they score the ultimate prize!


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Inconvenient meeting spaces, inadequate task seating, and frequent interruptions were among the key takeaways from healthcare designer Carolyn Fleetwood's observation of a nurse during an eight-hour shift. Photos courtesy GS&P
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ONEONTA, N.Y. -- The SUNY Oneonta Department of Physics and Astronomy will hold its first planetarium show of the fall semester at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, in the college's state-of-the-art digital planetarium.
The show, which is free and open to the public, will highlight the constellations, stars and planets visible in the night sky and take the audience on a virtual voyage through the solar system, galaxy and universe. It will conclude with a short movie on the planetarium's Digistar projector system, which uses the same kind of high-tech equipment found in an IMAX theater.
The planetarium is located on the basement level of the Science I Building on West Dormitory Road on the college campus. Because seating in the planetarium is limited, registration for the show is required and tickets must be presented at the door. To register and obtain a ticket, visit http://oneontaplanetarium.eventbrite.com/.
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This is so on point, I tire of every last couple on here. I wanna see more "real love" couples like Omar and Keisha Epps, Courtney Cox and Angela Bassett, Boris and Nicole, not this foolery
Hold up yall can keep them out of this they luv is real!!!!!!!
I hope I can have a marriage that's as 'annoying' as Nick and Mariah. I'll be annoying for the rest of my life and not care who doesn't like it.
I really wish i can have a marriage as "annoying" as Nick & Mariah and as "annoying" as Jay Z and Beyonce. I'll really be annoying for the blissful rest of my life and f… the rest of the world who doesn't like it. (Thanks Nik) FU Hip Hop World. even though i agree utterly to most


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Nigeria's foreign exchange reserves rose to $34.67 billion on Feb. 1, their highest level in four and half months, central bank data showed on Friday, raising hopes of a more stable exchange rate on the naira.
The figure was up on the $32.98 billion of forex reserves that Africa's top energy producer had at the start of last month, and also higher than the $33.16 billion it had at this time a year ago.
Strong demand for the dollar on the domestic market has piled pressure on local currency the middle of since last year, eating into the forex reserves of Africa's second biggest economy as the central bank intervened to prop it up.
The bank said outlook for oil prices in the short-term suggested that forex reserves would continue to recover.
Forex reserves at current level could finance more than 6 months of imports of goods and services, the central bank said.
Source: Reuters (Reporting by Oludare Mayowa)
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KwaZulu-Natal - A North Coast woman has been embroiled in a three-month battle with cinema giant Ster-Kinekor after her handbag was stolen in a cinema.
She said the "measly" R1 000 and two complimentary tickets offered by Ster- Kinekor as compensation is a "slap in the face".
Tabitha Pullock, 39, said she wanted to warn other moviegoers so they wouldn't become victims. But Ster-Kinekor said stringent security measures had been put in place.
Pullock had treated her five-year-old son to a film at the Gateway Mall cinema in July. The mother from Zinkwazi on the North Coast said she bought her tickets online and was seated in the last row at the back.
"We were watching the 12.15pm show. I had gone to a few stores before the movie, so I had a shopping bag that I put under my seat. The bag was big enough for me to put my handbag in it.
"About 15 minutes into the movie I heard a ruffling noise and thought a rat got stuck in my shopping bag. When I looked down, I got the shock of my life. There was a man on the floor, taking out my handbag," said Pullock.
She jumped out of her seat and grabbed the thief's foot, but he managed to get away and escaped.
"He entered from a door that leads to the premiere lounge, which is private and so should have been locked properly, but wasn't. Gateway security told me no one is allowed in the area [the premiere lounge] and it took us about 10 minutes to get into it. By then he was long gone," she said.
The robber got away with her purse, cellphone, car keys, ID book, house keys and bank cards.
Pullock's husband, Mike, said: "The main issue that needs to be highlighted is that the cinema was accessed through the VIP lounge, which means this was a burglary.
"This is very different from having your goods stolen by someone who gained access by buying a ticket. If that were the case we would not have had any complaint.
"The next point is that the robber had a perfect escape route due to the lack of maintenance on the fire escape door."
Christopher Botha, regional manager for Ster-Kinekor Theatres, said: "Theft is an unpleasant fact in our society and all companies need to ensure that appropriate safety measures are put in place to reduce such incidents.
"In all our Ster-Kinekor foyers we have placed signs urging customers to safe-guard their personal items. In addition, cinema staff ask customers to watch their personal belongings at the ticket submission before they enter a cinema.
"At Gateway we contract extra security in our foyers for peak shows and have access restrictions under the back row seats in the cinemas. There is an alarm system at all exit doors as these cannot be locked due to fire safety legislation."
Pullock says her son has become nervous about going to the cinema.
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kacsnk Posts: 1Whenever my car Volvo S70 98 slipped in a snowy road my ABS light and traction off lights on. Then i have to stop engine and reastart to get rid off that. Why is this
timeming Posts: 2Your ABS and traction control uses the same computer module to operate the brake system. When you're slipping in snow, the traction control trys to prevent the tires from slipping. If the ABS and traction control lights are staying on, most likely there is something wrong with the computer module.
tatum1 Posts: 1I have a 98 GLT and the ABS light has come on off and on since new I have learned to live with it but how will I know when there is a real problem.
you mean you bought the car brand new in 97 or 98 and have always had this issue? You didn't have it fixed under warranty?
Anyway, if the lights come on and stay on, then you have a problem. I fixed mine fairly quickly after the problem began because it scared the heck out of me to be driving a vehicle where the ABS might give out all of a sudden (imagine that happening DURING a panic stop!).
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boulder1990 Posts: 1I have a 2000 s70 but i have been trying to figure out if it is an se or what? My insurance says its and Se but the back of the car dosent say anything but s70. It has all of the options except a winter weather package. I was trying to figure out if an Se could have a turbo engine because when i was getting my oil changed, the man said i had a turbo motor with out the turbo. When i am on the higway and i hit the gas pedal i fell a little lag before the car shoots off. Maybe it could be a glt se and the insurance just reads se. They even asked me if it was a turbo because they cant tell. Any thing u can tell me would be greatly appreciated. And also if anybody knows why it dosnt say SE or GLT or T5 on the back, i would be interested to know.
could be a base SE.
This was a base S70 w/ leather and alloys, and a few other options.
these were the last S70's built.
Probably have to check your vin.
and that lag you are referring to is probably the time between you stepping on it and the transmission downshifting.
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I am considering purchasing a 1998 S70 w/47000 miles for my 17 year old. Is the car safe and reliable? What problems should i look for or expect. The car looks clean.
Thank you for your help, it is very muck appreciated.
wow! 47k miles? That's remarkably low. Hope you run a carfax to double-check that figure and make sure it hasn't been rolled back.
Anyway, a '98 GLT will treat you well, IMO. Just keep up with the maintenance. There are common failures you will need to face, like the ABS controller, PCV system, spring mounts, swaybar endlinks, and probably some others I'm forgetting. Although the car only has 47k miles, I would probably replace the timing belt and tensioner now ... age can hurt a timing belt, just like miles.
If you or your son has the ability to turn a wrench, I suggest getting familiar with what is under the hood sooner than later. It can really save you big bucks when it comes to the ABS controller, for instance (typically $800 at a dealer vs $180 to do yourself), or the PCV system (saved myself about $400 last week by doing this myself, too).
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Thanks for your responce. I know very little about volvos. I heard they were safe, however i also heard from a one friend that they broke down often. Another friend taht had a Volvo however said he hrdly had any problems. So I appreciate your knowledge and advice. Also neither i or my son are handy with tools.
no problem.
yes, of course there is the safety factor. Its what volvo was built on and stake their reputation on. Luckily, I haven't had to fully test the safety of mine. I did get slammed sideways into the retaining wall on the highway going 80 mph ... and only had a dented fender and 2 scraped wheels .. so that impressed me.
Well, don't let the laundry list I stated give you fear. Every car has its problems. At least the S70 is not prone to major failures like the tranny, head gasket, or what have you. The things that do go wrong are usually fairly minor. But I would make sure you know of an independent mechanic who is familiar with volvos. Dealerships are typically VERY expensive. My indy volvo mechanic is usually about 60%-70% the price of the dealership estimates. Like i said, I do alot of things myself, but sometimes its just not worth my time for the price that he charges.
Oh, and, for the record, my Volvo has NEVER "broken down." Yes, I've had to make repairs, but it has not once left me stranded (knocking on wood). I read alot about S70s from their owners and I can't recall any story of anyone getting stranded EXCEPT when the timing belt or tensioner failed, which is why I suggested changing those immediately. Any other instances were caused by modifications made by the owner.
good luck.
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bedivol Posts: 1I have a s70 and have used Volvo Villa ....expensive and not great service. Can you give me the details of the person you are using? Thanks
I wouldn't hold my breath for an answer. That poster has not been on the board in almost 6 months. But, maybe this will answer your question:
someone else asked him for the details of this mechanic, and this was his response:
rong642002, "Volvo S70" #852, 22 Aug 2005 5:02 pm
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romo1 Posts: 3It does not happen all the time, but every so often when slowing down to stop. usually starts as i slow down from 30 to 15mph. Click,click,click, click. Replaced front rotors and pads. Checked all wheel sensors, calipers, ect. all o.k. Still clicks! Any explanations? Thanks 99 S70 65K
clicking is odd. the only other thing i've had to replace on mine is the hub bearing assemblies. But those gave a grinding noise when turning, with or without brakes applied.
possibly a CV going bad.
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jwsig Posts: 1I am new to the group and was wondering if there was anyone with advice for loose inside door panels. The driver and passenger panels will practically lift right off from the bottom when doors are open. Back seat panels are beginning to loosen a tad also.There are no clips to pop panels onto that I can see, but there seems to be a green substance on inside door frame between door and panel. Don't know if this was adhesive that has gone bad or what. Would appreciate any ideas.2000 S70. Thanks..jwsig
colos70 Posts: 1How do you replace the flasher unit on a 1998 Volvo S70?
tim15 Posts: 10I bought a 1998 Volvo S70 today for my daughter, mainly because it will be a safe car. It currently has 110K on it, but runs well. One minor problem... To shift out of park, I must push the shift lock override button. Any ideal why? Also, any common problem area with this model? I'm hoping I can get a few thousand trouble free miles out of it. Thanks
here is a good site for you to read:
what you are looking for is under Miscellaneous. Its the shift microswitch problem.
Other common problems include the ABS module and, with this number of miles, the PCV system.
what model did you get? Base?
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frivolvo Posts: 1anyone know where to get the LED bulbs when they burn out. I've remvoed them and been to autoparts store and Radio Shack w/o luck...
hmmmm... i don't know. i always heard radio shack was the place. well, i found this quote on another board, so hopefully the part numbers will help you find a place online to buy them.
What to do: Go to Radio Shack and buy the micro lamp type 7219 (SN 272-1092C), 2 bulbs per package at about $1.50. After removing the bulbs from your radio, remove the old bulb elements from the plastic housing and insert the new bulb in it's place. This is tedious as it requires you to chip away the "glue" holding to wire leads in place and wrap the new wire leads in similar fashion. However, I was able to do this with just an exacto knife (be very careful PLEASE).
In a hour or so I had replaced all of my bulbs and should be good for another 100K miles. Please note that many owners (including myself) leave their headlights on all of the time, which probably causes the bulbs to burn-out sooner.
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I just bought a used 1999 S70 with 80k miles, and it runs great. I'm curious as to why the engine turns off with a slight shudder whenever I turn it off. Starts smoothly though. Any ideas?
hmmm.. well, i don't have a definitive answer for you, but I do hope you have a service history on the car. If not, with 80k miles, you need to go over EVERYTHING with a fine-toothed comb. It needs the timing belt, plugs, cap, rotor, fuel filter, and air filter replaced. Service the tranny, check the wires, and, since its a '99, clean the MAF.
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Thanks, gbrozen, for your input. I have the old records. In fact, the car was serviced regularly as per standard recomm. The last service was done at 75k miles, i.e. just a few months ago.
BTW, what's MAF? Also, according to the manual, the timing belt change is rec. at 105k miles, not earlier. What are your thoughts?
Another quirk I've noticed in the same car ('99 S70). I occasionally hear this sharp snap-like sound, sounds just like a small rock hitting the windshield, whenever the car goes over a bump or an incline. Seems to be coming from the rear (? the rear right side?). But doesn't happen everytime, only occasionally. Is it something minor involving the struts, eg lubric, or worn bushing?
ok ... 105k could be right. I know they kept changing the interval from the early '98s on up. For instance, early production 98s require, if i remember correctly, 75k, while later ones require 95k. There is a conspiracy theory, however, that there is no difference that should require an extended term for the belt and volvo merely started stretching the interval to look better to potential buyers. I do know that they changed from mechanical to hydraulic tensioners mid-98, though.
ANYHOO... on to your "snapping" noise. This is also a new one on me. There are lots of suspension issues with the S70s, but I've never heard any of them described like this. The typical problems you'd find in the rear are the spring mounts and the spring clips. The clips are extremely minor. The mounts are a bit more involved, but still won't break the bank. Honestly, though, the mounts give a much deeper clunk sound when bad.
Make sure its not something loose. Maybe a busted exhaust mount? Maybe a loose mudflap? Something like that. Or how about something loose in the trunk? Check where the tire is, too, because something could be hiding under the tire.
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oh yeah... the maf. Ok, i think this post pretty much covers it. i kind of mispoke when i said maf (mass air fuel sensor). its pretty much the same idea, though.
qbrozen, "Volvo S70" #790, 13 Jul 2005 7:09 am
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mhlnlisam67 Posts: 1I have a 1998 S70 and just had some work done on it - I need to reset the radio and its asking for a code to do so - I do not have the manual - vindictive ex husband swiped it outta my car! Can :P anyone help
THanks in advance
your dealer can.
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You have to get the radio code from Volvo.
Then the radio needs to left on for 2 hrs, then you can enter the code.


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As far as grammar and typos go, I was going to bring up a list of each little mistake and error so that you could go through and strenuously correct each one, if you were so inclined. However, in the end I hate intimidating walls of quote blocks just as much as most and seven chapters of them might get a bit tiresome so I'm simply going to list a couple of common flaws that popped up now and again. For one I noticed your usage of words such as "defense" and "devise" when instead of an s they use a c. There were a few cases of saying "its'" which is grammatically incorrect as that's the same as saying "its's". Another thing I noticed was the tendency for characters to speak in the present tense, such as in the first chapter when Flengu cries "No! I'm helping you!". Grammatically, there's nothing wrong with that but it just felt strange to see him say that as though he were assisting him at that very moment when he wasn't. He was watching him burn. Perhaps I'm just nitpicking but I probably would have been happier to see him say "I'm going to help you" or even simpler "Forget him, you need help". All I can suggest for these, and for several other misspellings, is to proof-read thoroughly before posting. I also suggest reading aloud passages aloud to see how well your sentences flow.
Okay, now that that business is out of the way I wanted to move onto the most pressing matter of your epic which I feel needs to be brought up. Over the course of the story, I noticed that during scenes you list the events that occur brilliantly to the point where I'm aware of every action that takes place. However the one thing that I feel is missing is you telling me how they happen. Imagery is a powerful tool in literature and one that was a little neglected at times. Every time you used a simile, I cheered inwardly because it added that little bit more personality into the narrative. I just feel you didn't use them enough, along with metaphors, personification and all that other lark. Instead of just saying that a character swung their sword at another, why not say that their sword arced through the air and bit into the cold, steel flesh of the opposition's weapon? While that's not a perfect example, personification like that can add so much more life into what would otherwise be a list of happenings (And unfortunately with the frequency with which I read the words "and then" in some scenes, it did have a tendency to feel like a list). Imagery is a condiment used to make the meal of writing that much more delicious so the absence of it can make the meal taste quite dry and wanting.
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XBConnect ain't a bad piece of software. Like Gamespy's Xbox Tunnel, XBConnect lets you host and join Xbox games online. Both of these products could be seen as alternatives to purchasing Xbox Live - I brought this up when I talked to Microsoft actually, and they didn't seem too worried about this sort of technology. They see the benefits of voice and content downloads as being fairly significant reccomendations for their service.
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