Freelancers Forum Messages on Friday September 9th 2005
FN-FORUM: advice on delivery companies
date posted 9th September 2005 23:57
Hi all
I'm trying to find a delivery company that can pickup and deliver anywhere
in the UK at a set price upto a certain weight..
example, upto 50kg - one cost of £35 (or whatever)
just trying t...
Re: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 21:52
Hi all,
thanks so much for all your support and advice. I take
on board all you have said about how to deal with this
matter, and will research it thoroughly before taking
action. I am going to give...
FN-FORUM: interesting simplicity
date posted 9th September 2005 21:27
hi FN
Im always interested in ways of presenting infomation, such as the
services offered by a company, and making it as immediate as possible.
ive been thinking of doing web pages with as little t...
Re: FN-FORUM: Broadband for Business
date posted 9th September 2005 21:12
On 9 Sep 2005 18:14:33 -0000, Cedric Turbet [EMAIL REMOVED] wrot=
e:
>=20
> 24 mb broadband, not quite sure if it's available already, but go to
> be.com, that's the name of the company. Don't know ab...
Re: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 21:04
Mike A wrote:
>Good link Alex. It's basic but an intro to guanxi.
>
>Roughly translated into Western culture it means get on well with evryone
>and culture your business contacts as friends. Occasion...
Re: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 20:50
Good link Alex. It's basic but an intro to guanxi.
Roughly translated into Western culture it means get on well with evryone
and culture your business contacts as friends. Occasionally there are thos...
Re: FN-FORUM: php_myadmin to MySQL
date posted 9th September 2005 19:40
Hello,
Simple answer is I don't know what its doing. The modem never caused any of
these problems. How do I find out?
DG)
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To: [EM...
Re: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 19:27
Mike A wrote:
>Yes Alex,
>
>Understand and accept. If I understood the original enquiry it was in
>certain terminology about payment. I addressed that issue, boxed it as
>recovery of debt, and guided...
Re: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 19:03
Yes Alex,
Understand and accept. If I understood the original enquiry it was in
certain terminology about payment. I addressed that issue, boxed it as
recovery of debt, and guided her accordingly. Su...
Re: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 18:53
Mike
hmm. surely writing stiff letters when the client is 4 days out will
put them off and mean the contact that Helena has made will mean no
repeat business?
obviously its up to the contractor h...
Re: FN-FORUM: Freelance underwear Model
date posted 9th September 2005 18:41
Yeah right Andrew! Desperate, huh? lol
Mike A.
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> I'm looking for a freelance model 'female' who has experience
> modelling underwear and PJ's leicestershire area. Seriously!...
Re: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 18:38
Okay Helena, I'll give some feedback.
I'm the chap that drafted that statute for late payment of debts someone was
talking about.
First, contract. You have a contract. There was an offer to treat (t...
Re: FN-FORUM: Broadband for Business
date posted 9th September 2005 18:28
24 mb broadband, not quite sure if it's available already, but go to
be.com, that's the name of the company. Don't know about the price, not
quite sure if it gives that big a difference with the 8mb...
Re: FN-FORUM: Freelance underwear Model
date posted 9th September 2005 17:40
On 9 Sep 2005, at 17:32, [EMAIL REMOVED]
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> I'm looking for a freelance model 'female' who has experience
> modelling
> underwear and PJ's leicestershire area. Seriously...
RE: FN-FORUM: Freelance underwear Model
date posted 9th September 2005 17:33
Before you click on this link be warned it contains pictures of models that
go way beyond underwear but it has a load of ladies up and down the country
happy to model for you
http://www.be-seen-here....
RE: FN-FORUM: Flash in web page
date posted 9th September 2005 17:32
That was it, Thanks Joe
Craig
> It works ok if I double click on it in Windows
> Explorer but when it's in the web site it doesn't load the graphic. The
> Graphic is in the same directory as the ....
RE: FN-FORUM: Freelance underwear Model
date posted 9th September 2005 17:24
How much will you be charging to view this site?
=20
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To: Paul Summers
Subj...
Re: FN-FORUM: script for adding page favorites/bookmarks in browser
date posted 9th September 2005 17:19
On 9 Sep 2005 16:54:07 -0000, Design Training Julie Hatton
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
> I have been trying to make a text link on one of my web pages which will =
add
> that page to the favourites or...
Re: FN-FORUM: script for adding page favorites/bookmarks in browser
date posted 9th September 2005 17:15
On Friday 09 Sep 2005 17:54, Julie Hatton wrote:
> window.external.AddFavorite
IS a IE proprietary method - so unlikely to work in anything other than IE
--
Homepage http://narian.org.uk GSM: +44-7...
FN-FORUM: script for adding page favorites/bookmarks in browser
date posted 9th September 2005 17:08
I have been trying to make a text link on one of my web pages which will add
that page to the favourites or bookmarks of the browser.
I found this script below which works great with Internet Explorer...
FN-FORUM: Freelance underwear Model
date posted 9th September 2005 16:47
I'm looking for a freelance model 'female' who has experience modelling
underwear and PJ's leicestershire area. Seriously! Mail me off list
This is not a friday funny :)
Andrew...
Re: FN-FORUM: Flash in web page
date posted 9th September 2005 16:45
> It works ok if I double click on it in Windows
> Explorer but when it's in the web site it doesn't load the graphic. The
> Graphic is in the same directory as the .swf file.
The root folder that F...
FN-FORUM: Flash in web page
date posted 9th September 2005 16:18
Dear Flash people,
I'm developing a small flash application which simply loads and displays a
.jpg file when it runs. It works ok if I double click on it in Windows
Explorer but when it's in the web...
Re: FN-FORUM: php_myadmin to MySQL
date posted 9th September 2005 15:59
On Fri, 9 Sep 2005, [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> connect via the internet. Someone must know how to do this - PLEASE. I have
> to keep coming off-line, disconnect my router before I can connect to my
> t...
Re: FN-FORUM: php_myadmin to MySQL
date posted 9th September 2005 15:56
> I not sure if my IP is fixed. But as I'm trying to connect to my own box,
> which has Apache sever set up on it, shouldn't matter. It seem as if my
> box
> sees the router as localhost, this means...
Re: FN-FORUM: php_myadmin to MySQL
date posted 9th September 2005 15:48
Hello
I not sure if my IP is fixed. But as I'm trying to connect to my own box,
which has Apache sever set up on it, shouldn't matter. It seem as if my box
sees the router as localhost, this means it...
Re: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 15:30
Its a pretty good idea. I help a friend out every now again and he does the
same for me when I need help, by making debt collection calls for each
other, in the guise of Account Manager or Administrat...
Re: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 15:18
Helena Wee wrote:
>Hi,
>
>getting together some of you meaner looking
>freelancers sounds like a good plan! Maybe you could
>bring some of your own weapons as well... say some
>blunt instruments.......
RE: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 15:05
Hi,
getting together some of you meaner looking
freelancers sounds like a good plan! Maybe you could
bring some of your own weapons as well... say some
blunt instruments.... maybe threatening to cut...
Re: FN-FORUM: Smooth motion in flash
date posted 9th September 2005 14:52
>
> frame 1
> _root.text_1._x-=.1;
>
> frame 2
> _root.text_1._x-=.1;
>
> frame 2 layer 2
> gotoAndPlay(1);
>
> would be a more modern way of expressing the same process
>
yhanks mike, actionscript 1...
RE: FN-FORUM: uploading a folder in asp
date posted 9th September 2005 14:22
I think you'll have to use the "asp only" upload code and then client
side provide the facility for the user to select multplie files for
upload. You can't select a folder because the input tag won't...
Re: FN-FORUM: Smooth motion in flash
date posted 9th September 2005 14:06
frame 1
_root.text_1._x-=3D.1;
frame 2
_root.text_1._x-=3D.1;
frame 2 layer 2
gotoAndPlay(1);
would be a more modern way of expressing the same process
On 9 Sep 2005 12:32:21 -0000, cgp [EMAIL REM...
RE: FN-FORUM: Product photography
date posted 9th September 2005 14:05
Here is a similar thing the light tent
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Light-Tent-80cm-Photo-cube-Soft-box-4-Colour-backd
rops_W0QQitemZ7543829660QQcategoryZ3860QQtcZphotoQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#eb
ayphotohosting...
Re: FN-FORUM: SQL STATEMENT
date posted 9th September 2005 13:45
Yikes
I'm not sure to be honest, but I doubt it, you'd probably have to wrap a
cast around the issue_date string to convert it to a datetime...something
like
strSql = "select * from [order] where (d...
RE: FN-FORUM: uploading a folder in asp
date posted 9th September 2005 13:44
I worked on a project years ago where we wanted to upload whole folder. We
had to buy a com component to do it which had a java applet on the client
side.
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Re: FN-FORUM: [So OT] Video sender sheenanigans
date posted 9th September 2005 13:44
Darren Beale wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've bought one of those (probably illegal) video senders so that I
> can pick up Sky upstairs when I work from home. The problem is that
> whilst I've got a good recepti...
FN-FORUM: uploading a folder in asp
date posted 9th September 2005 13:38
Hi guys,
I've been googling like mad and can't find a method of uploading a
folder and its contents other than using a paid for com object.
I had visions of deriving the folder name from the file na...
FN-FORUM: [So OT] Video sender sheenanigans
date posted 9th September 2005 13:31
Hi
I've bought one of those (probably illegal) video senders so that I
can pick up Sky upstairs when I work from home. The problem is that
whilst I've got a good reception there is obviously somethin...
Re: FN-FORUM: Product photography
date posted 9th September 2005 13:30
how have you made your light tent...
Re: FN-FORUM: SQL STATEMENT
date posted 9th September 2005 13:28
Thanks - I had forgotten about that. It won't work if the date is stored as
a string will it? Unfortunately the person who wrote the site originally is
storing as a string.
Pam
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RE: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 12:58
I'm in
I am only 5'10" but very wide! For some reason a lot of people think I am
scary. I will happily shave my head if it will help
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Re: FN-FORUM: MySQL id column as array key
date posted 9th September 2005 12:57
Thanks everyone to had a go, Robin had the best solution i was looking
for, if i had found array_shift() in the php manual i would have got
it!
Thanks a lot.
Tam Denholm...
Re: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 12:52
:-)
Good plan, I'm 6'4 but not very scary looking.... maybe if I padded up my
arms a bit and shaved my head ?
--
George Bliss
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From: "Trevor Boult" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To:...
FN-FORUM: DVCam to disk
date posted 9th September 2005 12:51
Hi, I have a DV Cam tape (not miniDV) of motion graphics work I did overseas
and need to get the footage onto disk either as uncompressed quicktime or
MPEG2 (original was rendered as Avid 2:1 would...
Re: FN-FORUM: Any GoLive gurus out there?
date posted 9th September 2005 12:48
Fabienne wrote:
>I have tested another method, which is to have a table for the text with a
>background image. It displays correctly on both web browsers and prints ok
>in I.E. But still no backgroun...
Re: FN-FORUM: Smooth motion in flash
date posted 9th September 2005 12:46
>
> As well as increasing the framerate, I would try increasing the number
> of frames the animation runs over. e.g. if the animation runs over 20
> frames, try running it over 40. This will give flas...
Re: FN-FORUM: SQL STATEMENT
date posted 9th September 2005 12:42
Glad you got it working, but I'd always use DATEPART for stuff like this:
strSql = "select * from [order] where (datepart(yyyy, issue_date) = 2003)"
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url...
FN-FORUM: Any GoLive gurus out there?
date posted 9th September 2005 12:28
Hi Everyone,
I have recently joined the forum and started my marketing consultancy a
couple of months ago, so this is my first message to say hello to everybody.
My specialism is marketing but I do...
Re: FN-FORUM: Broadband for Business
date posted 9th September 2005 12:14
On 9 Sep 2005 11:44:12 -0000, Mike Duguid [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
> For my next connection I'm going to use an ISP that supports bonded
> adsl, which is a way of combining adsl lines to provide gr...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting
date posted 9th September 2005 12:12
These guys
http://www.hosting-unlimited.net/
have both imagemagick and non-safe mode.
They have accounts on sale on ebay that are cheaper than via the website.
I've found them to be reliable, knowle...
Re: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 12:11
Chris Green wrote:
>
> Helena,
>
> Have you tried to ring the bosses mobile but prefix the number with
> 144 or whatever it is so he does not see your phone number. Or try
> from another phone numb...
Re: FN-FORUM: Broadband for Business
date posted 9th September 2005 11:58
For my next connection I'm going to use an ISP that supports bonded
adsl, which is a way of combining adsl lines to provide greater
bandwidth both down (and more importantly for me) upstream, without...
Re: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 11:23
Helena,
Have you tried to ring the bosses mobile but prefix the number with 144
or whatever it is so he does not see your phone number. Or try from
another phone number which he does not associate...
RE: FN-FORUM: Product photography
date posted 9th September 2005 11:21
For single items you can buy a light defusing collapsible box there are
a few on market, you just place the item in the box and set your camera
up where suggested and shoot get great results.
For met...
Re: FN-FORUM: SQL STATEMENT
date posted 9th September 2005 11:18
It's ok - panic over - I used Right instead and got it working late last
night. It took me ages to realise that you can't use a negative value for
SQL server to start from the end with Substring.
T...
FN-FORUM: Auto Responder
date posted 9th September 2005 11:18
I am currently away until 16th September. I will respond to your email on my return, however, if you have any urgent issues, such as bug fixes, please email [EMAIL REMOVED]
Thank you,
John...
RE: FN-FORUM: SQL STATEMENT
date posted 9th September 2005 10:55
Kinsley Ransom wrote on 09 September 2005 11:18
> to check on the year then you'd have substring(ISSUE_DATE,
> 0,4) for example.
>
The leftmost character in a string would be start position 1 (not 0)...
Re: FN-FORUM: php_myadmin to MySQL
date posted 9th September 2005 10:45
SILLY QUESTION ALERT!!!!
You have got a fixed IP address havent you, it might be that you have
just a standard account and that would mean that when the routers
connected to the internet for a lon...
Re: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 10:41
Hey,
If you still have access to the guys website, asumming that it was
webwork that you did, take down the homepage and stick a holding page
there with your contact details. This worked a treat f...
Re: FN-FORUM: SQL STATEMENT
date posted 9th September 2005 10:32
Hi Pamela,
The mistake you've made here is to start the substring at position -4
which wont exist. Can you tell us what the format of the date is? if it
is 2004-06-07 for example and you want to ch...
Re: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 10:32
its one of the hardest things for me to grasp:
to be flexible over what they want (ie not just selling them the same
thing whether its want they want at all)
and inflexible over what i want (the...
Re: FN-FORUM: MySQL id column as array key
date posted 9th September 2005 10:30
...
RE: FN-FORUM: MySQL id column as array key
date posted 9th September 2005 10:25
Oops, just noticed what you said about column names...
Result...
RE: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 10:22
Hi guys,
thanks for all the replies. It's good to know people
care! I think I have been very naive in my dealings
with them. The invoice I gave them did not contain the
proper legalese to ensure rapi...
RE: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 10:15
< legal payment interest thing (whatever it's called, can't
remember offhand - somebody ?)?
All on here: http://www.payontime.co.uk/
An excellent source of information and advice, IMHO.
Kind regard...
RE: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 10:10
Cat wrote:
> first try might be an inexpensive automated solicitors letter=20
> from someone
> like thomashiggins.co.uk (=A32 letter before action)
We've used Thomas Higgins for both the =A32 letter...
Re: FN-FORUM: MySQL id column as array key
date posted 9th September 2005 10:05
On 9 Sep 2005 08:19:12 -0000, Tam Denholm [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
> Heres something i cant get my head around.
> Lets say i have a mysql table like this:
>=20
> id name product something b...
RE: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 10:05
Say you're from HMCE ;)=20
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Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 10:41 AM
To: Andy Macnaughton-Jones
Subject: RE...
Re: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 10:04
Tell the receptionist that you have just got the results back from the GUM
clinic and it is very important that you speak with him/her on a personal
matter (looks like herpes)
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Re: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 10:02
If you dont get your cash - go and throw brake fluid over the bastards car
(can stand non paying clients - mind you only done once and then never
again)
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From: "Alex Be...
Re: FN-FORUM: MySQL id column as array key
date posted 9th September 2005 10:00
Possllby? Have not been doing anything in PHP for a bit so apologise if it
is shite and doesnt work.........
Re: FN-FORUM: local advertising?
date posted 9th September 2005 09:58
Have you considered local 'free' papers? their advertising rates are
generally not too high, also anywhere that produces flyers funded by
advertising.
I was approached by my local cinema, as they pr...
Re: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 09:58
first try might be an inexpensive automated solicitors letter from someone
like thomashiggins.co.uk (=A32 letter before action)
there's no obligation to actually take action, it might lead to a prope...
RE: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 09:57
After your standard t&c payment period - although beware, some companies
have 60 days - I've a client tlike that even though mine's 14 days -
they're bigger and they decide when they pay - they do tho...
RE: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 09:54
>>phone calls to the boss's office phone are barred
You mean they won't put you through to the boss? Call again and when asked
who's calling say it's a personal call - that should get you put throu...
RE: FN-FORUM: MySQL id column as array key
date posted 9th September 2005 09:53
This should do it......
Re: FN-FORUM: Product photography
date posted 9th September 2005 09:53
> Now I need some good lights
have a look at the interfit cyberlight - it's expensive - about =A3200.00 -
but it provides 'cool' continuous lighting which is very useful for setup i=
f
you're not a l...
Re: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 09:50
>
>I have a problem with a client. I did 4 days of work
>for a company based in Kent on site. I was being paid
>at a rate of 15 pounds per hour. They assured me that
>they would pay me by electroni...
Re: FN-FORUM: Product photography
date posted 9th September 2005 09:46
Product photography - the bane of my life! I somehow got roped into taking
the photos for the products we sell where I work (selling small cases and
accessories for PDAs, mp3 players and gaming device...
RE: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 09:45
Hi
I have tried to contact them directly, but phone calls
to the boss's office phone are barred, and he is not
picking up his mobile. I have left a very polite
message on his mobile enquiring after...
RE: FN-FORUM: SQL STATEMENT
date posted 9th September 2005 09:35
On 08 September 2005 22:22 PAMELA WHITTAKER wrote:
>
> Can any one spot what is wrong with this sql statement as it
> isn't picking anything up. It is driving me mad and I need to
> get it working...
Re: FN-FORUM: MySQL id column as array key
date posted 9th September 2005 09:25
untested of course ...
$res = array();
$rs = mysql_query('select * from mytable');
for ($i=0,$num=mysql_num_rows($rs);$i...
RE: FN-FORUM: Product photography
date posted 9th September 2005 09:16
Products are mainly leather goods (bags) and natural clothing products, from
'jd's' reply I have found a way of making a lighting tent
Now I need some good lights
Mike
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Re: FN-FORUM: MySQL Query
date posted 9th September 2005 09:09
try:
SELECT DISTINCT products.product_dimension FROM products WHERE
product_show ='y'
On Wed, 2005-09-07 at 13:29 +0000, Anthony wrote:
> SELECT products.product_dimension FROM products WHERE produ...
RE: FN-FORUM: Product photography
date posted 9th September 2005 09:03
What exactly are the products? Solutions can range a lot depending upon the
subject.
Best Regards,
Richard.
InspireBox
www.inspirebox.com
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Re: FN-FORUM: php_myadmin to MySQL
date posted 9th September 2005 09:01
Hello,
Found a temporary solution, unplugged the router and it works fine. Any one
else with BtYahoo running a router? how does this router work, because it's
disconnecting my local apache server, or...
Re: FN-FORUM: Broadband for Business
date posted 9th September 2005 08:57
Hello,
I'm spending all my time learning: css,php,msql and perl. Know nothing about
Apache or how my box actually connects to the dashed internet. Have just
taken a contract from BT Yahoo for a 2meg...
FN-FORUM: MySQL id column as array key
date posted 9th September 2005 08:33
Heres something i cant get my head around.
Lets say i have a mysql table like this:
id name product something blah
----------------------------------------------------------
30 test tes...
Re: FN-FORUM: Product photography
date posted 9th September 2005 08:30
You might want to consider a collapsable light tent from lastolite, which
can be used to create a more soft and even light, but it really depends on
what you want to achieve really
On 9/9/05 9:...
FN-FORUM: Product photography
date posted 9th September 2005 08:24
Hi, having waited a long time for a client to come up with decent product
shots we have decided to do it ourselves (and offer this to other clients in
the future if it works out ok)
We have a good ca...
RE: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 08:13
On Fri, 9 Sep 2005, CreativeNRG.co.uk wrote:
>=20
> Have you contacted them directly to ask what the situation is and why the
> payment is late ?
>=20
Have a look at=20
http://wiki.workalone.co.uk/i...
RE: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 08:10
Have you contacted them directly to ask what the situation is and why the
payment is late ?
Simon
:: -----Original Message-----
:: I have a problem with a client. I did 4 days of work
:: for a com...
Re: FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 08:07
I'd write to them, setting down on paper everything that you understood was
in the verbal agreement and asking them to respond either by explaining what
you misunderstood or by paying you within 7 day...
FN-FORUM: Running mail shots
date posted 9th September 2005 07:57
I am fairly new to this forum, and have really found it very useful.
I was wondering if any of you have had any significant success with running mail shots. I am considering running a campaign or tw...
FN-FORUM: Non-paying client
date posted 9th September 2005 07:45
Hi,
I have a problem with a client. I did 4 days of work
for a company based in Kent on site. I was being paid
at a rate of 15 pounds per hour. They assured me that
they would pay me by electronic tr...
RE: FN-FORUM: photography
date posted 9th September 2005 00:57
> Richard Monk wrote:
>> Anyone else share their links?
My friend Kay jacked it all in last year as a Production Coordinator on =
UK
films (the industry ain't exactly churning out Trainspotting/Full...
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