MARK COUSINS - SOHK.TV interview - A STORY OF CHILDREN AND FILM

MARK COUSINS - SOHK.TV interview - A STORY OF CHILDREN AND FILM by SOHK.TV

SOHK.TV caught up with filmmaker and critic MARK COUSINS about his follow-up to his 15 hour film A Story of Film, A STORY OF CHILDREN AND FILM, at the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. A Story of Children and Film documents the intimacy of the relationship between children and cinema, as well as the important roles films play in shaping childhood.

Ideas for Using SMS

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BulkSMS-Company: SMS services to help a company stay in touch with their staff and customers by sending meeting confirmations, important notices, incentive messages and product announcements.

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BulkSMS-Credit Card: SMS services to notify when purchases are made, of current balances and special offers.

BulkSMS-Financial: SMS services to send portfolio information, stock quotes, price alerts and news headlines.

BulkSMS-Groups: SMS services to help groups communicate with each other about activities, meeting and special interest information.

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sms Abbreviations

In order to fit the most information into the message there are some standard accepted abbreviations. They can be very helpful but it also should be noted that since clarity is very important using unclear abbreviation can diminish the impact of the message. Listed below are some of the common abbreviations.

:-( = Sad :-) = Happy :-D = Laughing 2 = To 2B = To be 2Day = Today 2Moro = Tomorrow 4 = For 8 = Ate ASAP = As soon as possible B = Be B4 = Before CU= = See you CUL8R = See you later CW2Cu = Can't wait to see you D8 = Date EZ = Easy F2T = Free to talk F8 = Fate FYI = For your information GR8 = Great L8 = Late L8R = Later LOL = Laugh out loud LUV = Love M8 = mate

MUV = Movie NO1 = No one PCM = Please call me PLS = Please QT = Cutie R = Are R8 = Rate RUOK = Are you OK SHPN = Shopping SPK = Speak SPST = Same place, same time THNQ = Thank you THX = Thanks U = You W/O = Without W84M = Wait for me W8N = Waiting WAN2 = Want to WB = Welcome Back WKND = Weekend WOT = What WRK = Work WRU = Where are you WTG = Way to go XLNT = Excellent Y = Why

conclusion

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