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What they didn't teach you at Uni

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: University was some of the best years of my life, as I’m sure it was for many other 18 year olds flying the nest for the first time. It taught me a l... more details
Categor(ies): Graduate

A Day in the Life of a Graduate Researcher

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Working as a researcher for The Graduate Recruitment Company is never dull and always action packed! From the minute I step into work in the morning ... more details
Categor(ies): Graduate

Questioning your Interviewer

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: For many candidates, the question “what questions do you have for us?” can be a make or break moment of the interview. After all, what do you say? Wh... more details
Categor(ies): Aspire Global Network News | General | Graduate

Graduate Schemes

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: A natural assumption for many graduates is that you should be applying for traditional graduate schemes. Graduate schemes are fantastic and there ar... more details
Categor(ies): Graduate

Landed your dream job? Congrats - now keep it!

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: By Claudia Heumann Team Manager So you have just got your dream job....Lets make sure you keep it! Despite the doom and gloom you may see in t... more details
Categor(ies): Graduate

Impress in 30 Seconds at Interviews

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: So, you’ve written the perfect CV, sent off the application and you finally have that all important interview. So how should you behave to make the b... more details
Categor(ies): General | Graduate | Miscellaneous

Ten Things Every Graduate Should Do

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: It's a pretty daunting task starting your job search, particularly when you're not completely sure what you want to do. There are so many industries,... more details
Categor(ies): General | Graduate

Why an Analyst Should Consider a Career in Digital

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: By Zoe Jeanes Senior Consultant So you’ve just finished your degree in Maths or Stats or Chemistry or Engineering or <insert analytical degree... more details
Categor(ies): Ad Networks | Graduate

Why you should register with The Graduate Recruitment Company

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: There are plenty of reasons to register with the Graduate Recruitment Company - the fact we place around 500 candidates each year is just the tip of ... more details
Categor(ies): Graduate | Miscellaneous

Dress For Success!

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: You've got the interview - congratulations! You'll be researching the company, planning your route, preparing answers to likely questions - but don't... more details
Categor(ies): Graduate | Miscellaneous

Calling a Recruitment Company - what you should know

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Graduate recruitment is on the rise, with the Association of Graduate Recruiters forecasting an increase of 9% more opportunities this year. This is ... more details
Categor(ies): Graduate

The Highs and Lows of a Sales Career

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: We caught up with one of The Graduate Recruitment Company's alumni this morning to chat about his job search, how he's finding his first role in Medi... more details
Categor(ies): Graduate | Media Sales

How to write the perfect CV for your dream job

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: As recruiters, we receive hundreds of CVs a day, so it’s really important that your CV stand out from the competition. But it can be really hard to k... more details
Categor(ies): Graduate

Tell Me About Yourself

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: At some point during your search for a new job, it’s almost inevitable that somewhere along the line, an interviewer will ask you to ‘tell me about y... more details
Categor(ies): Graduate

Why you send off your CV and don't hear back

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: By Lucy Heron Senior Consultant The Graduate Recruitment Company You see that perfect job, you upload your CV, and you press send. You're ... more details
Categor(ies): General

The benefits of running a group interview when recruiting for graduates – A clients perspective

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: At the Graduate Recruitment Company, we often run group interviews for our clients. In house we call this a “HIRE,” a high impact recruitment exercis... more details
Categor(ies): Graduate

Why Choose Sales?

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: As I approached my final term at university (as I am sure many of you can relate to) I had absolutely no idea what kind of job market I would be gree... more details
Categor(ies): General

Beating Those January Blues

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: January is a tough month. None of us can deny it and let’s be honest none of us have the energy to either. With all the parties, presents and pretty ... more details
Categor(ies): General

Merry Christmas from the Graduate Recruitment Company

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Everyone at GRC would like to wish all of our clients and candidates a very merry Christmas and a fantastic 2013. We hope you have a great break a... more details
Categor(ies): General

Group Interviews – Not As Scary As They May Seem

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: When interviewing for a graduate job, chances are at some point you will be invited to take part in a group interview. If this prospect fills you wit... more details
Categor(ies): General

Digital Divulged

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Digital..what does this word actually mean? And Account Executive? You can’t get a much more ambiguous job title than that. As for the world of agenc... more details
Categor(ies): General

Reasons NOT to wait until January to start looking for work

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Christmas is fast approaching and before we know it we will be in 2013 and hoping to start the year with a bang. It's true that the Christmas season ... more details
Categor(ies): General

How to secure a graduate job in media sales

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: By Olivia Paviour Sector Head, The Graduate Recruitment Company Take a look around you - everywhere you go advertisers are trying to influence yo... more details
Categor(ies): General

Using Social Media to help with your Job Hunt

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Social Media is an inescapable part of job hunting, but many questions surround its use. How can it assist your search for your dream job? What are t... more details
Categor(ies): General

Raising money for Macmillan

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: This year, Aspire Global Network raised £20,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Every team within the business was given a month, and a target to ... more details
Categor(ies): General

Working for Aspire Global Network

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: By Bill Maynard I joined RPCushing, a brand within Aspire Global Network (AGN), in March 2011 as an Executive Consultant and was then promoted to Te... more details
Categor(ies): General

Researching for an Interview

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Research It’s really important to research the companies that you will be interviewing with. In the same way that you would expect your intervie... more details
Categor(ies): General

Six Tips to make your CV Stand Out

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: 1. Personalise your ‘Summary’: Look at your summary, the bit at the top where you sum up your experience, skills and attributes, I can almost guarant... more details
Categor(ies): General

Reasons to work in sales - it's not all about the money!

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: So we all know that typically people who work in sales are driven by money. However is money the only reward that sales people want in return for har... more details
Categor(ies): General

Coming Full Circle - From Candidate to Consultant

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: When I graduated from university back in 2007 (almost five years ago, eeek) I had no idea what I wanted to do really, let alone how a recruitment ag... more details
Categor(ies): General

A Day in the Life of a Graduate Sales Executive

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The below is a short questionnaire completed by one of our candidates placed in a Business Intelligence Sales role in a leading financial publishing ... more details
Categor(ies): General

Surviving My First Year In London

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: London, England’s capital city and the heart of the United Kingdom. It’s this place and its inhabitants that keep the life pumping off into all the c... more details
Categor(ies): General

That Hop, Skip and an almighty jump to the Capital

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: So you've just graduated. Congratulations! What now? I guess its time to think about what you want to do with your life? I mean you want to use yo... more details
Categor(ies): General

How to get a Graduate Job in Digital

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: By Clare Benson Team Manager GRC Digital This is hardly an earth-shattering statement when I say today’s graduates are the “digital generation”,... more details
Categor(ies): General

Six Tips To Make Your CV Stand Out

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Graduate Guide to Bagging That Job

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: So you’ve handed in your last ever essay, bound your dissertation and kissed goodbye to your long haul stints at the library. What now? Well of cours... more details
Categor(ies): General

How will the Olympics impact upon your business?

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Last week we conducted a short survey of our clients asking how they thought that the Olympics this summer would impact upon their business. We were... more details
Categor(ies): General

FA Cup Tickets for our Clients

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Thank you very much to all of our clients who took the time to fill in our survey on how the Olympics is likely to affect their business this summer.... more details
Categor(ies): General

How graduates are searching for jobs

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: We know the way that people are searching for jobs is changing. We used to look in the newspaper; then we used online job sites such as Monster, Reed... more details
Categor(ies): General

Social Media: One direction for bands?

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: I don’t know about you, but I was surprised when One Direction hit Number One in the US with their debut album. This is an achievement that has smas... more details
Categor(ies): General

Complete our survey to win £50 vouchers!

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: In recent years the way that we engage and communicate with our customers has changed. A decade or so ago people looked for job adverts in the newspa... more details
Categor(ies): General

What keeps you at your organisation?

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Aspire Global Network Survey - What keeps you at your organisation? At the Aspire Global Network placing candidates in the right job, in the right ... more details
Categor(ies): General

More to Britain than the rain

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The BBC has been talking about a new marketing campaign to sell Britain. The weather. The claim is that foreigners don’t come to Britain because t... more details
Categor(ies): General

It's all social in Singapore

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: One of the great things about Singapore is that it is like a village and people are always looking to meet up either socially for social reasons, or ... more details
Categor(ies): General

The Graduate Recruitment Company's January Newsletter

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Hi All So the party season is over, we’re all broke and it’s freezing outside – but if we’re being optimistic, the days are getting longer, so we’... more details
Categor(ies): General

A graduate rants...about graduates

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Every news article in Britain over the past few months has been filled with doom and gloom. From ‘No Jobs’, to ‘Train Fair increase’ (grr), ‘Death of... more details
Categor(ies): General

Power to the People

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The consumer is now more powerful than the brand. This is a message that Simon Manchipp, co-founder of Someone, has written about in Creative Review’... more details
Categor(ies): General

Will 2012 be the year of the twesume?

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Will 2012 be the year of the twesume? By Sue Walder Source: mashable.com Hmm. The twesume. A blend of tweet and resume, right? Right. ... more details
Categor(ies): General

Christmas Opening Hours

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: As the festive season approaches, we’ve had a lot of people enquiring about our opening hours over the Christmas period. We’re in the office until lu... more details
Categor(ies): General

CV alert: LinkedIn reveals new set of buzzwords to avoid

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: By Sue Walder What a difference a year makes – or does it? In a blog post this week, LinkedIn revealed the top ten overused buzzwords for 2011... more details
Categor(ies): General

Five Days in Vietnam

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: This was no back-packing tour as I was attending a trade delegation organised by the London Chamber of Commerce in association with UKTI. Growth in ... more details
Categor(ies): General

Trade Delegations in Asia

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The LCCI/UKTI trade delegation to Vietnam last week was my second ever mission, the first being Singapore in May, and confirmed to me that they are e... more details
Categor(ies): General

Tweet for vouchers!

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Even though Christmas is still a few weeks away, if you're anything like us you'll have made your wishlist a while ago and have been dropping none to... more details
Categor(ies): General

Vietnam – bet you never considered working there! Why?

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: My assumptions about Vietnam were founded by my age (48) and being fed a litany of American films from The Deer Hunter and Apocalypse Now to Good Mor... more details
Categor(ies): General

The importance of being professional online

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: By Sue Walder Social media recruiting is clearly on the rise. In the USA, a survey carried out by Jobvite earlier this year found that 89% of ... more details
Categor(ies): General

November Resolutions

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Does your list of new year’s resolutions look something like this? • Join the gym • Drink less booze • Find a better job If i... more details
Categor(ies): General

Opportunities in Asia

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: As the winter nights draw in and people prepare for winter in the UK, it's easy to hunker down and hibernate until spring arrives. Yet as I walk out ... more details
Categor(ies): General

Archery Lessons from Team 2012

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: It was a cold, blustery, autumnal October evening when 4 intrepid recruitment consultants made their way to Lords, as of next year the home to archer... more details
Categor(ies): General

Moving Down to London

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Hello London! I’ve done it, I have actually done it! In just a matter of days I will be officially a London Lady. Last time I left you I was serio... more details
Categor(ies): General

Supporting Macmillan

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Aspire Global Network have teamed up with Macmillan Cancer Support, and we have set ourselves the challenge of raising £20,000 for them in the n... more details
Categor(ies): General

It’s not more money that retains employees

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: It doesn’t matter that Google is the employer where most media/marcoms professionals want to work or that Richard Branson is the leader most want to ... more details
Categor(ies): General

New Facebook Pages

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Aspire Global Network are very excited that this week, not only have we launched our brand new Facebook pages, but our new corporate video is live to... more details
Categor(ies): General

Aspire Global Network goes running!

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Butterflies in my stomach, dots in my vision, the sudden urge to be sick... I was in full blown panic mode and if I was capable of hyper-ventilating ... more details
Categor(ies): General

Moving Down To London: Part 3

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Follow our consultant Sioux as she starts her househunting in the big smoke. Having worked at the Graduate Recruitment Company for nearly a year, she... more details
Categor(ies): General

Shortlisted for Recruitment Company of the Year

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The Aspire Global Network is delighted to say that we have been shortlisted for the APSCo Award for Excellence - the Recruitment Company of the Year ... more details
Categor(ies): General

A View From the Trenches: Internships

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Everyone says that internships and work experience are the only way to get a job nowadays. Obviously if you have an immaculate academic record, were ... more details
Categor(ies): General

Moving Down To London: Part 2

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Moving down to London

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

View from the trenches: a graduate tale

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Hi, my name’s Lucy and I’m a 2011 graduate. If you’re anything like me, a couple of months ago you emerged blinking into the early summer sunshine ha... more details
Categor(ies): General

Surviving the Silly Season

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: By Sue Walder The Silly Season traditionally lasts for the (short) summer months in England. With parliament and the laws courts taking a recess, ... more details
Categor(ies): General

Why holiday season is a GOOD time to look for a new job

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: “September, might as well wait until September.” Everyone’s on holiday, everything’s put on hold – wait until the kids have gone back to school and t... more details
Categor(ies): General

Sales Interviews: Behind the scenes at the GRC

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: It’s 9:30am, I gulp down the last mouthful of my latte and bounce into our boardroom to make sure that my candidates are all ready to go for their gr... more details
Categor(ies): General

You don’t have to fear down-banding

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: By Paul Farrer Down-banding describes the situation when and employer asks you to accept a lower pay and benefits package to avoid making you and/... more details
Categor(ies): General

Get over it! Tattoos and piercings, do they affect your interview prospects?

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: By Paul Farrer A colleague interviewed a guy the other day who had a hole in his ear the size of £2 coin, a tongue stud and tattoos on his ar... more details
Categor(ies): General

Do accents speak louder than words in a job interview?

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: By Sue Walder Accents and how they may affect your job prospects have been in the news lately. First we had the Cheryl Cole story – apparently... more details
Categor(ies): General

Olympic Visit for the Aspire Global Network

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: What with the current ticketing debate ongoing, it's easy to lose sight of what London 2012 is really about. As a Follower of Our Team 2012, we wer... more details
Categor(ies): General

Interim News

Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Our first full week back in a long time and it seems like an age away that we were in the throes of Easter and the Royal Wedding. We hope you had a l... more details
Categor(ies): General

Top 5 Tips for New Graduates

Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Top 5 Tips for New Graduates Many new graduates often find the transition from full-time study to full-time work quite overwhelming. However the gra... more details
Categor(ies): General

Top 5 Tips for New Graduates

Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Top 5 Tips for New Graduates Many new graduates often find the transition from full-time study to full-time work quite overwhelming. However the g... more details
Categor(ies): General

Top Advice for Good Interview Body Language

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Top Advice for Good Interview Body Language Body language is a type of non-verbal communication which is made up of gestures, facial expressions, ... more details
Categor(ies): General

A Day In The Life...

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: A day in the life of a graduate recruitment consultant 8:10am – I walk in to the office and shrug off my coat, glad to be in from the blustery win... more details
Categor(ies): General

April Fool's Day in the Media

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: It's that time of year again, and today we've seen Google put whales in the Thames, YouTube travel back in time to 1911, and Ryanair banning children... more details
Categor(ies): General

Testing Yourself In A Foreign Location

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: "I would L.O.V.E to work in Sydney" say most people when you mention the opportunity of working abroad. Sound familiar? In fact Australia, New Zealan... more details
Categor(ies): General

March Temp news

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Spring is in the air and as such we've been having a cleanse of our database, if you've had a voicemail or email from us over the past week please en... more details
Categor(ies): General

We've Moved!

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: As the eagle eyed among you may have already noticed, our address has changed! This morning we moved into our brand new offices just a few steps up t... more details
Categor(ies): General

We need your help!

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Since we updated our website, we've been taking on board the feedback we've received and are trying to make changes in line with this. But we can't m... more details
Categor(ies): General

Manage What Google Tells Potential Employers About You

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Can you influence what Google displays when your name is looked up? Luckily, the answer is yes - we’ve gathered some advice from search marketing e... more details
Categor(ies): General

Graduate Coach

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The Graduate Recruitment Company has teamed up with Graduate Coach, and lots of our career advice section has been kindly provided by them. They pro... more details
Categor(ies): General

Temp of the Month

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Our esteemed 'Temp of the Month' prize (champagne or vouchers!) has been awarded this month to Denise Pau. Here's what her manager had to say:... more details
Categor(ies): General

Rumour: Andy Gray has broken the internet

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: From wearemba Today the Committee of Online Networks launched a press campaign to prevent the continued online discussion of Andy Gray’s sexist mi... more details
Categor(ies): General

Breathe new life into your CV - cut out the clichés

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: By Sue Walder Everyone knows that a CV is essential to getting a job. With countless websites offering advice and tips on how to write your CV... more details
Categor(ies): General

Paul's Predictions...

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Our Chairman Paul Farrer made his predictions for 2011 in Recruitment International back in December, and here they are below. He's already got the A... more details
Categor(ies): General

Paul's Predictions..

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The programmes are now as good as the ads

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: It’s 1987, a hurricane has torn apart southern England, nobody is putting Baby anywhere near the corner in new release Dirty Dancing, and Alex Fergus... more details
Categor(ies): General

Dear oh dear! Evolving email etiquette

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: By Sue Walder Last week an article in the Wall Street Journal suggested that using ‘Dear ...’ at the start of business letters, emails and texts ... more details
Categor(ies): General

Happy New Year!

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: A very Happy New Year from all of us! We hope you had a great Christmas and toasted 2011 in style. Don't forget, itf you're feeling a bit skint af... more details
Categor(ies): General

Merry Christmas!

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us across the pfj network. Our offices will be closed from lunchtime on Christmas eve through... more details
Categor(ies): General

Recruitment Futures

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Recruitment Futures is a short film that takes in the views, attitudes and opinions of some of the recruitment industry's major players.Clients and a... more details
Categor(ies): General

December - the best month for job hunting?

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Finding a new job isn’t the first thing that springs to mind when you think of December. Mulled wine and Christmas parties, freezing commutes and las... more details
Categor(ies): General

Mo'vember

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: As we edge towards the end of Mo'vember, it has to be said that there are some fairly frightening looking 'taches attached to the faces of various GR... more details
Categor(ies): General