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Dear Friends,

The last indecent proposal I got was from a PROJECT MANAGER...

Read It and Laugh!!!

From: "XXXXXXXXXXX" @gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Feb 3, 2012 9:02 am
To: <myemail@xxxxx.com>

Dear Ana,

Please find attached the web content (XML), and the game content (ZIP).

Also I am sending the word counts for the whole project (2 log files) it is 334 062 words in total.

The total price for translator (your) will be EUR 5575.

The deadline is 29.02.2012.

You will receive PO as soon as I have your confirmation.

Firstly they need the XXXXXXXXXX (excel files), secondly the XXXXXXXXX (.xml file).

For excel files - please create new column next to Portuguese column and put the Portuguese Brazilian text there.

I am sure for one of them translation_XXXXXXXXX,but I am sending all files for you just in case.

I can provide you the names of all files without text later.

Here is the request from their developers:
Task for the translators is to add for each row of XML (or replace):

For XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
< row XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX>
a new one like:
< row XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX>
Let me know do you agree on these conditions.

So,

EUR 5575 / 334062 words = EUR 0.016688 per word

DEADLINE 29.02.2012 …….. ( 26 days )

334062 words / 26 days = 12848 words per day !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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