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Just a quick note before heading out for the Labor Day weekend: I can understand why people are upset because of losing the rest of their subscriptions due to the revamped financial structure. But hey--it's better than losing them because the site shut down completely! At least this way we have a chance of building on what we've already done. It was always obvious that a new infusion of money was going to be needed to fix the previous team's mismanagement, and I've been prepared for that. YM…

Nachdem nun IP neue Eigentümer hat, wäre es dringend nötig, der Foto Welt zu zeigen, dass diese Plattform voller Leben, Dynamik und Energie steckt. Davon kann ich derzeit absolut nichts erkennen. Ich sehe nur Lethargie und Verzagtheit... Rafft Euch auf liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen und zeigt der Welt, wie aktiv wir sind. Ladet neue Bilder hoch und kommentiert sie. Versucht Freunde zum Beitritt zu gewinnen.... Wofür haben sonst seit Jahren gekämpft? Ab sofort bitte Action... Now that IP…

Point sur le crowdfunding, jour 6

Remember this lady? Irena Sendler Died: May 12, 2008 (aged 98) Warsaw , Poland During WWII, Irena, got permission to work in the Warsaw ghetto, as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist. She had an ulterior motive. Irena smuggled Jewish infants out in the bottom of the tool box she carried. She also carried a burlap sack in the back of her truck, for larger kids. Irena kept a dog in the back that she trained to bark when the Nazi soldiers let her in and out of the ghetto. The soldiers, of…