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What can projects like BuddyPress do to help communicate to validators on translate.wordpress.org that there are strings waiting to be validated?
Looking at https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/buddypress/dev, there 11 languages with more than 400 changes waiting to be validated.
I have in the past emailed the validators for each language directly, but this uses up a lot of my time, and I always feel like I'm nagging people.
While I am here, I would like to complement the Turkish translators who I emailed last week and have already got Turkish up from ~30% to 50%, with another 500 strings waiting review — which is a great improvement, and thanks to that team.
Marko Heijnen, Samuel Sidler, Paul Gibbs, and 4 others are discussing. Toggle Comments
I translated all BuddyPress project to Turkish. I would like to upload my translation to https://translate.wordpress.org/ if possible. It seems we dont have a validator or manager in BuddyPress Turkish section. Who should i contact about it?
(PS: there is lots of mistranslation and different approaches to word's meanings in current project translations and i fixed those too.)
Tarık ÇAYIR, Unsal Korkmaz, Turker YILDIRIM, and 2 others are discussing. Toggle Comments
I'd like to ask you to allow me to validate translations for Polish buddypress. There are 817 waiting strings and only 34% approved translated. I think nobody is working on this translation.
Wacław Jacek, Petya Raykovska, Tomasz Ostrowski, and 1 other are discussing. Toggle Comments
The latest strings for both BuddyPress and bbPress `/dev` branches are now available for translation.
Just like WordPress Core and Akismet, once a language is 100% translated these are packaged up into a language pack and made available to be automatically downloaded and installed by WordPress.
Thanks in advance from both the bbPress and BuddyPress teams
Hi All!
I have translated the rest of BuddyPress to hungarian, please review it…
Hey guys! I suggested some translations in Hungarian for BuddyPress. Please validate them. Thanks! 😛
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The https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/buddypress/ is not aware of the recent folder modifications on buddypress trunk. (https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk)
So all References links are leading to the old trunk directory setup.
Example see reference link for https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/buddypress/dev/el/default?filters%5Bterm%5D=New+Administrative+Tools.
How can that be fixed?
Thanks in advance.
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I would like to ask regarding the translation plugin BuddyPress, currently listed Serbian language and that the translation began to work with the Cyrillic alphabet. I'm interested in if there is a possibility to add Serbian (Latin), which would serve to create a translation that would not use Cyrillic letters.
I started to do the translation, but I saw after a few translated phrases that provided for Cyrillic letters, and I'm interested to do the translation, which would use the Latin alphabet, because we are such a better fit in my projects.
As I have found meaningful place to ask this question somewhere else, I wrote it here.
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Noticed a bug (?) while editing translation of BuddyPress here https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/buddypress/dev/ru/default
Not all untranslated strings are showed. How did I found that:
1) went through all untranslated strings,
2) exported the po file of everything ru_RU
3) opened in Poedit and noticed that some strings appeared to be untranslated, although they are not listed under Untranslated filter in GlotPress.
4) translated them in Poedit and imported into GlotPress
5) got the message that 16 new strings were translated.
So in general – untranslated strings were not showing under Untranslated filter in Glotpress.
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i have translated BuddyPress po file how to add Mongolian language?
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To summarize a number of requests that have not received the love they deserve, all related to the creation of projects in GlotPress.
WordPress 3.8.x – The WordPress project needs a 3.8.x sub-project, should have been created when 3.8 was released, we're @ 3.8.1 now.
bbPress 2.5.x – Three follow up versions has been released since 2.5 (3 months old). What does /trunk give us, 2.6 dev or 2.5.x?
BuddyPress 1.8.x, 1.9.x – The BuddyPress projects are desperately behind. We're @ 1.9.1!
How are we to know what the trunk projects gives us when it's such a disarray? All these projects has been requested multiple times by different people. Do we really have to nag every time new projects need to be created?
What happened to the discussed planning for polyglots? Are we going anywhere at all?
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BuddyPress 1.9 was released earlier this week.
Please can the sub-projects on https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/buddypress/ be updated?
1.8 was never made and I don't think it's worth any time or effort to get the 1.8-era translations loaded, unless it's super-trivial.
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@nacin Could you please add the 'en_AU' translations for bbPress (/2.4.x branch) & BuddyPress ( /dev branch as there is no /1.8.x branch) .po & .mo files to i18n, similar to https://i18n.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/22193/
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BuddyPress /dev branch has also been updated and is now using BuddyPress /trunk


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Students spin, twirl pinwheels for peace
More than 500 pinwheels were spinning freely on Sept. 21 when the Sebastian Elementary School took part in an international art and literacy project called Pinwheels for Peace.
Students from all grades created their own pinwheels with messages of peace and planted them in front of the school, as part of a project organized by art teacher Jennifer Strazzulla.
It's the first time that the school participated in the peace project, Strazzulla said.
"I felt like it would create a sense of unity in the school," said Strazzulla, who is a new addition to the staff at the Sebastian Elementary School. "Every child in our school made one of the pinwheels using a pencil for a post," she added.
Pinwheels for Peace is an art installation project started in 2005, by two art teachers, Ann Ayers and Ellen McMillan, of Coconut Creek, Florida, as a way for students to express their feelings about what's going on in the world and in their lives.
Last year, on Sept. 21, International Day of Peace, there were over 3.5 million pinwheels spinning in more than 3,500 locations throughout the world. The spinning pinwheels represent spreading thoughts of peace throughout the world — "whirled" peace.
The most popular designs for the pinwheels at the Sebastian Elementary School were rainbows and turtles, especially appropriate since the turtle is the school's mascot. Students folded sheets of decorated paper into pinwheels and attached them to pencils before planting them in the ground.
Strazzulla said the children enjoyed the activity, and she is looking forward to creating similar unity projects throughout the school year.
"We were so lucky with the pinwheel project," said Strazzulla. "It didn't rain at all, and everyone had so much fun."
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eBook Description: Praise for Stuart Neville: "Neville's novel is a coldly lucid assessment of the fragility of the Irish peace . . . a rare example of legitimate noir fiction."The New York Times Book Review "Stuart Neville belongs to a younger generation of writers for whom the region's darkest years are historybut that history endures, as his first novel, The Ghosts of Belfast, shockingly demonstrates. . . . This noir thriller plays out in a Belfast that, even in summer sunshine, remains oppressively gray. The clannishness of its inhabitants is vividly evoked. . . . A riot scene, one of the novel's best, captures a new generation's appetite for blood and an old veteran's nostalgia. . . . In scene after gruesome scene, Neville attempts to persuade us that this time around, with this repentant murderer, the killing is different."The Washington Post "Neville's tightly wound, emotionally resonant account of an ex-IRA hit man's struggle to conquer his past, displays an acute understanding of the true state of Northern Ireland, still under the thumb of decades of violence and terrorism."Los Angeles Times "Stuart Neville is Ireland's answer to Henning Mankell."Ken Bruen "The Ghosts of Belfast is a tale of revenge and reconciliation shrouded in a bloody original crime thriller. . . . Brilliant."Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Neville's debut novel is tragic, violent, exciting, plausible, and compelling. . . . The Ghosts of Belfast is dark, powerful, insightful, and hard to put down."Booklist When Detective Inspector Jack Lennon tries to track down his former lover Marie McKenna and their daughter, his superiors tell him to back off. But now an assassin stalks Belfast, tying up loose ends for a vengeance-driven old man. As Lennon unravels a conspiracy that links his daughter to a killer named Fegan, the line between friend and enemy blurs.From the Hardcover edition.
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Osun blasts PDP over comments on Sambo's visit
The Osun State Government yesterday accused the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of merely playing to the gallery with its apology to Vice President Namadi Sambo over the legitimate complaint lodged by Governor Rauf Aregbesola against the violation of the rights of leaders of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Kogi State by officers of the Nigeria Police Force.
In a statement signed by the Director, Bureau of Communications and Strategy in the office of the Governor, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, the police also came under fire as the government said it was a shame that while the Kogi State Police Command was making itself available as a tool to intimidate the opposition, armed robbers had taken over the state, robbing innocent Nigerians and setting criminals under trial free.
The statement noted, "Characteristic of their stock in trade, the Osun State PDP has demonstrated that they are the instigators and beneficiaries of the recent unlawful and condemnable arrest, detention and illegal deportation of ACN leaders from Kogi State to another part of the country by a police commissioner.
"The act, which the Osun PDP has attempted to gloss over, to say the least, was despicable and undemocratic as it threatens the basis of the constitutionally guaranteed basic rights of citizens to freely visit any part of Nigeria without encumbrances or any restraints whatsoever as long as they are not found violating any law of the land.
"There was no better opportunity for Governor Aregbesola to register his displeasure than the commissioning of the Federal High Court building by Vice-President Namadi Sambo in Osogbo on Thursday.
"Of what value was the commissioning of court rooms when the rights of citizens were becoming the objects of sham political aggrandisement by the ruling clique? It has since become clear that the fire which burnt across the river in Kogi has the backing of charlatans in the ruling party who misuse the police to curtail citizens' rights for cheap political point."
Describing the role of the police in the whole crisis as despicable, the statement added that while policemen in Kogi State were busy hounding opposition elements passing through Kogi, armed robbers were let loose as they stormed a court in Ihima in the Okehi Local Government Area of the state, killing a warder and setting one of their own who is under trial free from the court.
The statement added, "How else do we explain the arrest and deportation of a group of people who were merely passing through a state and had to be subjected to such harrowing experience while in the same state, policemen failed woefully in their constitutional duty of protecting the citizens by allowing armed gangs to have a field day terrorising the people and killing innocent souls?"
It, therefore, sympathised with the PDP "for being unable to come to terms with the new political realities in the entire nation."
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– Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
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My birthday was a hit! I had a blast, we ate at Ruby Tuesdays and I got so much Nike Running gear it wasn't even funny! Seriously, when I take a picture( and I WILL take a picture) you will be floored. BUT, I may not be around much this week, because I will be busy making magic happen. This is what I did for 5 HOURS yesterday. And people, that was my 2nd day there. I want to hear you brag on me, because, day 1? It wasn't easy!
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I'm loving this photo of the triplets. It's gorgeous!
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Chris Cook
Virginia Senior
PROS: Does a nice job coming up to defend the run on the edge and takes good angles to the football. Wraps up and occasionally will lower the shoulder to deliver hit to ballcarrier. Has experience working in zone coverage and does a nice job keeping things in front of him. Works well in press coverage. Has some ability as a kickoff returner.
CONS: Doesn't appear to have the ideal hips and burst to project well in man coverage. Isn't a great tackler. Lacks ideal burst and acceleration to be a big play threat as a returner.
OVERVIEW: An oversized corner that is a bit of a tweener. Broke his leg as a freshman, missing half of that year. Became a starter as a sophomore. Then had a knee injury that cost him a few games as a junior. He then missed the entire next year with academic issues, but bounced back this past year with 4 interceptions and 6 pass breakups.
NFL FORECAST: Cook has a chance to stick at both corner and safety, but most guys with his size and skills tend to struggle at corner, but play better at safety as pros. Corey Chavous is a good example of this. And I think Cook projects best as a free safety in most schemes. He could work as a press corner in many schemes that gets a lot of help over the top from safeties. But his upside there isn't that high, and he's probably just a third corner there. INstead at safety, he shows the ability to be a capable starter down the road. I don't think he'll ever be a great tackling safety, but seems to show the instincts and ability to make a fairly smooth conversion there. It may take him a year or two to adjust, but that's really no different than anybody coming into the league. I think he has a chance to be an above average to good starting safety for some team.
ATL FORECAST: Cook would provide size the Falcons want at cornerback, but not sure he is going to be anything more than a fourth corner given the current state of the depth chart. Instead, he'd project better at safety in Atlanta, but there isn't a lot of room to contribute since I don't think he'll be as natural there as DeCoud. He would make a nice backup, but his value to the Falcons is little more than a big, fast special teams player.
VALUE: Cook is a nice mid-round pick. Because of his tweener status, I'd be reluctant to take him before the fourth round.
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San Antonio Spurs 2011 draft pick Adam Hanga continues to flourish overseas playing with Spanish club for Bàsquet Manresa. It wasn't too long ago Hanga hit a last second shot for Manresa against Grand Canaria and it seems he did it again. At the end of the first quarter of a recent game, Hanga launched a half court shot and hit nothing but net. Check it out.
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How to Save Journalism
But must Americans pay $30 billion a year to get the job done right? Possibly not. Digital technologies have dramatically lowered production and distribution costs. Still, the main source of great journalism is compensated human labor, and, as the saying goes, you get what you pay for. We're longtime advocates of citizen journalism and the blogosphere, but our experience tells us that volunteer labor is insufficient to meet America's journalism needs. The digital revolution has the capacity to radically democratize and improve journalism, but only if there is a foundation of newsrooms--all of which will be digital or have digital components--with adequately paid staff who interact with and provide material for the blogosphere.
The moral of the story is clear: journalism and press subsidies are the price of civilization. To deliver this public good in sufficient measure to sustain democracy, it must be treated as we treat national security. No one would dare suggest that our military defense could be adequately covered by volunteer labor, pledge drives, bake sales, silent auctions and foundation grants. The same is true for journalism. Cautious proponents of press subsidies think in terms of nickels and dimes, but we need to think in terms of billions. Columbia Journalism School professor Todd Gitlin got it right: "We're rapidly running out of alternatives to public finance.... It's time to move to the next level and entertain a grown-up debate among concrete ideas."
How can we best spawn a vibrant, independent and competitive press without ceding government control over content? There are models, historic and international, from which we can borrow. No one-size-fits-all solution will suffice, since all forms of support have biases built into them. But if citizens spend as much time considering this issue as our corporate media executives and investors do trying to privatize, wall off and commercialize the Internet, journalism and democracy will win out.
In our new book, The Death and Life of American Journalism, we offer proposals for long-term subsidies to spawn independent digital journalism. But we do not claim to have all the answers. What we claim--what we know--is that it is now imperative that emergency measures be proposed, debated and implemented. People need to see tangible examples of "public good" interventions, or the discussion about renewing journalism will amount to little more than fiddling while Rome burns. The point now is to generate popular participation in and support for a small-d democratic response.
The starting point could be a debate about "bailouts" to keep struggling commercial news media, especially newspapers and magazines, afloat. As a rule, we oppose bailing out or subsidizing commercial news media. We believe subsidies should go primarily to nonprofit and noncommercial media. We are not doctrinaire on this point and believe it should be subject to debate, especially for short-term, emergency measures. If subsidies do go to commercial interests, the public needs to get something of substance in return. But the lion's share of subsidies must go now and in the future to developing and expanding the nonprofit and noncommercial sector. Journalism needs an institutional structure that comports with its status as a public good.
What are we talking about? For starters, spending on public and community broadcasting should increase dramatically, with the money going primarily to journalism, especially on the local level. We never thought one commercial newsroom was satisfactory for an entire community; why should we regard it as acceptable to have a single noncommercial newsroom serve an entire community? Let's also have AmeriCorps put thousands of young people to work, perhaps as journalists on start-up digital "publications" covering underserved communities nationwide. This would quickly put unemployed journalists to work. Let's also craft legislation to expedite the transition of failing daily newspapers into solvent nonprofit or low-profit entities. It is healthy for communities to have general news media that cover all the relevant news and draw everyone together, in addition to specialized media. Shifting newspapers from high-profit to low-profit or nonprofit ownership allows them to keep publishing as they, and we, complete the transit from old media to new.
Americans will embrace some of these ideas. They will reject others. The point is to get a debate going, to put proposals forward, to think big and to act with a sense of urgency. Let's assume, for the sake of journalism and democracy, that there will be subsidies. Then all we must do is put them to work in the same spirit and toward the same end as did the founders.
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Legacy hosts free dance workshop
PORT ST. LUCIE - After two rounds of auditions, Legacy's new competition dancers have begun their season with two new teams this year. Legacy now has a Junior team and a Senior team made up of students ranging in age from 7-18 years old.
With lots of dance, fun, friends and games, the team has already formed bonds that will keep the group strong through the challenging dance season ahead. Legacy dancers are working hard and are looking good as they prepare for the upcoming competition season.
Twice annually, Legacy hosts a Bring A Friend Day, which is a free dance workshop and audition open to the community. The next workshop will be held Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Port St. Lucie Community Center on Airoso Boulevard. Workshop times: Ages 7-12 years old will be 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and Ages 13-18 years old will be 2-5:30 p.m.
This event gives Legacy dancers the opportunity to share what they do with other children so they can experience what it is like to be on an award-winning dance team. It is open to all students 7-18 years old. You do not need to know anyone on the team to participate. Parents need to sign a waiver for their child to participate.
This will also be the last chance to audition for Legacy's award-winning competition team for people who have missed the summer auditions. Dancers who excel during the workshop will receive an invitation to join Legacy's competition team for the 2013-2014 season.
Legacy is looking for talented dancers with or without prior dance experience who are hard working, dedicated, and have the passion for dance.
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text: Product Images Alternate Views prev next Share: Email Was $379.95 - $404.95 $129.99 - $159.99 You save up to $274.96 (68%) Rating 4.79 of 5 (76 Reviews) This Product Qualifies for Free Shipping Please Select a Size Please select your bike Sizing Chart Sorry, this item is no longer available. You may be interested in some of the items below. Product Information Now Playing Scorpion Stinger JacketTaper-cut for a snug, wind-resistant fit and maximum aerodynamics, the Stinger jacket from Scorpion is a sport minded leather jacket that enjoys both the daily ride and the special track day excursion. Full leather powerstretch waist panels and Terramid® Kevlar® stretch panels in non-abrasion arm and neck areas ensure an excellent fit. 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The leather is thick and supple, the fabric portions are of high quality. The design features are simple but effective. If I had one suggestion it would be to make the zip a bit bigger. Other than that, I'll let you know how the vented leather feels when Texas summer is underway. The detachable liner has already gone so it won't be too long. Ian - April 05, 2014 (Pflugerville, TX) Fit Finish Durability Features Cost Benefit white stinger jacket is awesome! This jacket fits so perfect and looks so nice. I get compliments from everywhere and people ask where I got it and how much it was. When I tell them the price they are amazed. Thank you Superstore. Jason - April 05, 2014 (Colo spgs, CO) Fit Finish Durability Features Cost Benefit Runs small I bought several other brands of jackets and always ordered one size. And yes, those other jackets still fit me! This one, however, just runs small, especially with the liner in, and I had to return it and go a size up. 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Pete Rose brought hustle, 1st hit 50 years ago - 0 Comments
CINCINNATI — Pete Rose drew a walk on four pitches in his first plate appearance in the major leagues. Then, he sped to first base.
No slowing him down, either then or 4,256 hits later.
Baseball's all-time hits leader got his start 50 years ago this week, making his debut with the Reds in Cincinnati on April 8, 1963. After getting that walk in his first game and making 11 straight outs in the next few, he finally got on base using his bat — smacking a triple off Pittsburgh's Bob Friend on April 13.


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This is a surgical device and a method of using it. In particular, the device is one for reinforcing the pericardial sac surrounding the heart to assist in the treatment of congestive heart failure. The device, generically, is an enclosure having an interior and an exterior. The interior surface is made in such a way that it tends not to or does not form adhesions with or accept ingrowth with the myocardial tissue of the epicardium. The exterior surface of the device, in contrast, is adapted to adhere to or to ingrow with or otherwise attach sufficiently to the pericardium so that it reinforces that membrane or structure. The nature of the device is that it tends not to allow the pericardium to expand further with time. The device, after complete deployment, should envelope some measure of pericardial fluid in its interior separating it from the epicardial surface. This device helps to prevent further declination of the heart during congestive heart failure. The device is preferably introduced into the pericardial space and into the inner surface of the pericardium using transcutaneous or minimally invasive techniques.
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This invention relates to surgical devices and to methods of using them. In particular, the device is one for reinforcing the pericardial sac surrounding the heart to assist in the treatment of congestive heart failure. The device, generically, is an enclosure having an interior and an exterior. The interior surface is made in such a way that it tends not to or does not form adhesions with or accept ingrowth with the myocardial tissue of the epicardium. The exterior surface of the device, in contrast, is adapted to adhere to or to ingrow with or otherwise to attach sufficiently to the pericardium so that it reinforces that membrane or structure. The nature of the device is that it tends not to allow the pericardium to expand further with time. The device, after complete deployment, desirably envelopes some measure of pericardial fluid in its interior separating it from the epicardial surface. This device helps to prevent further declination of the condition of the heart during the course of congestive heart failure. The device is preferably introduced into the pericardial space and onto the inner surface of the pericardium using transcutaneous or minimally invasive techniques.
Congestive Heart Failure ("CHF"), or simply "Heart Failure" is a progressive path found in many forms of heart disease. In general, it is a condition in which the heart is unable to pump blood at a rate sufficient for the proper supply of nutrients to metabolizing tissues. There are many specific disease states leading to CHF, but each typically results in the dilatation of the ventricles. Various etiologies for CHF are viral and ischemic and, of course, idiopathic. Myocardial injury and chronic volume overload generally are thought to cause this course of ventricular dilatation. The typical adaptation process undertaken by the stressed heart muscle is not achieved during CHF and, instead of gaining a stronger heart muscle, the heart instead gets larger as it attempts to adapt to its increased volume load.
Chronic pressure overload causes another response mechanism to develop. Specifically, hypertrophy of the heart muscle, entailing an increase both in the size of individual muscle cells and in overall muscle mass, begins to occur. Although this response helps the heart to overcome higher pressure, it has limitations and is associated with various structural and biochemical changes that have deleterious long term effects.
Additionally, system-wide vascular constriction occurs during the course of CHF. The constriction causes blood flow to be redistributed so that certain regions and systems have a reduced blood supply, e.g., skeletal muscle, kidneys, and skin. These regions do not produce significant amounts of vasodilating metabolites. In contrast, the brain and heart have high metabolic rates and produce a greater amount of vasodilators. Consequently, the latter organs receives a higher proportion of the restricted blood supply.
Therapy for CHF is staged. Correction of a reversible causative factors is the first line of offense. Treatment of bradyarrhythmias, perhaps by use of an artificial pacemaker or by provision of an appropriate drug such as digitalis, can help alleviate CHF. CHF that continues after correction of such reversible causes is often treated with a regime of salt restriction, vasodilators, diuretics, and the like. Bed rest to increase venous return to the heart and move fluid from the periphery is often helpful. As noted above, digitalis has been an important drug for increasing cardiac output in persons with specific types of CHF. It has been used for over 200 years. Other drugs used for treatment of CHF include beta-adrenergic agonists such as norepinephrine, epinephrine, and isoproterenol. Each stimulate cardiac beta-adrenergic receptors. Dopamine and dobutamine are also used. Various diuretics and vasodilators for variously dilating both veins and arteries are used, each for slightly different reasons based on the detected manifestation of the CHF in the heart.
Few interventional or surgical pathways for alleviation of CHF are currently widely practiced. Indeed, the only permanent treatment for CHF is a heart transplant.
One surgical procedure known as cardiomyoplasty is used for early stage CHF. In that procedure, a muscle taken from the shoulder (the latissimus dorsi) is wrapped around the heart. The added muscle is paced synchronously with the ventricular systole. This procedure is highly invasive requiring a sternotomy to access the heart. Some have suggested that the benefits of the procedure are due more to remodeling from the mere placement of the shoulder muscle around the heart rather than from a muscular assistance.
There are a variety of devices that may be applied to the heart for treatment of CHF. Patents owned by Abiomed (U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,224,540; 5,800,528; 5,643,172) generally show a girdle-like device situated to provide structure to a failing heart. U.S. Patents owned by Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc. (U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,241,654; 6,230,714; 6,193,648; 6,174,279; 6,169,922; 6,165,122; 6,165,121; 6,155,972; 6,126,590; 6,123,662; 6,085,754; 6,077,218; 5,702,343) show various devices, also for treatment of CHF, which typically include a mesh sock-like device placed around the myocardial wall. U.S. Patents to Myocor, Inc. (U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,264,602; 6,261,222; 6,260,552; 6,183,411; 6,165,120; 6,165,119; 6,162,168; 6,077,214; 6,059,715; 6,050,936; 6,045,497; 5,961,440) show devices for treatment of CHF generally using components that pierce the ventricular wall.
None of the documents mentioned above appears to suggest the devices and methods provided for herein.
This invention is a device and a method for reinforcing the pericardium . Generically, it is made of at least one compliant member having an interior surface for placement adjacent to or spaced away from the epicardium and an exterior surface for attachment to the interior of a pericardium. The compliant member may be conformable in shape to at least a portion of the epicardium.
The interior surface is adapted to inhibit adhesions or attachment to the epicardium, e.g., via use of a material that does not substantially permit ingrowth with or that resists ingrowth with the epicardium. Suitable choices for materials that functionally provide such results include various lubricious material, perhaps polymeric, e.g., fluorocarbon polymers especially those selected from the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene, ethylene-chlorofluoroethylene, fluorinated ethylene propylene, polychlorotrifluoroethylene, polyvinylfluoride, and polyvinylidenefluoride and certain expanded polytetrafluoroethylenes (ePTFE). Other suitable lubricious polymers include those selected from the group consisting of LLDPE, LDPE, HDPE, polypropylene, and polyamides their mixtures and copolymers.
The exterior surface functionally adheres to or reacts with or ingrows with the pericardium in such a way that the resulting pericardium-implant combination is substantially reinforced compared to the previously existing pericardium. The outer layer, for instance, may comprise a material for ingrowth into or with or for attachment to or adherence with the pericardium. The exterior surface may comprise a material that itself promotes ingrowth, e.g., polyethylene terephthalate, polyglycolic acid, polylactic acid, reconstituted collagen, poly-p-dioxanone, poly(glycolide-lactide) copolymer, poly(glycolide-trimethylene carbonate) copolymer, poly(glycolide-ε-caprolactone) copolymer, glycolide-trimethylene carbonate triblock copolymer, their block and random copolymers, mixtures, and alloys. Physical mixtures of the biodegradable polymers with other substantially non-biodegradable materials, (such as polyolefins or polyfluorocarbons) is desired to preserve to integrity of the flexible or compliant member. Particularly desirable are mixtures of biodegradable and non-bio-degradable polymeric fibers, perhaps by coweaving or other suitable manner of making an integrated fabric.
The outer surface may further comprise a material promoting endothelialization, such as an effective hyaluronate salt or one or more angiogenic materials such as are listed below. Physically, the outer surface may be an independent layer or an integrated layer, a woven or non-woven polymeric material. The attachment to the outer layer may be simply mechanical, and produced by, e.g., suturing or adhesively attaching it to the pericardium. The exterior surface may be textured to assist with ingrowth into the pericardium.
As noted above, the compliant member may comprise a separate inner member and an outer member, e.g., where at least one of the inner members and the outer members comprises a woven or non-woven fabric. They may be laminated together or with an intermediate between. In some instances, at least one of the inner members and the outer members is substantially non-porous, non-porous, or non-continuous.
It is desirable that the inventive device include an adjuster adapted for changing the compliant member size after attachment of that compliant member to the interior of the pericardium. The adjuster, for instance, may be a rotatable roller, a drawstring, a band, or the like. One preferable band variation is made up of an upper end and an apical end and has a length extending from the upper end to the apical end and where the length of the band is less than about ⅓ length of a heart to which it is applied. The band may have a length substantially matching the width of the A–V groove on that heart.
The shape of the compliant member may be that of a sack having a closed end, particularly one having a closed end and sized to be positioned only along and less than about ⅓ length of the heart when positioned from the apical end. The compliant member may be a substantially elongated member having a distal end and a proximal end and configured to be helical upon introduction into the region of the pericardium, perhaps having a lumen (in some instances expandable) extending from the proximal end at least partially to the distal end. The lumen may have at least one orifice open to the exterior surface when the device is helically configured in the region of the pericardium, perhaps to pass glue or adhesive to the pericardium side of the device. In some variations, the source of glue or adhesive also forms a component of the inventive device.
One very desirable form of the compliant member is an enclosure generally conforming in shape to at least a portion of an epicardium where the enclosure has at least one rib separated by and spaced apart by webbing. The rib may be at least one band having an upper end and an apical end and a length extending from the upper end to the apical end and having at least two open, generally opposing openings. Desirably, the wound band has a length less than about ⅓ length of a heart to which it is applied.
Preferably, the various ribs have a flexibility different than that of the webbing. The at least one rib may have the form of a generally helical member, perhaps ribbon-like in form. A "ribbon" is considered to have a width-thickness ratio greater than about two, perhaps greater than about seven. The helical member may be inflatable over at least a portion of the enclosure, perhaps incrementally inflatable along its length.
The compliant member may be made up of an enclosure generally conforming in shape to at least a portion of a pericardium and having multiple ribs extending from the upper end to the apical end. Desirably each rib may be ribbon-like. Alternatively, the ribs may each have a round cross section or may have a cross section with a width-thickness ratio of two or less. The multiple ribs may be zigzag in shape and where there are multiple zigzag ribs having substantially adjacent points, at least some of the adjacent points may be connected. At least some of the multiple ribs may be joined at the apical end.
The webbing may be of a variety of forms, e.g., a woven fabric, a woven open weave fabric, one or more ribbons extending between at least some of the multiple ribs, one or more fibers extending between at least some of the multiple ribs, an elastic material, a substantially inelastic material, or the like.
The compliant member may have a longitudinal opening extending from the upper end towards the apical end and including a plurality of looping members situated on the upper end (like loops on a kitchen curtain) deployable over a looping deployment tool. The deployment tool is preferably adapted to be removable after placement of the compliant member adjacent said pericardium and has a connector member for separation after installation. The invention, in some variations, includes the installation member.
The invention includes various procedures for reinforcing the pericardium. One procedure comprises the steps of introducing the inventive device through a pericardium wall into a pericardial space, desirably below the xiphoid process of a patient, and positioning the inventive pericardial reinforcement adjacent the pericardium. The procedure may include the step of puncturing skin beneath the xiphoid process with a needle and an introducer and passing the needle through the pericardium to the pericardial space. The steps of introducing a guidewire, removing the needle, and introducing a cannula may also be included
Finally, the invention includes a modified pericardium reinforced with the compliant pericardial reinforcement devices discussed elsewhere.
As noted elsewhere, this invention has several related aspects: it is 1.) a device for reinforcing the pericardial sac that has an inner surface that tends not to adhere to the epicardium and an outer surface that adheres to, is inter-grown with, or is made in some fashion to constrain expansion of some portion of the pericardium; 2.) methods of introducing the inventive reinforcing device to the operative site; and 3.) the resulting modified and reinforced pericardium having the inventive reinforcing device attached to it.
Our use of the term "compliant" and its variations are embodied in the following: in general, the inventive reinforcing device is constructed in such a way that it is sufficiently compliant to be placed in substantial contact with a portion of the inner surface of the pericardium to allow some measure of adherence between the two. This may mean that the device is flexible or that a portion of the device is flexible or that a portion of the device is comparatively stiffer than another portion or portions. The functional result is this: the device should reinforce the pericardium in such a way that over an extended period of time, the size of the combination of pericardium and the reinforcing device do not expand in a way consistent with the typical, ongoing progress of CHF. Additionally, we use the term "substantially non-elastic" not in an absolute sense, but simply to express the functional concept that during the use of the device in reinforcing the pericardium, the device is not substantially changing in size due to the pressures placed upon it by the beating of the heart. Some elasticity in a gross physical sense is perceived to be inevitable.
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The inventive device (122) has an inner surface (128) and an outer surface (130). In use, the inner surface (128) remains generally or substantially separated from the epicardium (126). In construction, the inner surface (128) is adapted not to be susceptible to adhesion to the epicardium. One way to prevent such adhesion is to configure the inner surface of a material or with a surface structure that tends not to permit adhesion with the myocardial tissue of the epicardium (126). This function may be carried out in several ways. For instance, the surface (128) confronting the epicardium (126) may be coated with a slippery material or comprise a slippery material. The device (122) may be multilayered and comprise an independent inner layer of a slippery material.
By the terms "adherence" and "adhesion," we mean that the noted specific component or region of the device is substantially locally immobile with respect to its related heart tissue. That is to say that it may be adhesively connected to the tissue, mechanically attached to the tissue, ingrown with the tissue, connected using specific mechanical connectors, or other methods of or means for preventing relative motion between the device component and the tissue wall.
The material used that substantially prevents adhesion to the epicardium may be one or more polymers such as polyfluorocarbons and polyolefins selected from the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE or TFE), ethylene-chlorofluoroethylene (ECTFE), fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP), polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE), polyvinylfluoride (PVF), polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF), polyethylene (LDPE, LLDPE, and HDPE), and polypropylene. An especially desirable polymer is expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) that is functionally adapted to inhibit ingrowth, e.g., ePTFE having internodal differences less than about 40 microns.
Again, they may be applied as an emulsion, dispersion, or solution to another substrate material or the substrate material may instead be the substantially non-adhering material with the other side (154) treated to improve adhesion.
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The exterior or adhering surface may comprise a material that itself promotes ingrowth, e.g., polyethylene terephthalate, polyglycolic acid, polylactic acid, reconstituted collagen, poly-p-dioxanone, poly(glycolide-lactide) copolymer, poly(glycolide-trimethylene carbonate) copolymer, poly(glycolide-ε-caprolactone) copolymer, glycolide-trimethylene carbonate triblock copolymer, their block and random copolymers, mixtures, and alloys. Biodegradable polymers often promote growth of endothelium and neovasculature in the body. Physical mixtures of the biodegradable polymers with other substantially non-biodegradable materials, (such as polyolefins or polyfluorocarbons) are desired to preserve the integrity of the flexible or compliant member. Particularly desirable are mixtures of biodegradable and non-biodegradable polymeric fibers, perhaps by coweaving or other suitable manner of making an integrated fabric. An especially desirable non-biodegradable polymer is expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) that is functionally adapted to promote ingrowth, e.g., ePTFE having internodal differences greater than about 60 microns.
Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) sheets are available having an internodal distance gradient between the two sides, e.g., one side at 40 microns or less and one side having internodal distances greater than about 60 microns. Such a sheet is highly desirable.
The adhering surface of any of the variations disclosed here may be treated to enhance the biological bonding with the compliant reinforcement device. The inventive device may be adapted to promote angiogenesis adjacent the pericardium. Angiogenesis-promoting materials, particularly those that promote growth of microvasculature, whether synthetic or natural may be infused into the various components, e.g., into or onto the polymers of the inventive device adjacent the pericardium. Angiogenic materials include, e.g., collagen, fibrinogen, vitronectin, other plasma proteins, various appropriate growth factors (e.g., vascular endothelial growth factor, "VEGF"), and synthetic peptides of these and other similar proteins. Other components having a specific role may be included, e.g., genes, growth factors, biomolecules, peptides, oligonucleotides, members of the integrin family, RGD-containing sequences, oligopeptides, e.g., fibronectin, laminin, bitronectin, hyaluronic acid, silk-elastin, elastin, fibrinogen, and the like.
Other bioactive materials which may be used in the invention include, for example, pharmaceutically active compounds, proteins, oligonucleotides, ribozymes, and anti-sense genes. Desirable additions include vascular cell growth promotors such as growth factors, growth factor receptor antagonists, transcriptional activators, and translational promotors; vascular cell growth inhibitors such as growth factor inhibitors, growth factor receptor antagonists, transcriptional repressors, translational repressors, replication inhibitors, inhibitory antibodies, antibodies directly against growth factors, bifunctional molecules consisting of a growth factor and a cytotoxin, bifunctional molecules consisting of an antibody and a cytotoxin; cholesterol-lowering agents; vasodilating agents; agents which interfere with endogenous vasoactive mechanisms, and combinations thereof.
In addition, polypeptides or proteins that may be incorporated into or onto the inventive device, or whose DNA can be incorporated, include without limitation, proteins competent to induce angiogenesis, including factors such as, without limitation, acidic and basic fibroblast growth factors, vascular endothelial growth factor (including VEGF-2, VEGF-3, VEGF-A, VEGF-B, VEGF-C) hif-1 and other molecules competent to induce an upstream or downstream effect of an angiogenic factor; epidermal growth factor, transforming growth factor α and β, platelet-derived endothelial growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor, tumor necrosis factor α, hepatocyte growth factor and insulin like growth factor; cell cycle inhibitors including CDK inhibitors; thymidine kinase ("TK") and other agents useful for interfering with cell proliferation, and combinations thereof.
In any case, it is also within the scope of this invention to utilize mechanical fasteners or adhesives to join the compliant reinforcing member to the pericardium. For instance,
Having explained the generic functioning of the respective sides of the compliant reinforcing member, we turn now to a description of physical variations of the reinforcing member. They share the desirable functionality of preferably being deliverable using percutaneous delivery methods or minimally-invasive methods.
A schematic introducer (196) is shown in this variation and in many of the other variations discussed herein. Typically the introducer (196) will be a wire or rod having a loop carrying the upper end of the device, e.g., band (194) in
The variation (190) shown in
In addition to the generally pre-formed structures discussed above, we contemplate structures formable within the pericardial sac.
The form of the device (320) shown in
All of our variations are passive devices.
After a period of time, it may be desirable to alter the stiffness of the inventive reinforcing device. Because the device is preferably adherent to or ingrown with the pericardium, replacement is not a desired step. Simple size adjustment would be.
Several of the benefits extending from the inventive device may be summarized in the following way: Our device is intended not substantially to contact the epicardium in normal use. Consequently, many of the problems inherent simply in the act of contacting the myocardial tissue, e.g., arrhythmia, myocarditis, etc., may be minimized. Because our implant is designed not substantially to contact the epicardium, any consequent coarsening of the epicardial tissue is lessened.
The pericardium is in a gross engineering sense, a liquid-filled shock absorber that tends to exert a constant force upon the epicardium that is assessable via the fluid pressure in the pericardial space. This pressure is in some measure, related to the fitness and strength of the pericardium. Placement of implants upon the epicardial surface provides support to that surface, but the support is at the cost of direct implant contact. Our device provides the same or similar support in a much more gentle and uniform way, by supporting the pericardium and thereby supporting the fluid that supports the heart.
Additionally, sizing and placement of the pericardial reinforcement is somewhat simpler in that the object of the placement procedure is not actively beating but is only a membrane that is passively affected by the beating muscle.
One highly desirable method for placement of the inventive reinforcement is shown in
This inventive device is neat and, because it is situated in contact with the pericardium, is suitable for placement via any number of procedures, ranging from the most invasive—open chest surgery—to those that are much less invasive. A preferred procedure for placing the device is via a percutaneous approach through the diaphragm beneath the xiphoid process. The procedure is direct and uses short instruments for ease and accuracy. Such a process is outlined in
Shown in
Also shown in
Some amount of manual manipulation will be necessary to keep the upper loop (426) following the contours of the epicardium until it reaches its desired site as shown in
Many alterations and modifications may be made by those of ordinary skill in this art, without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention. The illustrated embodiments have been shown only for purposes of clarity and the examples should not be taken as limiting the invention as defined in the following claims. Which claims are intended to include all equivalents, whether now or later devised.
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First of all, you should know right away that you have stumbled across the biggest catch on Match. We'll get to WHY that is in a minute, but I want to be up front first. Before we get to all of the good stuff, before you get all excited… amazingly, I DO have faults. To wit: 1) I am the reincarnation of a 17th century Japanese ninja. I am enamored with martial arts and would rather be training than, say, hang out in a bar. Some may not accept this aspect of my personality. I'm hoping this will weed them out right away. 2) I use words like "enamored" in an online ad. 3) I hardly watch TV. I have to be reminded that my flat screen is not a giant picture frame I need to fill. I do, however, love movies, and I have a massive library (of paper books). 4) I have a lot of shoes. Not as many as Kim Kardashian, but enough to fuel the economy of a small Tuscan village. I didn't hear you complaining the last time I wore my stilettos. 5) Despite my European origins, I have a tendency to nurse a single glass of wine for hours. Yet I'm quite the oenophile, able to distinguish vintages by merely reading the label, Cabernet from Chardonnay, without even tasting them. 6) I don't know much about sports, except for MMA/UFC (see (1)). Having once interviewed a major league MVP, I am willing to learn. 7) I live in Mountain View. Some of you – especially those of you in San Francisco – seem to believe that the South Bay borders Alabama, Bangladesh and Siberia. I answer this by saying (a) not quite, (b) amazingly, you can be in Mountain View from SF in only 35 minutes (c) I'm certainly worth the small distance. ***Now for the catch-worthy good stuff: 1) I'm French. I know men think this is sexy, so I thought I would mention it first. 2) I was trained as an international spy, so I am fluent in several languages and well-traveled. It would be great to trade travel anecdotes with you and talk about the places we'd love to go next. Especially in another language. 3) I'm highly active and I love the outdoors. I enjoy hiking, riding horses, and SCUBA diving. 4) I scored in the 95th percentile on Spike TV's "Testosterone Tolerance Test" for women, proving I come with a "low maintenance" setting. 5) Despite being able to rough it, I am generously willing to cede my camping spot to your buddies while I get a mani/pedi and enjoy a night at the opera with the girls. 6) I definitely can cook. I may not be able to emulate your mother's homemade perfection, but then again, I'm not looking to upstage your mama. At least not in the kitchen. Make that never. 7) As much as I LOVED "Pride and Prejudice", I will not ask you to sit through any movie where the passion between characters shows in restrained but telling glances across a baroque dance floor. 8) Being a reincarnated Ninja has given me ancient massage skills by transference. If you're having a bad day, I just might use my powers on you. 9) I may work a financial job, but I moonlight as a photographer, artist and writer. 10) As a mom, I have a strong sense of priorities. I'm nurturing, family oriented, and have solid values. I set high personal standards and expect the same in a man. 11) I'm the kind of girl you want to meet when you've had enough of playing the field. So what am I looking for in a man? Someone multifaceted, who is intellectually gifted, physically active, and spiritually & socially aware. I find strength of character, integrity, intelligence and wit to be incredibly attractive. Someone who loves to laugh and smiles a lot. Someone emotionally available, who knows what he wants and is not afraid to give his heart away. I'm interested in developing a committed relationship based on friendship and filled with chemistry and laughter while we share life's experiences together. I'm attracted to a man who is genuine, fun, and has a strong passion for life. Someone who understands that honesty, trust and respect are the key foundations to a relationship.
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I enjoy discovering new places (I'm new to Cali). I enjoy fine dining, concerts, UFC, the symphony, opera, dive bars, museums, hiking. Martial arts and yoga charge up my batteries. I'm also an avid photographer, intermittent artist and gardener.
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Pigeon Fancier's Club. Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini
Everyone has their thing. Whether it's growing exotic flowers or dressing up like Santa in your spare time, your interests and obsessions help define you. But when your real passion is, say, collecting early-American toasters, it can be hard to find others who understand. That doesn't mean there isn't a group for you. As this Swiss duo's colorful portraits of hobby clubs show, no matter how niche your pastime is, you are never truly alone. Sure, we can take pride in being unique, but it's also reassuring to be reminded that community is only one person (or poodle) away.
Children's Chess Club. You know who was also a chess club member? Thomas Jefferson. He often played against James Madison.
Hat Club. Established in 1750, America's first secret collegiate society was called the Flat Hat Club.
Kite Club. The kite originated in China around 400 BCE. Legend has it that General Han Hsin of the Han Dynasty once flew a kite over the walls of a city he was attacking to measure how far his army would have to tunnel to reach past the defenses.
Orchid Club. Incidentally, the word orchid derives from the Greek orchis, or "testicle." In the 1300s, English speakers called it a "ballockwort" for, well, similar reasons.
Poodle Club. Not pictured: Babe Ruth, whose 1921 mascot was a French miniature poodle.
Santa Claus Group. These aren't new! The first jolly group, the Benevolent Order of Santa Claus, was organized in 1937.
It's only appropriate that "Hobby Buddies," an amusing and innovative photography series that captures various quirky clubs and strange societies in traditional portrait format, was created by its very own pair of so-called "hobby buddies," the professional duo of Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini. From kites to chess, plants to poodles, the Swiss photographers lovingly render their "buddies" and their interests into creative and smart tableaus, proving that partnership and collaboration are sometimes the very best part of even the most offbeat endeavor. We asked Sprecher about the pair's inspiration and process.
What sort of professional training have you had?
We both did an apprenticeship as photographers in Basel, Switzerland. Over four years, we worked two to three days a week in a studio for professional photography. We mainly concentrated on fashion, advertising, food, and people for our shoots. During the four years, the other one to two days a week we went to school for art, in the department of photography.
What other artists or styles of art inspire you?
There are so many great works out there. We love a good idea and a good realization! Whether it's photography, painting, sculpture, music. A few examples? Liu Bollin and his photographed drawings, Charles Fréger and his series "Wilder Mann," Lori Nix with her photographed settings, Kathrin Freisager, the "Strandbeest" of Theo Jansen, Kristof Kintera, and William Kentridge.
How did you two decide to work together? What are your favorite parts about having a partner?
Since 2007, we have shared a studio together, so we spend a lot of time together. Both of us work on our own projects. While sharing a studio together, you can support each other and—very important—you don't have to drink your coffee by yourself.
How did you come up with the idea to photograph clubs? Which club was the hardest to track down?
One day, Andi asked me if I would like to work with him on a free photography-story for a newspaper. The idea of staged group photography was something I already had in my mind for quite a while. For the newspaper, I adapted and completed this concept for that specific series. At the beginning, we started with a series of eight photographs, then we did another eight, and so on ... until now the series contains over 60 photographs.
The poodle club was quite a challenge. The room we needed for our setting couldn't be too big for this specific idea. We found the perfect place, the size was perfect, the rear wall as background was ideal, and the rest of the room was big enough for our setting and all our studio lights, but with all the owners of the dogs, it finally was quite full. The dogs were perfectly behaved, but we still could take just about three shots.
What's been your favorite project to photograph?
A great thing about a photographic project in general is the concentration on a idea, for a specific period you focus on something. The "Hobby Buddies" were really great to work on. We get in contact with so many people through the societies and the different interests.
What would you like to photograph that you haven't yet?
The best ideas are not realized yet.
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