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40th Anniversary Corporate Video
i have been givin the task of putting together an Anniversary video for a community college. What should Be the proceedure for putting this type video project together, from the start to finish? i know this is a lot to ask, with no specifics. But would like to hear your opinions on what all you require from a potential client. From the initial concept to completion. And what procedures you would follow to get from start to finish on a project of this sort. 15-20 minutes in length.
Thanks in advance
What exactly is your role in this project? Are you the overall manager on the client side? The producer? Writer? Production Company?
What experience do you have in video creation?
Why were you given this assignment?
What are the goals of the video? Is it merely a feel-good piece for a one-time showing at a live event? Is it to be re purposed as a recruiting tool? Something else? Multiple uses?
Perhaps you should hire a company with experience in doing this work and try to learn about the process along the way.
Best regards,
Read my post above for some of you answers. I was given this task 1 1/2 weeks ago with an initial deadline of mar 1. this has been extended to mar 8. I really need information as to the proper proceedures for this type of production from someone other than myself to show what all has been done wrong up to this point, to try and prevent it from happening again. i don't need a whole lot of unnesecary questions as to who, what, and why ect. dealing with irellavant information.
I am a telecommunications technician. In the field of videography I do event videography, I have done 1 documentary of an annual event that occurs in my area. and then I was given numbered still images, for sequence. video footage with timecode of footage that would possibly be used. an outline of what was wanted in the final product. and a script for voiceover talent.So At least I had guidelines on the flow of the project.
I was given this project because I am the person on campus with exposure to the video industry.
It's purpose is for showing at 2 events, fundraising and promotional/recruitment.
A couple of years ago, I did a 125th anniversary video for us. Send me an email, firstname.lastname@example.com, and I can help you out on this. It's quite an undertaking, because the college/university system has such a broad scope. You have to be careful to not leave anybody out.
Marc Rolph
Mississippi State University
"If you chase two rabbits, both will get away."
They want interviews from 4 current instructors, that have been there for a long period of time, 3 past presidents/chancellors. show the growth from tech school to community college. Showcase as much of what we offer as possible. And the future growth/ ambitions of the college.
This is for 40th anniversary to be displayed during 2 events and also to be used for promotional purposes after the fact. any outsourcing is imposible. I am a videographer/editor. i am taking input from a committee. I really need the proper sequence of events from inception to editing phase, of a project of this nature, from someone in the field professionally, to show the powers that be the way this project should have been handled, instead of the way it was handled. As well as an appropriate timeline or timeframe for such a project. Which I know for a fact is not 2 weeks. There has been no storyboarding, no scripts, no prepared staments, no advance preperation, even in setting up the interviews, not shotlist. But yet the powers that be want to control what the final product will look like. i am an employee of the institution, and this is one of those all other duties as assigned portions of my job description. My job title is telecommunications technician. i do a broad variety of things.
I hope you've not waited a week and a half to get moving on this project.
It's not difficult, nor does it require long lead time, and certainly not scripts or storyboards since it's interview based. You, as the Producer, are responsible for the shot list.
All you need to do is schedule the interviews; I typically allow two to four hours per location to light and prep the area and conduct the interview.
You do need to be knowledgable about the subject so you can ask the appropriate questions, then let the subject just tell their stories. I believe there are excellent interview techniques tips in the archives here at the Cow. Prepared statements tend to suck; they sound stilted and forced. Real people rarely have acting skills; they are best when they speak extemporaneously.
Schedule some time for B-roll; the campus, student life, etc., and some studio time to shoot old photographs, etc.
Good luck,
1.no, i have not waited, 2. I am not responsible for setting up interview just shooting them and editing. And the number of people to be interviewed keeps changing. the people responsible for the initial concept knew of this production 2 months ago. I am shooting B-roll stuff as fast as I can. the interviewees have been totally unprepared, the interviewer has not preped them as to what they are looking for, so I am getting repetative statements from each interviewee, each individual saying the same thing 3 or 4 times. it is supposed to be 15 minutes in length total I already have 46 minutes of interviews. and still have 3 inteviews to do. each interview should have been less than 3 minutes not 12 to 14. One does not even live in this area, they are trying to get him to find someplace he can get to shoot his statement and mail it to us. Also this is not the only thing I am required to do in the course of my workday, so time is even more limited. Someone disposed of stills from when it was a tech school so finding someone that has the past pictures may be nonexistant. and why would it not be story boarded before hand, so that you know what is expected in the finished product, this would seem to lend to a whole lot of my concept versus what they actually want. and unnecessary editing which is time, I don't have, which is already happening. You can't pull footage out of thin air. you also need time to see if you have usable archival footage, and very little of what we have is already digital. what i currently have in interview footage is very boring, so I have to figure a way to make this more interesting and showcase the campus at the same time, both past, present and future. The interviewer questions cannot be used as he was so thick tongued a questions sometimes took 2-3 minutes, for him to even get out of his mouth.
No prep at all on the front end is what I hear from you is required to do a professional commemorative promotional video.
I did not say no prep was required; I said you don't need scripts or a storyboard. You need an overall concept, but this is not breaking new ground; it's a standard format.
Typically, you shoot the interviews first and then write supporting copy for any voice over required to tie things together. The interviews will themselves suggest the B-roll and you should insure that the subjects discuss material for B-roll you know you want to show. It's quite normal to have some VO copy written beforehand, but it's best to wait to record it after the interviews in case you need to change it.
Sounds like you're not in control of the project; there must be one, and only one, Producer. It may be too late, but you need to go to the very top, the single decision maker, and explain that the job must be controlled. If you have the skills, it should be you; if you don't, you need someone who knows what they are doing.
I sympathize with you for not being the one doing the interviewing; this job calls for a considerable amount of skill and an ability to get a moving story from the subjects. If your interviewer was incompetent, you may have little to work with.
By the way, it's not usual to use the interviewer's questions at all, but if the questions were so poorly constructed that the answers depend on them for clarity, you can use voice over questions or lead-ins.
I'm mystified about your comment that the interviews should have been two or three minutes instead of much longer. That's what editing is for. The more raw material the better. If you don't have time to edit the project, then you simply have no way to turn it around. Hire a fast Editor, work overtime, or throw your hands over your head and exit the building screaming.
Good luck,
can't hire outside source. I can see having extra footage to work with but not what I am getting. As far as overtime I work fro the state. you supposedly recieve comp time that if you work comp time you are supposed to take off Immediately after working it, which is impossible. YOU DO NOT GET PAID. I have found that top level person only yesterday. failure or throwing up my hands is not an option. You take 8 people and divide that by 10 minutes which was the initial length of the finished product, you only have approx 1min 15 sec. per individual. They have put people in charge that have no concept of what needed to be done and in what order, consequently I dont have all the interviews yet and probably wont have for several days if not longer, at least a week on 1, which will put me past the deadline for completion. They were supposed to setup a perso for intro, voiceover for a period of time that they cannot get their original interviewee and for closing. I talked to this individual last night and he knew nothing about it. They just know that it we can produce video. i am shooting bluescreen, for interviews, to use changing sceenery for background.
I understand comp time exceedingly well: I'm a state employee on essentially the same system. In my place of work, you burn off comp time before vacation time, and any remaining unspent comp at fiscal's end has to be converted to a cash payment after the end of the fiscal year. Some years that was a HECK of a lot of O.T. and made a nice summer bonus, but you have to understand that if it seemed like lots of money, it was at the cost of a lot of missed sleep, lost weekends, blown opportunities etc, that I am loathe to give up now that my kids are at an age where I need to be around them. Also, money lost to extra staff compensation is typically money borrowed from equipment maintenance and upgrade money, so it's not in my interest to try to accrue too much OT or I never get new gear. I would try to take time off to burn off the comp time, but they wouldn't have anybody cover my job while I was off, so as soon as I came back I had a larger pile of work to catch up on, leading to more comp... they could break the cycle by hiring more people, but that's not going to happen.
Don't hire or pay anybody, just dragoon some students, or folks from the alumni association. Or the Boss' secretary. Have the bosses pull strings and assign you some kids for extra credit. It's only 2 weeks or less now. The whole project is snowballing towards ridiculous. You are going to have to either get an extension, get more autonomy for the job, or decline it and let them hang. You'd be surprised how suddenly accomodating they can become if they promised THEIR superiors a product by a "date certain", and you tell them you're not going to do it without concessions. Don't sweat retaliation. If you're a state worker, chances are you have some job protections unless you are considered "management". They can't sack you just for turning down an impossible request. Worst they can do is put a reprimand note in your personnel file, one you are entitled to write a long and colorful rebuttal to, so who's punished by THAT? I would say, despite whatever bluster they give you, YOU are the one in the power position now, as only YOU can deliver on their promises.
You said they wouldn't hire anybody outside to do it, so you are the only game in town. Use that. Leverage that to get them off your back: demand only ONE contact person from their group to deal with, and have that person have signature authority. Demand that if you get the RESPONSIBILITY for the job, it MUST come with enough AUTHORTY to execute it, or you're just going home, and they can do shadow puppets at the big presentaton dinner..
And tell them where to stick the TPS forms:-)
well comp time here is a joke. you either take it of orj ust plain dont get paid. if you have it you are supposed to use it before vacation time. and are only allowed to carry over vacation time at a max of 240 hrs. at the end of year. So either way I loose. You can work all you want but when you decide to use it the paperwork gets mysteriously lost. i will probably wind up in the chancellors office next week. As the next 2 administrators that this project started out with continue to drop the ball. as far as any extra help that also is a joke. i dont' have authority to take care of discipliary problems we have with current student workers I have and going to my immediate supervisor has done absolutely no good. So if I tell them to do something and they don't its my butt. depending on students for anything of this nature will result in bigger problems because of this lack of support. I can count on 1 hand the number of student workers I would even consider giving a job recomendation, and this is in 7 years.
the problem with this video project is the reason I originally posted this question, It has gotten worse since then.
Comp time? What's that? We don't get any comp time, we're classified at Professional Staff...exempt from overtime and comp time. Plus, and here's the kicker, I and the rest of my cohorts also work athletics on top of our usual duties.
Marc Rolph
Mississippi State University
"If you chase two rabbits, both will get away."
as professional staff your salary is probably considerably higher than classified staff, (Grunts) in case you don't know what classified staff are either. as I know our salary difference is rather considerable.
Leo I apolgize for my bruntness to your response and sounding rude to your response.
This could be a beautiful work, or a steaming pile. Most likely the latter due to the way they handed you the situation.
The keys are lead time to develop all the assets, and a strong narrative spine to hang the program on. Sounds like you're not being given either, which is too bad, but typical. Civilians don't understand what we do: TV is magic; you push a button and there it is, fully-formed. I've been given projects like this and usually I get between four days and two weeks to put it together, but the expectations are usually low, I'm given autonomy, and there is no other brief for the material as there is in your case.
There are some producers who would take a year to make such a piece. Others, particularly those with a news background, would feel comfortable with a week. The approaches lead to very different looking and feeling results. Ken Burns vs. 60 Minutes.
To do this "right", it should have started at least six months earlier or more, if only because it would be nice to not shoot the campus in winter!
It (properly) starts with a needs-analysis that describes the job(s) the video has to do. A common mistake clients make is that they think one video can do many differnet jobs: typically, be a training video for internal staff as well as some kind of sales tool. Client figures he's saving money by getting two programs for the price of one, but what they DO get are two half-good programs for the price of one good one.
These extra jobs they add are usually very opposite tasks, and a program trying to be too many things to too many audiences winds up pleasing no one. The way I describe it to clients is: the message is an arrow, and the more tasks you put on the message, the wider and more blunt the arrow's head gets, until it cannot penetrate any target. So tell them they can have a recruitment-flavored piece, or a warm and fuzzy nostalgia piece, or whatever, but to keep it to one theme ONLY, and plan instead to make separate targeted videos for other purposes out of some of the footage later, when deadline pressure is not looming.
After the needs analysis, a writer researches the topic and comes up with a creative treatment. This is not the script: this is the blueprint for the script. The Treatment lays out the creative approach to the material, and any "gimmicks" that will be used in communicating the story. That means here is where you say if and how you're using humor, or dramatization, or other methods. It describes without actual dialog what the characters will do and say, where and how, and it explains why it must be thus. It charts the entire flow of the narrative. Once written, it also enables one to plan the production schedule and budget, because now you have some concept of the sets, locations, effects, and other elements that will be needed.
Irrelevant to your project you say? Not really: though you would probably truncate the process a bit for this panic production, the discipline of creating the treatment outline is very useful for organizing your material. It also allows your overseers to know, approve, and understand what you're going to do before you move ahead and spend money. If they don't like the directon chosen in the treatment, you can stop before any damage was done and try another approach. If they approve the treatment, they don't have much right to protest soemthing later in the process, which speeds things up for you and protects you from the dreaded:
"it's just what we asked you for, but not what we wanted".
After Treatment stage, THEN a script is written based on that treatment. Then you start shooting.
In your case, you are going to have to start a little out of sequence getting the interviews first. But consider them part of the needs analysis and research steps. Go thru the transcribed material and pick out the narrative threads that support the overall theme. Use those to guide your b-roll and visual device choices. Write the treatment up using these. From that you can show the bosses an outline they can approve.
Your hand has been forced by the poor vision of the clients. You can use that as your excuse to refuse any "inputs" of theirs that don't make sense at this point. It's too late for a lot of arguments. The rule of the "iron triangle" is that you can have a production done inexpensively, with high quality, and rapidly, but you only get TWO of those three choices: any two, but ONLY two. They took away your time, so they have to expect that quality may suffer and expenses are going to go up. It's like a law of thermodynamics.
So, we crack open a fresh can of Jolt, sit ourselves down and map the battle plan. They gave you a list of interviews. You will want to shoot these first, as they may give you good ideas for the b-roll and narrative structure. If you can find some common threads in their narratives, this can become the spine of the story. And you *have* to find a "story" here; it's not enough to just give a chronology, that is as fun as reading out loud all the "begats" in the old testament. It also will not meet any of their future goals in using this footage for recruitment or fundraising purposes. When they balk, you just have to tell tham that there is no time for argument, you have found the best and only way to make the deadline, and you're going for it.
Those interviews should be shot in different settings. Put each speaker in a nicely-lit sit-down situation first, then shoot them again on a walk-around of the campus and also get footage of them in their classrooms. For the walk-around, hang a wireless on them and walk ahead of them with the camera while they free-associate a narrative off the top of their heads, stopping every once in a while to let the shot be static and let them walk thru it as a natural transition. Set up establishing shots of well-known campus landmarks and have them walk in and talk about one particular thing. You will want some variety in takes, so if they get to a good bit, let them finish it, then have them do it again while you change from close-up to wide or whatever, so you can cut better. For the sit-down, it might be good to hand them a coupl of the yearbooks to look at and talk about some of the pictures and the stories they spark. Don;t ask yes-or-no questions, as leading queions, "How" and "why" questions. Ask them to try and put the question into their answer, so you cna edit your questions out and have a narrative without non-sequiters. Example: "Tell me about how they chose the team mascot name, I understand there was an argument about it?" "There WAS a big argument over the naming of the team, originally, one faction wanted it to be..." -and now you don't just have a chronology, you have a STORY. One people will care to watch.
While you work on all THAT...
...Hopefully, the library at the school has a good archive of the yearbooks and publicity pictures from public events and newspaper articles. Deputize a brace of students to get in there and scan all the best pictures, or have them take a camera, softlight and tripod to the library and tape 15-second shots of the pictures with a couple pans and slow zooms on each. This could be a huge time saver for your edit, saving render times for moves you'd otherwise have to animate. They have to know how to do this right, so be on hand to train them for the first hour or so. Have them use the camera mic to slate each take for date and location and other pertinent info as they shoot it. Have them log each shot and TC number as they get it. One kid from the helpers gets a job to research cultural references for the significant years of the school: the pop music the day it opened, major historical events in the timeline and what the reaction was at the school, that sort of thing. You don't have time/money to get legal clearances for any stock images or pop music recordings, maybe if they'd given you a year... but you CAN have interview subjects or narrators REFER to the song titles and things like that, to help set the mood in time period. Musi Bakery has some great pop music sound-alikes for several decades/eras, all on one CD, might be worth a few bucks to use it, it's all cleared legally, and will give you flavors of the motown era, beatle-era, surf era, do-wop era, hippie era, disco era, New Wave era, metal era, grunge era, etc. Don't underestimate the power such tracks give a presentation, even if they are not actual songs of the time.
Find a graduate from the earliest possible class, go to their home or work and get ten minutes with them, maybe bring a freshman with you and do a compare/contrast on how they felt their first day at the school.
In the edit, I'd concentrate on getting a flow to the narratives first, then I'd go back in and add the b-roll, music, graphic art and montages to cover holes and establish time periods. Some purchased, canned jump-back type background motion video can be used as a visual "glue" between elements. Depending on the time left, you'll cover more and more of the interviews with visuals if you have the time for it. When you run short of time, you stick to the faces on camera and just get it done.
You really need a team to help you make this deadline, doing it all by yourself, something is going to crack. Your snippy response to Leo's useful questions indicates the stress is already beginning to tell. Demand helpers, especially for the b-roll elements. Tell the boss it's the only way to get it done on time and budget, while keeping your sanity. We've all been where you are, you have our sympathy. Hopefully, soem of these suggestions will help. With a rational plan and outline and a team to help you, you can do it.
Best of luck with it, let us know how it comes out.
thanks for the reponse this is more of what I needed to try and fix/salvege this production. The budget is $0. Others are calling the shots and want creative control, I sent out a closing piece for review, and they want half of that piece changed. i have already voiced my opinion of the time I need to work on this, to no avail. The weather has not cooperated for anything outdoors. Am trying to get any and all indoors/class stuff, hoping weather will break, so I can get exterior footage. The interviewee list changed thursday, with 3 additional. read my last response for more info
And I apologise to Leo if I was sharp, I have never failed at anything I have done, but feel this time through incompetence of others I am being setup for this to fail.
I have done this, but as an independent producer. And there is never enough time or budget. If you need 12 minutes, lay out a 12 minute timeline. Start filling it with stuff you have. First as a story board ( in Word if nothing else ) then on the timeline of your favourite editing program. Put in stills with music. Lots of fancy moves and transitions. Replace with the bits that others expect as it comes in - but if they don't deliver, then you still have something. You can't afford to deliver 12 minutes of blank screen. And, if it is as bad as it sounds, don't go asking for approvals at this late stage in the game. Create the best you know how to do, and let the chips fall where they may. At least you will have something on screen.
On the other hand, here is little value in whining about how badly you are being treated - government employee or not. What is this thing you call paid vacation? Comp time? I only wish I had that. IMNSHO, if you talk to the rest of your peers, whose cooperation you need to succeed, in the same tone you are using here with those from whom you hope to get free consulting advice, then you most certainly will fail. And others will take pleasure in seeing that. It appears little wonder that you are getting no cooperation or respect. As we say in hockey, suck it up. Give you head a shake before you create a self fulfilling prophecy.
Actually George, that would be "Thuck it up", due to the hockey player's missing dentition:-)
Everybody needs to vent from time to time, he just can't afford the time to wallow in it too long, and while we're sympathetic, we really can't do as much for him as the love of a good woman. If it were me, since I don't drink but twice a year I'd go beat the hell out of my piano's keyboard for a couple hours until I got it out of my system. Headphones on, volume to eleven. Blues moving into reggae works well, I find. Then it's time to hunker down and bull thru the job until it's been conquered.
It could always be worse: I could have to dig ditches or wear a stupid plastic nametag on clothing I don't own. Here they pay me to do the same thing I would do at home for fun. One way or another, the crisis will be over eventually, with a lifetime ahead to put it out of your head and move on. Don't let one little bad job kill you. Look ahead to creating something on your own, of your own.
And I would add, dont let others goad you into screwing up. No matter how wrong they are.
What, like the goad in your previous post. As I really don't think you would like my response. i am trying to make the best of an already screwed up situation,(by the people originally given this task, that did nothing but sit on it for 2 month's). And put together something I can be proud of.
Pat, we're the good guys here, and we're on your side, don't take George wrong. We have to get past the anger and concentrate on being productive, is what he was getting at. Let's not forget we're here to help each other out, take a little breather, hit it fresh in the morning, ok? Illigitimatum non carborundum, or whatever; i.e. don't let the bastards get you down.
In my opinion some of his remark is totally unnecessary. As none of you know my working conditions. I apologized to the individuals I may have offended. but somepeople want to drag my initial reaction back into it, instead of leaving well enough alone. i will ask you a question. DO YOU WORK FOR FREE? If the answer is no, then why should someone feel that someone else should. That Is what I get from part of his response. Or maybe I am taking what he said wrong.
I appreciate the people that have offered help in this situation. And today was going some better than last week. i am not looking for pity or sarcasm.
i am unable to lay out this whole story over an open forum, if I could maybe some of the negativeness o my part would be understood.
So lets leave judgements about peoples character out of this. (and this is meant for previous posters)
Production complete. Debut was a success. Had people nearly in tears at times and laughing at other points
standing ovation at end.
Great. How did you finally get it all pulled together - resolve the conflict of too many chiefs?
I posted a closing piece that I thought was appropriate for what our final product is, and waitd to see who had what to say about it. By doing this I found the top dog that I would have to make the project pass, so I went direct to that individual, getting his incite as to what he was looking for conceptually. Thus removing any incompetance and the original people that dropped the ball on this project. From then on it was all my concept on how to give him what he invisioned. Giving the final video a good flow, emotion, and showcasing our growth over the years and what our final product is all about. Our Graduates and getting them there.
It appears that you found the answers to your initial concerns - going right to the biggest dog that has a pass/no pass vote. Congrats on pulling it off!
I have to concur with the previous posts on how to work past the incompetent "helpers" who want to "assist" you in the direction of the project. When I have those "helpers", I let them know that if they bring me footage, pictures, whatever, I will do my best to incorporate them into the finished piece - providing the components actually contribute to the story I'm trying to tell. (Asking them to actually do some legwork to get me physical materials usually shuts up about 90% of them.) If they feel the need to be a contributor, make them part of your team. That, of course, means having to do some work. (Of course, being VERY diplomatic in the approach helps to ensure employment longevity, as well as sets a precedent for future projects.)
In the end, telling the story that the "big dog" wants to hear is the primary goal. All other "contributors" must work within those parameters. HOW we tell the story is what separates each of us from the other producers - and makes for a lot more latitude in our production and edit decisions.
I hope you can now take time to relax a bit. These projects are always stressful, but when you get a room full of emotions when it's shown, the chaos almost seems tolerable. Like Mark Suszko referenced, I have to also remember that even with all of the frustrations this career brings with it, I could be doing work that is MUCH less rewarding.
Once again, congrats on a successful production!
tonight will be the official public debut. And then on the 16th the governor
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Have you started your post Christmas diet yet? Or embarked on a dry January? Or even joined the local gym?
You are not alone. Millions of your fellow Britons will be sharing your pain, restraint and self sacrifice over the next month or so, aiming for slimmer, fitter, detoxed bodies. You know the cold turkey drill: crash diet, cut the booze and ratchet up the exercise. Many drop out early but some of you will succeed in shedding a few pounds and maybe even rediscovering lost muscles…
But to what end? How many will actually manage to keep off that lost weight? For a while, the scales point to a smaller number, the waistline shrinks and some of the flab turns to muscle – and you feel good about yourself. Until slowly, ever so slowly, and inevitably, the pounds begin to creep back on and before you know it, you are back where you started and it is January again and you feel like it is ground hog day!
Don't repeat the mistakes of the past
There is no point in repeating the mistakes of the past. If you have tried this approach before and it has not delivered a sustainable weight loss or fitness improvement, then there is no reason to believe that it will work again. That is why I have resolved to try something new this year.
People are not good at modifying their habits – me included. So no sudden changes. No big sacrifices. Instead, I am going to break down the process of changing my eating habits into bite-sized chunks. I shall make a number of small, incremental changes to my lifestyle. Taken together, these tweaks should help me to lose some weight and improve my fitness in a sustainable and permanent way rather than as a one-off temporary blip.
There is some scientific evidence to suggest that this approach might just work. Back in the 1970s, two psychologists, James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente, developed what has become known as the Transtheoretical Model of behavioural change – also known as the Stages Of Change model. And one of their key insights is that people change their behaviour gradually and that small steps taken early on are a key part of the process of making any successful behavioural change. The process is tailored to the needs and pace of the individual. Incremental baby steps are re-enforced and built on. Eventually, over time an accumulation of actions adds up to a sustainable change in behaviour. There is research evidence to suggest that this approach has worked in helping people to lose weight and overcome addictions.
Try these tweaks
So, to begin with, here are five suggested tweaks. Remember, the idea is to make long term permanent improvements through small changes. Too much change too quickly increases the risks of failure. So do not try all of these in one go. Implement them one at a time and fashion each into a habit before moving on to the next.
- Weight. Cut down on calories by gradually substituting greens for carbohydrates such as potatoes, rice and pasta with main meals. Carbs mean calories. Broccoli, kale, cauliflower, cabbage and green beans all make healthy, tasty, alternatives that pack fewer calories than mash and spaghetti. Start by giving yourself a slightly larger portion of greens and a slightly smaller portion of carbs; and move on from there.
- Cholesterol. Switch to apples for snacks to cut down on your cholesterol. Scientific evidence suggests that two apples a day cuts your cholesterol. If you have a regular snacking time – say with your mid morning coffee or afternoon tea – then try swapping the cake or toast or crisps for an apple. An easy change.
- Alcohol. Try substituting red wine for beer, white wine and spirits. Now volume for volume, wine has more calories and more alcohol than beer but we don't drink wine in pint glasses… A glass of wine has roughly half the calories of a pint of beer. And because you tend to sip red wine slowly, you may find that you cut down on your alcohol consumption too. Also, red wine in moderation reportedly has beneficial effects thanks to a powerful antioxidant – a polyphenol called resveratrol.
- Chocolate. Eat high quality cocoa-rich chocolate rather than cheaper, sugary alternatives. This for the chocoholics amongst us. You will find that one or two squares satisfies your chocolate craving with only a fraction of the calories in a bar of some of the well known but cheaper brands that skimp on the cocoa. Check the labels for cocoa content. This is a real case of less is more.
- Healthy eating. Substitute home made food for processed foods, pre-packed foods and ready-meals. You just need to look at the ingredient lists on shop-bought food to get the point. Home made food has less salt, less saturated fat, less sugar and fewer calories. You will find yourself eating more healthily by default. The trick here is to plan each meal, shop for the ingredients and then make the time to cook it. If you eat mainly pre-packed food then start with one meal a week and build up…
You get the idea. Small changes. Small steps. Banish the big bang January diet and say hello to a whole new approach to losing weight and getting fit.
Welcome to tweaking!
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You can read more about the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) also known as the Stages Of Change model here and here.
And here are three papers that show how it has been used in dieting, smoking and drinking:
Kristal AR, Glanz K, Curry SJ, Patterson RE. How Can Sytages Of Change Be Used In Dietary Interventions Journal of The American Dietic Association June 1999 Vol 99 Number 6 – here.
Miller NH, Smith PM, DeBusk RF, Sobel DS, Taylor CB. Smoking cessation in hospitalized patients.Arch Intern Med. 1997;157:409–15 – here.
Kahan M, Wilson L, Becker L. Effectiveness of physician-based interventions with problem drinkers: a review. CMAJ. 1995;152:851–9 – here.
Here is some research about the benefits of apples for cholesterol: Adam D M Briggs, Anja Mizdrak, Peter Scarborough. A statin a day keeps the doctor away: comparative proverb assessment modelling study. BMJ 2013;347:f7267 .


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Value Based Care: Successes, Challenges, and Changes – #HITsm Chat Topic
John Lynn is the Founder of the HealthcareScene.com blog network which currently consists of 10 blogs containing over 8000 articles with John having written over 4000 of the articles himself. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 16 million times. John also manages Healthcare IT Central and Healthcare IT Today, the leading career Health IT job board and blog. John is co-founder of InfluentialNetworks.com and Physia.com. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can also be found on Twitter: @techguy and @ehrandhit and LinkedIn.
We're excited to share the topic and questions for this week's #HITsm chat happening Friday, 11/16 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week's chat will be hosted by Matt Fisher (@Matt_R_Fisher) on the topic of "Value Based Care: Successes, Challenges, and Changes".
The transition of the healthcare industry from fee for service to value based care (or alternative payment methodologies) garners significant attention from regulators, providers, vendors and many others in the industry. To frame the discussion, value based care generally refers to payment for quality, or in other words trying to focus on outcomes. The change represents a substantial shift in the approach to paying for healthcare services in the United States.
While value based care refers to payment for quality as an overarching concept, there are a multitude of means of structuring payment arrangements for quality. Examples include capitated agreements, bundled payments, pay for quality, and others. Common themes around the structures are not paying based on the volume of services, which arguably drives collaborations to break down siloes.
With a few years of value based care under the belt, how have efforts gone and where are those efforts heading? Join the chat to weigh in with your thoughts.
Topics for this week's #HITsm Chat:
T1: Which value based care models have been successful to date and how do you define success? #HITsm
T2: How are new and/or developing #healthIT tools helping or hindering the ability to transition to value based care? #HITsm
T3: What are misperceptions that have developed around value based care models and how are they inaccurate? #HITsm
T4: What role do Medicare and Medicaid programs have in pushing the industry to value based care and how does the recommitment of CMS impact the change? #HITsm
T5: What changes do you see on the horizon for value based care programs? #HITsm
Bonus: What type of value based care program not currently existing should be developed or implemented? #HITsm
Upcoming #HITsm Chat Schedule
11/23 – No Chat – Thanksgiving Break
11/30 – The Global Impact of Health IT
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We look forward to learning from the #HITsm community! As always, let us know if you'd like to host a future #HITsm chat or if you know someone you think we should invite to host.
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In each accomplishment, are the seeds for even greater accomplishment. Start small, and you'll soon be big. Success feeds upon itself, and grows from each accomplishment.
Even the little goals are important. Set a goal, something you want to accomplish in the next ten minutes. And then do it. See how great it makes you feel? Would you like to feel that way again? Then set another goal. Soon you'll be addicted to success, setting higher and higher goals, and reaching them.
Success is a habit that anyone can learn. Cultivate the habit of success, and each accomplishment leads to another. You can start to be successful right now, by setting a goal and reaching it. Then just keep on going, reaching higher and higher.
Reach even higher than you want to go. And you'll get there.
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Western Cape police confirmed to News24 that the two explosions occurred just after 23:00 on Thursday night.
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Pac-Man is getting refreshed left and right. On the day that Namco Networks released Pac-Man Remix for the iPhone, the mobile maker also confirms to IGN that Pac-Man Championship Edition is also en route to the App Store. Championship Edition was recently released on traditional mobile, but prior to that, the game was a coveted exclusive on Xbox Love Arcade.
Pac-Man Championship Edition riffs on the classic Pac formula by making it a timed twitch exercise. Instead of clearing out maze after maze, you must inhale as many pellets as possible within a set amount of time. After eating up the line of pellets snaking through a maze, fruit appears. Eat the fruit to make another line of dots materialize. The overall goal is to bank the most points, which is only possible by gobbling ghosts. The best players have played long enough to memorize the patterns and keep the ghost bonus multiplier up to 1,600 points for minutes at a time, guaranteeing a massive score. Really, if you haven't watched a great player rip apart Pac-Man Championship Edition, you really should -- it's quite impressive.
But it wasn't just the awesome gameplay that made Pac-Man Championship Edition such a hit. Gamers -- both new- and old-school alike -- appreciated the fantastic neo-retro aesthetic that kept the classic look of the game, but sharpened it up with special effect and stand-out sprites.
Namco Networks was only willing to confirm the game. How the scoreboard system will work, though, seems natural enough for a connected platform like the iPhone. Expect more news on the game in coming weeks as Namco Networks continues to pull back the curtain on its aggressive new iPhone initiative.


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Saturday, February 23, 2013
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I've never seen a box like this one before. It looks great, I'll have to pop over to Einat's blog to have a look at this tutorial - thanks for the tip. I spotted your box on MIM.ReplyDelete
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Such a cute project!! Thanks so much for playing along with Just Us Girls this week.ReplyDelete
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It's National Butterscotch Pudding Day!
What is butterscotch? According to F.K. Robinson's "Glossary of Yorkshire Words" from 1855 it's a "treacle ball with an amalgamation of butter in it." Which is really a fancier way of saying it's a sticky, sweet substance similar to toffee. Made from brown sugar and butter... sometimes cream, corn syrup, or vanilla are added... it was invented in the 1800's.
When we were little my mom used to make something called "Mush in a Bucket," and I've known since the beginning of this project that it was how I was going to celebrate today's food holiday. It's a delicious layered blend of textures - spongey, creamy, whipped - and flavors including spice, butterscotch, and vanilla. And it's a fun dessert because it was meant to be messy! Or, in this case, mushy!
Side note: I'm convinced my mom is withholding information from me when it comes to her recipes. I made this "Mush in a Bucket" exactly like she explained it to me, and it still came out mediocre compared to when she makes it. I really think that the additional ingredient of love when making something for someone enhances a dish more than when you just make it because that's what the calendar says. It probably doesn't help that my pudding came out runny, either.
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This week's featured Fighter #fighterfriday is Whitney! She's on a mission to change the world! Read her story below!
As a Paramedic, I thought I was strong and never needed help dealing with the difficult calls I encountered. Fast forward many years, I was wrong. After marriage, having two beautiful children, and leaving a career I loved; my world flipped upside down. I didn't know who I was. I was depressed, anxiety ridden, and diagnosed with PTSD from my EMS career. I used to be embarrassed, until I realized that there were many others like me. These things didn't define me, they were a part of my journey that God had me on. Confronting them and talking about it made me strong, not weak! Though there are still difficult days, but each day is a blessing. Through the Grace of God and my Celebrate Recovery family, I have been able to wipe off the stigma and embrace what I've been through. Since losing my Grandpa (my buddy) this past March, I am determined to live like he did. Not fearing the world and things around be, but embracing my inner strength and waking up everyday knowing one thing. I am the child of a King and NOTHING formed against me shall stand!
This week's featured fighter #fighterfriday is Anaijah! She is such a beautiful person inside and out and so inspiring! Let's encourage her to keep fighting! Read her full story 👊🏼❤
I was in a tragic car accident when I was 7 years old. I was with my uncle and other family members and we had an accident and the vehicle landed on my air. I was air flighted to Vanderbilt hospital where I stayed a week and had to have 4 surgeries including a skin graft from my leg to my arm. The surgeries were intensive and I had to leave my arm wrapped for weeks. After I took off the wrap, there were visible scars on my arm and I started getting bullied in school about it. I had to change my social life and entire friend group which caused a shift in me. Before I made really great grades but after this happened, I wasn't as focused on my grades. I fight every day to love myself regardless of my scars and to become the person I was created to be.❤
This week's featured fighter #fighterfriday in conjunction with EMT week is Chelsea! She's an EMT in Nashville and works hard every day to protect our community! Thank you for your service! Tag an EMT in this post to show your appreciation!
I became an Advanced Emt a little over a year ago after I switched my career from working in the music business for 5 years. Confucius once said, "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." I can truly say I love my job and I work the best job in the world. My Mom was a huge reason for me becoming an EMT, she was one of the first female firefighters back home before she had kids. She is a huge inspiration to the woman I am becoming. I love that my office changes on a day-to-day basis and I am apart of something bigger than myself. I serve my department with positivity because some days it can be a rough one with some of the calls.
This week's fighter #fighterfriday is Josh's brother Mitchell! He's an Army National Guard veteran and is currently a police office in the Pittsburgh area. As a police officer, he's currently fighting for positive reinforcement and to keep his communities safe. Let's encourage him today! Thank you for your service Mitchell! More of his story below!
Hello, my name is Mitchell. I am a proud husband and father to my beautiful family. I served 6 years with the Army National Guard as a Cavalry Scout. I was a deputy at the Beaver County sheriffs office for 2 years. Currently, I'm an officer for the Midland Borough Police Department as well as the Brighton Township Police Department. I have always served our country and our communities with pride. I love what I do and the communities I serve. I'm fighting to be a positive reinforcement and for a safe community.
This week's featured fighter #fridayfighter is Michele! She's an amazing person and so inspirational! Let's encourage her to keep fighting! Read her full story below.
Hey peps, my name is Michele Adams and I'm 27 years old. I'm from good ole honky tonk TN. The fight I face every day is mutual things, I was diagnosed at the age of 11 with limb girdle Muscular Dystrophy. I recently suffer from depression after losing two siblings and my father from vehicle accidents. And I got a pacemaker at the age of 24. Even tho some days it's hard to look at the bright sunshine, I still have to look at the positive of things, smile and be thankful that I'm here today. Shortly after I was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy I was told my freshman year of high school I wouldn't be able to walk. That i would be permanently in a wheel chair. It's been 8 years since I've graduated and I'm still walking. Tho some days I want to throw that towel in Bc I have those bad days, but if it wasn't for those bad days I wouldn't be thankful for where I am today! The depression likes to come in waves, some days I like to be left alone and some days I like to cry, but it makes me appreciate those loved ones I have here today and those memories I have with the loved ones I have lost. Tho with the pacemaker was the scariest time in my life, and I feel for those children who ever have to go thru it younger than I did, it's allowed to be here longer on earth with my family. All these obstacles have shown me to never give up. To always fight for what u want, to be where u want to be. And to always appreciate and embrace the life that u have. Everyone has a obstacles in their lives, we just have a different way of showing them. Take those obstacles and do something great with them. We weren't meant to be perfect, we were meant to be unique :) from all of this I do charity work. we have a walk every year for Muscular Dystrophy that raises awareness and helps find a cure for all types of Muscular Dystrophy.
Happy #mothersdayweekend to all of you wonderful, strong moms out there! Hope you ALL feel loved and appreciated throughout the year ❤
In honor of yesterday's #internationalfirefightersday and our visit, this week's featured fighter #fighterfriday is the Spring Hill Fire Department! Thanks for your service and willingness to always go above and beyond the call of duty to keep us safe! It's much appreciated! Tag a firefighter in this post to express your thanks!
This week's featured fighter #fighterfriday is Colton. He's our nephew and he became a US Army ranger today! Let's congratulate him and encourage him in his daily fight for our great country!🇺🇸
This week's featured fighter #fighterfriday is Malea. She was born with bi-lateral cleft and no palate. She's had 12 surgeries and has a few more to go. You can read her full story below and find out more information about supporting her fight. Malea - you are beautiful and brave and we're so glad you shared your story with us! Keep fighting!
From Malea's mom - Malea was born with a bi-lateral cleft and no palate. She is 16 and has undergone 12 surgeries and has more to go through. The next surgery needs to be done before they can proceed with any more. Unfortunately this next surgery will cost $20,000 and the insurance will not cover this one. She needs extensive implants. She is missing 6 permanent teeth. They have moved her teeth around with braces trying to close gaps. She will loose her 2 front teeth in addition to the others that need replaced. She will need more bone graphing she is missing bone in several areas. She is being treated by a doctor in Pittsburgh, PA, Dr. Costello. I do not want her to have to go through the rest of her life with a reatiner or something like that . She has been through so much and the last surgery they had to break her face to move the face forward , which was very painful. She is an amazing girl. If you can find it in your heart to help with the funds to allow her to have this surgery, it will help her for the rest of her life. They need this surgery to be paid for in full and in advance before they can preceed with the surgery. I thank you in advance for anything you might be able to do to help. God Bless you and if you cannot financially help her, if you could please pray for her and for us as we get through this next stage in her treatment. Support the campaign here: www.gofundme.com/maleamarie
This week's featured fighter #fighterFriday is Magan. Magan's baby girl passed away shortly after birth due to micro prematurity. Let's uplift her and encourage her. You can read her full story below.
Last year on this day I found out I was pregnant with my second little blessing. I was nervous I took a test by myself, I didn't tell anyone for about a month not even her dad I was terrified to be mom again and we had just started the relationship we had going, I wasn't sure I was ready. I never truly got to be a 24/7 mom, something I've always longed for and one thing I was sure of was that she was my chance to start my family the one I always wanted. Most of you know my story already and know that didn't happen, and I've never had the courage to truly tell the real story, but I think it's time Ariyanna's real story got told. My pregnancy was seemingly normal no complications outside of my normal ones ( I've lost weight while pregnant both times). From the looks of everything I was preparing to have another happy healthy baby who I was dead set on being a boy this time. My world got rocked when I found out yet again I was having another princess.( A bless I wasnt expecting). Things all seemed but normal till one morning at 22 weeks pregnant I started having some terrible issues at work alot of things happened that day that I'm still not comfortable with confronting. I clocked out of work and rushed to Gasden I was rushed in for a sonogram and found out that I was dilated to a 4 already. I was rushed to Birmingham alone because everyone was at work and no one had any kind of clue this was going to happen. I spent the next 2 weeks in Birmingham in extreme pain, going through surgeries and procedures to keep Ariyanna and myself both alive. I was sent home from Birmingham with hopes that everything was going to be OK. Wrong the next night I woke up in the middle of the night to my water breaking and was rushed back to Gasden hospital. Where they were going to hold me 72 hours and try to stop labor.All efforts failed and I ended up with a very serious infection with high fever and was being pushed so many antibiotics I could barely even explain to you what was happening. The day after that I was in the most pain I've ever felt in my life and the doctors came in to check on me and 1pm I was in full blown labor dilated to a 9 with no other options than to have her. 2 days till my girl could have been considere to be a viable life and put on oxygen. I still couldn't lose hope I went through labor and gave birth to one of the 2 most beautiful girls in the world to me. She was absolutely beautiful breath taking and still breathing my girl was a fighter. I spent the endurance of my small time with her holding her watching her take her very first and last breath. She was taken and given a bath and brought back to us in a handmade outfit that I still keep to this day. The next part is the hardest. Kevin and I decided to transport her back home ourselves. We took our girl to the funeral home and decided to bury her beside my mother a choice that will always make my heart smile. The weeks that followed changed me as a person. I'll never truly be the same. Looking back on all it now though I can smile knowing my girl will never know how cruel this world is. From the bottom of my heart I'll always love that princess and I'll always have an angel to call mine and that's enough for me. I may talk about this too much or over explain the situation but it's a memory that I feel needs talked about an issue that makes people uncomfortable, and it shouldn't have to be. Opening up about this should be easier. Feeling lost is OK. Losing one of your children is an issue that needs a dressed for mental reasons and I want to open peoples eyes to that. Rest peacefully my princess until one day I can hold you again.
This week's featured fighter #fighterfriday is Lindsay! She's a teacher in Oklahoma and she's fighting everyday for the kids she teaches! Let's encourage her and thank her for her service. Read her story below!
Do I love teaching? (The answer is probably not what you're thinking it should be.) No. I do not love working hard day in and day out for a laughable salary. I do not love working in an education system that is scarcely supported by state legislators and state government officials. However, like all of the other amazing teachers at my school, I love fighting for the kid that has no one else to fight for them. I fight because every child deserves to have someone in their corner. I was asked one time what the biggest accomplishment of my teaching career was so far. Here was my response.
"My biggest accomplishment so far in my public school teaching career hangs on my Christmas tree each year. Last year, a student in a lower grade level, with whom I had formed a bond, chose to give me the ornament that the students in his class were giving their parents. He told his teacher that his parents "wouldn't really appreciate it anyway," and he wanted to "give it to someone who cares." For him, I was that person. My biggest accomplishment isn't winning Ponca City District Teacher of the Year. It isn't the fact that x% of my students are at 50% or higher on their STAR test. My biggest accomplishment is that eleven-year old boy."
Kids like him are why I fight.
This week's featured fighter #fighterfriday is Megan. She is a mom to five kids, four of which were adopted from The Raining Season in Sierra Leone, a songwriter, a Rodan+Fields business owner and Donations Coordinator for The Raining season. Let's encourage this beautiful, strong woman in the fight for her family! There's more about Megan below!
Our kids spent the majority of to nearly all of their lives in an orphan care center in Sierra Leone, West Africa. The orphanage, The Covering, is funded and run by local Tennessee not for profit, The Raining Season (TRS). I first met the founder of TRS in November of 2011 and became involved in a new program they had put into place called Forever Families. At the time adoptions in Sierra Leone were closed, so in an effort to give the children living at the center the closest thing possible to a family unit TRS created this program. The program required families partnering with a child or children at the center to Skype once a week and to visit once a year to allow for the children to feel loved, wanted, and cared for. It's funny to think of now, but at one time the thought of annual trips to Africa seemed daunting. Now that seems like a walk in the park.
I committed to being a Forever Family to twin 2 year olds, Gerald & Geraldine, and was officially approved in December of 2011. We began our Skype calls in January of 2012, and in February of that same year I met my now husband on a weekend away to Asheville, North Carolina with a group of friends. I only knew a couple of the people heading east for the long weekend, and Josh was one of those that I didn't. The adoption ban lifted in between our first and second dates (gulp). We quickly knew that we were done looking as far as partners were concerned, and Josh and I dove head first into the idea of adopting the kids. He had only recently suffered several major losses in his immediate family, and a big family had become non-negotiable for him. I planned my first trip to the orphanage for July of 2012 and the week before I left to go meet the kids for the first time I learned that due to some changes in the Forever Family program the twins' older brother and sister, 6 and 5 at the time, were in need of placement as well. (All 4 siblings were relinquished to the orphanage at the same time, but were split into two groups for the Forever Family program because the twins were very sick when they first arrived and would need extra attention). Josh told me that he had experienced too much loss not to fight for a good thing, and that this was a good thing. He told me to go visit the kids without any sort of expectations and that we could talk it over when I got back.
I traveled to Sierra Leone for a week and returned knowing that we had 4 kids.
Josh and I began working on our home study for adoption approval from the US government that fall, and traveled to Sierra Leone together in January of 2013 where we were married on a beautiful beach with the kids by our side. We returned to the states and finished what was needed for initial approval. I traveled back to Sierra Leone in September of 2013 and began our process in country. I ended up spending a total of 2 months in country that winter - 3 trips that had me there for some amount of time in every month from September 2013 - January 2014. Those months were some of the hardest of my life. They were a hard-on-the-heart combination of beautiful (meeting our children's birth family, including their father and one of their older siblings) and brutal (endless red-tape, dead ends, and having to leave our kids behind over and over again). We hired 3 attorney's in Sierra Leone and spent 11 months just trying to get through court. We were denied final approval by the US government due to "insufficient documentation" even thought I submitted and received confirmation that they received said documentation twice (they actually received this information 8 times because I had to submit it separately for each child and did so 2 times). We hired an immigration attorney here in the states to help us fight this denial and ended up filing humanitarian parole petitions for each of our children due to the devastating Ebola outbreak that began ravaging their country while we fought to get them out. Our second attorney left the country for safety during the outbreak, and the second judge to hear our second petition would not speak to anyone but that attorney and would only do so in his chambers. With our attorney out of the country our hands were tied yet again.
A combination of our humanitarian parole petitions, our immigration attorney's determination, and the pushing of some helpful state Senators caught the attention of the State Department. While our humanitarian parole petitions were not approved, the State Department did go back and approve our I600's, which had previously been denied. An extremely helpful employee made sure to finalize the approval on Christmas Eve so that she could give it to us as a Christmas gift. We were finally able to hire a third attorney in country and he was able to obtain permission to travel with the children under the guardianship that our initial court appointment had granted us. The US Embassy worked quickly to grant our kids their visas for travel, and my husband and my mom finally left to go pick up the kids on February 24th, returning on February 26th of 2015.
They were and are worth every single bit of it.
For more information, visit therainingseason.org.
This week's featured fighters #fighterFriday is the Gilbert family. Let's encourage them to keep choosing faith over fear in their fight against colon cancer. March is Colon Cancer Awareness month. Read their full story below.
My husband, and high school sweetheart, Chad was diagnosed with Stage 2 Colorectal cancer in 2014 at the age of 41. Colonoscopies are encouraged at age 50; however that age needs to be lowered. He was clear for a year and now is back in his liver. We currently found out that it also has metastasized to his lung. We are driving to Atlanta for treatment. We have an 8 year old son. Our community and church is praying for a miracle. We believe in prayer!
This week we decided to do something a little different for our featured fighter #fighterfridaypost! We want to engage with EVERY person reading this and want to encourage YOU in YOUR fight! Comment below what you're fighting and tag other everyday fighters that need encouragement and want to share their story! This movement is about you!
Today's featured fighter #fighterfriday is Jon! He is fighting kidney disease and needs a kidney! Let's encourage him and share this post to find him a kidney! We believe in you Jon! Keep your head up and keep fighting!! Read more about his story below!
I am O+ and 33yrs old. Some of you may know that I have struggled with kidney disease since I was born. I have undergone 17 surgeries and did peritoneal dialysis for 5 yrs. Fortunately, when I was 10, I received a kidney which lasted 20 yrs, but has since rejected placing me back on dialysis for 2 yrs now.
I receive regular dialysis treatments three times a week for four hours at a time and this helps keep me alive, but I also have very strict dietary and fluid restrictions. A transplant would offer me more freedom and the ability to live a longer, healthier, more normal life. A transplant would also give me more time to do the fun things I enjoy most, like spending time with my family and friends.
However, finding a kidney for a transplant is not easy. Just ask the 100,000+ people on the waiting list for a deceased donor kidney like me. Time is not on my side. Some wait for years; many die while waiting. The average wait time is five years or more for a kidney from a deceased donor. However, there is another option: receiving a kidney from a living donor.
Asking a family member or a friend to consider donating a kidney to me is difficult, but it greatly improves my chances of getting a transplant. A living kidney donation typically lasts longer and has better function.
You might not know a lot about living donation - I know I didn't before kidney disease affected my life. Understandably, some people are afraid about the surgery and what living with one kidney will mean for them. Here's some basic information about kidney donation:
You only need one kidney to live a healthy, long life.
Most donor surgery is done laparoscopically, meaning through tiny incisions.
The recuperation period is usually fairly quick, generally two weeks.
The cost of your evaluation and surgery will be covered by my insurance. The hospital can give you extensive information on this.
You will have a separate team of healthcare professionals to evaluate you as a living donor. Their job is to help you understand the risks and benefits and look out for YOUR best interests.
You can also learn more about living donation on the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) website: www.kidney.org/livingdonation or by contacting the NKF's free, confidential helpline at 855.NKF.CARES (855.653.2273) or firstname.lastname@example.com. If you want to talk to someone who's already donated a kidney, NKF can also help.
Thank you for taking the time to read my story. If donating a kidney to me is something you would like to consider, I would be happy to tell you more about my story and explore the process of determining if you are a match for me. You can also contact my transplant center directly at Starzl Transplantation Institute - UPMC Transplant Services Pittsburgh, Pa. Phone: 412-647-5800. However, I know living donation may not be right for everyone — but you can still help! Consider being an organ donor after death and also, help me by sharing my story with everyone you know. At the very least, I want to bring awareness to kidney disease and living donation. I am hopeful my efforts will help me receive a kidney sooner and encourage others to consider helping the many people on the waiting list.
This week's fighter #fighterfriday is Cheyanne! She had major complications as a baby and she will have scars to last a lifetime from those complications. Her story is below! Let's uplift Cheyanne and encourage her to keep sharing her story!
Just shy of 20 years ago, no one in my family knew what the outcome would be. My family waited patiently forever to find out. I was born two months early. Before this actual day, the doctors told my mom that something was very abnormal with her pregnancy and baby. Her doctors recommended her to go somewhere, as in Birmingham, to see what was going on. They had pointed out some complications, but didn't know exactly what it was. After all the news she had received, she decided to go home and do some research on the internet to try and help her have a better understanding of what the problem may be. When I was finally born, it was diagnosed that I had a Teratoma Tumor attached at the neck. They had to do an emergency C-Section on my mom and while doing so, the doctors left me connected by the umbilical cord until they found me an airway, so that I could breathe on my own. This procedure is called the exit procedure. This procedure was not one that the doctors had done in the past or came up with themselves. It was one that my mom had found off the internet in some type of article when doing research. While trying to find me an airway, if the doctors did not find one within 60 minutes, they were going to give up and that be the end. Luckily, God saw a purpose and chose to let me experience this fragile thing called life. The doctors found an airway at 55 minutes....FIVE minutes before calling it quits. Afterwards, they transferred me to Children's Hospital in Birmingham. I have multiple of nerves and arteries damaged in my neck, a paralyzed vocal cord, only half of a thyroid and more that could be listed on and on. I have had so many surgeries...too many to even count on both hands. I have had a trach and two feeding tubes. I stayed in the hospital weeks and weeks at a time that it pretty much became my "home". When I was 5, they removed the trach. During this surgery, the doctors had to take out about 2 inches off the trachea and took one of my ribs and grafted it onto my trachea. No one thought that I could make it and be as strong as I am today, but I have proved so many people wrong. No one knew if my mother would be able to be the same because of the surgery procedure that was performed and being left cut open, along with a huge amount of blood loss. Everyone wanted me to be treated as "special", but my ever so strong, outstanding mother let me be a normal child. A child that no one would have ever thought I would have become. My journey has been very rocky. There have been some extremely low spots and some extremely high ones. I do not know how my mom stayed strong for the both of us, but what a blessing she is to me. God seeks a purpose for everyone in life. Some may not know what their purpose in life is, but you have one. Miracles do happen. I believe in them strongly...not just because this is my story, but there's plenty of other miracles out in the world with a story to share also. Next time you question yourself on why you are here on this earth or you do not think there's a purpose for you, there is. Believe me, I have questioned myself the same thing and I am always quickly reminded. Everyone may be a little different or look a little different due to having scars, but before you truly know someone down to their core, make sure you know the back bone of their life. Make sure you have walked a mile in their shoes. Life is very fragile and is something that I am forever grateful to experience. Everyone has a story, this is mine. Do not judge a book by it's cover...always dive in and read in between the pages. Love yourself no matter what. Love your scars because they are beautiful and have so much meaning to them. I hope my story reaches out to young girls or people in general that have or is struggling to love themselves. For people that think they have to hide behind curtains because they are embarrassed of being different. Life is a beautiful thing, so everyone should live it to the fullest. "For I know the plans I for you", declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 💓
This week's featured fighter #fighterfriday is Esmerlin! We met her in the Dominican Republic and were so inspired by her beauty that radiants from the inside out. Let's encourage her to keep fighting her insecurities. Her story is below.
Since two years ago I've been rejecting myself because of all stereotypes of beauty that exist. I just didn't feel right with myself for a long long time. I didn't like my face and my curly hair and I to the beauty salon to often to get my hair styled like another girls and then I used my hair to hide my face. But I said "No more" and decided to fight with my insecurity in a way... I cut all my hair to start to feel right with myself, accept myself and love me anyway.
This week's featured fighter #fighterfriday isnt just one person but rather a family! The Malone family is fighting for their baby girl Nora Rose and her fight against Trisomy 13! Let's encourage and support them and their precious baby in this fight! Nora Rose's story is below!
Nora Rose was born in October and tested positive for the genetic syndrome Trisomy 13. She's had open heart surgery and will continue to have other surgeries to correct the issues associated with Trisomy 13. You can follow her journey at Nora Rose's Journey!
Recent update on Nora Rose:
**Please pray for Nora!**
We were doing great and were going to be discharged tomorrow, but Nora's heart rate began beating at a rapid rate and blood pressure dropped, so we are back in the ICU. They did an echo of her heart and said it and the repair are still in good shape, and could be something as little as her electrolytes being imbalanced. Please pray nothing serious is going on, and that we can get this problem figured out ASAP!
This week's featured fighter is Aly! #fighterfridayAly is so inspiring and beautiful on the outside but even more so from the inside out! Let's encourage her today! Her story is below!
I have been battling Juvenile Arthritis since I was a toddler, but it wasn't diagnosed until I was 13. I have gone through numerous treatments (pills, biologics, and even chemotherapy) with hopes that I may go into remission. I have not reached that point yet, but still have hopes that someday I will! At
times, a wheelchair is my only option to get around. Although my life is not "normal," I do my best to live as normally as possible.
Everyday I fight for the ability to have a normal, teen life.
Today's fighter #fighterfriday is Jennifer! Let's empower and encourage her today! Jennifer - you're an amazingly beautiful and inspiring lady! Her story is below!
Life is always going to knock us down. There is no question about it. In my life; child sexual assault, human trafficking; a 33yr drug addiction; all that and more has knocked me down. It always left me with one question. The only question "are you going to lie here and die or are you gonna get up? So many days it felt easier to give up but when all was said and done. I always got up. I am a fighter. I won't stay down. I will always get back up.
Today's Featured Fighter is Zion!!! #fighterfridayLet his story be an inspiration to you today to get out there and fight! And let's encourage Zion as he continues to do what some may think seems impossible!
Nothing slows Zion down. Nothing.
Zion was born in China with ectrodactyly. He had one finger on each hand and one toe on each foot. At age two, he was adopted from China and from his first moments with his forever family in the States, he zoomed around and drew others to himself with an electric smile, eyes deep enough to swim in, and an attitude of love and grace that has only grown since. Zion was growing quickly and was so active that he broke his metatarsal bones in each foot numerous times—and would continue to—if something didn't change. His mom consulted with several doctors, professionals, and others then made the tough decision to amputate.
Prosthetics were next. The first ones were stiff and caused problems for a very active boy. His prosthetist, Matt Bulow, fitted him for Össur Cheetah Explorer blades and Zion "went from 0-60" in just a few minutes. This unleashed boy discovered a world of running races, jumping, throwing, and more. He kept experimenting with swimming, rock climbing, cycling, tennis, and others. Then, at a Challenged Athletes Foundation Clinic, he discovered the joy of surfing and his proficiency at it. He's frustrated he lives in a landlocked state and doesn't leave the ocean when he gets to visit. While playing Wheelchair Basketball, officials with a Quad Rugby team invited him to try their sport because of his passion, energy, and aggressiveness on the court. He's playing both sports this year.
Zion's desire to represent the United States in the Paralympics has only grown with relationships and encouragement from others he's met through CAF. At age ten, he is concentrating on gaining strength, agility, and overall fitness. He's also figuring out which sport he excels at most. He has a full competition schedule for 2017 including wheelchair basketball, quad rugby, road races (including the Rock and Roll Nashville 5K and SDTC), and longs to compete at the Endeavor Games.
This week's Featured Fighter is Vanessa! #fighterfriday She is battling depression and anxiety! Let's encourage her in her fight! You can read more about her story below!
Vanessa- Thanks so much for sharing your story with us! Never forget you are important, beautiful, needed and loved! Keep your head up and keep fighting!
I was sexually, mentally, physically and emotionally abused as a child by a family member. It started on my 10th birthday & ended when I was a freshman in high school. When I finally decided to tell someone, I recieved a lot of help. But of course, things got worse before they got better. My school at the time kept calling me names & bullied me about my abuse & blamed me for the abuse. It was really hard for me to deal with because I was still fighting with myself. I didn't know if the abuse was my fault or not & to have these people blame me, it made me fall apart. There were hate pages of me all over social media so that's when I decided to end it all. I no longer wanted to be alive. I swallowed some pills & I was at the verge of dying. I was taken to the hospital immediately. I was hospitalized at Vanderbilts psychiatric hospital for a week. It made me realize so much about life. I didn't know that being gone would hurt so many people. To this day, I still battle with depression, anxiety, self harm, & suicidal thoughts. But I've realized my worth & I just want my story to inspire others. Thank you for reading this!
Hello everyone! Meet our 1st Featured Fighter Tony from Carmichaels, PA👊🏼💥❤ #fighterfriday
Tony is Brynn Marie's brother and was the inspiration behind F2F. He's currently fighting round 2 of testicular cancer! Let's encourage him to keep fighting for a TKO👊🏼💥 We love you Tony!
You can help by sharing this post, showing some love in the comments below and checking out his GoFundMe page https://www.gofundme.com/teamtonythefighter 🤗❤#tonythefighter — in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania.


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H. S. Wong
H. S. "Newsreel" Wong (1900 – March 9, 1981) was a Chinese newsreel photojournalist. He is most notable for "Bloody Saturday",[1] a moment he captured on film during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Wong was also known as Wang Haisheng (Chinese: 王海升) or Wang Xiaoting (Chinese: 王小亭).[2] He owned a camera shop in Shanghai.[1] For capturing moving images he used an Eyemo newsreel camera, and for still photography he used a Leica.
In the 1920s and 1930s, H. S. Wong worked in China and provided photographs and films for various newspapers and agencies, such as Hearst Metrotone News and Shanghai News.[2][3] Wong's most famous photo, "Bloody Saturday" or "Shanghai Baby", was taken during the Battle of Shanghai in the Second Sino-Japanese War. It shows a baby sitting up and crying amid the bombed-out wreckage of Shanghai South Railway Station.[2][3] Within a year of its publishing, the photo was seen by more than 136 million people.[4] In 2010, Wong was honored as a pioneering Asian-American journalist by the Asian American Journalists Association.[5]
Wong filmed more newsreels covering Japanese attacks in China, including the Battle of Xuzhou in May 1938 and aerial bombings in Guangzhou in June.[6] At times, he placed himself in danger to get a photo; once was subjected to bombing and strafing by Japanese aircraft.[7] After angering the Japanese by documenting the violence of their attacks, the Japanese government put a bounty of $50,000 on his head.[8] In China, he operated under British protection, but continued death threats from Japanese nationalists drove him to leave Shanghai with his family and to relocate to Hong Kong.[9]
Later life and death[edit]
Wong retired to Taipei in the 1970s and died of diabetes at his home at the age of 81 on March 9, 1981.[10]
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- ^ a b 邢定威 (2005-09-01). "王小亭"觀看"的力量" (in Chinese). 台灣記協 (Association of Taiwan Journalists). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ^ Van der Veen, Maurits (2003). Uriel's Legacy. Trafford Publishing. p. 262. ISBN 1-55395-462-9.
- ^ "Honor Roll List: Pioneers, past and present". Asian American Journalists Association. December 24, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ^ "Library Contents Listed Year-by-Year: 1938". The 1930s: Prelude to War Video Library. UCLA Film and Television Archive. Archived from the original on January 4, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ^ Ezickson, A. J. (1938). Get That Picture! – The Story of the News Cameraman. New York: National Library Press. p. 148.
- ^ French, Paul (2009). Through the looking glass: China's foreign journalists from opium wars to Mao. Hong Kong University Press. p. 192. ISBN 962-209-982-3.
- ^ Faber, John (1978). Great news photos and the stories behind them (2 ed.). Courier Dover Publications. pp. 74–75. ISBN 0-486-23667-6.
- ^ "'Newsreel' Wang succumbs at 81". Taiwan Today. Government Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan). May 1, 1981. Retrieved January 18, 2011.


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