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The "Mobile" in "Mobile Health" Isn't the Gadget; It's the Data
Dec 6, 2012, 9:30 AM, Posted by Pioneer Blog Team
For the fourth year in a row, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is proud to sponsor this week's mHealth Summit. We see the mHealth Summit—attended by about 4,500 leaders from 50 countries—as an important gathering of thought leaders to source new ideas and learn about innovations in mobile health and the future of wireless medical connectivity. While there is no shortage of private sector investments in these technologies and businesses, we want to help identify investments that ensure that the mHealth space creates the greatest social good.
In advance of the summit, we caught up with Al Shar, vice president and senior program officer, to talk about his vision for mobile health, as well as the role the Foundation can play moving forward.
Can you define what mHealth means from your perspective?
In general, when people talk about mHealth, they think about the device. But the true definition of mobile health doesn't focus exclusively on the device, but on the fact that the information and data is mobile. It moves. The information is able to be collected wherever it is needed and transmitted wherever it needs to go. It's less gadget-oriented, and more commerce-oriented and transaction-oriented, focused on the ability to capture information and transmit it when and where it's needed.
We've witnessed rapid growth in the mHealth arena over the past few years; would you talk about the potential when data becomes more mobile?
Let me start with an example we can all relate to. You go to the doctor and have your blood pressure taken, but it is high because you are anxious about the situation, about being at the doctor. Think about what happens if we can measure and transmit blood pressure when it makes the most sense. Think about what happens if we can transmit information when changes take place—not when there is a specific encounter, such as a doctor's appointment. Suddenly you not only have the ability to analyze longitudinal data, data over time, but you're also able to bring on an intervention when that intervention is needed, not just when you've scheduled an appointment.
There is a tremendous amount of data created via mobile health. What challenges does this present?
Two challenges come from the fact that we're now collecting huge volumes of data, or have the potential to do so. The first is, we don't have a baseline, and we don't know what that means. The question becomes: Are we going to take action when action isn't necessary, just because something has changed? The fact that you can measure patients' heart rhythms at all times doesn't mean they're in some kind of cardiac distress. Not all anomalies are actionable.
The second challenge? Whether we're dealing with doctors or patients, giving them a huge amount of data without an analysis is of little value. So the date tends to go unused or get discarded. We need to have tools that are valued, validated, have evidence behind them, and allow a person to both interpret and act on the information contained in that data.
Much of the investment in this area has been from the financial sector, which sees incredible financial value. What do you see as the investment role of other groups—such as government and foundations?
At the Foundation, we've been involved in the mHealth space and the mHealth Summit for some time. And there has been tremendous growth in that space, with an estimated $1.1 billion total investment in this area from the public and private sectors. It's reasonable to ask why we need to do anything other than declare victory and move on. But while there are huge investments from private sources, what's the value we end up adding? Most of the investment I see looks at short-term, individual tools. There are few parties looking at those investments that have a long-term potential to improve health in general and health care specifically. The Foundation is long-term. We're looking at outcomes that can change the health and health care of all Americans. The second factor is that we care about certain populations that don't necessarily get the kind of funding in mHealth that is necessary. We're interested in more vulnerable populations and in public health, where there has been underinvestment. mHealth has the ability to show increased benefits to vulnerable populations and the public health field, if we invest intelligently.
What are some examples of projects RWJF is funding within mHealth and what role do you think they fill?
Our biggest current grant is to Open mHealth. This is one that has a large presence at the summit. It's looking at how we provide an architecture, a set of standards and protocols, that allow for the efficient development of new applications, and also facilitate the consolidation and collection of those applications that can make a difference in health.
We've also made a series of grants examining value broadly, as well as a more focused and better defined development of new tools to generate evidence. Intuitively, many mHealth interventions make a huge amount of sense, but unless you can demonstrate that they actually can do some good and do it more cost effectively, I don't think that we're going to have the impact that we need to have. This is an area where we need to work with others. To date, we've collaborated with the National Institutes of Health and others in Health and Human Services—and I know that they look to us as a critical partner.
Want to learn more about how better data can lead us to better health? Check out other projects and insight from RWJF.
This commentary originally appeared on the RWJF Pioneering Ideas blog.


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wanting to share a little something with my family here as Darla has made quite a splash here this is a photo of her done by a photographer and she would like to use her in other shoots as well my little girl has won many hearts here and of course she has a very proud mom.:elf3:Attachment 5591
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Castle Dale resident, James Gilson was elected chairman of the RAC with Terry Sanslow being elected as vice-chairman.The Regional Wildlife Advisory Council met for their Bucks and Bulls discussion at the John Wesley Powell River History Museum in Green River on March 16.
Derris Jones, regional supervisor, introduced Wade Paskett who will be the new biologist for Emery County. Paskett has been serving as the damage specialist for the Divison of Wildlife Resources in this region for the past year.
Jones explained that rehabilitation is beginning at the Range Creek fire site. The area burned 230 acres in July 2003 and the DWR, along with the Bureau of Land Management have reseeded the burn area. Jones also announced the Wilcox Ranch, a recent acquisition of the DWR, remains foot and horse access only. The Henry Mountains fire areas were reseeded recently, with one way chaining beginning on a 1,000 acre parcel.
Concerning recent poachings in the region, two individuals confessed to illegally shooting a six point bull elk, while the investigation remains open for nine deer killed in the Dolores Triangle. Seven of these deer were does and two were bucks.
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Jim Karpowitz, DWR big game program coordinator, and Bill Bates, regional wildlife program manager, gave an overview of the license numbers for the 2004 hunts. Both men explained the objective numbers of each species and how those numbers are determined. They also explained that extensive surveys of hunt success numbers from the previous year and aerial surveys of animals in the wild are taken into account to determine the recommended number of permits to be issued for 2004. The following are statewide numbers.
General season deer permits will remain the same as 2003 at 18,000. Premium limited entry deer permits will also remain the same as 2003 at 174. In 2003, limited entry deer permits were 927, but in 2004 that number will drop to 763. Limited entry elk will raise from the 2003 number of 957 to 1,269 in 2004. Limited entry pronghorn will increase from 394 in 2003 to 409 in 2004.
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Several concerned sportsmen were in attendance and voiced their opposition to the increase in the number of elk permits on the Manti Mountain region.
Karpowitz explained that the number of permits was decided upon following extensive surveys and determination of the average age of the bull elk.
The age objective of bulls in this region is 5-6 years old and as a result of the surveys of the harvested bulls from 2003, the determination was made that the average age of bulls at present is 7.1 years.
Karpowitz said that as a result, the bulls on the Manti are beginning to be past the objective age and they should be harvested before their conditions begin to decline due to old age.
Discussion on this issue, whether for or against, went on for two hours. When the RAC finally got a motion to vote on, the vote was close at 5-4, in favor of accepting the recommended numbers from the DWR.
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How many racquets introduced in the last 30 years can rightfully claim this distinction? For wood racquets, candidates would be the Wilson Jack Kramer and Dunlop Maxply. In the aluminum category it'd be the Wilson T-2000, Prince Classic, Head Master and the aluminum/graphite crossover, Head Arthur Ashe Competition. Graphite models would certainly include the Dunlop Max 200G (of the '80s), Prince Graphite (Original) Classic, Head (Prestige) Classic and the Wilson ProStaff 6.0 (Original).
Of these racquets, the only models still being sold are the Head Classic, the Prince Graphite Classic and the Wilson ProStaff 6.0. These 3 models continue to be popular with ATP touring professionals, as well as serious club and college players. They aren't "high-tech" or "game improvement" racquets. There's no titanium or Hyper Carbon. No Power Holes or Sweet Spot Suspension. No vibration absorbing handle systems. These racquets are the epitome of "player's" racquets.
With the U.S. Open upon us, we chose to review the ProStaff 6.0 - Pete Sampras' racquet. Now available in 85 and 95 head sizes, the 6.0 continues to be one of Wilson's most popular selling racquets. In fact, the 85 still enjoys almost a cult status among 5.0+ and wannabes. This is likely due, in no small part, to some of the famous players who have used this racquet (link to ProStaff Pros). It's Pete Sampras, however, who has had the greatest influence on 6.0 sales over the last 7 years.
There's also the mystique of the long-since closed Wilson factory in St. Vincent, The Grenadines, where the original ProStaffs were manufactured. What secret brew was used to make the racquets that Pete uses exclusively? Was it voodoo? Or is it a solid formula of materials (graphite & kevlar), lay-up (braided construction) and timeless design that has extended the popularity and lifecycle of this racquet?
The introduction of the ProStaff 6.0 95 was evolutionary and necessary to broaden the appeal of the 6.0. It's not just 10 square inches larger than the 85 either. The 6.0 95 has a wider beam (20mm vs. 17mm), is slightly lighter (12.3 ounces vs. 12.6 ounces) and is balanced more head-light (10 points HL vs. 8 pts. HL) than the 6.0 85. The result is a slightly more powerful, more maneuverable, more comfortable and more forgiving racquet for players who find these characteristics lacking in the 6.0 85.
We put both models through extensive on-court testing (a few of our playtesters didn't want to put them down) and here are our findings. Although both models come with a leather Fairway grip, we replaced both with Wilson Cushion-Air Perforated grips.
Just picking up this racquet makes you feel like a player. Perhaps it's the image of Pete Sampras using this stick, or Stefan Edberg or Jim Courier. A racquet with this much heft and tiny head certainly requires a superior level of competence to bring out its best qualities. Dan offers, "There should be a warning on this racquet - 'enter at your own risk; racquet may bite'. There's not much forgiveness here. Either you're on the sweetspot and loving it or off and hating it. There is no in-between." Drew continues, "you don't need to be a pro to use the 6.0 85 but solid mechanics and some strength are a must. The best comparison is with cameras - most of us like compact racquets that auto-focus, auto flash, etc. As you become a better photographer, you want a camera that does less and less for you. Why? Because you want complete control over the final result. People choose the 6.0 85 for the same reason. They don't want the tool interfering with the shot."
From the baseline, the 6.0 85 is like a PT boat - small but deadly when fired properly; deceptively heavy (despite its size), yet maneuverable when operated by a well-trained skipper. At almost 13 ounces strung, getting the 6.0 85 in motion in time requires early preparation. Granville comments, "if you can get the racquet to the ball, then you'll hit the ball with good pace, simply due to its mass." Mark concurs, "surprisingly maneuverable for such a heavy racquet. if I could get the racquet to the ball, it did most of the work on groundstrokes. Although my arm tired after a while from the racquet's weight, there was none of the shock or vibration I feel when using a lightweight racquet."
Control is the 6.0 85's most widely acclaimed attribute. This is why it is or has been the racquet of choice for players like Jim Courier, Stefan Edberg and Pete Sampras. Drew offers, "you can feel the control of the 85. Unlike any other racquet, it seems built to keep the ball in the court." Dan adds, "control is outstanding but only if preparation is good and your timing is on. It's very easy to swing late with this racquet. However, when everything falls into place, there isn't a better control racquet out there."
Power is predictably low with the 6.0 85. "Shorter and mid-swing types need not apply", declares Dan. Indeed, the 6.0 85 requires a full swing to generate adequate power and depth. Don concurs, "I never could play with this racquet. With my medium swing, the 85 just doesn't offer enough punch. I simply need more racquet and a little less weight. Unless I have time to set up and take a full swing at every shot, my balls land too short or too soft. I found myself slicing almost every backhand because I was late. Also, the sweetspot is about the size of a tennis ball. Mis-hits are not very forgiving."
Serves and overheads are solid due to the 85's overall weight and head-light balance. Don says, "the one shot I hit well with the 85 is the serve. I could hit with good pace and spot-on precision." Dan continues, "serves and overheads were very solid but hitting either one near the top of the stringbed costs you big time (at least a 30% drop in power). Those with high service tosses beware - your timing must be that much better to hit the tiny sweet spot." Over a 2-3 set match, serving with the 12.7 ounce 85 can tire all but the fittest players. Drew comments, " obviously, the racquet is capable of hitting great serves. However, your mechanics need to be excellent and over a long match, that's hard to maintain."
Volleys are surprisingly stable for such a small headed racquet. This is likely due to the 85's weight and Perimeter Weighting System (PWS). Drew offers, "ordinarily, I'd say you couldn't volley effectively with an 85 square inch head but the mass and stability of this racquet allow you to block shots with a minimal stroke and still achieve good power and excellent control. Technique and preparation are key. If you're late, forget it." Dan continues, "volleys felt incredible and, at times, you see why Sampras loves this frame. Touch and feel are unequaled. Players with short, mechanically sound volleys will do well. Players not experienced at net or who like to hit swinging volleys should choose a different racquet."
Serve returns, approach shots and reaction volleys can be hit effectively with the 6.0 85 due to it's mass and stability. Once again, though, mis-hits are penalized due to the small head. Slice shots must be hit with a longer stroke and overall, the 6.0 85 seems to favor flatter strokes. Players who hit with excessive spin will generally prefer the 95.
There's no doubt about the limited appeal of the 6.0 85. It's not for everyone. However, for the purist player, who possesses solid strokes and is accustomed to a hefty, smaller head, the ProStaff 6.0 85 is as good as it gets. In fact, 2 of our playtesters have switched back to this racquet after 2 weeks of playtesting.
Wilson ProStaff 6.0 85
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"Definitely the more realistic head size of the two."
This is how one of our playtesters described the ProStaff 6.0 95 compared to the 85. Introduced in 1994, the 6.0 95 offers similar playing characteristics to the 6.0 85 but it gives the average Joe and Josephine an 11% larger hitting surface to work with. Because of its larger head size, the 6.0 95 has a much broader player appeal than the 85.
On groundstrokes, the extra 10 square inches are immediately noticeable. Dan offers, "groundies had some extra juice and topspin was easier to produce with this racquet than I remember." Drew concurs, "the 95 is easier to play with in most respects - more power, more spin and easier to get around." A dissenting voice comes from Granville, who found the 95 too flexible. He comments, "the 95 seemed a bit too flexible, bordering on whippy. There was so much flex that I could feel the torque of off-center shots, thus robbing me of some needed power." Don offers, "while still a bit underpowered for me, I could play with the 6.0 95. It offers a solid, yet comfortable feel. Off-center hits are a little more forgiving, less jarring than the 85, and it's pretty maneuverable for a 12.3 ounce racquet. This racquet still requires a full swing and early preparation to ensure good pace and depth. Overall though, it's more user friendly for the masses. I definitely prefer it to the 6.0 85 or even the 6.1 95."
At net, the 6.0 95 offers control and stability but not much power. Mark says, "the larger head on the 95 and slight increase in power helped the most on volleys. Although neither head size offered as much power as I like on volleys, they were great on half-volleys. The weight, stability and low power level made it much easier to half-volley than with my Thunder 820." Dan continues, "volleys stuck well and control was outstanding. Touch angles and half-volleys found their mark, as long as the racquet was in front and my stroke stayed compact. Volleyers with long swings or visions of laziness at net should look elsewhere. The racquet will demand your undivided attention at net."
Serving with the 6.0 95 is less demanding than the 85. The larger head size makes spin serves less of an effort. Dan comments, "if you're mechanically sound, serving bombs with the 95 is no problem. Second serves get good kick, but because of the weight, generating adequate racquet head speed still requires some muscle. I had no trouble serving in the first set but my arm became fatigued toward the end of the second set. Players who are used to 11 ounce or lighter sticks will need to adapt to the 6.0 95's heavier weight." Most players agreed that the 95 was more comfortable on serves. Granville offers, "seemed most forgiving on serves and overheads. Very comfortable, with good power and control." Finally, Don describes the 95 on serves and overheads, "I might have hit a few bigger serves with the 85 when I found the sweetspot but served consistently better and hit cleaner overheads with the 95. While it requires good stroke mechanics, the 6.0 95 allows for some margin of error without too much penalty."
Approach shots, returns and reaction volleys are solid with the 6.0 95, again due to it's overall weight and stability. The increased hitting surface allows for more effective slice shots and the added maneuverability makes off-balance shots easier to handle.
The ProStaff 6.0 95 is best suited for 4.5-7.0 players who generate their own power and have developed sound strokes. It is effective for baseliners and serve/volley players alike - quite versatile for a player's racquet. As Drew says, "the 6.0 95 is a bit like a cross between the 6.0 85 and 6.1 95. Maybe it's the 6.0 for the rest of us."
Wilson Prostaff 6.0 95
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Play test racquets strung with Tecnifibre NRG2 17 at 58 pounds (Prostaff 6.0 85) and 60 pounds (Prostaff 6.0 95).
Granville: 5.5 all-court player currently using a Wilson ProStaff 6.0 85 (as a result of playtesting)
Dan: 5.5 all-court player currently using a Gamma Tradition 18 MP.
Mark: 5.5 serve & volleyer currently using a Prince Thunder Ultralite Titanium Oversize.
Don: 4.5-5.0 all-court player currently using a Yonex Super RD Tour 95.
Drew: 4.5-5.0 baseliner currently using a Wilson ProStaff 6.0 85 (yep, him too)
Review date: August 1999. If you found this review interesting or have further questions or comments please contact us.
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Students at Bellingham (MA) Public Schools found the key to attracting some top individuals to their school for lunch: they asked a state senator, state representative, a food industry executive, the state Child Nutrition director and me to judge the school's entries in the national Recipes for Healthy Kids competition. The school had much to be proud of because their terrific team created not one, but two semi-finalist recipes: "Tasty Tots" and "Mediterranean Quinoa Salad." Read more »


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So young. RIP Kevin.ReplyCancel
This was on my FB yesterday – apparently, he was well-respected and liked by his colleagues. Handsome gent, and so young. RIP Mr Sharp.ReplyCancel
Oh my goodness, totally shivers! I can remember his music video as though it were yesterday.
I had to look it up, he did a cover of "Nobody Knows" by the Tony Rich Project. Such a great song, country or originalReplyCancel
Totally OT, but I also love Neal McCoy, Karen!ReplyCancel
Read this and just realized I dreamed that Barbara Walters died and 2 or 3 other famous people yesterday. Off to google. Last time this happened I dreamed very vividly of a boss I'd had 25 years ago, when I read the morning's paper, his obituary was in there. Very freaky.
And RIP to this man gone way too soon.
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Barbara Walters only appears to have died however, she is alive and well.ReplyCancel
Well with cancer it is a damned if you damned if you don't when it comes to treatment – bone cancer is very aggressive so you can look at it he got another 20 years to live vs dead as a teenager. And sounds like he made the most of that time.
We can just hope that cancer treatments are getting less harmful, like the more targeted chemo therapy etc and someone finally figures out a better way.ReplyCancel


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Skip to comments.Kathleen Parker Leaving CNN Show with Spitzer
Posted on 02/25/2011 4:37:24 PM PST by PROCON
NEW YORK (AP) CNNs prime-time talk show Parker/Spitzer is no more with the departure of Kathleen Parker. Her partner, former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, will remain in the time slot in a new show called In the Arena, working with E.D. Hill, Will Cain and others.
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Replaced by ED Hill. That's good news.
Not that anyone watches, mind you.
Yep, this is about as big as a shocker as their ratings
I always liked ED on Fox and Friends. Wondered what happened to her.
What happened with FNC and E.D. Hill.
I had forgotten about her.
Did Spitzer hit on her constantly?
Just sayin'./lmao
Edith Tarbox went from fox to cnn ?
Wondered where she slithered off to.
She's a looker but.....CNN ? That will make her ugly quick.
Rush was saying today that Spitzer had wanted shed of Parker; thought she was the one hurting his ratings. Guess it'll be interesting to see how he does now without her. (I've never listened to/seen the show, so I don't have a dog in that hunt.)
I heard Rush say today that the show's ratings improved dramatically when she was out sick. I've never seen the show so I don't know if that's because Spitzer is so good or she is so bad. Actually my theory is that it just confirms that CNN's audience skews liberal. More stayed tuned in because they didn't have to listen to a conservative.
FNC let her contract go after she made supposedly infamous "terrorist fistbump" comment about a magazine cover where Obama fistbump's Michelle.
I think FNC made a mistake not renewing her contract.
Parker had a TV show? Who knew???
My dear little sellout RINO, you were the one "not ready for prime time". Maybe you can take over the Peggy Noonan windbag role someday.
E.D. Hill? Still will not watch CNN.
I haven't turned or watched CNN in months. Only when one libtard ass-clown at LA Fitness turned the channel did I put on my Ipod..
I haven't seen CNN since I was stuck in Orlando airport, February 2009. I think it's occasionally on one TV at the gym, but the sound is off and I don't have my glasses on when I'm running.
Maybe Spitzer could start interviewing hookers. That would get a ratings boost and you know he wants to.
That undoubtedly influenced Spitzer.
BTW, still not going to watch the show.
E.D. Hill could do the show without a shirt on and I still wouldn't watch CNN.
I had forgotten about the E.D. Hill controversy, thanks!
See what happens when you prostitute your principles for money?
Zero credibility = zero audience = zero money.
#9 has a show? Who's Parker? -Wb
ED Hill is just another liberal. Big deal.
It would make her name rather ironic, then.
So when are they gonna get rid of Spitzer?
get rid of spitzer, cancel the show and you've made real progress...
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While reading Josephus Antiquities 14.490 today I ran across an example of Focus+Contextualization/markedTopic + Verb.
παύεται δ᾿ οὕτως ἡ τοῦ Ἀσσαμωναίου ἀρχὴ μετὰ ἔτη ἑκατὸν εἰκοσιέξ.
οἶκος λαμπρὸς οὗτος ἦν καὶ διάσημος
"Thus ceases the Hasmonean rule after 126 years.
This (relating to larger context, 'Hasmonean family') was an illustrious and and conspicuous house/family."
While in principle the 'be' verb and pronoun subject 'this' do not make the best examples, they seemed to fit the example being discussed a few days ago of a (marked) Focal element followed by a (marked) Contextualizing Constituent (i.e., non-Focal, but marked by fronting) followed by the Verb.
What's wrong with 'be'? Frequency of pattern: it fronts its Subject as almost a knee-jerk reaction and loves to follow along after.
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Pretty much everyone that was involved in chunnin exams especially hinata, neji n shino and lee
Pretty much everyone that was involved in chunnin exams especially hinata, neji n shino and lee
Man... I really want to see what Gai+kakashi can really do...
I wouldn't even mind knowing how they first got to be rivals and see them as teenagers kick a bunch of jounin's in the face.
omg yes. konohamarus grandson of SANDY and son of ASOOMA =) hes gonna own... i think naruto will get his ass kicked first time he fights pain and naruto will be paird with konohamaru =)i wan c konohamru fight!!! =D
I think If there is another time skip we will see more konohamaru. I'm curious how he will develop.
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i want to see the junin who is always chewing a straw in action...he seems like a pretty fine ninja to me.
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Flortheast Division Previews: The Tampa Bay Lightning
Cam Charron
September 30 2013 06:02AM
Over the next few days, we'll take a brief look at the teams in Toronto's newest division. The division is called the "Atlantic" but only three of the teams in the division are even close to the Atlantic Ocean. Given there are six teams in the Northeast and two in the state of Florida, the hockey community as a whole has decided to rebrand this division "The Flortheast". We will get team bloggers from each group to profile their teams as we get ready to start the season…
Today's first preview comes courtesy of Kyle Alexander of Bolts Statistics and Raw Charge, who does a fantastic job breaking down the Tampa Bay Lightning...
A lot of people look at the Tampa Bay Lightning this year, and they see only more of the same. This team didn't making any significant offseason personnel moves aside from buying out their captain Vincent Lecavalier and ostensibly replacing him with former Detroit Red Wing forward Valtteri Filppula, and we're talking about a team that has finished near the bottom of the league the past two seasons in the standings, in most major possession metrics, and in most defensive measures as well. With Tampa Bay moving to the "Flortheast" division, they now face more playoff-bound juggernauts in their own division and have considerably more travel to meet their nearest division opponent outside the Florida Panthers -- now the Detroit Red Wings, a scant 995 miles away.
So, at first glance, the outlook is quite grim.
What's being overlooked, however, are the changes this franchise did make. While they aren't the traditional "blow it up" moves you might expect from a team that has performed so poorly recently, there have been significant behind-the-scenes changes that suggest the Lightning might be better in 2013-2014 than they've been in the recent past. The most important of these changes is the complete overhaul of the coaching staff. Jon Cooper, the new head coach, got a mini-audition at the end of last season but he's now had a full offseason to implement his systems and evaluate and pick his players. Rick Bowness was brought in from the Vancouver Canucks to fix the defense, and George Gwozdecky was hired after being let go by the University of Denver to handle the forwards and the power play (one area that doesn't need too much tweaking). Cooper wants to play a mix of "70s Flyers and 80s Oilers" hockey, so expect the Bolts to play more physically than they did under Boucher but also a bit more of a simplified puck possession game. Boucher required that players submit to a tedious process with specific instructions for specific situations, and he implemented complicated breakout patterns that, if not executed properly, resulted in crippling turnovers. Cooper and Bowness have instituted a renewed focus on defense, own-zone play, and zone exits. If their tactical changes work, the Lightning should improve in the areas they've struggled most -- puck possession, and, as a result, goals against.
The Lightning, even in the past few seasons, have had no issues with turning puck possession into scoring chances and goals. They have truly elite scorers and playmakers, so the goal is to prevent more goals against and find a way to retrieve (and hold on to) more pucks and avoid costly mistakes near their own blueline. There are still a lot of questions -- how will the young goaltending tandem shake out? Which rookies will make the opening night lineup, and how will that play out? Can Radko Gudas be a top-4 defenseman? Will Eric Brewer and Matt Carle have bounce-back years? But ultimately, whether or not the system changes have a major effect will decide where this team finishes.
With guys like Matt Carle, Victor Hedman and Eric Brewer, it seems like the Lightning should be a much better defensive group than before. What was the key issue with the system that made so many good defencemen fail to prevent against scoring chances and goals in the past, and what's Rick Bowness' No. 1 priority to fix that?
Prior to the coaching overhaul this offseason, the defensive system under Guy Boucher was a highly structured, difficult to execute process. It goes a lot deeper than just the 1-3-1 forecheck; after teams had entered the zone, Boucher had specific requirements and instructions for how each defenceman and forward should react to where the puck and opposing players are, and where they're going. I'll stop short of saying he shackled the defensemen with structure, but that seems to be what happened. Oftentimes, you'd see Victor Hedman or Eric Brewer simply frozen in the defensive zone, staring at the puck, unsure of what to do. Where am I supposed to go? What's my outlet if I get the puck here? When the game is as fast as it is in the NHL, this was crippling. A specific example is Boucher's insistence that two defenceman chase pucks to the corner, leaving collapsing forwards to cover the slot, which when not executed properly gave away terrific scoring chances against. Boucher was also notoriously a coach that preferred his players to defend with positioning and stick play, not with their bodies, which didn't sit well with many fans.
Rick Bowness, who ran the defence for the Vancouver Canucks most recently, wants to take some of the pressure and stress off the defenceman, and let them play own-zone defence in a more traditional and instinctual way. He and Jon Cooper have focused in on defending as a 5-man unit this offseason, so part of the plan for fixing the horrific goals against is to get the forwards back into the defensive zone quicker and to have them committed to playing defence. Valterri Filppula gave this quote: "Play defence quicker, and play offence more." The idea is, defence isn't fun to play. But play it right, play it hard, and you won't have to play it much. Cooper and Bowness will also let their guys throw their bodies around, so expect to see some more physicality from Brewer, Keith Aulie, and Radko Gudas in particular.
It seems like there are a lot of sleeper picks here for poolies. Alex Killorn and Richard Panik could be big-time scorers without much experience at this level. Beyond Stamkos and St. Louis, who should the best fantasy players be?
As far as fantasy sleepers go, most of the major publications have it right -- Drouin absolutely has the highest ceiling, because of his own abilities and because of the situation he could end up in. That said, where most people have it wrong is that everyone thinks Drouin is a "sure thing" to stick in the NHL. This simply isn't the case. The organization is loaded (I mean seriously, LOADED) with terrific forward prospects who have played for Jon Cooper in the AHL, have won a championship with him, know his system and his methods and his expectations. They've paid their dues and they're creating some difficult decisions for Cooper and GM Steve Yzerman. An under-the-radar guy for fantasy would be AHL MVP Tyler Johnson. He has a really good wrist shot, great on-ice vision, and built-in chemistry with his expected two wingers (Ondrej Palat and Richard Panik, also expected to stay in the NHL). They were the top line for the Syracuse Crunch last season and they've played together for over a year. They could end up as the "third line" for the Lightning this year, but with Nate Thompson and Val Filppula getting the toughs, they could see some really easy minutes and they've got the ability to score in bunches. Johnson in particular offers some extra value in custom leagues because he's also very good at faceoffs (59.5% won with 121 draws taken in the NHL last year).
The Lightning have made two moves in two years to find their next starting goaltender. Will Ben Bishop pay off for Steve Yzerman, or is he going to have to look again this offseason?
Ben Bishop and Anders Lindback are still largely unknown as NHL starters. Their NHL games played (Bishop 55, Lindback 62) is simply not enough data to draw meaningful conclusions about either one of them. Lindback struggled with too much work early last season and ended up getting hurt, and Bishop saw a ton of rubber in his nine game stint with the Lightning at the end of last year, so expect Cooper to go 1A/1B with them this year unless one absolutely runs away with the job (which I don't see happening). As far as "will Ben Bishop pay off" ... well, he's only being paid $2.2-million this year, so league average save percentage would be more than enough to justify the contract. League average save percentage would also be the best save percentage by a Lightning goaltender since Dwayne Roloson's one-year wonder. Yzerman gets a lot of criticism for doing "goaltending on the cheap" without a steadying presence like Lidstrom on the backend, but did he really have another option? He wasn't going to take on Roberto Luongo's contract, and a Ryan Miller trade would have cost too many assets. Who was he going to go get? Instead, he's gone for cheap, "on the verge" netminders, spread his chips around, and hopes someone breaks out. Bishop and Lindback should theoretically push each other for playing time and make each other better. But even if both fail, I don't see another move coming, because the answer in net is 2012 1st round pick Andrei Vasilevski, who's already AHL-ready and could make just a minor pit stop there before jumping to the NHL to tandem with whichever one of Bishop or Lindback the team re-signs.
|2013 Stats
|Tampa Bay (Lg. Rank)
|Points/82 Games
|68.3 (28th)
|Goal Differential
|-2 (17th)
|Corsi Tied
|45.3% (25th)
|5v5 Shot %
|9.71 (2nd)
|5v5 Save %
|.914 (21st)
|101.1 (8th)
Based on Pythagorean Expectation, the Bolts should have won about 24 games, and not 18. They were 5-12-4 in one-goal games and 10-3 in games decided by three goals or more. Still, their goal differentials were helped by a high PDO, so their lousy record in one-goal games probably cancels out the good shooting percentages.
They'll need to improve on that 45.3% Corsi Tied rate.
Numbers via NHL.com and Hockey Analysis.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have the potential to be a very interesting team. Goaltending is the biggest question mark, but if Ben Bishop can look as good as he did in his half-season of play between two teams last season, and Anders Lindback can merely hold on tight every so often, there may finally be some security betwen the pipes that the team hasn't seen in a while.
Losing Vincent Lecavalier will be an identity shock after all of these years, but if Valtteri Filppula looks closer to his 11/12 self, fans will quickly be happy. Richard Panik will be looked to in hopes of a breakout year, and Victor Hedman seems to be getting better by the year. This, of course, is ignoring Steven Stamkos and Martin St. Louis, who should continue being among the league's most electrifying duos.
The Bolts have long proven they can score. This year will be all about how they can keep from being scored on.
Kyle has pretty well told us everything we need to know about the Lightning above. I can't think of a team in the league with more forward depth, and they also happen to have the leading point-getter from last year in Martin St. Louis and probably the second best offensive player in the game in Steven Stamkos. There's a lot to like about this roster, and if Bowness can get his talented group of defencemen playing a cohesive system, there's potential for greatness here. Tampa Bay are one of the great wild cards.
But goaltending is always an issue, and it has been since the start of the salary cap era. Not only have the Lightning not had a goalie that has played 50 games in Tampa for three consecutive seasons since Nikolai Khabibulin from 2001-2004, but John Grahame in 2006 is the last Bolts goaltender to play 50 games, period. I like Yzerman's method of stocking up on lottery tickets to give the team a shot in net (honestly, not unlike the Maple Leafs have done) but it has yet to pay off in two seasons since Roloson's run to the Eastern finals. This is the X-Factor for the Bolts, and they could be a dangerous group if Bishop gives them league average goaltending.
Despite all the potential on the roster, nobody in the poll has this team ranked higher than sixth:
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This is a tough division to forecast. While I had the Lightning as low as seventh, it wouldn't surprise me if they jumped as high as fourth, and it wouldn't shock me if they went as high as third.


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Skip to comments.Democratic South finally falls
Posted on 11/28/2010 4:09:44 PM PST by Hojczyk
For Democrats in the South, the most ominous part of a disastrous year may not be what happened on Election Day but what has happened in the weeks since.
After suffering a historic rout in which nearly every white Deep South Democrat in the U.S. House was defeated and Republicans took over or gained seats in legislatures across the region the partys ranks in Dixie have thinned even further.
In Georgia, Louisiana and Alabama, Democratic state legislators have become Republicans, concluding that there is no future in the party that once dominated the so-called Solid South.
That the old Confederacy is shifting toward the GOP is, of course, nothing new. Southerners have been voting for Republican presidents, senators and governors for decades.
But what this years elections, and the subsequent party switching, have made unambiguously clear is that the last ramparts have fallen and political realignment has finally taken hold in one of the Souths last citadels of Democratic strength: the statehouses.
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Southerners should've stopped voting Democratic decades ago
All it did was help keep liberals in power
Yipeee....Texas now has a Republican Majority in the House...we've had the senate now the house.
It angers me that people continue to call them the "Democratic Party." There's nothing 'democratic' about how they do things.
Heh. Check out the "Confederacy" talk from these lib scum.
We also took Kennedy land.
But never mind that eh? Just keep churning out the same old lies like we're 80 year old NBC viewers.
Maybe you could try and sell us some old people medication, and make us REALLY feel like we're watching the evening news.
Better late than never.
The Democrats didn't "lose" the South. Even though the yankee elite won't admit it, we have values down here in "Bible and Gun" country. As the Democrats abandoned and even laughed at our values, we lost interest in them. As the Democrats insulted our intelligence, we learned to distrust them. Then, when they decided to destroy our country so they could "transform" us into something we don't believe in, we said "NO".
Many of us switched in 1980. Others just took longer.
The Obamacare debate proved that there is no such thing as a conservative Democrat. Not anymore.
I hope these party switchers are not just opportunists. They are not just "while males" down there either. Bobby Jindal is not a white male.
And also notice that it is not the segregated Jim Crow mess that it was when the democRATS ran the place.
Realighment is finally complete. It happened so slowly, some wondered if it would ever happen. Now, it has.
And also notice that it is not the segregated Jim Crow mess that it was when the democRATS ran the place.
First time since the 1890's. Do I thank the rookie Hussein now, or later?
Tim Scott Selected by Freshmen Congressmen for Leadership Position
November 17, 2010 By teamscott
In one of their first acts as a Class, the 80-plus newly elected Republican Members of Congress selected Tim Scott as one of their two representatives to the Elected Leadership Committee (E.L.C.). The Committee is a small group comprising the leadership of the House Republican Conference which meets weekly to plan policy and set the agenda for Congress.
My ex-rep John Spratt,who thought he was invulnerable,learned the lesson HARD>
But Tea Party people nixing so-called "moderate" Dems is too easy because their lies are like poop on a snow bank.We gotta get most of the Leftist Dems and all of the RINOs out next time around.
Many of us switched in 1980. Others just took longer.
Some of us have never had to switch.
Unfortunately, some die-hard "yellow dog Democrats" will probably go to their graves voting against Lincoln and Hoover.
Jimmy Carter shut the final door to democrats in the South...multitudes switched parties after his "fiasco" of a presidency.
1)"Trusted" Blue Dogs? You're kidding, right?
2)Unfortunately, the South has tolerated liberal Democrats for far too long just because of a grudge going back over a hundred years. Why in blazes did it take so long to sink in???
Funny how when dems controlled the South the MSM didn't refer to it as the 'Confederacy'. And you're right, Christian Engineer - they left off the part about us taking 'Kennedy' land. Guess it didn't have the sting (mean spirited bias) they were looking for...
I think they finally realized that.
Unfortunately, some die-hard "yellow dog Democrats" will probably go to their graves voting against Lincoln and Hoover.
Yes they will but most people who remember Hoover and that FDR "put people back to work" are well into their late 80's and early 90's.
Yup, Now it is just the North and West.
Ah, but this New Yorker has values like My Brothers and Sister in Christ down South. I am not the Yankee Elite and never will be. Please do not lump all of us Yankees in that boat.
Bingo. Ben Nelson is history in Nebraska and I think he might have sunk a lot of so-called "Blue Dog Dems'" reelection hopes as well, with his "Cornhusker Kickback" as an excuse to vote for abortion-on-demand and government intrusion into every area of our lives.
It showed us all that there's no such thing as a pro-life democrat in Congress. When push comes to shove they will all kiss Nancy Pelosi's rear while flipping off everything and everyone else they claimed to believe in and work for.
The New Party was the communists' attempt to take over the Democratic Party. The media wouldn't take up the story before the election when buried internet documents were dug up showing that Obama was a signed member of The New Party, but now it is so obvious that the dems have become communist that we don't even need the documents proving it; we can figure it out just by looking around us.
I have friends who are democrats and before this election they had no clue what their party was up to. They were stunned to find that their party, for instance, defends Partial-Birth Abortion. They honestly thought the party stood for the little guy and for good Christian charity. These are nice people, and I've noticed that the twinkle has gone out of their eyes. It took a blatantly communist alleged POTUS to do it, but they have finally seen what the party has become.
There's one graph I'd still like them to see: the one showing McCain and Obama neck and neck after both conventions were done - until the electronic run on the bank. On that graph you can pinpoint the exact day that Soros and his minions made the run on the bank, and the graph makes it painfully obvious why it was done. It tells the whole story.
The other graph they should see is the one showing what the projected unemployment rate would be if the "stimulus" was passed, versus what it was supposed to be if the stimulus WASN'T passed - versus what actually happened. Obama was elected because of the run on the bank, but we would have been better off doing absolutely nothing than electing the communists. They were elected because the "little guy" trusted them to help the economy but in reality they hurt the economy. If the prediction models were accurate, this economy would be healed by now if we had only let the economy self-correct rather than handing it over to the same people who have sworn to destabilize and bring our economy to crisis in order to "fundamentally change" this free-market Constitutional republic.
Those 2 graphs together should give everybody a very clear picture of where we're at and how we got here - and it should forever retire the myth that the democrat party is anything but communist.
We've had a Republican majority in the TX House since the 2002 elections. We barely had a majority last session (76-74) with a speaker with more Democrat than Republican support, but now it's an overwhelming majority (99-51). We can achieve a quorum with just 1 Democrat showing up. They can forget about road trips to Oklahoma or New Mexico to shut down the legislature. It should be much easier to pass the voter ID bill this session!
Well after the results in Maine and New Hampshire, we have a good start on the Northeast. However, we have a very long way to go.
I met the Vermont mentality moons ago in basic training, talk about a pantywaist, sheesh. That guy was all pissed that I had found a way to get sodas and candy undetected. He was all afraid I would keep the squadron from graduating. Good Grief.
We put down the blue dogs this cycle...next cycle we need a massively successful RINO hunt.
I didn't. That's why I said "yankee elite". Regular yankees vote with us more than they vote with their elite! Y'all (or Youse guys) are always welcome down here! :-)
BTW, we have "yankee elite" in places like Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, and Miami so it isn't a north/south thing anymore.
Not most. Most are dead already and have been for at least 15 years. The ones left are probably too senile to even remember what voting is.
too many liberal Yankees have moved into the South pushing their brand of garbage.
And for a while,John Spratt was a heck of a lot better than some of the RINOs the RNC put against him.
Do you vote for the party or for the man?
Southern Liberal Democrats have only existed in regions where they defeated a Liberal Republican or the district has been gerrymandered to comply with the racist anachronistic federal "voting rights act."
Not to mention when the Leftists started taking over the Dem Party we became as solid GOP as we were once solid Dem.
Now NO Republican can win a national race WITHOUT the South.
No more excuses, right?
The fact is that people vote for Representatives that Represent them.
When those people sell out their constituency and suck up to a witch who thinks she is the know all ,see all, be all of the House, When they listen to a harridan who could care less about America and seeks power for herself ,they lose that constituency.
Certainly a Speaker of the House can be wrong, but it doesn't mean that everyone in the House has to follow her over the cliff.
Oh, the word: "youse" was never used in my household growing up: My Late Father - Ex-Army/Military Police, would never let us use that language. Everyone had to eat the same time, no talking or kept at the bare minimum and we had to practice excellent table manners. I miss My Father dearly.
The Midwest made great strides, with legislatures in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Minnesota, Senators in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin, and dozens of congressmen in New York State, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. I think there are only a few RINOs, notably Senator Kirk
"Many of us switched in 1980."
It should have come clear soon after WWII ended.
The conservative mvement of the 50s/60s had national security at its core.
Many wondered how the events of the 50s, 60s and 70s by the political left/democrat socialist party could have been misread by ANY intelligent Americans?
Nixon and McCarthy had the goods on the communists inside America by the early 50s, who were protected by the media, intelligencia and Democrat party for years and years.
Welcome aboard.
ADM and Monsanto didn't get where they are through honest business, but through bribes and crony legislation.
There is a reason many of the staunchest conservatives here are not members of the republican party. Unrestrained graft anywhere hurts real people. It isn't just something to joke about when piles of money appear in a congressman's freezer. Somebody made more money than they gave said congressman, and other people lost what they would have had.
ADM and Monsanto didn't get where they are through honest business, but through bribes and crony legislation.
There is a reason many of the staunchest conservatives here are not members of the republican party. Unrestrained graft anywhere hurts real people. It isn't just something to joke about when piles of money appear in a congressman's freezer. Somebody made more money than they gave said congressman, and other people lost what they would have had.
Harrison County Texas has always been controlled by democrats, but the people always support Republicans state wide and nationally. Not this time all the democrats at the county seat changed hands for the first time. I was a little surprised.Not long after a couple of the democrats that didn't have to run switched parties.
Yes! I am from North Dakota-Dorgan quit and Pomeroy was defeated by my state rep-Rick Berg.
Unfortunately, the South has tolerated liberal Democrats for far too long just because of a grudge going back over a hundred years. Why in blazes did it take so long to sink in???
The word "conservative" explains it: resistant to change. The south is conservative to the core, highly resistant to change. The fact that most are Bible believers has much to do with the south's conservatism. It is not for nothing it is called the Bible belt.
Every Democrat, no matter how local or how "conservative," is part of the machine, the monster . . . and is implicated in the positions of the national party by his affiliation.
The Democrat party has always been the party of gerrymandering, corruption, machines, and big cities. The Republican party has always been the party of rural America, of our Puritan heritage, and of public morals. The South's long and inexplicable marriage to this corrupt monstrosity does not speak well of our region. That Southerners have actually changed their voting patterns while other groups continue to vote Democrat no matter what, though, shows that Southerners are more open and fair-minded than those other groups.
You do realize that I am a Southerner myself, right?
Remaining with one's ancestral political party after that party has made itself the party of filth and the rejection of every principal of universal morality is a strange type of "conservatism."
BTW, American Blacks are as religious and (probably) Fundamentalist as any white Southerners. How in the blazes they vote the way (and have the leadership) they do is something we will probably never know.
Yipeee....Texas now has a Republican Majority in the House...weve had the senate now the house.
Errrr...... Have had the State House since the election of 2002 or the swearing in in Jan. 03. Remember Tom DeLay and his recent convictions this past week? Well it centered on that 2002 election in which money was sent to the RNC in DC and back to seven Texas House candidates of which six won. That win gave the Texas House to the Gop and in 2003 they redistricted the Congressional districts [Rats ran to OK and NM] giving the GOP a 21-11 seat majority with the election in 2004. The democrats had a 17-15 CD majority after the 2001 redistricting.
Two things to consider here,
1.) the long memory of southerners dating back to the Republican carpetbaggers after the civil war, as you say, it took over a hundred years to finally let that dog lay,
2.) the greater influence of the Bible on southerners, more powerful to a true southerner than even his long held animosity towards the perceived enemy of the south and the "common people," the "northern" carpetbagging Republican party.
Number two won out, thank God.
>>Welcome aboard.
I turned 18 in 1980 and voted for Reagan. I was never really on the other side. I just grew up in a democrat household. It took me until 1994 to convert the last of them.
And they've simply had enough.
I'm glad to see this trend and hopefully it will spread north and west.
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