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With an abundance of superhero-themed movies out this summer, from "IronMan," "The Dark Knight," "The Incredible Hulk" and "Hellboy II," The United Way of Chicago launched a campaign to encourage volunteering by comparing the experience to having superhero-like qualities.
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In the grand scheme of fruitvertising, (not that I'm thrilled with the concept), I've always wondered why bananas were selected as the test fruit. Bananas are small in comparison to many fruits, and most fruits are already affixed with stickers, so I'm guessing it had something to do with bananas being a popular, accessible year-round fruit.
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Giving blood is one of the easiest ways to give something back to your community and beyond. This anonymous act of good will now has a public forum in Canada, where blood recipients can thank their anonymous donors.
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Creative uses of ad media are not as easy as it seems. Sometimes less is more and simplicity trumps over-thinking. There are countless agencies that "get it," although not all uniquely executed campaigns are showered with accolades. Which makes me wonder: what recent campaigns get agency folks excited? Better still, what campaigns not created in-house motivate and get your motor running? I extended my feelers and started asking agencies this question.
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text: Eventide BD960 AutoFill Broadcast Delay Operating Manual Part number: 141057 Manual Release 1.1 25 October 2004 2002-4 Eventide Inc., One Alsan Way, Little Ferry, NJ 07643 USA Eventide is a registered trademark and AutoFill is a trademark of Eventide Inc. This page is intentionally left blank Page 2 2002 Eventide Inc. Manual Version 1.1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS.....................................................................................................................................................3 OPERATION........................................................................................................................................................................4 Warnings and Cautions......................................................................................................................................................4 Introduction and Overview................................................................................................................................................4 Quickstart Tutorial.............................................................................................................................................................6 The Front Panel .................................................................................................................................................................8 The Back Panel................................................................................................................................................................10 Putting the BD960 in Your Facility.................................................................................................................................11 Initial Setup - Command Mode .......................................................................................................................................11 Recording A Jingle/ Setting the Delay Time ..............................................................................................................11 Adjusting Input Levels................................................................................................................................................12 Everyday Use - Normal Mode.........................................................................................................................................13 Bypass.........................................................................................................................................................................13 Deleting Offensive Utterances....................................................................................................................................13 Toggling Between Jingle Filler and Silent Filler ........................................................................................................13 Remote Control Options..................................................................................................................................................13 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................................................................15 WARRANTY INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................................16 INDEX.................................................................................................................................................................................18 Manual Version 1.1 2002 Eventide Inc. Page 3 OPERATION The BD960 is quite easy to use... Warnings and Cautions Failure to heed these warnings could result in an electrical shock hazard! • Always use a properly grounded, three-prong AC outlet. • Always use a three-wire line cord like the one supplied with the BD960. • Don't expose the BD960 to rain or moisture of any kind. • There are no user-serviceable parts inside the unit. Refer all service work to a qualified technician. • Dangerous voltages are present inside the unit. Use extreme caution when operating the unit with its cover removed. Heat is the enemy of reliability (among other things). Don't block the top or bottom ventilation slots. Leave some clearance above and below the BD960 in your rack. Failure to do so could result in reduced service life or damage to your equipment. Introduction and Overview There are many, many words you can say on the radio. For instance, you can say "crumpet." You can also say "underwit" and "boysenberry." Your license will not be revoked if a caller makes passing reference to "yarn." The list goes on. Nevertheless, there are a few words you can't say on the radio. The Eventide BD960 exists to make sure any utterance of this small subset is checked - deleted as it were, never to reach the airwaves, never to get your station in trouble. The concept is simple. The BD960 delays the realtime audio so that the on-air signal lags several seconds behind. The signal "floats around" in the BD960 for several seconds before hitting the airwaves. If you hit the DELETE button, the BD960 replaces whatever is floating around inside it with silence or a prerecorded "jingle" of your choosing. So, if someone yells "&!#%!" in realtime, that "&!#%!" floats around inside the BD960 for several seconds before hitting the airwaves. If an attendant technician or on-air host hits DELETE while "&!#%!" is still floating around inside the BD960, "&!#%!" is replaced with silence or your jingle. After the silence or jingle runs its course, the usual delayed studio output again hits the airwaves. Bingo! License retained! A helpful diagram follows on the next page ... Page 4 2002 Eventide Inc. Manual Version 1.1 Manual Version 1.1 2002 Eventide Inc. Page 5 Here's a quick overview of some important terminology: The BD960 runs in two "modes." Use normal mode (GREEN BUTTON solidly lit) for day-to-day operation. Use command mode (GREEN BUTTON blinking) to record your jingle, set the delay time, and adjust input levels. It's also important to realize that when you hit DELETE, the BD960 can replace its buffer with silence (silent filler) or a prerecorded jingle (jingle filler). The command mode is deliberately made hard to discover so that it will not be used by unauthorized persons. Normal Mode Command Mode To toggle Hold GREEN BUTTON and press LEVELS+ between Indicator GREEN BUTTON lit solidly GREEN BUTTON blinking Use Everyday operation and selecting filler mode Recording jingle, setting delay time and adjusting input level Jingle filler Silent filler To toggle Hold GREEN BUTTON and press RECORD between Indicator RECORD LED lit RECORD LED dark Use Plays jingle during Plays silence during DELETE operation DELETE operation Quickstart Tutorial What follows is a somewhat contrived story about Dan, the friendly station manager at WXYZ. Like you, Dan has just purchased an Eventide BD960. We're going to follow Dan through all the steps necessary to get it out of the box and up and running. Please join us. In anticipation of their new BD960, WXYZ recorded a five-second jingle to replace offensive material: in true "radio station style," an a cappella group sings "Double-U ExWhyZee, we never swear at thee..." Dan connects a CD player to the BD960's XLR inputs, monitors the output, and cues the jingle CD. He puts the BD960 in command mode by holding down the GREEN BUTTON and pressing LEVELS+ (he knows he's in command mode because the GREEN BUTTON blinks). He also makes sure the BYPASS LED is not illuminated. Then he holds down RECORD and plays the CD. At the end of the jingle, he releases RECORD. He auditions the recording by pressing DELETE. Satisfied with the recording, Dan puts the BD960 back into normal mode by holding down the GREEN BUTTON and pressing LEVELS+ (he knows he's in normal mode because the GREEN BUTTON lights solidly). Returning to normal mode saves the recording in permanent memory. After rackmounting his BD960 near the host's position, Dan connects the XLR audio outputs from the station's console to the BD960's XLR audio inputs. Then he connects the BD960's XLR audio outputs to the XLR audio inputs of the station's compressor/limiter (which in his installation is fed from the console). With loud program material feeding the signal chain, he adjusts the output gain on the compressor/limiter, so that the top yellow LED on the BD960's input monitor lights frequently and the red LED lights seldom (if at all). Dan knows that Good Gain Structure is next to Godliness. He also connects the BD960's relay to the phone system, so that when DELETE is hit, the miscreant caller will be disconnected. He doesn't have to do this, but it is the policy of his station. Dan also knows that when someone hits DELETE, the BD960 can play the recorded jingle or silence. According to the manual (which he read cover to cover), it will play silent filler if the RECORD LED is dark or jingle filler if the RECORD LED is illuminated (the BD960 must be in normal mode - GREEN BUTTON lit solidly). Dan observes that the RECORD LED is lit, so he knows the jingle filler will play when someone hits DELETE. (If he wanted silent filler instead, he would hold down the GREEN BUTTON and press RECORD.) Page 6 2002 Eventide Inc. Manual Version 1.1 Dan hears the phone ring. He answers it. WXYZ's infamous talk show host/instigator Sherry Dixon is caught in traffic! Dan will have to fill in until Sherry arrives! Oh dear! Because he has always wanted to be a talk show host, Dan bravely decides to hold an "open phone" session, letting listeners call in and discuss (rant) about anything they like. The second caller begins a jag that culminates with "...I just want to say that anyone who believes the &!#%! news is true is a &!#%!." Yikes! Ever cool-of-head, Dan hits DELETE on the BD960, disconnecting the caller and losing the bad words. He immediately says, "Wow, Edgar from Waterloo feels pretty strongly about that! Moving on... moving on..." He tentatively takes the next caller, finger already edging toward DELETE. From the listeners' perspective here's what happened: Edgar (head full of steam): "...I just want to say that..." Jingle (cutting in, whimsical): "Double-U ExWhyZee, we never swear at thee..." Dan (exasperated): "Wow, Edgar from Waterloo feels pretty strongly about that! Moving on... moving on..." And that ends the story of Dan and WXYZ's new Eventide BD960 (the part that we care about, anyway). He lived happily ever after. Manual Version 1.1 2002 Eventide Inc. Page 7 The Front Panel 1) POWER This switch turns the BD960 on and off. When off, internal relays hardwire each audio input to its corresponding output so audio flows through the BD960 as if it weren't there at all. The BD960 takes a few moments to power up, during which time BYPASS is active and the DELAY ACTIVE light flashes. After those few moments, the BD960 returns to whatever state it was in when it was shut down. Once DELAY ACTIVE lights steadily, the BD960 is ready for use. 2) GREEN BUTTON The GREEN BUTTON modifies the function of other buttons to perform "special functions." We deliberately made accessing these "special functions" somewhat cryptic to thwart would- be meddlers. Depressing the GREEN BUTTON and the LEVELS+ buttons toggles between normal mode and command mode (you'll use command mode to record your jingle and to adjust input levels). In normal mode the GREEN BUTTON lights solidly. In command mode it blinks. More on these "special functions" later... 3) RECORD In normal mode, pressing the GREEN BUTTON and RECORD toggles between jingle filler and silent filler. If you select jingle filler, the RECORD LED lights solidly. If you select silent filler, the RECORD LED does not light at all. In command mode, press and hold RECORD to record your jingle. Release it when you are finished recording. 4) DELETE Press this key to delete offensive material! When you press DELETE, either jingle filler or silent filler replaces the offensive bit, DELAY ACTIVE darkens, and the DELETE LED lights. If you press DELETE before the jingle or silence ends, the jingle or silence starts anew (a good way to obliterate curse-laced tirades). In command mode, DELETE auditions the recording. This key can also be used to return the BD960 to factory defaults. To do this, power down the BD960, then power up. Once the DELAY ACTIVE light starts flashing, press the DELETE key and hold it until DELAY ACTIVE lights steadily. Then release the key. The BD960 will return to its normal start-up sequence. 5) BYPASS With the BYPASS LED illuminated, the BD960 passes audio directly to the output with no delay or obscenity protection whatsoever. This is also the state when the BD960 is powered down, or has just been powered up. 6) DELAY ACTIVE DELAY ACTIVE lights when the delay is full, meaning that it is safe to take another call. It darkens while DELETE is active or if you are in "command mode." 7) INPUT LEVEL In normal mode, the input level LEDs indicate the input level after the input gain stage (see Adjusting Input Levels on page 12). In command mode, the input level LEDs will briefly indicate the amount of input gain (+/-10dB) after any change. They will then return to monitoring the input level. Page 8 2002 Eventide Inc. Manual Version 1.1 8) LEVELS Hold down the GREEN BUTTON and press LEVELS+ to toggle between normal mode and command mode. On their own, the LEVELS buttons have no effect in normal mode. In command mode, they adjust the input gain in 1dB steps (see Adjusting Input Levels). Manual Version 1.1 2002 Eventide Inc. Page 9 The Back Panel 100-240VAC 50-60Hz 45W SWITCH 1/2 SERIAL SWITCH 3/4 SWITCH 1/2 SERIAL SWITCH 3/4 OUT RELAY IN CH2 ANALOG OUT CH1 CH2 ANALOG IN CH1 1) ANALOG IN Connect the analog outputs of a mixer, a compressor, or some other such device to these XLR inputs. Pin 1 is ground, pin 2 is positive phase (hot), and 2 1 pin 3 is negative phase (cold). To "unbalance" the XLR jack, use both pins 1 and 3 as ground and use pin 2 as "hot." If either pins 1 or 3 are unconnected, you will get more noise and hum than signal! The holes in the middle look like 1/4-inch 3 inputs, but they are not, so don't attempt to use them. Professionals prefer XLRs. 2) ANALOG OUT These analog outputs accept balanced XLR connectors. The same pin layout 1 2 and "ungrounding" procedure described above apply here as well. 3) RELAY IN 3 A two-pole relay is activated while the DELETE LED is illuminated. Use this function to control other devices. During DELETE, it connects pin 2 of this connector to pin 2 of "Relay Out." At the same time, it separately connects pin 3 of this connector to pin 3 of "Relay Out." 4) RELAY OUT As described under "Relay In" above. 5) RS232 SERIAL PORT Use this port for software updates or for simple remote control. See Remote Control Options on page 13 for more information. In the event of software updates being made available, they will be supplied with instructions for their use. 6) SWITCH 1/2 Use this 1/4-inch tip-ring-sleeve connector for remote control. Contact closure between the ring and sleeve puts the BD960 in BYPASS. Contact closure between the tip and sleeve triggers DELETE (use a remote controller that will only close the tip-sleeve circuit momentarily, so that the circuit will be "ready" to be triggered every time – typically this is a simple push- button). 7) SWITCH 3/4 This input is reserved for future use. 8) AC PORT Connect an IEC standard 3-prong AC power cord here. The center post is chassis ground. Page 10 2002 Eventide Inc. Manual Version 1.1 Putting the BD960 in Your Facility Normally, you should rack-mount the BD960 in a standard 19-inch rack. Keep it well ventilated, dust- free, dry and, like Little Bear's porridge, neither too hot nor too cold. When connecting the BD960, balanced XLR connectors are preferred to improve signal strength and to reduce hum and noise, but unbalanced XLR connectors can be used if you follow the guidelines described under "The Back Panel." Of course, you'll need to locate the BD960 within easy reach of your "obscenity police officer" or run out a remote control to said individual. Initial Setup - Command Mode For day-to-day use, you'll use the BD960 in normal mode. You know it's in normal mode if the GREEN BUTTON is lit solidly. You know it's in command mode if the GREEN BUTTON blinks. To toggle between normal mode and command mode, hold the GREEN BUTTON in and press LEVELS+. Command mode is used for three things: • Recording a jingle • Setting the delay time if you opt to use silent filler • Optimizing the input level Recording A Jingle/ Setting the Delay Time To put things in perspective, recall that you can replace offensive material with a jingle of your choosing or silence (jingle filler or silent filler). This section describes how you record that jingle. The length of the silence (the delay time) is the length of the jingle. For example, if you record six seconds of chicken clucking, you will be able to replace offensive material with six seconds of chicken clucking or six seconds of silence. If you record two seconds of inarticulate stammering, you will be able to replace offensive material with two seconds of inarticulate stammering or two seconds of silence. Shorter jingles or delay times decrease your margin of safety. To record a jingle or set the delay time, make sure that the BD960 is in command mode (the GREEN BUTTON should be blinking) and that the unit is not BYPASSed (the BYPASS LED should be dark). Connect the stereo audio outputs of your jingle source to the BD960's inputs. Depress RECORD to begin recording (it will start flashing) and release to stop (it will light steadily to show that you are now in jingle mode). Press DELETE to audition the jingle. If you don't like the result, record another one. If you're happy with the jingle, be sure to return to normal mode before powering down to save it in nonvolatile memory. The DELAY ACTIVE LED will blink during the save operation. The maximum length of a recorded jingle is, not surprisingly, the same as that of the maximum delay, eight seconds. If you try to record a jingle longer than this, the recording will stop automatically at eight seconds. If you do not want to use the jingle filler, you can control the length of the delay by doing a dummy recording of the desired length, and then switching to silent filler mode. The length of the delay is that of the recording, whether or not the recording is used. When the BD960 is shipped from the factory or returned to factory defaults, it is set to an eight-second delay and is in silent filler mode. Manual Version 1.1 2002 Eventide Inc. Page 11 Adjusting Input Levels Usually, you adjust the input gain of a piece of equipment to give it a "hot" enough signal level that you get enough headroom without hearing any "noise." Because the BD960 has a large dynamic range, this is not usually necessary. The second reason to adjust input levels is to make sure the unit has the same levels when BYPASSed as it does during normal operation. These levels can be different because the BYPASS relay passes the signal at the BD960's input directly to the equipment connected to its output. This may cause a change in electrical loading on the system at the BD960's input, which in turn may cause a change in signal level. This is true of all equipment with relay bypass, not just the BD960. To adjust the input gain, make sure the BD960 is in command mode (the GREEN BUTTON should be blinking). Use LEVELS+ to increase the input gain by 1dB; use LEVELS– to decrease the input gain by 1dB. The current levels setting will be briefly displayed on the level meters after hitting one of these buttons. You may also want to adjust the input levels to change the source level when recording a jingle – remember to restore them afterwards ! Page 12 2002 Eventide Inc. Manual Version 1.1 Everyday Use - Normal Mode For day-to-day use, you'll operate the BD960 in normal mode. You know it's in normal mode if the GREEN BUTTON is lit solidly. You know it's in command mode if the GREEN BUTTON blinks. To toggle between normal mode and command mode, hold the GREEN BUTTON in and press LEVELS+. Bypass You can use BYPASS to... well, bypass the BD960's delay. In BYPASS you have no obscenity protection – the BD960 is essentially out of the system. This is also the power off state. Deleting Offensive Utterances OK, someone says something that shouldn't reach the air. Just hit DELETE some time within the BD960's delay time. Recall that the length of the jingle determines the delay time. If you press DELETE while its LED is still lit, the jingle (or silence) will start anew. Whatever is said in realtime immediately after pressing DELETE will be the first audio to hit the airwaves after the jingle or silence. (Refer to the diagram under Introduction and Overview on page 4). Toggling Between Jingle Filler and Silent Filler When you press DELETE, do you want your listeners to hear your recorded jingle or silence? If the RECORD LED is lit, they will hear the jingle. If it isn't lit, they will hear silence. Toggle between the two in normal mode (GREEN BUTTON solidly lit) by depressing the GREEN BUTTON and pressing RECORD. Remote Control Options There are two ways that you can control the BD960 remotely. • The 1/4-inch tip-ring-sleeve Switch 1/2 jack on the back allows for remote control of BYPASS or DELETE using suitable momentary switches. A brief closure between the tip and sleeve will alternatively enter and leave BYPASS while a similar closure between the ring and sleeve triggers DELETE. • The RS232 port also allows for remote BYPASSing or DELETing. Transmission is fixed at 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity; you must configure any connected device to match these specifications for things to work properly. The connector is designed to connect directly to a PC COM port using a regular (i.e., pin 1 to pin 1 etc.) serial cable. For those who wish to make their own connections, the RS232 signals are connected as follows: 1 DCD 2 RXD 6 DSR 3 TXD 7 RTS 4 DTR 8 CTS 5 gnd 9 nc Note that these names are from the viewpoint of the PC or other terminal like device. This means that you send data to the BD960 via pin 3, with pin 5 grounded. For most applications, only pins 2,3, and 5 need to be connected. Manual Version 1.1 2002 Eventide Inc. Page 13 The single character remote control codes are: B - enter BYPASS C - leave BYPASS A - toggle BYPASS D - DELETE • The BD960 can also control other devices when DELETE is triggered. By integrating the XLR Relay jacks into a suitable circuit, the BD960 acts as a switch that closes while the DELETE LED is illuminated. The relay connects pin 2 of the first jack to pin 2 of the second jack. It also connects pin 3 of the first jack to pin 3 of the second jack. This relay may be used to enable an external cart machine, or connected to your telephone system so as to disconnect the offending caller. Pins 2 and 3 are electrically isolated from the unit and each other are rated for 1A at 30V AC or DC. Page 14 2002 Eventide Inc. Manual Version 1.1 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS INPUT CHARACTERISTICS Audio Input Connectors 2 XLR female balanced line Input Impedance 10K ohms bridging. Input Level -6 dBm to +20 dBm, adjustable +/- 10dB OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS Audio Output Connectors 2 XLR male balanced line Output Impedance Less than 50 ohms, balanced, for driving 600 ohm load Output Drive Output amplifier clipping level > +20 dBm A/D & DIGITAL SIGNAL PATH CHARACTERISTICS A/D/A Conversion 24-Bit Dynamic Range >100dB Sampling Rate 48KHz Frequency Response 10Hz – 22KHz +/- 1dB Crosstalk < -95dB THD/N < 0.008% RECORDED SIGNAL ("filler cart") SPECIFICATIONS Length Up to 8 seconds stereo Dynamic Range >100dB Sampling Rate 24KHz Frequency Response 10Hz–11KHz +/- 1dB THD/N < 0.005% OPERATING CONTROLS & INDICATORS Controls POWER, LEVEL up/down, BYPASS, DELETE, RECORD, Indicators POWER, Dual 8-LED LEVEL bargraphs, BYPASSED, DELETE, RECORD, DELAY REMOTE CONTROL CONNECTORS & SIGNALS Delete Relay 2 isolated N/O relay contacts that close during DELETE, rated at 1A 30V AC/DC Remote Jack Allows external contact closure to ground to cause DELETE and BYPASS RS232 Allows simple remote control from a PC or other computer MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS Width Standard 19" (48.26cm) rack Height Standard 1 u (1-3/4"/ 4.44cm) rack mount Depth Behind Panel 10.5"/26.67cm excluding connectors Temperature Range 40 – 120 deg F (5 – 49 C) Power Requirement Less than 25 watts, 100 – 240 volts universal power supply Manual Version 1.1 2002 Eventide Inc. Page 15 WARRANTY INFORMATION BD960 LIMITED WARRANTY The above-identified Eventide unit covered by this warranty is built to exacting quality standards and should give years of trouble-free service. If you are experiencing problems which are not cleared up or explained as normal in the manual, your recourse is this warranty. What the warranty does and does not cover Eventide Inc. warrants the above-identified unit to be free from defects in workmanship and material under normal operation and service for a period of one year from the date of purchase, as detailed below. At our discretion within the warranty period, we may elect to repair or replace the defective unit. This means that if the unit fails under normal operation because of such defect, we will repair the defective unit at no charge for parts or labor. We also assume a limited responsibility for shipping charges, as detailed below. The warranty does not extend beyond repair or replacement as stated herein and in no event will we be responsible for consequential or incidental damages caused by any defect, and such damages are specifically excluded from this warranty. Our sole obligation is to repair or replace the defective unit as described herein. The warranty DOES NOT COVER any damage to the unit regardless of the cause of that damage. The unit is a complex piece of equipment that does not react well to being dropped, bounced, crushed, soaked or exposed to excessively high temperatures, voltages, electrostatic or electromagnetic fields. If the unit is damaged for these or similar causes, and the unit is deemed to be economically repairable, we will repair it and charge our normal rates. The warranty DOES NOT COVER shipping damage, either to or from Eventide. If you receive a new unit from us in damaged condition, notify us and the carrier; we will arrange to file an insurance claim and either repair or exchange the unit. If you receive a new unit from a dealer in damaged condition, notify the dealer and the carrier. If we receive the unit from you with apparent shipping damage, we will notify you and the carrier. In this case, you must arrange to collect on any insurance held by you or your carrier. We will await your instructions as to how to proceed with the unit, but we will charge you for all repairs on damaged units. Who is covered under the warranty The warranty applies to the original purchaser of a new unit from Eventide or an Authorized Eventide Dealer. Demo units are also covered by this warranty under slightly different circumstances (see below). Units that are used, or have been used as part of a rental program, are not covered under any circumstances. It is your responsibility to prove or to be able to prove that you have purchased the unit under circumstances which effect the warranty. A copy of your purchase invoice is normally necessary and sufficient for this. If you have any questions about who is an Authorized Eventide Dealer, call us. Units with the serial number plate defaced or removed will not be serviced or covered by this warranty. When the warranty becomes effective The one-year warranty period begins on the day the unit is purchased from an Authorized Eventide Dealer or, if the unit is drop-shipped from Eventide, on the day shipped, plus a reasonable allowance for shipping delays. This applies whether or not you return your warranty registration form. When we receive a unit, this is how we determine whether it is under warranty: 1. If the unit was shipped from our factory within the past calendar year, we assume that it is under warranty unless there is evidence to the contrary, such as its having been sold as used or rented, etc.. 2. If the unit was shipped from our factory more than a calendar year ago, we assume it is not under warranty unless: a) There is a warranty registration form on file showing that it has been purchased within the past year under appropriate conditions. b) You send a copy of your purchase invoice indicating warranty status along with the unit. 3. If the unit was used as a demo, the warranty runs from the date that it was received by the dealer. The original purchaser gets the unexpired portion of that warranty. When you send a unit for repair, you should indicate whether or not you believe it to be under warranty. If you do not say the unit is under warranty, we will charge you for the repair and we will not refund unless the charge was caused by an error on our part. If you believe the unit to be under warranty and you do say it is but we disagree, you will not incur any charges until the dispute is resolved. Reading the above, you can see that it is to your advantage to send in the warranty registration form when you purchase the unit. If we know who you are, we can send you updates and notifications, and advise you of our new products. It will also enable you to receive pre-shipment of certain parts. (c) 1999, 2000 Eventide Inc. Page 16 2002 Eventide Inc. Manual Version 1.1 Who performs warranty work The only company authorized to perform work under this warranty is Eventide Inc., Little Ferry, New Jersey. While you are free to give personal authorization to anyone else (or to work on it yourself), we will not honor claims for payment for parts or labor from you or from third parties. However, we and our dealers do try to be helpful in various ways: 1. Our dealers will assist, usually without charge during the warranty period, in: a) determining whether there is a problem requiring return to the factory, and b) alleviating user error or interconnection problems that may be preventing the unit from operating to its full capability. 2. We are available for telephone consultation if the dealer is unable to assist. 3. If a part is found to be defective during the warranty period and you wish to replace it yourself, we will normally ship the part immediately at no charge, provided your warranty registration form is on file. We reserve the right to request that the defective part be returned to us. Shipping within the 50 United States You are responsible for getting the unit to our door at no cost to us. We cannot accept collect or COD shipments. We will return the unit to you prepaid, at our expense, using an expeditious shipping method, normally United Parcel Service. In areas not served by UPS we will ship by US Mail. If you are in a hurry and want us to use a premium shipping method (such as air express, next day air, etc.), be sure you tell us and agree to pay shipping charges collect. If you specify a method that does not permit collect or COD charges, remit sufficient funds to prepay shipping. Shipping outside the 50 United States If you purchased the unit from a dealer in your country, consult with the dealer before returning the unit. If you wish to return the unit to us, please note the following: 1. The unit must be prepaid to our door. This means that you are responsible for all shipping charges, including customs brokerage and duties. When a unit is shipped to us it must be cleared through United States Customs by an authorized broker. You must make arrangements for this to be done. Normally, your freight forwarder has a branch in the United States which can handle this transaction. We can arrange to clear incoming shipments for you. If you want our assistance, you must notify us before shipping the unit for repair, giving full details of the shipment, and including a minimum of $250.00 in US funds to cover the administrative and brokerage expenses. Any balance will be applied to the repair charges or refunded. If a balance is due to us, we will request a further prepayment. 2. All shipments will be returned to you collect. If this is impossible because of shipping regulations or money is due us, we will request prepayment from you for the appropriate amount. 3. All funds must be in $US. Payment may be made by check drawn on any bank in the US, or by telegraphic funds transfer to our bank. If you send US currency, be sure that it is sent by a method you can trace, such as registered mail. If you wish to pay by Letter of Credit, be sure that it affords sufficient time for work to be performed and the L/C negotiated, and that it is free from restrictive conditions and documentation requirements. 4. We reserve the right to substitute freight carriers. Although we will attempt to honor your request for a specific carrier, it is frequently necessary to select a substitute because of difficulties in communication or scheduling. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from location to location. Manual Version 1.1 2002 Eventide Inc. Page 17 INDEX analog input, 10 jingle, saving, 11 analog output, 10 levels buttons, 9 balanced connections, 11 bypass, 8, 13 bypass, using instead of delete, 13 normal mode, 6, 13 normal mode, selecting, 8, 13 command mode, 6, 11 command mode, selecting, 8, 11 pedal 1, 10, 13 delay active LED, 8 power, 8, 10 delay time, selecting, 11 delete, 13 rack mounting, 11 delete button, 8 record button, 8 recording a jingle, 11 factory defaults, 8, 11 relay jacks, 10, 14 remote control, 10, 13 remote control, controlling other devices, 14 green button, 8 rs232 port, 10, 13 input level meters, 8 input level, adjusting, 12 silent filler, selecting, 13 jingle filler, selecting, 13 jingle, auditioning, 11 unbalancing analog connectors, 10 jingle, recording, 11 Page 18 2002 Eventide Inc. Manual Version 1.1


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Given that fashion is often accused of being slow to adapt to new technology, our interest was piqued when we heard of the upcoming exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. "Blog.mode: Addressing Fashion," which opens today and runs until April 2008, will include 40 of the museum's most recent acquisitions. But what caught our attention is the fact that the Met's official Web site will conduct a blog discussion of the exhibit, which includes everything from a red wool man's suit circa 1730 to a deconstructed Dior ball gown made in 2005. Intrigued, we caught up with Harold Koda, the chief curator of the Costume Institute, to talk shop.
Where did the idea for a blogosphere-centric exhibit come from?
It's the convergence of several ideas that have been percolating in our department. All of us have been following various fashion-related blogs. I loved seeing the passion and emotional investment the posters and respondents had for their subject, and the critical thinking that often emerged in the online conversations. It's a kind of self-selected vox populi.
Is there anything specific to the Costume Institute that would encourage debate?
The galleries at the Costume Institute are always noisier with conversation than the galleries of the other curatorial departments. Everyone wears clothes and everyone has opinions about what they wear and what other people wear. Frankly, we've always been curious about what people were saying to each other as they confronted an eighteenth-century corset, a white muslin morning gown, Blahnik heels, or a Gaultier men's girdle suit.
How were the garments for the show selected?
Originally "Blog.mode" was going to be a chronological survey of the masterworks of the collection. But we decided to invest the project with more currency by focusing on pieces we've collected since 2000. Some bloggers quickly noted that this is a new-acquisitions exhibition tarted up with the blog aspect. Actually, it's a blog, tarted up by our new acquisitions!
What are the standout pieces?
I have so many favorites in the show. An Austrian court gown from 1910 that is a manifestation of the calcification of protocol and ritual in the waning days of the Austro-Hungarian empire, which turns out to have bugle beads gilded with pure gold. Custom-made boots for ladies of the night, made in the 1920′s in a style of the Belle Époque, but with heels that anticipate the New Look stiletto. A gown from Olivier Theyskens' first collection for Nina Ricci, which takes the spiraling gesture of the L'Air du Temps flacon and transforms it into a froth of tulle…I could go on.
What do you hope to achieve by giving all visitors and viewers a forum to discuss the exhibit?
In most of our exhibitions, there is a definite curatorial premise superimposed on a collection of objects. In "Blog.mode," the expectation is that the public has the opportunity to consider and discuss individual objects, the way curators do. We want to hear what people think about these extraordinary material expressions of culture, politics, economics, gender, sexuality, society at large—hopefully elaborating on ideas beyond the aesthetic considerations that have aprimacy in the museum's own curatorial approach.
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Mikhail Grabovski: Caps loss is Isles gain (Jeremy Roenick is still wrong)
Yup, this is my second post about ex-Caps player Mikhail Grabovski in the past week. While it's not my intention in writing this, this is further proof of how wrong Jeremy Roenick is about Grabovski. But this post is more about the fact that the loss of Grabovski hurts the Caps, while the Isles will benefit from signing him.
On a personal level, Grabovski was the Caps player I most enjoyed watching last season. From a team level, he was a possession monster and a nice solution to the Caps problems at 2C that could have been had long-term for a reasonable salary. But I shouldn't be the only one missing Grabovski. In fact, most everyone of his teammates should be missing him because almost every Caps player saw an improvement in their possession numbers in the minutes they played with Grabovski vs. when they played without him.
Here is a look at how every Caps forward fared while playing with Grabovski vs. while playing without him. I cut off the minimum minutes at 19:48, so as not to exclude possession anchor Aaron Volpatti. Sample-size warnings obviously apply, but you can see a trend. SA% is the % of shot attempts the Caps saw go in their favor while that player was on the ice.
|TOI w/Grabovski
|SA% w/Grabovski
|TOI w/out Grabovski
|SA% w/out Grabovski
|Grabovski effect
-10 of the 12 Caps forwards who played 19:48+ with Grabovski this past season saw an increase in SF% with Grabovski vs without him, the only two exceptions being Backstrom and Volpatti.
-Remember when Adam Oates started the season with his obvious 2C (Grabovski) on the 3rd line and obvious 2W (Erat) on the 4th line? One wonders what the two could have done if ever given extended minutes together (something I, and many others, called for all season) given their dominating 58.5% SF in the very small sample.
-One interesting tidbit not shows here is that Backstrom, the player with the worst "Grabovski Effect," saw his highest Goals For % with Grabovski out of all Caps forwards. Certainly just a sample size thing, but interesting nonetheless.
Here's how are the Caps top 7 D, in terms of minutes played with Grabovski, fared with and without him last season at 5-on-5. Again, sample size warnings apply, but a clear patterns emerges.
|TOI w/Grabovski
|SA% w/Grabovski
|TOI w/out Grabovski
|SA% w/out Grabovski
|Grabovski effect
-Other than Nate Schmidt, every defender listed saw an improvement in their possession numbers, many of them pretty drastic improvements, when on the ice with Grabovski.
-It's especially interesting that the two worst puck possession players on the list, Oleksy and Erskine, both became positive possession players in their minutes with Grabovski, which were admittedly limited.
-I know it's only 166 minutes, but the Caps were dominant when Grabovski was on the ice with Orlov.
Like I said above, sample-size warnings obviously apply here. It should also be noted that none of these numbers include any caveats such as zone starts or quality of competition. But make no mistake about it, regardless of that, the Capitals were a better team with Grabovski on the ice, and his new Islanders teammates will start reaping the benefits in October.
All stats pulled from http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/
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Advanced stats highlights from the Caps 2010-11 season
Advanced stats for the 2010-11 season are now available on ExtraSkater.com. I highly recommend visiting Extra Skater to see the stats for yourself, but below, after a quick refresher on the season, are some Caps highlights I pulled from a glance at the new stats on Extra Skater.
With a record of 48-23-11, the Caps were not only Southeast Division champs, but finished first in the Eastern Conference, with 107 points. The Caps discarded the Rangers 4-1 in the first round of the playoffs before being swept by the #5 seed Tampa Bay Lightening in the second round. This was also the season during which the Caps, under Bruce Boudreau, shifted to a more defensive-oriented system. The Caps defeated the Penguins 3-1 in the 2011 Winter Classic and were featured on the HBO series 24/7.
-The Caps finished 15th in Fenclose%, tied with the Kings at 50.4. The two teams have gone in opposite directions since, with the Caps (47.5%) finishing 25th in 2013-14 and the Kings (56.7%) finishing first.
-Nicklas Backstorm led all qualifying (41+ games played) Caps in FenClose rel at +5.0%, followed by Alex Ovechkin at +3.9% and Alex Semin at +3.5%. The top Caps defender was John Carlson at +1.9%.
-Alex Semin's PDO of 107.7 ranked highest on the team, aided by his teammates' on-ice shooting % of 10.5%, 1.8% higher than any other Caps player.
-Marcus Johansson had the highest ZS% at 58.1%, while Boyd Gordon faced the toughest zone starts, with a ZS% of 41.8%
-As would be expected, the Caps top forward line of Ovechkin, Backstrom, and Mike Knuble faced tougher competition than any of their teammates. Carlson and Karl Alzner faced the toughest competition of any Caps defenders.
-To the surprise of absolutely no one, Mike Knuble had the shortest average shot distance (24.7 feet).
-Alex Ovechkin was on the ice for 82.4% of the Caps PP minutes during the season (this past season Ovechkin saw the ice during 93.2% of the Caps PP minutes).
This was after a quick look at the stats. If you look through Extra Skater and find any interesting tidbits, leave them in the comments below or give us a shout on Twitter.
What's next for the Caps?
Some of the Caps fanbase on Twitter and other social media outlets seems a bit uneasy about the fact that the Caps have not yet made a big splash in the free agency market. While certain players may have made some sense (i.e. PA Parenteau), I'm in no way bothered by the Caps lack of activity thus far. I would rather the team save the cap space to address needs at a date later than July 1st than rashly fill a hole in a manner that will likely prove to be inadequate or with a contract that will become regrettable. That being said, there are holes on this roster that need to be fixed, most notably, a winger to replace Alex Semin on the second line.
The Caps filled a major hole on the roster by acquiring Mike Ribeiro from the Dallas Stars. However, with the impending departure of Semin via free agency, the Caps still have some work to do in terms of their top 2 lines. Given the lack of top-6 talent on the free agent market, the Caps may be best served to make a deal for a winger to play on one of the top two lines, which brings us to scenario one…
Trade for Bobby Ryan or a similar player.
This scenario was brought up recently over at Japers' Rink with the hypothetical package of Dmitri Orlov, Marcus Johansson and a 1st round pick going to Anaheim for Bobby Ryan. For a good debate on the value of that deal, head on over and read the comments section. For my purposes here, I'll assume the value makes sense for both teams. If this trade were to happen, or one for a player similar to Ryan, the Caps group of forwards would look like this:
Perreault-Backstrom/Ribeiro-Ryan( or similar player)
Is Perreault a top-6 winger? No. But could he be a serviceable option given the quality of the players on his line as well as the quality of the other lines? I would vote yes. The top two lines would have plenty of scoring and prove difficult to play against with physical players such as Ovechkin, Brouwer and a Ryan-type player. I see no question marks with the third and fourth lines listed above, they'd make Dale Hunter proud (and probably be his first and second lines).
However, we can play arm-chair GM all we want, but it doesn't magically make Bobby Ryan or a similar player available and/or affordable. So what if the Caps can't bring in a second-line winger? What if the contract or asking price for such a player is currently at a level that will do more harm than good for the Caps? This bring us to scenario 2…
Sign Jason Arnott
This comes with a disclaimer. Ultimately, the Caps need a to acquire a 2W, not Jason Arnott. Without acquiring a winger to play on the second line, the Caps are not legitimate Cup contenders. But what if nothing makes sense? Should the Caps stand pat? Depending on the what's available, possibly, but I hope it doesn't come to that. Instead, the Caps should put a band-aid on the situation and wait until a trade for a 2W opens up. A band-aid type fix would involve bringing in a player on a short-term, low-risk deal so as not to handcuff the team should a 2W becomes available. To me, the easiest way to do this is to sign a player to solidify the center spot on the third line to free up Brooks Laich to play wing on the second line. Of all of the available free agents, Jason Arnott strikes me as the player best suited to serve in this role. He'd likely be available on a one-year deal for a reasonable amount of money. The forward lines would then look like this:
I wouldn't have a lot of faith in this team contending for the Cup, but I don't think it'd be a disaster over the short term, either. The intention here is to put a band-aid on the 2W situation until a legitimate one hopefully becomes available via trade during the season. This is certainly not an ideal option, but it's better than signing Player X, who is questionably adequate to play as a 2W for the duration of his contract, to a deal that will be harmful to the team's cap management.
Regardless of what the Caps end up doing, I like the patient approach they have opted for thus far. Doing nothing to address glaring needs is generally a better approach than addressing those needs in an inadequate or fiscally irresponsible manner. That being said, signing a player such as Arnott makes sense for the short-term. The would allow Laich to fill-in as a 2W while also not handcuffing the team financially when/if a 2W becomes available.
Possible free agent target: Brad Boyes
The Capitals top-6 forwards are in need of reinforcements. With Alex Semin set to become an UFA and depending on if the Caps have Brooks Laich penciled in as a 2W or 3C next season, the Caps currently have as few as 4-top 6 forwards on their roster right now (Ovechkin, Backstrom, Brouwer, and newly acquired Mike Ribeiro). These kind of players don't come cheap, via trade or free agency. With a particularly thin free-agent market this year, the price for top-6 forwards is likely to be even more inflated than usual. The Caps have smartly not locked themselves into any crippling free agency deals with such players in recent memory, and it wouldn't be smart to start now. That being said, George McPhee would be smart to look for a player with top-6 potential but who has certain questions marks that will keep the money and term of the deal within reason. On the free agent market this year, a player that fits that mold is Brad Boyes.
Over the course of the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons, Boyes played in all 164 games and totaled 76 goals and 62 assists (a 0.84 PPG average). However, in the 3 seasons since then, Boyes has totaled just 38 goals and 91 assists in 210 games (a 0.61 PPG average). Boyes was particularly mediocre this season in Buffalo when he totaled 8 goals and 15 assists in 65 games. So why should the Caps take a look at Boyes?
At 29, Boyes is unlikely to again reach the numbers of 4 years ago, but he is plenty young enough to still be a productive player when put in the right situation. Last season, Boyes played just 13:10 per game and spent time on the Sabres 4th line. While some may see a player whose production has fallen off a cliff, I see a player with a lot to prove who could be had on a cheap one year deal. He likely will be signed to a low-risk/potential high value type deal. Another positive is that Boyes, while primarily a winger, can play center when called upon.
There are reasons to hesitate signing Boyes and there are certainly valid concerns that his days as a top-6 forward are behind him. However, in a day and age when many free agent contracts get bloated to regrettable levels, taking a flyer on Boyes, if he is under the radar, may be worth the risk for the Caps.
It's over for the 2011-12 Caps, but these playoffs felt different
Just over two months ago, with less than twenty games remaining in the Washington Capitals regular season, I wrote the following as part of a post on how the struggling team was complaining about signs that fans were holding up before a game:
I've rooted for a lot of losing teams in my life; it's really not hard to do. I'm not a fair weather fan, even when my teams are on a losing streak. But when a team doesn't seem to care for stretches at a time or when they look deflated, uninspired and plain defeated, they're not always a lot of fun to pull for…
See yourself, one solid shift at a time, winning the game being played on the ice, Caps, not what some fan is holding up to the glass surrounding it. Your season, and many fans' patience, might be gone soon if you don't.
It's hard to believe that the Caps team that just eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champions and then took the Eastern Conference's top seed to seven games is the same group that seemed so far from focused just a short time ago. But focused is exactly what this team appeared to be during much of its 2011-12 playoff run.
Though their eventual Game 7 elimination by the New York Rangers was disappointing, like most any playoff exit is, and contained examples of improvement still being needed—such as an ugly third period power play or the inability of the team's star players to perform at the level required to win the game—it's hard to be upset with the Caps' overall post-season performance, particularly given where they were in March. Perhaps more importantly, these playoffs signaled that the Caps of the Ovechkin era may be capable of playing the type of dedicated hockey often seen from teams that make deep playoff runs.
As Thomas Boswell of The Washington Post wrote in his post-series column:
In the past, what Washington often lacked was much more than a goal. It was a combination of qualities that command respect in the NHL and which Hunter, of course, calls character. He might as well say "pain in pursuit of progress," because everything he demands hurts in one way or another.
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Sacrifice. Dedication. Grit. Leaving it all on the ice. These are not terms that have been used often to describe the Caps playoff teams of the past few seasons. Yet even NBC Sports commentators were complimenting players like Ovechkin for blocking shots and buying into Dale Hunter's system at times this post-season (it's critical that Ovi still improve his two-way game more than any player on the team, but that's perhaps a topic for another day).
Did this Caps team blow an opportunity in Game 5 to take a 3-2 series lead? Absolutely. But they bounced back and won the next game, like they did every time they needed to during these playoffs. Every game was close for the Caps, against both Boston and New York. All but one game during their entire fourteen game run was decided by one goal.
This year's performance was far beyond last year's second round loss in four straight to Tampa Bay, the blown 3-1 series lead against Montreal the year before or the 6-2 Game 7 loss to the Penguins in 2008-09 for which the Capitals didn't seem to be in the building. As I've written before, "Not since the 2007-08 playoff loss in seven games to the Flyers has it appeared as if the team left it all out on the ice as they were eliminated." That changed this post-season.
This year's team seemed to grasp the fact that talent alone isn't enough to win in the playoffs. These Caps were playing as if they now better understand the concept Wayne Gretzky wrote about in his autobiography, when he described the scene as he and fellow Edmonton Oiler Kevin Lowe left the building after losing the 1983 Stanley Cup Finals to the New York Islanders:
"We both knew we were going to have to walk by the Islander locker room, and we were dreading it: having to see all the happy faces, the champagne shampoos, the girlfriends' kisses, the whole scene we wanted so much. But as we walked by, we didn't see any of that. The girlfriends and the coaches and the staff people were living it up, but the players weren't. Trottier was icing what looked like a painful knee. Potvin was getting stuff rubbed on his shoulder. Guys were limping around with black eyes and bloody mouths. It looked more like a morgue than a champion's locker room. And here we were perfectly fine and healthy. That's why they won and we lost. They took more punishment than we did. They dove into more boards, stuck their faces in front of more pucks, threw their bodies into more pileups. They sacrificed everything they had. And that's when Kevin said something I'll never forget. He said, 'That's how you win championships.'"
Washington players have taken some bumps and bruises in the playoffs the past few years, but quite often it was the Caps who were having their shots blocked or who were being beaten to pucks by guys that seemed to want it just a little bit more. While it was the Rangers who rose to the occasion and seized the opportunity before them in Game 7 Saturday, the Caps put together a playoff run that shows they may finally be on their way toward getting it.
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24th anniversary of Dale Hunter's OT goal for Caps in Game 7 vs. Flyers
As the Washington Capitals face off against the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of their opening round playoff series on Monday night, the date marks the 24th anniversary of one of the biggest goals in Caps history. As any serious Caps fan probably knows, that goal was scored by the man now behind the bench for Washington…
I remember that goal well. It was scored on my 13th birthday. Snow flurries fell at one point that day in the D.C. area, which doesn't happen too often around here on April 16. I was in seventh grade at the time and had a birthday party at my house that evening with my friends.
As soon as the party was over, I headed to the living room for the Caps game. My family and I were watching on TV—it was on Home Team Sports (HTS) in those days—as Hunter put that puck through Hextall's legs.
For a franchise that had always seemed to lose big playoff games to Patrick Division foes, Hunter's goal scored a monumental victory. Just the year before, the team had lost the Game 7, four overtime, Easter Epic to the New York Islanders (a shout out to my mom for taking me to that game and staying until the end, and to my uncle Mike for those tickets).
In the next round following Hunter's series winning goal, the Caps fell to the New Jersey Devils in seven games. I was at Game 1 of that series at the Caps Centre (thanks to my aunt Terry for taking me to that one), when Rod Langway took a skate to the back of the leg from the Devil's Pat Verbeek, putting the Caps' captain out of action for the rest of the playoffs. My memory of the rest of that series is hazy, except that I recall being concerned after the team lost Langway on defense and I imagine the series might have played out differently had he been available the rest of the way.
After defeating the Caps, New Jersey went on to lose to Boston (the Schoenfeld-Koharski "Have another donut" incident took place during that time) and then Boston was swept in the Stanley Cup Finals by Edmonton in a series that also featured Boston Garden fog and a power outage that stopped Game 4 there in progress and forced its cancellation. I think my dad and I watched every minute of those Finals together.
That was the last playoff run for that particular group of core Caps players. The next year at the trade deadline, Caps General Manager David Poile dealt Mike Gartner and Larry Murphy to the Minnesota North Stars for Dino Ciccarelli and Bob Rouse. That same day, Poile also dealt goaltender Clint Malarchuk, defenseman Grant Ledyard and a draft pick to Buffalo for Calle Johnansson and a pick.
Malarchuk had come to the Caps with Dale Hunter in a trade with Quebec prior to the '87-'88 season and had become expendable after the emergence of Don Beaupre, a former NHLer with the North Stars who'd been playing for the Caps' AHL affiliate in Baltimore before being promoted to Washington. The Caps would use the draft pick they got from Buffalo in that Malarchuk deal to select goaltender Byron Dafoe in the 1989 entry draft, the same year they also drafted a guy named Olaf Kolzig.
Rouse, acquired in that trade with Ciccarelli, was eventually dealt to Toronto with Peter Zezel for defenseman Al Iafrate in 1991. After a few seasons in Washington, including one in which he scored 25 goals, Iafrate was traded to Boston for Joe Juneau.
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Four years ago today: Alex Ovechkin's first NHL playoff goal and Caps fans
As sportswriter Ted Starkey pointed out on Twitter, it was four years ago today that Alex Ovechkin scored his first NHL playoff goal, "stealing the puck and scoring late in a 5-4 win over the Flyers in Game 1."
I was at that game and took some video in the crowd as we reacted to that Ovechkin goal. It's not the steadiest camera work, but the place was total bedlam with much high-fiving, jumping, etc. happening all around Verizon Center.
Here's one I got after Mike Green scored prior to Ovechkin's goal to make it 4-4:
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What went wrong?
Life was good for the Caps as tonight's game went to a TV timeout with a little over 13 minutes remaining in the 2nd period. The team was up 3-0, outshooting the Jets 16-9 in the process. Alex Ovechkin had two goals and it looked as if he and his teammates may blow the Jets out of the building. They didn't. The Caps were outscored 4-0 the rest of the way and outshot 33-7, losing a standings point along the way. What went wrong?
-Two words: Dennis Wideman. Wideman's consistent indecision and ineffectiveness with the puck when exiting the defensive zone proved especially costly tonight on the winning goal. He had two chances to get the puck out and failed miserably both times. About 30 seconds before the goal he tried to skate the puck out 1 on 3 and got his pocket picked just inside the blue line. #6 has to make a better decision there. Lob the puck out, ice the puck, chip it forward four feet to clear the zone. Just don't turn it over 2 feet inside your own blue line
in that situation ever. Still, Wideman had a chance to make amends. Alex Ovechkin mishandled the puck above the faceoff circle but made a decent recovery and chipped the puck back to Wideman. At this point the Caps were in scramble mode so Wideman needs to, again, just get the puck out, even if it means taking an icing. Instead he weakly chipped the puck off the glass to the feet of a covered Ovechkin. Turnover, Jets win 4-3.
-The way in which the Jets cut the deficit from 3-0 to 3-2 looked entirely too easy. It was the kind of thing that makes Brooks Laich do this. In less than two minutes the game went from being firmly controlled by the Caps to a dogfight.
-Dale Hunter made coaching decisions that were
wrong questionable perplexing. There was plenty of talk about the tactical approach by the Caps in the second half of the game, and rightfully so, but not much talk of Hunter letting his timeout go to waste when his team was under relentless pressure. As Caps Season Ticket Holder Joe Holden (Dad, as I call him) questioned after the game, why didn't Hunter call a timeout at any point in the 3rd period with his team under siege in an attempt to slow the momentum? The Jets called a timeout with the Caps up 2-0 and buzzing for more goals. True, the Caps did then go up 3-0 but the end result was a 4-3 Jets win. Maybe the Jets timeout had nothing to do with the change in momentum, but it would have been nice to see Hunter use his timeout in an attempt to calm his team down since nothing else was working. Oh, and as J.P. already pointed out. Jay Beagle and Matt Hendricks (as well as Troy Brouwer) skated more minutes than Alex Ovechkin.
The Caps have let two points inexcusably slip away at home against the Jets this year while the Jets have escaped DC with four points that they'd be all but out of the playoff race without. No sense in dwelling on any of this any longer with any sort of closing paragraph. Next up: Minnesota.
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A 'sign' that an unfocused Caps team has gone completely off the rails
I've been a huge Caps fan for a long time and I always will be. I've been a big believer in "The Plan" and a strong supporter of most of what the organization has done the last few years. But lately, a few things have been bothering me:
- Though I've long been a big fan of Alex Ovechkin and the take-no-prisoners approach he took the NHL by storm with, I haven't been impressed with him lately and his inability to take responsibility for some of his actions, act like a team leader publicly, etc. The organization and some fans seem OK with him doing whatever he'd like. Mike Wise recently dubbed these people Great 8 enablers, during the skipped All-Star Game debate. As Caps fans, we all need to take a break from the red Kool-aid often enough to see things objectively.
- The Holden Family season tickets in the 400 level, which my father owns and generously lets his whole family use, have gone up 90.7% in five years. Professional sports is a business, I love what Ted Leonsis has done for the Caps, and this team has become extremely popular. However, now in their fifth straight year, these constant and sometimes rather steep increases have started to feel excessive—and like the type of thing that could come back to haunt the organization if they hit a prolonged rough patch.
- I've watched the Caps exit the playoffs in an uninspiring fashion for three straight seasons. As I wrote the other day, (see '90.7%' link in the bullet point above): "Not since the 2007-08 playoff loss in seven games to the Flyers has it appeared as if the team left it all out on the ice as they were eliminated. In series losses to Pittsburgh ('08-'09), Montreal ('09-'10) and Tampa Bay ('10-'11), the team looked flat and unable to push over the hump to take their post-season game to the next level." Yet still today, even under a new coach and with a variety of veterans and role players brought in over the last few seasons, the team does not seem to have learned to seize opportunities, finish opponents when they have them down or play a full 60 minutes on a consistent basis. There are times when the Caps don't even seem present.
Then this afternoon, I read something that further irks me and it relates especially to that third and final bullet point above.
I was following a story Tuesday night about two Caps bloggers, known as Knights of Knuble, who were asked to take down "Free Knuble" and "Scratch Hunter" signs they brought to the game. It was reported by Stephen Whyno of The Washington Times that this was due to some Caps players requesting the signs be removed during warm-ups.
Today, Leonsis confirmed this on his blog, writing: "A couple of players saw a sign at ice level during warm-ups that they felt was disrespectful toward our coach. One of the players asked one of the bench personnel to see if he could get them to take it down. One of our arena employees thought he was being helpful, and asked the fans to take it down."
Leonsis goes on to explain that the signs should have been permitted inside the venue, which is great to hear because banning signs is Redskins-like behavior and very un-Caps.
But I couldn't help but wonder aloud on Twitter today: "Why are Caps players even focused on signs in stands during warm-ups? Nice that they want coach respected, but why not just block it out?"
This is a Caps team that acts confused when they can't get up for a big game. Multiple players have commented on not knowing why they come out flat some games and they've been uttering nearly identical quotes after some of these games for over three years now.
Recently, after a loss to the Panthers, defenseman Karl Alzner commented, "Some teams it's just real easy to get up for and that's because of the team that they are: the Rangers, the Canadiens. Those games are really easy and sometimes here in Florida it's difficult to get up…"
I was dumbfounded when I read that Alzner quote back in early February. If you're a professional athlete and you're thinking that, don't say it out loud. And while you're thinking that but not saying it, ask yourself why you are a professional athlete yet unable to focus enough to get up for any game you need to get up for, particularly one against a division rival that was banging on your door at that point.
But now, when I see that there are guys on the Caps that are so unfocused on the game at hand that they're actually going to take the time to ask that a "Scratch Hunter" or a "Free Knuble" sign be taken down during warm-ups, quotes like Alzner's and this team's inability to play consistent hockey for 60 minutes, or from one game to the next, makes a little more sense.
Ignore the damn signs, Caps! Or be so in the zone and focused on the precious two points up for grabs that you don't even notice the signs to begin with. Play like you did a few years ago when you were all business, dead set on gaining two points at a time and nothing more and nothing less…until it was time to play the next game and grab those two points.
You were a machine, Caps, and thousands of people were inspired by it. But now, when I see your captain sulking, your disinterest on the ice at times and some of you actually taking the time as pro athletes to worry about what a cleanly-worded and done-seemingly-in-good-fun sign says, I can't help but think that you sound like losers.
I've rooted for a lot of losing teams in my life; it's really not hard to do. I'm not a fair weather fan, even when my teams are on a losing streak. But when a team doesn't seem to care for stretches at a time or when they look deflated, uninspired and plain defeated, they're not always a lot of fun to pull for. And now you want to complain about signs, Caps? Really? Seriously, guys? Is that where the focus should be as you sit outside the playoffs with under 20 games left in the regular season? (I also doubt one of the biggest bad-asses in the history of hockey, Dale Hunter, needs anyone to protect him from a paper sign. I'm also sure he saw and heard much worse than "Scratch Hunter" during his playing days).
See yourself, one solid shift at a time, winning the game being played on the ice, Caps, not what some fan is holding up to the glass surrounding it. Your season, and many fans' patience, might be gone soon if you don't.


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"This is least stressful press event I've ever been a part of," said Hathaway. "You can't take anything too seriously, you know?"
Speaking of low stress, The Devil Wears Prada star would love to work with Rio director Carlos Saldanha again if there's another sequel. "He's the nicest man in the whole wide world: pure hearted, talented and modest at the same time...And for him to have all this success, we're so happy for him."
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