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Justia Patents Color Video Signal ProcessingUS Patent for DVD replications system and method Patent (Patent # 9,076,483)
DVD replications system and method
Apr 12, 2006 - Thomson Licensing LLC
A system and method for replicating protected content on media includes a controller for enabling replicating of media content from partial encoded content received at a location of the controller. A media recorder is coupled to the controller and including a modulation process (104) to complete encoding of the partial encoded content to record media content on media readable by a device other than the media recorder.
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This application claims the benefit, under 35 U.S.C. §365 of International Application PCT/US2006/013732, filed Apr. 12, 2006 which was published in accordance with PCT Article 21(2) on Apr. 19, 2007 in English and which claims the benefit of U. S. provisional patent application No. 60/725,614 filed Oct. 11, 2005.
The present invention generally relates to digital video recording devices and more particularly to systems and methods for downloading audio or video content in a secured way for in-home, in-store and factory replication of video content, including the security features used in read only memory storage devices and media.
The motion picture and retail industry seeks a secure way of producing DVD-Video discs on-demand from DVD-Video content that is stored on a local server or delivered from a central storage server through high speed private networks. This would permit the availability of thousands DVD-Video titles from a deep catalog of movies that normally could not be easily inventoried in a retail or online store environment. The in-home solution allows for studios to sell content that is delivered and recorded to DVD in a secure manner.
Even though Content Scrambling System CSS has been marginalized, studio customers require the inclusion of CSS to be able to enforce prosecution of illegal copying of movie content through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
Additionally, CSS keys that are provided by the CSS Licensing Authority can only be provided to licensed DVD disc replicators, DVD drive manufacturers and DVD authoring/compression facilities, content providers and production tool suppliers. Retail establishments, content providers and consumers are disallowed from having access to the CSS keys provided by the DVD CCA (Copy Control Association).
Approaches to be able to include CSS copy protection on video content recorded to recordable DVD media have been proposed. These approaches require retailers and recording hardware to manage CSS Disc and Title keys either directly or through receipt over a network and for the recordable media to have the CSS Disc keys securely embedded in proprietary recordable DVD disc media. This would require amendment to the CSS specification and license agreement, which would have to be proposed to and approved by the DVD Copy Control Association (CCA) Copy Protection Advisory Council (CPAC). This committee is comprised of rights holders, consumer electronics companies and computer manufacturers. Having such changes approved is difficult and very unlikely. These other approaches also require complex/costly hardware/software applications.
A system and method for replicating protected content on media includes a controller for enabling replicating of media content from partial encoded content received at a location of the controller. A media recorder is coupled to the controller and including a modulation process to complete encoding of the partial encoded content to record media content on media readable by a device other than the media recorder.
An apparatus for replicating protected content includes a media recorder for modulating partial encoded content received to complete encoding of the partial encoded content to derive media content for recording onto media readable by a device other than said media recorder. The partial encoded content is received by said recorder with Content Scrambling System (CSS) copy protection encryption which provides CSS encryption to the partially encoded content data stream without a need for retailers or consumers to have access to CSS keys.
A system and method for replicating protected content on a replayable media object includes a bitstream mastering center configured to partially encode content to produce a partially encoded content data stream. A transaction manager is configured to receive by a secured communication channel the partially encoded content data stream. Updates only, transaction manager is pre-loaded with content. The transaction manager is configured to provide users with ordering options for replicating content from the partially encoded data stream. A media burner is coupled to the transaction manager and configured to receive a media object. The burner includes a modulation process to complete encoding of the partially encoded content data stream received from the transaction manager such that the media object is readable by standard equipment.
A system for replicating protected content includes a media burner configured to receive a media object. The burner including a modulation process to complete encoding of partially encoded content received over a secure connection or locally stored, and which provides the partially encoded content to a user or users such that the media object is readable by standard equipment once complete encoding and recording is performed.
A method for replicating protected content includes providing a partially encoded content data stream, and for a consumer retail establishment, providing users with ordering options and a blank media object for creating a read only media object with selected content. The partially encoded content data stream is modulated at a site for recording the media object, such that the partially encoded content data stream becomes fully encoded content, and by recording on the media object the full encoded content, the media object is readable by standard equipment.
The advantages, nature, and various additional features of the invention will appear more fully upon consideration of the illustrative embodiments now to be described in detail in connection with accompanying drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a block/flow diagram of an exemplary system/method for replicating media objects (e.g., DVD's) from a retail establishment in accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is block/flow diagram of an exemplary system/method for replicating media objects (e.g., DVD's) from a home or consumer location in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 3 is block/flow diagram showing an exemplary comparison between a standard DVD manufacture process and a system/method for replicating media objects (e.g., DVD's) in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention
It should be understood that the drawings are for purposes of illustrating the concepts of the invention and are not necessarily the only possible configuration for illustrating the invention.
Methods and systems are provided to permit secure in-store (retail and Internet), in-factory and in-home creation of backward and forward compatible DVD-Video content recorded to "recordable pre-recorded DVD" discs that include the specification standard Content Scrambling System (CSS) copy protection encryption. The present invention bypasses the need for retailers or consumers to have access to CSS keys and permits the creation of a disc that is identical to a standard replicated DVD-Video disc. The CSS encryption along with other security and formatting is performed in advance. The present invention complies with CSS standards and may not require changes/updates to the DVD-Video or DVD CSS specifications and agreements.
Advantageously, the resultant disc that is provided to a consumer is identical to a DVD-Video Read Only Disc in formatting, logical structure, encoding, readout characteristics and physical layout. The finished disc may be referred to hereinafter as a downloadable DVD (D-DVD) or disc. D-DVD will be employed for ease of reference and should not be construed as limiting. To the player/drive and to the consumer the disc appears exactly the same as a standard replicated disc, given the same DVD content and the disc cannot be further recorded and therefore is a DVD-Video Read-Only Disc.
Aspects of the present invention reduce the complexity of disc formatting and recording processes by performing most pre-processing once in a central, secure and controlled environment. This greatly reduces the hardware complexity and greatly reduces the data processing requirements on the in-store, in-kiosk or in-home recorder system and electronics. In addition, embodiments of the present invention may be employed for small run/limited printings of DVDs or CDs.
In one embodiment, a final Eight-to-Sixteen Modulation (EFM+) conversion, which can be simply performed in software or dedicated hardware, reduces the DVD bitstream data transfer and storage by 50%. The EFM+ process converts eight-bit data sequences to 16-bit data sequences. This conversion or encoding is finished at the location of the final replication to permit a level of security for the content.
A proprietarily formatted recordable DVD disc may control disc usage rights in the proprietary downloadable DVD (or D-DVD) drives and standard DVD recorders. The authentication process permits for control and monitoring of title quantities produced. Disc serialization can track media usage and can be tied to titles. Individualized unique video and/or audio watermarking and embedded digital serialization can also be forensically utilized to deter and track unauthorized disc copying and pirating.
The ability to use multiple optical pick-up heads for the high speed production of a disc is improved because the D-DVD bitstream is supplied to the DVD burner pre-processed and can be serially streamed in parallel to multiple write heads. Without preprocessed data in the D-DVD bitstream format, aspects of the present invention would be extremely difficult to realize because of the complexity, high computer processing unit (CPU) utilization and cost of having to fully process multiple data files in parallel.
It is to be understood that the present invention is described in terms of a video recording system; however, the present invention is much broader and may include any digital multimedia system, which is capable of delivery over a network, from a kiosk or directly from a secured server or work station. In addition, the present invention is applicable to any recording method or media including recording data taken by telephone, set top boxes, computer, satellite links, etc. The present invention is described in terms of a digital video recording (DVD) device; however, the concepts of the present invention may be extended to other types of media, such as compact discs, high definition (HD) DVDs, Blu-Ray, hybrids thereof, etc.
It should be further understood that the elements shown in the FIGS. may be implemented in various forms of hardware, software or combinations thereof. Preferably, these elements are implemented in a combination of hardware and software on one or more appropriately programmed general-purpose devices, which may include a processor, memory and input/output interfaces.
Referring now in specific detail to the drawings in which like reference numerals identify similar or identical elements throughout the several views, and initially to FIG. 1, an in-store replication system 10 is illustratively shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment. A content owner 12 provides content assets 14 (e.g., audio and video assets, which may include movies, songs, programs or any other protected material). Content owner 12 prepares audio, video, navigation flowcharts, graphics and other ancillary information that is to be included in a final downloadable DVD (D-DVD) and transfers this information to compression and authoring facility 16.
The assets 14 are employed by a compression and authoring (C&A) facility 16. C&A facility 16 employs compression and authoring tools 18 to encode, compress, format and edit the content in a form which can be employed by features of the present invention. The authoring and compression facility 16 performs compression of audio and video. Menus, subtitles and other ancillary information are configured for DVD and final navigational programming is performed. Optional anti-copy or anti-rip programming 20 is added to content and final file set prepared for delivery to D-DVD processing center 22.
The content from the C&A facility 16 is provided to processing center 22. Processing center 22 may also be referred to as a D-DVD bitstream mastering center, which may include replicator (manufacturer), an authoring facility or content provider. Partial DVD formatting pre-processing is provided at processing center 22, which is preferably located at a central location (not necessarily at the store location, but at a local server on a network (e.g., cable, telephone, satellite, etc.) or on the Internet). The processing center 22 performs many formatting and preprocessing steps to ensure compliance with existing standards and provide a level of security that is satisfactory to the content owner. For example, Content Scrambling System (CSS) is desired by studio customers to be able to enforce prosecution of illegal copying of movie content through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and is therefore included by CSS key management 24. CSS encryption 28 follows the CSS encryption standards and limits access of the encrypted keys to only those licensed or authorized to receive and use such keys.
The content is received at the D-DVD processing center 22. The processing center 22 may be a DVD replication, compression and authoring facility or other facility that is licensed to perform Content Scrambling System (CSS) copy protection encryption. The following takes place in the processing center. As with normal replication processing, processing center 22 using CSS key management 24 chooses CSS Disc Keys for delivery to DVD CCA 25 for encryption in block 28 using a master key or keys 26 and return the keys to processing center 22. An encrypted disc key is used to encrypt a disc title key in block 30.
The DVD content delivered from the compression and authoring facility 16 may be processed for audio and/or video watermarking to further protect content for forensic protection in block 32. The watermarking preprocessing 32 may be optionally performed. The processing can include a complete watermarking process or tagging for individualized watermarking at the D-DVD disc burning stage. This process differs from the conventional DVD replication process and is a new function.
Sector addition and tagging for creation of zones that can be "Pulse Length Modulated" prior to the disc recording stage for individualized serialization of each disc produced is performed in block 34. The final product will be "Pulse Length Serialized" in block 106 in accordance with the tagging performed in block 34. The serialization is a machine readable unique number for the sector and/or for the recorded media object. This serialization can be used for tracking purposes, copy protection functions, Internet activation/marketing/data collection processes and other uses.
Content or other data is then broken into sectors, the sectors (up to 50%) are CSS scrambled in block 34, and DVD formatted. DVD Error Detection Codes (EDC) and Error Correction Codes (ECC) are then generated in block 36.
The normal DVD encoding process would now transform the eight bit data bytes into 16 bit words. This encoding process is not performed at this step to reduce the data file size and as an extra security function since these partially encoded/formatted DVD files are not directly usable to produce DVD-Video discs. Lead-In and Lead-Out information are then appended to the data or appended at the burn-in stage to reduce file size further (could be portions or all of the Lead-In/Out data). Bit stream formatting in block 38 is used to prepare the resultant stream into digital data structures that may be readily stored on a computer system (e.g., file formatting may be included as well). This represents a D-DVD-Bitstream. The DVD content formatting process is similar to that used in normal DVD-Video replication processes except for at least the following aspects: the audio and/or video watermarking, the "Pulse Length Serialized" sector creation and tagging, the elimination of the final eight-to-sixteen modulation process and the D-DVD Bitstream formatting process. Other modulation schemes are also contemplated and may be employed such as for HD DVD and BD.
The D-DVD Bitstream is then transferred to a hard disc library 40 for storage. D-DVD Bitstream data files are then archived to suitable media for delivery to a centrally located package processing/server center (PPSC) 42. The D-DVD Bitstream from block 40 may be packaged with disc and package artwork and encrypted for secure transmission and storage on either the in-store D-DVD Bitstream server 60 or in bitstream library 40 (or on the in-home PC hard disc, see FIG. 2).
The D-DVD Bitstream archived data files are delivered to the PPSC 42. The PPSC 42 performs the following functions. The complete D-DVD Bitstream Packages are created in block 46 by adding disc label artwork, collateral material artwork and other package information. In block 48, the D-DVD Bitstream Package is encrypted with suitable encryption software, stored for example, in the Bitstream Package Library server system 60 and archived to a suitable medium. The PPSC system 42 performs authentication and ancillary data management in block 50, transaction control and transaction record management in block 52, and in-store library "D-DVD Bitstream Package" management and package transfer in block 54.
For in-store replication (or in-factory or on-line retailer) in a store or retail environment 120, a secure authenticated channel 56 high-speed connection is preferably utilized for "D-DVD Bitstream Package" file management. For "in-home replication" (FIG. 2) the Internet or other network 57 is utilized for downloading of files to be burned to a D-DVD disc.
The PPSC 42 also pre-loads servers 60 that are utilized for mass storage in the in-store D-DVD production systems in the retail environment with the appropriate Bitstream Library 62 prior to delivery to the retailer.
A blank media 72 is produced by a recordable media manufacturer 74 in block 75. The media 72 may be manufactured to a proprietary specification with the following characteristics. The disc 72 may be blank or produced using a proprietary wobbled pre-groove format or other format that is different than that used in industry standard DVD recordable media. The proprietary format would be used to identify this media as D-DVD media in a D-DVD recording drive. The D-DVD recording drive may be configured to be only capable of recording to the proprietary formatted media, and this media may not function on industry standard DVD burners such as those used in a personal computer (PC) or set top box DVD burners. A wobbled pre-groove may be encoded by frequency modulation or other methods to include disc authentication, lot number, store number and other information in block 76. Other methods may be employed to embed information on these discs. Other identification/serialization information can be added to media by use of, e.g., Burst Cutting Area (BCA) or other means. The blank media 72 would permit a read only disk to be produced.
An in-store environment 80 includes the following subsystems and performs the following functions. A transaction manager 82 houses a "Bitstream Package Library" server 60, which performs inventory management in block 84, incoming package receipt with package manager 86, authentication and ancillary data management 88, transaction control and transaction record management 90 and manages the secure authenticated channel 56 for communication with the PPSC 42. Kiosks or terminals 92 are used for content search and transaction functionality or other user interface functions.
A D-DVD disc burner/printer engine (DDBP) 94 is interfaced with the transaction manager 82. The DDBP 94 includes the following subsystems and performs the following functions. The subsystems may include a PC 100 or other computer based control system, a D-DVD disc reading/recording drive 95 (which may be proprietary), a disc printing engine 96, hardware subsystems and communication channels to the transaction manager 82. A disc order is transferred to the DDBP 94 from kiosk 92 using transaction control 93 and disc media 72 is transferred to a disc drive 110. The media 72 may be purchased in advance or provided at the time the content is ordered. This media 72 is then read, confirmed to be D-DVD media, authentication and serialization data is then read from the disc for transfer through an authentication/ancillary data management subsystem 97 to the transaction manager 82 for final authentication from the PPSC 42.
Upon authentication, the selected content (encrypted D-DVD Bitstream Package) is then transferred to the DDBP 94 for decryption in block 98 in software in watermarking tagging data, serialization tagging data, label artwork, and collateral material artwork.
PC 100 and/or dedicated hardware/software reads watermark tagging data in block 102 and watermark selected sectors of the 50% of sectors that are not CSS encrypted. Dedicated hardware/software also reads serialization tagging data in block 106 that is used to uniquely identify sectors that are allocated for modification. The identified sectors can either be modified by selectively changing data content by shifting the timing of data transitions and thus disc pit edge locations on the disc, which result in differing data patterns that are recorded on the D-DVD disc. As an alternative, the entire sector data can be replaced with one including the desired data pattern. An alternative method may either be performed prior to or after the eight-to-sixteen modulation in block 104. This data can be used to uniquely identify each disc (e.g., pulse length modulation) with a unique machine readable serial number or may also be used for additional cryptographic functions.
Drive 110 then receives the fully processed "D-DVD Bitstream" and in a streaming mode records the data beginning at the start of Lead-In at the very beginning of the recordable zone and ending with the end of Lead-Out at the very end of the recordable zone on the disc. The recorded disc is then a pre-recorded disc with identical characteristics to that of a normally replicated DVD-Video Read Only Disc. This disc cannot be further recorded or altered. With equivalent input content a D-DVD Disc and a DVD-Video Read Only Disc would read and perform identically. Because this disc is identical in data content, logical structure, physical structure, electrical characteristics and CSS encryption to that of a DVD-Video Read Only Disc high probability of playability on DVD players and recorders is provided.
After completion of recording, the disc may be verified or partially verified to ensure proper content and quality characteristics using blocks 95 and 97. The disc is then transferred to the disc printing engine 96 for decoration. Collateral paperwork is then printed and the final product is assembled into a package for delivery to the consumer.
Advantageously, in accordance with aspects of the present invention, a pre-processed stream of data content, with watermarking and encrypted with CSS is provided to a kiosk or in-store facility. Since the stream of data is preprocessed, there are fewer operations at the time a D-DVD is recorded to. This preprocessed data stream is protected in its preprocessed state by CSS encryption and any other security measure employed (e.g., watermarks, etc.). In addition, since the data stream has not yet been fully modulated to its final form, the stream is protected from use in stages prior to final replication.
At the time of recording to media 72, a modulation process (e.g., eight-to-sixteen bit modulation or other modulation schemes such as e.g., one-to-seven PP (Parity Preserved), eight-to-twelve and eight-to-fourteen modulation) is performed on the stream just before the stream is written to the media disc 72. The data stream is then written directly to the media.
Referring to FIG. 2, a system/method 200 for in-home DVD replication is illustratively shown. System 200 is conceptually similar to that of the in-store DVD replication embodiment described in FIG. 1, except that content is directly delivered through Internet, telephone, cable or satellite networks to a set top box or computer including similar decryption, watermarking (optional), serialization (optional), eight-to-sixteen conversion and the proprietary drive to record the D-DVD Bitstream data. This drive can be built into stand-alone Internet connected, cable or satellite set top boxes. Disc printing in block 96 is optional for the in-home embodiment.
The in-home disc burner 94 receives the partially encoded data stream from the network 57 and computer or set top box 100 finishes the encoding, e.g., eight-to-sixteen modulation, etc. Prior to writing the fully encoded data stream to the media object 72.
In accordance with FIGS. 1 and 2, the final disc processing step of secure decryption 98 and Eight-to-Sixteen Modulation (EFM+) 94 is performed in the in-store or in-home recordable DVD drive on a partially encoded bit stream received by the burner or media recording device. Optionally, store specific and/or disc specific audio and/or video watermarking (102) and/or disc serialization (104) can be inserted into the Bitstream. The Bitstream is serially streamed from library 40 (or 62) and recorded to the recordable DVD media. The "D-DVD Bitstream" that is recorded on the in-store/in-kiosk/in-factory/in-home drives is/can be identical to the digital data bit stream that is recorded on an industry standard Pre-recorded DVD-Video discs that are produced in standard replication processes. Discs and collateral material can be printed and packaged similar to those produced in the standard replication process. Since the data stream may be similar to creating a glass master for DVD manufacture, the process in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure may permit the writing of discs for short runs or limited distribution media in a factory environment.
Advantageously, the final disc has identical electrical, logical, CSS copy protection and physical characteristics as a standard replicated disc and therefore is playable on legacy and new DVD-Video players and PC DVD drives/decoder software. The process can be viewed as in-store replication or in-home replication of standard DVD-Video product. Proprietary recordable media may alternately be used that is custom formatted to include unique disc type identifiers, authentication data, store identification and lot number identification. Discs can be individually serialized through, e.g., Burst Cutting Area (BCA) or "Pulse Length Serialization" or other means to individually number each disc in a machine readable format.
The recorder system includes ways to authenticate the media to be recorded in the D-DVD recorder and only D-DVD media can be used for in-store replication. Additionally the D-DVD media cannot be recorded to in a standard DVD recorder. The system may include a kiosk user interface or PC user interface and ways for transaction record keeping and reporting.
Referring to FIG. 3, a comparison between a standard DVD manufacturing process and the inventive process is illustratively shown to demonstrate some of the aspects and advantages of the present invention. The standard process is includes in block 16 and 115. In block 16, a standard C&A facility includes performing compression and authoring of content for a DVD. Block 115 shows the process steps performed within a licensed replication facility, which is licensed to manage CSS keys and to CSS encrypt content. A disc formatter 102 provides CSS key encryption and content scrambling in block 104 and DVD disc formatting in block 106. Block 104 receives CSS key encryption information from block 25. A fully CSS encrypted, DVD formatted and 8-16 bit modulated data stream is created ready to be employed to produce a glass master disc in a glass mastering block 108.
The glass mastering includes streaming the data to a glass master recorder in block 110 to create a pit pattern applied to a glass master copy of the DVD. Disc replication 112 is performed by replicating the glass master pattern in molds to produce DVDs by injection molding 114 for the mass production of DVDs.
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, instead of glass mastering 108, bitstream mastering 122 is performed. Bitstream mastering 122 includes streaming data to a hard disc or other read/write memory in block 124. The data stream is partially encoded but preprocessed to include CSS encryption, DVD formatting, but not yet eight-to-sixteen bit modulated. Note that blocks 102 and 122 remain in the replication facility which is CCA licensed to manage CSS keys and to CSS encrypt content.
Disc replication 128 includes streaming data to D-DVD media in block 126. During or just prior to this replication process, modulation or complete encoding is performed to finalize the data stream to be recorded on the DVD. The DVD media 132 may be a blank or specially fabricated or formatted disc produced by a D-DVD manufacturer 130. The blank disc may be formatted as a read only disc for play only in accordance with standard guidelines, e.g., DVD read only bits are included in the recorded content. The read only disc will permit playing but not recording, and only permit decryption if used in a CSS enabled/authorized device.
Having described preferred embodiments for systems and methods for DVD replication (which are intended to be illustrative and not limiting), it is noted that modifications and variations can be made by persons skilled in the art in light of the above teachings. It is therefore to be understood that changes may be made in the particular embodiments of the invention disclosed which are within the scope and spirit of the invention as outlined by the appended claims. Having thus described
1. A system for replicating protected content on media following partial encoding of the content during DVD mastering, comprising:
a controller for enabling replicating of the content from partially encoded content received at the controller after the DVD mastering of the content by a content mastering facility at a location different from the system for replicating the protected content, wherein the partially encoded content was generated during the DVD mastering and was protected from use in stages prior to final replication;
a hardware processor coupled to the controller for fully modulating the partially encoded content by performing one of an eight to sixteen modulation, an eight to twelve modulation and a one to seven parity preserved modulation to generate completely encoded content; and;
a drive coupled to the processor for receiving the completely encoded content generated by the processor and for recording the completely encoded content on media for reading by a device other than said drive.
2. The system as recited in claim 1, further comprising logic for serializing the media on which the content is recorded in accordance with tagging information.
3. The system as recited in claim 2, wherein the logic for serializing selects sectors for modification during recording of content on the media.
4. The system as recited in claim 3, wherein the logic for serializing modifies the selected sectors by selectively changing data content by shifting timing of data transitions when recording the media content on the media to provide differing data patterns on the media.
5. The system as recited in claim 3, wherein logic for serializing the media replaces the selected sectors with a desired data pattern during recording of the content.
6. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the processor is connected to a network.
7. An apparatus for replicating protected content following partial encoding of the content during DVD mastering, comprising:
a hardware processor for receiving partially encoded content after the DVD mastering of the content by a content mastering facility at a location different from the apparatus for replicating the protected content, wherein the partially encoded content was generated during the DVD mastering and was protected from use in stages prior to final replication and for fully modulating the partially encoded content by performing one of an eight to sixteen modulation, an eight to twelve modulation and a one to seven parity preserved modulation to generate completely encoded content; and
8. The apparatus as recited in claim 7, wherein the media on which the content is recorded is a blank disc.
9. The apparatus as recited in claim 7, further comprising logic for serializing the media on which the content is recorded for identification of the media in accordance with tagging information.
10. The apparatus as recited in claim 9, wherein logic for serializing the media identifies selected sectors for modification during recording of the content on the media.
11. The apparatus as recited in claim 10, wherein the logic for serializing modifies the selected sectors by selectively changing data content by shifting timing of data transitions on the media to provide differing data patterns on the media.
12. The apparatus as recited in claim 10, wherein the logic for serializing replaces selected sectors with a desired data pattern during recording of the media.
13. The apparatus as recited in claim 7, wherein the processor and drive are included in a set top box.
14. A method for replicating protected content at a replication facility following partial encoding of the content during DVD mastering, comprising:
receiving a partially encoded content data stream, by a controller of the replication facility, after the DVD mastering of the content by a content mastering facility at a location different from the replication facility, wherein the partially encoded content data stream was generated during the DVD mastering and was protected from use in stages prior to final replication;
fully modulating, by a hardware processor of the replication facility, the partially encoded content data stream, after the DVD mastering, by performing one of an eight to sixteen modulation, an eight to twelve modulation and a one to seven parity preserved modulation to generate completely encoded content; and
recording, by a drive of the replication facility, on media the completely encoded content such that the media is readable by standard equipment other than said drive.
15. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the blank media includes a blank digital video disk.
16. The method as recited in claim 14, further comprising serializing for identification each media.
17. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein the serializing includes identifying selected sectors for modification during recording of content on the media.
18. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the selected sectors are modified by selectively changing data content by shifting timing of data transitions on the media to provide differing data patterns on the media.
19. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the selected sectors are replaced with a desired data pattern during recording of the media.
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Date of Patent: Jul 7, 2015
Assignee: Thomson Licensing LLC (Boulogne-Billancourt)
Inventors: Alan Bruce Hamersley (Newbury Park, CA), Holger Hofmann (Thousand Oaks, CA), John Matthew Town (Ojai, CA)
Primary Examiner: Shewaye Gelagay
Assistant Examiner: Trong Nguyen
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International Classification: G06F 7/04 (20060101); G06F 17/30 (20060101); H04N 7/16 (20110101); H04N 7/167 (20110101); G11B 20/00 (20060101); G06F 21/10 (20130101); G06Q 20/12 (20120101); G07F 17/16 (20060101); G07F 17/26 (20060101); G11B 20/10 (20060101); G11B 20/12 (20060101);


What to Look for in an AC Repair Technician around Rancho Santa Margarita, CA| White Mechanical, Inc.
Get ready to get your shorts out of storage, the weather is certainly heating up here in Rancho Santa Margarita. Your AC is going to be in for a workout this season. If you haven't already, it's a good idea to have an AC repair professional selected and properly vetted before your AC has any problems surviving an incoming heatwave.
It would be ideal if you could just choose the first number out of the phone book and trust that they'll do an acceptable job, but there are companies out there that are looking to take advantage of your unfortunate predicament. We don't want to leave you sweating a sketchy repairman or the heat so the team at White Mechanical, Inc. has some cautionary signs to be on the lookout for that let you know you may be dealing with an unreliable company.
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If you've seen even 5 minutes of a court show on TV, you know it doesn't count unless it's in writing. This is non-negotiable. If a company isn't willing to put the work and charges into writing, don't have confidence in them to accomplish the work. By getting a signed contract before work begins you're making certain that you and your contractor are on the same page and you'll have no unexpected costs after your repair is completed.
Not every state requires that contractors are licensed, but the majority do. You can easily search online and see if licenses are required in your area. If you are living in a state that requires licensing, by choosing a licensed company, you're safeguarding yourself from a company that uses inexperienced workers. And any complaints or issues with the company you choose can be reported. If you find a company that is operating without a license, there's usually a reason for that and you'll want to stay away.
These warning signs will hopefully help guide you along as you're looking for a credible AC repair technician in the Rancho Santa Margarita area. The pros at White Mechanical, Inc. are ready to get the project done right and earn your trust. Give us a call at 949-284-6382 to schedule an appointment up with us anytime.


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Q: finding kth largest element in an array implemented bag We have a collection of Comparables held in a bag and have to find the kth largest element. I  copied the collection to a HashSet to remove duplicates, then converted the HashSet to an array to be sorted and consequently the kth element accessed. The code compiles, but fails the testing, and I can't figure out what's wrong. Any ideas?
public E kth(int k) {
    uniqueSet();
    Object[] uniqueArr = hashSet.toArray();
    startQuick(uniqueArr);
    return (E) uniqueArr[k - 1];
}

private void startQuick(Object[] uniqueArr) {
  int i = 0, j = uniqueArr.length;
  quickSort(uniqueArr, 0, j);
}

private void quickSort(Object[] uniqueArr, int i, int j) {
    int index = partition(uniqueArr, i, j);
    if (i < index - 1) {
        quickSort(rankBagArr, index - 1, j);
    }
    if (index < j) {
        quickSort(rankBagArr, i, index - 1);
    }
}

private int partition(Object[] uniqueArr, int i, int j) {
    E tmp;
    E pivot = (E) rankBagArr[(i + j) / 2];

    while (i <= j) {
        while (rankBagArr[i].compareTo(pivot) < 0) {
            i++;
        }
        while (rankBagArr[j].compareTo(pivot) > 0) {
            j--;
        }

        if (i <= j) {
            tmp = (E) rankBagArr[i];
            rankBagArr[i] = rankBagArr[j];
            rankBagArr[j] = tmp;
            i++;
            j--;
        }
    }
    return i;
}

A: For a start this part is highly suspect:
  if (i < index - 1)
        quickSort(rankBagArr, index-1 ,j);
  if (index < j)
        quickSort(rankBagArr, i, index-1);

Don't you mean:
  if (i < index - 1)
        quickSort(rankBagArr, i, index-1);
  if (index + 1 < j)
        quickSort(rankBagArr, index + 1, j);

?
I'm not familiar with your approach to partitioning, so I don't know whether that's correct or not. I think I understand it, and it looks okay on inspection, but it's very easy to get off-by-one errors which are hard to see without careful study.
Here's a partition method I wrote in C# recently - you should be able to translate it into Java quite easily if you want to.
private static int Partition<T>(T[] array, int left, int right,
  IComparer<T> comparer) {
  // Pivot on the rightmost element to avoid an extra swap
  T pivotValue = array[right];
  int storeIndex = left;
  for (int i = left; i < right; i++) {
    if (comparer.Compare(array[i], pivotValue) < 0) {
      Swap(array, i, storeIndex);
      storeIndex++;
    }
  }
  Swap(array, right, storeIndex);
  return storeIndex;
}

static void Swap<T>(T[] array, int x, int y) {
  T tmp = array[x];
  array[x] = array[y];
  array[y] = tmp;
}

Any reason for not just using Arrays.sort though?

A: If you want to solve the problem by sorting, then

*

*Use sorting methods from API (Arrays.sort or Collections.sort). Reinventing the wheel is pointless.

*Sort contents of your collection once, not every time you look for k-th element.

The quicksort partitioning is good for finding k-th element without sorting entire collection - you partition, if lowest range is larger then k, you recurrently go with partition to lower range, if it's smaller then k, you go to higher range and look for (k - size of lower range)-th element. It has better complexity than sorting whole collection. You can read more about it here
Anyway, your methods have parameter named uniqueArr, but some operations you perform on rankBagArr. Is it a typo? There is no definition of rankBagArr in your code.

A: May you could have a bit less of manipulations (and improve performance), and correct the default you are seeing...
Starting with a List (ArrayList), you could ask to sort it (using the comparator, and Collections.sort(list)). Then you could loop down and:

*

*memorizing the last element

*if you find the new element is not equals, increment a counter

*when your counter reaches the k value, the current element is your target

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The O2 Bed is an elegantly slim profile platform bed, constructed from solid Sheesham wood with a carved headboard. The mid-century styled McCobb legs give the bed a retro look and feel.
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Le elezioni parlamentari in Croazia del 2000 si tennero il 3 gennaio per il rinnovo del Sabor. In seguito all'esito elettorale, Ivica Račan, espressione del Partito Socialdemocratico di Croazia, divenne Presidente del Governo, nell'ambito di un esecutivo con Partito Social-Liberale Croato, Partito Contadino Croato, Dieta Democratica Istriana, Partito Popolare Croato e Partito Liberale.

Risultati

I 5 seggi spettanti minoranze nazionali sono così ripartiti: 1 Partito Popolare Serbo (SNS); 1 Unione Democratica degli Ungheresi di Croazia (); 1 Minoranza italiana; 1 Partito Contadino Croato (HSS); 1 Unione Russa e Ucraina della Repubblica Croata ().
I seggi sono così ripartiti:
• 45 SDP, 23 HSLS, 2 PGS, 1 SBHS;
• 41 HDZ, 4 DC, 1 HND;
• 16 HSS, 2 HNS, 2 LS, 4 IDS, 1 Indipendente (Ivo Lončar);
• 4 HSP, 1 HKDU;
• 1 SNS;
• 3 indipendenti (minoranze nazionali).

Risultati per distretto

HSP-HKDU: in liste concorrenti nel distretto n. 11 (rispettivamente, 6.203 e 1.009 voti).
HKDS-KDM: con  e  nel distretto n. 8.
NH: con  nel distretto n. 2; con HČSP e HP nel distretto n. 9 (5.519 voti).
HDS: con  nel distretto n. 8.
HČSP: con HP e NH nel distretto n. 9 (5.519 voti); con HP nel distretto n. 10.

Collegamenti esterni

2000
Croazia

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The advent of iOS 6 brought about tons of new features, but IT admins might find it a challenge to update their company's devices. John O'Neill, Sr., shows you just how to upgrade single or multiple iOS using Apple Configurator.


Sweet Spreads & Tasty Fillings. It's What's Inside.
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Achieving the right texture, stability and flavor release while also delivering a healthy profile can be a challenge. But luckily, that's our expertise.
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Due to copyright issues, we will not be able to publish the soil test report on the web. If the devotee wants, the full report will be presented at the time of site visit.
We performed Bhoomi Puja to seek the blessings of Mother Earth and ask for permission to construct the building on the land. Bhoomi Puja is very important to eliminate the negativities from the land space and for correction of the Vaastu. It was done on an auspicious date (23rd March, 2016), a day before the Holi Festival.


If you're like most people, there's been at least one occasion in your life where you've been on and of weight loss diets in what seems like a matter of weeks. You try one new diet out, see few short-lived results, have a minor-set-back, and then are on to the 'next best thing'.
As you go from weight loss diet to weight loss diet, you typically lose those same five pounds each time, but in many cases, you wind up gaining another seven back between stints.
While this will definitely leave you feeling frustrated and fed up with dieting altogether, it does much more than that.
Let's have a quick look at some of the biggest impacts of yo-yo dieting so you can see just how devastating this is to your long term health.
Have you ever seen somebody in the gym who looked to be small in size yet really did not have any degree of firmness to them? This is what commonly represents the term 'skinny fat', and is a condition where there is very little muscle mass on the body but a very high amount of body fat despite the fact that the individual really isn't all that big to begin with.
One of the worst outcomes of your yo-yo dieting attempts is that with each crash diet, you lose precious lean muscle mass. This lean muscle mass is essentially what fires up your metabolism and helps keep you lean throughout the day. As you lose this muscle, you wind up gaining even more body fat than you had before because now your metabolism is really crawling along.
Then you come off the diet, eat at a higher calorie level with that now-slowed metabolism, and you're really asking for trouble.
Over time as this process repeats itself, you lose significant amounts of muscle and add significant amounts of body fat. What you're left with is a very soft, fatty version of yourself – one that you definitely were not going for with your first diet attempt.
People who yo-yo diet are also far more likely to suffer from high-fat cravings. Reaching towards that tub of ice cream? Or perhaps the pizza has been taunting you from the freezer. Years of yo-yo dieting will make these cravings even more powerful and you'll really struggle to fend them off.
This will make future dieting attempts even more difficult, further setting yourself up to not see success.
Imagine going through the experience of starting up and coming off diet after diet after diet. What is this going to do for your levels of self-confidence regarding dieting?
Not much. People who are constantly yo-yo dieting have very little belief that they can actually succeed with a weight loss diet and therefore set themselves up to fail before they get started. If you can never break free from this yo-yo dieting pattern, it's very unlikely that you'll ever develop a healthy relationship with food – one that will allow you to lose the weight.
Sadly, because of the unsound diet approaches that many people are choosing, they're already working against themselves from the get-go.
So start paying attention to healthy diet tips. Don't fall for those 'quick-fix, lose-10-pounds-this-week' approaches. They will not work and often only leave you with more body fat than you began. If you want to get a great body in the long run, nothing will beat the classic healthy diet that includes all food groups and proper portion sizes.
It's not fancy and it's certainly not magical, but it does work.


(BPT) – Do the words "aging in place" and "home improvement" conjure images of institutional-looking grab bars in bathrooms and overhead kitchen lights that could illuminate an airport runway? Many people eschew certain types of home improvements for the same reason others refuse to wear hearing aids – the negative connotations of age.
Changes in mobility, vision, hearing and stability are a reality of growing older for many Americans. Certain types of home improvements can make your home safer and more comfortable as you age, allowing you to live there longer. From lovely skylights that fill rooms with vision-friendly natural light and fresh air to slip-resistant flooring in designer colors, those "aging in place" home improvements can be beautiful as well as functional.
Skylights can also help improve indoor air quality. Most exposure to environmental pollution occurs by breathing indoor air, according to research by the Greenguard Environmental Institute. No leak solar powered fresh air skylights not only provide healthful natural light, they also provide passive ventilation to reduce fumes, humidity and stale air – improving overall indoor air quality.
You can increase a skylight's energy efficiency with solar powered blinds. The complete daylighting system, plus installation, is eligible for a 30 percent federal tax credit. To learn more about these Energy Star-qualified skylights, visit www.veluxusa.com. The website offers a skylight planner app to show you exactly how skylights and blinds will look in your home, as well as a tax credit calculator to figure your savings.
Falls are a leading cause of injuries that result in hospitalization of older people. Most falls in the home occur in the bathroom, so taking precautions in this much-used room makes sense. Like them or not, grab bars improve safety in the bathroom. Fortunately, bathroom fixture manufacturers seem to understand the need for products that blend safety and beauty. It's now easy to find grab bars in a variety of attractive finishes and designs that complement your interior decor.


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Pallets are sorted by size, type and quality before being added to our stock. By accepting such a wide variety of pallet types, we can help to ensure that you will always find the product you need at a highly competitive price when you come to us, in addition to always receive a high quality pallet. Should repairs be required before sale, these will be completed on site. Our stock is currently in excess of 100,000 pallets, but this can vary throughout the year.
We can collect excess pallets throughout the East Midlands via our extensive vehicle fleet. We can carry full loads of 200 or 450 pallets and all necessary proof of collection documents will be completed and carried by our driver. After the pallets have been sorted on site, we will provide a complete breakdown of the type, value and quality of pallets per load. This occurs on a weekly basis.
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"From the outside, Park's BBQ is unassuming with it's location in a strip mall. But, if you pass by it thinking it's not much too look at, it would be a shame. From the inside, the restaurant is actually very attractive and comfortable and with some of the cleanest air vents you'll find in any AYCE Korean BBQ restaurant. That alone is something not to be taken for granted and neither is the meat here. Both marinated and unmarinated favorites are on the menu and each are prepared with a precision and flavorful style that will have you begging for more even if it is AYCE. The tenderness of the beef is the stuff people fall in love with. After tasting the meat here, you'll love it that much as well. The absolute best dish here is the marinated galbi with it's savory cuts that are cooked to perfection on the exceptional grills at Park's but other beef dishes include Kobe Style, Boneless Beef Short Rib and a Beef Brisket. You'll also find other Korean faves such as a pork belly that's marinated to perfection. Dipping sauces include a couple of great jalapeno enhanced condiments that add a bit of bite. Stew broth is on hand for dipping too. Shrimp and onion pancakes and black cod are two great small dishes here among the ten different banchan choices. You're not limited to meat, though – the vegetables include mushrooms and peppers that are just as tasty when dipped or eaten straight. Probably one of the selling points of this restaurant is their side dishes which include seasoned raw crab that you'll want to come early for as it is their most popular side dish and runs out most of the time. You'll also like that parking is relatively easy and the service is great so you really have no reason not to come out and enjoy Park's BBQ. "


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Q: No me funcionan los clics hacia otros elementos de mi página (ancla) No puedo lograr que al hacer clic en una serie de botones (en donde cada uno tienen todas las letras del abecedario y que están dentro de un div de manera fija) me lleve al ancla que está en diferentes
 (donde la "x" sería cada una de las distintas letras "A", "B", "C"…."Z").
Creo que el problema está en el archivo .php es que aquí donde voy armando todo el contenido de la página. En esta página pongo todas las palabras que por ejemplo empiezan con la letra "A" (la búsqueda se hace en mi base de datos con un bucle) y donde también aprovecho a poner de título (el
) que desde php tengo así: echo "
".$Let."
"; (es aquí donde quiero que vaya cuando se pulsa el botón de algunas de las letras).
Les pongo la parte del código de php (Enlaces.php) el cual es una función que es donde tengo el "
" con su id:
<?php
$Let="";
$Sep="";
$Sel=0;
$Band=0;
$Comp='/[^A-Z]/';
function Todas($cxn,$Let,$Band,$Comp,$Sep){
     $sql = mysqli_query($cxn, "select Palabra from….");
     $CarA = array("Á","Å","É","Í","Ó","Ú");
     $CarS = array("A","A","E","I","O","U");
     while($row=mysqli_fetch_assoc($sql)) {
          $Ter=$row['Palabra'];
          $Ter = str_replace($CarA,$CarS,$Ter);
        if (preg_match($Comp,ucfirst($Ter[0]))) {
            if($Band==0){
                echo "

";
                $Band=1;
            }else{
                $Sep=" • ";
                 }
        } else {
            if (ucfirst($Ter[0])!==ucfirst($Let)){
                $Let=$Ter[0];
                if ($Let=='A') {
                    echo "
".$Let."
";
                    $Sep="";
                }else{
                    $Sep="";
                    echo "
".$Let."
";
                }
            }else{$Sep=" • ";}
        }
         echo $Sep;?>
        <a class="GloIT" href="./<?php echo $row['Palabra'];?>" title="<?php echo $row['Palabra']; ?>"><?php echo $row['Palabra'];?>
    <?php
    } // end while
} //end function todas
?>

Luego en la página principal (Contenido.html) tengo el div en donde se va a mostrar todo el contenido que viene de php (es el
). En esta página principal hago uso de JQuery y de Ajax. Dentro de JQuery tengo la creación de los botones (la del div fijo) con un for para ir poniendo cada letra en una lista (
${letra}
).
Acá pueden ver parte del Código (también hago unos comentarios ahí). Allí cierta parte de HTML lo tuve que poner a mano (porque en realidad todo lo que está dentro del
 lo cargo desde php como pueden ver en el JQuery con su ajax). Claro que ahí funcionan los clics. Al seleccionar (en el ejemplo de la A a la F) me lleva a los
 correspondientes.
Será cuestión de que no lo tengo todo en un único archivo. Es que ayer se me dio por poner todo en un solo archivo y anduvo el ancla. Pero no quiero hacerlo así, además de esta manera otras cosas no me funcionan.
Lo raro es que si quiero inspeccionar los elementos de mi página veo que están los
 con sus correspondientes id (A, B, C, D…Z). Cualquier cosa hay como un seguimiento en el Chat por si me queiren consultar algo más.

A: Es probablemente, porque en el href te falta el hash antes de la variable, de forma que queda href='#variable'


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Steve Smith expects the Bangladesh series to be challenging
The Australian team arrived in Dhaka on Friday (August 18) for the two-Test series.
Aakash Freelance Writer
Steve Smith. (Photo Source: Twitter)
Australian skipper Steve Smith is wary of the threat posed by the Bangladesh cricket team after facing an exit, while Bangladesh proceeded to the semi-final stage of the competition. Smith believes that reverse swing and spin will be two influencing factor throughout the test series.
The two-match Test series will be the third that the Australian team will be playing, following their losses at the hands of the Asian sides Sri Lanka and India. Smith would want his men to perform better than the last time, where they narrowly missed out on a series win against India.
"Spin will play a big part throughout this series. Reverse swing will be expected because the wicket will be abrasive," Smith said on Saturday (August 19).
A challenging series ahead for the boys:
The Australian skipper said that he expects a tough challenge from the hosts, who have been on the rise with a drawn series against England, following it with a win over Sri Lanka.
"It will be a challenging series," said Smith. "Bangladesh have played some brilliant cricket here. They beat England in a Test match here not too long ago. I think they have played some very good cricket here of late.
Smith expects the conditions to be tough, as they will be playing in the subcontinent, but he is sure that the team will put up a fighting display in testing times. The weather and conditions would be very similar to the one that they played in the series against India, where they lost the series by 2-1.
Change of fortune?
The right-handed batsman added that he is on a mission to change the fortune of the Aussies in the subcontinent. "Australia have won only two Test matches in the last ten years in the subcontinent, courtesy their victories over India and Sri Lanka. Now it is an opportunity for us to change that. I thought we did some things really well in India," the 28-year-old said.
"We just needed to do it for little bit longer, and consistently. This is another opportunity to showcase our skills, show what we learned over there and hopefully give our best foot forward," added Smith.
The Australian team have arrived in Dhaka on Friday (August 18) and will play two Test matches that are scheduled to be played in Dhaka and Chittagong ahead of the ODI series against India.
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Are you a Big Dreamer? Do you crave adventure?
Are you a one woman/one man band running your own business AND trying to do everything else as well?
Welcome to the club. And welcome to the opportunity of shaking thing up a little bit this year and joining me on a Mastermind in Malaga. How exciting is that?!
Also you might be thinking, what the hell is that if you've never done one before. I love a Mastermind but I love to shake them up and do things a little differently too. So ordinarily a group of people get together and we all bring a problem to the table. And we will do that – with a difference.
So this year my hashtag or theme for the year is #words and so I want your "problem that you bring to the table" to be about words. It could be sales copy that isn't converting, it might be that you're not connecting with your audience, maybe you have lost your way and don't even know what to talk about anymore.
I'll teach you how to theme your content so your message always gets through with my avant garde style of persona branding.
I'll show you how to use language that invites a sale rather than hits your prospect over the head with it.
I'll share the formula I use in my own blogs to make sure people read your content and open your emails every time you send one out. In fact, they look forward to getting them.
If you feel isolated and stuck, if you are unsure which direction to head in next, if you just want to sound ideas out to a friendly crowd who will challenge you as well as listen to you.
If you feel like you're the only one "not getting it".
Then you deserve to take some well deserved time out – so that you can get out of your own way and let me and the other guys around the table help and support you move your business forwards in 2019.
You will gain clarity and confidence during this Mastermind Day as well as an expert to guide you with your writing for a fraction of the cost you would have to pay for a copywriter or branding expert.
You may be surprised to learn more from other people's questions rather than your own but we all win in that situation and you will have lots of ideas to play with now and in the future.
This is not one of those events where you go home with a long to-do list. Oh no, we're gonna do a lot of the fun exercises right there and then and start using the word play I teach you.
You're going to make strong connections with the other men and women in the group and this is just the beginning, who knows where it will lead.
*Total price £299 does not include flights or accommodation. Payments are non-refundable.
You may or may not have heard that I'm moving to Malaga for a few weeks but it's NOT a holiday. I am living my "ordinary" dream life and working as normal with clients. I've created my dream life and built my business around my life so that I can work from anywhere..
I also love to encourage other people to live their dream lives and to explore a little, not only the world but what you are capable of and what you can achieve when you set your mind to it, especially when we get our heads together and come up with ideas right?
And so once I'd booked my flights this week I just knew I was going to be inviting some of you guys to JOIN ME. Are you one of them? Do you fancy coming over to hang with me and three other AMAZING people on this Mastermind weekend.
Here's how it will play out. The Mastermind Day is happening on Saturday March 23rd but we'll meet for drinks on the Friday night to say hello and connect.
On the Saturday we'll get together at a lovely outdoor venue around 9.30am for our first session. We'll take a break for a tapas lunch which will be included before we start the afternoon session.
The work we do will be mind-blowing and enlightening and so we don't want to rush this day. We're hanging out soaking up the Malaga sun and chilling.
When we feel like we're done then we'll chill some more with a Mocktail for me and you can enjoy one too or have the real thing.
There'll be lots of chat and laughter along the way but hopefully a lot of clarity and brand new ideas too.
I teach branding and marketing in a very different way to the norm using my journalistic and screenwriting background so this is likely to be very different to anything you've done before. Which is great because it means you are going to be very different to all of your competitors out there.
Now once the work is done I'm not gonna leave you hanging for the rest of the night, for anyone who wants to, we can go and get changed and then meet up in the evening to share a meal and talk about the things we learnt that day, carry on the conversation under the orange trees in the lovely warm air and talk about life and all it has to offer.
You're going to make strong connections with the other guys in the group and this is just the beginning, who knows where it will lead.
Meet on the Friday for drinks, Mastermind and aha moments on the Saturday and chill out in the evening.
*Total price £299 does not include flights or evening meal.Payments are non-refundable.
The Mastermind takes place on March 23rd and the cost is £299 including lunch.
We have just FOUR places available and it will be first come, first served.
There are lots of flights available to Malaga from Ryanair, Jet2, Tui Flights and other airlines.
It's going to be a lovely weekend with lots of clarity and fresh ideas with plenty of time to chillax too and enjoy some downtime in the Malaga sunshine.


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Who won Bigg Boss Tamil Season 5? Revealed
Bigg Boss 5 Tamil Winner Name: Who won Bigg Boss Tamil Season 5? Revealed: Bigg Boss Tamil Season 5 is one of the most popular and controversial reality shows on the Tamil screen which is all set for its Grand Finale tomorrow. The viewers of the show are really very excited about the finale as it is going to be very huge and grand as well. Throughout the season, the show has successfully managed to entertain the fans by providing immense amusement. Now, the show is going to wrap up. The show has gained huge popularity and fame on Indian television. Many viewers are searching for the finale details. In this article, you will get all the information about Bigg Boss Tamil Season 5. Follow More Update On Olasmediatv.com
Bigg Boss 5 Tamil Winner Name
Bigg Boss Tamil Season 5 was premiered on 03 October 2021 on Star Vijay. The show had a Grand Premiere on which all the contestants were introduced on the show. The contestants of the show have performed amazingly on the show and have earned huge attention from the viewers. The contestants of the show have been gained a huge fan base through this show. Today, each contestant has millions of followers who are giving much love to their favorites. The contestants who have been eliminated from the show are overwhelmed seeing the support from their fans.
Throughout the season, all the contestants had lots of fights and arguments with each other but all those fights and arguments entertained the viewers very much and gave a high dose of entertainment. BB Tamil 5 has successfully managed to keep the craze among people for the show. The viewers have followed the whole season of Bigg Boss Tamil. In the show, the contestants have performed several tasks in which they have shown all their skills and strength and worked hard to keep their place on the show. However, only 5 contestants have managed to become the finalists of the show.
Bigg Boss 5 Tamil Winner – Who won Bigg Boss Tamil Season 5? – Bigg Boss 5 Tamil Winner Prize Money and Runner up
While the show was started with 20 contestants who have played the game extremely well. The names of all contestants are Thamarai, Sanjeev, Varun, Akshara, Amir, Pavni, Abhinay, Priyanka, Niroop, Ciby, Varun, Raju, Imman, Suruthi, Nadia, Namitha, Chinnaponnu, Mathumitha, Isaivani, Iykki, Abhishek. All these contestants have done a great job in the show and have gained fame and reputation. As we told you before that the show has got its 5 finalists who are going to compete in the finale tomorrow. The viewers who followed the show throughout the season are very curious to know who will be the winner of the show. The list of the top 5 contestants are given below:
Bigg Boss 5 Tamil Finalists
Contestant Name
Niroop
Pavni
So, these five are the finalists of the fifth season of BB Tamil. Five of them are very stressed about the finale. Because each one of them wants to be the winner of the show after coming this long in the show. However, as per the format of the show, only one lucky and deserving contestant will lift the trophy of this season. It is going to be very interesting to see who will win the title of the show and bring the trophy to his/her house. The Grand Finale of BB Tamil 5 is set to be held this Sunday at 6 pm on Star Vijay.
Who won Bigg Boss Tamil Season 5?
Talking about the grand finale of the show then it is going to be a big event where many big celebrities will arrive on the show and make the finale episode more thrilling and astonishing. The makers have prepared an amazing Grand Finale for their viewers so that they will enjoy it with full excitement. In the show, the viewers will see the presence of the ex-contestants of the show who are going to make it more special. The ex-contestants will be seen supporting their favorite contestants and also recalling their journey in the house.
Bigg Boss Tamil Season 5 Winner Title Winner Name
Well, due to the pandemic situation, maybe, no special guests will appear in the finale episode of BB Tamil 5. However, the arrival of the ex-contestants is confirmed but there is no news has come out regarding any special guests or something. Some sources claimed that the winner of BB Tamil 4 Aari Arjunan can appear on the stage at the time of the announcement of the winner, although, it is yet to be confirmed.
Bigg Boss 5 Tamil Prize Money
Moreover, the host of the show Kamal Hassan will be seen talking to the finalists one last time. He will remind them of their whole journey in the house. At this time, the remaining contestants will be seen getting emotional. It is natural as they have spent 105 days in the house where they have made lots of memories including some good memories which they will remember always. All the viewers are curiously waiting for the Grand Finale of BB Tamil 5 that is going to be aired on 16 January 2022 at 6 pm on Star Vijay, it is also available on the Disney+ Hotstar app. So, do not forget to watch it on time. And if you want to know the name of the winner then stay tuned with us, we will update our article soon with the winner's name.
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Q: Dependency specified was System.IO >= 4.1.0 but ended up with System.IO 4.3.0-preview1-24530-04 I have a .NET core project , the project.json looks like
{
  "buildOptions": {
    "emitEntryPoint": true
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore": "1.0.1",
    "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer": "1.0.1",
    "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools": "1.0.0-preview2-final",
    "Microsoft.NETCore.App": {
      "type": "platform",
      "version": "1.0.1"
    },
    "System.Data.SqlClient": "4.1.0",
    "System.IO": "4.1.0",
    "System.Net.Http": "4.1.0",
  },
  "frameworks": {
    "netcoreapp1.0": {
      "imports": "dnxcore50"
    }

  },
  "tools": {
    "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools": "1.0.0-preview2-final",
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Tools": "1.0.0-preview2-final",
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration.Tools": "1.0.0-preview2-final"
  },
  "version": "1.0.0-*"
}

When I build I get the following warning
warning NU1007: Dependency specified was System.IO >= 4.1.0 but ended up with System.IO 4.3.0-preview1-24530-04.

I don't want to upgrade System.IO to a preview build as this code is ready to ship and all the testing has been carried with the current project.json. Can I force version 4.1.0?

A: Execute the following command at the project or solution level:
dotnet restore --no-cache

If this won't help, then delete the corresponding package folder:
%USERPROFILE%\.nuget\packages\System.IO

and try dotnet restore again.


Men's luxury retailer Ermenegildo Zegna has inked a $150 million deal to open a new flagship in the Crown Building at 730 Fifth Ave.
The 116-year-old Milan-based brand will open in a 9,000-square-foot duplex on the West 57th Street side of the building, right next to Bulgari. The new store on Billionaire's Row will have 1,500 square feet on the ground and another 7,500 square feet on the second floor.
Sources said the founder's namesake great-grandson, Chief Executive Ermenegildo "Gildo" Zegna, negotiated the pact directly with retail co-owner and deal maestro Jeff Sutton.
The co-owner of the building's retail, which sits at the most expensive corner in the world, is Sandeep Mathrani's General Growth Properties. Last year, Sutton negotiated a new deal with Bulgari at a record $5,500 per square foot for the corner spot.
The asking rent for the 15-year deal was about $4,000 per square foot, based on the ground floor rent, and totals $150 million over the lease.
"Fifty Shades of Grey" star Jamie Dornan modeled the company's couture line for the spring-summer of 2014.
Last year, after seeing the Meatpacking District was not turning ultra luxe, Zegna sold a property at 771 Washington St. for $71 million. We hear Ivan Hakimian and Eli Scharf of HPNY worked on that deal.
The upstairs and 730 Fifth its gilded crown will be separately owned by Michael Shvo and Vladislav Doronin — and is slated to become one of his Aman hotels plus 23 ultra-luxury condominiums.
Submissions have been vetted for the 2015 Real Estate Board of New York's Most Ingenious Deal of the Year Awards, and we have the scoop on all 16.
There are five sales and nine leases but just two in finance — so under the rules, without three in the category, the finance deals will be judged in another category.
The sales deals are: the purchase by Zara of a portion of 503 Broadway for its Soho flagship by David E. Ash of Prince Realty Advisors; MCNY's newly built condominium at 459 E. 149 St. in the South Bronx by Stephen Riker of Cushman & Wakefield; the sale of 164 Eleventh Ave. by Drunell Levinson of Halstead Property; the land swap involving the city, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Hunter College at 525 East 73rd St. by Justin DiMare, Mark Weiss and Howard Kesseler of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank; and the sale of 1865 Broadway by Helen Hwang of C&W.
Lease deals include Assured Guaranty's relocation to 1633 Broadway and 31 W. 52nd St. by Robert Martin of JLL; the National Basketball Players Association move to 1133 Sixth Ave. by Arthur J. Mirante II and Martin Cottingham of Avison Young; the Empire Outlets deal at 55 Richmond Terrace in Staten Island by Michael Brais of Douglas Elliman Commercial; the Church of Saint Luke in the Fields at 487 Hudson St. by Paul G. Wolf of Denham Wolf Real Estate Services; the New York Stem Cell Foundation to 619 W. 54th St. by Stephen B. Siegel and Gary Kamenetsky of CBRE; the KCG consolidation to 300 Vesey St. by Derek Trulson of JLL; Skadden Arps' move to Manhattan West at 400 W. 33rd St. by Bruce Mosler of C&W; MetLife's lease at its former home at 200 Park Ave. by Bruce Mosler of C&W; LinkedIn at The Empire State Building by Lauren Crowley Corrinet, Gregory Tosko and Sacha Zarba of CBRE.
The two financing deals are a permanent financing for 387 Park Ave. South by Andrew J. Singer and Kathleen McSharry of The Singer & Bassuk Organization; and one for the EmblemHealth Building at 101 Pennsylvania Ave. in Brooklyn by Alan Goodkin of The Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group.
The winners will be announced at the Sales Brokers Committee's 72nd Annual Deal of the Year cocktail party on the evening of April 12.
Musician and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs may have sold it and moved on a while back, but a slender Park Avenue mini-tower is now poised for a sale and possible redevelopment.
At 12 stories, the property at 809 Park Ave. is sandwiched between two other apartment buildings on Park between East 74th and 75th streets.
David Schechtman heads a team of Meridian Capital brokers who, along with Alexa Lambert of Stribling & Associates, are representing sellers Aion Partners to offer the chance to reinvent the property at pricing expected to exceed $30 million.
The current three 5,000- to 6,000-square-foot multilevel rentals garner as much as $45,000 per month.
The seller has permission to reconfigure those into five units with higher ceilings. These could later be sold as condos for $3,500 a square foot.
As it is close to Lenox Hill Hospital and First Avenue's Hospital Row, it could also be turned into an exclusive medical building to serve patients needing augmentation or lifting procedures that may also require an overnight stay.
Combs bought the building in 1999 for $12 million and sold it in 2004 for $14.3 million. It was renovated in 2006.


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Happy Christmas 2022!
We would like to thank all our customers, partners and, of course, our own personnel for the year 2022 and wish everyone a peaceful Christmas season and prosperous year 2023!
This year we donated the money set aside for Christmas gifts to charity. Personnel had a chance to select the cause to support and they chose Sylva Ry, which works to support children, young people and their families affected by cancer.
"When a child, teenager or young adult falls ill with cancer, both the patient and their loved ones need practical information and support at different stages of the treatment path.
Sylva Foundation offers support and activities to families of children with cancer, teenagers and young adults nationwide.
Sylva Foundation is also an advocacy group. We are the voice of children, young people and young adults affected by cancer in society. The Sylva Foundation produces research information on the situation of cancer patients and their families. We influence political decision-makers by making initiatives and reform proposals to improve cancer treatment, social security and psychosocial support for children and young adults.
We cooperate with the nursing staff of the cancer departments and offer professionals information, training and support."
Read more about Sylva Foundation's activities on their website (in Finnish) and get to know how you too can help their important work.
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In the beginning of next year, an internationally unique training program that aims to develop circular economy design capabilities, is starting in Finland. The Circular Design – a path towards circular economy -training program is the first program aimed at companies, which delves into the designing principles and practical solutions of circular economy. Design Forum Finland, under the Ministry of Environment, and circular economy specialist Ethica Oy and their partners, are responsible for implementing the program.
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Farnsworth House. — Daniel Rueda.
The Farnsworth House, built between 1945 and 1951 for Dr. Edith Farnsworth as a weekend retreat, is a platonic perfection of order gently placed in spontaneous nature in Plano, Illinois. Just right outside of Chicago in a 10-acre secluded wooded site with the Fox River to the south, the glass pavilion takes full advantage of relating to its natural surroundings, achieving Mies' concept of a strong relationship between the house and nature.
The house consists of eight I-shaped steel columns that support the roof and floor frameworks, and therefore are both structural and expressive. In between these columns are floor-to-ceiling windows around the entire house, opening up the rooms to the woods around it.
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They bested Renegades in the final.
Gambit Gaming have taken victory at the DreamHack Winter CS:GO tournament, beating Renegades in a final which many wouldn't have expected these two to even reach, considering the other teams in the tournament.
The final started with Nuke, and Gambit had comfortable control for the majority, winning it 16-12. They then won on Cobblestone 16-10, beating Renegades after losing to them in the group stages.
Their victory earned them $50,000 US dollars in prize money, with Renegade winning $20,000. Did you expect this victory?


Andrea Mayerdorfer, 34, is a graduate of the technical college Hagenberg and a mother of two children. Two is also the number of times she has been placed in jobs by epunkt. In her current job she relaunched her career after maternity with 20 hours per week as a project manager in the IT sector. A conversation about women in the world of IT and how career and family can be reconciled.
epunkt: Ms. Mayerdorfer, is it hard to be a woman in the world of IT?
Andrea Mayerdorfer: No, I don't really think so. In our field what counts are competence, expertise and communication skills. We are certainly in no way inferior to men in these qualities. IT is very flexible, it is very often possible to work from home, which makes things easier, particularly for part-time employees.
As a working mother, you are juggling career and family. What advice would you give working women who want to successfully negotiate that balancing act?
You have to give up the idea of being perfect. No one is a perfect mother, a perfect housewife and a perfect employee; but you can still be all those things. We are good mothers, good housewives and good employees - just like everyone else.
My children think it's great that Mummy goes out to work, too, and that they are looked after by someone else. That introduces variety into the children's day and, in my opinion, also is also good for their social skills.
Careers and families are more easily reconcilable then ever nowadays, thanks to modern technology, flexible working models and better childcare provisions. That's the theory. What experiences have you had here in Austria?
For me, that is true. There is excellent childcare in my town including crèche and daycare. My new employer is also open to flexible working models and my job is well suited to working from home.
Unfortunately there are also many reports from other mothers whose re-entry into the workplace was not facilitated by the employer. Or the "good" daycares are very expensive and there are very few places. I think there is quite a lot of room for improvement here, particularly with regard to childcare for children below 3 years old.
Job hunting is always a bit of an adventure. What experiences have you had over the course of various application processes?
I personally don't have many anecdotes to hand on that topic either. I was always placed by epunkt without any delay and it was always a perfect fit straight after the first interview.
What do you expect from a recruitment firm?
A recruitment firm should place where I have a realistic change of actually getting the job. Where the corporate culture and the business environment fit with my personality.
What sets epunkt apart from other recruitment firms?
Well I don't know any other recruitment firms, or if I do then only from their advertising campaigns. But epunkt comes across as more personal, which is probably why epunkt won "best place to work" awards. That has a very positive effect on the candidate and supports the belief that epunkt is committed to focusing on employees and professionals in their work.
Can you give me a quick summary of the process at epunkt?
During my first placement I updated my career profile and then received a personally addressed letter as well as a phone call. I received feedback on my CV that I thought was very useful and which I incorporated. Then I had an initial interview with epunkt. I was given feedback on my performance and my statements, and epunkt was able to gather an impression of my personality. Following that I received a job offer, which I accepted, and which was a good fit straightaway. The current placement, when I went back to work after my maternity leave, was similar. Again I received feedback on my CV, which was really helpful after such a long absence from work, as I was a little insecure. Test interviews were not conducted, but shortly afterwards I got the first job offer. Again I found it interesting immediately and applied to my current company.
What did you particularly like about epunkt, where is there room for improvement?
I really liked the personal support. I have the impression that epunkt genuinely tries to get an idea of the person behind the application. And they not only match the skills of the applicant to the requirements of the company, but also check whether their personality will fit into the company. I can't think of any improvements that could be made right now.
Which four values best describe epunkt in your opinion?