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With the passing of legendary New York Times newsman Anthony Lewis this week, observers have noted that his lasting legacy will likely be his clarion insights and logical, lucid writing style that helped make the courts and the law more accessible for everyday news consumers. From his two Pulitzer Prizes for reporting, to his opinion column which he wrote for more than three decades, Lewis' imprint on the Times was vast.
What may be getting overlooked in the remembrances though, and what the Times itself neglected to mention in its otherwise thorough Lewis obituary, was the pivotal role Lewis played during the 1990s when he stood up to his own newspaper, as well as to an army of Republican partisans waging war against President Bill Clinton. Lewis wrote passionately about the mindless pursuit of the Whitewater story and the Clinton impeachment saga. As a legal scholar, Lewis was utterly appalled by the conduct of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr and his office of "thuggish deputies."
Today, pointing out the gaping holes in the Whitewater tale and the impeachment media circus might seem like common sense punditry. But at the time, and especially inside the Times, where a fever-swamp disdain for Clinton ran wild, Lewis' level-headed truth telling stood out....
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Steve from Function 45 is a very professional and genuine person to work with. When my wife and I had our first meeting with him, we were struck by how energetic and enthusiastic he was about his profession and his company. We found that we were able to talk freely and comfortably with Steve. We were relying on him to bring fun, entertainment, and a playful demeanor to our wedding. And boy, did he deliver!
For our wedding we chose to have him DJ, provide ceremony music and speakers, and provide up-lighting for the reception. As a DJ, we have never found anyone close to his raw entertainment skills. He was actually able to get every single guest dancing for a good hour or two, which was amazing considering we had some older guests and some guests who didn't even speak English. This was a testament to how he was able to bring energy and fun to everyone, and provide some method of connecting with each guest. As far as the music, the quality was great and the noise wasn't too loud. It was loud enough to dance to, and yet our eardrums weren't blown out by the end of the event. The music and voices during the ceremony were perfectly easy to hear and understand. The up-lighting was also great, and we loved the flexibility of being able to choose any color on the spot with quick and easy adjustments.
When you set up a meeting with Steve (we insist), you will see for yourselves how easy and simple he is to work with. He has electronic forms he follows to make sure all questions pertaining to the event are asked and answered. He works with your schedule and doesn't mind phone calls when an in-person meeting proves difficult. He listens to your requests and helps guide you in the right direction when deciding on songs, games, etc. We won't give everything away, but he has some very interesting and unique games he can organize at the wedding to bring fun and laughter to all of the guests. Very highly recommended, and thank you for all of your work Steve!
We could not have been happier with Steve! We enjoyed working with him in the pre-meetings and he absolutely 'got' our Vision. He even had some great ideas that absolutely improved our wedding (no spoilers - I'll let him surprise you ;) ).
Day-of he nailed it - he adeptly wrangled the guests as well as the wedding party, served as an adept Master of Ceremonies, kept us on schedule and really got the party going when the dancing started. He juggled our disparate musical requests and had both 'adults' and 'kids' dancing alongside each other.
After the wedding both our parents (and others) raved about Steve and how he made our event so successful, and we agree!!
Thanks, Steve, for being an integral part of our special day!!
Words cannot truly express how incredible Steve was. I had very high expectations for our wedding and Steve blew it out of the water. I have been to many weddings and Steve was by FAR the best DJ I have ever seen at a wedding. He is a Bride's dream come true. He runs the show, keeps you on track with timing and makes it so you can just relax and enjoy your reception. I love how he does a custom song for the first dance, and makes that special moment even more special. He did so many fun activities to get the guests involved in the reception and to get them up and moving. We had guests tell us they never dance at weddings, and they were up and dancing the whole time. He had so many fun and original ideas that made the wedding one for the books. We have had many guests tell us it was the best wedding they have ever been too and how amazing Steve was. One of our guests is a DJ and he said he was blown away by Steve as well, that he was the best he has ever seen. Thanks to Steve I had my dream wedding. He is the absolute best! If you want an experience of a lifetime then Steve is your man!! He is phenomenal! You will not be disappointed if you go with Steve, he is truly the best!
Steve definitely made our wedding day the best it could possibly be! I would recommend him to anyone looking for a wedding DJ. He also provided the photo booth for our reception which was a big hit with our guests. He made our first dance very special, and he made sure everyone was having a good time dancing the night away! He was very professional and made accommodations for last minute changes. He's truly an amazing DJ/MC, you would be lucky to have him!
Steve is the BEST! If you want to see everyone dancing and having an awesome time, you NEED this DJ! I can't tell you how many people came up to me to tell me how great he was! People are still talking about my wedding! I HIGHLY recommend him :D
Steve is absolutely phenomenal! I cannot put into words what a great job he does. I have a musical background, so technically speaking, he knows his stuff. The sound quality of all the music was top notch, and there were speakers throughout the venue so no matter where my guests were, the could still hear what was going on.
Another thing he did was kept the flow of the wedding going smoothly. There's nothing worse as a guest than to not know what's going on, and Steve made sure my guests were informed the entire time. They knew when to be seated, they knew when and where appetizers were at, when the cake cutting was, etc., etc. And the entire time, he played games so there was never a dull moment.
In addition to this, the lighting he provides absolutely sets the mood. He had uplighting throughout my venue that made for such an amazing effect throughout the night. And the lights he has on the dance floor create such a fun environment.
I have to say, however, my absolute favorite thing he did for us was create our first dance. He had my husband and me record messages to each other prior to the wedding that he masterfully incorporated into our first dance. We hadn't heard each other's message until that moment, and it had us both in tears. But we weren't alone. There wasn't a dry eye in the house. Everyone shared this special moment with us, and it is a memory I will cherish forever.
I cannot recommend Steve highly enough. If you want the wedding of a lifetime, you HAVE to go with Function 45!!
It was very important that our wedding reception was a lot of fun.
As soon as I spoke to Steve Schon from Function 45 over the phone he was very knowledgable, understood my vision and was able to provide many helpful suggestions on how to make this happen (this was even before we decided to have him DJ/MC).
During the planning process he was very accommodating and suggested many things that I had not even considered.
On the night he kept things running smoothly. We kept guests engaged with games and dancing. Many guests walked away saying what it was the best wedding they had been to!
If you want a wedding that is a lot of fun, I highly recommend Steve.
Lets play word association to start off this review. Michael Jordan - Basketball. Jerry Rice - Football. Ali - Boxing. Steve at Function 45????? DJ'ing!!!!!!!
Steve was highly recommended to us by another industry professional. He was described by the well known photographer as the "best DJ he had ever seen." Naturally, we contacted him with the highest of expectations. After a wonderful, not-so-brief (in a good way) consultation, we knew we found our guy. He was charismatic, passionate and a real professional. He gave us an idea of what he had in mind and gave us plenty of time to personalize our big day. During the final meeting he was very attentive and detailed. He took notes on exactly how we wanted everything to go. On top of that, he made suggestions and walked us through it all. We felt special whenever we left. We knew we were in good hands.
All we wanted was a wedding that was a lovely, fun and memorable event that no one would forget. Here we are, two and a half weeks after our wedding and, we are still hearing from our guests how wonderful of a night our wedding was, because of Steve.
Thank you so much Steve! You are TRULY THE BEST.
Function 45 was recommended by another DJ that we wanted to book. He was already booked for the weekend that we wanted him so he suggested Steve and Jeff. They very were flexible with their schedule on our first meeting and the meetings after that. They are very easy and fun to talk to. I could tell right away that they know what they're doing. They had plenty of suggestions and it worked for us because we had no idea what we wanted to do. I just wanted really good music. Since Steve was not available on our wedding day, Jeff pretty much met with us a couple of times to discuss the program. I never thought a DJ could play such a big role in the tone and flow of an event, especially a wedding! I had a DO NOT PLAY list and Jeff made sure he didn't play those songs. Jeff is fantastic and more than just a DJ/Emcee - he took control of the entire night with the order of things in our program. We would've been so lost! The games kept everyone engaged. It was so awesome to see all our friends and family having so much fun. There was no dull moment at our wedding! He kept everyone on the dance floor! We still get compliments from everyone and they said it was the most fun wedding they've ever been to. We really got our money's worth and more! Jeff was the last one who left the reception, and made sure we had a great time. Thank you for making our wedding super fun and extra special. We just can't thank you enough for being an integral part of our wedding reception. YOU made the party!
Jeff and Jasmine
We could not be happier that we chose Function 45 Event Entertainment, specifically Steve (and his wife Tanya) to emcee and DJ our wedding. Originally, we planned to talk to 2 or 3 DJs before making our decision. After speaking with Steve over the phone, however, we decided that we couldn't possibly find anyone better; we canceled the other interview and chose Function 45. We were unable to meet in person because my husband and I were in living in DC and planning our California wedding from a distance until we moved West. Steve is so much more than a DJ! He has a great voice and is an outstanding conversationalist. He's also one of the nicest and most talented people I have ever met. Because he was emceeing our wedding and would inevitably be talking about us, he made it a point to get to know us. He drove from Orangevale to Sacramento and met us for dinner just to get a feel of our style. Then, about a month before the wedding, we met with him at his office and talked about the event. He gave us several fantastic ideas about how to get guests involved in the wedding reception so that they would be participating instead of just watching the action. Even though Steve had tons of suggestions culled from his prior experiences, he never took it personally when we decided against one of his ideas. He's very respectful; he always defers to you and emphasizes that the couple should choose songs that mean something to them. I wanted to walk down the aisle to the piano introduction of a specific song and he worked with us to create a loop so that you wouldn't hear the beat drop. Steve plays AMAZING music. He chose songs that I forgot how much I loved! Our floor was always packed and many our guests commented that we had the best DJ/Emcee/Music they had ever heard at a wedding! Most of all, I didn't realize how much an emcee can set the mood and the tone. Steve is simply the best and we cannot recommend him highly enough!
I wish I could put into words how awesome Steve from Function 45 was at our 5/31/13 wedding. He absolutely is the one professional I hired who MADE the wedding. It has been two months and we are still getting told that our wedding was the most fun our guests have ever had at a wedding and I attribute most of that to Steve, who ran the show. He didn't just play music. He made it interactive and fun for us and our guests. He had SO many unique, fun and totally unexpected ideas that we and our guests loved. His ideas made our wedding much more memorable and fun.
Steve did the music for our ceremony, which went perfectly. But the reception is where all the magic happened. It started with the hilarious introductions for our bridal party, Steve's idea, which had people cracking up. After we finished dinner, we did all the traditional wedding "events", which by the way Steve made way more fun than traditional DJ's, especially the garter toss. Steve then somehow got everyone out on the dance floor, which stayed packed all night.
Steve also did the lighting for our reception, which turned out SO beautiful.
If you are looking for a DJ/MC for your wedding, seriously look no further. He was worth every penny. Take the advice that someone gave me…if you are looking for ways to cut your budget, and perhaps hire a friend or someone cheaper, don't do it with the DJ. They were so right! I didn't realize till I saw how amazing of a job Steve did how important the DJ/MC was. They can seriously make or break your event and turn it into a fun, memorable event for you and your guests, or they can just play music and you can watch half your guests leave after the cake cutting. I will be recommending him to all of my friends and family who get married in the future. Book him before he gets booked for your date!
Steve @ Function 45 did such a wonderful job at our wedding. He is very professional and also knows how to make you laugh. Steve @ Function 45 finds a way to make everything about you! Whether it be a photo booth or that perfect song, or the amazing lighting that he can do, he does it all and he makes it work! Our wedding wouldn't have been very organized if it wasn't for Steve @ Function 45 being there and making everything move so smoothly. All we kept hearing the day after our wedding was "Who was that DJ? He was Great!". I would highly recommend Steve @ Function 45 to service your wedding. Your missing out if you don't! Again, amazing job my friend. My wife and I are now even planning to reserve Steve for another event very soon. Wonderful job!!!
-Anthony & Megan
April 2013
I definitely suggest Steve from function 45!!!! He made our wedding so amazing!! We had special circumstances and he helped us figure everything out and was so flexible with our situation!! He had members of our family up and dancing who probably wouldn't have with out him!! He is an amazing DJ and I will recommend him to everyone I know forever!!!!!
If you're looking for a good time...a time that you'll remember 10, 20 years...a lifetime...someone who puts his heart into it as if it was his own wedding or event, then I strongly recommend Steve. It's an experience that is indescribable; and you'll most definitely want to experience for yourself. I never once thought of the service of Steve Schon from Function 45 as a business transaction, but rather a family affair. I promise you that if you hire Steve, you will feel the same way.
Steve drove down to the Bay Area and met up with me to check out the venue. We rode together and talked about some ideas I had and he asked how the rest of the family was doing. He actually remembered my sisters (Steve was also the DJ at both my sister's weddings). It goes to show that it's not all just business, but that there is some heart that goes into Steve's work and he genuinely cares. To further prove my point...Function 45 is based out of Sacramento. Both my sisters receptions were in South San Francisco, and mine was in Half Moon Bay. That is a 2 hour drive down, and a 2 hour drive back, not to mention traffic. Steve didn't hesitate to accept our request to be our DJ in spite of the of the distance. In fact he drove home the same night to do another gig the next day! Talk about dedication!
Steve represents the true definition of professionalism. Steve's knowledge of the entertainment world is vast, so much so that I couldn't stump him with my 80's trivia, and I consider myself a music buff. His ability to adapt to last minute changes and recommend ideas where we would otherwise be lost, is uncanny.
This is one part of your special day you do not want to cut corners or take chances with. Hire someone who knows what they are doing, someone who cares who his clients are rather than someone who just thinks of you as another paycheck. Remember, it's not a business transaction, it's a family affair!
Jeff did a fantastic job DJing our wedding. We are still receiving compliments about how he kept everyone engaged and the party going. He really listened to what we wanted on our big day and performed it all perfectly!
AMAZING! Steve with Function 45 was our Master of Ceremony and he helped make our wedding unforgetable. He helped make everything run so smoothly and on time from beginning to end. He had the guests laughing and dancing and generally having a fantastic time. He has amazing ideas that help make the celebration all that more special. Our guests had so much fun and 4 months later I'm still getting compliments on how much fun our wedding was. I would recommend Function 45 and Steve to any bride and groom planning a wedding.


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I made so many changes I almost shouldn't review this, but it's a good starter recipe for our favorite summer veggies. Like the previous reviewer, I used already-grilled corn, and scraped the cobs to get every bit of juice instead of adding the cobs to the soup. I added ground chipotle pepper with the cumin, and I finished it with a bit of cream, a handful of chopped cilantro and a leftover cooked chicken breast that I shredded. Oh, and I served it hot. The flavors worked well together and I plan to make some variation of this again.flag if inappropriate
Made a few changes out of necessity. Used already grilled corn (didn't bother with the cobs in the simmering), bunch of scallions, and pickled jalapeno slices. Followed the rest of directions and when the pureed mix was a tad too thick I added a bit of skim milk to the mix. Also seasoned with S & P while cooking AND after adding milk. Wonderful COLD soup!! KIMBERflag if inappropriate
I had no shallots, used an ordinary onion and a couple of green onions; had no jalopeno pepper, used Tabasco--5 dashes; had no yellow squash, used 2 small green ones. My husband said to keep the recipe. I liked it room temperature better than hot, but he likes things hot. It made a plenty for 2 large bowls.flag if inappropriate
This looked like an easy and healthful way to use up some squash and corn but one hour, one messy kitchen and one thrice washed food processor later had me wondering whether the good folks in the Conde Nast kitchens really do test every recipe before publication. It tasted like water with a corn infusion. Added milk -- creamed corn, added more milk and more chiles -- spicy but watery corn chowder. Added kidney beans, topped with cheese and baked -- edible, but the leftovers sat in the fridge for a week before I finally gave up and threw them away. With more doctoring, perhaps something delicious could have come of this recipe but, frankly, I'm over it.flag if inappropriate
As my friend said, basically the only taste is hot. Maybe chicken or vegtable stock instead of water would give it more flavor.flag if inappropriate
During the summer we had a lot of corn and squash. This recipe was perfect! I found that it was better cool rather than hot. Most of the time I hate cold soups, but this was a wonderful exception.flag if inappropriate
What a huge disappointment. I don't know what went wrong, but the dish was awful. I tried spicing it up but nothing seemed to work. Never again.flag if inappropriate
My husband and I hate squash - but we received alot of it as part of a eco-farm co-op, so I tried this recipe. It tastes more like corn than squash so we both really liked it! I took a previous reviewer's advice and halved the jalapeno - it was perfect! It was also easy - I was able to go from start to finish while my daughter watched a Raffi video!flag if inappropriate
The texture of this soup is wonderful. Next time I will use less jalapeno because I found that it dominated the soup. I served it hot, but I would try it chilled next time. Delicious!flag if inappropriate


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Sydney Opera House
You can get a great view of the Opera House from several different points in the harbor, but I really recommend taking a trip to see it up close. I also took their guided tour, which takes you inside each of the performance areas and is definitely worth the price of the ticket.
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I have been all over Australia and there is an incredible amount to do. We snorkled off the Barrier Reef and drank wine in the Barross Valley. Sydney Harbour is a must.
Go for it - it's a long way from the UK but you will regret it if you dont do it!
The Quintessential Thing To Do
No trip to Sydney is complete without a trip to the Opera house. We took a guided tour of John Utzon's masterpiece. The tour left every 30 minutes and lasted for 1 hour. The tour went to the two main concert halls, plus one of the smaller theaters. The tour guide was very knowledgeable, and was able to answer all our questions.
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If you book online for an early tour (9 am, 9:30 am and 10 am), the price goes down to $16
There is also a box office right at the Opera House, so you can book operas and concerts for after the tour. There are 3 different operas a week plus plays and other events.
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Sydney Opera House
The opera house is a major landmark. You must, at a minimum, take pictures of it! You might even want to attend an operatic or theatrical event. We didn't see an opera but we did see an unorthodox production of King Lear in the playhouse. Besides the fact that it was off the wall and had some homoerotica thrown in, I don't remember any of it. Still, it was a fun thing to do at the time!
After the play we watched the sun set and then had the good fortune to watch a major thunderstorm come rolling in over the harbour towards us. I had my camera on a tripod and took as many lightning shots as I could until the rain overcame us. Then we ducked into Bennelong's, a classy restaurant which is part of the SOH complex, to wait out the storm.
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Gotta check out the Sydney Opera House. It's a landmark of Australia that one must see if visiting the city. You really can't miss it. Designed by a Danish architect, that still has yet to see his finished product. Great place to sit and relax and soak of the views of the harbour, and skyline. If you get a chance, check out a play.
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The Opera House of course is a must see attraction, you cannot miss it while in Sydney. Also great is to see a show, there are pretty cheap tickets, they are sold early on the day of the opera. I saw 'La Traviata', amazing!!
Booking for a show at the Opera House
If I can, then everyone can!!! It's a lot easier than any other national theaters in the world!! Just check to show programs on the 1st Fl. of the Opera House, decide what you'd like to see and the timetable then go straight to the box office and book it!! Or you can book it at home via the Internet, no problem. The dress code is mostly smart casual; T-shirts and jeans are acceptable unless it's noted for "Formal dress" which is really rare. The shows range from primary school children's performance, one stand-up comedy to full-scale symphony orchestra. After enjoy your night IN the Opera House, get DOWN to the Opera Bar UNDER the Opera House and enjoy the harbor's spectacular night view, way prettier than anytime of the day.
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I am sure that you read a lot about this famous building which is the symbol of Sydney.
You only think about the architect Joern Utzon he has to be very proud with his work .
Take photos like any other visitor of the city
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Visit the Sydney opera house, it is beautiful.
Construction of the opera house began in 1958 and was completed, despite the architect resigning, in 1973. Today it is one of the worlds busiest performing arts centres. It is mainly used for opera and ballet. The largest hall, the concert hall, can seat 2,690. It is beautifully situated on the waters edge.
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Sydney Opera House is probably one of the best known buildings of the 20th century. It was designed by the Dane Joern Utzon, who 1957 won the the competition for the design of the Sydney Opera House. His other works include the Kuwait National Assemly (1972) and the Bagsvaerd church complex (1975).
In March 1959 the constructions began and was completed and officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 20 October 1973.
The Opera House consist of a concert hall, opera house, a drama theatre and several restaurants.
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Opera House
The Opera House was designed by Jorn Utzon, in a contest. To get good tickets for a performance in the Opera House can be quite expensive, but there are tours of the Opera House as well, or you can sit on the steps and watch the world pass by.
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You just have to have a look.
The opera house was alot bigger than i thought it was going to be, if in Sydney i`m sure you`ll visit it. Theres plenty of market stools and cafes around it and i had the pleasure of sitting on the steps in the pouring rain watching on a big screen England beating France in the semi-final of the rugby world cup, i`ll never forget it.
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Of course you have too see one of Sydney's most famous sights: the Opera House.
The construction started already in 1959 with the Danish architect Joern Utzon in charge. In 1966 Utzon left the project to an consortium of Australian architects to design the interior. Costs of building exceeded the budget dramatically and lotteries had to be staged to secure the financing. The building was finally completed in 1973 and inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II.
I saw a ballett here. Nice performance as far as I could see... you don't have a great sight from the cheaper seats.
You can also tour the Opera House in the mornings and afternoons.
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The Opera House
No trip to Sydney would be complete without at least passing by the Opera House and having a quick look at it. This is withut a doubt one of the most famous buildings in the world, and something that instantly springs to mind upon hearing the word "Sydney". In my opinion it is beautiful and incredibly photogenic, and I found myself returning to it on numerous occasions to photograph it in a different light or from a new angle.
If seeing it from the outside isn't enough for you then there are guided tours that take you around the inside of the building, telling you about the architecture and history of the Opera House. These leave every half hour between 9am and 5pm and cost $23 for adults, $16 for children under 16.
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Sydney Opera House - the icon of Australia
Sydney's Opera House is undoubtedly the icon of Australia. Its characteristic sail-shaped roof formed the logo of the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Designed by Danish architect Jern Utzon and completed in 1973, the Opera House stands at Bennelong Point overlooking the magnificent Sydney Harbour. It is host to major international performing groups and music festivals including the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. During a trip to Sydney in December 2000, my friend invited me for a concert by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Opera House. The interior was huge and modern and the acoustics were superb.
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results on both Charmin and Bounty. Net earnings in Baby Care and
Family Care were up 23 percent to $418 million as sales growth and
lower manufacturing and overhead costs as a percent of net sales more
than offset higher commodity costs.
Fiscal Year and January - March Quarter Guidance
For the 2008 fiscal year, the company expects organic sales to grow four to six percent, in-line with its long-term target range. The combination of pricing and product mix is expected to have a neutral to positive one percent impact on sales growth. Foreign exchange is expected to have a positive impact of about four percent. The net impact of acquisitions and divestitures is estimated to have a negative one percent impact on sales growth. Total sales are expected to increase seven to nine percent. This is an increase of one percent versus the company's previous guidance range due to the increased foreign exchange outlook.
The company now expects earnings per share to be in the range of $3.46 to $3.50, up 14 to 15 percent versus the prior year. This is an improvement versus the company's prior guidance range of $3.46 to $3.49 due to the strong results in the October-December quarter. Operating margins are expected to improve by 20 to 50-basis points driven by lower overhead costs as a percent of sales. The tax rate for fiscal year 2008 is expected to be at or slightly below 28%.
For the January-March quarter, organic sales are expected to grow four
to six percent. The combination of pricing and product mix is expected to
be about neutral to sales growth. Foreign
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Voting machines for the May 5 Primary Election passed a preliminary test conducted Wednesday, March 11, by the Wabash County Election Board.
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to audio decoders. More particularly, the present invention relates to mull-channel audio compression decoders with downmixing capabilities.
2. Description of the Related Art
An audio decoder generally comprises two basic parts: a demultiplexing portion, the main function of which consists of unpacking a serial bit stream of encoded data, which in this case is in the frequency-domain; and time-domain signal processing, which converts the demultiplexed signal back to the time-domain. A mufti-channel output section may be provided to cater to a multiple output format. If the number of channels required at the decoder output is smaller than the number of channels which are encoded in the bit stream, then downmixing is required. Downmixing in the time-domain is usually provided in present decoders. However, since the inverse frequency-domain transform is a linear operation, it is also possible to downmix in the frequency-domain prior to transformation.
The encoded data representing the audio signals may convey from one to multiple full bandwidth channels, along with a low frequency channel. The encoded data is organized into synchronization frames. The way in which the demultiplexing and time-domain signal processing portions are related is a function of the information available in a synchronization frame. Each frame contains several coded audio blocks, each of which represents a series of audio samples. Further, each frame contains a synchronization information header to facilitate synchronization of the decoder, bit stream information for informing the decoder about the transmission mode and options, and an auxiliary data field which may include user data or dummy data. For example for an AC-3 audio decoder from Dolby Laboratories of San Francisco, Calif., the data field is adjusted by the encoder such that the cyclic redundancy check element falls on the last word of the frame. The cyclic redundancy check word is checked after more than half of the frame has been received. Another cyclic redundancy check word is checked after the complete frame has been received, such as described in Advance Television Systems Committee, Digital Audio Compression Standard (AC-3), 20 Dec. 1995. Another example is the MPEG-1 standard audio decoder where the cyclic redundancy check-word is optional for normal operation. However, if the MPEG-2 extension is required, then there is a compulsory cyclic redundancy check-word.
An audio block also contains information relating to splitting of the block into two or more sub-blocks during the transformation from the time-domain to the frequency-domain. A long block length allows the use of a long transform length, which is more suitable for input signals whose spectrum remains stationary or quasi-stationary. This provides a greater frequency resolution, improved coding performance and a reduction of computing power required. Two or more short length transforms, utilized for short block lengths, enable greater time resolution, and are more desirable for signals whose spectrum changes rapidly with time. The computer power required for two or more short transforms is ordinarily higher than if only one transformation is required. This approach is very similar to behavior known to occur in human hearing.
Again as an example, in the Dolby AC-3 audio decoder mentioned above, dither, dynamic range, coupling function, channel exponents, bit allocation function, gain, channel mantissas and other parameters are also contained in each block. However, they are represented in a compressed format, and therefore unpacking, setting-up tables, decoding, expansion, calculations and computations must be performed before the pulse coded modulation (PCM) audio samples can be recognised.
The input bit stream for a decoder will typically come from a transmission (such as HDTV, CTV) or a storage system (e.g. CD, DAT, DVD). Such data can be transmitted in a continuous way or in a burst fashion. The demultiplexing and bit decoding portion of the decoder synchronises the frame and stores up to more than half of the data before the start of processing. The synchronisation word and bit stream information are unpacked only once per frame. The audio blocks are unpacked one by one and at this stage each block containing the new audio samples may not have the same length (i.e. the number of bits in each block may differ). However, once the audio blocks are decoded, each audio block will have the same length. The first audio block contains not only new PCM audio samples but also extra information which concerns the complete frame. The rest of the audio blocks may contain a smaller number of bits. The bit decoding section performs an unpacking and decoding function, the final product of which will be the frequency transform coefficients of each channel involved, in a floating-point format (exponents and mantissas) or fixed-point format.
The time-domain signal processing (TDSP) section first receives the transform coefficients one block at a time. In normal operation, when the signals spectra are relatively stationary in nature and have been frequency-domain transformed using a long transform length, a block-switch flag is disabled. The TDSP uses a 2N-point inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) of corresponding long length to obtain N time-domain samples. When fast changing signals are considered, the block-switch flag is enabled and signals are frequency-domain transformed differently, though the same number of coefficients, N, are also transmitted. Then, a short length inverse transform is used by the TDSP.
Where the audio decoder receives M channel inputs (M an integer), and produces P output channels, where M>P and P>0, the audio decoder must provide M frequency-domain transformations. Since only P output channels are required, a downmixing process is then performed. The number of channel is downmixed from M to P:
It is an object of the invention to provide an audio decoder which mixes M channels down to P channels in the frequency-domain rather than in the time-domain; M>P and P>0. This can be referred to as the block-switch forcing method. Accordingly, the maximum number of M frequency-domain to time-domain transformations is not required. Instead, according to the type of signal transformed into the frequency-domain, the number of these transformations can be reduced from M to P.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method of audio data decoding, comprising: receiving a data signal and demultiplexing the data signal into a plurality of M frequency-domain input data channels; downmixing said M frequency-domain input channels into P frequency-domain channels, where M>P and P>0, M and P both integers; and selecting an inverse transformation length and performing an inverse transformation of the P frequency-domain channels according to the selected length, so as to produce P audio sample output channels.
The present invention also provides an audio decoder, comprising: a demultiplexer for receiving a data signal and demultiplexing the data signal into a plurality of M frequency-domain input data channels; means for downmixing said M frequency-domain input channels into P frequency-domain channels, where M>P and P>0, M and P both integers; and means for selecting an inverse transformation length and performing an inverse transformation of the P frequency-domain channels according to the selected length, so as to produce P audio sample output channels.
Preferably, the transform length of each of the M frequency-domain input channels is determined. The transform lengths of the input channels may comprise a long or a short transform length, and the relative numbers of long and short transform lengths amongst the M input channels may be utilised to select the inverse transform length for performing the inverse transformation of the P downmixed frequency-domain channels.
In embodiments of the invention described herein, a specific data channel contains a number of transform coefficients and information indicating the type of transformation effected in the encoding process, such as a transformation involving one long block (referred to as "longblock" or "LB" hereafter), or two or more short blocks (referred to as "shortblock" or "SB" hereafter) being transformed one after the other. There are several combinations of frequency-domain downmixing using the herein described block-switch forcing method:
When one of the previous combinations applies, the block-switch forcing method and the downmixing in the frequency domain (i.e. M down to P channels) can be performed. This applies for all the channels having the same format, either longblock, LB, or shortblock, SB, formats. This approach can save (M-P) frequency-domain to time-domain transformations, and thus significant processing resources can be saved.
Considering that:
It will be appreciated that the manner of selection of block conversion will in practice depend on the actual characteristics of the audio samples being analyzed. In other words, if in the M-input channels, the numbers of longblock, LB, format channels is higher than the number of shortblock, SB, format channels, this suggests that the particular frame of audio samples are stationary or quasi-stationary in nature and that the shortblocks should be converted to a longblock. On the other hand, if in the M-input channels, the number of longblock, LB, format channels is smaller than the number of shortblock, SB, format channels, then this also suggests that the particular frame of audio samples contains a higher time domain resolution and that a longblock should be converted to shortblocks. Any given audio program may have any type of signal content; from purely stationary waveforms to completely random behavior. However, some further simplifications can be obtained if the general nature of the audio program is known a priori, which would allow the audio decoder to determine in advance the most suitable form of block conversions, without having to make that determination from an examination of the received data itself.
Example of the Methodology of the Invention
a) For converting N frequency-domain audio samples from a longblock, LB, format to two or more shortblock, SB, format, the longblock can be split as follows:
SB-1: X0[Sk];
k = 0, 1, . . . , N − 1
SB-2: X1[Sk + 1];
k = 0, 1, . . . , N − 1
SB-S: XS−1[Sk + (S − 1)];
k = 0, 1, . . . , N − 1
The frequency-domain downmixing is then performed and the frequency-domain to time-domain conversion using shortblocks is applied. Note, S is the number of shortblocks the longblock is divided into.
The downmixed output can be represented as:
A frequency-domain transformation is used in order to recover the time-domain samples. It is desirable that the number of shortblocks be a non-prime number with the purpose of using power-of-two based Fourier transformations. However, the general principles are applicable even for an odd or prime number of shortblocks. In these cases normal Fourier transformation may be used.
b) For converting N frequency-domain audio samples from two or more shortblock, SB, format to a longblock, LB, format, the shortblocks are no longer de-interleaved, the frequency-domain downmixing takes place and the same principle of frequency-domain to time-domain conversion using longblock is applied.
Thus, as mentioned, before the frequency-domain to time-domain conversion is applied, the frequency-domain downmixing operation from M-input channels to P-output channels is employed, which reduces the computing power required for the audio decoder function as well as the memory used for the conversion.
The invention is described in greater detail hereinbelow, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
For audio signals of a stationary or quasi-stationary nature, the PCM audio signals are partitioned in sections of 2N time-domain audio samples. The block diagram of
In many reproduction systems, the number of output channels (loudspeakers) will not match the number of encoded audio channels, thus M>P. In order to reproduce the complete audio program downmixing is required. Downmixing can be performed in the time-domain. However, since the inverse transform is a linear operation, downmixing can also be performed in the frequency-domain prior to transformation. Downmixing coefficients are needed in order to keep the downmixing operation at the correct output levels without driving the output channels out of the capabilities range, and the downmixing coefficients may vary from one audio program to another, as is readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. The downmixing coefficients will also allow program producers to monitor and make necessary alteration to the programs so that acceptable results are achieved for all type of listeners, from professional audio equipment enthusiasts to consumer electronics and multi-media audience.
The overlap-and-add and windowing techniques mentioned above are described through example below. In the following example 2N=512, such that a longblock, LB, comprises 512 time-domain samples and a shortblock, SB, comprises 256 samples.
The frequency-domain coefficients are represented by:
These frequency-domain coefficients are augmented with zeroes to form one period (e.g. 2N) of a periodic function to eliminate overlap effects. In particular, the value of N is chosen to be N=2γ, γ integer value, and 2N−N=Q are zero values. Note that the addition of Q zeroes ensures that there will be no end effect. The computation procedure for the inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) convolution, overlap-and-add method is detailed below.
Form the sampled periodic function X[k]
X[k] = X[k],
k = 0, 1, . . . , N − 1
X[k] = 0,
k = N, N + 1, . . . , 2N − 1
Compute the inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) of X[k]
Repeat the same steps for the next period and combine the sectioned results according to:
z[nJ = z1[n]
n = 0, 1, . . . , 2N − Q
z[n + 2N − Q + 1] = z1[n + 2N − Q + 1] + z2[n]
n = 0, 1, . . . , 2N − Q
z[n + 2(2N − Q + 1)] = z2[n + 2N − Q + 1] +
n = 0, 1, . . . , 2N − Q
For audio signals with random or dynamic nature, the PCM audio signals are partitioned in sections of 2N time-domain audio samples and two or more sections are taken per frame.
In the following mathematical example it is considered that the N/2=256 transformed coefficients received by the TDSP block were obtained in the encoder section by using 2N=512 real time-domain audio samples. With this consideration, some simplifications can be obtained by working in the frequency-domain.
For the practical implementation, assume that the length of the blocks is such that N=512 and 128 complex-valued transform coefficients were obtained from a 128 real-valued input sequence. Here, 128 zeroes are considered for the imaginary part.
Define the frequency-domain transform coefficients
X[k] = XR[k]
k = 0, 1, . . . , 127
X[k] = XI[k]
k = 128 . . . , 255
Compute N/4-point complex multiplication product
Z[k] =
(X[N/2 − 2k − 1]xcos1[k] −
k = 0, 1, . . . , 127
X[2k] xsin1[k]) + j(X[2k]xcos1[k]+
X[N/2 − 2k − 1]xsin1[k]),
Compute N/4-point complex IFFT
Compute N/4-point complex multiplication product
y[n] =
(zr[n]xcos1[n] − zi[n]xsin1[n]) +
n = 0, 1, . . . , 127
j(zi[n]xcos1[n] + zr[n]xsin1[n]),
Compute windowed time-domain samples
x[2n] = −yi[N/8 + n]w[2n];
n = 0, 1, . . . , 63
x[2n + 1] = yr[N/8 − n − 1]w[2n + 1];
n = 0, 1, . . . , 63
x[N/4 + 2n] = 1yr[n]w[N/4 + 2n];
n = 0, 1, . . . , 63
x[N/4 + 2n + 1] = yi[N/4 − n− 1]w[N/4 + 2n + 1];
n = 0, 1, . . . , 63
x[N/2 + 2n] = −yr[N/8 − n]w[N/2 − 2n − 1];
n = 0, 1, . . . , 63
x[N/2 + 2n + 1] = yi[N/8 − n− 1]w[N/2 − 2n − 2];
n = 0, 1, . . . , 63
x[3N/4 + 2n] = yi[n]w[N/4 − 2n − 1];
n = 0, 1, . . . , 63
x[3N/4 + 2n + 1] = −yr[N/4 − n − 1]w[N/4 − 2n − 2];
n = 0, 1, . . . , 63
The first half of the windowed block is overlapped with the second half of the previous block. These two halves are added sample-by-sample to produce the PCM output audio samples. This implementation is represented step-by-step in
A similar practical implementation is obtained when two or more shortblocks are transmitted. The difference lies on the inverse transformation block size being used. The transformed block size is divided by the number of shortblocks considered. For this case, N/2=256 transformed coefficients received by the TDSP were also contained by using 2N=512 real-valued time-domain audio samples.
The difference here consists in that 256 real-valued time-domain samples are taken in first place and then converted into the frequency domain by using a 128-point FFT. This provides only 128 complex transform coefficients. The second 256 real-valued time-domain samples follow the same procedure. At the end, the two blocks of 128 complex coefficients are interleaved in order to form the 256 complex transform coefficients.
In view of the first
frequency components being an exact mirror of the second
components, only
coefficients are transmitted (i.e. 128 real-valued block and 128 imaginary-valued block, one after the other).
The interconnection of the block-switch selection and downmixing, transformation, overlap-and-add technique and windowing sections, according to an embodiment of the present invention, is illustrated in
Referring to
For real-valued audio samples, the same procedure applies but the number of transform coefficients transmitted is reduced by half. This is due to the fact that the frequency-domain coefficients are mirrored from the DC component to
and from
In this case, only N/2 complex-valued coefficients are transmitted.
At the decoder side, two scenarios are encountered: the scenario where N/2 complex-valued coefficients of a channel which were obtained by performing one long 2N-point transform at the encoder section. There is a need to downmix these coefficients to other N/2 complex-valued coefficients of other channels which were obtained by performing two or more 2N/S-point transforms at the encoder section. The solution is to de-interleave the coefficients of the former channel and separate the number of sections, S, required. The frequency-domain downmixing is applied and the number of output channels obtained. Each of these channel's coefficients will be padded with (N/S) zeroes and the Fourier transform applied to each of them. A "window" function is used to induce the effects of block Fourier transformation and the overlap-and-add method applied to recover the original audio samples.
The second scenario is where the N/2 complex-valued coefficients of a channel were obtained by performing two or more 2N/S-point transforms at the encoder section. There is a need to downmix these coefficients to other N/2 complex-valued coefficients of other channels which were obtained by performing one long 2N-point transform at the encoder section. The solution here is to de-interleave the coefficients of the former channel and add (S−1) zeroes between the de-interleaved coefficients. The frequency-domain downmixing is applied and the number of output channels obtained. At each of these channels coefficients the Fourier transform will be applied. A "window" function is used to reduce the effects of block Fourier transformation and the overlap-and-add method applied to recover the original audio samples.
The general procedure of audio decoding according to embodiments of the invention is illustrated in block diagram form in
Once the audio data frame has been de-multiplexed into its constituent data channel components, each channel (data block) is examined by the decoder to determine the method by which the audio data in the block was transformed from the time-domain to the frequency domain. This might typically be accomplished by examining a sub-block-size flag or the like transmitted as part of the data block or in the frame as a whole. Of the M plural channels comprising the audio data frame, the number of channels encoded using a short transform length and the number encoded using a long transform length are tallied by the decoder.
As discussed hereinabove, a saving of computing resources can be achieved if long length transformations are employed, and that applies equally well to the inverse transformations which take place at the decoder. Thus, if it is possible to decode an audio channel using a long inverse transformation, then this is preferable from the computing resources viewpoint, even if in some instances the corresponding data block was initially encoded in several short sub-blocks using a short transform length. The use of a particular inverse transform length to decode data encoded using a different length transform is referred to herein as block-switch forcing. To minimise computing resources in the decoder it is obviously preferred that the inverse transform be force switched to longer blocks more often, however the forced use of a shorter length (and thus computationally more expensive) inverse transform where a long length transform was used for encoding is also within the ambit of the invention.
Care must be taken that the audio quality it not degraded significantly by block-switch forcing to a long inverse transform length where a short transform would ordinarily be appropriate. Accordingly, the following guidelines are utilised for the selection of the various forms of forced block-length switching, based on the relative numbers of channels in the audio data frame which were encoded using short and long length blocks.
(1) If the number of total channels is an even number (M even) and the number of channels comprising longblocks is LB≦M/2, then the channels with LB will be converted to shortblock, SB, channels.
(2) If the number of total channels is an even number (M even) and the number of channels comprising longblocks is LB>M/2, then the channels with LB will remain intact.
(3) If the number of total channels is an even number (M even) and the number of channels with shortblocks is SB<M/2, then the channels with SB will be converted to longblock, LB, channels.
(4) If the number of total channels is an even number (M even) and the number of channels with shortblocks is SB≧M/2, then the channels with SB will remain intact.
(5) If the number of total channels is an odd number (M odd) and the number of channels comprising longblocks is LB≦INT(M/2), then the channels with LB will be converted to shortblock, SB, channels.
(6) If the number of total channels is an odd number (M odd) and the number of channels comprising longblocks is LB>INT(M/2), then the channels with LB will remain intact.
(7) If the number of total channels is an odd number (M odd) and the number of channels with shortblocks is SB<INT(M/2), then the channels with SB will be converted to longblock, LB, channels.
(8) If the number of total channels is an odd number (M odd) and the number of channels with shortblocks is SB≧INT(M/2), then the channels with SB will remain intact.
The downmixing of the audio data channels from M channels to P channels (M>P) is performed using a frequency domain downmixing table, as discussed hereinabove, as is known amongst those in the relevant art. As mentioned the values of the coefficients in the downmixing table may vary from one application to another, for example depending upon the nature of the audio program to be decoded and downmixed.
Following the downmixing, the P downmixed audio channels are then inverse transformed from the frequency-domain to the time-domain so as to obtain PCM coded audio samples which can be utilised to reproduce the audio program. The form of the inverse transformation employed (e.g. short or long) is determined according to the preceding block-switch forcing mode selection. Of course following the inverse transformation the audio data samples may be subjected to overlap-and-add and windowing procedures as known in the art and discussed in some detail hereinabove. This places the decoded audio data in a condition for reproduction by an audio reproduction system, in the form of P decoded and downmixed channels as suitable for the particular reproduction system.
It will be immediately apparent to those skilled in the art that the principles of the present invention can be practically implemented in several different ways, including in software controlling general purpose computational apparatus. The preferred implementation is of course in a dedicated audio decoding integrated circuit in which the principles of the invention are embodied in hard wired circuitry or in the form of firmware provided for controlling portions of the overall audio decoder. No doubt other forms of implementation will also be apparent to those in the art, and it is intended that such forms not be excluded from the present invention where the principles described herein are nevertheless employed.
The performance measurement between this invention and previous audio decoding implementations shows that a negligible degradation is obtained. This performance degradation should nevertheless be considered when a particular hardware/software platform is implemented.
The foregoing detailed description of the invention has been presented by way of example only, and is not intended to be considered limiting to the invention as defined in the claims appended hereto and the equivalents thereof.
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