An optical disk apparatus includes a data conversion unit that converts input video data into record data, a data record unit that temporarily stores the record data in buffer memory and writes on to an optical disk while maintaining data continuity, and a control unit that controls the data record unit and the data conversion unit. One of the methods includes receiving an input image. Such treated materials can be used, for example, in the manufacture of articles of clothing that are to be used in environments in which fire and exposure to acids, bases or other chemicals which tend to corrode foamed materials is a potential hazard. A future output of a second run of the target predictive model is predicted based on the output data from the first run of the target predictive model and one or more sets of additional output data from runs of the alternate prediction model. A plurality of via conductors are provided for electrically connecting selected ones of the radial connectors of the connecting conductor layer to selected ones of the radial connectors of the working conductor layers through the through-holes. The radio frequency tags may be affixed to one or more of an indicator yarn, a strand of the roundsling core, a dedicated strand of a pre-failure indicator assembly, or a ring of the pre-failure indicator assembly.