Abstract: Methods and apparatus may be used to provide cycle accurate time stamping at line rate throughput. This may be done, for example, to allow a NTP processing device to process timing requests at line rate throughput without packets being dropped and/or without overflowing a buffer. The NTP processing device may be able to handle timing request such as ARP request, NTP request, a combination thereof, or the like. The NTP processing device may be able to receive and process timing requests, such as NTP requests or ARP requests, at a line rate throughput. The NTP processing device may be able to generate timing responses, such as NTP responses or ARP responses, at line rate throughput.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus may be used to provide cycle accurate time stamping at line rate throughput. This may be done, for example, to allow a NTP processing device to process timing requests at line rate throughput without packets being dropped and/or without overflowing a buffer. The NTP processing device may be able to handle timing request such as ARP request, NTP request, a combination thereof, or the like. The NTP processing device may be able to receive and process timing requests, such as NTP requests or ARP requests, at a line rate throughput. The NTP processing device may be able to generate timing responses, such as NTP responses or ARP responses, at line rate throughput.

Abstract: Simulated tiki décor including furniture and the method of molding the décor are provided. The molded simulated tiki décor has at least one decorative tiki god face and tree trunk appearance on a surface thereof. The furniture has a substantially cylindrical body upon which there is at least one decorative tiki god face and tree trunk appearance on an outer peripheral surface. The substantially cylindrical body has a substantially flat top surface to support an object and/or a person. The simulated tiki décor including the furniture not only looks real and very much like an actual wood tiki but it is also very durable being molded with concrete or the like. The simulated tiki furniture may be made in multiples using the same mold.

Abstract: An improved communication system, receiver, and method are provided that can reduce input voltages received by the receiver whenever those voltages extend upward to the maximum common-mode voltage range. A detect circuit determines whether the input voltages are at or near the maximum range. If so, the detect circuit sends a control signal to a level shift circuit which will reduce the input voltages by a predefined amount. The reduced voltages can then be forwarded to a sense circuit which preferably operates at a power supply voltage that is less than the maximum differential input voltage (i.e., the maximum voltage on the differential pair of signals), or less than the maximum common-mode voltage of the differential input signals. The sense circuit can thereby operate at a relatively wide common-mode voltage range, and utilizes a lower power supply voltage.

Abstract: The process provides particulate flavor compositions having a flavor oil fixed in a particulate polyol material. It consists in mixing a mono- or disaccharide, a polysaccharide and water with a minor but flavor effective amount of a flavor oil such that the resulting particular flavor compositions possess a Tg below room temperature, and extruding the resulting homogeneous substrate at a temperature to form a melt which on cooling solidifies as a hard rubbery amorphous material having the flavor oil entrapped therein.

Abstract: A device for carrying out chemical or clinical testing of a liquid sample, for example a urine sample, by a specific binding assay, said device comprising a test compoenent (2) which has a sensitised solid surface (2a) carrying an immobilized component of a specific binding pair relevant to the essay, and a handling piece (1), and characterized in that the test component (2) bearing the sensitized surface (2a) is removably mounted in spaced relationship with a removably mounted accessory component (4) carrying an accessory solid surface (5), and in that there is a space (4a) between the sensitized surface (2a) and the removable accessory component (4) to act as a container for sample liquid, so that when the device is contacted with a sample liquid source or immersed in liquid which is to provide the test sample, liquid of the sample can enter the space (4a) to contact the sensitized surface (2a), and the accessory surface (5) acts to retain and contain sample liquid in contact with the sensitized surface (2a

Abstract: Compositions or spices in the form of leaves, powders or particles are flavored with an emulsion containing an active volatile flavoring substance by directly spraying the exposed surface with the emulsion comprising the flavoring substance mixed with a solid film-building vehicle and an emulsifying agent.A flavoring process of this kind is particularly suitable for flavoring tea or products for preparing infusions or decoctions or spices, or for perfuming solid materials used for packaging.

Abstract: A device for carrying out chemical or clinical testing of a liquid sample, for example a urine sample, by a specific binding assay, said device comprising a test component (2) which has a sensitized solid surface (2a) carrying an immobilized component of a specific binding pair relevant to the assay, and a handling piece (1), and characterized in that the test component (2) bearing the sensitized surface (2a) is removably mounted in spaced relationship with a removably mounted accessory component (4) carrying an accessory solid surface (5), and in that there is a space (4a) between the sensitized surface (2a) and the removable accessory component (4) to act as a container for sample liquid, so that when the device is contacted with a sample liquid source or immersed in liquid which is to provide the test sample, liquid of the sample can enter the space (4a) to contact the sensitized surface (2a), and the accessory surface (5) acts to retain and contain sample liquid in contact with the sensitized surface (2a)

Abstract: The process provides particulate flavor compositions having a flavor oil fixed in a particulate polyol material. It consists in mixing a mono- or disaccharide, a polysaccharide and water with a minor but flavor effective amount of a flavor oil such that the resulting particular flavor compositions possess a Tg below room temperature, and extruding the resulting homogeneous substrate at a temperature to form a melt which on cooling solidifies as a hard rubbery amorphous material having the flavor oil entrapped therein.