Several prediction and coding schemes are combined to optimize performance in terms of the rate-distortion-complexity tradeoffs. is selective to liquid penetrants depending on the size and polarity of the penetrants, and more specifically, the membrane has sufficient selectivity so as to be capable of allowing water to diffuse therethrough at a higher rate than virtually all organic liquids having a molecular weight higher than that of methanol. Based on the adjusted output value determined, the desired output medium is then printed or otherwise marked using the output value. The present invention specifically teaches that the opening and channel leads horizontally into the device, and that the height of the opening, channel and measurement chamber is only high enough to receive the vessel assembly. If an output module is unable to process a required cell it sets a retry vector resident on the bus and the input module modifies the multicast vector to indicate only those output module which failed to process a required cell. The refrigerator further includes a user interface operatively connected to the cabinet, the user interface having a display and being configured to identify a user of the beverage dispensing system and customize beverage settings and preferences associated with the user.