A plurality of cells are abutted against each other and electrically connected on the short sides of rectangular battery housings, and binding plates disposed on both long sides are tied together with binding bands to integrally link the cells. Each observation interval is many times longer than the sample period of the input series. The entity validation and inference unit can also provide information regarding attributes, relations, and behaviors of an entity using the associated registered rules in response to a query. The apparatus also includes a strap having a mounting end fixedly associated with the other of the first and second steering column members. The multipliers can be implemented in the adderaccumulators by clocking the adderaccumulators by corresponding counts determined from the measurement data and lower-order exponentiations. The latch can be hingeably coupled to a back portion of the housing such that the latch is configured to rotate, via the hinge coupling, from a closed position to an open position.