A method of making a composite element including: forming a sheet of an at least partially ordered liquid crystal polymer having at least a first general direction, a liquid crystal material having at least a second general direction distributed within at least a portion of the liquid crystal polymer; and at least one photochromic-dichroic compound having an average absorption ratio of at least 1. The methods include reacting the feedstock with a low-weight olefin in the presence of a metathesis catalyst under conditions sufficient to form a metathesized product. Each of the engines in the family includes at least one cylinder with identical top end packages. The switch unit is fixed to the side portion of a pad portion of a steering wheel, so that the operating knobs protrude to a space between the inner circumference of a ring portion and the pad portion. An additional transistor is digitally controlled to drive up operating voltage and current upon issuance of an active command representing read, write, andor refresh of memory. The security device combines a scissor clip designed to connect to the built-in security slot in computer equipment, a cable, and a lock.