A bird deterrent has a base and at least one branched spike extending from the base. The apparatus has a bandwidth adaptation processor configured to adapt a bandwidth of the code word to at least part of a bandwidth of the original material item, and an encoder configured to combine the bandwidth adapted code word with a copy of the original material item. The slurry has a consistency that throughout the process does not exceed 20%. At least the current display portion of the memory is designated as an ASV buffer and a frame buffer management scheme is changed so as to preserve the ASV buffer. Each TMDT contains a plurality of time-indexed entries, each entry containing metadata describing a segment of the corresponding data file. The inductive coil can enable contact less energy transfer from the connector to an energy storage device operatively coupled to an electronic product.