The present invention concerns a method for welding the far ends of two elongated elements together, whereby the above-mentioned far ends are heated up to forging temperature by rotating a ring clamped between them. The baffles are arranged in at least first and second vertically spaced levels in successively lower position, each of the first and second levels including a row of at least two baffles oriented parallel to one another and inclined from horizontal so as to facilitate movement of the solid particles and provide the maximum area for flow. An executed plan notifies, by various user-defined means, actively or pre-defined parties in a near simultaneous fashion of security communications, notifications, directives andor information. Examples of label values can include VLAN Ids or Multi-protocol Label Switching labels. In at least some embodiments, a divider circuit provides a clock signal in one clock domain that has a rising edge located very close to the falling edge of a system clock in another clock domain.