A method of producing a calcined raw meal and of producing additional steam in an existing steam generator comprises the following steps: pulverized raw meal, hydrocarbon, primary air and secondary air are fed to a calciner system, wherein the raw meal is calcined in a temperature range between 850 C. Also a method recover the timing of MPEG packets including accepting a serial bit stream containing packets of compressed media streams, and ascertaining if the stream includes information indicating that the bit stream has a DVB-ASI form with stuffing words discarded and with indicating information added. In one embodiment, the heat transfer element includes a cylindrical wall that slides between the sleeve wall and the liner to facilitate faster heating. That is, normally the strobes are all fired at the same time in response to sync signals applied to their sync trigger circuits, but in the event the sync signal is lacking the strobes will continue to flash, each at a rate determined by its internal timer.