An advance arrangement controls timing of fuel delivery by a fuel pump for use in an engine. The methods allow direct calculation of the data storage and index storage requirements for a data base table, the methods based in part on the page size, the record length, and the number of records. At least one data tuple is sent from a data supplier to a data user. Therefore, the texture of images can be more accurately expressed, and an image can be more efficiently and rapidly retrieved. The strip is moved from an unloader and into an opening of the inverter with the lugs. The metal substrate tape obtains a surface smoothness that is suitable for the subsequent deposition of a buffer layer.