In a method for manufacturing an annular scale from a measuring strip, the ends of a measuring strip are welded together, and the shortening of the scale-division marks in the joint region caused by the welding operation is compensated by a subsequent rolling operation. The fruit has a smooth, black, acidic flavored skin. In certain instances, numbers that are designated as private may show up on a called party’s caller identification terminal since the caller identification block for the private number was not properly requested at the time of requesting a private number. There may be a number of adjustable needle rollers. In a different embodiment the grooves are between rows of hump-shaped protuberances. The method provides for a high transfer rate and minimizes the jitter.