If a material that selectively rejects the daughter nuclide is heated, any daughter nuclides that have been accumulated over time will be lost through diffusion, setting the isotopic " clock " to zero.

As an example, in the area of personal computers, some BIOS writers include the ability to disable spread-spectrum clock generation as a user setting, thereby defeating the object of the EMI regulations.

Auto Sync allows users to specify criteria such as recently added music or highest rated songs, by which media will be automatically synchronized with the portable device and other advanced features like setting the clock on the portable device automatically, communicating with the device to retrieve the user's preferences.

When the SCC's internal PLL was used to lock to the clock embedded in the LocalTalk serial data stream ( using its FM0 encoding method ) a divide-by-16 setting on the PLL yielded the fastest rate available, namely 230. 4 kbit / s.

This was a Thomas Cooke equatorial with setting circles and a driving clock.

Since having a clock multiplier of four was not part of the original Socket 3 design, AMD made the 5x86 accept a 2x setting from the motherboard and instead operate at a rate of 4x.

Therefore, it could be wise to set this middle-stage prior to " serious " overclocking, specifically because of this fallback ability ; the card can drop down to this clock rate, reducing by a few ( or sometimes a few dozen, depending on the setting ) percent of its efficiency and cool down, without dropping out of 3D mode ( and afterwards return to the desired high performance clock and voltage settings ).

This means there is an internal clock multiplier setting ( also called bus / core ratio ) of 8.

CPU locking is the process of permanently setting a CPU's clock multiplier.

On Linux systems, the load-average is not calculated on each clock tick, but driven by a variable value that is based on the Hz frequency setting and tested on each clock tick.

In certain episodes, the clock-entrance is opened by setting the hands of the clock the time Bruce's parents were killed ( similar to certain comic book stories ), while in The New Batman Adventures, Batman Beyond, and Justice League, the pendulum is pulled from behind the face of the clock to unlock the entrance.

After setting the Tamagotchi unit's clock, the egg will wiggle for several minutes, and then hatch into a small pet.

In later versions, inputting the player's name and birthday is also required when setting the clock, and at birth, the player can name the pet and learn of its family group and / or gender.

In addition to setting the clock frequency, the master must also configure the clock polarity and phase with respect to the data.

( The basic PC had required either manual setting of its software clock using and commands, or the addition of an accessory expansion card with real-time clock, to avoid the default file date.

Construction of a new county courthouse was well underway in 1885, the setting of Back to the Future Part 3, in which a new clock was dedicated for the building.

At 7 o ' clock, the archbishop conducts Our Lady's image to the carriage as the bells toll and the fireworks explode, thus setting the beginning of the biggest religious event of Latin America.

There is a limit to CPU overclocking, as digital circuits are limited by physical factors such as propagation delay which increases with ( among other factors ) operating temperature ; consequently most overclocking applications have software-imposed limits on the multiplier and external clock setting.

The style and setting of the game, in a relatively modern time period, created an emphasis on real-life settings, character research, and thinking one's way around trouble.

The defining genre of the period was arguably the Heimatfilm (" homeland film "), in which morally simplistic tales of love and family were played out in a rural setting, often in the mountains of Bavaria, Austria or Switzerland.

The genre was also a heavy influence on more mainstream writers, such as Charles Dickens, who read Gothic novels as a teenager and incorporated their gloomy atmosphere and melodrama into his own works, shifting them to a more modern period and an urban setting, including Oliver Twist ( 1837-8 ), Bleak House ( 1854 ) ( Mighall 2003 ) and Great Expectations ( 1860 – 61 ).

Hence, the need for setting up an institution which would impart education along nationalist lines was strongly felt by the luminaries of the period.

This trend towards placing Arthur in a historical setting is also apparent in historical and fantasy novels published during this period.

Minimum wage rates vary greatly across many different jurisdictions, not only in setting a particular amount of money ( e. g. US $ 7. 25 per hour under U. S. Federal law ( or 2. 13 for employees who receive tips, known as the tipped minimum wage ), $ 9. 04 in the U. S. state of Washington, and £ 6. 08 ( for those aged 21 +) in the United Kingdom ), but also in terms of which pay period ( e. g. Russia and China set monthly minimums ) or the scope of coverage.

* 1952 – In Cilaos, Réunion, 1870 mm ( 73 inches ) of rain falls in a 24 hour period, setting a new world record ( March 15 through March 16 ).

Similarly, ovens may be used for Passover either by setting the self-cleaning function to the highest degree for a certain period of time, or by applying a blow torch to the interior until the oven glows red hot ( a process called libun gamur ).

Though his films range widely in setting and period, they frequently showcase memorable imagery of urban environments, whether 12th century Jerusalem ( Kingdom of Heaven ), contemporary Osaka ( Black Rain ) or Mogadishu ( Black Hawk Down ), or the future cityscapes of Blade Runner.

Usually a short story focuses on one incident ; has a single plot, a single setting, and a small number of characters ; and covers a short period of time.

For instance the default setting was " Milieu 0 ", set about 1200 years prior to the time period laid out in the original Traveller.

Thus began the Hellenistic age, a period characterized by a more absolute approach to rule, with Greek kings taking on royal trappings and setting up hereditary successions.

Elijah Moshinsky directed the 1983 made-for-television videotaped production, ignoring the ancient British period setting in favour of a more timeless and snow-laden atmosphere inspired by Rembrandt and his contemporary Dutch painters.

They are often called costume dramas, since they emphasise the world of a period setting: historical pageantry, costuming and wardrobes, locale, spectacle, decor and a sweeping visual style.

Its basic subject matter and setting — love at the Heian court — are those of the romance, and its cultural assumptions are those of the mid-Heian period, but Murasaki Shikibu's unique genius has made the work for many a powerful statement of human relationships, the impossibility of permanent happiness in love ... and the vital importance, in a world of sorrows, of sensitivity to the feelings of others.

The madrigal, a partsong conceived for amateurs to sing in a chamber setting, originated at this period.

De Camp also wrote historical fiction, set in the era of classical antiquity from the height of the Persian Empire to the waning of the Hellenistic period, which forms a loosely-connected series based on their common setting and occasional cross references.

Since Burton disliked wearing period clothing, Gielgud conceived a production in a " rehearsal " setting with a half-finished set and actors wearing their street clothes ( carefully selected while the production really was in rehearsal ).

Other films, such as Brazil, A Series of Unfortunate Events, or Richard III may create worlds so full of various conflicting anachronisms as to create a unique stylistic environment that lacks a specific period setting.

Improvements in our understanding of the Viking period have done surprisingly little to falsify Haggard's imagination of its setting, and the book should still hold appeal to any reader interested in the period.

In the 2nd, The Iceman was even better, setting a single period record with 33 points.

When Belisarius eventually returned to Italy, Procopius relates that " during a space of five years he did not succeed once in setting foot on any part of the land ... except where some fortress was, but during this whole period he kept sailing about visiting one port after another.

102. 166 ( 2001 ) ( foreseeing manual recounts during the protest period ), with 102. 111 ( setting what is arguably too short a deadline for manual recounts to be conducted ); compare 102. 112 ( 1 ) ( stating that the Secretary " may " ignore late returns ), with 102. 111 ( 1 ) ( stating that the Secretary " shall " ignore late returns ).