Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for selecting a resource manager to satisfy a service request. A catalog indicating a plurality of resource managers and at least one service offered by the resource managers is provided. Further provided is resource manager information indicating resource availability information for resource managers offering at least one service. A request for a requested service from a subscriber is received. The catalog is processed to identify resource managers publishing the requested service and the resource manager information is processed to determine at least one identified resource manager publishing the requested service that also satisfies at least one rule applicable to the service request.

Abstract: In an open-atmosphere powdered flame spray gun and method of spray application, a plurality of passageways extending through the gun body delivers a powderized thermoplastic, combustion air, and a fuel into an open mixing and combustion chamber defined by a hood about the body. The resultant mixture ignites melting the plastic, which is then expelled from the chamber by a source of propelling air so as to provide a plastic coating about a desired object.