Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-layer, opaque, biaxially-oriented polyolefin film with a thickness of at least 40 ?m including a vacuole-containing base layer B and intermediate layers Z applied on both sides thereof of at least 70% by weight of a propylene homopolymer, and with a thickness of at least 3 ?m and a covering layer D on both sides thereof of a mixture of incompatible polymers and respectively a surface roughness Rz of at least 2.5 ?m (with a cut-off of 0.25 mm). The invention also relates to the use of this film as a wrap-around label.

Abstract: The device is a holder. Within the holder is a cleaning solution for cleaning the face of the golf club. Attach to the holder is a bristle brush. The holder clips to a golf bag. The golfer after each shot takes the container of clean solution and puts some solution on the face of the club and cleans the face of the club with the bristle brush. On the holder is a place to hold golf tees and a divot fixer and ball marker.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-layer, opaque, biaxially-oriented polyolefin film with a thickness of at least 40 ?m of a vacuole-containing base layer B and intermediate layers Z applied on both sides thereof of at least 70% by weight of a propylene homopolymer, and with a thickness of at least 3 ?m and a covering layer D on both sides thereof of a mixture of incompatible polymers and respectively a surface roughness Rz of at least 2.5 ?m (with a cut-off of 0.25 mm). The invention also relates to the use of this film as a wrap-around label.

Abstract: A hive of computing engines, typically including clients, request handlers, and process handlers, is used to process of a processing job in order to determine a processing result. A client assigns a processing job to a request handler, which assigns the processing job to one or more processing handlers. One implementation uses one or more volunteer operations to identify the request handler, and/or the one or more process handlers. One implementation updates the request handler with state information related to the partial processing of the processing job such that the completion of the processing job can be assigned to other one or more process handlers, such as, but not limited to, in response to a detected error condition.

Abstract: A hive of computing engines, typically including clients, request handlers, process handlers, and task handlers, is used to process of a processing job in order to determine a processing result. A client assigns a processing job to a request handler, which assigns the processing job to a processing handler, which typically assigns one or more tasks of the processing job to one or more task handlers. One implementation uses one or more volunteer operations to identify the request handler, the process handler, and/or one or more task handlers. One implementation updates the request handler and/or the process handler with state information related to the partial processing of the processing job such that the completion of the processing job can be assigned to other process and/or task handlers, such as, but not limited to, in response to a detected error condition.

Abstract: Disclosed are mechanisms for reliably storing information across multiple computers networked together, where each of these computers may or may not be a hive node of a hive. This information includes multiple information units. At least one protection unit is generated based on the information units such that the information can be recreated using less than all of these information units and at least one protection unit. A data unit is defined as one or more information units, one or more protection units, or a combination of information and protection units, with each information unit being included in at least one of the data units and each protection unit being included in at least one of the data units. A operation is initiated to store on each of the computers at least one data unit, such that each data unit is stored in at least one of the computers.

Abstract: A hive of computing engines, typically including request handlers and process handlers, is used to process information. One implementation includes a request region including multiple request handlers and multiple processing regions, each typically including multiple process handlers. Each request handler is configured to respond to a client service request of a processing job, and if identified to handle the processing job: to query one or more of the processing regions to identify and assign a particular process handler to service the processing job, and to receive a processing result from the particular process handler. Each of the process handlers is configured to respond to such a query, and if identified as the particular process handler: to service the processing job, to process the processing job, to update said identified request handler with state information pertaining to partial processing of said processing job, and to communicate the processing result to the identified request handler.