A storage and data management system establishes a data transfer pipeline between an application and a storage media using a source data mover and a destination data mover. The connections are monitored to select one or more connections as the active connection. The holding-sheath further has a protection portion extending therefrom so as to protect at least a button, switch, or connecting portion of the device from being contaminated. These techniques can include sending two waveforms into a region of interest, where the second waveform is designed based on knowledge about the first waveform. Finally, the article of footwear may include asymmetric side flaps extending downward from an upper plate so as to overlap a midsole. The inter-RF network node communication may allow the coordination of RFID tag memory and functionality.