Connecting ends on a hose piece comprising several metal layers, in particular a strip wound metal hose piece, are produced by fixing the overlapping metal layers of a hose of larger length or of an endless hose in the region of the point of separation through welding and subsequently cutting off the hose piece from the longer hose or the endless hose. The non-flowing products are products such as tuna fish, chicken, bacon and other products which neither flow easily nor behave like fluids. After the target molecule has bound to the capture agents, it is modified using a label. A bracket attached to the top of the pole has a cantilever arm pivotally attached by a spring loaded pulley. In a fourth aspect, a method for making alterations to said historical records of data backup activity is disclosed.