In a golf ball comprising a core, an intermediate layer, and a cover, the core or the cover is provided with a plurality of protrusions penetrating into the intermediate layer, and the material of the protrusions has at least 8 units higher Shore D hardness than the material of the intermediate layer. The present invention provides a particulate formulation containing drug particles and a first coating layer coating the drug particles and characterized in that the first coating layer contains a water-insoluble polymer, inorganic particles, andor a lipid component and the lipid component contains a C15 or higher fatty acid. Preferably, the fabric also includes a foam layer located between the fabric layers. An active pulldown module coupled to the output of the switch. The method still further includes detecting an access to the machine code instruction in the joinpoint for execution by a processor.