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Supplier: Heat Exchange & Transfer, Inc.
Description: . KM Series standard components include an electric heater, centrifugal oil circulation pump with air cooled mechanical seal, system isolation valves thermal expansion tank (shipped separately), and a control center all mounted on a drip proof base. The KMS Series is constructed using all
- Fluid Transfer Specifications: Heating Only, Heating and Cooling
- Operating Temperature: 550 F
- Media Flow Rate: 35 GPM
- Discharge Pressure: 150 psi
Supplier: Black Box
Description: Dynamic Fiber Conversion System, T1/E1 Copper to 1310-nm Multimode Duplex Fiber, 5 km, ST
- Form Factor: Module
- Primary Network: Multimode Fiber
Supplier: Microwave Photonic Systems, Inc.
Description: transmission distances up to 50 km. An optional extended-range configuration can be specified that increases the link range to 80 km. The system's optical conversion process is functionally independent of the IF carrier's data modulation format. The links have low noise and high dynamic range characteristics
- Form Factor: Module
- Primary Network: Other
- Secondary Network: Single Mode Fiber
- Primary Port Connectors: Other
Description: The purpose of this article is to describe a system based on a communication interface cheap and easy to be implemented that can control microprocessed systems using the common serial gate of a Personal Computer (PC) †the Recommended Standard 232 (RS232) port †by way
Supplier: IHS Product Design
Description: HYPOTHETICAL REFERENCE CIRCUIT OF 5000 KM FOR ANALOGUE SYSTEMS
Description: clamping systems range from the classic collet chuck holder to Weldon and hydro extension to Capto, KM, ABS and HSK. The applications range from classic CNC lathes to highly complex turning milling centers. The rapid change system EWS-Varia has set a standard for a flexible modular system. With its
- Holder Type: Drill Chuck
- Live / Static: Live / Driven
- Machine Mount: Capto®, HSK, Other
Supplier: American Petroleum Institute (API)
Description: Summary This API-sponsored experimental program provided data on three critical factors affecting automotive sulfate emissions: gasoline sulfur level, catalyst system and testing mode. The program was designed to study gasoline sulfur effect, the other factors were by-products. Four catalyst
Supplier: CSA Group
Description: four-point strap-type systems, as well as docking and clamping devices. This Standard places particular emphasis on the requirements for the dynamic performance of MASOR systems in a 48 km/h (30 mph), 20 g frontal impact and does not determine suitability for side or rear vehicle impact, or impacts
Description: ISO 5010:2007 specifies steering system tests and performance criteria for evaluating the steering capability of rubber-tyred, self-propelled earth-moving machines having a machine speed, determined in accordance with ISO 6014, greater than 20 km/h. It is applicable to dozers, loaders, back-hoe
Supplier: ASTM International
Description: . The two test sites were 60 km apart; one was rigid pavement and the other was flexible pavement. Two VRS systems were adopted: (1) A VRS system developed by Taiwan Control Signal Co., Limited and (2) Virtual Base Station Real-Time Kinematic (also called e-GPS system) from Taiwan National Land
Supplier: Macawber Group
Description: conveying up to 1 km. Can handle up to 100 t/h depending on distance. Air consumption is minimized compared to other pneumatic conveying systems. Dust-less, fully enclosed system maintains environment and adheres to federal and local requirements.
- Conveyor Type: Pneumatic / Vacuum Conveyor
- Mass Flow of Material: 3333 lbs/min
Supplier: European Automation
Description: Servo Motor
Description: the special aspects of the HEMP threat to electrical/electronic systems that are connected and distributed in nature. In particular a nuclear burst at a typical altitude of 100 km will illuminate the Earth to a ground radius from the point directly under the burst to a range of 1 100 km. This means that any
Supplier: Festo Corporation
Description: Adapter FSS-KM-8-12 Plug kit Nominal size=2 mm, Operating pressure=-0,9 - 8 bar, Ambient temperature=-10 - 60 °C
- Maximum Pressure: -13.05 to 116 psi
- Temperature Range: 14 to 140 F
- Application: Pneumatic (Compressed Air)
Supplier: American Water Works Association (AWWA)
Description: in south Florida. They studied the city's 300-mi (480-km) freshwater canal system to determine how much water would be available for a citywide irrigation system that would be supplemented by reuse of wastewater. Test wells were drilled over the 114-sq mi (295-km2) area of Cape Coral to assess
Supplier: Ofil Ltd.
Description: software and to suit specific individual needs of railways companies Features Fit for inspection under any light and weather conditions Position system Automatic corona detection Automatic post inspection software Full Automatic focus for both UV and Visible channels Automatic blob counting
Supplier: S.I. Tech, Inc.
Description: Rack) *1300 nanometers is an option for 5 km or longer system
- Form Factor: Module
- Primary Network: Other
- Secondary Network: Single Mode Fiber, Multimode Fiber
- Primary Port Connectors: BNC, Other
Supplier: Microwave Photonic Systems, Inc.
Description: base station complex interconnected with as much as 50 km of optical cabling. The OFW-2320TRX is compatible with various radio transceivers and can replace the conventional RF Coax Cables that interconnect the transceivers to their respective antennas. The system function is independent of the RF
- Cable Type: Single Mode
- Wavelength: 1310 to 1550 nm
- Bandwidth: 2.50E9 Hz
- Light Source: Laser Diode
Supplier: Moog Components Group
Description: signal at full 4:2:2 sampling including ancillary data. The 914-HDM can be used as a standalone card or optically integrated into a 914 system stack via CWDM modules. Optical power budgets are typically 20 - 26 dB over 10 km of singlemode fiber. Diagnostics are provided by on-board LEDs for optical
- Cable Type: Single Mode
- Connector: LC, SMA
- Number of Channels: 1
- Maximum Data Rate: 1.48E6 kbps
Supplier: Electromate
Description: . An ICS is a complete system, including the high-performance X-SEL motion controller and all necessary brackets, cables, and cable management. Various communication options available on the X-SEL controller ensure smooth integration. White papers are available detailing integration with various
- Stroke or X-Axis Travel: 15.75 inch
- Carriage Load: 30.87 lbs
- Rated Speed: 15.75 in/sec
- Base Length: 24.76 inch
Supplier: jbj Techniques Limited
Description: speed range immediately reversible high starting torque no counterpressure necessary when operated as a motor suitable for use as pumps with boosted system eminently suitable for control systems control of feed and discharge possible may be operated in parallel total efficiency up to 96% SAE
- Operating Torque: 841 In-lbs
- Operating Speed: 1800 rpm
- Operating Pressure: 2321 psi
- Power: 12.73 HP
Supplier: Electromate
Description: The IS Series of ballscrew-driven linear actuators is based on an extruded aluminum frame with a built-in linear motion guide system. An AC Servo motor provides closed-loop feedback to the motion controller. The IS series is designed for use with the SEL-E/G controller. The newer, more powerful
- Device Type: Rodless
- Actuation Type: Electrical
- Rated Speed: 39.37 in/sec
- Drive Specifications: Ball Screw
Supplier: Moog Components Group
Description: integrated into a larger 907 system via CWDM modules. Optical power budgets are typically 20-26 dB over 10 km of singlemode fiber. Enhanced diagnostics are supplied by on-board LEDs and through a dedicated Ethernet link when used with a diagnostics card (907-DIAG-E) and corresponding graphical user
- Multiplexer Type: Wavelength Division Multiplexer (WDM), Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexer (CWDM)
- Cable Type: Single Mode
- Connector Type: LC
- WDM Wavelength: 1310 nm / 1550 nm
Supplier: PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P.
Description: . On request: RS-422 for up to 1.4 km cable lengthPossible enhancements for C-887.11Analog interfaces/photometer cards for visible light (F-206.VVU) or the infrared light range (F-206.iiU)F-206.NCU fast piezo nano-alignment system for alignment with nanometer precision
- D/A Resolution: 32 bits
- Motor(s) / System(s) Controlled: AC Servo / Brushless Motor, Other
- Specialty Controllers: Other
- Supply Voltage (AC): 100 to 240 volts
Supplier: C&K Components
Description: Features/Benefits Reliable contact design Available with pretravel and overtravel RoHS compliant Typical Applications Alarm systems Computers Detector switch application
Description: ) single-mode category B1 fibre as shown in IEC 60793-1 and IEC 60793-2. In this wavelength region, the fibre has a positive dispersion coefficient that averages at about 17 ps/nm–km. There are two subcategories of such fibre. The cutoff wavelength of B1 fibre is low enough for the fibre
Supplier: C&K Components
Description: Features/Benefits Reliable contact design Available with pretravel and overtravel Extended overtravel option RoHS compliant Typical Applications Alarm systems Computers Detector switch application
Supplier: Grainger Industrial Supply
Description: Hot Wire Anemometer, Measures M/S, Km/H, Ft/Min, Mile/H, Knots, C/F
Supplier: Data Connect Enterprise, Inc.
Description: asynchronous, carrier sense short range modems allow RS-232 UNIX and similar systems to communicate up to 17 miles (27.4 Km) over two unconditioned twisted pair cables. The carrier sense feature allows these units to detect the presence of carrier (RTS) on the line, making them useful in applications
Supplier: Data Connect Enterprise, Inc.
Description: FEATURES SDH transmission solution for access networks, expands local loops to 60 km/37 miles Low power consumption and high reliability optimized for installation in outdoor cabinets Flexible configuration as an STM-1 terminal or Add&Drop Multiplexer (ADM) with full cross-connectivity
- Network Equipment Type: Multiplexer
- Area Network Type: LAN Capable
- Form Factor: Module
- Ports / Interfaces: BNC
Supplier: Dickow Pump Company, Inc.
Description: General DICKOW pumps the series KM are sealless centrifugal pumps. The static containment shell forms a closed system with hermetically sealed liquid end. Applications Magnetic driven KM-pumps are designed to improve plant and personnel safety. Especially when handling toxic, explosive or other
- Maximum Discharge Flow: 18492 GPH
- Maximum Discharge Pressure: 232 psi
- Media Temperature: 86 to 392 F
- Media Description: Chemicals
Supplier: KROHNE, Inc.
Description: . During the TÜV acceptance process, a series of leak tests were performed on an installed PipePatrol system on a 10-inch, 31 km pipeline in Northern Germany. Several leaks were simulated 22.4 km from the inlet by releasing Naphtha from the pipeline into a tanker truck at flowrates between 210
- Leak Detection Method: Other
- Specific Detectable Liquid Types: Water, Petroleum Based Products / Fuels
Supplier: Lapp Group
Description: UNITRONIC® BUS CC-Link provides high-speed communication, linking a wide range of automation devices with a single cable. CC-Link cables can be used in long distance network configurations up to 1.2 km (at 156 kbps).
- Product Category: Bulk Cable
- Application: Networking
- Standards: RoHS, UL Recognized Component Mark (US and Canadian)
Supplier: Thinklogical
Description: 3G SDI Fiber Optic Extension – Rack Mount Model The SDI Xtreme 3G+ product series is a compact, broadcast quality, SDI over fiber extension system. The rack mount system is a 1U chassis which houses four separate SDI modules, each of which supports two SD/HD signals or one 3G signal (as well
Supplier: Lapp Group
Description: High quality and durability are synonymous with the Lapp family of products, and the EPIC® line of industrial connectors is no exception. Whether the application is power, control or signal/data, EPIC® connectors offer performance you can count on, providing secure and reliable electrical
- Type: Non-metallic Cable Connector
- Material: Nylon® / Polyamide, Other
- Diameter: 0.7480 to 1.1 inch
- Mounting Size: 1.58 inch
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Multiplicity KM
Multiplicity KM. 2 port KM switch (keyboard and mouse) with audio routing. Compatible with HDMI, DVI, VGA, DisplayPort, PS2, wired and wireless devices. Download 30 Day Free Trial. Advanced Features Include: Seamlessly move control between computers with dedicated monitors. Copy/paste text and images between computers. Route audio from other PCs through one PC. . Compatible with ALL Video Connections and Scalable. Multiplicity operates with any combination of HDMI, DVI, VGA, DisplayPort... (read more)
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Pericom KM Series CMOS Crystal Oscillators
Pericom's KM Series CMOS Crystal Oscillators are the industry's smallest 32.768kHz crystal oscillator with a dimension of only 2.0mm x 1.6mm; its foot print saves over 30% of board space comparing with devices currently available on the market. These oscillators achieve superb stability over a broad range of operating conditions. The output clock signal is compatible with LVCMOS/LVTTL logic levels. The KM series is designed to meet the challenges of miniaturization while at the same time... (read more)
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Multicolor Fiber Optic Patch Cables
a custom quote. Learn More. Core: –62.5-micron multimode. –50-micron multimode. –10-GbE, OM3 50-micron multimode. –9-micron single-mode. Jacket: PVC or plenum. Length: 13 lengths from 1 to 30 meters. Connectors: ST, SC, LC, and MT-RJ in 10 combinations. Color: 12. (Violet, Orange, Blue, Black, Green, Gray, Brown, Red, Pink, White, Aqua, Yellow). . TECH SPECS. Attenuation — 62.5- µm: 850 nm: 2.9 dB/km; 1300 nm: 0.6 dB/km;. 50- µm: 850 nm: 2.4 dB/km... (read more)
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Microwave Photonic Systems, Inc.
2.25 GHz RF Analog Fiber Optic Transmitter
The MP-2300TX is designed to provide electrical-to-optical (E/O) conversion of broadband RF signals over a frequency range of 1.0 MHz to 2250 MHz. The transmitter utilizes a low noise, high dynamic range Fabry-Perot (FP) laser with intergrated temperature stability control. The transmitter operates over link distances up to 20 km. For distances up to 80 km, refer to the MP-2320TX transmitter series. The unit provides the user with status monitoring through the use of an onboard... (read more)
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ANSI & Vertical Pumps with Magnetic Coupling
General. DICKOW pumps the series KM are sealless centrifugal pumps. The static containment shell forms a closed system with hermetically sealed liquid end. Model AMB pumps match ANSI casing dimensions. Applications. Magnetic driven KM-pumps are designed to improve plant and personnel safety. Especially when handling toxic, explosive or other dangerous liquids which react on contact with the atmosphere. The KM-pumps operate maintenance-free and their containment shells replace double... (read more)
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Thin-wall signalling cables
As the amount of electrical equipment installed in trains rises, so does the need for an increasing number of cables. Today, there can be between 40 and 80 km of cable installed per 100 metre length of train. This makes use of space and weight of cabling a critical factor. As a result there is a high demand for cable that is as thin-walled and lightweight as possible, without reduction in the required fire protection. (read more)
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Skin Effect Heating Systems
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Micro Mini Media Converters
Duplex Fiber Micro Media Converters with. • SFP Slot (LMC400A). • Multimode, 1310-nm, 5 km, ST ® Connector (LMC401A). • Multimode, 1310-nm, 5 km, SC Connector (LMC402A). • Single-Mode, 1310-nm, 30 km, ST Connector (LMC403A). • Single-Mode, 1310-nm, 30 km, SC Connector (LMC404A). For Gigabit Ethernet fiber connections: 10-/100-/1000-Mbps Copper to 1000-Mbps Duplex Fiber Micro Media Converters with. • SFP Slot (LMC4000A). • Multimode, 850-nm, 0.5 km, ST Connector... (read more)
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Customize a fiber switch to almost any interface.
devices. Choose from multiple SFPs for single-mode and multimode fiber, from 1-Gigabit to 10-Gigabit networks. . SFPs, 155-Mbps Fiber with Extended Diagnostics. • Ideal for use with Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and 155-Mbps ATM. 850-nm Multimode, LC, 550 m. 1310-nm Multimode, LC, 2 km. 1310-nm Single-Mode, LC, 10 km. 1310-nm Single-Mode, LC, 30 km. . SFPs, 1250-Mbps Fiber with Extended Diagnostics. • Support for throughput up to 1250 Mbps makes these SFPs ideal for use... (read more)
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Macawber Group
Variflo ®
Specifically developed to meet long-distance conveying requirements, the Variflo mixes the best of the Denseveyor with the unique conveying needs encountered when moving material over long distances, typically over 500m. Where your conveying distance requirements are in excess of what can be achieved with Denseveyor; we have developed Variflo. Variflo can handle conveying distances up to 1 km; all while minimizing the air consumption and maintaining a clean environment with dust-free... (read more)
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Introduction to Knowledge Management: KM in Business
Introduction to Knowledge Management: KM in Business. Easy to read and user-friendly, this book introduces you to a wide range of knowledge management (KM) tools, techniques and terminology for enhancing innovation, communication and dedication among individuals and workgroups.
How to Control a 27-km-long Machine
creates beams with trillions of particles with energy equivalent to that of a 400-ton train traveling at 150 km/hr. Any stray particles deviating from the beam core can severely damage the machine. So collimators eliminate these particles to keep that from happening. There will eventually be over 150
Stealth KM: Winning Knowledge Management Strategies for the Public Sector
Stealth KM: Winning Knowledge Management Strategies for the Public Sector. Presenting an innovative way to drive successful knowledge management initiatives in the public sector, this book contains case studies and research data from successful public-sector KM implementations world-wide.
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The New Knowledge Management: Complexity, Learning, and Sustainable Innovation
The New Knowledge Management: Complexity, Learning, and Sustainable Innovation. This text introduces the concept of "second-generation knowledge management" to the business community, and bridges the gap between KM and the field of organizational learning.
Creating the Discipline of Knowledge Management: The Latest in University Research
Creating the Discipline of Knowledge Management: The Latest in University Research. Laying out the argument for KM as a separate academic discipline with its own body of knowledge, guiding principles, and professional society, this book presents cutting-edge scholarship already performed
WIMAX Explained
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In that respect, one must keep also before eyes that there isn't an ultimate KM system for all organizations.
Knowledge Management Systems
This result is confirmed by the 2001 KPMG study in which still Groupware (34%) was used by substantially fewer organizations than the integrative KMS systems with email/messaging (74%) being the most fre- quently used technology for KMS.
Knowledge Management for Development
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So im thinking of stripping a 66 combo thats in the bone yard for the rear deck. Its all there rollers, flip over board sections, trim work ect. to put into my 70. The 70 originally had a rack in it and not sure if i should try n hunt down the rack or go and modify the 66 deck to fit. Kinda up in the air if i should cut up the rear deck in the 70. $200 for complete rear deck with seats. Any ideas?????
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You received a verrrrrrrrrry good price for the complete '66 deck, including seats. I've seen reversible panels in great shape and others that became misaligned and caddywompus after being in use for a few years. Factor this into consideration: Can you have a skeleton rack made for less than the total cost (including labor) to supplant the '66 parts into your '70? Likelihood of finding a skeleton rack is, well...abysmal.
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Hey Atti thanks for the pics. I really would like to keep her original so to speak. But I still may take the yard up on the 66 parts. I wasnt sure if he was screwing me on price or not. Like i said everything is there. They have a few (11) other hearses in the yard also. He's even got (2) 59 crowns that will live the rest of thier lives there due to being sunk into the damn mud to the frame. I did take a few pics, I will try n get them posted.


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This hotel is located in Las Rozas de Madrid (Las Matas), close to Nuevo Club de Golf de Madrid, Spanish Soccer City, and Casino Gran Madrid. Local attractions also include Factory Las Rozas and Heron City.
Hotel Features
In addition to complimentary wireless Internet access, Hotel Plaza Las Matas provides dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and a meeting room.
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Televisions come with satellite channels. Guestrooms also feature complimentary wireless Internet access, air conditioning, and safes.
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Hotel Amenities
Hotel Plaza Las Matas features dry cleaning/laundry services and an elevator (lift). Event facilities measuring 1076 square feet (100 square meters) include a meeting room. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 57
- Number of floors - 2
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Free WiFi
- One meeting room
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Conference space size (feet) - 1076
- Conference space size (meters) - 100
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Satellite TV service
- In-room safe
- Free WiFi
- Free cribs/infant beds
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
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Check-in time starts at noon
Check-out time is noon
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- Breakfast fee: EUR 7.50 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: EUR 9.90 per day
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And that ended Stanton's career as a blunt, honest, and competent activist. The promise to never again criticize Griffin isn't really legally binding -- an American can't sign away the freedoms promised by the Bill of Rights. But Stanton considers it a moral obligation. And he doesn't want another court battle.
"I've learned that you can't fight corruption in Pompano Beach," he says. "It's not worth it."
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Lair of Lex. Lex is at his desk, studying a document in a folder. Papa Luthor walks in, saying that he has to talk to Lex and asking if he's alone. Lex says that it's just him and his shadow. Lex says that Lana is in Paris with Nell (Nasty Nell!?), shopping for a wedding dress. Papa Luthor is momentarily taken aback. He says it's good that Lana is out of the country, considering what's happening. Lex asks if this is about Dr. Caselli. Papa says that the doctor is the least of their worries: another LuthorCorp facility has been hit. He says that makes six, all of them affiliated with 33.1. Lex says that the only thing housed in those facilities is peripheral research; all the vital data is stored on the mainframe. Papa asks how long it'll be before that info is compromised, too. Papa is scared of what would happen if the public found out LuthorCorp is experimenting on people with abilities. Lex says that won't happen. He shows Papa Luthor what's in the folder, saying it's a single frame from a security camera that was on during a break-in. There's an orange blur. Also, there's a sign on a door that reads, "Prohibido Pasar." Lex says that the person responsible has the ability to move faster than a speeding bullet, and that person would make an interesting test subject for 33.1. Papa asks what Lex plans to do. Lex says that he's protecting their investment. He offers to walk Papa Luthor out.
As the Luthors walk, Li'l Flash appears next to the library, wearing sunglasses and the red hood. He speeds downstairs to Lex's laptop. Turns it around. Types in some information. Plugs in a flash drive. He copies folders to the flash drive. "Yeah I got it. Meet me at the rendezvous," Li'l Flash says into an earpiece. Then he flashes out of there.
Li'l Flash reappears in a warehouse area. He calls out, asking if they're going to do this or if the person he's meeting is going to lurk in the shadows all night. Green Arrow comes down via rope and lands behind Li'l Flash. "Just being careful," says Green Arrow in his deep, fake voice. He adds that he's not as fast as Li'l Flash. And...scene!
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We come back to that odd photo of an orange blur next to a door. Papa Luthor, rockin' the suspenders-over-business-attire '80s stockbroker look, is examining the photo in his office. Clark, rockin' the it-was-never-that-fashionable-to-begin-with farmboy look, enters. Papa Luthor takes off his glasses and says that he was just thinking about Clark. Only it was because of the magazine beneath the photo, Cut Inches Quarterly. Clark mopes that Papa Luthor has a funny way of showing it: "I've left a half a dozen messages." Yeah, Papa Luthor, answer your damn texts! "R U there" or not!? Papa Luthor says that he's been preoccupied. Clark accuses Papa Luthor of helping the doctor from Belle Reve to get out of jail. Papa Luthor says that his affiliation with Belle Reve is history. Papa comes around the desk and says that Clark appears to have an active interest in breaking into LuthorCorp. He passes Clark the blurred photo. Clark asks where it was taken. Papa Luthor says that it's from a LuthorCorp processing plant in Mexico. Papa tells Clark to be more careful if he's going to play games like this. Clark says that it's not him in the photo. "No? Who is it then?" asks Papa Luthor. Clark doesn't answer. We just go to the next scene.


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ŌĆśAll social engineering is preceded by verbal engineeringŌĆÖ
ŌĆōWilliam B. Smith, Verbal Engineering, 2002
Patricia Blewitt, the former Labour cabinet minister, now famous for more gaffs than a gap-toothed moose, has been spotted creeping around Westminster at a late hour by the ever vigilant Witch Doctor. Blewitt ŌĆō who numbers amongst her affiliations patronage of the pro-terminator pressure-group Dignity in Dying ŌĆō was busy urging her hon. Friends to gee-up and set about a Royal Commission on Assisted Dying; anything of a lesser stature simply would not do, she said. Her game ŌĆō to sneak in a Royal Commission in the twilight hours of this Government, since she is due to stand down at the forthcoming election ŌĆō was spotted by her hon. Pals and thrown out.
Tick Box Medicine
Dr NoŌĆÖs mother, a fit 80-something year old, recently attended an ophthalmology clinic, on the advice of her optician, and was told ŌĆō out of the blue, by a nurse ŌĆō she hadnŌĆÖt even seen a doctor - that a bed had been arranged for her to come in two days later to have her cataract removed. The nurse was most put out when Dr NoŌĆÖs mother ŌĆō who knows her mind very well ŌĆō said she had no intention of coming in for an operation she neither knew about, nor did she need. Yes, she does wear reading glasses ŌĆō but otherwise her eyesight is fine.
Revalido, ergo non sum
The one-time partly elected General Medical Council, now reincarnated as a State appointed Stasi, has started to rev up its revalidation machine.
Appraisal will change from an annual tea and biscuits affair into a game of Russian roulette. Multi-source 360 degree feedback will provide a Catherine Wheel display of our gaffs. Serious Untoward Incident reviews will expose out deepest faults. No amount of lists of dutifully conducted CPD will erase the stain of our failures. The Herr Obersturmf├╝hrer Appraiser will click his heels and pronounce our conduct inadequate; and the Herr Oberscharf├╝hrer Responsible Officer too will click his heels, and regret to inform us that he is unable to make zee rekommendation that we be revalidated. Our career will end, not with a bang, but with a click.
Ross Kemp on Gangs: The GMC
Medium shot of Kemp standing outside GMC Towers.
KEMP (to camera): IŌĆÖm on my way to meet a gang that has been regularly mixed up in spurious allegations, career assassination, perjury and perverting the course of justice. A truly notorious gang who have been terrorising innocent doctors for more than 150 years, while at the same time always looking after their own. A gang so fearsome in its reputation that its victims refer to it only by its initials. It is the gang simply known as (dramatic pause) The GMC.
Alma Mater
Today is Mothering Sunday, the day when we thank and honour the mother who has nurtured us. Dr No has been doing his filial duty - when it comes to Mothering Sunday even Dr No says 'Yes' - but thinking of nurturing set him thinking of the other nurturances and influences that have shaped the way he is. There are a number, but without doubt many cluster round his years as a medical student, when a young, volatile, opinionated, yet still malleable teenager was transformed at the anvil of apprenticeship into a brash and brittle junior Dr No, who walked the wards burning bright from the heat of the forge.
Most Drugs DonŌĆÖt Work
One of the most bizarre facts about modern medicine is that most of the time, for most people, most drugs donŌĆÖt work. Naturally, this is something that Big Pharma is keen to keep hidden. Even most doctors are only dimly aware that most of the drugs they peddle might not always be what they are cracked up to be. At a time when drug companies and doctors are pushing ever more pills onto ever more patients, we should perhaps be a little more savvy about the pharmaceutical pact we enter into when we agree to pop pills.
For hundreds of years, doctors had few effective drugs at their disposal. Those that they did have were either herbal toxins used in small doses - opium, digitalis, quinine and the like, which most certainly did and do work - or so-called ŌĆ£tonicsŌĆØ ŌĆō dubious placebos that nonetheless pleased the doctor and his patient.
Database State
We have seen in recent times how secure our national databases are. HM Revenue & Customs, the Ministry of Defence, the Department of Health, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have all been reprimanded for serious ŌĆślapsesŌĆÖ that have put at risk the personal data of millions of UK subjects. On a wider scale, The Information Commissioner reported in January that there had been over 400 data breaches by government and the NHS in the past two years. Last month, the national childrenŌĆÖs database, which records details of EnglandŌĆÖs 11 million under 18 year olds, was described as ŌĆśnot stableŌĆÖ ŌĆō official-speak for yet another security breach. Our national databases, it seems, are about as secure as a paper bag full of water.
Trust Me, IŌĆÖm a Trust
The Orwellian coup of calling the corporate bodies that run the NHS ŌĆśtrustsŌĆÖ ŌĆō with the comforting overtones of propriety and trustworthiness - hides the fact that underneath the surface they are like any other corporation: selfish, secretive and psychopathic.
Dr No was brought to this cheerful observation by a dull but worthy documentary aired by BBC2 last week. Fronted by a man with a puffy dial whose every alternate sentence started ŌĆśI wanted to find outŌĆ"ŌĆÖ, Why Did You Kill my Dad? was an over-scripted attempt to, err, find out ŌĆśthe true scale and [human] cost of killings by the mentally ill in Britain todayŌĆÖ.
Virgin Shags Assura
Big business is all about big branding, and nobody does branding better than Branson. His red logo is just about everywhere ŌĆō travel, banks, media, mobiles, you name it ŌĆō except healthcare. Until now, that is. Earlier this week, the Virgin Group bagged a three quarter share in Assura Medical, the company that runs the Khazi Klinics.
Virgin have been sniffing the panties of healthcare for some time, but, like most novices, were for some time unsure about how to proceed. ŌĆ£For us, this is the culmination of what has probably been five years of knowing we wanted to be in this space but really not finding the right entry point,ŌĆØ said Gordon McCallum, chief executive of Virgin Management. Now they have found the ŌĆśentry pointŌĆÖ, the shagging can begin in earnest.
Why Revalidation is Wicked
In its proper form, the doctor-patient relationship is not unlike a marriage. It is founded, above all else, on trust.
The essence of trust is an implicit assumption of the benevolence of the other. Good marriages do not rely on annual appraisal folders, multi-source feedback or revalidation to stay on course; instead the partners simply trust each other. Indeed, the very concept of needing to re-establish trust periodically would be laughable. Why then do the medical revalidatchiks ŌĆō the Obersturmf├╝hrer Marshalls of this world ŌĆō insist that we must replace implicit trust with explicit checking; and that revalidation is now a professional imperative, a ŌĆścore professional activity and responsibilityŌĆÖ that we doctors ignore at out peril?


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National Oilwell Varco And Ameron Announce Early Termination Of HSR Waiting Period
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV) and Ameron International Corporation (NYSE:AMN) announced today that they have received notice from the Department of Justice of early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) in connection with NOV's proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Ameron common stock. The transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by Ameron's stockholders. A special meeting of Ameron's stockholders will take place on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. NOV and Ameron expect the merger to close as soon as reasonably practicable after approval by Ameron's stockholders.
Ameron is a multinational manufacturer of highly-engineered products and materials for the chemical, industrial, energy, transportation and infrastructure markets. Ameron is a leading producer of fiberglass-composite pipe for transporting oil, chemicals and corrosive fluids, and specialized materials and products used in infrastructure projects, such as poles and construction materials in Hawaii. Ameron is also a leading provider of water transmission lines and fabricated steel products, such as wind towers. Ameron operates businesses in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, has a presence through affiliated companies in the Middle East, and has approximately 2,900 employees and 25 manufacturing locations on a worldwide basis.
NOV is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of equipment and components used in oil and gas drilling and production operations, the provision of oilfield services, and supply chain integration services to the upstream oil and gas industry.
Statements made in this press release that are forward-looking in nature are intended to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements relate to a variety of matters, including but not limited to: the timing and anticipated completion of the proposed transaction and other statements that are not purely statements of historical fact. These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of Ameron and NOV and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and, except as required by law, neither Ameron nor NOV undertakes any obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Food was as always very good and a large choice, breakfast, lunch and dinner, there was something for everyone. There are three other restaurants that you can book instead of the buffet restaurant, but we still preferred the variety of food at the buffet. The waiters and staff including Augusto, who made us feel so welcome. As with the bar staff who were really good, even Jackie at the pool bar.
My son and daughter in law came with us which was their honeymoon. They were upgraded and a basket of fruit and bottle of rum, welcomed them in their room. Also given a romantic meal served to them on the beach on the Saturday evening.
I can only repeat that it is such a wonderful place for a holiday, we have been there a few times and booked another two holidays there. It speaks for itself. We were sorry to come home.
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Energies 2012, 5(10), 3928-3947; doi:10.3390/en5103928
Some Chemical Compositional Changes in Miscanthus and White Oak Sawdust Samples during Torrefaction
Received: 13 July 2012 / Accepted: 19 September 2012 / Published: 16 October 2012
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Abstract: Torrefaction tests on miscanthus and white oak sawdust were conducted in a bubbling sand bed reactor to see the effect of temperature and residence time on the chemical composition. Process conditions for miscanthus and white oak sawdust were 250–350 °C for 30–120 min and 220–270 °C for 30 min, respectively. Torrefaction of miscanthus at 250 °C and a residence time of 30 min resulted in a significant decrease in moisture—about 82.68%—but the other components—hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, and volatiles—changed only marginally. Increasing torrefaction temperatures to 350 °C with a residence time of 120 min further reduced the moisture content to 0.54%, with a significant decrease in the hydrogen, nitrogen, and volatiles by 58.29%, 14.28%, and 70.45%, respectively. Regression equations developed for the moisture, hydrogen, nitrogen, and volatile content of the samples with respect to torrefaction temperature and time have adequately described the changes in chemical composition based on R2 values of >0.82. Surface plots based on the regression equation indicate that torrefaction temperatures of 280–350 °C with residence times of 30–120 min can help reduce moisture, nitrogen, and volatile content from 1.13% to 0.6%, 0.27% to 0.23%, and 79% to 23%, with respect to initial values. Trends of chemical compositional changes in white oak sawdust are similar to miscanthus. Torrefaction temperatures of 270 °C and a 30 min residence time reduced the moisture, volatiles, hydrogen, and nitrogen content by about 79%, 17.88%, 20%, and 5.88%, respectively, whereas the carbon content increased by about 3.5%.
miscanthus; white oak sawdust; torrefaction; temperature; time; chemical composition
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Tumuluru, J.S.; Boardman, R.D.; Wright, C.T.; Hess, J.R. Some Chemical Compositional Changes in Miscanthus and White Oak Sawdust Samples during Torrefaction. Energies 2012, 5, 3928-3947.
AMA StyleTumuluru JS, Boardman RD, Wright CT, Hess JR. Some Chemical Compositional Changes in Miscanthus and White Oak Sawdust Samples during Torrefaction. Energies. 2012; 5(10):3928-3947.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTumuluru, Jaya S.; Boardman, Richard D.; Wright, Christopher T.; Hess, J. R. 2012. "Some Chemical Compositional Changes in Miscanthus and White Oak Sawdust Samples during Torrefaction." Energies 5, no. 10: 3928-3947.
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Delta Apparel Files $100 Million Universal Shelf Registration Statement
Delta Apparel, Inc. (NYSE MKT: DLA) today announced that it has filed a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Under the shelf registration, upon being declared effective by the SEC, Delta Apparel may offer and sell, from time to time, up to $100 million of a variety of its securities over the next three years, which may consist of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants or units consisting of any of the foregoing.
The shelf registration statement is intended to give Delta Apparel additional flexibility to finance future business opportunities by accessing the capital markets on a timely and cost-effective basis. At the present time, the Company has no specific plans to issue securities under the registration statement. The specifics of any future offering, along with the prices and terms of any such securities offered by Delta Apparel, will be determined at the time of any such offering and will be described in detail in a prospectus supplement filed in connection with such offering.
Robert W. Humphreys, Delta Apparel, Inc.'s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said the filing was a strategic move intended to provide flexibility. "We believe the universal shelf registration statement provides us optimal financial flexibility for general corporate purposes. In addition, it streamlines the process in the event we identify strategic opportunities that may require additional capital."
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Foot binding (also known as "Lotus feet") is the custom of applying painfully tight binding to the feet of young girls to prevent further growth. The practice possibly originated among upper-class court dancers during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in Imperial China (10th or 11th century), but spread in the Song Dynasty and eventually became common among all but the lowest of classes. Foot binding became popular as a means of displaying status (women from wealthy families who did not need them to work could afford to have their feet bound) and was correspondingly adopted as a symbol of beauty in Chinese culture.
The Manchu Emperor Kangxi tried to ban footbinding in 1664 but failed.[1] In the 1800s (19th century), Chinese reformers challenged the practice but it was not until the early 20th century that foot binding began to die out, partly from changing social conditions and partly as a result of anti-foot binding campaigns.[2] Foot-binding resulted in lifelong disabilities for most of its subjects, and some elderly Chinese women still survive today with disabilities related to their bound feet.[3]
There are many suggestions for the origin of footbinding.[4] One story relates that during the Shang Dynasty, the concubine Daji, who was said to have clubfoot, asked the Emperor to make footbinding mandatory for all girls so that her own feet would be the standard of beauty and elegance. Another story tells of a favorite courtesan of Emperor Xiao Baojuan, Pan Yu'er (潘玉儿) who had delicate feet, dancing bare feet over a platform inlaid with gold and pearls decorated with lotus flower design. The emperor expressed admiration and said that "lotus springs from her every step!" (步步生蓮), a possible reference to the Buddhist legend of Padmavati under whose feet lotus springs forth. This may have given rise to the terms "golden lotus" or "lotus feet" used to describe bound feet, there is however no evidence that Pan Yu'er ever bound her feet.[5] The general consensus is that the practice is likely to have originated from the time of Emperor Li Yu (Southern Tang Dynasty, just before the Song Dynasty).[1] Emperor Li Yu asked his concubine Yao Niang (窅娘) to bind her feet in white silk into the shape of the crescent moon, and performed a lotus dance ballet-like on the points of her feet.[4] Yao Niang was described as so graceful that she 'skimmed on top of golden lotus'.[1] This was then replicated by other upper-class women and the practice spread.[6]
The practice of foot binding became popular during the Song Dynasty. By the end of the Song Dynasty, it was customary for men to drink from a special shoe whose heel contained a small cup. During the Yuan Dynasty, some would also drink directly from the shoe itself. The practice was called "toast to the golden lotus" and lasted until the late Qing Dynasty.[4]
Bound feet became a mark of beauty and was also a prerequisite for finding a husband. It also became an avenue for poorer women to marry into money; for example, in Guangdong in the late 19th century, it was customary to bind the feet of the eldest daughter of a lower-class family who was intended to be brought up as a lady. Her younger sisters would grow up to be bond-servants or domestic slaves and, when old enough, either the concubines of rich men or the wives of laboring men, able to work in the fields alongside them. In contrast, the tiny, narrow feet of the "ladies" were considered beautiful and made a woman's movements more feminine and dainty, and it was assumed these eldest daughters would never need to work. Women, their families, and their husbands took great pride in tiny feet, with the ideal length, called the "Golden Lotus", being about 8 centimetres (3 in) long.[7] This pride was reflected in the elegantly embroidered silk slippers and wrappings girls and women wore to cover their feet. Walking on bound feet necessitated bending the knees slightly and swaying to maintain proper movement and balance, a dainty walk that was also considered erotic to men.[8]
Foot binding, however, was practiced in varying forms. Some non-Han ethnic groups practiced loose binding, which did not break the bones of the arch and toes but simply narrowed the foot. While it was extremely prevalent among the Hui in Gansu Province,[9] the Dungan people, descendants of Hui from northwestern China who fled to central Asia, were also seen practicing foot binding up to 1948.[10] Others, such as the Hakka, did not practice foot binding at all.[11]
In southern China, in Guangzhou the westerner James Legge encountered a mosque which had a placard denouncing foot binding, saying Islam did not allow it since it constituted violating the creation of God.[12]
Manchu women were forbidden to bind their feet by an edict from the Emperor after the Manchu started their rule of China in 1644.[13] However, few complied with the edict. As its prevalence increased, the Manchus, wanting to emulate the particular gait that bound feet necessitated, invented their own type of shoe that caused them to walk in a similar swaying manner. These "flower bowl" shoes sat on a high platform generally made of wood, or had a small central pedestal. Bound feet became an important differentiating marker between Manchu and Han women.[citation needed]
Many women with bound feet were in fact able to walk and work in the fields, albeit with greater limitation than their non-bound counterparts. In the 19th and early 20th century, dancers with bound feet were very popular, as were circus performers who stood on prancing or running horses. Women with bound feet in one village in Yunnan Province even formed a regional dance troupe to perform for tourists, though age has since forced the group to retire. In other areas, women in their 70s and 80s could be found providing limited assistance to the workers in the rice fields well into the 21st century.[3]
In 1874, 60 Christian women in Xiamen called for an end of the practice and it was championed by the Woman's Christian Temperance Movement in 1883, and advocated by missionaries including Timothy Richard, who thought that Christianity could promote equality between the sexes.[14] Educated Chinese began to realise that this aspect of their culture did not reflect well upon the progress of the modern rising world; Social Darwinists argued that it weakened the nation, since enfeebled women supposedly produced weak sons; and feminists attacked the practice because it caused women to suffer.[15] At the turn of the 20th century, well-born women such as Kwan Siew-Wah (known in the West as Brigitte Kwan), a pioneering feminist, advocated for the end of foot-binding. The Empress Dowager Cixi issued an anti-foot binding edict in 1902, at first to little effect.[16] Foot binding continued to be widely practiced until the 1930s.[17]
The process was started before the arch of the foot had a chance to develop fully, usually between the ages of 4 and 9. Binding usually started during the winter months since the feet were more likely to be numb, and therefore the pain would not be as extreme.[18]
First, each foot would be soaked in a warm mixture of herbs and animal blood; this was intended to soften the foot and aid the binding. Then, the toenails were cut back as far as possible to prevent in-growth and subsequent infections, since the toes were to be pressed tightly into the sole of the foot. Cotton bandages, 3 m long and 5 cm wide (10 ft by 2 in), were prepared by soaking them in the blood and herb mixture. To enable the size of the feet to be reduced, the toes on each foot were curled under, then pressed with great force downwards and squeezed into the sole of the foot until the toes broke.
The broken toes were held tightly against the sole of the foot while the foot was then drawn down straight with the leg and the arch forcibly broken. The bandages were repeatedly wound in a figure-eight movement, starting at the inside of the foot at the instep, then carried over the toes, under the foot, and around the heel, the freshly broken toes being pressed tightly into the sole of the foot. At each pass around the foot, the binding cloth was tightened, pulling the ball of the foot and the heel together, causing the broken foot to fold at the arch, and pressing the toes underneath.
The girl's broken feet required a great deal of care and attention, and they would be unbound regularly. Each time the feet were unbound, they were washed, the toes carefully checked for injury, and the nails carefully and meticulously trimmed. When unbound, the broken feet were also kneaded to soften them and the soles of the girl's feet were often beaten to make the joints and broken bones more flexible. The feet were also soaked in a concoction that caused any necrotic flesh to fall off.[15]
Immediately after this pedicure, the girl's broken toes were folded back under and the feet were rebound. The bindings were pulled even tighter each time the girl's feet were rebound. This unbinding and rebinding ritual was repeated as often as possible (for the rich at least once daily, for poor peasants two or three times a week), with fresh bindings. It was generally an elder female member of the girl's family or a professional foot binder who carried out the initial breaking and ongoing binding of the feet. It was considered preferable to have someone other than the mother do it, as she might have been sympathetic to her daughter's pain and less willing to keep the bindings tight.[18]
The most common problem with bound feet was infection. Despite the amount of care taken in regularly trimming the toenails, they would often in-grow, becoming infected and causing injuries to the toes. Sometimes for this reason the girl's toenails would be peeled back and removed altogether. The tightness of the binding meant that the circulation in the feet was faulty, and the circulation to the toes was almost cut off, so any injuries to the toes were unlikely to heal and were likely to gradually worsen and lead to infected toes and rotting flesh.
If the infection in the feet and toes entered the bones, it could cause them to soften, which could result in toes dropping off; although, this was seen as a benefit because the feet could then be bound even more tightly. Girls whose toes were more fleshy would sometimes have shards of glass or pieces of broken tiles inserted within the binding next to her feet and between her toes to cause injury and introduce infection deliberately. Disease inevitably followed infection, meaning that death from septic shock could result from foot-binding, and a surviving girl was more at risk for medical problems as she grew older.
At the beginning of the binding, many of the foot bones would remain broken, often for years. However, as the girl grew older, the bones would begin to heal. Even after the foot bones had healed, they were prone to re-breaking repeatedly, especially when the girl was in her teenage years and her feet were still soft. Older women were more likely to break hips and other bones in falls, since they could not balance securely on their feet, and were less able to rise to their feet from a sitting position.[19]
Bound feet were once considered intensely erotic in Chinese culture, and a woman with perfect lotus feet was likely to make a more prestigious marriage. Qing Dynasty sex manuals listed 48 different ways of playing with women's bound feet. Some men preferred never to see a woman's bound feet, so they were always concealed within tiny "lotus shoes" and wrappings. Feng Xun is recorded as stating, "If you remove the shoes and bindings, the aesthetic feeling will be destroyed forever"—an indication that men understood that the symbolic erotic fantasy of bound feet did not correspond to its unpleasant physical reality, which was therefore to be kept hidden.[15] The fact that the bound foot was concealed from men's eyes was considered to be sexually appealing. On the other hand, an uncovered foot would also give off a foul odour, as various saprobic microorganisms would colonize the unwashable folds.
For men, the primary erotic effect was a function of the lotus gait, the tiny steps and swaying walk of a woman whose feet had been bound. Women with such deformed feet avoided placing weight on the front of the foot and tended to walk predominantly on their heels. As a result, women who underwent foot-binding walked in a careful, cautious, and unsteady manner.[18] Additionally a common male fantasy was that the unusual gait tended to strengthen the vaginal muscles.[20]
An attribute of a woman with bound feet was the limitation of her mobility, and therefore, her inability to take part in politics, social life and the world. Bound feet rendered women dependent on their families, particularly their men, and became an alluring symbol of chastity and male ownership, since a woman was largely restricted to her home and could not venture far without an escort or the help of watchful servants.[21]
The bound foot has played a prominent part in many media works, both Chinese and non-Chinese, modern and traditional. These depictions are sometimes based on observation or research and sometimes on rumors or supposition. Sometimes, as in the case of Pearl Buck's The Good Earth (1931), the accounts are relatively neutral, implying a respect for Chinese culture and assuming that it is not the role of outsiders to promote reform. Sometimes the accounts seem intended to rouse like-minded Chinese and foreign opinion to abolish the custom, and sometimes the accounts imply condescension or contempt for China.[22]
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