Unreferenced date December 2009 Image HooksAndBootjack.jpg thumb 200px Boot hooks and a bootjack right File Stiefelknecht use.jpg thumb A bootjack in use A bootjack , sometimes known as a boot pull , is a small tool which aids in the removal of boot s. It consists of a U shaped mouth which grips the heel of the boot, and a flat area to which weight can be applied. To operate it, the user places the heel of the boot in the mouth of the jack, stands on the back of the device with the other foot, and pulls his foot free of the front boot. The process is then repeated to remove the other boot. The bootjack has several advantages over the removal of boots by hand. By allowing the wearer to pull his foot straight up and out of the boot, and by using his full body weight to hold the boot in place, far greater lever age and a much more secure grip are possible than can be achieved with the hands. In addition, the wearer is spared the inconvenience of having to bend over or sit down to remove the boots, or directly handle them if they are dirty. The function of the bootjack can be approximated with a variety of other objects that may be on hand, ranging from a convenient piece of furniture to a rifle butt, but these generally cannot remove the boot as easily as a proper bootjack. An adequate naturally occurring bootjack is formed by the base of Sabal palmetto cabbage palm Sabal palmetto leaf and these leaf bases are consequently called bootjacks. Additionally, the Sole shoe sole of a boot still being worn can also function as an improvised jack, but the wearer using one foot to remove the opposite boot often lacks proper leverage to successfully remove a snug fitting boot, particularly a tall boot. File Boot jack2.jpg thumb left A cast metal bootjack shaped like the head of a steer ... cast iron boot jacks are also available. The U shape of the jack is formed by artistic elements ..., designs. Commons category Boot jacks DEFAULTSORT BootJack Category Boots clothing stub ... more details
File HooksAndBootjack.jpg thumb 200 px Boot hooks left and a bootjack right are sometimes required to put on or take off some types of boots A type of boot can fit into more than one of these categories, and may therefore be mentioned more than once Forms Hip boot Knee high boots Thigh length boots Wedge boots Chap boots Moccasin footwear Moccasins Styles Chelsea boots Desert Boots Dress boot s Cowboy boot s Fashion Boot Fashion boot s Go go boots Hessian boot Mukluk s Rigger boot s Russian boot s Wellington boot s Valenki Sport boots Cowboy boot s Chelsea boots Engineer boots Football boot s Harness boots Hiking boot s Motocross boots Motorcycle boot s Motorcycle cop boots Mountaineering boots Racing boots Ski boot s Snowboard boots Boots Snowboard boots Snow boot Touring boots Waders footwear Waders Wetsuit boots Work boots Australian boots Combat boot s Hobnail Hobnail boots Jungle boot s Cold weather boot s Jackboot Hobnailed Jackboots Cowboy boot s Gumboot s mainly workwear Hip ... Xtratuf Boot accessories Spat footwear Spats BootjackBoot hooks See also Boot fetishism Shoe fetishism ...dablink For other senses of this word, see boot disambiguation . File AGM Ancient Greek Pair of Terracotta ... A boot is a type of footwear . Most boots mainly cover the foot and the ankle and extend ... s grip inside the boot. Before socks became widely available, footwraps were worn instead. Specialty ... bootleg. Boots have their own devotees among boot fetishism boot fetishists , shoe fetishism shoe ... boot is to be used in the construction of a musical instrument known as the Monkey stick mendoza ... hence Boot Hill as a popular name for Wild West cemeteries. Boot camp a colloquial term for the initial ... of armed intimidators, is imposed by jackboot tactics. To give someone the boot means to kick them out of a job, a club, etc. , either literally or figuratively. To put the boot in is an idiom for inflicting violence on someone . The boot is on the other foot now means that a situation has become ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 File The Boot Cromer Street WC1.jpg thumb The Boot The Boot on Cromer Street is a public house pub in King s Cross, London King s Cross , London . History The name is either derived from the wares of the leatherworkers who once worked in the area and would have frequented this pub or it may be a corruption of The Boat as a tributary of the River Fleet which once flowed nearby. Literary associations Charles Dickens was known to have drunk at The Boot, and the Pub is also featured in Dickens story Barnaby Rudge . In Barnaby Rudge, Dickens describes The Boot as This Boot was a lone house of public entertainment, situated in the fields at the back of the Foundling Hospital a very solitary spot at that period, and quite deserted after dark. The tavern stood at some distance from any high road, and was approachable only by a dark and narrow lane so that Hugh was much surprised to find several people drinking there, and great merriment going on . The landlord, Packie, is an interesting person, he has artefacts from Wembley, Lords and Croke Park in Dublin on the walls. You could sit there nursing your drink and next moment he plonks a plate of sandwiches in front of you. He has a detailed knowledge of Dickens. Kenneth Williams and his parents family lived in nearby Marchmont Street and he once mentioned The Boot and the characters that frequented in a TV chat show. References Richard Tames. Bloomsbury Past Historic Publications LTD , ISBN 0 948667 20 6 gutenberg no 917 name Barnaby Rudge coord 51.527579 0.124016 display title External links http www.shadyoldlady.com location.php?loc 80 The Shady Lady Guide to London DEFAULTSORT Boot, The Category Public houses in London Category Buildings and structures in Camden Category Visitor attractions in Camden Pub stub London struct stub ... more details
jack may assist the process of putting on and taking off cowboy boots. Boot hooks are often required to put on a new pair of boots until they soften in the arch and break in. A bootjack is recommended for removal, though care must be taken not to damage the heel of the boot when using a jack ... boots made for President Harry S. Truman . Cowboy boots refer to a specific style of riding boot ... style is distinguished by a tall boot shaft, going to at least mid calf, with an angled cowboy ..., usually pointed, toe. A newer design, the roper style, has a short boot shaft that stops above ... to the sole of the boot, usually less than one inch high. Roper boots are usually made with rounded ... Riding boot s had been a part of equestrianism equestrian life for centuries. Until the industrial ... boot designs, along with other cowboy accoutrements, were also heavily influenced by the cowboy ... some styles of boots to be mass produced. One mass produced boot style, the Wellington boot , a shorter but cavalry oriented boot was popular with cowboys in the USA until the 1860s. During the cattle ... boot with topstitching, cutouts of geometric or other natural elements and underslung heel. The American style boot was taken up by bootmakers in the cattle ranching areas of Texas , Oklahoma , and Kansas . ref Barbara Brackmann, Kansas Historical Society, How Kansas gave Texas the Boot ref Two of the best ..., the slick, treadless leather sole of the boot allowed easy insertion and removal of the foot into the stirrup ... in the 1940s, it adds no practical benefit, and can be uncomfortable in a working boot. While ... but had a boot get caught in the stirrup, there arose a very great risk that the horse could panic ... of the boot helped to hold the boot in place in the absence of lacing. The tall shaft, comfortably ... dragged since his body weight could pull his foot out of the boot if he fell off while the boot remained ..., and rattlesnake s. In wet weather or creek crossings, the high tops helped prevent the boot from ... more details
zip on boots, with a zipper running down the back of the calf of a tall boot or the front of a paddock boot, making them easier to put on and remove without aid of boot hooks or a bootjack . Brown ... Boot hooks may be required to pull on some riding boots, and a bootjack is often helpful when removing ...Image Fieldboots.jpg thumb 250px Black English riding field boots A riding boot is a boot made to be used for equestrianism horse riding . The classic boot comes high enough up the leg to prevent the leathers ... of a fall. The modern riding boot is relatively low heel ed, with a heel of less than one inch, though ... boots to prevent the foot from slipping through the stirrup . Today, only some styles of cowboy boot ... boot that stops just above the ankle, is worn by children, by some show competitors in the UK, Australia .... Hunt boots , or Top boots like the dress boot, except it has a cuff at the top. The boot is usually ... and visual line of a tall boot Paddock boots , also known as Jodhpur boot s , are short boots ... of a tall boot. The lace up style is primarily seen in hunt seat riding, whereas the elastic sided Chelsea boot design is seen in both hunt seat and saddle seat disciplines. The elastic side boot is also commonly used in Australia as a riding boot and dress boot. They are part of the required ... Cowboy boots with walking heels. main Cowboy boot For western riding and horse show showing , western riders wear cowboy boot s, with either the high cowboy or riding heel the intermediate, somewhat ... or so higher than the English paddock boot. The most classic length is the mid calf height that keeps ... in recent years, though the classic pull on boot still is common. Cowboy boots are traditionally made of smooth cowhide, though occasionally a boot style may be of a suede or roughout look. However, the uppers ... quality increasing the value of the boot. For formal wear, patent leather is occasionally seen, particularly ... show boots, but also may take advantage of new boot designs modeled after the athletic shoe or hiking ... more details
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Infobox record label See Wikipedia WikiProject Music name Boot Records image name footbootlogo.jpg image size size image bg background color for logo, should remain empty white unless required parent Boot Records Ltd. founded Startdate 1971 founder Stompin Tom Connors br Jury Krytiuk status leave blank unless Inactive or Defunct distributor EMI Music Canada genre country music country , folk music folk & bluegrass music bluegrass country Flag Canada location Toronto , Ontario url http www.stompintom.com discography.html Boot Records Ltd. was a Canadian country, bluegrass and contemporary folk label formed in 1971 in Toronto by Stompin Tom Connors and his manager Jury Krytiuk . ref Flohil, Richard. One man s impact, Canadian World of Country Music, Jun, Jul 1973 ref Early years Originally started as a format for Connors recordings, Boot shortly after began adding other Canadian country artists, including Con Archer , the instrumental group The Emeralds , Humphrey and the Dumptrucks , Sharon Lowness , Dick Nolan musician , Stevedore Steve , and Ted Wesley . In 1973, The Boot Master Concert series was started under the direction of Eleanor Koldofsky , and released LPs by Liona Boyd , Rita MacNeil , The Canadian Brass , the pianist Monica Gaylord , and the Ukrainian born bass Yosyp Hoshuliak . Stompin Tom would go on to release 29 records during the 70s. ref Interview Jury Krytiuk, CanComp, 128, Feb 1978 ref Budget and bluegrass Cynda, the budget label, reissued LPs by Connors and released ... Loon , Charlie Panigoniak , and Willie Thrasher . 1970s releases Other acts released on Boot in the 1970s were Donna and Leroy, Whiskey Jack, Alex Fraser, Ray Griff Joe Firth , Jack Holland , Ian Tyson ... be started by creating the page Boot Records discography . Legacy The label become mostly inactive ... Tom Boot Records website http www.stompintom.com discography.html Stompin Tom Live on YouTube http ... watch?v p7fnt D2kDg References reflist DEFAULTSORT Boot Records Category Record labels established ... more details
Boot camp refers colloquially to military recruit training . Boot camp can also refer to Music Bootcamp band , a 1980s band Boot Camp album Boot Camp album , from Lil Soldiers Boot Camp, a track featured on the 1996 Soundgarden album, Down On The Upside Other Boot camp correctional , a type of correctional facility for adolescents, especially in the US penal system Boot Camp software , software for installing a Windows operating system on an Intel based Macintosh computer Boot Camp film Boot Camp film , also known as Straight Edge Boot Camp TV series Boot Camp TV series , a 2001 reality television show Billy s Bootcamp , military inspired exercise program by Billy Blanks Fitness boot camp , a type of physical training program Boot Camp, the US release name for Combat School , a Konami arcade game Boot Camp novel Boot Camp novel , by Todd Strasser disambig DEFAULTSORT Boot Camp de Bootcamp Begriffskl rung fr Boot Camp nl Boot Camp ja pt Boot Camp ... more details
A boot flag is a 1 byte value in a non extended partition record, within a master boot record . Its primary function is to indicate to a MS DOS MS Windows type boot loader which partition to boot. In some cases it is used by Windows XP 2000 to Drive letter assignment assign the active partition, the letter C . ref cite web url http www.goodells.net multiboot partsigs.htm title Fixing Windows 2000 XP Drive Letters work Understanding MultiBooting and Booting Windows from an Extended Partition ref The active partition is the partition where the boot flag is set. Other boot loader s used by third party boot manager s such as GRUB or XOSL , can be installed to a master boot record and can boot primary or extended partitions, which do not have the boot flag set. The boot flag appears in a disk editor at the beginning of a Master boot record MBRs and disk partitioning partition record , as the value 0x80. A value of 0x00 indicates the partition does not have the boot flag set. Any other value is invalid. See also Master boot record Disk partitioning References references Category Booting ... more details
wiktionarypar boot TOCright A boot is a type of footwear. Boot , boots or booted may also refer to For vehicles Car boot , in British and Australian English, the compartment of a car in which luggage and other cargo is stored in American English, the trunk . Hence a Car boot sale for the sale of items from car boots. Convertible Tonneau covers Car boot tonneau cover , used for concealing a retracted convertible top. boot, a built in compartment on a horse drawn coach carriage coach , used originally as a seat for the coachman and later for storage. A wheel clamp , also known as a Denver boot , which can be attached to a vehicle to prevent its movement. Deicing boot , a device installed on aircraft ... operating configuration after running a Power On Self Test POST the tt boot tt directory, a protected Unix directory used in the boot process Maximum PC boot , an American computer magazine now known as Maximum PC boot, an alternative name for the ping pong virus boot, or booting, to eject someone from a chatroom . Boot Camp software Boot camp , a program on Mac OS X v10.5 used to run Windows XP Vista. Devices Boot torture , various torture devices applied to the feet or legs Miscellaneous A recruit ... or Sailor Boot, a legal compensation, profit or use, hence the phrase to boot , see Estovers Boot ... of a real estate transaction Boot, Cumbria , a small village in Eskdale, Cumbria, in the Lake ... , often abbreviated to bootBoot of beer , a form of beer glassware in the shape of a bootboot, the outer shell of a reed pipe in a pipe organ boot, to vomiting vomit , especially after binge drinking slang boot, the German and Dutch word for boat boot D sseldorf , the D sseldorf International Boat Show Das Boot the boat a 1981 German movie by Wolfgang Petersen based on the Lothar G nther Buchheim novel of the same name Cylinder boot , a rubber protector for the bottom end of a scuba cylinder Boot or boots , in British usage a servant who Shoe polish shines shoes , especially in a hotel ... more details
File Jodhpur GRENSON Hertford.jpg thumb Fashion jodhpur boot with classic ankle strap File JodBoots.jpg thumb A pair of modern Jodhpur style riding boots with elastic sides File Paddockboots.jpg thumb Lace up paddock boots The jodhpur boot is an ankle boot designed as a riding boot with a rounded toe and a low heel. They originally fastened with a strap and buckle, but today the term also includes designs with straps that do not wrap entirely around the ankle and the elastic sided design without a strap also known as Chelsea boots . A closely related riding boot design is called a paddock boot, particularly if modified to have a lace up front. The vamp is sewn on top of the quarters. A monk strap boot also fastens with a buckle, but the quarters are sewn on top of the vamp. The strap is typically in two parts, each attached to the vamp. The buckle end is attached to the inboard side and extends halfway around the ankle, counterclockwise on the right boot. The free end is attached to the outboard side and extends entirely around the ankle, clockwise on the right boot. There is typically a loop sewn to the back of the boot that both strap ends can be passed through. See also Jodhpurs R. M. Williams Blundstone External links Commons cat Jodhpur boots Category Rider apparel Category Footwear shoe stub ... more details
For the grandson with the same name John Boot, 2nd Baron Trent Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 John Boot 1815 1860 , born in Radcliffe on Trent in Nottinghamshire , England , was the father of the founder of Boots the Chemists . Jesse Boot turned the company into a retailer known throughout the world. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Boot, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1815 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1860 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Boot, John Category 1815 births Category 1860 deaths Category People from Radcliffe on Trent Category Pharmacists Category British businesspeople Category British chemists UK business bio 1810s stub ... more details
No footnotes date November 2007 A boot sector is a Disk sector sector of a hard disk , floppy disk , or similar ..., the BIOS selects a boot device, then it copies the first sector from the device which may be an Master Boot Record MBR , Volume Boot Record VBR or any executable code , to address location 0x7C00. Kinds of boot sectors Several major kinds of boot sectors could be encountered on IBM PC compatible hard disk s, floppy disk s and similar storage devices A master boot record MBR is the first sector ... code to locate the active partition and invoke its Volume Boot Record. A volume boot record VBR is the first .... To be a valid boot sector, the two byte hexadecimal sequence 0x55, 0xAA called the boot ... have their own structure of boot sectors, for IBM PC compatible systems this is subject to El Torito CD ROM standard El Torito specifications . Non IBM PC compatible systems may have different boot sector ... of whichever primary partition is set to boot the active partition . The VBR then loads a second stage ... exists there, as long as the sector meets the very simple qualification of having the boot record ... code found in an MBR with more complex loaders, even large multi functional Booting boot managers programs ... of choices in what occurs next. With this kind of freedom, abuse often occur in the form of boot sector viruses. Boot sector viruses Since code in the boot sector is executed automatically, boot ..., the BIOS often includes an option to prevent writing to the boot sectors of attached hard drives. See also Master boot record MBR Volume boot record VBR References reflist External links cite web url http antivirus.about.com cs tutorials a bsvirus 2.htm title Boot sector viruses author Mary Landesman cite web url http support.microsoft.com kb 122221 title How to Protect Boot Sector from Viruses ... title Inexpensive boot sector virus detection and prevention techniques author Denny Lin cite web url http www.viruslist.com en virusesdescribed?chapter 152540474 boot work Virus Encyclopedia Malware ... more details
Boot Key is an island in the middle Florida Keys located adjacent to Key Vaca . Boot Key is within the city limits of Marathon, Florida , USA . The island is largely undeveloped despite having a bridge spanning Boot Key Harbor to Key Vaca, which is now closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic. http www.ci.marathon.fl.us index.asp?nid 46 Immediately adjacent to Boot Key is a convert 38 acre m2 sing on tract of land from which the United States Government broadcasts Radio Marti . http www.accessmylibrary.com coms2 summary 0286 28845579 ITM These broadcasts consist of news and cultural information intended for residents of Cuba . http www.ibb.gov A hawkwatch is conducted every fall on Boot Key. monroeFL geo stub Florida Keys Coord 24.695628 N 81.101696 E display title Category Florida Keys Category Islands of Monroe County, Florida fr Boot Key ... more details
about the individual scoring awards in football leagues A Golden Boot or Golden Shoe is an award, most often in football sports, given to the individual player who scores the most goals in a league or a tournament. Well known Golden Boots in association football include World Cup Golden Boot , awarded to the top goal scorer in the FIFA World Cup international cup competition European Golden Shoe , awarded to the top goal scorer out of all European domestic leagues Premier League Golden Boot , awarded to the Premier League top goal scorer in England MLS Golden Boot , awarded to the top goal scorer in Major League Soccer in the U.S. and Canada WPS Golden Boot , awarded to the top goal scorer in Women s Professional Soccer in the U.S. Belgian Golden Shoe , awarded to the top goal scorer in the Belgian Pro League CSL Golden Boot , awarded to the top goal scorer the Canadian Soccer League Canadian Championship Golden Boot , awarded to the top goal scorer in the Canadian soccer championship Similar awards in other sports include Rugby League World Golden Boot Award , a series of rugby league awards Category Association football trophies and awards sport stub SIA ... more details
A boot disk is a removable digital data storage medium from which a computer can load and run booting boot an operating system or utility program. The computer must have a built in program which will load and execute a program from a boot disk meeting certain standards. Boot disks are used for Operating ... in case of lost password is possible with an appropriate boot disk with some operating systems. Games e.g. for Amiga games Amiga home computers While almost all modern computers can boot from a hard drive containing the operating system and other software, they would not normally be called boot disks ... s BIOS must support booting from the device in question. The process of booting The term boot comes ... loader which will load and run a program found on a boot device. This program may itself be a small .... To enable booting without the requirement either for a mass storage device or to write to the boot medium, it is usual for the boot program to use some system RAM as a RAM disk for temporary computer ... boot floppies have a very simple loader program in these bytes. The process is vulnerable to abuse ... if switched on with the disk in the drive. Boot floppies Bootable floppies for PCs usually contain ... s. The use of boot floppies is in decline, due to the availability of other higher capacity options ... to boot from various devices in a certain order. If your computer is not booting from the device ... key when the computer is first turned on Delete, F1, F2, F10 or F12 and then changing the boot order. More recent BIOSes permit the interruption of the final stage of the boot process by pressing ... a selection may be made. Modern Apple computers will boot from an appropriate disk if the user presses ... boot disk contents. All boot discs must be compatible with the computer they are designed for. MS DOS PC DOS A valid boot sector on the floppy disk, not in the format of a normal disk Computer file ... although MS DOS 5 and 6 use a file called COMMAND.COM, they are not interchangeable. Complete boot ... more details
U boot can refer to U boats , military submarines operated by Germany during World War I and World War II p Das U Boot , also known simply as U Boot, a computer software which serves as a Bootstrapping computing bootstrap loader in many Embedded system embedded systems . Uboot , a Poland Polish beer mix made from beer and vodka disambig ... more details
for images shown during the boot process Bootsplash Unreferenced date April 2007 A boot image is a type ... media . When it is transferred onto a boot device it allows the associated hardware to Booting boot . This usually includes the operating system, utilities and diagnostics, as well as boot and data ... for a particular type of user or department is called typically a departmental boot image . Building ... including which passwords to store in the boot image and which to require users to type in and requires experts in software integration to do. However, once built, the boot image can be simply copied ... contain any data, et al. , pure boot images contain no mission critical data. By definition a pure boot image contains no data that cannot be reproduced from configurations or off the shelf executables. In particular end user data is not part of a boot image, although some operating systems require that a copy of user preferences or configuration files be kept within the boot image itself, e.g. Microsoft Windows Windows registry registry . Utilities like Norton Ghost keep a backup copy of the boot ... specific problems with the image itself. By keeping the boot image entirely separate and disposable, and mandating boot image control , organizations seek to keep their total cost of operations including ... . One goal of boot image control is to minimize the number of boot images used by an organization ... machine diversity and minimize the resultant number of boot images. Upgrading new machine specifications ... so that boot images can be efficiently supported, independent of data. Data must not be dependent on boot ... machine confirms that it is fit for use in a standardized boot image environment. Boot image installation to ensure that only supportable standardized boot images are used. Troubleshooting and help desk functions employ standardized tests to identify the source of problems boot, software, or hardware ... of a boot image created with utilities such as Norton Ghost . In a large organization with many ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2008 The custom of drinking a boot of beer German Stiefel, boot from a boot shaped glass is common in Germany German themed Bar establishment bar s, colleges, beer gardens, and the like. As with pints and other vessels, Insignia s, logo s, and markings of varied composition are often engraved or fashioned on the boot. Beer boots may be passed among drinkers as a drinking challenge, usually owing to the difficulty associated with drinking a larger than average quantity of beer and the added challenge of the boot s shape. A common variation of this challenge is to have multiple players taking turns. The person who took the penultimate drink loses. Thus the challenge is to either finish the beer or leave a challenging quantity to the next player to try and finish. Glass beer boots are available in two styles and numerous sizes. Machine pressed beer boots range in size from a shot glass up to 1 litre. The more popular mouth blown beer boots are typically 1 and 2 litres in size. Image bootofbeer.jpg thumb Boot of Beer from the Chicago Brauhaus There are several varying traditional sources of the boot. Most centering on German military roots at the beginning of the 20th century. As with many traditional and informal sources the veracity of such claims may be disputable but the tradition itself does have a cultural source. One tradition holds that a Prussian general swore to his troops that he would drink beer from his boot dependent on the successful outcome in a coming battle. When victorious, the general ordered a glass fashioned in the shape of a boot ... holds that the boot began when German soldier s during World War I having nothing else to drink from instead passed around an actual leather boot of beer before heading into battle. They would flick the boot before drinking from it for good luck and again after drinking to wish the next soldier good ... boots called Das Boot actually German for the boat in the film. See also commonscat Bierstiefel PAGENAME ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2008 Infobox Company company name MOON BOOT company logo Image Logo moonboot.png 150px Logo MOON BOOT company type Private company Private foundation 1971 location Giavera del Montello , ITA key people Giancarlo Zanatta , Founder industry Textile products Footwear revenue millions homepage http www.moonboot.it www.moonboot.it Moon Boots are footwear first created in the early 1970s by manufacturer Tecnica of Giavera del Montello , Italy . They became a notable fashion trend throughout the 1980s. The boot is constructed with a thin rubber outsole and cellular rubber midsole. The boot is sized small, medium, large, etc. and has no distinct left or right feet. Tecnica trademarked the Moon Boot name in 1978. As of 2010 Tecnica still offers the Moon Boot though there are many imitators. With the name trademarked, the authentic Tecnica boot is the only one able to be marketed as a Moon Boot , although colloquially the term Moon boot has become a generic term for any softshell ankle high footwear. These fashionable snow shoes have been popularised on the silver screen, in the 2004 hit Napoleon Dynamite They re basically moon boots but have better traction and are more aerodynamic, Napoleon explains. You should probably get a pair. As a result, the Moon Boot and imitations can often be found in fashion centres around the world and many attribute their enduring popularity to their timeless practicality. Trend setter Jaye Hersch, the owner of Intuition, a Los Angeles boutique says We ve been seeing these all over the streets, even though the temperature is still in the 80 s . Unsurprisingly however the natural home of the Moon Boot is in the Alps. Men and women alike enjoy the comfort, practicality and easy going style that the Moon Boot can offer. External links http www.moonboot.it Official Website http www.tecnica.it Tecnica Website http www.nytimes.com ... it Moon Boot ... more details
Image HAB ww1 1918.jpg thumb WWI soldier wearing trench boots The trench boot sometimes known as the Pershing boot was a combat boot used in World War I by British, American, French and Belgian forces, made for the cold mud of trench warfare . Evolution Introduction The 1917 Trench Boot was an adaptation of the boots American manufacturers were selling to the French and Belgian armies at the beginning of World War I . In American service, it replaced the Russet Marching Shoe. The boot was made of tanned cowhide with a half middle Sole shoe sole covered by a full sole, studded with five rows of hobnail s. ref name lt http www.worldwar1.com dbc l tanks.htm Little Tanks The American Field Shoe Boot& 93 Bot generated title ref Iron plates were fixed to the heel. It was a great improvement, however it lacked waterproofing, leading to trench foot . ref cite journal author Atenstaedt RL title Trench foot the medical response in the first World War 1914 18 journal Wilderness Environ Med volume 17 issue 4 pages 282 9 year 2006 pmid 17219792 doi 10.1580 06 WEME LH 027R.1 ref Improvements In January, 1918 the Chief Quartermaster for the U.S. Army met with a board of officers at American Expeditionary Force Headquarters to make recommendations in order to improve the footwear of soldiers. The findings of the board were sent to General John Pershing , who approved the proposed changes. He cabled the study to The War Department for action. Shortly following, the improved 1918 Trench Boot , also called the Pershing Boot was born. ref name lt http www.worldwar1.com dbc l tanks.htm Little Tanks The American Field Shoe Boot& 93 Bot generated title ref It used heavier leather in its construction, and had several minor changes from the 1917 Boot, including a thicker sole and improved waterproofing. ref name lt http www.worldwar1.com dbc l tanks.htm Little Tanks The American Field Shoe Boot ... Field Shoe Boot& 93 Bot generated title ref References Reflist footwear Category Military equipment ... more details
File Bootknives.JPG 400px right caption Four boot knives, including a SOG Pentagon, custom stag handled boot knife, Ek knife and Parker Bros knife A boot knife or a gambler s dagger is a small fixed blade knife that is designed to be carried in or on a boot. ref citebook title Gun Digest Book of Cowboy Action Shooting pages 40 41 author Kevin Michalowski coauthors John Taffin year 2005 publisher Gun Digest Books isbn 978 0896891401 ref Typically, such a knife is worn on a belt or under a pant leg. ref name des cite journal last Steele first David title Boot Knife Fighting journal Black Belt volume 26 issue 4 pages 48 51 publisher Active Interest Media, Inc. year 1988 ref If worn around the neck by means of a chain or lanyard they become a neck knife . Boot knives generally come with a sheath that includes some form of a clip. Most have double edged blades, like a dagger , that range from 3 to 5 inches 7.62 to 12.7 cm . ref name des History Legal issues A boot knife carries with it a multitude of legal issues, as each defining factor is likely to cause legal trouble in certain jurisdictions. Some regions prohibit carrying fixed blade knives, double edged knives dirk or dagger ,or concealed knives. ref name des Manufacturers Boot knives have been made by companies such as Blackjack Knives , Ek Knives , Valor Cutlery, Gerber Legendary Blades , Kershaw Knives , Parker Brothers , and Cold Steel . ref name ebs cite book last Loveless first Bob authorlink Bob Loveless coauthors Richard W. Barney title How to Make Knives publisher Krause Publications year 1995 location Iola, WI page 171 isbn 9780873413893 ref References reflist Knives DEFAULTSORT Boot Knife Category Daggers Weapon stub ru ... more details
refimprove date June 2010 about the boot as a torture device other uses Boot disambiguation The boot was an instrument of torture and interrogation designed to crush the foot and leg. The boot has taken many forms in various places and times. Common varieties include the Spanish boot and the Malay boot . One type was made of four pieces of narrow wooden board nailed together. The boards were measured to fit the victim s leg. Once the leg was enclosed, wedges would be hammered between the boards, creating pressure. The pressure would be increased until the victim confessed or lost consciousness. Spanish boot The Spanish boot was an iron casing for the leg and foot. Wood or iron wedges were hammered in between the casing and the victim s flesh. A similar device, commonly referred to as a shin crusher , squeezed the calf between two curved iron plates, studded with spikes, teeth, and knobs, to fracture ... use of a vaguely boot shaped rawhide garment that was soaked with water, drawn over the foot and lower ... aggressively. Foot press and Malay boot A similar implement, the foot press or foot screw , consisted ... Hirsch, M.D. in the Library of Congress database catalog number HV8593 . The Malay Boot is a foot press made of wood. One sees a Hollywoodized version of the Malay boot in the film China Seas , applied ... boot on her left leg. The Malay boot features in a scene from the 1935 film China Seas 1935 film China ... using the boot. In The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1939 film the 1939 movie version starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O Hara as Esmeralda, the boot resembles dissociated planks with spikes scattered ..., the boot is an ornate boot shaped device of metal into which the front of Esmeralda s foot is inserted ... catalog animated.htm Scarefactory design team builds and tests a recreation of the boot ... of the boot. The Spanish boot is used to extract confessions from those accused of witchcraft in 1970 ...., Witches , a boot like torture is suggested by the juxtaposition of a generalized crusher a rough ... more details
Charles Boot of Sheffield , England was the creator and builder of Pinewood Studios on the estate of Heatherden Hall at Iver Heath in the parish of Iver in Buckinghamshire , England. Basic biography In 1886 and age 35, Henry Boot commenced a one man business as a builder with one handcart and later one horsedrawn cart. By 1914 Henry Boot had 20 horses and carts and 6 mechanically propelled truck lorries trucks and the company itself had developed into a business of Joiners, Builders, Plumbers, Painters and General Contractors operating from a building on Moore Street in Sheffield , England. 1914 to 1918 During World War I 1914 1918 , the Henry Boot company built a British Army camp at Catterick ... buildings and over 50 miles of roads and sewers. 1919 1931 Following World War I the Henry Boot ... of war ravaged towns and villages. In 1920 Henry Boot s business became a public company ... in 1952. Work was suspended during World War II . Prior to World War II Henry Boot built in excess of 80,000 houses in the United Kingdom. Death In 1931, Henry Boot died and his son Charles Boot ... from 1821, which is also in Sheffield . Pinewood Film Studios In 1934 Charles Boot embarked upon the design ... Boot based his designs upon what were at the time the latest ideas being employed by other film studios in the production of movies at Hollywood , California , USA. Charles Boot managed to complete the work in twelve months. In the years that followed the Henry Boot company also undertook further ... a part of the J. Arthur Rank Organisation. Today The Henry Boot Company that began as a one man ... the Henry Boot company, Boot had begun a small housing maintenance company with George William Marsden. Due to a combination of disputes between the two men and Marsden s drink problem, Boot s partner dramatically left the firm, declaring Boot a fool. Boot s Folly Charles Boot built Boot s Folly in 1927 ...&om 1&ie UTF8&z 17&ll 53.406181, 1.654837&spn 0.002757,0.007296&t k&iwloc A . DEFAULTSORT Boot, Charles ... more details
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