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   830 boundaries are allowed to meet.
   830 boundaries are allowed to meet.
   831 Note in particular that the space for $k=1$ contains a copy of $\Diff(B^n)$, namely
   831 Note in particular that the space for $k=1$ contains a copy of $\Diff(B^n)$, namely
   832 the embeddings of a ``little" ball with image all of the big ball $B^n$.
   832 the embeddings of a ``little" ball with image all of the big ball $B^n$.
   833 \nn{should we warn that the inclusion of this copy of $\Diff(B^n)$ is not a homotopy equivalence?})
   833 \nn{should we warn that the inclusion of this copy of $\Diff(B^n)$ is not a homotopy equivalence?})
   834 The operad $\cE\cB_n$ is homotopy equivalent to the standard framed little $n$-ball operad.
   834 The operad $\cE\cB_n$ is homotopy equivalent to the standard framed little $n$-ball operad.
   835 (By shrinking the little balls (precomposing them with dilations), 
   835 By shrinking the little balls (precomposing them with dilations), 
   836 we see that both operads are homotopic to the space of $k$ framed points
   836 we see that both operads are homotopic to the space of $k$ framed points
   837 in $B^n$.)
   837 in $B^n$.
   838 It is easy to see that $n$-fold loop spaces $\Omega^n(T)$ have the structure have
   838 It is easy to see that $n$-fold loop spaces $\Omega^n(T)$  have
   839 an action of $\cE\cB_n$.
   839 an action of $\cE\cB_n$.
   840 \nn{add citation for this operad if we can find one}
   840 \nn{add citation for this operad if we can find one}
   841 
   841 
   842 \begin{example}[$E_n$ algebras]
   842 \begin{example}[$E_n$ algebras]
   843 \rm
   843 \rm