about the Indian politician Surendra Lath the machine tool lathe Seealso lat disambiguation File Lath.jpg thumb right 250px Lath seen from the back with hardened plaster from the other side showing through A lath is a thin, narrow strip of some straight grained wood or other material, including metal or gypsum . A lattice , or lattice work , is a criss crossed or interlaced arrangement of laths, or the pattern made by such an arrangement. Lath is the basic material used in the formerly common building technique known as lath and plaster , which was used to make interior walls. Lath may also refer to wire mesh, typically with a paper backing, that is applied to a wood or metal framework as matrix over which stucco is applied. One of the key elements of lath, whether wooden slats or wire mesh, are the openings or gaps that allow plaster or stucco to ooze behind and form a stronger bond to the lath itself. Name The word stems from Old English laett , Mid. Eng. la e , a form possibly due to the Welsh liath the word appears in many Teutonic languages, e.g. Dutch lat , German Latte , and has ... to form a base or groundwork for plaster modern lath and plaster applications are mostly limited to conservation .... Riven lath is the stronger forerunner to sawn lath, as it was traditionally split with the grain ... before plastering. Wire mesh lath is used extensively with stucco in home and commercial construction. In these applications the lath adds strength and rigidity in addition to providing a matrix to which ... appications. Lath cut from spruce or balsam fir trees are used for building wooden lobster traps. Historical significance File Lath, Kent.JPG thumb right 250px Inch wide laths after the plaster has been knocked off under stairs, Kent , UK Gypsum lath consists of gypsum plaster sandwiched between ... in the 1930s. Gypsum lath is commonly used in place of wood since it is noncombustible, easy to use, and gives better results. The lath and plaster method s popularity declined in the 1950s, as it was replaced ... more details
See Wikipedia WikiProject Indian cities for details Infobox Indian jurisdiction native name Lath type city latd 21.65 longd 70.21 locator position right state name Gujarat district Rajkot leader title leader name altitude 137 area magnitude sq. km area total area telephone postal code vehicle code range sex ratio unlocode website footnotes Lathi is a village under the tehsil of Upleta in the Indian state of Gujarat . Geography Lath is located at Coord 21.65 N 70.17 E . ref http maps.google.ca maps?f q&source s q&hl en&geocode &q lath gujarat india&aq &sll 22.256464,71.008007&sspn 0.697762,1.234589&ie UTF8&hq &hnear Lath, Junagadh, Gujarat, India&ll 21.646579,70.175171&spn 0.350382,0.617294&z 11&lci org.wikipedia.en ref . Lath is located at a distance of 94.05 km from its District Main City Rajkot . It is located at a distance of 308 km from its State Main City Gandhinagar . The Pin Code of Lath is 360490. History Lath is an ancient village with no other villages under the village panchayat . The head of the town is known as the Sarpanch and makes all the administrative and judicial decisions under his prerogative. Many Gujarati families like Lathiya and Karghatda Desai have had their ancestral hometown in this small village. Both these families have another branch of their family tree emerging from Lathi, Gujarat and Jetpur respectively. Lath is so small and remote that it is often referred as Lath Bhimora . Bhimora is the nearest village to Lath at a distance of 2.883 km. Today, Lath has electricity and cellular phone networks but no radio or cable transmissions are yet relayed here. Schools Nearby Lath ref http www.onefivenine.com india villages Rajkot Upleta Lath ref Kanya Taluka School Bhimora Primary School J.M.K.H Mojira Primary School Banks Nearby Lath ref http www.onefivenine.com india villages Rajkot Upleta Lath ref 1. Bank Of Baroda, Lath Br., Dist. Rajkot, Gujarat IFSC CODE barb0lathxx. MICR CODE 360012509. 2. State Bank Of India, Paneli Moti ... more details
Cleanup date February 2008 Lath art is a form of woodworking folk art for making rustic pictures out of strips out of old lath from plaster and lath walls. Today it is commonly made from lattice, lumber stickers and weathered lobster traps. Beach scenes and rural scenes are the most popular themes. Lath art has a lot in common with marquetry and intarsia . They are all woodworking hobbies to make pictures out of sections of wood, but marquetry and intarsia use the wood grain as a design element, and lath art uses the direction of the lath stick and the colors of the stains as a design element. Lath work is an old artform where the designer can carve wood, spinning at high speeds, into different shapes, patterns, objects, tools, furniture etc. See also Intarsia Parquetry Scroll Saw Tunbridge ware Woodworking decorative arts Woodworking Category Decorative arts Category Woodworking Category Art genres Category Folk art woodworking stub art stub ... more details
more footnotes date November 2011 Image Lath.jpg thumb right 250px Lath seen from the back with brown coat oozing through Lath and plaster is a building process used mainly for interior wall s in Canada and the United States until the late 1950s. After the 1950s, drywall began to replace the lath and plaster process in the United States. In the United Kingdom , lath and plaster was used for some interior partition walls, but was mostly used in the construction of ceiling s. In the UK, many lath and plaster ... or remove lath and plaster ceilings How to remove lath and plaster ceilings ref failed verification .... The process begins with wood lath s. These are narrow strips of wood nailed horizontally across the wall stud s. Each wall frame is covered in lath, tacked at the studs. The lath is typically about two inches wide by four feet long by 1 4 inch thick. Each horizontal course of lath is spaced about ... the grain of the timber which greatly improved strength and durability. Next, temporary lath guides ... the plaster into the gaps between the lath and leaving a layer on the front the depth of the temporary ... is applied in quantity. When the wall is fully covered, the vertical lath guides are removed, and their slots .... In the photo, lath seen from the back... those curls of plaster are called keys and are important to keep the plaster on the lath. Insufficient keying and the plaster will fall off the lath. Traditional ..., helping to prevent the keys breaking away. Eventually the wood laths were replaced with rock lath colloquially ... of lath reaches exactly across three wall studs, which are spaced 16 inches apart on center ... the wood lath strips, allowing plaster to ooze through the board when the plaster is applied, making the keys to hold the plaster to the wall board. In addition to rock lath, there were various types of diamond mesh metal lath which is categorized according to weight, type of ribbing, and whether the lath is galvanize d or not. Metal lathing was spaced across a 13.5 inch center, attached by tie ... more details
Surendra Lath born 30 November 1949 is an India n politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party and is a member of the Parliament of India representing Orissa in the Rajya Sabha , the upper house of the Indian Parliament . External links http 164.100.24.167 8080 members website Mainweb.asp?mpcode 1859 Profile on Rajya Sabha website Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Lath, Surendra ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 30 November 1949 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Lath, Surendra Category Bharatiya Janata Party politicians Category Members of the Rajya Sabha Category Living people Category 1949 births BJP politician stub ... more details
Melagne Lath born September 2, 1963 is an C te d Ivoire Ivorian Canoe racing sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , he was eliminated in the repechages of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics Men s K 2 500 metres K 2 500 m event. 1988 Summer Olympics Four years later in Seoul , Lath was eliminated in the repechages of the Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics Men s K 2 500 metres same event . References http www.sports reference.com olympics athletes la melagne lath 1.html Sports Reference.com profile Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Lath, Melagne ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH September 2, 1963 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Lath, Melagne Category 1963 births Category Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Category Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Category Ivorian canoeists Category Living people Category Olympic canoeists of C te d Ivoire Canoe bio stub Coted Ivoire sport bio stub ... more details
other uses Brick disambiguation cleanup date July 2009 Infobox Company name The Brick Ltd. logo Image The Brick logo.svg 160px type Public company Public tsx BRK foundation 1971 founder Bill Comrie, Fred Comrie and John Comrie location Edmonton , Alberta , Canada key people CEO Bill Gregson ref http www.integratir.com newsrelease.asp?ticker T.BRK.UN&news 2131022574&lang EN&alt ref , CFO David Merkley, CDO Frank Talarico Revenue profit United States dollar US 1.6 billion industry Retail products Home Furnishing homepage http www.thebrick.com www.thebrick.com The Brick Ltd. tsx BRK opened its first store in Edmonton, Alberta in 1971, and has grown to become one of Canada s largest volume retailers of furniture , mattresses , home appliance appliances and home electronics . The company was founded as The Brick Warehouse LP in Edmonton , Alberta with the first warehouse opening on September 1, 1971. Its first expansion was to Fort McMurray , Alberta in the 1970s and later acquired a competitor in the city of Calgary . Over the past 35 years, The Brick has strategically executed its expansion across Canada and now operates 194 retail stores including 20 franchise locations in the provinces ... Edward Island , Nova Scotia and the Yukon . Quebec stores are branded simply as Brick . In addition, the Brick Group Income Fund operates distribution centres in Vancouver , Edmonton , Calgary , Winnipeg ... publisher Ottawa Business Journal title The Brick plans 400M IPO as income trust date 2009 05 31 ref In 2006, The Brick rebranded 24 of these stores under their own name in an attempt ... 01 17 title Brick to rebrand Sleep Better chain ref Hockey family The Brick was founded by the Comrie ... aka. The Brick is currently on hiatus from the National Hockey League NHL recovering from a hip injury ... reflist External links http www.thebrick.com The Brick Official Corporate site http www.ufw.com United Furniture Warehouse DEFAULTSORT Brick Category Companies based in Edmonton Category Furniture ... more details
Other uses Refimprove date February 2008 File A brick array.JPG thumb A brick array Image Concrete wall.jpg right thumb An old brick wall in English bond laid with alternating courses of headers and stretchers Image Historic brick street in Natchitoches, LA IMG 1943.JPG right thumb Bricked Front Street along the Cane River in historic Natchitoches, Louisiana Natchitoches , Louisiana A brick is a block ... conditions, brick enabled the construction of permanent buildings in regions where the harsher climate .... Other examples of civilizations who used mud brick include the ancient Egypt ians ref name BriOnl http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 79195 brick 76609 History of brickmaking History of brickmaking ... Jetavanaramaya stupa in Anuradhapura , Sri Lanka is one of the largest brick structures in the world. Image LandshutStMartin01.jpg thumb The world s highest brick tower of St. Martin s Church, Landshut ... 4.jpg thumb Malbork Castle , former Ordensburg of the Teutonic Order biggest brick castle in the world ... kiln s Citation needed date February 2011 , introduced bricks to many parts of the empire. Roman brick ... by the Roman architect Vitruvius . China In History of China pre modern China , brick making was the job ... brick appeared in Xi an ref ref http hk.apple.nextmedia.com realtime art main.php?&iss ... brick, possible earliest brick in China ref These bricks are the earliest bricks ... Earliest fired brick discovered in Xi an ref Early descriptions of the production process ... stages of brick production mixing clay and water, driving oxen over the mixture to trample it into a thick paste, scooping the paste into standardized wooden frames to produce a brick roughly 42 ... The idea of signing the worker s name and birth date on the brick and the place where it was made ... to Northern Germany, where an independent tradition evolved. It culminated in the so called brick Gothic ... around the Baltic Sea which are without natural rock resources. Brick Gothic buildings, which ... more details
About the Iggy Pop album the Arctic Monkeys song Brick by Brick Arctic Monkeys song the Katy Perry song MTV Unplugged Katy Perry album Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Brick by Brick Type Album Artist Iggy Pop Cover Iggy Pop Brick by Brick.jpg Released June 1990 Recorded February 15 March 23, 1990 small Oceanway and Hollywood Sound small Genre Rock and roll , hard rock , punk rock Length 54 09 Label Virgin Records Virgin Producer Don Was Last album Instinct Iggy Pop album Instinct br 1988 This album Brick by Brick br 1990 Next album American Caesar album American Caesar br 1993 Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1score Rating 4.5 5 ref Allmusic class album id r15528 ref Brick by Brick is an album released in June 1990 by the United States American singer Iggy Pop . After attracting mixed reviews for much of his 1980s output, Pop hired longtime The Stooges Stooges fan Don Was as producer, who would later produce Avenue B album Avenue B , and opted for a hard rock sound. Many songs on the album incorporate a lyrical theme of the United States facing dangers of cultural decay and implosion. Slash musician Slash and Duff McKagan of Guns N Roses fame were featured on the album as songwriters and performers. The cover was drawn by American cartoonist Charles Burns cartoonist Charles Burns . The album s personnel includes studio musicians Waddy Wachtel and Kenny Aronoff .... Brick by Brick became Iggy s first RIAA certification RIAA certified gold album with more than ... and Roll lyrics Pop, music Slash musician Slash 4 46 Brick by Brick 3 30 Livin on the Edge of the Night ... Brick By Brick Acoustic Demo Version Released On The Undefeated Single 3 32 Livin on the Edge of the Night ... Demo Starry Night Acoustic Demo Brick by Brick Acoustic Demo I Am Acoustic Demo Think Alone Acoustic ... by Don Was Category Virgin Records albums fr Brick by Brick it Brick by Brick album nn Brick by Brick pl Brick by Brick ru Brick by Brick sv Brick by Brick ... more details
File Lath mar.jpg thumb 300px right Lath Mar Holi being played in Barsana Lath mar Holi lang hi takes place well before the actual Holi celebration. It takes place at Barsana near Mathura, Uttar Pradesh Mathura in the state of Uttar Pradesh . People flock to the suburban town of Barsana near Mathura to see Lath Mar Holi, a special form of traditional festivity. Fact date October 2008 Legend has it that Lord Krishna visited his beloved Radha s village on this day and playfully teased her and her friends. Taking offence at this, the women of Barsana chased him away. Since then, men from Krishna s village, Nandgaon, visit Barsana to play Holi in the town which has the distinction of having the only temple dedicated to Radha in India. Fact date October 2008 In the sprawling compound of the Radha Rani temple in Barsana, thousands gather to witness the Lath Mar holi when women beat up men with sticks as those on the sidelines become hysterical, sing Holi Songs and shout Sri Radhey or Sri Krishna. The Holi songs of Braj mandal are sung in pure Braj Bhasha. Fact date October 2008 On the first day of Lath Mar Holi gop s shepherds from Nandgaon come to Barsana to play Holi with the gopis of Barsana. The festival begins with a ceremony at the Radha Rani temple. After this ceremony gops then march out of the temple on the Rang Rangeeli Gali where they stop to play holi with the gopis, who stand in groups along the street. The second day gops from Barsana go to Nandgaon to play holi with gopis at Nandgaon. Holi played at Barsana is unique in the sense that here women chase men away with sticks. Males also sing provocative songs in a bid to invite the attention of women. Women then go on the offensive and use long staves called lathi s to beat men folk who protect themselves ... http pragungoyal.com ?page id 11&gallery 7 Photography gallery of lath mar holi in Barsana and Nandgaon DEFAULTSORT Lath Mar Holi Category Festivals in India Category Culture of Uttar Pradesh Category ... more details
Infobox single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name Brick by Boring Brick Cover Brick By Boring Brick.jpg ... http rateyourmusic.com release single paramore brick by boring brick ref pop punk ref name bbc.co.uk http www.bbc.co.uk blogs chartblog 2009 11 paramore brick by boring brick.shtml ref ref name ... singlesreviews a187474 paramore brick by boring brick.html title Music Singles Review Paramore Brick By Boring Brick publisher Digital Spy date 2009 11 23 accessdate 2010 12 09 ref Length 4 14 Label ... This single Brick by Boring Brick br 2009 Next single The Only Exception br 2010 Misc External music video YouTube A63VwWz1ij0 Brick By Boring BrickBrick by Boring Brick is a song by American Rock music rock band Paramore , and the second single music single from their third album Brand New Eyes . Brick by Boring Brick was also featured in The Vampire Diaries episode Under Control that aired on April ... provide a welcome edge at the top end of the charts . ref name digitalspy Rolling Stone stated that Brick by Boring Brick was able to weave unexpected Smashing Pumpkins style sonics into the mix. ref ... name bbc.co.uk cite web author Vicki url http www.bbc.co.uk blogs chartblog 2009 11 paramore brick by boring brick.shtml title Chart Blog Paramore Brick By Boring Brick publisher BBC date 2009 11 22 accessdate 2010 12 09 ref Music video The music video for Brick by Boring Brick was filmed in Los Angeles ... paramore.jhtml title Paramore Reveal Secrets Of Brick By Boring Brick Video publisher MTV last Montgomery ... Brick by Boring Brick second single work Alternative Press accessdate 2009 10 15 ref The video depicts .... ref name update cite web url http www.paramore.net blog brick by boring brick video premiere title Brick By Boring Brick Video Premiere Blog Detail publisher Paramore.net date 2009 11 17 accessdate ... www.paramore.net blog the brick by boring brick video has arrived title The Brick By Boring Brick ... of the song was in July 2009. Paramore performed a live version of Brick By Boring Brick for MTV ... more details
Infobox album Name Brick Type Studio album Artist Brick band Brick Cover Brick self titled 1977.jpg Released 1977 Recorded 1977 small at Web IV Studios, Atlanta, Georgia small Genre Soul music Soul Funk music Funk Disco music Disco Length Label Bang Records Producer Brick band Brick , Phil Benton Last album Good High br 1976 This album Brick br 1977 Next album Stoneheart album Stoneheart br 1979 Brick is the second album by the Atlanta, Georgia based band Brick band Brick . Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score Rating 4 5 ref Allmusic class album id r2148904 tab review label BrickBrick Review first Craig last Lytle accessdate 02 September 2011 ref Track listing Ain t Gonna Hurt Nobody Ray Ransom 3 54 Living From The Mind Ray Ransom 3 36 Happy Jimmy Lord Brown, Ray Ransom, Eddie Irons 4 23 We Don t Wanna Sit Down We Wanna Git Down Donald Nevins, Jimmy Lord Brown, Ray Ransom, Eddie Irons, Regi Hargis 5 41 Dusic Jimmy Lord Brown, Ray Ransom, Regi Hargis 5 44 Hello Eddie Irons, Ray Ransom, Jimmy Lord Brown 3 35 Honey Chile Donald Nevins, Jimmy Lord Brown, Ray Ransom, Eddie Irons 4 53 Fun Regi Hargis 3 33 Good Morning Sunshine Jimmy Lord Brown 3 36 Personnel Jimmy Lord Brown Saxophone, Flute, Trombone, Trumpet, Vocals Donald Nevins Keyboards, Vocals Ray Ransom Bass, Vocals Eddie Irons Drums, Vocals Regi Hargis Guitar, Vocals Charts class wikitable Chart 1977 Peak br position Billboard 200 Billboard Pop Albums ref name allmusic albums Cite web url Allmusic class artist id p16081 charts awards billboard albums pure url yes title Brick US albums chart history publisher allmusic.com accessdate 2011 09 02 ref align center 15 Billboard Top R&B Hip Hop Albums Top Soul Albums ref name ... p16081 charts awards billboard singles pure url yes title Brick US singles chart history publisher ... List of number one R&B albums of 1977 U.S. External links http www.discogs.com BrickBrick master 84973 BrickBrick at Discogs References Reflist Category 1977 albums ... more details
Wiktionarypar brick TOCright A brick is an artificial stone made by forming clay into hardened rectangular blocks. Brick may also refer to Media and entertainment Brick film Brick film Brick song Brick song , by Ben Folds Five Brick band Brick , a 1977 album by the same band Brick album Brick , an album also known simply as Talking Heads , by Talking Heads Brick, A Literary Journal Brick , a literary magazine The Brick Theater , a theater in Williamsburg, Brooklyn Fictional characters Brick comics Brick , a DC Comics character Brick Pollitt, a character in the play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Brick Tamland, a character in the film Anchorman The Legend of Ron Burgundy Brick, a character in the Discworld novel Thud Brick, a member of the Rowdyruff Boys , a group of characters in the TV series The Powerpuff Girls Brick the Berserker, from the video game Borderlands video game Borderlands Places BRICK, an acronym referring to Brazil, Russia, India, China and Korea see BRIC Brick Township, New Jersey Brick City , a nickname for Newark, New Jersey Other uses Brick biathlon , two event workout Brick basketball , a slang term Brick electronics , noun a nonfunctioning electronic device verb to render an electronic device unusable by inappropriate software changes Brick cheese a cheese from Wisconsin, USA Power brick , an AC adapter power supply Brick moth The Brick , a Canadian furniture retailer BRICKS software Bath brick , a cleaning tool A Glossary of poker terms poker term Brick Brewing Company A Canadian beer brewer the Motorola DynaTAC , commonly referred to as the brick A word for Lego pieces is brick. Brick is also French for a Brig , a type of sailing vessel, with the word being brought over to English rather than translated. Millwall brick An improvised blunt weapon made out of newspaper 1 kilogram of cocaine disambig de Brick fr Brick it Brick ja ... more details
Brick House may refer to Properties in the United Kingdom Brick House London , listed for the 2006 Sterling prize for architecture Properties in the United States by state The Brick House , Louisville, Kentucky Brick House Cazenovia, New York , listed on the National Register of Historic Places NRHP , in Oneida County Old Brick House , National Register of Historic Places listings in Pasquotank County, North Carolina listed on the NRHP in Pasquotank County, North Carolina Brick House Clifford, Virginia , NRHP listed Brick House White Plains, Virginia , National Register of Historic Places listings in Brunswick County, Virginia listed on the NRHP in Brunswick County, Virginia Music Brick House song Brick House song , a 1977 single by the Commodores Brick House EP Brick House EP , a 1997 EP by Saukrates Other Brick House cigar , a brand of cigars disambig ... more details
Multiple issues orphan August 2010 unreferenced July 2010 Acid brick or acid resistant brick is a specially made form of masonry brick that is chemically resistant and thermally durable . Acid brick is created from high silica shale and fired at higher temperatures than those used for conventional brick. Some manufacturers create the brick by baking it for over a week. It has an average compressive strength of approximately 23,000 PSI. The ASTM International ASTM specification C 279 creates specifications for acid brick properties. Acid brick is not resistant against hydrofluoric acid or strong alkali . Varieties Acid brick comes in multiple varieties. The most frequently used variety is red shale . Others include fireclay , silica brick , and carbon brick . DEFAULTSORT Acid Brick Category Masonry ... more details
Jefferson Brick is a fictional American politician in Charles Dickens s Martin Chuzzlewit . fict char stub Nuttall Category Martin Chuzzlewit characters Brick, Jefferson ... more details
Brick Church may refer to Brick Church NJT station , a New Jersey Transit station in East Orange along the Morris and Essex Line Brick Church Complex New Hampstead, New York , historic Dutch Reformed church Brick Presbyterian Church Perry, New York Brick Presbyterian Church Complex Rochester, New York See also Brick Church Corners , also known as Ontario Heritage Square, a national historic district located at Ontario, New York Red Brick Church Sodus Center, New York , historic Baptist church Little Brick Church Cedar Grove, West Virginia , also known as Virginia s Church, built 1853 Old Brick Church disambiguation Brick Presbyterian Church disambiguation dab ... more details
Image Ziegelausfachung.jpg thumb right Brick nog is a construction technique in which one width of brick s is used to fill the vacancies in a wooden frame. The walls then may be covered with tile or weatherboards or rendered. Brick noggin is term used to denote brick work built up in between wooden quarters or framing. architecture stub Category Bricks Unreferenced date January 2008 ... more details
Brick Store may refer to any of the following, all of which are on the National Register of Historic Places NRHP Sam Choy Brick Store , on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Calaveras County, California NRHP in California Old Brick Store , on the National Register of Historic Places listings in New Castle County, Delaware NRHP in Delaware Brick Store Covington, Georgia , on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton County, Georgia NRHP in Georgia Red Brick Store , a contributing structure of the Nauvoo Historic District , Nauvoo, Illinois Brick Store Bath, New Hampshire , on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Grafton County, New Hampshire NRHP in New Hampshire Brick Store Building , on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Oneida County, New York NRHP in New York Hillsdale Brick Store , on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Guilford County, North Carolina NRHP in North Carolina Boon Brick Store , on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Oregon NRHP in Oregon disambiguation ... more details
Infobox VG title Sim Brick image developer Sensible Software publisher designer engine released 1991 in video gaming 1991 genre Simulation Parody modes Single player ratings N A platforms Amiga media Floppy disk requirements input Computer mouse Mouse Sim Brick is a parody of the popular List of Sim games Sim series of computer game s, in particular SimAnt . It was a computer game written in 1991 by Sensible Software and included with Amiga Power issue 13. ref cite journal author Sensible Software year 1992 month May title Sim Brick journal Amiga Power publisher Future Publishing issue 13 url http amigapower.mrdictionary.net displayimage.php?album 15&pos 1 ref The game is designed to simulate a brick . There are four options Exist if the brick does not already exist, it is called into existence Info displays a schematic of the brick Pause pauses the game Quit quits the game The game also features an ant , which always meets an untimely and bloody death when the brick is called into existence, because the brick always spawns in mid air and crushes it. References references Category 1991 video games Category Amiga games Category Parodies Category Sensible Software simulation videogame stub ... more details
Oil of brick , called by apothecaries Oleum de Lateribus and by alchemists Oil of Philosophers , was an empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a brick soaked in oil, such as olive oil , to distillation at a high temperature. Manufacture The process initially started with pieces of brick, which were heated red hot in live coals, and extinguished in an earth half saturated with olive oil. Being then separated and pounded grossly, the brick absorbs the oil. It was then put in a retort , and placed in a reverberatory furnace , where the oil was drawn out by fire. ref name cyclo 1728 ref Uses Oil of brick was used in pre modern medicine as a treatment for tumor s, in the spleen , in palsy palsies , and epilepsy epilepsies ref name cyclo . It was used by lapidaries as a vehicle for the emery mineral emery by which stones and gems were sawn or cut. References references Category Oils Category Bricks Category Alchemical substances Category Jewellery making ... more details
The bath brick , patent ed in 1823 by William Champion and John Browne, was a predecessor of the scouring pad used for cleaning and polishing. Bath bricks were made by a number of companies in the town of Bridgwater , England, from fine clay dredged from the River Parrett near Dunball . ref cite book last Hawkins first Desmond authorlink coauthors title Avalon and Sedgemoor year 1982 publisher Alan Sutton Publishing location Gloucester isbn 0862990165 ref By the end of the 19th century some 24 million bath bricks had been produced in Bridgwater for the home and international markets. The brick, similar in size to an ordinary brick house brick , could be used in a number of ways. A mild abrasive powder could be scraped from the brick and used as a scouring powder on floors and other surfaces. Powder could also be moistened with water for use on a cloth for polishing or as a kind of sand paper . Items such as knives might be polished directly on a wetted brick. Image bathbrick.jpg thumb Bridgwater bath Brick, J.H.Brough & Co,Liverpool,found in India. References reflist External links http patriot.net pinniped beetons beeton1l.html extract from Mrs Beeton s Book of Household Management mentioning bath bricks Category Bricks Category Bridgwater material stub ... more details
File L beck Holstentor.jpg thumb L beck , the mother of Brick Gothic Holstentor with two of the city ... on the river Nogat in Pomerania Poland the world s largest brick Gothic castle File Bazylika mariacka gdansk ubt.jpeg thumb St. Mary s Church, Gda sk St. Mary s Church in Gda sk , the largest Brick Gothic church in the world Brick Gothic lang de Backsteingotik , lang pl Gotyk ceglany is a specific ... built from brick s. Brick Gothic buildings are found in the Baltic countries of Denmark , Finland , Germany , Poland , Lithuania , Latvia , Estonia , Belarus , Russia and Sweden . Brick gothic architecture ... from the Northern Europe s Brick Gothic. Brick Gothic architecture of the Iberian Peninsula is different in nature it is discussed under Mud jar Mud jar Gothic . As the use of baked red brick in Northern Europe dates from the 12th century, the oldest such buildings are classified as the Brick Romanesque . In the 16th century, Brick Gothic was superseded by Brick Renaissance architecture. Brick ... plaster. Many of the old town centres dominated by Brick Gothic, as well as some individual structures, have been listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites. Distribution Brick architecture is found primarily ... League , Brick Gothic has become a symbol of that powerful alliance of cities. Along with the Low ... Brick Gothic structure in Germany is the Bergkirche mountain church of Altenburg in Thuringia . Other national or regional identifications have also occurred. For example, buildings of the Brick ... majority of Gothic buildings within the borders of modern Poland are brick built, the term also encompasses non brick Gothic structures, such as the Wawel Cathedral in Krak w , which is mostly ... in L beck Germany prototype of the Hanse atic brick cathedral File Stralsund 1.jpg thumb ... 02.jpg thumb left upright Example of a Brick Gothic interior, Storkyrkan , Stockholm File Greifswald ... detail. Since the brick has no aesthetic function per se in this style, most of the northwest ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2008 File Brickcheese.jpg thumb right A package of brick cheese. Brick cheese is a cheese from Wisconsin , made in brick shaped form. The color ranges from pale yellow to white, and the cheese has a sweet and mild flavor when young, and matures into a strong ripe cheese with age. It is medium soft, crumbles easily and is somewhat sticky to the knife. Brick cheese is well suited to slicing for sandwiches , specifically grilled cheese sandwiches, or appetizers and also melts well. Served with corn polenta in the Midwest, where the brick cheese is thinly sliced and caused to melt underneath the polenta and tomato sauce topping Citation needed date April 2010 . Origins Brick cheese was originally produced in Wisconsin. The cheese making process was derived from white American Cheddar that is cultured at a slightly higher temperature which results in a marginally higher fat content and a slightly altered protein structure. The resultant brick cheese has a slightly softer taste and a distinctly sharper finish. Production process Brick cheese is made in the form of a large rectangular or brick shape, but may also be named brick because the cheese curds are pressed with clay fired bricks. Cheese producers in Theresa, Wisconsin , use red clay brick in order to produce the consistent texture and even temperament that has made brick cheese popular across the Mid west and the Northeastern United States. ref cite web url http www.newenglandcheese.com title New England Cheeses ref Culturing Brevibacterium linens grows on the surface of brick cheese and is surface ripened ... defines what the fat and moisture content of brick cheese must be. This Standard of Identity does not take into account that brick cheese should be surface ripened with B. linens . Brick is an American ... links http www.widmerscheese.com pages The Story of Wisconsin Brick Cheese.html The Story of Wisconsin Brick Cheese American cheeses Category American cheeses ... more details
Infobox Company company name Acme Brick Company company logo Image Acmebricklogo.png 125px company type ... Brick , Tile , Concrete Masonry Unit Concrete Block , Glass Block Systems, and Cut Natural Stone ... Acme Brick Company is an United States American manufacturer and distributor of brick and masonry ... , chartered the company in Alton, Illinois as the Acme Pressed Brick Company on April 17, 1891. The company grew to become the largest American owned brick manufacturer by the mid 20th century and was the first of its type to offer a 100 year limited guarantee to its customers. Acme Brick Company was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway , Inc. on August 1, 2000. History In 1890, Acme Pressed Brick ... Acme Brick homes for 100 employees and their families , a church, a public school, and a general store. In 1916, Acme Pressed Brick stockholders elected new officers, applied for a Texas charter, began doing business as Acme Brick Company, and dissolved the company chartered in Illinois. Walter R. Bennett George E. Bennett s son was elected the first president of the newly renamed Acme Brick Company. In 1968, a merger of the Acme Brick Company and the Justin Boot Company resulted in the formation ... million brick were manufactured by the year s end. In 1984, record housing starts propelled Acme to record sales years in 1983 and 1984. Image AcmeBrickStampedSmall.jpg thumb right 200px Acme Brick stamps ... residential brick. This tradition in brand brand recognition continues today. In 1993, Troy Aikman ... Brick spokesperson initially in radio and print advertising, and later on television. In 1994, American ... to the following four child companies Acme Brick Company, the leading domestically owned United States manufacturer of face brick. Featherlite Building Products Corporation, the leading Southwest ... Lama Company, and Chippewa Shoe Company. In 2001, Acme Brick set a new company record for shipments exceeding 1 billion company manufactured bricks shipped. In 2003, Acme Brick s residential products ... more details
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