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Brake (other)
__NOTOC__ A brake is a device which inhibits motion. Brake may also refer to one of the following: Transportation * Brake (carriage), a horse-drawn carriage used to train horses for draft work * Railway brake * Air brake (other) ** Air brake (aeronautics), in aeronautics, a type of flight control system used on aircraft to reduce speed ** Air brake (road vehicle), a type of brake used on large vehicles in place of hydraulic brakes, using compressed air ** Railway air brake, a type of brake operated by compressed air and used on locomotives and railroad cars * Hydraulic brake * Dynamic braking * Regenerative brake * Electromagnetic brake * Emergency brake (train) * Parking brake * Counter-pressure brake * Drum brake * Disc brake * Archaic past tense of the verb 'to break' (see brake) Places * Brake, Lower Saxony, a city in Germany * Brake, West Virginia * Brake, a former independent city now incorporated into Lemgo, Germany Business * Brake Bros Ltd, a food distributo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brake
A brake is a mechanical device that inhibits motion by absorbing energy from a moving system. It is used for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, wheel, axle, or to prevent its motion, most often accomplished by means of friction. Background Most brakes commonly use friction between two surfaces pressed together to convert the kinetic energy of the moving object into heat, though other methods of energy conversion may be employed. For example, regenerative braking converts much of the energy to electrical energy, which may be stored for later use. Other methods convert kinetic energy into potential energy in such stored forms as pressurized air or pressurized oil. Eddy current brakes use magnetic fields to convert kinetic energy into electric current in the brake disc, fin, or rail, which is converted into heat. Still other braking methods even transform kinetic energy into different forms, for example by transferring the energy to a rotating flywheel. Brakes are generally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brake, Lower Saxony
Brake () is the district seat of Wesermarsch district in northern Germany. Geography Brake lies in the centre of the square formed by Bremerhaven, Bremen, Oldenburg and Wilhelmshaven. With its position up from the North Sea on the lower Weser, which can accommodate ocean-going ships, its proximity to Autobahnen A29 and A27 as well as to Bremen Airport, this port city has a favourable infrastructure supporting land, sea, and air travel. Moreover, railway lines leading to Nordenham and Oldenburg/Bremen fill out the city's transport connections. With the Weser tunnel to the north, which was opened to road traffic in January 2004, Brake was given even better connections to the region's Autobahn network. However, since cyclists and pedestrians may not use the tunnel, and since the ferry service across the river Weser was cut back after the tunnel's opening, those on bicycles or on foot suffer a distinct disadvantage to their mobility in the region. History The term "Brake" first crop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brake (charity)
Brake is a charity that operates internationally from its bases in the UK and New Zealand. It was established in 1995. It coordinates Road Safety Week, provides support services for people bereaved and injured in road crashes and the professionals who care for them, including the emergency services. Its head office is based in the UK. History Brake was formed in 1995 by former transport journalist Mary Williams OBE. Mary Williams formed Brake with the aims of victim support and preventing road deaths and injuries through campaigns that were both community and policy oriented. Mary Williams was awarded the OBE for her services to road safety in 2000. Functions The charity aims to promote awareness of road safety issues and care for road crash victims through a number of different services and campaigns. It founded and runs an annual road safety week and has various award schemes such as awarding UK Members of Parliament for services to road safety. It runs international conferen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brake (surname)
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Brake is a surname of English origin and may refer to: * Brian Brake (1927–1988), New Zealand photographer * Colin Brake (born 1963), English television writer and script editor * John Brake (New Zealand rugby player) (born 1952), New Zealand rugby union player and coach * John Brake (born 1988), English rugby union player * Patricia Brake (1942–2022), English television actress * Richard Brake, Welsh/American actor * Tom Brake (born 1962), British politician See also * Brake (other) __NOTOC__ A brake is a device which inhibits motion. Brake may also refer to one of the following: Transportation * Brake (carriage), a horse-drawn carriage used to train horses for draft work * Railway brake * Air brake (other) ** Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brake (sheet Metal Bending)
A brake is a metalworking machine that allows the bending of sheet metal. A cornice brake only allows for simple bends and creases, while a box-and-pan brake also allows one to form box and pan shapes. It is also known as a bending machine or bending brake or in Britain as a sheet metal folder or just a folder. Description The brake consists of a flat surface onto which the material is placed, and a clamping bar which will come down and hold the material firmly during the bend. This clamping action may be manual, automatic or operated using a foot pedal. The front, gate-like, plate of the machine is hinged and may be lifted, forcing the material extended over a straight edge to bend to follow the plate. The bends can be to any angle up to a practical limit of about 120 degrees, somewhat more in the case of a bar folder. If the area to be bent is narrow enough, a sharper bend (e.g., for a hem) can be made by inserting the bend under the clamping bar and lowering it. Box-and-pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pteris
''Pteris'' (brake) is a genus of about 300 species of ferns in the subfamily Pteridoideae of the family Pteridaceae. They are native to tropical and subtropical regions, southward to New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa, north to Japan and North America. 78 species (35 endemic) are found in China. Some species of Pteris have considerable economic and ecological value, such as Pteris multifida, Pteris ensiformis, Pteris vittata can be used for ornamental purposes; as a hyperaccumulator, Pteris multifida and Pteris vittata can be used to control soil pollution. Many of them have linear frond segments, and some have sub-palmate division. Like other members of the Pteridaceae, the frond margin is reflexed over the marginal sori. The outermost layer is the single layered epidermis without stomata. The cortex is differentiated into outer and inner cortical region. The vascular cylinder is an amphiphloic siphonostele. The term "brake", used for members of this genus, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royworld
Royworld are a British pop rock band formed in 2006, when songwriting brothers Rod and Crispin Futrille stuck up an advertisement on the college notice board. Robert Parkin and Timmy Miles met at St. Aidan's & St. John Fisher Associated Sixth Form in Harrogate, where their journey together began. The two duos came together after the advert was answered by Gerry Morgan and Tim Miles. Miles's friend, Rob Parkin, then completed the line-up. Soon after forming they began to play gigs around London at venues including Dublin Castle, The Barfly and The Hope And Anchor. They had managed to attract the attention of several record labels, including Fierce Panda Records, who released their single "Elasticity" via their Club Fandango imprint in December 2007 and Virgin Records to whom they would eventually sign. Their first single on Virgin Records, "Dust," was released on 19 May 2008, and reached No. 29 in the UK Singles Chart. Their debut album was released 2 June 2008 and was pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brakes
The Brakes are a rock band formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 2002. The original five members were Zach Djanikian, Matt Kass, Derek Feinberg, Josh Sack, and Adam Flicker. In 2006, they performed at SXSW Showcase, as well as many festivals such as All Good, High Sierra and Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival, Wakarusa. Their national touring has also enabled them to share the stage with artists such as Dave Matthews Band, Of A Revolution, O.A.R., Willie Nelson, John Fogerty, Live (band), Live, and Widespread Panic. The band has had multiple Extended play, EP releases, regular rotation on station WXPN in Philadelphia, and near capacity headliners at Theater of the Living Arts, TLA. In 2002, The Brakes set the record for highest ticket sales at The Point in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. In early 2006, The Brakes joined forces with H&R Block and became the face of the company's "TaxCut program" advertising campaign. The advertisements wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brakes (band)
Brakes are an English rock band, formed in 2003 in Brighton. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Eamon Hamilton, lead guitarist Thomas White, bassist Marc Beatty and drummer Alex White. They are known as Brakesbrakesbrakes in the United States. Biography Brakes formed in 2003, when Thomas White and Alex White of The Electric Soft Parade saw Eamon Hamilton perform a solo gig supporting The Lonesome Organist in Brighton. Marc Beatty of Mockin' Bird Studio and The Tenderfoot (who also worked with British Sea Power, engineering their debut single and recording tracks for their debut album) was also soon recruited, and the band set about recording their debut single, " Pick Up the Phone", which was released on Tugboat Records in 2004. Shortly after forming Brakes, Hamilton was asked by British Sea Power to play keyboards with them, a position he held for three years. Brakes toured extensively, and in early 2005, recorded their debut album, '' Give Blood'', for Rough Trade R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brake (Anderson)
"Brake" is a science fiction short story by American writer Poul Anderson, first published in 1957 in ''Astounding Science Fiction'' and reprinted in the collections ''Beyond the Beyond'' (1969) and ''The Psychotechnic League'' (1981). As a component of the Psychotechnic League future history / alternate history, "Brake" takes place in 2270, as the civilization built up in the aftermath of the 1958 Third World War is being torn between mutually antagonistic factions, on the verge of collapsing into "the day of genocide and the night of ignorance and tyranny". The story was written and published within two months of "Marius (Anderson), Marius" and they were clearly written as companion pieces - the dawn and sunset of the same culture (later stories of this Future History would be set in the further future, when a still newer civilization would arise from the ruins of what would be called "The Second Dark Ages"). ''Marius'' and ''Brake'' are linked by various common themes - one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brake (film)
''Brake'' is a 2012 American action thriller film directed by Gabe Torres, written by Timothy Mannion, and starring Stephen Dorff. It follows a U.S. Secret Service special agent who is held captive in the trunk of a car by terrorists aiming to extract information about the U.S. president's secret bunker. It was released on 23 March 2012. Plot Jeremy Reins, a U.S. Secret Service special agent assigned to the presidential detail, is drugged, kidnapped and held captive within a glass box in the cramped, dark trunk of a car. At first Jeremy thinks it is a prank from people he owes money for gambling debts, but he quickly learns that the truth is far more sinister. Jeremy begins to endure mental and physical torture as terrorists attempt to extract information. The information needed is the location of the secret bunkers, dubbed "Roulette", that are used by the president and vice president during a national emergency. Jeremy's only contact is Henry, another hostage that is also lock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brake Bros Ltd
Brakes (previously known as ‘Brake Bros Ltd’) is a food and distribution company supplying food, drink and other products mainly to the catering industry in the UK through more than 20 distribution centres. It provides delivered wholesale and contract logistical services. The company was created in 1958 and headquartered in Ashford, United Kingdom. Brake Bros Limited has been a subsidiary of Sysco Corporation since 5 July 2016 when the latter bought it for $3.1bn. Its customers include schools, contract caterers, hospitals, hotels, independent dining establishments and various large restaurant chains. Brakes Brakes in GB comprises a number of businesses and brands: * Brakes * Country Choice (including Bake & Bite) * Sysco speciality * Prime Meats * Brakes Catering Equipment * Woodward Foodservice In addition to the head office in Enterprise Park, Ashford, the business has offices and customer care centres across the UK. They also maintain an office in Covent Garden, Lond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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