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  2. Cement board - Wikipedia

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    A cement board is a combination of cement and reinforcing fibers formed into sheets, of varying thickness that are typically used as a tile backing board. [1] Cement board can be nailed or screwed to wood or steel studs to create a substrate for vertical tile and attached horizontally to plywood for tile floors, kitchen counters and backsplashes.

  3. List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1980s

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    The Billboard Hot 100 is the main song chart of the American music industry and is updated every week by the Billboard magazine. During the 1980s the chart was based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales figures and airplay on American radio stations.

  4. Fiber cement siding - Wikipedia

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    Blue fiber cement siding HardiePanel on design-build addition, Ithaca NY. Fiber cement siding (also known as "fibre cement cladding" in the United Kingdom, "fibro" in Australia, and by the proprietary name "Hardie Plank" in the United States) is a building material used to cover the exterior of a building in both commercial and domestic applications.

  5. Magnesium oxide wallboard - Wikipedia

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    However, some projects continued to use magnesia. New York City's Brooklyn Bridge base is made from locally mined cement, a mixture of calcium oxide and magnesia cement commonly called Rosendale cement, the only natural non-fired cement made in the US. Magnesia cement boards were approved for construction use in the US around 2003.

  6. Fibre cement - Wikipedia

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    Older fibre cement roofing. Rammu island in Estonia. Fibre cement is a main component of long-lasting building materials. The main application areas are roofing and cladding. The list below gives some common applications. Internal cladding: Wet room applications – tile backer boards; Fire protection; Partition walls; Window sills; Ceilings ...

  7. House music - Wikipedia

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    House is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute. [11] It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's underground club culture and evolved slowly in the early/mid 1980s as DJs began altering disco songs to give them a more mechanical beat.

  8. New Jersey sound - Wikipedia

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    In 1992, Union County's Aly-Us released its deep-house hit "Follow Me." [4] Abigail Adams's house-music record label and store Movin’ Records in Newark's neighbor East Orange was another contributor to the Jersey Sound. [5] The Jersey club scene also gave rise to the ball culture scene in Newark hotels and nightclubs. [6] "Queen of House ...

  9. Music history of the United States in the 1980s - Wikipedia

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    House music was strongly influenced by elements of soul- and funk-infused varieties of disco. Club play from pioneering DJs like Ron Hardy and Lil Louis, local dance music record shops, and the popular Hot Mix 5 shows on radio station WBMX-FM helped popularize house music in Chicago and among visiting DJs & producers from Detroit. Trax Records ...