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Brandy Ledford Brandy Ledford (born February 4, 1969) is an American actress, model and former Penthouse Pet of The Year, best known for her role as Doyle in the science fiction TV series Andromeda. She is sometimes credited as Jisel (the name she used when she appeared as a Penthouse Pet) or Brandy Sanders (her name when she was married to Damian Sanders, one of the pioneers of freestyle snowboarding).
Brandywine Creek Brandywine Creek (also called the Brandywine River) is a tributary of the Christina River (also called the Christiana River), approximately 20 mi (32 km) long, in southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware in the United States.
Brandywine Hundred Brandywine Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or purpose except as a geographical point of reference.
Brandywine Realty Trust Brandywine Realty Trust () is a real estate development trust (REIT) in the United States that buys, sells, leases and manages approximately 225 commercial properties, no more than 25 industrial parcels of land, mixed-use property, and over 200 acres of undeveloped parcels. They also offer contstruction and development services to other property owners.
Brandywine River Museum The Brandywine River Museum is an intimate art museum, located in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania on the banks of Brandywine Creek, and internationally known for its collection of works by the Wyeth Family. The museum was founded in 1971.
Brandywine School The Brandywine School was a style of illustration and an artists colony in Chadd's Ford, Pennsylvania, founded by artist Howard Pyle. The works produced there were widely published in adventure novels, magazines and romances in the early 20th Century.
Brandywine Valley Railroad The Brandywine Valley Railroad was established in 1981 and operates connections with the Norfolk Southern Railroad at Coatesville, PA and CSX Transportation at Wilmington, DE. The line serves various customers including Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
Brane In theoretical physics, branes or p-branes are spatially extended objects that appear in string theory and its relatives (M-theory and brane cosmology). The variable p refers to the spatial dimension of the brane.
Branford Boase Award The Branford Boase Award is an award rewarded annually to an outstanding novel of a first time writer. Wendy Boase, Editorial Director of Walker Books and Henrietta Branford worked together previously to produce a great number of books.
Branford Hall Branford Hall Career Institute is an independent career college with campuses in Albany, New York, Bohemia, New York, Branford, Connecticut, Windsor, Connecticut, Southington, Connecticut, and Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Branch (banking) A branch, banking centre or financial centre is a retail location where a bank or financial institution offers a wide array of face to face service to its customers. Like a store, a branch may either be a standalone building, or an office within a larger complex, such as a shopping mall.
Branch (bridle) The branches of a bridle, in the manage of horses, are two crooked pieces of iron which support the mouth bit, the chain, and the curb, and which are fastened, on one side to the headstall, on the other to the reins, serving to keep the horse's head under command. Whichever way the branches of the bit incline, the horse's mouth always goes to the contrary.
Branch (computer science) A branch (or jump on some computer architectures, such as the PDP-8 and Intel x86) is a point in a computer program where the flow of control is altered. The term branch is usually used when referring to a program written in machine code or assembly language; in a high-level programming language, branches usually take the form of conditional statements, subroutine calls or GOTO statements.
Branch and bound Branch and bound is a general algorithmic method for finding optimal solutions of various optimization problems, especially in discrete and combinatorial optimization. It belongs to the class of implicit enumeration methods.
Branch and cut Branch and cut (sometimes written as branch-and-cut) is a method of combinatorial optimization for solving integer linear programs, that is, linear programming problems where some or all the unknowns are restricted to integer values. The method is a hybrid of branch and bound and cutting plane methods.
Branch Bocock Branch Bocock was the head football coach for the University of Georgia (1908), Virginia Tech (1909-1910, 1912-1915), the University of North Carolina (1911), Louisiana State University (1920-1921), University of South Carolina (1925-1926) and William & Mary (1928-1930, 1936-1938). His career record as a head football coach was 98-55-9.
Branch delay slot In computer architecture, a branch delay instruction is an instruction immediately following a conditional branch instruction which is executed whether or not the branch is taken. The location of such an instruction in the pipeline is called a branch delay slot.
Branch Davidian The Branch Davidians are a religious group originating from a schism in 1955 from the Davidian Seventh-Day Adventists, themselves former members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church who were excommunicated during the 1930s. From its inception in the 1930s, the Shepherd's Rod inherited Adventism's apocalypticism, in that they believed themselves to be living in a time when Christian prophecies of a final divine judgment were coming to pass.
Branch plant economy Branch plant economy is a term used to describe the phenomenon of United States companies building factories (branch plants) in Canada, primarily to sell products in the Canadian market. In the period between the U.
Branch predication Branch predication, not to be confused with branch prediction, is a strategy in computer architecture design for mitigating the costs usually associated with conditional branches, particularly branches to short sections of code. It does this by allowing each instruction to conditionally either perform an operation or do nothing.
Branch predictor A branch predictor regards computer architecture and is the part of a processor that determines whether a conditional branch in the instruction flow of a program is likely to be taken or not. This is called branch prediction.
Branch pylon In the layout of an overhead electrical transmission system, a branch pylon denotes a pylon which is used to start a line branch. The branch pylon is responsible for holding up both the main-line and the start of the branch line, and must be structured so as to resist forces from both lines.
Branch Rickey Wesley Branch Rickey (December 20, 1881 - December 9, 1965) was an innovative Major League Baseball executive best known for two things: breaking baseball's color barrier by signing the African-American player Jackie Robinson, and later drafting the first Hispanic superstar, Roberto Clemente; and creating the framework to the modern minor league farm system. His many achievements, and somewhat theatrical religiosity, earned him the nickname "The Mahatma".
Branch Rickey Arena Branch Rickey Arena is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, located centrally on campus and adjacent to Edwards Gymnasium. It is home to the Wesleyan Battling Bishops basketball and volleyball teams.
Branch Rickey Award The Branch Rickey Award is given annually to a Major League Baseball player in recognition of their exceptional community service. The award is named for former player and executive Branch Rickey, who is best known as the President and General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and as the executive who broke the major league color barrier.
Branch stacking In Australian politics, branch stacking is the act of enrolling persons to a party by offering inducement, or enrolling persons for the principal purpose of influencing the outcome of internal pre-selections of candidates for public office. The term is usually used in relation to the internal affairs of the Australian Labor Party, but the practice also occurs in the Liberal Party.
Branch table In computer programming, a branch table (sometimes known as a jump table) is a term used to describe an efficient method of transferring program control (branching) to another part of a program using a table of branch instructions. The branch table construction is commonly used when programming in assembly language but may also be generated by a compiler.
Branch target predictor In computer architecture, a branch target predictor is the part of a processor that predicts the target of a conditional branch or unconditional jump instruction before that instruction has been fetched from the instruction cache. The instruction cache is a specialized kind of CPU cache.
Branch theory The Branch Theory is a theological concept of the Anglican Communion and particularly those Anglicans who ascribe to Anglo-Catholic theology. The theory holds that the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Anglican Communion are three branches of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.
Branched covering In mathematics, branched covering is a term mainly used in algebraic geometry, to describe morphisms f from an algebraic variety V to another one W, the two dimensions being the same, and the typical fibre of f being of dimension 0.
Branched Oak State Recreation Area Branched Oak State Recreation Area (Branched Oak Lake) is a Nebraska state recreation area located two and a half miles north of Malcolm, Nebraska (northwest of Lincoln) in Lancaster County. The lake is the largest of the Salt Valley Lakes with 1,800 acres of water in a 5,595-acre park.
Branched polymer In Chemistry, the term Branched polymer designs a polymer with secondary polymer chains extending from the main one. Not all polymers can be branched since in order to be one, its monomers must be chemically able to form three rather than two bindings with its 'neighbours'.
Branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase complex The branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase complex is a combination of enzymes responsible for the degradation of the branched chain amino acids (valine, leucine, and isoleucine). Examples of these include valine, isoleucine, and leucine.
Branches of medicine Working together as an interdisciplinary team, many highly trained health professionals besides medical practitioners are involved in the delivery of modern health care. Some examples include: nurses, laboratory scientists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, dietitians and bioengineers.
Branchial arch In the development of vertebrate animals, the branchial arches (or pharyngeal arches) develop during the fourth and fifth week in utero as a series of mesodermal outpouchings on the left and right sides of the developing pharynx. They are sometimes called gills, but that name is a misnomer (originating in the now discredited recapitulation theory).
Branching (chemistry) In polymer chemistry, branching occurs by the replacement of a substituent, e.g, a hydrogen atom, on a monomer subunit, by another covalently bonded chain of that polymer; or, in the case of a graft copolymer, by a chain of another type.
Branching (software) Branching, in revision control and software configuration management, is the duplication of an object under revision control (usually a source code file) in such a way that the newly created object has initially the same contents as the version branched off from, and (more importantly) development (creation of new versions) can happen parallelly along both branches.
Branching process In probability theory, a branching process is a Markov process that models a population in which each individual in generation n produces some random number of individuals in generation n + 1, according to a fixed probability distribution that does not vary from individual to individual. Branching processes are used to model reproduction; for example, the individuals might correspond to bacteria, each of which generates 0, 1, or 2 offspring with some probability in a single time unit.
Branching ratio In particle physics and nuclear physics, a branching ratio for a decay is the ratio between the decay rates of individual decay modes for a decay and the total decay rate. These decay constants are called partial decay constants, and their sum is the decay constant for the reaction.
Branchio-Oto-Renal Syndrome Branchio-Oto-Renal Syndrome (also known as branciootorenal syndrome or BOR) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder involving the kidneys, ears, and neck. Individiduals with BOR may have underdeveloped (hypoplastic) or absent kidneys with resultant renal insufficiency or renal failure.
Branchton Branchton is an area within the Scottish town of Greenock, in Inverclyde. Tenements used to dominate the area, which acquired a reputation as socially disadvantaged, but a recent cash injection means that the area is being redeveloped with new housing and community projects.
Branchville, Connecticut Branchville is a section of the southeast corner of the Town of Ridgefield, Connecticut, and is also the name of a Metro North railroad station. The name often confuses people who are trying to take a train to Ridgefield, but find no station by that name.
Brani flip A Brani Flip, more simply a Brani, is an aerial maneuveur consisting of a front flip and a half twist. This trick is performed in number of sports including but not limited to gymnastics, trampoline, and aggressive inline skating.
Brani Naval Base Brani Naval Base (BNB) was a former naval facility of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), since the relocation of its facilities to Changi Naval Base in 2000. The Singapore Police Force's Police Coast Guard (PCG) Headquarters is now located at the old BNB Wharf.
Branicki Palace, Białystok Pałac Branickich (Branicki Palace) in Białystok, northeast Poland, the "Versailles of Podlachia," was built for Count Jan Klemens Branicki, Great Crown Hetman and patron of art and science, raised in the French milieu of the Polish aristocracy, who transformed a previous house into the suitably magnificent residence of a great Polish noble, a rival to Wilanow, making a start in 1726. He also laid out the central part of the town of Bialystok, not a large place in the 18th century, with its triangular market.
Branicki's Palace The Palace of Branicki Family is one of the most notable magnate manors in the city of Warsaw, located at the junction of Podwale and Miodowa Streets. It was built in 1741 by Fryderyk Albert Lessel for Ludwik Mordacz.
Braniff Flight 352 Braniff International Airways Flight 352 was a Lockheed L-188A Electra, registration N9707C, operating as a scheduled domestic flight from Houston to Dallas, Texas, that broke up in mid air and crashed near Dawson, Texas after flying into a severe thunderstorm on May 3, 1968. The 5 crew and 80 passengers on board were killed.
Branimir Štulić Branimir "Johnny" Štulić (born April 11, 1953 in Skopje, Macedonia, Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia) is a singer, songwriter, poet and a leader of a popular former Yugoslav rock group Azra. He is known for his charismatic stage performances and inspiring song lyrics that often combined rock poetry with a strong sense for social commentary.
Branimir Petrović Branimir Petrovic (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранимир Петровић), (born June 26, 1982 in Užice) is a Serbian football player, who, as of 2006 was playing for FK Zeta, his first professional club. He also played for FK Partizan and Shandong Luneng.
Branimir Vujević Branimir Vujević (born 29 November, 1974 in Zadar) is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. His teammates were Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Krešimir Čuljak, Tomislav Smoljanović, Tihomir Franković and Igor Francetić.
Branislav Mezei Branislav Mezei (born October 8, 1980 in Nitra, Slovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey defenceman currently (2005) with the Florida Panthers of the NHL. He also played with the Slovak national ice hockey team in the 2001 and 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.
Branislav Nušić Branislav Nušić (Бранислав Нушић) (October 8, 1864 — January 19, 1938) was a Serbian novelist, playwright, satirist, essayist and founder of modern Rhetoric in Serbia. He also worked as a journalist and a civil servant.
Branko Ćopić Branko Ćopić (Бранко Ћопић; January 1, 1915 – March 26, 1984) was a Bosnian Serb writer. His books have been translated into English, German, French, and Russian, and some of them have been turned into TV series and feature-films.
Branko Bošnjak Branko Bošnjak (1923 - Zagreb, 1996) was Croat philosopher, member of the Praxis school in the former Yugoslavia. Bošnjak was Professor at the Zagreb Faculty of Philosophy and for a period a head of the Department for History of Philosophy and a dean of the faculty.
Branko Horvat Branko Horvat (24 July 1928 - 18 December 2003) was Croat economist and politician. He worked a long time at the Institute of Economic Sciences, the former Planning Institute of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Branko Kostić Branko Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Костић), born in 1939, was a Montenegrin politician. He served as the President of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro from March 1989 to December 1990, and then as the acting Chairman of the Presidency of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1991 to 1992.
Branko Lazarević Branko Lazarević (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Лазаревић) (born May 14, 1984) is a football player from Serbia, who, as of 2005, was playing defense for FK ČSK Pivara. He has also played for FK Vojvodina.
Branko Miljković Branko Miljković (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Миљковић) (January 29 1934 - February 12 1961) was an iconic Serbian poet, famous across Yugoslavia and the Soviet bloc for his influential writings. He died prematurely in 1961 at the age of 27, found hanging from a tree in Zagreb.
Branko Pavlović Branko Pavlović (Бранко Павловић) is a Serbian politician and lawyer. He was the leader of the list Branko Pavlović – "Because it has to be better" on Serbian parliamentary election, 2007 that won no seats.
Branko Radičević elementary school, Novi Sad Branko Radicević (Serbian Cyrillic Бранко Радичевић) is an elementary school located in the city of Novi Sad, the capital of the Serbian province of Vojvodina. Specifically, it is located at Futoska 5, in the city quarter Grbavica.
Branko Radićević Branko Radičević (Serbian Cyrillic Бранко Радичевић) (born March 15, 1824, died June 18 1853) was an influential Serbian poet in the school of 19th century romanticism. He died of tuberculosis.
Branko Segota Branko Segota (born June 8, 1961 in Yugoslavia) is a former Canadian professional soccer forward, staring in the original Major Indoor Soccer League,the North American Soccer League, the Continental Indoor Soccer League, the National Professional Soccer League, and the Canadian Soccer League.
Branko Zorko Branko Zorko (born 1967-07-01) is a Croatian middle distance runner, a notable 1500 m competitor in the 1990s. Probably his biggest accomplishment is winning the first international medal for the country of Croatia, winning a bronze medal at the 1992 European Indoor Athletics Championships.
Branksome Hall Branksome Hall is a Toronto private girls school for day and boarding students from kindergarten to graduating year. Founded in 1903, the school consists of 12 buildings, the oldest is the 150 year old building on Elm Avenue.
Branksome Park Branksome Park is a suburb of Poole in Dorset, which adjoins Branksome, Dorset. The area covers approximately 360 acres, mostly occupied by housing, and includes Branksome Chine which leads to the award-winning blue-flagged beaches of Poole.
Brann Dailor Brann Dailor is the drummer for Mastodon, an American heavy metal band based in Atlanta, Georgia. His style is very jazzy and prog-rock influenced and has been considered by many to be one of the best and most exciting modern drummers.
Brannigan (film) Brannigan is a 1975 film set in London starring John Wayne and Richard Attenborough, directed by Douglas Hickox. It tells the story of a Chicago detective sent to England to organise the extradition of an American mobster (John Vernon).
Brannon Braga Brannon Braga (born August 14 1965 in Bozeman, Montana) is an American television producer and screenwriter who is mostly known for his work on the Star Trek series since 1990. He is credited as one of the co-creators and executive producers of Star Trek: Enterprise and was the creator of the short-lived alien invasion drama Threshold.
Branobel Branobel (short for Brothers Nobel) was the oil company set up by Ludvig and Robert Nobel in Baku, Azerbaijan. Founded in 1876 it was, during the late 19th century, one of the largest oil companies in the world.
Brans-Dicke theory In theoretical physics, the Brans-Dicke theory of gravitation (sometimes called the Jordan-Brans-Dicke theory) is a minority viewpoint in physics. The Brans-Dicke theory is a well-known competitor of Einstein's more popular theory of general relativity.
Bransbury Bransbury is a hamlet situated in Hampshire southern England. There nearest village is Barton Stacey, halfway between Winchester and Andover, and there is a turning off to Bransbury, just off the A303 towards Exeter.
Bransby Cooper Bransby Beauchamp Cooper (March 15 1844 in Dacca, India - August 7 1914 in Geelong, Victoria) was a member if the Australian cricket team that played in the inaugural Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1876-77. He was a right hand batsman and part time wicket-keeper.
Branscomb Glacier The Branscomb Glacier () is an Antarctic glacier, 9.5 km (6 mi) long, flowing west from the north-west side of Vinson Massif (the highest point in Antarctica) into Nimitz Glacier, in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains.
Branscombe Richmond Branscombe Richmond (sometimes credited in films as Richmond Branscombe, Ranscombe Richmon or Branscom Richmond) is a Native American character actor, stuntman, and lead singer in a band called "The Renegade Posse". He was born in Los Angeles, California on August 8,1956.
Branse Burbridge Wing Commander Branse Burbridge DSO*, DFC* of 85 Squadron, Royal Air Force earned his wings in 1941. Though a conscientious objector Burbridge placed duty before his personal feelings to fly as a nightfighter pilot with the Royal Air Force.
Bransfield Strait Bransfield Strait () is a body of water about 60 miles wide extending for 200 miles in a general northeast-southwest direction between the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula. It was named in about 1825 by James Weddell, Master, RN, for Edward Bransfield, Master, RN, who charted the South Shetland Islands in 1820.
Branson Scenic Railway The Branson Scenic Railway is a heritage railway headquartered in Branson, Missouri offering trips through the Ozark Mountains. Travel is offered either from Branson north to Galena, Missouri, or from Branson south to the Barren Fork Trestle in Arkansas.
Branston Rural District Branston was a rural district in Kesteven in Lincolnshire, England from 1894 to 1931. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from the part of Lincoln rural sanitary district which was in Kesteven (the rest going to form Welton Rural District in Lindsey).
Branston, Staffordshire Branston was originally a small village beside the river Trent, and lies to the south of Burton upon Trent. It spread in the 19th century along the main Burton to Lichfield road, which is now the dual carriageway A38.
Brant (electoral district) Brant is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1949 and since 1968. It is also a provincial electoral district that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1975 and since 1999.
Brant Broughton Brant Broughton is a small village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, lying north of the A17 and west of Leadenham, where the A17 crosses the A607 road. The name itself means 'Burnt fortified settlement', implying the place was burnt down at some point.
Brant Cortright Brant Cortright, is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Integral Counseling Psychology program at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. He is also a licensed clinical psychologist who works from a psycho-spiritual perspective, and conducts workshops and lectures on transpersonal psychology in Europe, India, and the United States, and has written authored numerous articles and two books (the most recent to appear in 2007).
Brant District Board of Education The Brant District Board of Education is the name of the former Brant County division of the Grand Erie District School Board. It is considered to be the most populous division and is considered to be the head division.
Brant North Brant North was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1893. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the county of Brant into two ridings: Brant North and Brant South according to a traditional division.
Brant Parker Brant Parker (born August 26, 1920) is an American cartoonist who draws The Wizard of Id comic strip which is written by fellow cartoonist Johnny Hart. Parker received the National Cartoonist Society Humor Comic Strip Award for 1971, 1976, 1980, 1982, and 1983, their Reuben Award for his work on the strip in 1984, and their Elzie Segar Award in 1986.
Brant South Brant South was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1923.
Brant, Ontario The County of Brant is a single-tier municipality and a census division in the Canadian province of Ontario. Despite its name, it is not a county by the standard definition, as all municipal services are handled by a single level of government.
Brant—Haldimand Brant—Haldimand was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1999.
Brant—Wentworth Brant—Wentworth was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1953. This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Brant and Wentworth ridings.
Brantford (electoral district) Brantford was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1925 and from 1949 to 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1986 to 1999.
Brantford and Hamilton Electric Railway The Brantford and Hamilton Electric Railway was an interurban electrified railway in the Hamilton, Ontario area of Canada. Construction was begun by the Von Echa syndicate of Harrisburg, but the railway was taken over by Dominion Power prior to its completion on 1908-06-01.
Brantingham Brantingham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, about two miles north of Brough, and twelve miles west of Kingston upon Hull. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 410.
Brantley York Brantley York (1805 - 1891) was a Methodist minister and educator best know for founding and serving as president of the institution that would become Duke University, Union Institute Academy in Randolph County, North Carolina. Overall, York founded six schools.
Brantome (horse) BrantĂ´me (1931-1952) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and prominent sire. Owned by the Haras de Meautry stable of Edouard Alphonse de Rothschild, BrantĂ´me was unbeaten at ages 2 and 3 and is ranked among the best French horses ever.
Brantridge Park Brantridge Park, Balcombe, West Sussex, England is one of the lesser royal residences. Standing in Brantridge Forest, it was the seat of the 1st Earl of Athlone, and his wife, Princess Alice of Albany, the last surviving granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
Brantwood Brantwood, overlooking Coniston Water, Cumbria, England, has been the home of Victorian wood engraver and social reformer William James Linton, of the poet and Egyptologist Gerald Massey, and of writer and painter John Ruskin, who lived at Brantwood from 1872 until his death in 1900.
Branwen Branwen, Daughter of Llyr is a major character in the Second Branch of the Mabinogi, which is sometimes called the Mabinogi of Branwen after her. Branwen is a daughter of Llyr and Penarddun and has been interpreted as a goddess of love and beauty.
Branwen Gwyn Branwen Gwyn is a Welsh television presenter from Cardiff. She attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf and the University of Wales, Bangor, where she studied Music - she is a talented pianist, trumpeter and singer.
Bras Basah MRT Station Bras Basah MRT station, tentatively (CC2) is a proposed underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Circle MRT Line in the Museum Planning Area of Singapore. It is located in front of the Singapore Art Museum and will be linked to the new Singapore Management University at concourse level.

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