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Broadnose catshark The broadnose catshark, Apristurus investigatoris, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae the holotype and only specimen being found in deepwater in the Andaman Sea in the Indian Ocean between latitudes 16° N and 10° N. Its length is 26 cm, although this is an immature specimen.
Broadnose sevengill shark The broadnose sevengill shark, Notorynchus cepedianus, is the only extant member of the Hexanchidae family and is recognizable because of its 7 gill slits, while most shark species have 5 gill slits (with the exception of its larger relative the bluntnose sixgill shark).
Broadpoint BroadPoint Communications was a US telecommunications company in the late 1990s offering free long-distance calling supported by advertising, a service the company called "Sponsored Communications." Perry Kamel was founder and CEO of the company, based in Landover, Maryland.
Broadsheet Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more). The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of matter, from ballads to political satire.
Broadside (printing) A broadside is a large sheet of paper, generally printed on one side and folded into a smaller size, often used as a direct-mail piece or for door-to-door distribution. Traditionally, printed works were printed on broadside sheets, then folded and cut to produce books of a smaller page size than the original sheet.
Broadside ironclad The broadside ironclad ships, built mainly by Britain, France and Russia in the latter half of the nineteenth century, were a logical development of warship design after the long era of wooden warships with rows of cannon along their sides, before the advent of the turret or barbette mounted naval rifle.
Broadside Magazine Broadside Magazine was a small mimeographed publication founded in 1962 by Agnes "Sis" Cunningham and her husband, Gordon Friesen. Hugely influential in the folk-revival, Broadside reflected the times.
Broadstone Broadstone is an area of the inner city on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. The area is triangular, bounded roughly by Phibsborough Road and Constitution Hill to the West, North Circular Road to the north, and Dorset Street and Bolton Street to the south-east.
BroadSword Comics BroadSword Comics is a company formed when in 1999 Jim Balent left mainstream comics to form his own company. BroadSword publishes Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose (Balent writes and draws this series himself) and reprinted Vampfire, which was created, written and drawn by Balent's wife Holly Golightly (also known as Fauve) who is currently also the colorist on Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose.
Broadview (electoral district) Broadview was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1979. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Toronto East and Toronto—Scarborough ridings.
Broadview Developmental Center The Broadview Developmental Center was a psychiatric hospital built in 1939 near Broadview Heights, Ohio. Constructed under the Works Progress Administration as part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, it functionted as a Veterans Administration Hospital until 1966 when it was sold to the state of Ohio.
Broadview Networks Broadview Networks is a network-based electronically integrated communications provider (e-ICP) serving small and medium-sized businesses in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States. The Company offers integrated communications solutions, including local, long-distance and international voice services; data services that encompass VPN and MPLS enabled offerings; hosted and premises-based VOIP systems; traditional telephone systems; and high-speed Internet services using DSL, T1 and T3 technologies.
Broadview, South Australia Broadview (, postcode 5083) is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, partially under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and the City of Prospect. It was laid out in 1915, however the extensive views have now been effectively lost due to later developments.
BroadVoice BroadVoice is a Voice over IP (VoIP) network that allows users to conduct voice communications via a broadband Internet connection. Customers can use their cable modem, DSL service, or other high-speed Internet link to make and receive phone calls using an ordinary telephone.
Broadwater Farm riot The Broadwater Farm riot was a riot that occurred in and around the Broadwater Farm area of Tottenham London on 6 October 1985. Substantial damage was caused and a police officer, PC Keith Blakelock, was murdered.
Broadwater School Broadwater School is a state secondary specialist college (in maths and computing) in Farncombe, near Godalming, Surrey, England. It has been a mixed comprehensive school since 1970, and now has approximately 600 students aged 11-16 years.
Broadway (electoral district) Broadway is a former electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created in 1989 and eliminated in 1999, with its territory redistributed into the ridings of Wellington, Point Douglas and Fort Rouge.
Broadway (Los Angeles) Broadway is a major road in the city of Los Angeles and it is also a major road through downtown Los Angeles. It starts off at Mission Road in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood and it heads due west (although signs along the street read "North Broadway").
Broadway (New York City) Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City,Although this article is about the world-known Manhattan avenue which also runs into the Bronx, there are other streets called "Broadway" throughout New York City, one each in the boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. In addition, there exist short, often isolated stretches of streets that use the name, including East Broadway on the Lower East Side, West Broadway in TriBeCa, and Old Broadway in Morningside Heights.
Broadway (professional wrestling) In professional wrestling, Broadway refers to a protracted match which lasts for an extended period of time, often to a pre-arranged time limit (such as 60 minutes), and is then declared to be a draw. The term apparently derives from the length being such as seemingly being comparable to that of a Broadway play.
Broadway (Vancouver) Broadway is a major thoroughfare running east to west through the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In Vancouver's numbered avenue grid system, it runs in place of a 9th Avenue, between 8th and 10th.
Broadway by the Bay Broadway by the Bay, also known as the San Mateo Civic Light Opera, began as the San Mateo Community Theatre, a community group established by the San Mateo Recreation Department, with Dr. Randolph Hunt as music director and Robert Lynch as drama director in June 1963 at Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, California.
Broadway Bill Broadway Bill is a horse-racing comedy film from 1934, directed by Frank Capra and starring Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy. The film was one of Capra's personal favourites, and he remade it himself in 1950 as Riding High.
Broadway Bridge (Manhattan) The Broadway Bridge in New York City crosses the Spuyten Duyvil Creek (also known as the Harlem River Ship Canal) between Inwood and Marble Hill, both parts of Manhattan (the latter on the mainland and attached to the Bronx due to the rerouting of the Harlem River). It is named the Broadway Bridge because it carries Broadway, which is designated as U.
Broadway Bridge (Saskatoon) Broadway Bridge is an arch bridge that spans South Saskatchewan River between west and east shore Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The bridge was constructed as a "make-work-project" during the great depression.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the fundraising arm of the American theatre community. It is the United States' leading industry-based, non-profit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organization, and the ongoing, committed response from the American Theatre community.
Broadway Cinematheque Broadway Cinematheque () is a cinema in Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong. Located within a private housing estate Prosperous Garden, the cinema, run by Broadway Circuit, provides wider spectrum of films than other cinemas in Hong Kong.
Broadway Comics Broadway Comics was a comic book company started by Jim Shooter in 1995, after his former company, Defiant Comics, folded. The company was a division of Broadway Video Entertainment with Jim Shooter as co-owner of the characters.
Broadway Corridor, Long Beach, California The Broadway Corridor in Long Beach, California is the name for the stretch of East Broadway between Downtown Long Beach and Belmont Shore where the majority of the city's gay-friendly businesses are located. Nearby 4th Street also has a number of gay-owned businesses and is the location of the Gay and Lesbian Center of Greater Long Beach.
Broadway Danny Rose Broadway Danny Rose is a 1984 Academy Award-nominated film written, directed by and starring Woody Allen. The plot concerns a hapless talent manager who, by helping a client, gets dragged into a love triangle involving the mob.
Broadway Ferry Broadway Ferry was a ferry landing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, United States at the foot of Broadway. Boats connected it to the Grand Street Ferry, East 23rd Street Ferry, and James Slip landings in Manhattan.
Broadway Hall Broadway Hall is a postmodern dormitory at Columbia University in New York City. The building is nominally located at the corner of Broadway and 113th Street, though it shares its main entrance, which opens onto 114th Street, with Hogan Hall.
Broadway Is My Beat Broadway Is My Beat, a radio crime drama, ran on CBS from February 27, 1949 to August 1, 1954. With music by Robert Stringer, the show originated from New York during its first three months on the air, with Anthony Ross portraying Times Square Detective Danny Clover.
Broadway Junction (Brooklyn) Broadway Junction is a multi-use neighborhood in northwestern Brooklyn, defined by Broadway to the north; Van Sinderen Avenue to the east; Atlantic Avenue to the east; and Rockaway Avenue to the south. Kenneth T.
Broadway Line (Brooklyn surface) The Broadway Line was a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States along Broadway between Williamsburg and East New York. Originally a streetcar line, it later became a bus route, but no bus currently operates over the entire length of Broadway, with the BMT Jamaica Line above.
Broadway Line (lower Manhattan surface) The Broadway Line is a public transit line in Manhattan, New York City, United States, running mostly along Broadway and Seventh Avenue from Lower Manhattan to Central Park. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the southbound direction of the M6 bus, operated by the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority out of the Michael J.
Broadway Melody of 1936 Broadway Melody of 1936 is a musical film released by MGM in 1935, despite the title. It was a follow up of sorts to the successful The Broadway Melody, which had been released in 1929, although beyond the title and some music there is no story connection with the earlier film.
Broadway Melody of 1938 Broadway Melody of 1938 is a 1937 musical film, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Roy Del Ruth. The film is essentially a backstage musical revue, featuring high-budget sets and cinematography in the MGM musical tradition.
Broadway Mob The Broadway Mob was a New York bootlegging gang during Prohibition. Although headed by Joe Adonis, the gangs day-to-day operations were handled by Charles "Lucky" Luciano and Frank Costello as well as financially backed by Arnold Rothstein.
Broadway on Ice Broadway On Ice is a long-running ice show produced by Willy Bietak Productions. Dating back to the early 1980's, in recent years the show has been presented in theatrical venues in resort areas such as Las Vegas, Nevada and Branson, Missouri with a rotating cast of skating and musical guest stars, rather than as a touring ice show.
Broadway Shopping Centre Broadway Shopping Centre in Sydney, Australia is a large shopping centre containing a Kmart, Coles, BiLo, food court, Hoyts 12 screen cinemas, and well over 100 other shops. It is located on a street by the same name in Broadway.
Broadway Street (Chicago) Broadway Street or more commonly Broadway is a major street in Chicago's Lakeview, Uptown, and Edgewater neighboorhoods, running diagonally from Diversey Parkway (2800 North) to Lawrence Avenue (4800 North), and north-south from Lawrence to Devon Avenue (6400 North).
Broadway Theatre, Catford The Broadway Theatre, Catford is a theatre on Rushey Green, Catford in the London Borough of Lewisham. A grade II* listed building, the theatre was built in 1932 and is an outstanding example of Art Deco design.
Broadway Tower Broadway Tower is a folly located at one of the highest points (1,024 feet above sea level) of the Cotswolds, England. On a day of clear weather, thirteen counties of England can be seen from the top of the tower.
Broadway Video Broadway Video is an American independent entertainment company started by Lorne Michaels. It has produced Saturday Night Live for NBC since 1985, as well as Late Night With Conan O'Brien and other SNL related projects.
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Rick McKay's Broadway film trilogy is the first time in history that the story of Broadway, the most venerable indigenous art form in American history, is told not by writers, historians and critics - but by the legends who actually were and are there. It is the most thorough and ambitious oral history ever created, incorporating incredibly rare lost footage of actual performances and never-before-seen personal home movies and photos.
Broadwin Technology Broadwin Technology is a technology company headquartered in San Ramon, California that focuses on browser-based HMI (Human machine interface) and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) software for industrial control systems and facilities automation.
Broadwood and Sons Broadwood and Sons is the oldest and one of the most prestigious piano companies in the world, named after its founder John Broadwood. The instruments have been played by musicians including Mozart, Haydn, Dussek, Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt.
Broach (sailing) Broaching is a sudden change in heading angle of a sailboat, towards the wind caused by wind/sail interactions, that hull hydrodynamic reactions can't compensate for. This is principally due to the aerodynamic force on the rig greatly exceeding the hydrodynamic force on the hull, usually due to a sudden increase in wind strength.
Broasted Broasting is a method of cooking chicken by using a pressure fryer and condiments marketed by the Broaster Company of Beloit, Wisconsin. The equipment and ingredients are marketed only to food service and institutional customers.
Brobdingnag Brobdingnag is a fictional land in Jonathan Swift's satirical novel Gulliver's Travels occupied by giants. Lemuel Gulliver visits the land after the ship on which he is traveling is blown off course to an unknown land and he is separated from a party exploring the unknown land.
Broby bro Runestones The Broby bro Runestones, or U 135, U 136 and U 137 are runestones located in Uppland, Sweden. They are dated to the period 1020-1050, and the internal relationship between them shows that U 137 is the oldest one.
Broc Glover Broc Glover (born May 16, 1960 in San Diego, California) was a leading motocross racer in the 1970s and early 1980s. Glover earned six AMA National Motocross Championships, a record which stood for nearly 20 years until 2003, when Ricky Carmichael finally eclipsed the mark.
Broca's area Broca's area is the section of the human brain (in the opercular and triangular sections of the inferior frontal gyrus of the frontal lobe of the cortex) that is involved in language processing, speech production and comprehension. Broca's and Wernicke's areas are found unilaterally in the brain.
Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science, first published in 1974, is a book written by American astronomer and science popularizer Carl Sagan. The book is a collection of Sagan's essays and speeches on a variety of scientific and philosophical subjects ranging from The Velikovsky Affair to UFO's and numerology.
Brocade Communications Systems Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. was founded in August of 1995 by Paul Bonderson, Dave Banks (Systems and ASICs), Paul Ramsey (Software) and Kumar Malavalli (Standards and Technology) and release its first Fibre Channel switch in 1997.
Brocadia anammoxidans "Candidatus Brocadia anammoxidans" is a bacterial member of the order Planctomycetes and therefore lacks peptidoglycan in its cell wall, has a compartmentalized cytoplasm, and divides by budding, as compared to dividing by fission like most bacteria.
Brocard A brocard is a legal principle expressed in Latin (and often derived from past legal authorities), which is traditionally used to concisely express a wider legal concept or rule. The name comes from the Latinized name of Burchard (died 1025), bishop of Worms, Germany, who compiled 20 volumes of Regulae Ecclesiasticae ("Ecclesiastical Rules") including a collection of maxims.
Brocard's conjecture In mathematics, Brocard's conjecture is a conjecture that there are at least four prime numbers between (pn)2 and (pn+1)2, for n > 1, where pn is the nth prime number. This conjecture is unproven as of 2005.
Brocciflower Brocciflower, also known as Green Cauliflower, and in the UK the "Romanesco Cauliflower", is the edible result of genetic crossbreeding between broccoli and cauliflower plants. Though broccoli and cauliflower are closely related, both being members of the Cabbage family, they are sexually incompatible, meaning they cannot naturally crossbreed.
Broccio Passu Broccio Passu is a Corsican cheese which comes in the form of a ball of curd that has been flattened and presented in a returnable wicker basket known as "les canestres" which varies in sizes. Broccio is usually eaten fresh, within forty eight hours, but if drained and salted, it can be ripened like other cheeses.
Broccoflower There are two cultivars of Brassica oleracea (the cabbage) which commonly share the name Broccoflower. Both Broccoflowers have an appearance that combines features that can be readily seen in broccoli and cauliflower.
Broccolini Broccolini is a green vegetable resembling broccoli. Although often mistakenly identified as young broccoli, it is actually a natural hybrid of the cabbage family Brassica oleracea, a cross between broccoli and Chinese Kale.
Brock (Pokémon) Brock, known in Japan as , is a human character in the Pokémon franchise. In the Pokémon video games, he is the Gym Leader of Pewter City and uses Rock-type Pokémon; in the anime series, he left said position to travel alongside Ash Ketchum and become a revered Pokémon Breeder.
Brock Enright Brock Enright is a young New York based artist who came to the attention of mainstream media in 2002, when he created a "designer kidnapping" service called Video Games Adventure ServicesThrill-seekers pay him thousands of dollars a time to be violently abducted, in a quest to live out fantasies and/or face their fears.
Brock Marion Brock Elliot Marion (born June 11 1970 in Bakersfield, California) is a former American Football free safety who played twelve seasons for the Dallas Cowboys, the Miami Dolphins, and the Detroit Lions from 1993 to 2004. Marion was a three time Pro Bowler in 2000, 2002 and 2003 with the Dolphins.
Brock O'Brien Brock O'Brien (born May 30, 1988) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He plays as a midfielder or defender and was selected by the Fremantle Football Club with selection 52 in the 2006 AFL National Draft.
Brock Peters Brock Peters (July 2, 1927 – August 23, 2005), born George Fisher in New York City, was an African American actor probably best known for the role in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird of Tom Robinson, the black man unjustly convicted of raping a white girl.
Brock Pierce Brock Pierce (born November 14, 1980 in Minnesota), is an American actor best known for playing the title role in the Disney's First Kid (1996). Pierce's first major acting role was playing a young Emilio Estevez in The Mighty Ducks.
Brock Plaza Hotel The Brock Plaza Hotel, formerly known as Skyline Brock and earlier as Hotel General Brock, is in the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, close to the tourist area called Clifton Hill. It is named for Sir Isaac Brock.
Brock Skywalker Brock Jason Armstrong Skywalker, born August 3, 1971 in Edmonton Alberta, is a founding member of the Alberta band Captain Tractor and since Tractor's inception, back in 1993, Brock has become a permanent fixture in the Alberta (even Canadian) music scene. Producer, singer, musician, engineer, promoter and Artistic Director of the Waynefest Music Festival in Wayne AB every september; Brock dabbles in all things musical.
Brock Yates Brock Yates was executive editor of Car and Driver, an American automotive magazine. He was a pit reporter for CBS's coverage of certain NASCAR Nextel Cup (then Winston) series races in the 1980s, including the Daytona 500.
Brock's Monument Brock's Monument is a 56-metre (185-foot) column atop the heights of Queenston, Ontario, dedicated to Major-General Sir Isaac Brock, one of Canada's foremost heroes from the War of 1812. Brock and his Canadian aide-de-camp, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonell, are interred at the monument's base, near the spot both fell during the Battle of Queenston Heights.
Brock, Ontario Brock Township is a municipality in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada. Brock Township is also a historic municipality and geographic township prior to the amalgamation that formed the current municipality.
Brockage In Coin collecting, brockage refers to a type of error coin in which a side of the coin has both the normal image and a mirror image of the opposite side impressed on it. This is caused by an already minted coin sticking to a die and impressing onto another coin.
Brockdorff The German family of Von Brockdorff were ennobled Barons von Brockdorff in 1432 by Emperor Sigismund of the Holy Roman Empire with the right to all male descendants of Baron. This family is quite large in Malta and Germany, and quite respected with much inter-married with the German / Austrian Nobility and at late Royalty.
Brocken spectre A Brocken spectre, also called Brocken bow or mountain spectre is the apparently enormously magnified shadow of an observer cast, when the Sun is low, upon the upper surfaces of clouds that are below the mountain upon which he stands. The phenomenon can appear on any misty mountainside (or even from an aircraft), but the frequent fogs and low-altitude accessibility of The Brocken, a peak in the Harz Mountains in Germany, have created a local legend.
Brockenbahn The Brockenbahn is now the most important part of the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen narrow gauge railway network in Germany. Every year, it carries thousands of tourists to the summit of Brocken, the highest mountain in this part of the country.
Brockenhurst Brockenhurst is a village situated in the New Forest, Hampshire, England. The New Forest is a national park and Brockenhurst is therefore surrounded by woodland that attracts thousands of visitors all year around.
Brockenhurst College Brockenhurst College (or Brock) is based in the tertiary sector providing education in a long range of courses for many different ages. The college is located in the area of Brockenhurst, Lymington in the New Forest and comes under the postal code of Hampshire.
Brocket 99 Brocket 99 is the name of a highly controversial underground comedy audio tape that parodies aboriginal people in Canada. The parody played on numerous aboriginal stereotypes and has been characterized as racist; nevertheless, the tape remains popular in some areas of North America.
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary The Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (Russian: Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона) (35 volumes, small; 86 volumes, large) is, in its scope and style, the Russian counterpart to the 1911 Britannica. It contains 121 240 articles, 7 800 images, and 235 maps.
Brockian Ultra-Cricket Brockian Ultra-Cricket, described as "a curious game which involved suddenly hitting people for no readily apparent reason and then running away", is a fictional sport from the novel Life, the Universe and Everything, written by Douglas Adams. The sport is first named in the first novel; the name comes from Jonny Brock, a friend of Adams's.
Brocklebank Dock The Brocklebank Dock is a dock, on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool it is situated in the northern end of the dock system, connected to Langton Dock to the north and Canada Dock to the south. It opened in 1862.
Brocklebank-Nelson-Beecher House The Brocklebank-Nelson-Beecher House (circa 1668) is a First Period Colonial house located at 108 East Main Street (Route 133), Georgetown, Massachusetts. It is now a nonprofit museum owned by the Georgetown Historical Society.
Brocklehurst, British Columbia Brocklehurst is a neighbourhood in west Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. Brocklehurst is bordered by the Thompson River to the south, North Shore to the east, the Kamloops Airport to the west, and the Bachelor hills and Bachelor Heights to the north.
Brocklesby, New South Wales Brocklesby is a small village situated 45 kilometres north west of Albury and 76 kilometres west of Holbrook in Greater Hume Shire Council in the Riverina area of New South Wales. Nearby neighbours are Walbundrie to the north and Howlong to the south.
Brockley Brockley is an area of the London Borough of Lewisham in England. Situated about 5 miles (8 km) south east of London Charing Cross, it is covered by London postal district SE4, and lies on the old boundary between the Lewisham and Deptford parishes.
Brockley Hill tube station Brockley Hill tube station was an unbuilt London Underground station in the Brockley Hill area of north London. The planned location of the station was close to Edgwarebury Park and adjacent to the north side of the current roundabout junction of the A41 (Watford Bypass) and the A410 roads.
Brockmoor Halt railway station Brockmoor Halt was a small railway stop on the South Staffordshire Line Wombourne Branch. It suffered from very poor patronage and, along with the rest of the line's passenger stations, was closed just seven years after it's introduction by the Great Western Railway in 1925.
Brockport Writers Forum A series readings and interviews started in 1967 at the State University of New York College at Brockport by English Department faculty member, fiction writer Gregory FitzGerald. Subsequent directors of the Forum include William Heyen, A.
Brockton Fire Department The Fire Department for the City of Brockton provides the city with Fire suppression, Fire prevention & Rescue services. The City's Fire Department does also provide EMS but the City's ambulance coverage is provided by AMR (American Medical Response).
Brockton Rox The Brockton Rox are a professional baseball team based in Brockton, Massachusetts. Since the 2005 season, they have played in the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball.
Brockville Park Brockville Park was the home of the Falkirk Football Club for most of the club's existence. It was situated roughly a quarter of a mile from Falkirk town centre and was regarded as one of the most intimate and intimidating venues in Scotland to watch football in.
Brockville railway station Brockville station in Brockville, Ontario is served by VIA Rail trains running from Toronto to Ottawa and Montréal. It is staffed, with ticket sales, free outdoor parking, telephones, washrooms, and wheelchair access to the platform and trains.
Brockway Motor Company Brockway Motor Company was a builder of custom heavy-duty trucks in upstate New York from 1912 to 1977. It was founded as Brockway Carriage Works in 1875 in Homer, New York, and began manufacturing trucks in 1909.
Brockworth Brockworth, in Gloucestershire, England is situated on the old Roman road that connects the City of Gloucester with Barnwood, Hucclecote and Cirencester. For the past 150 years Brockworth has been known locally for the annual rolling of Double Gloucester cheese down Cooper's Hill.
Brocton, Staffordshire Brocton is a village and civil parish in the Stafford borough of Staffordshire, England. It about four miles south-east of Stafford town centre, and just outside the built-up area of Stafford, on the edge of Cannock Chase.
Brod-Posavina County Brod-Posavina county (Brodsko-posavska Ĺľupanija) is the southern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its center is the city of Slavonski Brod and it spreads along the left bank of the Sava river, hence the name Posavina.
Broder singer The Brodersänger or Broder singers, from Brody in Ukraine, were Jewish singers, who from at least the early 19th century were among the first to publicly perform Yiddish-language songs outside of Purim plays and wedding parties, and who were an important precursor to Yiddish theater. The most famous Broder singer was Berl Margulis, better known as Berl Broder (1815–1868).

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