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Brushwood Folklore Center
Brushwood can mean: * '' Melaleuca uncinata'' or Broombrush * Brushwood, New South Wales, a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia * Brian Brushwood, American magician, podcaster, author and comedian known for ''Scam School'' * Operation Brushwood Operation Brushwood was a part of Operation Torch, Allied landings in Africa during World War II. Taking place on 8 November 1942, the landings were intended to capture Fedhala as part of a larger operation to capture Casablanca in Morocco, 12 ..., a part of Operation Torch, Allied landings in Africa during World War II * Brushwood Junior School in the town of Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melaleuca Uncinata
''Melaleuca uncinata'', commonly known as broombush, broom honeymyrtle or brushwood, is a plant in the paperbark family native to southern Australia. It is harvested from the wild, and grown in plantations, for broombush fencing. The Noongar names for the plant are kwytyat and yilbarra. Description Broombush is a multistemmed evergreen shrub usually less than in height, occasionally growing as a small tree to less than . It is often found in association with mallee eucalypts. It has spreading or ascending leaves, long and wide, linear in shape, almost circular in cross-section, and tapering to a distinctly curved hook. The leaves have large oil glands along their edges. The flowers are white, cream or yellow, and are attractive to birds. They are arranged in dense almost spherical heads, in diameter in the leaf axils. Each head contains 4 to 19 groups of flowers, each group with 3 flowers. The stamens are arranged in five bundles around the flower, each bundle with 3 to 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brushwood, New South Wales
Brushwood is a rural community in the central east part of the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated by road about east of Ganmain and west of Coolamon. Brushwood lies within the wheat farming belt of the Coolamon Shire Council and is the home of a small railway station (for the uploading of wheat and other grains) and a series of large silo A silo (from the Greek σιρός – ''siros'', "pit for holding grain") is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are used in agriculture to store fermented feed known as silage, not to be confused with a grain bin, which is used t ...s. References External links {{authority control Towns in the Riverina Towns in New South Wales Coolamon Shire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Brushwood
Brian Allen Brushwood (born January 17, 1975) is an American magician, podcaster, author, lecturer, YouTuber and comedian. Brushwood is known for the series ''Scam Nation'' (previously ''Scam School''), a show where he teaches the audience entertaining tricks at bars so they can "scam" a free drink. The show also claims to be the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street. In addition to ''Scam Nation,'' Brushwood co-hosts the podcasts ''Weird Things'' with Andrew Mayne and Justin Robert Young, ''Cordkillers'' with Tom Merritt, and ''Night Attack'' with Young. Brushwood was also a regular guest on the ''This Week in Tech'' podcast. Brushwood performs his ''Bizarre Magic'' stage show across the United States and is the author of six books. Brushwood also co-hosts a YouTube show along with Jason Murphy called The Modern Rogue'. Brushwood has appeared on national television numerous times including on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'', CNN and Food Netw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Brushwood
Operation Brushwood was a part of Operation Torch, Allied landings in Africa during World War II. Taking place on 8 November 1942, the landings were intended to capture Fedhala as part of a larger operation to capture Casablanca in Morocco, 12 miles south of Fedhala. Operation Brushwood forces landed in Fedhala, Morocco, then marched to nearby Casablanca. A total of 19,364 officers and men were involved in the attack. Three regimental landing groups (RLGs) from the 7th, 15th, and 30th Infantry Regiments of the 3rd Infantry Division. Objectives The main goal was to capture the town and port of Fedhala. Other objectives were to silence the coastal batteries, capture the roads and rail lines around Fedhala, and move south in order to surround Casablanca. Landings The landings took place on a stretch of coastline between the Nefifikh and Mellah rivers. Singular battalion landing teams landed on four separate beaches within this four-mile-long zone. Five coastal and antiaircr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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