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Oasis (band)

2009-03-03T13:04:22Z

Alsmk2:

'''Oasis''' is a popular alternative [[Rock music|rock]] band hailing from [[Manchester]], [[England]].. Their song "All Around The World" is featured in the AT&T commercials. They have had many hit singles including "Wonderwall" and "Champagne Supernova."

[[Category:Alternative Rock Bands]]

Manchester

2009-03-03T13:03:53Z

Alsmk2: /* History */

'''Manchester''' is a major industrial city in the North West of [[England]], in the metropolitan [[county]] of [[Greater Manchester]], and formerly a part of [[Lancashire]]. It is the third largest city in England after [[London]] and [[Birmingham]]. It was formerly an important inland port, served by the [[Manchester Ship Canal]] beside the [[River Mersey]].

== History ==

Originally a Roman military settlement named ''Mamcumium'', and later of a tenth century [[burh]] (Anglo-Saxon fortified place), Manchester was of only regional importance until the [[Industrial Revolution]], when it became a major centre of the [[cotton]] industry and renowned as a "shock city", a place where new urban and social developments were undertaken. Manchester and its environs saw the first large-scale application of factory technology and organisation; Manchester was the first city to experience full-scale suburbanisation; it was (with Liverpool) the first city to have a fully locomotive-hauled public railway, in 1830. It also experienced in full measure the negative aspects of this headlong rush to modernise and urbanise in its terrible slums, described in a dramtic piece of reportage by [[Friedrich Engels]], ''The Condition of the Working Class in England'' (1844-45; first published in English 1892). In recent years the city centre has seen large scale renovation, including that of a quarter damaged by an [[IRA]] [[terrorist]] bomb in 1996. The city is home to the [[University of Manchester]] and [[Manchester Metropolitan University]].

Manchester is world-renowned not only for its position as one of the most important cities during the industrial revolution, but also for the scientific progress made during the 20th century. Below are some of the most notable scientists:

* [[Ernest Rutherford]] (1871-1937 - First to successfully split the atom. Nobel Prize winner.
* [[John Dalton]] (1766-1844) - Pioneered atomic theory.
* [[Alan Turing]] (1912-1954) - Father of modern computer science and Cryptanalysis.
* [[James Prescott Joule]] (1818-1889) - Converting work into heat.

== Culture ==

Manchester has a number of major museums and is also home to the John Rylands Library, now part of the University of Manchester, which has in its collection the earliest fragment of the [[New Testament]] known to exist.

A number of significant bands have come from Manchester, including:

* [[The Hollies]]
* [[Freddie and the Dreamers]]
* [[The Buzzcocks]]
* [[The Fall (band)]]
* [[Joy Division]]
* [[The Smiths]]
* [[The Happy Mondays]]
* [[The Stone Roses]]
* [[Oasis]]
* [[The Chemical Brothers]]
* [[Mr Scruff]]
* [[The Doves]]
* [[808 State]]
* [[Oceansize]]

== Sport ==

*In 2002 Manchester hosted the [[Commonwealth Games]].

*It is the home of two major football teams, [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].

*Lancashire County [[Cricket (game)|Cricket]] Club play many of their matches at Old Trafford, which has also been the venue of many test matches.

[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]

Manchester

2009-03-03T13:03:14Z

Alsmk2: /* Culture */

'''Manchester''' is a major industrial city in the North West of [[England]], in the metropolitan [[county]] of [[Greater Manchester]], and formerly a part of [[Lancashire]]. It is the third largest city in England after [[London]] and [[Birmingham]]. It was formerly an important inland port, served by the [[Manchester Ship Canal]] beside the [[River Mersey]].

== History ==

Originally a Roman military settlement named ''Mamcumium'', and later of a tenth century [[burh]] (Anglo-Saxon fortified place), Manchester was of only regional importance until the [[Industrial Revolution]], when it became a major centre of the [[cotton]] industry and renowned as a "shock city", a place where new urban and social developments were undertaken. Manchester and its environs saw the first large-scale application of factory technology and organisation; Manchester was the first city to experience full-scale suburbanisation; it was (with Liverpool) the first city to have a fully locomotive-hauled public railway, in 1830. It also experienced in full measure the negative aspects of this headlong rush to modernise and urbanise in its terrible slums, described in a dramtic piece of reportage by [[Friedrich Engels]], ''The Condition of the Working Class in England'' (1844-45; first published in English 1892). In recent years the city centre has seen large scale renovation, including that of a quarter damaged by an [[IRA]] [[terrorist]] bomb in 1996. The city is home to the [[University of Manchester]] and [[Manchester Metropolitan University]].

Manchester is world-renowned not only for its position as one of the most important cities during the industrial revolution, but also for the scientific progress made during the 20th century. Below are some of the most notable scientists:

*[[Ernest Rutherford]] (1871-1937 - First to successfully split the atom. Nobel Prize winner.
*[[John Dalton]] (1766-1844) - Pioneered atomic theory.
*[[Alan Turing]] (1912-1954) - Father of modern computer science and Cryptanalysis.
*[[James Prescott Joule]] (1818-1889) - Converting work into heat.

== Culture ==

Manchester has a number of major museums and is also home to the John Rylands Library, now part of the University of Manchester, which has in its collection the earliest fragment of the [[New Testament]] known to exist.

A number of significant bands have come from Manchester, including:

* [[The Hollies]]
* [[Freddie and the Dreamers]]
* [[The Buzzcocks]]
* [[The Fall (band)]]
* [[Joy Division]]
* [[The Smiths]]
* [[The Happy Mondays]]
* [[The Stone Roses]]
* [[Oasis]]
* [[The Chemical Brothers]]
* [[Mr Scruff]]
* [[The Doves]]
* [[808 State]]
* [[Oceansize]]

== Sport ==

*In 2002 Manchester hosted the [[Commonwealth Games]].

*It is the home of two major football teams, [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].

*Lancashire County [[Cricket (game)|Cricket]] Club play many of their matches at Old Trafford, which has also been the venue of many test matches.

[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]

Ernest Rutherford

2009-03-03T13:01:31Z

Alsmk2:

'''Ernest Rutherford''' performed experiments in which he fired alpha particles at thin gold foil. His results showed that the positive charges of an atom are concentrated in its center. This disproved the [[Plum Pudding]] model of the atom.

He was the first person to successfully split the atom, whilst working in Manchester, UK.

[[category:physics]]

Manchester

2009-03-03T12:59:32Z

Alsmk2: /* History */

'''Manchester''' is a major industrial city in the North West of [[England]], in the metropolitan [[county]] of [[Greater Manchester]], and formerly a part of [[Lancashire]]. It is the third largest city in England after [[London]] and [[Birmingham]]. It was formerly an important inland port, served by the [[Manchester Ship Canal]] beside the [[River Mersey]].

== History ==

Originally a Roman military settlement named ''Mamcumium'', and later of a tenth century [[burh]] (Anglo-Saxon fortified place), Manchester was of only regional importance until the [[Industrial Revolution]], when it became a major centre of the [[cotton]] industry and renowned as a "shock city", a place where new urban and social developments were undertaken. Manchester and its environs saw the first large-scale application of factory technology and organisation; Manchester was the first city to experience full-scale suburbanisation; it was (with Liverpool) the first city to have a fully locomotive-hauled public railway, in 1830. It also experienced in full measure the negative aspects of this headlong rush to modernise and urbanise in its terrible slums, described in a dramtic piece of reportage by [[Friedrich Engels]], ''The Condition of the Working Class in England'' (1844-45; first published in English 1892). In recent years the city centre has seen large scale renovation, including that of a quarter damaged by an [[IRA]] [[terrorist]] bomb in 1996. The city is home to the [[University of Manchester]] and [[Manchester Metropolitan University]].

Manchester is world-renowned not only for its position as one of the most important cities during the industrial revolution, but also for the scientific progress made during the 20th century. Below are some of the most notable scientists:

*[[Ernest Rutherford]] (1871-1937 - First to successfully split the atom. Nobel Prize winner.
*[[John Dalton]] (1766-1844) - Pioneered atomic theory.
*[[Alan Turing]] (1912-1954) - Father of modern computer science and Cryptanalysis.
*[[James Prescott Joule]] (1818-1889) - Converting work into heat.

== Culture ==

Manchester has a number of major museums and is also home to the John Rylands Library, now part of the University of Manchester, which has in its collection the earliest fragment of the [[New Testament]] known to exist.

A number of significant bands have come from Manchester, including:
* [[The Hollies]]
* [[Freddie and the Dreamers]]
* [[The Buzzcocks]]
* [[The Fall (band)]]
* [[Joy Division]]
* [[The Smiths]]
* [[Happy Mondays]]
* [[The Stone Roses]]
* [[Oasis]]

== Sport ==

*In 2002 Manchester hosted the [[Commonwealth Games]].

*It is the home of two major football teams, [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].

*Lancashire County [[Cricket (game)|Cricket]] Club play many of their matches at Old Trafford, which has also been the venue of many test matches.

[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]

Manchester

2009-03-03T12:57:26Z

Alsmk2: /* History */

'''Manchester''' is a major industrial city in the North West of [[England]], in the metropolitan [[county]] of [[Greater Manchester]], and formerly a part of [[Lancashire]]. It is the third largest city in England after [[London]] and [[Birmingham]]. It was formerly an important inland port, served by the [[Manchester Ship Canal]] beside the [[River Mersey]].

== History ==

Originally a Roman military settlement named ''Mamcumium'', and later of a tenth century [[burh]] (Anglo-Saxon fortified place), Manchester was of only regional importance until the [[Industrial Revolution]], when it became a major centre of the [[cotton]] industry and renowned as a "shock city", a place where new urban and social developments were undertaken. Manchester and its environs saw the first large-scale application of factory technology and organisation; Manchester was the first city to experience full-scale suburbanisation; it was (with Liverpool) the first city to have a fully locomotive-hauled public railway, in 1830. It also experienced in full measure the negative aspects of this headlong rush to modernise and urbanise in its terrible slums, described in a dramtic piece of reportage by [[Friedrich Engels]], ''The Condition of the Working Class in England'' (1844-45; first published in English 1892). In recent years the city centre has seen large scale renovation, including that of a quarter damaged by an [[IRA]] [[terrorist]] bomb in 1996. The city is home to the [[University of Manchester]] and [[Manchester Metropolitan University]].

Manchester is world-renowned not only for its position as one of the most important cities during the industrial revolution, but also for the scientific progress made during the 20th century. Below are some of the most notable scientists:

Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937 - First to successfully split the atom. Nobel Prize winner.
John Dalton (1766-1844) - Pioneered atomic theory.
Alan Turing (1912-1954) - Father of modern computer science and Cryptanalysis.
James Prescott Joule (1818-1889) - Converting work into heat.

== Culture ==

Manchester has a number of major museums and is also home to the John Rylands Library, now part of the University of Manchester, which has in its collection the earliest fragment of the [[New Testament]] known to exist.

A number of significant bands have come from Manchester, including:
* [[The Hollies]]
* [[Freddie and the Dreamers]]
* [[The Buzzcocks]]
* [[The Fall (band)]]
* [[Joy Division]]
* [[The Smiths]]
* [[Happy Mondays]]
* [[The Stone Roses]]
* [[Oasis]]

== Sport ==

*In 2002 Manchester hosted the [[Commonwealth Games]].

*It is the home of two major football teams, [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].

*Lancashire County [[Cricket (game)|Cricket]] Club play many of their matches at Old Trafford, which has also been the venue of many test matches.

[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]

Jail

2009-03-03T12:42:31Z

Alsmk2:

A '''jail''' is a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government. A jail is distinguised from a [[prison]] in that a jails are customarily for the detention of those either awaiting trial or serving sentences of less than one year. However, in common use, jail is often employed as a [[synonym]] for prison.

The word originally derrived from the latin word "cavea" (cage), and was originally spelt "gaole" and pronnounced with a hard 'g'.

[[Category:Punishment]]
[[Category:sociology]]

Blackburn Rovers F.C.

2009-03-03T12:37:28Z

Alsmk2:

'''Blackburn Rovers F.C.''' is a [[British]] [[soccer]] club playing in [[Blackburn]], Lancashire. They are one of four teams to have won an [[English Premier League]] title, the others being [[Arsenal F.C.]], [[Chelsea F.C.]], and [[Manchester United]]. Despite this, they have never been well-known in the U.S. The current manager is Sam Allerdyce. The team is sponsored by Crown Paints.<ref>http://www.premierleague.com/page/blackburn-rovers</ref>

==History<ref>http://www.4thegame.com/club/blackburn-rovers-fc/history/index.html</ref>==
Blackburn Rovers were one of the founding twelve members of the original Football League that formed in 1875. Before the advent of the Premiership, most of the club's success was in the 1930s and before. During that early time, they had two League Championships and six FA Cups. But since then, local millionaire Jack Walker realized his dream of getting a championship to Blackburn. With the help of superstar [[striker]] [[Alan Shearer]], they won in the 1994-95 season. However, when Walker passed on, the team sunk until the leadership of [[Mark Hughes]] brought them back to prominence.

==Roster==
===Goalkeepers===
*1 [[Paul Robinson]]
*32 Jason Brown
*33 Frank Fielding
*34 Gunnar Nielsen
*38 Mark Bunn
*40 Bjorn Bussman

===Defenders===
*2 Andre Ooijer
*3 Stephen Warnock
*4 Christopher Samba
*6 Ryan Nelsen
*13 Zurab Khizanishvili
*15 Aaron Mokoena
*22 Danny Simpson
*28 Tony Kane
*29 Martin Olsson
*42 Gavin Gunning

===Midfielders===
*5 Tugay Kerimoglu
*7 Brett Emerton
*8 David Dunn
*11 Vincenzo Grella
*12 Morten Garnst Pedersen
*14 Johann Vogel
*16 Steven Reid
*17 Keith Andrews
*19 Carlos Villanueva
*24 Keith Treacy
*25 Alan Judge
*31 Bryan Hodge
*37 Alex Marrow
*41 Andrew Haworth

===Strikers===
*9 Roque Santa Cruz
*10 Benedict McCarthy
*18 Paul Gallagher
*26 Julio Santa Cruz
*27 Matt Derbyshire
*30 Jason Roberts
*36 Marcus Marshall
*39 Aaron Doran
*43 Jamie Clarke
*Maceo Rigters

==Notable former players==
*GK Tim Flowers
*CB Colin Hendry
*CB Derek Fazackerley
*FB Bob Crompton
*FB Henning Berg
*ST [[Alan Shearer]]
*ST Andy Cole
*ST Dwight Yorke

==References==
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