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	Birmingham UK on Wikipedia for the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom
		Birmingham is part of the traditional county of Warwickshire, although it does not lie within the administrative county of the same name (established 1889).
		Birmingham is a multi-cultural city, with a large population from the Indian sub-continent and Carribean, according to the 2001 census 29.7% of the population of Birmingham is non-white.
		Birmingham is connected to London and the south, and the north-east of England and to Scotland by the M6 motorway.
	www.birminghamuk.com /wikipedia/index.html (1918 words)

	Be in Birmingham 2008 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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	History of Birmingham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Birmingham also became a centre of arms manufacturing, with guns and swords being produced in the town.
		Birmingham's skilled workforce, and the fact that Birmingham was located near the coalfields of northern Warwickshire and Staffordshire, meant that the town grew rapidly during the Industrial revolution.
		Birmingham lost its county borough status and instead became a metropolitan borough under the new West Midlands County Council.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/history_of_birmingham (1512 words)

	Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
		Birmingham prospered, and developed industry early on, by the 13th century Birmingham had developed a woollen industry with wool being woven and dyed in the town, Birmingham also developed a leather industry, with leather being tanned to be made into shoes, gloves and many other things.
		Birmingham's skilled workforce, and the fact that Birmingham was located near the coalfields of northern Warwickshire and Staffordshire, meant that the town grew rapidly.
		Birmingham's water problems were not fully solved until a 73 mile long aquaduct was built to a reservoir in the Elan Valley in Wales; this project was approved in 1891 and completed in 1904.
	www.mauspfeil.net /History_of_Birmingham.html (2497 words)

	Birmingham
		Birmingham along with the neighboring city of Wolverhampton and the Black Country and a number of surrounding towns, forms the largest part of an urban conurbation of around 2.3 million people.
		Birmingham's skilled workforce, and the fact that Birmingham was located near the coalfields of Staffordshire.
		In the 1830s the London and Birmingham Railway and the Grand Junction Railway were built and Birmingham soon became a centre of the railway system, and one of Britains leading industrial cities.
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	Birmingham : Birmingham, England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The city is bidding to become the European Capital of Culture in 2008, under the banner "Be in Birmingham 2008".
		Birmingham is governed by Birmingham City Council, the largest local authority in the UK.
		Birmingham came into existence in the year 1154 when a local landowner called Peter de Birmingham[?] obtained a charter to hold a market, a settlement grew up around this market named Birmingham after its founder.
	www.eurofreehost.com /bi/Birmingham,_England_2.html (318 words)

	Be in Birmingham 2008: Definition and links.
		Birmingham, alongside a number of other UK cities, is currently competing to be European Capital of Culture for 2008.
		Currenty the UK government has shortlisted the cities of:Newcastle/Gateshead[?], Liverpool, Cardiff, Bristol and Oxford as well as Birmingham.
		In the past a number of European cities have used the City of Culture year to completely transform their cultural base and, in doing so, the way in which it is viewed internationally.
	www.encyclopedian.com /be/Be-in-Birmingham-2008.html (253 words)

	Birmingham
		Birmingham, with its population of 977,087 (2001 Census), is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom, after London.
		Birmingham certainly does boast an unusual number of trees, and there 35 miles of canals within the Birmingham city boundaries (by comparison there are 26 miles of canals within the centre of Venice - that is, within the six sestieri, and thus a much smaller land area than Birmingham, source [1]).
		Birmingham has three universities: Aston University, The University of Birmingham and The University of Central England (formerly Birmingham Polytechnic).
	www.ukpedia.com /b/birmingham.html (1634 words)

	History of Birmingham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Birmingham also became acentre of arms manufacturing, with guns and swords being produced in the town.
		Amongst the largestminority communities, 10.6% of Birmingham residents are Pakistani, 5.7% are Indian, 6.1% are Black Caribbean or African, and 2.9% are of mixed race.
		In 2003, the city failed in its bid to become the 2008 European Capital of Culture, under the banner" Be in Birmingham 2008 ".
	www.therfcc.org /RFCC/history-of-birmingham-163807.html (1341 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Birmingham: 'A world class centre'
		Birmingham is hoping to build a reputation as a world-class centre for arts, sport and entertainment after its shortlisting for European Capital of Culture 2008.
		Birmingham's bid, on behalf of the West Midlands, includes attractions in Coventry and Warwickshire, such as Coventry Cathedral and Warwick Castle.
		Birmingham City Council leader Albert Bore said: "This is a ringing endorsement of the city's forward thinking policies over the last two decades and presents us with a very great opportunity for the future.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/2374927.stm (340 words)

	Search Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Birmingham Birminghambûr´mĬngem, city and metropolitan district (1991 pop.
		Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham-Southern College, at Birmingham, Ala.; United Methodist; coeducational; formed 1918 by the merger of Southern Univ. (chartered 1856; opened 1859 at Greensboro, Ala.) and Birmingham College (opened 1898).
		The Birmingham Conservatory of Music became a part of the college in 1953.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Be+in+Birmingham+2008 (449 words)

	My private tourists' guide to Birmingham
		Currently Birmingham is placing a bid to host the "European Capital of Culture" event in 2008, and many of the tourists' attractions referred to hereunder are also on the brochure published by the "Be in Birmingham 2008" team.
		The northwest area of Birmingham, including Dudley, Walsall, etc., is called the Black Country, which is said to be derived from the fl smoke from the chimneys of the factories that dominated the area (although some now insist that it is so called because the ground surface is fl).
		Birmingham is probably a fortunate city in Britain because it has the local cuisine of balti.
	www.takagi-ryo.ac /docs/id/200/lang/1 (1959 words)

	Locate Birmingham - Health Care (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Revolutionary concepts such as ambulatory care, and a convenient fast-track hospital treatment centre are set to become a reality, and hospitals in Birmingham are set to be at the forefront of these developments.
		Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull NHS Trust (Teaching) is one of the largest acute hospital Trusts in England.
		By the time the hospital is complete in 2008, Birmingham will have an internationally recognised centre of excellence providing modern and dependable acute adult healthcare and integrated mental health services.
	www.locatebirmingham.com /lifestyle/health_care (832 words)

	Birmingham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Birmingham is part of the traditional but not modern county of Warwickshire.
		Birmingham City Council is the largest local authority in the UK, consisting of 117 elected members (Councillors), representing 39 wards (local electoral districts) and just under one million people in the city of Birmingham.
		Birmingham is located at latitude 33° 28' N, longitude 86° 50' W. The mayor of Birmingham (as of 2003) is Bernard Kincaid.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /Bi/Birmingham.html (6001 words)

	BBC Capital of Culture 2008 - Birmingham profiled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Birmingham made an extremely strong case for the award of European Capital of Culture in 2008.
		Birmingham is now one of the most culturally mixed cities in the UK.
		With Birmingham's sporting prowess, celebrated music establishments and diverse population, the city is already a strong contender for the title.
	www.bbc.co.uk /capitalofculture/birmingham/background.shtml (891 words)

	BIRMINGHAM REMEMBERED (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Birmingham was recorded as a minor village in the Domesday Book (1086) which stated that there was land for six ploughs, but only three plough teams were used, there were the families of five villiens and four borders; woodland half a league by two furlongs, had no mill nor meadow.
		The growth of Birmingham is indicated by the poll tax return of 1327, where the number of taxpayers in the town was third only to Warwick and Coventry in Warwickshire.
		The geographical location of Birmingham, standing on the river Rea at the only good crossing in the area, combined with this market charter were crucial factors in the early development of Birmingham.
	www.john.lerwill.btinternet.co.uk /personal/homebrum.htm (3423 words)

	BBC - Birmingham - Capital of Culture - Birmingham in 2008
		Birmingham will be hosting a wealth of special events to mark European Capital of Culture 2008.
		In the words of Sir Albert Bore, Leader of Birmingham City Council, Eastside "is the next chapter in the renaissance of Birmingham".
		WCCC plans to develop Birmingham as the centre for European cricket in addition to using the Edgbaston site for performing and visual arts in collaboration with the Midlands Arts Centre (mac).
	www.bbc.co.uk /birmingham/capital_of_culture/2008.shtml (750 words)

	Brummie_PressClippings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Birmingham might still be the spiritual home of the balti and Bank's Bitter, but it also has smart eateries such as Raymond Blanc's Le Petit Blanc and more cocktail bars than you can shake a small umbrella at.
		Birmingham was always seen as the engine room, where the sweat and muck was, not the glamour.
		The strongest reason why Birmingham should not become European City of Culture in 2008 is that Europe is too small a stage for the city to revel in the pomp that is its due.
	www.ebrummie.co.uk /brummie_pressclippings.htm (3632 words)

	Be in Birmingham 2008 - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In 2003, Birmingham, alongside a number of other UK cities, competed to be European Capital of Culture for 2008.
		To avoid the fierce competition to win the accolade each EU member nation is given the opportunity 'host' the capital in turn.
		The UK government shortlisted the cities of: Newcastle/Gateshead, Liverpool, Cardiff, Bristol and Oxford as well as Birmingham.
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /b/be/be_in_birmingham_2008.html (206 words)

	Birmingham 2008 A European Capital of Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Birmingham Royal Ballet is to work on a collaboration with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra to perform all of Stravinsky’s dance works.
		Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter would have a National Gallery of Jewellery and international design competition and there are plans for a new Glass Museum in Dudley.
		Birmingham’s highly-acclaimed Arts Fest will be extended in 2008 to four weekends of free events in four regional locations, with an emphasis on international works and live links with the UK Centres of Culture.
	www.virtualbrum.co.uk /2008.htm (1098 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Wales \| City's culture bid boosted by poll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The survey, by an independent polling company, saw Birmingham emerge as the front-runner with 16% of people questioned naming the city as the best-qualified for the title.
		Due to a rotation system, the European Capital of Culture 2008 is guaranteed to be a UK city.
		Lynne Williams, Chief Executive of Cardiff 2008, was encouraged with the poll result, coming just days before the announcement of the shortlist.
	212.58.226.61 /2/hi/uk_news/wales/2368737.stm (548 words)

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		Birmingham's growth and prosperity was based upon metalworking industries, of which many different kinds existed.
		Birmingham became known as the "City of a thousand trades" because of the wide variety of goods manufactured there - buttons, cutlery, nails and screws, guns, tools, jewellery, toys, locks, and ornaments were amongst the many products manufactured.
		Birmingham's water problems were not fully solved until a 73 mile long aquaduct was built to a reservoir in the
	thedrugwar.org /wiki/History_of_Birmingham (2112 words)

	Birmingham 2008 A European Capital of Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Two of Birmingham’s most popular visitor attractions have scrapped admission charges from this Easter — meaning all the city’s museums are now free for tourists and local people to appreciate their heritage.
		Virtual Brum is an unofficial Birmingham UK website about the city which is also known as Brummagem or Brum.
		Views expressed are not those of Birmingham City Council or any of its agencies.
	www.virtualbrum.co.uk /history/museumnews.htm (300 words)

	Getting Involved
		The conference will focus on learning for all ages and will be led by people with expertise from Birmingham and national sources.
		BRMB are delighted to be a part of the Year of Lifelong Learning with Birmingham City Council.
		Birmingham is one of six British cities still in the running to be named European Capital of Culture 2008.
	www.bgfl.org /services/yolll/getting.htm (372 words)

	University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust and South Birmingham Mental Health NHS Trust welcome the Government's announcement that their £305 million scheme for new healthcare facilities is to proceed.
		By 2008 Birmingham will have an internationally recognised centre of excellence providing modern and dependable acute adult healthcare and integrated mental health services.
		Birmingham has plans to become the European City of Culture in 2008 and we wish to open one of Europe's finest hospital facilities in the same year.”
	www.uhb.nhs.uk /about/new_hospital/project_information/pressreleases.htm (761 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| West Midlands \| Madras maestro backing Brum
		A Bollywood superstar is backing Birmingham's bid to become European Capital of Culture in 2008.
		He was in Birmingham on Thursday to promote his partnership with the CBSO.
		"Birmingham has an excellent reputation as a multi-cultural city and the CBSO is one of the world's best orchestras.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/west_midlands/2937655.stm (339 words)

	The Birmingham Post (England) : Perspective: Capital Capital of Culture Bid 2008: Rebirth of a weary city; In the final ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Birmingham Post (England) : Perspective: Capital Capital of Culture Bid 2008: Rebirth of a weary city; In the final part of the series on Birmingham's bid to become a Capital of Culture, Danish student Kirsten Jensen looks at how other cities have benefited from the experience.
		Perspective: Capital Capital of Culture Bid 2008: Rebirth of a weary city; In the final part of the series on Birmingham's bid to become a Capital of Culture, Danish student Kirsten Jensen looks at how other cities have benefited from the experience.
		Read 'The Birmingham Post (England): Perspective: Capital Capital of Culture Bid 2008: Rebirth of a weary city; In the final part of the series on Birmingham's bid to become a Capital of Culture, Danish student Kirsten Jensen looks at how other cities have benefited from the experience.
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	The Stage Online :: News :: £5m Birmingham arts festival approved
		Birmingham City Council has approved plans for a year-long arts festival to be held in the city and will launch the £5 million event at the end of January.
		Despite losing out to Liverpool as European Capital of Culture 2008, Birmingham was awarded £2.1 million of National Lottery money by the Millennium Commission and ACE through the Urban Cultural Programme.
		Councillor John Alden, Birmingham City Council cabinet member for leisure, sport and culture, said: “The main aim of this cultural programme is to encourage all communities to participate in high quality cultural activities and secure new partnerships.
	www.thestage.co.uk /news/newsstory.php/5870 (440 words)

	Birmingham - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Because London is bigger, and often erroneously thought of as a single city, Birmingham is commonly known as "the Second City" (a title also occasionally claimed by Manchester).
		Birmingham is a traditional part of Warwickshire although has not been administered by Warwickshire since 1889.
		More details about the Birmingham economy can be found at http://www.birminghameconomy.org.uk
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	The Birmingham Post (England) : Perspective: History in the making Capital of Culture Bid 2008; Does Birmingham deserve ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Start / T / The Birmingham Post (England) / February 11, 2002 / Perspective: History in the making Capital of Culture Bid 2008; Does Birmingham deserve to win the race to be European Capital of Culture in 2008?
		Seeing some of the architectural and community-based projects which formed part of Copenhagen's programme convinced me that Birmingham could approach a bid in an imaginative and creative way, stretching both definitions of culture and the practical benefits of winning.
		Read 'The Birmingham Post (England): Perspective: History in the making Capital of Culture Bid 2008; Does Birmingham deserve to win the race to be European Capital of Culture in 2008?
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