Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded to the British defenders, the most ever received in a single action. This high number may be interpreted as a reaction to the earlier British defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana. The extolling of the victory at Rorke's Drift took the public's attention away from the massive defeat at Isandlwana and the fact that Lord Chelmsford had disobeyed orders by entering Zululand. Dalton was not originally named among the VC recipients, eventually receiving his medal in January 1880 after an outcry because a n ...

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Rorke's Drift, Rorke's Drift - The Prelude, Rorke's Drift - The Battle, Rorke's Drift - Victoria Crosses, Rorke's Drift - Depictions and dramatisations

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Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded to the British defenders, the most ever received in a single action. This high number may be interpreted as a reaction to the earlier British defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana. The extolling of the victory at Rorke's Drift took the public's attention away from the massive defeat at Isandlwana and the fact that Lord Chelmsford had disobeyed orders by entering Zululand. Dalton was not originally named among the VC recipients, eventually receiving his medal in January 1880 after an outcry because a n ...

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Rorke's Drift, Rorke's Drift - The battle, Rorke's Drift - Victoria Crosses, Rorke's Drift - Defence of Rorke's Drift hospital, Rorke's Drift - Depictions and dramatisations

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His father, Dalton Sr., served as Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Ottawa South until his death in 1990. An often-told anecdote relates that Dalton Sr.'s ten children met to decide who among them should run to replace their father and selected Dalton Jr, "since they already had 2000 signs with that name on it in the garage." Dalton Jr. won the Ontario Liberal Party's nomination for Ottawa South for the provincial election of 1990, and was elected to the Legisla ...

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Dalton McGuinty, Dalton McGuinty - Member of Provincial Parliament, Dalton McGuinty - First term in opposition, Dalton McGuinty - Second term as opposition leader, Dalton McGuinty - First year in office, Dalton McGuinty - Second year, Dalton McGuinty - Toward the 2007 election

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At two o'clock in the afternoon on the 22nd Major Spalding, still unaware of the disaster at Isandlwana, left the station in order to ascertain the whereabouts of a company of the 1/24th due two days earlier, while Lieutenant John Chard of the Royal Engineers rode down to the drift itself in order to inspect the work being carried out there. At roughly 3.30 two officers of the Natal Native Contingent - Lieutenants Vane and Adendorff - came upon the drift bearing the news of Isandlwana and that one wing of the Zulu impi was bearing down on th ...

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Rorke's Drift, Rorke's Drift - The Prelude, Rorke's Drift - The Battle, Rorke's Drift - Victoria Crosses, Rorke's Drift - Depictions and dramatisations

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Myoglobin is the putative protein that causes acute renal failure in rapid breakdown of muscle (e.g. rhabdomyolysis, severe crush trauma, malignant hyperthermia, status epilepticus and neuroleptic malignant syndrome), due to its toxicity to renal tubular epithelium. Myoglobin is a sensitive marker for muscle injury, making it a potential marker for myocardial infarction in patients with chest pain. Its specificity and the cost of t ...

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Myoglobin, Myoglobin - Role in disease

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Turn-out: 74.1% of eligible voters voted. Notes: 1 The Liberal-Labour MP sat with the Liberal caucus. * - not applicable - the party was not recognized in the previous election x - less than 0.005% of the popular vote ...

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Canadian federal election 1957, Canadian federal election 1957 - Effects, Canadian federal election 1957 - National results, Canadian federal election 1957 - Results by province

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Jane Eyre has engendered numerous film and television adaptations [1]: Jane Eyre - Notable versions. 1996: Jane Eyre, directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring William Hurt as Rochester, Charlotte Gainsbourg as Jane, supermodel Elle Macpherson as Blanche Ingram, Anna Paquin as the young Jane, and Geraldine Chaplin as Miss Scatcherd. 1983: Jane Eyre, with Timothy Dalton as Rochester. 1970: Jane Eyre, starring George C. Scott as Rochester and Susannah York ...

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Jane Eyre, Jane Eyre - Plot summary, Jane Eyre - Themes, Jane Eyre - Background, Jane Eyre - Criticism, Jane Eyre - Related works, Jane Eyre - Film and television adaptations, Jane Eyre - Notable versions, Jane Eyre - Additional versions, Jane Eyre - Silent film versions, Jane Eyre - Quotes

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All songs written by Ray Davies. "Victoria" – 3:40 "Yes Sir, No Sir" – 3:46 "Some Mother's Son" – 3:25 "Drivin'" – 3:21 "Brainwashed" – 2:34 "Australia" – 6:46 "Shangri-La" – 5:20 "Mr. Churchill Says" – 4:42 "She Bought A Hat Like Princess Marina" – 3:07 "Young And Innocent Days" – 3:21 "Nothing To Say" – 3:08 "Arthur" – 5:27 See also:

Arthur Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire, Arthur Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire - Track Listing, Arthur Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire - Song Notes, Arthur Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire - Personnel, Arthur Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire - Production

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Taking inflation into account Licence to Kill is the least financially successful James Bond film. Since its release many authors, fans, and critics have debated the reasoning for this. More often, Licence to Kill is blamed for its increase in violence over previous Bond outings. This led to a 15 rating in Britain and a PG-13 rating in the United States; the latter having been created in 1984 and gone through a ma ...

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Licence to Kill, Licence to Kill - Reception, Licence to Kill - A third Dalton film, Licence to Kill - Plot summary, Licence to Kill - Cast & characters, Licence to Kill - Crew, Licence to Kill - Soundtrack, Licence to Kill - Track listing, Licence to Kill - Vehicles & gadgets, Licence to Kill - Locations, Licence to Kill - Film locations, Licence to Kill - Shooting locations, Licence to Kill - Trivia, Licence to Kill - Novelisation, Licence to Kill - Comic book adaptation

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The foundation of UMIST can be traced to 1824 during the Industrial revolution when a group of Manchester businessmen and industrialists met in a pub, the Bridgewater Arms, to establish the Mechanics' Institute in Manchester, where artisans could learn basic science, particularly mechanics and chemistry. Hundreds of such institutions were founded in towns and cities throughout the country and while many of the fine Victorian buildings built to house them remain, Manchester's alone survived as an independent institution serving some ...

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UMIST, UMIST - The Mechanics' Institute 1824-1882, UMIST - The Tech 1883-1917, UMIST - Establishment as a university 1918-1993, UMIST - Achievements and evolution

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Rumford had observed the frictional heat generated by boring cannon at the arsenal in Munich. Rumford immersed a cannon barrel in water and arranged for a specially blunted boring tool. He showed that the water could be boiled within roughly two and a half hours and that the supply of frictional heat was seemingly inexhaustible. Rumford confirmed that no physical change had taken place in the material of the cannon by comparing the specific heats of the material machined away and that remaining were the same. Rumford argued that the s ...

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An Experimental Enquiry Concerning the Source of the Heat which is Excited by Friction, An Experimental Enquiry Concerning the Source of the Heat which is Excited by Friction - Background, An Experimental Enquiry Concerning the Source of the Heat which is Excited by Friction - Experiments, An Experimental Enquiry Concerning the Source of the Heat which is Excited by Friction - Reception, An Experimental Enquiry Concerning the Source of the Heat which is Excited by Friction - Notes, An Experimental Enquiry Concerning the Source of the Heat which is Excited by Friction - Bibliography

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Perhaps the best-known of the film adaptations was released in 1939. It stars Merle Oberon as Cathy Linton, Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff, David Niven as Edgar Linton, Flora Robson as Ellen Dean, Donald Crisp as Dr. Kenneth, Geraldine Fitzgerald as Isabella Linton and Leo G. Carroll as Joseph Earnshaw. The film was adapted by Charles MacArthur, Ben Hecht and John Huston. It was directed by William Wyler. The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. It did not ...

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Wuthering Heights, Wuthering Heights - Plot, Wuthering Heights - Heathcliff arrives and departs, Wuthering Heights - Heathcliff returns, Wuthering Heights - Heathcliff dies, Wuthering Heights - Supernatural elements, Wuthering Heights - In other literature, Wuthering Heights - Film and television adaptations

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In the aftermath of the publication of On the Origin of Species through Natural Selection in 1859, Charles Darwin's allies Charles Lyell, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Thomas Huxley, Alfred Russel Wallace and Asa Gray in America worked to spread acceptance of its ideas despite difficulty in coming to terms with natural selection and man's descent from animals. Darwin's research and experiments on plants and animals continued, and his extensive writings countered the arguments against evolu ...

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Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Background, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Family matters eugenics, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Parish conflict, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Pause, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Fiske, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - New edition of The Descent of Man, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Parish reading room, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Spiritualism, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - New edition of Descent, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Insectiverous plants, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Controversy with Mivart, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Insectiverous Plants parish and vivisection, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Variation revised, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Cross and Self Fertilisation, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Recollections, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Liberalism, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Holidays, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Honorary Doctorate, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Romanes, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Biography of Erasmus Darwin, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Samuel Butler, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Coming of Age, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Worms, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Help for Wallace, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Work on worms, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - No heart or strength, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - The Creed of Science, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Pleasant memories, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Roots and illness, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Death, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Funeral, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Commemoration, Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms - Reference

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The leader was elected by the approximately 2,200 delegates to the convention who voted. Most of the delegates were elected from the party's associations in each riding (electoral district), as well as from the party's women's and youth associations. Many delegates were ex officio delegates, i.e., they received delegate status as a result of their positions on the national executive committee of the party, the executives of its affiliated provincial parties, and the party's national women's and youth organizations. Former and current Progressive Conservat ...

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Progressive Conservative leadership convention 1967, Progressive Conservative leadership convention 1967 - Background, Progressive Conservative leadership convention 1967 - Issues, Progressive Conservative leadership convention 1967 - Candidates, Progressive Conservative leadership convention 1967 - The campaign, Progressive Conservative leadership convention 1967 - The convention, Progressive Conservative leadership convention 1967 - The voting, Progressive Conservative leadership convention 1967 - Aftermath

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Others helped with providing information, including Asa Gray with regard to American plants. Darwin wrote to Gray saying that he had "come to the heterodox conclusion that there are no such things as independently created species – that species are only strongly defined varieties. I know that this will make you despise me". An intrigued Gray admitted to his own belief that there was some law or power inherent in plants making varieties appear, and asked if Darwin was finding this law. Realising that Gray had not grasped what he was suggest ...

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Publication of Darwin's theory, Publication of Darwin's theory - Background, Publication of Darwin's theory - Wallace, Publication of Darwin's theory - Struggle for existence, Publication of Darwin's theory - Asa Gray and the young guard, Publication of Darwin's theory - The country squire, Publication of Darwin's theory - Human origins Wallace encouraged, Publication of Darwin's theory - Forestalled, Publication of Darwin's theory - Publication of joint paper, Publication of Darwin's theory - Publication of the Origin of Species, Publication of Darwin's theory - The Origins of Species goes on sale

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Cavendish is also credited with one of the earliest accurate calculations of the mass of the earth. The apparatus used was actually designed and built by John Michell, who died before he could begin the experiment. The apparatus was sent in crates to Cavendish, who completed the experiment in 1797. The apparatus consisted of a torsion balance to measure the gravitational attraction between two 350 pound lead spheres, from which he calculated Newton's gravitational constant, G, which he used to calculate the earth's mass. His re ...

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Henry Cavendish, Henry Cavendish - Discovery of hydrogen, Henry Cavendish - Weighing the Earth, Henry Cavendish - Other work, Henry Cavendish - Personal life

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Only one copy of the 1¢ stamp is known to exist. It is in used condition and has been cut in an octagonal shape. A signature, in accordance to Dalton's policy, can be seen on the left hand side. Although dirty and heavily postmarked on the upper left hand side, it is nonetheless regarded as priceless. It was discovered in 1873, by 12-year-old Scottish schoolboy Vernon Vaughan in the Guyanese town of Demerara, amongst his uncle's letters. There was no record of it in his stamp catalogue, so he sold it to a collector some weeks later f ...

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British Guiana 1c magenta, British Guiana 1c magenta - Background, British Guiana 1c magenta - Description and history, British Guiana 1c magenta - Controversies

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The play was adapted into a 1950 comedy film, Born Yesterday (1950), by Albert Mannheimer, which was directed by George Cukor. It stars Judy Holliday, Broderick Crawford and William Holden. The movie won the Academy Award for Best Actress (Holliday) and was nominated for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White, Best Director, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay. Born Yesterday - Cast. Judy Holliday as Emma "Billie" Dawn Broderick Crawford as Harry Brock William Holden See also:

Born Yesterday, Born Yesterday - Plot, Born Yesterday - 1946 stage production, Born Yesterday - Cast, Born Yesterday - 1950 film, Born Yesterday - Cast, Born Yesterday - 1993 film, Born Yesterday - Cast

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The town was first granted in 1735 by Colonial Governor Jonathan Belcher as "Number One," part of a line of settlements running between the Merrimack and Connecticut rivers. Settled about 1740, it would be successively called "New Amesbury," "Jennesstown," "Waterloo," and "Ryetown" before being incorporated in 1774 as "Warner," named for Jonathan Warner, a leading Portsmouth citizen and relative of Governor John Wentworth. This was one of the last towns established under ...

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Warner New Hampshire, Warner New Hampshire - History, Warner New Hampshire - Geography, Warner New Hampshire - Demographics

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Following his blacklisting, Trumbo and others were able to continue working without screen credit by using a pseudonym or having a fellow member of the MPAA submit their scripts to the studio in their name. This tactic enabled movies such as The Bridge on the River Kwai to be completed. Several screenwriters moved to the United Kingdom, where they were either able to find work in film and television, or wrote scripts that were then sent surreptitiously to a Hollywood studio. Some, like playwright Arthur Miller, and actor John Randolph ...

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Hollywood blacklist, Hollywood blacklist - Overview, Hollywood blacklist - The Hollywood Ten, Hollywood blacklist - Blacklisted artists

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Angela Channing - Jane Wyman Chase Gioberti - Robert Foxworth (Seasons 1-6) Maggie Gioberti/Channing - Susan Sullivan Richard Channing - David Selby (Seasons 2-9) Lance Cumson - Lorenzo Lamas Melissa Agretti/Cumson/Gioberti - Ana Alicia (Seasons 1-8) Cole Gioberti - Billy R. Moses (Seasons 1-7) Emma Channing - Margaret Ladd Chao-Li - Chao-Li Chi Vickie Gioberti/Hogan/Stavros - Jamie Rose (Seasons 1-3), Dana Sparks (Seasons 6-8) Julia Cumson - Abby Dalton (Seasons 1-6) Philip Erickson - Mel Ferrer (Seasons 1-3) Terry Hartford ...

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Falcon Crest, Falcon Crest - Starring Cast, Falcon Crest - Special Guest Stars, Falcon Crest - Other Recurring Cast, Falcon Crest - Trivia

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As a TGWU official, Brown was an attractive candidate to Labour constituencies seeking a candidate, as the TGWU would sponsor him and pay election expenses. He was selected for Belper, a mixed constituency near Derby which was one of the top Labour target seats. In the 1945 general election Brown won the seat with a majority of nearly 9,000. He was invited as one of a dozen 'Young Victors' to a private dinner given by Hugh Dalton on July 30, 1945 who was talent-spotting and networking. Brown was immediately picked to be a Parliamentary Private Secretary by Ge ...

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George Brown Baron George-Brown, George Brown Baron George-Brown - Family and early life, George Brown Baron George-Brown - Trade Union organizer, George Brown Baron George-Brown - Entry to Parliament, George Brown Baron George-Brown - Ministerial office, George Brown Baron George-Brown - Opposition, George Brown Baron George-Brown - Deputy leadership, George Brown Baron George-Brown - Personal problems, George Brown Baron George-Brown - Department of Economic Affairs, George Brown Baron George-Brown - July Measures, George Brown Baron George-Brown - Foreign Secretary, George Brown Baron George-Brown - Resignation, George Brown Baron George-Brown - Defeat, George Brown Baron George-Brown - Later life

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