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The Chinese government 's forcible put-down hastened his decision to emigrate to the United States , and was the cause of his choice to write in English `` to preserve the integrity of his work . ''
It also made him choose to write in English `` to preserve the integrity of his work . ''
It is mostly in the historical region of Moldavia but the southern part , below the Milcov River , is in Muntenia .
It is mostly in the historical region of Moldavia .
European Americans were outnumbered by the African-American slaves they brought with them , and ethnic Europeans remained a minority in the territory .
British Americans were outnumbered by the African-American slaves they brought with them , and ethnic Europeans remained a minority in the territory .
During proprietary rule , the Bahamas became a haven for pirates , including the infamous Blackbeard .
During this time , the Bahamas became a haven for pirates , including the infamous Blackbeard .
These Loyalists established plantations on several islands and became a political force in the capital .
These Loyalists established plantations on several islands .
After American independence , the British resettled some 7,300 Loyalists and their slaves in the Bahamas from New York , Florida , and the Carolinas , to help compensate them for losses .
After the American War of Independence , the British resettled some 7,300 Loyalists and their slaves in the Bahamas from New York , Florida , and the Carolinas .
Taino people moved into the uninhabited southern Bahamas from Hispaniola and Cuba around the 11th century AD , having migrated there from South America .
They moved into the southern Bahamas from Hispaniola and Cuba around the 11th century AD , having come there from South America .
An estimated 30,000 Lucayan inhabited the Bahamas at the time of Christopher Columbus ' arrival in 1492 .
About 30,000 Lucayan lived the Bahamas when Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492 .
Columbus ' first landfall in the New World was on an island named San Salvador ( known to the Lucayan as Guanahani ) , which some researchers believe to be present-day San Salvador Island ( also known as Watling 's Island ) , situated in the southeastern Bahamas .
Columbus ' first landfall in the New World was on an island named San Salvador , which some scholars believe to be present-day San Salvador Island .
To restore orderly government , Britain made the Bahamas a crown colony in 1718 under the royal governorship of Woodes Rogers .
To restore proper government , Britain made the Bahamas a crown colony in 1718 .
was filmed in part on New Providence Island and Paradise Island the same year .
The country 's capital , Nassau , is on New Providence Island .
The Spanish forced much of the Lucayan population to Hispaniola for use as forced labor ; together with suffering from exposure to diseases to which they had no immunity , they suffered high fatalities .
The Spanish forced much of the Lucayan population to move to Hispaniola .
In 1670 King Charles II granted the islands to the Lords Proprietors of the Carolinas , who rented the islands from the king with rights of trading , tax , appointing governors , and administering the country .
In 1670 , King Charles II rented out the islands to the Carolinas , along with rights of trading , tax , and governing the country .
Rakaposhi ( Räkapoşi ) ( Urdu : راکا پہشئ ) , is a mountain in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan .
Rakaposhi ( Räkapoşi ) is a mountain in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan .
It is ranked 27th highest in the world and 12th highest in Pakistan , but it is more popular for its beauty than its rank might suggest .
It is ranked 27th highest in the world and 12th highest in Pakistan .
Rakaposhi means `` Snow Covered '' in the local language .
Rakaposhi means `` shining wall '' in the local language .
It is situated in the Nagar Valley approximately 100 km north of the city of Gilgit in the Gilgit District of the Gilgit-Baltistan province of Pakistan .
It is found in the Nagar Valley about 100 kilmotres north of the city of Gilgit .
Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione ( the 4th and last professional league ) , and is thus considered the 5th ranked league in the country .
Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione .
But for the 2012-13 season , the teams are 166 and two groups ( B and C ) are formed of 20 teams .
In the 2012-13 season there were 166 teams .
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti .
Serie D is the top level of the non-professional football clubs in Italy .
Plasmids can be found in all three major domains : Archaea , Bacteria , and Eukarya .
Plasmids can be found in all three major domains , Archaea , Bacteria and Eukarya .
Plasmids may carry genes that provide resistance to naturally occurring antibiotics in a competitive environmental niche , or the proteins produced may act as toxins under similar circumstances .
Plasmids may carry genes that provide resistance to naturally occurring antibiotics in a competitive environmental niche , or alternatively the proteins produced may act as toxins under similar circumstances .
Rather , plasmids provide a mechanism for horizontal gene transfer within a population of microbes and typically provide a selective advantage under a given environmental state .
Rather , plasmids provide a mechanism for horizontal gene transfer within a population of microbes and may provide a selective advantage under a given environmental state .
Microbial transformation with plasmid DNA is neither parasitic nor symbiotic in nature , because each implies the presence of an independent species living in a detrimental or commensal state with the host organism .
Microbial transformation with plasmid DNA is neither parasitic nor symbiotic in nature , since each implies the presence of an independent species living in a commensal or detrimental state with the host organism .
Unlike viruses ( which encase their genetic material in a protective protein coat called a capsid ) , plasmids are `` naked '' DNA and do not encode genes necessary to encase the genetic material for transfer to a new host .
Unlike viruses , plasmids are `` naked '' DNA and do not encode genes necessary to encase the genetic material for transfer to a new host .
Plasmid host-to-host transfer can also require changes in incipient host gene expression allowing the intentional uptake of the genetic element by transformation .
Plasmid host-to-host transfer requires direct , mechanical transfer by conjugation or changes in host gene expression allowing the intentional uptake of the genetic element by transformation .
Plasmids can also provide bacteria with the ability to fix nitrogen or to degrade recalcitrant organic compounds that provide an advantage when nutrients are scarce .
Plasmids also can provide bacteria with an ability to fix elemental nitrogen or to degrade difficult organic compounds .
The number of identical plasmids in a single cell can range anywhere from one to thousands under some circumstances .
The number of identical plasmids within a single cell can range from one to thousands .
A plasmid is a small DNA molecule that is physically separate from , and can replicate independently of , chromosomal DNA within a cell .
A plasmid is a DNA molecule that is separate from the chromosomal DNA and that can replicate ( copy itself ) independently .
Plasmid sizes vary from 1 to over 1,000 kbp .
Plasmid size varies from 1 to over 1,000 kilobase pairs ( kbp ) .
Because conjugation is a mechanism of horizontal gene transfer , plasmids can be considered part of the mobilome .
Plasmids are often associated with conjugation , a mechanism of horizontal gene transfer .
White-collar crime refers to financially motivated nonviolent crime committed by business and government professionals .
White-collar crime refers to crimes committed by high-ranking officials , nobles and people of high status .
The Central Region of Singapore is one of the five regions in the city-state .
The Central Region of Singapore is also known as the south of Singapore .
Comprising 13,150 hectares of land area , it includes 11 Planning Areas within the Central Area which is the immediate vicinity of the Singapore 's central business district , as well as another 11 more outside it .
In total , it takes up 13,150 hectares of land area .
The island does not have a common name in either English or Scottish Gaelic and is referred to as ` Lewis and Harris ' , ` Lewis with Harris ' , ` Harris with Lewis ' etc. .
The island does not have a common name in either English or Scottish Gaelic and is referred to as ` Lewis and Harris ' .
The boundary between Lewis and Harris is formed by a line with Loch Resort ( Reasort ) ( opposite Scarp ) on the west and Loch Seaforth ( Shiphoirt ) on the east .
The boundary between Lewis and Harris is formed by a line with Loch Resort on the west and Loch Seaforth on the east .
Lewis and Harris ( Scottish Gaelic : Leòdhas agus na Hearadh ) in the Outer Hebrides make up the largest island in Scotland .
Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides make up the largest island in Scotland .
The entire island group now belongs to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar , the Western Isles Council .
The entire island group now belongs to the Western Isles Council .
Short was born 1 June 1965 in Leigh , Lancashire .
Nigel David Short MBE ( born 1 June 1965 in Leigh , Lancashire ) is often regarded as the strongest English chess player of the 20th century .
In 1993 he became the first English player to play a World Chess Championship match , when he qualified to play Garry Kasparov in the World Chess Championship 1993 in London , but lost .
He challenged for the World Chess Championship against Garry Kasparov at London 1993 .
Nigel David Short MBE ( born 1 June 1965 ) is an English chess grandmaster , chess columnist , chess coach and chess commentator .
He is also a chess columnist , coach and commentator .
Rotavirus is usually an easily managed disease of childhood , but worldwide more than 450,000 children under five years of age still die from rotavirus infection each year , most of whom live in developing countries , and almost two million more become severely ill .
More than 500,000 children die from rotavirus infection each year and almost two million more become severely ill .
Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhea among infants and young children .
Rotavirus also causes diarrhoea in animals .
Jorge Arias ( born August 5 , 1977 ) is a Mexican American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE where he portrays the Sin Cara character .
Jorge Arias ( born August 5 , 1977 ) is a Mexican American professional wrestler .
Team Mexico finished in third place out of four teams .
Team Mexico finished in 3rd place with Team USA in 1st place , Team Canada in 2nd place , and Team Japan in last place .
Before signing with WWE , Arias wrestled under the ring name Incognito under which he had worked for professional wrestling promotions such as Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( AAA ) in Mexico and Chikara in the United States .
He mainly worked for the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( AAA ) in Mexico and Chikara in the United States .
It was n't long before composers in Paris also began using the tape recorder to develop a new technique for composition called musique concrète .
They called it `` Musique concrète '' because they used natural , concrete sounds .
People with bronchiectasis may have bad breath indicative of active infection .
People with bronchiectasis may have bad breath .
Patients with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency have been found to be particularly susceptible to bronchiectasis , for unknown reasons .
Patients with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency have also been found to be more likely to get bronchiectasis but it is not known why .
In the additive color system , or RGB color model , used to create all the colors on a computer or television display , cyan is made by mixing equal amounts of green and blue light .
Cyan is made by mixing green and blue light .
In the CMYK color model , used in color printing , cyan is one of the primary colors , along with magenta , yellow , and black , which can be overlaid to produce all different colors .
Cyan is a secondary color of light , along with magenta and yellow .
The web color cyan shown at right is a secondary color in the RGB color model , which uses combinations of red , green and blue light to create all the colors on computer and television displays .
The primary colors of light are : blue , red and green .
Before World War II ended their production , ten commercial 307s had been built .
Before World War II stopped them being made , 10 307s had been made for airlines .
The war required government and military officials to do so and most four-engined long-range commercial aircraft , including Pan Am 's 14 flying boats and TWA 's five Boeing 307s , were pressed into service .
Planes like Pan Am 's 14 flying boats and TWA 's five Boeing 307s were used for this .
Space was thus provided for crew requirements on extremely long flights and for the addition of five 212.5 U.S. gal ( 804 L ; 177 imp gal ) fuel tanks .
Five 212.5 U.S. gal ( 804 L ; 177 imp gal ) fuel tanks were put onto the plane .
The Model 307 had capacity for a crew of five and 33 passengers .
The Model 307 carried five crew and 33 passengers .
The Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner was the first commercial transport aircraft to enter service with a pressurized cabin .
The Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner was an airliner which was made by Boeing .
In 1935 Boeing designed a four-engined airliner based on its B-17 heavy bomber ( Boeing Model 299 ) , then in development , calling it the Model 307 .
In 1935 Boeing designed an airliner with four engines .
The landing gear was strengthened , the maximum takeoff weight was increased from 45,000 to 56,000 lb ( 20,400 to 25,400 kg ) ) , and the exterior painted military olive drab .
The landing gear was made stronger and the maximum take-off weight was made bigger ( from 45,000 to 56,000 lb ( 20,400 to 25,400 kg ) ) .
After July 1942 a refueling stop at Ascension Island was an option in the south .
After July 1942 , they could stop to refuel at Ascension Island .
The pressure differential was 2.5 psi ( 17 kPa ) , so at 14,700 ft ( 4,480 m ) the cabin altitude was 8,000 ft ( 2,440 m ) .
If the plane was at 14,700 ft ( 4,480 m ) , it would be like 8,000 ft ( 2,440 m ) inside the cabin .
TWA flew domestic routes between New York and Los Angeles for 18 months until the Army purchased their Stratoliners for wartime use as long-range , transatlantic transports for various VIPs or critical cargo .
TWA flew between New York and Los Angeles for 18 months until the Army bought their planes .
At the time the U.S. entered World War II in December 1941 , flying across oceans was a rare luxury .
When the U.S. joined World War II in December 1941 , it was thought to be a luxury to fly .
These were the only U. S. built commercial aircraft able to cross the Atlantic with a payload until the arrival of the Douglas C-54 Skymaster in November 1942 .
These were the only American planes which could cross the Atlantic with cargo until the Douglas C-54 Skymaster was made in November 1942 .
It was the first land-based aircraft to include a flight engineer as a crew member ( several flying boats had included a flight engineer position earlier ) .
It was the first plane which took off from land to have a flight engineer .
Two main routes were flown : Washington , D.C. , to Cairo across the South Atlantic , and New York to Scotland across the North Atlantic .
The C-75 flew two main routes : Washington , D.C. to Cairo and New York to Scotland .
It is named after Járnsaxa , a giantess in Norse mythology .
It is named after Járnsaxa , a giantess ( female giant ) in Norse mythology .
Jarnsaxa is about 6 kilometres in diameter , and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 18,556.9 Mm in 943.784 days , at an inclination of 162.9 ° to the ecliptic ( 164.1 ° to Saturn 's equator ) , in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.1918 .
Jarnsaxa is about 6 kilometres in diameter , and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 18,556,900 km in 943.784 days , at an inclination of 162.9 ° to the ecliptic ( 164.1 ° to Saturn 's equator ) , with an eccentricity of 0.1918 .
It is a member of the Norse group of irregular satellites .
It is a member of the Norse group of non-spherical moons .
Jarnsaxa ( \ / jɑrnˈsæksə \ / yarn-SAKS-ə ) , also known as Saturn L ( provisional designation S\/2006 S 6 ) , is a natural satellite of Saturn .
Jarnsaxa or Saturn L ( provisional designation S\/2006 S 6 ) is a moon of Saturn .
Jellyfish are the major non-polyp form of individuals of the phylum Cnidaria .
Jellyfish are animals of the phylum Cnidaria .
A group of jellyfish is sometimes called a bloom or a swarm .
A group of jellyfish is called a smack ; an occurrence of many jellyfish simultaneously is sometimes called a bloom .
A few jellyfish inhabit freshwater .
Only a few jellyfish live in fresh water .
The polyp is generally a small stalk with a mouth that is ringed by upward-facing tentacles .
Polyps generally have a mouth surrounded by upward-facing tentacles .
Clarence Dutton famously compared the many narrow parallel mountain ranges that distinguish the unique topography of the Basin and Range to an `` army of caterpillars marching toward Mexico '' , which is a helpful way to visualize the overall appearance of the region .
Clarence Dutton compared the many narrow mountain ranges of the Basin and Range to an `` army of caterpillars marching toward Mexico '' , which is a helpful way to visualize the overall appearance of the region .
Basin and range topography is characterized by abrupt changes in elevation , alternating between narrow faulted mountain chains and flat arid valleys or basins .
It has narrow faulted mountain chains and flat arid valleys or basins .
The Basin and Range province should not be confused with The Great Basin , which is a sub-section of the greater Basin and Range physiographic region defined by its unique hydrological characteristics ( internal drainage ) .
The Basin and Range province should not be confused with the Great Basin , which is a sub-section of the greater Basin and Range region .
It is generally accepted that basin and range topography is the result of extension and thinning of the lithosphere , which is composed of crust and upper mantle .
The physical geography ( physiography ) of the province was caused by extension and thinning of the lithosphere , which is composed of crust and upper mantle .
The Basin and Range Province includes much of western North America .
The Basin and Range Province is a vast geographic region in the west United States and northwest Mexico .
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers , members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health , to ensure respect for all human beings , and to prevent and alleviate human suffering .
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a movement to save human life and health .
Paris Barclay and Ryan Murphy both received nominations for `` Outstanding Directing - Comedy Series '' at the Directors Guild of America Awards for their work on Glee .
Paris Barclay and Ryan Murphy both got nominations for `` Outstanding Directing - Comedy Series '' at the Directors Guild of America Awards for their work on Glee .
Morrison , Michele and Lynch also received acting nominations .
Morrison , Michele and Lynch also got acting nominations .
In July 2010 , Glee received nineteen Emmy Award nominations , including `` Outstanding Comedy Series '' , `` Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series '' for Morrison and `` Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series '' for Michele ; it won four of these , including `` Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series '' for Lynch and `` Outstanding Guest Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series '' for Neil Patrick Harris .
In July 2010 , Glee got 19 Emmy Award nominations , including `` Outstanding Comedy Series '' , `` Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series '' for Morrison and `` Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series '' for Michele .
Glee is set at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima , Ohio .
The show is about a group of high school students and their teachers at the fictional William McKinley High School in the real town of Lima , Ohio .
Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on the Fox network in the United States .
Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television show .
The pilot episode was broadcast on May 19 , 2009 , and the first season aired from September 9 , 2009 , to June 8 , 2010 .
It started on May 19 , 2009 , and is now in its fifth season .
Viñes performed the public premiere of this piece and Ravel 's other early masterpiece Pavane pour une infante défunte in 1902 .
His first work that was to become very well-known was the short piece for orchestra called Pavane pour une infante défunte .
These are neotenic traits in humans : flattened face , broadened face , large brain , hairless body , hairless face , small nose , reduction of brow ridge , small teeth , small upper jaw ( maxilla ) , small lower jaw ( mandible ) , thinness of skull bones , limbs proportionately short compared to torso length , longer leg than arm length , larger eyes , and upright stance .
These features of adult humans are different from those of adult great apes , but more similar to those of juvenile apes : These are some of the neotenous traits in humans : flattened face , broadened face , large brain , hairless body , hairless face , small nose , reduction of brow ridge , small teeth , small upper jaw ( maxilla ) , small lower jaw ( mandible ) , thinness of skull bones , limbs proportionately short compared to torso length , longer leg than arm length , larger eyes , and upright stance .
Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic , meaning that it possesses elevated levels of hydrogen ions ( low pH ) .
In other words , it is rain that has high levels of hydrogen ions ( low pH ) .
The term `` acid rain '' was coined in 1872 by Robert Angus Smith .
The expression `` Acid Rain '' was first used by Angus Smith in 1872 .
Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide , which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids .
Acid rain is caused by sulphur dioxide mixing with the atmosphere caused by human activity and natural occurrences .
It can have harmful effects on plants , aquatic animals and infrastructure .
Acid rain can have harmful effects on plants , animals , and on humans .
Governments have made efforts since the 1970s to reduce the release of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere with positive results .
Governments have tried since the 1970s to reduce the amount of sulfuric oxide being released into the Earth 's atmosphere .
In 1949 he played at President Harry S. Truman 's inauguration .
Ammons 's played at President Harry S. Truman 's inauguration in 1949 .
The Rhythm Kings ' version of `` Swanee River Boogie '' sold a million copies .
Their version of Swanee River Boogie sold over a million copies .
Ammons has had wide influence on countless pianists , such as Dave Alexander , Dr. John , Hadda Brooks , Johnnie Johnson , Ray Bryant , Erroll Garner , Katie Webster , Axel Zwingenberger , and the German pianist Joerg Hegemann .
A lot of pianist like Dave Alexander , Dr. John , Hadda Brooks , Johnnie Johnson , Ray Bryant , Erroll Garner , Katie Webster and Axel Zwingenberger named Ammons as main influence .
Two weeks later , record producer Alfred Lion , who had attended John H. Hammond 's From Spirituals to Swing concert on December 23 , 1938 , which had introduced Ammons and Lewis , started Blue Note Records , recording nine Ammons solos including `` The Blues '' and `` Boogie Woogie Stomp '' , eight by Lewis and a pair of duets in a one-day session in a rented studio .
One visitor was record producer Alfred Lion who started two weeks later Blue Note Records with recordings of Ammons and Johnson , nine Ammons solos including `` The Blues '' and `` Boogie Woogie Stomp '' , eight by Lewis and a pair of duets .
Ammons moved from Chicago to New York , where he teamed up with another pianist , Pete Johnson .
Later he went to New York where he teamed with another pianist , Pete Johnson .
In 1924 he met back up with boyhood friend and fellow taxi driver Meade Lux Lewis .
Sometimes they were joined by Meade Lux Lewis .
The further back up the phylogenetic tree a particular conserved sequence may occur the more highly conserved it is said to be .
The further back up the phylogenetic tree a particular conserved sequence occurs , the more highly conserved it is .