The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, The African, is a book that was first published in 1789. It is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. The book describes Equiano's life in slavery. It records his efforts to be free by studying the Bible. The book goes on to tell about his gaining his freedom and his success in business. It was published in 1789 in Great Britain to inform the British public what the life of slaves was like.
Bridgewater High School
Bridgewater High School is a secondary school in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It started in 1987. It was rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted. It has a sixth form called Appleton College.
King Solomon High School
King Solomon High School is a secondary school in Barkingside, England. In their 2010 report Osted described the school as 'caring'.
Colyton Grammar School
Colyton Grammar School is a grammar school in the village of Colyford in England. It was started in 1546. 49.4% of GCSEs in 2013 were A*, an increase of 4% on the past year, and 68.5% of A-levels were A*-A. Ofsted rated the school as outstanding.
Division of Gilmore
The Division of Gilmore is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. It was set up in 1984 and is named for Dame Mary Gilmore, the poet and author. It includes the Budawang and Morton National Parks. The division includes Berry, Bomaderry, Culburra Beach, Gerringong, Kangaroo Valley, Kiama, Milton, Minnamurra, Nowra, Shellharbour, Shell Cove, Sussex Inlet, Ulladulla and Warilla.
Eriophorum
Eriophorum (also called cotton grass) is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants. It is in the family Cyperaceae. They grow in temperate regions in the Northern Hemisphere. They are especially abundant in Arctic tundra regions.
Sevenoaks School
Sevenoaks School is an English co-educational public school in Kent. It is a member of the G20 Schools Group. It is the second oldest non-denominational school in the United Kingdom, dating back to 1432, behind Oswestry (1407). Over 1,000 day pupils and boarders attend, ranging in age from 11 to 18 years. There are approximately equal numbers of boys and girls.
It was the first school in England to switch to the International Baccalaureate instead of the usual A-Level exams.
Hotchkiss School
Hotchkiss School is a prep boarding school in the state of Connecticut in the United States. It is a member of the G20 Schools Group and Round Square. For boarders it costs $49,940 including technology and health services fees. It started in 1891.
King Ecgbert School
King Ecgbert School is a secondary school in Sheffield, England. Ofsted rated it as 'good'.
Betty Shabazz
Betty Shabazz was an American educator and civil rights activist. She was the widow of Malcolm X.
She was born on May 28, in either 1934 or 1936. Her full name at birth was Betty Dean Sanders. She grew up in Detroit, Michigan. She and Malcolm X joined the Nation of Islam in 1956. They married in 1958. They had six children together. She raised them on her own after her husband was murdered in 1965.
Shabazz converted to Islam in 1965. Betty was pregnant with twin girls when she witnessed Malcolm X’s assassination. Betty never remarried after her husband’s death, and became a national figure. She also cared deeply about the struggle of people of African heritage in the U.S.
Shabazz's grandson Malcolm Shabazz (1984-2013) set fire to her apartment on June 1, 1997. She died of burns in hospital on June 23, 1997. He was convicted of arson and manslaughter and sentenced to 18 months juvenile detention.
Topographic map
A topographic map is a kind of map which uses contour lines or other ways to show elevation and topography. Topo maps are usually very detailed, with a large scale, though some are not. These maps are prepared based on detailed surveying of the areas concerned.
Topographical maps may be used for many purposes. They show relief features, rivers, land use, vegetation, settlements, roads, railway lines and administrative units and their boundaries. These maps are revised periodically to update them. Town guide maps are based on them.
Postage stamps and postal history of Macau
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Macau.
The first stamps issued for Macau by the Portuguese was in 1884. The common "Portuguese crown" design was used and nine values ranging from 5 to 300 reis were made.
When Macau became a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, all stamps with "Macau, Portuguese Republic" () were no longer used. Instead, "Macau, China" was printed on the stamp.
British Aircraft Corporation One-Eleven
The British Aircraft Corporation One-Eleven or sometime British Aircraft Corporation 111 or also BAC 111 was a British airliner. It was a twin-turbojet that could carry around one hundred passengers. Some were built under licence in Romania as RomBAC 111. This aircraft is similar to the French Sud Aviation Caravelle and to the US Douglas DC-9. The One-Eleven was retired from service in the 1990s because of noise restrictions. It was one of the more successful British designed airliners.
Softwood
Softwood is wood that comes from gymnosperm trees. These are conifers, a term which includes most evergreen trees.
Softwood makes up about 80% of the world's production of lumber. Traditional production areas include North America, Scandinavia, Baltic countries and China. The opposite of softwood is hardwood, which is wood that comes from angiosperm trees. Softwoods are not always softer than hardwoods. Both groups include a variety of wood types that vary in actual hardness. For example balsa is a hardwood but is softer than most softwoods. Douglas fir, a softwood, is much harder than many hardwoods.
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Detroit Lakes it is a city and the county seat of Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The city's economy is based on tourism and agriculture. It attracts tourists in both summer and winter.
VFW-Fokker 614
The VFW-Fokker 614 is a West German airliner. It is a twin-turbojets aircraft. Its uniqueness lies in the implementation of its two turbojets above the wing. VFW-Fokker 614 can carry between 40 and 44 passengers.
It was used by airlines in Denmark, France, and Germany until 2007. German Air Force, the "Luftwaffe", also used this aircraft for speed liaisons and VIP transport.
Andreja Pejić
Andreja Pejić (born 28 August 1991) is an Australian model and actress.
She was born in Tuzla, Bosnia. During the Bosnian War she and her older brother Igor, mother, and grandmother fled to a refugee camp in Serbia. After the 1999 NATO bombing of Serbia, Pejić's mother felt unsafe and in 2000 the family moved to Melbourne.
Pejić was assigned male at birth. She models both male and female clothing. Her website describes her as transgender. She was signed to Storm Models in February 2012. She has appeared on the cover of Russian Vogue and Elle Serbia. In February 2013 she appeared in the video for David Bowie's single "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)". In October 2013 an interview with her was published by "La Monda" magazine. In it she said publicly for the first time that she likes people calling her 'she' more than 'he' or other gender pronouns. In early 2014 she had sex reassignment surgery.
Her boyfriend is Rembrandt Duran.
Vought F6U Pirate
The Vought F6U Pirate is a US navalized fighter aircraft that served in the U.S. Navy. It was one of the first military single-turbojet aircraft after World War II. Its first flight was in October 1946. Only 65 were ever built, and they were only used between 1947 and 1950.
Anna Grodzka
Anna Grodzka (born 16 March 1954) is a Polish politician. In 2011, she was elected to the National Assembly as a member of the Palikot's Movement party. She became Poland's first transsexual Member of Parliament. She is the only openly transgender MP in the world. She went to the University of Warsaw. She is bisexual.
Mamphela Ramphele