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# Vincent Thomas (mayor)

Vincent Johns Thomas (September 20, 1922 – November 7, 2015) was an American businessman and politician who served as the Mayor of Norfolk, Virginia, from 1976 to 1984. He also served as the chairman of the Virginia State Board of Education from 1975 to 1978.

## Biography

Thomas, who was born in Norfolk to Minnie Allison Thomas and Vincent Graves Thomas on September 20, 1922, was a lifelong resident of the city. He graduated from Maury High School in 1939. In 1943, Thomas received a degree in electrical engineering from the Virginia Military Institute.
In 1960, the Norfolk City Council appointed him to the city's school board. He became chairman of the Norfolk from 1962 to 1972, when he was appointed to the statewide Virginia State Board of Education. In 1971, the Norfolk Public School system began busing students to schools across the city to fulfill a school desegregation initiative which had been ordered by the courts. Speaking at a rally in opposition to the busing, Thomas, who was chairman of the Norfolk School Board, pledged to keep his children in public schools and urged other parents to support the desegregation busing plan. One month later, Thomas published a 17-page press release. In his statement, Thomas called the busing initiative a failure, lamenting the flight of white families and students to the suburbs, "I was greatly disturbed that the so-called solution to Norfolk's problem resulted in the loss of about 20 percent of our white children."
Thomas then served as the chairman of the Virginia State Board of Education from 1975 to 1978.
Thomas won election to the Norfolk City Council in 1976, as part of a group of candidates backed by Norfolk's business leaders. The city council also elected the Norfolk's mayor at the time. The city council elected Thomas as the new mayor in 1976 by a 4–3 margin on the 27th ballot. He was re-elected as mayor by the city council for three additional term, each unopposed from 1976 to 1984. Thomas supported the construction of the Waterside development, as well as the downtown revitalization efforts.
Mayor Vincent Thomas held a meeting with the Rev. Jesse Jackson in 1983 to discuss Norfolk's controversial school busing plan. The busing program was discontinued in 1986.
Thomas actively supported the candidacy's of Norfolk's second African-American city council member. He declined to seek re-election in 1984. Shortly after his decision not to seek re-election, Thomas called for an increase in African-American representation in the city government.
Vincent Thomas died at the Harbor's Edge retirement community in Norfolk on November 7, 2015, at the age of 93.
# Violet Clifton

Violet Mary Clifton (née Beauclerk) (2 November 1883 (Rome) – 20 November 1961) was an English writer.

## Biography

She was a descendant of Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, the illegitimate son of king Charles II and Nell Gwyn.
She married English landowner and traveller John Talbot Clifton (1868-1928) in 1907 in Brompton Oratory, London, whom she had met in Peru. They lived in the Clifton family seat at Lytham Hall, Lancashire, Kylemore House in Connemara, Ireland, and then at Kildalton Castle on the Scottish island of Islay. After her husband died in 1928 in the Canary Islands on the way home from an abortive expedition to Timbuktu she had his body embalmed and accompanied it back to Scotland for burial,
Her biography of her colourful husband, published under the title The Book of Talbot, won the 1933 James Tait Black Prize. WH Auden praised the book in a review that appeared in the Criterion. In 1935 Nevill Coghill nominated her for the Nobel Prize in Literature, but the prize was ultimately not awarded that year.
Her other books include Vision of Peru and Islands of Queen Wilhelmina, later reissued as Islands of Indonesia.
She died at Lytham Hall in 1961. John and Violet's son was the dilettante film producer Harry Talbot de Vere Clifton, who squandered much of the family's remaining wealth. Harry Clifton gifted a carved Lapis Lazuli to William Butler Yeats, inspiring the poem Lapis Lazuli.

## Publications

* Pilgrims to the Isles of Penance: Orchid Gathering in the East (John Long, London: 1911)
* Islands of Queen Wilhelmina (Constable and Co., London: 1927)
** Islands of Indonesia (Oxford University Press, Oxford: 1991)
* The Book of Talbot (Faber & Faber, London: 1933) – won the 1933 James Tait Black Prize
* Sanctity: A Play (Sheed & Ward, London: 1934)
* Charister (Hague and Gill, London: 1938)
* Seven Poems (Sheed & Ward, London: 1940)
* Vision of Peru: Kings, Conquerors, Saints (Duckworth, London: 1947)
* Marymas and Other Poems (Kennels Press, Milngavie: 1956)
# Miranda Giambelli

Miranda Giambelli (born 22 May 1992) is an Australian judoka. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 78 kg event, in which she was eliminated in the second round by Mayra Aguiar.
# Iuliu Safar

Iuliu Safar (born 22 April 1985), is a Romanian futsal player who plays as an Ala.
# National emblem of Somaliland

The national emblem of Somaliland (Somali: Astaanta Qaranka Somaliland, Arabic: شعار أرض الصومال), was introduced on 14 October 1996 along with the flag of Somaliland, when it was approved by the National Conference. It was introduced by Abdullahi Abdi Omar (Jawaan).

## Description

The emblem consists of an equally balanced scales symbolising justice between the citizens of Somaliland, the coffee-coloured eagle of Saladin holds the scales as a sign of democracy, two hands shaking representing the equality and freedom between the people of Somaliland, an olive branch symbolising peace amongst the people of Somaliland, a yellow background representing the bright, beautiful culture and people of Somaliland. The Islamic calligraphy above the scales reads the Bismillah which if translated into English means In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. This is to symbolize that Islam is the official religion practised in Somaliland.
The Constitution of Somaliland, as approved on May 31, 2001, by referendum reads:
Article 7: The Flag, the Emblem and the National Anthem
2. The emblem of the nation shall consist of a coffee coloured falcon with (the words), in Arabic language, “Allahu Akbar” (God is great) inscribed on its breast. Below the eagle are two hands shaking, and a set of scales hang above it and come down on both of its sides. The falcon (and the scales and hands) are in turn surrounded on both sides and below by two strands of green leaves intertwined at the base, and with the Arabic Bismillah inscribed at the top gap between the two leaves.
* Note that the Allahu Akbar was removed from the emblem due to unknown reasons and a golden image was replaced in its place. Also, the color of the Bismillah was adapted; from a brown color to a red color.

## British Somaliland emblems
### 1903–1950

When the British annexed and occupied the area that encompasses Somaliland in 1903, they established a protectorate and made it part of the British Empire. The British developed a flag for the region and also an emblem. The emblem featured a white disc with an image of a Kudu, one of the main antelopes in Somaliland. The emblem was also featured on the flag.

### 1950–1960

During 1950, the emblem of British Somaliland was adapted and changed to a very intricate emblem. The coat of arms consisted of an escutcheon divided vertically, green and blue, having a chief with a Somali shield in front of two spears in saltire, heads downwards, in natural colours. The green portion contained a representation of a minaret in white, and the blue portion had an Arabian dhow in full sail on waves of the sea, with a golden anchor in the base. A Kudu's head, with the Royal Crown between the horns – all in natural colouring, on the "wreath of the colours." i.e. gold and green – forming the Crest.
British Somaliland Protectorate gained independence as the State of Somaliland on June 26, 1960, and was united with Italian Trust Territory of Somalia on July 1, 1960, to form the Somali Republic.
# Round Lake (gymnastics)

Round Lake (Russian: Озеро Круглое, Ozero Krugloye) is a training facility for elite Soviet and later Russian gymnasts. It is located outside Moscow.
# Alhambra Orchestra

The Alhambra Orchestra is a community philharmonic based in Miami, Florida. For over 25 years, the orchestra has promoted classical music throughout Miami-Dade County by presenting residents with free concerts throughout the local area. It has also made an impact on its community by promoting classical music education through outreach programs that include performances for kids in various schools. The orchestra is conducted by Daniel Andai as well as other guest conductors who include Scott Flavin, Peter Fuchs and Timothy Shade.

## History

Founded in 1990 by Leo Walz, the orchestra presents approximately 7 concerts per season and has now performed over 100 free concerts. Consisting of approximately 60 active members, the Alhambra Orchestra is governed by an 11-member board of directors and is funded by government grants, business sponsorship and private donations.
Included in every season is the December joint concert with the Civic Chorale of Greater Miami to perform Handel's Messiah. The orchestra also performs a yearly joint concert with the Greater Miami Youth Symphony. At mid-season, a performance featuring winners of an annual concerto competition is presented. The season ends with an opera performance in collaboration with Riuniti Opera.

## Conductors

* 1990-2000 Leo Walz
* 2001-2002 Isaac Chueke
* 2002-2008 Reginald F. Nicholson
* 2009–2012 Alfred Gershfeld
* 2012-2015 Zoe Zeniodi
* 2015-2016 Timothy Shade
* 2016–present Daniel Andai

## Guest artists

* Ross Harbaugh
* Daniel Andai
* Zoe Zeniodi
* Paul Posnak
* Mia Vassilev
# Theodore Alois Buckley

Theodore Alois William Buckley (1825–1856) was a translator of Homer and other classical works. His parents were William Richard Buckley and Olivia Buckley. His mother was the daughter of two composers and began performing music in public at the age of eight. She was a music teacher and church organist in Paddington, London. In a family with ten children, Buckley was raised in poverty. He taught himself from an early age by reading in the British Museum, and became a prodigy in classical languages. He attended Oxford as a servitor, receiving an education and housing in return for acting as a servant to other students. He matriculated from Christ Church, Oxford in 1845 (BA 1849, MA 1853).
Early on he was supported financially by George Burges and Thomas Grenville. Later, his income came from writing short fiction and histories, and from editing and translation. He used opium and drank. He knew Charles Dickens, who in his letters referred disparagingly to his fiction. He lived in Paddington and had a large library that he had acquired cheaply at bookstalls.
In 1852 Buckley published the book "The great cities of the ancient world in their glory and their desolation". This book depicts stories, descriptions and legends surrounding the great ancient cities. The book has had many revisions and new editions, two of which were in the first year of publishing, one of which included illustrations. The third edition was published in 1855 and new editions followed in 1858, 1864, 1878 and 1896.
In 1851 his literal prose translation of Homer's Odyssey, with explanatory notes, was published in Bohn's Classical Library series. In 1873 he published a literal prose translation of the complete text of The Iliad, in which he included explanatory notes.
Buckley died young of infectious disease.
# Eastern Star Baptist Church

Eastern Star Baptist Church was a historic Baptist church located at Church and Wagner Streets in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. The church was built about 1875, and was a one-story, Carpenter Gothic style building. It was built by a Presbyterian congregation, then moved to its final location and used by the African-American Eastern Star Baptist Church starting in 1906. It has been demolished.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
# HMS Upshot (P82)

HMS Upshot was a V-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was built during the Second World War as part of the second batch (18 in number) of V-class submarines ordered on 21 May 1942.
She was built by Vickers-Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness), being laid down on 3 May 1943, launched on 24 March 1944, and finally commissioned on 15 May 1944.

## Fate

The submarine was decommissioned on 2 November 1949 and broken up for scrap in Preston.
# Ibrahim Boghol

Ibrahim Hassan Boghol (Somali: Ibraahim Xasan Buqul; 1877 – February 1920) was a Somali military leader. He was a member of the Dervish council, called the Khusuusi, and was also the commander of the northern Dervish army. He was among the most wanted Dervish leaders in British Somaliland. Ibrahim Boghol hailed from the Adan Madobe sub-division of the Habr Je'lo clan of the Isaaq clan family.

## Siege of Las Khoray

In late April 1916, the Warsangeli under the orders of Mohamoud Ali Shire attacked the Dervish forces based at the Jidali fort, besieging them and looting their stock. With news of the assault having reached the Dervish of Cershida and Surut, reinforcements were sent to Jidali to repulse the attackers, where the Warsangeli were defeated and the Dervishes managed to recover their stock. On the evening of Saturday the 6th, the Dervishes set out to punish the Warsangeli with a force composed of 2,000 Sa'ad Yunis and Uduruhmin Dervishes led by Ibrahim Boghol who swept down on the Warsangeli Capital, Las Khorey. Ibrahim's forces captured the eastern portion of the town, killing many Warsangeli fighters. The force managed to surround the settlement and capture the only source of water, causing many to die of thirst. While Las Khorey was being besieged, the Warsangeli were able to secretly send a dhow to Aden to request help from the British Navy, and on May 10 Lancelot Turton commanding HMS Northbrook arrived at Las Khorey and commenced to shell Ibrahim and his forces with Lyddite explosives, forcing them to retreat to the mountains and thus ending the deadly siege.

## Death

Once the British initiated the aerial bombardments of the Sanaag Forts in late January 1920, Ibrahim Boghol evacuated the Dervish forces and concentrated them at Taleh. Ibrahim was killed in a battle against the British outside the walls of Taleh in February 1920.
# Manasa Vaniqi

Manasa Ramasirai Vaniqi (c. 1952 – January 1, 2015) was a Fijian civil servant and lieutenant colonel. He was appointed Fiji's first Permanent Secretary for Sugar in 2009. As Permanent Secretary, Vaniqi oversaw reforms within the country's sugar industry. Under Vaniqi, the Ministry created the 2013–2017 Sugar Cane Industry Action Plan, which replaced the older Delloitte Report from New Zealand. Vaniqi also implemented future plans to diversify the focus of the sugar industry into newer, sustainable fields, such as ethanol and bio-gas production, which will be sold to the Fiji Electricity Authority (FEA) if the plans are successful. He met with chiefs and landowners on Vanua Levu and Viti Levu in an effort for increase sugarcane production and renew leases for sugar farmers. Vaniqi served as Permanent Secretary for Sugar from his appointment in 2009 until his death on January 1, 2015.
In 2014, Vaniqi warned against the danger of illegal, indiscriminate burning of sugarcane plantations, telling the Fiji Times, "These people need to realise that about 200,000 people are dependent on the industry and it is the second largest revenue earner for Fiji...In a lot of these cases, the burning was done because of jealousy and because of personal differences, so I would urge everyone to please think of the bigger picture. All indications are that we will harvest more than two million tonnes of cane and produce about 215,000 tonnes of sugar."
In addition to his role as Permanent Secretary for Sugar, Vaniqi was also appointed the Permanent Secretary for Provincial Development and Multi-Ethnic Affairs in 2011.
Vaniqi was a native of Dreketi, Wailevu East, Cakaudrove Province. He was a member of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces territorial force, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Vaniqi had a long career in the Fijian civil service before being appointed as the country's first Permanent Secretary for Sugar in 2009.
He resided in Waqadra in Nadi, Fiji.
Vaniqi died from a short illness in the Intensive Care Unit at Lautoka Hospital in Lautoka, Fiji, on January 1, 2015, at the age of 62. He received a reguregu, the lead-up to the burial, at his home in Waqadra and was awarded a full military funeral.
Parmesh Chand, Fiji's Permanent Secretary for Public Service Commission, was appointed acting Permanent Secretary for Sugar on January 26, 2015, as Vaniqi's successor.
# David Willey (journalist)

David Willey OBE (born c. 1933) is a BBC reporter and journalist based in Rome. He has served as Vatican correspondent since 1971, under five Popes.

## Biography

Willey read law and modern languages at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the Cherubs dining society and The Bats (the college drama society), and went from there to a Reuters trainee post in Rome. This was followed by a period in Algeria (1960–64), where he worked as a freelance reporter after that country's independence from France in 1962. In 1964, he became the BBC's correspondent in East Africa. His career continued in 1965 with a spell in Asia, where he reported widely on the early part of the Vietnam War from Saigon, then the capital of South Vietnam. Also in 1965 he reported from Beijing for the BBC, becoming one of its first foreign correspondents to report from China since the communist revolution. He was based in London from 1969 to 1971 in the post of the corporation's Assistant Diplomatic Correspondent, becoming the BBC's Rome correspondent in August 1972.
He is the author of The Promise of Francis: The Man, The Pope And The Challenge Of Change (Simon & Schuster, 2015) which assesses the high expectations aroused by the election of the first pope from Latin America. His other books include: Italians (BBC Books, 1984) and God's Politician (Faber & Faber, and St Martin's Press, 1992), a critical biography of Pope John Paul II, whom he accompanied on more than 40 of his foreign journeys as a member of the Vatican press.
He was appointed to the Order of the British Empire in 2003 for services to broadcast journalism.
# Maharashtra Pollution Control Board

The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र प्रदूषण नियंत्रण मंडळ) (established 7 September 1970) implements a range of environmental legislation in the state of Maharashtra, India. The MPCB functions under the administrative control of Environment Department of the Government of Maharashtra.

## Responsibilities and Functions of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board

It is mainly responsible for:
* Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974,
* Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981,
* Water (Cess) Act, 1977
* Some of the provisions under Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 and the rules framed under this like:
** Biomedical Waste (M&H) Rules, 2016,
** Hazardous Waste (M&H) Rules, 2016,
** Municipal Solid Waste Rules, 2016 etc.
It was established under the provisions of Maharashtra Prevention of Water Pollution Act, 1969.
Some of the important functions of MPCB are;
* To plan comprehensive program for the prevention, control or abatement of pollution and secure executions thereof,
* To collect and disseminate information relating to pollution and the prevention, control or abatement thereof,
* To inspect sewage or trade effluent treatment and disposal facilities, and air pollution control systems and to review plans, specification or any other data relating to the treatment plants, disposal systems and air pollution control systems in connection with the consent granted,
* Supporting and encouraging the developments in the fields of pollution control, waste recycle reuse, eco-friendly practices etc.
* To educate and guide the entrepreneurs in improving environment by suggesting appropriate pollution control technologies and techniques
* Creation of public awareness about the clean and healthy environment and attending the public complaints regarding pollution.

## Criticism

During a hearing of a PIL on the Panchganga river pollution, the court find that successive state governments had not appointed members for the board since its establishment on 7 September 1970. The appointment of board members is obligatory as stipulated in the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. There is no data available whether the government has ever appointed members other than the secretary-level officers.
# ERCS

ERCS may refer to:
* AN/DRC-8 Emergency Rocket Communications System
* Eagle Ridge Christian School, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
* East Richland Christian Schools, in St. Clairsville, Ohio
* Emissions Reduction Currency System
* Ethiopian Red Cross Society
* Extended Reference Concrete Syntax
# Derek Hockridge

Derek Hockridge (1934 – 8 August 2013) was a British translator, teacher, lecturer, and occasional actor, who was perhaps best known for his translations of the Asterix comic book series.
Born in Wales and brought up in Birmingham, he completed a degree in French at the University of Wales, Cardiff, which was followed by teacher training at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. Subsequently, he was a French teacher at Manchester Grammar School, then a lecturer at Leicester Polytechnic. During this time, with Anthea Bell, he translated the Asterix comic books, which were written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo.
He appeared in the television series Crown Court, in which he played the clerk of the court, and also featured in minor parts in Brideshead Revisited and The Jewel in the Crown.
He retired to Swanage, Dorset, and died on 8 August 2013.