title: Thomas Burke (railroad builder)

abstract: Thomas Burke was an American lawyer, railroad builder, and judge who made his career in Seattle, Washington. He served as chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Washington Territory from 1888 to 1889. He was the main representative of railroad magnate James J. Hill in Seattle. Burke Avenue, The Burke-Gilman Trail and the Burke Museum are named in his honor. Burke frequently organized subscription drives to raise money for Seattle projects, to the point that he often described himself as a "professional beggar." His would often be the first name on the petition, pledging the first dollar—or, later, the first thousand dollars.

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# Thomas Burke (railroad builder)

**Thomas Burke** (December 22, 1849 – December 4, 1925) was an American lawyer, railroad builder, and judge who made his career in Seattle, Washington. He served as chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Washington Territory from 1888 to 1889. He was the main representative of railroad magnate James J. Hill in Seattle. Burke Avenue, The Burke-Gilman Trail and the Burke Museum are named in his honor.

Burke frequently organized subscription drives to raise money for Seattle projects, to the point that he often described himself as a "professional beggar." His would often be the first name on the petition, pledging the first dollar—or, later, the first thousand dollars.

## Early career

Burke arrived in Seattle in 1875 and formed a law partnership with John J. McGilvra; he soon married McGilvra's daughter Caroline. He established himself as a civic activist: one of his first projects was to raise funds for a planked walkway from roughly the corner of First and Pike (now site of Pike Place Market) through Belltown to Lake Union.

He served as probate judge 1876-1880 and as chief justice of the Washington Territorial Supreme Court in 1888.

"Irish as a clay pipe," and well liked by early Seattle's largely Irish working class, as a lawyer Burke was well known for collecting large fees from his wealthy clients and providing free legal services for the poor. Therefore, many were surprised when he opposed the working-class anti-Chinese agitation in 1885–86, allying instead with George Kinnear and his Home Guard in providing armed defense for the Chinese against vigilantism. In this, he was a defender not so much of the Chinese themselves as of the rule of law. When one of the anti-Chinese rioters died of a gunshot incurred during the violence of February 7, 1886, Burke was among those charged with shooting with intent to kill; none were ever actually brought to trial.

## Railwayman

Two years before Burke's arrival in Seattle, the Northern Pacific Railway had chosen nearby Tacoma as its western terminus. Many thought that this would condemn Seattle to, at best, a secondary role on Puget Sound. Burke would rise to prominence as a leader in Seattle's effort to avoid that fate.

Seattle's first attempt to build its way into the national rail network—the Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad—never got out of King County, although it did make a decent profit for its investors when Henry Villard bought it out in 1883 during his brief tenure at the head of Northern Pacific. However, Villard's successors operate the line intermittently at best, leaving the city little benefit from its support for the venture.

Burke raised money to send Daniel Hunt Gilman back east to seek investment for another railroad, the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway (SLS&E). (Others involved in the founding of the railroad included David Denny, Thomas T. Minor, and George Kinnear.) In the event, Burke ended up accompanying Gilman on the trip. It became clear that any eastern investment would be dependent upon at least 10% of the investment coming from Seattle-area locals. The investment was found, and Burke became a railway attorney.

The building of the SLS&E was a combination of hard-headed business and frontier disregard for law. On at least one occasion, Burke convinced the Snohomish County sheriff to head off to the wilderness with all of his deputies to prevent a representative of a rival railway scheme from serving a writ that would have prevented the construction of a bridge across the Snohomish River. Exploits like this helped to bring him to the attention of James J. Hill of the Great Northern Railway.

Along with Judge Cornelius H. Hanford, Burke convinced the Seattle City Council to establish the 120-foot (37 m) Railroad Avenue (now Alaskan Way) along the downtown waterfront. The SLS&E got first choice of a right-of-way.

The Northern Pacific eventually gained control of SLS&E by purchasing a majority of its stock. By this time, Seattle had established itself well enough as a city that Northern Pacific chose actually to operate the line (though the city did not get a major passenger terminal until 1905).

Burke was a partner with Bostonian Frank Osgood and Seattle pioneer David Denny in the city's first horse-drawn streetcars (1884); only five years later, the three built one of the country's first electric streetcar lines.

James J. Hill hired Burke in 1890 as the local counsel for the Great Northern, virtually guaranteeing Seattle's role as that line's western terminus. However, city engineer R. H. Thomson opposed adding yet another railroad to the crowded waterfront. When the Great Northern ran its first train to Seattle June 20, 1893, the end of the line was at Smith Cove in Interbay, a bit north of downtown. Eventually, Hill, Burke, and the city engineer's office reached a mutually satisfactory solution to the problem: the Great Northern Tunnel, a railway tunnel under downtown Seattle, built 1903–1906.

## Death

Burke died on December 4, 1925. He is buried at the Burke family monument at Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park.

* Berner, Richard C. (1991), *Seattle 1900-1920: From Boomtown, Urban Turbulence, to Restoration*, Seattle: Charles Press, ISBN 0-9629889-0-1.
* Jones, Nard (1972), *Seattle*, Garden City, New York: Doubleday, ISBN 0-385-01875-4, especially p. 107–130.
* Meany, Edmond S. (1926), Conover, Charles T. (ed.), *Thomas Burke 1849 to 1925*, Kessinger Publishing (published 2004), pp. 50–52, ISBN 1-4179-3560-X.
* Morgan, Murray (1960), *Skid Road*, Ballantine Books.
* Newell, Gordon (1956), *Totem Tales of Old Seattle*, Seattle: Superior Publishing Company.

* Clinton A. Snowden, *History of Washington: The Rise and Progress of an American State* Chapter LVII: The Anti-Chinese Movement contains a discussion of Burke's role facing down the anti-Chinese rioters in 1885–1886.

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| Thomas Burke | |
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| Thomas Burke | |
| Born | (1849-12-22)December 22, 1849 |
| Died | December 4, 1925(1925-12-04) (aged 75) |
| Burial place | Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park |
| Occupation(s) | American lawyer, railroad builder, and judge |


title: Dusa (Hades)

abstract: Dusa is a character in the 2020 video game Hades. She is a maid who serves Hades, and who periodically interacts with the protagonist. Zagreus, in addition to the character Megaera. She was created by Greg Kasavin and designed by Jen Zee, with her design made attractive due to Vee's desire to appreciate classical tradition and the mindset that gods are beautiful because they are gods. She is voiced by Courtney Vineys. During the game, the player may have Zagreus pursue her romantically, only for Dusa to turn out to not share these feelings and possibly not having romantic feelings at all, instead forming a platonic love for one another. This has been well-received, with critics noting how her being asexual and aromantic was a rarity. She has also been praised for her design and voice.

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# Dusa (Hades)

**Dusa** is a character in the 2020 video game *Hades*. She is a maid who serves Hades, and who periodically interacts with the protagonist. Zagreus, in addition to the character Megaera. She was created by Greg Kasavin and designed by Jen Zee, with her design made attractive due to Vee's desire to appreciate classical tradition and the mindset that gods are beautiful because they are gods. She is voiced by Courtney Vineys. During the game, the player may have Zagreus pursue her romantically, only for Dusa to turn out to not share these feelings and possibly not having romantic feelings at all, instead forming a platonic love for one another. This has been well-received, with critics noting how her being asexual and aromantic was a rarity. She has also been praised for her design and voice.

## Concept and creation

Dusa is based on the Greek mythological figure Medusa. She is a floating gorgon head with green skin and snakes for hair who carries a feather duster while she works as a maid in the House of Hades. She was designed by *Hades* character designer Jen Zee and created by creative director Greg Kasavin. On the subject of the attractiveness of Dusa and other characters in the game, Kasavin attributed this to Jen Zee, the game's character artist. He stated that the portrayal of Dusa and the rest "owe greatly to classical tradition," which Zee cared about. He added that they justified the gods being hot by virtue of them being gods. While she was originally a comic relief character, Kasavin stated that her popularity led to her being made more significant. Later in the game's development, Dusa was given additional dialogue through a patch. She is voiced by Courtney Vineys, who previously voiced the character Ti'zo from *Pyre*. According to *Waypoint* writer Elizabeth Ballou, she was a good fit for Dusa due to her history of voicing "cute, puckish creatures" like Ti'zo and Dusa.

## Appearances

Dusa appears as a non-playable character in the video game *Hades*. She works as a maid in the House of Hades for Hades, and can have conversations with various characters, including the protagonist Zagreus and another character named Megaera. Zagreus may pursue her romantically, and while she appears to have a crush on him, she ultimately comes to the conclusion that she does not have romantic feelings for Zagreus, and may not have such feelings for anyone, instead choosing to be friends with one another.

## Reception

Dusa has received generally positive reception. Authors Jane Draycott and Kate Cook discussed how, despite some characters being sexualized, monsters like Dusa are not, noting how she and other gorgons are the only female monsters in the game. They noted that, despite Dusa being a monster, she did not behave monstrously.

Her sexuality has been the subject of discussion. *Automaton* writer Taijiro Yamanaka found Dusa to be a particularly attractive character, praising her voice acting for expressing her "hard-working personality" and commenting how her shyness made her feel cute. As part of a celebration of fictional asexual characters in television and video games for Ace Week, *GLAAD* writer Adam Weinreb considered Dusa among their favorites, identifying her as both asexual and aromantic. *Meristation* writer Laura Luna and *Wired* writer Gabriel Aikins commented that Dusa lacking romantic interest was a rarity in digital media. *Super Jump Magazine* writer Antony Terence considered Dusa a standout character in the game's cast, finding her interactions with Zagreus, particularly when receiving gifts, to be precious. *Game Informer* writer Liana Ruppert discussed her relationship with Zagreus, talking about how adorable and pure she is. She commented on how she couldn't bring herself to attempt to romance Dusa as she saw her as a sister, while stating how odd it was that she turned out to not be interested in Zagreus considering their interactions. She also felt that the interactions between her and Megaera were adorable. *The Mary Sue* writer Briana Lawrence appreciated the relationship between Dusa and Zagreus, particularly how the friendship between them develops the same way as the romantic relationships with Thanatos and Megaera do. Lawrence also discussed the relationship between Dusa and Megaera, feeling that Megaera has the same platonic love for Dusa that Zagreus has for Dusa. *Gayming Mag* writer Aimee Hart discussed Dusa as a romance option for Zagreus, appreciating how, once Dusa declined Zagreus' advances, they established a strong platonic relationship. She described Dusa as "too sweet for this world" and an "incredibly charming character."

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| Dusa | |
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| *Hades* character | |
| Dusa in *Hades* | |
| First appearance | *Hades* (2020) |
| Created by | Greg Kasavin |
| Designed by | Jen Zee |
| Voiced by | Courtney Vineys |


title: Thomas L. Siebert

abstract: Thomas Leland Siebert is an American lawyer and former diplomat. He was born to Virgil and Evelyn Siebert in Cleveland, Ohio, the second of four sons. Siebert was appointed United States Ambassador to Sweden in 1994 by President Bill Clinton and served in this capacity until 1998. Siebert received his B.A. at Georgetown University and his J.D. at Georgetown University Law Center. He was a member of the Council of American Ambassadors. In 1998, he served as Chairman of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference. The ITU – at the time composed of representatives of 189 Nations – is the United Nations' specialized agency devoted to telecommunications matters and is the highest decision-making body made up of representatives of governments belonging to an international treaty-making organization. Ambassador Siebert served as parliamentarian and negotiator on such contentious issues as Palestinian membership in the ITU. Siebert served on the Diplomatic Council on Energy Security. This Council provides advice to Securing America's Energy Future (SAFE), a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization committed to reducing America's dependence on oil and improving U.S. energy security. Ambassador Siebert also serves on the Board of Advisers of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Project which operates within the American Bar Association's (ABA) Center for Human Rights. The ICC Project's mission is to strengthen the U.S.-ICC relationship within many American circles. Ambassador Siebert is Chairman of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute – North America (SIPRI-NA) headquartered in Washington, DC. SIPRI-NA's charter is to contribute to policy debates on global and regional security issues through dissemination of SIPRI research, analysis, and recommendations drawn from SIPRI's global networks. He also served on the Board of American Citizens Abroad (ACA) Global Foundation. He lives with his wife, Debbie, in Washington, D.C., and is the father of their four children: Sarah, Lauren, Thomas Siebert II (Teddy), and Trevor.

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# Thomas L. Siebert

**Thomas Leland Siebert** is an American lawyer and former diplomat. He was born to Virgil and Evelyn Siebert in Cleveland, Ohio, the second of four sons. Siebert was appointed United States Ambassador to Sweden in 1994 by President Bill Clinton and served in this capacity until 1998.

Siebert received his B.A. at Georgetown University and his J.D. at Georgetown University Law Center.

He was a member of the Council of American Ambassadors. In 1998, he served as Chairman of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference. The ITU – at the time composed of representatives of 189 Nations – is the United Nations' specialized agency devoted to telecommunications matters and is the highest decision-making body made up of representatives of governments belonging to an international treaty-making organization. Ambassador Siebert served as parliamentarian and negotiator on such contentious issues as Palestinian membership in the ITU.

Siebert served on the Diplomatic Council on Energy Security. This Council provides advice to Securing America's Energy Future (SAFE), a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization committed to reducing America's dependence on oil and improving U.S. energy security. Ambassador Siebert also serves on the Board of Advisers of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Project which operates within the American Bar Association's (ABA) Center for Human Rights. The ICC Project's mission is to strengthen the U.S.-ICC relationship within many American circles. Ambassador Siebert is Chairman of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute – North America (SIPRI-NA) headquartered in Washington, DC. SIPRI-NA's charter is to contribute to policy debates on global and regional security issues through dissemination of SIPRI research, analysis, and recommendations drawn from SIPRI's global networks.

He also served on the Board of American Citizens Abroad (ACA) Global Foundation.

He lives with his wife, Debbie, in Washington, D.C., and is the father of their four children: Sarah, Lauren, Thomas Siebert II (Teddy), and Trevor.

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title: Thomas L. Rubey

abstract: Thomas Lewis Rubey was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, serving eight terms from 1911 to 1921 and again from 1923 until his death in 1928.

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# Thomas L. Rubey

**Thomas Lewis Rubey** (September 27, 1862 – November 2, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, serving eight terms (two non-consecutive) from 1911 to 1921 and again from 1923 until his death in 1928.

## Early career

Born in Lebanon, Missouri, Rubey attended the common schools. He graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri in 1885 and served as Superintendent of schools of Lebanon from 1886 to 1891.

Rubey served as member of the state House of Representatives in 1891 and 1892, and was a teacher at the Missouri School of Mines from 1891 to 1898, before he moved to La Plata, Missouri in 1898 and organized a bank.

Rubey served in the State Senate from 1901 to 1903 and was elected president of the senate in 1903.

Upon the resignation of Lt. Gov. John A. Lee in that year Rubey became the 25th Lieutenant Governor serving under Alexander Monroe Dockery, serving in that capacity until 1905. He returned to Lebanon in 1905 and engaged in banking, serving as president of the State Bank there from 1914 until his death.

## Congress

Rubey was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1921). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress.

Rubey was elected to the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and Seventieth Congresses and served from March 4, 1923, until his death in Lebanon in 1928.

He was interred in Lebanon Cemetery.

* United States Congress. "Thomas L. Rubey (id: R000491)". *Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*.


title: Dudley Dix

abstract: Dudley Dix is a yacht designer, of South African origin, now based in Virginia Beach, US. He graduated from the Westlawn School of Yacht Design. He is notable for having developed the "radius chine plywood" method as a basis for boat construction. Dix won the 1979 Cruising World Design Competition. Dix has designed yachts of many types employing a variety of materials for the hulls. His building methods include cold moulding and radius chine plywood. The radius chine plywood method was developed by Dix himself, and many of his designs use this procedure. The radius chine plywood method enables fast, cheap construction of relatively lightweight vessels. Dix is particularly concerned that his designs are fully seaworthy. Dix has built many of his own designs for his personal use, including the Didi 38 "Black Cat" which he sailed from 1995 until 2000. One of Dix's larger designs is the 55' DH550 ocean-going cruising catamaran, such as "Friends Forever".

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# Dudley Dix

**Dudley Dix** is a yacht designer, of South African origin, now based in Virginia Beach, US. He graduated from the Westlawn School of Yacht Design. He is notable for having developed the **"radius chine plywood"** method as a basis for boat construction. Dix won the 1979 Cruising World Design Competition.

Dix has designed yachts of many types (such as monohulls, catamarans and trimarans) employing a variety of materials for the hulls (such as steel, aluminium and wood/epoxy composites). His building methods include cold moulding and radius chine plywood. The radius chine plywood method was developed by Dix himself, and many of his designs use this procedure. The radius chine plywood method enables fast, cheap construction of relatively lightweight vessels. Dix is particularly concerned that his designs are fully seaworthy.

Dix has built many of his own designs for his personal use, including the Didi 38 *"Black Cat"* which he sailed from 1995 until 2000 (including three crossings of the South Atlantic).

One of Dix's larger designs is the 55' DH550 ocean-going cruising catamaran, such as *"Friends Forever"* (built by Jean-Jacques Provoyeur and Richard Bertie).

* Dudley Dix interview

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Dudley Dix
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| Full name | Dudley Allen Dix |
| Nationality | RSA & USA |
| Born | 7 May 1949<br>Cape Town RSA |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sailing |


title: Duy Khánh

abstract: Nguyễn Văn Diệp, stage name Duy Khánh was a Vietnamese singer-songwriter. He was one of the many singers and songwriters to settle in "Quận Cam" after the Fall of Saigon. He became famous in Vietnam in the 1960s, initially with the folk song genre and those composed by songwriter Phạm Duy. Later, he was inducted as one of the top four male singers of The Four Pillars of Vietnamese Golden Music Era. The other three were Nhật Trường, Hùng Cường and Chế Linh. He was known as a talented songwriter with more than 30 songs.

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# Duy Khánh

**Nguyễn Văn Diệp**, stage name **Duy Khánh** (born 1 June 1936 in Triệu Phước Village, Triệu Phong District, Quang Tri Province, Việt Nam  died 12 February 2003, Fountain Valley, CA, USA) was a Vietnamese singer-songwriter. He was one of the many singers and songwriters to settle in "Quận Cam" (Orange County) after the Fall of Saigon.

He became famous in Vietnam in the 1960s, initially with the folk song genre and those composed by songwriter Phạm Duy. Later, he was inducted as one of the top four male singers of The Four Pillars of Vietnamese Golden Music Era. The other three were Nhật Trường, Hùng Cường and Chế Linh. He was known as a talented songwriter with more than 30 songs.

## Personal life and career

Duy Khánh was born in 1936 in An Cư Village, Triệu Phước Commune, Triệu Phong District, Quảng Trị, Viet Nam. He was the youngest son in a family of descendants of the Duke and Deputy Chief Minister, Nguyễn Văn Tường of the Nguyễn dynasty.

In 1952, Duy Khánh won the first prize in a singing contest on a French radio station in Huế with the song *Trăng Thanh Bình* (Peaceful Moon). He then moved to Saigon to pursue a career in singing.

In Saigon, he began to sing under the stage name **Hoàng Thanh**. He became one of the three most popular male singers of the time, along with Duy Trác and Anh Ngọc. During this period, his name was associated with folk songs and "new folk songs" composed by Phạm Duy: *Vợ chồng quê, Ngày trở về, Nhớ người thương binh, Tình nghèo, Quê nghèo, Về miền Trung* ... He later changed his stage name to Duy Khánh - which included "Duy" from Phạm Duy, and "Khánh" from one of his friends' name.

He started writing music in 1959. His music was often about the love for his homeland, and was influenced by the folk songs of Huế.

In 1964, he married Âu Phùng, a Vietnamese-Chinese dancer from the band **Lưu Bình Hồng**, and had two children with her. The couple later divorced.

In 1965, he and female singer Thái Thanh recorded Pham Duy's epic poem *Con đường cái quan*. The two later sang the song *Mẹ Việt Nam* (Vietnamese Mother). These two epic songs are still associated with the vocals of Thái Thanh's and Duy Khánh's vocals.

After the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, he stayed in Vietnam and was banned from singing for many years. He then founded the band Quê Hương, with members including musicians Châu Kỳ, Nhật Ngân, Ngọc Minh, Nhã Phương, Bảo Yến, and others.

In the mid-1970s, he married Thúy Hoa and lived in Vung Tau. The couple have three children together, one boy and two girls, who all now reside in Orange County, California. He converted to Catholicism and adopted the saint name Michael.

After moving to the United States in 1988, he sang exclusively for the Làng Văn Center, and appeared in a number of videos produced by the Asia Center. Later, he founded Trường Sơn Center and continued singing and teaching music until his death.

He died on February 12, 2003, at Fountain Valley Hospital, Orange County, California, at the age of 67.

## Compositions

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| Duy Khánh | |
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| Birth name | Nguyễn Văn Diệp |
| Born | (1936-06-01)1 June 1936
An Cư, Triệu Phong, Quảng Trị |
| Died | (2003-02-12)12 February 2003
Orange County, California,  United States |
| Genres | Nhạc vàng, Nhạc hải ngoại, Nhạc quê hương |
| Occupation | Musician/Songwriter/Producer |
| Spouse(s) | Âu Phùng, Thúy Hoa |


title: Dumplington

abstract:
Dumplington is an area of Urmston, Greater Manchester, England. Dumplington was one of several hamlets in the township of Barton-upon-Irwell, in the ancient ecclesiastical parish
of Eccles in the hundred of Salford. Its name derives from the Old English dympel and ing and tun which means an enclosure by a pool. The hamlet lies six miles south west of Manchester city centre. Dumplington was recorded in the Middle Ages in 1225 in land leases between Sir Robert Grelley and Cecily, daughter of Iorwerth de Hulton and Siegrith de Dumplington. John son of Thomas de Booth was the landowner in 1401. The Roman Catholic church of All Saints is a Grade II* listed building, designed in 1867-8 by Edward Welby Pugin. In the late 20th century and early 21st century, there has been significant redevelopment in this area including the Trafford Centre, Trafford Waters and the extension of the Metrolink line.

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# Dumplington

**Dumplington** is an area of Urmston, Greater Manchester, England.

Dumplington was one of several hamlets in the township of Barton-upon-Irwell, in the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Eccles in the hundred of Salford. Its name derives from the Old English *dympel* and *ing* and *tun* which means an enclosure by a pool. The hamlet lies six miles south west of Manchester city centre.

Dumplington was recorded in the Middle Ages in 1225 in land leases between Sir Robert Grelley and Cecily, daughter of Iorwerth de Hulton and Siegrith de Dumplington. John son of Thomas de Booth was the landowner in 1401.

The Roman Catholic church of All Saints is a Grade II\* listed building, designed in 1867-8 by Edward Welby Pugin.

In the late 20th century and early 21st century, there has been significant redevelopment in this area including the Trafford Centre, Trafford Waters and the extension of the Metrolink line.

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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode district | M17, M41 |
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| Fire | Greater Manchester |
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title: Thomas Brackett Reed House

abstract: The Thomas Brackett Reed House is a historic brick duplex house at 30–32 Deering Street in Portland, Maine. Built in 1876, the house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975 for its association with Thomas Brackett Reed (1839–1902), Speaker of the House of Representatives. Reed owned and occupied number 32 from 1888 until his death in 1902. He was notable for significantly increasing the power of the House Speaker, introducing a set of rules known as the Reed Rules that still govern debate in that body today.

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# Thomas Brackett Reed House

The **Thomas Brackett Reed House** is a historic brick duplex house at 30–32 Deering Street in Portland, Maine. Built in 1876, the house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975 for its association with Thomas Brackett Reed (1839–1902), Speaker of the House of Representatives (1889–1891 and 1895–1899). Reed owned and occupied number 32 from 1888 until his death in 1902. He was notable for significantly increasing the power of the House Speaker, introducing a set of rules known as the Reed Rules that still govern debate in that body today.

## Description and history

The Reed House is set on the southeast corner of Deering Street and State Street, one block north of Longfellow Square in Portland's West End neighborhood. It is a 3+12-story brick building, with a symmetrically arranged facade facing Deering Street to the north. Matching entrances are located in the central bays, flanked on the outside by triple windows consisting of a tall and wide window with narrower and shorter flanking windows. This window style is repeated on the second and third level outer bays, with progressively simpler decorative stone and brickwork surrounds. The bays above the entrance have simpler sash windows with similar styling to the lintels and sills. Horizontal stringcourses of elaborate brickwork separate the levels. The main block of the house is topped by a hip roof, to which a wide shed-roof dormer was added in the 20th century. A two-story addition extends to the rear of the house, and there have been additional modest alterations to the rear since the period of Reed's ownership.

The house was designed by F. H. Fassett & Son and built in 1876, and is surrounded by similar fashionable residences of the period. Number 32 was purchased in 1888 by Thomas Brackett Reed, and remained his home until his death in 1902. Over about the same period, number 30 was owned by William L. Putnam, a lawyer and former mayor of Portland who was appointed to the federal bench in 1891.

Thomas Brackett Reed's importance in U.S. political history lies in fundamental changes he made to the operation of the United States House of Representatives during his tenure as its Speaker (1889–1891 and 1895–1899). Prior to his accession to that office, the body was run by procedures mainly set down in the early 19th century by Thomas Jefferson. They notably included the "disappearing quorum", in which opposition members would refuse to answer a quorum call, even though they were present in the chamber, and thus suspend activity. In 1890 Reed decisively broke this practice by directing the clerk to count members who were visibly present in the chamber. He then successfully introduced to the chamber a set of procedural changes known as the Reed Rules, which still influence the body's procedures today. These include granting the Speaker the right to reject dilatory motions and tactics at his sole discretion, and reduced the quorum to 100. When Democrats regained control of the House in 1892 they repealed his rules, but Reed was so effective in applying the disappearing quorum in opposition that his rules were reinstated.

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| Thomas B. Reed House | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
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| Thomas B. Reed House | |
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| Location | Portland, Maine |
| Coordinates | 43°39′15″N 70°16′3″W / 43.65417°N 70.26750°W / 43.65417; -70.26750 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1876 |
| Architect | Fassett, F.H., & Son; Libby, Simon H. |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000239 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 7, 1973 |
| Designated NHL | May 15, 1975 |


title: Dunderry Lodge

abstract: Dunderry Lodge was a restaurant in Dunderry, Navan, County Meath, Ireland. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the period 1986–1989. The Michelin Guide awarded the restaurant the "Red M", indicating 'good food at a reasonable price', in the period 1981–1985. The Egon Ronay Guide awarded the restaurant one star in the period 1983-1985 and 1987–1988. During the time the restaurant was awarded the Michelin star, head chef was Catherine Healy. The restaurant was owned by Nick and Catherine Healy. They sold the restaurant in 1990, due a terminal illness of Catherine.

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# Dunderry Lodge

**Dunderry Lodge** was a restaurant in Dunderry, Navan, County Meath, Ireland. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the period 1986–1989. The Michelin Guide awarded the restaurant the "Red M", indicating 'good food at a reasonable price', in the period 1981–1985. The Egon Ronay Guide awarded the restaurant one star in the period 1983-1985 and 1987–1988.

During the time the restaurant was awarded the Michelin star, head chef was Catherine Healy.

The restaurant was owned by Nick and Catherine Healy. They sold the restaurant in 1990, due a terminal illness of Catherine.

53°36′14.87″N 6°47′12.44″W / 53.6041306°N 6.7867889°W / 53.6041306; -6.7867889

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| Established | 1982 |
| Food type | Modern Irish, Traditional irish |
| Rating | Michelin Guide |
| Street address | Dunderry |
| City | Navan, County Meath |
| Country | Ireland |
| Seating capacity | 140 |


title: Thomas E. Gaddis

abstract: Thomas Eugene Gaddis was an American writer most noted for his biography, Birdman of Alcatraz (1955), about convicted murderer Robert Stroud. It was adapted as a 1962 film of the same name, starring Burt Lancaster.

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# Thomas E. Gaddis

**Thomas Eugene Gaddis** (September 14, 1908 – October 10, 1984) was an American writer most noted for his biography, *Birdman of Alcatraz* (1955), about convicted murderer Robert Stroud. It was adapted as a 1962 film of the same name, starring Burt Lancaster.

## Early life and education

Born in Denver, Colorado, Gaddis attended local schools before college.

## Career

In his early career, Gaddis served seven years as a Los Angeles probation officer and taught adult classes at night school for around 12 years. He wrote many non-fiction books, mostly biographies.

He wrote *Birdman of Alcatraz* (1955), for which he was well-known. He also wrote about another convict, in *Killer: A Journal of Murder* (1970), co-written with James O. Long, about serial killer Carl Panzram.

### *Birdman of Alcatraz*

Gaddis published *Birdman of Alcatraz* in 1955. It is considered one of the nation's notable prison biographies. He explored the life of Robert Stroud, a grandson of a federal judge. Stroud was convicted of murder in Alaska and first sentenced to Leavenworth Federal prison in Kansas. After stabbing a guard to death in prison, Stroud was sentenced to life imprisonment in solitary confinement.

While in solitary in Leavenworth, Stroud became an expert on birds. He cared for them in his cell and learned independently about how to treat their diseases. He wrote *Stroud's Digest of the Diseases of Birds* in Leavenworth from 1939 to 1941. After he was transferred to Alcatraz, he was not allowed to keep any birds.

Gaddis's book was loosely adapted as the 1962 film *Birdman of Alcatraz*, starring Burt Lancaster as Stroud. Gaddis was portrayed by Edmond O'Brien.

Gaddis is known for the following quote:

> "Alcatraz, the federal prison with a name like the blare of a trombone, is a black molar in the jawbone of the nation's prison system."

### Later career

Later in life, Gaddis worked as an educator at Reed College from 1962 to 1965, as well as a court consultant and psychologist, in addition to writing.

## Death

Gaddis died in Portland, Oregon, on October 10, 1984, at age 76.

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| Thomas E. Gaddis | |
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| Born | Thomas Eugene Gaddis
September 14, 1908
Denver, Colorado |
| Died | October 10, 1984 (age 76)
Portland, Oregon |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Author |
| Known for | *Birdman of Alcatraz* |


title: Dynamic hip screw

abstract: Dynamic hip screw (DHS) or Sliding Screw Fixation is a type of orthopaedic implant designed for fixation of certain types of hip fractures which allows controlled dynamic sliding of the femoral head component along the construct. It is the most commonly used implant for extracapsular fractures of the hip, which are common in older osteoporotic patients. There are 3 components of a dynamic hip screw, including a lag screw, a sideplate and several cortical screws. The idea behind the dynamic compression is that the femoral head component is allowed to move along one plane; since bone responds to dynamic stresses, the native femur may undergo primary healing: cells join along boundaries, resulting in a robust joint requiring no remodeling.

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# Dynamic hip screw

**Dynamic hip screw (DHS)** or **Sliding Screw Fixation** is a type of orthopaedic implant designed for fixation of certain types of hip fractures which allows controlled dynamic sliding of the femoral head component along the construct. It is the most commonly used implant for extracapsular fractures of the hip, which are common in older osteoporotic patients. There are 3 components of a dynamic hip screw, including a lag screw (inserted into the neck of the femur), a sideplate and several cortical screws (fixated into the proximal femoral shaft). The idea behind the dynamic compression is that the femoral head component is allowed to move along one plane; since bone responds to dynamic stresses, the native femur may undergo primary healing: cells join along boundaries, resulting in a robust joint requiring no remodeling.

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title: Dyschirius wayah

abstract: Dyschirius wayah is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Scaritinae. It was described by Dajoz in 2005.

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# Dyschirius wayah

***Dyschirius wayah*** is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Scaritinae. It was described by Dajoz in 2005.

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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | *Dyschirius* |
| Species: | ***D. wayah*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Dyschirius wayah***<br>Dajoz, 2005 | |
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title: Thomas Foxley

abstract: Sir Thomas Foxley was MP for Berkshire several times in the 14th century, and Constable of Windsor Castle, also in the English county of Berkshire, from 1328 to his death. His father, Sir John Foxley was a Baron of the Exchequer who held lands in Bray, Berkshire. His mother, Constance de Bramshill, may have been the heiress of the De Bramshill family from Bramshill in Hampshire. Thomas was probably born in Bray. He became MP for Berkshire in 1325, and was appointed constable of Windsor Castle in 1328, soon after the accession of the 14-year-old Edward III. He retained the office until his death. He was responsible for rebuilding the castle for Edward III. Foxley was also the builder of a castle at Bramshill that became the core of the later Bramshill House.

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# Thomas Foxley

Sir **Thomas Foxley** (c. 1305 – 1360) was MP for Berkshire several times in the 14th century, and Constable of Windsor Castle, also in the English county of Berkshire, from 1328 to his death.

His father, Sir John Foxley (c. 1270 – c. 1325) was a Baron of the Exchequer who held lands in Bray, Berkshire. His mother, Constance de Bramshill (d. 1333), may have been the heiress of the De Bramshill family from Bramshill in Hampshire. Thomas was probably born in Bray.

He became MP for Berkshire in 1325, and was appointed constable of Windsor Castle in 1328, soon after the accession of the 14-year-old Edward III. He retained the office until his death. He was responsible for rebuilding the castle for Edward III.

Foxley was also the builder of a castle at Bramshill that became the core of the later Bramshill House.


title: Thomas I. Agnew House

abstract: The Thomas I. Agnew House is a historic home located at 2 Crest Road in the city of New Brunswick in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 1982, for its significance in architecture. Also known as the Agnew Mansion, it is one of two surviving Greek Revival style houses in the city.

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# Thomas I. Agnew House

The **Thomas I. Agnew House** is a historic home located at 2 Crest Road in the city of New Brunswick in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 1982, for its significance in architecture. Also known as the Agnew Mansion, it is one of two surviving Greek Revival style houses in the city.

## History and description

Thomas I. Agnew, a local farmer, bought a 2-acre (0.81 ha) lot here in 1835 and mortgaged the house in 1844. He left for the 1849 California gold rush and died there in 1851. His son Andrew Agnew inherited the property. The house is an example of the Greek Revival temple form and features a full portico with pediment and four Doric columns.

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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| New Jersey Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | 2 Crest Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40°29′03″N 74°25′13″W / 40.48417°N 74.42028°W / 40.48417; -74.42028 (Thomas I. Agnew House) |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1844 (1844) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003281 |
| NJRHP No. | 1847 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 13, 1982 |
| Designated NJRHP | August 13, 1987 |


title: Thomas J. Mathiesen

abstract: Thomas James Mathiesen is an American musicologist, whose research focuses on Ancient music and the music theory of ancient and early periods. A leading scholar of the music of Ancient Greece, Mathiesen has written four monographs and numerous articles on the topic.

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# Thomas J. Mathiesen

**Thomas James Mathiesen** (born April 30, 1947) is an American musicologist, whose research focuses on Ancient music and the music theory of ancient and early periods. A leading scholar of the music of Ancient Greece, Mathiesen has written four monographs and numerous articles on the topic.

## Life and career

Thomas James Mathiesen was born in Roslyn Heights, New York, US on April 30, 1947. He received a Bachelor of Arts at Willamette University in 1968, and both a Master of Music and a PhD at the University of Southern California (USC). At the latter school, Mathiesen's teachers included scholars such as Ingolf Dahl and Halsey Stevens. After a stint teaching at USC from 1971 to 1972, he became a professor at the Brigham Young University. In 1988 he became a professor at Indiana University Bloomington, and in 1996 he was made a distinguished Professor of Music there.

Mathiesen's research centers around Ancient music, in particular, he is a leading scholar of the music of Ancient Greece. This subject is the topic of his four book-length studies, *Aristides Quintilianus on Music in Three Books: Translation, with Introduction, Commentary, and Annotations* (1983), *Ancient Greek Music Theory: A Catalogue raisonné of Manuscripts RISM B/XI* (1988), *Greek Views of Music* (1997) and *Apollo's Lyre: Greek Music and Music Theory in Antiquity and the Middle Ages* (1999). Other topics he engages in include the history of music theory, particularly of Medieval music and Renaissance music. His scholarship includes the topics of "textual criticism, editorial technique, bibliography and codicology".

Mathiesen established in 1990 the online project *Thesaurus Musicarum Latinarum* (TML) and led it until 2015. Due to his efforts TML became a world-wide known database of early music treatises, with a free access.

The recipient of numerous awards and grants, Mathiesen has received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1990, the American Musicological Society's Kinkeldey Award and multiple Deems Taylor Awards from ASCAP, among others.

## Selected bibliography

* Mathiesen, Thomas J. (1999). *Apollo's Lyre: Greek Music and Music Theory in Antiquity and the Middle Ages*. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-3079-8.
* Chew, Geoffrey; Mathiesen, Thomas J.; Payne, Thomas B.; Fallows, David (2001). "Song". *Grove Music Online*. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.50647. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
* Romanou, Katy; Mathiesen, Thomas J.; Lingas, Alexander; Maliaras, Nikos; Chaldaiakis, Achilleus; Plemmenos, John; Bamichas, Pyrros; Kardamis, Kostas; Kontossi, Sofia; Economides, Myrto; Tragaki, Dafni; Tsagkarakis, Ioannis; Chardas, Kostas; Seiragakis, Manolis; Chianis, Sotirios; Brandl, Rudolph M. (2019). "Greece". *Grove Music Online*. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/omo/9781561592630.013.3000000167. ISBN 9781561592630. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

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| Born | Thomas James Mathiesen
(1947-04-30) April 30, 1947
Roslyn Heights, New York, US |
| Known for | Scholarship on the music of Ancient Greece |
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| Discipline | Ancient music, early music theory |
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title: Thomas Roberts (television journalist)

abstract: Thomas Albert Roberts is an American television journalist who served as a news anchor for MSNBC, a cable-news channel. He ended his seven-year stint anchoring MSNBC Live, the daytime news platform of NBC News, on weekends from 5-7pm ET. Before that he was anchor of Way Too Early and a contributor to Morning Joe. He was also an NBC News correspondent and a fill-in anchor on Today and NBC Nightly News. On November 18, 2017, it was announced that Roberts had decided to leave MSNBC for other endeavors. On August 14, 2020, it was announced that Roberts will be the host of season four of DailyMailTV.

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# Thomas Roberts (television journalist)

**Thomas Albert Roberts** (born October 5, 1972) is an American television journalist who served as a news anchor for MSNBC, a cable-news channel. He ended his seven-year stint anchoring *MSNBC Live*, the daytime news platform of NBC News, on weekends from 5-7pm ET. Before that he was anchor of *Way Too Early* and a contributor to *Morning Joe*. He was also an NBC News correspondent and a fill-in anchor on *Today* and *NBC Nightly News*. On November 18, 2017, it was announced that Roberts had decided to leave MSNBC for other endeavors. On August 14, 2020, it was announced that Roberts will be the host of season four of *DailyMailTV*.

## Early life and education

Roberts grew up in a Roman Catholic family in Towson, Maryland, and attended Catholic schools there, graduating from Calvert Hall College High School. In 1994, Roberts graduated from Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College) with a major in communication and a minor in journalism.

## Career

Roberts landed his first job reporting for a small cable station in Westminster, Maryland. He then moved to San Diego, California, and worked as a writer and field producer for NBC affiliate KNSD before relocating to Lincoln, Nebraska, where he worked as a general-assignment reporter with ABC affiliate KLKN-TV.

Roberts went on to become a nightly news anchor and investigative reporter for Fox affiliate WFTX-TV in Fort Myers, Florida, and later for WAVY-TV, an NBC affiliate in Portsmouth, Virginia, which serves the Hampton Roads area. At WAVY-TV, he co-anchored an afternoon newscast and was also the station's investigative and consumer correspondent.

### CNN and *Entertainment* journalism

Roberts joined CNN, a cable-news channel, in December 2001 and was based in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a weekday anchor on CNN Headline News, co-anchoring alongside Judy Fortin, Sophia Choi, and Kathleen Kennedy. He co-anchored the CNN Headline News coverage of the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster and the channel's ongoing Iraq War coverage. He received an Emmy Award nomination in 2002 for his investigation into a local puppy mill that was eventually shut down due to his reporting, according to his profile at CNN. He resigned from CNN on May 1, 2007, to pursue "new journalistic opportunities" in the Washington, D.C. area and to be with his partner.

After some time in DC, he moved to Los Angeles to work for the syndicated entertainment programs *Entertainment Tonight* and *The Insider* before determining tabloid journalism was not for him and he was dismissed. Roberts then was a correspondent for CBS News in Los Angeles, covering aspects of the trial of Conrad Murray.

### MSNBC and NBC News

In late April 2010, Roberts began freelance anchoring for MSNBC in New York City and was named full-time anchor in December. Roberts primarily anchored *Live with Thomas Roberts* until its cancelation in 2016. The show is a recipient of an Emmy Award for its coverage of the Supreme Court decision on marriage equality. Roberts also hosted *Out There with Thomas Roberts*, a weekly news and discussion show focused on LGBT equality issues, for Shift, an MSNBC digital live streaming network, through 2015.

Roberts is seen at the end of the Marvel film *The Avengers* speaking about the "extraterrestrial invasion" for MSNBC.

Roberts was also a fill-in news anchor on the weekday and weekend versions of *Today* and a correspondent for NBC News. From December 2010 through February 2011 Roberts anchored the 3 p.m. ET hour of MSNBC until he was moved to the 2 p.m. ET hour. Roberts substituted for Keith Olbermann as the host of MSNBC's *Countdown with Keith Olbermann* on November 5 and 8, 2010, when Olbermann was suspended from MSNBC for making campaign contributions to candidates in the U.S. 2010 elections. In July 2015, he became the first openly gay evening news anchor on network television when he anchored *NBC Nightly News* for a day. He later anchored the program on numerous occasions. After having his role minimized, Roberts left MSNBC and NBC in November 2017 and then New York when he was unable to find work at other networks.

### Post MSNBC Career

In June 2018, Roberts became evening anchor on WGCL-46, the CBS affiliate in Atlanta. Roberts resigned from the position on August 16, 2019. Roberts explained his departure by saying, “Sometimes things just aren’t the right fit and there is nothing wrong with that. What matters is how it is handled. CBS46 is a class act and I have nothing but gratitude for how they handled my request.” Steve Doerr, WGCL's news director, commented on the resignation stating: “Thomas is a great journalist, and he has made a wide variety of contributions to CBS46 and the Atlanta market. We thank him for his relentless pursuit of the truth and wish him the best of luck in the future.” He added the change "was a mutual, amicable decision.” However, his tenure at the station was mired in controversy after being accused of contributing to a toxic work environment, making disparaging comments and gossiping about coworkers with co-anchor Sharon Reed, who also left the station.

From September 2020 to August 2022, Roberts served as host of *The Daily Mail TV*.

### Miss Universe and Miss USA pageant host

Roberts co-hosted the 2013 Miss Universe pageant along with Melanie Brown from Moscow. He also co-hosted the Miss USA 2014 with Giuliana Rancic and 2014 Miss Universe pageant with Natalie Morales from Miami, Florida in 2015.

## Personal life

### Survivor of sexual abuse

In 2005, after years of silence, Roberts came forward to testify against Jerome F. Toohey Jr., a former priest who had abused Roberts at Calvert Hall College High School. Toohey pleaded guilty to the sexual abuse charges and received a five-year jail sentence with all but eighteen months suspended in February 2006. Toohey served only ten months before his sentence was converted in December with the remaining eight months to be served in home detention. Roberts discussed his abuse in a special segment on CNN's *Anderson Cooper 360* called "Sins of the Father" on March 12, 2007.

### Sexual orientation and coming out

Roberts publicly acknowledged he was gay while speaking at the annual convention of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) in Miami, Florida, held on 8 September 2006. His comments were first reported by Johnny Diaz for the *Boston Globe*. Along with Craig Stevens, a co-anchor of Miami's WSVN Channel 7, and other local gay anchors, Roberts was a member of a panel called "Off camera: The challenge of LGBT TV anchors." He told the audience that the conference was the "biggest step" he had taken to really be out in public and that he had slowly been coming out at CNN over the past several years.

Diaz reported that Roberts, who has been a member of the NLGJA since 2005, said he was proud of his partner, and that staying in the closet was a difficult thing for a national news anchor. "When you hold something back, that's all everyone wants to know".

Reporter Christie Keith published an interview with Roberts, on 15 September 2006 on the website AfterElton.com, who stated that he actually came out to coworkers in 1999, when he was living in Norfolk, Virginia. "I was happy, I was in a relationship, and I was very proud. I had the support of family, and of my friends. It was ... about not wasting any more time. I'd wasted enough time." He further commented, on the subject of coming out, "Hopefully, everyone, gay or straight, journalists or doctors or otherwise, can overcome that obstacle, because it stands in the way of you being the best you can be, with your job, with your family, with everything, and not have to be afraid anymore."

Roberts also told Keith that he had been approached in 2005 by *People* magazine, to be one of the publication's 50 "sexiest bachelors", but he declined. "I'm not a bachelor: I thought it would be false advertising ... \[and\] I didn't think it was the right venue to talk about it."

He has been in a relationship with Patrick Abner since 2000. On 25 June 2011, one day after same-sex marriage in New York was legalized, Roberts announced his engagement to Abner on his Twitter page. The couple was married on 29 September 2012. On October 6, 2023, Patrick Abner filed for divorce.

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| Thomas Roberts | |
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| Roberts in Baltimore at a Baltimore Orioles game (June 15, 2015) | |
| Born | (1972-10-05) October 5, 1972<br>Towson, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education | Western Maryland College |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer(s) | NBCUniversal, Comcast |
| Spouse | Patrick D. Abner  (m. 2012)(separated) |


title: Thomas Wiloch

abstract: Thomas Wiloch was an American author, editor, poet, and illustrator.

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# Thomas Wiloch

**Thomas Wiloch** (February 3, 1953 – September 4, 2008) was an American author, editor, poet, and illustrator.

## Profile

Born in Detroit, Michigan. Wiloch was the principal instigator and editor of *Grimoire*, a journal of surrealistic art and literature published from 1982-1985 that featured some of the earliest published work by the notable American horror writer Thomas Ligotti. After working on the editorial staff of Gale, a reference book publisher, for some 26 years, Wiloch became a freelance writer and editor in 2004.

Much of Wiloch's recent published writing is prose poetry, and has appeared in collections from various small press publishers including Snake Press and Wordcraft of Oregon. From 1988 to 1993, Wiloch authored the column "Codes and Chaos" for the arts magazine *PhotoStatic,* an arts magazine. He was an associate editor of *Sidereality* magazine, 2004-05.

Wiloch has illustrated books by authors such as Bruce Boston, Robert Frazier, Andrew Joron, and Jessica Amanda Salmonson, as well as his work.

## Praise

Wiloch was described by Greg Body in *Asylum* as "one of a handful of contemporary American masters of the prose miniature".

Writing in the *Gore Letter,* Michael Arnzen stated that "Wiloch has been quietly working away in relative obscurity in his own 'niche' for two decades, developing a one-of-a-kind approach to a form he almost entirely owns. Wiloch writes surrealist short-short pieces, often no longer than a page, that are as philosophical as they are whimsical, as clever as they are poetic, and as disturbing as they are intelligent."

According to Bruce Boston, writing in *Illumen* magazine, Wiloch is "arguably the leading writer of prose poems in the genre field for the last two decades." English writer and artist A.C. Evans wrote in *Stride* magazine that Wiloch portrays "fragmentary confrontation with alien Otherness described in a symbolic vocabulary of closed rooms, casual catastrophe, uncanny Fortean phenomena, rituals of cruelty, and fleeting visions of transmundane worlds."

## Bibliography

### Prose poem collections

* *Paper Mask* (1988)
* *The Mannikin Cypher* (1989)
* *Tales of Lord Shantih* (1989)
* *Mr. Templeton's Toyshop* (1995)
* *Stigmata Junction* (2005)
* *Screaming in Code* (2006)

### Collections of cut-up haiku

* *Night Rain* (1991)
* *Decoded Factories of the Heart* (1991)
* *Narcotic Signature* (1992)
* *Lyrical Brandy* (1993)
* *Neon Trance* (1997)

### Nonfiction

* *Directory of Michigan Literary Publishers* (1982)
* *Everything You Need to Know about Protecting Yourself and Others Against Abduction* (1998)
* *Crime: A Serious American Problem* (2004)
* *National Security* (2005)
* *Prisons and Jails: A Deterrent to Crime?* (2005)

### Illustrations for works by others

### Poetry Collaborations


title: Thomas Wilson (Pennsylvania politician)

abstract: Thomas Wilson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Thomas Wilson was born near Sunbury, Pennsylvania. He had the contract for supplying the western forts of the United States from Niagara to New Orleans. He was engaged in shipbuilding in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1805 and built vessels for commerce on the Great Lakes. He was burgess of Erie in 1807, town clerk in 1808, treasurer of Erie County from 1809 to 1812, and county commissioner in 1811. He was also a justice of the peace. Wilson was elected as a Republican to the Thirteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused when the representative-elect Abner Lacock resigned before taking his seat. He was reelected to the Fourteenth Congress. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1817 to 1820. He was prothonotary and clerk of court of Erie County from 1819 to 1824. He died in Erie in 1824.

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# Thomas Wilson (Pennsylvania politician)

**Thomas Wilson** (1772 – October 4, 1824) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Thomas Wilson was born near Sunbury, Pennsylvania. He had the contract for supplying the western forts of the United States from Niagara to New Orleans. He was engaged in shipbuilding in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1805 and built vessels for commerce on the Great Lakes. He was burgess of Erie in 1807, town clerk in 1808, treasurer of Erie County from 1809 to 1812, and county commissioner in 1811. He was also a justice of the peace.

Wilson was elected as a Republican to the Thirteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused when the representative-elect Abner Lacock resigned before taking his seat. He was reelected to the Fourteenth Congress. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1817 to 1820. He was prothonotary and clerk of court of Erie County from 1819 to 1824. He died in Erie in 1824.

## Sources

* United States Congress. "Thomas Wilson (id: W000616)". *Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*.
* The Political Graveyard


title: Thomas Wilson (Middlesex cricketer)

abstract: Thomas Wilson was an English cricketer who played for Middlesex in a single match in the 1880 cricket season. His birth and death details are not known. Wilson was described in a contemporary reference as "a fast right-handed bowler with a low delivery". He played for the Middlesex "Colts" team in May and June 1880 and in a trial match on a June Saturday against the Orleans Club he took nine wickets, including those of influential amateurs C. I. Thornton and A. J. Webbe. That led to his instant selection for the full Middlesex side for a county match against Gloucestershire that started the following Monday, alongside Thornton and Webbe and facing the three Grace brothers. In what proved to be his sole first-class appearance for the Middlesex side, Wilson's bowling was attacked by E. M. Grace in particular: The Field reported that "amongst his [Grace's] items made off Wilson were two drives, a cut and a leg-hit, for each of which four runs were obtained". Wilson failed to take a wicket in 20 four-ball overs, at a cost of 31 runs. Batting at No 11, he scored 5 runs in the only innings in which he batted, the runs coming from a single stroke off E. M. Grace, before he was caught at slip off Billy Midwinter, who took seven Middlesex wickets. Wilson became the cricket professional and coach at Hitchin Cricket Club in Hertfordshire and between 1883 and 1889, he made eight appearances in non-first-class matches for Hertfordshire County Cricket Club against other county sides. In 1885, the annual match between Hertfordshire and the Marylebone Cricket Club was played at Hitchin for the benefit of Wilson, who was then described as "one of the county professional bowlers".

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# Thomas Wilson (Middlesex cricketer)

**Thomas Wilson** (fl. 1880s) was an English cricketer who played for Middlesex in a single match in the 1880 cricket season. His birth and death details are not known.

Wilson was described in a contemporary reference as "a fast right-handed bowler with a low delivery". He played for the Middlesex "Colts" team in May and June 1880 and in a trial match on a June Saturday against the Orleans Club he took nine wickets, including those of influential amateurs C. I. Thornton and A. J. Webbe. That led to his instant selection for the full Middlesex side for a county match against Gloucestershire that started the following Monday, alongside Thornton and Webbe and facing the three Grace brothers.

In what proved to be his sole first-class appearance for the Middlesex side, Wilson's bowling was attacked by E. M. Grace in particular: *The Field* reported that "amongst his \[Grace's\] items made off Wilson were two drives, a cut and a leg-hit, for each of which four runs were obtained". Wilson failed to take a wicket in 20 four-ball overs, at a cost of 31 runs. Batting at No 11, he scored 5 runs in the only innings in which he batted, the runs coming from a single stroke off E. M. Grace, before he was caught at slip off Billy Midwinter, who took seven Middlesex wickets.

Wilson became the cricket professional and coach at Hitchin Cricket Club in Hertfordshire and between 1883 and 1889, he made eight appearances in non-first-class matches for Hertfordshire County Cricket Club against other county sides. In 1885, the annual match between Hertfordshire and the Marylebone Cricket Club was played at Hitchin for the benefit of Wilson, who was then described as "one of the county professional bowlers".


title: E. Duncan Getchell

abstract: Earle Duncan Getchell, Jr. was an American lawyer and a former nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He was the Solicitor General of Virginia in the Administration of Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II, Attorney General of Virginia from 2010 through 2014, and also served as Deputy Counselor to Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin until his death in May of 2024.

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# E. Duncan Getchell

**Earle Duncan Getchell, Jr.** (born October 12, 1949 in Mobile, Alabama, and died May 1, 2024 in Richmond, Virginia) was an American lawyer and a former nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He was the Solicitor General of Virginia in the Administration of Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II, Attorney General of Virginia from 2010 through 2014, and also served as Deputy Counselor to Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin until his death in May of 2024.

## Background

Getchell attended Emory University on an Air Force ROTC Scholarship and graduated with high honors. He then graduated with distinction from Duke University Law School, where he was on the staff and editorial board of the Duke Law Journal.

After law school, Mr. Getchell worked as an associate at McGuire, Woods & Battle for one year before serving as an Air Force JAG Officer in the Office of the General Counsel for two years, attaining the rank of captain. He served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve 1971–1977, with active duty assignment 1975–1977. After his tenure with the Air Force, Mr. Getchell returned to McGuire, Woods & Battle in 1977 and remained there for over thirty years. He was made a partner in 1981 and then headed the firm's appellate litigation. Mr. Getchell is a fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, an elected member of The American Law Institute, and a permanent member of the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference.

In late 2009, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli named him Solicitor General of Virginia. In 2014, Mr. Getchell returned to practice at McGuireWoods LLP. In 2021, Mr. Getchell retired from private practice and shortly thereafter was appointed Deputy Counselor to the Governor by then Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin.

## Fourth Circuit nomination

On September 6, 2007, President George W. Bush nominated Getchell to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated by Judge H. Emory Widener, Jr., who had taken senior status on July 17, 2007. From September 2003 until January 2007, William J. Haynes, II had been nominated for the position, but his nomination had met stiff opposition from Senate Democrats over his role as general counsel of the United States Department of Defense in the formulation of rules concerning the use of torture in Iraq. Getchell was nominated as Haynes' replacement.

In 2006, Virginia’s two U.S. Senators at the time – John Warner and George Allen, both Republicans – had recommended three candidates from Virginia for two open seats on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Getchell was on that list. But before Bush acted, Allen was defeated for re-election by Democrat Jim Webb. In July 2007, Warner and Webb submitted a new list of five names, and Getchell was not on it. Bush nominated Getchell anyway, noting that he was rated “highly qualified” by the Virginia State Bar. Warner and Webb did not support him, so his nomination never received a hearing.

Getchell withdrew his nomination from consideration on January 23, 2008. On May 8, 2008, Judge Glen E. Conrad was nominated instead, but his nomination expired at the end of Bush's term.

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title: E. Dwight Church

abstract: Elihu Dwight Church was an American rare book collector and philanthropist. E. Dwight's Church's father was Austin Church, the co-founder of the company that eventually became Church & Dwight, Inc., a company famous for manufacturing baking soda and other household products. E. Dwight Church and his brother eventually became the owner/managers of Church & Dwight. Upon his death at age seventy-two, E. Dwight Church was Church & Dwight's president. He was involved in several business enterprises, served in the American Civil War in the 7th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and belonged to several clubs in New York City. He was a graduate of the City College of New York. Church began collecting rare books in the late 1870s by purchasing works illustrated with Thomas Bewick's wood cuts and then acquired many examples of books illustrated by George Cruikshank. In about 1886 Church began his collection of Americana. The catalogue of Church's collection was compiled in five volumes by George Watson Cole. Of the seventeen known editions of Columbus's first letter, Church obtained six. He purchased 19 early editions of works containing the letters of Amerigo Vespucci and several rare editions of the works of the early English voyagers. Although Church's collection is chiefly noteworthy for its Americana, there are also rare editions of Shakespeare's works, including George Daniel's copy of the "Sonnets". In 1911 Henry E. Huntington's representative George D. Smith acquired for Huntington the E. Dwight Church collection of books and manuscripts. Most notable in this collection was the original of "Franklin's Autobiography," said to be the most valuable of all American documents, with the exception of the American Declaration of Independence. The price paid for this collection was $1,250,000. It contains, in addition to the "Autobiography," some letters of Christopher Columbus and George Washington; a first edition of Milton's "Comus" and "Paradise Lost," and a first edition of Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress." Church was predeceased by his first wife. Upon his death, he was survived by his widow, three children from his second marriage, and four sons from his first marriage.

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# E. Dwight Church

**Elihu Dwight Church** (24 April 1836 – 30 August 1908 in Westfield, Connecticut) was an American rare book collector and philanthropist.

E. Dwight's Church's father was Austin Church, the co-founder of the company that eventually became Church & Dwight, Inc., a company famous for manufacturing baking soda and other household products. E. Dwight Church and his brother eventually became the owner/managers of Church & Dwight. Upon his death at age seventy-two, E. Dwight Church was Church & Dwight's president. He was involved in several business enterprises, served in the American Civil War in the 7th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and belonged to several clubs in New York City. He was a graduate of the City College of New York.

Church began collecting rare books in the late 1870s by purchasing works illustrated with Thomas Bewick's wood cuts and then acquired many examples of books illustrated by George Cruikshank. In about 1886 Church began his collection of Americana. The catalogue of Church's collection was compiled in five volumes by George Watson Cole. Of the seventeen known editions of Columbus's first letter, Church obtained six. He purchased 19 early editions of works containing the letters of Amerigo Vespucci and several rare editions of the works of the early English voyagers. Although Church's collection is chiefly noteworthy for its Americana, there are also rare editions of Shakespeare's works, including George Daniel's copy of the "Sonnets". In 1911 Henry E. Huntington's representative George D. Smith acquired for Huntington the E. Dwight Church collection of books and manuscripts.

> Most notable in this collection was the original of "Franklin's Autobiography," said to be the most valuable of all American documents, with the exception of the American Declaration of Independence. The price paid for this collection was $1,250,000. It contains, in addition to the "Autobiography," some letters of Christopher Columbus and George Washington; a first edition of Milton's "Comus" and "Paradise Lost," and a first edition of Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress."

Church was predeceased by his first wife. Upon his death, he was survived by his widow, three children from his second marriage, and four sons from his first marriage.


title: Dyscritella

abstract: Dyscritella is an extinct genus of trepostome bryozoan that was highly successful in the late Triassic period, re-colonizing high latitudes in the northern hemisphere after the extinction of earlier bryozoan genera. Dyscritella was an "ecological opportunist" and widely distributed, found in every climatic belt.

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# Dyscritella

***Dyscritella*** is an extinct genus of trepostome bryozoan that was highly successful in the late Triassic period, re-colonizing high latitudes in the northern hemisphere after the extinction of earlier bryozoan genera. *Dyscritella* was an "ecological opportunist" and widely distributed, found in every climatic belt.

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| *Dyscritella* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Bryozoa |
| Class: | Stenolaemata |
| Order: | Trepostomida |
| Family: | Dyscritellidae |
| Genus: | *Dyscritella*<br>Girty, 1911 |
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title: Thomas L. L. Brent

abstract: Thomas Ludwell Lee Brent was an American diplomat. He was born in Virginia. He worked as a part of the United States diplomatic service in Spain and Portugal. After this, he became a notable landholder in Michigan.

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# Thomas L. L. Brent

**Thomas Ludwell Lee Brent** (August 9, 1784  1845) was an American diplomat. He was born in Virginia. He worked as a part of the United States diplomatic service in Spain and Portugal. After this, he became a notable landholder in Michigan.

## Early life

Thomas Ludwell Lee Brent was born on August 9, 1784, in Stafford County, Virginia. His father was Daniel Brent. He was a nephew of U. S. senator Richard Brent.

## Career

### Diplomatic career

Brent was appointed as a clerk for the U.S. state department by Secretary of State Robert Smith in 1811. On October 15, 1814, Brent was commissioned by President James Madison as secretary for the U.S. legation to Spain. He resigned as clerk in November.

Brent arrived in Madrid in May 1815, and had his official status recognized by the Spanish government on August 28. Brent was in charge of the legation until George W. Erving presented his credentials to the government in August 1816. After Erving left his post in April 1819, Brent took charge as interim chargé d'affairs until May 18, 1819, when John Forsyth presented his credentials.

In May 1822, President James Monroe commissioned Brent as secretary of the U.S. legation in Portugal. In June 1823, he was appointed by President Monroe as U.S. consul in Cadiz. He left Spain August. He served as interim chargé d'affairs of the legation to Portugal starting in June 1824. On March 9, 1825, Brent was appointed as full chargé d'affairs by President John Quincy Adams. He presented his credentials on June 24, 1825. He was re-accredited on January 18, 1830, after a change of government. He served in this post until late November 1834.

### Michigan land holdings

After his career in the diplomatic service, Brent, along with his wife, settled in Flushing Township, Michigan. According to Edwin Orin Wood, he was one the most prominent early settlers of the locality. Brent was one of several eastern and southern capitalists to buy large amounts of land in the new western states in the 1830s. In 1836, Brent bought around 70,000 acres of government land in Genesee and Saginaw County. Many of the early settlers of the township worked on Brent's estate at some point.

Brent had sunk a large portion of money into the land purchases, and as such had little to pay taxes on the land or to pay for improvements of it. Brent is noted to have refused to sell his land, until his expenditures required him to sell portions of it. By the time of his death, he was considered land-poor.

## Personal life

Brent was married to a Spanish woman. Some sources claim Brent married the woman before his career in the diplomatic service, while others claim he met her on said diplomatic service. Together they had two children, Charlotte M. and Henry Lee. They were both born around the 1820s.

## Death and legacy

Brent died in 1845. His son, Henry, did not take an interest in his father's estate, instead focusing on the construction of musical instruments.

Brent Creek, a hamlet in Flushing Township, is named for Thomas L. L. Brent.

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| Thomas L. L. Brent | |
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| Brent in 1805 | |
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| United States Chargé d'Affaires to Portugal | |
| **In office**
March 9, 1825  November 1834 | |
| President | John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | Henry Dearborn |
| Succeeded by | Edward Kavanagh |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | (1784-08-09)August 9, 1784
Stafford County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | 1845 (aged 6061)
Michigan, U.S. |
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