New Territories → SiriusXM, Pope Gelasius I, East Jersey

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  New TerritoriesThe New Territories is the largest of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory at an area of 952 square kilometres (368 sq mi), and contains 53.7% of the city's population at 3,984,077 as of 2021. Historically, the New Territories is the region leased from Qing China to the United Kingdom in 1898 for 99 years, following the cession of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon in earlier years. Upon the expiry of the lease, the three areas were handed over to the People's Republic of China in 1997. The boundaries of the New Territories has changed with time. First defined by the Second Convention of Peking, it originally consisted of the mainland area north of Boundary Street on the Kowloon Peninsula and south of the Sham Chun River, along with over 200 outlying islands, including Lantau Island, Lamma Island, Cheung Chau, and Peng Chau. Later extension of the Kowloon urban areas saw the region between Boundary Street and the Kowloon Ranges, spanning from Lai Chi Kok to Lei Yue Mun, gradually absorbed into Kowloon as New Kowloon. Nevertheless, New Kowloon remains statutorily part of the New Territories.
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  SiriusXMSirius XM Holdings Inc., commonly referred to as SiriusXM, is an American broadcasting corporation headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, that provides satellite radio and online radio services operating in the United States. The company was formed by the 2008 merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, merging them into SiriusXM Radio. The company also has a 70% equity interest in SiriusXM Canada, an affiliate company that provides Sirius and XM service in Canada. On May 21, 2013, SiriusXM Holdings, Inc. was incorporated, and in January 2020, SiriusXM reorganized their corporate structure, which made Sirius XM Radio Inc. a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of SiriusXM Holdings, Inc. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. on July 29, 2008, 17 months after the companies first proposed it. The merger created a company with 18.5 million subscribers, and the deal was valued at US$3.3 billion, not including debt. The proposed merger was opposed by those who felt it would create a monopoly. Sirius and XM argued that a merger was the only way that satellite radio could survive. In September 2018, the company agreed to purchase the streaming music service Pandora, and this transaction was completed on February 1, 2019. As of July 12, 2022, SiriusXM had approximately 34 million subscribers, and claims to be the largest audio entertainment company in North America. SiriusXM Radio is a primary entry point for the Emergency Alert System.
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  Pope Gelasius IPope Gelasius I was the bishop of Rome from 1 March 492 to his death on 21 November 496. Gelasius was a prolific author whose style placed him on the cusp between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. Some scholars have argued that his predecessor Felix III may have employed him to draft papal documents, although this is not certain. During his pontificate he called for strict Catholic orthodoxy, more assertively demanded obedience to papal authority, and, consequently, increased the tension between the Western and Eastern Churches. Surprisingly, he also had cordial relations with the Ostrogoths, who were Arians, and therefore perceived as heretics from the perspective of Nicene Christians.
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  East JerseyThe Province of East Jersey, along with the Province of West Jersey, between 1674 and 1702 in accordance with the Quintipartite Deed, were two distinct political divisions of the Province of New Jersey, which became the U.S. state of New Jersey. The two provinces were amalgamated in 1702. East Jersey's capital was located at Perth Amboy. Determination of an exact location for a border between West Jersey and East Jersey was often a matter of dispute. Between 1664 and 1674, most settlement was from other parts of the Americas, especially New England, Long Island, and the West Indies. Elizabethtown and Newark in particular had a strong Puritan character. South of the Raritan River the Monmouth Tract was developed primarily by Quakers from Long Island. In 1675, East Jersey was partitioned into four counties for administrative purposes: Bergen County, Essex County, Middlesex County, and Monmouth County. There were seven established towns: Shrewsbury, Middleton, Piscataway, Woodbridge, Elizabethtown, Newark, and Bergen. In a survey taken in 1684, the population was estimated to be 3,500 individuals in about 700 families. Although a number of the East Jersey proprietors in England were Quakers and the governor through most of the 1680s was the leading Quaker Robert Barclay, the Quaker influence on government was not significant. Even the immigration instigated by Barclay was oriented toward promoting Scottish influence more than Quaker influence. In 1682, Barclay and the other Scottish proprietors began the development of Perth Amboy as the capital of the province. In 1687, James II permitted ships to be cleared at Perth Amboy. Frequent disputes between the residents and the mostly-absentee proprietors over land ownership and quitrents plagued the province until its surrender to Queen Anne's government in 1702.

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