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Stacy Ritter campaign violation woes: Q&A transcript
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Business leaders win another delay in Palm Beach County wage theft law
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Do Rothstein investors deserve to be paid back?
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PALERMO, Maine (AP) � Maine State Police say a 27-year-old man has died of his injuries resulting from a crash in Palermo. Police say Dean Camacho of Waterville died during the night at Maine Medical Center in Portland, where he was taken after Wednesday's accident. Camacho was a passenger in a Jeep driven by 23-year-old Christian Arsenault of China. Arsenault lost control of his vehicle on a curve, causing it to slam into an oncoming tractor trailer early Wednesday morning. Arsenault remains in critical condition at the Portland hospital. Troopers say speed was the cause of the crash and the snowy weather played no role. |

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I was looking for something rousing to perform . . . and saw this - it's masterful! wow, thank you for sharing it!
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This song was gorgeous, especially with the cello!
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You arranged a fabulous piano accompaniment and our choir just loved this arrangement.
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I just stumbled on your website and am THRILLED! I have a choir that includes everyone from beginners to pros…and this song adds just enough difficulty and variation to a song they already know that we're elated to have found it.
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I want to thank you for your efforts in arranging this beautiful Christmas carol.
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My choir is singing one of your pieces today in church, "Away in a Manger". It is a lovely piece with lots of gentle sounds with a fabulous flute accompaniment. Thanks for allowing us to sing such a wonderful piece of music. We will be back for more!
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It was well received, and the choir enjoyed working on it. It is wonderful that you are willing to make your music available to others free of charge.
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I wanted to thank you personally for allowing our choir to perform your pieces in our concert. To me, each one of the quodlibets had a distinct sound and wonderful rhythm that made each of them incredibly unique. I sang the part of the first mate in the ghost ship and hope we can continue to perform more of your music.
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I had been searching for something "special" for the Choir to sing and was so delighted to come across "All Good Gifts" on the Internet: it was so appropriate and easy for the choir of 15 persons (most of us well over 50 years of age and only two of us able to "read" music!) to learn . . . Thank you and may God continue to bless you and your music ministry.
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We will be performing "As with Gladness Men of Old' abridged by M. Ryan Taylor. I thought it was a great way to sing an "old staple" but with a great new counterpoint and accompaniment! Thank you for sharing your music with the community of believers!
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I just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed performing "Rise Up Saints in Joy and Gladness" on Sunday evening . . . We feel blessed to have found this beautiful music.
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Harrison Invitational Raises Funds For Wounded Warriors
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Ryan Harrison and fellow Americans Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan, Ryan Sweeting, Scott Lipsky and Christian Harrison came together in Shreveport, Louisiana, to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project in the first Ryan Harrison Invitational. The Wounded Warrior Project aims to support injured service members.
"I could not be happier with the way things went this first year of the Ryan Harrison Invitational," said the 20-year-old Harrison. "I am so grateful for what our troops do to preserve our freedom and rights here in the United States and around the world and I am glad that we could all come together to help raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project. They sacrifice so much for us."
Several hundred people turned out for the charity event, which featured a gala, kids clinic and exhibition. The gala on Saturday night, which included dinner, dancing, a meet and greet, as well as a singing performance by Ryan's younger brother Christian, raised approximately $20,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project.
On Sunday, players interacted with local youth during a kids clinic and autograph session prior to taking the court at Centenary College for exhibition matches featuring Harrison against Sweeting, Lipsky & Sweeting against the Bryans, and the Harrison brothers against the Bryans. The activities, emceed by Wayne Bryan, also featured on-court appearances by General Charles C. Campbell and former baseball pro Scott Garrelts.
"I am also proud to be from Shreveport and the community here really embraced this event and made it a lot of fun," said Harrison. "The turnout was great and I look forward to returning to Shreveport many more years in the future."
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Star Island is a non-profit retreat and conference center that hosts week-long conferences that are better described as camps for families and individuals. Our island playground located near our childcare facility is rather old and in need of a facelift. We would like to upgrade the playground equipment by starting the process of replacing a weathered wooden structure with more kid-friendly materials. We would also like to provide seating for parents and childcare providers as they look after children. We are also investigating opportunities to construct shaded areas.
Star Island is a non-profit that owns the playground. As a Star Island community of staff, volunteers, and guests, we will all cooperate to bring about a positive change for our playground.
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Whereas the Secretary of State for External Affairs, with the concurrence of The Minister of Trade and Commerce, reports as follows: The Canadian Government was informed on September 23rd, 1946, that the Supreme Commander for The Allied Powers in Japan had invited each member nation of the Far Eastern Commission desiring to do so, to establish in Tokyo an accredited permanent representation to operate under the executive authority and operational control of the Supreme Commander, such representation not to exceed five individuals from each represented government, who would be capable of acting on routine matters pertaining to reparations removals, restitution, or any other relevant matter which would otherwise require the visit of individual missions. This invitation was confirmed in a memorandum of October 18th, 1946, from the Supreme Commander to the Head of the Canadian Liaison Mission in Tokyo. 2. It may be assumed that in the final reparations settlement Canada will receive a percentage allocation of reparations from within Japan. It will therefore be desirable that technical experts representing Canadian firms interested in obtaining Japanese plant and equipment through the Canadian reparations account should make a survey of the appropriate Japanese industries. Representatives of Canadian industry have been consulted on this matter and to date the only firm to express an interest in sending an industrial investigator to Japan for the above-mentioned purpose is Aluminium Limited of Montreal. 3. In addition to the industrial surveys mentioned above, it will he necessary for the Canadian Government to conduct enquiries in Japan in order to secure the return of Canadian property seized during the war, and, in cases where restitution is not possible, to assess the losses sustained by Canadian nationals. 4. The great majority of the Canadian assets in Japan at the beginning of the war were held by the Sun Life Assurance Company of Montreal, Manufacturers Life Insurance Company of Toronto, and Aluminium Limited of Montreal. Owing to the special nature of the work involved in investigating the holdings of the Canadian life insurance companies, it is deemed advisable that an insurance expert be appointed to the five-man team mentioned in paragraph one above to carry out investigations in connection with restitution cases of these two Canadian insurance companies. The industrial investigator whom Aluminium Limited wish to send to Japan in connection with the reparations survey would also be able to carry on some of the restitution work for his company. The extent of minor claims against Japan by private individuals, missionary societies, etc., is not yet sufficiently known to justify the sending of a government official from Canada to Japan at this time; any business arising in this connection may be handled for the present by Canadian officials now in Japan. 5. On the recommendation of the Inter-Departmental Committee on Reparations (established in September, 1945, with the concurrence of Cabinet) the Canadian Life Insurance Officers Association and Aluminium Limited have been invited by the Department of External Affairs to nominate members for this five-man restitution and reparations team and have been informed that the following conditions will govern the appointment of their nominees: (a) Members of the team will be responsible to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, under whose authority and control all restitution and reparations teams in Japan will be working. (b) Members of the Canadian team, as Canadian officials, will be responsible for administrative purposes to the Canadian Government through the Secretary of State for External Affairs. (c) Companies or associations whose representatives are appointed members of this team will be responsible for the pay and expenses of their representatives, both in travelling to and from Japan and during the period they are in Japan. Funds required will be advanced by the Canadian Liaison Mission in Tokyo and will be recovered in Canada from the companies or associations concerned by the Department of External Affairs. In the event that it is necessary for the Canadian Government to ask a member of the team to carry out any substantial duties which bear no relation to the interests of the firms which he represents, the Department of External Affairs will be willing to discuss appropriate adjustments in these financial arrangements. (d) The Canadian Government will expect all members of the team to render a report on their investigations and this report will become the property of the Canadian Government. Aluminium Limited and the Canadian Life Insurance Officers Association have accepted these conditions and have nominated candidates for the team. 6. In order to ensure the coordination of the team and the accomplishment of assignments indicated in institutions issued by the Canadian Government, it is expedient that a Canadian official should be appointed to act as chairman of the team. The Minister of Trade and Commerce has agreed that pending the appointment of another government official to the Canadian team, should such an appointment prove necessary, these duties might be assigned to Mr. J. E. Kenderdine, Special Representative of the Department of Trade and Commerce, now attached to the Canadian Liaison Mission in Tokyo. Now, Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Secretary of State for External Affairs concurred in by the Minister of Trade and Commerce, is pleased to order as follows: I. A Canadian restitution and reparations team for Japan is hereby established in accordance with the terms laid down by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in his memorandum of October 18, 1946; 2. Members of the Canadian restitution and reparations team are hereby made responsible in the first instance to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, and, in the second instance, for administrative purposes, to the Canadian Government through the Secretary of State for External Affairs, to whom they shall render reports of their investigations; 3. Companies or associations sponsoring members of this team shall be responsible for the pay and expenses of those members, both in travelling to and from Japan and during the period they are in Japan, except as otherwise determined by the Secretary of State for External Affairs; 4. The following are hereby appointed to the above-mentioned team; Mr. F.F. Ruthven, Engineer, of Aluminium Limited (industrial investigator); Mr. R.M. Dobson, Secretary, the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (insurance investigator); Mr. J.E. Kenderdine, special representative of the Department of Trade and Commerce, Canadian Liaison Mission, Tokyo (chairman); 5. The remaining two places on the team shall be left vacant for the present, to be filled at a later date by representatives of industrial or commercial firms, or by government officials, or by one of each, at the discretion of the Secretary of State for External Affairs and the Minister of Trade and Commerce. A.D.P. HEENEY | |


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Sandhills Hutterite Colony (Beiseker, Alberta, Canada)
Sandhill Hutterite Bruderhof, near Beiseker, Alberta, belonging to the Dariusleut branch, was founded in 1936 by a group from the Springvale Hutterite Colony, with the preacher Jacob K. Wurz. The Sandhill Bruderhof has in turn founded the Ferrybank Colony at Ponaka, Alberta, and is in process of establishing a Bruderhof at Leask, Saskatchewan. Ministers ordained by Sandhill are Frank A. Wollman and John M. Wurz. In 1958 the baptized membership was 46, and the total number of souls 160.
In 2012 Sandhills Hutterite Colony was a Dariusleut colony. The minister was Andrew M. Wurz and the manager was Mike C. Wurz.
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Location: Beiseker, Alberta (coordinates: 51.3356, -113.375 [51° 20' 08" N, 113° 22' 30" W])
Address: Box 249, Beiseker, AB T0M 0G0
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 416. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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MLA style: Wurz, John M. and Bert Friesen. "Sandhills Hutterite Colony (Beiseker, Alberta, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2013. Web. 20 June 2013. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/S2532.html.
APA style: Wurz, John M. and Bert Friesen. (April 2013). Sandhills Hutterite Colony (Beiseker, Alberta, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 20 June 2013, from http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/S2532.html.


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Will Ray Lewis (52) and Haloti Ngata be teaming together for the Ravens down the line? / Brett Davis, US Presswire
Ray Lewis' future has been a topic of much speculation since the 17th-year NFL veteran suffered a torn triceps Sunday that landed him on the Baltimore Ravens' injured reserve list, at least for now.
However one of his defensive teammates believes the 13-time Pro Bowler will be back at some point, though whether he believes it's later this year - the Ravens have the option of activating Lewis off IR later in the season - or in 2013 isn't clear.
"I believe and he believes he will be back," Baltimore all-pro defensive lineman Haloti Ngata told NFL Network's Melissa Stark. "Just knowing him, talking to him a day ago, (he was saying) 'I'll be back, don't worry.' "
Appropriate that Lewis, who once described himself as a "machine" on the field, is borrowing lines from The Terminator.
But triceps tears are usually season killers and have already claimed other NFL players like Levi Brown, Eugene Amano and Ty Warren this season, so it's hard to envision Lewis returning before next year.
"I don't know what other guys believe, but I definitely believe he will be back," said Ngata, who's battling a knee injury himself.
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The latest news coming from Myanmar in the wake of the by-elections that saw National League for Democracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, take 43 of 45 seats up for grabs involve the lifting or easing of decades-old sanctions against the country. The U.S., the E.U., Canada and Australia have all done so in the past few weeks. Japan recently forgave more than $3.4 billion of Myanmar's debt and has pledged billions in new investment. Now, the World Bank is looking to open an office in June, hinging on how more than $800 million in development loans to it and the Asian Development Bank are re-structured.
The political and investment changes that are in process in Myanmar as well as their importance in a geopolitical sense are making headlines now as the West begins lightening up on sanctions that have been in place since the 1960s. It is becoming obvious that how Myanmar changes and integrates into the rest of ASEAN will have a profound effect on the development of the entirety of Southeast Asia.
The Key to the Region
Myanmar is the key to opening up the western portion of the Indochina peninsula and it's why ASEAN placed such importance on completing the SKRL (Singapore-Kunming Rail Line) sections that link Myanmar with Cambodia. Ultimately opening up Myanmar makes potential aggression between the U.S. and China through Strait of Malacca less of a threat in the long term. The events unfolding in Iran are a direct attack on China by proxy. Myanmar is a means by which to strengthen any hardened stance China makes in defense of its economy against U.S. and European bids to disrupt it.
Development of both electricity and oil and gas production are the foci in Myanmar right now and its global politics that is driving it.
China is investing a ton of money into Myanmar's oil and gas industry. All three of their major oil companies Petrochina (NYSE: PTR), Sinopec Group (NYSE: SHI) and CNOOC(NYSE: CEO) all have investments in Myanmar. FDI into Myanmar's oil and gas industry totaled $13.8 billion USD in 2011-12, or about 31% of GDP, most of which came from China. Sinopec and CNOOC have significant exploration in multiple blocks in the Bay of Bengal as well as exploration activity off the coast of Cambodia. Sinopec announced a large natural gas find in early 2011. Both Sinopec and Petrochina recently reported 1Q results and they are struggling right now with refining losses because of subsidized prices for diesel and gasoline.
With the changes to Myanmar's government and the recent lifting of sanctions by the U.S., the E.U., Australia and Japan, has a number of political overtones which go in hand with the economics as now China's big oil companies will no longer operate in a vacuum, admittedly of the West's own choosing. The competition itself should accelerate development of Myanmar's assets. But, that said, China's has a major first-strike advantage after years of developing and investing in Myanmar.
The $1.5 billion, 2000 km pipeline being built by Petrochina from Kyaukpyu on the Bay of Bengal to Kunming, is due to be completed in 2013, which will allow Chinese oil tankers to bypass the Malakka Straits and make it much harder for the U.S. Navy to restrict the flow of goods to China should relations between the two countries deteriorate. Currently only Russia supplies oil to China via pipeline, 400,000 barrels per day.
The Splintering Politics
One quick look at a map can tell you how these issues all come together and how Myanmar is caught in the middle of it. Myanmar's oil production has not increased significantly in 2008-10, hovering near 20,000 barrels per day. Data for this year is not available 2011 yet. But, it is obvious that that number is going to increase significantly in the next few years. Many of the oil field licenses that have been granted in recent years lie near the SKRL and pipeline. Myanmar has the 10th largest known reserves for natural gas in the world.
Given that both China and Russia are resisting the attempts by the U.S. and the E.U. to financially isolate Iran all of this new attention being paid to Myanmar by the West is curious at a minimum. One could make the cynical argument that it was the strengthening of ties between China and Myanmar which has the U.S. looking to lift sanctions and re-establish relations after decades of the self-righteous policy of isolation. In fact China intimated as such last week.
The twists of the Iranian game have directly implications on the situation in Myanmar. As we approach the June 28th deadline for sanctions to be employed against any financial firms doing business with Iran the rhetoric will intensify as will the stakes.
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Nicole on the Streets 11.1.12 San Jose
Went out with Zac on the streets. We rolled out to San Jose and called Chino. I still had passes to the new 007 movie Skyfall. It was a great turn out. I really like seeing familiar faces too! Had a few returning Listeners. I love these guys! =) <3


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While the Oscar celebration is in full swing around Los Angeles, here's good news that job numbers in the entertainment industry are trending upward when compared to the past four years.
Yet out-of-state production continues to be a concern and the industry has not returned to pre-recession highs.
Entertainment Job Numbers
More than 4,600 jobs were added in 2012, a gain of 3.7% from the previous year. There was a total of 129,700 entertainment industry jobs in 2012.
That's the largest number in four years but remains below the peak in 2004 where there more than 132,000 entertainment industry jobs.
Those figures come from the Los Angeles Economic Development Council.
Production Days in Los Angeles
Motion picture execs are still concerned about the number of on-location filming days in the greater LA area and the out-of-state movement.
Most major studio features are now filmed outside California and a significant number of TV dramas were shot out of state, according to news from Film LA.
Last November, Paramount Executive Lee Rosenthal said there were no major features being shot on the Paramount lot in Hollywood.
Commercial production in Los Angeles is on the rise, due in part to the number of web-based commercials being shot.
The California Film & Television Tax Credit Program is designed to offer tax incentives to keep major productions in the Golden State. The program is currently closed with a "very long waiting list," according to the California Film Commission.
The tax credit program will re-open for the new fiscal year on June 3, 2013.
But today, forget the concerns over entertainment industry employment in Los Angeles and enjoy the Oscars—while it's still being presented in the City of Angels.


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Georgina's Raw Journey
Content with Raw
I am so content with what I am eating. I haven't had many moments where I have felt the pull of the old way and even when I did, I was quick enough to realise it was monkey-mind and not true feelings of wanting cooked food.
Part of me has to keep pinching myself that I have been raw this long (ok I know it is only 2 months and there might be another 40 years ahead of me!) without failing and another part keeps reminding me that I am happy with what I am eating so why would I fail.
I am much more active and feel so much more vibrant. So much is growing in the garden that we can feed ourselves on and it all tastes better than anything bought in any shop.


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RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER: New Track Delivered Via Stereokiller
Hometown Record Release Show Confirmed
Philadelphia's Thrashbastards RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER are preparing to unload Ghostmaker, their belligerent third album, and first for Candlelight Records, onto North American 'bangers on June 19th.
Formed by current members of Absu, Woe, Azure Emote, Ashencult, Fucked Forever, Total Fucking Destruction, Smoker & the Rollers and more, RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER's hard-partying Death-Thrash surges with more intensity than ever on Ghostmaker, resulting in a maniacal forty-five minute whirlwind that will surely require neck braces for unseasoned and weak metallers. The album was produced by the band and bears cover art by gore artist Mike Hrubovcak (Sinister, Grave, Hate Eternal, Cattle Decapitation, etc.) as with several of the band's previous releases.
Today the title track to Ghostmaker has been set loose upon the masses via RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER's diehard neighbors at Stereokiller RIGHT HERE.
Just days before the album is officially in stores across the continent, RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER have confirmed a hometown release show for Ghostmaker at Philly's M Room on June 15th alongside an arsenal of additional riotous acts.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER Ghostmaker Record Release Show:
6/15/2012 M Room – Philadelphia, PA w/ Scaphism, Eat The Turnbuckle, Psychosomatic, Sacrificial Blood, Primitive Ways
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The Preservation League of New York State has selected the Build a Better Burb website, a project of the Rauch Foundation in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, to receive an award for Excellence in Historic Preservation.
The League's statewide awards program honors notable achievements in retaining, promoting and reusing New York State's irreplaceable architectural heritage.
"An offshoot of the Long Island Index, this website asks ordinary people to imagine more vibrant and sustainable communities on Long Island," said Jay DiLorenzo, President of the Preservation League. "We hope that the site can serve as a model for other communities around the state and nation, and are pleased to honor the exemplary work of the Rauch Foundation and the Long Island Index."
Contributing to the success of this project were Nancy Douzinas, President, Rauch Foundation; Ann Golob, Director, Long Island Index, Rauch Foundation; Jocelyn Wenk, AICP, Associate Director, Long Island Index, Rauch Foundation.
The website offers advice on how to preserve streetscapes and re-use historic buildings to provide new types of housing, from both a local and regional perspective. Key areas explored on the site include housing, transit, regional planning and sense of place. It encourages and facilitates the incorporation of historic preservation into the broader discussion of reshaping Long Island's built environment.
"Long Island will only be a region that creates a home for future generations and a reinvigorated economy if we are willing to be bold – to try what we haven't tried before and most importantly, to learn from our past," said Nancy Rauch Douzinas, president of the Rauch Foundation and publisher of the Long Island Index which created the Build a Better Burb website. "Doing what we have been doing in the recent past will not work. Yet we have these historic downtowns from which to learn. These village centers have defined our architectural styles and in the past they were the place to provide exactly the kind of housing that we need today for our young people and to create more economically diverse communities. Many other regions are adapting, trying new ideas, building differently. We have so much to learn just by understanding what has worked here in our not so distant past."
The awards will be presented at the Preservation League's Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony in New York City at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16th at the historic New York Yacht Club, 37 West 44th Street.
The complete list of award winners is: the Albany County Courthouse, Albany County; Annex Mills at High Falls, Monroe County; The Eastman Theatre, Monroe County; Amsterdam Armory, Montgomery County; Hamilton Grange National Memorial, New York County; Niagara Mohawk Building, Onondaga County; TWA Flight Center, JFK International Airport, Queens County; Christ Church Bronxville, Westchester County. The organizers of the 2011 National Preservation Conference in Buffalo will receive a special citation. "Build a Better Burb," a project of the Rauch Foundation in Nassau and Suffolk Counties will be honored as an outstanding publication. Corning Enterprises in Steuben County will be honored for organizational excellence.
"In New York State, the preservation and reuse of our historic buildings is fundamental to the economic revitalization of our cities, towns, and villages. The League's annual Awards program allows us to share preservation success stories that may one day serve as inspiration to others," said DiLorenzo. "Each year, we are impressed by the number and variety of laudable nominations, and this year was no exception. We are delighted to celebrate the Build a Better Burb website, and to give this resource the statewide recognition it deserves."
The Preservation League's Excellence in Historic Preservation awards program is funded by a generous grant from the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Foundation.
By leading a statewide preservation movement, sharing information and expertise and raising a unified voice, the Preservation League of New York State promotes historic preservation as a tool to revitalize our neighborhoods and communities, honor our heritage and enrich our lives.


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RSM Basingstoke's managing director shares his views on the 2013 Budget (From Romsey Advertiser)
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9:19am Thursday 21st March 2013 in Hampshire Business By Richard Garfield
NICK Parker, tax partner at accountancy and business advisory firm RSM Tenon, shares his views on George Osborne's budget.
Nick who is also the managing director of RSM Tenon's Basingstoke office, at Vantage, in Victoria Street, said: "The budget does nothing to encourage savers or redress the restrictions imposed on pension savings.
"The burden to support an ageing population remains a key long term challenge.
"The setting up of new disclosure facilities to include the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands affords non-compliant taxpayers further potential to disclose on a voluntary basis.
"The yield is expected to be £1billion over the next five years which is indicative of the scale of funds potentially at risk.
"It is conversely underwhelming to see that the new levies imposed on high value residential properties is only likely to yield £195 million over the next five years. It will be interesting to know how much it will cost to administer the scheme.
"The modifications on benefits to employees, particularly around share schemes, whilst interesting and innovative are unlikely to provide any real encouragement for the desired objectives. "The smallest of SMEs will welcome the £2,000 NI refund because it might just encourage the employment of an extra person. However whilst the propensity for it to create jobs will always be debatable, the measure will effectively inject £6bn into the economy.
"For the larger SMEs, Income tax it is too modest and a waste of time – we question whether it really compensates for giving up employment rights. The risk reward balance is not right.
"However a 20 per cent corporation tax rate from 2015 is a positive reaction to calls from the CBI to champion the UK as a platform entry point for investment into Europe.
"Perhaps the bravest measure announced is the proposal on helping home owners. Coupled with the reform of the planning system, the question is will it inspire the construction industry and associated businesses? This is the sizzle in the Chancellors speech to stimulate economic activity and inspire investment by the construction sector. Without the use of traditional tax stimulus.
"The proposed consultation on LLP structures could have wide ranging implications. We will await the consultation documentation with interest.
"The headline increase of personal allowance to £10,000 offset by a decrease of the basic rate band to £31,865 which looks like more will fall into higher rate earlier next year with a slight improvement in 2014-15.
"The impetus on tackling avoidance at grass roots level remains to include extension of naming and shaming to Tax Promoters, consultation on penalties imposed on those who fail to settle their liabilities following defeated schemes and even a consultation to better understand the motivation of individual's to avoid tax."


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is celebrating its 7th year on Saturday, June 6th at Windward Ave. and Venice Beach . Now artists everywhere will have the chance to win the prestigious Venice Carnevale Poster Contest and have their artistic vision be the face of 2009 Carnevale! Venice Beach .
Be creative, be Venetian, and show the world what we all love about Venice . Capture the essence of this wonderful culturally artistic community. The winner will receive a $500 cash prize. All entries must be received no later than Friday, May 1st 2009.
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In Serenading Louie two young, successful and seemingly happy couples are trying to deal with the shadows that haunt their marriages. Carl and Mary are college sweethearts (the football star marries the homecoming queen). Mary is having an affair with Carl's colleague. Carl is desperately trying to convince himself he doesn't care. Meanwhile, Carl's best friend Alex has tired of his chatty and insecure wife, Gabrielle, and has fallen for a 17-year-old college student. When both couples are forced to face the truth about their marriages, their lives are tragically changed forever. In a scorching comment on crumbling American dreams. Lanford Wilson's powerful drama charts the destruction of two young couples as they face up to the deception and infidelity of their friendship.
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Edward Albee's Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, brilliantly dissects two couples' lives right before your very eyes and Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party, does similar, albeit with a few glasses of Blue Nun and a monstrous lead character. Lanford Wilson's 1970 off Broadway play, here revived by the Donmar Warehouse is a curate's egg, as it never hits the heights of these two classics, but it almost does.
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Kicked around Los Angeles' Union Station and Olvera Street for a day, a part of LA neither of us had seen on previous trips. It was heavily touristed but the locals were mainly Mexican families, giving it a feel both familiar and foreign. M bought a luchadore mask and practiced his Spanish on the merchants and waiters. Street performers addressed the crowd in Spanish, including the indigenous dancers who performed in front of an elaborate nativity scene in the central rotunda of a public square.
We were both sleep-deprived and seriously bickering, up and down and down and up the short street crowded with market stalls selling leather goods, Mexican candy, arts and crafts and Mexican-themed crap made in China. We finally made up over an amazing Mexican meal at La Golondrina, best tortillas I have ever had in my life! And I don't care if they were lard-inclusive, even the refried beans were excellent, not to mention the rather decadent Chile Relleno de Jaiba ( "Roasted chile poblano stuffed with seasoned snow crab and served in a roasted mushroom and chile chipotle salsa.") I don't know if that was authentic or haole-fied, but it was delicious, with big chunks of crab and lots of flavor.
The day was bright but cold and by 3 in the afternoon we were both tired and soon found ourselves perched in Union Station dozing and people-watching. Sitting next to a security guard, we overheard on his walkie talkie a bomb scare, to which LAPD responded but didn't sound the alarm. We also heard an almost scarier scare, a report of a woman shaving in the ladies' public rest room. Face? legs? armpits? This I investigated myself only to find a swarthy woman in men's work clothes drying her face off with paper towel. While I took a leak, I listened to her conversation with a tattooed, middle-aged white lady who had "been on the street for two years" and was giving the other lady a name at some agency, a woman who could help, "tell her you're pregnant and she'll help you."
The train boarded around 6:15 pm and we snoozed pretty much the whole 10 hours to Flagstaff until we were ejected at the dark, cold station with neither our bearings nor our winter gear in place. But we bundled up and made our way to the Grand Canyon International Hostel and jumped in on their all-day Grand Canyon tour, which took us to the site that was the whole purpose of this stopover.
I took about a gazillion pictures that all pretty much look the same, but was thoroughly impressed with our day trip to this marvel of geology, as well as with the elk and the raven who were also there. The scenery reminded me of a cross between Haleakala Crater and Waimea Canyon, but with snow. Tho it wasn't freezing-freezing, there were several inches near the rim and we used crampons to do the beginning of a short hike into the canyon (am I geek for finding that really fun?)–for my non-hiking friends, crampons are these metal spiky things you strap on your shoes to grip on the ice. Very simple and functional and made me feel a little more bad ass on the trail, LoL.
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Order | Littorinimorpha |
Family | Bithyniidae |
Genus | Bithynia (1) |
Described as recently as 2007, the freshwater mollusc Bithynia zeta is named after the country of Zeta, which existed around Lake Skadar in the 11th to 13th century (2).
The greyish-yellow shell of Bithynia zeta consists of 4.5 convex whorls and has an oval-shaped aperture. The width of the shell is variable, and the male and female of this species are very similar (2).
Male molluscs within the Bithyniidae family have a well-developed penis (3), which in Bithynia zeta is tapered and has a pointed tip (2). Like other members of the Bithyniidae (4), the penis of Bithynia zeta has an accessory appendage, which is shorter than the penis itself (2).
In order to seal off the shell to protect themselves from predators, members of the Bithyniidae family have a calcareous operculum (3) (5).
Very little is known about the specific biology of Bithynia zeta, but it is assumed to be similar to other species within the Bithyniidae family.
Most species within the Bithynia genus are primarily thought to be filter feeders, but are known to switch to grazing when blooms of algae occur in the spring, or if the concentration of food particles suspended in the water decreases (6).
In some species of Bithyniidae, food particles are filtered through a net of mucus and become trapped before being ingested (3) (5).
Most Bithyniidae species have an annual life cycle, and can live for approximately three years (3). The female is oviparous (4), and the eggs are laid in small clusters (5). The eggs have exit holes which are used when the juveniles hatch (4), but these are closed off during development with a capsule or plug (4) (5).
TopBithynia zeta is endemic to a single lake, Lake Skadar, on the border of Montenegro and Albania. This species is only known from five different sites in the lake (1).
TopBithynia zeta is a freshwater mollusc species. It lives under stones on mud substrate in Lake Skadar, close to the shore (1) (2).
TopBithynia zeta is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1).
TopEcosystem degradation is one of the key threats to Bithynia zeta. Lake Skadar is currently undergoing rapid eutrophication, and water from some of the springs on the lake bottom which feed into the lake is being captured as drinking water for local communities. This could eventually impact the water levels of the lake (1).
TopThere are currently no known conservation actions in place for Bithynia zeta. However, several projects focussing on ecosystem management within the Lake Skadar area are being carried out (1).
Recommended future actions include conducting more research on the population size and distribution of Bithynia zeta, as well as on habitat trends (1).
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John Jacob Astor IV
John Jacob Astor IV | |
Astor in 1895 |
Born | July 13, 1864 Rhinebeck, New York |
Died | April 15, 1912 (aged 47) RMS Titanic (sunk), North Atlantic Ocean |
Resting place | Trinity Church Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Net worth | $85 million ($2080 million in 2012 dollars) |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Ava Lowle Willing (m. 1891–1909) Madeleine Talmage Force (m. 1911–1912) |
Children | William Vincent Astor (1892–1959) Ava Alice Muriel Astor (1902–1956) John Jacob Astor VI (1912–1992) |
Parents | William Backhouse Astor, Jr. Caroline Webster Schermerhorn |
Relatives | William Backhouse Astor, Sr., grandfather, John Jacob Astor III, uncle William Waldorf Astor, cousin James Roosevelt Roosevelt, Jr., nephew Ivan Sergeyevich Obolensky, grandson |
Family | Astor family |
John Jacob Astor IV (July 13, 1864 – April 15, 1912) was an American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish-American War and a member of the prominent Astor family. In April 1912, Astor earned a prominent place in history when he embarked on the ocean liner RMS Titanic, which hit an iceberg four days into its voyage and sank in the early hours of April 15. Astor was among the 1,514 people on board who did not survive. He was the richest passenger aboard the Titanic, and was considered to be the richest person in the world at that time.
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Biography [edit]
John Jacob Astor IV was born on July 13, 1864, the youngest of five children and only son of German Americans Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor and William Backhouse Astor, Jr. great-grandson of John Jacob Astor whose fortune, made in the fur trade and real estate, made the Astor family one of the wealthiest families in the U.S. Astor attended St Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire and later attended Harvard University.[1] John Jacob IV was also a nephew of John Jacob Astor III and grandnephew of John Jacob Astor, Jr..He and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt of the Roosevelt family were also the uncles of James Roosevelt Roosevelt, Jr..
Marriages [edit]
In 1891, Astor married Ava Lowle Willing, daughter of Edward Shippen Willing and Alice Barton. The couple had two children — William Vincent Astor (1891 — 1959) and Ava Alice Muriel Astor (1902 — 1956) – before their divorce in 1909.
Since divorce was considered a scandal back then, all in society were shocked when Astor announced that he would marry again.[1] At the age of 47, he married 18-year-old Madeleine Talmage Force, the younger sister of Katherine Emmons Force and daughter of William Hurlbut Force and Katherine Arvilla Talmage. They were married in his mother's ballroom at Beechwood, the family's Newport, Rhode Island house. Madeleine was a year younger than Astor's son Vincent. The couple took an extended honeymoon in Europe and Egypt to wait for the gossip to calm down. Among the few Americans who did not spurn him at this time was Margaret Brown, later fictionalized as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown". She accompanied the Astors to Egypt and France and, by coincidence, was called home to the U.S. at the same time the Astors also found it necessary to abbreviate their touring.[1]
Careers [edit]
Among Astor's accomplishments was A Journey in Other Worlds, an 1894 science fiction novel about life in the year 2000 on the planets Saturn and Jupiter.[2] He also patented several inventions, including a bicycle brake in 1898, a "vibratory disintegrator" used to produce gas from peat moss, and a pneumatic road-improver, and helped develop a turbine engine. Astor made millions in real estate. In 1897, Astor built the Astoria Hotel, "the world's most luxurious hotel",[3] in New York City, adjoining the Waldorf Hotel owned by Astor's cousin, William Waldorf Astor. The complex became known as the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, coincidentally becoming the host location to the U.S. inquiries into the sinking of the RMS Titanic, in which Astor was killed.[1]
From 1894 to 1896, he was on the staff of Governor Levi P. Morton.[4] Shortly after the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in 1898, Astor personally financed a volunteer artillery unit known as the "Astor Battery", which saw service in the Philippines. Astor was appointed a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Volunteers and served as a staff officer in Cuba during the Santiago Campaign. During this time he allowed his yacht, the Nourmahal, to be used by the U.S. government. During the war, Astor appeared in the films President McKinley's Inspection of Camp Wikoff in 1898 and Col. John Jacob Astor, Staff and Veterans of the Spanish-American War in 1899.[1]
Due to his war service, Astor was entitled to the Spanish Campaign Medal. He was also a member of the Society of the Army of Santiago, the Society of Colonial Wars and the Society of the American Wars of the United States.
His estate "Ferncliff," north of the town center of Rhinebeck, New York, with a mile and a half of Hudson river frontage in the picturesque Lower Hudson River Valley, had been purchased piecemeal by his father in the mid-19th century; Astor was born there.[5] His father's Italianate house of 1864 was partly rebuilt in 1904 to designs by Stanford White of McKim, Mead, and White, retaining its conservative exterior, and a sports pavilion in Louis XVI style was added.[6] The "Casino" or "Astor Courts" reportedly housed the first residential indoor swimming pool in the U.S., an indoor tennis court with vaulting of Guastavino tile, and guest bedrooms; in the lower level were a bowling alley and a shooting range.[7] The estate, reduced to 50 acres (200,000 m2) and renamed "Astor Courts," eventually became a wedding venue. The wedding of Chelsea Clinton took place there on July 31, 2010.
Politics [edit]
Astor was a prominent member of the Republican party.
Titanic [edit]
While traveling, Madeleine became pregnant, and wanting the child born in the U.S., the Astors boarded the RMS Titanic on her maiden voyage to New York. They embarked in Cherbourg, France, in first class and were the wealthiest passengers aboard. Accompanying the Astors were Astor's valet, Victor Robbins; Madeleine's maid, Rosalie Bidois, and her nurse, Caroline Louise Endres. They also took their pet Airedale, Kitty. The Astors were deeply fond of their dog and had come close to losing her on a previous trip when she went missing in Egypt. Kitty did not survive the sinking.[8][9]
Death [edit]
A short while after the Titanic hit the iceberg that caused her to sink, Astor informed his wife of the collision, but reassured her that the damage did not appear to be serious. Some time later as the ship's lifeboats for first class were being manned, Astor remained unperturbed; he and his family played with the mechanical horses in the gymnasium. At some point Astor is thought to have sliced the lining of an extra lifebelt with a pen knife to show his wife its contents, either to prove that they were not of use or to reassure her that they were.
When Second Officer Charles Lightoller later arrived on A Deck to finish loading Lifeboat 4, Astor helped his wife, with her maid and nurse, into it. Astor then asked if he might join his wife because she was in 'a delicate condition'; however, Lightoller told him that men were not to be allowed to board until all the women and children had been loaded. After Lifeboat 4 was lowered at 1:55 am, Astor is said to have stood alone while others tried to free the remaining collapsible boats;[1] he was last seen alive on the starboard bridge wing, smoking a cigarette with Jacques Futrelle. A mere half hour later, the ship disappeared beneath the ocean. Madeleine, her nurse and her maid survived. Astor and his valet, Victor Robbins, did not.
In the aftermath, ships were sent out to retrieve the bodies from the site of the sinking; of the 1,517 passengers and crew that perished in the sinking, only 333 bodies were ever recovered. Astor's body was recovered on April 22 by the steamer Mackay-Bennett, a cable-ship chartered by White Star Line (the Titanic's shipping company). Astor was thought for years to have been killed by one of the ship's falling funnels because reports persist that his body was recovered in a mangled state, but all who examined his body maintained that it was in perfect condition with no bruising.[1]
Astor was identified by the initials sewn on the label of his jacket. Among the items found on him was a gold pocket watch which his son, Vincent, claimed and wore the rest of his life.
- CLOTHING – Blue serge suit; blue handkerchief with "A.V."; belt with gold buckle; brown boots with red rubber soles; brown flannel shirt; "J.J.A." on back of collar.
- EFFECTS – Gold watch; cuff links, gold with diamond; diamond ring with three stones; £225 in English notes; $2440 in notes; £5 in gold; 7s. in silver; 5 ten franc pieces; gold pencil; pocketbook.
Astor was buried in Trinity Church Cemetery in New York City. On August 14, 1912, Madeleine Astor gave birth to his second son, John Jacob Astor VI, known as "Jakey".[1][10][11]
Will [edit]
Astor left $69 million of his $85 million estate ($2.08 billion in 2012 dollars[12]) to his eldest son, Vincent.[13] This value included his estate in Rhinebeck and his yacht, the Noma. To his wife Madeleine, he left a $5 million trust fund and an annual paycheck of $500,000, as well as use of his New York mansion 65th & Fifth Avenue, all its furnishings, and his Newport mansion Beechwood and all of its furnishings, pick of whichever luxury limo she wanted from his collection and five of his prized horses—as long as she did not remarry. His daughter Ava (who lived with her mother, also named Ava) received a $10 million trust fund. Upon turning 21, Jakey inherited $3 million.[14]
Legacy [edit]
Astor's prominence led to the creation of many exaggerated and unsubstantiated accounts about his actions during the sinking of the Titanic. One story alleges that he opened Titanic's kennel and released the dogs; in another, he placed a woman's hat on a boy to make sure the child was able to get into a lifeboat. Another legend claims that after the ship hit the iceberg, he quipped, "I asked for ice, but this is ridiculous." These stories appeared in newspapers, magazines, and even books about the sinking. In reality, none of the claims about Astor's actions were substantiated, as nobody who recognized him survived other than the women who boarded lifeboats relatively early on.[15] Wade wrote that the ice joke is almost certainly apocryphal, as Astor was not known for making jokes, and that the story about the hat (like many other 'survivor stories' published shortly after the sinking) may have been invented by the reporter.[15]
However, Louis Garrett's eyewitness account stated:[citation needed]
What a sight! Most of the lifeboats were gone. The crew was permitting women and children only to board the lifeboats—there were not enough for everyone. We saw women crying, not wanting to leave their husbands; husbands begging their wives and children to hurry and get into the lifeboats. Amid this complete pandemonium and mass hysteria stood my sister and I, two immigrant children, unable to speak English, frightened beyond belief, crying and looking for help. The last lifeboat was being loaded. A middle-aged gentleman was with his very young, pregnant wife. He helped her into the lifeboat, then looked back to the deck and saw others wanting to get aboard. He kissed his wife good-bye, and, returning to the deck, grabbed the first person in his path. Fortunately, I was there in the right place at the right time and he put me into the lifeboat. I screamed for my sister who had frozen from fright. With the help of others, she also was pushed into the lifeboat. Who was the gallant man who performed this kind act? We were told he was John Jacob Astor IV. At that time he was 45 years old and his wife, Madeleine, was 19. They were traveling to the United States because they wanted their child to be born there. Many newspaper stories were written that told how John Jacob Astor gave up his life for a young immigrant. The Astor family records indicate that, according to Mrs. Astor, Mr. Astor had words with a crewman who tried to prevent him from helping his wife into the lifeboat. He did so anyway. And, as I said, he kissed her and, returning to the deck, began helping others into the lifeboat.
Portrayals [edit]
Astor's fame has made him a frequent character in films about Titanic. German actor Karl Schönböck played Astor in the 1943 Nazi propaganda film Titanic. William Johnstone played Astor in the 1953 film Titanic, and in the 1997 version of Titanic he was played by Eric Braeden, who was cast in the role due to a strong resemblance to Astor. In the 1997 film, he is instantly killed when the Grand Staircase's dome breaks, flooding the entire room. In the 1996 miniseries, he was played by Scott Hylands. Astor was also portrayed by David Janssen in the 1979 film S.O.S. Titanic. Astor was mentioned in the first episode of the ITV drama Downton Abbey as a good friend of Cora, the Countess of Grantham. Perennially, in the town of Astoria, Oregon (so named for Astor's great-grandfather), Astor IV is portrayed by a local amateur actor in street corner vignettes. He was played by Miles Richardson in the 2012 Titanic miniseries.
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "John Jacob Astor IV". Encyclopedia Titanica. Retrieved 2010-10-27. "Colonel John Jacob Astor IV was born in Rhinebeck, New York on July 13th, 1864 the son of William Astor and great-grandson of John Jacob Astor the fur trader. Astor was educated at St. Paul's School, Concord and later went to Harvard. After a period of travelling abroad (1888–91) he returned to the United States to manage the family fortune. He had homes at 840 Fifth Avenue, New York and at Ferncliff, Rhinebeck, New York. ..."
- ^ John Wilson Foster, The Age of Titanic: Cross-Currents in Anglo-American Culture (2002).
- ^ Stanley Turkel, "The Original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel" April 4, 2007; (accessed July 8, 2009).
- ^ "Astor, John Jacob. An American capitalist, inventor, and soldier". New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
- ^ Automobile Club of America, The Club Journal 2 (November 12, 1910) "Little Journeys to the Homes of Members: Ferncliff", pp1002ff.
- ^ Paul Goldberger, A Monograph of the works of McKim, Mead & White, 1879–1915, 1985.
- ^ AstorCourts.com. AstorCourts.com. Retrieved on September 10, 2011.
- ^ Fate of the pets who sailed on the Titanic. Lostandfond.co.uk. October 2, 2010. Retrieved on September 10, 2011.
- ^ "John Jacob Astor IV". titanic-passengers.com. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ "Son for Mrs. Astor. Named for Father. Both Mother and Baby Said to be Very Well, the Child Strong and Well Formed.". New York Times. August 15, 1912, Thursday. Retrieved June 22, 2008. "Baby is the Sixth John Jacob Astor. Mrs. Madeleine Force Astor, survivor of he Titanic....."
- ^ "John J. Astor 5th, 79. Son of Builder of Hotel". New York Times. June 27, 1992. Retrieved August 10, 2009. "John Jacob Astor 5th, a descendant of one of America's most fabled merchant princes, died yesterday at his home in Miami Beach. ... His father was John Jacob Astor 4th, a businessman and inventor, who built the Astoria Hotel in New York City that was later combined with the hotel next door to become the Waldorf-Astoria. His mother was the former Madeline Talmage Force of New York City. She was pregnant with him when she and her husband sailed on the Titanic. Her husband put her on a lifeboat and went down with the ship on April 15, 1912."
- ^ "WolframAlpha". Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Astor Bequests Have All Been Paid". New York Times. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ The Evening News (Providence R I), May 7, 1912, p. 1. Online reference http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QupgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u2MNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2415,1723472&dq=madeleine+force+astor&hl=en
- ^ a b Wade, Wyn Craig (1979, 1986 (revised)). Titanic: End of a Dream. New York City: Penguin Books. pp. 70–73. ISBN [[Special:BookSources/0-14-016619-2|0-14-016619-2[[Category:Articles with invalid ISBNs]]]] Check
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External links [edit]
- Works by John Jacob Astor IV at Project Gutenberg
- Texts on Wikisource:
- "Astor, John Jacob, capitalist". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900. An article on his uncle in which he is mentioned.
- "Astor, John Jacob. An American capitalist, inventor, and soldier". New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
- "Astor, John Jacob, American capitalist and inventor". Encyclopedia Americana. 1920.
- "Astor, John Jacob, an American capitalist". Collier's New Encyclopedia. 1921.
- Funeral of Col. Astor at http://news.hrvh.org