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Glen Cove native Margaux Powers moved to Manhattan to pursue a career in finance, but police said her life and those ambitions were extinguished this weekend by the man who slashed her throat.
The 26-year-old’s body was found around 6 p.m. Saturday in the bathtub of the Chelsea apartment that police said she shared with her boyfriend, Jonathan Smith, 34.
Police found an unsigned apology note in the apartment and said they suspect Smith killed Powers before leaping to his death several hours later from another lower Manhattan building at 55 Exchange Place in the financial district.
Police said it was unclear how long Powers had been dead before she was found.
Family and friends offered few details about Smith except that he had grown up in nearby Glen Head, had known the Powers family for years and had recently been laid off from the Manhattan restaurant where he’d worked as a chef.
The victim’s father, Michael S. Powers, declined to speak to reporters at his Poppy Lane home in Glen Cove, but released a written statement saying the family is “completely devastated” by her loss.
“We were looking forward to watching her life continue to blossom,” wrote Powers, the managing director of Lazard Asset Management in Manhattan. “But her future has been tragically cut short and we are overcome with grief.”
Smith’s stepmother, Mary Smith, was reached by phone at her Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. home where she lives with Smith’s father, Baldwin. Mary Smith declined to discuss details of her stepson’s yearlong relationship with Powers. “I think both families need time to just heal and be together,” she said.
Family members said Margaux Powers and her father were very close, regularly taking trips together - the two attended the 2007 French Open and recently returned from a vacation to China.

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Bonacic’s Delaware County Funding
Sen. John Bonacic, R-New Hope, has secured the following Delaware County member-item allocations for the projects listed:
ä Delhi, American Legion Donald W. Gleason Post No. 190, $25,000 for building repairs.
ä Sidney Center, American Legion Guntown Post 1554, $7,500 to purchase equipment and/or for building improvements.
ä Sidney, American Legion Post 183, $7,500 for building improvements.
ä Andes, town of Andes, $10,000 to purchase equipment and/or for capital
ä Bovina, town of Bovina, $25,000 for renovation and equipment for the Maynard
ä Treadwell, Bright Hill Press, $2,500 to purchase equipment and/or for capital improvements.
ä Delhi, Delaware County Firefighters Association, $25,000 to purchase equipment and/or for capital improvements for firefighters through the Delaware County
Department of Emergency Services.
ä Delhi, Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, $20,000 to purchase equipment.
ä Walton, Delaware Valley Agricultural Society, $25,000 for costs related to improving the county fairgrounds.
ä Delhi, Delhi Fire Department, $10,000 to purchase equipment and/or for capital improvements.
ä Deposit, town of Deposit, $25,000 to purchase equipment and/or for road and/or capital improvements.
ä Deposit, village of Deposit, $1,000 for youth services.
ä Downsville, Downsville Fire Department, $20,000 to purchase equipment and/or for capital improvements.
ä East Branch, East Branch Fire Department, $10,000 to purchase equipment and/or for capital improvements.
ä East Meredith, East Meredith Fish, Game & Gun Club, $5,000 for building repairs.
ä Grand Gorge, Grand Gorge Hose Company No. 1, $10,000 to purchase equipment and/or for capital improvements approved by the Fire Chief and Fire Commissioners.
ä Hamden, town of Hamden, $25,000 to build an addition to the highway garage.
ä Hancock, Hancock Fire Department, $10,000 to purchase fire or rescue apparatus.
ä Hancock, village of Hancock. $10,000 to purchase equipment and/or for capital
ä Harpersfield, town of Harpersfield, $40,000 improvements to the Town Hall.

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Boston Celtics guard Eddie House (50) drives toward the basket as by San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan, right, defends during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Monday, March 17, 2008. Boston won 93-91. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Rick Barnes has a message for fans in Arkansas: Treat his visiting Longhorns well this weekend — or else.
Second-seeded Texas faces 15th-seeded Austin Peay on Friday afternoon in Little Rock — the capital of a state with a storied hatred for all things burnt orange.
“Obviously, and honestly, our guys don’t know the rivalry that existed between Texas and Arkansas,” Barnes said Monday. “We’re scheduled to come play Arkansas next year (in Fayetteville), and if the fans don’t treat us well, we’re not going to come. You can put that out there. I’m serious. We’ve got enough money here we can buy our way out of it. So, they’d better be good to us.”
After the NCAA tournament brackets were announced Sunday, the Texas coach was already bracing for a rude welcome in Little Rock, noting that underdogs are almost always crowd favorites.
But the Texas-Arkansas feud has far deeper roots, back to the old Southwest Conference days.
Then, in 1995, when Arkansas came to play NCAA first- and second-round games in Austin, the Erwin Center crowd loudly embraced underdogs Texas Southern and Syracuse — and the Razorbacks barely survived, winning two games here by a total of three points.
Afterward, Arkansas athletic director Frank Broyles sent a complaint to the NCAA about the fans’ treatment in Austin, and declared, “I hope we never play in Austin again. … I would want our team to be sent anywhere but Austin.”
This week, the Longhorns might wish they were anywhere but Arkansas.
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/24-7PressRelease/ - RICKMANSWORTH, UK, March 15, 2008 - Fractional ownership is a concept that is gaining momentum it provides the route to woning luxury, boats, cars and properties. The UK will be host to its biggest fractional ownership exhibition taking place at Broadgate Event Venues, EC2A 2BQ in the heart of the City of London 28 - 30th April 2008.
The exhibition is being billed as one of the largest and most diverse fractional ownership and asset-sharing exhibitions in the world, the event caters for the growing number of people who want to enjoy a lifestyle of luxury items and experiences - without the ties, responsibilities and capital outlay of a complete purchase.
The Expo takes place at the prestigious Broadgate Event Venues which ‘houses’ the highest penetration of ABC1 consumers in the UK and is free to attend for visitors.
Limited to just 27 exhibitor stands, the show will play host to a number of different fractional ownership and asset-sharing “zones”: Property-houses, hotels, residence and destination clubs, Motoring - classic vehicles and supercars, Sea - boats and yachts, Air - aircraft and jets and, finally, Lifestyle - wines and spirits, sport, handbags and other relevant assets and investments. There will also be plenty of desirable ‘fractional’ luxury objects on display.

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