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- ↑ Billington, Michael (2 June 2009). "Sister Act / London Palladium". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Peter Schneider to Leave Disney". Business Wire. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ↑ World Bridge Federation records of the World Transnational Open Teams Championship - Estoril, Portugal, 2005.
- ↑ Peter Schneider, WBF Code USAQ696225
