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Interface to sell Bentley Prince Street
The sale of Bentley Prince Street (BPS) to Dominus Capital and members of management by Interface, Inc., will give the company greater independence to build its brand around the world, according to president Anthony Minite.
Minite will assume the additional CEO title and duties when the deal closes. It is expected be formally completed on August 15, Minite told FCW.
"We will be able to move faster and do things on the research and development side to be ahead of the competition," Minite said. BPS will focus on extending its carpet modular and area rug business worldwide. "BPS will be hiring some new people or business development roles, but senior management is in place and part of the investment," Minite said.
Minite added that he is pleased the deal was struck with Dominus Capital. "They will give us the capital to move forward, but allow us to run the company and maximize our potential. It will give us the independence to do what we want to do as well as the opportunity to build on our legacy in the carpet industry," he said.
Interface announced on July 30 that it had reached an agreement to sell the BPS division to private equity firm Dominus Capital and members of management for $35 million.
Dan Hendrix, Interface chairman and CEO, said the move is good for both companies. It allows Interface to focus entirely on its core business — modular carpet — and strengthens its balance sheet at the same time. BPS continues to operate much as it has during its tenure as an Interface brand, and it gets an infusion of capital.
Bentley Prince Street, based in California, has annual sales in excess of $100 million. Interface, based in Georgia, is a publicly traded company with annual sales in 2011 of approximately $1.06 billion.
Hendrix told FCW the sale of the company was the continuation of a strategy to take the company back to its modular roots. Ray Anderson founded Interface as a modular company, but in the late 1980s and 1990s embarked on a strategy to diversify and globalize the company, Hendricks said. Interface now makes and sells carpet tile around the world.
Interface purchased Prince Street from founder Bob Weiner in 1992. It followed up with the purchase of Bentley in 1993 and merged the two high-end broadloom brands in 2002 when it consolidated broadloom operations on the West Coast. The purchases gave Interface a strong presence in that market, which complimented its modular business. Other diversification acquisitions included Guilford fabrics and Access flooring, Hendrix said. "Carpet tile was only 43 percent of our business in 2000," he said.
At that time, the company was highly leveraged. Hendrix said the strategy shifted to get back to the company's core business. "I felt like we should focus on Interface and its global business," he said. "BPS as an independent is better for them," Hendrix continued. Today, BPS has modular capability as well as broadloom and rugs.
"BPS has the distinction of being an iconic brand in the marketplace," Hendrix also said. "Anthony and his team have contributed a great deal to our company's success, and in particular, to our sustainability journey. For nearly 20 years, our Bentley Prince Street colleagues have journeyed with us in reducing our negative impacts on the environment with the highest degree of integrity. I know they will continue to be a sustainability leader, while expanding the boundaries of commercial carpet design, manufacturing and customer service."
Minite said that daily operations would continue as normal. "While the purchase may represent a change in ownership, it does not represent any change in BPS's commitment to delivering quality products and customer service. Being privately owned will be a return to our entrepreneurial roots."
Ashish Rughwani, partner at Dominus Capital, added, "We are excited to partner with Anthony and the rest of the management team in this investment. We look forward to supporting them as they continue to expand their product portfolio and further build-out their roster of dedicated clients around the globe. In addition to making a substantial financial commitment to Bentley, we look forward to utilizing our previous experience in the floor covering industry, as well as our network of industry executives, to assist management in achieving its growth plans."
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Kate Gosselin tried very hard to ensure the world that she and her daughters are a-ok. However, her "Today" show interview debacle with her daughters Mady and Cara, as cringeworthy as it was for us, was evidently far worse for the twins' father.
According to NewsMax on Jan. 17, the live interview with Kate and her two 13-year-old daughters was supposed to be a follow-up to a People magazine interview from earlier this month where the girls rebuffed the notion they have been "emotionally damaged."
According to People, the teens said they have in no way been harmed by the "fame" of their ignominious parents – Kate and Jon Gosselin, who starred with their 9-year-old sextuplets on TLC's "Jon & Kate Plus 8."
"People expect us to be damaged," Cara said in the People interview. Sister Mady agreed, stating: "People think we're supposed to be messed up, like, 'Oooooh, the poor Gosselin kids, they're going to be scarred for life, waaaaah.' Here's the big news: we're not messed up."
Big news it may be, but when Savannah Guthrie asked the girls on live television, the only thing we heard was crickets.
"What would you want to say, Mady, about how you and your sister and family are doing?" Guthrie asked in the interview Thursday.
"Um," was all Mady could say, followed by a long pause.
Gosselin tried to jump in and help, instructing, "Mady, your words," and then telling her teen daughter to "spit it out," but to no avail.
"This is their chance to talk, this is the most wordless I've heard them all morning," Kate offered as an explanation to Guthrie. "I don't want to speak for them."
Guthrie then tried Cara. "Do you think people have the wrong impression of you guys, Cara?" Guthrie asked. But Cara just sat totally silent throughout the entire interview.
"My gosh, yes or no?" an exasperated Gosselin said.
Of course, Jon couldn't let this one go, and the 36-year-old dad called in to TMZ with his thoughts on the whole fiasco.
"I felt upset. I was laying there with Liz [Jannetta] and we were like, 'Say something girls. Come on! Just say something. Anything.' And they didn't say anything and we were like, 'Ugh, this is horrible.' Then I felt really bad. I mean, I didn't care too much for Kate or whatever, but I felt really bad for Mady and Cara because I love them and they're just put in this situation. It was like deer in the headlights."
Jon said Kate's humiliating meltdown shows exactly why their kids shouldn't be forced to participate in a lengthy publicity tour, and said he will be addressing it with Kate.
"I'm going to handle this as a family matter," Jon said, adding, "I don't want to affect the children anymore."


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The season finale of "The Vampire Diaries" was an emotional one and fans were shocked when Damon and Bonnie appeared to have disappeared forever. However, the show wouldn't be the same without them. On May 17, Hollywood Hills posted an update on Damon and Bonnie and it turns out that they will be back in season 6.
It was suspected that Damon and Bonnie would return. Not only do they have major roles in the vampire series, but a marketing poster for "The Vampire Diaries" season 6 showed Stefan, Elena and Damon. If he wasn't going to appear, then he certainly wouldn't be included. The question now is when will they return, what form will they be in and where will they be?
TV Line recently spoke to executive producer Julie Plec and she did confirm that Damon Salvatore and Bonnie Bennett would return for another season. However, she wouldn't give any other details. She said that the season finale left viewers with a big mystery. Viewers are confused as to whether Damon and Bonnie died or if they are still on the Other Side. There is also the question of if the Other Side is still intact or not. If it isn't, then where did they go and how will they appear on season 6?
Plec also stated that there will be no more storylines on the doppelgangers. It was something that was fun throughout the fifth season. However, with Katherine and Silas gone, the writers are finished with that story.
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College Hockey:ECAC To Alter Playoff Format
Though an official announcement has yet to be made, it appears that the ECAC will change the format of its Division I ice hockey playoffs.
Under the new arrangement, 10 of 12 teams still qualify for the playoffs, but the ECAC will go to five quarterfinal series, with the winner of the five-six series advancing to Lake Placid for the ECAC Championship Round.
In previous years, two first-round games were played on the Tuesday night following the end of the regular season. The winners of those games then advanced to the quarterfinals, along with the remaining six playoff teams.
"This is something that I have been pushing hard for, and not because [Colgate] lost in it last year," said Colgate head coach Don Vaughn. "I'm excited about it; the Tuesday game was just not working."
"I'm certainly for it," said Vermont head coach Mike Gilligan. "It was a way to eliminate the Tuesday game."
"I don't think anyone was in favor of the Tuesday game," said Harvard head coach Ronn Tomassoni. "It'll be interesting to see how it plays out."
The Tuesday first-round games have been criticized for many reasons, including lack of gate attendance, travel, and interruption of academics. The move to five quarterfinal series is designed to allay these criticisms.
"We have great fans," said Gilligan. "But if we can't sell out a Tuesday game, who can? These games had no crowd, and it was an interruption to the student-athlete in their studies."
"It just wasn't beneficial to the student-athlete," said Vaughn. "Coming off a weekend of play and then perhaps having to travel to get to a game on Tuesday night is too much of a distraction."
The five quarterfinal series will remain a first-to-three-points format, and the winners advance to Lake Placid. The two lowest remaining seeds would play each other on Thursday, March 19. The winner of that game faces the highest remaining seed the next day, while the two other seeds play one another that same day.
While the switch of formats has eliminated some of the criticisms of the Tuesday game, it has raised others.
"The only advantage now is finishing in the top three," said Princeton head coach Don Cahoon. "I would hate to advance and have to play the Thursday game."
"It certainly makes it tough to have to win three games in Placid," said Vaughn. "To win on Thursday, and then come back and have to win Friday, and then again Saturday, it's a lot to ask."
"It puts a lot of pressure on the four and five teams," said Gilligan. "You have to win three games."
Another criticism has been that the idea is to get as many ECAC teams as possible into the NCAA Championships, and giving the top seed a supposedly easier path almost eliminates the possibility of the fourth- or fifth-place team getting into the Championships.
"Shouldn't the top seed have every advantage to earn the bye in the NCAA Tournament to have an easier path to the Final Four?" counters ECAC Commissioner Jeff Fanter. "It may be right that the goal is to get as many teams to the NCAAs, but it is not only to get teams there, but to win a championship."
While there are criticisms, it seems that the plusses outpoll the minuses.
"One more school gets to experience Lake Placid," said Vaughn. "It only lends to the great college hockey experience. And if you get the right combination of teams there, the place will be overflowing."
"It brings another team to Lake Placid," said Tomassoni, "and that team's fan base."
Cahoon agreed.
"That helps the ECAC and Lake Placid."
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SCR: Do you see similarities between Brian and his father, Bill Jr., when he took over for Big Bill.
JOHNSON: "Yeah, I see a lot.
"I'm one of the few people that spoke out and did not think Bill Jr. could follow his father's footsteps--but he did, and he did a better job than his dad did. And I hope that follows through with Brian.
"The sport needs that, and he needs to try to step up and do better than his dad did. It's a popular sport. It's gone farther and farther ahead from where his did has taken it, and he took it from his dad and did the same thing with it.
"If Brian can do the same thing his father has done, it will be the No. 1 sport in the world."
SCR: How well did the France family foster fair competition and the growth of the sport?
JOHNSON: "I think they [did] very well.
"They have not only run the sport, they have promoted and gotten involved in making sure the sport went to the top and stayed there, basically by investing back into the sport their own money.
"They just didn't take the money out and run with it. They put it back into the sport and the race tracks and all the things it took to promote and build the sport bigger and bigger and bigger.
"They also gained a lot of income from what they invested back in it. Most people would have looked at it like, 'Well, if you"re gonna make this much money, why do you want to put the money back into the sport?'
"They felt Bill Jr. probably knew in his mind where he was going to take it to and how far he could take it, or he would not have gone out and built race tracks after his daddy quit. The two superspeedways that his dad had put together were Daytona and Tallagdega, and he ran that for a while.
"Now he's taken over, and he's bought Michigan, Rockingham, California and built two more race tracks.
"They have taken their earnings and put it back into the sport to where it has made it a bigger sport, a higher-level sport, from down to the ground to now it's up in the air about as high at it can go.
"When you look at it from that standpoint, they were the ones who promoted the sport more than anybody else has."


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UIC Opener Notes
DEKALB, Ill. - The Northern Illinois cross country team kicks off their 2012 season Saturday when they head to Palos Heights, Ill., for the UIC Opener. The meet begins at 10 a.m. on the two-mile Horse Lake Trail, located in the Swallow Cliff Natural Area. NIU is set to compete alongside Horizon League members UIC, UW-Milwaukee and UW-Green Bay, along with local foes Chicago State and St. Xavier. "With any first meet of the year, the most important thing that you want is to compete and compete well," said NIU head coach Greg Hipp. "Certainly, we want to have a good outcome, hopefully win the meet and run fast, but the biggest thing this time of year is to compete and show that we can run tough. If we can do that, once we are ready to go later on in the year, their bodies are going to know what to do. We've got to go out there and be aggressive in the first meet." The Huskies return five of their top six runners from last season's team, including senior standout Courtney Oldenburg. In addition, juniors Alexis Capps, Katie Janssen and Claire McAuley, along with sophomore Jamie Burr, look to boost the Cardinal & Black's efforts this season. Meanwhile, NIU will also feature five highly-touted newcomers on this year's roster, led by NIU's 5000 and 10,000 meter track record holder Juliane Totzke. Alongside the German sophomore are freshmen Ali Olson, Leah Raffety, Hannah Savage and Taylor Vinhal. Each of them will likely have a major impact on the team this season, according to Hipp. "They've come in really fit and they are competing well," Hipp said. "I've really never seen a group of freshmen this confident before in all the years I've coached. I'm really impressed at how they have come in, not just in the way they are doing work, but in the mentality they have. I think they are going to make a quick transition, but they're certainly making the rest of the team step up, as well." Northern is looking to improve on last season's season-opening performance, when they finished seventh in the 2011 UIC Opener. However, NIU did defeat both UIC and UW-Green Bay in subsequent meets later on in the 2011 season and has seen major improvements during preseason practice. "It's a completely different kind of group in almost every aspect," Hipp said. "The kind of culture and mentality they brought into this year is completely different and that's showing in their workouts. We've had seven to eight girls in every single workout run faster than our number one girl did last year." The team was picked to finish eighth in the Mid-American Conference's preseason poll, finishing ahead of Buffalo, Kent State, Ball State and Bowling Green.


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Kino Lorber has announced the acquisition of the documentary film "Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton" for North American distribution. The sale includes educational, digital, TV and home video rights.
Kino Lorber's subsidiary label Alive Mind is planning a multi-tiered release this summer that includes a release across select digital platforms, DVD, and outreach to the educational market via Kino Lorber Edu.
The film's Frisky Divinity Productions is planning a limited theatrical release this summer in key markets.
"Big Joy" premiered at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival, screened at the Tribeca Film Festival, and then played over thirty-five festivals worldwide.
Co-directed by Eric Slade, Stephen Silha, and Dawn Logsdon, Big Joy is the first documentary about longtime Bay Area poet and filmmaker James Broughton, a defining artistic voice of the 1960's and 1970's sexual and artistic revolution.
The deal was negotiated by Elizabeth Sheldon, Kino Lorber Senior Vice-President, and Stephen Silha, film's co-director and founder of Frisky Divinity Productions.
"Big Joy is an exquisite documentary with universal appeal, critical acclaim, and a dedicated grass-roots audience that the filmmakers have carefully built over a year of successful festival screenings," Sheldon said. "It's the perfect fit for our hybrid distribution model, and we look forward to collaborating with Stephen Silha and his team across our many release platforms."
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Notes by Steve Vander Ark and Michele L. Worley
Synopsis and links by John Kearns
U.S. hardcover edition: pages 38 - 56
U.K. hardcover edition: pages 42 - 58
Timeframe: Friday, 12 July,
In which the Daily Prophet
tells us about the wizarding public's perception of
Harry and the steps the
Ministry has taken to
provide safety in the war, and
Dumbledore returns to
Privet Drive. Before leaving,
Dumbledore sits with
Harry and the
Dursleys, updates
Harry on his inheritance from
Sirius and gives him
Kreacher, determining
that he has indeed come into Harry's
possession. Dumbledore then
chastises the Dursleys for their
treatment of Harry but asks that he
be allowed to return to
Privet Drive one final time,
and he and Harry depart.
The chapter title is reminiscent of first word we ever heard
Dudley say in the books
("won't" in the U.S. edition); here it's a reference to
Kreacher's reaction
at being inherited by Harry.
"Will" refers to Sirius'
last will and testament, which
Dumbledore discusses with
Harry herein.
Interesting facts and notes about the text of this chapter:
An alarm clock, repaired by Harry
several years ago
Harry had read this letter so often
since its arrival three days ago
Characters introduced in this chapter:
Characters returning in this chapter:
Dumbledore, Albus
Dursley, Dudley
Dursley, Petunia Evans
Dursley, Vernon
Potter, Harry
Characters mentioned in this chapter:
Black, Mrs.
Black, Regulus
Black, Sirius
Buckbeak (as Witherwings)
Fudge, Cornelius
Lestrange, Bellatrix Black
Longbottom, Augusta (Gran)
Longbottom, Neville
Potter, James
Potter, Lily
Riddle, Tom Marvolo
(as He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named)
Rosmerta, Madam
Scrimgeour, Rufus
Death Eaters captured at the Ministry of Magic
(unnamed) Obliviator who refused to give his name to the Daily Prophet
(unnamed) Ministry spokeswizards, highly placed sources, etc.
Settings and locations introduced or returning in this chapter:
number four, Privet Drive
Harry's bedroom
sitting room
Settings and locations mentioned in this chapter:
Burrow, the
Diagon Alley
Gringotts Wizarding Bank
Ministry of Magic Headquarters
Hall of Prophecy
number twelve, Grimmauld Place
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
school kitchens
Exceptional character moments:
Still to come....
Spells and Potions:
Apparition, Side-Along
(mentioned in Ministry pamphlet)
conjured items:
Dumbledore conjuers glasses of Rosmerta's mead
Dark Mark, the
Disillusionment Charm
(mentioned in Ministry pamphlet)
Imperius Curse
(mentioned in Ministry pamphlet)
Killing Curse
(unnamed and nonverbal, but Dumbledore makes the sofa zoom around the room)
Polyjuice Potion
(mentioned in Ministry pamphlet)
Shield Charm
(mentioned in Ministry pamphlet)
Vanishing spell
(unnamed and nonverbal, but Dumbledore vanishes the glasses)
(unnamed) defensive spells and charms and a complex array of
countercurses to protect Hogwarts
(unnamed) spell or device (perhaps the
that makes the streetlamp go out
(unnamed) nonverbal spells Dumbledore uses to pour, serve,
and thump the Dursleys' heads with glasses of mead
Links and Resources:
Daily Prophet, the
Death Eaters
food and drink: mead
Cloak, Invisibility
Minister for Magic
Ministry of Magic
Department of Magical Law Enforcement
Memorable lines:
Harry looked around; all three of the Dursleys were
cowering with their arms over their heads as their glasses bounced up
and down on their skulls, their contents flying everywhere.
"And now, Harry, let us
step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure."
Strictly British:
Dumbledore's letter states that he's picking Harry up on a Friday.
The rest of the evidence pertaining to the exact date of this Friday
is in the next chapter - but it's most likely 12 July.


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Along with the courses included in the BFA Theatre degree such as acting, movement, voice for the actor, auditioning, musical theatre majors receive specialized training through their History of the American Musical, Musical Theatre Workshop, Voice, Theory and Piano courses. Additionally, students participate in a regular Musical Theatre Cabaret performance.
We enjoy strong relationships with Broadway Theatre Project (BTP) and The Performing Arts Project (TPAP). SHSU musical theatre majors are given the opportunity to audition for placement in the these valuable summer training programs through a private audition. Additionally, casting director Dave Clemmons conducts audition workshops and auditions SHSU musical theatre majors in conjunction with The Performing Arts Project. Many of our students have been invited to attend these programs and receive training from professionals working in the industry.
Renowned British actor Michael York worked with many of our musical theatre majors during his three day lecture series here in the fall of 2006. We have also had the great fortune of having New York vocal coach Robert Marks, former Theatre Under the Stars Associate Artistic Director Roy Hamlin, former Artistic Director of Stages Repertory Theatre Rob Bundy, Broadway composer Georgia Stitt and former Associate Producer, Ford's Theatre Washington D.C. Mark Ramont conduct master classes for our students.
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Each musical theatre major at Sam Houston participates in Musical Theatre Workshop every semester.
This course is designed to be a business practicum.
The topics covered are meant to inform students of the business aspects of being a professional performer, develop the necessary materials used in the business and solidify the skills required for a successful career in the performing arts.
Topics covered include resumes, head shots, auditions, dance combinations, monologues, vocal styles, designing business materials, researching roles, writing new musicals, and polishing audition materials.
Musical Theatre Vocal Training
Our goal is to equip our students with a palate of vocal choices appropriate for the various styles of singing found on Broadway today and to build them an audition folder that will serve them well.
Each musical theatre major is enrolled in private voice study. We want our students to be marketable in today's industry and therefore recognize the need for belt training.
Our teachers specialize in training contemporary commercial music vocal technique.
Students have the opportunity to hone their audition and musicianship skills during weekly private voice lessons, audition class, monthly Cabaret performances, master classes, workshops and Musical Theatre Ensemble.
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Homeschooling is a wonderful thing for a lot of families. Having your kids at home with you means that you have the freedom to do a lot of things that you might not be able to do otherwise. You can arrange your schedule to suit yourself, and take vacations and participate in other activities according to what works for you, rather than what works for the school system. You can teach your kids things that they might miss out on in school, and you can make sure that they really "get" a concept, spending as much time as they need on a subject instead of rushing along to the next one before they're ready or staying on a lesson for weeks when they already understand it perfectly.
On the other hand, there comes a time in the life of every homeschooling parent when it's time to let the kids go back to school. Sooner or later, they have to return to normal society—and the question is, when is it that time?
Is your child struggling to learn at home? Have you failed to properly teach a number of concepts in a row? Do you feel that your child is failing to grasp important lessons? It's time to consider a new approach—and that new approach might be a return to a traditional classroom.
Are you frustrated with your child more often than you are able to enjoy them? Starting to wonder why this homeschooling thing sounded like a good idea? Spending more time arguing than you are teaching anything? It might be time to take another look at why you made this decision in the first place—and how much your child is really benefitting from it.
There are many, many reasons why parents choose to homeschool their children, and many of them are not as much "choice" as necessity. However, when you reach the point where it's more frustration than gift…it might be time to think about it again.


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Patriot Day, 2010.
Nine tough years after a devastating Tuesday morning that shattered towers and convulsed a nation, what does it mean to be a patriot, exactly, in Vancouver, U.S.A.?
For Kelsey Hartley, 32, of east Vancouver, it meant a couple hours on hands and knees in Pacific Community Park, with her 18-month-old daughter, Sadie, strapped to her back.
Hartley helped lay flagstone and dig out pesky rocks. Then she gently tucked succulent herbs and other plants into a brand-new community demonstration plot that shows off natural gardening techniques.
She was one of about 700 members of the Vancouver East Stake of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who spent Saturday morning trimming, weeding, painting, cleaning and perking up the busy park off Northeast 18th Street. Most helped bring the demo gardens from bare earth to near completion, in an impressive, in-sync swarm.
"It's just great that the community wanted to show solidarity and do something special for 9/11," Hartley said.
The LDS Church had contacted local officials in search of service projects to commemorate the Sept. 11 terror attacks and their victims, charting a new annual tradition.
Hartley signed up eagerly, she said. Sadie would have dug the scene, too, had Mom relented. "If I let her, she'd be all into the dirt," Hartley said, with a bright smile.
Nearby, Ryan Buzan, 21, of Camas hastily shoveled pea gravel into a wheelbarrow, then paused. The park effort shows respect for those who suffered and sacrificed on 9/11, he said.
"I just feel good about giving back to the community. That's what I feel I should do," Buzan said of the grim anniversary of what was a confusing event for him at age 12, he recalled.
Time for thanks
Ken Westlake, 55, a Vietnam War and U.S. Air Force veteran from Vancouver, also felt called.
Westlake pulled off his black ball cap for a moment of silence and Pledge of Allegiance, among two dozen spectators at a brief flag ceremony held outside Vancouver's new City Hall, the former Columbian newspaper building on West Sixth Street.
He took a few moments' leave with miniature poodles Scout and Clancy, while his wife, Marilyn, remained glued to the event. The 10 a.m. tribute drew current and past city mayors, police and fire chiefs and others who praised firefighters, law officers and others who laid down their lives on that horrific day.
Marilyn works at Vancouver Fire Department's Station 3. But Westlake said he felt compelled to attend, anyway.
"It seems like the right thing to do, taking a few minutes out of our day to pay respect," Westlake said. "It's just a small thing to do, to say, 'Thank you, we're sorry, and we hope something like this never happens again.'"
Across Clark County, similar tributes were hosted by the Camas Fire Department, East County Fire & Rescue and other church and civic groups.
Westlake received a new liver from a donor two years ago, he added. "I know how important sacrifice is," he said.
Pain and politics
Two hours later on the sun-splashed Vancouver Landing Amphitheater, a Tribute to Unity was staged by local Washington and Oregon chapters of We the People, Oregon 912 and Americans for Prosperity groups.
About 300 people participated, as spirited politics mingled with homage to Sept. 11. The crowd cheered and waved when Oregon Air National Guard fighter planes roared overhead outbound from PDX — a touching gesture that also had eerie overtones of threatened skies, back in 2001.
Frank Altese, 52, of Portland listened with a newly made "United We Stand" signboard on his back, two small American flags tucked in the brim of his bush hat.
Sept. 11 each year still brings a "feeling of pain," Altese said. From the New Jersey suburbs, he watched the construction of the World Trade Center towers as a young boy; a brother is now in Afghanistan, he said.
"I've never seen people united so greatly as after 9/11, and that's what this sign is all about," he said. But he's also found like cause with Tea Party and other Constitution-minded activists keen to clean house in Congress and dump Democratic Party incumbents.
"I believe in this country. Our founders had it right," Altese said. He cited the path of his own immigrant Italian grandparents and decried the growth of big government and its increasing control.
Still, "I'm glad I come from a country where we can speak out," Altese said.
Spiritual bond
A search for solidarity also pervaded the playful atmosphere of Esther Short Park.
Scents of incense and fried dough from the adjacent Vancouver Farmer's Market crossed paths, as members of local churches and anti-bias, environmental, health and pro-animal groups staged their annual Peace and Justice Fair.
The colorful event itself grew from desire for dialogue and mutual support kindled by 9/11 and the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
With new furor over a planned Muslim mosque near New York City's Ground Zero, and war in Iraq and Afghanistan still a cultural and geopolitical flash point, it made sense there were plenty of questions at the table manned by the Islamic Society of Southwest Washington, for a fifth year.
"This year, we've had the most people stop by," said Society board member Ahmad Qayoumi. "It's been very positive. A lot of people have really been happy to see us here."
Many inquired about the Quran, including its take on women, said Qayoumi, 41, a native Afghan who has returned three times for international aid work. He was glad to respond, and dole out leaflets. "A lot of people are exploiting it, taking their version of what it is. … We're giving the real answer," he said.
Across the park, members of local Baha'i communities found the fair's bond with Sept. 11 unshakable.
"Absolutely," said Linda Miller, 67, of Minnehaha, active in Clark County's Baha'i group. The fair counteracts terror and fear by instead conveying love and unity — much as the Baha'i faith, based on global tolerance and equality, she said.
"It really is about living up to the American ideals of freedom of religion," Miller said. The Baha'i faith bestows a critical role upon Americans, she said.
"The U.S. has a spiritual destiny, as the spiritual leader of the world, of bringing about peace and justice — not just talking about it," she said.
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Williams Blog: Capital City League jottings from 6-20
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By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com Publisher Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisMWilliams
Okay. Before I begin, let's go over our little YMCA Capital City League rule here at CycloneFanatic.com.
Regardless of what you see at the Valley Southwoods Gymnasium, things are rarely as good as they seem. Capiche?
Here are a few non-Royce White vs. Craig Brackins notes that I took during Wednesday night's Capital City League play. This marked the first time that I've attended the league this summer. I shot a ton of video highlights that I'll get edited and posted on the site sometime Thursday morning.
CLICK HERE to view video interviews with White and Brackins.
*** I really can't put into words how impressed that I was with incoming freshman Georges Niang. Niang out-scored White and Brackins both in the night's main event with 35 while tacking on 13 rebounds as well. The big box score isn't what caught my attention with though. It's the fact that as sloppy as that game got (and if you've ever been to a Capital City League game you know exactly what I'm talking about), Niang never seemed to get caught up in it.
Niang hit three 3-pointers and showed me some range that I didn't know he had. He impressed Brackins too.
"I've never seen hands like that. You can throw anything at him and he'll catch it," said Brackins of Niang after the game. "He knows the game. He's like a veteran player but he's young."
Again - Let's chill when it comes to the Georges Niang hype train because that's not what I'm trying to stir up with this post. I just call it like I see it and in front of a standing room only crowd that came to watch two pros duke it out, Niang really stood out to me.
*** Incoming freshman Sherron Dorsey-Walker is clearly a very gifted shooter but he's extremely small and struggles in most other aspects of the game. Even so, it's hard to imagine that a guy like Dorsey-Walker won't fit in well with the type of basketball that Fred Hoiberg likes to play at Iowa State. I can definitely see him as a Tyrus McGee-like spark off the bench in the future and even more after a few years in Iowa State's weight room. Dorsey-Walker went 4-for-8 from 3-point range on Wednesday. Two of those bombs were converted with a hand in his face.
*** Former Cyclone Diante Garrett confirmed to me on Wednesday night that he'll participate in the NBA's summer league with the Phoenix Suns.
Garrett scored 49 points while dishing out 10 assists in Coca-Cola's 3-point loss to the Will Clyburn led Walnut Creek YMCA team. Clyburn led all scorers on the night with 50 points while going 18-for-30 from the floor.
*** Some veteran needs to sit freshman Naz Long down to have a serious talk. Long is playing way to hard for the CCL! All joking aside, Long looks like Diante Garrett did as a freshman but is probably an inch shorter. Still, of the players I saw Wednesday night, none played harder than Long who even tangled up with Royce White a few times. Long teamed up with Brackins and scored 25 points in a win.
*** Korie Lucious and Bubu Palo combined to score 72 points in their team's loss. I didn't stick around for this game but cannot imagine that there's a stronger backcourt in this year's CCL.


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Most Asians are pretty numb to how the media portrays Asians in terms of mocking dialect, accents and even appearance. Asians are constantly depicted in films as being the comedy relief or focus of a punch line.
However, in a real world situation where deaths are involved, many Asians were extremely shocked to see the media's role in the mocking of Asians on the news of all places. Star Tribune reported, "Three people were killed when the airplane, carrying 307 passengers and crew on a flight from South Korea to San Francisco International Airport on July 6, approached the runway too low and slow. It clipped a seawall at the end of a runway, tearing off the tail and sending the plane spinning down the runway. The impact caused the plane to catch fire."
The plane carried men, women, children and elderly people and yet, even this was not off limits when it came to mocking the Asian community. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a statement apologizing for mistaken confirmed pilot names which were aired on the news.
KTVU, a Fox affiliate, in California aired names of the supposed pilots of the aircraft, stating the names of the pilots were the following:
• Captain Sum Ting Wong
• Wi Tu Lo
• Ho Lee Fuk
• Bang Ding Ow
With three teenage girl deaths and over 180 passengers injured, the Asian community was shocked to see that even this incident was not off limits when it comes to the ongoing offensive behavior towards Asians.
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SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 08/19/14 -- Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), the industry leader in network innovation, today announced the Company will participate in the following investor conferences in September:
- Shaygan Kheradpir, chief executive officer, Juniper Networks, will present at the Citi Global Technology Conference, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) in New York.
- Ankur Singla, corporate vice president and general manager, cloud software, Juniper Networks, will participate on the SDN and NFV - Latest Technology Market Trends panel at the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) in Las Vegas.
- Robyn Denholm, chief financial and operations officer, Juniper Networks, will present at the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 at 10:10 a.m. PDT in Las Vegas.
These events will be available live via webcast on the Juniper Networks website: http://investor.juniper.net/investor-relations/default.aspx.
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Do Adobe InDesign templates only work in InDesign? What are the options for design template formats, and what programs do they work in?
Yes, InDesign templates only work in InDesign. In general, any program that offers a template feature uses a proprietary file type that can't be parsed by other programs. I'm not sure what exactly you're trying to do, but I will say that transferring between various parts of the Adobe suite is possible depending on the file formats you're working with and what your end goal is.


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Intel is giving customers a gift this holiday season: price cuts and new capacities on their X25 SSD lineup. Intel's X25-V 40GB drive has been lowered to $99, the X25-M Mainstream 80GB is now $199 and the X25-M 160GB is $415.
New to the Intel SSD family is the X25-M 120GB drive. Hailed as the "best dollar-per-GB value in the Intel X25-M SSD line," this drive will only set you back $249. These drives will be carried at Best Buy and Fry's stores as well as the big name online stores like Amazon and Newegg. The new prices don't seem to have taken effect yet but should soon.


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Car Talk Guide to Auto Safety
We're Not Sure We Want to Call Her Back
Dave Griffin sent the following letter
I'm writing concerning that moron woman on the September 26 show who wanted to buy her 16-year-old daughter the BMW Z-3. (I'm not sure if that show was a rerun or not. I hope it wasn't because I sent in a Puzzler answer.)
Anyway, what a stupid woman! A 16-year-old does NOT need a brand-new anything, much less a BMW Z-3. My first car was a '76 AMC Matador four-door. What a babe magnet! This woman needs to buy her daughter something indestructible, like an Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser wagon. Where is the father in this decision? Does anyone in this family have the slightest grasp on reality?
I do have to disagree with you guys about your horsepowero-weight-ratio law. Where would this country be without such ridiculously overpowered cars as the Corvette, GTO, 442 Cutlass, SS Chevelle, Hemi GTX/Roadrunner and Mustang? Well, maybe we'd be overpopulated and have too much gasoline.
My boss, Brian, and I both agree that you need to put this lady on Stump the Chumps. Call her back three months after her daughter has been driving the Z-3 and find out if:
A) She is still alive;
B) She is currently on life support;
C) She is paralyzed from the neck down; or
D) She is mourning the fiery demise of her precious Z-3 but otherwise OK.
Hey, lady! Whattaya, NUTS??!!!!
Yours truly,
Dave Griffin
Lilburn, GA


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Northern Illinois Huskies (1-3, 0-0 MAC) vs. UIC Flames (4-1, 0-0 Horizon)Date / Time: Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 / 7 p.m. CTSite: NIU Convocation Center • DeKalb, Ill. Radio: WLBK 1360-AM, 98.9-FM in DeKalb, Ill. • WJOL 1340-AM in Joliet, Ill. • Huskie All-AccessLive Video: Huskie All-AccessLive Stats: NIUHuskies.comTwitter Updates: @NIUscoresAll-time Series: UIC leads 22-15Last meeting: Dec. 10, 2011 • UIC 62-55FREE GIFT CARDS FOR STUDENTSThe first 500 NIU students in attendance at Tuesday's basketball game against UIC will receive a FREE $10 gift card from Restaurant.com.A LOOK AT THE 2012-13 SEASON• Akeem Springs leads the Huskies in scoring averaging 12.0 points per game. Springs has scored in double figures in each of the last two contests. • Aksel Bolin is the leading rebounder for NIU; Bolin is pulling down 6.0 boards per contest. • Travon Baker leads the Huskies in both assists (9) and steals (11). • Sam Mader is shooting a team-best 54.5 percent from the field. • Freshmen have played 63.6 percent of the minutes this season for NIU; sophomores have added another 19.3 percent of the minutes. • Northern Illinois returns its top-five scoring letterwinners and top-six rebounders from a season ago. • 10 of the 15 players making up the Huskie roster this season are underclassmen.• Of the five upperclassmen on NIU's roster, one will sit out this season following a transfer (Pete Rakosevic) and another had never played a Division I game until this season (Brandon Hayes). • NIU made its first appearance in the ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon, playing Valparaiso at 7 a.m. CT on Tuesday, Nov. 13. The Huskies were one of two MAC schools, along with Kent State, that will appear in the marathon. • The Huskies will play 10 teams that appeared in postseason play a season ago: Valpo (Horizon League regular season champs, NIT), Dayton (NIT), Milwaukee (CBI), Washington (Pac-12 regular season champs, NIT Final Four), UMass (NIT Final Four), Akron (MAC regular season champs, NIT), Bowling Green (CIT), Buffalo (CIT), Kent State (CIT) and Ohio (NCAA Sweet 16).WHAT'S TRENDING• Akeem Springs is averaging 15.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game over the last two games. • After grabbing just one rebound in the season opener, Aksel Bolin is averaging 7.7 rebounds per game over the last three games. • Daveon Balls dished out a season-best four assists with no turnovers last time out against Loyola (Nov. 24). Balls currently has a 2:1 assist-to-turnover ratio. • Mike Davis has recorded a steal in each of the last three games and a block in each of the last two. THE EXPERIENCE TRACKER• Developed by StatSheet.com, "The Experience Tracker" looks at the experience per minute played by every team in the country. • Each team's number is generated by taking the sum of minutes each player plays, multiplied by their class (1-freshmen, 2-sophomores, 3-juniors, 4-seniors) divided by the total of team minutes.• Northern Illinois is currently the third-least experienced team in the country (1.55), behind only Arkansas-Little Rock (1.25) and Texas (1.40). • See page five for a complete chart of the nation's least experienced teams. IN THE MAC RANKINGS• Northern Illinois leads the MAC in offensive rebounds (14.5) and defensive rebounding percentage (82.2 percent)• The Huskies are second in the MAC in both rebounding defense (29.0) and rebounding margin (+6.2)• NIU ranks third in the MAC in steals per game (9.8)• The Huskies are fourth in the MAC in turnover margin (+3.3)• Travon Baker is currently second in the conference in steals per game, tied with Chris Bond of Ball State, fractions of a steal behind Ohio's D.J. Cooper• Sam Mader ranks fifth in the league (54.5 percent) and Aksel Bolin ranks sixth (54.2 percent) in field goal percentage• Aksel Bolin ranks 10th in the MAC in rebounding (6.0)• Daveon Balls is currently 11th in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage (44.4 percent) and 14th in assists per game (2.7)• Akeem Springs is tied for 15th in the MAC in scoring at 12.0 points per contest. BAKER AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS IN STEALS• NIU's Travon Baker is currently tied for third in the nation in steals by a freshman with 2.75 steals per game; Baker is tied with Northwestern State's Jalan West.• Coppin State's Patrick Cole and Texas Tech's Josh Gray (3.0) currently lead the nation in steals among freshmen • Baker is tied for second in the MAC in steal with Chris Bond of Ball State (2.75), just behind Ohio's D.J. Cooper (2.8).• Baker is currently tied for 28th overall nationally; Santa Clara's Kevin Foster leads the nation with 4.2 steals per contest. • As a team, the Huskies are 39th in the nation in steals per game (9.8); Syracuse leads the country at 14.3 per contest. WHAT'S BACK FOR NIU• With its six-man returning nucleus from a season ago, the Huskies return more than 60 percent of their production for 2011-12 in most statistical categories. • The following are NIU's percentages returning from last season: minutes (60.7 percent), scoring (62.6), rebounds (63.1), assists (47.0), blocks (71.2) and steals (57.1).• By comparison, here are the numbers that returned at the beginning of last season from the 2010-11 campaign: minutes (33.8 percent), scoring (32.0), rebounds (31.8), assists (26.6), blocks (39.7) and steals (27.4).ABOUT UIC• The Flames bring a 4-1 record to DeKalb; UIC defeated Southeast Missouri State, 56-45, last time out (Nov. 24).• UIC's lone loss came to New Mexico in the first round of the Paradise Jam. The Flames rebounded to take fifth-place in the tournament with wins over Mercer and Iona.• Gary Talton leads UIC averaging 13.8 points per game; Talton also has 23 assists in five contests.• Howard Moore is in his third season as head coach at UIC; Moore joined the Flames after five seasons as an assistant at Wisconsin.ALL-TIME SERIES• UIC leads the all-time series against NIU, 22-15.• Tuesday's meeting will mark the fourth consecutive season the Huskies and Flames have met on the hardwood. The home team has won each of the last three.• UIC has won 10 of the last 13 meetings overall in the series, dating back to March 1, 1997.• NIU won the last meeting in DeKalb, 80-78, on Dec. 14, 2010. Xavier Silas scored a NIU Convocation Center record 40 points to lead NIU to the victory. • UIC's last victory in DeKalb came on Dec. 5, 2006, a 71-48 victory. LAST TIME WE MET• UIC earned a 62-55 home victory over the Huskies on Dec. 10, 2011.• NIU trailed by just one, 50-49, with two minutes to play in the contest. • Antone Christian and Keith Gray each scored 11 points to lead the Huskies. • Jerome Brown scored a game-high 15 points to pace the Flames. AGAINST THE HORIZON LEAGUE• NIU is 92-100 all-time against current members of the Horizon League.• Tuesday's meeting with UIC will be the 38th all-time between the Huskies and Flames. UIC is NIU's most common Horizon League foe. • The Flames will be the third of four Horizon League foes NIU will face this season. NIU has already faced Valparaiso and Loyola Chicago, a trip to UW Milwaukee is coming up on Dec. 7.LOYOLA RECAP• NIU dropped a 53-46 decision to the Ramblers on Nov. 24 at the NIU Convocation Center. • The Huskies held Loyola to just 16 first half points, NIU didn't allow a point in the final eight minutes of the half.• Akeem Springs led NIU in scoring for the second-straight game, Springs finished with 15 points while also grabbing a career-high six rebounds. • NIU changed its starting lineup for the first time this season, inserting Daveon Balls for Travon Baker. • Daveon Balls dished out a career-best four assists with no turnovers in his first career start. • Tony Nixon saw his first action of the season against Loyola, playing 10 minutes off the bench.• The Huskies were outrebounded for the first time this season, losing the battle on the boards, 34-31. • Darrell Bowie scored a career-high five points. JUDSON RECAP• NIU recorded its first victory of the year with a 72-54 win over Judson University.• Akeem Springs and Sam Mader each had a career-high 16 points to lead the Huskies to the win.• Kevin Gray was the third Huskie in double figures with 10 points, Gray also had a team-best eight rebounds. • Aksel Bolin tied a career-high with four assists against the Eagles.• Travon Baker recorded four steals and three assists in the victory. • The Huskies made 30 field goals in the contest, the most for NIU under Mark Montgomery. • Judson grabbed just 19 rebounds, including just one offensive, the lowest for an opponent during Montgomery's tenure at NIU. OF NOTE…• Northern Illinois did not win a game last season in which the Huskies allowed more than 69 points. • The Huskies were 3-4 in games decided by five points or less last season. • NIU did not play an overtime game last season. Its last overtime contest came on Feb. 26, 2011, a 75-70 victory at Toledo. • The Huskies shot a better field goal percentage than their opponents in four of their five victories last season. NIU also had a better 3-point shooting percentage than its opponents in all five victories a year ago. • NIU outrebounded its opponents 18 times last season, including in four of its five wins. THE PRESEASON PICKS• NIU was picked to finish fifth in the MAC West in the preseason conference media poll. Toledo was picked to win the MAC West, followed by Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan, Ball State, NIU and Central Michigan.• The MAC East was picked to finish as follows: Ohio, Akron, Kent State, Buffalo, Bowling Green and Miami. Ohio was also picked as the favorite to win the MAC Tournament. • Abdel Nader was one of five played named to the West Division Preseason All-MAC Team. 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After many leaks over the past few months, T-Mobile finally decided to announce the myTouch 4G Slide toward the end of last month. Back then the carrier did detail the new superphone's pricing, but left out any clue of a release date. Today things have become clear.
The myTouch 4G Slide will cost $199.99 with a new two-year contract, and T-Mobile will start taking pre-orders on July 19. The phone will become available in T-Mobile stores and at select dealers on July 27 – just as we previously heard. This information now comes via Phone Scoop.
T-Mobile has put up a page for the myTouch 4G Slide, as you can see above, and it clearly looks like it's getting ready to take pre-orders soon. It's also pretty clear that no one at T-Mobile or HTC has ever tried taking a photo with the Nokia N8. But hey, bold (and usually unsubstantiated) claims are what marketing is made of, no?
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You've heard it a million times: Always send a thank-you letter after a job interview. So it may surprise you to learn that some hiring managers don't like receiving these letters. It's a waste of their time, they say. Sounds a little curmudgeonly, doesn't it? But maybe it's because so many thank-you letters are a waste of time--theirs, and ultimately, yours, too. Are you using your letters just to say "thanks for the inter...
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A loyal reader writes with this intriguing dilemma: How do you respond when a manager says they understand your job can be a bit boring and repetitive? This conversation was at an informal networking event. I responded by saying it's challenging in some aspects but there are interesting parts. Is it okay to admit it is boring? Ah, those tricky little "innocent" questions. You can make yourself crazy with them. It's...
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Many job interviews these days are conducted by phone. It's faster and cheaper for both job hirers and hunters. HR folks especially like it because it allows them to screen more applicants in less time. A phone interview may even be your first contact with a potential employer. Phone interviews are not, however, the same as in-person interviews. So much human communication is non-verbal! You may need to acquire a few new sk...
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A majority of Americans are unhappy with their jobs, according to a recent Conference Board survey. What does this mean? For one thing, it's a clue that as soon as this economy improves, an awful lot of people are going to be setting off for greener pastures. Now is a good time to talk about how to quit a job with class. (A lot of this also applies to how to leave a job classily under any circumstances, voluntary or not.)...
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Who would you rather work with: a genius star performer who's an incredible pain in the you-know-what or a "merely" competent worker who's a breeze to get along with? Your coworkers think so, too. Scary thought: You probably spend more hours of the day with your work colleagues than with any other group of human beings. And the great majority of the time you don't even get to choose them. You all have different backgroun...
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A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck the Los Angeles area Monday morning in the pre-dawn hours. While a relatively minor quake, it was strong enough to rattling residents and send morning TV news anchors under their desks.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS) the quake was centered 6 miles west of Beverly Hills and at a depth of 5.3 miles. Occurring at 6:25 a.m. local time, a light aftershock of magnitude 2.7 was recorded at 7:23 a.m.
Residents stretching from Mission Viejo to the south and Oxnard to the north reported feeling the initial temblor. Beyond waking residents that were still sleeping and grabbing the attention of those already awake, initial reports indicate no significant damage.
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UK singer-songwriter, Paul Curtis' musical background is diverse, ranging from brass bands to rock bands. Hailing from Leeds,UK, Paul got his start as a tenor player, playing in brass bands as early as 10 years old. Upon his discovery of rock music, including his major UK influences of Queen,The Kinks, and The Who, Paul convinced his parents to get him a guitar for his 16th birthday. Within a couple of years after teaching himself to play, Curtis started writing songs.
Paul played in a few bands in the mid-90's, which ran their course. He became frustrated with his lack of success in getting a new band off the ground. After seeing Ray Davies on his "Storyteller" tour, Paul decided to go it alone as an acoustic soloist in 2000.
Paul began recording at home in 2004, and his records feature a layering of programmed drums and bass, acoustic and electric guitars,brass, blues harp and vocal harmonies, a nice contrast to his solo performances. Paul's music combines crisp guitar patterns, passionate vocals and creative lyrics to convey a '60's /'70's retro feel to the listener.
Paul's first official release was "Paul's First E.P." in 2010, then followed up by his single,"Change,"and another E.P., "Mercurial Session."Paul has been compared to such diverse, and renowned, acts like The Kinks, Stereophonics, James Morrison, and Phil Collins. Paul is working on his rock opera, Bewilderment, at present. Visit Paul's website @http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/paulcurtis2 to purchase/download his recent works.