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Through Moon, Lord met two people who would greatly influence the course of her career. After a gig in Portland in 1995, Moon introduced her to future Academy Award nominee Elliott Smith, who instantly became one of her favorite songwriters. “I’ve never heard a piece-of-shit guitar sound so good,” Lord recalls of her first exposure to Smith. The two decided to tour together, and each of them released a self-titled album on Kill Rock Stars. Later that year, Moon persuaded a BMG Music Publishing executive named Margaret Mittleman...
...will operate under government oversight. Still, most experts agree that airline security is nowhere near as tight as it needs to be. "Things will have to be much different for the airlines to gain back trust," says Richard Gritta, professor of air finance and economics at the University of Portland's Pamplin School of Business. Gritta predicts a far more invasive style of security than we're accustomed to, including use of super high-definition x-rays that reveal, um, everything under your clothing, and unapologetic profiling...
...company has launched a Nike Goddess website (motto: Look Good. Kick Ass) and will open its second Goddess store in Los Angeles in mid-March. Still, for all of Nike's technological and marketing prowess, the Portland, Ore., company may have picked a fight in the wrong ring. "When you open the door to the fashion sector, there are so many more players," says Michael Atmore, editor in chief of Footwear News. "Skechers has done an incredible job. Puma is very hot, and Adidas and Reebok are making every effort to fight for their share...
...Office for the Arts, are both highly acclaimed. Chong, known for his work in experimental theater, has won multiple awards including two Obies and six National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships. Rohd, Chong’s frequent collaborator, is the founding artistic director of Sojourn Theatre in Portland...
...driving his kids to school. Emily, a computer consultant who has gone back to using her maiden name, Montague, was stopped near her suburban Los Angeles home. Michael Bortin, who runs Zen Hardwood Floors, was asleep when police called to say they were outside his Victorian house in Portland, Ore. A final suspect, James Kilgore, the only fugitive in the group, vanished decades ago and remains at large...