Howard Andrew Williams was born in Iowa and started singing professionally with his three brothers as the Williams Brothers Quartet.

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He later went to work for another retailing legend, Howard Lester at Williams-Sonoma.

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That means two things: One, the team is virtually waving the white flag on acquiring Chris Paul, Deron Williams or Dwight Howard.

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"Courtney's concept is part of what is going to make commerce work on the Web, " says Howard Lester, chief executive of Williams-Sonoma.

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"We were forced to sell because of the size of the offer, " recalls Howard Janzen , then a top executive at Williams.

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Tayshaun Prince, Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, Michael Redd and Deron Williams complete the American line-up.

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"It's not a 'shoulda-coulda-woulda' scenario, " Williams said, reiterating his support for Lopez over Howard.

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The ceremony will be hosted by actor James Corden and will feature performances from Muse, Robbie Williams, Emeli Sande, Mumford and Sons, Ben Howard and One Direction.

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Wintory will be going head-to-head against not only The Artist (Ludovic Bource) and Hugo (Howard Shore), but also The Dark Knight Rises (Hans Zimmer) and The Adventures of Tintin (John Williams).

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