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Look for Bob Rodi reporting on the
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Conference from Orlando, Florida
February 11-14

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Classified Ads--- Sales

(These ads are “free” to those seeking employment or looking
to improve their position)

California Aggressive, competitive self-starter with vendor/direct equipment leasing and asset-based lending experience. Success in business banking sales and financial planning. Email: dsp559@hotmail.com | Resume

Garfield, NJ 15 years experience small to large ticket sales exp. All types of equipment industries. Vendor & direct. Self motivated. Work with leasing company or broker. Tony Lio tonylio@optonline.net

Montgomery, AL Individual with 10 years advertising sales exp. & 7 years insurance sales exp. Wants independent contractor situation in Alabama. Work with leasing company or broker. 334-590-5133 E-mail: billmcneal2003@yahoo.com

Orange County, CA 20+ yrs. leasing sales/sales mgmt Established remote office w/Lessee/Vendor following Request Salary + commission or partnership w/direct funding source. shermbp@gmail.com

Pittsburgh , PA Aggressive self starter looking for leasing position w/10 plus yrs sales exp., plus banking experience 814-227-4592 mwiser500@hotmail.com

San Francisco Bay Area: 15 year Vendor Program Agreement HUNTER. Currently employed at major IT manufacturer captive supporting direct and channel sales. Must have base, commission and benefit package. E-mail: VdrPgmBizDev@aol.com

Stuart, FL Lease professional seeking bank sub, captive or other self-funded lessor. Sales position or other. Mid ticket large territory experience. David34983@att.net

Texas/Oklahoma 15 year lease vet looking for plact to take business.great references. all major equipment types. open to compensation. please contact if interested. E-mail: bankingdallas@yahoo.com

Free Posting for those seeking employment in Leasing:
http://www.leasingnews.org/Classified/Jwanted/Jwanted-post.htm

All “free” categories “job wanted” ads:
http://www.leasingnews.org/Classified/Jwanted/Jwanted.htm

 

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Update Your Funder Listing

These two lists are utilized by many, including vendors who want to make sure they will get paid. They are also utilized when an inquiry is made to Leasing News from a vendor, another funder, or even prospective lessee, as well as other inquiries.

Here are two "Funder" lists and the opportunity that if you are listed, now is the time to update or make any corrections. Please email kitmenkin@leasingnews.org.

The first list is from companies where Leasing News verified that 50% of their business was "full recourse" and qualified them to be on the list. Their bank and/or major investor(s) were contacted by telephone to verify that they are a funder by the Leasing News definition (exception would be if the funders was a bank or publically held and obviously a funder).

This form was utilized in the process:
http://www.leasingnews.org/Pages/Funder_List_Form.doc

Funder List "A"

Alphabetical list - click on company name to view more details
	De Lage Landen US	Mount Pleasant Capital
ABCO Leasing, Inc.	Diablo Capital	National City Comm Capital
		Nations Equipment Finance
		Navitas Lease Corp
		NFS Leasing, Inc.
Advantage Funding	Diamond Leasing	Norlease, Inc.
Agility Solutions	Direct Capital Corporation	Northern California Production Credit Assn.
		Northwest Leasing Company, Inc.
Agstar Financial Services	Emigrant Business Credit	OnePlace Capital
AIG Commercial	Equilease Fiancial Services	Orix--Capital Markets
AIG Comm. Equip. Fin., Inc.	Exchange Bank Leasing	Orix Financial Services, Inc.
All Points Capital		Orix USA Corp.-Comm Finance
Alliance Leasing, Inc.		P&L Capital Corporation
Allegiant Partners Inc.		Padco Lease Corp.
Allegheny Valley Bank Leasing
Alter Moneta	Farm Credit Leasing Services	Park National Bank
American Bank Leasing Corp.	Fifth Third Leasing Company	Pawnee Leasing Corporation
American Leasefund, Inc.	Financial Federal	People's Capital and Leasing Corp.
Amsouth Leasing Corporation	Financial Pacific Leasing
Applied Financial	First American Bank Leasing	PNC Equipment Finance, LLC
Arrow Capital	First Bank of Highland Park
Atel Capital Group, Inc.	First Ctizen Bank & Trust	Puget Sound Leasing
Atlas Copco Costomer Finance USA, Inc.	First City Bancorp	Pullman Bank & Trust
Balboa Capital Corporation	First Continental Leasing	RBS Asset Finance
Banc Leasing	First Credit Corporation	Regions Leasing
BancorpSouth Equipment Finance	First Federal Leasing
Bank of America	First Financial Corporate Services, Inc.	Republic Financial Corp.
Bank of Hawaii	First Hawaiian Leasing	Regions Financial Leasing, Inc.
Bank of Ozarks Leasing	FirstLease	Resource Leasing Company
Bank of the West	First National Equipment Financing	Reyna Capital
BankFinancial FSB	Forsythe Technology Leasing	Rockwell Finance Group
Bankers Capital	Forum Financial Services, Inc.	Royal Bank America Leasing
Barrett Capital Corporation	Frost Bank	Sentry Financial Corporation
Baycap, Inc.	GATX Corporation	SL Financial Services
Baystone Finance Group	GE Comm Finance	Sovereign Bank
Baytree Leasing Company, LLC	GreatAmerica Leasing Corp.	Standard Professional Services, LLC.
BB&T Leasing		Stearns Bank
Black Rock Capital	Hewlett-Packard Fin Srvcs	Sterling Bank Leasing a division of Sterling National Bank
Blackstone Capital Partners, L.P.	Highland Capital Corporation	Studabaker-Worthington Leasing, Corp.
BNY Capital Funding	Highline Capital	Summit Leasing, Inc.
	Hillcrest Bank
Boston Financial & Equity	Home Savings Bank	Suntrust Leasing
BSB Leasing, Inc
BTMU Capital		Susquehanna Patriot Commercial Leasing
		TCF Equipment Finance
C Leasing Company	Icon Capital	TEAM Funding Solutions
California First Leasing
Capital One	International Lease Finance	Textron Financial Corporation
Cashmere Valley Bank	Jules and Associates	Timepayment Corp
CBI Leasing	Key Equipment Finance	Tokyo Leasing U.S.A.
Centennial Bank	LEAF Financial	Town & Country Leasing
CFC Investment Company		Tri County Bank
Chase Equipment Leasing	Leasing Technologies Int'l, Inc.	Trans Lease
Chesapeake Industrial Leasing
CHG-Meridian	LFC Capital	Unicyn Financiel
CIT Group	Liberty Leasing	US Bank Manifest Funding Services
CitiCapital	M&I Equipment Finance	US Bancorp Business Leasing
Coamerica Leasing Corp.	M&T Commercial Equipment Leasing	USXL
Cobra Capital LLC	Madison Capital	Varilease Technology Group
Comdisco	Main Street Bank Leasing	Vehicle Lenders Group, LLC
	Mar Vista Financial	Verizon Capital Group
	Manufacturer's Lease Plans, Inc.
Commerce Commercial Leasing	Marlin Leasing Corp.	VGM Financial Services
Commerce National Bank Leasing	Marquette Equipment Finance	Wachovia Leasing
	Maxim Commercial Credit, LLC
Commonwealth Capital Corp.	MB Financial Bank	Wells Fargo Bank
Continental Bank	MBNA	Wells Fargo Equipment Finance
		Wells Fargo Practice Finance
Corporate Leasing Associates	Meridian Healthcare Finance	Willis Lease
CSI Leasing	Mesa Leasing, Inc	Zions Credit Corporation
Dakota Financial	Microfinancial/Leasecomm	Hillcrest Bank Leasing
Data Sales Co.,Inc.	Vision Financial Group, Inc.

 

Funders List “B” did not respond and fill out the form in List "A." Most are publically held companies or subsidiaries of banks. If you are on the list and want to up-date to "List A" then please use this form:

If you want to update the list, please email kitmenkin@leasingnews.org

You may also just up-date Funder List “B”

1+1 Funding, LLC	Evergreen Capital, LLC.	National Equipment Leasing Corp.
1st Choice Leases	Evergreen Capital Lending	National Technology Lsg, Corp.
42 North Structured Finance, Inc.	Excellease, LLC	Nationwide Bus. Capital, LLC
Accord Leasing	Fairlease	Nationwide Funding
Advance Fin. Services of CA, Inc.	Financial Solutions Group	NC Capital Leasing
Affiliated Financial Services	First Choice Leasing	Nighthawk Leasing, LLC
Affiliated Financial Services, LTD	First Equity Lending	Nolan Leasing & Financial, Inc.
Ajava Systems, Inc.	First Leasing, Inc.	North American Capital
Allco Finance Group	First Prime Capital, LLC	Northern Atlantic Financial
Allleasing	Fortran Group Internation, Inc.	NorthStar Funding Group
American Capital Group	Fortress Financial Group	Northwestern Financial Corp.
American Financial Partners	Fortune Financial, Inc.	Odyssey Equipment Fin. Co.
American Investor Services	Forward Capital Group	Omega Commercial Funding
American Specialty Equipment Cap.	Fralin Leasing, Inc.	Orion First Financial, LLC
Ameriquest Asset Services	Freestate Leasing, Inc.	Ott Financial Services
Approved Financial		Overflow Capital Corporation
Aquarious Capital Group	Glendale Leasing Services	Overland Capital Corporation
Atlantic Capital Solutions, Inc.	Global Capital Finance	P&L Capital Corp., Inc.
Atlantic Payment Systems	Gold Creek Leasing, LLC
Atlas Small Business Finance Inc.	Goverment Leasing Co.	Parker Leasing Services
Atria Capital Corporation	Grandview Financial, Inc.	Partner Financial & Assoc., Inc.
Austinburg Financial Services	GSF Advisors	Partnership Leasing
Autrey Capital Group	Harbor Financial Services	Patriot Leasing Solutions, LLC.
Aztec Financial, Inc.	Honor Capital Group, LLC	Performance Capital Corp.
Baird Consulting, LLC.	Horizon Capital Group, LLC	Pine Tree Financial Group
Beneficial Capital Leasing, Inc.	iBank	Piper, Jaffray & Company
Blue Water Capital Leasing, Inc.	IME	PMC Financial Services Group, LLC
BostonAtlantic Financial	Impact Leasing Solutions, Inc.	Premier Capital, LLC
Brandywine Capital Assoc., Inc.	Independent Leasing Group	Quest Resources
Bridge Capital Leasing	Indian Ink, Inc.	Quail Leasing Corporation
C4 Capital Corporation	Insight Global Finance	Ramsgate Leasing
Canfield Capital Corporation	Integra Leasing, Inc.	Redbaron Leasing, Inc.
Capital Data, Inc.	Jimmy Moore Leasing, Inc.	Resource Leasing Company, LLC
Carreden Capital Incorporated	Jordan Creek Cap. Resources	Ritalia Funding, Inc.
CBC Group	Kabot Commercial Leasing, LLC	Robert Carnish
CFI Accounts Services	Kinetic Capital, LLC	Robinson Brasswell Consulting Srvs
CFI Financial Services	Keswick Capital, LLC	Rockford Capital Leasing
Classic Equipment Leasing, Inc.	Lease Alliance LLC	Saulsbury Hill Financial, LLC
Commercial Capital Consultants, LLC	Lease Servicing Center, Inc.	SBC
Commercial Leasing, LLC	Leaseone	SFC Capital Group
	LeaseQuest Financial Corp.	Sierra Valley Leasing
Constructive Capital Partners, LLC	Leasing Specialist, Inc.	Smart Choice Financial
Contractors Equipment Funding	Lewis and Clark Leasing, Inc.	Smart Financial Option Inc.
Cornerstone Capital Group	LIA	Solid Financial Options
Corporate Capital Leasing Grp, Inc.	LVA Capital	Southern Lending Solutions
Corporate Leasing Associates	Magellan Capital Partners	Southwest Credit
County Bank	Markay Financial Corporation	Tatonka Capital Corporation
CPS Commercial Mortgage	Marquise Equipment Leasing	TIP Capital
Cromwell Capital, LLC	McCommon Leasing Company	Triangle Equipment Leasing
David Steed Company	McKey Financial Service, Inc.	Trinex Capital
Dealers First Financial Inc.	Meridian Finance Group	Trust Business Credit
DEBMAR Capital, LLC	Merrow Business Solutions	TSS Financial
Denali Capital Corporation	Mesa Financial Services, Inc.	Tyler Glenn Company
Dimension Financial Services, Inc.	Metropolis Capital Management	Union Equity Corp.
Dimension Funding	Midwest Equipment Capital, LLC	United Funding Services
Discount Capital	Montgomey Street Financial	United Lsng Assoc. of American, LTD
Diversity Capital	MPG Leasing	Universal Equip. Lsng Co., LLC
DLC Leasing Company	Municipal Asset Management, Inc.	West LB AG
EPS Funding Group	Music Gear Capital	Xpo Auto

 

Here is the complete "All Leasing News Lists:
http://www.leasingnews.org/All_Lists.htm

 

 

 

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Leasing Industry Help Wanted

Sales Professional-Nationwide Are you producing over $400,000 a month and want the ability to reach $1 million a month? Ascentium Capital is self-funded equipment finance company focused on vendor programs across many industries, as well as end-user transaction sizes ranging from $10,000 to $500,000 per schedule. We offer unlimited earnings potential based on your ability to innovate and produce results within an entrepreneurial sales environment. In addition, we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Profit-Sharing as well as paid holidays. If you believe that you have what it takes, please send your cover letter and resume to: SalesCareers@AscentiumCapital.com www.ascentiumCapital.com Join a resource-rich company with over $300,000,000 in lending capacity for your customers.

 

Marketing Associate Los Angeles, California Direct, small ticket ($10k-$250k) leasing company looking for an energetic, intelligent quick thinker to be our Marketing Associate. 3+ years of commercial equipment leasing experience required. Daily activities include: deal previews, prospecting, managing prospect database and other marketing support. Contact: Michael Green, mgreen@dakotafin.com (310) 696-3030 x 124 Dakota Financial provides equipment leasing/finance solutions to small businesses throughout the United States. We specialize in providing funding for those who can not obtain financing from traditional sources. www.dakotafinancial.com

For information on placing a help wanted ad, please click here:
http://www.leasingnews.org/Classified/Hwanted/Hwanted-post.htm

Please see our Job Wanted section for possible new employees.

 

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New Hires---Promotions

Rick Atherhold, Esq. appointed CoActiv Capital Partners, Horsham, Pennsylvania, as the company's Vice President of Legal Services and General Counsel. Previously he was with McNamara, Bolla, Williams & Panzer (January, 2011-February, 2012), senior vice-president, legal * compliance, De Lage Landen Financial Services (October, 1983-December, 2010),. Pennsylvania State University, The Dickinson School of Law JD, Law (1969 – 1972), Dickinson College (1965 – 1969)
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rick-atherholt/7/710/68

Philip Benké "has been appointed Senior Account Executive - Strategic Accounts EMEA based out of the company’s European Head Office in Basingstoke, England." Previously he was business development director, Connexion Technology Finance Limited (November, 2008-January, 2012), Avaya Financial Services-Gloval Leasing Account Manager, CIT (September, 2008-October, 2008), leasing account manager, Cisco Systems (September, 2004-July, 2007), European Key Account Manager, ECS (January, 2001-September, 2005), account manager, Leasectec (1999-2000), sales executive, Forward Trust (1990-1994). Chartered Institute of Marketing Diploma, Marketing (1997 – 1999).Glyn School
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/philipbenke

Brian De La Houssaye appointed senior vice-president, ATEL Capital Group, San Francisco, California; "responsible for building the portfolio with targeted equipment financings for energy-related companies, utilities and energy-related assets. The focus shall be on coal-fired and natural gas-fired electrical generation equipment, off-shore supply vessels, oil and gas compression equipment, transportation equipment, land-based drilling rigs as well as upstream and downstream infrastructure assets." He is based out of the Cleveland/Akron, Ohio area. Previously he was executive vice-president, Maxus Capital Group (October, 2002-January, 2012), senior vice-president, BancOne Credit Corp. (2000-2001), vice-president, Fleet Capital Corp. (1989-2000). Thunderbird School of Global Management MIM, Marketing/Finance (1976 – 1977), University of Arizona BA, Writing (1966 – 1972)
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brian-de-la-houssaye/3/200/b3b

Paul Knowlton, CLP, is now Vice President - Senior Client Advisor at Union Bank, San Francisco Bay Area. Previously he was vice-president-principal business relationship manager (August, 2009-January, 2012), director of commercial finance, Clean Power Finance (November, 2008-August, 2009), managing director-equipment finance, First Republic Bank (April, 1998-June, 2008), western division manager, Winthrop Resources (1994-1998), regional manager, LeasePartners (1992-1994), NW regional manager, Textron Financial, credit examiner, US Bank (1984-1987)University of Oregon BS, Finance (1979 – 1984) Activities and Societies: Vice President - Sigma Chi Fraternity, Lacrosse Team. Past President, National Equipment Finance Association. Member: Certified Leasing Professional Foundation.
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-knowlton/a/7b5/581

Ian Liddell is now vice-president/business development officer at Accord Leasing/Summit Funding Group, Cincinnati area. He joined the firm in January, 2001. Previously he was senor lease manager, Gateway Leasing Division of 5/3 Leasing (March, 1993-December, 2000), sales development manager, National Association of sales Professionals (1991-1992). Bridgewater Raritan East (1976 – 1980).
http://www.linkedin.com/in/ianliddell

Shawn McBride named vice president of Wells Fargo Equipment Finance healthcare financing division; based in Powder Springs, Georgia. He joined Wells Fargo Equipment Finance October, 2011. Previously he was healthcare content expert, HealthFloc (May, 2011-October, 2011), Vice-president, Healthcare Financial Services (2010-2001), healthcare lending specialist, DHC (march, 1994-September, 2010), divisional sales manager, CIT Healthcare Finance (2003-2008), business development, Morcroft Capital (1995-1999).East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania BA, English-Writing/Communications (1989 – 1992) Graduated Magnum Cum Laude. Georgia Scroll Editor GA HFMA (April 2011 – Present), Communications Committee Member GA ACHE; GAHE (January 2011 – Present)
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/shawn-mcbride/5/a22/b26

Rachael Wendt has been hired as a Credit Analyst, First Business Financial Services, Madison, Wisconsin area. Previously she was a credit analyst at First Business (November, 2011-February, 2012), fraud analyst, U.S. Cellular (February, 2009-November, 2011), payment control specialist, U.S. Cellular (October, 2008-January, 2009), business development, Impact Seven (August, 2005-August, 2006), financial analyst, intern, Farin & Associates (May, 2005-December, 2005). Volunteer Tax Preparer, IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (November, 2001-Present).University of Phoenix B.S, Accounting (2008 – 2010), University of Wisconsin-Madison B.S, Economics (2001 – 2005) Activities and Societies: ESA (Economic Student Association)

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AZELA First Meeting 2012
Speaker: William G. Sutton, CAE

Tuesday, February 28 – 5 P.M.

State of the Equipment Leasing and Financing Industry
co-sponsored with the National Association of Equipment Brokers

GUEST SPEAKER:

William G. Sutton, CAE
Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) President and CEO

Mr. Sutton will discuss the state of the equipment leasing and finance industry as well as the outlook for 2012. He will also share his perspective on the Washington regulatory and political landscape from his experience as Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services, a unit of the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, as Naval Aide to the President, and as Director of Navy Legislative Programs.

Location& Time:
Starfire Golf Club
11500 North Hayden RD
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
480-948-6000
5:00pm Sharp!

Registration Fee:
$25.00 for members, $35.00 for non-members- Don’t forget your annual dues of $25.00

RSVP/Registration form to: Patrick McCann, Universal Financial Group, Inc., 3021 E. Laurel St., Mesa, AZ 85213 email: universal5@cox.net or fax: 480-218-0525

Registration includes drink ticket, appetizers, buffet and time to network with your peers.

Reservations and checks should be in by February 20, 2012

More information available at:
http://leasingnews.org/PDF/Feb_28_2012_AZELA_ELFA_Meeting.pdf

 

 

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Mr. Terry Winders, CLP Anaheim, California April 5 & 6 Two Day Seminar sponsored by Equipment Leasing Department 4040 MacArthur blvd, Suite 100 Newport Beach, CA 92660 The seminar will contain information on how to approach leasing in 2012 with the following subjects: New lease language Proposed new accounting rules for lessee's Structuring and pricing for competition Income tax rules, Article 2A vs. Article 9 New reasons to lease Questions to ask lessee Vendor needs Credit enhancements Documentation issues and a take home assignment to see how to propose a lease. Cost $450 per person To request a complete outline contact: leaseconsulting@msn.com or for questions call 502-649-0448

CLP Spotlight, Mary Armstrong, CLP

AN INTERVIEW WITH MARY ARMSTRONG, CLP
From the CLP Foundation Winter Newsletter

Mary Armstrong, CLP
Director, CLP Foundation
Broker Relations Manager
Financial Pacific Leasing

Can you tell us about your background in the industry?

I started my finance career in 1990 with ITT Commercial Finance later known as Deutsche Financial with the Yamaha division until 1997 when a friend insisted I come to work with her at Advanta Leasing in Voorhees, New Jersey. I held various positions in my 4 years there from funding coordinator to funding manager to sales manager (I fell in love with my job in leasing). From there I went to Canon Financial Services in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey where I was in sales and eventually the sales manager for the Independent Channel.

I met my husband Scott who was from Seattle, so I moved to the beautiful Pacific Northwest. I took a job as a branch manager of a credit union until I could work my way back to leasing. It was a real blessing when a position opened up in 2008 with Financial Pacific Leasing where I am currently a broker relations manager and still loving it every day.

What are the biggest challenges in your day?

My challenges today seem to be the impact of how hard the economy hit our small business men & women and their financial health. It's my passion to keep these people in the equipment they need to run their businesses; you could say I spend my day finding opportunities to overcome these obstacles by being creative.

What has helped you in business the most?

I think of the people who have influenced me in my career. I feel like I've sat at the feet of giants. Cole Silver who was the in house legal counsel at Advanta, how he educated us daily; Al Smith who was the president of Canon Financial, he built a structure of continued on the job education where you had to discuss large deals with him and recommend why you would want him to sign off (intimidating but worth it).

Today it's our terrific leadership team with a special shout out to Terey Jennings. He's absolutely the salt of the earth. He is always available to share his knowledge and experience. Last but certainly not least, a very big thanks to our broker community; daily I get to work with a wealth of knowledge and learn everyday about so many different industries and products. I tip my hat to those individuals; they are the driving force in the industry.

(Leasing News provides this ad “gratis” as a means
to help support the growth of Lease Police)

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LeMay Car Museum Partnership with Laguna Seca

State Farm Presents LeMay – America’s Car Museum (ACM) and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (MRLS) have entered into a reciprocal marketing agreement that provides advertising and display opportunities for the museum during events at the raceway in Monterey, Calif., with similar opportunities for MRLS at the new automotive museum opening in Tacoma in June.

Under the five-year agreement, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca will become the “Official Race Track of America’s Car Museum,” receiving advertising opportunities in museum publications and access to ACM’s Club Auto satellite facilities.

“Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is one of the world’s great racing circuits,” said Dominic Dobson, chief development officer for ACM and a former Indy Car racer who has competed at MRLS. “Motorsports enthusiasts from around the world come to races there, and this is an audience we’d like to attract to the museum. This partnership will benefit both parties tremendously.”

The four-level, 165,000-square foot ACM will officially open in Tacoma Saturday, June 2 and be home to 500 cars, exhibits and more. The museum campus features a theater, banquet facilities, a café and a 3.5-acre outdoor show field. ACM anticipates more than 425,000 visitors will tour the facility annually.

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca hosts some of racing’s most prominent events, including the American LeMans Series Monterey, presented by Patrón; the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion; and the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix MotoGP race. MRLS is home to the treacherous “Corkscrew,” a left turn/right turn combination that drops 109 feet between turns eight and nine.

The MLRS promotional agreement includes exhibit space for ACM during specified event weekends at Mazda Raceway, where ACM will be able to display vehicles and provide information to spectators about the Museum and its upcoming events and exhibits.

“This agreement partners two of the top automotive venues on the West Coast, so there is a natural synergy between our organizations,” said Gill Campbell, CEO and general manager of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

ABOUT America’s Car Museum (www.lemaymuseum.org)

State Farm Presents LeMay – America’s Car Museum, set for a June 2012 opening in downtown Tacoma, Wash., explores how the automobile has fulfilled a distinctive role at the core of the American experience and shaped our society. The spacious Museum with rotating exhibits is designed to be the centerpiece for automotive history as well as an educational center and library. The campus, located adjacent to the Tacoma Dome, also contains a 3.5-acre show field, theatre, café, banquet hall and meeting facilities. To become an ACM member, volunteer or make a donation, visit www.lemaymuseum.org.

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Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania-- Adopt-a-Dog

Bandit

Male- Age: 5-7 years
Coat Color: Black / White
Eye Color: Blue Eyes

About Me: ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN...I can do that "rollover" trick too. Someone spent time with this loveable boy training him in his basic obedience skills.

"He can be quite an entertaining dog to watch. Bandit loves to rollover for his treats. He makes the children in his foster home laugh with his excited bouncing CPR trick that he performs.

"Bandit does better with female dog companions. And, he will do best in a home when people are around more often. He enjoys children however he can be a little bossy with children under 2 years old.

"Families interested in Wooley Bandit can talk to his foster family and learn how "wonderful" a companion this guy can be

Other Dogs: Good with some dogs
Cats: Not compatible with cats
Other animals: Unknown
Housebroken: Fully housebroken
Breed: Siberian Husky
Training Completed: Good with older kids
Does not jump up
Good at vets
Not destructive in house
Behaves in car
Easy to groom / Likes grooming
Gives paw
Good in crate
Comes when called
Give up bones willingly
Give up toys willingly
Walks nicely on leash
Takes food gently
Knows stay
Knows lie down
Knows sit
Neuter Status: Neutered Male
Dogs Birthdate: 6/28/2006

Application
http://www.siberianhuskyrescue.org/temp.php

Mailing Address: DVSHR Inc, P.O. Box 773, Horsham, PA19044
Phone Number: 877-876-2644
General Questions E-Mail: info@siberianhuskyrescue.org
Volunteer Questions E-Mail: volunteer@siberianhuskyrescue.org

Adopt-a-Pet by Leasing Co. State/City
http://www.leasingnews.org/Conscious-Top%20Stories/Adopt_Pet.htm

Adopt a Pet
http://www.adoptapet.com/

Fernando's View
By Fernando F. Croc

First-rate horror ("The Woman in Black") and drama ("A Separation") make for exceptional theatrical releases, while new DVDs give viewers a chance to witness overlooked performances (Leonardo Di Caprio in "J. Edgar" and Elizabeth Olsen in "Martha Marcy May Marlene") and visit an animated hit ("Puss in Boots").

In Theaters:

The Woman in Black (CBS Films): "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe graduates into more mature roles with this light and elegant horror film. Radcliffe stars as Arthur Kipps, a young widower in the early 1900s whose position as a lawyer takes him to an isolated Victorian mansion. Trapped in a place populated by suspicious villagers and shrouded in dark mysteries involving disappearing children, Arthur starts to worry for the sake of his own daughter. But are these fears just his anxious imagination, or the actual ghosts from secrets past? Handsomely directed by James Watkins, the film is a prime example of a scary story in which less is more, where scares are earned not through brutal shocks but through mordant atmosphere and suggestion, showing just enough to allow the viewer's imagination to fill in the rest.

A Separation (Sony Pictures Classics): One of last year's finest films (and the favorite for this year's Best Foreign Language Oscar), this taut Iranian drama is a powerful experience. The story centers around a married couple, Nader (Peyman Moaadi) and Simin (Leila Hatami), who are torn between moving abroad to offer better opportunities for their daughter, and staying home and taking care of Nader's father, who suffers from Alzheimer's. As each pleads their case before a court, we come face to face with the many clashing facets of a modern relationship, as well as the suffocating system in which they live. Directed by Asghar Farhadi with a tangible sense of emotional urgency and bureocratic dread, this is an unmissable study of human struggle that's at once specific and universal, harrowing and compassionate. With subtitles.

Netflix Tip: This week's "The Woman in Black" revives a too-rare brand of horror based on suggestion rather than scares. For other elegant, imaginative haunted-house favorites such as "The Innocents" (1960), "The Haunting" (1963), "The Shinning" (1980) and "The Others" (2001), visit Netflix and have a frightfully good time.

On DVD:

J. Edgar (Warner Bros.): Clint Eastwood continues to surprise from behind the camera with this engrossing biopic on controversial political figure J. Edgar Hoover, which he directed from a screenplay by Oscar-winner Dustin Lance Black ("Milk"). Skillfully hopscotching from the 1920s to the 1960s, the movie follows Hoover (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) as he almost single-handedly founds the CIA by tenanciously going after those he felt were a threat to the nation and introducing scientific methods such as fingerprints into police investigations. Along the way, there are telling snatches of his relationships with his mother (Judi Dench), his secretary (Naomi Watts), and his best friend and co-worker (Armie Hammer). Anchored by DiCaprio's superb performance, this is an absorbing combination of taut drama and history lesson.

Martha Marcy May Marlene (Fox): One of last year's most unsettling sleepers, this intense thriller provides a first-rate showcase for two promising new talents, director Sean Durkin and star Elizabeth Olsen. Olsen plays Martha, a young woman who's introduced on the run from a small rural commune in upstate NewYork. Settling with her wealthy, estranged sister and brother-in-law, she finds herself haunted by memories of the cult she was involved in, particularly the times she spent with its volatile, charismatic leader (the excellent John Hawkes). Martha struggles to fit back into society, but can she escape her own paranoia? Full of suspense and sneaky, fragmented style, the movie is a memorable portrait of alienation and loneliness that will linger in the mind long after it's over.

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     1676 - In King Philip’s War Narragansett and Nipmuck Indians, searching for food, raided Lancaster, Mass. Over 35 villagers were killed and 24 were taken captive including Mary Rowlandson and her 3 children. Rowlandson was freed after 11 weeks and an account of her captivity was published posthumously in 1682.
    1677 - Virginia Governor William Berkley revokes the royal pardon which Colonel Herbert Jeffreys has brought for rebels of Bacon’s Rebellion. In defiance of the Crown, Berkley proceeds to execute 23 of the rebels.
    1753-Treaty of Paris ends French and Indian War. Canada was ceded to Britain, France received various West Indies possessions and Spain won Louisiana and Havana. Known in Europe as the Seven Years' War, this conflict ranged from North America to India, with many European nations involved. In North America French expansion in the Ohio River Valley in the 1750s led to conflict with Great Britain. Some Indians fought alongside the French; a young George Washington fought for the British. As a result of the signing of the Treaty of Paris, France lost all claims to Canada and had to cede Louisiana to Spain. Fifteen years later French bitterness over the loss of its North American colonies to Britain contributed to its supporting the colonists in the American Revolution.
    1841 - The Act of Union, uniting Upper and Lower Canada, came into effect.
    1846-Their leader assassinated and their homes under attack, the Mormons of Nauvoo, Illinois, begin a long westward migration that eventually brings them to the valley of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had been persecuted for their beliefs ever since Joseph Smith founded the church in New York in 1830. Smith's claim to be a modern-day prophet of God and his acceptance of polygamy proved controversial wherever the Mormons attempted to settle. In 1839, Smith hoped his new spiritual colony of Nauvoo in Missouri would provide a permanent safe haven for the Saints, but anti-Mormon prejudice there proved virulent. Angry mobs murdered Smith and his brother in June 1844 and began burning homes and threatening the citizens of Nauvoo. Convinced that the Mormons would never find peace in the United States, Smith's successor, Brigham Young, made a bold decision: the Mormons would move to the still wild territories of the Mexican-controlled Southwest. Young had little knowledge of the geography and environment of the West and no particular destination in mind, but trusting in God, he began to prepare the people of Nauvoo for a mass exodus. On this day in 1846, Young abandoned Nauvoo and began leading 1,600 Mormons west across the frozen Mississippi in subzero temperatures to a temporary refuge at Sugar Grove, Iowa. Young planned to make the westward trek in stages, and he determined the first major stopping point would be along the Missouri River opposite Council Bluffs. He sent out a reconnaissance team to plan the route across Iowa, dig wells at camping spots, and in some cases, plant corn to provide food for the hungry emigrants. The mass of Mormons made the journey to the Missouri River, and by the fall of 1846, the Winter Quarters were home to 12,000 Mormons. After a hard journey across the western landscape, Young and his followers emerged out onto a broad valley where a giant lake shimmered in the distance. With his first glimpse of this Valley of the Great Salt Lake, Young reportedly said, "This is the place." That year, some 1,600 Mormons arrived to begin building a new civilization in the valley. The next year, 2,500 more made the passage. By the time Young died in 1877, more than 100,000 people were living in the surrounding Great Basin, the majority of them Mormons. Young, however, had not escaped the troubles that plagued the Church in the East. By early 1848, the Mormons' haven became a U.S. territory after the American victory in the Mexican War. The Mormons had finally found a permanent home along the Great Salt Lake, but its isolation and freedom from persecution was short-lived.
    1855 - US citizenship laws were amended to include all children of US parents born abroad.
    1861-Jefferson Davis receives word that he has been selected president of the new Confederate States of America. Davis was at his plantation, Brierfield, winter pruning rose bushes with his wife Varina when a messenger arrived from nearby Vicksburg. It was not a job he wanted, but he accepted it out of a sense of duty to his new country. Varina later wrote that she saw her husband's face grow pale and she recalled, "Reading that telegram he looked so grieved that I feared some evil had befallen our family. After a few minutes he told me like a man might speak of a sentence of death." Davis said of the job: "I have no confidence in my ability to meet its requirement. I think I could perform the function of a general." He could see the difficulties involved in launching the new nation. "Upon my weary heart was showered smiles, plaudits, and flowers, but beyond them I saw troubles innumerable. We are without machinery, without means, and threatened by powerful opposition but I do not despond and will not shrink from the task before me." Davis was prescient in his concerns. He drew sharp criticism during the war--Alexander Stephens, the vice president, said Davis was "weak and vacillating, timid, petulant, peevish, obstinate," and Stephens declared that he held "no more feeling of resentment toward him" than he did toward his "poor old blind and deaf dog." His appointment of his friends as general was one of his main undoing, plus his inability to keep to a course. It is said, he changed his mind about military strategy often, actually following the suggestions of the last military person who spoke with. He had been elected to a six year term, never finishing it, and many believe he would not have been re-elected.
    1855 -- The Women's Hospital of New York City is founded. Although it provides much needed care for poor women, the hospital was also the arena for J. Marion Sims. Much of his work was done on Black slaves where he saved countless lives and developed new procedures in gynecology. He founded the hospital for Black women to receive free care.
http://jeffline.tju.edu/SML/archives/exhibits/notable_alumni/j_marion_sims.html
http://www.healthcarehof.org/honorees98/sims.html
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/m_r/moss/sims.htm
    1863 - Two of the world's most famous midgets, General Tom Thumb, who stood three feet, four inches high, and his bride, Lavinia Warren, who was two feet, eight inches tall, were married in New York City, in front of 2,000 of their closest friends.
    1863 - Alanson Crane patented the fire extinguisher.
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blfiresprinkler.htm
    1868-Birthday of William Allen White, American newspaperman, owner and editor of the Emporia Gazette. Coined the phrase “tinhorn politician” and in one obituary, wrote of the deceased that he had “The talent of a meat-packer, the morals of a money changer and the manners of an undertaker. “born at Emporia, KS, he died there Jan 29, 1944.
    1868- the temperature of 32 degrees below zero recorded at Muscatine, Iowa on the Mississippi was the lowest for the period 1839 to 1965.
    1893—Birthday of “The Schnozz,” Jimmy Durante, born at New York City. His first break into show biz came when he was 17 and got a regular job playing ragtime at a saloon at Coney Island. Later his friend Eddie Canto urged him to try comedy. In the 1920's, he had a very popular nightclub in New York called “Durant.” The painter had left “e” off and wanted a $100 bucks to re-do the sign and lights. Durante developed a unique comedic style as a short-tempered by lovable personage. His shtick included slamming down his hat and flapping his arms. His clothing, enormous nose, craggy face, gravely singing voice and mispronunciations were all part of the persona. Durante, whose career spanned six decades, appeared on TV, stage and Screen. His television signoff, “ Good night , Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are! “ became a trademark. Jimmy Durante died at Santa Monica, CA, Jan 29, 1980.
    1893-Birthday of William Tatem “Bill” Tilden, Jr., tennis player, born at Philadelphia, PA. Generally considered one of the greatest players of all time, Tilden won more tournaments than the record books can count. A nearly flawless player, he was also an egotistical showman on the court with an interest in show business. He turned pro in 1930 and continued to win regularly. Died at Hollywood, CA., June 5, 1953.
    1897-The familiar slogan "All the News That's Fit to Print" appeared on page one of The New York Times. It had first appeared on the editorial page on Oct 25,1896. Although in 1896 a $100 prize was offered for a slogan, owner Adolph S. Ochs concluded that his own slogan was better.
    1898-Birthday of Katharine Burr Blodgett, inventor, research physicist, who developed the first non-reflecting glass (as used in picture frames) and was the first research scientist at General Electric Laboratories who was also a woman.
    1899- the record low temperature for the state of Ohio was set at Milligan when the mercury dipped to 39 degrees below zero. The record low temperature for Virginia was also set at Monterey with 29 degrees below zero.
    1902-Birthday of Walter Brattain, who together with William Shockley and John Bardeen, invented the transistor. The three shared the Nobel Prize for physics in 1956 for the transistor and for their work on semiconductors. The transistor replaced the bulky vacuum tubes previously used in electronics and paved the way for all later microelectronics.
    1902—Drummer Chick Webb birthday
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_webb_chick.htm
http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Chick%20Webb.html
http://art.staviator.com/C/Chick_Webb.html
http://www.cd-music.org/music/22384Chick-Webb.html
    1907-Birthday of tenor player Walter” Foots” Thomas, Muskogee, OK
http://www.lindycafe.com/_music/musicians/ccalloway.html
    1908- Birthday of Jean Coulthard, the first composer from the Canadian west coast to gain wide recognition, born in Vancouver. Her orchestral compositions "Canadian Fantasy," "Excursion," "Ballade (A Winter's Tale)" and "Song to the Sea" established her reputation in Canada in the early 1940's. In 1953, the CBC commissioned her to write” A Prayer for Elizabeth" to mark the Queen's coronation.
http://music.acu.edu/www/iawm/articles/winter98/colton.html
http://www.yorku.ca/caml/coulthard.htm
    1914 Birthday of Larry Adler, harmonica virtuoso.
    1916-Birthday of accordion player Aldus Roger, Carencro, LA
http://www.cajunfrenchmusic.org/biographies/roger-a.htm
http://www.cajunculture.com/People/rogeraldus.htm
http://www.lsue.edu/acadgate/music/alleman.htm
    1920 - Representatives for major league baseball outlawed pitches that involve tampering with the ball, including using sandpaper or emery paper. It may be a baseball law but, it is often broken like others. Many umpires have the nail files to prove it.
    1921-Birthday of pianist Joe Big Duskin, Birmingham,AL
http://cincinnati.citysearch.com/feature/20472
http://www.arhoolie.com/titles/422.shtml
http://artists.spun.com/big_joe_duskin
    1923 - For the first time, ink paste was manufactured by the Standard Ink Company. It was available in one color: black.
    1925 - In Michigan City, Indiana, the first waterless gas storage tank was put into service.
    1927-Birthday of opera singer Leontyne Price, Laurel, MS.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/feb10.html
1927, Gisele Mackenzie, Canadian singer, star of Your Hit Parade TV show during the 1950s. Her mother was a concert singer and pianist.
    1932-Birthday of accordian/zydeco player Rockin' Dopsie, Sr. Carencro, LA
http://www.rockindopsie.com/
http://www.neworleansproducts.com/rockindopsie/dopsieband.htm
http://www.epluri.com/NOTfolder/Acts/Rockin'%20Dopsie/rockindopise.html
His son, Rockin' Dopsie, Jr.
http://www.neworleansproducts.com/music/zydecogumbo/index.html
    1933 -54ºF (-48ºC), Seneca OR (state record)
    1933 - The Postal Telegraph Company of New York City introduced the singing telegram.
    1933 - In round 13 at match held at Madison Square Garden in New York, Primo Carnera knocked out Ernie Schaaf. While the crowd and the press at the match shouted, "Fake!" at the knockout, Schaaf later died as a result of that punch. It was no fake.
    1934 - The United States Postal Service issued the first stamps without perforations or glue in New York City. One had to cut apart the stamps, then apply glue to the back to get them to stick to an envelope. After numerous complaints, the Postal Service changed this idea.
    1935 - The Pennsylvania Railroad started passenger service with its new "streamlined" electric locomotive. The engine was 79 1/2 feet long and weighed 230 tons.
    1939-Birthday of singer Roberta Flack, born in Asheville, North Carolina. She had a half-dozen ballad hits in the 1970's, including three number-ones - "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and "Feel Like Makin' Love." Flack returned to the top-10 in 1991 with "Set the Night to Music," a duet with Maxi Priest.
    1942-A Japanese submarine launches a brutal attack on Midway, a coral atoll used as a U.S. Navy base. It was the fourth bombing of the atoll by Japanese ships since December 7.The capture of Midway was an important part of the broader Japanese strategy of trying to create a defensive line that would stretch from the western Aleutian Islands in the north to the Midway, Wake, Marshall, and Gilbert Islands in the south, then west to the Dutch West Indies. Occupying Midway would also mean depriving the United States of a submarine base and would provide the perfect launching pad for an all-out assault on Hawaii. Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, mastermind of the Pearl Harbor attack and commander in chief of the Japanese combined fleet, knew that only the utter destruction of U.S. naval capacity would ensure Japanese free reign in the Pacific. Japanese bombing of the atoll by ship and submarine failed to break through the extraordinary defense put up by Adm. Chester Nimitz, commander of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific, who used every resource available to protect Midway and, by extension, Hawaii. Yamamoto persevered with an elaborate warship operation, called Mi, launched in June, but the Battle of Midway was a disaster for Japan, and was the turning point for ultimate American victory in the Pacific. The television series “Victory at Sea” has an excellent episode regarding this early part of the war, especially the Japanese underestimation of the American fighting stamina.
    1942-Second Lieutenant Alexander Ramsey “Sandy” Ninger, Jr. was posthumously awarded World War II's first Medal of Honor for heroism at the Battle of Bataan. He had graduated from West Point in 1941 and was on his first assignment after being commissions.
http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_1940_wwii/nininger.html
    1942 - For Decca Records in Los Angeles, California, Ted Fio Rito's orchestra recorded "Rio Rita". Bob Carroll provided the vocals for the song that became the group's theme song.
    1942- the first gold disc ever awarded to an artist was presented to the Glen Miller Orchestra by RCA Victor during a radio broadcast. The presentation was for Miller's recording of "Chattanooga Choo-Choo," which sold more than 1.2-million copies on the Bluebird label. The award was not solid gold - it was merely gold lacquered.
    1945---"Rum and Coca Cola" by Andrews Sisters hits #1
http://www.mareesalbumlyrics.com/Rum_And_Coca_Cola.html
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002P8A/002-1958450-0644835
http://www.singers.com/jazz/vintage/andrews.html
    1945---Top Hits
Rum and Coca Cola---Andrew Sisters
Accentuate the Positive - Johnny Mercer
I Dream of You - The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (vocal: Freddy Stewart)
I'm Losing My Mind Over You - Al Dexter
    1946--Folk singer Donovan, whose last name is Leitch, was born in Glasgow. He was the British answer to Bob Dylan, and his career was launched in 1965 with his hit single "Catch the Wind." Donovan's biggest success was "Sunshine Superman," number one on both sides of the Atlantic in 1966. Donovan's music, as well as the flowing robes and love beads he wore, were out of date by 1970.
    1949 - Lee J. Cobb, Arthur Kennedy and Mildred Dunnock starred in, "Death of a Salesman", which opened at New York City's Morocco Theatre. The play would later become a major motion picture.
    1949-Joe Fulks of the Philadelphia Warriors set an NBA record by scoring 63 points in a game against the Indianapolis Jets. Fulks' total was the largest recorded by an NBA player before the introduction of the 24-second clock in 1954. His record stood until November 8, 1959,when Elgin Baylor of the Minneapolis Lakers scored 64 points.
    1950-Birthday of opera singer Leontyne Price, born Laurel, MS.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/feb10.html
    1952--DAVIS, GEORGE ANDREW, JR.  Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Major, U.S. Air Force, CO, 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, 5th Air Force. Place and date: Near Sinuiju-Yalu River area, Korea, 10 February 1952. Entered service at: Lubbock, Tex. Born: 1 December 1920, Dublin, Tex. Citation: Maj. Davis distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. While leading a flight of 4 F-86 Saberjets on a combat aerial patrol mission near the Manchurian border, Maj. Davis' element leader ran out of oxygen and was forced to retire from the flight with his wingman accompanying him. Maj. Davis and the remaining F-86's continued the mission and sighted a formation of approximately 12 enemy MIG-15 aircraft speeding southward toward an area where friendly fighter-bombers were conducting low level operations against the Communist lines of communications. With selfless disregard for the numerical superiority of the enemy, Maj. Davis positioned his 2 aircraft, and then dove at the MIG formation. While speeding through the formation from the rear he singled out a MIG-15 and destroyed it with a concentrated burst of fire. Although he was now under continuous fire from the enemy fighters to his rear, Maj. Davis sustained his attack. He fired at another MIG-15 which, bursting into smoke and flames, went into a vertical dive. Rather than maintain his superior speed and evade the enemy fire being concentrated on him, he elected to reduce his speed and sought out still a third MIG-15. During this latest attack his aircraft sustained a direct hit, went out of control, and then crashed into a mountain 30 miles south of the Yalu River. Maj. Davis' bold attack completely disrupted the enemy formation, permitting the friendly fighter-bombers to successfully complete their interdiction mission. Maj. Davis, by his indomitable fighting spirit, heroic aggressiveness, and superb courage in engaging the enemy against formidable odds exemplified valor at its highest.
    1953---Top Hits
Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes - Perry Como
Why Don't You Believe Me - Joni James
Keep It a Secret - Jo Stafford
I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes - Goldie Hill
    1954: The Glenn Miller Story has its American premiere in New York City.
    1956 - Elvis Presley recorded "Heartbreak Hotel" for RCA Records in Nashville, Tennessee. The record was awarded two gold records, one for each side. The hit song gracing the other side was "I Was the One"
    1956-- Little Richard records "Long Tall Sally"
    1957-Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and other Southern black clergy founded the Atlanta-based Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to help coordinate civil rights activities in the South. King remained the SCLC's president until his assassination in 1968. King's son, Martin Luther King III, became the SCLC's president on January 15, 1998.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/about_king/encyclopedia/enc_SCLC.htm
    1958--Elvis Presley attains his ninth US number one single with the double-sided hit "Don't" / "I Beg of You".
    1958-Frank Sinatra's "Come Fly with Me" rose to the top of the US album chart, where it would stay for the next five weeks.
    1959-Link Wray performs his controversial instrumental hit "Rumble" on American Bandstand. Because of its title, many radio stations refused to play the record, but it still managed to sell over a million copies and reach #16 on the Billboard Pop chart.
    1959- St. Louis, Missouri was hit by an F4 tornado. Nearly 2000 buildings were damaged or destroyed and over $10 million in damage was done. 21 people lost their lives and 345 sustained injuries
    1960 -- Adolph Coors, the beer brewer, is kidnapped in Golden, Colorado.
    1961 - The Los Angeles franchise in the American Football League was moved to San Diego, California. In L.A. the team was called the Dodgers.
    1961---Top Hits
Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
Calcutta - Lawrence Welk
Shop Around - The Miracles
North to Alaska - Johnny Horton
    1961-Henry Mancini had the #1 album in the US with the soundtrack to the film Breakfast at Tiffany's.
    1962 - Francis Gary Powers, the U.S. pilot of a U-2 plane shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960, was exchanged for KGB agent Rudolf Abel in Berlin.
    1964 - The press reported "millions of teenage boys are spending extra time in front of the mirror trying to make their hair look like Paul McCartney's...," after The Beatles appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" the night before.
    1965-Viet Cong guerrillas blow up the U.S. barracks at Qui Nhon, 75 miles east of Pleiku on the central coast, with a 100-pound explosive charge under the building. A total of 23 U.S. personnel were killed, as well as two Viet Cong. In response to the attack, President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered a retaliatory air strike operation on North Vietnam called Flaming Dart II. This was the second in a series of retaliations launched because of communist attacks on U.S. installations in South Vietnam. Just 48 hours before, the Viet Cong struck Camp Holloway and the adjacent Pleiku airfield in the Central Highlands. This attack killed eight U.S. servicemen, wounded 109, and destroyed or damaged 20 aircraft. With his advisors advocating a strong response, President Johnson gave the order to launch Operation Flaming Dart, retaliatory air raids on a barracks and staging areas at Dong Hoi, a guerrilla training camp 40 miles north of the 17th parallel in North Vietnam. Johnson hoped that quick and effective retaliation would persuade the North Vietnamese to cease their attacks in South Vietnam. Unfortunately, Operation Flaming Dart did not have the desired effect. The attack on Qui Nhon was only the latest in a series of communist attacks on U.S. installations, and Flaming Dart II had very little effect.
    1965 - An often used quote was first spoken by Hubert H. Humphrey who said, "The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor." Humphrey was a beloved United States Senator from Minnesota and a Vice-President during the Lyndon Johnson administration. He eventually ran for the Presidency but lost to Richard M. Nixon, primarily because Nixon promised to end the war in Viet Nam (which he eventually did) and Humphrey was Johnson's former vice-president, who at best “waffled” on the Viet Nam war. Perhaps what lost him the very close race was the Chicago Democratic National Convention. The convention, which began August 126,1968, was the most violent in U.S. history. Antiwar protestors clashed with police and national guardsmen. Hundreds of people, including bystanders and members of the press, were beaten by police, some in full view of television cameras. Nixon beat Humphrey 31,785,480 to 31,275,166, and independent George C. Wallace, a third-party candidate, 9,906,473. The electoral vote was 302 to 191 and Wallace received 45. The republicans gained four seats in the House and five in the Senate (the Democrats still held majorities of 58-42 in the Senate and 243 in the House). The Republicans gained five governorships in the election.
    1966-Andrew Brimmer is appointed the first Black person to serve on the Federal Reserve Board.
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    1967-Procedures for presidential succession were further clarified by the 25th Amendment, along with provisions for continuity of power in the event of a disability or illness of the president, ratified today in 1967.
    1967-- The Beatles record---"A Day In The Life". The Beatles and George Martin added the orchestral crescendos to "A Day in the Life", using a 40-piece orchestra. Martin would later recall that when he told some of Britain's finest musicians that they were to play twenty-four bars of cacophonous, improvised crescendo, "they all looked at me as though I were completely mad."
    1969---Top Hits
Crimson and Clover - Tommy James & The Shondells
Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone
Touch Me - The Doors
Daddy Sang Bass - Johnny Cash
    1970-BACA, JOHN P.  Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Specialist Fourth Class, U.S. Army, Company D, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division. Place and date: Phuoc Long Province, Republic of Vietnam, 10 February 1970. Entered service at: Fort Ord, Calif. Born: 10 January 1949, Providence, R.I. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Sp4c. Baca, Company D, distinguished himself while serving on a recoilless rifle team during a night ambush mission A platoon from his company was sent to investigate the detonation of an automatic ambush device forward of his unit's main position and soon came under intense enemy fire from concealed positions along the trail. Hearing the heavy firing from the platoon position and realizing that his recoilless rifle team could assist the members of the besieged patrol, Sp4c. Baca led his team through the hail of enemy fire to a firing position within the patrol's defensive perimeter. As they prepared to engage the enemy, a fragmentation grenade was thrown into the midst of the patrol. Fully aware of the danger to his comrades, Sp4c. Baca unhesitatingly, and with complete disregard for his own safety, covered the grenade with his steel helmet and fell on it as the grenade exploded, thereby absorbing the lethal fragments and concussion with his body. His gallant action and total disregard for his personal well-being directly saved 8 men from certain serious injury or death. The extraordinary courage and selflessness displayed by Spc4. Baca, at the risk of his life, are in the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the U.S. Army.
    1971-Four journalists, including photographer Larry Burrows of Life magazine, Kent Potter of United Press International, Nenri Huett of the Associated Press, and Keisaburo Shimamoto of Newsweek, die in a South Vietnamese helicopter operating in Laos. The journalists had been covering Operation Lam Son 719, a limited attack into Laos by South Vietnamese forces, when their helicopter crashed. Vietnam was one of the most reported conflicts in the history of warfare. In 1964, when the massive American buildup began, there were roughly 40 U.S. and foreign journalists in Saigon. By August 1966, there were over 400 news media representatives in South Vietnam from 22 nations. The Vietnam War correspondents in the field shared the same dangers that confronted the front-line troops, risking their lives to witness and report the realities of the battlefield. Sixteen Americans lost their lives while covering the war. American journalists are among the 42 U.S. civilians still missing in action and unaccounted for in Southeast Asia, including NBC News correspondent Welles Hangen and Time photographer Sean Flynn, both of whom disappeared while covering the war in Cambodia.
    1977---Top Hits
Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
New Kid in Town - Eagles
Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Near You - George Jones & Tammy Wynette
    1978-Van Halen's debut album is released. The LP hit the top-20 and has sold over 6 million copies (as of 1997). It contained the singles "You Really Got Me and "Runnin' With The Devil."
    1978- Southern California received up to 8 inches of rain, resulting in widespread floods and mudslides. The rainfall produced a wall of water, which ripped through the mountain resort community of Hidden Springs drowning at least 13 persons. The storm caused 50 million dollars in damage, making it one of the most destructive in history.
    1979 - Rod Stewart's "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" was the #1 US single. It was a track from the album "Blondes Have More Fun", which was the #1 U.S. album this day. The album stayed at the top for three weeks. "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" was number one for four weeks: If you want my body and you think I'm sexy; come on sugar let me know. “If you really need me just reach out and touch me; come on honey tell me so...”
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    1982--- Bismarck, North Dakota experienced its 45th consecutive day of subzero temperature readings which tied the previous record long string of subzero daily lows ending on the same date in 1937
    1985 - One of the Houston Rockets' "Twin Towers", seven foot four inch tall Ralph Sampson, the Rockets star center, scored 24 points; leading the West to beat the East, 140-129 in the NBA All-Star Game held in Indianapolis, Indiana. Sampson was chosen as the games' Most Valuable Player.
    1985- "Tears Are Not Enough," the contribution of Canadian recording artists to African famine relief, was recorded at Manta Sound in Toronto under the name "Northern Lights."  The song was written by Bryan Adams and his regular songwriting partner, Jim Vallance. Adams's performance of the song at the Live Aid concert in July 1985 was marred by satellite blackout.
    1985---Top Hits
I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner
Easy Lover - Philip Bailey with Phil Collins
Careless Whisper - Wham! featuring George Michael
Ain't She Somethin' Else - Conway Twitty
    1987- a gala benefit concert was held at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto to honor the 100th anniversary of the Royal Conservatory of Music. Among the alumni who participated were tenor Jon Vickers, violinist Steven Staryk, soprano Lois Marshall and conductor Victor Feldbrill.
    1987- one of the Soviet Union's top rock bands, Autograph, played in Quebec City as part of its first North American tour. The concert was organized to coincide with the Rendezvous 87 hockey series between the NHL all-stars and the Soviet Union.
    1989-the first Chairman of a major political party who was African-American was Ronald H. Brown, who was elected chairman of the Democratic Party National Committee. Brown later served as secretary of commerce in the cabinet of President William Jefferson Clinton. He was killed in an airplane crash near Bosnia during a ceasefire.
    1989- Miami Vice's 100th episode seen on TV
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    1990- Paula Abdul's "Forever Your Girl" became the first album to generate six number-one singles when "Opposites Attract" hit the top of the Billboard chart.
    1991- Kevin Costner, Donny Osmond, Meryl Streep and Mike Tyson were among dozens of celebrities who gathered in Burbank, California to record a tribute to US troops in the Persian Gulf. The song, "Voices That Care," was composed and produced by Canadian David Foster.
    1992 - The New Kids on the Block filed suit on this date against former producer Gregory McPherson, accusing him of slander. McPherson had publicly accused the group of lip-syncing, and said that the young entertainers did on 20 percent of the singing in concerts and on their 1988 hit album, Hangin' Tough. McPherson claimed that New Kids manager Maurice Starr and Starr's brother were the real voices. The group's attorney denied his claim. Two months later, McPherson dropped his $21 million suit against Starr.
    1992 - In Indianapolis, former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was found guilty of rape of an 18-year-old beauty contestant, Desiree Washington. The jury found him guilty on all three counts after deliberating for 9 hours.
    1992 - Noted black author Alex Haley died at age 70 in Seattle of a heart attack. Haley would be best-remembered for his gripping account of African family history spanning two centuries, Roots, which was later turned into a wildly successful television miniseries. The eight-part series was aired on consecutive nights and became the most watched show in TV history. Some 130 million people-nearly half the country's population at the time--watched the last episode of the show. Haley's books led to an increased interest in the study of black history and heritage. Haley later spent two decades with the U.S. Coast Guard as a journalist, writing adventure stories to take the edge off his boredom. When he retired, he moved back to New York to pursue a writing career. He interviewed trumpeter Miles Davis and political activist Malcolm X for Playboy in the 1960s and later collaborated with the Black Muslim spokesman to write The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965), an acclaimed work that fueled the black-power movement in America and was cited extensively in institutions of higher learning. Haley then started his best-known work, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, published in 1976. The blend of fact and fiction, drawn largely from stories recited by Haley's grandmother, chronicles seven generations of Haley's family history, from the enslavement of his ancestors to his own quest to trace his family tree. To write the mostly nonfiction work, Haley pored over records in the National Archives and went by safari to the African village of Juffure to meet with an oral historian (Haley later donated money to that village for a new mosque). There are those who claim that Haley copied the work from other writers. It was never proven and all law suits brought against him were not successful. In the early 1970s, he and his brothers founded the Kinte Foundation, named for Haley's ancestor Kunta Kinte, to collect and preserve African American genealogy records. Haley received special citations from the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award committees in 1977 for Roots, which sold more than a million copies in one year. It was translated into 26 languages. Later in his life, Haley wrote a biography of Frank Wills, the security guard who discovered the break-in at the Watergate Hotel that brought down Richard Nixon's presidency.
    1993- Michael Jackson, in a live TV interview with Oprah Winfrey, said he had an inherited disorder that causes skin pigmentation to fade. He denied altering most of his face, but did admit to minor cosmetic surgery. Jackson also said he finds the comfort in children and animals that he missed in a friendless, workaholic childhood. In the wake of Jackson's first solo interview in nearly a decade, sales of his "Dangerous" album, released 14 months earlier, skyrocketed.
    1993- Mick Jagger marked the release of his "Wandering Spirit" album with an invitation-only gig at a dance club in New York. Most of the material was from his solo effort, but Jagger also performed a couple of Rolling Stones' tunes - "Live With Me" and "Rip This Joint." The concert was beamed to clubs in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and Toronto.
    1994- a severe ice storm occurred over portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Heavy rainfall of over 5 inches in some sections resulted in one of the worst icing in many years for this region. Ice accumulation reached 6 inches in Mississippi, resulting in damage to 3.7 million acres of commercial forestland valued at an estimated $1.3 billion. Over 80,000 utility poles were pulled down by the weight of the ice. Some residents of Mississippi were without power for up to a month. Damage and cleanup costs exceeded $50 million in Arkansas.
    1996- Canadian country singer Shania Twain drew an estimated crowd of 10,000 to 20,000 fans for an autograph session at the Mall of America in Minneapolis.
    1996 - An IBM computer called Deep Blue made chess history by comfortably beating world champion Garry Kasparov, a machine's first victory under classic tournament rules.
    1997-Heavyweight Riddock Bowe announced that he had retired from boxing in order to join the US Marines. He had enlisted on January 27 and reported to Paris Island on this date. On February 21, Bowe announced that he had changed his mind and that the Marines had agreed to release him. “He could not,” said the Corps,” handle the regulated lifestyle.” Bowe, 29, married and the father of five, had won the heavyweight championship in 1992 from Evander Holyfield only to surrender it to Holyfiled in 1993. In his Marines stint, he endured 36 hours of actual training.
    1998 - AOL raised its monthly flat access rate from $19.95 to $21.95, explaining it needed to upgrade its network to handle the onslaught of people taking advantage of its flat price. The increase was set to go into effect in April 1998. Eventually seven users could use the dial-up program. DSL and cable brought the internet faster speeds than the AOL dial-up and by the first quarter of 2003, for the first time in its history, AOL began losing more members than it was putting on.
    2008-The Eagles won a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "How Long". It was the band's fifth Grammy Award.