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Classified Ads---Sales

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

Central Valley, California 6 years sales, management, marketing, business development, budget planning, finance. Proven track record challenging and competitive situations. Expert: healthcare, banking, and entrepreneurship. dsp559@outlook.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

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

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

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http://www.leasingnews.org/Classified/Jwanted/Jwanted-post.htm

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US Leads Equipment Leasing and Asset Finance Hiring
---China and Mexico Follow

While ZRG Partners reports a major increase in overall hiring demand in the USA, China and Mexico were the only other two markets showing demand for talent increasing.

ZRG Reports in the United States, not only were existing companies seeking growth, but new entrants on the bank side as well as continued inflows of private equity capital are driving a renaissance of sorts with talent and company rosters.

While China seems to fluctuate quarter to quarter, the region saw a 19% increase in demand from Q4 levels. Multi-nationals are driving most of the talent requirements in China, with captives adding additional feet on the street and global banks and independents seeing continued opportunity. Turnover and tenure with existing employees continues to be a challenge given demand and employees willingness to change jobs frequently.

Mexico has posted three straight quarters of gradual increases.

On the downside, the UK, Germany and France have all posted five straight quarters of decreases in job opportunities in the sector. The malaise of the region is showing in headcount restraint and austerity in expense for many leasing and commercial finance players in this area. India took a pause from the past quarters of job growth.

ZRG Global Practice Leaders

***Larry Hartmann lhartmann@zrgpartners.com
*** Ken Vancini kvancini@zrgpartners.com
*** Ken Lubin klubin@zrgpartners.com

Full report:
http://www.leasingnews.org/PDF/ZRGEmploymentIndexReport.pdf

 

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New Hires---Promotions

Melanie DelValle was hired as Credit Manager, Blue Bridge Financial, Buffalo, New York. Previously she was credit risk analyst, Ingram Micro (September, 2010-January, 2013), compliance analyst (contractor), Citi (February, 2010-September, 2010), Service Learning Project, Canisius College(2009), consumer credit analyst, assistant vice-president, M&T Bank (October, 2001-December, 2009), Lease Consultant Manager ,RSA(1998-2001),assistant manager, Nine West Group (1994-2000) Canisius College Master's, Communications & Org Leadership,2007 – 2009. “I have completed Myers-Briggs, DiSC, Listening Profile, and Conflict Resolution assessments.” State University of New York College at Buffalo BA, Sociology, American Studies (2000 – 2003).Activities and Societies: Member of the National Sociological Honor Society My Master's thesis explored how/ if Non-Profit Organizations use organizational assimilation tactics to build long-term commitment among volunteers.
www.linkedin.com/in/melaniedelvalle

Joe DiLallo hired to lead BMO Harris Equipment Finance Company, Cleveland, Ohio, corporate aviation finance and leasing business

"He has over 20 years of experience in the business aircraft finance and equipment leasing industry. His most recent role was with Key Equipment Finance, an affiliate of KeyBank, where he was Vice President in the Corporate Aviation Finance unit responsible for growth of the CAF Division through the western U.S. and select international markets. Prior to that, he was at JPMorgan Chase Bank, as well as Star Bank Corp. DiLallo is an active participant, presenter, panelist, and moderator at various industry events, conferences, and seminars. He is an active member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and currently serves on the membership committee of NAFA.

He received his BSBA from Bowling Green State University.
www.linkedin.com/in/josephdilallo

Todd Hatch named Assistant Vice President and Regional Sales Manager of Washington Federal, Seattle, Washington, equipment finance division. Previously he was Arizona district sales manager (September, 2005-January, 2013), off-lease manager, CIT (October, 2003-May, 2005).Brigham Young University Bachelor of Arts (BA), Spanish Language and Literature+ (1993 – 1997), Westwood High School (1986 – 1989). Currently, he volunteers with the Boy Scouts of America. In his leisure time Hatch enjoys spending time with his family and camping. Hatch resides in Phoenix, Arizona.
www.linkedin.com/pub/todd-hatch/2/651/7a9

Rik Johnson named Vice President and Regional Sales Manager Washington Federal, Seattle, Washington, equipment finance division

"He has 25 years of equipment leasing experience. He most recently worked with Capital One’s equipment finance department. Previous to this, he served at MetLife Capital, US Bancorp and Key Equipment Finance. Johnson earned his degree from Western Washington University. He is active in the King County Department of Natural Resources & Parks. In his leisure time he enjoys skiing, snow shoeing, hiking, and sailing. Johnson currently resides in Issaquah, Washington."

Michael Walker has joined Nations Equipment Finance, Norwalk, Connecticut, as vice president-Sales Western Region.

Previously he was with the Aviation & Commercial Finance Group of First National Capital (September, 2009-January, 2013), regional sales manager AEL Financial (January, 2005-January, 2008), regional vice-president, First American Equipment Finance (January, 2000-January, 2003), regional vice-president, Sony Financial Services (January, 1995-January, 2000).California State University-Long Beach
www.linkedin.com/in/wmmichaelwalker

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Ascentium Capital Q4 2012 Volume Increases 323% vs. Q4 2011

Kingwood, TX - Ascentium Capital LLC sales volume for the fourth quarter in 2012 increased 323% versus volume in fourth quarter of 2011.

"Our business continues to build momentum as we increase brand awareness and take market-share in the small and mid-ticket marketplace. Ascentium Capital's growth and success is about our people and our process; and there is no better place in America to work as a sales person than at Ascentium Capital" noted Richard Baccaro, EVP of Sales & Marketing.

"We've hired twelve new sales associates in quarter 4 alone and are now laying the groundwork for Ascentium University where we will recruit, train, and educate our own business development professionals in addition to hiring experienced sales people. With our current headcount at over 40 sales employees, we are looking to double the size of our sale force in 2013.

"Vendor customers are demanding that their finance partner be a direct lender, with national coverage as well as having a well-trained and educated sales force. We anticipate that 2013 will be another great year for Ascentium Capital and our people."

As a direct lender, Ascentium Capital provides manufacturers, dealers and distributors with equipment financing and leasing options for their business customers located nationwide.

Ascentium Capital is backed by Vulcan Capital, the private investment group of Paul G. Allen, and a group of investors led by Luther King Capital Management. The Ascentium Capital website is located at www.ascentiumcapital.com

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

 

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Leasing Industry Help Wanted

Long Island, New York Experienced & Successful SALESPERSON wanted with immediate "Book of Business", salary -leading to draw/commission comp formula. Excellent Benefits- must be within one hour of our office. svenuto@macrolease.com Since 1969, Macrolease has been operating as a full service national equipment leasing company, a subsidiary of Bank Rhode Island

Business Development Officer Baltimore-Washington DC Area Should have existing client base.  Work from corporate office as required. Salary plus commission structure, benefits, expense plan. Email:Alevine@madisoncapital.com or npistorio@madisoncapital.com www.madisoncapital.com 35 years equipment & vehicle financing full service direct funder for small to mid-ticket transactions, with syndication abilities for large ticket.

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

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Macquarie to Outsource all to US Micro

Macquarie will be outsourcing its PC computer business worldwide to US Micro, Las Vegas, Nevada, according to a highly reliable source.

The formal announcement is to be made January 15th.

In 2011, US Micro moved its Smyrna (Atlanta area), Georgia -based computer-recycling company to a new $20 million 130,000-square-foot ultra-modern facility in Las Vegas, where they received tax incentives to locate and were expected to hire 100 local residents. Reportedly the Macquarie operation in Texas will remain as well as the administrative office in Michigan, but remarketing, technicians, sales and other personnel will now work for US Micro directly.

US Micro Corp in a news release described the 130,000 sq.-ft. facility “…enables the company to offer customers a closed-loop process, from the securing of retired IT equipment and data destruction at the customer's site to reselling or recycling.”

At the time, the news release said the company “…expects a rapid increase in demand for data destruction and electronics recycling across the $5 billion U.S. industry. The company disposes of more than one million pieces of IT equipment annually and claims to have not had any data breaches.

“The company refurbishes and sells approximately 90 percent of the IT equipment it processes; the remaining 10 percent is recycled."

 

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March 2013 Investors Conference
Plan to Attend

Meet and Greet at the 12th Annual Investors’ Conference on Equipment Finance (EFLA) was held in New York City on March 15, 2012. As has been the case in recent years, the conference was organized by Information Management Network (IMN) in partnership with the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association.

Senior Managing Director and Merger & Acquisition
Advisory Practice Leader

As Bruce Kropschot, The Alta Group and Leasing News Advisory Board Member wrote in his report last year "About 300 attendees enjoyed a busy day of informative programs and valuable networking opportunities.

“I found the conference to personally be of great value as I was able to talk (briefly in some cases) with about 50 people that I wanted to connect with."

Among the speakers this year will be William H. Verhelle, First American Equipment Finance, Kent Williams, LeaseDimensions, David D'Antonio, EverBank, Miles Herman, LEAF Commercial Capital, Larry Marsiello, Pine Brook Road Partners, as well as Ralph Petta and William G. Sutton of EFLA.

Sponsors and Exhibitors:
http://www.imn.org/Conference/Investors-Conference-Equipment-Finance/Sponsors.html

To Register and/or learn more:
http://www.imn.org/Conference/Investors-Conference-Equipment-Finance/Register.html

2012 Leasing Colleagues Who Passed Away

Jim Reed, Security Exchange Leasing, Glendora, California
http://leasingnews.org/archives/Apr2012/4_10.htm#reed

Paul Balinski, Diversity Capital, Gillette, New Jersey
http://leasingnews.org/archives/Sep2012/9_05.htm#balinski

Martin Shames, AAMCO Industries/Master Lease, Philadelphia, PA
http://leasingnews.org/archives/Nov2012/11_02.htm#shames

Heidi Groomer, BSB Leasing, Englewood, Colorado
http://leasingnews.org/archives/Dec2012/12_06.htm#groomer

Bernard G. Palitz, Financial Federal, New York City
http://leasingnews.org/archives/Dec2012/12_24.htm#palitz

 

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The Alta Group’s Paul Bent
To Receive Lawyer of the Year Award

The Alta Group, a global financial consultancy, is pleased to announce that Paul Bent, a Senior Managing Director of the firm and the head of Alta’s Legal Support Services practice, has been named the Long Beach, California, Lawyer of the Year for 2012. The award will be presented by the Long Beach Bar Association during its 96th annual Installation of Officers on January 25, 2013.

The Long Beach Bar Association was founded in 1917 as an association for attorneys, judges, and legal professionals in the City of Long Beach, California (a city of 500,000 near Los Angeles), and communities throughout the greater Los Angeles area. Its mission is to serve its nearly 400 members and the legal profession by providing educational opportunities for lawyers, creating avenues for interaction with the judiciary, and providing assistance and education to the public as they seek to access the legal system. The Association’s Lawyer of the Year award has been presented every year since 1984, with past honorees including public officials, former presidents of the State Bar of California, and other leading members of the legal community.

Paul Bent has been an active member of the California Bar for nearly 35 years. An honors graduate of UCLA in mathematics and computer science and a law review graduate of Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, he began his legal career in the field of computer law (then in its infancy) and is a former president of the International Technology Law Association. Having served two terms on the Board of Governors of the Long Beach Bar Association, he continues to chair its Technology Committee and remains active in the Association’s work and programs.

He has been elected a Master of the Bench in the Long Beach chapter of the American Inns of Court, where he is a member of the Executive Committee and has served since 2005 as Inn Treasurer. He is a former Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators, was a member of the board and treasurer of the Southern California Mediation Association, and serves annually as a judge in the finals of the Southwestern Law School national negotiation competition.

Alta CEO John C. Deane said, “We are proud to extend our congratulations to Paul Bent upon his receipt of this prestigious and exceptional award.”

Since 1992, The Alta Group has represented equipment leasing and finance companies, banks, manufacturers and service providers. Alta’s Legal Support Services practice includes expert witness and litigation support, alternative dispute resolution, compliance reviews, and a range of related services to the equipment leasing legal community. The full array of practices in North America is described at www.thealtagroup.com/north-america.

((Paul is an accomplished, professional musician, as well as he served six years in the US Navy, achieving Petty Officer First Class (1962-1968) as well as a UCLA graduate, cum laude) editor.))

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Northpoint Commercial Finance/ Douglas Guardian Services
announce inventory inspection provider agreement

    

Northpoint Commercial Finance LLC (“Northpoint”) announced an inventory inspection agreement with Douglas Guardian Services Corp. as their inventory inspection provider.

Dan Radley, Northpoint’s Chief Executive Officer stated “Our formula for success is based on leveraging our expertise with the expertise of our partners. Our management team has personal experience going back over 15 years working directly with Douglas Guardian. We have selected a partner who we consider to be best in class in providing floor plan inspection services."

Bruce Lurie, President of Douglas Guardian stated “We are excited to be aligned with the Northpoint team and believe the technology and procedures we have developed over our 80 years in this business of mitigating risk will make a significant contribution to Northpoint’s success."

About Northpoint Commercial Finance LLC
Northpoint Commercial Finance LLC, headquartered in Alpharetta, GA, is a diversified inventory finance company which partners with manufacturers, distributors and dealers to provide financing for their distribution channels. Led by Chief Executive Officer Dan Radley and a team of seasoned executives, Northpoint provides commercial loans to distributors and dealers in a variety of industries throughout the United States. For more information please visit www.northpointcf.com

About Douglas Guardian Corporation
Douglas Guardian Services Corporation is a full service inventory control company founded in 1932. The company is based in Houston, Texas and operates throughout the United States and Canada. Over the past 80 years, the company has provided customized collateral management solutions for a broad spectrum of industry segments. The company is privately owned and operated and provides its services to secured lenders including banks, leasing companies, “manufacturers and finance companies. These services are conducted by a network of W2 company employed auditors throughout North America. If you would like more information about Douglas Guardian, please visit www.douglasguardian.com

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German Shepherd Dog
Buffalo, New York Adopt-a-Dog

Murphy
(medium coat)
Female (spayed)
Senior

“Murphy was a beloved family pet when her owner was diagnosed with terminal cancer. With no place to go she was almost euthanized. But she was happy and healthy and has a lot of life in her still. Murphy is amazing with children, like other dogs, and thinks cats a weird creatures that she does not understand. She watches them with awe and barks occasionally wondering what are those? Murphy is very over weight but is on a diet and losing daily. The extra pounds have made it difficult on her joints and she is on some supplements to help with that. Murphy loves people and loves attention but what she really wants is a nice warm home where she can lay around on a comfy bed for the rest of her life.

For more information, contact us at adopt@buffalohumane.org or you can fill out an online application:
http://www.buffalohumane.org/adoptdogs.html

If you encounter problems with the link above, go to our Buffalo Humane website www.BuffaloHumane.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

Engrossing suspense ("Zero Dark Thirty") and heartfelt drama ("Promised Land") come to theaters, while a trio of intriguing films both new and old ("Cosmopolis," "Looper," "A Man Vanishes") arrive on DVD.

In Theaters:

Zero Dark Thirty (Columbia Pictures): Director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal, who both won Oscars for "The Hurt Locker," team up once more for this engrossing chronicle of the real-life manhunt for al-Queda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. Unfolding over the course of a decade, the story follows Maya (Jessica Chastain), a young and tenacious CIA operative who's determined to track down the mastermind behind the September 11th attacks. It is through her obsessive eyes that we witness many sides of the investigation, from the grueling torture of prisoners to the mountains of often misleading data that pass through government and media. The search climaxes with a remarkably choreographed nocturnal raid that makes great use of Bigelow's cinematic skills. More interested in muscular suspense than in thorny politics, this is impeccably crafted filmmaking.

Promised Land (Focus Features): Matt Damon teams up with his "Good Will Hunting" director Gus Van Sant for this heartfelt tale with a vital message. He stars as Steve, an experienced salesman for a natural gas company who's just one assignment away from being promoted to top management. That assignment takes him and his co-worker Sue (Frances McDormand) to a rural Pennsylvania town, where they proceed to convince the struggling residents to sell off their land. Complications soon arise, however, when a mysterious environmentalist (John Krasinski) warns people about the dangers of drilling, and Steve begins to fall for a local schoolteacher (Rosemary DeWitt). Can truth and emotion win over greed? Though the arc of the story is predictable, Van Sant and the cast (which also includes Hal Holbrook) inbue it with enough humanistic details to develop satisfying drama as well as environmental urgency.

Netflix Tip: Though she won an Oscar a few years back, Kathryn Bigelow remains an underrated filmmaker. Before checking out "Zero Dark Thirty," revisit her earlier studies of muscular action with "Near Dark" (1987), "Point Break" (1991), "End of Days" (1995) and "K-9: The Widowmaker" (2002).

On DVD:

Cosmopolis (Entertainment One): Following 2011's subdued period piece "A Dangerous Method," director David Cronenberg is up to his thrillingly perverse tricks again with this often brilliant dark comedy. Robert Pattinson stars as Eric Packer, a young millionaire whose simple plan to get a haircut turns into a long day full of discoveries and upheavals as his stretch limo makes its way through Manhattan. While engaging in business war with Chinese rivals, Eric goes on a free-flowing, almost stream-of-consciousness series of encounters with employees, protesters and ex-wives, resulting in a voyage that threatens to challenge his life's steely capitalistic principles. Relying more on mood and concepts than on plot, the film makes for difficult viewing for some viewers, but Cronenberg's crisp style and a cast that includes Juliette Binoche and Paul Giamatti make it a worthy trip.

Looper (Sony): With his previous films "Brick" and "The Brothers Bloom," writer-director Rian Johnson established himself as a very clever genre engineer. His hot streak continues with this entertainingly twisty futuristic tale, which finds the filmmaker ingeniously tackling science fiction. Set in the year 2044, the movie imagines a world where time-traveling is not only possible, but used as part of an outlaw web of gangsters and executions. Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a young man who gets involved in these technological operations, living the high life while getting rid of mob witnesses. Things get complicated, however, when Joe himself is set up for a hit, which leads him to jump ahead a couple of decades and confront his own older self (played by Bruce Willis). With excitement and humor, Johnson outclasses most current Hollywood blockbusters while using just a fraction of their budgets.

A Man Vanishes (Icarus): Long before films like "Close-Up" and "Bernie," Japanese director Shohei Imamura was already mixing fiction with documentary in this provocative 1967 essay, at last available on DVD. The subject is the unexplained disappearance of middle-class men in Japan, a curious phenomenon which was taking place in the nation during the 1960s. To examine one such case, the movie follows the wife of one of these vanished workers (Yoshie Hayakawa) as she travels through several cities and interviews people who knew her husband. As she tries to put the story back together, however, her interest starts to drift instead toward the handsome actor (Shigeru Tsuyuguchi) who's searching by her side. What parts of the film are an actual investigation, and which are staged for drama? Imamura keeps viewers on their toes with this one-of-a-kind exploration on truth and identity. With subtitles.

 

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Open Positions at Leasing Funders/Various Locations

(Most of the listing have "open positions." While you may find ones that do not, check back later, as they may have added an opening.)

Advantage Funding
http://www.advantagefund.com/employment.htm

AIG
http://www.aigcorporate.com/addresources/globalcareers.html

Altec
https://careers.altec.com/psc/P90HALT_APP/APPLICANT
/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?nocrumbs=yes&

Alter Moneta
http://www.altermoneta.com/careers/opportunities.html

Atlas Copco
http://www.atlascopco.com/us/careers/openjobs/

Balboa Capital
http://www.balboacapital.com/about_us/careers.aspx

Bank of America
http://careers.bankofamerica.com/overview/overview.asp

Bank of Ozarks
https://bankozarks.applicantharbor.com/jobmainlist.php?a=m

Bank of the West
https://www.bankofthewest.com/about-us/careers/job-search.html
(type in state, and keyword leasing or category)

CIT Job Openings
http://sj.tbe.taleo.net/SJ1/ats/careers/jobSearch.jsp?org=CIT&cws=1

CSI Leasing
http://www.csileasing.com/ViewJobPostings.aspx

Data Sales
http://www.datasales.com/open_jobs.html

De Lage Landen Financial
https://tbe.taleo.net/NA4/ats/careers/jobSearch.jsp

Direct Capital
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA2/ats/careers/jobSearch.jsp?org=DIRE

Farm Credit
http://www.farmcreditnetwork.com/careers/opportunities

Financial Pacific
http://www.finpac.com/careers.aspx

Fifth-Third Bank
https://cvg53.cvgs.net/Main/careerportal/JobAgent.cfm

GE Capital
www.ge.com/careers

GreatAmerica Leasing
http://jobs.greatamerica.com/

Hillcrest Bank
https://www.hillcrestbank.com/Careers.aspx

Home Savings Bank
http://www.home-savings-bank.com/careers.php

Huntington Bank
https://www.huntington.com/us/HNB3400.htm

Key Bank
Click here

Marlin Business Services
Key (not available at this time)
https://www.marlinleasing.com/Careers/joblisting.html?location=all

Madi$on Capital
http://www.madisoncapital.com/employment.php

Meridian Bank
https://www.meridianbank.com/careers.html

Microfinancial/Timepayment
http://www.hirebridge.com/jobseeker2/Searchjobresults.asp?cid=5224

Northern California Farm Credit (office listings)
http://www.norcalfc.com/locations.html

People's United Bank
https://www3.ultirecruit.com/PEO1003/JobBoard/ListJobs.aspx

PL Capital
http://www.plcapital.com/careers.asp

Prime Alliance Bank
http://www.primealliancebank.com/home/careers

Regions Bank
https://regions.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobsearch.ftl

Republic Financial
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA8/ats/careers/jobSearch.jsp

Sterling Bank
https://www.synovus.apply2jobs.com/ProfExt/index.cfm?fuseaction=m
External.showSearchInterface

Taycor Financial
http://www.taycor.com/about-taycor-financial/careers/

TCF Bank
https://tcfbank.taleo.net/careersection/corporate/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en

TD Bank
https://tderec.ijob.com/recruit/servlet/com.lawson.ijob.util.Login

US Bank 
(type position in blank space and/or state)
http://www.usbank.com/cgi_w/cfm/careers/careers.cfm

Wells Fargo
https://employment.wellsfargo.com/psp/PSEA/APPLICAN

Zions Bank
https://zionsbancorp.taleo.net/careersection/

Leasing News invites other employers to list their "open positions."
The listing is free.

 

(This ad is a “trade” for the writing of this column. Opinions
contained in the column are those of Mr. Terry Winders, CLP)

 

News Briefs----

 

Mortgages jump to highest level in 4 months
http://www.bankrate.com/finance/mortgages/mortgage-analysis.aspx?ic_id=Top_Stories_link_1

American Express to ax 5,400 jobs
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2013/01/10/American-Express-to-ax-5400-jobs/UPI-55471357862750/

Chinese Consumers Ready To Splurge
http://www.fa-mag.com/news/china-consumerism-expanding-13013.html

New Credit Card Standards for Retailers/restaurants 2015
http://www.qsrmagazine.com/exclusives/are-you-ready-emv

'Argo' wins best picture, director at Critics' Choice
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/01/10/argo-wins-best-picture-director-at-critics-choice/1825723/

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Junior Seau, NFL Star, Had Brain Disease from Hits to Head
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All About Artificial Sweeteners
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=289

 

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Sports Briefs----

 

Monte Kiffin, 72, first in line to be Cowboys' defensive coordinator
http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-cowboys/headlines/20130110-cowboys-interviewing-monte-kiffin-72-as-target-to-replace-rob-ryan.ece

Top 10 Richest College Football Programs
http://www.fox5vegas.com/slideshow?widgetid=68118

 

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American Football Poem

American Football Poem

A champion is one who gets up when he can't. Jack Dempsey ------------------------------------------------------------ Take pride in how far you have come; have faith in how far you can go. Unknown ----------------------------------------------------------- Tough times don't last, tough people do. Unknown ------------------------------------------------------------ If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don't. If you think you'd like to win, but you think you can't, it's almost certain you won't. If you think you'll lose, you've lost. For out in the world you'll find, success begins with a fellow's will. It's all in the state of mind. If you think you're outclassed, you are You've got to think high to rise. You've got to be sure of yourself, before you can ever win a prize. Life's battles don't always go, to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can. Unknown

 

 

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     1755- Alexander Hamilton, American statesman, an author of The Federalist papers, first secretary of the treasury, born at British West Indies. Engaged in a duel with Aaron Burr the morning of July 11, 1804, at Weehawken, NJ. Mortally wounded there and died July 12,1804. 
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/hamilton/hamilxx.htm
    1770- Rhubarb was shipped by Benjamin Franklin from London, England to John Bartram in Philadelphia, Pa. Rhubarb pie was a favorite in the United Colonies.
    1775 - Francis Salvador, the first Jew to be elected in the Americas, takes his seat on the South Carolina Provincial Congress. In June 1776, Salvador, a Patriot, became known as the "Southern Paul Revere" when he warned Charleston, South Carolina, of the approaching British naval fleet. Thanks to Salvador's intelligence information, Fort Sullivan in Charleston harbor was able to prepare for the British attack, and the half-completed fort successfully repelled an attack by a British fleet under Sir Peter Parker. On August 1 of the same year, while leading a militia group under the general command of Major Wilkinson, Salvador and his men were ambushed by a group of Cherokees and Loyalists near present-day Seneca, South Carolina. Salvador was wounded and then scalped by the Cherokees. He was the first recorded Jewish soldier killed in the American War for Independence.
    1791--- In Philadelphia, Episcopal Bishop William White, 43, founded the First Day Society. It became the forerunner of the American Missionary Fellowship, chartered in 1817 and headquartered today in Villanova, PA.
    1795-Birthday of Barbara Heinemann or Heynemann, French-born U.S. spiritual leader of the Community of True Inspiration who supported Christian Metz in his moves from Europe to Iowa and organizing the network of the seven communities known as the Amana Society. As spiritual leader she held the society together after Metz's death.
    1801-Birthday of Caroline Matilda Stansbury Kirkland, a New Yorker who after her marriage lived as a frontier wife and authored A New Home - Who'll Follow? (1839). She wrote in a realistic style life that set a new standard for fiction. Her style was continued by her son Joseph Kirkland in his novels. She succeeded her husband as editor of a Unitarian weekly and later edited what became Sartain's Union Magazine. She was prominent in New York City literary circles.
    1813--First pineapples planted in Hawaii, brought from Spain.
http://www.royalty.nu/America/Hawaii.html
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/pineapple.html
    1815- Birthday of John A. MacDonald, Canadian statesman, first prime minister of Canada. Born at Glasgow, Scotland, he died June 6,1891, at Ottawa. His birth anniversary is observed in Canada.
    1839- birthday of Eugenio Maria Hostos, Puerto Rican patriot, scholar and author of more than 50 books. Born at Rio Canas, Puerto Rico, he died at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Aug 11, 1903. The anniversary of his birth is observed as a public holiday in Puerto Rico.
    1842- birthday of William James, American psychologist and philosopher of distinguished family that included his brother, novelist Henry James. “There is no worse lie,” he wrote in Varieties of Religious Experience (1902), “than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it.” Born at New York City, he died at Chocorua, NH, Aug 26, 1910.
    1848---The Town Council attempted to ban gambling in San Francisco.
    1861 - Alabama seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy.
    1870-Birthday of Alice (Caldwell) Hegan Rice, American novelist and short-story writer best known for her 1901 novel Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch which has been translated into dozens of languages, made into plays and movies.
    1878 - In New York, Alexander Campbell made the first delivery of milk in glass bottles. Until then, milk had been ladled from a container by the milkman, into the customer's own container.
    1885- Birthday of Alice Paul, Women's rights leader and founder of the National Woman's Party in: advocate of an equal rights amendment to the US Constitution. Born at Moorestown, NJ, she died there July 10,1977.
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?amtoday:1:./temp/~ammem_4bjr
    1892-- Paul Gauguin marries a 13-year-old Tahitian girl
    1897-Birthday of M.H. Cannon of Utah became the first woman state senator in America.
    1902 - "Popular Mechanics" magazine was first published. Initially, it had only five paying subscribers, and a few hundred readers who paid a nickel to buy it at newsstands. In September, 1903, the magazine became a monthly.
    1904- Pianist/composer Pinetop Smith born Orion, AL. One of my favorites, I have all his records, best known for “Pinetop's Boogie Woogie.”
    1907-- The Church of God, headquartered today in Cleveland, Tennessee, and with roots going back to 1886, officially adopted its current name
    1910- Canadian singer and saxophonist Art Hallman was born in Kitchener, Ontario. One of Canada's most popular tenors in the 1940's, Hallman was featured vocalist from 1939 to 1944 with Mart Kenney and his Western Gentlemen. He formed the Art Hallman Orchestra in 1945, and the band appeared in top hotels and dance halls in Toronto, as well as on CBC radio and station CFRB. Hallman's theme song was "Just a Moment More With You."
    1913-, Hudson Sedan, manufactured by the Hudson Motor Car Company, Detroit, MI, was shown at the 13 th National Automobile Show. It was the first sedan car with all accessories as standard equipment.
    1918 - A tremendous blizzard completely immobilized the Midwest, stopping mail service for two weeks. The vast storm then moved through the Great Lakes Region and the Ohio Valley. Winds reached 60 mph at Toledo OH, and the temperature plunged from 28 above to 15 below zero during passage of the cold front.
    1922 - A 14-year-old-boy, Canadian Leonard Thompson, became the first person to have his diabetes successfully treated with insulin.
    1923—drummer Osie Johnson birthday.
http://www.harlem.org/people/johnson.html#
    1924-- Louisiana blues singer Slim Harpo was born in West Baton Rouge. Heavily-influenced by Chicago boogie singer Jimmy Reed, Harpo scored on the pop charts in 1966 with "Baby, Scratch My Back." As well, he had a number-one rhythm-and-blues record in 1961 with "Rainin' in My Heart." Slim Harpo died in 1970.
    1926--Canadian composer and trumpeter Johnny Cowell was born in Tillsonburg, Ontario. Cowell became one of Canada's most successful songwriters in 1956 when his composition "Walk Hand in Hand" was recorded by such artists as Andy Williams and Tony Martin. The song was one of the major hits of the year. Cowell also wrote "Our Winter Love," a big hit in 1963 by Nashville pianist Bill Pursell.  
    1927-- '50s pop singer Gisele MacKenzie, born Winnipeg.CA.
    1928 - Paul Whiteman recorded "Ol' Man River" on Victor Records. Bing Crosby sang as the featured vocalist on the song from the Broadway musical, "Showboat".
    1935 - Amelia Earhart Putnam became the first person to make a solo flight from Hawaii to California. Three years earlier, she became the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
    1935- Ronnie Hawkins, a pioneer of rock 'n' roll in Canada, was born in Huntsville, Arkansas.
Hawkins has been a father figure to many of Canada's leading rock musicians, and the graduates of his bands include the groups Crowbar and The Band, as well as Dom Troiano, King Biscuit Boy and David Clayton-Thomas. (Rompin') Ronnie Hawkins began touring the Ontario night club circuit in 1958 with his band the Hawks. In 1959, he scored on the US charts with "Mary Lou" and "40 Days."
Hawkins has remained in Canada since then, leaving his Ontario base only occasionally, as he did in 1976 to appear at The Band's farewell concert in San Francisco.
    1938 - The first woman bank president, Frances Moulton, assumed her duties in Limerick, Maine.
    1939- First Metronome all-Star session (Berigan, James, Goodman) records “ Blue Lou,” “The Blues.” Victor. These Metronome Jazz Magazine masters are fascinating to listen to as they are basically all star jam sessions.
    1939- actor-singer Sal Mineo was born in New York City. Better known for his acting than his singing, he did manage a top-ten record in 1957, "Start Movin'." On February 12th, 1975, Mineo was found murdered in Los Angeles.
    1939- Marlene Dietrich, "Falling In Love Again"
    1940--Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., becomes the U.S. Army's first black general, his son would later become a general as well.
    1942- Saxophonist Clarence “Big Man” Clemmons born Norfolk, VA; with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
    1942 -23ºF (-31ºC), Kingston RI (state record)
    1943- Singer Jim Croce was born in Philadelphia. His narrative songs, such as "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" and "You Don't Mess Around With Jim," were extremely popular in the early '70s. Like Otis Redding, Croce's greatest popularity came after his death. And like Redding, Croce was killed in a plane crash - in 1973.
    1944 - Franz Kettner, a private in the German army and a prisoner of war at Camp Hearne in Texas, is killed by a Nazi kangaroo court. Internment camps for German prisoners of war were dominated by Nazi enforcers, who killed as many as 150 of their fellow prisoners during World War II. 
    1944-HOWARD, JAMES H. (Air Mission) Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Air Corps. Place and date: Over Oschersleben, Germany, 11 January 1944. Entered service at: St. Louis, Mo. Birth: Canton, China. G.O. No.: 45, 5 June 1944. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy near Oschersleben, Germany, on 11 January 1944. On that day Col. Howard was the leader of a group of P51 aircraft providing support for a heavy bomber formation on a long-range mission deep in enemy territory. As Col. Howard's group met the bombers in the target area the bomber force was attacked by numerous enemy fighters. Col. Howard, with his group, and at once engaged the enemy and himself destroyed a German ME. 110. As a result of this attack Col. Howard lost contact with his group, and at once returned to the level of the bomber formation. He then saw that the bombers were being heavily attacked by enemy airplanes and that no other friendly fighters were at hand. While Col. Howard could have waited to attempt to assemble his group before engaging the enemy, he chose instead to attack single-handed a formation of more than 30 German airplanes. With utter disregard for his own safety he immediately pressed home determined attacks for some 30 minutes, during which time he destroyed 3 enemy airplanes and probably destroyed and damaged others. Toward the end of this engagement 3 of his guns went out of action and his fuel supply was becoming dangerously low. Despite these handicaps and the almost insuperable odds against him, Col. Howard continued his aggressive action in an attempt to protect the bombers from the numerous fighters. His skill, courage, and intrepidity on this occasion set an example of heroism which will be an inspiration to the U.S. Armed Forces.
    1945--GAMMON, ARCHER T. Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company A, 9th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division. Place and date: Near Bastogne, Belgium, 11 January 1945. Entered service at: Roanoke, Va. Born: 11 September 1918, Chatham, Va. G.O. No.: 18, 13 February 1946. Citation: He charged 30 yards through hip-deep snow to knock out a machinegun and its 3-man crew with grenades, saving his platoon from being decimated and allowing it to continue its advance from an open field into some nearby woods. The platoon's advance through the woods had only begun when a machinegun supported by riflemen opened fire and a Tiger Royal tank sent 88mm. shells screaming at the unit from the left flank. S/Sgt. Gammon, disregarding all thoughts of personal safety, rushed forward, then cut to the left, crossing the width of the platoon's skirmish line in an attempt to get within grenade range of the tank and its protecting foot troops. Intense fire was concentrated on him by riflemen and the machinegun emplaced near the tank. He charged the automatic weapon, wiped out its crew of 4 with grenades, and, with supreme daring, advanced to within 25 yards of the armored vehicle, killing 2 hostile infantrymen with rifle fire as he moved forward. The tank had started to withdraw, backing a short distance, then firing, backing some more, and then stopping to blast out another round, when the man whose single-handed relentless attack had put the ponderous machine on the defensive was struck and instantly killed by a direct hit from the Tiger Royal's heavy gun. By his intrepidity and extreme devotion to the task of driving the enemy back no matter what the odds, S/Sgt. Gammon cleared the woods of German forces, for the tank continued to withdraw, leaving open the path for the gallant squad leader's platoon. 
    1945- Birthday of singer Naomi Judd.
    1947---Top Hits
For Sentimental Reasons - Nat King Cole
Ole Buttermilk Sky - The Kay Kyser Orchestra (vocal: Mike Douglas & The Campus Kids)
The Old Lamplighter - The Sammy Kaye Orchestra (vocal: Billy Williams)
Divorce Me C.O.D. - Merle Travis
    1948- future country superstar Loretta Lynn married Oliver (Mooney) Lynn. She was not quite 14 years old.
    1948-- President Harry S. Truman proposes free, two-year community colleges for all who want an education. 
    1949- Lee Konitz's cuts first record “Progression” on Prestige.
    1953-Birthday of rock singer Pat Benatar.
    1955---Top Hits
Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes
The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane - The Ames Brothers
Hearts of Stone - The Fontane Sisters
Loose Talk - Carl Smith
    1956---The Coasters record "Down in Mexico," "Turtle Dovin'" 
    1956- Elvis Presley began his first recording session in Nashville. Among the songs recorded were "Heartbreak Hotel" and "I Was the One," which became Presley's first single for RCA Victor. Artists-and-repertoire chief Steve Sholes had bought his contract from Sun Records in Memphis for 35- thousand dollars. The record became the first of Elvis's more than 50 million-sellers.
    1956 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Memories Are Made of This," Dean Martin.
1957: In one of the biggest scandals to ever hit rock music, Jerry Lee Lewis marries his 14-year-old cousin Myra Gale Brown, daughter of his cousin Jim. Lewis' first marriage is still valid; the divorce wouldn't be finalized for six months. Reports are that Myra still believes in Santa Claus. When the story breaks a few weeks later, Lewis' career would be seriously damaged.
    1958- The Coasters, "Charlie Brown"
    1958 - On CBS-TV's "Seahunt," Lloyd Bridges starred as Mike Nelson, an ex-Navy frogman turned underwater trouble shooter. The show spent four years on the network. The underwater sequences were shot in Silver Springs, Florida. The out-of- water sequences were filmed at Marineland of the Pacific.
My father Lawrence Menkin wrote several of the episodes.
    1958-- "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis became the number-one song in the US. Later in the year, many radio stations began banning his records because of his marriage to his 13-year-old cousin.
    1960: Aretha Franklin makes her stage debut at New York's Village Vanguard.
    1961-- The Marvelettes' "Please Mr. Postman" hits #1
    1963---Top Hits
Telstar - The Tornadoes
Go Away Little Girl - Steve Lawrence
Hotel Happiness - Brook Benton
Ruby Ann - Marty Robbins
    1963 - On Sunset Boulevard in California, Whiskey-A-Go-Go opened. Bright lights and mini-skirt clad dancers in cages were the main features of the United State's first discotheque. . In the next decade and beyond, the Whiskey will be a popular meeting place for the record industry and a good place to be seen if you want to get into the industry. The Doors, among others, got their start there.
    1963- Tracy Caulkins, American swimmer, winner of more titles than any other amateur athlete. TC won 48 national titles, three Olympic gold medals (1984), set 66 world or U.S. records, and is a member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame (1990).
    1964--Roger Miller records "Dang Me," one of the most popular songs
of the year, along with his "Chug-A-Lug." 
   1964 --U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry issued the first government report saying that smoking may be hazardous to one's health.
   1964- The famed Whisky a Go-Go nightclub opened on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard. The combination discotheque and concert venue quickly became the favored hangout for LA's hip set. It was famed for its go-go girls who both danced and acted as dj's, and for its house band, led by Johnny Rivers. The club also spotlighted the hottest acts from the US and Britain, among them the Byrds, Jimi Hendrix, the Who and Led Zeppelin. 
    1964 - "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash becomes the first country album to top the U.S. pop album chart.
    1964—Famed singer Sam Cooke is shot and killed under mysterious circumstances at the Hacienda Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. The married singer picked up a young woman at a party, who claimed Cooke attempted to rape her. When she ran away, according to her testimony, Cooke followed and assaulted the hotel manager, demanding to know the girl's whereabouts. The manager shot Cooke three times.
    1965-- Ray Charles' "Crying Time" enters the pop charts
    1965---The Beach Boys record "Do You Wanna Dance" 
    1966-British Invasion band Herman's Hermits receive a gold record for the album "The Best of Herman's Hermits."
    1967--The great Jimi Hendrix records "Purple Haze" 
    1968- The Rolling Stones film their legendary Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus television special at Wembley television studios in Middlesex, England, featuring performances by John Lennon, Eric Clapton, the Who, Jethro Tull, Marianne Faithful -- and yes, circus people, all filmed in a circus tent. The show is never aired and only sees the light of day in 1996, supposedly because the Stones thought the Who upstaged them with their performance.
   1969--FRITZ, HAROLD A. Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Army, Troop A, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. Place and date: Binh Long Province, Republic of Vietnam, 11 January 1969. Entered service at: Milwaukee, Wis. Born: 21 February 1944, Chicago, 111. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Capt. (then 1st Lt.) Fritz, Armor, U.S. Army, distinguished himself while serving as a platoon leader with Troop A, near Quan Loi. Capt. Fritz was leading his 7-vehicle armored column along Highway 13 to meet and escort a truck convoy when the column suddenly came under intense crossfire from a reinforced enemy company deployed in ambush positions. In the initial attack, Capt. Fritz' vehicle was hit and he was seriously wounded. Realizing that his platoon was completely surrounded vastly outnumbered, and in danger of being overrun, Capt. Fritz leaped to the top of his burning vehicle and directed the positioning of his remaining vehicles and men. With complete disregard for his wounds and safety, he ran from vehicle to vehicle in complete view of the enemy gunners in order to reposition his men, to improve the defenses, to assist the wounded, to distribute ammunition, to direct fire, and to provide encouragement to his men. When a strong enemy force assaulted the position and attempted to overrun the platoon, Capt. Fritz manned a machine gun and through his exemplary action inspired his men to deliver intense and deadly fire which broke the assault and routed the attackers. Moments later a second enemy force advanced to within 2 meters of the position and threatened to overwhelm the defenders. Capt. Fritz, armed only with a pistol and bayonet, led a small group of his men in a fierce and daring charge which routed the attackers and inflicted heavy casualties. When a relief force arrived, Capt. Fritz saw that it was not deploying effectively against the enemy positions, and he moved through the heavy enemy fire to direct its deployment against the hostile positions. This deployment forced the enemy to abandon the ambush site and withdraw. Despite his wounds, Capt. Fritz returned to his position, assisted his men, and refused medical attention until all of his wounded comrades had been treated and evacuated. The extraordinary courage and selflessness displayed by Capt. Fritz, at the repeated risk of his own life above and beyond the call of duty, were in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Army and reflect the greatest credit upon himself, his unit, and the Armed Forces. 
    1970-- The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 23-7, to win Super Bowl IV. the Chiefs, 14—point underdogs, evened the AFL's Super Bowl record at 2-2 with their triumph. Kansas City was led by quarterback Len Dawson, named the game's Most Valuable Player.
    1970 - Billy Casper became the second golfer in history to top the $1-million mark in career earnings; thanks to winning the Los Angeles Open golf tournament.
    1971---Top Hits
My Sweet Lord/Isn't It a Pity - George Harrison
Knock Three Times - Dawn
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
    1972 - Downslope winds hit the eastern slopes of the Rockies in northern Colorado and southeastern Wyoming. Boulder CO reported wind gusts to 143 mph and twenty-five million dollars property damage.
    1973-- The American League changed its playing rules to allow for the use of a designated hitter, one player to bat for the pitcher throughout the game without being required to play in the field. the rule was intended to boost offensive production and to allow better starting pitchers to remain in the game longer.
    1974-country storyteller Tom. T. Hall topped the country singles charts with "I Love." His other number-one songs that year included "That Song is Driving Me Crazy" and "Country Is."
    1976-- US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill.
    1976-- Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat" enters the pop charts
    1977- AT & T approves dual listings in phone books for wife and husband without extra charge, ending a three-year battle by feminists.
    1979---Top Hits
Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
My Life - Billy Joel
Sharing the Night Together - Dr. Hook
Tulsa Time - Don Williams
    1980- composer John Williams succeeded the late Arthur Fiedler as the conductor of the Boston Pops.
    1984-the album "Thriller" by Michael Jackson became the all-time bestselling LP. "Thriller," with ten-million copies sold, surpassed the previous best-seller, the soundtrack from "Saturday Night Fever." "Thriller" eventually sold more than 40 million copies. Also on January 11th, 1984, Michael Jackson was nominated for 12 Grammy Awards.
    1986-- L. Douglas Wilder was sworn in as lieutenant governor of Virginia. He was the first black elected to statewide office in the South since Reconstruction. He later served as governor.
    1987- Madonna's video about a pregnant teenager, "Papa Don't Preach," won the top award on the first World Music Video Awards. The three-hour program was co-produced by Canada's MuchMusic Network and Europe's Sky Channel. It was telecast live via satellite to five continents.
    1987---Top Hits
Walk Like an Egyptian - Bangles
Notorious - Duran Duran
Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott
Give Me Wings - Michael Johnson
    1987 -- Denver quarterback John Elway engineers "The Drive." Trailing Cleveland 20-13 with 5:32 remaining in the AFC championship game, Elway marches the Broncos 98 yards on 15 plays to force overtime, then moves Denver 60 yards on nine plays on their first possession of overtime to set up Rich Karlis' game-winning 33-yard field goal in the Broncos' 23-20 victory.
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    1987 - A storm in the northeastern U.S. buried the mountains of central Vermont with up to 26 inches of snow, and snowfall totals in Maine ranged up to 27 inches at Telos Lake. Winds gusted to 45 mph at Newark NJ and Albany NY.
    1988 - Snow and high winds in Utah resulted in a fifty car pile-up along Interstate 15. Winds in Wyoming gusted to 115 mph at Rendezvous Peak.
    1992-Paul Simon becomes the first international star to perform in South Africa following the end of the UN cultural boycott. He began a concert tour in Johannesburg.
    1992--- US female Figure Skating championship won by Kristi Yamaguchi
    1998 --NFC Championship Green Bay Packers beat San Francisco 49'ers 23-10
    1998-- AFC Championship Denver Broncos beat Pitt Steelers 24-21
    1998-- US female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan
    1998--- US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge
    1999-- NASA declared 1998 the warmest year on record. Global surface temperatures increased by 0.34 of a degree Fahrenheit. The average temperature of 58.496 degrees Fahrenheit eclipsed the previous record set in 1995. The 1998 warmth was associated partly with a strong El Niño, a periodic warming of the Pacific Ocean.
    1999-At the American Music Awards, Billy Joel is given the Special Award of Merit for his "inspired songwriting skills" and "exciting showmanship." Also at the show, Blondie (with four of the original members: Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, Jimmy Destri, and Clem Burke) perform on stage with rapper Coolio singing the band's "No Exit."

Super Bowl Champions this Date

    1970--- Kansas City Chiefs