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Congressional
Action on Leasing
LeaseTrading.com
Appoints Nat. Sales Manager
CIT
$47 Million Line of Credit for K-Sea
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Outsourcing—Back
Office
Leasing News is going
to build a section for "Outsourcing," as we have done for
aggregate funders and software.
The term “outsourcing”
is known in the trade as “farming out” or
“contracting an outside
firm” or “not doing ‘in house.’” With
the
advent of the internet
and fast computers, this has now spread
to “customer service,
“ “collection,” and other types of services
such as “medical
transcriptions” as well as “accounting.”
Leasing “Back Offices”
perform “outsourcing.” We hope
to formulate
a list following
our standard “list format:”
Company Name
Website
Year Founded
Employees
CEO
Additional Services Offered
Yearly Volume
Major Clients
We are asking those
who want to be listed to add other information
that applies to their
operation, such as geographic region.
please let us know.
This is a free service.
We do not plan any advertising for this page, but hopefully it will
be of use for our readers.
Here are present companies listed in our classified ad section:
Back office: All
Locations
Are you a broker
or a rep for a major lessor? Want to just market and leave the backroom
an packaging functions to us? Call us.E-mail:nationalbusinesscredit@yahoo.com
Back office: Atlanta
, GA. GlobalTech Portfolio Services provides world class lease, loan
administration and asset management for equipment and vehicles. Current
portfolios $1 billion. Contact Alan Zeppenfeld 678-816-2216 E-mail:azeppenfeld@globaltechfinancial.com
Back Office: Atlanta,
GA. Let Tax Partners handle your sales and use tax compliance duties
w/less risk and cost than in-house. Largest tax compliance firm in US
E- mail:sales@taxpartners.com
Back office: Dallas,
TX.
Property Tax and
sales and use tax administration services performance is guaranteed
and we will save you time and money or our service is free.E-mail: info@osgsolutions.com
Back office: Indianapolis,
IN
JDR Solutions, LLC
specializes in delivering customized back-office lease portfolio admin./
ASP services for lessors, banks, manufacturer captives: other financial
institutions. Paul Henkel (317) 251-5352 ex. 7201
E-mail: paul.henkel@jdrsol.com
Back office: Jacksonville, FL.
CIT's Portfolio Service
Group: providing cost- effective lease/portfolio services: Accounting,
Tax Reporting, Collection svc, End of Lease Solutions, Front End Documentation,
Invoicing, and on-line reporting
E-mail: vincente.dingianni@cit.com
Back Office: Laughlin,
NV. 20 years experience on funder/broker sides. Looking for a relationship
where I act as credit shop for smaller brokers when financial statements
are involved. E-mail:batarista@laughlin.net
Back office: New
Rochelle, NY
Proactive management/administration
of commercial/consumervehicle lease/finance portfolios covering insurance,
titles,
Back Office: Northbrook,
IL
Our staff of CPA's
and lease professionals can handle any or all portfolio responsibilities
incl. portfolio mgmt, invoicing, sales/property/ income tax, accounting,
etc. E- mail:ngeary@edwinsigel.com
Back Office: San
Rafael, CA
We can run your back
office from origination to final payoff. 30 years experience in commercial
equipment lease and loan portfolio management.E-mail:gmartinez@phxa.com
To post a free “outsourcing”
classified ad, please go here:
http://64.125.68.90/LeasingNews/PostingFormOutsourcing.asp
Free
Leasing Software
Several are trying
the “free software,” but there also was a complaint.
It was referred to
the developer Michael Randall:
“I know you were
concerned about the email you received.
I don`t blame you, I am as well.
However, if the caller is not on the list, then I assume he never
contacted me, since I put everybody who contacted me into Paradigm (let’s
not forget, that’s the point of the system).
Consequently, he didn’t get instructions from me on what to download.
He may have downloaded the lease system, which has lots of restrictions.
“Paradigm has a
master file with the company name in it.
The name in the download version is "Demo" or "Paralease."
“When you launch
the program, Paradigm reads the Windows username and compares it with
its internal list of registered users.
Needless to say, it will report
that (your name) is not
a registered user."
“Customers do not
have to buy the program, but they do have to register it. All that entails is sending me an email requesting
registration. Unregistered
systems are not supported.
“There is a limit
of 5 users in the demo. I will
lift this when people register.
“Check the release
date of the system in the title bar.
Access the website (www.paralease.com)
to see if there is a more recent version.
If so, download it. You
do not have to reinstall the system; just download the paradigm.exe
into the correct folder.”
Yours truly,
Michael Randall
Paralease is offering
the Paradigm package – a $300 value - absolutely free. The program is
available via download at www.paralease.com.
Call Michael Randall at 305-695-9188 or submit
an email request to mrandall@paralease.com for instructions.
Paradigm offers
customizable organization features unavailable in packages costing twice
the price. When integrated with the suite of Paralease programs (Application
Tracking and Lease Servicing), Paradigm eliminates the need to re-key
any data.
System requirements
are simple: a PC and a Windows operating system. Most users are up and
running within a half hour of the download. Paradigm features include:
Customizable Organization
Paradigm offers a virtually unlimited number of ways to organize
the database. You can identify sources of leads, types of contacts,
categories, specialized lists, etc.
Datamining
Filters
You can create a subset of the database
to include only those records you choose, such as everyone who leased
a forklift model 3477 from you in the past year. You can set a filter
on any field in the database.
One Step Web Access
and Email
Paradigm incorporates
web access and email without having to use Outlook or Internet Explorer.
Detailed Record-Keeping
Each contact has
a Notes page and an unlimited number of Task records. Each task is separately
tracked.
Detailed Reporting
You can report
open Tasks by contact or by day.
Sophisticated Messaging
Each message has a Notes field and an Attachments field. You
can, for example, create a message with a detailed note and an attached
document, and email all of it with one click.
Automatic Form
Letters
Form Letters are boilerplate that you
create. You can select a form letter and Paradigm will insert it with
the name and address data automatically filled in. You can then email
it or print it.
Document Management
Microsoft Word documents can be Attachments.
With Word files you can use the Mail Merge feature to create custom
documents. You can also attach an Excel spreadsheet or image file to
the message.
Convenient Scheduling
All Messages (tasks)
are organized by contact and by date. You can filter by type of message,
for example, Call Backs in the morning and Emails in the afternoon.
User Management
The system administrator
can assign users to tasks, and these tasks appear in the user’s personal
Schedule.
At-a-Glance Priority
Calendar
You can customize
Paradigm to open to a full screen calendar with the priority tasks for
each day slotted in.
Multi-User
When most systems claim to be multi-user
they mean that the system won’t choke when two people are on at the
same time. Paradigm actually maintains separate user records with passwords.
Full Reporting Capabilities
Paradigm comes with a report writer. You can create reports very
simply by selecting fields from the database. You can filter these reports
with the Datamining filters.
Call Michael Randall
at 305-695-9188 or submit an email request to mrandall@paralease.com
for instructions.
(Mr. Randall, and his wife, have visited us.
We have seen his
program develop.
Here is a picture of his staff:
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Congressional
Action on Leasing
ELT News
Senators Charles
Grassley (R-Iowa) and Max Baucus (D-Mont.) are stepping up their efforts
to ban sale-in, lease-out (SILO) deals between municipalities and private
corporations. Grassley, the Senate's Finance Committee chairman, and
Baucus have submitted a proposal for ending what they view as a tax
shelter as part of another bill that could be approved by Congress by
the end of the month. In their letter to the Senate Budget and Appropriations
committees last week, the senators wrote that shutting down the SILO
shelter "is particularly important as [legislators] struggle to
close the current budget deficit." The Bush administration and
the Treasury Department have estimated that the deals could cost the
federal government about $22 billion to $33 billion over the next decade
if they are not halted. The Treasury reports that $750 billion worth
of national and foreign infrastructure has already been involved in
SILO deals.
According to a review
of a number of leasing arrangements, 16 U.S. companies have purchased
transportation assets from cities through 35 leasing arrangements since
2001. Fifteen such transactions have been delayed by the Department
of Transportation since November because of questions surrounding the
legitimacy of the deals. Meanwhile, the Internal Revenue Service is
auditing completed transactions. So far, none of the deals have produced
revenue for the federal government, and they are not expected to for
at least two decades. According to records, the deals generated nearly
a 600 percent return on investment in taxes saved for the largest investors,
including Wells Fargo, which purchased $1.6 billion worth of assets
in several of the 35 deals. Altria, which has participated in these
lease deals in the past is no longer doing so "due to a change
in strategic direction," says company spokesperson Timothy Kellogg.
In the past Altria has entered into deals with the New York Metropolitan
Transit Authority and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority.
The New York deal allows New York-based Altria to save up to $89 million
on state income taxes, in addition to saving millions on federal income
taxes. Wells Fargo and Wachovia are among the banks that stand to lose
out if the lease deals are disallowed. Wachovia has already stopped
pursuing the leasing transactions due to "the evolving regulatory
environment," says spokesperson Mary Eshet. Defenders of the lease
deals liken them to when companies lease cars or aircraft. According
to the Equipment Leasing Association, about $900 billion in equipment
was leased in the United States in 2003.
Since the middle
of January of this year, the leasing industry has been the subject of
intense focus at the Treasury Department and the tax-writingcommittees
in the Congress. With the Treasury Department’s release of a series
of anti-leasing proposals in January followed by the inclusion of such
provisions in the Administration’s FY 2005 budget submission in early
February, the industry has been placed in an increasingly defensive
posture with key decision makers in the Congress.
In early March, the
Senate started its consideration of the Foreign Sales Corporation/ Extra
Territorial Income (FSC/ETI) reform legislation which is considered
must pass legislation by the Administration and the Congress. This legislation
is viewed as critical in order to prevent the imposition of sanctions
by the European Union on U.S. products stemming from a ruling by the
World Trade Organization. As a revenue offset for the bill, the Chairman
of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA)
and the Ranking Democrat
on the Committee, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) offered the Administration’s
leasing provisions as an amendment to this legislation. In addition,
in early March the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Congressman
William Thomas (R-CA) announced his intention to include his version
of certain unspecified leasing provisions as a revenue offset in the
House effort to reform the FSC/ ETI legislation. The estimated revenue
generated by such proposals range from a high of $33 billion to a low
of $16 billion over ten years. The general expectation is to have this
legislation completed by Memorial Day.
ELA is actively working
with the Treasury Department, the tax writing
committees in the
Congress and the House and Senate leadership to ensure that the most
harmful provisions of the pending anti-leasing proposals are not adopted
by the Congress as a part of the FSC/ ETI legislation or other tax legislation
which may be considered this year. This effort entails an active education
and advocacy program to assure that the industry’s messages and positions
are presented to key decision makers during this debate.
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Nigeria
eMails
Yes, we still get
them. In fact, we have quite
a collection, many
sent by readers.
There are new variations
and different approaches:
To Whomever It May
Concern, Please Read For our Profit
FOR SECURITY REASONS,PLEASE
SEND YOUR REPLY TO THE
FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESSE
pauljohnson@ny.com
My name is Mr. Johnson
Paul, a national of Zimbabwe, Southern
Africa. I am writing
to you for help on humanitarian grounds, in return for 25% of USD35,000,000.00.
As you are probably
aware, Zimbabwean Whites have for years now been
systematically evicted
from their farms while Looters burned and
destroyed white-owned
farms. These atrocities were caused by black veterans of the war for
independence that ended white rule (Ian Smith) in 1980. The conflict
arose from the unequal land distribution inherited by the Government
of Zimbabwe at independence. At that time a majority of black Zimbabweans
were crowded into communal areas, comprising 41 percent of the land,
while a few thousand white commercial farmers owned 39 percent of the
land, including most of the land in the prime agricultural areas.
Initially, Zimbabwe
made progress in countering inequities in land
ownership. During
the 1990's, however, the reform process stalled,
frustrating many
of those waiting since 1980 to settle on agriculturally viable land.
Some could wait no longer. As a result, since February 2000, black veterans
have forcibly occupied over 1600 farms with associated violence resulting
in many persons being injured and killed. This also ignited demonstrations,
racial violence, savage and brutal murders of white farmers and their
families.
To cut a long story
short, late last year, my Patron and employer, Mr.
Blerk Valdemarca,
his wife and three teenage children (a daughter and
two sons) were brutally
and savagely murdered in their farm at Doma
region, about 70
miles north-west of Harare, capital of Zimbabwe.
Labeled a white lover and sympathizer, (because I continued my
job as Foreman despite repeated warnings by the veterans groups to quit),
my life was in great danger, and I ran away to a secret safe house in
Avondale, Harare, where I still stay. I am therefore being very cautious
because I am still on the secret "wanted" list of the Veterans.
Before his death,
Mr. Valdemarca (a very wealthy farmer) had concluded
secret arrangements
like most white folk to leave Zimbabwe. It was a
long and careful
preparation. Being that he trusted me, I assisted him in an arrangement
and He boxed all his cash holdings, about USD35m and
"shipped"
out the money through a secure
network to Europe. Of course by then Bank to Bank transfers were made
impossible for whites by the
Government. The mode of shipping and the exact location
of the money in Europe shall remain a secret for the time being...The
money which was sent to Europe
in October, 2003, and it is still sitting in a Safe
Deposit Vault.
If you help me get
the money, then 25% of the 35Million USD will be
yours. There is nothing
illegal or risky about this "transaction". as I
have all the relative
information of the money and the shipment.
I am
therefore appealing
for your assistance in order to get the money out.
Any person with the
right CODES (which I have) will claim outright
ownership of the
money, which is in cash.
Due to my current
fugitive status, I will be unable to travel to
Europe. But if the
funds become available, I will be able to bribe a top ranking Immigration
Officer for a "safe passage" to Johannesburg (South Africa),
and from there travel to any part of the world!
If you are interested,
please reply urgently giving me the following
information (1) Your
Telephone No; (2)Your Fax No; (3) Your Contact
Address. On receipt
of your reply, I will send you more details and how to contact Europe
to get the money. I am trusting on your response.
Regards,
Paul Johnson.
Below, please find
links to a lot of background
on
the land crisis in
Zimbabwe:-
http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/08/12/violence.zimbabwe/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/article/0,2763,562148,00.html
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/01/14/malawi.conference/?related
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_218000/218824.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_218000/218544.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1877000/187
7156.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_594000/594522.stm
http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/africa/04/07/zimbabwe.land/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/0,2759,181131,00.html
http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/africa/12/03/zimbabwe.land.ap/
--
Dear Good Friend.
I am Mrs. Vivian
Wilson from Cote d'Ivoire West Africa. I was
married to Mr. Wilson from Kuwait who was the chief consular
in their embassy
in Cote D'Ivoire for nine years
before he
died
in the year 2002.
We were married for eleven years without a
child.
Before his death
we were both born again Christian. Since his
death I decided not
to remarry or to get a child outside my
matrimonial home
which the Bible is against. When my late
husband
was alive he deposited
the sum of $8.5 Million with a bank
here in Lome-Togo.
Presently this money
is still with the bank.
Recently, my Doctor
told me that I would not last for the next
Eight months due
to cancer problem. Having known my condition I
decided to donate
this fund to good person that will utilize
this money the way
I am going to instruct herein.
I want a church,
organization or good person that will use this
fund for orphanages,
widows, propagating the word of God and to
endeavor that the
house of God is maintained. The Bible made us
to understand that”
Blessed is the hand that giveth". l took
this decision because
I don't have any child that will inherit
this money and I
don't want my husband's efforts to be used by
unbelievers.
I don't want a situation
where this money will be
used in an ungodly
way. This is why I am taking this decision. I
am not afraid of
death hence I know where I am going. I know
that I am going to
be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14
says that "the
lord will fight my case and I shall hold my
peace".
I don't need any
telephone communication in this regard because
of my health hence
the presence of my husband's relatives
around me always.
I don't want them to know about this
development.
With God all things
are possible. As soon as I receive your
reply I shall give
you the contact of the bank. I
will also issue you
an authority letter that will
prove you
the present beneficiary
of this fund.
I want you and the
church or the organization to always pray
for
me because the lord
is my shephard. My happiness is that I lived
a life of a worthy
Christian. Whoever that Wants to serve the
Lord must serve him
in spirit and Truth. Please always be
prayerful all through
your life. Contact me on the this email
address and any delay
in your reply will give me room in
sourcing another
good person for this same purpose. Please
assure me that you
will act accordingly as I Stated
herein. Hoping to
receive your response immediately.
Thanks,
Remain blessed in
the Lord,
l remain yours sister
in Christ,
Mrs.V.Wilson
--
Juanfran Caminero,
Bank International,Madrid
Spain.
Attn: President/Ceo
I am Juanfran Caminero,Head
Foreign Operations,Bank International Madrid,Spain and I expect that
you will be surprised in view of my proposal although it will be beneficial
to both parties. We require your assistance in this transaction involving
some funds about to be moved to a Security/finance company in Holland.
Mr.Christian Vasiere,
a French National, resident in Spain transferred the sum of US$16M(Sixteen
Million United States Dollars Only to our bank from Union Bank Of Switzerland
in May,1998.This account later became dormant after almost one(1)year
of the transfer which led to an investigation by my department to avoid
being classified as dormant account. Surprisingly, I discovered from
the Swiss Bank that the transfer was made from a "coded "account.
In my official capacity
as the Head, Foreign Operations, I consulted two(2) of my colleagues
who advised that we should transfer the amount to an Escrow account
with the bank until after investigation. We have just finished our investigation
during the third Quarter of last financial year only to discover that
Mr.Christian Vasiere, Died in Rwanda towards the end of 1998 and that
the money came from proceeds from the sale of diamonds on behalf of
Rwandan Government.
We shall appreciate,
If you could assist in providing us with your company's Name to enable
us convert this fund to our use in view of our ability to have this
fund moved to a security/finance company in Holland.
Upon your acceptance
we are ready to give you 20% of the total fund while the remaining will
be shared by my colleagues and I. Please indicate your willingness if
the conditions attached are favourable to you to enable us forward the
necessary documents for the delivery of the fund to you.
Treat with utmost
confidentiality and advised to send reply to:juancaminero_bnkinter@ziplip.com
Mr.Juanfran Caminero
Head, Foreign Operations.
Bank International
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Greetings and Compliments.
I am Dr Luisa Pimentel
Estrada, the wife of Joseph Ejercito Estrada,
former president
of Philippines. I have children with my husband Jose, Jacqueline and
Jude.Two sons and a daugther. This mail may be coming to you as a surprise or an article but it is very real.
I gave the mail to
my daughter Jude to send the mail to any contacts
she sees and may
be a God fearing person will listen to our plight. I will
want you as the receiver
to read through it and think very well if you can help or render us
any assistance.
My husband Joseph
Ejercito estrada was elected as the 13th President of the Philippines
in May 1998 by the people of Philippines due to his
popularity in the
film industry made him to win the largest popularity in the history
of election in Philippines. He has attain the position of Senate in
1987,then vice-president in May 1992 and later become the president
1998.My husband became mayor
of his hometown, San Juan in 1969 but it was 1972 that he had a string
of public successes. My husband was named one of the ten Outstanding Young Men in Public Administration.
He was also named Most Outstanding
Mayor and Foremost
Nationalist and Most Outstanding Metro Manila Mayor.
My husband is recently accused of illegal acquire some four Billion
Peso ($80M) during his 31 months in office as President backed up by
an uprising of mass Demonstrators and Senate Traitors. They also said
that he has skimmed off tobacco excise Taxes benefiting rom government
business deals.Mostof them benefited from my husband's generosity when
he was in office. But they just turned around to be the ones to impeach
him. I have tried every possible means to get him out of Detention without
success. The despotic forces in power appear bent in deriding him, rubbishing
his achievements while freezing all his known Bank accounts. He has been
accused of economic plunder
carrying the maximum penalty of death.
To the worst of it
all, all other wives of my husband especially Guia Gomez and some of
his children born outside wedlock are testifying against us. In conjunction with the PCGG funded by the recent President Arroyo
Macapagal Gloria.
These are some of
the allegations file before my husband I
the impeachment trial;
1. Gov. Luis Singson,
a longtime friend of my husband, said he provided the my husband with
more than $8 million in payoffs from illegal gambling
and $2.7 million from tobacco taxes.
2. Witnesses testify
one of an account in the Philippines third largest
bank held millions
of dollars in bribes collected by my husband.
Equitable PCI Bank
President George Go resigns. The banks senior vice president, Clarissa Ocampo, said she saw my husband sign
a false name to documents withdrawing $10 million from a secret personal
account.
3. On Dec 31 Five
synchronized bomb attacks kill 22 people and injure
more than 120 in
Manila, days before the trial is to return from holiday
recess. Police accuse
Muslim rebels but many fear the bombs may be linked to the trial.
4. That my husband
received about $8.5 million in pay-offs from illegal
gambling operators.
5. That my husband
participated in a real estate business controlled by
me and my son Jose
despite a prohibition on outside business interests
while in office.
My husband is suffering
from bronchitis and emphysema right now and he detained at the Veterans
Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City in hospital prison outside Manila
where the life of my husband is in danger. I will let you know that
it is political motivated by Gloria Arroyo. Meanwhile, the government
has said that it may drop rebellion charges against my husband allies
Senator Juan Ponce Enrile and the former ambassador to the United State
Ernesto Maceda because they were in the side of my husband, both men
were later jailed by the government of Gloria Arroyo that they instigated a
march on the
presidential palace
by 50,000 supporters of my husband. These are all political. All these are done to have my husband death.
Presently life has
not been easy for my children and I, my traveling
documents have been
seized by the government and they restricted me and my children to have
access to my husband.
Haven seen the way
things are going with us. He decided to let me know that he deposited
some money with security companies in Bangkok, Thailand and Amsterdam,
Netherland. He said that he deposited the sum of twenty Million
dollars $20,000,000 in my name (Pimentel Luisa Estrada) in Amsterdam.
Now I want to start a new life with the money. I want to invest the
money outside Philippines.
What I am begging
you is to assist me in receiving the money on my
behalf. You will
have to represent me in receiving the money with the security company.
I have discussed
with the security company here in Metropolitan Manila about this arrangement,
they assured me that the money will be release to my representative.
In that regards, I have gone to collect the documents needed from Gomez
Carlos who my husband kept the documents with.
If you are willing
to assist me in receiving the money. You will send me
your full names,
contact Fax and Telephone numbers to enable me forward your information
to the security company.
Once you get back
to me, we will discuss the percentage you will liken to take for your
kind assistance. I will be communicating with you by email because my
telephone lines are not safe for the transaction because of the heighten
security around me and my family.
I would want us to
be in partnership in any good business you may
suggest in your country.
Please handle this
transaction with maturity and sincerity.
Best Regards,
Dr Luisa Pimentel
Estrada.
--
Dear Sir,
Kindly forgive my
intrusion without any proper
notification. It
is because of the urgent situation.
My sources say we
can rely on you to help us out but we must keep it all anonymous. My
name is George Cohen and I am one of the special assistants to president
Charles Taylor, before now I was a member of the cabinet of president
Charles Taylor during the last years. Due to the outbreak of a fanatical
civil war in my country Liberia, the president has been forced to resign
for the interest of peace but unfortunately the war is still threatening
the society physically and economically.
Most of us including Mr. Taylor were forced to flee from Liberia
for our dear lives. Taylor and some aids are presently in Nigeria were
the Government has graciously offered them political asylum but movement
is completely restricted while I and some of my colleagues are around
the West coast. However, before we
left Liberia I made
a secret deposits of valuable cash worth $25m and
other jewelries into
the vaults of a classified International Security
company on behalf
of president Taylor with specific instructions. Our
intentions is to
freight this money and other valuables out of Liberia
anonymously by shipping
it to a trusted foreigner who can receive the
consignment on our
behalf and keep the money safe until we can come over.
You will be required
to invest this funds in viable investments on our
behalf since we cannot
bring the money back. I have therefore been
mandated to contact
you and seek your cooperation to receive this funds on our behalf. For
your efforts you will get a percentage of this money based on our agreement.
I assure you that there is absolutely no risk to you because nobody
knows of the existence of this funds. Once we are in agreement all I
have to do is send instructions
to the Security company
to deliver the consignment to you and you can
track the progress
through them.
If this offer is
acceptable to you please contact me immediately on the above email,
if you require I will email my telephone number here in the West Coast
to you so we can discuss further .
Time is very essential
in this deal. I am waiting to hear from you .
George Cohen
----
(It appears the song
writer of “It’s a Grand Old Flag,” was only
one of the assistants,
as in this letter, there is a name change,
plus a more direct
approach: )
Good day,
Before I proceed,
I must be grateful to introduce myself. My name is
Mr. Chucky Taylor
a Liberian. I am the first son of President Charles
Taylor, the president
of Liberia . During the rebellion in my country,
I absconded under
my father's instructions with Twenty-Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars (US$28.5M) which was part of the money meant for
campaigning for President Charls Taylor re-election into office.
Presently I have
been able to move the funds diplomatically to a
Financial Vault Company
in Europe where it is still kept in safe
custody.
MY REQUEST
As a result of my
present situation as a refugee who cannot have access to own an account
or accounts, I am looking for a trustworthy
individual/firm by
my father's instructions to advice us in making the
rightful investment
as well as to provide account(s) where the funds
will be lodged into.
More also, we are at the interim interested in
buying properties
for residence as my family will be residing there in
the near future.
COMMISSION/REMUNERATION
As regards your commission/remuneration,
my family have decided to
offer you 15% of
the total sum and also set aside 5% for all your expenses (i.e. telephone
bills, traveling expenses, hotel bills and other
miscellaneous expenses).
I strongly believe
that associating with you to embark on this and
other business ventures
will derive a huge success hereafter and it
will be a long lasting
business association via my email for further briefing.
Endeavor to send
your full contact details like your full names, address, telephone and
fax numbers. As soon as I receive the above information, I will let
you have the contact details of the security company in Europe funds
are deposited for you to verify the existence of the security company
and the deposited funds.
I await your anticipated
co-operation.
Yours truly,
Mr. Chuckie Taylor.
For better understanding,
please view these websites below:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/08/11/taylor.warcrimes/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/08/11/liberia.1300/index.html
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Financial
Federal Announces Second Quarter Earnings
NEW YORK---Financial
Federal Corporation ("FIF" -NYSE) today announced results
for its second quarter ended January 31, 2004. Net earnings for the
second quarter of fiscal 2004 was $7.8 million, a 6% decrease from the
$8.3 million earned for the second quarter of fiscal 2003. Diluted earnings
per share decreased by 9% to $0.42 from $0.46. Finance receivables originated
during the quarter totaled $180 million. Finance receivables outstanding
were $1.41 billion at January 31, 2004 compared to $1.42 billion at
July 31, 2003.
Net earnings for the first six months of fiscal 2004 and 2003 were
$14.9 million and $16.6 million, respectively, a 10% decrease. Diluted
earnings per share also decreased by 10% to $0.81 from $0.90. In the
first six months of fiscal 2003, a non-recurring convertible debt redemption
loss reduced net earnings by $1.1 million and reduced diluted earnings
per share by $0.06. Without this loss, net earnings for the first six
months of fiscal 2003 was $17.7 million and diluted earnings per share
was $0.96. These amounts are non-GAAP financial measures that management
believes to be useful to investors in comparing the Company's fiscal
2004 and 2003 operating results. Net earnings and diluted earnings per
share for the first six months of fiscal 2004 each decreased by 16%
with this debt redemption loss excluded from fiscal 2003.
Net charge-offs for the second quarter of fiscal 2004 were $2.5
million or 0.70% (annualized) of average finance receivables compared
to 1.05% in the preceding quarter and 0.78% in the first quarter of
fiscal 2003. For the first six months of fiscal 2004 and 2003, net charge-offs
were 0.88% and 0.60%, respectively. Non-performing assets were 3.1%
of total finance receivables at January 31, 2004, compared to 3.8% at
October 31, 2003 and 5.6% at January 31, 2003. Delinquent receivables
(60 days or more past due) were 1.5% of total receivables at January
31, 2004 compared to 2.1% at October 31, 2003 and 2.3% at January 31,
2003.
Paul R. Sinsheimer, CEO, commented: "For the last several
months, we have seen our customers' outlook improve. They are optimistic
about their prospects, although most have been hesitant to acquire equipment,
instead trying to operate with what they have. I fully expect this to
change, but remain uncertain as to when. We are prepared both financially
and operationally for the expected higher level of demand."
Steven F. Groth, CFO, remarked: "We are pleased to report
the following positive operating trends/statistics as of January 31,
2004:
-- net charge-offs have declined in the last three quarters and
are below the level of a year ago (although net charge-offs were higher
in the first half of fiscal 2004 than in the first half of fiscal 2003);
-- repossessions were $7.6 million, 76% lower than their peak of
$33.1 million a year ago;
-- delinquencies were at their lowest level in over three years;
-- operating expenses declined from the preceding quarter as we
benefit from fewer non-performing assets;
-- leverage has fallen to 3 to 1 allowing for significant growth
and
-- the Company continues to maintain a high level of liquidity."
Financial Federal Corporation specializes in financing industrial
and commercial equipment through installment sales and leasing programs
for manufacturers, dealers and end users nationwide. For additional
information, please visit the Company's website at www.financialfederal.com.
CONTACT:Financial
Federal Corporation Steven F. Groth, 212-599-8000
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LeaseTrading.com
Appoints National Sales Manager
- Hires Seasoned
Auto Industry Executive, Expands Operations -
PALM DESERT, Calif.,
-- LeaseTrading.com -- America's marketplace for car lease trading --
today announced that it has appointed Nick Primavera as its National
Sales Manager.
LeaseTrading.com
helps people get out of leases early-paying only a fraction of the buyout
cost-by finding buyers who are looking for a great deal on a short-term
lease. The Company works with auto dealers across the country to help
consumers trade-in their leases early.
"Our products
let car dealers trade-in leases early for a fraction of the cost, enabling
dealers to make more sales while saving consumers thousands of dollars,"
said LeaseTrading CEO Michael Penfield.
"Nick Primavera's addition to the team signals our intent
to rapidly expand our dealer program."
Primavera, who becomes
the Company's first National Sales Manager, brings 23 years of retail
automotive experience, including more than a decade in auto finance
and leasing. "Nick's experience in developing and motivating sales
teams at large dealerships in Southern California along with his high-powered,
straightforward approach to sales management will be a great asset to
the Company," said Dev Bhatia, LeaseTrading's COO.
In addition to Primavera, LeaseTrading has recently hired to
expand its customer and sales support operations, Bhatia added.
"We expect to bring in more quality additions to the team
as we move forward," he said.
Primavera's manpower
experience began with four years in the U.S. Marine Corps, which he
left as a Sergeant. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Primavera moved to California
in 1979.
Industry experts
project that auto lease transfers will become a billion-dollar marketplace
over the next five years, as more consumers become aware of the marketplace
and its potential to save them thousands of dollars in exiting a car
lease. Currently, more than 17 million U.S. consumers drive leased cars.
More than 25% say they would exit their leases early -- if not
for the high costs.
About LeaseTrading
Inc.
LeaseTrading.com
is America's marketplace for car lease trading. LeaseTrading.com is
a privately-held Delaware corporation headquartered in California. For more information, contact Shirley Braginton,
at info@leasetrading.com or call us toll free at 1-888-280-9009. LeaseTrading.com.
Get In. Get Out. For Less.
This release was
issued through eReleases(TM). For
more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com.
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CIT
Equipment Finance, With Support of KeyBank, N.A., Completes a $47 Million
Line of Credit for K-Sea Operating Partnership, L.P.
TEMPE, Ariz., -- CIT Equipment
Finance, a
unit of CIT Group,
Inc. (NYSE: CIT), announced today that it, along with KeyBank, N.A.,
have provided K-Sea Operating Partnership, L.P. with a $47 million revolving
credit facility. K-Sea is a
marine transportation company that specializes in the transportation
of petroleum products such as jet fuel,gasoline, home heating oil, as
well as providing bunkering services. The firm operates in the Northeastern,
and Eastern United States, and the Gulf of
Mexico.
The credit facility includes a $30 million capital acquisition
line of
credit and a $10
million working capital line of credit.
Additionally,
KeyBank, N.A. provided
a $7 million letter of credit under the facility.
CIT Equipment Finance has also recently completed a $25 million
senior secured term loan facility with K-Sea Operating Partnership,
L.P. for the acquisition of an integrated tug/barge unit known as the
New York/Everett.
"We are extremely
pleased with the opportunity to partner once again with K-Sea,"
said Bob O'Connor, Marine Sales Manager of CIT.
"This transaction reinforces CIT's commitment in supporting
the marine industry."
About CIT Equipment Finance
CIT Equipment Finance - U.S. is a leading lessor and lender in
the
construction, printing,
machine tools, plastics, healthcare, and manufacturing markets. Further
information can be obtained at the company's website at http://www.cit.com
or http://www.efinance-it.com.
About CIT Group
CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT), a leading commercial and consumer
finance company, provides clients with financing and leasing products
and advisory services. Founded in 1908, CIT has nearly $50 billion in
assets under management and possesses the financial resources, industry
expertise and product knowledge to serve the needs of clients across
approximately 30 industries. CIT, a Fortune 500 company, holds leading
positions in vendor financing, U.S. factoring, equipment and transportation
financing, Small Business Administration loans, and asset-based and
credit-secured lending. CIT, with its principal offices in Livingston,
New Jersey and New York City, has approximately 6,000 employees in locations
throughout North America, Europe, Latin and South America, and the Pacific
Rim. For more information,
visit http://www.cit.com.
SOURCE CIT Group, Inc.
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De
Lage Landen's Commercial Finance Group teams up with IBM Global Financing
to enhance program for qualified U.S. resellers
WAYNE, Pa.,– The
Commercial Finance Group of De Lage Landen Financial Services, Inc.
of Wayne, PA has joined forces with IBM Global Financing to provide
inventory finance solutions to qualified U.S. resellers targeting the
small and medium business (SMB) marketplace.
De Lage Landen Financial Services is the North American subsidiary
of De Lage Landen International B.V. of the Netherlands, and a leading
international provider of high quality asset-based financing products.
The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the AAA-rated Rabobank Group.
The program will provide resellers with access to flexible inventory
financing programs for a wide range of IBM and non-IBM equipment.
“De Lage Landen’s in-depth knowledge of technology financing and
their reputation for customer service fit very well with our efforts
in the small and medium business (SMB) marketplace,” said Robert John,
Vice President, Channel Financing, IBM Global Financing.
Ronald Slaats, Chairman of De Lage Landen’s Americas Division,
said, ”Resellers can be confident that the products and services we
provide will compliment the world-class services offered by IGF.
“We have more than 35 years of experience in the leasing and Commercial
Finance businesses and a ‘go-to-market’ strategy designed to maximize
penetration for vendors like IBM. Together, we can provide resellers
with a clear competitive advantage in an increasingly competitive marketplace.”
About De Lage Landen:
De Lage Landen is a Netherlands-based international provider of
high-quality asset financing products. With a presence in 22 countries
across the globe, the company focuses on the following industries: Food
& Agriculture, Healthcare, Office Equipment, Telecommunications,
Technology Finance, Materials Handling & Construction and Financial
Institutions. In its domestic market, the company offers Real Estate
Finance, Equipment Leasing, Car & Commercial Vehicle Leasing, ICT
Leasing and Trade Finance through local Rabobanks and direct to market.
De Lage Landen is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dutch Rabobank
Group that is AAA-rated by Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s. In 2003
De Lage Landen is expected to grow its profits to $129.6 million (€114.8
million) and its balance sheet total to $17.8 billion (€14.1 billion).
For more information, please visit our website at www.delagelanden.com
About IBM Global
Financing:
IMB Global Financing, the world’s largest information technology
financier, has an asset base of more than $35 billion and delivers financial
services to 125,000 customers in more than 40 countries. IBM Global
Financing offers businesses of all sizes flexible leasing and financing
programs that enable them to acquire hardware, software, services and
e-business solutions from IBM and other vendors.
For more information, please visit www.ibm.com/financing
###
Sites of Reference:
http://www.delagelanden.com
http://www.ibm.com/financing
CONTACT:
Jack Firriolo
De Lage Landen Financial
Services
Phone Number: 610
386 5824
Fax Number: 610 386
5640
E-mail: jfirriolo@leasedirect.com
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News Briefs---
Fed approves Bank
of America's merger with FleetBoston, creating nation's 3rd- largest
bank
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20040308-1454-bankofamerica-fleet.html
A Lawyer in Tyco
Case Sees a Lack of Evidence
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/09/business/09tyco.html
California Bakes in Record Heat--82 degrees in Santa Clara
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Sports Briefs----
Gruden's allure sways
Garcia
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/football/nfl/03/08/garcia.bucs/index.html
ROUNDUP: N.B.A. O'Neal
Ejected and Lakers Lose in Malone's Return to Utah
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/09/sports/basketball/09NBA.html
This T.O. horror
show is dizzying and endless
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/football/
nfl/san_francisco_49ers/8133372.htm
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“Gimme that Wine”
Turley v. Bryant
Trial Nears an End
http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Daily/News/0,1145,2373,00.html
Blue Nun Aims New
Drink At Young Women
http://www.winesandvines.com/headline_03_05_04_blue.html
Supreme Court asked
to review out-of-state wine shipments
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-03-08-wine-supreme_x.htm
Golden State Vintners
Signs Definitive Agreement to Sell For $6.85 Cash Per Share in Going
Private Transaction
http://www.stockhouse.com/news/news.asp?tick=VINT&newsid=2186343
North Fork Part-Timers
No Amateurs With Wine
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/07/dining/07livine.html
This
Day in American History
1451-Italian navigator,
merchant and explorer for whom the Americas were named. He participated
in at least two expeditions between 1499 and 1502 which took him to
the coast of South America. Vespuccis expeditions were of great importance
because he believed that he had discovered a new continent, not just
a new route to the Orient. Neither Vespucci nor his exploits achieved
the fame of Columbus, but the New World was to be named for Amerigo
Vespucci by an obscure German geographer and map maker, Martin Waldseemuller.
Ironically, in his work as an outfitter of ships, Vespucci had been
personally acquainted with Christopher Columbus.
1832 - Abraham Lincoln, of New Salem, Illinois, announced he was
running for political office for the first time. He campaigned for a
seat in the Illinois state legislature. ‘Honest Abe’ did not win, but
less than thirty years later, he become President of the United States.
1841-The Supreme Court issued a ruling on March 9, 1841, freeing
the remaining 35 survivors of the Amistad mutiny. Although seven of
the nine justices on the court hailed from Southern states, only one
dissented from Justice Joseph Story's majority opinion. Private donations
ensured the Africans' safe return to Sierra Leone in January 1842.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/mar09.html
1858-Albert Potts of Philadelphia, PA, received a patent on
his invention of a street letter box, “ a mode of attaching metallic
letter-boxes.” The box had c
enter hole through which the shaft of an ordinary cast-iron lamppost
was placed. Boxes were erected on August 2, 1838, in Boston and New
York City.
1861-Confederate paper money was issued under the Confederate
States Act at Mobile, Alabama, authorizing $1 million in treasury notes
in denominations of $50, $100, $500 and $1,000.
The $50 note feature three African-Americans slaves in a field,
two of them hoeing; the $100 note, a train of cars at a depot, at the
right, and Liberty standing, at the left; the $500 note, a rural scene
with cattle wading in a brook, and the $1,000 note, busts of Andrew
Jackson and John Caldwell Calhoun.
http://www.albany.edu/jmmh/vol3/facevalue/facevalue.html
1862--Two ironclad ships, the Union's Monitor and the Confederacy's
Merrimac (renamed Virginia), battled at Hampton Roads, VA. The "History
Channel" has a great documentary on this, and the change from wooden
ship hulls to metal hulls. The conflict took place at Hampton Roads,
Virginia. The Monitor was a 172-foot Union ship with a crew of 58 under
the command of Lieutenant John Lorimer Worden, who was partially blinded
by a shot while observing action and was superseded by Lieutenant S.
Dana Greene. I that been designed by John Ericsson and had a revolving
gun turret. The Merrimac was a 175 foot Confederate ship with a crew
of 300 under command of Captain Franklin Buchanan, who was wounded and
superseded by Lieutenant Catseby ap Roger Jones.
It was a scuttled Union steam frigate that had been salvaged
and armored by the Confederates and renamed the Virginia. The battled
ended with the sinking of the Merrimac.
1903-Blues singer/pianist Georgia White born Sandersville, GA.
http://bluesland.net/thang/GeorgiaWhite.html
http://www.theiceberg.com/artist/25959/georgia_white.html
http://ubl.artistdirect.com/music/artist/bio/0,,513828,00.html?artist=Georgia+White
http://www.mnsi.net/~phlegm/railroad_blues.html
1918- “hard boiled”
detective writer Mickey Spillane Birthday. He followed the time line
of
Dashiell Hammet and
Raymond Chandler.
http://www.interlog.com/~roco/hammer.html
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/spillane.htm
1909-Birthday of rich, full tone tenor saxophone player Herschel
Evans, born Denton, Texas.
He created the “tough
Texas tenor” sound. With County Basie from 1936-39 and quite a contrast
with tenor player
Lester Young.. On February 9, 1939, at the age of thirty, he died of
heart disease in New York City.
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/EE/fev3.html
http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/evans_herschel/bio.jhtml
1931 - Cab Calloway's theme song, "Minnie the Moocher,"
was recorded on this date in New York. Not until 1978 was it revealed
that his single recording had ultimately sold 2.5 million copies, making
it the longest million-seller "sleeper" after 47 years.
1932-Birthday of
singer Keely Smith.
http://www.artistdirect.com/music/artist/bio/0,,494640,00.html?artist=Keely+Smith
1933- Singer Lloyd Price, an important figure in New Orleans rock
'n' roll, was born in the Louisiana city. He first hit the charts in
1952 with "Lawdy Miss Clawdy," a song originally designed
to be used as a radio commercial. The piano player on the record was
Fats Domino. After two years in the armed forces, Price resumed his
recording career with "Just Because," which hit the charts
in early 1957. The following year he had his only number-one hit, "Stagger
Lee," which he wrote with his manager, Harold Logan. Price's other
hits include "Personality" and "I'm Gonna Get Married."
http://rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=172
http://www.history-of-rock.com/price.htm
1942-Tommy Dorsey records Elman-Peterson trumpet battle “Well,
Git it.”
1943-the temperature at Lac Frontiere, Maine fell to 40 degrees
below zero. This is the coldest ever in March in New England.
1944- Canadian blues-rock singer and harmonica player King Biscuit
Boy, whose real name is Richard Newell, was born in Hamilton. He released
several LPs of his own in the 1970's, as well as appearing on recordings
by Ronnie Hawkins, Crowbar, April Wine and the Electric Flag. Died Jan. 5, 2003.
http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicPopEncycloPagesK/king_biscuit.html
http://www.spots.ab.ca/~jam/Scans/KBB.html
http://therealthing.com/kingbiscuitboy/
1945- the Japanese capital of Tokyo was bombed by 343 Super fortresses
carrying all the incendiary bombs they could hold. Within the targeted
areas of the city, population densities were four times greater than
those of most American cities, and homes were made primarily of wood
and paper. Carried by the wind, the fires leveled 16 sq miles. More
than a quarter million buildings were destroyed, including 18% of the
industrial area. The death toll was 83,000; 41,000 were injured. For
the balance of the war American strategic bombing followed this pattern.
The bombing of Germany was also changed to incendiary as the military
learned the fire aftermath caused great more damage than regular bombs.
1956---Top Hits
Lisbon Antigua -
Nelson Riddle
Why Do Fools Fall
in Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Hot Diggity (Dog
Ziggity Boom) - Perry Como
I Don’t Believe You’ve
Met My Baby - The Lovin’ Brothers
1956-a whopping 367 inches of snow was measured on the ground
at the Rainier Park Ranger station in Washington. The snow depth was
a state record and the second highest total of record for the US
1958-Cannonball Adderly, with Miles Davis, cuts “Somethin’ Else”
album (BN 1595).
1959-Barbie Debuts. The popular girls’ doll debuted in stores.
More than 800 million dolls have been sold.
1959 - Jack Paar was on the cover of "LIFE" magazine.
The article on him said he was accused of “keeping the U.S. up nights.”
He had a late night television show on NBC with show regulars, Dody
Goodman, Alexander King, Cliff Arquette, announcer Hugh Downs and bandleader
Jose Melis.
http://www.life.com/Life/covers/1959/cv030959.html
1960 -a winter storm produced a narrow band of heavy snow from
north central Kentucky into Virginia and the mountains of North Carolina.
Snowfall totals ranged from 12 to 24 inches with drifts up to 11 feet
high in western Virginia
1961-Clifton Reginald Wharton sworn in as ambassador to Norway.
American lawyer and ambassador who was the first African American to
enter the Foreign Service and the first African American diplomat to
head a United States delegation to a European country.
1961- "I Want a Guy," the first Supremes' single under
that name, was released. The Supremes had previously recorded as the
Primettes.
1964---Top Hits
I Want to Hold Your
Hand - The Beatles
She Loves You - The
Beatles
Please Please Me
- The Beatles
Saginaw, Michigan
- Lefty Frizzell
1964-Five Sioux led by Richard McKenzie took over Alcatraz Island
in San Francisco Bay, off San Francisco, California. The demanded the
establishment of a cultural center and university on the island. The occupation lasted four hours. On November 20,1969, these demands were raised
again by Richard Oakes and a group of about 100 Native Americans, mostly
college students, who began an organized occupation of Alcatraz that
lasted 19 months. Alcatraz
today is a national monument, quite
a tourist attraction,
too.
1965- Three white Unitarian ministers, including the Rev. James
J. Reeb, were attacked with clubs on the streets of Selma, Alabama,
while participating in a civil rights demonstration. Reeb later died
in a Birmingham, Alabama hospital.
http://www.uua.org/news/reeb/nyt030800.html
http://www.uua.org/news/2002/selma/inscriptions.html
1966 -Andrew Brimmer becomes 1st black Governor of Federal Reserve
Board.
http://www.umass.edu/economics/Staff/brimmer.html
http://www.horatioalger.com/members/member_info.cfm?memberid=bri74
1969-- the Smothers Brothers television show was cancelled by
CBS after the brothers refused to censor a comment made by Joan Baez
on one of her songs. She wanted to dedicate the song to her husband,
David, who was just about to go to jail for objecting to the draft.
An edited version of the show was broadcast later in the month.
1972-In what will become a trend, pop artists unite to perform
for a presidential candidate: Carole King, James Taylor and Barbara
Streisand among others, play a benefit show for Democratic presidential
hopeful George McGovern at the Forum in Los Angeles
1972---Top Hits
Without You- Nilsson
Hurting Each Other
- Carpenters
Down by the Lazy
River - The Osmonds
Bedtime Story - Tammy
Wynette
1974 - Terry Jacks was starting the second week of a three-week
stay at the top of the pop charts with "Seasons in the Sun".
Other musical newcomers: Jefferson Starship, Billy Joel, Kiss, Olivia
Newton-John, Kool & the Gang and The Steve Miller Band.
1977-Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" becomes their second
album to go platinum since the addition of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey
Buckingham
1979-ABC-TV shows the rock documentary, "Heroes of Rock &
Roll," narrated by Jeff Bridges and featuring clips of Buddy Holly,
Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan,
Elvis Costello and others.
1980---Top Hits
Crazy Little Thing
Called Love - Queen
Longer - Dan Fogelberg
Desire - Andy Gibb
My Heroes Have Always
Been Cowboys - Willie Nelson
1985 - "Gone With The Wind", the most requested movie
in history, went on sale at video stores across the United States for
the first time. The tape cost $89.95. The film, starring Clark Gable
and Vivien Leigh, cost $4.5 million to make, but has earned over $400
million, making it one of the biggest money-making films in history.
"
1987 - Gale force winds ushered arctic air into the north central
U.S. Some places were 50 degrees colder than the previous day. Northeast
winds, gusting to 60 mph, produced 8 to 15 foot waves on Lake Michigan
causing more than a million dollars damage along the southeastern shoreline
of Wisconsin.
1987- U2's "The Joshua Tree," which sold nearly six-
million copies in the US alone, was released. The compact disc version
of the album became the first CD to sell one-million copies in the US.
It contained U2 classics like "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking
For," "With Or Without You" and "Where The Streets
Have No Name."
1988---Top Hits
Father Figure - George
Michael
Never Gonna Give
You Up - Rick Astley
I Get Weak - Belinda
Carlisle
Face to Face – Alabama
1989 - Twenty-two cities in the southwestern U.S. reported new
record high temperatures for the date. In New Mexico, afternoon highs
of 72 at Los Alamos, 76 at Ruidoso, and 79 at Quemado, were records
for March.
1992 -the first 9 days of March in Cincinnati, Ohio were very
warm. The temperature averaged 58.7 degrees -- or 21.0 degrees above
normal!! Within this 9 day stretch, high temperatures were 70 degrees
or above on 5 consecutive days. Never before had this occurred so early
in the season.
1994-Top Hits
The Sign- Ace Of
Base
The Power Of Love-
Celine Dion
Whatta Man- Salt-N-Pepa
Featuring En Vogue
Without You/Never
Forget You- Mariah Carey
1995 With a vote of 28-0, the major league owners admit two new
teams, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The teams
will be assigned leagues in January of 1997.
1996- "One Fine Day" by Mariah Carey and Boys II Men
topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the 15th week, a record
for the rock era. The old record of 14 weeks was shared by Whitney Houston's
1992 hit "I Will Always Love You" and Boys II Men's 1994 smash
"I'll Make Love To You."
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