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 Accounting: PricewaterhouseCoopers seeks executives with experience in equipment leasing to help clients improve their leasing businesses by assessing "as is" conditions and designing and implementing solutions to operational issues. PwC also seeks CPA's with a broad based knowledge of FAS13 and familiarity with accounting for leases with simple and complex transaction structures. Email: anthony.g.anderson@us.pwc.com About the Company: PricewaterhouseCoopers, New York, NY. |
Headlines---
Orix
Financial---Employees Will Not Forget
Placard---So
You Think You Have Stress?
Our
Archives: April 28,2000/Hal Hayden Joins CapitalStream
Lease
Equipment Mob Allegations Threaten Ill. Casino Plan
Bulletin
Board Weekly Report Criticism
Comdisco
Announces Prepayment Remaining Amounts Due
AmSouth
Reports Record 1st Q Earnings of $160.1 Million
EL
Camino Resources to Re-Enter US Leasing Market
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Classified
Ads---Sales/News
“Looks like 4-5
Santa Ana AMEX employees will be
joining Balboa Capital soon. They saw your ad.
”...at least one credit person and a couple of Admin
ladies
(name and address withheld)
---
“I have had a posting
for a "job wanted" on your site and have received a number
of inquiries from quality Lessors and brokers.
”I'm pleased to say that I recently accepted a sales leadership position
with Regions Bank Leasing. Regions is a growing entity and a great
place to work. I'm hopeful that our industry continues to grow and
thrive in this economy.
”Please remove my "classified - job wanted" posting. It
reads:
Sales: Atlanta, GA. Consistent top performer, results oriented
with outstanding sourcing, structuring
and negotiation skills. Direct& vendor development sales. Mid-market
and above - Customers throughout Southeast. Email:w.t.dent@comcast.net
”Thanks for your informative and timely newsletter. You are a true
service to our industry.”
Regards,
Bill Dent
Sales: Atlanta,
GA.
Accomplished leasing
pro sales & sales management w/extensive exper., people skills;
Multi-industry, small-mid ticket, vendor & direct. Skilled producer
w/good book profitable business. Email: leasepro4@aol.com
Sales: Bakersfield,
CA.
I have an extensive
sales and management background in equipment leasing. My work history
exhibits my major strength in small ticket equipment leasing. Email:
pangress@msn.com
Sales: Boston,
MA.
Middle market originator,
construction/Trucks /
Trailers w/ 8 years
in territory, looking for company / bank with competitive products
Email: mrichlease@comcast.net
Sales: Central,
NC.
7 yrs.equip leasing
&finance; specialist in heavy construction equip for 2-top-5-specialty
finance/lease companies, NC &VA territories. $10-15MM annual funding.
Downsized in 2002, now independent broker with varied customer base.
Email: sunriseleasing@aol.com
Sales: Chicago,
IL. 12+ yrs multinational/ national sales & business development.
Seeking role with captive lessor or global leasing company. Will relo
right opportunity. Experience structuring complex transactions. Email:
leasingismylife@yahoo.com
Sales: Denver
CO.
Experienced Equipment
Leasing Broker looking for a in house leasing company. Can bring a
book of business with me or develop new territory where needed.
Email: Steven@eagle2.net
Sales: Denver,
CO.
17 yr sales exp..
in leasing sales (territory, National Accts, Sales mgt.) looking to
bring experience to s sales/sales mgt role. Successful, accountable,
ethical, aggressive, results. Email:lease442000@yahoo.com
Sales: Denver,
OR.
Broker representative:
Seek employment or partnership w/estab. finance group. Prior engineer
making career change. Have pursued extensive self-education/ formal
training.
Email: dbrown@thirdwavefinance.com
Sales: Detroit,
MI. 16-year lease veteran looking for opportunity in the Detroit area.
Ability to bring on new accounts and manage existing base. Up to 60%
travel acceptable. Email:ebonbri@aol.com
Sales: Detroit
Mi
5 yrs sales experience
in IT small ticket leasing/Greenbelt Certified with Fortune 100 company/strong
communication and negotiation skills/book of business available.scottpoko@comcast.net
Sales: Greensboro,
N.C. Seeking direct & broker sales w/major finance companies in
NC or southeast market. Small to mid-ticket range. Stable &family
oriented. Will have series 6,63,65 license shortly. Email:kc1492@aol.com
Sales: Hartford,
CT. 10+ yrs leasing sales exp.; multi-industry, small-large ticket,
Direct, Vendor, and Captive exp. Seeking sales position with captive
or independent company with equity investment capability. Email: bcurt95@aol.com
Sales: Jacksonville,
FL.
Seasoned equipment
leasing professional, with over 10 years of experience, looking for
position in business development in Northern Florida territory.
Email: rene.bradshaw@superig.com.br
Sales: Kansas
City, MO.
15+ years in finance/leasing
industry, extensive
knowledge in sales
and management. Specializing in construction,
transportation
and machine tool industries. Will re-locate for right opportunity.
Email: Financerep@aol.com
Sales: Los
Angeles, CA.
12+years Leasing
sales, underwriting/contract exper. including hi-tech, govt, direct
& vendor leasing. Seeking role w/institution or captive. Exper.
w/ complex transactions, including securities. Possible relocation.
Email: rahlease04@hotmail.com
Sales: Louisville,
KY
I have been in
leasing/financing of construction, machine tool, and mfg equipment
for 20+ years. Traveled KY, IN, OH and TN.
Sales: Minneapolis,
MN. 10+ yrs Equipment Leasing in Upper Midwest. Investment Grade Database.
Previous vendor/small/middle market exp. Super Trump, 17B & account
database exp. Email: golfadm@yahoo.com
Sales: Mission
Viejo, CA
Account Sales Executive
with 10 years of leasing experience looking for company to bring existing
customer base.
Email:makelly21@hotmail.com
Sales: 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.334-281- 5200 E-mail: billmcneal2003@yahoo.com
Sales: Orange
County, CA.
Skilled deal-closer
at above-average rates. Entrepreneurial. Accomplished lease-structurer
specializing in transportation. Exp. in direct/ captive & syndicator
environments servicing vendors, brokers, & end-users. Email:originator@sbcglobal.net
Sales: Philadelphia
, PA Seeking an open opportunity to advance in the automotive, commercial
leasing & finance industry......... Email: alexe362002@yahoo.com
Sales: Prairie
Village, KS Have substantial deal
flow and database
of broker referral sources. Generated and closed over $22M LY. Seeking
exclusive relationship w/direct founder. Email:fiergl@aol.com
Sales: Princeton,
NJ: Regional Sales Manager: Last 15 years with captive. Knowledgeable
in all aspects of leasing. Application to funding. Worked with 25
salespeople - east coast.
Email: denisregan@msn.com
Sales: St.
Louis, MO
Proven equipment
finance sales professional looking for a new challenge which rewards
success. Equipment type and location open provided you want business.
Email:amlifter@aol.com
Sales: San
Bernardino, CA.
Account executive
w/4 years exp. in small ticket &lower end middle market lease
transactions, Outstanding ACT database compiled of over 500 vendors.
Seeking a career driven position w/a reputable lessor
Email: moneytoloan@hotmail.com
Sales: San
Francisco Bay Area, CA
10+ yrs in middle
market leasing. Seek direct lessor only. Transaction size from $500M
to $10.0MM. Client base: printing, food, retail, manufacturing. Email:edm173@sbcglobal.net
Sales: San
Francisco, CA.
18 years of sales
production, the last 10 in technology leasing to both traditional
and emerging growth credits. Seeking direct funder. I can close for
you! email: bamrborges@msn.com
Sales: San
Francisco, CA.
Middle market originator.
Transaction size $500M to $15.0MM. Industries: food processing; distributors;
plastics; retail; heavy manufacturer. Seek direct lessor employment
only. 10 yrs B/D experience. Email: major104@sbcglobal.net
Sales: South
Central U.S.
TX, OK, KS &
AR Territory.
Equipment finance
and leasing professional,
Sales: Stuart,
Fl. 17 years exp. leasing in small
ticket and large
ticket, portfolio management exp. along with sales management and
administrative background, strong sales and marketing skills. Email:
sales@rvcglobal.com
Sales: Tampa,
FL. 27 years experience. Very adept in bank lease programs and direct
sales in MM/LT. Looking to re-enter the industry. Will relocate to
Texas. Hungry. Email: cwilliams@triit.comcwilliams@triit.com
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About the Company: A rapidly expanding Middle Market Leasing / Finance Company located in CT. Equilease Financial Services, Inc |
Kissler
on His Own—---
Brad Kissler has
left his position as Vice-President Sales, Balboa Capital, a position
he has held for almost four years, to form Strade Capital Corporation
in Irvine, California
September,2002 biography
from Leasing News Archives:
“I entered the
leasing industry in March 1994 with Balboa Capital
Corporation, having
graduated from Cal State, Fullerton with a BA in
Communications. After establishing myself as an Account Executive
and taking Salesperson of the Year twice, I was granted the opportunity
to transition into management.
“My first assignment
in this new role was to take the helm at our Phoenix office, at that
time our lowest producing branch.
By the end of the first year, Arizona was at 100% of quota.
After the second it was Balboa's highest producing sales office,
resulting in two consecutive Manager of the Year titles.
“My career continued
on this path with opportunities to head in turn the San Francisco
and New York offices, each of which experienced a spike in production. The culmination of my management career has
been my current tenure as Balboa's Vice President, Sales, a position
I have held for the past two years.”
(Leasing News hopes
to have a full story on this new company and Brad Kissler’s role.
editor )
Orix
Financial---Employees Will Not Forget
“One last message
before I ride off into the sunset as my time at Orix ends on Friday.
I have gotten a new job.
“It seems that
Jim Thompson was in Kennesaw a couple of months ago right around the
time of Ash Wednesday. One of the employees in the RPG group
who was Catholic came to work with Ash on his forehead on this day.
Mr. Thompson felt compelled to say something to Gary Corr about
this employee coming to work "dressed inappropriately".
The employee was summoned to HR and warned. A few days later
the employee quit and has since filed a multi-million dollar discrimination
lawsuit.
“Also, I hear that
in an effort to continue to reduce costs, the Kennesaw staff is toying
with the idea of ending coffee service to the employees. If
employees want coffee they can go to the vending machines.
“Finally the decision
has been made to close the Chicago office and transition the functions
of the ABL group to Dallas. When the head of Dallas HR came
to make the announcement one of the Chicago employees became so disgusted
with the way they were being treated that he put a banana in the tailpipe
of her rental car.
“Thank you for
providing a forum for the employees of a good company a place to voice
their opinions on the terrible way they have been treated.”
( Name With held )
(Leasing News has
tried to verify, or have these reports denied,
but no one at Orix
in management or in the public relations
department has
ever returned any of our telephone calls
or e-mails. Editor
)
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About the Company: www.leasingpartnerscapital.com |
From Our Archives:
April 28,2000
Hal Hayden Joins CapitalStream
SierraCities.com
Executive Joins CapitalStream as Segment General Manager
Former VP Adds
Valuable Technical and Financial Experience to Business Unit
SEATTLE, April
28 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Stream, Inc. (formerly System 1 Software),
an e-commerce provider of services and tools for the business finance
industry, today announced the hire of Hal Hayden, former SierraCities.com
vice president, as segment general manager for the captive market.
Hayden brings more than 20 years of business development and sales
experience within the financial services and technology industries,
including organizational development, strategic planning, software
systems development, sales, and product management.
As vice president
of SierraCities.com, Hayden directed the development and marketing
of a successful small-ticket lease software product, as well as other
technology initiatives within the company.
"Hal's exceptional
leasing industry experience and his first-hand experience with product
development in the commercial finance industry will be of great value
to our team," says Stephen Campbell, president and CEO of CapitalStream
. "CapitalStream
is a company that is helping their business financing partners move
into the age of the Internet, and that is crucial to growth in this
industry," Hayden said. "I believe CapitalStream is uniquely
positioned to integrate the online aspects of financing, while maintaining
the partnerships that comprise the financial supply chain."
Prior to joining
SierraCities.com in 1996, Hayden was president of Priority Leasing
in Austin, Texas, and has years of experience in the lease financing
industry, including work at Comprehensive Leasing Corp., Business
Software Inc., and IBM Corp.
Hayden holds a
bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of Arizona, Systems
& Sales certification from IBM School, and is a Certified Leasing
Professional with the United Association of Equipment Leasing.
About CapitalStream
Seattle-based CapitalStream
offers end-to-end e-commerce marketplace solutions -- including customer
management tools, workflow automation and an online transaction network
-- for the global business finance market. The company's e-commerce
network, CapitalStream.com, provides an infrastructure for financing
companies, manufacturers and B2B e-commerce firms to capture, grow
and service customers. CapitalStream has been an established industry
leader for five years, and in 1999, its 570 customers used CapitalStream
products to facilitate $8.5 billion in transaction volume.
For additional
information about CapitalStream visit its web site at www.CapitalStream.com.
Lease
Equipment Mob Allegations Threaten Ill. Casino Plan
“Internal Gaming
Board documents released to the media show that Stephens, Nick Boscarino
and members of the family of the late Chicago mob boss William "Willie
Potatoes" Daddano were all investors in a company that leases
equipment at trade shows.
“Stephens insisted
he washed his hands of any association with Nick Boscarino once he
found out about the criminal charges, which were unrelated to the
equipment- leasing company.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9496-2004Apr13.html
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Bulletin
Board Weekly Report Criticism
”We had a long
discussion about you during the last NAELB conference... probably
15 owners over some drinks... Why do you withhold or "protect"
some brokers and expose others? The last company I recall who was
plastered all over your "newsletter" was Bridge Capital....
why is Bridge Capital's name posted and the broker on the most recent
complaint not posted? Are they "buddies" of Leasing News?
Do they have friends on your advisory board? If you're going to play
this game, play it fairly or don't play it at all. If this broker
had 6 complaints, there is obviously a pattern here. Why are you protecting
them? Did they post a job and advertise on Leasing News and pay you
personally?”
Anonymous
(Scotch, Cabernet,
or rum, sometimes makes a difference in your thinking.
How in the world would you ever get the impression we were
playing favorites? The person you are talking about already is posted on our Bulletin
Board. We have named him. And
he is still active
with NAELB ( confirmed.) He is one of your “good” members. If he doesn’t
return the money, you will see his name again, and there is a lot
more to the story.
(Our goal is to
act as an ombudsman, meaning to settle “disagreements”--- if you will.
We give up many good stories, and naming people who you know. Those
are the rules. We have named two good friends of Leasing News ( former
now ) on the Complaint Bulletin Board. Both were a personal heart breaker for me. Their
friendship was
lost by Leasing News publishing the complaint.
( We are the only
venue where consumers, applicants, vendors, and sometimes attorneys,
get relatively immediate help. If
the parties resolve their differences, there is no complaint.
(We don’t play
favorites, and if you are a regular reader, you know several advisors
resigned because they did not like us posting a complaint about our
“friend.” And if you think an advertiser controls us, look at what
we wrote about Balboa Capital.
(We are independent,
fair, and accurate--- and will remain so, no matter what the bar talk
is.
(And by the way,
you have no guts to say what you have and not sign your name. Editor)
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Comdisco
Announces Prepayment of Remaining Amounts Due from the Sale of Its
German Leasing Subsidiary
ROSEMONT, Ill.----Comdisco
Holding Company, Inc. (OTC:CDCO) announced the discounted prepayment
by Comprendium Investments S. A. of the remaining payments due from
the sale of Comdisco's German leasing subsidiary. Comdisco received
30.5 million euros in lieu of four payments of 9.5 million euros each,
scheduled for payment in April 2004, April 2005, May 2006 and December
2006. The scheduled payments would have been subject to reduction
if certain customers exercised contractual termination provisions.
The prepaid amount has been converted into $36.7 million and repatriated
to the U.S. Comdisco expects to take a charge of approximately $2
million in its second fiscal quarter to reflect the difference between
the prepaid amount and the carrying value of the four scheduled payments.
About Comdisco
Comdisco emerged from chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings on August
12, 2002. The purpose of reorganized Comdisco is to sell, collect
or otherwise reduce to money in an orderly manner the remaining assets
of the corporation. Pursuant to Comdisco's plan of reorganization
and restrictions contained in its certificate of incorporation, Comdisco
is specifically prohibited from engaging in any business activities
inconsistent with its limited business purpose. Accordingly, within
the next few years, it is anticipated that Comdisco will have reduced
all of its assets to cash and made distributions of all available
cash to holders of its common stock and contingent distribution rights
in the manner and priorities set forth in the Plan. At that point,
the company will cease operations and no further distributions will
be made.
CONTACT:Comdisco
Mary Moster, 847-518-5147 mcmoster@comdisco.com
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AmSouth
Reports Record First Quarter Earnings of $160.1 Million or $.45 Per
Share
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(
--AmSouth Bancorporation (NYSE:ASO) today reported earnings for the
first quarter ended March 31, 2004, of $.45 per diluted share compared
to $.44 per diluted share reported for the first quarter of 2003.
Net income for the first quarter of 2004 was a record $160.1 million
versus $155.4 million for the same period in 2003.
AmSouth's first quarter performance resulted in a return on average
equity of 19.8 percent, a return on average assets of 1.40 percent
and an efficiency ratio of 54.6 percent.
"Solid growth in loans and deposits, continued improvement
in credit quality and growth in core categories of noninterest revenues
were key contributors to the quarter's results," said Dowd Ritter,
AmSouth's chairman, president and chief executive officer. "We
are confident that as the economy improves, our continued focus on
growth and expansion in some of the best markets in the country will
serve us well and further enhance our performance."
Net interest income was $359.5 million in the first quarter, higher
compared with the previous quarter, and the net interest margin was
3.56 percent.
Average loans for the quarter grew by $1.9 billion, a 6.7 percent
increase over the same quarter in 2003. Average deposits were higher
by $3.3 billion, or 12.1 percent during the same period, including
a 10.9 percent increase in average low-cost deposits.
Noninterest revenue, which includes earnings from service charges,
trust, investment management services, securities gains and other
sources of fee income, was $220.4 million for the quarter, an increase
of $27.5 million, or 14.3 percent, compared with the same quarter
in 2003. Service charges increased 23.4 percent compared with the
first quarter of 2003, trust income grew 11.0 percent over the same
period, and investment service income rose 25.1 percent compared with
the previous year. Noninterest expenses in the first quarter were
$322.3 million, up 11.3 percent compared with the first quarter of
2003 and reflected higher personnel related costs and continuing investments
in branch expansion and other revenue producing initiatives.
Net charge-offs were .38 percent of average net loans in the first
quarter, improving 22 basis points from .60 percent in the fourth
quarter of 2003, marking the lowest level of charge-offs since the
second quarter of 2000. The ratio of loan loss reserves to total loans
was 1.28 percent at March 31, 2004, and continued to reflect improvement
in credit quality trends and a shift in the loan portfolio mix to
include a greater proportion of residential mortgages.
Nonperforming assets continued to decline during the first quarter.
Total nonperforming assets at March 31, 2004, were $135.9 million,
or .45 percent of loans net of unearned income, foreclosed properties
and repossessions, compared to $147.8 million, or .50 percent, in
the previous quarter.
For supplemental financial information about the first quarter
results, you may refer to the Form 8-K filed by AmSouth with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2004, or visit the Investor Relations
Resource Center on AmSouth's web site at www.amsouth.com.
About AmSouth
AmSouth is a regional bank holding company with $47 billion in
assets, more than 660 branch banking offices and over 1,200 ATMs.
AmSouth operates in Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana
and Georgia. AmSouth is a leader among regional banks in the Southeast
in several key business segments, including consumer and commercial
banking, small business banking, mortgage lending, equipment leasing,
annuity and mutual fund sales, and trust and investment management
services. AmSouth also offers a complete line of banking products
and services at its web site, www.amsouth.com.
CONTACT:AmSouth
Bancorporation, Birmingham Investment Community: List Underwood, 205-801-0265
or News Media: Rick Swagler, 205-801-0105
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About the Company: A rapidly expanding Middle Market Leasing / Finance Company located in CT. Equilease Financial Services, Inc |
El Camino Resources
Announces Completion of Realignment Program; Well-Known Company to
Rebuild U.S. Leasing and Expand Technology Services Markets
WOODLAND HILLS,
Calif.--( --El Camino Resources (ECR) has officially completed its
corporate realignment and is rebuilding its leasing business, as well
as expanding its high technology services, in the United States.
Once the largest independent leasing company in the world, with
more than $1.3 billion in assets in four continents, as well as technology
services in both the U.S. and Europe, ECR was forced to reduce the
scope of its business and activities in late 2000.
This reduction was imposed
by its lead bank, following a roll up of several of ECR's banking
relationships into the lead bank and the federal reserve tightening
during calendar year 2000. El Camino has since successfully settled
all of its obligations, and has emerged in Mexico and the United States
with leasing and technology services business units.
In Mexico, the company went through a 12-month period of reduced
activity, but is now a leader in independent leasing. ECR has forged
relationships with a number of leading banks in Mexico, and has negotiated
a $20 million line for leasing, as well as other partnering facilities.
In calendar year 2003, the Mexican operation achieved bookings for
its own account of over $20 million in new leased assets. This year,
the company has extended its reach with new partnering programs and
expects to book in excess of $50 million in new lease receivables.
David Lopez, ECR country manager, reports, "Due to the fast
responding banking environment in Mexico, ECR Mexico has grown organically
without an equity infusion or financial assistance from a U.S. parent.
We expect to continue to utilize our skills and market contacts to
substantially grow ECR Mexico's leased asset base."
According to David Harmon, ECR president, "Our Mexico management
team has forged strong and deep relationships in Mexico with both
our clients and financing partners. Recently -- and for the first
time ever -- we completed the discounting of lease receivables in
Mexico on a non-recourse basis. This speaks to the strengths of ECR
Mexico, its management team, and the maturing banking system in that
country. ECR Mexico has substantial momentum in a business where momentum
really counts. We expect our assets there to grow very quickly."
Harmon also announced that, as of May 1, 2004, ECR will again write
leases in the U.S. ECR has several banking and investor programs under
development, is in negotiations with leading world-scale financial
organizations, and expects to announce details over the near-term
future. ECR's United States emphasis will be the same as during the
company's previous 20+ years of operation: to write good leases with
clients it expects to service over many years. As Harmon noted, "We
expect substantial growth in leased assets in the U.S., in concert
with partners utilizing El Camino Resource's expertise and asset management
programs."
CONTACT:El Camino
Resources Peter E. McGuirk, 760-323-1309
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About the Company: Dimension Funding, LLC Formed in 1979. Located on 17748 Sky Park Circle, Irvine, CA. 92614. Website: www.dimensionfunding.com |
News Briefs---
Intel First-Quarter
Profits Up 89 Percent
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10081-2004Apr14
.html?nav=headlines
Median housing
price hits record in San Diego, CA
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20040413-9999-1b1
3housing.html
Retail sales jump,
in another sign of resurgent economy
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20040413-1354-
economy.html
California Lawmaker
to Google: Do Not Gmail
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3339451
Buyout in '04 Crucial
for Tobacco Farmers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10129-
2004Apr14.html
Democratic Convention
seen yielding a net loss to Boston
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/04/13/convention
_seen_yielding_a_net_loss/
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Sports Briefs---
Bonds passes Mays
with 661st home run
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/baseball/mlb
/san_francisco_giants/8424654.htm
Today at 2pm, PDT,
the NFL Releases the 2004 Football Schedule
--go to your favorite time web site, or try:
Sharks poised for
kill
Pivotal victory
gives San Jose 3-1 advantage
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/04/14/SHARKS.TMP
Many at Fault in
Colorado Scandal, Barnett Says
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/14/sports/ncaafootball/14COLO.html
Corporate lawyer
named Ravens president
http://www.theredzone.org/news/showarticle.asp?ArticleID=1085
Patriots re-sign
cornerback Smith
http://www.theredzone.org/news/showarticle.asp?ArticleID=1081
NFL Draft centers
on passing game
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/
2004/04/13/SPG33645CH1.DTL
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“Gimme that
Wine”
Illinois wineries
may get funding
http://chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=12099
Not A Vintage Era
For French Winemakers
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_16/b3879086_mz054.htm
Keuka gets new
winery Friday
http://www.fltimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=38&SubSectionID=121
&ArticleID=4399
Nickel & Nickel
motto: One wine from one vineyard
http://www.azcentral.com/home/wine/articles/0413vinyard13.html
California Cabernet
Society Announces New Members; Anticipates Stellar Turnout at April
26 Trade Tasting
Riverina winery
is toast of US
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/12/1081621896405.html
Sonoma County Wineries
Association Wine Tour and Tasting to Benefit Southern California Charities
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About the Company: A rapidly expanding Middle Market Leasing / Finance Company located in CT. Equilease Financial Services, Inc |
This
Day in American History
1775- the first
abolition organization was formed today as the Society for the Relief
of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage in Philadelphia, PA. The first president was John Baldwin.
1828- Noah Webster published his American Dictionary of the English
Language.
1849-0 Isabella Stewart Gardner, art collector, began collecting
art with her husband. Continued collecting after his death, designed
the mansion to house it and then donated the finished museum which
bears her name to the people of Boston in 1903. It houses one of the
world's great collections of Dutch and Renaissance paintings. Her
will specifies the collection remain exactly as she placed it. An
absolutely fascinating place and this tourist loved it!
1865- President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth
at Ford’s Theater in Washington,D.C. He died the following morning.
John Wilkes Booth, a well-known actor, was allowed upstairs at Ford's
Theatre; giving him access to United States President Abraham Lincoln's
private box as Lincoln watched "Our American Cousin". Just
after 10 p.m., Booth, a Confederate sympathizer, shot Lincoln in the
head, leaped to the stage below, and shouted, “Sic semper tyrannis!”
Which means, "Thus always to tyrants!" the state motto of
Virginia. In the fall, he broke his leg, but managed to escape the
Washington, D.C. theatre, mount a horse, and flee to Virginia. Booth
was tracked down and shot as he hid in a barn near Port Royal, Virginia.
The next day, Lincoln died at 7:22 a.m.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/apr14.html
1865-The first National Bank to fail was First National Bank
of Attica, New York, placed in receivership for injudicious banking
and failure of large debtors.
1886 -an F4 tornado struck St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids, Minnesota.
61 people were killed an total damage was around $400,000. Over 200
homes were destroyed by this "spiral apparition".
1894 - In New York City, Thomas Edison demonstrated his kinetoscope.
A viewer held 50 feet of film , about 13 seconds worth, that showed
images of Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill. The demonstration was called
the first peep show, since you had to peep into the device to see
the film. At that time, movies were not projected on a screen.
1902 - J.C. (James Cash) Penney opened his first store -- in Kemmerer
Wyoming. In partnership with Thomas M. Callahan and William Guy Johnson,
Penney named the store "Golden Rule". The dry goods and
clothing store had a first-year profit of $8,514.36 on sales of $28,898.11.
1910-. President William Howard Taft began a sports tradition
by throwing out the first baseball of the season at an American League
game between Washington and Philadelphia. Washington won 3-0.
1910- Dr. Elinor McGrath graduated from the Chicago Veterinary
College to become the first woman veterinarian in the United States.
1912- RMS Titanic hits iceberg Just before midnight in the North
Atlantic, the RMS Titanic fails to divert its course from an iceberg,
ruptures its hull, and begins
to sink. Twenty-one-year-old
David Sarnoff picked up the Titanic's distress call on this day in
1912. Sarnoff, a telegraph operator running the world's most powerful
radio telegraph station on top of Wannamaker's department store in
New York, stayed at his post for seventy-two hours, receiving and
transmitting information. Sarnoff went on to become a pioneer in radio
and television broadcasting: He founded NBC in 1926, created an experimental
television station for NBC in 1928, and eventually became president
and chairman of RCA.
1912-famed band leader Les Brown born Reinerton,
Pa.
1918-
Lieutenant Douglas Campbell
became the first American pilot to achieve the designation of ACE
when he shot down his fifth German aircraft.
1924-trumpet player Shorty Rogers (Milton Rajonsky) Birthday
http://www.theiceberg.com/artist/25352/shorty_rogers/
http://www.spaceagepop.com/rogers.htm
http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/rogers_shorty/bio.jhtml
http://www.musicweb.uk.net/encyclopaedia/r/R129.HTM
(perhaps one of
the best album covers was “Shorty Rogers Swings” with
this girl in tight
capri pants, a first for its day.)
1925- The Cleveland Indians
defeated the St. Louis Browns, 21-14, in their season opener. Cleveland scored 12 runs in the eight inning,
thanks to five errors by the Browns.
1925-birthday of tenor sax player Gene “Jug” Ammons, Chicago,
Il.
http://www.thejazzfiles.com/JazzAmmons.htm
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6720676&pt=Gene%20'Jug'%20Ammons
1928-Jack Teagarden cuts first solo, “She’s a Great, Great Girl
(Vi 21326)
1933- singer Buddy Knox was born in Happy, Texas. He was one
of a number of southern country singers who broke into rock 'n' roll
in the 1950's. "Party Doll" and "Hula Love" were
his two big hits, both in 1957. Knox now makes his home in Dominion
City, Manitoba, and still tours extensively. Like many rockabilly
performers, he has a substantial following in Europe.
1935 - Babe Ruth played his first National League game in Fenway
Park in Boston, Massachusetts. He was playing for the Boston Braves,
not his old team the Red Sox, in this, his last year of pro ball in
the major leagues. In this season, Ruth played 28 games, getting 13
hits and six home runs, before retiring.
1935 --A windstorm moves from the Dakotas into the southern plains,
lifting powdery soil into a 1,000-foot-high cloud — a blizzard of
black dust & muddy rain hundreds of miles wide. With winds of
60 miles per hour, the storm moves quickly, engulfing whole towns
in total darkness by early afternoon. Motorists are stranded on highways;
farmers can't find their way home; families cower in houses, watching
the dust pack so thickly against windows it seems they are being entombed.
In 1935 alone, the winds took an estimated 850 million tons of topsoil.
By the time the drought ends in 1940, the Dust Bowl states lost one-third
of their population.
http://www.usd.edu/anth/epa/dust.html
1939- "Grapes of
Wrath" by John Steinbeck was published. He was considered very
controversial by the people of Salinas and Monterey, actually moved
to my home town of Los Gatos, due to all the people "giving me
a hard time." Today he
is very well regarded on the Monterey Peninsula and has become a tourist
icon.
1941-Birthday of former baseball player Peter Edward “Pete” Rose,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
1952---Top Hits
Wheel of Fortune
- Kay Starr
Anytime - Eddie
Fisher
Tell Me Why - The
Four Aces
(When You Feel
like You’re in Love) Don’t Just Stand There - Carl Smith
1955-The first Four Freshman album “Voices in Modern” released on
Capitol.
1955-Fats Domino's "Ain't That A Shame" is released.
1955- Elston Howard, who will be named the American League's MVP
in 1963, becomes the first black to play for the Yankees. The former
Monarchs' catcher will appear in nine All-Star Games and 54 World
Series games, compiling a .274 batting average during his 12-year
playing career.
1956- the first video tape recorder for sounds and pictures was
manufactured by Ampex Corporation, Redwood City, California, which
could accommodate a 65-minute recording.
The Columbia Broadcasting System purchased three of the video
tape recorders at $75,000 each.
1960---Top Hits
The Theme from
"A Summer Place" - Percy Faith
Greenfields - The
Brothers Four
Mama - Connie Francis
He’ll Have to Go
- Jim Reeves
1960 - In New York City, the musical "Bye Bye Birdie"
opened at the Martin Beck Theatre, starring Chita Rivera and Dick
Van Dyke. It ran for 607 performances.
1962 - Elgin Baylor of the Los Angeles Lakers scored 61 points
in the NBA Playoffs against the Boston Celtics.
1967- At Yankee Stadium, Billy Rohr, 21, is one out from pitching
a no-hitter in his major league debut when Elston Howard singles on
a 3-2 pitch ruining the rookie's shot at immortality. A heartbroken
six year-old fan, John-John, sitting near the Red Sox dugout has to
be consoled by his mother, Jackie Kennedy.
1968---Top Hits
Honey - Bobby Goldsboro
Young Girl - The
Union Gap
Cry like a Baby
- The Box Tops
You are My Treasure
- Jack Greene
1968-De Vicenzo Signs Incorrect Card. After concluding the final round of the Masters with a magnificent
66, Argentinean Roberto de Vincenzo signed an incorrect scorecard
that mistakenly recorded a par four on the 17th hole instead
of a birdie three. Under the rules of golf, de Vicenzo was penalized
one stroke, and Bob Goolby declared the winner. Said de Vincenzo,
“ What a stupid I am.”
1969 - At the Academy Awards ceremony, Best Actress winner Barbra
Streisand shocked the viewing audience with her see-through, bell-bottomed
Scaasi pajamas. Opinions about her revealing outfit were mixed, but
Streisand then angered some Academy members when she left the Governors'
Ball after the ceremony to host a party at her house. Streisand, who
had tied for the award with Katharine Hepburn, won for her electrifying
film debut performance as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0149117.html
1969-The first major league baseball game played outside the US
occurred as the Montréal Expos hosted the St. Louis Cardinals at Jarry
Park. The Expos, an expansion team, won 8-7.
1970 - Milwaukee Buck basketball player Lew Alcindor was named
NBA Rookie of the Year. Alcindor later changed his name to Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar.
1975- Having already received two gold records for the albums, "The
Captain and Me" and "What Once Were Vices Are Now Habits,"
the Doobie Brothers pick up their first gold single for their country
flavored "Black Water."
1976---Top Hits
Disco Lady - Johnnie
Taylor
Let Your Love Flow
- Bellamy Brothers
Right Back Where
We Started From - Maxine Nightingale
’Til I Can Make
It on My Own - Tammy Wynette
1980 - Kramer vs. Norma,
Apocalypse vs. Jazz. That’s how the honors were divided at the 52nd
Annual Academy Awards ceremony at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in
Los Angeles. Johnny Carson was hosting quite a contest! But the Oscar
for Best Actor in a Supporting Role went to Melvyn Douglas for his
performance in "Being There". Was it going to be an upset?
"Being There" was a long shot to win Best Picture and this
was its first award all evening. "All That Jazz" had already
won four of the golden statuettes and "Apocalypse Now",
two. Next, it was Meryl Streep who picked up the Best Supporting Actress
Oscar and Dustin Hoffman, Best Actor, for their roles in "Kramer
vs. Kramer", making it a trio of Oscars for "Kramer",
so far. Then "Norma Rae" picked up two awards: Best Music/Song,
"It Goes like It Goes", David Shire (music), Norman Gimbel
(lyrics) and Best Actress, Sally Field. But it was in the cards for
"Kramer vs. Kramer" as it won for Best Director (Robert
Benton), and then, Best Picture (Stanley R. Jaffe, producer). Going
into the evening, "All That Jazz" and "Kramer vs. Kramer"
each had nine Oscar nominations, "Apocalypse Now" had eight,
and "Norma Rae", four.
1984---Top Hits
Footloose - Kenny
Loggins
Against All Odds
(Take a Look at Me Now) - Phil Collins
Hello - Lionel
Richie
Thank God for the
Radio - The Kendalls
1985 -record early season warmth occurred in the west. The temperature
at Phoenix, Arizona reached 100 degrees which tied the record for
the earliest in the season the mercury climbed to the 100 degree mark.
The previous date was back in 1925 on this same day. At Lander, Wyoming,
a high reading of 77 degrees was the warmest for so early in the spring
season.
1985 - The once-notorious Lexington Hotel in Chicago, Illinois
was visited by Geraldo Rivera and a camera crew. A record television
audience watched as the long-sealed vault of racketeer, Al Capone
was opened during an overly advertised television special. Geraldo
found broken bottles and no hint that Capone and his gang had ever
stashed anything there.
1986- the United States launches air strikes against Libya in retaliation
for the
Libyan sponsorship
of terrorism against American troops and citizens. The raid,
which began shortly
before 7 p.m. EST (2 a.m., April 15 in Libya), involved more
than 100 U.S. Air
Force and Navy aircraft, and was over within an hour. Five military
targets and “terrorism centers” were hit, including the headquarters
of
Libyan leader Muammar
al-Qaddafi. During the 1970s and '80s, Qaddafi's government financed
a wide variety of Muslim and
anti-U.S. and anti-British terrorist groups worldwide, from Palestinian
guerrillas and Philippine Muslim rebels to the Irish Republican Army.
In response, the U.S. imposed sanctions against Libya, and relations
between the two nations steadily deteriorated. In 1981, Libya fired
at a U.S. aircraft that passed into the Gulf of Sidra, which Qaddafi
had claimed in 1973 as Libyan territorial waters. That year, the U.S.
uncovered evidence of Libyan-sponsored terrorist plots against the
United States, including planned assassination attempts against U.S.
officials and the bombing of a U.S. embassy-sponsored dance in Khartoum,
Sudan. Today he has agreed to peace in the Middle East, perhaps due
to the military action in Iraq.
1988 - A weather disturbance off the southern coast of California
brought parts of southern California their first rain in six weeks.
Rain- slickened roads resulted in numerous accidents in southern California,
including a ten car pile-up at Riverside
1994---Top Hits
Bump N Grind- R.
Kelly
The Sign- Ace Of
Base
Without You/Never
Forget You- Mariah Carey
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm-
Crash Test Dummies
1999- In a 7-6 loss to the Blue Jays, Devil Ray Jose Canseco becomes
the 28th player in major league history to hit 400 home runs.
1999---Top Hits
No Scrubs- TLC
Believe- Cher
What s It Gonna
Be?!- Busta Rhymes Featuring Janet
Every Morning-
Sugar Ray
2001- By scoring in their 175th consecutive game, the Reds set
the modern National League record for not being shut out by an opponent.
Ironically, to break the record, Cincinnati beats Al Leiter and the
Mets, 1-0, the last team and pitcher to blank the franchise.
Stanley Cup Champions This Date
1928 New York Rangers
1931 Montereal Canadiens
1948 Toronto Maple Leafs
1955 Detroit Red Wings
1960 Montreal Canadiens
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Baseball Poem
Setting The Record
Written by Don
Angel © in 10-2001
Published: Baseball
Almanac (08-2003)
1998, Mark McGwire
was the man.
Three years later
would his 70 homeruns stand?
Coming home to
the San Francisco Bay.
Three games with
the Dodgers were left to play.
One more long ball
would bring a new homerun king,
But Barry Bonds
would rather have the ring.
Closing in on the
record, Bonds has been walking as of late.
Los Angeles brought
five runs across the plate.
During the first
inning contest, Chan Ho Park would give it his all.
Bonds launched
a 1-0 pitch over the right center-field wall.
Millions witness
71.
The Date — October
5, 2001
The night was still
young,
His next at-bat
was yet to come.
72 would be sent
on it's way,
History was made
twice today.
Joy would be short
lived because of a Dodger's win,
The Giants playoff
hopes would end.
Two days later
we would see.
Homerun number
73.
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