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The
U.S. women's soccer team defeated Brazil, 2-1, in overtime in the tournament
final.
U.S. players from
left: Shannon Boxx, goalkeeper Kristin Luckenbill, Cindy Parlow, Kate
Markgraf and Kristine Lilly celebrate their victory against Brazil at
the end of the Olympic gold medal women's soccer game between the U.S.
and Brazil at the Karaiskaki stadium in Athens, on Thursday Aug. 26,
2004. The U.S. won 2-1.
Friday,
August 27,2004
Headlines---
Classified
Ads--Sr. Credit Officer/St. Management
Dash
in waters of ABOT Refineries, Kuwait
ORIX
Hires McBeth as SVP,Sales Manager
Lending
Survey: American Bankers/CapStream
NAELB
Explores Use of Educational Training Programs
De
Lage Landen appoints Toon Sanders
as Senior VP
Brian
Conn Joins GMAC Commercial Finance
Jeffrey
Kocim joins GMAC Commercial Finance
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release”
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CFO:
Atlanta, GA. About
the Company: Located in
Atlanta GA. Optimus Solutions is a leading provider of enterprise
Information Technology solutions including systems, storage, and
software enhanced by a complete range of integration and consulting
services. |
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Classified
Ads--Senior Credit Officer/Senior Management
Senior Credit Officer experienced in middle- market leasing; structured, vendor and 3rd party to the fortune 1000. Proactive team builder, originations capable with strong work ethic.
Email: kyletrust@hotmail.com
Baltimore, MD
25 year veteran of
commercial and equipment leasing seeking a senior management position
with leasing or asset based financing company in the southeast (Florida
preferred)
Email: kellogg_md@yahoo.com
Denver, CO.
Fortune 500 GM/SVP
wants to team up with aggressive lender looking for Western expansion
mid-market equip. finance/leasing. 20+ years experience within Rocky
Mountain/ Southwest and Ca markets.
Email: legal@csotn.com
Hope, NJ.
25 years in optimizing
call center operations, collections, billing, and back end revenue generation.
Experienced in $7 + billion dollar portfolios. Verifiable achievements.
E-mail: cmate@nac.net
Irvine, CA.
Credit executive, portfolio manager and syndication facilitator. Extensive business building experience in small and mid-ticket operations. Highly innovative. Fortune 100 audit and technology skills. Bottom-line manager.
Email: lenhubbard@bigfoot.com
Long Island, NY
Degree Banking/Finance. 13 years leasing exp. Now prez young leasing company where promises were not met. Interested in joining established firm with future.
Email: bob33483@yahoo.com
New York, NY,
NJ, Ct Tri-State
Top Exec. middle and big ticket, top skills treasury, funding, ops,transaction detail, syndication, ready to max profit, help build quality operation. right now!
E-Mail: leasefinance@optonline.net
Portfolio Management Consultant;
25+years experience in Collections, Customer Satisfaction, Asset Management, Recoveries, Continuous Process Improvement, Back end Revenue Generation, Cost per Collection Analysis. $5+Billion Portfolio expertise.
Email: efgefg@rogers.com
San Francisco, CA.,
25 years experience w/global leasing company, sales,marketing,business dev., P&L responsibility, asset mgmt, brokering and re- marketing. Interested in joining an est. firm with a future.
Email: rcsteyer@yahoo.com
full listing of all classified ads at:
http://64.125.68.90/LeasingNews/JobPosting.htm
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NorVergence
Chapter 7 Up-Date
The first meeting
of the Chapter 7 creditors is this morning in Newark, New Jersey. The
deadline for all creditors to make claims is November 29,2004.
It is most likely that the total of all claims will not be made
public until the first of next year.
Leasing News hopes
to obtain a copy of any legal action or news, particularly a copy of
the bankruptcy court meeting when published in Pacer.
The Federal Trade
Commission, among other governmental agencies
In the meantime one
class action suit has been filed in State of New Jersey, naming 15 leasing
companies.
“POPULAR LEASING USA, INC.
PARTNERS EQUITY CAPITAL COMPANY, LLC,
INTERCHANGE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION,
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
CIT TECHNOLOGY FINANCING SERVICES, INC.,
NORV CAPITAL,
DE LAGE LANDEN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.,
ABB BUSINESS FINANCE,
ABB STRUCTURED FINANCE (AMERICAS), INC.,
OFC CAPITAL,
ALFA FINANCIAL CORPORATION,
IFC CREDIT CORPORATION,
STUDEBAKER WORTHINGTON LEASING CO.
GARY S. GRAIFMAN
Kantrowitz Goldhamer
& Graifman, P.C.
747 Chestnut Ridge
Road
Chestnut Ridge, NY
10977
845-356-2570
Copy of Complaint:
http://www.leasingnews.org/PDF/Norvergence%20Class%20Action%20Complaint.pdf
Leasing News has
received a dozen inquiries, with three stating they
Here is further legal information:
http://two.leasingnews.org/loose_files/NorVengence_court_docs.pdf
In the meantime,
the Telecom Agent Association “Legal Co-Op” continues to grow, plus
collect information. Leasing News has asked them for an up-date. At
last count, they had forty who had joined the class action suit.
They have over 1,000 who are on their legal “list serve.” For more information, please go to:
http://www.telecomagent.org/legal_coop.htm
Leasing News has
bowed off the four list serves regarding NorVergence
as they have been
very “bitter,” with accusations that Leasing News
is “representing
leasing companies.” We will
rejoin them after the
first bankruptcy
hearing to learn “feedback.”
Kendra
Bernal—Funding Tree
Sentencing date for
the founder of Funding Tree, Kendra
Bernal, is now October 13,2004 at 8:30am, Department 64, Riverside,
California. Contrary to rumors, she will not be serving a cell with
Martha Stewart.
To learn more about
this “story,” please go to:
http://www.leasingnews.org/Conscious-Top%20Stories/Funding_Tree-Kendra_Bernal2.htm
Graneri
Books on Sale
“The calculator books are in continuous use
and I sold a multiple order last week to a company that uses it as part
of their training program. The HP books are priced to include shipping
and handling.”
Meliinda Graneri
HP-12C
and 17B/19B Calculator Books, By Bill Granieri
Either
one of these books is a must for the firing line salesperson. These
books will take you from how to turn on the calculators to the most
complex and advanced structuring techniques that will enable you to
beat competitive proposals and bank and cash financing.
Highlights
Basic calculator functions, solving for N, i,
PV, PMT, and FV
Understanding Net Present Value and Internal
Rate of Return
Building profit into transactions Step and skip payment programs Much more
HP-12C
book $55
HP-18B/19B book $55
Both Books for $95
“Mike continued to sell the tapes until his death and I believe
the last set sold for $190 which includes the postage and the workbook
that goes with it. The information on the tapes is timeless.”
Melinda Graneri
The Lease Master and Skills Advancement,
by Bill Graneri
$190 includes
work book, tapes, postage and handling
http://www.leasingnews.org/items/The_lease_master.htm
Here is the old
web site, back up during
this period for
readers to learn more
http://members.aol.com./topgunclub
Make checks payable to
Melinda Graneri
You make contact her at:
or
Telephone # 732-828-5844
Address: 315 Brook Drive
Milltown, NJ 08850
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Credit-Funding-Operations
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Credit Analyst: Seeking an energetic and organized Credit Analyst. At least one to two years of experience as a Credit Analyst in financial services (banking, insurance, leasing, or mortgage) is required. Funding Manager: Seeking a very organized, detail oriented Funding Manager. Minimum two years experience in brokering and discounting commercial equipment transactions is required. Operations Manager: Seeking an experienced Operations Manager with knowledge of all sides of operations. Must have a minimum of five years related experience. Send
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CFO / Leasing Sales Leader
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CFO:
Atlanta, GA. About
the Company: Located in
Atlanta GA. Optimus Solutions is a leading provider of enterprise
Information Technology solutions including systems, storage, and
software enhanced by a complete range of integration and consulting
services. |
Controller / Vendor Sales Specialist/ Entry Level Accountant
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Dash
in waters of ABOT Refineries, Kuwait
My son Dash is in
the first line, second from left, the one with
New
Yorker Cartoon Bank
For readers who have
enjoyed our cartoons from the New Yorker
(this is a service
we have subscribed to, meaning, we paid
for it,) here is
an opportunity to get a copy of all the
New Yorker cartoons:
http://www.leasingnews.org/items/The%20Big%20Book%20of
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ORIX
USA Structured Finance Hires McBeth as SVP, Sales Manager
R. Blair McBeth has
been hired as senior vice president and sales manager for ORIX USA Corporation's
Structured Finance
Steve Crain, president
of structured finance said, "With 25 years of experience in direct
sales and sales management, Blair brings strong leadership and a proven
track record to this position."
Structured Finance
specializes in providing equipment financing and leasing to middle market
and larger business enterprises. Additionally, Structured Finance provides
"turnkey" financing (land, building and equipment) of facilities
(refineries, manufacturing plants, grocery stores, processing plants
and other facility-related business locations) with core competencies
in manufacturing, grocery, energy, mining, business aircraft, rail,
marine and other capital intensive industries.
Structured Finance
is part of the Corporate Finance Group of ORIX USA Corporation. The
Corporate Finance Group provides senior secured, unsecured, mezzanine
and structured finance credit products to companies throughout the U.S.
and Canada. ORIX USA Corporation, together with its wholly owned subsidiaries,
is a division of ORIX Corporation, Japan's leading diversified financial
services provider. Based in Tokyo with operations in 23 global markets,
ORIX Corporation is a publicly traded company listed on the Tokyo, Osaka,
Nagoya and New York Stock Exchanges.
CONTACT:
Steve Crain
ORIX USA Corporation - Structured Finance Division
Phone Number: 770-970-6400
Fax Number: 770-970-6900
E-mail: structured@orixfin.com
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American
Bankers Association and CapitalStream(R) Announce Results of Mid-Market
Commercial Lending Survey
SEATTLE, WA --) --
-- Eighty per cent of banks surveyed expect to increase lending to mid-market
businesses by at least 10 percent over the next 12 months according
to the Mid-Market Lending Survey Report, a new banker survey co-sponsored
by the American Bankers Association and CapitalStream® of Seattle, Wash.
"The economic
environment is prime for increased commercial lending activity, and
the mid-market is one of the fastest growing segments of the revived
commercial lending market," said James Chessen, ABA's chief economist.
"Banks are looking for efficient ways to serve customers."
Survey respondents
are expecting moderate to strong growth in lending originations over
the next year. The majority of growth is expected from commercial real
estate, lines and term loans, which compose 90 percent of current origination
volume. Ninety-four percent of respondents expect growth through direct
lending. Sixty percent also expect growth in loan participations and
loan syndications.
The survey addresses
the top challenges facing banks in managing their mid-market business
relationships and improving effectiveness to expand their credit portfolios.
The new report reveals the best practices and systems used across the
industry to originate, underwrite and manage commercial lines, loans
and mortgages. Studies show that front-end technology helps lenders
achieve the business objectives of cost reduction, risk management and
customer knowledge.
According to the
survey, using integrated front-office systems to prepare loan documents
decreases data entry by 32 percent. Additionally, the turn-around time
for approving credit and issue final documentation improves by as much
as 72 percent with automated processing.
"With over 80
percent of survey respondents demanding greater automation in their
front office operations and planning integration initiatives over the
next 2 years, the study validates what we have been seeing at our commercial
lending clients," said Mike Pennell, vice president, product and
marketing at CapitalStream. "Leading banks are making investments
in technology and process improvement to drive business growth and profitability
through more efficient, consistent and integrated front office operations."
Research for the
report was conducted from March through May 2004. More than 100 bank
executives were interviewed to identify the business opportunities and
challenges associated with mid-market businesses lending. Mid-market
businesses generate sales between $5 million and $75 million, or have
credit limits between $500,000 and $15 million.
The full report is
available free to ABA member banks, or for $75 to non-member banks on
the ABA Web site at www.aba.com, and the CapitalStream Web site at www.capitalstream.com.
About the American
Bankers Association
The American Bankers
Association (ABA) brings together all categories of banking institutions
to best represent the interests of this rapidly changing industry. Its
membership -- which includes community, regional and money center banks
and holding companies, as well as savings associations, trust companies
and savings banks -- makes ABA the largest banking trade association
in the country.
About CapitalStream
CapitalStream provides
software and consulting services that enable commercial banks and finance
companies to collaborate, integrate and operate more effectively across
their front office operations. CapitalStream solutions streamline data
gathering, deal structuring, credit analysis, document generation, booking,
account monitoring and ongoing risk management to more effectively originate
transactions and manage commercial relationships. CapitalStream transforms
the paper-based operations of mid market, small business, equipment
leasing and commercial real estate groups by reducing costs, risk and
processing times to grow their portfolios without increasing headcount.
The Mid-Market Lending Survey is the latest in a series of industry
research reports from CapitalStream designed to provide insight into
the overall commercial finance industry including specific reports on
small business lending, equipment finance and commercial real estate
lending. For more information, visit CapitalStream's Web site at www.capitalstream.com
or contact a CapitalStream Representative toll-free at 1-866-779-4733.
Contact:
Tracey Mills
American Bankers
Association
(202) 663-5471
Sandra Sick
CapitalStream
(206) 548-1703
sandras@capitalstream.com
SOURCE: CapitalStream; American Bankers Association
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NAELB
Explores Use of Educational Training Programs
The National Association
of Equipment Lease Brokers (NAELB), a national trade association, has
formed a taskforce to explore
The taskforce has
decided to outsource the production of the first three programs and
are inviting proposals from all interested parties. Respondents should
have a deep and broad knowledge of equipment leasing, technical production
proficiency and a strong knowledge of current web based production technologies.
All responses should
be forwarded to Dee DiBenedictis on or before September 3, 2004.
Voice - (386) 668-5533
Fax - (386) 845-0235
Email - dee@sunstarleasing.com
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De Lage Landen International appoints Toon Sanders as Senior Vice President
Strategic
Business Development
Eindhoven,. De Lage
Landen International, a leading international provider of high quality
asset-based finance products to manufacturers and distributors of capital
goods, announced today that Toon Sanders has been appointed Senior Vice
President Strategic Business Development. He will report directly to
Karel Schellens, CEO of De Lage Landen International.
In his new capacity,
Toon Sanders will be responsible for the management and execution of
international strategic business development projects of De Lage Landen.
Toon Sanders joined
De Lage Landen in 1989 as Managing Director Leasing and held various
management positions in Equipment Lease, Real Estate Lease and Vendor
Lease. In the past five years he served as Marketing Director Europe
Division.
As a consequence
of this appointment, Egbert de Jong will succeed Toon as Marketing Director
of the Europe Division. Egbert de Jong started working for De Lage Landen
three and a half years ago as Marketing Manager within the European
Marketing Department.
De Lage Landen is
a Netherlands based international provider of high-quality asset financing
products. With a presence in more than 20 countries across the globe,
the company focuses on the following industries: Food & Agriculture,
Healthcare, Office Equipment, Telecommunications, Information Technology,
Materials Handling & Construction Equipment and Financial Institutions.
In its domestic market the company offers Equipment Leasing, Car &
Commercial Vehicle Leasing, ICT Leasing, Trade Finance and Consumer
Finance through local Rabobanks but also 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 & Poors. The company employs 2,600 people.
For further information,
please visit our website: www.delagelanden.com
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Brian
Conn Joins GMAC Commercial Finance’s Equipment Finance Division
Southfield, Mich.
– GMAC Commercial Finance (GMAC CF), part of General Motors Acceptance
Corporation (GMAC) since 1999, announces that Brian Conn has recently
joined the company’s Equipment Finance Division as head of the Capital
Funding Group in their Atlanta, Ga. Office.
Conn joins GMAC CF
from Dexia Global Finance LLC in New York (formerly Pricewaterhouse
Coopers Global Structured Finance), where he managed all aspects of
organizational debt and equity placement activities. This included the
creation of a business model that facilitated the placement of debt
and equity for over $22 billion of transaction cost, which generated
over $10 million in fees. Conn’s efforts focused on both domestic and
foreign transactions.
Conn’s as head of
the Capital Funding Group, will provide strategic direction to the buy/sell
syndication effort, as well as, support the growth of the division’s
Project Finance Group. Conn’s other major effort will be toward leading
the way in developing new sources of funding and new product development.
“I chose Brian from
a significant pool of candidates because Brian has shown clear evidence
of his success in our industry,” said GMAC CF Equipment Finances Division
President Lee Palm. “Brian also was quick to pick up on the vision of
the company. His background plus vision will help take us to new levels
of success.”
GMAC Commercial Finance,
considered a leader in its segment of the financial services market,
provides accounts receivable management, asset-based lending, equipment
finance/leasing, structured finance and supplier payment solutions to
a wide variety of middle-market clients in diverse industries. Loan
facilities are in the $1 million to $500 million range. With locations
in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong and United Kingdom, the Company
is positioned to provide lending services worldwide.
GMAC Commercial Finance,
part of GMAC Financial Services, has been a wholly owned subsidiary
of General Motors Corporation since 1919. Located in Atlanta, Ga., the
Equipment Finance Division can be reached at 678-553-2700.
CONTACT:
Ken Chmelko
GMAC Commercial Finance
Phone Number: 248.327.9369
Fax Number: 248.350.2733
E-mail: kchmelko@gmaccf.com
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Jeffrey
Kocim joins GMAC Commercial Finance’s
Equipment
Finance Division
Southfield, Mich.
– GMAC Commercial Finance (GMAC CF), part of General Motors Acceptance
Corporation (GMAC), announces that Jeffrey Kocim has joined the company’s
Equipment Finance Division (EFD) Transportation Finance Group. Kocim
will be responsible for new business development specializing in Commercial
Aircraft.
Kocim comes to GMAC
CF following 14 years of specialized Commercial Aircraft and Rail experience
at Residco, a Chicago-based leasing company. He will be based in Chicago,
Ill., to serve the airline market as a vice president for the Transportation
Group.
GMAC CF, considered
a leader in its segment of the financial services market, provides accounts
receivable management, asset-based lending, equipment finance/leasing,
structured finance and supplier payment solutions to a wide variety
of middle-market clients in diverse industries. Loan facilities are
in the $1 million to $500 million range. With locations in the United
States, Canada, Hong Kong, Poland and United Kingdom, the Company is
positioned to provide lending services worldwide.
GMAC Commercial Finance,
part of GMAC Financial Services, has been a wholly owned subsidiary
of General Motors Corporation since 1919. Located in Atlanta, Ga., the
Equipment Finance Division can be reached at 678-553-2700.
###
CONTACT:
Ken Chmelko
GMAC Commercial Finance
Phone Number: 248.327.9369
Fax Number: 248.350.2733
E-mail: kchmelko@gmaccf.com
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http://www.leasingnews.org/archives/July%202004/07-13-04.htm
News
Briefs----
Census: Poverty rose
by million
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2004-08-26-census-poverty_x.htm
Jobless claims up,
reflecting in part impact of hurricane
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20040826-1353-economy.html
Trustee Joins Company in Hawaiian Airline Bankruptcy Plan
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37397-2004Aug27.html
No Bumper Sticker
Defines Oregonian Voters
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/27/politics/campaign/27state.html?hp
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Sports
Briefs---
The '91ers Leave
the Stage as Destiny's Darlings
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/27/sports/olympics/27soccer.html
USC's Mike Williams
denied reinstatement
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/pac10/
2004-08-26-williams-reinstatement-denied_x.htm
49ers: Please call
1- 800-NeedQB
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/sports/columnists/
Republicans Might
Be Yankees of Politics
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Baseball-and-Politics.html
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California
Nuts Briefs---
Schwarzenegger ready
for his close-up at GOP convention
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/08/26/MNG088EKHA1.DTL
Governor abandons
San Pablo casino - for now
http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/ca/story/10513610p-11432724c.html
Schwarzenegger, Shriver
to launch service corps
http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/10513202p-11432372c.html
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“Gimme
that Wine”
Wine war A's vs.
Giants
Take me out to the
ballgame, take me out with the crowd; Buy me some peanuts and Chardonnay,
I don't care if it's oak- barrel aged
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/08/26/WIGA68BRP91.DTL
Wineries to be Honored
Labor Day Weekend at 12th Annual Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction
http://www.californiawineandfood.com/wine/kunde-sebasitiani.htm
Chateau Montelena
Battles "Cellar Funk"
http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Daily/News/0,1145,2576,00.html
An Inside Look at
the 2004 Mendocino Wine Competition http://www.californiawineandfood.com/events/wine-philo.htm
Heavenly harvest
– Nevada County vineyards expect banner year
http://www.theunion.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040824/NEWS/108240002
N.J. nixes direct
shipping to avoid lawsuit
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/08/26/WIG9R8DP9R1.DTL
North Carolina Industry
bearing fruit
http://www.news-record.com/news/local/grapes_082604.htm
New Zealand The Wine
Year: Records Abound, More Growth Ahead
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/BU0408/S00326.htm
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This
Day in American History
1633-
Irish Catholic Cecil Calvert, 27, sent two ships (the Ark and the Dove)
from Ireland to establish a colony in America as a refuge for fellow
Catholics. His work later earned Lord Calvert the nickname, "Colonizer
of Maryland."
1650-History
records the first expedition, lead by Englishman, who cross ed the Allegheny
Mountains at Fork Henry, at the falls of the Appomattox River, VA, and
returned on September 4. The party consisted of Captain Abraham Wood and his servant, Henry
Newcombe; Edward Bland, merchant, and his servant, Robert Farmer, Elias
Pennant and Sackford Brewster, and two guides, Oyeocker, a Nottaway
chief, and Pyancha, an Appamattuck war captain.
1655-
Acomac, VA, was the site of the first play presented in the North American
colonies. The play was Ye Bare
and Ye Cubb, by Phillip Alexander Bruce. Three local residents were
arrested and fined for acting in the play. At the time, most colonies
had laws prohibiting public performances; Virginia, however, had no
such ordinance. The actors, Cornelius Watkinson, Philip Howard,
and William Darby, were accused of sedition and were summoned to appear
in court on November 16, 1665, “ in those habiliments that they then
acted in and give a draught of such verses or other speeches and passages
which were then acted by them. “ They were found not guilty, and Edward
Martin, who had informed on them, was ordered, “ to pay all the expenses
of the presentment.”
1655-
New Amsterdam and Peter Stuyvesant bars Jews from military service.
The first
Jew to settle in North America, Jacob Barsimson, arrived on Manhattan
Island, first of 24 Jewish immigrants in 1654.
In September three Jews fleeing the Spanish Inquisition in Brazil
arrived in New Amsterdam, and more followed. Their right to stay was
upheld by the Dutch West India Company, against t the wishes of Governor
Peter Stuyvesant. They founded Congregation Shearith Israel, with Saul
Brown as first rabbi.
1776-In the Battle of Long Island, NY,
American forces commanded by Gen. Israel Putnam and Gen. John Sullivan
were defeated by the British under Gen. Sir William Howe and Gen. Sir
Henry Clinton. Howe took Gen.
Sullivan prisoner. On August
30 the Americans evacuated Long Island and crossed to Manhattan.
http://darter.ocps.net/classroom/revolution/longisle.htm
1805-
Sallie Chapman Gordon Law birthday; organized a 12-bed hospital in Memphis
for Confederate soldiers and somehow managed to care for the wounded
of the great battle of Shiloh in 1862. When Memphis was taken by the
Union forces, Law converted her assets into medicinal drugs which she
smuggled into the South.
1849-Austin
College was chartered in Texas at Huntsville under Presbyterian sponsorship.
In 1876 the school campus was moved to Sherman, TX.
1859-
W.A. “Uncle Billy” Smith discovered oil in a shaft being sunk by Colonel
EL. Drake at Titusville, in western Pennsylvania. Drilling had reached
69 It, 6 inches when Smith saw a dark film floating on the water below
the derrick floor. Soon 20 barrels of crude were being pumped each
day. The first oil was refined to make kerosene for lighting, replacing
whale oil. Later it was refined to make gasoline for cars. The first
gas station opened in 1907.
1862-Confederate
female spy Belle Boyd released from Old Capital Prison in Washington,
DC
http://women.eb.com/women/articles/Boyd_Belle.html
http://www.georgewashington.org/bell.htm
1871-Birthday
of Theodore Dreiser, American novelist, born at Terre Haute, IN. As
part of the Chicago group, he was an exponent of American naturalism
in literature. His first novel, “ Sister Carrie,” (1900), was suppressed
by his publisher on moral grounds. Driser’s finest achievements in widely
considered to be his novel, “ An American Tragedy, “ (1925), a college
requirement. He died December
28, 1945, at Hollywood, CA.
1872-
Mary Anderson birthday: Swedish-born Director of the Woman's Bureau
of the U.S. Dept. of Labor for more than 20 years. Arrived in the U.S.
at 16 not knowing a word of English, worked as a cook, stitched shoes
in a factory for 18 years of ten-hour days, and with a fierce determination
educated herself in the evenings. She became active in her local of
the International Boot and Shoe Union
1873-
American lawyer Horatio G. Spafford's four daughters drowned when their
passenger ship, while crossing the Atlantic, collided with another and
sank. The following month, as his own ship passed over the spot of the
earlier tragedy, Spafford penned the words to the enduring hymn, "It
is Well With My Soul."
1877-
Birth of Lloyd C. Douglas, American Lutheran clergyman and religious
novelist. Douglas published his first best-seller, "Magnificent
Obsession," in 1929, followed later by "The Robe" (1942)
and "The Big Fisherman" (1948).
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search/103-5362656-4423850?tag=
fast-bkasin00
20&keyword=Lloyd%20C%2e%20Douglas&mode=books
1879-Birthday
of African-American Publisher Robert Lee Van.
1900- U.S. Army physician James Carroll allowed an infected mosquito to feed on him in an attempt to isolate the means of transmission of yellow fever. Carroll developed a severe case of yellow fever, helping his colleague, Army pathologist Walter Reed, prove that mosquitoes transmit this often-deadly disease.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/aug27.html
1905-
Mary Jane Ward birthday” author of the chilling Snake Pit (1946) about
life in an insane asylum. She commented: "There was no attempt
to write any sort of fact. Juniper Hills, from tubs to tunnel, was built
and peopled by a mind that was on vacation."
http://www.raintreecounty.com/SnakePit.html
1908-birthday
of Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th president of the US succeeded to
the presidency following the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Johnson’s
term of office: Nov 22, 1963—Jan 20, 1969. In 1964, he said: “The challenge
of the next half-century is whether we have the wisdom to use [our]
wealth to enrich and elevate our national life—and to advance the quality
of American civilization.” He perhaps would have been remembered as
one of the greatest presidents of his time for all the domestic acts,
laws, events, but all of this was overshadowed by his posture to show
he was not weak on communism and the poor military advise he took. He died a few years after leaving office, a broken and very unhappy
man. Johnson was born near Stonewall, TX, and died at San Antonio, TX,
Jan 22, 1973. His birthday is observed as a holiday in Texas.
1909—Tenor
sax player Lester Young birthday
http://www.shs.starkville.k12.ms.us/mswm/MSWritersAndMusicians/musicians/YoungLester.html
1921
- J.E. Clair, who owned the Acme Packing Company, bought a pro football
franchise for Green Bay, WI. He
wanted to pay tribute to those who packed the meat at his processing
plant, thus: the Green Bay Packers.
(note, they are usually not referred to as “Green Bay Packers,
“ but THE Green Bay Packers, as is the Bronx, the Fed, and other such
Americanism.
1923-Birthday
of trumpet player Idress Sulieman,
born St. Petersburg,
FL.
1939
- Singer Allan Jones recorded "I’m Falling in Love with Someone"
on Victor Records.
1946---Top
Hits
To Each His Own -
Eddy Howard
Surrender - Perry
Como
They Say It’s Wonderful
- Frank Sinatra
New Spanish Two Step
- Bob Wills
1947-
Dan Bankhead becomes the major league's first black pitcher. He doesn't
do well in a relief stint giving up ten hits and six runs in three and
third innings in a 16-3 loss to the Pirates, but the Dodger rookie hits
a home run in his first major league at-bat .
1952-
Birthday of comedian Pee-Wee Herman , very popular for
his 1950 “look,”
until he went to the movies by himself.
http://www.mugshots.org/hollywood/pee-wee-herman.html
1954---Top
Hits
Sh-Boom - The Crew
Cuts
The Little Shoemaker
- The Gaylords
Hey There - Rosemary
Clooney
I Don’t Hurt Anymore
- Hank Snow
1961-
Hitting his 51st home run against the Kansas City A's, Roger Maris has
the most homers in major league history at this point in the season.
1962---Top
Hits
The Loco-Motion -
Little Eva
Things - Bobby Darin
You Don’t Know Me
- Ray Charles
Wolverton Mountain
- Claude King
1965- Elvis Presley plays host to the Beatles at
his home in Bel-Air. The get-together last four hours.
1965- Columbia Records releases Bob Dylan's second
electric album, "Highway 61 Revisited." Hits include "Like
a Rolling Stone" and "Ballad of a Thin Man."
1966-
The Association's "Cherish" is released.
1968-
Police and anti-war demonstrators clash at Chicago's Democratic National
Convention, polarizing all sides to the issue of the war in Viet Nam,
as Hubert
Humphrey,
President Lyndon Johnson’s vice-president, is elected the presidential
nominee. Protesting the police riot,
members of the convention's Wisconsin delegation attempt to march to
the convention, but police turn them back. Julian Bond, denied his seat
in the Georgia state legislature, seconds the nomination of Eugene McCarthy,
adding that he has seen such police behavior only in Mississippi, Alabama
and Georgia. Some say the fight about Viet Nam
is still
going on today with bitterness remaining in many veterans hearts
of those
who did not support the war or their country: right or wrong.
1970---Top
Hits
Make It with You
- Bread
Spill the Wine -
Eric Burdon & War
War - Edwin Starr
Don’t Keep Me Hangin’
On - Sonny James
1970
- The Troubadour in Los Angeles, CA was the venue of singer Elton John’s
first concert appearance in America and a record company executive for
UNI records (a division of MCA) signed Elton to a recording contract.
There were many singers who got their start here, including Neil Diamond.
1971-Birthday
of Janet Evans US swimmer (Olympics-1992) 1978---Top Hits
Grease - Frankie
Valli
Miss You - The Rolling
Stones
Boogie Oogie Oogie
- A Taste of Honey
Talking in Your Sleep
- Crystal Gayle
1977-
Supertramp's "Give A Little Bit" peaks at #15 on the pop singles
chart while Crosby, Stills and Nash's "Just A Song Before I Go"
peaks at #7.
1981
- Divers probing the wreckage of the luxury cruise ship "Andrea
Doria" recovered two safes from the purser’s office. The "Andrea
Doria" sank in a collision with the Swedish liner "Stockholm"
(July 25, 1956). What was in the safes? Oh, only about a million dollars
in cash and jewelry.
1981-
National Centers for Disease Control announces high incidence of Pneumocystis
& Kaposi's sarcoma in gay men
1982-Oakland
Athletics outfielder Rickey Henderson stole his 119th base
of the season in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers, thereby breaking
Lou Brock’s major league record for most stolen bases in one season
set in 1974. Henderson added
three more steals in the game, which Oakland lost, 5-4.
1982-
Crosby, Stills & Nash's "Daylight Again," the group's
first album since the 1977 "CSN," is certified gold. On the
album is the current Top 20 tune "Wasted on the Way."
1984
- The Menetta Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village opened. It was the first
new off-Broadway theatre to be built in 50 years in New York City. The
ribbon cutting was done by "America’s First Lady of the Stage",
Helen Hayes.
1984
- A new face joined the group of journalists on CBS-TV’s "60 Minutes".
Diane Sawyer became the fifth reporter on the top-rated TV newsmagazine.
Mike Wallace, Morley Safer, Harry Reasoner and Ed Bradley welcomed Sawyer
to the show.
1986---Top
Hits
Papa Don’t Preach
- Madonna
Higher Love - Steve
Winwood
Venus - Bananarama
Strong Heart - T.G.
Sheppard
1986
- Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros notched career win #250, by leading
the Astros to a 7-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
1987
-Paul Molitor's 39-game hit streak comes to an end as he waits in the
on-deck circle watching pinch hitter Rick Manning single home the winning
run in a 1-0, 10-inning victory over the Indians.
1988-
Elton John's "I Don't Want To Go On With You Like That" peaks
at #2 on the pop singles chart while Pat Benatar's "All Fired Up"
peaks at #19.
1989-Chuck
Berry performs Johnny B Goode for NASA engineers and scientists
in celebration of Voyager II's encounter with the planet Neptune.
1997
-In honor of first baseman Jim Thome's birthday, the Indians begin pulling
up their socks to just below the knees. The Tribe will win 17 of 27
games en route to clinching American League East flag while sporting
this new look.
1998-Top
Hits
The Boy Is Mine-
Brandy
The First Night-
Monica
Crush-Jennifer Paige
2001-
Joining Babe Ruth (1920 -21 and 1927-28) and Mark McGwire (1996-99),
Sammy Sosa (1997-2001) becomes the third player in baseball history
to hit 50 homers in a season four times.
2002-
The first video streaming coverage of a major league baseball game takes
place on the internet. Approximately 30,000 fans visit MLB.com to see
the Yankees defeat the Rangers, 10-3.
Baseball
Poem
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Double Play
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From
the book
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That
Sweet Diamond
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by
Paul B. Janeczko, Carole Katchen (Illustrator)
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The runner is
a non-swimmer in
deep water,
inching from the
bag
timid
returning in alarm.
The shortstop and
second baseman
are schoolboys
passing secrets
behind the pitcher's
back.
Moving before the
pitch,
the shortstop dashes
to the bag
glove up in anticipation
as runner and
peg from his partner
at second
approach.
He drags the toe
of his right shoe
across the bag
as the ball slaps
home
and he leaps
to avoid the spikes.
Resting in air
safely above the
slide
long enough to throw
to first
before he tumbles
to the dirt,
his eyes on the ball
the mitt
until
the umpire's confirmation
of perfection.
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