Marbles that shouldn't be lost Aug 25, 2010
No matter how much they've tried, which admittedly hasn't been very hard in most cases, the drones in the fashion industry's boiler room have just never been able to come up with anything that this demographic really wants. Baby boomers, for all their numbers, for all their income and for all their wealth, are just really tough to sell to. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
New staff and grants discussed at DePue Aug 24, 2010
Two top priorities for the school, as stated by Chandler, will be the addition of a new roof over the boiler room and gymnasium, as well as the hiring of four new instructors to improve training for the teachers. The grant is used for the lowest performing schools in Illinois to improve education, and this year, a total of 11 schools have applied for the grant. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Freddy Krueger Slashes His Way Back to Halloween Horror Nights as Universal Studios Hollywood Presents 'A Nightmare on Elm Street: Never Sleep Again!' an All-New Horror Experience for 2010 Aug 21, 2010
Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Freddy Krueger, the iconic undead dream stalker whose burned, disfigured face, tattered green and red sweater and four-bladed glove has been the searing central figure of nine movies, a television series, video games and comics, will provide a cutting edge for (SM) "A Nightmare On Elm Street: Never Sleep Again," an all-new horror maze experience for the 2010 " event, where the legends of Hollywood horror will come to life, beginning September 24.(Photo:... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Senator Olseen pays a visit to board Aug 20, 2010
It will also provide big energy savings, as well as prevent the rooms surrounding the boiler room from overheating, as they have due to the radiant heat. All Content 2010, All Rights Reserved. (Lindstrom Chisago County Press, MN)
A man called 'Cajun' Aug 4, 2010
He asked me out and I told him 'no,' but I had a lot of things going on at that time," she recalled. She eventually did go out with him, and a year later they married at the county courthouse in front of Probate Judge Hoppy Royston. For many years, he worked for Century Contractors doing sheet metal work, but was laid off recently because of a slowdown in construction. "He could do anything," she said. "He dropped out of school when he was 14, and he went to work for his father in the boiler... (Athens Banner-Herald)
iTunes inspires online market for sales leads Aug 2, 2010
Anyone who has worked in or around the sales department has seen Glengarry Glen Ross, the 1992 Alec Baldwin/Kevin Spacey drama in which a boiler room of salesmen covet a collection of supremely valuable sales leads: the Glengarry leads. These are the Glengarry leads, Baldwin s character says, giving a profanity-studded pep talk. (Boston Globe)
Best Drinking (3) Aug 1, 2010
EDITORS CHOICE: At this stunning bar in the former boiler room at the Higgins Building, expert mixologists blend vintage spirits into original and classic drinks. Highlights include the Mistress Noveaux, a pomegranate martini with a champagne twist, and the La Luz Coctel, with hand pressed honeydew melon, honey syrup and Casa Noble Crystal. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
SUNY Oswego takes steps toward a green future Jul 30, 2010
An Auburn Rigging crane hoists the Derek Grassman-designed Impact Technologies powAIR Sail vertical axis wind turbine atop the boiler room next to Lee Hall on the SUNY Oswego campus, Thursday ... Published: Thursday, July 29, 2010 7:36 PM EDT The powerAIR Sail vertical axis wind turbine a 40,000 kilowatt per year, 8-by-8-foot power generation system, was hoisted onto the boiler room beside Lee Hall on the SUNY Oswego campus Thursday morning. (Oswego Palladium-Times, NY)
Great movies about work Jul 2, 2010
Runners up: Up in the Air, Boiler Room and Clerks. Tell us about your favorites. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Keeping Wall Street under control Jun 29, 2010
It builds new buildings and then occasionally checks to see if all is well in the boiler room. Regular and comprehensive congressional review would add a new task: monitoring the entire regulatory architecture. (CNN -- US)
Deadly Coca-Cola blast in India Jun 29, 2010
An explosion in the boiler room of a Coca-Cola bottling plant in India killed three workers and injured five more. The bottler, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd., said the incident occurred at the Khurda plant in eastern India at 2 p.m. local time Friday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Lake Michigan shipwreck found after 112 years Jun 28, 2010
Their bodies are probably still in the boiler room, where the sailors must have huddled as the ship went down, he added. While details of the sinking remain unclear, Baillod said the most likely explanation is that rudder chain snapped while the Doty was turning around to aid the Olive Jeanette. (MSNBC -- Technology)
S. Fla. man charged in $25M oil scheme Jun 19, 2010
man charged in $25M boiler room operation - South Florida Business Journal ... man charged in $25M boiler room operation. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
'Boiler room operators used Miami company Jun 11, 2010
Indicted boiler room operators used Miami company - South Florida Business Journal ... Indicted boiler room operators used Miami company ... A federal criminal indictment against 13 members of an accused boiler room focused on Miami-based as playing key role in the alleged securities fraud. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
School board updated on fundraising efforts May 26, 2010
In the next month, work will continue on the boiler room and on the construction of the new art room. At Schurz school the new office area has been completed and the staff has moved back in. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Strategies: Do us a favor and avoid the hard sell, it's bad for business May 24, 2010
It was the boiler room of Earl Grey. No, that sampler is not good enough, the $100 one is what you want. (USA Today -- Money)
Carthage College students form nation's first Circle K chapter May 22, 2010
There is a small basement used as a boiler room below the stage area. The floor slopes toward the stage which rises four feet above the floor. (Carthage (Hancock County) Journal Pilot, IL)
Country clubs, in the rough, offer price cuts to sign new members May 14, 2010
for free extra services. Sales Stories: profiles of prosperity. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Gold co. closes May 13, 2010
Jason Someone recruited me to work for them a few years ago and when I went in, it was exactly like Boiler Room with degenerate looking individuals talking investment strategy. Needless to say, I never thought twice about returning. (The Palm Beach Post)
Don't Go To Sleep May 11, 2010
Many of the scenes glimpsed in the trailer are clearly touchstones that connect Nightmares old and new Nancy and Freddy's shared scenes in the boiler room, for instance, and in Nancy's bath; and we know that the death scene that scarred the then-12-year-old Mara has been re-imagined using state-of-the-art 21st century effects and gallon upon gallon of movie blood. But Bayers A Nightmare On Elm Street hinges on characters, their chemistry, and since nightmares are the point of entry for the... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
GUTHRIE CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT May 7, 2010
It is located immediately west of the boiler room. Two Rivers Group, Inc. of Altoona has contracted all the heating and cooling upgrades. (The Guthrian, IA)
Socially Responsible Corporations: ... May 3, 2010
Socially Responsible Corporations: Business Ethics, Citizenship. Socially Responsible Corporations: Business Ethics, Citizenship. (Suite101.com)
Fumes force evacuation May 2, 2010
I asked what the problem was and he said, The boiler room is on fire, and we can t put it out with water because it will explode. Then he said something about using chemicals to put out the fire, but that it was also dangerous to do that. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
'Nightmare on Elm Street' Apr 30, 2010
If the steamy boiler room Freddy inhabits looks familiar, it's probably because Bayer used a similar look for the first video he directed, the groundbreaking "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana, which helped launch the grunge movement in the early '90s (and for which he gets a free pop-culture-hero pass for all time). His new "Nightmare" isn't going to launch anything in particular except, probably, a sequel. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
TNT Renews Acclaimed Series SOUTHLAND for Third Season Apr 27, 2010
SOUTHLAND's ensemble cast includes Kevin Alejandro (Drive, Ugly Betty); Arija Bareikis (Crossing Jordan); Clifton Collins Jr. (Capote, Star Trek); Michael Cudlitz (Band of Brothers, A River Runs Through It); Shawn Hatosy (Alpha Dog); Regina King (Ray, Jerry Maguire); Michael McGrady (The Thin Red Line, Day Break); Ben McKenzie (The O.C.); and Tom Everett Scott (Boiler Room, That Thing You Do). SOUTHLAND is executive-produced by Wells, Biderman and Emmy winner Christopher Chulack (ER, Third... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Man Dies After Falling Down Ventilation Shaft Apr 25, 2010
The man fell 90 to 100 feet and landed in the boiler room of the building, Piringer said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. (W-USA News, DC)
Carbon monoxide leaks at college Apr 16, 2010
The source of the carbon monoxide was a boiler room where a vent pipe had been knocked loose, the chief said. The building was inspected and cleared, and students returned to class Monday, according to the college s Web site. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Scam's hook: Raquel Welch Apr 8, 2010
"These defendants ran an investment boiler room operation using telemarketers to pressure their unsuspecting victims into investing thousands of dollars in a variety of phony ventures," U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said. Soltis and Reece bought call lists and provided scripts for their telemarketers, who targeted investors in Australia and Canada. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Flooding disaster is latest blow for hard-luck RI Apr 3, 2010
Guilmette thought about the future of the mill, and his job as third shift fireman in the boiler room ... "I don't want to say it's going to put us out of business, because it might not," said Dan Kenyon, 49, the boiler room manager. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Clark County school referendum on ballot next week Apr 3, 2010
Corridor and boiler room window replacements at the middle school (boiler room window replaced with safety glass). Classroom and gym lighting upgrades at the middle school. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
How investors in Trio backed the wrong horse with $426 million Mar 28, 2010
A boiler room is slang for the unlicensed broking firms that slip from country to country, changing their names as they sell virtually worthless penny stocks by cold-calling investors. The boiler room term arises from persuasive young ''stockbrokers'' hunched over the phones and persuading people to part with their hard-earned ... In short, it was a boiler room. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Divers collect data on Point Lena shipwreck Mar 20, 2010
The divers identified a route into the boiler room and looked around for fuel tank locations. They will use ultrasound to determine the hull's thickness and see if it is corroded, and drill the tanks to measure remaining fuel volume. (Juneau Empire)
Second scam sucker list is seized Mar 16, 2010
Boiler room fraudsters usually contact people by telephone and use high-pressure sales tactics to con investors into buying non-tradable, overpriced or even non-existent shares ... "Our sources indicate that the list is a new one and still in use by the fraudsters, so by contacting people on it we hope to cut these boiler rooms off at the pass." ... FROM OTHER NEWS SITES FSA charges banker and wife with insider trading - 2 hrs ago Ex-Investment Banker Charged With Insider Trading (Update3) - 16... (BBC News -- Business)
County works to save LEC foundation Mar 12, 2010
The company will return in August for stage six, which involves the old boiler room, where the heating units are kept ... "We want to have the community room done... but the boiler room is going to be farther out.". (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Two fires displace Anchorage families Mar 11, 2010
The fire was started by an electrical problem in the boiler room. The Red Cross planned to open a temporary shelter for displaced families Tuesday at the Spenard Recreation Center. (Juneau Empire)
Administrator 'worries' Astarra man Mar 5, 2010
Both funds have been managed by a veteran British broker, Frank Richard Bell, who has been named by regulators as being associated with ''boiler room'' scams. Source. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
WPHs plant operations manager Tim Waldner stands in the boiler room at the hospital. (Photo By Ivy Garlow) Mar 2, 2010
Boiler room example of WPHs condition By Kristen Inbody. WPHs plant operations manager Tim Waldner stands in the boiler room at the hospital ... In the boiler room, shiny pipes connect to old ones falling apart and with obsolete valves. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Lindsay's First School is now District Office Feb 25, 2010
But perhaps the biggest transformation was taking the dank boiler room and converting it into the modern computer server room and technology office. The district began moving offices to the building even before purchasing it. (The Exeter Sun, CA)
On sidelines, health care architect hangs onto hope Feb 24, 2010
By then, the health debate had become mired in partisan battles, dismaying McDonough and other Democratic Senate aides who were toiling in the legislative boiler room and hoping that Democrats and Republians would eventually reach agreement. In my lonely thinking at night, I would say to myself, I don t see how these sides are ever going to come together, said McDonough. (Boston Globe)
Security Bank's failure tied to risky loan unit, audit says Feb 20, 2010
A federal audit into Security s July 2009 failure, released Friday, said Fairfield was run as a sort of boiler room in which loan officers were paid a fee for each transaction -- an unusual practice that helped fuel a flood of risky loans to housing developers and builders. Regulators said the setup fostered a culture in which volume of sales trumped concerns about loan quality, infecting the bank with risky loans that helped speed its demise. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
NH hotel reopens day after gas leak sickened 11 Feb 17, 2010
A faulty vent in a hotel's basement boiler room leaked enough toxic gas on Monday to sicken 11 people, including nine guests hanging out near the pool, leading to an evacuation ... PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- A New Hampshire hotel has reopened after a faulty boiler room vent leaked enough toxic gas to sicken 11 people and prompt an evacuation. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Vin Diesel Profile Feb 5, 2010
A year later he played a befuddled low-end stockbroker scammer in the critical hit Boiler Room. And in 2000 he also showed up in the role that truly put him on the map -- as the antihero Richard B. in David Twohy's sci-fi thriller. (IGN FilmForce)
Construction begins on fire training ship Feb 4, 2010
The 90-foot, four-level ship will be used to train firefighters how to combat three different types of fires, including a boiler room fire, said Sheldon Reed, Fire Academy of the South executive director. Preparing for ship blazes makes sense since the Port of Jacksonville is growing and Carnival Lines Fascination is back in service, he said. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
Walter Earl Parken Feb 4, 2010
Following his education, he joined the U.S. Navy, serving in World War II on the USS Dixie in the boiler room and during the Korean War on the USS Norris. He actually met with several of his shipmates for a reunion. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
'10% of Britons' fall for scams Feb 2, 2010
BBC News - Scams affect one in 10 Britons, says OFT. Page last updated at 11:32 GMT, Monday, 1 February 2010. (BBC News -- Business)
UGA spends big on mansion as Adams lives elsewhere Jan 31, 2010
Over the next seven months, workers will modernize the kitchen, upgrade storage areas for fragile glass and china, install an elevator that will provide better access for people with disabilities, renovate the boiler room and replace an old furnace, and renovate a laundry room to make a restroom handicap accessible. The building's smoke and fire detection systems also will get upgrades, Sniff said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Sunset first-graders are treated to a tour of the rec center pool Tuesday by parks and rec director Rick Manchester (top right), pool coordinator Jenni Phillips (lower left) and head lifeguard Parker Sheffield (lower left). The students learned about the behind-the-scenes of maintaining the pool, including the boiler room and the filter system. Jan 28, 2010
The students learned about the behind-the-scenes of maintaining the pool, including the boiler room and the filter system. Check it out. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Global citizen Jan 26, 2010
Life of travels led Michael Mulheirn to facilities post at Jefferson County Public Schools - Business First of Louisville. for free extra services. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Life of travels led Michael Mulheirn to facilities post at Jefferson County Public Schools Jan 23, 2010
for free extra services. Friday, January 22, 2010. (Louisville Business First, KY)
U.S. Gas & Electric incentives approved Jan 22, 2010
The SEC s complaint said the company was operating a boiler room in 2002 and 2003. The company and Marcille settled the SEC complaint without admitting or denying the allegations. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Out with old, in with new Jan 22, 2010
In repeating, arching sweeps, the open jaw of an excavator ripped through a former boiler room behind Kings Building on Lacey Boulevard on Tuesday morning, marking the start of the next phase of renovation for the county's Human Services Department area ... "The parking lot will be where the old buildings are, including the boiler room, which is not used because Kings Building has been vacated.". (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
S'pore magic duo to predict 4D winning numbers Jan 18, 2010
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Two hurt in blaze at Dahlgren Two workers were burned after a boiler exploded at Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense headquarters at Dahlgren. Jan 16, 2010
com - Two hurt in blaze at Navy base. " Fire personnel at the naval base are investigating the incident, Wagner said. The Aegis system is used on naval warships and was named after the shield of Zeus in Greek mythology. The system uses the latest radar technology to detect and engage threats. The Ballistic Missile Defense command modifies Aegis components for use against those threats. Cathy Dyson: 540/374-5425 Email: Read more stories about Date published: 1/16/2010 What do you think? Enter... (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Man guilty in Marietta telemarketing scam Jan 12, 2010
To execute each of these frauds, Reece ran a boiler room with high-pressure telemarketers he hired to call hundreds of potentially vulnerable victims each day from call lists Reece purchased. In addition to providing call lists to the telemarketers, Reece developed scripts for them to use in selling the fraudulent investments. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Love of fairgrounds, community began in youth for new chairman Jan 11, 2010
Its a money scam for hawkers of junk and salesman of boiler room upbringing. A fair can't be everything for everyone and the end result of trying to make it so, has made it nothing for anyone. (The Palm Beach Post)
