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I ordered four bar stools, to continue the chicken decor in my kitchen/breakfast bar area...they are tasteful and elegant, but with a country flare...While decorating with farm animals, such as chickens, you have to be very careful as to not lean towards cheesiness...these stools bring charm to the place you spend the most time, in your home. The stools are made very well; and the buckskin seats are durable and the light shade adds a beautiful contrasting color. This was a great buy, with easy assembly...Perfect addition to my home...
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Craftsman 52'' Wide 14-Drawer Ball-Bearing GRIPLATCH® Tool Cart - Black
Item# 00959631000 | Model# 59631Specifications & Dimensions
Color and Styling: | |
Color Family: | Black |
Color/Finish: | Black / Baked enamel |
Dimensions and Capacity: | |
Depth (in.): | 18 |
Height (in.): | 41.25 |
Width (in.): | 52 |
Product Overview: | |
Assembled: | Assembly Required |
General Warranty: | 5 year limited |
Integrated Lock: | Yes |
Item Weight (lbs.): | 345 |
Weight Rating: | Premium - 601 to 1000 lb. capacity |
Wheels or Casters: | Yes |
Handles: | |
Number of Handles: | 1 |
Wheels & Tires: | |
Caster/Wheel Size: | 5 x 2 in. |
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Capacity cu. in.: | 20952 |
Drawer Slide Type: | Ball bearing |
Locking Casters/Wheels: | Yes |
Number of Drawers: | 14 |
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Warranty Detail Link: | craftsman warranty |
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Worksurface Material: | Medium density fiberboard |
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Get Serious Storage and More in this Craftsman Griplatch® Tool Workstation
Bring home heavy duty storage with the Craftsman Ball Bearing Griplatch® tool chest. Premium quality, tough and smooth, this 14 drawer tool chest is built for packing a ton. Apart from allowing you to stow away all your tools and parts, it also doubles as a workbench to give you a dependable table to work on as well. With a half inch thick fiberboard top and exclusive I-Frame construction that give it long lasting strength, this is one heavy duty tool chest you'll be able to bank on for years.
Featuring 14 drawers that are each capable of holding 70 pounds, this workstation means serious business. The drawers slide smoothly on ball bearing rails and Griplatch® technology ensures that they open only when you want them to, and close securely, preventing accidents. Though heavy duty, the unit can be easily moved around with the help of its casters and side handles so it keeps pace with you. The Craftsman Griplatch® Tool Workstation is the ultimate storage to organize and protect your extensive tool collection, equipment, and keep you working with confidence.
- Craftsman Griplatch® tool cart gives you 20,952 cu. in. of storage to conveniently store and protect all sizes of tools and equipment
- All steel construction with Craftsman exclusive I-Frame® design gives long lasting strength and durability
- Craftsman exclusive GRIPLATCH® drawer system securely latches drawers in place and is easy to release - simply lift any section of the drawer pull to easily slide the drawer open
- Ball bearing drawer slides provide optimal drawer operation, holding up to 70 lbs. per drawer
- 4 drawers measure 22-3/8" W x 16-1/2" D x 2" H
- 4 drawers measure 22-3/8" W x 16-1/2" D x 3-1/8" H
- 3 drawers measure 22-3/8" W x 16-1/2" D x 4-1/8" H
- 1 drawer measures 22-3/8" W x 16-1/2" D x 6-3/8" H
- 2 drawers measure 22-3/8" W x 16-1/2" D x 9-1/2" H
- Keyed internal locking system secures valuable tools
- 5" x 2" casters combined with caster channels safely support up to 1000 lbs.
- Tubular side handle for mobility
- Protect and organize your storage and tool investment with drawer liners (009-65514) and accessories
- Select the 009-59629 top chest to complete your tool storage combination
- Color: Black
- Dimensions: 52" W x 18" D x 41-1/4" H
- Weight: 345 lbs. (156 kg)
- Some assembly required
- Warranty: 5 year limited
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got this box about a year ago with the top chest as well and have absolutely loved it. the drawers are ridiculously easy to open and close, much better than the s***-o* slidelock drawers. and whilst i have weighed it down considerably it still rolls aroud quite easily. however i must add that it wasn't long before i decided I needed more space, so I purchased the 6 drawer side cabinet, which I ended up filling up quite quickly due to the thin drawers. in leau of upgrading to a larger base box as many folks due, I purchased the 26.5 in ballbearing griplatch bottom box and sandwhiched that to my box where th side cabint had been and hung the side cabint off of that . my cumulative box is around 8 ft long now and has plenty of room :)
De Soto, MO
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I've had this box for about two years and tonight the lock broke as I was cleaning up for the night. The box is worthless when you have a 20 year collection of tools locked inside. I'll stop being cheap and start buying Snap-On or Mac tools.
Avon, IN
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I bought this last year for 50% off! In that time, I've been happy with it, hard to beat for the money! Sure, you can buy better/other brands, but the price difference wasn't worth it to me (@3-5 X $). I had looked for over 3 years at different makes and sizes, this was the best "bang for the buck" that I found. Exceeds my needs for the home shop. Solid feel and well constructed. Ball bearings and griplatch are great also. Helps projects stay organized, tool drawers serve as shelves while working I wish Craftsman would make a MIDDLE CHEST with a wide drawer for this chest. Some of my larger tools won't fit into the drawers. Made in Mexico.
Haysville, KS
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Lots of different size drawers. Quality feel.
Ewa Beach, HI
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Loveland, OH
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There are superior storage units out there, but you'll pay a lot more for them. I bought this chest when it was on sale for 50% off. You'll pay 2-3 times that price for the same storage capacity on a professional grade unit from another company. The griplatch / ball-bearing drawers are a must. No telling how long those plastic glides will last. If you're a weekend mechanic and you're looking for a lot of storage, pick this unit up! I gave it 4 out of 5 stars because one of my drawers doesn't roll smooth and the casters could be heavier duty. Nothing else wrong with it though. Prob won't get the drawer fixed.
Burlington, NJ
via sears.com
I bought the 52 griplatch toolbox. I am VERY happy with it. The drawers are smooth and strong, the box has tons of storage space, and the finish is good. Is it a 5000 dollar snap on box? NO but it is Very good and strong, and you can afford to buy alot of good tools with the cheaper price.
Yukon, OK
I purchased my 1st 52" 14 Drawer in 2009 ( Forest Green ) for under $800.00, the 2nd unit I purchased in 2012 as part of the combo with the top ( Black ) Honestly, if there are complaints - you need to step back and realize what you could/would have to pay to get a better box. I enjoy that I use these carts as my tool bench on top, and that several drawers are deep enought so drills and full containers can be put away. I would have liked to had an option of going deeper drawers, and would add a more stable platform. If your going to roll yours around- you'll appricate the Griplatch system, it's just much better than seeing a drawer move open.
King George, VA
got this box about a year ago with the top chest as well and have absolutely loved it. the drawers are ridiculously easy to open and close, much better than the s***-o* slidelock drawers. and whilst i have weighed it down considerably it still rolls aroud quite easily. however i must add that it wasn't long before i decided I needed more space, so I purchased the 6 drawer side cabinet, which I ended up filling up quite quickly due to the thin drawers. in leau of upgrading to a larger base box as many folks due, I purchased the 26.5 in ballbearing griplatch bottom box and sandwhiched that to my box where th side cabint had been and hung the side cabint off of that . my cumulative box is around 8 ft long now and has plenty of room :)
Beaverton, OR
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I purchased a 26" Craftsman box over 20 years ago. I'm finally upgrading to a much larger set. The construction of my old box and new box are similar, but this box has the Griplatch and ball-bearing drawers. My old box has the basic slides. The ball-bearing slides are far superior. I checked the rating on the casters (item #65276); the casters are rated for 750 pounds for the set of 4. This box, empty, weighs about 340 pounds. Add the top box, at about 195 pounds, and the empty weight is approximately 535 pounds--without any tools. That leaves approximately 200 pounds for tools. Given each drawer is rated for 70 pounds of tools, and there are 14 drawers on the bottom box, the casters are severely undersized, even without considering the top box. The top box has 9 drawers and the top storage area. Did I mention that before actually checking out the rating of the casters I thought I was going to be rolling around a bottom box, top box, and side chest (extra 100 pounds empty)? Simply put, the casters are basically sized to move this combination empty. Ok with that out of the way, there is nothing that price cannot fix. I obtained this box for a low enough cost that I am happy. Adding 1/4 steel plate to the bottom, with six professional grade casters fixes the caster problem. I suspect that only slightly better construction would dramatically improve the quality of this product. Would I buy this again, for the same price? Yes. Would I recommend it, given the totality of the deal? Yes, if you are willing/able to upgrade the casters. Would I have been happy if I would have paid anywhere near the list price? No. My rating: Average for the priced paid (3 stars). Poor for list price (1 star) Bottom line: This box needs to be made from higher quality materials or priced much lower.
Babylon, NY
via sears.com
This is a great tool box. Love the ball bearing and locking drawers. Tool Box is very heavy-duty and the price was great, especially with the bundle offer from Sears. Was simple to assemble and set up in the shop. Very strong construction and will last a lifetime.
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- Optimized complier for Cg and Microsoft HLSL
- Up to 16K x 16K texture and render processing
- Transparent multisampling and super sampling
- 16x angle independent anisotropic filtering
- 128-bit floating point performance
- 32-bit per-component floating point texture filtering and blending
- 16x full scene antialiasing (FSAA)
- Decode acceleration for MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Part 2 Advanced Simple Profile, H.264, MVC, VC1
- Blu-ray dual-stream hardware acceleration (supporting HD picture-in-picture playback)
NVIDIA CUDA Parallel Processing Architecture
- API support includes CUDA™ C, CUDA C++, DirectCompute 5.0, OpenCL, Java, Python and Fortran
Advanced Display Features
- 30-bit color (10-bit per each red, green, blue channel)
- Support for any combination of two connected displays
- DisplayPort resolution up to 2560 x 1600 at 60Hz or 1920 x 1200 at 120Hz
- DisplayPort 1.1a with HDCP support
- DVI-DL output up to 2560 x 1600 at 60Hz or 1920 x 1200 at 120Hz
- VGA output up to 2048 x 1536 at 85Hz
- DisplayPort to VGA adapter sold separately, PNY P/N: QSP-DPVGA
- DisplayPort to DVI-DL adapter sold separately, PNY P/N: QSP-DPDVIDL330
- DisplayPort to HDMI adapter sold separately, PNY P/N: QSP-DPHDMI
- Full OpenGL quad buffered stereo support
- NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ Pro support via USB
- Underscan/overscan compensation and hardware scaling
- NVIDIA® Mosaic™ multi-display technology
- NVIDIA® nView® multi-display technology
DisplayPort and HDMI Digital Audio
- Support for Dolby Digital (AC3), DTS 5.1, Multi-channel (7.1) LPCM, Dolby Digital Plus (DD+), and MPEG2/MPEG-4 AAC
- Data rates of 44.1 KHz, 48 KHz, 88.2 KHz, 96 KHz, 176 KHz, and 192 KHz
- Word sizes of 16-bit, 20-bit, and 24-bit
- HDMI digital audio support requires purchase of 3rd party adapter
Minimum System Requirements
- Windows® 7, Vista, XP SP3, Linux®, or Solaris®
- PCIe x16 expansion slot
- 1GB or more of system memory, 2GB recommended
- 200MB of available disk space for full driver installation
- Blu-ray, DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive
- DisplayPort, DVI or VGA compatible display(s)
NVIDIA® CUDA™ Parallel Computing Architecture
Breakthrough NVIDIA CUDA parallel computing architecture tightly integrates advanced visualization and compute features delivering performance that greatly accelerates professional workflows.
NVIDIA® GigaThread™ Engine
Provides up to 10x faster context switching compared to previous generation architectures, concurrent kernel execution, and improved thread block scheduling.
Hardware 3D Window Clipping
Hardware accelerated clip regions enable faster data transfer between a window and the frame buffer to improve overall graphics performance.
Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
The NVIDIA UDA guarantees forward and backward compatibility with software drivers. Simplifies upgrading to a new solution because all Quadro products work with the same driver software.
Full-Scene Antialiasing (FSAA)
Up to 16X FSAA dramatically reduces visual aliasing artifacts or "jaggies," resulting in superb image quality and highly realistic scenes.
NVIDIA High Precision High Dynamic Range (HDR) Technology
Sets new standards for image clarity and quality through floating point capabilities in shading, filtering, texturing, and blending. Enables unprecedented rendered image quality for visual effects processing.
High-Quality Display Connectors
Attaches to ultra-high-resolution digital panels producing phenomenal photorealistic image quality from a range of display connectors. The Quadro 600 GPU simultaneously supports two active display channels including dual-link DVI-I and DisplayPort at resolutions up to 2560 x 1600 at 60Hz. The included DVI to VGA adapter supports resolutions up to 2048 x 1536 at 85Hz. HDMI 1.3a compliant displays can be driven with a 3rd party adapter (must be purchased separately) at resolutions up to 1920 x 1080 at 60Hz.
30-Bit Color Fidelity
30-bit color fidelity (10-bits per color) enables billions of color variations for rich, vivid image quality with the broadest dynamic range.
OpenGL Quad Buffered Stereo Support
OpenGL Quad Buffered Stereo offers professional applications the capability of smooth and immersive 3D Stereo experience.
Programming the CUDA Parallel Computing Architecture
General purpose GPU computing using standard programming languages like C/C++ and Fortran, and emerging APIs such as OpenCL and Direct Compute. This broad adoption of CUDA is accelerating techniques like ray tracing, video and image processing, and computation fluid dynamics.
Cg Programming
Programmable GPU leverages Cg high-level, open-standard shading language to enable the creation and integration of real-time photorealistic effects into 3D models, scenes and designs.
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Support
Take advantage of all the new and compelling features included with Windows 7, delivering unprecedented application performance, advanced visual realism, and premium reliability with superior application compatibility on professional PCs and desktop workstations.
NVIDIA Graphics API Extensions
NVIDIA provides a set of extensions to standard graphics APIs for Linux and Windows, enabling applications to take maximum advantage of state-of-the-art GPU capabilities.
NVIDIA Application Acceleration Engines Support
Supercharge application performance and capabilities with highly optimized software modules, including SceniX and OptiX for advanced creative and investigative possibilities.
NVIDIA Mosaic Technology
NVIDIA Mosaic Technology enables transparent scaling of any application across up to eight displays, using multiple graphics solutions.
NVIEW® Advanced Desktop Software
The NVIEW Advanced Desktop Software delivers maximum flexibility for single large display or multi-display options, providing unprecedented end-user control of the desktop experience for increased productivity.
Compatible with Industry Standard Architectures
Compatible with Microsoft and Linux operating systems, and Intel and AMD x86 32- and 64-bit microprocessor architectures.
PCI Express 2.0 Compliant
Doubles the data transfer rate up to 5 GT/sec per lane for an aggregate bandwidth of 16 GB/sec bi-directional (8 GB/sec in each direction).
Ultra-Quiet Design
Acoustics lower than 28db for an ultra-quiet desktop environment.
- NVIDIA Quadro 400 by PNY professional graphics board
- Attached low profile bracket
- Full height bracket (unattached)
- DVI to VGA adapter
- DisplayPort to DVI-D SL adapter
- Driver CD (Windows 7, Vista, XP) with PDF documentation
- Printed Quick Install Guide
SKUs and EAN
- Retail: VCQ400-PB
- Bulk (unit SKU, only sold by carton of 10 cards): VCQ400BLK-1
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Maria Acosta is a CFO of 1199 SEIU Benefit and Pension Funds (the Funds). "The Funds" is one of the largest benefit and pension funds serving the healthcare employers and workers of New York State.
Ron Arling Effective January 14, 2013 Ron Arling has accepted the CFO position at Nidec Minster Corporation (formerly Minster Machine). His former employer was NewPage Corporation located in Miamisburg, OH where he served as Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to NewPage, Mr. Arling held positions at CareSource Management Group, Reynolds and Reynolds, NCR and Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Arling is married to his wife Jackie and they have six children.
Kenneth (Ken) Barna recently joined Allstate Benefits as the Compliance Manager. Ken earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree at the University of Florida as an Anderson Scholar and his Master of Business Administration degree at the University of Tampa with Honors Distinction. He is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner.
Walter "Scott" Berger: Scott first visited Colorado on a consulting project in 1984 and made the move to Colorado permanently in 1990.
Scott now serves as Finance Director for Grand County, Colorado and enjoys attending the alumni events in Denver whenever possible.
Scott's two children, Bradley and Sarah are proud "Buffs" having both graduated from the University of Colorado – Boulder. Brad earned an art major and enjoys racing single speed mountain bikes. Sarah earned her bioscience degree and wants to teach high school science and chemistry.
Thomas Bonney, : Managing Director of CMF Associates, leading provider of financial, operational, and human capital solutions to private equity, middle-market, and small cap public companies was honored in March 2013 as an Outstanding Director by the Philadelphia Business Journal and premium sponsors Chase, Dechert LLP, Ernst & Young LLP and the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors.
Bonney was recognized for his work on the LEBLON board, where he has played a key role in growing the business from an idea to an international brand.
"Tom has proven to be an invaluable asset to me as CEO and to the company – we would likely be in a very different financial and operational position if it were not for his forward-thinking, insight and intelligent decision-making at critical junctures of our growth. We are lucky to have him on our board," said Steve Luttmann, CEO of LEBLON."
Bonney accepted his award along with nine other Philadelphia-area honorees at the March 14 event at the Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia.
Jerol (Jerry) Brown was elected President of the CalCPA California Central Coast Chapter serving over 500 professional members. The Chapter provides local professional educational and networking opportunities and works closely mentoring accounting students from CalPoly State University in San Luis Obispo, CA. In January, Jerry joined 270 other California CPAs for CalCPA Day at The Capitol in Sacramento where CPAs teamed up to meet with all their state legislators to brief them on the usefulness of a trusted CPA and current business and tax issues that CPAs are dealing with.
Mike Burton has teamed with two business partners to buy distressed land on the coast of North Carolina. Their first two developments will be town and garden homes in Atlantic Beach, NC and waterfront town homes with deep water boat slips in Morehead City, NC.
Robert A. Campbell: Has joined the Board of Trustees of Clarkson University, Potsdam NY, from which he graduated with a BBA in Accounting in 1961. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Northern New York, Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university, offering 50 rigorous programs of study in Engineering, Arts & Sciences and Business. He will serve on the Academic Affairs and Audit Committees.
He began his career with Touche Ross. Over the years he has held professional and leadership roles in Montreal, Rochester NY, Tokyo, Milwaukee, Dallas, Wilton and Hong Kong. He became a partner and retired after an eight year term as Regional Managing Partner and CEO of the Asia Pacific region. He has served on the US Board, the DTT Global Executive, as Global Leader of DTT's Japanese Service Group and on the Boards of numerous National Practices.
Linda Carmona started her own administrative consultant business – Office Muse - which allows her to do the administrative work she loves without being tied to one location as it's, virtual. Linda credits Ed Heys, Atlanta/Birmingham Managing Partner with help securing her first Office Muse client!
Jonathan Cary recently finished his tenure as a Consulting Campus Recruiter in Houston. He made the transition from Deloitte in November 2012 with the plan to take some time off and prepare for graduate school. However, he was approached by a local nonprofit organization regarding a newly created Director position that would be responsible for implementing healthcare services in charter schools throughout Houston. The role would be his to shape, he would build the team, and it would be his responsibility to make this new program successful. The charter school system has a network of approximately 20 schools in the Gulf Coast region and over 100 throughout the country.
Through Jonathan's experiences in Consulting, working with some of the most thorough and intelligent individuals in the field, he was able to accept this position with no hesitation. It was almost scary when similar to a reflex he started creating a project plan, outlining a deliverable schedule, and drafted a "strategic rollout plan" in his first week on the job. Every day so far has been amazing and Jonathan says he owes it to his training at the firm. "I am proud to be a Deloitte Alumnus!"
Mick Constantinou, Employee Benefits Advisor with Connelly, Carlisle, Fields & Nichols, will be a keynote speaker at SourceMedia's Benefits Mania conference in Las Vegas in July. The topic is Health Care Reform and the Benefits Renewal Process.
George Daggett, formerly a tax senior manager in private client services of the Milwaukee office, lives and works in Denver, Colorado. He is a financial professional with AXA Advisors, the distribution arm for AXA Equitable, after Jackson National closed its life insurance sales operation in 2012. George works with his clients to address the life needs of living too long and dying too soon, as well as designing plans for wealth transfer between generations, all with sensitivity toward tax efficiency.
George and his wife, Wendy, have four daughters, two sons-in-law, and four grandchildren. All but the youngest daughter live in Denver too. George is also a member of the board of directors for the Friends of Dinosaur Ridge. Dinosaur Ridge is part of the Golden-Morrison national natural landmark and contains many fossils of various dinosaur periods. George, in fact, discovered a dinosaur track site dating to 100 million years ago and has received recognition for that discovery.
Shannon Dills writes to us about a recent travel experience. "I was recently laid-off from my role as Senior Graphic Designer of MWH Constructors here in Colorado. Though it was a tough decision to leave a season of powder days, I decided that this would be the perfect opportunity for me to set out on a journey. My previous Deloitte coworkers must have been shocked, because they know me as the girl who would rather take a kayak across the ocean versus an airplane!
My new year began making a loop of Argentina and Uruguay, my favorites included the southern-most point of South America in Ushuaia, where the sun didn't set until 11pm, and Mendoza, where the Malbecs were a great solution to 100 degree temps. From there I headed to India, where I met up with another former Deloitte colleague. We have been virtual coworkers and friends for a few years, so meeting each other face to face felt like meeting up with a lifelong friend. After a few stops in India, I explored the backpacker route through Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The people, the food, the scenery, the stories, and the fellow travelers were more incredible than I could imagine.
What really hit home with me was how perfect strangers treated me and everyone else like family. I was constantly reminded of what is truly important in this world and will continue to challenge myself to live each day more simply and purposefully. I encourage everyone to travel at even the slightest opportunity!"
Brian Earnshaw: was recently promoted to Vice President and Corporate Controller for Harron Communications, L.P. (dba MetroCast Communications). In this role, Mr. Earnshaw is responsible for the company's accounting operations, internal and external financial reporting, subscriber reporting, and the coordination of financial audits. He is also responsible for ensuring compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and developing, reviewing and documenting accounting and financial controls and procedures.
James Fabiaschi, PWCA, CPA, CRIS, RPLU, CIC: Both of my daughters were born when I worked for Deloitte. When my youngest Mara was about to be born, I was staying in North Adams, MA for an audit. When I got the call one morning that my wife was in labor, the E accountant (do you still do the alphabet thing?) heard the news and came flying out of his room with a towel on and the door slammed behind him. I said, I'm sorry but I have a two hour drive to the hospital and I want to be there to see my child born (laughing). I had the decency to tell the front desk to send up a key! My oldest daughter Eve was married last July and Mara is getting married in September.
Recently I earned my Certified Workers Compensation Advisor license which there are only about a dozen of us in Connecticut, most from my company the Litchfield Insurance Group. Our company is the leader in Performance Based Insurance (PBI) in the Connecticut marketplace. I personally put the first member company in a group insurance captive in 1996 and have helped this captive grow to be the largest and most successful in the country saving its members millions in premiums.
Adrien Fairchild left Deloitte Tax last October to be a stay at home mom to her daughter (born in June 2012). Adrien's husband, whom she met in Hyderabad, India while they were both working for Deloitte Tax, continues to work at Deloitte, but transferred to Consulting in September 2011. He is coming up on his 8th year with the company.
The adjustment from experienced Manager at a Big 4 to stay at home mom was a bit challenging the first few weeks. Now, there is nothing more important to Adrien than being at home with her little girl. Adrien is part of the Personal Pursuits program, and stays in touch with Deloitte through that, the alumni network, and continuing friendships with Deloitte employees across the globe in all functions. Adrien notes, "Deloitte was full of opportunities while I was employed there, and continues to shine as one of the best companies to "no longer" work for because of its fantastic alumni programs."
Jim Ferris is often referred to as 'the jazz man of supply chain management.' Jim is currently Director of the Global Forecasting Solution Practice at SAS in Cary, NC. He has been at SAS for 11 years, but his passion is jazz.
Jim plays sax and flute and has been performing in various bands across multiple genres (R&B, Top 40, Rock) for 35 years. Beginning in 1988, he ventured into his true love - jazz, where he fronted his own jazz group. For ten years, he led the Jim Ferris Quartet in Rochester, New York. In recent years, the Jim Ferris Trio has become a popular mainstay of the Raleigh, NC jazz scene. In December 2012, his group was featured in an article in the Raleigh News and Observer: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/12/13/2541024/local-jazz-band-just-wants-to.html#storylink=cpy
If you are in Raleigh, catch the Jim Ferris Trio at C GRACE, the Irregardless Café, Travinia, Doherty's, Solas or Brasa. You can check out his band and his schedule at: http://www.jimferristrio.com/ or http://www.reverbnation.com/jimferrisquartet
Mechel Gallaway: After Mechel Gallaway's career in accounting, beginning with Touche Ross in the early to mid-80's and then small to mid-sized construction and property management field ended, she decided to return to school. At present she is a student of the Ageless Wisdom Seminary/University in Scottsdale, AZ. In August 2011, she obtained a B.A. in Holistic Healing. At present, Mechel is working on her thesis for a M.A. in Mental/Spiritual Counseling while she is enrolled in and studying for her Ph.D. in Spirituality in Health and Education. Ageless Wisdom is inclusive of all peoples and religious backgrounds. If you have an interest in becoming a student of the Ageless Wisdom Teachings please reach out to Mechel on AlumNet to obtain more information.
Vic Gallese recently had the opportunity to assist a friend get his company ready for an IPO. Most of the work was basic blocking and tackling to a Deloitte alum roles and responsibilities, standards, best practices, etc. The effort went well and his friend's company was extremely grateful. The biggest takeaway for him was when the team started to discuss the number of "up-and-coming" companies that are in a similar situation. While we hear about our "stagnant economy" on the news, there are, in fact, a great number of companies in the mid-market who are looking to become more professionally run, since many of the execs are former fortune 100 members and know what good looks like!
Vic also enjoyed a two week visit to his brother-in-law's in Grand Cayman. With his semi-retirement and considerably more free time, he decided to make the journey. It was magical. The weeks in the Caymans, allowed Vic to really get a feel for the flow of the islands, the cultural norms and other details I have never gotten in my usual five day whirlwind vacations. Remaining on the journey…
Diane Garnick: On Valentine's Day NYC alumni and CEO of Clear Alternatives Diane Garnick launched a new fund focused on behavioral economics. Behavioral Beta, the flagship US core equity fund, is open to accredited investors and represents a culmination of the best in breed thinking for the behavioral sciences. Not only is Clear Alternatives on its way to quickly becoming one of the premier asset management firms, it is also entirely owned and operated by women, most of whom are also mothers.
Nelson Gibbs took a position as Vice President - Senior IT Audit Manager with Union Bank on February 25, 2013, and is based in the Los Angeles area. Formerly, he was a Senior Manager in AERS.
Jean Halle has spent the past two years saying "yes" to things she previously didn't have time to do. After leaving her job as the CEO of Calvert Education Service, she's been busy experiencing the joys of serving on public, private, and not-for-profit boards, advising on a few startups, and volunteering in the community and on a number of initiatives to help parochial education respond to the increasing demands. She is currently leading an initiative to bring a schedule of NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors) events to Baltimore. Feel free to connect with Jean via AlumNet to learn more!
Harold C. Klein, an alumnus of Haskins & Sells held comptroller and treasurer positions with two insurance companies. He then started his own CPA practice in February 1982. In November 2012, after 30 + years, he retired his practice. Thanks to Haskins & Sells and all the mentors along the way, it was a successful journey.
Chris Knoppe, a former Strategy and Operations Business Analyst out of the Cincinnati Consulting Office, was featured in the March/April issue of Personal Real Estate Investor Magazine. The magazine has been published for 10 years and is the leading real estate investment magazine for individuals nationwide. Chris lives in Columbus, OH and is the Director of Autumnwood Funding, an investment company that provides private funding for real estate investors nationwide. The magazine interviewed Chris to learn more about the real estate market in Columbus and quoted him throughout the five page article.
John C. Malone worked as an auditor for Touche Ross. After attempts at various mid-level positions for three other companies, he started his own firm in 1982. As the sole proprietor CPA, he began operating in the niche of 'small public company auditing' in 1996 and when Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 appeared, had about 20 penny stock audit clients. Last year, on his 30th anniversary of starting his own practice, he had six partners, 60 total staff and net revenue of $11 million. His vision was to change the way accounting and auditing was done for small public companies. As the largest provider of such today, he thinks he and his team have accomplished that.
Audits of small public companies requires combining the listening and leadership skills of a small firm with the expertise normally found only in the largest firms. Today's modern software and communications capabilities make auditing more efficient and more sophisticated than it ever has been. As one of only nine firms in the world requiring annual PCAOB inspections due to our high public company audit volume, our expertise is world-class.
John still remembers his training at Touche – the teamwork, the analytical skills, the required professional skepticism – that made his accomplishments all the more possible. Thank you, Deloitte!
Susan Matthews: Susan's daughter, Taylor, at age 11, was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer. The shock of diagnosis soon gave way to the horrible reality that treatments for her disease were modestly successful, at best, and that precious little funding for pediatric cancers or philanthropy were available. Taylor took this on as a challenge and created tay-bandz as a 501 C 3 non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness and funding pediatric cancer research. This charity was born of courage, strength and determination of a child facing tremendous challenges and striving to give others the gift of LIFE.
In Taylor's short years she taught us that anything was possible. She lived life to the fullest in and out of treatment always smiling and ready for the next adventure. She taught us that life was worth living, despite very difficult circumstances. Taylor had cancer but Taylor was not a cancer kid. She never stopped living, exploring, learning, laughing or making all of us laugh.
Taylor bravely fought her illness for five years, without a complaint, but rather with a strong compassion for helping others. In February 2008, at age 16, Taylor lost her battle but the fight continues. Taylor had a dream. She dreamt that ordinary people could make a difference. She dreamed that "someday no child would have to face cancer." tay-bandz has now raised in excess of $1 million dollars and is funding research at Memorial Sloan Kettering, Columbia Presbyterian and The National Institute of Health. Please help us to continue the fight to make Taylor's dreams, wishes, and hopes eternal. While we struggle each day to survive life without Taylor she is near and dear to our hearts. We can still hear her contagious laugh.
Taylor demonstrated the power of ONE. She always thought one person could make a difference. In addition to Susan's responsibilities at tay-bandz she is an advocate for children with cancer and teaches children the Power of One. She teaches children that they have the power to embrace whatever their passion is and that they should follow their dreams.
Sean Murphy is the CEO of 3N2, a company focused on the design, manufacturing and marketing of footwear and apparel for diamond (baseball and softball) sports. Through his visionary leadership, Sean has made a significant impact on the sporting goods industry in just five years. Today the company has four times the number of original employees, a robust external sales team and nearly 600 dealers nationwide including some of the largest national retailers. In 2012, 3N2 was the second best-selling softball shoe for Eastbay and the second best-selling overall shoe for Team Express. Check out the company's website at my3n2.com to learn more about their exciting product line!
Russell S. Natherson, C.P.A. writes, "I started my career in Dayton, OH after graduating from Ohio State. Since moving to Sarasota, FL in 1974, I have continued to practice public accounting and in 1978, started my own firm. I still remember my early development with Haskins and Sells and from time to time, former members and colleagues from Dayton have visited us in Sarasota. Most recently, Bob Potter and his wife Helen came to stay a couple days with us and we were able to have a nice dinner with them at our home on Siesta Key. Our sons, who are now partners in our CPA firm in Sarasota, along with their wives and children, were able to join us for dinner and spend an enjoyable evening with Bob and Helen. Darlene and I have known the Potters for almost (50) years. Sherrill Hudson visits us regularly and has done so for many years. We owe Sherrill special thanks for always being available to us when we needed his counsel. Others who have visited us are Tim Finley, Bob Dugan, Everett Telljohann and Jack Cashdollar. Previously, Chuck and Patti Ballard were "winter snow birds" in Sarasota until they passed away. They visited us annually for over (35) years. Chuck Ballard was someone who I thought of as my mentor when I was with the firm. Our home is always open to Deloitte Alumni who we think of as our family of friends. Personally, we owe most of the success we have achieved in public accounting to many or the wonderful people we met and came to know personally while we were in Dayton.
I don't really fly piston powered airplanes anymore but my log book still shows about 3,000 hours as pilot in command and I have earned an ATP (Airline Transport Pilot) rating. Before getting my ATP, I was a commercial, multi-engine pilot with instrument privileges. Darlene and I have flown all over this beautiful country and even flew a Beech V-Tail Bonanza to California. Darlene and our sons are all also licensed pilots. Please contact me anytime if you want to talk about the firm and share many wonderful experiences."
Danny Palmer is a recruiter at Ann Taylor headquarters in New York City and also a stand-up comedian. He performs at clubs including Comic Strip Live, Broadway Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, Greenwich Village Comedy Club, and Laughing Devil Comedy Club. "It's been a great experience as I've learned to stay focused at work and also develop as a comedian!"
Joe Mulcahy, Tom Loban and Mark Paolillo The former Deloitte property tax services organization, which had been part of Thomson Reuters since 2007, was sold in December to Ryan, LLC -- a global tax services firm based in Dallas, TX. Joe Mulcahy, Tom Loban and Mark Paolillo, former Partners at Deloitte, were named to leadership positions at Ryan. Joe now leads Ryan's property tax practice, Tom leads the property tax practice's commercial real estate division, and Mark leads Ryan's abandoned and unclaimed property practice.
Joe, Tom and Mark, along with hundreds of other Deloitte alumni who stayed with the practice since its Deloitte days, have grown the property tax and unclaimed property practices to over $125M and more than 750 employees over the past five years. With this acquisition, Ryan is now the largest provider of property tax services and the second-largest provider of abandoned and unclaimed property services in North America.
George Papadopoulos, CPA/PFS, CFP is honored to be chosen as one of ''The Experts'' in Wall Street Journal's new live streaming blog ''The Experts:Wealth Management''. See the link to his web page: http://www.thefeeonlyplanner.com/MediaInterest
Carlos Pelaez just returned from working in Australia for 2.5 years in IT Advisory and is now back home in LA. Carlos accepted a Director position with Coalfire Systems Inc. His focus is now on ethical computer hacking, PCI compliance, and IT security.
Lowell Pethley and his wife Agnes recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary! Lowell was named Who's Who in America a few years ago and was selected Who's Who in the World in 2012.
Robert Rible, retired senior manager, has recently published a book, "Orthodoxy Made Simple," which attempts to explain the basics of the Greek Orthodox faith and liturgy to people who know next to nothing about the history of Israel and its prophets. It also is written for people who have a scientific understanding of the universe and the evolution of the human race, showing how such a faith is compatible with a scientific outlook. Mr. Rible, in addition to being a CPA, has a theological education and used to work part-time as a priest. He also continues his tax practice for a few special clients.
Michael J. Rodenbaugh founded Boardwalk Financial Strategies LLC in the fall of 2012. A CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, Chartered Financial Analyst®, and Certified Public Accountant, Mike leverages his investing and financial planning expertise to help successful and busy professionals (including a few Deloitte folks) properly manage their assets, plan for the future, and make smart financial decisions. Prior to founding Boardwalk, Mike served executives and entrepreneurs in a similar capacity at a nationally recognized Chicago firm for six years and Deloitte & Touche Investment Advisors for three years. Mike moved to the Milwaukee area in 2011, where he lives with his wife Heidi and children Ava (2 ½) and Tyler (8 months).
Raymond R Romero As of August of 2012, Raymond R Romero has been attending the University of Southern California (USC) working towards an MBA with a focus on Finance. The coursework is very challenging, but he has learned a lot. Raymond has always enjoyed the rewarding experience of learning so obtaining an MBA fit perfectly into his business skills and will complement his experience.
When Raymond is done with his MBA at USC, he expects to use his new skills either in consulting or a new leadership role as a CFO. Going back to school at USC rooting for the Trojans has been awesome for Raymond. Fight On!
Michael F. Rosenblatt, CPA: has over 26 years of experience in executive search, consulting, and identifying, structuring, and consummating mergers and acquisitions of middle market and professional services companies. As Founder and President of The Quest Organization, he has managed assignments in the following industries: real estate, construction, consumer products, private equity funds, hedge funds, banking, broker dealers, entertainment, insurance, public accounting and retail.
Previously, he spent over seven years as a CPA with Deloitte LLP in public accounting and as a Senior Financial Executive of a publicly held service company. The Quest Organization, which has completed its 27th year of successful operation, is involved in: executive search, mergers and acquisitions, structuring of deals, business and human capital consulting, and contract assignments for Fortune 500 to small and medium-sized closely held businesses, and CPA firms. He participates on several committees of the NYSSCPA, including his current role as a member of the Board of Directors of The New York State Society of CPAs. Michael was the Chairman of the Industry Oversight Committee for the past three years and he was previously the Chairman of the Chief Financial Officers Committee of the NYSSCPA. He has also been the featured speaker on various issues related to human capital both from a hiring managers' perspective as well as from the candidate's perspective for Inc. Magazine, The Internal Auditors Association, FENG, The Deal, and the NYSSCPA's annual CFO Conference, and most recently was featured on radio stations 101.9FM and 710AM with Governor Patterson.
Pierre Roulier: formerly a Senior Manager at Deloitte has accepted the position of Customer Success Management Director at Salesforce.com. As a member of Salesforce.com's Customers for Life team, he will be responsible for ensuring the business success of key enterprise customers. This will include working with Salesforce.com customers to build relationships, learn about their businesses, and drive value based on customers' self-defined goals. He will be responsible for driving customer adoption and success by providing governance advice, usage/adoption recommendations, risk identification and mitigation. Mr. Roulier has over 20 years of management consulting and enterprise software experience, and has a B.A. and M.B.A. from the University at Albany, State University of New York.
Ritu Thakuria moved to India two years back and it has been a tumultuous experience. Rita is currently living in a small town, Baroda in Gujarat. Very art friendly and industrially progressive. One can easily experience the mobile expat population. Small convenience shops carry almost all the western brands. One hurdle – it is a state that has alcohol prohibition hence no bars, no good restaurants, no drinking! No fun with friends, colleagues or just a fun night to enjoy. America taught Rita to learn and grow and most importantly that exploring oneself is the most enriching experience.
Lauren Vogt founded L&L Immigration Law, PLLC in Alexandria, VA with a former classmate from William & Mary Law School. Lauren has helped neglected children, individuals whose parents brought them to the U.S. at a young age, and victims of domestic violence to obtain immigration benefits. The law firm specializes in immigration court removal proceedings, family-based visas, and visas obtained through employment.


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Designer Clothing Store Opens Near SW Minneapolis
H&M to open in Calhoun Square on Dec. 14.
Local fans of skinny jeans, Swedish-style, can rejoice: discout fashion retailer H&M has announced they will open their newest Twin Cities store in Uptown's Calhoun Square shopping mall on Dec. 14.
According to Finance & Commerce, the Stockholm-based company is likely to do well despite having several other stores in suburban malls around the metro area:
"I think it will be a good location for them," said Ned Rukavina, senior director with Bloomington-based Cushman & Wakefield/NorthMarq, adding that the Uptown market has tightened up.
"People want to be there. Density is really important and that's a great, dense market," Rukavina said. "I think there's retailers that want to be there and it's a struggle finding the space."
Are you looking forward to having more shopping mall-like stores within walking or bicycling distance of much of Southwest Minneapolis? Tell us in the comments section below.
Will Bildsten
3:06 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
Anyone who has a deep understanding of fashion would argue that, by no means, is H&M designer. H&M is fast fashion, meaning its products are made as cheaply and inhumanely as possible. H&M, like Zara, responds almost instantly to trends and changes its stock constantly. Most would define designer clothes as well established and well made clothing that costs significantly more than fast fashion. For example, Burberry, Louis Vuitton and Prada are all long-established designer brands. H&M is equivalent to shopping for clothes at Target or Walmart, but they purposefully market themselves to appear as a designer quality clothing line. Also, according to the highly established modern abolitionist organization, the Not For Sale Campaign, H&M uses child slave labor in its supply chain. People should remember that every low price comes at a cost for someone somewhere else.
James Sanna
3:39 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
Re: low prices - Hear, hear. Do you have a link to the Not for Sale report on child slave labor? I know some of that came up in the recent Bangladesh factory fire, but I couldn't find a good, comprehensive summary of accusations online in time for this article.


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I have school all the time. It never ends. It's like a merry-go-round in which the guy is laughing evilly while the gravitational force is about ready to rip me apart.


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Prismatic Art - Kickstart It!
Sure there are plenty of Lukes… but we want more Landos and Leias!
The Prismatic Art collection aims to commission a more diverse set of fantasy character illustration and release it into a Creative Commons license, making it easier for publishers and gamers alike to populate their games and stories with more women and people of color.
Even $1 helps!
Go to our Kickstarter page and throw us as much money as you found in your couch! Or maybe even a little bit more to help us create a practical solution to a complicated problem.
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Dude 1: Hey Dude 2, Katie and I are going to the movies so we can cuddle. Hopefully not a lot of people will be there.
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One of Gods gifts to man. They can make you cry, laugh, horny, tired, excited, scared and more. Without movies this world wouldn't be as good. Bob: I love movies.
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Ruined by the MPAA. Example: Any movies in recent years.
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a case of diarrhea (refers to a bowel movement) I haven't had a case of the movies since I was little.
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WEED or any form of marijuana the code word for having or smokeing weed. made up by a couple of smart kids and spread around all over the world and on to this site. "Dude do you have any movies?"
"Yea I have a whole collection like napolean Dynamie and shit." "No. I mean the green kind" "OOO Yea man. Do You want to go watch them with me?" "Hell Yeah Dude!!" |
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After a horrific accident Mike wakes to find himself blind in one eye. He now sees things that others can't, and nobody will listen to him. That is, until he meets Jandilyn Hollow. Will she be able to pull him out of the depths of his despair? Can love transcend even death?
©2012 Mark Tufo (P)2012 Tantor
"Spiritually deep and moving"
Not your typical Mike Talbot book but great all the same. This seems to be a darker and profound Tufo book with twists and turns in every chapter. The book keeps you guessing till the end. All I can say about Mike Talbot in this book is "Poor Guy" he just can't catch a break. Don't bother trying to figure out what is going on....you won't know until the end. Just enjoy the ride.
Goosebumps, Gut Wrenching Heartache and Spiritual!!!
The meaning behind it and the way it made you feel and think about your life and what is important. I feel as if I know the human soul better because this book will reach everyone who reads it in some way! It is not a sappy love story or a gore fest but it will make you wonder about the things you can't see with the naked eye and question the things we can see!
I have read the book and knew I had to listen to it!!! Sean Runnette IS Mike Talbot!!! The emotions I felt were so much stronger while listening compared to reading the book. I guess it's because I feel as if I know Mike Talbot and I care for his character so hearing the voice I associate with it being him and it pulls at my heartstrings.
I am a huge Mark Tufo fan so I have soft spot for all of the characters in his books since they are based around the same people just in different stories. I have to say Mike Talbot anyway because he's AWESOME no matter what he does!!!
This book once again proves what a talented author Mark Tufo is!!! Never ( except Stephen King) have I experienced an author who can write a book so well that as soon as I start reading or listening its like I am watching the movie in my head!!!!
"Dont miss this one!!!"
If you like ghost stories, love stories, mysteries, you will love this one. I was so enthralled with this listen that I could not stop until it was finished. Just Brilliant!! I cant rave enough about my experience in this story.
A great mind bending story with a few dashes of wit made following Michael Talbot's journey a wonderful trip.
Sean Runnette is icing on the cake with his easy listen voice and perfect performance.
"Quick Wit! SarcasticlyFunny! Paramormal Mix!"
This audiobook is NOT TO BE MISSED!!! You will definitely enjoy this one. Loaded with lots of engaging courage when in the the face of dealing with situations; paranomal. And brillantly done through the use of effective and very funny, endless reservoir of quick responses, snappy comeback remarks that's guaranteed to provoke and invoke.
"He's done it again! It's gold people!"
Now while the characters are the same, not to mention the humor. Love it! The Spirit Clearing is way different, then Zombie Fallout or Indian Hill. Hell the creepy moments in this book made going to the bathroom difficult. Read the book and get the reference! I haven't felt such awe in reading a book by Mark since reading ZF 1. It really add's to the Talbot Multiverse.
Well not really a book. But the movie Memento. Never expected that ending to happen. He really strummed a tale together with this one.
Always the great and power Micheal Talbot. Sean is Micheal Talbot. Just like James Marsters is Harry Dresden.
Jandilyn of course. Do I really need to explain this ?
Ok people if you haven't fallen in love with Mark Tufo yet. What's to worry get the book. You can return it if you don't like it. Plus do you really wanna miss out on a good read ?
"Kinda dissappointing."
What I like best is Sean Runnette's performance. The story was not so great and kinda boring in places.
I love Mark Tufo books! This one seemed so very different. Actually it would have been better if it was about someone other than Michael Talbot. I have all the MT series and in this one his character was totally different. I didn't recognize him and therefore couldn't picture his face in my head.
Sean is the saving grace to this story.
"Really enjoyable!"
Once again, Sean Runnette is Mike Talbot. Sean has captured the essence of Mike Talbot's character and delivers over & over. Best of all, he can do female voices well enough that one doesn't cringe or want to pitch a book at him like some male interpretations of a women's voice.
I think the only big problem I had was trying to separate this Mike Talbot with the adult Mike Talbot fighting zombie's. I really didn't enjoy this Talbot as much. I think it would have been much better to create a wholey different character.
I have loved all the books I have "read" of Mark Tufo (maybe with the exception of Timothy). The writing was strong enough to cause me to actually cry at the death of one of the characters and believe me, thats not an easy thing to do!
I truly think that if you buy this book, you will not be disappointed.
1*=I didn't like it..... 2*=It was OK...... 3*=It was good but I will never read it again.......... 4*=Maybe I will read it again in the future.............. 5*=I will definitely read it again(maybe more than once)
"Michael Talbot final ordeal"
Michael Talbot
He suffered much over the years
he lived through zombie Apocalypse, Vampire hunting, alien invasion and gladiator fights.
but there is one more ordeal he hasn't suffered yet.
I want to thank Mark Tufo for all sadistic ways he thought off over the years to hurt "Michael Talbot"
"Mark Tufo does not disappoint!!!!"
Prequel to my favorite zombie series that is as entertaining as the Zombie Fallout series. I am going to the Indian hill series next as he has not disappointed me yet. If you love rampant sarcasm, quick one liners all mixed with some drama this book is for you too!!
This book is pure entertainment at its finest. It's not going to solve world hunger or bring any epiphanies about world peace,but if you are looking to laugh and cry and get attached to characters this book is a winner.
I could not put The Spirit Clearing aside--and I did not want to do anything while I was listening for fear I would miss something, a sarcastic remark or a pivotal moment. This also resolves several question that were left hanging in the zombie fallout series. I am going to listen to them again as this reminded me how much I enjoyed them the first go round!
I went to Mark Tufo's website and I get the definite impression that he channels Mike Talbot..
This is a stand along Talbot adventure that will mess with your head...It's a fantastic book


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After more than two months on the market, the Warren House — a dilapidated North Water street building owned by the town — has attracted no bids.
Town administrator Pamela Dolby told the Edgartown selectmen the news Monday, although she said she did receive phone calls about the property on Monday, after the bid deadline had passed.
The town listed the sale in the central registry and was accepting sealed bids at a minimum of $2.5 million. The town purchased the circa-1792 home in 2004 for $3.5 million, with plans to use it as part of an expansion of the public library next door.
But those plans proved unfeasible, and the building, which once served as an inn, is now in disrepair, with mold inside and peeling paint outside.
Mrs. Dolby said she would talk to counsel in early December about other options, and whether the town could offer the house to brokers or list it on the LINK real estate website.
The next day at a library building design committee meeting, there was talk of improvements to the house. "It looks like a dump," Laurence A. Mercier said, calling for an effort to make the building more "respectable."
In other business, the selectmen approved Atlantic Fish and Chop House's application to serve liquor at new outdoor seating outside the lower Main street restaurant.
Sean Murphy, representing the restaurant, said that the restaurant already had approval for the outdoor seating, and he acknowledged that it would be a little tight for pedestrians in the part of the private sidewalk where the seating will be located. He said the zoning board of appeals will review the seating at the end of next season.
Alan Gowell spoke against the idea, saying that outdoor seating on the busy sidewalk would make it hard for people to get by without walking into the street. "I don't think it can be done," Mr. Gowell said. "I don't think there's space here for this expanded use."
But selectmen said that with existing planters, lamps and trees on the sidewalk, that situation already exists.
The selectmen approved the liquor application 2-0, with chairman Michael Donaroma excusing himself from the discussion.
The selectmen also approved an aquaculture license for Francis Fisher 3rd, and approved the Harborside Inn's application to put a roll-out dumpster on South Water street for construction work during the work week from Nov. 16 to Nov. 30. Mrs. Dolby stipulated that the dumpster be removed by 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 21, before the Thanksgiving weekend, and be removed by the same time on Friday, Nov. 30.
The selectmen accepted wastewater commissioner Cliff Karako's resignation with regret and their thanks.
There was a moment of silence at the end of the meeting for Ralph Case, a longtime town employee and veteran of the Edgartown fire department who died on Nov. 15.


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Reactions to Selling a Better Life, in the November 5, 2012 print edition of Forbes Asia.
Perhaps it was only a matter of time before the detractors of Southeast Asian multi-level marketer Qnet and its controversial founder and chairman, Vijay Eswaran, came out in force. Our story Selling a Better Life attracted a great deal of attention, almost all of it positive and much of it overtly heartfelt. But a few voices echoed the dark allusions of fraud and shady dealing that have dogged this company almost since its inception.
These voices were heard last month – but not in our own Comments section. Crusading financial journalist Sucheta Dalal, co-publisher of personal investment and business news site Moneylife and a prominent blogger, has campaigned against MLMs in general and Qnet in particular for a number of years. Her stories start out from the premise that Qnet is a scam, with headlines such as "QNet, the MLM has resurfaced in India; will people be duped again?" on November 11, and "QNet, the MLM company, has no answers to Moneylife's simple questions" on November 20. It also appears in her Twitter feed, in comments such as "Its pathetic how Qnet is leading people to financial ruin" on December 12.
She even aired the suggestion that Qnet paid Forbes Asia to run our story: "Several Qnet dealers pointing to Forbes endorsing QNet!! Waiting for #Forbes to clarify! is it paid news or real?" on November 19. A genuine concern in India, where stories in mainstream newspapers are in fact sometimes for sale.
In fairness, fans and foes of Qnet tend to agree on one thing: the purpose of our story was to 'endorse' Qnet, a motive that never occurred to any of the people involved in its reporting, research, editing, fact-checking, and production.
In particular Dalal has locked horns with Qnet's head of corporate affairs, Zaheer Merchant, in a volley of charges and replies over everything from the legality of Qnet's business model to basic facts on whether meetings between them did or did not take place. Words in this dialogue waged in cyberspace include bribe, liar, threatened, untrue, scheme, Ponzi, pyramid and so on.
The back-and-forth between them became so contentious, with Dalal's fervid denunciations and Merchant's icy denials, that we extended an offer to both to use this column, Eastern Exposure, as a neutral site. We promised Dalal we would publish her questions verbatim and demand straight answers from Qnet; we promised Merchant we would publish his explanations verbatim. And we would let the readers decide.
Regrettably, Dalal refrained from taking part. She also opted to not identify self-professed 'victims' of Qnet who, she says, came out in one of her for-pay seminars in Mumbai a few weeks ago. Merchant did the opposite; his reply to Dalal's charges is below.
But first, an observation on reporting in the age of the Internet. The charges against Qnet, we found, tend to originate in apocryphal, anonymous or debunked sources. They then find their way into Wikipedia or news blogs, which are then cited as fact. For example, it's widely reported that Eswaran was arrested and jailed in Jakarta in 2007, but far less often that the charges were ruled as spurious and dropped.
Publication of our story would, we expected, attract solid, credible information on Qnet's misdeeds in our Comments section. More than 20,000 readers and 157 comments later, this has not happened.
Letter from Zaheer Merchant to Forbes Asia, responding to charges in Moneylife, its Comments section, and in Sucheta Dalal's Twitterfeed.
"We reply to Ms. Dalal's various carges and assertions:
Qnet has changed its name several times.
Companies change their names frequently for reasons such as branding, variations in lines of business, and marketing. In our case, this was done for strategic business purposes. When Qnet was founded in 1998 it offered only one product, commemorative gold coins. As the company added more products to its portfolio and the e-commerce platform evolved, the name GoldQuest was no longer suitable and it was changed to QuestNet and then shortened to QNet. Hundreds of companies all over the world have done the same sort of thing.
Disparaging information about Qnet must be accurate, because it's in the Wikipedia entry.
We strongly dispute the credibility of the Wikipedia entry on Qnet. But we can't do much about it: Wikipedia's policy does not allow a company representative, a PR agency or anyone with a stake in the matter to edit entries. We have lodged a complaint with Wikipedia administrators about the heavily bias of the entry and a debate has been opened up on their 'Neutral Point of view' noticeboard, that you can see here:
Please also note that Wikipedia is not considered an authentic source of information. Wikipedia is a public forum where anyone, even you can edit an entry. Unfortunately this has led to numerous quality problems for the portal which its founder Jimmy Wales admits himself. This has been acknowledged by leading media including the New York Times. You can read these two articles on the subject.
Wikipedia founder admits to serious quality problems http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/18/wikipedia_quality_problem/
Snared in the Web of a Wikipedia Liar http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/04/weekinreview/04seelye.html?pagewanted=all
QNET invited journalists to Hong Kong in what was basically a bribe.
While the company was being investigated in Chennai, we experienced a significant amount of negative media exposure, especially in the newspapers in South India. Hence, in order to set the record straight and be able to provide a true picture of the company, we invited different publications to bust the myth that we were a fly-by-night operator with no credibility.
Journalists from several publications accepted this invitation and visited our Headquarters where they met with the global managing director of QNET and other senior officials of the company, visited our international customer support centre, our logistics facility from which thousands of products are shipped globally every single day, and also our training centre to watch an IR training in progress. They asked us questions in an open forum and we were able to respond to all their queries and concerns.
We fail to see how a simple invitation to review the entire operations and efficacy of the same can be termed as a "softening" process or any kind of a 'bribe.'
Qnet never met with Sucheta Dalal, one of the founders of Moneylife.
At ICon 2012, Infiniti founder, Mr. Dev Wadhwani took a session on Legality & Ethics where he explained to all how there is transparency when a customer is purchasing products online, through QNet and that unlike other online portals, QNet offers a fixed price, rather than one that keeps fluctuating frequently.
He made it clear that QNet isn't selling opportunity, it's focus is on selling products, but it also offers new customers, the chance to earn through referrals.
He said that today the MLM/Network Marketing industry is facing skepticism similar to what the Franchising industry faced when it grew to popularity in the 1950′s thanks to the widespread success of McDonald's.
He also mentioned how back then, the franchising model was seen as being very dodgy, because of which, it came within 10 votes of being deemed illegal in the US. Thankfully that law didn't pass and today franchising has grown to a truly global scale, accounting for large amounts of revenue generated within the US and most countries.
I love this statement of his where he said that some people get their knickers in a twist, why do they over-complicate something they don't understand?
Dear Donald
Your first line in the article says
"Perhaps it was only a matter of time before the detractors of Southeast Asian multi-level marketer Qnet and its controversial founder and chairman, Vijay Eswaran, came out in force."
Clearly signifies that this article is by a "Qnet Fanboy" and not a neutral article,
You wouldn't have used the word "Detractors". Clearly shows your bias towards Qnet.
I would have appreciated if you had given balanced facts to both the parties and let readers decide whom to trust. (Unless you accept the fact that the whole intention of the article is to defend Qnet)
Donald: You say that "I am a fervent detractor of Americans who think there should be fewer US regulations about guns that about the common household stepladder, and proud of it", could you please clearly own up if you are in favor or against Qnet with equal pride?
Awesome!!! WOAAH!! The founders and functionaries of QNet have nothing to hide and have responded squarely to ill-informed "allegations" on blogs and some sites. I wouldn't say its a vindication, as anyways the "allegations" were opinions, ill-informed and more-so baseless!!! But it gives a slap on the face to the speculators of the Industry and the company.
Apart from that the article also brings the lady in the forefront's undying quest to unearth scams where there are none. Perhaps, someone hasn't heard the cliche: Everyday Is NOT a SUNDAY!!
Donald Frazier/ Forbes offered Ms Dalal to "lock-horns" on a neutral platform and she declines; it just goes to show how spineless Ms Dalal is, and her constant rant of "SCAMS"!! Perhaps, she and her kind just want to play around on their pitch, which unfortunately offers just 160 characters and personal blogs!!!
I have had personal interactions with Sucheta Dalal exchanged via email. I tried to logic with her based on some objective questions. It seemed that she had no answers and therefore, she had blocked my email and my IP on her site. Only those in the favor of the articles are allowed to comment on Moneylife. 'apocryphal ' is an absolutely right word chosen by Donald for such articles.
Another scam everyone should be aware of is the Amway Tool Scam. Google StopTheAmwayToolScam for more information, and forward this to every non-IBO you know, so they don't get scammed.
Unbelievable …… is what I can say about my journey with QNET last 5 yrs. Well as promised in the business plan by the person who enrolled me into QNET, I still haven't made my millions YET ! But here is what I have learnt along my journey of 5 yrs –
1- For every ONE person who does Ethical Networking there are 10 who are coning people using the same product/service, giving misleading information. What can QNET do to stop this ? NOT MUCH ! We are in an industry where people are involved by Free Will and unless a fellow networker reports an unethical practice to the company directly, there is nothing much any company in the industry of Direct Selling can do.
So, it is my responsibility to make sure my organization follows ethical code of conduct. If there is a case of coning by someone from my organization…..I & every single person above that culprit in the network are responsible for reporting it to the company and taking legal action against the accused.
2- In spite of this Industry being that of "Word of Mouth", people still trust Wiki/Google reviews – written by unknown. The fact being, it is easy to TRUST those who resonate with your fear of losing money…than trusting a friend we've grown up with who is asking you to do something that is OUT of your Comfort Zone. You must listen to an audio book by "Jim Rohn" – How to build your network marketing business.
It does help when you listen to a legend talk !
3 – In spite of QNET having changed its name from Gold Quest to Questnet to QNET, the FIRST training video that is given to a new recruit (WELCOME TO QNET) talks about all the 3 names we have been known by. There has been NO ATTEMPT what so ever by the company to hide its identity. Levis, Reebok and many others have either changed their brand names or cut them short. Its called BRANDING. And for my little common sense – when you get into sponsoring sports like Formula1, you'd better have a short name (QNET) and occupy big space rather than big name (GOLD QUEST or QUESTNET) and small space.
4 – Today we live in a world where those who have Social Capital are the new billionaires. When I say Social Capital I mean people. Facebook made Mark a Billionaire in less than 3 to 4 yrs while he invested less than few thousand dollars. What he gathered via FB was people. He created value that they did not find else where. In QNET, I've rarely sold a product or a service. What I have sold most of the time is the BRAND – QNET.
5- This one is an absolute Sarcastic. The BIGGEST BLUNDER Dato VJ made was to start this company that early. His greatest mistake was to talk about Financial Freedom when the world was just about to nose dive into an economic mess. He sounded just like the Wright Bro's, the Edison, the Graham Bell and I can go on….. And he did go through and is STILL going through the ridicule.
The good part being that he is not alone. He has at least 4+ Million IR's globally willing to stand before him to face the resistance.
6 – Last but not the least…..
My name is Chakradhari Rowe. I'm a Life Coach & a Business Coach and a resident of Bangalore, India. Last 18 months, I've have been using the QNET business model to empower youth and women in this great nation that is facing an unemployment challenge. My city, today ranks #1 in suicide in India. Majority being those with great qualifications and no job or those who have been fired over-night.
I and my organization are committed in using the QNET business model, abiding by all the Ethics, values and principles taught to us by "The V"….to create more opportunities for the youth and women across educational institutions and professions. I'm proud to say this….that NOT ONE who has been to our seminar has given up on life so far. NOT ONE has gone back home dejected feeling there is no hope for success in their life.
So, here is a message from me and my organization to all those skeptics !
We have started, what is going to be the Biggest Ever Socio-Economic Revolution that the world has ever seen. And as I always tell my resistance……. There are 2 ways for you to know our TRUE character…. WALK with us..or STAND AGAINST us.
You Choose !