To me it is simply someone that presents themselves as an authority on something and publishes a book on it or sells/teaches a course about it.

According to a recent article published by the Huffington Post, former employees of Bank of America have filed sworn statements about the bank’s unethical conduct toward borrower’s seeking loan mods or due process on foreclosure.

And they publish the police log so you can search any previous address there to see if they resided somewhere with issues.

"Business Week" publishes annual rankings for these schools.

ROBS stands for rollover as business startup.Over 20,000 ROBS have been funded to date and fortunately the IRS has published guidelines on ROBS.October 2008 Memorandum:First official publication where the IRS formally addressed the ROBS arrangement;IRS confirmed that these transactions may be not challenged as “non-compliant per se”;IRS summarized the steps involved in the ROBS transaction; andIRS identified compliance pitfalls including the failure to file the annual retirement plan form 5500 tax return, the failure to file the corporation’s tax return, & the failure to obtain an annual valuation of the plan’s assets including the investment in the corporation stock2009 - ROBS ProjectIn 2009, the IRS initiated a “ROBS project” to define traits of compliant ROBS plans and in doing so acknowledged that a ROBS transaction can be conducted in a compliant manner. 2010 – IRS Telephone Forum In a 2010 telephone forum conducted by the IRS, the IRS’s Director of Employee Plans Examinations Office and the Area Plan Manager stated that ROBS transactions are not “abusive per se” and that “you can have a textbook ROBS that is pretty much problem-free.”Fall of 2010 Retirement News for Employers: Brief SummaryThe IRS confirmed that the ROBS transaction is not considered an abusive tax avoidance transaction;The IRS confirmed that it does not protect business owners (also known as the plan sponsor) from incorrectly administering the retirement plan;The IRS confirmed that if the rules are not followed the retirement plan will be subjected to adverse tax consequencesFebruary 2013 Employee Plans Compliance Unit ROBS Project: Brief SummaryMuch of the same information contained in the October 2088 Memorandum was published in this summary; andThe IRS again confirmed that ROBS is not considered abusive transaction.

According to a recent article published in ‘The Times of India,’ approximately 75,000 farmers were unable to obtain crop loans this year.

Well it depends on the county and who knew this information.In very active counties, like Cook where I am, there are 3rd party information services who publish this type of information to subscribers.

I doubt it, based on this detail for the book: "Publisher: Jim Napier Inc (June 1983)"

I got the confirmation link that the ad was published and when I clicked on it, the ad was already removed from the system.

Advise the plumber that you will put into your review of him that his charges were excessive and outrageous, and you will even publish the amounts and services performed so that others won't be treated so shabbily.