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After a bit of delay, I finally decided to make a build thread where I can chart my progress as I build the car. I figured I'd list things I get as I get them, and how decent they are as a product if people care or are thinking about it.
On September 28th, 2012, I received my DMG 2013 5-Door WRX with 5 miles on the Odometer. It came with the SPT STS, all-weather mats, and rear bumper guard. A friend of mine has a sedan, so we took some pictures to honor the day. This is my daily driver, as well as our kid-conveyer and grocery-getter on most days. I am trying to keep most of the mods subtle and rather stealthy as I don't want to be obnoxious and it is my work car.
I plan on going to stage 2+, and getting Torqued Performance to do a conservative E-Tune once Cobb gets their butt in gear and gets out the 2013 on their AP. So for now, it's just stock with some new bushings and braces.
I put a black vinyl decal of a turbo snail on the back of my car, centered on the rear window. My 3-year old daughter loved it, and thinks the car is a Pokemon. We've named it TurboSnail. If you don't like it, you are mean and hate small children (and probably kick puppies too). Now, when we 'go fast', my daughter (and I admit, I sometime do as well) screams "TURBOSNAIL! I CHOOSE YOU!"
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The most annoying part of the car is in the hatch portion of the car - something I didn't notice when I ordered because I test drove a sedan. I have 2 kids, both in booster/child seats, and the rear anchor point is at the back of the car. This might not seem like a big deal until you actually hook them both up and then try to fit groceries into the car. They don't fit well at all, and the rear straps for the child seats really interfere with the hatchback storage space. Considering I got this car over the more attractive sedan for it's convenience, I am a bit disappointed.
List of Parts Installed (with Grade):
Turbo Snail Vinyl Decal (A+)
Black Forge BPV (A)
Kartboy STS (B)
Perrin Shifter Bushings (A)
Cobb Heat Shield (C)
SPT Boost Gauge (C)
Dual Gauge Pod Bezel (A)
Subaru Center Arm-rest Extension (C)
Cobb Shift Ball (Red) (B)
Rally Armor Mudflaps (black with dark grey lettering) (B)
Perrin Shorty Antenna (2" black) (B)
Perrin Pitch Stop (A)
Perrin Turbo Blanket (B)
STI OEM 19mm Rear Sway (B)
Process West TMIC (A)
Cobb AP-003 (A)
Cobb Catted DP (A)
Cobb Stage 2 (A)
Perrin CAI (B)
Perrin CAI Pre-filter (B)
TP Stage 2 (A+)
Grimmspeed EBCS (B)
TP Stage 3 (A+)
Group-N Transmission Mount (B+)
Group-N Motor Mounts (B+)
Whiteline positive shift kit (B)
Innovate AFR Gauge (A)
Fuel Pump Deatschwerks 65C (A)
Perrin Equal Length Headers (A-)
"Special Edition" WRX side Emblems (B)
NGK One-Step Colder Plugs (B)
Bren Tune (A+)
SPT Exhaust (A)
Plans for the future:
I think I'm done.


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Hardly a surprise that Chauncey Billups returned and quelled yet another Clippers' uprising
Hardly a surprise that Chauncey Billups returned and quelled yet another Clippers' uprising
His season debut after a 10-month layoff due to a torn Achilles was timely, not only helping to end a four-game skid but raise his profile around the team. Keeping a squad in line is infinitely harder when you're not playing, no matter who you are. Billups started Wednesday night, played 19 minutes and made only one shot, his first of five, a 3 to answer an opening 3 by Minnesota's Malcolm Lee, but it was enough. No one has more lockerroom authority with the Clips than Billups and that includes CP3. When Kenyon Martin initiated a revolt against coach Vinny Del Negro last season, Billups was instrumental in quieting it. I would imagine he'll be key in convincing CP3 to stay beyond this year as well, although Paul will no doubt be very conscious of the fact that Billups' playing career is nearly over. LAC would be well advised to keep him on in some capacity to help persuade CP3 they plan to continue moving in the right direction.
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Gap Casting Call: Is Your Kid Next?
Gap has chosen their 20 casting call finalists. Could your kid be next?
Gap's advertising campaigns star real kids, not trained models. This year, thousands of kids were entered in their annual casting call, and now 20 finalists, five in each category (girls and boys 0-4 and girls and boys 5-10) have been chosen. But who will win the coveted prize of starring in their very own campaign? Take a look at some of the cuties, and vote! Winners will be announced in January; the competition ends December 21.
I guess blonde haired caucasians are out this year.
Any kind of caucasion is out….of pretty much everything. Discrimination?
It was like this last year. Unless the child is non-white don't bother entering.
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A 12-year old girl killed herself after she was bullied.
Authorities believe a Florida girl was bullied relentlessly by several of her peers over social media before committing suicide earlier this week. Two of the peers now face felony charges in connection with the girl's death.
While the story gains national attention, law enforcement agencies in Iowa are working to make sure bullying doesn't get out of hand.
Waverly Police Chief Richard Pursell told KWWL on Wednesday that bullying cases cross his desk every few weeks.
"Every child's a bit different and every kid can't handle certain situations," said Pursell. "They may react differently."
Pursell said his department works closely with the Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District and parents to take a proactive approach to bullying.
He said all school districts are required to have an anti-bullying policy in place, but that unless the direct contact becomes harassing or threatening in nature, it usually doesn't quantify any criminal charges.
"Bullying becomes criminal when it meets the definition of harassment, and the harassment can either be done in person or it can be done via text, email, through the internet," Pursell said. "Of course, if there's any type of physical contact, then we would charge them with assault."
Pursell encouraged all parents to contact the police or school officials if they have any indication that their child might be the target of a bully.
He said that, in many cases, bullying situations can be solved without filing criminal charges by simply involving the students, their parents and school officials in an open conversation.
"If we can resolve it so it ends, then a lot of times parents won't follow through with criminal charges, and if we can handle it that way, it's great," he said.


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Payroll employment fell in September
October 09, 2001
Payroll employment fell by 199,000 in September, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.9 percent. Sharp job losses continued in manufacturing, and employment also fell in services, wholesale trade, and retail trade.
In the goods-producing sector, the downward trend in manufacturing employment continued, as factories lost 93,000 jobs in September. This was the 14th consecutive month of factory job losses, bringing the decline in employment since July 2000 to 1.1 million. Employment declines were also reported in wholesale and retail trade, services, and transportation and public utilities.
Employment was little changed in mining, construction and government and rose slightly in finance, insurance, and real estate.
Payroll employment data are products of the Current Employment Statistics program. The terrorist attacks of September 11 occurred during the reference periods for the Bureau's monthly employment surveys. In addition to the tragic loss of life, the attacks caused many businesses to shut down for one or more days. In the establishment survey, however, persons paid for any part of the reference period are considered employed. Similarly, in the household survey, persons working during any part of the reference week, as well as those temporarily absent from their jobs, are considered employed. Thus, it is likely that the events of September 11 had little effect on the September employment and unemployment counts. For more information, see The Employment Situation: September 2001, news release USDL 01-331.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Editor's Desk, Payroll employment fell in September on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2001/oct/wk2/art01.htm (visited September 22, 2014).
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Man stung for drink-driving in Maryborough, police say
A 34-YEAR-OLD Maryborough man was stung for drink-driving and unlicensed driving in Granville on Friday morning, police say.
Police said they stopped the man for a breath test at 2am on Dundas St and he returned a reading of 0.55%.
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Save on Packing: Move the House!
What a sight it must be to spot an entire house being moved. We only kid about not having to pack: This is certainly not done in order to cut any corners…
It's sometimes done with historically significant homes that, for whatever reason, cannot remain on their previous plot of land and must be relocated. More often, prefab homes are spotted being trucked to their sites. The most notable house-moving in recent history: the Robert Venturi-designed Lieb House.
Have you ever witnessed a house being moved?
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I remember being in the first grade when a house in the neighborhood was being moved down the street - and our teachers would walk us over to watch it. Quite a sight! Whenever I drive by the house now I still think about it, too. It must cost a fortune. And it seems structurally precarious.
About 20 years ago a historic house in the area had to be moved like this. I don't remember what it was called but it was definitely a spectacle for the locals.
I've seen it several times in Reykjavík. Not sure why they're moving so many houses, or if it's just that the old tiny timber frame houses here are easy to move, but it's quite interesting to see.
There's a company on southern Vancouver Island that does this all the time in Victoria,the Lower Mainland and into norther Washington State. You can get a beautiful, vintage home for about $50,000 + shipping.
They roll them down the road late at night. Sometimes, they're taken to the nearest shore and floated away on a barge. A house from Victoria can end up in the San Juans.
Our town moved several historic houses to one area to have a sorta museum area. I was annoyed at first because it's tradition for the elementary schools to do walking field trips through town to look at all the historic houses and markers. But it's cool because you can go inside and tour the houses (which I always love) and they have all kind of antique items through the houses from appliances to an old hair permer that looks like a torture contraption.
sometimes it's done for entirely different reasons: the resettlement projects in 1950s and 1960s and 70s Newfoundland emptied many small communities. Many houses were floated around bays to larger communities. Families lost generations of history and their ties to the land in the process. Over 300 communities were abandoned, and some 28,000 people relocated.
And we need only to think of the forced removal of aboriginal peoples into reserves.
Thus, while we can look at this process with fascination (and I remember watching these kinds of processes with awe as a child), there can also be a lot of heartache, sorrow and loss associated with them. Relocation can be sexy, but it can also be really, really ugly.
This is so impressive to me. Especially because where I live houses are build out of stones (well, bricks, I don't know the terminology), and concrete foundations (earthquakes...). So moving a building is extremely rare. To my knowledge a couple of churches have been moved a couple of meters away, and that because they were monuments and could not be demolished. This is so fantastic for the residents who love their homes not to mention eco-friendly...
Several historic homes and buildings have been moved in Des Moines Iowa. Houses, a row house, even a gas station. It's cool but not easy. It requires working with the city to block off streets and lift power lines. Lots of prep work and then repair afterwards. I know a couple who bought a home for something like $5 but spent thousands on the move, disconnecting, reconnecting and repair. The house had started to pull apart while moving.
I moved a two bedroom farm house about 5 years ago. My grandfather purchased a school house that had been closed in 1950. He salvaged the wood and built a large barn and 2 farm houses for the help. Our family sold the farm, but I moved one of the houses to another piece of property (about 50 miles away). The move cost about $10,000. I love the idea that this house was recycled twice!
Some houses are simply worth moving. I just wonder how all of the mortar does over time in a move of a masonry house. If I were doing it, I think I would:
1. Move the house
2. Immediately re-point the whole thing
My house was cut in half and moved across town two years ago. See photos here for proof: http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=22387
We own a home that was moved back in the 1960s. It was built on its original site in the 1870s, and had to be moved in order to accommodate a new road through town.
A few months ago, we had some plumbing work done, and one of the plumbers said that he actually remembered our house! He was a young child when the house was moved, and he said that everyone in our (at the time) small town came out to watch - it was a big community event! Unfortunately we know little about the history of our old farmhouse, so it was great to hear a first-hand account of the move.
The house in the second photo is in my neighborhood. Kewl! (It's currently on the market, for about $1 million, I believe.)
They moved a house right bast my 4th floor balcony once. It was historic and they were building an office building on its original site. To move it the owners had to get donations from corporations to pay the astronomically high cost. one of the sponsors was the Denver Parade of Homes, an annual high end builders house tour. The funniest part was that in exchange for their donation for the move they were allowed to advertise on the house. So here comes this house down the street with a huge banner that read "Parade of Homes!" We laughed as the "Parade of Homes" passed by!
How much does something like this actually cost?
I had a house moved that would have been torn down for highway changes. It was not the economical, quick, easy project I thought it would be. But then, every building project is harder than people imagine at the start, whatever the method.
Seeing that historic old beauty of a house on the bars makes my heart flutter. Bring it to me and I will sand and scrape and paint and love it.
The house we own had to be moved 5' to accommodate lane access, as the house was built (1895) before the city was developed. Although it wasn't moved a great distance, it was great watching it being hoisted up and moved. We took photos of the whole process, still trying to organize them all.
we looked into this- at least in our area, the moves need to be short- to minimize settling of the house, and traffic needs to be shut down/ the route requires lifting or moving power lines for the day, trimming trees, etc. the cost was approximately $25,000. just for the move. Even calculating in buying a lot, digging a basement and new foundation, running electrical, plumbing, etc., the historical house we wanted ended up being too expensive (they had allowed the roof to leak for years causing VERY heavy - literally- plaster damage which would have further complicated the move). the house ended up getting demolished, after a company from California bought all the nice parts out of it and shipped it away (I live in NE Ohio), which I was happy it was preserved, but sad it wasn't staying local. Funny thing is, we ended up buying an old house 3/4 mile off the town square which is about a hundred years old according to property records, but the more we dig and look at the foundation and timbers, we think it's much older, and was moved from the square to it's current location about a hundred years ago. :)
I've seen three homes being relocated in my lifetime, one of them being the one in the second picture. It is a historical house in Northampton, MA. I remember seeing some restoration efforts previous to the relocation. Maybe they were preparing the structure for the move. Another home right down the street from me was moved. I believe it was purchased from a nearby college and relocated somewhere around campus. It's so interesting to watch all the people gathered around, hoping that the house makes it to it's new land.
Harvard University moved 3 historic buildings in 2007 to make room for a new building. Quite a sight to see, and quite an undertaking! Mass Ave, a major thoroughfare through Cambridge, was closed for an entire weekend and electric bus power lines all had to be taken down. Check out this video to see the move in progress:
omoriala - That's so neat! I moved to Madison that next winter, I'm sad that I couldn't come watch it be moved!
I grew up near a historical villiage (Greenfield Villiage, part of the Henry Ford museum complex for those who live in MI) which has historic buildings from all over the country. I remember learning as a kid that they actually dismantled most of the houses and then reconstructed them on the new site. I also kind of wondered how big of pieces they ended up moving.
I had my house moved. It had literally been thrown away in the ditch. Driving by one day, I asked, "what are you doing with that house?" and the guy said "Getting rid of it, want it?" Well, ya..... :)
I had a friend in high school who lived in a house that had been floated down the river 50 years before. It was quite a rambling old house, and I can see why the previous owners were attached to it!
I have seen one moved before, too, in Red Bank, NJ, but I can't for the life of me find any pictures!
My parents moved a house from one lot to another. They had to hire cops to close down the street, and utility crews to man the top of the house as it passed under electrical wires. It was pretty exciting for a kid.
Mother wanted to build a new house, and my father wasn't interested in tearing down the old one, so they had it moved about eight blocks away on the same street. It still took all day.
I used to live in an 1860s Victorian that had been moved 6 blocks down the street back in the day. I had no idea they still did this.
The Best Part: Why did they move my house back then? A bordello opened up across the street.
How about the Cape Hatteras LIGHTHOUSE!
How about the Cape Hatteras LIGHTHOUSE!
My parents had a house built that was brought in 1 piece by a truck (not a trailer or modular home) and it was slid across beams on top of the foundation and lowered. It was so cool! Some friends of my family had a historic home moved about 20-25 miles to their farm and completely renovated it. It even made the newspaper during the move, and took several days to complete.
And I can't even move a wall in my apt, because it's an old building, that's so unfair!!!
When I came to California from the east coast, I so wished I could have moved my sweet little house. If I could have, I'd still be living in it! :)
My grandfather did it back in 68.


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An Illinois Tollway employee killed Monday night in a crash on the Reagan Memorial Tollway in Aurora was a hard worker who had been "hustling since he was a little boy," his sister told the Sun-Times on Tuesday.
Maria Petrella said she grew up with her brother, 39-year-old Vincent Petrella, on Taylor Street in the Little Italy neighborhood. That's where she said he got one of his first jobs putting tags on cars at a valet service.
"He's been working all his life, since he was little," Maria Petrella said.
The crash also seriously injured Illinois State Trooper Douglas Balder, a 38-year-old who has been on the force since 2007, according to a state police news release. Balder remained in serious condition Tuesday afternoon but was expected to recover, the release said.
ISP spokeswoman Monique Bond said the truck driver that hit the men was in custody and was being questioned. She said she did not expect charges to be filed Tuesday, though. She said the investigation into the crash is ongoing.
Vincent Petrella began his career at the tollway in 2001 as a toll collector, and he became an equipment operator laborer in 2005, according to a written statement from the tollway.
"Vincent was a hard-working family man and father of two who was committed to doing his best each day to serve our customers on the tollway," Illinois Tollway Executive Director Kristi Lafleur said in the statement.
Maria Petrella said her brother moved to northwest suburban Wheeling about seven years ago and lived there with his wife and two children: a 7-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy.
She said she learned of the crash after 11 p.m. Monday, and she didn't know how to tell her parents.
"They're staying strong," Maria Petrella said.
Gov. Pat Quinn issued a statement calling Petrella a "hero" and a "selfless man." He said he has ordered the state's flags to be flown at half-staff in Petrella's honor, and he offered his wishes for the trooper's full recovery.
Balder was helping Petrella with a semitrailer truck that had broken down about 9:45 p.m. Monday near Eola Road, authorities said. Bond said they were on the eastbound side of the road, in the right-hand lane and shoulder, with lights on the trooper's squad car activated.
Bond said they were hit by another semi and were engulfed in flames.
Petrella was pronounced dead at the scene, and Balder was taken in serious condition to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, officials said.
Last March, Illinois State Trooper James Sauter was killed while parked on the left-hand shoulder of southbound Interstate 294 in the northwest suburbs when a Wisconsin truck driver allegedly fell asleep behind the wheel, veered off the road and crashed into the rear of Sauter's squad car.
That truck driver, Andrew Bokelman, faces criminal charges and has been sued by Sauter's widow.
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PSYLLIUM; CALCIUM (SIL i yum; KAL see um) is a bulk-forming fiber laxative with a calcium supplement. This medicine is used to treat constipation. It is also used to add calcium and fiber to a healthy diet.
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Anyone remember March 2009? It was a time when the stock market reached a bottom; the Dow Jones Industrial Average was more than 6,600, the S&P 500 was around 680, and many great businesses were priced like peanuts. A great business that was priced at $10.43 per share in March 2009, is now trading at only 20% higher than that low, at $12.71 per share. It is Western Union (NYSE: WU).
Western Union the leading global business in money transfer and payment services. When people hear about Western Union, they think about reliability, trust, convenience, and speed. The global established brand brings consumers peace of mind when it comes to money transfer and payment. It has a condensed network of more than 485,000 agents in more than 200 territories. In fiscal 2011, there have been money transfer activities in around 70% of its locations. How does Western Union make money? From fees charged customers when they make payments or send money. The majority of its revenue has been in consumer-to-consumer, accounting around 84%-85% of total revenue, whereas global business payments accounted for 14%.
Since 2008, Western Union has managed to deliver double-digit return to shareholders. Its TTM ROIC is 27.37%, and the net margin has been increasing to 21.87%. At the same time, the business has grown its book value quickly while reducing financial leverage level, from 20.8x in 2009 to only 8.16x over the past twelve months. Its operating cash flow and free cash flow have been quite consistent since 2005, and they are now $1.15 billion and $930 million, respectively.
On Oct. 26, Western Union was trading at $17.93 per share. By Oct. 31, it dropped to $13.43 per share, after the company lowered its FY12 guidance. Previously, the company expected that its GAAP EPS would be $1.68 - $1.72, but it has lowered it to $1.60 - $1.63. It was also lower than analysts' expectation of $1.76 EPS. Along with the announcement, the company declared its quarterly dividend of $0.125 per common share, a 25% growth compared to the previous quarterly dividend. It also planned a new share repurchase of $550 million, expiring at the end of 2013. As of September 2012, it has nearly $1.15 billion in stockholders' equity, $1.8 billion in cash, and $8.2 billion in total liabilities. The two main items in the liabilities were payables and accrued expenses at $4.14 billion, and long-term debt at $3.43 billion.
Western Union's share are trading at $12.71 per share, with a total market capitalization of $7.58 billion. The high level of debt has made its enterprise value reach nearly $9.6 billion. However, the debt level is acceptable as its interest coverage stays at 7.62x. The EV/EBIDTA is only at 5.72x. Its forward P/E is only 7x, half of its 5-year average level of 14.5x.
Business-wise, Western Union owns 20% of the market share in international remittances. The second position is held by MoneyGram International (NASDAQ: MGI), which is much smaller with a $685 million market cap and around 267,000 agents globally. Since 2007, MoneyGram has kept generating losses due to its investment portfolio. Its other peers include Paypal, a subsidiary of eBay, and American Express (NYSE: AXP). The business of American Express is much broader than Western Union's. It is a much larger corporation with a $60.77 billion market capitalization. Over the past 10 years, it has kept generating profits and paying consistent and increasing dividends. It is paying 1.4% dividend yield on the share price of $54.30, half of what Western Union is paying to its shareholders. The market is valuing American Express at 11.6x forward earnings.
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Western Union is a market leader with a huge economy of scale. The business has a wide moat focusing on global remittances and payments. In the short-term, it might have some glitch of underperforming analysts' expectations. But with a low valuation, decent dividend yield, and constant cash flow generation, I think Western Union could be a safe bet for long-term value investors.
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She says more than $40,000 worth of jewelry was taken that she says is irreplaceable. She says she had a security system installed in her home earlier this month and just realized this week her jewelry was gone."He's took something from me that can't be replaced until he brings it back. And I want my jewelry back."The Rossville woman did not want to be identified. She says on July 8th 'IHC Security Services' installed a security system in her home. She says one of their trainees had to check wiring in a closet."When he seen that jewelry in that bag, it was too tempting for him. Because he seen money," she says.Eleven pieces of jewelry hidden in the closet, valued at $41,000, disappeared."You don't just steal something like that," says the victim.She says she is confident the installer took the jewelry because no one else has been in her house."I know it's not in my house because I have went through everything that could be in this house."She says all of the pieces are one of a kind."That's the one that means the world to me," she says, referencing a drawing of a ring. "Because it's got my wedding rings diamonds in it."She made sketches for investigators by memory."I know every piece by heart. That's the reason I can halfway draw it out. I'm not good at drawing. But at least you can see what I had.""$41,000 is quite a bit," says Catoosa County Sheriff Gary SiskSheriff Sisk says a detective is on the case."We've reached out to that company, identified who was there. And we've scheduled interviews with those people," says Sisk.The manager who oversaw the installation issued this statement, saying in part: "IHC Security Services, Inc has been in business for over 11 years. We have an A+ rating with the BBB and have never had a complaint or an accusation such as this. We do background checks on all our employees. The installer is meeting with the detective and is anxious to clear his name. We adamantly deny any wrong doing and look forward to clearing our name.""Yeah, I'll forgive him. But I'm going to tell you something. He's took a big part of my heart," she says.The manager tells us he is the one who encouraged her to file the report to begin with. The woman wants to emphasize, she does not blame the company as a whole, just the one worker.Sisk says his office is already checking with local pawn shops. If you have any info that could help them solve the case, you could get a reward.
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The Best Things I Learned About Cheese in Europe: 5 European Cheese Lessons
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We're spending some time this week with European food, and so I decided to inflict some serious pain by looking back on my photos from a month-long jaunt to Europe I took last summer, just to see what cheese-related lessons I could share. Or reshare. With hundreds of photos to choose from, I had a hard time picking, but here are my top five European cheese takeaways.
1. Eat cheese plain.
Eating cheese without bread is the best way to appreciate cheese. The more you get used to tasting cheese alone, the more you'll realize that bread can actually obstruct your experience. The Europeans have this pretty much mastered.
2. Eating cheese for dinner is perfectly acceptable.
Enough said.
3. Finishing pizza with gratings of parmigiano-reggiano is a grossly underemployed pizza-topping tactic.
There's something really great that happens when a pizzaiola finishes a pie with parm. One version I ate forever changed the way I experienced pizza. I even wrote an ode to honor its creativity: it simulates eggplant parmesan with its addition of parmigiano. Parm doesn't have the typical melting capabilities of cheese: it melts, sure, but not in a stringy, gooey kind of way. With the extreme heat of a pizza oven, it becomes crispy, nearly toasted, and adds a totally welcome salty bite. Of if you opt to top when out of the oven, you get that unmelted, satisfying flavor of straight-up parm, a welcome contrast to the inevitably mozzarella-laden pie that lies beneath.
4. Pay no mind to any preaching you've heard that cheese and fish don't belong together.
This rule is nonsense! Among the best meals I had in Italy were two cheese-focused dishes that involved seafood: the cheesiest gratinéed mussels in the world, and a cold seafood salad of calamari, mussels, clams, and whitefish, served with a huge ball of fresh burrata.
5. Eating cheese as dessert is endlessly chic.
I'll never quite understand why we Americans don't practice this ritual more often. For tips on how to serve cheese for dessert, follow this link or this one.
Oh, the memories. Almost as sweet as the lessons learned.
Nora Singley used to be a cheesemonger and the Director of Education at Murray's Cheese Shop. Until recently she was a TV Chef on The Martha Stewart Show. She is currently a freelance food stylist and private chef in New York City.
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One of the most painful things about being lactose intolerant is not being able to eat cheese.
I LOVE cheese. Miss it a lot.
My mouth is watering, thanks so much for the pictures :)
Yay about cheese dessert being chic! I love cheese as a dessert because I don't care for sweets, and if I'm drinking wine, I want to stick to eating savory foods at the end of the meal. It's so satisfying!
A popular cheese here in Belgium is Caprice Des Dieux, or something like 'caprice of the gods', it's like Brie but a little softer in taste. Delicious!
What's the ashy one at 2 o'clock in the last pic? I could guess at the other cheeses, but not this one. A very "done" chèvre?
This post has left me feeling wistful and hungry. Lovely pictures and excellent tips - especially the one about cheese for dinner!
Speaking of cheese for dessert...have you ever had honey drizzled over ricotta cheese?! It's delicious!! I give it to my 16 month old son all the time...sure beats giving him "unhealthy" sweets!
Mike_NJ, I feel your pain. I just suck it up, pop a lactaid to reduce the side effects and eat only very good cheeses.
Cheese AND dessert, please!
Aged hard cheeses don't have lactose!!! Yay for us LI sufferers!


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Magnolia Bakery is a bakery opened in 1996 at 401 Bleecker Street, on the corner of West 11th Street in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. An uptown shop opened at 200 Columbus Avenue, on the corner of West 69th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, in January 2008. A location also exists near Rockefeller center at 1240 Avenue of the Americas, and yet another in the dining concourse of Grand Central Station, which opened in February 2010.[1] The final bakery in the United States was opened in 2012 on 108 N State Street in Chicago, Illinois. The bakery is known for its famous dessert treats, including its cupcakes and old-fashioned Depression era icebox cakes.
Magnolia bakery opened in July 1996 with Allysa Torey and Jennifer Appel as co-owners. They had three employees: Kathryn McCann (who was originally hired to be the bread baker), William (who washed dishes) and Avi Bonime (barista/counter guy). They offered four kinds of bread along with both cinnamon rolls and whole wheat maple walnut rolls during the first week of operation. Making bread proved to be impractical due to time and space constraints. Southern-raised Kathryn stayed on, however, to bake cakes and pastries, helping Allysa with icing cakes and testing recipes with her late at night. The cupcakes were Allysa's brainchild that resulted because when they would make 6" coconut cakes (instead of the usual 9"), there was extra batter going to waste. Thus, the cupcakes were born in early fall of 1996. They were originally only vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream icing tinted pink...the same as the icing that was on the nicknamed "Barbie Cake" of the time. They were baked in the afternoons and iced at night when the bakery was officially closed. There would be many people (mostly guys heading to Christopher Street) walking by late at night and when Allysa would tell them the bakery was closed, they would beg for just a cupcake. She obliged. Thus the craze began.
Magnolia Bakery was originally envisioned as just a nice little neighborhood bakery that would be open from about 8am-6pm. That plan changed quickly due to demand. The first summer the bakery was open, its air conditioner wasn't working and the 100 degree kitchen was too hot for many first-time visitors.
The bakery is credited with starting a 1990s "cupcake craze".[2] The Magnolia Bakery's owner, Allysa Torey, along with former co-owner Jennifer Appel, published a book in 1999 entitled The Magnolia Bakery Cookbook: Old-Fashioned Recipes from New York's Sweetest Bakery.[3][4]
In 2000, co-owner Jennifer Appel parted ways with Torey and opened Buttercup Bake Shop in the Midtown East section of Manhattan. Allysa Torey (otherwise known by her given name Lisa Salvatore) sold The Magnolia Bakery to new owners, Steve and Tyra Abrams. As of January 1, 2007, she has agreed to stay on as a consultant for an unspecified amount of time.
On July 11, 2007, the bakery was shut down by the New York Department of Health for not having enough sinks, a missing door handle, a missing light cover, and several mouse droppings and fruit flies in its garbage area. The bakery fixed all of these problems.[5] The same day that the NYDOH shut the bakery down, the Mayor's office was bombarded with telephone calls of protest and begging for the Mayor to re-open the shop. The Mayor buckled under the pressure and Magnolia Bakery re-opened the next day after passing inspection.
The exterior of the bakery downtown, as well as its cupcakes, were featured in Lazy Sunday, a Saturday Night Live digital short broadcast in December 2005. The bakery was also featured on Sex and the City,[6] in the film Prime, in which one of the characters throws Magnolia pies at his ex-girlfriends, and in The Devil Wears Prada, in which the character Andy says at one point that she needs to get to the bakery to pick something up for her boyfriend. The sitcom Spin City also has Charlie Sheen's character bringing Magnolia Cupcakes to Heather Locklear's character. On October 16, 2008, Conan O'Brien bought a cupcake for each member of his audience during a taping of Late Night. It was also briefly mentioned in the third season of Veronica Mars, the title character affectionately mentioning a picture of her father "stuffing cupcakes in [his] face at Magnolia Bakery."
In 2010, Magnolia Bakery opened its first non-US store in Dubai.[7] In 2012 announced its further internationalization into the Middle East, and revealed that it was planning on expanding to Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Lebanon, Jordan, and Morocco. The plan is a 5-year plan which included 120 new stores worldwide.[8]


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"There is no doubt, change is a constant. However, what we need today is transformational change -- change that produces profound personal, organizational, and even global results. Jim Clemmer's newest book "Growing @ the Speed of Change" can help both individuals and organizations achieve the level of remarkable change they desire. This book chalk full of helpful advice, proven theory, and practical application. In a world in need of transformational change agents, Jim is your guide, and this book is your roadmap to a better future."
Mark Rodgers, PhD Habitat for Humanity Canada, Vice-President
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.... and Dickens was talking about the times of the French Revolution when you could see things as awful or wonderful and it is really from your own perspective. Jim Clemmer uses this type of example and takes it to the next level, keeping you entertained as he teaches you how to lead. I would use brilliant but I would prefer to say this is the type of book to keep handy in the office and to read snippets to keep energized and leading in the best way possible. So I'm off the pity bus and heading for Winner's Circle."
Jacoline Loewen, Managing Director, Loewen & Partners Inc.
"I read a lot of business books but what I liked about this one is that it was full of quotations which brought the writing to life...the book was witty, yet made me search my soul and think about how I lived my life and what I wanted for my life. This is a real easy read and a must for anyone wanting to make sense of this changing world!"
Anna Farmery, The Engaging Brand
"In keeping with his tendency toward excellence in writing, Jim Clemmer has produced another outstanding book that educates and motivates the reader. Also, as usual, he manages to elegantly combine essential ideas on change, performance, leadership and personal growth into a single cohesive package. He takes what might otherwise seem like only tangentially-related pieces of a huge life-puzzle and styles them, explains them and compacts them into a very related, smoothly flowing whole. And, as you read, you'll find he has the additional magic gift of entertaining you while teaching you.
In Growing@ the Speed of Change, you will learn how to cope with change and unpredictability. How to think about reality. How to deal with negativity -- your own and others'. How to choose positivity. How optimism and happiness is easily within your grasp. How to make your life and work full of purpose and value. How and why to be a leader. Compassion. Connection. Courage. Flexibility. Adaptability. Good humor. More.
As with his prior book, Growing The Distance, Jim Clemmer has written something that you can't read straight through, no matter how much you want to try. And you do want to try to keep reading, because each section is so compelling you don't want to stop. Nevertheless, every section is so densely packed with ideas, anecdotes and examples that you are forced to stop and reflect upon what you are reading by the time you've finished only a few pages.
Furthermore, the exceptional formating of his content works to assure you will stop and think and perhaps even take some action. The book is almost a collection of related articles. Almost a magazine. Almost a training manual. Almost a series of tutorials. All of these in one. And more. Where you need to break and think, what direction you need to take, what more relates to the current content and why it's all so important -- all are connected by and obtain their flow through the formatting. The book's underlying structure is also rather like a well-formed college-level class syllabus (if professors presented syllabi so stylishly.)
Perhaps when you finish the book, you'll feel as if you have obtained a diploma in personal and professional change management."
C.S. Clarke, Ph.D, http://superperformance.com/
"This was quite readable with a great flow. The short chapters were each about the length of a magazine article which made them great for reading a little at a time. The double column format was a bit distracting initially, but it grew on me. Overall it was positive and amusing and even had a nice, well described section on quantum physics! The nice personal anecdotes really helped to illustrate the personal and professional application of the tools. I found it to be very much like The Secret for business."
Beth's Book Review Blog, http://bethsbookreviewblog.blogspot.com/
The Leader's Digest Reviews
The Leader's Digest:
Timeless Principles for Team and Organization Success
"If you're looking for a book that illuminates the topic of leadership in a useful, readable, and lively way, this is it."
Warren Bennis
Distinguished Professor of Business, USC, and Co-author of GEEKS AND GEEZERS: How Era, Values and Defining Moments Shape Leaders
"Hi Jim, I'm writing to you from the shade of a palm tree here in Florida. The weather has been perfect...in the 80's and sunny. I just finished my vacation reading, The Leader's Digest. Very enjoyable...and inspiring. I really appreciate the way you've structured the book, with a wonderful mix of quotes, fables and stories, research, personal examples, illustrations and graphics. This is very effective and makes for an easy and enjoyable read (with or without the Piña Colada).
Like a lot of people, I have a stack of those 'I'll get around to reading sometime' books. I could have picked any one of them to pack in my carry-on bag, but I'm glad I picked your book. Now I'm looking forward to cracking open Growing the Distance when I get home!"
Scott Martin, Vice President
Hydro Human Resources & Employee Safety, Ontario Power Generation
"Easy to digest...presenting it in easily accessible snippets is a smart way to reach leaders who are usually busy, well, leading rather than reading."
"Recommended Readings," Marketing Magazine
"An incredibly readable and useful collection of wit and wisdom on today's most critical success factor — leadership."
David Chilton, author The Wealthy Barber
"The Leader's Digest is an easy and very inspiring read. Jim has managed to condense and concentrate the many perspectives, research, and wisdom on leadership into a highly digestible format that allows each reader to customize the book to his or her own needs and interests."
Peter Urs Bender, Author of Leadership from Within
"This book is a stirring compilation of wisdom regarding leadership. It assembles thoughts from incredibly diverse sources and makes them understandable and capable of being applied. No one can read it without learning (or re-learning) some important lessons about leadership."
John H. Zenger, Vice Chairman
Novations Group
"Remarkably thoughtful, provocative and useful. Jim has captured the collective wisdom on leadership from the world's greatest experts and thinkers, and encapsulated it in an exciting to read, comprehensive digest, using examples that will turn average Managers into great Leaders."
Joseph Sherren, Canada's Corporate Health Guru, Co-Author, Vitamin "C" for a Healthy Workplace
"The latest from the leadership guru...a wonderful, simple, easy format and style that delivers the guts of exceptional leadership in digestible bits and bites."
Peter Jensen, Sports Psychologist, Author, and Founder of Performance Coaching
"In a clear voice that rings true, Jim Clemmer brings you an insightful, yet common sense, approach to everyday leadership dilemmas. This book will guide you into the learning that will turn leadership challenges into opportunities for growth. As you continue to refer to it, this book will be come a 'trusted advisor' that will continue to deepen the integrity of your leadership practice."
Hubert Saint-Onge, Knowledge Management Expert and CEO
Konverge Digital Solutions
"If you have a pulse it is certain you will at some time, in some situation, for some purpose, be called on to lead. I strongly and enthusiastically suggest you read this book before you need to!"
Ian Percy, Author of Going Deep: Exploring Spirituality in Life and Leadership
"As soon as I heard of Jim Clemmer's new book, The Leader's Digest, I asked him to personally present an overview to our entire Canadian region management team. At this presentation everyone will be presented with a copy of the book, which will become required reading. Being in a leadership role for more years than I would like to remember, I have come to realize the importance of staying current with new and innovative leadership ideas and techniques. Growing the Distance and now The Leader's Digest fit to a tee the direction we at Laidlaw see ourselves moving toward. One of my pleasures in life is to see young, bright managers grow into leaders. For some this is a natural phenomenon, but others may need a little more direction and coaching. My suggestion is for everyone to familiarize themselves with the Leadership Wheel; this is what it's all about."
Gary Wilson, Senior Vice President
Laidlaw Education Services, Canadian Region
"The Leader's Digest is an excellent traveling book for today's busy executive. It is filled with common sense leadership advice built upon solid research. The book's easy-to-read format spiced with humor makes for pleasurable learning and provides the inspiration to turn its common sense principles into common leadership practice."
Bob Brennan, President
ServiceMaster Canada
"I have read all of Jim's books over the years. I especially enjoyed The Leader's Digest. I picked up several inspirational and practical ideas that will help me begin a new venture at our University. I agree with Jim's comment that "it is one thing to know, and another to do." When I owned and operated my business I saw to it that all our employees had the opportunity to read Growing the Distance. It was a morale boost for all of us. The Leader's Digest is a very effective next step to expanding those timeless leadership principles. I plan to share it with all my colleagues who are trying to grow businesses in today's complex environment."
Steve Farlow, Executive Director
Schlegel Centre for Entrepreneurship School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
"Jim Clemmer is a wise and special man. His insights into leadership are powerfully illustrated in his newest work The Leader's Digest. Learn from him . . . I do!"
Dr. Peter Legge, CSP, CPAE, LL.D. (Hon)
"Jim returns to his favourite themes of leadership authenticity, accountability and action in this user-friendly leaders' handbook. Through anecdotes, musings, examples and best practice research, he manages an irresistible combination of simplicity and profundity, theory and pragmatism, strategy and tactics. A source of inspiration for leaders at all levels."
Nancy Semkin, Director Leadership Development
Royal Bank Financial Group
"I wanted to give you some quick feedback on The Leaders Digest. The feedback is that I thoroughly enjoyed it! I couldn't put it down once I started and found it to be an easy read. The way you have written the book and formatted the chapters (quotations, anecdotes, stories, references to family, humor) is revolutionary. The linkages to your previous books allowed me to easily understand and digest (no pun intended) the material and concepts.
And by the way, "Let's be Frank" is a classic! I'm going to facilitate a session with my management team based on those pages.
I find the Frank stories to be a reflection of the truisms in the workplace and Frank to be the spirit in all of us. He runs into the same issues and challenges that we have all faced at one time or another, but perseveres through what seems like an insurmountable series of set backs to ultimately get him and the business to where it needs to be. There are many timeless themes embedded in there that I really enjoyed.
I am an advocate of the ageless principles that your books convey and have worked hard at molding my behaviors so I demonstrate these skills as regularly as possible. I don't let people of rank or in power sway me from my values. Neither did Frank.
I'm a Clemmer disciple that can't get enough of this stuff!"
Alan Zimmermann, Director
Business Customer Support, AT & T Canada
"I am thoroughly learning, applying, and enjoying every chapter in the The Leader's Digest. This book sums up beautifully and professionally all those 30-something books I have on leadership, team building, and so forth. Thank you for giving management a breath of refreshing and soothing air! Well written, well said, and well done!"
Tanya Paoletti, Information Services
McGill University Health Centre
"I'm currently reading The Leader's Digest. The book is fantastic! It will be a book that I return to again and again. Jim has described some people I know right down to the last detail!!! The 'talk the talk' kind who will never be able to 'walk the walk' - awesome book! I have recommended it to my colleagues as it is a great follow-up to a team building exercise we had a few weeks ago."
Barbara Foubister
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind
"The Leaders Digest is a thought provoking, inspirational book which is having the dual effect of both confirming and developing my leadership skills. I love the layout, quotes and creative magazine style approach."
Steve Lambert, Manager
Durham Probation Service Public Protection Unit, Durham City, County Durham, UK
"A good friend of mine, Craig Ross, Safety Director for Barrick Gold Corporation, lent me a copy of a book he recommended entitled The Leader's Digest by Jim Clemmer. I found this book very different from other leadership books on the market. The book is written in a true digest format. This unique aspect makes it easy to read. After reading just a fourth of the book, I was online ordering a copy for myself. Clemmer states, "One of my goals in writing The Leader's Digest was to distill all the information on leadership down to its essentials—to provide a series of executive summaries or briefings on the key elements of leading people."
The principles outlined in the book are truly timeless. Thus, they are not new leadership principles. Through a wide range of examples and comparisons, Clemmer describes ways in which these principles are proven effective. Clemmer encourages, "We need to continually rediscover and repackage them for today's circumstances." One of the key comparisons made in the book is management versus leadership. In short, Clemmer defines management as "pushing employees toward a goal" and leadership as "pulling employees toward a goal." In my experience, I have seen a lot of strong managers fail from lacking the ability to lead. More so now than ever, today's workforce demands not only strong management but also strong leadership, especially when it comes to safety and health compliance. Companies must respond and produce managers with strong leadership qualities if they are to succeed in their goals. The Leader's Digest is a great tool that can assist all managers in any industry with understanding the principle difference between management versus leadership and the importance of leadership in the workplace.
The Leader's Digest does not directly address safety and was not written specifically for the safety professional. However, a safety professional can turn to any page in it, read an excerpt and be able to apply any one of the "timeless principles" Clemmer has collected to the safety profession. I greatly enjoyed this book. The Leader's Digest will not collect dust on my shelf. It will be a book that I will refer to quite frequently throughout my career. I highly recommend it for all safety professionals—as we are not only managers of safety but also leaders of our workforce in our endless challenge to achieve and maintain a proactive safety culture."
Mark Chavez
Jacobsen Construction Company, ASSE News (October 2006), reprinted courtesy of the Utah Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers
Growing the Distance Reviews
Growing the Distance:
Timeless Principles for Personal, Career, and Family Success
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"... writes persuasively about the need for better balance in our lives...urges readers to consider their legacy...offering the chance to relax, reflect and regroup...interweaves anecdotes, quotes, fictional stories and his own musings in a leisurely style..."
The Globe & Mail
"Jim has given us all much to think about and grow on. Very satisfying! At the deepest and most personal level, I am glad I read this book. If, like me, you think that getting one powerful, actionable insight from a book is worth the price, Growing the Distance is the bargain of the millenium."
Ian Percy, Psychologist and Author of Going Deep
"Simultaneously practical and inspirational, Jim Clemmer takes a refreshing approach to leadership and personal growth. Growing the Distance is full of wisdom, anecdotes and pithy advice in an informal, easy-to-read digest format. Great reading for all walks of life."
Nancy Semkin, Manager
Leadership Development, Royal Bank Financial Group
"...If you want to read a book and be enthusiastic about your leadership potential, Growing the Distance is a must. It will inspire you and help to mesh together the various roles and activities of your life. This book is truly different and will find a happy home on your bookshelf!..."
weLEAD Online Magazine
"A road map of the heart that tells you about the personal development pathways and towns along the way and lets you choose which ones to stop at . . . enjoyed the book's multi-level layout and Jim's flowing writing style."
Mark Brzezicki
DOFASCO Blast Furnace Supervisor, now Supervisor of Training and Development
"The content and lay-out of Growing the Distance are extremely effective. With the discounts available, it will have a wide range of reader interest for companies buying large quantities."
Kerry Hawkins, President
Cargill Limited
"I have no hesitation in recommending this book to anyone who wishes to do some thinking or learning about how you can grow, how you can influence people and become a leader in whatever sphere you operate in. The book is written so that it is easy to understand, full of good advice and examples, and not only well worth reading but entertaining and insightful as well."
The Honourable John C. Crosbie, P.C., O.C., Q.C.
Former Senior Cabinet Minister, Federal and Provincial Governments of Canada
"Jim Clemmer has written a witty and wise book filled with leadership wisdom that is rock solid. Read it and reap."
Lance Secretan, Author of Reclaiming Higher Ground
"If there is such a thing as a "universal book" then this is it. It brims with practical advice for people of all ages and all stages. It is replete with wonderful examples, and the reader will be amazed at the breadth of its scope."
Jack Zenger, author, president of PROVANT, Inc., and founder of Zenger Miller
"I am writing to let you know how much I appreciate your books and how they are helping us. I have been studying team building, leadership, training, and what we need to do to make our Centre an oasis, and your book has been of great help. I have been using Firing on all Cylinders, Pathways to Performance, and Growing the Distance. This is fabulous information, and is taking me places I always wanted to go -- but did not know how to get to."
Norman Reader, Corrections Officer
Lakeview Youth Custody Centre
"My name is Karly Stewart and I am 13 years old and in Grade Eight. I read your book Growing the Distance and learned many useful things from it. Even though it is about the workplace, I can apply these principles to similar situations that occur at school. It showed me that I shouldn't be afraid to take the lead.
I liked the chapters, 'Responsibility for Choices' and 'Authenticity'. I really liked reading the quotes and anecdotes, which were very humorous and gave me something to think (and laugh) about.
At my dad's office they are giving away fifty copies of this book for their leadership group. I think that not only people in workplaces should read this book, but people my age should read it too. Even teens would be able to benefit greatly from it. I would recommend it to any one who wants to become a better leader. This is an excellent book for people of all ages and a valuable source of information and wisdom on how to grow the distance.
"Growing the Distance is one of the best organized and inspiring collections of leadership advice I've ever seen! I must say that I didn't want the book to end! I bought several more copies for my friends and family!"
Dallas Gislason, Regional Development Coordinator
Saskatchewan Rural Development
Moose on the Table Reviews
Moose on the Table:
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"...most will recognize the real frustrations and challenges of a corporation, and a life, trying to pull itself back from disaster. I found myself thinking about my actions, or lack thereof, in similar situations from my past and wondering if I, too, could overcome my fear of moose on the table and lead change.
Easy and fun to read, Moose on the Table might be just the tale for those about to embark on a quest for change in their own lives or organizations."
Laurie Blake, Editor
Workplace magazine
"What a delightful read and a brilliant way to help people understand the moose that must be dealt with in our lives. I was educational, inspiring, enormously insightful, and, as with all your work, empowering. It will change a lot of lives."
Maurice O'Callaghan
Author and Professional Speaker
"I just finished reading Moose on the Table. I couldn't put the book down! Jim did a fantastic job. How true the fictional story was. I hope that Jim will write more books in fable form."
Sharon Walling, Team Leader
Holy Family Memorial, Manitowoc, WI
"Jim, I loved the book and could not put it down until I finished! It is a great way to open the eyes of 'Moose Hunters' everywhere. I have recommended the book to our Coach network and hopefully you will be receiving many more requests for the book!"
Diane Cappel, Organization Effectiveness Coach
Dow Chemical
"One of the few books that I seized upon and read from cover to cover within a couple of days! It is a fast-paced story with an almost too-good-to-be true ending not revealed until the last two chapters. A real thriller. I've been there and done that, though perhaps not as elegantly, nor with the same company. There is a lot of truth to the underlying lessons portrayed."
R. Max Wideman
"Jim's latest book, Moose on the Table, brings attention to a not so un-novel situation in a very novel way. Jim brings into focus a scenario that affects many people in many organisations in a way that makes reading about it fun. This increases consideration of the key issues that cause it to occur in the first place. It's too easy to pass over these learnings in a text book. Jim's storytelling makes them much more enjoyable and consequently increases the learnings and ability to reference it to others in the team."
George Gilraine, Facilitator/Internal Management Consultant
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals A/S
"Moose on the Table is educational and entertaining. From beginning to end the story had me fully engaged. I particularly liked how Jim so creatively manifested Pete's subconscious battles with himself through the humorous and painful struggles with the character of Alfred. Their 'conversations' and confrontations revealed the fragility of the human spirit. It also reminded us to listen deeply to our inner voice. By doing so, we can reclaim our resourcefulness, resiliency, and intuition to successfully deal with adversity. Jim skillfully wove the threads of Pete's self awareness into a remarkable personal tapestry of tragedy and triumph through inner reflection leading to outer leadership. Readers will easily identify with and learn from the main character - Pete Leonard.
Moose on the Table needs to be in everyone's motivational/self-help library. It's a novel to read and reread. Each time the story will be fresh and inspiring."
Kamara Hennessey, B.Mus. RMT (ORMTA:CFMTA)
Program Coordinator (BFO~H/B)
"I just finished reading your book, Moose on the Table: A Novel Approach to Communications @ Work. I honestly couldn't put it down! I loved the book and the storyline. The characters are so true to life. I'm sure there are a lot of people out there who can seriously identify with one or more of these characters and situations. You hit the nail on the head (or should I say Moose head) and drove the message home. After reading the book, it has encouraged me to find my moose, work more effectively and have more courageous conversations with not only my own team but top management team members as well. No more going along to get along...that's not the kind of life I want to lead!"
Belinda Pianezza, Product Manager
"I'm a huge fan of Jim's work and have just completed Moose on the Table. I loved it! I've worked for many organizations that could benefit from this fun, entertaining, eye-opening read. I'm hoping that we can get all of our management team reading the book. I have Growing the Distance and The Leader's Digest in my 'success library' that I share with the CIRA team. I'll be adding to my collection soon, as I would like to order Pathways to Performance and Firing on All Cylinders."
Heidi Hauver, Manager, Human Resources
Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)
"I simply couldn't and wouldn't put it down. It had my attention right from the 'get go.' I thoroughly enjoyed it! I could very easily draw so many parallels ('Moose') between the book's content and situations I have faced.
One of the toughest things we do in our industry (and life in general) is to question someone else's behavior and good intentions without the possibility of losing some trust. Finding the courage to use the right approach when expressing our genuine (authentic) concern for someone's safety is always a challenge. When an existing culture isn't accustomed (yet!) to courageous safety leadership, these approaches can be considered invasive and uncomfortable.
A health and safety 'moose' in our industry is that delicate balance between 'production' and 'risk -reduced production.' In today's supercharged metal hunt, the timelines for doing business have tightened exponentially. Therefore, managing health and safety risk can be quite a challenge and most often demands extreme amounts of courageous leadership. It will take some very hard work from some very special leaders to step up to these new challenges. Pete Leonard's experiences in Moose on the Table provide a powerful example of just that courageous leadership that's required to deal with our fast changing world and organizational challenges."
Cam Duquette, Director of Health and Safety
FNX Mining, Sudbury Operations
"The format of Moose on the Table is highly entertaining and so easy to read. I tend to have a short attention span for dry, deep materials, and this has made my learning much more enjoyable. I am inspired by how Pete finally reawakens his inner leader and moves forward. This book is such an affirmation that 'courageous conversations' are imperative to the success of a department or company."
Gay Ainsworth, Administrative Assistant
Georgian College
"I have just finished reading your book. I found it an easy and very enjoyable read with fantastic ideas. I like the fable approach because it makes the reading more fun but you learn from it. Much better than reading a list of do's and don'ts!"
Sandra Martone, Vice-Principal
Red Lake District High School
"A must read for courageous leadership! Moose on the Table serves as a primer for dealing with faulty processes and people issues that everyone else wants to ignore. Highly readable, refreshing and most of all, informative."
Jeff Mowatt, Bestselling author, "Becoming a Service Icon in 90
Minutes a Month"
"Jim, I completed Moose on the Table in one sitting and really enjoyed it. The book's message is such a strong one and so relevant I was wondering how you knew I needed to hear it! The storytelling format really worked for me. The analogies and examples are quite strong and very, very relevant. Using a light and funny approach to such a personal issue – living your values, not just talking about them and making excuses – is where the rubber meets the road for many leaders today. I'll pass the book along and order extra copies."
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