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Shared: KimsBayBrews
Step 1: Pour. Step 2: Consume. Step 3: Delight in perfection. Step 4: Repeat. (Spoiler Alert: there is no coffee) pic.twitter.com/C2KZtzKqLA
— KIM (@KimsBayBrews) December 29, 2014
Shared: Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action | Talk Video | TED.com
Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action | Talk Video | TED.com:
Listen to politicians now, with their comprehensive 12-point plans. They’re not inspiring anybody. Because there are leaders and there are those who lead. Leaders hold a position of power or authority, but those who lead inspire us. Whether they’re individuals or organizations, we follow those who lead, not because we have to, but because we want to. We follow those who lead, not for them, but for ourselves.
Shared: Nashville police chief shares message, responds to questions
Nashville police chief shares message, responds to questions:
While I don’t doubt that you sincerely believe that your thoughts represent the majority of citizens, I would ask you to consider the following before you chisel those thoughts in stone.
As imperfect humans, we have a tendency to limit our association with other persons to those persons who are most like us. Unfortunately, there is even more of a human tendency to stay within our comfort zone by further narrowing those associations to those persons who share our thoughts and opinions. By doing this we can avoid giving consideration to thoughts and ideas different than our own. This would make us uncomfortable. By considering only the thoughts and ideas we are in agreement with, we stay in our comfort zone. Our own biases get reinforced and reflected back at us leaving no room for any opinion but our own. By doing this, we often convince ourselves that the majority of the world shares opinion and that anyone with another opinion is, obviously, wrong.
It is only when we go outside that comfort zone, and subject ourselves to the discomfort of considering thoughts we don’t agree with, that we can make an informed judgment on any matter. We can still disagree and maintain our opinions, but we can now do so knowing that the issue has been given consideration from all four sides. Or, if we truly give fair consideration to all points of view, we may need to swallow our pride and amend our original thoughts.
And, it is only by giving consideration to the thoughts of all persons, even those that disagree with us, that we can have an understanding as to what constitutes a majority.
Shared: Beer delivered to your door in Pa.? Easy as LCB
Beer delivered to your door in Pa.? Easy as LCB:
Happy new year, Pennsylvania beer drinkers: Getting your hands on a six pack or two will become as easy as ordering a pizza. And this new convenience for consumers came about through a simple letter to the Liquor Control Board this fall.
Shared: Shrove Tuesday
Before the Christian era, the Slavs believed that the change of seasons was a struggle between Jarilo, the god of vegetation, fertility and springtime, and the evil spirits of cold and darkness. People believed that they had to help Jarilo fight against winter and bring in the spring. The most important part of Shrovetide week (the whole celebration of the arrival of spring lasted one week) was making and eating pancakes. The hot, round pancakes symbolized the sun. The Slavs believed that by eating pancakes, they got the power, light and warmth of the sun. The first pancake was usually put on a window for the spirits of the ancestors. On the last day of Shrovetide week some pancakes and other food were burnt in a bonfire as a sacrifice to the pagan gods.
Shared: Do Not Listen to the Crazy Man Telling You to Quit Your Job
Do Not Listen to the Crazy Man Telling You to Quit Your Job:
By ‘understand the business model,’ I mean you can (confidently) answer this question: What is the plan to bring in enough money to sustain the enterprise and permit it to grow?
Shared: SierraNevada
Making spirits bright over here. pic.twitter.com/qbYAAnpHMl
— Sierra Nevada Beer (@SierraNevada) December 23, 2014
Shared: Neil Gaiman reads Jabberwocky
Neil Gaiman reads Jabberwocky by Neil Gaiman:
Worldbuilders let people who donated money to them vote on what I would read if they hit $600,000. They did reach that goal, and they voted. It was between Goodnight Moon, Fox in Socks, Where the Wild Things Are and Jabberwocky. Jabberwocky won. So I got up this morning and headed, sleep-bleary, out into the woods to record myself reciting it… You can donate to Worldbuilders at worldbuilders.org. And you should.
Shared: Malt: A Practical Guide from Field to Brewhouse
Malt: A Practical Guide from Field to Brewhouse by Brewers Association:
Brewers often call malt the soul of beer. Fourth in the Brewing Elements series, Malt: A Practical Guide from Field to Brewhouse delves into the intricacies of this key ingredient used in virtually all beers. This book provides a comprehensive overview of malt, with primary focus on barley, from the field through the malting process. With primers on history, agricultural development and physiology of the barley kernel, John Mallett (Bell’s Brewery, Inc.) leads us through the enzymatic conversion that takes place during the malting process. A detailed discussion of enzymes, the Maillard reaction, and specialty malts follows. Quality and analysis, malt selection, and storage and handling are explained. This book is of value to all brewers, of all experience levels, who wish to learn more about the role of malt as the backbone of beer.