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From the blog of Alan Simons at The Times of Israel

Is This Calm Before the Storm Meant To Create a War Against Dissenters and the ‘Unvaccinated’? Absolutely! ~ Eric Hoffer (1996). “The Passionate State of Mind” I spent recent days in what could be described as a psychological dystopic state of bewilderment, but then I remembered the fact that the modern American humanoid is merely a controlled drone, and his puppet master is the controlling governing state. This has long been the prevailing mood of the people, but this recent stark rem...

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Lionel Shriver Warns Readers Not to Meet Their Favorite Authors Credit...Rebecca Clarke May 27, 2021 “The warts-and-all version is almost always a disappointment, and they risk a retroactive taint,” says the novelist, whose forthcoming book is “Should We Stay or Should We Go.” What books are on your night stand? Two books to prime for my next novel: Eric Hoffer’s “The True Believer” and Charles Mackay’s “Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.” One exercis...

An organizations strategic knowledge priorities typically meet one or more of the following criteria:  The organization is a knowledge leader in that topic, service or field of knowledge. Internal thought leaders and knowledge resources exist and should be easily identified and accessed.  Clients, users and/or customers have identified the knowledge area as a priority through inquiries or the language within requests for proposals.   The knowledge area is one that competitors understand w...

If anything ail a man, so that he does not perform his functions, if he have a pain in his bowels even … he forthwith sets about reforming—the world. — Henry David Thoreau There are many who find a good alibi far more attractive than an achievement. For an achievement does not settle anything permanently. We still have to prove our worth anew each day: we have to prove that we are as good today as we were yesterday. But when we have a valid alibi for not achieving anything we are fixed, ...

Daily Times “Nationalist pride, like other variants of pride, can be a substitute for self-respect”— Eric Hoffer Way back in the 1960s, during our primary school days, our textbooks were full of stories about children from different provinces, including Bengalis when East Pakistan was under our flag. These were largely descriptive accounts of prevailing lifestyles, focusing on language, culture and staple diets, which naturally varied from region to region. Despite these distinctions, the...

Graphic Novel Biography of CARAVAGGIO Receives Independent Press Award News provided by Share this article Share this article LOS ANGELES, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CARAVAGGIO: A LIGHT BEFORE THE DARKNESS by Ken Mora is recognized as Winner in the category of Graphic Novel by Independent Press Award®, 2021. WINNER 2021 Independent Press Award, 2021 in the category of Graphic Novel Graphic Novel CARAVAGGIO: A LIGHT BEFORE THE DARKNESS is published by Bella Fe Media [US] and distributed In...

jschramm@minotdailynews.com File Photo Scott Jordan-Denny with JLG Architects gives a tour of the Wells Fargo building in March 2020 to city officials. At far left is council member Stephan Podrygula and at right are Mayor Shaun Sipma, council member Mark Jantzer, city engineer Lance Meyer and council member Lisa Olson. City staff have had input into space needs, and the City of Minot’s architect is ready to move toward designing a remodel of the former Wells Fargo building into a new city ha...