A “Major” Status Update

I published this article on LinkedIn today. I thought I would share it here. If you wish to see it at the source, you can find it on my LinkedIn profile. However, I'm going to republish the piece in its entirety here, since not everyone has a LI account and some would not be able …

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Certain Comments For China-Watchers

I published a new article on LinkedIn today and some of you may find it interesting, particularly those interested in foreign relations, and most especially China. What has gotten the Chinese government so anxious, so upset about Michael Pillsbury's controversial book, The Hundred-Year Marathon,​ published several years ago, that they would publish an op-ed last …

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LinkedIn Update: Totally Surreal

As some of you know, I've been "growing" my LinkedIn network (https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottholstad/) this year, both in terms of quantity & quality. I’ve been doing this with the goal of having a high-quality network for consulting purposes at some point in the future. I first blogged about this on May 14 (https://hankrules2011.com/2018/05/14/linkedin-and-my-recent-adventures-there-part-i/) & May 15 (https://hankrules2011.com/2018/05/15/linkedin-and-my-recent-adventures-there-part-ii/). …

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Visit Some Of My Updated Social Media Sites

Hi! I haven't been blogging as much as I want to, nor have I been as active on some sites like I'd prefer to be, but lately I have been more active on some of my social media and other sites, and I thought I'd let you know about them. Years ago, I got caught …

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Two Near-Death Experiences & Changes

Hello. I've been meaning to blog about some events that happened to me this summer, but I haven't found the time, energy, stamina, etc. But I wrote a post and published it on LinkedIn this morning, and I'm going to provide the link for it here. It's called "Major Changes." It details how I suffered …

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