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Is The U.S. Economy Edging Closer To A Colossal Collapse?
Posted by John Loeffler in GDP, Greed, Stock Market, stock market crash, U.S., U.S. debt, U.S. Economy, United States, Wall Street
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What do 1929, 2000 and 2007 all have in common? Those were all years in which we saw a dramatic spike in margin debt. In all three instances, investors became highly leveraged in order to "take advantage" of a soaring stock market. But of course we all know what happened each time. The spike in margin debt was rapidly followed by a horrifying stock market crash. Well guess what? It is happening again. In April (the last month we have a number for), margin debt rose to an all-time high of more than 384 billion dollars. The previous high was 381 billion dollars which occurred back in July 2007. Margin debt is about 29 percent higher than it was a year ago, and the S&P 500 has risen by more than 20 percent since last fall. The stock market just continues to rise even though the underlying economic fundamentals continue to get worse. So should we be alarmed? Is the stock market bubble going to burst at some point? Well, if history is any indication we are in big trouble. In the past, whenever margin debt has gone over 2.25% of GDP the stock market has crashed. That certainly does not mean that the market is going to crash this week, but it is a major red flag.
The funny thing is that the fact that investors are so highly leveraged is being seen as a positive thing by many in the financial world. Some believe that a high level of margin debt is a sign that "investor confidence" is high and that the rally will continue. The following is from a recent article in the Wall Street Journal…
The rising level of debt is seen as a measure of investor confidence, as investors are more willing to take out debt against investments when shares are rising and they have more value in their portfolios to borrow against. The latest rise has been fueled by low interest rates and a 15% year-to-date stock-market rally.
Others, however, consider the spike in margin debt to be a very ominous sign. Margin debt has now risen to about 2.4 percent of GDP, and as the New York Times recently pointed out, whenever we have gotten this high before a market crash has always followed…
The first time in recent decades that total margin debt exceeded 2.25 percent of G.D.P. came at the end of 1999, amid the technology stock bubble. Margin debt fell after that bubble burst, but began to rise again during the housing boom — when anecdotal evidence said some investors were using their investments to secure loans that went for down payments on homes. That boom in margin loans also ended badly.
Posted below is a chart of the performance of the S&P 500 over the last several decades. Every time margin debt has soared to a dramatic new high in the past, a stock market crash and a recession have always followed. Will we escape a similar fate this time?
What makes all of this even more alarming is the fact that a number of things that we have not seen happen in the U.S. economy since 2009 are starting to happen again. See 12 Clear Signals That The U.S. Economy Is About To Really Slow Down: http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/12-clear-signals-that-the-u-s-economy-is-about-to-really-slow-down
At some point the stock market will catch up with the economy. When that happens, it will probably happen very rapidly and a lot of people will lose a lot of money.
Unfortunately most Americans rely on the mainstream media to do much of their thinking for them. They will never see the colossal collapse coming!
Source: http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/whenever-margin-debt-goes-over-2-25-of-gdp-the-stock-market-always-crashes
18 Signs Of A Global Economic Meltdown!
Posted by John Loeffler in Asia, Austerity, Depression, Economic Collapse, Economic Inequality, Economic Meltdown, Economy, Elite, EU, European Union, Federal Reserve, Hindenburg Omen, Money, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Poor, Poverty, Quotes, Recession, Sequestration, Stock Market, stock market crash, U.S., Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, United States, wages, Wall Street, Wealthy, World-Wide, Youth
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This is no time to be complacent. Massive economic problems are erupting all over the globe, but most people seem to believe that everything is going to be just fine. In fact, a whole bunch of recent polls and surveys show that the American people are starting to feel much better about how the U.S. economy is performing. Unfortunately, the false prosperity that we are currently enjoying is not going to last much longer. Just look at what is happening in Europe. The eurozone is now in the midst of the longest recession that it has ever experienced. Just look at what is happening over in Asia. Economic growth in India is the lowest that it has been in a decade and the Japanese financial system is beginning to spin wildly out of control. One of the only places on the entire planet where serious economic problems have not already erupted is in the United States, and that is only because we have "kicked the can down the road" by recklessly printing money and by borrowing money at an unprecedented rate. Unfortunately, the "sugar high" produced by those foolish measures is starting to wear off. We are going to experience a massive amount of economic pain along with the rest of the world – it is just a matter of time.
But for the moment, there are a lot of skeptics out there.
For the moment, there are a lot of people that are declaring that the problems of the past have been fixed and that we are heading for incredibly bright economic times ahead.
Unfortunately, those people appear to be purposely ignoring the economic horror that is breaking out all over the globe.
The following are 18 signs that massive economic problems are erupting all over the planet…
#1 The eurozone is now in the midst of its longest recession ever. Economic activity in the eurozone has declined for six quarters in a row.
#2 Italy's economy has now been contracting for seven quarters in a row.
#3 Industrial production in Italy has fallen for 15 months in a row. It has now fallen to its lowest level in about 25 years.
#4 The number of people that are considered to be "seriously deprived" in Italy has doubled over the past two years.
#5 Consumer confidence in France has just hit a new all-time low.
#6 The number of unemployed workers seeking a job in France has hit a brand new all-time record high. Many unemployed workers in France are utterly frustrated at this point…
"I've sent CVs everywhere, I come to the unemployment agency every day, for 3 or 4 hours to look for work as a truck driver and there's never anything," said 42-year old Djamel Sami, who has been unemployed for a year, leaving a job agency in Paris.
#7 Unemployment in the eurozone as a whole has just hit a brand new all-time record high of 12.2 percent.
#8 Youth unemployment continues to soar to unprecedented heights in Europe. The following is from an article that was recently posted on the website of the Guardian that detailed how bad things are getting in some of the worst countries…
In Greece, 62.5% of young people are out of work, in Spain it's 56.4%, then Portugal with 42.5%, and then Italy with 40.5%.
#9 Youth unemployment is being partially blamed for the worst rioting that Sweden has seen in many years. The following is how the Daily Mail described the riots…
Sweden is reeling after a third night of rioting in largely run-down immigrant areas of the capital Stockholm.
In the last 48 hours violence has spread to at least ten suburbs with mobs of youths torching hundreds of cars and clashing with police.
It is Sweden's worst disorder in years and has shocked the country and provoked a debate on how Sweden is coping with youth unemployment and an influx of immigrants.
#10 An astounding 10 percent of all banking deposits were pulled out of banks in Cyprus during the month of April alone.
#11 Economic growth in India is the slowest that it has been in an entire decade.
#12 Suddenly Australia is experiencing some tremendous economic challenges. The following quotes are from a recent Zero Hedge article…
-"We're seeing a much sharper contraction in the Australian economy than we'd anticipated four or five months ago". Coffey MD, John Douglas. The engineering group has seen its shares, which traded above $4 in 2007, hit 10c last week.
-"By 10am, the Fitness First gym in the city is packed full of brokers who've had a gutful of sitting at their desk doing nothing – salary cuts are starting and next it will be jobs" Perth broker
-"Oh mate, the funding market is dead. You are now seeing a few deeply discounted rights issues for those that are reaching desperate levels ….. liquidity has completely disappeared" Perth broker
#13 The financial system in Japan is beginning to spin wildly out of control. The Japanese stock market has now declined about 15 percent from the peak, and many believe that the yen will continue to get weaker and that interest rates in Japan will start to rise significantly.
#14 Global cash flow is declining at a rate not seen since the last recession. This indicates that we could be headed for a global credit crunch.
#15 Real wages continue to decline in the United States. Even though we are being told that the U.S. is experiencing an "economy recovery", real weekly earnings have declined from $297.79 in 2010 to $295.49 in 2011 to $294.83 in 2012. (The preceding calculation is based on 1982-1984 dollars)
#16 Wall Street is buzzing about the fact that "the Hindenburg Omen" appeared at the end of last week. So exactly what is "the Hindenburg Omen"? The following are the criteria that are used to determine whether it has appeared or not…
1. The daily number of NYSE new 52 Week Highs and the daily number of new 52 Week Lows must both be greater than 2.2 percent of total NYSE issues traded that day.
2. The smaller of these numbers is greater than or equal to 69 (68.772 is 2.2% of 3126). This is not a rule but more like a checksum. This condition is a function of the 2.2% of the total issues.
3. That the NYSE 10 Week moving average is rising.
4. That the McClellan Oscillator ( a market breadth indicator used to evaluate the rate of money entering or leaving the market and interpretively indicate overbought or oversold conditions of the market) is negative on that same day.
5. That new 52 Week Highs cannot be more than twice the new 52 Week Lows (however it is fine for new 52 Week Lows to be more than double new 52 Week Highs).
When the Hindenburg Omen makes an appearance, it supposedly means that the U.S. stock market is likely to experience a serious decline within the next 40 days.
#17 As I wrote about the other day, the SentimenTrader Smart/Dumb Money Index is now the lowest that it has been in more than two years. That means that lots of "smart money" has been getting out of the market and lots of "dumb money" has been pouring in.
#18 Margin debt on the New York Stock Exchange has set a new all-time high. The following is from a recent Market Oracle article…
Margin debt—that's the amount of money borrowed to purchase stocks—on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) reached its all-time high in April. Margin debt on the NYSE registered at $384.3 billion as the key stock indices hit new record-highs. (Source: New York Stock Exchange web site, last accessed May 29, 2013.) The highest margin debt ever reached prior to this was in July of 2007, when it stood just above $381.0 billion. At that time, just like today, the key stock indices were near their peaks and "buy now before it's too late" was the prominent theme of the day
Whenever margin debt spikes like this, a stock market crash almost always follows.
Wall Street has had a good couple of years, but it has been a "false prosperity" that has been pumped up by reckless money printing by the Federal Reserve. Just like all of the other stock market bubbles that we have seen in recent years, this one is going to burst too. And as Marc Faber recently pointed out, this bubble has been particularly beneficial to the wealthy…
The Fed has been flooding the system with money. The problem is the money doesn't flow into the system evenly. It doesn't increase economic activity and asset prices in concert. Instead, it creates dangerous excesses in countries and asset classes. Money-printing fueled the colossal stock-market bubble of 1999-2000, when the Nasdaq more than doubled, becoming disconnected from economic reality. It fueled the housing bubble, which burst in 2008, and the commodities bubble. Now money is flowing into the high-end asset market – things like stocks, bonds, art, wine, jewelry, and luxury real estate.
Money-printing boosts the economy of the people closest to the money flow. But it doesn't help the worker in Detroit, or the vast majority of the middle class. It leads to a widening wealth gap. The majority loses, and the minority wins.
The fact that the U.S. stock market has set new all-time record high after new all-time record high in recent months means very little. At this point, the stock market has become completely divorced from economic reality. When this current bubble bursts, the adjustment is going to be very painful. Wall Street will likely whine and complain and ask for more bailouts, but they may find that authorities are not nearly as sympathetic this time.
Much of the rest of the world is already experiencing the next major wave of the economic collapse. Reckless money printing by the Fed and reckless borrowing and spending by the federal government may have delayed the inevitable in the United States for a little while, but those measures have also made our long-term problems even worse.
There was one piece of advice that Ben Bernanke included in his commencement speech to students at Princeton recently that I thought was particularly ironic…
"Don't be afraid to let the drama play out."
Will he take his own advice when the next great financial crisis strikes the United States?
That seems very unlikely.
Unfortunately, things are not going to be so easy to fix this next time.
What happened back in 2008 was just a preview.
What is coming next is going to absolutely shock the world!
Source: http://www.thesleuthjournal.com/18-signs-that-massive-economic-problems-are-erupting-all-over-the-planet/
Top 1% Own 39% Of All Global Wealth: Hoarding Soars!
Posted by John Loeffler in Bilderberg Group, Corruption, Earth, Economic Inequality, Economy, Global, Greed, middle class, New World Order, Poor, Population Control, Poverty, Power, Power-hungry, Rich, Stock Market, tyranny, U.S., U.S. Government, United States, Wal-Mart, Wall Street, Wealthiest, Wealthy
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According to a study that was just released by Boston Consulting Group, the wealthiest one percent now own 39 percent of all the wealth in the world. Meanwhile, the bottom 50 percent only own 1 percent of all the wealth in the world combined. The global financial system has been designed to funnel wealth to the very top, and the gap between the wealthy and the poor continues to expand at a frightening pace. The global elite continue to hoard wealth and heap together enormous mountains of treasure in these troubled days even though the economic suffering around the planet continues to grow. So exactly how have the global elite accumulated so much wealth? Well, one of the primary ways is through the use of debt. There is about 190 trillion dollars of debt in the world but global GDP is only about 70 trillion dollars. Our debt-based global financial system systematically transfers wealth from us and our governments into the hands of the global elite. And, of course, the gigantic banks and corporations that the elite control are constantly gobbling up everything of value that they can find: natural resources, profitable small businesses, real estate, politicians, etc. Money, power, ownership and control are becoming very, very tightly concentrated at the top of the food chain, and that is a very dangerous thing for humanity. When too much money and power gets into too few hands, it almost always results in tyranny.
What will eventually happen when the global elite have ALL the wealth?
Will the rest of us work as serfs in a system that they have iron-fisted control over?
And what if they decide that they don't really need billions of people working for them? Will they decide to implement population control measures in order to reduce the number of "useless eaters"? It is already happening in China and other highly centralized societies.
When all of the economic rewards of a society go to a very small handful of people, it tends to be very destabilizing. We have seen this again and again throughout history.
When people have everything taken away from them and they have nothing left to lose, they tend to become very desperate. And right now we are rapidly hurtling toward a time of great global instability. Anger and frustration are growing all over the globe, and the rate at which the gap between the wealthy and the poor is widening seems to be accelerating. Just check out these numbers…
-The wealthiest 1 percent of the global population now owns 39 percent of all the wealth on the planet.
-According to a report that was released last summer, the global elite have up to 32 TRILLION dollars stashed in offshore banks around the planet.
-According to a study conducted by Credit Suisse, the bottom two-thirds of the global population owns just 3.3% of all the wealth.
-A study by the World Institute for Development Economics Research discovered that the bottom half of the world population owns approximately 1 percent of all global wealth.
-It is estimated that the entire continent of Africa only owns approximately 1 percent of the total wealth of the world.
-Approximately 1 billion people throughout the world go to bed hungry each night.
-If you can believe it, more than 3 billion people currently live on less than 2 dollar a day.
In the world that we live in, money equals power. And the more money that the top one percent accumulate, the more power they will accumulate as well.
So exactly who are the top one percent? The global elite are absolutely obsessed with power and control and they have been working to implement their agenda for a very long time. In the end, they hope to unite the entire planet under a monolithic global system that they control. They are actually quite open about this – it is just that most people do not want to believe it.
The gap between the wealthy and the poor is rapidly growing in the United States as well. Sadly, this means that the middle class is steadily disappearing as the ranks of those that are living in poverty continues to increase.
But of course not everyone is doing badly in the U.S. right now. In fact, those that own stocks have had lots of reasons to celebrate in recent months.
So who owns stocks?
Well, the wealthy do of course. In fact, approximately 60 percent of all individually held stocks are owned by the top 5 percent of all Americans.
During the last recession, Americans lost 16 trillion dollars of wealth. Since then, about 45 percent of that wealth has been "recovered", but the vast majority of that "recovery" has been due to rising stock prices. The following comes from a recent Washington Post article…
From the peak of the boom to the bottom of the bust, households watched a total of $16 trillion in wealth disappear amid sinking stock prices and the rubble of the real estate market. Since then, Americans have only been able to recapture 45 percent of that amount on average, after adjusting for inflation and population growth, according to the report from the St. Louis Fed released Thursday.
In addition, the report showed most of the improvement was due to gains in the stock market, which primarily benefit wealthy families. That means the recovery for other households has been even weaker.
"A conclusion that the financial damage of the crisis and recession largely has been repaired is not justified," the report stated.
Once upon a time, the United States had the largest and most thriving middle class in the history of the world. That was a great thing. But now the middle class is being destroyed and government dependence has surged to an all-time high.
The following are some of the incredible statistics that show how wide the gap between the wealthy and the poor in America is becoming…
-The wealthiest 1 percent of all Americans now own more than a third of all the wealth in the United States.
-In the United States today, the wealthiest one percent of all Americans have a greater net worth than the bottom 90 percent combined.
-According to Forbes, the 400 wealthiest Americans have more wealth than the bottom 150 million Americans combined.
-The six heirs of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton have as much wealth as the bottom one-third of all Americans combined.
-On average, households in the top 7 percent have 24 times as much wealth as households in the bottom 93 percent.
-Between 2009 and 2011, the wealth of the bottom 93 percent of all Americans declined by 4 percent, while the wealth of the top 7 percent of all Americans increased by 28 percent.
-The poorest 50 percent of all Americans collectively own just 2.5% of all the wealth in the United States.
-The top 0.01% of all Americans make an average of $27,342,212. The bottom 90% make an average of $31,244.
Obviously we have a huge problem here.
With each passing day, poverty is rising and more people are becoming dependent on the government.
Source: http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/top-1-own-39-of-all-global-wealth-hoarding-soars-as-we-hurtle-toward-economic-oblivion
U.S. Economic Black Hole On Horizon!
Posted by John Loeffler in Banks, Corruption, Economic Bubble, Economic Collapse, Economy, Federal Reserve, Fraud, GDP, global crisis, Greed, Japan, media blackout, national debt, Social Security, Stock Market, U.S., Unemployment, United States, Wall Street
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What is going to happen when the greatest economic bubble in the history of the world pops? The mainstream media never talks about that. They are much too busy covering the latest dogfights in Washington and what Justin Bieber has been up to. And most Americans seem to think that if the Dow keeps setting new all-time highs that everything must be okay. Sadly, that is not the case at all. Right now, the U.S. economy is exhibiting all of the classic symptoms of a bubble economy. You can see this when you step back and take a longer-term view of things. Over the past decade, we have added more than 10 trillion dollars to the national debt. But most Americans have shown very little concern as the balance on our national credit card has soared from 6 trillion dollars to nearly 17 trillion dollars. Meanwhile, Wall Street has been transformed into the biggest casino on the planet, and much of the new money that the Federal Reserve has been recklessly printing up has gone into stocks. But the Dow does not keep setting new records because the underlying economic fundamentals are good. Rather, the reckless euphoria that we are seeing in the financial markets right now reminds me very much of 1929. Margin debt is absolutely soaring, and every time that happens a crash rapidly follows. But this time when a crash happens it could very well be unlike anything that we have ever seen before. The top 25 U.S. banks have more than 212 trillion dollars of exposure to derivatives combined, and when that house of cards comes crashing down there is no way that anyone will be able to prop it back up. After all, U.S. GDP for an entire year is only a bit more than 15 trillion dollars.
But most Americans are only focused on the short-term because the mainstream media is only focused on the short-term. Things are good this week and things were good last week, so there is nothing to worry about, right?
Unfortunately, economic reality is not going to change even if all of us try to ignore it. Those that are willing to take an honest look at what is coming down the road are very troubled. For example, Bill Gross of PIMCO says that his firm sees "bubbles everywhere"…
We see bubbles everywhere, and that is not to be dramatic and not to suggest they will pop immediately. I just suggested in the bond market with a bubble in treasuries and bubble in narrow credit spreads and high-yield prices, that perhaps there is a significant distortion there. Having said that, it suggests that as long as the FED and Bank of Japan and other Central Banks keep writing checks and do not withdraw, then the bubble can be supported as in blowing bubbles. They are blowing bubbles. When that stops there will be repercussions.
And unfortunately, it is not just the United States that has a bubble economy. In fact, the gigantic financial bubble over in Japan may burst before our own financial bubble does. The following is from a recent article by Graham Summers…
First and foremost, Japan is the second largest bond market in the world. If Japan's sovereign bonds continue to fall, pushing rates higher, then there has been a tectonic shift in the global financial system. Remember the impact that Greece had on asset prices? Greece's bond market is less than 3% of Japan's in size.
For multiple decades, Japanese bonds have been considered "risk free." As a result of this, investors have been willing to lend money to Japan at extremely low rates. This has allowed Japan's economy, the second largest in the world, to putter along marginally.
So if Japanese bonds begin to implode, this means that:
1) The second largest bond market in the world is entering a bear market (along with commensurate liquidations and redemptions by institutional investors around the globe).
2) The second largest economy in the world will collapse (along with the impact on global exports).
Both of these are truly epic problems for the financial system.
And of course the entire global financial system is a giant bundle of debt, risk and leverage at this point. We have never seen anything like this in world history. When you step back and take a good, hard look at the numbers, they truly are staggering. The following statistics are from one of my previous articles entitled "Why Is The World Economy Doomed? The Global Financial Pyramid Scheme By The Numbers"…
–$70,000,000,000,000 – The approximate size of total world GDP.
–$190,000,000,000,000 – The approximate size of the total amount of debt in the entire world. It has nearly doubled in size over the past decade.
–$212,525,587,000,000 – According to the U.S. government, this is the notional value of the derivatives that are being held by the top 25 banks in the United States. But those banks only have total assets of about 8.9 trillion dollars combined. In other words, the exposure of our largest banks to derivatives outweighs their total assets by a ratio of about 24 to 1.
–$600,000,000,000,000 to $1,500,000,000,000,000 – The estimates of the total notional value of all global derivatives generally fall within this range. At the high end of the range, the ratio of derivatives to global GDP is more than 21 to 1.
The financial meltdown that happened back in 2008 should have been a wake up call for the nations of the world. They should have corrected the mistakes that happened so that nothing like that would ever happen again. Unfortunately, nothing was fixed. Instead, our politicians and the central bankers became obsessed with reinflating the system. They piled up even more debt, recklessly printed tons of money and kicked the can down the road for a few years. In the process, they made our long-term problems even worse. The following is a recent quote from John Williams of shadowstats.com…
The economic and systemic solvency crises of the last eight years continue. There never was an actual recovery following the economic downturn that began in 2006 and collapsed into 2008 and 2009. What followed was a protracted period of business stagnation that began to turn down anew in second- and third-quarter 2012. The official recovery seen in GDP has been a statistical illusion generated by the use of understated inflation in calculating key economic series (see Public Comment on Inflation). Nonetheless, given the nature of official reporting, the renewed downturn likely will gain recognition as the second-dip in a double- or multiple-dip recession.
What continues to unfold in the systemic and economic crises is just an ongoing part of the 2008 turmoil. All the extraordinary actions and interventions bought a little time, but they did not resolve the various crises. That the crises continue can be seen in deteriorating economic activity and in the panicked actions by the Federal Reserve, where it proactively is monetizing U.S. Treasury debt at a pace suggestive of a Treasury that is unable to borrow otherwise.
And there are already lots of signs that the next economic downturn is rapidly approaching.
For example, corporate revenues are falling at Wal-Mart, Proctor and Gamble, Starbucks, AT&T, Safeway, American Express and IBM.
Would revenues at Wal-Mart be falling if the economy was getting better?
U.S. jobless claims hit a six week high last week. We aren't in the danger zone yet, but once they hit 400,000 that will be a major red flag.
And even though we are still in the "good times" relatively speaking, the federal government is already talking about tightening welfare programs. In fact, there are proposals in Congress right now to make significant cuts to the food stamp program.
If food stamps and other welfare programs get cut, that is going to make a lot of people very, very angry. And that anger and frustration will get even worse when the next economic downturn strikes and millions of people start losing their jobs and their homes.
What we are witnessing right now is the calm before the storm. Let us hope that it lasts for as long as possible so that we can have more time to prepare.
Unfortunately, this bubble of false hope will not last forever. At some point it will end, and then the pain will begin.
Source: http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/americas-bubble-economy-is-going-to-become-an-economic-black-hole
READER ALERT! Boston Counter-Terror Unit Tracked Protesters NOT Terrorists!
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We wanted to share with our friends and supporters the following article by Michael Isikoff of NBC News. The article references documents obtained by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund showing that the FBI and Department of Homeland Security coordinated with local police agencies, including Boston's counter-terror unit, to monitor Occupy Wall Street demonstrations and other peaceful protest activities.
From NBC News:
Unaware of Tsarnaev warnings,
Boston counterterror unit tracked protesters
By Michael Isikoff
Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis testifies before a House committee on the marathon bombings. (Photo: NBC News)
In the fall of 2011, a key Boston police counterterror intelligence unit — funded with millions of dollars in U.S. homeland security grants — was closely monitoring anti-Wall Street demonstrations, including tracking the Facebook pages and websites of the protesters and writing reports on the potential impact on "commercial and financial sector assets" in downtown areas, according to internal police documents.
The police monitoring of the activities of Occupy Boston — an off-shoot of the Occupy Wall Street protests that swept the country in 2011 — came during a period after the U.S. government received the second of two warnings from the Russian government about the radical Islamic ties of alleged Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis told a congressional panel Thursday that his department was never alerted by any federal agency to the information about Tsarnaev, but added that it was "hard to say" whether it would have made any difference in preventing the bombing. FBI officials have insisted that the intelligence about Tsarnaev was vague and uncorroborated and that their own assessment at the time produced no "derogatory" information that justified opening a full-scale investigation.
But the internal Boston police documents, recently obtained by a civil liberties group, could raise fresh questions about the role of Homeland Security-funded "fusion centers" like the Boston Regional Intelligence Center, or BRIC, which conducted the monitoring. The Boston unit is one of 72 such units set up to collect, analyze and share intelligence about potential terror threats. While Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has called the units "one of the centerpieces" of the nation's counterterrorism efforts, congressional critics have questioned their effectiveness and accused them in some cases of writing "useless" reports that infringed on civil liberties.
"They were monitoring completely lawful activities," said Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, executive director of the Partnership for Civil Justice, a civil liberties group that recently obtained the documents on the BRIC's monitoring of Occupy Boston under the Freedom of Information Act. She said the BRIC monitoring was an example of the "vast expenditure of government money" to collect intelligence on activities unrelated to terrorism, in violation of First Amendment rights.
A Boston police spokeswoman said the department has changed its reporting procedures since the monitoring of the protests and emphasized that the BRIC is "about a lot more than terrorism."
A Homeland Security official declined comment, saying the BRIC, like other fusion centers, was "locally owned and operated." But the official noted that, just five days before the marathon bombing, the BRIC did produce an assessment for the event that, while concluding there was "no specific" or "credible" threat information, advised that "officials should be aware of a range of potential terrorist threats, from scattered unsophisticated attacks to dispersal of chemical or biological agents." The assessment also identified the marathon finish line — where the bombing took place — as well as Fenway Park as "an area of increased vulnerability."
The internal police documents about the activities of the BRIC show that on Sept. 30, 2011 — just two days after the second Russian warning about Tsarnaev was sent to the CIA — the Boston police unit was focused on an upcoming "Take Back Boston Rally" planned for the city's Dewey Square.
"Approximately 100 people are listed as attending the Take Back Boston Rally on the event's Facebook page and Occupy Boston organziers are encouraging people to attend it as well," reads one BRIC report written by a U.S. homeland security official on Sept. 30, 2011. "The BRIC has received information that approximately 700 people will participate in the Take Back Boston march, with approximately 100 people staying to camp out as part of Occupy Boston."
A follow-up report, three days days later, tracked the number of protesters, noting that "the size of the camp in Dewey Square has steadily grown over the weekend" and that "according to the group's website" the demonstrators were planning two marches, including one to a "local media station, very likely to be Fox News Boston on Beacon Hill."
Verheyden-Hilliard, whose group obtained the documents, said it was not surprising that the BRIC would be reporting such information since later documents appear to show Homeland Security officials requesting such data. In one "Daily Intelligence Briefing," dated Oct. 21, 2011, the "Threat Management Division" of Homeland Security's Federal Protective Service outlines a "template for creating the daily intelligence brief for your region" and then cites a "list of events we want to request" that officials submit "for daily briefing information." Among the categories, in addition to reporting on domestic terrorist acts and "significant criminal activity" is one called "Peaceful Activist Demonstrations."
In his testimony Thursday, Commissioner Davis acknowledged to a House committee that his department, which runs the BRIC, was never provided any of the intelligence from the FBI and CIA that Tsarnaev, a resident of Cambridge, had been twice flagged by the Russians as an Islamic radical with ties to "underground" groups in that country.
"We were not aware of the two brothers," Davis said in response to questioning by Rep. Mike McCaul of Texas, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. "We were not aware of Tamerlan's activities."
Davis acknowledged that police counterterrorism detectives were assigned to an FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) — a separate unit from the Homeland Security fusion centers that serves as the government's primary investigative arm for probing terror threats. An FBI agent at the Boston JTTF conducted an "assessment" of Tsarnaev in 2011 after the first warning about his ties was sent by Russia's FSB intelligence service. The assessment found no "derogatory" information about Tsarnaev that justified conducting a formal investigation. Later information about Tsarnaev included a second Russian warning to the CIA on Sept. 28, 2011.
But while Boston police had access to the JTTF's classified database, Davis said that his own officers assigned to the task force were never specifically alerted to any the information about Tsarnaev. "They tell me they received no word about that individual prior to the bombing."
FBI spokesman Jason Pack said Thursday that state and local members of the JTTF are "responsible for maintaining awareness of possible threats" in their areas and could have performed "customized key word searches" of the FBI database that would have yielded the information about Tsarnaev.
NBC News researcher Taylor Sears contributed to this report.
DHS documents revealing that peaceful protesters were monitored as a matter of policy can be read by clicking here: http://www.justiceonline.org/commentary/new-documents-reveal-dhs.html
FBI documents showing the nationwide monitoring of the Occupy movement can be read by clicking here: http://www.justiceonline.org/commentary/fbi-files-ows.html


This post is about Frederick Douglass, who lived from 1818-1895 and escaped from his owners in 1838. Douglass gave his first speech against slavery in 1841 to a mixed crowd of whites and blacks.
I found it ironic that the white abolitionists were all about rallying for the black race as long as the people they were rallying for didn't get more attention than the white folks or take jobs the white folks wanted. That was pretty ignorant in my humble opinion, and I don't mean ignorant as uninformed, I mean the other ignorant.
Douglass had a wife and five kids to support, but when it came down to him getting a job on the docks as a caulker; the white folks objected to him being hired. Now maybe this could slide by as the people he was completing with for a job might not have necessarily been white abolitionists, but once he began traveling with the Garrisonian abolitionists, I would have thought this racism would have ceased. I was wrong.
Douglass traveled all over speaking against slavery but apparently he was used more as a prop than a speaker. The white speakers wanted to do the talking and just parade Douglass out on stage to show the audience his scars from the vicious beatings he was given at the hands of his white owners. As if that wasn't insulting enough, as Douglass developed his voice and made use of rhetorical tones, his white friends believed he was destroying his credibility as a slave. I suppose the more he sounded like the white folks, educated with no Southern draw, the less likely anyone would believe he had been a slave. They even doubted that he had in fact written his own speeches. If he hadn't had the scars, would they have believed anything?
Fact: There are times that my own race disgusts me, historically and presently.


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Could 5G Give Fans a New Angle on the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
There are several major dates in the sporting calendar these days but, when it comes to athletics, one of the biggest is definitely the Commonwealth Games.
While the next event is still a couple of years away, anticipation is already building in relation to the 2020 Commonwealth Games. Furthermore, work is also ongoing in the UK's host city of Birmingham to ensure it is ready to stage the action.
Earlier this month, the BBC reported on fresh details surrounding construction projects linked to the games, with it being confirmed that refurbishment work on the city's Alexander Stadium will now only be completed by April 2022 – just months before the event begins.
The £72 million project related to the stadium includes plans to boost its capacity as well as to build new tracks at the site and provide extra infrastructure facilities like parking. The BBC also revealed how an estimated completion date of March 31st 2022 has been set for the athletes' village which will be used during the event.
But while progress is being made in terms of preparing Birmingham for the event, it will be intriguing to see what kind of role technology might play once the action gets underway. Some exciting new innovations have emerged in recent years and it will be fascinating to see whether something like 5G goes on to have an impact on how we experience the games as spectators based around the globe.
A major talking point
5G has become a real talking point in recent times and the technology actually has an existing association with the Commonwealth Games. As TechGuide.com.au outlined, Optus notably established a showcase of the technology on the Gold Coast when the region hosted the event back in 2018. The demonstration highlighted features including how 5G could offer users the chance to stream 8K video on the go, enjoyed on mobiles and tablets, or even 5G-connected laptops.

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On the issue of real-time performance data, the availability of such information could also have an impact on various sport-related areas such as betting. As this site explains, mobile betting sites offer plenty of convenience these days, including an immersive touch-screen experience and increased accessibility. Their services and how they offer odds could be transformed further thanks to the capabilities of 5G, with increased mobile participation in real-time events anticipated.
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All in all, while it seems like 5G could have a huge bearing on many different aspects of our lives, there is a real sense that it will have a particularly transformative effect on how fans experience sporting action going forward.
There are some big expectations around the technology, and it will be fascinating to see whether the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham becomes one of the first sporting events to fully harness the capabilities that it is set to offer.
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I firmly believe that there is a heart behind everything you do. You have to dig into the outward appearance of a situation, celebration, or movement in order to find its truth.
There's nothing wrong with seeing areas of your life that need work and starting fresh, but it is naive to think we will be able to do that without a Saviour.
I do this too! I try to trick myself into thinking that with enough hard work that I could make some changes to myself that would make me better, richer, thinner, and happier. But I've rarely gone to the One who can actually change my heart in a way where I will be operating at my fullest potential, instead of trying not to drown in the ocean of resolutions and giving up because I'm not strong enough to manage them all.
I'm not saying you have to celebrate within the four walls of a building called church, but I encourage you, as 2016 comes to a close, to examine the heart you're aligned with. Are you aligned with the heart of God, who is the only one that can make old things new and bad things good? Or are you aligned with the heart of the world, which seeks to drown the sorrows and hope that with enough hard work next year might be better.
I don't know the answer to whether celebrating at church is better than celebrating out of the church? But I know that in all we do, having a heart aligned with God's is the safest and most fruitful place to be.
New Year's Eve is exciting. Have fun, be with good people, and remember that December 31 and January 1 are precious gifts from God. Thank Him for that and every other blessing in your life. He is worthy of our praise. Give Him the best portions of the gifts given to you.


Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking pan with foil, and spray with cooking spray. Place salmon fillets on one side of the baking pan, and the asparagus on the other (you could also use two separate pans, if desired).
In a small bowl, mix together the ingredients for the dry mixture (the parmesan and the seasonings). Lightly spray the asparagus with cooking spray and sprinkle 2 tbsp of this dry mixture over the asparagus.
Mix the rest of the dry mix with the wet mixture (lemon juice, cottage cheese and garlic). Drizzle this mixture over the salmon, spreading it out evenly over the fish. Bake 15-20 minutes, or until fish is cooked through (opaque in the thickest part) and the topping is starting to get lightly golden on both the fish and asparagus. Enjoy!
To grill this recipe, place the fish in one foil packet (spray with cooking spray first), and the asparagus in another and grill over medium high heat for 10-15 minutes, or until fish is cooked through and asparagus is tender.
*Feel free to swap out the asparagus with another favorite veggie.
**Plain Greek yogurt or Ricotta cheese could also be used.


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package httpclient

import (
	"errors"
	"godownloader/iotools"
	"log"
	"net/http"
	"strconv"
	"time"
)

const FlushDiskSize = 1024 * 1024

func CheckMultipart(urls string) (bool, error) {
	r, err := http.NewRequest("GET", urls, nil)
	if err != nil {
		return false, err
	}
	r.Header.Add("Range", "bytes=0-0")
	cl := http.Client{}
	resp, err := cl.Do(r)
	if err != nil {
		log.Printf("error: can't check multipart support assume no %v \n", err)
		return false, err
	}
	if resp.StatusCode != 206 {
		return false, errors.New("error: file not found or moved status: " + resp.Status)
	}
	if resp.ContentLength == 1 {
		log.Printf("info: multipart download support \n")
		return true, nil
	}
	return false, nil
}

func GetSize(urls string) (int64, error) {
	cl := http.Client{}
	resp, err := cl.Head(urls)
	if err != nil {
		log.Printf("error: when try get file size %v \n", err)
		return 0, err
	}
	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
		log.Printf("error: file not found or moved status:", resp.StatusCode)
		return 0, errors.New("error: file not found or moved")
	}
	log.Printf("info: file size is %d bytes \n", resp.ContentLength)
	return resp.ContentLength, nil
}

type DownloadProgress struct {
	From          int64 `json:"From"`
	To            int64 `json:"To"`
	Pos           int64 `json:"Pos"`
	BytesInSecond int64
	Speed         int64
	Lsmt          time.Time
}
type PartialDownloader struct {
	dp     DownloadProgress
	client http.Client
	req    http.Response
	url    string
	file   *iotools.SafeFile
}

func CreatePartialDownloader(url string, file *iotools.SafeFile, from int64, pos int64, to int64) *PartialDownloader {
	var pd PartialDownloader
	pd.file = file
	pd.url = url
	pd.dp.From = from
	pd.dp.To = to
	pd.dp.Pos = pos
	return &pd
}

func (pd PartialDownloader) GetProgress() interface{} {
	return pd.dp
}

func (pd *PartialDownloader) BeforeDownload() error {
	//create new req
	r, err := http.NewRequest("GET", pd.url, nil)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	r.Header.Add("Range", "bytes="+strconv.FormatInt(pd.dp.Pos, 10)+"-"+strconv.FormatInt(pd.dp.To, 10))
	f,_:=iotools.CreateSafeFile("test")
	r.Write(f)
	f.Close()
	resp, err := pd.client.Do(r)
	if err != nil {
		log.Printf("error: error download part file%v \n", err)
		return err
	}
	//check response
	if resp.StatusCode != 206 {
		log.Printf("error: file not found or moved status:", resp.StatusCode)
		return errors.New("error: file not found or moved")
	}
	pd.req = *resp
	return nil
}
func (pd *PartialDownloader) AfterStopDownload() error {
	log.Println("info: try sync file")
	log.Println(pd.req.Body.Close())
	return pd.file.Sync()
}
func (pd *PartialDownloader) BeforeRun() error {
	return pd.BeforeDownload()
}
func (pd *PartialDownloader) AfterStop() error {
	return pd.AfterStopDownload()
}

func (pd *PartialDownloader) messureSpeed(realc int) {
	if time.Since(pd.dp.Lsmt).Seconds() > 0.5 {
		pd.dp.Speed = 2 * pd.dp.BytesInSecond
		pd.dp.Lsmt = time.Now()
		pd.dp.BytesInSecond = 0
	} else {
		pd.dp.BytesInSecond += int64(realc)
	}

}
func (pd *PartialDownloader) DownloadSergment() (bool, error) {
	//write flush data to disk
	buffer := make([]byte, FlushDiskSize, FlushDiskSize)

	count, err := pd.req.Body.Read(buffer)
	if (err != nil) && (err.Error() != "EOF") {
		pd.req.Body.Close()
		pd.file.Sync()
		return true, err
	}
	//log.Printf("returned from server %v bytes", count)
	if pd.dp.Pos+int64(count) > pd.dp.To {
		count = int(pd.dp.To - pd.dp.Pos)
		log.Printf("warning: server return to much for me i give only %v bytes", count)
	}

	realc, err := pd.file.WriteAt(buffer[:count], pd.dp.Pos)
	if err != nil {
		pd.file.Sync()
		pd.req.Body.Close()
		return true, err
	}
	pd.dp.Pos = pd.dp.Pos + int64(realc)
	pd.messureSpeed(realc)
	//log.Printf("writed %v pos %v to %v", realc, pd.dp.Pos, pd.dp.To)
	if pd.dp.Pos == pd.dp.To {
		//ok download part complete normal
		pd.file.Sync()
		pd.req.Body.Close()
		pd.dp.Speed = 0
		log.Printf("info: download complete normal")
		return true, nil
	}
	//not full download next segment
	return false, nil
}
func (pd *PartialDownloader) DoWork() (bool, error) {
	return pd.DownloadSergment()
}

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Beatles Music Game Unveiled
By Andy Chalk Legacy Author October 30, 2008
Apple Corps, MTV Games and Harmonix have announced a deal to create a new videogame based on The Beatles, the first time in history that the band's music will be available in an interactive medium.
Despite the tremendous popularity of the music game genre, the project marks The Beatles' first foray in the world of videogames. The "unprecedented, experiential progression through and celebration of the music and artistry of The Beatles" is being developed by Harmonix, the company behind the hugely successful Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises, with input from Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison. Giles Martin, the Grammy award-winning son of famed Beatles producer Sir George Martin who in 2006 remixed and and rearranged the band's music for the Cirque du Soleil production of Love, will be the game's Music Producer.
Ringo Starr, the band's drummer, said, "It gives me great pleasure to be part of The Beatles/Apple and Harmonix/Rock Band partnership. The Beatles continue to evolve with the passing of time and how wonderful that The Beatles' legacy will find its natural progression into the 21st century through the computerized world we live in. Let the games commence."
"The project is a fun idea which broadens the appeal of The Beatles and their music," added Sir Paul. "I like people having the opportunity to get to know the music from the inside out."
"Introducing the genius of The Beatles to a whole new generation of music lovers through original and inspired ways is extremely exciting to us at Apple Corps," said Jeff Jones, CEO of Apple Corps, the company formed by the band in 1968 to handle its business interests. "We are truly pleased to be working with the innovative forces at MTV and Harmonix as they embody our mutual passions for music and creativity."
Few details were released, although Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos said the game would be a stand-alone title rather than a Rock Band expansion. "We are giving legions of fans and music lovers all over the world a profound, new way to experience The Beatles," he said. "This game will be a celebration of The Beatles' undeniable legacy." The as-yet-unnamed project is currently targeted for release in late 2009.


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Tom Boonen takes a UCI-ranked victory at last in 2013 in Tour de Wallonie sprint
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Belgian on target for Autumn Classics after crash-marred Spring
Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has taken his first UCI-ranked victory of the 2013 season in a bunch sprint at the end of the second stage of the Tour de Wallonie, between Verviers and Engis. The former Belgian and World champion did win the Heistse Pijl kermesse race on June 1st, but today's triumph is his first in an accredited road race since September last year.
Boonen's 2012 season could hardly have gone better, with victories including Gent-Wevelgem, the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix, but an early crash in the 2013 edition of the Ronde saw him injure his knee and miss the end of the Classics season.
Since his crash Boonen has completed the Tour du Picardie, the Tour of Belgium and the Tour de Suisse, but abandoned the Österreich-Rundfahrt earlier this month. He took a second and a third in the Tour of Belgium, but has now finally been able to raise his arms in triumph in a UCI-ranked race.
"I am happy about this victory," said Boonen. "The team did a great job today, we always stayed together, especially in the last stretch of the race. In the final 3km there was a descent and we took it in front. Then, Nikolas Maes was with me to pull for the sprint. He did a perfect job and we won the race, so I am happy.
"I feel good, my health is much better than when I had some problems last time," he continued. "I felt good even yesterday, even if I wasn't 100 percent — but that was probably because of a long trip back from altitude camp. Today I felt really good, so that also makes me happy.
Last season also saw Boonen win the inaugural edition of the World Ports Classic, his first ever edition of Paris-Brussels, as well as him being part of Omega Pharma-Quick Step's victory in the World team time trial championships. Having finally taken his first victory of the season, Boonen is now on course to aim for repeats in the second half of the summer.
"This race is important to prepare for the Classics in August," he said. "I will do this race, some training, and then will be ready for the races in August."
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Wow this is so creative I really like it and it is so much better then the typical guest book. I may try something similar for my own.
I just started looking around your site and everything is so amazing. I always knew how crafty, creative and well, awesome you were with design, but your wedding and details take the cake! I can't believe the beautiful detail and thought you put into everything! I think you should quit being a superstar engineer or whatever amazing career you probably have and seriously consider this as more than a hobby! I wish I had thought to look all your ideas while I was planning my wedding!
From one wanna be crafty ex-Lamphere kid to another, you rock!
oh p.s. I totally saw your timeline for your wedding party on the knot once really randomly once, saw your user name, and thought, wow how cute and of course knew it was you!
Your site is great and your wedding looked like it was fantastic! I have been downloading some of your templates and trying to adapt them to the designs I'm imagining for my wedding. Thanks for the inspiration! Have been referring people to your site.


Ray is a career market researcher and consultant. He has spent nearly a decade in both quantitative and qualitative market research as well as sales consulting and strategy.
Mr. Abaskharon, is a career market researcher and consultant. He has spent nearly a decade in both quantitative and qualitative market research as well as sales consulting and strategy. Ray is known for approaching every business situation analytically while developing a narrative that bridges insight into tangible strategy and tactics.
His work has spanned physicians, key opinion leaders, para-professionals, patients and caregivers and has been demonstrated across every phase of product lifecycle including pre-development, clinical trials, launch, in-line products and patent expiry.
Ray has conducted market research in Oncology, Alzheimer's, HIV, HCV, Diabetes, Allergies, Diagnostics, Biotech, Corporate Strategy and Reputation, among others. His work has had global reach in over 20 countries across North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Ray holds a B.S. in Finance and a B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University.
Barret brings to ThinkGen experience with both quantitative and qualitative research projects. Most recently, Barret worked at a company where he oversaw nationwide health insurer satisfaction tracker surveys.
Barret brings to ThinkGen experience with both quantitative and qualitative research projects. Most recently, Barret worked at a company where he oversaw nationwide health insurer satisfaction tracker surveys. In this role he was responsible for supervising the fielding of surveys among patient members as well as participating physicians, and was responsible for producing meaningful summary reports which captured changes within plans over time.
Prior to this role, Barret completed an internship in the marketing department for a mid-sized health system. In this role he assisted in the concept-testing of a marketing campaign focused on promoting the hospital's future cancer center, through the use of focus groups and individual in-depth interviews. He also designed and oversaw quantitative surveys focused on studying patient perceptions of telehealth and urgent care services provided by the hospital.
Barret holds a master's degree in marketing research as well as a bachelor's degree in marketing, both from Michigan State University.
Dr. Ray Chan brings nearly two-decades of hands-on experience in healthcare and bio-pharmaceutical primary market research and consulting to ThinkGen.
Dr. Ray Chan brings nearly two-decades of hands-on experience in healthcare and bio-pharmaceutical primary market research and consulting to ThinkGen. Ray has a proven track record in leading and delivering on qualitative and quantitative primary market research programs focused on his clients' strategic business questions.
Immediately prior to joining ThinkGen, Ray was Vice President & Senior Methodologist in the Primary Market Research practice at a top-tier professional services company. In this role, he was responsible for bringing to bear all relevant research methodologies, be they quantitative, qualitative, secondary or digital assets, to ensure the best research solution that answers clients' business questions.
Dr. Chan earned his doctorate in Developmental Psychology from the University of Virginia, where he studied the application of causal modeling to understand the dynamics of family relationships and adolescent mental health. Prior to his graduate studies, he received his bachelor's degree in Biology and Human Development from Cornell University.
Selma brings to ThinkGen extensive pharmaceutical client services experience as both as a marketer and market insights leader.
Selma brings to ThinkGen extensive pharmaceutical client services experience as both as a marketer and market insights leader. Through a deep understanding of brand goals, marketplace dynamics, and human behavior, she has provided strategic insight to over ten commercial brands, including a blockbuster, and several investigational products over the course of her career.
Most recently, Selma was an Account Director for a consulting firm that helps biopharmaceutical and medical device companies to capture insights and amplify the consumer perspective. During her time there she honed her skills in qualitative research methodologies and mastered the moderation of IDIs, advisory boards and co-creation workshops with patients, caregivers, health care professionals, and advocacy organizations.
Selma has therapeutic experience across immunology, neuroscience, oncology, metabolics, and women's health.
Prior to her career in pharma, Selma studied and built a foundation in social development and public health research and counseling. She believes her passion for market research is another page in her quest to understand human behavior and decision-making.
Selma holds her B.A. and MSW degrees from the University of Washington.
John offers over 25 years of experience in marketing, communications, product management, and creative services. His primary focus has been health, disease management, and behavior change solutions.
John offers over 25 years of experience in marketing, communications, product management, and creative services. His primary focus has been health, disease management, and behavior change solutions targeting a range of vertical markets including health systems and providers, payers, employers, pharmaceutical, and non-profits. John joined ThinkGen in 2019 to merge his professional experience and his career-long interest in qualitative research that drives effective communication and product strategies.
John's background also encompasses e-learning program development, including high-profile projects such as the American Heart Association's online training program for professional responders; the online interpretation of the American Lung Association's tobacco cessation program; and skill-based programs for the Alzheimer's Association designed to help first responders and caregivers recognize and care for individuals with dementia.
His strategic content work has yielded over a dozen National Health Information Awards (NHIA) on behalf of clients, including a 2014 NHIA Best in Show for the American Lung Association's adult asthma program.
John holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.
Quelish (Kelly) has been working in the pharmaceutical/biotech and medical device industry for nearly 15 years in custom quantitative, qualitative and syndicated market research.
Quelish (Kelly) has been working in the pharmaceutical/biotech and medical device industry for nearly 15 years. She has spent the majority of her time helping clients understand and drive improvements through custom quantitative, qualitative and syndicated market research.
Prior to joining ThinkGen, Kelly was a senior manager in the primary market research practice at a professional services firm. In her role, she was responsible for managing client communications as well as the project's entire life cycle. She has experience in a wide array of quantitative methodologies, including market assessment, TPP analysis and message tracking/ATU studies among HCPs, patients and caregivers. Her most recent therapeutic area experience includes pain, dermatology, respiratory, CNS, Oncology and urological disorders.
Kelly earned her B.S. degree in marketing and international business from Montclair State University.
Ms. Flaherty has nearly 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical market research industry, with expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research design and management.
Ms. Flaherty has nearly 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical market research industry, with expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research design and management, both domestically and globally. Prior to joining ThinkGen in 2015, Ms. Flaherty spent 7+ years working for GfK managing custom quantitative research studies. She is well-versed in many types of quantitative methodologies and analyses, including segmentation, conjoint, pricing, ATU, customer satisfaction, and concept/message testing.
Ms. Flaherty has conducted research among physicians, pharmacists, MCOs, allied health professionals, as well as patients, consumers, and caregivers. Additionally, she has extensive experience in utilizing creative methods to recruit hard-to-reach respondents.
While Heather's therapeutic experience extends across multiple categories, she is passionate about rare diseases. Heather has had the opportunity to present a workshop on how to include empathy is product and program design for rare diseases at the Intellus Institute.
Heather holds a B.A. from Temple University and a MLIS degree from Drexel University.
Katie joined ThinkGen in 2018 to pursue her passion for qualitative research. Her experience includes a variety of methodologies for both qualitative and quantitative studies.
Katie joined ThinkGen in 2018 to pursue her passion for qualitative research. Prior to joining ThinkGen, she worked on the life sciences division at a Michigan-based market research vendor. She worked on a variety of methodologies for both qualitative and quantitative studies for pharmaceutical and healthcare clients. Before starting her career in market research, she worked in psychological research where she assisted with both twin studies and an fMRI study focusing on brain networks that contribute to creative thinking.
Therapeutic areas in which Katie has experience include major depressive disorder, rheumatoid arthritis, oncology, diabetes, Alzheimer's, Gaucher's disease, mental illness, and pain management.
Katie earned both her master's degree in market research and B.A in psychology from Michigan State University.
Sarah has a Master's degree in Sociology from the University of Virginia and dual Bachelor degrees in English and Social Relations & Policy from Michigan State University.
Sarah got her start in market research at a regional supplier in 2013 working on consumer goods and qualitative online communities. In 2014, she transitioned to the Life Sciences/Health division of another Michigan-based company to work on pharmaceutical market research. During her time there she gained expertise in quantitative and qualitative research methodologies both domestically and globally. Sarah joined ThinkGen in 2017 to continue pursuing her passion for qualitative research, including her love of patient journey and ethnographic research.
Sarah has therapeutic experience in autoimmune, cardiovascular, diabetes, epilepsy, gout, gastrointestinal (OIC), immuno-oncology, medical devices, mental health, nutrition, oncology, and pain management. She has some additional experience with payer and hospital systems. Her past research has included both caregivers and patients, and a variety of health care professionals.
Prior to her career in market research, Sarah interned at an international non-governmental organization and was employed as a teaching assistant at the University of Virginia.
Mr. Jorgensen is a veteran of the pharmaceutical industry with in-depth, 24 year expertise in marketing strategy, brand promotion, sales management and sales.
Mr. Jorgensen is a veteran of the pharmaceutical industry with in-depth expertise in marketing strategy, brand promotion, sales management and sales. He spent 24 years rising through a variety of positions at Merck & Co, Inc., where he held both direct customer-facing sales roles and product management positions. His tenure in marketing management has involved both the positioning and launch of new brands as well as the retooling of commercial strategies for mature products.
As a sales professional, Mr. Jorgensen's experience spans from primary care sales to the high science approach necessary to gain access to nationally recognized KOL's.
As a pharmaceutical marketing professional Mr. Jorgensen's capabilities are exemplified by the launch of Isentress – the first integrase inhibitor – into the HIV marketplace. Mr. Jorgensen and his team built Isentress' entire marketing strategy, which focused on key differentiators in the marketplace that ultimately drove the product to over $1 billion in sales globally. Not only did this strategy set the foundation for excellent post-launch results, the positioning was only ownable by Isentress as new in-class competitors entered the marketplace.
Mr. Jorgensen was responsible for launch of many other important products such as the antifungal Cancidas and the cholesterol-lowering agent Zetia, as well as branding specific to the joint venture between Merck and Schering Plough.
Mr. Jorgensen's therapeutic category experience includins cardiovascular, infectious disease (HIV, HCV, vaccines, antifungals, and antibiotics), and gastroenterology. His unwavering customer focus as well as the ability to lead sales and marketing to a shared strategic vision provides the foundation on which he offers strategic recommendations to clients.
Ms. Jorgensen has a variety of experience in marketing and communication serving for 7+ years as Director for Communications at a Lutheran church in the greater Philadelphia area.
Ms. Jorgensen has a variety of experience in marketing and communication serving for 7+ years as Director for Communications at a Lutheran church in the greater Philadelphia area. She also served as a resource for other congregations, assisting and guiding them with their website and marketing strategies.
Prior to working at a church in communications, she was leading training and writing training materials at United HealthCare in Minneapolis.
Ms. O'Connell has been working in the pharmaceutical market research industry for over 25 years. Kathy has a diversified business background, offering extensive experience in sales, business development and client management.
Ms. O'Connell has been working in the pharmaceutical market research industry for over 25 years. Kathy has a diversified business background, offering extensive experience in progressively responsible sales, business development and client management. Kathy has worked in client management throughout her career guiding her clients to identify the optimal research approach to address the business issue at hand. It is Kathy's client relationship skills and her ability to analyze and identify clients' needs that builds confidence with her clients as a trusted partner.
Ms. O'Connell's career began with a major pharmaceutical company followed by a later move to the client services side of the business working for IMS Health. Kathy later joined GfK Healthcare where she focused on primary market research and the use of syndicated tools to round out her pharmaceutical market research experience.
Prior to joining ThinkGen, Kathy was Vice President, Business Development for the market research division at a top-tier professional services firm. In this role, Kathy had responsibility to grow the primary market research business by educating and supporting her internal customers on the value of market research as well as growing and expanding the primary market research business with external bio-pharmaceutical customers.
Kathy holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing from West Chester University.
Yoko Okamoto brings to ThinkGen nearly 20 years of industry experience. She is versed in both qualitative and quantitative research design and execution.
Yoko Okamoto brings to Think-Gen nearly 20 years of industry experience. She is versed in both qualitative and quantitative research design and execution and is known for her consultative approach in research program development and implementation. In addition to research projects in the US, she has extensive experience in emerging and developed oUS markets and has conducted studies in over 30 markets worldwide.
Ms. Okamoto has conducted research among HCPs, patients, caregivers and patient advocacy group leaders, US and international payors as well as healthcare products distributors (oUS). Her therapeutic category experience includes vaccines/infectious diseases, oncology, pain management and cardiovascular health and she has worked on a number of orphan/rare disease categories, including genetic disorders.
Most recently, Ms. Okamoto served as a senior member of the US team at a French market research company specializing in quantitative market research. Prior, she was a VP at GfK (legacy V2) where she specialized in larger scale and complex research projects in emerging and developed oUS markets.
Kristina Pines has been a qualitative market researcher since 2010 working in various therapeutic areas that included Infectious Diseases, Rare Diseases, Women's Health and more.
Kristina Pines has been a qualitative market researcher since 2010 working in various therapeutic areas that included Infectious Diseases, Rare Diseases, Women's Health, Osteoporosis and Oncology. She worked across every phase of a product lifecycle from pre-development, clinical trials to advertising. She has experience conducting research in focus groups, IDIs, and TDIs in the US, G5, and Asia.
Kristina holds a BS in Bio Engineering from Northwestern University. Prior to returning to market research in 2017, she founded and published, the nationally distributed quarterly food publication, Spoonful Magazine.
Noah's motto is "Lead from the Front." As President and Founder of ThinkGen, Noah has brought together a team of all-star researchers who are dedicated to providing clients with actionable insights.
Mike has experience in managing healthcare market research projects through the entire project lifecycle to include managing clients, partners, and healthcare professional sample.
Prior to joining ThinkGen in 2016, Michael served as a quantitative project manager at a prominent fieldwork solutions vendor. He has experience in managing healthcare market research projects through the entire project lifecycle to include managing clients, partners, and healthcare professional sample.
Prior to market research, Michael began his career at a major pharmaceutical manufacturer in Records and Information Management where he assisted in launching an information atlas to determine the overall health of physical and electronic records.
Michael holds a B.B.A. degree in Legal Studies from Temple University, Fox School of Business and is a veteran of the United States Air Force.
Peter has over 20 years of in-depth knowledge of both qualitative and quantitative research techniques, and is an experienced moderator of focus groups IDI's, and more.
With over 20 years of experience, Peter has an in-depth knowledge of both qualitative and quantitative research techniques, and is an experienced moderator of focus groups, IDI's, ethnographies, bulletin boards, and telephone research.
His areas of research specialization include branding, positioning/message development, campaign concept testing, website optimization, eye-tracking, user-interface assessment, package design, and customer feedback assessment.
Peter combines a natural curiosity about the "story" that qualitative research uncovers, along with a clear understanding that research must provide information to clients that they need to make better business decisions. His healthcare experience includes research among physicians, nurses, pharmacists, managed care decision-makers, patients, caregivers, and consumers across a wide range of Rx and OTC therapies, diseases, and medical devices.
His areas of therapeutic expertise include thought/behavior/mood/developmental disorders, stroke prevention and treatment, men's sexual health, vaccines, pain management, multiple sclerosis, dermatology, rheumatology, and ophthalmology.
Peter holds a BS in Psychology from Spring Hill College, a MS in I/O Psychology from San Diego State University, and a PhD (ABD) in I/O Psychology from Alliant University.
Kelly White brings over 15 years' experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, device, and medical testing industry to ThinkGen.
Kelly White brings over 15 years' experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, device, and medical testing industry to ThinkGen. She has spent the last eight years focused on designing and leading custom research exploring US Market Access dynamics for clients among their payer, IDN/ hospital, and other access-related customers.
Prior to joining Think Gen, Kelly headed the Research Services team for a boutique research firm specializing in market access, where she was responsible for managing the client relationship and supervising the day-to-day project delivery for all client projects. Prior to that role, Kelly lead the market access research team for a top-tier professional service company. In this role she was responsible for the design and execution of custom qualitative and quantitative market access research studies, as well as overseeing the firm's proprietary market access panel. Before taking on this research role, she worked as a management consultant for the same firm, focusing on providing strategic insights to her clients. Other previous roles include five years as a behavioral strategist for a healthcare marketing agency, and several research-related positions, including for Kaiser Permanente.
Ms. White holds a MPH from the University of Michigan and a MA in Health Communications and Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to her graduate studies, she earned her BA in Psychology from the University of Rochester.
Ms. Whitlock is a seasoned market research professional with over 25 years of experience exclusively in healthcare, pharmaceutical and medical device markets.
Deanna got her start in this industry in the early 1990s working for a small, boutique-style market research firm and later worked with several larger, top-tier healthcare-focused research agencies. Prior to joining ThinkGen, Deanna was a Vice President and Director of Business Insights and part of the client consulting team at a large consultancy in the healthcare arena. In this role, Deanna provided support and consultation to clients from research inception to decision-making, often weaving together qualitative and quantitative research streams to provide actionable solutions to complex business issues.
Deanna has conducted market research across many therapeutic categories, with particular strengths in cardiovascular, metabolic and autoimmune diseases. She also has expertise in HIV, HCV, medical and surgical devices, infectious disease and both solid tumor and hematologic malignancies. Deanna particularly enjoys quantitative research focused on market opportunity analysis and identification of customer targets through healthcare professional and consumer segmentation.
Deanna holds a B.A. in Linguistics from the College of William and Mary.
Before joining ThinkGen, Alayna was a consultant at a Health IT company in Chapel Hill, NC. Her main focus was to train and assist her clients in navigating the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).
Before joining the ThinkGen team, Alayna spent time as a consultant at a Health IT company located in Chapel Hill, NC. Her main focus was to train and assist her clients in navigating the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) to help them earn incentives from Medicare. In this role she also conducted research and analysis of Government Policy documents and worked with clients to develop process improvement projects to better their practices' workflow.
Prior to that role, Alayna also spent time working at a 650+ bed general hospital where she worked primarily with the facilities' Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) data. With careful analysis of this data, Alayna and her team were able to successfully implement multiple process improvement projects which helped enhance the overall patient experience within different departments of the hospital.
Alayna holds a bachelor's degree in Health Services Management from East Carolina University.
Audrey brings to ThinkGen over 15 years of experience as a product marketing leader who understands how to drive growth and tie marketing initiatives back to business objectives.


The Wedding Singer: Music by Matthew Sklar, book by Chad Bequelin and Tim Herlihy, Lyrics by Chad Bequelin. Based on New Line Cinema film written by Tim Herlihy. Step back in time to the 1980's and join Robbie Hart on his rock and roll journey as a wedding singer from New Jersey. Left at the altar, Robbie soon falls for waitress Julia. As Robbie attempts to swoon the betrothed Julia, we transition through scenes of Wall Street, night clubs in New York and bar mitzvahs on Long Island. Finally landing in Las Vegas, Robbie halts Julia's shotgun wedding to Glenn with the help of his friends Sammy and George as well as cameos from the characters of Tina Turner, Ronald Reagan and Mr. T.


Discussion in 'iOS 9' started by loft3, Sep 16, 2015.
I read iOS 9 would have a setting that would let you tell iOS to stop trying to connect to very weak Wi-Fi signals (such as one bar). I can't find it. Does anyone know where the setting is?
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Just as we were tearing down from a shoot at the Three Sisters viewpoint, of all of the people who could've come out of the bush we saw @enchanted.forest , @sinclair_photo , @sukiicat , and @jaspywoof . Though the latter two weren't all that talkative, we had the chance to meet and chat a bit with Marti and Jon, and they were super fun and down-to-earth folks! Definitely made for another very memorable moment from this trip, like what are the chances?
Procesión. Ayacucho 19' La luna está conmigo.
Although I am late to celebrate EARTH Day! 🌎Every day we should celebrate it, take care of it, nurture it and treat it love! Also, I may or may not have a found a bird 🐦 slide till the end to find out !


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ADAC GT Masters champions to test DTM Mercedes
ADAC GT Masters champions Sebastian Asch and Luca Ludwig are invited by Mercedes to attend a DTM test in Jerez de la Frontera as a reward for their success in 2015.
Pair od Team Zakspeed drivers will get a chance to test themselves in the championship winning car Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM. Asch is the only driver who won ADAC GT Masters title twice, both time driving a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3. Before the test in Portugal, he will probably get advice or two from his former c-driver Maximilian Gotz who is now Mercedes driver in DTM.
Not to forget, Sebastian and Luca are the sons of the well known fathers Roland Asch and Klaus Ludwig, former DTM drivers. Klaus Ludwig is three time series champion, and two titles he won as a driver of Mercedes.
"I am really pleased to be testing another Mercedes-Benz championship winner, the Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM, so I can't wait for November 30th to come," said Sebastian Asch, while Luca Ludwig added:
"This is a very emotional moment for me, since I can remember my childhood and teenage years, growing up as a son and fan of the Mercedes-Benz family and following all the races. To see the Ludwig name associated with a Mercedes-Benz DTM car once again after a gap of over 15 years makes me feel tremendously proud."
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21-Apr-2017 | Milku

You probably think I'm going to talk about Sonic the Hedgehog, but you'd be wrong.

A couple of my humans took advantage of time off work and high school to go along to the local primary school and see
				a willow sculpture of a hedgehog being installed. One of the school girls had designed it and she was there helping some experts
				transform long sticks of willow into a beautiful hedgehog-like structure. My humans got involved too, weaving the willow
				into a body and they were responsible for the eyes. Maybe they'll do a hamster sculpture next. I must email the headteacher...

And then, surfing the internet, I found a new pop idol. After The Hamsters, of course.
				It's Katy Perry. Did you know that her video for 'Chained to the Rhythm'
				features a hamster? The whole thing is a homage to all the YouTube videos showing people preparing gourmet food for
				 hamsters and then clips of the hamsters scoffing the dainty morsels. Katy's hamster isn't the most photogenic possible
				 and it's so wasteful of the treats, dropping them on the floor and then ignoring them.
				 Katy, next time you need a good looking hamster who will appreciate your culinary efforts, just call me.

It mightn't look like it, but I can appreciate gourmet food given half a chance.

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