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$bio: Gerald Celente is founder and director of The Trends Research Institute, author of Trends 
              2000 and Trend 
              Tracking (Warner Books), and publisher of The 
              Trends Journal. He has been forecasting trends since 1980, and recently called “The Collapse of ’09.”

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              2000 and Trend 
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              Trends Journal. He has been forecasting trends since 1980, and recently called “The Collapse of ’09.”
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Gerald Celente is founder and director of The Trends Research Institute, author of Trends 2000 and Trend Tracking (Warner Books), and publisher of The Trends Journal. He has been forecasting trends since 1980, and recently called “The Collapse of ’09.”