Shakespeare was wrong. “Vanity, thy name is a PR MAN!”

Shakespeare was mistaken when he wrote, “Vanity, thy name is Woman.”

No. Vanity’s name is usually Man.   And although the currently available evidence is still sketchy, there are considerable reasons to conclude that it was Western “public relations” consultants, who either by comissions or ommission, were, and are, instrumental in the bloodshed going on in Tibet today, as a proximate consequence of the decision to take the Olympic Torch through Tibet and even to “mount” it upon Everest.

Now, can anyone determine WHO suggested that obviously stupid idea to the Chinese government? Who, who, WHO among Beijing’s Western “Public Relations” consultants were involved instrumentally in THE WORST PUBLIC RELATIONS DISASTER in China for the past twenty years? Who, WHO was the Western IDIOT “public relations consultant” in Beijing who either by commission or omission, played an instrumental role in bringing China’s Olympic Torch to Tibet and thus being a proximate cause of the current bloodbaths in Tibet, not to mention stupidly provoking a situation which now realistically poses to ruin the 2008 Olympics?

It’s Lenovo’s torch. Now, who are Lenovo’s “PR” agents in Beijing? The “public relations” company of “Ketchum” in Beijing SEEMS to be the band of idiots behind this PR disaster.

…but ARE THEY? But on the other hand, if Ketchum’s PR experts in China have never had anything to do with this PR disaster of Lenovo’s Olympic Torch inflamming Tibet, then why the hell don’t they unreservedly disscociate themselves from the atrocities which their client’s torch is presently creating in Tibet, NOW??!!

Screenshot of a Reuters article associating Lenovo’s Olympic Torch with Ketchum’s  PR firm, here:

'Cloud of Promise' Motif Extended to Lantern and Local City Cauldrons
BEIJING--(Business Wire)--
In addition to designing the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch that will
travel the world on its way to herald the arrival of the Beijing 2008
Olympic Games, Lenovo has designed new torch relay components
including the lantern and Local City cauldrons. The lantern houses the
Olympic flame once it is lit in Olympia, Greece and safely carries the
"mother flame" from city to city for the duration of the relay while
the Olympic cauldron will be lit by the day's last torchbearer at each
end-of-day city celebration.          

The design extends the 'Cloud of Promise' design motif from the
Olympic Torch to the lantern and cauldron. Lenovo's designers drew
their inspiration for the lantern from the traditional lanterns that
once adorned the walls of ancient Chinese palaces. The lantern
represents a striking integration of beauty and functionality: its
silver luster, coupled with a section of clear glass surrounding the
flame, conveys the purity and spirit of the Olympic Games, while its
practical construction allows it to be quickly dismantled and cleaned
- an important feature for the kindling lamp that will need to be
cleaned repeatedly during the torch relay.          

With the help of its specialists in history and anthropology,
Lenovo's design team based the Olympic cauldron on the ancient concept
of a "round heaven and square earth," the same philosophy that
inspired the design of China's renowned Temple of Heaven. While its
shape emulates that of a typical cauldron from the Chinese Bronze Age,
the 56 swirling clouds engraved on its curved plate imbue the cauldron
with a distinctly modern feel, and represent best wishes to China's 56
ethnic groups. The cauldron's base, with its four legs and eight
faces, symbolizes the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games welcoming friends
from all around the world. The Olympic cauldron stands 130 centimeters
(51.18 in.) high, symbolizing the 130-day duration of the torch relay.
The cauldron plate is 29 centimeters (11.4 in.) deep, symbolizing the
29th Olympiad.          

Lenovo's "Cloud of Promise" design was chosen over 300 competitor
themes for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch and will be carried by
torchbearers around the world in the Olympic Torch Relay preceding the
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.           

Since its inception, the Olympic torch has come to represent the
history and culture of its host country and city. Lenovo's unique
approach for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch incorporates a sleek and
modern design with historical Chinese symbolism. The primary theme of
the torch's artwork is clouds, which are intimately associated with
Chinese culture, and are often represented in works of Chinese
architecture, drawing and painting, furniture and story-telling.          

"As a global company with roots in China and Worldwide Partner of
the Olympic Torch Relay, it is an honor to have our torch design and
theme play such visible roles during the Olympic Torch Relay," said
Deepak Advani, senior vice president and chief marketing officer,
Lenovo. "Lenovo's spirit, similar to that of the Olympic Games
themselves, is multicultural, collaborative and competitive. The
Lenovo design team brought great passion and strong professional
capability and experience to create the 'Cloud of Promise' themed
torch and other relay components, which marry modern technology and
Olympic spirit with the Chinese traditional culture. We are proud for
the 'Cloud of Promise' to be a fundamental part of the torch relay
around the world."          

Design of the Torch           

The torch, fashioned from a polished aluminum-magnesium alloy,
measures 720 millimeters x 50 mm x 40 mm (28.35 inches x 1.97 in x
1.56 in) and is exceptionally lightweight at about 1,000 grams (2.21
pounds).          

Additional features of the torch design include:          

-- Primary coloring of deep red and bright silver, a fusion of
traditional Chinese art and contemporary design, blending
symbols of Chinese culture, philosophy and art           

-- A handle designed not only for comfort, but to emulate the
unique sensation of one hand holding another thanks to a
coating of rubber-based paint           

-- An embossed pattern of clouds, which represent the
ever-developing Chinese culture           

Lenovo's award-winning design team spent more than 10 months on
the design of the torch. Altogether, more than 30 Lenovo design
specialists were involved in the torch project including the core team
of 10. The team was truly multinational, including designers from
Germany, Singapore, US, Japan, New Zealand, Italy and China. The
experience and specialties of the designers were equally diverse, and
included majors in graphic design, chemistry, engineering, materials,
anthropology, art and history. For months the teams engaged in
intensive brainstorming and creativity exercises, to help them look at
the torch design from many different perspectives.           

The official torch lighting will take place in Olympia, Greece, in
March 2008. The torch is planned to travel to 21 cities in five
continents including London, Paris, San Francisco, Canberra, Mumbai,
and Nagano, followed by Hong Kong and Macau, before spending 97 days
in Mainland China to arrive at its final destination in Beijing on
August 8, 2008, marking the start of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.           

About Lenovo Global Design Team           

Lenovo enjoys a global innovation triangle with core teams in
Beijing, Raleigh and Yamato that collaborate to deliver the world's
best engineered PCs. The experience and specialties of Lenovo
designers are diverse and include expertise in graphic design,
chemistry, engineering, materials, anthropology, art and history.           

About Lenovo           

Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building the
world's best engineered personal computers. Lenovo's business model is
built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction
as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo
Group's acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the
company develops, manufactures and markets reliable high-quality,
secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide.
Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai
and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more
information, see www.lenovo.com.           

For Lenovo
Shannon O'Malley, 646-935-4238   
shannon.omalley@ketchum.com        

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