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"There is nothing new to be discovered in physics now" was supposedly a common refrain among late-Victorian scientists – shortly before quantum theory and Einstein's relativity overturned everything.
There is no such arrogance today. Relativity has produced a supremely accurate model of the cosmos, but to make it work we must supplement the universe we do see with myriad others that we don't.
Last year's discovery of the Higgs boson capped decades of sculpting quantum theory into the standard model of particle physics – yet it, too, is found wanting. Meanwhile, melding the two pillars of 20th-century physics into one "theory of everything" remains a dream.
It may once again be time for a radical rethink, starting with the most fundamental question of all…
The roots of reality?
What makes us so sure that mathematics can reveal nature's deepest workings, asks cosmologist Brian Greene
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The dark void at the universe's heart
Our established picture of the universe is supremely successful – maybe because most of it is completely made up, says Stephen Battersby
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Higgs smashes into a dead end
The discovery of the Higgs boson completed the most precise scientific model in history – and that's where the problems start, says Matthew Chalmers
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Desperately seeking everything
An ultimate theory that unifies all of physics seems as far away as ever – but that doesn't mean we should stop chasing the dream, says Michael Brooks
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We've seen a lot of pictures and videos of the Nexus 5 and that's why this one has some merit: it looks like the others. It was originally on a forum and picked up by Droid-Life but since has been deleted.
This weekend MyCE/Android World leaked out some specs of the upcoming device.
- Display: 5-inch Full HD display, 442 ppi (potentially 4.97-inch)
- Processor: 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snadragon 800
- Internal Storage: 16GB (could be another model too, this is what was in the log)
- Camera (rear): 8MP (no idea if it has OIS like the LG G2 camera)
- Camera (front): 1.2MP
- Sensors: accelerometer, magnetometer, gyroscope, proximity, light, barometer, orientation
- Battery: 2300mAh (via FCC) and wireless charging
- Other: LTE, NFC
- Model: LG-D820
Also the FCC has picked it up as well as some benchmarks. All we are missing is a launch date and price.
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If this costs $300 or less, it will be a killer Nexus phone.
seriously, 8MP camera? Not good enough. Not in today's market.
And how did you come up with that? Oh, that's right, you want to see big numbers, because that will make it better. Well, you're wrong, and take from me, a photographer, when I tell you that you have no clue, and you shouldn't discuss this topic from here on out
where can I thumbs up this comment? :D
Nexus phones have forever had cut rate cameras. The only Nexus that really had a comparable camera during its time on the market was the HTC Nexus One. The Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, and Nexus 4 all were surrounded by phones with better cameras. Having said that, there have been and will continue to be Nexus apologists that get down right angry when you say that the camera could be better equipped… like the guy below.

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In This Issue
Five Resolutions to Improve Your Health
Two CHS professors, Lori Neighbors (Human Movement Sciences) and Scott Strath (Human Movement Sciences), offer suggestions on creating a healthier you in 2011.
Strath, an expert in the areas pf physical activity and public health, stated "physical activity - whether it's walking the dog or just taking the stairs at work - is essential to good health. The benefits of an active lifestyle add up: improved cholesterol, overall physical fitness, reduced body fat and lower levels of stress and depression."
Read the full story at our website.
Congratulations to our December Grads!
UWM held its Winter Commencement ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 19, and among the over 2,200 graduates were 71 proud students from the College of Health Sciences who received their diplomas. Present were 31 undergraduates and 40 graduate students, some of whom already finished in August. Especially pleased were the two newest Ph.D.s. in Health Sciences, Kamaldeen Muili and Mark Cole. Congratulations to all!
2011 CHS Calendar is Out
The new 2011 eye-catching College of Health Sciences calendar, which features a wide spectrum of events, research and activities here at the College, has been distributed.
The month of January story is only one example of all the exciting things taking place at the College.
CHS Professor Honored for a Significant Research Career
Margaret Duncan, Ph.D., professor, Human Movement Science Department, received the 2009 UWM Research Foundation Senior Faculty Award. She was recognized for her long history of significant contribution to her field of research.
Duncan studies media depictions of women's bodies and body practices. In particular, she has examined how body ideals are subtly created and reproduced through certain features of photographs and written text in popular magazines. She also has studied the intersections of race, class and gender, and how they shape one's experience of one's body. Of special interest is how these social factors interact to affect body image, body ideals, and body culture.
She said, "I find research on the body to be endlessly fascinating. There is nothing more intimate, nor more significant than our embodied experience and the social conditions that construct it."
A recent research topic is the social construction of fat and an analysis of "the obesity epidemic" as a "moral panic." Currently she is analyzing contradictory diet discourses, "diet doubletalk," in fitness and beauty magazines. For example, how to lose weight, while at the same time feeling confident about one's body and accepting it the way it is.
Duncan is a former president of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS), a former president of The Association for the Study of Play (TASP) and a past editor of the scholarly journal, Play & Culture.
She was one of several authors of the 1997 President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Report and its follow-up report in 2008, and has co-authored five research reports investigating televised portrayals of female athletes for the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles.
She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education (AAKPE) and was and currently serves on the advisory board of The Women's Sports Foundation.
CHS Human Movement Sciences Professor and Chair, Barbara Meyer, Ph.D., said of her, "Professor Duncan's passion for discovery and concomitant desire to facilitate in students an appreciation for the practical implications of her research make her an exemplar for all faculty at UWM."
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Rhyner Appointed New Associate Dean
Dean Chukuka Enwemeka announced the appointment of Dr. Paula Rhyner as Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research in the College of Health Sciences (CHS), effective January 7, 2011.
Rhyner, Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, has served as Interim Associate Dean for Research since September 2008.
As an accomplished scholar, she has had continuous extramural funding for her research and teaching activities for over 20 years. Throughout her career at UWM, she has had a strong focus on integrating scholarship, teaching and service activities, and on incorporating an interdisciplinary collaborative model within those activities.
Her ability to forge collaborations with academic and community partners to build research teams with similar scholarly goals has resulted in presentations, publications and successful grant proposals for new and innovative lines of research.
She has mentored many undergraduate and graduate students, encouraging their individual research interests and including them in her own work. As Interim Associate Dean for Research, Rhyner championed the research efforts of the faculty and staff of the college, and played a significant role in identifying initiatives that further the growth of funded research in the college.
As the new Associate Dean, she will play a vital role in facilitating and fostering graduate education and sponsored research in the College.
Dean Enwemeka thanked Dr. Roger O. Smith (OST) for his excellent service as Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Studies.
For a full version of the Dean's announcement, go to the CHS Web site at http://www4.uwm.edu/chs/news/news01-11-2011.cfm.
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Budding stargazers have plenty to look at on the Webmost major observatories have sites where you can view their images and learn about their technological tricks. For 50 years, the 5-metre Hale Telescope on Mount Palomar, California, reigned supreme as the biggest astronomical "eye" in the world. You can find it at http://astro.caltech.edu/observatories/palomar/public/index.html. Then came a revolution. In the past decade, new technologies have made possible the construction of a clutch of giant telescopes. By 2005, there could be as many as 10 telescopes with mirrors more than 8 metres across.
The biggest "light buckets", as astronomers call them, are the twin 10-metre Keck telescopes on top of Mauna Kea, a volcano in Hawaii. Keck I and II have "segmented mirrors", each made of 36 hexagonal pieces. Discover more at http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu:3636/. Used together, and with smaller "outrigger" telescopes, they could one day mimic a telescope almost 100 metres across.
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Recipe: Sausage Pizza, Topped with Crispy Kale
Six Ingredients (and Salt)
We love making pizza dough, and it's not nearly as hard as you think. But lately we've been using a certain store-bought dough, and to be honest, it's pretty hard to beat. In fact, this pizza is so good (and green! Look at all that kale!) that we haven't ordered a pie in two months. And we live in New York, people.
Even though the store-bought dough is what qualifies this pizza as a six-ingredient recipe, you'd only need eight to make your own dough from scratch. So never let that deter you; pizza is easier than you think.
That said, I'm obsessed with Whole Foods pizza dough right now. I was making the New York Times dough recipe (I used it for my Spinach, White Bean, and Taleggio Pizza—another green one!), but I picked up a bag of fresh dough at the store a couple of months ago, and I'm not sure I'm ever going back.
This dough is the tiniest bit sweet, which I like, and you can really feel how alive it is when you stretch it. There are big, plopping air bubbles everywhere. It practically burps while you work it.
So, the pizza. I love something green on my pizza, but I'm not a big fan of broccoli, and I also don't like weighty toppings. The idea of a big mound of kale chips on top of the pizza—salty, crispy, virtuous—sounded perfect. And the Italian tomatoes are key; they add a lot of flavor, which is especially important because you're not adding a ton of them. This isn't a super saucy pizza.
I tried this pizza twice with the uncooked kale piled on with the other toppings. The kale got crispy, but it also released a lot of moisture that pooled in the middle of the pizza. It's better to make the kale chips first, then scatter them onto the pizza once it's cooked.
1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes with Italian seasoning
5 large curly kale leaves (or a small bunch of lacinato kale)
1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil
1/3 pound sweet Italian sausage
1 store-bought pizza dough, at room temperature
1/2 pound fresh mozzarella, cut into thin slices
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Pour the Italian tomatoes into a mesh strainer and let them sit, squishing and stirring with a spoon a few times, until they are quite dry.
Strip the kale leaves from their stems, rip into 1-inch pieces. Wash and spin dry in a salad spinner or pat very thoroughly with a kitchen towel. In a large bowl, toss them with enough olive oil to lightly coat the leaves (you don't want them to be dripping, just slick). Spread onto a baking sheet, sprinkle with salt, and cook for 12 to 15 minutes, until crispy.
Raise the oven temperature to 500 degrees.
While the oven is preheating, cook and crumble the sausage in a pan until no longer pink. Set aside. Take the dough out of its packaging (you'll need a dash of flour to keep it from sticking to your hands) and slowly stretch it. I like to drape the dough over the backs of my hands and stretch it from the middle out. You can also pat it out on a cutting board or baking sheet. Either way, you'll need to stop every once in a while and let the dough sit for a second, so it gets used to its new shape.
Place the dough on a baking sheet and scatter the tomatoes, then sausage, then mozzarella slices over it. Bake for 12 minutes, or until the crust is brown and the cheese is bubbly. Remove from the oven, pile on the crispy kale, then slice.
*A note on technique: If you have a pizza stone and want to slide your topped pizza onto the stone in the oven, go for it. I'm terrible at this, and I find that I get a decently crispy crust with a baking sheet.
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Gawker Media mystery ads appear on YouTube
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Nick Denton, the owner and founder of Gawker Media, acknowledged Friday that the Gawker employee, who goes by the YouTube username Belowtheradar, is the company's "video guy."
At least 50 videos were uploaded by the Gawker employee since October from such shows as ABC's Good Morning America and Inside Edition and CNN's Anderson Cooper 360.
Most of the copyright holders, which range from Viacom-owned Comedy Central to NBC to even Apple, were contacted by CNET News.com on Thursday and most said they would need time to evaluate the YouTube clips and the ads in them before commenting. Two content owners, however, said that they never gave permission for their videos to be used in such a way.
"I can tell you emphatically that this video was used without our authorization," said Audrey Pass, spokeswoman for WNYW Channel 5, the Fox affiliate in New York. A clip from a Fox 5 news report was among those posted by Belowtheradar in December. "We have plans to pursue this matter further."
Amanda Congdon, the former host of Web TV show Rocketboom, said a clip found on YouTube, a two-minute video taken from her site Amandacongdon.com, was used without her permission. During the clip, an advertisement for Valleywag was visible the entire length of the video. Congdon said Thursday she intends to contact Gawker Media to find out what the company's relationship is with Belowtheradar.
"I don't have a problem usually when a fan posts something, but I have a problem when someone is using it to advertise and doesn't contact me," said Congdon, who is now working with ABC's Internet unit.
YouTube has been a popular place for people to post clips of their favorite TV shows ever since the company officially launched in December 2005. Often, these clips are uploaded without the permission of the show's creator, which violates copyright law. Up to now, however, it's unclear whether anybody has tried to attach advertising to the unauthorized clips.
YouTube said in a statement Thursday evening that its user agreement explicitly prohibits posting of copyright material.
"We don't control the content on our site," a company spokesman said. "Our users post the content on YouTube--including videos, comments, and ratings. Our community guidelines and clear messaging on the site make it clear that users must own or have permission from copyright holders to post any videos.
"We take copyright issues very seriously," the spokesman said. "We prohibit users from uploading infringing material and we cooperate with copyright holders to identify and promptly remove infringing content."
Media lawyers say the postings by Belowtheradar could indeed run afoul of copyright laws. In some circumstances similar to this, lawyers have argued that postings such as this are protected under the "fair use" doctrine. Under U.S. copyright law, a copyright owner authorizes others to reproduce the owner's work.
Copyright material can be used without permission under the "fair use" doctrine for purposes of "criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research," according to section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act.
But fair use doesn't apply here, said Russell Frackman, an entertainment attorney and partner at Los Angeles-based law firm Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp. Frackman was skeptical whether an advertiser could argue that they have a right to post material from TV shows under "fair use."
"The material they are using is pure entertainment," Frackman said. "It takes the entire aspect of the use and impinges directly on the market for the copyright holder, which presumably sells commercials."
New York-based Gawker Media operates 14 blogs, including Gawker.com, Fleshbot, Gizmodo and Valleywag. The company is owned by founder Denton, a former reporter for the Financial Times, a business publication based in Great Britain.
Since October 23, of the 60 videos posted by Belowtheradar, 51 feature ads for Gawker or a Gawker Media property and appear to be material obtained from major broadcasters. Nine others either are without advertising or feature content from unidentified sources.
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- When I read last week about YouTube's idea to place ads in the
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Yes, we know the focus should be on the incredible 45-minute Rock and Roll > Ghost segment from last night's Phish tour-opener in Long Beach, but we couldn't help but be intrigued by pop star Justin Bieber and his nearly-as-famous girlfriend Selena Gomez taking in their first Phish show.
Biebs is far from the only celebrity Phish fan as for this week's B List we'll detail nine others.
1. Justin Bieber
Last night Bieber attended his first Phish show after years of hearing about the band's greatness from Dan Kanter, the 18-year-old's guitarist and musical director. Kanter is a longtime fan and struck up a friendship with bassist Mike Gordon. Dan finally convinced his boss to check out a show and from the looks of the tweet above he enjoyed it.
2. January Jones
The Man Men star told GQ that she was a fan of the band in her younger years…
"I hung out with dudes in high school," she says. "We were the hippies—into the Dead, Zeppelin, Phish. I was a lifeguard at the water park, and I remember the day Jerry died. Over the loudspeaker, it said: 'Jerry Garcia has died. Everybody meet in the parking lot.' I probably shouldn't say that—we were saving lives! But that was definitely a sit-in-the-chair-with-sunglasses afternoon."
3. Travie McCoy
The Gym Class Heroes singer attended a Phish show at the War Memorial in Syracuse back in 2009 and raved about it on Twitter. "These dudes are BEASTS! Such a dick for never giving this band an honest chance. Such a great show,Trey is a shredder," and "most devoted fans Ive ever seen,not a single soul standig (sic) still in the entire place. My hat is off to these guys yo."
4. Bill Hader
In 2009 the Saturday Night Live star told Entertainment Weekly that he saw 12 Phish shows during his high school days.
The person or band you've seen most often in concert?
There was a time in high school when I was at a lot of Phish shows. I didn't follow them, but I saw them maybe 12 times. I've been to about10 Radiohead shows. It's between them.
5. Danny Tamberelli
Perhaps the most devoted Phish fan on this list, the Pete & Pete star has been seeing the band for well over a decade and still catches Phish shows when he's not busy as the bassist and vocalist in scene fixtures Jounce.
6. Fred Savage
Another longtime fan, the Wonder Years star struck up a friendship with Phish and even mentioned them during an appearance on Late Night With Conan O'Brien. Just today Savage mentioned his experience at Phish's New Year's Eve performance at MSG on December 31, 1998.
7. Sean Avery
This controversial NHLer considers Trey Anastasio amongst his friends and has attended a handful of shows since Phish returned in 2009. Avery even brought Big Red to the locker room after a Rangers game in 2009 and used Tweezer Reprise as music on his website.
8. Todd Snider
Singer-songwriter Todd Snider listed Joy and Phish's version of Exile On Main Street among his top albums of 2009. Anastasio is a fan of Snider's as mentioned in a 2009 interview with Time Out.
9. Bill Walton
While this basketball Hall of Fame is best known as a Deadhead who saw over 600 shows, he's also a Phish fan who tries to catch the band when he can. His first show took place at Madison Square Garden on December 31, 2002 when the band came back from a hiatus. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that took place after his first show, Walton raved about the experience.
10. Adam Levine
The Maroon 5 lead singer has never hid his love for Phish going so far as to tell Rolling Stone that one show "changed his life," saying he was "physically torn apart and spiritually moved by the experience." More recently, he tweeted about a dream he had involving the band.
More Celebrity Phish Fans: Danny Devito, Aron Rolston, Conan O'Brien, Fran Drescher, Peter Gammons, Matisyahu, Ben & Jerry and Paul Dano.
Who did we miss? Leave a comment below to let us know.
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Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 6:30 pm
Leighton Meester (Blair Waldorf) of Gossip Girl has tweeted about the 2009 MSG shows. https://twitter.com/itsmeleighton/status/6294145781
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 8:44 pm
There were no MSG shows in 2009…2009 was American Airlines Arena in Miami
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 8:54 pm
Dec 2,3,4 of 2009 say you are wrong
I know I've heard plenty of Phish references on SportsCenter. There was one guy who used the line "Just as Trey Anastasio is to Phish, so too is (player) to (his team)" Also, Linda Cohn is a fellow Vermonter and fan.
I hate to say it or associate with her, but Ann Coulter I believe was on a show on vh1 about hippies or something a few years ago, Im pretty sure she mentioned Phish. Also Keller Williams was on it…
Isn't Dave Letterman a fan? He's had the boys on a bunch of times.
sighting of maggie ghyllenhaal on subway en route to ph show
Joseph Gordon Levitt, Tom Hanks and Danny Devito
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 9:46 am
That is just about the coolest thing I've ever heard. Brandford and Bela are beasts in their own right
Great article Scott! FYI, I'm from Nashville, and remember the night A Live One was released. We were driving by a Krispy Kreme and noticed Bela Fleck and Branford Marsalis in the parking lot, standing beside their car, and full on raging to it!!!
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 9:47 am
Whoops.. accidentally replied to the wrong guy.
That is just about the coolest thing I've ever heard. Brandford and Bela are beasts in their own right
I saw Bill Paxton from Twister, Big Love at the Hollywood Bowl last summer…he was getting down!
If you're any kind of artist or entertainment industry professional at all, you have to have some basic level of respect for Phish. They made it huge without using any of the traditional means of making it in the field.
And of course, let's not forget the obvious. Phish is badass.
MMA fighter Clay Guida.
Also, American Idol semi finalist Crystal Bowersox.
The Rangers used to use Reprise coming back on this ice after intermission.
Laura Prepon (That 70′s Show) went to the Great Went.
Michael Rosenbaum (Smallville) went to the Clifford Ball and was at the Hollywood Bowl show last year.
Christie Clark (Days of Our Lives) went to Big Cypress and other shows.
I see Jeff Austin from Yonder at shows all the time.
Whitney Port from The Hills and The City went to a show during the last New Years run and posted rave reviews on her website.
Just a little editing feedback, Aron Ralston is actually spelled with an 'a' and not an 'o' Thank you for the correction.
Prior to the entire world learning of Aron, he was a dedicated fan and maintains his love for the music even to this day.
We were lucky enough to boogie down at the Civic all weekend in SF. What a memorable run! -Moods


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Doc: W-sitting may be a symptom of an orthopedic deformity
Dr. David Clutter, a pediatrician with Essentia Health in Fargo, says W-sitting may be a symptom of an orthopedic deformity, rather than a cause of one. Here, Morgan, 5, and Christopher Wambeke, 3, demonstrate how to sit in a "W" position. Carrie Snyder / The Forum
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> - When is SCO's next shareholder meeting?
Chedck with FreeEdgar for when they file their 10k data and that may give you the rest of the info you need (always review their 10k and the language contained therein...it gives a lot of indicators you may use to couch inquiries.
> > Otherways would be to find out if your workplace has any Unixware licenes
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That may be more difficult. Outside of customer testimonials and google searches of people on lists looking fof help with SCO related issues, you will be hard pressed to find such data. Plus you run into the problem that much of SCOs hardened base wont leave because many of the reasons that CSO survives is due to highly specialized niche apps that only run on SCO (particularl;y in the banking and hospital/health realms). Its a good goal, but I never said it would be easy ;)
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I see the download links. But I have not received any email with instructions and passwords. What is the title of the email I should be getting and who is listed in the From column of the email? Maybe that might help me find it, although I do not think any email has been sent. Thank you.
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What is up guys? Time for another edition of WBC! Since last week the topic was top 5 IC Champs since the title was reinstated in 2003, this weeks topic is top 5 US Champs since 2003. This will be an interesting one, as 3 people are going up against each other. Make sure to vote
What is up guys. Time for another edition of Uncooked! Let's start with the Raw aspect!
High Point
Triple Threat Match-D-Bry vs Punk vs Kane
I liked this match. I think their match at NWO was a lot better, btu for Raw, this was good. I liked it, and I think it served it's purpose.
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Ok guys. This week I decided to do a different format for Uncooked. Instead of a good/bad/indifferent section, I'm shaking things up a bit. Let me know what you think!(Note this contains info from the main site)
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Guide to the J. Walter Thompson Company. Frankfurt Office. Herbert Brungs Papers, 1969-1988
The J. Walter Thompson Company (JWT), founded in 1864, is one of the oldest and largest enduring advertising agencies in the United States. Herbert Brungs was the former chairman OMG (chief operating officer) and managing director (Geschäftsführer) at JWT Frankfurt, Germany, office.
The papers of Herbert Brungs span the years 1969 to 1988 and document Brungs' activities as representative to the German trade organization GWA and the as the executive in charge of employee education. The collection contains general files, client files, organizations files, and writings and speeches files. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- J. Walter Thompson Company. Frankfurt Office.
- Title
- J. Walter Thompson Company. Frankfurt Office. Herbert Brungs papers 1969-1988
- Language of Material
- English, German
- Extent
- 6 Linear Feet, 5000 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Series Quick Links
Collection Overview
The Herbert Brungs Papers span the years 1969 to 1988, with the bulk from the 1980s. The papers document Brungs' activities as the representative to the German trade organization GWA and as the executive in charge of further education of employees and managers through seminars and classes. Specific topics documented the opening of the JWT office in Düsseldorf; the introduction of computers systems at JWT-Frankfurt; correspondence with academics interested in the advertising industry; relations with a few big clients such as CMA (agricultural industry) and Deutscher Wein (trade organization for German wine); communication with the GWA concerning the relationship between the industry and politicians; industry excellence awards; and internal and external seminars and their evaluations. The collection consists of typed and handwritten correspondence; external and internal memoranda; articles and presentations (typed or offprints) accompanied by charts and graphs; and some other printed material. Approximately 70 percent of the collection is in German. Only correspondence with foreign offices and clients as well as some of the subject material is in English.
Restrictions on Access & Use
A majority of collections are stored off site and must be requested at least 48 business hours in advance for retrieval. Contact Rubenstein Library staff before visiting. Read More »
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.
All or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. The library may require up to 48 hours to retrieve these materials for research use.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Contents of the Collection
General Files, 1980-1987
Contains Brungs' domestic and foreign correspondence, mostly with private individuals seeking information on JWT, clients, and other offices. Other items include internal memoranda and reports, background information on the advertising industry or specific campaigns, files on subsidiary offices (Düsseldorf) and organizations (Deltakos), personnel files, records relating to advertising competitions, and some presentation scripts. The series contains typed and hand-written letters in originals and photocopies, memoranda, reports, minutes, printed material, notes, telexes, charts and graphs, questionnaires, contracts, and other documents concerning JWT-Frankfurt. Arranged alphabetically by type of record, thereunder chronologically.
Client Files, 1969-1987, bulk 1981-1987
Consists of typed and handwritten domestic and foreign correspondence, telexes, notes, ad copy, contracts, memoranda (Haus-Mitteilungen), presentations and briefings, reports (Kontaktberichte), and research concerning the accounts with which Brungs was involved. Clients represented include Bacardi, Kraft, Deutscher Wein (German Wine), De Beers and Eckes. Organized alphabetically by client for the major accounts, followed by a brief series of various clients. Within some of the larger accounts, the files are divided by topic (thereunder chronologically).
Events, 1974-1988
Consists of typed and handwritten correspondence and telexes, booklets and pamphlets, orders and receipts, presentations and speeches, memos, and clippings from newspapers and journals. Also includes festival programs and numerous files related to marketing seminars. Divided into two main sections: internal seminars organized by JWT and attended by office members or outsiders; external seminars organized by outsiders and attended by members of JWT-Frankfurt. Thereunder organized by main topic of the seminar.
Organizations, 1981-1987
Consists of letters (Rundbriefe and Chefbriefe), photocopies, telexes, reports, papers, charts concerning JWT-Frankfurt's participation in GWA (Gesellschaft Werbeagenturen, later Gesamtverband Werbeagenturen), the German advertising industry's trade organization. Also includes general salary information and reports of JWT expenses. Arranged according to the categories established in Brungs' original material.
Writings and Speeches, 1982-1987
Consists of type-written and photocopied articles, talks, and presentations on marketing topics, occasionally annotated by the author or reader. Also includes some offprints of articles. Organized by language, thereunder chronologically.
Historical Note
Chronology List
|Graduated from high school with Abitur
|Graduated from Agricultural College, with Wine growing specialty
|Attended University Bonn as a student in Economics and Chemistry
|Employed as Assistant Manager in Advertising Department at Ford Motor Company
|Attended advertising school
|Served as Vice President for merchandising at Display International
|Served as representative at the Heumann advertising agency
|Joined JWT
|Served as account representative for Lux liquid, Suwa detergent, Maggi soups, Findus deep frozen food
|Served as senior representative for Kraft cheese products
|Served as account supervisor for all Kraft products
|Served as head of sales promotion group
|Served as acount representative for Kraft trade, Kraft coordinator for Central America and Oscar Mayer canned food at JWT-Chicago
|Served as account supervisor and associate director for all Kraft products
|Served as account supervisor and associate director for the German Wine council
|Served as account supervisor and associate director for Birkel noodles
|Served as management supervisor and director for Pepsi
|Served as management supervisor for the German Fish council
|Served as unit manager and director for all Kraft products, the German Wine council, the German Fish council, Pepsi and Birkel noodles
|Served as unit manager and director for the Butter council
|Served as unit manager and Geschäftsführer (executive director) all Kraft products, the German Wine council, the German Fish council, the Butter council, Pepsi, Warner Lambert, PanAm, and Südmilch
|Served as chief executive officer in charge of Bacardi, German wine, and the German Sugar council
|Served as chairman OMG (chief operating officer) and Geschäftsführer (executive director) in charge of the German Sugar council, German wine, Computerland, Burger King, and Deutsche Bank
Subject Headings
- J. Walter Thompson Company
- J. Walter Thompson Company. Frankfurt Office
- Kraft Foods Company.
- PepsiCo, Inc
- De Beers Consolidated Mines
- Advertising -- Germany
- Advertising agencies -- Europe
- Advertising agencies -- Management
- Corporations -- Public relations -- Germany.
- Memoranda (AAT)
- Speeches (AAT)
- Clippings
- John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History
Related Material
For related materials, see other collections in the J. Walter Thompson Company Archives, especially the papers of other Frankfurt office executives in the JWT Frankfurt Office Records, including:
Additional information may be found in the
Thomas Sutton Papers and the
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], J. Walter Thompson Company. Frankfurt Office. Herbert Brungs Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
The Herbert Brungs Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a transfer in 1995.
Processing Information
Processed by Norbert Schürer, 2000
Encoded by Jessica Wood, July 2009
Accession 1996-009 is described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.


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StLambert, JH; Thomas, T; Burnstock, G; Spyer, KM; (1997) A source of adenosine involved in cardiovascular responses to defense area stimulation. AM J PHYSIOL-REG I , 41 (1) R195 - R200.
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We have investigated the source of central adenosine important in modulating the cardiovascular response to hypothalamic defense area (HDA) stimulation in alpha-chloralose-anesthetized rats. Microinjections of an ecto-5'-nucleotidase inhibitor, alpha,beta-methylene ADP (alpha,beta-meADP), were made into caudal nucleus of the solitary tract (cNTS) and rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM), and its effects on HDA-evoked responses were observed. Stimulation of KDA evoked an increase in arterial pressure and a secondary rise in arterial pressure after stimulation ceased. There was also an increase in heart rate and hindlimb blood flow. alpha,beta-meADP had no effect on resting levels of arterial pressure, heart rate, and hindlimb blood flow when injected into the cNTS or RVLM. alpha,beta-meADP also had no effect on the HDA-evoked tachycardia and increase in muscle blood flow. However, alpha,beta-meADP reduced the primary increase in arterial pressure evoked by HDA stimulation when microinjected into the cNTS. In contrast, alpha,beta-meADP reduced the secondary increase in arterial pressure when microinjected into the RVLM. From these results, we suggest that at least part of the adenosine released centrally during HDA stimulation is derived extracellularly from ATP metabolism.
|A source of adenosine involved in cardiovascular responses to defense area stimulation
|adenosine A(1) receptors, hypothalamic defense area, alpha,beta-methyleneadenosine 5'-diphosphate, rostral ventrolateral medulla, caudal nucleus of the solitary tract, NUCLEUS-TRACTUS-SOLITARIUS, HYPOTHALAMIC-STIMULATION, SMOOTH-MUSCLE, RAT, NEURONS, BRAIN, RECEPTORS, CAT, NUCLEOTIDES, INHIBITION
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|UCL > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Biosciences (Division of)
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(Editor's note: This is a longer version of a story that appeared in the Chicago Tribune's Sunday features section.)
Deann Groen Bayless has spent nearly three decades in the Chicago restaurant business and says she has never felt dismissed or disrespected for being a woman. She offers three reasons: an ability to align herself with "good people" who respect her, being confident in what she does and just not worrying about it.
"You know how when you're fearful of something, you can attract it?" Bayless adds. "I still get, 'Are you the wife?' I say, 'Yeah.' It just doesn't bug me."
She is married to Rick Bayless, one of the most famous and telegenic chefs in the U.S. But the 64-year-old is much more than this. Married in 1979, they have been a professional team for much of the time since. They are founding partners in the iconic Frontera Grill, which opened in 1987, and two other Chicago restaurants, Topolobampo and Xoco, as well as the Frontera Foods company, which produces a line of grocery products and operates two quick-service restaurants.
Bayless' name is on all eight of her husband's cookbooks for her editorial contributions, and she's the producer of his long-running PBS series, "Mexico: One Plate at a Time." She has mentored many restaurateurs, notably through leadership roles with the national organization Women Chefs & Restaurateurs. She's administrator of the Frontera Farmer Foundation, which assists small, sustainable farms in the Chicago area. And she's a mom: The couple's daughter, Lanie, 22, is an event planner in New York City.
Living and working mostly out of the spotlight suits her. "I have no desire to say, 'Me too. Me too. I'm important too.' It's just not in my personality," she says.
Our recent conversation has been edited for space.
Q: Am I right in assuming you are the organizational glue that holds all of this together?
A: Yes, that's pretty much it.
Our personalities absolutely just blend. (Rick) is the creative force. I love the creative force. I love being part of it. I love being drawn with it. I love contributing my ideas to it. But … I'm a producer type. I plan things, organize things, schedule things. I'm really good at big-picture thinking. We've always worked together. We consult each other on each area of business, but we respect each other's talents.
The other thing is, the money is under my jurisdiction. And creative types can spend a lot of money. It's the joke now they have to get it past Deann. I'm all for spending money and making things better all the time, but I do have my limits. That's a good balance too.
Q: Your official biography says you took an "unexpected turn into the world of good food." Your undergraduate degree was in English language and literature at Wheaton College, and you have graduate degrees in English and theater from the University of Michigan. Where were you expecting life to take you?
A: I had a teaching certificate, so I taught English in a school for American kids in Taiwan at the height of the Vietnam War. It was a really interesting (time) to be there. I had finished my master's and then gone to Asia. My sister and her husband were Protestant missionaries, and this school was run by Protestant missionaries and the military. (I) worked in this school for one year.
I fell in love with Ann Arbor (Mich.), where I did my graduate year. I ended up as an administrative assistant in a church. I did that for five or six years, and that's where I got really interested in theater and the theatrical aspects of worship. I decided to go back and study theater because I didn't know much about it. Shortly after that was when personal computers were just starting to open up, and people were using them in their businesses, and I discovered I had a marketable skill. I was a technical writer. I did that for a few years. … Rick and I had known each other, but that's when we started dating. We knew each other through this church. That's when we started dating and got married.
Q: Any advice for women in the restaurant industry?
A: You can be nurturing; you can be strong at the same time. You can be a leader. You don't have to take the traditional male model and use it. You can do it all through your own personalities, whatever they may be. And, also, one of the obviously big problems for women is, what about children in this picture? There are as many solutions as there are people. Just be creative about it.
Q: Is there anything you do that might surprise people?
A: I like to watch "Friends." The reruns. I love it. I usually fall asleep watching it on my iPad. It's silly and sweet and fun. It makes me laugh.
Q: What are you reading now?
A: I'm now (into) strong woman historical mysteries. It's a genre. I have dubbed it that. I love Jacqueline Winspear, and I love Tasha Alexander, but then I pepper it with other stuff too. I love Alexander McCall Smith and both his Africa series and his Scotland series. I love characters. I love to get involved in stories.


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Archive for January, 2012
Top 5: My 5 favourite seats at the Skydome
Do you care where you sit when you go to the ballpark?
Fan Blog: A Canadian Touch by Andrew Hendriks
Written by: Andrew Hendriks (@77hendriks) I, like many Baseball fans, remember where I was on the last night of the MLB regular season (2011). Legions of fans tuned in to watch their favorite teams play those ...
Jays avoid arbitration with Villanueva
The Blue Jays have avoided arbitration with RHP Carlos Villanueva by signing him to a 1-year, $2,277,500 million deal for 2012.
VIDEO: Getting it right in Uganda
Thanks to the efforts of 'Right To Play' among others, Uganda's little league baseball team will get to play a team from Langley B.C.
Back in Blue Video Podcast – Episode 2
On this weeks show Reid and Nick discuss the Blue Jays Winter Tour, this weeks Blue Jay of the Week and recap a couple of fan submitted blogs.
Blue Jays sign Rasmus to 1-year deal
The Blue Jays have avoided arbitration with Colby Rasmus, signing the CF to a one-year deal worth $2.7 million. Rasmus hopes to improve on a disappointing 2011 season clouded in turmoil with his former team ...
Fan Blog: Blasts from our past by Scott McKague
Submitted and Written by: Scott McKague Bell, Alomar, Carter, Steib, Delgado. Every franchise has its hero's from the past. Toronto's team may not have been around as long as most, but after 2 World Series ...
Blue Jay of the Week!
Who's going to appear on the #BIBpodcast as our Blue Jay of the Week!? A handful of players took part in the Winter Tour including Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar. Was it the man who ...
VIDEO: At home with Ricky-Ro
Sportsnet's Michael Grange visits Jays ace Ricky Romero at his home in L.A. to talk ball, family and growing up in a rough neighbourhood.
My favourite moments of 2011
Yeah, I'm totally late… but with the new year and a new season right around the corner, I thought I'd reflect on my favorite Blue Jays moments of 2011. Join me, won't you? Begin the ...


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Dia's Gluten Free & Vegan Chocolate CheesecakePosted by ♦***Admin--Dia***♦ on June 20th, 2009. Filed under: Casein Free, Dairy Free and Vegan, Sugar Free, Vegetarian, Wheat and Gluten Free.
It has been a rough week for me, so I needed a chocolaty treat! And yes, this is a vegan cheesecake–no dairy products in this whatsoever! I actually made my own vegan sweet cheese to put in the cake because the UK is lacking in any kind of vegan products. I know in the US you have vegan cream cheese, so if you would like to substitute it with that, it will be quicker. But if you would like to try to make some easy homemade vegan cheese, please give my recipe a shot.
For the homemade vegan cheese:
500g container of Vanilla Soya Yogurt (I used Alpro)
1/4 cup unrefined cane sugar
1 paper towel
2 bowls
Pour the yogurt into the first bowl and whisk together with the sugar.
Place the sieve over the second bowl, and apply the paper towel inside the sieve.
Pour out the yogurt into the sieve, and there it will drain the liquid for the next 12 hours.
It is best to leave overnight in your fridge.
When you awake you will see a nice ricotta consistency soft cheese to use in your cheesecake.
To see more pictures of the homemade cheese and to watch a 1 minute video of my cheesecake click here
For the cheesecake:
Homemade vegan sweet cheese (see above)
150g of dark chocolate
1/3 cup of unrefined cane sugar
6 gluten free crumbly cookies
3 tablespoons of vegan spread
6″ Sandwich tin
Take the cookies or graham crackers if you wish and crush until crumbs.
Mix the crumbs with the vegan spread until it all sticks together.
Pat down the crumb mixture on the bottom of the sandwich tin.
Place in freezer until finished next part of the recipe.
For the filling:
Take the homemade vegan cheese from the night before and place in a large mixing bowl.
Melt the dark chocolate in the microwave for 4 minutes.
Fold the chocolate into the cheese until it has turned brown.
Add in the 1/3 cup of sugar and mix until it is dissolved.
Take the crust out of the freezer.
Pour the chocolate/cheese mix into the sandwich tin.
Level out with spoon.
Put in fridge for 3 hours to set.
This cake is bakeless, did I forget to mention that?
No heating involved!
After it has set in fridge, take out and drizzle some melted vegan white chocolate on top if you wish.
Slice and serve immediately. Try not to eat the entire thing yourself !
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Kenya Ferry Services have rolled out a plan to streamline ferry operations during this festive season.
Speaking to the Star yesterday, KFS public relations officer Aaron Mutiso said management has put in place measures to ensure that commuters experience no technical hitches as they use their services.
Mutiso's statement is aimed at dispelling growing fear of a looming disaster following frequent reports of mishaps with ferries. "Ferries right now are in good condition. They have been repaired and as we speak, they meet required international classification and standards," he said.
He said six ferries are in good condition with four slated to be operational over rush hours. "Contrary to our normal night operations where one ferry works after 9pm, we have now allocated an extra ferry and these two will be operational till midnight. We have done this as we expect to have more people crossing the channel," he said.
According to Mutiso, the ferries in good condition are MV Harambee, MV Kwale, MV Nyayo, MV Kilindini, MV Mvita and MV Likoni. Other long term measures being put in place are the construction of ramps on the Likoni and Mombasa island sides as well as South Coast.


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This smoke-free hotel features an outdoor pool, a 24-hour fitness center, and self parking. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and a free manager's reception are also provided. Additionally, coffee/tea in the lobby, meeting rooms, and dry cleaning are onsite.
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All 178 rooms feature kitchens with refrigerators, stovetops, microwaves, and dishwashers. Guests will also find free WiFi, free wired Internet, and sofa beds.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Hotel Amenities
Residence Inn by Marriott Downtown Long Beach features an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast as well as a complimentary manager's reception (may not be available daily). This family-friendly hotel also offers coffee/tea in the lobby, laundry facilities, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
Residence Inn by Marriott Downtown Long Beach is a smoke-free property.
- Free breakfast
- Free WiFi
- Outdoor pool
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Free reception
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Meeting rooms
- Pool sun loungers
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- 24-hour front desk
- Free grocery shopping service
- Express check-out
- Grocery/convenience store
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Smoke-free property
- Number of floors - 11
- Total number of rooms - 178
Family Friendly Amenities
- Kitchen
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor pool
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Laundry facilities
- Grocery/convenience store
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Kitchen
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Separate sitting area
- Sofa bed
- Cable TV service
- Premium TV channels
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Stovetop
- Coffee/tea maker
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Dishwasher
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Daily housekeeping
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast. The hotel offers a complimentary manager's reception on select days.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center.
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
Pets allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Self parking fee: USD 17 per day
- Pet fee: USD 100 per stay


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The Naqshbandi Sufi Order of Australia
The Naqshbandi Sufis are mystics, believing that one's journey in life is the path of the return to God. Mysticism is concerned with developing one's abilities and capacity through emotional, intellectual and physical practices. They respect all genuine traditions of belief and faith which seek to accept the responsibility of humanity to care for each other and our world.
They offer weekly meetings for talks and discussions, Zikr ceremonies, and training in the Whirling Prayer Ceremony. Currently they have active circles in Melbourne and Sydney. All people, of any religious or spiritual tradition are welcome to participate in these practices and classes.


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Featuring Gabriel Teodros, Buddy Wakefield, Jourdan Keith and Melissa Noelle Green
SEATTLE - Skip the afternoon commute and get caught up in Traffic Jam - Hip Hop & Spoken Word Mashup at City Hall, 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 16, outdoors on the City Hall plaza, 600 4th Ave. The free event is a special evening performance of Seattle Presents, a year-round concert series at City Hall presented by the Mayor's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs.
What happens when you give the City Hall mic to hip-hop wordsmiths, poets, and performance artists during five o'clock traffic? You get a traffic jam of a different brand with fresh beats, compelling commentary, and hopefully a less stressful commute.
Top Seattle spoken-word and hip-hop artists will convene for Traffic Jam, featuring Seattle MC Gabriel Teodros with DJ-WD4D, two-time Individual World Poetry Slam Champion Buddy Wakefield, poetry slam diva Melissa Noelle Green (a recipient of the 2005 Mayor's Award for Excellence in Hip Hop), and Seattle Poet Populist Jourdan Keith. (Due to a scheduling conflict, Common Market will not be performing as previously announced).
Snacks will be provided by neighborhood restaurants, including McCormick's Fish House, Hole in the Wall BBQ and City Grind Coffee.
Traffic Jam is presented in partnership with KEXP 90.3 FM, Allied Arts and the Guthrie Foundation.
For more information, visit www.seattle.gov/seattlepresents or call (206) 684-7171.
The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs promotes the value of arts and culture in and of communities throughout Seattle. The 15-member Seattle Arts Commission, citizen volunteers appointed by the mayor and City Council, supports the city agency.
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See B. Gilley, Tiger on the Brink (1999).
Jiang Zemin (born 17 August 1926) was the "core of the third generation" of Communist Party of China leaders, serving as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1989 to 2002, as President of the People's Republic of China from 1993 to 2003, and as Chairman of the Central Military Commission from 1989 to 2004.
Jiang came to power in the wake of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, replacing Zhao Ziyang, who was purged for being too conciliatory towards the protestors, as General Secretary. With the waning influence of Deng Xiaoping due to old age, Jiang effectively became "paramount leader" in the 1990s. Under his leadership, China experienced substantial developmental growth with reforms, saw the peaceful return of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom and Macau from Portugal, and improved its relations with the outside world while the Communist Party maintained its tight control over the government. Known to be one of China's more charismatic political figures, Jiang has been criticized for being too concerned about his personal image at home, and too conciliatory towards Russia and the United States abroad. Critics also point to Jiang's inability to maintain control on various social imbalances and problems that surfaced during his term. Traditionalist communists in China charge Jiang of being a revisionist leader who legitimized outright capitalism. His contribution to the Marxist doctrine, a list of guiding ideologies by which the CCP rules China, is called the theory of the Three Represents, which has been written into the party and state constitutions.
Jiang received mixed reviews as mayor. Many of his critics dismissed him as a "flower vase", a Chinese term used to describe a decorative but useless person. Many credited Shanghai's growth during the period to Zhu Rongji . Jiang was an ardent believer, during this period, in Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms. In an attempt of curbing student discontent in 1986, Jiang recited the Gettysburg Address in English in front of a group of student protesters.
Jiang was described as having a passable command of several foreign languages, including Romanian, Russian, and English. One of his favorite activities was to engage foreign visitors in small talks on art and literature in their native language, in addition to singing foreign songs in the original language. He became friends with Allen Broussard, the African American judge who visited Shanghai in 1987 and Brazilian actress Lucelia Santos.
Jiang was elevated to national politics in 1987, automatically becoming a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee because it is customarily dictated that the Party Chief of Shanghai would also have a seat in the Politburo. In 1989, China was in crisis over the Tiananmen Square protest, and the Central Government was in conflict on how to handle the protesters. (The opening policy, brought out by Deng Xiaoping, has been proved as a crucial and brilliant turning point in China's modern history, causing the economy to grow at an astonishing rate during the past decades.) In June, Deng Xiaoping dismissed liberal Zhao Ziyang, who was considered too conciliatory to student protestors. Jiang, at the time, was the Shanghai Party Chief, the top figure in China's new economic center. In an incident with the World Economic Herald, Jiang closed down the newspaper, deeming it harmful. The handling of the crisis in Shanghai was noticed by Beijing, and then paramount Leader Deng Xiaoping. As the protests escalated and then Party-chief Zhao Ziyang was removed from office, Jiang was selected by the Party leaders as a compromise candidate over Tianjin's Li Ruihuan, Premier Li Peng, Chen Yun, and the retired elders to become the new General Secretary. At the time he was considered to be an unlikely candidate. Within three years Deng had transferred most power in the state, party and military to Jiang.
Deng grew critical of Jiang's leadership in 1992. During Deng's southern tours, he subtly suggested that the pace of reform was not fast enough, and the "central leadership" (i.e. Jiang) had most responsibility. Jiang grew ever more cautious, and rallied behind Deng's reforms completely. In 1993, Jiang coined the new term "Socialist Market Economy" to move China's centrally-planned socialist economy into essentially a government-regulated capitalist market economy. It was a huge step to take in the advancement of Deng's "Socialism with Chinese characteristics". At the same time, Jiang elevated many of his supporters from Shanghai to high government positions, after regaining Deng's confidence. He abolished the outdated Central Advisory Committee, an advisory body composed of revolutionary party elders. He became Chairman of the Central Military Commission in 1989, followed by his election to the Presidency in March 1993.
Deng Xiaoping died in early 1997, and China, emerging gradually out of the Deng-era reforms and the relative stability of the early 1990s, faced a myriad of economic and social problems. At Deng's funeral, Jiang gave the official eulogy. Jiang had inherited a China rampant with government corruption, and regional economies growing too rapidly for the stability of the entire country. Deng's idea that "some areas can get rich before others" gave rise to an opening wealth gap between coastal regions and the hinterlands. The unprecedented economic growth had inevitably led to the closing of many State-owned Entreprises (SOE's), and a staggering unemployment rate that hit 40% in some urban areas. Stock markets fluctuated greatly. The scale of rural migration into urban areas was unprecedented anywhere in the world, and little was being done to address an ever-increasing urban-rural wealth gap. Official reports put the figure on the percentage of China's GDP being moved and abused by corrupt officials at 10%. A chaotic environment of illegal bonds issued from civil and military officials resulted in much of the corrupted wealth to end up in foreign countries. Corruption levels had returned, if not exceeded that of the Republican era in the 1940s. A surge in crime rates and the reemergence of organized crime began to plague cities. A careless stance on the destruction of the environment furthered concerns voiced by intellectuals. Jiang's biggest aim in the economy was stability, and he believed that a stable government with highly centralised power would be a prerequisite, choosing to postpone political reform, which in many facets of governance exacerbated the on-going problems. Jiang continued pouring funds to develop the Special Economic Zones and coastal regions.
Jiang is believed to be the first Chinese leader to truly manipulate the medium of television to enhance his own image, gaining a reputation for charisma. Beginning in 1996, Jiang began a series of reforms in the state-controlled media aimed at promoting the "core of leadership" under himself, and at the same time crushing some of his political opponents. The personality enhancements in the media were largely frowned upon during the Deng era, and had not been seen since Mao and Hua Guofeng's time in office in the late 1970s. The People's Daily and CCTV-1's 7PM National News each had Jiang-related events as the front-page or top stories, a fact that remained until Hu Jintao's media administrative changes in 2006. He appeared casual in front of Western media, and gave an unprecedented interview with Mike Wallace of CBS in 2000 at Beidaihe. He would often use foreign languages in front of the camera, albeit not always comprehensible. In an encounter with a Hong Kong reporter in 2000 regarding the central government's apparent "imperial order" of supporting Tung Chee-hwa to seek a second term as Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Jiang branded the Hong Kong journalists infamously as "too simple, sometimes naive" in English. The event was shown on Hong Kong television that night, an event regarded to be in poor taste outside China.
Since 1999, the media has also played an integral role in the crackdown of Falun Gong, which is believed to be an act under the direction of Jiang himself, and has been heavily criticized by the West. Jiang reputedly came under conflict with then premier Zhu Rongji over how to contain the fast-growing spiritual movement. Following the ban of the group, the police had also began arresting its coordinators and breaking up demonstrations, despite protests by various human rights groups.
Jiang did not specialize in economics, and in 1997 handed a big chunk of the economic governance of the country to Zhu Rongji, who became Premier, and remained in office through the Asian Financial Crisis. Under their joint leadership, Mainland China has sustained an average of 8% GDP growth annually, achieving the highest rate of per capita economic growth in major world economies, raising eyebrows around the world with its astonishing speed. This was mostly achieved by continuing the process of a transition to a market economy. Economists, however, charge Jiang with creating a bubble economy that could fall apart at any time. Strong Party control over economic affairs, however, remained, as Jiang was unrelenting in the centralization of power. The achievements during Jiang's presidency were cemented by the PRC's successful bid to join the World Trade Organization and Beijing winning the bid to host the 2008 Summer Olympics.
In 2002, Jiang stepped down from the powerful Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China to make way for a "fourth generation" of leadership headed by Hu Jintao, marking the beginning of a transition of power that would last several years. Hu assumed Jiang's title as party chief, becoming the new general secretary of the Communist Party. Six out of the nine new members of Standing Committee at the time were believed considered part of Jiang's so-called "Shanghai Clique", the most prominent being Vice President Zeng Qinghong and Executive Vice Premier Huang Ju.
Although Jiang retained the chairmanship of the powerful Central Military Commission, most members of the commission are professional military men. Liberation Army Daily, a publication thought to represent the views of the CMC majority, printed an article on 11 March 2003 which quotes two army delegates as saying, "Having one center is called 'loyalty', while having two centers will result in 'problems.'" This was widely interpreted as a criticism of Jiang's attempt to exercise dual leadership with Hu on the model of Deng Xiaoping.
Hu succeeded Jiang as president of the People's Republic of China on 15 March 2003. To the surprise of many observers, evidence of Jiang's continuing influence on public policy abruptly disappeared from the official media. Jiang was conspicuously silent during the SARS crisis, especially when compared to the very public profile of Hu and Wen Jiabao. It has been argued that the institutional arrangements created by the 16th Congress have left Jiang in a position where he cannot exercise much influence. Although many of the members of the Politburo Standing Committee are associated with him, the Standing Committee does not have command authority over the civilian bureaucracy.
On 19 September 2004, after a four-day meeting of the 198-member Central Committee, Jiang resigned as chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, his last party post. Six months later he resigned his last significant post, chairman of the State CMC. This followed weeks of speculation that Hu Jintao's supporters in the Communist Party leadership were pressing Jiang to step aside. Jiang's term was supposed to have lasted until 2007. Hu also succeeded Jiang as the CMC chairman, but, in an apparent political defeat for Jiang, Xu Caihou, and not Zeng Qinghong was appointed to succeed Hu as vice chairman. This power transition officially marks the end of Jiang's era in China, which roughly lasted from 1993 to 2004.
Although Jiang has been seldom seen in public since giving up his last official title in 2004, he was with Hu Jintao on stage at a ceremony celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army, and toured the Military Museum of the Chinese Peoples Revolution with Li Peng, Zhu Rongji, and other former senior officials. In 8 August 2008, Jiang appeared at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics Games.
Domestically, Jiang's legacy and reputation is mixed. While some people attribute the period of relative stability and growth in the 1990s to Jiang's term, others argue that Jiang did little to correct mistakes resulting from Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms, leaving the next administration facing innumerable problems, some of which are too late to adjust. Jiang's obsession with image has also spurred a trend of face projects around the country, with local governments lending enormous funds to large and mostly unnecessary construction projects. Jiang's Theory of Three Represents justified the incorporation of the new capitalist business class into the party, and changed the founding ideology of the CPC from protection of the peasantry and workers to that of the "overwhelming majority of the people", a euphemism aimed at including the growing entrepreneurial class. Conservative critics within the party have quietly denounced this as betrayal of the communist ideology, while reformers have praised Jiang as a visionary. Such a move, however, increasingly justified a newly found correlation between the business and ruling elites, thus significantly linking bureaucracy and financial gain, which critics argue fosters more corruption. Some have suggested that this is the part of Jiang's legacy that will last, at least in name, as long as the communists remain in power.
Many biographers of Jiang have noted that his government resembled an oligarchy as opposed to an autocratic dictatorship. Many of his policies have been attributed to others in government, notably Premier Zhu Rongji, whose tense relationship with Jiang was of widespread speculation, especially following Jiang's decision to suppress the Falun Gong movement. Jiang is often credited with the gains in foreign affairs during his term, but at the same many Chinese criticize him for being too conciliatory towards the United States and Russia. The issue of Chinese reunification between the mainland and Taiwan gained ground during Jiang's term, as Cross-Strait talks led to the eventual Three Links after Jiang stepped down as President. The Qinghai-Tibet railway began construction under Jiang, and was welcomed by many Tibetans, although seen by a few of them to be a purely political move. Jiang was also accused of appeasement towards the Japanese and Americans in diplomacy.
Jiang has been criticized by Falun Gong, a vocal spiritual group who allege that Jiang and the CPC under his leadership to have persecuted their members. The newspaper Epoch Times has published a book deeply critical of Jiang titled Anything for Power: The Real Story of China's Jiang Zemin, claiming various scandals and human rights violations attributed by Jiang and during his presidency, including his family background, his crackdown of Falun Gong, and his alleged relationship with singer Song Zuying.
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In December 2011, the Duke University Board of Trustees approved a proposal to offer a Master of Management Studies program in Kushan, China. Led by Duke's Fuqua School of Business, the new program is the first to gain approval for operations at Duke Kunshan University (DKU), a joint venture with the City of Kunshan and Wuhan University to create a U.S.-modeled university in China.
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