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*This is a draft for final editing.
*For general ***** 9:37 a. m., Sunday, May 2, 2004 ***** #First Edition
Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)
http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti
Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service spects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.
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The recent educational and academic publication of our Grazidio School of Business and Management of Pepperdine University
By Tiffany Chang
It's our pleasure to post the information about educational and academic study and research of the "Graziadio Business Report" of our Grazidio School of Business and Management. The School is one of the famous and achieved institution in Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, U. S. A..
We are also pleased to share the following information and knowledge with all our friends and faculty members of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI):
We are pleased to announce that there is now a new issue online. We invite you to visit the home page at http://gbr.pepperdine.edu/ or to click through to one or more of the features and articles below.*1
Slips, Trips and Falls: A primer for businesses on the law of premises liability
Charles Hunt, J.D.
http://gbr.pepperdine.edu/041/liability.html
Inviting the public into your place of business - or even to walk on the sidewalk in front of your business - carries some risk. What is your responsibility if someone trips or falls down while on your premises? Where are the places that you might need extra security in order to avoid someone being harmed? What kind of practices will provide you with a good defense should something happen? (Hint: Proactive safety measures as a routine part of business are a good idea!) To see what else might be helpful, read Charles Hunt's primer on liability.
The Dollar vs. the Euro: How low will it go?
Peggy Crawford, Ph.D., Terry Young, Ph.D. and Julia Takhtarov
http://gbr.pepperdine.edu/041/devaluation.html
The fall of the dollar against most of the world's currencies over the past year requires that businesses consider another layer of complexity in making plans: How will the price of imported parts or goods (including oil), be affected by the slide of the dollar and how will that affect my business? On the other hand, can I sell more abroad if American goods cost less overseas? The authors tackle these questions, with a particular focus on the relationship of the dollar to the euro.
Currency Exchange Quiz
http://gbr.pepperdine.edu/041/quiz.html
When you have finished the article, or maybe before, you can try your hand at the Currency Exchange Quiz. It is an interesting way to see how well you understand the concepts - and no one even knows your score unless you want to brag.
Slowing Runaway Juries: Court decisions provide new guidance for punitive damage awards
Larry Bumgardner, J.D.
http://gbr.pepperdine.edu/041/punitive.html
Businesses facing a lawsuit over some alleged product defect or improper behavior often fear that they may face punitive damage awards in the millions or even billions of dollars imposed by juries determined to "send a message." A recent Supreme Court decision provides corporate defendants some hope of relief. Find out what the guidelines now are based on a recent Supreme Court decision.
Using Conflict to Your Advantage: Butting heads is not always bad.
Teri C. Tompkins, Ph.D., and Kathryn S. Rogers, Ph.D.
http://gbr.pepperdine.edu/041/learningteams.html
Based on an in-depth study by Tompkins of work teams in the aerospace industry, the authors provide a four-stage process for teams that want to grow into effective learning teams. They show that while conflict is endemic in organizational life, it need not always be negative. Those working together must understand the basic principles of how to use conflict to facilitate becoming a learning team that increases its capacity to take effective action through diffusion of knowledge and skills.
Wired! Hong Kong, China, and Japan flex their electronic muscles
Mark Chun, Ph.D. and Charla Griffy-Brown, Ph.D.
http://gbr.pepperdine.edu/041/itinfrastructures.html
Whether your business is B2B or B2C, if you are planning to visit or do business in China, Japan, or Hong Kong you need to understand the nature of the electronic infrastructure and whether or not you will be able communicate in the same way you are used to doing back home. Chun and Griffy-Brown provide an overview of how these infrastructures have developed and what you can expect. They also point out the need to understand the cultural expectations that will also be there.
Merging Successfully: The importance of understanding organizational culture in mergers and acquisitions
Kent Rhodes, Ed.D.
http://gbr.pepperdine.edu/041/mergers.html
Mergers and acquisitions as a growth strategy seem to be coming back into vogue. In this article Rhodes warns that creating a new company is not as easy as it may appear on paper. However he doesn't stop there. He identifies particular problems and then strategies to deal with the most elusive, but critical, element of the new company -- its culture.
A Conversation with Tom Ross:
CIO and Vice President, Information Systems Division of American Honda
Mark Chun, Ph.D.
http://gbr.pepperdine.edu/041/conversation.html
Professor Chun, who teaches in the area of information systems, talks with Mr. Ross about the Honda culture, about the issues involved in moving from a technical position to managing a business, and the importance of real communication for a successful business operation.
Don't Panic: Try the way of the trout
Charla Griffy-Brown, Ph.D.
http://gbr.pepperdine.edu/041/editor.html
The always-creative Dr. Griffy-Brown helps us understand the importance of being focused and constant, even in turbulent times. Using a number of metaphors from the sea and its life, she provides some good suggestions for business practice - along with introducing this issue of GBR.
The Book Corner
http://gbr.pepperdine.edu/041/books.html
The response to this new feature was very positive in our last issue. We are therefore pleased to bring four new suggestions for books. This time the range of topics is broad, but we believe that you will find all of these very worthy of your consideration. We have added a new feature where you can click directly through to Amazon and order the book if you like.
The Arcade: Consumer Credit Calculators
http://gbr.pepperdine.edu/041/arcade.html
Instead of a strictly business software package this time, GBR brings you some calculators that may help you sort out your own personal financial situation. In a time when many jobs have been lost to downsizing, or when people have decided to try their hand at consulting or beginning a new business, financial decisions are critical. You can use these calculators to help figure out your situation. And if you find that you are already swimming in those turbulent waters that Dr. Griffy-Brown writes about, then there are suggestions here for you as well.
We hope that you find this issue of the Graziadio Business Report informative and valuable. We also invite you to pass this message and information about GBR along to your colleagues and friends.
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References
*1. Graziadio School of Business and Management. 'Graziadio Business Report: The latest issue of the Graziadio Business Report is now online!' "An e-mail to Dr. Tony Lei from the Grazidio School of Business and Management, Pepperdine University," (April 27, 2004), Malibu, California: Pepperdine University.
*2. Ibid.

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050204

*This is a draft for final editing.
*For general ***** Sunday, May 2, 2004 ***** #First Edition
Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)
http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti
Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service spects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.
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U. S. Senator Harry Reid pointed out that "Academic research is essential"
By PAI of WBTI*1
Academic research is essential for educational institutions. To establish UNLV and UN Reno as leading universities, we need to upgrade their levels of academic research.
"The research grants announced (for UNLV and UN Reno) this week will help our students and faculties expand their academic horizons," said U. S. Senator Harry Reid on his recent "WHIP ROUND UP" in Washington, D. C. on April 30, 2004.*2
Reid for Nevada
Reid Supports Security Help for High-Risk Targets
Senator Harry Reid is supporting an initiative that will allow the Department of Homeland Security to provide assistance to high-risk non-profit organizations, including synagogues. Las Vegas has the fastest-growing Jewish population in north America, with an estimated 80,000 Jewish residents and 18 congregations in southern Nevada.
Reid, Ensign Announce Astronomy Grant
Students in Carson City will have an opportunity to explore the heavens thanks to a grant of almost $50,000 to the astronomy department at Western Nevada Community College. The grant was announced by Senator Reid and Senator John Ensign.*3
UNLV Gets $550,000 for Research
Researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas will study women's health and the history of atomic testing in the state, thanks to $550,000 in grants announced this week by Senator Reid. The UNLV Women's Health Sciences Center will receive $298,000 to purchase equipment for research and education activities, develop curriculum specific to women's health issues, and operate for its first year. The UNLV Nevada Test Site History Project will receive $249,000 to cover salaries of the research staff, travel to conduct participant interviews, and the costs of processing and archiving records.*4
***Senator Reid joins students from Elko High School on the steps of the United States Capitol. The students were visiting as part of the Close Up program, which promotes civic values.
Week in Review
Reid Bill Would Cut Health Costs, Expand Coverage - On Thursday Senator Reid introduced The Healthy Employees, Healthy Small Businesses Act (HEHSB). The legislation would establish a new federal refundable tax credit to reimburse small business employers for part of the costs of providing health insurance coverage to their employees. Reid's tax credit would operate on a sliding scale, providing a significant tax credit to all businesses with fewer than 50 employees, but giving the greatest tax relief to the smallest enterprises. Companies with fewer than 10 employees could claim a credit of 50 percent of the cost of each eligible employee's policy, up to a limit of $1,500 for an individual policy or $3,400 for a family policy.
Senate Extends Transportation Bill- At Senator Reid's urging, the Senate on Thursday agreed to a two-month extension of federal transportation programs that were set to expire on May 1. Reid warned that a failure to extend the programs would sidetrack road and transit projects and force the government to lay off thousands of workers. The House and Senate have passed separate versions of a new six-year transportation bill and efforts to reach an agreement continue.
Ban on Internet Access Gets Four-Year Extension- The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to extend a four-year ban on Internet access taxes, which most experts believe will help keep Internet broadband access affordable and more widely available, particularly in rural areas. The House has previously approved a permanent ban, setting up the need for a conference committee to resolve the differences.
INSIDER'S CALENDAR
The Senate will convene on Monday, May 3, at 1:00 p.m. with a period of morning business until 2:00 p.m.
At 2:00 p.m. the Senate will resume consideration of the FSC-ETI bill under an agreement limiting first degree amendments.
No roll call votes will occur on Monday.
During the remainder of the week, the Senate may consider the Budget Conference Report. Under the Budget Act, debate on the report is limited to 10 hours.
Reid's Words
Academic research is essential to establish UNLV and UN Reno as leading universities. The research grants announced this week will help our students and faculties expand their academic horizons.
http://reid.senate.gov Fax: (202) 228-7362 Phone: (202) 224 - 2158
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References
*1. PAI of WBTI is the initial of Public Administration Institution of Washington Business and Technology Insitute (WBTI).
*2. Office of Senator Harry Reid. 'WHIP ROUND UP,' "An e-mail to Dr. Tony Lei from the Office of U. S. Senator Harry Reid," (April 30, 2004), Washington, D. C.: Office of the Assistant Democratic Leader.
*3. Ibid.
*4. Ibid.

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For general ***** Saturday, May 1, 2004 ***** #Second Edition
Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)
http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti
Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service spects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.
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Knowledge, experience, and professionalism with wisdom
By GSBPA of WBTI*1
The modern and creative philosophy of management is advanced on the following words of wisdom, among others:*2
***"The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit." --- Moliere
***"Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity." --- Oprah Winfrey
***"The secret of joy in work is contain in one word -- excellence. to know how to do something well is to enjoy it." --- Pearl Buck
***"Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed." --- Proverbs 15 : 22 "Bible"
"As a bridge between the business and university, the integrity of community service and academic research of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) will help Nevada go advance for the cooperation and development in education, business, and culture among international countries. As an Adjunct Associate Professor of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of WBTI, it's my pleasure to extend my knowledge, experience, and professionalism in public service for community and education at the adjunct capacity," said Jackie Glass, District Judge of Nevada, at the event and dinner party by Unity Council of Nevada in Lindo Michoacan Mexican Restaurant on April 28, 2004 in Las Vegas.*3
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References
*1. GSBPA of WBTI is the initials of Graduate School of Businness and Public Administration of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
*2. Chang, Tiffany. 'Some good personal traits for an individual to be successful in business and some golden words of wisdom for positive thinking,' "Newsbrief of WBTI," (April 8, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*3. Glass, Jackie. "A writing paragraph with signature on my appointment by Washington Business and Technology Institute," (April 28, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.

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*BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIAL WORLD
***** Saturday, May 1, 2004 #First Edition
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For KAIROS, for spiritual and humane belief
By Judy, John, and Mike Lei
It is a good thing to learn from the following teaching of the Bible:
"Wisdom is sweet to your soul;
if you find it,there is a future hope for you,
and your hope will not be cut off."
--- Proberb 24:14*1
"Hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us."
-- Romans 5:5*2
Under the teaching of the God, it is our first experience to post the information to us from KAIROS:
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References
*1. New International Version (2000)
"Hope,' "God's Words of life for Dads," Grand Rapids, Michigan: The Zondervan Corporation.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Lee, Samuel. "An e-mail to Mrs. Judy Lei from KAIROS," (April 30, 2004), Alhambra, CA.: KAIROS.

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050104

*This is a draft for final editing.
*PPAA18 ***** Saturday, May 1, 2004 ***** #First Edition
Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)
http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti
Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service aspects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.
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Clark County school administrator Edward Goldman appointed to Taxicab Authority board
By PAI of WBTI*1
On April 30, 2004, a leading Clark County School District administrator was named to fill a Nevada Taxicab Authority board seat recently vacated by its former chairwoman.
"Dr. Edward Goldman, 53, who serves as the county's associate superintendent for education services, was named by Gov. Kenny Guinn to fill the seat formerly held by Lia Roberts," reported the Las Vegas Review-Journal.*2
"Goldman's first board meeting should be at the next public session on May 18. At that time, the board is expected to elect a new chair. Goldman joins the board amid a debate about taxi driver security. The board has rejected a plan to mandate surveillance cameras in all cabs. Instead, the board opted for studying the issue for a year.the newspaper continued," the newspaper continued.*3
The following is our post for the most recent Press Release of the Office of Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 30, 2004 Contact Greg Bortolin or John Trent 775-684-5670
Goldman appointed to the taxicab authority
CARSON CITY - Governor Kenny Guinn today announced the appointment of Edward E. Goldman of Henderson to the Taxicab Authority.*4
"Throughout his career in education in the State of Nevada, Dr. Edward Goldman has been a man of high integrity and innovation," Gov. Guinn said. "He will bring a unique perspective to the Taxicab Authority. His background as a skilled administrator with a keen eye for detail should prove to be quite beneficial to the Taxicab Authority."
Goldman, 53, is Associate Superintendent of the Education Services Division of the Clark County School District. His professional career has included Dean of Students at Woodbury Junior High School in Las Vegas, Assistant Principal at Bonanza High School in Las Vegas, Chief Negotiator and Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Operations, and Region Superintendent of the Clark County School District. He received is Doctor of Education from UNLV.
"I am humbled and honored that the Governor would ask me to serve on this public board," Goldman said. "I will do my best and I appreciate the opportunity that he has given me and I am grateful for his confidence and support."
The Taxicab Authority consists of five members appointed by the Governor. Among other things, the board adopts regulations for the administration and enforcement of Nevada statutes pertaining to the conduct of the taxicab business and the qualifications of and the issuance of permits to taxicab drivers. They also have the authority to investigate an alleged violation of any provision of the Nevada statutes and may issue an order requiring the certificate holder cease and desist from any action that is in violations of the statutes.*5
Goldman replaces Lia Roberts of Las Vegas.
Office of the Governor Grant Sawyer State Office Building
101 North Carson Street 555 East Washington, Suite 5100
Carson City, NV 89701 Las Vegas, NV 89101
Fax: 775-684-7198 Fax: 702-486-2505
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References
*1. PAI of WBTI is the initial of Public Administration Institution of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
*2. Review-Journal. 'Taxicab Authority board vacancy filled --- Clark County school administrator named,' "Las Vegas Review-Journal," (May 1, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: reviewjournal.com.
*3. Ibid.
*4.Ofiice of the Governor. 'Press Release from Governor Kenny C. Guinn - April 30, 2004; Goldman appointed to the taxicab authority,' " An e-mail from the Office of Governor Kenny Guinn to Dr. Tony Lei," (April 30, 2004), Carson City, Nevada: Office of Governor Kenny Guinn.
*5. Ibid.

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*PPAA18 ***** 1:37 p. m., Friday, April 30, 2004 ***** #First Edition
Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)
http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti
Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
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The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more
By GSBPA of WBTI*1
The advancing and good work performance by the search engines giants Google.com, Yahoo.com, Infoseek.com, among others has inspired Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) to share the following golden words with its friends and faculty members:
***"The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more." --- Jonas Salk, MD
***"Those who trust us, educate us." --- George Eliot
***"Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him and to let him know that you trust him." --- Booker T. Washington
It is our pleasure to post the most recent information by a feature article through the courtesy of Las Vegas Review-Journal about this modern technology and industry:
Apr 30, 9:43 AM EDT
Search Engine King Google to Go Public
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
AP Business Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Internet search engine leader Google Inc. filed its long-awaited IPO plans Thursday, thumbing its nose at Wall Street's traditions even as the company prepares to cash in on its meteoric success.
Without specifying a price per share, Google said it hopes to raise $2.7 billion with an initial public offering that has created the biggest high-tech buzz since the dot-com bubble burst four years ago.
The IPO is expected to give Google a market value of at least $20 billion, creating scores of new Silicon Valley millionaires - including many of the company's 1,900 employees.
"Feels great!" Google employee Edwina Beaus said as she walked between buildings at the company's Mountain View headquarters - a hub known as the "Googleplex."
But even as it prepared to dance with the Wall Street bankers who will take it public, Google warned investors that it won't take its marching orders from the markets.
"Google is not a conventional company. We do not intend to become one," co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin wrote in an open letter included in the IPO filing.
As expected, Google said the price of its IPO will be determined through an auction designed to give the general public a better chance to buy its stock before the shares begin trading, most likely in late summer or early autumn. IPO shares traditionally have been restricted to an elite group picked by the investment bankers handling the deal.
Google picked two long-established investment bankers - Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse First Boston - to manage its populist IPO approach.
Although Google's stock won't be sold for several more months, the filing represents a significant milestone in the 5 1/2-year-old company's evolution from a fun-loving startup to a corporate adolescent that will be held more accountable for how it manages its money.
Google has done well so far, according to a filing that shined a light on the privately held company's finances for the first time.
Depending almost entirely on advertising linked to online searches, Google earned $105.6 million, or 41 cents per share, on revenue of $962 million last year. Google got off to an even better start this year, with a first-quarter profit of $64 million, or 24 cents per share - more than doubling its earnings of $25.8 million, or 10 cents per share, at the same time last year.
By going public, Google will be under greater pressure to produce steady earnings growth - an expectation that some executives say leads to shortsighted management decisions.
As a public company, "you become sharper in some respects, but it also can cause you to make some decisions just so you can show growth from quarter to quarter," said Steve Berkowtiz, chief executive of Ask Jeeves Inc., a Google rival and business partner.
But Google says it won't fall into that trap, striving to remain true to the vision of the iconoclastic Page and Brin, former Stanford University graduate students who founded the company in 1998. In one of its first rebellious steps, Google will refuse to project its earnings from quarter to quarter, according to the letter signed by Page and Brin.
"A management team distracted by a series of short-term targets is as pointless as a dieter stepping on a scale every half hour," they wrote.
Industry veterans, though, doubt Google will be able to buck Wall Street once it goes public.
"After the IPO, they're going to have to think in terms of predictable quarterly results and momentum," said Gordon Eubanks, who took software maker Symantec Corp. public in 1989 and now is CEO of Oblix Inc., a security startup. "You have to have a level of predictability and experience to warrant being a public company."
To insulate themselves from outside pressure, Page and Brin are creating a two-class stock hierarchy designed to give them effective veto power. The company is selling Class A common stock to the public, but Page and Brin will control Class B stock, which will have 10 times the voting power.
The setup is similar to systems used by several major media companies and Berkshire Hathaway Inc., run by stock market sage Warren Buffett.
Thursday's filing didn't spell out how large the founders' stakes will be after the offering, although they are listed as the company's largest individual shareholders. Both are expected to become billionaires after the IPO. Google paid each man $356,556 in salary and bonuses last year.
The filing also emphasized that both Page, 31, and Brin, 30, intend to remain Google's hands-on leaders, making all key decisions with CEO Eric Schmidt, a former top executive at Sun Microsystems Inc. and Novell Inc. who joined the company in 2001.
Google is already one of the world's best-known brands, with an online search engine that processes more than 200 million queries daily.
Despite its rapid success, Google faces an uncertain future as it tries to fend off stiffening competition from two much larger rivals, software giant Microsoft Inc. and Yahoo! Inc., which runs the world's most popular Web site.
Through February, Google held a 35 percent share of the search engine market, with Yahoo at 30 percent and Microsoft's MSN at 15 percent, according to comScore Networks, a research firm.
"Someone could still come out of left field and blow Google out of the water," said independent technology industry analyst Rick Broadhead. "What they are doing isn't rocket science. Everyone talks about how they have become one of the biggest successes since the dot-com bust, but they still could become one of the biggest flops, too."*3
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*1. GSBPA of WBTI is the initials of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
*2. Liedtke, Michael. 'Search Engine King Google to Go Public,' "Las Vegas Review-Journal," (April 30, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: LVRJ.
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Culture Affair
Fifth annual Asian Art Now exhibition features art, events and entertainment
By KEN WHITE
REVIEW-JOURNAL
G. S. Kabir's "Rejection of Earth" is one of the works featured in Asian Art Now: 2004 at the Las Vegas Art museum.
"60th Birthday Series" by Kamol Tassananchalee is a mixed media work with acrylic on handmade paper.
The exhibit shows a wide range of work, including "Woman at the Bazaar" by Kenji Tajima.
The Las Vegas Art Museum presents its fifth annual Asian Art Now exhibition of contemporary art with a variety of events and entertainment.
Today, from 6 to 9 p.m., a fund-raiser reception and exhibition preview will be at the museum. Attendees are expected to include Honorary Consul General of Japan in Las Vegas, Wayne Tanaka, plus artists and representatives of the Asian Cultural Exchange Association from Japan.
Food and beverages will be provided by Roy's, Panda Express, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, DeLuca Liquor & Wine, Nevada Beverage Company and Lee's Discount Liquors.
Entertainment will include a traditional Chinese lion dance performed by the Lohan School of Shao-lin; taiko drumming performed by Las Vegas Kaminari Taiko ("kaminari" is Japanese for thunder); modern koto performance by Shose Yanagimachi and students; Kahiko, an ancient Hula and Hawaiian chant blessing; and demonstrations by members of the Asian Cultural Exchange of chado (tea ceremony), ikebana (flower design) and bokki (calligraphy).
Admission is $50 per person.
On Saturday, a special opening for members of the Las Vegas Art Museum will be from 2 to 4 p.m.
And on Sunday it's Asian Pacific American Community Day at the museum from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
Among the more than 14 artists on display this year are Kamol Tassananchalee, Hirofumi Ohkuma, Letsu Sugiyama, G.S. Kabir, Koichi Terai and Kenji Tajima.
They work in an array of different media: oil, acrylic, watercolor, printmaking, fiber, ceramics, sculpture, digital images and mixed.
One of the exhibit's best-known artists, Tassananchalee, born in Bangkok, Thailand, earned an MFA in 1977 at the Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles and currently lives in West Hollywood.
Founder of the Thai Art Council in Pasadena and the Thai Art Center in Los Angeles, Tassananchalee has exhibited in Asia and the United States.
"To me, art is a universal," Tassananchalee has said. "Concepts, and ideas are infinite. Therefore, I feel comfortable incorporating ordinary things around me into my artwork. A good foundation with deep cultural roots has, without limiting me unduly, provided me with the security and strength to pursue my creativity."
Tassananchalee said the themes in his work "are developed from my life experience, which is a balance between two hemispheres of the globe. With the stable mind of the Thai artist, I am on my own journey, combining East and West together in my work. Since I have been on this path for a long time, I have discovered that the basis for creating quality art is rooted in an artist living a candid and honest lifestyle. The goal is to express the values of mankind in works of art that will endure forever. The pursuit is both a continuing challenge and its own reward."
Organized by the Asian Cultural Exchange Association of Japan, the exhibit is designed to promote international understanding and cultural exchange.
Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors 55 years and older, $2 for students 13 and older and children 12 and younger are admitted free when accompanied by an adult.
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what: Asian Art Now: 2004
when: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays (through June 20)
where: Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave.
tickets: ...... (360-8000)
Culture Affair
Fifth annual Asian Art Now exhibition features art, events and entertainment*1
By KEN WHITE
REVIEW-JOURNAL
***G. S. Kabir's "Rejection of Earth" is one of the works featured in Asian Art Now: 2004 at the Las Vegas Art museum.
***"60th Birthday Series" by Kamol Tassananchalee is a mixed media work with acrylic on handmade paper.
***The exhibit shows a wide range of work, including "Woman at the Bazaar" by Kenji Tajima.
The Las Vegas Art Museum presents its fifth annual Asian Art Now exhibition of contemporary art with a variety of events and entertainment.
Today, from 6 to 9 p.m., a fund-raiser reception and exhibition preview will be at the museum. Attendees are expected to include Honorary Consul General of Japan in Las Vegas, Wayne Tanaka, plus artists and representatives of the Asian Cultural Exchange Association from Japan.
Food and beverages will be provided by Roy's, Panda Express, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, DeLuca Liquor & Wine, Nevada Beverage Company and Lee's Discount Liquors.*2
Entertainment will include a traditional Chinese lion dance performed by the Lohan School of Shao-lin; taiko drumming performed by Las Vegas Kaminari Taiko ("kaminari" is Japanese for thunder); modern koto performance by Shose Yanagimachi and students; Kahiko, an ancient Hula and Hawaiian chant blessing; and demonstrations by members of the Asian Cultural Exchange of chado (tea ceremony), ikebana (flower design) and bokki (calligraphy).
Admission is ... per person. (Please call for information.)
On Saturday, a special opening for members of the Las Vegas Art Museum will be from 2 to 4 p.m.
And on Sunday it's Asian Pacific American Community Day at the museum from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
Among the more than 14 artists on display this year are Kamol Tassananchalee, Hirofumi Ohkuma, Letsu Sugiyama, G.S. Kabir, Koichi Terai and Kenji Tajima.
They work in an array of different media: oil, acrylic, watercolor, printmaking, fiber, ceramics, sculpture, digital images and mixed.
One of the exhibit's best-known artists, Tassananchalee, born in Bangkok, Thailand, earned an MFA in 1977 at the Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles and currently lives in West Hollywood.
Founder of the Thai Art Council in Pasadena and the Thai Art Center in Los Angeles, Tassananchalee has exhibited in Asia and the United States.
"To me, art is a universal," Tassananchalee has said. "Concepts, and ideas are infinite. Therefore, I feel comfortable incorporating ordinary things around me into my artwork. A good foundation with deep cultural roots has, without limiting me unduly, provided me with the security and strength to pursue my creativity."
Tassananchalee said the themes in his work "are developed from my life experience, which is a balance between two hemispheres of the globe. With the stable mind of the Thai artist, I am on my own journey, combining East and West together in my work. Since I have been on this path for a long time, I have discovered that the basis for creating quality art is rooted in an artist living a candid and honest lifestyle. The goal is to express the values of mankind in works of art that will endure forever. The pursuit is both a continuing challenge and its own reward."*3
Organized by the Asian Cultural Exchange Association of Japan, the exhibit is designed to promote international understanding and cultural exchange.
Admission is .... children 12 and younger are admitted free when accompanied by an adult.
what: Asian Art Now: 2004
when: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays (through June 20)
where: Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave.
tickets: Please ask for information. (360-8000)
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*1. White, Ken. 'Fifth annual Asian Art Now exhibition features art, events and entertainment,' "Las Vegas Review-Journal," (April 29, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: reviewjournal.com.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Ibid.

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Report says LV extends reign as convention king*1
City ranks atop Tradeshow Week list for 10th year
By CHRIS JONES
GAMING WIRE
Workers on Wednesday arrange Milliken Carpet's booth for the Hospitality Design Show at the Sands Expo and Convention Center. Measured by square footage, Las Vegas' 16.9 million total equated to a 27.4 percent market share of the nation's 200 largest shows, Tradeshow Week said.
Photo by John Gurzinski.
Las Vegas was again named the nation's top convention destination for 2003, extending a remarkable 10-year reign as the industry's No. 1 host market, editors of a respected industry publication said this week.
Since 1974, Tradeshow Week, a Los Angeles-based magazine that monitors the global convention industry, has compiled a list of the nation's largest conventions and trade shows. Its annual Tradeshow Week 200 report, to be published in Friday's edition, also lists the industry's busiest cities as ranked by most large shows hosted, as well as total square footage leased by such shows during the year.
For 2003, Las Vegas again ranked as the industry's dominant market in both categories. Its 38 shows were 11 more than second-place Chicago and 21 better than last year's third-place finisher, Orlando, Fla.
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Paul Dykstra, whose GES Exposition Services supports some of this city's largest trade shows including the International Consumer Electronics Show and National Association of Broadcasters' annual event, said Wednesday he's not surprised Las Vegas has maintained its top ranking for so long.
"We've seen strengthening in all of our Vegas-based business," said Dykstra, who is president and chief executive officer of GES. "It's got a terrific convention and visitors bureau, three of the (nation's) largest venues and the hotels and infrastructure that really support the convention and trade show business."
That opinion was supported by Patti Shock, who is chairwoman of the tourism and convention department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Shock said Wednesday that conventions held here usually draw more attendees because guests know there's plenty to do outside the trade show hall -- a characteristic that often means less work for show planners.
"Who wants to sit at a banquet room, rubber chicken dinner when they can be out doing Las Vegas?" Shock asked. "Here (show organizers) don't have to plan so many events" to occupy delegates after hours.
Shock added local convention centers' proximity to hotels, restaurants and other attractions makes Las Vegas more appealing than cities where guests must travel great distances from venue to venue, particularly for large, citywide conventions.
Las Vegas is the only city that's home to three of the country's 10 largest convention venues: the 2.3 million-square-foot Las Vegas Convention Center; 1.9 million-square foot Sands Expo and Convention Center adjacent to The Venetian; and the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, a 1.5 million-square-foot center on the south Strip.
While the presence of several large halls allows Las Vegas to maximize its trade show calendar, Shock said she routinely hears from meeting planners who complain that they can't book space in Las Vegas because the city is already too busy.
"We're so busy we can't keep up with all the business we do have," Shock said. "There would be tons and tons more people who'd meet here if they could get in."
To that end, 871,000 square feet of new meeting space is scheduled to open at various sites in town by the end of 2006, bringing the citywide inventory close to 10 million square feet.
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Last year, conventions added an estimated $6.5 billion to the local economy, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. That total included smaller shows as well as those mentioned in the Tradeshow Week 200.
The 2003 International Consumer Electronics Show, held Jan. 8-12 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, was named the year's largest trade show with nearly 1.25 million square feet used. Overall, Las Vegas was host to six of the year's 10 largest events.*2
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*1. Jones, Chris. 'Report says LV extends reign as convention king --- City ranks atop Tradeshow Week list for 10th year,' "Las Vegas Review-Journal," (April 29, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: reviewjournal.com.
*2. Ibid.

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District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
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Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
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PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE PLAN TO SAVE NEVADANS UP TO $5 MILLION
By Kenny Guinn*1
Last week, Nevada joined several other states in an unprecedented plan to pool their collective purchasing power to gain deeper discounts on the prescription drug medicines provided by their state Medicaid programs. This innovative new plan will result in long overdue savings for taxpayers.*2
The multi-state purchasing plan announced by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson includes Nevada, Alaska, Michigan, New Hampshire, and Vermont. By working together with state and federal officials, these states have joined together to reduce the costs of prescription drug costs for their citizens. As a result of the innovative plan, these states will utilize the proven private sector technique of pooling resources as leverage to negotiate lower prices with drug manufacturers.
The costs of prescription drugs unfortunately continue to escalate every year. This year, our state will spend about $100 million on prescription drug medicines for our most needy citizens. As a result of the new purchasing plan, Nevada�s Medicaid program prescription drug costs could be reduced by as much as $1.9 million this year. And, once the plan is fully implemented, savings will grow to about $5 million per year.
Finding innovative and cost-effective ways to help our citizens receive more inexpensive prescription drug medicines has been one of the primary goals of my administration. This focus has included the creation of our successful Senior Rx program and other assistance programs for elderly and disabled citizens. I would like to thank Secretary Tommy Thompson for helping us develop this new multi-state purchasing plan.*3
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References
*1. Dr. Kenny C. Guinn is the Governor of Nevada, U. S. A..
*2. Ofiice of the Governor. 'A Message from Governor Kenny C. Guinn - April 28, 2004;
PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE PLAN TO SAVE NEVADANS UP TO $5 MILLION,' " An e-mail from the Office of Governor Kenny Guinn to Dr. Tony Lei," (April 28, 2004), Carson City, Nevada: Office of Governor Kenny Guinn.
*3. Ibid.
***About the Author:
Kenny Guinn, 67, earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in Physical Education from Fresno State University and later obtained a doctorate in Education from Utah State University in Logan. He was named Superintendent of Schools in Clark County and served with distinction in that position until 1978.
In his work for the Clark County School District, Guinn was recognized as an effective administrator committed to educational excellence at a time when the county was experiencing exponential student growth. His service to Clark County students was honored when Kenny C. Guinn Junior High School was named for him.
In 1978, Guinn began applying his management skills in business as Administrative Vice President for Nevada Savings and Loan in Las Vegas, which later became PriMerit Bank. At PriMerit, he was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas-based bank. Soon thereafter, Guinn was recruited to the energy business as the President of Southwest Gas Corporation and eventually became Chairman of the Board of Directors of that utility in 1993.
In 1994, Guinn was recruited by the University of Nevada Board of Regents to serve as interim president of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
In addition to his one-year term at UNLV, Guinn served the state in leadership roles on a variety of committees and commissions, including the Clark County Community College Advisory Committee, the UNLV Foundation Board of Trustees, the White House Conference on Children and Youth, among others.
Guinn has also worked in his community in a variety of volunteer roles, ranging from involvement in the Boy Scouts and Pop Warner Football to the United Way of Southern Nevada and the Southern Nevada Independent Youth Athletic Association.
Dr. Kenny Guinn is now the Governor of Nevada, U. S. A. at his second term.

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Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
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Knowledge, experience, and professionalism
By GSBPA of WBTI
"As a bridge between the business and university, the integrity of community service and academic research of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) will help Nevada go advance for the cooperation and development in education, business, and culture among international countries. As an Adjunct Associate Professor of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of WBTI, it's my pleasure to extend my knowledge, experience, and professionalism in public service for community and education at the adjunct capacity," said Jackie Glass, District Judge of Nevada, at the event and dinner party by Unity Council of Nevada in Lindo Michoacan Mexican Restaurant on April 28, 2004 in Las Vegas.*1
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*1. Glass, Jackie. "A writing paragraph with signature on my appointment by Washington Business and Technology Institute," (April 28, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.

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'$1 million race' begins in earnest
By ERIN NEFF
REVIEW-JOURNAL
The phrase "Nevada Supreme Court race" has been something of an oxymoron in recent years as incumbents usually ran unopposed or faced light challenges.
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But the contest for the now-open Department E seat this year will definitely be a race, and it is quickly shaping up as one of the most intriguing and potentially expensive statewide races of the political year.
Clark County District Judge Ron Parraguirre, in formally announcing his bid for the seat Tuesday morning, called it a "$1 million race." He will be facing Reno entertainment attorney John Mason and Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Douglas Smith.
"If I sit there like a mushroom and don't raise any money, I'm not going to get elected and I'm not going to be able to do the job," Parraguirre said.
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Parraguirre's plan changed with the April 15 announcement by Deborah Agosti that she would not be seeking re-election to the Department E seat.
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Mason, a former chairman of the state Republican Party, has raised about $400,000, including $135,000 of his own money, and already is advertising on television and billboards statewide.
"I hope he's not right, but if he can raise $1 million, so can I," Mason said.
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Republican consultant Sig Rogich said a majority of voters still are undecided.
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"I have good name recognition in the rurals and in Northern Nevada," Parraguirre said.
Parraguirre got his law degree from the University of San Diego Law School and was a legislative assistant to former Sen. Paul Laxalt in Washington, D.C. He returned to Nevada in 1987 to practice law.
He won a seat in Las Vegas Municipal Court in 1991 and served three terms before being appointed by Gov. Kenny Guinn to his current seat on the District Court bench in 1999.
One reason the Department E race was drawing media attention was last year's 6-1 decision, penned by Agosti, in Guinn v. the Legislature. The court temporarily set aside a voter-mandated provision of the constitution requiring a two-thirds majority vote to approve tax increases.
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"I think it's a great advantage," Mason said. "People need a fresh nonjudicial voice on the court. They need the people's point of view in interpreting the constitution."
Political consultant Kent Oram said statewide races become "a television and sign race."
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The top two vote-getters in the September primary advance to the November general election. The race is non-partisan and is for a six-year term on the bench.
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The Department A Supreme Court race being vacated by Shearing also has drawn three candidates. Washoe Chief District Judge Jim Hardesty, Clark County Probate Commissioner Don Ashworth and Clark County Family Judge Cynthia Dianne Steel have announced bids for the seat.
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*1. Neff, Erin '"$1 million race" begins in earnest.' "Las Vegas Review-Journal," (April 28, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: LVRJ.
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Official calls Las Vegas 'geographic magnet'
Demographer: Valley residents here by choice rather than birth
By HUBBLE SMITH
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The valley's growing population is going to set the trend for emerging business opportunities in Las Vegas and foreign-born immigrants represent the largest segment of that growth, a demographic researcher said Tuesday.
Las Vegas has experienced phenomenal growth over the years, especially the 1940s and '50s when growth rates reached double digits, and the population is projected to top 2 million by 2015, said Peter Morrison of Rand Population Research Center.
The metropolitan area is a microcosm of the United States' growing influx of immigrants and maturing baby boomers, he said.
"What I see from the outside is Las Vegas is a geographic magnet. People are here by choice rather than their place of birth," Morrison said at Las Vegas Perspective 2004, an economic forum that highlights information contained in a 104-page book used to recruit new business.
Every day, about 165 new residents move to Clark County, he calculated.
In 2003, 23,624 babies were born here, 11,798 people died, domestic net migration was 37,017 and foreign net migration was 10,849 for a total population growth of 59,692, or 3.9 percent from the previous year.
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*1. Smith, Hubble. 'Official calls Las Vegas 'geographic magnet', " Las Vegas Review-journal," (April 28, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: reviewjournal.com.
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Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)
http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti
Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service spects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.
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Jackie Glass appoints Adjunct Associate Professor of the GSBPA of Washington Business and Technology Institute
By Valorie Vega, Bill Young, and Tiffany Chang
The Titus 2:7-8 of Bible tells us that, "In everything set ...an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemmed."*1
In meeting with the large and growing population of public employees in the states of Asia and Nevada, Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) will open its training programs for the increasing graduate study and research needs of professional public administrators. To emphasize the balance of the practicality and theoraticality of the programs, the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of WBTI has supported by many high-ranking officials of Nevada in offering their times, experiences, and knowledge to teach at an honorary or adjunct capacity.*2
"Through the recommendation by our several faculty members including District Judge Valorie Vega, Ms. Jackie Glass has been appointed Adjunct Associate Professor of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) on March 9, 2004," announced Dr. John Wang, Spokesman of WBTI, on March 10, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Following the spirit of entrepreneurship, Jackie Glass has always been willing to take a challenge head on. Now she is on her challenge!
While still in high school, Jackie worked as a waitress to help buy her school supplies and school clothes. When she decided to attend the University of Georgia, she continued as a waitress and worked her way through college. She took on extracurricular assignments, and earned a degree in journalism.
Her journalism career brought Jackie to Las Vegas in 1978 where she began as a radio news reporter. She moved quickly to television and served as both a morning anchor and crime beat reporter. As she followed the course of the trials she covered, she watched attorneys in action, and knew she could do as well. A new challenge lay before her.
Once again, she worked her way through college, graduating from the University of San Diego School of Law. In 1984, Jackie passed the Nevada Bar exam before graduation, received her Juris Doctor Degree,*3 was admitted to the Nevada Bar, and married her husband, Steve Wolfson.
With her husband, Jackie worked to build their successful law practice while helping at her daughters' school, chaperoning field trips to Washington, DC, supporting the Girl Scouts and projects such as Nevada Reading Week.
On the professional side, Jackie has lectured at the UNLV Boyd School of Law, spoke on law topics at local high schools, and appeared on the KLVX show, "Law for the Layman". She has devoted years as a hearing master to juvenile, domestic and paternity issues as well as criminal law.
She credits her seventeen years of legal experience and her work as a journalist on the crime beat for giving her an insight for the law, the role of the judiciary, the needs of victims, and for ways to make our system work better.
She served as a member of the Las Vegas Housing Authority Board and spent six years as a Board Member of the Senior Citizens Law Project.
As a District Court Judge of Department 5, Nevada, Jackie Glass is part of a new generation involved with her family, her profession and her community to make a difference for all of us here in our Silver State.
People with integrity live with clear consciences. "To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice," stated in the Proverbs 21:3 of Bible.*4
"I agree with Judge Valorie Vega's idea to be honored as a Fellow of the Public Administration Institution (PAI) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI). She wrote: 'It will undoubtedly provide me with avenuess for exploring improvements in public services to which I am most dedicated.' I'm glad also to share the similar position as its faculty member--- Obligatory Legal Counselor of Pan Pacific and Asian American Forum (PPAAF).
"It's significant. Dr. Tony Lei told me that for comunity service --- that based on 'love in action is service above self' --- the abundanct reward from one's humune love, spiritual excellence, and professionalism of expertise are far more greater than solely his or her title," said Jackie Glass, Esq. on April 18, 2002. Jackie is now a famous District Judge of Nevada.*5
On March 9, 2004 at the Event and Dinner Party held by the Asian American Community for Ms. Ellen Knowlton, Special Agent in Charge, FBI, as the Speaker; Jackie was very pleased to learn from Dr. Tony Lei, President of WBTI, that she was challenged with a teaching professionalism in the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration of WBTI for our community at an adjucnt capacity.*6
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References
*1. New International Version. (2000) "God's Words of life for Dads," Grand Rapids, Michigan: The Zondervan Corporation.
*2. Vega, Valorie; Young, Bill; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Mark Denton appoints Adjunct Asoociate Professor of GSBPA of WBTI,' (2003), "Newsbrief of WBTI," Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*3. Glass, Jackie, 'Literatures and resume of Jackie Glass,' (2002) "An e-mail from Jackie Glass to WBTI," Las Vegas, Nevada: Office Room of the Law Firm for Jackie Glass.
*4. PAI of WBTI. 'The wisdom of happiness and success,' "Newsbrief of WBTI," Las Vegas, Nevada: Washington Business and Technology Institute.
*5. New International Version (2000)
"Integrity,' "God's Words of life for Dads," Grand Rapids, Michigan: The Zondervan Corporation.
*6 Denton, Mark; Walsh, Jessie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Our mutual cooperation and development between the officials and people will bring us a peaceful, happy, and healthy community,' "Newsbrief of WBTI," (February 7, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.

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*PPAA18 ***** Tuesday, April 27, 2004 ***** #Second Edition
Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)
http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti
Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark R. Denton and Valorie J. Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service aspects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.
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U. S. Senator Harry Reid fights for Nevada and America
By Tiffany Chang
As U. S. Senator Harry Reid fights for Nevada and America, "I'd like to share with everybody some of the golden words from Bible: 'Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun," Dr. Tony Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) points out.
On February 25, 2004, U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign urged federal regulations to prevent Enron Corp. from collecting a $330 million judgement from Nevada Power Co. and Sierra Pacific Power Co.*2
They sent a letter described as "harshly worded" demanding that Federal Energy Regulatory Commission intervene in a lawsuit that Enron brought against the Nevada utities.
"The issues raised by the complaint and by the e-mails from Enron that are already before you appear to demonstrate that Enron was abusing termination provisions... as a way to generate cash for their creditors," said the Senators in the letter.*3
U. S. Senator Harry Reid seeks gasoline price probe for Nevada. The Senator announced on February 26, 2004 that he urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the increase in Nevada gasoline prices and "possible market manipulation." *4
"Las Vegas prices are some of the highest in the nation, topping $2.00 per gasoline for regular unleaded gasoline and nearly $2.30 for premium blends," Senator Reid wrote to FTC Chairman Timothy Murison February 25, 2004.*4 He expressed his "extremely concerned" about the sharp increase in gasoline prices in this State.
As for the election in 2004, Secretary of the Nevada State Dean Heller has decided not to run for the U. S. Senator against Harry Reid. Heller said that the incumbent is probably unbeatable and that Reid's clout in Washington is important for Nevada.
"Voters have been very vocal across this state about their concern for losing clout in Washington," Heller said. "There's a real concern about the seniority." *6
The author is pleased to post the Press Release of "Whip Round Up" by the Office of U. S. Senator Harry Reid in Washington D. C. as in the following:*7
"Reid for Nevada"
Reid and Ensign Combat Enron
Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign are fighting to stop the Enron Corp. from charging Nevadans $300 million for electric power the company never delivered. In a letter this week to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Reid and Ensign demanded an investigation into the matter.
"Reid Questions Gasoline Price Spike"
Senator Reid also asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the sharp increase in gasoline prices in Nevada, after prices for regular unleaded fuel broke $2 per gallon. Reid wants to know why Nevada's gasoline prices are almost 30 cents higher than the national average.*8
"Reid, Ensign Announce New Head Start Grant"
Senators Reid and Ensign announced that the Washoe Tribe of Gardnerville will receive a grant of almost $200,000 for Head Start programs, which help young children get ready to succeed in school.
"Working with Nevadans"
Senator Reid met with Nevada Disabled American Veterans to discuss his long battle to end the ban on "concurrent receipt" of retirement pay and disability benefits.
Nevada PTA President DJ Stutz, left, and PTA Treasurer Gwen Moresi present Senator Reid with a PTA pin in appreciation for his support of education in the Silver State.
"Week in Review"
Reid Supports Right of Police to Carry Firearms - Senator Reid is a co-sponsor of a measure that would allow current and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms at any time, providing they have proper identification. Permitting police to carry weapons while they are off duty would protect the public, as well as the officers and their families. The measure was offered Thursday as an amendment to the firearms liability bill that is currently before the Senate.
"Reid Works to Protect Nevada's Seniors" -- Senator Harry Reid introduced legislation to protect senior citizens in Las Vegas and Reno from a Medicare experiment that could force them to pay more for health care or lose the ability to choose their own doctor. The experiment, part of the Medicare bill that President Bush signed last year, will be conducted in six cities nationwide. Reid's bill would exempt Las Vegas and Reno.*9
"Reid Honored As 'Champion of Student" Success'- Senator Reid was honored by the leaders of the GEAR UP program, which helps students reach their education goals through partnerships between the public and private sectors. A $5 million grant from the SBC Foundation will increase GEAR UP partnerships in Nevada and 12 other states.
"INSIDER'S CALENDAR"
The Senate will convene Monday, March 1, and resume consideration of the Gun Liability bill. The Senate is expected to begin voting on amendments to the bill at 5:00 p.m. Monday.
The Senate is expected to complete action on the Gun Liability bill on Tuesday. For the remainder of the week, the Senate may consider the FSC/ETI (Foreign Sales) bill.
"Reid's Words"
I was stunned that the Economic Report of the President suggested fast food jobs could be re-classified as "manufacturing." Our nation has lost almost three million manufacturing jobs, and we need real solutions - not wishful thinking - to revive this important sector of our economy.*10
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References
*1. New International Version. (2000) "God's Words of life for Dads," Grand Rapids, Michigan: The Zondervan Corporation.
*2. Review-Journal. 'Reid, Ensign demand FERC intervene in Enron lawsuit against Nevada utilities,' "Las Vegas Review-Journal," (February 26, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Las Vegas Review-Journal.
*3. Ibid.
*4. Review-Journal. 'Reid seeks gasoline price probe,' "Las Vegas Review-Journal," (February 27, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Las Vegas Review-Journal.
*5. Ibid.
*6. Neff, Erin. 'Heller won't pursue run against Reid,' "Las Vegas Review-Journal," (February 27, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Las Vegas Review-Journal.
*7. Office of the Senator. 'The Whip Round Up from the Office of the Assistant Democratic Leader,' "An E-mail from the Office of U. S. Senator Harry Reid to Dr. Tony Lei," (February 27, 2004), Washington D. C.: Office of Senator Harry Reid.
*8. Ibid
*9. Office of the Assistant Democratic Leader. 'The Issue 5 of Volume 7 of Whip Round Up,' "A fax to Dr. Tony Lei from the Office of U. S. Senator Harry Reid," (February 27, 2004), Washington, D. C.: Office of Senator Harry Reid.
*10. Ibid

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Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)
http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti
Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark R. Denton and Valorie J. Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service aspects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.
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U. S. Senator Harry Reid fights for Nevada and America
By Tiffany Chang
As U. S. Senator Harry Reid fights for Nevada and America, "I'd like to share with everybody the golden words from the Bible: 'Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will fo this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun," Dr. Tony Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) points out.
On February 25, 2004, U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign urged federal regulations to prevent Enron Corp. from collecting a $330 million judgement from Nevada Power Co. and Sierra Pacific Power Co.*2
They sent a letter described as "harshly worded" demanding that Federal Energy Regulatory Commission intervene in a lawsuit that Enron brought against the Nevada utities.
"The issues raised by the complaint and by the e-mails from Enron that are already before you appear to demonstrate that Enron was abusing termination provisions... as a way to generate cash for their creditors," said the Senators in the letter.*3
U. S. Senator Harry Reid seeks gasoline price probe for Nevada. The Senator announced on February 26, 2004 that he urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the increase in Nevada gasoline prices and "possible market manipulation." *4
"Las Vegas prices are some of the highest in the nation, topping $2.00 per gasoline for regular unleaded gasoline and nearly $2.30 for premium blends," Senator Reid wrote to FTC Chairman Timothy Murison February 25, 2004.*4 He expressed his "extremely concerned" about the sharp increase in gasoline prices in this State.
As for the election in 2004, Secretary of the Nevada State Dean Heller has decided not to run for the U. S. Senator against Harry Reid. Heller said that the incumbent is probably unbeatable and that Reid's clout in Washington is important for Nevada.
"Voters have been very vocal across this state about their concern for losing clout in Washington," Heller said. "There's a real concern about the seniority." *6
The author is pleased to post the Press Release of "Whip Round Up" by the Office of U. S. Senator Harry Reid in Washington D. C. as in the following:*7
"Reid for Nevada"
Reid and Ensign Combat Enron
Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign are fighting to stop the Enron Corp. from charging Nevadans $300 million for electric power the company never delivered. In a letter this week to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Reid and Ensign demanded an investigation into the matter.
"Reid Questions Gasoline Price Spike"
Senator Reid also asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the sharp increase in gasoline prices in Nevada, after prices for regular unleaded fuel broke $2 per gallon. Reid wants to know why Nevada's gasoline prices are almost 30 cents higher than the national average.*8
"Reid, Ensign Announce New Head Start Grant"
Senators Reid and Ensign announced that the Washoe Tribe of Gardnerville will receive a grant of almost $200,000 for Head Start programs, which help young children get ready to succeed in school.
"Working with Nevadans"
Senator Reid met with Nevada Disabled American Veterans to discuss his long battle to end the ban on "concurrent receipt" of retirement pay and disability benefits.
Nevada PTA President DJ Stutz, left, and PTA Treasurer Gwen Moresi present Senator Reid with a PTA pin in appreciation for his support of education in the Silver State.
"Week in Review"
Reid Supports Right of Police to Carry Firearms - Senator Reid is a co-sponsor of a measure that would allow current and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms at any time, providing they have proper identification. Permitting police to carry weapons while they are off duty would protect the public, as well as the officers and their families. The measure was offered Thursday as an amendment to the firearms liability bill that is currently before the Senate.
"Reid Works to Protect Nevada's Seniors" -- Senator Harry Reid introduced legislation to protect senior citizens in Las Vegas and Reno from a Medicare experiment that could force them to pay more for health care or lose the ability to choose their own doctor. The experiment, part of the Medicare bill that President Bush signed last year, will be conducted in six cities nationwide. Reid's bill would exempt Las Vegas and Reno.*9
"Reid Honored As 'Champion of Student" Success'- Senator Reid was honored by the leaders of the GEAR UP program, which helps students reach their education goals through partnerships between the public and private sectors. A $5 million grant from the SBC Foundation will increase GEAR UP partnerships in Nevada and 12 other states.
"INSIDER'S CALENDAR"
The Senate will convene Monday, March 1, and resume consideration of the Gun Liability bill. The Senate is expected to begin voting on amendments to the bill at 5:00 p.m. Monday.
The Senate is expected to complete action on the Gun Liability bill on Tuesday. For the remainder of the week, the Senate may consider the FSC/ETI (Foreign Sales) bill.
"Reid's Words"
I was stunned that the Economic Report of the President suggested fast food jobs could be re-classified as "manufacturing." Our nation has lost almost three million manufacturing jobs, and we need real solutions - not wishful thinking - to revive this important sector of our economy.*10
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References
*1. Review-Journal. 'Reid, Ensign demand FERC intervene in Enron lawsuit against Nevada utilities,' "Las Vegas Review-Journal," (February 26, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Las Vegas Review-Journal.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Review-Journal. 'Reid seeks gasoline price probe,' "Las Vegas Review-Journal," (February 27, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Las Vegas Review-Journal.
*4. Ibid.
*5. Neff, Erin. 'Heller won't pursue run against Reid,' "Las Vegas Review-Journal," (February 27, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Las Vegas Review-Journal.
*6. Office of the Senator. 'The Whip Round Up from the Office of the Assistant Democratic Leader,' "An E-mail from the Office of U. S. Senator Harry Reid to Dr. Tony Lei," (February 27, 2004), Washington D. C.: Office of Senator Harry Reid.
*7. Ibid
*8. Office of the Assistant Democratic Leader. 'The Issue 5 of Volume 7 of Whip Round Up,' "A fax to Dr. Tony Lei from the Office of U. S. Senator Harry Reid," (February 27, 2004), Washington, D. C.: Office of Senator Harry Reid.
*10. Ibid
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On February 25, 2004, U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign urged federal regulations to prevent Enron Corp. from collecting a $330 million judgement from Nevada Power Co. and Sierra Pacific Power Co.*1
They sent a letter described as "harshly worded" demanding that Federal Energy Regulatory Commission intervene in a lawsuit that Enron brought against the Nevada utities.
"The issues raised by the complaint and by the e-mails from Enron that are already before you appear to demonstrate that Enron was abusing termination provisions... as a way to generate cash for their creditors," said the Senators in the letter.*2
U. S. Senator Harry Reid seeks gasoline price probe for Nevada. The Senator announced on February 26, 2004 that he urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the increase in Nevada gasoline prices and "possible market manipulation." *3
"Las Vegas prices are some of the highest in the nation, topping $2.00 per gasoline for regular unleaded gasoline and nearly $2.30 for premium blends," Senator Reid wrote to FTC Chairman Timothy Murison February 25, 2004.*4 He expressed his "extremely concerned" about the sharp increase in gasoline prices in this State.
As for the election in 2004, Secretary of the Nevada State Dean Heller has decided not to run for the U. S. Senator against Harry Reid. Heller said that the incumbent is probably unbeatable and that Reid's clout in Washington is important for Nevada.
"Voters have been very vocal across this state about their concern for losing clout in Washington," Heller said. "There's a real concern about the seniority." *5
The author is pleased to post the Press Release of "Whip Round Up" by the Office of U. S. Senator Harry Reid in Washington D. C. as in the following:*6
"Reid for Nevada"
Reid and Ensign Combat Enron
Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign are fighting to stop the Enron Corp. from charging Nevadans $300 million for electric power the company never delivered. In a letter this week to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Reid and Ensign demanded an investigation into the matter.
"Reid Questions Gasoline Price Spike"
Senator Reid also asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the sharp increase in gasoline prices in Nevada, after prices for regular unleaded fuel broke $2 per gallon. Reid wants to know why Nevada's gasoline prices are almost 30 cents higher than the national average.*7
"Reid, Ensign Announce New Head Start Grant"
Senators Reid and Ensign announced that the Washoe Tribe of Gardnerville will receive a grant of almost $200,000 for Head Start programs, which help young children get ready to succeed in school.
"Working with Nevadans"
Senator Reid met with Nevada Disabled American Veterans to discuss his long battle to end the ban on "concurrent receipt" of retirement pay and disability benefits.
Nevada PTA President DJ Stutz, left, and PTA Treasurer Gwen Moresi present Senator Reid with a PTA pin in appreciation for his support of education in the Silver State.
"Week in Review"
Reid Supports Right of Police to Carry Firearms - Senator Reid is a co-sponsor of a measure that would allow current and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms at any time, providing they have proper identification. Permitting police to carry weapons while they are off duty would protect the public, as well as the officers and their families. The measure was offered Thursday as an amendment to the firearms liability bill that is currently before the Senate.
"Reid Works to Protect Nevada's Seniors" -- Senator Harry Reid introduced legislation to protect senior citizens in Las Vegas and Reno from a Medicare experiment that could force them to pay more for health care or lose the ability to choose their own doctor. The experiment, part of the Medicare bill that President Bush signed last year, will be conducted in six cities nationwide. Reid's bill would exempt Las Vegas and Reno.
"Reid Honored As 'Champion of Student" Success'- Senator Reid was honored by the leaders of the GEAR UP program, which helps students reach their education goals through partnerships between the public and private sectors. A $5 million grant from the SBC Foundation will increase GEAR UP partnerships in Nevada and 12 other states.
"INSIDER'S CALENDAR"
The Senate will convene Monday, March 1, and resume consideration of the Gun Liability bill. The Senate is expected to begin voting on amendments to the bill at 5:00 p.m. Monday.
The Senate is expected to complete action on the Gun Liability bill on Tuesday. For the remainder of the week, the Senate may consider the FSC/ETI (Foreign Sales) bill.
"Reid's Words"
I was stunned that the Economic Report of the President suggested fast food jobs could be re-classified as "manufacturing." Our nation has lost almost three million manufacturing jobs, and we need real solutions - not wishful thinking - to revive this important sector of our economy.*8
As U. S. Senator fights for Nevada and America,
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References
*1. Review-Journal. 'Reid, Ensign demand FERC intervene in Enron lawsuit against Nevada utilities,' "Las Vegas Review-Journal," (February 26, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Las Vegas Review-Journal.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Review-Journal. 'Reid seeks gasoline price probe,' "Las Vegas Review-Journal," (February 27, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Las Vegas Review-Journal.
*4. Ibid.
*5. Neff, Erin. 'Heller won't pursue run against Reid,' "Las Vegas Review-Journal," (February 27, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Las Vegas Review-Journal.
*6. Office of the Senator. 'The Whip Round Up from the Office of the Assistant Democratic Leader,' "An E-mail from the Office of U. S. Senator Harry Reid to Dr. Tony Lei," (February 27, 2004), Washington D. C.: Office of Senator Harry Reid.
*7. Ibid
*8. Office of the Assistant Democratic Leader. 'The Issue 5 of Volume 7 of Whip Round Up,' "A fax to Dr. Tony Lei from the Office of U. S. Senator Harry Reid," (February 27, 2004), Washington, D. C.: The Office of Senator Harry Reid.

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*BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIAL WORLD *****Tueday, April 27, 2004 #Second Edition
Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)
http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti
Good to attend the Thai trditional dancing show today
By Robert Song and PAI*1
To: (Originally to:) "Reporter Audrey Cheng" , "Counselor Catherine de Nitto" , "Reporter Mindy Gao" , "Broker Jean Gatchalian" , "AssemblyW. Chris Giunchigliani" , "President Helen Hsueh"*2 , "G. Manager Chiu Lucero" , "RE. Specialist Jennilee Phan" , "CPA/Broker Judith Sullivan" , "Agent Iris Zhang"
CC: "President Supatra Chemprachum" , "Atty. Xin Wang"
Dear Friends,
I still have ONE FREE nice seat left (And no sooner said than done, "Ms. Lucky" was the first one to hit the "honorable prize" right!) for the Thai Show on
04/27/2004 @ 7pm. According to the "Robert's Rules of the Prize," she will win the honor to be seated next to Dr. Tony Lei.*3
(Please call me ASAP to get it. First call, First
service. --- It was already won by "Ms. Lucky".)
(Please refer to attachments FYI.)
*****
President S. Chemprachum:
Please issue a letter to fax to Attorney Xin Wang for
received & thanked his $40 donation. His fax # is
868-8249.
Thanks & best wishes,
Robert (Song)
*****
Dear Supatra,
Please issue two tickets directly to Dr. Tony Lei as
we talked yesterday. I hope he still can get VIP
seats. ("Thank you very much. We've already received the two tickets by your mail to us." --- From Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei.)
Please issue a letter to Atty. Xin Wang for the $40 I
forwarded to you. That way he will know you got his
money. Tkanks! His fax # is 868-8248.
How about one left seat, how can get it?
Thanks & best wishes,
Robert (Song)
*****
Dear friends,
1. Attached (to my package) with a invitation letter from President S.
Chemprachum to us (26 seats) FYI.
2.President Supatra is very kindly to assigned us to
the good seats as attached. So far our group donated
to her Asso. total $340 as:
1) Ms. Jennilee Phan, $100, R. E. Specialist of C-21.
2) Ms. Jeannie Way, $100, Director of Properties of
America.
3) Mr. Denny Chen, $100, Owner of Motel 8. RE
investor.
4) Atty. Xin Wang, $40, Owner of Xin Wang Law office.
5) Mr. Robert Song, 13 Vochurs about Taiwan. Pan-Am
Legal Services.
3. Dinner with 26 actors & friends. After the show
@9pm on 04/27/2004. We may meet @ TIPPS THAI CUISINE.
(Please read attachment FYI.)
Enjoy the show, you will meet some Thai, NV, & LV VIPs
there.
Best wishes,
Robert (Song)
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Robert Song
O: 702-889-0678
C: 702-769-5517
F: 702-889-0678
E: afsong@yahoo.com
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Reference
*1. Robert Song is the President of Pan-American Legal Services Company. PAI is the initial of Public Administration Institution of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
*2. Helen Hsueh is the Publisher of "Las Vegas Chinese Daily News".
*3. Song, Robert. "An e-mail to WBTI from Mr. Robert Song," (April 20, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Pan-American Legal Services Company.

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Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)
http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti
Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark Count District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service spects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.
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A Message (concised) from President Dr. Andrew Benton of Pepperdine University, U. S. A.
By Andrew K. Benton*1
Promise are important to our community. The promise we make today provide the foundation for the work we will do tomorrow. Faithfulness to our heritage ennobles and illuminates all that we do. I have not forgotten the pormise I made in my inaugural address as I took office in the year 2000.*2
Since beginning the leadership opportunity, I continue to believe that our greatest challenge are contained in the areas of resources, deversity, heritage, community, and scholarship. We have managed our resources well during this challenging period. We have increased our diversity.
I think our heritage provides light, really good light, for learning. We illumininate lives with immutable truths and notions of oughtness and rightness. We ask no quarter in our competition with the finest, shinning institutions of learning in America, and we offer the brilliance and the unique dimension of values in our classes. We invite the presence of God in the midst of all that we do: that, more than anything else, lights our way.
As much as I feel urgency about other things, I feel urgency about fidelity and constancy and stewarship in our heritage of faith. there is power in imagery, and there is power in words. Here are some of the most powerful works I've seen --- our mission statement:
"Pepperdine is a christian university committed to the highest standards of academic excellence and Christian values, where students are strenghtened for lives of purpose, service, and leadership."*3
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*1. Dr. Andrew Benton is the President of Pepperdine University. The University is in Malibu, California, U. S. A..
*2. Benton, Andrew K. 'A message from the President,' "Pepperdine University 2003 Annual Report," (2004), Malibu, California: Pepperdine University.
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By GSBPA of WBTI
U. S. Senator John Ensign's great-grandfather first came to Nevada almost a hundred years ago as a miner and labored in its towns. This respectable man worked hard to provide for his family and teach his children the value of hard work, integrity, and independence. "The significance of life is to build and educate the continuous lives of the universe," said Dr. Tony Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI). People came to here even not being able for all of them to realize their "American dream," but eventurely they could teach and help their children accomplish their contributions for our country.

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Good to have community participation
By Xiaosheng Huang and PAI*1
Dear Xiaosheng, How are you? Would you like to be invited as a guest to our Event and Dinner Party on March 9, 2004?*@
*@For more details, please have you Assitant
click on the Section of "PPAA18".*2
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Tony & Judy
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> Dear Dr. Lei,
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> find my resume (for application) and an article in Chinese about me.
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> I'll see you next week.*3
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> If I can of any assistance, please let me know.
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> Best regards,
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*1. Xiaosheng Huang is an Attorney at the Law Office of Albert Lum. PAI is the initial of Public Administration Institution (PAI) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
*2. Denton, Mark; Walsh, Jessie; Moss, Cheryl; Chang, Tiffany. 'Our mutual cooperation and development between the officials and people will bring us a peaceful, happy, and healthy community,' "Newsbrief of WBTI," (March 5, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*3. Huang, Xiaosheng. "An e-mail to WBTI from Mr. Xiaosheng Huang," (February, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Law Office of Albert Lum.

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Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)
http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti
Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark Count District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service spects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.
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The Fuels for Schools Program in Nevada, U. S. A.
By Kenny C. Guinn*1
I am headed off to Ely on Saturday. While there I will tour a local school involved in a pilot program that is known as the Fuels for Schools Program. I wanted to take a moment to tell you a little bit about this program because it not only helps our citizens in rural Nevada but it also has other benefits for the state.*2
The David E. Norman Elementary School in Ely has several buildings on its campus that were constructed between 1957 and 1990. The out-of-date heat plant for the facility is a hodge-podge of aging technologies, including oil-fired boilers, which produce hot water and steam heat, and electric baseboard heat. These old systems are expensive to maintain and to operate.
Remarkably, a member of our State Division of Forestry came up with a novel concept that will allow this school to receive a state-of-the-art heating system that will utilize a low-emission, more economical biomass fuel source. Working with officials from the White Pine County School District and the U.S. Forest Service, the State Division of Forestry has obtained $340,000 in federal grant funds. This grant will pay for the purchase and installation of a biomass or wood-chip heating system that will be fueled by a portion of the thousands of tons of branches, twigs, and needles that are cleared to abate forest and rangeland fire dangers.
This pilot project is a wise investment for our state, and it may create new jobs in cash; strapped Ely. Also, the program will free up resources for this small community because the cost to heat this one school will decrease by up to 40 percent. Further, it will reduce the need to import fuel oil and result in a cleaner, low-cost heating source. Finally, it will better utilize the waste materials that the state generates as it reduces the threat of wildfires for our rural communities, which previously burdened our landfills.
I am proud that we have been able to act to take advantage of the Fuels for Schools Program. It represents a good example of how a state employee, working in conjunction with school district employee Paul Johnson and others, used insight, experience, and creativity to better serve Ely, its residents, and all the citizens of Nevada.*3
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References
*1. Dr. Kenny C. Guinn is the Governor of Nevada, U. S. A..
*2. Ofiice of the Governor. 'A message from Governor Kenny Guinn -- March 10, 2004; The Fuels for Schools Program,' " An e-mail from the Office of Governor Kenny Guinn to Dr. Tony Lei," (March 10, 2004), Carson City, Nevada: Office of Governor Kenny Guinn.
*3. Ibid.
***About the Author:
Kenny Guinn, 67, earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in Physical Education from Fresno State University and later obtained a doctorate in Education from Utah State University in Logan. He was named Superintendent of Schools in Clark County and served with distinction in that position until 1978.
In his work for the Clark County School District, Guinn was recognized as an effective administrator committed to educational excellence at a time when the county was experiencing exponential student growth. His service to Clark County students was honored when Kenny C. Guinn Junior High School was named for him.
In 1978, Guinn began applying his management skills in business as Administrative Vice President for Nevada Savings and Loan in Las Vegas, which later became PriMerit Bank. At PriMerit, he was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas-based bank. Soon thereafter, Guinn was recruited to the energy business as the President of Southwest Gas Corporation and eventually became Chairman of the Board of Directors of that utility in 1993.
In 1994, Guinn was recruited by the University of Nevada Board of Regents to serve as interim president of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
In addition to his one-year term at UNLV, Guinn served the state in leadership roles on a variety of committees and commissions, including the Clark County Community College Advisory Committee, the UNLV Foundation Board of Trustees, the White House Conference on Children and Youth, among others.
Guinn has also worked in his community in a variety of volunteer roles, ranging from involvement in the Boy Scouts and Pop Warner Football to the United Way of Southern Nevada and the Southern Nevada Independent Youth Athletic Association.
Dr. Kenny Guinn is now the Governor of Nevada, U. S. A. at his second term.

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Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)
http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti
Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark Count District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service aspects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.
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One of our positive thinking: With love we'll be like in the heaven
By Cheryl Moss, Jessie Walsh, and Tiffany Chang
It is about two years since the feature article entitled "Judge Kolkoski honors Dr. and Mrs . Tony Lei with reunion dinner," written by Tiffany Chang, was published by "Nevada Examiner."*1 "We always think of our relatives and closed friends when it comes with the festival," is a famous idom in Chinese. A sample of this spirit may be revealled in the letters from Harry Reid, Archie Chang, Peter Wang, Bob Ni, among others to Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei.
To a friend's house the road is never long. Let's share together with the some of the golden words about firendship from the Bible: (1)Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselved. --- Romans 12: 10 (2)A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. --- Proverbs 17: 17 (3) He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for his friend. --- Proverbs 22: 11.*2
As a sincere believer of God, we found that we can even live as in the heaven in this World at the present.*3 Whether people is living in the Heaven or in the Hell is up to his or her selection. With sincere love, you are likely to live in the Heaven. With cruel hate, you are likely live in the Hell. To fight and destroy each others for property and fame is where the place called Hell. To cooperate with each others to promote our quality of life will be the place where we people may make it as a Heaven.
Therfore, the Heaven is where the place full of love while the Hell is where the place full of hate. It is all depending on your heart to see whether you are in the Heaven or in the Hell. By using this standard, you may measure the quality or depth of yours in the Heaven or your in the Hell.
Accordng to the oriental (not Asian) ways of life, people would suspect the one who always find out and praise the good characters and accomplishment of others. In the
many thousand years of the past, it was one of the factor that hurt the encouragement for innovation and science development for the Asian people and countries.
After a full applause by the audience at his speech, a professor automatically spoke his mind: "The people who enthusiastically give a hand to others, will certainly one day get a lot of more applauses!"
Everytime when he was encouraged and praised by an individual, Dr. Tony Lei used to remind: "The one who knows how to praise other people, is the one herself or himself having certainly lots of more goodness which are worth for us to praise for!"*4
With honor as the Assistant Democratic Leader of U. S. Senate, Senator Harry Reid wrote Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei on January 11, 2001 from his office in Washington, D. C. : "The holiday season is a time for remembering the good things that have happened during the year, for reflecting on the many blessings of our lives, and for renewing the bonds of love and friendship that make our lives special."*5
The famous political leader from Nevada continued his literary and intimate writing that, "This year has been eventful for the Reid family. Our first child, Lana, and our three grandchildren live in the Washington area. Roary and three more of our grandchildren live in Las Vegas. Leif is in Reno with two more grandchildren and have just told us another is on the way.
Josh just passed the bar, is living in Reno and also has announced our new daughter-in-law is expecting. Finally, our youngest, Key, lives in the Washington DC area with our newest grandchild. So, as you can see, we have the pleasure of grandchildren in each of our frequent stops, Las Vegas, Reno and Washington."*6
The Bible says: "Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?" (Matthew 6:26) Take what the Senator says to Dr. Lei in his letter that, "On behalf of Landra and our family, I want to thank you thinking of us during this holiday season. Each holiday greeting reminds us that we are truly fortunate to have so many friends and loved ones with whom to share this special time." And if a humble individual like Dr. Lei may be treated so friendly by our Senator Reid, obviously everyone of us in Nevada would be taken care by his extended kindness. And this be our mode: "In God is our trust!"
His love to his family and his friends revealled his dignified and humane spirit through his words in the letter. For a great and powerful person like him to have such a beautiful and kind heart is really the glory of God. "Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil, cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves," says the Bible. (Romans 12:9-10) At the end of the letter, the famous U.S. Senator says that, "The Reid family has been richly blessed and we look forward to the years ahead. I hope that the season brings happiness and good fortune to you and your loved ones. With warmest regards."*7
"People worry about the huge amount of creativity that is wasted---lost forever---because talented people are prevented from giving their best by their lack of ability to influence others effectively," wrote Dr. Ken Blanchard in the 'Foreword' of the book entitled "Winning Ways," written by Dick Lyles.*8 "The business world has changed; organizations are getting flatter and more networked. Today, the key to success is one's ability to exercise peer leadership. The most successful individuals shine because of their ability to influence, empower, and energize others. In essence, they embody the principles and practices of Winning Ways."
"Rapid changes in technology and global competition have combined to reshape the corporate landscape. Corporate management has responnded to these changes by iniatating sweeping changes. The introduction of new technology may be touted as a productivity booster and turn out instead to be a total bust. Whatever the problem may be, you're the one who has to deal with it on a daily basis. Even when new ideas are well thought out, there are still problems in putting them into practice within your group," George Fuller wrote in the 'Introduction' of his book, "Win/win management: leading people in the new workplace."*9
There are lots of common headaches most of supervisors and leaders have to confront. "It's easy to understand how the broad scope these problems can easily lead to a less than steller attitude toward your job. However, adoping a sense of futility only serve to make matters worse. On the other hand, maintain a positive attitude helps you place things in perspective and can make coping eith problems a lot easier to do." *10
To advance our projects more effectively for the people and communities who are interested to participate them, we need to emphasize the spirit of positive attitude and positive thinking.
"I agree with Judge Valorie Vega's idea to be honored as a Fellow of the Public Administration Institution (PAI) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI). She wrote: 'It will undoubtedly provide me with avenuess for exploring improvements in public services to which I am most dedicated.' I'm glad also to share the similar position as its faculty member--- Obligatory Legal Counselor of Pan Pacific and Asian American Forum (PPAAF).
"It's significant. Dr. Tony Lei told me that for comunity service --- that based on 'love in action is service above self' --- the abundanct reward from one's humune love, spiritual excellence, and professionalism of expert are far more greater than solely his or her title," said Jackie Glass, Esq. on April 18, 2002. Jackie is now a famous District Judge of Nevada.
People asked another professor whether his speech was wonderful or not. He felt that sometime it was wonderful but sometime not. It all depended on luck. "Only if I've wonderful audience, my speech would be definitely wonderful!" he said.
"It's my good experience, like Senator John Ensign's, to be introduced by Dr. Tony Lei to deliver a speech to our Nevadan seniors in the election year of 2000. I'm glad to have a friend like Tony who can merge the modern scientific methodology of management philosophy with the humane spirit and charitable love to the value and belief of religion. Intelectuals like Nancy Becker, I, Michelle Leavitt, Jessie Walsh, Lisa Brown, Cheryl Moss, Cedric Kerns, Besty Kolkoski, Ann Zimmerman, Natalie Tyrrell, among others in joing with this idea all won in the last election with highest votes within the juridical area. To add to the list including Dr. William Thompson, Dina Titus, and Mark Denton, they are all excellent faculty members of the Public Administraton Institution (PAI) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)," said District Court Judge Valorie Vega on the event and dinner party held by Asian American Community on April 19, 2002 at the Harbor Palace Chinese Restaurant in Las Vegas.
On May 17, 2002, a dinner party was held by Asian American Community for a special tribute to Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge Michelle Leavitt and Justice of Peace Jennifer Togliatti. It was at the Harbor Palace Chinese Restaurant in China Town, Las Vegas. Kenote Speakers were Michelle and Jennifer. Guest of Honor was District Court (family) Judge Cythia Dianne Steel. Dr. Tony Lei, Chairman of Chinese American Academic Association of Nevada (CAAAN), and Dr. R. D. Prabhu, Chairperson of CAN-DO were Chairmen of the Event and Dinner Party.*3 Hosts were: David Amebury, Steve Kwon, Tonnie Sison, Mike and Rita Vaswani, among others.
"In this generation and society, we need economic growth, but we need also growth in rich ideals, in justice and compassion, in service above self, and in action of love and moral courage. There are two princeples athe the heart of the positive thinking road map: (1) the first principle is the truth in thinking. (2) The second principle is the 12 positive thinking traits," says Dr. Tony Lei.
"The following are 12 traits that charaterize a positive thinker: Optimism. Enthusiam, Belief, Intelligence, Courage, Integrity, Confidence, Judgement, Persistence, Liveliness, Vision, and Desire to excel. Each trait, when leveraged properly, produces powerful results to achieve our goals. These traits, when diligently and wisely applied together with the truh in thinking, allow us to ovecome obtacles and challenges in a positive manner in our lives for accomplishment."
"Develop a clear vision of our prefered future, then get forcused on key activities and efforts that take us in that direction. We shall see performance gains, achieve our goals, and have a happier and more successful life. By persuing our own personal strategic plans with love and service, we will increase our energies, motivations, satisfactions, happiness, and the worthy value of live," Dr. Tony Lei points out.
It is quite an impressive article which was published on the "Chinese Daily News" recently. The author pointed out that an unfavourable habbit of the Chinese people in America is probably the "unbearable to the good things for the other people to have in the Chinese community." A great deal of need for our Chinese people is to give more a big hand to the achievements of the people like Yin Sun Kuan (pronounced in Chinese) who won the 7th times of the World Championship of Skating in the United States. With positive thinking and love in action emphasized by Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) for many years, we expect the best thing that we can do is to to turn the above personal trait to the positive thinking of the Chinese "Yu wei tzer yi noi zie!" philosophy of life (If she or he can do it, I can do it also!) *11
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*1. Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'To a friend's house the road is never long,' "Newsbrief of WBTI," (2004), Las vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*2. New International Version. "God's Words of Life for Dads," (2000), Grand Rapids, Michigan; The Zondervan Corporation.
*3. Moss, Cheryl; Walsh, Jessie; and Chang, Tiffany. 'A positive thinking --- With love we'll be like in the heaven,' (2002) "Neveada Examiner," Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Examiner.
*4. Ibid.
*5. Moss, , Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'To a friend's house the road is never long,' "Newsbrief of WBTI," (2004), Las vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*6. Ibid.
*7. Ibid.
*8. Blanchard, Ken. (2000), "Winning Ways," New York, N. Y.: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
*9. Fuller, George. (1998), "Win/win management: leading people in the new workplace," London: Prentice Hall, Inc.
*10. Ibid.
*11. Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'United effort and wisdom of the Asian American community fro Nevada ---Asians united means Ensigns power,' (2004), "Newsbrief of WBTI," Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.

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Free seminar and dinner for our friends and community
By Robert Song*1
Dear Friends,
Our Free Seminar & Dinner will be on 05/06/2004 (Thur). [The topic of the Seminar will be about; (1)Asset Protection, (2)Wealth Perservation, (3)Tax-Sheltered Wealth Accumulation, among others.] Please refer to attachments & click it to enlarge it for better view.*2
Time: 5:00pm, to start the program & social.
5:45pm, to start the speech.
7:00pm, to start the FREE dinner.
RSVP please, I need to arrange a table for you.
(Keynote Speaker: Agnas Chan, President of United Financial Associates, Inc.
Speaker: Chelsea Yuan, Broker of United Financial Associates, Inc.
Director: Robert Song, President of Pan-American Legal Services Co.)
Sorry for cancelled Atty. Albert Chang's speech because he got body injuried this week. However, he still is your friends.
So far, we got five sponsors for our seminar, it is very appreciated to their support. We will do our best to develope their business in the future also. They are:
1. Ms. Jennilee Phan, $100, RE Specialist of C-21 Advantage Gold. (Referral by Dr. Tony Lei).
2. Dr. Tony Lei, $100+ value gifts, President of Washington Business & Technology Institute.
3. Mr. Randy Yuan, $50, Owner of Service+ Insurance, LLL.(Auto, Home owners, & commercial).
4. Dr. Jason Nguyen & Dr. John Cao, 40 Chinese Tuina Massage Gift Certificates ($1800 value), Spring Mountain Pain Center.--- We will give away these 40 certifcates during the seminar.
5. Ms. Chiu Lucero, $40, General Manager of ETea International. (She will sell ETea in Chow's Cuisine that day, you will get a new taste of tea).
6. Mr. Bing Wang, $??, Owner of ABC Auto Repair.
7. Mr. Denny Chen, $??, Owner of Motel 8.
8. Mr. Michael Chang, $??, Owner of Law offices.
9. Mr. Edgar Balagtas, $??, Owner of Realty Brokers.
10. Ms. Lisa Chushan, $??, Publisher of Winds & Clouds of the World.
If you would like to be our sponsors. It is very appreciated. Please contact ROBERT SONG ASAP. We will put your Name & Company on our fliers & we will introduce YOU & Your Business during FREE DINNER of the seminar.*3
You may give short speech for your business also. Please arrange the time with ROBERT SONG, we need to control the time also.
I got Mr. DD Wang's book last week, we will see how much impact & duplicate with our seminar. we are commitment to excllent to you!
Thanks to god(God), thanks to life!
Keep in touch! Good luck!
Best wishes,
Robert (Song)
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*1. Robert Song is the President of Pan-American Legal Services Co.
*2. For the attachments, please call Mr. Robert Song.
*3. Song, Robert. 'Our Free Seminar & Dinner,' "An e-mail to WBTI from Mr. Robert Song," (April 24, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Pan-American Legal Services Co.

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Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark Count District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
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Our Most recent "WHIP ROUND UP"--- on April 23, 2004
By Office of the Assistant Democratic Leader*1
Reid for Nevada
Reid Announces $40 Million for Nevada First Responders*2
Police, firefighters and other first responders will be better prepared to protect Nevadans from terrorism, thanks to $40 million in grants announced this week by Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign. The funds will provide first responders with the equipment and training they need.
Reid Offers Proof of Gas Price Gouging
Continuing his fight to get relief for Nevadans who have been slammed by soaring gasoline prices, Senator Reid this week charged that big oil refiners are making windfall profits and called on the Federal Trade Commission to take action. The FTC can force oil companies to lower their prices through fines and other penalties if it finds that they have manipulated the supply of gasoline.
Reid Hails Funds for Clark County Shooting Range
Senator Reid announced this week that $15 million from the sale of federal land in southern Nevada will be allocated for a public shooting range in Clark County. The facility will be used by sportsmen, for recreation and for law enforcement training.
***Senator Reid meets with Kim Neiman of the Washoe Tribal Health Center, Gardnerville, in his office at the U.S. Capitol.
Week in Review
Discussions on Asbestos Bill Continue - Negotiations are continuing as Senate leaders seek a compromise solution on the issue of asbestos liability. A bill to replace the current litigation system with a trust fund for victims of asbestos-related illnesses is stalled after a motion for cloture failed to get the necessary votes Thursday.
Bill to Strengthen Victims' Rights Passes- A bill to guarantee that victims of crimes are informed about developments in criminal cases easily passed the Senate Thursday. The measure had originally been offered as a bipartisan constitutional amendment.
Reid Seeks Fair Coverage on Contraceptive Drugs- A bipartisan "Putting Prevention First" bill to reduce unintended pregnancies was introduced in the Senate this week. One provision of the bill is a measure that Senator Reid has sponsored since 1997, which would require health insurance policies that cover prescription drugs to include coverage of prescription contraceptives. By eliminating the high out-of-pocket costs that many women must pay for prescription contraceptives, unintended pregnancies could be reduced.
Reid Addressing BYU Law School Grads- Senator Reid is delivering the commencement address today at the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University. Reid will remind the graduates that practicing law is a privilege and urge them to use their knowledge to help their neighbors and fellow citizens.
INSIDER'S CALENDAR
The Senate will convene Monday, April 26 at 1:00 p.m., with a period of morning business until 2:00 p.m.
At 2:00 p.m., the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 150, the Internet Tax Moratorium bill.
The Senate will vote on cloture on the motion to proceed at 5:30 p.m.
During the remainder of the week, the Senate may consider the Budget Resolution Conference Report. Under the budget act, debate on the conference report is limited to 10 hours.
Reid's Words
A victim of crime lives with that experience forever. I support the Victims Rights bill because victims deserve the legal right to be present and participate in our legal system when the accused is brought to justice.*3
http://reid.senate.gov Fax: (202) 228-7362 Phone: (202) 224 - WHIP
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References
*1. Ofiice of the Assistant Democratic Leader Harry Reid of the U. S. Senate. Harry Reid is U. S. Senator and Assistant Democratic Leader of the Senate in Washington, D. C..
*2. Office of Senator Harry Reid. 'WHIP ROUND UP,' "An e-mail to Dr. Tony Lei from the Office of U. S. Senator Harry Reid," (Apri 23, 2004), Washington, D. C.: Office of the Assistant Democratic Leader.
*3. Ibid.

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