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By Jennifer Kung

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The following is a summary of the latest news release from U. S. Department of Labor*1:

Statement of U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao on February Employment Numbers
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
U.S. Labor Department Announces $250,000 Grant to City of Newton, Iowa, to Assist Dislocated Workers

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It is our pleasure to post the information "About Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao" as in the following*3:

Elaine L. Chao is the Nation�s 24th Secretary of Labor and the first Asian American woman appointed to a President's cabinet in U.S. history. Arriving at the age of eight from Asia speaking no English, Secretary Chao's experience transitioning to a new country inspired her to dedicate most of her professional life to ensuring that workers have access to opportunity and the chance to build better lives.

Since her confirmation by the United States Senate on January 29, 2001, she has been dedicated to carrying out the Department's mission of promoting and protecting the health, safety, retirement security, and competitiveness of the nation's workforce.

During her tenure, the Department updated the white collar overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which has been on the agenda of every Administration since 1977. The most significant regulatory tort reform of President Bush's first term, the new regulations provided millions of low-wage vulnerable workers with strengthened overtime protection. In 2003, the Department achieved the first major update of union financial disclosure regulations in more than 40 years, giving rank and file members enhanced information on how their hard-earned dues are spent. The Department has set new worker protection enforcement records, including recovering record back wages for vulnerable low wage immigrant workers. The Department has also launched comprehensive reform of the nation's publicly funded worker training programs, to better serve dislocated and unemployed workers. On August 17, 2006, President Bush signed the Pension Protection Act, which protects the 44 million workers whose retirement security rests upon private sector defined benefit pension plans.

Secretary Chao's career has spanned the public, private and non-profit sectors. As President and Chief Executive Officer of United Way of America, she restored public trust and confidence in one of the nation's largest institutions of private charitable giving after it was tarnished by mismanagement and financial abuse. As Director of the Peace Corps, she established the first Peace Corps programs in the Baltic nations and the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union.

Her government service also includes serving as Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, Deputy Maritime Administrator in the U.S. Department of Transportation and White House Fellow. She has also worked in the private sector as Vice President of Syndications at BankAmerica Capital Markets Group and a banker with Citicorp. Prior to her nomination as Secretary, she was a Distinguished Fellow at The Heritage Foundation.

Secretary Chao received her M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and her undergraduate degree in economics from Mount Holyoke College. She also studied at M.I.T., Dartmouth College, and Columbia University. Active in many volunteer activities, Secretary Chao has received numerous awards for her professional accomplishments and community service. She is the recipient of 28 honorary doctoral degrees.

The first Kentuckian named to the President's cabinet since 1945, Secretary Chao is married to the United States Senate�s Republican Leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

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References

*1. U. S. Department of Labor. 'Labor Department News Releases Update,' "An e-mail from U. S. Department of Labor to Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)," (March 9, 2007), Washington, D. C.: USDOL.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Douglas, Michael; Weber, Valerie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Brilliant, Google answers our people, community, and world!' "A serarch of 'Elaine Chao, U. S. Secretary of Labor' on the Google.com," (March 9, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.

Peter C. C. Wang: The significance of achieving through our efforts in self discipline and social commitment
By Tiffany Chang

"Hi Tony, I just realized that was your email address. How are you? Sending my original acceptance speech as attachment below. Warm regards, Peter," wrote Dr. Peter C. C. Wang, Founder, Chairman & President of Wang Foundation to President Dr. Tony T. Lei of Wahington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) in the evening on March 7, 2007 from Pebble Beach, California.*1

The following is the "Acceptance Speech" for the Peace Builder Award on February 23, 2007 at PLU (Pacific Lutheran University) by Peter C. C. Wang:

[[[ Loren and MaryAnn, Honorable Vice President Mondale, George and Dion Russell, distinguished guests and my fellow colleagues and students:

Grace and I are deeply honored with the Peace Builder Award.

Thank you, Loren, for the wonderful introduction and we gratefully accept this award as encouragement for our future work. Thank you.

The true meaning of poverty alleviation stems from the motto of Tsinghua University -- Self discipline and Social commitment.

"Self discipline" begins with an openness to new ideas, a willingness to learn. It requires curiosity to explore uncharted intellectual territory, capacity to understand and honor multiple viewpoints, and an interest in things new and unexpected. It requires the courage to accept new ways of thinking and the challenge to construct complex new understandings. One example would be the new discovery of a vast community of bacteria and clams on the Antarctic Ocean floor, in an area isolated under ice for ten thousand years. Another example would be the recent possible discovery of the 10th planet.

Self discipline means to take challenges and take risks. It can be uncomfortable but persists when I step beyond my comfort zone so that I might learn and grow, and go further than I ever thought I could. That is my understanding of "Self discipline" from the Tsinghua motto.

"Social commitment" can be illustrated by the following story, recently told by Loren in a convocation speech, about the Seattle Special Olympics. This lovely story illustrates the importance of commitment and connection:

For the 100-yard dash there were nine contestants. All nine of them assembled at the starting line. At the sound of the gun, they took off. But one little boy didn�t get very far. He stumbled and fell and hurt his knee and began to cry. The other eight children heard the boy crying. They slowed down, turned around and ran back to him ?every one of them ran back to him. One little girl with Down�s syndrome bent down and kissed the boy and said, "This will make it better." The little boy got up, and he and the rest of the runners linked their arms together and joyfully walked to the finish line.

They all finished the race at the same time. And when they did, everyone in the stadium stood and clapped and whistled and cheered for�a very long time. People who were there are still telling the story with obvious delight. And you know why?

Because deep down we know that what matters in life more than winning for ourselves is what we achieve through our efforts in self discipline and social commitment. What really matters is helping others win too, even if it means slowing down and changing our course. From these 9 kids, we have learned the essence of social commitment which is the cornerstone of the poverty alleviation work at Tsinghua.

Thank you for coming to help us celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Wang Center. Special thanks go to Walter F. Mondale, Former Vice President of The United States, whose special luncheon speech has energized us all.*2

The following information have been received from a search of "Dr. Peter C. C. Wang" on the Yahoo.com and "Dr. Peter C. C. Wang & Washington Business and Technology Institute" on the Google.com at 12:37 p. m. in the afternoon on March 7, 2007. They are appeared starting from the first line of the first page on the Yahoo.com and Google.com:

(001). For "Dr. Peter C. C. Wang" on the Yahoo.com:
Washington Business and Technology Institute - Business ...
By Dr. Peter C. C. Wang and Tiffny Chang ... to receive the e-mail from Dr. Peter C. C. Wang in the morning on Sptember 14, 2006. ...communitylink.reviewjournal.com/servlet/...&START_COUNT=12 - 118k - Cached - More from this site

Washington Business and Technology Institute - Past drafts, documents ...
Dr. Peter C.C. Wang. PO Box 234. Pebble Beach, CA 93953. Tel: 831-624-1694. Cell: 831-236-7670 ... 1. Dr. Peter C. C. Wang is the Chairman of Wang Center Inc. ...communitylink.reviewjournal.com/servlet/...&START_COUNT=32 - 244k - Cached - More from this site

(002). For "Dr. Peter C. C. Wang & Washington Business and Technology Institute" on the Google.com:
Washington Business and Technology Institute - Social & Community ...
"An e-mail from Dr. Ingrid Ou to Washington Business and Technology Institute," ... "Jim Gibbons wbti", "Michael Douglas wbti", "Dr. Peter C. C. Wang wbti", ...
communitylink.reviewjournal.com/servlet/lvrj_ProcServ/dbpage=page&GID=01101010550976144152582945&... - 154k - Cached - Similar pages

Washington Business and Technology Institute - Business ...
Dr. Tony T. Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute ... "Jim Gibbons wbti", "Michael Douglas wbti", "Dr. Peter C. C. Wang wbti", ...
communitylink.reviewjournal.com/servlet/lvrj_ProcServ/DBPAGE=page&MODE=display&GID=01101010550976... - 160k - Cached - Similar pages

(003). For "bio of Dr. Peter C. C. Wang" on the Google.cn:
Washington Business and Technology Institute - Past drafts ...- ? - [ ?????? ]
Dr. Peter C. C. Wang is the Chairman of Wang Center Inc. and a Regent of Pacific Lutheran University. ... "She had her picture in there and a little bio," Lee said. "It was a political bible for her, taking it with her wherever she went ...
communitylink.reviewjournal.com/servlet/lvrj_ProcServ/DBPAGE=page&MODE=display&GID=01101010550976... - 243k - ???? - ????

"Thanks, Dr. Lei," wrote Nevada Assemblywoman Valerie Weber to WBTI.*3 "The WBTI's website has played an important role to bridge the cooperation and development among our individuals, officials, and communities. In advancing to its 14th year, we're glad to find WBTI's interstate perspectives have brought with potentiality for the prosperity of more organiztions and people." *3

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References

*1. Wang, Peter C. C. 'Sending my original acceptance speech,' "An e-mail from President Dr. Peter C. C. Wang of Wang Foundation to President Dr. Tony T. Lei of Wahington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)," (in the evening on March 7, 2007), Pebble Beach, California: Wang Foundation.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Weber, Valerie. 'Thanks, Dr. Lei,' "An e-mail from Nevada Assemblywoman Valerie Weber to WBTI," (November 8, 2006), Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Assembly.

Dean Dr. Linda Livingstone's invitation of the Boardroom Forum to President Dr. Tony Lei of Washington Business and Technology Institute
By Tiffany Chang

"Dear Tony: You are cordially invited to join America's most distinguished board directors at Directorship magazine's 2007 Boardroom Forum. This year, Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management has partnered with Directorship to co-present the forum, reflecting the school's commitment to developing values-centered business leaders. The theme for this year's forum is 'The New Rules of Board Effectiveness'," wrote Dean Dr. Linda A. Livingstone, Graziadio School of Business and Management, Pepperdine University to President Dr. Tony T. Lei of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).*1

"Held at Pepperdine's beautiful campus in Malibu, this prestigious annual event will host a roster of experts, leading directors, and chief executives who will address board-level issues through a unique mix of keynote sessions, workgroups, and in-depth peer group exchanges."

The confirmed speakers include:
Michael Milken, Chairman, The Milken Institute and FasterCures
Angelo Mozilo, CEO, Countrywide Financial and Director, Home Depot
Enrique Hernandez, Jr., Chairman, Nordstrom
Tom Plaskett, Chairman, Novell
Ken Starr, Dean, Pepperdine School of Law and former Special Prosecutor
Robin Johnson, Corporate Partner, Eversheds LLP
Joseph Rich, President, Pearl Meyer & Partners
John Doyle, President & CEO, AIG National Union
Jill Kanin-Lovers, Director, First Advantage
Mike Emen, Senior Vice President, NASDAQ

Featured sessions:
CEO Verbatim - Governance From the C-suite
Duty of Care in a Changing Governance Climate
The Media and the Board
D&O and Liability
CEO Succession
The New Compensation Strategies
Crisis Management
Director and Executive Recruiting
Washington Update
Proxy Alert
Growth and Innovation
Shareholder Proposals
M&A and Private Equity
Strategy and the Board
Global Risk
Compliance and Regulation

"Space at the event will be limited to facilitate networking and the productive exchange of ideas, so I urge you and your fellow board colleagues to register at your earliest convenience. To register, please visit http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/newsevents/directorship/ or contact Directorship at (877) 263-7655 or events@directorship.com. Pepperdine alumni rates and early registration rates are available now. I look forward to seeing you in Malibu," concluded Linda the e-mail sincerely. [[[Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D.
Dean
Graziadio School of Business and Management
Pepperdine University]]]*2

The following information have been received from a search of "Dean Dr. Linda Livingstone" on the Yahoo.com and "Bio of Dr. Linda A. Livingstone" on the Google.cn at 9:57 a. m. in the morning on March 7, 2007. They are appeared starting from the first or front line of the first page on the Yahoo.com and Google.cn:

(1). For "Dean Dr. Linda Livingstone" on the Yahoo.com:
Washington Business and Technology Institute - LAF5 (Literature and ...
... dinner party with Dean Dr. Linda Livingstone of Pepperdine University's ... for dinner with Dr. Linda Livingstone, Dean of Pepperdine University's Graziadio ...communitylink.reviewjournal.com/servlet/...&START_COUNT=10 - 39k - Cached - More from this site

WBTI & Chinese American Academic Association of Nevada (CAAAN ...
... dinner party with Dean Dr. Linda Livingstone of Pepperdine University's ... for dinner with Dr. Linda Livingstone, Dean of Pepperdine University's Graziadio ...communitylink.reviewjournal.com/servlet/...&START_COUNT=6 - 103k - Cached - More from this site

(2). For "Bio of Dr. Linda A. Livingstone" on the Google.cn:
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Dr. Linda Livingstone has been the Dean of Graziadia School of Business and Management of Pepperdine University since June ... 'Bio for Judge Saitta,' "E-mail of Cecilia Aguilar," (December 18, 2003), p. 1. *3. Ibid. *4. Saitta, Nancy. ...
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(3). For "GSBM of Pepperdine University" on the Yahoo.com:
Washington Business and Technology Institute - Pepperdine University ...
By GSBM of Pepperdine University. Dear Graziadio Alumni: ... Pepperdine University MBA ranks first in 15 schools of California,' "WBTI ...communitylink.reviewjournal.com/servlet/...&START_COUNT=3 - 122k - Cached - More from this site *3

"Whether you are seeking a Full-time MBA or wish to complete your master's or bachelor's degree as a working professional, the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University is an excellent choice. Our programs emphasize real-world applications taught in small, interactive classes. Pepperdine faculty members combine successful business experience with excellent academic credentials to facilitate your learning. Eight graduate campuses in California and evening and weekend classes make it feasible to complete your degree while you work full time. These benefits support our mission to develop leaders through a curriculum that is entrepreneurial in spirit, ethical in focus, and global in orientation," states Pepperdine University��s Graziadio School of Business and Management.*4

"Thank you," wrote Nevada Supreme Court Justice Michael Douglas to WBTI.*5 "One of the most important contribution of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) to our high-ranking officials and community is its many articles published frequently by the leading search engines locally, nationally, and internationally. As an Associate Professor of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration of WBTI, it's my hornor to join its Professor of Administrative Strategies U. S. Senator Harry Reid (now the Majority Leader of U. S. Senate) and its Chairperson Elaine Chao, U. S. Secretary of Labor, to endeavor the promotion of benifits for our people, community, and country."

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References

*1. GSBM of Pepperdine University. 'You are cordially invited to join America's most distinguished board directors,' "An e-mail from Dean Dr. Linda Livingstone of GSBM to President Dr. Tony Lei of Wahington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)," (March 6, 2007), Malibu, California: Pepperdine University.
*2. Ibid.
*3. 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,' "A search of 'Chairperson Elaine Chao' on the Yahoo.com," (March 6, 2007), U. S. A.: Yahoo.com.
*4. Douglas, Michael; Weber, Valerie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Brilliant, Google answers our people, community, and world!' "A search of 'Pepperdine Univeristy - Graziadio School of Business and Management' on the Google.com," (March 7, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*5. Douglas, Michael. 'Thanks,' "An e-mail from Nevada Supreme Court Justice Michael Douglas to President Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei of WBTI," (November 8, 2006), Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Supreme Court.

Nevada GOVERNOR Jim GIBBONS NAMES RYAN SHELTRA TO TOURISM COMMISSION
By Office of the Governor

Carson City � Governor Jim Gibbons*1 has appointed experienced gaming manager Ryan Sheltra to the Nevada Commission on Tourism. Sheltra will replace Commissioner Howard Reinhardt, who resigned last week due to an upcoming move to Kentucky.

�Ryan Sheltra has the perfect background for serving our state on the Commission on Tourism,� said Governor Gibbons. �He studied hotel administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He has worked at major properties in Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe, rising to top management. And, as President of the Independent Gaming Operators Coalition, he receives direct input from people involved in the industry in every county of Nevada.� *2

A native Nevadan, Sheltra studied the hospitality industry at Ecole Hoteliere Lausanne, Switzerland as well as at UNLV. He then rose through the management ranks of Caesars Palace and Caesars Tahoe, where he served as Director of Casino Marketing. In addition to his support of Nevada gaming as President of the Independent Gaming Operators Coalition, Sheltra currently serves as General Manager of the Bonanza Casino in Reno.

�I�m honored by Governor Gibbons� confidence in me, and I�m excited to be a part of the Commission on Tourism. This is a position that can benefit all Nevadans through support of our number one industry. That industry includes Las Vegas� famous Strip, but it also includes small casinos and independent operators in towns like Battle Mountain and Goldfield. My mission is to represent all Nevadans on the Commission,� said Sheltra.

The Nevada Commission on Tourism is composed of eight gubernatorial appointees, plus non-voting ex-officio members. The Commission advises the Nevada Department of Tourism, which is responsible for promoting and marketing Nevada as a tourism and travel destination.

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*1. About Governor Jim Gibbons (a concise one by the Editor of this flier.) Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons earned a B.S. in Geology and later, a M.S. in Mining/Geology from the University of Nevada at Reno. Gibbons received the MacKay School of Mines Alumnus of the Year Award in 1999, and remains an active supporter of Nevada�s university and community college system. He also earned his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law and completed his post-graduate work at the University of Southern California. Born and raised in Sparks, Nevada, Governor Jim Gibbons was a former United States Congressman. Jim was first elected to represent Nevada's 2nd District in the House of Representatives in 1996. He was re-elected to a fifth term in November 2004. Prior to coming to Congress, Gibbons gained a distinguished military background. A former combat pilot and decorated veteran of both the Vietnam and Persian Gulf Wars, Governor Gibbons served in the United States Air Force from 1967 to 1971 and graduated from the USAF Air Command and Staff College as well as the Air War College. Attaining the rank of Colonel, Gibbons joined the Nevada Air Guard in 1975, and served as the group's Vice Commander from 1990 through 1996. Jim Gibbons served three terms in the Nevada State Legislature and was named �Outstanding Freshman Legislator� his first year in 1988. By 1993, Gibbons rose through the ranks to become Republican Whip of the State Assembly. Jim Gibbons is Governor of Nevada starting from January 1, 2007. Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons is now Chairman of the Advisory Board of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
*2. Office of the Governor. 'GOVERNOR GIBBONS NAMES RYAN SHELTRA TO TOURISM COMMISSION,' "An e-mail from the Office of Nevada Governor to President Dr. Tony T. Lei of WBTI," (March 5, 2007), Carson City, Nevada: Nevada Governor's Office.
*3. Ibid.

Michael Douglas: Igniting the city through the cooperation and development with our expertise, integrity, and professionalism!
By Valerie Weber, Cheryl Moss, Ingrid Ou, and Jennifer Kung

"Igniting the city through the cooperation and development with our expertise, integrity, and professionalism is on the way! Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) has inspired and cooperated River of Life Christian Church (ROLCC) with endeavor to help promote the quality of life and community service for the people in California and Nevada," delivered Justice of Nevada Supreme Court Michael L. Douglas the message on March 9, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"Dear Dr. Lei, I am writing this letter to invite you to my next Senior Advisory Committee meeting ... " wrote U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley to Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei on February 7, 2007 from her Office in Washington, D. C.*1

"It is through prayer, we will understand God's heart for the city and so that we can have God's compassion to serve the community. Next Sunday, we will go out by teams to do prayerwalk after the service. We will prayer for the city of Fremont, Santa Clara, and Cupertino," pointed out Rev. Tong Liu on February 25, 2007.

"Through the recommendations of our faculty members, including Justice of Nevada Supreme Court Michael L. Douglas, Distrct Judges Mark R. Denton and Valoria J. Vega, Las Vegas Constable Robert A. Gronauer, District Court Judge Cheryl B. Moss, Nevada Assemblywoman Chris Giunchigliani has been appointed Assistant Fellow of Public Administration Institution (PAI) and Chairperson of Community Service Council of Clark County (CSCCC) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) on August 24, 2006." The announcement was made by Dr. John Wang, Spokesman for WBTI, on August 28, 2006, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"Shalom Tony & Judy: Thank you very much for your faithful serving God, WBTI and remember sunday school start on Jan. 28. I am so impressed. May God bless your wonderful work and serving heart. Please see the attched file for sunday school lesson 1. Belinda," wrote Mrs. Belinda M. Liu to Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) early in the morning on February 1, 2007.

"I've been invited to serve the Lord out of town. In April this year I'll lead a mission to Logos Evangelical Seminary in Los Angeles. The Drama Team will follow me to have a performance there. A cell group is also planning to join us to worship there. In the Women Conference on September, Mrs. Darlene Cunningham has been invited by me as a Kenote Speaker. She's famous. She loves China and Chinese very much. She has dreamed to be a preacher for Chinese since her youth. To unite our work with other organizations is a key to our innovative endeavor," talked Mrs. Belinda Liu, Founder of Double Portion Ministries, at her Sunday School on February 4, 2007.

"Through the recommendations of Nevada Supreme Court Justice, Michael Douglas, Nevada District Court Judge, Jessie Walsh, Clark County Sheriff, Bill Young, and Nevada District Court Judge, Cheryl Moss, WBTI President, Dr. Tony Lei, recently appointed Assemblywoman Valerie Weber Vice President of the Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission of the Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) on July 17, 2006. Ms. Weber was selected to fill this position which was previously held by Nevada State Controller, Kathy Augustine, following Kathy's untimely passing away on July 11, 2006." Dr. John Wang, Spokesman for WBTI, Las Vegas, Nevada, U. S. A., made the announcement on Tuessday, July 18, 2006.

In all three services at ROLCC on February 4, 2007, Rev. Tong Liu introduced the 2007 new Board of Directors. Director Mr. John K. Lei is the Chairman of the new Board. Director Mr. Gerry Liu is the Treasurer. Director Mr. Daniel Chou is the Corporate Secretary. Director Linda Pao is responsible for Human Resources. Director Robert Huang is responsible for Missions. Rev. Liu prayed to God for a successful year to ignite our city with the endeavors of the Board.

"Disciples with expertise, integrity, and humane spirit in the marketplace will certainly enhance the implementation of our mission to 'Arise & Shine - Ignite Our City' in 2007. A strong English adult service is vital to ROLCC's goal to become a 'Home for All Nations'. 5 years ago I had visions of our English adult service packed with people. I have faith God will bless our English service. Let us all invite our friends and family to the 3rd service!" wrote John Lei, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ROLCC, on February 4, 2004.

"Many of you have watched Dr. Jee-in Mao�s nutrition programs on TV. With the support of the American Cancer Society Northern California Chinese Unit (ACS-NCUU), I'm excited to let you know that Dr. Jee-in Mao will be speaking on food-shopping with cancer prevention in mind next Saturday 2/3 at 10:00-12:00 noon. Dr. Jee-in Mao is a registered dietician and has been a member of the American Dietetic Association since 1986. Her undergraduate study was in agriculture at National Taiwan University, and graduate school studies included a master�s degree in nutrition studies from UCLA, and doctorate degree in human nutrition from the University of Maryland. Dr. Jee-in Mao has done a number of nutritional studies and researches. She also taught at the University of California, Berkeley in the Department of Nutrition and the Department of Nutrition in San Jose State University of California," wrote John K. Lei in an article to WBTI.

LIVERight, a community service HBV free blood screen/seminar took place on Saturday, 1/13 from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm. This was a joint effort between Asian Liver Center (ALC) at Stanford University and Holiday Plaza Series at River of Life Christian Church (ROLCC). We are really thankful that this collaboration was a great success. ALC and ROLCC are embracing the same vision in serving the community via community awareness seminar/blood screen on one of the biggest killers, hepatitis B/liver cancer in Asian community. We had 238 people screened over the event; approximately 400 audiences came for the presentation. At large or little, we knew we had made the difference.

Dr. So did the presentation in English with Jordan Su's concurrent translation to Mandarin. Many people gave positive feedback, and everyone I spoke to felt that they have learned a lot of useful life-saving tips! In the presentation, Dr. So once again reminded us how serious hepatitis B is impacting the Asians and Asian Americans. In certain part of China , the impact was much worse-1/6 of population is infected by HBV. He spoke about the trasmission route for hepatitis B. He spoke about what each of us should do. If people are not carriers, they should definitely get the 3-slot immunization as soon as possible, which will protect them for life. If they are HBV carriers, they need to monitor their liver status on a regular basis.

To me, this joint event between ALC and ROLCC is just a starting. Based on the feedback we got from the attendants, we hope to see more ALC-ROLCC collaborative projects happened in times to come. We believe that this combined effort will provide the best service and a blessing to the community!

This event was beyond our expectation and turn out a great success. Of course, the most comforting thing to know is that some people's lives will be saved because of the knowledge they learn!

The above four paragraphs are reported by Dr. Ingrid Ou.*3

Dr. Ingrid Ying C. Ou is a senior scientist working for ALZA, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical in Mountain View, CA. Ingrid got her doctoral degree from University of Washington , Seattle . Her passion in life is to serve the Lord and live up to HIS glory using her skills and interests in medicine. She also greatly enjoys serving the Lord in Single Adult and Children ministry (choir and musical program) at ROLCC. She believes that being Christian is not all about going to church. She believes that God������s words can really equip us to a much better player in all areas of our life, at work and in the family. God's words are relevant to our daily lives; He helps us to achieve a higher level that we could not have done by our own means. In the spare time, Dr. Ingrid Ou enjoys ballet, running and playing piano. She and her husband currently reside in Sunnyvale, CA.

"In this era where massive amount of information is often found via internet, I think that the mission of WBTI is timely and visionary. The impact of Lord in the community will be enlarged via web publishing and more of Good news will be effectively going to those who need them the most," pointed out Dr. Ingrid Ou.

Dear Dr. Lei, Hope that you enjoyed the Dr. So's talk yesterday. As indicated in my email to you earlier this week, below is the script that I promoted last week at the English congregation: "In this coming Saturday, we will have the privilege of having Dr. So from Stanford, Asian Liver Center to come here to give us an education seminar on liver health. This is an event that you can't afford to miss. ... I will be here after the service to take your registration and answer any question that you may have. Thank you."

Here is an introduction of Dr. So: Dr. Samuel So is a professor and a liver cancer surgeon in the Department of Surgery and directs the Liver Cancer Program at Stanford University Medical Center. Dr. So is originally from Hong Kong. In 1996, Dr So established the Asian Liver Center to address the disproportionately high prevalence of hepatitis B and liver Cancer in the Asian and Asian Americans with the ultimate goal of eradicating hepatitis B worldwide and eliminating the threat of liver cancer.

The Asian Liver Center at Stanford is the only non-profit organization in the United States that addresses the high incidence of hepatitis B and liver cancer in Asians and Asian-Americans. Founded in 1996, the center uses a three-pronged approach towards fighting hepatitis B through outreach, education , and research.*4 More is available from http://liver.stanford.edu/ALC/ALC_staff.php

"Dear Dr. Lei, It was my great honor to meet you last Sunday. Thank you so much for your support for the event, which I believe is going to benefit a lot of us," wrote Dr. Ingrid Ou to Washington Business and Technology Institute on January 10, 2007.

"Dear Belinda: May God bless your wonderful work and serving heart. At the beginning of year 2007, I felt that God wants me to examine my past failures so that I know where I fall and what can I do to grow in Christ; just like the Israelites during the Deuteronomy time. Therefore by attending your class God reminded me that He is a God of covenant and promise. He is a faithful God that will never forsake me and will guide me through the wilderness just as He guides Israel. I look forward to more classes to learn of God's Words and Works so that I can live in God's promise land. Thank you so much and may God pour out His double blessings upon you. Rebecca," wrote Miss Rebecca Pang again for this article to WBTI on February 2, 2007.*5

E. Q. Expert Becky Ung has new accomplishment! To enjoy her most recent show, you may click on [http://www.la18.tv/video.aspx?vid=4fdb15f3-7d47-4fb8-bf96-b6961dc22c21]. "I'm glad that I was the hit winner of visitor number at one hundred four thousand six hundred fifty first (#104,651st) of WBTI website. Its knowledgeable and educational contends are richful. I'm inspired by its creed of community service and humane spirit for our community," expressed Becky Ung, Chairperson of the E. Q. Research Committee of WBTI. "I'm going to S. America (Chile, Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay) on a teaching tour in March this year," said Becky.*6

WBTI has contributed to enhance important projects by organizations in Nevada and California since its establishment on January 8, 1996. After viewing the wonderful performance by the leading search engines and WBTI for her and her organiztions, Miss Doris Yu wrote a thanks e-mail to WBTI sincerely. "Thank you for your support," pointed out Miss Doris Yu as she is now the Editor of a magazine and the Conductor of a TV show program.*7

The following is a prompt response {at Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:57:37 -0700 (PDT)} to the first edition of this feature article (He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun) which was published on October 24, 2006:
"Hi Brother Tony: It is a wonderful day, a day that the Lord has made. Thank you for interviewing me, it was an honor to share what the Lord has spoken to me through Belinda's Sunday school teaching. Here is my prayer for Belinda's Israel trip. Rebecca," wrote Miss Rebecca Pang to WBTI. "'Dear Heavenly Father: Thank you for having Belinda with us, thank you for putting a love for Your children Israel in her heart. As she and her team leaves for Israel please be with them. Send Your angels to guard their travel safety. Speak to each and everyone of the team, let them hear Your thunderous voice so that their lives can be changed through this journey. Walk among us while they walk in Your Holy Land. Lord, I ask that you bless my brothers and sisters while they go and bless Your children. May Sar Shalom (the Prince of Peace) be with them. I pray in Jesus' name, A-men.' Thank you very much, Rebecca."

"It's our honor to learn from Mrs. Belinda M. Liu of the spcial section 'Belinda Liu's Spiritual World' by WBTI thorugh the search leaders internationally," said Miss Rebecca Pang to WBTI on October 22, 2006 in Santa Clara, California. "I like Mrs. Belinda Liu's Sunday School. Her knowlegeable contents of the Bible have often convinced us with her living examples. She gave us practical reasons to believe. It's my pleasure to apply those teachings from her to my daily life."

"I'll flying to Austria Christian Church on Monday night to serve there with Rev. Liu. ... Recently, I received a calendar published by the Rock Publishing Company. It had an introduction of my two voice CD. I'm suprised and happy. God treated me kindly again. ... Wish you have a double bless falling from the Heaven and a fully promissing 2007!" wrote Mrs. Belinda M. Liu in Chinese on November 26, 2006.*8

The evening was shinning! How nice was Friday December 29, 2006! We had a wonderful potluck at Mr. John Lei's home for our John Lei/Petty Wu Cell Group. We had lots of nice foods, fruits, and cakes. Attendants were enthusiastic. They included Miss Nicole Ying, Ms. Linda Miao, Miss Teresa Zhang, Miss Angel Ku, Miss Sarah Shao, Miss Linda Tu, Miss Angie Qian, Mr. Kang Fung, Mr. Gino Ko, Mr. John Lei, Mr. Mike Lei, Mrs. Judy Lei, and Dr. Tony Lei (names in random). The potluck was fully enjoyed by all the participants with good communication and fun.

We received an evite invitation for a ski-trip to Lake Tahoe by John/Patty Cell Goup. "Hi! Everyone, How would you like to spend a weekend with cell group brothers and sisters in Tahoe? ... You are more than welcome to invite new friends to join. Sincerely, Patty," wrote Miss Patty Wu on February 4, 2007.

"Thank you for devotions this morning on the balcony overlooking the misty snowy sun-rise landscape," wrote Mr. Mike Lei on December 24, 2006.*9

"Dear Dr. Lei, You're an extremely knowledgeable and wise elder, yet very easy to get along with. I'm very blessed to getting to know you more in the past 7 months. Your warm hospitality makes me feel just like a family member of yours. Wishing you a joyful and peaceful Christmas. May God continued blessing what you're fonding of doing. May your resourseful website become one of the "Top" (: channel of communication for business, social, and community. May you continue receiving His wisdom words and His double portion of favors," wrote Miss Angie Qian on a nice Season's Greetings card to Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) on December 24 in Lake Tahoe, California.

Nicole Ying of John Lei/Patty Wu cell group was among those who were baptized on Sunday. *10

"Dear friends, During last Friday's fellowship, I told you about the free online Bible website. Here is the web link: http://www.biblegateway.com/ As a bonus, here is the free daily message from Pastor Liu you can access by your phone: (408) 291-8046 God bless, John," wrote John Lei, Director (now Chairman) Of the Board of Directors of River of Life Christian Church.*11

"Dear Tony & Judy, Peace! During this thankful ending of the year, wish a bridge of love may be built in between us through the love of Chris ... Tracey," wrote Miss Tracey Yang to WBTI on January 16, 2007.

"Thank you," wrote Nevada Supreme Court Justice Michael Douglas to WBTI.*12 "One of the most important contribution of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) to our high-ranking officials and community is its many articles published frequently by the search engine leaders locally, nationally, and internationally. As an Associate Professor of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration of WBTI, it's my hornor to join its Professor of Administrative Strategies U. S. Senator Harry Reid (now the Majority Leader of U. S. Senate) and its Chairperson Elaine Chao, U. S. Secretary of Labor, to endeavor the promotion of benifits for our people, community, and country."

The Sunday School on "Book of Numbers" that implemented by Mrs. Belinda M. Liu through November 19, 2006 was impressive. We had many sisters and brothers including Miss Ying-Min Huang, Mr. Yang Shao, Mrs. Judy Lei, Miss Vanessa Li, Mr. John Lei, Miss Angel Lo, Miss Annie Shen, Mr. Jingmin Leng, Miss Lanfang Hsu, Miss Julie Tai, Miss Rebecca Pang, Mrs. Gary Hsu, Miss Elaine Hsu, Ms. Sui-ling Li (in Chinese), Ms. Shirley Zhang, Miss Chiao-wen Chen, Dr. Tony Lei, and among others (names in random). Miss Chiao-wen Chen told Tiffany Chang that she was inspired by Mrs. Belinda M. Liu's good teaching. Belinda is teaching the new Sunday School starting from January 28, 2007. Its prinouts are now published at the end of her Section.

"I'm impressed by Mrs. Belinda Liu's ability to integrate chapters of the Bible for a teaching," pointed out Miss Brenda Lin. It was delivered to the section of "Belinda Liu's Spiritual World" at the new Sunday School by Brenda in ROLCC on February 4, 2007. "How great is Belinda's understanding of each and every chapter on the Bible throughly!" said Ms. Shirley Zhang on February 11, 2007.

"Thanks, Dr. Lei," wrote Nevada Assemblywoman Valerie Weber to WBTI.*13 "The WBTI's website has played an important role to bridge the cooperation and development among our individuals, officials, and communities. In advancing to its 14th year, we're glad to find WBTI's interstate perspectives have brought with potentiality for the prosperity of more organiztions and people."

By the act of love itself, we are enriched. Love in action is service above self. Make service a part of our character and experience the abundant reward that comes from serving others. "It's my appreciation to 'Nevada Examiner' for its publication of my following statement several times," said District Court Judge Cheryl Moss. In community service, Dr. Tony T. Lei's hero is the great servant who has given all for the betterment of others' lives. Let our candles fuel a fire that will fan out an ever-lasting circles. With these circles together we can close our eyes and envision a community that is safe, peaceful, and healthy. The Bible teaches us: "...let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth (1 John 3:18)." District (Family) Court Judge-elect Cheryl Moss wrote Dr. Tony T. Lei, "I am delighted and honored to be appointed as an Associate Fellow of the Public Administration Institution of Washington Business and Technology Institute. Thank you for this opportunity to serve, and I hope to gain more knowledge, insight and awareness about public service and community issues through your prestigious institution. I remain dedicated to helping the community, and I am inspired by your leadership, wisdom and guidance. I am also fortunate to have met you and your wife, Judy, because you are both active and dynamic individuals in the community. Your accomplishments and achievements have demonstrated that taking part in the community does make a difference. Best wishes and thank you again for your unselfish kindness, support and encouragement." *14

"Shalom Tony & Judy: Thank you for your encouraging words, which have inspired me with my endeavor to enlarge the mission for God through website since last two years in my heart. I've felt really that God had treated me nicely during these days. ... I've desperated to serve God. I couldn't imagine that now it has been grown for me developing the reign of God. I've been on the WBTI website. It's really very rich and I couldn't complete in reading it! ... It's my desire to read it again carefully. I'm submitting some of my wishes, but I'm not sure whether it's appropriate. Please tell me and I may have some preparation again. Thank you very much of your praise and quick coordinating. I hope to follow you and next time my action will be faster. I'll present you with two of my books (in the Sunday School). Your comment to these books will highly be appreciated! Actually, I respect you more and very much. You've educated such a good son John Lei. He is an excellent soldier of God. He is also a faithful and kind worker whom the church can not miss in order for us to be blessed! Wish God bless you with your glorified and beautiful job on your hands! Belinda," wrote Mrs. Belinda M. Liu in Chinese to President Dr. Tony T. Lei of WBTI and his wife Judy. Praise God!*15

"It'll be really a challenge and honor to be the Governor of Nevada and the Chairman of the Advisory Board of WBTI onece I'm elected in Office in January 2007. It's my great pleasure to take the responsibility," said U. S. Congressman James Gibbons at the Business Mixier held by Asian Republicans of Nevada at April 23, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The agreement was made by Jim to President Dr. Tony Lei of WBTI through a pleasant conversation between the two parties during the Event.*16 Jim is Governor of Nevada starting from January 1, 2007. Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons is now Chairman of the Advisory Board of WBTI.

It is significant for Dr. Kenny C. Guinn to write President Dr. Tony T. Lei of WBTI as in the following: "It is only with the dedication and commitment of good people like yourself that I will achieve my goal of becoming Governor of this great state. Dema and I can't thank you enough for your assistance and your positive activivities in the community." *17 Kenny was Nevada Governor for eight years until December 31, 2006. Former Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn had been Chairman of the Advisory Board of WBTI from 1999 to 2006.

"When I take a step back and look at my life, I can't help but think how bless I am for all God has given to me. So many times, we take what we have for granted, but it's really not until we have lost everything, that we realize the true beauty in our downfalls - the strength to rise again," wrote Miss Frances Liu, Berlinda's daughter.*16 It is quoted from one of the prefaces (written by Miss Frances Liu) of the book "To Pray for the God's Characters of Our Children". The book was written by Mrs. Belinda M. Liu.

"Shalom! Tony & Judy: I received the good news of my special section, Belinda Liu's Spiritual World, on the Internet early morning on Monday. I'm very impressed by the excellent work performance of WBTI. All our members were excited with the printouts of the section which I've seperated to them. This section has been proved to be God's creation, and thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to develop our mission under the reign of God! Belinda," wrote Mrs. Belinda M. Liu in Chinese early in the morning to Washington Business and Technology Institute.

Pastor Paul Huang has completed teaching his Sunday School on "Book of Ruth" on December 24, 2006. Attendants were enthusiastic. He is now teach another Sunday School starting from January 2007.

On Sunday February 25, 2007, the Sermon was delivered by Rev. Hing Chai Cheng, Pastor of River of Life Christian Church. The subject was "Be a Blessed Man". The Worship was directed by Pastor James Wang. MC was Rev. Cheng. This year's theme is "Arise & Shine - Ignite Our City."

Highly blessed by God, the English Service of River of Life Christian Church was growing. The specific charater of the event has been highlighted by the Coffee/Tea Fellowship. During the past several Sundays in 2006 and 2007, we had Rev. Tong Liu, Rev. Hing-Chai Cheng, Rev. Victor Quon, Mr. Kevin Gordon (Kevin Gordon, Esq.), Pastor Doris Lin (Miss Doris Lin), Mr. Henry Hu, Mr. John Lei, Mrs. Jessica Wong, Mr. Walter Wong, Mr. Patrick Nolan, Ms. Lynn Ling Yang, Miss Vivian Chao, Miss Frances Chang, Miss Mariany Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Anothny Tsai, Ms. Cathy Tsai, Miss Christina (Ping) Tsai, Mr. Victor Luo, Miss Tine Lo, Mr. Gino Ko, Miss Angel Ku, Miss Prudy Yu, Miss Orchid Soh, Mr. Meung Kim, Miss Esther Huang, Miss Vera Suherman, Miss Nicole Ying, Miss Emily Ho, Miss Heidi Hsu, Mr. Arthur Quach, Mr. Yee Tuck Yong, Miss Merry Xiao, Ms. Tao Long, Mr. and Mrs. John Perrott, Mr. Roland On, Mrs. Jennie Quon, Ms. Cindy Chien, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wu, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Komashko, Ms. Anna Wen, Ms. Abby Komashko, Miss Christine Tsai, Mr. and Mrs. David Whitney, Ms. Merreyl Whitney, Ms. Jenny Long, Ms. Cindy Barnes, Ms. Elaine Tran, Miss Sandy Pei, Ms. Jocelyn Huang, Ms. Miao Chun, Miss Susan Dai, Miss Julie Tai, Mr. John Lee, Ms. Linda Miao, Miss Shirley Zhang, Miss Jenny Hsiao, Miss Shirley Zhang, Miss Angela Ting, Miss Isabelle Chai, Miss Christina Liu, Ms. Mary Torres, Miss Joyce Roman, Miss Jessica Chang, Dr. and Mrs. Tony Tung-tien Lei, and among others (names in random). The atmosphere of the Fellowship was pleasent and friendly. Hallelujah!

"Praise God for having Pastor Peter Tsukahira here to share with us. He is truly a teaching pastor. He not only explained the word of God clearly but also spoke into the hearts," said Rev. Tong Liu. "As the church is growing, we need more and more brother and sisters to serve in the family of God. ... We really need more volunteers in the visual ministry, ...Your participation will be greatly appreciated," pointed out Rev. Tong Liu on February 4, 2007.

"It's my great honor to be named by President Dr. Tony Lei as the Honorary Chairman of Clark County District and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC) of Washington Business and Technolgy Institute (WBTI)," pointed out the Chief Justice of Nevada Supreme Court William Maupin at the Celebration Party to "Nevada Examiner" and "Reviewjournal.com" at the Steak House of Binion's Horseshoe Club, Las Vegas on October 10, 2002. The Party was held by WBTI to celebrate William Maupin's being appointed as its Fellow of the Public Administration Institution (PAI) and as its Honorary Chairman of the Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC). "Please know that I irrevocably stand by my personal commitment to diversity issues in this state and that my sense of patriotism and faith in America stems from its embrace of that diversity." *19.

On January 11, 2007, Miss Frances Chang forwarded WBTI a very good announcement of Dr. Samuel So's speech event: (1) Well known high incidence of liver disease among Chinese people. ....... Dr. Samuel So is a founder and director of Asian Liver Center at Stanford Hospital. ... *20

To ignite the city and country, our integrity and love to serve are important!

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*1. Denton, Mark; Vega, Valorie; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Michael Douglas has been appointed as an Associate Professor of GSBPA by WBTI,' "A search of 'Justice Michael Douglas wbti' on the Google.com," (March 7, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*2. Berkley, Shelley. 'I am writing this letter to invite you to my next Senior Advisory Committee meeting,' "A letter from U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley to Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei," (February 7, 2007), Washington, D. C.: Congresswoman Shelley Berkley's Office.
*3. Ou, Ingrid. 'A report from Dr. Ingrid Ou,' "An e-mail from Dr. Ingrid Ou to President Dr. Tony Lei of WBTI," (January 21, 2007), San Jose, California: Dr. Ingrid Ou's Residence.
*4. Ou, Ingrid. 'Happy New Year!' "An e-mail from Dr. Ingrid Ou to Washington Business and Technology Institute," (January 14, 2007), San Jose, California: Dr. Ingrid Ou's Residence.
*5. Pang, Rebecca. "Thank you very much. Is it okay?' "An e-mail from Miss Rebecca Pang to WBTI," (February 2, 2007), Santa Clara, California: Miss Rebecca Pang's Residence.
*6. Ung, Becky. 'I am going to S. America on a teaching tour,' "An E-mail from Chairperson Becky Ung of E. Q. Research Committee to Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)," (February 3, 2007), San Marino, California: Best Formulations.
*7. Yu, Doris. 'Thank you for your support!' "An e-mail from Miss Doris Yu to Washington Business and Technology Institute." (February 4, 2007), Los Angeles, California: Miss Doris Yu's Residence.
*8. Liu, Belinda M.; and Liu, Tong. 'I'm very suprised and happy that God has treated me nicely again!' "An e-mail from Mrs. Belinda M. Liu and Senior Pastor Tong Liu to Director Mr. John K. Lei (now Chairman of the Board of Directors of ROLCC)," (November 26, 2006), Santa Clara, California: Double Portion Ministries.
*9. Google. 'Prayer journals 12/23-25/06,' "A search of 'Mike Lei's Hawaii and Taiwan Trip' on the Google.cn," (March 5, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.cn.
*10. Lei, John. 'Sunday was joyful day at ROLCC,' "An e-mail from Mr. John Lei to Washington Business and Technology Institute," (December 18, 2006), San Jose, California: John Lei's Residence.
*11. Lei, John. 'Here is the web link,' "An e-mail from Mr. John Lei to WBTI," (December 18, 2006), San Jose, California: John Lei's Residence.
*12. Douglas, Michael. 'Thanks,' "An e-mail from Nevada Supreme Court Justice Michael Douglas to President Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei of WBTI," (November 8, 2006), Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Supreme Court.
*13. Weber, Valerie. 'Thanks, Dr. Lei,' "An e-mail from Nevada Assemblywoman Valerie Weber to WBTI," (November 8, 2006), Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Assembly.
*14. Chang, Tiffany. (2000) 'Cheryl Moss has been appointed Associate Fellow of the Public Administration Institution of Washington Business and Technology Institute,' "Special Column of 'Nevada Examiner'," Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Examiner.
*15. Liu, Belinda M. 'I've been on the WBTI website. It's really very rich!' "An e-mail from Mrs. Belinda M. Liu to Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei," (September 17, 2006), Santa Clara, Califonia: Senior Pastor Liu's Residence.
*16. Douglas, Michael; Walsh, Jessie; McDonald, Lynette; Weber, Valerie; Moss, Cheryl; Young, Bill; Chang, Tiffany. 'James Gibbons will be Chairman of the Advisory Board of WBTI if he is elected Governor of Nevada,' "A search of 'James Gibbons will be Chairman of WBTI' on the Google.com," (March 6, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*17. Douglas, Michael; Weber, Valerie; and Chang, Tiffany. 'The 28th Annual Convention of Taiwan Benevolent Association of America was held in Las Vegas,' "A search of 'Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn,' on the Google.cn," (March 4, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.cn.
*18. Liu, Frances. 'When God is in the picture,' "To Pray for the God's Characters of Our Children," (February 2006), Taipei, Taiwan: Graceph Publishing Co.
*19. Douglas, Michael L.; Denton, Mark R.; Vega, Valoria J.; Gronauer, Robert A.; Moss, Cheryl B.; and Chang, Tiffany. 'President Dr. Tony Lei appoints Chris Giunchigliani Assistant Fellow and Chairperson of Community Service Council of Clark County of WBTI,' "A search of 'President Dr. Tony Lei appoints Chris Giunchigliani' on the Google.com," (March 8, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*20. Chang, Frances. 'FW: [English-congregation] LIVERight event 2007 announcement,' "An e-mail From Miss Frances Chang to Washington Business and Technology Institute," (January 11, 2007), San Jose, California: Frances Chang's Residence.

Positive thinking of "What good have I done today?"
By Tiffany Chang and PAI of WBTI*1

The spirit of positive thinking is important to our lives.

Life is meant to be a never-ending education. When this is fully appreciated, we are no longer survisors but adventures. Life is a great big canvas, and we should throw all the paint on it we can. It is not a destination; life is a journey. We think of life as a good book. The further we get into it, the more it begins to make sense.

We are pleased to quote the following three short but meaningful ones:

***** Life is really fun, if we only give it a chance. ---Tim Hansel

***** When the days are too short chances are you are living at your best. ---Earl Nightingale

***** The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience. ---Eleanor Roosevelt*2

It's our pleasure to post a short story from "Speaker's Source Book II" by Glenn Van Ekeren:

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to philosophize about life? Take the tow ladies who met every morning for coffee at a local fast-food restaurant. They would habitually find way to the same window booth everyday and watch the traffic go by. Their two-hour ritual was filled with silence except for periodic moments of short conversation.
While watching the traffic one lady said to her partner,"Life is like a highway."
Several minutes and cars passed before her partner answered, "I don't get it. How is lifelike a highway?"
An hour went by before the first lady responseded. "You know, maybe life isn't like a highway after all."
Here's a profound reality: It is a lot easier to create analogies about life than it is to explain life. Add value to life; take up one of Benjamin Franklin's habits. Every day of his adult life, he set aside time to examine two questions. In the morning he asked himself: "What good shall I do today?" As the day drew to a close, his question was: "What good have I done today?" This process is sure to produce more than philosophizing about what life is like.*3

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*1. PAI of WBTI is the initial of Public Administration Institution of Washington Business and Technology Institute.
*2. Ekeren, Glenn Van. "Speaker's Source Book II," (1994), Prentice Hall Press, Paramus, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Press.
*3. Ibid.

[[[Second printing of the first edition on October 29, 2006.]]]

Dr. Daphne P. Lei's new book
By Jennifer Kung

***** "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*1

It's our pleasure to post the following information about the current publication of Dr. Daphne P. Lei:

Daphne P. Lei - Operatic China: Staging Chinese Identity Across the Pacific*2

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Operatic China
Staging Chinese Identity Across the Pacific

Daphne P. Lei

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This project is a socio-political analysis of Chinese opera as practiced in various geo-political sites. Lei focuses on the notion of 'performing Chinese' in traditional opera in the 'contact zones', where two or more cultures, ethnicities, and/or ideologies meet and clash. Unlike traditional scholarship on Chinese opera, Lei's project examines theatrical and paratheatrical performance, theatre critique, ethnographic writings, local histories, and theories of performance, interculturalism, and transnationalism. To that end this book is an interdisciplinary work that seeks to create discourse among theatre and performance studies, Asian and Asian American studies, and transnational and diasporic studies. Operatic China is also a book rich in primary materials collected from the archives in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Introduction: Lotus and Mud - Chinese Theatre and the Eternal Frontier in Nineteenth-Century California Local, National and International Performance of Barbarians at the Turn of the Twentieth Century - Rebellion, Revolution and Theatricality in Late-Qing China - San Francisco Chinatown, Cantonese Opera and the New Millennium - The Global Consensus in Chinese Opera on Stage and Screen - Epilogue

DAPHNE P. LEI is Assistant Professor of Drama, University of California-Irvine, USA, having received her BA from Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan (English), MA from California State University, Los Angeles (Theatre Arts), Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Humanities from Stanford University (Drama) and her PhD from Tufts. Her interests and expertise include Asian Theatre, Asian American Theatre, Intercultural Theatre, Chinese Theatre and Film, Post-Colonial and Diasporic Theatre, and Gender and Performance. She has taught at the Chinese Culture University (Taiwan), Tufts, and Stanford University, and has directed plays with Asian American casts at Harvard and Stanford, and conducted playwriting workshops for Asian American students at Stanford. She has published articles on the subjects of pre-modern Chinese theatre, gender and ethnicity, Chinese immigrant theatre, and Asian American playwrights.

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Staging Chinese Identity across the Pacific
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A provocative analysis of Chinese opera as experienced and practiced across multiple stages. Unlike traditional scholarship on Chinese opera, Operatic China examines theatrical and paratheatrical performance, theatre critique, ethnographic writings, local histories, and theories of performance, interculturalism, and transnationalism.

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Daphne Lei is Assistant Professor of Drama, University of California-Irvine.*3

Table of contents
Introduction: Lotus and Mud * Chinese Theatre and the Eternal Frontier in Nineteenth-Century California * Local, National and International Performance of Barbarians at the Turn of the Twentieth Century * Rebellion, Revolution and Theatricality in Late-Qing China * San Francisco Chinatown, Cantonese Opera and the New Millennium * The Global Consensus in Chinese Opera on Stage and Screen * Epilogue

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*1. Douglas, Michael; Weber, Valerie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Brilliant, Google answers our people, community, and world!' "A search of 'Elaine Chao, U. S. Secretary of Labor' on the Google.com," (October 18, 2006), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*2. Google. 'Profiles for Daphne Lei,' "A search of 'Daphne P. Lei' on Google.cn," (October 20, 2006), Mountain View, California: Google.cn.
*3. Ibid.

MEDIA ADVISORY *1
For Immediate Release: March 2, 2007

FIRST LADY DAWN GIBBONS SEEKS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF
AUTISM DURING VISIT TO LAS VEGAS

Carson City, NV� Citing the urgent need to increase awareness and education about the debilitating effects of autism, First Lady Dawn Gibbons will visit the The Lili Claire Foundation's Danny Gans Family Resource Center and the Moore Institute for Autism this Saturday, March 3, 2007. There is no known cure for this prevalent developmental disability, which currently affects one in every 150 people, and nearly 4,700 Nevadans under the age of 22, according to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services.

�We must take a look at how the state of Nevada can further address the needs of individuals and families who face the daily challenges of autism. By increasing awareness through education, I believe we can help others better understand the need for support in the areas of research and funding. It is my hope that this will one day lead to a cure for this disability, which touches so many young lives in our state,� said First Lady Dawn Gibbons.

The Lili Claire Family Resource Center provides many critical family services, including Diagnostic Behavioral and Autism Clinics. Specifically, the center�s doctors focus on the behavioral, developmental, educational and social skills difficulties experienced by children with underlying neuro-developmental medical conditions.

The Moore Institute for Autism was founded by parents of a child with autism, Dr. Dennis Moore II, a pediatrician, and his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Moore. The Institute is located in the medical office building at St. Rose Dominican Hospital's Rose de Lima campus in Henderson, Nevada, and is a partnership with Touro University and the University of California, Los Angeles. The institute also works with the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at the nearby University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

According to the National Autism Association, the prevalence of this disease is not limited by race, region, or socio-economic status and most commonly appears before the age of three. Autism impacts the normal development of the brain in the areas of social interaction, communication skills, and cognitive function. Individuals with autism typically have difficulties in verbal and non-verbal communication, social interactions, and leisure or play activities.

WHERE: Las Vegas Lili Claire Family Resource Center
522 E. Twain Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89169

DATE: Saturday, March 3, 2007

TIME: 12:00 PM PST

WHERE: Moore Institute for Autism
St. Rose Dominican Hospitals- Rose de Lima campus
108 E. Lake Mead Parkway, Suite 306
Henderson, NV 89015

DATE: Saturday, March 3, 2007

TIME: 3:00 PM PST

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First Lady Dawn Gibbons - 606 N. Mountain St., Carson City, NV 89703 *2

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*1. Office of the Governor. 'Media Advisory - First Lady Dawn Gibbons Seeks to Increase Awareness of Autism D...,' "An e-mail from the Office of Nevada Governor to President Dr. Tony T. Lei of WBTI," (March 2, 2007) [Fri, 2 Mar 2007 14:22:37 -0800], Carson City, Nevada: Nevada Governor's Office.
*2. Ibid.

Jeffrey Schieberl recommanded "Taking Advice: How Leaders Get Good Counsel and Use It Wisely"
By Jennifer Kung

The following information haven been received from an e-mail by the Graziadio School of Business and Management of Pepperdine University to Wahington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) on March 1, 2007 in Malibu, California:

[[[Taking Advice: How Leaders Get Good Counsel and Use It Wisely
By Dan Ciampa
Harvard Business School Press, 2006

Recommended by Jeffrey Schieberl, JD, MBA, Practitioner Faculty of Business Law

Dan Ciampa's new book addresses the assertion that how to accept advice and utilize it effectively has not been given the attention that it warrants. He has been on the giving advice side of the giving/receiving advice equation for quite some time. His experience has been that there are very few "smart clients"�that is, clients that understand how to utilize and optimize the benefits of advice that they received. Mr. Ciampa clearly states that the "core premise" of his book is that contemporary leaders or those "in charge" must be "shrewder and more discerning advice takers." It is his view that this is important especially during times of change.*1

In the Preface the author tracks the history of management consulting including its transformation from a profession to a business. He explores why even experienced leaders need advice as well as what he refers to as the "help paradox." His assessment of leaders who seek out help is truly refreshing in its candor. Inadequacies as to the advice given correlates well with the acknowledgment that those who are giving advice must do a better job.

Fundamentally, Ciampa considers advice taking as a skill. The author offers the reader an intriguing, viable framework for taking advice. In addition, he considers the types of advice and kinds of advisors in a practical understandable manner. The attitudes and behaviors of effective advice takers are also discussed. Lastly, the book characterizes listening as the "master skill" and explores its key success factors.

I found this book to be thoughtfully organized, concise and substantive. It offers invaluable insight for contemporary leaders relative to the skill of seeking, taking, assessing, and applying advice.*2]]]

"Whether you are seeking a Full-time MBA or wish to complete your master's or bachelor's degree as a working professional, the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University is an excellent choice. Our programs emphasize real-world applications taught in small, interactive classes. Pepperdine faculty members combine successful business experience with excellent academic credentials to facilitate your learning. Eight graduate campuses in California and evening and weekend classes make it feasible to complete your degree while you work full time. These benefits support our mission to develop leaders through a curriculum that is entrepreneurial in spirit, ethical in focus, and global in orientation," states Pepperdine University�s Graziadio School of Business and Management.*3

"Graziadio Business Report" is a famous publication of the School.

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References

*1. GSBM of Pepperdine University. 'Graziadio Business Report,' "An e-mail from the Graziadio School of Pepperdine University to Wahington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)," (March 1, 2007), Malibu, California: Pepperdine University.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Douglas, Michael; Weber, Valerie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Brilliant, Google answers our people, community, and world!' "A search of 'Pepperdine Univeristy - Graziadio School of Business and Management' on the Google.com," (March 2, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.

Miss Judi Rock: Please invite all of Your friends to come!
By Jennifer Kung

The following is an e-mail from Miss Judi Rock to Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI):

[[[Joint Chinese University Alumni Association of Las Vegas

Dear Alumni;

Your Quarterly meeting is coming on March 4, 2007. Unless, you will recommends a new place, this meeting shall be at Palms Casino, the 24/7 Coffee shop. The menu of the dinner is free, pick up the tips is up to you! Invite all of Your friends to come. JCUAALV wants more members in our Roaster.*1

It will be another Email send to provide you the subject and time for this meeting.

JUDI ROCK

JCUAALV
4545 SPRING MOUNTAIN RD, SUITE-102
LAS VEGAS, NV 89102
(702) 375-9925

PS......... check out the most recent photos we have made. by the way, send your exciting photos to JCUAALV'S COLLECTION BOOK to share the good moments!]]]

***** Picture one is on the following first flier. {{{File name: five_sheeps___Yang.jpg}}}

***** Picture two is on the following second flier. {{{File name: Nevada_Cancer_Institute_visiting.jpg}}} *2

The following information have been received from a search of "Miss Judi Rock" on the Yahoo.com and "Joint Chinese Univ. Alumni Asso. of L V" on the Google.com at 3:57 p. m. in the afternoon on March 1, 2007.*3 They are appeared starting from the first line of the first page on the Yahoo.com and Google.com:

(1). For "Miss Judi Rock" on the Yahoo.com:
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References

*1. Rock, Judi. 'Invite all of Your friends to come,' "An e-mail from Miss Judi Rock to Washington Business and Technology Institute," (February 25, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: JCUAALV.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Douglas, Michael; Weber, Valerie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Brilliant, Google answers our people, community, and world!' "A search of 'Washington Business and Technology Institute' on the Google.com," (March 1, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.

GAMBLING BEYOND NEVADA: Partnership called suitable
Businesswoman gets board's backing to join MGM Mirage in Macau casino venture
By Howard Stutz

[[[From left, MGM Mirage Chairman Terry Lanni sits by businesswomen Pansy Ho and Daisy Ho at Tuesday's Gaming Control Board meeting. The board approved an arrangement in which MGM Mirage will own 50 percent of a company that is building the $1.1 billion MGM Grand Macau. A Chinese company controlled by Pansy Ho will own the other half.
Photos by Gary Thompson.]]]

[[[At Tuesday's Gaming Control Board hearing, businesswoman Pansy Ho said she has proven her independence from her father, billionaire Stanley Ho.]]]

Nevada gaming regulators said Tuesday that MGM Mirage's 50-50 partnership with Chinese businesswoman Pansy Ho in an under-construction hotel-casino in Macau was suitable under the state's regulations covering investments outside the Silver State.*1

After a hearing that lasted more than five hours, the Gaming Control Board unanimously approved the arrangement in which MGM Mirage will own 50 percent of a company that is building the $1.1 billion MGM Grand Macau. The resort is expected to open by the end of the year with 600 hotel rooms and a casino with 345 table games and 1,035 slot machines. A Chinese company controlled by Pansy Ho owns the other half of the operation.

The Nevada Gaming Commission will act on the control board's recommendation at a meeting in late March.

Two weeks ago, MGM Mirage announced plans to build a second hotel-casino in Macau under the same joint venture agreement with Ho, who holds a subconcession granted by the Macau government to develop and operate casinos in the Chinese enclave.

The three-member panel questioned both Pansy Ho and her business associate and sister, Daisy Ho, about their business and financial relationships with their father, controversial Chinese billionaire Stanley Ho. He owns several gambling halls in Macau, including the Lisboa Casino near the site of the MGM Grand Macau.

The sisters told gaming regulators that significant portions of their initial $80 million investment in the MGM Grand Macau came from their father in the form of a trust fund.

Both Pansy and Daisy Ho said they had received several financial gifts from their 84-year-old father, who for years has fought allegations that his Macau casinos have been involved with organized crime triads engaged in money laundering, loan sharking, drug trafficking and prostitution. Stanley Ho's sister, Winnie, has alleged the triads are involved in the casino.

When Gaming Control Board Chairman Dennis Neilander asked the sisters if they would continue to accept any financial gifts from their father, both said they would not decline overtures.

"That kind of gets to the heart of the matter as to why we're here," Neilander said. "The underlying question is whether or not (Pansy Ho) can be influenced by her father."

The control board became convinced of the sisters' independence on several fronts. All three panelists cited the complicated legal language in the shareholder agreement that covers MGM Grand Paradise, the company that is building and will operate the Macau casino.

Also, the language covering the subconcession helps alleviate any concerns of outside influence.

But during testimony before the panel, Pansy Ho expressed to gaming regulators that she has proven her independence from her famous father. In 1999, she decided to reduce her work force following a merger with a rival company, a move Stanley Ho disagreed with. In the end, Pansy Ho's decision held up.

"This is a tremendous opportunity to work with a company such as MGM Mirage," Pansy Ho said. "It has been a great relationship."

Gaming Control Board member Mark Clayton said after the hours of testimony that it was clear there was nothing in the background of both Pansy and Daisy Ho that would make them unsuitable in the eyes of regulators. Clayton said he was comfortable that Stanley Ho wouldn't be able to influence the operations of the MGM Grand Macau.

"I'm confident that she has proven her independence from her father and I feel very comfortable in approving this application," Clayton said.

Control Board member Randy Sayre said any questions he had about Pansy Ho's independence were answered during the hearing.

"I'm confident that Pansy Ho and Daisy Ho are exercising their stewardship for these corporate entities on their own merits," Sayre said. "I believe the appropriate safeguards are in place."

MGM Mirage Chairman Terry Lanni said after the hearing that he was never concerned that either of the Ho sisters would be found unsuitable as joint-venture partners.

"I've been in this business for 30 years and I felt very comfortable since day one," Lanni said. "The control board asked appropriate questions, and that's the responsibility of the regulators."

Longtime Nevada gaming attorney Bob Faiss, representing MGM Mirage, called the hearing historic. It was the first time state regulators considered an application under Nevada's foreign gaming statutes in connection with a gaming operation outside the United States.

MGM Mirage took all morning to present its evidence that its Macau joint venture was independent.

Former Nevada Gaming Commission Chairman John O'Reilly, the Nevada attorney for the Ho sisters, gave the control board a brief outline of the career paths and successes of the two women.

Pansy Ho, 44, is a graduate of the University of Santa Clara in Northern California and turned her South China transportation operation from a small ferryboat operation into a multifaceted business publicly traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. O'Reilly said Ho's company has a market capitalization of $3.35 billion.

Daisy Ho, 42, who graduated from the University of Southern California, serves as her sister's co-director and chief financial officer. .

MGM Mirage contributed $180 million to the joint venture and another $100 million in financing. Pansy Ho put up $80 million. Several bank institutions financed the rest of the development's costs.

The Mississippi Gaming Commission approved the alliance between MGM and Pansy Ho in February 2005. New Jersey must also OK the plan, but the attorney general's office is still looking into the arrangement.*2

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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References

*1. Stutz, Howard. 'GAMBLING BEYOND NEVADA: Partnership called suitable,' "Business - Las Vegas Review-Journal," (February 28, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: Reviewjournal.com.
*2. Ibid.

Tunghai University
The manifestations of its pioneering spirit have made Tunghai a university unique in its goals and ideals
By Jennifer Kung

Google and Yahoo published this section (Tunghai University Alumni Association) in the morning on Monday, February 26, 2007.*1

The following information have been received from a search of "Tunghai University Alumni Association" on the Yahoo.com and Google.cn at 3:17 p. m. in the afternoon on February 27, 2007.*2 They are appeared starting from the first or front line of the first page on the Yahoo.com and Google.cn:

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The following information have been received from a search of "http://www.thu.edu.tw/english/enindex.htm" on the Internet in the afternoon on February 27, 2007:

Welcome

From Tunghai University��s humble beginnings in 1955, we had adopted the ��pioneering spirit�� to be our hallmark. When most Taiwanese universities sole emphasis was on specialization, we were the first to encourage a well-rounded general education. When the standard practice was separation between academics and life, we innovated with a student work labor program to promote holistic education. Even after 47 years, this program is an integral part of the Tunghai curriculum. It has been affirmed by people from all walks of life, and has been imitated by other universities. These manifestations of our pioneering spirit have made Tunghai a university unique in its goals and ideals.

Tunghai has always had deep respect for the arts, and, in addition to regular lectures and seminars, sponsors a performing Arts Festival, which draws large crowds every year from the campus and surrounding community.

The tranquil Tunghai University campus is an ideal environment to pursue studies. You can frequently find teachers and students meeting together, or just relaxing, in many areas throughout the campus, whether in the acacia groves, the campus mall, the traditional Chinese-style buildings, the Sunny Meadow or the chapel.

Recently, we have been working to enlarge and improve our educational facilities. Tunghai has consistently been among the best private universities in the country. In the future, we will continue to innovate and make our unique contribution to Taiwanese higher education.

The following information have been received from a search of 'Tunghai University' on the Google com. in the evening on September 24, 2005:

About Tunghai University

Since it��s founding in 1955, Tunghai University has been an educational pioneer in higher education in Taiwan. The University early on recognized the importance of holistic education, emphasizing appreciation for the fine arts as well as developing competent graduates in their fields of expertise.

Tunghai University is located in Central Taiwan��s Taichung City. With a population of more than one million residents, a mild climate and home to the landmark Luce Chapel (one of Taiwan��s most photographed architectural masterpieces, by world-renouned architect I.M. Pei), Taichung City presents an ideal living and learning environment.

In this city, the University is located on a spacious, picturesque 345-acre hillside.

Tunghai University has long recognized the importance of cooperation with local industries and has developed a number of key research. These centers work closely with the neighboring Taichung Industrial Park and the new Central Taiwan High Technology Park to bring innovation to the market. Tunghai University has been one of Taiwan��s educational pioneers for almost five decades. The university has grown into six Colleges and a combined student body of 15,000 undergraduates and graduates. The University offers 33 undergraduate majors, 35 master degree programs, and 11 doctoral programs. Over 450 teachers, 100 teaching assistants and 260 staff members make up the personnel of this comprehensive university.

For more information about Tunghai University, see: http://www.thu.edu.tw/english/enindex.htm

We wish Tunghai University a good future with its distinguished accomplishment and notable reputation.*3

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References

*2. Douglas, Michael; Weber, Valerie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Google answers our people, community, and world! (16th of XXXII),' "A search of 'Washington Business and Technology Institute' on the Google.com," (February 27, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*2. Ibid.
*3. 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,' "A search of 'Chairperson Elaine Chao' on the Yahoo.com," (February 26, 2007), U. S. A.: Yahoo.com.

Nevada State and WBTI welcomed and commended heartily TEFA and Tunghai Reunion
U. S. Senator Harry Reid awarded TEFA and CAAAN
By Valerie Weber, Cheryl Moss, and Tiffany Chang*1

[[[A friend is someone who concerned with everything you do.
A friend is someone to call upon during good and bad times.
A friend is someone who understands whatever you do.
A friend is someone who knows what you are going through at all times.
A friend is someone who does not compete with you.
A friend is someone who is genuinely happy for you when things go well.
A friend is someone who tries to cheer you up when things don't go well.
A friend is an extension of yourself without which you are not complete.
Thank you for being my friend.

---Susan Polis Achultz]]]

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Starting from July 4th, Independence Day, to 8th were a long holiday season for casinos and tourist industries in Las Vegas. Numerious visitors were crowding to here, yet Tunghai University had brought good conference and reunion news for Chinese American academic community of Nevada.

On July 6, 2001, gathering to Las Vegas had been the directors and membes of Tunghai Endowment Fund for Academic Advancement (TEFA) and 12 - 13th classes of Tunghai Reunion. VIPs of ten individuals including Dr. Kang-pei Wang, President of Tunghai University, Mr. Bridge I-yu Teng, Executive Director of TEFA, were invited by Dr. Tony T. Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) to have champagne and delicious foods dinner at Gee Joon Chinese Restaurant of Horseshoe Casino and Hotel. Dr. and Mrs. Tony T. Lei were the hosts. Representative Gerri Schroder of U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley brought the achievement certificates to TEFA and CAAAN by Congresswoman Shelley Berkley to the dinner party. TEFA returned with the best Taiwanese box of tea to Shelley. After the pleasent and rich dinner, all the party group were treated to enjoy the famous show "Naked Angeles" by Dr. and Mrs. Lei.*2

On the 7th of July, a Welcome Tea Party was held by Dr. Tony T. Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) and Chairman of Chinese American Academic Association of Nevada (CAAAN) and and his wife Mrs. Judy K. Lei. It was held for the celebrating of the incorperation of TEFA USA and the Global Tunghai Reunion in Las Vegas.

In the conference, Dr. Tony T. Lei expressed sincerely and heartily welcome in his short speech to both the Corperation and Reunion. He then introduced Theresa Malone, Member of the Nevada Board of Education, and Denise Brodsky, Las Vegas School Board of Trustees to deliver welcome speeches.

Malone spoke for U. S. Senator Harry Reid's welcome to the Conference and announced Reid's certificates of commendation to TEFA and CAAAN. "Yet, with our differences we have a goal that is the same: to provide many opportunities for our citizens to learn and develop their knowledge, skill, mind, and character by formal schoolling," Malone said. "With support of organizations as the Tunghai Endowment Fund for Academic Advancement, and the Washington Business and Technology Institute, but most importantly You, we will fulfill our goal to promote opportunities for education. On behalf of the Nevada education community, thanks you for sharing your time and goals with us," she added.*3

Brodsky announced in her welcome speech that Congresswoman Berkley was giving TEFA and CAAAN each a certificate of commendation. She recognized that Mayor, WBTI, among others are sharing their same legacy to include building Las Vegas a community where future generations will have even more opportunities and advantages to live a prosperous life.

The highlight of the tea party at Bellagio was the Congressional Recognition by Congresswoman Shelley Berkley presented through Malone and Brodsky to TEFA and CAAAN . On behalf of the TEFA, Chairman Wu and Dr. Wang President of Tunghai University received the Certificate. Dr. Lei also received the Award for CAAAN from Berkley. Thunders of applause from all the guests and participants brought a climax of this event in the Conference Room of Renoir 2 during the presentation of the awards. Chairman Wu gave a thanks speech to appreciate Senator Reid, Congresswoman Berkley, and Chairman Dr. Lei. for their hospitable welcome and supports. He was acknowledged the invitation by Reid to meet the Senator through Dr. Lei. President Dr. Tony T. Lei of WBTI, Chairman of CAN-DO Dr. Prabhu, among others were going to hold a significant theme party and dinner in August for Reid in congratulating his being the Majoity Whip of U. S. Senate.

Dr. Kang-pei Wang, President of Tunghai University, was also invited to give a speech. He thanked the nice welcome and supports by the Washington, D.C. Scene, Nevada State, Las Vegas City, and Clark County. Acknowledgement was that this has been one inspired revelation that Dr. Tony Lei's long years of honest and excellent efforts to coummunity service in Nevada have been significant and fruitful. He said that Tunghai University is a developed university with many departments, graduate schools, and colleges. The diligent attitude of teaching by professors and the concrete research accomplishment of the graduate schools have launching this University to one of the famous educatonal institutions in the world. He also welcomed all Nevadans come to visit Taiwan and Tunghai University.

U. S. Senior Senator of Nevada Harry Reid, the second greatest and powerful character (now Majority Leader) of the Senate in Washington D. C., gave a Certificate of Commendation of the U. S. Senate to Chinese American Academic Association of Nevada (CAAAN). It gave credit to CAAAN for "In Recognition of Your Outstanding Support and Contribution to the TEFA and Global Tunghai Reunion in Las Vegas, Nevada." Dr. Tony T. Lei, Chairman of CAAAN and his wife Judy received the award in the Senator Reid's Office on July 16, 2001. TEFA also received a certificate because of "In Recognition of Your Outstanding Accomplishment to the Academic Advancement and International Cooperation in Education" from the Senator.

The Office of Senator Reid in Washington D. C. faxed Dr. Tony Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute(WBTI) its "WHIP ROUND-UP". It told Tony that famous for Harry's ability to lead important negotiations while avoiding the media spotlight, Majority Whip Reid's day of keeping a low profile may be over. "The Washington Post" and "Time Magazine" touted Senator Reid's influence last week. The latter quoted GOP Senator John Ensign as saying: "If Republicans want something, they go to Harry. He represents things fairly. He won't over-promise and underdeliver."

Senator Reid graduated from Utah State University in 1961. He received his Juris Doctoral Degree from George Washington University. In 1968, he was elected to Nevada State Assembly at the age of 28. After two years, he was elected as Nevada's youngest legislator in the state's history. In 1977, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission. In 1983, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. After having served two terms in the House, he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1980. On April 10, 1998, he was honored as Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Advisory Board of Washington Business and Technology Institute. In December of 1998, after returning for his third term in the U.S. Senate, he was unaimously elected by his Democratic colleagues to serve as the Assistant Minority Leader. He was the Assistant Democratic Leader and Majority Whip of the U.S. Senate in Washington D. C. (now the Majority Leader of U. S. Senate).*4

Senator Reid comes from Searchlight, Nevada, where in that rural mining town he learned the fundamental values of hard work and honesty that endure as his guiding principles. The Nevada's Senior Senator was raised in a small cabin without indoor pluming and attended a two-room elementary school. His father was a hardrock miner with an 8th grade education, and his mother never finished high school, but the youngest of Harry and Inez Reid's four sons would go on to achieve the American dream. "Senator Reid loves heartily this country and our people. His leadership is accentuated with practical knowledge and deligent effort through his intelligence. He has achieved many years accomplishment to improve the quality of life of all Nevadans and help people realize the American Dream," said Dr. Tony Lei in my feature article entitled "Senator Harry Reid has been awarded 'Outstanding Democrat of the Decade'" on October 26, 2000.*5

"On behalf of Washington and Business and Technology Institute, I'm glad to be one of the Chairmen of this Event and Dinner Party for a Special Tribute to U. S. Senator Harry Reid. Following a successful tribute party to Nevada Supreme Court Justice Nancy Becker, this Event is an united efforts of all our Asian American community. Thanks to Dr. Raj Chanderraj, Dr. R. D. Prabha, Mr. Toni Sison, Ms. Rita Vaswani to join me as Chairpersons. Thanks to all our guests of honor, special guests, hosts, guests, and participants. Thanks Dr. Peter Lock as our good Coordinator and Nancy Diaz to initiate this event with me. Finnally, we, Asian Americans have put all our effort and wisdom together to have this Special Tribute to our U. S. Senator Harry Reid, Because Harry is our great hero to build a community where this and future generations will have more opportunities and advantages to live a prosperous life," spoke President Dr. Tony Lei of Washington Business and Technology Institute, Chairman of the Event and Dinner Party which was held by Asian American Community on August 24, 2001 at Asia Palace Restaurant in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Harry loves heartily our country, our people, and our community. He wishes us to enjoy working together. "United we stand, devided we fall. Together we can GROW (Go Reach Our World). Knowledge calls, ultimately, for a life of service. We should continue to work for the prosperity and healthy of our society more diligently, effectively, and wisely," said President Dr. Tony T. Lei of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).*6

"Asian Pacific American have made profound contributions to American life, including the arts, economy, education, science, technology, politics, and sport. This community was here to help build trascontinental railroad, to serve in the Civil War, and to develop the latest Internet technology. I'm pleased to assure all you leaders of the community here today that I'll continue working to preserve and advance the heritage and value of Asian Americans. I'll put my effort to reach out and address issues of importance to the Asian American community, including the economy, education, safety, racial profiling, and hate crime, and immigration, among others. I'd like also to show my appreciation of all your accomplishments and contributions to the American way of life and your oustanding participation in the political, business , and educational processes. It's my pleasure to accept the honor as Professor of Administrative Strategies of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration of Washington Business and Technology Institute," said Harry Reid, U. S. Senator and Assistant Democratic Leader (now the Majority Leader) of the U. S. Senate at Asian American Leaders Tea with United States Senator Harry Reid on May 31, 2003 at Korean Garden B. B. Q. House in Las Vegas.*7

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References

*1. Valerie Weber is a famous and achieved Assemblywoman of Nevada and the Minority Whip of the Assembly. Cheryl Moss is a distinguished District Court Judge of Nevada serving in Las Vegas, Clark County.
*2. 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,' "A search of 'Chairperson Elaine Chao' on the Google.cn," (February 17, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.cn.
*3. Douglas, Michael; Weber, Valerie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Brilliant, Google answers our people, community, and world!' "A serarch of 'Harry Reid, U. S. Senator wbti' on the Google.com," (February 21, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*4. Douglas, Michael; Weber, Valerie; Moss, Cheryl; and Tiffany Chang. 'Brilliant, Yahoo.cn answers our people, community, and world!' "A search of 'U. S. Senator Harry Reid wbti' on the Yahoo.cn," (February 23, 2007), U. S. A.: Yahoo.cn.
*5. Ibid.
*6. Berkley, Shelley. 'Thank you for participating with me in celebrating,' "A search of 'Shelley Berkley, U. S. Congresswoman' on the Yahoo.com," (February 26, 2007), U. S. A: Yahoo.com.
*7. Reid, Rory; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Summer 2003 Symposium of WBTI is remarkable.' "A search of 'Harry Reid, U. S. Senator' on the Google.cn," (February 21, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.cn.

Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons' current effort on state�s transportation infrastructure
By Tiffany Chang

Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) used to be the first one to post the press relase from the Office of Nevada Governor to the Internet since 1998.*1 The following information has just received from the Office of Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons on February 25, 2007 (Sun, 25 Feb 2007 15:57:50 -0800). Based on our mission of communiyu service, it is our pleasure to post it immediately:

[[[GOVERNOR GIBBONS MEETS WITH U.S. SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION

Washington, D.C. � Today, Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons met with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters to discuss the unprecedented growth of Nevada and the need for consistency in federal support.*2

The vitality of Nevada �s tourism-based economy relies upon the state�s transportation infrastructure and its ability to accommodate the millions of tourists and residents who frequent the highways and roads each day.

�If we fail to explore innovative and proven transportation funding alternatives, then we will have failed the people of Nevada . We can continue existing with congested highways and streets, or we can explore different ways to alleviate much of the overcrowding,� said Governor Gibbons. �I discussed some of the innovative funding options with Secretary Peters and I look forward to bringing those ideas home to Nevada . We must take action, and that includes a partnership with the U.S Department of Transportation and the policy makers on Capitol Hill.�

In an effort to address the need for expansion and improvements, Governor Gibbons met with Secretary Peters to discuss viable funding options, such as public/private partnerships. Many other states experiencing overwhelming growth are also looking into the opportunities and flexibility provided through public/private partnerships. This innovative approach to addressing funding shortfalls could relieve much of the congestion that Nevada sees today.

�I appreciated the opportunity to meet with Governor Gibbons to talk about the significant transportation needs in Nevada . I look forward to working with him to find innovative solutions to address those needs,� said Mary Peters, U.S. Secretary of Transportation.*3]]]

The following is some introduction about Governor James A. Gibbons: Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons earned a B.S. in Geology and later, a M.S. in Mining/Geology from the University of Nevada at Reno. Gibbons received the MacKay School of Mines Alumnus of the Year Award in 1999, and remains an active supporter of Nevada�s university and community college system. He also earned his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law and completed his post-graduate work at the University of Southern California. Born and raised in Sparks, Nevada, Governor Jim Gibbons was a former United States Congressman. Jim was first elected to represent Nevada's 2nd District in the House of Representatives in 1996. He was re-elected to a fifth term in November 2004. Prior to coming to Congress, Gibbons gained a distinguished military background. A former combat pilot and decorated veteran of both the Vietnam and Persian Gulf Wars, Governor Gibbons served in the United States Air Force from 1967 to 1971 and graduated from the USAF Air Command and Staff College as well as the Air War College. Attaining the rank of Colonel, Gibbons joined the Nevada Air Guard in 1975, and served as the group's Vice Commander from 1990 through 1996. Jim Gibbons served three terms in the Nevada State Legislature and was named �Outstanding Freshman Legislator� his first year in 1988. By 1993, Gibbons rose through the ranks to become Republican Whip of the State Assembly. Jim Gibbons is Governor of Nevada starting from January 1, 2007. Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons is now Chairman of the Advisory Board of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).

The following has been received from a search of "100405-6787 #Post at 15:57 p.m. on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 ***MEDIA ADVISORY' on the Yahoo.com. It was an example to show that WBTI has been the first one to post the press relase from the Office of Nevada Governor to the Internet since 1998:

Washington Business and Technology Institute - Quick News of WBTI
... (WBTI) was published at about 12:37 p. m. on October 17, 2005 (Las Vegas Time) ... 100405-6787 #Post at 15:57 p.m. on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 ***MEDIA ADVISORY ...communitylink.reviewjournal.com/servlet/...&START_COUNT=3 - 56k - Cached - More from this site

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References

*1. WBTI. 'Quick News of WBTI,' "A search of '100405-6787 #Post at 15:57 p.m. on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 ***MEDIA ADVISORY' on the Yahoo.com," (February 25, 2007), U. S. A.: Yahoo.com.
*2. Office of the Governor. 'Governor Gibbons Meets with U.S. Secretary of Transportation,' "An e-mail from the Office of Nevada Governor to President Dr. Tony T. Lei of WBTI," (February 25, 2007), Carson City, Nevada: Nevada Governor's Office.
*3. Ibid.

Our economic health, our physical health, and our children's future rely on common sense legislation and accountability in state government
By Valerie Weber, Bill Young, and Tiffany Chang

"Dear Dr. Lei, It was a pleasure to see you at the Thai dinner on Wednesday this week. Thank you for the invitation to sit at your table and your great hospitality. Find attached the picture of you, Judy and me at the dinner! Hope to see you soon; I am working hard to keep my seat in the Legislature! Warm regards, Valerie," wrote Valerie E. Weber, Nevada Assemblywoman of the Clark County District 5.*1

"Through the recommendations of Nevada Supreme Court Justice, Michael Douglas, Nevada District Court Judge, Jessie Walsh, Clark County Sheriff, Bill Young, and Nevada District Court Judge, Cheryl Moss, WBTI President, Dr. Tony Lei, recently appointed Assemblywoman Valerie Weber Vice President of the Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission of the Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) on July 17, 2006. Ms. Weber was selected to fill this position which was previously held by Nevada State Controller, Kathy Augustine, following Kathy's untimely passing away on July 11, 2006." Dr. John Wang, Spokesperson for WBTI, Las Vegas, Nevada, U. S. A., made the announcement on Tuessday, July 18, 2006.

"George Eliot said that those who trust us, educate us. To have Dr. Tony Lei's trust is my great honor. I believe in his philosophy of education and leadership. The design and plan of CCADPCC are creative. It is now time for us to realize the mission of this important organization for assuring the existence and future of Clark County," said Assemblywoman Weber shortly after being informed of the new appointment by WBTI.*2

Originally from California, Valerie moved to Nevada in 1990 after transferring with her former company, United Blood Services (UBS). She served there as the Technical Director for 10 years. Her undergraduate degree in biological science and specialty in the field of transfusion medicine earned her several medical journal authorships.*3

She is a 1998 graduate of the Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Las Vegas program, participated in the Leadership Las Vegas Youth Program, served as a Board member of Habitat for Humanity and just completed a four-year term as a member of the Board of Displaced Homemakers, appointed by Governor Guinn in 2000.

Valerie is the owner of Collaborating Solutions, an organizational development (OD) company in Las Vegas, Nevada, creating solid solutions for business improvement. Her greatest strengths are tackling complex problems, determining "root causes" and "blind spots" by offering solutions to improve people and the bottom line. She is accredited in Dr Goleman�s 360-competency assessment instrument in Emotional Intelligence (ECI).

An avid student of both Peter Senge of MIT and Daniel Goleman of Harvard University she can provide guidance in the following areas of business:

*Assess and coach emotional Intelligence (EQ) in leadership
*Evaluate short term and long term market strategies
*Provide "organizational needs" assessment for growing, struggling or recently merged companies
*Evaluate organizational design, structure and culture
*Integrate "systems thinking" throughout the organization
*Combine personal mastery and team learning action plans
*Recognize and overcome negative cultural barriers
*Recommend human resource strategies in talent management and performance

One of Valerie's proudest accomplishments was earning her Master's degree in Organizational Management in 2001. Valerie believes strongly that people in any organization long for positive, constructive feedback and coaching on individual performance and continued development for organizational success.

Valerie has lived in Las Vegas for almost 16 years and considers this the greatest place on earth to live.

"Our growing community continues to face serious challenges that must be met if we are going to have the quality of life that we deserve," points out Assemblywoman Valerie Weber.*4

Valerie has been active in community involvement especially in Las Vegas, Nevada. She attended enthusiastically the Event and Dinner Party for Thai Performing Arts-Appreciation Day 2004 on September 15, 2004. A feature report with her colorful photo on Valerie's perspective and accomplishment has been published by Las Vegas Chinese Daily News (LVCDN) on September 23, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was written by a reporter, Maggie Liu, of LVCDN.

"I agree with Lt. Governor Lorraine Hunt that 'Freedom, democracy, and Justice have constituted a legacy that we should keep, not because it is a legacy, but because it is right and justice. It has made the United States of America the freest and most prosperous country in history. As U. S. Senator John Ensign and Justice of Supreme Court Bill Maupin emphasized the value of diversity, it's my responsibility and our effors togethr to make Nevada one of the peaceful, happy, and prosperous state of America through the cooperation and development of culture, tourism, and invesment with our Asian countries,'*5 As one of its contribution to Nevadan community service, it is impressive that Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) has continuouly supported Thai Performing Arts-Appreciation Day annually for already eleven years," said Nevada Assemblywoman Valerie Weber at the Event and Dinner Party for Thai Performing Arts-Appreciation Day 2004. It was held by TCAALV and co-sponsered by City of Las Vegas, WBTI, Asian leaders, among others at Charleston Height Arts Center on September 15, 2004 in Las Vegas.

"I'm pleased to be the visitors' number at #82,801 (at #104,716 on 02/23rd/07) of the WBTI website," Assemblywoman Valerie Weber said sincerely.

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References

*1. Weber, Valerie. 'Thank you for the invitation to sit at your table and your great hospitality,' "An e-mail from Nevada Assemblywoman Valerie Weber to President Dr. Tony T. Lei of WBTI," (September 17, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Assemblywoman Valerie Weber's office desk.
*2. Douglas, Michael; Walsh, Jessie; Young, Bill; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'President Dr. Tony Lei appoints Valerie Weber Vice President of the Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission of WBTI,' "A search of 'Assemblywoman Valerie Weber' on the Google.com," (February 23, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
3. Weber, Valerie. 'About Valerie Weber,' " A search of the information about Assemblywoman Valerie Weber on the internet," (September 26, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: www.weberforassembly5.com.
*4. Ibid.
*5. Moss, Cheryl; Walsh, Jessie; and Chang. Tiffany. 'Motivation and entrepreneurship through the cooperation among international countries may contribute to city development,' "A search of 'Business - WBTI' on Yahoo.com," (February 17, 2007), U. S. A.: Yahoo.com.

From: "Benton, Andrew" President of Pepperdine University
To: Dr. Tony Lei
cc: "Cappelli, Lisa"
Wed, 22 Sep 2004 19:35:42 -0700

Dr. Lei,

Thank you for your encouraging words and for sharing the mission of
Pepperdine in your community.

I wish you God's blessings.

Andy

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Lei [mailto:tojulei@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 9:52 AM
To: President Benton
Subject: You're on reviewjournal.com!

Dear President Dr. Benton, Good morning! How are you? It's really good to read the richnessly and knowledgeable letter from you. Pepperdine is great under your brilliant leadership! The encouragement given by you last time to Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) website was impressive and important. Early this morning your letter was post on its section of "Business and Administration" at:

http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti

It has been post by Google.com, Aol.com, Yahoo.com,
and Infoseek.com nicely.*

*For more details, please have your
Assistant click on Google.com
and search for "WBTI - Andrew Benton".

Sincerely,

Tony Lei
President
WBTI
__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage

GOVERNOR GIBBONS RELEASES DETAILS OF THE
TEACHERS� FIRST HOME LOAN PROGRAM
By Office of the Governor

Carson City � In an effort to address Nevada�s growing teacher shortage, Governor Jim Gibbons*1 today unveiled the details of his Teachers� First Home Loan Program. Additionally, it gives a high priority to a significant amount of first time homebuyer mortgage funds to help with the needs of qualified teachers.*2

Specifically, this pilot program targets new teachers and existing qualified teachers who specialize in science, math, and special education. The program provides down payment assistance and first mortgage money generated by tax exempt mortgage revenue bonds. Neither the funding of the first mortgages nor the funding for down payments will require the use of tax payer dollars. Teachers selected by the school districts may apply for this funding. Eligibility will be based on their income. Once approved, the borrowers will receive home buyer education, down payment assistance, and below market interest rates on the first mortgage funds to help reduce homeownership qualification obstacles.

�This program will provide a critical incentive for teachers who graduated from one of Nevada�s higher education institutions to stay here and teach in our state. This program will also attract new teachers from out of state. Additionally, it will help the school district retain those teachers in the critical need areas. Research also shows that those teachers who maintain employment in a school district for over 3 years are more likely to stay in that community and continue to teach there. Retaining teachers has been a an ongoing challenge for our state and it is my hope that this program will give teachers much needed financial support that allows them to achieve the dream of homeownership,� said Governor Jim Gibbons.

Recycled loan proceeds from a special 1992 loan program will create a special down payment assistance fund. The Governor will aggressively work with private sector lenders to provide future funding and to ensure that teachers will be able to utilize this program for years to come. Funding will be distributed based on current population estimates.

�We are delighted that Governor Gibbons is continuing the mortgage assistance program under the Nevada Housing Division. We are working closely with the Division to provide the required counseling for first-time home buyers and to identify properties that are within the $225,000 qualifying limit. These types of programs are absolutely necessary in our ongoing efforts to recruit and retain highly qualified teachers,� said Dr. George Ann Rice, Associate Superintendent, Human Resources Division, Clark County School District.*3

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References

*1. About Governor Jim Gibbons (a concise one by the Editor of this flier.) Born and raised in Sparks, Nevada, United States Congressman Jim Gibbons was first elected to represent Nevada's 2nd District in the House of Representatives in 1996. He was re-elected to a fifth term in November 2004. Nevada Governor Gibbons earned a B.S. in Geology and later, a M.S. in Mining/Geology from the University of Nevada at Reno. Gibbons remains an active alumnus of his alma mater and received the MacKay School of Mines Alumnus of the Year Award in 1999. He also earned his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law and completed his post-graduate work at the University of Southern California. Prior to coming to Congress, Gibbons gained a distinguished military background. A former combat pilot and decorated veteran of both the Vietnam and Persian Gulf Wars, Governor Gibbons served in the United States Air Force from 1967 to 1971 and graduated from the USAF Air Command and Staff College as well as the Air War College. Attaining the rank of Colonel, Gibbons joined the Nevada Air Guard in 1975, and served as the group's Vice Commander from 1990 through 1996. Jim Gibbons is Governor of Nevada starting from January 1, 2007. Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons is now Chairman of the Advisory Board of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
*2. Office of the Governor. 'Governor Gibbons Releases Details of the Teachers' First Home Lo...,' "An e-mail from the Office of Nevada Governor to President Dr. Tony T. Lei of WBTI," (February 21, 2007), Carson City, Nevada: Nevada Governor's Office.
*3. Ibid.

U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley is holding her Senior Advisory Committee meeting on February 21, 2007
By Tiffany Chang

"Dear Dr. Lei, I am writing this letter to invite you to my next Senior Advisory Committee meeting ... " wrote U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley to Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei on February 7, 2007 from her Office in Washington, D. C.*1

U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley*2 is holding her Senior Advisory Committee meeting on Wednesday, February 21, 2007.

The meeting will be held by Shelley at 9:00 a. m. at the Lieburn Senior Center, 6230 Garwood Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada.

A hard copy of the original letter of invitation*2 was shown 02/17th/07 in the section of "Photos & Pictures" (at the 29th small line of Home Page) on http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti

The fowllowing is some introduction about Shelley Berkley: U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley was first elected to the U. S. House of Representatives in November, 1998. She won the election continuously every two years. Shelley represents constituents living in the First Congressional District of Nevada, including residents of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and unincorporated areas in Clark County. The District annually records the largest population increase in the nation. U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley has A Lifetime of Commitment to Nevada.
She has lived in Las Vegas for over four decades. Shelley has a deep sense of commitment to give back to the community that opened the doors of opportunity for her. She also has never forgotten that her family headed west seeking a better life, and found it in Las Vegas. She completed junior high and high school in Las Vegas, then went on to become the first member of her family to attend college when she enrolled in UNLV. Elected Student Body President, 1971-1972, she graduated with honors and a B.A. in Political Science from UNLV in 1972. After earning her law degree at the University of San Diego School of Law in 1976, she returned to Las Vegas to begin her career.
U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley has successfully sought appointments that enable her to meet the needs of Southern Nevada, since she swore in as a Member of Congress on January 6, 1999.
Shelley is a former Vice Chair of the Nevada University and Community College System Board of Regents. Appointed to the Board in 1990 by the Governor, she was then twice elected as a Regent by Las Vegas-area voters. She completed her second term on the Board in 1998. Throughout her tenure, Shelley worked to keep higher education in Nevada affordable and accessible to all qualified students.
This bright lady has devoted her energies to charitable and civic efforts ever since she was a teenager. Her work and ideas have contributed to many of Southern Nevada�s successes.
On February 23, 2004, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley wrote Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei that,"Thank you for your generous contribution to my re-election campaign. I greatly appreciate your support. Please know that your help makes a significant difference. I look forward to continuing my service in Congress and shall endeavor to serve in the manner that merits your confidence in me."
Shelley Berkley is born a leader. Shelley is an educated leader. Shelley is a prctical and bright leader since her college life. She received her juris doctorate degree from San Deigo Law School. She was the former Regent of University and Colleges of Nevada. She has been Executive Advisor for Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) since 1996. Her successful leadership both good in work performance and human relations has won all her assistants' and followers' full and sincere respects. In order to celebrate Shelley Berkley's winning as U. S. Congresswoman, elected as a member of the International Relations Committee (IRC) of the Congress, and Dr. Tony Lei as her Senior Advisor; Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) and Chinese American Academic Association of Nevada (CAAAN) established the "Literature and Academic Forum" ("LAF") in 1999. It is brought to you now by Las Vegas Review-Journal's reviewjournal.com through the section of "LAF5" (now continues in "Social & Community") at: http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti.
At the time when Shelley was elected as the Member of IRC, she told Las Vegas Review-Journal that to promote the tourism, trade, and investment with foriegn countries for Nevada and our states is her primary interest.
Shelley's popularlity is arising from her effective production for public service and good personal traits by nature and sincerity.
Shelley Berkley is also a Professor of Administrative Strategies of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).*3

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References

*1. Berkley, Shelley. 'I am writing this letter to invite you to my next Senior Advisory Committee meeting,' "A letter from U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley to Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei," (February 7, 2007), Washington, D. C.: Congresswoman Shelley Berkley's Office.
*2. Communitylink of LVRJ. 'A letter from U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley to Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei,' "A search of section 'Photos & Pictures' on the WBTI website," (February 20, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: Reviewjournal.com.
*3. Reid, Rory; Denton, Mark; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Effort and Cooperation will bring us a peaceful, happy, and prosperous community,' "A search of 'Shelley Berkley, U. S. Congresswoman wbti' on the Google.com," (February 21, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.

Seniors United Means Senior Power! --- A tribute to Lillian Wallace as the Editor of its "The Highlights Magazine"
By Valorie Vega, Cheryl Moss, and Tiffany Chang

If there were no Lillian Wallace, there would have no Seniors United, and especially there would have no "The Highlights Maganize" since 1966. The lady has vanished, but her spirit remains with us. This is the seventh anniversary of its publication for the Volume III, Issue X on March 2000. In order to have our response to the creed of Seniors United --- for the people, it is a good thing to post some of the contends published by the Issue X as in the following: *1

Seniors United proudly presents
our newly elected
executive vice president
Dr. Tony Lei

Seniors United is greatly honored to have Dr. Tony Lei as our recently elected Executive Vice President.

Dr. Tony is not a medical doctor. He is a very noted professor and President of Washington Business and Technology Institute. He has a background of achievement as long or longer than your arm.

I am not going into any lengthy details about Dr. Tony's ability to reign as our Executive Vice President. The "Nevada Examiner" has done a fantastic job of telling us all about him and therefore I do not want to be repetitious. You can read all about the good doctor in the pages ahead.

Dr. Lei points out : Knowledge, calls ultimately, for a life of service. We should continue to work for the prosperity of our society more diligently.

Dr. Tony and his charming and lovely wife, Judy, have been friends of Seniors United for quite a few years. We love them both dearly because they are so very sincere and extremely devoted to the priniciples of Seniors United's creed.

We are looking forward to a long and rewarding relationship.

Congratulations to both of you. God Bless!

Lillian H. Wallace, President
Julian W. Wallace, CEO

There was a photo shown Dr. Tony Lei and his wife Judy at the Center of the bottom on page 6 of the Issue for the announcement article written by Lillian H. Wallace, President, and Julian W. Wallace, CEO, of Seniors United.

On page 7, it post the Event and Party of the Seniors United's Forum on March 8, 2000 by Lillian:

Calenda of Events
Wednesday, March 8, 2000
Time: 1:00 P.M. To 3:30 P.M.
Place: West Flamingo Senior Center
6255 West Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
(702) 455-7742
Program Director: Dr. Tony Lei
Exective Vice President

Introduing our Guest Speakers:
City Councilwoman Lynette Boggs McDonald, Ward 2
Clark County Assessor Mark Schofield
Dianna Nangaro, R.N.C., A.P.N.
Jean Peyton, President of BlindConnect, and her Seeing-Eye Dog

We are very happy to present to you these very noted and impressive speakers.

For further information, please call Dr. Tony Lei at: 255-9058, or Lillian at: 871-5528.

Everyone is welcome. You need not be a member to attend any of our forums, nor do you have to be a senior. There is no charge for attending our forums.

Refreshments will be served as alway at no charge.

Cordially, Lillian H. Wallace
Editor

On page 18, it carried the article of "From the editor's desk':

We had a most delightful forum on February 9, 2000, as always. We welcome......

We side-tracked our guest speakers for a few moments to introduce our newly elected Executive Vice President, Dr. Tony Lei, who really does not need any introduction at all. Tony and his delightful wife, Judy, have been members of S.U. for a few years. Both of them are on our executive board as advisory members.

But today was a bit different. Tony was being installed as our Executive Vice President by Judge Mark Denton, a very dear friend to all of us. Judge Mark always tries to make our forums even though it may only be to say "Hello" and off he has to go.

Dr. Tony Lei will be of the greatest force in getting the most important people to our doors. He knows about everyone of importance in Nevada and I am sure he will share all of them with us, particularly his Thai affiliations. Dr. Tony has had quite a few of his friends become our members and we thank them all.

We are very grateful to the "Nevada Examiner," an American Asian newspaper that prints all the news about Seniors United. This is a great benefit to us because we become very well-known in the American Asian and Thai communities. We have Dr. Tony to thank for this coverage that reaches over 20,000 people.

Dr. Lei sends his best regards to everyone and is looking forward to seeing all of you again as we all are.

On page 11, Lillian wrote an article entiled "Recognitions Day - April 12, 2000". It reconized the following men and women:

***** Doris Balducci
Mae Kipnis
Maria Manning
Doris Cornwell
Judy Lei
Janice Miller
Sharon Shaffer
Judge Nancy Saitta
Betsy Kolkoski
Denise Brodsky

***** Dr. Tony Lei
Supreme Court Judge Myron Leavitt
Constable Bobby "G"
Richard Denison
Judge Mark Denton
Henry Kipnis
Senator Ray Shaffer
Mark Schofield
Kate Grewe

"This day is a very special one and we hope that all our members and friends will turn out to greet the many choices we have made to honor," wrote lillian.

On page 22 through page 24 were its reproductions of the three feature articles with photos published by "Nevada Examiner".*2 The titles of the articles were: (1) Seniors United elected Dr. Tony Lei Executive Vice President. (2) Dr. William Thompson has been appointed Director of PAI by WBTI. (3) Sheri Vogel was appointed PAI Associate Fellow by WBTI. Tiffany Chang was the Author of the three articles.

On page 25, it was a letter written by Sheri Cane Vogel, Project Administrator of Senior Citizens Law Project, on February 7, 2000. Sheri wrote Dr. Tony Lei that, "I have just received your fax of the article wherein WBTI appointed me as PAI Associate Fellow. Please let me convey my extreme gratitude for such an honor. Serving the needs of our senior citizen population has been a passionate goal of mine and I look forward to working with the Public Administration Institution (PAI) in improving the lives of the senior citizens in our community.*3

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References

*1. Wallace, Lillian. (March 2000) "The Highlights Magazine," Las Vegas, Nevada: Seniors United.
*2. Chang, Tiffany. 'Seniors United elected Dr. Tony Lei Executive Vice President,' "Nevada Examiner," (February 11 - 17, 2000), Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Examiner.
*3. Wallace. Ibid.

To contact me or view the results of this survey, visit my website http://berkley.house.gov/
By Shelley Berkley*1

Dear Tony,

As a new session of Congress is getting underway, I�d appreciate your input on some major issues. Please take a moment to complete the short survey below. All responses are confidential. As your Representative in Congress, I find your participation most helpful.*2

To contact me or view the results of this survey, visit my website http://berkley.house.gov/. Results will be posted on February 28. As always, if you wish to contact me, go to my website or call my office at (702) 220 9823.

Best Wishes,

SHELLEY BERKLEY
1st District of Nevada

***** [[[1. Do you support sending more of our troops to Iraq?
Yes
No
No opinion/not sure

2. Do you support Congress raising the minimum wage?
Yes
No
No opinion/not sure

3. Should Congress take action to curb global warming?
Yes
No
No opinion/not sure ]]]*3

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References

*1. About Shelley Berkley: U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley was first elected to the U. S. House of Representatives in November, 1998. She won the election continuously every two years. Shelley represents constituents living in the First Congressional District of Nevada, including residents of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and unincorporated areas in Clark County. The District annually records the largest population increase in the nation. U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley has A Lifetime of Commitment to Nevada.
She has lived in Las Vegas for over four decades. Shelley has a deep sense of commitment to give back to the community that opened the doors of opportunity for her. She also has never forgotten that her family headed west seeking a better life, and found it in Las Vegas. She completed junior high and high school in Las Vegas, then went on to become the first member of her family to attend college when she enrolled in UNLV. Elected Student Body President, 1971-1972, she graduated with honors and a B.A. in Political Science from UNLV in 1972. After earning her law degree at the University of San Diego School of Law in 1976, she returned to Las Vegas to begin her career.
U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley has successfully sought appointments that enable her to meet the needs of Southern Nevada, since she swore in as a Member of Congress on January 6, 1999.
Shelley is a former Vice Chair of the Nevada University and Community College System Board of Regents. Appointed to the Board in 1990 by the Governor, she was then twice elected as a Regent by Las Vegas-area voters. She completed her second term on the Board in 1998. Throughout her tenure, Shelley worked to keep higher education in Nevada affordable and accessible to all qualified students.
This bright lady has devoted her energies to charitable and civic efforts ever since she was a teenager. Her work and ideas have contributed to many of Southern Nevada�s successes.
On February 23, 2004, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley wrote Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei that,"Thank you for your generous contribution to my re-election campaign. I greatly appreciate your support. Please know that your help makes a significant difference. I look forward to continuing my service in Congress and shall endeavor to serve in the manner that merits your confidence in me."
Shelley Berkley is born a leader. Shelley is an educated leader. Shelley is a prctical and bright leader since her college life. She received her juris doctorate degree from San Deigo Law School. She was the former Regent of University and Colleges of Nevada. She has been Executive Advisor for Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) since 1996. Her successful leadership both good in work performance and human relations has won all her assistants' and followers' full and sincere respects. In order to celebrate Shelley Berkley's winning as U. S. Congresswoman, elected as a member of the International Relations Committee (IRC) of the Congress, and Dr. Tony Lei as her Senior Advisor; Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) and Chinese American Academic Association of Nevada (CAAAN) established the "Literature and Academic Forum" ("LAF") in 1999. It is brought to you now by Las Vegas Review-Journal's reviewjournal.com through the section of "LAF5" (now continues in "Social & Community") at: http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti.
At the time when Shelley was elected as the Member of IRC, she told Las Vegas Review-Journal that to promote the tourism, trade, and investment with foriegn countries for Nevada and our states is her primary interest.
Shelley's popularlity is arising from her effective production for public service and good personal traits by nature and sincerity.
Shelley Berkley is also a Professor of Administrative Strategies of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
*2. Berkley, Shelley. 'A press release,' "An e-mail from U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley to President Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei of WBTI," (February 20, 2007), Washington, D. C.: Congresswoman Shelley Berkley's Office.
*3. Ibid.