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Newsbrief ***** 7:48 p.m. Sunday, December 14, 2003 ***** # First Edition Washington Business and Technology Institute http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbtiAdvisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors. U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao Chairperson Dr. Tony T. Lei President District Judges Mark R. Denton and Valorie J. Vega Vice Presidents Dr. William N. Thompson Director of Public Administration Institution Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration Dr. Sue Fawn Chung Director of Culture Institution Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC) District Attorney David Roger and Sheriff Bill Young Chairmen of CCDAPCC (702) 255-9058 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My stetement today regarding the capture of Saddam Hussein By Harry Reid*1 Saddam Hussein was a murderer, a thief and a tyrant. His capture is a major victory of our brave U.S. troops, particularly the 4th Infantry Division and Special Operations Forces that carried out this mission. It is also especially important for the Iraqi people, who now know that the fallen dictator will not be coming back to power and that he will finally be held accountable for his thousands of crimes and many years of brutality. As I said yesterday in a radio address to the nation, removing Saddam Hussein from power was critically important. His capture today is equally important. I hope it will send strong signal to the remaining terrorists and insurgents operating in Iraq that their days are short in number. As the president said earlier today, Saddam's capture does not mean the end of violence in Iraq, or an end to the threat to American roops. But today is a major step forward, and all Americans can take great pride in the bravery and professionalism that our military forces continue to display.*2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References *1. Harry Reid is U. S. Senator and the Assistant Democratic Leader of the Senate. This is his stetement sent to Dr. Tony Lei from his Press Office in Washington, D. C. by E-mail in the evening on December 14, 2003. *2. Reid, Harry. 'Statement Today Regarding the Capture of Saddam Hussein,' "Press Office of Senator Harry Reid," (December 14, 2003), p. 1. 3333333333333333333333333333333333333333 666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 ****************************************************************************** | |
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Newsbrief ***** Sunday, December 14, 2003 ***** # First Edition Washington Business and Technology Institute http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbtiAdvisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors. U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao Chairperson Dr. Tony T. Lei President District Judges Mark R. Denton and Valorie J. Vega Vice Presidents Dr. William N. Thompson Director of Public Administration Institution Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration Dr. Sue Fawn Chung Director of Culture Institution Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC) District Attorney David Roger and Sheriff Bill Young Chairmen of CCDAPCC (702) 255-9058 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!*1 By Paul Goulet and Denise Goulet*2 Dear 2020 Visitors Partners: Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus. I hope and pray that this email finds you walking in the peace that surpasses all understanding. There is a two fold purpose to this letter. #1 December 17th is the city council meeting for the review of our prayer mountain proposal. Wednesday, December 10th members of ICLV approved the funding of $1.325 million to purchase the five acres on 215 and continue the expansion on Westcliff property. It was an exciting meeting that displayed a spirit of unity and vision. If you missed this one make sure that you do not miss our annual vision meeting in March 2004. The purchase of Prayer Mountain is contingent upon the city council approval of our plans to build a 24 hour prayer center, church, preschool and potential bible college. Please pray for divine favor in this meeting. #2 Our incredible Christmas play will begin Sunday, December 14th, at 6:00 pm the other presentations will be Wedesday, December 17th, at 7:00 pm; Friday, December 19th, at 7:00 pm; Saturday, December 20th, at 2:00 pm; and Sunday, December 21st at 6:00 pm. Don't forget that December is the month that we pray, pour and PUSH, one last push to finish the year in glory. Let's win hundreds of more souls before the end of the year. This is our vision and destiny. Bring your friends and family. I am convinced that this play is a life changer. #3 Don't forget the other incredible services that are planned in December: Christmas Eve candlelight service at 7:00 pm and New Year's Eve service at 7:00 pm. This will surely become our greatest year. As one of our most successful years, we have grown numerically and financialy. More people are involved in the cadres then ever before, more adults are studying in Sunday school, WWSM classes and online. Our missions program has taken a leap in the past 30 days. All of India was opened to us as a result of our last rip. It was incredible. Above all we want to give all the glory to God. He is so good to us and so gracious. We also want to thank you for everything, your prayers, love, generosity and commitment. We Love You and Have a Merry Christmas! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References *1. Goulet, Paul; and Goulet, Denise. "Happy Holiday!" International Church of Las Vegas, (December 12, 2003), pp. 1-3. *2. Paul Goulet is Senior Pastor , while Denise Goulet is Executive Pastor of International Church of Las Vegas. The address of the Church is: 8100 Westeliff Dr., Las Vegas, Nevada 89145. 6666666666666666666666666666666666666 777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 ****************************************************************************** | | |
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Newsbrief ***** 6:37 a.m. Saturday, December 13, 2003 ***** # First Edition Washington Business and Technology Institute http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbtiAdvisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors. U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao Chairperson Dr. Tony T. Lei President District Judges Mark R. Denton and Valorie J. Vega Vice Presidents Dr. William N. Thompson Director of Public Administration Institution Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration Dr. Sue Fawn Chung Director of Culture Institution Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC) District Attorney David Roger and Sheriff Bill Young Chairmen of CCDAPCC (702) 255-9058 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U. S. Senator Harry Reid to deliver Democratic Radio Address*1 By Tiffany Chang Nevada Senator Harry Reid will deliver the weekly Demoractic Radio Address this Saturday, December 13, 2003. Senator Reid will look back at Congressional accomplishments and disappointments over the last year. He will also outline Democratic priorities for the new year on the address. We can hear the address on the following Nevada radio stations: (1). KNUU 970 AM in Las Vegas, at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. (2). KKOH 780 AM in Reno, at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Saturday. (3). KELK 1240 AM in Elko, at approximately 12:20 p.m. on Saturday. The above information was written according to "News Alert: Reid to deliver Democratic Radio Address,"*2 which was faxed to Dr. Tony Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI), by U. S. Seantor Harry Reid's Press Office in Washington, D. C. in the afternoon on December 12, 2003. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References *1. Press Office. "Reid to deliver Democratic Radio Address," Press Office of U. S. Senator Harry Reid, (December 12, 2003), p. 1. *2. For more details to WBTI, please contact: Tessa Hafen or Sharyn Stein at 202-224-9521. 6666666666666666666666666666666666666 777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 ****************************************************************************** | |
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Newsbrief ***** Saturday, December 13, 2003 ***** # First Edition Washington Business and Technology Institute http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbtiAdvisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors. U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao Chairperson Dr. Tony T. Lei President District Judges Mark R. Denton and Valorie J. Vega Vice Presidents Dr. William N. Thompson Director of Public Administration Institution Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration Dr. Sue Fawn Chung Director of Culture Institution Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC) District Attorney David Roger and Sheriff Bill Young Chairmen of CCDAPCC (702) 255-9058 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carson City's Chinatown*1 By Sue Fawn Chung*2 The Chinese first came to Nevada from California in search of that elusive placer gold, but they found jobs in other areas as well. Almost all of them were born in southeastern China, in and around the province of Guangdong. In the early 1850s the Mormons in Genoa hired a group of fifty Chinese to dig and maintain irrigation ditches in the Carson Valley to promote farming an ranching. When gold was discovered in present-day Dayton, originally called Chinatown, some Chinese moved there. As they headed up the mountain toward Gold Hill and the Comstock Lode, they encountered hostility. The miners of Gold Hill met on June 11, 1859 and passes rules that prohibited the Chinese from holding a claim in their mining district. This set a precedent for other mining laws, but the exclusionary clause was not always adopted elsewhere nor was it always enforced. In response, the Chinese turned to the service industries, especially cooking, domestic servant, and laundry work, as their economic niche in frontier Nevada. The Comstock's need for wood and region's need for railroads opened other doors for the Chinese. In 1868 an approximate 10,000-12,000 Chinese railroad workers provided 90% of the workforce for the Central Pacific Railroad. When they entered Nevada, only about 5,000 continued to build the line across the state. The others either found work in western Nevada or returned to California or built railroads in other locations. Chinese railroad workers started on the Virginia and Truckee in 1869. They also built short lines and narrow gauge railroads within the state as well as maintained many rail lines. Between 1870 and 1880 the Chinese dominated the lumber industry's workforce in the Sierra Nevada range and the center of that industry was in Carson City. Lumber was cut in the Sierra Nevada and delivered by wagon, flume, or train to Carson City, where it was then sent to the Comstock, whose mines and mills had to close down in 1869 due to a lumber shortage. Wood kept the Comstock going and when it declined, the lumber was sent to other parts of the United States as well as across the Pacific Ocean to China, where new treaty port cities were under construction or expanding. Carson City's Chinatown became a commercial hub linking merchandise, workers , and information between California and other Chinatowns in the region. It enjoyed its greatest period of wealth and influence in the 1870s and 1880s. Census records were highly unreliable but at their height in 1880, almost one thousand Chinese resided in the Carson City area. They represented one out of every six residents, most of whom were foreign-born like themselves. They worked in more than 61 different jobs, including physician, pharmacist, merchant, tailor, shoe maker, watch maker, mason( who helped in the construction of the Mint), painter, butcher, gardener, barber, farmer, cowboy, herder, wood chopper, jeweler, miller, school teacher, teamster, and gambler..... The Chinese population in the state will not increase until the 1970s when new immigration laws allowed Chinese from all over China to immigrate, thus changing the character of the Chinatowns. Chinese laundries and restaurants could be found throughout western towns and Carson City was no exception...... As a result, some Chinese laundries were noted for the quality of their work. Many frontiersmen were not interested in washing their own clothes, so laundries became important in every town. Chinese laundries also held another attraction. The game, known as keno today, was played in many Chinese laundries and soon attracted many EuroAmerican customers. In 1892 a Carson City woman who bet fifty-five cents took home $900 and the local newspaper reported the win, resulting in even more customers participating in the game. In China, the southern Chinese were famous for their cooking skills because of their use of a variety of ingredients and spices. Most served American cuisine but a few served a combination of American and Chinese dished. EuroAmericans often supplied the fresh meats and other products and Chinese gardeners(farmers) provided fresh fruits and vegetables whenever possible. In Nevada many Chinese restaurants catered to single males and railroad workers in the late 19th century...... Even today Chinese restaurents retain their popularity among the locals. Around 1938 Thomas W. Chinn, a founder of the Chinese Historical Society of America in San Francisco, visited Chinatown and found only two rows of dilapidated wooden buildings, most of which had been abandoned........ Today the Supreme Court, legislative parking garage, state printing and employment, training and rehabilitation buildings, and a parking lot cover most of Carson City's old Chinatown. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- References *1. This is a feature article condensed from Dr. Sue Chung's "Speech delivered October 31, 2003 in Carson City at Dedication of Chinatown Plaque," which was faxed by her to Dr. Tony Lei on December 10, 2003. *2. Dr. Sue Fawn Chung is an Associate Professor of the Department of History of UNLV. She has been appointed as Western Advisor of National Trust for Historic Preservation. Dr. Sue Chung is also Fellow and Director of the Culture Institution (CI) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI). 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 ****************************************************************************** | | | Go To Page: [1][2][3][4][5][6] 7 [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45] | |