"The Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT) has approved $1 million in grants to help rural communities promote attractions, adventures and special events that draw visitors and feed local economies," stated in the Press Release from the Office of Governor Kenny Guinn on July 1, 2004.*2

According to the above Press Release: "The Rural Tourism Grants make it possible for rural communities with limited resources to purchase advertising and promotional materials such as maps and brochures, create videos and DVDs, maintain Web sites, obtain professional services to develop visitor attractions, participate in travel industry trade shows and engage in other tourism-building activities."

"The success of the Rural Tourism Grants is remarkable," Lt Gov. Lorraine Hunt, NCOT chair, said.*3 "Visitor volume, convention business, and room occupancy have risen significantly in rural Nevada, and I am confident these grants will continue to enhance Nevada’s position as a global tourist destination."

Governor Kenny Guinn of Nevada reminds us that tourism is the bedrock of Nevada's economy. To expand and diversify our domestic and international markets are absolutely essential to our long-term economic growth and stability.*4

The annual "Governor's Conference on Tourism" was held by the Governor at Caesears Palace on December 15-17. He joined the members of the Commission on Tourism to examine the latest tourism industry issue and trends. The theme was "Celebrating Deversity". It was chosen to draw attention to Nevada's efforts to broaden both its tourism product and market. The Conference on December 15-17 was held in celebrating the diversity that would make the Silver State a perennial leader in worldwide tourism.

Governor Kenny Guinn and Lt. Govenor Lorraine Hunt said that Nevada's tourism industry must continue to expand its offerings and reach out to diverse markets that range from outdoor enthusiasts to residents of the world's most populous nation. Speaking at the general session of the Governor's Conference on Tourism at Caesars Palace, he and she each praised Nevada's continuing efforts to supplement its gaming-based core with non-gaming amenities such as shopping, dinning, and outdoor recreation.*5

"I can't overstate the significance of China's potential as a visitor market for Nevada," Lt. Governor Hunt said. "I found modern cities rife with elements of Western culture such as Starbucks Coffee, MTV, the Rat Pack-era music of Frank Sinatra, etc. Up to 10 percent of the country's approximately 1.4 billion residents can now afford to travel overseas, which has positioned China as Nevada's "newest and most-modern market" for tourism."

In mid-October, the second top official of the State of Nevada and Nevada Commission on Tourism Exective Director Bruce Bommarito led an approximately 20-member delegation of state tourism, hotel, and private industry representatives on a ten days tour through Beijing, Hong Kong, Macau, and Shanghai.

Governor Guinn expresses that he can not overemphasize the significance and importance of bringing attention to all the attractions to Nevada at a time when it faces unprecedented competition for gaming customers. He believes that we are wise to expand our marketing efforts and focus on developing markets in places such as Asia. It is significant for him to point out that in addition to gaming, Nevada has phenomenal cultural, historic, and recreational resources that we must continue to promote. The Governor emphasizes that for our state's economy to thrive, all of the Silver State's tourism opportunities must be effectively marketed to both domestic and international visitors.*6

Lt. Governor Lorraine Hunt points out that she sees the will in the Chinese people and elected officials to make more opportunities and conviences for them to travel America. "They know they want to participate in the world economy," said the Lt. Governor.

In addition to the efforts of the City, County, and State of Nevada, Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) has dedicated to help promote the cooperation and development of culture, education, and tourism among Asian countries and Nevada since its establishment on January 8, 1996. With Lt. Governor Lorraine Hunt's inspiration, WBTI and Sally Yu assisted successfully the establishments of the Sister States of Qinghai of China and Nevada, and the Sister Cities of Jiayuguan of China and North Las Vegas. WBTI has been honored by China Business Chain, Inc. (CBCI), Shangshai Development and Municipal Government Cooperation Office (SPMGCO), and China State Development and Planning Commission as Organzer of Nevada Expo Mission to China. WBTI is also invited by Xiamen, Fuchien, China to organize a team with high-ranking officials for both educational and business cooperation and development Between Nevada and Fukien. U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkely, Nevada Lt. Governor Lorraine Hunt, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman have been invited as its honorable Chairpersons.*7

Lt. Governor Hunt also plans to work with Nevada's congressional delegation to improve the likelihood of opening the travel corridors between the United States and China. Members of the Civil Aviation Administration of China agreed to study the feasibility of direct air service to and from Las Vegas, as well as cargo flights through Reno/Tahoe International Airport. An Office in Beijubg will be opened by the Nevada tourism commission in March 2004 to further develop the Chinese market.

In reference to separate resort now being developed by Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts, Lt. Governor Hunt pointed that, "With all of the Nevada gaming companies's casino projects going up in Macau, we're definitely on the Chinese radar."

Dr. Bill Eadington, Professor of University of Nevada, Reno, addressed the Governor's Conference on Tourism at Caesars Palace that the profitability of Wynn Las Vegas and the continuing transformation of the California tribal casino market are the biggest question marks facing the Las Vegas economy. "People are attracted to Las Vegas when there's something spectacular to see, " Professor Eadington said.*8

Impressed by the Chinese tourists' saying that "If you didn't visit Las Vegas, you didn't visit America," we need to put more efforts and wisdom together for the development and prosperity of our tourism through the multiple cooperation of construction industry, business organizations, cultural facilities, and educational institutions in Nevada.

"Through the perspectives by the nature and in reality, effective lauching for our tourism on the Chinese markets will be more practical with an enphasis on the cooperation and development of business, cultural, and education among China, Malaysia, Sigapore, and Taiwan. We can't just expect them to come for visit or gaming. Good programs such as CBM, CEH, CPAM, etc. in education and business for them by the time at their visiting will be reallly one of the strenuous and fruitful reasons for many people to come to Nevada," said Dr. Tony Lei, Peresident of Washington Business and Technology Institute.

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References

*1. PAI of WBTI is the initial of Public Administration Institution of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
*2. reviewjournal.com. ' $1 million in grants to help rural communities promote,' "A search of google.com on Governor Kenny Guinn's Press Release," (July 3, 2003), Las Vegas, Nevada: LVRJ.
*3. Ibid.
*4. Chang, Tiffany. 'Celebrating diversity by Governor Kenny Guinn of Nevada , U. S. A.,' "Newsbrief of WBTI," (December 11, 2003), p. 1.
*5. Jones, Chris. 'China tourism potential touted,' "Las Vegas Review-Journal," (December 17, 2003), p. 1D.
*6. Guinn, Kenny. "A Message from Governor Kenny C. Guinn - December 10, 2003," Office of the Governor Kenny Guinn, (December 10, 2003), pp. 1-2.
*7. Reid, Rory; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. "Resume the booming tourism for our Silver State through educational and cultural cooperation and development with foreign countires,' "Newsbrief of WBTI," (July 9, 2003), pp. 1-3.
*8. Simpson, Jeff. 'Professor: Wynn Las Vegas, tribal gaming key to LV,' "Las Vegas Review-Journal," (December 17, 2003), p. 8D.

Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service spects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.

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NATURE'S DESIGN?
By Mike Lei

Where did we come from? Did we evolve from apes? Scientists hope fossils would provide the answers to how modern humans came into being. A recent USA Today (online) article on July 11th reported the discovery of the fossil of another human ancestor that is the oldest so far at 6 million to 7 million years. According to Paleontologist Bernard Wood, who viewed the new skull, know as Toumai, this skull is the oldest ever found, but it has features of a modern face not seen again on fossils until about 1.5 million years ago. The article states that ¡§Over the past few decades, the evolutionary family tree have morphed from an oak with a nice straight trunk and neat branches into something more like an unmanicured hedge.¡¨ In other words, over the years, newer fossil findings have changed the way evolutionary models are drawn. The article explained that in the past, humans were thought to have evolved from Neanderthals, but today the evidence shows Neanderthals are from a different lineage. We used to see in textbooks the drawing with an ape at one end and the human at the other. It would show Neantherhals came before humans. But now, the USA Today article states that, ¡§A more accurate representation should have Neanderthal, Homo erectus and Homo sapiens walking side by side."*1

Ian Tattersal, curator of anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, concludes from looking at hominid fossil throughout the world that many of these fossils are not directed related to each other, but are from different groups. ¡¥¡§And there is a lot more species out there than we have had the courage to recognize,¡¨¡¦ Tattersal says.¡¨

An interesting comment came at the end of the article. ¡§Wood says one important conclusion that may arise from the new discovery is that human evolution is no different from that observed in other animals, such as birds and cats: Nature allows many different designs of the same basic model to develop.¡¨

In my profession as an electrical engineer, we have different kinds of jobs. There are design engineering jobs and non-design engineering jobs. The design engineer is the one who implements an idea to make a circuit perform a certain function. The other engineers support the design by testing the circuit or doing other functions to make sure the circuit will work in the real world. If the design engineer does not know how to create the right circuit, the other engineering support engineers would not be able to do anything without a workable design.

The reason why I went off this tangent to talk about the importance of design engineers in the process of engineering is because if Nature can allow many different designs of some basic model, then it shows Nature has intelligence. Who is Nature? Isn¡¦t it just the physical world around us? Is it Nature who allows designs to happen or could it be a creator God? In nature, we see the laws of nature, such as gravity, atrophy and chemical reactions. But who came up with these laws? According to evolutionary theory, life arose from random processes of chemical reactions. There are no intelligence or design behind this random process. However, we see there are intelligence built in all things. Just look at our DNA code. It has taken years to map out the human genetic code. A code is not a code without an initial creative intelligence behind it. Who wrote the DNA code? In the movie ¡§Contact¡¨, the scientists searched for intelligent life by trying to detect patterns of radio waves that are not random, but have intelligent patterns. It is hard to look at the complexity of the natural world, such as the structure of a single cell, without seeing intelligent design in it. Today, robotic scientists spend years and millions of dollars to mimic simple functions of the human body, such as walking. From this, we can see that to orchestrate the simple functions of a living organism require intelligence that can be beyond our understanding.

As this news article shows, new fossils have confounded the models used in the theory of evolution. What was once thought to be a simple process of a less developed creature evolving into a more developed creature has proved to be inaccurate. If what used to be thought of as ancestors of humans lived side by side with humans, then are they ancestors at all or are they just a different species. We know many different species have become extinct, so maybe these fossils are not human ancestors, but are different species that had become extinct. That¡¦s why we do not see them today.

Here are some questions to ask about the theory of evolution. What came first? The chicken or the egg? In order for DNA to be replicated, transcribed, and translated into protein, a host of specific proteins must already be present. What came first? Proteins or DNA? Can chaos create order? Can a tornado going through a junk yard produce a 747?

Why is the living world full of amazing adaptive strategies that defy evolutionary explanations? Did the peppered moth of England prove the evolutionary theory of natural selection? Why did nearly all species and adaptive structures appear suddenly in the fossil records with few if any predicted evolutionary transitions? Swimming (whale, seals, turtles, etc.) and flying (insects, pterosaurs, birds, and bats) adaptations appear suddenly in the fossil record with no transitions. Have you ever seen a mutation that benefited the person or animal and was passed on to the next generation? How many ¡§favorable¡¨ mutations are required to give a bird wings, feathers, lungs, bone structure, brain morphology to fly? Why is beauty so pervasive in the natural world, from subatomic particles to crystals to biochemical pathways to butterflies to tropical jungles to the planets to the universe? How often can randomness, chance, accident create something beautiful? If beauty were the result of necessity, why would we be soothed by bird songs used to attract males, establish territories, and threaten enemies? Can we appreciate beauty in nature because our mind is patterned after the intelligence that is responsible for the beauty?

Will the current evolutionary theory change again with new fossil findings? The evidence from fossils will continue to stump the theories of scientists who try to fit evolutionary theory in all this, because the whole theory is not based on intelligent design. Nature can¡¦t have a design without a Designer. Maybe this realization will help us understand where we come from.*2

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References

*1. Lei, Mike. (2002) 'NATURE'S DESIGN?,' "Special Column of 'Nevada Examiner'," Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Examiner.
*2. Ibid.

***About the writer:

At the time when he wrote this article, Mike Lei worked at Fujitsu Microelectronics America in Dallas, TX as a product development engineer. He was also active in his church.

Mike Lei serves as a youth deacon at Carrollton Chinese Church. He like to play tennis and jogging. He has been an engineer for 6 years. He currently works at Fujitsu Microelectronics America. He has submitted 6 patents dealing with forward error correction circuits while at Alcatel Telecom. You can reach him at mlei@fma.fujitsu.com.

Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service spects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.

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EMERGENCY INFORMATION IMPROVEMENTS in Nevada, U. S. A.
By Kenny Guinn*1

Earlier this week, Nevada transitioned to the next generation of emergency information as radio and television stations began using a new series of activation codes for the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The new codes, effective on June 30, include the Child Abduction Emergency code for AMBER Alerts as well as codes for telephone system outages, releases of radiological material, and dust storm warnings. The Nevada Broadcasters Association is to be commended for its help to make this system a reality.

The operators of Nevada's radio and television stations have upgraded their EAS equipment, at a cost of up to $150 per unit, to carry these new codes, which are designed to meet specific emergencies. The new system will make it easier for television stations to provide this visual display of information of critical importance to the public.

Nevada's original system was put in place in January 1997. It is a voluntary program that is fully funded by the state¡¦s radio and television stations. Law enforcement and public safety officials have been encouraged to use EAS to quickly provide lifesaving information to the public at no expense to taxpayers. It has provided radio and television audiences with information about weather emergencies such as floods and flash floods, outages of local 911 phone systems, and AMBER Alerts. Assembly Bill 322 created the Committee for the Statewide Alert System, which is a voluntary partnership among state and local law enforcement agencies and broadcasters to assist in the search and safe return of abducted children.

The Nevada Broadcasters Association, through the leadership of president and CEO Robert Fisher, has played an important role in helping to ensure the speedy dissemination of emergency information to the public. Since the system was first implemented, ten statewide AMBER Alerts have aided law enforcement agencies in their search for abducted or missing children. The AMBER Alerts have also helped raise citizens¡¦ awareness of the effectiveness of this special type of communications tool. Examples include the recoveries of Kyle and Jenna Corcoran in Searchlight in August 2003; Sandra and Sarah Dilley in Lovelock in January 2004; Crystal Cuanas in Fallon in March 2004; and Donovan Bingham in Las Vegas in April 2004. In July, Nevada will become the third state, following the examples Arizona and Washington, to join the AMBER Alert Web Portal Consortium in an effort to further strengthen regional communication and cooperation.

The citizens of Nevada will benefit greatly from having access to immediate, life-saving information. I would like to congratulate those who have worked to develop and expand these vital systems, and I encourage all local agencies to continue to utilize and support this wise investment in our safety.

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References

*1. Dr. Kenny C. Guinn is the Governor of Nevada, U. S. A..
*2. Ofiice of the Governor. 'EMERGENCY INFORMATION IMPROVEMENTS ---A Message from Governor Kenny C. Guinn - July 1, 2004,' " An e-mail from the Office of Governor Kenny Guinn to Dr. Tony Lei," (July 1, 2004), Carson City, Nevada: Office of Governor Kenny C. Guinn.
*3. Ibid.

***About the Author:

Kenny Guinn, 67, earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in Physical Education from Fresno State University and later obtained a doctorate in Education from Utah State University in Logan. He was named Superintendent of Schools in Clark County and served with distinction in that position until 1978.

In his work for the Clark County School District, Guinn was recognized as an effective administrator committed to educational excellence at a time when the county was experiencing exponential student growth. His service to Clark County students was honored when Kenny C. Guinn Junior High School was named for him.

In 1978, Guinn began applying his management skills in business as Administrative Vice President for Nevada Savings and Loan in Las Vegas, which later became PriMerit Bank. At PriMerit, he was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas-based bank. Soon thereafter, Guinn was recruited to the energy business as the President of Southwest Gas Corporation and eventually became Chairman of the Board of Directors of that utility in 1993.

In 1994, Guinn was recruited by the University of Nevada Board of Regents to serve as interim president of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

In addition to his one-year term at UNLV, Guinn served the state in leadership roles on a variety of committees and commissions, including the Clark County Community College Advisory Committee, the UNLV Foundation Board of Trustees, the White House Conference on Children and Youth, among others.

Guinn has also worked in his community in a variety of volunteer roles, ranging from involvement in the Boy Scouts and Pop Warner Football to the United Way of Southern Nevada and the Southern Nevada Independent Youth Athletic Association.

Kenny spent his boyhood in the small, Central Valley town of Exeter, California where he met Dema, his wife of 47 years. Kenny Guinn believes in families.

Dr. Kenny Guinn is now the Governor of Nevada, U. S. A. at his second term.

Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service spects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.

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It sounds that many presidents of the nations in this world always like to keep the modern stratagem (including "Sun Tze Bin Far", "I Ching", etc.) and "Bible" on the desks in their offices
By SEAN WHALEY and PAI of WBTI*1

Dear Ms. Kathy, it sounds that many presidents of the nations in this world always like to keep the modern stratagem (including "Sun Tzi Bin Fa", "I Ching", etc.) and "Bible" on the desks in their offices. The following is our post today through the courtesy of Las Vegas Review-Journal ---the largest newspaper in Nevada:

Thursday, July 01, 2004
Copyright @ Las Vegas Review-Journal

STATE CONTROLLER: Augustine subject of inquiry
Investigation could involve 2002 re-election campaign
By SEAN WHALEY
REVIEW-JOURNAL CAPITAL BUREAU

Kathy Augustine
State's chief fiscal officer was queried in 2001 about trips

CARSON CITY -- State Controller Kathy Augustine confirmed Wednesday she is being investigated by the attorney general's office.

Augustine, re-elected to a second four-year term as controller two years ago, said in an interview outside the Capitol she has been told to keep quiet about the nature of the attorney general's investigation.

But a source told the Review-Journal the inquiry involves an employee in the controller's office who worked on Augustine's re-election campaign while on the state payroll.

When asked whether she would have to step down from office as a result of the investigation, Augustine said: "Is that what they're saying now? Nothing has been settled."*2

Augustine did not talk about the scope of the investigation. She said it does not involve her job as controller, nor is it a criminal matter. Augustine said it has nothing to do with campaign finances or travel.

Her attorney, John Arrascada of Reno, said only that the investigation is ongoing. "Out of Ms. Augustine's respect for the process and out of my respect for the process, we have no further comments."

Asked whether there was a timeline for resolving the probe, Arrascada said: "There is no specific timeline. We are working diligently to resolve the matter."

The attorney general's office would neither confirm nor deny an investigation is under way.

Augustine said she sat down with the attorney general's staff once, in January, and has not spoken with the office since.

"I just want to get this over with," she said. "I want to get this behind me."

The controller, Nevada's chief fiscal officer, is paid $80,000 per year. The office has the mission of administering the state accounting system to permit fair, accurate, consistent financial reporting that provides current and historical information. The controller also serves on the state Board of Transportation and on the state Board of Finance.

John Lee, a former Democratic state Assemblyman who lost his 2002 bid for controller, was surprised to learn of the investigation.

"I wonder who turned her in," he said.

Lee had questioned Augustine's travel expenses from her days as a state senator and her first term as controller. However, his criticism of Augustine was lost in a huge Republican election sweep that year that saw all six state constitutional offices go to the GOP.

He said the only thing he could think of that Sandoval might be looking at is Augustine's use of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report to promote herself.

"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 and showing it off to everyone."

Lee said he thought Augustine's picture and biography in the CAFR "was a cheap shot."

Lee is now running for the state Senate against Ray Shaffer, R-North Las Vegas.

Augustine was questioned by lawmakers in 2001 about her travel as controller and whether it was related to state business.

A legislative audit raised questions about eight round trips from Reno to Las Vegas by Augustine after she was elected controller in 1998.

The Legislature, in approving Augustine's budget for 2001-03 period, included a letter requiring better documentation for any travel.

"There was a concern that some travel may have been incurred in the past based on invitations to attend a function that may not be related to, or that specifically benefits, the operation of the state controller's office," the letter said. "Travel expenditures should include documentation of the controller-related business that was conducted."

Augustine said her office provided supporting details for the eight trips.

The trips involved her first six months in office in 1999, and two were trips involving her service on the Board of Transportation.

Augustine was elected to her first term as controller in 1998 after serving one term in the state Senate and one term in the state Assembly.*3

Review-Journal writer Erin Neff contributed to this report.

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References

*1. Las Vegas Review-Journal is the largest newspaper in Nevada. It has its website at the address of: reviewjournal.com. This website is famous with its communitylink. WBTI's website is brought to you through the communitylink of Las Vegas Review-Journal at http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti. PAI of WBTI is the initial of Public Administration Institution of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI). PAI did only a little of the editing on this article.
*2.Las Vegas Review-Journal.
"reviewjournal.com on Thursday, 07-01-2004," (July 1, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: LVRJ.
*3. Ibid.

Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark Denton and Valorie Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service spects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.

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U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley extends to you this invitation to join in her Campaign Kick-off on July 1, 2004
By Shelley Berkley and GSBPA of WBTI*1

Good morning my friends! It is my integrity and endeavor to devote myself for the people and country of Nevada and the United Stated of America. How nice will it be for more of my friends to join my "Berkley Campaign Kick Off 2004"!

I extend to you this invitation (by Berkley for Congress) to join in my
Campaign Kick-off
for Re-election to the U.S. Congress

Thursday July 1st, 2004
at the Club in the Cannery Hotel & Casino
2121 E. Craig Road at Losee
BBQ Reception begins at 6:00pm
LIVE MUSIC with Doo-Wopp.com

$20.04 Donation Per Person Requested(Children under Voting Age Free)
Please RSVP by returning enclosed envelope, calling 212-3350
or by e-mail to RSVP@BerkleyforCongree.com.*2

The following is my stetement on Passing of Former President Reagan:

Berkley statement on Passing of Former President Reagan
June 9, 2004

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my sincere condolences to former first lady Nancy Reagan and the entire Reagan family. And I join our Nation in expressing profound sorrow at the loss of our 40th President.*3

Ronald Reagan had a special place in the hearts of Nevadans. Long before he came to the White House, Ronald Reagan in a another life headlined on the Las Vegas Strip as an entertainer in the early 1950s. Later as Governor of California, he worked with his counterpart from Nevada, former U.S. Senator and Governor Paul Laxalt, to address environmental threats to Lake Tahoe.

While in the White House, Ronald Reagan would often turn to his old friend from Nevada, Senator Laxalt, who was one of his closest advisers during his time in our Nation's Capital.

Ronald Reagan served our Nation with honor and distinction. He will long be remembered for his warm wit, his quiet strength, and ability to inspire through his words and his deeds. His actions as President reshaped the course of the 20th century, and his unbridled optimism helped restore America's faith in itself.

Today we also remember Ronald Reagan for his leadership and for his unwavering vision that Americans remain for all a land of hope, promise, and opportunity.*4

It is important to have more "grass-roots support" for people to win. GSBPA would like our friends to share some idea of the following article:

Thursday, June 24, 2004
Copyright @ Las Vegas Review-Journal

JANE ANN MORRISON: In today's politics, grass-roots effort requires more seed money*5

The definition of "grass-roots support" is changing.

Years ago, it meant that a candidate's neighbors, friends and supporters got out and spread the word. Or volunteers from each party called and walked.

Then the unions made it more sophisticated, going door to door to their members, urging them to vote for union-friendly candidates.

Today you can buy grass-roots support, which is what Las Vegas City Councilman-elect Steve Wolfson did.

With his $100,000 war chest, he hired Billy Rogers' Southwest Group to walk door to door, find out the specific issues voters cared about and follow up with letters on those issues. It was part of a coordinated effort with Gary Gray, who handled the political and advertising strategies, including the nine Wolfson mailers.

One sign that it worked: After the only candidates' forum for the Ward 2 race, a man explained to me how he had been wavering between Gabriel Lither and Wolfson.

Wolfson won his support by coming to his door personally and talking issues with his wife, then soon afterward receiving a letter from the criminal defense attorney about those issues.

In addition, Wolfson would follow up with a personal phone call several days later. He spent six to seven hours on the phone toward the end, calling voters.

"I asked voters what's important to them and made them feel like I care," he said on the night of the election, before realizing that didn't sound quite right. Then he added, "Because I do care."

"It was very personal; it was grass roots for the 21st century," Wolfson consultant Gray said.*6

But it didn't come cheap.

The first campaign finance reports showed that Wolfson paid Southwest Group $38,000, and another $43,000 went to Gray & Associates. Those numbers probably will increase in the next report after final bills are paid.

But Lither, who was in second place trailing Wolfson by only 245 votes, has his own grass-roots support. The deputy attorney general, who had fought to limit the size of the Red Rock Station resort and most often is described as a neighborhood activist, had backing from walkers from the Culinary union Local 226, foes of the anti-union Station Casinos.

These walkers weren't hired by Lither; they were part of the union effort.

"This was not David and Goliath," Rogers said after Wolfson was the declared winner and Lither was in second place. "These were evenly matched operations doing everything they could to ID their voters and get them to the polls."

Sarah Jaffa, one of the 15 Wolfson walkers from Southwest Group, said she was nervous on Election Day when she overheard a Culinary walker say someone hadn't voted, "but she gets off at 3."

The Culinary effort to get out the vote was frightening, Jaffa said, because organizers knew details about potential union voters, such as what hours they worked, which made it easier to find potential voters and urge them to vote.

Jaffa called Rogers and said the main competition wasn't from commercial real estate agent Ric Truesdell, who had raised the most money next to Wolfson. It was from Lither, who had reported raising less than $4,000.

For Wolfson, it was a long, nerve-wracking evening. "At first, I was encouraged. I had a 10-point lead." But that lead started dipping. He finally won with a 4 percentage-point victory when final results rolled in at 9 p.m.

The 6 percentage-point drop as voting progressed showed that the Culinary effort helped, even if it didn't succeed.

(This marks the second City Council race in which the union's efforts failed to bring victory. In 2003, the union worked on behalf of Las Vegas Councilman Michael McDonald, who lost to Janet Moncrief. What does this bode for Democratic Assemblyman David Goldwater's union-backed challenge of Clark County Commissioner Lynette Boggs McDonald?)

"When I first started this, there were tons of stay-at-home moms, and you could get them to make calls all day," Gray said. "They don't exist anymore because the moms have full-time jobs, just like their husbands."

Now you hire your "grass-roots support."

If you have enough money.

***Jane Ann Morrison's column appears Monday, Thursday and Saturday. E-mail her at jane@reviewjournal.com or call 383-0275.

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References

*1. GSBPA of WBTI is the initial of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI). GSBPA did also the editing of this article.
*2. Berkley for Congress. 'Berkley Campaign Kick Off 2004,' "A mail of the invitation card to Dr. Tony Lei from the Campaign Office for Congreewoman Shelley Berkley," (June 21, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Office of Berkley for Congress.
*3. Las Vegas Review-Journal is the largest newspaper in Nevada. It has its website at the address of: reviewjournal.com. This website is famous with its communitylink. WBTI's website is brought to you through the communitylink of Las Vegas Review-Journal at http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti.
*4. Ibid.
*5. Las Vegas Review-Journal. 'In today's politics, grass-roots effort requires more seed money,' "reviewjournal.com on Thursday, 06-24-2004," (June 24, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: LVRJ.
*6. Ibid.

*****About the Author Shelley Berkley

U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley --- a real star for Nevada

Congresswoman Shelley Berkley was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November, 1998. 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 through the section of "LAF5" 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. Her emphasis is enhancing the 2004 mission of WBTI:
(1). To encourage and promote academic research, community service, humane spirit, and educational programs. (2). To launch and participate events and projects for the development and cooperation of tourism, education, business, and culture.*10 We are pleased to welcome her good wishes to all our citizens, residents, and visitors of Nevada that "I look forward to continuing my service in Congress and shall endeavor to serve in the manner that merits your
confidence in me."

WBTI was honored by China Business Chain, Inc. (CBCI), Shangshai People's Municipal Goverment Cooperation Office (SPMGCO), and China State Development and Planning Commission as Organizer of Nevada Expo Mission to China to attend the Annual International Mayors for City Development Forum and Shanghai International Industrial Fair and Yangtze Investment Project Expo. Joined together with the invitation by Xiemen, Fukien, China for the cooperation of education and business between Fukien and Nevada, WBTI will organize a sound team joined by many high-ranking officials both of Nevada and California. U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, Nevada Lt. Governor Lorraine Hunt, and Las Vegas City Mayor Oscar Goodman have been honored by WBTI, CBCI, SPMGCO, and International Professors and Scholars Mutual Cooperation and Development Association in California as Honorary Chairpersons of Nevada Expo Mission to China.

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It is our pleasure to receive an e-mail from the Campaign Office of U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley to WBTI in the afternoon on June 29, 2004:

--- rsvp@berkleyforcongress.com wrote: