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Entering the Realms of gold
---First items of the poems
By Raymond Yin

Dear Dr. and Mrs(.) Lei:

Thank you (of your idea) for posting my translated peams(poems). What you have done (and are going to do on the poems) for me is higthly appreciated.

Regards

Raymond W. Yin, M.D,
(3:37 p. m., 060604---On Poetry.)

A Psalm of Life
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Tell me not, in mournful numbers,

Life is but an empty dream!

For the soul is dead that slumbers,

And things are not what they seem.

Life is real! Life is earnest!

And the grave is not its goal;

Dust thou art, to dust returnest,

Was not spoken of the soul.

Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,

Is our destined end or way;

But to act, that each to-morrow

Find us farther than to-day.

Art is long, and Time is fleeting,

And our hearts, though stout and brave,

Still, like muffled drums, are beating

Funeral marches to the grave.

In the world's broad field of battle,

In the bivouac of Life,

Be not like dumb, driven cattle!

Be a hero in the strife!

Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant!

Let the dead Past bury its dead!

Act, - act in the living Present!

Heart within, and God o'erhead!

Lives of great men all remind us

We can make our lives sublime,

And, departing, leave behind us

Footprints on the sands of time;

Footprints, that perhaps another,

Sailing o'er life's solemn main,

A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,

Seeing, shall take heart again.

Let us, then, be up and doing,

With a heart for any fate;

Still achieving, still pursuing,

Learn to labor and to wait.*1
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The Golden Sunset
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The golden sea its mirror spreads

Beneath the golden skies,

And but a narrow strip between

Of land and shadow lies.

The cloud-like rocks, the rock-like clouds

Dissolved in glory float,

And midway of the radiant flood,

Hangs silently the boat.

The sea is but another sky,

The sky a sea as well,

And which is earth and which is heaven,

The eye can scarcely tell.*2
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Impressed by the beauty of the flier for the cover of my book entitled "Entering the Realms of gold," which was designed by Dr. Tony Lei on the WBTI website in the middle of May this year, I used to point out that,"The creative design for my poetry by Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) has won applause from the public for its selfless contribution to the encouragement and promotion of the Chinese literature all around the World. I'm deeply impressed by its effort and wisdom of humane creed to community service and spiritual belief." The webside is brought to you by the Las Vegas Review-Journal through its Communitylin on: http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti.

The following flier of translations in Chinese for the above two poems are in my book entitled "Entering the Realms of gold," which was published by Englighten Noah Publishing*3 on May, 2004:

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References

*1.Yin, W. Remond. (2004) "Entering the Realms of gold," Santa Clara, Califonia: Englighten Noah Publishing. Upon the request of the Author of this book, the related of the poems both in English and in Chinese of the book were agreed to be used on this feature article.
*2. Ibid.
*3. WBTI. 'An art of literature,' "Section of 'Leading Chinese Literature World' on WBTI website," (May 21, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti.

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Overview: A Strategic Plan for Wang Center INC. ---a project of the implementation of an educational entrepreneurship
By Peter C. C. Wang*1

Dear Tony and Judy:

It was a good exchange of ideas about the implementation for Wang Center Inc. over the phone with you. I am sure that we'll find ways to work together for the betterment of Sino/US relations. Deeply appreciate your sympathy and prayers during the mourning of loss of my father. May God reward you peace and happiness because of your faith in Him. An updated version of my strategic plan is sent with this e-mail. Take care,

Peter

Dr. Peter C.C. Wang
P. O. Box 234
Pebble Beach, CA 93953
Phone: 831-624-1694
E-mail: Petercwang@aol.com

Wang Center INC.

Prepared by Peter C.C. Wang June 4, 2004

Overview: A Strategic Plan for Wang Center INC.

China's population now exceeds 1.3 billion people and is expected to reach 2 billion by 2050. Just over half of the total current Chinese population is under the age of 25. One of the greatest challenges confronting China is the education of her young people. Building schools and providing teachers for several hundred millions of students will cost staggering sums of money and will be an enormous and complex undertaking. The challenges are great but so are the opportunities! My vision is that the international community can play a pivotal role in developing educators, the educational system and educational content that can change the world and illustrate to Chinese authorities the great wisdom of international cooperation in promoting mutual prosperity, knowledge and peace.*2

The role I envision for the Wang Center INC. is to facilitate cooperative initiatives to expose Chinese educators to the best international education practices, and to demonstrate how extensive use of technology and distributed learning techniques are the logical, most efficient and cost effective ways in which to address the current educational deficit as well as to involve educators, young people and other stakeholders in the United States and China to develop relevant courseware. Given that the cost of IM complete computers is dropping dramatically combined with the rapid expansion of open-source software, cost is no longer a severe limiting factor in wider use of information technology in education. What is urgently needed however is the development of high quality and relevant courseware including educational software, audio and video programs. These programs must be distributed across the vast expanse of the entire country, from the great cities of Beijing, Shanghai to the smallest villages in the Gobi Desert. A comprehensive library of courseware programs that teach mathematics, languages, sciences, history and arts should complement and enhance the conventional school experience, as well as furnish a core curriculum for self-study and adult education. In order to take advantage of low-cost teleconferencing notebook computers and leverage the full potential of available technology we must develop courseware and training programs. An essential companion goal is training advanced IT professionals as human resources for this new pedagogical shift in education.

To promote education in China is a gigantic task but the potential results are well worth the effort. The opportunity is open now and if people of vision and goodwill act I am confident that collectively we can have a significant impact on the future of China, the United States and the world! Time has finally arrived. The world desperately needs innovative development of this kind. For many poor regions throughout the world, this offers unique opportunity to reduce the economic divide. Such divide is the main reason why we live in such a confused world. Progressive development and dissemination of digital courseware is an innovative and viable solution to the problem of educating Chinese young people. Such a pedagogical undertaking, in turn, would offer substantial hope to young people everywhere on earth. With digital network tools plus the latest teleconference desk top computers to distribute carefully developed courseware as content we can empower teachers to educate hundreds of millions of people including K-12 students in remote areas of China.

There are well over 400,000 experts busy developing open-source software without any coordination or integration. At the same time, the application level of open-source technology has entered into rivalry with some of the major enterprises such as Microsoft, Oracle and SAP. It is both possible and necessary first to train large numbers of students in the open source, to integrate and install open-source software, and then to educate them on the ?œinside??of expert level open source codes. Taking these steps would prepare large numbers of highly proficient IT professionals serving as support to the educational needs of China. These professionals would make it possible to complete the IM environment including the testing of open source IM and other essential software such as Open Office 1.1 on all Linux-compatible notebook computers. All of the above objectives can be organized and carried out by an Open Source Institute (OSI), to be established within the Wang Center INC. To this end, the Wang Center INC. proposes to establish the International Open Source Association (TIOSA) to promote collaboration, integration, and training for specifically targeted development in open source products. TIOSA shall recruit at least one Patron Member (PM) from China, Japan and United States prior to end of 2005. The inaugural international TIOSA meeting will tentatively held in China in 2006 and thereafter to be held in the United States and other countries.

There are three initial contents as courseware must be developed and to be used in K-12 educational program which can be listed as:

Language training both English and Chinese

Conservation of global resources

Protection of natural environments

Through digital network, it is possible for us to teach the potential ecological degradation while attempting to alleviate this major societal problem.

MISSION STATEMENTS:

The Wang Center INC. supports educational projects in China to reduce the gap between the haves and have-nots with the following emphases:

Positive impact on the lives of an extremely large number of people through mutual understanding and comprehensive education.
Benefit of students in remote and
inaccessible locations in China.
Provision for students in the United States and Asia with opportunities to participate in programs and activities that can change the world.
Promotion of mutually beneficial trade including the important small business sector and others.
Teaching practical skills that people can use everyday.
Educating students with skills and knowledge that would help them to enter higher levels of educational opportunities in China.
Promotion of close collaborations and partnerships between China and United States.

BUSINESS PLAN:

To be presented after consultations with China and major sponsors from Foundations and Corporations with business interest in China.

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS:

In Beijing, China or in Carmel Valley/ Pebble Beach, California USA

CORPORATE STRUCTURES:

The Wang Center INC. has been incorporated in the State of California as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. The structure, operation, and focus of the center shall be consistent with the terms of this and any other subsequent agreement(s) and shall, among other things, include the following;

(1) Governing Board. The governing board of the center shall

consist of a Board of Directors that includes Peter C.C. Wang,

the Founder of the Center plus two other directors. In

addition to its annual meeting, the governing board shall meet

at least semi-annually to review Center's operation and to

advise the Founding Director.

(2) Operation would generate excess funds from proprietary products and services offered by the Wang Center INC. could be distributed as scholarships awarded annually by the board of directors and advisors.

ORGANIZATIONS AND PURPOSE:

Education for a just, healthy, sustainable and peaceful world

Empower teachers with newest high technology as tools

to give every child a chance to share the educational benefits of
the digital age and make globalization work for the benefit of
every child in every village
Establishing the Open Source Institute (OSI)
training high-level IT professionals
developing courseware as content
Establishing the International Open Source Association (TIOSA)
promoting partnerships and integration
sharing information among TIOSA professionals

PROPOSED STRATEGIC PARTNERS:

Deputy Premier, China
Ministry of Education, China

Ministry of Information Industries China

Ministry of Science/Technology China

Ministry of Economics and Trade, China

Ministry of Overseas Chinese Affairs, China

Ministry of Agriculture, China

Ministry of Ming Zhen

Ministry of Culture, China

Beijing University High School, Beijing

Beijing Normal University, Beijing

China Education Electronics Corporation, Beijing

Sichuan University in Chengdu

Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma

Wayne State University, Michigan

Lee Foundation, Hong Kong

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle

IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft and 10 others

PROPOSED MANAGEMENT:

Dr. Peter C.C. Wang, Founding Director, Chairman

Dr. Peng Liu, President and Director

Dr. Grace L. Wang, Treasurer and Director

Dr. Tosiyasu Kunii, Director of OSI and TIOSA

Dr. Masayuki Ida, Consultant of OSI

PROPOSED CORPORATE ADVISORS:

Dr. Loren Anderson

Board Member and Past Chair, National Association of
Independent Colleges and Universities: Board Member American
Leadership Forum; Board Member: Washington Association of
Independent Colleges and Universities
President, Pacific Lutheran University

Dr. William H. Foege

Senior Advisor, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,

Senior Advisor, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation,

Member, American College of Epidemiology,

Member, American Medical Association,

Board Member, Rockefeller Foundation; The Casey Foundation

Board of Regents, Pacific Lutheran University

Mr. Yunxiang Wang

Ambassador, Consul General of The People?™s Republic of China in

San Francisco (1999-2004)

Wang Center Advisor for International Programs at Pacific

Lutheran University

Mr. Sidney Rittenberg

Recipient of the first Peace Maker Award in 2003 from the Wang

Center for International Programs,

Consultant to many Fortune 500 corporations with business

interest in China

Mr. Richard N. Hildahl

International Development Projects on behalf of the World Bank

and several multi-lateral organizations

Board of Regents, Pacific Lutheran University

Dr. Robert Thomas

Dean, College of Sciences and

Dean, College of Liberal Arts

Wayne State University

Thesis advisor to over twenty Chinese Ph.D. Students in physics

Dr. Janet Rasmussen

Executive Director, Wang Center for International Programs,

Elected Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

Harvard University Ph.D. in Germanic Language and Literatures

VISION AND SCOPE:

In addition to the great and worthy goals of this initiative in China discussed above, my personal motivation is to provide additional scholarships at the Wang Center of Pacific Lutheran University for highly qualified and motivated students who show commitment to lifetime service. Furthermore I hope to encourage and inspire others to join the cause of using technology effectively to promote education and literacy in areas of the world with an educational deficit.

My preference is to have a Deputy Premier of the State Council to be in charge of this project in China to insure its future success and support including adequate financial support from China and United States. At that time the proposed management would be reorganized and shall be dedicated to raise funds and long term planning.

Members of the International Open Source Association will come from the worldwide open-source community including open-source educators, investors and strategic partners.

The Open Source Institute could be a specific program under the Wang Center for International Programs of Pacific Lutheran University.

Our business model can be extended to cover all part of the globe and is not limited to China.

The initial core group of open-source experts in education will soon be formed with memberships from major computer industries and academic institutions.

BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS:

Digital Network to reach all interior China is approximately $25 millions plus annual maintenance costs. Costs in use of satellite and all radio transmissions are to be paid by the Chinese government.

Courseware and content development is dependent upon the level of support from Chinese Government.

Costs related to empowerment to high school teachers are dependent upon the support from major computer corporations and foundations.

It is estimated that the total initial funding needed to launch support of educational reform in China could be $50 millions.*3

QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS: Please contact:
Dr. Peter C.C. Wang
PO Box 234
Pebble Beach, CA 93953
Tel: 831-624-1694
Cell: 831-236-7670
E-mail: Petercwang@aol.com
Fax: 831-625-3702

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References

*1. Dr. Peter C. C. Wang is the Chairman of Wang Center Inc. and a Regent of Pacific Lutheran University.
*2. Wang, Peter C. C.. 'Overview: A Strategic Plan for Wang Center INC.,' "An e-mail to Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei by Dr. Peter C. C. Wang," Pebble Beach, CA: Wang Center, Inc.

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