Dear friends,

Our Chinese American Academic Association of Nevada (CAAAN) is going to hold a Potluck and Karaoke for our members and friends:

Date: Sunday 6:00 p.m. October 3, 2004

Location: A beautiful & large house (with outstanding Karaoke facility) ---
Residence of Mr. William Tong
(Tel. 702-523-8889).
7889 Mosaic Harbor Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89117
(1)From East Desert Inn to West, turn right
on Buffalo go to North;
(2)Turn left on Palmyra Ave. into Monaco Estate Community;
(3)Turn right on Azure Bay, turn left on Mosaic Harbor Ave. at: 7889 is on the left hand side.

Entertainments: Potluck and Karaoke

Requirement: Just RSVP by calling Judy at 255-9058. No membership fee or party charge needed. No donation needed.*

Co-sponsors: Las Vegas Chinese American Center among others.

Please bring something (foods or fruits) usually good for attending a karaoke party and enjoy a wonderful & beautiful night!

*For more details, please have your
Assistant or yourself click on the
section of "Social & Community" at;
http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti

Sincerely,
Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei
Chairman
Chinese American Academic
Association of Nevada
(Tel. 702-255-9058)

Friday, September 17, 2004
Copyright @ Las Vegas Review-Journal

20 Years in Song
The Nevada Chamber Symphony begins its anniversary season Sunday at the Henderson Pavilion
By KEN WHITE
REVIEW-JOURNAL

The Nevada Chamber Symphony opens its 20th season Sunday with conductor Rodolfo Fernandez on the podium.
Photo by Craig L. Moran.(Check the newspaper please.)

Hats Off!," a selection of music from theater, movies and radio, kicks off the Nevada Chamber Symphony's 20th anniversary season Sunday at the Henderson Pavilion.

The concert begins with the overture to the opera "Carmen," followed by "More" from the movie "Mondo Cane," the "Carousel Waltz" from the musical "Carousel," plus music from "Apollo 13," "Granada," "Pops Hoe-Down," "Tea for Two" and "Vienna Forever."

The second half of the program will feature "76 Trombones" from "The Music Man," "Rainy Days Medley," "Razzle Dazzle," "All That Jazz," "Broadway Tonight," "If I Were a Rich Man," "The Rose" and "Radetsky March" by Johann Strauss.

Admission is free, but tickets are required. They can be obtained from the Henderson Pavilion box office. Rodolfo Fernandez conducts the group that began in 1985.

Formerly a principal cellist with the Swiss Chamber Orchestra, Fernandez played with symphonies in Chile, Colombia, Switzerland and the United States. In 1961, he joined the Atlanta Symphony and performed with the orchestra until 1964.

Fernandez came to Las Vegas in 1975 to play cello in small backup orchestras for such stars as Liberace and Andy Williams. That year he also launched the Nevada String Quartet. When it disbanded in 1980, he formed the Serenata Violoncello Trio with musicians Patricia Kudzia and Barbara Gurley. That group expanded in 1985 to the strings-only Serenata Chamber Orchestra, and in 1989 changed its name to Nevada Chamber Symphony.

Five years later, the group's funding was cut by the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District and it became a nonprofit group.

This year's "Music With a Classic Touch" concert series continues with performances in the Clark County Library Theater, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, including "Home for the Holidays" at 3 p.m. Dec. 4; "A Musical Salute to the New Year," 3 p.m. Jan. 9; "For the Love of Music," an interactive concert for children, 3 p.m. Feb. 13; "Melodies for Springtime," 3 p.m. March 13; and a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Las Vegas at 3 p.m. April 3.

The season concludes at 8 p.m. June 17 in Henderson Municipal Park with "Concert Under the Stars."

Fri, 17 Sep 2004 11:44:20 -0700 (Post by PAI of WBTI at 12:47 p. m. three minutes after it was received.)
Nevada GOVERNORˇS MANSION, FIRST LADY WELCOME MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION
By Office of the Governor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 17, 2004 Contact Greg Bortolin or John Trent 775-684-5670

GOVERNORˇS MANSION, FIRST LADY WELCOME MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION

CARSON CITY - The Governorˇs Mansion and First Lady Dema Guinn are welcoming an event tonight, Friday, Sept. 17, in honor of Mexican Independence Day. Gov. Kenny Guinn proclaimed Sept. 16 as a day to honor and recognize Mexican-Americans in Nevada and across the nation.

An act of the 90th Congress on Sept. 17, 1968 initially designated a time to recognize the contributions and achievements of Mexican-Americans, and the 100th Congress in August 1988 created a month-long Hispanic Heritage celebration.

The event tonight begins at 6 p.m., with dinner served at 7 p.m.

For more information, contact the Governorˇs Mansion at 687-3000.

Office of the Governor Grant Sawyer State Office Building
101 North Carson Street 555 East Washington, Suite 5100
Carson City, NV 89701 Las Vegas, NV 89101
Fax: 775-684-7198 Fax: 702-486-2505

Bush, Kerry to address National Guard in Nevada
More than 3,000 officers to be in attendance at Las Vegas convention
By ERIN NEFF
REVIEW-JOURNAL

Nevada will once again play host to both major presidential candidates next week when President Bush and U.S. Sen. John Kerry speak, on separate days, to the National Guard Association of the United States.

The Bush-Cheney campaign announced late Thursday that Bush accepted an invitation to speak to more than 3,000 Guard officers Tuesday at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Kerry, D-Mass., will speak to the group Thursday.

Neither speech is open to the public, and no public events have been announced during either candidate's visit.

"National Guardsmen both defend and participate in our nation's democratic processes," said retired Brig. Gen. Stephen Koper, the association president, in a statement. "We need to hear directly from the people who want to be our commander in chief for the next four years."

Bush is scheduled to speak at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday; Kerry is set to speak at noon Thursday.

Nearly 100,000 guardsmen are mobilized, with most either serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, or preparing for fall deployment.

The nonpartisan group's weeklong general conference includes a trade show and four days of speeches.

Gen. Ed Barca, who is expected to speak at the conference, will also campaign for the Kerry-Edwards ticket throughout Nevada next week.

Today, Kerry's campaign co-chairman, former U.S. Sen. Max Cleland, will hold rallies in Reno and Las Vegas.

The triple amputee Vietnam veteran's event in Las Vegas starts at 7 p.m. at the International Association of Fire Fighters hall on West Charleston Boulevard.

Both presidential candidates were in Las Vegas the week of Aug. 9. Kerry held two town hall meetings for invited audiences, a large public rally at the Thomas & Mack Center, and sat for a half-hour interview with several reporters. Bush spoke to an invited crowd at the Carpenter's Union International Training Center.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 10, 2004 Contact Greg Bortolin or John Trent
775-684-5670

Press Release: Gov. Guinn & Dept. of Public Safety invite residents to capitol to observe 9/11 ceremony - 9/10/04

CARSON CITY - Gov. Kenny Guinn and the Nevada Department of Public Safety are inviting the public to attend a ceremony in front of the State Capitol on Saturday, Sept. 11, in remembrance of the third anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America. The event will honor Nevadaˇs firefighters, law enforcement, emergency personnel and disaster volunteers.

¨In the three years since the 9/11 attacks, our state has responded in remarkable fashion to the challenge of making our communities, our transportation hubs, and our places of business safer,〃 Gov. Guinn said. ¨Saturdayˇs event will be for a time of reflection, a day to remember the loss of thousands of brave Americans, while also saluting the noble work of our law enforcement, emergency personnel and disaster volunteers.〃

What: The public is invited to join Gov. Guinn and the Department of Public Safety in a ceremony of remembrance for those lost during the 9/11 attacks, and to pay honor to law enforcement officers, emergency personnel and volunteers who continue to protect and serve Nevada. The event will feature the ¨Nevada: Proud. Prepared. Protected〃 video presentation, which highlights some of the brave men and women who protect Nevada in times of crisis.

When: Saturday, Sept. 11. Event begins at 11 a.m., and will run approximately one hour.

Where: State Capitol Building, front lawn, 101 N. Carson Street, Carson City.

More information: Kimberly Evans, Department of Public Safety, 684-4554. To request a copy of the ¨Nevada: Proud. Prepared. Protected〃 video, contact Patricia Condon, 310-248-6147

Office of the Governor Event contact:
101 North Carson Street Kimberly Evans
Carson City, NV 89701 Department of Public Safety
Fax: 775-684-7198 Phone: 775-684-4554

Las Vegas nicer with cultural arts by Asian American communities
By Stewart Bell, Jessie Walsh, and Tiffany Chang

The City of Las Vegas and Thai Cultural Arts Association (TCAALV) presented Thai Performing Arts Appreciation Day 2003 at Charleston Heights Arts Center on September 16, 2003.*1 It was co-sponsored by City of Las Vegas, Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI), Kids for a Better Society, Asian Leaders, among others. "WBTI website" has functioned as media-sponsor of this dinner and party for many years.

Thai Cultural Arts Association of Las Vegas on the occasion of the 9th anniversary saluted three awardees with awards from U. S. Senator harry Reid and U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley: Dr. Tony Lei, Mr. Tim Wong, and Mr. Raymond Lam.

"Dr. Tony T. Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) and Mrs. Sapatra Chemprachum, President of Thai Cultural Arts Association of Las Vegas
request the honor of your presence
as Guests of Honor
at the Event and Dinner Party for
Thai Performing Arts-Appreciation Day 2004
present by City of Las Vegas and TCAALV, co-sponsored
by City of Las Vegas, WBTI, KBS, Asian Leaders, among others
on Wednesday, the Fifteenth of September, 2004
in the Charleston Height Arts Center
800 S. Brush St., Las Vegas, Nevada
from 6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.," stated on the invitation card to U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, and Lt. Governor Lorraine Hunt in this year of 2004.*2

Advancing to its 11th year, Thai Cultural Arts Association of Las Vegas has held the Performing Arts very successfully every year. During the Performing Arts Appreciation Day 2002, Dr. Tony Lei was very pleased to welcome so many government officials, community leaders, business owners, among others. High-ranking government officials who participated the party included: Lorraine Hunt, Kathy Augustine, Erin Kenny, Bill Maupin, Stewart Bell, Mark Denton, Valorie Vega, Jennifer Elliotts, Valorie Adair, Dianne Steel, Lisa Brown, Cheryl Moss, Anthony Del Vecchio, Natalie Tyrrell, Mike Davidson, David Roger, David Wall, Bobby Gronauer, Herb Brown, among others. Dr. Lei believed that all of us share a sense of cooperation for the supporting of cultural richness. He pointed out that the Performing Arts Appreciation Day was a significant milestone of the contribution for the mutual cooperation of cultural and social service between American and Asian communities.

Lt. Governor Hunt was introduced by Dr. Lei to the public to deliver her greeting speech to all the audiences and participants. Acting YMT Suthida Yalprachum was promoted by the Chair/President of TCAA-LV Sapatra Chemprachum as Young Miss Thailand LV-2002.

The enthusianstic attendances were overwhelming including important officials, leaders, and media executives; Brian Sandoval, John Hunt, Nancy Wong, Tim Wong, Nancy Diaz, Kathie Ambrosio, Judy Ray, Gerri Schroder, Francis Allen, Mike Malone, Geny Del Rosario, Teresa Woo, Richard Dennison, Mike Vaswani, Patty Blakeman, Aldo Aguirre, Aurora Maskall, Raymond Lam, Jessica Hwang, among others.

Full with enthusianstic attendances in the Hall of the Arts Center, all of them enjoyed a big night out with many elected officials and appointed officers through the atmosphere of elegant and classic dance and music from Thailand.

The 11th Appreciation Day this year will feature: Thai food Dinner-Buffet; No-host beer-wine bar; Thai classical and folk dances performed by the local Thai and American performers; Presentation of Awards, Winner of the Lady in Thai Costume, 3 Door prizes, Learning of Thai folk Dance, and the Social Dance with Super D. J. Mariah until Midnight.

Dr. Lei has innovated and encouraged good idea for program and event to improve the quality of life of all our residents and visitors of Nevada. United we stand, not just for our Asian Community only but for all our people and nation as a whole. Asian Community has won recognition for contribution to Nevada by American Mainstream. The main reason for this recognition is the great and cooperative wisdom and effort that the Asian communities have continuously participated and offered to the mainstream society.*3

Lt. Governor Lorraine Hunt has been invited to attend the Event and Party as the Guest of Honor.

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References

*1. Bell Stewart; Walsh, Jessie; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Copy from WBTI web about the Thai Performing Art-Appreciation Day -- 2002, on September 17, 2002,' "10 Years of Thai Cultures in Las Vegas, Nevada," (September 16, 2003), Las Vegas, Nevada: TCAALV.
*2. Reviewjournal. 'Business & Administration section of WBTI website,' "A search of information about WBTI on google.com," (September 8, 2004), U. S. A.: Google.com.
*3. Bell Stewart; Walsh, Jessie; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Las Vegas nicer with cultural arts by Asian American communities,' "A search of information about WBTI on google.com," (September 8, 2004), U. S. A.: Google.com.

Hispanic Heritage
The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District has events from dance to storytelling planned through Oct. 15
REVIEW-JOURNAL

Bilingual storyteller Martin Juan Rivera will perform during National Hispanic Heritage Month.

The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month with programs and exhibits for all ages at several local library locations.

Running through Oct. 15, the celebration began with this week's opening of artist Michael Garcia's "Works on Wood" exhibit that is on view through Oct. 26 at the West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd.

Garcia uses his interest in Chinese and Japanese calligraphy to create mixed media works.

A native of Fresno, Calif., Garcia moved to Japan in 1986, where he taught English and began to study and practice Shodo, or Japanese calligraphy. He returned to the United States eight years ago and opened a studio in Madera, Calif.

Highlights of the heritage events include:

?Mexican Folk Dancing, 3 p.m., Sept. 18 and 25, and Oct. 9 and 16, Las Vegas Library, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Elva Galvan shares her knowledge of Mexican folk dancing. Ages 13 and older.

?Latin guitarist Ricardo Griego performs music combining the flavor of the Spanish guitar with rhythms of Latin America, 2 p.m., Sept. 19, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. The show also will include a group of flamenco dancers interpreting original music by Ricardo as well as some traditional flamenco pieces.

?Latin Breeze, an 11-piece band that has performed with Tito Puente, Tito Nieves, Tito Rojas and Eddie Palmieri, plays music ranging from salsa to Top 40 at 7 p.m. Sept. 24, Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive. Picnics, lawn chairs and blankets are allowed at the outdoor event.

?Movie Fest, featuring the films "El Mariachi," "Desperado," and "Once Upon a Time in Mexico," plays 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave.
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Wednesday, September 08, 2004
Copyright @ Las Vegas Review-Journal

JOHN L. SMITH: Gallagher faces tough task giving voters reasons to oust incumbent

The fact the column clipping is nearly 32 years old says a lot about how long Washington politics has been in Tom Gallagher's system.

Gallagher was a 27-year-old kid in November 1972, when he decided to leave Washington after two years as a legislative assistant to California Sen. John V. Tunney and accept a position with a Los Angeles law firm. In an essay that surely made Gallagher the envy of a legion of nearly anonymous Washington staffers, political reporter Lou Cannon tossed him a laurel in a "Letter From Washington."

Cannon wrote, "He is, in a way, one of the lucky ones, because he is getting out of government before the glamour has worn off and also because he accomplished something while he was here."

The column went on to extol Gallagher's hard work, intelligence, and effectiveness as a communicator in a place where all but the strongest voices are destined to become footnotes and background noise.

Given Gallagher's personal history, we shouldn't be surprised he's decided to step back into the game after more than three decades and challenge Republican incumbent Jon Porter in Congressional District 3. It can be argued Gallagher has waited all that time for an opportunity to return to the arena.

Times have changed, of course. Gallagher, 59, is no longer a kid fresh out of Harvard. He's made his mark in business, rising to the top of one of the largest gaming companies in the world as chairman of then-Park Place Entertainment. Gallagher and his wife of 37 years, Mary Kay, have raised their four children and are financially secure.

Talk to Gallagher and you'll come away convinced he's not a man on the make. He's also not entirely comfortable on the stump, where he's hit-and-miss with voters. After watching him work a few rooms, I'll wager he's more comfortable talking issues with small groups than trying to sell a more polished image before a mass audience.

Porter, meanwhile, is known as an eminently likable man with long ties to the community (Gallagher has called Nevada home seven years). A former Boulder City councilman, mayor, and state senator, Porter is an insurance agent who has risen to a seat in the House of Representatives. By anyone's measure, that makes him no slouch as a campaigner.

Porter's "Sunny Jim" exterior is deceiving. He's made plenty of friends in Southern Nevada in 20 years in politics and has carved out powerful alliances with GOP insiders in Washington. In short, he understands the game.

As Gallagher has grown more comfortable with the campaign process, his passion for a wide variety of issues ranging from prescription drugs for seniors to the American presence in Iraq has begun to emerge.

Whether Gallagher can exploit the Yucca Mountain issue and Porter's extreme loyalty to Republican House leadership remains to be seen. And what's unclear is whether he can communicate that passion at the volume necessary to swing the campaign his way. He needs to get aggressive immediately.

He'll have to do so without much help from Gaming Inc.'s biggest corporations, which have embraced Porter.

If casino companies begin to budge in the coming weeks, it will be a sign Gallagher has gained ground. If not, Porter will have broken the David Towell one-term jinx and could be headed for a long congressional career.

Much of Gallagher's political future, I believe, hangs on Sen. John Kerry's ability to keep the presidential race close in Nevada. And word is Kerry & Co. are headed back this way.

Voters usually need a reason to vote out an incumbent, and Porter possesses an uncanny ability to remain below the political radar on issues that have tripped up other Republicans. It will be Gallagher's job to put Porter in the middle of the picture and redefine him for voters currently being bombarded with messages. That won't be easy.

All those factors and unanswered questions make him an underdog, but he possesses a formidable pedigree.

Is Tom Gallagher destined to return to Washington, this time as a congressman from Nevada?

After nearly 32 years, he has two months left to answer that question.

John L. Smith's column appears Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. E-mail him at Smith@reviewjournal.com or call 383-029?

Dear friends, Based on the following invitation card, you are welcomed to attend this Event and Dinner Party. As friends of Washington Business and Technology Institute, we reserve 37 complimentary tickets for you by RSVP:

Dear U. S. Senators Honorable Harry Reid & John Ensign and Lt. Governor Lorraine Hunt,

Dr. Tony T. Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) and Mrs. Sapatra Chemprachum, President of Thai Cultural Arts Association of Las Vegas
request the honor of your presence
as Guests of Honor
at the Event and Dinner Party for
Thai Performing Arts-Appreciation Day 2004
present by City of Las Vegas and TCAALV, co-sponsored
by City of Las Vegas, WBTI, KBS, Asian Leaders, among others
on Wednesday, the Fifteenth of September, 2004
in the Charleston Height Arts Center
800 S. Brush St., Las Vegas, Nevada
from 6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Please RSVP to (702)255-9058 (702)369-5439 or E-mail: tojulei@yahoo.com

RSVP: Seating is limited. Confirmation required for seating. Please call TCAALV for requirement of attendance (complimentary) at (702)369-5439 or Judy at 255-9058* on or before 12 noon, Saturday, September 11, 2004
P.S.: Featured with Traditional Thai Dancing Shows, Fashion Show, and Door Prizes from Thailand.
*For the details, please have your
Assistant or yourself click on
the section "Business & Administration"(9/05/04) at:
http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti

September 03, 2004
Copyright @ Las Vegas Review-Journal

The Year of Usher
From the biggest album of 2004 to a new debit card, the singer is having a banner year
By DOUG ELFMAN
REVIEW-JOURNAL

Usher -- who was named best male artist at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards -- has a prepaid debit card to "empower" minorities.

Usher is the biggest music star of the year. His sixth album, "Confessions," has sold 5 million copies, more than any other album in 2004. And he's released three big summer hits, "Confessions, Pt. 2," "Burn" and "Yeah!," featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris.

Usher Raymond IV says he has succeeded so far by working diligently and keeping his ear to the ground musically, while incorporating influences from the past.

"I listen to Marvin Gaye. I listen to Michael (Jackson). I listen to the Isley Brothers. I listen to Prince. I listen to the Wynans," he says. "I listen to so many people who have been a great inspiration to me creating my sound. James Brown, even, man. Jackie Wilson. All of them."
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Monday, September 06, 2004
Copyright @ Las Vegas Review-Journal

EDITORIAL: 'Labor" in the modern age
Wealth, prosperity created by much more than sheer physical toil

Labor Day has a different history in America than in Europe, points out Julia Vitullo-Martin, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and editor of the book "Breaking Away: The Future of Cities."

Europe's Labor Day observance was announced in 1889 by the first Paris Congress of the Second Socialist International. "Disruption was to be part of the holiday," Ms. Vitullo-Martin notes, "and there was no notion that anyone but workers would participate -- certainly not owners or capitalists."

In contrast -- while no one should suggest the American struggle to gain recognition for the right of workers to organize was a mere walk in the park -- in America things proceeded in a far more conciliatory vein.

Matthew Maguire, a machinist from Paterson, N.J., and Peter J. McGuire, a New York City carpenter who helped found the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, were instrumental in staging the first Labor Day parade in New York City in September 1882. No heads were broken. By 1894, President Grover Cleveland had signed a bill making Labor Day a national holiday.

It may be this notion -- that a celebration of labor is an appropriate undertaking for Americans of all classes and political persuasions -- which allowed America's holiday to be marked with "picnics, parades, baseball games ... and a few mild speeches," rather than "clashes between cops and workers," Ms. Vitullo-Martin theorizes.

In today's America, "The working class and the employing class now have a great deal in common -- a joint drive for prosperity. ... " Ms. Vitullo-Martin explains. "We also recognize that the labor movement's great days may be behind it. Less than 10 percent of the American private-sector work force is unionized, down from 35 percent 30 years ago."

Does this shrinking of union membership mean American workers are being reduced to a new level of serfdom? Just the opposite. "Labor's problems can be traced, in part, to its own success in reducing unsafe working conditions and giving workers a voice," editorialized the Journal of Commerce recently.

Europe's socialist labor movement assumed a Manichaean duality: Workers were good, employers evil. The goal was to equalize distribution of the fixed pile of available wealth by getting as much as possible, while providing as little benefit as possible to their "ruthless exploiters."

In America, on the other hand, union pioneer George Meany advised his brethren to avoid divisive, partisan politics. The average American worker, far from seeking to sabotage his work product when no one was looking, clung to a pride in his craftsmanship, realizing early on that his energy and creativity could increase the value of his employer's product, often making the difference between whether a company succeeded or failed. Wealth could only be shared after it was created, and a job well done was something to be proud of.

And this difference -- far more than the distribution of natural resources -- explains America's economic dominance in the world. The bureaucratized Marxism which seized much of the world in the early 20th century celebrated jealousy over achievement, institutionalizing a grinding poverty of seizure and destruction which stands in stark contrast to the material health and well-being of the lowliest worker in a free, capitalist society.

Labor's underlying problem -- if it really is a problem -- is that the percentage of our employment and our sustenance based on a line of interchangeable strong backs has been shrinking for generations. Fredric Hamber of the Ayn Rand Institute argues that what is needed today is nothing less than a new definition of "work," in better keeping with our modern understanding of where wealth and prosperity actually flow from.

"Most of today's intellectuals, influenced by several generations of Marxist political philosophy, still believe that wealth is created by sheer physical toil," Mr. Hamber argues. "But the high standard of living we enjoy today is not due to our musculature and physical stamina -- many animals have been much stronger. We owe our relative affluence not to muscle power, but to brain power. ... "

Contrary to the Marxist premise that wealth is created by laborers and "exploited" by those at the top of the pyramid of ability, "It is those at the top, the best and the brightest, who increase the value of the labor of those at the bottom."

And so on Labor Day, he urges, "Let us honor the true root of production and wealth: the human mind."

A version of this editorial appeared in this space in 2002.

Dear friends, Based on the following invitation card, you are welcomed to attend this Event and Dinner Party:

Dear U. S. Senators Honorable Harry Reid & John Ensign and Lt. Governor Lorraine Hunt ,

Dr. Tony T. Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) and Mrs. Sapatra Chemprachum, President of Thai Cultural Arts Association of Las Vegas
request the honor of your presence
as Guests of Honor
at the Event and Dinner Party for
Thai Performing Arts-Appreciation Day 2004
present by City of Las Vegas and TCAALV, co-sponsored
by City of Las Vegas, WBTI, KBS, Asian Leaders, among others
on Wednesday, the Fifteenth of September, 2004
in the Charleston Height Arts Center
800 S. Brush St., Las Vegas, Nevada
from 6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Please RSVP to (702)255-9058 (702)369-5439 or E-mail: tojulei@yahoo.com

RSVP: Seating is limited. Confirmation required for seating. Please call TCAALV for requirement of attendance (complimentary) at (702)369-5439 or Judy Lei at 255-9058 on or before 12 noon, Saturday, September 11, 2004
* P.S.: Featured with Traditional Thai Dancing Shows, Fashion Show, and Door Prizes from Thailand.