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Some of the collection about Nevada by the Office of U. S. Senator Harry Reid in the Senate at Washington D. C. are charaterized by the following items:

* Nevada is the seventh largest state in size.
* The nation's largest silver deposit, the Comstock Lode, was found in Nevada in 1859.
* Nevada is the driest state in the nation with an average annual rainfall of seven inches.
* Nevada has the only complete skeleton of an Ichthyosaur, an extinct marine reptile measuring 55 feet.
* Nevada is the largest gold-producing state in the U.S. and third in the world behind South Africa and Australia.
* Gambling was reinstated in the State in 1931.
* Hoover Dam is the largest public works project ever undertaken in the U.S. and has a greater structural volume than the largest Egyptian pyramid.
* Nevada is the gambling and entertainment capital of the U.S.
* Las Vegas has more hotel rooms than any other place on earth.
* Nevada means "snowcapped" in Spanish.
* Nevada has more mountain ranges than any other state. *1

Former Governor Kenny Guinn of Nevada expressed 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. Kenny 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.

A magazine puts Las Vegas first on the outdoor activities thatmake city top adventure town. "National Geographic Adventure, in its September issue, names Las Vegas the nation's No. 1 adventure town in which to live and play. This year, a National Geographic Adventure editorial board wanted to find a city that was affordable and close to outdoor activities. Dan Koeppel said the editors picked Las Vegas for the cover story after a brainstorming session," reported Reporter Beth Walton early in the morning on August 27, 2007.*2

"The freelance travel and adventure writer has written about Las Vegas a lot in his career and said it is the one city he never gets bored covering. ... A visitor profile study by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Bureau showed that 48 percent of visitors from foreign countries in 2006 explored the area's recreational and scenic attractions, including Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, Mount Charleston and Red Rock Canyon." *2'

The Nevada Commissionon on Economic Development reminds us nicely that, "Mark your Calendar to Participate September 28--Nevada Business & Tech Expo 2007. There is still time to register for the Nevada Business & Tech Expo 2007. It is an opportunity to showcase your business and network with more than a 1,000 prospects. For more information, call the Northern Nevada Development Authority at (775) 883-4413 or visit www.nvbustechexpo.com." *3

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The Taiwan Gaming & Entertainment Summit 2007 was in good implementing, Chairperson Charlyne Chen (陳思庭) of International Cities Business Council (ICBC) [國際城市企業協進會] called Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) [華盛頓工商技术研究院] in the morning on August 25, 2007 from Taipei. "The registered attendants are amazing! We've them more than double in number of the original planning. We got to close the registration three days befoe the deadline now," Charlyne said excitedly. [*The original planning was about 100 people. On August 27 (Taipei time), the attendants were more than 300.]

On August 28, 2007 (Las Vegas time in the early morning on August 27), the money.chinatimes.com of 工商時報 had Reporter 姚舜 reported that, "博弈,不是拉斯維加斯金光閃閃的唯一利器。應美國內華達州駐華辦事處邀請來台參加博弈娛樂觀光產業論壇的「博弈教父」史都華.曼指出,發展觀光娛樂產業必須有整體規劃概念,並找出區隔差異,才能立於市場不敗,史都華.曼並強調,拉斯維加斯從沙漠變成金鑽,憑藉的不只是博弈,美食、會議、高 柗颉⒄褂[、運動競技等各項目創造出完整的「體驗經濟」系統,才是拉斯維加斯每年吸引遊客前往的主因。" *4

"「博弈教父」DR. STAURT MANN今 (27)日來台演講, DR. STAURT MANN表示,台灣如果要經 I博弈產業以單一地點或是城市較好,並且要能創造「體驗」給觀光客,需輔以完善的交通基礎建設規劃。DR. STAURT MANN 強調,台灣碛胸S富的觀光資源,不一定要從事博弈產業才能帶來觀光客," reported 陳美玲, who is a Reporter of ?嗑W. *5

The planning and implementing of Taiwan Gaming & Entertainment Summit 2007 were contributing to the cooperation and development on tourism of Nevada and Taiwan. It had responded to the ideal that, "Our missions open doors for Nevada's No. 1 industry with influential Asian businesses and officials and give us an opportunity to 'sell' our attractions and draw more visitors from Asia to our state" by Nevada抯 Lieutenant Governor Brian K. Krolicki. In the silver state, Brian is Chairman of the Commission on Economic Development (NCED) and Chairman of the Commission on Tourism (NCOT). He is also Honorary Chairman of the Advisory Board of International Cities Business Council (ICBC) [華盛頓工商技术研究院].*6

According to the news from Taipei, the Summit would be held by Representative Office in Taiwan of Nevada Commission on Economic Development, NCED, Chinese Cultural University, and Asia Management Research Center on August 27, 2007 in Taipei.

"The Asia recent economic prosperity and Industry paradigm shift makes each countries speed up tourism development and promotion, even open the policy of Gaming as the leading wagon to attract more tourists. UNLV is the worldwide No 1 university in Hotel, Gaming, beverage, Exhibition. I was invited by Nevada State office on economics development to Taiwan. Hopefully, I can share our specialties and successful experience and contribute to Taiwan's current planning on doubles up tourism policy," said Dr. Stuart H. Mann, Dean of UNLV College of Hotel Administration.*7

As to the question on what is the Key success Factors to well developing the gaming & entertainment industry, Dr. Mann pointed out that, "I would suggest as following categories: Funding -- Since the Investment amount is huge, you need visionary investors who knows this market. As a matter of fact, there are over 33 Billions US$ international Gaming funding from Las Vegas top 4 gaming groups and Europe, Arabic, 璭tc. invested in Asia. They show highly interest in Taiwan's market. Know How -- UNLV is the world no 1 experienced and knowledgeable on Casino Management. It is us who created the miracle of Las Vegas, other categories such as Gaming, Master-planned development of integrated resort Casio, exhibition & Conference, Government Tax.. each represents an important factor and specialties which is very important directly contribute to business success. I am very happy that now we cooperate with Chinese Cultural University to provide the courses and certificate to incubating knowledge people to catch up Asia coming tide. Proven track record -- Nevada-Based Company help establishing Asia recent resort & Gaming market booming like Singapore, Macau, Xuhai ..etc. The ongoing project are Dubai, Japan (Okinawa). Authority Content -- The lottery program been successful in Taiwan, there will be Sports lottery coming in next year. It is much more complicated and exciting gaming, but you need well established and authority Sports books professionals system on sports bet, NBA、NFL、Horses, tennis, etc. Technology for future -- New Technology gadget make our daily life much more easier and fun, Multi-channel, Multi platform technology, turn-key B2B, cooperate with 3rd parties include: Mobile operators, on-line gaming operators, Casio loyalty services. I will describe much more detailed in the coming TGES 2007 which will be held in 27/aug/2007 Monday. I will be very happy to meet you in that conference. Thank you." *8

Dr. Stuart H. Mann delivered a keynote speech to the Gaming & Entertainment Summit 2007 in Taipei. He is one of the Directors of ICBC.

"The Nevada Commission on Tourism believes it is vital to establish a presence in Taiwan in order to represent our tourism destinations to this emerging world travel market. Taiwan's capital, Taipei, has a working population of four million, with a youthful, technologically oriented work force. There is tremendous potential for building tourism among this sector," said Lorraine Hunt, former Lt. Governor of Nevada.*9

"we are seeking new horizons for the economy of Nevada. Building mutally beneficial relationships with Taiwan, and other foreign countries, will create the demand for direct, regularly scheduled flights. Our work will help Nevada establish contacts for lucrative business and convention visitors from around the world that will form the foundation for a new pillar in the Nevada economy." *10

The International Cities Business Council (ICBC) [國際城市企業協進會] of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) [華盛頓工商技术研究院] strives to build a bridge among important cities nationally and internationally. ICBC has set its main goal on "Mutual cooperation and development of business, trade, and tourism among international cities."

Lorraine Hunt has been Honorary Chairperson of ICBC [國際城市企業協進會] since 1998. To win over her experience and caliber on tourism, she has also been invited by Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki as a Commissioner of NCOT soon after he took office early this year.

"It's really a challenge to me! Lots of my job are related to have a function on the basis of international perspective. Through this professional and practical venue, I'll put all my effort and talent to implement the missions for the promotion of the economic and trade cooperation and development among cities of Nevada, China, Taiwan, Macau, and other Pacific & Asian countries," said Miss Charlyne Chen (陳思庭), Chairperson of the ICBC (國際城市企業協進會) of WBTI (華盛頓工商技术研究院). Accomplishment is proved to be a journey with united and harmonious efforts. The ingenuity and ability from its Vice Presidents Attorney Xiaosheng Huang and Miss Yin Yan are important. Charlyne is also the Trade Representative in Taiwan of Nevada Commission on Economic Development.

The following are a few of the many news reports in Chinese about the coming 'Gaming & Entertainment Summit 2007' in Taipei:

 "本次論壇活動由美國內華達州駐華辦事處、中國文化大學推廣教育部、亞洲管理經典研究中心共同主辦,會中將邀請世界頂級的博弈產業學術聖殿----美國內華達州大學拉斯維加斯分校博奕暨酒店管理院長Dr. Staurt Mann博士,暢談為拉斯維加斯、澳門、新加坡等國際觀光博弈事業的實務規劃經驗與國際發展趨勢。此外也將邀請國內相關的產官學專家,共同研討台灣博弈娛樂事業的未來發展與提升競 幜χ?" edited 沈子涵 of the website newspaper of Central Daily News.*11

On the Sina.com, Reporter 陳蓉 reported that, "第一屆台灣博弈娛樂觀光產業論壇將於二十七日在行政院公務人力發展中心舉行。" *12

"美國內華達州駐華辦事處代表陳思庭22日指出, 內華達州駐華辦事處將安排MGM、Harras、Sands、與Wynn等四大跨國博弈集團的專業經理人來臺,提供拉斯韋加斯獨到的賭場經 I技術,帶動台灣博弈產業的商機。據《工商時蟆穲蟮溃愃纪ブ赋?...," reported 星島環球網 on August 22, 2007.*13

"美國內華達州駐華辦事處代表陳思庭昨日指出...," reported 姚舜 on the Chinatimes.com.*14

"As the Hononary Chairperson of International Cities Business Council of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI), I'll have more venues to work for international tourism with Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn (now Jim Gibbons) who is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of WBTI. We're putting all our effort and wisdom to work for our people, land, and country under the spiritual leadership of Chairperson Elaine Chao of WBTI," said Lorraine Hunt, former Lt. Governor of Nevada and now Commissioner of Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT).

The 2007 Nevada Governor's Conference on Tourism will be an annual significant event for the interest of many people, businesses, and countries. It will be held on December 12-14 this year in Las Vegas. In the 'Welcome and Introduction' of General Assembly, we shall have Jim Gibbons, Governor, and Brian K. Krolicki, Lieutenant Governor, State of Nevada for the 'Opening Remarks'. The 'Introduction' will be delivered by the Commissioner of NCOT Lorraine T. Hunt-Bono. The topic of the Assembly will be on "Growth: Challenges and Opportunities". WBTI has assisted to publicize the conference for many years. Governor Jim Gibbons of Nevada is now Chairman of the Advisory Board of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) [華盛頓工商技术研究院].

"With Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki as our Chairman of the Advisory Board of ICBC, WBTI will be more empowered to assist the economic development and tourism of Nevada," said Nevada Assemblywoman Valerie Weber who is one of the Advisors of the Board. The sky is beautiful in this silver state.*15 Nevada is the spring fountain of world business in entertainment, gaming, convention, and tourism!

"We now have a unique opportunity and challenge--to take the nearly 143 years of growth and progress that has created the Nevada of today, and set a course for the future. All of us must share a common vision of one Nevada ?which can only become a reality if we agree upon what promises that vision entails," wrote Nevada Governor James A. Gibbons.*16

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*23. 唐家興. '澳門旅遊市場發燒 賭場酒店、年度精彩盛事輪番登場添魅力,' "A search of 'touring news in Chinese on Yahoo!news.tw from the 旅遊經編輯部 of Travelrich.com.tw (旅遊經)' by the leading search engines on Internet," (October 9, 2007), Sunnyvale, California: Yahoo.com.
*1. Allen, Francis. 'The inviation sounds good to me,' "An e-mail from Nevada Assemblywoman Francis Allen to President Dr. Tony Lei of WBTI," (August 31, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: Desk of Nevada Assemblywoman Francis Allen.
*2. Nevada Legislature. 'Biography of Francis O. Allen,' "A profile of Nevada Assembly - the people's Branch of Government," (September 3, 2007), Carson City, Nevada: Nevada Assembly's website.
*2'. Allen, Francis. 'Thank you both,' "An e-mail to WBTI by Assemblywoman Francis Allen," (September 6, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: Desk of Nevada Assemblywoman Francis Allen.
*3. Mann, Stuart. 'Nevada of U. S. A., International Cities Business Council, and Taiwan Gaming & Entertainment Summit 2007! ---美國內華達州, 國際城市企業協進會, 與第一屆台灣博奕娛樂觀光產業論壇! By Mark Denton, Jessie Walsh, Valerie Weber, and Tiffany Chang,' "a search of 'Dean Dr. Stuart Mann of UNLV' on the Communitylink of Reviewjournal.com," (September 3, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: LVRJ.
*4. Walsh, Jessie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'To our community and society with love -- the faith of PAI,' "Nevada Examiner," (September 28, 2001), Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Examiner.
*5. Ibid.
*6. Denton, Mark; Walsh, Jessie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Our mutual cooperation and development between the officials and people will bring us a peaceful, happy, and healthy community,' "Newsbrief of WBTI," (February 7, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*7. Blanchard, Ken. (2000). "Winning Ways". New York, N. Y.: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
*8. Douglas, Michael; Walsh, Jessie; and PAI of WBTI. 'Dr. Tony T. Lei enriches the lives of many in our community of Clark County and Nevada,' "A search of 'Business - WBTI' on the Aol.com," (August 18, 2006), U. S. A.: Aol.com.
*9. Douglas, Michael L.; Denton, Mark R.; Vega, Valoria J.; Gronauer, Robert A.; Moss, Cheryl B.; and Chang, Chang. 'President Dr. Tony Lei appoints Chris Giunchigliani Assistant Fellow and Chairperson of Community Service Council of Clark County of WBTI,' "A search of 'President Dr. Tony Lei appoints Chris Giunchigliani Assistant Fellow and Chairperson ...' on the leading search engines," (July 17, 2007), Sunnyvale, California: Yahoo.com.
*10. Chang, Tiffany. 'A theme of the event and dinner party to pay a special tribute to the Supreme Court Justice Nancy Becker
---Growing Value of the Fellowship of Public Administration Institution of WBTI,' "A search of 'Nancy Becker, Chief Justice of Nevada Supreme Court' on the Google.cn," (August 21, 2006), Mountain View, California: Google.cn.
*11. Denton, Mark; Walsh, Jessie; Weber, Valerie; Chang, Tiffany. 'Taiwan Gaming & Entertainment Summit 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada, and International Cities Business Council!
第一屆台灣博奕娛樂觀光產業論壇, 美國拉斯維加斯, 內華達州, 與國際城市企業協進會!' "An article on the section of 'Social & Community' at WBTI website," (September 3, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: Communitylink of Reviewjournal.com.
*22. 谢志岳. '亚洲各国竞相发展博弈产业 商机多收益高,' "A search of '首届台湾博弈娱乐论坛' on the Google.cn," (August 30, 2007), Taipei, Taiwan: Cdnews.com.tw.
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*18. 馮鳴台 (Mindy Goa). '利多連連 賭城不愁沒工作,' "A report by World Journal 記者馮鳴台在拉斯維加斯報導," (August 28, 2007), Los Angeles, California: Worldjournal.com.
*17. 工商時報. '博弈教父開講 大老闆擠破頭' by 姚舜,' "A search of the economic and finacial news from www.chinatimes.com on the Internet," (August 28, 2007), Taipei, Taiwan: China Times.
*1. CI of WBTI. 'U. S. Senate Majority Leader Honorable Harry Reid and interesting facts about Nevada, U. S. A.,' "An article in the section of 'Harry Reid, U. S. Senator' on the WBTI's website," (April 30, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: Communitylink of Reviewjournal.com.
*2. Walton, Beth. 'Magazine puts Las Vegas first ---Outdoor activities make city top adventure town,' "News on Reviewjournal.com," (August 27, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: LVRJ.
*2'. Ibid.
*3. Nevada Commission on Economic Development. 'Mark your Calendar to Participate September 28--Nevada Business & Tech Expo 2007,' "A profile of NCED of Nevada," (August 28, 2007), Carson City, Nevada: NCED.
*4. 姚舜. '拉斯維加斯吸金 沙漠變金鑽 賭不是唯一利器,' "A report on Las Vegas and development by 工商時報," (August 28, 2007), Taipei, Taiwan: Money.chinatimes.com.
*5. 陳美玲. '博弈教父STAURT:台灣博弈產業須單點、差異化創造體驗,' "A financial and economic report of ?亨網 by 記者陳美玲," (August 28, 2007), Taipei, Taiwan: ?亨網 (from Forum.news.yam.com).
*6. Douglas, Michael; Walsh, Jessie; Weber, Valerie; and Chang, Tiffany. 'International Cities Business Council (國際城市企業協進會) for tourism and economic development,' "A search of Nevada Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki, Chief Justice of Nevada Supreme Court Bill Maupin, Governor James A. Gibbons of Nevada, and U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao on the leading search engines," (August 17, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*7. Chen, Charlyne. 'Taiwan Gaming & Entertainment Summit 2007,' "An e-mail from Miss Charlyne Chen to WBTI (華盛頓工商技术研究院)," (August 16, 2007), Taipei, Taiwan: Representative Office in Taiwan for Nevada Commission on Economic Development.
*8. Ibid.
*9. Douglas, Michael; Weber, Valerie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Brilliant, Yahoo answers our people, community, and world!' "A search of 'Business wbti' on the Ask.com," (August 18, 2007), U. S. A.: Ask.com.
*10. Ibid.
*11. 沈子涵. '第一屆台灣博奕娛樂觀光產業論壇 他山之石,' "A profile of the website newspaper of Central Daily News," (August 21, 2007), Taipei, Taiwan: Cdnews.com.tw.
*12. 星島環球網. "台灣學拉斯維加斯建娛樂之都 博彩基金流入," (August 22, 2007), Singapore: Singtaonet.com.
*13. 陳蓉. '台灣博弈娛樂觀光產業論壇 27日登場,' "A report by 中央社記者陳蓉 to 中央社,"
(August 22, 2007), U. S. A.: Sina.com.
*14. 姚舜. "博彩基金進軍台灣," (August 22, 2007), Taipei, Taiwan: Chinatimes.com.
*15. Bill Maupin, Mark Denton, Michael Douglas, Steward Bell, Valorie Vega, John Ponticello, Cheryl Moss, Robert "Bobby G" Gronauer, and Tiffany Chang. 'U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, and Clark County Commission Chairman Rory Reid invite our friends to attend a Champagne Reception honoring Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto,' "A search of 'Welcome! U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, ...' on the AOL.com," (August 21, 2007), U. S. A.: AOL.com.
*16. Gibbons, James A. 'Governor Jim Gibbons?Inaugural Address January 2, 2007 on WBTI's website,' "A search of 'By James A. Gibbons wbti' on the leading search engines," (July 17, 2007), Sunnyvale, California: Yahoo.com.

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*q10. Ibid.
*q11. Reid, Rory; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Summer 2003 Symposium of WBTI is remarkable,' "A search 'Chairperson Elaine Chao' on the Yahoo.cn," (November 10, 2006), U. S. A.: Yahoo.cn.
*q12. Douglas, Michael; Weber, Valerie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Brilliant, Google answers our people, community, and world!' "A search of 'Elaine Chao, U. S. Secretary of Labor' on the Google.com," (November 12, 2006), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*q13. Ponticello, John. "Commenmorative Journal of PDCLA," (April 8, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Paradise Demoratic Club of Las Vegas.
*q14. Ibid.
*q15. Bill Maupin, Mark Denton, Michael Douglas, Steward Bell, Valorie Vega, John Ponticello, Cheryl Moss, Robert "Bobby G" Gronauer, and Tiffany Chang, "President John Ponticello of PDCLV and President Dr. Tony Lei of WBTI: U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, and Clark County Commission Chairman Rory Reid are Co-chairs of a Champagne Reception and Event Party honoring Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto,' "A search of 'Shelley Berkley, U. S. Congresswoman' by the leading search engines on Internet," (June 24, 2007), Sunnyvale, California: Yahoo.com.

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An e-mail from Nevada State Senator Bob Beers to WBTI
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Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti Advisory Board: Governor Jim Gibbons, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives 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; Dr. John Z. Wang, Acting Director of Asian Marketing Institution. U. S. District Court Judge Brain Sandoval, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen, Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC). District Attorney David Roger and former Clark County Sheriff Bill Young, Chairmen of CCDAPCC. *It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service aspects of our organiza-tion in an honorary or adjunct capacity. WBTI's e-mail address: tojulei@yahoo.com
Innovation! Leading search engines on Internet brilliantly help inspire to increase the visibility and popularity of some important individuals, projects, and articles on tourism and business between the Asian countries and Nevada
President Dr. Tony Lei appointed Barbara Buckley Associate Professor of administrative strategies of Washington Business and Technology Institute
By Valorie Vega, Mark Denton, Valerie Weber, Cheryl Moss, and Tiffany Chang

(Immedeate news!) [[[ Washington Business and Technology Institute - Business ...
I hope you'll join her, me, and your fellow Hillary supporters at the rally! By Kate Marshall. Dear judy, Hillary will be in Las Vegas for a rally on Sunday, October 21 at the Springs ...
communitylink.reviewjournal.com/servlet/lvrj_ProcServ/dbpage=page&GID=01101010550976144152... ?10/19/2007 ?Cached page ]]] The article in the box was published by WBTI two days ago on October 17, 2007. The above result is just received at 5:21 p.m. today on October 20, 2007. The article was written by Nevada State Treasurer Kate Marshall. (There are two more examples at the next 8th paragraph.) Brilliant, the leading search engines on Internet!

Innovation is practical for a real need. It is not a random process. "When it works, it works because someone has identified a real need, and found a way to bring new ideas or new technologies to bear on that need," said Lewis W. Lehr. An innovator's life is governed by "to create" lists. She or he is incessantly pursuing new possibilities and refinning existing ones.

"Business has only two functions," wrote the late Professor Peter Drucker, "marketing and innovation."

"One of my interests since I've been in this position on March 27, 2004 is to encourage the mutual cooperation and development of tourism and business between Nevada and the Ansian Countries," said Associate Professor Barbara E. Buckley of the Graduate School of Business and Administration (GSBPA) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).

Supported by the Advisory Board and faculty members of WBTI since then with wisdom of cooperation and publicity through articles, its missions helped her win the election as Speaker of the Nevada Assembly in last November.

Our coming work performance to some significant projects will be feature articles for the visibility and popularity of some international cities through the leading search engines on Internet: (1) Beijing, (2) Soel, (3) Taipei, (4) Macau, (5) Bangkok, and (6) Clark County ("Las Vegas"). Tourism and business are our best priorities for the International Cities Business Council (ICBC) of WBTI, nothing much about politics. The late Dr. Peter F. Drucker inspired us that, "Innovation is very important. No good business can survive without successful innovation during a period of time!" Nevada is the fountain of hospitality and touring business. Macau is a recent practice with Nevada to have great prosperity in tourism and economic development. Now, Nevada Assemblywoman Francis Allen is a Regional Marketing Administrator of Korea of the AMI and Advisor of the ICBC of WBTI. For innovation and breakthrough in the field of business, the wise men may have a bright and beautiful sky!

To encourage tourism and business is a world-wide value for every country in this world, not just for Nevada! Volunteerly on a non-profit and non-partisan basis, we are pleased to assist the promotion of this endeavor. We love heartily the world that we are living with!

Innovation is one of the most important traits for the prosperity of American business. The time has come for our Pan Pacific and Asian countries to emphasize and catch it as soon as possible!

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I assure you that I will continue working to protect Nevada! By Harry M. Reid*1. Friends, Our country is facing a foreclosure crisis and Nevada is being hit especially hard.
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... Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons and B&I director mendy elliott announce appointment OF OMBUDSMAN of consumer affairs for minotiries ... NV). 'Governor Gibbons and B&I director mendy elliott announce appointment OF OMBUDSMAN of consumer affairs for minotiries,' "An e-mail from Office of the Nevada ...
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The following are just a few examples of the results that we have received from a search for "The traits of vision and innovation inspired by WBTI help lift up the visiability of the importance of tourism and business among Nevada, California, and Asian Countries by the leading search engines on Internet.", 'With Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki as our Chairman of the Advisory Board of ICBC, WBTI will be more empowered to assist the economic development and tourism of Nevada," said Nevada ... ', etc. on the Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL, Search, Ask, Altavista, WebCrawler, Infoseek, Lycos, and among others beginning at 0:21 p.m. in the afternoon on October 14, 2007. They are shown in the most top of results by the leading search engines on Internet:

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[[[Barbara Buckley, a 46-year-old lawyer and veteran Democratic legislator from Las Vegas, was unanimously elected speaker of the Assembly on Wednesday night, becoming the first woman to hold the post.
Buckley has been an assemblywoman since 1995 and majority leader since 2001.
As speaker, Buckley will set the agenda for her party and decide who leads and sits on Assembly committees. She said she will announce those appointments in about 10 days.]]]*1

The Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) was established early in 2003. Drs. E. Lee Bernick and Keong Leong were appointed as Deans of the School by WBTI on March 11, 2003. "The mission of this School will emphasize the humanitarian orientation of public administration adn social responsibility of business management . Throuugh academic entrepreneurship, we may expect the endeavor of this school for the community service based on humane spirit, led by Chairperson Elaine Chao of WBTI," said Dr. Dina Titus, Professor of Administrative Strategies of the GSBPA at WBTI. Dina is a Senator and the Minority Leader of Nevada Senate. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Political Science at UNLV.*2

In meeting with the large and growing population of public employees in the states of Asia and Nevada, Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) will open its training programs for the increasing graduate study and research needs of professional public administrators. To emphasize the balance of the practicality and theoraticality of the programs, the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of WBTI has supported by many high-ranking officials of Nevada in offering their times, experiences, and knowledge to teach at an honorary or adjunct capacity.*3

"Through the recommendation by our faculty members including District Judges Valorie Vega, Mark Denton, Family Court District Judge Cheryl Moss, and President of Paradise Democratic Club of Las Vegas John Ponticello; Ms. Barbara Buckley has been appointed Adjunct Associate Professor of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) on March 27, 2004," announced Dr. John Wang, Spokesman of WBTI, on Monday March 29, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Barbara E. Buckley was born in November 23, 1960; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received her B. A. with honors from University of Nevada, Las Vega. Her education has enhanced with University of Arizona, J.D., Summa Cum Laude.*4

Barbara's Legislative Service include: Nevada Assembly, 1995-2003 -- two special and five regular sessions; Majority Floor Leader, 2001; Assistant Majority Floor Leader, 1997-1999. She is now the Majority Leader of Nevada Assembly.

Her affiliations are: Executive Director, Clark County Legal Services, 1996-present; 2001-present, Assisted Living Advisory Committee; Founder, Southern Nevada Affordable Housing Committee; Founding First President, CLASS Publication.

Barbara has the following personal and professional achievements: Access to Justice Public Lawyer of the Year Award, State Bar of Nevada, 2000; Nicholas J. Horn Award, Nevada State Medical Association, 1999; Recognition Award, Southern Nevada Center for Independent Living, 1999; Outstanding Contribution in Shaping Health Care Policy, 1999; Nevada Nurses' Association; Positive Approaches Award, 1999; Legislator of the Year Award, Nevada Association of Social Workers, 1998; Consumer Advocate of the Year Award, Nevada Trial Lawyers Association, 1998; Brocho de Oro Award, Hispanics in Politics, 1998; Legislator of the Year Award, Nevada Medical Political Action Committee, 1997; Special Achievement Award, American Association for Retired Persons, 1997; Women of Achievement Finalist, Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, 1994 and 1996; Legislator of the Year Award, Nevada Judges Association, 1996; Southern Nevada Women's Political Caucus Award, 1994; Outstanding Female Law Graduate, University of Arizona Law School, 1989.*5

Barbara Buckley is a Democrat. She is at the District No. 8 of Clark County Assembly. Barbara is an Attorney at Law.

Her Hobbies/Special Interests include Hiking, reading, and traveling.

"Dear friends: It gives me great pleasure to welcome each and every one of you to our 'Outstanding Democrat of the Year' award ceremony tonight," wrote John Ponticello, President of the Paradise Democratic Club of Las Vegas on its Commenmorative Journal. The Journal was published by the Club on April 8, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This year's event was held on Thursday April 8, 2004, 7 to 9 PM at Bally's hotel Skyview room on its 26th floor in Las Vegas.

Barbara has been elected as the "Oustanding Democrat of the year 2003." We are pleased to post the message of the coming event and champagne reception party for Barbara by the Paradise Demcratic Club for Nevada:

"We are proud to serve as co-chairs for the Paradise Democratic Club's "Outstanding Democrat of the Year" 2003 Champagne Reception honoring our dear friend Assembly Leader Barbara Buckley.*6

As a lasting tribute to Barbara, we will produce a commemorative journal.

We are anxious to make this event special for Barbara, because of her beliefs in the ideals and principals of the Democratic Party and because she has always been there for us."

To invite all their friends sincerely, the above letter was written by Harry Reid, U. S. Senator; Shelley Berkley, U. S. Congresswoman; Oscar B. Goodman, Las Vegas Mayor; Dina Titus, State Senate Majority leader; and "Mr. Speaker" Richard Perkins, Speaker, Nevada Assembly.*7

PARADISE DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF LAS VEGAS
"OUTSTANDING DEMOCRAT OF THE YEAR RECEPTION"
HONORING The Majority Leader of the Nevada Assembly Barbara Buckley as "THE OUT STANDING DEMOCRAT OF THE YEAR" 2003 and
Debbie Trudell, Joe Bifano and Lois and Bert Mack as "Grass Roots Democrats of the Year" 2003. With a Special Recognition Award to Justin Gilbert*8

The following is a part of the article written, for Senator Harry Reid's being awarded "Outstanding Democrat of the Decade," by Tiffany Chang.*9

On October 22, 2000, U. S. Senator Harry Reid received the "Outstanding Democrat of the Decade" 1990's Award from the Paradise Democratic Club of Las Vegas (PDCLV) at the Skyview Room of the Bally's Casino and Hotel, Las Vegas. In the Program, the National Anthem was sung by Rose McKinny James. The Event was chaired by the President of PDCLV, John Ponticello. He introduced participants of all the elected officers, leaders of unions, persons campaigned for public service, among others. The Keynote Speaker was Senator Harry Reid. Special Speakers were U. S. Senator Richard Bryan, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, and U. S. Senate Candidate Ed Bernstein. Comments were offered by Rory Reid, Nevada State Democratic Party Chairman, and Danny Thompson, Secretary/Treasurer of Nevada State AFL-CIO. Remarks were deliverred by past Honorees (who were in attendance): Charlie Waterman, 1980's; A.G. Frankie Sue Del Papa, 1990 (with a letter); Hon James H. Bilbray, M.C. Ret., 1991 (with response); U. S. Senator Richard Bryan, 1992; U.S. Senator Harry Reid, 1993; D.A. Stewart Bell, 1994 (with response); Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, 1995; County Commissioner Yvonne Akinson Gates, 1996; Senator Dina Titus (with response), 1997; Jan Laverty Jones, 1998 (with response); Mayor Oscar Goodman, 1999 (with a letter).

The heightlight of the Event was the presentation of the Outstanding Democrat of the Decade Award to U.S. Senator Harry Reid by the President of PDCLV, John Ponticello. U. S. Senator Reid graduated from Utah State University in 1961. He received Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University. On April 10, 1998, he was honored as Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Advisory Board of Washington Business and Technology Institute.*10

This School, the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of WBTI, is proud to have Harry's acceptance as its Professor of Administrative Strategies on May 31, 2003 at the Tea Party by many and most of the community and association leaders of the Asian American Community of Nevada (most of them in Las Vegas).*11

"Asian Pacific American have made profound contributions to American life, including the arts, economy, education, science, technology, politics, and sport. This community was here to help build trascontinental railroad, to serve in the Civil War, and to develop the latest Internet technology. I'm pleased to assure all you leaders of the community here today that I'll continue working to preserve and advance the heritage and value of Asian Americans. I'll put my effort to reach out and address issues of importance to the Asian American community, including the economy, education, safety, racial profiling, and hate crime, and immigration, among others. I'd like also to show my appreciation of all your accomplishments and contributions to the American way of life and your oustanding participation in the political, business , and educational processes. It's my pleasure to accept the honor as Professor of Administrative Strategies of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration of Washington Business and Technology Institute," said Harry Reid, U. S. Senator and Assistant Democratic Leader (now Democratic Leader) of the Senate at Asian American Leaders Tea with United States Senator Harry Reid on May 31, 2003 at Korean Garden B. B. Q. House in Las Vegas.*12

With many business executives, career professionals, elected officials, high-ranking officers, community and organizational leaders, among others crowded as enthusiastic participants in the 26th floor of the Bally's Hall--Skyview Room, the event and party were highlighted by John Ponticello's presenting the awards to Barbara Buckley among others.

The co-sponsors included Sierra Health Services Inc.; Poggemeyer Design Group; Shelley Berkley; Sprint; Internatioal Game Technology; Nevada Power; Barbara Buckley; Southwest Gas Corp.; Culinary Workers Union; Mandalay Bay Resorts; Station Casino; Caesars Entertainment; Police Protective Association; Frank Nemec & Jennifer Togliatti; Carpenters Union; Washington Business and Technology Institute, Dr. Tony Lei, President; among others.*13

A speciality of the Program was the complimentary -- Photo taking with Barbara Buckley during cocktail hour 7-7:30.*14 The Chinese publicity for the Event and Party was featured by the presence and presentation from Raymond Lam of "Next Weekly", Helen Hsueh of "Las Vegas Chinese Daily News", and Mindy Gao of "World Journal (Chinese Daily News)". Dr. Tony Lei extended his appreciation for WBTI to Attorney Benson Lee, Esq. for the lawyer's generosity in buying one table for ten guests of our Chinese participants the third time of this annually big event and party.

In receiving the certificate of appointment as an Associate Professor of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration of Washington Business and Technology Institute from Dr. Tony T. Lei, Ms. Barbara Buckley took pictures happily with the American and Chinese Communities and professionals by the mutiple media and professional photographers.

It is a pleasure of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) to honor and recognize those outstanding individuals and projects which enrich the lives of many in our communities all over the world.*15

The following article is valuable to be a reference for the related view of points about the above feature article. It is our pleasure ot post the following one through the courtesy of WBTI's website:

[[[ Nevada's vision on Macau
Imagination may help bring us with creativity, happiness, and prosperity!
By Jennifer Kung

To develop immaginative power,
we must specialize in our own fields
but be alert to new ideas from any source
and continually seize and set down our
inspirational flashes
when they come to us.

---Carl Holmes*1

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***** "Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity (dare) of the imagination." ---John Dewey (*From 'The Quest For Certainty'.)

Imagination is important for an individual and institution. It is the ability to perceive opportunity. Imagination may produce creativity. Creativity contributes profit and prosperity for an institution. Where imagination and innovation are encouraged, it floirish. Innovation is doing something different. Innovation comes from people and it requires insight.

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

*** The most interesting people are the people with the most interesting pictures in their minds. ---Earl Nightingale
*** Imagination is more important than knowledge. ---Albert einstein
*** The human race is governed by its imagination. ---Napoleon
*** Inspiration and imagination go hand in hand. ---Annonymous
*** Every vital organization owes its birth and life to an exciting and daring idea. ---James B. Conant

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

What is serendipity? It is discovering something totally unrelated to the problem you are trying to solve. Call it an accident, dumb luck, or fate--serendipity has given our world great products, new hope, and better ways of doing things.
Foe example, Columbus discovered America while searching for a route to India. It is said that the American Indians, finding no water for cooking, tapped a maple tree and made the first maple wyrup as the sap boiled down. Pioneers, traveling westward, stopped for water and found gold nuggets in a stream. These are all examples of serendipity.
However, the classic example of serendipity must go to George Ballas. As George Ballas drove his car through a car wash, ... Why not use a nylon cord, whirling at high speed to trim the grass and weeds around trees and the house? Bingo! the Weedeater was born!
... Finally, in 1971, Ballas invested his own money in the first thirty- pound Weedeaster. ...
Before long, Weedeater, Inc., grew into a multimillion-dollar international corporation. Yes, one idea can be worth a fortune. Weedeater, Inc., was born from a simple idea in a car wash. *2

Do you believe Chairman of Apple Computer John Scully said that, "Innovation has never come through bureaucracy and hierarchy. It's always come from individuals"?

"Adelson said Cotai and Macau will combine to make the Chinese region the Las Vegas of the Far East," posted the LVRJ on May 28, 2006. The report was entitled "The Development of Cotai Strip Helps Complete a Personal Vision for 72-year-old Sheldon Adelson - Creating a Second Las Vegas ---Up to 3 billion People Live a Short Distance from Macau" by Howard Stutz, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.*3

"More images Macau took a giant step toward becoming the Las Vegas of Asia with yesterday's opening of the world's biggest casino. The $2.4 billion Venetian Macao Resort Hotel is the centerpiece of a $12 billion 'integrated resort' development - the first Las Vegas-style megacasino on a sliver land called the Cotai Strip,"
posted the 'Business & Money' on August 29, 2007. It was reported by Suzette Parmley,
Inquirer Staff Writer.*4

"Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which is everything in the world," said Blaise Pascal.*5

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References

*1. Ekeren, Glenn Van. "Speaker's Source Book II," (1994), Paramus, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Press.
*2. Ekeren, Glenn Van. "The Speaker's Source Book," (1988), Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
*3. Stutz, Howard. 'The Development of Cotai Strip Helps Complete a Personal Vision ...,' "A special report on Sheldon Adelson's 'Creating a Second Las Vegas'," (May 28, 2006), Las Vegas, Nevada: LVRJ.
*4. Parmley, Suzette. 'A profile of Business & Money,' "A search of the vision, Nevada, nd Macau on the internet," (September 21, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*5. Ekeren. Ibid. ]]]

As a reference to the above two articles, it is our pleasure to post the following one through the courtesy of WBTI's website:

<<< Assemblywoman Francis Allen was appointed by President Dr. Tony Lei as a Regional Marketing Administrator of Korea of the AMI and Advisor of the ICBC of WBTI
By Michael L. Douglas, Mark R. Denton, Jessie E. Walsh, Dr. Archie H. Chang, Cheryl B. Moss, and Tiffany Chang

[[[ Good news! The Asia Gaming & Hospitality Institute was opened in Taipei on September 28, 2007. Dr. Stuart H. Mann, Dean of the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration of UNLV, introduced its programs of student entrances and certified courses on the news conference. "Businesses concerned in Taiwan have been highly inspired to be empowered by the system of gaming and hospitality from Nevada, U. S. A. to meet the rising manpower needs of this industry in Asian countries," pointed out Miss Charlyne Chen, International Trade Representative in Taiwan of the NCED of Nevada, and the Representative of UNLV in the Great China Area. ]]]

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<<< The most quick news about Macau! "近來,旅遊市場最熱門的城市首推澳門了!隨著全亞洲最大的賭場威尼斯人酒店於日前開幕,澳門隨即成為旅遊市場焦點,掀起旅遊熱潮!不僅如此,除了酒店吸引人外,九月起,澳門精彩的年度盛事也將輪番登場,第十九屆澳門國際煙花比賽匯演、中秋節放水燈活動、「世界旅遊日」抽獎活動等,都將讓來此旅遊更添樂趣!" reported 唐家興. The report entitled "澳門旅遊市場發燒 賭場酒店、年度精彩盛事輪番登場添魅力," which was written by him, has been posted by the 旅遊經編輯部 of Travelrich.com.tw (旅遊經) on October 9, 2007. >>> *23

***** "Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for having blazed the trail, but when I look at the subsequent developments I feel the credit is due to others rather than to myself." ---Alexander Graham Bell quotes (Scottish born American Inventor and Educator, best known for the invention of the telephone in 1876. 1847-1922)

"Through the recommendations of our faculty members, including Justice of Nevada Supreme Court Michael L. Douglas, District Judges Mark R. Denton and Jessie E. Walsh, former Assistant Vice-secretary of U. S. Department of Education Dr. Archie H. Chang, District Court Judge Cheryl B. Moss, Nevada Assemblywoman Francis Allen has been appointed Regional Marketing Administrator of Korea of the Asian Marketing Institution (AMI) and Advisor of the International Cities Business Council (ICBC) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) on August 31, 2007." The announcement was made by Dr. John Wang, Spokesman for WBTI, on September 4, 2007, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"Dear Dr. Lei, My trip to Korea was wonderful. I love Korea very much, it is a great place. The inviation sounds good to me. Please let me know what I need to do. Thank you," wrote Miss Francis Allen in an e-mail to WBTI from her desk of Nevada Assembly in Las Vegas, Nevada.*1 "At this era of the cooperation and development of Nevada's tourism and gaming with hopeful Asia for mutual business prosperity, it's my honor to be trusted and appointed by Dr. Tony Lei with these important and challenging responsibilities," said Nevada Assemblywoman Francis Allen happily at the time when she was informed by WBTI with the honoring.

By the Legislative Biography -- 73rd (2005) Session, FRANCIS O. ALLEN is a Republican Assemblywoman in District No. 4 of the Clark County Assembly, Nevada. She was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her education included Galena High School; University of Nevada, Reno, B.A. Miss Francis Allen's hobbies/special interests are reading, hiking, and fishing.*2

The Branch stated that, (1) Francis' Legislative Service: Nevada Assembly, 2004-2005梠ne special and one regular session. (2) Affiliations: University of Nevada, Reno, Alumni Association; Korean-American Women抯 Association of Las Vegas; National PTA; Board Member, Nevada Republican Network; Clark County Republican Party Central Committee; Member, National Rifle Association; Member, Nevada Senior Coalition.

"Dear Dr. Lei, Thank you both," wrote Nevada Assemblywoman Francis Allen.*2' "As the Regional Marketing Administrator of Korea of the AMI and an Advisor of the ICBC, I'll utilize my best efforts and wisdom to help promote membership, professionalism, and universality of WBTI with local Asian American positivities, improve Korean and Nevadan tourism and gaming relations, and enhance WBTI's missions for the benifits of Nevada and Asian countries."

Warren G. Bennis quotes that, "Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them." Francis is young and elegent. Her talent as a MC by wearing the colorful Korean clothes on the stage for a conference and dinner party in 2006 Las Vegas was an outstanding performance.

Under high-ranking officials' advice and with the efforts of its Chairperson Charlyne Chen and Vice Chairpersons Xiaosheng Huang $ Yin Yan, the Directors of the International Cities Business Council (ICBC) at the present time are: Honorable Han Zheng, Mayor of the City of Shanghai, China, Honorable Jim Gibson, Mayor of the City of Henderson, Nevada, Honorable Michael L. Montandon, Mayor of the City of North Las Vegas, Nevada, Dr. Stuart Mann, Dean of the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration, University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), Honorable Feng Wei Lai, former County Governor of Penghu, Taiwan, Honorable Changping Zhang, Mayor of Xiamen, China, and the Honorable Tommy Hu, CEO (Mayor) of Xiang Fan, Hubei, China, CEO of United Commercial Bank, notably among others. The success of initiating and implementing of the Entertaiment and Gaming Summit 2007 in Taipei on August 27, 2007 by Miss Charlyne Chen, UNLV, and Chinese Cultural University was remarkeble!

"Macau and Singapore had attracted international funds and applied international casino management systems to develop their gambling and entertainment. The four premier casino-hotels in Las Vegas have decided to invest some US$33 billion in Asia (Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand) to expand their gambling and entertainment operations in this part of the world." In the section of 'Business & Administration' on August 28, 2007, it noted that: The most quick news in Chinese from Taipei about Dean Dr. Stuart H. Mann of UNLV is in "Nevada of U. S. A., International Cities Business Council, and Taiwan Gaming & Entertainment Summit 2007!" at the section of 'International Cities Business Council' early in the morning on August 28, 2007.*3

In righteousness, the poeple who cares about community service by the time of her or his professionalsim will alway winning the support by the citizens here in Nevada. Most of the faculty members in the Public Administration Institution (PAI) have been the revelators of this special trait during their elections. Many of them won the highest votes at their judicial and political elections. In joining the Institute as a faculty member, she or he enjoys the rebounded and fruitful experience of academic research and community service. "This position (Fellow of the PAI of WBTI) will undoublely porvide me with avenues for exploring improvements in public services to which I am most dedicated," said District Judge Valorie Vega after the winning of election in 2000.*4

Dr. John Z. Wang is the Acting Director of AMI. Dr. Bill Thompson is more than happy to support John with faculty member resources from PAI. "As Director of Public Administration Institution (PAI), it's my privilege to share a leadership role with Dr. Tony Lei and to have wonderful cooperation of all the faculty since PAI's establishment. Innovative in integrating his expertise in institutional management and spiritual value in education, Dr. Tony Lei's wisdom and efforts towards community service and academic endeavor have been very valuable. We expect the forthcoming work performance of Pan Pacific and Asian American Forum (PPAAF) founded by this Institute to help improve the quality of life of the people and to contribute to the peosperity of this State," said Dr. William Thompson.*5 Bill is former Chairman and now Professor of the Department of Public Administration of UNLV.*6

"People worry about the huge amount of creativity that is wasted---lost forever---because talented people are prevented from giving their best by their lack of ability to influence others effectively," wrote Dr. Ken Blanchard in the 'Foreword' of the book entitled "Winning Ways," written by Dick Lyles.*6 "The business world has changed; organizations are getting flatter and more networked. Today, the key to success is one's ability to exercise peer leadership. The most successful individuals shine because of their ability to influence, empower, and energize others. In essence, they embody the principles and practices of Winning Ways." *7

In this 21st Century new era and society, we need economic growth and personal prosperity, but we need also to establish and promote creativity, fairness and justice, serve and love, educational knowledge, and spirit engineering. We wish that a pure fountain may prosper and enrich our splendid and silver country through: the power of public service that based on knowledge is the power of rightousness; the advancement of technology, entreprenueship, and innovation; and the spirit that knowledge calls, ultimately, for a life of service.*8

"Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) has endeavored to academic research, community service, and humane spirit since its establishment in January 8, 1996. Under the spiritual leaderhip of its Chairperson, U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, WBTI has encouraged, designed, and implemented many outstanding events and projects for the enrichment of the lives of Nevada's visitors and residents. Through its honors to distinguished individuals of the country, WBTI has helped promote a vision and practice for Nevada to be a better place for residence and business," said former Nevada Assemblywoman and now Clark County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani.*9

"It's our pleasure to invite a famous person of Assemblywoman Francis Allen's good caliber whose expertise, integrity, and nice personal traits will help bring this Institute wih a perspective of international cooperation and development," said President Dr. Tony Lei of Washington Business and Technology Institute on September 4, 2007. "Throughout her good career, she has accomplished a lot of legislative practices together with social services and has earned a fine reputation as one of the wheels for strenghtening the Asian American endeavors in Nevada." *10

The following is a reference of article to enrich the above announcement:*11

All, from the greast to humblest, must work
together in harmony and devotion. We can
make no advances with only solo work.
Unless the solooists and the members of the
chorus are ready to work together in
harmony, there can be no symphony.
---Jackson Wilcox

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***** Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours. ---Les Brown

Asia has been American businessmen's new heaven in the recent years. Nevada is the first one to open American door for tourism and gaming in Macau, Taipei, ... The following are some of the most recent stories:

" 亚洲各国近年来莫不摩拳擦掌准备开放博弈产业;学者廖肇弘表示,亚洲除了新加坡开放赌场经营外,预估日本也可能明年开放赌场业,在东京、琉球等各开放一家赌场,澳门未来也要增加九个赌场,泰国也打算结合SPA 及博弈推出新的度假村等,主要是产业商机很大,并可带动其他产业。," reported Reporter 谢志岳.*22

"首届台湾博弈娱乐观光产业论坛27日在台北举行。岛内外的许多博弈业者与会,看好博弈事业制造的观光商机。 据台湾东森新闻报道,岛内博弈概念股大厂泰伟和鈊象电子,都派代表出席。乡林董事长赖正镒、远雄董事长赵藤雄,也特地抽空与会。 拥有两座休闲饭店的台湾远雄董事长赵藤雄及涵碧楼的董事长赖正镒,对博奕这个领域,同样有很大的发展规划," reported the Chinanews.com.*21

"With the crash of a champagne bottle against a gondola, Macau's Venetian casino opened Tuesday, dwarfing anything in Las Vegas and big enough, its operators say, to shift the magnetic north of the gambling world to this small city in southern China. American billionaire Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, inaugurated the $2.4 billion Venetian Macau on Cotai. Casinos like the Wynn and Adelson's Sands have led this small city in southern China past the Strip as the world's most lucrative gambling center. Las Vegas Sands claims that The Venetian Macau -- twice the size of the Las Vegas original -- is the largest building in Asia and the second largest in the world. Adelson also plans to open more hotels under brands such as Four Seasons, Sheraton and St. Regis. In all, his Las Vegas Sands Corp., which also runs the Sands Macau on the Macau peninsula, plans to invest up to $12 billion and build 20,000 hotel rooms on the Cotai Strip by 2010," reported Sylvia Hui of the Associated Press.*20

"在燦爛的焰火和藝人張惠妹以及陶歌聲的配合下,全亞洲最大的賭場威尼斯人酒店今晚七點多在澳門正式開幕。耗資二十四億美元建築的賭場酒店一開門,就湧進數千名在門外等候多時的賭客。澳門賭王何鴻燊在開幕後不久也到場道賀。 澳門行政長官何厚鏵以及美國威尼斯人集團主席艾德森等人,在月全蝕的晚上,為這家全球第二最大建築物的賭場主持開幕儀式。 艾德森日前在一次專門為台灣媒體召開的記者會上說,這個星期他將派遣一個工作團到台灣考察,與當地相關業者商討合作事項。他非常重視台灣市場。 顯然是為了吸引更多台灣遊客,從下周開始,威尼斯人酒店仿照美國賭城作風,邀請台灣和香港歌星張信哲和李妏等人演出," reported 記者鄭漢良 in Macau on August 28, 2007.*19

{{{ [Quick news from Las Vegas!] "8月22日賭城大道上一日兩大驚喜,先是要建一座五億元的小巨蛋運動中心,接著是杜拜世界加注50億元給大道上米高梅─金殿的「城中城」計畫。 新挹注的資金,代表賭業將再聘請數萬名員工,賭城民眾不怕找不到工作;地產界也很高興,新工作機會代表許多房屋將被迅速消化,賭城房產早日脫離泥淖;從經濟角度來看,代表全球巨大資金看好賭城賭I前景,積極建設投資賭城。 阿拉伯聯合大公國近年在杜拜創造的成果有目共賭,典型以重金找到全世界最優秀人才共同發展出的面貌,現在這個集團,選擇拉斯維加斯,打造他們賭業的理想藍圖。 賭城最大的利多在於這些巨額投資,陸續在湧入,「美國杜拜城」新面貌,未來五年至十年會出現在拉斯維加斯。 賭業是當今非常賺錢的行業已成不 幨聦崳咕S加斯更是全球賭業競 幾畲髴饒觯少業帶動的相關行業與日俱增,世界級城市理想有望實現," reported World Journal 記者馮鳴台. Reporter Mindy Gao (馮鳴台) 在拉斯維加斯報導於8月28日Los Angeles的世界日報. }}}*18

(Quick news from Taipei!) The following is the most quick report in Chinese by Reporter 姚舜 from Taipei: "為 幦慳值破兆元的龐大博弈商機,昨(廿七)日由美國內華達州駐華辦事處主辦的首屆「台灣博弈娛樂觀光產業論壇」吸引了三百多人參加,除金門縣、雲林縣、澎湖縣、苗栗縣及台中市等有意 幦≡O立觀光賭場的地方縣市政府「組團」參加之外,與會成員更涵蓋觀光業、娛樂業、遊戲機台業、電子業、電信業、會計業、法律業等,顯見各行各業、產官學研,對博弈產業均抱有高度興趣,並希望藉取經學習,提早準備。 昨天的論壇,不少與會者都是衝著美國內華達州大學拉斯維加斯分校博弈暨酒店管理學院院長史都華.曼(Dr.Staurt Mann)的演講而來。內華達州大學拉斯維加斯分校博弈暨酒店管理學院是博弈產業學術殿堂,更是博弈人才搖籃,全球半數以上博弈專業經理人是該校畢業生。除學者身份外,史都華.曼也是MGM、Harras、Sands、與Wynn等四大跨國博弈集團的高級顧問,有「博弈教父」之稱,與會者希望藉「大師開講」的機會,為自己找到日後在博弈產業中的位置," reported 姚舜.*17

Some of the collection about Nevada by the Office of U. S. Senator Harry Reid in the Senate at Washington D. C. are charaterized by the following items:

* Nevada is the seventh largest state in size.
* The nation's largest silver deposit, the Comstock Lode, was found in Nevada in 1859.
* Nevada is the driest state in the nation with an average annual rainfall of seven inches.
* Nevada has the only complete skeleton of an Ichthyosaur, an extinct marine reptile measuring 55 feet.
* Nevada is the largest gold-producing state in the U.S. and third in the world behind South Africa and Australia.
* Gambling was reinstated in the State in 1931.
* Hoover Dam is the largest public works project ever undertaken in the U.S. and has a greater structural volume than the largest Egyptian pyramid.
* Nevada is the gambling and entertainment capital of the U.S.
* Las Vegas has more hotel rooms than any other place on earth.
* Nevada means "snowcapped" in Spanish.
* Nevada has more mountain ranges than any other state. *1

Former Governor Kenny Guinn of Nevada expressed 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. Kenny 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.

A magazine puts Las Vegas first on the outdoor activities thatmake city top adventure town. "National Geographic Adventure, in its September issue, names Las Vegas the nation's No. 1 adventure town in which to live and play. This year, a National Geographic Adventure editorial board wanted to find a city that was affordable and close to outdoor activities. Dan Koeppel said the editors picked Las Vegas for the cover story after a brainstorming session," reported Reporter Beth Walton early in the morning on August 27, 2007.*2

"The freelance travel and adventure writer has written about Las Vegas a lot in his career and said it is the one city he never gets bored covering. ... A visitor profile study by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Bureau showed that 48 percent of visitors from foreign countries in 2006 explored the area's recreational and scenic attractions, including Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, Mount Charleston and Red Rock Canyon." *2'

The Nevada Commissionon on Economic Development reminds us nicely that, "Mark your Calendar to Participate September 28--Nevada Business & Tech Expo 2007. There is still time to register for the Nevada Business & Tech Expo 2007. It is an opportunity to showcase your business and network with more than a 1,000 prospects. For more information, call the Northern Nevada Development Authority at (775) 883-4413 or visit www.nvbustechexpo.com." *3

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The Taiwan Gaming & Entertainment Summit 2007 was in good implementing, Chairperson Charlyne Chen (陳思庭) of International Cities Business Council (ICBC) [國際城市企業協進會] called Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) [華盛頓工商技术研究院] in the morning on August 25, 2007 from Taipei. "The registered attendants are amazing! We've them more than double in number of the original planning. We got to close the registration three days befoe the deadline now," Charlyne said excitedly. [*The original planning was about 100 people. On August 27 (Taipei time), the attendants were more than 300.]

On August 28, 2007 (Las Vegas time in the early morning on August 27), the money.chinatimes.com of 工商時報 had Reporter 姚舜 reported that, "博弈,不是拉斯維加斯金光閃閃的唯一利器。應美國內華達州駐華辦事處邀請來台參加博弈娛樂觀光產業論壇的「博弈教父」史都華.曼指出,發展觀光娛樂產業必須有整體規劃概念,並找出區隔差異,才能立於市場不敗,史都華.曼並強調,拉斯維加斯從沙漠變成金鑽,憑藉的不只是博弈,美食、會議、高 柗颉⒄褂[、運動競技等各項目創造出完整的「體驗經濟」系統,才是拉斯維加斯每年吸引遊客前往的主因。" *4

"「博弈教父」DR. STAURT MANN今 (27)日來台演講, DR. STAURT MANN表示,台灣如果要經 I博弈產業以單一地點或是城市較好,並且要能創造「體驗」給觀光客,需輔以完善的交通基礎建設規劃。DR. STAURT MANN 強調,台灣碛胸S富的觀光資源,不一定要從事博弈產業才能帶來觀光客," reported 陳美玲, who is a Reporter of ?嗑W. *5

The planning and implementing of Taiwan Gaming & Entertainment Summit 2007 were contributing to the cooperation and development on tourism of Nevada and Taiwan. It had responded to the ideal that, "Our missions open doors for Nevada's No. 1 industry with influential Asian businesses and officials and give us an opportunity to 'sell' our attractions and draw more visitors from Asia to our state" by Nevada抯 Lieutenant Governor Brian K. Krolicki. In the silver state, Brian is Chairman of the Commission on Economic Development (NCED) and Chairman of the Commission on Tourism (NCOT). He is also Honorary Chairman of the Advisory Board of International Cities Business Council (ICBC) [華盛頓工商技术研究院].*6

According to the news from Taipei, the Summit would be held by Representative Office in Taiwan of Nevada Commission on Economic Development, NCED, Chinese Cultural University, and Asia Management Research Center on August 27, 2007 in Taipei.

"The Asia recent economic prosperity and Industry paradigm shift makes each countries speed up tourism development and promotion, even open the policy of Gaming as the leading wagon to attract more tourists. UNLV is the worldwide No 1 university in Hotel, Gaming, beverage, Exhibition. I was invited by Nevada State office on economics development to Taiwan. Hopefully, I can share our specialties and successful experience and contribute to Taiwan's current planning on doubles up tourism policy," said Dr. Stuart H. Mann, Dean of UNLV College of Hotel Administration.*7

As to the question on what is the Key success Factors to well developing the gaming & entertainment industry, Dr. Mann pointed out that, "I would suggest as following categories: Funding -- Since the Investment amount is huge, you need visionary investors who knows this market. As a matter of fact, there are over 33 Billions US$ international Gaming funding from Las Vegas top 4 gaming groups and Europe, Arabic, 璭tc. invested in Asia. They show highly interest in Taiwan's market. Know How -- UNLV is the world no 1 experienced and knowledgeable on Casino Management. It is us who created the miracle of Las Vegas, other categories such as Gaming, Master-planned development of integrated resort Casio, exhibition & Conference, Government Tax.. each represents an important factor and specialties which is very important directly contribute to business success. I am very happy that now we cooperate with Chinese Cultural University to provide the courses and certificate to incubating knowledge people to catch up Asia coming tide. Proven track record -- Nevada-Based Company help establishing Asia recent resort & Gaming market booming like Singapore, Macau, Xuhai ..etc. The ongoing project are Dubai, Japan (Okinawa). Authority Content -- The lottery program been successful in Taiwan, there will be Sports lottery coming in next year. It is much more complicated and exciting gaming, but you need well established and authority Sports books professionals system on sports bet, NBA、NFL、Horses, tennis, etc. Technology for future -- New Technology gadget make our daily life much more easier and fun, Multi-channel, Multi platform technology, turn-key B2B, cooperate with 3rd parties include: Mobile operators, on-line gaming operators, Casio loyalty services. I will describe much more detailed in the coming TGES 2007 which will be held in 27/aug/2007 Monday. I will be very happy to meet you in that conference. Thank you." *8

Dr. Stuart H. Mann delivered a keynote speech to the Gaming & Entertainment Summit 2007 in Taipei. He is one of the Directors of ICBC.

"The Nevada Commission on Tourism believes it is vital to establish a presence in Taiwan in order to represent our tourism destinations to this emerging world travel market. Taiwan's capital, Taipei, has a working population of four million, with a youthful, technologically oriented work force. There is tremendous potential for building tourism among this sector," said Lorraine Hunt, former Lt. Governor of Nevada.*9

"we are seeking new horizons for the economy of Nevada. Building mutally beneficial relationships with Taiwan, and other foreign countries, will create the demand for direct, regularly scheduled flights. Our work will help Nevada establish contacts for lucrative business and convention visitors from around the world that will form the foundation for a new pillar in the Nevada economy." *10

The International Cities Business Council (ICBC) [國際城市企業協進會] of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) [華盛頓工商技术研究院] strives to build a bridge among important cities nationally and internationally. ICBC has set its main goal on "Mutual cooperation and development of business, trade, and tourism among international cities."

Lorraine Hunt has been Honorary Chairperson of ICBC [國際城市企業協進會] since 1998. To win over her experience and caliber on tourism, she has also been invited by Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki as a Commissioner of NCOT soon after he took office early this year.

"It's really a challenge to me! Lots of my job are related to have a function on the basis of international perspective. Through this professional and practical venue, I'll put all my effort and talent to implement the missions for the promotion of the economic and trade cooperation and development among cities of Nevada, China, Taiwan, Macau, and other Pacific & Asian countries," said Miss Charlyne Chen (陳思庭), Chairperson of the ICBC (國際城市企業協進會) of WBTI (華盛頓工商技术研究院). Accomplishment is proved to be a journey with united and harmonious efforts. The ingenuity and ability from its Vice Presidents Attorney Xiaosheng Huang and Miss Yin Yan are important. Charlyne is also the Trade Representative in Taiwan of Nevada Commission on Economic Development.

The following are a few of the many news reports in Chinese about the coming 'Gaming & Entertainment Summit 2007' in Taipei:

 "本次論壇活動由美國內華達州駐華辦事處、中國文化大學推廣教育部、亞洲管理經典研究中心共同主辦,會中將邀請世界頂級的博弈產業學術聖殿----美國內華達州大學拉斯維加斯分校博奕暨酒店管理院長Dr. Staurt Mann博士,暢談為拉斯維加斯、澳門、新加坡等國際觀光博弈事業的實務規劃經驗與國際發展趨勢。此外也將邀請國內相關的產官學專家,共同研討台灣博弈娛樂事業的未來發展與提升競 幜χ?" edited 沈子涵 of the website newspaper of Central Daily News.*11

On the Sina.com, Reporter 陳蓉 reported that, "第一屆台灣博弈娛樂觀光產業論壇將於二十七日在行政院公務人力發展中心舉行。" *12

"美國內華達州駐華辦事處代表陳思庭22日指出, 內華達州駐華辦事處將安排MGM、Harras、Sands、與Wynn等四大跨國博弈集團的專業經理人來臺,提供拉斯韋加斯獨到的賭場經 I技術,帶動台灣博弈產業的商機。據《工商時蟆穲蟮溃愃纪ブ赋?...," reported 星島環球網 on August 22, 2007.*13

"美國內華達州駐華辦事處代表陳思庭昨日指出...," reported 姚舜 on the Chinatimes.com.*14

"As the Hononary Chairperson of International Cities Business Council of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI), I'll have more venues to work for international tourism with Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn (now Jim Gibbons) who is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of WBTI. We're putting all our effort and wisdom to work for our people, land, and country under the spiritual leadership of Chairperson Elaine Chao of WBTI," said Lorraine Hunt, former Lt. Governor of Nevada and now Commissioner of Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT).

The 2007 Nevada Governor's Conference on Tourism will be an annual significant event for the interest of many people, businesses, and countries. It will be held on December 12-14 this year in Las Vegas. In the 'Welcome and Introduction' of General Assembly, we shall have Jim Gibbons, Governor, and Brian K. Krolicki, Lieutenant Governor, State of Nevada for the 'Opening Remarks'. The 'Introduction' will be delivered by the Commissioner of NCOT Lorraine T. Hunt-Bono. The topic of the Assembly will be on "Growth: Challenges and Opportunities". WBTI has assisted to publicize the conference for many years. Governor Jim Gibbons of Nevada is now Chairman of the Advisory Board of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) [華盛頓工商技术研究院].

"With Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki as our Chairman of the Advisory Board of ICBC, WBTI will be more empowered to assist the economic development and tourism of Nevada," said Nevada Assemblywoman Valerie Weber who is one of the Advisors of the Board. The sky is beautiful in this silver state.*15 Nevada is the spring fountain of world business in entertainment, gaming, convention, and tourism!

"We now have a unique opportunity and challenge--to take the nearly 143 years of growth and progress that has created the Nevada of today, and set a course for the future. All of us must share a common vision of one Nevada ?which can only become a reality if we agree upon what promises that vision entails," wrote Nevada Governor James A. Gibbons.*16

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*1. Allen, Francis. 'The inviation sounds good to me,' "An e-mail from Nevada Assemblywoman Francis Allen to President Dr. Tony Lei of WBTI," (August 31, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: Desk of Nevada Assemblywoman Francis Allen.
*2. Nevada Legislature. 'Biography of Francis O. Allen,' "A profile of Nevada Assembly - the people's Branch of Government," (September 3, 2007), Carson City, Nevada: Nevada Assembly's website.
*2'. Allen, Francis. 'Thank you both,' "An e-mail to WBTI by Assemblywoman Francis Allen," (September 6, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: Desk of Nevada Assemblywoman Francis Allen.
*3. Mann, Stuart. 'Nevada of U. S. A., International Cities Business Council, and Taiwan Gaming & Entertainment Summit 2007! ---美國內華達州, 國際城市企業協進會, 與第一屆台灣博奕娛樂觀光產業論壇! By Mark Denton, Jessie Walsh, Valerie Weber, and Tiffany Chang,' "a search of 'Dean Dr. Stuart Mann of UNLV' on the Communitylink of Reviewjournal.com," (September 3, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: LVRJ.
*4. Walsh, Jessie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'To our community and society with love -- the faith of PAI,' "Nevada Examiner," (September 28, 2001), Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Examiner.
*5. Ibid.
*6. Denton, Mark; Walsh, Jessie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Our mutual cooperation and development between the officials and people will bring us a peaceful, happy, and healthy community,' "Newsbrief of WBTI," (February 7, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*7. Blanchard, Ken. (2000). "Winning Ways". New York, N. Y.: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
*8. Douglas, Michael; Walsh, Jessie; and PAI of WBTI. 'Dr. Tony T. Lei enriches the lives of many in our community of Clark County and Nevada,' "A search of 'Business - WBTI' on the Aol.com," (August 18, 2006), U. S. A.: Aol.com.
*9. Douglas, Michael L.; Denton, Mark R.; Vega, Valoria J.; Gronauer, Robert A.; Moss, Cheryl B.; and Chang, Chang. 'President Dr. Tony Lei appoints Chris Giunchigliani Assistant Fellow and Chairperson of Community Service Council of Clark County of WBTI,' "A search of 'President Dr. Tony Lei appoints Chris Giunchigliani Assistant Fellow and Chairperson ...' on the leading search engines," (July 17, 2007), Sunnyvale, California: Yahoo.com.
*10. Chang, Tiffany. 'A theme of the event and dinner party to pay a special tribute to the Supreme Court Justice Nancy Becker
---Growing Value of the Fellowship of Public Administration Institution of WBTI,' "A search of 'Nancy Becker, Chief Justice of Nevada Supreme Court' on the Google.cn," (August 21, 2006), Mountain View, California: Google.cn.
*11. Denton, Mark; Walsh, Jessie; Weber, Valerie; Chang, Tiffany. 'Taiwan Gaming & Entertainment Summit 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada, and International Cities Business Council!
第一屆台灣博奕娛樂觀光產業論壇, 美國拉斯維加斯, 內華達州, 與國際城市企業協進會!' "An article on the section of 'Social & Community' at WBTI website," (September 3, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: Communitylink of Reviewjournal.com.
*22. 谢志岳. '亚洲各国竞相发展博弈产业 商机多收益高,' "A search of '首届台湾博弈娱乐论坛' on the Google.cn," (August 30, 2007), Taipei, Taiwan: Cdnews.com.tw.
*21. Chinanews.com. '首届台湾博弈娱乐论坛开讲博弈概念股岛内发烧,'  "A search of '首届台湾博弈娱乐论坛' on the Google.cn," (August 30, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.cn.
*20. Hui, Sylvia. 'Casino opens with a flourish ---LV Sands inaugurates new resort in Macau,' "A report by Sylvia Hui of the Associated Press posted on the Las Vegas Review-Journal," (August 29, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: LVRJ.
*19. 鄭漢良. '亞洲最大 澳門威尼斯人開賭,' "A search of 中時 news about 澳門威尼斯人 on the Google.com," (August 30, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*18. 馮鳴台 (Mindy Goa). '利多連連 賭城不愁沒工作,' "A report by World Journal 記者馮鳴台在拉斯維加斯報導," (August 28, 2007), Los Angeles, California: Worldjournal.com.
*17. 工商時報. '博弈教父開講 大老闆擠破頭' by 姚舜,' "A search of the economic and finacial news from www.chinatimes.com on the Internet," (August 28, 2007), Taipei, Taiwan: China Times.
*1. CI of WBTI. 'U. S. Senate Majority Leader Honorable Harry Reid and interesting facts about Nevada, U. S. A.,' "An article in the section of 'Harry Reid, U. S. Senator' on the WBTI's website," (April 30, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: Communitylink of Reviewjournal.com.
*2. Walton, Beth. 'Magazine puts Las Vegas first ---Outdoor activities make city top adventure town,' "News on Reviewjournal.com," (August 27, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: LVRJ.
*2'. Ibid.
*3. Nevada Commission on Economic Development. 'Mark your Calendar to Participate September 28--Nevada Business & Tech Expo 2007,' "A profile of NCED of Nevada," (August 28, 2007), Carson City, Nevada: NCED.
*4. 姚舜. '拉斯維加斯吸金 沙漠變金鑽 賭不是唯一利器,' "A report on Las Vegas and development by 工商時報," (August 28, 2007), Taipei, Taiwan: Money.chinatimes.com.
*5. 陳美玲. '博弈教父STAURT:台灣博弈產業須單點、差異化創造體驗,' "A financial and economic report of ?亨網 by 記者陳美玲," (August 28, 2007), Taipei, Taiwan: ?亨網 (from Forum.news.yam.com).
*6. Douglas, Michael; Walsh, Jessie; Weber, Valerie; and Chang, Tiffany. 'International Cities Business Council (國際城市企業協進會) for tourism and economic development,' "A search of Nevada Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki, Chief Justice of Nevada Supreme Court Bill Maupin, Governor James A. Gibbons of Nevada, and U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao on the leading search engines," (August 17, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*7. Chen, Charlyne. 'Taiwan Gaming & Entertainment Summit 2007,' "An e-mail from Miss Charlyne Chen to WBTI (華盛頓工商技术研究院)," (August 16, 2007), Taipei, Taiwan: Representative Office in Taiwan for Nevada Commission on Economic Development.
*8. Ibid.
*9. Douglas, Michael; Weber, Valerie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Brilliant, Yahoo answers our people, community, and world!' "A search of 'Business wbti' on the Ask.com," (August 18, 2007), U. S. A.: Ask.com.
*10. Ibid.
*11. 沈子涵. '第一屆台灣博奕娛樂觀光產業論壇 他山之石,' "A profile of the website newspaper of Central Daily News," (August 21, 2007), Taipei, Taiwan: Cdnews.com.tw.
*12. 星島環球網. "台灣學拉斯維加斯建娛樂之都 博彩基金流入," (August 22, 2007), Singapore: Singtaonet.com.
*13. 陳蓉. '台灣博弈娛樂觀光產業論壇 27日登場,' "A report by 中央社記者陳蓉 to 中央社,"
(August 22, 2007), U. S. A.: Sina.com.
*14. 姚舜. "博彩基金進軍台灣," (August 22, 2007), Taipei, Taiwan: Chinatimes.com.
*15. Bill Maupin, Mark Denton, Michael Douglas, Steward Bell, Valorie Vega, John Ponticello, Cheryl Moss, Robert "Bobby G" Gronauer, and Tiffany Chang. 'U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, and Clark County Commission Chairman Rory Reid invite our friends to attend a Champagne Reception honoring Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto,' "A search of 'Welcome! U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, ...' on the AOL.com," (August 21, 2007), U. S. A.: AOL.com.
*16. Gibbons, James A. 'Governor Jim Gibbons?Inaugural Address January 2, 2007 on WBTI's website,' "A search of 'By James A. Gibbons wbti' on the leading search engines," (July 17, 2007), Sunnyvale, California: Yahoo.com.

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*1. Vogel, Ed. 'Buckley breaks ground as Assembly speaker,' "Nevada News - Las Vegas Review-Journal," (November 9, 2006), Las Vegas, Nevada: LVRJ.
*2. Walsh, Jessie; Malone, Teresa; and Chang, Tiffany. 'To promote our quality of life through the cooperation and development of tourism and business,' "Business - WBTI," (November 12, 2006), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*3. Sechrest, Thomas; Thomas, Michael; and Estes, Nolan. (1995) "Leadership for Creating Educational Changes; Integrating the Power of Technology. Volume 1 of the Proceedings of Twelfth International Conference on Technology and Education," Austin, Texas: The University of Texas at Austin.
*4. Google. 'Barbara Buckley," "An online of Google.com at Google!" (March 27, 2004), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*5. Ibid.
*6. Paradise Democratic Club. 'Invitation Card,' "An e-mail to Dr. and Mrs. Tony T. Lei from the President of the Paradise Democratic Club John Ponticello," (March 1, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Paradise Democratic Club.
*7. Ibid.
*8. Ibid.
*9. Chang, Tiffany. 'Senator Harry Reid awarded Outstanding Demaocrat of the Decade,' (2000), "Nevada Examiner," Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Examiner.
*10. Ibid.
*11. Reid, Rory; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Summer 2003 Symposium of WBTI is remarkable,' "A search 'Chairperson Elaine Chao' on the Yahoo.cn," (November 10, 2006), U. S. A.: Yahoo.cn.
*12. Douglas, Michael; Weber, Valerie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Brilliant, Google answers our people, community, and world!' "A search of 'Elaine Chao, U. S. Secretary of Labor' on the Google.com," (November 12, 2006), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*13. Ponticello, John. "Commenmorative Journal of PDCLA," (April 8, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Paradise Demoratic Club of Las Vegas.
*14. Ibid.
*15. Bill Maupin, Mark Denton, Michael Douglas, Steward Bell, Valorie Vega, John Ponticello, Cheryl Moss, Robert "Bobby G" Gronauer, and Tiffany Chang, "President John Ponticello of PDCLV and President Dr. Tony Lei of WBTI: U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, and Clark County Commission Chairman Rory Reid are Co-chairs of a Champagne Reception and Event Party honoring Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto,' "A search of 'Shelley Berkley, U. S. Congresswoman' by the leading search engines on Internet," (June 24, 2007), Sunnyvale, California: Yahoo.com.

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101907-3020 at 3:20 p.m.
An e-mail from the Office of Nevada Governor to WBTI
By Press Secretary Melissa Subbotin
[Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:00:10 -0700]
(A concise note.) Governor Jim Gibbons has sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner requesting a Secretarial Disaster Declaration for all 17 Nevada counties. Governor Gibbons made the request due to extreme drought conditions, which reduced available forage and contributed to this year?s disastrous fire season.
101907-1036 "Business & Administration (PPAA20)" of WBTI website, Friday, 9:36 a.m., October 19, 2007 #First Edition
Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti Advisory Board: Governor Jim Gibbons, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives 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; Dr. John Z. Wang, Acting Director of Asian Marketing Institution. U. S. District Court Judge Brain Sandoval, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen, Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC). District Attorney David Roger and former Clark County Sheriff Bill Young, Chairmen of CCDAPCC. *It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service aspects of our organiza-tion in an honorary or adjunct capacity. WBTI's e-mail address: tojulei@yahoo.com
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It's always a treat to see Hillary speak
Join us the "Ready to Lead in the West" rally with Hillary Clinton please!
By Kate Marshall*1 and Tiffany Chang

Dear judy,

Hillary will be in Las Vegas for a rally on Sunday, October 21 at the Springs Preserve, and I hope you'll join her, me, and your fellow Hillary supporters at the rally. It's always a treat to see Hillary speak, so I hope to see you there!*2

For more details about the event, please visit Hillary's website.

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/vegasrally

Sincerely,

Kate Marshall

{{{ "Ready to Lead in the West" rally with Hillary Clinton!
When
Sunday, October 21, 2007 at 12:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Where
The Springs Preserve
333 S. Valley View Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89193
Description
Hillary is the one candidate with the strength and experience to bring the change we need in Nevada, and across America. Hillary is truly ready to lead! Join her for an exciting rally at the beautiful Las Vegas Springs Preserve as she tackles the issues most important to all Nevadans from the war in Iraq and the challenge of rebuilding our struggling middle class, to education, renewable energy and efforts to stop Yucca Mountain. Doors open at 12:45 p.m. Call 702-664-1040 for more details.
Host
Hillary for President Events }}} *3

"Like Senator Clinton, Kate Marshall has through the course of her career been a passionate and tireless advocate for those without a voice in the community," said Clinton Northern Nevada Chair Frankie Sue Del Papa at the time when Kate was named Co-Chair of the Clinton Northern Nevada. "Her experience, knowledge and enthusiasm will be tremendous assets to our efforts. We are absolutely thrilled to have her on Senator Clinton's Nevada team." *4 In the recent 15 years, there are many outstanding female professionals in each field of expertise here in Nevada. The intelligent men are those who can willingly learn the traits of success from these ladies and their own wives. Now, the stars are shinning us with a coming brilliant leader in America!

The following is just an example of the results that we have received from a search for the "WBTI helps lift up the visiability and popularlity of U. S. Senator Hillary Clinton and win a presidential poll recently in Nevada!" concerned on the Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL, Search, Ask, Altavista, WebCrawler, Infoseek, Lycos, and among others beginning at 3:57 p.m. in the afternoon on October 17, 2007. They are shown in the most top of results by the leading search engines on Internet:

[[[ Washington Business and Technology Institute - Business ...
WBTI helps lift up the visiability and popularlity of U. S. Senator Hillary Clinton and win a presidential poll recently in Nevada! By Hillary Rodham Clinton and Jennifer Kung
communitylink.reviewjournal.com/servlet/lvrj_ProcServ/dbpage=page&GID=01101010550976144152... 10/16/2007 Cached page ]]] *5

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*1. About Nevada State Treasurer Kate Marshall: After high school graduation Kate attended California State University San Francisco for three semesters. She graduated then from UC Berkeley with most of the support from scholarship and student work. When she returned from East Africa she worked hard, applied, was accepted and graduated with a jurist doctorate from the Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley. After receiving her Jurist Doctorate degree, Kate applied and was accepted to the United States Department of Justice抯 honors program, where she began her career as a protector of the people, financial watchdog and public servant. Nevada Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa asked Kate to move to Nevada to create a new division of the Attorney General抯 Office. She worked then as Senior Deputy Attorney General. Kate worked tirelessly to build and nurture a new and innovative division, Nevada抯 Antitrust Unit. She led a team of attorneys, financial experts and administrators to successfully streamline and modernize Nevada抯 antitrust statutes, facilitating greater access for all Nevadans. She won the election last November. Kate Marshall is now Nevada State Treasurer. (***A concise one edited according to the bio from her office website.)
*2. Marshall, Kate. 'I hope you'll join her, me, and your fellow Hillary supporters at the rally,' "A second e-mail [Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:55:23 -0400 (EDT)] from Nevada State Treasurer Kate Marshall to Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)," (October 19, 2007), Carson, Nevada: Desk of the State Treasurer.
*3. Ibid.
*4. Hillary for President. 'Nevada State Treasurer Kate Marshall Endorses Clinton for President (June 28, 2007),' "A search of 'State Treasurer Kate Marshall' on the Google.com," (October 19, 2007), U. S. A.: HillaryClinton.com.
*5. Clinton, Hillary Rodham; and Kung, Jennifer. 'One-on-One ---WBTI helps lift up the visiability and popularlity of U. S. Senator Hillary Clinton and win a presidential poll recently in Nevada!' "A search of 'WBTI helps lift up the visiability and popularlity ...' by the leading search engines on Internet," (October 19, 2007), U. S. A: MSN.

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101807-3047 "Business & Administration (PPAA20)" of WBTI website, Thursday, 3:47 p.m., October 18, 2007 #First Edition
Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti Advisory Board: Governor Jim Gibbons, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives 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; Dr. John Z. Wang, Acting Director of Asian Marketing Institution. U. S. District Court Judge Brain Sandoval, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen, Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC). District Attorney David Roger and former Clark County Sheriff Bill Young, Chairmen of CCDAPCC. *It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service aspects of our organiza-tion in an honorary or adjunct capacity. WBTI's e-mail address: tojulei@yahoo.com
Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons and B&I director mendy elliott announce appointment OF OMBUDSMAN of consumer affairs for minotiries
Director Mendy Elliott: We are fortunate to have someone with such an extensive professional background in the field of minority relations assume the role of the Minority Ombudsman!
By Office of the Governor (NV)

Governor Jim Gibbons*1 and Director of the Department of Business and Industry Mendy Elliott today announced the appointment of Leticia Bravo as the Ombudsman of Consumer Affairs for Minorities and Executive Secretary to the Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs.

揥e are fortunate to have someone with such an extensive professional background in the field of minority relations assume the role of the Minority Ombudsman, said Director Elliott. 揑 am confident that Leticia抯 experience will be an invaluable resource to the Department of Business and Industry and the Consumer Affairs Division. *2

The Minority Ombudsman抯 primary duties include the design and implementation of outreach education activities in minority community locations. The Ombudsman also serves to increase awareness of deceptive trade practices throughout Business and Industry and assist the Consumer Affairs Division with consumer program goals.

"I'm delighted at the opportunity to serve Nevada's minority consumers and to assist in maximizing and coordinating the programs designed for their protection through the Department of Business & Industry and the Division of Consumer Affairs, said Leticia Bravo.

Most recently, Leticia served as Environmental Health Program Manager with the Area Health Education Center of Southern Nevada where she oversaw a federal grant from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development that provided education regarding lead poisoning in low-income communities. Prior to her move to Las Vegas , Leticia spent three years as Public Information Officer and Latino Liaison for the Cook County Clerk抯 Office in Chicago , Illinois .*3

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*1. About Governor James A. Gibbons: Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons earned a B.S. in Geology and later, a M.S. in Mining/Geology from the University of Nevada at Reno. Gibbons received the MacKay School of Mines Alumnus of the Year Award in 1999, and remains an active supporter of Nevadaˇs university and community college system. He also earned his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law and completed his post-graduate work at the University of Southern California. Born and raised in Sparks, Nevada, Governor Jim Gibbons was a former United States Congressman. Jim was first elected to represent Nevada's 2nd District in the House of Representatives in 1996. He was re-elected to a fifth term in November 2004. Prior to coming to Congress, Gibbons gained a distinguished military background. A former combat pilot and decorated veteran of both the Vietnam and Persian Gulf Wars, Governor Gibbons served in the United States Air Force from 1967 to 1971 and graduated from the USAF Air Command and Staff College as well as the Air War College. Attaining the rank of Colonel, Gibbons joined the Nevada Air Guard in 1975, and served as the group's Vice Commander from 1990 through 1996. Jim Gibbons served three terms in the Nevada State Legislature and was named  霴utstanding Freshman Legislator ?his first year in 1988. By 1993, Gibbons rose through the ranks to become Republican Whip of the State Assembly. Jim Gibbons is Governor of Nevada starting from January 1, 2007. Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons is now Chairman of the Advisory Board of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
This is the most recent press release (Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:25:15 -0700) sent by Office of the Governor (NV) to WBTI through its Press Secretary Melissa Subbotin.
*2. Office of the Governor (NV). 'Governor Gibbons and B&I director mendy elliott announce appointment OF OMBUDSMAN of consumer affairs for minotiries,' "An e-mail from Office of the Nevada Governor to Washington Businessa and Technology Institute (WBTI) through Press Secretary Melissa Subbotin of the Office," (October 18, 2007), Carson City, Nevada: Nevada Governor's Office.
*3. Ibid.

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101807-1120 "Business & Administration (PPAA20)" of WBTI website, Thursday, 11:20 a.m., October 18, 2007 #First Edition
Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti Advisory Board: Governor Jim Gibbons, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives 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; Dr. John Z. Wang, Acting Director of Asian Marketing Institution. U. S. District Court Judge Brain Sandoval, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen, Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC). District Attorney David Roger and former Clark County Sheriff Bill Young, Chairmen of CCDAPCC. *It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service aspects of our organiza-tion in an honorary or adjunct capacity. WBTI's e-mail address: tojulei@yahoo.com
Pepperdine University contributes nicely to the public with career and community service!
By Jennifer Kung

"Is a resume an important aspect to getting a job interview? If you think yes, then why do so many people spend so little time preparing one? If you think no, then read no further. A resume is essential for two reasons. One, it helps you tell your story to potential employers. Two, it helps potential employers match your qualifications to their needs. Your story is unique. No two resumes are alike and the person whose resume best fits the needs of the employer will get a call for an interview. How can you be sure your resume will result in an interview?" wrote Tom Cairns in a feature article which was posted on the Pepperdine CareerNetwork Newsletter by the GSBM of Pepperdine University.*1 "(1) Only submit a resume for positions that employers have posted as open. ---Avoid sending or emailing resumes to employers that do not have job openings. That tactic may occasionally result in a job interview. However, the majority of time employers will discard it. If you want your resume to be considered you need to respond to positions that the employer has posted as open. (2) You need to make sure your resume closely matches the requirements of the job that is posted."

For more details of this article entitled "30 Million Reasons Why You Need an Outstanding Resume" and the related career service by the Pepperdine CareerNetwork, friends may continue to visit it on http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/career/network/0710/ *2

It is our pleasure to help publicize one of the community sponsored events by Pepperdine University for the public, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to Speak at Pepperdine:

"In his only public appearance in the Los Angeles area, Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, will lecture on 'Social Enterprise: Doing Well by Doing Good' at Pepperdine University School of Law from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20, in the Caruso Auditorium on the Malibu campus," posted the above website by the GSBM of Pepperdine University.*3

"Due to overwhelming response, there is no more seating in the Caruso Auditorium. Interested guests may register to view the speech live in classrooms, where the speech will be telecast. Yunus was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for pioneering microcredit梪sing collateral-free loans of small amounts to help millions of families out of poverty. Borrowers receive modest amounts of cash, often as little as $20, to start or grow a small business. Attendance of Yunus' lecture is free and open to the public, though reservation is required."

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*1. Pepperdine CareerNetwork. 'Pepperdine CareerNetwork Newsletter,' "An e-mail from Pepperdine Univeristy - Pepperdine CareerNetwork, Graziadio School of Business and Management to Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei," (October 11, 2007), Malibu, California: Pepperdine CareerNetwork, GSBM of Pepperdine University.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Ibid.

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101707-1057 "Business & Administration (PPAA20)" of WBTI website, Wednesday, 1:57 p.m., October 17, 2007 #First Edition
Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti Advisory Board: Governor Jim Gibbons, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives 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; Dr. John Z. Wang, Acting Director of Asian Marketing Institution. U. S. District Court Judge Brain Sandoval, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen, Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC). District Attorney David Roger and former Clark County Sheriff Bill Young, Chairmen of CCDAPCC. *It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service aspects of our organiza-tion in an honorary or adjunct capacity. WBTI's e-mail address: tojulei@yahoo.com
[[[ Just arrives upon the scene! (To be continued ...) ]]]

Hillary's back in Las Vegas!
I hope you'll join her, me, and your fellow Hillary supporters at the rally!
By Kate Marshall

Dear judy,

Hillary will be in Las Vegas for a rally on Sunday, October 21 at the Springs Preserve, and I hope you'll join her, me, and your fellow Hillary supporters at the rally. It's always a treat to see Hillary speak, so I hope to see you there!

For more details about the event, please visit Hillary's website.

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/vegasrally

Sincerely,

Kate Marshall

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101707-1058 "Business & Administration (PPAA20)" of WBTI website, Wednesday, 1:58 p.m., October 17, 2007 #First Edition
Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti Advisory Board: Governor Jim Gibbons, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives 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; Dr. John Z. Wang, Acting Director of Asian Marketing Institution. U. S. District Court Judge Brain Sandoval, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen, Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC). District Attorney David Roger and former Clark County Sheriff Bill Young, Chairmen of CCDAPCC. *It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service aspects of our organiza-tion in an honorary or adjunct capacity. WBTI's e-mail address: tojulei@yahoo.com
{{{ To be continued ... (Just arrives!) }}}

Dear judy,

Drum roll please...

Clare from Beaumont, Texas; Glenda from Spring Hill, Kansas; and David from Melrose Park, Illinois are the winners of our debate contest and will be traveling to New York to watch the October 30 debate with President Clinton and John Grisham.

101607-5023 "Business & Administration (PPAA20)" of WBTI website, Tuesday, 5:23 p.m., October 16, 2007 #First Edition
Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti Advisory Board: Governor Jim Gibbons, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives 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; Dr. John Z. Wang, Acting Director of Asian Marketing Institution. U. S. District Court Judge Brain Sandoval, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen, Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC). District Attorney David Roger and former Clark County Sheriff Bill Young, Chairmen of CCDAPCC. *It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service aspects of our organiza-tion in an honorary or adjunct capacity. WBTI's e-mail address: tojulei@yahoo.com
Addressing Nevada抯 Foreclosure Crisis
I assure you that I will continue working to protect Nevada!
By Harry M. Reid*1

Friends,

Our country is facing a foreclosure crisis and Nevada is being hit especially hard. With one out of every 165 homes being foreclosed, our state has the highest foreclosure rate in the nation. This not only affects those who are being forced out of their homes, but our communities and economy as well.*2

This is a complex issue that will require a multi-layered solution that no one agency government, private, or non-profit can solve alone. While in Reno last week I called a meeting of state, federal, and agency leaders, as well as representatives of the lending community, to come up with a way we can work together to help Nevadans with foreclosure problems. We identified Clark, Douglas, Elko, Nye, and Washoe counties as the areas of our state where foreclosure rates have increased the most, in some casesby as much as 300 percent over the last two years. To address the problem, we will be setting up mobile resource centers in these five counties. Housing experts, lenders, nonprofit organizations and others will be on-hand to help those at risk of losing their homes. For more information you can contact the forclosure hotline at 888-995-HOPE or locally in Nevada at 800.... As always, please feel free to contact any of my offices for more information about these centers.

Additionally, in Washington I am working to secure federal funding for housing counseling agencies so they can help families in Nevada and around the country that were misled into abusive loans stay in their homes. Think about this: for less than one day抯 spending in Iraq we could help keep 130,000 families in their homes; that for one week of spending on the Iraq war roughly $2.3 billion the federal government could provide housing counseling agencies the resources they need to help 1.7 million families, about the same number of Adjustable Rate Mortgage resets we are expecting in the next 14 months. The costs to these families, Nevada communities and homeowners brought by foreclosures are too high to stand idly by.

This problem is real and it is time for solutions. As promised, I will continue to work with state, federal, and agency partnerships to identify ways to help get our state through these challenging times.

Sincerely,

Harry Reid

[[[ Fighting the Effects of Global Warming in Nevada

Last week I was in Las Vegas to participate in a field hearing of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, chaired by Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon. The hearing focused on major environmental threats to the Great Basin, including the effects of global warming, drought, and wildfires. To read my statements at the hearing, please click here. [{http://reid.senate.gov/} on 101607.]

In a state with extremely limited water resources, the problems posed by global warming are becoming more and more apparent. As our average temperature rises each year, average precipitation levels in the Southwest continue to fall and the natural cycles between wet and dry become more intense. The longer and deeper droughts have left our state vulnerable to bigger and deadlier wildfires. Invasive plants and species that thrive in this warmer climate are corrupting our state抯 biodiversity and the low water levels in our rivers and lakes threaten to make them mere memories.

Global warming is an issue that threatens our livelihoods, our economy, and the beauty of the Nevada landscape. I applaud Senator Wyden's use of the Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests to focus attention on these crucial matters, and I assure you that I will continue working to protect Nevada. ]]] *3

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*1. About U. S. Senator Harry Reid: U. S. Senator Harry M. Reid is the Majority Leader (the Democratic Leader) in the U. S. Senate. He is a man who commands the respect of colleagues from both parties, and a powerful advocate for Nevada’s middle-class families.
But he still lives in Searchlight … and he is still guided by the lessons and values he learned there.
The Las Vegas Sun newspaper summarized Reid’s story by saying that he  鉮as gone from underdog to Senate’s top dog. ?Parade Magazine, the nation’s largest weekly magazine, identified Senator Reid as one of a handful of leaders in Washington with  鉯ntegrity and guts. ?
Since Nevadans elected him to the Senate in 1986, Harry Reid has developed a reputation as a consensus builder and a skillful legislator. Even his Republican colleagues praise his reasoned, balanced approach.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has said,  鉝e all respect Senator Reid. He is one of the moderate voices around here who tries to get things to work. ?
And former GOP Leader Trent Lott said,  鉎arry Reid is out there finding a solution. I enjoy working with him very much. ?
He was elected to the Senate in 1986, and re-elected in 1992, 1998 and 2004. He has served as the chairman or senior Democratic member on several important committees and subcommittees.
Reid is a tireless worker, and it isn’t unusual for him to be the first Senator of either party to arrive at the Capitol in the morning and the last to go home at night.
U. S. Senator Harry Reid has been honored as a Professor of Administrative Strategies of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) since May 31, 2003.
*2. Reid, Harry. 'Reid Report - Addressing Nevada抯 Foreclosure Crisis (at 101607),' "An e-mail of Senator Harry Reid from U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's Office to Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)," (October 16, 2007), Washington, D. C.: Senator Harry Reid's Office.
*3. Ibid.

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101607-1007 "Business & Administration (PPAA20)" of WBTI website, Tuesday, 9:17 a.m., October 16, 2007 #First Edition
Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti Advisory Board: Governor Jim Gibbons, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives 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; Dr. John Z. Wang, Acting Director of Asian Marketing Institution. U. S. District Court Judge Brain Sandoval, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen, Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC). District Attorney David Roger and former Clark County Sheriff Bill Young, Chairmen of CCDAPCC. *It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service aspects of our organiza-tion in an honorary or adjunct capacity. WBTI's e-mail address: tojulei@yahoo.com
Pepperdine MBA moves up in WSJ national ranking
WBTI helped searve to live up Dean Dr. Linda Livingstone of Pepperdine University with visiability and popularlity through the leading search engines on Internet!
By Tiffany Chang

"The Graziadio School advanced one spot in this year's Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive annual survey of regional corporate recruiters. The MBA program earned 44th place in the rankings. Corporate recruiters who recruit primarily in their home office region or neighboring states determine how the MBA programs surveyed are placed. This year's mix of public and private institutions spread across the U.S. constitutes the annual survey's largest pool of schools," states the Graziadio School of Business and Management, Pepperdine University.*1

"To be recognized again by corporate recruiters as one of the top MBA programs in the country is a significant accomplishment," said Dean Linda A. Livingstone. "Our Office of Alumni & Career Services has worked very diligently with our faculty and corporate recruiters to ensure the best employment opportunities for our students and alumni. Innovations such as Graziadio Talent Online (GTO), with over 2,000 registered recruiters searching our talent database, are a service to our MBAs." *2

The Graziadio School continues to build upon strong relationships it cultivates with companies and recruiters, along with reaching out to alumni to engage with their employers. "These initiatives make a significant difference, both in the quality of our students entering the job market and in nurturing valued-added relationships with companies who hire our graduates," said Dean Dr. Linda A. Livingstone.*3

The following are just a few examples of the results that we have received from a search for "Dean Dr. Linda Livingstone, President Dr. Tony Lei" on the Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL, Search, Ask, Altavista, WebCrawler, Infoseek, Lycos, and among others beginning at 9:57 a.m. in the morning on October 16, 2007. They are shown in the most top of results by the leading search engines on Internet:

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Dr. Tony T. Lei President District Judges Mark R. Denton ... Tony Lei: This message will confirm your attendance for dinner with Dr. Linda Livingstone, Dean of Pepperdine University's ...
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Washington Business and Technology Institute - WBTI 2003 #2
Dr. Tony T. Lei President Dr. William N. Thompson ... Tony Lei congratulates Dr. Linda Livingstone with best regards. He wishes the New Dean may lead the Graziadio ...
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Linda Livingstone, the business school dean at Pepperdine University, says programs need to do ... Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei President Washington Business and Technlogy Institute
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*1. PU Graziadio School of Business and Management. 'Pepperdine MBA moves up in WSJ national ranking,' "An e-mail from Pepperdine Univeristy - Graziadio School of Business and Management to Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei," (October 12, 2007), Malibu, California: GSBM of Pepperdine University.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Ibid.

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