I want to take this opportunity to wish all Nevada high school graduates the very best in your future endeavors, and to let you know how proud we all are of your accomplishments. This is a very special time in your life. I want to encourage you to enjoy this very special occasion, along with your high school proms, but to do so in a safe and sane manner.

My office recently issued a proclamation in honor of National Prom and Graduation Safety Months (April, May and June), which outlined some of the dangerous aspects far too many of you face preparing for school year-end activities. I抎 like to urge you, your friends, and classmates to discuss ways to make sure these events are both enjoyable and safe.

Each year, thousands of teenagers and innocent bystanders are killed as a result of drunk or impaired driving accidents. In fact, in 2004, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that nationally, 2,665 alcohol-related traffic fatalities occurred among youth under the age of twenty-one. Some of the deaths attributed to alcohol consumption resulted from youngsters merely being passengers in a car being driven by someone who was impaired. The statistics also underscore the fact that most of these fatal accidents occur as the school year ends and summer vacation begins.

Graduating from high school and attending proms can be some of the greatest memories you will carry with you through the years. By taking the time to discuss proper precautions and good common sense rules, these memorable events are far less likely to result in a tragedy due to the use of alcohol or drugs.

For parents, when speaking with teenagers about attending graduation and prom events, emphasize the dangers of mixing drinking and driving and the possible lifetime ramifications of making a tragic mistake while under the influence of illegal substances. On the website of the Century Council (http://www.promtips.org/), a not-for-profit organization funded by America抯 leading distillers that is committed to reducing drunk driving and underage drinking, you will find tips and other information to assist you in talking about the dangers of alcohol consumption.

Again, congratulations to all Nevada high school graduates, and I hope many of you will take advantage of the Millennium Scholarship program to further your education. Now let抯 work together to ensure this year抯 graduation and prom ceremonies are the happy occasions that they should be.

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*1. About Governor Kenny Guinn (a concise one by the Editor of this flier):

Kenny Guinn, 69, earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in Physical Education from Fresno State University and later obtained a doctorate in Education from Utah State University in Logan.

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

Kenny spent his boyhood in the small, Central Valley town of Exeter, California where he met Dema, his wife of 49 years. Kenny Guinn believes in families.

Dr. Kenny C. Guinn is Chairman of the Advisory Board of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI). He is now the Governor of Nevada, U. S. A. at his second term.

The following is a collection by the Office of U. S. Senator Harry Reid in the Senate at Washington D. C.:*2

* Eighty-seven percent of Nevada land is managed by the federal government.

* Area 51, a top secret area of Nellis Air Force Range and Nuclear Test Site, is rumored to have housed the development of the first Stealth bomber and alien and UFO research facilities.

* 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.

* Virginia City, founded when the Comstock Lode was discovered, was home to 20,000 people at its peak in 1870. Now only about 800 people live in this modern ghost town.

* 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.

* On average, 150 couples are married each day in Las Vegas.

* In 1899, Charles Fey invented a slot machine called the Liberty Bell, which became the model for all slots.

* Nevada has 205,726 slot machines, one for every 10 residents.

* In Death Valley, the kangaroo rat can live its entire life without drinking a drop of liquid.

* Nevada has more mountain ranges than any other state.

* Nevada's Humboldt River has no outlet to the ocean; the river sinks into the ground, feeding a massive underground aquifer.*3

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. The Governor emphasizes that for our state's economy to thrive, all of the Silver State's tourism opportunities must be effectively marketed to both domestic and international visitors.*4

U.S. Senator John Ensign's great-grandfather first came to Nevada almost a hundred years ago as a miner and labored in its towns. This respectable man worked hard to provide for his family and taught his children the value of hard work, integrity, and independence. "The significance of life is to build and educate the continuous lives of the universe," said Dr. Tony Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI). People came to America to seek the American dream. Even though not all of them realize their American dream, eventually they could teach and help their children accomplish their contributions to our country.*5

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 Keynote Speaker was Senator Harry Reid. The heightlight of the Event was the presentation of the Outstanding Democrat of the Year Award to U.S. Senator Harry Reid by the President of PDCLV, John Ponticello.*6

Senator Reid graduated from Utah State University in 1961. He received Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University. In 1968, he was elected to Nevada State Assembly at the age of 28. After two years, he was elected as Nevada's youngest legislation in the state's history. In 1977, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission. In 1983, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. After having served two terms in the House, he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1980. On April 10, 1998, he was honored as Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Advisory Board of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI). In December of 1998, after returning for his third term in the U.S. Senate, he was unanimously elected by his Democratic colleagues to serve as the Assistant Minority Leader. [Senator Harry Reid is now the Minority Leader of the U. S. Senate. (05/30/2006)]

"Senator Reid loves heartily this country and our people. His leadership is accentuated with practical knowledge and deligent effort through his intelligence. He has achieved many years accomplishments to improve the quality of life of all Nevadans and help people realize the American Dream, " said Dr. Tony Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI), who was invited with his wife as guests to the Event by Congresswomen Shelley Berkley, County Commissioner Yvonne Atkinson Gates, and former Las Vegas City Mayor Jan Laverty Jones.

Senator Reid comes from Searchlight, Nevada, where in that rural mining town he learned the fundamental values of hard work and honesty that endure as his guiding principles. The Nevada's senior Senator was raised in a small cabin without indoor pluming and attended a two-room elementary school. His father was a hardrock miner with an 8th grade education, and his mother never finished high school, but the youngest of Harry and Inez Reid's four sons would go on to achieve the American dream. "Harry is now not just our senior Senator of Nevada in the Senate, he's one of the influential and important U. S. Senator for all our country in Washington, D. C.!" the Honorable U.S. Senator Richard Bryan pointed out during his short speech to the great awarding Event of the Club. "Senator Reid deserves special recognition for his continued leadership to the Democratic Party here in Nevada. His commitment to public service and distinguished record of fighting for the values we hold so dear has touched the lives of many in Nevada and across the country," wrote U.S. President Candidate and Vice President Al Gore. The distinguished accomplishments of Senator Reid has given he himself for us a successful model for people who wish to realize their American Dream.

The maturity of citizens society is the fundamental guarantee for the normal processing of a democratic community. In a citizens society, it depends highly on the team of public intellectuals to integrate people's opinions, to analyze rationally, and to point out wise persperctives and notice. A public intellectual plays an important and significant responsibility of mission to evaluate public activities, to reflect people's opinion, to lead citizens, and to predict crisis. Public opinion is therefore made through the effort of the public intellectuals by their wise investigation to the people's mind and willingness, and by their right understancing and analysis toward the facts. U.S. Americans W. Lippmann and J. Raston, German E. Noalle-Neumann are ideal representatives of such kind of persons as of the public intellectual. Community service is important to our people and society, moreover we wish individuals as our public intellectual may also encourage more volunteers, events, and projects to better the quality of life of all our residents and visitors of Nevadan through community participation.*7

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References

*1. CI of WBTI is the initial of Cuture Institution of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
*2. Office of the Assistant Democratic Leader. 'Interesting facts about Nevada,' "A search of information about Nevada from the Office of U. S. Senator Harry Reid through Google.com," (June 29, 2004), Washington, D. C.: Office of the Assistant Democratic Leader Harry Reid.
*3. Ibid.
*4. Chang, Tiffany. 'Celebrating diversity by Governor Kenny Guinn of Nevada , U. S. A.,' "Newsbrief of WBTI," (December 11,
2003), p. 1.
*5. Chang, Tiffany. 'John Ensign: a born-again Christian,' "Newsbrief of WBTI," (November 17, 2000), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*6. Chang, Tiffany. 'Senator Harry Reid awarded "Outstanding Democrat of the Decade",' "Newsbrief of WBTI," (November 2, 2000), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*7. Ibid.

We all use email to keep in touch with friends and family, to communicate with fellow workers, and to notify customers about important upcoming specials or deadlines. Email is a daily part of our lives. Imagine the ability to more personalize your email messages, or to grab the attention of those you are communicating with by making your messages stand out by adding beautiful photos to your words.

Thanks to the ingenuity of State Webmaster Linda DeSantis and Ron Swenson, Application Development Manager in the Application Design & Development Division of the Nevada Department of Information Technology, Nevadans now have the ability to include photos from across our beautiful state of historic locations and landmarks, natural wonders, recreational opportunities, special events, and many other places. Using primarily the great photo work of State Photographer Rich Johnston, Linda and Ron have created a website with hundreds of photos from throughout the Silver State. You can get to the website by logging on to the State of Nevada website (http://nv.gov) or by going to http://gov.state.nv.us. Besides the terrific photos, you抣l also be able to link to video information about many of the sites and places included on the website.

Nevadans can click on a photo, follow the easy instructions, and in no time flat, send an email message showcasing our state. It抯 quick, it抯 easy, and it抯 free! There is no cost to the user or the state. The site also enables visitors to see the wonders of Nevada and help plan a trip to various spots around the state. Further, state agencies can include an eye-catching photo along with their message when they use a list serve to communicate with customers around the state and around the world.

Of course, another natural use for this new website is as a research tool for teachers, who can use the site to take their students on a tour of Nevada without ever leaving the classroom.

I would like to personally recognize and thank Linda, Ron, and Rich for their outstanding contributions to the state, and for making this project a reality. And, I抎 like to encourage people to visit this dynamic new website that showcases the beauty, history, and recreation spots that make us all proud to call Nevada home.

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*1. About Governor Kenny Guinn (a concise one by the Editor of this flier):

Kenny Guinn, 69, earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in Physical Education from Fresno State University and later obtained a doctorate in Education from Utah State University in Logan.

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

Kenny spent his boyhood in the small, Central Valley town of Exeter, California where he met Dema, his wife of 49 years. Kenny Guinn believes in families.

Dr. Kenny C. Guinn is Chairman of the Advisory Board of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI). He is now the Governor of Nevada, U. S. A. at his second term.

May 25, 2006
Copyright � Las Vegas Review-Journal

INSIDE BUSINESS

[[[Jennifer Hoffman
Sean Conrad
Bethany Franklin
Amari Pocock]]]

College will present management series

The Community College of Southern Nevada will present the business management certification series starting June 6.

Course sessions will cover customer service, time management, communication, teamwork, leadership and supervision, finance and sales and marketing.

Classes will run 6 to 9 p.m. through July 25 at the Summerlin High Tech Center, 333 S. Pavilion Center Drive.

Course cost is $465 with an $80 materials fee.

Call 242-9080 for information.

Iteris/Meyer, Mohaddes Associates, a transportation engineering and planning consulting firm, named Ram Kumar Nevada operations director.

Save-A-Lot, a St. Louis-based grocery chain, opened a store at 1110 E. Charleston Blvd.

Schadler Kramer Group Advertising named Jennifer Hoffman creative services director, Sean Conrad interactive art director, Bethany Franklin copywriter and Amari Pocock media supervisor.

The Nevada Contractors Association, a nonprofit trade group, named Shawn Martin of KHS&S Contractors to its board of directors.

Goodwill of Southern Nevada opened a Goodwill Superstore at 4830 W. Craig Road, Suite 150.

Inside Business is prepared by the Las Vegas Business Press. Send information about new hires, promotions and new businesses to Las Vegas Business Press, 1385 Pama Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89119; fax to 871-3298; or e-mail to lists@lvbusinesspress.com To subscribe to the Las Vegas Business Press, call 383-0400.

It is our pleasure to post the following information:

Invite you to a Reception*1 in honor of

Dawn Gibbons

Candidate For Congress

Sunday June 18, 2006

6:00pm to 8:00pm

New Shanghai Restaurant @ Chinatown

4215 Spring Mountain Road, #B205

Las Vegas, NV 89102

Restaurant: 702-889-8700

Suggested Contribution: $100.00 per family (Up to 2 persons)*2

The Event was initiated by Miss Yin Yan*3 and the Republican Party of Nevada. The Dinner Party was also host by her. New Shanghai Restaurant is a famous Chinese restaurant with many nice Chinese cuisines. We wish more people will come and join us to have a wonderful evening!

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References

*1. New Shanghai Restaurant. 'A profile of NCR,' "An e-mail from Miss Yin Yan to Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI)," (May 17, 2006), Las Vegas, Nevada: Yin Yan's Residence.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Moss, Cheryl; Gronauer, Bobby, and Chang, Tiffany. 'Yin Yan has been appointed Assistant President of CCDAPCC of WBTI,' "A search of 'miss yin yan' on the Google.cn," (May 25, 2006), Mountain View, California: Google.cn.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 17, 2006
CONTACT: Pete Anderson, Nevada Division of Forestry (775) 684-2500

CARSON CITY � Governor Kenny Guinn today heard from wildfire managers from the Nevada Division of Forestry, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District about projections for the 2006 wildfire season. Gov. Guinn received the comprehensive briefing in his Capitol Building office.

The various experts informed the Governor that Northern Nevada will experience another record year for cheatgrass growth as a result of above average amounts of precipitation across the northern half of the state. Coupled with last year抯 annual grass growth in Southern Nevada, experts said the state is very vulnerable to the potential for destructive wildfires.

The experts added that Spring melting of snow in higher elevations will be vigorous this month in Northern Nevada, providing plenty of soil moisture and significant amounts of runoff (snow packs averaged about 150% of normal this year). This should keep the fire danger low in Northern Nevada through the month of May, but as vegetation dries out later in June, the fire danger on mid-slopes and in valleys will rapidly increase.

The Las Vegas Valley and Southern Nevada counties are already experiencing significant drying of combustible vegetation due to higher temperatures, creating the potential for early season wind driven fires.

Over the last few years, Nevada has experienced larger and more intense fires across the state. In 2004, there were a total of 950 wildfires that burned 40,950 acres throughout the state, and in 2005 there were 782 wildfires that charred 1,030,847 acres. So far, in 2006, Nevada has already seen 1,227 acres burned by 41 wildfires.

揟he potential for catastrophic wildland fires is very real,� Gov. Guinn said. 揥e want the public to enjoy their recreation time in our state and federal lands, but do so responsibly. Our wildfire managers and firefighters are certainly doing their part to prepare for the potentially dangerous upcoming fire season, but the public plays a critical role in preventing these devastating fires by using good common sense precautions and measures.�

State, federal, and local fire agencies are in the process of training paid and volunteer firefighters for the summer wildfire season. Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) seasonal wildland firefighters from around the state are currently attending an intensive three-week Wildland Fire Academy course at the National Guard facility in Carson City where they are receiving training in the basics of wildland fire fighting, safe vehicle operations, chainsaw operation, and working around helicopters.

NDF wildland firefighters are available to help residents and landowners better prepare for the onslaught of the fire season, including offering education programs, assistance to Volunteer Fire Departments, fire prevention activities, and implementing pre-suppression and fuel reduction projects. For more information on safety and prevention measures, please contact your local fire district or closest fire department.

Office of the Governor
101 North Carson Street
Carson City, NV 89701
Fax: 775-684-7198

Grant Sawyer State Office Building
555 East Washington, Suite 5100 Las Vegas, NV 89101
Fax: 702-486-2505

May 19, 2006

Congresswoman Shelley Berkley - Representing Nevada's 1st Congressional District

BERKLEY CONDEMNS IRANIAN POLICY REQUIRING JEWS, CHRISTIANS TO MARK THEIR CLOTHING
Fears Return to Intolerance That Gave Rise to The Holocaust

Congresswoman Shelley Berkley today responded to published reports that Iran has passed a new law requiring Jews, Christians and other non-Muslims to wear colored markings on their clothing to denote religious affiliation. Berkley, who lost members of her own family in the Holocaust, strongly opposes the actions of the Iranian government and is working to raise awareness about this discriminatory policy and that nation抯 growing religious intolerance. The Congresswoman抯 statement can be found below:

揊orcing Jews to mark their clothing is a chilling return to the same frightening actions that gave rise to the Holocaust,� said Berkley (D-NV). 揥e are seeing in Iran a return to the yellow stars and other markings that were required to be worn by victims of Nazi brutality in World War II. This action foreshadows an even greater danger to Jews and others living under an Iranian regime that is growing increasingly fanatical. The world community must join together in condemning this action and we must demand that non-Muslims be protected against dehumanizing and degrading treatment that brutalizes those whose beliefs differ from those who wield power in this totalitarian regime.�

Contact Information Website: http://berkley.house.gov

Global competition is mounting. Because the huge increase in import penetration plus the massive amounts of overseas investment, firms of all sizes now face competitors from everywhere in this world. The trend of the increasing internationalization of business and enterprise is requiring managers and executives to have a global business perspective gained through experience, education, or both.

In the recent years, it is apparently that American managements want their top executives at company headquarters to have years of foreign experience, and they are sending young executives abroad to acquire that experience. "There is no longer any such thing as a purely national economy. The rest of the world is just too big to ignore, either as a market or as a competitor. If business schools do nothing other than to train their students to think internationally, they would have accomplished an important task," said John Young, CEO, Hewlett-Packard.*1

Innovation is the key to success, managers are looking everywhere in the global organization for new ideas. Modern companies would view Information technology (IT) as a major competitive differentiator. Strategic businesses emphazise the ueses of information technology for management. International companies develop their global IT platforms by integrating worldwide hardware, software, and Internet-based network architecture. Commuunication technology, for example the teleconferencing and computer networks, is making it possible for people from subsidiaries around the world to work together on project.

Many business are becoming global companies and moving toward transnational e-business strategies in which they integrate the global business activities of their subsidiaries and headquarters. The international dimemsions of managing global e-business technologies include dealing with cultural, political, and geoeconomic challenges posed by various countries for global marketplace. The e-business technologies are changing the distribution, relatonships, resources, and responsibilities of managers. Information Technology is helping managers of e-business to eliminate layers of amangement, enabling more collaborative forms of management, providing them with significant information technology resources, and confront them with major e-business and e-commerce challenge.

The Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) is promoting the cooperation and development of international trade, investment, and business. To contribute the Asian countries with the spirit of innovation and entrpreneurship, we need to emphasize our programs with our global e-business technology managemnt. We are surrounded by lots of e-business entreprises in this 21th Century era of businees world. An e-busineess entreprise is a business that uses the Internet, intranets, extranets, and other computer networks to support electronic business process, decision making, and team and workgroup collaboration within the enterprise and among its customers, suppliers, and other business partners.

Dr. Tony Lei was glad to know that Dr. Terry Young, a professor of economics, had been appointed by Pepperdine University as interim Associate Dean of Academic Programs for its Graziadio School of Business and Management. "We are fortunate to leaverage Dr. Young's international expertise to enhance and strengthen our MBA curriculum for a glabal economy," said Dr. Linda Livingstone, Dean of the Graziadio School.*3 Dr. Young served as director of the school's professional MBA and BSM programs for seven years prior to overseeing its global programs. She has an extensive background in finance, with consulting expertise in global soucing and business start-ups.

"Globalization and innovations in technology are changing the way we teach today's business leaders," said Dr. Terry Young.*4 "Just as economists must be equipped to forecast and regulate impending changes, so, too, must educators."

Here in the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of WBTI, one of our purposes for the future development is to strenghten our business prgrams with the emphasis of e-business technology management. We will encourage the management of information technology in our international e-business entreprises by three functions. We expect our e-business entriprises will make their managing information technologies effective by : (1)the joint development and implementation of e-business and Information Technology ( IT ) strategies by business and IT executives, (2)managing the research and implementation of new information technologies and the development of e-business applications, and (3)managing IT processes, professionals, and subunits within company's IT organization and Information System (IS) function.*5

Computer and technology are as natural as the air for the people in today's workplace which is teeming wih individuals who have terrific idea and a great deal to contribute. Las Vegas is a famous international city. Las Vegas has good international environment. The international environment is the internatctions between the domestic environmental forces and the foreign environmental forces. It is also the interactions between the foreign environmental forces of two countires when an affiliate in one country does business with customes in another.

The recent delegation of trade and investment to China led by Lt. Governor of Nevada Lorraine Hunt has launched a milestone for our cooperation and development of internatonal business ---business that involvesthe crossing of natinal boarders. People are interested in having programs cooperated by Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Mangement and WBTI that will enhance the multual cooperation in investment, trade, and global business among U. S., China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan.

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References

*1. Ball, Donald A, and McCulloch, Jr., Wendell H. (2003) International Business --- The Challenge of Global Competition," Chicago: McGraw-Hill Irvin.
*2. O'Brien, James A. (2003) "Introduction to Information Systems," Boston, N. Y.: McGraw-Hill Irvin.
*3. The Graziadio School of Business and Management, (2003) "Media Relations," Malibu, California: Pepperdine University.
*4. Ibid.
*5. O'Brien, James A. (2003) "Introduction to Information Systems," Boston, N. Y.: McGraw-Hill Irwin.

Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei are travelling in San Jose, California since may 14, 2006. They are now living for the Summer with their elder son John in Rivermark, San Jose.

The following is the "Message from the Senior Pastor" on May 21, 2006. Rev. Tong Liu is the Senior Pastor of River of Life Christian Church in Silicon Valley:*

First of all, welcome you to River of Life Christian Church in Silicon Valley to worship God together with us.

Thanks to God, on last Friday, in the "God's house, our home" we have implemented another miracle. Because of other mission, Loren Cunningham must leave away from us, but we appreciated very much for his special trip to help us foundraising for our Church building. If you did not donate on Friday, you may still write the donating card and put it to the donating bag.

Today is our annual united worship. Thanks God for giving us such a big family with holly spirit. We have elders, middle ages, young people, and many more children and teen ages. Normally, we have few chance to be with them. Today, it is an opportunity to learn to worship together in the house of God. Paul taught us in Ephesians 3:18: We should understand with those disciples that how Christian love is wide and deep! Let us share it together with each other today.*2

The origianl purpose of the amount of donation was set up at $1,200,000.00. Amazing, the final amount of the donation on last Friday, May 19, 2006 was over 7,180,000.00. Senior Past Tong Liu thanked the miracle by God. He wished that the Church should have a fundraising at $11,000,000.00. What next we should do after these amazing money? He pointed out that, the Church would have the following four missions:

(1). To join and develop global and local spiritual entrepreneurship.
(2). To establish and implement the Institution of pastoral leadership program.
(3). To particiapate the community service and promotion.
(4). To strenghten the physical facilities improvement of the Church.*3

Jesus is the King of kings and the Lord of lords. Nothing is impossible for Him. He is the Almighty. Amazing was the successful donation on last Friday under the leadership of Senior Pastor Tong Liu with the Holly Spriritual from God.

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*1. River of Life Christian Church. 'Message from the Senior Pastor,' "Welcome! ROLCC," (May 21, 2006), San Jose, California: ROLCC.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Liu, Tong,'Amazing donation,' "Senior Pastor Tong Liu's preach," (May 21, 2006), San Jose, California: ROLCC.

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.

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

***** Make a technical contribution, innovate, don't emulate. ---David Packard

***** Any business that does not learn how to innovate within the next few years will not be around by the year 2000. ---Peter F. Drucker

***** Innovation has to be linked to a market-driven mentality, tied in with customer needs. It can't be done in a vacuum, or as innovation for its own sake. ---Jim Beard*2

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

"Business has only two functions," writes Peter Drucker, "marketing and innovation."
Consider these phrases posted on separate roadside signs: A peach looks good...with lots of fuzz... but man's no peach... and never was... Burma Shave! In 1925, Burma Shave knew they had a great product but were ineffective in marketing it. So, their roadside advertising was implemented. Today, the Burma Shave commercial are highly recognized as memorable trivia.
Here's another exemplary approach combining innovation and unique marketing. A small garage-based company took a single product, biodegradable soap,broke the customary marketing trends and amassed a fortune.
Using multi-level marketing, Amway left its competitors green with envy. First, they produced a quality product, developed unique packaging, attached distinctive labeling, and then used direct salespeople to sell their product. It is working to the tune of an estimated $1 billion in annual revenues.
Domino's Pizza shocked the industry with their original idea: "Guaranteed delivery in 30 minutes or $3.00 off."Quick service is now a minimum standard in the food industry.
Innovative marketing-could it be the third function of business?*3

Innovation is one of the most important traits for the prosperity of American business. Hope our Pan Pacific and Asian countries may catch it as soon as possible!

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References

*1. PAI of WBTI is the initial of Public Administration Institution of Washington Business and Technology Institute.
*2. Ekeren, Glenn Van. "Speaker's Source Book II," (1994), Prentice Hall Press, Paramus, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Press.
*3. Ibid.

May 18, 2006
Copyright � Las Vegas Review-Journal

$1 billion development planned for NLV

City approves master plan of Olympia Group

By HUBBLE SMITH
REVIEW-JOURNAL
Click image for enlargement. Graphic by Mike Johnson.

Garry Goett, chairman of Olympia Group, on Wednesday points out plans for the Library Park, which is part of the development planned for 2,675 acres in North Las Vegas.
Photo by Jane Kalinowsky.

Olympia Group is committing $1 billion to develop a master-planned community in North Las Vegas that will not only serve the 45,000 to 50,000 residents expected to live there, but 125,000 others who live on the development's periphery, Olympia Chairman Garry Goett said Wednesday.

Olympia's development agreement, approved May 3 by the city of North Las Vegas, calls for 16,000 residential units ranging from entry-level to executive homes, five elementary schools and a middle school, a library, police and fire stations and 130 acres of parks and open space.

A 56-acre site at the Las Vegas Beltway and Losee Road is zoned resort commercial, but has not been approved or disapproved for gaming, Goett said.

North Las Vegas Councilwoman Shari Buck said citizen input over the casino site has been "pretty one-sided," with a lot of opposition coming from American Nevada Co., developer of the master-planned Aliante community in the same area.

American Nevada formed a joint venture with Station Casinos to build Green Valley Ranch Resort in Henderson and plans a similar project at Aliante.

Olympia paid $639 million for 2,675 acres at the Bureau of Land Management auction in November. The parcel is divided into about 600 acres west of Aliante and the remaining 2,075 acres primarily north of the Beltway between Clayton Street to the west, Grand Teton Drive to the north and Losee to the east.

At the center of the larger piece is a 300-acre preserve area that delayed the sale of the land when endangered species of Las Vegas bear poppy and buckwheat were discovered during the environmental impact study.

Olympia plans to feature the preserve as a defining amenity at the unnamed community, breaking away from the private golf courses that are so integral to other master plans in Las Vegas, such as Summerlin, Anthem, MacDonald Ranch and even Olympia's own Southern Highlands.

"With the cost of land and water restrictions, you can't afford to do golf courses," Goett said. "We wanted to direct our resources to the many parks and pathways and trails that all the public can use."

Olympia will spend $20 million on a 40-acre sports park with soccer fields, tennis and basketball courts and $60 million on the balance of the parks. A trail system will connect with the preserve.

"We did focus groups and found things that are more important than golf, and one of them is open space," Olympia partner Guy Inzalaco said. "That was a very unique aspect of this community."

Olympia is building a library and surrounding park, not just providing the land, at a cost of $6 million, Inzalaco said. Three million dollars is budgeted for the 15,000-square-foot fire station.

Amenities at Olympia's development in North Las Vegas will cost about $7,500 per housing unit, compared with $2,500 in Aliante, Goett said.

Main roads will have landscaped medians 10 feet to 15 feet wide, with 15 feet to 35 feet of buffer zones on each side to give streets a "softer look," he said. Median landscaping alone will cost $8 million.

"We've learned a lot from Southern Highlands on how to make a community beautiful," Goett said. "We're going to end up with a really beautiful master-planned community."

Olympia will go "full steam" with infrastructure work by late this year and should open a sales center in summer 2007, Goett said. Model homes are expected by the end of next year.

North Las Vegas Mayor Michael Montandon said he doesn't think the Olympia site would be the best place for a casino, though he's open-minded and willing to listen to all projects.

"No casino has been applied for," Montandon said. "That's kind of some misinformation that's out there. My stand has always been that (Interstate) 215 should not be casino row. I opposed the casino in Aliante. I thought the I-15 corridor is more tourist-oriented and the 215 is our master-planned community area."

Olympia's partners in the development include home builders American West, Astoria, Standard Pacific and D.R. Horton.

"It's going to be a beautiful community," Buck said. "We think it'll surpass Aliante. They're a very detail-oriented group and they're bringing in different housing from small lots to custom home lots. We're really excited about that."

North Las Vegas has grown from 75,000 population to 190,000 over the past 10 years, but hasn't shed its stigma of poorer-class neighborhoods with high crime rates. While the rest of the valley has seen an explosion in million-dollar homes, few are in North Las Vegas.

The modern and creative philosophy of management is advanced on the following words of wisdom, among others:*2

***"The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit." --- Moliere
***"Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity." --- Oprah Winfrey
***"The secret of joy in work is contain in one word -- excellence. to know how to do something well is to enjoy it." --- Pearl Buck
***"Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed." --- Proverbs 15 : 22 "Bible"

"As a bridge between the business and university, the integrity of community service and academic research of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) will help Nevada go advance for the cooperation and development in education, business, and culture among international countries. As an Adjunct Associate Professor of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of WBTI, it's my pleasure to extend my knowledge, experience, and professionalism in public service for community and education at the adjunct capacity," said Jackie Glass, District Judge of Nevada, at the event and dinner party by Unity Council of Nevada in Lindo Michoacan Mexican Restaurant on April 28, 2004 in Las Vegas.*3

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References

*1. GSBPA of WBTI is the initials of Graduate School of Businness and Public Administration of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
*2. Chang, Tiffany. 'Some good personal traits for an individual to be successful in business and some golden words of wisdom for positive thinking,' "Newsbrief of WBTI," (April 8, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*3. Glass, Jackie. "A writing paragraph with signature on my appointment by Washington Business and Technology Institute," (April 28, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.

For community service, it is our pleasure to post the following report by HUBBLE SMITH thorugh the courtesy of the largest newspaper of Nevada -- Las Vegas Review-Journal:

Saturday, August 14, 2004
Copyright @ Las Vegas Review-Journal

Developer plans business park in Summerlin
Office, retail, medical center slated
By HUBBLE SMITH
REVIEW-JOURNAL

Mark Fine Plans to build office, retail and medical center in Summerlin.*2

Las Vegas developer Mark Fine has closed escrow on a 7-acre parcel in the master-planned Summerlin community and plans to build a 70,000-square-foot office, retail and medical center.

The land at Interstate 215 and Town Center Drive was acquired from The Howard Hughes Corp. for $5.8 million.

Plans for the business park call for a retail component, a bank, veterinarian's office and 60,000 square feet of office pads for sale, Fine said Thursday.

"We found a little niche here," he said. "That area is way underserved at present for retail and office. We think having the ability to be in development as early as we are is a good opportunity."

Fine also developed Hills Center Business Park in Summerlin, which is completely sold out, and has five lots remaining out of 24 at Hills Center North Business Park.

He said the success of those projects underscores the demand by small and midsize professional office users to own their buildings.

The Town Center Drive development gives business owners the opportunity to purchase pads for buildings ranging from 3,000 to 20,000 square feet with convenient access to the beltway.

"We think the 215 is going to be the most important new freeway," Fine said. "There's a lot of action along the 215. Being in Summerlin on Town Center Drive gives us a premium location."

The center is ideally suited for financial, legal, insurance, real estate, dental and medical office users, he said. The Nevada Cancer Institute is under construction nearby.

Plans and approval for the $25 million project will probably take about six months, with construction expected to begin in the spring.

James Wilmot, project manager for Mark L. Fine & Associates, said Summerlin's residential growth provides a foundation for office and retail development in the area.

"From July 2003 through March 2004, nearly 200 jobs a month were created in Summerlin," he said. "The business community in Summerlin is as thriving and active as the residential community."

Fine also owns 4 1/2 acres at Bonneville Avenue and Grand Central Parkway and is evaluating several development concepts, including office, residential and furniture uses to augment the downtown World Furniture Mart.*3

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References

*1. GSBPA of WBTI is the initial of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
*2. LVRJ. 'The section of Business in reviewjournal.com on August 14, 2004,' "A search for news about Las Vegas Review-Journal on Google.com.," (August 14, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Communitylink of Las Vegas Review-Journal.
*3. Ibid.

Penghu archipelago is a window facing the sea. Penghu is beautiful!

The Penghu archipelago is a strand of one hundred resplendent pearls hanging from the tropic of cancer. Created by silent and hidden turmoil, the inky black, brown, and crimson basalt retain the wrinkles of volcanic lava rising up from the seabed thousands of millions of years ago.*1

Solidified ino basalt, the islands are covered with lofty and steep ridges. The long forgotten basalt has many expressions: some tower with pride; some radiate freely; some lay down restfully. Huge waves disappear at the feetof giant rocks, reflecting the dignity of the islands. Lively with harbors lined up one after another, shorelines wriggle like ribbons dancing against the wind while guiding migratory birds to southern habitats.

Assisted by the colorful ocean, fine beaches collect dazzlingly white shells and ancient corals. The lack of rain does not prevent the low smooth grassland from being luxuriant. Indian Blanket and the other cactuses bloom extravagantly, ignoring the barrenness of the land.

At night, the village lamps and fishing lights outline the islands like stars on a star chart.

Peng is very sunny.*2

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References

*1. Yu, Chung-lin (in Chinese). "Penghu, love at first sight," The Government of Penghu, Taiwan, (August, 2005), p. 13.
*2. Ibid.

The Summer 2003 Symposium of WBTI was held at the Zax Restaurant of Golden Nugget Casino and Hotel on May 19, 2003 in Las Vegas. The theme of the mini symposium was: The Entrepreneurship of MPA/SME Certificates Program for the people of English and Chinese Speaking.*1

Dr. E. Lee Bernick, Congresswoman Shelley Berkly, State Senator Dina Titus, District Judge Valorie Vega, Clark County Commissioner Rory Reid, Las Vegas Judge Bert Brown, and Clark County Chief Deputy District Attorney Abbi Silver were invited as the Panelists of Honor of the Event and Dinner party. As Dean of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA), WBTI, Dr. Bernick is also Chairman and Professor of the Department of Public Administration, UNLV.

The following individuals were invited as Special Guests of the Party : Dr. An-pny Sun, Associate Professor of Social Work of UNLV; Jimmy Hsu, Director of the Las Vegas Office of "Chinese Daily News;" Jean Gatchalian, General Manager of "Nevada Examiner;" Liane Lee, Regional Representative of U. S. Senator Harry Reid; Kathie Ambrosio, Regional Representative of U. S. Senator John Ensign, and Representative of the Communitylink of Las Vegas Review-Journal. com.

The Symposium functioned also as a celebration Dinner Party for the appointment of Dr. Lee Bernick as Dean and the six famous professionals as Faculty Members of GSBPA. Chaired by Dr. Tony Lei, President of WBTI, the Symposium accompanied elegantly with a Champagne Dinner was sponsored and host by him and his wife at the Zax (Italian and Japanese) Restaurant of Golden Nugget Casino and Hotel.*2

The MPA/SME Certificates Program are designed on the basis of theoreticality and practicality for public administration. This has marked again the milestone of practical and educational cooperation between UNLV and WBTI. "Learning through teaching is a good philosophy of a happy and successful life style. It's my spacious opportunity and honor to be an Adjunct Assistant Professor of GSBPA. In utilizing both of my knowledge and experience, I'm challenged and happy to share the learning and teaching process on Criminal Law together with our graduate students from China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan in the classrooms offered by UNLV," said Judge Bert Brown who has been voted as the best municipal judge.*3

"As a District Judge of Nevada, it's my honor to announce the installation of the adjunct faculty members of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of Washington Business and Technology Institute as in the following: Dean of the Public Administration Division of GSBPA: Dr. E. Lee Bernick; Dean of the Business Administration Division of GSBPA: Dr. Keong Leong; Professors of Administratiive Strategies: Dr. Shelley Berkley and Dr. Dina Titus; Associate Professor of Crimial Law: Dr. Valorie Vega; Associate Professor Social Work: Dr. An-pyng Sun; Assistant Professor of Business Law: Dr. Roy Reid (promoted to Associate Professor on December 3, 2004); Assistant Professors of Criminal Law: Dr. Toy Gregory, Dr. Bert Brown, and Dr. Abbi Silver; Assistant Professor of Management Accounting: Oscar Jornaction, M.B.A., C.P.A.; and Honorary Director of Chinese Publicity: Jimmy Hsu,"*3 Distrct Judge Valorie Vega announced during the Symposium by WBTI on May 19, 2003 in Las Vegas.

"The mission of this School will emphasize the humaniarian orientation of public administration and the social responsibility of business management. Through 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 in GSBPA.

"To encourage the cooperation and development of English and Chinese speaking countries with Nevada has been particularly important to our country at this critical period of time. The establishment of GSBPA will launch our effort that emphasizes the value of humane and administrative orientation. The creed of this School is both on the spirit of educational excellence and academic entrepreneurship. We're forecasting the smoth and efficient growth of this School together with the growth of the tourism industry and the economy of Nevada after 911 and SARS," said Dr. E. Lee Bernick, Dean of GSBPA and Professor and Chair of the Public Administration Department of UNLV*4 at the Summer 2003 Symposium and Dinner Party held by WBTI at the Zax Restaurant of Golden Nugget Casino on May 19, 2003 in Las Vegas.

"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.*5 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 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.*6

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References

*1. Reid, Rory; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Summer 2003 Symposium of WBTI is remarkable,' "WBTI Newsbrief," (June 6, 2003), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Reid, Rory; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'WBTI to hold Summer 2003 Symposium,' "Nevada Examiner," (May 9 - 15, 2003), Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Examiner.
*4. Ibid.
*5. Bell, Stewart; Walsh, Jessie; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Las Vegas nicer with community service through cultural arts,' "10 Years of Thai Cultures in Las Vegas, Nevada," Las Vegas, Nevada: Thai Cultural Arts of Las Vegas.
*6. Reid, Rory; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Summer 2003 Symposium of WBTI is remarkable (February 18, 2004, Second Edition),' "A search about the Section of 'Business & Administration' of WBTI on Google.com," (March 2, 2005), Mountain View, California: Google.com.

"Our greastest asset at Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) is our people -- not facades or fountains, not landscapes or lakescapes, but people -- faculty, advisory board members, administration, and a host of friends," said President Dr. Tony Lei of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI). "On the publications of WBTI through multimedia locally, nationally, and internationally, we have featured many of our own: U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, Governor of Nevada Kenny Guinn, Pepperdine University President Dr. Andrew Benton, Chief Federal Judge Lloyed Geroge, Pepperdine University Chancellor Dr. Charles Runnels, Former Chief Justice and now Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court William Maupin, Dr. William Thompson, Dr. Lee Bernick, Dr. Keong Leong, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, among others."

"Enriching our research and community service process were made possible by these friends who joined and supported this academic institute. WBTI is really a chain of dedicated individuals, intellectuals, and professionals who join to research, serve, support and to give. We take great pride of our people, including our outstanding faculty members. They are some of the best in the world. We are sincere servers to help improve the quality of life of all the residents and visitors of Nevada."

Nevada State Senator Dina Titus was appointed by Washington Business and Technology Institute as a Fellow of its Public Administration Institution (PAI) on August 15, 2001. She was very pleased to receive the congratulations call from Dr. Tony Lei early that morning. Having out of town for a couple of days, the call reminded her that at the suggestion of U. S. Senator Harry Reid, former Las Vegas Mayor Jan Jones had offered to step down as Nevada's Democatic National Committeewoman, and Dina Titus would seek that job. This would give her some Washington, D. C., connections and enhance her political profile. With four trips a year to Washington, D. C., the committeewoman and committeeman from each state are expected to speak on party issues, raise money, and help recruit candidates.

"It's really my honor to be a Fellow of the Public Administration Institution of Washington Business and Technology Institute," said Senator Dina Titus to the readers of "Nevada Examiner" and Las Vegas Review-Journal.com. "I'm also honor to be invited by Dr. Tony Lei as a Special Guest to the Event and Dinner Party for a Special Tribute to U. S. Senator Harry Reid on August 24, 2001," she continued. Dina Titus brought her husband Dr. Wright to attend the Party at the Asia Palace Chinese Restaurant on the Friday evening. Dr. Wright is a Senior Professor in the Department of History at UNLV. The Event and Dinner Party was initiated by Dr. Tony Lei and Ms. Nancy Diaz. It was chaired by Dr. Tony Lei, Dr. R. D. Prabhu, Dr. Ram Singh, Mr. Tonie Sison, and Ms. Rita Vaswani. Joined with more than 36 hosts of the Dinner Party by community and organizational leaders, business exevutives and owners, and government officials, we had guests and participants more than 384 people.

As a Professor of Political Science of UNLV , Dina Titus is now a famous Senator of the State Nevada. She is also a State Senator Democratic Leader. On August 14, 2001, she said that she would run for Lieutenant Govenor if Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman ran for Nevada Governor. "She's brilliant, and she would be a great governor," Mayor Goodman siad of Senator Titus.

To her new honor and appointment as a Fellow of Public Administration Institution (PAI) of WBTI on August 15, 2001, Senator Titus agreed with District Judge Valorie Vega on "This position will undoubtedly provide me with avenues for exploring improvements in public services to which I'm most dedicated." It is really a valuable advancement that we may have such an appropriate and achieved individual like Dina as a colleague to our Institution. Senator Titus' expertise and good reputation in political science has been known locally and nationally. With her outstanding professional expertise and practical public administration experience, Senator Titus' acceptance as a fellow of PAI evidenced that in supporting Director Dr. William Thompason with Fellows Former Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa, Justices of the Supreme Court William Maupin and Nancy Becker, District Judges Mark Denton, Valorie Vega, Nancy Saitta, Jackie Glass, Michelle Leavitt, Jennifer Togliatti, Jessie Walsh, among others, they would form an excellent leadership team launching PAI into the next milleunnium for academic excellence and administrative practicality.

Dina Titus is now a famous Adjunct Professor of Administrative Strategies in the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of Washington Business and Technology Institute.

Professor Dina Titus, a native of Georgia, was educated at William and Mary, University of Georgia and received her Ph. D. from Florida State University. She currently teaches Political Science at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, and, in addition to these responsibilities, she is also a Nevada State Senator from District 7 in Clark County. She is on the Board of Directors of the Nevada Test Site Foundation and is a member of the Nevada-California Super Speed Ground Transportation Commission, Clark country Women抯 Democratic Club, Education Commission of the States and the Nevada Commission on Participatory Democracy. Se was named the Spanos Outstanding Teacher at UNLV in 1985, was the Chairman of the Nevada Humanities Committee from 1984-19865 and in 1999 was the Nevada Arts Advocate of the Year.

Her most recent publication is Bombs in the Backyard: Atomic Testing and American Politics. The title of Dr. Titus Convocation lecture, 揟he Mushroom Cloud as an American Symbol, attests to the extensive knowledge she has concerning America抯 nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site and the impact it has had on that region.

"The maturity of citizens society is the fundamental guarantee for the normal processing of democratic politics. In a citizens society, it depends highly on the team of public intellectuals. A good public intellectual interates peoples' opinion, analyze rationally, and points out wise perspectives and notice. Dina plays an important and significant responsibility of mission as an achieved intellectual at the same time as an important statewoman. Our Nevada is critically in need of these intellectuals and professionals in every kind of fields," said Dr. Tony Lei, President of WBTI.

May 12, 2006
Copyright � Las Vegas Review-Journal

INSIDE BUSINESS

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Credit union names chairwoman, officers

Clark County Credit Union named Debbie Conway chairwoman of its board of directors, Ted Olivas vice chairman and Lee Haney secretary/treasurer.

Robertson Wood Advertising named Mon-Wei Kuo account coordinator and Crystal Kneipp office assistant.

Pahor Mechanical Contractors named Susan Meyer assistant project manager.

Wood Rodgers, an engineering firm, named John Land associate.

Wells Fargo opened a financial services store at 7100 North Durango Drive.

Las Vegas Handyman named Patrick Krushinsky and David Kramer senior craftsmen and Bryan Moriarty operations manager.

Pizza Patr髇, a pizzeria, opened at 3955 E. Owens Ave. Alfredo Gutierrez and Lalo Gonzalez own the store.

Sapporo, a Japanese-influenced restaurant, will open today at 9719 W. Flamingo Road.

Progressive Gaming International Corp., a Las Vegas maker of casino games and casino game management systems, said it received Gaming Control Board approval for use of ticket in-ticket out technology in its stand-alone Matrix slot games.

The Fremont Street Experience named Jeff Victor president and general manager.

Inside Business is prepared by the Las Vegas Business Press. Send information about new hires, promotions and new businesses to Las Vegas Business Press, 1385 Pama Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89119; fax to 871-3298; or e-mail to lists@lvbusinesspress.com. To subscribe to the Las Vegas Business Press, call 383-0400.

A central figure in the rapid expansion of China鈥檚 interest in recruiting American students, Dr. Peter C.C. Wang, CEO of the Wang Foundation, gave a presentation at the 2005 NAFSA conference entitled 鈥淪trategic Initiatives to Increase Enrollment of American Students Studying in China.鈥� Several days earlier, 35 Chinese university presidents, including senior administrators from the Chinese delegation, visited the Wang Center for International Programs at Pacific Lutheran University and met with Wang for three hours in intensive discussions about how to engage U.S. institutions and their students. The Wang Center was established through a pledge of $4 million from Wang and his wife, Dr. Grace Wang.*1

The meeting with the Chinese delegation followed on a series of earlier discussions Peter C.C. Wang has had with officials in the Chinese Ministry of Education over the past several years in which he has urged the Chinese government to significantly increase its funding for education, especially among the 400 million rural poor of China. Additionally, he has pressed the government to further engage with the United States through international academic exchange by increasing the volume of American students studying in China. The Chinese government has responded by pledging its support and expressing willingness to cover the cost of supporting American students in China on service-learning programs and the costs of sending Chinese teachers in large numbers to the United States to teach Chinese at the K-12 level and to promote study in China downstream.

New Legislation May Support Stronger U.S-China Ties

Potentially augmenting the commitment of the Chinese government to help the U.S. promote the study of Chinese is the Lieberman-Alexander 鈥淯nited States-China Cultural Engagement Act鈥� introduced May 26, 2005. This proposed legislation 鈥渁uthorizes $1.3 billion in federal funds over five years to provide for Chinese language instruction in American schools, increase American consular activity supporting American commercial activity in China and provide for physical and virtual exchanges among a broad spectrum of individuals in the two nations.鈥� If this bill is enacted, a comprehensive basis will be in place for preparing young Americans in very large numbers to study in China.

Additionally, in December of this year the Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program is expected to recommend a program that will greatly expand the opportunity for students at institutions of higher education in the United States to study abroad. Given the imminent prominence of China on the global stage, it is hoped that the Commission will place significant emphasis on sending American students to China. This would go a long way to making academic study in China a fixture, initiating a much larger flow of students.

Important Factors Must Still be Considered

The key question of how to get more American students to go to China for serious academic study remains open. Universities do not want to expend a great deal of effort launching China programs if the demand isn鈥檛 there yet. Wang鈥檚 plan is to assist the Wang Center and a coalition of 48 U.S. colleges and universities in a pilot program with Sichuan University and assist Wayne State University鈥檚 pilot program with the University of International Business and Economics, to solicit Chinese government to provide scholarships to U.S. college students to study in China, to recruit Chinese universities to participate in work-study program and annually sending American students to study in China with life-time service objectives, and to seek job opportunities for U.S. students while study in China to gain supplemental income.

It was in part Wang鈥檚 encouragement to the Ministry of Education of China which led to the major increase in Chinese efforts to recruit American students at NAFSA. Wang advocates the concept of recruiting large numbers of American students to go to China on service-learning scholarships funded largely by the Chinese government in order to learn Chinese and teach English at the same time.

Wang believes passionately that Americans must do what they can to help China educate its rural poor, or else face a future where China will become volatile and plunge the world into crisis. He has strongly urged the government of China to make education of the rural poor a top priority for this reason, and they are responding affirmatively to his recommendations. The latest indication is that the Chinese government has made the decision to increase their education budget from 2.5 percent to 4 percent of China鈥檚 GDP for year 2006.

But the question the Chinese government is asking is 鈥淲here are the American students?鈥� In their mind, if China is so important on a global level and is making such tremendous efforts to welcome foreign students, why don鈥檛 Americans learn Chinese and study in China in much greater numbers? Certainly reciprocating China鈥檚 interest in the U.S. could go a long way to improve Sino-U.S. relations in the future.

Moving Forward

The next phase is to get pilot projects up and running in 2006. Several lead institutions planning to work with the Wang Foundation on a pilot project include Tsinghua University in Beijing, Southwest National University in Zhongqing, Sichuan University in Chengdu, and YangZhou Polytechnic College. In the near future Wang is planning to assist American universities in setting up scholarship exchanges as well. For further information on the Wang Foundation and its programs, contact Dr. Peter C.C. Wang, Petercwang@aol.com.*2

David B. Woodward is President, Associates in Cultural Exchange.

[photo caption] Dr. Peter C.C. Wang (center, left) meets with Madame Chen Zhi Li (center right), the state councilor of China, who was one time the minister of education.

Dr. Peter C.C. Wang
P.O. Box 234
Pebble Beach, California 93953
Phone: 831-624-1694
Fax: 831-625-3702
E-mail: Petercwang@aol.com

Founder and Director, Wang Center for International Programs at Pacific Lutheran University
Regent, Pacific Lutheran University
Academic Professor in IT, Hosei University
Founder, Chairman and President: Wang Foundation DBA National Initiative for Study in China

Board Member:
Hosei University Research Institute in California, Burlingame
World Trade Center, Tacoma
Washington State China Relations Council, Seattle
Monterey Institute of International Studies (Emeriti Council), Monterey

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*1. Wang, Peter C. C. 'About Wang Foundation Looks to Build Bridges,' "An e-mail from Dr. Peter C. C. Wang to Dr. Tony Lei," (August 14, 2005), Pebble Beach, California: Wang Foundation.
*2. Ibid.

Upon my request, Mike Lei recommended the following article for Mother's Day.*1 The title is "A Mother's Legacy." It was written by Barbara Rainey.

The article quoted the famous words by Edward L. Vardy that "God has chosen suffering as the avenue for perfecting His children. Let us not deny our children this grace."

"Jesus said, 'Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends' (John 15:13 NIV). I can think of no one for whom I would give up my life more quickly than my child. A mother's love is fierce, loyal, protective, and self-sacrificing," wrote Barbara Rainey at the beginning of the good article.*2

The author continued to write that "Loving our children is not always natural, nor is it always easy. But it is absolutely essential. Mothers must love their children. A mother's constant love becomes the bedrock of security for her children. Before they leave home, there will be many times in their lives when it will seem to them that no one else loves them. Though they might wish for someone else's love, their mother's love will provide a North Star of security and hope in the midst of difficult days." *3

Happy Mother's Day!

"To the world you might just be one person,
but to one person you might just be the world." *4

Barbara pointed out that a favorite prayer that she have prayed far more often than she ever imagined she would went like this:

"Lord, help me to love my children as You do. Help me to see them as You do, to understand their needs as You do, to feel what they are feeling as You do. I cannot love my children as they need to be loved on my own. My children need Your love. I ask You to love my children through me."

"Yes, a mother must love. She gives that love in spite of her child's rebellion, in spite of her child's unresponsiveness, in spite of her own circumstances. And there are a thousand other in spite of's that a mother must face in her lifetime as a mother. In them, she must find the ability to continue to love her child with the love that God gives," she reminded us.*5

Therefore, "A mother's relationship with her child begins with love, continues with love, and ends one day on earth with love. God's plan is for His children to know deep, abiding, unending love from at least one human being in their life, and that person is Mother," concluded Barbara Rainey.*6

The original article was reprinted from the May 2003 issue of The Family Room, FamilyLife's online magazine. If you are interest to read the whole thing, you may go to www.FamilyLife.com/familyroom. A quick way is to click on http://www.fltoday.org/articles/article_detail.asp?id=934

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References

*1. Lei, Mike. 'An article for Mother's Day,' "An e-mail from Mike Lei to WBTI," (April 10, 2006), Dallas, Texas: Mike Lei's Residence.
*2. Rainey, Barbara. 'A Mother's Legacy,' "May 2003 issue of The Family Room, FamilyLife's online magazine," (May 2003), The Family Room.
*3. Ibid.
*4. WBTI. 'A profile of WBTI,' "A search of 'John Lei's Cambodia and Taiwan Mission Trips' on the Communitylink of Reviewjournal.com," (May 11, 2006), Las Vegas, Nevada: LVRJ.
*5. Rainey, Barbara. Ibid.
*6. Ibid.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 11, 2006 CONTACT: Steve George, Dir. of Communications (775) 684-5668

CARSON CITY � Gov. Kenny Guinn has proclaimed May 11, 2006 a Day in Honor of Carol Harter, in recognition of her outstanding service to the university, its students, and the state during her eleven years as President of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

揅arol Harter had a phenomenal career as the longest serving president in the history of UNLV, and as governor and a citizen of this state, I am deeply grateful for her commitment, foresight and leadership during her tenure,� Gov. Guinn said. 揑t is truly appropriate that today UNLV will honor her by renaming the university抯 central hub the Carol C. Harter Classroom Building Complex as a monument to her legacy.�

WHEREAS, the State of Nevada recognizes Carol Harter, the seventh President of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, for her outstanding dedication and service to the students and citizens of our Silver State; and

WHEREAS, President Harter is a native of New York, and earned her bachelor抯, master抯 and doctorate in English and American Literature from the State University of New York at Binghamton, and she is the co-author of two books and numerous articles on English literature and higher education; and

WHEREAS, President Harter and her wonderful husband of 45 years, Dr. Michael T. Harter, have two sons, Michael and Sean, who have followed their parents example of excellence and integrity; and

WHEREAS, President Harter has enjoyed a highly distinguished career as an educator, having previously served as President of the State University of New York at Geneseo for six years, and served nearly 19 years at Ohio University as an English professor, ombudsman, dean, and vice president; and

WHEREAS, since President Harter抯 appointment in 1995, UNLV has created more than 100 new degree programs, the William S. Boyd School of Law, the School of Architecture, and the School of Dental Medicine, and due to her instrumental efforts they have raised more than $556 million in gifts and pledges to support higher education initiatives at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; and

WHEREAS, President Harter has made significant contributions to our communities by sharing her time and talents in numerous humanitarian and civic endeavors, and has served her community on essential boards and committees, including the Board of Southwest USA Bank, UNLV Research Foundation, Nevada Ballet Theatre, Safe Nest, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Southern Nevada, Executive Committee of the Nevada Development Authority, NCAA Division I Board of Directors, NCAA Executive Committee, NCAA Football Oversight Committee, and she was one of the founding presidents of the Mountain West Conference; and

WHEREAS, President Harter has received many awards at the local, state, and national levels, including the Presidential Leadership Award by the National Collegiate Honors Council, President抯 Award by the All American Football Foundation, Educator of the Year Award by the Nevada Hospitality Foundation, Community Achievement Award in Education by the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Women of Distinction Award by the National Association of Women Business Owners, and the Educator of the Year Award by the Asian Chamber of Commerce; and

WHEREAS, in her more than 40 years of devoted service in education, Carol Harter, has touched the lives of countless students; and

WHEREAS, the State of Nevada recognizes the profound and distinguished service that Carol Harter has provided to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and our Silver State, and wishes her and her family continued success in their future endeavors;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, KENNY C. GUINN, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,

do hereby proclaim May 11, 2006, as a day in honor of

CAROL HARTER

Office of the Governor
101 North Carson Street
Carson City, NV 89701
Fax: 775-684-7198

Grant Sawyer State Office Building
555 East Washington, Suite 5100 Las Vegas, NV 89101
Fax: 702-486-2505