WHEREAS, January 27, 2006, marks the first observance of Holocaust Remembrance at the United Nations, and Gerda Weissmann Klein will address the United Nations General Assembly; and

WHEREAS, on November 1, 2005, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a Resolution, designating January 27th as an annual International Day in Commemoration of the Victims of the Holocaust; and

WHEREAS, the Holocaust was the effort of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party to exterminate Jews and other people that they considered inferior, which resulted in six million Jews being murdered between 1933 and 1945; and

WHEREAS, the history of the Holocaust offers an opportunity to reflect on the moral responsibilities of individuals, societies, and governments; and

WHEREAS, it is important for the citizens of the State of Nevada to remember the terrible events of the Holocaust and remain vigilant against hatred, persecution, and tyranny; and

WHEREAS, we, the people of the State of Nevada should actively rededicate ourselves to the principles of individual freedom in a just society;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, KENNY C. GUINN, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, do hereby proclaim January 27, 2006, as

UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL DAY IN COMMEMORATION OF

THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST

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*1. About Governor Kenny Guinn (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.

Jan. 25, 2006
Copyright � Las Vegas Review-Journal

Retail growth seen in valley
Vacancy rate at centers with anchors drops
By HUBBLE SMITH
REVIEW-JOURNAL

Work continues Tuesday on Town Square on Las Vegas Boulevard South near McCarran Airport International Airport.
Photo by John Locher.

The retail market is picking up steam in Las Vegas with most of the new development along the valley's freeways and suburban population areas, a local real estate consultant said.

Overall vacancy for anchored retail centers declined to 3.1 percent in the fourth quarter, down from 5.1 percent the previous year, John Restrepo of Restrepo Consulting Group reported. It's the lowest vacancy rate in 11 quarters.

"The valley is still seeing strong economic and population growth," he said, "but we are in a supply-constrained situation."

Among the tighter submarkets are Henderson (3.1 percent), the southwest (2.3 percent) and northwest (2.5 percent). Power centers, anchored by big-box retailers such as Wal-mart and Target, had the lowest vacancy at 2.1 percent and neighborhood shopping centers, typically anchored by grocery stores, had the highest vacancy at 4.4 percent.

Restrepo showed retail inventory at 35.4 million square foot at the end of the year with 1.3 million square feet under construction and 4.4 million square feet planned.

Among the anticipated new retail developments in the pipeline for Las Vegas is the $500 million Town Square project, a joint venture between Las Vegas-based Centra Properties and Florida-based Turnberry Associates on Las Vegas Boulevard, at the former site of Vacation Village.

Town Square, which broke ground last year with Marnell Corrao Associates as general contractor, is planned for 1.2 million square feet of retail anchored by a Rave Motion Pictures theater, 24-Hour Fitness, Robb & Stucky high-end furniture and a gourmet food market.

Changes to the economic landscape seeded by the so-called "Manhattanization" of Las Vegas will come into sharper focus this year, said Dave Dworkin, research analyst for Grubb & Ellis commercial real estate brokerage in Las Vegas.

"As fallout from the recent condominium craze begins to settle, Las Vegas will be positioned not only as an upscale shopping destination, but as a hub for a new generation of affluent residents," Dworkin said.

Along with Town Square, Triple Five Development's Boca Park on west Charleston Boulevard and American Nevada Co.'s The District at Green Valley Ranch are good examples of retail projects targeted toward upscale shopping off the Strip, he said.

Traditional grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping centers will also remain highly desirable in the coming year, he said, while smaller convenience centers of 10,000 to 30,000 square feet will fill immediate retail needs of the community.

Retail employment grew 5.8 percent in Las Vegas, suggesting continued expansion said Jeremy Aguero, principal of Las Vegas-based research firm Applied Analysis.

An increase in the number of residential building permits pulled in the latter part of 2005 also points to further growth in retail development, he said.

"Generally speaking, retail developers are timing new projects and expansions to coincide with residential development clusters," Aguero said.

Consumer spending remains healthy but is showing signs of slowing down, he said.

Taxable retail sales are up 13.2 percent for the 12-month period ending in October, the latest month of available figures, 11.8 percent for the previous six months, 10.2 percent for the previous three months and 7.7 percent in October.

Average retail rent for the fourth quarter was $1.57 a square foot triple net, which does not including operating expenses, down from $1.66 a foot in 2004, Restrepo reported.

Penny Mendlovic, a retail broker with CB Richard Ellis, said she's working on a lot of mixed-use projects such as East Village at Tropicana Avenue and Paradise Road and LaPiazza at Seven Hills Drive and St. Rose Parkway.

She's also looking for a Summerlin location for a children's boutique called Kidville, NY, that wants to enter the Las Vegas market.

"With vacancy so low, it's hard to find," the broker also said.

LAS VEGAS RETAIL MARKET (FOURTH QUARTER)

2005 2004 2003
Retail inventory (square feet) 35.4 million 34.6 million 33.1 million
Under construction (sf) 1.3 million 554,000 1.1 million
Planned (sf) 4.4 million 3.2 million 2.7 million
Vacancy rate 3.2 percent 5.1 percent 4.1 percent
Asking rent (per square foot) $1.57 $1.66 $1.67
Net absorption (sf) 373,000 255,000 238,000

SOURCE: Restrepo Consulting Group

It's our pleasure to post the following good news article to all our residents and visitors of Nevada:

Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Copyright @ Las Vegas Review-Journal

MINORITY POST: Reid elected Senate leader
Nevadan promoted on unanimous vote of Democratic caucus*1
By STEVE TETREAULT
STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU

Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks Tuesday to reporters in the Capitol after winning election by his Democratic peers as the new Senate minority leader for the next session of Congress.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (Please check the photo with LVRJ.)

WASHINGTON -- Harry Reid of Nevada was elected Senate Democratic leader on Tuesday, achieving a new level of power he said he will use to cooperate with President Bush or fight him if necessary.

Reid, who had been the party's second-in-command in the Senate, was promoted by a unanimous vote of the Democratic caucus to head a new leadership team in the congressional term that begins in January.

With his election, Reid solidified his standing as the most influential Nevadan ever to serve in Congress, said Guy Rocha, Nevada state archivist.

"It's a slam dunk now," Rocha said. "Before, people may have argued for Patrick McCarran, but here all debate ends."

McCarran, a Democrat for whom the Las Vegas airport is named, served as senator from 1933 to 1954, wrote a series of significant bills and was regarded as one of the major anti-communist crusaders of the era.

In an interview, the 64-year-old Reid said Nevadans should see little difference in how he represents them as the top Democrat in the Senate.

"I have different responsibilities than I had a couple hours ago, but I still look to Nevada as my first line of responsibility," he said. "I have ongoing projects I am going to work on. I think people in Nevada will recognize I have ability to help more than I have in the past."

Reid inherits leadership of a Senate caucus that contains 44 Democrats, the fewest since 1931. Democrats' influence is boosted somewhat by Sen. Jim Jeffords, an independent from Vermont who usually votes with them.

Reid signalled a willingness to work with Bush, but said Democrats will not be pushed around by Republicans who may interpret Bush's re-election and GOP gains in Congress as a broad endorsement of their policies.

`He said four years ago he wanted to be a uniter," Reid said of Bush. "It didn't work well the first four years. We hope it works the second four years."

"I would rather dance than fight," the former boxer told reporters. "But I can fight."

While they lost 19 of 34 Senate elections on Nov. 2, Democratic Senate candidates won 3.5 million more votes than Republicans nationwide, Reid said. The party also made pick ups among state legislatures, he said.

"I think the majority should be careful about throwing words around like `mandate,' " Reid said. "President Bush won the election but it was certainly no mandate. If one state had turned around, Kerry would be president."

Reid had been a constant on the Senate floor for six years, managing legislation and floor proceedings as Democratic whip. He told reporters he is not an "untested vessel."

After he was elected minority leader, he reintroduced himself at a news conference that dwarfed most of those he had sponsored in the past. He described his hardscrabble upbringing in tiny Searchlight, and opportunities he was given to achieve an education and a career as an attorney.

"The reason I am telling this is if I can make it in America, anyone can," he said. Democrats, he said, "want people to have the same opportunities that Harry Reid had."

Democrats chose new leaders in the historic Old Senate Chamber, where senators met from 1810 until 1859 and debated slavery, western expansion and other issues confronting the young nation.

Reid was nominated by a mentor, 46-year Senate veteran Robert Byrd of West Virginia. In a move symbolizing outreach to party conservatives and the rural Midwest, Reid also asked Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska to speak on his behalf.

Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois was elected to Reid's old post of Democratic whip. Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan was elected conference secretary, the No. 3 position. Both selections were unanimous.

While the Democrats met behind closed doors for two hours, voting was completed rather quickly. Senators said they spent the rest of the time discussing policy and the elections, with little handwringing over the party's net loss of four Senate seats following defeats in the South.

The Democrats' presidential nominee, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, was there and was given several standing ovations, Reid said. The elections were attended by senators of the incoming Congress, so Tom Daschle of South Dakota, the outgoing leader who was defeated, was not present.

While Reid will not take over officially until January, he is playing a major role in managing the lame duck session that convened on Tuesday, while planning his transition.

Reid will move his leadership staff into Daschle's suite on the second floor of the Capitol, steps from the Senate floor. The new offices are about a dozen rooms larger than Reid's current digs on the third floor of the Capitol. Reid will continue to maintain a separate office for Nevada aides.

As leader, Reid will control an $8 million budget that funds the Democratic apparatus, including experts who advise senators on legislation, policy and floor procedure, communications aides and certain officers who report to the Senate sergeant-at-arms.

As one of the few Democrats in Washington who is hiring, Reid has received dozens of resumes from staff members for departing senators, plus aides who worked on Kerry's campaign.

A Reid staff of roughly 50 people will expand, but aides said it was not yet known how many more will be hired to support his leadership duties.

Reid said he has hired two Daschle advisers, policy aide Randy DeValk and Nancy Erickson, who was the South Dakotan's deputy chief of staff. He also has hired Kevin Kayes, formerly Commerce Committee staff director for retiring Sen. Ernest Hollings of South Carolina.

Reid plans to strengthen the Democrats' communications by establishing a "rapid response" team to promote the party message and respond to critics, according to chief of staff Susan McCue.

Reid also is expected to control a number of patronage jobs within the Senate bureaucracy that figure to be offered to supporters in the state.

"Come January you probably will see more Nevadans around here," an aide remarked.

Stephens Washington Bureau reporter Samantha Young contributed to this story.

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It is also our pleasure to post the following article:

103104-6867 "Business & Administration" (to contiue PPAA18) of WBTI website, 2:17 p. m., Sunday, October 31, 2004 #First Edition *****
U. S. Senator Harry Reid fights for our people and country
By GSBPA of WBTI*2 (On May 7, 2004)

Assistant Democratic Leader of the U. S. Senate and Senator Harry Reid has made a difference for Nevada. From humble beginnings in the tiny town of Searchlight, Nevada to the second highest ranking Democrat in the United States Senate, he has distinguished himself as a fighter for Nevadans and all American families in the corridors of power in Washington, D. C..

"Recognizing his trajectory in public service, the Las Vegas Sun said Reid 'has gone from underdog to Senate's top dog.' Parade Magazine, the nation's largest weekly identified Senator Reid as one of a handful of leaders in Washington who possess 'integrity and guts.'*3

"Since Nevadans elected him to the Senate in 1986, Harry Reid has developed a reputation as a consensus builder and an accomplished legislator. Even his Republican colleagues praise his reasoned, balanced approach. After Nevadans sent Harry Reid to the Senate for a third term in 1998, he was elected by his colleagues to serve as the Assistant Democratic Leader, also known as the Democratic 'Whip.' Reid provides valuable leadership to the U.S. Senate by guiding legislation through the Senate and securing the votes to pass key measures. The respected Washington publication National Journal observed that 'Senator Reid has quietly elevated a long dormant post.'

"In fact, Harry Reid has earned the trust of both Democrats and Republicans, and his reputation for integrity and fairness has given the small state of Nevada a strong voice in Congress."*4

Since entering the Senate in 1986, Senator Reid has assembled an impressive legislative and leadership record for the people of Nevada. Senator Reid has consistently fought for the rights and interests of children, families, and workers. In education, he has worked to reverse Nevada's school dropout rate by sponsoring legislation to establish a national program for dropout prevention. He has fought to bring much-needed funding for construction of schools and for hiring more qualified teachers in Nevada. In health care, Harry Reid has fought for the Patient's Bill of Rights as well as increased funding for cancer research, suicide prevention, and mental health initiatives. Harry has also fought for issues concerning senior citizens, including prescription drug coverage, long term care, and Social Security.

"Working hard to protect Nevada's environment, Senator Reid has established programs to preserve clean air and water, especially in Nevada's treasured Lake Tahoe. In addition, Senator Reid has fought vigorously and successfully to keep nuclear waste out of Nevada. Citizens of Nevada benefit each day from the transportation funds Senator Reid fought to provide. Taken together, the work and achievements of Senator Reid have changed the face of Nevada for the better."*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 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.

The heightlight of the Event and Party was the presentation of the Outstanding Democrat of the Decade Award to U.S. Senator Harry Reid by the President of Paradise Democratic Club of Las Vegas, 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.*6

"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 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.*7

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References

*1. Tetreault, Steve. 'MINORITY POST: Reid elected Senate leader ---Nevadan promoted on unanimous vote of Democratic caucus,' "Las Vegas Review-Journal," (November 17, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Reviewjournal.com.
*2. GSBPA is the initial of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
*3. Office of the Assistant Democratic Leader. 'Meet U. S. Senator Harry Reid,' "A search from yahoo.com at Yahoo!" Washington, D. C.: Office of the Assistant Democratic Leader Harry Reid.
*4. Ibid.
*5. Ibid.
*6. PAI of WBTI. 'Outstanding Democrat of the year 2003 -- Assembly Majority Leader Barbara Burckley,' "Newsbrief of WBTI," (March 2, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*7. GSBPA of WBTI. 'U. S. Senator Harry Reid fights for oue people,' "PPAA18 of WBTI," (March 26, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada:
WBTI.

Jan. 22, 2006
Copyright � Las Vegas Review-Journal

OK Choice for Miss America
Oklahoma entrant wins as pageant breaks new ground with old-time style

[[[Miss Oklahoma Jennifer Berry, left, is named Miss America 2006 on Saturday over first runner-up Monica Pang, Miss Georgia.
Photo by Christine H. Wetzel.

Miss Oklahoma Jennifer Berry reacts to being crowned Miss America 2006 at Saturday's pageant.
Photo by Christine H. Wetzel.]]]

Miss America 2005 Deidre Downs places a crown on Berry's head.
Photo by Christine H. Wetzel.

Miss Oklahoma Jennifer Berry is the first Miss America to be crowned outside of Atlantic City. She's also the first to have her victory broadcast on a network that airs reruns of the Dukes of Hazzard four times a day.

Saturday night's Miss America pageant, held at the Aladdin in Las Vegas and broadcast by cable network CMT, was and wasn't your grandmother's Miss America pageant. After being orphaned by ABC for low ratings and a generally uninterested public, the organization made some serious changes. Some of them -- a new host city and broadcast network -- were completely new. Others were a throwback to the pageant's heyday, when high-cut swimsuits and 52 waving beauties were enough to guarantee the sort of ratings that gave the Super Bowl and the Oscars a good run for their money.

The 7,000-seat Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts was filled to its capacity on Saturday with fans and signage bearing the names of the 52 contestants and the states they represented.

The final contestant standing, Berry, 22, who edged out Miss Georgia Monica Pang, mentioned during the show that the food she was most looking forward to eating after the pageant's conclusion were french fries dipped in ranch dressing. Waiting for her when she walked into a room of reporters was a plate piled high with her long-awaited fries. "I never thought this would be my first gift from the Miss America Organization," she said.

Over the next year, Berry hopes to build intolerance of drunken driving and underage drinking as part of her community service platform. After losing a friend at age 16 in an accident involving drunken driving, Berry began her own awareness campaign when she was 17 because her friend "died from decision, not disease."

Coming dangerously close to outcharming Berry and her peers, host James Denton of "Desperate Housewives" fame was surprisingly humorous. The prime-time hunk strayed from the TelePrompTer script several times to throw in a few self-crafted, successful jokes. Denton also cavalierly managed to plug his show, comparing the camaraderie among contestants with that of his "Desperate" castmates.

Throughout the show, two correspondents provided additional commentary. One gave behind-the-scenes details and the other reported from a "Miss America party" in Maine that has been held at the host's home for 31 years running. The latter played as a weak attempt to recapture the loyalty the country once felt for the pageant.

Acknowledging the trials the organization has faced, the new Miss America had this to say: "Some view this past year as being a hard year. I view it as one of the best year's for the Miss America Organization in a long time. ... We're building it back up to what it needs to be."

According to Art McMaster, CEO of the Miss America Organization, findings from CMT-conducted focus groups indicated that people wanted to see the pageant return to its roots. Consequently, Saturday night's show was out with the new and in with the old. Such items as the casual-wear competition and quiz-show aspect were thrown out in favor of elements either trimmed heavily in recent years or disposed of entirely, such as the talent competition and the Miss Congeniality award, which went to Miss Hawaii, Malika Dudley.

The pageant's skimpy Speedo bikinis, which debuted last year, were granted immunity from the retro revisions. Apparently one-piece swimsuits would have made for nostalgia overkill.

As for the biggest changes the pageant saw (switching to a cable network and moving to Las Vegas), Berry said she was "thrilled" over shifting from ABC to CMT because the new network gave it "more promotion in the last couple months" than it has had in a long time. Her regard for Las Vegas was equally high. "They have opened their arms to us whole-heartedly. ... I love Las Vegas."

It is true of all countries that the role of government has grown in the recent years. The state has no longer limited, as in the past years, largely to maintaining internal order and external defense, providing a minimum of basic services, and raising taxation to pay for these activities. Many governments of the developed countries have expanded for a wide variety of reasons: economic recession, war, social justice, help for underpriviledged, protection of minority rights, demand for the redistribution of income or wealth, and the ideas of social reformers.

"States are now concerned with a mix of policies concerning social welfare, ecnomic management, and protection of the environment. A substantial part of government budgets is spend on defense, either directly on the armed forces and weaponry or indirectly on research and the development of technology. But spending on social services is now the largest item in many budgets and continues to grow as people live longer and more is spend on pensions and hospitals." *1

"In all states --- whether liberal, socialist, conservative, or communist --- there is some economic planning, though to considerably different degrees. Attempts are made to stimulate economic growth, to increase employment, to check inflation, to get favorable balance of trade with foreign countires, and to regulate industry and other economic activities, from mining coal to making cigaretes. Governments have recently become increasing aware of ecological and aesthetic issues and of the need to improve the quality of life in their countires." *2

Outer space contains a wealth of mineral matter in planets and asteroids, but can we send space ships up and haul back the riches at the present time? The ocean is a vast resource of minerals, many of which are dissolved in the water itself. However, the concentrations of most dissolved minerals are generally too low to be of economic importance.

"In the short run, strategic supplies can help us weather sudden embargoes. That problem seems well taken care of. In the long run, however, the outlook is mix. Some mineral supplies are adequate for many years to come, even at an increase rate of use. But other important minerals, for which no known substitutes exist, are fast on the decline. Gold, mercury, and silver are examples of such minerals. Something must be done, and done quickly, to bridge the gap." *3

For this and related reasons, the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) is pleased to have me post the Governor Kenny C. Guinn's Press Release on February 25, 2004 from the Office of Governor as in the following:

GOVERNOR THANKS DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR FOR PHOENIX SUPPORT*4

CARSON CITY - Gov. Kenny Guinn*5 today expressed thanks to Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton for her support of a mining project in Battle Mountain that will mean 250 long-term jobs for that area.

Newmont Mining Corporation's Phoenix Project has received a Record of Decision by the Department of the Interior, which is the final action for the project's approval. The project expands Newmont/Battle Mountain's gold mining operations in the vicinity of Battle Mountain, creating 250 high-paying jobs and generating tax revenues for Nevada and Lander County. The project has an estimated operational life of 28 years, followed by five years of reclamation. In addition, Newmont will engage in reclamation efforts of a nearby old copper mine.

"Secretary Norton and President Bush continue to show strong support for issues that are of importance to our state, in this case the delicate balance between maintaining the mining economy and looking out for the environment," Gov. Guinn said.*5 "Creating more jobs in rural Nevada has always been a top priority, and this project will prove to be of great benefit to our state. The proposed plan contains strong clean-up and reclamation actions of extensive historic mining activity in the area, which will further enhance our efforts in maintaining the unique environmental character of rural Nevada."

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References

*1. Curtis, Michael. "Introduction to Comparative Government." New York, N. Y.: Harper Collins Publishers, Inc., 1990.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Chiras, Daniel D.. "Envirinmental Science:action for a substainable future," Redwood City, California: The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc., 1991.
4. Ibid.
*5. Office of the Governor. 'Governor Kenny C. Guinn - Press Release on February 25, 2004,' "An e-mail from the Office of Governor Kenny Guinn to Dr. Tony Lei," (February 25, 2004), Carson, Nevada: Office of Governor Kenny Guinn.
*5. Dr. Kenny C. Guinn is the Governor of Nevada, U. S. A. He is also Chairman of the Advisory Board of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).

We are impressed by what Dr. Peter Drucker said that, "Only a clear definition of the mission and purpose of the business makes possible clear and realistic business objectives. It is the foundation for priorities, strategies, plans, and work assignments. It is the starting point for the design of managerial jobs, above all, for the design of managerial structures." A business is a reflection of the leader. As a manager, the important thing is not happens when you are not there. It is important of what happens when you are not there.

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

***** The ultimate responsibility of a leader is to facilitate other people's development as well as his own. ---Fred Pryor
***** American business needs a lifting purpose greater than the struggle of materialism. ---Herbert Hoover
***** If you don't invest very much, then defeat dosen't hurt very much and winning is not exciting. ---Dick Vermeil

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

The ServiceMaster Corporration serves as a beautiful example of a company that thoroughly integrates its corporate philosophy and mission into day-to-day affairs. Founded by Marion E. Wade, the story of its conception, genesis and growth is told in Wade's book, God is Counsel. Kenneth T. Wessner, Chairman of the Board of ServiceMaster, states:

"The philosopgy of a company determines the character and nature of business it conducts. The climate of a company is created by the concepts of managing and life that govern its policies and practices. The philosophy of ServiceMaster and the words we used to express that philosophy have been carefully conceived, nurtured, and refined through years of thought, work, and commitment. Our company philosophy is expressed in four objectives. These four staterment are the foundation upon which everything we do is built.

To honor God in all we do.
To help people develop.
To pursue excellence.
To grow profitably.

For the people of ServiceMaster, their work is not merely the making of a living; it is a way of life."

That solid philosophy has helped ServiceMaster become one of the largest cleaning service conglomerates in the world.

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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.

"Through the recommendation by our faculty members including Dr. Archie Chang and Nevada District Judge Cheryl Moss, Ms. Linda Shyr has been appointed Assistant Fellow of Public Administration Institution (PAI) by Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) on January 10, 2005," announced Dr. John Wang, Spokesman of WBTI, on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada, U. S. A.*1

"I'm inspired by the many years of U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao's endeavor and contribution to social and benevolent works. I'd quite understand that working with these professionals and intellectuals in Public Administration Institution will bring me growth with my development in business. Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) has been directed to good work performance in community service and humane spirit under the spiritual leadership of its Chairperson Elaine Chao," said Miss Linda Shyr in the dinner party held by WBTI at the Lillie Langtry's Restaurant in Golden Nugget Casino and Hotel, Las Vegas on January 11, 2005. She was invited to dinner and informed by Dr. Tony Lei about her appointment.

Linda Shyr, Esq., earned her Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of California at Irvine and her Juris Doctor degree at the University of Maryland at Baltimore School of Law.*2

Ms. Shyr is an active member of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce as well as the Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce. She is also an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, San Gabriel Valley Bar Association, Taiwanese American Lawyers Association, and was a Board Member and current member of the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association.

Ms. Shyr has practiced immigration law exclusively since 1998. She understands what the USCIS is looking for because she has ample experience in this field. Ms. Shyr has had great success with many types of immigration benefits and visas.

Ms. Shyr prides herself on being an ethical attorney who informs clients of the truth and zealously represents her clients with a smile. She has worked at several law firms in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, and Monterey Park prior to establishing her own office in Alhambra, California, and has seen too many offices that are dishonest to clients. She believes that an attorney should act with integrity and a conscience and hopes that her presence in the Asian communities will assist those looking for truth, reliability and professionalism in representation. She carries this hope also to Las Vegas, Nevada, where she has set up an office with Mr. Phil Abramowitz of Korenberg, Abramowitz & Feldun, the largest immigration law firm in the Los Angeles area, to provide honest representation and service to the Las Vegas community.*3

Linda is a native Taiwanese. She was born in Tainan, Taiwan. At the age of 7, she came to the United States of America with her parents. Ms. Shyr is an immigrant and was raised in the southern California area. She is a Christian. She speaks Chinese, Taiwanese, and English.

"It is indeed an honor for me to become a Fellow of PAI. This position will undoubtedly provide me with new avenues for exploring improvements in public services to which I am most dedicated. I look forward to working together with Dr. Tony Lei in these endeavors," said District Judge of Nevada, U. S. A., Valorie Vega.*4

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References

*1. Young, Bill; Walsh, Jessie, Chang, Tiffany. 'Lynette McDonald has been appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor of GSBPA by WBTI,' "A search about Dr. John Wang on Google.com," (December 21, 2004), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*2. Shyr, Linda. 'Introduction of Linda Shyr ---an immigration attorney,' "An e-mail from Linda Shyr to WBTI," (Jnauary 7, 2005), Las Vegas Nevada: Korenberg, Abramowitz & Feldun.
*3. Ibid.
*4. 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.

January 17, 2006

The President
The White House
Washington, D. C.

Through: Karen Armes
Acting Regional Director
FEMA Region IX
Oakland, CA 94607-4052

Dear Mr. President:

Under the provisions of Section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. �� 5121-5206 (Stafford Act), and implemented by 44 CFR � 206.36, I request that you declare a major disaster in the state of Nevada as a result of intense rain storms that caused severe flooding beginning on December 31, 2005, and continuing until January 4, 2006. These storms caused damage and flooding in Carson City, and counties of Douglas, Lyon, Storey, and Washoe.

In response to this disaster, I have taken appropriate action under state law and directed the execution of the State Emergency Plan on December 31, 2005, in accordance with Section 401 of the Stafford Act. The State Emergency Plan was invoked in response to the severe storm and flooding that impacted northern Nevada.

Between December 30, 2005, and January 4, 2006 a severe storm caused widespread flooding throughout northern Nevada. The relentless storm crippled travel on major highways and access roads, created power outages, and forced evacuations of homes. On January 3, 2006, I declared a State of Emergency for Carson City and the affected counties.

Preliminary estimates indicate the most severe impacts occurred within the cities of Reno and Sparks (Washoe County), where the Truckee River crested on Sunday, January 1, 2006, submerging portions of both cities and outlying areas. Mudslides resulting from the storms also closed Interstate 80, a major east-west traffic route in Nevada. At the same time, the Carson River overflowed its banks and submerged parts of several cities and towns throughout the region and closed parts of Interstate 395, a major north-south traffic route in Nevada. Fast moving water and heavy debris flows caused significant damage throughout the affected areas.

I have determined that this incident is of such severity and magnitude that effective response is beyond the capabilities of the state and the affected local governments. I have concluded that supplemental federal assistance is necessary. I am specifically requesting Individual Assistance, including the Individuals and Households Program (IHP), Disaster Unemployment Assistance, Crisis Counseling, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation and Small Business Administration disaster loans for the affected areas.

Preliminary estimates of the types and amounts of assistance needed under the Stafford Act are tabulated in Enclosures A and B. Estimated requirements for assistance from certain federal agencies under other statutory authorities are tabulated in Enclosure C.

I certify that for this major disaster, the state and local governments will assume all applicable non-federal costs shares as required by the Stafford Act. Total expenditures are expected to exceed $16,957,959, in accordance with the table in Enclosure D.

I have designated Frank Siracusa, Chief of the Nevada Division of Emergency Management as the Governor�s Authorized Representative (GAR) and the State Coordinating Officer (SCO) for this request. He will continue working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on damage assessments and may provide further information or justification on my behalf.

Sincerely,

KENNY C. GUINN
Governor

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*1. About Governor Kenny Guinn (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.

Miss Jennilee Phan is the hit winner of visitors number at one hundred thousandth (#100,000th) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) website at: http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti on December 18, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada, U. S. A.. She is inspired very much by the creed of WBTI's community service and humane spirit.

Miss Jennilee Phan is a Leader of the Phan Tasticteam of the Centry 21 (Advantage Gold). PHANtastic = SOLD. His brother Mr. Jim Phan plays also an important role at the Team. One of their executive staff Ms. Pauline Lam can speak many languages. They have a very good website: www.PHANtasticteam.com. You may call Jennilee at (702)596-7666 or Jim at (702)596-9333.*2

Jennilee is not just successful in her real estate business but also enthusiastic in community involvement. On September 15, 2004, she contributed $500.00 to help realize the Event and Dinner Party of the Thai Performing Art Appreciation Day 2004.*3

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*1. GSBPA is the initial of Graduate School of Business and Adminstration of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
*2. Las Vegas Chinese Daily News. 'PHANtasticteam,' "A search about PHANtasticteam on LVCND," (December 17, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: . Las Vegas Chinese Daily News.
*3. Bell, Stewart; Walsh, Jessie; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Vegas nicer with cultural art by Asian American communities,' "A search on Google.com about the section 'Business & Administration' of WBTI," (December 18, 2004), U. S. A.: Google.com.

A compliment or encouragement is verbal sunshine. We are pleased to quote the following three short but meaningful ones:

***** No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make other person feel important. ---Mary Kay Ash
***** There is no more noble occupation in the world than to assit another human being---to help someone succeed. ---Alan Loy McGinnis
***** There are two things people want more than sex and money ...recognition and praise. ---Mary Kay Ash

It's our pleasure to post a short essay from "Speaker's Source Book II," by Glenn Van Ekeren:*2

Roger Ailes asks this penetrating question, " Do you bring other people up or down?" He continues, "This may be the most important question facing you in your career and life."*2
A natural follow-up would be, "How are you bringing other people up?" "What specific things do you do every day to show others their importance to you?"
One of the most difficult, yet meaningful actions we can take to encourage others is celebrate their success. Forty thousand fans were in attendance in the Oakland stadium when Rickey Henderson tied Lou Brock's career stolen base record. According to USA Today, Lou left baseball in 1979 but faithfully followed Henderson's prestigious career and was excited about his success. Realizing that Rickey would set a new record, Brock was quoted in USA Today as saying, "I'll be there. Do you think I'm going to miss it now? Rickey did 12 years what took me 19. He's amazing."
Imagine how Rickey Henderson felt knowing the person whose stolen base record he was about to break was excited about his achievements. Envy or jealousy might have been more natural feelings for Lou Brock but encouragers set self-interest aside and rejoice in the happiness of others.*3

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

WHEREAS, the AMBER Alert program was created in 1997 when Dallas/Fort Worth broadcasters teamed with local police to develop an early warning system as a legacy to 9 year-old Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped while riding her bicycle and then murdered in Arlington, Texas; and

WHEREAS, on March 9, 2001, northern Nevada broadcasters teamed with local law enforcement agencies and adopted the Krystal Child Abduction Alert Program based on the standards developed for the Texas AMBER Alert program; and

WHEREAS, on September 3, 2002, legislation was introduced to establish a nationwide communications-warning network in child abduction cases, and was signed into law by President George W. Bush on April 20, 2003; and

WHEREAS, on May 6, 2003, Nevada�s Governor Kenny C. Guinn signed Assembly Bill 322, creating a statewide AMBER Alert system in Nevada dedicated to the memory of Krystal Steadman, for the safe return of abducted children, and it was fully implemented on July 1, 2003; and

WHEREAS, the AMBER Alert program has been embraced by the citizenry of Nevada in a concentrated effort to protect our children from abduction and endangerment; and

WHEREAS, the SBC Foundation has provided a $77,000 grant to improve Nevada�s AMBER Alert program, and will be used to support technology upgrades to the Emergency Alert System; and

WHEREAS, these invaluable upgrades will allow law enforcement personnel to activate an AMBER Alert from a cell phone in the field, or a landline phone, providing immediate information that can be routed to local primary stations, which can then be sent to all participating radio, television and cable operators in the Emergency Alert System; and

WHEREAS, the memory of Amber Hagerman continues to inspire countless people, and the outstanding generosity and commitment to protect our children and help in finding abducted children by all state entities and individuals, including radio and television stations, cable operators, law enforcement, the SBC Foundation and alert citizens are recognized and commended by the State of Nevada;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, KENNY C. GUINN, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, do hereby proclaim Friday, January 13, 2006, as

AMBER ALERT DAY IN NEVADA

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*1. About Governor Kenny Guinn (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.

On April 9, 2004, Judge Besty Kolkoski and her husband Dick honor Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei with a nice reunion dinner. The location is at the Cheese Factory in Summerlin. The party is held by Judge Kolkoski in celebrating of Easter for the two famillies.

The Summerlin of Las Vegas has been elected as the First Place in among 12 ranking communities nationally of United States the ideal and best selling homes for big builders in 2000 again.*1 South Shores is one of the important district of Summerlin together with Desert Shores, Sun City, among others. The beautiful lakes centered in this area are one of the greatest attractive- ness of Las Vegas for millions of visitors all around the world. People would enjoy dreamly the sun rising and sun setting of the calm, clean, and nice scenes of these artificial and great work on the lilltle bridges. These bridges are built above the golden and beautiful waves of the lakes which are surounded by elegant residences. People love Summerlin. People love this Las Vegas' mighty fine! Dr. Tony Lei has been re-elected as a Director of South Shores Community Association with the highest poll by voters in December 2002.

Judge Betsy Kolkoski of Las Vegas Minicipal Court did also invite Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei with a reunion dinner at Village Pub and Casino in Summerlin on February 28, 2001. Accompanied by her husband to the dinner, the Judge was bright and pleasent. In 1971, Judge Kolkoski graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Law with Juris Doctorate degree. As Nevada's Elder Rights Atnorney, an Associate Fellow of the Culture Institution (CI) and Chairperson of the Aging Services Study Committee of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI), she advocated statewide for the legal rights of senior and elder abuse prevention. Her research projects and papers presented together with former Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa to the national conferences were publicized by WBTI locally and internationally. CI has been led by Dr. Sue Fawn Chung as its Director and Fellow. She is an Associate Professor and former Chairman of the History Department at UNLV. Dr. Chung was also named one of the two Nevada advisors to the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2000.

"PAI is exploring such themes as computer and quantitative analysis for administration, seniors power by voting, economic renewal, educational technology, elder abuse, social security and Medicare, and the important relationship between faith and public policy," Dr. Tony Lei noted. "We have worked to provide a setting of ideas in which the principles and perspective of the program come into contact with leading issues of the day in order to improve the quality of life of all our Nevadans."

The value of an academic institute should also put an eye on community service aside from its academic research. Take only one example, for the positive effort of the research and promotion of the seniors benefit, the Institute has done sizable works and received valuable results. At the end of 20th and in the very early of this 21st century, Associate Fellow of the Public Administration Institution (PAI) of WBTI, Elder Rights Attorney Besty Kolkoski of the Nevada Division for Aging Services (NDAS), with Juris Doctor degree of University of Cincinnati College of Law held the Forth Anniversary Meeting of the Nevada Elder Abuse Prevention Council (NEAPC) as Co-Chairpersons with Nevada Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa. Betsy did a research paper on elder abuse prevention through quantitative methodology. Both of them had received a fruitful consequence on the prevention of elder abuse with their cooperation of the NDAS and the Office of the Nevada Attorney General. Associate Fellow Sheri Vogel of PAI, a Juris Doctor degree holder of Detroit College of Law, Detroit, Michigan, has been the Project Administrator of the City of Las Vegas Senior Citizens Law Project since 1986. Sheri has obligatory assisted to and solved the concrete benefits and difficulties of seniors for many thousand cases. Her effort to help Las Vegas Seniors has won a lot of applauses. The President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI), Dr. Tony Lei, had been a member of the Las Vegas Senior Citizens' Advisory Board. He is now also a member of the Senior Advisory Committee of the U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley . Dr. Tony Lei, elected as Executive Vice President of Seniors United in 2000, had been supported both by the educational and political sectors to get advance in leading the research and promotion of the seniors benefit, social security, and Medicare.*3

"WBTI is a very well respected and integral part of this community. To be an Associate Fellow of its Public Administration Institution (PAI) is a very prestigious honor for me. I am also grateful to be joining such a distinguished panel of professionals who are committed to improving the lives of our citizens in this community," said Judge Ann Zimmerman at the time when she was a Deputy Attorney General of Nevada.*4

In the first paragraph of the article entitled "Election Winner Judge Kolkoski Recognizes Dr. Tony Lei as a Great Leader,' it was written that, "During the congratulating conversation from Dr. Tony Lei to Judge Betsy Kolkoski for her re-elected as a Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge, she told him that Dr. Tony Lei is really a great leader.*5

U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley wrote Dr. Tony Lei early April this year from her U.S. Congress Office in Washington, D. C. : "I can not thank you enough for all you do for me, my dear friend. I just read the 'Washington Business and Technology Institute' publication. It was wonderful!"*6

Seasons greetings are significant to famillies! With honor as the Assistant Democratic Leader of U. S. Senate, Senator Harry Reid wrote Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei on January 11, 2001 from his office in Washington, D. C. : "The holiday season is a time for remembering the good things that have happened during the year, for reflecting on the many blessings of our lives, and for renewing the bonds of love and friendship that make our lives special."

The famous political leader from Nevada continued his literary and intimate writing that, "This year has been eventful for the Reid family. Our first child, Lana, and our three grandchildren live in the Washington area. Roary and three more of our grandchildren live in Las Vegas. Leif is in Reno with two more grandchildren and have just told us another is on the way.

Josh just passed the bar, is living in Reno and also has announced our new daughter-in-law is expecting. Finally, our youngest, Key, lives in the Washington DC area with our newest grandchild. So, as you can see, we have the pleasure of grandchildren in each of our frequent stops, Las Vegas, Reno and Washington."

The Bible says: "Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?" (Matthew 6:26) Take what the Senator says to Dr. Lei in his letter that, "On behalf of Landra and our family, I want to thank you thinking of us during this holiday season. Each holiday greeting reminds us that we are truly fortunate to have so many friends and loved ones with whom to share this special time." And if a humble individual like Dr. Lei may be treated so friendly by our Senator Reid, obviously everyone of us in Nevada would be taken care by his extended kindness. And this be our mode: "In God is our trust!"

His love to his family and his friends revealled his dignified and humane spirit through his words in the letter. For a great and powerful person like him to have such a beautiful and kind heart is really the glory of God. "Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil, cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves," says the Bible. (Romans 12:9-10) At the end of the letter, the famous U.S. Senator says that, "The Reid family has been richly blessed and we look forward to the years ahead. I hope that the season brings happiness and good fortune to you and your loved ones. With warmest regards."*7

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References

*1. Chang, Tiffany. 'Judge Kolkoski honors Dr. and Mrs . Tony Lei with reunion dinner,' "WBTI Newsbrief," (February 28, 2001), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Chang, Tiffany. 'WBTI encourages a life of service,' "WBTI Newsbrief," (June 16, 2000), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*4. Ibid.
*5. Chang, Tiffany. 'Election Winner Judge Kolkoski Recognizes Dr. Tony Lei as a Great Leader,' "WBTI Newsbrief," (2001), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*6. Ibid
*7. Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Chief Justice of Supreme Court William Maupin Presides District Court Institure Ceremony,' "Nevada Examiner," (February 2001), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.

Fri, 17 Sep 2004 12:02:32 -0700
Hi Dr Lei,
It was a pleasure to see you at the Thai dinner on Wednesday this week.
Thank you for the invitation to sit at your table and your great
hospitality.
Find attached the picture of you, Judy and me at the dinner!
Hope to see you soon; I am working hard to keep my seat in the
Legislature!
Warm regards,
Valerie E Weber
Nevada Assemblywoman
Clark County District 5

Originally from California, Valerie moved to Nevada in 1990 after transferring with her former company, United Blood Services (UBS). She served there as the Technical Director for 10 years. Her undergraduate degree in biological science and specialty in the field of transfusion medicine earned her several medical journal authorships.*1

She is a 1998 graduate of the Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Las Vegas program, participated in the Leadership Las Vegas Youth Program, served as a Board member of Habitat for Humanity and just completed a four-year term as a member of the Board of Displaced Homemakers, appointed by Governor Guinn in 2000.

Valerie is the owner of Collaborating Solutions, an organizational development (OD) company in Las Vegas, Nevada, creating solid solutions for business improvement. Her greatest strengths are tackling complex problems, determining "root causes" and "blind spots" by offering solutions to improve people and the bottom line. She is accredited in Dr Goleman�s 360-competency assessment instrument in Emotional Intelligence (ECI).

An avid student of both Peter Senge of MIT and Daniel Goleman of Harvard University she can provide guidance in the following areas of business:

*Assess and coach emotional Intelligence (EQ) in leadership
*Evaluate short term and long term market strategies
*Provide "organizational needs" assessment for growing, struggling or recently merged companies
*Evaluate organizational design, structure and culture
*Integrate "systems thinking" throughout the organization
*Combine personal mastery and team learning action plans
*Recognize and overcome negative cultural barriers
*Recommend human resource strategies in talent management and performance

One of Valerie's proudest accomplishments was earning her Master's degree in Organizational Management in 2001. Valerie believes strongly that people in any organization long for positive, constructive feedback and coaching on individual performance and continued development for organizational success.

Valerie has lived in Las Vegas for almost 14 years and considers this the greatest place on earth to live.

"Our growing community continues to face serious challenges that must be met if we are going to have the quality of life that we deserve," points out Assemblywoman Valerie Weber.*2

Valerie has been active in community involvement especially in Las Vegas, Nevada. She attended enthusiastically the Event and
Dinner Party for Thai Performing Arts-Appreciation Day 2004 on September 15, 2004. A feature report with her colorful photo on Valerie's perspective and accomplishment has been published by Las Vegas Chinese Daily News (LVCDN) on September 23, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was written by a reporter, Maggie Liu, of LVCDN.

"I agree with Lt. Governor Lorraine Hunt that 'Freedom, democracy, and Justice have constituted a legacy that we should keep, not because it is a legacy, but because it is right and justice. It has made the United States of America the freest and most prosperous country in history. As U. S. Senator John Ensign and Justice of Supreme Court Bill Maupin emphasized the value of diversity, it's my responsibility and our effors togethr to make Nevada one of the peaceful, happy, and prosperous state of America through the cooperation and development of culture, tourism, and invesment with our Asian countries,'*3 As one of its contribution to Nevadan community service, it is impressive that Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) has continuouly supported Thai Performing
Arts-Appreciation Day annually for already eleven years," said Nevada Assemblywoman Valerie Weber at the Event and Dinner Party for Thai Performing Arts-Appreciation Day 2004. It was held by TCAALV and co-sponsered by City of Las Vegas, WBTI, Asian leaders, among others at Charleston Height Arts Center on September 15, 2004 in Las Vegas.

"I'm pleased to be the visitors' number at #82,801 (now at #102,992 on January 10, 2005) of the WBTI website," Assemblywoman Valerie Weber said sincerely.

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*1. Weber, Valerie. 'About Valerie Weber,' " A search of the information about Assemblywoman Valerie Weber on the internet," (September 26, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: www.weberforassembly5.com.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Moss, Cheryl; Walsh, Jessie; and Chang. Tiffany. 'Motivation and entrepreneurship through the cooperation among international countries may contribute to city development,' "A search of the special column in September 18, 2003 of WBTI on Google.com," (September 26, 2004), Mountain View, California: Google.com.

"Hello Dr. Lei: I just wanted to thank you for including Judge Walsh and myself in such a beautiful evening. I was quite happy to be there to witness you receive the recognition you deserve. Thank you again for including us and please accept my best regards to you and your wife," said Jeri Winter, Judicial Exec. Assistant to Judge Jessie Walsh, Dept. 10.*1 Judge Jessie Walsh attended the Induction Ball held by Asian American Republican Coalition of Nevada-CC on April 24, 2005 in Las Vegas. She was honored as a Special Guest of the Dinner and Party. She was accompanied by her Judicial Exec. Assistant Jerri Winter and Courtroom Deputy Matt Diamond.

During the Event, Dr. Tony Lei received a Proclamation of the Board of County Commissioners of Clark County. It was presented to him by Commissioner Lynette McDonald on the Event and Dinner Party after she delivered her kenote speech.*2

Judge Jessie Walsh has been honored Associate Executive Director of Pan Pacific and Asian American Forum (PPAAF) by Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) on January 16, 2002.

Jessie graduate from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1992. She ran unopposed in 2001 to retain her seat in Las Vegas Municipal Court. By unanimous vote, the Mayor and City Council appointed Judge Walsh to fill a vacancy in October 1999.

Active in her profession and community, she is an elected member of the Judicial Council of the State of Nevada. She is also an Advisory Board Member of the Police Athletic League. Jessie is a member of the Southern Nevada Association of Woman Attorneys, and is the conservation chairperson for the Daughters of the American Revoluntion. In 1999, she was recognized by the Clark County Bar Association for her hard work and dedication to the Trial By Peers program.

At the dinner event and party for Mayor Goodman by the Asian American Community closing to the end of 2000, Jessie was a special guest invited by Dr. Tony Lei accompanied by Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court Honorable Nancy Becker. She was clever to share some significant acquaintanceship on both the philosophic and methodological skills in modern administration with him sitting together on the main table during the dinner.*3

Winning the election without any opponent, Judge Jessie Walsh*4 is now on her second term of her position in the Las Vegas Municipal Court. She wrote Dr. Tony Lei on February 7, 2001: "Thank you for the lovely congratulatory letter. I am fortunate and honored to have the support of people like you." At the same time, she told him that because of the enormous support and confidence she had received from him and the citizens of Las Vegas, she is honored to serve in this capacity and is dedicated to administer justice in a fair and expeditious fashion.

In May 2001, she was appointed Associate Fellow of Public Administration Institution (PAI) of WBTI. As a bright and future star in Juridical and administrative study, she is leading a group of intellectuals to enhance Dr. Tony Lei's scholarly belief that "Our knowledge, wisdom, and professionalism are all achieved by our sincere love to God!"

"I agree with District Judge Valorie Vega's idea to be honored as a Fellow of the Public Administration of Washington Business and Technology Institute. She said that, 'It will undoubtedly provide me with avenues for exploring improvements in public services to which I am most dedicated,'" said Jessie Walsh. "I'm glad also to share the similar position as one of its faculty member. It's significant, as Dr. Tony Lei told me that for community service--- that based on 'love in action is service above self'--- the abundant reward from one's humune love, spiritual excellence, and professionalism of expert are far more greater than solely her or his title."*5

Intellectuals were encouraged to attend a dinner party for Brian Sandoval, Bill Young, and David Roger by the Asian American Community. It was held on March 8, 2002 at Mike and Rita Vaswani's residence. Chairpersons were: Tony Lei, Ed. D., Ram Singh, M. D., Rita and Mike Vaswani, and Steve Wolfson, Esq. Hosts were: David Amesbury, Esq., Jal Daulat, Larry Espinueva, Azam Hakim, Basil Hamika, Sam Hamika, Greg Hartline, Bettina Ho, Tri Hua, Romeo Jurani, Steven Kwon, Vimla Lendway, Raymond Leung, Carrie Liu, Ann Melton, Raja Mourey, Richard Naft, Edmund Pasimio, Tonie Sison, Tony Smith, Ben Torres, Joey Villaflor, and Mohammed Zoubi. "Seats are very limited. Please call Dr. Peter Lok at 732-0178 before 12 noon Friday, March 1st, and gave your number of guests and their names. If you are interested to be Dr. Lei's guests, please call his wife Judy at 255-9058 before 12 noon, Tuesday, March 5, 2002," announced by the publicity.*6

The following is the most recent BIOGRAPHY of JUDGE JESSIE WALSH:

Judge Walsh is one of 33 judges serving in the 8th Judicial District Court. She was elected in November, 2002 and currently hears an all civil calendar. She began her judicial career in Municipal Court where she served from 1999-2002.*7

In December 1992, Judge Walsh graduated from the University of Arizona College of Law and subsequently joined the Las Vegas City Attorney*s Office as a Deputy City Attorney in the criminal division. As one of 6 prosecutors, she managed a heavy criminal misdemeanor caseload. She has also served as a Deputy Public Defender in the Clark County Public Defender*s Office.

In June 1996, Judge Walsh opened her own general private law practice that consisted of wills, trusts, civil and family law, criminal misdemeanor and felony cases, and probate and estate planning. She also represented indigent clients through a contract with Clark County, Nevada and was a special prosecutor for the City of Las Vegas.

Judge Walsh began her career in 1980 as a regional aide for U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt. She worked for U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Vucanovich from 1983-1989 as her regional representative.

Judge Walsh worked as a development officer for the City of Las Vegas, Department of Economic and Urban Development, from 1989-1990. She was responsible for real estate operations for City business parks, including lease negotiations and sale agreements. Judge Walsh also served as a federal legislative liaison for department projects and was the point of contact between the City and foreign dignitaries.

Active in her profession and community, she is an elected member of the Judicial Council of the State of Nevada and a former co-chair of the "Trial by Peers" program. Judge Walsh is a member and former director of the Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys, and is the Conservation Chairperson for the Daughters of the American Revolution. In 1999, she was recognized as the Volunteer of the Year by the Clark County Bar Association for her hard work and dedication to the Trial By Peers program. Judge Walsh served as a volunteer judge in the UNLV Law School Client Counseling Competition, Spring 2001; a volunteer judge in the "We the People...the Citizens & the Constitution" high school competition in 1999, 2000, and 2001; and a volunteer judge in the Annual Moot Court Competition in 2001 and 2002.

In 2004 Judge Walsh led the court with the highest number of days in civil jury trials.*8

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References

*1. Google! How intelligent!!!
Just type your name like "miss gloria wong" or "dr kenny guinn"; or type esq after the name of a judge, judicial official, or attorney in Nevada like "Jessie walsh esq"; or type any name in the following fliers before "WBTI" on the searching box of Google.com please, and what can you find?
You're on Google.com!
Google answers our people, communities, and world!!!
*2. Moss, Cheryl; Denton Mark; Chang, Tiffany. 'Jessie Walsh honors as Associate Executive Director of PPAA Forum,' "Special Column of Dr. Tony T. Lei on Nevada Examiner," (October 23, 2003}, Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Examiner.
*2. Google. 'Proclamation of Clark County Commission to Dr. Tony Lei,' "A search of Dr. Tony Lei on the Google.com," U. S. A.: google.com.
*3. Moss, Cheryl; Denton Mark; Chang, Tiffany. 'Jessie Walsh honors as Associate Executive Director of PPAA Forum,' "Special Column of Dr. Tony T. Lei on Nevada Examiner," (October 23, 2003}, Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Examiner.
*4. Jessie Walsh is a famous District Judge of Nevada. She ia also an Associate Fellow of the Public Administration Institution of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
*5. Moss, Cheryl; Denton Mark; Chang, Tiffany. 'Jessie Walsh honors as Associate Executive Director of PPAA Forum,' "Newsbrief of WBTI," (February, 2002}, Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*6. Ibid.
*7. Winter, Jeri. 'A BIOGRAPHY of Judge Jessie Walsh' "An e-mail from Ms. Jeri Winter to Dr. Tony Lei," (April 29, 2005), Las Vegas, Nevada: District Judge Jessie Walsh's Office in Department 10.
*8. Ibid.

The first paragraph of this article was a profile of Dr. Sun-yuan Kung (�v�O��). It was found by searching "Dr. Sun-yuan Kung" on the Google.com at April 27, 2005:

Professor Sun-Yuan Kung*1
Homepage
Email: [kung@ee.princeton.edu]
Abstract of talk

Sun-Yuan Kung (�v�O��) received his Ph.D. Degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. In 1974, he was an Associate Engineer of Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA. From 1977 to 1987, he was a Professor of Electrical Engineering-Systems of the University of Southern California. Since 1987, he has been a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Princeton University. Since 1990, he has served as an Editor-In-Chief of Journal of VLSI Signal Processing Systems. Dr. Kung is a Fellow of IEEE. He was the recipient of 1992 IEEE Signal Processing Society's Technical Achievement Award for his contributions on "parallel processing and neural network algorithms for signal processing". He was appointed as an IEEE-SP Distinguished Lecturer in 1994. He received 1996 IEEE Signal Processing Society's Best Paper Award. He was a recipient of the IEEE Third Millennium Medal in 2000. He has authored more than 300 technical publications, including three books "VLSI Array Processors", (Prentice Hall, 1988) (with Russian and Chinese translations), "Digital Neural Networks", Prentice Hall, 1993, and "Principal Component Neural Networks'', John Wiley, 1996.*2

Dr. Sun-yuan Kung (�v�O��) was a Kenote Speaker at The First IEEE Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia (2000 International Symposium on Multimedia Information Processing) on December 13-15, 2000, at the University of Sydney, Australia.

Dr. Kung presented a paper at the IEEE-PCM2000 plenary. The title was "Adaptive Techniques for Intelligent Internet Multimedia Communication".*3 The following was his Abstract:

The new trend of information processing world has rapidly converged to three major technological fields: internet, multimedia, and wireless. In this talk, we will attempt to offer a technological and applicational justification of intelligent technologies for internet multimedia computing/communication. We shall also illuminate how intelligent integration of signal processing and neural net techniques could be a versatile tool to a broad spectrum of multimedia applications. Some examples of adaptive techniques (or neural networks) with applications to internet multimedia commuincation will be
demonstrated.*4

Multimedia technologies will profoundly change the way we access information, and they provide a new opportunity for research interactions among a variety of media such as speech, audio, image, video, text, and graphics. The inevitable merger of the computer industries and information-based consumer and communication industries inevitably introduces new challenges. We investigate various research issues relevant to intelligent multimedia communication applications and implementation technology. We study various adaptive and content-based technologies for MPEG-4 applications, such as compression, indexing, and retrieval of visual information. We look into various areas in video coding and segmentation, including true-motion tracker, global-motion compensated VOP (video-object-plane) coding, video representation, multicue, and multicamera fusion, three-dimensional structure-from-motion analysis, and spatial-temporal interpolation. We study an algorithmic framework that fuses spatial, visual, and motion information from a variety of preprocessing sources: object tracker, motion edge analysis, and so on.*5

Neural networks have become one of the core techniques facilitating intelligent multimedia communication technologies. They are very effective when applied to detection or recognition of high-level features (for example, faces) and multimodality recognition and authentication. These have many critical applications to information representation/retrieval and Internet security, and many focal applications in MPEG-7. For these, we have developed a versatile decision-based neural network that bears a modular structure, while taking advantage of both unsupervised and supervised learning strategies. We look into novel neural network techniques on multisensor classification, hierarchical processing, probabilistic (fuzzy) neural networks, object detection and tracking, and content-based compression and representation.

Another major challenge lies in real-time processing speed, a key barrier before online access of massive visual information can become a reality. In fact, it is communication, instead of computing, that will be the processing bottleneck. Thus, the development of the computer technology must be closely intertwined with the information-based consumer and communication technologies. We have studied for a long time the research issues involving design and implementation of VLSI multimedia signal processing circuits and systems. Novel communication and networking technologies will be critical in order for multimedia database systems to support interactive dynamic interfaces. Truly integrated media systems must connect with individual users and content-addressable multimedia databases. This will involve both logical connections to support information-sharing and physical connection via computer networking and data transfer. Our research stresses hierarchical and scalable multimedia architecture platforms, fast architectures by minimizing memory accesses and IO operations, and systematically mapping multimedia algorithms to the new architectures. Ultimately, our research will support development of real-time information-processing systems combining digital video and audio, text, and graphics.*6

Dr. Sun-yuan Kung is now a tenure Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Princeton University. It is our pleasure to pay a tribute to the expertise, professionalism, and accomplishment of an excellent scholar and professor.*7

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References

*1. Google. 'A profile of Dr. Sun-yuan Kung,' "A search of Dr. Sun-yuan Kung on the Google.com," (April 27, 2005), U. S. A.: Google.com.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Kung, Sun-yuan. 'An abstract of "Adaptive Techniques for Intelligent Internet Multimedia Communication",' "A search of Dr. Sun-yuan Kung on the Google.com," (April 28, 2005), U. S. A.: Google.com.
*4. Ibid.
*5. Princeton University. 'A profile of Dr. Sun-Yun Kung,' "A search of Dr. Sun-yuan Kung on the Google.com," (April 29, 2005), U. S. A.: Google.com.
*6. Ibid.
*7. Walsh, Jessie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Drs. Lee Bernick and Keong Leong were appointed deans of GSBPA of WBTI,' "Nevada Examiner," (March 28, 2003), Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Examiner.