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*****LVRJ/wbti: Taiwan Gaming & Entertainment Summit 2007, Nevada Commission on Economic Development, and ICBC!
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by Mark Denton, Jessie Walsh, Valerie Weber, and Tiffany Chang

I am only one,
But still I am one.
I cannot do everything,
But still I can do something.
And because I cannot do everything
I will not refuse to do
The something that I can do.

---Edward Everett Hale

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***** "The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and make the most of one's resources." --Vauvenargues, Marquis de quotes (French moralist and essayist, 1715-1747)

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

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

"The Asia recent economic prosperity and Industry paradigm shift makes each countries speed up tourism development and promotion, even open the policy of Gaming as the leading wagon to attract more tourists. UNLV is the worldwide No 1 university in Hotel, Gaming, beverage, Exhibition. I was invited by Nevada State office on economic development to Taiwan. Hopefully, I can share our specialties and successful experience and contribute to Taiwan's current planning on doubles up tourism policy," said Dr. Stuart H. Mann, Dean of UNLV College of Hotel Administration.*2

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

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

"The Nevada Commission on Tourism believes it is vital to establish a presence in Taiwan in order to represent our tourism destinations to this emerging world travel market. Taiwan's capital, Taipei, has a working population of four million, with a youthful, technologically oriented work force. There is tremendous potential for building tourism among this sector," said Lorraine Hunt, former Lt. Governor of Nevada.*4

"we are seeking new horizons for the economy of Nevada. Building mutally beneficial relationships with Taiwan, and other foreign countries, will create the demand for direct, regularly scheduled flights. Our work will help Nevada establish contacts for lucrative business and convention visitors from around the world that will form the foundation for a new pillar in the Nevada economy." *5

The International Cities Business Council (ICBC) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) strives to build a bridge among important cities nationally and internationally. ICBC has set its main goal on "Mutual cooperation and development of business, trade, and tourism among international cities."

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

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

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

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

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

"With Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki as our Chairman of the Advisory Board of ICBC, WBTI will be more powered to assist the economic development and tourism of Nevada," said Nevada Assemblywoman Valerie Weber who is one of the Advisors of the Board. The sky is beautiful in this silver state.*10 Nevada is the spring fountain of world business in entertainment, gaming, and tourism!

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References

*1. Douglas, Michael; Walsh, Jessie; Weber, Valerie; and Chang, Tiffany. 'International Cities Business Council for tourism and economic development,' "A search of Nevada Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki, Chief Justice of Nevada Supreme Court Bill Maupin, Governor James A. Gibbons of Nevada, and U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao on the leading search engines," (August 17, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*2. Chen, Charlyne. 'Taiwan Gaming & Entertainment Summit 2007,' "An e-mail from Miss Charlyne Chen to WBTI," (August 16, 2007), Taipei, Taiwan: Representative Office in Taiwan for Nevada Commission on Economic Development.
*3. Ibid.
*4. Douglas, Michael; Weber, Valerie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Brilliant, Yahoo answers our people, community, and world!' "A search of 'Business wbti' on the Ask.com," (August 18, 2007), U. S. A.: Ask.com.
*5. Ibid.
*6. ��Ӻ�. '��һ��̨��Ȋʘ��^��a�IՓ��ɽ֮ʯ,' "A profile of the website newspaper of Central Daily News," (August 21, 2007), Taipei, Taiwan: Cdnews.com.tw.
*7. �Ǎu�h��W. "̨��W��˹�S��˹��ʘ�֮�� ʻ��," (August 22, 2007), Singapore: Singtaonet.com.
*8. ��. '̨��Ċʘ��^��a�IՓ�� 27�յǈ�,' "A report by ��ӛ�� to ��,"
(August 22, 2007), U. S. A.: Sina.com.
*9. Ҧ˴. "��ʻ��M܊̨��," (August 22, 2007), Taipei, Taiwan: Chinatimes.com.
*10. Bill Maupin, Mark Denton, Michael Douglas, Steward Bell, Valorie Vega, John Ponticello, Cheryl Moss, Robert "Bobby G" Gronauer, and Tiffany Chang. 'U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, and Clark County Commission Chairman Rory Reid invite our friends to attend a Champagne Reception honoring Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto,' "A search of 'Welcome! U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, ...' on the AOL.com," (August 21, 2007), U. S. A.: AOL.com.

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LVRJ/wbti: Interesting facts about Nevada, U.S.A.!
by CI of WBTI*1

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 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.

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