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Dr. Chao-Min Pan appoints Chairman of the Coordinating Committee of 1-3 Classes of Tunghai University Golbal Alumni Reunion in Las Vegas, Nevada, U. S. A.
By Pan, Chao-Min*1

To: Chairmen Committee of Tunghai University Alumni Reunion of 1-3 Classess in Las Vegas, Nevada, U. S. A.

Dear Chairmen,

It's my pleasur and honor to be your Chairman of Coordinating Committee.*2

I accept this job gratefully and I will do my best for this Committee.

If you have anything want me to do, please don't hesitate to contact to me. I will respond immediately.

In respect to your mention website and message, (they) will be posted on April's Tunghai Alumni News, but this (news) will be sent in the end of this month.*3

Best wishes,

Chao-Min Pan
tel:0918006589

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References

*1. Dr. Chao-Min Pan is the Director of Tunghai University Alumni Office.
*2. Pan, Chao-Min. 'Letter of Acceptance to be the Chairman of Coodinating Committee,' " An e-mail to Dr. Tony Lei from Dr. Chao-Min Pan," (April 7, 2004), Taichung, Taiwan: Tunghai University.
*3. Ibid.

Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark R. Denton and Valorie J. Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service aspects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.

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Singapore PM Goh & U.S. President Bush to Discuss Mutual Interests
By SAN; and Jonathan Galaviz*1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Singapore Prime Minister to Visit President Bush on May 5, 2004 at The White House .....

Singapore PM Goh & U.S. President Bush to Discuss Mutual Interests*2

DES MOINES, United States - April 15, 2004 - (AFP) - US President George W. Bush will welcome Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong of Singapore to the White House on May 5 for talks on issues including rebuilding Iraq, Bush's spokesman said.*3

"The United States and Singapore have a strong and multi-faceted relationship,"
Scott McClellan said in a statement released here as Bush touted his tax cuts on the deadline for filing tax returns.

He said Bush looks forward to strengthening stability in Asia, rebuilding Iraq, combating terrorism and deepening economic cooperation "through our recently concluded bilateral free trade agreement."

Singapore has consistently shown a strong commitment to the United States in its campaign in Iraq, giving strong political and limited military support. The city- state no longer has a military presence in Iraq after the last of its troops returned home in early April from a two-month stint in the war-torn country, the government said.

Singapore Association of Nevada (SAN)
SAN has provides this news alert to you as a courtesy for being registered with SAN's electronic database. SAN is a non-profit unincorporated association serving the interests of the Republic of Singapore and the State of Nevada, USA. Article provided as a courtesy by AFP news service.

Singapore Association of Nevada Contact:
Jonathan Galaviz
President

> Singapore Association of Nevada (SAN) April 2004
> e-Newsletter*4
> Volume 3, Issue 4 (April 10, 2004)
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Dear Tony,
>
> The relationship between Singapore and Nevada,
> direct
> and indirect, is increasing. The Republic of
> Singapore is
> now considering whether to allow a casino in the
> resort
> island of Sentosa. It is likely that senior
> Singaporean
> officials will be looking at the State of Nevada as
> a
> model to potentially use in terms of regulation,
> growth,
> and overall development. We believe these are
> positive
> economic and political developments between the
> Republic of Singapore and the State of Nevada, USA.
>
> As you know, the Singapore Association of Nevada
> (SAN) is an unincorporated non-profit organization
> dedicated to serving the interests of the Republic
> of
> Singapore and the State of Nevada, USA. The
> database of SAN is reaching close to 1,000 and our
> paid membership sits at approximately 60 members.
> ..........
> Sincerely, Jonathan Galaviz,
> President
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> In This Month's Issue
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> * State of Nevada Gaming Win Hits Record Levels
> * Singaporeans Should eRegister
> * Nevada Continues as Best in the USA for Job Growth
> * Export, Import and Investment Services Available
> * Are you Singaporean? Living in the U.S. with
> Children?
> * Singapore Considers Building Casino at Sentosa
> Island
*****
> State of Nevada Gaming Win Hits Record Levels
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Nevada casinos enjoyed an unprecedented two-month
> run in January and February that resulted in nearly
> $1.76 billion in gaming revenue, new data released
> Thursday show. The state Gaming Control Board's
> February report revealed statewide casino revenue of
>
> nearly $876 million during the 29-day month. That
> total
> was up about 15.9 percent compared with February
> 2002's 28-day total of $756 million and qualified as
> the
> best-ever February in Nevada history, Control Board
> statistical analyst Frank Streshley said Thursday.
>
> Coupled with January's previously reported revenue
> total of more than $882 million, a 4.4 percent
> increase,
> the state's dominant industry got off to a
> phenomenal
> start early this year. "This February is the
> third-best
> month ever in terms of monthly gaming win total,"
> Streshley said. "That follows January's $882
> million, the
> second-best month ever. "The demand for Las Vegas is
>
> particularly strong," he added.***
>
***The Full Article was on --- LVRJ, April 9, 2004 >>*5

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References

*1. SAN is the initial of Singapore Association of Nevada.
*2. Galaviz, Jonathan. 'Singapore PM Goh & U.S. President Bush to Discuss Mutual Interests,' "An e-mail to WBTI from SAN," (April 15, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Singapore Association of Nevada.
*3. Ibid.
*4. SAN. 'The relationship between Singapore and Nevada,' "An e-mail to WBTI from Jonathan Galaviz," (April 10, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Singapore Association of Nevada.
*5. Ibid.

Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark R. Denton and Valorie J. Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service aspects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.

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NEVADANS FOR ANTIBIOTIC AWARENESS
By Kenny C. Guinn*1

Last week, while in Las Vegas, I had the pleasure of presenting a proclamation and speaking at a Nevadan's for Antibiotic Awareness partners' conference. Nevadans for Antibiotic Awareness, a statewide public-private partnership, is dedicated to reducing inappropriate antibiotic use. As a father and grandfather, I feel very strongly about the dangers of this problem. From the beginning of my administration, I have pledged to assist in educating the public about its inherent dangers. I need to thank those who have helped to get this important message out, such as the Nevada Broadcasters Association. I would like to tell you about some of the fine work this organization has accomplished since its inception in 2002.*2

Nevadans for Antibiotic Awareness was started by the Clark County Health District, Sierra Health Services, and HealthInsight in response to the Centers for Disease Control¡¯s concerns about increasing rates of antibiotic resistance. Nevadans for Antibiotic Awareness has been one of our state's great success stories, having grown into a statewide task force of more than 60 partners working together to promote appropriate antibiotic use.

The partners involved are to be commended for their efforts. More than $100,000 in partner funding has been used for a statewide media campaign that has included up to 800 radio and television spots per month in both English and Spanish. In addition, educational materials have been distributed to all urgent care units, emergency rooms, and physician offices throughout the state. A number of healthcare professional educational activities have been implemented, and our schoolchildren are learning more about appropriate antibiotic use through educational games and activities.

Nevadans for Antibiotic Awareness has had a remarkable reach over the past three years. Statewide tracking shows that since 2002, antibiotic usage has decreased in the 348,000-person population that was measured. And this year, a state-of-the-art data collection system will be implemented in southern Nevada to further track resistance rates. The CDC has recognized Nevadans for Antibiotic Awareness as one of the best and most active programs in the country. This cooperative program can help make our state a healthier place in which to live and work.*3

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References

*1. Dr. Kenny C. Guinn is the Governor of Nevada, U. S. A..
*2. Office of the Governor. 'A Message From Governor Kenny C. Guinn - April 14, 2004,' "An e-mail to Dr. Tony Lei from the Office of Governor Kenny C. Guinn," (April 14, 2004), Carson City, Nevada: Office of Governor Kenny Guinn.
*3. Ibid.

*****About the Author:

Kenny Guinn, 67, 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. He was named Superintendent of Schools in Clark County and served with distinction in that position until 1978.

In his work for the Clark County School District, Guinn was recognized as an effective administrator committed to educational excellence at a time when the county was experiencing exponential student growth. His service to Clark County students was honored when Kenny C. Guinn Junior High School was named for him.

In 1978, Guinn began applying his management skills in business as Administrative Vice President for Nevada Savings and Loan in Las Vegas, which later became PriMerit Bank. At PriMerit, he was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas-based bank. Soon thereafter, Guinn was recruited to the energy business as the President of Southwest Gas Corporation and eventually became Chairman of the Board of Directors of that utility in 1993.

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.

In addition to his one-year term at UNLV, Guinn served the state in leadership roles on a variety of committees and commissions, including the Clark County Community College Advisory Committee, the UNLV Foundation Board of Trustees, the White House Conference on Children and Youth, among others.

Guinn has also worked in his community in a variety of volunteer roles, ranging from involvement in the Boy Scouts and Pop Warner Football to the United Way of Southern Nevada and the Southern Nevada Independent Youth Athletic Association.

Dr. Kenny Guinn is now the Governor of Nevada, U. S. A. at his second term.

Advisory Board: Governor Kenny Guinn, Chairman; U. S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Vice Chairmen; U. S. Representatives James Gibbons and Shelley Berkley, and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Executive Directors.
U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Chairperson
Dr. Tony T. Lei
President
District Judges Mark R. Denton and Valorie J. Vega
Vice Presidents
Dr. William N. Thompson
Director of Public Administration Institution
Dr. E. Lee Bernick and Dr. G. Keong Leong
Deans of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration
Dr. Sue Fawn Chung
Director of Culture Institution
Justice of the Supreme Court William Maupin, Attorney General Brian Sandoval, and District Judge Stewart Bell, Honorary Chairmen of Clark County District Attorney and Police Civil Commission (CCDAPCC)
District Attorney David Roger and Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
Chairmen of CCDAPCC
(702) 255-9058
*It's our pleasure to pay a tribute to the above officials who dedicate to the civic and community service aspects of our organization in an honorary or adjunct capacity.

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Paradise Democratic Club of Las Vegas held "Outstanding Democrat of the Year" 2003 Champagne Reception Party
By Velorie Vega, Mark Denton, Cheryl Moss, and Tiffany Chang

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

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

The Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) was established early in 2003. Drs. E. Lee Bernick and Keong Leong were appointed as Deans of the School by WBTI on March 11, 2003. "The mission of this School will emphasize the humanitarian orientation of public administration adn social responsibility of business management . Throuugh academic entrepreneurship, we may expect the endeavor of this school for the community service based on humane spirit, led by Chairperson Elaine Chao of WBTI," said Dr. Dina Titus, Professor of Administrative Strategies in GSBPA. Dina is a Senator of Nevada Senate and Adjunct Professor of Political Science of UNLV.*1

In meeting with the large and growing population of public employees in the states of Asia and Nevada, Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) will open its training programs for the increasing graduate study and research needs of professional public administrators. To emphasize the balance of the practicality and theoraticality of the programs, the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of WBTI has supported by many high-ranking officials of Nevada in offering their times, experiences, and knowledge to teach at an honorary or adjunct capacity.*2

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

Barbara E. Buckley was born in November 23, 1960; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received her B. A. with honors from University of Nevada, Las Vega. Her education has enhanced with University of Arizona, J.D., Summa Cum Laude.*3

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

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

Barbara has the following personal and professional achievements: Access to Justice Public Lawyer of the Year Award, State Bar of Nevada, 2000; Nicholas J. Horn Award, Nevada State Medical Association, 1999; Recognition Award, Southern Nevada Center for Independent Living, 1999; Outstanding Contribution in Shaping Health Care Policy, 1999; Nevada Nurses' Association; Positive Approaches Award, 1999; Legislator of the Year Award, Nevada Association of Social Workers, 1998; Consumer Advocate of the Year Award, Nevada Trial Lawyers Association, 1998; Brocho de Oro Award, Hispanics in Politics, 1998; Legislator of the Year Award, Nevada Medical Political Action Committee, 1997; Special Achievement Award, American Association for Retired Persons, 1997; Women of Achievement Finalist, Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, 1994 and 1996; Legislator of the Year Award, Nevada Judges Association, 1996; Southern Nevada Women's Political Caucus Award, 1994; Outstanding Female Law Graduate, University of Arizona Law School, 1989.*4

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

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

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

"We are proud to serve as co-chairs for the Paradise Democratic Club's "Outstanding Democrat of the Year" 2003 Champagne Reception honoring our dear friend Assembly Leader Barbara Buckley.*5

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

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

To invite all their friends sincerely, the above letter was written by Harry Reid, U. S. Senator; Shelley Berkley, U. S. Congresswoman; Oscar B. Goodman, Las Vegas Mayor; Dina Titus, State Senate Majority leader; and "Mr. Speaker" Richard Perkins, Speaker, Nevada Assembly.*6

PARADISE DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF LAS VEGAS
"OUTSTANDING DEMOCRAT OF THE YEAR RECEPTION"
HONORING The Majority Leader of the Nevada Assembly Barbara Buckley as "THE OUT STANDING DEMOCRAT OF THE YEAR" 2003 and
Debbie Trudell, Joe Bifano and Lois and Bert Mack as "Grass Roots Democrats of the Year" 2003. With a Special Recognition Award to Justin Gilbert*7

The following is a part of the article written, for Senator Harry Reid's being awarded "Outstanding Democrat of the Decade," by Tiffany Chang.*8

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

The heightlight of the Event was the presentation of the Outstanding Democrat of the Decade Award to U.S. Senator Harry Reid by the President of PDCLV, John Ponticello. U. S. Senator Reid graduated from Utah State University in 1961. He received Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University. On April 10, 1998, he was honored as Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Advisory Board of Washington Business and Technology Institute.*9

This School, the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of WBTI, is proud to have Harry's acceptance as its Adjunct Professor of Administrative Strategies on May 31, 2003 at the Tea Party by many and most of the community and association leaders of the Asian American Community of Nevada (most of them in Las Vegas).*10

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

The co-sponsors included Sierra Health Services Inc.; Poggemeyer Design Group; Shelley Berkley; Sprint; Internatioal Game Technology; Nevada Power; Barbara Buckley; Southwest Gas Corp.; Culinary Workers Union; Mandalay Bay Resorts; Station Casino; Caesars Entertainment; Police Protective Association; Frank Nemec & Jennifer Togliatti; Carpenters Union; Washington Business and Technology Institute, Dr. Tony Lei, President; among others.*11

A speciality of the Program was the complimentary -- Photo taking with Barbara Buckley during cocktail hour 7-7:30.*12 The Chinese publicity for the Event and Party was featured by the presence and presentation from Raymond Lam of "Next Weekly", Helen Hsueh of "Las Vegas Chinese Daily News", and Mindy Gao of "World Journal (Chinese Daily News)". Dr. Tony Lei extended his appreciation for WBTI to Attorney Benson Lee, Esq. for the lawyer's generosity in buying one table for ten guests of our Chinese participants the third time of this annually big event and party.

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

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References

*1. Walsh, Jessie; Malone, Teresa; and Chang, Tiffany. 'To promote our quality of life through the cooperation and development of tourism and business,' "Newsbrief of WBTI," (October 19, 2003), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*2. Sechrest, Thomas; Thomas, Michael; and Estes, Nolan. (1995) "Leadership for Creating Educational Changes; Integrating the Power of Technology. Volume 1 of the Proceedings of Twelfth International Conference on Technology and Education," Austin, Texas: The University of Texas at Austin.
*3. Google. 'Barbara Buckley," "An online of google.com at Google!" (March 27, 2004), U. S. A.: Google.com.
*4. Ibid.
*5. Paradise Democratic Club. 'Invitation Card,' "An e-mail to Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei from the President of the Paradise Democratic Club John Ponticello," (March 1, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Paradise Democratic Club.
*6. Ibid.
*7. Ibid.
*8. Chang, Tiffany. 'Senator Harry Reid awarded Outstanding Demaocrat of the Decade,' (2000), "Nevada Examiner," Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Examiner.
*9. Ibid.
*10. Reid, Rory; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Summer 2003 Symposium of WBTI is remarkable,' "WBTI Newsbrief," (June 6, 2003), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
*11. Ponticello, John. "Commenmorative Journal of PDCLA," (April 8, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Paradise Demoratic Club of Las Vegas.
*12. Ibid.