Chief justice seeks help on caseloads
Legislature asked to fund more judges
By BRENDAN RILEY
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

[Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Nancy Becker, front left, speaks to members of the state Supreme Court and state lawmakers Wednesday at the Legislature in Carson City.
Photo by CATHLEEN ALLISON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

CARSON CITY -- Chief Justice Nancy Becker had some humorous asides in her State of the Judiciary speech to the Nevada Legislature on Wednesday but her bottom-line message was serious: Nevada judges need lawmakers' help in keeping up with ever-increasing caseloads.

Over the last four years, court caseloads in the Reno and Las Vegas areas have grown by more than 40 percent, Becker said, adding that cases are getting more complex and require more hours of a judge's time.

Becker said the American Bar Association says a court should be able to get through all its criminal cases within one year, but in Las Vegas, judges can get through less than two-thirds of such cases and are falling further behind.

Family courts in Reno and Las Vegas are meeting standards for handling domestic cases in a timely manner, but "the increased caseloads make it impossible to maintain those standards," the chief justice added.

"Percentages alone do not give an adequate picture," she said. "We are talking about delays in thousands of cases."

Becker also said the National Center for State Courts figures a trial judge's caseload should be about 1,400 cases, but in Reno it's 1,800 cases and in Las Vegas it's 2,400 cases.

For appellate courts, the standard is 100 cases per justice but the Nevada Supreme Court's average is 246 cases per justice, she said.

Becker said the court system is asking the 2005 Legislature to fund several new judges and provide money to bring back more retired judges on senior status to help deal with caseload growth.

Other bills will seek improvements in Nevada's rural courts, she said, adding that those proposals include construction of a new courthouse in Ely and establishment of a rural court coordinator.

Becker also said she's proud that Nevada's judicial system has achieved "a level of diversity unparalleled in the state's history."

The chief justice said she's a good example because of her family background, not just because she's a woman. Becker recalled seeing her Irish grandmother and a Russian great-aunt cheering and swearing, one in Gaelic and the other in Yiddish, while they watched a TV wrestling match in the 1950s.

"Our melting pot culture, combined with our unique governmental system, is what distinguishes us from other nations," Becker said. "And a key factor in that government is the judicial branch and its relationship with the legislative and executive branches."

We're proud to announce our first annual Venture Capital & Private Equity Forum to be held Monday, May 9, 2005 at our West Los Angeles Campus.

The forum will focus significant discussion about the venture capital investment process, including evaluation, negotiation and structuring of private equity financings. The discussion will cover the development of an entrepreneur's business plan and operating model in the context of raising funds from investors. The format will include a presentation, interactive discussions and case study references. Everyone attending will also receive a 3-ring binder of materials, case studies and articles.

Whether you are an entrepreneur looking for capital or an investor looking for venture opportunities, this event will provide you access to the latest trends of some of today's most successful venture capitalists.

The featured presenter will be Graziadio School alumnus, Dan Deeney. Dan is a lecturer at the Wharton School's venture capital programs and is an alumnus of that school. Dan is a partner with New Venture Partners (formerly Lucent New Ventures Group), a venture capital firm with $400 million under management focused on communications and IT investments.

The Management Partners Alumni fee for the day's events, including lunch is $295.00 per person. The general Pepperdine alumni fee is $325.00. Non alumni guest fee is $425.00 per person. Seats are limited, so we suggest you register early at http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/VCPE. For further information, please call the Alumni Office at 310-568-5639.

Forum Details:

The VC&PE Forum is a one-day event that will have the morning session devoted to the entrepreneur's perspective and the afternoon focused on the venture capitalist's perspective.

Morning session topics covered will include:

A. Identify market need and business concept

B. Develop product or service solution

C. Outline R&D requirements and product development roadmap

D. Define business model and operating plan

E. Define sales and distribution strategy

F. Define manufacturing or operational scaling requirements

G. Define product implementation and service processes

H. Identify key milestones and objectives for business

I. Recruit management team and other key resources

J. Identify financing and capitalization requirements

Afternoon session will include:

K. History and structure of the venture capital industry

L. Partnership formation and organization: general and limited partners

M. Fund structure and investment timeline

N. Investment criteria and strategy

O. Identification of deal flow

P. Evaluation of investment opportunity

Q. Due diligence process

R. Valuation methodologies and analysis

S. Term sheet drafting and deal structuring

T. Transaction negotiation and execution

U. Monitoring of investments and governance

V. Harvesting of investments and liquidity events

W. Fund returns

There will be ample time for Q&A and networking throughout the day.

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Ex-national security adviser first black female to hold office
Wednesday, January 26, 2005 Posted: 12:18 PM EST (1718 GMT)

Condoleezza Rice was questioned sharply at times during last week's committee hearing.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Condoleezza Rice won Senate confirmation as secretary of state on Wednesday, after hours of sometimes-bitter debate Tuesday that focused largely on the war in Iraq.

The final vote of the full Senate was 85-13 in favor of the nomination.

Rice, 50, is the first African-American woman and second woman to become secretary of state.

Rice had long been expected to win the GOP-controlled Senate's blessing to succeed Colin Powell as head of the State Department.

Some Democratic senators used Tuesday's debate -- actually, a series of floor speeches -- to blast the Bush administration over the war, saying Rice dodged questions on the issue in her confirmation hearing.

Leading the charge against Rice on Tuesday were Democratic Sens. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts, Robert Byrd of West Virginia and Barbara Boxer of California.

Boxer, one of two Democrats to vote against Rice's nomination in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Rice's answers to her questions were "completely nonresponsive" and raised more issues about her credibility than they answered.

"President Bush in his inaugural address talked about bringing freedom to countries that don't have it. He didn't specify how," Boxer said.

But since the human rights group Freedom House lists 49 countries as "not free," she said, "I worry about sending more troops on military missions based on hyped-up rhetoric. And that's why these questions are so important."

GOP's Warner: Attacks 'astonishing'
Democratic leaders forced an extended debate on Rice's nomination in order to express their concerns over prewar claims about Iraq that Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Illinois, said were "just plain wrong, and repeated."

"Dr. Condoleezza Rice was in the room, at the table, when decisions were made, and she has to accept responsibility for what she said," Durbin said.

Sen. John Warner, R-Virginia, defended Rice, calling attacks on her integrity "somewhat astonishing" and noted that many governments had considered Iraq "a grave and gathering threat."

"I do not find any disloyalty, any lack of truthfulness in her remarks publicly throughout this process as it related to the earlier base of knowledge of weapons of mass destruction," said Warner, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee.

Last week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee endorsed Rice's nomination on a 16-2 vote, with only Boxer and defeated presidential candidate John Kerry opposing it.

Rice is the daughter of a minister from Birmingham, Alabama, entered college at age 15 and earned a doctorate in international affairs by 26. She was a Soviet expert in the first Bush administration and tutored George W. Bush on international policy during the 2000 campaign before becoming his national security adviser.

Other nominees
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 10-8 Wednesday to send the nomination of Alberto Gonzales for attorney general to the Senate.

The full Senate was to debate the nominations of Jim Nicholson as Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Michael Leavitt to be Secretary of Health and Human Services on Wednesday afternoon.

CNN's Ed Henry contributed to this report.

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Reference

*1. CNN.com. 'Inside Politics,' "A search of Dr. Condoleezza Rice on Google.com," (February 16, 2005), U. S. A.: Google.com.

From Tunghai University抯 (東海大學) humble beginnings in 1955, we had adopted the 損ioneering spirit� to be our hallmark. When most Taiwanese universities sole emphasis was on specialization, we were the first to encourage a well-rounded general education. When the standard practice was separation between academics and life, we innovated with a student work labor program to promote holistic education. Even after 47 years, this program is an integral part of the Tunghai curriculum. It has been affirmed by people from all walks of life, and has been imitated by other universities. These manifestations of our pioneering spirit have made Tunghai a university unique in its goals and ideals.

Tunghai has always had deep respect for the arts, and, in addition to regular lectures and seminars, sponsors a performing Arts Festival, which draws large crowds every year from the campus and surrounding community.

The tranquil Tunghai University (東海大學) campus is an ideal environment to pursue studies. You can frequently find teachers and students meeting together, or just relaxing, in many areas throughout the campus, whether in the acacia groves, the campus mall, the traditional Chinese-style buildings, the Sunny Meadow or the chapel.

Recently, we have been working to enlarge and improve our educational facilities. Tunghai has consistently been among the best private universities in the country. In the future, we will continue to innovate and make our unique contribution to Taiwanese higher education.

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Reference

*1. Google. 'Welcome,' "A search of Tunghai University (東海大學) and Tunghai University Alumni Association (東海大學校友會) on Google.com," (February 15, 2005), U. S. A.: Google.com.

Elaine Chao
Nationality: Chinese, American
Ethnicity: Asian American
Occupation: Secretary of Labor

The year is 1961. President John F. Kennedy has just created the Peace Corps. He speaks idealistically of creating world peace and promoting friendship, of encouraging American volunteers to learn how to work side by side with citizens of developing nations.*2

In one of those developing nations, Taiwan, eight-year-old Elaine Chao plays in the red earthen clay with her sisters, while her parents, James and Ruth, dream of a better future. James, at the time, was studying at St. John's University in Queens, New York. Later that year, Elaine, her mother, and sisters board a freighter from Taipei to join their father in America.

"It was a wonderful trip for a small child of eight," Chao told Geraldine Baum in a 1992 interview with the Los Angeles Times, shortly after then-president George Bush named her director of the Peace Corps. "My first port of call was Los Angeles. That's where I laid my first foot on America."

Peace Corps
Though Chao had never served as a Peace Corps volunteer, her appointment to head the agency in late 1991 seemed like a natural fit: an immigrant from a developing country heading an agency in the midst of transition. A Republican loyalist who'd campaigned for Bush, California governor Pete Wilson, and other Los Angeles-area Republicans, she represented a new, young and refreshing political face.
The limelight faded quickly, however. Chao lost her job as head of the Peace Corps when Bush lost his bid for reelection. But she had too many skills to disappear entirely. In mid-1992, she was named president of United Way of America, a job that has perhaps stretched her well-touted management skills and experience with nonprofits to the limit.

When Chao took over the job of United Way director, the agency was in turmoil. Former United Way president William Aramony had been pulling in a $390,000 annual salary. He had spent agency donations on first-class airline tickets and had hired a friend with questionable bank dealings as the agency's chief financial officer. As these disclosures became known, local United Way agencies began withholding dues. As the scandal hit the headlines, Aramony resigned under fire. United Way donations plummeted by $140 million between 1991 and 1992.

Chao's job was to reform the agency and help it regain credibility. Selected from a list of 600 candidates, she was praised for her integrity, honesty, and management skills. She did not seek the position, but after accepting the job, called it too good to pass up. "United Way of America is a challenge that I could not decline," she said in an August 1992 interview with the Washington Post.

Born in Taiwan, she emigrated to the United States with her mother and sisters in 1961. The family, rejoining her father, James, settled in Queens, New York. After her father completed college, he formed a shipping and trading business, Foremost Maritime Corporation, which today is well known in international shipping circles.

Chao remembers her father as hard-working and driven, a man who taught his daughters how to fix toilets and apply tar to driveways. He passed on conservative values, stressing the importance of hard work and education in achieving one's goals. As the shipping business prospered, the family moved from Queens to Long Island and eventually to an affluent New York City suburb in Westchester County.

Chao graduated from Mount Holyoke College and received her master's in business administration from the Harvard Business School. She also studied at such prestigious institutions as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dartmouth College, and Columbia University. After completing her schooling, Chao began to climb the corporate ladder. With a background in international banking and finance, she worked from 1979 to 1983 as an international banker at Citicorp in New York. She was selected as a White House fellow to serve at the White House in 1983 and 1984, and joined BankAmerica Capital Markets Group in San Francisco as vice-president of syndications.

After moving to California, she got involved in Republican politics, campaigning for Bush, Wilson, and local politicians. She served as national chairman of Asian Americans for Bush/Quayle in 1988 and spoke briefly at the GOP convention.

Her work was rewarded with an appointment as deputy administrator of the Maritime Administration, which launched her on a slow but steady climb through federal government bureaucracy. After two years as deputy administrator, she became chairperson of the Federal Maritime Commission and then was appointed deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. As she climbed the ranks, she gained a reputation as a confident, hardworking manager. She also gained insights into Washington D.C.'s inside political network.

Chao attended luncheons with Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor, dated various political insiders, and networked heavily. This networking, along with her hard work, made her the highest ranking Asian Pacific American woman in the executive branch in U.S. history.

But some of her stances occasionally infuriated other Asian Americans. For instance, she joined Bush in opposing the Civil Rights Act of 1991 because it promoted quotas, a concept she felt inhibited minorities' meritorious achievements.

Nevertheless, when first appointed Peace Corps director, she spoke of her immigrant roots with pride. At her swearing-in ceremony, she talked about playing with red earthen clay as a child because there were no other toys and of eating duck eggs because chicken eggs were unavailable. "These memories of living in a developing nation are part of who I am today and give me a profound understanding of the challenges of economic development," she said in a January 1992 interview with the Los Angeles Times.

The Peace Corps, at the time, was in the midst of transition. Bush wanted the organization to develop more specialized training for less-poor but highly needy emerging democracies, such as Hungary and Bulgaria. It also was fighting to overcome an image of arrogance that had been fostered through its thirty-year existence. Chao felt she could understand this arrogance well. "I still remember ... how valuable tissue paper was and how rich Americans seemed because they would use it up and throw it away so easily," she said in a 1992 interview with American Shipper magazine. "It's an attitude thing, born out of naturally acquired affluence. It's hard to explain, but it stays with you and you understand the feeling."

United Way Challenge
When she joined United Way, she approached the agency much as she approached the Peace Corps. Just as she visited nearly half of the agency's active volunteers worldwide, she spent much of her first year as United Way director visiting local affiliates from Maine to Oregon, trying to determine what they felt was missing. She felt strongly that making the national organization more sensitive to local needs would be a key to turning United Way around. "This is a redress that is badly needed and is long in coming," she said in a May 1993 interview with the Christian Science Monitor.
To restore public confidence in the agency, Chao started at a salary of $195,000, half the salary of her controversial predecessor. She imposed new travel and expense controls, and restructured programs to put more emphasis on training, field regulation, and service. Before she joined United Way, the agency had increased its board of directors from thirty to forty-seven members to include more local affiliate representatives. To directly serve local agencies, she established a member-services division.

Like most restructurings, the changes at United Way were painful. Nearly one-third of the agency's staff was let go, and its budget was cut by one-third. But Chao is slowly getting results. As of late 1993, most affiliates who had withheld dues had returned to the fold. And, although a difficult economy caused a slowdown in charitable contributions, Chao said her prognosis for 1994 was "cautious optimism."

On January 31, 2001, Chao was sworn in as the nation's 24th Secretary of Labor, making her the first Asian-American woman appointed to a President's cabinet in U.S. history.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Family: The family, rejoining her father, James, settled in Queens, New York. After her father completed college, he formed a shipping and trading business, Foremost Maritime Corporation. Education: Chao graduated from Mount Holyoke College and received her master's in business administration from the Harvard Business School. She also studied at such prestigious institutions as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dartmouth College, and Columbia University.*3

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References

*1. The title was set up by the Public Administration Institution (PAI) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
*2. Google. 'A profile of Elaine Chao ---by "Women's Lives",' "A search about Elaine Chao on the Google.com," (February 11, 2005), U. S. A.: Google.com.
*3. Ibid.

Eric Chen, Esq., is also a many years experienced Taiwanese merchant in China. His idea is to inspire some people to build a world in the knowledge of business and economics for China like what Dr. Charles Kao did for Taiwan.

Dr. Charles Kao is former Professor & Chairman and now Honorary Professor of University of Wisconsin. "I couldn't catch up Dr. Tony Lei's dinner party at his home in Ging Ning Mansion, but I'll have coffee hour with him and others professors eventually in the party," said Dr. Kao in Taipei early in the morning one day many years ago.

Inspired by Dr. Tony Lei's many publications in business management demonstrated on the Wine Closet in the parlor, Dr. Charles Kao applaused, "Do it brightly and we may make the same excellency also. I'm interested in following Tony's creativeness to pioneer even a bigger economics and business world here soon after I come back from United States."*2

Within ten years, he established the Empire of "Tien Shia" ["The World"(The Lord) in Chinese] in Taiwan! His popularity and influence to the people in Taiwan have been offered him accomplishment much more than just his splendid academic title.

It is our pleasure to post "KAOS announce major gift to UW-River Falls," which was a news delivered by University of Wisconsin -River Falls:

Dr. Charles H.C. Kao and Mrs. Anne Kao have made a leader- ship pledge of $50,000 over the next five years to be used toward the accomplishment of the University's "Reach for the Future" major gifts campaign.
In announcing their gift, Dr. Kao indicated it was their wish to support three important areas of the University: faculty development, Academic Excellence Higher Education Education Scholarships, and exchange programs with Greater China.
Dr. and Mrs. Kao have been generous supporters of international programs for many years. Most recently, they were instrumental in the establishment of the Center for Pacific Rim Studies. The Center is responsible for providing opportunities for visiting professors and artists from Asia to visit the UW-River Falls campus and promoting educational exchanges between the two cultures. A portion of their gift will be used to underwrite faculty development opportunities and scholarships in the College of Arts &Sciences.
Elected as the Distinguished Professor of the Year in 1974, Dr. Kao was the chair of the department of economics from 1971-80. Since then he has devoted part of his time in Greater China (China, Taiwan, Hong Kong) involved in research, lecturing, writing and publishing. Known as a "leading thinker" in Greater China, Dr. Kao has written more than 15 books in Chinese in his field of economic policy and social thought. Two of his books were given the national prize in Taiwan. In addition to his academic activity, he has also been serving as an economic advisor to the central government there.
Mrs. Kao had a successful 25-year career with 3M Company and is currently working for IBM in Beijing as a computer systems consultant. She is very interested in international programs and cultural exchange in the arts.*3

Dr. Tony Lei transferred the education of BBA and MBA in the United States of America to Taiwan. The intellectuals who joined him were many professors, scholars, administrators, publishers, among others. All of them together, for many years, helped bring the Miracle of Economy of Taiwan realized. "Together with the successful experience of economic deveopment in Taiwan, now is the time for China to advance it even better!" said Eric Chen.

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References

*1. Judge Cheryl Moss was elected to the District Court, Family Division in November 2000. She graduated from the George Washington University, Washington D.C. with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Judge Moss then attended the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. where she graduated in the top 25% of her class and was a National Team Leader in the law school抯 Moot Court Team for the Spong National Competition.
*2. 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.
*3. UW-River Falls. 'KAOS announce major gift to UW-River Falls,' "A serach about Dr. Charles Kao from Google.com," (January 25, 2005), U. S. A.: Google.com.

Dr. Lei: Yes I agree.
Thank You
M. Douglas

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Lei [mailto:tojulei@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 9:57 AM
To: Douglas, Justice Michael
Subject: RE: Thank you. ---A draft.

Dear Michael, Good morning! We followed carefully your corrections. Do
you agree also with the correction of ( s/b lawyers and law students
that promotes ...)?
Thank you for your kind concern.

--- "Douglas, Justice Michael"
wrote:

> Dr. Lei: Please note the following changes;
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From: Justice of the Supreme Court Michael Douglas [mdouglas@nvcourts.state.nv.us]
Mon, 7 Feb 2005 08:52:45 -0800

Dr. Lei: Please note the following changes;
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Paragraph 6. (top of page 2.) president-elect s/b
president
lawyers and law students
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From: Tony Lei [mailto:tojulei@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 11:28 AM Thanks. M.
Douglas
To: Douglas, Justice Michael
Subject: A draft.

Dear Justice Douglas, Good morning! Thank you very much for your
presence at the Dinner Party last night.
Any comment or modification extend from you to WBTI on the following
draft of article will highly be appreciated.
Sincerely,
Dr. Tony Lei & PAI of WBTI
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Michael Douglas has been appointed Associate Professor of GSBPA by WBTI
By Mark Denton, Valoria Vega, and Tiffany Chang

"Through the recommendation by our faculty members including Nevada
District Judges Mark Denton and Valoria Vega, Dr. Michael .................

Winning Formula

Tim McGraw and George Strait tend to sing fairly simple, emotional songs written around memorable phrases
By DOUG ELFMAN
REVIEW-JOURNAL

This weekend's country tourists are not alike. Tim McGraw is a bad boy with a hip-hop hit.

George Strait was once given something called the Presidential American Vocation Success Award.

Tim McGraw has been performing two new songs in concert, lately, according to NetMusicCountdown.com. One is called "Drugs or Jesus." It goes: "Everybody just wants to get high, sit and watch a perfect world go by. We're all looking for love and meaning in our lives. We follow the roads that lead us to drugs or Jesus."

The other new song McGraw has been singing onstage is called "Let's Get Drunk and Fight."

Country songs seem to be written around memorable phrases like those. And unlike in other genres, in country music you can always tell the title of a song, because it is sung very clearly in the choruses. That way, fans know how to find it. There's little ambiguity in popular country music.

And the two biggest male stars in country music -- McGraw and George Strait, who play separate concerts in Vegas this weekend -- do not stray from that formula.

Although, not everyone thinks this recipe for hit-making is formulaic. Jon Anthony, the music director for the Highway 16 channel on XM satellite radio in Nashville, puts up a defense of the simple style.

"That's the beauty of country music in a lot of ways," Anthony says. "There's always a message, and country music is always really good about conveying emotion, whether that emotion is heartbreak, or love, or whatever."

Anthony says this leads to country songs that aren't complex. But that's a good thing in its way, he says.

"Lyrically, it's simple in a lot of ways. Musically and melodically, it's easy to follow, and it's easy to sing along with. And I think that (separates) it from a lot of pop music.

"When Tim McGraw sings a love song in concert, the guy (fan) is gonna be singing it right to his girl right beside him," Anthony says. "He'll be singing along with the words, almost as if he could take on that same persona."

One of the appeals of McGraw, who owns the Arena Football League team the Nashville Kats, is that he's living the "middle American's dream," Anthony says.

"He's got a wonderful family, and the guy goes onstage, and everybody goes nuts for him," he says. "Everybody would love to trade places with Tim McGraw for a day."

Or with his wife. McGraw concerts typically flash photos of him and his wife and their family on giant screens. Sometimes, this causes fans to go, "awww."

"You see a picture of their family, and the guys are saying, `What a lucky guy,' and then the girls are saying, `What a lucky gal.' "

But women also like that there's a little bit of bad boy in McGraw.

"Remember, he got arrested in Buffalo -- on the George Strait tour," Anthony says.

McGraw and country singer Kenny Chesney were embroiled in a run-in with police a few years ago.

"A lot of people think that's incredibly sexy," Anthony says.

McGraw has also reached out to mainstream audiences by singing a duet with hip-hop's Nelly. Their single, "Over and Over," topped Billboard magazine's Mainstream Top 40 chart. On Sunday, the two will appear in a Super Bowl ad for Bud Light.

If McGraw has some hip-hop bad boy in him, Strait is a straight-up, clean-cut cowboy. A military veteran, he was given the strangely named honor the Presidential American Vocation Success Award in 1989. He was once named one of the sexiest men in America by People magazine. He also has the sympathy of tragedy in his background -- his daughter was killed in a car wreck in 1986.

In concert, Strait is a crowd pleaser. As Tom Netherland wrote in a show review in the Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch in January, "Too many fill-in-the-blank McCountry stars apparently prefer screaming to singing. But not George Strait. ... Dressed smartly in a black hat, blue Wranglers, and a pressed Western shirt, Strait grabbed a guitar, cracked a smile and opened with a raucous `The Fireman.' "

In person, Strait's smile looks nothing but friendly. He's all hat and cattle, too. Raised in rural Texas, he is a member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. He hunts. He fishes. He breeds quarter horses.

"He's got a quiet authenticity about him (and) a ruggedness," Anthony says.

BERKLEY E-NEWS
FROM THE HALLS OF CONGRESS, DIRECTLY TO YOU

As the 109th Congress re-convenes in Washington next week, I want to reaffirm my commitment to be your voice in the U.S. House of Representatives.

There is much to do in the year ahead. We must work to secure democracy in Iraq, stabilize and strengthen the U.S. economy, reduce the deficit, promote retirement security for all Americans, address the rising cost of health care, establish a sound energy policy that reduces our dependency on foreign oil, improve educational opportunities and resources for our children, and safeguard our families and communities.

I will also continue fighting for issues important to Nevada-stopping the nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain, ensuring our local veterans have a full service medical center, expanding and improving our transportation system, and making certain that Southern Nevada receives the homeland security assistance it deserves.

On May 15, 2005, Las Vegas will celebrate its centennial. I look forward to joining with you as we commemorate the first 100 years of the world's most dynamic city. Las Vegas remains the fastest growing metropolitan area in the United States and more than 36 million visitors are expected this year alone. When I moved to the Valley four decades ago, it would have been hard to imagine the success and prosperity our city in the desert enjoys today. We enter our second century with unlimited promise and high hopes for all that the future holds.

Don't forget to sign-up for my e-newsletter, which I provide as a free service to my constituents. This electronic bulletin will be e-mailed directly to you and will contain timely updates on important legislation and information on issues that affect Southern Nevada and the nation.

Please feel free to forward this message along to your friends and neighbors.

Thank you and best wishes. I look forward to hearing from you soon and continuing to serve you.

Sincerely,

SHELLEY BERKLEY
Member of Congress

Dear Dr Lei:

How I would love to attend your dinner celebrating Chinese New Year.
Unfortunately, I will be unable to attend as I will be in Carson City
getting
ready to start the new legislative session on Monday, February 7th.

Please convey my greetings and thanks to all the hosts of this dinner
party.
I will miss you all as my heart with(will) be with you!

Continued prosperity to all!

Regards,

Valerie E Weber
Nevada Assemblywoman/Minority Whip
Clark County District 5
Serving SW Las Vegas
702.338.8452

From: Assemblywoman Francis Allen [francisoallen@cox.net]
Sat, 22 Jan 2005 23:47:52 -0800

Dear Dr. Lei:

Unfortunately I am unable to attend your Feb 4th event. I will be in
Carson
City preparing for the Legislature to begin on Feb. 7th. Thank you for
your
invitation and thank you for thinking of me.

Regards,

Francis

Analysts get preview tour of Wynn Las Vegas
By HOWARD STUTZ
GAMING WIRE

Appearances are not all they seem.

And gaming analysts, offered a behind-the-scenes preview this week of the $2.5 billion Wynn Las Vegas, said that despite a significant amount of construction remaining to be completed in the next 90 days, the 2,700-room resort will be ready when guests begin arriving April 28.

The track record of Wynn Resorts Ltd. Chairman Steve Wynn, whose previous teams opened The Mirage (1989), Treasure Island (1993) and Bellagio (1998) on time, helped alleviate concerns about many areas of the property that are still far from finished.

According to analysts, construction crews, beginning this week, will operate on 20-hour workday schedules in order to complete many of the public areas, such as the main atrium, restaurants, walkways and retail offerings.

"Management assured us that the property would open on time," said Goldman Sachs analyst Steven Kent. "In fact, management said that this property is ahead of where Bellagio was at this point prior to its opening. Our past experience with casino openings suggests the final product only really gets pulled together a few weeks before opening, so for now we are truly not concerned about meeting the opening date."

Deutsche Bank analyst Marc Falcone agreed that Wynn Las Vegas would be ready for its initial customers.

"While we acknowledge there is still a lot of work to do before the facility is ready, we remain comfortable that it will open on time as required under the company's lending agreements," Falcone said, adding the company has $200 million built in for construction contingencies.

Samanta Stewart, who oversees investor relations for Wynn Resorts, said the project is on schedule for a hotel-casino of its magnitude three months outside of opening.

"We're comfortable everything is on time and on budget," she said.

The tour, conducted by Wynn Resorts Chief Operating Officer Marc Schorr, gave analysts an initial look at Wynn Las Vegas, the first new megaresort to open on the Strip since the Aladdin in 2000. The property is expected to include 111,000 square feet of casino space, 18 restaurants, 200,000 square feet of convention space, and retail attractions.

The 18-hole golf course, redesigned from its previous layout as the Desert Inn, has been completed. Kent said a round of golf will cost $500.

Analysts said the design of the resort, in which much of the property's special features will be hidden from the public behind a man-made mountain heavily decorated with trees, gives the property a boutique atmosphere.

For example, the primary restaurants are along the edge of a man-made lake facing the mountain, which will feature a light and entertainment show every 20 minutes.

"Throughout the tour management pointed out small lessons that it learned from its past experiences, and how it wanted to improve on them," Kent said. "Perhaps one of the biggest lessons was to make customers pay to see the extraordinary attractions rather than getting to see them for free from the street or in their cars. The property has walls surrounding most of the excitement, so visitors will have to enter the hotel, go to a restaurant or bar and pay to see what's going on."

Falcone said he expects a strong public reaction to Wynn Las Vegas, which is designed to maximize guest comfort and convenience and also to minimize operating costs.

"The design and layout of the property is differentiated from existing Strip properties, including the rooms and suites, layout of the casino, the quality of restaurants and entertainment venues, and the flow of the property," Falcone said. "It is evident that management measured every detail in the planning process and we believe the layout will facilitate cost synergies."

Analysts said guests are expected to pay an average of $271 a night for a 600-square-foot standard hotel room, which is higher than previous estimates. Other rooms will have an increased rate, including $400 a night for one of the 45 junior suites, that measure 900 square feet, and $750 a night for the 1,800-square-foot Salon Suites.

In addition, Wynn Las Vegas will offer 18 fairway villas at $2,000 a night.

Bear Stearns analyst Joe Greff said the property has already sold out several dates, even though bookings began just a few weeks ago.

"Based on an apples-to-apples comparison of standard rooms, Wynn's rates would be very competitive and substantially below current luxury Strip offerings," Greff said. "We expect the number of sold-out nights will rise as the public awareness of the opening spreads."

"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.

"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 at 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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

"It's really my honor to be a Fellow of the Public Administration Institution of Washington Business and Technology Institute," said Senator Dina Titus to the readers of "Nevada Examiner" and Las Vegas Review-Journal.com. "I'm also honor to be invited by Dr. Tony Lei as a Special Guest to the Event and Dinner Party for a Special Tribute to U. S. Senator Harry Reid on August 24, 2001," she continued.*2 Dina Titus brought her husband Dr. Wright to attend the Party at the Asia Palace Chinese Restaurant on the Friday evening. Dr. Wright is a Senior Professor in the Department of History at UNLV. The Event and Dinner Party was initiated by Dr. Tony Lei and Ms. Nancy Diaz. It was chaired by Dr. Tony Lei, Dr. R. D. Prabhu, Dr. Ram Singh, Mr. Tonie Sison, and Ms. Rita Vaswani. Joined with more than 36 hosts of the Dinner Party by community and organizational leaders, business exevutives and owners, and government officials, we had guests and participants more than 384 people.*3

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

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

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

Professor Dina Titus, a native of Georgia, was educated at William and Mary, University of Georgia and received her Ph. D. from Florida State University. She currently teaches Political Science at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, and, in addition to these responsibilities, she is also a Nevada State Senator from District 7 in Clark County. She is on the Board of Directors of the Nevada Test Site Foundation and is a member of the Nevada-California Super Speed Ground Transportation Commission, Clark country Women抯 Democratic Club, Education Commission of the States and the Nevada Commission on Participatory Democracy. Se was named the Spanos Outstanding Teacher at UNLV in 1985, was the Chairman of the Nevada Humanities Committee from 1984-19865 and in 1999 was the Nevada Arts Advocate of the Year.*3

Her most recent publication is Bombs in the Backyard: Atomic Testing and American Politics. The title of Dr. Titus� Convocation lecture, 揟he Mushroom Cloud as an American Symbol,� attests to the extensive knowledge she has concerning America抯 nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site and the impact it has had on that region.*4

"The maturity of citizens society is the fundamental guarantee for the normal processing of democratic politics. In a citizens society, it depends highly on the team of public intellectuals. A good public intellectual interates peoples' opinion, analyze rationally, and points out wise perspectives and notice. Dina plays an important and significant responsibility of mission as an achieved intellectual at the same time as an important statewoman. Our Nevada is critically in need of these intellectuals and professionals in every kind of fields," said Dr. Tony Lei, President of WBTI.*5

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References

*1 Vega, Valorie, and Chang, Tiffany. 'Senator Dina Titus appoints Fellow of Public Administration of WBTI,' "Nevada Examiner," (August, 2001), Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Examiner.
*2. Ibid.
*3. Google. 'About Tina Titus,' "A search about Senator Dina Titus on Google.com," (January 5, 2005), U. S. A.: Google.com.
*4. Ibid.
*5. Chang, Tiffany. 'Asian American community united to honor U. S. Senator Harry Reid,' "8 Years of Thai Cultures in Las Vegas, Nevada," (November 13, 2001), Las Vega, Nevada: Thai Cultural Arts Association of Las Vegas.