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*r Letters continued We are a cloud W arm Springs Telecom has been in the w orks for about 10 years and today we are the n in th tribe in the country to own a telecom business. A t the O regon C onnec tio n s C o n fe re n c e (w here W arm Springs Telecom re ceived an award) the latest buzz w ord was ab o u t the “ C lo u d .” I search ed the internet and found that the easiest way to understand the cloud is to think o f it as a utility, like electricity. W hen you plug a device into a wall outlet, electricity flows. You didn’t generate the electricity yourself. In fact, you probably have no idea where the electricity was generated. I t ’s ju st th ere w hen you w ant it. All you care about is that your de vice works. Cloud com puting works o n th e sam e p rin c ip le . Through an internet connec tion (the equivalent o f an electrical oudet)j you can ac cess w hatever applications, files, or data you have opted to store in the cloud— any tim e, anyw here, from any device. H ow it gets to you and where it’s stored are not your concern (well, for m ost people they’re riot). The potential benefits o f this approach are enormous. To stick with the electricity analogy, if your I-T depart m ent is still pre-cloud, it’s running the equivalent o f its own generator. And with that comes a load o f responsibil ity: G enerators break, they run out o f fuel, they need to be serv iced , an d — if d e mand for p_ofwer incrsase^r— new ones need to be bought and brought online. The cloud frees I-T from the tech equivalent o f all that. Because, just like power com panies, cloud providers are the ones who are responsible for all m aintenance, infra structure, and repair. They are re s p o n sib le fo r m e e tin g surges in demand, and ensur ing that service is reliable. (www.campustechnology.com) Warm Springs Telecom is a Cloud. We are the h ot new • start-up company with a big story to tell. I ’m p roud to s u p p o r t W arm S p rin g s Telecom. T he im m ediate benefits are faster in tern et services and huge cost savings for my household. My girl, 9 year- old Kayla loves to do research on the internet. I ’m happy that my services with Qwest h av e b een c u t by $100 a m onth because I changed my telephone and internet Ser vices to W arm S p rin g s Telecom. However, my out dated ro u ter th at I bought from Q w est had to be re placed. It cost about $70 for th e ro u te r an d adapter. I c a n ’t e m p h asize en o u g h a b o u t s u p p o rtin g W arm Springs Telecom. O ur tribal budget relies on o u r enter prises for revenue. As a business owner, I am aware o f the grand challenge o f doing business deals in h o u se to s u p p o r t W arm Springs Telecom for two rea sons. First o f all, technology, in general, is difficult to un derstand. Additionally, there is the critical need to build tru st am ong our people to su p p o rt o u r new est en ter prise. It is vital to business suc cess for tribal’mem ber house holds to sign on for services at W arm Springs Telecom. We have tribal member staff w ho w ork fo r O U R enter prise and have the knowledge to explain the technology to us. I ’d like to give a gentle rem inder to our leaders. . . it’s up to our tribal organiza tion and all the tribal enter prises to step up and partner with Warm Springs Telecom for telephone and in tern et services. I f and when an enterprise general m anager m akes an agreem ent w ith a business o th e r th an W arm Springs Telecom, there m ust be ac countability and transparency in the b est in terest o f our tribe. In d ian H ead C asino deserves a huge thank you for being the pilot project and lead the way in su pport o f Warm Springs Telecom. Nai! Nak’ishayat, Aurolyn Stwyer, tribal m em ber 1355 Beads, Native American Gifts, Museum, Deli, Grocery, Ice, Fishing Permits, Western Union, Check-Free Bill Pay, ATM and Much More! L 2132 Warm Springs St., Warm Springs - ph. 541-553-1597 ________ _—_______________ ECE employees’ accomplishment These six teachers received their Child Development Accreditation. They are (from left) Byron Scott, Dorthea “Dot” Thurby, Ellen Courtney, Bridget Longknife, Joan David, and James Keo. S ix employees at Warm S p rin g s H e a d S ta rt m arked a significant ac complishment recently. T h e em p lo y ees r e ceived their Child Devel opment Accreditation, rec ognizing their outstanding work with the young chil dren o f H ead Start. Congratulations to: Assistant teachers Joni David, D o rth ea Thurby, Jam es K eo , E llen C o u rtn ey , B rid g et Longknife, and acting as sis ta n t te a c h e r B y ro n Scott. T h e C hild D e v e lo p ment Accreditation (CDA) is a nationally recognized cre dential for excellence in early ch ild h o o d ed u catio n , said Kirstin Hisatake, director o f W arm Springs H ead Start- Early head Start. Each CDA candidate i6 ob served working w ith young children and is assessed on his or her ability to develop the physical, emotional, and intel lectual capabilities o f young children. By achieving their CDA the teachers m eet the H ead Start A ct standards. Currently, W arm S prings H ead S tart em ploys 16 teaching staff. Fifteen out o f 16 staff hold a C D A o r ab o v e, said All people with diabetes, both type 1 and type 2, are at risk for diabetic eye disease, a leading cause o f vision loss and blindness. Diabetic eye disease refers to a group o f eye problems that people with diabetes may face as a complication o f the disease. The eye problems include cataract, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma. D iabetic retinopathy, the m ost com m on diabetic eye disease, is the leading cause o f blindness in adults 20—74 years o f age. According to the National E ye In s titu te , 7.7 m illion people in the U.S. age 40 and older have diabetic retinopa thy. This number is projected to increase to approximately 11 million people by 2030. “The longer a person has diabetes the greater is his or her risk o f developing diabetic eye disease,” said Dr. Paul A. Sieving, director o f the N a tional Eye Institute. “I f you have diabetes, be N ative A m eri cans with diabe tes are at higher risk o f losing vision or goin g blindfrom it... sure to have a comprehensive dilated eye exam at least once a year,” he said. “Diabetic eye disease o ften has no early warning signs, b ut can be de tected early and treated be fore vision loss occurs. D on’t wait until you notice an eye p ro b lem to have an exam because vision that is lost of ten cannot be restored.” I While all people with dia betes can develop diabetic eye disease, N ative A m ericans w ith diabetes are at higher risk o f losing vision or going blind from it. All people w ith diabetes sho u ld have a dilated eye exam at least once a year to detect vision problems early. to quality early childhood education.” T he CDA comm unity nationw ide, W ashington said, is having a positive effect on the quality o f early childhood education by helping preschools, day care centers, and family child care programs. T he CDA com m unity is helping the program s hire qualified and compe tent professionals who en sure the best care for the youth. Child care staff and parents wanting m ore in form ation on CDA can visit: cdacouncil.org “In fact, with early detec tion, timely laser surgery, and appropriate follow-up care, people with advanced diabetic retinopathy can reduce their risk o f blindness by 90 per cent,” adds Dr. Suber Huang, chair o f the D iab etic Eye D isease Subcom m ittee for th e N ational Eye In stitu te Health Education Program. Research has shown that w hen people w ith diabetes m aintain g o o d c o n tro l o f blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol they can slow the development and progres sion o f diabetic eye disease. In addition to having an nual com prehensive dilated eye exams, people with dia betes should do the following to keep their health on track: Course of action Take your medications. R each an d m a in ta in a healthy weight. A dd physical activity to your daily routine. Control your blood sugar, blood pressure, and choles- terol. Kick the smoking habit. The National Eye Institute supports m ore than $40 mil lion in diabetes research and outreach, including the D ia betic R etin o p ath y Clinical Research N etw ork, a collabo ration o f m ore than 300 phy sicians at m ore than 100 clini cal sites across the U.S. (see D RCR.net). For m ore inform ation on diabetic eye disease and tips on finding an eye care p ro fessional or financial assis ta n c e fo r eye care, v is it nei.nih.gov/diabetes O r call N E I at 301-496- 5248. T he N ational Eye In sti tute, part o f the National In stitutes o f Health, leads the fe d e ra l g o v e rn m e n t’s r e search on the visual system and eye diseases. The institute supports ba sic and clinical science pro grams that result in the de v elo p m en t o f sight-saving treatments. J Join Native small business vendors and arti sans from around the Pacific Northwest as they display their goods, including beadwork, regalia, fine jewelry, pottery, woodwork, and more. Native American vendors are encouraged to register. Located at the corner of Warm Springs St. & Hollywood Blvd. Open Wednesday thru Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ph. 541-553-1041 H isatak e. T h e rem ain in g teacher is expected to achieve th e ir C D A by Ja n u ary o f 2013, she said. T he Council for P rofes sional Recognition, based in Washington, D.C., awards cre dentials to early educators w ho demonstrate the ability to constructively w ork with young children in group set tings. “I t takes special know l edge, skills and expertise to be an effective teacher o f young children,” says Valora Washington, chief executive officer o f the Council. “It is a great honor to earn a CDA, and it shows a comm itment Diabetic eye disease rates increasing NAYA Marketplace i Page 5 November 28, 2012 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon j NAYA Marketplace Details: • The Marketplace will be held Saturday, De cember 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the NAYA Family Center at 5135 NE Columbia Boulevard, Portland. ■ Special appearance by artist Lillian Pitt; ■ Table display contest: $125 first place prize for best overall display, and a $125 prize for best display by an elder; ■ A vendor fee of $20 and a food donation is required to register; R egister Today! Contacts: CJ Williams, M icro E n te rp rise Coach (503) 288-8177, ext. 231 % cjw@nayapdx.org Ryan Parker, Life Skills & Micro Enterprise Coach (503) 288-8177, ext. 288 % ryanpa@nayapdx.org
