Attn: Native Students- Harvard University Wants You!

by tellray on January 13, 2010

I’ve been an tribal college administrator and instructor and am privileged to help increase educational opportunities in a variety of ways. Here is an amazing offer from Harvard University just announced this weekend. Please pass it along to families with prospective students.
Harvard University announced over the weekend that from now on undergraduate students from low-income [...]

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Extreme Home Makeover: Casting Call for New Families

by tellray on January 10, 2010

Please forward this to tribal communities, or feel free to nominate any families you know of (tribal or non-tribal). Thanks for helping spread the word!

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is casting for families for the next season of the show and has asked Youth Service America to help find inspirational families “that America can really root [...]

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UCLA Online for Tribal Economic Development

January 9, 2010

I am taking a course Tribal Economic Development and Nation Building online this quarter.
Please click on the link to this page. If you work for a tribe, ask your supervisor if there are funds to pay your tuition. It’s most likely work-related.
Presented in cooperation with the UCLA Native Nations Law and Policy Center, this series [...]

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CrossFit Paleo Challenge: Spring Leaning

January 9, 2010

It’s been a tough decision: hot yoga or CrossFit? I can’t afford both and I can’t commit to both timewise. I’ve been relatively successful at hot yoga, often achieving 6 times a week over 18 months. After my back pain went out of control I had to stop. But now after 6 months of Spinal [...]

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Health Care Reform Bill(s)

August 31, 2009

Introduction to the Debate
Most Americans have access to health care — not bad for a nation of 300 million. Improving access to health care should alway be a core value for both the client and the provider. Government can be most effective by removing the barriers encountered, or creating opportunities for better service.
Health Care Reform [...]

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Growing Taller on the Stretch Rack!

May 11, 2009

I go four times a week to lay on a padded table and and get stretched. It’s not really “a table”. It’s the latest and greatest stretching technology available. It makes the medieval racks look like torture. This DRX 9000 “rack” stretches (or decompresses) the spine at specific discs — it’s not just generically stretching [...]

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Why Aspirin Could Be A Painful Choice

May 10, 2009

When I started my spinal decompression, the doctor asked me not take pain relievers. Of course this makes total sense if you are trying to gauge the pain levels. As well, pain meds allow you to make movements that you shouldn’t be doing, risking injury or just slowing down the healing process.
But I found a [...]

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Welcome! Bemvindo! Willkommen! Bienvenue! Bienvenido!Baruch Haba!

May 2, 2009

After almost 2000 posts on Twitter.com, I thought it would be more courteous to create a website collecting my reflections, research, and recommendations. Feel free to contact me or leave a comment. Thanks for listening!

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