Mira Mesa Chiropractor – Dr. Sean Miller, D.C.

Dr. Sean Miller and TEAM Chiropractic strive for excellence through superior patient treatment, education, and patient satisfaction. We provide diagnosis and treatment for back and neck pain, work and auto injuries, in addition to diet and nutrition information to set you on the right path to a healthier body.

The first step on this path is your first visit. After filling out some brief paperwork, you will have a consultation with the doctor to discuss your health-related problems, concerns, as well as potential treatment options. The next step is your history and examination, where a number of specialized tests will be performed to determine which tissues are affected and to what extent.

Your specific condition may require us to take X-rays to either rule out more serious conditions or assist us in developing the most effective treatment plan for you. Once finished with the examination and all appropriate studies, patients will generally be provided with their first treatment during the same visit. This may include spinal adjustments, physical therapies, and/or soft tissue therapies.

Prior to leaving, patients will be given instructions on certain activities or procedures to be conducted at home. You will be given a convenient appointment time for your follow-up visit. Generally speaking, patients are seen within 1-2 days and are provided with a complete review of findings. Treatment options for your condition will also be discussed during this time.

At TEAM Chirapractic, we gladly accept most health insurance. Individuals in need of our services who lack insurance and who are worried about the high costs charged by many other clinics need not worry. We have highly affordable rates and flexible payment plans allowing access to high-quality care for you and your family.

Other reasons to use TEAM Chiropractic:

• Our “No Wait Policy”. All of our patients are seen immediately
• Friendly and courteous staff
• Professional but comfortable atmosphere
• Large private treatment rooms
• State of the art X-ray facility on premises
• Most insurance accepted; we do all the paperwork
• Family oriented including many Pediatric testimonials
• Member of ICA (International Chiropractic Association)
• Special training in Sports Injuries
• Special training in Laser Therapy
• Special training in Whiplash Injuries
• Special training in Non-Force Techniques
• Special financing available with CARE credit interest free up to 12 months (O.A.C.)

To contact Dr. Miller for your first office visit, call (858) 689-2273.

TEAM Chiropractic
Dr. Sean Miller, D.C.
9420 Mira Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA. 92126
(858) 689-2273

TekSoljiers, LLC Offers Door-To-Door Computer Service

TekSoljiers, LLC is your best on-site computer repair and installation service provider in San Diego and surrounding areas. TekSoljiers, LLC is a Veteran owned and operating business with over 10 years of computer repair and installation experience. No job is too small or too large! TekSoljiers is “Your Complete Computer Arsenal”.

We were established in 2004 by two brothers that both served in the Armed Forces, one in the United States Air Force, and the other in the United States Navy. Our vision is to give customers top rated computer repair and installation services at an affordable price.

Whether you are looking to install your computer system or have it repaired, we offer door-to-door service with quick turn around times. Believe it or not…you may even get your computer back the same day! All at low prices with world-class service that you are expecting and deserve.

Some of the many services that TekSoljiers provides for our customers;

• Data Recovery
• Spyware/Adware Removal
• Virus Protection
• PC/Laptop Support
• Computer Diagnostic
• Printer Repair
• Wireless Network Installation
• Internet/Firewall Security
• Re-imaging
• External Hard Drive Installation
• Data Back-up

TekSoljiers is on call 24/7 for your convenience!
For service prices, customer testimonials, and other information, visit our website at www.teksoljiers.com.

Cub Scouts Pack 1203 Looking for New Members

Cub Scout Pack 1203 of Mira Mesa is looking for boys to join the Cub Scouts. There are programs for boys from 1st grade through 5th grade, and joining the Scouts is a great way to teach your boys about working as a group, achieving personal goals, and community involvement. Each stage of Scouts offers new and exciting activities at age appropriate levels. Each Scout Pack is made up of smaller “Dens” which are age appropriate. The first and second grade dens are fully functioning, while the third and forth grade dens need more enrollment. If you would like to get your children involved in Cub Scouts, now is the time to join.

The Cub Scout Pack activities include monthly pack meetings, several camping trips each year, participation in the Mira Mesa 4th of July Parade, easy hiking, field trips and other outdoor events. The Pack also conducts annual events where the Scouts get to race small boats (Raingutter Regatta) and cars (Pinewood Derby) that they build themselves.  We offer a lot of opportunity for the scouts to experience and learn new things, earning awards along the way.

In addition to the opportunities at the Den and Pack levels, Scouting offers fun events at the regional and council levels including family camping, day camp during summer months, Scout Fair, boating and lots of other fun events.  Now is the time to join as we prepare for 2009!  Please contact our Pack Leaders for more information:  

Cubmasters Ricardo Salcedo at (858) 271-8367 and Laura Mecalis at (858) 693-8566.

Cub Scout Pack 1203 holds their monthly Pack Meeting at the Ericson Elementary School the fourth Tuesday each month from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Top 10 List of The Best Super Bowl Commercials

This Sunday is like no other for football fans, it is Super Bowl Sunday. Even if your favorite team has been eliminated, like my San Diego Chargers, you still can have a good time at a Super Bowl Party. There are a few things about this event that separate it from a typical Sunday Football day. For starters, you have the host site which goes to great lengths to showcase the city, and promote tourism. The weather sometimes can have an adverse affect,  unless you live in the host city and don’t want everyone moving there because other cities have horrible weather (see Pittsburgh).

The best thing about the Super Bowl from a home viewer’s perspective are the commercials. The fact that they spend over a million dollars for a thirty second commercial, you expect greatness. People talk about the commercials more than they do about the actual game most of the time. Here are my Top 10 Favorite Super Bowl Commercials:

1. Budweiser holds the record for consistancy. I will just say whether it is a group of frogs croaking Bud-Wei-Ser or the “WhaaaaaaSup” guys, they make us stop talking and watch their spots…even if you have a cold Coors Light in your hand at the time.

2. Coke ran the “Mean Joe Greene” ad in 1979, but you can’t argue that this ad still holds up. The little kid in the tunnel gives Mean Joe Greene his coke, and in return Joe tosses him his jersey. Classic.

3. Pepsi had a beauty with the “Two Kids” staring over a fence as Cindy Crawford drinks her Pepsi. That ad would make you switch from Coke to Pepsi.

4. McDonalds “The Showdown” with Michael Jordan and Larry Bird, where they had to call the shot in a shooting contest for a Big Mac. For a long time after this ad ran in 1993, people still would say the catch phrase “Nothing but net”.

5. EDS “Cat Herders” was just so ridiculous that it was hard not to like it. Cowboys, rough and leathery talking about the difficult job of being a cat herder. Brilliant.

6. E*Trade – Money coming out of the wazoo. Somewhat gross thinking about someone with money coming out of the wazoo, but it worked. We just love our potty humor.

7. Monster.com – “When I Grow Up” ad. You would think the kids would say when I grow up, I want to be a doctor or race car driver, but they respond with “I want to be a brown nose” and “I want to be in middle management”. Sometimes the truth hurts, but it is still very funny.

8. Pepsi’s Diner ad (1995) where the Coke driver and the Pepsi driver sit side by side at a diner. They share pictures of their kids, while Get Together is playing on the jukebox. Then they trade sips of their drinks, and the Coke driver won’t give the Pepsi back. Things get ugly from there.

9. Master Lock ran an ad in 1974 where they shot a padlock hanging from the center of a target, and shot a bullet through the center of the lock, and the lock absorbed the blow and held tight. Simple, yet effective advertising.

10. Budweiser Clydesdale commercials. They tug on your emotions, and they get better each year. They are the King of Beer Advertisers.

Those are my favorites, what are yours? Don’t forget to watch the Super Bowl this weekend, and keep an eye open for the best commercials this year. Watch the video of the Top 10 Super Bowl Commercials from 2008 here on MiraMesa.Com.

The Latest Flash for January 26 – February 1, 2009

This week in Mira Mesa: Super Bowl XLIII will feature the Arizona Cardinals -vs- Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, February 1. Callahan’s Pub & Brewery is a great place to watch the game, and enjoy some great food and the largest selection of draft beer in Mira Mesa. The kickoff starts at approximately 3:28 p.m. and will be televised on NBC Channel 7/39. With Super Bowl tickets starting at $1500 each, save your money and watch the game at Callahan’s! They are located at 8111 Mira Mesa Blvd. or visit their website at www.callahanspub.com.

The Mira Mesa Banned Book Discussion Group meets Monday, January  26 at the Mira Mesa Branch Library at 7:00 p.m. For information, call (858) 538-8165.

Cub Scout Pack 1203 is holding their monthly pack meeting Tuesday, January 27 at Ericson Elementary School in the multi-purpose room from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. If you want to get involved in with the Cub Scouts in Mira Mesa, visit the website at www.cubscoutpack1203.org, or attend the meeting. They are looking to build the 3rd and 4th grade cub packs, and could use your participation.

The Latest Flash for January 19-25, 2009

Caltrans NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY of the Draft Initial Study with Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration/Environmental Assessment prepared for the I-805 HOV/Carroll Canyon Road Extension/DAR Project.

WHAT’S BEING PLANNED? The proposed project is located in the Sorrento Valley area of the City of San Diego, San Diego County. The project proposes to construct a four-lane extension of Carroll Canyon Road from Scranton Road east of I-805 to Sorrento Valley Road west of I-805, built on structure; one northbound and one southbound High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane on I-805 from Sorrento Valley Road/Mira Mesa Boulevard interchange to the existing HOV lanes on I-5, just north of the I-805/I-5 junction, and direct access ramps (DAR) from Carroll Canyon Road to the proposed I-805 HOV lanes. In addition to the proposed project, a No Build Alternative is proposed.

The proposed project is a joint effort by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). A draft Initial Study with Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration/Environmental Assessment (IS/MND/EA) has been prepared in compliance with both the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to disclose potential impacts that may result from implementation of the proposed project. Effective July 1, 2007, Caltrans assumed all the United States Department of Transportation Secretary’s responsibilities under NEPA pursuant to Section 6005 of the Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) codified at 23 U.S.C. 327(a)(2)(A). Caltrans is now the lead federal agency for this undertaking. The project has the potential for significant impacts to species afforded protection under the Federal Endangered Species Act. These impacts would not be significant after the incorporation of the recommended mitigation measures.

WHY THIS AD? The IS/MND/EA is available for public review and comment from January 22nd to February 20th 2009. The IS/MND/EA is available for review in hardcopy format at the following locations:

Caltrans District Office Mira Mesa Branch Library
4050 Taylor Street 8405 New Salem Street
San Diego CA 92110 San Diego, CA 92126
The IS/MND/EA is also available for review on the Internet at the following link:

http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist11/envir.htm

PUBLIC HEARING:
PLACE: Woodfin Suites Hotel TIME: Tuesday, February 10, 2009
10044 Pacific Mesa Blvd 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
San Diego, CA 92121

ABOUT THE PUBLIC HEARING: There will be no presentation. This will be an “Open
House” format where you will have the opportunity to speak directly with Caltrans
representatives about the project and its environmental impacts. All substantive comments will be addressed in the Final Environmental Document.

WHERE YOU COME IN: Your comments will become part of the public record. If you wish, you may submit comments at the meeting via the comment sheets provided, you may mail your comments using the prepaid postage provided at the meeting, or you may submit your comments verbally to the stenographer. If you cannot attend, please submit your written comments to the following address by February 20th to:
Kelly Finn, Environmental Analysis Branch Chief
Caltrans, District 11
4050 Taylor Street, M.S. 242
San Diego CA 92110
(619) 688-0229

Individuals who require special accommodation (American Sign of Foreign Language interpreter, accessible seating, documentation in alternate formation, etc.) are requested to contact the District 11 Public Information Office at (619) 688-6670 at least 10 days prior to the scheduled meeting date. TTY users may contact the California Relay Service TTY line at 711.

CONTACT: For general information about this project, please contact the Project Manager, Arturo Jacobo, at (619) 688-6816. For general information about transportation issues, call the Public Information Office at (619) 688-6670.

The Fresh & Easy Store Raise Money for Local Schools

The Fresh & Easy Store in Mira Mesa Launches Program to Raise Money for Local Schools

Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market today announced the launch of a school fundraising program throughout Mira Mesa called ‘Shop for Schools.’  Schools that have registered for the program will be eligible to receive a $1 cash donation for every $20 spent at a local Fresh & Easy store.

All eligible schools with students in kindergarten through 8th grade within a three-mile radius of a Fresh & Easy store can participate in the program.  Shop for Schools will run from February 1, 2009 through March 31, 2009.  Eligible schools have been sent a registration form to participate in the program and must register by January 23, 2009.

Registered schools will mobilize parents and students to shop at Fresh & Easy and then collect and submit receipts for verification.  Fresh & Easy will cut a check to the school for the amount raised.  The money raised can be used for whatever the school needs most.  For more information and rules and regulations, visit freshandeasy.com/shopforschools.

“With school budgets in Mira Mesa increasingly under pressure, our customers are looking for ways to help raise money.  We created Shop for Schools to be part of the solution and give back to the neighborhood,” said Fresh & Easy District Manager Alec Meyer.  “The money raised can be used on whatever each school needs most – like books, sports equipment, instruments or computers.  The more customers shop at Fresh & Easy, the more money they can raise for their schools.”

There are currently 55 Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets located in California.

About Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market
At roughly 10,000 square feet, Fresh & Easy markets are smaller than the typical supermarket to give customers a faster, easier shopping experience.  In addition to fresh, high-quality prepared meals and produce, Fresh & Easy offers everyone’s favorite national brand products and household items, all at budget prices.

Each store employs approximately 20-30 people.  All Fresh & Easy employees are given the opportunity to work at least 20 hours a week, which ensures everyone is eligible for comprehensive and affordable health care.  Entry-level positions start at $10 an hour in California, with similarly competitive salaries in other states, and offer a quarterly bonus of up to 10%.

More information regarding Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market can be found at www.freshandeasy.com.

DeMaio Proposes Tax and Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses

DeMaio Proposes Tax and Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses
Unveils a Four-Point Initiative to Support Local Job Creation and Retention

Monday, January 12, 2009

SAN DIEGO –City Councilmember Carl DeMaio today unveiled a four-point proposal to support San Diego’s small businesses and self-employed in the midst of a difficult economy. DeMaio’s “Small Business Tax and Regulatory Relief Proposal” includes 1) Tax Relief, 2) Compliance Education and Outreach, 3) Public-Private Partnerships, and 4) Regulatory Relief.

“While politicians in Washington DC are focused on federal bailout packages for Wall Street and big business, no one is focused on Main Street and small businesses. That’s why I’m proposing the City of San Diego enact a small business tax and regulatory relief package by April 15,” commented DeMaio.

DeMaio outlined his plan at a press conference where he drew attention to complaints his office has received regarding the city’s Business Tax Certificate and Rental Unit Business Tax programs. Approximately 75,000 business tax certificate holders are small businesses, comprising 92% of all certificate holders in San Diego. As some San Diegans are laid off from larger corporations, many are turning to self-employment to make ends meet—requiring them to pay this tax.

Most San Diegans are not aware of these two tax programs—and many small businesses and property owners are just now learning they are non-compliant. Due to new data sharing program being used by the City Treasurer, thousands of San Diegans are being sent delinquency notices—complete with late fees, penalties, and surcharges. Over 90,000 rental unit business tax unit notices were mailed January 9, with many hitting San Diegans’ mailboxes today.

“Imposing fees and penalties is not the way to support the economy here in San Diego. The city should foster a more jobs-friendly and service-oriented environment,” commented DeMaio.

DeMaio’s proposal calls for the review of a hybrid tax amnesty/tax holiday program modeled after successful programs utilized by Los Angeles and Anaheim. Los Angeles expects to actually collect more revenue as a result of the program to cover its looming budget deficit.  Anaheim incorporated innovative partnerships with its local Chamber of Commerce and utility company to support the success of its small businesses.

DeMaio, who has set balancing the city’s budget as his top priority, is confident a tax relief package can be implemented that would be budget neutral—while supporting job creation.

For more information, visit www.CleanUpCityHall.com.  To schedule an interview, contact Erica Mendelson at 619-236-7150.

The Latest Flash for January 12-18, 2009

The Flash Weekly update for January 12-18: The Tet Festival is this weekend in Mira Mesa! The Tet Festival will feature a variety of live entertainment such as Asian-themed dancers and drummers, traditional and contemporary musicians, martial artists, magicians, sport tournaments, Chinese chess tournament, Vietnamese traditional dress (áo dài) fashion show, art and floral exhibits, dancing contest, Asian-Pacific dance troupes, and delicious Vietnamese and Asian cuisine.
This year, Tet Festival will be held at Mira Mesa Community Park for the first time, and everyone is welcome to attend.

Event Date and Times:
Saturday January 17    10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Sunday   January 18    10 a.m. -   6 p.m.

T Shirt Advertising on MiraMesa.Com

Advertise your business for the cost of 2 t-shirts!  That sounds too good to be true. But I have always believed in the saying that truth is stranger than fiction, so let’s give it a try. Here is the deal:
Send us 2 t-shirts (t’s, polo style, or Hawaiian, it’s your call!) and we will model them for you in various locations around Mira Mesa. We will wear one of the shirts, and we will give the other one away in a future promotion which will also give your business exposure.

This is a win-win situation, since we live and breathe Mira Mesa, and we are very comfortable in t-shirts. What have you got to lose? Snoop around the merchandise closet, and shoot us a couple. The boss isn’t always around anyway. If you are the boss, disregard that last comment, but look at this as a very inexpensive form of advertising. We are bound and determined to help Mira Mesa Businesses promote themselves, and have a lot of fun in the process.

Want to save on shipping costs? We will even come to your business to pick them up. We are always available to stop by and say hello to our friends in business. We are big ol’ boys, and cannot possibly fit into anything smaller than an XL. Be the first on your block to promote your Mira Mesa Business directly to Mira Mesa Customers! Use the contact box to get us your information, and check out the featured T-Shirt Business each Wednesday!

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