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There are numerous structures in your spine that can cause neck and/or shoulder pain. The facet joints are a frequent cause of neck pain. They are highly innervated with little nerves whose sole job is to provide sensation from them. These are the joints in your spine that allow you to twist and bend forward, backward and sideways. They take a lot of stress and loading over the course of our lives. They may become arthritic enough so that we can even see the degeneration on X-rays or MRI. However, many times we cannot see an abnormality on radiographic studies, although we still believe that these joints are generating all or some of your neck and/or arm pain.Chronic pain from these joints really serves no purpose except to detract from your quality of life. The only way to find out if the facet joints are the soured of your pain is to perform a diagnostic facet block. This is a diagnostic block because you will either feel better, meaning that these joints are responsible for your pain, or you won't feel better, meaning that these joints are not generating your pain and we must look elsewhere for causes.You will be sent home with a "pain diary" to record how you are feeling after the block. Remember this is only temporary relief that may last hours to a few days. If it appears that you obtained adequate relief from this block, we will consider the next step, which is RF (radiofrequency) ablation/denervation of these same nerves. We will discuss this procedure with you separately.
Please note: This procedure cannot be performed if you have an active infection (and are on antibiotics), flu, fever, extremely high blood pressure, or if you are on blood thinners (e.g., aspirin, Coumadin, Plavix, Pletal). Blood thinners must be stopped five to seven days prior to the procedure. For your safety, please inform us if any of these conditions exists.
As with most procedures, there is a remote risk of bleeding, infection, nerve injury or allergic reactions to the medications we use. Some short-term effects may occur, as well. For example, if the numbing medication spreads to a nearby nerve root, part of your arm might feel numb for a few hours. In addition, the injection may cause some soreness in your neck. Using an ice pack should help. Once you complete the pain diary, you can resume taking your usual pain medicines.
After checking in and signing a consent form, you will have an IV placed. Please wear loose-fitting clothing. You may be asked to change into a hospital gown.In the procedure room, our nursing staff will position you on your stomach on a narrow table. We may sedate you with medication in your IV to make you comfortable. Your neck will be cleaned with iodine and sterilely draped. We will then use an X-ray machine (fluoroscope) to guide the needles into the correct spots. The doctor will numb your skin, which may pinch or sting a little. It is very important to hold still and let us know if we are causing you discomfort.We usually block three nerves on each side (six total) through four separate needles by injecting a small amount of local anesthetic at each site. The entire procedure lasts between 10 to 15 minutes, after which you will be taken to the recovery room and discharged shortly thereafter, once your sedation wears off.
You will be taken to the recovery room in a wheelchair, where your IV will be removed. You will be discharged home shortly thereafter. It is very important for you to complete the pain diary as accurately as you can. We want to know how your usual pain responded to the blocks. To test the neck, you are encouraged to be as active as you can and to do the things that normally cause you pain. Remember, we are not really masking anything, so you will not hurt yourself. You may have some local tenderness from the needles, which ice may help relieve. Try not to take your normal pain medicines until after the pain diary is complete.
Following your procedure, you are not allowed to drive for the remainder of the day. An adult must be present to drive you home or to escort you on another form of transportation. This is for your own safety. In addition, do not go swimming or soak in a tub or Jacuzzi on the day of your procedure. Otherwise, you can do whatever you feel up to doing.
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Another car chase with shots fired
Highway 14 was closed for several hours between Middleton and Cross Plains Thursday morning as police cleaned up a high speed chase that happened overnight.
Police say it began around 1:30 when a woman reported that an ex boyfriend was drunk and had violated a restraining order.
When police located the man, he took off in a van and collided with at least four squad cars before he was stopped.
Police say one officer actually fired a shot at the man's van during the chase.
No one was injured.
I would just like to point out that if these people went to bed at a decent hour, last night's car chase would not have happened. Write your legislators at tell them to support a bill mandating a decent bedtime.
Questions we want answered:
Was the man wearing his seatbelt?
Did he obey the speed limit?
Was he using 10% ethanol fuel?
Was his van a more fuel-efficient model, crash-test rated, and properly tested for emissions?
Was the van airbag equipped?
Did he brush his teeth and wash behind his ears?
Was there a "Garfield" attached to his window obstructing his field of vision?
Was he talking on a cell phone?
Was he adjusting his car stereo at the time of the crash?
And finally, his mom wants to know if he wore clean underwear.

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MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. (MTI Micro), the developer of the award-winning MobionTM micro fuel cell battery replacement technology, made public a study today that examines the increasing challenges faced by the U.S. Military to keep up with personal power demands of modern soldiers. Jane's Information Group, a leading independent provider of intelligence and analysis on national and international defense, conducted the study. MTI commissioned the study as part of the Company's plans to deliver fuel cell-based military solutions to the government in 2006.
The study cites unmet power demands created by the rapid advances in technology that are making modern combat soldiers exponentially better equipped and better informed than their predecessors. From night vision goggles and satellite communications to smart weapons and networked sensors, the battlefield has become an increasingly electronic and power-hungry landscape. In the U.S. Army inventory alone there are currently between 450 and 500 items dependent upon batteries to enable some or all of their functionality.
Additional study highlights include:
* The electronics requirements of the Future Soldier require substantial technological improvements to ensure that power advances keep pace with transformational technologies.
* U.S. Army has established high aspirations for improved equipment powering capabilities during the next decade. Current power sources are provided to meet the requirements of a typical 12-hour mission, and the aim is to meet the requirements of a 24-hour mission by 2007-8 and a 72-hour mission by 2012.
* From stepped up border patrols in support of homeland security efforts to the development of new, super-trained, super-equipped, multi-role military units, the trend towards the individual warfighter as "command node" is likely to accelerate in the coming years.
* The addition of sensors and other aids to the individual soldier in this new environment has led to a dramatic increase in the demands for portable power sources. This requirement is by no means limited to the infantry. There has been an explosion in the need for advanced communications, surveillance, situational awareness and IT systems through the military and homeland security infrastructure. The power requirements for this growing inventory are largely supplied by batteries.
* Looking at current procurement trends, public statements from military leaders, and the R&D pipeline of almost every major contractor, it is clear that the trend toward equipment providing "extended connectivity" will intensify.
* Preparing for the Future Soldier and the required electronics package will require a combination of technological and managerial improvements in the coming years to ensure that power advances keep pace with transformational technologies.
The study concludes by saying that although smart bombs, space weapons, and nano-sized war machines will undoubtedly continue to capture the lion's share of national attention, solving power supply problems is likely to provide a far more tangible benefit to the troops at the front lines. The U.S. Army is likely to be at the forefront of the military in terms of testing and adopting new battery alternative technologies.
About MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc.
MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc., a subsidiary of Mechanical Technology Incorporated, is the developer of the award winning Mobion direct methanol micro fuel cell technology. The Company has a world-class team of entrepreneurial business executives, researchers and scientists; a number of system prototypes demonstrating size reductions and performance improvements; significant related intellectual property; and has received government awards and developed strategic partnerships to help accelerate commercialization.
For further information: MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. (518) 533-2220 (603) 433-0086. www.mtimicrofuelcells.com


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PHOENIX - State lawmakers are moving to put additional hurdles in the path of those who want to bypass the Legislature through initiatives. But one of them must be approved by voters themselves.
The House Judiciary Committee approved a measure to require those proposing laws and constitutional amendments to get signatures in at least five of the state's 15 counties.
Further, SCR 1019 says at least 25 percent of the total signatures required must come from outside Maricopa and Pima counties.
"We all know when an initiative passes and gets enacted it affects everybody in the state, not just Maricopa County or Pima County," argued Sen. Michele Reagan, R-Scottsdale.
Reagan said most recent initiative drives concentrate their efforts on those two population centers.
But Rep. Martin Quezada, D-Phoenix, pointed out this signature requirement is more stringent than for those running for statewide office, who must get signatures from just three counties with no requirement how many come from a specific area.
If approved, the change would be submitted to voters.
A separate change approved by the panel would require paid circulators to register with the Secretary of State's Office.
SB 1263 also includes new provisions for companies that hire circulators, including conducting background checks and providing proof of certain training. This measure needs only final House approval before going to the governor.


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ADVENTURE athlete Mark Visser is filming a surf daredevil series called 9 Lives but says he's "down to eight" after a terrifying plunge.
The big wave rider has been recovering at his Sunshine Coast home after coming to grief at a remote overseas location.
Visser revealed to The Courier-Mail that he fractured his coccyx (tailbone) and ripped the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his left knee in "a very hard impact".
But, as it will be part of the upcoming documentary series, full details of the adrenalin-charged incident will remain a secret for now.
"As much as I would have liked to shake it off, it was a scare and very, very alarming," Visser said.
"I had been in situations way worse than that and come out OK, so this really rattled me. What we do has risks but they are calculated and there is heaps of preparation. This was something that was totally unpredictable.
"I can't say too much more about it but the operation involved ocean, air and land."
Visser, 29, is a cult hero for his skill and courage as a tow-in surfer, where jet skis are used to sling boardriders on to massive swells.
This is performed in the wake of phenomenal storms around the globe, including locations off Western Australia and South Australia.
To give himself the best chance of survival in a catastrophic wipeout, he has trained with Navy Seals, learned how to hold his breath for six minutes and escape from underwater caves in darkness.
As part of 9 Lives, he has set new boundaries for extreme adventure.
Visser conquered 12m monsters at the infamous Hawaiian break "Jaws" - at night!
He said his injuries had required intense physiotherapy, but medical staff had given him the all clear to return to the US on Monday to resume filming.
The documentary series, which put Visser through mind-blowing physical tests, will be finished in three months.
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Probably the single best supplement you can take. I was supplementing already with various stuff such as Omega-3, Vitamin D, Vitamin C, probiotics, creatine, Acetyl L-carnitine to mention some, but this one has an cutting edge over all the others. Since I supplement Astaxanthin (may be a month now), cca 6-8 pills/day, I´ve experienced way more energy in the gym or when going running, my adult acne is gone, I don´t need as much sleep as before to wake up and feel good and many other positive conditions that are just difficult to explain. So, If you can afford it - go for it.
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The jar I got, says Astaxanthin AND the synthetic CASTAXANTHIN! Label differ on my jar and on the jar and description here. This is not shown at the label here, and not in the description! This is really BAD BAD BAD! BEWARE: Castaxanthin is NOT good, it's the BAD synthetic astaxanthin that amongst others, Dr. Mercola is warning about. ------> NOVEMBER 19, 2013 -REPLY From Doctor's Best: Dear Reviewer: Doctor's Best Astaxanthin only contains Natural Astaxanthin which is a solvent-free extract from Haematococcus pluvialismicroalgae. No cantaxanthin exists in any Doctor's Best product and cantaxanthin is not indicated on the label of any Doctor's Best products.
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Astaxanthin is one of the best supplements to take. Known as the king of carotenoids, it is a powerful antioxidant that can be readily enter the blood brain barrier to protect the brain and prevent neurodegenerative diseases, greatly increase athletic performance and stamina and shorten recovery time, increase eye vision and protect the eye from UV light, protect skin from sunburn (unusual benefits), anti inflammatory, halt cancer growth, improve immune system, never becomes pro-oxidant (even vitamin C can become oxidant), prevent cardiovascular diseases, alleviates carpal tunnel syndrome, joints pain, protects against UV light and others! Personally, the most felt effect is the improvement in athletic performance. I felt that I can tolerate the pain when running at fast constant speed for much longer distance. After exercising, the body is less likely to ache as well. Another important benefit is the prevention of sunburn. I have fair skin and tend to get sunburn easily. After taking Astaxanthin, I can last long hours under the sun without getting burn. Most people will need to take 2-3 softgels (8-12 mg daily) for maximum benefits. Astanxanthin used to be a lot cheaper before appearing on TV (Dr Oz). Prices have increased quite a lot but this isn't too expensive. The softgel is made of gelatin (not for vegetarians), small and easy to swallow. Note that Astaxanthin inhibits nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is needed in body but can be harmful if produced in excess. It works as a vasodilator and it is important in men's penile erections as well. I have tried dosing at 20mg daily and it does affect penile erection. I do not eliminate that the fact that this can be placebo which seems highly unlikely. Generally, it's best to just stick to lower dosages. This used to be best value for mg but it does not seem to be the case now. Check out my page for more reviews!
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Having read about numerous beneficial effects of astaxanthin on health, I decided to give it a try and chose this product. After taking it for less than a month now, I have noticed that it has improved the health of my eyes, i.e. the slight diabetic retinopathy has become less disturbing. Shall definitely continue using this product.
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I have been taking this for about 3 months now. I work in the Florida sun and I am fair skinned. I am also 50 years old. I have slowly increased the dosage and found that higher dosages make an astounding difference for me! I take 9 caps per day. (3) 3 times daily. It has greatly increased my resistance to the sun, increased libido by about 50%, my eyes are not nearly as dry, my energy and strength have increased as well. My skin is better.....and sun spots on my forehead are diminishing and or gone! Pretty amazing stuff.....but I did not notice a lot at lower dosages. The higher does amazingly well for me. I highly recommend it...... Gene :)
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Except for the price (it could be cheaper) I must say that my sight has improved. for some montes I eyes were not the same. I had some difficulties. At the beginning I took 1 softgel twice a day and I didn't notice any result. Then I decided to take 4 (1-2-1) and the results began to arrive. I've just ordered another bottle.
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Investment bank Allen & Co. is once again hosting its media summit in Sun Valley, Idaho.
Attendees range from LeBron James, the Mayor of Newark, Bill Gates, to Rupert Murdoch and Eric Schmidt.
At the event last year, an image of Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang banging his head on the table perfectly told the story of his company's failed merger with Microsoft.
Which image of the billionaires and millionares descending on Sun Valley tells this year's story best?


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Police said Donald "Chip" Pugh was detained on Tuesday in Century, Florida, and is being held on another warrant out of Georgia.
"Got him! Chip 'The Selfie guy' Pugh has been arrested," tweeted police in Lima, Ohio.
The department posted on its Facebook page a new mugshot of a smiling Pugh after his arrest in Florida.
Lima police say he is also wanted for failing to appear in court and is a person of interest in several other cases.
The department said he sent them a picture of himself in a sport coat and sunglasses along with a message stating: "Here is a better photo that one is terrible."
Pugh even carried out an interview with Ohio radio station The Eagle, in which he claimed Lima police "just did me wrong".
He said: "They put a picture out that made me look like I was a Thundercat ... or James Brown on the run. I can't do that."
Lima police responded to the photo, adding: "We thank (Pugh) for being helpful, but now we would appreciate it if he would come speak to us at the (police station) about his charges."


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Harmony was a typeface design thattook inspiration from the Alhambra palace in Granada; the project was to createa word mark that was inspired by the palace. The history of the buildings architecture is what fueled the concept. Originally the building was said to be Arabic and so over the years a range of different rulers captured the palace, Christian rulers among others. As each lord took the palace, they added new structures to the build and eventually the Alhambra became a mixture of Catholic and Arabic architecture. It was this mixed concept of time, change andculture that created the word mark.
Once theword mark was created, it was used as a guide to help design the typeface Harmony, which is a mixture of catholic type and real Arabic calligraphy.
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Oh, if I only I had been smart enough to continue those clarinet lessons in grade school. Maybe I'd have a niche all my own like Todd Marcus. Well, it's not all his own -- there are other contemporary purveyors of the instrument - but the Baltimore-based Marcus has fashioned a career on the bass clarinet of blending traditional bebop and swing with some world music touches that make him deserving of wider recognition. A sampling of his CD, "in Pursuit of the 9th Man," on HiPNOTIC Records label shows off his skills as a composer and arranger as well as a musician.
A "theme" disc, that begins with a brief, mood setting intro that fades into the snappy title tune, and ends with "Psalm," Marcus' initial orchestra recording has all the colors of the rainbow and then some. It is entertaining in many places, quiet and too movie-theme sounding in others. But it certainly bears listening for anyone interested in a forward-looking perspective of our legacy-soaked genre. Marcus, self-taught as a player, composer and arranger, says his influences include Eric Dolphy and "so many of the masters like Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Gary Thomas, Charlie Parker, Gary Bartz, Kenny Dorham, Herbie Hancock, Woody Shaw, Sonny Rollins .... "
The title tune, "In Pursuit of the 9th Man," is carried early by Marcus' own fluid, whipping lines over the brassy sax and trumpet choruses, and Joel Holmes' work on piano. Then the arrangement has the other horns lead while Marcus helps accent underneath Marcus blends the Middle East with bop expertly on "Ma'aelssalama," which pays homage to his heritage, since his father is Egyptian and Marcus has traveled there several times. Issa Lambson on alto sax highlights "Harper's Choice," - which has world music spices of its own, and is a deftly swinging homage to tenor sax innovator Billy Harper. Lyle Link shines as the tenor sax soloist on "Plummeting," possibly the most sparkling arrangement of the CD, with some crisp, efficiently bopping work by Mike Kuhl on drums. Trumpeter Theljon James and tenor sax man Russell Kirk highlight the lilting "If I Should Lose You" along with Marcus' smooth bass clarinet lines. The brassy front line of the orchestra also features bassist Jeff Alan Reed, trombonist Reginald and Raul Soot on tenor sax.
With as much spice and promise as "in Pursuit of the 9th Man" has, some of the CD has more ruminative, exploratory tunes that don't seem that different from others. Some of that just may be a first CD's stepping a toe into the waters and wishing to display touch more than sass. Regardless, there is enough here, such as the sweeping "Pompeii," - for those of us who like our orchestras with a lot of sass - that shifts gears, rumbles, pops and then takes it to a higher level, as Marcus plays the swing, the blues and the bebop - sometimes all in one chorus. Kuhl and Holmes also sparkle along with Cyntje and Reed, a master of touch the whole way through, and who maybe deserves even more space for his bass.
"In Pursuit" is a fine beginning in the recording world for Marcus, who plays in combos as well as orchestra settings in his live dates often around the Baltimore/Washington area and up the coast to New York. He'll no doubt be carving out a wider space of his own with his unique treatments on an instrument known more for flavoring than for innovating.


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Boy reunited with family after lonely trek to safety
A picture of a bewildered boy aged 4 crossing the border into Jordan apparently alone became an overnight symbol of the 2.5 million Syrian refugees who have fled their homeland.
The picture was first published by a UN member of staff, who tweeted that the boy was called Marwan.
Andrew Harper said that the boy had been reunited with his parents. He wrote: "Unfortunately in every mass of refugees x'ing [sic] to Jordan it is the elderly, sick, pregnant & often children that fall behind the main groups."


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In 2007 BBMG, a marketing and branding company that helps socially conscious companies, conducted research on conscious consumers. Founded by Raphael Bemporad and Mitch Baranowski, the company's researcher first looked at the purchasing decisions of 24 consumers in three cities: Lawrence, KS; Long Island, NY; and Livermore, CA.
Researchers observed the behaviors, values, and experiences of the consumers in order to learn why American consumers are becoming more socially aware. The findings were compiled into the BBMG Conscious Consumer Report.
The researchers discovered what BBMG terms the "five values of the socially conscious consumer." According to the free whitepaper available on the company's website, those values are:
1. Health and safety: Conscious consumers look for "natural, organic and unmodified products" devoid of harmful pesticides or chemicals.
2. Honesty: Conscious consumers insist on reliable and accurate product descriptions. "Making unsubstantiated green claims or over promising benefits risks breeding cynicism and distrust.
3. Convenience: Conscious consumers, due to time and budget constraints, "want to do what's easy, what's essential for getting by and make decisions that fit their lifestyles and budget."
4. Relationships: Conscious consumers want to support local businesses if they can, and want to know where products come from; they "desire more personal interactions when doing business."
5. Doing good: Conscious consumers are "concerned about the world and want do to their part to make it a better place…and they want brands to do the same."
After conducting research on conscious consumers in three different cities, the company researched 2,007 adults nationwide between September 11 and 17, 2007 to determine how much of the U.S. population shares the values of conscious consumers. The research also became part of the Conscious Consumer Report.
The key findings shed new light on how companies can more effectively navigate the market opportunity of reaching and involving consumers who care more and more about corporate social responsibility:
1. The most important issues are the most personal.
The most pressing issues by far are those that most directly affect consumers – safe drinking water (90%), clean air (86%) and cures for diseases like cancer, AIDS and Alzheimer's (84%)…only 63% of those surveyed described the more abstract issue of global warming as the most or a very important issue.
2. A conscious boom.
Americans readily self-identify as "conscious consumers" (88% well, 37% very well), "socially responsible" (88% well, 39% very well) and "environmentally-friendly" (86% well, 34% very well). There is less traction with the term "green" (65% well, 18% very well), which continues to be viewed as more exclusive and harder to achieve.
3. Making more informed decisions.
To understand if a company "does good things for people and the planet," most use magazines and newspapers (53%), certification seals and labels on products (52%), the Internet (41%) and advertisements (30%). Friends and family members (24%) are certainly influential, but do not appear to be the primary source of information for purchasing decisions.
4. Moving beyond convenience.
While price (58% very important) and quality (66% very important) are paramount, convenience (34% very important) has been edged out by more socially relevant attributes: where a product is made (44% very important), how energy efficient it is (41% very important) and its health benefits (36% very important) are all integral to consumers' purchasing decisions.
5. Rewards for social responsibility.
When given a choice between products of equal quality and price, consumers are more likely to buy from a company that manufactures energy efficient appliances and products (90%), promotes consumer health and safety benefits (88%), supports fair labor and trade practices (87%), commits to environmentally-friendly practices (87%) and manufactures its products in the United States (86%).
6. Is it easier being green?
Consumers willingly engage in "easy" behaviors, such as recycling cans, bottles and newspapers (55% always) and using energy efficient appliances (46% always), but they often fail to adopt a plethora of more "demanding" behaviors like carpooling (10% always), using public transportation (9% always) or purchasing carbon offsets (3% always).
"At a time of eco-saturation, American consumers are bringing a healthy dose of skepticism to the market and looking beyond generic green marketing claims," said Bemporad. "They want brands to back green promises with specific benefits and authentic action."


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Me at 20 weeks ill be 22w Sunday. We get to find the sex out monday.
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I love it too!!! my baby will be 3 in September tho haha
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I'm so happy with my name picked, I don't know anyone named greyson so I loved it and changed the spelling a little and everyone in my family is so happy with it.
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Love your name!!! I have a Graycen ;)
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37+5 with baby Greysen Roy!
38w...had him 6 days later...he will b 8 mo tonight at 234
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It was Karaoke night and someone was singing a song from "Grease" it just felt appropriate :)
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Me at 20 weeks ill be 22w Sunday. We get to find the sex out monday.
19 weeks with #2. Excuse the pajamas and messy hair. It was my lazy day. Lol.
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Glee star Lea Michele's top secret October (10) Glamour magazine cover made headline news when embargoed issues of the publication were scattered across a California freeway following a vehicle crash.
A security truck carrying the fresh-off-the-presses magazine, which featured a provocative shot of Michele on the cover, was involved in the early morning accident.
Michele explains, "They (editors) sent me the photos and they were very top secret. (They said), 'Don't show anybody, they're just for you to see.'
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According to TNA Wrestling Boo Boo Stewart is about to be write a wrestling column.
"We are excited to have Booboo aboard as he is said to be the next big thing and is also a huge fan of professional wrestling.
Since he was 3, Booboo has always been one who loves action as he began training in karate and several years later, he and his two of his sisters (Maegan and Fivel) went on to be inducted in to the Jr. Black Belt Hall of Fame as well as all three winning World championships in all Divisions two successive years.
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Check out this sultry Samsung slider, dubbed "the Soul". "Uhn", as in a James Brown, "uhn". Samsung is calling this its flagship model, so you can be the price will be on the premium side of things. Samsung will show this phone next week in Barcelona.
What sets this phone apart from other good-lookers? Actually a couple of really cool things. Check out the User Created Skins and you'll create a skin all your own, additionally Sammy packed in different UI themes. A Magical Touch (and yes, they capitalize it, good grief), application specific buttons that change depending on what you are doing.
5 MP camera,7.2Mbps HSDPA and an amp by Bang and Olufsen round out the interesting specs. Looks to be headed to Europe in April. Hot.
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ACE2 was identified during Millennium's ongoing search for novel genes related to heart failure, which involves sequencing thousands of tissue biopsies from its 'human heart failure ventricle' cDNA library. ACE and ACE2 have only 42% similarity; ACE2 is not inhibited by lisinopril or captopril, and produces an angiotensin peptide whose function is currently unknown. "The organ and cell-specific expression of ACE2 and its unique cleavage of key vasoactive peptides suggest an essential role for ACE2 in the local renin–angiotensin system of the heart and kidney," the researchers conclude. Millennium is now working with Eli Lilley to pursue the development of drugs targeted at ACE2 for the treatment of heart failure.


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BD40 - Printing Manager II
State Specifications:
General Nature of Work:
Manages a large printing facility that provides a complete range of printing services; supervises and coordinates activities of printing units through unit supervisors.
Guidelines for Class Use/Distinguishing Characteristics:
Positions assigned to this class are responsible for operations that have substantial annual printing supply costs and produce a major portion of two-, three-, four- and five-color work.
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(Note: The examples of work listed in this class specification are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of specific statements does not preclude management from assigning specific duties not listed herein if such duties are a logical assignment to the position. The intent of the listed examples is to give a general indication of the levels of difficulty and responsibility common to all positions in this class.)
Consults with printing service users on cost, layout and quality; analyzes requests for printing to determine the most economical method of production.
Prepares printing job specifications; receives bids and contracts jobs to commercial printers.
Projects long-range personnel, equipment and supply needs; develops and maintains a comprehensive cost analysis and charge-back system.
Supervises equipment use and modification, work flow and quality control; repairs or supervises the repair of all equipment.
Coordinates flow of work between typesetting, layout, preparation, printing, binding and mail departments.
Trains employees in the operation of complex equipment; establishes safety standards and develops and supervises training and safety programs for employees.
Directs bulk mailing operations.
Prepares and monitors annual printing budget.
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(Note: The knowledge, skills and abilities listed are not necessarily inclusive of the requirements for every position in the class.)
Knowledge of printing operations; equipment use, maintenance and repair and printing cost analysis.
Knowledge of printing supplies and economical production techniques.
Knowledge of postal regulations governing bulk mailings.
Knowledge of planning, budget preparation, cost analysis and personnel management practices and procedures.
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A high school diploma and experience in printing, including typesetting, layout, plate making and binding/finishing.
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An ancient evil threatens the Elves and the Races of Man. The Ellcrys, the tree of long-lost Elven magic, is dying, unravelling the spell of Forbidding that locks the hordes of Demons away from the world.
Already the fearsome Reaper is free. Only by quickening a new seed in the mysterious Bloodfire can the Ellcrys be reborn and the Forbidding made whole. Amberle, a young Elven girl, is chosen to undertake the quest for the Bloodfire.
The way is perilous, though. Other demons besides the Reaper stalk the land. Amberle will need a protector if she is to prevail, and Wil Ohmsford, heir to the Elven magics of Shannara, is chosen to accompany her.
Amberle's quest and the fate of the Four Lands will rest on Wil's ability to unlock the magic of the mysterious Elfstones of Shannara.
The Elfstones of Shannara is the second volume of the classic series that has become one of the best loved fantasy tales of all time.
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"A marvellous fantasy trip." (Frank Herbert)
"Confirms Terry's place at the head of the fantasy world." (Philip Pullman)
"If Harry Potter has given you a thirst for fantasy and you have not discovered the magic of Terry Brooks, you are in for a treat." (Rocky Mountain News)
"Scott Brick FTW!"
Yep. Scott Brick. F. T. W.
Started these because of the TV show, stayed because of that voice.
"another great listen"
a great story line and a wonderful listen looking forward to listening to the third one
"I absolutely love this trilogy. I get so engrossed"
fantastic books. great narrator. love this trilogy. I get so engrossed in these books. Will read/listen to them all..
"For LotR fans, it will be a treat"
The story and reading were too slow paced for me, it's very reminiscent of Lord of the Rings. It's good writing, it just didn't captivate me.
"great listen"
Love the entire series very good story for those interested in magic and fantasy. epic
"Better than the first"
I really enjoyed the story... it seemed to flow much better than the first and held my attention more.
I loved Will and Perk. Amberley really frustrated me as I wanted to tell her to man up and get on with things.
I like Scott Brick
I could not have listened to this in one go even if I had wanted to.
"Amazing Narrator!"
Scott Brick reading was absolutely fantastic the nation mark Terry Brooks stories are always enjoyable. Definitely check this one out.
"Good Story"
Good story. Better written than most. Interesting twist in the hint that it's set in the future - might have been better if that was enhanced a bit more.
Don't worry about the rest in the series though, they're all the same.
"Classic but feels dated"
Obviously a classic fantasy author, I listened to the second book after hearing it was an improvement on the first (and less of a LOTR rip off!). It's a solid piece of fantasy writing but to me it feels quite dated by today's standards (black & white good vs evil). There are parts where the action gets slowed down by the reader's understanding being hammered home - no spoilers but at one point one of the characters overcomes an obstacle and it goes on 'at first he couldn't but now he realised why, before he was unable to because of this but now that he realised he could see why, it was this that has been preventing him not that, now he understood' and you just scream for the story to progress. I may listen to th
"Occasionally a bit simplistic for me"
Story is good enough if a little simple in parts. It feels like the peril is solved a bit too easily for my taste.
It won't stop me wordlessly reading the next book wordlessly though.
"Good series, slow in places, overall good."
I'm really enjoying this series. It has some very familiar ideas along to that of SoT, LOTR, and WoT. As long as your aren't precious about who had the ideas first ( I'm not) and you understand that they all follow a very similar structure that is proven to work then I think you'll enjoy them too.
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Lafayette, Calif.-based Stone Creek Insurance Agency has hired three new producers/account managers.
Matthew Johnson has been named a commercial lines broker. He specializes in commercial property and liability policies covering apartments, homeowner's associations and office buildings.
Johnson has 12 years of experience as an insurance broker/agent. Past positions include commercial account executive and account manager at a Bay area brokerage.
Diana Certantes has been named commercial lines account manager. She will assist the large commercial division of Stone Creek Insurance Agency. Certantes has eight years of insurance experience.
Darla Devlin has been hired as an producer. She has eight years of experience in property/casualty and workers' compensation. Before Stone Creek she worked as a customer support manager and project manager at Jopari Solutions Inc., and a client trust accounting specialist at Athens Administrators.
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Ne-Yo to Headline MTV's Spring Fix Benefit
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Time for a fix of Ne-Yo during Spring Break, and for a good cause. We love the concept of putting the partying that defines Spring Break aside in favor of doing something that helps others. It's such a novel idea. Big ups to Ne-Yo and MTV for using their fame and scope for good.
Ne-Yo is headlining the Spring Fix benefit concert at Six Flags Great Adventure on Saturday, March 23, 2013. As part of an alternative spring break, MTV has teamed up with United Way and mtvU, MTV's 24-hour college network, to bring 50 college students from around the country to the New York / New Jersey area beginning on Sunday, March 17 to help rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Sandy.
MTV cameras will be on the ground capturing all the Spring Fix activities, and the Spring Fix coverage will air during a special Spring Break-themed week on MTV and mtvU beginning April 1, 2013.
"I feel privileged to be part of an event that not only recognizes young people who are volunteering their time to help people affected by Hurricane Sandy, but that is also continuing to raise awareness of the effect Sandy has had on many communities," said Ne-Yo.
To thank the 50 students for their service and raise funds for the United Way, Six Flags Great Adventure, the world's largest theme park, located in Jackson, New Jersey will host the Spring Fix concert with three-time Grammy Award-winning artist Ne-Yo on Saturday, March 23, 2013, the season opening of the park.
Service projects are being planned with United Way in locations in New York including Long Beach, The Rockaways, and Staten Island, and in Ocean County, New Jersey. MTV's Spring Fix efforts are a continuation of the sustained effort by MTV to help rebuild Seaside Heights, New Jersey, and other areas devastated by Sandy.
What is your favorite amusement park ride + what can you do to help areas still recovering from Hurricane Sandy?
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Here is the news release Rep. George Miller's office provided Monday morning announcing that the Martinez Democrat will not seek re-election this year.
RICHMOND, Calif., Jan. 13th, 2014 — Congressman George Miller, a senior Democrat from California who has chaired three committees during the past 40 years and is a principal author of major laws affecting America's education system, labor and health policy, and the protection of natural resources, announced today that he will not seek a 21st term in the House this fall.
"This is a great institution and I cannot thank my family and my constituents enough for having given me the honor and privilege of representing my district in Congress these past 40 years," said Miller (D-CA-Contra Costa County). "I have tried to repay them for their confidence by working hard every day to make our country a better place. I'm proud of what I have been able to accomplish on behalf of children, working people and the environment, in my district and for our country, especially passage of national health care reform. Now, I look forward to one last year in Congress fighting the good fight and then working in new venues on the issues that have inspired me. What a wonderful experience this has been."
Miller's expansive congressional career has been marked by a tenacious pursuit of a quality education for children from all backgrounds and economic opportunity for the working poor and middle class. He built a successful record in Congress by using sophisticated legislative strategies, pointed investigations of powerful special interests, and impassioned advocacy. He has been steadfast whether Democrats or Republicans were in the majority.
Elected in 1974 at age 29 as the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal were coming to a close, he collaborated on writing major laws over the years with other congressional leaders as divergent as the late Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy and Republican Speaker John Boehner. A longtime supporter and adviser to Democratic Leader and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, he currently serves as the top Democrat on the House Education and the Workforce Committee and is the fifth most senior member of the House of Representatives.
Miller's full statement and additional background is below:
Miller's expansive congressional career has been marked by a tenacious pursuit of a quality education for children from all backgrounds and economic opportunity for the working poor and middle class. He built a successful record in Congress by using sophisticated legislative strategies, pointed investigations of powerful special interests, and impassioned advocacy. He has been steadfast whether Democrats or Republicans were in the majority.
Elected in 1974 at age 29 as the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal were coming to a close, he collaborated on writing major laws over the years with other congressional leaders as divergent as the late Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy and Republican Speaker John Boehner. A longtime supporter and adviser to Democratic Leader and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, he currently serves as the top Democrat on the House Education and the Workforce Committee and is the fifth most senior member of the House of Representatives.
Miller, 68, has shown equal enthusiasm and energy in all aspects of his job, from dissecting the complexities of health care policy or school nutrition programs at congressional hearings, to joining a picket line outside Walmart in his district, to reading to and playing paddy cake with children at local Head Start centers. He has traveled home to his district in the East Bay of San Francisco from Washington nearly every weekend of his long career.
An aggressive and unapologetic investigator in defense of taxpayers and the health and safety of children and workers, Miller has successfully taken on asbestos executives, for-profit colleges, subsidized agribusiness, mining corporations, oil companies, boot camps for troubled youth, and Administration officials of both parties. He is well known for sticking with issues over the long haul and engaging directly with the people most affected by the policies under consideration, such as mineworker families, fishermen, teachers and children, garment workers, seniors, and experts from across the country in the fields of education, labor and the environment. The Nation magazine recently named Miller the 2013 "Most Valuable Member of the House" for his work on the minimum wage, food stamps, garment worker safety, and fair trade policy.
He served as chair of the Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families (1983-1992), the Committee on Natural Resources (1992-1994), the Committee on Education and Labor (2007-2010), and was the longtime co-chair of Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, a leadership position he resigned from in January of 2013. He has used each of these positions to advance his policy priorities and highlight inequities in the federal budget.
Miller issued the following statement:
"This is a great institution and I cannot thank my family and my constituents enough for having given me the honor and privilege of representing them in Congress these past 40 years. I have tried to repay them for their confidence by working hard every day to make our country a better place.
"I'm proud of what I have been able to accomplish on behalf of children, working people and the environment, in my district and for our country, especially passage of national health care reform.
"I have not won every fight that I have waged. And there remain, of course, many critical challenges waiting to be addressed. But I have no regrets about what I have accomplished and what I have tried to accomplish in the public interest.
"Now, I look forward to one last year in Congress fighting the good fight and then working in new venues on the issues that have inspired me, and I will not seek re-election this fall. What a wonderful experience this has been.
"I came to Congress to help children of all backgrounds in America get a healthy start in life, have opportunity to get a good education, and eventually have the chance to work hard at a job with dignity. The first law that I authored expanded the WIC program that provides nutritional foods to pregnant women and newborns, and the most recent bills I've introduced would expand early childhood education and raise the minimum wage to lift families out of poverty.
"As a youth, I watched my father use his elected position to really help people, and I told myself, 'That's what I want to do when I grow up.' Since I came to Congress 40 years ago, I've waked up every day asking myself the same question — 'what is my opportunity to do some good today?' And I think that I have lived up to the high standard I set for myself when I first sought this job, with the same degree of commitment and passion now as when I first started.
"I believe that we are in the midst of one of the most exciting and critical times for educational achievement, teacher empowerment and school reform. This includes the smart application and use of technology that offers a remarkable opportunity to address and reduce persistent problems in American education, like improving educational equity, strengthening teacher performance, and revolutionizing the teaching and learning environment in schools.
"This type of education reform and innovative thinking can change the lives of millions of American children, strengthen our communities, and revitalize our economy. Unfortunately, that's not on this Congress' agenda. But these reforms must happen, and I want to be part of them.
"Wealthy and powerful special interests have always had plenty of friends in Washington. I came to Congress to stand up for the rest of us. And I have learned a great deal in the process. Two lessons stand out among many: First, that enacting progressive public policy is good for our economy and our country. It helps to grow and strengthen the middle class, and that makes America a better place for everyone. And, second, that making good public policy is very hard work. The job is never done. It requires a great sense of urgency to move forward on the big issues and enormous stamina to see them all the way through. The wins don't come quickly, even when the need is dire, and the losses are hard to accept. And third, that elections matter. Election results establish the basic parameters for what kind of legislation is possible in Congress. After each election, it is clear whether we will have a greater or a lessor chance of forging bipartisan alliances to move major legislation to help the country.
"I will leave Congress with a full heart and a crowded plate, because the challenges of our times demand our constant involvement. We've made progress on many fronts but have a lot of work still to do. I'll miss my daily collaboration with Leader Pelosi and so many colleagues whom I respect and admire, and I will always be grateful for the remarkable staff that I have been blessed with over the years. So much of what I have been able to accomplish is the result of a joint venture with my staff in California and Washington and so many talented and committed advocates outside of Congress.
"I look forward to continuing to work on the issues that have been at the core of my career and my passions, in particular education reform, economic fairness, and improving labor standards in the United States and abroad, such as in the worldwide garment industry.
"For the remainder of this year, I plan to push Congress 'to do some good,' including to:
Extend long-term unemployment insurance benefits to the 1.3 million Americans who unfairly had their coverage cut off on December 28th.
Raise the minimum wage to at least $10.10 per hour by 2016, index it to inflation, and include a raise for tipped workers.
Further implement the Affordable Care Act to extend health insurance to all Americans.
Find common ground to fix the No Child Left Behind Act.
Make college more affordable through the Higher Education Act.
Push for passage of the bipartisan Miller-Harkin-Hanna bill to implement President Obama's initiative to expand early childhood education services nationally.
Enact comprehensive immigration reform.
Encourage American companies to embrace international labor standards in their substandard factories in Bangladesh and other countries.
"That's a tall agenda, I know, but it's an agenda the American people strongly support and one that will help strengthen our country, reduce inequality, and create opportunities for all of our children for years to come."
(See below for additional background on Rep. George Miller)
Additional Background on Congressman George Miller (D-CA)
Senior Democrat, House Education and the Workforce Committee
"I watched my father use his elected position to really help people and I told myself,
'That's what I want to do when I grow up.'" — George Miller
George Miller, one of just two remaining members of the House elected as part of the historic "Watergate Class" of 1974, began his congressional career under the tutelage of the legendary Democratic congressional leader Rep. Phil Burton of San Francisco, who taught Miller to get on a committee and stay there if he wanted to rise in seniority to become a chairman, just as the infamous southern Democrats who had dominated Washington politics for decades had done. Miller followed that advice and has chaired three committees since. He was also a member of the House Democratic leadership as co-chair of the Steering and Policy Committee for policy until he chose to step down in 2013. He was an architect of the Democratic strategy to win back the House majority in the 2006 elections that led to the historic speakership of Rep. Nancy Pelosi. In Washington, Miller is the owner and resident of a renowned Capitol Hill group house with Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) that is the subject an Amazon TV series, "Alpha House."
Miller, who was born in Richmond, CA and lives in Martinez, CA, is among the 50th consecutive longest serving members of Congress in history, out of more than 10,000 members. Miller's father, George Miller Jr., was a powerful Democratic state senator from Contra Costa County from 1949 until his sudden death at age 55 on January 1, 1969.
Major Laws Bearing Miller's Mark
Miller's successful legislative career has been centered in three key fields. In the area of children and families, he is known for his work on health care, child nutrition, public school education, education for children with disabilities, foster care and adoption, domestic violence, college affordability, Indian child welfare, Head Start and child care. In the area of labor rights, he is known for his work on fair pay for women, sweatshop investigations and reforms, pension reform, occupational safety and occupational disease compensation, international labor standards, the minimum wage, anti-discrimination laws, and defense of the right to organize and collectively bargain. In the field of natural resources, he is known for his work creating and protecting national parks and wilderness areas, onshore and offshore oil and gas reforms, western water policy reform, timber reform, grazing and mining law reform, and Endangered Species Act reform. In addition, he made major contributions to deficit reduction throughout his career, including originating the "Pay As You Go — PAYGO" plan adopted by the Congress in the 1990s that helped achieve a balanced federal budget and record surpluses.
Below are a few of the more notable laws that Miller wrote or co-wrote.
The Affordable Care Act of 2010. The sweeping legislation President Barack Obama signed into law on March 23, 2010 was the culmination of a nearly century-long struggle to guarantee that every American has access to quality and affordable health care that can never be taken away. The battle began with President Teddy Roosevelt, a Republican, was tried by Presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton, and was finally achieved by Barack Obama and a Democratic Congress. In the House, the legislation was written by three committee chairs, including Miller, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), and Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI), and it was ushered through the House and the full Congress thanks to the strategic and unyielding efforts of Speaker Pelosi. Miller has said that writing and passing this health law was one of the hardest things he's ever attempted but one of his proudest achievements.
The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007. Miller has fought to maintain the purchasing power of the minimum wage throughout his career. In the 2006 elections, Democrats ran on a platform of six priorities that Miller helped to craft, including a hike in the minimum wage that had not been increased for nearly ten years. Miller wrote the bill and led its passage along with Sen. Kennedy (D-MA), to raise the federal minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $7.25 per hour in three steps. A Democratic Congress passed the bill and President Bush signed it into law. Miller is now leading legislation, with Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), to raise the wage to $10.10 an hour, again in three steps. The legislation would also index the minimum wage for the first time, to ensure it keeps pace with inflation, and it would increase the minimum wage for tipped workers for the first time since 1991.
Student Loan Reforms of 2007 and 2010. Miller developed a strategy in 2007, and passed into law, to reform federal student loan programs that has saved students billions of dollars in loan costs and expanded Pell Grants. The reforms cut interest rates in half, established an income-contingent loan repayment plan, and loan forgiveness for students that go into public service such as teaching. Working with President Obama, Miller led passage in 2010 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, substantially increasing the maximum Pell grant by removing banks and servicers as middlemen in the student loan program.
No Child Left Behind Act of 2002. President George W. Bush made education reform a top domestic priority. Despite strong political differences, Bush invited Miller to a meeting of reformers in Austin, Texas before he was inaugurated, including then education committee chair John Boehner (R-OH) and Sen. Ted Kennedy, with whom Miller collaborated on writing NCLB along with Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH). As much an education law as a civil rights law, NCLB required for the first time that states and school districts be held accountable for the academic progress of all children, including low-income and minority children and children with disabilities who were often allowed to fall through the cracks. While it was not the law that Miller would have written on his own, it included several of his top priorities — such as requiring qualified teachers, giving parents better and more easily accessed information about their children's education, and committing significant new funding to carry out the reforms. Bush and the GOP Congress reneged on the additional funding commitment after the first year, which undermined the law. Now, much needed improvements and funding for NCLB are blocked by a divided Congress. Miller's efforts to fix the law in the last two Congress' have received the support of the business community, civil rights community and education community but Republicans in the House, after years of delay, have abandoned bipartisan NCLB negotiations.
California Desert Protect Act of 1994. With Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Miller passed one the most significant public lands protection laws of the 20th Century, establishing Death Valley National Park, Joshua Tree National Park and the Mojave National Preserve. The legislation was strongly opposed by congressional Republicans but Miller outlasted them, passing the bill after three days of debate on the House floor where he allowed all amendments to be offered. Now, hikers, scientists and conservationists are enjoying some of the most pristine lands in California for generations to come.
The Central Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992. President George H.W. Bush signed into law western water reform legislation authored by Miller and Sen. Bill Bradley (D-NJ) to unlock long-standing and fiercely defended taxpayer subsidized domination of water resources in California by large agribusinesses which had devastated fisheries and water quality. Miller spent much of his first 20 years in office fighting for this legislation to protect the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta that was part of his district and is the most important source of fresh water on the West Coast. The law protects fisheries and wildlife up and down the coast and requires a more equitable distribution of California's fresh water supplies. Miller has had to spend the last 20 years in office defending the law from attacks. During hearings and markups at the Natural Resources Committee, Miller often warned that he would not tire of the issue. "If you want to get into a fight with me, you better bring your lunch," he would tell his opponents.
Pay As You Go Act — PAYGO: In 1982, Miller introduced the Pay As You Go Act Balanced Budget Act to reduce the deficit, instill greater discipline in the budget process, and ensure that military and nonmilitary spending was treated under the same rules. It was the first effort in Congress to require that new spending be offset by equivalent cuts to other spending and/or increases in revenues. The concept was eventually adopted by Congress in the 1990 budget agreement with President George H.W. Bush and helped President Clinton achieve historic budget surpluses. PayGo rules expired under the Republican Congress and President George W. Bush in 2001, followed by historic budget deficits triggered by two rounds of tax cuts for the wealthy, two wars, and a new prescription drug benefit that were all paid for by running up the deficit. Democrats reinstated the PAYGO rule in 2007 as a House rule, and President Obama signed statutory PAYGO into law in 2009. The rule required that tax cuts be offset by new revenues or spending cuts. But in 2011, the new Republican majority weakened the House rule, requiring only that new spending be offset by other spending cuts but leaving in place unpaid-for tax cuts.
Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (IDEA). Upon his arrival in Congress and placement on the education committee, Miller immediately engaged in a historic legislative effort to guarantee for the first time that children with special needs be provided a free and appropriate public education. Miller focused his efforts especially on the legal rights of children and their parents to demand appropriate schooling. He has been directly involved in every subsequent reauthorization of the law, now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA).
Under Miller's four-year chairmanship, 2007 to 2010, the Education and Labor Committee had its most productive legislative record in history, according to data compiled by the Congressional Research Service.
Other Key Legislative Efforts
Miller played a key role in shaping President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in response to the worst American recession since the Great Depression. Specifically, he worked with Education Secretary Arne Duncan to create the Race to the Top initiative that is driving states nationwide to pursue higher standards, to improve teacher effectiveness, effectively deploy technology and data in the classroom, and adopt new strategies to help low performing schools. He also secured billions of dollars in additional aid to help prevent state education cuts due to the recession, provide billions of dollars in additional funding for Title 1, Head Start, Pell Grants, and job training through community colleges, and to help pay COBRA premiums for those who had recently lost their jobs.
Miller co-authored the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act that is dramatically improving the quality of meals children eat in schools and he wrote the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, to curb pay discrimination against women, the first bill President Obama signed into law, on January 29, 2009. Miller also secured passage of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, which is helped to launch a new era of national service and volunteerism as the nation began to work its way out of the 2008 economic crisis.
Earlier in his career, Miller wrote portions of the 1980 reform of the troubled foster care system to better protect the rights and well-being of foster children and to promote their adoption, authored reforms of the laws governing the onshore and offshore development of oil and gas on public lands, and wrote the first federal law expanding workers' compensation benefits to cover employees injured by occupational diseases rather than the traditional workplace injuries.
While not enacted into law, in 2007, Miller passed through the House the most significant enhancement of workers' rights to organize in a generation, the Employee Free Choice Act, and the first legislation to prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act written by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA).
In 2005, Miller unveiled with a group of House colleagues the Innovation Agenda, a blueprint developed with private sector leaders and academics to challenge Congress and the Bush Administration to make major investments in the economy, science, technology and education to keep America's economy No. 1.
In addition to the three committees he chaired, Miller served on the 1970s Ad Hoc Select Committee on the Outer Continental Shelf and the Budget Committee in the 1980s.
Major Investigations and Coalition Efforts
"Wealthy and powerful special interests have always had plenty of friends in Washington.
I came to Congress to stand up for the rest of us." — George Miller
Miller's career has been a tireless campaign against the abuse of taxpayers, public resources, workers' rights and safety, and children. He has used his positions as chair and senior minority member to carry out investigations and lead coalitions in defense of average Americans against the most wealthy and powerful special interests in the country. He has been relentless in trying to improve safety for coal miners and oil refinery workers, for example, protect troubled youths at boot camps from physical and emotional abuse, and to fight sweatshop and child labor.
He has fought to protect coastlines from oil drilling and on behalf of taxpayers to recoup fair payments for the natural resources private companies take from public lands. He used hearing and expert reports to build bipartisan support for investments in social services that save taxpayers money. And he led efforts to stop U.S. military intervention against democratic movements in Nicaragua and El Salvador and fought against Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.
He has been a staunch defender of campaign finance reform and limiting the role of money in politics. He helped expose then Speaker Newt Gingrich's (R-GA) ethical violations that resulted in his being fined $300,000 and rebuked by the House. Miller exposed the role that powerful House Majority Leader Tom Delay (R-TX) and now-convicted felon and disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff played in defending horrific sweatshops in the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands from federal labor and trade laws. Most recently, Miller is spearheading efforts to get American companies with factories in Bangladesh to improve working conditions and pay following the worst industrial accident in history, the April 2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factories that killed more than 1,000 workers and maimed and injured more than 2,000 others.
Local Accomplishments
Standing Up For Children, Working Families, and the Environment in Contra Costa and Solano Counties for 40 Years
George Miller has been as much of a presence at home as in Washington, working hand in hand with his constituents and his staff to improve the daily quality of life in Contra Costa and Solano counties. He has traveled home from Washington nearly every weekend of his career to support local activities affecting education, transportation, crime reduction, the environment, and military veterans. Below are a few examples of Miller's many local efforts:
Saving the Delta: Miller has spent his entire career in Washington and at home fighting to improve the water quality in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta for the people, businesses, fisheries and wildlife that depend on it. In addition to passing the historic Central Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992 and other laws to reduce costly subsidies that encourage wasteful irrigation practices, he has worked with Contra Costa Water District, East Bay Municipal Utility District, fisheries organizations and others to defend the Delta in California's long-standing water wars.
Concord Naval Weapons Station Re-Use: When the Navy's 5,000 acre armament depot and transport facility was slated for closure in 2007 Miller worked closely with the city of Concord and Contra Costa County to establish Joint Use Authority to develop a multipurpose reuse plan and convey the land to the city of Concord for development.
Port Chicago Monument: He passed legislation in 1992 to establish the Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, officially dedicated in 1994, to honor more than 300 mostly African American sailors killed in a World War II explosion in Concord that ultimately helped lead to the desegregation of the Navy. Miller also secured a pardon from President Clinton for one of the few surviving African American sailors who had been wrongly convicted of mutiny for refusing to load munitions immediately after the 1944 explosion.
Mare Island Naval Shipyard Re-Use Plan: Miller was instrumental in turning an enormously disruptive event into a positive development for the community, playing a major role in the successful reuse plan for the 125 year-old Vallejo shipyard whose closure was announced in 1993. The reuse effort was among the fastest ever approved for closed military facilities and resulted in an ongoing mixed-use project of private businesses, residences, government offices, historic preservation, and open space.
Veterans Health Care and Benefits: Miller helped to ensure continued full service health care for military veterans by pressuring the VA in the early 1990s to replace the VA hospital in Martinez, closed due to seismic issues, with a state-of-the-art outpatient clinic and a much needed rehabilitation center. In 2011, he supported the addition of the Center for Integrated Brain Health and Wellness at the clinic, to deliver integrated services for physical and mental health care. He has also worked with the Bay Area congressional delegation to pressure the VA to unclog the benefit determination backlog.
Rosie The Riveter: In 2000, Miller passed legislation to establish the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historic Park in Richmond to honor and educate the public about the World War II role of women and minorities in Richmond and across the country.
Benicia-Martinez Bridge: The new southbound bridge was named after Miller in 2007 after he marshaled a multiagency team of federal engineers to solve a construction problem that was killing fish and preventing its completion. The bridge stands next to the older northbound bridge that is named after George's father, State Sen. George Miller Jr.
Saving Union Steel Plant Jobs: He helped save hundreds union jobs in 1990s at the UPI steel plant in Pittsurg threatened by Korean unfair trade practices. Miller successfully defended the steel plant before the International Trade Commission and is working with UPI today on new challenges it faces.
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab: Miller worked hand in hand with the City of Richmond to convince the LBNL in 2013 to select the Richmond Campus as its choice location to consolidate nine current LBNL facilities in the East Bay into lone location.
Open Space and Historic Preservation: Miller has strongly supported local open space efforts, including expansion of the Easy Bay Regional Parks District and protection of Mt. Diablo. His legislation helped establish and complete the Bay Ridge Trail, the Eugene O'Neill 'Tao House' National Historic Site in Danville to honor the Nobel Prize-winning American playwright, and the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez in honor of the founder of the American conservation movement.
Education and Disability Rights: Miller has helped to secure federal funding for local school districts, support municipal bond initiatives for school renovations, and establish the public charter high school in Clayton. He was one of the earliest advocates in Congress for disability rights, joining East Bay advocates in protests against discrimination against people with disabilities, including students. He played a major role in passage of the IDEA law in 1975 which guarantees that all students have access to a free and appropriate education. Miller also ensured that the Recovery Act passed by Congress in response to the financial collapse in 2007 included record funding for teacher salaries and public school funding.
Labor Rights and Local Jobs: Miller has been a champion of labor issues at home, helping workers and management to find common ground and to defend workers' rights to protest unfair treatment at local companies, such as at the Holiday Inn Express in Concord, the Henkel Corp. in Bay Point, and at Walmart in Richmond. He has advocated for project labor agreements and the Davis Bacon fair wage law in local construction projects, attracted federal dollars to help create jobs at home, and continuously fought to make employment in the refining industry safer and hold companies like Chevron, Tesoro and BP accountable when they don't protect workers and the community.
Transportation Improvements: Miller fought for and won funding for Vallejo ferries and its terminal, AC Transit fuel cell buses, new CC County Connection buses, dredging of shipping lanes in the San Francisco-to-Stockton shipping lanes, construction of the Highway 24/I-680 and the 580/680 Walnut Creek interchanges, the new 4th bore of the Caldecott Tunnel, oil spill prevention and response training for San Francisco Bay, and BART expansions throughout the Bay Area.
Law Enforcement: Miller secured federal COPS funding, funding for the Shot Spotter in Richmond, and funding to upgrade of the Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall, and has worked closely with organizations in Richmond, like ONS, to reduce high crime rates.
Visit www.georgemiller.house.gov for more information about Congressman George Miller.


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