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SYS-CON Events announced today that EARP Integration will exhibit at SYS-CON's 20th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY.
EARP Integration is a passionate software house. Since its inception in 2009 the company successfully delivers smart solutions for cities and factories that start their digital transformation. EARP provides bespoke solutions like, for example, advanced enterprise portals, business intelligence systems and mobile applications for international enterprises across different sectors such as Energy and Utilities, GreenTech, MedTech, FinTech, Facility Management and Housing, Automotive Manufacturing, and Sport. EARP also cooperates with international software houses by providing them with highly qualified and well-selected, multilingual teams for bigger projects.
For more information, visit http://earp.co.
Technology for Robo-Advisors - How to Build Great Software Behind Your FinTech Service
While presenting own advanced Robo-Advisory Platform, Michał Różański, Managing Partner at EARP and CEO at Empirica, will illustrate the most important issues of building tailored FinTech software in his session at 20th Cloud Expo. He will share experiences we have gained for over 6 years of developing solutions for financial institutions and FinTech companies, including robo-advisors. We welcome all FinTech innovators interested in how properly implemented technology can move their businesses forward.
Speaker Bio
Michał Różański is Managing Partner at EARP and CEO at Empirica, the first european FinTech Software House, which delivers highly specialized software development services for financial industry. He is also the architect behind Empirica's flagship products like Empirica-Advisor, the robo-advisory software for wealth managers and Algorithmic Trading Platform, the cutting edge algorithmic tools for professional investors.
Michal is an entrepreneur with over 20 years experience in software engineering with strong focus on the financial sector. His idea for the business originates from the passion for combining finance and technology in the investment space. He became a trusted partner and advisor for many FinTech startups and financial institutions in developing their systems. Empirica built solutions for companies like the Warsaw Stock Exchange, Crédit Agricole, leading brokerage firms, robo-advisors and many disruptive FinTech startups.
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All major researchers estimate there will be tens of billions devices - computers, smartphones, tablets, and sensors - connected to the Internet by 2020. This number will continue to grow at a rapid pace for the next several decades.
With major technology companies and startups seriously embracing Cloud strategies, now is the perfect time to attend @CloudExpo | @ThingsExpo, June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY and October 31 - November 2, 2017, Santa Clara Convention Center, CA. Learn what is going on, contribute to the discussions, and ensure that your enterprise is on the right path to Digital Transformation.
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There are over 120 breakout sessions in all, with Keynotes, General Sessions, and Power Panels adding to three days of incredibly rich presentations and content.
Join Cloud Expo / @ThingsExpo conference chair Roger Strukhoff (@IoT2040), June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY and October 31 - November 2, 2017, Santa Clara Convention Center, CA for three days of intense Enterprise Cloud and 'Digital Transformation' discussion and focus, including Big Data's indispensable role in IoT, Smart Grids and (IIoT) Industrial Internet of Things, Wearables and Consumer IoT, as well as (new) Digital Transformation in Vertical Markets.
Financial Technology - or FinTech - Is Now Part of the @CloudExpo Program!
Accordingly, attendees at the upcoming 20th Cloud Expo / @ThingsExpo June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY and October 31 - November 2, 2017, Santa Clara Convention Center, CA will find fresh new content in a new track called FinTech, which will incorporate machine learning, artificial intelligence, deep learning, and blockchain into one track.
Financial enterprises in New York City, London, Singapore, and other world financial capitals are embracing a new generation of smart, automated FinTech that eliminates many cumbersome, slow, and expensive intermediate processes from their businesses.
FinTech brings efficiency as well as the ability to deliver new services and a much improved customer experience throughout the global financial services industry. FinTech is a natural fit with cloud computing, as new services are quickly developed, deployed, and scaled on public, private, and hybrid clouds.
More than US$20 billion in venture capital is being invested in FinTech this year. @CloudExpo is pleased to bring you the latest FinTech developments as an integral part of our program, starting at the 20th International Cloud Expo June 6-8, 2017 in New York City and October 31 - November 2, 2017 in Silicon Valley.
@CloudExpo is accepting submissions for this new track, so please visit www.CloudComputingExpo.com for the latest information.
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Amazon started as an online bookseller 20 years ago. Since then, it has evolved into a technology juggernaut that has disrupted multiple markets and industries and touches many aspects of our lives. It is a relentless technology and business model innovator driving disruption throughout numerous ecosystems. Amazon's AWS revenues alone are approaching $16B a year making it one of the largest IT companies in the world. With dominant offerings in Cloud, IoT, eCommerce, Big Data, AI, Digital Assista...
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In order to meet the rapidly changing demands of today's customers, companies are continually forced to redefine their business strategies in order to meet these needs, stay relevant and continue to see profitable growth. IoT deployment and development is integral in this transformation, and today businesses are increasingly seeing the value of investing their resources into IoT deployments. These technologies are able increase ROI through projects such as connecting supply chains or enabling sm...
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Every successful software product evolves from an idea to an enterprise system. Notably, the same way is passed by the product owner's company. In his session at 20th Cloud Expo, Oleg Lola, CEO of MobiDev, will provide a generalized overview of the evolution of a software product, the product owner, the needs that arise at various stages of this process, and the value brought by a software development partner to the product owner as a response to these needs.
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A fun time was had by all who attended Pulaski Tech night at Dickey-Stephens Park June 24, but the happiest person in the ballpark was current Pulaski Tech student Jennifer Williamson, who won a free scholarship in a drawing.
The college had a table at which attendees could sign up for a scholarship; the winner would be selected in the seventh inning. Prompted by a friend, Williamson made a last-minute decision to attend the game. Prior to arriving she was oblivious to the Pulaski Tech promotion but put her name in the hat when the saw the PTC table.
She jumped for joy when her name was drawn. The scholarship is for up to two years for full-time students who maintain at least a 3.0 grade average and who attend consecutive semesters. A second-year student, Williamson meets all of the criteria and then some- she has a 3.66 grade point average.
She has been attending Pulaski Tech without financial assistance her from family or from other financial aid such as student loans or grants. She found that paying her way while working full time as a waitress and attending college is a huge challenge. Ironically, Williamson received a letter from the college the day she won the scholarship. The letter informed her that she had been dropped from her summer II class for non-payment.
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Before I came to the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, I was broken. I was living life, but hardly. Both my anxiety and the manifestations of my OCD were taking over my life more and more. And I hadn't been taking it all lying down. I had fought. I had been in therapy. I was on medication. I was seeing a psychologist. But I felt that, in so many cases, no therapist really understood the complexities of my OCD. I felt so many times that I was getting canned advice. I way too often heard "maybe you should do this" or "maybe this could help." Meanwhile, I was hardly getting better -- my performance at work was suffering -- and my life at times felt like a nightmare.
But then one night I sent an e-mail to the CTSA, explaining my situation. From the moment I began speaking with the therapists at the CTSA, I knew I was in good hands. They understood -- really understood -- OCD; they understood anxiety, understood my mind like no one in my life ever had. They understood that OCD takes hundreds of shapes and forms; they knew the trickiness, the fear, the pain. And most importantly, they knew how to treat it.
My therapist and I quickly got working on a treatment program tailored to my needs. My therapist was professional, smart as a whip, enthusiastic and understanding. But perhaps most importantly, he said I was going to get better and I did get better. After having gone through treatment, I am happier now than I've ever been because I can deal so well with what had bothered me for so long.
Thank you for your encouragement, time, and wisdom. I am so grateful and can easily say—it's made all of the difference in the world.
The training went very well, and helped me greatly. I have been wanting to write you for some time. I hope you are still working at the clinic. I just wanted to let you I've hit the top of my hierarchy... every week for the past year with the help of a local therapist you referred me to. But you started the therapy and released me from the bondage of most of my OCD. I can't thank you enough. I sure hope you get this letter.
Thank you for your guidance, discretion, and understanding into my world of OCD. Feeling helpless and then getting help from the right person using the right technique is the best feeling in the world.
Sometimes people serendipitously drop into your life, pick you up, spin you around, and drop you off heading in the right direction. You did more than that; you gave me a gentle push and a toolbox to keep me going that way. I'm looking at life from that new direction and enjoying the view. You had a tremendous impact on me and that has made me a better person. It doesn't seem right that for all did for me , the best I can come up with is thank you. If it was only money that you needed to help me I could easily repay that, but your tutorship and kindness has left me indebted for a lifetime.
I hope you realize that you have a wonderful talent for this crazy business that you call cognitive-behavioral therapy. I pray to God that if I ever need help again that you will still be here. Life's experiences have taught me that most people rarely expose themselves to helping others, but then you're not like most people.
I wanted to take the time to let you know what an amazing experience I have had at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety. I have been working with one of your graduate students since September and cannot tell you how wonderful she has been throughout my treatment. I have suffered from OCD for most of my life. At times, I have felt hopeless because I never thought I would be able to go through with a treatment program. These feelings were compounded by a failed attempt at treatment in the past. I never thought I would be strong enough to fight this condition that was holding me back from living my life. However, this past year my OCD hit a very low point and due to the great reputation of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety I decided to give treatment one more try.
As soon as I met my therapist, she made me feel comfortable discussing things I never wanted to ever think about let alone talk about with a stranger. My therapist always remained professional and patient. She knew when to push me and when to be understanding. In the end, I felt comfortable sharing the information needed to really fight my OCD. I cannot tell you how grateful I am to my practicum student and to the program. It is not an exaggeration to say that my life is now changed. I know that I will always have to fight my OCD, but I now have hope that I can live the life I want to lead.
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I was 'terrorized' and subsequently attacked. Due to the ensuing court battles, I was unable to deal with these symptoms for five years. Though skeptical, instinct told me something was seriously wrong. When my therapist told me I would 'get my life back', I thought she was nuts. Through her confidence and belief in this therapy she convinced me to commit to the treatment. Now I have life back. The resultant change in my behavior has resonated through my entire family (wife and kids, sister,etc .). There is no way for me to express my gratitude sufficiently.
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When it comes to movies, my top priority is story. Everything on screen has a role to play of course, but what I'm mostly looking for is a ripping yarn.
But some films don't set out to tell a story. Some films place plot in a secondary position and focus on engaging the viewer to feel the movie, as opposed to merely watching it.
These films have the same instruments as a traditional film, but seek to create a more sensory experience.
There have always been movies that conform to this description. Sometimes they are called "art films", other times they're called "music videos". I'm generalising wildly of course, and it could be argued that on some level ALL films possess what I am describing, but the last few decades have seen the release of several notable large scale movies that aim to provide a singular sensory experience.
Holy Motors - which is playing at this year's film festival - appears to be one such film, and I am greatly looking forward to experiencing it with a crowd on the big screen in the cavernous darkness of the Civic.
Set in Paris and comprising a narrative that has something to do with living and dying (go ahead and try to make sense of the trailer), the film stars the craggy-faced Frenchman Denis Lavant.
Lavant has a long-standing working relationship with Holy Motors director Leos Carax, but may still be most recognisable for his starring role in the amazing music video for Unkle's Rabbit In Your Headlight - you know the one, where a homeless-looking guy gets repeatedly smashed up by cars on a busy street. It's pretty great.
A lot of the reaction to Holy Motors has cited Gaspar Noé's dazzling 2010 film Enter The Void, a sensory movie if ever there was one. It was my experience watching this film at the Civic during the festival of a few years ago that has me so excited for Holy Motors.
Although something may be lost watching it on a small screen, Enter The Void absolutely demands to be experienced. As best I can tell, it hasn't garnered any sort of DVD release in this country, but you can get it through Amazon.
In the Guardian's review of Holy Motors quoted in the festival booklet, critic Peter Bradshaw says that the film recalls "Gaspar Noé's Kubrickian head-trips". In addition to being a clear influence on Noé, Stanley Kubrick is one of very few directors who managed to release one of these sensory films through the studio system - 1968's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
With no character throughline and an extremely esoteric sense of plot, it falls upon the sensory aspects of 2001 to make an impact, and boy do they, particularly in the nutso final 20 minutes.
So what other examples are there of mainstream films that put this kind of sensory experience ahead of character or plot?
Lots of films incorporate such elements - Ken Russell's 1980 cult classic Altered States, Darren Aronofsky's 1998 debut Pi, David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch - but it's rare to see a high profile film willing to commit to such an ideal.
It feels like cheating to count all the '60s trip out movies - and the same exclusion applies to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - but most of David Lynch's work puts mood and feeling far ahead of logic and plot.
You could argue a case for Natural Born Killers, Donnie Darko or even Trainspotting.
They're very different to Enter The Void (and no doubt Holy Motors) but I very much consider 1982's Koyannisqatsi and 1992's Baraka to be part of the modern canon of films that you feel rather than watch.
Phillip Glass' legendary soundtrack for Koyannisqatsi has entrenched itself in popular culture and was utilised to great effect by Zack Snyder in his underrated Watchmen film.
The film festival is a great opportunity to see films like this on the big screen amongst likeminded souls, so be sure to check out Holy Motors. It's gonna be mental!
* Are you amped for Holy Motors? What are some other examples of films that you feel? Comment below!


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The New York Giants Put up 50 points against a team??????? New England continues to do it, and the Saints are almost following suit. Why can we not put these types of games together to keep my blood pressure from spiking?!!!!!! Someone has to have an answer.
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Over the years I've received numerous complaints about the quicksort example. But none of the complainers sent me anything better so it's still here. Anyone want to come up with a better example?
--John Peterson 00:39, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
- Perhaps an in-place quicksort? —Ashley Y 04:24, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
- Change the C to mergesort? Because that really is what the Haskell code does. (Okay, sure, it's a funny 3-way, bottom-up, lazy mergesort. Still.) -- AaronDenney 19:55, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
- Eh? The defining property of quicksort is that the diving phase is elaborate (filter < and >) but that the conquer phase is simple (list concatenation). For mergesort, it's the other way round. apfeλmus 10:51, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
What is this about Haskell being in 2nd place behind C (gcc) in the computer language shootout, the link provided shows it to be 13th (and 12th on the previous benchmark, even though it does proportionally worst). You're right about functional languages doing well though: Clean, OCaml and MLton indeed occupy positions 6,9,11. --Noegenesis 12:01, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
Most functional languages, and Haskell in particular, are strongly typed, eliminating a huge class of easy-to-make errors at compile time. — This sentence confuses strong and static typing. MichalPalka 00:11, 2 December 2007 (UTC)


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New York, March 14, 2011--Authorities in Yemen and Bahrain are continuing to obstruct news coverage of ongoing political unrest, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today as it called on the two government to allow journalists to work without reprisal. In Yemen, at least six international journalists were expelled since Saturday, according to news reports and CPJ interviews. In Bahrain, security forces and plainclothes men attacked an Al-Wasat photojournalist covering a demonstration in the capital, Manama.


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Congressman McNerney bill to protect American jobs.
Original post made by Chet, Danville, on Jun 29, 2010
In a statement, McNerney said H.R. 5622, the "Stop Outsourcing and Create American Jobs Act of 2010," will prevent job losses by cracking down on tax loopholes that encourage corporations to ship jobs abroad. He said it will also help to ensure that corporations with government contracts are not using the taxpayers' money to ship jobs overseas.
"I've heard from numerous people in our area whose jobs have gone overseas," McNerney said. "One woman wrote me and shared how she was asked to train new employees from Brazil. Then, after they were trained, she lost her job, likely to one of the people she helped. Another person wrote me that his job went overseas in 2006. He was able to find new employment, but was quickly laid off again when this second job was outsourced to India."
"It is imperative to our economic recovery that we take serious steps to prevent American jobs from being shipped overseas," McNerney said. "That's why I introduced legislation that will help close tax loopholes that corporations use to hide assets in tax haven countries and send jobs overseas. It's time to get tough with those who break the rules and outsource good American jobs."
The bill, as written, would also ensure that corporations with government contracts are not using American taxpayers' money to send jobs overseas, according to McNerney. "It's unacceptable that corporations would create jobs in foreign countries while benefiting from U.S. government contracts."
McNerney's Washington, D.C. office said that the non-partisan Congressional Research Service estimates 3.4 million service sector American jobs may be outsourced overseas by 2015. These would be in addition to job losses that have already occurred in the manufacturing sector.
McNerney said that Northern California has been hard hit by outsourcing. He cited another study done by the Brookings Institution, which estimates that between 2004 and 2015, the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas will lose between 3.1 and 4.3 percent of their jobs to outsourcing.
According to the study, jobs that are considered particularly vulnerable to outsourcing include middle class jobs such as manufacturing positions, as well as office support, including data entry and payroll clerks, auditors and tax preparers, computer programmers and software engineers, medical transcriptionists and paralegals, and technical writers.
H.R. 5622 as written directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a list of "corporate tax haven countries" and then increases civil and criminal penalties for corporations guilty of a variety of illegal transactions involving a tax haven country, such as fraud, false claims, and tax evasion. This provision provides an additional deterrent to corporations from using tax havens to hide assets and create jobs overseas.
McNerney's office also reported that the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO), in a study conducted in late 2008, estimated 83 out of the 100 biggest public corporations have subsidiaries in tax haven countries or similar jurisdictions. In many instances, these subsidiaries may be created by corporations to take advantage of foreign tax structures and cheap labor, replacing American jobs.
"The legislation will also help ensure that corporations with government contracts are not using American tax dollars to outsource American jobs," McNerney's office stated. "In the aforementioned report, the GAO determined that 63 of the 100 biggest federal contractors also have subsidiaries in tax haven countries or similar jurisdictions."
Steve Riley, vice president of sales and marketing for Electric Vehicles International, a Stockton company, has been complaining to McNerney and others abut unfair competition from abroad.
"Congressman McNerney's bill will help make sure that companies like EVI that are playing by the rules and creating U.S. jobs can compete on fair terms for government contracts," Riley.said. "I appreciate (his) efforts, which will help companies like EVI expand and create jobs in Northern California."
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a resident of Danville
on Jun 29, 2010 at 6:44 pm
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a resident of another community
on Jun 29, 2010 at 6:57 pm
Chet...I noticed you are spreading your garbage on other TownForum boards as well. To the readers of this board, please note other's comments from this same topic on the Pleasanton Weekly's Town Forum...
Posted by Lahommed, a resident of Dublin, 6 hours ago
Lahommed is a member (registered user) of Pleasanton Weekly
Where was McNerney for the last 10 years? Outsourcing of American jobs to other countries by American Corps to save money and get the tax advantages should have been dealt with long before now!
McNerney is a typical "Johnny come lately" politician who has had his head in the sand far too long and now that is run is coming to a thankful end he decides to do something except in this case the barn door has been open and the horses are running the countryside!
McNerney do us all a favor and do nothing! Just like you did with Healthcare until the Inept one (Mr President) convinced you to act.
You were never a friend to your district or those you represented...time for you to go....so do us all a favor don't try and start to become something you have not been for the last many years! McNerney....Thanks...but no thanks!
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Posted by HHR, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, 5 hours ago
Kudos to McNerney! This is a bill long overdue. Also the type of bill you will not see being originated by Republicans.
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Posted by RET, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood, 5 hours ago
Love McNerney. He has my vote in November!
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Posted by jimf01, a resident of another community, 4 hours ago
Jerry McNerney's horse has escaped, he is not trying to shut the barn door.
This would've helped before NUMMI moved 10's of thousands of jobs out of California.
How about a bill to prevent the US President from sabotaging US jobs?
GM pulls out of NUMMI after Obama comes into office, Jerry McNerney does nothing.
Toyota announces they are pulling out of NUMMI without GM support. Jerry McNerney writes a letter
Toyota shuts the plant down anyway, Jerry McNerney writes another letter.
After all is said and done, Jerry McNerney initiates legislation to prevent this from happening ever again.
Too little, too late. The theme of Jerry McNerney's congressional career.
Jerry - Do you know what a "Tax Haven" is? It is a place that has lower taxes than where you currently are!
If you endorse cap and trade, vote for massive deficit spending, pass health care reform with massive tax increases, and on and on, you are making other countries into tax havens.
Not trying to be a "smartass", but try cutting our taxes and make the US into the tax haven, then you will save US jobs Jerry!
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Posted by jimf01, a resident of another community, 4 hours ago
that was supposed to be "he is now trying"
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Posted by Concerned American, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, 3 hours ago
Good points Jim01,
You can also add to this list a couple of items near and dear to "Jerr's" heart.
- Windmills...did you know that approx 80% of the wind energy funds from TARP went to CHINA for them to build these incredibly expensive (and very unproductive) wastes of machinery?
ABC News interview by liberal Dianne Sawyer >>> Web Link
- CFL lightbulbs...the majority, if not ALL, of these bulbs which will be required in 2012 will be made in CHINA. There will be a massive number of jobs lost in America because of this ridiculous legal requirement. Not to mention...they are INFERIOR to Edison's invention!
Sobering videoclip >>> Web Link
Hey Jerry...what do you have to say about these 'wonderful' products you support??? (You flaming socialist)
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Posted by Sarah Prelude, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood, 3 hours ago
A little late, don't you think?
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Posted by maja7, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood, 3 hours ago
Too little, too late. Just so he can say he's doing something.....
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Posted by Cholo, a resident of Livermore, 2 hours ago
maja likes to talk through her hat...
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Posted by dublinmike, a resident of Dublin, 1 hour ago
dublinmike is a member (registered user) of Pleasanton Weekly
Lahommed, "Where was McNerney for the last 10 years?" McNerney was elected in 2006.
Jim01, "How about a bill to prevent the US President from sabotaging US jobs? " I think you meant it to refer to Bush... bit late on that.
jim01, "Concerned" American, maja7, et al, once again the chant is: "I hate McNerney and all Democrats, not matter what they do"
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Posted by vintage10, a member of the Vintage Hills Elementary School community, 1 hour ago
The U.S.'s 41.6% is the *2nd* highest corporate tax rate in the world with only Japan's being higher. Compare ours to socialist France's at 34% or China's at 25%. As the former CEO of several U.S. companies I am now planning a new company with most of the hiring in Asia. Why? Because after I get done paying the 41% tax, and then the looming healthcare fees along with legal insurance to protect the company against all the frivolous lawsuits here in California, we won't be able to compete against foreign companies. None of our 401(k) or public retirement funds would ever invest in that kind of company. So rather than assume most Americans are that stupid, Jerry would be better off supporting lowering the tax loads on U.S. companies so we can keep jobs here. Maybe Jerry should take a trip to Detroit to see what high taxes and high labor costs did to employment in the U.S. auto industry.
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Posted by Chet, a resident of the Las Positas neighborhood, 1 hour ago
We have a fantastic Congressman in Jerry McNerney and he is again as always going to bat for us hard working Americans. We all knew we elected the right person to rep us and Jerry has proven over and over again he is the right man for the job. Harmer should never be taken seriously for the job. He could never rep us as Harmer does NOT EVEN LIVE IN OUR DISTRICT!!!!
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Posted by dublinmike, a resident of Dublin, 33 minutes ago
dublinmike is a member (registered user) of Pleasanton Weekly
I was thinking about "Concerned" American's comment "ABC News interview by 'liberal' Dianne Sawyer" while watching her tonight... wrong again, Concerned, Dianne is a Socialist!! Worse... she looks like a Democrat! You can tell by the eyes, the hair style...
vintage10 is a phony. His decision has to do with cheap labor... you know, people without medical care, dental care, unsafe work conditions, no protections against abusive employers AND no political voice. Folks, I give you the new ugly-American: vintage10 - screw my fellow countrymen, it's all about me folks...
You can call me a Socialist (which I ain't) or some other convenient title but the fact is I support the capitalist system. Despite it's flaws, it does work (most of the time).
a resident of another community
on Jun 29, 2010 at 7:04 pm
Dear Emily,
Our Gross Domestic Product is a function of a global economy and it has to perform to global cost factors. Our advantage has been technology leadership and we surrendered that leadership by governments' lack of attention to economic leadership.
Protecting jobs from outsourcing, whether here or there, simply is a symptom of the issues of obsolescence in innovation, development and operations. Our country is filled with start-ups that can be the obvious basis of the next sequence of jobs. We need incentive packages for such start-ups that bring tax holidays, free trade zones, technology investment and tax-advantages for commercialization alliances.
Do we in this corridor actually understand these requirements? More importantly, does our governments understand?
a resident of Danville
on Jun 29, 2010 at 9:36 pm
Jerry: Good bill, however, you ignored your constitutents opinions on Obama's socialized healthcare bill, and have ignored your constituents in so many other similar key areas, that you will be voted out of office.
a resident of Danville
on Jun 29, 2010 at 9:54 pm
This is utterly transparent political posturing on Chet's part. McNee does not have my vote - the only time you hear from him is just before election time.
a resident of Danville
on Jun 30, 2010 at 12:33 pm
The congressman is going to protect jobs by punishing employers?
Excellent example of lib-think.
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UTSA Diploma Dash 5K run and walk is Feb. 17
By Marcia Mattingly
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(Feb. 7, 2007)--As part of UTSA Homecoming 2007, the 23rd annual Diploma Dash 5K Run/Fitness Walk and City Championship Race is Saturday, Feb. 17 at the UTSA 1604 Campus.
Sponsored by the UTSA Alumni Association and The Capital Group Companies, Diploma Dash raises money for the UTSA alumni scholarship program, UTSA track and cross country scholarships, and alumni programs and services.
UTSA students can enter the run/walk for just $10 with UTSACard by registering at the Office of Alumni Programs by Feb. 14. The regular entry fee is $20 through Wednesday, Feb. 14, and $30 on race day. Registration for corporate teams is $250. Each participant receives a long-sleeved Diploma Dash t-shirt and "goodie bag."
Today's headlines
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- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
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"We encourage students to enter the run or walk and also to register their family members," said Jane Burton, UTSA director of alumni programs. "It's a family event that everyone will enjoy, and we're expecting a great turnout."
On race day, early registration starts at 8 a.m. and the race begins at 9 a.m. For the first time, Diploma Dash will be chip-timed and each participant will wear a computer chip on his or her shoe, enhancing the speed and accuracy of race results. The racecourse at the 1604 Campus offers a certified 5K flat and fast course for accomplished runners as well as a scenic 1.5-mile course for those who prefer an easier pace.
Diploma Dash also serves as San Antonio's City Championship Race. The Capital Group Companies is an international investment management firm with a sizable office in San Antonio.
UTSA alumni Danny Zimmermann ('01) of Cleary Zimmermann Engineers and Cathy Starnes ('92) of Southwest Business Corp. are co-chairs of this year's Diploma Dash organizing committee.
Cash prizes, trophies and running shoes will be awarded for men's and women's open champions. An additional prize of a round-trip American Airlines ticket will be awarded to the two top winners. Each ticket is to one of 48 American Airlines cities in the continental United States, Mexico, Canada or Caribbean.
Men's and women's masters (40+ years) category winners will receive cash prizes and trophies. Custom medals will be awarded in 13 age categories and to the winners in the Clydesdale and Filly divisions. The Corporate Team Challenge, the ROTC Challenge and the Student Challenge also are popular aspects of the race. A corporate partner can give support without registering a company team.
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Fashion designer, Ingrid Starnes and her partner Simon Pound run their business from home in Pt Chevalier.
Ingrid Starnes:
What made you decide to run the business from home?
We started after having our twins, so being at home meant being able to work around sleeps and caring for the twins.
What do you like about it?
Not having to travel to work and being able to get to the workroom at any time is great. Always being near for the kids. We have a wonderful au pair that lives with us and looks after the twins between 9-5, and I look after Gertie, our 10 month old.
What are the challenges?
Always being near for the kids! That really is the best thing, although sometimes it is tricky to be able to get full concentration for any kind of period of time without some of the chaos of kids coming in. But the occasional sewing error is far outweighed by all the great surprising moments. The workroom staff love it too.
What sorts of cost savings have you experienced?
By having the workroom at home we save on travel. Renting one place that is bigger is more cost-effective around utilities and rental than renting two smaller places.
What are the challenges?
Keeping a separation between work and life - with couriers dropping things off from 6:45 in the morning and work often beginning afresh once the kids are down for the day - and with staff and contractors in and out all day, you have to love your job! I think you have to really want to do what you do - and then it isn't too hard.
Do you have a particular space in the house for the business?
Yes, a converted sleep-out for the workroom which is great as at our last rental we had the workroom in the living room and that was a bit overwhelming. We have office space inside and share the kitchen and living area with work stuff.
What infrastructure have you had to invest in?
We have bought, borrowed, begged and been gifted all kinds of machinery, trims, fabric, tables, irons. There is a wee bit of kit involved in having a workroom. So many in the industry have helped. For example, Murray Crane consolidated his workrooms into one and has lent us a range of great items he no longer uses.
Is it important to keep it separate - or do you have designs on the kitchen table?
We definitely sometimes have the designs on the kitchen table. With Simon working other jobs we have to do a lot of our planning and work together at night.
How does working from home affect family life? What do the children think?
Simon once said it is great that the kids grow up seeing Mum making things happen. It also means we are lucky to have a lot more to do with our kids during the day than many working parents.
Do you have work meetings from home?
For many meetings we'll pop up to the store in Herne Bay and go to the lovely Zus and Zo next door. The kids are great, but they're still kids and are likely to run in wearing a tutu and a spiderman mask and no pants just as you are getting to an important point.
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The HazMobile household hazardous waste collection team returns to Fort Bragg Disposal, 219 Pudding Creek Road, on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The HazMobile visits Fort Bragg on the first Friday-Saturday of every month unless it is a holiday weekend.
Dangerous chemicals that can't go in the trash are accepted by the HazMobile for recycling or special disposal.
The HazMobile is free to households but there is a limit of 15 gallons per vehicle per day (or 60 feet of fluorescent tubes). The 15 gallons is measured by the capacity of the containers of hazardous materials. If individuals wish to dispose of more than 15 gallons, they must make a special appointment and a fee will be charged.
Small business waste is also welcome at the collection but an appointment must be made and a fee will be applied per gallon of waste.
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MISSOULA, Mont. - Should city officials be required to live in Missoula city limits? The Administration and Finance Committee debated the proposal again Wednesday.
Questions came from city council members and the public, wondering who would be required to live in the city limits and what exceptions, if any, could be made.
It's the fifth draft of an ordinance requiring city department heads and supervisory managers to live within the city limits. There are a dozen listed in the proposal including the City Attorney, City Clerk and City Police Chief.
A state law on the same topic already exists, requiring a list of 'officers' to live within the city limits where they're employed. That law allows some exceptions, if approved by the town's city council. The Missoula proposal would further define which city officials fall under the category.
Supporters said it makes sense for people who make decisions about the city to have to see the impact of those decisions.
"Our department head jobs are coveted jobs and there's a lot of responsibility and a chance to set policy," said council member Cynthia Wolken. "I think it's a privilege to hold one of those jobs. If an employee feels like it's not the right fit for them and their family to move into the city for a promotion, that's their prerogative."
Opponents of the ordinance argued that people should be able to choose where they want to live. One Missoula resident who spoke up in the public comment portion of the meeting called the ordinance a violation of rights.
"I think you need to take a real close look at this thing. I don't think there's a real problem here," said South Hills resident Gary Beck. "I think this thing ought to be tabled."
Other council members presented their own examples.
"Someone would be working at grocery store and would be required in some sense to do all of their shopping at the grocery store to help contribute to their own salary," said Dave Strohmaier. "I don't see any reason or any justification for requiring any city employee to contribute to their own salary."
"I know that if I was at home 4th of July shooting off fireworks at my own barbeque and then I came in to the city limits later that day, I would sure have a hard time busting people for something I'd just been doing," said Jason Wiener.
The city council will take another look at the ordinance at next Monday's meeting.
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UTSA hosts first national cyber defense competition
By Kris Rodriguez
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(April 28, 2006)--The UTSA Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS) hosted 40 of the nation's top collegiate and military cadet cyber defense team members at the inaugural National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) April 21-23 at the Hilton San Antonio Airport hotel.
The University of North Carolina-Charlotte took first place honors in the competition. Millersville University of Millersville, Pennsylvania placed second and UTSA finished third.
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UNCC team captain Anthony Faust accepted the honors on behalf of his team and said, "We can now start translating down to help future UNCC teams because we know we have the teamwork, skill set and structure in place to continue to succeed in these type of competitions."
Other teams were from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Millersville University in Millersville, Pa., and a team of cadets representing all five military service academies. The competition featured five eight-member teams that were scored on their ability to operate and maintain a business network while under hostile cyber attack.
"UTSA is proud to be a leader in cyber security education, particularly as it relates to homeland security," said UTSA President Ricardo Romo. "Hosting this competition supports UTSA's commitment to be involved in activities that will help move the university toward premier research university status."
Andy Purdy, acting director of the National Cyber Security Division at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), closed the three-day competition. Purdy spoke about the current partnerships between the government and private sector and said DHS is helping organize and develop plans to conduct future cyber security risk assessments.
"Exercises are an important way to improve our cyber security preparedness and having competitions like these are excellent ways to practice for the real thing," said Purdy.
"We set up networks which were functionally the same as what the students would see in the real world and the teams were given the opportunity to try and do things that you would not necessarily see in an academic environment," said Greg White, UTSA CIAS director. "We hope this exposure helps to raise the level of interest in security as a potential career and educates the students on the importance of defending the nation's critical infrastructures."
In February, UTSA was awarded $3.1 million from the 2006 fiscal year Defense Appropriations Bill to support cyber security defend-and-attack exercises and infrastructure assurance and security research.
The National CCDC is the first cyber defense competition allowing teams of college students and military cadets to apply their information assurance and information technology education in a competitive environment.
While similar to other cyber defense competitions, CCDC competitions are unique because they focus on business operations and incorporate the operational aspect of managing and protecting an existing network infrastructure.
The teams utilized an operational network from a fictional business complete with e-mail, Web sites, data files and users. Each team was required to correct problems on their network, perform typical business tasks and defend their networks from hostile activity. The teams were scored on performance in the three areas and the winners are the first National Collegiate Cyber Defense champions.
The participants advanced to the CCDC after winning regional competitions against 20 teams in the Southwest, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions.
The 2006 regional competitions were modeled after UTSA's CIAS hosted the first Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition in April 2005. UTSA is the first Texas university and one of 66 in the nation with the "Center for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education" designation by the National Security Agency.
The National CCDC was sponsored through donations and volunteer support from the Department of Homeland Security, Cisco Systems, Northrop Grumman, TippingPoint, Internet Security Systems, Acronis, International Board and Alamo Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association, ThinkGeek, Coretrace, O'Reilly Media, Pepsi, Citadel Security Software and R&L Foods.
For more information, visit the UTSA CCDC Web site or contact CIAS at (210) 458-6302.
Read a San Antonio Current story about national cyber defense competition.


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Cass awards air conditioner bid to Mora firm
WALKER — Cass County commissioners Tuesday awarded a $145,500 contract to low bidder of five, Gorham Oien Mechanical of Mora, to replace the air conditioner for the county law enforcement center at the courthouse in Walker.
The bid includes demolishing the old chiller unit.
Marcy Cordova, the new Cass County 4-H program director, informed the board she has begun an effort to improve communication and organization for the county's 4-H program.
She held a recruitment and training program in November for volunteer 4-H leaders and began an effort to enhance and expand the 4-H dog project. She also is working to improve financial reports for 4-H. She has created a spreadsheet for clubs to use to improve their financial reporting.
Carolyn McQueen, Cass County extension Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) educator, informed the board about her educational programs.
She has worked with Walker-Hackensack-Akeley and Remer-Longville Schools to help students learn about eating more nutritious foods and will expand that program to Pine River and Pillager Schools in 2013.
She conducted classes in November for Pine River Food Shelf, Pine River and Pillager Women Infant and Children (WIC) participants, May Creek Lodge (senior assisted living) at Walker and for Backus Head Start parents.
Driver Right 365 Education and Advocacy for Life program has donated $1,500 to Cass County Probation Department to be used for $25 gas cards and $10 Subway gift cards as incentives for successful participants in the Wellness Court.
American Legion Post 458 in Boy River donated $100 and Salem Lutheran Church in Longville donated $200 to the veterans transportation program.


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Not all USC players hating on El Paso; read what social media tourism experts thought of city
EL PASO, Texas - Not all University of Southern California football players are disliking their time in El Paso for the Hyundai Sun Bowl.
USC redshirt freshman fullback Soma Vainuku tweeted praise for the Sun City, according to the El Paso Times.
"El Paso pretty cool place," Vainuku tweeted before also mentioning the low gas prices of $3.09 in El Paso and wishing he saw that in California. The El Paso Times also reported that Vainuku instagramed a photo of the inside of a elevator being decorated in USC wallpaper and tweeted "El Paso showing some love!"
USC freshman defensive end Leonard Williams apologized Thursday morning for a tweet on Wednesday that called El Paso "shitty." Read that full story here, including explanations for USC being late for a Sun Bowl dinner.
People don't just come to El Paso because of athletic events. In early November, about 230 people involved in the tourism industry came to the Sun City for the Social Media Tourism Symposium.
And a good amount of those symposium attendees enjoyed their time in El Paso.
"In our post event survey 58.5 percent said they would recommend El Paso to a friend or relative as a potential travel destination," said David Serino, founder of the Social Media Tourism Symposium. "We had a great experience in El Paso - based on the welcoming spirit of everyone in town. Everyone we ran into was very accommodating, and they were super excited to know that there were guests in town and we were enjoying ourselves."
Serino said because of the schedule, they didn't have a lot of time for extra stuff but that they did head out to quite a few restaurants and bars. He said the bar workers - especially Downtown - were extremely friendly to them when they found out they were a convention group.
As for activities they were able to partake in, if you're in Texas you just have to get a certain kind of footwear.
"A lot of people went boot shopping," Serino said. "I would say roughly 30 people bought boots out of about 230 attendees. Also, the authentic Mexican food was awesome. And there was great price value in the city."
Carlos Aguirre, an El Paso tattoo artist and singer, thinks the bad perception of El Paso comes from within its residents and that has to change.
"El Paso itself has had self-doubt and the world sees that," said Aguirre, who has a two-year-old video called "I Love My City." "When they see someone doubting themselves they're going to say 'that city ain't nothing.'"
Aguirre travels quite a bit and said El Paso has quite a few things over other cities.
But the main thing El Paso has is the people. He said in other cities you could live years without knowing your neighbor but in El Paso everyone knows everyone and that comes across in friendliness and hospitality.
As for Aguirre's advice to tourists visiting El Paso?
"Find someone who lives here and have them talk to you about the city and places to go," Aguirre said.
And the first place Aguirre would take a visitor is to the Franklin Mountains.
One of the biggest rock stars around absolutely loved his time at the The Plaza Theater and would probably consider it his number one place to visit in town.
"I read that in 1986 this beautiful building came very, very close to being torn down," Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder said toward the end of his Nov. 7 El Paso concert. "So I don't know who the people responsible for saving it are ... if I ever got to meet 'em I'd thank them profusely. It's so important to keep treasures like this alive. It's been a real extreme pleasure, not just come to your town for the first time, but to play in such a beautiful building. And I'm grateful that the contents (the audience) of the building have been so generous and kind."
KVIA asked some of the Social Media Tourism Symposium guest speakers their thoughts on El Paso. Here are some of their responses:
Jessica Lawlor, Marketing and Communications Coordinator at Visit Bucks County, Pa. - LOVED running up the canyon, dining at Tabla (amazing food!) and enjoying the gorgeous Texas November weather :)
Shannon Morgan, Senior Editor and Online Media for Maryland Life - Was mostly at the convention center but enjoyed dinner at Star City Kitchen and the view from McKelligon Canyon Pavilion
Jeremy A Williams, Interactive Marketing Manager at Indiana Office of Tourism - I was very impressed with El Paso. Loved that downtown had free WiFi everywhere and enjoyed Leo's downtown & McKelligon Canyon
Stephanie Lynch, PR and Social Media Manager at Hoffman | Lewis in Missouri - I loved the mariachi, Popsicles and rolled tacos. Would come back to visit art museum!


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Event Description :The Whitsundays and Airlie Beach have returned to full glory today. This picture recenting taken by the HD webcam overlooking the Coral Sea shows just how nice it is.
The weather is calm and Airlie Beach looks wonderful. The day tour boats are back in action too, lightly loaded, the small group opportunities and extremely personal attention is assured ... and that goes for restuarants, bars, fashion shops and eateries too!
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Imagine what we could learn about diseases by studying the history of human disease, from ancient hominids to the present. But how? TED Fellow Christina Warinner is an achaeological geneticist, and she's found a spectacular new tool — the microbial DNA in fossilized dental plaque.
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Tosan describes her effort as 'creative nonfiction'
It took 15 years, but Muriel T. Eden-Paul combined her family's story of conservation in Florida with a history of the often-overlooked Second Seminole War in a new book, "Once Upon A Picket."
It's a story that began unfolding in the 1970s, when an excavation of her family's land unearthed the historic Fort Cooper in Citrus County, Fla., - and one she scarcely imagined she'd tell when she moved to Wauwatosa nearly 25 years ago.
But as generations of her family passed - first her grandfather, John H. Eden, who bought the former citrus grove, and then her father John H. Eden, Jr., who inherited the 704-acre property - Eden-Paul felt compelled to share her family's legacy of history and conservation.
"It's amazing how one generation affects another," Eden-Paul said. "As a kid, I never even thought about that. But once I started working on the project, I realized that if my grandfather had never moved down there, who knows what would have happened to that land."
Her grandfather didn't live long enough to see it, but today the property is known as Fort Cooper State Park, home to Florida's only preserved Seminole War-era fort.
It's a badge of honor for Eden-Paul, since, she said, "so many from that timeframe have been buried under concrete and construction."
And it's a theme she wove into her book, which follows not only the stories of her father and grandfather, but also the Seminole tribe and militia members from that time, including Georgian militia man Major Mark Anthony Cooper, for whom the fort is named.
In the 1970s, Cooper's family shared Cooper's personal journal and other documents of the soldiers' experiences with the Eden family. And, Eden-Paul said, she used elements of that journal as dialogue in her book, which she describes as creative non-fiction.
"The thing that I enjoyed the most about working on this book was being able to bring the characters to life and weaving this historical event into something that affected not only the lives of people in the 1830s but also generations that followed after that," Eden-Paul said.
It is that message that Eden-Paul hopes people take from the book.
"I think we always have to be careful to preserve what's been handed to us, if we're going to have anything left for our children and our children's children," Eden-Paul said.
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I think it's easier for most Leos fans to identify with a white quarterback but Jackson is no prima donna...he's a classy, team oriented guy.
Does that mean non-white QBs are prima donnas, not classy or team oriented? Sorry being a bit tough on you, I don't for a second think you actually meant anything wrong. That said, I just think people want a "winner" regardless of colour. Buck has a certain flair, toughness, and determination that is visible in his play more so than Jarious - and that why I think fans want him to start.


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The key turns to pre-ignition/on (where a buzzing sound becomes very loud in the engine bay somewhere), then I try to enter the code into the alarm keypad and all it shows is a blank/no lights display. When I test it by trying to start the engine by turning the key further, there comes a persistent and very loud clicking sound with the dash lights going crazy.
When I take the key out and everything is off, the alarm keypad displays the number 1 lit up.
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"Wide receiver Jerrell Jernigan received a lot of attention the first time around against Washington. Along with David Carr , last year's third-round draft choice simulated Robert Griffin III in the week of practice leading up to the Giants' 27-23 victory.
However, Jernigan did not suit up for the game. He was on the inactive list that week, just like he has been seven times this year.
For the second go-round, he's again mimicking the Redskins quarterback for the Giants defense, but doing less of it. That's because Jernigan has to prepare for his own offense, hoping to be noticed for his own exploits -- and not solely on his best impression of Griffin.
"I'm [scouting him] on certain plays, not as much last time," said Jernigan, who sometimes doubled as a quarterback playing at Troy. "It was good last time. I love it back there, but now I'm doing more on our offense. So I'm not back there that much."
Jernigan received a bump up last week, seeing his share of downs on offense against the Packers. It was partially due to the game plan (which didn't include an injured Domenik Hixon) as well as improvement in practice.
"Pretty much both those reasons," Jernigan said. "Coaches have seen me in practice and how I've been working in practice. It carried over to the game, and they put in a package for me.
"It's always good getting out there, working hard out there, getting to run out there, and actually being in the game and mixing it up."
Despite not recording a catch, Jernigan said he and the coaches liked how fast he was playing as well as his blocking. Jernigan added he thinks his role will continue to expand, but there's always uncertainty come game day.
The second-year wide receiver has played in four games this season, none of which came in consecutive weeks.
"It depends," Jernigan said about when he knows if he will play or not on a given week. "Personally, you get a feel for it at practice. You see how many snaps you're going in or what you're doing at practice and stuff like that."