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sppunk · 06-03-2003, 08:38 PM

I just put this article on 6A.
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New York records show ticket ‘blizzard’ is barely a flurry

NEW YORK (AP) — From a Bronx man’s citation for sitting on a milk crate to a pregnant teen’s ticket for resting on the steps of a subway station, authorities are issuing what seems to many New Yorkers like a blizzard of silly summonses.
City records show most types of tickets are actually on the decline, and City Hall has vehemently disputed allegations that authorities are writing a torrent of tickets to try to close New York’s multibillion-dollar budget gap.
Nevertheless, the tabloid headlines about the tickets reflect New Yorkers’ very real sense that the cost of living in the big city is going up. Taxes, fees and transit fares have raised in the past few months, along with fines for some offenses.
The uproar “blends into the perception issue of people being nickel-and-dimed by the city,” Ed Skyler, a spokesman for Mayor Michael Bloomberg, acknowledged.
Part of the ticket turmoil stems from a police union media blitz.
The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association claims that beat cops face informal ticket quotas and are being pressured to write more summonses. The PBA is conducting a $100,000 ad campaign that asks New Yorkers not to blame police for tickets.
“We’re concerned about the relationship between the community and the police officers,” PBA spokesman Al O’Leary said.
Administration officials acknowledge that police have summons “performance measurements,” but accuse the union of whipping up ticket mania to raise its leaders’ profiles during re-election campaigns.
“The assertion that the mayor ordered more ticket writing to help close the budget gap is simply a lie,” Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Tuesday.
Skyler said: “It is every bit a manufactured controversy.”
Parking tickets are down 17 percent this year and moving violations down 7 percent, according to city records. Sanitation Department tickets, for violations like improper recycling, are on a lower pace this fiscal year. Summonses issued by beat cops are up for the year, but are on the same pace as three and four years ago, according to police statistics.
City Hall has been fending off a blitz of media reports, from coast to coast and overseas, about tickets. Many of them highlight the $50 summons issued to Crystal Rivera, a pregnant teen who told reporters she sat on the subway steps because she was tired and a nearby bench was too dirty.
Kelly said Tuesday that Rivera was part of a group of teenagers blocking the stairs. “Her inconsideration for people trying to exit the subway suddenly became a cause celebre,” he said.
Analysts said the city would not want to turn to tickets as way to produce revenue. A study released last week by the city’s Independent Budget Office found that while parking tickets make money, the city spends $2.09 for every dollar taken in on other fines.
“If you’re Poughkeepsie, a lot of traffic tickets might balance your budget. In New York City, you could go so far off the wall and you still wouldn’t,” said William Eimicke, a Columbia University public administration professor and former housing official under Mayor Ed Koch.

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Nothing/everything · 06-04-2003, 05:12 AM

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Just some guy whose DeadJournal I read. I was just actually copy-pasting it so I could tell him it was bullshit. Rereading it here, I guess it looks more profound than pretentious out of context, huh?

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The Plaintiff went to work Monday following the MVA and all that week. She was having problems with her left shoulder. She says that it felt "too heavy . . . I had to support it often. I didn't want to move it". She went to her chiropractor, Claudio Rocci, a week to ten days afterwards. During the discovery, the Plaintiff stated that she had been seeing a chiropractor before the accident and then retracted that statement claming "she wasn't sure". She says she received one treatment on her neck and it made her feel worse so she visited her family doctor, Dr. Jamani on December 9th . She listed her problems being with her left shoulder and neck. Dr. Jamani sent her to West End Physiotheraphy where she was recommended to take regular-strength Tylenol. After a laparoscopy, she returned to physiotherapy in the spring for three months after she noticed her symptoms flaring up when attempting gardening. She then returned in August of 1998 with another resurgence of symptoms and attended in three months blocks until December 1999. She received no other treatments at the time and took only over-the-counter Tylenol and Ibuprofen.

After the birth of her second child, the Plaintiff was having sharp shoulder pains that was waking her up in the night. She would have massage treatment and it would resolve the pains. However a little while later she would experience numbness in fingers or left arm.

The Plaintiff undertakes physiotherapy treatments a few times a year, whenever her neck or shoulder pain increases. These sessions can last for three months and she can have five months where the pain is calmer. She is frequently in and out of physiotherapy clinics often, approximately six months of a year. She also receives Shiatsu massage which she finds is the most successful in reliving pain in the shoulder and neck.

She had never had problems with her shoulder before the accident.

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06-03-2003, 08:38 PM	#31
sppunk Netphoria's George Will Location: Fenway Park Posts: 37,125	I just put this article on 6A. --------- New York records show ticket ‘blizzard’ is barely a flurry NEW YORK (AP) — From a Bronx man’s citation for sitting on a milk crate to a pregnant teen’s ticket for resting on the steps of a subway station, authorities are issuing what seems to many New Yorkers like a blizzard of silly summonses. City records show most types of tickets are actually on the decline, and City Hall has vehemently disputed allegations that authorities are writing a torrent of tickets to try to close New York’s multibillion-dollar budget gap. Nevertheless, the tabloid headlines about the tickets reflect New Yorkers’ very real sense that the cost of living in the big city is going up. Taxes, fees and transit fares have raised in the past few months, along with fines for some offenses. The uproar “blends into the perception issue of people being nickel-and-dimed by the city,” Ed Skyler, a spokesman for Mayor Michael Bloomberg, acknowledged. Part of the ticket turmoil stems from a police union media blitz. The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association claims that beat cops face informal ticket quotas and are being pressured to write more summonses. The PBA is conducting a $100,000 ad campaign that asks New Yorkers not to blame police for tickets. “We’re concerned about the relationship between the community and the police officers,” PBA spokesman Al O’Leary said. Administration officials acknowledge that police have summons “performance measurements,” but accuse the union of whipping up ticket mania to raise its leaders’ profiles during re-election campaigns. “The assertion that the mayor ordered more ticket writing to help close the budget gap is simply a lie,” Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Tuesday. Skyler said: “It is every bit a manufactured controversy.” Parking tickets are down 17 percent this year and moving violations down 7 percent, according to city records. Sanitation Department tickets, for violations like improper recycling, are on a lower pace this fiscal year. Summonses issued by beat cops are up for the year, but are on the same pace as three and four years ago, according to police statistics. City Hall has been fending off a blitz of media reports, from coast to coast and overseas, about tickets. Many of them highlight the $50 summons issued to Crystal Rivera, a pregnant teen who told reporters she sat on the subway steps because she was tired and a nearby bench was too dirty. Kelly said Tuesday that Rivera was part of a group of teenagers blocking the stairs. “Her inconsideration for people trying to exit the subway suddenly became a cause celebre,” he said. Analysts said the city would not want to turn to tickets as way to produce revenue. A study released last week by the city’s Independent Budget Office found that while parking tickets make money, the city spends $2.09 for every dollar taken in on other fines. “If you’re Poughkeepsie, a lot of traffic tickets might balance your budget. In New York City, you could go so far off the wall and you still wouldn’t,” said William Eimicke, a Columbia University public administration professor and former housing official under Mayor Ed Koch.

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06-04-2003, 05:12 AM	#35
Nothing/everything Minion of Satan Location: Groningen; Netherlands Posts: 8,000	Glimmer is a system for finding genes in microbial DNA, especially the genomes of bacteria and archaea. Glimmer (Gene Locator and Interpolated Markov Modeler) uses interpolated Markov models (IMMs) to identify the coding regions and distinguish them from noncoding DNA. The IMM approach, described in our Nucleic Acids Research paper on Glimmer 1.0 and in our subsequent paper on Glimmer 2.0, uses a combination of Markov models from 1st through 8th-order, weighting each model according to its predictive power. Glimmer 1.0 and 2.0 use 3-periodic nonhomogenous Markov models in their IMMs.

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06-05-2003, 12:05 PM	#39
Ugly Immortal Location: Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed Posts: 21,249	The Plaintiff went to work Monday following the MVA and all that week. She was having problems with her left shoulder. She says that it felt "too heavy . . . I had to support it often. I didn't want to move it". She went to her chiropractor, Claudio Rocci, a week to ten days afterwards. During the discovery, the Plaintiff stated that she had been seeing a chiropractor before the accident and then retracted that statement claming "she wasn't sure". She says she received one treatment on her neck and it made her feel worse so she visited her family doctor, Dr. Jamani on December 9th . She listed her problems being with her left shoulder and neck. Dr. Jamani sent her to West End Physiotheraphy where she was recommended to take regular-strength Tylenol. After a laparoscopy, she returned to physiotherapy in the spring for three months after she noticed her symptoms flaring up when attempting gardening. She then returned in August of 1998 with another resurgence of symptoms and attended in three months blocks until December 1999. She received no other treatments at the time and took only over-the-counter Tylenol and Ibuprofen. After the birth of her second child, the Plaintiff was having sharp shoulder pains that was waking her up in the night. She would have massage treatment and it would resolve the pains. However a little while later she would experience numbness in fingers or left arm. The Plaintiff undertakes physiotherapy treatments a few times a year, whenever her neck or shoulder pain increases. These sessions can last for three months and she can have five months where the pain is calmer. She is frequently in and out of physiotherapy clinics often, approximately six months of a year. She also receives Shiatsu massage which she finds is the most successful in reliving pain in the shoulder and neck. She had never had problems with her shoulder before the accident.