SEC NEWS DIGEST


Issue 2002-146                                                  July 30, 2002
     
     
COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENTS


SEC WEB SITE PROVICES LINK TO CEO, CFO CERTIFICATIONS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OF 947 COMPANIES

     On July 29, the Commission posted to its Web site a list of the 947
     companies whose top officials are required to file sworn statements
     attesting to the accuracy of the companies' most recent annual and
     quarterly financial reports. The list will link to the sworn statements
     as they are posted.
     
     The Commission issued an order June 27 requiring the filing of the sworn
     statements pursuant to Section 21(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act
     of 1934.  The Commission staff announced today that the written
     statements will be posted and the dates of receipt indicated on the SEC
     Web site (www.sec.gov) as soon as practicable after they are received,
     scanned and electronically processed.
     
     Following publication, the Commission staff will examine and categorize
     the statements. Statements in the form of Exhibit A to the June 27 order
     will be placed in one category.  All others will be placed in a second
     category.  Both categories will appear on the SEC Web site.
     
     For the large number of statements expected to be received on or around
     Aug. 14, when most companies' next quarterly statements are due, the
     categorization process can be expected to be completed during the week
     of Aug. 19.
     
     The Commission has posted two sets of Frequently Asked Questions About
     Commission Order No. 4-460 on its Web site and expects to add a third
     set.  The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission also released
     a statement today regarding companies' filing on Form 8-K and posting to
     their Web sites the written statement of their CEOs and CFOs required by
     the Commission's June 27 order.  (Press Rel. 2002-115)

PAUL MUNTER NAMED ACADEMIC ACCOUNTING FELLOW OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
                                      
     The Commission's Office of the Chief Accountant today announced the
     selection of Paul Munter as academic accounting fellow for a one-year
     term beginning August 2002.  For the last 14 years, Munter has been
     professor and chairman of the Department of Accounting at the University
     of Miami.  He is a certified public accountant.  Munter also has a
     doctorate in accounting from the University of Colorado-Boulder, and a
     bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Fresno State University.

     Munter has published extensively.  He co-authored four books and
     monographs and over 150 articles and technical papers primarily on
     financial accounting and auditing matters in journals such as Journal of
     Accountancy, CPA Journal, Accounting Review, Behavioral Research in
     Accounting, and Practical Accountant.  He has been active in the
     standard-setting process in the United States including serving as a
     member of the AcSEC Task Force which developed Statement of Position 98-
     1 on the accounting for software obtained for internal purposes.

     At the Commission, the academic accounting fellow serves as a research
     resource for the staff by interpreting and communicating research
     materials as they relate to various areas of interest to the SEC.  In
     addition, the academic fellow has been assigned to ongoing projects in
     the Chief Accountant's office which include rulemaking, liaison with the
     professional accounting standards-setting bodies and consultation with
     registrants on
     accounting and reporting matters.  Munter will replace the current
     academic accounting fellow, Steven L. Henning, who will return to
     Southern Methodist University.  (Press Rel. 2002-116)
     
DAVID SMITH APPOINTED ACADEMIC ACCOUNTING FELLOW DIVISION OF CORPORATION
FINANCE

     The Commission's Division of Corporation Finance today announced the
     selection of David B. Smith as the academic accounting fellow for a one-
     year term beginning August 2002.  Currently, Smith is the Union Pacific
     Corporation/Charles B. Handy Professor of Accounting at Iowa State
     University (ISU).  He served as the ISU Department of Accounting
     Chairman from 1998 to 2001.  He is a certified public accountant and a
     chartered financial analyst.   Smith holds a doctorate in accounting
     from the University of Illinois, a master's in business administration
     from the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School), and a bachelor's
     degree from Carleton College in Northfield, Minn.  He has served for the
     past two years on the SEC Liaison Committee of the American Accounting
     Association.

     Smith's current research interests include issues related to revenue
     recognition, financial statement disclosure of business segment
     information, and the use of accounting information to value common
     stocks.  His research findings have been published in Auditing: A
     Journal of Theory and Practice, the Journal of Accounting and Economics,
     the Journal of Accounting Research, and the Journal of Accounting,
     Auditing and Finance.

     At the Commission, the academic accounting fellow serves as a research
     resource for the staff by interpreting and communicating research
     materials as they relate to various areas of interest to the SEC.  In
     addition, the academic fellow has been assigned to ongoing projects in
     the Division of Corporation Finance, including rulemaking, researching
     financial reporting issues in connection with division policy or program
     initiatives, and consultation with registrants on accounting and
     reporting matters.  Smith will replace the current academic accounting
     fellow, Betty Chavis, who will return to California State University at
     Fullerton.  (Press Rel. 2002-117)


ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS
     

SEC INSTITUTES ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING AGAINST MICHAEL RICHMOND BASED ON
ENTRY OF INJUNCTION

     On July 29, the Commission instituted an administrative proceeding
     against Michael D. Richmond (Richmond) based on the entry of an
     injunction against Richmond. In the Order, the Division of Enforcement
     alleges that on June 28, 2002, the United States District Court for the
     District of Massachusetts enjoined Richmond from further violations of
     the antifraud provisions of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933
     (Securities Act) and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of
     1934 (Exchange Act) and Rule l0b-5 thereunder, the securities
     registration provisions of Sections 5(a) and 5(c) of the Securities Act
     and the broker-dealer registration provisions of Section 15(a) of the
     Exchange Act.
     
     The Order further alleges that on July 15, 1998, the Commission filed
     its complaint alleging that Richmond, a former registered representative
     associated with Washington Square Securities, Inc. orchestrated a Ponzi
     scheme offering unregistered securities in the form of International
     Certificates of Deposit issued by Royal Meridian International Bank
     (RMIB), that promised to pay guaranteed rates of return as high as 24%.
     The Commission's complaint alleged that investor funds were deposited
     into a series of money market and bank accounts controlled by Richmond
     and were used to repay other investors and for Richmond's and others'
     personal expenses.
     
     A hearing will be scheduled before an administrative law judge to
     determine whether the allegations contained in the Order are true, to
     provide Richmond an opportunity to dispute these allegations, and to
     determine what sanctions, if any, are appropriate and in the public
     interest.  (Rel. 34-46276; File No. 3-10848)

ORDER MAKING FINDINGS AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS ENTERED AGAINST MARK
SAVARESE

     On July 29, the Commission settled an administrative proceeding against
     Mark R. Savarese (Savarese).  Savarese, without admitting or denying the
     Commission's findings, consented to an Order barring him from
     association with any broker or dealer.

     Pursuant to the Order and Offer of Settlement, the Commission found that
     on May 20, 1999, in the United States District Court for the Southern
     District of New York (SDNY), Savarese pled guilty to conspiracy to
     violate Section 11(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule
     11a-1 thereunder. In July 2000, Savarese was permanently enjoined, on
     consent, by the SDNY from violating Sections 11(a) and 17(a) of the
     Exchange Act and Rules 11a-1 and 17a-3 thereunder.

     The Commission's complaint alleged, in part, that Savarese entered into
     an agreement with The Oakford Corporation (Oakford) to engage in illegal
     trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Pursuant to the
     arrangement, an account was opened at Oakford and falsely identified as
     a firm proprietary account, when, in fact, that account was controlled
     by Savarese. Savarese and Oakford agreed to split the profits from the
     activity in the account with Oakford, with Savarese receiving 90% of the
     profits. Various books and records, including order tickets, were
     falsified to conceal the true nature of the transactions.

     The Commission's action was the result of an investigation with the
     United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York,
     the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division, the
     Federal Bureau of Investigation and the NYSE.  (Rel. 34-46278; File No.
     3-10850)

SEC BARS JOHANN SMITH FROM ASSOCIATING WITH ANY BROKER OR DEALER FOR HIS ROLE
IN $29 MILLION PONZI SCHEME

     On July 29, the Commission it entered an Order Instituting Public
     Administrative Proceedings Pursuant to Section 15(b) of the Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934, Making Findings and Imposing Remedial Sanctions
     against Johann M. Smith (Smith), a resident of Indianapolis, Indiana,
     for his involvement in a $29 million Ponzi scheme. Without admitting or
     denying its findings, except as to the SEC's jurisdiction over him and
     the entry of a permanent injunction against him, Smith consented to the
     entry of the Order, which bars him from association with any broker or
     dealer. The permanent injunction was entered on November 16, 2000 in the
     SEC's civil action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District
     of Indiana, captioned SEC v. Payne, et al., IP00-1265 C. The SEC filed
     its action on August 10, 2000 against Smith, JMS Investment Group, LLC
     (JMS), Heartland Financial Services, Inc. (Heartland), Constance Brooks-
     Kiefer, Kenneth R. Payne and Daniel G. Danker to halt the Ponzi scheme.
     Based on his participation in the Ponzi scheme, Smith, founder of JMS
     and former attorney for Heartland, previously pled guilty to two counts
     of mail fraud and one count of unlawfully structuring currency
     transactions in the criminal case prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's
     Office for the Southern District of Indiana. On May 24, the Honorable
     John D. Tinder sentenced Smith to three years and one month in prison
     and ordered him to pay $11.7 million in restitution. For more
     information concerning the SEC's action, see LR-16650, LR-17049, LR-
     17492 and LR-17551.  (Rel. 34-46279; File No. 3-10851)

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING INSTITUTED AND FINAL JUDGMENT ENTERED AGAINST ERIC
BROWN FOR FINANCIAL FRAUD

     On July 29, the Commission instituted a settled administrative
     proceeding pursuant to Rule 102(e) of the Commission's Rules of Practice
     against Eric C. Brown, the former controller of Scorpion Technologies,
     Inc. (Scorpion). Brown agreed to an order suspending him from appearing
     or practicing before the Commission as an accountant.

     The Commission also announced that on June 21, 2002, the Honorable
     Barbara S. Jones, United States District Judge for the Southern District
     of New York, entered a Final Judgment of Disgorgement by Consent against
     Brown in connection with a civil injunctive action filed by the
     Commission on February 9, 1996, against Scorpion, Brown, and others. The
     Final Judgment of Disgorgement provided that the Commission's claim for
     disgorgement against Brown is satisfied by the $25.2 million in
     restitution ordered in a related criminal proceeding, United States v.
     Eric Brown, CR 96-251-SI (N.D. Cal.).

     Previously, the Court entered a Partial Judgment of Permanent Injunction
     and Other Equitable Relief by Consent against Brown which enjoined him
     from future violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act
     of 1934 and Rule l0b-5 thereunder, and Rule 13b2-2 promulgated under
     Section 13(b) of the Exchange Act. Brown was also barred from serving as
     an officer or director of a public corporation. In the related criminal
     proceeding, Brown pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to file false
     reports with the Commission, and was sentenced to serve a term of
     probation and 800 hours of community service, and to pay $25.2 million
     in restitution.

     The Commission's Amended Complaint, filed on May 9, 1996, alleged that
     Brown and others engaged in a scheme to inflate the revenues, assets,
     and earrings reported in the public filings of Scorpion Technologies,
     Inc., a publicly traded company that maintained its offices in Los
     Gatos, California. Between 1991 and 1993, Brown falsified Scorpion's
     books and records, prepared or directed the preparation of fictitious
     purchase orders, invoices, payment documentation, confirmations, and
     product return documentation, and provided false and misleading
     information and documents to Scorpion's independent auditors. [SEC v.
     Scorpion Technologies, Inc., et al., 96-CIV-1005 S.D.N.Y.] (Rel. 34-
     46273; File No. 3-10847; LR-17634; AAER-1602)

FIVE INDIVIDUALS TO FACE INCARCERATION FOR CONTEMPT IN SEC PONZI CASE;
CRIMINAL CHARGES FILED IN CALIFORNIA FOLLOWING SEC INVESTIGATION OF $98
MILLION PRIME BANK SCHEME

     On  July 22, U.S. District Judge Jerry Buchmeyer, the presiding judge in
     SEC  v.  Resource  Development International, LLC, et  al.,  USDC/ND/TX,
     Dallas  Division, Civil Action No. 3:02-CV-0605-R, issued bench warrants
     requiring  the arrest and incarceration of defendants Gerald  Stock  and
     Kevin  Lynds.  At the request of the Securities and Exchange  Commission
     and  the court-appointed Receiver, Judge Buchmeyer found that Stock  and
     Lynds,  participants in a prime bank fraud, were in civil  contempt  for
     willfully violating several prior orders entered by the Court.

     The  Fort Worth District Office of the Commission filed the SEC  v.  RDI
     matter  on March 25, 2002, alleging that Stock and Lynds, together  with
     several  other  defendants,  violated  the  antifraud  and  registration
     provisions  of the federal securities laws by participating in  a  Ponzi
     scheme  involving  the  offer and sale of a  non-existent  "prime  bank"
     trading  program  (LR-17438,  March  26,  2002).   Resource  Development
     International,  its  principals, James  and  David  Edwards,  and  other
     defendants collected more than $98 million from more than 1300 investors
     nationwide through numerous misrepresentations and omissions,  including
     false  and  misleading statements concerning the existence of the  prime
     bank  trading  program,  the  safety of the  investment,  the  purported
     participation of governmental and international organizations,  and  the
     use of investor funds.

     James  and David Edwards, a father and son duo who masterminded the  RDI
     scheme from their headquarters in Tacoma, Washington, were fugitives for
     more  than  two months after Judge Buchmeyer issued bench  warrants  for
     their  arrest on May 8, 2002.  Agents from the Tacoma office  of  United
     States  Marshals  Service arrested the Edwards on July  21,  2002  in  a
     remote  area  of  Washington  State.  The Edwards  are  currently  being
     transported  from Washington State to Texas. [SEC v. ResourceDevelopment
     International, LLC, et al., ND/TX, Civil Action No. 3:02-CV-0605-R]  (LR-
     17635)


INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT RELEASES


VISION GROUP OF FUNDS, ET AL.

     An order has been issued on an application filed by Vision Group of
     Funds, et al., exempting applicants from Section 15(a) of the Investment
     Company Act and Rule 18f-2 under the Act. The order permits the
     applicants to enter into and materially amend subadvisory agreements
     without shareholder approval.  (Rel. IC-25671 - July 24)

ORDERS OF DEREGISTRATION UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT

     Orders have been issued under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act
     declaring that each of the following has ceased to be an investment
     company:

     Brazos Insurance Funds [File No. 811-9811]
     (Rel. IC- 25672 - July 25, 2002)
     Dreyfus Institutional Short Term Treasury Fund [File No. 811-7097]
     (Rel. IC- 25673 - July 25, 2002)
     The Mallard Fund, Inc. [File No. 811-7861]
     (Rel. IC- 25674 - July 25, 2002)
     Merrill Lynch Intermediate Government Bond Fund [File No. 811-4839]
     (Rel. IC- 25675 - July 25, 2002)
     AmeriSen Funds [File No. 811-10285]
     (Rel. IC- 25676 - July 25, 2002)
     Merrill Lynch Multi-State Limited Maturity Municipal Series Trust [File
     No. 811-4264]
     (Rel. IC- 25677 - July 25, 2002)
     SIFE Trust Fund [File No. 811-987]
     (Rel. IC- 25678 - July 25, 2002)
     Phillips Capital Investments, Inc. [File No. 811-5245]
     (Rel. IC- 25679 - July 25, 2002)
     Questar Funds, Inc. [File No. 811-8655]
     (Rel. IC- 25680 - July 25, 2002)
     SHARCS Trust I [File No. 811-21025]
     (Rel. IC- 25681 - July 25, 2002)
     American Municipal Term Trust Inc. II [File No. 811-6356]
     (Rel. IC- 25682 - July 25, 2002)
     Minnesota Municipal Term Trust Inc. [File No. 811-6359]
     (Rel. IC- 25683 - July 25, 2002)
     Mercury Target Select Equity Fund, Inc. [File No. 811-10037]
     (Rel. IC- 25684 - July 25, 2002)

NOTICES OF DEREGISTRATIONS UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT

     For the month of July, 2002, a notice has been issued giving interested
     persons until August 20, 2002, to request a hearing on any of the
     following applications for an order under Section 8(1) of the Investment
     Company Act declaring that the applicant has ceased to be an investment
     company:

     Freedom Mutual Fund [File No. 811-3126]
     Freedom Group of Tax Exempt Funds [File No. 811-3519]
     Pioneer Global Consumers Fund [File No. 811-10457]
     Pioneer Global Industrials Fund [File No. 811-10459]
     Pioneer Global Energy & Utilities Fund [File No. 811-10461]
     Midas Investors Ltd. [File No. 811-835]
     Midas U.S. and Overseas Fund Ltd. [File No. 811-4741]
     Dow Jones Islamic Market Index Portfolio [File No. 811-9569]
     BBH Global Equity Portfolio [File No. 811-9991]
     Merrill Lynch High Income Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. [File No. 811-6156]

     (Rel. IC-25685 - July 26)

BANKNORTH FUNDS, ET AL.

     An order has been issued permitting the withdrawal of an application
     filed by Banknorth Funds, et al., for an order under Section 17(b) of
     the Investment Company Act for an exemption from Section 17(a) of the
     Act.  (Rel. IC-25686 - July 26)

FREMONT MUTUAL FUNDS, INC., ET AL.

     A notice has been issued giving interested persons until August 23, 2002
     to request a hearing on an application filed by Fremont Mutual Funds,
     Inc. and Fremont Investment Advisors, Inc. for an order under Section
     12(d)(1)(J) of the Investment Company Act for an exemption from Sections
     12(d)(1)(J)(A) and (B) of the Act, under Sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the
     Act for an exemption from Section 17(a) of the Act, and under Section
     17(d) of the Act and Rule 17d-1 under the Act to permit certain
     transactions. The order would permit certain management investment
     companies to invest uninvested cash and cash collateral in affiliated
     money market funds in excess of the limits in Sections 12(d)(1)(A) and
     (B) of the Act.  (Rel. IC-25688 - July 29)
     


HOLDING COMPANY ACT RELEASE


ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION

     A supplemental order has been issued authorizing Alliant Energy
Corporation, a registered holding company, and its subsidiaries, Alliant Energy
Resources, Inc. and Heartland Properties, Inc., to make tax-advantaged investments 
of up to $125 million in low-income housing projects, through December 31, 2005. 
(Rel. 35-27552)


SECURITIES ACT REGISTRATIONS
     

     The following registration statements have been filed with the SEC under
     the  Securities  Act  of  1933.   The reported  information  appears  as
     follows:   Form,  Name, Address and Phone Number (if available)  of  the
     issuer  of the security; Title and the number and/or face amount of  the
     securities being offered; Name of the managing underwriter or  depositor
     (if  applicable);  File number and date filed; Assigned  Branch;  and  a
     designation if the statement is a New Issue.

     Registration statements may be obtained in person or by writing  to  the
     Commission's  Public  Reference  Branch  at  450  Fifth  Street,   N.W.,
     Washington,  D.C.  20549  or  at  the  following  e-mail  box   address:
     <publicinfo@sec.gov>.  In most cases, this information is also available
     on the Commission's website: <www.sec.gov>.

SB-2    SYNERGY TECHNOLOGIES CORP, 335 25TH ST. S.E.,
        C/O SYNERGY TECHNOLOGIES CORP, CALGARY ALBERTA CA, A0, T2A 7H8,
        4032692274 - 7,534,994 ($2,787,947.70) Equity, (File 333-97223 -
        Jul. 29) (BR. 04)

S-3     MDC HOLDINGS INC, 3600 S YOSEMITE ST STE 900, DENVER, CO, 80237,
        3037731100 - 0 ($1.00) Other, (File 333-97225 - Jul. 29) (BR. 06)

S-3     ASYST TECHNOLOGIES INC /CA/, 48761 KATO ROAD, FREMONT, CA, 94538,
        5106615000 - 1,310,104 ($16,625,220.00) Equity, (File 333-97227 -
        Jul. 29) (BR. 36)

S-3     WASTE CONNECTIONS INC/DE, 620 COOLIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 350, FOLSOM, CA,
        95630, 9166088200 - 175,000,000 ($175,000,000.00) Other,
        (File 333-97231 - Jul. 29) (BR. 06)

S-8     HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INC, 3310 WEST END AVE, FOURTH FL SUITE 700,
        NASHVILLE, TN, 37203, 6152699175 - 2,095,245 ($57,409,713.00) Equity,
        (File 333-97233 - Jul. 29) (BR. 08)

S-8     PRECISE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD, 1 HASHIKMA STREET P O BOX 88,
        SAVYON ISREAL 56518, 2,000,000 ($20,900,000.00) Equity,
        (File 333-97235 - Jul. 29) (BR. 03)

S-8     MICHAELS STORES INC, 8000 BENT BRANCH DR, PO BOX 619566, IRVING, TX,
        75063, 2147147000 - 0 ($126,480,000.00) Equity, (File 333-97241 -
        Jul. 29) (BR. 02)

S-8     DELTA CAPITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC, 999 8TH STREET SW, 403-244-7300,
        CALGARY ALBERTA, A0, T2R 1J5, 1,000,000 ($90,000.00) Equity,
        (File 333-97243 - Jul. 29) (BR. 03)

S-4     INTERMET CORP, 5445 CORPORATE DR, STE 200, TROY, MI, 48098,
        2489522500 - 0 ($175,000,000.00) Non-Convertible Debt,
        (File 333-97245 - Jul. 29) (BR. 06)

S-3     SLM FUNDING CORP, 304 SOUTH MINNESOTA STREET, SUITE B, CARSON CITY, NV,
        89706, 8175544500 - 0 ($1,000,000.00) Other, (File 333-97247 - Jul. 29)
        (BR. 05)

S-8     NATIONAL GRID GROUP PLC, 15 MARYLEBONE ROAD, LONDON NW1 5JD, X0,
        4,000,000 ($128,640,000.00) ADRs/ADSs, (File 333-97249 - Jul. 29) (BR. )

S-8     VENTAS INC, 4360 BROWNSBORO ROAD, SUITE 115, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40207,
        5025967300 - 0 ($28,115,671.20) Equity, (File 333-97251 - Jul. 29)
        (BR. 08)

SB-2    RESOLVE STAFFING INC, 310 EAST HARRISION, ., TAMPA, FL, 33602,
        813-225-1200 - 6,330,366 ($810,255.00) Equity, (File 333-97255 -
        Jul. 29) (BR. 09)

S-8     CIT GROUP INC DEL, 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NY, 10036,
        2125361390 - 1,000,000 ($18,100,000.00) Equity, (File 333-97259 -
        Jul. 29) (BR. 07)

S-8     STEINWAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS INC, 800 S ST STE 425, WALTHAM, MA,
        02453-1472, 2195221675 - 0 ($14,153,517.00) Equity, (File 333-97261 -
        Jul. 29) (BR. 05)

S-3     GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INC, 1201 WALNUT, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64106,
        8165562200 - 1,000,000 ($17,730,000.00) Equity, (File 333-97263 -
        Jul. 29) (BR. 02)

S-8     PEERLESS SYSTEMS CORP, 2381 ROSECRANS AVE, EL SEGUNDO, CA, 90245,
        3105360908 - 1,000,000 ($1,240,000.00) Equity, (File 333-97265 -
        Jul. 29) (BR. 03)

S-1     BICO INC/PA, 2275 SWALLOW HILL ROAD, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15220,
        4124290673 -
        3,900,000,000 ($7,800,000.00) Debt Convertible into Equity,
        (File 333-97267 - Jul. 29) (BR. 02)

S-8     LONE STAR STEAKHOUSE & SALOON INC, 224 E DOUGLAS STE 700, WICHITA, KS,
        67202, 3162648899 - 3,300,000 ($61,842,000.00) Equity,
        (File 333-97271 - Jul. 29) (BR. 05)

S-8     CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL INC, 1600 W 7TH ST, FT WORTH, TX, 76102,
        8173351100 - 0 ($8,340,000.00) Equity, (File 333-97273 - Jul. 29)
        (BR. 02)

S-8     CIT GROUP INC DEL, 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NY, 10036,
        2125361390 - 26,000,000 ($1,101,934,357.00) Equity, (File 333-97275 -
        Jul. 29) (BR. 07)

S-8     WENDYS INTERNATIONAL INC, 4288 W DUBLIN GRANVILLE RD, P O BOX 256,
        DUBLIN, OH, 43017, 6147643100 - 1,000,000 ($32,780,000.00) Equity,
        (File 333-97277 - Jul. 29) (BR. 05)

SB-2    1ST STEP INC, 14759 OXNARD STREET, VAN NUYS, CA, 91411,
        3,930,000 ($196,500.00) Equity, (File 333-97279 - Jul. 29) (BR. 09)

SB-2    UNIVERSE2U INC, 30 WEST BEAVER CREEK RD, SUITE 109,
        RICHMOND HILL ONTARI, 9058813284 - 18,873,016 ($3,924,603.00) Equity,
        (File 333-97281 - Jul. 29) (BR. 09)

N-2     NEUBERGER BERMAN INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL FUND INC, 605 THIRD AVE,
        2ND FLOOR, NEW YOKR, NY, 10158-0180, 2124768800 -
        4,600,000 ($69,000,000.00) Equity, (File 333-97283 - Jul. 29) (BR. )

S-3     CONEXANT SYSTEMS INC, 4311 JAMBOREE RD, NEWPORT BEACH, CA, 92660-3095,
        9494834600 - 1,250,000 ($1,962,500.00) Equity, (File 333-97285 -
        Jul. 29) (BR. 36)

S-8     COMMUNITY CAPITAL BANCSHARES INC, 430 TIFT AVENUE, ALBANY, GA, 31701,
        9124462265 - 205,002 ($1,640,016.00) Equity, (File 333-97287 - Jul. 29)
        (BR. 07)

     

RECENT 8K FILINGS

    
Form 8-K is used by companies to file current reports on the following events:

    Item 1.  Changes in Control of Registrant.
    Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
    Item 3.  Bankruptcy or Receivership.
    Item 4.  Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
    Item 5.  Other Materially Important Events.
    Item 6.  Resignations of Registrant's Directors.
    Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
    Item 8.  Change in Fiscal Year.
    Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

     The following companies have filed 8-K reports for the date indicated and/or
amendments to 8-K reports previously filed, responding to the item(s) of the form
specified.   8-K  reports  may  be  obtained in  person  or  by  writing  to  the
Commission's Public Reference Branch at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington,  D.C.
20549  or  at the following e-mail box address:  <publicinfo@sec.gov>.   In  most
cases,   this  information  is  also  available  on  the  Commission's   website:
<www.sec.gov>.



                                       STATE     8K ITEM NO.
NAME OF ISSUER                         CODE   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9     DATE   COMMENT

1-800 ATTORNEY INC                      FL            X   X       07/29/02

ADELPHIA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC         DE            X           07/26/02

ADVANCED GLASSFIBER YARNS LLC           DE            X   X       07/29/02

AES IRONWOOD LLC                        DE            X   X       07/26/02

AES RED OAK LLC                                       X   X       07/26/02

AMERICA ONLINE LATIN AMERICA INC        DE            X           07/19/02

AMERICAN LAWYER MEDIA HOLDINGS INC      DE          X             07/26/02

AMERICAN LAWYER MEDIA INC               DE          X             07/26/02

AMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INC             DE                    X   07/29/02

AMERICARE HEALTH SCAN INC               FL          X             07/29/02

APHTON CORP                             DE                    X   07/29/02

AT&T CORP                               NY            X   X       07/29/02

ATLANTIC TELE NETWORK INC /DE           DE          X             07/29/02

BA MASTER CREDIT CARD TRUST /                         X   X       07/15/02

BA MASTER CREDIT CARD TRUST /                             X       07/15/02

BANKNORTH GROUP INC/ME                  ME            X   X       07/26/02

BAY STATE BANCORP INC                   DE            X   X       07/26/02

BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES    DE            X   X       07/29/02

BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES    DE            X           07/26/02

BEAZER HOMES USA INC                    DE            X   X       07/25/02

BGF INDUSTRIES INC                      DE            X   X       07/29/02

BINDVIEW DEVELOPMENT CORP               TX            X   X       07/25/02

BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC             DE            X           07/29/02

BORLAND SOFTWARE CORP                   DE            X   X       07/29/02

BRAINWORKS VENTURES INC                 NV          X     X       07/24/02

BROADWING INC                           OH            X   X       07/26/02

BUDGET GROUP INC                        DE        X       X       07/29/02

C BASS MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET BACKED CER   DE            X   X       07/25/02

CAN CAL RESOURCES LTD                   NV            X           06/19/02

CANNONDALE CORP /                       DE            X   X       07/26/02

CAVALCADE OF SPORTS MEDIA INC           NV      X     X   X       07/10/02

CELERITEK INC/CA                        CA            X   X       07/29/02

CHANGE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS INC          DE                X   X   07/26/02

CHEC FUNDING CENTEX HOME EQ LN ASST B   DE            X   X       07/25/02

CITIBANK SOUTH DAKOTA N A               DE            X           06/25/02

COMPLE TEL EUROPE NV                                  X   X       07/26/02

CONEXANT SYSTEMS INC                    DE            X           07/25/02  AMEND

CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS INC /TX/          TX            X   X       07/22/02

CORNING INC /NY                         NY            X           07/29/02

CORPORATE EXECUTIVE BOARD CO            DE                    X   07/29/02

CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON MORT ACCEP   DE            X   X       07/25/02

CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON MORTGAGE S   DE            X           07/26/02

CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON MORTGAGE S   DE            X           07/29/02

CSB BANCORP INC /OH                     OH            X   X       07/22/02  AMEND

CSFB MORTGAGE BACKED PASS THR CERT SE   DE            X   X       07/25/02

CSFB MORTGAGE BACKED PASS THROUGH CER   DE            X   X       07/25/02

CSFB MORTGAGE BACKED PASS THRU CERTS    DE            X   X       07/25/02

CSFB MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICAT   DE            X   X       07/25/02

CSFB MORTGAGE PASS THRU CERT SERIES 2                 X   X       07/25/02

CSFB MORTGAGED BACKED PASS THRU CERTI   DE            X   X       07/25/02

CURATIVE HEALTH SERVICES INC            MN            X   X       07/25/02

CWMBS INC                               DE            X   X       07/29/02

DIASENSE INC/PA                         PA            X           07/26/02

DIGITAL COURIER TECHNOLOGIES INC        DE    X       X           07/12/02

DIGITAL DESCRIPTOR SYSTEMS INC          DE              X         07/23/02

ENRON CORP/OR/                          OR            X   X       07/26/02

ENTRUST INC                             MD            X   X       07/29/02

ENVIRONMENTAL POWER CORP                DE                X   X   07/29/02

ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES & TECHNOLOGI   FL            X   X       07/29/02

EQUITY MARKETING INC                    DE                X       07/25/02

EQUITY OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST          MD            X   X       07/29/02

EURONET WORLDWIDE INC                   DE            X   X       07/29/02

EUROPA CRUISES CORP                     DE            X           07/10/02

FEDERAL MOGUL CORP                      MI            X           07/29/02

FLORIDA EAST COAST INDUSTRIES INC       FL                X   X   07/29/02

GENESIS HEALTH VENTURES INC /PA         PA            X   X       07/29/02

GENOMIC SOLUTIONS INC                   DE          X     X       07/23/02

GERBER SCIENTIFIC INC                   CT            X           04/30/02

GILMAN & CIOCIA INC                     DE                X       07/12/02  AMEND

GREATER BAY BANCORP                     CA            X   X   X   07/29/02

GREATER COMMUNITY BANCORP               NJ            X           07/29/02

HALLIBURTON CO                          DE            X   X       07/22/02

HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/                  DE            X           07/22/02

HOUSEHOLD AUTOMOTIVE TRUST 2001-1       DE                X       07/17/02

HOUSEHOLD AUTOMOTIVE TRUST SERIES 200   DE                X       07/17/02

HOUSEHOLD AUTOMOTIVE TRUST V SERIES 2   DE                X       07/17/02

HPL TECHNOLOGIES INC                    DE            X   X       07/29/02

IBASIS INC                              DE      X         X       07/15/02

IMAGIS TECHNOLOGIES INC                 A1            X   X   X   06/04/02

IN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL INC             DE            X           07/29/02

INDUSTRI MATEMATIK INTERNATIONAL CORP   DE            X           07/08/02

INTEGRAMED AMERICA INC                  DE                X   X   07/29/02

IXYS CORP /DE/                          DE            X   X       07/24/02

J C PENNEY CO INC                       DE            X           07/25/02

KITTY HAWK INC                          DE            X   X       07/29/02

KOPIN CORP                              DE                X   X   07/29/02

LEVEL 8 SYSTEMS INC                     DE            X   X       07/26/02

M & F WORLDWIDE CORP                    DE            X   X       07/29/02

M&I  AUTO LOAN TRUST 2001-1             DE            X   X       07/22/02

MACERICH CO                             MD                X   X   07/29/02

MCDONALDS CORP                          DE            X   X       07/24/02

MCKENZIE BAY INTERNATIONAL                    X                   07/26/02

MED-DESIGN CORP                         DE                X   X   07/26/02

MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP                DE          X     X       07/24/02

MEDIFAST INC                            DE            X           07/29/02

MERCHANTPARK COMMUNICATIONS INC /NV/    NV            X           09/30/02

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER INC                 DE            X   X       07/26/02

MICHAELS STORES INC                     DE            X   X       06/20/02

MID ATLANTIC REALTY TRUST               MD                X   X   06/30/02

MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER CAPITAL I    DE            X   X       07/26/02

MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER CAPITAL I    DE            X   X       07/22/02

NASH FINCH CO                           DE          X     X       07/29/02

NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO                    NJ            X           06/30/02

NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CORP/AZ                           X           07/29/02

NATIONSCREDIT GRANTOR TRUST 1996-1      DE            X   X       07/15/02

NATIONSCREDIT GRANTOR TRUST 1997-1      DE            X   X       07/15/02

NATIONSCREDIT GRANTOR TRUST 1997-2      DE            X   X       07/15/02

NATUREWELL INC                          CA          X             06/07/01  AMEND

NEW WORLD RESTAURANT GROUP INC          DE          X             07/29/02

NORTH BAY BANCORP/CA                    CA            X   X       07/26/02

NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA FINANCIAL CORP   DE            X   X       07/25/02

NUCOR CORP                              DE            X   X       07/22/02

OMNICARE INC                            DE            X   X       07/28/02

PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO               CA            X           07/29/02

PENNFED FINANCIAL SERVICES INC          DE            X   X       07/26/02

PG&E CORP                               CA            X           07/29/02

PHOTON DYNAMICS INC                     CA      X         X       07/12/02  AMEND

POCKETSPEC TECHNOLOGIES INC             CO      X         X       07/26/02  AMEND

POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC/MN               MN                X   X   07/29/02

PROXYMED INC /FT LAUDERDALE/            FL                X   X   07/24/02

PSC INC                                 NY            X           07/24/02

PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC & GAS CO        NJ                X X     07/29/02  AMEND

QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL IN   DE            X   X       07/28/02

REDDING BANCORP                         CA            X   X       07/26/02

RESIDENTIAL ACCREDIT LOANS INC          DE            X   X       07/29/02

RUBY TUESDAY INC                        GA            X           07/29/02

SALON MEDIA GROUP INC                   DE            X   X       07/24/02

SCANA CORP                              SC            X           06/30/02

SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CO   DE            X   X       07/29/02

SIGNAL HILL CORP /CO/                   CO          X             07/15/02

SLC STUDENT LOAN RECEIVABLES I INC      DE            X   X       04/30/02

SLC STUDENT LOAN RECEIVABLES I INC      DE            X   X       05/31/02

SNELLING TRAVEL INC                     CO          X     X       07/22/02

SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO                  AR                X   X   07/25/02

SPECTRALINK CORP                        CO            X           07/26/02

SPORTSLINE COM INC                      DE            X   X       07/26/02

STRUCTURED PRODUCTS CORP                DE                X       07/25/02

SUREWEST COMMUNICATIONS                 CA      X     X           07/29/02

TAB PRODUCTS CO                         DE            X   X       07/29/02

TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE INC                  DE            X   X       07/23/02

TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT                NY            X           07/29/02

TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORP                CA            X   X       06/30/02

TRICORD SYSTEMS INC /DE/                DE            X           07/29/02

URBANI HOLDINGS INC                     CO          X             07/24/02

USA TECHNOLOGIES INC                    PA      X         X       05/14/02

USOL HOLDINGS INC                       OR          X             07/15/02  AMEND

VALHI INC /DE/                          DE            X   X       07/26/02

WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS /TX/        TX            X   X       07/29/02

WEST BANCORPORATION INC                 IA            X           07/29/02

WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC                  DE                    X   07/26/02

WYETH                                   DE      X         X       07/15/02