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From: harelb@math.cornell.edu (misc.activism.progressive co-moderator)
Subject: _Public Citizen's_ Report: Congress Watch: S&L Scandal
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 06:12:18 GMT

_Public Citizen's_ Report: Congress Watch: S&L Scandal

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    and housing groups, Public Citizen lobbied Congress to shift the
    burden of the bailout onto corporations and the wealthy.

    "And, in the closing hours of the 1990 legislative session,
    Congress Watch blew the whistle on a little-publicized effort by
    the Bush Administration to sneak an additional $57 billion bailout
    through Congress without any reforms to assure fairness.
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                     C O N G R E S S   W A T C H
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Savings and loan scandal.
=========================

The federal bailout of failed S&Ls, whose costs are estimated at
between $500 billion and $1.4 trillion over 40 years, stands as the
chief symbol of 1980s-style reckless deregulation and political
corruption. Across the country, citizens are angry about bearing the
burden of this scandal, and the New York Times identified Congress
Watch as playing the leading role in mobilizing citizens against
unfairly allocating the cost of the bailout.

Working with Rep. Joseph Kennedy (D-MA) and the Financial Democracy
Campaign, a coalition of labor, community, religious, and housing
groups, Public Citizen lobbied Congress to shift the burden of the
bailout onto corporations and the wealthy. And, in the closing hours
of the 1990 legislative session, Congress Watch blew the whistle on a
little-publicized effort by the Bush Administration to sneak an
additional $57 billion bailout through Congress without any reforms to
assure fairness.

In October, Random House published _Who Robbed America? A
Citizens' Guide to the S&L Scandal_, written by the director and staff
of Congress Watch. A plain English handbook, the volume included an
appendix spelling out financial industry PAC contributions to each
member of Congress -- and how they voted on key S&L issues.

Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive,alt.activism,soc.motss
From: sal8@po.cwru.edu (Steve Luzynski)
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
Subject: Re: OS/2 book(s) ?
Keywords: OS/2
Date: 23 Jan 93 05:11:16 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University
NNTP-Posting-Host: b61442.student.cwru.edu

In article <1jmorbINNja5@uwm.edu> mini@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Padmini Srivathsa) writes:
>From: mini@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Padmini Srivathsa)
>Subject: OS/2 book(s) ?
>Date: 21 Jan 1993 18:08:43 GMT
>Keywords: OS/2
>
>Hi!
>
> I was looking for an introductory OS/2 book.
> Any suggestions ??
>

That depends. What do you need? If you're looking for a user's guide type 
book, "Inside OS/2 2.0" is really good. If you're looking for programming 
stuff, the best one is "Programming the OS/2 Presentation Manager" by 
Charles Petzhold.

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sal8@po.cwru.edu  | voice calls testily accepted at x2153.
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Editor - OS/2 Programmer's Magazine.  Watch for it!
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OS/2 developer and user. got an idea? mail it in!
From: bhpowell@unccsun.uncc.edu (Bradley Heath Powell)
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
Subject: need help with UNIX/SPARC/ptrace() single stepping...
Date: 27 Jan 93 21:09:56 GMT
Organization: University of NC at Charlotte



I am having GREAT difficulty finding information related to a academic project
that I am working on...can anyone help me???

THE SYSTEM:
   Sun SPARCstation 2
   SunOS 4.1.3  (very similar to UNIX)

THE PROJECT:
   I am writing a program that will record its child process' references to 
memory addresses: i.e. every time the child process executes a load or store 
machine instruction, the parent needs to write the address referenced and its 
contents to a file.  Its purpose is to profile and evaluate the efficiency of 
a process by examining its load and store instructions.

SOME QUESTIONS:
- How does one (or can one...) implement single step debugging in C with 
  ptrace(), wait(), signal(), exec(), etc... under SunOS/UNIX?

- Where can I find information about the SPARC processor, particularly info.
  on encoding and decoding instructions? (yes, I've read the man pages and the
  answer book, and contacted Sun...but not enough info!)

- Where can I find a comprehensive tutorial on SPARC assembly language?

PLEASE HELP
   I would greatly appreciate any help that anyone can offer...please send 
email to the address below.  I particularly need info. on where I can get
books and sample code.


Thanks-

Brad Powell
email: bhpowell@unccsun.edu
From: veevee@mind.ORG (SeS)
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
Subject: Re: phone number for DDJ
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 22:54:12 -0500
Organization: Fortress Development HQ

cariapa@angelo.amd.com (Sandeep Cariapa) writes:

> 
> Does anybody know the phone number to the subscription department 
> of Dr Dobb's Journal? 
> Thanks, 
> --
> Sandeep Cariapa, Systems Engineer, CTS/DSN.
> cariapa@brahms.amd.com (o):408-987-9043. 
> This space for rent. 

It's 1-800-456-1215
From: gt3144b@prism.gatech.EDU (Sonny)
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
Subject: books for sale
Date: 27 Jan 93 23:54:09 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

I have the following books for sale.  .


         Title and Author               Price of New book      My Price
         ****************               *****************      ********


Ada: Problem Solving and program design(w/disk) )
Feldman and Koffman                         $38.50             $18.00

Using Assemble
Allen Wyatt                                 $29.95             $12.00

Object Oriented Programming in
Turbo Pascal 5.5
Ben Ezzel                                   $22.95             $10.00

Windows Programming: An Introduction
William H. Murray                           $28.95             $12.00

Graphical User Interfaces with Turbo C++    
(includes disk)
Ted Fiason                                  $29.95             $15.00

Visual Basic Programming with
Windows Applications (includes disk)
Douglas A. Hergert                          $44.95             $20.00



Practical Digital Design Using IC's(2nd ed) 
Joseph D. Greenfield                           ??              $18.00


Power Graphics Programming              
Michael Abrash                              $24.95             $18.00

EGA/VGA: A programmer's reference
Bradley D. Kliewer                             ??              $15.00


Introduction to Linear Algebra              $10.95             $5.00
L. Mirskey

Sports Illustrated Strength Training        $9.95              $5.00

Engineering  Mechanics: An Introduction
to Dynamics (McGill and King)               $49.95             $12.00


Elementary Diffential Equation            
Albert L. Rabenstein                          ??               $12.00


Turbo Pascal for Windows v1.0 compiler
(with complete set of manuals)                                 $25.00

Object Graphics for Turbo Pascal 
for Windows (White Water)                   $99.00             $35.00



If you buy more than $15 worth, I'll pay for shipping (USA only)


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From: ttan@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu (Charles Tan)
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
Subject: Telecommunications Protocol Book
Date: 27 Jan 93 21:54:57 GMT
Organization: Northeastern University


Can anyone recommend a good book for Telecommunications Protocol
which covers topics from ALOHA thru FDDI (and beyond?). The one
that I've browsed through is:

Telecommunication Protocol and Design
John D. Spragins
Addison-Wesley

But, I was told it is not a very good book. Any comments or
suggestions? 

Thanks.
Charles
Organization: Middle East Technical University - Computer Center
Date: Wednesday, 20 Jan 1993 22:50:17 TUR
From: <E66964@TRMETU.BITNET>
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
Subject: Wanted CAD/CAM related books.

Hi,

  What I need is infact more specific. I need names of some books that
  explain the basic principles(from a developers view of point) and
  ways to implement Variable and Parametric design. Also books about
  solid geometric representation, and maybe something on databases of
  such programs. I guess these are very specific and hard to find
  topics, but still haven't lost my courage.

  Thanks in advance,

  Varol Kaptan - BITNET via: E66964@TRMETU.BITNET

Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
From: osuna@isibee17.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Jose Osuna)
Subject: Re: Ordering books via Internet?
Followup-To: osuna@isi.ethz.ch
Organization: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, CH
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 14:23:10 GMT

In article <1993Jan26.081021.9987@proponent.com>, Monty Solomon <monty%roscom@think.com> writes:
|> In article <1993Jan24.215834.27770@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>  
|> jnorman@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (John G Norman) writes:
|> > There was mention in the NY Times today (Sun, 24 Jan 93; business pages)
|> > of a service by which one can place a book order to a bookstore or
|> > distributor on the Internet.  Delivery is through the US Postal Service,
|> > or Federal Express, or whatever.
|> 
|> Quantum Books
|> 4 Cambridge Center
|> Cambridge MA  02142
|> +1 617 494 5042
|> Fax +1 617 577 7282
|> quanbook@world.std.com
|> 
|> WordsWorth Books
|> 30 Brattle Street
|> Cambridge MA  02138-3761
|> +1 617 354 4223
|> 800 899 2202
|> +1 617 354 1529
|> Fax +1 617 354 4674
|> 73457.315@compuserve.com
|> 
|> Softpro
|> 112 Mall Road
|> Burlington MA  01803-5300
|> +1 617 273 2917
|> Fax +1 617 273 2499
|> softpro@world.std.com
|> 
|> Computer Literacy Bookshops, Inc.
|> PO Box 641897
|> San Jose, CA  95164-1897
|> +1 408 435 5017
|> Fax +1 408 435 1823
|> orders@clbooks.com
|> service@clbooks.com
|> info@clbooks.com
|> 
|> O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
|> 103 Morris Street
|> Sebastopol CA  95472
|> 800 998 9938
|> +1 707 829 0515
|> Fax +1 707 829 0104
|> nuts@ora.com
|> book-info-request@ora.com
|> 
|> -- 
|> # Monty Solomon / PO Box 2486 / Framingham, MA  01701-0405
|> # monty%roscom@think.com
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
From: euamts@eua.ericsson.se (Mats Henricson)
Subject: Re: numerical recipies in C++?
Reply-To: euamts@eua.ericsson.se
Organization: Ellemtel Telecom Systems Labs, Stockholm, Sweden
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 12:01:37 GMT

In article 93Jan22094703@dl.cpsc.UCalgary.ca, wangc@cpsc.UCalgary.ca (Carol Wang) writes:
>i just got the latest library of science order package where they were
>advertising the second edition of "numerical recipies in C".  it is
>expanded and revised so i'm seriously thinking of getting it, _but_
>has anyone heard or know of a "numerical recipies in C++"?  
>
>in any case, while i'm posting, does anyone have any opinions on the
>NRiC 2e?

Well, I have NRiC 1e, and it's OK, but it's kind of obvious that the authors
are not fluent in C. There is no NRiC++, and to what I've heard, they don't
plan on do any either. I think it's because then they have to rewrite
all code in not just another language, but also in a completely different
programming style - OOP!

Mats Henricson
Ellemtel
Stockholm
Sweden
From: johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us (John R. Levine)
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
Subject: Re: Copyright information please.
Date: 27 Jan 93 23:17:39 GMT
Organization: I.E.C.C.

>   I am currently writing a book on signal processing and signal theory
>and feel it may be a good idea to copyright the manuscript before I submit
>it to the publisher.  This would offer some legal protection.  

I've written lots of books and have never heard of a publisher trying to
steal a manuscript.  The problem is much more to get them to read your
book rather than send it back unread.  Copyrighting it won't help there.

>   Question: Does anybody know how to secure a copyright?

The mechanics are simple: you put appropriate notices in your document,
then send two copies to the Library of Congress along with some filled out
forms and a check for $20.

To get the forms, call the copyright forms line at 202 707 9100 and ask
for a copy of Circular 1, which describes copyright in general, and Form
TX, which is the one you use for books.

Regards,
John Levine, johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us, {spdcc|ima|world}!iecc!johnl
From: amital@coos.dartmouth.edu (Amit Mital)
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
Subject: Computer Books for sale
Date: 22 Jan 93 18:41:35 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH


I have the following books for sale; I like to get this over with 
soon, so make me an offer if you don't like my prices.

1) Microprocessor based design -a comprehensive guide to effective
   hardware design ... by Michael Slater                 $20

2) Pascal: An Introduction to methodical programming      $10

3) Microprocessor systems - a 16 bit approach. WJ Eccles  $10

4) Unix text processing. (nroff, troff etc.)              $10

5) C Programmers guide to Serial Communications
                        by Joe Campbell                   $10

6) Programmers guide to PC and PS/2 video systems         $10

7) Extending DOS                                          $10

8) Problem solving using Pascal                           $10


All books are in great condition. Questions? - call me late at 
nite (EST) or not so late (PST) @ (603) 448-5130

Amit Mital
From: drumhell@claudette.nrl.navy.mil (David Drumheller)
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
Subject: Copyright information please.
Date: 26 Jan 93 20:14:44 GMT
Organization: Naval Research Lab, Washington, DC


   I am currently writing a book on signal processing 
and signal theory and feel it may be a good idea to 
copyright the manuscript before I submit it to the 
publisher.  This would offer some legal protection.  

   Question: Does anybody know how to secure a copyright?

   Please e-mail your responsed directly to me.

Thank you, 
Dave Drumheller
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical,comp.lang.c++
From: wangc@cpsc.UCalgary.ca (Carol Wang)
Subject: numerical recipies in C++?
Followup-To: misc.books.technical
Organization: The University of Calgary
Distribution: misc
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:47:03 GMT

i just got the latest library of science order package where they were
advertising the second edition of "numerical recipies in C".  it is
expanded and revised so i'm seriously thinking of getting it, _but_
has anyone heard or know of a "numerical recipies in C++"?  

in any case, while i'm posting, does anyone have any opinions on the
NRiC 2e?

carol
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
From: saeed@a.cs.okstate.edu (SAEED FAISEL)
Subject:  (X)graphics books for sale
Organization: Oklahoma State University
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 05:17:40 GMT

							paid		asking
1.	X PHIGS Programming Manual
	3-D Programming in X				42.95		30

2.	Supercharged Graphics
	by	Lee adams		(474 pages)	34.95		15


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| Faisel Saeed                        e-mail: saeed@a.cs.okstate.edu  |
| Department of Computer Science                                      |
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
From: cariapa@angelo.amd.com (Sandeep Cariapa)
Subject: phone number for DDJ
Summary: DDJ = Dr Dobb's Journal
Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Santa Clara, CA
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 02:31:03 GMT


Does anybody know the phone number to the subscription department 
of Dr Dobb's Journal? 
Thanks, 
--
Sandeep Cariapa, Systems Engineer, CTS/DSN.
cariapa@brahms.amd.com (o):408-987-9043. 
This space for rent. 
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
From: droth@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (David Roth)
Subject: Re: Copyright information please.
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 21:57:07 GMT

Please post replies also...I've wondered about this myself...

Thanks!

David Roth
droth@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
From: osuna@isi.ethz.ch (Jose Osuna)
Subject: Ansi-C books
Organization: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, CH
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 10:17:47 GMT

Can someone recommend a good ANSI-C book for beginners? It should also
contain a description of (almost all) available functions as, e.g.,
clock() that is included from time.h .

Thanks for any hints

Jose
From: mini@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Padmini Srivathsa)
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
Subject: OS/2 book(s) ?
Date: 21 Jan 1993 18:08:43 GMT
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.7.4
Keywords: OS/2
Originator: mini@csd4.csd.uwm.edu


Hi!

 I was looking for an introductory OS/2 book.
 Any suggestions ??

Mini


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 -< MINI >-                       mini@point.cs.uwm.edu 
				  mini@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
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Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
From: mroussel@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Marc Roussel)
Subject: Re: Thermodynamics
Organization: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 00:31:43 GMT

In article <1993Jan21.231729.19481@vela.acs.oakland.edu>
mjkamal@vela.acs.oakland.edu (M.J.Kamal) writes:
>Could any one recommend a GOOD introductory Thermodynamics book?
>It has to be classical Thermodynamics.

     Denbigh's "Principles of Chemical Equilibrium" is the best I've
ever found.

				Marc R. Roussel
                                mroussel@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
From: saeed@a.cs.okstate.edu (SAEED FAISEL)
Subject: AI books for sale
Organization: Oklahoma State University
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 22:07:20 GMT


							paid		asking
							-----		------
1.	The Handbook of AI vol 1-4
	by	Barr & Feigenbaum			56.95		40

2.	The Elements of AI
	by	S. L. Tanimoto		(527 pages)	34.95		10

3.	Principles of AL & Expert System Development

4.	AI Using C
	by H Schildt			(412 pages)	21.95		10

5.	Artificial Intelligence
	by	N. Graham		(251 pages)	14.95		5

6.	Expert Database Systems
	by	Larry Kerschberg 	(778 pages)	29.95		10

		buyer pays $3 per book as shipping cost
		($8 for the handbook).
-faisel-
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| Faisel Saeed                        e-mail: saeed@a.cs.okstate.edu  |
| Department of Computer Science                                      |
Newsgroups: misc.invest
From: jfm@med.unc.edu (John F. Miller)
Subject: Re: average basis question
Organization: UNC School of Medicine, Dept. of Pharmacology
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 17:41:34 GMT

In article <1993Jan27.161216.15759@athena.mit.edu> rlcarr@athena.mit.edu (Richard L. Carreiro) writes:
>bought 100 shares at $10
>bought 100 shares at $1
>
>total adj basis = 100*$10 + 100*$1 = $1100
>total shares = 200
>avg basis = $5.50
>
>I now sell 100 shares.  Using FIFO, I have a 100($10-$5.50)= $450
>loss.
Wrongo!  The basis for the 100 shares you sold is $10.
The basis for the shares you still hold is $1.

Your mistake is in trying to adjust the basis for shares sold by the cost 
of all shares purchased, when what you must do is adjust the basis of
              ^^^^^^^^^
shares sold by the cost of all shares sold.
				      ^^^^
Example:  If you had sold 150 shares and used FIFO, then you would have
total adjusted basis = 100*$10 + 50*$1 = $1050
total shares = 150, avg basis = $7
remaining shares held = 50, avg basis = $1


-- 
  John Miller (jfm@med.unc.edu)
  Department of Pharmacology, UNC-CH School of Medicine
  1026A FLOB  (231H) CB#7365, Chapel Hill, NC  27599    Tel: (919) 966-6966

Newsgroups: misc.invest
From: watanabe@cs.uiuc.edu (Larry Watanabe)
Subject: Re: Index funds
Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 16:51:23 GMT

jhsu@eng-nxt03.cso.uiuc.edu (Jason Hsu) writes:

>If the "efficient market hypothesis" is true, then why do most  
>institutions and mutual funds underperform the market with their stock  
>picks?  

The efficient market hypothesis simply states that the price of
a stock quickly changes to discount information about future prospects. 
To the extent that it does this quickly, it is said to be efficient. 
"Quick" is a subjective term, but presumably it is in the order
of minutes-hours, but not microseconds or weeks.

Institutions could easily underperform the market by choosing
the worst stocks. This has nothing to do with how fast 
those stocks go down in response to bad news, or how
fast others go up in response to good news.

They can also underperform the market because of the
cost of transactions, and management fees. 

>Couldn't you beat the S&P 500 by buying the
>less popular S&P 500 stocks?

The least popular stocks in the S&P 500 could also be
worst performing stocks. 

-Larry Watanabe watanabe@cs.uiuc.edu
From: smith@navajo.rc.arizona.edu (dennis smith)
Newsgroups: misc.invest
Subject: LOTUS WALMART
Date: 27 Jan 93 18:43:10 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721

What is the net wisdom on LOTUS (software company). Forbes magazine has 
a favorable article on this company.
Also I understand that WallMart is going to split. When this is going to
happened and how.                
Thanks   Dennis.