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"Think of the federal government as a gigantic insurance company
(with a side line business in national defense and homeland
security) which only does its accounting on a cash basis-only
counting premiums and payouts as they go in and out the door.? An
insurance company with cash accounting is not an insurance company
at all.? It is an accident waiting to happen." Peter R. Fisher,
former Bush Administration Undersecretary of the Treasury
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"Our objective in preparing the fiscal year 2005 Financial
Report of the U.S. Government is to give Congress and the American
people a timely and useful report on the cost of the Federal
Government's operations." John W. Snow, former Bush Administration
Secretary of the Treasury ?
"Scoring the budget on an accrual basis-the private sector norm
and, I believe, a sensible direction for federal budget
accounting-would better underscore the tradeoffs we face.? Under
accrual accounting, benefits would be counted as they are earned by
workers rather than when they are paid out by the government." Alan
Greenspan, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board
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"The significance of these accrual-based reports is that they
show the implications of current budgetary decisions over a longer
time horizon?. This information is therefore an important element
of the debate about the real effects of governmental commitments."
Paul H. O'Neill, former Bush Administration Secretary of the
Treasury
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"[A] practical management tool for policy-makers and a source of
useful information for the public about the assets, liabilities,
and operations of the government." Lawrence H. Summers, former
Clinton Administration Secretary of the Treasury
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"We believe that the publication of this financial report is an
important step in providing the American public with useful
information about their government's assets, liabilities and
operations." Robert E. Rubin, former Clinton Administration
Secretary of the Treasury In December 2005, the White House
published its Financial Report of the United States Government-only
2000 copies were printed despite the purpose of the report being to
explain the country's financial wellbeing to Congress and the
American people. Now, for the first time, that report is widely
published so the American people can see what's really going on
with the nation's finances.
Master the game of Mahjong while learning about its legends and
history with this entertaining and useful guide. An excellent way
to learn Mahjong or "Mah Jongg"--The Great Mahjong Book is the
perfect resource for beginner or experienced mahjong players.
Richly illustrated and easy to follow with detailed instructions
and clear examples, it can help all players improve their game.
Mahjong beginners get a solid introduction to the rules and
equipment they need to get started, while better players will find
invaluable tips for mastering the game. The Great Mahjong Book also
includes the entire history of Mahjong as it spread around the
globe, the equipment and accessories used in the game, basic rules,
how and where the game first developed and all the international
variants of Mahjong--including China, the U.S., Holland, the U.K.,
France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Hong Kong. Filled with hints, fun
facts and numerous illustrations of memorabilia and artifacts, this
authoritative and thoroughly enjoyable book is a perfect gift for
anyone interested in this ancient and beguiling game. Mahjong
players love the game because it's colorful, exotic, and fun!
Whether you're a first time player or a pro, The Great Mahjong Book
is a perfect companion to the wide world of Mahjong.
"This book has been a steadfast portal through which millions in
the West have peered to catch at the very least a glimpse of Zen
mind at play in all its thought-shattering dialogue, humor, joy,
and wisdom."--Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Wherever You Go, There You
Are Zen Flesh, Zen Bones offers a remarkable collection of primary
sources which enable readers to experience the meaning of Zen
directly for themselves. It includes: 101 Zen Stories, a collection
of tales recounting the experiences of Chinese and Japanese Zen
Buddhist teachers over a period of over five centuries The Gateless
Gate, a famous collection of Zen koans Ten Bulls, a commentary on
the stages of awareness leading to enlightenment Centering, an
ancient text from India that many consider to provide the
foundations for Zen Buddhism When Zen Flesh, Zen Bones was first
published in 1957 it created an instant sensation with an entire
generation of readers who were just beginning to discover Zen. Over
the years it has inspired leading Zen teachers, students and
practitioners around the world, and its popularity is as strong
today as ever.
This book is a detailed account of the Synthesizer Generator, a
system for creat ing specialized editors that are customized for
editing particular languages. The book is intended for those with
an interest in software tools and in methods for building
interactive systems. It is a must for people who are using the Syn
thesizer Generator to build editors because it provides extensive
discussions of how to write editor specifications. The book should
also be valuable for people who are building specialized editors
"by hand," without using an editor generating tool. The need to
manage the development of large software systems is one of the most
pressing problems faced by computer programmers. An important
aspect of this problem is the design of new tools to aid
interactive program develop ment. The Synthesizer Generator permits
one to create specialized editors that are tailored for editing a
particular language. In program editors built with the Synthesizer
Generator, knowledge about the language is used to continuously
assess whether a program contains errors and to determine where
such errors occur. The information is then displayed on the
terminal screen to provide feed back to the programmer as the
program is developed and modified."
Increasingly our critical infrastructures are reliant on computers.
We see examples of such infrastructures in several domains,
including medical, power, telecommunications, and finance. Although
automation has advantages, increased reliance on computers exposes
our critical infrastructures to a wider variety and higher
likelihood of accidental failures and malicious attacks. Disruption
of services caused by such undesired events can have catastrophic
effects, such as disruption of essential services and huge
financial losses. The increased reliance of critical services on
our cyberinfrastructure and the dire consequences of security
breaches have highlighted the importance of information security.
Authorization, security protocols, and software security are three
central areas in security in which there have been significant
advances in developing systematic foundations and analysis methods
that work for practical systems. This book provides an introduction
to this work, covering representative approaches, illustrated by
examples, and providing pointers to additional work in the area.
Table of Contents: Introduction / Foundations / Detecting Buffer
Overruns Using Static Analysis / Analyzing Security Policies /
Analyzing Security Protocols
Reinhard Wilhelm's career in Computer Science spans more than a
third of a century. During this time, he has made numerous research
contributions to the areas of programming languages, compilers and
compiler generators, static program analysis, program
transformation, algorithm animation, and real-time systems;
co-founded a company to transfer some of these ideas to industry;
held the Chair for Programming Languages and Compiler Construction
at Saarland University; and served since its inception in 1990 as
the Scientific Director of the International Conference and
Research Center for Computer Science at Schloss Dagstuhl.
This Festschrift volume, published to honor Reinhard Wilhelm on
his 60th Birthday on June 10, 2006, includes 15 refereed papers by
leading researchers, his graduate students and research
collaborators, as well as current and former colleagues, who all
attended a celebratory symposium held at Schloss Dagstuhl, Germany.
The articles of this volume thus serve also as the proceedings of
the aforementioned Dagstuhl symposium.
The Synthesizer Generator is a system for automating the
implementation of language-based editing environments. The editor
designer prepares a specification that includes rules defining a
language's context-free abstract syn tax, context-sensitive
relationships, display format, and concrete input syntax. From this
specification, the Synthesizer Generator creates a display editor
for manipulating objects according to these rules [Reps84]. This
volume, The Synthesizer Generator Reference Manual, is intended as
the defining document of the system. A companion volume, The
Synthesizer Gen erator: A System for Constructing Language-Based
Editors [Reps88], provides a more tutorial description of the
system; it contains numerous examples that illustrate the
specification and use of generated editors, as well as chapters
that explain important algorithms of the implementation. The
Synthesizer Generator is a generalization of our earlier system,
the Cor nell Program Synthesizer [Teitelbaum81], which was a
programming environ ment for a specific small dialect of PL/I. It
featured a display-oriented, syntax directed editor, an incremental
compiler, an execution supervisor supporting source-level
debugging, and a file system containing syntactically typed pro
gram fragments. Whereas PL/I was built into the Cornell Program
Synthesizer, the Synthesizer Generator accepts a formal language
definition as input. Although originally conceived as a tool for
creating Synthesizer-like environments for arbitrary pro gramming
languages, the Synthesizer Generator is more broadly useful. Any
textual language with a hierarchical phrase structure grammar is a
candidate. vi Preface Interactive theorem proving for formal
mathematics and logic, for example, has emerged as a particularly
suitable application.
"It has stayed with me for the last 30 years, a classic portraying
Zen mind to our linear thinking." --Phil Jackson, Head Coach of the
Chicago Bulls and author of Sacred Hoops Zen Flesh, Zen Bones
offers a collection of accessible, primary Zen sources so that
readers can contemplate the meaning of Zen for themselves. Within
the pages, readers will find: 101 Zen Stories, a collection of
tales that recount actual experiences of Chinese and Japanese Zen
teachers over a period of more than five centuries The Gateless
Gate, the famous thirteenth-century collection of Zen koans Ten
Bulls, a twelfth century commentary on the stages of awareness
leading to enlightenment Centering, a 4,000 year-old teaching from
India that some consider to be the roots of Zen. When Zen Flesh,
Zen Bones was published in 1957, it became an instant sensation
with an entire generation of readers who were just beginning to
experiment with Zen. Over the years it has inspired leading
American Zen teachers, students, and practitioners. Its popularity
is as high today as ever.
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Writings from the Zen Masters (Paperback)
Various; Translated by Paul Reps; Compiled by Paul Reps; Translated by Nyogen Senzaki; Compiled by Nyogen Senzaki
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These are unique stories of timeless wisdom and understanding from
the Zen Masters. With rich and fascinating tales of swords, tigers,
tea, flowers and dogs, the writings of the Masters challenge every
perception - and seek to bring all readers closer to enlightenment.
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lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the
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shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
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