\usepackage{latexsym}
\usepackage{epsf}
%\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{graphics}
%\usepackage{here}
\usepackage{mathptm}
\usepackage{times}
%\usepackage{fullpage}

% expand margins to fit more on one page
\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{0in}
\setlength{\topmargin}{0cm}
\setlength{\headheight}{0cm}
\setlength{\headsep}{0cm}
\setlength{\textwidth}{6.5in}
\setlength{\textheight}{9in}

% increase line spacing
\setlength{\baselineskip}{1.5\baselineskip}
\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.10}

% paragraph spacing
\parskip 6pt

\makeatletter
% section headings
\def\section{\@startsection {section}{1}{\z@}{-0.2ex plus -0.2ex minus 
-.2ex}{0.1ex}{\Large\bf}}
\def\subsection{\@startsection{subsection}{2}{\z@}{-0.15ex plus -0.15ex minus 
-.2ex}{0.1ex plus .2ex}{\large\bf}}
\def\subsubsection{\@startsection{subsubsection}{3}{\z@}{-0.25ex plus -0.2ex minus
-.2ex}{0.1ex plus .2ex}{\normalsize\bf}}
\def\paragraph{\@startsection{paragraph}{4}{\z@}{-0.25ex plus -0.2ex minus
-.2ex}{0.1ex plus .2ex}{\normalsize\bf}}
\makeatother

\renewcommand{\floatpagefraction}{0.8}
\renewcommand{\dblfloatpagefraction}{0.8}
\renewcommand{\textfraction}{0.1}
\setlength{\textfloatsep}{0.7\textfloatsep}
\setlength{\dbltextfloatsep}{0.7\dbltextfloatsep}

% increase line spacing
\setlength{\baselineskip}{1.5\baselineskip}
%
%\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{0.95}
\sloppy
%\setlength{\parskip}{1ex plus 1ex minus 1ex}    

\newcommand{\Note}[2]{{\small \begin{description}\item[#1]{#2}\end{description}}}
\newcommand{\comment}[1]{\textbf{\textsf{\textit{\small$\gg${#1}$\ll$}}}}

\newcommand{\COMMENT}[1]{\marginpar[{\framebox[0.05in]{\parbox{0.7in}{\small #1}}}]{{\framebox[0.05in]{\parbox{0.7in}{\small #1}}}}}
\newcommand{\FIX}[1]{{\sf ***FIX*** #1}}
\newcommand{\UPDATE}[1]{{\sf ***UPDATE*** #1}}

