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To: Les H who wrote (119536)	9/4/2001 11:06:49 PM
From: JRI	Respond to of 436258

Where are the powderpuff girls? finance.yahoo.com^N225&d=c&k=c4&t=1d For those of you who don't know who they are (I have a small daughter, OK?): aimee.wyvernweb.com

To: Les H who wrote (119536)	9/4/2001 11:16:02 PM
From: JRI	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 436258

Les...any idea what happened to the magic number 12k for Japanese banks? Is it no longer relevant? If so, why not? What have they done about their capital requirements/lending that have allowed them to "lower" the bar?