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To: John Mansfield who wrote (601)	12/12/1998 7:16:00 AM
From: J.L. Turner	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 888

John, I have been thinking about residual failure rates.Infomagic in Cory's WRP103 painted a scenario wherein even a 1% rate; do to cascading events results in society being toast.Residual failure was estimated by Infomagic to be 7% under average circumstances.While I believe in the existence of residual failure I do not have a feel for the actual occurance rate.Do you have any numbers independent of Infomagic and Cory Hamasaki? Jeff

To: John Mansfield who wrote (601)	12/12/1998 10:43:00 AM
From: flatsville	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 888

John--When you hear the first rumblings on 'market gems,' 'tokyocafe,' or similar threads I for one would appreciate a heads up. (You know where to find me.) I have been watching the put action here and there. Some people have placed their bets on the table already. I expect the short interest in some companies to climb beginning in January. As we know from the Australian Financial Review the cash market is well aware of an impending crunch. The signs of a change in strategy are out there, but perhaps not yet being widely discussed on SI is what we think are the obvious places. Once they are being discussed on SI you will know the train has left the station. "flatsville"