Fp&a Quotes

Hidup itu lucu ya, Yang dicari, hilang. Yang dikejar, lari. Yang ditunggu, pergi. Sampai hari kita lelah dan berserah, saat itu semesta bekerja. Beberapa hadir dalam rupa yang sama, beberapa jauh lebih baik dari rencana. Sang Pencipta baik sekali ya.

Saya kembali hari ini. Bukan untuk memperbaiki, bukan juga mau mengubah nasib. Sekadar memastikan, hati ini sudah berani hadapi gelap demi terang esok hari. Saya gali dan baca kembali, bukan dikubur lalu pergi. Tapi... Mulai hari ini, saya hadapi.

Ada hari dimana kita begitu dekat dengan doa beberapa malam, tapi dia menjauh. Mungkin kita lupa "tidak" juga jawaban.

The “consumer loan” piles that Wall Street firms, led by Goldman Sachs, asked AIG FP to insure went from being 2 percent subprime mortgages to being 95 percent subprime mortgages. In a matter of months, AIG FP, in effect, bought $50 billion in triple-B-rated subprime mortgage bonds by insuring them against default.

code that you cannot trust is code that you do not understand. The reverse is true also: code that you don’t understand is code you can’t trust.

Life is tough enough just being yourself. I can’t imagine how hard it would be trying to be someone else.

Times Square, where Broadway crosses 7th Avenue, is known as the crossroads of the world. Millions

Being an elf, Glo did not look much different from a human. Standing at about six feet tall with flaxen hair, blue eyes, and fair skin, he was perhaps a bit thinner than most humans, but the only trait that gave away his heritage was his pointed ears.

default swaps on subprime mortgage bonds. Only a triple-A-rated corporation could assume such risk, no money down, and no questions asked. Burry was right about this, too, but it would be three years before he knew it. The party on the other side of his bet against subprime mortgage bonds was the triple-A-rated insurance company AIG—American International Group, Inc. Or, rather, a unit of AIG called AIG FP. AIG Financial Products was created

first. In a financial system that was rapidly generating complicated risks, AIG FP became a huge swallower of those risks. In the early days it must have seemed as if it was being paid to insure events extremely unlikely to occur, as it was. Its success bred imitators: Zurich Re FP, Swiss Re FP, Credit Suisse FP, Gen Re FP. (“Re” stands for Reinsurance.) All of these places were central to what happened in the last two decades; without them, the new risks being created would have had no place to hide and would have remained in full view of bank regulators. All of these places, when the crisis came, would be washed away by the general nausea felt in the presence of complicated financial risks, but there was a moment when their existence seemed cartographically necessary to the financial world. AIG FP was the model for them all.

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O conhecimento bíblico é necessário para que os cristãos compreendam sua identidade em Cristo (i.e., o que significa ser santo) e para que sejam melhores cidadãos do céu aqui na Terra (Ef 2.19; Fp 3.20). p. 152

lograste sepultarlo todo? o todavía bebes de a gotas al recordar? no olvidaste el vigor de la tierra el pulso nocturno, el terror y la paz el aire endulzado que droga a los insectos y el arroyo que tiembla en las rocas al avanzar no olvidaste los caminos de montaña en los que morir era un regalo en los que el miedo y la belleza desde una cima plateada, te llamaban por igual

lograste sepultarlo todo? o todavía bebés de a gotas al recordar? no olvidaste el vigor de la tierra el pulso nocturno el terror y la paz el aire endulzado que droga a los insectos y el arroyo que tiembla en las rocas al avanzar no olvidaste los caminos de montaña en los que morir era un regalo en los que el miedo y la belleza desde una cima plateada te llamaban por igual

Vocês já assistiram um vídeo chamado diálogo verbal não-violento?

Qual trauma assombra todo novo relacionamento de sua vida? Como você lida com a indiferença do universo perante os constantes acontecimentos trágicos na estrada da nossa existência? Você já traiu alguém? Você vive sem respostas para algo importante de sua existência? Você tem um rosto secreto - escondido de todo mundo, com dores e reflexões que impactam sua existência em silêncio? Você tem consciência de alguém de seu círculo próximo com um rosto secreto?

Não há mais barreiras a atravessar. Tudo o que tenho em comum com o incontrolável e o insano, o cruel e o mal, todo o caos que causei e minha total indiferença em relação a isso, agora superei. Minha dor é constante e aguda e não espero um mundo melhor para ninguém. De fato, quero que minha dor seja infligida a outras pessoas. Não quero que ninguém escape, mas mesmo depois de admitir isso, não há catarse. Meu castigo continua a me iludir e não ganho conhecimento mais profundo de mim mesmo. Nenhum conhecimento novo pode ser extraído da minha narrativa. Essa confissão não significou nada." Easton Ellis, Psicopata Americano

The more structured criminology and criminal justice become, the more likely it is that we will severely limit our thinking

FP = IP (Infinite Potentiality)

The focus had been entirely on characteristics of the person. Life situations had been ignored. I recalled the first principle of social psychology, laid out by the field’s founder, Kurt Lewin, in a simple formula: B = f(P, E): Behavior is a function of a Person in his or her Environment. Characteristics of a person—things like genes and personality—stay the same.5 Environments change. Both must be considered together for a full explanation.

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Geithner’s proposed terms for the loan—which drew heavily on the work of bankers he had asked to explore options for private financing for AIG—included a floating interest rate starting at about 11.5 percent. AIG would also be required to give the government an ownership share of almost 80 percent of the company. Tough terms were appropriate. Given our relative unfamiliarity with the company, the difficulty of valuing AIG FP’s complex derivatives positions, and the extreme conditions we were seeing in financial markets, lending such a large amount inevitably entailed significant risk. Evidently, it was risk that no private-sector firm had been willing to undertake. Taxpayers deserved adequate compensation for bearing that risk. In particular, the requirement that AIG cede a substantial part of its ownership was intended to ensure that taxpayers shared in the gains if the company recovered. Equally important, tough terms helped address the unfairness inherent in aiding AIG and not other firms, while also serving to mitigate the moral hazard arising from the bailout. If executives at similarly situated firms believed they would get easy terms in a government bailout, they would have little incentive to raise capital, reduce risk, or accept market offers for their assets or their company. The Fed and Treasury had pushed for tough terms for the shareholders of Bear Stearns and Fannie and Freddie for precisely these reasons. The political backlash would be intense no matter what we did, but we needed to show that we got taxpayers the best possible deal and had minimized the windfall that the bailout gave to AIG and its shareholders.

what practical uses are there for functions? We can use them to establish a connection between the value of one physical quantity and another. For example, through experiments or theoretical considerations we can determine a function f(p) that links the air pressure p to the air density D. It would allow us to insert any value for the air pressure p and calculate the corresponding value for the air density D, which can be quite useful.

To account for this complexity, I borrow from Kurt Lewin’s (1951) work in the early 1950s, his expression B  =  f(P, E) which says that behavior is a function of the person in interaction with his or her environment.

Eliminate from the P Group income statement, the dividend received from the associate (as this will be replaced by the share of its profits after tax) and reduce the carry value of the investment in the associate in the SoFP (by the dividend amount).

Calculate the group share of the associate’s profit after tax and add to the income statement. Increase the carry value of the investment in the associate (in SoFP) with this profit. (This represents the increase in the group share of the associate’s net assets).

Calculate goodwill impairment - expense it in the income statement and reduce the carry value of the investment in the associate in the statement of financial position (SoFP).

Today’s Date:__________ Time: __________ Deadline for Receiving Gift: __________ The Approach: I hate to break it to ya, FP, but folks are starting to talk. They’re starting to wonder, “Is this guy for real?” I mean, really, like it’d be so much skin off your chin to come down here and call off this crazy hide-and-seek thing you’ve been playing. I’m giving you exactly 48 hours to make your presence known. I want a thumbs-up, a clear sign, something that cannot be written off as coincidence. Research Notes:________________________________ ______________________________________________

In time, the media was fawning over Henry Stein like Barack Obama in 2008; he represented something different. Governor Stein began holding FP rallies across the country, attracting tens of thousands of supporters, waving signs and willing to plaster their entire neighborhoods with as much propaganda as they could get their hands on. After winning two terms as governor in Florida, it became inevitable that he should be a candidate for President of the United States in 2036. Henry

Lab Report Sheet The Principle: The Dude Abides Principle The Theory: There is an invisible energy force or field of infinite possibilities. And it’s yours for the asking. The Question: Does the FP exist? The Hypothesis: If there’s a 24/7 energy force equally available to everyone, I can access it at any time simply by paying attention. Furthermore, if I ask the force for a blessing, giving it a specific time frame and clear instructions, it’ll send me a gift and say, “My pleasure.” Time Required: 48 hours

Functional programming (FP) is based on a simple premise with far-reaching implications: we construct our programs using only pure functions—in other words, functions that have no side effects.

AIG’s Financial Products subsidiary (AIG FP), where its mammoth CDS business was housed, managed to get itself regulated by the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) because the corporate parent company had acquired a few small savings banks. Savings banks? Aren’t those the stodgy thrift institutions on the corner that take savings deposits and grant mortgages to homeowners? Seems like a funny place to lodge one of the world’s largest derivatives operations. Well, AIG FP was not actually lodged there, but merely lodged there for regulatory purposes. Call it skillful regulatory shopping.

Lab Report Sheet The Principle: The Dude Abides Principle The Theory: There is an invisible energy force or field of infinite possibilities. And it’s yours for the asking. The Question: Does the FP exist? The Hypothesis: If there’s a 24/7 energy force equally available to everyone, I can access it at any time simply by paying attention. Furthermore, if I ask the force for a blessing, giving it a specific time frame and clear instructions, it’ll send me a gift and say, “My pleasure.” Time Required: 48 hours Today’s Date:__________ Time: __________ Deadline for Receiving Gift: __________ The Approach: I hate to break it to ya, FP, but folks are starting to talk. They’re starting to wonder, “Is this guy for real?” I mean, really, like it’d be so much skin off your chin to come down here and call off this crazy hide-and-seek thing you’ve been playing. I’m giving you exactly 48 hours to make your presence known. I want a thumbs-up, a clear sign, something that cannot be written off as coincidence. Research Notes:________________________________ ______________________________________________

Lab Report Sheet The Principle: The 101 Dalmatians Principle The Theory: You are connected to everything and everyone else in the universe. The Question: Can I send a message to someone without being in that person’s presence? The Hypothesis: If during the next two days, I telepathically send a specific message to a specific person, I will get evidence that he or she received it. Time Required: 48 hours The Approach: Okay, FP, I’m hearing the melody from The Twilight Zone playing in the background, but I’m willing to suspend judgment just this once to see if this might be one of those mysterious aspects of quantum physics. What say you? Today’s Date:__________ Time:__________ Research Notes:______________________________________ ____________________________________________________

Se depois de eu morrer, quiserem escrever a minha biografia, Não há nada mais simples. Tem só duas datas - a da minha nascença e a da minha morte. Entre uma e outra todos os dias são meus." - F.P.

Os homens não representam duas populações distintas; heterossexual e homossexual. O mundo não deve ser dividido em ovelhas e cabras, e nem todas as coisas são pretas, nem todas as coisas brancas. É fundamental que a natureza raramente lide com categorias discretas. Somente a mente humana inventa categorias e tenta forçar os fatos a separar-se dos buracos dos pombos. O mundo dos vivos é um contínuo em todo e cada um de seus aspectos. Quanto mais cedo aprendermos isso sobre o comportamento sexual humano, mais cedo chegaremos a um entendimento sólido das realidades do sexo. ” Alfred C. Kinsey, criador da escala de sexualidade Kinsey

Speed and silence, deadly both The aged ash trees reached toward the sky.

We have to retrain ourselves to think of this energy force the same way we think of electricity. We don’t wonder, Am I good enough to plug my toaster oven into the outlet? or Have I prayed long enough or deep enough to deserve the right to flick on the kitchen lights? We don’t feel guilty for wanting to turn on the radio and listen to NPR. The FP is just as nonprejudiced and available as electricity once we make the decision to really look for it. And it’s not that hard to find.

Look through the Bible and nowhere does Jesus say, “Worship me.” His call to us was “follow me.” There’s a big difference. By making Jesus out to be a hero, we miss the whole point. Jesus wasn’t saying, “I’m cool. Make statues of me; turn my birthday into a huge commercial holiday.” He was saying, “Here, look what is possible. Look what we humans are capable of.” Jesus is our brother, our legacy, the guy we’re supposed to emulate. What Jesus was trying to tell us is that the churches, the religious leaders, and all their blaring rhetoric has drowned out God’s truth. They’ve pulled the wool over our eyes by failing to mention the fact that the FP is not an object of worship, but a very real presence and a principle by which we should live.

Take note of how you feel about asking the energy field for a blessing. Do you feel a bit antsy, wonder if you’re being selfish, doubt whether it’s appropriate to ask for something good? This feeling provides telling insight. Maybe you don’t believe you deserve a gift. That thought sends signals to the energy field and affects its resonance. Perhaps you think it’s only appropriate to ask for something you need. That signal, too, is being radioed to the energy field. To do this experiment properly, you have to set aside skepticism. Not forever; just for 48 short hours. All you have to do is spend two measly days expecting to see proof. Expect to see the dude in living color. Expect it with your whole heart. Expect it with every ounce of your soul. Like any good hypothesis, this one is falsifiable. If you don’t hear from the FP in 48 hours, feel free to write it off.

falsifiable. If you don’t hear from the FP in 48 hours, feel free to write it off. 1.   Pick a time to start the experiment. “Now” usually works for me. 2. Jot down the time and the date. 3.   Ask the FP to make its presence known. Ask for a blessing. If you like, repeat the “intention” or “approach” listed on the following lab report sheet. Or make up your own. That’s it. Let go. And observe. Lab

Lab Report Sheet The Principle: The Dude Abides Principle The Theory: There is an invisible energy force or field of infinite possibilities. And it’s yours for the asking. The Question: Does the FP exist? The Hypothesis: If there’s a 24/7 energy force equally available to everyone, I can access it at any time simply by paying attention. Furthermore, if I ask the force for a blessing, giving it a specific time frame and clear instructions, it’ll send me a gift and say, “My pleasure.” Time Required: 48 hours Today’s Date:__________ Time: __________ Deadline for Receiving Gift: __________ The Approach: I hate to break it to ya, FP, but folks are starting to talk. They’re starting to wonder, “Is this guy for real?” I mean, really, like it’d be so much skin off your chin to come down here and call off this crazy hide-and-seek thing you’ve been playing. I’m giving you exactly 48 hours to make your presence known. I want a thumbs-up, a clear sign, something that cannot be written off as coincidence. Research Notes:________________________________ ______________________________________________ “We now have a science of spirituality that is fully verifiable and objective.” —AMIT GOSWAMI, PH.D., RETIRED THEORETICAL

AIG FP’s risk was compounded by the difficulty in valuing its highly complex positions,

Hermione’s not the only one willing to open a book, you know? It’s textbooks I don’t care for… hundred pages of twaddle for every useful bit.” McGonagall replied archly, “That ‘twaddle’ represents a thousand years of intensive study and improvements in practice, Potter. Our people have deified the Hogwarts founders for far too long, and I ask that you reject that example. Rowena Ravenclaw, for all her greatness, could not have performed much of third-year transfiguration — even the tools for constructing spells at that level did not yet exist.