LOL Gabbers! Pi was ace. You'd have thought they'd have given Pat and me walk on jabbering parts at least! I used it in my finance lectures before the supply of numerate students dried up (just before the number of school-leavers with qualifications in maths went up). Basically, I'd run through 'A Multi-Period Gaussian Copula Model of Default Risk' until the class was still pretending to pay attention but not responding to stabs with a sharp stick (no class lasted 20 minutes), put Pi on in large screen projection and get off to the pub leaving a spreadsheet with the following questions: Tasks: Either:
A. Find a derivates trader or finance lecturer who really believes maths can model markets and the, using the provided spreadsheet and portfolio analysis, assess impact of different factors separately from changes in the other factors below: 1. Multi-period capital requirement versus single-period–Same total PD over the 1-year capital horizon 2. Changing the capital horizon–Total PD over the capital horizon necessarily changes–Also have impact of multiple liquidity horizons 3. Changing the liquidity horizon–Same total PD over the 1-year capital horizon 4. Changing the PD–Hold capital horizon and liquidity horizon constant. or: B. Enjoy the film, find out which pub I'm in and come and find out why I believe the film is more accurate an assessment of mathematical business modelling than currently achieved in the BoE and SEC, Had I known Pat in those days I would have invited him to guest lecture - possibly on 'pulling strings in the City'. On 24 Sep, 21:36, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > Ever seen the movie Pi, Pat? > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ1sZSCz47w > > On 24 Sep., 18:38, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On 24 Sep, 16:43, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Emmet Fox, I think, did the best job that I have seen in explaining > > > the ten commandments as diagrams for consciousness living. In his > > > book the Ten Commandments, he give us a more mystical interpretation > > > that the commandments are not telling us what we should not do, but > > > what we cannot do if we are fully living god consciousness. "we > > > cannot keep anything for which we do not have the corresponding > > > consciousness." For example, take his interpretation of thou shalt > > > not steal, which he says, is actually, thou cannot steal. We cannot > > > steal because there is no separation between self and other, or self > > > and God. He explains it like this: > > > > "the sooner we realize the fact (that we cannot steal) the sooner we > > > give up trying. When we give up trying to steal, then we shall begin > > > to have our own. We shall come into our own rights, our own property > > > - using the word property in the widest sense of the conditions that > > > belong to us, and when we get that, liberation will not be very far > > > off." > > > Not bad. I would say that we cannot steal because, to God, all > > that occurs is something moving from one place to another (my pocket > > to the thief's pocket, e.g.). However, the fact that the word 'Shall/ > > Shalt' was used in the original, to me, implies two things: > > 1) God is obliging us to not steal > > 2) We should, in our own hearts, feel obliged to not steal > > > Point 1 is true for the reason I gave above, in that, to God, 'all > > stealing is' is just moving matter from one place to another. Point 2 > > will become true when people realise that, as was said above, we are > > all a function of one and there is only 'that which exists'. If a > > person feels that they require the use of something, they should ask > > to use it rather than steal it. Once the hearts of men change, their > > actions will. > > > > I wouldn't rewrite them. I think they are complete and perfect as is, > > > depending on how you interpret them. > > > I wouldn't rewrite them either, not only are the perfect the way > > they are, there are so many levels of truth in them (especially when > > you know Hebrew and Kabbalah). Besides, there's the commandment of > > not adding to nor subtracting from the Torah. As, to do so, labels > > one as a false prophet. > > > > On Sep 22, 10:32 am, retiredjim34 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Not too long ago I posed to some friends the challenge to come up with > > > > ten commandments for living the good life. All had to be secular. To > > > > get things rolling these are mine – > > > > > 1.don’t kill > > > > 2.don’t steal > > > > 3.enjoy life > > > > 4.love > > > > 5.listen > > > > 6.use your talents > > > > 7.live responsibly > > > > 8.keep your body healthy > > > > 9.gather regularly with friends > > > > 10.think about things > > > > > One friend proposed these – > > > > > 1. Follow the golden rule. > > > > 2. You can't change others, only yourself. > > > > 3. If you meet 3 assholes in one day, you better take a look at > > > > who the real asshole is. > > > > 4. Don't burn any bridges. > > > > 5. Work to live, not the other way around. > > > > 6. Live consciously as much as possible. > > > > 7. Take time off from living consciously to RELAX. > > > > 8. Always have a hammock readily available. > > > > 9. Keep and protect boundaries. > > > > 10. Attend 12 Step meetings often. > > > > > Another (and more practical) friend suggests these - > > > > 1.Live > > > > 2.Love > > > > 3.Laugh > > > > 4.Never wash socks together; you’re bound to lose one. > > > > 5.Have your ATM card swiped and ready to go before the checker > > > > is done scanning your items. > > > > 6.Don’t take a phone call when I’m standing in front of you > > > > ready to pay > > > > 7.If you get in your car ready to leave a parking spot, how > > > > about you go ahead and back out some time in this millennium > > > > 8.Don’t text and drive > > > > 9.Dance like nobody is watching. > > > > 10.Don’t forward e-mails that I must reply to or I’ll have bad > > > > luck, and no, Bill Gates isn’t sharing his fortune by forwarding this > > > > e-mail. > > > > > What would be your ten? 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