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{{a|devil|}}{{Quote|'''[[JC]]''': [''At the end of a characteristically rambling rant''] “... so, I ask you: why have we been so bad at stopping catastrophic risks from happening? Leeson, [[LTCM]], [[Amaranth]], [[Enron]], Global Crossing, Kerviel, [[Madoff]], Bear Stearns, [[Lehman]], [[LIBOR]], [[Theranos]], London Whale, Mossack Fonseca, 1MDB, Wirecard ... ”<br>
{{a|devil|}}{{Quote|'''[[JC]]''': [''At the end of a characteristically rambling rant''] “... so, I ask you: why have we been so bad at stopping catastrophic risks from happening? Leeson, [[LTCM]], [[Amaranth]], [[Enron]], Global Crossing, Kerviel, [[Madoff]], Bear Stearns, [[Lehman]], [[LIBOR]], [[Theranos]], London Whale, Mossack Fonseca, 1MDB, Wirecard ... ”<br>
'''Middle manager''': [''interrupting'']: Simply put, we were not [[proactive|proactively]] looking for it. We were not using [[data]] properly to evaluate risk. To add value as an [[Inhouse lawyer|in-house legal]] function we need to use [[Innovation|innovative]] tools to crunch data, proactively spot emerging risks and escalate them to business.”}}
'''Middle manager''': [''interrupting'']: Simply put, we were not [[proactive|proactively]] looking for it. We were not using [[data]] properly to evaluate risk. To add value as an [[Inhouse lawyer|in-house legal]] function we need to use [[Innovation|innovative]] tools to crunch data, proactively spot emerging risks and escalate them to business.”}}
 
Bullshit. BULL - ''SHIT''.
===A cold night in Vienna, 1808===
===A cold night in Vienna, 1808===
On a freezing night December 1808, about 1,500 people attended an ''akademie'' concert at the ''Theater an der Wien'' in suburban Vienna. The programme was to be four hours long, during which a young composer from out of town<ref>Bonn, in northwestern Germany — a long way from the cultural capital of the Austrian Empire.</ref> would be debuting a number of works.  
On a freezing night December 1808, about 1,500 people attended an ''akademie'' concert at the ''Theater an der Wien'' in suburban Vienna. The programme was to be four hours long, during which a young composer from out of town<ref>Bonn, in northwestern Germany — a long way from the cultural capital of the Austrian Empire.</ref> would be debuting a number of works.