Dr. Rachel Yager
I was in Barcelona recently for the 2010 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence. With little free time, I visited some of Barcelona’s famous architectures. Gaudi’s Sagrada Família just blow me away! His idea of a gothic cathedral is like seeing my day dream coming true. The little cherries and berries at the top are [...]
Rachel Yager | August 2nd, 2010 | | Continued
IPMU 2010 conference was hosted in Germany. The IPMU conference brings together scientists working on methods for the management of uncertainty and aggregation of information in intelligent systems. It provides a medium for the exchange of ideas between theoreticians and practitioners in these and related areas. Topics and Scope of the Conference Theory, Methods and [...]
Rachel Yager | June 28th, 2010 | | Continued
Looking back 2009 – I like to remember my top 3 happiest moments with my friends in the scientific world: (1) Spinning around L’Arche de Triomphe in Paris with George and Bernadette. It’s wild when we were in a convertible on a perfect summer night. Tres Chic! (2) Enjoying A Midsummer’s Night Dream in La [...]
Rachel Yager | January 3rd, 2010 | | Continued
Recently, I attended the Web Intelligence conference in Milan, and I saw Da Vinci’s The Last Supper for the very first time. I was never a great fan of Mona Lisa – having great disappointment with the very small canvas hanging in Louvre. As a doctorate student in Paris, I could not understand what’s the [...]
Rachel Yager | September 21st, 2009 | | Continued
I admire the voice actors who volunteer many hours reading the entire health care bill — see NYTimes http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/health/policy/14audio.html: Listen to the Health Care Bill Read by Professional Voices By ANDREW ADAM NEWMAN Published: September 14, 2009 About 60 voice actors volunteered to record the proposed health care bill, H.R. 3200, a 1,017-page doorstop. The reading, available free at [...]
Rachel Yager | September 14th, 2009 | | Continued
As a 9/11 survivor, I’m often asked questions about my escape from the North Tower. Most people, if they gathered enough courage to ask me, want to know the following: (1) What did you feel when the plane hit the tower? Answer: I felt the floor swaying in slow motion 5 times, and then the [...]
Rachel Yager | September 11th, 2009 | | Continued
We recently decided to renovate our apartment in New York City. Steve, our take-charge no-nonsense contractor gave a tour of our living room, and suggested that “Linen White” is the color to paint. Having absolutely no idea of what linen really shows as “white”, I decided to research a little and play with the color [...]
Rachel Yager | July 24th, 2009 | | Continued
For years, French chefs fought over their restaurant ratings in the Michelin guide. Some chefs even killed themselves when they lost a star. It is the Godfather of gastronomy prestige. The guide uses professional food critics who visit restaurants anonymously, and evaluate them on a range of criteria: quality of the products, mastery of flavor and [...]
admin | July 11th, 2009 | | Continued
Inc.com just published an interesting slide on The Best Industries for Starting a Business Right Now – http://www.inc.com/ss/best-industries-starting-business-right-now Perhaps chocolates serve some neuropsychological cravings our brains require to function in current economic crisis, Candy is the first suggestion of making it big as a business. According to the slide, the list of promising ventures are: Candy [...]
Rachel Yager | June 1st, 2009 | | Continued
This poll shows overwhelming agreement on what needs to be fixed in current economic crisis: http://polls.linkedin.com/poll-results/37901/sxwau What needs to happen to kick-start new housing construction? Sphere: Related Content
Rachel Yager | May 18th, 2009 | | Continued
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