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 [...]
September 21st, 2009 | Rachel Yager | 0 comments | ContinuedArchive for September, 2009
Voice of Reason for Health Care?
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 [...]
September 14th, 2009 | Rachel Yager | 0 comments | Continued
Top 3 Questions to a Survivor of 9/11
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 [...]
September 11th, 2009 | Rachel Yager | 0 comments | Continued