for your amusement... Gary -- *Gary King* - Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor - Director, IQSS - Harvard University GKing.Harvard.edu <http://gking.harvard.edu/> - King at Harvard.edu - @kinggary<http://twitter.com/kinggary>- 617-500-7570 - Asst 495-9271 - Fax 812-8581 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Xiao-Li Meng <meng at stat.harvard.edu> Date: Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 12:04 AM Subject: EM16: Whisky Lecture & Tasting on Tuesday (Dec 7, 1pm) To: Yves Chretien <chretien at stat.harvard.edu> Dear Colleagues and Friends, Although I am on sabbatical this year, the "happy course" EM 16 continues, and it is taught by Yves (a happy team member!). He has arranged a grand finale lecture on statistics and Whisky, followed by a grand Whisky tasting -- you all are invited! Both events are in Science Center (Lecture 309; tasting, 7th Floor Stat Dept.) For those who have ever used or heard about Wishart Distribution, that's David's father. Apparently, it runs in the family, as David has its own Distributors! :-) Yves told me that we have already received about 20 bottles of Whiskies from various distributors. So for anyone who is interested in Whiskies, well, you don't want to miss this opportunity! (And bring your ID!) Details are in the email below and in the attached poster. I'm also copying this email to Yves, so you can be in touch with him directly should you have any question or need more information. With holiday greetings to all, Xiao-Li ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 11:05:00 -0500 (EST) From: Yves Chretien <chretien at stat.harvard.edu> To: all at stat.harvard.edu Subject: Invitation to Whisky Lecture & Tasting on Tuesday Dear All, We're excited to welcome Dr. David Wishart as the Grand Finale Speaker for this year's EMR16 (Real-Life Statistics) course. David will speak to us about his application of clustering methods to whisky tasting and classification (please see attached flyer). As the author of a popular book on the subject, David is a celebrity in the world of fine whisky. After the lecture, David will host a tasting of fine whiskies in the department. Taste the results of his modeling for yourself! LECTURE: Tuesday 12/7, 1pm, SC-309 TASTING: Tuesday 12/7, 2:30pm, 7th floor We hope to see you for the talk and tasting! Cheers, Yves