John Snow
John Snow
John Snowwas an English physician and a leader in the adoption of anesthesia and medical hygiene. He is considered one of the fathers of modern epidemiology, in part because of his work in tracing the source of a cholera outbreak in Soho, London, in 1854. His findings inspired fundamental changes in the water and waste systems of London, which led to similar changes in other cities, and a significant improvement in general public health around the world...
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shows that the foundation of America's economy continues to be sound and strong.
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Moving to a truly flexible exchange rate requires a lot of preparatory steps. China is seriously engaged in taking these preparatory steps,
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We're simply making an inquiry to make sure we're on top of the situation in the Treasury markets, ... The reason to do this is simply to make sure that we're on top of the situation, understand the dynamics of that market.
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Lifting the debt burden from the poorest countries in the world brightens their prospects enormously. This is an achievement of historic proportions.
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China can quickly take advantage of these important advances and thereby 'leapfrog' in the development of its financial sector,
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I'm astonished every time I come to see how much has happened since the last time I came, ... the changes are nothing short of breathtaking.
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To have well-functioning financial markets, you need deep and liquid markets with expertise and talent and you hurt yourself if you cap yourself off from resources and talent that's available around the world.
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While it is relatively straightforward to point out flaws in a tax system and to express a desire for change, it is much more challenging to settle on a specific solution. There are difficult trade-offs,
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to make progress on reforming their foreign-exchange regime.
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We also always add that -- and I think it's a critically important point -- nobody can devalue their way to prosperity.
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We have a corporate structure that's leaned out -- inventories are tight as a drum, corporate America is very productive, and they've taken a lot of costs out, ... So when the economy comes back, I think we're going to see a nice pick-up in profitability and cash flows -- and that's always the precursor of expansions in capital spending.
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While this will elevate spending levels for '06, primarily because that's when the major effects will hit, we're going to stay on track with the president's deficit-reduction program,
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While this will elevate spending levels for '06 - primarily because that's when the major effects will hit - we're going to stay on track with the president's deficit-reduction program,