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...
continue interest
It's in China's interest to continue down this path,
economy president pushing robust strong
A soggy economy is what we've got today. We're in a recovery, but it's not as strong and robust as it should be. That's why the president is pushing this jobs-and-growth plan,
importance moving press
I want to press them on it, though, and let them know the importance of them moving soon.
agenda national taken
It's taken over the national agenda and I think it will for a while,
anxious currency less reflected underlying value words
It's less words that count, it's what happens, ... We're anxious to see the underlying value of the currency better reflected in the marketplace.
direction points wrong
This legislation points in the wrong way, ... It points in the direction of protectionism and isolationism. That's the wrong way to go.
expectation funding katrina
This Katrina funding is already at 60 billion. The expectation is that it will go higher,
certainly knock recovery sort
They're not of the sort that...are going to knock us out of the recovery we are in now, but they are certainly unwelcome,
acceptance banking both broad capital dealing economy good market private putting sector setting
There's broad acceptance of the desirability of doing all those things, setting up risk-based management, dealing with fraud, putting place good capital market oversight, ... moving, over time, more of the economy out of the state-run sector in both banking and other sectors and into the private market-directed sector.
facing table
That's really off the table for circumstances like the ones we're facing now,
chance people speak
It's not going to be a finger-pointing and bashing session, but a chance for people to speak their minds.
changed changing combined company complex costs crew demand difficulty earnings equipment handling higher merger quarter rail result sector strong suffered throughout traffic year
Earnings have suffered this quarter and throughout the year as we have changed the composition of our company and implemented the most complex rail merger in history, ... We had difficulty handling strong fourth-quarter demand and changing traffic flows, particularly in the northwestern sector of our new, combined rail network. As a result of this congestion, locomotive, equipment and crew costs were much higher than we expected.
china continue gotten path
They've gotten on the path that allows them to do so and we'd like to see China continue on that path,
far fuel less tax time treatment
At a time like this, the tax treatment of fuel is far less important than getting fuel to those who need it,