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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The enhanced security features built into this new $10 note design - and into the $20 and $50 notes that preceded it in the new series - will help maintain global confidence in our currency going forward,
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I think that China remains committed to greater flexibility in their currency and opening of their financial markets, ... It's an irreversible course and we think they're now in a position to move even faster.
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Governor Zhou and Minister Jin reaffirmed this fundamental commitment and reviewed with me a number of initiatives under way in financial markets, particularly with respect to the trading platform ... that are preparing the way for greater currency flexibility.
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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.
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You want people to have confidence in your currency, ... You want them to see the currency as a good medium of exchange. You want the currency to be a good store of value. You want it to be something people are willing to hold. You want it hard to counterfeit, like our new $20 bill. Those are the qualities.
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Thanks to the changes we've made in currency design, thanks to aggressive law enforcement led by the U.S. Secret Service and thanks to an informed public, we've been able to stay ahead of the counterfeiters,
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Rebuilding efforts will give GDP (gross domestic product), jobs and our overall economy a lift by the first quarter of next year,
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The laws must ensure that those who would shirk their civic responsibilities cannot do so by exploiting unintended loopholes, and the IRS must ensure that taxpayers do not engage in abusive tax avoidance transactions,
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I think we'll continue to see wages rise, and real wages will continue to rise as well. The key thing here is that the economy continues to expand, as it has well above trend line.
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The effort to reform the tax code is noble in its purpose but it requires political willpower,
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I will certainly, I can assure you, press them forward on that issue when I'm there next week.
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I think it's probably on the high side. I've seen other estimates more in line with a half-percent hurt to GDP growth in the third quarter and fourth quarter -- but with a pick-up of roughly that order for '06,
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Many stand waiting to defend their breaks, deductions and loopholes and to defeat our efforts.
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It is imperative that China move toward greater flexibility as quickly as possible,