Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
John Snow devoted much of his tenure as U.S. treasury secretary trying to convince investors they were wrong to assume the federal government would bail out housing behemoths Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac if the two companies ever got into trouble.
The Mess That Greenspan Made (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
It just occurred to me that things could be much, much worse than they currently are with the never-ending credit market meltdown marathon. John Snow could still be Treasury Secretary. At least with Hank Paulson you get the feeling that someone is in charge. The outcome is not likely to be any different than it would with the former Treasury Secretary, but we'll all probably feel just a little bit...
Jeffrey Veen (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Last month, while attending the fantastic @Media conference in London, we paid a quick touristy visit to a street corner in the heart of Soho. There, we found a small monument - an old hand-drawn water pump on a stone pedestal, its handle notably missing. We climbed up on it, had our photo taken, then ducked across the street for a pint in an old pub named The John Snow . The pub's name was interesting...
All Celebs 4U (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
Brittany Anne Snow (born March 9, 1986) is an American television and film actress most known for The Pacifier, John Tucker Must Die, Hairspray and Prom Night. Snow was born and grew up in Tampa Bay, Florida. She is the daughter of: Cynthia, who works for Prentice Hall; and John Snow Senior, who ran an insurance agency until retiring to organize Snow's schedule. Brittany has one half-brother, John...
Pebbles From Paradise (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
In 1854 John Snow investigated an outbreak of cholera in London. He had a theory that Cholera was a digestive based illness and suspected that its cause was polluted water. He reached this conclusion because as a physician he recognized that the symptoms of cholera were similar to those of some kinds of poisoning, rather [...]
Pods and Blogs (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
We went a bit mashup crazy this week but I think it worked! On this week's pods and blogs we featured: Steve Johnson of the Chicago Tribune spoke about the changing media there. Adrian Holovaty spoke about hyperlocal news and Everyblock Author of The Ghost Map, Steven Johnson spoke about John Snow and his 1850's use of mapping to fight Cholera Matthew Cashmore on Mashed08 Mr Eugenides , with this...
h.hoffman's blog (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
Breaking News from MoneyNews.com Snow: Lack of Credit Still a Huge Threat John Snow, who was Treasury secretary from 2003 to 2006, says the credit markets are returning to stability but could still have a major, negative effect on the economy. “I think we’ll have it (credit market difficulties) with us for some time,” Snow told Bloomberg News in a recent interview. “We are beginning to see some normalcy...
Snowflakes in Hell (Free subscription) | 05/22/2008
John Snow has the video, and commentary.
SayUncle (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
John Snow (who I met) has a pic of the new Bushmaster 338 Lapua magnum. 20mm Rifle. Pics and video of the Kriss Super V. Some serious gun porn. Write ups and pics here. Just keep scrolling. A write-up from Michael Bane. More pics from Rusty. More pics and another write up here.
Infectious Greed (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Quote du jour comes from Cerberus Capital head, and ex-Treasury guy, John Snow in a Bloomberg interview today: We don't have long, deep recessions any more in the U.S., as we have internal adjustment mechanisms that cause us to get through these things quickly. That's a keeper.
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Cerberus is taking a gradual approach to investing in China, but also hopes to attract outbound investment from Chinese companies or funds, John Snow said.
Financial Services (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
Cerberus eyes German financial services buys-paperReuters - 33 minutes agoUL] sees opportunities for buying into German financial services companies, Cerberus Chairman John Snow told a German newspaper. "We are very interested in …
Synesthesia (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2008-04-22: The John Snow Archive and Research Companion GhostMap JOhnSnow epidemiology John Snow - a historical giant in epidemiologyExtensive archive of articles related to John SnowGhostMap JohnSnow epidemiology
CITIZEN-TIMES.com - News (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
RALEIGH -- A panel of lawmakers Wednesday proposed giving more money to school systems in Western North Carolina and other areas that feel they don't receive their fair share of proceeds from the state lottery.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 04/14/2008
Making Medical Injections Safer (MMIS) has stressed the importance of the safe disposal of used syringes.
