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...possible for any number of them to succeed. "Among the things that are different from the old status quo is the idea that one will win," says Marc Andreessen, who helped write the first widely adopted browser, Mosaic, which popularized the Web. The Internet is a much larger playing field than PC operating systems. "Trying to decide which will win," Andreessen adds, "is kind of like debating whether beef, chicken or lobster is going to win the market for food...
...Association in 2005 also finding that medical care improves under pay-for-performance projects. But while Rosenthal strongly supports such initiatives, she says it's imperative that they're designed properly. For example, she notes that most programs reward health providers for being the top performers in a particular field - but not for relative improvement. "Right now we're offering bonuses to A+ performers, when most doctors are delivering at a B-minus level," Rosenthal says. "Without an incentive to [improve], most doctors won't bother...
...those immigrants came an approach to the game as distinct as their cuisines. Long before I ever watched the European championships - the cable sports network ESPN didn't televise any games in the U.S. until 1996 - I was familiar with Europeans' football. I had been seeing it on the field, first as a kid living in an immigrant-enriched community near Newark, N.J. - where one learned that Portuguese teams have flair and fire, and that a Scotsman has a very broad view as to what constitutes a fair challenge. My European education would continue in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League...
Assimilating, yet staying connected to the motherland, is an essential part of the immigrant experience in the U.S. At least on the football field, Europe, too, has learned that diversity can have its rewards. The great Zinedine Zidane is the son of an Algerian; Florent Malouda, born in French Guiana, and Congo-born Claude Makelele will feature for France this year. Turkey once exported guest workers to Switzerland and Germany, and is now seeing a return. Several of its team, including Hamit Altintop and Hakan Balta, are German-born. Germany itself reflects Europe's now swirling populace. Two strikers, Miroslav...
...eliminating early action, we hoped to level the playing field for students from modest economic backgrounds who lack access to adequate college counseling. At the same time, we wanted to reduce the frenzy of the college admissions process by allowing all students to take the full senior year to decide which college would provide the best match for their developing talents and interests...