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Earning the reputation as a big-game goalie, Prestifilippo has risen to the occasion countless times throughout his career...
...present a unified front, the power-sharing arrangement has boosted school performance. Chicago Mayor Richard Daley in 1995 appointed Paul Vallas, a city budget director, to serve as CEO of Chicago schools. Under their leadership, the percentage of elementary school students reading at or above the national average has risen from 27% to 36%. "There are no conflicting visions here," says Vallas. "The mayor can't wage political attacks on the schools because he's ultimately responsible for us." Mayors of several other cities--including Washington and New York--are pushing for such authority, but professional educators seem wary, regarding...
...result of their common first name, the popularity meter has risen to unprecedented heights for Lui and the seven other undergraduate "Natalies." Compliments have become commonplace; phone calls from mysterious strangers are routine. But these Natalies soon realized that the messages weren't meant for any of them...
...suffering from mere heartburn. "We are caught in the middle," says Dr. Stephan Lynn, residency director in the ED at St. Luke's--Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan, where the medical staff has been cut 15% to 20% over the past five years even as the number of visits has risen 25%. "I get letters from patients every day saying, 'You made a mistake and put the wrong diagnosis on the chart...
Under Jobs' leadership, Apple's market capitalization has risen to nearly $18 billion from less than $2 billion, and its stock has soared to $111 from $12. In its latest quarterly report, the company showed solid gains in revenues and earnings. "We shipped more Macs last quarter than in any other quarter in Apple's history," Jobs, 44, told TIME. "But I don't think we're through in any sense...