On one section of the system, restoring even limited service has required workers to reach back in time, using a system to move trains that dates to the age of the telegraph.

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If they choose, they could develop their own caste system, based on service time and performance, to create associates and partners.

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Managed care has largely achieved one-time savings by squeezing out irrationalities and high margins from the traditional fee-for- service system.

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Those on the front lines of networking, such as the telcos, Internet service providers, competitive local exchange companies and wireless operators, still prefer time-tested Unix as the operating system for networks. (Prediction: Cisco and Lucent may become the biggest threats to Microsoft over the next five years.) n Thanks to the Internet, small niche companies can reach mass markets in a heartbeat.

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