Lost Apples and Garlic

[Lonnie Clay]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/26/world/europe/26russia.html

In the accident on Wednesday, the rocket’s third and final stage shut down for reasons not yet known before the spacecraft had entered orbit. It arced back to earth with its cargo of fuel and food, including green apples and garlic cloves eagerly awaited by the space station’s crew.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/technology/jobs-stepping-down-as-chief-of-apple.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=general

Rarely has a major company and industry been so dominated by a single individual, and so successful. His influence has gone far beyond the iconic personal computers that were Apple’s principal product for its first 20 years. In the last decade, Apple has redefined the music business through the iPod, the cellphone business through the iPhone and the entertainment and media world through the iPad. Again and again, Mr. Jobs has gambled that he knew what the customer would want, and again and again he has been right.

Lonnie Courtney Clay