Daniel Lubetzky

This Wired article reveals some of the content in the much awaited bio, Steve Jobs. 

For example:

Steve Wanted to go ‘Thermonuclear’ on Android
Jobs was livid when HTC introduced an Android phone that shared a number of iPhone features in early 2010. An excerpt from the book: “I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple’s $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong,” Jobs said. “I’m going to destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product. I’m willing to go thermonuclear war on this.” He told Google’s Eric Schmidt, “I don’t want your money. If you offer me $5 billion, I won’t want it. I’ve got plenty of money. I want you to stop using our ideas in Android, that’s all I want.’’ [AP]

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The word flip-flopper has been so overused that it is actually harmful to obsess on whether political candidates have changed their views on a particular occasion. It is fine for people to evolve in their views. That said, Mitt Romney’s approach to politics seems to be a true example of what we should criticize: pure pandering and change of the deepest positions just to say what he thinks the audience of the day may want to hear. Read this article from Maureen Dowd to get some examples…

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Last night I attended a dinner that Miles hosted with a group of very interesting people.  Along the way he shared his rules for choosing partners, which I think are worth sharing:

1. Only partner with someone with whom you would want to have breakfast, lunch or dinner with a second time.
2. Only partner with someone you like, admire, and respect.
3. Only partner with someone you trust enough to make the executor of your estate.
4. Only partner with someone with whom you would want to spend a long weekend on a small boat, in a small cabin, or on a small ranch.
5. Only partner with someone who shares the same passion, dedication, and willingness to sacrifice to accomplish the common mission.
6. Only partner with someone who has the human compassion gene. Compassionate leaders motivate and inspire their employees to reach beyond their own self imposed limitations.

More and more top magazines have been showing their love for KIND! US Weekly took us inside Piper Parabo’s bag, revealing a KIND Nut Delight that the actress totes for safe snacking.  At the same time, Prevention Magazine echoes the praise for KIND, declaring KIND to be a perfect breakfast routine.

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Good Housekeeping has joined the ranks of newly excited KIND Healthy Grains fans!  The magazine recommends KIND Healthy Grains to its 13 million readers as a delicious, low-calorie way to get a third of your needed daily grains. 

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This clip from Sesame Street brings back childhood memories.

Emily Rapp spoke to me as a Dad and as a human being like few have ever done. I strongly recommend this life-affirming article from this courageous and beautiful mother.

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Independent of whether you support or reject the deal Israel struck with Hamas in order to secure the release of Gilad Shalit, and independent of whether you support the view that peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors is achievable, one thing should be evident to all: Gershon Baskin is a mentsch (Yiddish word for a very decent human being), with steadfast sincerity of purpose to advance understanding between Israelis and Palestinians, and an impressive grasp of the issues.  Of all people I have come across in this space, Gershon is among the very few that truly can articulate both the Israeli and Palestinian narratives with as much empathy and knowledge as any patriot on either side.  The article below shares the story of how an academic and grassroots activist (who incidentally serves on the OneVoice Israel Board) was key to this historic deal.  Lots to be admired here.

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OneVoice brought Israeli leaders, running the political gamete, to meet with 500 participants in order to discus the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  The event took place at Tel Aviv’s Cinematheque, and OneVoice conducted 30 roundtable discussions ranging from women’s role in peace building to Israel’s relationship with Turkey. 

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WHAM! BAM! ISLAM!, a documentary that follows Naif Al-Mutawa as he created THE 99, airs on PBS tonight.  The documentary discusses the challenges that The 99 team is still facing in getting its comic off the ground and can be watched on PBS, or can be reserved on iTunes.