Four areas where Apple's Cook could outperform Jobs

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s new CEO Tim Cook has an unattractive job stepping into the shoes of tech icon Steve Jobs, but he has plenty of scope to make his mark on the company built by his mentor. Tim Cook has a contrasting personality than Steve Jobs, and I think that he might be open to more options than Steve Jobs,&rdquo. With the iPhone maker set to publicize its fourth-quarter results on Tuesday, though, investors are eager to see glimpses of the 50-year old&rsquo. More controlled than the fiery and flamboyant Jobs, Mr. Cook nonetheless built an impressive reputation during his time role as Apple&rsquo. explained Allen Nogee, an analyst at tech study firm In-Stat. s greatest innovator, will be an impossible act to follow, although experts have identified key areas where Mr. Cook could outperform his iconic predecessor. t want to depart too much from Steve Jobs&rsquo. Steve Jobs, Silicon Valley&rsquo. insight, at least initially, but I think as time goes by we will see more deviation. Tim Cook, Apple&rsquo.

Source: Globe and Mail

Jill Valentine at the heart of 'Living Dead'

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Some of the actors are new, and there’s a new performance at the top (“Going to the Cemetery”) for Barbra, her brother Johnny, and a misbegotten squirrel in the wrong role at the wrong time. Jill Valentine is back, though, as daft innocent Barbra, as well as Jonathan Hymen as a gay hillbilly, Liz McArthur, memorably playing a pint-measure assess zombie, and Mandy Whitenack, channeling Bette Davis as alcoholic wife Helen Cooper. But in the play along improvise, she’s less scared than anyone else, she’s enjoying herself in a wacky way. The splatter zone seating area at the Charnel House, a former funeral parlor, has gotten bigger. “She can’t cope with the situation”—being besieged by zombies in an isolated farmhouse—“so she goes catatonic. Has returned to individual this year —staggering with outstretched arms, half-eaten by worms—boasting even more zombies and gore.

Source: WBEZ (blog)