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St. Valentine's Day, Book Contest
The winner chosen by random.org is comment number 12:
Melissa said...When it comes time for my now 8 year old daughter to date, my wish for her would be for her to be a strong self-advocate, who is both knowledgeable and secure in herself (including her allergies)...and follows in the lead of ladies like you Sloane, you are a great role model for my daughter, thanks so mcuh for all you do! 3:34 PM, February 15, 2011
Congrats Melissa, please contact me to get your fabulous prize!
**Extra, extra special treat: Lori Sandler of Divvies has generously offered to donate some of my favorites to the winner - yes the Benjamint Bar!** (Thanks Lori!)
I have a special treat: I'm running a St. Valentine's Day Contest where you can win a FREE copy of Allergic Girl: Adventures in Living Well with Food Allergies.
Several lovely bloggers whom I feel very fortunate to call both friends and colleagues have also joined me in this contest: Erin; Kelly; Laurie; Silvana; Janeen; Cybele; Jenny B.; and Alisa with more on the way later today - keep an eye out.
To enter to win all you have to do is share:
• Any loving act you did for a food allergic family member or yourself,
• Your best date with food allergies,
• Your food allergic dream date,
• A date you planned for a loved one,
• Or what your dreams are for your food allergic child when they date.
Leave a comment on this blog OR on the Allergic Girl Facebook page OR anywhere else you read about the contest. And please, spread the news!
At the end of the week on February 18, 2011, I'll use random.org to pick a winner on my blog and Facebook page. My blogger colleagues will do the same. I can't wait to hear all of your stories!
PS: What's my positive love story? It is the book – and it's my love letter to each of you.
33 comments:
- Beth said...
Last year for my husband's birthday he and I were going to go out but decided to include our two daughters on our date. Our oldest is anaphylactic to peanuts. We went to Maggiano's and it was the most amazing experience and she was so happy to be somewhere that was safe and everyone was educated. As soon as we told our server about her allergy he brought out the chef, and they both were well aware of what items on the menu were processed in the same facility or had ingredients that were. She wanted a meatball but the server instantly knew that the breadcrumbs in it were processed in the same facility and recommended the Italian sausage instead, which she enjoyed. We had a WONDERFUL time without worry. It was so great. She's currently twelve and I don't even want to think about her dating! Ack! ;-)
- 9:55 AM, February 14, 2011
- KatieEGriffin said...
Just last night I went to Kona Grill and they were so understanding and knowledgable and even had gluten free soy sauce for my special made sushi! When I go there I never worry and have tons of allergy friend options.
- 11:13 AM, February 14, 2011
- conntess said...
My greatest gift to my food allergic son was becoming a stay-at-home mom.
Well worth it.:-)
- 1:37 PM, February 14, 2011
- Robin said...
For my sons, my husband and I worked for weeks to find an acceptable gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free pancake. This was years ago before the new gluten free Bisquik. My sons are now 13 and 14 and are terrified to admit to a friend - much less a date-- that they are allergic.
- 4:28 PM, February 14, 2011
- rfishner said...
More than once, I've offered to take a date to a safe restaurant and he's asked if I could make him his favorite homemade dish instead… There are worse things than a girlfriend who follows you around with homemade yummies. Sometimes our home cooking is the treat!
- 5:05 PM, February 14, 2011
- sodium girl said...
For a first date, a lovely young fellow I had just met (who LOVES food) said he wanted to take me out to dinner. Which I thought was a death sentence. For almost four years, I had not stepped into a restaurant as the result of a strict sodium-restricted diet (due to kidney failure) and the added fun of nut allergies. Let's just say I wore my cutest jeans, packed a few Epi Pens into my purse, and prayed. Very hard.
But when we arrived, I was more than pleasantly surprised. He had not only called ahead, but gone into the restaurant with a list of everything I could not eat and suggested ingredients that I could safely consume as well. Why had I not thought of that?
I dined on freshly rolled gnocchi with herbs and browned butter; pan seared duck breast with pomegranate sauce; and crispy creme brulee to finish.
As a result, I now dine out, dine often, and dine well. From lessons like this, I was motivated to start a blog which is being turned into a cookbook next fall. I've become extremely passionate about food and I discovered that dietary restrictions do not have to be limiting. Plus, I decided to marry that nice fellow as well. Now how's that for a love story?
- 6:16 PM, February 14, 2011
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- 7:52 AM, February 15, 2011
- a year til 30 said...
My dream date is to dine gluten free at all the restaurants on my mile long street.
- 7:53 AM, February 15, 2011
- Pam said...
My Gluten free dream date is to go to a romantic Italian restaurant. We will dine on tasty homemade Gluten free pasta and homemade sauce and drink a lovely red wine. Dessert will be a Gluten free tiramasu.
- 8:21 AM, February 15, 2011
- Stephanie said...
My wish for when it comes time for my allergic and asthmatic toddler to date (yikes - not yet!) is that whomever she chooses to go out with won't be scared of her allergy and be informed enough to know it can be managed and she is worth it.
- 8:50 AM, February 15, 2011
- Libby said...
Thanks for writing the book and sharing it with the giveaway!
Probably the most spectacular baked goods I've made for my son with food allergies are the egg/dairy/nut/etc free fully functioning chocolate volcano cakes, that have erupted with dry ice for his last two dinosaur themed birthdays.
- 1:23 PM, February 15, 2011
- Jackie said...
This book looks great! I'll definitely request that my local library buys a copy.
My ideal allergic date and/or just dining out experience would be to find a restaurant that is not only free of common allergens but also guarantees that no genetically modified ingredients are used.
In lieu of this, how about a restaurant that provides an ingredient list to customers? It's not that I don't trust restaurant staff, but with so many exotic names under which allergens can hide, sometimes I just wish I could verify my safety for myself.
Oh, and this date/dining out experience would involve no eye-rolling on the part of my guest.
That's about it...piece o' cake, right? haha
- 3:28 PM, February 15, 2011
- Melissa said...
When it comes time for my now 8 year old daughter to date, my wish for her would be for her to be a strong self-advocate, who is both knowledgeable and secure in herself (including her allergies)...and follows in the lead of ladies like you Sloane, you are a great role model for my daughter, thanks so mcuh for all you do!
- 3:34 PM, February 15, 2011
- Lauren said...
My favorite date since having Celiacs is every time that we go out to eat and he ensures to ask our server the appropriate questions sometimes before me. I also remember when he was ordering takeout and after about ten minutes of asking the person on the phone multiple questions, he thanked them and hung up because he wasn't comfortable with their lack of knowledge about gluten. I love him more than I could ever imagine or hope.
- 4:21 PM, February 15, 2011
- Jen said...
I'm relatively new to food allergies - my fourteen month old son is allergic to milk, eggs, and peanut. The coolest thing that we've done for him so far was his first birthday cake. I was absolutely determined that he was going to have a cake like any other child. My husband and I spent about seven hours making and decorating him a (Wilton pan) Monkey birthday cake that was completely safe for him to eat.
Eat it he did - we had cake and icing on the other side of the room! I know that his life is going to be full of challenges that my older son's hasn't been, but I hope that we're able to accommodate them while at the same time making his life as normal as we can.
- 6:01 PM, February 15, 2011
- Lindsay said...
I would LOVE to win your book since I'm also an adult with food allergies. I saw your video promo tonight on youtube, and couldn't help but break out into a big smile. Aaaahhh, the joys of dating with food allergies. My dream date would be to cook dinner together at my house. That way, I'd know that all ingredients are safe, there is absolutely no risks involved, and I can just kick back and be me. :) A dinner with NO questions and explanations? Sounds like heaven on earth to me.
- 12:25 AM, February 16, 2011
- alyssac said...
Sloan, this is great. I'm so excited for your new book! But most of all I think that food allergies, no matter how hard they are, they have brought us together with some of the warmest, most understanding people around and our lives are better for it. Each day we get through safely is such a blessing. Thank you for being a great role model & guide.
- 1:51 AM, February 16, 2011
- alyssac said...
Sloan, this is great. Thank you for all you do. Food allergies are so challenging, but it's a joy that they have brought together a community of some of the warmest and most understanding people around. I feel so fortunate to have found so many fabulous contacts & friends through the internet who understand each other's daily challenges. Thank you for being a role model and sharing your stories. Good luck with the book! I'm really looking forward to it!
- 1:58 AM, February 16, 2011
- Kate said...
My son used to be allergic to dairy, egg, peanuts, and tree nuts, but we are just down to treat nuts now! I sill have to be so careful with baked goods and cross contamination. So I have a friend that lives in NYC and we took him on a special trip to Babycakes! I love it there too and I have no food allergies!
- 3:29 PM, February 16, 2011
- Kate said...
My son was allergic to dairy, eggs, peanuts and tree nuts. We are now down to just tree nuts but still have to be so careful with baked goods. So I have a friend that lives in NYC and we took him to Babycakes. I love it there too and I have no allergies.
- 3:30 PM, February 16, 2011
- MrsA said...
My husband decided to have a date night a little while after finding out I had to eat completely dairy free. I was a little nervous but decided to try it. We chose carrabba's and I explained right away to the waitress that I couldn't have any kind of dairy. She was so understanding and helpful! She checked with the chef many times about certain items, made lots of suggestions, and carefully watched my food. It was a great experience! To this day, carrabba's is still our favorite place to eat!
- 9:45 PM, February 16, 2011
- Danie said...
My best date with food allergies...was with my husband!When we started dating, he took my allergies very seriously. He did a little research on items I could have (I have life-threatening dairy allergy), and made the two of us dinner! He BBQ'd chicken, made baked potatoes, and fruit salad. After, we made dessert together. I knew he was a keeper when he showed how much he cared about my allergies. It really meant a lot that he would make a dairy free dinner for us. Now, he had learned everything about my allergies, and rarely eats dairy himself! He is such a sweetheart, and always takes care of me and my allergies.
- 9:50 PM, February 16, 2011
- gfcfmom said...
I can't eat gluten so my husband sent me a cake for my 40th birthday that said: This is a "FLOWER" cake--not a "FLOUR" cake. It was so sweet and made me so happy. I also have another story on my blog as well as info about your contest...
Valentine's Love Contest to Win Copy of Allergic Girl Book I would love to win your book, but I couldn't wait--I had to purchase your book today! If I win I will give the book away or regift on a blog contest. THANKS!
- 10:02 PM, February 16, 2011
- Linda Coss said...
I created two cookbooks full of delicious recipes that my food-allergic son can eat!
- 11:58 PM, February 16, 2011
- Britt said...
Any loving act you did for a food allergic family member or yourself,
• Your best date with food allergies,
• Your food allergic dream date,
• A date you planned for a loved one,
• Or what your dreams are for your food allergic child when they date.
The loving act that I did for myself was receiving my diagnosis of severe corn allergy and eating foods that do not hurt me. I have complied recipes that I have tried and I am going to make them into a cookbook to help others with my allergy. Being diagnosed was such a frightening experience and I want to help others out so they know just how amazing they can feel.
Also my best date with food allergies is when my boyfriend researched my diet and was able to cook me an amazing meal that was corn-free! I couldn't believe he took the time and effort to make me feel so special and loved.
- 2:36 PM, February 17, 2011
- Janet said...
My four year old with a severe tree nut allergy loves all kinds of foods. We are woking hard to expose him to different cuisines and tastes in a safe way. My hope is that he will love to cook and will be able to retain his love for food and adventure.
- 7:10 PM, February 17, 2011
- Tarah said...
My story has to do with what was done for me.... I was new to the area and was having problems finding things I could eat at the grocery stores. I would spend hours reading all the labels. One night my colleague from work came over and brought 5 boxes of ready made cake mixes (I am highly allergic to eggs so these were not easy to find). I was so touched I started to cry.
- 8:51 AM, February 18, 2011
- Ruth said...
My dream date would be to go to a fantastic London restaurant, peruse the menu, where I can eat everything and anything on it, and order a starter of pate on toast, followed by perhaps a chicken pie with delicious sauce and tasty pastry, followed by a gooey chocolatey pudding. All washed down with champagne and fine wine. Sadly this is a dream. There are some great restaurants out there but I would love to be able to visit a special one where I wasn't singled out as different, having to check everything and probably not quite enjoy the meal, that nagging fear at the back of my mind that something might slip into my meal unseen. Dream on hey! We can all dream ;o)
- 8:58 AM, February 18, 2011
- Jane Anne said...
Thanks for tweeting about this again. It's been a busy week. I almost missed entering the contest.
A loving act I did for my food allergy child: I planned, coordinated and led his school Valentine party. The planning, calling other parents, and buying items was a little work but I didn't mind. The getting infront of the class to instruct them on the craft and the food prep we did (the class got to make a fruit dip) was outside of my comfort zone. My son loved me being there. And, we were all comfortable that he was safe.
On the flip side, I needed to provide snacks and make a visit to each of my other son's parties so they wouldn't feel left out. You know, that's part of parenting a child with food allergies, too, trying to give to the siblings at the same time. Whew! Valentine's day was a fun and very tiring day.
- 3:41 PM, February 18, 2011
- Allergic Girl® said...
Sima wrote:
"Coulnd't post on blog :(
I'm a mom of 3 beautiful kids (2 have peanut/ tree nut allergies). My boys go to a "nut free school" and I love to surprise them and their friends with cupcakes and cookies. They love sweets and this positive deed outweighs all the negatives of when we go to places and they can't have any of the desserts. Thanks for all you do!!"
- 4:04 PM, February 18, 2011
- Allergic Girl® said...
Nicole Hines: Every Sunday, I make something special for my four-year-old to eat after church so that we can still stay and socialize with all the donut-eating-church-goers, but avoid nuts. Last weekend, my mom (who never used to bake, but now will so her granddaughter isn't left out during holidays) delivered valentine cookies for my daughter to bring to mass.
- 4:05 PM, February 18, 2011
- Allergic Girl® said...
Kelly: My son is the only child with a peanut/tree nut allergy at his school. One day I went to pick him up from school and there were home made posters on copy paper all over the school. They said things like, No Nuts Please! They were colorful and had drawings of peanuts and other nuts with a circle around them and the line through them. I found out that my sons first grade classmates made them to help others remember not to bring nuts to school. The day before they found peanuts in the gym and my son had to sit out and miss PE. Their thoughtfullness still brings tears to my eyes.
- 4:05 PM, February 18, 2011
- Allergic Girl® said...
Danielle from FB: My best date with food allergies...was with my husband!When we started dating, he took my allergies very seriously. He did a little research on items I could have (I have life-threatening dairy allergy), and made the two of us dinner! He BBQ'd chicken, made baked potatoes, and fruit salad. After, we made dessert together. I knew he was a keeper when he showed how much he cared about my allergies. It really meant a lot that he would make a dairy free dinner for us. Now, he had learned everything about my allergies, and rarely eats dairy himself! He is such a sweetheart, and always takes care of me and my allergies.
- 4:06 PM, February 18, 2011


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The Crescent City Police Department was alerted to a bank robbery around 2:45 p.m. at the Bank of America branch on H Street, said Police Sgt. Erik Apperson.
A woman had entered the bank and handed a note to a teller demanding money and left with about $2,700, Apperson said.
Vehicles from most local law enforcement agencies could be seen patrolling downtown streets in an effort to locate the suspects; a few people were briefly detained.
Witnesses to the bank robbery were interviewed and a wheelchair was located that the woman dumped near 3rd Street before robbing the bank, Apperson said, adding that a purse with documents identifying 29-year-old Sarah J. Williams was found with the chair.
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A couple of energy drinks andpeanut MandMs were purchased, Apperson said.
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ESU Debate Team cements elite standing nationallyJanuary 29, 2012
January has been busy for Emporia State University's top debate team of LaToya Williams-Green and Ryan Wash, both senior communication majors. After traveling thousands of miles to compete against the best in the country, Emporia WW (Wash and Williams-Green) have solidified their position among the ranks of the best in the country.
Going into the spring semester, Emporia WW was ranked 13th in the national coaches' poll. That rank is certain to ascend after a collection of huge wins were accumulated at two tournaments in California and a successful round-robin performance in Pittsburgh, Pa.
The winter break was abbreviated by competition for ESU Debate. The team of Emporia WW and coach Sam Maurer flew to Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan. 2 to begin competition at the USC "Alan Nichols" College Debate Tournament (Jan. 3-6) immediately followed by the California State University Fullerton "Kathryn Klassic" (Jan. 7-10) in Fullerton, Calif.
At both tournaments, Emporia WW finished in the sweet 16 and – perhaps more importantly for national rankings – accumulated many head-to-head victories against some of the best teams in the country. Emporia WW defeated the University of Michigan's top team (ranked No. 9 nationally), the University of California-Berkeley's top team (No. 15), and Wake Forest University's top team (No. 14) during the two competitions.
"Once a team becomes consistent against top-tier competition, what really makes them stand out is head-to-head wins against other top competition," explained Samuel Maurer, director of debate at ESU, "not unlike rankings for collegiate athletic teams."
In November, because of a strong performance so far this season, Emporia WW received one of 14 invitations to an elite round-robin tournament at the University of Pittsburgh on Jan. 20-23.
"Being invited to the first annual Marie Hochmuth Round-Robin was a real honor," said senior Wash.
During the round robin, Emporia was pitted against exclusively elite competition and rose to the challenge better than any other team from the Midwest.
Posting a record of four wins and two losses, Emporia WW outperformed every other team from Kansas, Missouri and Texas at the tournament.
Moreover, Emporia WW pocketed four more important wins in the process against the University of Kansas, Missouri State University's top team (ranked No. 18), Wake Forest University's top team and one of Harvard's top teams. Wash was rated third overall speaker at the tournament.
With its next tournament coming in February at the University of Texas-Austin, ESU Debate can walk away from January feeling very confident about the goal of receiving a first-round at-large bid to the National Debate Tournament (NDT) at Emory University in March. This means that the NDT committee will rate their performance over the course of the season in the top 16 teams from every university in the country.
If ESU Debate is able to accomplish this goal, it would mark the second ever first-round bid received by Emporia State University, the first being awarded to the team of Keeshan and Fellers 36 years ago in 1976.
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Life is full of changes. Everyday events and our reactions to them sometimes interfere with our sense of well-being and peace of mind. It is common to get the blues or become sad when disappointed. Symptoms of depression are the most common medical problems seen by health professionals. It is estimated that feelings of depression will affect about one-third of all adults in the United States at some time in their lives.
Most people experience feelings of sadness over such losses as divorce or separation, the death of a friend or loved one, or a job change or layoff. These feelings are an expected reaction to a "triggering event," and most people get over them in time.
Several factors increase your risk of developing feelings of depression, such as:
Symptoms of depression that may point to a need for treatment vary from person to person. If you experience feelings of sadness or loss of interest in pleasurable activities plus 4 or more of the following symptoms for 2 weeks or longer, you may be depressed.
People who feel depressed may also have physical symptoms, such as body aches or stomach problems.
Because "mood swings" and other emotional changes are considered a normal part of growing up, depression in children and teens often goes unrecognized. Children and teens do develop depression, and it can affect a child's quality of life. If prolonged or severe depression is left untreated, it can lead to serious outcomes, including suicide attempts and even completed suicide. If you are thinking about suicide, talk to someone about your feelings, such as your health professional or a close friend or family member you trust. Don't wait. If you are not able to talk with your health professional immediately, call your local suicide hotline or this suicide hotline (Canada and U.S.): 1-800-SUICIDE or 1-800-273-TALK or 1-800-273-8255.
Depression is the most important risk factor for suicide. For more information, see the topic Depression.
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The first Sydney Founder Institute program concluded a few weeks ago, with seven promising graduate companies. One of the newly graduated founders, Tom Frazier (Co-Founder of ProcessGo!), posted a review of his experience with the program on his company blog. According to Tom, "The Founder Institute has become this thing that helps people articulate their ideas, bonds founders within a community and channels creativity into a funnel, and spits out amazing little businesses with big ambitions."
ProcessGo! makes it easy for enterprise businesses to discover their optimal business process and easily evaluate different back-office suppliers. The company also counts Matt Allen and Doug Hudgeon as Foudner Institute Graduates and Co-Founders.
You can read the full article on the ProcessGo! Blog here. Below it is republished.
"It seems that the startup tech world in Australia is absolutely on fire right now. There are incubators popping up all over the country, coworking spaces opening up that offer different communities, accelerators to help promote and grow businesses... and then there is The Founder Institute, which provides the most promising environment of all: inspiration and perspiration.
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In July 2009 I founded my first real tech startup. It wasn't a scalable "cloud" company like most startups these days, but it was extremely dependant on technology that didn't exist. It was called SmirkAbout, and our merry little band of 2 co-founders (me and a fantastic chap named Andrew) and a handful of designers set out to make protective skins for over 500 mobile devices designed by independant artists. It had a handful of problems that needed to be overcome (skip past these if you aren't interested in mobile nor art):
- All devices are physically unique. Laptops have a landscape aspect ratio whereas mobiles are held in a portrait position and things like the Nintendo DS or Wii controller don't fit into any size category. In addition they all have oddly located quirks like cameras, buttons and hidden sensors. By hand, we painstakingly measured to the 1/4 mm every nuance of every side of hundreds of devices.
- Artwork is as unique as the device. Since the focal point of art is both subjective and unique to each piece it needed to be laid out differently for each device as well. For SmirkAbout that meant creating a promotional image (front and back of the device with that design as a web-ready image), a printable product (which is a complicated mess of PDF X/1-a and other nonsensicle print stuff) as well as any matching digital assets. For all of our mobile products they had matching wallpapers each configured to the exact size and resolution of each screen. What this means is that to sell 1 design on 1 device requires at least 3 sets of images so for our catalogue of 500,000 products we had a minimum of 1.5M digital assets to create and manage. It blew out to nearly 5M after serving multiple sizes.
- On demand printing. With 500,000 products we didn't want to have any inventory and wanted to create each product on demand as it was ordered. Back then (and still pretty true), there wasn't an easy way to go from order to print to cut to package on demand.. We had to built a unique system that would allow us to automate nearly 100% of this process to reduce errors and keep our shop lean and mean.
- Oh yeah... ecommerce that could support 500k products. Fail. There was none. We were forced to heavily modify Magento in its early days to make this work. Just to add one more spanner in the works we wanted all our products to be sold in 10 different countries and currencies around the world which put our list of SKUs (stock keeping units) at/above 5 million!
The details of those problems aren't important. The point I am trying to make is that these were all independently difficult and there wasn't a lot of support out there for any of them. While I am sure there were great people out there that we could talk to they were hard to find and even harder to convince them to help. We muddled through, succeeded in doing all of the above and did it all with a local Sydney team and our own homegrown local Sydney manufacturing centre. You know when people say "you can take the long way or ..." - well let me tell you that was the looooong way. I am better for having done it but it was 2+ years of working 12-18 hour days for 7 days a week. I put my life on hold for those lessons so they will be etched in my blood, sweat and tears for every future venture to come.
Now back to Founder Institute. I took a 6 month break after semi-successfully exiting that company and began my journey for a new startup. Enter ProcessGo!, the simple way to compare big, important, complex, expensive business processes. Matt, Doug and I decided to use the Founder Institute as a shared experience for our then company called Pitchmap. My career experience to date has shown me that a great shared experience with a small group of passionate people goes a long way. So we had a goal that we would finish as the top founders in the inaugural class here in Sydney or we wouldn't do it at all. From March to June we slaved away at all of the tasks required in the homework, listened to all the mentors share their battle scars, slogged through the numerous team meetings (and drinking sessions). Let there be no ambiguity - it was hard work. You could feel the startup in the air. Companies were forming and people were no longer pitching vaporware. Things were taking shape and it was fantastic. It was hard to put my finger on why it worked but it most definitely did.
Since graduation I have had some time to reflect and I realise the reason the Founder Institute works is because it is a muse. It is weird to think of Adeo Ressi, the straight talking bald man that is changing the worldwide startup scene, as a muse - but I guess he is. The Founder Institute has become this thing that helps people articulate their ideas, bonds founders within a community, and channels creativity into a funnel and spits out amazing little businesses with big ambitions. The only secret sauce is you do all of the work in a short period of time or you fail and are kicked out. Simple.
Most of the other accelerators and incubators out there have one major point of contrast to Founder Institute - they don't actively kick you out if you aren't good enough. Don't get me wrong here... pleeeease... I think they all have a place in the ecosystem and offer a whole lot of value, but they are incentivised to make the founders and companies succeed. To get into those programs money is given to the startup so the program wants them to finish. If you fail it is a pile of cash flushed away. Also, by definition, they are trying to accelerate the growth of your company whereas most of the FI founders are still at the idea stage.
Founder Institute actively tests each founder on a daily basis for 4 months. You get kicked out if you fall behind. You get kicked out if you can't pitch. You get kicked out if your idea doesn't become razor sharp. The mentors can kick you out, the facilitators can kick you out and you can checkout anytime you want. Adeo's system is hard, just like the real world problems you face with a startup, and it kicks you in the teeth even if/when you are down. Furthermore, most people go in without having a company so it is more like a entreprenurial bootcamp than company-builder, but since a startup revolves around its founder, the latter also becomes true.
ProcessGo! is here and growing by the day. Matt, Doug and I are better for being through the Founder Institute and that means our company is too. If we keep having wins at this pace we won't just be solving the massive enterprise problem of adding perspective to business process, but we'll show that every founder needs a startup muse."
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It was an impressive night for Sussex Cricket at the Sussex Sports Awards on Friday evening with two awards being won from the host of nominations connected with the County.
Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, the Sussex Sports Awards reward quality, achievement, determination and commitment. Bringing together clubs, teams, businesses and the wider professional partnership, it is a fantastic culmination of the year's sporting successes.
The achievements of recreational cricket in Sussex during an Olympic Year further demonstrate the strength and depth of the Clubs and their volunteers within the County.
After ending the year unbeaten in all forms of cricket, the Sussex Womens Cricket Team walked away with the Hilton Metropole Team of the Year Award, whilst Lillie Collins of Shoreham Academy, a volunteer in cricket for several years, picked up the Wave Leisure Young Volunteer of the Year Award.
There were also nominations in several other categories, with Horsham Ladies Cricket Club nominated for the Rix & Kay Club of the Year Award, the Sussex Sharks Visually Impaired Team also nominated in the Team of the Year Category, whilst Ray Fuller of Horsted Keynes CC was up for the BBC Sussex Unsung Hero Award.
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Compromises and workarounds undertaken in an effort to meet the requirements of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) have had the potential in the past to markedly impair the reliability and efficiency, and increase the total production cost, of the power circuit in an LED luminaire.
A typical example of a power circuit for an LED luminaire using conventional power components is shown in figure 1. Excessive radiated emissions will normally lead the design team to shield the entire housing. In practice, however, this increases the parasitic capacity between the (now larger) conductive area that is, the chassis plus its shield and the reference ground of any EMC measurement equipment. Common-mode conducted interference then becomes a large enough phenomenon to require attention. While a low-cost EMI filter will eliminate this problem, this author has seen designs in which even these counter-measures are not sufficient, since higher-frequency emissions radiated by the mains cable persist, and must be blocked by a more expensive filter with higher attenuation.
The root cause of the problem in LED luminaires is the power supplys high-speed switching circuits, which create wide spectrum current and/or voltage ripples. Shielding and filtering might mitigate the emission problem, but do not eradicate it. A better solution would be to avoid generating high emissions at particular frequencies in the first place and this is now possible through the use of new power components that use soft switching to minimize ripple currents, or to spread the noise energy over a wide frequency band.
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Figure 2 shows that there are broadly five architectures used today, each suited to different power outputs. Each of these LED driver topologies enables the designer to comply with the strict requirements of todays EMC regulations. While figure 2 indicates the power range in which each topology is most commonly used, it should be noted that each can be adapted for use in a higher or lower power output range.


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Mathematical modeling is a relatively new but fast developing area of HIV studies providing researchers with an additional dynamical dimension in epidemiological work that allows scientists to simulate the consequences of various intervention and prevention scenarios. We illustrate these concepts by presenting a model that describes Injecting Drug Users (IDU) networks, injecting behavior and HIV/HCV spread within the networks. This individual-based (also called agent-based) model is used to investigate the impact of the introduction of Integralcannula syringes (ICS) instead of commonly used Detachable Needle syringes (DNS). Laboratory experiments have shown that ICS retain approximately 1000 times less residual blood (<.001 ml vs. 1ml) following injection and rinsing than DNS thereby decreasing risk of HIV/NCV transmission by nearly 100 times after 2 rinses.» Mehr lesen
Scalable Mathematical Models for Substance Use: From Social Networks to the Whole Populations Georgiy V. Bobashev, William A. Zule, Elizabeth D. Root, Wendee M. Wechsberg, Andrei V. Borshchev, and Alex E. Filippov. The College on Problems of Drug Dependence 66th Annual Meeting, June 12–17, 2004, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mathematical modeling is a relatively new but fast developing area of substance use field providing researchers with additional dynamical dimension in epidemiological work and allowing scientists to simulate the consequences of various intervention and prevention scenarios. We illustrate these concepts by presenting two models. The first model describes Injecting Drug Users (IDU) networks, injecting behavior and HIV/HCV spread among the networks. The size, structure of the networks as well as frequency of injecting and HIV risks were obtained from published literature on urban IDU networks. This individual-based model was used to investigate the impact of introduction of Integral-cannula syringes (ICS) instead of commonly used Detachable Needle syringes (DNS).» Mehr lesen
Modeling General Motors and the North American Automobile Market Philip T. Keenan and Mark Paich. The 22nd International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, July 25 - 29, 2004, Oxford, England
This article discusses General Motors' North American Enterprise Model, a system dynamics model of the entire North American automobile market. The Enterprise Model takes a broad look across the corporation and its marketplace, combining internal activities such as engineering, manufacturing and marketing with external factors such as competition for consumer purchases in the new and used vehicle marketplaces. Eight groups of manufacturers compete monthly for a decade across eighteen vehicle segments, making segment-by-segment decisions about price, volume and investment.» Mehr lesen
From System Dynamics and Discrete Event to Practical Agent Based Modeling: Reasons, Techniques, Tools Andrei Borshchev and Alexei Filippov. The 22nd International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, July 25 - 29, 2004, Oxford, England
This paper may be considered as a practical reference for those who wish to add (now sufficiently matured) Agent Based modeling to their analysis toolkit and may or may not have some System Dynamics or Discrete Event modeling background. We focus on systems that contain large numbers of active objects (people, business units, animals, vehicles, or even things like projects, stocks, products, etc. that have timing, event ordering or other kind of individual behavior associated with them). We compare the three major paradigms in simulation modeling: System Dynamics, Discrete Event and Agent Based Modeling with respect to how they approach such systems. We show in detail how an Agent Based model can be built from an existing System Dynamics or a Discrete Event model and then show how easily it can be further enhanced to capture much more complicated behavior, dependencies and interactions thus providing for deeper insight in the system being modeled.» Mehr lesen
A Methodological Framework for Business-Oriented Modeling of IT Infrastructure Ariel Landau, Segev Wasserkrug, Dagan Gilat, Natalia Razinkov, Aviad Sela, and Sarel Aiber. 2004 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC'04), December 5-8, Washington, D.C., USA
The creation of IT simulation models for uses such as capacity planning and optimization is becoming more and more widespread. Traditionally, the creation of such models required deep modeling and/or programming expertise, thus severely limiting their extensive use. Moreover, many modern intelligent tools now require simulation models in order to carry out their function. For these tools to be widely deployable, the derivation of simulation models must be made possible without requiring excessive technical knowledge.» Mehr lesen
Spatial Dynamics of Social Network Evolution Sara Metcalf and Mark Paich. The 23rd International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, July 17 - 21, 2005, Boston, USA
This paper explores the problem of fragmenting social networks enabled by spatial distancing between distinct socioeconomic classes. Such fragmentation is evidenced by the experience of urban sprawl without population growth. We develop a prototype model to examine the spatial dynamics of social network evolution in the face of neighborhood migration. This model draws upon the small world analogy by using an initial template of connections that are "rewired" over time. Spatially, connections are established for neighborhood proximity. Socially, connections are added based upon similarity of economic class.» Mehr lesen
Optimizing Freight Transportation Policies for Sustainability - A Simulation-Based Investigation of Freight Transportation Policy Planning and Supply Chains Christopher Glazner and Sgouris Sgouridis, MIT Sloan School of Management
Regional freight transportation policy planning is a difficult task, as few policy-planners have adequate tools to aid their understanding of how various policy formulations affect this complex, socio-technical system. In this paper, we develop a proof-of-concept model to simulate the impacts of public policies on freight transportation in a simulated region. We use the techniques of multi-disciplinary system design and optimization to analyze the formulation of regional freight transportation policies and examine the relative effects of policies and exogenous forces on the region in order to provide insight into the policy-planning process. Both single objective and multi-objective analysis is performed to provide policy-planners with a clear understanding of the trade-offs made in policy formulation.» Mehr lesen
A Spatio Temporal Simulation Model for Evaluating Delinquency and Crime Policies Sergio E. Quijada, Juan F. Arcas, Cristian Renner, and Luis Rabelo. 2005 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC'05), December 4-7, Orlando, FL, USA
System Dynamics, has been useful for a variety of disciplines; however, it has limitations in showing a geographical representation of the models under study. This paper proposes a methodology based on layered vectors which allows the use a city's census information to feed a Geographic Information System (GIS). The GIS objects implemented into System Dynamics and located at coordinates X.Y.Z become the entry parameters for the simulation.» Mehr lesen


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Children, dependents of ESU employees earn scholarshipsJune 15, 2011
Four Emporia State University students whose parents are classified employees will receive scholarships for the 2011-12 school year.
Classified Personnel Dependent/Child Scholarships are given each year to undergraduate or graduate students who are children of ESU classified employees.
The recipients for 2011-12 are:
- Spencer Anderson, a junior majoring in psychology and son of David and Sharlene Anderson of Lebo and Allison Anderson of Emporia. Sharlene is administrative specialist in University Facilities.
- Skyler Delmott, a graduate student in biology and son of Dennis and Patty Delmott of Emporia. Patty is application developer II in Technology and Computing Services.
- Jacinda Scrivner, an undeclared freshman and daughter of Robert and Marjory Scrivner of Americus. Marjory is administrative specialist in Conference and Scheduling in the Memorial Union.
- Megan Woods, a junior majoring in elementary education and daughter of Eddie and Sue Woods of Emporia. Sue is an accountant in ESU's Business Affairs office.
The scholarships each year are funded by a joint effort between ESU Facilities and the university's Classified Assembly. Held each spring, the fundraiser includes drawings for prizes donated by area businesses and ESU business partners, cash donations and a hot dog feed.
The 2011 event, which will go toward 2012-13 scholarships, was held May 6. More than $5,700 in prizes were donated, and sales of $1 tickets and raised $3,771. Another $2,125 in cash donations came from businesses and business partners of ESU Facilities. The hot dog feed on April 29, sponsored by Country Mart North, Emporia's Hostess Brands, Sodexo and ESU Foundation, raised $368 for a total of $6264.
Organizers for this year's fundraiser were Judy Conway, administrative specialist in Business Affairs; Karen Weatherholt, administrative specialist in the Mail Center; Jackie Lutz, administrative specialist in Career Services; Mike Mercer, custodial specialist in Building Services; Karla Ingold, accountant I in University Facilities; Sharlene Anderson, administrative specialist in University Facilities; and Chris Parks, senior administrative specialist in University Facilities.
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Combined voltage, current control loops simplify solar apps
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The rapid expansion of constant-current/constant-voltage (CC-CV) applications, especially in LED lighting and high capacity battery and supercapacitor chargers challenges power supply designers to keep pace with the increasingly complicated interplay of current and voltage control loops. A switch-mode converter designed specifically for CC-CV offers a clear advantage, especially when the supply has limited power, or its power is allocated among several competing loads.
Consider, for instance, the challenge of charging a supercapacitor in a minimum amount of time from a power-limited supply. To maintain constant input power, the controlled charging current must decrease as the output (supercapacitor) voltage increases. The LT3796 solves the problem of power limited or constant current/constant voltage regulation by seamlessly combining a current regulation loop and two voltage regulation loops to control an external N-channel power switch. The inherent wired-OR behavior of its three transconductance error amplifiers summed into the compensation pin, VC, ensures that the correct loop (that is, the one closest to regulation) dominates.
The additional, standalone current sense amplifier can be configured for any number of functions, including input current limit and input voltage regulation.
The LT3796s wide VIN range (6V to 100V) and rail-to-rail (0V to 100V) output current monitoring and regulation allow it to be used in a wide variety of applications from solar battery chargers to high power LED lighting systems. The fixed switching frequency, current-mode architecture results in stable operation over a wide range of supply and output voltages. The LT3796 incorporates a high side current sense, enabling its use in boost, buck, buck-boost or SEPIC and flyback topologies.
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Type 2 Diabetes
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What is type 2 diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes happens when your body can't use insulin the right way or when the pancreas can't make enough insulin.
Insulin is a hormone that helps the body's cells use sugar (glucose) for energy. It also helps the body store extra sugar in muscle, fat, and liver cells. Without insulin, this sugar can't get into your cells to do its work. It stays in your blood instead. Your blood sugar level then gets too high.
High blood sugar can harm many parts of the body, such as the eyes, heart, blood vessels, nerves, and kidneys. It can also increase your risk for other health problems (complications).
Type 2 diabetes is different from type 1 diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the body's immune system destroys the cells that release insulin, so that over time the body can't produce insulin at all. In type 2 diabetes, the body still makes some insulin, but it can't use it the right way.
What causes type 2 diabetes?
You can get type 2 diabetes if:
If you are overweight, get little or no exercise, or have type 2 diabetes in your family, you are more likely to have problems with the way insulin works in your body. Type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed with a healthy lifestyle, including staying at a healthy weight, making healthy food choices, and getting regular exercise.
What are the symptoms?
Some people don't have symptoms, especially when diabetes is diagnosed early. This is because the blood sugar level may rise so slowly that a person may not know that anything is wrong.
The most common symptoms of high blood sugar include:
You can get high blood sugar for many reasons, including not taking your diabetes medicines, eating more than usual (especially sweets), not exercising, or being sick or under a lot of stress.
If you're taking insulin or oral diabetes medicine, you can also have problems with low blood sugar. These symptoms include:
How is type 2 diabetes diagnosed?
If your doctor thinks that you have type 2 diabetes, he or she will ask you questions about your medical history, do a physical exam, and order a blood test that measures the amount of sugar in your blood.
How is it treated?
The key to treating type 2 diabetes is to keep blood sugar levels controlled and in your target range.
All of the following help to lower blood sugar:
It's also important to:
It seems like a lot to do—especially at first. You might start with one or two changes. Focus on checking your blood sugar regularly and being active more often. Work on other tasks as you can.
It can be hard to accept that you have diabetes. It's normal to feel sad or angry. You may even feel grief. Talking about your feelings can help. Your doctor or other health professionals can help you cope.
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The Founder Institute has helped launch over 1,000 new technology companies across 55 cities and six continents.
Below is a roundup of Founder Institute Graduate news over the past week. To get grad news in real time follow us on Twitter @founding and for more startup insights, subscribe to our weekly Founder Insight newsletter here.
- Whoever you are, wherever you are, Helsinki grad, Beatsy, brings the DJs out to play (Arctic Startup); Beatsy allows you to book and stream DJs from wherever you are.
- New York grad, Kindara, raised $370k in funding (PeHub); Kindara is a fertility monitoring app that helps women conceive.
- New York graduate, BuilderBuzz, was featured on AlleyWatch (AlleyWatch); BuilderBuzz is a contractor and homeowner marketplace that safely links the two parties.
- Silicon Valley grad, Arithmetic, was featured on Beautylish, a prominent beauty blog (Beautylish); Arithmetic is an e-commerce company helps adults with persistent acne get their condition under control.
- Amsterdam graduate, Peerby, was featured on The Next Woman (The Next Woman); Peerby is the app and website that enables consumers to borrow the things they need within 30 minutes by asking around in their neighborhood.
- Chicago grad, Pieces of There, was a featured new business on Crains Chicago (Crains Chicago); Pieces of There delivers carefully curated gift baskets featuring notable items from one's hometown.
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United Way donation from Emporia State employees largest in university's historyDecember 8, 2012
When more than $40,000 in donations and pledges was delivered to the United Way of the Flint Hills this week, it was the most raised by Emporia State University, according to Marilyn Buchele, campus coordinator for the on-campus fund drive.
"Our entire campus knows how important the work of United Way and its partners is," said Buchele. "We have a great group of nearly 40 team captains across campus who work diligently to share information and solicit pledges."
Buchele's final calculations at the end of Tuesday totaled $41,348.19. Of that, $6,065 was donated by retired faculty and staff.
"George Walters, retired faculty from our School of Business, is the driving force behind the money raised from retired faculty and staff," said Buchele.
Campus fundraisers contributed to the total. The Office of Residential Life, for example, offered staff the chance to wear denim to work in return for a $5 donation. In a campus-wide Pie in the Face competition, faculty, staff and student were encouraged to use cash and coins to vote for the person they would like to receive a pie in the face.
Wade Redeker, director of Residential Life, won the voting among faculty and staff candidates. Three students — Tianna Todd, Nicole Lacey and Victoria Harmon, all from the Center for Student Involvement — tied in their voting category. The pies were thrown Thursday afternoon in front of the Memorial Union Bookstore.
"The United Way campaign theme is 'Stronger Together,'" said Dr. Michael D. Shonrock, Emporia State president. "Emporia State is proud to work with United Way to help make the Emporia community stronger."
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From the author of the best-selling biographies of Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein, this is the exclusive biography of Steve Jobs.
Based on more than 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years - as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues - Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.
At a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge, and when societies around the world are trying to build digital-age economies, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. He knew that the best way to create value in the 21st century was to connect creativity with technology. He built a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering.
Although Jobs cooperated with this book, he asked for no control over what was written. He put nothing off-limits. He encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. And Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about the people he worked with and competed against. His friends, foes, and colleagues provide an unvarnished view of the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, devilry, and compulsion for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted.
Driven by demons, Jobs could drive those around him to fury and despair. But his personality and products were interrelated, just as Apple's hardware and software tended to be, as if part of an integrated system. His tale is instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about innovation, character, leadership, and values.
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"Interesting book"
This was a interesting bio. Dylan Baker did good job narrating. I was particularly interested in the part about Pixar. I noted that book Jobs and his sister were very smart and had creative talent even though they were raised by different people. Fascinating to read about some one who lived in the same area and time as one self. You will not be disappointed in this book.
"Interesting man"
Steve Jobs life was interesting from day one. The book is well written and well read. I did not want the book to end. I did not want Steve Jobs' life to end. He was a unique individual with a passion for perfection. The book was well worth twenty five hours of my life.
"Good Biography, Fine narrator"
I'm a little less than a third of the way through and find the book quite interesting. It seems to be a fair portrait of Jobs, blemishes and all. I'm writing this before finishing, though, in defense of the narrator, who seems to be taking quite a few hits on this page for, apparently, not sounding enough like Steve Jobs.
Here's my take: The narrator is just fine, and does a clean, professional job, comparable to what you get in many of the best biographies. I've heard "terrible" narrators; this fellow is not one. His reading is nothing that would normally raise complaints. He does not do a Steve Jobs impersonation, which is exactly the way I, personally, would like him to approach it. But Jobs was such a public personality, with a nearly cult-like following, that some listeners seem to be taking their obsession with Jobs out on the narrator because he is not Jobs. I don't think that is reasonable.
So, I'm enjoying the book. I hope you will as well.
If you've ever wondered what Steve Jobs was really like, this book is for you. Isaacson's holds nothing back in describing both the genius and the jerk that was Steve Jobs. Overall, despite the brutal honesty regarding Jobs' MANY quirks, I think the book was favorable to Jobs. I came out of it admiring him as a visionary, but also thankful that I never had to work for him.
Steve Jobs is our generation's Walt Disney: a brilliant innovator who beautifully blended art and technology while building some of the most enduring and iconic companies in human history. Other parallels to Disney: they both had complete control over their companies' direction; they were both highly visible spokesmen (even icons) for both the company and the brand; they both left behind a changed world (Disney with animation and theme parks, Jobs with the iPod/iPad/iPhone/Pixar); they were both astute businessmen in addition to being visionaries; both were pioneers in revolutionizing animation in feature films; and of course, sadly, both died too young of cancer. I've also enjoyed Disney biographies, particularly the ones, like this bio, which took an honest look at the flaws as well as the genius.
I am not a huge Apple fan but I loved this book, and I love Steve Jobs; not because of who he was but for what he did. His greatest achievements -- iPod, iPad, iPhone, and Pixar -- were all revolutionary inventions, literally creating something new out of nothing. What would be the state of portable consumer devices today without Jobs? Would we still be using clunky flip phones with atrocious software? Would we have elegant graphical interfaces on our computers or devices?
And what about family films? Would we be taking our kids to see abysmal Disney movies like Treasure Planet, rather than beautiful, inspired, emotional epics like the Toy Story trilogy and Finding Nemo?
Even for those of us who aren't "Apple people" can thank Jobs' vision for pushing our culture in the direction of beauty and quality.
This book highlights Jobs' vital role in all these revolutions. Particularly compelling are how Jobs was able to conquer both the music studios AND Eisner-led Disney in the span of a few short years. The details of those conquests are priceless, and this audiobook is worth it for those two tales alone. I also liked the details of his relationship to Bill Gates, and how it evolved through the years (hint: it was not as contentious as I'd always believed).
But there is also much more. I found myself thinking "what a jerk" one second, and "what a genious" the next -- and then quickly back to "what a jerk" again. He is a study in extremes. I came into this book not knowing WHAT I'd think of Jobs in the end given some of the shocking excerpts in the press. I thought it was a good possibility that I'd hate the guy. But Isaacson effectively shows the humanity behind the insanity, and by the end, I can honestly say I genuinely liked him. I was even a little choked up by his cancer plight. It's so sad that the pre-eminent visionary of our time was taken from us in his prime -- not unlike Walt Disney was taken from us almost 50 years ago.
So I guess in the end, Steve's impeccable taste served him well. In choosing Isaacson and giving him open access to his past, Jobs succeeded in putting out one last perfect product: a lasting image of himself that perfectly demonstrated his humanity, his deep flaws, and his enduring genius. I think he would have loved the result, and I did too.
Dylan Baker's narration is excellent. Baker has a little sarcastic twang that I think is perfect for this man, and for this material. Wise choice.
"I Had to Listen...Glad I Did"
After many, many, recommendations, I gave in. For whatever reason, I had spoken with at least a half dozen people within a week who had either recently finished the book, or were close to finishing it. I originally thought that I might get around to this someday, mostly because the idea of reading a biography of someone so recently alive seemed mundane compared to the backlog of great biographies that I would like to get to.
I am very happy that I did get to it now. This was a wonderful biography of a sometimes horrific, often brilliant, and almost always headstrong man. Isaacson does a great job balancing the competing storylines that could be attached to Steve Jobs. While it feels like Isaacson does side with Jobs' worldview a bit too often, he does ensure that there is a bright spotlight on the foibles of a man who most of us knew only through the press. It is a difficult job to portray someone whose echo through history has only just begun. So many of us have opinions about Jobs, and Isaacson really makes no attempt to sway us. He gives plenty of ammunition to both supporters and detractors. In the end, I think he means to say that it doesn't matter if you were for or against Steve Jobs, the man. Instead, it is about the kinds of legacies we wish to leave, and how one man shaped his own.
Highly recommended, especially when so many of your friends have already read this.
"Really Enjoyed This Book"
Steve Jobs Unabridged by Walter Isaacon is very well written. I thought the narrator Dylan Baker was above average despite some of the poor reviews I read on him. I am a tech- enthusiast and theologian. Steve Job's was a complex man and Isaacson captured his very essence in this book. Having read (listened) to his so close after the passing of Job's his book takes Steve off the high devine pedestal that we put people shortly after they have past and brings us smack back into the humanity of Jobs.
What I loved most about this book is how Issacson not only displayed Job's journey in developing business & technology but also in his spirituality & personal relationship and how each part of the journey intertwined with all aspects of his life. What I thought would be a dry tech book turned out to be both a very inspirational book about the advancement of humanity and leaves the reader to self-reflection about one's own identity and personal growth. Jobs' innovations and legacy will live on for many generations to come. This is a must read.
"Fine narration and a compelling story."
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and, as I cannot improve on the many positive comments, I write in defense of the narrator. As a longtime Audible subscriber, I've listened to many of the best (and some of the worst) narrators in the Audible world. Frankly, I find some of the negative comments for this book's narration to be over the top and a few are downright mean spirited. That said, all are entitled to their own opinion. I found the narrator to be well-paced with a clear, pleasant voice and nice inflection, Do not be put off. This is a great book about a true visionary in our own time. Narrator, Dylan Baker, does a fine job with this much anticipated Audible release. Enjoy!
"Masterful, honest, and insane"
I love Apple so by default I love Jobs. I say this as a disclaimer but also because after reading this book it is my honest opinion that Steve Jobs was probably insane but that makes him no different that most people of amazing genius. You will find in this book a great bio of a man you will find complex and strange and after finishing you will respect him, but I am not sure if you like him or even want him in your life, just his products.
"One of the Best"
I have no interest in Steve Jobs, Apple or computers or business in general, however, this book is about an innovator, who changed the world and his story is amazing. I consider this to be one of the best books I've listened too and Isaacson is an outstanding writer as well!
"Teetering On the Edge"
A brave and very candid look at an icon that has changed our world probably even more than we can yet grasp (think of the images of international political upheavals, mistreatments, the disasters in Japan...). I don't think superior intellect or ability excuses bad or unkind behavior of any kind, and his absolute forthrightness regarding these improprieties made this all the more fascinating to listen to. There's a lot of mischief and down right mean behaviors revealed about Jobs' personal and professional road to legendom. Years ago I went to a conference that focused on the psychology of a possible connection between some great thinkers (inventors, artists, etc.) and insanity, what we might label "mad geniuses"; I don't know if Mr. Jobs was in this category, but he definitely was a genius that often behaved erractically in his imposing journey that has left a monumental impact on the world. Extremely well researched; performance passable for a non-teckie, but if you listen, you'll have no doubt what Mr. Jobs would have thought about the performance!
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