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Part One of The Current

Satire

It's Thursday October 6th.

Soldiers loyal to the Libya's interim government have taken over an ostrich farm owned by Moammar Gaddafi.

Currently, despite hiding their heads in the sand, the birds did come when called. Here Hosni, Here Moammar, Here Assad.

This is the Current.

The Loss of Steve Jobs - Andrew Heller

Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple -- considered among the greatest American CEOs -- died yesterday after a long and rather public struggle with cancer. He was 56.

In The Current's list of Game Changers we wanted to interview during our project Game Changers - Steve Jobs was near the top. Steve Jobs understood what consumers wanted, even before they knew they wanted it. And he figured out how to make it sexy to boot.

His influence transcended technology and infused our very culture. Steve Jobs was iconic, especially to anyone who knew him in the technology industry. Frank Moss is the former director of the MIT media Lab. We heard from him.

Andrew Heller has worked in computing and technology for decades, but his relationship with Steve Jobs went way beyond that. The two were close friends. We reached Andrew Heller at his home in Austin, Texas.

The Loss of Steve Jobs - Tod Maffin

Not since Adam and Eve has an apple been so important to our culture. Steve Jobs' influence on technology is legendary. Tod Maffin is a technology writer and speaker, he was in our Toronto studio.

Related Links:

• Steve Jobs, Apple's Visionary, Dies at 56 By John Markoff - NY Times
• Mossblog: The Steve Jobs I Knew By Walt Mossberg - All Things D
• Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder, dies at 56 By Dominic Rushe - The Guardian
• Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies at 56 - CBC News
  

Other segments from today's show:

• Letters: Insite, Swearing and Stephane Hessel 
• ACLU Sues U.S. - Jameel Jaffer