<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"<a href="http://NYTimes.com">NYTimes.com</a> News Alert" <<a href="mailto:nytdirect@nytimes.com">nytdirect@nytimes.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">January 17, 2011 9:14:39 AM EST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><a href="mailto:aaron.jensen@mac.com">aaron.jensen@mac.com</a><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>News Alert: Steven P. Jobs Taking New Medical Leave From Apple Duties</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><a href="mailto:nytdirect@nytimes.com">nytdirect@nytimes.com</a><br></span></div><br><div>Breaking News Alert<br>The New York Times<br>Mon, January 17, 2011 -- 9:13 AM ET<br>-----<br><br>Steven P. Jobs Taking New Medical Leave From Apple Duties<br><br>Steven P. Jobs, the co-founder and chief executive of Apple<br>Inc., told his staff on Monday that he was taking a medical<br>leave of absence, a year and a half after his return from a<br>liver transplant.<br><br>"At my request, the board of directors has granted me a<br>medical leave of absence so I can focus on my health," he<br>said in a statement to the Apple staff released by the<br>company. "I will continue as C.E.O. and be involved in major<br>strategic decisions for the company."<br><br>Read More:<br><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/technology/18apple.html?emc=na">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/technology/18apple.html?emc=na</a><br><br><br>About This E-Mail<br>You received this message because you are signed up to receive breaking news<br>alerts from NYTimes.com.<br><br>To unsubscribe, change your e-mail address or to sign up for daily headlines<br>or other newsletters, go to:<br>http://www.nytimes.com/email<br><br>NYTimes.com<br>620 Eighth Ave.<br>New York, NY 10018<br><br>Copyright 2011 The New York Times Company<br><br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>