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Techspin: Capitalism and Its Discontents
As the people who really rule the world hobnob this week at the annual Davos meeting of the World Economic Forum, there's always a strong whiff of do-goodness to justify the gathering. So it was no surprise that Bill Gates, in his last appearance as chairman of Microsoft before retiring to run his foundation, decided to plead for a kinder, gentler capitalism. In a speech to be delivered Thursday, Mr. Gates, one of the richest men in the world, will express concern that the benefits of capitalism seem to bypass the poorest people in the world. He is calling for companies to develop products aimed at the poor, products that will make a profit, of course, but will also improve the lives of the poorest. Of course, social entrepreneurship is nothing new. But Mr.
3 Men Become Heroes In St. Landry Parish
A dramatic rescue Thursday, in St. Landry Parish, when a vehicle, with four people inside, plunged into the water. Three men went from bystander to hero, in a matter of seconds. Around 3:30 Thursday afternoon a truck drove off the highway and into the Bayou Teche. That's when the trio of men, all driving by at the time of the crash, jumped in.
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Spring Training preview
Edinson Volquez: It's too close to call between him and Bailey for the fifth spot in the rotation. But with an arm like his, we see him making the team. YOU KNOW IT'S A GOOD SPRING IF ... ... Jeremy Affeldt has hitters swinging and missing his change-up. If Affeldt can re-master the changeup, he'll probably be in the rotation. Last year with Colorado, he pitched exclusively out of the bullpen and relied on his two best pitches - fastball and curve. Two pitches are not enough for a starter. Affeldt making the rotation does two things for the Reds: Gives them a lefty and lessens the pressure on the young pitchers. ... Ryan Freel (above) runs like Ryan Freel. Freel is coming off knee surgery - the second on his right knee. Freel's game largely depends on speed, so he has to show he still has that speed to be effective.
Interview: MST3K folks at it again with 'Cinematic Titanic'
I guess I didn't realize that. J.: Yeah, so I think everyone started saying, "what are we gonna do to preserve this mark of passing?" PN:Uh huh. J.: ... and those discussions formed into this, really. PN: What are the prospects for bringing back a broadcast presentation? Has that even been discussed at all? J.: We don't have a locked-in-concrete business plan. We're open to all sorts of things, but we're all really enjoying being our own bosses and ... F: The TV business is much different now than it was... the idea of doing a two-hour show isn't as viable today as it was 20 years ago. J.: One of the things that made Mystery Science thrive in its early years was that we were doing it in Minnesota, and all the network executives were in New York.
Daily Blabber Celebrity Gossip Blog from iVillage Entertainment
You can now forget you ever heard the name Riley Giles. Lindsay Lohan's rehab distraction of a boyfriend has ridden his set of coattails as far as they are going to take him. According to People.com (hi, Suzy!), Lindsay and Riley broke up just after he went home with the starlet for Thanksgiving. "They're over – they've broken up," a source blabbed. "She is concentrating on her life and her career," another pal said. Interestingly enough, Lindsay was out and about the other night with sometimes boy toy and Paris Hilton ex Stavros Niarchos. Hmmm... .
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