Piling the whole family on two wheels, Liev Schreiber took Naomi Watts and their two boys on a bike ride in New York City on Tuesday (October 15).
The "Impossible" Star balanced behind her beefy beau while Alexander and Samuel rode in child seats on the front and back.
Next month, the 45-year-old actress covers Allure magazine and tells the publication all about how she landed her main man.
Admitting she made the first move, Naomi shares, "It was a lot more ballsy than I would ever normally be. He got up to say he was leaving, and I was like, 'Oh, shit.' So I said something cheeky. 'Don't you want my digits?' It made him laugh."
Intercontinental Group Holdings Limited's Honorary Group chairman TerryLai and adviser RigoJesu will be honored with the CineAsia lifetime achievement award in distribution at this year's convention.
The duo will be recognized at a Dec. 12 awards ceremony set to take place at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.
"It is with great pleasure that we are able to honor Terry Lai and Rigo Jesu with the CineAsia 2013 lifetime achievement award in distribution," said Robert H. Sunshine, co-managing director of the annual convention. "Both Terry and Rigo have a long and acclaimed history that makes them a 'tour de force' in distribution, production, content creation, video, gaming and live performances."
Lai established Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK) Limitedin 1969 to produce and export Chinese films around the world. This success led to the establishment of Intercontinental Group Holdings Limited in 1996, which today is an organization more than 400 employees with a turnover in the HK$600 million range. Its businesses include film and video distribution, cinema operations, advertising and promotion services, video games distribution, e-commerce and character products merchandising.
Rigo began his career in entertainment at Capital Artists Limited, where he was promoted to the position of acting general manager in 1973. In 1980, he formed his own company, Jesu International Entertainment Limited, and later joined Intercontinental Film Distributors (H.K.) Limited, focusing mainly on the sourcing of foreign films and introducing them into Hong Kong. In 1985, he shuttered his business to focus on the growth and development of IFDL and its parent, Intercontinental Group Holdings Limited, as managing director. From 2005-11, he served as co-CEO of Intercontinental Group before shifting into the role of adviser.
CineAsia 2013 will take place from Dec. 10-12 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. It will feature screenings of upcoming Hollywood films, sponsored events, timely and informative seminars,and the CineAsia Trade Show.
CineAsia is produced by Prometheus Global Media, owner of The Hollywood Reporter.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the latest proposal from House Republican leaders for reopening the government and extending the nation's borrowing cap is a partisan effort to appease tea party conservatives. It praises bipartisan negotiations in the Senate as a good-faith effort to end the partial government shutdown and avoid an economy-shaking default.
The White House also announced it will meet with House Democratic leaders Tuesday afternoon as negotiations continue and a deadline to raise the debt ceiling moves ever closer.
White House spokeswoman Amy Brundage says a proposal from House GOP leaders that would attach health care law changes to shut-down and debt ceiling measures is a, quote, "partisan attempt to appease a small group of tea party Republicans who forced the government shut down in the first place."
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama spoke by phone to a group of about 150 leaders of major businesses on Friday afternoon to give them an update on talks with Congress on lifting the debt ceiling ahead of a default deadline next week, the White House said.
"The president reiterated that his first order of business is to urge Congress to reopen the government and remove the threat of default, and then he is willing to engage with Congress on a long-term budget," the White House said.
Obama also spoke with a group of 25 state governors about the government shutdown, now in its 11th day, and its impact on state budgets and the economy.
"He argued that the prolonged shutdown is having adverse consequences on consumer confidence and businesses, and is hurting local economies across the country that rely on tourism at national parks and monuments," the White House said.
(Reporting by Roberta Rampton; editing by Jackie Frank)
"Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy" (Alfred A. Knopf), by Helen Fielding
Time has dulled Bridget Jones.
It has also left her neither wiser, more relaxed nor comfortable with the person she's become and the people she counts as her friends.
That's both good and bad because in Helen Fielding's "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy," the British heroine — whose sense of self was so strong and so entertaining in the first two novels that it created an archetype of self-determination belaboring amusing bouts of self-confidence — is lost amid social media, parental responsibility and trying to impress the moms at school.
So how, now, is Bridget Jones at 51? Content in marriage to Mark Darcy? Happily ensconced in having quit smoking, raising two children and avoiding the trap of being a smug married woman?
In a word, no. Darcy is dead and Bridget is a single mother to their two children, dating a man whose age is around half her own while her best mates find themselves vacillating between adult responsibility and living their lives as the unfettered and unbound twenty- and thirty-somethings they used to be.
It's been nearly 20 years since "Bridget Jones's Diary" was published in 1996, vaulting Fielding from freelance reporter to one of Britain's best-known and most popular writers. The 1999 sequel, "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason," continued Bridget's bold, if not brassy, tales.
But it seems that fear of being a 51-year-old single parent raising two young children in the age of social media is too much for her.
Fielding strives throughout the book to add relevance to her character's life and all of its foibles, mishaps and happy accidents. It's just not enough, though not for lack of trying. Perhaps that's an echo of the time that Bridget and her readers live in, with the short bursts of information, a focus on the quick and a general intolerance for taking time to do things.
(Reuters) - Demand Media Inc Chairman and CEO Richard Rosenblatt is leaving the online content company he co-founded, its board announced on Monday.
The directors named Shawn Colo, who is also a co-founder, as the company's interim president and chief executive. James Quandt, a board member, was named chairman.
The board said in a news release it would start a search for a permanent CEO shortly.
"I realize that all journeys must ultimately come to an end and want to wish Shawn and the entire team success as they continue to grow the business," Rosenblatt said in the release.
Rosenblatt did not immediately respond to a request for comment and a spokeswoman said the company had no comment beyond the release.
Demand offered scant clues on Rosenblatt's sudden exit. He has led Demand Media and been a constant presence during earnings calls since the company went public in 2011.
Jordan Rohan, an analyst with Stifel, wrote in a note to investors, "The change is not entirely surprising given the pressure from Google's (algorithm) changes on the content business, the overall strategic drift in the company and waning share price."
Founded in 2006, Demand Media was a closely watched experiment in how to create content inexpensively by tapping a network of thousands of freelancers for "how-to" articles and videos. It makes money from advertising when its content shows up high on search results.
It owns sites such as eHow, Cracked and Livestrong as well as a top-level domain business, which it is planning to spin out.
In recent years, Demand Media has been hurt by changes Google Inc has made to its search algorithm meant to weed out content that it said was of lesser quality. Demand relies heavily on Google for traffic referrals.
Shares of Demand Media were unchanged in after-hours trading on Monday after closing flat at $5.85. In the past year, shares are down 44 percent.
(Reporting by Jennifer Saba in New York; editing by Matthew Lewis)
One time I called Time Warner customer service because the internet was out in my apartment. The man I spoke to was friendly. He had information about an outage in my area. He had an estimate of how long it would be before service was restored. And he was allowed to tell me that estimate.
This kind service rep even said he was making a special note of my call and gave me his full name so I could reach him again if I needed additional assistance. Out of all the unavoidable calls I've made to big corporations this was the only positive experience I've ever had. I treasure the memory.
Customer service is generally a black spot that grows and eats away at any souls in its path, but every once and awhile it can be okay. Take this exchange (excerpted above) between a customer and a Netflix service rep in which there is a productive discussion about the customer's concern PLUS totally appropriate, G-rated pirate role-play. I mean that just seems like a good time. Share your holy grail of tech support below.
Is there something in the water? First Google, now Microsoft, is rumored to be working on technologies to replace tracking cookies for online advertising.
The secrecy surrounding these projects is no big deal, but what's bound to be a big deal is if they replace a well-known (if a widely hated) system with a complete unknown.
Word about Google's "AdID" technology started circulating back in September, when USA Today reported about "an anonymous identifier for advertising ... that would replace third-party cookies" for the sake of end-user ad-tracking. The system is allegedly intended to give consumers "more privacy and control over how they browse the Web," and would be used with advertisers that have "agreed to basic guidelines" -- although it's not clear if those guidelines are designed to better favor consumers or advertisers.
USA Today's anonymous source within Google couldn't give more details, in part because the proposal was soon slated to be circulated amongst "industry participants, government bodies and consumer groups."
Speculation has since raged about what Google is planning and to what end. Some believe Google may be trying to follow the same model Apple created for iOS via its iAd platform -- the latter of which attracted unwanted attention from U.S. regulatory agencies back in 2010 (and which may well have been instrumental in allowing Google to purchase AdMob in the same timeframe).
When Google was pressed for more details, a "Google spokesperson" (according to multiple outlets) would only reply: "We believe that technological enhancements can improve users' security while ensuring the Web remains economically viable. We and others have a number of concepts in this area, but they're all at very early stages."
Those two words, "and others", might well have been a hedge, but perhaps Google knew something that everyone else has just now gotten wind of as well.
Online enrollment is available for California's new health insurance exchange after technical glitches on the system's opening day forced overnight upgrades.
Covered California spokesman Roy Kennedy says the enrollment portion of the exchange website was taken offline from 8:30 p.m. Tuesday until 10:45 a.m. Wednesday. He said pages were loading slowly and that logos for insurance plans were not displaying correctly.
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Texans running back Arian Foster says the NCAA?s opposition to paying athletes is based not on morality but on a decision made decades ago by ?six, seven, whatever old white guys? that ran the organization, and he says its refusal today to consider the issue of paying student-athletes is ?cowardly.?
Foster is among a half-dozen former college athletes ? and by far the highest-profile player ? whose comments are included in? ?Schooled: The price of College Sports,? an 80-minute documentary produced for the entertainment channel EPIX scheduled to air Oct. 16.
Foster, in excerpts from the documentary released Friday on Sports Illustrated?s website, acknowledged that he received money while playing at the University of Tennessee from 2004 through 2009. He did not detail the source of the funds during his comments in the documentary or in comments Friday as the Texans prepared for their game Sunday at Baltimore.
He was and is, however, critical of the NCAA?s insistence that it will not pay student-athletes beyond the value of an athletic scholarship.
?I am a firm believer that an employee should get paid for his work,? he said. ?And 100 percent I see student-athletes as employees. Hiding from it is just cowardly.?
As part of a segment concerning criticism of athletes like former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor and former Auburn quarterback Cam Newton who were accused of accepting or soliciting extra benefits, Foster said, ?The fact that it?s normal to look at a television and hear negative comments about a kid is just backwards to me.?
He added, ?Schools make millions on millions on the backs of 18-year-old kids and then you have the audacity to sanction them because those are the rules. But what are the rules? We (the NCAA) made the rules up. This isn?t a question of morality. This is a question of however many, like six, seven, whatever, old white guys made up a rule saying athletes can?t get paid, not because they?re amateurs. It?s because we don?t want to pay them. That?s it.?
Foster also said he played college football because ?the NCAA is the best farm club for the NFL.?
?Schooled: The Price of College Sports? is based on the e-book ?The Cartel: Inside the Rise and Imminent Fall of the NCAA? by historian Taylor Branch, who is interviewed in the documentary along with, among others, sportscasters Bob Costas and Jay Bilas, journalists Jose Nocera of The New York Times, Frank Deford of Sports Illustrated, University of Nebraska-Lincoln chancellor Harvey Perlman, former Nike consultant Sonny Vaccaro and former UCLA football players Johnathan Franklin of the Packers and Jeff Locke of the Vikings.
Also interviewed is Kent Waldrep, the former TCU running back from Alvin who was left paralyzed following a game against Alabama in 1974 and unsuccessfully sued the university for workman?s compensation after the university claimed he was recruited and played football ?as a student, not an athlete.?
?When that question of student-athlete came up in court I almost started laughing, because it wasn?t the chairman of the business school that who came to my high school and took me to lunch. It was only football coaches,? he said.
EPIX is available through Dish Network, Suddenlink, Verizon FiOS and Charter Communications, among others, but is not available on DirecTV or Comcast Xfinity. It also is available via subscription online and through mobile and streaming devices.
Jessica Holmes and Frank Buckley were live with a preview of the 10th Annual North American Reptile Breeders Conference and Trade Show. Jay Brewer of Prehistoric Pets showed off some cold-blooded creatures that will make an appearance at the show this weekend.
North American Reptile Breeders Conference & Trade Show Returns to Anaheim
WHAT: Cold-blooded creatures return to Anaheim the weekend of September 20th with the 10th?Annual North American Reptile Breeders Conference & Trade Show. Open to the public, this high quality, captive-bred-only reptile show brings together top dealers from across the country offering thousands of exotic and pet-friendly ?herps.? With prices ranging from $5 to $50,000, everything from the common gecko to extraordinarily rare breeds of snakes with unusual morphing of colors will be represented.? Don?t miss this opportunity to get up-close and personal with snakes, frogs, turtles, geckos, iguanas, tortoises and purchase all of the supplies needed to start or support a herp hobby!
WHEN: Saturday, September 21, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, September 22, 2013 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
WHERE: Anaheim Convention Center 800 West Katella Avenue Anaheim, California 92802
TICKETS: Adults: $15 for a weekend pass Children under 13: $8 for a weekend pass/Children under 5: FREE Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts: $5
SPONSORS: Zoo Med, Timberline, Reptiles by Mac, Gourmet Rodent,? Reptiles Magazine, Marc Bailey Reptiles, Pythonregius.com and Kingsnake.com
BENEFIT: TheUSARK / PIJAC Benefit Auction on Saturday, September 21, at 7:00 p.m. Marriott Ballroom across the street from the Convention Center Admission is FREE includes hors d?oeuvres and live auction
INFO: Call 708/932-8044, email info@narbc.com, or visit our websites at www.narbc.com or www.reptileconference.com
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The moon is not as far away as some things, but it's definitely farther away than your nearest McDonalds or the bottom of the ocean or, you know, anything on Earth at all. Basically it's not easily accessible. So it would be pretty presumptuous for a person or group to say that they owned a certain part of it. Or all of it. But it's kind of complicated to figure out what would happen if anyone tried.
File- This Dec. 17, 2010 file photo shows Director of the National Economic Council Lawrence Summers arriving for the tax cut extension bill during a ceremony at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington. President Barack Obama says he has accepted Lawrence Summers' decision to withdraw from consideration for the role of Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Obama says Summers was a critical member of his economic team and says he is grateful for his service on behalf of the country. Summers was the leading candidate to replace current Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke but faced opposition from some Democrats. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
File- This Dec. 17, 2010 file photo shows Director of the National Economic Council Lawrence Summers arriving for the tax cut extension bill during a ceremony at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington. President Barack Obama says he has accepted Lawrence Summers' decision to withdraw from consideration for the role of Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Obama says Summers was a critical member of his economic team and says he is grateful for his service on behalf of the country. Summers was the leading candidate to replace current Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke but faced opposition from some Democrats. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Lawrence Summers, who was considered the leading candidate to replace current Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, has withdrawn his name from consideration, the White House said Sunday.
In a statement, President Barack Obama said he had accepted Summers' decision.
"Larry was a critical member of my team as we faced down the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, and it was in no small part because of his expertise, wisdom and leadership that we wrestled the economy back to growth and made the kind of progress we are seeing today," Obama said. As director of the National Economic Council, Summers oversaw the administration's response to the economic and financial crisis early in Obama's first term.
Still, Summers faced opposition from some Democrats, including members of the Senate Banking Committee. Summers alluded to the opposition to his candidacy in a letter he sent to Obama Sunday to formally withdraw from consideration.
"I have reluctantly concluded that any possible confirmation process for me would be acrimonious and would not serve the interests of the Federal Reserve, the administration or ultimately, the interests of the nation's ongoing economic recovery," he wrote.
Summers' ascent to the top of the list to succeed Bernanke rankled some of the president's liberal supporters. He was seen as having been too cozy with Wall Street and was criticized for controversial comments he made about women and math and science.
Shaunna Thomas, co-founder of the women's rights group UltraViolet, welcomed Summers' withdrawal, saying she hopes it serves as "a reminder to all that sexism has no place anywhere in society and certainly not in the highest levels of our government." Thomas called on Obama to nominate current Fed vice chairwoman Janet Yellen, another candidate on Obama's short list, to take over Bernanke's job.
Obama vigorously defended Summers in recent weeks, both in public comments and in closed-door meetings with lawmakers.
"I will always be grateful to Larry for his tireless work and service on behalf of his country, and I look forward to continuing to seek his guidance and counsel in the future," Obama said Sunday.
The president has also been facing trouble with his liberal base on other fronts this year, including revelations about the National Security Agency's spying programs and his call for a military strike against Syria.
Summers' decision could make Yellen the leading candidate to replace Bernanke. Yellen, who became a member of the Fed's board of governors in 1994, would be the first woman to run the Fed.
Obama is expected to announce his nomination as early as this month. Bernanke's term ends Jan. 31, 2014.
Chance the Rapper's breakout mixtape, Acid Rap, is my favorite thing I've laid ears on in a long, long time. Inspired in part by Chance's experiences on LSD, it's a piece of music that jaunts through something like half a dozen different genres from jazz to funk to soul to pop to create some a trippy, upbeat version of hip hop.
Last month, we told you how some Google Nexus 7 (2013) users were having issues with the touchscreen on the tablet. These issues included double taps, ghost taps and overall erratic behavior from the touchscreen. Other issues were found with the GPS. The issues gave Consumer Reports a reason to recommend that readers refrain from purchasing the slab until all of the problems were fixed. That was despite the publication's glowing review of the tablet's display.
Google sent out what is known in certain social circles as the JSS15Q update. Yes, as guests at an exclusive party consumed caviar, they talked about multimillion dollar deals, their beach homes in the Hamptons, their hired help and the JSS15Q update.
While the update was believed to fix all of the problems that were afflicting the tablet, that hasn't been the case. Some new buyers of the tablet are still having problems with the screen even after the update is installed. Some are speculating that the problem lies with incorrect calibration, which could be fixed via another update.
The worse case scenario is that a grounding issue is the reason for the touchscreen fiasco and that could not be solved with a software update. The idea that this is a grounding issue comes from some of the Nexus 7 (2013) screens which work perfectly when held or plugged in, but suffer ghost touches and have erratic behavior when lying on a flat surface.
Google continues to investigate the problems. If you do own a Nexus 7 (2013) experiencing touchscreen issues, we recommend that you return the tablet for another unit.
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