What's On Your Mind

A radical approach to gun crime: paying people not to kill each other

Edit The Guardian 09 Jun 2016

This was the lowest on record since 1971 ... What mattered in Richmond was where you grew up and who your friends were ... After talking to ONS staff, he changed his mind ... “I Support DeVone Boggan and The ONS.” ... While some private-sector funding has clearly served the Richmond programme well, allowing the ONS to defend its controversial stipends and trips, I wondered what would be lost if such social services are not publicly supported....

YOU drive the terms of your auto loan (CFPB - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Jun 2016

When you shop for an auto loan, bring the new with youto help keep track of your offers - and keep these six tips in mind. ... By negotiating for better terms on your loan, you can reduce the total amount of money you pay over time ... Get preapproved for an auto loan so you know what interest rate and terms are possible ... Finalize the deal Before you drive off, make sure everything matches what you agreed to when negotiating your loan terms....

Dating App Bumble Shames Male User For Calling Woman A 'Gold Digging Whore'

Edit Huffington Post 09 Jun 2016

The screenshots show Connor taking offence when a woman, named Ashley, asked him what he did for a living ... "We are going to venture a guess into the state of mind of Ashley here, given that we are all working women ourselves. Take a seat, because this concept may blow your mind," they said ... With that in mind, they pointed out it was pretty obvious that Ashley was just trying to make conversation ... "Never yours, The Bumble Hive....

The echo chamber

Edit The Economist 09 Jun 2016

EACH year, a release of data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Britain’s tax-and-benefits system provokes ritual outrage on both the right and the left. Conservatives point to figures which supposedly show many Britons dependent on the welfare state....

U.K. Exports Rise at Their Fastest Pace in More Than a Decade

Edit Bloomberg 09 Jun 2016

The figures provide the last snapshot of trade before Britain holds its referendum on European Union membership ... The jump in exports in April was led by chemicals, machinery and oil, the ONS said ... Before it's here, it's on the Bloomberg Terminal....

UK exports enjoy biggest rise in 13 years

Edit Belfast Telegraph 09 Jun 2016

Official figures showed exports jumped by 9.1% between March and April to hit £26.1 billion, the fastest month-on-month growth since January 2003 ... This helped the UK's o verall trade gap narrow to £3.3 billion in April, the smallest since September, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) ... The ONS said exports by volume leapt higher in April, rising by 11.2%, the biggest increase since records began in 1998....

UK trade deficit narrows in April as exports jump

Edit BBC News 09 Jun 2016

Stronger exports of chemicals, oil, machinery and aircraft parts were behind the improvement, the ONS said ... The total value of all goods exported jumped by 11.2% on the month, the biggest rise since records started in 1998 ... However, the ONS said that revisions to March trade data pointed to less of a drag on GDP from trade than first estimated....

BAFTA To Celebrate 40 Years Of Bugsy Malone With Summer Series Of Events (BAFTA - British Academy of Film and Television Arts)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Jun 2016

The event takes places on Wednesday 29 June ... Hard to think that what started out as a story that I made up for my children on long car journeys has lasted this long, so I'm extra grateful to BAFTA for celebrating the 40th anniversary of its release.' ... To book tickets, go to www.bafta.org/whats-on ... To book tickets, go to https.//www.bafta.org/whats-on/bugsys-40th-birthday-bash....

BCC: Tackling trade deficit is a national priority (The British Chambers of Commerce)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Jun 2016

David Kern comments on the UK trade figures for April 2016, published today by the ONS ... Commenting on the UK trade figures for April 2016, published today by the ONS, David Kern, BCC Chief Economist, said.. 'While the fall in the trade deficit is welcome, it still remains unacceptably large and is likely to be a drag on UK growth in Q2....

WeChat Pay is expanding to Japan

Edit Business Insider 09 Jun 2016

The firm hopes to attract Japanese retailers by offering them incentives, like advertising and customer discounts through Hotto Link on WeChat, or easier acceptance on Chinese e-commerce sites, according to Nikkei ... But as loyalty programs are integrated and more consumers rely on their mobile wallets for other features like in-app payments, adoption and usage will surge over the next few years ... The choice is yours....

Mark's Mailbag: What's the Right Way to Build? (Indiana Pacers)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Jun 2016

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Muhammad Ali: A Beautiful Mind

Edit Dawn 09 Jun 2016

But get used to me—black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own ... I know where I’m going and I know the truth, and I don’t have to be what you want me to be. I’m free to be what I want.” ... It is the heart, soul and mind that define a person ... If I could go back and do it all over again, I would never have turned my back on him.”. “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.”....

Nexity reaffirme son engagement operationnel en faveur de toutes les formes d'innovation

Edit PR Newswire 09 Jun 2016

PARIS, June 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Parce que la société évolue, parce que nos habitudes de vies changent, Nexity imagine de nouvelles façons de se loger, de travailler ou de vivre dans son quartier au quotidien. Le Groupe encourage chaque jour, dans tous ses ... ....