Curry, the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player, has missed Golden State's last three playoff games because of a sprained knee, though the Warriors lead their best-of-seven Western Conference semi-finals series against Portland 2-0.

It's a very locked down sort of system. When you block a Babl user you'll never see them again, and they won't be able to see your public profile either. One major feature is that no personal information is requested of our users. LB: Babl has comprehensive blocking functionality - unlike Twitter with its recent controversy. BI: The app also seems to allow a lot of anonymity. Why is that important to Babl and how would you avoid abuse?

Do you think Milo or any of the other editors are being unfair to you? He's building a business off the back of neo-puritanical sensationalism. Launching Babl now is a very clear line in the sand. I've come to refuse to be bothered by stuff written about me on the 'net. BI: Were you surprised by the Kernel article? Those days are over, the scandal is done, and I'm getting on. LB: Not surprised because Milo has his own agenda.

The need to refinance would likely cause interest rates to spike as investors demanded a greater return for the perceived risks of non-payment.
Such a move, never before attempted by the U. And the economy could endure a traumatic blow. government, would likely spook investors whose trust in Treasury notes keeps global financial markets operating. Many investors would shift their money elsewhere. More tax dollars would have to go toward repaying the debt. "I would borrow, knowing that if the economy crashed, you could make a deal," Trump told CNBC.

The jury sided with Dillard on Friday. Jurors were tasked with deciding whether the letter constituted a "true threat. Defense attorneys said it was constitutionally protected speech. The lawsuit was filed under a federal law aimed at protecting access to abortion services.

LB: Yes, certainly concerned, but I had a good idea, I like the dot-com environment, and I didn't want negative experiences from the past to hold me back. So I know there will be some criticism but I'm continuing anyway. If you want to reset, at any point, you request a new PIN. You don't have to enter a name, email or phone number to use Babl, you just need a phone or a tablet. BI: Given the media scandal you were caught up in last year, were you concerned about publicity for the app? You get your PIN and you can then use it.

The move would also end a policy introduced during the presidency of George Washington - and celebrated in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical "Hamilton"- to pay full face value on the debts incurred by the country. The government's unfailing payments of its debt have long pleased investors and supported the economy because the country can borrow at lower rates than it otherwise could. "It seems Trump is planning to try to run the country like one of his failed business ventures, and that does not bode well," said Megan Greene, chief economist at Manulife.


Just as he floated a plan that experts say would raise interest rates, Trump separately discussed the need to be cautious about higher rates during the same CNBC interview in which he bragged about being "the king of debt. I love playing with it, but of course now you're talking about something very, very fragile. The statements by Trump reflect his often conflicting statements on economic policy. "
"It's a real dilemma, and we have to be very, very careful," he said.

It's the kind of thing you could use ten-twenty times a day without too much thought or work. The interface is also attractive, and, I hope, sticky. There is a playfulness to it, and I think that's what people will come to like. Whereas Instagram is for curated, pretty photos, Facebook is for family-friends broadcast and permanence, Twitter is like the world's debating chamber, Whatsapp is a 21st century rendition of SMS, and Snapchat is a good idea badly executed.

The America's Cup World Series is an extreme sport on water, sailed in space-age, 45-foot catamarans that, if there's enough wind, rise up on hydrofoils and skim across the tops of the waves. Back then, the America's Cup was sailed in big, classic yachts.

LB: Menshn was a good idea that failed for a variety of reasons, the most obvious being what happened with my personal life. But it was a project devised out of ego, and centered too much around a celebrity [ed. note - the project was launched with Louise Mensch, a high-profile U. What do you think went wrong there, and what would you say you learned from the experience? BI: Your last project, Menshn, attracted a lot of press, but ultimately failed and was forced to wind down.

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp are the current leaders, but there is room for innovation. I have seen the reaction of the few handfuls of people who have tested Babl so far, and many of them have found it addictive. LB: I see it as a huge market with loads of room for different offerings. BI: You labeled the app a "micro expression" app - why do you think people want to be limited when they have a whole world of different messaging platforms out there?ukBusiness Insider: Where did the idea for Babl come from? So why would Bozier put himself back in the limelight? We reached out to the Babl founder to find out:
lukebozier. We're heading to a world where, if we want, we'll all know what our friends are doing, thinking, feeling in one big simulcast. May as well look into one-word messaging. Yes it's restrictive but it allows for creativity, and it taps into the modern trend of ever-more-rapid communication. It can be used in so many different ways. Luke Bozier: I was playing a word-association game via SMS with my girlfriend, and I just figured .

We're very much really looking forward to making amends for being so close back in San Francisco. It's absolutely pedal to the metal at the moment to prepare for next year. "
Rejoining the team are Burling, the helmsman, and Tuke, a trimmer. "We've got effectively a whole new-look team," Ashby said. They have won 26 straight regattas in the 49er class since taking the silver medal at the London Olympics. "There's no history there for a lot of the guys.

"It would make a bad situation worse and increase U. 8 trillion, and taxpayers will devote likely $255 billion to interest payments this year. The market largely sets interest rates on the debt, based in part on Federal Reserve policy. borrowing costs on its debt going forward because we would have lost our credit rating," said Chad Stone, chief economist at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

It wasn't executed as well as I'd have liked. We cut corners, it was rushed out, and so it didn't provide the best experience. But I enjoyed it and learned a lot from it, and I'm applying those lessons: Be perfectionist about experience and design, have low expectations and expect to spend years building up your base, and don't launch companies with celebrities!

"We need to share wealth, not poverty," he has said. "
Quinones-Perez criticized the tax-based strategies, saying they were an "exhausted model" that was depriving the island of crucial resources amid its economic crisis.
"These people are bringing wealth to Puerto Rico, that's good for everybody here. "The cost of keeping that model running became higher and higher and higher," he said.

If youngsters are taking part in risky conduct are mothers and fathers to blame? Who is accountable when adolescents are associated with risky behavior? Not to mention internet safety measures and directions from schools and authorities. Not many situations are more aggravating than listening to some mistaken parent say that there is nothing could be done to stop their kid from being a cyberbully, or driving while texting, or just control how or when their teenager uses their telephone.

Still, these breakdowns did cause damage. The federal government flirted with default risks in 2011 and 2013 when President Barack Obama and the Republican-led House of Representatives reached an impasse over raising the government's borrowing limit. The 2011 crisis led to a credit rating downgrade by Standard & Poor's, while the 2013 crisis produced a government shutdown. The government narrowly avoided defaulting on its debt payments in both instances.

Experts see it as a reckless idea that would send interest rates soaring, slow economic growth and undermine confidence in the world