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Chat-based user interfaces are everywhere. Built into both consumer and business tools, they’re an effective way of delivering quick snippets of information, especially with a growing ecosystem of personal assistants like Cortana and Siri and chat platforms like Teams, Messenger, and Slack. New tools in the next release of Windows 10 will also let applications add information into the Windows Timeline, helping you quickly pick up the context of previous interactions.

The ROI of cloud computing is confusing.  We were talking opex versus capex years ago, and then noticed that there was agility and time-to-market advantages as well. As cloud value metrics evolve, I’ve noted another key value indictor: the commitment to cloud computing.  

Sysadmin pilot fish is approached by the IT director, who tells fish to create an account for the director that has the same capabilities as the lead programmer's account.

Milton Keynes Dons Rotherham United 3 2 FT Game Details Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now » GameCast Lineups and Stats MK Dons finally gave boss Dan Micciche a first victory in charge as they beat play-off chasing Rotherham 3-2.Miccichie had lost six and drawn two of his first... Читать дальше...

A couple of weeks back, I wrote about a group of very authentic Spanish restaurants in London called Iberica, well worth a visit when you’re up in town.

The Sliema council said on Tuesday it was appalled at the authorities were failing to supervise developers of the Townsquare high-rise project.  A photo of a dust-choked Qui-Si-Sana taken last Saturday prompted anger and consternation among residents there and quickly spread across local social media feeds. Concerns about the construction dust continued to roil on Monday, with the developers' lobby saying the project owners have promised to work with them to reduce inconvenience. The council said... Читать дальше...

I've always embraced death with dumbstruck awe and a sense of humor. Accepting its kinship as a personal lifestyle choice. A coping mechanism in line with the insane futility of modern day survival. A slow dance to the bittersweet grand show-stopper big finish. A soft-shoe tap dance funeral march. At other moments a frantic frenzy of blurry high speed dance moves spinning on your head like a top. I've never been much of a dancer. I imagine I sing and play music to compensate for lack of cutting some rug... Читать дальше...

Lady Barbara Judge

• High-profile businesswoman Lady Barbara Judge resigned from her position on Friday as chairwoman of the Institute of Directors, after staff alleged she made sexist and racist remarks during her tenure.
• British startup SmartUp appointed Lady Judge as its chairwoman one month before the allegations were made public — and has decided it will keep her on.
• Lady Judge has denied some of the allegations, specifically claims that she said black people... Читать дальше...

March 13 – FIFA have confirmed that 568,448 tickets have been allocated following the second random selection draw sales window from 5 December to 31 January, on top of the 735,168 tickets allocated during the first sales phase, making a total of 1,303,616 tickets allocated to date.

… Junior Asia/ Oceania Davis Cup and Fed Cup final qualifying event. The … players selected for the Junior Davis Cup include Dev V. Javia, Sandeep … Gogoi (reserve). The Junior Fed Cup team includes Anisha Kashyap, Bhakti … Junior Asia/ Oceania Junior Davis Cup will begin in Kuching, Malaysia ….

Official press release by the office of President of Armenia
 

President Serzh Sargsyan received IMF Dutch Sub-Group Executive Director Anthony De Lannoy.

Greeting the guest, the President of Armenia highlighted the importance of Mr. De Lannoy’s visit, which comes in the run-up to the talks over the new program of cooperation with the IMF, and may be productive in terms of providing another opportunity to exchange views on future development programs, target areas, as well as on the emerging problems and challenges. Читать дальше...

 Cumberland Valley Rail Trails will be participating in "Match Madness" again, the program where Partnership for Better Health in Carlisle has committed $50,000 to a 'stretch' fund to benefit small non-profits like Cumberland Valley Rail Trail. Money donated in March will get matching support from the Partnership.

Peter Westenthaler muss zumindest für vier Monate ins Gefängnis. Das hat am Dienstag das Wiener Oberlandesgericht (OLG) entschieden. Der Ex-Politiker bekam im Verfahren um eine Förder-Million an die heimische Fußball-Bundesliga sowie eine 300.000 Euro-Zahlung der Österreichischen Lotterien an das BZÖ sechs Monate der ursprünglich über ihn verhängten teilbedingten Strafe von 30 Monaten erlassen.

Everywhere one is admonished to "make the most of his life," to "live large," to "live outrageously," and so forth. Soul-searching trips are taken around the world, ostensibly to take filtered photos while engaging in heavy-duty "eat, pray, love"-ing. Yet if success in life is measured by living, we're all doomed to failure. How can anyone hope to save his life?

This would be the first high-level visit to China from India in the aftermath of last year’s 73-day long military stand-off at Doklam. The visit is being considered a precursor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Qingdao for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on June 9.

Lynn "Chick'' Blue, vice president of enrollment development at Grand Valley State University will step down in December after 50 years of serving students.

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 

Obituaries

• 13 March 2018: Pixar Studios animator Bud Luckey, designer of Toy Story's Woody, dies aged 83
• 12 February 2018: Former Irish footballer Liam Miller dies at 36
• 9 February 2018: Poet, lyricist, and digital activist John Perry Barlow dies, aged 70
• 7 February 2018: Margot Duhalde, Chile's first female military pilot, dies aged 97
• 19 January 2018: Zimbabwean politician Bennett and four others die in... Читать дальше...

The Premier League side head to Spain needing to score to stay in the Champions League and we are backing goals at both ends once more on Wednesday

Wolverhampton Wanderers Reading 3 0 FT Game Details Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now » GameCast Lineups and Stats Wolves got their Premier League promotion push firmly back on track with a convincing 3-0 Sky Bet Championship win against Reading at Molineux.Matt Doherty struck in each half... Читать дальше...

• The ONS updated its basket of goods on Tuesday.
• The basket is used to calculate the rate of consumer price inflation in the UK.
• Items such as women's exercise leggings and GoPros were added.
• Lager bought in nightclubs and peaches were removed.

LONDON — Quiche, women's exercise leggings, and GoPro action cameras are now being used by the Office for National Statistics to measure how prices in the UK are changing, the statistical authority said on Tuesday.

Arizona State University likes to brag that it's #1 in the country for "innovation." That may sound like a buzz phrase, but the Sun Devils really are innovating new ways to expand the ideological horizons of the liberal academy. To wit: the new School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership, a transdisciplinary program that aims to increase "ideological diversity" on the Tempe campus.

Republican lawmakers are not happy with President Trump's decision to slap tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. Their public reactions as Trump begins to translate his protectionist campaign rhetoric into actual trade policy have ranged from the politely restrained ("I disagree with this action," said House Speaker Paul Ryan) to the scathing ("Nuts," lamented Sen. Ben Sasse).

“Once I transitioned away from hardcore and into the British style, that’s when things picked up for me,” explained long-time indie wrestling star Chris Hero in an interview for RF Video. “And when I finally got the chance to go to England to wrestle, it was everything I expected.”