Bedroom Features: Three modern bedrooms. One kingsize bed with en-suite bathroom. Two twin rooms sharing the family shower room.
[comics] Bugpower provides a link to a fantastic in-depth interview with Alan Moore. ‘Like, I’d have sworn that my interest in Jack the Ripper started in 1988 but then when my mum died and we went through her house, we found a big suitcase in which there was a load of old books and comics and things that I’d had when I was a kid, including two or three centrefolds from The Sunday Mirror, which were dealing with Jack the Ripper and I’d obviously clipped them for some reason. I didn’t remember doing it but obviously I’d had an interest in Jack the Ripper from the age of about twelve or thirteen. So I guess that these kind of themes, these ideas, they probably run all the way through our lives like a kind of developing music, that the basic kind of chord patterns are there right from the beginning, probably, but they just become more elaborate, or more penetrating or more deeper.’
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Kissing the bottom of a stone lioness is one of the most popular traditions among visitors to Girona.
If you're walking through Plaça Sant Fèlix and see someone kissing the bottom ('cul') of the stone lioness there, don't be too surprised! It's said that many years ago, on C/Calderes stood L'hostal de la Lleona (The Lioness Hostel). The main claim to fame of this establishment was a column built into the wall that had a stone lioness climbing up it. Everybody who went past it could, without making too much effort, touch its behind. As such it turned into one of those customs that some places see develop out of nothing. Indeed, it became so popular that visitors to Girona were told that if they touched the creature's backside, they would never leave the city, or, if they did, they would be sure to return. Over time, the custom has changed and rather than touching the bottom, it became traditional to give it a kiss. Just in case, we suggest that you follow the custom, to make certain that, if you're not from Girona, you'll be back one day.
A $10 million natural gas pipeline project that will primarily provide fuel for poultry and other commercial operations in southeast ...
Reading the results of the Best University Workplace Survey 2015 (“Just the job?”, Features, 5 February) reminded me of when I worked in a new university in England. We were expected to undertake world-leading research, involve ourselves with innovative teaching (ie, water down the syllabus so that underachieving students could pass with at least a 2:1) and attend meetings where we were bullied if we questioned the management’s policies. Enough was enough – I left to work abroad. I would never go back to the bullying culture that pervaded that university, and I take a dim view of British education.
Former Aadhaar chairman and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani is expected to shortly quit the Congress to focus on a nationwide education initiative — EkStep — he has been working on for a while now, according to sources.
Nilekani, perhaps the biggest non-political name to join the Congress ahead of last year's Lok Sabha elections, had lost from Bangalore South to H N Ananth Kumar (BJP).
Nilekani, who spearheaded UPA-2's Aadhaar project, which aims to provide every Indian with a 12-digit unique identity number, has neither been used by the Congress government in Karnataka nor by the central leadership since the party's stunning loss in 2014.
While the UPA government sort of dumped Aadhaar — after launching and backing it — ahead of the general elections, the Narendra Modi government adopted it and made it the linchpin of its direct benefits transfer scheme.
In the initial days of the NDA government, when Aadhaar was on shaky ground, Nilekani had sought a meeting with Modi and convinced him of the benefits of retaining the scheme.
He reportedly highlighted the enormous savings that would accrue to the government by plugging leakages in the delivery of various subsidies by dealing directly with the beneficiaries of the state's burgeoning welfare programmes. Today, it's a firm part of the NDA's JAM (Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile) strategy.
EkStep, Nilekani's primary education initiative, aims to help children in the 5-12 age group, especially first-generation learners, in reading and maths using technology.
Nilekani believes "a social problem at scale requires a collaborative approach and technology is a necessary enabler". The solutions provided by EkStep will complement and augment existing education resources. The approach is to build an open source technology platform and a collaborative ecosystem of parents, teachers, educationists, technologists, content developers, scientists and researchers to solve a specific problem of learning, at scale.
Kenya faces possible suspension by the International Olympic Committee after the country's national governing body failed to implement reforms demanded after Kenya's embarrassing Rio Games appearance.
The IOC had warned it would take "appropriate action" against Kenya if its National Olympic Committee (NOCK) did not resolve a seven-month impasse and adopt a new constitution paving the way for fresh elections.
The IOC assisted in the drafting of new laws following a national outcry over corruption and the treatment of the Kenya team at last summer's Rio Olympics.
But the new statutes failed to garner enough votes to pass at NOCK general assembly on Wednesday, attended by officials from the IOC and the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa.
"We are going to continue with the old constitution until we call for elections at the end of our four-year term in June."
That decision will upset the IOC, which involved itself in reforming NOCK after Kenya's sports minister Hassan Wario disbanded the national Olympic body for alleged mismanagement of athletes in Rio, resulting in five officials being charged in court with fraud and theft of team kit.
Earlier this month IOC deputy director general Pere Miro warned that any further delays in approving the new constitution could see Kenya suspended at the next board meeting in Pyeongchang, South Korea on March 16 and 17.
Olympics: Kenya faces suspension over reform impasse Description: Kenya faces possible suspension by the International Olympic Committee after the country's national governing body failed to implement reforms demanded after Kenya's embarrassing Rio Games appearance. Times Now
Google is bringing its virtual personal assistant to Android Tablets after introducing it on wearables, speakers and other devices.
New Delhi: Google is bringing its virtual personal assistant to Android Tablets after introducing it on wearables, speakers and other devices. Tablets running Android 7.0 Nougat and Android 6.0 Marshmallow will receive the assistant support, and will also be rolled out to smartphones running the older Android 5.0 Lollipop.
With the help of Assistant, Android Tablet users will be able to set reminders, add items to shopping lists, control smart devices such as lights among a host of other functionalities. Assistant for tablets will be rolling out to users who've set system language as English in the US in the coming week.
Google Assistant on Android 5.0 Lollipop has started to roll out to users in the US, UK, India, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Italy, Japan, Germany, Brazil and Korea. Once updated, the app icon will be visible on the 'All apps' list.
Google Assistant now available on Android Tablets, smartphones running Marshmallow Description: Google is bringing its virtual personal assistant to Android Tablets after introducing it on wearables, speakers and other devices. Times Now
On the 15th death anniversary of Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian-origin woman to have flown into space, we take a look at some of her accomplishments
New Delhi: On the 15th death anniversary of Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian-origin woman to have flown into space, we take a look at some of her accomplishments, beginning with her life in India to moving to the USA to pursue her dream of becoming an aerospace engineer. Owing to her untimely death aboard the Columbia Space Shuttle in 2003, Chawla serves as a beacon for women, in particular, to reiterate that 'there are no upper limits for Naari Shakti'.
1. Born in 1962, Karnal, India, Chawla knew that she wanted to be an aerospace engineer at an early age. She was influenced by watching the planes from the local flying clubs and by her father.
2. She graduated from Tagore School, Karnal, India, in 1976. Bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering from Punjab Engineering College, India, 1982. Master of science degree in aerospace engineering from University of Texas, 1984. Doctorate of philosophy in aerospace engineering from University of Colorado, 1988.
3. Selected by NASA in December 1994, Chawla reported to the Johnson Space Center in March 1995 as an astronaut candidate in the 15th Group of Astronauts.
1st February is the death anniversary of astronaut #KalpanaChawla. She sent a valuable message to all Indians, especially young girls. Her message is, "Nothing is impossible for women, if they have a strong will": PM @narendramodi #MannKiBaat pic.twitter.com/uQ2cpBSPZ0
4. Her first flight was STS-87, the fourth U.S Microgravity Payload flight, on Space Shuttle Columbia from Nov. 19 to Dec. 5, 1997. She was a mission specialist and operated Columbia's robot arm.
5. In January 1998, she was assigned as crew representative for shuttle and station flight crew equipment, and subsequently served as lead for Astronaut Offices Crew Systems and Habitability section.
6. She returned to space on Jan. 16, 2003, aboard STS-107 Columbia. She served as a mission specialist during the 16-day research flight which was dedicated to a science and research mission. Working 24 hours a day, in two alternating shifts, the crew successfully conducted approximately 80 experiments.
Humble tributes to an incredible role-model, a dreamer who believed in herself, #KalpanaChawla on her death anniversary. She continues to be an inspiration. pic.twitter.com/DghlRDI9Bs
7. The STS-107 mission ended abruptly on February 1, 2003, when Space Shuttle Columbia and the crew perished during entry, 16 minutes prior to scheduled landing.
9. Chawla was Posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the NASA Space Flight Medal, and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal.
10. She enjoyed flying, hiking, backpacking, and reading. She held a Certificated Flight Instructor's license with aeroplane and glider ratings, Commercial Pilot's licenses for single- and multi-engine land and seaplanes, and Gliders, and instrument rating for aeroplanes. She enjoyed flying aerobatics and tail-wheel aeroplanes.
"It's a matter of sorrow that we lost Kalpana at that early age. Her life, her work is a message to young women across the world, especially in India, that there are no upper limits for Nari Shakti," PM Modi recently said on his Mann Ki Baat radio programme.
Watch Kalpana Chawla's last message to India Description: On the 15th death anniversary of Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian-origin woman to have flown into space, we take a look at some of her accomplishments Times Now