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Envisioning A More Equitable Future For Veterinary Education And Healthcare
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In photo: Dr. Shane Bateman, Ontario Veterinary College, with student veterinarians.
In November 2019, longtime Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) and OVC Pet Trust supporters Kim and Stu Lang made a transformational $11-million donation to the college through their Angel Gabriel Foundation to create the Kim and Stu Lang Community Healthcare Partnership Program (CHPP). The program brings OVC faculty, veterinarians and clinical staff, students and partners together to expand animal healthcare for vulnerable populations and, ultimately, help shape a more equitable future for veterinary education and care.
For almost two years, Dr. Shane Bateman has guided the initial development of the program as Interim Veterinary Director. Dr. Bateman is an associate professor in the Department of Clinical Studies at OVC and is also a member of the Board of the Guelph Humane Society. He serves as the Regional Co-Director for Community Veterinary Outreach, a charity that provides free preventive veterinary care for pets whose owners are homeless or at risk of homelessness. He also participates in several initiatives that deliver preventive care at low cost to First Nations communities in southwestern Ontario.
During his tenure as Interim Veterinary Director, Dr. Bateman led several successful Phase 4 student rotations in underserved communities with the CHPP, providing telemedicine and in-person clinical care to more than 2,000 patients. He has also collaborated with a team of curricular experts and OVC faculty to create an innovative curriculum proposal designed to transform the experiences of student veterinarians and engage future professionals and partners in the core aims of the program: to identify, understand and remove the barriers that prevent equitable access to veterinary care.
"Dr. Shane Bateman's unwavering advocacy was the catalyst for what has become the Ontario Veterinary College's ground-breaking Kim and Stu Lang Community Healthcare Partnership Program," says Jeff Wichtel, Dean of the Ontario Veterinary College. "When few others were speaking about social justice issues in veterinary medicine, Shane envisioned a program that would recognize the universality of the human-animal bond and prepare our veterinary graduates to provide care for those most at risk and underserved. We thank him for bringing us on this journey, and for his exemplary leadership as Interim Director of CHPP."
Now, the Ontario Veterinary College is delighted to announce the appointment of several key leadership positions in the Kim and Stu Lang Community Healthcare Partnership Program.
Dr. Lynn Henderson
Veterinary Director of the Kim & Stu Lang Community Healthcare Partnership Program
Dr. Lynn Henderson has been appointed the Veterinary Director of the Kim & Stu Lang Community Healthcare Partnership Program and joined OVC on November 8, 2021. Dr. Henderson will lead the program's clinical and learning teams who are engaged in community service and service learning. She will oversee the relationships and partnerships between OVC and many community stakeholders and committed organizations with a focus on improving access to veterinary care. In addition, Dr. Henderson will be responsible for the learning environment for student veterinarians from all four phases at OVC.
Dr. Henderson has been involved in clinical companion animal practice in many forms since graduating from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2007. Having worked in companion animal general practice, emergency medicine, house-call medicine, and hospice and palliative care, she has always been most interested in the areas of veterinary medicine that allow engagement with the human side of practice. Dr. Henderson owned and operated a successful veterinary house-call practice for 10 years, gaining certification in veterinary hospice and palliative care through the International Association of Animal Hospice and Palliative Care in 2019. She believes strongly in relationship-building, authentic communication, and accountability in delivering on promises.
Dr. Henderson has served as a facilitator within the OVC Clinical Communication Program's Simulated Client Interview laboratories and has held multiple teaching positions within the Ontario College system, most recently teaching Shelter Animal Care and Veterinary Nutrition at Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology.
Dr. Henderson is completing a Master of Education degree in Higher Education in the Health Professions alongside a Collaborative Specialization in Indigenous Health through the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at The University of Toronto (U of T). Her interest in higher education began with a desire to work within veterinary education, in student support or in curriculum development in the field of end-of-life care. These interests broadened and evolved through experiences at U of T that exposed her to the social inequalities within healthcare including unequal access to services and education, and the prejudice surrounding race, gender, and socio-economic status within our communities.
Dr. Henderson hopes to be instrumental in changing the way we understand and educate about social justice issues in veterinary practice, with research interests surrounding healthcare service provision, practitioner reflexivity, and development of practitioner critical consciousness. She believes that the Community Healthcare Partnership Program has the potential to fundamentally change the way in which veterinary students are educated about the world, and the way in which they engage with practice upon graduation.
Dr. Lauren Van Patter
Kim & Stu Lang Professor in Community and Shelter Medicine
Dr. Lauren Van Patter, the newly appointed Kim & Stu Lang Professor in Community & Shelter Medicine, will join OVC in January 2022 to lead the research enterprise. Dr. Van Patter is an animal studies scholar whose research focuses most broadly on questions of 'living well' in multispecies communities. She earned her BSc in Environmental Sciences and MA in Geography from The University of Guelph. Her Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)-funded master's thesis explored community responses to, and the lives of, feral cats, generating strategies for mitigating competing values and management preferences. Her SSHRC-funded doctoral thesis at Queen's University engaged wildlife managers, residents, and community scientists to understand human-coyote conflicts and paths to coexisting with urban animals. She has been a member of The Lives of Animals Research Group since 2013
Dr. Van Patter's work is interdisciplinary and holistic, drawing together diverse methods and theoretical approaches to ask questions that are at once socio-cultural, bio- and ecological, and politico-ethical pertaining to human-animal relationships. As an action-oriented scholar, she has worked collaboratively with veterinarians, wildlife practitioners, biologists, philosophers, and political theorists to produce outputs that extend dialogues around policy and practice for a range of domestic and wild species. Dr. Van Patter is also passionate about teaching and learning; she designed and instructed an upper year special topics course on The Lives of Animals at Queen's University in 2019.
Dr. Van Patter is a past Fellow of the Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare (CCSAW) at the University of Guelph, a current Fellow of the Animals in Philosophy, Politics, Law, and Ethics (APPLE) Research Cluster at Queen's University, and in 2020 was a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge. She is co-editor of the newly released volume A Research Agenda for Animal Geographies with Elgar, and has published in peer-reviewed Veterinary, Animal Studies, Geography, African Studies, and Wildlife Management journals.
Dr. Van Patter's community-based research will focus on understanding barriers faced by marginalized communities who are underserved or do not have adequate access to veterinary care. This information will inform the future directions of the program and how the program can best serve the needs of the community. It will also ask broader questions about wellbeing in more-than-human communities and multispecies justice. In addition, Dr. Van Patter's research will study the learning outcomes and impact of this program on student veterinarians and their future careers.
Meghan Longley
Clinical Services Manager
Meghan Longley was appointed to the role of Clinical Services Manager in July 2021. In this role, she will provide critical strategic and operational support for the clinical program and student veterinarians participating in the program. Meghan completed her undergraduate degree at Lakehead University where she received an Honours Bachelor of Science in Natural Science. She then went on to complete her Post Graduate Certificate of Education through the University of Sunderland. After teaching overseas, Meghan decided to follow her passion for animals and returned to Canada to attend the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus to become a veterinary technician. Meghan joined the OVC community 11 years ago and has furthered her education and training by working in various areas throughout the hospital, including small animal and large animal surgery, ICU, large animal wards and, most recently, in the Clinical Studies department as part of the Clinical Skills team, assisting in teaching labs for phases 1 through 3 of the DVM program. Meghan continues to keep her skills current and grow her knowledge through her employment at a local emergency clinic, as well as through volunteer opportunities.
Meghan will harness her critical skills in customer care, logistics and planning and student learning in pursuit of creating a welcoming and supportive environment for clients of the program and OVC's student veterinarians.
"I am pleased to welcome Dr. Lynn Henderson, Dr. Lauren Van Patter, and Meghan Longley into their leadership roles with the Kim and Stu Lang Community Healthcare Partnership Program," says Wichtel. "We at the Ontario Veterinary College think this program is essential to maintain the role of the veterinarian as the valued and trusted steward of animal health in our communities and believe in its mission to bring veterinary expertise and compassionate care to those for whom it might not otherwise be accessible. I am confident Lynn, Lauren and Meghan will inspire student veterinarians and community partners alike with their wide-ranging expertise and dedication to social accountability in veterinary medicine."
"Two years ago, we announced a donation to the Ontario Veterinary College to establish a community-based veterinary partnership program with a clear vision in mind: to improve the lives of animals and the people who love them. This vision was born out of our love for animals and the enduring belief that, together, we could make a true difference in the world," says Kim Lang. "Since then, under the thoughtful and passionate leadership of Dr. Shane Bateman, OVC faculty and students have established lasting relationships with partners built on mutual respect and shared goals to improve access to veterinary care. They have provided compassionate care to almost 2,000 beloved pets in underserved communities and developed the framework for a socially conscious curriculum that will inspire generations of future veterinarians. As interim Director, Dr. Bateman has laid a remarkable foundation for this program through his many contributions."
"As we look toward the future, I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Lynn Henderson, Dr. Lauren Van Patter, and Meghan Longley to the Kim and Stu Lang Community Healthcare Partnership Program. With the unique perspectives, broad expertise, and trusted guidance they collectively bring to this newly-established leadership team, the CHPP is well-positioned for future success," says Lang.


Moloney said more UMass Lowell classrooms will have lecture capture systems soon.
Jacqueline Moloney wants college students to do less transcribing and more listening.
Moloney, executive vice chancellor and head of online learning at the University of Massachusetts Lowell campus, has overseen an effort to make lecture capture technology a standard feature in the university's classrooms, along with a host of other technologies that can be tailored to fit instructors' preferences.
Along with a suite of other technologies—digital document cameras and interactive LCD touch screens among them—about one-third of UMass Lowell's classrooms have been equipped with lecture capture programs that, Moloney said, let students "review, review, review" by rewinding the video lectures and hashing over complex concepts.
Furiously jotting down every key point that instructors make, she said, isn't for everyone.


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Digitising the NHS: Creating a single source of truth
Fri 7 Jul 2017 | Andrew Morrison
Andrew Morrison, managing director for Xerox UK and Ireland, discusses why creating a single shared system is critical to the ongoing progression of the NHS…
With the digitisation of the NHS in full swing, steady strides are being taken towards a paper-lite system. The recent ransomware cyber-attack, however, raises questions about the institution's paperless ambitions. Does converting to digital increase security risk? And if so, can the NHS continue to reap the transformative power of data and technology without threatening patient information?
The temptation is to throw money at locking down the information held within the system. One priority, and the key to optimising the health system, however, is to unify how patient information is reported, stored, accessed and connected.
Current state of play
The main challenge lies in educating everyone – from care worker to clinician – on how to understand and manage information more effectively and securely using the cutting-edge technologies already in place.
Without organised, well-understood data, it is challenging for the NHS to provide digital services that complement public facing healthcare services. Myriad silos must be broken to allow everyone – including patients – access to the most accurate patient information.
How do you create one secure, accessible source of truth about an individual and their full health life cycle? To accomplish this requires more than standard records management. It requires a revolutionary approach.
Holistic record management
I recall a due diligence exercise that illuminated the particular challenge record management poses. When transposing data into a document management workflow, it quickly became apparent that there was no standard definition to qualify and create a consistent summary record of patient conditions.
Digitising historical records to provide a strong audit trail would improve visibility and lifecycle assessment
This lack of uniformity can waste time in the diagnosis and treatment process, or worse, cause a dangerous disconnect among interpretations of the data. Clinicians make judgements based on their experience, skills and knowledge. Throw in different cultures and geographies and it becomes a minefield of terminology.
Clearly, there needs to be greater flexibility in records management to allow for the different languages and idioms within the NHS system. But why not go one step further? As it stands, health records currently start at illness. To move away from this system of reactivity to one of proactivity, we need a holistic view of a patient's life cycle. Combined with advanced analytics, this comprehensive data could enable health workers to improve diagnoses, choose the right treatment and prevent the likelihood of patients developing a chronic disease or condition.
Digitising historical records to provide a strong audit trail would improve visibility and lifecycle assessment of patient care needs and assist in assessment of future risk based on holistic information. More than an improvement to 'health records management', such a transformation would make holistic patient information easily accessible and enable the best possible care. It would have a profound effect on the overall quality of care.
The good news is that such an evolution doesn't have to be a distant goal. Technology providers can help to make this a reality by capturing archive information, digitising it and converting it into a comprehensive record of a person's entire health life cycle. Every time a healthcare professional meets with a patient, they will be able to add secure information to the patient's overall record and make that information more accessible, complete and mobile.
This technology helps to create a single source, better informing both clinician and patient, crucial to the progression of the ongoing digital transformation. As the NHS CIO, Will Smart put it: "Our agenda is to be relentlessly patient-centred to make sure that we have the strong and correct clinical leadership and our job as CIOs is to stand aside patients and clinicians and actually deliver excellent technology to support that really important agenda."
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I talk about my writing journey, the things I learn, the software that helps me, or other tools that I use to monitor all aspects of indie publishing.
During those years, I published 24 fiction books (of varying lengths) under Diane J Cornwell and 1 non fiction book under D J Mills.
During that time I was told I need to make my blog professional. I have my author blog for that. And I have Tift Publishing web site, which includes contact information, in case a foreign publisher wants to talk about translation rights, or even movie rights.
Because this blog allows visitors to sign up for notification when I publish new posts, it has grown over the years, but I realised that I have never asked my list what they want to learn in their writing journey. Or which genre stories my readers enjoy reading.
I do know I did everything relating to blogging the wrong way. I do not test titles or make interesting titles like "5 ways to …" or "7 steps to …". I do not include lots of images, which I think are a total waste of space. I do not include enough tags with each blog. I do not include enough links to other sites. I do not advertise my books at the end of each blog.
But I checked the stats this morning and was mildly surprised.
Since 2009, I have written 229 posts in 8 categories using 450 tags. When I started I had no idea what a tag was. I had 55 signups to the blog, 4 of them email only. There have been 781 comments from 20,0652 views by visitors to this blog. The spam checker has protected my blog from 12, 096 spam comments.
And the most viewed blog posts were the ones where I wrote about using Scribus to lay out POD interiors and covers to upload as .pdf files on Createspace. The same blog posts I expanded and used in my non fiction book Creating Print on Demand Interiors & Covers using Scribus 1.4.1 by D. J. Mills.
So, first, thank you everyone who visited my blog.
Second, thank you everyone who signed up to receive notification when I published each blog.
And third, thank you everyone who purchased and read my books. I hope you enjoyed them as much as I enjoyed writing them.
I need to find time to visit the link of every person who signed up to my blog to see if they are writers so I can keep up with their writing journey blog posts. Or if they are readers. Or if they signed up by mistake.
If you want to unsubscribe from this blog, but do not know how to do it, let me know and I can delete you from this blog's list, because I actually discovered how to do it this morning.
I deleted two sign ups because their user id was non existent and their blog link had expired.
The biggest change here is realising I do enjoy writing my blog posts once a month. I enjoy the social interaction. I enjoy helping other writers. I enjoy discussing writing processes, and news releases about changes in Indie publishing. All fun.
Even though I do not understand the workings of Goodreads, I enjoy visiting Goodreads after I publish each book to read their honest reviews.
Other social media sites? Not so much.
I do not use Instagram, or Facebook. Why? I know I do not like their TOS. And why would I want to spend a long time engaging with other writers or readers (and building trust) on other platforms then have the software shut it down to 15% of my list? I understand the platforms want me to pay to reach my list, but I based this whole writing journey on the least cost, basically, FREE.
And Twitter? I understand some people place importance on their number of Twitter followers. I don't. But, I am very happy people want to follow me on Twitter, even though I only get on Twitter about 3 – 4 times a year because I usually have nothing to say, and I don't want to bore everyone.
Also, Twitter it too busy for me. I get annoyed with some Twitter users only selling their books. Repeatedly! Thankfully, I do not use Twitter to sell my books. In fact, I don't want to sell my books, at all, on any social media sites. I am happy to write the best story I can, make it look professional and publish on all distributor sites to make it easy for my readers to find and enjoy.
I know some of my Twitter followers are writers I met on writing courses. I talk to them on forums. But I guess being on Twitter, they can see the automatic Twitter announcement each time I publish another blog post here. They can visit here to read the blog post if the title of each blog generates interest. That is another area where I need to learn the correct way to title my blog posts.
Some of you are internet friends I met on tatting blogs. Or via knitting web sites/blogs. I do not blog about my hobbies on this blog. Maybe I should. Not sure.
In another ten years I might have this blogging figured out. Or I might decide to stop blogging altogether, like another author I know has done. I know it has not effected his sales numbers at all. His decision gave him more time to write his stories.
And, over the next two months I need to plan how many stories I want to write in 2018, and what areas of storytelling I need improving so I can look for free or cheap courses to take next year. And work out a list of topics to blog about.
So, right now I am thinking that maybe I should change focus, blog less and write more. Or keep blogging but include my hobbies. Or ask questions to find out where you are on your writing journey.
To sort all this out, I need you to tell me what writing subjects, software, or other tools I use that you might be interested in, so I can help you write and publish. Or just tell me where you are on your writing journey.
So, either email me, or ask me to email you, via my About Writing tab above or in the comments below. Let me know if my blog helps your writing when I talk about courses I took, blogs I read, or something else that I think helps me write better stories, or helps me publish my stories, or helps me create my covers and interiors.
In the meantime, keep writing and having fun.


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from api_v2.models.Issuer import Issuer
from api_v2.models.Schema import Schema
from api_v2.models.CredentialType import CredentialType
from api_v2.models.Topic import Topic
from api_v2.models.TopicRelationship import TopicRelationship
from api_v2.models.Credential import Credential
from api_v2.models.CredentialSet import CredentialSet
from api_v2.models.Address import Address
from api_v2.models.Claim import Claim
from api_v2.models.Name import Name
from api_v2.models.Attribute import Attribute
from api_v2 import utils

class IssuerSerializer(ModelSerializer):
    has_logo = BooleanField(source="get_has_logo", read_only=True)

    class Meta:
        model = Issuer
        exclude = (
            "logo_b64",
        )

class SchemaSerializer(ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = Schema
        fields = "__all__"

class CredentialSetSerializer(ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = CredentialSet
        fields = (
            "id", "create_timestamp", "update_timestamp",
            "latest_credential_id", "topic_id",
            "first_effective_date", "last_effective_date",
        )

class CredentialTypeSerializer(ModelSerializer):
    issuer = IssuerSerializer()
    has_logo = BooleanField(source="get_has_logo", read_only=True)

    class Meta:
        model = CredentialType
        depth = 1
        exclude = (
            "category_labels",
            "claim_descriptions",
            "claim_labels",
            "logo_b64",
            "processor_config",
            "visible_fields",
        )

class TopicSerializer(ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = Topic
        fields = list(utils.fetch_custom_settings('serializers', 'Topic', 'includeFields'))

class TopicRelationshipSerializer(ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = TopicRelationship
        fields = list(utils.fetch_custom_settings('serializers', 'TopicRelationship', 'includeFields'))

class AddressSerializer(ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = Address
        fields = list(utils.fetch_custom_settings('serializers', 'Address', 'includeFields'))

class ClaimSerializer(ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = Claim
        fields = "__all__"

class NameSerializer(ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = Name
        fields = "__all__"

class AttributeSerializer(ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = Attribute
        fields = "__all__"

class CredentialAttributeSerializer(AttributeSerializer):
    class Meta(AttributeSerializer.Meta):
        fields = ("id", "type", "format", "value", "credential_id")

class CredentialSerializer(ModelSerializer):
    attributes = CredentialAttributeSerializer(source='all_attributes', many=True)
    class Meta:
        model = Credential
        fields = (
            "topic","credential_set","credential_type","wallet_id","credential_def_id","cardinality_hash",
            "effective_date","inactive","latest","revoked","revoked_date","revoked_by","related_topics",
            "attributes",
        )

class CredentialAddressSerializer(AddressSerializer):
    class Meta(AddressSerializer.Meta):
        fields = tuple(
            {*AddressSerializer.Meta.fields, "credential_id"} - {"credential"}
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class CredentialNameSerializer(NameSerializer):
    class Meta(NameSerializer.Meta):
        fields = ("id", "text", "language", "credential_id", "type",)

class CredentialTopicSerializer(TopicSerializer):
    class Meta(TopicSerializer.Meta):
        fields = (
            "id", "create_timestamp", "update_timestamp",
            "source_id", "type",
        )

class CredentialNamedTopicSerializer(CredentialTopicSerializer):
    names = CredentialNameSerializer(source='get_active_names', many=True)
    local_name = CredentialNameSerializer(source='get_local_name')
    remote_name = CredentialNameSerializer(source='get_remote_name')

    class Meta(CredentialTopicSerializer.Meta):
        fields = CredentialTopicSerializer.Meta.fields + ("names","local_name","remote_name",)

class TopicAttributeSerializer(AttributeSerializer):
    credential_type_id = SerializerMethodField()
    class Meta(CredentialAttributeSerializer.Meta):
        fields = ("id", "type", "format", "value", "credential_id", "credential_type_id")

    def get_credential_type_id(self, obj):
        return obj.credential.credential_type_id

class CredentialTopicExtSerializer(CredentialNamedTopicSerializer):
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    attributes = TopicAttributeSerializer(source='get_active_attributes', many=True)

    class Meta(CredentialNamedTopicSerializer.Meta):
        fields = CredentialNamedTopicSerializer.Meta.fields + ("addresses", "attributes")

class CredentialExtSerializer(CredentialSerializer):
    addresses = CredentialAddressSerializer(many=True)
    attributes = CredentialAttributeSerializer(many=True)
    credential_type = CredentialTypeSerializer()
    names = CredentialNameSerializer(many=True)
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    remote_name = CredentialNameSerializer(source='get_remote_name')
    topic = CredentialTopicExtSerializer()
    related_topics = CredentialNamedTopicSerializer(many=True)

    class Meta(CredentialSerializer.Meta):
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        fields = (
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            "revoked_date",
            "wallet_id",
            "credential_type",
            "addresses",
            "attributes",
            "names",
            "local_name",
            "remote_name",
            "topic",
            "related_topics",
        )

class ExpandedCredentialSetSerializer(CredentialSetSerializer):
    credentials = CredentialExtSerializer(many=True)

    class Meta(CredentialSetSerializer.Meta):
        fields = CredentialSetSerializer.Meta.fields + ("credentials",)

class ExpandedCredentialSerializer(CredentialExtSerializer):
    credential_set = ExpandedCredentialSetSerializer()

    class Meta(CredentialExtSerializer.Meta):
        fields = CredentialExtSerializer.Meta.fields + ("credential_set",)

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Q: Is there a way to make function not type-checked in C++? I am currently implementing a class that is a three-way map, meaning each "index" has three keys and one can retrieve each. The function get is defined as:
template<typename returnType, typename getType>
returnType get(getType getVal) {
    if (typeid(returnType) == typeid(getType)) {
        return getVal;
    }

    // Here the appropriate value is gotten. Not important for this.

    // This is returned just in-case nothing is found.
    return *new returnType;
}

This doesn't compile, because getType is not always equal to returnType, which is guaranteed by my check. Is there a way to make this compile, because the getting process is quite expensive. I've tried to just do return returnType(getVal);, which only works if returnType has a constructor for getType.
Solutions I could imagine but didn't manage to pull of:

*

*template specialization

*disable type-checking (similar to rust's unsafe)

P.S: I know this optimisation doesn't make a lot of sense, still would like to know if it's possible to compile.

A: typeid is not meant to be used this way at compile-time. If you want to operate on types at compile-time, use the tools from #include<type_traits>. typeid is meant to be used if you need to operate on types at runtime (e.g. store ids for types in a container or obtain a printable name for a type) or you need to determine the actual type of a polymorphic pointer/lvalue at runtime.
To compare types at compile-time use std::is_same_v<returnType, getType>. Since C++17 it is also possible to conditionally compile branches of an if in a template, using if constexpr instead of if:
template<typename returnType, typename getType>
returnType get(getType getVal) {
    if constexpr (std::is_same_v<returnType, getType>) {
        return getVal;
    } else {
        // Here the appropriate value is gotten. Not important for this.

        // This is returned just in-case nothing is found.
        return /*some returnType*/;
    }
}

Also note that applying * to a new expression is practically always wrong. You are returning *new returnType immediately by-value. That is a guaranteed immediate memory leak. new returns a pointer to newly allocated memory with a new object of the given type in it. Returning the dereferenced pointer by-value means that this new object is again copied into the return value and at the same time the lvalue/pointer to the first newly created object is lost in the copy/move constructor.
To create an object to return directly, do not use new. Just return a temporary object using the functional explicit cast notation:
return returnType{};

or even shorter, since returnType is already mentioned in the function return type:
return {};

new is very rarely needed directly in C++. If a variable or a temporary as above also works, then don't use new, and if that doesn't work reconsider whether you shouldn't be using std::unique_ptr/std::shared_ptr/std::vector/std::string/etc. instead of new.

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Ron Rash is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel The Cove, in addition to three other prizewinning novels, One Foot in Eden, Saints at the River, and The World Made Straight; four collections of poems; and four collections of stories, among them Something Rich and Strange, Nothing Gold Can Stay, Burning Bright, which won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, and Chemistry and Other Stories, which was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award. Twice the recipient of the O. Henry Prize, he teaches at Western Carolina University.
In this poetic and haunting tale set in contemporary Appalachia, New York Times bestselling author Ron Rash illuminates lives shaped by violence and a powerful connection to the land.
Les, a long-time sheriff just three-weeks from retirement, contends with the ravages of crystal meth and his own duplicity in his small Appalachian town.
Becky, a park ranger with a harrowing past, finds solace amid the lyrical beauty of this patch of North Carolina.
Enduring the mistakes and tragedies that have indelibly marked them, they are drawn together by a reverence for the natural world. When an irascible elderly local is accused of poisoning a trout stream, Les and Becky are plunged into deep and dangerous waters, forced to navigate currents of disillusionment and betrayal that will force them to question themselves and test their tentative bond--and threaten to carry them over the edge.
Echoing the heartbreaking beauty of William Faulkner and the spiritual isolation of Carson McCullers, Above the Waterfall demonstrates once again the prodigious talent of "a gorgeous, brutal writer" (Richard Price) hailed as "one of the great American authors at work today" (Janet Maslin, New York Times).
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    {
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    protected function warning($messages, $newline = false, $type = OutputInterface::OUTPUT_NORMAL)
    {
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    }

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Located in Columbus, Georgia, the National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus is the only museum in the country that features both the Union and Confederate navies. Inside the museum lay the remnants of two Confederate warships: the hull of the CSS Muscogee, destroyed in in Chattahoochee River by Union soldiers in April 1865, and the remains of the CSS Chattahoochee, scuttled by Confederate soldiers to avoid its capture in December 1864.
Newer exhibits simulate Civil War naval battles and depict the harsh conditions for Union and Confederate sailors. In addition, "Ramparts to Topmast: Flags of Triumph and Despair" covers the naval history of the Civil War through a collection of naval flags from both sides. These flags complement the sizeable collection of uniforms, equipment, and weapons in the 40,000 square-foot museum.


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Rain, Thunderstorm To Lash Odisha Till June 9; IMD Issues Yellow Warning
A low pressure area is likely to form over North Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood around June 11, 2021. Under its Influence, Southwest-Monsoon is likely to advance into most parts of Odisha.
Vikash Sharma
Published: Friday, 04 June 2021
Last updated: 05 June 2021, 08:36 AM IST
Photo: OTV
Low Pressure Likely By June 11
A low pressure area is likely to form over North Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood around June 11
Several parts of Odisha will experience rain and thunderstorm activities till June 9
There will be no large change in maximum temperature (Day temperature) over the districts of Odisha during the next 4-5 days.
Several parts of Odisha will experience rain and thunderstorm activities till June 9, predicted India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday.
As per the latest weather bulletin issued by IMD, 12 districts of Odisha- Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal and Balasore are likely to witness thunderstorm and lightning activities in the next 24 hours.
The IMD has issued a yellow warning for these 12 districts. The southwest monsoon today has further advanced into remaining parts of south Arabian Sea, some parts of central Arabian Sea, remaining parts of Lakshadweep and Kerala, most parts of Coastal and South Interior Karnataka, some parts of North Interior Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, some more parts of Tamil Nadu.
Monsoon Likely To Touch Odisha By June 10-12, Fresh Low Pressure To Help Onset
Southwest Monsoon Hits Kerala, Heavy Rains Lash Many Parts Of Telangana
Monsoon 2021: Heavy Rains Likely In Odisha From June 11, Monsoon Low Likely!
Similarly, the monsoon has also touched remaining parts of Southwest Bay of Bengal and some parts of West-central and some more parts of East-central Bay of Bengal.
According to IMD, there will be no large change in maximum temperature (Day temperature) over the districts of Odisha during the next 4-5 days.
A #LowPressureArea is likely to form over North #BayofBengal & neighbourhood around #11th June, 2021.
Under its Influence, #Southwest-#Monsoon is likely to advance into most parts of #Odisha.#Monsoon2021 #Monsoon pic.twitter.com/E1J51sSQKo
— Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar (@mcbbsr) June 4, 2021
Here's complete weather forecast:
Day 1 (valid from 1330 hrs IST of 04.06.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 05.06.2021): Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Deogarh.
Yellow Warning(To be updated): Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nabarangpur,
Nuapada, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal and Balasore.
Day 2 (valid from 1330 hrs IST of 5.6.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 6.6.2021): Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Odisha.
Day 4 (valid from 1330 hrs IST of 7.6.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 8.6.2021): Light to moderate rain or thundershower likely to occur at a few places over the districts of Nuapada, Bolangir, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Balasore.
Yellow Warning (To be updated): Thunderstorm with lightning likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nuapada, Bolangir, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Balasore.
Day 5 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 8.6.2021up to 0830 hrs IST of 9.6.2021): Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of South Odisha and at one or two places over the districts of North Odisha.
Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati,Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Balasore.
IMD Forecast
Weather Cyclone Yaas: Govt, Private Property Worth Rs 610 Crore Damaged In Odisha
Government property to the tune of Rs 520 crore and private property worth Rs 90 crore had been damaged in Cyclone Yaas
Weather Monsoon Likely To Be Normal In North & South, Above-Normal In Central India: IMD
The southwest monsoon is likely to be normal in north and south India, above-normal in central India and below-normal in east and northeast India, the MeT department...
Weather Prior To Monsoon Onset, Pre-Monsoon Signs Seen In Odisha
The South-west monsoon is most likely to touch Kerala coast in next two days before entering Odisha.
How COVID19 Could Or Could Not End! Anthony Fauci On Pandemic


President Donald Trump on Wednesday launched a prolonged attack on the integrity of a huge probe into whether he or his election campaign colluded with Russian Federation or obstructed justice - but did say that the final report should be released.
Also notable in the poll results, support for the House to seriously consider impeaching President Trump has dropped 10% since October to just 28%, according to the report. "We will soon find out".
The poll found "a stark partisan divide on that question", with almost all, 86%, of Republicans dismissing the investigation as a "witch hunt", while the inverse, 14%, of Democrats agree. They've admitted that the legislative push is "very much about Trump".
Though Mueller's office has said nothing publicly about the timing of a report, several prosecutors detailed to Mueller's team have left in recent months, suggesting the investigation is winding down. Trump said it will be up to Barr to decide what to do with the report.
As if the American people are too stupid to notice that two years into a Russian Federation collusion investigation of the president, and Mueller's got zippo on the president.
The poll, which asked 1,000 registered voters about their views on the investigation, found half of the pollsters agreed that the Mueller investigation is a "witch hunt", echoing Trump's consistent claims of being investigated for political reasons instead of credible allegations of wrongdoing.
"Very few think it is legit!" And now I have somebody writing a report that never got a vote? "This was an illegal & conflicted investigation in search of a crime".


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Полската академия на науките (ПАН, ) е най-висшата държавна институция, провеждаща научни изследвания в Република Полша. Базирана е в столицата Варшава. ПАН е членка на Международния съвет за наука (International Council for Science, ICSU).

Сред функциите на Академията е организирането, провеждането, внедряването и популяризирането на научните изследвания, публикуването на научни монографии и списания, координирането и изпълнението на големи изследователски програми и осъществяването на международно научно сътрудничество. Тези функции се изпълняват както от институтите на ПАН, така и с помощта на различни научни комитети, в които участват членовете на Академията, както и в сътрудничество с представители на университетите, политехниките и други институции на висшето образование и представители на промишлеността в Полша.

История
Полската академия на науките е създадена през 1952 година по времето, когато страната е народна република. Образувана е от сливането на съществувалите отпреди това Полска учебна академия, базирана в Краков, и варшавското общество "Приятели на ученето", основани в края на XVIII век.

През 1989 г. Полската учебна академия в Краков възстановява самостоятелното си съществуване независимо от Полската академия на науките във Варшава.

Структура
ПАН е изследователски център, понастоящем състоящ се от 79 изследователски звена (институти, научни центрове, изследователски станции, ботанически градини и други научни звена) и поддържащи звена (архиви, библиотеки, музеи и представителства на ПАН в чужбина). Изследователската дейност на Академията основно се финансира от държавния бюджет през Министерството на науката и висшето образование на Република Полша.

Академията се състои от национални членове, които включват действителни членове (академици) и дописни членове (член-кореспонденти). Членството в Академията е доживотно и броят на членовете е ограничен до 350. В допълнение, могат да бъдат избирани и чуждестранни членове на ПАН. Всички – национални и чуждестранни – членове се избират от Общото събрание на ПАН измежду кандидати с доказани най-високи научни постижения и признат международен авторитет.

Академията има седем териториални подразделения освен Варшава – във Вроцлав, Гданск, Катовице, Краков, Лодз, Люблин, Познан. Ролята им е да интегрират местните научни общности и да представляват Академията през местните органи за самоуправление и организации.

В настоящия си вид Академията е регулирана с парламентарен акт от 30 април 2010 година.

Управителното тяло на ПАН се състои от председател и трима заместник-председатели, избрани от Общото събрание измежду националните членове на Академията, за мандат от 4 години.

Научна периодика
Следната научна периодика се издава от ПАН:
 Acta Arithmetica
 Acta Ornithologica
 Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
 Acta Physica Polonica
 Annales Zoologici
 Archaeologia Polona
 Fundamenta Mathematicae

Източници

Външни препратки

 Официален сайт на Полската академия на науките
 Ranking of scientists from Polish Academy of Sciences according to their GSC public profiles, Webometrics.info

Основани в Полша през 1951 година


Investing Advice And InformationFeatured ArticlesIs Lowe's 7.7% One-Year Share Price Decline a Buying Opportunity?
Despite the share price decline of nearly 8%, Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) still looks like a good choice for investors that seek long-term asset appreciation, as well as total returns when combining capital gains and dividend income.
The share price initially pulled back more than 22% from $104.95 at the onset of the trailing 12-month period and reached its 52-week low of $81.48 on April 28, 2018. This price decline is indicative of the company's overall performance in the first half of 2018, when Lowe's missed analysts' earnings per share (EPS) consensus estimates in each of the first two quarterly reports — for Q4 2017 and Q1 2018.
However, the company reversed its results and came back during the second half of the year with EPS figures that beat the $2.02 Wall Street analysts' estimates by 2.5% in the second quarter and the $0.98 estimate for the third quarter by 6.1%. During its third-quarter results conference call, the company confirmed its earlier guidance of diluted earnings per share of $4.08 to $4.24 for the full fiscal 2018, which ends on February 1, 2019.
These projected EPS figures include a 2.5% expected increase in same-store revenue, a 4% increase in total sales and an expected decrease in operating income of 240 to 255 basis points as a percentage of sales. Lowe's attributes 50% to 60% of this decrease to charges associated with its strategic reassessment.
For the upcoming fiscal year, which will end on January 31, 2020, Lowe's forecasts its total sales to grow at 2% with same-store sales advancing 3%. Furthermore, the company expects its operating income (OI) as a percentage of sales to rise 235 to 250 basis points. Positive impact of initiatives the company undertook in 2018 are expected to generate approximately 60% of that increase. These initiatives include the closing of all Orchard Supply Hardware stores and 51 underperforming stores in the United States and Canada, as well as close all its stores and exit the market in Mexico.
The company expects all these changes to generate $6.00 to $6.10 EPS in fiscal 2019, as well as continue its current share price uptrend that began after the April low. After bottoming out in April the share price advanced more than 43% before peaking at $116.84 on September 21, 2018. The September peak price represented an 11.3% advancement over the beginning of the trailing 12-month period.
However, under the pressure of the overall market correction and late-year volatility, the share price retreated and closed at $96.91 on January 14, 2019. While 17% lower than the September peak and 7.7% below the price from one year earlier, this closing price was still nearly 19% above the 52-week low in April 2018 and nearly double the share price from five years earlier.
The company's annual dividend income distributions – which have been rising consecutively for nearly six decades — offset some of the one-year share price decline to bring the total loss for the year below 6%. A price advancement of just 6.5%, over the $103 per share mark, would bring the year's total return to the break-even point. Any additional advancement would reward shareholders with a positive total return for the trailing 12-month period and potentially set the stock on its way toward total returns similar to its recent levels of 40% over the past three years and nearly 110% over the last five years.
A share price upward move of 6.5% or more over the next 12 months is not outside the realm of probability if the company manages to follow through on its modest projections for the upcoming fiscal year. Furthermore, Lowe's current share price of $96.91 is 15.4% below the analysts' average price target of $111.86 and has plenty of room on the upside.
Headquartered in Mooresville, North Carolina, and founded in 1946, Lowe's Companies, Inc. operates as a home improvement company in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The company provides home improvement products in various categories, such as lumber and building materials, tools and hardware, appliances, fashion fixtures, rough plumbing and electrical, seasonal living, lawn and garden, paint, flooring, kitchens, outdoor power equipment and home fashions. Additionally, Lowe's offers installation services through independent contractors in various product categories and extended protection plans, as well as warranty and non-warranty repair services. As of 2018, the company operated 2,390 home improvement and hardware stores. In addition to its stores, the company also sells its products through the Lowes.com and Lowesforpros.com websites and through mobile applications.


Selecting a school for your kid is not a child's play. You will need to research a lot, explore the options and finally settle for the one that suits your expectations.Some basic things play a vital rolein this process of choosing, eliminating and finalising the schools.
In this article, we will shed light on the important things and try to make your task of choosing a school, a bit easier. Keep reading to know more!
School is the crucial stage in a student's life as it helps them in laying a strong academic foundation. Thus, you need to check the academic performance of the schools where you wish to enroll your children.
Begin by comparing the school's average exam scores and how it is ranked in the region.You can speak to parents who have already enroled their children in the school and get a clearer picture of the school's academic excellence.
In India, there are plenty of boards like CBSE, ICSE, IB and state board. Each one of them has a different curriculum. Though all these boards are good at one or other level, CBSE is considered the most sought-after board in India.All the colleges in the country also recognise CBSE. So, if you wish your child to study from CBSE board, search for best CBSE schools in India and see the best fit for your kid.
Interestingly, many of the best CBSE schools in India also focus on subjects that are related to arts and music as it helps students in exploring new career avenues. You too can enrol your children in such schools and give them a chance to nurture their hidden talent.
 Are classrooms tidy and spacious?
 Does the overall school premise look clean and have hygienic washrooms?
 How is the security system in the school?
 Is there enough area and tools to cater the extra-curricular activities?
You can add other questions as per your understanding. A well-furnished and modern school indicates the dedication of the authorities towards providing the best facilities to the students.
While on your visit to the campus,make sure to have a word with the teachers. Some of the details you can get include the qualification and experience of the teachers. In addition, you can also check the student-teacher ratio to determine if your child will get adequate attention in the classroom. Do talk to the teachers and know their opinion about the school.
School staff is also an essential part of the school, so if possible, interact with them to know more about their attitude towards school and children.
Nowadays, there has been a significant shift in the way people used to perceive education in schools. Extra-curriculars have paved their way into the center stage and are usedas a touchstone for parents to decide if the school is good for their child or not. Thus, when you start selecting a school for your child, don't just focus on academic performance but go beyond the books and check the extra-curricular activities offered by the school.
Some top schools like Genesis Global School offer a wide array of activities ranging from literature, sports and even performing arts to provide a holistic learning experience to children.
Done reading? Well, now you know aboutthe most important things you need to consider while selecting the best school for your child. It is only at schools that your child can get a holistic development while learning about new things. Thus, it is essential to choose a school that can nurture your child in the best possible manner.


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Collaborating for Equality
Equality. For Principal Chad Weiden of Edgebrook Elementary, this is the guiding force behind education in Chicago as well as the inspiration behind his path to principalship.
"My love of kids grew exponentially with the desire to make sure every kid had a great teacher and that there are equitable and fair action for kids," he said. "Every kid deserves an amazing school."
At Edgebrook, Chad has honed in on the idea of great teachers as the key lever toward equitable education, cultivating an environment of trust and collaboration to encourage professional development.
Edgebrook is located on the Northwest corner of Chicago and maintains an enrollment of about 480 students in grades K-8. Chad transitioned into the role of principal three years ago after previous leadership positions at the Social Justice High School and Blaine Elementary.
According to Chad, his main focus upon arriving at Edgebrook was to form relationships not only with, but between his teachers.
"My job is taking care of adults to make sure they take care of kids. I had two great kindergarten teachers who had never worked together despite working at same school for 12 years. Imagine the possibilities of them working together," he said. "I facilitated this collaboration and at an end-of-year meeting, one of the kindergarten teachers said, 'I want to thank my team mate; it has been amazing to work with my team mate and I have grown so much in the past year.' If I can change the relationships in the way that the adults work in the building to help kids, then I'm doing my job."
Third grade teacher Elizabeth Tun said she believes Chad has been an instrumental part of fostering a strong teaching community. "Mr. Weiden has helped me grow so much as a teacher," she said. "His expectations are very high, but everyone is working toward reaching those goals."
Chad said that a formative part of his own professional development has been the CPS Principal Fellowship made possible by The Fund, which he sees as a huge factor in developing his leadership skills with teachers. "I wanted to be around like minded principals," he said, "and I loved that the learning addresses executive leadership, not just running the nuts and bolts of the school."
For Chad, being able to witness the transformation of a teacher under his leadership is the most rewarding part of being a principal. "If an adult changes their perspective or changes their practice and a kid benefits, that makes me tremendously happy," he said. "I get to see adults change, and it's really exciting."
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Over the years I've been collecting cat sightings etc I've become aware of around 1 dozen what I would call closequarter/aggressive encounters between humans and cats (I must point out that the cat was not the aggressor in every case). Some of these reports are direct from the witness (and I would class as of high credibility) others are reports from news papers (high possibility of exaggeration of the events).
What I would like to do would be to sort the wheat from the chaff. I will list below briefly the dozen or so incidents relating to big cats in Great Britain with rough geographical reference and I would like to hear anything related (other reports or versions of the same incidents) opinions etc or other such encounters you are aware of.
I'd also be interested to here peoples assesment of the authenticity of these incidents - hoax, misreporting, genuine etc.
Mendip hills - 2 women encountered big cat behaving aggressively and retreated to their car - cat chased the car.
Salisbury Plain, two schoolboys, son of minister, flying kite encounter 'playful' puma that chases and grabs kitestring. One boy kicks cat out of fear.
Fox trap catches black leopard that forces its way out through the mesh as farmer approaches.
Man knocked off bike in country lane by big cat somewhere in Glos.
Schoolboys camping on Dartmoor said yesterday that they were attacked by a pair of big cats 10 miles from the area where a lion was reported seen. The animals clawed through a tent in which two 17-year-olds were sleeping at Giant's Basin on the high moor. Two other boys sleeping in tents nearby were also disturbed. "
I know of one a few years back (1976) regarding a woman walking in the Highlands who stopped for a breather and on placing out her arm, put her hand on a large black cat that was lying in the cover behind her. No attack, the cat just was startled and took off, although was not as startled as the lady.
A Gravesend man was attacked in February 2002 by a Lynx (possibly Eurasian or maybe a Caracal). He saw the cat with a rabbit in its mouth and approached the cat which swiped at him, tearing his hand. He reported the incident to the RSPCA and went to the hospital. A similar animal, beige and with markings, has been sighted around the area for the last five years. Kent Big Cat Research has always warned that these cats will only be aggressive if provoked, cornered or injured.
Eason, Cassandra, 1997, Miracles, Piatkus, London, pp. 29-30.
Both owner and puma suddenly disappeared, 'leaving no address', shortly before the first reports of the 'Beast of Exmoor'.
1997, near Aberystwth, Wales. Three terrified schoolboys told yesterday how they were menaced by a puma as they camped near their village homes.
Pals Rhodri Shaw, Rhys Davies and Sion Evans, all 12, heard a noise and saw a silouette of an animal on their tent.
Rhodri said: "We thought it was a small cat magnified by moonlight. But when we looked out, we saw this huge black cat 2_ feet tall. We froze as it circled the tent."
The lads kept quiet for ten minutes as the puma slunk away into near-by woodland. Then they fled to their homes in Llanrhystud, near Aberystwth, West Wales.
January 1998, Garnswllt, near Swansea, Wales. Three schoolboys came face to face with a 'tiger-like' big cat in woods near their village. Mathew Brown and Stweart Palmer, both ten, and Jamie Harris, 11, froze as the orange and black striped animal snarled at them from 10ft away. Fortunately, Mathew's alsation Tessa started barking furiously and the cat loped off into the woods.
The boys raced back to their homes in Garnswilt, near Swansea, to report it. Yesterday a police helicopter scoured the woods without success.
Mathew said: "It had a big head and its fur was hanging loose from its body. It looked wet through and hungry."
Experts at London Zoo were last night studying pictures of the beast's five-inch wide footprints.
Daily Mail: 14 th January, 1998.


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JRC under Community Services Department has been a recreation, entertainment and sports facility for the Employee Level Staff of Qatar Petroleum's Dukhan Operations over past 35 years. It has been transformed and titled as the current multi-recreational facility after having undergone rigorous quality changes in its constitution and regulations under various name boards until it has been titled as today's Jinnan in memory of the judgment in favour of Qatar by the International Court over Jinnan Islands. Currently it has more than 900 members.
Considering to promote an united, equal and healthy front in the community in all respects, under the directives of The Minister of Energy & Industry, The Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar and MD of Qatar Petroleum, H.H. Abdulla Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, all clubs and facilities in Dukhan under Qatar Petroleum is currently open alike to both Employee Level Staff and Senior Level Staff. The Club Management is chaired by Community Services Manager, Mr. Khalid Al-Sahlawi and a dedicated Voluntary Committee is assigned to function it professionally. JRC is staffed by QP as well as contracting staff to provide the best possible services to its members.
Currently Jinnan Recreation Club is a venue for its members for recreating and refreshing themselves through various community activities, functions, coaching, entertainments, seasonal sports, picnics to parks, resorts and beaches, children day-outs and get-togethers. Apart from these, JRC organizes Ramadan Tournaments, puts up traditional Ramadan Tents in its premises, arranges Iftars, Suhoors and organizes Umrah Trips for its Muslim members.
Facilities like a huge swimming pool, a vast club building with all attributes modern & traditional including a separate Majlis for ladies and gents, a party hall with a stage for functions, a multi-lingual library, internal and external play area for small children, sports facilities like indoor Badminton, Squash courts, outdoor tennis, basketball, volleyball courts and a Cinema Theater with a seating capacity of over 500 are all a part of Jinnan Recreation Club. As soon as the long awaited refurbishment and extension projects are completed, the club could stage more events for the community and extend its horizons of activities for its members. The new extension provides for a dedicated area for huge board games such as billiards, snooker, table tennis, air hockey, etc. and huge party halls for community functions.