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Q: Fast, thread-safe Python ORM? Can you recommend a high-performance, thread-safe and stable ORM for Python? The data I need to work with isn't complex, so SQLAlchemy is probably an overkill.

A: If you are looking for something thats high performance, and based on one of your comments "something that can handle >5k queries per second". You need to keep in mind that an ORM is not built specifically for speed and performance, it is built for maintainability and ease of use. If the data is so basic that even SqlAlchemy might be overkill, and your mostly doing writes, it might be easier to just do straight inserts and skip the ORM altogether.

A: The peewee orm is fast and extremely lightweight, might be a good fit if SQA is too heavy.

A: SqlAlchemy's SqlSoup module skips most of the tediousness of SqlAlchemy's mapping and session overhead. You can pretty much 'dive' straight in, take a look.

A: You can use a more declarative layer on top of SQLAlchemy such as Elixir, or look at Storm which is also a bit more declerative than SQLAlchemy.
The latter was developed for and is used by sites such as Ubuntu/Canonical's launchpad, so it should scale well.

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The 26th annual Computerworld Salary Survey 2012 was administered via the Internet. Responses from both Computerworld print subscribers and visitors to Computerworld.com were included in the survey results.
Starting on Oct. 5, 2011, the following methods were used to invite participants to take the survey:
Visitors to Computerworld.com were presented with a pop-up box inviting them to participate in the survey (with a frequency cap of once per user). Visitors were given the option of bypassing the survey to get to their intended destinations.
Links to the survey were included in various Computerworld email newsletters.
Computerworld subscribers employed in IT job functions were sent an email message from SalarySurvey@computerworld.com inviting them to participate in the survey. For tracking purposes, each participant received a unique address to gain access to the questionnaire. Subscribers could either click on the address to gain access to the questionnaire or enter the address into a Web browser. A survey couldn't be submitted more than once from each unique address.
Cookies were used to ensure that there was no duplication of responses between or within the various sample groups. In addition, duplicate responses from the same email address were removed.
The survey ended Dec. 16, 2011. A total of 4,825 people responded to the survey. Of those respondents, 4,337 were employed full- or part-time and were eligible to complete the entire survey. At the 95% confidence level, the margin of error for this sample size is 1.5 percentage points.
Eighty-four percent of the respondents were men, 89% were employed full time, and 46% said a bachelor's degree was their highest level of education. Respondents had an average of 10 years in IT, and their average age was 47.
Fifty-two percent indicated that they had some level of computer certification.
The organizations the respondents work for employ an average total of 9,485 people each and have an average of 992 IT staffers each. The average 2011 revenue of respondents' employers is $3 billion. Thirty-two percent of the respondents work for public companies, while 36% work for private companies, 12% work in government, 10% in education and 10% at nonprofits.
Eighty-four percent of our respondents reported that they held the same job the previous year. Forty-three percent indicated that they were in management, and 57% said they held staff or technical positions. The best-represented industry in the sample was IT services, with 15% of the respondents saying they worked in that field. Twenty percent reported living in the South Atlantic region of the country, and another 17% reported living in the Central region, making those geographic areas the best represented. Three percent said they were employed as contractors or consultants.
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A basic certificate or diploma course could be very helpful to get you started for both your degree and career. In some cases all you need to enroll is a High School diploma or GED. Here are some diploma courses in nutrition to get you started.
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The International Olympic Committee now offers a course in sports nutrition. This is one of the most recognized diplomas in the sporting world. If you hold one of these, you are guaranteed to get into almost any college or work with Olympians and sports teams.
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The importance of this program almost guarantees your employment upon completion. As mentioned above, there is a sector in almost every industry you can think of which needs someone with your qualifications.
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Every food manufacturing plant requires someone with your qualifications. Every school or school district employs a nutritionist at least. Every hospital has one or more dietitian. The public health department and public clinics also must have someone on staff.
It's a no-brainer that someone with a Bachelors, Master or PhD in Nutrition or Food Science is needed to make sure the foods provided for basic consumption are safe. You are needed to assist pregnant mothers, diabetics, high and low blood pressure patients, heart patients, cancer patients, malnourished children and so many more people.
Take a leap and get your degree. The online program is waiting for you.
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Hi Peachpurple, Food Science has a lot of options. Thanks for stopping by.
Thank you best Online schools. You can even get some credentials from Oxford, Cambridge, Pennsylvania, Columbia and Harvard Universities. When distance education was just introduced, the Ivy league and high profile schools shied away from it but now almost every school has some distance education program.
It is so amazing how easy, it is nowadays for someone to graduate from best schools like Illinois University Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition- with the degree of your own choice just accomplishing it at the comfort of your own house. Thank you Cardisa for sharing with us all about how to get An Online Nutrition Degree.
I didn't realize there was such a variety of careers in this field. Great post and so interesting!
Thanks Thelma. Any subject which does not involve practicals can be done online now including some medical courses.
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Great article, Cardisa! Congrats on being in top 10!!!!
Thank you Franmuya. Have a great day.
Hello Grand Old Lady. Legitimate accredited online degrees are viewed no differently than traditionally attained degrees. Schools which offer online programs where you have to do coursework just like campus classes are being accepted everywhere. It's the diploma mills and life experience degrees that you should be careful of.
Thanks for reading and commenting. Happy to offer this information.
Never knew that there are so many job options with a degree in nutrition, even if it's an online degree. That's the good thing about Hub Pages. Whether you would want to enter a specific field or not, you can definitely learn something new about it. Very interesting.
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Hagan Homes, Northern Ireland's largest homebuilder, has announced a partnership with NI Children to Lapland and Days To Remember Trust that will benefit the charity by up to £30,000. The company is set to contribute £1000 to the charity for every home booked from now until the end of the year.
Ballyclare-based Hagan Homes recently announced its plans to build 2000 new homes over the next ten years, as part of an ambitious £300million development programme. The announcement was made as part of the company's 30th anniversary celebrations this month.
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A Thomas Cook charter flight with local children who have a terminal illness or life limiting condition, their families and medical staff will leave Belfast International Airport on 19 December 2018 bound for Lapland.
Children are nominated by health workers based throughout all of the paediatric departments and hospitals in Northern Ireland. Doctors, nurses and allied health professionals give up their own time to volunteer to ensure the children can experience a magical time of memories.
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Man threatens to sue hospital over lost severed finger
Updated: 20 Mar 2019 - 05:02PM
Milton Cato Memorial Hospital. (iWN file photo)
A 21-year-old man says he is planning to take legal action against the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH) after they lost a severed finger that he told them he wanted reattached to his body.
Najee Burkley, a butcher, of Layou, told iWitness News on Wednesday that his right index finger was severed at his work place, Massy Stores, in Kingstown on March 12.
He said that the incident occurred after 2 p.m.
"I went down by the hospital to A&E and when I went inside with the finger, a nurse came and band up my hand and tek the finger — because I tell she I want it go back on.
"She tek the finger and put in a white see-through cup with a blue cover with some liquid and tell me I will see the doctor in a few minutes."
Burkley said that after waiting for some time, he asked the nurse where the doctor was as his hand was still bleeding and the blood had soaked through the bandage.
He said that the nurse told her that the doctor was writing up other cards.
He said that he continued asking for the attention of the doctor and they told him that he was writing up cards.
"Around minutes to 8, a nurse came and dress me hand and tell me ah go have to come see a doctor in the morning at Male Surgical."
Burkley said that when he returned in the morning and went to see the doctor as instructed, the doctor removed the bandage and inspected the injury.
He said the doctor told him that he would have to undergo surgery.
"He tell me hospital don't have anything to do the surgery. He gi' me a card and tell me come out Arnos Vale upstairs Ace for 2 o'clock."
Burkley said he returned to work and told the health and safety officer that he had to undergo surgery at 2 p.m.
He said he called the place in Arnos Vale and asked them if to bring the severed finger and they told him yes.
He said he returned to the hospital along with Massy Stores' health and safety officer to collect the severed finger.
"They say they misplaced the finger — they can't find the finger. So I ask, 'Wha' you mean yuh cyar find the finger and they put it up?' They say they don't know where it is."
Burkley said that his aunt went to the hospital and began "making noise" about the development.
"One ah the nurse's reply to my auntie was, 'Welcome to A&E. we don't have to answer any questions. So I went up to the head nurse office to make a report and they say the head nurse gone Georgetown by the hospital. When I finished the surgery in Arnos Vale and was coming back home, the nurse called and was asking me questions and she end up and tell me sorry for the misplacement of my finger. And that was it."
Burkley told iWitness News that he is not pleased with the development.
"I'm upset about it because I been want my finger go back on. For me, I planning to sue them for my finger," he said.
However, he has not contacted a lawyer as yet.
"I feel bad because I lose a body part and I don't want to lose any body part," said the man, who is still on sick leave.
iWitness News contacted MCMH twice on Wednesday for a comment on the matter.
We were told that the hospital administrator, Grace Walters is out of state and the deputy administrator, Andrew Williams was on lunch.
We were later told during a second call that Williams had "stepped out a bit".
8 replies on "Man threatens to sue hospital over lost severed finger"
Viola815@verizon.net says:
It's about time somebody stand up and let the medical facility know that the level of care is not up to standard. I am praying for a trauma hospital and trained staff members for the medical field in SVG .
C. ben-David says:
When people like me refer to SVG as a shi*hole country because stuff like this is everyday business, we are called haters of the country and the people. Go figure.
Mica country Montreal, Quebec Canada says:
21st March 2019 at 1:18 AM
Is time for citizens who treated very poorly due to the lack of proper medical care to sue the MCGH. Recently a very close family friend member of mine lost her beloved husband due to negligence of well trained medical staff who was on Ambulance duty when arrived at the scene where the patient was lying on the hard cement on the street with out being assessed or taken to emergency for further observation of care. That gentleman was stil alive having pulse, still breathing in fact he was still alert from what I was told by his dear belove Wife. On their arrival at the MCGH asking for Oxygen up to that perticular moment no Oxygen didn't admistered to patient who wss in such critical condition betweeni life and death as a result due to the lack for that patient not received proper medical care from doctors and other trained staff result of death.
Across the Miles says:
21st March 2019 at 10:21 AM
This was a very hard post to follow
Mkei says:
It appears that they don't have a passion for the job, so they do as they like, and this is where unprofessional for the job manisfest.
Sad to say . . . what are the doing to fix the issues?
Clothilda Samuel says:
Our health service needs a complete overhaul. Last year it was recorded that two persons died of a fractured foot. Can you imagine this. Someone has to start somewhere in letting people/institutions be responsible for their actions. Young man you might be the first, and I agree with your decision.
Truevincy says:
21st March 2019 at 12:05 PM
That first nurse seem to have confused the preservation methods.Sounds like she was preserving a medical specimen for observation purpose rather than re-attachment.'She placed it in a cup with a clear liquid? It was supposed to be placed on ice to slow down the decomposition process and hopefully endure that it was viable for re-attachment.They should have checked at the morgue or the histology lab ( if they had one) because that nurse sounds like she placed the finger in one of the alcohol, formaldehyde etc. Hopefully she was smart enough NOT to have placed in in water or acid…Then we know she was an anthropology student masquerading as a nurse!!!
Sorry my youth but this is too funny!!! MCMH have too many ACTORS and not enough professionals
kayann Roberts says:
Sad to say Vincentians allow themselves to be treated this way time and time again without holding the powers that be responsible.These grievances are lamented for years and then when the elections are called they suddenly experience amnesia and vote them back time and time again and the cycle of complaints begins again.Typical Stockholm syndrome Vincentians are suffering from.Last time they voted against a chance of better healthcare they made a mockery out of it.I hope that the next election we remember all these grievances we are presently citing..Big promises of Wharf at Rose place will again take precedence again over healthcare as the airport did.So what do we really want as a people? Heading into another election season soon, these are things to ponder.Dont get caught up in the hype because we are the ones who have to live another five year under the decision we make.The powers that be and their family don't choose the hospital they travel abroad reason is that they don't trust the services at the hospital,so asked your selves why should you and yours.


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Joseph Washington Fisher (October 16, 1814 – October 18, 1900) was an American lawyer, politician and judge from Pennsylvania who served as a colonel in the Pennsylvania Reserves during some of the most important battles of the Army of the Potomac in the American Civil War.  He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1848 to 1849, the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 17th district from 1867 to 1868 and as chief justice of the territorial courts in the Wyoming Territory from 1871 to 1879.

Early life and career
Joseph W. Fisher was born in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, and was educated in the local schools. He studied law and passed his bar exam. Licensed as an attorney, he established a profitable legal practice serving the Northumberland County region. He served as a member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1848 to 1849.

Civil War service
When war broke out and the Pennsylvania Reserves were organized, Fisher became lieutenant colonel of the 5th Pennsylvania Reserves.  He was promoted to the rank of colonel on July 1, 1862, after Col. Seneca G. Simmons was killed in action at the Battle of Glendale.  Fisher led the 5th Reserves  at the Battle of Antietam and the Battle of Fredericksburg in the Reserves Division under the command of Maj. Gen. George G. Meade.  At the latter battle, Fisher succeeded to command of 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division of the I Corps, when Brig. Gen. Conrad Feger Jackson was killed during Meade's assault on the Confederate right flank.  The Reserves were removed from the field to recover from hard service in 1862, and Fisher commanded the brigade in the XXII Corps, Department of Washington.

When two brigades of the Reserves returned to the field in 1863, commanded by Brig. Gen. Samuel W. Crawford, Colonels Fisher and William McCandless led these units in the V Corps.  They fought at the Battle of Gettysburg on the left flank of the army.  Fisher's service in that battle is controversial.  Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain reported that his 20th Maine Infantry and Fisher's Brigade were sent to occupy Big Round Top late on July 2, 1863.  Chamberlain claimed that Fisher was unwilling to advance against unknown odds and that his unit, battle worn as it was, had to lead the way.  Fisher's report shows no evidence of such hesitation.  He credits the 20th Maine with leading as the skirmish line because of better weapons.

Fisher continued in command of his brigade well into 1864.  He fought in the Battle of the Wilderness and the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.  His last action as brigade commander was the Battle of Cold Harbor.  Fisher was mustered out with his regiment on June 15, 1864.  He later served as colonel of the 195th Pennsylvania Infantry.  Fisher was mustered out with that regiment on January 31, 1866.  He received a Brevet promotion to the rank of brigadier general on November 4, 1865.

Postbellum career
After the war, Fisher resumed his legal career. He was elected to serve in the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 17th district from 1867 to 1868.  Later, he moved to the Wyoming Territory and served as chief justice of the territorial courts from 1871 to 1879.

Joseph W. Fisher died in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on October 18, 1900, and was interred at Lakeview Cemetery in Cheyenne.

Footnotes

References
 Eicher, John H., and Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, .
 Pfanz, Harry W., Gettysburg the Second Day, Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press, 1987.
 Rable, George C., Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2002.
 Sypher, J. R., History of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1865.
 Walton, Thomas Beck, A Pennsylvanian in Blue: the Civil War Diary of Thomas Beck Walton, edited by Robert A. Taylor, Shippensburg, PA: Burd Street Press, 1995.

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Mysuru: The three main elephants Balarama, Abhimanyu and Drona are not part of the first batch of six elephants to arrive as part of Gajapayana to Mysuru on Sept.2. The three elephants have been sent on an operation to catch wild elephants attacking people in Ramanagaram and its surrounding areas. In the light of this,…
Raja Mantapa near Srirangapatna found destroyed
Mandya: Many people are aware of vested interests encroaching upon properties belonging to Mysuru Maharajas. An attempt to grab such a property at Kirangur near Srirangapatna has come to light now. Everyone is aware that Mysuru Maharajas used to celebrate Dasara Festival in Srirangapatna. As a testimony to that, the Dasara Mantapa used then is…
Rs.34 lakh insurance for 12 Dasara jumbos
Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has decided to insure the 12 elephants, Mahouts and Kavadis participating in Dasara celebrations. Besides, it has also decided to insure public and public property if the elephants damage them. Deputy Commissioner and Dasara Special Officer Abhiram G. Sankar has written a letter to the New India Assurance Company Divisional…
Crafts Bazaar begins
Mysuru: The ten-day Crafts Bazaar organised by the Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) under the sponsorship of Ministry of Textiles, New Delhi, began at JSS Urban Haat on Hebbal Ring Road yesterday. Karnataka Police Academy Director Vipul Kumar inaugurated the Bazaar. The artisans who have come from different parts of the country are trying…
Pramoda Devi Wadiyar opens Fun Fest at Vani Vilas Urs college
Mysuru: Jayachamaraja Urs Education Trust had organised Sri Vani Fun Fest at the premises of Sri Vani Vilas Urs Girls PU and Degree College in Nazarbad this morning. The students of the college had set up 40 stalls with lot of intelligent games and food joints. A cultural programme was also held along with a…
New AC coach for Tirupati Express
Mysuru: The South Western Railway is introducing one 3-AC compartment in Train No. 16219 Chamarajanagar-Tirupati Daily Express from Sept.3. In the return direction, the 3-AC service will be available from Sept.4. The fares from Chamarajanagar to Tirupati costs Rs 845 for adults, Rs.525 for senior citizen (male) and Rs.445 for senior citizen (female). The fare…
Medal winners in wrestling
Mysuru: B. Chethan of TTL Independent PU College has secured 1st place in under 60 KG category at the Mysuru City Inter-Collegiate Wrestling Competition (2018 -19) conducted at Gymnasium Hall, University of Mysore, Mysuru, recently. The following students of TTL College of Business Management, Saraswathipuram, have also secured prizes in the Wrestling competition: M. Mahendra…
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Our aim as a business is to make truly practical bikes more available in a market that is currently dominated by leisure bikes.
We have experienced staff who ride these bikes to work every day, and our mechanics are Cytech trained and qualified.


Throughout the Bible, we learn of an infinite God, who is totally good. It is evident from studying the Scriptures that the Bible writers, prophets and disciples were gaining a growing appreciation of the omnipotent goodness of God. Jesus illustrated God's omnipotence, by healing everything that was not good, whether in the form of sin, sickness or even death. Through her study of the Bible, Mary Baker Eddy discovered the spiritual laws which Jesus used to restore health and harmony, and found that these laws are just as effective today to bring healing as they were 2,000 years ago.
Christian Scientists turn to the Bible to study the deep divinity of God. Our definition of God as "The great I AM; the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-acting, all-wise, all-loving, and eternal; Principle; Mind; Soul; Spirit; Life; Truth; Love; all substance; intelligence" (Science and Health p587), echoes the references to the "seven Spirits of God" in Revelation. The seven capitalized synonyms are names for God found in the Bible — with the exception of Principle, which God's role of Creator and Law-giver implies. We see Christian Science as the law of Christianity, which governs all reality. The Master Christian, Christ Jesus demonstrated this law when he healed the sick and the sinning. Mary Baker Eddy defines Christian Science as "the law of God, the law of good, interpreting and demonstrating the divine Principle and rule of universal harmony." (Rudimental Divine Science p 1).
Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science was born in 1820. Her early childhood was spent on the farm of her parents, in Bow, New Hampshire. They were deeply religious and the Bible and prayer were the focus of their lives. As a child Mary possessed a great spiritual thirst, a sharp intellect, and a love for people. She alone among her six siblings applied for and was accepted into membership in the Congregational Church in 1838, despite her refusal to accept the doctrine of foreordination.
In 1843, Mary married, but was widowed the next year. Her only child, a son, was born that year. A combination of events including her continuing ill health led her family to place her son in the care of others in 1851. She lost all contact with her son and didn't see him again for almost 30 years. Her sufferings from circumstances such as these, as well as from the ills of the flesh, drove Mary more deeply into the Bible as she sought the healing Christ. This led to her discovery of Christian Science in 1866. That year she was seriously injured when she fell on some ice and her doctors did not expect her to recover. Later in the day she asked to be given her Bible, and turned to one of the healings of Jesus. As she read, the words of Jesus "I am the way the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14:6) flooded into her heart and thought. She was suddenly filled with the conviction that her life was in God – that God was the only Life, the only I AM. And in that instant she was healed.
After three years of searching the Scriptures, reading little else, she wrote and published the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. She described this search as "sweet, calm and buoyant with hope, not selfish nor depressing." (Science and Health p109) She later founded and established the Christian Science Church together with its periodicals, the weekly Christian Science Sentinel, the monthly Christian Science Journal, and its world renowned newspaper The Christian Science Monitor. Mary Baker Eddy passed away in 1910.
The trilogy by Robert Peel: "Mary Baker Eddy: The Years of Discovery", "Mary Baker Eddy: The Years of Trial" and "Mary Baker Eddy: The Years of Authority".
Christian Science and It's Discoverer. by E. Mary Ramsey.
What is the relationship of Christian Science to the Bible?
To the Christian Scientist the Bible is the source of all Truth. It explains life and salvation, explains the Way of Life exemplified by Jesus, which he commanded all Christians to follow. Christian Science was discovered through deep study of the Bible. The Bible is read at all our church services and is the foundation of all the teaching in our Sunday School.
Mary Baker Eddy wrote Science and Health following extensive study of the Bible. Her book helps us to understand the Bible better, enabling us to practice its precepts more fully, and to follow our Master's healing example. Mrs Eddy ordained the Bible and the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health, as our dual pastor in 1894. Our services have no personal preaching but instead include a Bible Lesson comprised of readings from the Bible and correlative passages from Science and Health prepared by the Bible Lesson Committee at The Mother Church in Boston. This format is used both at our Sunday Services and our Wednesday evening meeting.
Are there people in the church that heal people in the public?
Yes. Christian Science practitioners are people who dedicate their lives to the full time healing practice of Christian Science. A list of these individuals can be found in the Christian Science Journal, copies of which can be obtained from our Reading Room, and online at csjournal.com and any local phone book. Practitioners living locally are listed under Pasadena, but there are no geographic limits on where a practitioner may practice.
What is the difference between Christian Science and Scientology?


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Innovative solution…Meta Corporation creates personal boundaries within metaviruses to prevent contact between individuals
Answer Innovative solution…Meta Corporation creates personal boundaries within metaviruses to prevent contact between individuals
In our world the idea of personal space is ingrained from a young age and is primarily imposed by unspoken personal contract and hidden social pressure.
While in the world of virtual reality (Metaverse), "Meta", the parent company of Facebook, has turned to create a program to impose a 4-foot-diameter space as a personal space for each avatar in its social spaces.
As detailed in SourceThe Meta Horizon Worlds and Horizon Venues spaces now include virtual character boundaries that prevent avatars from getting too close to one another, establishing a greater personal space for people and making it easier to avoid unwanted interactions.
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Invisibly, the system sets up an invisible cylinder with a radius of 2 feet surrounding each avatar, if the user's movement causes two cylinders to overlap, the system will stop the movement and direct them forward when they reach the border
Without any other public feedback.
The sexual assault incident and the reaction of the Meta company:
The new announcement comes a few days after a New York Times article published an article that drew attention to the problem of sexual harassment and assault in the world of virtual reality.
This is what we discussed in a previous article on Arab Bitcoin, entitled:
A woman was sexually harassed in the metaverse! Here are the details of the incident
But the overall issue is much older, as there have been many public complaints of virtual harassment since at least 2016.
As in early December, The Verge reported that one of the Horizon testers in its beta version stated the following:
I was touched in the Facebook metaverse by a stranger and there are other people supporting this behavior which made me feel isolated in the arena.
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A Facebook representative said that the unfortunate incident occurred because the beta version did not use built-in security features, including the ability to block problem users.
Meta's recent announcement of personal space points to eliminating the harassment that is currently taking place.
In any case, the limits of virtual personal space should finally help reduce the problem of unwanted virtual touch in the "meta" world, after years of identifying the problem at large.
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But the new policy will do little to curb other forms of virtual reality harassment that don't require proximity.
As Andrew Bosworth of Meta told the aforementioned source:
Modifying the toxic environment in virtual reality on any meaningful scale is practically impossible.
This is because virtual reality is an extension of the real world, which continues to suffer from such harassment throughout the ages, despite the legal controls.
The Decentralized Independent Organization "AssangeDAO" concludes the fundraising process of $54 million
Apple is preparing to create a new feature that allows integrating cryptocurrency payments
McDonald's plans to enter the world of metaverse by creating a virtual restaurant


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School teacher and former professional dancer Graham explains why and how he opened his own gymnastics club in Hartlepool and how it's really taking off.
Firebird Gymnastics Club has really 'sprung' into action since it opened at our Hartlepool Workshops site a few months ago.
The not-for-profit club has welcomed a host of new members thanks to an extended timetable of classes and now the club's acrobatic display team has its sights set on glory against teams from all over Europe this summer.
The club was founded by brother and sister Graham and Paula Elsley in 2007, who starting off coaching just a handful of children. Its success has been growing and membership now stands at more than 100.
Head Coach Graham was previously a professional dancer who has performed nationally and internationally in dance and gymnastics. He had the idea to start the club to 'give something back' to his hometown of Hartlepool, as there was nothing similar available in the area.
"We started off with one session a week based in a sports centre hall and it's fantastic that we have our own space now", Graham says.
"We were driving past the site and thought we would call in on the off chance of finding something. We viewed the unit, which had been earmarked to be split down into two smaller units, and I knew right away that it was perfect.
Firebird now offers classes six evenings a week and one daytime, catering for members aged three to adult, of all abilities. Many live in Hartlepool itself but members also travel from surrounding areas, including Peterlee, Sedgefield and Middlesbrough.
The club specialises in acrobatic and display work and puts on shows throughout the UK and abroad.
"It's obviously a lot easier to fund displays in the UK, but we like to give children the opportunity to take part in festivals overseas and give them a chance to see other parts of the world and experience other cultures," says Graham, who also has a full time job as a school teacher.
For more information on joining Firebird Gymnastics Club, or if you would like to donate to the fundraising efforts, email [email protected].
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How to give back during the season of giving.
This is a question I find myself frequently asking. There are so many ways we can give back that I can't possible write all of them within this post, but I hope the ones I have suggested give you some insight and inspire you to give whatever, and however, you can to those in need.
Earlier in the year I decided I want to do more at Christmas on my blog, of course there are the typical Blogmas posts: gift guides, Christmas ideas, tasty recipes, the best Christmas movies and so forth, but I didn't feel that was enough. I wanted to tell people how to share this festive season with others and inspire you to give back during this season of giving.
The suggestions I've written about below are only a small number charity gift giving ideas, but I hope it gives you some idea of what you can do for others at this festive time.
If you can spare any money for a donation – no matter how large or small, your time, or even suggest a fundraising day at your work place, anything will be very much appreciated.
Tuesday 27th November is Giving Tuesday, the biggest donation day for charities.
So please support a charity that is close to your heart.
Friends of the Elderly is a charity dedicated to helping elderly people, whether it is by providing grants for much needed things we take for granted, or by providing comfort in their care homes.
This year they are focused on providing elderly people with necessities during winter like heating, insulated windows, cookers, a microwave to heat up meals, and so much more. To some of us these things are the 'basics', but to others these are not easy to come by.
One story that is very hard hitting is of a woman who spent 5 years without heating and hot water, who now, thanks to Friends of the Elderly, is safe and warm. Sometimes it's hard to believe things like this actually happen, but they are sadly part of some people's lives.
Friends of the Elderly are currently doing a crowdfunding campaign (here) whereby you can donate how ever much you can spare, or donate certain amounts through the 'donation reward' section, which means you can get thank you goodies as a gift of appreciation for your help and generosity. (Psst: some of the gifts were kindly donated by Cath Kidston).
Any amount you can spare will help, whether that's £1 or £100. In addition every £1 donated will be matched by The ACT Foundation. Their target is £3,000, which means it could potentially end up being £6,000 raised to help vulnerable elderly people.
Let's help them smash their target!
You can check out the Friends of the Elderly campaign here.
Crisis is a great charity, and I'd be surprised if you haven't heard about them before. They work around the year to help support people out of homelessness by providing food, shelter, a hot shower and health checks. You may be aware that homelessness has been on the rise over the last few years, so it's very important to try and help when we can.
During this season Crisis are asking for donations to support a person out of homelessness and give them a place at Crisis this Christmas. One place is £28.18, but you can donate how ever much you can here.
Community Christmas is an organisation that helps communities to provide companionship to older people over Christmas. They have created an amazing database so you can check out what's going on in your local area and see if you can help, but it also provides information for older people to discover events they can go to to meet others – even if it's only for an hour. Some of these events include: coffee and cake sessions, a film screening, or meeting up with other older people at a local restaurant or pub.
One of the amazing things about this database is that you can search local area to see what's going on, and if you can help in any way. So far in my area I have found that a Church and community centre are providing Christmas lunches free of charge, and some can even be delivered to peoples homes. It can also tell you if a place is looking for volunteers to help out. Volunteers are usually always needs during this time, so if you can donate a few hours I know it'll be very much appreciated.
£2 Helps answer a call from an older person.
£5 Will help match an older person to a local event.
There are many animal charities that offer 'adopt an animal' as part of a monthly donation gift to someone or for you to buy for yourself. I did this with WWF years ago, and I still have my rhino cuddle toy – and yes, I still donate every month.
As I said before, with WWF you can adopt an animal for you or for someone else as a lovely gift here. Just £3 a month can help them protect some of our incredible wildlife that are vulnerable or endangered.
If adopting an animals isn't your thing, you can simply donate whatever you would like so that WWF can help fund causes around the world, from: paying a rangers salary, buying seeds for forests, and safe-guarding our the worlds wildlife.
If you wish to make a donation you can do so here.
14 years ago me and my family adopted two kittens from Cats Protection and it was the best experience. Not only did we adopt two kittens that may have been left without a home, but they filled our hearts with so much love and loads of memories – and still make us laugh with their antics.
If you are thinking of adopting a cat make sure you check out their adoption page here.
Along with adopting an animal, you can also sponsor a cat here so they can be cared for, be in a safe and warm environment and provide food for so many cats who sadly do not have homes.
Please remember, a pet is for life not just Christmas.
Whenever I see a guide dog it always makes me smile. They are so well trained, and help so many people. By donating to the Guide Dogs you won't just be helping train a puppy, you'd be giving someone who is visually impaired or hard of hearing a way to live their life to the fullest.
You can sponsor a puppy yourself or gift a sponsorship to someone else (here), which would make a lovely gift.
Another way to support the Guide Dogs is by donating certain amounts to help buy much needed equipment to help these amazing dogs learn how to be a guide dog and help support a partnership (here).
If you have an older neighbour you could drop by and ask if they need anything – sometimes this can be intimidating, especially if the person has suffered with loneliness for a long time, so if in doubt start small and ask if they would like a pint of milk, or a newspaper/radio times, or anything else as you're already going to the shops. This small interaction could not only make someones day – just as a smile can, but gives them the opportunity to ask for any necessities they may need.
If you think they are comfortable with you're neighbourly friendship, you could also ask them if they'd like to join you for Christmas day, or pop round on Christmas day with festive mince pie and say Merry Christmas. Small gestures can have a big impact.
Donate unwanted coats and winter accessories. Why not have a look in your wardrobe and see if you have any old coats, jumpers or winter accessories (hats, scarves, gloves etc) that you don't wear anymore and donate them to a shelter, or perhaps ask someone who is homeless if they would like something. In addition, if you have any jumpers or dog accessories going spare why not donate them too as dogs are great companions for the homeless and they also need to be cared for and supported.
As well as donating coats and other winter items you could also donate, or buy, some blankets and hand them into shelters, or hand them out to homeless people in your area. The winter nights get very cold, and anything you can do to help would be greatly appreciated.
Churches and other charities usually ask for gifts to be bought and donated to help children and families in need at this time of year. The Salvation Army has a great list of what you can buy and donate here, which is very detailed and also lets you know where your nearest drop off point is.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this post from start to finish.
If you have any other suggests on how to give back during the Christmas season please leave a comment below.
As I said at the beginning, these are only a small handful of things you can do to give back during this season. If I could write them all up I would, but that would be an enormous challenge and this post would be very long indeed, but I hope I've inspired you in some way.
On behalf of all charities, please remember that Tuesday 27th November 2018 is the Giving Tuesday, the biggest donation day for charities. If you can spare just £1 to donate to any one of these amazing charities, or a charity close to your heart, please do so and help support each other.
I love gigivng back at Christmas. This year, my family and I are hoping to find a homeless shelter we can help out with and make sure the homeless get a good, hot meal. I also want to try and buy a few pairs of gloves etc ago give out to the homeless so they can be a little warmer.
I may also look at getting a few gifts for people from WWF so that they can adopt an animal and help to protect it. I think it's a really good idea.
Such a lovely blog post. Really enjoyed reading it & im so happy to have found your blog.
Oh wow! I've never done it before, but I would really like to. I'm thinking of organising a group of people to do it next year maybe.


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from collections import defaultdict

import numpy as np
from scipy.spatial import KDTree

from .imapper import IGridMapper, IncompatibleGridError

# from .mapper import IncompatibleGridError

def map_cells_to_points(coords, dst_grid, dst_point_ids, bad_val=-1):
    src_x, src_y = coords

    cell_to_point_id = defaultdict(list)
    for (j, point_id) in enumerate(dst_point_ids):
        for cell_id in dst_grid.get_shared_cells(point_id):
            if dst_grid.is_in_cell(src_x[j], src_y[j], cell_id):
                cell_to_point_id[cell_id].append(j)

    return cell_to_point_id

class PointToCell(IGridMapper):

    _name = "PointToCell"

    def initialize(self, dest_grid, src_grid, **kwds):
        if not self.test(dest_grid, src_grid):
            raise IncompatibleGridError(dest_grid.name, src_grid.name)
        src_x = src_grid.get_x()
        src_y = src_grid.get_y()

        tree = KDTree(list(zip(dest_grid.get_x(), dest_grid.get_y())))
        (_, nearest_dest_id) = tree.query(list(zip(src_x, src_y)))

        self._map = map_cells_to_points(
            (src_x, src_y), dest_grid, nearest_dest_id, bad_val=-1
        )

        self._dst_cell_count = dest_grid.get_cell_count()
        self._src_point_count = src_grid.get_point_count()

    def run(self, src_values, **kwds):
        dst_vals = kwds.get("dst_vals", None)
        bad_val = kwds.get("bad_val", -999)
        method = kwds.get("method", np.mean)

        if src_values.size != self._src_point_count:
            raise ValueError("size mismatch between source and point count")

        if dst_vals is None:
            dst_vals = np.array([bad_val] * self._dst_cell_count, dtype=float)
        if dst_vals.size != self._dst_cell_count:
            raise ValueError("size mismatch between destination and cell count")

        for (cell_id, point_ids) in self._map.items():
            if all(src_values[point_ids] > bad_val):
                dst_vals[cell_id] = method(src_values[point_ids])

        return dst_vals

    @staticmethod
    def test(dst_grid, src_grid):
        return all(np.diff(dst_grid.get_offset()) > 2) and src_grid is not None

    @property
    def name(self):
        return self._name

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


We won't know which film wins the Best Picture award at this year's Oscars until Feb. 24, but Nielsen knows which genre won over the most moviegoers in 2012: action/adventure. According to Nielsen NRG's 2012 American Moviegoing report, 61 percent of U.S. moviegoers indicated that action/adventure movies are the ones they like to see the most in theaters. After action/adventure, comedy (50%) and sci-fi/fantasy (42%) emerged as the second- and third-favorite movie theater genres.
While the best picture nominees span four different genres, only two fall into the action/adventure category: Life of Pi and Django Unchained. The other Best Picture nominees spanned the drama, romantic comedy and musical genres, which were favored among 32, 31 and 12 percent of moviegoers, respectively.
Action/adventure is the most popular genre across all ethnic groups, especially African-Americans. During 2012, 77 percent of African-American moviegoers named this genre as their favorite, making them 26 percent more likely than the average U.S. moviegoer to like action/adventure flicks.
Musicals strike a chord among some Hispanic moviegoers. Nineteen percent of Hispanics indicated that musicals were their favorite type of movie to see in a theater, the largest percent across all segments shown.
African Americans are the biggest fans of dramas. Forty-one percent of African Americans identified themselves as fans of dramas, compared with 33 percent of Hispanics, 31 percent of Caucasians and 29 percent of Asian Americans.
Hispanics and Asians are feeling the love. Hispanics and Asians were the only groups more likely than the average U.S. moviegoer to name romantic comedies as their favorite to see in a theater (37 percent and 34 percent, respectively). At 25 percent, African Americans were the least likely to name this genre as their favorite to see in a theater.


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Q: Is it possible to for SQL Output clause to return a column not being inserted? I've made some modifications to my database and I need to migrate the old data to the new tables. For that, I need to fill a table (ReportOptions) taking the data from the original table (Practice), and fill a second intermediate table (PracticeReportOption).
ReportOption (
    ReportOptionId int PK,
    field1, field2...
)
Practice (
    PracticeId int PK,
    field1, field2...
)
PracticeReportOption (
    PracticeReportOptionId int PK,
    PracticeId int FK,
    ReportOptionId int FK,
    field1, field2...
)

I made a query to get all the data I need to move from Practice to ReportOptions, but I'm having trouble filling the intermediate table.
--Auxiliary tables
DECLARE @ReportOption TABLE (
    PracticeId int, -- This field is not on the actual ReportOption table
    field1, field2...
)
DECLARE @PracticeReportOption TABLE (
    PracticeId int,
    ReportOptionId int,
    field1, field2
)

--First I get all the data I need to move
INSERT INTO @ReportOption
SELECT P.practiceId, field1, field2...
  FROM Practice P

--I insert it into the new table,
--but somehow I need to have the repation PracticeId / ReportOptionId
INSERT INTO ReportOption (field1, field2...)
OUTPUT @ReportOption.PracticeId, --> this is the field I don't know how to get
       inserted.ReportOptionId
  INTO @PracticeReportOption (PracticeId, ReportOptionId)
SELECT field1, field2
  FROM @ReportOption

-- This would insert the relationship, If I knew how to get it!
INSERT INTO @PracticeReportOption (PracticeId, ReportOptionId)
SELECT PracticeId, ReportOptionId
  FROM @ReportOption

If I could reference a field that is not from the destination table in the OUTPUT clause, that would be great (I think I can't, but I don't know for sure). Any ideas on how to accomplish my need?

A: You can do this by using MERGE instead of INSERT.
So replace this:
INSERT INTO ReportOption (field1, field2...)
OUTPUT @ReportOption.PracticeId, --> this is the field I don't know how to get
       inserted.ReportOptionId
  INTO @PracticeReportOption (PracticeId, ReportOptionId)
SELECT field1, field2
  FROM @ReportOption

with:
MERGE INTO ReportOption USING @ReportOption AS temp ON 1 = 0
WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN
    INSERT (field1, field2)
    VALUES (temp.Field1, temp.Field2)
    OUTPUT temp.PracticeId, inserted.ReportOptionId, inserted.Field1, inserted.Field2
    INTO @PracticeReportOption (PracticeId, ReportOptionId, Field1, Field2);

The key is to use a predicate that will never be true (1 = 0) in the merge search condition, so you will always perform the insert, but have access to fields in both the source and destination tables.

Here is the entire code I used to test it:
CREATE TABLE ReportOption (
    ReportOptionID INT IDENTITY(1, 1),
    Field1 INT,
    Field2 INT
)
CREATE TABLE Practice (
    PracticeID INT IDENTITY(1, 1),
    Field1 INT,
    Field2 INT
)
CREATE TABLE PracticeReportOption (
    PracticeReportOptionID INT IDENTITY(1, 1),
    PracticeID INT,
    ReportOptionID INT,
    Field1 INT,
    Field2 INT
)

INSERT INTO Practice VALUES (1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4)

MERGE INTO ReportOption r USING Practice p ON 1 = 0
WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN
    INSERT (field1, field2)
    VALUES (p.Field1, p.Field2)
    OUTPUT p.PracticeId, inserted.ReportOptionId, inserted.Field1, inserted.Field2
    INTO PracticeReportOption (PracticeId, ReportOptionId, Field1, Field2);

SELECT *
FROM PracticeReportOption

DROP TABLE ReportOption
DROP TABLE Practice
DROP TABLE PracticeReportOption

More reading, and the source of all that I know on the subject is here.

A: Maybe someone who uses MS SQL Server 2005 or lower will find this answer useful.

MERGE will only work for SQL Server 2008 or higher.
For the rest, I found another workaround which will give you the ability to create kind of mapping tables.
Here's how Resolution will look like for SQL 2005:
DECLARE @ReportOption TABLE (
    ReportOptionID INT IDENTITY(1, 1),
    Field1 INT,
    Field2 INT
)
DECLARE @Practice TABLE(
    PracticeID INT IDENTITY(1, 1),
    Field1 INT,
    Field2 INT
)
DECLARE @PracticeReportOption TABLE(
    PracticeReportOptionID INT IDENTITY(1, 1),
    PracticeID INT,
    ReportOptionID INT,
    Field1 INT,
    Field2 INT
)

INSERT INTO @Practice (Field1, Field2) VALUES (1, 1)
INSERT INTO @Practice (Field1, Field2) VALUES (2, 2)
INSERT INTO @Practice (Field1, Field2) VALUES (3, 3)
INSERT INTO @Practice (Field1, Field2) VALUES (4, 4)

INSERT INTO @ReportOption (field1, field2)
    OUTPUT INSERTED.ReportOptionID, INSERTED.Field1, INSERTED.Field2
        INTO @PracticeReportOption (ReportOptionID, Field1, Field2)
    SELECT Field1, Field2
    FROM @Practice
    ORDER BY PracticeID ASC;

WITH CTE AS (
    SELECT PracticeID,
        ROW_NUMBER() OVER ( ORDER BY PracticeID ASC ) AS ROW
    FROM @Practice
)
UPDATE M
SET M.PracticeID = S.PracticeID
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Communication between providers and parents is key to improving HPV vaccination. HPV Vaccine: Same Way, Same Day™ is a brief, interactive role-play simulation designed to enhance healthcare providers' ability to introduce the HPV vaccine and address hesitant parents' concerns. The simulation was developed by the Academic Pediatric Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and Kognito.
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The Impeachment Hearings Go Public
Who Said What to Whom?
Max Dryfoos, '21|November 19, 2019
On Wednesday, Nov. 14, the official public hearings in the impeachment process of President Trump began. One of the most prominent witnesses was William B. Taylor Jr., the American diplomat who became the top state department official in Ukraine after Marie Yovanovitch was recalled by the president. Taylor explained that many people working under Trump were trying to carry out a deal in which they compelled the Ukrainian government to investigate Trump's Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, in exchange for promised and allotted US military aid. Trump withheld aid from Ukraine in order to investigate his political rivals. According to Taylor, he did this "for no good policy reason, no good substantive reason, no good national security reason, [and it] is wrong." Additionally, Taylor introduced new information that he had only learned after his closed-door testimony. He learned that David Holmes, one of his aides, had overheard a conversation between Gordon Sondland and President Trump discussing the alleged illegal investigations and how far along they were. Taylor's testimony prompted a closed-door deposition of David Holms, who will testify publicly this week.
no good policy reason, no good substantive reason, no good national security reason, [and it] is wrong."
— Ambassador William Taylor
Along with Ambassador Taylor, George Kent, another American diplomat and currently the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, testified in Wednesday's hearings. He said that some Americans "allied themselves with corrupt Ukrainians in pursuit of private agendas. [They] launch[ed] attacks on dedicated public servants advancing U.S. interests in Ukraine." During the rest of his testimony, Kent alleged that President Trump's team used his power in working to advance the president's personal interests rather than that of the nation.
On Friday, Nov. 15, Marie Yovanovich testified for 5 hours. While she has no first hand knowledge of actions by Trump Administration officials, She offered compelling testimony about being the victim of a smear campaign designed to oust her from her position. During this testimony, the president tweeted about former Ambassador Yovanovitch, attacking her competence, saying, "Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad. She started off in Somalia, how did that go? Then fast forward to Ukraine, where the new Ukrainian President spoke unfavorably about her in my second phone call with him. It is a U.S. President's absolute right to appoint ambassadors." While ambassadors serve at the pleasure of the president, it is nevertheless unusual for a president to attack an agent of his own government in a public manner. During the hearing, Yovanovitch indicated that on numerous occasions, the president and his people attacked and threatened her. According to the New York Times, she also spoke about how she found out that President Trump had "disparaged her" during the infamous July 25 phone call with the Ukrainian president that sparked the impeachment investigation . President Trump told President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that she was "bad news" and was "going to go through some things." As a 33-year American diplomat with the State Department, she was devastated to hear such damning remarks from the United States president to another world leader. It appears that President Trump removed her from her post because she was the person standing in the way of completing his desired political investigations and dealings in Ukraine. Despite, or perhaps because of the president's actions, both democrats and republicans gave her a standing ovation for her courageous and frank testimony, and her dedicated service to the country.
There will be at least another week of the public impeachment hearings. In this upcoming week, we should see some other new developments from more key witnesses. One of the witnesses is Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a member of the National Security Council, who listened in on the July 25 call that started the investigation. Along with him will be Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice-President Pence who was also listening into the July phone call, and Gordon Sondland, the ambassador who spoke with the president at a lunch meeting in Kiev with David Holmes, part of the crucial story mentioned twice in testimonies. Fiona Hill will also likely be testifying this week. She was involved in Russian and European foreign affairs while working as a part of the National Security Council and, most notably, spoke out about John Bolton's concerns over Ukraine. Stay tuned as investigations wind on.
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Thanks for sharing max! very cool
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Who applies to St. Luke's?
What are the most important aspects of my application?
You are the most important part of the application! In addition to a consistent record of academic success, the Admission Committee seeks students who possess these six habits for success: work hard, act honorably, take risks, ask questions, embrace differences, and demonstrate a concern for others. Through teacher and personal recommendations, a current transcript, demonstrated involvement in extracurriculars, a personal interview, and student essays, the Admission Committee assesses each student's ability to thrive in the St. Luke's community. Standardized testing (ISEE, SSAT, PSAT) is used to support our assessment of student potential. Students with special talents should not hesitate to submit portfolios or videos of independent work or activities.
The average class size ranges from 13-16.
What is the faculty profile at St. Luke's?
For a complete listing of our faculty, please visit the School Directory section of our website.
What is the ratio of boys to girls at St. Luke's?
At St. Luke's 53% of the students in grades 5 through 12 are male and 47% are female. In the 2018-2019 school year, St. Luke's enrolled 302 males and 265 females.
What is the geographical distribution of students?
Each day, St. Luke's students arrive from thirty different towns in Connecticut and New York. The top six towns represented are New Canaan, Darien, Ridgefield, Wilton, Stamford, and Norwalk. The bordering towns of New York (Pound Ridge, Bedford, Katonah, and Cross River, to name a few) represent approximately 10% of the student population.
Transportation is provided by the State of New York for all students living within a 15 mile radius of St. Luke's School. For students residing in Connecticut, St. Luke's works with an independent transportation company that serves families living in Bridgeport, Westport, Weston, Fairfield, Norwalk, Greenwich, Stamford, Darien, and Rowayton. Students meet at designated stops and are picked up and dropped off at designated times in the morning and afternoon.
What percent of applicants are accepted to St. Luke's?
Admission to St. Luke's is competitive and in any given year acceptance rates will vary by grade. Typically, St. Luke's accepts about one-third of its applicants.
How many new students join each class at St. Luke's?
St. Luke's accepts students to grades 5-11 each year. The primary entry points in the Middle School are 5th and 6th grades. In the Upper School, our primary entry points are 9th and 10th grades. For the 2018-2019 school year, St. Luke's School welcomed 117 new students to the community, including 36 in 5th grade, 15 in 6th grade, 25 in 9th grade, and 10 in 10th grade.
What is the St. Luke's academic program like?
St. Luke's School offers a rigorous and dynamic curriculum where collaboration breeds creativity and innovation throughout the community. Led by inspirational teachers, students are exposed to a large selection of course offerings in each of the core academic areas: History, English, World Languages, Science and Math. In the performing and visual arts, students have a rich selection of choices that range from AP Music Theory to Advanced Acting to Ceramics.
SLS also offers three signature Upper School Scholars programs for students who are interested in greater depth and research in particular fields: Classical Scholars, Global Scholars, and STEM Scholars. These selective programs require advanced coursework in their disciplines, and Scholars create year-long capstone research projects that they present at our annual Scholars Symposium in the spring of senior year.
What services are available for additional help and educational support?
St. Luke's offers the Educational Support and Services (ESS) program to assist students and offer guidance for parents as they work together to understand how children learn best. Students and parents benefit from a full-time learning specialist who works with students to find the tools necessary to succeed in school.
Each student in grades 6 through 12 (5th graders' advisors are their homeroom teacher) has an advisor who acts as the primary liaison between home and school. The advisor works with students individually as well as in a group setting. Advisory groups meet twice a week and allow time to discuss issues pertinent to student life: academics, leadership, citizenship, social and emotional well being, conflict resolution, etc.
The cornerstone of Upper School Advising is the SLC or "Student Led Conference." SLCs are student-led parent/advisor conferences where students share their understanding of their strengths and weaknesses and their short and long term goals. Students discuss and review comments with their advisor ahead of time to prepare a list of productive items for discussion. Through SLCs, students gain ownership of their learning and take responsibiltiy for their overall progress.
St. Luke's also has a full-time Director of Studies who works on curriculum development, planning and scheduling. The Director of Studies guides advisors during the course selection process for students. In addition, the Director of Studies works with families in grades 8-10 to support academic planning and develop individualized course plans for Upper School students.
What is the college counseling process like at St. Luke's?
By design, the College Counseling office is in the main hall of the Upper School. That way our College Counselors get to know all of the students in grades 9-12 by face and by name, and students are comfortable with the process ahead. Upper School academic planning begins as early as 8th and 9th grades, when parents and students meet with the Director of Studies.
College Counseling formally begins in the 10th grade with a parent meeting to discuss the overall process, coursework and standardized testing. Unique to St. Luke's, our College Counseling team takes the entire 11th grade class on a college trip at the start of junior year to give students a framework on how to evaluate college selections. Throughout junior year, St. Luke's College Counselors conduct a variety of sessions to prepare students for all aspects of the college application process. In this highly personalized experience, the College Counselors dedicate themselves to getting to know each student well.
Prior to the start of senior year, the College Counseling team also offers essay-writing and interview workshops so students are prepared for the completion of the process. The College Counselors encourage both students and parents to come to them whenever they have questions - the doors are always open. For more information visit the College Counseling section of the website.
Where do St. Luke's School graduates go to college?
St. Luke's students attend a variety of the most selective colleges and universities all around the country and the world. Please view our list of colleges and universities where St. Luke's graduates from the Class of 2018 attend. Or, download a copy of the St. Luke's School College Profile.
How do students use technology at St. Luke's?
St. Luke's embraces technology tools that improve student efficacy and learning outcomes in a developmentally appropriate way. We feel students should develop expertise here at school with the tools that they will use at college and in the workplace and understand what it means to be a Digital Citizen.
Fifth through seventh grade students receive Chromebooks - laptops that pair a simplified operating system with cloud-based online applications. Fifth and sixth grade Chromebooks stay in school, to be used in school only, while seventh graders are allowed to take their Chromebooks home.
Eighth through twelfth grade students receive a Macbook Air laptop for use in school and to take home. Students use this technology for digital books or lessons, as well as to research, write, or create using more sophisticated applications, such as those for editing video and audio.
All students and teachers use Google Docs, which allows for easy collaboration with fellow students and teachers. Paired with our school website's Learning Management System, these tools allow many classes to provide online experiences where students may learn outside of class, at their own individual pace.
What is the dress code at St. Luke's?
St. Luke's promotes the personal pursuit of excellence in every aspect of school life. We believe an important component of this pursuit is a dress code for students and faculty that sets high standards and creates an environment conducive to learning. We have a dress code which emphasizes pride in our community through neat and appropriate appearance at all times.
Traditional collared oxford dress shirt tucked in with a tie or bowtie.
Solid-colored khaki-style pants in any color (except black) worn with a belt.
Outerwear inside the building is limited to knit sweaters and polar fleece.
Solid-colored, closed-toe, shoes or boots, including sneakers (no high tops).
Traditional collared oxford dress shirt.
Solid-colored khaki-style pants in any color (except black).
Solid-colored black, navy, gray or khaki skirt.
Solid-colored tights, stockings or leggings may be worn with a skirt.
Solid-colored, closed-toe, shoes or boots, including sneakers (no high tops or excessive heels).
What is the St. Luke's policy on rules and discipline?
Behavior at St. Luke's is guided by the Honor Code. Written by students, the four pillars of the Honor Code are Integrity, Respect, Kindness and Responsibility.
As members of the St. Luke's community, we will maintain and encourage integrity at all times. We will be honest in what we say and write, and we will show respect for ourselves, each other, and all property. We will treat everyone with kindness, and we will accept responsibility for our actions.
At the start of each school year, the St. Luke's Honor Code is read, discussed, and signed by students in their advisory groups. The Honor Code acknowledges each student's responsibility concerning matters of academic integrity and behavior.
Only Seniors are permitted to drive to school. They are allowed to leave campus during their free periods, as long as they sign in and out with the receptionist.
What is the cost of tuition at St. Luke's?
Tuition for 2018-2019 is $40,970 for grades 5 through 8 and $42,870 for grades 9 through 12.
There are additional fees for books, Parents' Association dues, and grade-level activities which cover day and overnight field trips and special classroom programs. Some Afterschool Activities (such as ice hockey, skiing, and paddle tennis) require a fee for participation.
Is tuition assistance available at St. Luke's?
Financial need should never discourage a student from applying for admission to St. Luke's. In 2018-2019, St. Luke's awarded $3.4M in Tuition Assistance to families demonstrating financial need. These awards support approximately 16% of the student body. Awards are determined annually on an individual basis and distributed to qualified applicants. All awards are based on financial need; no academic merit or athletic scholarships are given. For more information about the Tuition Assistance Program at St. Luke's, please visit the Financial Information section of our website.
For families interested in learning more about financial aid, please visit the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) website. Here families will be introduced to the process through the School and Student Services for Financial Aid (SSS) which is used by St. Luke's and many of the local day and boarding schools.
St. Luke's School administers fee waivers for required application procedures, including application for admission fees, tuition assistance application fees, and the Ben D. Wood grant to the cost of the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE).


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Lonzo Ball talks about decision to undergo knee surgery, recovery time
After missing 32 games for the Los Angeles Lakers last season, Lonzo Ball weighed his options on how to deal with the nagging pain in this left knee in the offseason.
First, Ball received a platelet-rich plasma shot in an effort to strengthen his left knee and that was followed by a month of rest for the 20-year-old. That must have not been enough, because a week later, it was announced that Ball would have to undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his left knee.
In the latest episode of "Ball In the Family," Ball talked about his decision to have knee surgery and what exactly the procedure required.
"I got hurt a couple of times during the season and then after the season I decided to get a shot and try to take care of it that way, That didn't work, so the last option is surgery," Ball said.
When asked what the surgery would require by his father, LaVar, Lonzo explained that they would have to remove it as opposed to repairing it.
"They've got to take it out," Lonzo told LaVar. "They said they could repair it but it would take me six months to get back. But, if they just take it out it will only be six weeks."
It's important to understand that Lonzo didn't get his meniscus entirely removed like some NBA players have done in the past, including Dwyane Wade and Russell Westbrook. Instead, he got the damaged portion of his meniscus taken out in order for him to be ready by training camp.
While it will get him back on the court sooner in the short-term, it's unclear if there are any long-term benefits for him doing this.
It's also worth noting that Ball said the recovery time would be six weeks. If he underwent the surgery on July 17, as has been reported, he should be working his way up to full five-on-five drills sooner rather than later. So far, Ball has been limited to non-contact shooting drills and lifting weights.
The Lakers will kick off training camp on September 25, starting with media day. They will have their first practice the following day. Hopefully by then, Ball will be ready to go.


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