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April 21–May 4
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Live musical accompaniment by Donald Sosin and Joanna Seaton
New to the city, country boy Harold Lloyd hopes to work his way up the ladder at the De Vore Department Store. But having led his hometown sweetheart to believe that he's already been promoted to a top spot in management, Lloyd must work overtime to make himself look like a big shot. Lloyd steadily piles on sight gags and stunts, culminating in his hair-raising ascent of the building's facade—the image of Lloyd hanging from the hands of the building's clock has become a comedic landmark and modernist icon. "To see it today with an audience alternately roaring with laughter and gasping is one of the greatest experiences of cinema" – David Shipman.
DIR Fred C. Newmeyer; DIR/SCR Sam Taylor; SCR Tim Whelan; SCR/PROD Hal Roach. US, 1923, b&w, 70 min. NOT RATED
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Struggling to care for her sickly mother, Angela (Janet Gaynor) sacrifices her virtue and walks the streets of Naples to support her family. When she's arrested—not for soliciting but for shoplifting medicine for her mother—Angela eludes the law and joins a traveling circus. There she falls in love with Gino (Charles Farrell), a painter. But when her past threatens to tear them apart, can their love survive? Frank Borzage's lush romance won Gaynor the very first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1929 (awarded collectively for her performances here and in two 1927 releases: Borzage's SEVENTH HEAVEN and F. W. Murnau's SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS).
DIR Frank Borzage; SCR Marion Orth, Philip Klein, Henry Roberts Symonds, H. H. Caldwell, Katherine Hilliker, from the novel "Cristilinda" by Monckton Hoffe; PROD William Fox. US, 1928, b&w, 102 min. Silent with live accompaniment. NOT RATED
Preserved by The Museum of Modern Art with support from The Mayer Foundation.
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"Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies"
Published by the Library of Congress in association with the University of Kentucky Press, "Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies," edited by Christel Schmidt, sheds new light on this icon's life and legacy. Through essays by Schmidt and other eminent film historians, Pickford emerges from the pages in vivid detail. She is revealed as a gifted actress, a philanthropist and a savvy industry leader who fought for creative control of her films and ultimately became her own producer. Her success paved the way for women in film and ushered in Hollywood's Golden Age. This volume features more than 200 color and black-and-white illustrations, including photographs and posters from the Library of Congress' collections and those of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. A fascinating portrait of a key figure in American cinematic history.
Christel Schmidt is a film historian, writer and editor. She was awarded two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities for her work on Mary Pickford and is co-editor of "Silent Movies: The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture."
Sale and signing of "Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies" in the lobby following each Pickford screening.
Live musical accompaniment by Andrew Simpson
In person: Christel Schmidt, editor, "Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies"
"[Mary] Pickford is ineffably moving as Molly, the oldest girl (and self-appointed protector) of a group of orphans being held as slaves in a 'child farm' deep in a Southern swamp. Arguably Pickford's masterpiece, SPARROWS is a radiant example of the timelessness and clarity of feeling that silent film could achieve. Made with an awareness of the formal developments of the contemporary German cinema (it was Pickford who brought Ernst Lubitsch to Hollywood, to direct her in the 1923 ROSITA), the film seems like a lost tale from the Brothers Grimm, immersed in primal fears. As Molly leads the children away from the ogrelike overseer (Gustav von Seyffertitz), across the quicksand and through the Expressionist swamp (a sequence beautifully detailed by director William Beaudine, and lighted by cinematographers—Charles Rosher and Karl Struss—who would shoot F. W. Murnau's SUNRISE one year later), the film seems to burrow into the viewer's subconscious. I feel sure that it did for Charles Laughton, whose singular masterwork THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955) echoes much of the atmosphere and emotion of SPARROWS." – Dave Kehr, The New York Times.
DIR William Beaudine; SCR Winifred Dunn; PROD Mary Pickford. US, 1926, b&w, 84 min. NOT RATED
35mm print courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Sale and author signing of "Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies" in the lobby following the screening.
DOROTHY VERNON OF HADDON HALL
England, 1550: Headstrong teenager Dorothy Vernon (Mary Pickford) chafes at her nobleman father's plans to arrange her marriage, instead falling in love with the son of her father's sworn enemy. But these affairs of the heart intersect with those of the state, and Dorothy soon discovers she has given offense to both Mary, Queen of Scots, and England's Queen Elizabeth! This grand historical drama was an adventurous change of pace for the enterprising Pickford.
DIR Marshall Neilan; SCR Waldemar Young, from the novel by Charles Major; PROD Mary Pickford. US, 1924, b&w, 135 min. NOT RATED
35mm restoration print courtesy of the Cinematheque Royale de Belgique and the Library of Congress.
Fri, Apr 26, 7:30
Masters of Silent Comedy
Live musical accompaniment by the Snark Ensemble
Buster Keaton in THE GOAT
Mistaken for the escaped murderer "Dead Shot Dan," Buster Keaton goes on the lam, narrowly escaping the cops time and again. While on the run, he meets a beautiful young woman, only to discover she's the daughter of the police chief on his trail.
DIR/SCR Buster Keaton, Malcolm St. Clair; PROD Joseph M. Schenck. US, 1921, b&w, 27 min. NOT RATED
Charlie Chaplin in THE RINK
Charlie Chaplin skates circles around his antagonists, figuratively, waiting tables in a swanky restaurant, and literally, at the rink next door, in one of his best-loved two- reelers produced for the Mutual Film Corporation.
DIR/SCR/ PROD Charles Chaplin; SCR Vincent Bryan, Maverick Terrell; PROD Henry P. Caulfield. US, 1916, b&w, 24 min. NOT RATED
Laurel and Hardy in LIBERTY
Produced by Hal Roach, directed by Leo McCarey (DUCK SOUP), photographed by George Stevens and featuring a cameo by the young Jean Harlow, this film is considered by many to be the funniest of the Laurel and Hardy silent shorts.
DIR/SCR Leo McCarey; SCR H.M. Walker; PROD Hal Roach. US, 1929, b&w, 20 min. NOT RATED
The Snark Ensemble
The Snark Ensemble is an instrumental group dedicated to the creation and live performance of new music to silent film. The ensemble joyfully celebrates the zany, clever and brilliant world of vintage silent comedies in its specially crafted film scores. Built around a core of three composer-performers (Andrew Earle Simpson, keyboards; Maurice Saylor, woodwinds; and Phil Carluzzo, percussion and frets), the Snark Ensemble creates and performs scores that respond to and amplify the events taking place on screen.
Tickets $12/$10 AFI Members/$8 kids 12 and under
Wild and Weird
Live musical accompaniment by Alloy Orchestra
These films truly live up to the title! Working with noted film preservationist David Shepard, Alloy Orchestra compiled this wide-ranging selection of unusually imaginative silent shorts dubbed "Wild and Weird," many of which boast clever special effects and dynamic camerawork. A soap opera played out with animated bugs; a pet that grows so big it stalks the city; a (real) fly doing macabre acrobatic tricks—this collection of ten shorts will shock and amaze!
DREAM OF A RAREBIT FIEND
DIR Edwin S. Porter/Edison Company. US, 1906.
RED SPECTRE
DIR Ferdinand Zecca, Segundo de Chomon. France, 1907.
THE ACROBATIC FLY
DIR F. Percy Smith. UK, 1908.
THE THIEVING HAND
DIR Vitagraph. US, 1908.
PRINCESS NICOTINE; or THE SMOKE FAIRY
ARTHEME SWALLOWS HIS CLARINET
DIR Eclipse Company. France, 1912.
DIR Ladislas Starewicz. Russia, 1912.
DREAM OF A RAREBIT FIEND: THE PET
DIR Winsor McCay. US, 1921.
FILMSTUDIE
DIR Hans Richter, poetry by Hugo Ball. Switzerland, 1926.
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF 9413, A HOLLYWOOD EXTRA
DIR Slavko Vorkapich, Robert Florey, Gregg Toland. US, 1927.
Total program approximately 80 min.
"The best in the world at accompanying silent films."
– Roger Ebert
About Alloy Orchestra
Alloy Orchestra is a three-man musical ensemble that writes and performs live accompaniment to classic silent films. Working with an outrageous assemblage of peculiar objects, they thrash and grind soulful music from unlikely sources. Performing at prestigious film festivals and cultural centers in the US and abroad (Telluride Film Festival, the Louvre, Lincoln Center, Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences, the National Gallery of Art and others), Alloy has helped revive some of the great masterpieces of the silent era.
Fri, May 3, 7:30
Tickets $15/$12 AFI Members/$10 kids 12 and under
Buster Keaton Shorts
THE BUTCHER BOY
Buster Keaton's screen debut allows him to flash his slapstick skills, honed since childhood on the vaudeville stage, in
a featured role as a clumsy customer in Fatty Arbuckle's general store.
DIR/SCR Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle; SCR Joseph Anthony Roach; PROD Joseph M. Schenck. US, 1917, b&w, 25 min.
GOOD NIGHT, NURSE!
Ordered by his wife to check in to the No Hope Sanitarium and get his drinking under control, Fatty Arbuckle is scared straight and then some by the sight of Buster Keaton's blood- splattered, cleaver-wielding surgeon. Attempting various means of escape, Arbuckle finally succeeds in running away—and right into the town's Fat Man Foot Race.
DIR/SCR Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle; PROD Joseph M. Schenck. US, 1918, b&w, 20 min.
THE PLAY HOUSE
Vaudevillian Buster Keaton dreams about his big night on stage, which, by means of some clever multiple-exposure camera wizardry, has Keaton playing all the parts on stage, in the band, and the audience, too.
DIR/SCR Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton; PROD Joseph M. Schenck. US, 1921, b&w, 23 min.
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July 11, 2019 by Rights & Dissent
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The CIA wants to expand the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, which makes it a crime to expose the identity of any covert agents who has worked abroad in the past five years. The new provision, which is included in the 2020 Intelligence Authorization Act and in the National Defense Authorization Act, would prohibit the disclosure of the identities of covert agents, even if they have never worked abroad and even if they no longer work at the CIA.
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, October 8, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Human trafficking is an urgent situation in Minnesota, said the head of the local chapter of Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) at a forum hosted by the Church of Scientology of Twin Cities to educate the community on the issue.
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(NewsUSA) – Sponsored News – Ever since Hugh Hefner and Bob Guccione learned to capitalize on attractive women in various states of undress and positions, pornography has had a foothold in America. And no matter how you dress it up (think Hefner's Playboy bunnies of the 70s) — or down — this taboo, billion-dollar industry remains stronger than ever. Bolstering pornography's wide reach is Internet usage, which has skyrocketed to 3 billion users worldwide last year — nearly 40 percent of the world population from 1 percent in 1995. "It is vital to raise awareness about the threat of Internet pornography," said Josh McDowell, founder of Josh McDowell Ministry. "Pornography violates all relational values between the individual and self, the individual and society, the unity of our families, and our moral fabric and fiber as a nation. When we objectify and demean life by removing the sanctity of the human person, our future is at risk." Consider this: Every second at least 28,000 people are watching pornography on the Internet, and at least 40 million U.S. adults admit to viewing Internet pornography daily. Supporting these statistics is a recent study on pornography among the American population by Barna, a research company that focuses on faith and culture. In its study, Barna found that a younger exposure to pornography, increased desensitization and an escalating usage especially among teens, young adults, and the Christian church as well. Detailed survey findings will be announced at a news conference on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 10 a.m. EST at the Omni Berkshire Hotel in New York City. In the Vanderbilt Room. Address: 21 East 52nd St. (corner of 52nd St. and Madison Ave., entrance on 52nd St.). To RSVP, contact Mike Schwager at moschwager@aol.com or 954-423-4414. Other key findings are: * More than one quarter (27 percent) of young adults ages 25-30 first viewed pornography before puberty. * Nearly half of young people actively seek out porn weekly or more often. * Teens and young adults consider "not recycling" more immoral than viewing pornography. * Twenty-one percent of youth pastors and 14 percent of pastors admit they currently struggle with using porn. About 12 percent of youth pastors and 5 percent of pastors, respectively, say they are addicted to porn. A wide-ranging, nationally-representative audience of nearly 3,000 participated in four online studies, including in-depth surveys among the general population, American teenagers, Christian pastors and the Christian church. Partial results from the survey will be accessible on Jan. 19 at www.setfreesummit.org.
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His professional activity begins in 1970 in Lugano. He builds his first single-family houses in Canton Ticino and subsequently all over the world. He has always committed himself in an intense architectural research and since 1996 he is involved as creator and founder of the new academy of architecture in Mendrisio, Ticino where he is Professor and held the directorship in 2002/2003.
His work has achieved international renown and important awards (Merit Award for Excellence in Design by the AIA for the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco, the IAA Annual Prix 2005, International Academy of Architecture, Sofia, Bulgaria, for the Kyobo Tower in Seoul, the International Architecture Award of the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and the "European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage Europa Nostra", for the restructuring of the Theatre alla Scala in Milan, and been presented in many exhibitions.
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Q: SortedList using a string notation but sorted numerically I noticed that sorted list of key int sorts values numerically
SortedList < int,double> sl0 = new SortedList<int,double>();
for(int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
  sl0.Add(i, 0.01);

[0, 0.01]
[1, 0.01]
[2, 0.01]
[3, 0.01]
[4, 0.01]
[5, 0.01]
[6, 0.01]
[7, 0.01]
[8, 0.01]
[9, 0.01]
[10, 0.01]
[11, 0.01]
[12, 0.01]
[13, 0.01]
[14, 0.01]
[15, 0.01]
[16, 0.01]
[17, 0.01]
[18, 0.01]
[19, 0.01]

and sorted list of key string sorts values alphabetically
SortedList < string,double> sl1 = new SortedList<string,double>();
for(int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
  sl1.Add(i.ToString(), 0.01);

[0, 0.01]
[1, 0.01]
[10, 0.01]
[11, 0.01]
[12, 0.01]
[13, 0.01]
[14, 0.01]
[15, 0.01]
[16, 0.01]
[17, 0.01]
[18, 0.01]
[19, 0.01]
[2, 0.01]
[3, 0.01]
[4, 0.01]
[5, 0.01]
[6, 0.01]
[7, 0.01]
[8, 0.01]
[9, 0.01]

Is there any way to have a nested key that would be sorted numerically for instance the order has to look like this for the keys. First I imagined that I can use strings like that, but for sure they are sorted alphabetically:
//Keys
//"0;0"
//"0;0;0"
//"0;1"
//"0;2"
//"0;10"
//"0;10;1;0;0"
//"1;0"
//"2;1"
//"3;1"
//"3;1;2"

For now I have a class that inherits sorted list:
public class Plates : Comparer<int[]> , IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, Plate>>{

    //Store all plates as a sorted list
    //String is use for storing groups
    //i.e. 0, 1, 2 ... fn
    //i.e. 0;0, 0;1, 0;2, 1;3, 1;4, 1;5 ... gn_fn
    private SortedList<string, Plate> sortedPlates;

    public Plates() {
        sortedPlates = new SortedList<string,Plate>();
    }

    #region IEnumerable Implementation
    public void Add(Plate item) => sortedPlates.Add(item.fID, item);
    public IEnumerator<KeyValuePair<string,Plate>> GetEnumerator() =>  sortedPlates.GetEnumerator();
    IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator() => GetEnumerator();
    #endregion

    #region IComparer

    public override int Compare(int[] x, int[] y) {

        int[] a = x.Length < y.Length ? x : y;
        int[] b = x.Length < y.Length ? y : x;

        for(int i = 0; i < a.Length; i++) {
            if (a[i] != b[i])
                return a[i].CompareTo(b[i]);
        }

        return 0;

    }
    #endregion

A: Custom comparer:
class KeyComparer : IComparer<string>
{
    public int Compare(string x, string y)
    {
        var xs = x.Split(';');
        var ys = y.Split(';');

        int min = Math.Min(xs.Length, ys.Length);

        for (int i = 0; i < min; i++)
        {
            int cmp = xs[i].CompareTo(ys[i]);

            if (cmp != 0)
                return cmp;
        }

        return xs.Length.CompareTo(ys.Length);
    }
}

Using:
var list = new SortedList<string, double>(new KeyComparer());

list.Add("0;1", 0);
list.Add("0;0;0", 0);
list.Add("0;10;1;0;0", 0);
list.Add("0;2", 0);
list.Add("0;10", 0);
list.Add("1;0", 0);
list.Add("3;1;2", 0);
list.Add("2;1", 0);
list.Add("3;1", 0);
list.Add("0;0", 0);

foreach (var x in list)
    Console.WriteLine(x);

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Laguna Elementary School serves 351 students in grades Prekindergarten-5.
Laguna Elementary School placed in the top 10% of all schools in Arizona for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 55-59% (which is higher than the Arizona state average of 32%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 60-64% (which is higher than the Arizona state average of 39%) for the 2020-21 school year.
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Grades: Prekindergarten-5
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: 55-59% (Top 10%)
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Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Laguna Elementary School's student population of 351 students has declined by 20% over five school years.
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Laguna Elementary School is ranked within the top 10% of all 2,120 schools in Arizona (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-19 school year.
The diversity score of Laguna Elementary School is 0.44, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.65. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
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What is Laguna Elementary School's ranking?
Laguna Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Arizona for: Highest overall rank (Top 10%), Highest math proficiency (Top 10%) and Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%).
55-59% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 32% AZ state average), while 60-64% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 39% AZ state average).
How many students attend Laguna Elementary School?
351 students attend Laguna Elementary School.
74% of Laguna Elementary School students are White, 10% of students are Asian, 10% of students are Hispanic, 3% of students are Black, 2% of students are Two or more races, and 1% of students are Hawaiian.
What is the student:teacher ratio of Laguna Elementary School?
Laguna Elementary School has a student ration of 12:1, which is lower than the Arizona state average of 17:1.
What grades does Laguna Elementary School offer ?
Laguna Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-5
What school district is Laguna Elementary School part of?
Laguna Elementary School is part of Scottsdale Unified School District.
View the Laguna Elementary School yearly calendar below. Note key dates such as:
Spring Break - No School
March 13, 2023 (Monday)
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May 24, 2023 (Wednesday)
The nearest high school to Laguna Elementary School is Desert Mountain High School (2.7 miles away)
The nearest middle school and elementary school is Cheyenne Traditional School (2.2 miles away)
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Even though Laguna is our home school, we toured all the other options. To date, we are very happy with Laguna and a great fit for our family. We like the community feel, the teachers, the respect of Dr. Root, the principal, as well as the academics. It is a nice blend of teaching kids as well as letting them grow thru experience, love and play.
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Manufacturing and Supply Chain is experiencing a tectonic shift in operations. It is a thrilling time to be in the industry, as most businesses have keen interest to integrate automation and seek the practicality of robotic integration into production. If businesses do not adapt and meet the customers' insatiable need for increases in delivery speed, you can be sure the competition will. RIOS Intelligent Machines is rising to meet customer demands as businesses line up for robotic solutions to transform their operations, leverage human workforce, streamline processes, and reduce tedious, manual operations.
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Born from a shared passion for metal music in all its forms, Cardiff-based band HUNTED began life as a four-piece covering the bands that first inspired them to play. The band's early quest to develop their own unique sound led to several changes of personnel but developed over time into the rock-solid core of guitarist Steve Barberini, bassist Jon Letson, drummer Matt 'Animal' Thomas and vocalist Chris G. .. .... .... .. .. .. Having begun to cement a fierce live reputation on the British gig circuit, they also received an excellent response from several early demo releases, leading to further exposure and further massively well-received shows. The HUNTED momentum continued to build when the long awaited release in early 2009 of demo EP 'Alone' attracted excellent reviews from the likes of Metal-Rules.com ( 'in a few years…I would suggest you are listening to the next Dream Theater') and led to hugely successful support slots with bands such as much-vaunted prog metallers Son of Science and rising thrash stars Warpath. This brought them to the eager attention of many new fans and culminated in them taking to the Unsigned stage at the legendary Bloodstock festival in the summer of 2009 for another explosive performance. Recent appearances in, amongst others, Terrorizer magazine and on the official ProgPower USA promo CD have only furthered the HUNTED cause, and the months spent in careful studio preparation for their imminent debut album release promise to deliver something truly special to the metal world. .. .. Taking influences ranging from Dream Theater and Iron Maiden through to Opeth and Blind Guardian, HUNTED distil the essence of their inspirations into a new and powerful direction for metal music. With their heavily anticipated debut full-length scheduled for release in mid 2010, they aim to take their unique sound and blistering live shows to new heights and new audiences everywhere.
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L'Elemosina di san Benedetto è un dipinto a tempera su tavola realizzato da Ambrogio da Fossano, detto il Bergognone, conservato alla pinacoteca del Castello Sforzesco di Milano. La tavola fa parte del ciclo Storie di san Benedetto, di cui alcune parti sono conservate nel museo di Nantes.

Storia
Il dipinto raffigura una scena della vita di san Benedetto, ed è un frammento che, con altri due lavori conservati nel museo des Beauz-Artes di Nantes, faceva parte della predella di un grande dipinto posto sul quarto altare della navata sinistra della certosa di Pavia, poi conservato nel museo della Certosa. Le dimensioni delle due tavole conservate a Nantes confermerebbero che questa tavola è parte integrante della medesima predella

L'opera fu citata da padre Matteo Valerio come tavola dipinta nel 1490 dal Bergognone, come indicato nelle "Le 'memorie' della Certosa di Pavia in "Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore" di Pisa di R. Battaglia. Le ulteriori due tavola raffigurano: La preghiera di san Benedetto e la partenza per Subiaco, e La tentazione di san Benedetto e la penitenza. La doppia raffigurazione presente nelle due tavole a Nantes confermerebbe che questa raffigurante l'elemosina sia un frammento di cui una parte di minor misura sia andato perduto. Probabilmente tutta la predella con la grande pala raffigurante San Benedetto in trono sono state smantellate con la grande ricostruzione dell'altare nel 1641. Il nuovo altare non era più dedicato al santo da Norcia ma a san Giuseppe e ai re Magi.

Il dipinto fu acquistato da A. G. Bianchi nel 1914 per le Civiche Raccolte d'Arte a L. 3500, come indicato sul cartellino che è ancora conservato sul retro della tavola. Nel 1954 fu oggetto di restauro da parte di Mauro Pellicioli.

Descrizione e stile
La grande pala raffigurante San Benedetto in trono raffigura il santo con impianto solenne, contrariamente la predetta ha una raffigurazione molto narrativa, ottenuta grazie al buon accordo tra i colori e alla composizione molto armonica, tanto da far considerare di livello inferiore la pala d'altare rispetto alla predetta stessa indicando anche un miglioramento stilistico da parte dell'artista rispetto alle Storie dei sant'Ambrogio conservate a Torino nella Galleria Sabauda. Il miglioramento stilistico non aveva però superato la capacità di raffigurare il movimento delle gambe essendoci ancora incertezza nella resa delle gambe del mendicante, e la raffigurazione del bambino risulta essere piuttosto goffa, a confermare che questa è un'opera giovanile.

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Dipinti su san Benedetto da Norcia
Dipinti del Bergognone
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Q: String or binary data would be truncated WHERE IN I am getting SQL Exception:

String or binary data would be truncated

in SELECT. I read few questions with same title but they were all about inserting. I am SELECTING.
Code is following:
List<CategoryName> navigation = await db.Query<CategoryName>().FromSql(
    $"WITH NestedCategories AS (
        SELECT *
        FROM Categories
        WHERE Id IN (
            {string.Join(",", products.Select(x =>
                x.Categories.First().CategoryId).Distinct().Select(x => $"'{x}'"))}
        )
        UNION ALL
            SELECT t.*
            FROM Categories t
            INNER JOIN NestedCategories c On c.ParentId = t.Id
    )
    SELECT DISTINCT c.Id, c.Name, c.ParentId
    FROM NestedCategories c")
.AsNoTracking()
.ToListAsync();

If I generate string.Join to console and then put SQL command into query window in Management Studio I dont get any error. I get proper results. Issue is obviously in EF CORE that I am passing too many category Ids. Command is to get nesting categories based on Product-Category Id.
EDIT:
public class CategoryName
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public int? ParentId { get; set; }
}

EDIT 2 - Solution
string inClause = string.Join(",", products.Select(x => x.Categories.First().CategoryId).Distinct().Select(x => $"'{x}'"));

List<CategoryName> navigation = new List<CategoryName>();

using (DbCommand command = db.Database.GetDbConnection().CreateCommand())
{
     command.CommandText = $"WITH NestedCategories AS (SELECT * FROM Categories WHERE Id IN ({inClause}) UNION ALL SELECT t.* FROM Categories t INNER JOIN NestedCategories c On c.ParentId = t.Id) SELECT DISTINCT c.Id, c.Name, c.ParentId FROM NestedCategories c";

      await db.Database.GetDbConnection().OpenAsync();

      DbDataReader reader = await command.ExecuteReaderAsync();

      while (await reader.ReadAsync())
          navigation.Add(new CategoryName() { Id = reader.GetInt32(0), Name = reader.GetString(1), ParentId = await reader.IsDBNullAsync(2) ? null : await reader.GetFieldValueAsync<int?>(2) });
}

A: You should be very careful when using FromSql method with an inline interpolated SQL string.
Normally interpolated strings are resolved to string type, but FromSql method has overload with FormattableString parameter, which allows it to find the placeholders inside the interpolated string and bind a command parameter for each of them.
This normally is a functionality. But in your case you want just the joined string with ids to be embedded in the SQL string, while EF creates a parameter for it, so even if there was not a truncation error, the query won't return correct results because it would contain something like WHERE IN (@param) and @param will contain the comma separated text which will never match.
The simplest fix is to force the other FromSql method overload by either putting the SQL in a variable:
var sql = $"...";
List<CategoryName> navigation = await db.Query<CategoryName>().FromSql(sql)
    // ...

or use cast operator:
List<CategoryName> navigation = await db.Query<CategoryName>().FromSql((string)
    $"...")
    // ...

A better approach would to create placeholders ({0}, {1}, ...) inside the SQL string and pass values through params object[] parameters argument. This way EF Core will bind parameter for each value (e.g. WHERE IN (@p0, @p1, ...)) rather than embedded constants:
var parameters = products.Select(x => x.Categories.First().CategoryId).Distinct()
    .Cast<object>().ToArray(); // need object[]

var placeholders = string.Join(",", Enumerable.Range(0, parameters.Length)
    .Select(i = "{" + i + "}"));

var sql =
$"WITH NestedCategories AS (
    SELECT *
    FROM Categories
    WHERE Id IN ({placeholders})
    UNION ALL
        SELECT t.*
        FROM Categories t
        INNER JOIN NestedCategories c On c.ParentId = t.Id
)
SELECT DISTINCT c.Id, c.Name, c.ParentId
FROM NestedCategories c";

var query = db.Query<CategoryName>().FromSql(sql, parameters);


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A Question of Trust
Though buying medicines online has become a convenience for the patients, the reliability and the authenticity of such online chemists have regularly been questioned by the experts By Sachin Jagdale
Ensuring availability of medicines to every needy person in a geographically vast country like India is a big challenge. Retail drug outlets have been the source of medicines for patients. But with the rise in population, broader disease portfolio and introduction of new brands, procuring medicines have become a big worry. This is where online chemists have come into the picture and were able to resolve this problem to a much greater extent. However, buying medicines online has its own share of doubts and arguments as well.
Online convenience
Besides providing easy procurement of medicines, there are many benefits, which online chemists offer. Cost effective medicines prompt patients to buy online. Many times information regarding a particular type of disease, possible medications to treat etc. is easily available online, which prevents patients from visiting a clinic. A considerable number of online chemists even offer teleconference facility for patients where specialist doctors would talk with them over the phone. After all, the medicine is home delivered and as a result the patient is able to save on travelling expenses.
Dilip Kadam
"Acquiring medicines online may initially offer some cost benefits and will minimise the stress and the time which usually happens in Western countries. In Western countries laws are very strict and a lot of time is spent in queues where patients have to wait for pharmacists to fill their prescriptions," says Dilip Kadam, Executive Member, All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD).
"Privacy or anonymity is the key benefit offered by online chemists," opines Shashank Sandu, Director, Sandu Pharma.
Though online medicines look like a promising trend today, still, the penetration of this concept in India is negligible. Urban areas might have been connected with online chemists, however, rural areas are yet to get their deserving share.
Sudhir Deshpande
Sudhir Deshpande, Legal Consultant, Pharmalex, opines, "If operated within the legal framework, online medicines or Internet pharmacy provides easy and convenient tool for the consumers to procure medicines required by them. As prescription drugs will be supplied against scanned copy of the prescription which will be retained by the Internet pharmacy operator. Compliance of conditions of licenses will be better. It will also be easier for the regulatory officers to verify the compliance by going through the prescription copies retained by the Internet pharmacy unlike the conventional pharmacy. This will also help regulatory officers to ascertain as to whether the medicines were prescribed by a registered medical practitioner or otherwise. The online medicines or Internet pharmacy will enable needy patients to procure medicines easily and will prevent them from moving around to look out for drugs during an emergency situation."
Online woes
Shashank Sandu
Besides the advantages, online chemists is something like a double-edged sword. Video or telecalling can't replace valuable time and personal interaction between a doctor and a patient.
Kadam opines, "According to a new study, consumers are increasingly experiencing less satisfaction as far as online shopping of medicines is concerned. It is not the case in India as there are an ample number of retail shops to take care of stress and time of people. Besides this, there will not be personal touch that the retailer has with his customer. You cannot satisfy yourself by personally asking your queries about the prescription medicines, its effects, side effects, dosage regime etc."
Spurious drugs have made inroads into retail medicine shops, which is still the biggest source of medicines for patients in India. However, according to industry experts, online chemists will be the easiest gateway for spurious drugs than their retail counterparts.
Kadam informs, "There are many websites that operate illegally and offer to sell all sort of medicines which can be misbranded, spurious, counterfeit and whose quality and safety is unknown. There have been many instances where during online purchasing of bulk drugs, the seller has deceived buyer by supplying sub-standard drugs."
"Purchasing of online medicines increases the risk of consuming spurious drugs," cautions Dr CR Revankar, Independent Public Health Medical Consultant. He adds, "Online purchase of medicines should be avoided by the patients/ their family members since one do not know how authentic the supplier and the products are. I recommend and encourage the patients to buy from the retail/ authorised pharmacy shops. Since antimicrobial resistance is on the increase due to irrational use of them (prescribed and self prescription), patients should be well educated on this issue so that microbial resistance will not be unmanageable in the future."
Online pharmacies do have a considerable number of ayurvedic products for sale. Such products, even from the branded companies, are already under scrutiny for their composition. Online sale of such drugs increase the chances of dispensing spurious ayurvedic drugs to the patients.
"Many ayurvedic formulations which lack appropriate standardisation may be sold through online sale techniques. Many small scale pharmacies don't claim complete composition of the products on the labels. Sometimes brand names, outer packing and physical appearance of some medicines may match the leading brands in the market to misguide the patients," says Sandu.
Legal perspective
According to experts, online chemists stand on shaky legal grounds. They are more prone to legal scrutiny, thanks to frequent reporting of illegal operation by them. In India, electronically business transaction of prescription medicine is not included in the Drugs & Cosmetics Act and Rules there under. Therefore sale of medicines by online shopping will not be legally permitted by the Food & Drugs Department. Even online correspondence, scanned copies are also not permitted by the law. Such system is not approved by the Drug Department.
Kadam gives details of what is mentioned in the Drugs & Cosmetics Act. He says, "Drugs & Cosmetics Act clearly mentions that any supply of drugs is to be made by the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist against the written prescription of a registered medical practitioner. Such supply, carbon copies duly signed by registered pharmacists are compelled to be maintained by the law. Even today, you cannot say that the sale copy (second copy) of the sale bills are recorded and preserved in the computer and can be provided as and when asked for inspection unlike other businesses. The definition of the nature of prescription, legal procedure to sell medicines and to maintain its records are well specified in the Act and it is mandatory."
Deshpande's assessment of the situation might give some relief to online pharmacy operators. However, he is of the view that any sort of illegal behaviour by online chemists would invite legal action on them.
Deshpande says, "The concept of online medicines or Internet pharmacy is relatively new in India. Internet pharmacy per-se is not illegal, however, unfortunately, due to alleged illegal activities committed through Internet pharmacy, the system is considered by the regulatory officers as a system prone to abuse. As a result, the system is subjected to intense scrutiny. A major disadvantage of the system is its difficulties in complying with certain provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 e.g. Rules requiring stamping the original prescription at the time of dispensing of medicines by the pharmacist."
An alternative to retail pharmacy?
Retail pharmacy has so far remained the biggest source of medicines for the Indian population. Remote areas in the country too are benefited with retail pharmacies only. Perhaps, since they are not aware of the concept called online pharmacy or lack of basic requirements like Internet, a huge section of the Indian population is not buying medicines online. However, now things are changing. With the introduction of devices like smart phones, coupled with government and private sector initiatives, Internet is reaching almost every nook and corners of the country. Are these changes indicators of online pharmacies outweighing retail pharmacies in the future?
"It's too early to say whether online medical consultation will see its boom or not in India like other forms of online shopping. It does have its share of advantages and disadvantages. But, with time, people will rely on online facilities for medical help. It is time-saving and cost effective. With technology making life simple and easier all across the spectrum, online healthcare will also gain its popularity immensely by the convenience it offers," opines Sandu.
According to Kadam, retail pharmacist is the mediator between the patient and the doctor. Personal interaction makes the entire process more reliable. And since such interaction lacks with online pharmacy business, the latter is no match to retail medicine shops.
However, Kadam makes unpleasant statement for few doctors. He says, "Today's biggest threat to retailers are from the doctors who have become traders in this business."
Deshpande is confident that Internet pharmacy or online medicines will certainly not replace the retail stores because the concept of Internet pharmacy is not recognised under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules, 1945. He explains further, "Any firm / person setting up web platform for receiving orders online will also have to provide physical store duly licensed and have to comply with the necessary conditions of retail licenses such as ensuring supervision of registered pharmacist, selling drugs on prescription etc. or will have to tie-up with licensed dealers to execute orders received online."
Overall, as of now there seems to be no big threat to online chemists' business. They will survive but their growth depends on how much they will manage to fit themselves in the legal framework. Internet pharmacy will be a win-win situation for consumers and dealers. However, certain changes in law and change of mind-set of the regulators are necessary for this concept to succeed.
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