OAKLAND, Calif., November 23, 2015 -- Women with gestational diabetes who consistently and continuously breastfeed from the time of giving birth are half as likely to develop type 2 diabetes within two years after delivery, according to a study from Kaiser Permanente published today in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Gestational diabetes mellitus, or high blood glucose during pregnancy, is diagnosed in 5 percent to 9 percent of all pregnancies in the United States -- approximately 250,000 women annually. Women with gestational diabetes are up to seven times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes within several years after pregnancy. Breastfeeding is recommended for women with GDM, but previous studies exploring the impact of breastfeeding on subsequent development of diabetes have had inconsistent findings.
"Both the level and duration of breastfeeding may offer unique benefits to women during the post-delivery period for protection against development of type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes pregnancy," said lead author Erica P. Gunderson, PhD, MPH, MS, epidemiologist and senior research scientist at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research.
The "Study of Women, Infant Feeding and Type 2 Diabetes after GDM Pregnancy," also known as the SWIFT Study, is the first to measure breastfeeding on a monthly basis during the first year after delivery and to enroll a statistically significant number of women with gestational diabetes. It is also the first to evaluate social, behavioral and prenatal risk factors that influence development of type 2 diabetes, as well as breastfeeding initiation and success.
The study enrolled more than 1,000 Kaiser Permanente members in Northern California who were diagnosed with gestational diabetes during pregnancy between 2008 and 2011. The SWIFT cohort was racially and ethnically diverse, with 75 percent of the women reporting Hispanic, Asian or African-American heritage. In-person exams, which included oral glucose tolerance tests, were conducted at six to nine weeks after delivery as women enrolled in the study, and again at one year and two years post-delivery in those who did not have diabetes at baseline.
Almost 12 percent of women in the study developed type 2 diabetes within two years after delivery. Those who exclusively formula-fed their babies at six to nine weeks of age were more than twice as likely to develop diabetes as women who exclusively breastfed their infants. There was a graded 35 percent to 57 percent reduction in the two-year diabetes incidence associated with greater lactation intensity -- from exclusively formula-feeding to exclusively breastfeeding, and with increasing lactation duration -- from less than two months to more than 10 months of breastfeeding.
"These findings highlight the importance of prioritizing breastfeeding education and support for women with gestational diabetes as part of early diabetes prevention efforts by health care systems," Dr. Gunderson concluded.
Co-authors of the study were Shanta R. Hurston, MPA, Xian Ning, MS, Joan C. Lo, MD, Barbara Sternfeld, PhD, and Charles P. Quesenberry, Jr., PhD, of the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research; Yvonne Crites, MD, David Walton, MD, Robert A. Azevedo, MD, Stephen Young, MD, Gary Fox, MD, Cathie C. Elmasian, MD, Nora Salvador, MD, and Michael Lum, MD, of The Permanente Medical Group; and Kathryn G. Dewey, PhD, of the Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis.
The Kaiser Permanente Division of Research conducts, publishes, and disseminates epidemiologic and health services research to improve the health and medical care of Kaiser Permanente members and society at large. It seeks to understand the determinants of illness and well-being, and to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care. Currently, DOR's 500-plus staff is working on more than 400 epidemiological and health services research projects. For more information, visit http://www.dor.kaiser.org or follow us @KPDOR.


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Redmond School District begins Dual Language Immersion
by rainier.butler | Sep 19, 2017 | Featured | 0 comments
The Redmond School District (RSD) is starting a Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program in fall 2017, Executive Director of Student Services Martha Hinman announced today.
A dual language immersion (DLI) program is a core educational program that offers academic content in two languages. RSD's program will be taught in English and Spanish. The goal is for all students in the program to become bilingual and bi-literate while achieving at a high academic level and developing deeper cultural awareness.
A DLI classroom provides the same academic content and addresses the same standards as any other educational program. The program is open to all students, but will be limited to approximately 50 students for the 2017-18 school year, as determined by a lottery system.
"With over 300 programs nationwide and 79 in Oregon, dual immersion programs have proven to be successful and beneficial to student learning," Hinman said. "We're excited to begin a program in Redmond and bring English and Spanish speakers together to understand, speak and write fluently in English and Spanish, which is shown to increase critical thinking, creativity and problem-solving skills," Hinman said.
The innovative learning model will begin at the kindergarten level for the 2017-18 school year at the Redmond Early Learning Center, starting with just two classrooms within the school. The program will then continue at Sage Elementary for grades one through five. The district hopes to grow the program into a K-12 model eventually, with approximately 50 students participating at each grade level.
The district is using funds from Oregon House Bill 3499 to begin its DLI program. Passed in 2015, the bill directs the Oregon Department of Education to develop and implement a statewide education plan for English Language Learners in the K-12 education system.
Interested parents should visit relc.redmondschools.org/programs/dual-immersion for more information and to apply. The application deadline is June 1, 2017.
For questions, contact Assistant Director of Student Services Brittaney Cocciolo at 541-923-8259 or brittaney.cocciolo@redmondschools.org.
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For a medicinal heat pack for arthritis and rheumatism, dry roast in a clean pan equal amounts of fine diced old root ginger and rock salt till the ginger is golden and dry. Make a thick cotton case large enough to hold the mixture so that when flat the heat pack is 1 inch thick and seal. Make another as a washable case to put over it.... For a medicinal heat pack for arthritis and rheumatism, dry roast in a clean pan equal amounts of fine diced old root ginger and rock salt till the ginger is golden and dry. Make a thick cotton case large enough to hold the mixture so that when flat the heat pack is 1 inch thick and seal. Make another as a washable case to put over it.
Directions: Measure out three pounds of raw sea salt, or pure "rock salt" (also know as halite), without any added chemicals. Place the salt in a frying pan for 10 minutes on medium heat and stir regularly.
Heat the salt in the microwave for approximately three minutes on a high heat setting. The salt must be hot, not lukewarm, to provide ear-infection relief. If the salt is only lukewarm after heating for three minutes, heat for an additional two minutes.
Put an ice pack on your neck while dipping your hands and/or feet in very warm water. Don't burn yourself, but make the water as hot as you can comfortably handle. Don't burn yourself, but make the water as hot as you can comfortably handle.


The AIDS and Hepatitis C Programs of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) provide funding, policy direction and monitoring for a number of harm reduction programs and services in Ontario. The goal of harm reduction programs are to reduce harms associated with drug use, in order to prevent the transmission of HIV, hepatitis C (HCV) and hepatitis B (HBV), and facilitate access to care and treatment services for people who use drugs.
The AIDS and Hepatitis C Programs fund the Harm Reduction Outreach Program and sixteen Hepatitis C Teams, all of which have harm reduction outreach workers who work directly with people who use drugs. The Harm Reduction Outreach Program was evaluated in 2012-2013, with one of the key recommendations being the need for more formalized support and sharing of resources amongst harm reduction outreach workers. As a result, MOHLTC staff recommended the establishment of The Outreach Network (TON), which is overseen by the Ontario Harm Reduction Network (OHRN).
3. To enhance the skills and practices of harm reduction outreach workers.
Sharing experiences and learning from other program sites to assist harm reduction outreach workers in not having to 're-create the wheel'.
Sharing of relevant and consistent harm reduction information with the harm reduction outreach workers that can be shared, where appropriate, with peers and people who use injection drugs.
TON is comprised of harm reduction outreach workers, or people with similar titles, that are in MOHLTC funded positions as part of either the Harm Reduction Outreach Program or Hepatitis C Teams. These positions are typically housed at AIDS Service Organizations or Community Health Centres.
Liaise between TON and their organization.


00:00:41.08	who's also a great mentor.
00:00:47.10	that you want to do two things.
00:00:52.00	who is also a great mentor.
00:00:54.05	So let me take those in turn.
00:00:59.28	find an advisor who's an excellent scientist?
00:01:06.07	to recognize and do great science.
00:01:08.03	And you're just a first year graduate student.
00:01:12.06	an advisor who's a great scientist?
00:01:17.19	that you can use, I suggest them all.
00:01:20.00	And I've listed some of them here.
00:01:27.16	an advisor who's a great mentor.
00:01:47.18	in making your choice.
00:01:53.01	or potential advisor is also a good mentor?
00:02:15.04	fund the training program.
00:02:34.23	at a good pharmaceutical company?
00:02:42.19	or working at NIH in the review process and so forth.
00:03:13.29	that you aspire to get someday.
00:03:26.13	to ask for something like that.
00:03:46.09	that you may be considering.
00:03:49.14	at those trainees lists.
00:04:02.12	of the advisors that you are considering.
00:04:12.10	for each of those labs?
00:04:13.23	And then again, listen to what they're telling you.
00:04:28.19	over the 10-20 years in their lab.
00:04:35.01	previous trainees have their own laboratories.
00:04:40.05	in their own laboratories?
00:04:46.08	track to be successful scientists.
00:05:05.29	about that lab, is that a good lab?
00:05:10.13	is good mentorship happening in that lab?
00:05:13.17	on the next slide, that you can be asking them.
00:05:30.08	to be doing these sorts of things.
00:05:48.23	do research successfully yourself.
00:06:07.17	important that a good mentor does.
00:06:28.23	period of your PhD thesis.
00:06:38.25	about how to design good experiments.
00:06:40.19	What sort of experiments you should do.
00:06:52.08	to be even better.
00:06:53.16	A good mentor helps you to do that.
00:06:57.16	to become increasingly independent.
00:07:26.04	what experiments they think you should do.
00:07:36.14	about what is a good experiment.
00:07:51.06	experiments that they come up with.
00:08:07.19	enhance your training as a young scientist.
00:08:23.02	than you might be learning in your own lab.
00:08:29.11	and interact with other scientists.
00:08:36.08	to do those things.
00:08:43.01	and diverse lab environment.
00:08:50.24	of the different people entering the lab.
00:08:59.06	and helping each other to be successful.
00:09:18.06	when you're running a lab yourself.
00:09:40.13	generosity on the mentor's part.
00:09:42.13	A good mentor really gives until it hurts.
00:09:49.28	not all people are created equal in this regard.
00:09:52.00	There are very different styles of mentorship.
00:09:59.10	to help you along your training as a PhD student.
00:10:07.01	I want to urge you to never to do.
00:10:13.13	make in choosing a lab.
00:10:15.10	Don't make these mistakes!
00:10:37.08	that they want to work on.
00:10:39.21	Now, this is always a mistake.
00:10:51.24	that you want to work on.
00:11:06.03	that happens to interest you.
00:11:19.28	or a National Academy of Science member.
00:11:33.05	that the lab is a lab with great mentoring.
00:11:53.17	a lab to do your PhD thesis.
00:12:09.05	by all means, then choose that lab.
00:12:22.06	always, always feel like fun.
00:12:34.11	from them when they talk to you about science.
00:12:41.26	who's telling you how many hours to work.
00:13:09.16	and it should be a feeling of having fun.
00:13:20.26	exclude having a life.
00:13:34.24	I've had multiple babies.
00:13:53.10	should feel -- every day -- like being in summer camp.
00:14:03.18	it's going to feel like that.
00:14:22.03	in the entire university who fits that description.
00:14:23.12	Nothing could be further from the truth.
00:14:30.00	at every single major university in this country.
00:14:41.05	is to pick one of them.
00:14:42.09	Thank you very much.
Ben Barres gives advice on how to pick a graduate advisor. He strongly suggests picking an advisor who is not only a good scientist, but also a good mentor. In this talk, he describes a mentor's qualities and attributes, and gives suggestions on how to identify an advisor who will be a good mentor.


Solar corona heating: The solar corona is hot (10^6 Kelvin) and the solar "surface" or photosphere is not (10^3 Kelvin). We investigate physical mechanisms for transferring and dissipating magneto-mechanical energy in the photosphere into the solar corona and solar wind. Some example mechanisms are MHD wave mode conversion, phase mixing and shock heating.
Plasma discharge (Dielectric Barrier Discharge) devices at atmospheric pressures. Beyond our interest in the fundamental issues of plasma discharges, we also investigate their potential as aerodynamic actuators.
Applications of magnetic fields to hypersonic flight issues. Most of our research is based on numerical simulations using our 216 processor Beowulf cluster which was provided by an AFOSR DURIP grant. Our funding is typically through AFOSR.


Paresa Collection offers curated journeys in creativity and photography with each exclusive itinerary guided by award winning photographers. Immerse in luxury at one of a kind locations and explore cultures and sites through the lens of the camera.
Hailing from Singapore, Alan is a professional photographer who has worked for The Straits Times as a photojournalist for over a decade. He left the journal as senior executive photographer in 2009 to become a freelance commercial photographer. As the founder of the School of Photography Singapore, Alan's vision is to broaden the photography art culture through his experience and knowledge. His work has won him many awards, including the International Photographer of the Year and Nikon Photojournalism Awards.
Dave is an award-winning American travel photographer and writer who has lived in Bangkok since 2006. He specializes in landscapes, festivals and ethnic minorities, and his images and written contributions are found in publications such as Lonely Planet, National Geographic Traveller, Wanderlust, The BBC, Conde Nast, and Travel & Leisure, among others. His book, Odysseus' Last Stand, received the Silver Medal for Travel Book of the Year from the Society of American Travel Writers.
Born in England, Gavin is a freelance, editorial photographer living in Bangkok. His work reflects the human condition, documenting the essentials of existence such as birth, growth, aspiration and mortality. He has worked for NGOs to document contemporary issues and his images have appeared in major international publications, including Vanity Fair, Conde Nast, Time, Geo, National Geographic, Guardian or New York Times. In 2008, Gavin co-founded the Bangkok Photo School where he teaches the "Street & Travel Photography" workshops since then.
José is a French documentary photographer based in Singapore. He is also an Ambassador for Fujifilm specialising in documentaries, street photography and portraiture. His images have been featured in media titles as diverse as The New York Times Style Magazine Singapore, Spiegel, Asian Geographic and The Straits Times. A firm believer of hard work through dedication, José approaches his passion for photography with the same grit – capturing life's fleeting moments and expressions through the lens of perseverance.


According to 4Gamer's preliminary chart, Sengoku Basara 4 Sumeragi has sold 58,889 copies on PlayStation 3 and 35,161 on PlayStation 4 for a combined total of 94,050 copies in its first week. The game has taken the second and third positions in the list. Famitsu's chart has the first week sales at 46,291 on PS3 with 24,848 on PS4 for a total of 71,139 copies.
There will be more sales charts published later on (and since they count using different metrics, the exact values will differ) but it looks as though it's doing ok for an expansion. It's interesting to compare its sales relative to the top seller (Youkai Watch: Busters) as the difference is significantly greater in Famitsu's chart.
These figures include both the standard and limited editions but they don't take download sales into account, so all that is known about the latter is that the game ranked in fourth place on the PS3 download chart and second place for PS4. Exact sales figures are not published for the PlayStation Network chart.
Today's special video is a showcase of Matsu's moves in (Approximately) 10-second Theatre: Animals! Gather Together!
The latest of Capcom's collaborations with the Oedo Onsen Monogatari hot spring 'theme park' brand is a special e-Capcom shop situated at the Minoo Onsen Spa Garden in Osaka Prefecture.
The Capcom Shop in Oedo Onsen Monogatari: Minoo Onsen Spa Garden store will be open for business between 1st August and 30th September 2015 and it promises to sell merchandise from series such as Monster Hunter, Sengoku Basara and Gyakuten Saiban (Ace Attorney). There will also be displays for visitors who want to pose for pictures, appearances by Airou (Felyne) characters from Monster Hunter, games such as 'Battle Roulette', a stamp rally and special stickers for those who buy something from the park's food court.
There's no magazine roundup today because Weekly Famitsu only had a meagre two pages of Sengoku Basara 4 Sumeragi coverage and none of it was new. Next week's issue is going to continue the walkthroughs with information about the new Heaven difficulty - but I think the community will have figured it all out long before the magazine catches up.
I've seen lots of people outside Japan buying the game this time!


From the investigation during 1988-2017, phytoplankton species belonging to 8 phyla and 110 genera were recorded in the Dongting Lake, including 15 genera from the phylum Cyanophyta, 45 genera from Chlorophyta, 28 genera from Bacillariophyta, 7 genera from Euglenophyta, 4 genera from Pyrrhophyta, 4 genera from Cryptophyta, 5 genera from Chrysophyte and 2 genera from Xanthophyta. Within the phytoplankton assemblages in the Dongting Lake, the dominant groups were Chlorophyta, Bacillariophyta and Cyanophyta, which accounted for 40.9%, 25.5% and 13.6% of total numbers of species, respectively. Whereas others five phyla only accounted for 20.0% of total species richness. The dominant phyla of phytoplankton communities significantly changed through time:from Cryptophyta and Bacillariophyta in the early 1990s to current Bacillariophyta and Chlorophyta, and even with Cyanophytaas the dominant group in specific lake regions. Dongting Lake has reached the turning point from mesotrophication to light eutrophication. The phytoplankton density increased significantly through time, from 2.06×104 cells/L in the early 1990s to 32.3×104 cells/L at present. The species richness and density of phytoplankton in the East Dongting Lake were significantly higher than that in the West and South Dongting Lake.Correlation analysis showed that phytoplankton density and species number were significantly positive correlated with total nitrogen (TN), but negative correlated with dissolved oxygen (DO).


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Tag Archives: Ed Balls
Labour encouraged Shameless Mick
A mainstream national newspaper today published a picture of a Land Rover in a disabled parking spot with the snarling headline: "DESPICABLE".
If only the Labour stalwart Daily Mirror used such vitriolic language to describe the needless deaths of thousands of people at the hands of NHS nurses and doctors or even the way Mick Philpott, for instance, installed two women as cash cows to milk the benefit system claiming another several hundred pounds off the State for every child born, which he duly pocketed himself. Or maybe they could stretch to use the word "DESPICABLE" to describe Philpott's disdain for his children he killed, so much so that when the eldest child, Duwayne, was dying in hospital, Shamless Mick was kicking off in the corridor about the "crap" hospital who had not provided them with food. No?
Instead, Labour's favourite red-top used the word "DESPICABLE" to describe Chancellor of the Exchequer getting back into the car his police protection officer had parked in disabled bay at a service station.
The silence from Labour politicians and their Hard-Left allies over the scandal of thousands of people needlessly dying in NHS hospitals is deafening but when it comes to defending a welfare system which allows one man to father 17 children and claim the cost of their upbringing entirely from the taxpayer, receiving £100,000 tax-free, you can't get the likes of Ed Balls and Owen Jones off the airwaves.
New Labour deliberately grew the welfare state between 1997 and 2010 to hide their economic incompetence in creating real jobs and to build a client-state who would duly vote Labour to ensure their benefits were not stopped by the "Tories".
Labour's ideology has cost the taxpayer hundreds of billions of pounds and condemned millions to a life of dependency and idleness.
Labour may not have created a monster like Mick Philpott but they didn't stop him (and in fact encouraged him) extracting as much money from the welfare system as he possibly could until he was stopped by the judiciary after killing six of his children.
Now that's despicable.
Categories: Politics | Tags: benefits, client-state, Ed Balls, George Osborne, Labour, Mick Philpott, Owen Jones, Welfare State | Permalink.


I realized as I was looking over my Summer Reading List (and the summer reading lists of the rest of my household), that I had unintentionally left out my two-year-old son. And while he is not quite at the independent reading stage in his life, he still very much enjoys looking at the pictures in books and being read to. So, in order to rectify this little oversight, I have compiled a list of books that we love to read together.
* I swear every book on this list is not by Jon J Muth, but my son is in love with the pandas in his stories, and I love the Zen spin on his stories.


Explore the most popular Bird Watching trails in Yamanashi with hand-curated trail maps and driving directions as well as detailed reviews and photos from hikers, campers and nature lovers like you.
Not a review, but a question.
Has anyone done the Shoji Trail that starts at Shoji Lake, and ends at Subaru Fuji 5th Line?
Need help planning this route.
The most emblematic trail of Japan !
Difficult, but well worth the effort.
Was an amazing hike, only made it to station 7 due to weather but the view there is still breathtaking and three climb was challenging.
Went last week! Loved it! It was really hard. I recommend climbing from about 2pm, staying in a hut near the 8th station, hiking to the top (but even at the station is okay) to see the sunrise, then hiking down. Took about 6-7 hours up and 4-5 down. Useful items were sunglasses and a scarf to cover my mouth and nose for on the way down. Good hiking boots are a must, and a walking stick is really helpful.
This climb is amazing. We had clear skies above the clouds and watched the sun rise from the top. Took us 8 hours from the 5th Station with lots of rests, as you gain 5,000 ft. Started at 7 pm and got to the top at 3 am the next morning. The last few hours are slow going not just because of the altitude but also the string of other climbers going up the same narrow trail. But it was well worth it! Weather can be tricky so check before you go, give yourself some leeway in choosing which day to climb.
Hiked in one straight shot, but I would not recommend it simply due to the altitude change and need to acclimate: many others, including myself, get sick closer to the top. I missed the crowds going up by starting the hike at night, and made it to station 9 for the sunrise (it is a better chance of seeing the sunrise here, those at the top didnt witness it due to fog). If hiking at night, make sure you have a headlamp because you will need your hands. IMPORTANT: there is nowhere to get water on the way down, so buy more if you need it at the top, and use the facilities as it will be at least 1.5 hours before there is another opportunity. unless you run down, which I highly discourage due to mud and loose dirt. 2 hiking sticks will make this trek down mich easier as well. I did not stop to rest at a station, but if you plan to then you need to make reservations ahead of time.
Hiked alone. Met folks along the way. Sunrise was incredible. Rested at Basecamp 9.
Amazing hike at a slow pace makes this doable by almost anyone. Definitely recommend climbing it in two days. Would love to come back!
100% worth it. I hiked alone but made friends along the way. There were often bottlenecks due to crowds in August. Bring plenty of yen because everything on the climb up is extremely expensive. To stay the night and finish the hike in the AM for the sunrise book a hut in advance - reservations run out far in advance.
We chose to forgo the sunrise and climb up and down in one day. We took the first bus from Fujisan Station to the fifth station and arrived about 7:30 am. The station was kind of chaotic and we didn't start hiking until about 8 am. We reached the sixth station in about 35 minutes. We found the times listed on the trail markers to be accurate, maybe a little generous. After the seventh station, there is a section that's very rocky. We were glad we had hiking poles for this especially (and the decent). Most of the trail is loose lava rock on wide paths.
We arrived at the top about 1:45 pm and only stayed long enough for a few photos and a bathroom break before we started down.
Going down for us was much harder than going up. Its almost the same kind of trail as going up but it's so steep and the rocks are so loose that everyone is sliding around trying to stay up. Everyone fell at least once. Japanese people were mostly running down which seemed to work well if you have the energy/nerve. We got to the bottom before 5 pm.
Overall, I recommend doing it all in one day, but I wish we could have started earlier. We had amazing views on the way up that were nonexistent on the way down. We had fewer people hiking with us and most of them seemed to be Japanese. The weather was great. We didn't have any rain and it was barely chilly at the top. Finally there were sections that were scary enough with full sunlight; I wouldn't want to be trying to do it in the dark.
You gotta do this once in your life!!!!!!
It was tougher than expected. We left 5th station at 5:20 PM on August 28th. We made it to one of the huts of station 8 at about 8:00 pm. Spend the night there and started towards the top at 2:00 AM. The crowds were big and the ascend was slow and in the middle of rain and wind. We made it to the top right before the sunrise. The hardest part is the descend in loss gravel and very steep trails. There was no one around us that did not end up the floor, us included. It is worthy but the crowds make it very slow if you plan to see the sunrise.
Did it about 3 years ago; amazing view at the top. Had snow in July. Sleeping accommodations are expensive and they essentially line you up like sushi, but it makes a fun memory.
It's a very Japanese thing to do. I am so grateful I was able to experience it. It is not easy. Like a marathon, anyone can do it but, at one's own pace and only if a strong desire exists, and good physical and mental conditioning. There are many places to 'step up'. Poles are common, sometimes they get in their own way.
The sleep over experience is a kick! Terrible sleep! But, part of the experience. The curry/rice dinner was tasty.
I stayed at 8th station and began in Amageshi (1st station), part of the traditional trail. Most people start at 5 th station. If you are an athlete with strong body, willingness to sweat, and want more of the spiritual trek experience, start low. (Japanese I spoke to wondered if I really wanted to do that?!). I saw very few people on the lower portion. (Below 5th station). For me this was success. However, I was glad to join in the flow later on. It is unlike anything I have ever experienced and I admire the Japanese in this tradition. Others are smart to begin at 5th station as this lower part is no walk in the park and climbs from the get go!
We woke up at 1:30am, in time to summit by sunrise (August). There was a continuous snake of headlamps winding to the top. All of us connected in our journey. Freezing cold and windy! Make sure to bring many layers and perhaps, rent a puffy jacket or bring one, for the top!
Sunrise was spectacular. The numbers of people standing in reverence, emotionally touching. Despite the numbers, I took quite a few photos without obstruction. And then, descended the path, soft but steep.
Fuji San reveals himself rarely in August, but in that day, the clouds parted. If you decide to climb Mount Fuji, I hope you are as fortunate as me!
Did this in the 90's, slept at last hunt & left early to reach summit for sunrise-wow!
Amazing hike. Stay at station 8.5 overnight and hike to the summit for the sunrise. You won't be disappointed.
I have a friend in Japan who took me to hike Fuji-San during the season everything around it opens (like the checkpoints). When I told him I wanted to hike it, he told me the thing to do is hike it at night and watch the sunrise from the top. We hiked it starting at 7:00pm, and climbed our way to the top by 3:00 am. There were literally thousands of other people hiking it with us, so at no point did I feel like I'd be stranded alone. Bring some cash because the checkpoints along the way have refreshments, snacks, and restrooms (it was a few hundred yen to use restrooms). Once at the top we had to rush to find a spot to sit down on the eastern side as by the time we had settled in there was practically standing room only, but it was entirely worth it once the sun came up. It was one of the most incredible experiences I've ever had, and I wish I could relive every moment of it.
Best trail ever! Not too steep, but definitely not for the faint of heart.
Took 8.5 hours to climb the yellow trail from 5th level. Take oxygen, remember to stop frequently or you'll get sick.
This is our hike up Mount Fuji (富士山 Fujisan). We did this on July 5th, just after the official hiking season opened and used the Yoshida Trail starting at the Fuji-Subaru 5th station. We traveled from Tokyo on a JR train (Chūō Main Line Rapid Service) to Ōtsuki Station, and then to Kawaguchiko on the Fujikyu Railway service. This website provided particularly good instructions on how to do this and it was easy.
We started from the 5th station at about noon. The length of Yoshida trail is approximately 3.6 miles on the way up (4824' gain) and 4.3 miles on the route down. Deceptively short!! The trail starts off very easy and is a wide volcanic ash path with bits of shade along the way. By the time you get to the 6th station, about .9mi in, the trees have disappeared and the trail starts to ascend more steeply. DO NOT FORGET YOUR SUNSCREEN LIKE WE DID! Bring a lot of 100JPY coins, restroom use is 200JPY at each station. If you have a touristy Fuji walking stick, bring even more, as it takes 200-400JPY to get it branded at each station. Also, drinks get more expensive the higher you go, from 200JPY at the bottom to 500JPY near the top. As you approach the 7th station .6mi further, the trail starts to get very steep. We stayed at the Kamaiwa-kan hut at the 7th station (http://kamaiwakan.jpn.org/english/). It was easy to make a reservation online and was not too high up the trail. We got there late afternoon and rested until dinner at 6PM, then went to sleep until midnight when we continued our journey. A good headlamp is necessary and I'm glad I had my Zebralight with me. The trail is just relentless on the way up from the 7th station. By the time we got to the 8.5 station, it was time to watch the sun rise (4:20AM). The sun rises very early on Fuji! I was also glad for the rest because my lungs could not get enough air for me to move very quickly. After sunrise, we continued to the summit. This was the most difficult part of the hike for me and I needed rest every few minutes. My legs were fine, I just could not get enough air, which caused dizziness and short periods of nausea. The Yoshida Trail summit (12267') was a welcome sight! Because we hiked so early in the season, the summit shops were still closed, as were portions of the crater circumference trail. I was told these open up after the 15th of July. NO RESTROOM and NO WATER this time of year at the summit. I hiked around to the crater side of the buildings to see the crater, which was a spectacular sight. I'd never seen the crater of a volcano before. The wind was howling at around 40mph and the temps were in the mid 30s…with the clouds blowing through, it was wicked cold. The trail back down is different from the way up and consists of mostly soft ash, which is hard to walk on…kind of like hiking on the beach. My legs were dead by the time we got back to the 5th station bus 24hrs later. This hike was definitely worth it for me, has spectacular views, and was the 1st time I'd hiked at any real altitude, let alone 12K feet. One day I plan to get to Everest base station…I need to do more cardio if I'm even going to step foot near that place!
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Patricia Reaney. Computer Program Evaluates Breast Cancer Risk. Yahoo News, March 22 2004.
Scientists have developed a computer program to evaluate a woman's individual risk of developing breast cancer.
Charity Cancer Research UK said the IBIS risk evaluator uses information about a woman's family history of the disease to determine whether she has a genetic propensity to develop it.
Other factors including age, height, weight, use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and whether a woman has had children are included to give a projected risk.
…"This tool will initially be available only to doctors. In the longer term we do see something that would potentially be available for the population at large," [Jack] Cuzick added in an interview.
The program gives a woman's individual chance of suffering from breast cancer as a percentage along with the average risk. Patients with a high risk are given guidance and advice about weight loss, use of HRT and screening programs to detect earlier signs of the disease.
…Cuzick said IBIS is already used in hospitals in Britain, the United States and Australia and could be made more widely available soon.
There are also plans to use the program to evaluate the risk of other illnesses such as heart disease and different types of cancer.
"We see it as the first step toward a project providing information to both men and women of their risk of major diseases and what they might do," said Cuzick.


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A clinical coder—also known as clinical coding officer, diagnostic coder, medical coder, or nosologist—is a health information professional whose main duties are to analyse clinical statements and assign standard codes using a classification system. The Health data produced are an integral part of health information management, and are used by local and national governments, private healthcare organizations and international agencies for various purposes, including medical and health services research, epidemiological studies, health resource allocation, case mix management, public health programming, medical billing, and public education.

For example, a clinical coder may use a set of published codes on medical diagnoses and procedures, such as the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), the Healthcare Common procedural Coding System (HCPCS), and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) for reporting to the health insurance provider of the recipient of the care. The use of standard codes allows insurance providers to map equivalencies across different service providers who may use different terminologies or abbreviations in their written claims forms, and be used to justify reimbursement of fees and expenses. The codes may cover topics related to diagnoses, procedures, pharmaceuticals or topography. The medical notes may also be divided into specialities for example cardiology, gastroenterology, nephrology, neurology , pulmonology or orthopedic care. There are also specialist manuals for oncology known as ICD-O (International Classification of Diseases for Oncology) known as "O Codes" which are also used by tumor registrars (who work with cancer registries) as well as dental codes for dentistry procedures known as "D codes" for further specifications.

A clinical coder therefore requires a good knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, a basic knowledge of clinical procedures and diseases and injuries and other conditions, medical illustrations, clinical documentation (such as medical or surgical reports and patient charts), legal and ethical aspects of health information, health data standards, classification conventions, and computer- or paper-based data management, usually as obtained through formal education and/or on-the-job training.

In practice
The basic task of a clinical coder is to classify medical and health care concepts using a standardised classification. Inpatient, mortality events, outpatient episodes, general practitioner visits and population health studies can all be coded.

Clinical coding has three key phases: a) Abstraction; b) Assignment; and c) Review.

Abstraction
The abstraction phase involves reading the entire record of the health encounter and analysing the information to determine what condition(s) the patient had, what caused it and how it was treated. The information comes from a variety of sources within the medical record, such as clinical notes, laboratory and radiology results, and operation notes.

Assignment
The assignment phase has two parts: finding the appropriate code(s) from the classification for the abstraction; and entering the code into the system being used to collect the coded data.

Review
Reviewing the code set produced from the assignment phase is very important. Clinical coder must ask themselves, "does this code set fairly represent what happened to this patient in this health encounter at this facility?" By doing this, clinical coders are checking that they have covered everything that they must, but not used extraneous codes. For health encounters that are funded through a case mix mechanism, the clinical coder will also review the diagnosis-related group (DRG) to ensure that it does fairly represent the health encounter.

Competency levels
Clinical coders may have different competency levels depending on the specific tasks and employment setting.

Entry-level / trainee coder
An entry level coder has completed (or nearly completed) an introductory training program in using clinical classifications. Depending on the country; this program may be in the form of a certificate, or even a degree; which has to be earned before the trainee is allowed to start coding. All trainee coders will have some form of continuous, on-the-job training; often being overseen by a more senior coder.

Intermediate level coder
An intermediate level coder has acquired the skills necessary to code many cases independently. Coders at this level are also able to code cases with incomplete information. They have a good understanding of anatomy and physiology along with disease processes. Intermediate level coders have their work audited periodically by an Advanced coder.

Advanced level / senior coder
Advanced level and senior coders are authorized to code all cases including the most complex. Advanced coders will usually be credentialed and will have several years of experience. An advanced coder is also able to train entry-level coders.

Nosologist

A nosologist understands how the classification is underpinned. Nosologists consult nationally and internationally to resolve issues in the classification and are viewed as experts who can not only code, but design and deliver education, assist in the development of the classification and the rules for using it.

Nosologists are usually expert in more than one classification, including morbidity, mortality and casemix. In some countries the term "nosologist" is used as a catch-all term for all levels.

Classification types
Clinical coders may use many different classifications, which fall into two main groupings: statistical classifications and nomenclatures.

Statistical classification

A statistical classification, such as ICD-10 or DSM-5, will bring together similar clinical concepts, and group them into one category. This allows the number of categories to be limited so that the classification does not become too big, but still allows statistical analysis. An example of this is in ICD-10 at code I47.1. The code title (or rubric) is Supraventricular tachycardia. However, there are several other clinical concepts that are also classified here. Amongst them are paroxysmal atrial tachycardia, paroxysmal junctional tachycardia, auricular tachycardia and nodal tachycardia.

Nomenclature
With a nomenclature, for example SNOMED CT, there is a separate listing and code for every clinical concept. So, in the tachycardia example above, each type and clinical term for tachycardia would have its own code listed. This makes nomenclatures unwieldy for compiling health statistics.

Education and professional qualification
In some countries, clinical coders may seek voluntary certification or accreditation through assessments conducted by professional associations, health authorities or, in some instances, universities. The options available to the coder will depend on the country, and, occasionally, even between states within a country.

Australia

Canada

United Kingdom
Clinical coders start as trainees, and there are no conversion courses for coders immigrating to the United Kingdom.

The National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ) is an exam for experienced coders, and is recognised by the four health agencies of the UK.

England
In England, a novice coder will complete the national standards course written by NHS Digital within 6 months of being in post. They will then start working towards the NCCQ.

Three years after passing the NCCQ, two further professional qualifications are made available to the coder in the form of NHS Digital's clinical coding auditor and trainer programmes.

Scotland
In 2015, National Services Scotland, in collaboration with Health Boards, launched the Certificate of Technical Competence (CTC) in Clinical Coding (Scotland). Awarded by the Institute of Health Records & Information Management (IHRIM); the aims of the certificate include supporting staff new to clinical coding, and providing a standardised framework of clinical coding training across NHS Scotland.

The NCCQ is a recognized coding qualification in Scotland.

Wales
The NCCQ is a recognized coding qualification by NHS Wales.

Northern Ireland
Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland recognizes the NCCQ as a coding qualification.

United States
; the typical qualification for an entry-level medical coder in the United States is completion of a diploma or certificate, or, where they are offered, an associate degree. The diploma, certificate, or degree will usually always include an Internet-based and/or in-person internship at some form of a medical office or facility. Some form of on-the-job training is also usually provided in the first months on the job, until the coder can earn an intermediate or advanced level of certification and accumulate time on the job. For further academic training, a baccalaureate or master's degree in medical information technology, or a related field, can be earned by those who wish to advance to a supervisory or academic role. A nosologist (medical coding expert) in the U.S. will usually be certified by either AHIMA or the AAPC (often both) at their highest level of certification and speciality inpatient and/or outpatient certification (pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, gerontology, oncology are among those offered by AHIMA and/or the AAPC), have at least 3-5 years of intermediate experience beyond entry-level certification and employment, and often holds an associate, bachelor's, or graduate degree.

The AAPC offers the following entry-level certifications in the U.S.: Certified Professional Coder (CPC); which tests on most areas of medical coding, and also the Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC) and Certified Outpatient Coder (COC). Both the CPC and COC have apprentice designations (CPC-A and COC-A, respectively) for those who pass the certification exams but do not have two years of on the job experience.  There is no apprentice designation available for the CIC.  After completing two years of on the job experience the apprentice credential holder can request to have the apprentice designation removed from their credential.  There are also further specialist coding certifications; for example, the CHONC credential for those who specialize in hematology and oncology coding and the CASCC credential for those who specialize in ambulatory surgery center coding.

The other main organization is American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) which offers the Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Specialist-Physician-based (CCS-P), and the entry-level Certified Coding Associate (CCA).

Some U.S. states now mandate or at least strongly encourage certification from either AAPC or AHIMA or a degree from a college to be employed. Some states have registries of medical coders, though these can be voluntary listings. This trend was accelerated in part by the passage of HIPAA and the Affordable Care Act and similar changes in other Western countries, many of which use the ICD-10 for diagnostic medical coding. The change to more regulation and training has also been driven by the need to create accurate, detailed, and secure medical records (especially patient charts, bills, and claim form submissions) that can be recorded efficiently in an electronic era of medical records where they need to be carefully shared between different providers or institutions of care. This was encouraged and later required by legislation and institutional policy.

Professional associations
In many countries clinical coders are accommodated for by both professional bodies specific to coding, and organisations who represent the health information management profession as a whole.

Australia
Clinical Coders' Society of Australia (CCSA)
Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA)

Canada
Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA)

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Health Information Management Association (SHIMA)

United Kingdom
Institute of Health Records and Information Management (IHRIM); who are the awarding body for the National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ).

United States
There are several associations that medical coders in the United States may join, including:
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
AAPC (formerly American Academy of Professional Coders)
American Board of Health Care Professionals (ABHCP)

The accredited programs from AHIMA, ABHCP, and AAPC will generally train medical coders at a sufficient level to work in their respective states. Some medical coders elect to be certified by more than one society.

See also
Clinical medicine
Current Procedural Terminology
Diagnosis-related group
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
Health informatics
International Classification of Diseases (ICD) / ICD-11 / ICD-10 / ICD-9-CM
Medical diagnosis
Pathology Messaging Implementation Project
WHO Family of International Classifications

References

External links
 WHO Family of International Classifications

Health informatics
Health care occupations
Medical classification

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This paper engages with the complex gender and parental dynamics experienced in the context of co-parenting arrangements. These arrangements, based on mutual agreement, involve people who commit to raising a child together, possibly with their respective partners. These family forms are usually pursued to avoid what is perceived as the uncertainty surrounding alternative assisted reproductive options such as donor insemination or surrogacy, and to allow the child to have two biological and sexually differentiated parental figures. This paper explores some of the opportunities and challenges presented by co-parenting by focusing on the experiences and accounts of lesbian women and gay men engaged in such family arrangements. Drawing on work by social theorists of the family, the main characteristics of these arrangements are first examined to show that while co-parenting might first seem marginal, it appears particularly well adapted to contemporary social constraints and parenting expectations. The second part of the paper shows how in practice, dominant gender norms remain largely unquestioned and can lead to tensions and unbalanced parental power relationships between biological parents, which in turn, can present a significant challenge to these family arrangements. The analysis therefore suggests that while co-parenting offers the potential for parents to reconcile contradictory social expectations and provide them with opportunities to create family practices that suit them, these are restrained by existing gender norms, in particular by the prevailing role of the biological mother.
Health Policy Research Unit The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link.


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Start by researching for any auto shops selling the car parts. You should use the internet in your research because it will give a wide range of results. You can also ask people to recommend you a good auto shop. One thing to note is that the auto shops have websites you can use to know more about the car parts sold in the auto shops. You should go through the online comments of people who have purchased the car parts from these shops on previous occasions. You should also check the approval ratings of these auto shops before you decide the one which you want.
The best auto shop should have a license. Due to the overpopulation of auto shops in the market, there is a higher probability that you can be conned. The presence of a license proves that you are dealing with a legitimate auto shop. Narrow down your research to a few auto shops so that you can check out the car parts physically. Ensure that you google the estimate prices of the car parts so that you can prepare a budget before you go in to buy. If you are not familiar with these car parts, you can always look for an expert to advise you on the right car parts to buy.
Always ensure that you buy new car parts. You need to be vigilant because you might end up buying used car parts from these auto shops. Ensure that you investigate further to know whether the car parts are new. You should always work with auto shops which have experience in selling these car parts. The main reason for this is that they have gained the trust and reputation of selling the best car parts.
It is important to ensure that the car parts are tested before you purchase them. Do not go for car parts that you are not certain that they are working properly. The car parts should be tested before they are installed in your car. The concluding step is to select the car parts that you want so that you can go ahead and buy them.


›The Prayer's Drums‹ is an interactive multi-touch installation.
The visitors are invited to touch and spin a large-scale array of virtual drums. Each of the drums possess a sound scape that react accordingly to the spinning amplitude.
Interface perception of horizontal planar sites and of panoramic scale.
The ›Wind Tunnel‹ is a large-scale interactive multi-touch / user installation. The visitors are invited to experience a long corridor depicting virtual flow and air turbulence: the Floor. The Floor can be modified to fit the site-specific requirements. The tunnel could namely be deployed in parallel to moving escalators and in long transit spaces.
Interface perception of close-proximity shared environments. The table presents a typical interface of a beat box musical instrument. Along the horizontal axis are time divisions (16). Along the vertical divisions are tracks or sounds (4).
The audience can select a sound to be played by simply touching the corresponding rectangle. Holding down augments its volume.
Touching it again, brings it down to zero. The visualization of the volume is rendered by growing 3D shapes. The environment comes with multiple sets of pre-arranged sounds samples that marry each other to create different groove styles.


Most of my paintings are inspired by the time I lived in Africa and the many subsequent visits to many African countries. To see those click on African Paintings, but sometimes I am drawn to visualise something else. The subject determines what style or technique I am using, so I experiment with watercolour, pastel, acrylic, oil or collage.


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Q: Composite Key and spring-data-jdbc I have a database which is using composite keys. Is it possible to utilize spring-data-jdbc? I tried the milestone version 1.1M2 where I mapped my entity in the following way:
class History {

   @ID
   @Embedded
   private CompositeHistoryID  id;
}

Then in my repository class, I added
HistoryRepository extends Repository<History,CompositeHistoryID  >{
   History  findByhId(CompositeHistoryID  id)
}

I traced the SQL, and it did not work. The embedded part worked, but the where clause was not correct. It was using a single parameter holder instead of having the regular composite key structure where element1=subkey1 and element2=subkey2 and so on...
I have two questions. Is there any way to make the Composite ID work?
The second question is, let's suppose that I use a custom @Query on top of the findByID will the SAVE method work after that if? What is there is no ID at all, what if I just pick a random column and say you will be my ID?

A: No @Embedded doesn't work for Ids, yet.
Right now all SQL statements assume a simple value for the id column.
And I don't think there is a workaround for that.
One workaround that might work is to create a view that presents the composite key as a single field and has triggers writing the correct data into the underlying table.

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Füssen All Destinations
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Top Day Tours from Fussen
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With its brightly painted houses, atmospheric taverns, and magical Christmas market, Fussen makes an appealing base from which to explore the Bavarian Alps. See below for our selection of top day tours from Fussen, which whisk travelers to the region's must-see sights, from fantastical castles to fairytale woodlands.
Neuschwanstein Castle—2.5 miles (4 kilometers) away
Famously used as inspiration for Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle, this massive hilltop edifice—built as a lavish retreat for King Ludwig II—is one of the most extravagant castles in Europe. Complete your visit with a horse-drawn carriage ride from Neuschwanstein to the Hohenschwangau village, where you can see Hohenschwangau Castle, the Mad King's childhood home.
Lake Constance—80 miles (130 kilometers) away
Fed by the mighty Rhine river and flowing across three countries—Switzerland, Germany, and Austria—vast Lake Constance is at the heart of one of Europe's most enchanting regions. Visit the ancient walled city of Lindau on the eastern edge of the lake, then take a ferry over to the lively lakeside town of Konstanz.
Black Forest—about 167 miles (270 kilometers) away
Though the name may sounds eerie, this expanse of evergreen woodland, hills, and river-threaded valleys is extremely scenic and pretty. Follow the German Clock Trail to the many clock factories and clock-making workshops; relax in the historic spa town of Baden Baden; visit the Maulbronn Monastery UNESCO World Heritage Site; or take a boat cruise on the glacial lake of Titisee.
Bavaria Highlights—distances vary
Fussen's strategic setting makes it easy to do day trips that encompass several of Bavaria's standout attractions. Opt for a castles tour and combine a trip to Neuschwanstein with a visit to Linderhof Castle (28 miles or 45 kilometers away), Ludwig's smaller but no less elaborate palace. En route, stop by the village of Oberammergau (31 miles or 50 kilometers away), where the Passion Play is performed once every 10 years.
Romantic Road—distances vary
Fussen is the southern gateway to the Romantic Road, a 220-mile (355-kilometer) driving route that leads past castles, medieval villages, and Franconian vineyards. While a multi-day trip is needed to cover the whole route, you can enjoy a number of highlights on a single-day trip. Explore the 2,000-year-old city of Augsburg (63 miles or 102 kilometers away), or the walled medieval town of Rothenburg (152 miles or 256 kilometers away).
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Daimler Back in Black
Company expects to see growth at double the rate of the overall global market, which it forecasts will expand by 3%-4% in 2010
Agence France-Presse | Apr 27, 2010
Daimler said on April 27 it returned to profit in the first quarter, raising its full-year forecast on the back of strong Mercedes sales.
Net profit in the first was 612 million euros (US$817 million), up from a loss of 1.3 billion euros in the year-earlier period, while operating income improved to a profit of 1.2 billion euros from a loss of 1.4 billion euros.
"This very good result for the first quarter shows that we did our homework in the crisis and are now firmly on track for success once again," chief executive Dieter Zetsche said.
It said that almost all its divisions contributed, in particularly its Mercedes-Benz Cars unit, which notched up an operating profit of 806 million euros, up from a loss of 1.1 billion euros in the year-earlier period.
Daimler Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Vans and the firm's financial services arm were also back in the black at operating level, while its buses division, the only unit in profit in the first quarter of 2009, saw earnings slide.
Daimler raised its forecast for 2010 operating profit to more than four billion euros from an earlier projection of 2.3 billion euros, compared to an operating loss of 1.5 billion euros recorded in 2009.
Revenues, Daimler said, are forecast to increase but will still be "significantly" below the level of 2008, before the financial crisis sent the world economy into a tailspin, the auto industry with it.
It also said it expects unit sales to increase "significantly" from 1.6 million vehicles in 2009.
The key factors behind its forecast were an ongoing market revival, an improving economic environment and the "market success" of its products, it said.
It expects to profit from the full availability of new Mercedes E-Class models, new generations of the R-Class and the CL-Class and more fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly versions of existing models, it said.
It said that even with a continuation of "difficult conditions," it expected to notch up growth at double the rate of the overall global market, which it forecasts will expand by 3%-4% in 2010.
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Q: Xamarin.ios: string to list skipped code after .Split(",") I'm building an iOS app with Xamarin.ios MvvmCross. And I Accomplished to convert the string into a list with .Split(','). Now when I run my code and I want to see the list in my app. The first time I click on an item the viewcell will skip the code after running line string[] namesArray = FavoriteContent.ingredients.Split(','); . When I go back to the table view and push the viewcell again. It will run the code and display the list.
The code I display below is in my viewmodel in the .Core project. And I call it in de .IOS project in de views.
Code to make from a string a list and return it:
private string _ingredients;

    public string Ingredients
    {
        get
        {
            string[] namesArray = FavoriteContent.ingredients.Split(',');
            List<string> namesList = new List<string>(namesArray.Length);
            namesList.AddRange(namesArray);
            namesList.Reverse();
            _ingredients = string.Join("\n", namesList);
            return _ingredients;
        }
    }

This is where I call the list from my views in the .ios project to the .Core project in the viewmodels
ViewController (5th line I call the list):
MvxFluentBindingDescriptionSet<DetailFavoriteView, DetailFavoriteViewModel> set = new MvxFluentBindingDescriptionSet<DetailFavoriteView, DetailFavoriteViewModel>(this);
        set.Bind(NameRecipe).To(res => res.FavoriteContent.name);
        set.Bind(DetailImage).For(img => img.Image).To(res => res.FavoriteContent.thumbnail).WithConversion<StringToImageConverter>();
        set.Bind(DescriptionText).To(res => res.FavoriteContent.description);
        set.Bind(IngredientsList).To(res => res.Ingredients);
        set.Bind(ConditionText).To(res => res.Conditions);
        set.Bind(ButtonShopList).To(res => res.PostShopListCommand);
        set.Apply();

A: Because FavoriteContent.ingredients is null you'll get an exception in this line FavoriteContent.ingredients.Split(','); that will be catched in the binding and therefore your viewcell won't display that content. At the second time your FavoriteContent.ingredients is surely not null so it can update the viewcell.
So I think you should just add a null check before doing your logic with FavoriteContent.ingredients to avoid the exception:
private string _ingredients;

public string Ingredients
{
    get
    {
        if (FavoriteContent?.ingredients == null) // IDK if FavoriteContent is a property or a class, I assumed is a property
            return null; // or return string.empty;

        string[] namesArray = FavoriteContent.ingredients.Split(',');
        List<string> namesList = new List<string>(namesArray.Length);
        namesList.AddRange(namesArray);
        namesList.Reverse();
        _ingredients = string.Join("\n", namesList);
        return _ingredients;
    }
}

And then when you load FavoriteContent.ingredients you just tell the view to refresh that binding using RaisePropertyChanged:
// this is the part where you update FavoriteContent.ingredients in your ViewModel so that it is not null
FavoriteContent.ingredients = "my string, my other string, 2, 3";
RaisePropertyChanged(() => Ingredients); // you tell the view Ingredients has changed (make sure you are invoking this in your main thread if not use InvokeOnMainThread(() => RaisePropertyChanged(() => Ingredients));)

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