Packers run fake FG, beat Bears 23-10

Field judge George Trout gets between Green Bay Packers' Randall Cobb (18) and Chicago Bears' J.T. Thomas (97) during the first half of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Field judge George Trout gets between Green Bay Packers' Randall Cobb (18) and Chicago Bears' J.T. Thomas (97) during the first half of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Drummers practice at Lambeau Field before an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)

Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings (26) breaks up a pass intended for Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson (87) during the first half of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Green Bay Packers' Clay Matthews warms up before an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Green Bay Packers inside linebacker D.J. Smith reacts after sacking Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler during the first half of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)

(AP) ? The Green Bay Packers rattled and robbed Jay Cutler while Aaron Rodgers and Co. sputtered at times against the stout Chicago Bears defense.

So with all those stars on the field for the NFL's most storied rivalry, the biggest play of the day was a gutsy call for a perfectly executed fake field goal in Green Bay's 23-10 victory at Lambeau Field on Thursday.

With the Packers lined up for a field goal late in the second quarter, punter Tim Masthay flipped the ball to backup tight end Tom Crabtree, who streaked into the end zone.

Watching from the sideline, Rodgers thought something went wrong.

"I saw Crabby running out the back side, I couldn't believe it," Rodgers said. "That's a gutsy call. A gutsy call. You've got to score on that."

The Packers' defense did the rest.

Cutler threw four interceptions, including a pair to Tramon Williams. Facing a fierce pass rush all night, Cutler was sacked seven times, including 3? for Clay Matthews. New Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall was held to two catches for 24 yards.

It was an impressive rebound from an unsettling season-opening loss to San Francisco.

"We got kicked in the (rear end) four days ago," Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. "And we were motivated."

While the Packers are known for their high-octane offense, McCarthy said he'd rather have his team be known for its defense ? and Matthews certainly made an impression.

"I thought Clay was off the charts, just with the energy and production that he brought," McCarthy said.

Thursday's game was a huge step backward for the Bears, who were filled with confidence after steamrolling Indianapolis in their opener.

"Of course it was a disappointing effort," Bears coach Lovie Smith said. "I thought we would play better. We're better than we showed tonight."

The Bears also lost running back Matt Forte to an ankle injury. Smith said it wasn't clear how severe the injury was.

"Maybe we're not as good as we thought we were," linebacker Brian Urlacher said. "We've got a long ways to go."

Rodgers finished the game 22 of 32 for 219 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

The touchdown went to Donald Driver, who barely played in the loss to San Francisco. Driver did a celebratory dance in the end zone, recalling his stint on the "Dancing With the Stars" reality television show.

Rodgers got roughed up, too, getting sacked five times. Green Bay got a scare when the NFL MVP appeared to hurt his right arm early in the game, but he stayed in.

Cutler was 11 for 27 for 126 yards, and visibly expressed his frustration throughout the game.

"If they want a quarterback that doesn't care, they can find somebody else," Cutler said.

Cutler threw a late touchdown to Kellen Davis, cutting the lead to 23-10 with 6:49 remaining. But the Bears couldn't mount a comeback as Matthews and the Packers kept turning up the heat.

Earlier in the week, a confident Cutler wished the Packers' defensive backs "good luck" in trying to match up physically with a new-look wide receiver corps led by Marshall. Stalked by Williams for much of the night, Marshall didn't see much of the ball. And he couldn't convert his one big opportunity, dropping a potential touchdown in the third quarter.

Forte provided much of what little offense the Bears could muster before leaving the game in the third. He appeared to twist his right ankle while being tackled by Charles Woodson.

Mason Crosby hit three field goals for Green Bay, including a 54-yarder in the fourth quarter.

The biggest play of the night, though, came from the unlikely tandem of Masthay and Crabtree.

With the Packers facing fourth-and-26 on the Chicago 27 late in the second quarter, Masthay, the punter who also functions as the holder on field goals, and Crosby appeared to line up for a field goal attempt.

But Masthay took the snap and flipped the ball to Crabtree, who ran through a huge hole and streaked all the way to the end zone.

McCarthy said the Packers have been working on the fake field goal play for two or three years, although he acknowledged it wasn't the ideal situation to bring it out.

"I was trying to send our team a message when I did call it," McCarthy said. "And, frankly, I would have been fine with the field position."

Cutler then threw an interception to Williams near midfield with just over a minute left and the play was upheld on a replay review, giving the Packers one last chance to score. Rodgers marched the Packers into scoring range, and Crosby hit a 35-yard field goal.

Marshall missed a huge opportunity early in the third, when Cutler found him streaking wide open in the end zone ? but the wide receiver couldn't haul it in, and the Bears had to settle for a 45-yard field goal by Robbie Gould that cut the lead to 13-3.

Cutler threw his second interception of the night late in the third, this time to Woodson, and the Packers appeared poised to score when Charles Tillman punched the ball away from Jermichael Finley and recovered the ball for the Bears.

NOTES: Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings was inactive with a groin injury. ... Tillman played despite a shin injury, and Urlacher played his second straight game after having knee surgery during training camp. ... Thursday's attendance was 70,543.

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The Top 6 Workers Comp Insider Secrets - ask me

For most organizations, employee related costs are one of the biggest drains on the bottom line. And workers compensation insurance is often the main drain. Unlike the price of gas, however, understanding these six workers compensation insurance industry secrets can help owners and managers aggressively control these costs. So what are they?

1. Insurance companies don?t pay for your employee injuries ? they just finance them for you.

Do you realize that oftentimes you pay $2 to $3 back to your insurance company for every dollar they pay out for your employee injuries? Each claim results in an extremely expensive financing contract. You pay your premiums. Then you have to pay for almost all of your claims. You pay:

- For employee injuries through lost dividends and return of premium

- Increased costs because your Experience Modification skyrockets

- Lost productivity

- Reduced morale for the unhurt employees who fill in for the injured employee

- Increased stress for management and staff

Workers Comp does not pay for employee injuries. You do!

2. Insurance Company Claims Management Services are usually horrendous.

Now that you know you write the checks for your employee?s injuries you should realize how critical it is for you to demand aggressive claims management. Claims adjusters are snowed under with too many cases. Your injured employee doesn?t get the attention he or she deserves. In spite of this, insurance companies continue to downsize as they strive to increase profits. Add Managed Care to the mix and your employee?s claim is often outsourced to a case management company. The adjuster doesn?t even know what is happening or how your injured employee is being treated. You just can?t notify the insurance company your employee was injured and expect them to ?do their job.? You must have a proven process in place to minimize the cost of the injury and expedite your injured employee?s return to work.

3. You are penalized and overpay when the ?Audit Police? make a mistake on an audit

Because your real insurance cost is determined after your policy expires, it is essential the audit is correct. You?re at a disadvantage from the start. The insurance company auditor knows the rules, you don?t. The auditor is not compelled by law to explain the rules, even if applying a rule would cause you to pay a lower premium. Here?s how the auditor works against you:

- Your entire payroll is put into the highest classification

- Then, the ?standard class exceptions? are put into the correct cost classification. When someone is not properly moved to the lower cost classification, you pay at the highest rate. Misclassifications are common and the system is designed for you to pay for all mistakes. Would you allow an IRS agent to conduct an audit without an expert on your side? Of course not. Then, why allow an insurance company auditor to conduct an audit without an expert at your side? A workers comp audit may actually cost you more money than an IRS audit. A workers comp audit is every year. You may go years without an IRS audit.

4. Experience modification factors are often wrong or mismanaged

Most insurance buyers accept on ?good faith? that their experience modification factor is correct? Why? It?s just easier that way. I go into great detail about this in my article Why Assuming Your Workers Comp Experience Mod is Correct Could be a Dangerous Calculation. However, for our purposes here, you need to learn how to double check your mod because oftentimes it may be wrong. Your insurance company then collects an unfairly high premium.

5. Your dividend may not be what it appears to be

If you were placed into a dividend program with the promise of future savings, at least be aware that these promises are often illusory. Did you just buy your workers comp policy based on that fancy proposal your agent presented or did you really read the contract that states the terms of your program? Realize that you pay a bigger premium upfront to finance the possibility that you will not have any claims. And if you do have a few claims, your dividend will magically evaporate.

6. Your money will fly away unless your agent pays closer attention to your Workers Comp than any other insurance buy.

Here?s what your agent must do to insure you have the best value for your workers comp insurance:

- Claims need to be monitored

- Premium audits must be managed and verified

- Experience modifications must be double checked for accuracy

- Contract must be analyzed

- Sub-contractor?s insurance must be controlled Many actions are time sensitive.

If you don?t know why 6 months after your policy expires is such a critical date, you may be overpaying your insurance. If you need a specialist in any one area of your insurance program, it is in the management of your insurance that affects your employees the most- workers compensations, medical and disability benefits.

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Just one hour to go until Apple's launch event, here's the scene in San Francisco

Just one hour to go until Apple's launch event, here's the scene in San Francisco

What does the media queue for a major launch event look like? Picture the line in front of an Apple Store before any new product hits the shelves, add in a few hundred cameras and sat trucks, and there you go. Weather-wise, the scene is a bit dreary outside the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in downtown San Francisco, but things are undoubtedly heating up inside the relatively petite venue, beyond those black velvet ropes and the white polo shirt-clad security team. The scene outside will be long forgotten less than an hour from now, so click through the gallery below before it fades to irrelevancy, then hit up our liveblog to catch all the action inside.

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Matt Lauer on Al Roker Shenanigans, Today Show Ratings: No Worries!


Matt Lauer may have signed an 11-figure deal to remain lead anchor on The Today Show earlier this summer, but it's been anything but smooth sailing for the reporter since.

Many blame Lauer for the Ann Curry mess. The program is now regular destroyed by Good Morning America in the ratings. Al Roker appears to be poking fun at his coworkers on a regular basis.

And, yesterday, Today chose to air an interview with Kris Jenner instead of observing a 9/11-based moment of silence.

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Where is Lauer's head these days as a result of such developments?

He tells TMZ that there's no beef with Roker and, sure, there's pressure for the show to succeed. But no more than usual

"We feel the heat every day," Lauer says. "But we have for the last 20 years that I've been there. We're just trying to do the best show we can do every single day ... and I think we're doing a good job right now ... and I think the cycle will reverse."

Are you still watching The Today Show?

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No evidence that black cohosh relieves menopause symptoms

ScienceDaily (Sep. 13, 2012) ? Although many women coping with hot flashes and other distressing symptoms of menopause have turned to black cohosh supplements as a treatment alternative, a new review by The Cochrane Library finds no evidence that the herb is effective.

"I was a little surprised of the outcome of the review given the large number of perimenopausal women that use the herb across the globe for the management of menopausal symptoms, as well as the many manufacturers and therapists that promote the herb for this purpose," said lead reviewer Matthew Leach, Ph.D., a research fellow in the School of Nursing & Midwifery at the University of South Australia.

Leach and his co-reviewer evaluated 16 studies involving 2,027 menopausal women. Study participants used an average daily oral preparation of 40 mg of black cohosh for an average of 23 weeks. Treatments for randomly assigned comparison groups included using placeboes, hormone therapy, red clover, or antidepressants.

The reviewers found there was insufficient evidence to support the effectiveness of black cohosh for menopausal symptoms. There was no significant difference between it and the placebo groups in changing hot flash frequency. Compared to black cohosh, hormone therapy significantly reduced hot flash frequency.

"I have many women patients who have tried black cohosh," said Brent A. Bauer, M.D., director of the Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. "I would say the response seems to roughly fall into three camps: those that get a pretty noticeable improvement in symptoms and continue to use it long term, those that get some improvement but not enough to get enthusiastic about it, and those that try it and perceive no benefit at all."

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Protection against whooping cough waned during the 5 years after fifth dose of DTaP

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OAKLAND, Calif. ? Protection against whooping cough (also called pertussis) waned during the five years after the fifth dose of the combined diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine, according to researchers from the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center. The fifth dose of DTaP is routinely given to 4- to 6-year-old children prior to starting kindergarten.

The study appears in the current online issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

This is the first study to specifically focus on the large population of highly vaccinated children who had exclusively received DTaP vaccines since birth and for whom enough time had passed since their fifth dose that DTaP vaccine waning could be measured, said the researchers. They explained that the study period included a large pertussis outbreak that occurred in California during 2010. Researchers examined the relationship between time since vaccination with the likelihood of a positive pertussis test in the Kaiser Permanente Northern California population, which includes 3.3 million members in an integrated care system with electronic medical records and a central laboratory.

Researchers compared 277 children, 4 to 12 years of age, who were positive for pertussis with 3,318 children who were negative for pertussis and separately with 6,086 matched controls. They assessed the risk of pertussis in children from 2006 to 2011 in California relative to the time since the fifth dose of DTaP and found that protection from pertussis after the fifth dose of DTaP vaccine wanes more than 40 percent each year. The amount of protection remaining after five years depends heavily on the initial effectiveness of the fifth dose of DTaP, according to Nicola Klein, MD, PhD, co-director of the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center and the lead author of the study.

If the initial effectiveness of the fifth dose of DTaP was 95 percent, the effectiveness of DTaP would decrease to 71 percent after five years. Whereas if the initial effectiveness was 90 percent, it would decline to 42 percent after five years, explained the researchers.

"The findings suggest that whooping cough control measures may need to be reconsidered. Prevention of future outbreaks may be best achieved by developing new pertussiscontaining vaccines or reformulating current vaccines to provide long-lasting immunity," said Klein.

"That said, the DTaP vaccine is effective and remains an important tool for protection against whooping cough for children and the communities in which they live, and following current CDC recommendations remains important."

The CDC currently recommends five DTaP shots for children. The first three shots are given at 2, 4, and 6 months of age. The fourth shot is given at 15 through 18 months of age, and a fifth shot is given when a child enters school, at 4 through 6 years of age.

The first pertussis vaccine was developed in the 1930s and was in widespread use by the mid-1940s, when pertussis vaccine was combined with diphtheria and tetanus toxoids to make the combination whole cell pertussis vaccine DTP. In 1991, concerns about DTP safety led to the development of the acellular pertussis DTaP vaccines that are associated with fewer side effects. DTaP vaccines have completely replaced the whole cell DTP vaccines in the United States as well as in many countries around the world.

###

Additional investigators on the paper include: Joan Bartlett, MPH, MPP; Bruce Fireman, MA, with the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research ; Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, MD, MPH, PhD; and Roger Baxter, MD, co-director of the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center.

The research was funded by Kaiser Permanente.

About the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center

Founded in 1985, the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center began as a way of responding to numerous requests to use Kaiser Permanente's large population for vaccine efficacy studies. Key studies have focused on Haemophilus influenza, type B (Hib), chickenpox, pneumococcus, rotavirus, and flu vaccines. The center operates 31 sites in Northern California and collaborates with Kaiser Permanente's Northwest, Hawaii, and Colorado regions as well as participates in several Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health studies. For more information, visit www.dor.kaiser.org/external/research/topics/Vaccine_Epidemiology/.

About the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research

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 the 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 250 epidemiological and health services research projects. For more information, visit www.dor.kaiser.org/.

About Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America's leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, our mission is to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve more than 9 million members in nine states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal physicians, specialists and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education and the support of community health. For more information, go to: kp.org/newscenter.



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Contact: Catherine Hylas Saunders
csaunders@golinharris.com
202-585-2603
Kaiser Permanente

OAKLAND, Calif. ? Protection against whooping cough (also called pertussis) waned during the five years after the fifth dose of the combined diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine, according to researchers from the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center. The fifth dose of DTaP is routinely given to 4- to 6-year-old children prior to starting kindergarten.

The study appears in the current online issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

This is the first study to specifically focus on the large population of highly vaccinated children who had exclusively received DTaP vaccines since birth and for whom enough time had passed since their fifth dose that DTaP vaccine waning could be measured, said the researchers. They explained that the study period included a large pertussis outbreak that occurred in California during 2010. Researchers examined the relationship between time since vaccination with the likelihood of a positive pertussis test in the Kaiser Permanente Northern California population, which includes 3.3 million members in an integrated care system with electronic medical records and a central laboratory.

Researchers compared 277 children, 4 to 12 years of age, who were positive for pertussis with 3,318 children who were negative for pertussis and separately with 6,086 matched controls. They assessed the risk of pertussis in children from 2006 to 2011 in California relative to the time since the fifth dose of DTaP and found that protection from pertussis after the fifth dose of DTaP vaccine wanes more than 40 percent each year. The amount of protection remaining after five years depends heavily on the initial effectiveness of the fifth dose of DTaP, according to Nicola Klein, MD, PhD, co-director of the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center and the lead author of the study.

If the initial effectiveness of the fifth dose of DTaP was 95 percent, the effectiveness of DTaP would decrease to 71 percent after five years. Whereas if the initial effectiveness was 90 percent, it would decline to 42 percent after five years, explained the researchers.

"The findings suggest that whooping cough control measures may need to be reconsidered. Prevention of future outbreaks may be best achieved by developing new pertussiscontaining vaccines or reformulating current vaccines to provide long-lasting immunity," said Klein.

"That said, the DTaP vaccine is effective and remains an important tool for protection against whooping cough for children and the communities in which they live, and following current CDC recommendations remains important."

The CDC currently recommends five DTaP shots for children. The first three shots are given at 2, 4, and 6 months of age. The fourth shot is given at 15 through 18 months of age, and a fifth shot is given when a child enters school, at 4 through 6 years of age.

The first pertussis vaccine was developed in the 1930s and was in widespread use by the mid-1940s, when pertussis vaccine was combined with diphtheria and tetanus toxoids to make the combination whole cell pertussis vaccine DTP. In 1991, concerns about DTP safety led to the development of the acellular pertussis DTaP vaccines that are associated with fewer side effects. DTaP vaccines have completely replaced the whole cell DTP vaccines in the United States as well as in many countries around the world.

###

Additional investigators on the paper include: Joan Bartlett, MPH, MPP; Bruce Fireman, MA, with the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research ; Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, MD, MPH, PhD; and Roger Baxter, MD, co-director of the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center.

The research was funded by Kaiser Permanente.

About the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center

Founded in 1985, the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center began as a way of responding to numerous requests to use Kaiser Permanente's large population for vaccine efficacy studies. Key studies have focused on Haemophilus influenza, type B (Hib), chickenpox, pneumococcus, rotavirus, and flu vaccines. The center operates 31 sites in Northern California and collaborates with Kaiser Permanente's Northwest, Hawaii, and Colorado regions as well as participates in several Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health studies. For more information, visit www.dor.kaiser.org/external/research/topics/Vaccine_Epidemiology/.

About the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research

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 the 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 250 epidemiological and health services research projects. For more information, visit www.dor.kaiser.org/.

About Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America's leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, our mission is to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve more than 9 million members in nine states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal physicians, specialists and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education and the support of community health. For more information, go to: kp.org/newscenter.



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AP PHOTOS: Pack your bags at NY Fashion Week

A model walks the runway during a run-through before the Sophie Theallet Spring 2013 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

A model walks the runway during a run-through before the Sophie Theallet Spring 2013 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

The Vera Wang Spring 2013 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

The Vera Wang Spring 2013 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Models walk through a grid of fluorescent lights at the conclusion of the presentation of the Rodarte Spring 2013 collection in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

The Sophie Theallet Spring 2013 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

(AP) ? Designers at New York Fashion Week want their models to take a trip. No, not that kind.

The clothes presented Tuesday on the sixth day of spring previews aimed to transport the fashion crowd to faraway lands, whether by airplane or time machine. There were hints of India (Vera Wang) and Africa (Tory Burch), with detours to 18th century Japan (The Row), the 1950s (Alice and Olivia) and medieval times (Rodarte).

If that's not enough travel for the fashion crowd, they'll soon pack up for London, Milan and Paris when New York Fashion Week wraps up on Thursday.

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Mixed findings emerge on immigrant families' home environments

ScienceDaily (Sep. 11, 2012) ? Despite often living in poor neighborhoods, immigrant Mexican mothers report few conflicts at home, support from spouses, and strong mental health. At the same time, these moms say they are less likely to read with their young children than native-born White mothers, stemming in part from comparatively low levels of education.

Immigrant Chinese mothers, in contrast, report being more likely than native-born White peers to read with their young children, but more likely to report weaker mental health and greater household conflict.

These are just some of the findings from a nationally representative study that included more than 5,000 immigrant Latino, immigrant Asian, and native-born White mothers and their preschoolers. The study uses data from the federally run Early Childhood Longitudinal Study and was carried out by researchers at the University of Incheon, Korea, University of California, Berkeley, and University of Maryland, Baltimore County. It appears in a special section of the September/October 2012 issue of the journal Child Development on children from immigrant families.

The study looked at migration history, cultural practices, and social class in relation to social- emotional and early learning practices in the home. In this way, it sheds light on the ways in which children from immigrant families are especially vulnerable and benefit from cultural strengths, compared with the children of native-born White parents.

"Many scholars have argued that poverty tends to go along with poor parenting," said Bruce Fuller, professor of education and public policy at the University of California, Berkeley, who codirected the study. "Instead, we discovered that low-income Latino families often display important strengths in their parenting that may buffer the detrimental effects of poverty."

"Asian groups have also displayed important strengths, but different ones," noted Sunyoung Jung, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Incheon in Seoul, the study's lead author. "Chinese mothers in particular read more frequently with their young children than White American mothers."

The study was supported by the Hewlett Foundation, the National Research Foundation of Korea, and the Institute of Human Development at the University of California, Berkeley. The Spencer Foundation initially funded the Latino Child Development Project, supporting the study's analysis.

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Magic: the Gathering Is Turing Complete

It gets better! Because the behavior of the underlying hardware in a Turing machine is considered axiomatic and unfailing, the following M:tG CR sections:

104.4b If a game that?s not using the limited range of influence option (including a two-player game) somehow enters a ?loop? of mandatory actions, repeating a sequence of events with no way to stop, the game is a draw. Loops that contain an optional action don?t result in a draw.
716.1b Occasionally the game gets into a state in which a set of actions could be repeated indefinitely (thus creating a ?loop?). In that case, the shortcut rules can be used to determine how many times those actions are repeated without having to actually perform them, and how the loop is broken.
716.3 Sometimes a loop can be fragmented, meaning that each player involved in the loop performs an independent action that results in the same game state being reached multiple times. If that happens, the active player (or, if the active player is not involved in the loop, the first player in turn order who is involved) must then make a different game choice so the loop does not continue.

mean that this M:tG Turing machine solves the halting problem! The consequences of the fact that, without the halting problem, a Turing machine would never have been described are left as an exercise for the reader.

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