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Suffolk, ss. Division of Administrative Law Appeals
Ellen T. Brannelly,
v. Docket No. CR-08-753
Teachers' Retirement System,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Ellen T. Brannelly, pro se
27 Valley Road
Dover, MA 02030
Appearance for Respondent:
James C. O'Leary, Esq.
Teachers' Retirement System
One Charles Park
Cambridge, MA 02142
Administrative Magistrate:
Sarah H. Luick, Esq.
Petitioner is an active member of the Teachers' Retirement System. She is not eligible under G.L. c. 32, § 3(5) to purchase for creditable service her prior work-study employment while a Boston College student, because she was paid by Boston College, a non-profit private university that is not a governmental unit of the Commonwealth. Petitioner argued but did not prove that she was paid out of public funds. She did not prove that she was directly supervised by employees of a governmental unit.
Pursuant to G.L. c. 32, § 16(4), Petitioner, Ellen T. Brannelly, is appealing the November 13, 2008 decision of Respondent, Teachers' Retirement System, denying her request for creditable service for prior service she performed as a Boston College work-study student. (Ex. 3) The appeal was timely filed. (Ex. 2) By letter of February 2, 2009, Petitioner decided to waive the hearing pursuant to 801 CMR 1.01(1)(c), and submit the case on a documentary record. (Ex. 1) As a result, the parties were issued an order to file documents, any stipulations of fact, and arguments by March 30, 2009. (Ex. A) Various documents are in evidence. (Exs. 1 - 6.) The parties entered into some stipulations of fact. (Ex. B)
The following is a list of the Exhibits:
Ex. A - 2/13/09 Order to the parties to file documentation and stipulations by
Ex. B - Stipulations and arguments of the parties filed by 3/30/09.
Ex. 1 - Petitioner's 2/2/09 waiver of hearing.
Ex. 2 - Petitioner's 11/14/08 dated letter of appeal, mailed 11/20/08.
Ex. 3 - Respondent's 11/13/08 letter of decision.
Ex. 4. - Petitioner's application to purchase prior service for creditable service.
Ex. 5 - Petitioner's statement of social security earnings for 1974 and 1975.
Ex. 6 - Information from Boston College that Petitioner had no Boston College
retirement benefits for her 1974 and 1975 work-study work.
1. Ellen T. Brannelly is an active member of the Teachers' Retirement System currently working in the Dover Public Schools. (Exs. B & 4.)
2. Ms. Brannelly filed an application with the Teachers' Retirement System to purchase prior service covering the time period from June 5, 1974 to August 23, 1974 and from June 4, 1975 to August 29, 1975, working full-time each time period as a "counselor." (Exs. B & 4.)
3. Ms. Brannelly worked during these two time periods at the West Roxbury
WMCA or YMCA, and for the Brookline Park and Recreation Department or Roslindale Little City Hall. (Exs. B & 2.)
4. Ms. Brannelly performed this work as a Boston College student as part of a work-study program. (Exs. 1, 5 & 6.)
5. Ms. Brannelly was paid by Boston College for this service. Her wages did not qualify her for any retirement benefits through Boston College. (Exs. B, 4, 5 & 6.)
6. Social security deductions were taken from the wages Ms. Brannelly was paid during these time periods. She earned $1,132.60 during calendar year 1974 and $882.60 during calendar year 1975. (Exs. B, 4 & 5.)
7. Ms. Brannelly's application was denied by the Teachers' Retirement System by letter of November 13, 2008. She received the letter at the earliest, on November 15, 2008. She mailed her letter of appeal on November 20, 2008. (Exs. B, 2 & 3.)
8. The Teachers' Retirement System denied Ms. Brannelly's application because she was found not to be eligible to purchase her prior work-study service for creditable service under G.L. c. 32, § 3(5). She was found to have been an employee of Boston College and paid by Boston College, a private and not a public entity. (Ex. 3)
9. By letter of February 2, 2009, Ms. Brannelly waived the hearing to instead submit the appeal on a documentary record. (Exs. A & 1.)
G.L. c. 32, § 16(4) states in pertinent part:
[A]ny person when aggrieved by any action taken or decision of the retirement board … may appeal to the contributory retirement appeal board by filing therewith a claim in writing within fifteen days of notification of such action
or decision of the retirement board.
In Town of Falmouth v. Civil Service Commission & Mark Deutshmann, 447 Mass. 814, 816-817 (2006), no evidence was provided to show when Mr. Deutshmann mailed his letter of appeal to the Civil Service Commission. The letter of appeal was dated December 17, 1998 and the Town's letter of decision had been hand delivered to him on December 7, 1998. The Civil Service Commission received the appeal letter on December 23, 1998. The Court concluded, "a reasonable inference can be drawn that the letter was postmarked on or before December 21, 1998." Id at 816. The appeal to the Commission had to be filed within ten days after receipt of the letter of decision. Saturdays and Sundays are not counted. The postmark rule was used to find that Mr. Deutschmann's appeal was timely filed. Id at 820. In footnote 3, the Court emphasized: "Both the General Court and executive agencies have employed presumptions that mail delivery takes between two and five days." The Court lists in the footnote a number of statutory and regulatory examples where this presumption is recognized. Id at 816.
The Teachers' Retirement System decision letter is dated November 13, 2008. No evidence was presented and there is no indication in the letter, when it was mailed to Ms. Brannelly. I am assuming it was mailed within the next two days, and that she received the decision letter at the earliest on November 15, 2008. She mailed her letter ofappeal on November 20, 2008. This means she filed her appeal within fifteen days of "notification" of the decision of the Teachers' Retirement System as called for by G.L. c. 32, § 16(4). I rely on the reasoning in Falmouth, supra, to support the assumption about when Ms. Brannelly received notification from the Teachers' Retirement System that her application had been denied.
For these reasons, Ms. Brannelly's letter of appeal was timely filed.
The only route available for Ms. Brannelly to be entitled to purchase her prior work-study employment for creditable service is to satisfy the criteria in G.L. c. 32, § 3(5). In pertinent part this provision states:
[A]ny member of any system who rendered service in any governmental unit other than that by which he is presently employed, in a temporary, provisional, or substitute position and who was excluded from membership by the rules of any board, may, before the date any retirement allowance becomes effective for him, pay into the annuity savings fund of the system … an amount equal to that which would have been withheld as regular deductions from his regular compensation for such previous period, … had such service been rendered in the governmental unit by which he is presently employed and in a position subject to the provisions of this chapter, … Such member shall furnish the board with such information as it shall require to determine the amount to be paid and the credit to be allowed under this subdivision.
The jobs Ms. Brannelly performed during the summers of 1974 and 1975 were temporary. This is because she was performing these jobs as a college work-study student. No evidence shows she was performing teaching work. She provided no job description information. I conclude this prior service was not service that would have been subject to the Teachers' Retirement System. In order to satisfy Section 3(5), Ms. Brannelly has to have sufficient proof that she worked for a governmental unit as an employee when she performed this work-study employment. I conclude she cannot prevail in her claim.
Ms. Brannelly does not dispute that she was paid for her work-study employment by Boston College, but contends she was paid from public funds Boston College had received to cover the summer work she performed. She does not argue that Boston College is a public entity, but she claims it was acting as a conduit for the public funds that paid her wages. I was not able to find that she was in fact paid from public funds because she presented no documentary evidence to support this claim, and the parties did not stipulate she was paid from public funds. The entities where she worked included the YMCA or YWCA, and the Roslindale Little City Hall or the Brookline Parks and Recreation Department. She provided no documentation to show exactly where she worked during 1974 and 1975. G.L. c. 32, § 3(5) puts the burden of securing necessary evidence upon the member seeking to gain creditable service for prior service.
Based on her belief that the source of funds that paid her work-study wages was public funds, Ms. Brannelly contends that she is entitled to creditable service for this work just as much as if she worked directly for a public entity. She did not submit any evidence to show why working at the YMCA or YWCA would have involved work other than for a private non-profit entity. She did not provide evidence that she was directly controlled and supervised in her work by an employee of the Roslindale Little City Hall or the Brookline Parks and Recreation Department. It is not the source of funding that determines whether the person's work can qualify for creditable service, but the relationship the person has with the employer. Gomes v. CRAB, Middlesex Superior
Court Civil Action No. 94-5927-B, (Welch, J., October 11, 1995); Leonard v. Salem Retirement Bd., CR-87-1201 (CRAB, 1989).
G.L. c. 32, § 3(5) calls for Ms. Brannelly to have been an employee of a governmental unit. G.L. c. 32, § 1 defines employee and governmental unit. Employee is a person whose "regular compensation … is paid by any political subdivision of the commonwealth," and a "person who is regularly employed in the service of any such political subdivision." Section 1 defines political subdivision by listing specific government entities, but does not include the YMCA or YWCA. Section 1 defines regular compensation as "the salary, wages or other compensation in whatever form, lawfully determined for the individual service of the employee by the employing authority." None of the entities where Ms. Brannelly worked determined her wages. She worked for a private non-profit university. Popeo v. Worcester Retirement Bd., CR-95-963 (CRAB, 2007) (a non-profit corporation is not a political subdivision or a governmental unit of the Commonwealth).
In Pavoni v. State Board of Retirement, CR-05-1365 (DALA, 2006), the member had prior service at a YWCA working on a training program funded by the Bay State Skills Program established under an Executive Order issued by then Governor King to fund certain training programs in communities. Ms. Pavoni was paid by the YWCA. She was supervised in her work by a YWCA employee. She did not have any contributory retirement deductions taken from her pay. Ms. Pavoni was found not to be eligible to purchase this prior work for creditable service because she was an employee of the YWCA and not an employee of the Bay State Skills Program or of any governmental unit. Even though the YWCA had received a grant of public money to carry out its mission, it was not functioning as a governmental unit of the Commonwealth.
Ms. Brannelly cannot overcome the fact that she was an employee of Boston College since Boston College and not any of the entities she worked at paid her the work-study wages. She did not receive regular compensation determined by a governmental
unit of the Commonwealth. Boston College lent her work-study services to these
various entities in fulfillment of its mission as a private non-profit university. See, Benham v. Teachers' Retirement System, CR-01-679 (DALA, May 10, 2002) (Northeastern University work-study student performed work as a teacher aide in the Weston Public Schools. For the time she was paid only by Northeastern University, she could not purchase this prior service for creditable service under G.L. c. 32, § 3(5) because Northeastern University is not a governmental unit).
I conclude that Ms. Brannelly has failed to meet her burden of proof to show she is eligible to purchase her prior work-study employment for creditable service. Wakefield Retirement Board v. CRAB, 352 Mass. 499, 502 (1967). The decision of the Teachers' Retirement System is affirmed.
Sarah H. Luick, Esq.
Administrative Magistrate
DATED: July 24, 2009


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Mayhew Cabin and Historic Village recently unveiled the renovated log schoolhouse that site director Bill Hayes will provide teaching opportunities for the abolitionist movement and Nebraska City's role in the Underground Railroad.
He said John Kagi, the brother of Barbara Mayhew, was a school teacher before he met John Brown and participated in the famous raid on Harpers Ferry.
The cabin was originally built for Nebraska City's centennial celebration in 1954 and craftsman Butch Bovier said its construction appears to have included timbers dating back to the 1860s.
The schoolhouse joins the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot as village features.
Director Bill Hayes said the schoolhouse represents the time period when the Underground Railroad was active and opens the discussion about the abolitionist movement.
John Kagi, the brother of Barbara Mayhew, was a school teacher and an active abolitionist.
He was forced to leave a job after calling into question the validity of the U.S.'s slavery system.
Kagi was later part of John Brown's famous raid on Harper's Ferry, which Brown hoped would help him arm and secure an abolitionist army.
Bouvier, who earlier renovated the Mayhew Cabin, completed the renovations to the schoolhouse. He also built the Indian earth lodge at MRB Lewis & Clark Center and worked this year on displays for the Kregel Windmill Factory Museum.
He said it is evident that some of the timbers used in the schoolhouse date back to the 1860s.
He said they were probably taken from other buildings and brought to Nebraska City in 1954 to build the cabin for the city's centennial.
The renovation includes new "chinking and dubbing," which repairs cement between logs, a new roof and new bell tower.

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Goal is to open in the fall
Although it was blustery and cold on Crookston's north end Thursday afternoon, there were warm feelings all around as city leaders, and representatives of Cobblestone Hotels and Brimark Builders gathered with local investors to push ceremonial, gold-painted shovels into the ground and unofficially begin construction on Crookston's newest lodging facility.
"We're really delighted to see this thing come together," said John Seibert of Brimark Builders LLC, adding that it was kind of like returning to his alma mater, since he went to school in Crookston in the 1970s.
"On behalf of the community, I wish you nothing but the best and we know that you're going to be a great asset," Mayor Dave Genereux said.
CHEDA Executive Director Craig Hoiseth said it's a good day for Crookston for multiple reasons.
"We could not be more pleased that Cobblestone would select Crookston as its first hotel into Minnesota. They have been aggressive all around us in Wisconsin, Iowa and the Dakotas and we are excited to have them now call Crookston home," Hoiseth told the Times. "It has taken nearly a year of discussions and putting together all of the details for this project, but I was excited to finally see the ground breaking ceremony take place. The need for additional rooms has been great and now we will be able to compete for larger sized sporting and business events, which of course fuels even greater economic activity."
Crookston's Cobblestone Hotel & Suites will be located on the parcel just north of the Crookston Inn & Convention Center – under new ownership – and the railroad tracks along University Avenue. As part of the project, the city will extend Sahlstrom Drive to the hotel lot and Sahlstrom will access the westbound lanes of University Ave./U.S. Highway 2. In order to finance the road project that's expected to cost more than $200,000, the city has transferred some state aid street funds from the Memorial Drive/Thorndale Ave. area.
Seibert said the goal is to be open by fall. He said the first activity people will notice next week is the property being staked. By next month construction will begin in earnest, he said.
Crookston will be home to a Cobblestone Hotel & Suites, which differs in its exterior appearance significantly from Cobblestone Inn & Suites, which features more of a brick, downtown type of rectangular structure. For comparison purposes, Cobblestone Hotel & Suites sort of resembles a Country Inn & Suites on the outside. Hoiseth said it's his understanding that the building will be situated so that the front carport faces west, with the pool and patio area being on the south side. Both Hoiseth and Seibert said the building is being constructed with the potential for an easy expansion to the east in the future.
Crookston's hotel will include 44 rooms that feature amenities like microwaves, refrigerators, coffee service, free high-speed Internet and flat-screen televisions. There will be a beer and wine lounge, meeting room, indoor pool, exercise equipment, guest laundry facility, an outdoor grill area, and a convenience store. There will be a complimentary hot breakfast bar and weekday newspaper for Cobblestone guests.
Cobblestone Hotels LLC, based in Neenah, Wisconsin, opened its first property in January of 2008. By the end of 2012, the company had 21 hotels nationwide, with development underway in Crookston and 34 other locations.


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|MLB Career Stats
|11th in AL
|11th in AL
|8th in AL
|24th in AL
|16th in NL
|18th in AL
|6th in AL
|10th in AL
|5th in AL
|8th in AL
|21st in AL
|7th in AL
|17th in NL
|15th in NL
|July 27, 2013
|Rochester Red Wings released RHP Rich Harden.
|April 2, 2013
|Rochester Red Wings placed RHP Rich Harden on the 7-day disabled list.
|December 21, 2012
|Minnesota Twins signed free agent RHP Rich Harden to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|October 30, 2011
|RHP Rich Harden elected free agency.
|July 1, 2011
|Oakland Athletics activated RHP Rich Harden from the 60-day disabled list.
|June 20, 2011
|sent RHP Rich Harden on a rehab assignment to Sacramento River Cats.
|April 18, 2011
|Oakland Athletics transferred RHP Rich Harden from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. strained right shoulder
|March 30, 2011
|Oakland Athletics placed RHP Rich Harden on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 22, 2011. Strained right shoulder.
|December 21, 2010
|Oakland Athletics signed free agent RHP Rich Harden.
|October 8, 2010
|Texas Rangers released RHP Rich Harden.
|October 6, 2010
|Texas Rangers designated RHP Rich Harden for assignment.
|October 4, 2010
|Texas Rangers reassigned RHP Rich Harden to the minor leagues.
|August 23, 2010
|Texas Rangers activated RHP Rich Harden from the 15-day disabled list.
|August 18, 2010
|sent RHP Rich Harden on a rehab assignment to Oklahoma City RedHawks.
|August 15, 2010
|Texas Rangers placed RHP Rich Harden on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 8, 2010. Right shoulder tendinitis.
|July 31, 2010
|Texas Rangers activated RHP Rich Harden from the 15-day disabled list.
|July 11, 2010
|sent RHP Rich Harden on a rehab assignment to Oklahoma City RedHawks.
|June 12, 2010
|Texas Rangers placed RHP Rich Harden on the 15-day disabled list. Left gluteal muscle strain.
|December 10, 2009
|Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Rich Harden.
|November 5, 2009
|RHP Rich Harden elected free agency.
|November 5, 2009
|Rich Harden elected free agency.
|June 13, 2009
|Chicago Cubs activated RHP Rich Harden from the 15-day disabled list.
|June 7, 2009
|Chicago Cubs sent RHP Rich Harden on a rehab assignment to Iowa Cubs.
|May 22, 2009
|Chicago Cubs placed RHP Rich Harden on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 18, 2009. Mid-back strain
Went 9-9 with a 4.09 ERA (64 ER/141.0 IP) in 26 games/starts for
Chicago-NL, his only full season in the National League...was the 2nd-highest
single-season starts total of his career (31 GS in 2004) and his 3rd-highest
innings total...team was 13-13 in his starts...worked at least 6.0 frames
in 15 starts and 7.0-or-more innings 5 times...allowed 2-or-fewer earned
runs in 18 of 26 outings with 14 quality starts...had an ERA nearly 3 times
higher at Wrigley (5.99) than on the road (2.00)...went 6-2 in 11 starts on
road, 3-7 over 15 starts at home...had a 2.55 ERA (19 ER/67.0 IP) in 12
starts after the All-Star break, this after 5.47 figure (45 ER/74.0 IP) before
the break...his 2.81 ERA (26 ER/83.1 IP) in 14 night games was more than
3 runs lower than his 5.93 mark (38 ER/57.2 IP) in 12 day games...was
team's 4th starter to open the year.
Rich set a career high with 181 strikeouts in 25 starts between Oakland and Chicago ... struck out 10 or more batters in six
starts, five coming with the Cubs ... was 10-2 with a 2.07 ERA (34 ER/148.0 IP) in his 25 outings.
© Went 5-1 with a 1.77 ERA (14 ER/71.0 IP) in 12 starts for Chicago,
allowing two or fewer runs in 11 of those outings.
© Was unbeaten in his final 10 starts of the season dating to July 26 ... was
5-0 with a 1.99 ERA (13 ER/58.2 IP) in that stretch.
© Struck out 10 or more in six starts on the season, including five times
with the Cubs.
Struck out 10 in each of his first three starts for Chicago ...
according to Elias, he is the first pitcher since 1900 to strike out
10-or-more in each of his first three career starts for a team.
Struck out 39 hitters in his first four starts for the Cubs ... since
1900, just three other pitchers have had that many strikeouts in
their first four starts for a club: Randy Johnson (44, Arizona,
1999), Pedro Martinez (44, Boston, 1998) and Herb Score (40,
Cleveland, 1955).
© Had a 1.65 ERA (11 ER/60.0 IP) in his first 10 starts as a Cub, the thirdlowest
ERA for any hurler in his first 10 starts with Chicago (since 1912)
... the only pitchers with a lower mark than Harden were Hippo Vaughn
(1.23 ERA, 1913-14) and Hank Wyse (1.61 ERA, 1942-43).
© Was unbeaten in five of six calendar months, with his only two losses
coming in July.
© His 11.0 strikeouts per 9.0 innings and .183 batting average against led
major league starters (min. 25 GS).
© Struck out a career-high 11 batters June 26 vs. Philadelphia (with
Oakland) ... turned the trick again August 24 vs. Washington with the
© Went 7-1 with a 1.68 ERA (15 ER/80.1 IP) in 13 night games compared
to a 3-1 record with a 2.53 ERA (19 ER/67.2 IP) in 12 day games.
© Produced a 1.80 ERA (8 ER/40.0 IP) in seven home starts for Chicago,
with the club going 6-1 in those contests.
© Was 5-1 with a 1.92 ERA (14 ER/65.2 IP) in 11 starts after the break,
limiting opponents to a .149 batting average.
© Limited right-handed hitters to a .167 batting average (46-for-276) while
left-handed batters had a .200 mark (50-for-250).
© Landed on the 15-day disabled list April 3 with a strained right shoulder
... activated May 11 after rehab assignments at Single-A Stockton and
Triple-A Sacramento.
© Went 5-0 with a 2.25 ERA (18 ER/72.0 IP) in his first 12 starts this season
with Oakland ... joined Chuck Dobson in 1971 and Dick Bosman in
1976 as the only other A's to go undefeated through their first 12 starts.
© Got the start in Game Three of the NLDS in Los Angeles and was tagged
with the 3-1 loss ... was his first post-season start since October 13,
2006, with Oakland against Detroit.
Had his season interrupted by injury for the third consecutive year as two
stints on the disabled list limited him to seven games, including four starts...was 1-2 with a 2.45 ERA...went 1-1 with a 1.42 ERA in three starts
before going on the DL for the first time on April 23 retroactive to April 16
with a strained right shoulder...was reinstated from the DL on June 21 and
began his return in the bullpen...did not allow a run in three relief appearances
(4.0 ip) before being moved back into the starting rotation on July 7
against Seattle...allowed four runs in 2.2 innings and took the loss...was
placed back on the DL on July 12 retroactive to July 8 with a strained right
shoulder and missed the remainder of the season...it was the second consecutive
season he had two stints on the DL and he now has five career stints on the disabled list...is 5-2 with a 3.61 ERA in 16 games, 13 starts,
over the last two years and 15-7 with a 3.19 ERA in 38 games, 32 starts,
over the last three years...was 1-2 with a 2.91 ERA in his four starting
assignments and 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (4.0 ip, 0 h) in his three relief
appearances...now has a 0.82 ERA (1 er in 11.0 ip) and .105 (4 for 38)
opponents average in eight career relief appearances...allowed a .202 opponents
batting average, which included a .098 (4 for 41) mark against righthanded
hitters and .292 (14 for 48) against left-handers...opponents were
just 1 for 14 (.071) with runners in scoring position and he has allowed a
.211 (73 for 346) career average with RISP...allowed a .114 opponents batting
average the first time through the lineup, .241 the second time through
and .375 after that...has allowed a .133 (15 for 113) opponents average the
first time through the lineup over the last two years...did not allow a run
(11.0 ip) and held the opposition to a .086 batting average in four games on
the road compared to a 4.30 ERA and .278 opponents average in three starts
in Oakland...opponents were 9 for 23 (.391) with four walks when leading
off an inning...allowed one run or less in two of his four starts and had a
win and a no decision in those starts...has allowed one run or fewer in 28 of
his 76 career starts (36.8%) but is 15-0 with 13 no decisions in those starts...is
27-0 in 33 career starts with run support of four runs or more...the A's were 2-2 in his four starting assignments and are now 49-27 (.645) in his 76
career starts...tossed at least six innings in three of his starts, allowed two
runs or fewer three times and walked two batters or fewer three times...first
batters faced were 0 for 3 with two strikeouts in his three relief appearances
and he did not inherit any runners... combined with Jay Marshall and Huston
Street on a three-hit shutout in his first start, a 9-0 A's win at Seattle on April
4...allowed all three of the hits in 7.0 innings and is now 16-3 with a 1.52
ERA (33 er in 195.1 ip) in 26 career starts where he pitches at least seven
innings...took the loss in his second start, the A's home opener on April 9
against Chicago...it marked his first loss since August 9, 2005 against Los
Angeles and snapped his winning streak at a career high tying six
games...posted a 3.05 ERA and .181 opponents batting average over that
14-game, 11-start stretch that dated back to August 19, 2005...also won six
straight from July 15 to August 31, 2004...the loss also snapped a streak
where the A's won 11 consecutive games in which he started...that tied for
the fourth longest such streak in Oakland history...had a no decision in his
third start on April 15 against New York, a game the A's won 5-4 on Marco
Scutaro's walk-off home run...allowed just one run in six innings and left
in the seventh inning with tightness in his right shoulder...went on the disabled
list and made one rehab appearance with Triple-A Sacramento on
June 20 against Tacoma (1.0 ip, 1 h, 1 so) before he was reinstated from the
DL...was placed in the bullpen upon his return...did not allow a run or hit
in three relief appearances and retired 12 of the 14 batters that he faced, six
by strikeout...made his fourth and final start of the season
on July 7 against Seattle, a loss in the A's 4-0
decision...left after 2.2 innings, his shortest outing as
a starter since June 26, 2004 against San Francisco
when he tossed 2.1 innings...went back on the DL and
continued to rehab towards a possible late season
return...was transferred to the 60-day DL on August
22 and was eventually shut down for the remainder of
the season in late September.
Harden made just 19 starts in 2005 because of two injuries, and made just nine in 2006 because of two stints on the disabled list. He missed 34 games from April 27-June 3 because of a muscle strain in his back, and 94 games from June 5-Sept. 20 with a sprained ligament in his right elbow. The A's won all nine games that he started during the regular season. Harden allowed a .191 opponents batting average and allowed a .179 average with runners in scoring position. Harden is 26-0 in 32 career starts with run support of four runs or more. He tossed seven or more innings in three of his starts and threw five or fewer innings in his final five starts.
Was 10-5 with a 2.53 ERA but appeared in just 22 games, including 19 starts, as his season was interrupted by injury twice...began the
season by going 2-3 with a 2.80 ERA over his first seven starts before he was placed on the Disabled List on May 15 retroactive to May
14 with a strained left oblique muscle...returned on June 21 and went 8-2 with a 2.54 ERA and .184 opponents batting average over his
next 12 starts through August 19...did not pitch from August 20 through September 24 because of right lat strain...pitched exclusively
in relief following his return and did not allow a run in three outings (5.0 ip, 3 h, 1 bb, 7 so)...was 10-5 with a 2.63 ERA (36 er in 123.0
ip) in his 19 starts...the A's went 12-7 (.632) in his 19 starting assignments but were a combined 3-11 (.214) in games started by the pitchers who took his turn in the rotation (Etherton 1-2, Glynn 0-3 and Kennedy 2-6)...the A's are now 38-25 (.603) in his career starting assignments...his ERA was a career low as were his .201 opponents batting average, .271 opponents on-base percentage and .294 opponents slugging percentage...did not qualify for the leaguer leaders as he tossed just 128.0 innings...however, based on a minimum of 100
innings pitched, he had the lowest opponents batting average and slugging percentage and the fewest home runs per nine innings (7
hr, 0.49 per nine innings) in the American League...also had the second lowest ERA (Roy Halladay, TOR 2.41 in 141.2 innings) and the
third lowest opponents on-base percentage...his opponents batting average was third lowest in Oakland history using the 100 inning
minimum and the slugging percentage was fourth lowest...tied for fifth in the AL with the first shutout of his career and tied for 10th with
his first two complete games...his batting average broke down to .179 (40 for 223) against left-handed hitters and .221 (53 for 240)
against right-handers...his mark against lefties was fourth lowest in the AL...his opponents average dropped to .191 (18 for 94) with runners in scoring position, including .083 (3 for 36) with RISP and two outs...was 5-4 with a 2.53 ERA in 11 starts before the All-Star Break
and 5-1 with a 2.54 ERA in 11 games, eight starts, after the break...is now 8-9 with a 3.67 ERA (65 er in 159.1 ip) in 27 games before the
break and 18-7 with a 3.55 ERA (92 er in 233.0 ip) in 41 games after the break...is 18-7 with a 2.95 ERA (74 er in 226.0 ip) and .213 (175
for 821) opponents batting average in 37 games, 34 starts, since the 2004 All-Star Break after going 8-9 with a 4.49 ERA and .256 opponents batting average over the first 31 games, 29 starts, of his career...tossed at least seven innings in eight of his 19 starts in 2005 and 22 of his 63 career starts...is 12-3 with a 1.35 ERA (25 er in 166.1 ip) in his career when pitching seven or more innings...walked two batters or fewer in 14 of his 19 starts and allowed two runs or fewer 12 times...has allowed one run or fewer in 22 of his 63 career starts but is just 12-0 with 10 no decisions in those outings...the A's scored just 12 runs while he was pitching in his losses and no decisions this year (58.1 ip, 1.85 per nine innings) and 59 runs in his 10 wins (64.2 ip, 8.21 per nine innings)...in his career as a starter, he has run support of 2.61 (63 r in 217.0 ip) in his losses and no decisions and 8.18 (153 r in 168.1 ip) in his wins...is 22-0 in 26 career starts with run support of four or more...was 3-1 with a 1.48 ERA and .159 opponents batting average in seven games, six starts, during the day and
7-4 with a 3.06 ERA and .220 opponents batting average in 15 games, 13 starts, at night...is now 11-5 with a 3.09 ERA (48 er in 139.2
ip) in 24 career outings during the day and 15-11 with a 3.88 ERA (109 er in 252.2 ip) in 44 outings at night...was 7-1 with a 2.75 ERA in
11 starts when pitching on four days rest and 3-4 with a 2.48 ERA in eight starts when pitching on five or more days of rest...is now 18-
7 with a 3.56 ERA (91 er in 230.1 ip) in 38 career starts on four days rest and 8-9 with a 3.77 ERA (65 er in 155.0 ip) in his other 25
starts...agreed to terms on a four-year contract through the 2008 season with a club option for 2009 on April 2...tossed 8.0 shutout
innings on April 16 against Los Angeles but ended up with a no decision, the third time in his career he received a no decision after not
allowing a run...finished April with a 2-0 record and a 2.10 ERA in four starts...tossed his first career complete game in the A's 3-2 loss
to Texas on May 2...allowed a solo home run to Dellucci in the third inning of that start which snapped a 48.1 inning, 195-batter homerless streak dating back to his last home run on September 11, 2004 against Cleveland (Hafner)...had his only losing streak of the season when he lost each of his three starts in May (3.72 ERA), matching his career high (also August 10 to 21, 2003)...left his start on May 13 against New York after 3.1 innings with a strained left oblique muscle...was placed on the DL retroactive to May 14...made one rehab start for Triple-A Sacramento on June 17 against Colorado Springs (3.0 ip, 1 h, 7 so)...returned from the DL on June 21 at Seattle and won each of his first three starts following his return...including June 26 against San Francisco when he combined with Ron Flores and
Kiko Calero on a one-hit shutout in the A's 16-0 win...tossed his first career shutout, a two-hitter in the A's 6-0 win over Texas on July
14...tossed just 80 pitches which was the fewest by an Oakland pitcher in a nine-inning complete game since pitch counts were tracked
starting in 1988...it marked just the 15th time since 1988 that a Major League pitcher has tossed 80 or fewer pitches in a nine-inning
complete game, the fifth time by an American Leaguer (source: Stats, Inc.)...retired each of the first 22 hitters he faced before Soriano
singled with one out in the eighth...that started a season best four-game winning streak through July 29 (2.54 ERA)...extended his scoreless streak to a career high 17.0 innings in the A's 3-1 win at Los Angeles on July 19...allowed a career high 12 hits in an 8-4 win over Detroit on July 29...went 5-1 with a 2.77 ERA in six starts in July...those were his most wins ever in a month...tied for second in the AL
in wins in July (Zito, 6) and ranked fifth in ERA...then went 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA in four starts in August before he was sidelined with a
right lat strain...returned on September 25 and pitched in relief that day against Texas (1.0 ip, 1 h)...it was his first relief appearance since
September 28, 2003, snapping a streak of 50 consecutive starts...each of his final three appearances came in his relief and he tossed 5.0
scoreless innings, retiring 15 of the 19 hitters that he faced...finished the season with a 16.1 inning scoreless streak.
Was one of the top pitchers in the American League after the All-Star Break as he went 8-2 with a 3.49 ERA (38 er in 98.0 ip) and a .229 (82 for 358) opponents batting average in 15 starts after the break...tied for fifth in the AL in wins after the break and ranked sixth in opponents batting average and ERA...was 3-5 with a 4.52 ERA (46 er in 91.2 ip) and .254 (89 for 350) opponents batting average before the break...struck out 91 batters in 91.2 innings before the break and 76 in 98.0 innings after the break...was 11-7 with a 3.99 ERA and .242 opponents batting average in 31 starts overall...ranked eighth in the AL in strikeouts with a team leading 167 and was tied for seventh with 81 walks...allowed just 16 home runs in 189.2 innings, an average of 0.76 per nine innings which was fourth lowest in the AL...tied with teammate Tim Hudson for the second lowest opponents slugging percentage in the AL (.366) and tied for the fifth lowest opponents batting average (.242)...allowed a .202 (51 for 253) opponents batting average the first time through the line up, .221 (52 for 235) the second time through and .309 (68 for 220) after that...had a 2.65 ERA (36 er in 122.1 ip) in the first four innings of a game and 6.42 (48 er in 67.1 ip) after that...had 13 no decisions which tied for third most among AL starting pitchers and equaled the second most ever by an Oakland starter...the record is 15 by Ron Darling in 1993 (5-9 in 29 starts)...left with the lead (and pitched at least five innings) in three of his no decisions only to have the bullpen blow the save...the A's were 7-6 in his no decisions and were 18-13 in his starting assignments...the A's are now 26-18 (.591) in his starting assignments for his career...allowed one run or fewer in nine of his starts in 2004 but was just 3-0 with six no decisions in those starts...including two no decisions in two starts when he did not allow a run...is now 5-0 with eight no decisions in 13 career starts when allowing one run or less...the A's scored 37 runs in his seven losses and 13 no decisions (118.1 ip, 2.81 runs per nine innings) and 66 runs in his 11 wins (71.1 ip, 8.33 runs per nine innings)...in his career as a starter, he has run support of 2.89 (51 r in 158.2 ip) in his losses and no decisions and 8.16 (94 r in 103.2 ip) in his wins...is 14-0 in 17 career starts with run support of four or more...was 6-3 with a 3.02 ERA (32 er in 95.1 ip) and .216 (75 for 347) opponents batting average in 15 starts in Oakland compared to 5-4 with a 4.96 ERA (52 er in 94.1 ip) and .266 (96 for 361) opponents batting average in 16 starts on the road...had the fourth best home ERA in the AL...is now 9-4 with a 3.25 ERA (47 er in 130.1 ip) in 21 career starts in Oakland and 7-7 with a 4.97 ERA (74 er in 134.0 ip) in 25 games, 23 starts, on the road...ranked seventh in the AL with a 3.74 ERA (52 er in 125.0 ip) during night games...his opponents batting average broke down to .227 (74 for 326) against right-handers and .254 (97 for 382) against left-handers...allowed a .213 (38 for 178) opponents batting average when leading off an inning which was fourth lowest in the AL...tossed at least six innings in 21 of his 31 starts, allowed three runs or fewer 19 times and walked two batters or fewer 17 times...came out of spring training as the A's fifth starter and was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on April 3 as the A's had two off days over the first eight days of the season...made one start for Sacramento on April 10 and he had a no decision in the River Cats 5-3 loss to Edmonton in Yuma, Arizona (5.0 ip, 6 h, 3 r, 3 er, 3 bb, 6 so)...left the game with the score tied at three...recalled to Oakland on April 15...got off to a slow start with the A's as he went 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA (10 er in 16.2 ip) in three starts in April..allowed a career high 11 hits in his first start on April 15 at Texas and tossed just 4.0 innings...then went 2-1 with a 3.02 ERA (15 er in 44.2 ip) over a seven-start stretch from May 1 to June 4...picked up his first two wins of the season in consecutive starts on May 6 against New York and May 12 at Detroit...went 1-2 with a 6.23 ERA (21 er in 30.1 ip) over a six-start stretch from June 9 to July 8...lost consecutive starts on June 16 at St. Louis and June 21 at Anaheim, one of two losing streaks he had in 2004 (also lost two straight in April)...left his start on June 26 against San Francisco after just 2.1 innings with a left shoulder subluxation...was injured covering first base on a Ray Durham ground ball...it was his shortest outing ever as a starter...began the second half of the season with a career high six-game winning streak from July 15 to August 31...went 6-0 with a 2.55 ERA (19 er in 67.0 ip) and .208 (50 for 240) opponents batting average over that 10-start stretch...went 2-0 with a 3.49 ERA (15 er in 38.2 ip) in six starts in July and is now 4-0 with a 2.56 ERA (17 er in 59.2 ip) in nine career starts in July...tossed a career high 8.2 innings and a career high 125 pitches on July 20 against Toronto and did not allow a run but ended up with a no decision in the A's 1-0 win in 14 innings...went 4-0 with a 2.97 ERA (13 er in 39.1 ip) in six starts in August, the first time in his career he has won more than two games in a month...tied for fourth in the AL in wins in August and ranked sixth in ERA...tossed 8.0 shutout innings on August 25 against Baltimore but had a no decision in the A's 3-0 win...finished the season by going 2-2 with a 5.52 ERA (19 er in 31.0 ip) in five starts in September...picked up his 10th win of the season on September 16 against Texas to become the fifth A's starter to win 10 games...that marked the first time the A's have had five starters win 10 games since moving to Oakland in 1968.
Began the season at Double-A Midland and made two starts there and 16 games, 14 starts, at Sacramento in his Triple-A debut before he was promoted to Oakland on July 17...went 5-4 with a 4.46 ERA in 15 games, 13 starts, with the A's...went 3-0 with a 1.33 ERA (4 er in 27.0 ip), .213 (19 for 89) opponents batting average and no home runs allowed over his first four starts and 2-4 with a 6.23 ERA (33 er in 47.2 ip), .280 (53 for 189) opponents batting average and five home runs allowed over his last 11 games, nine starts...began his major league career with 13 consecutive starts before pitching in relief on September 26 (1.0 ip, 1 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb) and 28 (1.0 ip, 1 bb, 1 so) at Seattle in preparation for a possible relief role in the playoffs...was 3-1 with a 3.86 ERA (15 er in 35.0 ip) in six starts in Oakland and 2-3 with a 4.99 ERA (22 er in 39.2 ip) in nine games, seven starts, on the road...was 4-1 with a 2.51 ERA (9 er in 32.1 ip) in six games, five starts during the day and 1-3 with a 5.95 ERA (28 er in 42.1 ip) in nine games, eight starts, at night...allowed a .259 opponents batting average which broke down to .278 (45 for 162) with four of his five home runs allowed against left handers and .233 (27 for 116) against right handers...opponents batting average dropped to .169 (12 for 71) with runners in scoring position...allowed a .321 (42 for 131) opponents batting average and four of his five home runs against the first four hitters in the order and .204 (30 for 147) to the bottom five batters in the line-up...the A's were 8-5 in his 13 starting assignments...tossed seven innings in each of his first three starts but just once over his last 10 starts...allowed two runs or fewer in seven of his starts, walked two or fewer seven times and did not allow a home run 10 times...was selected from Sacramento on July 17 and made his major league debut on July 21 in Kansas City in just his third professional season...became the 30th pitcher in Oakland history to start in his major league debut...at the age of 21 years, 233 days, he became the youngest A's pitcher to start a game since Steve Karsay on August 17, 1993 at the age of 21 years, 146 days...had a no decision in the A's 6-1 win...shutout the Royals on three hits and a walk over the first five innings before allowing his only run in the sixth...left after seven innings with the scored tied at one and the A's scored five in the ninth for the win...first major league win came in his second start, an 8-1 A's win at Anaheim on July 26 (7.0 ip, 7 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 3 so) and he had two of his five wins against the defending World Champions...struck out nine, including eight over a nine batter stretch, and tossed seven shutout innings for his second win on July 31 against Cleveland...extended his winning streak to three games on August 5 at Detroit, but then lost each of his next three starts from August 10 to 21 (16 er in 11.2 ip, 12.34 ERA)...allowed his first home run on August 15 against Toronto after starting his career with 34 consecutive homerless innings...walked a career high seven on August 21 at Boston, the most walks by an A's pitcher since Kevin Appier walked seven on June 5, 2000 against San Diego...after a no decision on August 26, he snapped his losing streak on August 31 against Tampa Bay when he struck out a career high 10...was selected by the A's in the 17th round of the 2000 draft but did not sign until May 28, 2001...is the first A's pick from that draft to make it to the majors...was born in Victoria, British Columbia and becomes the sixth Canadian to play for the Oakland A's...joins Mike Kilkenny (1972), Dave McKay (1980-82) Vince Horsman (1992-94), Matt Stairs (1996-2000) and Cody McKay (2002)...was named Minor League Pitcher of the Year by SportsTicker after going 11-4 with a 2.74 ERA in 18 games, 16 starts, at Midland and Sacramento...struck out 108 and walked 35 in 101.2 innings and allowed a .201 (72 for 358) opponents batting average...went 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in two starts at Midland and 9-4 with a 3.15 ERA in 16 games, 14 starts, at Sacramento...tossed six or more innings in 10 of his 16 starts at both minor league stops, allowed three runs or fewer 14 times (including no runs six times) and did not allow a home run 12 times...did not allow a base runner in his two starts at Midland, retiring all 39 batters that he faced...tossed six perfect innings and combined on a one-hit shutout at Round Rock, 5-0, on Opening Day, April 3...won at Round Rock again on April 8, tossing seven shutout innings...was promoted to Sacramento on April 10 and retired the first eight batters he faced in his Triple-A debut in the second game of a doubleheader at Edmonton on April 13, giving him a season opening stretch of 47 consecutive batters retired...the streak was 57 in a row dating back to his final start of 2002...his second Triple-A appearance came on April 19 against Edmonton in relief of a rehabbing Jim Mecir and he struck out a season high 11 in 6.0 innings for the win...was 2-1 with a 5.94 ERA over three starts at Sacramento before he was placed on the disabled list April 26 with a right ankle sprain...was activated on May 9 and went 7-1 with a 2.15 ERA and .215 opponents batting average in 10 starts in May and June...tossed a season high 7.1 shutout innings on June 20 against Salt Lake and earned Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week honors on June 23...lost both of his starts in July and his final Triple-A appearance came in relief on July 11 at New Orleans (1.0 ip) in preparation for the Futures Game and the Triple-A All-Star Game...started for the World Team in the Futures Game on July 13 in Chicago and had a no decision (1.0 ip, 1 h, 1 r, 1 er, 2 bb, 3 so)...did not pitch in the Triple-A All-Star Game on July 16 as he was called up to Oakland the next day.
Split his season between Single-A Visalia and Double-A Midland and combined for 187 strikeouts, the second best figure in all of minor league baseball...trailed Clint Nageotte of San Bernardino (214)...the strikeout total came in 153.0 innings, an average of 11.00 strikeouts per nine innings which ranked sixth among minor league starting pitchers...added a 12-6 record and a 2.94 ERA in 28 starts...led the A's farm system in ERA and strikeouts and tied for second in wins...allowed six home runs in 153.0 innings or one per 25.5 innings...allowed a .210 opponents batting average which broke down to .202 by left-handers and .216 by right-handers...average
dropped to .179 with runners in scoring position...had five games of 10 or more strikeouts...began the year at Single-A Visalia where he went 4-3 with a 2.93 ERA in 12 starts...struck out 85 and walked just 24 in 67.2 innings...was named California League Pitcher of the Week for the week of April 15-21 as he did not allow a run in two starts that week (11.0 ip, 5 h, 3 bb, 14 so)...was the lone Visalia player named
to the Carolina/California League All-Star Game but was promoted to Midland on June 4 and did not play in the game...went 8-3 with a 2.95 ERA in 16 starts with the Rockhounds...led the staff with 102 strikeouts and tied for second in wins despite joining the club two months into the season...put together a five-game winning streak and compiled a 2.12 ERA over a six-start stretch from July 21 to August 17.
Began his professional career with Vancouver in the Short-Season Single-A Northwest League and was 2-4 with a 3.39 ERA in 18 games, 14 starts...struck out 100 and walked 38 in 74.1 innings...tied for the league lead in strikeouts and was first among starters in strikeouts per nine innings (11.94)...finished second in walks and opponents batting average allowed by a starter (.182)...led Vancouver in strikeouts and finished second in games started and innings pitched...allowed just three home runs in 74.1 innings or one per 24.8 innings...allowed a .179
opponents batting average overall...was 1-2 with a 1.80 ERA and .132 opponents batting average in 11 home games and 1-2 with a 5.83 ERA and .241 opponents batting average in seven road games...began the season in the bullpen and made four relief appearances without allowing a run (8.0 ip)...finished the season with 14 starts, going 1-4 with a 3.80 ERA...had a season
high 12 strikeouts in his last start on September 4 against Everett.
TEXAS: Opened the season as Texas' number two starter, going 0-1 with a 4.58 ERA in his first four outings...recorded his first win as a Ranger April 28 against Chicago (AL)...two of his five wins came against the White Sox...worked 7.0 shutout innings and struck out a season-high nine to win at Oakland in next start May 3...went 2-0 with a 2.50 ERA over a three-start stretch from April 28 to May 8... then went 1-2 with an 8.28 ERA over his next six starts before going on the disabled list June 12 with a left gluteal muscle strain...surrendered a career high four home runs in his final start before the injury, June 11 at Milwaukee...went 0-2 with a 5.19 ERA in four starts at Triple-A Oklahoma City on a rehab assignment...was reinstated July 31 and allowed one earned run in 7.0 innings in a win at Los Angeles (AL) that night...lasted just 2.1 innings in his next outing Aug. 7 at Oakland and returned to the DL Aug. 15, retroactive to Aug. 8 with right shoulder tendinitis...made another rehab start Aug. 18 against Reno, allowing one unearned run in 6.0 innings...was reinstated Aug. 23, working 6.2 no-hit innings that day against Minnesota before leaving the game with five walks and 111 pitches...Matt Harrison recorded the final out in the seventh and Darren O'Day worked a hitless eighth before Joe Mauer singled off Neftali Feliz with one out in ninth for the Twins' only hit in a 4-0 Rangers win...it was the longest hitless outing ever by a Texas starter who did not finish the game and second longest in majors in 2010 to the Twins' Kevin Slowey who tossed 7.0 hitless innings against Oakland Aug. 15...prior to that pair, no pitcher had posted at least 6.2 hitless innings in a non-complete game since Braves' Damian Moss (7.0 ip) May 3, 2002 at St. Louis...was 1-1 with a 3.27 ERA in two starts following his return from the DL before going to the bullpen at the start of September...pitched twice in relief (4 er in 2.2 ip) before completing the season with a no decision in a spot start Sept. 29 vs. Seattle...was not on the Rangers postseason roster.


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Not surprisingly, a considerable number of Americans experience the sneezing, runny nose, watery eyes, sore throats, cough, fatigue and fever which we have come to associate with a cold or flu. Additional symptoms of vomiting or diarrhea may accompany the illness depending upon its severity and the persons susceptibility to the disease.
Over-the-counter cold and flu medicine sales top several million dollars a year. With increasing competition, this past season saw the addition of several "newer", "faster acting" "extra strength" medicines to the already saturated cold and flu medicine market. According to consumer advocates, these cold and flu medicines are simply new twists on old formulas which carry slick packaging and advertising campaigns.
Holistic health care physicians are nearly unanimous in their belief that over-the-counter medications which act to suppress symptoms actually worsen and prolong the condition. Ultimately this results in far more serious conditions such as bronchitis, pneumonia, low immune function and chronic fatigue.
Toxemia: The Real Culprit
In order to understand how this occurs, one must first understand what a cold or influenza is. Despite what advertisers claim, colds and flu's are not caused by viruses or bacteria. Rather, these are opportunistic infections which are allowed to arise or take hold in a sick or toxic internal environment. The symptoms experienced by the person are really attempts by the body to eliminate the sick or toxic internal environment rather than a reaction to the external environment. This is the reason that during the "cold and flu season" some people are affected and others are not, even though constantly exposed to the same environment of microbes.
Sickness or toxicity of the internal environment is most often caused by excesses of tobacco smoke, heavy metal exposure, food additives, stale air from poorly circulated air flow and chronic constipation. Diets which are high in fats (greater than 25 grams/day), refined carbohydrates (white sugar, flour etc.), caffeine (coffee, tea, soft drinks), excess dairy, high amounts of salt and alcohol also contribute. Add to these stress due to lack of sleep, over work, radical changes in environmental temperatures and lifestyle habits, and you have an individual who is ripe for opportunistic infection due to a sick or toxic internal environment. As each person is unique, one or several of these factors may contribute more than others.
As the body attempts to rid itself of the toxicity, it depends on the organs of elimination to do so. These consist of the liver, lungs, kidneys, skin, mucus membranes, and the immune system. Increased activity of the mucus membranes of the sinuses, nose, throat, eyes and ears, result in secretion of a sticky, thin to thick, gelatinous mucus which acts to eliminate excess toxins while removing microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria. The affected person experiences this as a runny nose, watery eyes, sore throat from sinus drainage and inflammation, sneezing, and plugged ears. Elimination through the digestive tract results in diarrhea and vomiting. Nausea, often a part of influenza symptoms, results from the inability to digest food and is the body's way of letting you know not to eat. This way, energy is diverted to removing toxins and fighting the infection rather than digesting food. Fever, which often accompanies colds or flu's, acts to burn off toxic materials while increasing the white blood cell and immune system activity.


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The AeroChamber with mask is a device that can be used along with some metered dose inhalers for asthma relief. Watch how to properly use the AeroChamber device.
This video is an excerpt from the DVD Living With Asthma: A Guide to Controlling Your Asthma produced by St. Louis Children's Hospital.


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This month has just flown by. I was originally planning to devote separate posts to all of the following, but instead I will be presenting them as one giant Thanksgiving-themed post.
First, here's a fairly recent Thanksgiving card from Hallmark with some nice original artwork.
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Coming up next...
There aren't that many animated Thanksgiving TV specials. However, the Looney Tunes gang can boast that they appeared in TWO different specials themed to the holiday. The first of the two was 1979's Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet. It's nothing really remarkable and at least it's not unwatchable like Bugs Bunny's Howl-o-Ween was. In new wraparound footage, Bugs is a diet doctor who gives advice to various patients (including June Foray's "Millicent" character from "Rabbit Romeo").
Next up, we have Chuck Jones' "Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special" from 1981. This special seems to have been done mostly to showcase Jones' "Duck Dodgers" sequel. The second Dodgers cartoon was originally made at the request of George Lucas to be shown in front of The Empire Strikes Back. However, those plans fell through and the short didn't surface until this primetime special (Production problems? Rejected by Lucas? Anyone know the story?). The version of "Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24 1/2 Century" here actually includes some more footage that wasn't included in the stand-alone version of this short (most notably Marvin advising us Earthlings we have three days to prepare for Earth's destruction).
(On a sidenote, rewatching this special reminded me how funny "His Bitter Half" is. That shooting gallery gag makes me laugh every single time. Hopefully it'll be on a Golden Collection soon!)
I have always wondered if the final bit in this special ("Why don't we remake it before we shelve it") was Jones' commentary on the actual production of the second "Dodgers" cartoon?
And now for a TRUE Thanksgiving classic. Here's Art Davis' "Holiday For Drumsticks" from 1949:
Daffy Duck - Holiday For Drumsticks
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Happy Thanksgiving!


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Prepare for the ultimate dogfight. All season long, Callie, freelancer Rob Cressy's miniature schnauzer, Callie, will compete with RedEye's veteran prognosticating pooch, Whizzer, for NFL prediction supremacy. Their Week 1 picks are below.
Meet the new 'expert' in town ...
By Rob Cressy, For RedEye
TGIF! Thank God It's Football, that is. The NFL is back and many so-called "experts" will be dispensing predictions ad nauseam. Well, there's a new expert in town.
Callie is my sports-loving miniature schnauzer who goes bonkers for Beggin Strips, chasing squirrels and picking games. Yes, you read that correctly. I said picking games.
Each week Callie will flex her sports muscles by picking winners from five NFL matchups.
If Chris Berman can pick the 49ers and Bills to meet in the Super Bowl every year, then a dog making picks is not that far-fetched. (See what we did there?)
If you want to question Callie's credibility, bring it. I watch or listen to roughly 12 hours of sports every day. And guess who's kicking it with me the entire time. Yep. Callie.
I cannot confirm how much English Callie can understand, but I do know when I say "treats," "dingo" or "go for a walk," she loses it like Derrick Rose does after throwing down a monster dunk.
So watch out, Vegas. Watch out, Chicago. You've officially been put on notice by my dog.
Rob Cressy is a RedEye special contributor. @baconsports
... And meet her competition
By Whizzer, For RedEye
Oh no you didn't, Callie. When another dog wants to whiz, er, predict on my turf, I usually chew them up and spit them out like my owner's old shoes.
I'm willing to make an exception this time, however. It may or may not be because I'm still full from sneaking food during RedEye's Labor Day picnic.
So for the next 17 weeks, you've got your paws full, Callie. May the best canine win. (That would be me.)
Whizzer is a RedEye special contributor.
Baltimore at Denver: Ravens
Green Bay at San Francisco: 49ers
Philadelphia at Washington: Eagles
Minnesota at Detroit: Lions
Baltimore at Denver: Broncos
Green Bay at San Francisco: Packers
Philadelphia at Washington: Redskins
Minnesota at Detroit: Lions
Bears vs. Cincinnati: Bears
RESULTS: Callie 3-2, Whizzer 2-3
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Exclusive: New Girl Books The Office, Reno 911! Alums for Season Finale
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The Office's Oscar Nunez and Reno 911! alum Kerri Kenney will both guest-star on the New Girl season finale, which finds the group heading out on a cruise, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. Nunez will play a ship employee who makes Coach (Damon Wa… Read more


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MusicNotes: Springsteen Honored; George Martin documentary
The Boss is Musicares Person of the Year 2013
Bruce Springsteen will be recognized next year by the music community, not just for his creative endeavors, but his philanthropic and charitable contributions to society as well.  A special ceremony and tribute concert is planned for  February 8th where the Boss will get his 'Title'.  All ticket sales from the event go to Musicares, which offers emergency financial assistance, educational workshops, health insurance and more for the musical community.
George Martin documentary to be released on DVD
Famed "Fifth Beatle" producer George Martin got the documentary treatment recently from BBC. Produced by George Martin boasts candid interviews with T. Bone Burnett, Paul McCartney, Rick Rubin, Jeff Beck, Ringo Starr and more, about the living British legend. The documentary profiles Martin from his childhood, early days in music, producing comedy records and to producing the Beatles.
It's already aired on BBC Arena series, but the DVD version includes nearly an hour of interviews that were not originally aired.
Produced by George Martin is slated for release on September 11.


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Written by Deb Egenberger Thursday, 20 August 2009 22:03
Culverts could divert water away from yard
Lucille Whipple knew her house sat in a low spot in Brady when she and her late husband Eugene "Junior" Whipple moved there nearly 50 years ago.
She's had water problems in the basement of her house on the corner of Commercial and Matthewson streets more than once but nothing like she has experienced over the past couple of years.
"I have a horrible mess in there again, with about this much silt everywhere," Whipple said, holding her fingers about two inches apart.
Heavy rains this spring and summer have caused wash-outs down Norris Court and Harrison Street, forming a virtual lake in Whipple's yard.
The runoff collects there, Whipple said, because the village has not provided another place for it to drain.
Whipple addressed the village board of trustees during their regular monthly meeting on Aug. 12.
She said nothing has been done since she brought the issue to the board's attention more than a year ago.
Trustees have discussed drainage issues several times.
In March 2008, the village turned down a possible Community Development Block Grant that would have helped pay for storm sewer drains in the area of Whipple's house.
Matching funds of $30,000 or more would have strained the village budget too much, trustees said.
In August 2008, the board again discussed possible solutions to the drainage issue using culverts but the project never got off the ground.
Village road superintendent Carla O'Dell told trustees last week the situation is worse than even she had realized.
O'Dell said runoff is washing gullies across Commercial Street on its way downhill.
O'Dell suggested installing two culverts north to south across Commercial Street and another across Matthewson to meet the state's drainage ditch on Highway 30.
She also said a ditch along Matthewson and crowning on the street would help eliminate the problems.
Whipple said if the village would put a ditch along the street, she would plant grass and maintain the area to prevent further erosion.
O'Dell told the board it would cost roughly $5,000 to install the culverts and excavate the ditch.
"If it isn't fixed this year, let me tell you," Whipple said, "you're going to be paying a lawyer on top of it."
Board member Jeff Miller promised to get started right away.
"We're going to fix it one way or another," Miller said.
In other business, the village board approved temporary keno and liquor licenses in Dale Hansen's name.
Hansen and his daughter Rhonda Hansen are taking over the lease at Shelle's Place and need temporary license approval until the state issues a permanent one.
The Hansens will call the restaurant the Feed Bunk. They opened the business on Tuesday.
Rhonda Hansen told the trustees she would like to install a sidewalk cafe area outside the building where customers could eat meals as well as be allowed to smoke.
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A group of teen girls planted a tree in front of Lexington Middle School to honor a former principal, the late Rosa Lovelace.
A group of teen girls planted a tree in front of Lexington Middle School to honor a former principal, the late Rosa Lovelace.
"I hope it grows big and strong like she was," said seventh-grader Jahiya Burton.
"It made me feel happy there was something done in memory of her. I'm happy we got to be part of it," said seventh-grader Zaire Marsh.
Jahiya and Zaire are part of Emerging Young Leaders at the school that was started two years ago by the Omicron Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. The club was established to provide leadership development, civic engagement, educational enrichment and character building.
Lovelace, 61, died in December from lung cancer. She came to Lexington City Schools in 2002 and served as principal at LMS from 2010 until December 2012.
"Mrs. Lovelace was a nice person," Zaire said. "She treated us like family. It's nice to know she will always be part of the school."
A small ceremony was held on Arbor Day, April 26, when the girls planted the dogwood tree. The girls felt special that Lovelace's family members attended and appreciated the efforts.
"I feel like we left a good memory for other students to see the type of person she was," said eighth-grader Tyanna Fuller. "She always joked a lot. Every time we came (to school) in the morning, she was smiling, saying 'good morning.' She encouraged me to have a good day."
Zaire and Jahiya started with the club this year. They both enjoy doing different activities in the community. For example, the girls painted faces this weekend at the Multicultural Festival.
Zaire said they learn how to act like young ladies and carry themselves in public. Jahiya has enjoyed talking about goals, engaging in conversations and taking field trips. The group meets once a month.
The program began to help develop and install leadership development. The focus is to help build on the foundation the parents had already started.
"It's going very well," said sorority president Tasha Hall. "We thought doing something for (Lovelace) would be a good way to honor her memory. She helped us a lot with getting the program in the school. I'm very proud of the young women for wanting to honor Mrs. Lovelace. I'm glad her family was able to come."
Students are chosen based on recommendations from teachers and guidance counselors. Other students are Sierra Toney, Miyah Lockhart, Destiny Hargrave and Brandi Wagner.
Tyanna has been a member for the past two years. She said the group brings the girls together. She has also learned to speak clearly and to keep her grades on track.
"I like it because we get to do things in the community," she said.
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Is a good stride a matter of many disparate elements coming together or one underlying virtue?
Running form is still a hot topic these days. Countless articles about running form have been printed and posted within the past couple of years, long threads on form keep appearing in online running forums, experts on running form are touring the country talking about it, whole books on running form have lately hit the presses, and running coaches all over the country are now teaching running form, whereas in the past they ignored it.
With all this communication going on, we must have a very clear idea of what good running form is, right? Not really. In fact, all of this communication about running form is going on precisely because we don't yet have a clear idea of its proper definition. If we'd figured it out we would have fallen silent on the topic and moved on to another.
If you ask any given "expert" on running form what it is, you'll likely get a response that consists of a laundry list of seemingly unrelated characteristics: a midfoot or forefoot footstrike, a slight forward lean, relaxed shoulders, eyes focused straight ahead, and so forth. To improve your running form, you must instill each of these characteristics in your stride. They will somehow add up to speed and efficiency.
Perhaps it's the Plato in me, but intuition has always told me that, whatever it is, good running form must be a single thing, not a grab bag of things. And if you take a close look at the research on running form, you will find some pretty solid evidence that good running form may indeed be one single thing.
RELATED: The 5 Most Common Running Form Mistakes
My current favorite researcher on running form is Stephen McGregor at Eastern Michigan University. McGregor uses three-dimensional accelerometers to measure various stride characteristics and plot them against running economy, as measured the old-fashioned way, through oxygen consumption in relation to velocity. In his research, McGregor has found only one stride characteristic that truly matters with respect to running economy: sagittal plane accelerations. In plain English, McGregor has found that the most economical runners slow down the least between strides, and the least economical runners slow down the most.
Other researchers have arrived at more or less the same place from different entry points. In a 2007 study, Finnish scientists measured a long list of stride characteristics in 25 trained endurance athletes and plotted these against running economy and maximum running speed. They discovered that only one stride characteristic was closely associated with both economy and maximum speed: ground contact time. The less time a given runner's foot spent in contact with the ground, the more economical — and faster — he was.
A short ground contact time and minimal sagittal plane deceleration are more or less the same virtue. Or, perhaps better put, they are different ways of measuring the same virtue. The quicker you're able to get your foot off the ground, the less you will decelerate. And the less you "hit the brakes" when your foot lands, the less time your foot will spend in contact with the ground. Short ground contact time and minimal sagittal plane deceleration are sort of like high club head speed and long driving distance in golf.
RELATED: Upper Body Exercises That Improve Running Form
Now, a running form expert with a conventional perspective might grant that this virtue of short ground contact time/minimal sagittal plane deceleration (SGCT/MSPD) is the be-all and end-all of good running form, but he will likely say that this virtue is achieved through the usual assortment of good technique elements: midfoot or forefoot landing, slight forward lean, etc. He will say that these elements came first and have added up to speed and efficiency.
But the evidence suggests that this is not the case. The relationship between SGCT/MSPD and performance is much stronger than the relationship between the standard elements of good technique and SGCT/MSPD. In other words, you absolutely must have SGCT/MSPD to be fast and economical, but you don't necessarily have to have a forward lean or a forefoot footstrike to have SGCT/MSPD. True, most runners with SGCT/MSPD will exhibit this characteristic, but not nearly all. The late Sammy Wanjiru, for example, leaned backward, not forward, when he ran. And 2009 New York City Marathon winner Meb Keflezighi is a heel striker.


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This new hot hatch won't be built overnight with little chance of Renault simply slapping on a new coat of paint, bigger alloys and some special badging. Instead, rumours are suggesting some major engine mods could result in a new Clio Williams that may produce as much as 180kW of power.
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If the Ford Transit was a watch, you know it would be a Timex. That old strapline 'Takes a Licking But Keeps on Ticking' is just as appropriate to Ford's hardy perennial, a vehicle that has carved itself a massive share of the UK commercial vehicle market. This sixth generation version has been well received around the world as a global product - it's even sold in the US. Perhaps its one weakness though, lay with the relatively inefficient 2.2-litre diesel engines provided beneath the bonnet. No longer. New EcoBlue diesel technology gets Ford back on the pace when it comes to efficiency returns in the large van segment - and not before time. This design is the biggest version of the Transit breed, there to cover off large van rivals like Mercedes' Sprinter and the Renault Master. The Blue Oval brand these days has a separate smaller Transit Custom model to cover off Vivaro, Trafic and Transporter competitors in the medium-shaped van sector - a product we'll deal with separately. Here though, we'll super-size our Transit testing.
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Under the bonnet, the big news is the replacement of the old 2.2 TDCi diesel this LCV was supplied with at launch with a new generation 2.0-litre Ford EcoBlue engine. It's offered in 105PS, 130PS and 170PS power ratings, each of which offers increased power and torque compared to before. Improved low-end pulling power - with 20 per cent more torque at 1,250rpm - delivers more flexible and responsive performance in everyday driving. There's also now the option of a smoother, more efficient automatic gearbox, a 6-speed SelectShift auto transmission. As it was previously, the Transit is available in front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive versions and as ever, this Ford has been engineered to keep coming back after the worst abuse imaginable. Its body construction features high-strength and ultra-high-strength boron steels and in development, has covered the equivalent of nearly 3.4 million miles in testing in Europe and North America, with more than 250,000 miles of that total covered by actual Transit customers. Safety tests have been undertaken to ensure the van would behave in a safe and predictable manner when subjected to the worst kinds of impacts experienced in real-world use, one test involving striking a 150mm kerb at 30mph. Ford didn't say how much damage the inevitable Pot Noodle in the cup holder did to the vehicle's interior.
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By its definition, a panel van needs to be a big box on wheels, so there's only so much stylists can do to differentiate them externally. Nevertheless, Ford has done quite a good job with this Transit. The front end doesn't immediately look like a Ford product. Previous Transit generations have usually tried to crib whatever the current trend in Ford passenger car styling is and adapt it, more or less successfully, to the bluff front end of a commercial vehicle but while that may work with the smaller Courier, Connect and Custom lines, the biggest fully-fledged Transit is a large thing and it looks a bit different. The huge front grille has echoes of the Aston Martin lookalike front end sported by some Ford cars, but thankfully the stylists haven't tried to force the theme. Inside, the quality looks strong and there's been some budget devoted to actually making the dash look stylish rather than merely functional. The multi-adjustable steering wheel allows a decent driving position and the gear lever is located close at hand. There's a console that's loaded with buttons to control the various stereo and phone controls, helping you to take calls safely on the move. In fact, the biggest compliment you can pay is that it feels resolutely car-like.
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Joan Bailey, 81 - September 18, 2012Joan Bailey, 81, of Ogallala passed away Sept. 18, 2012, at Ogallala Community Hospital.
Visitation will be Monday, Sept. 24, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Draucker Funeral Home at Ogallala. The funeral service will be Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 10 a.m. in the Ogallala First Baptist Church with the Rev. Curtis Tschetter officiating.
Interment is in the Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
Bailey was born Emilyne Joan Friesenborg in Gothenburg on Feb. 10, 1931, to Emil and Hattie (Nelson) Friesenborg.
She enjoyed church activities and music growing up, playing the baritone horn in the marching band. She also volunteered serving American World War II troops at the North Platte Canteen as a young teenager. She graduated as the valedictorian of her Gothenburg High School class of 1949.
She went to work for the Platte Valley Public Power and Irrigation District where she met electrical lineman Richard Bailey, whom she married on Sept. 20, 1953. After her husband's naval service during the Korean Conflict, the couple moved to Lincoln so he could pursue his degree at the University of Nebraska. After his graduation, they lived in Springfield, IL for two years.
In 1961, they moved to Ogallala as her husband accepted a job at TRW, where they remained until 1989. The couple moved to Orlando, FL, for one year and then Auburn, for three years until Richard's retirement from NPPD in 1993, when they retired to their Ogallala home.
Joan taught piano lessons in the 1960s and worked as the Ogallala "Welcome Wagon" hostess for 13 years. She also sold Jewels by Park Lane and worked for the Ogallala Sears store.
She was highly involved in the Ogallala First Baptist Church, its choir and served as a church pianist and organist for 27 years. She sang with the Sweet Adelines for a time. Her hobbies included flower and vegetable gardening, cooking and her pet Boston terriers. She was involved with the Christian Women's Club and Bible studies for many years. She was a devoted wife, mother, friend and homemaker, the family said.
Bailey was preceded in death by her husband Richard in 2010.
She is survived by: three children—Susan Bailey of Ogallala, Greg Bailey of Gainesville, FL, and Tim Bailey of Ogallala; two brothers—Nelton (Ruth) Friesenborg of Sun City West, AZ, and Gaylan (Leona) Friesenborg of Cape Girardeau, MO; two sisters-in-law—Ramona Benjamin of North Platte and Delores Rodine of Gothenburg; six grandchildren—Kai, Karli, Jamie, Samuel, Molly and Adam; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial has been established to the First Baptist Church.
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Ashley Tisdale enjoys her Thanksgiving morning (November 22) on the beach in this new Instagram pic.
"Happy thanksgiving!!! So much to be thankful or this year :) I hope everyone has an amazing day," the 27-year-old actress tweeted to her fans.
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House Construction Plan to Differ from Dayton Plan
ST. PAUL (AP) - A Minnesota House committee is issuing its bill to finance a range of public construction projects, a day after Gov. Mark Dayton laid out his priorities.
House Capital Investment Committee Chairwoman Alice Hausman says the proposal to be unveiled Tuesday will overlap some with Dayton's plan but will also have some distinct differences.
She says the House proposal will recommend borrowing for civic centers in Mankato, Rochester and St. Cloud. It will also provide the latest installment of state Capitol renovation dollars. But she says she won't have as much as Dayton for a Minneapolis veterans' home project or for a pricey University of Minnesota physics laboratory.
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Energy/Natural Resources: Background
Led by the oil and gas industry, this sector regularly pumps the vast majority of its campaign contributions into Republican coffers. Even as other traditionally GOP-inclined industries have shifted somewhat to the left, this sector has remained rock-solid red.
Since the 1990 election cycle, interests from this sector have contributed more than two-thirds of its campaign contributions to Republican candidates. Another big contributor in this sector - and another big GOP supporter - is the electric utilities industry. Less generous, but even more partisan, is the mining industry.
Energy companies usually make lawmakers in fossil-fuel producing states their financial targets. Republicans have led the efforts to defeat President Barack Obama's climate-change legislation, otherwise known as "cap and trade." Still, the energy sector did contribute $2.7 million to Obama's 2008 campaign.
Obama's White House has promised to reverse the Bush administration's stance on energy issues. But Obama, despite visiting a climate change summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, in late 2009, found little success in securing sweeping energy or industrial emission reforms either domestically or internationally. Congress is slated to address climate change legislation during 2010, but some members believe the issue may stall.
Bush consistently sided with energy companies over environmental activists during his tenure. In 2001, he declined to back ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions-especially carbon dioxide. President Bill Clinton originally signed the agreement - an action that effectively remains symbolic since the U.S. Senate has never ratified the agreement at any point.
Although Congress voted in 2008 to lift a ban on offshore drilling, energy companies, which spent $385.9 million lobbying in 2008, are still prohibited to drill for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Meanwhile, the federal government has grappled with the aftermath of a massive April 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, caused by the explosion of a deep-water oil rig operated by energy giant BP. The spill in part resulted in delays of the Obama administration's plans to expand oil drilling in some U.S. coastal waters.
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Here, we'll look at the e-mail's claims about McCain and the estate tax, which it refers to as the inheritance tax. For an examination of the e-mail's other claims, read our full article here .
The e-mail claims that President George W. Bush "repealed" the estate tax, and it now stands at 0 percent. Though Bush reduced the tax, he did not repeal it. Rather, under his 2001 tax cut package, the estate tax reduces every year and then goes away for just a single year — 2010 — before reverting back to higher rates. (See the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center on estate taxes for more details.)
Currently, the estate tax generally applies only to estates worth more than $2-million (or $4-million for couples). Above those amounts, the tax rate tops out at 45 percent. Both Obama and McCain support renewing the current estate tax with a few changes. McCain proposes to increase the exemption to $5-million ($10-million for couples) and reduce the tax rate to 15 percent. Obama proposes to increase the exemption to $3.5-million ($7-million for couples) and leave the top rate at 45 percent.
Although the e-mail captures the broad idea that McCain wants to reduce estate taxes more than Obama, it is wrong when it says McCain wants a "0 percent" estate tax, and it's also wrong that the estate tax is at zero percent now. We rate this statement False.