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I bought LG HT503PH Home cinema system,unfortunately it is not region free and It doesn't play other regions CD's/VCD's/DVD's. Please can any one find me unlocking code/hack. I would very kindly appertiate it iy you send me the code or any solution's.
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i have the LG HT503 dvd player and want to make it multy regoanl as i have loads of dvd's from around the world can any one help me emial is firstname.lastname@example.com many thanks steve
I am also facing same problem. I have called LG help line, no help what so ever was rendered to me. They got to rectify this as soon as possible for us to have value for our money buying the machine.
Hope someone will do something soon.
It says the website cant be found
I too had problems initially.
Try looking at post 4 on this thread of the AV Forums, Paying particular attention to the info on burning disks, it also gives another source to download the file:
The file I used, that eventually worked, was one I created myself using the instructions in the post of the following link:
Posted on Jun 21, 2009
You can use the "LG5000 hack" to get it region free.
The procedure is same as in the HT503TH.
"1) Download
2) Burn the folder 'RMTM0000' to a CD-R making sure that the directories stay in order.
3) Insert the disk to your player, disk will be ejected shortly and menu will appear.
4) Select 0 for all regions and press ENTER and then PAUSE on remote to confirm.
5) You have multiregion theater.
6) Have Fun!"
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Sixteen-year-old Gardner Elliot (Asa Butterfield) is the first human born on Mars, living his whole life with a team of scientists on the red planet. He's always longed to see Earth to find the father he's never known and to meet a beautiful street smart girl named Tulsa (Britt Robertson) he's encountered friends with online. But when his chance finally comes, doctors discover his heart can't withstand the Earth's atmosphere. Eager to find his father, Gardner and Tulsa escape on a cross-country race against time to unravel the mysteries of how he came to be and where he belongs in the universe. See the heartfelt and inspiring romantic adventure about how far one person can go for love. The Space Between Us also stars Gary Oldman, Carla Gugino, BD Wong and Janet Montgomery.
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Thanks Sandy for sharing this idea and for wishing me a Happy Birthday!! SO very sweet!ReplyDelete
I love this idea and have used something similar in the past when I taught 2nd grade. I especially think it's great and important for students of special needs! It's a great way for them to be organized and get into a routine of using their binders (or folders.)
I also think it a great communication tool for parents.
I wish you the best of luck as you prepare for the first day of school! When do the kids start? So I can be praying for you!
Hi Sandy. I am back too! Sorry for not answering your question earlier! I am a special education inclustion teacher. Which means I go to my students regular ed classes and service them there.ReplyDelete
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While today's cartoon might appear to be a clear example of blatant misogyny, it is actually "meta" misogyny which celebrates and empowers women by ironically mocking those who would mischaracterize misogyny for their own political benefit. Like this bitch, for instance.
Again, "meta" misogyny in the service of humor! Jon Swift (the author of the seminal work on politics, "Gullible's Travails") would totally be high-fiving us about now.
The (ahem) "news" story, if you were lucky enough to have missed it, is that Hillary Clinton has returned from 40 years of God-ordained wandering in the wilderness, fasting and having religious visions, to face the cold hard facts about her election loss. And according to Hillary, those facts are that the Russians magically hacked the election, FBI Director James Comey was a suicide bomber, and everybody in America – including women – hates women.
"Certainly misogyny played a role," the bitter, garishly-dressed, stringy-haired old woman whined, "That just has to be admitted."
Well, no, it doesn't have to be admitted. There are female leaders all over the world, and countless women in positions of authority – including governmental authority – here in the United States. So it seems likely that Hillary's unpopularity isn't so much linked to her gender as it is tied to her long history of being a horrible human being, serial liar, inept politician, rape enabler, and thief.
All of which might become clear to Hillary if, instead of looking for answers in a "glass ceiling," she looked for them in a mirror.
Meanwhile, as the clock ticks on Syria, Russia, Iran, and North Korea…
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Another successful Student Chapter Leadership Workshop was held last month in San Diego, CA. The 11th annual workshop at SPIE's Optics + Photonics conference had a total of 159 student chapter members plus 17 trained facilitators from 31 different countries. The facilitators were a huge success, allowing students to work together in small groups, network, and connect with other chapter leaders.
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TOM 'SLAB' MURPHY said by security sources to be the former Chief of Staff of the Provisional IRA, used his family farm's unique position straddling the border to amass a multi-million euro fortune through cross border smuggling.
Born in August 1949 close to the border in the townland of Ballybinaby in Hackballscross, Co Louth, Murphy is believed to have joined the IRA in the 1960s, before the organisation split into the Provisional and Official wings.
Murphy aligned himself with the Provisionals, became an active member of the Provisional IRA and, according to journalist Toby Harnden in his authoritative book Bandit Country (written in 1999):
Since October 1996 he has been the IRA's Chief of Staff. Balding and heavily built, Murphy has a lolloping gait and an imposing presence. Apart from the IRA and smuggling, his only passion is Gaelic football.
The family farm, which Tom took over after his father's death in 1968, proved ideal for cross border smuggling, with part of it lying in the north and part of it in the Republic.
Murphy ran a profitable cross border smuggling trade, first with pigs and cattle and latterly with fuel and oil.
Affidavits lodged in court by members of the Criminal Assets Bureau following a joint raid involving the gardaí, customs and PSNI at the Murphy farm on 9 March 2006, give an insight into the problems faced by the authorities in combatting cross-border smuggling.
In one affidavit a CAB officer said that Tom Murphy inherited the family home and farm from his parents but transferred it into the names of other family members.
He said:
The original home is surrounded by a yard and sheds which contain oil storage tanks, both mobile and static. This property is now the headquarters of Ace Oils Limited.
"I believe that in addition to the above property, Murphy owns and controls a number of farm sheds and outbuildings on lands adjoining the Ace Oils Limited business premises.
"Some of these outbuildings and sheds are situated within Northern Ireland but another shed and yard are situated on land within the Republic of Ireland, which open out directly into the Northern Ireland jurisdiction."
The officer said that Ace Oils Ltd started trading from the Murphy farm in 1992 and he went on to state:
I believe as a result of investigations and from confidential information in my possession, the source of which I do not wish to reveal for security and operational reasons, that Tom Murphy has been involved in oil smuggling for many years and this smuggling was carried out from North to South or vice versa depending on the price differential in each jurisdiction at particular times.
A senior PSNI officer in his affidavit said: "Thomas Murphy, also known as Slab, has I believe for some years been actively involved in fuel smuggling and other forms of smuggling across the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
"This has been a multi million pound venture which has been undertaken for some years.
"It is in respect of these smuggling activities and related money laundering offences, which my investigations are being pursued.
"This farm straddles the border with substantial buildings in both jurisdictions, some of which actually have the border going through them. It is the convenience of the location which lends itself to the illegal trade of fuel.
The border dissects the original dwelling house and farmyard with the majority of the dwelling being located in Co Louth and approximately 60% of the yard area in Co Armagh.
The PSNI officer went to state: "I understand that a HM Revenue and Customs report in 2002 estimated that in 2000 the revenue loss could have been between 450 and 980 million pounds (sterling) in the UK.
"Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs estimated that revenue loss in Northern Ireland was 380 million pounds (sterling) in 2000. This figure has increased since then.
I believe that criminal groups operating from the south Armagh area are involved in prolific fuel smuggling not only on both sides of the Irish border but also into Great Britain.
A detective garda with CAB said, in another affidavit, that during the March 2006 search of Murphy's farm a large amount of cash and cheques were found in black plastic bags hidden in hay bales. The cash totalled €256,245 and £111,185.
The same CAB officer said:"I believe that Ace Oils Ltd and Murphy have been involved in cross border oil smuggling over the past twenty years approximately and that they have benefited financially from this activity and have built up a substantial property portfolio which is held in various individual and company names."
An affidavit from a senior Customs Officer attached to CAB detailed how the fuel smuggling was carried out at the Murphy farm.
There were three large static storage tanks and six underground storage tanks. There were two filling gantries in the yard. This yard was constructed so as to enable a tanker of any size to come from the Republic of Ireland to fill up with fuel, or dispense fuel into the storage tanks.
"In addition to the above, two of the underground storage tanks containing petrol had interconnecting pipes which led to a pig shed situated a few feet south of the border
"There was also a pipe coming around the underground derv (diesel) storage tank to the same shed. These pipes were connected to petrol and derv dispensing machines concealed within the shed.
"The dispensing machines had a large flexible hose attached. This hose was sufficiently long to enable petrol or derv to be dispensed into a tanker parked in a shed north of the border. I am satisfied that this structure was put in place for the sole purpose of illegally exporting petrol and derv to Northern Ireland."
Libel actions
Murphy has taken two separate libel actions against the Sunday Times; in 1990 and following a Supreme Court appeal which overturned the jury's findings in that case, and again in 1998.
The Sunday Times in 1985 reported that Slab Murphy had been appointed the Provisional IRA operations commander for Northern Ireland and had sanctioned a planned bombing campaign of 12 seaside resorts in England which was thwarted when British police arrested the IRA active service unit in Glasgow.
During the first libel trial at the Four Courts in Dublin in 1990, the jury was shown aerial photographs of the Murphy farm complex. It was told that four companies were run from the complex, one of them an oil distribution company named after Weststar, an oil company that featured in the popular 1980's American TV series Dallas.
The jury at that trial also heard that that two Irish customs officers who called to the Murphy farm in April, 1989 were attacked by Murphy, who threw a concrete block at them.
Evidence in trials
During the 1990 libel trial the Sunday Times called as a witness Brendan Mc Gahon, then a Fine Gael TD for Louth, who told the jury that he had no doubt that Murphy had links with the IRA. The newspaper also called five gardai, British Army Brigadier Peter Morton and three customs officers as witnesses.
The jury also heard that gardaí had found a false passport in the name of Jim Faughey which Murphy had used to travel abroad.
It was one of 100 blank passports stolen from the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1984. Passports from the same batch were found along with plans to bomb British seaside resorts when police raided a house in Glasgow and arrested an IRA active service unit in 1985.
Following Murphy's successful appeal to the Supreme Court against the jury's findings in 1990, a retrial was held in 1998 during which the Sunday Times called two former Provisional IRA members, Sean O'Callaghan and Eamon Collins.
Eamon Collins, who was later murdered near his home in Newry, Co Down, told the jury that Murphy was "the most senior IRA man" he had met.
O'Callaghan, who worked as a garda informer while also active as a senior Provisional IRA member, told the jury that that he had met Murphy at two meetings of the IRA Army Council's General Headquarters Staff in 1984 and 1985.
The jury in the second libel case took less than an hour to reject Murphy's case and found against him.
The estimated cost of the second libel case alone in legal fees was around €1.5 million.
More: Thomas 'Slab' Murphy sentenced to 18 months in prison


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Looking at the previous post people unfamiliar with F# might have noticed the copious use of
the 'pipe' operator.
Essentially, it allows you to chain methods in a more readable way by giving you a binary operator where the left side is a value v and the right side is a function f, the result of the operator is simply f(v);
This can be nice for expressing operations involving lists and the like, but its usefulness extends to pretty much anytime you have to do Something(ToThis(BecauseOfThis(x)));
I thought about how useful it would be to implement the pipeline operator in C# to give the ability to express those operations cleanly.
A simple implementation could be an extension method like this:
public static U AndThen<T,U>(this T val, Func<T, U> f) { return f(val); }
Which would let you write things like this:
var dateInt = "2009/11/03" . AndThen(x => x.Replace("/","") . AndThen(x => Convert.ToInt32(x));
Not bad – but what if the Convert.ToInt32 throws an exception?
In normal C# you would have to write a bunch of nested if statements, each time checking for nulls or exceptions, and handle them with several else blocks.
This problem (and how to handle it) is well-understood in functional programming and people have developed a very elegant solution.
I won't go into what a Monad is in this post (another time!), but what if we had a wrapper class that could turn any class into one that optionally had a value. Kind of like nullable types in .NET (except they can only be used with structs and value types, which motivates this post).
What if you could have something like List? to represent a value that may or may not contain a list of ints?
Let's call this class Maybe (this implementation is courtesy of this blogger who did a great post on Monads in C# here)
public class Maybe<T> { public readonly static Maybe<T> Nothing = new Maybe<T>(); public T Value { get; private set; } public bool HasValue { get; private set; } Maybe() { HasValue = false; } public Maybe(T value) { Value = value; HasValue = true; } }
If we add some methods to Maybe , maybe becomes a Monad, but we will talk about what that means in a later post.
With this Maybe class in hand, we can start to define an interface for method chaining that can handle problems that occur during invoking one method in the chain. If one of them has an issue, the result of the entire expression will be Maybe.Nothing.
We can set it up so that if a method lower down the chain gets passed a Nothing, it knows not to do anything but simply pass along the nothing.
We have now encapsulated the control flow of continuously testing for nulls.
I have a quick implementation up here on GitHub that I will likely develop further because there is lots more to explore in this space.
So we can handle exceptions and nulls silently:
var val = "1234a ".If() .And(x => x.Trim()) .And(x => Convert.ToInt32(x)); //throws exception Assert.IsFalse(val.HasValue); //true var val = "1234 ".If() .And(x => (string)null) //returns null .And(x => Convert.ToInt32(x)); Assert.IsFalse(blah.HasValue); //true
Haskell being a pure functional language represents Exceptions this way, but we live in the .NET world and even in F# we might want side effects or be interacting with libraries that do.
So we can provide functions that are invoked when the value changes from Something to Nothing:
string errorLog = String.Empty; var val = "1234a ".If() .And(x => x.Trim()) .And(x => Convert.ToInt32(x), (x,e)=> errorLog = "couldn't convert integer" + e.ToString()); Assert.IsFalse(String.IsNullOrEmpty(errorLog));
We also might want to provide a general failure side effect (for logging, say):
string errorLog = String.Empty; var val = "1234a ".If() .And(x => x.Trim()) .And(x => Convert.ToInt32(x)) .FailWith(()=> errorLog = "operation failed"); Assert.IsFalse(String.IsNullOrEmpty(errorLog));
This library is useful for method chaining and handling exceptions and other cases, but if you wanted to put in transparent logging or something similar you would still be forced to put it explicitly in the error continuation functions.
This is something that could be handled monadically but I haven't thought enough about how to integrate that yet with a fluent interface in C#.
In F# you could use computation expressions (Monads!) and so encase all your statements in, say, log {}, as long as you implemented the monadic axioms for log, but syntactically that would end up pretty ugly in C#.
The source for this library is available on GitHub in a collection of functional utility classes I've been playing with here.
Check out the unit test project for more examples if you're interested.


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Exactly what to expect from online criminal records
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The quantity of information offered varies from one state to another and also authority to authority but on the whole, based upon my encounter, there is a great chance that you will have the ability to locate some info on the person that you are having a look at. I've taken care of to learn a whole lot of information about the majority of individuals I've searched for. A few of it was very interesting I can tell you.
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Cunningham: Al-Qaeda in Yemen Assisted by US, Saudi Intel. Operatives
Finian Cunningham, a prominent Irish expert in international affairs, says that US and Saudi intelligence operatives have long been colluding with al-Qaeda terrorists in Yemen to stop the advances of the Ansarullah popular fighters.
"There are reliable claims out of Yemen that US and Saudi military intelligence have been covertly working with al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to undermine the Houthi fighters. Given the close collusion between Israel and the US and Saudi Arabia in other conflict theatres, such as Syria and Lebanon, it would be most probable that the Israeli regime has been doing likewise in Yemen on a stealth basis. These elements work hand-in-hand," Cunningham said in an exclusive interview with FNA.
He also said that US and its western allies' policies towards Yemen flatly contradict their claims of supporting democracy and indicate the West's posturing on human rights.
Finian Cunningham (born 1963) has written extensively on international affairs, with articles published in several languages. He is a Master's graduate in Agricultural Chemistry and worked as a scientific editor for the Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, England, before pursuing a career in newspaper journalism. He is also a musician and songwriter. For nearly 20 years, he worked as an editor and writer in major news media organizations, including The Mirror, Irish Times and Independent. Originally from Belfast, Ireland, he is now located in East Africa working as a freelance columnist for Press TV and Strategic Culture Foundation (Moscow).
What follows is the full text of the interview:
Q: Saudi Arabia began its aerial bombardments on Yemen on March 26 in an attempt to restore power to fugitive president Mansour Hadi. The monarchy declared end to Yemen airstrikes after four weeks of bombing and killing around 2900 innocent people. Meanwhile, the attacks continued despite the fact that Riyadh declared an end to them on Tuesday. Certain regional and western countries including the US have been supplying Riyadh with critical support in air refueling, surveillance and logistics. What lies behind attacking another Middle-Eastern country?
A: US and western policy towards Yemen indeed exposes the hypocrisy and duplicity of these states and all their self-righteous fraudulent claims of supporting democracy and human rights. The double-think is glaring when we compare the West's policy towards Ukraine. In the latter, a democratically elected president, Viktor Yanukoych, and his government were overthrown in an illegal and violent coup in February 2014. Yet Washington and its European allies immediately declared that coup to be a "democratic uprising", and the western media pumped out the narrative that the ousted president was a "Russian stooge" and deserved to be deposed.
Whereas in Yemen, the dubiously-elected President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi (he was elected in a non-contested poll in 2012) actually served as an American and Saudi "stooge" by continually reneging on a democratic transition for the past three years. Previously, Mansour Hadi served as a vice-president under the dictatorship of Ali Abdullah Saleh who for 30 years was a loyal puppet of Washington and Riyadh until a popular Yemeni uprising in 2011 finally succeeded in making him stand down despite American and Saudi resistance to that democratic mandate. Mansour Hadi was thus very much part of the old keptocratic regime and the Yemeni people wanted rid of him and all his ilk. Hundreds of civilian protesters were killed by the Yemeni armed forces since 2011. Finally, the Houthi popular fighters assumed power by force of arms at the end of 2014 after battling against the repressive regime. Seizing power by force of arms can be a moral and legitimate means if it is against a repressive regime and leads to a more democratic outcome, as the revolutionary people of Iran well know. Mansour Hadi eventually fled the country to seek refuge in his paymaster's territory of Saudi Arabia. But note the West lionizes this figure as the "legitimate president of Yemen" when in fact Hadi is a discredited, corrupt holdover from a discredited and corrupt regime that ruled over Yemen for 30 years with an iron rod, enriching itself and its cronies while the majority of Yemenis were mired in poverty and deprivation.
This surely points to a risible contradiction in western policy if the latter is taken at superficial face value. But to many observers, this contradiction is neither new nor surprising. It is very much how the US and its western allies operate in the real world as opposed to the rarefied world of public relations and vain proclamations. Washington and its western minions prefer, promote and protect regimes and dictators who are loyal to their economic and political interests. But if a popular uprising leads to a democratic government that attempts to serve the interests of the people of the country, as opposed to western elite interests, then in that case the West will denounce such a development as undemocratic and will try by every means to thwart it, including launching wars of aggression, subversion and suppression, and economic sanctions.
We see this clearly in Bahrain as well where a genuine pro-democracy movement that arose in February 2011 has since been isolated and ignored by western governments who support the Al Khalifa dictatorship in that Persian Gulf state and its Saudi patrons in their brutal suppression of the popular movement. We see this in Yemen currently, where a popular armed resistance to dictatorship has succeeded in getting rid of a despotic, pro-western, pro-Saudi regime, only for the western governments to promptly turn around and give consent and military support to the Saudi-led foreign aggression on that country.
Saudi Arabia has invaded Yemen several times in the past, such as in 2009 when it lost some 200 troops in battles with the Northern Yemen based Houthis. Then the Saudis backed off with a bloody nose not to return.
The present Saudi-led military strikes are admittedly taking aggression to a higher and more serious level. But again the campaign may peter out, as before. What the Saudis would settle for, in my view, is not so much the national reinstatement of the old regime and the defeat of the Houthis; but rather for the air strikes to turn Yemen into a chaotic, failed state, with the Houthis ruling over Northern Yemen, and the Southern part of the country ruled as a separate entity wracked by al-Qaeda-type extremism. What the Saudis and their western patrons want is for Yemen to not be a strong, unified, democratic, prosperous state. Such an outcome would pose a grave challenge to the western status quo in the region where anti-democratic regal despots lord it over their respective nations, serving western geopolitical interests as a priority. If the Saudis and other members of this so-called bombing coalition, including Egypt, Jordan, Qatar and United Arab Emirates, are reckless enough to invade Yemen with ground troops then, yes, they run the risk of sliding into a military quagmire. The Houthis are well-armed and they are seasoned fighters. A foreign invasion of Yemen will also probably galvanize other sections of the population to take up armed resistance. So any invaders, especially an unimpressive no-record Saudi army, will face very serious dangers and no doubt defeats. That's why I think the Saudis and their US-backed allies will continue bombing the country and covertly supporting Al Qaeda terror groups on the ground with the objective of turning it into a failed state. That is the Syrian model that the Arab monarchies and their western backers have pursued for the past four years in the Levant. And, of course, such conduct is despicably criminal and warrants prosecution under international law.
Q: Both the Saudi kingdom and the US claim that the ongoing strikes are aimed at restoring democracy to Yemen. What's your take on that?
A: It is notable that Washington and London, while supporting the Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen, are also calling for UN-brokered peace talks. Those talks are not a genuine effort to facilitate democracy in Yemen, but rather are an attempt to restore elements of the old western-serving regime, under the guise of "a compromise". This kind of "compromising" is what the western powers and the Saudis have been doing ever since the popular uprisings of 2011 threatened to oust their puppets in Sana'a and to instate a new democratic polity, one that does not kowtow to the West or the Saudis but serves the needs of the people instead. So, the Saudi-led bombing campaign is one part of the vice; the other part of the vice is the western-exhorted UN "peace talks". It can be cynically surmised that the bombing campaign will be used to try to force the Houthis to the negotiated table where they will be pressured by the western powers into accepting a shoddy compromise which actually sells the people of Yemen short of their democratic rights.
Q: Experts believe that the Israeli regime is also siding with Riyadh in Yemen and in fact is benefiting from the Saudi airstrikes. What do you think?
A: For political, public relations, Israel cannot be seen to take an overt role in the western-backed aggression on Yemen. That would inflame public opinion across the 350 million-population Arab region in particular and it would undermine the illusion that the Arab League is acting on behalf of Arab interests by policing Yemen. But certainly on this issue, Israel is on the same strategic side as the West and the Saudis, as it is over Syria, the nuclear impasse with Iran and other issues. There are reliable claims out of Yemen that US and Saudi military intelligence have been covertly working with al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to undermine the Houthi fighters. Given the close collusion between Israel and the US and Saudi Arabia in other conflict theatres, such as Syria and Lebanon, it would be most probable that the Israeli regime has been doing likewise in Yemen on a stealth basis. These elements work hand-in-hand.


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Robert Engel Retired, M&I Bank
Wisconsin Chapter Board of Trustees David Rodgers, Chair Briggs & Stratton Corporation
Pamela Evason Windermere Wealth Advisors LLC
Michael Lutze, Vice Chair Ernst & Young
Paul Jones Harley-Davidson, Inc.
Tom Golden, Vice Chair M3 Insurance Solutions, Inc.
Wayne Larsen ATI Ladish LLC
Pamela Evason, Vice Chair Windermere Wealth Advisors, LLC
Martin McLaughlin Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, S.C.
James Rose, Treasurer Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
Bruce Olson The Marcus Corporation Shelley Peterman Schwarz Meeting Life's Challenges, LLC
Robert Sowinski, Secretary Diversified Insurance Solutions
David Raysich Plunkett Raysich Architects
Colleen Kalt, President & CEO National MS SocietyWisconsin Chapter
Patricia Raysich Community Advocate
Jeffrey Steren Steren Management/McDonald's Robyn Turtenwald
Community Advocate & General Management
Kenneth Minor, Past Chair Sonic Foundry, Inc.
Dennis Christiansen Secured Retirement Strategies Group, LLC Robert Engel Retired, M&I Bank Paul Jones Harley-Davidson, Inc. Wayne Larsen Ladish Company Foundation Martin McLaughlin Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, s.c. Shelley Peterman Schwarz Meeting Life's Challenges, LLC David Raysich Plunkett Raysich Architects Jeffrey Steren Steren Management/McDonald's
Anne Brouwer McMillianDoolittle, LLP
Robyn Turtenwald Community Advocate
Robert Buhler Open Pantry Food Marts of Wisconsin, Inc.
Molly Walsh Groundwork Consulting
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Source: 2012 Audited Financial Statement Waisman Center ©2014 National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyWisconsin Chapter MS Connection is a quarterly publication of the National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyWisconsin Chapter. Editor: Amanda Gasper Krueger Content Editor: Maureen Waslicki Art Directors: Amy Malo, Joan Hartin To comment or share a story idea, call 262-369-4421 or email email@example.com
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Remember to Make a Mark for MS Dear Friends, Usually this letter includes the latest news about research, programs or volunteer opportunities. This time, I am going to be a bit more cut-and-dry and share two points, both of which concern what we all want most: more opportunities to make a difference. The first item is our Make a Mark for MS tax check-off program. You'll find more information about this program in this issue. Bottom line: when you check the donation box on your state income tax form, you help individuals living with MS in Wisconsin stay independent in their homes. Going forward, if we don't increase our contributions, the Society may be cut from the program. So this year when you complete your taxes, Make a Mark for MS and make a difference. The second piece of business is that to make sure we operate as seamlessly as possible with our home office and the other state Chapters, the Wisconsin Chapter intends to dissolve its status as a separate independent Wisconsin corporation. It will remain as the National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Wisconsin Chapter. We believe this action will assist in furthering the Society's mission of mobilizing people and resources to drive research for a cure and address the challenges of those affected by MS. As currently contemplated, the Wisconsin Chapter's dissolution (along with the corporate dissolution of a handful of other Society Chapters that remain separately incorporated), will occur shortly after its approval by the Chapter's membership base. The dissolution will not affect how we operate or the services we provide. It will simply add internal operational efficiencies, including some cost savings. On March 15, our Board of Trustee members will present the dissolution at the MS Summit, which will be held in Waukesha. I hope you will be able to attend the MS Summit to hear about the leadership role the Society continues to play in driving MS research and also to show your support of our continuing efforts to increase operational efficiencies. As always, your feedback is important, so please contact me if you have questions about the work of the Society. And last but certainly not least, I wish you and everyone engaged in the mission the warmest wishes for the holiday season.
Colleen G. Kalt President & CEO
Consider the change you can make in the world of MS through the Make a Mark for MS tax check-off program.
Grants Support Research, Programs and Services The Wisconsin Chapter thanks the following organizations for the grants recently awarded in support of research, programs and services that are critical to people affected by MS: Olive I. & Eunice J. Toussaint Foundation, Inc.; A. O. Smith Foundation, Inc.; Gordon Flesch Charitable Foundation; Jack DeLoss Taylor Charitable Trust; Jerome J. & Dorothy H. Holz Family Foundation; John and Ann Gillen Family Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region; and Waukesha Kiwanis Foundation, Inc. In total, $29,750 was received in gifts and grants from July to September. If you are connected to a foundation that you would like to suggest for a grant opportunity, or for more information on how you can help, contact Cindy Yomantas at 262-369-4431 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Put Your Wisconsin Income Tax Form to Even Better Use 'Make a Mark for MS' with a tax check-off donation
or one young Milwaukee-area mother whose MS symptoms were exacerbated in the summer, it meant purchasing an air conditioner. For a Beloit-area woman with MS who is legally blind, it meant paying for in-home therapy that kept her mobile. For a Janesville man whose MS requires the use of a wheelchair, it meant installing a ramp for his house that allowed him the freedom to go outside again.
"Without the tax check-off funds, it will become more difficult to provide financial assistance to improve quality of life for clients and help them remain independent. For some that
ASSISTANCE MADE POSSIBLE Examples of the types of assistance the Make a Mark for MS tax check-off donations makes possible include: • Physical therapy and orthotic equipment to help clients maintain their ability to walk • Power seat installation in handicapaccessible vehicles to help clients get into and out of their vehicles • Home improvements to widen doorways and install ramps, lifts or bathroom grab bars for wheelchair and walker accessibility • Software so clients who are unable to see or move well can use their computers
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"Donations through the Make a Mark program have been declining at a time when more people need help financially," said Wisconsin Chapter President and CEO Colleen Kalt. "MS can cost families an average of $70,000 each year in medical costs and lost wages. We try to offset those expenses by providing financial assistance; but without donations through the tax check-off program, more Wisconsinites with multiple sclerosis could be left to struggle." Every dollar raised through the Make a Mark for MS tax check-off program stays in Wisconsin and goes directly to financial assistance that improves the quality of life for those diagnosed with MS and helps them maintain their independence. Visit wisMS.org or call 800-242-3358 for more information.
What can you do? 1. Make a Mark for MS when you fill out your 2013 Wisconsin state income tax form by designating a donation for multiple sclerosis. 2. Tell your fellow Wisconsinites about the program and ask them to Make a Mark too. 3. Ask your accountant or tax expert to help promote the program on your behalf.
Tear out and keep this page with your 2013 tax preparation papers.
"It" is Wisconsin's tax check-off program, which gives taxpayers the opportunity to designate a contribution on their state income tax form to certain nonprofit causes, including multiple sclerosis. An average of $80,000 has been donated for MS each year throughout the history of the program.
means the difference between maintaining their ability to live in their own homes and having to move to long-term care facilities such as nursing homes," said Kristen Ruhl, mission delivery manager for the National MS SocietyWisconsin Chapter.
'How the Tax Check-off Program Helped Me'
Make a Mark donations give Wisconsin woman a new outlook on life
hrissy Aukofer was mourning the loss of her 27-year-old son when she was diagnosed with primary progressive MS in 2010. That same year, her stepmother passed away, followed a year later by the death of her father. The depression that understandably followed was something Chrissy recognized and decided she needed to do something about.
membership fee and the Therapeutic Chair Yoga and MS Water Exercise classes, which she says have made a remarkable difference in her MS symptoms. Painful leg cramps that she used to deal with nightly have subsided, and she has better balance and stability. "It's easier now to put that pair of pants on and not fall over," joked Aukofer, who works as a teacher's aid. Even more importantly for her, Aukofer says she doesn't feel the depression that was taking over her life, and she has made a network of friends among her fellow classmates at the Fitness Center. Her husband, Greg, sees the difference too.
Chrissy Aukofer credits the fitness classes funded by tax check-off donations for helping her overcome depression and reduce her MS symptoms.
She tried taking daily walks at Lapham Peak State Park, where she had a bench placed in her son's memory, but that grew more difficult as her MS progressed. Then her husband found ProHealth Care's West Wood Health and Fitness Center in Pewaukee, which offers fitness classes specifically designed for people with MS. The problem was that health care costs and paying for their daughter's college, among other financial difficulties, left little extra to cover the cost of joining. That's where donations given through the Make a Mark for MS Tax Check-off program came in. Aukofer's was one of 163 requests for financial assistance granted throughout the year. She asked for help paying for the
"It's helped her spirit tremendously to be able to go (to West Wood) and stay in shape. It's improved her balance. Her memory and speech have gotten better," he described. "It's been the best medicine of everything the doctors have talked to her about." And now Aukofer, 50, has an added incentive for continuing to exercise. "I want grandchildren. My daughter is 21 and she's in college, so the only way I'm going to get them is to stay healthy."
Aukofer (left) with certified chair yoga instructor Cindy Stark. She is grateful to those
who donated to the Make a Mark for MS tax check-off program. "I'm so blessed that (those who donated) are helping me. The cost of MS medication alone is so outrageous," she said. "What better way to help than by making a donation through your tax form? You're helping people in your own state." MS Connection | 5
MS Scholar, Volunteer and Now a Researcher College student Faatima Khan gives her time for MS
hen Faatima Khan was a freshman in high school, she randomly chose multiple sclerosis as the topic for a research project for her health class. She worked for several months on the paper. A week after she turned it in, her mother told her the news: she was diagnosed with MS. "I had just spent two to three months listening to all these stories about people with MS and all these bad things that could happen," Khan said. "It was overwhelming." Khan's mom had an unusual path to diagnosis. "When I was younger, she had a brain tumor," Khan explained. "She had follow-up MRIs and that is how they found the lesions." And while the news was overwhelming for Khan, she appreciated that she had knowledge of the disease. Her mother, who had been a doctor, wanted Khan and her two brothers to
know how to give her injections of her diseasemodifying therapy, something Khan described as "hard to do." Giving Back "When my mom was diagnosed with MS, that was when I volunteered," Khan said. Her hometown is Hartland, where the National MS Society-Wisconsin Chapter is located. "She is concerned about my MS," Khan's mother Tehmina said. "I appreciate all of her efforts." Coming in weekly while in high school, Khan helped with projects such as data entry, writing thank you cards, preparing T-shirts and participant bags for Chapter events, and helping with registration at Bike MS: Best Dam Bike Ride. "I like going to the office and seeing familiar faces," she said.
Faatima Khan recently volunteered at On the Move Madison, a fundraiser that included local food samplings, a silent auction and a research update.
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campus. An assignment from one of her biology classes required her to work in a laboratory and write a paper on the experience. She searched the college website for MS researchers and found Michael Carrithers, M.D., Ph.D. "His lab is trying to find more substantial treatments for MS," Khan explained.
Khan volunteered at the Wisconsin Chapter office where she assembled gifts for MS Snowmobile Tour participants.
In 2011, Khan received an MS Scholarship for $1,000 to help her pursue a college education (for more information on this year's scholarship program, go to Page 8). "I'm so thankful for the scholarship," she said. "Medications cost so much, so it was helpful to my family."
"I feel like I'm doing something."
- Faatima Khan
She is currently double majoring in biology and Spanish at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with the goal of going to medical school. Khan keeps busy with a variety of volunteer commitments. She tutors bilingual students at Madison West High School and is on the Board for the Muslim Student Association. She also helps out when she can for the Society by coming into the Wisconsin Chapter during school breaks and volunteering at Madisonarea programs. MS Research In addition to volunteering, Khan works in a research laboratory on the UW-Madison
Dr. Carrithers recently published a paper in the Journal of Neoropathology and Experimental Neurology involving his research with results showing a potential pathway to a new type of treatment for people with MS. According to Dr. Carrithers, undergraduates like Khan make a significant impact on research. "Faatima has been a great addition to my lab," Dr. Carrithers said. "The undergraduates at UW who seek research opportunities over multiple semesters make significant contributions to the advancement of research. It is also the best mechanism for students to become interested in pursuing a research Khan works in an MS research career in the lab at UW-Madison. future." Khan continues to work for Dr. Carrithers this semester. "I feel like I'm doing something," she said. "Knowing that he's taking the time to research MS, it's something that I find exciting. And we're making progress."
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How We Move It Wisconsin Chapter News and Notes
MS Scholarship Applications MS shouldn't stand in the way of a college education, and the MS Scholarship Program can help make sure it doesn't. Applications for the 2014-15 school year are being accepted through January 15, 2014, for first-time
Michael Meade, with his mother at a Chapter event, is a 2012 MS Scholar.
college students who are high school seniors or graduates/GED recipients, and who have a parent who has MS or have MS themselves. Scholars are selected based on financial need, academic record, leadership and participation in school or community activities, work experiences and the impact of MS on his or her life. In 2013, $43,000 was awarded to 21 Wisconsin students. Applications and details are available through the Wisconsin Chapter website, wisMS.org. New Self-Help Groups in Marathon and Walworth Counties Two new Self-Help Groups have been started in Wisconsin. The Marathon County MS Circle of Friends group meets the first Thursday of each month from 1-3 p.m. at the Mount View Care Center in Wausau, and the Walworth County MS Self-Help Group is meeting once a month at Mercy MS Connection | 8
Walworth Hospital and Medical Center in Lake Geneva from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on December 11 and January 8. For more information on these groups and others around the state, visit wisMS.org and click on "Programs & Services." Annual Meeting The Wisconsin Chapter's Annual Meeting was held on Thursday, December 5, at the Delafield Hotel for the purpose of electing the Board of Trustees, reviewing the treasurer's report and considering other appropriate business and reports that were presented. Take the Polar Plunge on New Year's Day The Polar Bear Dash 5k Run/ Walk has selected the National MS Society-Wisconsin Chapter as its charity partner for its event on January 1 at Grant Park in South Milwaukee. Visit polarbeardash.com for details and to sign up. Affordable Care Act For information and resources about the Affordable Care Act, including important facts for people with MS and their families, visit nationalmssociety.org/ACAKickIn. Register for Walk MS by December 31 to receive the 2014 commemorative bandana. See Page 11 for the 2014 dates and locations. Go to walkMSwisconsin.org to register.
Touching Hearts at Home In-Service In September employees from Touching Hearts at Home took part in in-service training through the National MS Society for caregiving professionals with clients who have MS. "Touching Hearts at Home is currently working with a few MS clients and that number is growing, so they wanted to provide an opportunity for their staff to learn more about MS, its symptoms and its treatments," explained Justine Murray, mission delivery coordinator for the Wisconsin Chapter, who helped lead the session. "Many of the staff members also have family members or friends who are living with MS or have been recently diagnosed, making it a wonderful learning experience for these individuals both personally and professionally."
Volunteer Hall of Fame Inductee Bonnie Dittel, Ph.D., was inducted into the National MS Society's Volunteer Hall of Fame during the Society's annual Leadership Conference, Nov. 7-9 in Denver. Dr. Dittel was honored for her contributions to scientific research. The senior investigator at the BloodCenter of Wisconsin-Blood Research Institute and an assistant adjunct professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin studies immune system regulation as it relates to MS. She received a $450,000 grant from the Society last year to investigate a molecule that suppresses an MS-like disease in an animal model, and was a member of the Society's Research Peer Review Committee from 2007-2012.
Touching Hearts at Home employees took part in in-service training to help them in serving their clients who have MS.
The training is available for professionals who provide home services or work at adult day programs, assisted living facilities or quality nursing homes, to help them feel more comfortable serving those with MS. To schedule an in-service visit, contact Kristen Ruhl at 262-369-4415 or email@example.com.
Researcher Bonnie Dittel, Ph.D., was inducted into the Society's Volunteer Hall of Fame in November. She was joined on stage by (left to right) Eli Rubenstein, chairman of the Society's Board of Directors; Dittel; fellow inductee Bruce Trapp, Ph.D.; and Cyndi Zagieboylo, president and CEO of the National MS Society.
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A Winning Approach
Top Walk MS team captain explains why she participates
f singer/songwriter Pink had a Midwestern counterpart, it would be Autumn Neugent. The lifelong Madisonian is bold and feisty with a major competitive streak, which she credits as the reason for being one of the Top 100 fundraisers for Walk MS in 2013.
the progressive form of the disease. "I'm kind of thankful that I know what I'm going to wake up to tomorrow. My other friends with MS, they'll be fine, they'll look fine, they'll be walking around and then you won't see them for a couple days because they went blind in one eye, or they couldn't walk," she explained. "They have it harder I think because people only see them when they're okay and they think there's nothing wrong." A 'Hat-tacular' Attitude Neugent got involved with Walk MS: Madison in 2010 on a whim. That year she was able to walk and push a stroller for her friend. The following three years, she participated using a wheelchair with 50-75 members of her Hot MS (pronounced "hot mess") team wearing water-wings, sombreros or a combination of the two.
Walk MS "Big Cheese" and Hot MS team captain Autumn Neugent likes the competition that comes from fundraising.
"The fundraising is a competition to me," said the 33-year-old, a life-long athlete, who played varsity sports – including hockey – throughout high school and today is up for just about anything active, including kayaking and crosscountry skiing at the American Birkebeiner during the past year. Neugent was diagnosed with progressive MS in 2009 after 15 years of extensive tests, misdiagnoses ("They said it was stress or tight pants") and hiding the numbness in her hands and feet from others. While she freely admits to having days now when she is angry about living with MS, she chooses to see an upside to MS Connection | 10
"I like to be random," Neugent said of the novel accessories.
She has stayed involved because she believes raising awareness of what MS is, and how different it is from person to person, is important. "People either don't know what
"… everyone there is always so friendly … It's one big community of support." - Autumn Neugent MS is at all or, because it affects someone so differently, if they know someone with MS, that's their vision of MS. Whether it be
someone who appears fine and walks all over the place or if it is someone confined to a wheelchair, that's their vision of MS. There's such a broad spectrum. Events such as Walk MS promote the awareness of how Neugent is a life-long athlete and proud mom different it is." to 14-year-old Jada. She also revels in the atmosphere of the event. "You might not even know them but everyone there is always so friendly and willing to say something positive to anybody. For the most part you don't know who's there that has the disease and who's there supporting someone else, and that's kind of nice. It's one big community of support. It's motivating. It's a great feeling."
Autumn Neugent again joined the Big Cheese Club of top 100 Walk MS fundraisers after raising $2,265 in 2013; her Hot MS team raised more than $8,000. Those dollars came in-part from "MS Gets on Our2011 Nerves," Top 100 a Walk MS Fundraisers benefit basketball game between Daze Entertainment Basketball and Madisonarea celebrities, as well as a percentage of food sales at local restaurant Benvenuto's. The rest came from asking people to donate using her personalized online participant center page (available through the Walk MS website to anyone who registers) and Facebook. "People are more than willing to donate a dollar or five. I had someone anonymously donate $500," she said. She plans to hold another benefit basketball game before the upcoming Walk MS: Madison in May.
Be inspired. Get Connected. Walk MS. Connect with others whose lives have been touched by multiple sclerosis at Walk MS, a day to come together, to celebrate the progress made and to show the power of connections. Register at walkMSwisconsin.org or call 262-369-4400 / 800-242-3358 (toll-free in Wisconsin). • Appleton Location TBD – April 27 • Cedarburg Cedarburg High School – May 3 • De Pere West De Pere High School – April 27 • Eau Claire UW-Eau Claire – April 26 • Fond du Lac Marian University – April 27 • Janesville Palmer Park – May 4 • Kenosha-Racine Location TBD – April 27
• La Crosse La Crosse Center – April 26 • Madison Warner Park – May 4 • Marshfield Wildwood Park – April 26 • Menomonee Falls Menomonee Falls High School – May 3 • Milwaukee Summerfest Grounds Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard – May 4 • Oconomowoc St. Paul's Lutheran School – May 3
• Platteville UW-Platteville – April 27 • Rhinelander Rhinelander High School – May 10 • Sheboygan Blue Harbor Resort – April 27 • Wausau Patriot Center – April 26
Check-in: 9 a.m. l Walk Begins: 10 a.m.
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Oshkosh Location TBD
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Unique Ways You Have Given
v ery dollar given in support of the MS Movement is meaningful and impactful. Among the donations received, some are raised via inventive, humorous or just plain unexpected ways. Here is a sampling of unique donations given on behalf of those affected by multiple sclerosis.
• Author Jeffrey Gingold donated $402.66 in
royalties from his books Mental Sharpening Stones and Facing the Cognitive Challenges of Multiple Sclerosis (2nd Edition) to the Wisconsin Chapter for education and research. Jeffrey Gingold He has also donates proceeds been featured from his book in several sales to the recent articles, Society. including in Everyday Health, spreading awareness of the cognitive challenges people with MS sometimes face.
• The On the Move Madison fundraiser on
September 26 raised more than $28,000 for research. The inaugural event was developed by Wisconsin Chapter volunteers under the leadership of On the Move Madison co-chairs Molly Walsh and Libby Gerds of
(left to right) On the Move Madison co-chair Molly Walsh, Sonya Fredrick and Megan Phelps were among those who attended the September 26th event.
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Madison, and included wine, food samplings, live music and a silent auction. The emcee was Madison's NBC 15 news anchor and reporter John Stofflet. Aaron Field, M.D., Ph.D., provided a brief update on MS research. Another On the Move Madison event is planned for September 2014.
• Ashley Kumlien visited the Wisconsin
Chapter office in October to celebrate the successful completion of the 3,000-mile relay across the country by MS Run the US, which she founded. The relay consisted of 14 participants who committed to raising a minimum of $10,000 each; the event has brought in $180,000 so far, $120,000 of which was donated to the Wisconsin Chapter for research. "It's a total team effort," Kumlien said during her visit. Ashley Kumlien's organization, "I wish I could MS Run the US, raised $180,000 for MS this year. bring all these runners with me, because they're so amazing. I can't wait for the day we're hitting the million-dollar mark." Planning is already underway for a relay in 2014. For more on MS Run the US, visit msruntheus.com.
Is Social Security Disability Going Broke? By Tom Bush
ou may have gotten the impression from the media that Social Security is operating at a deficit, that it is paying out more in disability, retirement and survivors benefits than it is receiving in taxes. Although that day is coming in the next decade or so, it hasn't arrived yet. What is happening now is that Social Security is paying out more in disability benefits than it is receiving in taxes specially earmarked for disability.
You and your employer pay for your eligibility for Social Security disability (and retirement/ survivors benefits and Medicare hospital insurance, too) through Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxes. FICA taxes total 7.65 percent of your income and your employer matches that amount. Of each 7.65 percent, 1.45 percent pays for Medicare hospital insurance. The remaining 6.2 percent is the amount you and your employer each pay as Social Security taxes. Of this amount, 5.3 percent goes for retirement and survivors benefits; 0.9 percent pays for Social Security disability. Does 0.9 percent for disability sound
Social Security taxes are paid into two trust funds, one for disability and one for retirement and survivors' benefits. The idea is that both trust funds are supposed to accumulate a surplus to be used when times Tom Bush shares what's are bad. While the sum happening with Social total of deposits into the Security disability two trust funds exceeds benefits funding. the amount paid out for all Social Security benefits, in recent years, the amount paid out in disability benefits has exceeded the earmarked amount coming in from the 0.9 percent portion of the FICA tax. Thus, the disability benefits trust fund is being depleted while the retirement/survivors trust fund is still growing. The disability benefits trust fund is projected to run out in 2016.
At that point, even though the disability trust fund will be empty, partial benefits can continue to be paid from current FICA taxes. It is projected that Social Security will be able to pay about 80 percent of disability benefits once the disability trust fund hits "What is happening now is that Social zero. Because the average monthly Social Security is paying out more in disability Security disability benefit payment is benefits than it is receiving in taxes about $1,150, an amount hard to live on, it would be a tragedy if the average were specially earmarked for disability." reduced to $920, but some in Congress are - Tom Bush thinking that a benefit cut may have to be part of the solution. low to you? It is, and that's part of the problem. Another solution, albeit a temporary one, is The allocation for disability, which hasn't been for Congress to adjust the amount going to the changed by Congress since the year 2000, disability benefits trust fund without increasing should have been higher. In fact, if it had been overall FICA taxes. If this is all that is done, only 0.2 percent higher (and the retirement though, both Social Security trust funds will be and survivors portion 0.2 percent lower, i.e., empty by about 2033. Estimates are after 2033 5.1 percent), the disability program and the Social Security will be able to pay only about retirement/survivors program would be in 75 percent of all Social Security benefits from approximately the same condition. FICA taxes. Continued on Page 14 MS Connection | 13
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More long range solutions involve tax increases or benefit reductions or both. A 0.2 percent increase for Social Security disability would probably solve the problem for that program. Although a 2 percent to 3 percent FICA tax increase would likely solve the problem for both programs, such a solution is unlikely because everyone is reluctant to raise FICA taxes. Nevertheless, this estimate gives a sense of proportion to the problem – it is not insurmountable.
The Social Security disability program needs the attention of Congress. Over the next few years, we can expect to hear discussions, many of them misleading, about Social Security disability going broke and various proposals to fix the problem, some of which are likely to be outlandish. When you hear such things, try to maintain perspective on the problem. Tom Bush is the preeminent expert on SSDI in Southeast Wisconsin. A Wisconsin Chapter volunteer for 20 years, he was inducted into the National MS Society's Volunteer Hall of Fame in 2008. Tom's website is www.tebush.com.
International Progressive MS Alliance First clinical trial for myelin repair announced
lthough multiple sclerosis research has made significant strides in recent years, progressive MS has posed special challenges to researchers in understanding the ways it differs from relapsing MS and in designing clinical trials to address those variances. To work toward better strategies to address the specific aspects of progressive MS, more than 170 leading international researchers met at the beginning of 2013 to discuss key research priorities to accelerate treatments. The International Progressive MS Alliance includes the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Multiple Sclerosis International Federation, Italian Multiple Sclerosis Society and the MS Society in the UK. The International Progressive MS Alliance identified five areas of focus: Identify targets and repurpose therapies to treat progressive MS. Develop experimental models that follow the clinical symptoms and tissue damage in progressive MS. Develop strategies for phase II clinical trials. Determine clinical outcome measures and trial design for clinical trials. Research symptom management and rehabilitation.
Jonah Chan, Ph.D., will be leading a clinical trial for remyelination.
"Overcoming the challenges of progressive MS is a key objective of the Society's Strategic Response to MS," said Timothy Coetzee, Ph.D., chief advocacy, services and research officer of the Society. "This is just one of the ways we're collaborating worldwide to speed clinical trials in progressive MS." Already progress is moving forward: the FDA recently approved a clinical trial that will test compounds identified for their potential to promote remyelination. The trial will be led by Jonah Chan, Ph.D. at the University of California, San Francisco. At the Society's National Leadership Conference in early November, he said, "We have some compounds that are extremely promising." MS Connection | 14
Inspiring Hope for a World Free of MS Challenge Walk MS 2013 raises more than $400,000 to power the MS Movement
hallenge Walk MS 2013 doubled the population of Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, during the weekend of September 20-22 when more than 200 walkers, crew and super crew members converged for the sixth annual event. the highlights: u Collectively participants walked more than 5,200 miles – the equivalent of walking from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles and back. u It was one of nine Challenge Walk MS events in the country. u 24 of those who participated have been diagnosed with MS. u 27 of those who participated have been part of Challenge Walk MS every year since it began. u 48 individuals were inducted into the 2013 Celebration Club for raising $2,500 or more, including 15 first-time Challenge Walk MS participants. u The weekend's silent auction, featuring high-quality items and original artwork donated by Challenge Walk MS participants, generated $7,000. u In total, more than $400,000 was raised for MS-related research, programs and services.
Registration is open for next year. Be part of the all-inclusive experience participants call "life changing." Go to challengewalkMSwi.org or call 262-369-4400 (phone toll free from within Wisconsin 800-242-3358) to register.
Thank You, Challenge Walk MS 2013 Sponsors
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Teleconferences Bring Learning Home
he Midwest Teleconference Series brings learning home with monthly teleconferences on different aspects of living with multiple sclerosis. Held the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Central, the hour-long calls feature a professional expert on each topic. Register online at wisMS.org or by calling 800-344-4867.
January 13 MS and Men's Sexual Health • Understand possible intimacy issues with MS • Learn when and how to talk to your health professional and loved one about these challenges • Explore treatments and therapy options February 10 Just the Basics – for Those Newly Diagnosed with MS • Learn what multiple sclerosis is and how it is diagnosed • Explore the accompanying stress and emotions that go with an MS diagnosis • Learn about National MS Society resources available for you and those in your life
March 10 How MS Affects Vision • Understanding the scope of vision issues in MS • Learn about helpful vision care specialists and possible treatment options • Explore ways to coordinate your care between healthcare professionals April 14 Sharing Your Diagnosis with Friends and Family • Gain tips for talking with friends and family about your MS diagnosis • Learn to respond to people who don't understand your disease • Be empowered to create your own support network
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Increase Your 401(k) Confidence By Pam Evason
or many Americans in the midst of their professional careers, 401(k) plans (and other employer-sponsored defined contribution plans such as 403(b) plans) represent a significant part of their retirement savings. According to the Investment Company Institute, as of Quarter One of 2013, $5.4 trillion (or 26%) of U.S. retirement assets were held in these account types.
With 401(k) plans, the responsibility for investing and saving is placed on the individual. Under these plans, accounts are established in the individual employee's name who is then responsible for managing the accounts over time (including setting their contribution amounts, selecting investments, determining withdrawal timing and amounts, and monitoring expenses). The balance available at retirement is dependent upon the contributions made over time, as well as the performance of the plan and the employee's ability to properly manage that responsibility. This dynamic requires employees have a high level of knowledge, discipline and confidence when it comes to their retirement accounts. However, industry surveys continue to indicate that many individuals are not confident in their ability to manage their 401(k)s. A recent survey conducted by Schwab Retirement Plan Services found that 57% of respondents wish there was an easier way to select their 401(k) investments and 46% don't feel they know the best investment options for their individual situation. If you see yourself among these statistics and are looking to increase your knowledge and confidence surrounding your 401(k)
plan (or other defined contribution accounts), below are some steps you can take.
Due to the significance of 401(k) and other defined contribution Pam Evason gives advice on how to increase plans to overall retirement savings retirement assets, they need to be considered in through 401(k) plans. your overall investment approach. It is a best practice to balance your 401(k) account(s) with your other investment accounts (including but not limited to cash accounts, brokerage accounts, savings bonds and other retirement plans) and set your asset allocation and investment approach based upon on this aggregated look. As you progress throughout your career, you may establish 401(k) accounts at several different companies. This can lead to numerous difficulties, including problems monitoring your overall investment picture; increased potential to lose track of various assets and limited investment options (as you are restricted to the investment options offered by the various plans). Consider rolling over your prior 401(k) plans into a single Individual Retirement Account (IRA). This is a relatively simple process that will save you significant time and energy in the future. 401(k) plans offer significant tax advantages. Not only are contributions to the plan tax deductible, you do not pay current income tax on the income and gains earned on the Continued on Page 18
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underlying investments. All taxation is deferred until distributions are taken. Further, many companies offer an employer match, which serves to further increase your annual savings. Determine your individual maximum contribution limit, explore your employer matching program and seek to contribute as much as possible within those limits to your current plan.
Avoid withdrawals
401(k) plans were established to encourage individuals to save for retirement. As a result, there are penalties in place to discourage early withdrawals (a 10% excise tax, in addition to current taxation on the withdrawal). Under certain emergency situations, withdrawals can be made without penalty. However, short of these situations, avoidance of withdrawals is advised in order to maximize your savings and give your account the time it needs to grow.
Seek advice
There is no better way to gain the confidence and skills necessary to manage your retirement savings than to work with an investment
professional. Many companies offer their employees some level of advice (typically via Human Resources or the plan administrator). Independent investment advisors can provide further professional advice, assisting individuals in consolidating previous employer plans, determining appropriate risk profiles, setting overall asset allocation and making investment elections within all accounts, including 401(k) plans. Employer-sponsored defined contribution plans, such as 401(k) accounts, serve as an essential retirement vehicle for many Americans. The responsibility for their management and long-term performance rests on our individual shoulders. The steps outlined above will help increase your confidence and get your 401(k) plan on solid footing for years to come. Pam Evason, CFA, CPA is Managing Director at Windermere Wealth Advisors, LLC, an investment advisory firm located in Milwaukee, Wis. If you have questions or comments, please contact her at 414-716-6150 or firstname.lastname@example.com. This article is for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional guidance and assistance in planning your financial future. The matters discussed here are provided as a starting point for further discussions with an investment professional familiar with your specific situation.
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Join a fun, all-inclusive and fully-supported snowmobiling weekend in beautiful Northern Wisconsin where your ride will make a difference in the lives of people living with multiple sclerosis. ❋ Ride up to 250 miles ❋ Lodging and meals included ❋ Mechanical support
Register today! MSsnowmobiletour.org | 800-242-3358 First-time MS Snowmobile Tour riders can register for FREE with the Ticket to Ride. New Location — Lac du Flambeau, WI
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Taking the Journey with MS Patients
Dr. Mary Goodsett treats patients in western Wisconsin
hen Mary Goodsett, M.D., started taking care of MS patients in 1989, there were no FDA-approved disease modifying therapies available to treat them. "Even then there were so many different ways you could make a positive impact on MS patients' lives with a focus on symptom management," she said. "The availability of the disease modifying agents has made working with my patients even more rewarding."
"We are able to address not only the patients' needs, but also family and caregiver needs."
- Dr. Mary Goodsett
Dr. Goodsett is a neurologist at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse and recently became a member of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Wisconsin Chapter's Clinical Advisory Committee (CAC), which advises the Chapter on clinical, research and medical matters. "I have always been fascinated by the brain and the many mysteries it holds," she explained.
"Many neurology patients have chronic illnesses which involve care over many years, allowing me the opportunity to get to know them and their families well. MS is a many-faceted disease requiring an organized and comprehensive approach."
Dr. Mary Goodsett is a neurologist at Gundersen Health System.
The Gundersen MS Clinic offers this approach, according to Dr. Goodsett. This team approach helps address the many different ways MS can impact peoples' lives. "We have many people across many specialties who share my passion for treating MS patients. We are able to address not only the patients' needs, but also family and caregiver needs." Those specialties include physical medicine and rehabilitation, urology, ophthalmology, social work and behavioral health. The clinic also includes MS certified physical therapists, occupational therapists and a nurse who recently completed her practitioner degree. For these reasons, the MS Clinic was approved as a Partner in MS Care by the CAC in 2012, which means it has been recognized as an affiliate of the Wisconsin Chapter for the level of its MS care. Dr. Goodsett, who has practiced with Gundersen Health System since 1999, sees around 250 patients with MS each year.
Gundersen Health System in La Crosse includes a Multiple Sclerosis Clinic.
"I look forward to continuing on this journey with my patients as we find new treatments involving myelin repair and eventual cure and prevention of the disease." MS Connection | 19
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