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Virginia Based MOTHERBORED to Gift Eco Friendly Jewelry at GBK's Celebrity Gift Lounge in Honor of 2013 Golden Globe Awards Nominees and Presenters
Gainesville, VA, Jan 03, 2013 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- Gainesville, Virginia's MOTHERBORED (
) will have its eco friendly, recycled motherboard pendants, rings and cuff links showcased at The Artisan Group exhibit at GBK's Luxury Gift Lounge in Honor of the 2013 Golden Globes Nominees and Presenters. The company's mini round pendants will also be included in The Artisan Group's coveted swag bags. The Gift Lounge takes place January 11-12, 2013 at an exclusive Beverly Hills, California location.
To create her one-of-a-kind, handcrafted jewelry designs, MOTHERBORED designer/owner Michelle McLaughlin works exclusively with donated computers that would otherwise be destined for the landfill. Using motherboards, micro processors and other components from the computers, she creates colorful, unique upcycled jewelry, including pendants, earrings, rings, bracelets, belt buckles and cuff links, as well as household accessories like the company's popular bottle/wine stoppers. View the MOTHERBORED 2013 Golden Globe Awards Slideshow Video.
For the Golden Globes, McLaughlin stayed true to her passion for all things electronic but pulled out the stops when it came to color. "Most motherboards are green but there are some beautiful blues, purples and yellows to be found," noted McLaughlin. "The Golden Globes motivated me to create my boldest pieces yet. They are essentially a collage of the many brilliantly colored boards I've come across over the years." The result of McLaughlin's efforts can be seen in the large vibrant rectangle pendant that is the centerpiece of MOTHERBORED's Golden Globes display piece. In a nod to the men, the display also includes a distinctive set of yellow motherboard cuff links.
For the celebrity gift bags, McLaughlin created 100 one-of-a-kind mini round pendants incorporating actual motherboards and micro components off the motherboards. The pendants, which hang on MOTHERBORED branded display cards, come with an 18" chain, and are packaged with the MOTHERBORED business card and then nestled in green organza bags.
"I put many hours into creating these pendants," commented McLaughlin, "but the unique nature of each piece and the interesting design decisions required made it a fulfilling journey." Now that the Golden Globes display piece and pendants are packaged and on their way to Beverly Hills, McLaughlin has turned her attention to preparing for GBK's Luxury Gift Lounge in Honor of the 2013 Academy Awards, which takes place February 22-23 in Los Angeles. For the Academy Awards, MOTHERBORED is showcasing on display six of its rectangle "Circuit Board" pendant necklaces; including a blue MACbook version. The company's multicolored motherboard wine stoppers will be included in celebrity gift bags.
Every MOTHERBORED design, whether a pendant or a pair of cuff links, is the result of several laborious steps. McLaughlin takes pride in her craftsmanship, noting that each piece goes through multiple processes to ensure the board is smooth, clean and polished to perfection. Her signature design mark is the microprocessors, resistors and gears she adds as a design accent. "I spent 15 years in the dental field," laughed McLaughlin, "so I have what I call the 'steady hand of perfection.'" McLaughlin, who has been creating recycled computer jewelry since 2010, finds her inspiration in the individual motherboard she is working with. She says once she has the board cleaned off and ready to cut, it speaks to her. "The individual boards seem to have their own personalities," said McLaughlin. "I recall one that reminded me of a lion's mane; it was ultimately transformed into a beautiful pendant--and another one that once looked like Central Park; it became a belt buckle." In 2013, MOTHERBORED fans can look forward to seeing more of the company's recently trademarked line, Geektorian MOTHERBORED(TM). "This collection consists of Victorian vintage jewelry that I've transform into "Geektorian" loveliness with beautiful motherboards. It's all about bringing together the old and the new," remarked McLaughlin.
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) is the brainchild of Michelle McLaughlin, a mother of one who finds herself "bored no more" as she designs and creates colorful, unique up-cycled jewelry and accessories from salvaged computers otherwise destined for the local landfill. Working exclusively with donated motherboards, McLaughlin dissembles each one to discover the inspiration hidden within. Motherboards, microprocessors, resistors and CPUs present themselves in vivid color for her creative touch. The result is carefully engineered, eco-conscious, fashion savvy pendants, earrings, bracelets, belt buckles and more that appeal to technology aficionados of all ages.
MOTHERBORED is a proud member of The Artisan Group. The company's jewelry and accessories are in the hands of Ryan Gosling, Nia Peeples, Amy Poehler and Bethenny Frankel and were gifted to celebrities at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards. McLaughlin lives and creates in Gainesville, Virginia.
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Well everyone basically said what I wanted to say! Great job on soldering, filing, cutting, and awesome coin! Nice to see the eye of ra symbol using something other then traditional lapis.
Oh my Gods, I love it! I actually use this the other eye as part of my signature -long story- ubercool I love it!
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Beautiful lines, you did a gorgeous job updating the wadjet to make it sleeker and keep the elegance. And the addition of the old coin is just seriously cool
Love the clean lines. The coin is a brilliant choice- it works so well with the design.
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I love ancient egyptian designs. I love how you combine an efficient minimalism with the grandiose styles of Egyptian art (e.g. silver and stainless instead of gold). It's a very unique look and I love the metals you've used too.
I love ancient egyptian designs. I love how you combine an efficient minimalism with the grandiose styles of Egyptian art (e.g. silver and stainless instead of gold). It's a very unique look and I love the metals you've used too.
oh why thank you so much really i totally appreciate your outlook. i completely forgot Egypt's love for gold in making this piece
Oh no worries The Egyptians were pretty goth before goth was known to be goth...all preparatory for the Afterlife and all...so hehe naturally, I think nowadays we probably invest in a little of both...this-world and the after-world...depending on one's individual thoughts, naturally Thus, steel and silver are a most appropriate and still dazzling choice. I'm all for minimalism (or at least efficiency) of design; the metals look great.
The metal is very sleek and clean and the rough texture of the coin complements that nicely.
oooo thank you so much! i never thought of it that way
clean work and I loved the iris
very sleek and sophisticated design!! I like it!!!
Wow this is really amazing--I love the clean lines, beautiful work--and I love the coin for the eye. AWESOME!
Very clean lines, very nice.
Where'd you happen to find the coin?
Where'd you happen to find the coin?
the coin was given to me by the president of the university at the time. he got it in egypt at a site he visited. anymore i do not know.
Oh wow! I love this! I wondered if that was a coin used for the eye, and I find myself delited that you chose a Roman coin... how clever and cool!
Great piece the pharos must be pleased....clean lines and so precise your soldering is immaculate love the eye, the Ancient Roman Coin is perfect.
aww thanks so much it was a lot of work. i love your line work too!! you're quite inspiring!
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It this very well made, I like the lines ..this it a wadjet's eye??
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1Think about the saddest thing possible. If you convince yourself that you are as sad as your character, the audience will see someone who has been emotionally distraught.
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While the idea originally came from RZA, he shares co-writing duties with fellow Tarantino disciple Eli Roth. "I started with ninety pages, and when Eli and I got together, we got it to one hundred and twenty," RZA explains. "I'm not shy to say that even on the set we kept writing. A film evolves, it happens all the time, I don't know if people talk about it all the time. But every film I've been on, 80% of the time, page says one thing, but everyone said, yo, we gotta do it this way instead."
And some of that maneuvering stemmed from getting the special effects right on time. "The one thing I learned about visual effects is that you gotta have it two years in advance because it takes so long," RZA sighs. "Visual effects actually held the movie up for months. We hired a company out of China called Centro, they did 'Kill Bill,' they did 'Kung Fu Hustle,' they had talent, but it took so long. But we had a lot of practical stuff, seventy percent practical, thirty percent CGI. We had Howard Berger and Greg Nicotero as our special makeup guys. They did 'Walking Dead,' 'Death Proof.' So we had some great masters on set."
Speaking of masters, RZA finally got to fulfill his lifelong dream of working with the legendary Gordon Liu. "He agreed to do the film because of his own philosophy," he explains. "In the first movie I saw him in, which was '36th Chamber,' he was a young student trying to learn kung fu. And I said, Gordon, I want you to be the guy in the 36th Chamber who pushed you out because you didn't have the wisdom. And that character inspired me, changed my life as a kid. It's a blessing."
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(New Straits Time (Malaysia) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) KUALA LUMPUR: MALAYSIA'S largest life insurer, AIA Bhd, which is banking on Generation Y to grow its business, is focusing on keeping its agency force young.
Chief marketing officer Thomas Wong said despite being a 66-year- old brand, AIA is staying young and vibrant to expand its workforce and customer base.
"We are proactively engaging those in the under-35 age group, or the Gen Y-ers. Last year, we recruited 5,800 Life Planners and more than 80 per cent of them were Gen Y-ers," he said in an interview.
Wong said Gen Y-ers are generally at the leading edge of new technologies and typically spark new trends and changes in the marketplace.
"As a result, they have become a useful gauge for marketers to gain insight into the rising expectations of customers across all generations," Wong said.
Wong said this "young" profile among its workforce resulted from its "Let's Get Real" recruitment drive last year, which was aimed at attracting the younger generation towards a fulfilling career as Life Planners.
He added that besides staying ahead of the competition, AIA is constantly keeping its brand young. To this end, it sponsored a series of mega events over the past year, designed to connect with the Gen Y-ers on those platforms that they value.
Among them were the AIA K-Pop Concert 2013, The Music Run by AIA and its recent lead sponsorship of Taylor Swift's Red Tour Concert.
At group level, AIA entered into a five-year partnership with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club in February, which will see the AIA brand featured on the shirts of Spurs players in all competitions until the end of the 2018/2019 season.
"Given that Gen Y-ers now make up 40 per cent of Malaysia's workforce, building affinity with this group is important as Malaysia has a large, young insurable population," Wong said.
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AIA's RM36 million investment for the AIA Financial Centre in Jalan Ampang, which was launced a few weeks ago, is aimed at creating a vibrant work environment to ensure employees enjoy quality of life during their time spent in the office, Wong said.
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We had a wonderful stay in Istanbul! ! The apartment is really great,clean and ideally located ( next to tram and metro stations,grocery,coffee..)along the sea and close to everything.We could go everywhere on foot. Tarik was a very kind and great host!We'll definitely come back! :)I highly recommend Tarik and his apartment(s) to everybody!
Thank you Tarik!
As you can see in the pictures, this appartment is no luxury. Regarding the price it is ok in my opinion. The location is good, very close to the isticlal (5min walking) and Taksim square (7min walking).
The appartment was clean. Just the bed was not made, so we had to change the blankets ourselves. The balcony is nice, but only as long as the weather is stable because there is no roof. Remember to always take the balcony key with you. If the balcony door closes you are locked out on the 5th floor. Tarik really helped me in this funny situation. Next time, i would chose something more suitable -and pay a little more.
The apartment was clean, nice and well situated. The balkony was perfect. Tarik was nice and friendly and he kept all promises and what we agree.
thank you so much for everything tarik! we fell in love with your city... and the apartment was the best place to explore istambul ever.
My boyfriend and I stayed at Tarik's place one week. It was just great. The flat is perfectly located: to reach the Taksim movida you just need to cross the road (5 mins walking)/but it's also great as you are not in the middle of the caos.
In front of the apt there is a bus stop to go to Taksim metro station, but actually we always walked to reach the metro - it's really close.
Outside the building there is a late night shop (!) that was amazing as the flat has a big terrace w view and you can't miss to chill out a bit drinking a beer at home.
The flat was clean, we found everything there, we did not have any problem.
Tarik is a really nice guy, he can suggest good places for eating.
We really enjoyed over there
Zimmer war ok, sauber, manchmal Straße etwas laut. Aber der der Service war mangelhaft, oft niemand da, hätten beinahe das Flugzeug versäumt, weil zur Schlüsselabgabe erst sehr spät jemand gekommen ist.
Super Zimmer. Wer Istanbul high life erleben will, ist dort genau richtig!
My wife and I stayed in the appartment for five days. To us it was a very comfortable place to come back to after a whole day of walking the streets of Istanbul. The bed is very comfortable and all technical equipment like the air conditioning works properly (with the minor exception of the hose of the shower that is leaking). The inferior is done tastefully and the whole building is run very well. The price is actually absurdly low if it wasn*t for the fact that the house is situated at the bottom end of a very steep road in a trashy quarter. We didn't mind because in five minutes walk You can reach the zone around the Istiklal where You can have superb dinners.
We stayed for 16 days in an apartment in Beyoglu (Istanbul). The apartment was incredibly close and good at Istanbul's sights, only a small trip by bus through the city, and you ended up in the Grand Bazaar.
Our host Tarik was very helpful during the whole process, it is highly recommended.
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Months after Attorney General Eric Holder said he would release the Obama administration's new policy on the use of the state secrets privilege, it's finally out. The thrust of the new rule: Holder must approve any invocation of the privilege.
Well, that's not much different from the Bush administration's policy, which was to invoke the privilege at the outset, before the case even got its foot in the courthouse door.
Ben Wizner, staff attorney with the ACLU National Security Project, filed two cases challenging the CIA's extraordinary rendition program. In the first case, brought on behalf of Khaled el-Masri, the district court and appeals court both accepted the government's state secrets claim, and the Supreme Court refused to hear the case. In the second case brought against Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen Dataplan, the district court sided with the government when it invoked the state secrets privilege, but the appeals court reversed that decision. The DOJ is now asking the appeals court to rehear the case en banc, or before a full panel of judges. Ben said in a statement today:
On paper, this is a step forward. In court however, the Obama administration continues to defend a broader view of state secrets put forward by the Bush administration and to demand that federal courts throw out lawsuits filed by victims of torture and illegal surveillance. In recent years, we have seen the executive branch engage in grave human rights violations, declare those activities 'state secrets,' and thus avoid any judicial oversight or accountability. It is critical that the courts play a meaningful role in deciding whether victims of human rights abuse will have an opportunity to seek justice. Real reform of the state secrets privilege must affirm the power of the courts to reject false claims of 'national security.'
Real reform must start in Congress. House and Senate bills were introduced a few days after DOJ lawyers invoked the state secrets privilege before the 9th Circuit in our Jeppesen case. Coincidence? We hope not. It's time for Congress to reassert its role as a check on executive power. Without state secrets legislation, we'll only have more secrecy and less accountability.
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Decisionmakers throughout the U.S. higher education system have introduced improved curricula and teaching at the undergraduate level to broaden participation of all groups in science and engineering. Recent participation rates in S&E, disaggregated by race/ethnicity and sex, show some domestic progress compared to a decade ago; this reflects a somewhat more diverse U.S. student population pursuing higher education in science and engineering, particularly at the undergraduate level. In the 1990s, the number of white enrollments in undergraduate education leveled off and began to decline, while enrollment for all minority groups increased. Similarly, while overall undergraduate engineering enrollment has been declining, enrollment of women and minorities has been increasing, particularly in the 1990s. At the bachelor's level, the number of degrees earned by underrepresented minorities is increasing slightly in NS&E fields, and very rapidly in the social sciences. These trends bear watching as individual states introduce systemic reforms and other public policy changes for improved S&E curricula and teaching at all levels.
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The U.S. Golf Association has not made a move to return a U.S. Open to Torrey Pines after the success of the 2008 U.S. Open, and Mediate said he is surprised. He noted that the 1-under winning score, the weather and East Coast prime time television all made it a success.
"I thought it was a great venue," Mediate said. "There were a zillion people here, and the playoff was ridiculous. It was the coolest thing I've ever seen, so I'm surprised.
"I think they'll come back, but I thought they'd come back before '20."
The USGA has schedule openings in 2018 and 2020, but it has not been in serious negotiations with the city over another staging. USGA sources told the Union-Tribune in November that Mike Davis, the USGA's director of rules and competitions, is not enamored of the Torrey Pines South Course.
Davis responded in November by saying, "We typically go back to successful venues in the 8- to 25-year time period. I believe it's kind of unfair of anyone to read anything into the USGA's decision to date not to return to Torrey Pines."
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Beyond the Woods-Mediate-Kim pairing, there are a number of other interesting threesomes for Thursday and Friday, including Masters champion Phil Mickelson playing with Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose.
Some others: Pat Perez, Camilo Villegas and Bill Lunde; Charley Hoffman, Nick Watney and Jhonattan Vegas; Bubba Watson, Stewart Cink, and Davis Love III.
Jesper Parnevik is paired with John Daly and Boo Weekley. Parnevik speaks Swedish, but does he speak redneck?
Rains honored
La Mesa attorney Jay Rains, who led the successful effort to have the 2008 U.S. Open played at Torrey Pines, was honored in a ceremony and received a plaque on the Century Club Walk of Fame. Rains is a former Century Club president who served eight years on the U.S. Golf Association's executive committee, retiring in 2010.
"Means a great deal," Rains said. "Way more than I deserve. I'm getting a lot of credit for a lot of things that really belong to the whole San Diego community. What has happened here at Torrey Pines and here in San Diego with regard to golf being elevated by contributions by many, and I'm very flattered to be have a small part in that."
Odds on Tiger
Bodog.com has made Woods the 11-4 favorite to win the Farmers. Mickelson is the second choice at 14-1, followed by Johnson (16-1), and Charles Howell III, Rickie Fowler and Watney, all at 25-1. Defending champion Ben Crane is 33-1.
Sign eliminated
That giant 80-foot long TaylorMade sign advertising the company's new R-11 driver (it reads "Only R-11") was set to be taken down Tuesday from the south side of the driving range. Wilson said the Century Club has a substantial advertising deal with TaylorMade, but when other manufacturers complained, Wilson and the Century Club agreed to take the sign down. "We're being sensitive to the other manufacturers," Wilson said.
One of the other concerns was from Torrey Pines Club Corp., which worried that the huge sign might turn into a sail and fly off with part of the netting for the driving range.


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- Seeming to have stiff or sore joints
- Difficulty sitting or standing
- Favoring a particular limb
- Attitude or behavior changes
- Less activity
- Sleeping more
- Weight gain
- Inability to jump or climb stairs
- Pain when touched or petted
If you have a dog or cat at home' chances are you love it just like any other human family member. With that being said' we go to great lengths to keep our family members healthy and happy. Therefore' when your dog or cat isn't acting like him or herself' you'll want to make them feel better.
Joint pain and stiffness affects humans and pets alike' especially as they get older. In the most common form' the cartilage and fluid around the joints deteriorates and breaks down. Arthroplex is a specially formulated capsule for dogs and cats with joint problems such as arthritis and back pain. The main ingredient in Arthroplex—glucosamine sulfate—may rebuild or prevent the breakdown of this cartilage and fluid. Glucosamine sulfate is a natural chemical that is found in the fluid around healthy joints. It is used to produce other chemicals that are involved with building and maintaining healthy tendons' cartilage' and ligaments.
Dogs and cats may experience only slight discomfort or stiffness' while more serious cases can be crippling. Solutions that work for humans may be extremely dangerous for dogs and cats. Remember' if you suspect your dog or cat is suffering from arthritis or another serious health problem' see your veterinarian.
Potential symptoms in a cat or dog:
Thorne Research strives to provide pure' high-quality supplements to people looking to enhance their health and well-being. Its products are commonly used in prestigious research studies' and are recommended by many doctors and health care practitioners. The company always goes the extra mile to ensure that Thorne Research dietary supplements are safe and effective for immune-compromised' allergic' and chemically sensitive patients.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These products are not meant to diagnose' treat or cure any disease or medical condition. Please consult your doctor before starting any exercise or nutritional supplement program or before using these or any product during pregnancy or if you have a serious medical condition.
Active Ingredients Per Capsule:
Glucosamine Sulfate (as Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride complex) 225mg
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) 100mg
DL-Phenylalanine 75mg
Curcumin Phytosome (Curcuma longa extract (root) / Phosphatidylcholine complex) 50mg
Indian Frankincense extract (gum) (Bowellia serrata) 35mg
Bromelain 35mg
Inactive Ingredients: Hypromellose (derived from cellulose) capsule' calcium laurate' alaska pollock (dried skins) (Theragra chalcogramma).
Cats: 1 capsule daily.
Dogs: 1-2 capsules per 25 lbs body weight two times daily for 2 weeks then one time daily.
For animal use only. Keep out of the reach of children and animals. In case of accidental overdose' contact a health professional immediately. Safety during pregnant is a concern. Consult with your veterinarian before using this product in animals with clotting disorders' being treated with anticoagulant medications' with diabetes' or any metabolic disorder causing hyperglycemia' with a history of urinary tract stones' with known allergies to shellfish. If lameness worsens' discontinue use and contact your veterinarian. Administer during or after the animal has eaten to reduce incidence of gastrointestinal upset. Federal law prohibits the off-label use of this product in ruminants.
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Overall Rating for Arthroplex (for Dogs and Cats) - 180 Capsules
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By Marilyn
from Portland, Oregon
Great results in activity level
I have been using Arthroplex by Thorne Research since 2007. Arthroplex was recommended by an animal chiropractic who was treating my Labrador. My lab is over 10 years old and still chases balls like she is still a pup. She does have arthritis and numerous cysts. I think this product has helped her to keep moving as well as she does.
√ I would recommend this item to a friend.
By kk
from northern california
A surgery preventative!
Our holistic vet suggested using Arthroplex by Thorne Research in order to avoid possible surgery for knee problems. So far it has worked. Our dog no longer shows signs of pain. When I attempted to discontinue Arthroplex problems started to reoccur. I started using it again and her symptoms once again disappeared. I'm a skeptic and I'm pretty well convinced that Arthroplex works.
Easy to consume with a little help from the tiniest amounts of cream cheese or peanut butter. It works!
Its a little pricey but worth it to me. Our dog wont consume it without the help of cream cheese.
√ I would recommend this item to a friend.
By Julia Harper
from Winter Park, CO
Works for my dog
My dog Jim has been taking Arthroplex by Thorne Research for about 2 weeks now. He has 2 torn ACLs in both back legs. Taking Arthroplex in conjunction with his knee braces has really helped him a lot. He keeps walking better and better. I am glad I found Arthroplex online. Thanks!
Easy to give to my dog (I just wrap it in cheese he doesn't even know he is eating it). He seems to be getting better and better.
Nothing yet.
√ I would recommend this item to a friend.
By Jill Tucci
from San Francisco, California
Nice product!
I've tried many types of Glucosamine supplements for my dog without any luck. I was recommended Thorne Research Arthroplex by my Vet and 3 months later my dogs hip dysplasia symptoms have decreased tremendously.
√ I would recommend this item to a friend.
By TOM
from Richardson, TX
My 7 year old Labs symptoms have comple
I started my 7 year old lab on Arthroplex by Thorne Research about 9 months ago. Previously after exercising she would would be stiff and sore slow moving the following day. And this was after exercises such as long walks or swimming in our pool. She now seems like she is a 2 or 3 year old Lab: she is no longer limited by sore joints and keeps up with my 17 month old lab when playing and swimming. In fact the older one is more active than the younger one. I know its for companion animals but I am tempted to start taking it myself.
√ I would recommend this item to a friend.
By Susan Hughes
from Longmont, CO
Seems to help my dog after being on the capsules for a month or more faithfully.
√ I would recommend this item to a friend.
By Sweetie Golden Retriever
from USA
Excellent product
I started giving this to my golden retriever about a month ago, and I can definitely can see positive changes. She has more mobility and energy. Definitely worth buying!
√ I would recommend this item to a friend.
By Carolyn
from Littleton, Colorado
It works!!
My 9-year old sheltie developed painful arthritis in his leg. Vet gave me rimadyl which caused vomiting. Besides the side effect of the drug were really frightening.. I tried a natural yucca extract which hasnt helped. Arthroplex by Thorne Research started working within a week. He no longer has the obviously painful joint. I am so relieved to find a natural solution for my best friend. Thank you!
Its natural with no dangerous side effects. Its powder and I only need to open the capsules and put it in his food and he doesnt mind the taste.
√ I would recommend this item to a friend.
By Jane
from NC
Highly recommended product
I did a lot of research before ordering Arthroplex (for Dogs and Cats) for my 13 year old dog with arthritis. She is on Metacam but I wanted to add a supplement as well. It is too early to tell but I am keeping my fingers crosssed that it helps her. Pure Formulas is the best!
√ I would recommend this item to a friend.
By Sara
from Pittsburgh, PA
I did a lot of research for supplements to help my 8 year old chow mix with her arthritis pain in her hips. After a week on Arthroplex she is already able to jump onto the couch without a problem which she was unable to do a week ago. So far so good!!
√ I would recommend this item to a friend.
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Janice Knop on 8/14/2014
My dog is currently on Carpaquin, Dasuquin, and Welactin Ogema 3 Supplements. He also has Cushing's Disease. Is there any contraindications with adding Arthroplex? (He is a 13 yr old Rotty/Dobby mix)A
Rosa on 9/04/2014
Hello, thank you for contacting PureFormulas. Please contact your vet before giving this to your dog.
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| Eliminate Poverty with
Universal Basic Income and Flat Income Tax (UBI-FIT)
Armut abschaffen mit bedingungslosem Grundeinkommen und pauschaler Einkommenssteuer
Richard Parncutt 2011
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Presentation at BIEN Munich 2012 - pdf - ppt
Both welfare and income tax can be radically simplified by combining them into a single system called UBI-FIT: Universal (i.e. unconditional) Basic Income and Flat Income Tax. Under UBI-FIT, the relationship between gross and net income is a straight line, as shown in the graph (above left).
On the left side of the graph, the bold line crosses the axis at a certain point (here: 500 euros per month, for the sake of argument). That means that if you have no gross income, you get the basic income. UBI replaces a series of existing benefits for the employed, disabled, pensioners, children and students, and it may differ across such categories. After that, all income is taxed at the same flat rate (FIT). The systemis effectively progressive because the line in the graph does not pass through the origin. The effective tax rate (in percent of gross income) increases as income increases, gradually approaching the flat rate (corresponding to the gradient of the graph).
After this "tax reform to end all tax reforms", the relationship between gross and net income for individuals, which is what counts in the end, would change remarkably little. At the same time it would be possible and feasible to eliminate the following:
Too good to be true? The graph shows that these benefits are mathematically possible. They are also politically possible, because they would benefit both poor and rich, left and right:
Eliminating poverty would be the greatest achievement. Communism was supposed to do that, but failed; instead it made almost everyone poor. Capitalism pretends to be superior, but it too has failed to eliminate poverty. Capitalists believe that every individual should have the right and freedom to amass unlimited capital. From an ethical viewpoint, this stance can only be acceptable if poverty is eliminated. UBI-FIT would achieve this goal for the first time, taking the guilt out of being rich.
The most puzzling aspect of this simple proposal is the failure (refusal?) of many people to understand it. Most people simply do not believe that things could be so simple. People on both sides of the political spectrum are astonishingly reluctant to accept that their financial dealings with the government are at present ridiculously complex and unfair, and could suddenly become much more transparent and consequently much fairer. The left refuses to believe the simple mathematical fact that a flat rate of income tax becomes effectively progressive when combined with a universal unconditional basic income. They think there must be a trick, but there is none. The right refuses to believe that the economy would get a boost if we gave welfare to everyone, no questions asked, but that again is a simple fact: people are more likely to find work that they enjoy and become productive if the government treats everyone with the same respect. The right believes that giving away welfare will make people lazy, but the reverse is the case: by eliminating poverty traps, the proposed system would give a constant incentive to everyone to work harder or longer regardless of their current income. The level of basic income would be adjusted to simultaneously maximize incentive and minimize poverty by a mathematical process of optimization.
The first impulse of economists in response to this idea may be consider a comprehensive assessment in relation to the present system, and then to answer the question: Would it really be better? That is an admirable stance, but it is missing the point. It is obvious from the above simple description that the proposed system would be better. The interesting questions are instead (i) how to explain to the general public that this system would be better for everyone as well as for society in general, which is a pedagogical and sociological question; (ii) how to adjust the tax and welfare rates in the new system, which would involve an interesting new interaction between economic expertise and democratic process; and (iii) and how to manage the transition, which is primarily a practical problem that involves the needs and issues of specific interest groups. These complex but promising questions are awaiting attention by experts who care about broad issues of poverty, quality of life and democracy, and are prepared to promote and defend a vision of a better society.
Modern income tax scales are generally progressive. People with higher incomes are supposed to pay higher proportions of their incomes in tax. There are several income "brackets" within which a different rate of income tax applies. This idea is based on the general principle that taxes should be primarily paid by those who are in a good position to pay them. The more you can pay, the more you should pay.
Flat tax is the opposite of progressive tax. In a flat-tax system, everyone pays the same rate of tax, regardless of their income. This is fundamentally unfair and tends to increase the gap between rich and poor. In many countries, that gap has been steadily increasing over the past few decades. It has become far, far bigger than it should be, which is one of the causes of the "global financial crisis" that we have been experiencing. If the rich paid more tax, national governments could pay their debts.
I am assuming that a gap of some kind between rich and poor is necessary to motivate people to work. But the rich-poor gap does not have to be very big to achieve that goal. If the rich are ten times richer than the poor, by whatever measure (income or wealth), the goal has surely been achieved. Perhaps a ratio of only 2:1 would suffice. After the gap reaches a certain size, increasing it further does not further increase the incentive to work, because it is already near to its maximum value. In scientific jargon we would say that incentive saturates or approaches an asymptote. But in most countries today the gap is far bigger than 2:1 or even 10:1. The rich are hundreds, thousands or millions of times richer than the poor. However you measure the ratio (by wealth or income, for example), it is far too big. For that reason, a flat income tax of the kind proposed by the far right is completely out of the question.
But still there are people out there who believe in flat tax. Why? There are two main reasons. First, they are selfish: they want to pay less tax although they are rolling in money. Second, they habitually distort the truth: they claim that the poor are poor because they are lazy, so they deserve to be poor. Evidently some people really believe this to be true. In fact, no-one wants to be poor, so of course the poor want to work and earn money - at least as much as the rich. Poverty is created by economic systems, not by individuals.
Unconditional basic income and flat income tax: A rational centre-left dream?
In this article I present a surprising and radical approach to flat tax. I will show that flat tax can be the solution to poverty, but only when both of the following conditions are fulfilled.
If that is true, the implications are enormous. The political left now has the historic opportunity to eliminate poverty - not merely reduce it. The combination of unconditional basic income and flat income tax (UBI-FIT) is a path to that goal.
In this article I address only one kind of tax: income tax. Another way to address poverty is to increase government revenue through wealth, inheritance and transaction taxes, which can then be used to balance the budget and improve social security. There is an urgent need to increase the level of all these taxes at a global level. This article is also confined to industrial countries but the basic principles may also applied to any country (e.g. basic income could be financed globally through carbon credits). I consider the problem of poverty in developing countries in more detail elsewhere.
Incidentally, in recent years media and politicians have been presenting the "international financial crisis" as a mysterious economic problem that only economists can understand and only large payments of public money to private banks can fix. But the basic problem is relatively straightforward. National economies have fallen too far into debt. Governments have been living beyond their means. Meanwhile, the rich have been getting richer. They have been doing that in part by speculation on global markets that should have been taxed, but was not. Of course it is always possible to make governments more efficient, but that will not make a big difference. It is also possible to regulate markets, to some extent. But the most efficient and appropriate solution in both cases is simply taxation. The rich should pay more tax on wealth and income and we urgently need tax on international financial transactions. I will return to these points below.
The basic idea
Below is a graph of net income against gross income. If we are genuinely interested in eliminating poverty, this is the central relationship that we need to consider. In discussion of this proposal it is important not to get sidetracked by considerations of the separate rates of tax and welfare. In the end, the separate tax and welfare rates are not the primary issue. What matters primarily is the final relationship between gross and net income. As one supermarket chain said in their advertisements, it is "total of the tape"that counts, not the prices of individual products.
Under UBI-FIT, everyone would get the same basic income, regardless of any other form of income. That is where the diagonal line intersects the vertical axis. The value of 500 Euros per month is arbitrary. It is a round figure that has been chosen to simplify the calculation. Of course it would need to be adjusted in a political process; it would depend on changing democratic and financial constraints. If it is too low there is poverty, and if it is too high the motivation to work is reduced.
Even the rich would get basic income, which is unconditional. But for them the amount of basic income would be small by comparison to the amount of income tax. If we want to extract more money from the rich, we must focus attention on the tax rate, not basic income. We must also simplify the taxation system to make it more transparent and increase the chance that taxes will be paid and not evaded or avoided by cunning accountants. UBI-FIT is a step in that direction, but many other simplifications are possible.
Under UBI-FIT, the amount of basic income would not be the same for everyone. The main exception is people with disabilities that prevent them from working or reduce their ability to work. Their basic income would be increased accordingly. Some people also think that basic income should depend on age (children getting more, special deals for pensioners) but others argue it should be as simple as possible and therefore independent of age. On the whole, UBI-FIT would radically simplify social security payments. Many of the bureacrats who currently investigate the "willingness to work" of unemployed people would find themselves unemployed.
Everyone would pay the same rate of tax on all income ("flat tax"). That is represented by the gradient of the line in the graph. The lower the tax, the faster your net income increases as your gross income increases, and the steeper the line. For the purpose of argument and for drawing the graph, the flat rate has been set at 50%. The exact value would be determined by democratic processes and financial constraints. It could be 40%, and with significant increases in wealth, inheritance and transaction taxes it could even be 30%. The recent financial problems of Western countries suggest that if the rich continue to avoid paying wealth taxes, income tax at the highest levels of income must be increased to 50%. If we had UBI-FIT, this argument would apply to everyone. But I promised not to get sidetracked by a discussion of tax separate from welfare of vice.versa. The main thing is not the size of this number (the flat rate of income tax) - the main thing is the relationship between gross and net income on the graph.
The welfare trap
The first thing to notice about this graph is that it is similar to the current relationship between gross and net income in modern democracies. At the left end of the line, most people get social security payments. In general, net income rises as gross income rises. The change from the current system to UBI-FIT would not make much difference, if we simply drew a line of best fit through the current relationship between gross and net income for the average person, as it already exists in different countries.
But there is an important difference. In the current system of means-tested social security and progressive income tax, the gradient of the line on the graph is not constant. The line is not straight. That is partly because of progressive tax scales, but there is a much bigger departure from linearity at the so-called welfare trap. Currently, if you are on welfare and start earning money, your welfare is reduced accordingly. During this transition, your gross income increases significantly, but your net income increases little. Depending on the system, your net income may stay the same or even fall as your gross income rises. So it is not in your interest to work! There is no incentive.
Sometimes the welfare trap is called the poverty trap, because it perpetuates poverty. A system that motivates people not to work is doomed to fail. The welfare trap is inherent to all modern systems of means-tested social welfare and progressive tax. This inherent fault is a guarantee that these systems will never eliminate poverty. Eliminating this problem would be an important step toward eliminating poverty.
Is UBI-FIT fair?
At first glance UBI-FIT seems unfair. We are used to a system of income tax and social security in which different people are treated differently. The system is periodically twigged before elections in order to attract votes from particular groups. UBI-FIT makes it impossible to win elections this way. Everyone has to be treated equally. If the rate of basic income is reduced, everyone is affected. If the rate of tax is increased, everyone is affected. Is that fair?
Is it fair to tax low income earners at the same level as high income earners? Well, the current system is even worse. Welfare traps mean that for incomes between typical levels of social welfare and typical levels of low-earning jobs, the effective rate of taxation is as high as 100%. Every increase in income is taken away by reducing welfare payments. From this point of view, UBI-FIT is a big step forward for low-income earners.
Is it fair to give basic income to the rich? In UBI-FIT that is unavoidable because UBI-FIT avoids welfare traps. Not giving basic income to the rich would mean finding a cutoff point below which basic income is paid. But that would cause a welfare trap. Giving basic income to the rich is no problem because the only thing that matters in the end is the relationship between net and gross income shown on the graph. Moreover, for the rich basic income is small compared to income tax.
How can UBI-FIT be adjusted to reduce the gap between rich and poor? The solution is to increase basic income and at the same time increase the tax rate to finance it. But this can only be done to a limited extent, because both these actions reduce the incentive to work, which ultimately reduces the total productivity and wealth of the country. To increase productivity, it is necessary to reduce basic income and the tax rate, but this again can only be done to a limited extent, otherwise the incidence of poverty will increase. Between these extremes there is a happy medium in which poverty is eliminated but a moderate rich-poor gradient remains. If the electorate understands how UBI-FIT works (and it is certainly much simpler than the present system) that happy medium can be found by regular democratic processes.
simplicity and
transparency mean that UBI-FIT is much fairer than the present system.
Everyone is treated equally and with dignity, and everyone is
encouraged to work. The rules are clear, and it is harder to break them.
Right-wing distortions
It is common for right-wing voters to claim or believe that the poor are poor because they are lazy. In fact, the poor want to work just as hard as the rich - probably more so because they need the money more. It is the system that is causing poverty, not any assumed differences in personality between the rich and the poor. Until the rich and the right wing understand or admit this simple fact, there will be no progress.
The idea that poverty is the fault of the poor is an old one. Before the French revolution in the 18th Century, it was common to believe in inherent differences between rich and poor people, or between nobility and ordinary people. The aristocracy somehow had aristocracy in their blood. The French philosopher Rousseau was one of those who exposed this idea as nonsense (e.g. in his "Discourse on inequality"), and it was objections of this sort that provoked the French revolution, which of course changed the world. But crazy ideas do not disappear overnight. The modern version of the nobility fallacy is the idea that the poor are poor because they are lazy. Many still seem to believe that if the poor only took advantage of the opportunities that a free society offers them, they could drag themselves out of poverty. We forget that everyone is born with different opportunities and for this reason it is much easier for some people to make money than others. Statistically, there will always be large numbers of people who fail to break through the poverty line. Unless we radically change the system, that is.
The stigma of unemployment
The welfare trap is not only a financial problem, it is also a psychological and social one. Current systems of means-tested social welfare and progressive income tax create two classes of people: employed and unemployed. The employed have many freedoms that the unemployed do not have. The unemployed are stigmatised. They get "handouts", which are embarrassing. They are made to feel like failures. They are given the impression that they must be lazy or stupid or both. If they don't feel like working, or lack confidence in their ability - no wonder.
These fundamental problems would be eliminated by UBI-FIT. Everyone would be treated equally. Everyone would have the same rights and obligations. Everyone would be equally motivated to work. Everyone would also be free not to work, and take responsibility for the consequences. The poor would be free to do what the rich always expected them to do, namely to drag themselves out of poverty. Just imagine: a system that treats everyone equally, but at the same time eliminates poverty. This is not a strange dream, but a realistic solution to a big problem.
Of course, the rich would get a bit of a shock if these things actually happened. The effect on their wealth would be minimal. The psychological effect would be much greater. They wouldn't feel so special anymore, just like the residents of West Berlin did not feel special any more after the wall fell - no matter how much they had wanted to wall to fall.
Effectively progressive income tax
Progressive income tax means that the rate of income tax increases as income increases. The more you earn, the higher the proportion of income that is taken away in tax.
UBI-FIT is not progressive, because the tax rate is flat. But the following table shows that it is effectively progressive.
The calculations are very simple, based on a basic income of 500 Euros per month and a tax rate of 50%. These are round figures that have been chosen for convenience and they figures would of course be changed if UBI-FIT were introduced.
The table shows that when you look at the relationship between gross and net income, the tax rate effectively increases with increasing income. That is what I mean by "effectively progressive". The higher your gross income, the higher the effective proportion of your gross income is paid in tax. In this regard, UBI-FIT is no different from the present system.
gross monthly income (€/mo)
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effective tax rate
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Social security and progressive income tax belong to the greatest achievements of the workers' movements of the early 20th century. The appalling poverty produced by the industrial revolution was finally brought under control, without resorting to communism. Poverty still existed, but it was more tolerable.
Today, poverty is no longer tolerable. New technologies of all kinds are gradually increasing the wealth of the entire human race. If this wealth were shared, it would be easy to eliminate poverty while at the same time maintaining free enterprise. Moreover, the rich would still be rich. They have little to fear from UBI-FIT.
Given this historical context it is now possible to see that current systems of means-tested social security and progressive income tax are maintaining poverty. They are based on the assumption that there will always be poverty. They incorporate welfare traps that guarantee that a certain proportion of the population will not enjoy the same incentive to work that most people enjoy, so a certain proportion of them will automatically stay or become poor. UBI-FIT offers a realistic solution.


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