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See the Music: Gym Class Heroes – "Kid Nothing and the Never-Ending Naked Nightmare"
Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:22:03
Fresh off their performance at Sunday night's AMAs, Gym Class Heroes popped by our office to talk about their latest, The Papercut Chronicles II, for our "See the Music" series.
They enlightened us about not one, but two songs from the album. First, they offered up the scoop on "Stereo Hearts," one of the most pleasant pop songs of the year. Then they spouted off bout another.
Vocalist Travie McCoy revealed that the song is about that "uncomfortable feeling I have always had being surrounded by people who feel very comfortable. It has a lot to do with my anxiety that I've battled since I was a kid…The naked nightmare is a metaphor, for when you wake up, in front of the class, completely naked. That's how I feel when we are at functions, like the AMAs or a party. It's about the super tense and uncomfortable feeling I get."
Who hasn't felt that way one time or another?
Watch the video below!
Do you relate to what Travie McCoy said about anxiety?
—Amy Sciarretto
Watch our "See the Music" video on Gym Class Heroes' "Stereo Hearts" here!

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Vance Young: Utility Controller Telephone: (256) 740-6087; Fax: (256) 760-6542
The Controller's Department oversees and coordinates the financial and accounting functions of the City of Florence Utilities Department.
The financial activities are separated into three enterprise funds.
These are: (1) Electricity, (2) Gas, (3) Water and Wastewater.
Our services are primarily provided internally for the benefit of the three utility operations. These services include financial advice, accounting, budgeting, payroll processing and others.
Copies of recent annual financial reports are available on our website.
Below are the latest five audit reports for Florence Utilities. These audit reports contain audited financial statements for the Electricity Department, the Gas Department, and the Water and Wastewater Department. The fiscal year for all three departments ends on June 30.
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Because the Utilities Department is a department of the City of Florence, our financial statements are incorporated into the City of Florence Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
Requests for this report should be made to the City of Florence City Treasurer at (256) 760-6634.
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This Vietnam and Laos tour will bring you a different travelling experience which includes visiting the most vibrant cities in Indochina (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh), sailing among wonderful landscapes on Halong Bay (one of the seven natural wonders of the world) and in the Mekong Delta. Immerse yourself into the historic towns of Hue & Hoi An, and discover the peaceful land of Laos visiting Luang Prabang, where the ancient charm of Indochina reimans still untouched.
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Day 2 | Luang Prabang | City tour. Visit highlights in the city: Wat Xieng Thong, Wat Mai, Wat Visoun, Phousi Hill, H'mong Night Market... | B | |
Day 3 | Luang Prabang - Pak Ou Caves | Join the daily morning rituals of monks. Visit morning market. Boat trip to Pak Ou Caves. Drive to local villages specialized in silk weaving and wine making. | B, L | |
Day 4 | Luang Prabang - Hanoi | Discover beautiful Kuang Si Waterfalls. Fly to Hanoi. | B | |
Day 5 | Hanoi | City tour full day. Visit highlights of the city: Ho Chi Minh Complex, Temple of Literature, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. Enjoy the traditional water puppet show. | B, L | |
Day 6 | Hanoi - Halong Bay | Discover unforgettable beauty of Halong Bay on an overnight cruise. | B, L, D | |
Day 7 | Halong Bay - Da Nang - Hoi An | Spend the morning exploring the magical bay. Cruise back to mainland, transfer to airport for flight to Da Nang then drive to Hoi An. | B, L | |
Day 8 | Hoi An | Eco trip to Cam Thanh village by bicycle & Walking tour to explore the ancient town of Hoi An. | B, L | |
Day 9 | Hoi An - Hue | Transfer to Hue and enjoy free day. | B | |
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Day 11 | Hue - Ho Chi Minh City | Fly to Ho Chi Minh City. Half day city tour in the afternoon. | B | |
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Secret Stones
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Secret Stones are used to enhance a weapon or armor piece to increase a given skill. Basic Secret Stones can be purchased at a Secret Stone Merchant. More advanced Secret Stones can be found by exploring Azuria.
Secret Stones can be inlaid, extracted or upgraded. Upgrading a Secret Stone consumes unwanted Secret Stones to increase the power of a select Secret Stone. Only one Secret Stone can be inlaid into one piece of equipment. They cannot be upgraded beyond the character's level. Once a Secret Stone is upgraded or inlaid, it cannot be traded.
Upgrading a Secret StoneEdit
- Speak to a Secret Stone Merchant and select dialogue option "I want to embed, extract or upgrade a Secret Stone.
- Place the Secret Stone to be upgraded in the Upgrade window.
- Place the Secret Stone to be consumed to enable the upgrade in the slot below the Upgrade window.
Receive more Gaia Fragments by salvaging higher level and better quality gear.
- Left click on the Refine button.
- Hover mouse pointer over Secret Stone to view stat bonus.
Inlaying/Extracting a Secret StoneEdit
- To Inlay
- Place the gear you wish to inlay in the Inlay window.
- Place the Secret Stone in the window below the Inlay window.
- Left click on the Inlay button.
- Hover mouse pointer over gear to view new stats
- To Extract
To extract a Secret Stone, place the gear with the stone you wish to extract in the designated window, then left click on the extract button.
All Secret Stone merchants sell the same items.
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Soren | Helonia Coast | X:476, Y:176 |
Atlas | Crescent Hill | X:772, Y:374 |
Domino | Cactakara Forest | X:307, Y:179 |
Matt | Demarech Mines | |
Nathan | Triatio Highlands | |
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Mmm, delicious Delicias! You won't have to share this tasty neighbourhood with other tourists. It's modern and residential in the main. But a short metro ride from the downtown sights.
First up, climb the hill in Parque Tierno Galván for a view over the city. You'll find the Astronomy Centre up there, which is well worth a look. Delicias makes a great (space) base from where to launch an exploration of central Madrid. But check out the Aguila beer factory and train museum before blasting off.
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Arrivals and departures outside this standard time are always tried to be accommodated on request.
Refundable damage deposit upon arrival : € 200.00 cash. The damage deposit will be returned at check-out.
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Selig Harrison of the New York Times says that whatever the outcome of the Pakistani elections, the existing multiethnic Pakistani state is not likely to survive for long unless it is radically restructured.
Author: Selig S. Harrison
February 1, 2008
Selig Harrison of the New York Times says that whatever the outcome of the Pakistani elections, the existing multiethnic Pakistani state is not likely to survive for long unless it is radically restructured.
Micah Zenko covers the U.S. national security debate.
Issues and innovations in global economic development.
The definitive account of the secret war in Laos, which forever changed the CIA from a relatively small spying agency into an organization with vast paramilitary powers. More
CFR President Haass argues for an updated global operating system to address challenges from terrorism to climate change. More
Alden provides an enlightening history of the last four decades of U.S. trade policies and a blueprint for how to keep the United States competitive in a globalized economy. More
The Task Force finds that Alaska and the Arctic are of growing economic and geostrategic importance and recommends actions to improve the United States' strategic presence in the Arctic region.
The Task Force recommends revising U.S. policy toward North Korea to break the cycle of North Korean provocation and promote stability in Northeast Asia.
India now matters to U.S. interests in virtually every dimension. This Independent Task Force report assesses the current situation in India and the U.S.-India relationship, and suggests a new model for partnership with a rising India.
Rates of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries are increasing faster than in wealthier countries. The report outlines a plan for collective action on this growing epidemic.
Husain Haqqani explains how the newly elected Pakistani government's platform of social reform differs from Pervez Musharraf's on-going goal...
In a meeting hosted by CFR's Ed Husain and Isobel Coleman, Rached Ghannouchi discusses Tunisia's post-revolution successes and the challenges...
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Location: Denver, Colorado
I've been woodworking for about 6 years now but I still consider myself a novice, a beginner. My limited knowledge of woodworking I learned from my grandfather, my dad, reading and my own trial and error.
By trade I am an IT Manager for a major BEvERage company here in Colorado. I'm married to a wonderful woman and we have a 6 year old son who's starting to want to make stuff with me. My wife's favorite question lately is "So when are you going to be finished with that project?"
I'm also the host of the Lumberjocks Interviews Podcast and I have a video webcast called The Novice Garage Woodworker. Check it out at garagewoodworker.blogspot.com.
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Welcome to LumberJocks. -- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware soon moving to Virginia email@example.com † |
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Welcome Aboard Erik. We are looking forward to seeing your projects. -- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com |
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Welcome to LJ. I think you will get a lot out of it. -- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com |
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Welcome back to the best place in town…LumberJocks web site! Comeback and enjoy some woodworking fun. -- Carpe Lignum; Tornare Lignum (Seize the wood, to Turn the wood) |
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Happy Anniversary! This coming week you will have been a Lumber Jock for 2 years. Thanks for your participation. -- Gary D. Stoughton, WI |
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We are having problem when activating user with the correct account password on Blackberry Z10 mobile.
The BDS is under the active directory environment, and we have logon on access security for every staff member.
The Blackberry Z10 will not active users account unless this user can log on to: All Computers.
In order to resolve this issue I tried to include the domain name, the Blackberry computer name both did not work in order to activate the Blackberry mobile.
What should be included in the logon to workstation in order to active the Blackberry user account?
I appreciate any help.
Hello belkin007,
One way to test the activation is to rule out the BlackBerry Device service and attempt to connect to Microsoft Active Sync. This can be done by adding an account on the Z-10, selecting Advanced, Microsoft Exchange Activesync, and enter in the user information and Exchange Server information. This method is utilized by other devices that activate through Activesync and is a viable test.
If this activation is successful, you would utilize the same information to enable the user on the BDS server.
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The issue is not with microsoft activesync.
Logon to windows requires the proper identity in order to allow the device to authenticate into the domain network.
Example computer name called TEST-PC in order to login to our domain network, will need to include the computer name TEST-PC in the active directory user account (Logon to)
belkin007 wrote:The issue is not with microsoft activesync.
Logon to windows requires the proper identity in order to allow the device to authenticate into the domain network.
Example computer name called TEST-PC in order to login to our domain network, will need to include the computer name TEST-PC in the active directory user account (Logon to)
Have you checked the Windows event log on the server running the BES? You may need to turn up auditing on it for logon failures, but I would check the System, Application, and Security event logs. One is bound to tell you why the authentication is failing.
Just to confirm though you added the BDS server's computer name to the user trying to authenticated, and waited a few minutes before trying to see if it worked (to alllow for AD replication)?


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Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/yearb |
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Transcript | JUNIORS Top row, left to right: James Willett, President: Richard Faussett, Vice- President; Ray Morris, Treasurer. Bottom row: Nelda Eaves, Secretary; Charles Giraud, Council Representative; Leon G. Halden, Adviser; Archie W. French, Adviser. Members of the Junior Class proved continually during the year their willingness to work for the betterment of the school. Class representatives took leading parts in all school activities of literary, athletic, dramatic, musical and social endeavors. "For the good of the University" was their motto. The Junior Prom, presented April 14 at Beachmont, was an outstanding social event of the scholastic year and will long be remembered as a triumph for the class. The Junior Class hopes for even greater success during the ensuing year of 1937. It is to be trusted that this great class has proved worthy of a deserving place of leadership in the greater University of Houston. |


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A somewhat interesting read:
Mimicking the airlines, hotels get fee-happy - Hawaii News - Honolulu Star-Advertiser
I can already see this happening, especially at resorts, but not to the extent described in the article. Marriott, please don't resort to these practices more than you've already done!
What have your experiences with hotel fees been. A refreshing change, from what I've heard, is the fact that Hyatt's Andaz brand doesn't charge for minibar items (except alcohol).
Nothing new here, as you observe, it's already happening, and as you would be one of the first to know, pleading with Marriott not to 'resort' (Hawaiian humor) to these practices will fall upon deaf ears because it is the "We do it because we can phase" of the lodging economy.
SNARK ALERT - (avert your eyes if sarcasm annoys you) I was fascinated by the news reports showing families, just paying the $75 nightly add on fees, commenting, "Well, what can you do?" Due diligence and research is one thing that comes to mind.
Once again highlighting the value of Insiders - similar to skiadcock's superbly administered MASTER THREAD: Domestic & International Executive Lounges Open/Closed on Weekends - FlyerTalk Forums, we should share among ourselves properties that add fees that are new to us, that's if we not too busy collecting our Early Check In Fee Badge .
This snarkiness was brought about by Marriott apparently, again, changing the Insider format. When I log in, I now see ALL recent content (to include the dreaded, pipeline clogging reviews). As we need Insider info more and more, it seems to me Marriott makes it less and less user friendly. So nothing against excited badge collectors (even my dear pal vaboywnder is all jazzed up) - you are the future, I'm the dinosaur - but if collecting 25 points rocks your boat then this ought to lead to a change in underwear Refer a Friend Bonus Points, Marriott Rewards Refer a Friend
A good day to all, I'm off to call future hotels to see how much they want to charge (on top of my tip) for storing my bags, since I can't afford the early check in fee .
erc, I love your sarcasm. Though you are correct, people should do their due diligence. You should start writing a bog full of sarcasm! Actually, your little "rants" remind me of yet another travel blog that you might like.
That blog has a segment called the Devil's Advocate. http://hackmytrip.com/author/jmkheel/ You'll notice the Devil's Advocate recently attacked (out of fun) One Mile at a Time
But yes, I've noticed those resort fees popping up more and more... First it was the Waikiki Beach Marriott, I had one at the Wailea Beach Marriott, and the JW Marriott Ihilani recently adopted one. And the benefits? Depends. It ranges from parking and internet access, to 2 "complimentary" drinks and jewelry cleaning... I nearly never use the benefits, not to mention that things like the internet access are free for Gold & Plats... And the fees are steep! $25-$30/day plus tax!!
But that's right, that's why Insiders is important!
Good reading and I for one will NOT be sending my Platinum arrival gift ahead to the hotel as I don't want the $25 charge for the hotel to receive and hold the gift for me. WOW, what's next.......oh wait a minute I don't really want to know.
IAHFLYR, no kidding! In ways, don't you think hotels are getting worst than airlines? Thankfully haven't encountered that ridiculous charge yet, but we'll see...
What's next? Well, Mr. O'Leary of Ryanair want to charge passengers 1 GBP to use the loo onboard his flights? If that happens, perhaps hotels will start charging us for toilet paper?
I often stay at the Andaz in London since there's no affordable Marriott brand close to where I work in the "City". (Threadneedles is often more than $600 per night).
I definitely appreciate the free soft drinks in the minibar. All I typically take is a couple of sparkling waters.
I do find it a bug bear in hotels being offred a $6 bottle of Evian especially when the local water is non-potable. From an EL perspective, I'm not sure why Marriott don't offer some smaller cheaper waters available to go. I understand that Marriott don't want to offer a free supermarket to the less scrupulous among us but I do feel like I'm being nickel and dimed when the only glass size available is thimble and the only bottle size available is 1.5 liter in heavy glass.
On the flip side, I do appreciate the free internet. Perhaps moving forward Marriott, internationally, could partner up with local wifi hot-spot providers. I know that one of my biggest painpoints being an international traveller is extortionate data roaming charges resulting in a near constant search for wifi hotspots on the go. I would happily pay for this service if it offered easy sign-up and billing to my hotel account.
I know what you mean! I can't believe how much hotels charge for simple things like bottled water. You'd think that for at least Elites, bottled water would be a free perk, especially in those areas with non-potable water. Especially since CL's normally have free bottled water, though some like the one at the Berlin Marriott, don't let you remove them from the CL.
Marriott has begun to nickel and dime with internet too though. Now they've been rolling out tiered internet access plans. While Gold & Plats get "premium tier" internet access free, silvers and non-elites have to pay ridiculous prices for such access... often in excess of $30/day. On the other hand, I've heard the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong offers all of its guests free smartphones with unlimited data plans... now that's a perk!
That's just another reason we love Germany!!! They gave us bottle water at the Kempinski Munich Airport.
That's awesome! I'd say that was just about the only good thing about Disney's Sequoia Lodge at Disneyland Paris... The free 750ml bottle of water That's very important to me when traveling, as I'm spoiled by Hawaii's great water! Though, oddly the water in the hotels have a chlorine taste... So even then I end up drinking bottled water...


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Look at all the dust in this dump.
Toward that end, I'm going to pick up this place a little and get back into the groove. Not tonight, but perhaps this weekend. I'm just trying to figure out exactly how to proceed.
Oddly, things are starting to look a little brighter, and I guess it's in my nature to find humor in things, even when there might not be much to laugh at. Paul was the same way, and one big reason we were such good friends.
I may start with a ghost story. I'm not sure yet.
Anyway, thanks for waiting, and thanks for the words of sympathy, encouragement and kindness.
See you soon.
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Tell us a story that would make Paul laugh.
We have a 'Paul' too; we lost him in 1999 and I miss him every day. Only when I think of him I don't think of that awful day when we said goodbye; I think of him standing on his couch playing his bass along with the stereo, jumping down with a guilty look when his wife stuck her head in to say dinner was ready. He was wisdom and unmitigated joy despite his health, which was lousy. I still believe I can learn to be like that.I just found your blog today thru a friend, and read about your loss... I can't express enough my sympathies to you... know you have my prayers, as does his family for their loss... you were blessed to have such a friend in your life for so long, cherish the memories and laugh for him, don't cry.
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JV, I've long been a fan, but never posted. I am so sorry for your loss, but I'm glad to see you are thinking about your next story. For sure Paul would want you to enjoy every day this life gives you. We missed you and we'll wait however long it takes for you to be ready to post again. Peace to you and yours,
Fran Wow, I haven't been here in a while. You've had a couple of really awful losses in a relatively short time.
I think the best advice was given by shine- one thing at a time.
Glad to see you're back to blogging. I really enjoy your writing, always laughed at the silly posts and now crying at the sad ones. The lengths you went to for your cat were amazing, it says a lot about you as a friend and a person. And while I've often wondered what I would do if I lost a best friend, I can only imagine how hard that is to go through.
Thanks for blogging about your life, and it's really touching to see all the outpouring of support from strangers on the internet.Welcome back sweetie. Each day as it comes, rain or shine, moment to moment.
Hmmmm the Pixie feels a quotation coming on:
In the hour of adversity,
be not without hope,
for crystal rain falls from
dark clouds.
We're all right behind you hunny....waiting for whenever your ready. And WOW almost 200 comments, that's some support. Can you feel the love we're sending you?
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Amorette Asher chapter 1 . 8/16/2012 I think Magazines is wrong, even James Patterson jumps around with POVs, a lot of the best books do it. And no one will ever be able to pass off a perfect character that they didn't create because only James Patterson knows how they would react to everything, you can get close, but no one will ever get it. I like the story, it's good, I say the only thing you could do, unless you don't like that, would be grammar (But in reality as long as people know what you're saying and it's readable, little mistakes don't matter, real authors would have someone proffesional read over it) and making them longer, then people get to read more at a time! Yay 83 |
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The massage itself was - eh. As far as tha "spa" - not even close! Near impossible to get an appointment (no one ever seems to answer the phone.). The place is tiny and dingy... read more
This Spa offers a soothing touch to the most tense points of my back and neck. It's staff seem very wel versed in which pressure points offer the most relief. Each session is amazing and tranquil.
We walked into the part of the hotel where the spa is located and were quite surprised to see how worn down and unkempt the area was. Once we found the spa we were even more surprised. The filth of the place was disgusting. There was hair on the counter in the bathroom, filth on the floors and the "waiting... More
If i could give zero stars i would. My Mom and i went to the spa on Sunday, May 1st for a relaxing afternoon. Well this spa was not the place to go. Once we got there we were told it would be just a few minutes before our rooms were ready. We were taken to the "waiting area" which... More
Massage was okay, but I would not book another. Spa is in converted hotel rooms, and you can hear guests in the hall during your session. The spa is on the dingy side and isn't all that welcoming. I arrived for my appointment early, and massage began on time. However, my hour long massage only lasted 50 minutes, needless to... More
Hard to get through to make a reservation and when you do, reception is rude. I left multiple messages to call me back and they never do. I do not know how they stay in business, i wish i never purchased a spa package.
WOW, a brom and mop has not been used in years, the floors are filthy, walls dirty, dirty from desk.. real shabby. the rooms are just as shabby worn sheets, blankets chipped paints, disty sink.... STAY AWAY.. the facial was ok , but the look of the place will keep me from coming back
I get massages often enough to know that was no masseuse! Facing up you looked at old ceiling fan, cold room, old linens and crying babies next door! On top of it they finished at 45 mins and said 60 includes me getting undressed... What a joke!!
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Two Spirits introduces viewers to Fred Martinez, a Navajo boy who was also a girl. In an earlier era, he would have been revered. Instead he was murdered. Two Spirits interweaves the tragic story of a mother's loss of her son with a revealing look at the largely unknown history of a time when the world wasn't simply divided into male and female, and many Native American cultures held places of honor for people of integrated genders. Powerful and moving, Lydia Nibley's Two Spirits explores the life and death of Fred Martinez and the ancient Native American two-spirit tradition.
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Akhand Kirtani Jatha UK's Annual INTERNATIONAL AKHAND KIRTAN SMAGAM 2016 will commemorate via the essence of Shabad Guru, Vaisakhi and 102th Anniversary of The Ghadar Movement (1915) & The Vaisakhi Massacre of 1978 in Amritsar from Sunday 9th April - Sunday 16th April 2017
Akhand Kirtani Jatha UK invites you to join Sangat from all over the world for the 22nd Annual International Akhand Kirtan Event. Many kirtani jathas and sevadaars from around the world will be taking part in kirtan seva. Gursikh Kirtanis have been invited from India, France, Australia, USA, Canada and throughout the Guru Khalsa Panth.
Smagam Breakdown The programme details listed below will take place at Singh Sabha Gurdwara, Derby:-
Sunday 9th April - Tuesday 11th April 2017 Sri Akhand Patth Sahib: 10am Arambh Tuesday Sri Akhand Patth Sahib: 5am Bhog Asa Kee Vaar Kirtan: 5.30-8.30am Akhand Keertan: 6pm-9pm
Wednesday 12th April 2017 Asa Di Var Kirtan: 6am-9am Rehras Sahib 6.00pm Akhand Kirtan: 6pm-9pm
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Raensbhai Kirtan MAIN INTERNATIONAL RAENSBHAI KIRTAN ON Sunday 16th April 2017 from 7pm-5am at Singh Sabha Gurdwara, Princes Street, Derby, DE23 8NT. Tel : 01332 773010
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Amrit Sanchaar AMRIT SANCHAAR: Saturday 15th April 2017 at 2pm at Singh Sabha Gurdwara, Derby Can all ablakhyees contact Bhai Hardeep Singh (07969 655015) to provide their names for the Amrit sanchaar.
Live Broadcast The whole Smagam & Raensbhai will be broadcast live on www.akj.org, Sikh TV channels and SikhNet Radio (Singh Sabha Derby Channel)
Additional Programmes * Khalsa talks, all week alongside smagam (see attached poster) * Special Q&A on Sunday 16th April, 4 - 5.30pm by Sikh channel
Accommodation Accommodation has been arranged for the whole Smagam. Bibian accommodation has been specially arranged. For further details, contact Bhai Baljit Singh On 07795 545475
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Stall bookings Every year many organisations put up stalls during the smagam. Unfortunately due to fire regulations and disturbance to sangat stall allowance is limited. Anybody wishing to put up a stall must contact Bhai Ranjit Singh on 07875 136252. Any stalls that have not been booked in advance, unfortunately will NOT be allowed.
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In a recent speech about the environment, the Pontiff blamed atheists for being greedy earth raiders. Here's the full quote:
"Is it not true that inconsiderate use of creation begins where God is marginalized or also where his existence is denied? If the human creature's relationship with the Creator weakens, matter is reduced to egoistic possession, man becomes the 'final authority,' and the objective of existence is reduced to a feverish race to possess the most possible."
Micha J. Stone of the Examiner (Portland, Maine) nailed it perfectly with this response:
Christianity, and Catholicism, are historically anti-environmental. In fact, if blame is to be placed for the current global environmental crisis, it is to be placed squarely upon the Judeo-Christian tradition. The fact that Christianity is anti-environmental is no secret. Indeed, many Christians have taken a perverse pride in claiming their dominion. For example, James Watt, who became U.S. Secretary of the Interior under Ronald Reagan in the early 1980s, wrote an influential and damning article entitled "Ours Is the Earth". Watt, speaking for countless Christians, made it abundantly clear that for believers the earth is "merely a temporary way station on the road to eternal life...The earth was put here by the Lord for His people to subdue and to use for profitable purposes on their way to the hereafter."
I'm a proud practicing Pastafarian, which basically means I eat a lot of spaghetti and don't believe in God. I am not a big fan of the Catholicism, I grew up having a very devout Catholic grandmother who dragged me to church and Sunday School every week. I never really bought into the program and started calling myself an atheist before I hit double digits. It's good to know that in addition to going to hell for denying the existence of God that it's also my fault that we've plundered the planet for all its worth. My bad.
There is a growing awareness in the religious community of the need to protect the earth and everything living on it. Grist wrote a good piece a couple years ago listing 15 green religious leaders, which, ironically, puts Pope Benedict XVI in the #6 spot. He got points from Grist for using an electric Popemobile, solar panels, and talking about the impact global warming will have on the worlds poorest people.
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first put on the wall for fixing the plate layout.Drill holes for the two screws (are included).Use a screwdriver to tighten the plate and insert the controller.
Install leak sensors "Akvastorozh»
wire sensors "Akvastorozh" set to open or covert seal wires.They fix or not fix.
Make hidden wiring can be even after the repair: wire lay on the plinth or tile joints.
- Place the sensor wire into the seam between the tiles.
- Fix bedplate on the floor with screws or double-sided tape.
- Fix the plate on the bottom
- Put decorative cap
Wireless sensors "Akvastorozh" does not require wiring, because they communicate with the controller via radio.
Just lay sensors in places of possible leaks if necessary - tighten bilateral adhesive tape on the floor.
System Configuration: connect the components to the controller
to establish a system of "Akvastorozh" and connect components to the controller, you will need to do these operations:
- Connect valves to the controller (in connectors on his board, they are called1 crane, crane 2, etc).
2. Connect the sensor to the controller (also available for this purpose connectors on the controller board, they are located on the left and numbered).
Wireless sensors immediately registered to the controller, so they do not need to be connected.
When installing a wired system "Akvastorozh" battery pack is connected to a special connector on the motherboard and connected to the main part of the controller.All wires are threaded into the hole.
Installation wire system leakage protection "Akvastorozh" finished.
to install wireless system "Akvastorozh" connect the radio base with the battery pack and attach it to the controller.
This wireless system installation "Akvastorozh" completed.
summarize: install leakage protection "Akvastorozh" is not difficult to deal with that even an amateur.It should be noted that the installation of the system depends on several factors:
- number of risers in your house (apartment);
- on whether there is free access to them;
- number of devices installed on pipes;
- method of wiring of sensors and valves (hidden or unhidden).
On average, for the installation of the system "Akvastorozh" take from half an hour to four hours.


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Pressure Natriuresis After Adrenomedullin in Anesthetized Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
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Abstract Adrenomedullin (ADM), a peptide with potent vasodilatory and natriuretic actions, is elevated in patients with essential hypertension. Because pharmacological doses of ADM result in renal vasodilation and natriuresis, it has been suggested that ADM may play a modulatory role in hypertension through potential actions on renal pressure natriuresis. However, it is unclear whether elevation of plasma ADM within the pathophysiological range has similar actions. To determine the effects of pathophysiological doses of ADM on blood pressure and on the relationship between renal perfusion pressure (RPP) and renal hemodynamics and sodium excretion, renal function was determined at RPPs of 80, 105, 130, and 155 mm Hg in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) infused with ADM at 50 ng · kg−1 · min−1 (ADM-50, n=5) and at 100 ng · kg−1 · min−1 (ADM-100, n=5) and in control SHR (n=5). Decreasing RPP from 155 to 80 mm Hg in control SHR decreased (P<.05) absolute sodium excretion from 0.81±0.25 to 0.04±0.02 μEq/min, fractional sodium excretion from 0.32±0.11% to 0.06±0.04%, and urine flow rate from 11.5±2.8 to 1.03±0.31 μL/min. ADM infusion elevated (P<.05) plasma ADM levels in ADM-infused SHR (679±47 pg/mL in ADM-50, 858±79 in ADM-100) compared with control (79.5±27.8). However, although reduction of RPP from 155 to 80 mm Hg in ADM rats decreased absolute sodium excretion (ADM-50, 0.98±0.10 to 0.09±0.04 μEq/min; ADM-100, 0.95±0.09 to 0.07±0.02 μEq/min), fractional sodium excretion (ADM-50, 0.31±0.03% to 0.17±0.04%; ADM-100, 0.33±0.02% to 0.09±0.01%), and urine flow (ADM-50, 13.6±1.4 to 1.73±0.75 μL/min; ADM-100, 13.5±1.5 to 1.07±0.16 μL/min), these decreases were not different from values found in controls. Renal plasma flow and glomerular filtration rate were also similar in control and ADM-treated SHR at each level of RPP. Thus, acute increases in ADM to levels found in pathophysiological conditions have no effect on blood pressure, pressure natriuresis, or renal autoregulation in the SHR. These findings do not support the hypothesis that ADM serves as a modulating factor in hypertension, at least in the SHR.
Adrenomedullin is a novel 52–amino acid peptide originally isolated from human pheochromocytoma.1 Studies have shown that levels of ADM are elevated in the plasma of patients with hypertension, renal failure, and heart failure compared with normal subjects,2 3 and infusion of ADM has hypotensive and diuretic effects in animals.4 5 6 7 Thus, ADM may participate in fluid volume homeostasis and may play a protective role in hypertension. However, animal studies demonstrating an effect of ADM have infused large doses that possibly increase plasma ADM levels greatly beyond levels observed in pathophysiological states in humans. Furthermore, it has been well established that the kidney plays a central role in long-term control of blood pressure through the relationship between RPP and sodium excretion and that this pressure-natriuresis relationship is altered in both human and experimental hypertension.8 Thus, the acute hypotensive actions of ADM may not result in long-term reductions in blood pressure unless ADM normalizes the shifted pressure-natriuresis relationship in hypertension. The goal of this study was to determine the acute effects of pathophysiological blood levels of ADM on blood pressure and the relationship between RPP, renal hemodynamics, and sodium excretion in SHR.
Twelve-week-old male SHR (Harlan Sprague Dawley, Inc, Indianapolis, Ind) were fed regular rat chow and allowed tap water ad libitum. All animals were housed according to institutional guidelines, and the studies were approved by the University of Mississippi Medical Center Animal Care and Use Committee. On the day of study, rats were anesthetized with thiobutabarbital sodium 100 mg/kg IP (Inactin, Promonto GmBH) and placed on a warming pad to maintain body temperature at 37°C. PE-240 tubing was inserted through a tracheostomy to maintain an open airway. The left jugular vein was cannulated with PE-50 tubing for intravenous infusion. The left carotid artery and the left femoral artery were cannulated with PE-50 polyethylene catheters for continuous measurement of arterial pressure and blood sampling. The carotid and femoral arterial catheters were connected to strain gauges (model P23DC, COBE), and arterial pressures above and below the renal artery were recorded on a polygraph (MFE Instruments). A midline abdominal incision was made and the bladder cannulated with a flare-tipped PE-50 tube for urine collection. An electronic servo-controlled Silastic balloon occluder manufactured in our laboratory was placed around the aorta above the superior mesenteric artery.
After completion of surgery, 2 mL of 0.9% NaCl containing 5% bovine serum albumin was infused to compensate for the loss of fluid during surgery. All rats received a jugular venous infusion of 0.9% NaCl containing [125I]iothalamate (Isotex Diagnostics) (0.5 μCi · kg−1 · min−1) and [131I]iodohippurate (Syncor International Corp) (0.1 Ci · kg−1 · min−1) at a rate of 2.0 mL/h to allow measurement of GFR and RPF, respectively. After a 60-minute stabilization period, rats were randomly divided into three groups. Two experimental groups (n=5 rats/group) received ADM (rat adrenomedullin, Phoenix Pharmaceuticals) added to the maintenance saline solution to provide a rate of 50 or 100 ng · kg−1 · min−1 (ADM-50 and ADM-100, respectively). Control rats (n=5) received the maintenance infusion as ADM vehicle throughout the experiment. The ADM was prepared fresh daily. Preliminary studies demonstrated that bolus infusion of ADM at a dose of 1 μg/kg reduced blood pressure in this preparation. Twenty minutes after initiation of ADM or vehicle, RPP in each rat was adjusted to 155, 130, 105, or 80 mm Hg in random order by means of the servo-controlled occluder.9 After a 10-minute stabilization period, urine samples were collected during a 15-minute experimental period at each RPP. Blood samples were obtained from the carotid artery before and after the urine collection for determination of plasma concentration of sodium and 125I and 131I radioactivities. At the end of each experiment, blood was drawn from the carotid artery into ice-chilled tubes containing disodium EDTA for the assay of plasma ADM concentration. This blood was centrifuged at 3000g for 20 minutes at 4°C and stored at −20°C until analyzed. Rats were then killed using a venous injection of potassium chloride while still under anesthesia.
ADM concentration in plasma was measured by radioimmunoassay.3 In brief, 1 mL of plasma was extracted on a C-18 cartridge and eluted with 75% methanol containing 1% trifluoroacetic acid. Samples and standards were incubated with 100:1 antibody raised against ADM(1-52) at 4°C for 24 hours. 125I-labeled ADM was added and incubated another 24 hours at 4°C. Free and bound fractions were then separated by addition of a second antibody and centrifuged. Radioactivity of the pellet was measured with a gamma counter (Packard Instrument). Minimal detectable concentration for this assay was 0.5 pg per tube, and the half-maximal inhibition dose of radio-iodinated ligand binding by ADM was 10 pg per tube. Recovery was 72±2%, and intra-assay and interassay variations were 10% and 12%, respectively.
Urine volume was determined gravimetrically. Sodium con- centrations in plasma and urine were measured by flame pho- tometry (Instrumentation Laboratories). Radioactivities of [125I]iothalamate and [131I]iodohippurate in plasma and urine were determined with a gamma counter (Packard Instrument). Determination of sodium concentration and radioactivities of [125I]iothalamate and [131I]iodohippurate in plasma and urine as well as urine flow rate permitted calculation of GFR, RPF, and urinary sodium excretion rate by standard expressions.
Values are expressed as mean±SEM. Statistical comparisons between values at different RPPs within a single group were determined with the use of ANOVA for repeated measures followed by Tukey test. Statistical significance between groups was determined using ANOVA followed by Bonferroni test. A value of P<.05 was considered significant.
Continuous infusion of ADM into SHR at either 50 or 100 ng · kg−1 · min−1 elevated (P<.05) plasma ADM concentrations compared with control SHR (Table⇓). Although SHR infused at the 100 ng · kg−1 · min−1 rate had higher plasma levels of ADM than SHR infused at 50 ng · kg−1 · min−1, this difference did not reach statistical significance. Blood pressure before activation of the servo occluder was not different between SHR infused with ADM at either rate and control SHR (Table⇓).
Fig 1⇓ shows the relationship between RPP and urinary flow rate in all rat groups. Decreasing RPP from 155 mm Hg to lower perfusion pressures decreased (P<.05) urinary flow rate in each rat group. In control SHR, urine flow rate was 11.47±2.80 μL/min at an RPP of 155 mm Hg and 1.03±0.31 μL/min at an RPP of 80 mm Hg. In ADM-50 SHR, urine flow rate was 13.6±1.39 μL/min at an RPP of 155 mm Hg and 1.73±0.75 μL/min at an RPP of 80 mm Hg. In ADM-100 SHR, urine flow rate was 13.5±1.45 μL/min at an RPP of 155 mm Hg and 1.07±0.16 μL/min at an RPP of 80 mm Hg. Urine flow rate was not different between groups at equivalent RPPs.
As depicted in Fig 2⇓, decreasing RPP from 155 mm Hg to lower perfusion pressures decreased (P<.05) absolute sodium excretion in all groups. In control SHR, absolute urinary sodium excretion was 0.81±0.25 mmol/min at an RPP of 155 mm Hg and 0.04±0.02 mmol/min at an RPP of 80 mm Hg. Absolute urinary sodium excretion in ADM-50 SHR was 0.98±0.10 mmol/min at an RPP of 155 mm Hg and 0.09±0.04 mmol/min at an RPP of 80 mm Hg. Absolute urinary sodium excretion in ADM-100 SHR was 0.95±0.09 mmol/min at an RPP of 155 mm Hg and 0.07±0.02 mmol/min at an RPP of 80 mm Hg. Absolute urinary sodium excretion was not different between groups at equivalent RPPs. Fractional urinary sodium excretion demonstrated a similar pattern (Fig 3⇓).
GFR at an RPP of 155 mm Hg was 1.87±0.20 mL/min in control SHR, 2.21±0.08 mL/min in ADM-50 SHR, and 2.06±0.14 mL/min in ADM-100 SHR. RPF at an RPP of 155 mm Hg was 4.24±0.29 mL/min in control SHR, 4.37±0.20 mL/min in ADM-50 SHR, and 4.08±0.27 mL/min in ADM-100 SHR. Thus, ADM had no effect on either GFR or RPF. Decreasing RPP from 155 to lower perfusion pressures decreased (P<.05) GFR and RPF in control SHR and in both ADM-infused SHR groups. Furthermore, each sequential reduction in RPP resulted in a significant (P<.05) reduction in GFR or RPF in the ADM-infused SHR. There were no significant differences in GFR or RPF between the three groups at equivalent RPPs. Thus, the blunted autoregulation of GFR and RPF in SHR was not improved by ADM (Figs 4⇓ and 5⇓).
The present study shows that in SHR, acute increases in plasma ADM levels approximately 10-fold higher than levels reported in pathophysiological conditions in humans do not lower blood pressure, increase sodium excretion, alter renal hemodynamics, or improve abnormal pressure natriuresis in SHR. Thus, ADM at plasma concentrations comparable to those reported in pathological conditions is not a modulator of blood pressure or renal function in this model. The observations from this study are not in accordance with animal studies of other investigators, which have reported both hypotensive and natriuretic actions of ADM.4 5 6 7
One potential explanation for the discrepancy between the findings in our study and those of previous investigators is the difference in doses of ADM administered. Previous studies have examined the effects of ADM infused systemically at rates between 1.7 and 17 μg · kg−1 · min−1 in rats5 6 7 or infused intrarenally at rates between 0.25 and 25 ng · kg−1 · min−1 in dogs.4 In rats, ADM at these doses has been observed to decrease blood pressure, increase GFR, and increase urinary sodium excretion. Studies of regional hemodynamics performed at these infusion rates have found increases in blood flow to most internal organs, including the kidney. Blood flow to the brain was unchanged, whereas blood flow to skeletal muscle was increased in one study and decreased in another after ADM administration.5 6 Although plasma levels of ADM achieved in these studies were not determined, measurement of plasma ADM levels in normal humans and in humans with hypertension, renal failure, or heart failure suggests that plasma levels in these conditions are in the picograms per milliliter range.2 3 The current study infused doses of ADM at rates intended to achieve plasma ADM concentrations 6- to 10-fold higher than that observed in control SHR and 10-fold higher than pathophysiological levels reported in human cardiovascular and renal diseases. At these rates, ADM had no effect on blood pressure, renal hemodynamics, or sodium excretion. Thus, effects reported from the previous studies in rats are likely the result of pharmacological doses of ADM.5 6 7 This conclusion would support early dose-response studies by Ishiyama et al,10 who found that huge increases in plasma ADM level were required to elicit any physiological response. In dogs, on the other hand, ADM infused into the renal artery at doses as low as 1 ng · kg−1 · min−1 have been reported to increase blood pressure, renal blood flow, and urinary sodium excretion.4 At higher doses, GFR is also increased. These effects occurred during infusion of ADM into the renal artery at rates that should have resulted in intrarenal concentrations similar to those achieved in our study. The reason for the difference between observations in the dog and our findings in the rat is unclear. However, because intrarenal ADM increased blood pressure in the dog, clearly there are effects of ADM that are unique to that species or result from the intrarenal route of administration. Neither study, however, supports a role for pathophysiological plasma levels of ADM as a major factor in reducing blood pressure. It should be acknowledged, however, that rat ADM mRNA has been found to be expressed in heart, adrenal gland, lungs, kidney, spleen, small intestine, and vascular smooth muscle whereas specific binding sites for ADM have been found in many organs.11 12 13 14 15 Thus, ADM may function as a local regulatory factor, and circulating ADM may have no functional significance. Development of specific ADM antagonists or studies in animals with the deletion of the gene controlling ADM production will be necessary to clarify the role of ADM in the regulation of cardiovascular function.
A second possible explanation for the lack of an effect of ADM in the current study is that the SHR is unresponsive or refractory to the effects of ADM. This seems unlikely because ADM was present in plasma of SHR receiving ADM vehicle, and this level was higher than that previously reported in normotensive Sprague-Dawley rats.11 Because the antibody used to determine ADM levels in the present study is highly specific for ADM, it is likely that hypertension in rats is associated with elevations of plasma ADM levels, just as it is in humans.2 He and associates5 have shown that acute intravenous infusion of 5 μg · kg−1 · min−1 of ADM produced twice the percentage reduction in mean arterial pressure in SHR as it did in Sprague-Dawley rats. ADM-induced increases in solid organ blood flows, including the kidney, were also similar in SHR and Sprague-Dawley rats in that study. Similar hemodynamic responses to equivalent pharmacological doses of ADM have also been reported between anesthetized normotensive rats and SHR by others.10 Thus, SHR can respond to supraphysiological doses of ADM in a manner similar to normotensive rats, supporting the hypothesis that postreceptor effects of ADM are similar in normotensive rats and SHR. It is still possible, however, that the effects of pathophysiological doses of ADM are blunted in SHR as a result of chronic exposure to higher circulating levels of ADM.
The pressure-natriuresis relationship is altered in known human and experimental hypertension models, including SHR,8 14 and it has been proposed that this resetting of pressure natriuresis is a primary cause of hypertension.15 It has been shown in this laboratory that the normalization of abnormal pressure natriuresis was closely related to the prevention of hypertension in Dahl rats.16 17 Theoretically, the hypotensive and natriuretic properties of ADM should ameliorate the abnormality in the pressure-natriuresis relationship if ADM significantly contributed to sustained reductions in blood pressure in hypertensive animals. However, ADM did not affect pressure natriuresis in the present study. Furthermore, preliminary studies in our lab have found continuous infusion of ADM at the rate of 20 ng · kg−1 · min−1 for 5 days did not reduce 24-hour blood pressure in SHR (unpublished observations, 1996).
In conclusion, acute infusion of ADM at rates that achieve pathophysiological blood levels has no effect on blood pressure, renal pressure natriuresis, or renal hemodynamics in the SHR. These findings do not support the hypothesis that ADM plays an antihypertensive role in hypertension.
Selected Abbreviations and Acronyms
ADM | = | adrenomedullin |
ADM-50 | = | rats given adrenomedullin 50 ng · kg−1 · min−1 |
ADM-100 | = | rats given adrenomedullin 100 ng · kg−1 · min−1 |
GFR | = | glomerular filtration rate |
RPF | = | renal plasma flow |
RPP | = | renal perfusion pressure |
SHR | = | spontaneously hypertensive rats |
- Received March 17, 1997.
- Revision received April 17, 1997.
- Accepted April 30, 1997.
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Crucial talks aimed at resolving the bitter row over foreign labour resumed today as workers continued to take wildcat industrial action at sites across the country.
The venue for the meeting was switched to a hotel near Grimsby after the media turned up in force at the start of the talks in Scunthorpe yesterday.
Hundreds of strikers held another protest today at the Lindsey Oil Refinery in North Lincolnshire, where the dispute flared after a contract was awarded to an Italian sub-contractor, who hired its own workforce from Italy and Portugal.
Unofficial strike action at the plant has sparked copycat protests from thousands of workers at power stations and other construction sites across the country, which continued today.
The talks were being held under the chairmanship of the conciliation service Acas and involved unions, Total, which owns the Lincolnshire oil refinery, the Italian firm at the centre of the row, as well as shop stewards.
The oil firm has urged workers to end the unofficial action at the refinery in North Killingholme as soon as possible, stressing that it had never discriminated against British companies or British workers.
But unions continued to maintain that UK workers were denied the chance to work on the contract.
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said he did not think Total had broken any UK laws and that he was determined to see "robust enforcement" of the country's employment rights.
He added: "We should keep our sights set firmly not on the politics of xenophobia but on the economics of this recession."
GMB union leader Paul Kenny said the Government was "inching" towards trying to tackle the issue of overseas firms bringing an entire workforce to the UK.
At a mass meeting outside the Lindsey refinery today, strike leaders addressed around 400 protesters ahead of the meeting.
Keith Gibson, of the GMB union, said: "They are trying to bring it round to the racist issue. I think we've got to say quite clearly this morning, this issue is a class issue.
"This issue is based around the defence of the construction industry national agreement which, we believe, with their use of foreign labour or otherwise, is a direct attack on a national agreement.
"They won't be happy until they've broken that agreement, until they've lowered the wages and living standards of construction workers in this industry."
John Monks, general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, said the dispute was typical of problems which had become apparent across the EU where workers were employed outside their home country.
The issue arose in Britain because UK law requires foreign workers to be employed only in line with minimum legal conditions, rather than on the same pay and conditions as home-grown staff in the same jobs, said Mr Monks.
This meant that workers from countries where pay and conditions are less favourable are able to undercut British workers, but European law deems that any attempt by unions to enforce the same conditions would breach directives on the free movement of labour.
"That's not good enough for us," Mr Monks told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme. "The combination of the British law and European law is inadequate to deal with the kind of situation we have got at the moment. The Government needs to look at the way it applies the European law."
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