The Early Toarcian anoxia, a synchronous event in the Western Tethys? An approach by quantitative biochronology (Unitary Associations), applied on calcareous nannofossils

During the Early Toarcian, major paleoenvironnemental and paleoceanographical changes occurred, leading to an oceanic anoxic event (OAE) and to a perturbation of the carbon isotope cycle. Although the standard biochronology of the Lower Jurassic is essentially based upon ammonites, in recent years biostratigraphy based on calcareous nannofossils and dinoflagellate cysts is increasingly used to date Jurassic rocks. However, the precise dating and correlation of the Early Toarcian OAE, and of the associated delta C-13 anomaly in different settings of the western Tethys, are still partly problematic, and it is still unclear whether these events are synchronous or not. In order to allow more accurate correlations of the organic rich levels recorded in the Lower Toarcian OAE, this account proposes a new biozonation based on a quantitative biochronology approach, the Unitary Associations (UA), applied to calcareous nannofossils. This study represents the first attempt to apply the UA method to Jurassic nannofossils. The study incorporates eighteen sections distributed across western Tethys and ranging from the Pliensbachian to Aalenian, comprising 1220 samples and 72 calcareous nannofossil taxa. The BioGraph [Savary, J., Guex, J., 1999. Discrete biochronological scales and unitary associations: description of the Biograph Computer program. Memoires de Geologie de Lausanne 34, 282 pp] and UA-Graph (Copyright Hammer O., Guex and Savary, 2002) softwares provide a discrete biochronological framework based upon multi-taxa concurrent range zones in the different sections. The optimized dataset generates nine UAs using the co-occurrences of 56 taxa. These UAs are grouped into six Unitary Association Zones (UA-Z), which constitute a robust biostratigraphic synthesis of all the observed or deduced biostratigraphic relationships between the analysed taxa. The UA zonation proposed here is compared to ``classic'' calcareous nannofossil biozonations, which are commonly used for the southern and the northern sides of Tethys. The biostratigraphic resolution of the UA-Zones varies from one nannofossil subzone or part of it to several subzones, and can be related to the pattern of calcareous nannoplankton originations and extinctions during the studied time interval. The Late Pliensbachian - Early Toarcian interval (corresponding to the UA-Z II) represents a major step in the Jurassic nannoplankton radiation. The recognized UA-Zones are also compared to the carbon isotopic negative excursion and TOC maximum in five sections of central Italy, Germany and England, with the aim of providing a more reliable correlation tool for the Early Toarcian OAE, and of the associated isotopic anomaly, between the southern and northern part of western Tethys. The results of this work show that the TOC maximum and delta C-13 negative excursion correspond to the upper part of the UA-Z II (i.e., UA 3) in the sections analysed. This suggests that the Early Toarcian OAE was a synchronous event within the western Tethys. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Iowa Official Register, 2000

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Bitumens in the late Variscan hydrothermal vein-type uranium deposit of Pribram, Czech Republic: Sources, radiation-induced alteration, and relation to mineralization

The late Variscan (275-278 Ma) Pribram uranium deposit is one of the largest known accumulations of uraniferous bitumens in hydrothermal veins. The deposit extends along the northwestern boundary of the Central Bohemian pluton (345-335 Ma) with low-grade metamorphosed Late Proterozoic and unmetamorphosed Cambrian rocks. From a net uranium production of 41,742 metric tons (t), more than 6,000 t were extracted from bitumen-uraninite ores during 43 years of exploration and mining. Three morphological varieties of solid bitumen are recognized: globular, asphaltlike, and cokelike. While the globular bitumen is uranium free, the other two types are uraniferous. The amount of bitumen in ore veins gradually decreases toward the contact with the plutonic body and increases with depth. Two types of bitumen microtextures are recognized using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy: amorphous and microporous, the former being less common in uraniferous samples. A lower Raman peak area ratio (1,360/1,575 cm(-1)) in mineralized bitumens (0.9) compared with uranium-free samples (2.0) indicates a lower degree of microtextural organization in the latter The H/C and O/C atomic ratios in uranium-free bitumens (0.9-1.1 and 0.09, respectively) are higher than those in mineralized samples (H/C = 0.3-0.8, O/C = 0.03-0.09). The chloroform extractable matter yield is Very low in uranium-free bitumens (0.30-0.35% of the total organic carbon,TOC) and decreases with uranium content increase. The extracted solid uraniferous bitumen infrared spectra show depletion in aliphatic CH2 and CH3 groups compared to uranium-free samples. The concentration of oxygen-bearing functional groups relative to aromatic bonds in the IR spectra of uranium-free and mineralized bitumen, however, do not differ significantly. C-13 NMR confirmed than the aromaticity of a uraniferous sample is higher (F-ar = 0.61) than in the uranium-free bitumen (F-ar = 0.51). Pyrolysates from uraniferous and nonuraniferous bitumens do not differ significantly, being predominantly cresol, alkylphenols, alkylbenzenes, and alkylnaphthalenes. The liquid pyrolysate yield decreases significantly with increasing uranium content. The delta(13)C Values of bulk uranium-free bitumens and low-grade uraniferous, asphaltlike bitumens range from -43.6 to 52.3 per mil. High-grade, cokelike, uraniferous bitumens are more C-13 depleted (54.5 to -58.4 parts per thousand). In contrast to the very light isotopic ratios of the high-grade uraniferous cokelike bitumen bulk carbon, the individual n-alkanes and isoprenoids (pristane and phytane) extracted from the same sample are significantly C-13 enriched. The isotopic composition of the C13-24 n-alkanes extracted from the high-grade uraniferous sample (delta(13)C = -28.0 to 32.6 parts per thousand) are heavier compared with the same compounds in a uranium-free sample (delta(13)C = 31.9 to 33.8 parts per thousand). It is proposed that the bitumen source was the isotopically light (delta(13)C = 35.8 to 30.2 parts per thousand) organic matter of the Upper Proterozoic host rocks that were pyrolyzed during intrusion of the Central Bohemian pluton. The C-13- depleted pyrolysates were mobilized from the innermost part of the contact-metamorphic aureole, accumulated in structural traps in less thermally influenced parts of the sedimentary complex and were later extracted by hydrothermal fluids. Bitumens at the Pribram deposit are younger than the main part of the uranium mineralization and were formed through water-washing and radiation-induced polymerization of both the gaseous and liquid pyrolysates. Direct evidence for pyrolysate reduction of uranium in the hydrothermal system is difficult to obtain as the chemical composition of the original organic fluid phase was modified during water-washing and radiolytic alteration. However, indirect evidence-e.g., higher O/C atomic ratios in uranium-free bitumens (0.1) relative to the Upper Proterozoic source rocks (0.02-0.05), isotopically very light carbon in associated whewellite (delta(13)C = 31.7 to -28.4 parts per thousand), and the striking absence of bitumens in the pre-uranium, hematite stage of the mineralization-indicates that oxidation of organic fluids may have contributed to lowering of aO(2) and uraninite precipitation.

Zara : elecció i distribució òptima

Zara és una marca relativament jove, molt coneguda i que encara està en expansió! Podria ser Vic una població de negoci interessant per la marca? Compleix les característiques demandades per una multinacional d’aquestes característiques? Manifesta la població interès vers la marca? Aquestes són algunes de les preguntes que ens varem plantejar inicialment.El nostre treball tracta de l’obertura d’una tenda Zara a la ciutat de Vic. Aquest projecte consta de dues grans parts; una primera fase teòrica basada en la recerca d’informació realitzada mitjançant diverses fonts per tal de familiaritzar-nos amb la multinacional Inditex i, més concretament, amb Zara. D’aquesta manera detectar els requisits i necessitats de la marca, així com també les preferències dels habitants de Vic envers la possible obertura d’una nova botiga. D’altra banda, una segona part de tipus més pràctica on identificarem el local adient segons les conclusions extretes i en realitzarem la distribució.Pel que fa a la part teòrica hem utilitzat tres fonts d’informació per tal de poder-les contrastar i extreure’n la millor conclusió possible. En primer lloc ens hem basat en la observació empírica de diferents centres Zara i aquest mètode ens ha servit per extreure les característiques més comunes dels establiments observats. Així, hem obtingut una idea dels requisits que haurà de complir el nostre projecte. Cal destacar que aquesta font informativa l’hem complementat amb una entrevista telefònica a la Sra. Isabel Catoira, membre del departament de comunicació del grup Inditex, que ens ha respòs a algunes qüestions que ens han estat de gran ajuda, tot i que hem de deixar constància que l’empresa no ens ha proporcionat la informació desitjada per motius de confidencialitat i hem hagut d’optar per altres mecanismes. En segon lloc, hem confeccionat una enquesta a una mostra aleatòria de 120 persones que es trobaven en diferents zones de la ciutat de Vic, a partir de la qual hem extret informació sobre les preferències de la gent i hem pogut reafirmar la nostra hipòtesi inicial; Zara és la botiga més sol·licitada de les absents a Vic actualment.Pel que fa a la part pràctica, que tracta del muntatge de Zara al local comercial idoni de Vic, consisteix en l’elecció del local òptim dins les possibilitats disponibles a partir de la informació extreta en la primera part. Una vegada triat el local comercial, hem realitzat el muntatge i distribució de les diferents parts de les que ha de constar la tenda i, posteriorment, hem realitzat un breu anàlisi dels costos de muntatge.Finalment, hem presentat el plànol de distribució i muntatge en forma bidimensional i hem adjuntat una presentació virtual per tal de donar-li al treball un toc més de realitat.

Ostoprosessin kehittäminen

Insinöörityön tavoitteena on selvittää Hakaniemen Metalli Oy ja sen tytäryhtiön High Metal Production ostotilakset ja tämän avulla tehdä analyysi tärkeimpien alihankkioiden taloustiedoista. Työssä perehdyttiin nykyiseen ostoluetteloon sekä kehitettiin sitä ABC-analyysin avulla. Tarkoituksena oli poistaa turhia alihankkijoita ja vähentää tilausten määrää nykyisestä. Ostotilauslistan laatimisen jälkeen koottiin taloustiedot tärkeimmistä alihankkijoista. Työn teoriaosassa käsitellään lisäksi logistiikan perusperiaatteita sekä logistiikan kilpailukyvyn kehittämistä. Työn tuloksena on pystytty vähentämään tilausten määrää sekä poistamaan tarpeettomia toimittajia yrityksen listoilta. Yritysten ostotilausten yhteenvedot sekä niiden yhteinen ostotilauslista on esitetty ainoastaan yrityksen käyttöön tarkoitetuissa liitteissä.

Pääkaupunkiseudun perhevalmennus vuonna 2015

Opinnäytetyön tarkoitus on kuvata perhevalmennuksen ennakointia pääkaupunkiseudulla vuoteen 2015 ja kartoittaa siihen vaikuttavia tekijöitä APESTE-analyysin mukaan. Toinen tavoite on luoda visio perhevalmennuksesta vuonna 2015. Opinnäytetyö on rajattu koskemaan vain pääkaupunkiseutua. Opinnäytetyö mukailee delfoi-menetelmää. Työtä varten koottiin perhevalmennuksen asiantuntijaryhmä (n=9), jota ensimmäisellä kyselykierroksella haastateltiin APESTE-analyysin mukaan asiakkaaseen liittyvistä, poliittisista, taloudellisista, sosiaalisista, teknisistä ja ekologisista tekijöistä, jotka vaikuttavat perhevalmennukseen. Lisäksi he visioivat perhevalmennusta vuonna 2015. Haastattelut analysoitiin sisällönanalyysia käyttäen. Toisella kierroksella asiantuntijaryhmä (n=3) vastasi sähköpostikyselyyn, jossa he saivat tarkentaa näkemyksiään. Haastattelut ja kyselyvastaukset muodostivat tutkimusaineiston. Lopullinen analyysi tehtiin kummankin kierroksen vastauksista. Perhevalmennuksen asiakaskunta polarisoituu ja monipuolistuu. Asiakkaiden koulutustaso nousee, mutta myös heikosti pärjäävien määrä lisääntyy. Asiakkaiden arvomaailmat kahtiajakautuvat, heidän tarpeidensa skaala laajenee ja terveysongelmansa lisääntyvät. Perheiden tukiverkot muuttuvat: perinteisten sukulaisyhteisöjen sijaan ihmiset saavat tukea verkostoitumalla samanhenkisten ihmisten kanssa. Yhteistyö julkisen, yksityisen ja kolmannen sektorin sekä eri hallinnonalojen välillä lisääntyy. Resurssit eivät lisäänny ja palveluita karsitaan. Ihmisten oma vastuu pärjäämisestään lisääntyy ja samalla kätilön työ muuttuu vaativammaksi. Internet tulee tärkeäksi osaksi perhevalmennusta. Uusien innovaatioiden käyttöönotto on hidasta. Eettiset kysymykset tulevat entistä tärkeämmiksi tekniikan kehittymisen suomien mahdollisuuksien myötä. Ihmisten ympäristötietoisuus lisääntyy ja ympäristökäyttäytyminen muuttuu. Äitiyshuolto on keskitetty osaamiskeskuksiin. Perhevalmennuksesta vastaa kätilö moniammatillisen tiimin kanssa. Kätilö organisoi perhevalmennusta muun äitiyneuvolatyön ohessa. Näin hän tuntee odottavat perheet ja osaa toteuttaa perhevalmennusta asiakaslähtöisesti, vaikka valmennuksella onkin yhtenäinen rakenne. Valmennus muuttuu toiminnallisemmaksi ja keskustelevammaksi. Ryhmäkoot pienenevät hiukan ja puolisoidenkin toiveet otetaan paremmin huomioon. Perhevalmennus alkaa ensimmäisen raskauskolmanneksen aikana ja jatkuu vielä vauvan syntymän jälkeen. Tärkeitä aiheita synnytykseen valmentautumisen, vauvanhoidon ja imetyksen ohella ovat parisuhde ja seksuaalisuus sekä psyykkinen hyvinvointi. Avainsanat perhevalmennus, ennakointi, APESTE-analyysi

Tie omaan ääneen : kehollisuus ja kokonaisvaltaisuus laulunopetuksessa

Työ on hankkeistettu Laulupedagogit ry:n kanssa. Hankkeistamisen muoto on opinnäytetyön abstraktin julkistaminen yhdistyksen kotisivuilla www.siba.fi/laulupedagogit. Pohdin työssäni lauluoppilaan kehollisten kokemusten, opettaja-oppilas -vuorovaikutuksen ja oppimisen suhdetta. Menetelmänä on oman oppimiskokemuksen uloskirjoittaminen ja sen analyysi. Keskityn työssäni opettajani laulutunneillaan käyttämien ääniharjoitusten opetustilanteisiin. Näkökulmana on laulamisen kokemus kokonaisvaltaisena ja kehollisena tapahtumana, jossa tietoinen ajattelu yhdistyy alitajuntaan ja ajattelevaan ja muistavaan kehoon. Työ jakautuu laulutunteihin, joissa jokaisessa pohditaan teemaa eri käsitteiden ja aihepiirien valossa. Kuvaan kokemuksia ja keskusteluja opettajan kanssa subjektiivisesta näkökulmasta, minkä rinnalla pohdin kutakin aihetta myös ulkopuolelta, lähdekirjallisuuden (esim.T. Klemola, T. Koski) kanssa. Miltä tuntuu, kun laulan? Miten koen kehollisuuden laulaessani? Mitä pyrin oppimaan ja mitkä ovat päämääräni laulunopiskelussa? Miten opin laulaessani ja aistin kehittymiseni? Mikä saa minut ylittämään itseni? Pyrin löytämään vastauksia näihin kysymyksiin kielellä, jota laulajat käyttävät ja ymmärtävät. Pohdintojen kautta niin kirjoittaja kuin lukijakin voi etsiä tietä omaan ääneensä ja olemiseensa laulajana, oppilaana ja opettajana.

Partituurista oopperaksi : laulajan työvälineet

Partituurista oopperaksi on tutkielma laulajan työprosessista ja sen hallinnan keinoista. Tämä kirjallinen opinnäytetyö perustuu muistiinpanoihin ja kokemuksiin Dorabellan roolin työstämisestä W. A. Mozartin oopperassa Cosı̀ fan tutte. Lisäksi työ perustuu kirjallisuuslähteisiin ja erityisesti aikaisemman opinnäytetyöni tuloksiin Näyttelijäntyö esittävän säveltaiteen palveluksessa (Mäkelä 2005). Laulajan työ voidaan jakaa karkeasti kolmeen osaan, jotka ovat taustatyö, näyttämötyö ja esiintyminen. Ne voidaan edelleen jakaa erilaisiin elementteihin, kuten musiikin ja roolin analyysi, ohjaaja, kapellimestari, yleisö jne. Työn tarkoituksena oli selvittää, mitä laulaja tarvitsee kokonaisvaltaisen esityksen rakentamiseksi ja millaisin välinein hän voi pureutua erilaisten elementtien hallintaan. Toisin sanoen tarkoituksena oli koota jonkinlainen työkalusarja laulajan työprosessia varten, jota voi tarpeen mukaan täydentää ja karsia. Laulajan työn oppiminen perustuu hyvän vokaalitekniikan työstämiseen. Silti laulajan työ ei ole pelkästään vokaalitekniikkaa, vaan se on monimuotoinen työprosessi, jolle laulutekniikka muodostaa työskentelyn perustan. Prosessiin kuuluvat elementit vaikuttavat tähän perustaan. Keskeinen tutkimusongelma oli analysoida keinoja eli välineitä, joiden avulla elementtejä voidaan hallita laulajan työssä. Tämä opinnäytetyö tarjoaa esimerkkejä ja vihjeitä mm. musiikin, tarinan taustan ja roolin analysoimiseksi sekä yleisön impulssien hyödyntämiseksi. Työtä voi käyttää joko laulajan työprosessin kuvauksena, esimerkkinä eräästä laulajan työhön soveltuvasta työkalusarjasta tai sieltä voi poimia yksittäisiä välineitä tarpeen mukaan. Parhaimmillaan työ voi tarjota hyödyllistä informaatiota mm. laulajille, laulunopiskelijoille ja laulunopettajille työprosessin kokonaisvaltaisuudesta.

O Processo de Raciocínio na Teoria dos Constrangimentos Aplicado numa Instituição de Ensino Superior

A Teoria dos Constrangimentos (TOC) ou das Restrições tem-se mostrado uma valiosa ferramenta de gestão, auxiliando na identificação dos constrangimentos que limitem a capacidade das empresas na prossecução da sua meta. Assim, para as restrições não físicas, a TOC desenvolveu o Processo de Raciocínio que é composto por ferramentas de análise lógica que dão subsídios para o diagnóstico de problemas bem como a formulação de soluções e planos de acção para implementá-las. Neste contexto, este trabalho se propõe a determinar a adequação do Processo de Raciocínio da Teoria dos Constrangimentos numa Instituição de Ensino Superior (IES) como forma de diagnosticar os problemas e propor soluções capazes de permitir a empresa uma melhoria contínua do seu desempenho. Serão avaliadas as ferramentas que compõem o Processo de Raciocínio, que são: Árvore de Realidade Actual, Diagrama de Dispersão de nuvens, Árvore de Realidade Futura, Árvore de Pré-Requisitos e Árvore de Transição. O trabalho inicia-se com uma pesquisa bibliográfica seguida de uma pesquisa de campo e finalizando com uma aplicação do PR numa IES localizada na ilha de São Vicente. A colecta de informações para a análise processou-se mediante a aplicação de um questionário fechado aos discentes e funcionários, questionário aberto aos docentes e entrevista estruturada aos dirigentes, elaborados em coerência com os objectivos que este estudo pretende atingir. Os resultados da aplicação do método aqui apresentado permitiram chegar as conclusões apontadas no capítulo final deste trabalho The Theory of Constraints (TOC) or Restriction Theory has proved to be a valuable management tool, assisting in the identification of constraints that restrict the ability of companies in the pursuit of its goals. Therefore, for the nonphysical constraints, TOC developed the Thinking Process (TP) that consists of logical analysis tools that provide a basis for diagnosing problems and formulating solutions and action plans to implement them. This study aims, thus, to determine the suitability of the use of the Thinking Process of the Theory of Constraints in a Higher Education Institution (HEI) as a way to diagnose problems and propose solutions that enable the firm to continually improve their performance. We will evaluate the tools that make up the TP, which are: Current Reality Tree, Evaporating Cloud Diagram, Future Reality Tree, Prerequisites Tree and Transition Tree. The work starts with a literature review, followed by a field search, and finishes with an application of the reasoning process in a higher education institution, located in São Vicente. The collection of the data for the analysis was processed through the application of a closed questionnaire to students and staff, opened questionnaire to teachers and interviews to management, drafted in line with the objectives that this study aims to reach. The results of the application of the method presented here, allowed us to reach the conclusions drawn in the final chapter of this work.

Aplicação da Teoria dos Constrangimentos ao Sector de Transporte Público Colectivo – O Caso Da Transcor-Sv, S.A. –

Com a necessidade de adaptação às crescentes mudanças no mundo dos negócios, ao longo dos últimos anos a contabilidade de gestão tem sido criticada, pois os métodos de custeio tradicionalmente utilizados, não estão acompanhando estas mudanças, incapacitando a utilização destes como instrumentos de gestão eficazes. Na busca de ferramentas de gestão para auxiliar na tomada de decisão, foi desenvolvida a Teoria dos Constrangimentos (TOC) ou das Restrições, uma ferramenta de gestão cuja premissa é a identificação de constrangimentos que limitem a capacidade da empresa no alcance da sua meta. Muito se tem escrito sobre a aplicação desta teoria em empresas industriais, uma vez que, nessas organizações a existência de constrangimentos está mais presente. Tendo como objectivo verificar a viabilidade de aplicação desta teoria na actividade de prestação de serviços, o presente trabalho refere-se ao estudo de caso numa empresa de prestação de serviço de transporte público colectivo de passageiros TRANSCOR-SV,S.A., localizada na ilha de São Vicente. Para tal, identificámos factores considerados constrangimentos nos sistemas de transporte colectivo, através da aplicação de um questionário. Com estes factores em mãos, aplicámos a metodologia baseada no Processo de Raciocínio (PR) da OC. With the need of adaption to the growing changes happening in the business world, throughout the last few years, management accounting has been much criticized for the methods of costing used are not following such changes, turning the use of these meth-ods powerless to help provide an effective management in companies. In the search for creating useful tools to help guarantee effectiveness in decision making in companies, the Constraint Theory, or Restriction Theory, was created as a management tool in which the fundamental objective is to identify constraints that limit the capacity of a company to reach its goals successfully. Much has been written about the application of this theory in corporate industries, once in such business the existence of constraints is very present. With the aim of verifying the viability of its use in service rendered in collective public transport, this work is characterized by the case study of one such company in São Vicente. Initially, some factors that can be seen as constraints were identified in the public transport service, through the use of a questionnaire. With the results, follows the employ of the Thinking Process methodology in the analysis based in the Theory of Constraint.

Iowa Budget Report, Building on our Progress: Protecting our Priorities, 2009

*********** Some files are large and will take time to load. *********** Seven Files: 1)Report Cover, 2)Table of Contents, 3)Statewide Financial Summaries, 4)Department Budgets, 5)Capitol Projects, 6)Associated Financial Documents, 7)Budget Report. To Members of the 82nd General Assembly, As we begin the second year of our Administration, we are pleased to submit the Fiscal Year 2009 budget for the State of Iowa pursuant to Iowa Code Section 8.21 and our constitutional authority. This budget recognizes the progress that we began last year with improvements in education, economic development, energy independence, and health care; provides funding for new policy initiatives in these areas; and is based on fiscally sound budget practices. Building on last year’s accomplishments, our Fiscal Year 2009 General Fund budget proposes an additional $75 million for increasing teachers’ salaries as part of our goal to move Iowa closer to the national average. We lay the foundation for student achievement by recommending $32.1 million for pre-school education, and we also propose $177.5 million in total for community colleges and $726.2 million in total for Regents universities. To make our State more energy independent, our General Fund budget appropriates the second-year funding of $25 million for the new Iowa Power Fund. The newly established Office of Energy Independence will soon start making awards from the Power Fund. Apart from the budget, we will be making several proposals to implement the new State energy plan. We have pledged to expand the number of Iowans who have health-care coverage. As a result, we are recommending additional funding for enrollment growth in the State Children Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). These additional funds will help the State provide coverage for another 25 percent of children who are eligible but not yet enrolled in hawk-i and the Iowa Medicaid Program. To protect the safety of Iowans, we are recommending issuance of revenue bonds for approximately $260 million in net proceeds to build a new state penitentiary in Ft. Madison, renovate and expand the Women’s Correctional Institution at Mitchellville, upgrade kitchen facilities at the Rockwell City and Mt. Pleasant Correctional Institutions, and expand Community-Based Correctional Facilities in Ottumwa, Sioux City, Waterloo, and Des Moines. Additionally, we are including funding for developing a prototype program for providing parolees and low-risk offenders with mental health and drug abuse treatment and educational services to help them make a crime-free re-entry into our communities. As part of this Capitals Budget, we also propose using $20 million for the State’s matching share for building new facilities at the Iowa Veterans Home. Iowa Budget Report iv Fiscal Year 2009 Importantly, our budget continues to fully fund our State’s Reserve Funds to help buffer Iowa from any future economic downturn. We recommend reimbursing $78.2 million to the Property Tax Credit Fund as part of our multi-year proposal to correct bad budgeting practices and eventually restore $160.0 million to this Fund. To provide more transparency, we are transferring operational expenditures in the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund to the General Fund and expenditures from the Endowment for Healthy Iowans and Healthy Iowans Tobacco Trust Funds to the General Fund. We believe that Iowa has charted a new course of becoming energy independent, providing quality pre-school education, recognizing the importance of our teachers, and providing greater health coverage for children. Our Fiscal Year 2009 budget and policy priorities reflect our continuing faith in Iowa’s ability to be the best state in the nation. We look forward to working with you in a bi-partisan and all-inclusive manner to build on our progress and protect our priorities. Sincerely, Chester J. Culver Governor Patty Judge Lt. Governor

Rameau and Couperin harpsichord selections / Sylvia Marlowe, clav.

Comprend : Gavotte and variations in A minor / Rameau, comp. ; Sylvia Marlowe, clav. ; La poule / Rameau, comp. ; Sylvia Marlowe, clav. ; Les fastes de la grande et ancienne Ménestrandise / Couperin, comp. ; Sylvia Marlowe, clav. ; Le tic-toc choc / Couperin, comp. ; Sylvia Marlowe, clav.

Ketä korkeakoulukenttä hylkii? Opintojen keskeyttäminen akateemisen koulutushierarkian eri tasoilla

Summary: Who are rejected by the field of higher education? Dropout at different levels of the academic hierarchy of education

Laadullisen tutkimuksen kurjuus opiskelijoiden kertomana

Summary: Misery of qualitative research as told by students