The purpose of this study was to map the distribution of till-covered eskers in the inland of Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. The top layers of big eskers along the valleys of Öre River, Ume River and Vindel River were investigated through shallow digging. Findings were investigated through field assessment and soil analysis and many locations with till-covered eskers have been identified in Västerbotten's inland in this survey. The till covering the eskers has probably been transported only short distances and has its origins in glacifluvial material. The pattern is not consistent and there are areas where till does not cover the eskers. This can be explained trough irregular till deposition or that the till has been washed away or alternatively that the upper layer that is interpreted as glacifluvial material actually is till that has only been transported for very short distances. The findings of till-covered eskers in Västerbotten means that the traditional view of the eskers originating from the last deglaciation (Weichsel 3) may need to be reviewed. Where overlaying till has been found on top of eskers it means that the eskers must have originated in an earlier glaciation than the last. Only one layer of till could be discerned on the eskers in the survey, so an explanation could be that the till formed during Weichsel 3 and that the eskers formed earlier by the deglaciation of Weichsel 2, but dating the layers in till-covered eskers is difficult. No transition zone between till-covered to not till-covered eskers was found in this study.

This essay examines how local literature from the region of Västerbotten in Sweden can be used in the teaching of values in the Swedish upper secondary school. A postcolonial perspective is used in an analysis of three novels and two short stories from the region. The works in focus of this analysis is The Tar Still(1953) by Sara Lidman,The march of the musicians(1978) by P O Enquist, Hash(2002) by Torgny Lindgren and two short stories from Beasts and Other Stories (2015) by Stina Stoor.The analysis focuses on how the construction of center and periphery is constructed in these stories. Then it is discussed how the concept of center and periphery can be used in the teaching of values. The result shows that the use of language, the attitude towards different geographical places and the constant negotiations of power in relationships, are areas where these novels and short stories relates to a postcolonial writing tradition. The values system in the Swedish school contains writings about cultural identity and democratic values that can be addressed through teaching local literature using a postcolonial perspective. These themes are to be found at different levels in these stories, in the stylistics as well as in the plot. The essay uses theories by Louise Rosenblatt, Martha Nussbaum and Gunilla Molloy to discuss the possibilities with this sort of literary teaching. Representation and a broadening of literary experiences is discussed as two of the foremost advantages with this type of local literary teaching.

Den generella samhällsutvecklingen visar på ett minskat kontantanvändande och Sverige utgör ett unikt exempel på detta i ett internationellt perspektiv. Minskningen är också synbar i hälso- och sjukvårdens kassor i och med att patientavgifterna nästan uteslutande betalas med kort eller faktura. Möjligheten till kontantbetalning får emellertid inte begränsas. I de fall medborgare önskar betala sin patientavgift med sedlar och/eller mynt har de laglig rätt till det, vilket fastslogs i ett mål Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen avgjorde 2015. Hur motiverar ansvariga beslutsfattare en praktiskt taget kontantlös hälso- och sjukvård i ljuset av den vägledande domen? Syftet med den här studien är att reda ut vilka skäl som företrädarna anger vara de främsta till att receptionernas kassor ogärna hanterar kontanter; hur de resonerar kring pådrivandet av en utveckling som går i motsatt riktning till existerande juridiska ramverk. Har lagen någon effekt på kassautformningen och finns det ekonomiska incitament till uteslutandet/begränsningen av kontanter? Genom en enkätundersökning riktad till receptionspersonal och intervjuer genomförda med företrädare för primärvården, sjukhusvården och regionen landar den här studiens resultat i att motiven främst är praktiska, arbetsmiljömässiga och ekonomiska. Kontanter är svårhanterliga och kostsamma. De utgör därför ett bekymmer i de offentliga tjänstemännens uppgift att balansera demokrati- och ekonomivärden i det här avseendet.

The purpose of this thesis, “Local news - a fumbling in darkness after an audience that leavesquietly”, is to investigate how the local news media in Västerbotten decides what to reportabout, and what to leave out and why. It also investigates what the audience think about thenews they are being served. It looks at the relationship between the audience and the localnews media. Four different local media companies are being examined, two of them arepublic service media, the Swedish Television and the Swedish Radio. The other two arenewspapers and private owned media companies, Västerbottens-kuriren and VästerbottensFolkblad. The theories that are being used in this thesis is gatekeeping, agenda setting, localjournalism, click journalism, journalists ideal and audience studies such as uses andgratification. The methods that are used are a quantitative survey and semi-structuredinterviews. The survey is directed to audience to get a sense of what news they want and howthey look at their relationship with local news media companies. The purpose of theinterviews is to get a view of how the media companies are producing news, and how theyexperience their relationship with their audience. The study has shown that the audiencedoesn't always know what they want the news media to report about. One overall themethough was that the audience wished for more local news. The media companies have theambition to produce local news and cover the whole county but fails due to the lack ofresources. The media needs a more active audience to increase the support both in trust, butalso for their economy. Here both the media companies and the audience has a responsibilityin the question.

<p>Jag har under min egen skoltid i Västerbotten aldrig kommit i kontakt med västerbottnisk litteratur. Med denna uppsats vill jag undersöka om och hur man jobbar med lokalt förankrad litteratur i skolorna idag. Jag har intervjuat fyra lärare på tre olika gymnasieskolor i Västerbotten. Det visar sig att det knappt förekommer någon västerbottnisk litteratur i undervisningen alls. Lärarna är överens om att tidsbrist är en bidragande faktor till att den lokala litteraturen prioriteras bort. Jag har också undersökt skolbibliotekens bestånd av Västerbottenslitteratur med hjälp av bibliotekens olika sökmotorer på Internet. Resultaten visar att skolbiblioteken har ett förhållandevis stort utbud av de västerbottniska författarna. Jag har även studerat de mest använda antologierna för att se om de västerbottniska författarna finns representerade i dessa. Jag har funnit att flera av antologierna har bidrag från Västerbotten men att urvalet är mycket enahanda.</p>

<p>According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer the first six months of 2007 have</p><p>again shown an unexpected growth in the global tourism with the increase of 6 % in Europe</p><p>compared with the year before. Swedish politicians have started to see tourism as an</p><p>opportunity and in an investigation made 2006 showed that eighty percent of the Swedish</p><p>municipalities gave priority to tourism as an industry. This priority is rather logical since</p><p>investing in tourism development is profitable since each hundred-krona note an international</p><p>tourists spends in Sweden 45-48 SEK returns to the state in the form of taxes and fees. There</p><p>are many rather small tourism actors in Sweden who often cooperate in common activities</p><p>such as marketing because of equally small financial resources. “Market segmentation is one</p><p>of the most crucial long-term strategic marketing decisions a destination or organization</p><p>makes, therefore it is crucial that it is performed in a proper manner since it affects the total</p><p>planning and a destinations success. I wanted to understand the relationships between various</p><p>tourism actors in the County of Västerbotten when it came to efficient marketing management</p><p>and tourism development.</p>

According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer the first six months of 2007 have again shown an unexpected growth in the global tourism with the increase of 6 % in Europe compared with the year before. Swedish politicians have started to see tourism as an opportunity and in an investigation made 2006 showed that eighty percent of the Swedish municipalities gave priority to tourism as an industry. This priority is rather logical since investing in tourism development is profitable since each hundred-krona note an international tourists spends in Sweden 45-48 SEK returns to the state in the form of taxes and fees. There are many rather small tourism actors in Sweden who often cooperate in common activities such as marketing because of equally small financial resources. “Market segmentation is one of the most crucial long-term strategic marketing decisions a destination or organization makes, therefore it is crucial that it is performed in a proper manner since it affects the total planning and a destinations success. I wanted to understand the relationships between various tourism actors in the County of Västerbotten when it came to efficient marketing management and tourism development.

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The valleys southwest of Storuman has been exploration targets for sulfide mineralizations like the Laisvall Pb-Zn deposit since the late 1900 when several mineralized boulders where found. No previous glaciogeological survey has been made. This report focus on the directions of local paleoiceflows and glacial transportation in the area of Skikkisjön, the location of the westernmost mineralized boulder, found in 2010. The aim of this study has been to create a picture of the glaciogeological evolution of the area in order to determinate possible hostrock areas. My results suggest that the geomorphology and transportation occurred during a western icedivide located in the nearby mountainrange. The survey area is characterized by topographically controlled iceflows witch appears to be linked between the valleys. The iceflow velocity was considerably higher in the major valleys compared to the surrounding areas indicated by the distribution of longtransported material.