Tarja Turunen 14, November 2007

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Tarja Turunen est une chanteuse lyrique née le 17 août 1977 à Kitee, en Finlande. Elle est principalement connue pour avoir été la chanteuse du groupe de metal symphonique Nightwish. Depuis son exclusion du groupe, elle se consacre à sa carrière en solo en tant que chanteuse classique.

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Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli (s. 17. elokuuta 1977 Kitee, Suomi) on suomalainen laulaja. Hän oli Nightwish-yhtyeen vokalisti vuosina 1996–2005 ja on nykyään soolouralla.

Tarja Turunen aloitti klassisen musiikin harrastamisen kuusivuotiaana, ja suunta on jatkunut näihin päiviin saakka. Tästä harrastuksesta on tullut hänen ammattinsa. Turunen kävi Savonlinnan taidelukion musiikkilinjan. 18-vuotiaana hän aloitti opiskelun Sibelius-Akatemiassa. Vuonna 1996 hän liittyi Tuomas Holopaisen kutsusta Nightwish-yhtyeeseen. Nightwishin julkaistua Century Child -albumin (2002) Turunen päätti viedä opintonsa loppuun ja lähti opiskelemaan klassista laulua Saksan Karlsruheen. Turunen on Nightwishin konserttien lisäksi esiintynyt Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlilla sekä musikaaleissa ja omissa konserteissaan. Turusella on myös ollut useita televisioesiintymisiä, esimerkiksi Lista-ohjelmassa, Kokkisodassa sekä Jyrkissä.

Turunen oli Nightwish-yhtyeen vokalisti Once-albumin maailmankiertueen 21. lokakuuta 2005 järjestettyyn päätöskonserttiin asti, jonka jälkeen muut jäsenet ilmoittivat avoimella kirjeellä hänen erottamisestaan. Kirjeessä kerrottiin Turusen muuttuneen kiltistä maalaistytöstä diivaksi, ja myös fanien aliarvostaminen, ahneus ja lupausten rikkominen mainittiin asioiksi, jotka tekivät Turusen käyttäytymisestä sopimattoman Nightwishin imagoon. Omassa vastineessaan Turunen kertoo erottamisen johtuneen monien väärinkäsitysten summasta.

Tarja Turusen aviomies Marcelo Cabuli johtaa argentiinalaista metallimusiikkiin keskittynyttä NEMS Enterprises -levy-yhtiötä.

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Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen (born August 17, 1977, in Kitee, Finland), is a Finnish singer. She is best known as the former lead singer of symphonic metal band Nightwish, which she founded along with Emppu & Tuomas 1996. She now devotes her time to her solo career, after being expelled from the band in October 2005. She married an Argentine businessman, Marcelo Cabuli, in early 2003.

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Nurses Stage Walkout; Union Pledges Financial Support 14, November 2007

Nurses walked off the job in Helsinki and Tammisaari Wednesday afternoon to pressure employers in ongoing contract negotiations. Their union has announced that it is ready to pay hefty benefits to nurses who resign if contract demands are not met.

Members of the Tehy union in non-critical positions at the main hospitals in Helsinki and in Tammisaari walked out before the end of morning shifts for a march to local union headquarters.

Tehy chair Jaana Laitinen-Pesola confirmed to YLE Wednesday that if the mass resignations planned for the 19th of this month go ahead, the union will provide those who resign with 60 euros a day in benefits. Laitinen-Pesola said that the union has a strike fund that can support the action.

“The duration of this labour action will not be determined by money running out. The aim is to settle the dispute before it even starts, or as soon as possible after it does start,” said Laitinen-Pesola.

The union’s district head for Helsinki and Uusimaa, Helena Leppänen described Wednesday’s walkout as being intended to pressure municipal employers to engage in genuine and responsible contract negotiations. The marches were also aimed at presenting the question to the government and Parliament of whether a patient safety bill that could force nurses to work is the only form of responsibility they will take.

Students oppose patient safety bill

Students in the field of social affairs and health are voicing opposition to the patient safety bill under review in Parliament by gathering names with an online petition.

Involved students say that while the idea of ensuring patient safety is right, the means being considered are wrong. The petition states that those signing do not want to study for careers in a field where the law can be used to violate basic human rights, nor is it unthinkable to switch fields of study. The petition also points out that future prospects in the social and healthcare field are poor because of low salaries.

( Source: YLE)

PM: Metal Detectors Won’t Solve School Problems 14, November 2007

Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen says that metal detectors or placing guards in schools will not solve the issues raised by the Jokela school massacre.

Inaugurating a new school in Kokkola on Wednesday, Prime Minister Vanhanen said that rules governing computer use should be discussed in schools and in the home. He stressed that if threatening materials are posted on the Internet, they should be reported to the police.

According to Vanhanen, basic childrearing is the job of parents, but broad cooperation is needed to identify children who are alienated or have behavioural problems.

Millions for shooting aftermath

Health and Social Affairs Minister Liisa Hyssälä Wednesday visited Jokela, the community where last week’s school shootings took place. Hyssälä said that she wanted to hear what resources the municipality needs to deal with the aftermath of the tragedy, so that the message can be passed on to the government.

She added that the cabinet on Tuesday decided to provide aid to the municipality and cooperate to meet immediate needs as fully as possible.

The municipality of Tuusula, where Jokela is located, Wednesday presented the Minister of Basic Services Paula Risikko with an action plan and a cost projection of measures aimed at help in dealing with the aftermath of the school massacre.

Tuusula is asking for 5 million euros to pay for a four-year plan of crisis measures. Half of the sum will be used to provide therapy and occupational guidance for residents affected by the tragedy. The other half is earmarked for hiring experts including school guidance counsellors, psychologists and school healthcare personnel.

The goal is to help with the recovery of students, school staff, parents and guardians who were traumatized by last week’s shootings. Emergency personnel who were called in to deal with the event will also be included.

( Source: YLE)