Canonical Construction and Statutory Revisionism: The Strange Case of the Appropriations Canon

In this article, we consider the impact of positive political theory on legislative interpretation and, in particular, the debate over interpretive canons. Our vehicle for this consideration is the appropriations canon. By virtue of this canon, courts construe narrowly legislative changes to statutes made through the appropriations process. We consider the underlying logic and rationale of this canon -- essentially, that the appropriations process is unrepresentative and insufficiently deliberative -- and use this analysis to investigate, more broadly, the processes of canonical construction in the modern statutory interpretation jurisprudence. Canonical construction, we argue, must be attentive to the equilibrium effects of judicial approaches and, moreover, it must be based upon a normatively compelling theory of lawmaking and the legislative process. The appropriations canon fails both of these tests; and, in its structure, it reveals some of the weaknesses of the contemporary reliance on canons to illuminate statutory meaning

What is New in the New Statutory Interpretation? Introduction to The Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues Symposium

Detta examensarbete är utfört på WSP i Skellefteå på uppdrag av Rönnskärverket i Skelleftehamn. Rönnskärverkets började byggas av Boliden AB 1928 och var färdigt för produktion år 1930. Man producerar koppar, bly, zinkklinker, guld och silver. År 2010 producerade Rönnskär 190 000 ton koppar och år 2013 producerades 206 000 ton. Här jobbar 866 medarbetare i dagsläget. Elförbrukningen för verksamheterna inom NEW Bolidens uppgår till ca 1,2 TWh/år. Rönnskärs industriområdes elförsörjning är mycket högprioriterad och transformatorhaverier leder till långa stilleståndstider och dyra reparationer. Krafttransformatorerna måste ha hög drifttillgänglighet och transformatorerna som inhandlas till produktionsanläggningarna måste vara robusta. Syftet med detta examensarbete är att göra en jämförande studie mellan torrisolerade och oljeisolerade transformatorer som resulterar i en rekommendation med tanke på framtida inköp. Arbetet ska belysa parametrar för drifttillgänglighet och driftsäkerhet, göra beräkningar för korslutningsströmmar och förluster på transformatorer utifrån transformatortillverkarens uppgifter. Examensarbetets mål är att jämföra olika parametrar på torr- och oljeisolerade transformatorer från olika tillverkare som resulterar i en jämförelsetabell beroende på skenbar effekt och spänning, visar skillnaden mellan olika typer av transformatorer. I arbetet finns en litteraturstudie främst inom transformatorteori som underlag parallellt med en löpande dialog med uppdragsgivaren och transformatortillverkaren. Rekommendationerna ska ses som en förstudie. En djupare analys och ytterligare utredning krävs vid inköp av transformatorer, beroende på omständigheterna och driftsvillkoren. En ekonomisk analys har inte utförts på grund av den begränsade informationen. Nyckelord för examensarbetet är TD: Tillgänglighet, Driftsäkerhet.This thesis is performed at WSP in Skellefteå, specializing in Rönnskär Education in Skelleftehamn. Rönnskär’s construction began by Boliden AB in 1928 and it was ready for production in 1930. It produces copper, lead, zinc clinker, gold and silver. In 2010 Rönnskär produced 190000 tons of copper and in 2013 it produced 206 000 tons. Current number of employees is 866. The electricity supply of the industrial area of Rönnskär is in very high priority and transformer failures leading to lengthy downtime and expensive repairs. Power transformers must have high operational availability transformers which purchases for production must be robust. This is a comparative study between dry type and oil insulated transformers which summarized in form of recommendation for the future purchases. The work will highlight the parameters of operational availability and operational safety make calculations for rated short time currents and losses in transformers based on manufacturers data. The aim of this thesis is to compare various parameters of dry and oil immersed transformers from different manufacturers summarized in a comparison table according to the apparent power and voltage which shows the difference between various types of transformers. This work is primarily based on the theory of transformers and at the same time on continuous dialogue with the client and the transformer manufacturer. The recommendations should be viewed as a preliminary study, a deeper analysis and further investigation is required when purchasing transformers, depending on the circumstances and the conditions. An economic analysis has not been performed because of the limited information. Keyword for this study is AOS: Availability and Operational Safet

The Health and Health Care of People with Intellectual Disabilities

New research studies conducted by Special Olympics found disturbing evidence that individuals with intellectual disabilities face widespread health problems, while physicians, dentists and other health professionals are not receiving adequate training in order to treat them. The research reinforces previous studies that found that despite the widespread belief that individuals with intellectual disabilities receive better health care than the rest of the population, people with intellectual disabilities actually have poorer health, more specialized ealth care needs and greater difficulty accessing health care services and doctors compared to the general public.Research Methodology: Special Olympics recently commissioned two research studies related to the health and health care of individuals with intellectual disabilities

Oxygen targeting in preterm infants: a physiological interpretation.

Randomized controlled trials evaluating low-target oxygen saturation (SpO2:85% to 89%) vs high-target SpO2 (91% to 95%) have shown variable results regarding mortality and morbidity in extremely preterm infants. Because of the variation inherent to the accuracy of pulse oximeters, the unspecified location of probe placement, the intrinsic relationship between SpO2 and arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) and between SaO2 and partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) (differences in oxygen dissociation curves for fetal and adult hemoglobin), the two comparison groups could have been more similar than dissimilar. The SpO2 values were in the target range for a shorter period of time than intended due to practical and methodological constraints. So the studies did not truly compare 'target SpO2 ranges'. In spite of this overlap, some of the studies did find significant differences in mortality prior to discharge, necrotizing enterocolitis and severe retinopathy of prematurity. These differences could potentially be secondary to time spent beyond the target range (SpO2 <85 or >95%) and could be avoided with an intermediate but wider target SpO2 range (87% to 93%). In conclusion, significant uncertainty persists about the desired target range of SpO2 in extremely preterm infants. Further studies should focus on studying newer methods of assessing oxygenation and strategies to limit hypoxemia (<85% SpO2) and hyperoxemia (>95% SpO2)