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|Apr 6, 2010
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|Mar 23, 2006
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|Mar 23, 2006
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|Cezar Daniel Petriuc
|Original Assignee
|Oracle International Corporation
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (9), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (1), Classifications (13), Legal Events (2)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The present invention relates generally to information technology in a business enterprise; more specifically, to data mining techniques and algorithms used to discover hidden insights and patterns present in data.
A paramount concern in a modern enterprise is to understand the quality of its particular business. For example, it is often difficult to identify the value that a particular business entity has in the dimension of fraud, as it relates to business transactions. Often times, identification of fraudulent transactions involves analyzing data to uncover hidden insights or patterns. In the field of computer science, data mining algorithms have traditionally been utilized across a variety of industries to uncover hidden insights into data.
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,836,773 teaches an enterprise-wide web data mining system that generates a plurality of data mining models for generating a prediction or recommendation using data collected from the Internet. An integrated data mining and relational database management system that makes patterns uncovered during data mining available in virtual relational database tables that can be queried is described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,629,095. Similarly, U.S. Pat. No. 6,708,163 teaches a collective data mining approach for finding patterns from a network of databases, each with a distinct feature space. The approach is useful distributed fault detection in an electrical power distribution network. By way of further example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,480,844 teaches a method for mining information from large volumes of data regarding transactions of a multitude of parties.
Data mining algorithms generally fall into two broad categories of learning techniques: supervised learning and unsupervised learning. Unsupervised learning techniques can be used to discover associations and clusters in data, independent of a particular business objective. Alternatively, supervised learning techniques can construct predictive models for particular dimensions of a business problem, such as whether a transaction is fraudulent or not.
A good predictive model needs to be able to uncover patterns that are not obvious or intuitive. However, generating good predictive models for identifying particular dimensions of a business problem using supervised learning typically requires large sets of data. One particular business problem that has received much attention is the problem of detecting fraudulent transactions. A large database of fraudulent transactions is usually needed in order to train the model to differentiate between the two categories (i.e., fraudulent or legitimate) based on the hidden trends inherent to fraud. It is also important that the data set be balanced in a way that produces a good model. For example, if there are only a few fraudulent transactions in the example, and the rest are non-fraudulent, the resulting predictive model might not be able to accurately differentiate between the two categories. Often times, individual organizations lack a large enough sample of fraudulent transactions, as well as data of different types, needed to generate an adequate predictive model.
A number of different approaches to the problem of fraud detection have been proposed. For example, a technique for automatically designing a fraud detection system using a series of machine learning methods is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,790,645. U.S. Patent Publication 2005/0182712 teaches a data-driven model for detecting fraudulent behavior where statistically significant data elements are not known in advance.
A primary drawback of existing fraud detection systems and methods is that many enterprises suffer from an inadequate volume or number of business transactions (e.g., fraudulent transactions) needed to generate an accurate predictive model. For instance, a single organization in good financial standing typically lacks a large enough sample of fraudulent transactions with which to generate an adequate model. This constitutes a fundamental barrier to learning the inherent structure of corporate fraud.
What is needed, therefore, is a method and/or system that overcomes the problems inherent in the prior art approaches, and which permits the construction of more accurate predictive models for business problems such as fraud detection.
The present invention will be understood more fully from the detailed description that follows and from the accompanying drawings, which however, should not be taken to limit the invention to the specific embodiments shown, but are for explanation and understanding only.
The present invention provides a method for generating predictive models useful in identifying particular dimensions of a business problem. In the following description numerous specific details are set forth, such as particular business problems, data acquisition methods, and details of specific embodiments in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, persons having ordinary skill in the communication arts will appreciate that these specific details may not be needed to practice the present invention.
In a basic embodiment, the present invention comprises a business method in which a business entity sells subscriptions to other businesses or entities interested in obtaining highly accurate predictive models for their particular business problem. In the example of
The transaction pool 11, itself, may be implemented as a memory or data storage unit configured as a relational database. Transaction data may be submitted to pool 11 through a variety of known mechanisms, such as personal computers, servers, or other devices connected via a public network to the server, relational database, or mass storage device that comprises transaction pool 11. Data may be submitted in accordance with a normative data model or data format. Examples of communication networks include a local area network ("LAN"), a wide area network ("WAN"), and the Internet. Furthermore, the systems may be connected via a wireless network, e.g., a wireless LAN. System 10 may also include additional servers, subscribers, and other devices not shown.
In the example of
In one embodiment, system 10 is implemented as an Internet portal where registered subscribers 15 contribute fraudulent transactions in exchange for the value of receiving and using the predictive model 18 generated from the existent data in pool 11, which model uncovers the hidden patterns in data pool 11. Practitioners in the art will understand that more than one predictive model 18 may be generated by the data mining algorithm 17. That is, multiple types of models may be created by data mining algorithm 17. Additionally, it is appreciated that more than one algorithm 17 may be applied to the transaction data in pool 11 to identify hidden patterns in the data.
It is appreciated that a variety of different business models may be employed in conjunction with system 10. For instance, subscribers 15 who contribute significant examples or sets of fraudulent transactions may be provided with a reduced subscription rate or fee. Other subscribers, who might contribute little or no transaction data to pool 11, may be charged a higher fee for a subscription service that provides them with predictive model 18. For example, once pool 11 has been populated with data representing a sufficiently large number of fraudulent transactions, new subscribers may be charged a higher subscription rate under terms that does not obligate them to submit any transaction data to pool 11.
In one implementation, access to predictive model(s) 18 may be offered with restrictions on the period of availability based on the number of transactions contributed. During a given subscription period, the resulting predictive model(s) 18 may change or evolve over time as more and more transaction data 16 enters the transaction pool 11. Each registered subscriber is provided with the new, more recent predictive model as it is generated. The predictive model, itself, may comprise a variety of different forms or formats, such as simple correlation rules, decision-tree queries, and the like.
By way of specific example, a substantial quantity of transaction data may be supplied to the transaction pool 11 by subscribers 15 such as banks, financial institutions, credit card companies, and other types of business entities. In this manner, the predictive models 18 generated by the data mining algorithms 17 are improved by having a wide variety of fraudulent transactions 13 and non-fraudulent transactions 12 in pool 11. The data mining algorithms 17 uncover the hidden patterns inherent in the fraudulent transactions, thereby enabling subscribers 15 to then use the predictive models 18 to detect when a particular transaction is potentially fraudulent or otherwise problematic.
In order to ensure that transaction data 16 contributed by subscribers 15 across a variety of organizations and industries are pooled properly, the business SP of system 10 may enforce a normative format (i.e., a normative data model). Thus, subscribers 15 who wish to contribute fraudulent transaction data 16 to the transaction pool 11 may first prepare the data in the normative format, obfuscating sensitive aspects such as the identity of the organization. In one embodiment, the business service provider of system 10 may also take measures aimed at ensuring that the contributing subscribers 15 are legitimate and that their transaction data 16 represents legitimate instances of fraud. For instance, this process may involve some type of an intermediary (e.g., internal or external auditors).
It should be understood that elements of the present invention may also be provided as a computer program product which may include a "machine-readable medium" having stored thereon instructions which may be used to program a computer (e.g., a processor or other electronic device) to perform a sequence of operations. A "machine-readable medium" may include any computer program product, apparatus and/or device (e.g., magnetic discs, optical disks, memory, Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs) used to provide machine instructions and/or data to a programmable processor, including a machine-readable medium that receives machine instructions as a machine-readable signal. Alternatively, the operations may be performed by a combination of hardware and software. The machine-readable medium may include, but is not limited to, floppy diskettes, optical disks, CD-ROMs, and magneto-optical disks, ROMs, RAMs, EPROMs, EEPROMs, magnet or optical cards, or other type of machine-readable medium suitable for storing electronic instructions.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to specific exemplary embodiments, it should be understood that numerous changes in the disclosed embodiments can be made in accordance with the disclosure herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The preceding description, therefore, is not meant to limit the scope of the invention. Rather, the scope of the invention is to be determined only by the appended claims and their equivalents.
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|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
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without a structural hierarchy there would be utter destruction and chaos.. to suggest the idea that all should have millions is an idea of such stupidity i cant be bothered explaining.. im not saying you are suggesting that or not as i havent read anything more than the thread title so you could just be making a point of just how much money there is on the planet or so on.. so some have and so others dont.. well just go with what you know and be happy with what you got.. if not you will be miserable trying to get that something which is beyond you only to miss out on all the good you have in your limited experience.. unless you are doing a hardcore hell type experience/penance of some sort on this earth where every day is only pain and suffering and worse then you must realize that is only for your good in one way or another also at the end of the day.. suffering leads to alot of good things in time so really you just have to look at things in a more realistic way to realize that it is all good the way it is..
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When the subject is budget deficits or the national debt, Washington politicians, especially House Republicans, know all about striking a pose.
But with another fiscal showdown looming, let's not lose sight of this fact: All too often, these exercises produce a lot of smoke but not much substance. Or, even worse, the results end up being counterproductive.
Consider two of the most recent conflicts.
After the congressional supercommittee failed to reach a grand bargain on debt reduction, automatic spending cuts took effect earlier this year.
Sequestration, as those cuts have been called, has temporarily trimmed the budget deficit by squeezing an array of vital federal programs — scientific research, education, air traffic control, even weapons purchases. The FBI is girding for an 10-day, agency-wide furlough.
But the big entitlement programs that are driving the debt were largely exempted from the spending cuts.
Republicans rejected an offer from President Barack Obama to trim entitlements in return for some tax increases targeted at the wealthy and undoing some of the worst consequences of the sequester.
Nine months ago, to seal an 11th-hour deal to avoid defaulting on the debt, Congress made most of the Bush-era tax cuts permanent. After revising its 25-year revenue projection, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported this week that the tax cuts will <i>double</i> the national debt.
Government borrowing will reach 100 percent of GDP by 2038, according to the new CBO projection, which describes debt of that magnitude as "unsustainable." "Previous projections showed the debt drifting down to 52 percent of GDP by that time," the Washington Post reported.
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more hot air from the extreme Left- there is NOTHING in international law that would make israel's justified blockade illegal. On the contrary, the San Remo conference enshrined the right of sovereign states to blockade enemy territory to prevent weapons transfer, which is exactly what israel is doing. Israel has a right to defend itself and the Gazans want freedom, then they should go back to being under Egyptian rule (as they are egyptians to begin with!).


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The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government of the United States of America for governmental purposes without the payment of any royalties thereon or therefore.
(1) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a payload module capable of storing payloads of various shapes. The payload module utilizes a flexible material that can conform to the shape of the payload by being inflated for a gripping action on the payload.
(2) Description of the Prior Art
As a result of evolving missions and the limitations of space on naval vessels, a need exists to transport special equipment (such as motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, jet skis, rafts, boats, etc.) using payload modules.
Presently, payload modules transport special equipment includes handling gear that is specifically designed for the equipment to be transported. Since the types of equipment or payload items may vary extensively, it is necessary to provide a flexible payload module that could be used for many items as opposed to being designed specifically for just one.
In the Ono reference (U.S. Pat. No. 4,155,453), an inflatable grip container is provided. As shown with the example camera in
In the Kieselewski reference (U.S. Pat. No. 4,762,231), a pneumatic device for holding articles in containers is provided. The container (item 12) has a mat (item 14) disposed therein. A plurality of individual inflatable members (item 20) are positioned with the mat. The members are inflated until an article placed in the container is in contact with a pressure applying surface (item 22). Similar to the inflatable bag of the Ono reference, the pressure applying surface is limited to the extending sections of a payload placed in the container. Since the contour of the payload is not fully covered, compartments would exist in which the payload is not securable.
As a result, a need exists for an improved payload system or module that utilizes individual grippers in which the inflatable or fillable grippers provide a holding strength on and lateral stability for the payload. The flexible payload module should be able to hold and provide stability for payload items of varying sizes.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a payload module that utilizes individual grippers in which the grippers provide a holding strength on and lateral stability for the payload.
It is therefore a further object of the present invention to provide a flexible payload module that could be used for payload items of varying sizes.
In order to attain the objects described, there is provided a payload module that utilizes numerous inflatable fingers or grippers that are preferably conical in shape. The conical shape is unique as it allows for the contact area of the gripper to increase and decrease with the size of the payload. This change in contact area can be accomplished without having to change the pressure inside each gripper.
The conical shape of the grippers also provides an axial holding strength of the payload thereby providing a greater securing force to the payload. If a payload moves perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the gripper, the conical shape provides for lateral stability. Specifically as an individual gripper is displaced to one side, the gripper deflects and places the material of the gripper in tension. The angle of the conical shape transfers the axial payload force into a tensional load on the gripper where it has the greatest strength.
The number of grippers along with the conical shape of each gripper allow for more complete capture of a payload in that the grippers can fill voids around the payload item. Since there are more contact points with the grippers and the payload, the contact force required for an adequate capture can be spread out.
Each of the grippers is capable of using seawater as the inflation fluid as well as consideration to a mixture of fluids or the use of different fluids in various chambers. The mixing of fluids allows for non-linear loadings such as in a non-exclusive use in which a gripper could utilize a very soft (less dense) fluid like air at its tip and a denser fluid like water at its base, or vice versa.
The grippers are made from elastomeric materials such as rubber, or non-elastomeric materials such as Kevlar. The elastomeric material provides for greater flexibility and the non-elastomeric material provides for greater strength.
A more complete understanding of the invention and many of the attendant advantages thereto will be readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:
Referring now to
As depicted in the figure and the plan view of
The conical shape of the grippers 12 allows the grippers to collapse within themselves as they are deflated. Because the conical shape gets progressively smaller in diameter from its base to its inner center, the gripper 12 will flatten when deflated. When made of rubber, the grippers 12 are flexible enough to be collapsed from a smooth shape into the flattened shape such that they occupy very little volume when deflated. For tougher materials, such as Kevlar, to collapse into flattened shape, the grippers can have a bellows shape as shown in
As shown in
As shown in the figures, the payload module 10 is contained inside a watertight and high pressure-resistant container 50. The container 50 protects the payload module 10 and its contents from extreme depth pressures and pressure fluctuations if the container is used with a submarine or as part of other submersibles (not shown). As such, the interior of the payload module 10 remains at a steady pressure. Because the container 50 is watertight, the payload module 10 may be filled with air to keep it contents dry.
Each of the pumps 16 and 18 is used to transfer seawater from the interior 52 of the payload module 10 or the ambient ocean environment into the inflatable grippers 12. For space considerations, the pumps 16 and 18 are located at the closed end of the container 50. In operation, the pumps 16 and 18 draws seawater from inside or outside the payload module 10 and transfer it behind the grippers 12 by the use of an annular water flow passage 24 formed between the container 50 and the wall 20 of the payload module or the grippers 12 are filled through a network of piping. From the annular passage 24, the seawater or alternate fluid fills the individual grippers 12.
As shown in
The grippers 12 can be inflated within a wet or dry interior of the payload module 10. If the interior 52 is wet, the grippers 12 can be filled by the pumps 16, 18 from a supply of seawater from the interior. If the interior of the payload module 10 is dry, the grippers 12 can be filled by the pumps 16, 18 from water within the annular passage 24 and/or outside of the container 50 by use of external connection 29 with control valve 30 (shown in
Once the grippers 12 are inflated, the pumps 16 and 18 can then be used to empty remaining seawater from the container 50 by use of the external connection 29. In this way, the grippers 12 remain filled with seawater while the contents of the container 50 can remain dry. To achieve this, a muzzle hatch 54 (shown partially due to space restrictions) on the container 50 must be closed or the submarine must be surfaced before the process to pump the interior of the payload module 10 can begin. If surfaced, the muzzle hatch 54 would remain open so air could flow in as seawater was being pumped out. If submerged, the muzzle hatch 54 must be closed and air must be pumped in as the seawater is being pumped out.
The discharge pressure of the pumps 16 and 18 controls the grip force of the grippers 12. As the pressure is increased; the grip force increases. The pressure supplied to the grippers 12 should correspond to the weight and strength of the payload 40 being contained in order to prevent accidental damage to the payload.
The grippers 12 are made from a flexible material, such as a fabric, that is waterproof, puncture-resistant, tear-resistant and sufficiently strong to withstand the inflation pressure and a small portion of the weight of the payload 40. The flexible material is preferably Kevlar for more tear resistance or elastomeric rubber for more flexibility. For each gripper 12, the grippers are preferably fastened to the inner wall 20 (by means known to those skilled in the art) over individual apertures in the inner wall.
The winch 14 is used to assist with loading and unloading of the payload 40 of the payload module 10. The cable of the winch 14 shall be long enough to reach well outside the payload module. Since most payload items are buoyant in nature, the winch 14 is needed to pull the payload 40 down into the payload module 10. The winch 14 may also be used to control the rate of ascent as a particular payload item is allowed to float out.
The main advantage of the payload module 10 is that it provides a flexible means of carrying almost anything inside a submarine or submersible vehicle. The fluid nature of seawater in combination with the flexible material of each gripper 12, allows the grippers to match the shape of the payload 40 where the grippers make contact. Because all the grippers 12 are interconnected by the fluid action of the seawater, the grippers conform to the shape of the payload 40 as a group. Therefore, individually then cumulatively as a group, the grippers 12 flow around and conform to the shape of the payload 40.
Regardless of the shape or size of the payload 40, the pumps 16 and 18 can continue pumping until all the grippers 12 are either engaged with the payload or completely inflated. If no payload is present, the pumps 16 and 18 would operate for the longest period because it must fully inflate all of the grippers 12 (unless flow is controlled to individual grippers as depicted in
The payload module 10 is depth independent. The hydrostatic depth pressure is balanced across the suction and discharge sides of the submersible pumps 16, 18. Since seawater is incompressible, the hydrostatic depth pressure is constantly sensed across the fabric of the gripper 12. From there it is transferred to the discharge side of the submersible pumps 16, 18. Therefore, the payload module 10 can operate equally well at any depth.
By controlling the shut-off pressure on the submersible pumps 16 and 18, the grip strength of the grippers 12 can also be controlled. As the shut-off pressure is increased, so is the grip force. If the payload 40 is heavy and strong, a heavy grip force can be applied. If however, the payload 40 is light and fragile, a light grip force can be applied. This is simply controlled by controlling the pressure supplied by the pumps 16 and 18.
Because the grippers 12 are made from a flexible material, a uniform pressure force is applied to the payload 40. Doing so greatly increases the holding strength of the grippers 12 and greatly reduces the chance of damaging the payload 40. If the same grip force was concentrated at a point or a small area, the payload 40 could be damaged. The uniform pressure distribution of the system therefore minimizes any risk of damaging the payload 40.
The flexible payload module 10 can be used to store the payload 40 dry or wet. In both cases, the grippers 12 are filled with seawater, but the interior 52 itself can be wet or dry. If a dry bay is desired, after the payload 40 is loaded wet, the seawater is pumped out once the grippers 12 are inflated.
If the payload 40 must be loaded dry, the submarine is surfaced and the payload module 10 is emptied of seawater. Seawater is then supplied from external sources to the external connection 29 to inflate the grippers 12. In this way, the payload 40 only comes in contact with the dry side of the grippers 12.
The flexible payload module 10 provides for shock protection since none of the grippers 12 are rigid; therefore, shock loads are easily absorbed. Each inflatable gripper 12 only opposes another gripper when they are inflated. If the payload 40 shifts and moves from its balanced center position during a shock event, seawater is simply transferred from one gripper 12 to another gripper. Once the shock event ends, the grippers 12 redistribute the seawater within them until the entire system is returned to a balanced condition with the payload 40 centered again in the interior 52.
The gripper 12 are preferably conical when filled; however, they can be any shape. The grippers 12 must merely be watertight such that they can be inflated and deflated with water or other fluids. The grippers 12 can also be used with air instead of water, only requiring compressors to replace the pumps 16 and 18.
In an alternate configuration, shown in
During use of the bi-furcated configuration of air and fluid, the tip of the gripper 12 can be soft and the base can be comparatively stiffer. The soft portion would be a benefit when in contact with a delicate payload and the stiffer portion would be a benefit for a large and robust payload.
The pumps 16 and 18 do not have to be submersible. The pumps can be located separately inside the submarine pressure hull. The pumps 16 and 18 must merely be able to pump seawater into and out of the individual grippers 12, and into and out of the interior 52 of the payload module 10.
In yet another configuration shown in
Obviously many modifications and variations of the present invention may become apparent in light of the above teachings. In light of the above, it is therefore understood that within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described.
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Ontario researcher Judy Eaton finds in her study that many death row prisoners in Texas spontaneously apologized for their crimes.
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When Canadian researcher Judy Eaton set out to study the human yearning to apologize she turned her sights to Texas's death row.
In the final minutes before execution, condemned prisoners have no realistic hope of changing their fate and nothing practical to gain from telling victims they are sorry.
Yet many do.
In what is believed to be the first study of apologies in such a setting, Eaton, an associate professor of psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University's Brantford campus, along with criminology student Anna Theuer, analyzed the last statements of 305 inmates executed by Texas between 1982 and 2007.
Nearly a third spontaneously apologized for their crimes and showed signs of true repentance, such as taking responsibility for their actions and expressions of empathy.
The results were presented Wednesday at a meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in Toronto.
While previous research on apologies focused on people with their lives ahead of them, the prisoners who apologized before being put to death in Texas could do nothing more to affect their sentence or gain leniency.
This doesn't mean their apologies were all sincere, Eaton acknowledges, and it doesn't discount the possibility inmates were apologizing to make themselves feel better or because of religious beliefs about being judged in an afterlife.
But it does reduce the possibility they offered regrets for purely manipulative reasons and also dispels the image of death row inmates as largely unrepentant and in denial about guilt, she said.
With research already confirming victims want and benefit from apologies, the results of the Texas study also suggest that criminal justice systems should devote more attention to ensuring offenders can provide them, Eaton said.
"The general take-home message is they (offenders) do want to apologize and victims do tend to want apologies," she said in an interview. "So, clearly the apology needs to be considered in the criminal justice system."
In some ways, Canada has already taken the lead, Eaton said, with restorative justice programs as well as legislation in three provinces, including Ontario, which allows people to offer apologies without admitting legal liability.
In introducing the legislation three years ago, Attorney General Chris Bentley said the absence of an apology can lead to bitter and protracted litigation when people are wronged.
Wrongly convicted Canadians have also sought apologies from the courts and Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized on behalf of Canadians in 2008 to former students of Indian Residential Schools.
But unlike Britain and Australia, the federal government hasn't apologized for an early 20th century migration scheme that brought thousands of children to Canada as indentured labour.
University of Central Florida researcher Timothy Colyer, who also spoke at the Toronto conference, argues death row offenders may adopt a deferential tone in their final statements because they're trying to cling to whatever thread of dignity they have and because they fell into a habit of showing respect to prison staff to receive humane treatment.
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Canadians Judy Eaton and Anna Theuer analyzed the last statements of executed offenders, which are published on the Texas Department of Criminal Justice website.
Their work was funded by a grant from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
Here's what some prisoners said:
Richard Dinkins, executed Jan 29, 2003
"If there were any way I could change things and bring them back I would."
Keith Clay, executed March 20, 2003
"I know you have suffered a great loss."
Douglas Roberts, executed April 20, 2005 (coded in the study as insincere)
"Okay, I've been hanging around this Popsicle stand way too long. When I die, bury me deep, lay two speakers at my feet, put some headphones on my head and rock and roll me when I'm dead."
Michael Hall, executed Feb. 15, 2011 (after the study)
"I would like to give my sincere apology to Amy's family. We caused a lot of heartache, grief, pain and suffering, and I'm sorry. I know it won't bring her back. I would like to sing. I would like to sing, for that person's dead. The old is gone. I am not the same person that I used to be . . . As for my family, I am sorry I let you down."
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Mo. Sen. Koster visits city firefighters in campaign for attorney general post
State Sen. Chris Koster, locked in a fierce four-way battle for the Democratic nomination for Missouri attorney general, is looking everywhere he can for votes.
Koster came to Cape Girardeau, not usually a stronghold for Democrats, on Thursday for what his campaign billed as a "Roundtable Discussion with First Responders and Workers Regarding the Important Partnership between Local Communities and the Attorney General's Office." He drew three people, all Cape Girardeau firefighters, including two of the leaders of Local 1084 of the International Association of Firefighters, to the event at VFW Post 3838.
That didn't deter Koster, who chatted with Dean Lynn, president of the local, and Randy Sander, the treasurer, about topics ranging from collective bargaining rights for public employees to enforcing prevailing wage laws and dealing with employers who use illegal immigrant labor. Koster asked the union leaders to spread the word to fellow firefighters that their statewide organization, along with many other union groups, have endorsed him in the hotly contested race.
Koster, a first-term lawmaker and former Cass County prosecuting attorney, faces state Reps. Jeff Harris of Columbia and Margaret Donnelly of St. Louis, along with Kansas City schoolteacher Molly Williams, in the Tuesday primary. The winner will face state Sen. Mike Gibbons, who is unopposed in the Republican primary, in the November election.
Worker rights
Koster began the conversation with the firefighters by asking whether a 2007 Missouri Supreme Court decision had changed their relationship with the city. In that decision, the court ruled that all workers, whether employed by public entities or private companies, are guaranteed collective bargaining rights under the Missouri Constitution.
The ruling addressed worker rights but did not detail the responsibilities of public entities under the law. Missouri has made the issue of formal contracts and negotiations voluntary for local governments, requiring only that representatives "meet and confer" with union representatives.
The ruling hasn't changed the way the union is treated by city leaders, Sander said. "We give them a letter, then they laugh and say this is what we are going to do."
Koster replied that he expects additional court cases to define the rules more completely. "The Supreme Court has cracked the door open, and what happens next is really interesting," Koster said. "It seems to be that a court will add branches to this tree."
Koster's opponents have sought to make points by focusing on his switch late in 2007 from the Republican to the Democratic Party and more recently filed complaints with the Missouri Ethics Commission over his campaign finances.
Koster has been accused of stepping over the limits of state campaign finance law by working to gather large contributions passed through local political party committees. Koster said he expects to be cleared by the commission and is using techniques used repeatedly by Republicans and Democrats to finance their campaigns.
Koster said he has three goals as Missouri attorney general — combating Medicaid fraud, which he said consumes 10 percent of Missouri's $6 billion annual Medicaid budget; enforcing prevailing wage laws that require public works projects pay wages at or above the rates in private construction; and to create a new division in the office that will focus on enforcing antidiscrimination laws on behalf of women, the disabled and minorities.
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Members of the Coast Guard Research and Development Center, under the guidance of the Coast Guard's recently released Arctic Strategy, worked with partner federal agencies and scientific organizations to successfully complete a simulated spilled oil response and recovery exercise aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy on the Arctic ice field Tuesday.
The exercise involved air, surface and underwater assets to simulate the detection and recovery of oil from ice-strewn water.
Assets included small unmanned aircraft systems from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of Alaska – Fairbanks, a Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team oil skimmer, a Research and Development Center remote-operated underwater vehicle, a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute unmanned underwater vehicle and drifting buoy funded by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.
The test flights of the two SUAS systems were the first ever in the Arctic Ocean.
"We conducted this inter-agency exercise with our partners to assess the potential for these technologies to enhance the Coast Guard's capability to respond to an oil spill in the icy waters of the Arctic," said Rich Hansen, the chief scientist for the exercise and an engineer with the Research and Development Center. "Through inter-agency cooperation and teamwork we accomplished all our goals and gathered data to move forward in our mission as stewards of the pristine Arctic environment."
The crew of the Healy is deployed to the Beaufort Sea as part of the Coast Guard's Arctic Shield 2013 mission.
Units, agencies and organizations involved in the exercise include: the Coast Guard Cutter Healy, the Coast Guard Research and Development Center, the Coast Guard's National, Gulf, Atlantic and Pacific Strike Teams, Coast Guard Headquarters, Pacific Area and 17th District, NOAA, WHOI, BSEE, UAF and the Department of Homeland Security Maritime Center of Excellence.
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy deck department lower an oil skimmer into the ice-laden Beaufort Sea. Multiple Coast Guard units and partner agencies and organizations, coordinated by the Coast Guard Research and Development Center, cooperated to accomplish the exercise, which explored the potential for present technology to respond to an oil spill in the extreme Arctic environment. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst)
Jason Story, a project manager with the Coast Guard Research and Development Center, prepares to deploy a Coast Guard Marine Safety and Security Team remotely operated vehicle aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy. The ROV worked in tandem with other multi-agency unmanned and remote technologies in the first exercise of its kind to be held in the extreme conditions that frequent the Arctic Ocean. (U.S Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst)
Coast Guard Cutter Healy small boat crew members retrieve a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration small unmanned aircraft system after it landed in icy water. The SUAS was used to identify simulated spilled oil so that deployable recovery systems could be utilized. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst)
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