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Joseph Kurtz, a senior at Missouri University of Science and Technology, wants to improve lives through technology.
Joseph Kurtz transferred to the Missouri Academy of Science, Mathematics and Computing after his sophomore year of high school. The program impacted his life immensely because it was the first time he was introduced to the discipline of computer science. When his professor showed the class how to make a very basic instant messaging program, he was hooked. After completing the Missouri Academy program, he enrolled at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Kurtz was one of 46 students to present research at the Capitol Rotunda March 1 as part of the University of Missouri System's Undergraduate Research Day. As part of the day, Kurtz was able to visit with legislators from his hometown and tour the chambers of the Missouri House and Senate.
His research project is called "Balancing Limited Resources for Speech Transcription on Mobile Devices." Using a speech transcription mobile app, he studied the pros and cons of processing data through an external server—with the results delivered through the internet— verses processing data on the phone itself. The former consumes a lot of bandwidth, but the latter can drain battery life.
He concluded that a dynamic load balancing system is the best option — that is, a program that can elect either function based on factors such as battery charge and wireless strength.
Kurtz said that working on hands-on research has only further ignited his passion for programming. In the future, he would like to build a career making mobile apps.
"I'm not interested in designing games or ways for people to waste time with their phones," he said. "I want to help people improve their lives."
He said that doing research is a way to not just learn about the scientific method but to apply it.
"It involves critical thinking, and it also teaches you how to use your resources in the best way possible," he said.
Learn more about some of the undergraduate researchers:
Aver Yakubu, University of Missouri-Columbia
Angela Gutierrez, University of Missouri-Kansas City
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Menominee County Shakeup was an Earthquake, says Tech Researcher
That shaking and loud noise experienced recently in Menominee County of Upper Michigan was indeed an earthquake, albeit a small one, according to a Michigan Tech researcher.
"The large crack and ridge were created most probably by a magnitude 1 or 2 earthquake," said Wayne Pennington, chair of geological and mining engineering and sciences, of the events that took place Monday, October 4.
The ridge and crack are 361 feet long, and the ridge is 4 to 5 feet high and 20 to 30 feet wide at its largest point, Pennington said after visiting the site. The crack is 2 feet wide and 4 to 5 feet deep at its largest point. Trees are tipped away from the crack at about 14 degrees on either side, showing that the surface is now tipping, having formed the ridge.
That ridge, according to Pennington, is the most informative feature, not the crack. Residents report that this ridge was not there earlier, and it appeared at the same time as the crack.
"The most-likely explanation is that the underlying limestone experienced a "pop-up," relieving stress that had accumulated in the uppermost few tens of feet of that layer," said Pennington. (An earlier statement attributed the movement to faulting, which now appears unlikely.) "The limestone is hard and brittle, and this movement can be described as the small earthquake that was felt."
Overlying the limestone is about 20 feet of soft clay, he said. This clay will deform in a "mushy" manner, rather than breaking along a fault. It ends up being pushed together, and this is what formed the ridge.
"Imagine a carpet or towel on top of two boards that are being pushed together," Pennington said. "The carpet will wrinkle, and at the top of the wrinkle, the carpet pile will be spread apart, like the trees. The crack is similar to the one that forms at the top of a loaf of bread as the dough rises."
Pennington said that small earthquakes can occur almost anywhere, as stress accumulates locally and is occasionally released suddenly.
"The area this event occurred is not very likely to have another event soon, but the neighboring areas—at the ends of the ridge and crack—may experience similar events in the future," he said.
"When? Anytime in the next couple of centuries—next week or 200 years from now; we have no way of telling."
Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 54 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.

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Well it's Christmas, and you're right, one of the kids got a Rubik's cube. And we've spent the entire break figuring it out – right down to the smallest child, even baby Na. It was a Rubik's Cube free-for-all. And if that wasn't enough, we had to make it virtual.
In this post, we're going to show you a trick you can use to set up a Rubik's Cube in just 8 lines of code. It uses the same trick that Mr. Doob uses on his blog – geometry.vertices. Below is an image of the cube you will make. Click on it to run the application.
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Essentially what you want to do is create a single large cube and use its vertices to anchor the smaller cubes to create the Rubik's cube .
Large Cube
Segmenting the large cube with 2, 2, 2 (as shown in the image above)creates the coordinates of the Rubik's cube
cubeGrid = new Cube(myMaterialsList1, mySize, mySize, mySize,2,2,2);
Placing small cubes at each vertex of the large cube is done using the geometry.vertices method.
Small Cubes
The geometry.vertices method gives you the position of each large cube vertex which is stored in the vertices array and accessed using the geometry.vertices method as shown below:
for(var i:int = 0; i<cubeGrid.geometry.vertices.length; i++)
var myPart:Cube = new Cube(materialArray[i], mySize/2.1,mySize/2.1,mySize/2.1,2,2,2);
That's really all there is to it, the only other thing you need to do is to set the faces of the small cubes to the appropriate Rubiks's Cube colors using a materials list array (materialArray). Just click the more button below to see the complete code listing.
Note: This only sets the cube up. In the book, I show you how to program a fully functioning Rubik's Cube.


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This is kinda quirky. It took a month but Phillip Carter & SOV received some good news — they won a Stellar Award. Because of a "technical issue" Carter and the choir were not informed of their Fan Favorite Choir of the Year Award for "Songs from the Storm" until this past week.
Carter said he was humbled and joyful for the award because of the fans' support. "When the people vote for you, that means you have reached the people and that's what real ministry entails," he said in a news release. "This whole album is a choir director's dream because the music is teachable and easy for choirs and congregations to connect."
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February OC Auto Sales Mixed, Mitsubishi Ends Loss Streak
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Orange County automakers saw mixed sales results in February as overall sales for the nation continued to climb.
Total U.S. vehicle sales rose 3.7% to 1.19 million vehicles, according to Woodcliff Lake, N.J.-based Autodata Corp.'s online industry researcher Motor Intelligence.
That put automakers on pace to sell 15.4 million vehicles this year for the fourth-straight month that the annualized rate has been above 15 million.
Cypress-based Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc. saw February sales grow 27.8% from a year earlier to 6,051 vehicles, breaking a series of monthly sales declines the company had been attributing to the August 2011 discontinuation of three vehicle models.
Hyundai Motor America Inc., temporarily headquartered in Costa Mesa while its Fountain Valley office is being built, bested itself for the month with 52,311 vehicles sold, up 2% from a year earlier. The company attributed the gains to strong sales of its Sante Fe Sport crossover and Elantra compact sedan.
Other OC automakers saw sales dip during the month.
Irvine-based Kia Motors America Inc. sold 41,505 vehicles, down 7.8% from a year earlier. Kia is set to release three new vehicles and four redesigned models this year.
Mazda North American Operations in Irvine reported vehicle sales down 2.8% during the month to 24,936 vehicles.
Brea-based American Suzuki Motor Corp. sold 1,764 vehicles, down 27.3% from a year earlier. American Suzuki filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November and is selling the remainder of its inventory as it winds down its U.S. auto sales.


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Another Patch Tuesday has come and gone, with Microsoft releasing a total of seven security bulletins that address 23 security vulnerabilities. Three of these are classified as "critical" while the remaining four are dubbed "important." Chief among the critical ones is bulletin MS12-034, which provides a number of updates for the .NET Framework, Office, Silverlight, and Windows.
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Microsoft suggests that IT administrators deploy two of the most critical updates (MS12-034 and MS12-029) immediately. The former patches a vulnerability that could allow someone to remotely access a users machine, while the latter also "addresses one critical issue affecting Microsoft Office that could result in remote code execution." You can read more details about the updates on the Microsoft Security Response Center Blog.Wolfgang Kandek, CTO of security vendor Qualys, offers up some excellent detail on why the MS12-034 update is a particularly important one.
"In December of 2011 Microsoft issued bulletin MS11-087, which patched a vulnerability in the TrueType Font handling in win32k.sys DLL that had actively been exploited by the Duqu malware. After the fix was delivered, Microsoft's internal security team started an effort to identify further occurrences of the vulnerable code in Microsoft's other software packages and found multiple products that contained the flawed code. MS12-034 now provides the patches necessary to address these 'Sons of Duqu vulnerabilities,' together with a number of other security fixes (9 CVEs) that were bundled into the same files."
You can read Wolfgang's full post on the update over at the Qualys "Laws of Vulnerabilities" blog.
So what other security concerns will be keeping you up at night in 2012? Feel free to add a comment to this blog post or contribute to the discussion on Twitter.
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A $1.3 billion finance plan for a project to dramatically expand the primary link between Riverside County bedroom communities and Orange County job centers was approved by a regional board Wednesday, in the first of several project milestones over the next couple of months.
The Riverside County Transportation Commission voted 31-0 to adopt a state Route 91 financing strategy backed evenly by local Measure A transportation sales-tax collections and anticipated toll revenue.
A $435 million federal loan, to be repaid through tolls, will fund about one-third of the total cost, said Theresia Trevino, the agency's chief financial officer.
"It's big," said attorney Mary Collins, whose San Francisco law firm provides bond counsel to the commission. "You don't do billion-dollar financing every day."
More key project developments are coming, Trevino said.
"For the next two months we've got a lot of big activities going on," she said after the meeting.
In May, the commission is expected to select a contractor to both design and build the new features that will adorn Route 91 from Interstate 15 to the Riverside-Orange county line.
Around June 10, Trevino said, the commission anticipates selling the bonds, with the proceeds to be banked by the end of the month.
Construction then is expected to launch in early 2014, Trevino said.
The affected 10-mile section of freeway in Corona is one of Southern California's most congested, carrying approximately 300,000 cars daily and serving as the lone heavy lifter for commuter traffic traveling between Southwest Riverside County and Orange County. Some take the road all the way to Los Angeles for jobs.
The Ortega Highway, state Route 74, is used by some commuters, too, but a tiny amount by comparison.
To address mounting, nerve-wracking congestion, the commission is preparing to add two continuous all-traffic lanes in Corona, and to introduce four toll lanes ---- two in each direction. The latter will double to 20 miles the length of the existing Route 91 express lanes now confined to Orange County just west of the county line.
Besides that, the project calls for building a sweeping elevated ramp dropping northbound I-15 commuters directly into new westbound Route 91 toll lanes.
Commission officials anticipate opening the new lanes and ramp to motorists in late 2017.
Commission Chairwoman Karen Spiegel, a Corona council member, said that although the finished product will be a big help, she dreads the construction phase. If the frequent backups associated with the ongoing construction of car-pool lanes on Route 91 in central Riverside are any indication, motorists are going to have to endure a lot of lengthy delays.
Once opened, the commission is set to operate the toll facility until 2067, when it is to be transferred to the California Department of Transportation. The facility will operate much like the existing express lanes in Orange County, with FasTrak transponders required for all usage and discounts given for car pools. Toll rates are based on time of day.
Trevino said it will take 35 years to collect enough revenue to pay off the federal loan and bonds backed by tolls. That means the commission will be able to pump the last 15 years of collections into corridor improvements, she said.
The loan will make it easier to finance the project, Trevino said, because the commission won't begin making payments on it until 2022 and won't begin paying down the principal until 2027.
"They're a patient lender, is what we like to say," Trevino said of the federal government.
"At a great rate," added Collins.
Trevino said the agency is anticipating a rate of 3.5 percent and possibly lower for the loan. Rates for the bonds backed by toll and sales tax revenue are expected to come in somewhere between 3 percent and 6.5 percent, she told commissioners.


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Kevin Roose has a simple "solution" to Uber's surge pricing "problem": It should sell its services at a huge loss.
If Uber wants to create the same kind of fan base and avoid scaring away new customers with bad-weather sticker shock, it should cap the amount riders pay at two or three times the normal rates, while still paying drivers whatever rates it needs to get them to come out onto the roads. If a surge ride would normally cost $US200, with $US160 going to the driver, Uber should still pay that driver $US160, but keep the costs for riders contained to, say, $US80, and eat the other $US80.
This is idiotic, for two reasons.
(1) If Uber caps the price faced by riders, surge pricing won't achieve its purpose, which is aligning demand with supply.
If the price of a given ride is capped at $US80 instead of rising to $US200, many more Uber customers will try to hail cars during snowstorms. But the number of drivers willing to provide the ride at a price of $US160 will be unchanged. That demand mismatch will lead to many customers being unable to get a car at all.
Roose positions his "loss-leader" strategy as one designed to generate goodwill among customers. But the shortages created by his proposed price control will alienate customers, leading them to conclude that Uber will often be unable to provide them a car at all during bad weather.
(2) What "problem" is there that needs fixing? Uber changes its prices to align with market demand. When it snows, a lot of people want door-to-door transportation and fewer people want to drive. That causes prices to rise a lot. Sometimes, people whine about this.
Is there any evidence that this whining reduces the number of people who use Uber under non-snow conditions? Or is this, like every change to Facebook's Timeline or privacy policy, just something that people complain about on tech blogs and social media for a day or two, and then move on without changing their consumer habits? Why change your pricing structure in a way that causes you to lose a ton of money when you can just wait for all the tech bloggers to move on to the next shiny object?
If you get mad about Uber surge pricing, you're basically getting mad about snow. Snow creates a town car shortage. Shortages can be addressed through price increases or through queueing. People who hate price increases have queueing options: They can try to hail a taxi or call a traditional car service. Caps on Uber prices don't stop the shortage, they just switch Uber to a similar queueing solution. Why shouldn't drivers and passengers who want to choose a non-queue arrangement be able to do so?
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Parque da Tijuca
Rio de Janeiro's spectacular rainforest
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If you turn your back on Rio's lively urban beaches and travel a short distance inland, the city suddenly seems very far away. Gentle clouds of fog float above a hilly terrain covered in a patchwork of lush shades of green. We set out to explore the mysterious forests that cover the mountains around Rio.
In the 19th century, vast areas of these hills and mountains were clear-cut to make way for sugar and – more importantly – coffee plantations, explains Ernesto Viveiros de Castro, Director of the Tijuca National Park. When the erosion finally caused a severe and enduring water shortage, the Brazilian emperor, Dom Pedro II, ordered one of the big landowners to start replanting trees. Eleven years later, the hills had regained a sparse covering of green. Now, after more than 150 years, the forest has almost completely recovered and is a wonderful expanse of secondary rain forest – and one of the biggest urban forests in the world.
De Castro is proud of the park. It provides a habitat for many species of birds and insects; monkeys swing through the tree tops, anteaters and armadillos forage in the undergrowth. And it's not just the animals that benefit from this vast swathe of protected Atlantic rainforest. It also gives the Cariocas, as the inhabitants of Rio are called, a better climate and lets urban dwellers reconnect with nature on their doorstep.
Locals and visitors to the park are helped by the park's good infrastructure – and the numerous rangers who patrol the park. Peterson is one of them, and he tells us which walk passes the most exciting caves and whether a cicada can sing itself to death. Watch our videos to find out more.


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Krammer & Stoudt is an American-made menswear label that is sewn and manufactured wholly in the United States in California and in New York, in the garment districts of both NYC and LA.
With Krammer & Stoudt, Mike Rubin (founder) has created a line dedicated to a disciplined aesthetic of neat un-fussy tailoring, coupled with vibrant and unexpected palettes and textures, and a return to certain vintage silhouettes that remain timelessly appealing.
The result is a relaxed but crisp collection of eminently wearable pieces that can be mixed and matched for any occasion, and will always ensure the Krammer & Stoudt man stands out in the crowd.
Krammer & Stoudt is presenting its SS '14 collection at the LA Men's Collections this October 14, 2013 at Men's Fashion Week LA at the California Market Center at 3:00pm.
The cover of the California Apparel News read: "Men's Fashion Week – Is L.A. ready?" Men's Fashion Week Los Angeles (MFWLA) is committed to serving the menswear fashion and apparel community with one goal: to gain universal recognition for American menswear fashion designers, by providing a platform to turn creativity into productivity. Presenting brands gain exposure to a unique global audience, exclusively comprised of menswear buyers, press, and consumers. Sophomore 24 Media will produce Men's Fashion Week LA's MEN'S COLLECTIONS October 2013. Men's Fashion Week LA is produced by Sophomore 24 Media.
About the California Market Center (CMC) – The CMC is the intersection of fashion, gift, home & design. Open year-round and located in the heart of the Fashion District in downtown Los Angeles, the CMC connects brands and reps with thousands of buyers, style-makers and industry influences from around the globe. From apparel and accessories to gifts, kids, and lifestyle collections, the product array at the CMC is unmatched on the West Coast, catering to every price point and market niche. Collections are presented in hundreds of showrooms and several trade shows featured throughout the CMC throughout the year. For more information, please visit California Market Center online.


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This Terms of Use Agreement governs your participation in Marriage Boot Camp, Life Enrichment Boot Camp, Couples Retreat, Dating Boot Camp and all other programs (collectively, "Boot Camp") of The Marriage Boot Camp, Inc. ("MBC") and its affiliates. This Terms of Use Agreement sets forth the standards of use of MBC. By clicking on "I Agree" below you consent to and agree to abide by these Terms of Use. MBC reserves the right, at any time, to modify, alter, or update the terms and conditions of this Terms of Use Agreement without prior notice. Modifications shall become effective immediately upon being posted at The Marriage Boot Camp website. Your continued use of the Materials (as defined below) and other services after amendments are posted constitutes an acknowledgement and acceptance of this Terms of Use Agreement and its modifications. Except as provided in this paragraph, this Terms of Use Agreement may not be amended. No oral modifications are effective.
1. Conditions of Participation
In consideration for the agreement by MBC to permit your participation in Boot Camp, you acknowledge and agree that: (i) all of Boot Camp's games, drills, exercises, formats, contents, programs, presentations, activities and materials (collectively, "Materials") are and shall be MBC's sole and exclusive property, and that you will not use any of the Materials, in whole or in part, to conduct any marriage, relationship or other type of seminar, program or presentation of any kind without MBC's prior express written consent; (ii) your participation in Boot Camp may be terminated at any time if, in the sole and absolute discretion of MBC, your participation is deemed to interfere with the conduct of any Boot Camp activity or the participation of others in Boot Camp, whether or not you have any fault in connection therewith; and (iii) in the event your participation in Boot Camp is terminated by MBC, even if without cause, your registration fee is non-refundable, non-transferable, and cannot be redeemed for cash. MBC shall under no circumstances be responsible for any expenses or other obligations relating to your participation in, or termination from, Boot Camp, including but not limited to lodging, transportation, meals, incidentals change fees or cancellation fees.
You hereby release, discharge, and hold harmless MBC and all of its employees, volunteers, agents, managers, officers, directors, attorneys, and other representatives from and against any and all injury, liability, cost, and expense, whether or not presently known, arising out of or in connection with your participation in Boot Camp, including without limitation in connection with any physical and/or emotional injuries or damages you might claim arising from any increase, decrease, or complete loss of consortium, companionship, or relationship ("Relationship Status"), it being understood that your acceptance of the possibility of a change in your Relationship Status is essential to your participation in the Program, and that you would not be accepted as a Boot Camp participant in the absence of your acceptance of the foregoing risks and liabilities.
Photograph and Video Release: You grant permission to MBC and its representatives to photograph or video record you during your participation in any Boot Camp activity, which such photographs and video recordings shall be the sole property of MBC. You also grant permission to MBC to use, alter or edit your image, likeness and sound of your voice in any such photographs and video recordings, with or without your name, for any lawful purpose, including but not limited to publicity, promotion, demonstration, exhibition, publication, illustration, advertising and web content.
2. Description of Service
MBC is providing you with Materials and other services that are intended to be experiential, not therapeutic.
3. Disclaimer of Warranties.
The Materials and other services are provided by MBC on an "as is" and on an "as available" basis. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, MBC makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, regarding the results of the Materials and other services provided or in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. MBC shall have no liability under any circumstances for any interruptions or disruptions in content or delivery of the Materials and other services, even if the result of MBC's negligence, gross negligence or reckless acts or inaction. MBC disclaims all warranties with regard to the information provided, including the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties; therefore the above-referenced exclusion is inapplicable in any such jurisdictions.
4. Limitation of Liability
5. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless MBC, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees, volunteers, agents, representatives and attorneys (collectively, "MBC Entities") from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, made by any third party due to or arising out of your participation in Boot Camp or use of the Materials or other services, your violation of this Agreement, or your infringement o the rights of others.
6. Third-Party Sites
MBC's and its affiliated programs' websites may include links to other sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by online merchants and other third parties. You acknowledge that MBC Entities not responsible for the availability of, or the content located on or through, any third-party site. You should contact the site administrator or webmaster for those third-party sites if you have any concerns regarding such links or the content located on such sites. Your use of those third-party sites is subject to the terms of use and privacy policies of each site, and MBC Entities are not responsible therein. You are encouraged to review said privacy policies of any third-party sites.
7. Disclaimer Regarding Accuracy of Vendor Information
Product specifications and other information have either been provided by the Vendors or collected from publicly available sources. While MBC makes every effort to ensure that the information on this website is accurate, it does not make any representations or warranties as to the accuracy or reliability of any information provided.
MBC makes no warranties or representations whatsoever with regard to any product provided or offered by any Vendor, and you acknowledge that any reliance on representations and warranties provided by any Vendor shall be at your own risk.
8. Choice of Law and Arbitration
MBC is headquartered in the State of Texas. As such, we are subject to the laws of the State of Texas, and such laws will govern this Terms of Use Agreement, without giving effect to any choice of law rules. MBC makes no representation that its website, Materials or other services are appropriate, legal or available for use in other locations. Accordingly, if you choose to access our site, agree to this Terms of Use Agreement and/or participate in any part of Boot Camp, you agree to be subject to the internal laws of the State Texas and to the jurisdiction of the state courts of or federal courts sitting in Texas.
Any and all disputes arising out or in connection with this Terms of Use Agreement or your participation in Boot Camp or otherwise against any MBC Entity may be brought only in arbitration in Collin County, Texas before a single arbitrator pursuant to the then-existing streamlined arbitration rules and procedure of JAMS. The arbitrator may award any remedy available at law or in equity, except that the arbitrator shall not have the power to award you monetary damages in excess of the amount of registration fees you actually paid (that is, excluding unpaid amounts and the value of any scholarships or discounts). Nor shall the arbitrator have the power to award you punitive or exemplary damages. In the event MBC, prior to the commencement of the arbitration hearing, offers you a full refund of the amount of registration fees you actually paid, the arbitrator shall not have the power to award you attorneys' fees or arbitration fees.
9. Compliance with Laws.
You assume all knowledge of applicable law and are responsible for compliance with any such laws. You may not use the Materials or other services, or otherwise participate in Boot Camp in any way that violates applicable state, federal, or international laws, regulations or other government requirements. You further agree not to transmit any material that does or could, or encourages conduct that does or could, constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation.
10. Copyright and Trademark Information
All content included or available in the Material and/or on MBC's website, including site design, text, graphics, interfaces, and the selection and arrangements thereof is the property of MBC and/or third parties protected by intellectual property rights. All rights are expressly reserved. Any use of the Materials or matters contained in in MBC's website, including reproduction for purposes other than those noted above, modification, distribution, or replication, any form of data extraction or data mining, or other commercial exploitation of any kind, without prior written permission of an authorized officer of MBC is strictly prohibited. You agree that you will not use, allow others to use or in any way aid or assist the use of any robot, spider, or other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy MBC's web pages or the content contained therein without prior written permission of an authorized officer of MBC.
The Marriage Boot Camp (the "Mark") is a proprietary, registered service mark of MBC The Mark and any other trademarks, services marks or proprietary marks or names may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not provided by MBC or in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among consumers or others, or in any manner that disparages or discredits any of the MBC Entities.
All other trademarks displayed on MBC's website are the trademarks of their respective owners, and constitute neither an endorsement nor a recommendation of those Vendors. In addition, such use of trademarks or links to the web sites of Vendors is not intended to imply, directly or indirectly, that those Vendors endorse or have any affiliation with MBC or Boot Camp.
11. Notification of Claimed Copyright Infringement
Pursuant to Section 512(c) of the Copyright Revision Act, as enacted through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, MBC designates the following individual as its agent for receipt of notifications of claimed copyright infringement:
12. Botnets
MBC retains the right, at our sole discretion, to terminate any accounts involved with botnets and related activities. If any hostnames are used as command and control points for botnets, MBC reserves the right to direct the involved hostnames to a honeypot, loopback address, logging facility, or any other destination at our discretion.
13. Other Terms
If any provision of this Terms of Use Agreement shall be unlawful, void or unenforceable for any reason, the other provisions (and any partially-enforceable provision) shall not be affected thereby and shall remain valid and enforceable to the maximum possible extent. You agree that this Terms of Use Agreement and any other agreements referenced herein may be assigned by MBC, in its sole discretion, to a third party. You agree to accept these terms and conditions.
14. Refund and Cancellation Policy – Registration Fee Payments
Effective Date: June 5, 2015
Each event is planned months in advance in order to accommodate each group with the proper number of staff members and adequate ballroom space. The preparation is based on the number of confirmed attendees for each event. Therefore, please give as much notice as possible if you need to make a change to your registration.
Realizing that there may be unforeseen events, circumstances or personal emergencies that may prevent you from being able to attend Boot Camp, MBC offers several options should you need to cancel your registration for reasons other than set forth in Paragraph 1, above.
MBC offers several options to help accommodate you should you be unable to attend the event for which you registered.
Transfer Request:
You may request to apply your full payment as a credit toward a future date and or location, up to two (2) times without additional fee or penalty, provided your request is received ten (10) days before the first day of the event for which you registered. Once the event starts you will be considered a "no show." In that event, no refund or transfer will be permitted barring extraordinary circumstances.
If you request a Transfer in excess of 2 times, MBC may, at its sole discretion, require the forfeiture of all monies already paid by you or on your behalf and/or all scholarship or sponsorship funds granted to you.
Optional Transfer: You may transfer your registration and applied funds to another person or couple to a future date and or location, provided you make your request in writing no less than ten (10) days prior to the first day of the event for which you registered and subject to the terms and conditions below.
No refund will be made if the Transfer or Optional Transfer is not used within one year of your original registered event date.
Cancellation Refunds
All Cancellations will forfeit any scholarships or sponsorships that may have been granted to you.
In the event of a Cancellation request, any monies actually paid (that is, excluding unpaid amounts and the value of any scholarships or sponsorships) will be refunded in accordance with the procedures set forth below, less the non-refundable registration and processing fees of $200.00. If you have not paid at least $200.00 by the time of your request for Cancellation, you authorize MBC to charge you the difference in the amount you have paid, if any, and the amount of the non-refundable fees. Cancellations must be made in writing no less than ten (10) days prior to the first day of the event for which you registered.
If your request for Cancellation is made within ten (10) days of the first day of the Boot Camp for which you are registered, your refund will be limited to the amount of monies actually paid (that is, excluding unpaid amounts and the value of any scholarships or sponsorships), less: (i) the $200.00 non-refundable registration and processing fees, and (ii) one-half of any amounts above $200.00 that you have actually paid or $250.00, whichever is greater, for which you grant MBC the right to charge you. The foregoing notwithstanding, any request for Cancellation made on or after the first day of the Boot Camp for which you registered will result in complete forfeiture of all monies you actually paid and all scholarships and sponsorships awarded to you.
Procedure for Requesting Transfer, Optional Transfer or Cancellation.
Any Request for a Transfer, Optional Transfer or Cancellation must be made in writing. No phone calls requests will be accepted.
You may mail your request via United States Mail or expedited service at: The Marriage Boot Camp, Inc., P.O. Box 940167, Plano, TX 75094-0167. For faster service, you may email your request to email@example.com. In either case, you must include the full name under which you registered, the date of the Boot Camp for which you registered, whether you seek a Refund, Transfer or Optional Transfer. In the case of a Transfer, you must also provide the date of the Boot Camp you wish to attend, if known. In the case of an Optional Transfer, you must provide the name, address, email address and telephone number of the person(s) to whom you wish to transfer your registration and the date of the Boot Camp the transferee(s) wish to attend, if known. Whether requesting a Transfer, Optional Transfer or Cancellation, your request must be received no later than ten (10) days before the scheduled start of the Boot Camp for which you are registered, except in the case of an emergency or other exceptional circumstance.
Refund Payments:
Refunds will be made with the same payment method as your original registration fee payment.
Credit Card Payments: If you paid via credit card, a refund as a credit to your account will normally issue within 3 to 5 business days after we receive your written notice.
Payments via Check or E-Check: If you paid by check or e-check, a refund will normally be made via check within 7 days after we receive your written notice and your original check has cleared our bank, whichever is later.
Refund Payment Exceptions:
Credit Card Payments: If your credit card company does not accept the credit due to a closed account or due to the amount of time since your payment, you will be issued a check.
*No refund will be issued for the value of scholarships you received.
*No refund will be issued for any part of your registration fees paid by a sponsor of the program. Your sponsor may however use the funds to sponsor another person in your place.
Cancellation by Marriage Boot Camp
MBC reserves the right to cancel or postpone an event due to low enrollment or other circumstances which, in its sole discretion, would make the event non-viable.
If MBC cancels an event, you will be offered a full refund. Should circumstances arise that result in the postponement of an event, MBC has the right at its sole option to either issue you a full refund or transfer your registration to a future date.
If MBC chooses to cancel or postpone an event, MBC will not be responsible for any non-refundable or other fees or expenses you incur as a result of the cancellation of lodging accommodations, transportation or other arrangements.
MBC will use its best efforts under the then-existing circumstances to make contact with you via email or phone s for said event, to give you notice of change of date, venue or cancelation.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Refund or Cancellation Policy please feel free to contact MBC at 866-477-0951 or at email@example.com.


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Father shot in front of children in Liberty City
Violence breaks out after deadly shooting
MIAMI – A deadly shooting led to violence in the streets in Liberty City Monday night.
Shocked family members were rushing to the site of the shooting so fast that police had to restrain them.
Police said the shooting happened after 8 p.m. on northwest 54th Street and 7th Avenue.
A man pulled up to a car wash in his SUV with two small children. Then, just feet away, someone shot and killed him while his kids were watching in the car.
Family and friends said the victim was a well-known Miami rapper whom the community loved. A crowd of nearly a hundred people gathered when they heard the news.
A friend of the victim said it doesn't make sense why someone would kill him.
"He's a good guy. He would help you. I worked for him," said Rod Parker.
When the crowd became emotional, police moved in to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control.
Neither child was hurt.
Police have not yet confirmed the identity of the victim.
Investigators have no description of the gunman who got away.
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