This year the FRC robots competed by throwing frisbees through slots and climbing a metal tower.

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Then, they go up to FRC ( First Robotics Competition), which is grades 9 to 12.

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The FRC has indicated that it will announce later this year if and when it will change the code.

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The FRC would not comment further on the details of the case.

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The FRC stated that all publicly traded companies should be required to explain themselves if they choose to refrain from appointing female directors.

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First Republic Bank (FRC) announced its quarterly dividend of 12 cents per share, an increase of about 20% over its prior dividend in December of 10 cents.

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Older kids can participate in the FIRST Technical Challenge with home build robots, and high school teams build larger robots from scratch for the FIRST Robotics Challenge (FRC).

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The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is examining the firm's reporting for the period of January 2009 to June 2011, just before its purchase by the US firm HP.

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According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, FRC makes up 3.03% of the KBW Regional Banking Portfolio ETF ( AMEX: KBWR )which is trading relatively unchanged on the day Thursday.

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