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Members of the "GFP II" team from Coronado High School in Colorado Springs make adjustments to their robot in the pit area durin the First Tech Challenge Northern Colorado Scrimmage on Saturday at Kinard Middle School in Fort Collins. From left are David Donahue, 14, Zac Finley, 15, Geralynn Roebke, 14, and Marissa Mullen, 14.
Participants in the First Tech Challenge Northern Colorado Scrimmage run their robots on the field on Saturday at Kinard Middle School in Fort Collins. From left are Jennifer Malone, 17, Christopher Dyer, 15, and Kira Lindburg, 16, of Poudre High School's "Alpine Robotics" team and Ethan Rogers, 14, and T.J. Willecke, 16, who are home schooled and on team "Byte Riders."
Loveland residents Dillon Cole, left, Jacob Morey and Bryan Stevens walk past Art Lab and the former Quality Shoe Repair on East Fourth Street in downtown after having coffee together at Mandolin Cafe, 210 E. Fourth St. on Thursday afternoon.
Loveland resident Keri Eichinger, front left, goes up for a spike while playing volleyball Tuesday evening in the small gymnasium at the Chilson Recreation Center. The rec center hosts drop-in volleyball every Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. where participants divide up into teams and play against each other in friendly competitions.
Loveland resident Rodney Hansen uses a snow blower to clear his driveway Tuesday morning in the 2200 block of North Garfield Avenue.
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Community radios are discussing family farming: listen and sharePublished by jphil on Mon, 12/15/2014 - 11:28
The global awareness campaign was launched in January 2014 and was followed by three regional campaigns in the second half of the year. During the latter phase, community radios were invited to join in to share information with the farming community, sending their own radio productions regarding community media and rural development.
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At the FCCM, participate and have your say!Published by jphil on Mon, 10/20/2014 - 13:54
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC), is hosting an international Forum on Communication for Development and Community Media for Family Farming (FCCM) on October 23-24th, 2014.
The Forum on ComDev & Community Media for Family Farming (FCCM) starts soonPublished by jphil on Thu, 09/18/2014 - 16:08
The Forum will take place at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy from 23-24 October 2014 to raise awareness about the role of ComDev methods and tools as drivers for innovation and family farmers' participation in rural development strategies. It will also identify opportunities for new demand-driven rural communication services as an integral part of public policies for rural and agricultural development.


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Expert appointed in Anelka probe
The Football Association is working with an "appointed expert" as part of its ongoing investigation into Nicolas Anelka's controversial 'quenelle' goal celebration.
The governing body said the investigation is continuing into the gesture, which is regarded by some in France as having anti-Semitic connotations.
A statement from the FA said: "The FA can confirm that its investigation into Nicolas Anelka remains ongoing.
"We are working with an appointed expert regarding the salient issues related to the 'quenelle' gesture.
"Whilst this work continues as quickly as possible, there will be no further update until Monday 20 January at the earliest. The FA will be making no further comment at this time."
The FA is not naming the expert, who was appointed by its governance division to provide detailed knowledge and opinion about the gesture, which was made by West Brom striker Anelka after scoring against West Ham on December 28.
The 'quenelle' - which translates literally as 'dumpling' in English - is a straight-arm salute with one arm pointing downwards and the other hand across the chest.
It the was brought to prominence by French comedian Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala, who has been prosecuted for anti-Semitism, and the salute has been described by opponents as an inverted Nazi salute.
Dieudonne, who has been prosecuted by the French government for insulting the memory of Holocaust victims and holding anti-Semitic views, was banned from performing in Nantes on Wednesday.
Anelka has agreed not to perform the celebration again after West Brom conceded the gesture had caused offence but the French striker has denied the salute had any anti-Semitic connotations.
He said he made the gesture to show solidarity with his friend Dieudonne.


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Planted this in June 2010, I thought it was much longer ago.
Between June 2010 and August 2010 it lost loads of leaves, presumably from drought.
Seems a bit tired but it has fruit on it.
This was the first non functional plant I got and seemed expensive at the time. I keep looking out for similar size specimens in the shops because they cost $150 for one thats maybe a bit older than my one is at the moment. I think watching them grow is more fun that just getting them already mature although the mature ones dont seem to die as quickly. I think it has scale which is attracting ants and the ants leave black stuff. I strayed it with an oil of somesort which is designed to get rid of the scale and thus the ants. The black stuff just washed off.
Seems to have filled out nicely. I tried to uncover the roots, no photo yet, but they seem healthy enough, no obvious girdling. The stem is now exceptionally thick. I remember seeing one for sale at about $100-200 and it had a thick stem, obviously a few years old, now mine is reaching that stage, all you have to do is wait years.
In the space of 1 year though I think it has come along quite well, and the trunk has woodied up quite a bit. The photos are in order. The first one is June 2010 when it was planted, the second one was August 2010 when it had lost loads of leaves. The first one is August 2010 after planting a few more. And the fourth photo is April 2011, note how bushier it is. Its stem is getting thicker too.
No sign of Oranges, but as long as its alive I think i'll be happy, at least for a year or so. I keep looking at the 3 year plus plants in Home Depot that have price tags like $150 and always think about the benefits of waiting for the tree to get that large naturally Cant remember how much it was but I think it was about $40-60?? I just cant remember. It was my first citrus and little did I know then, less than a year ago that I would go mad buying plants and stuff, wow!!.


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I still don't understand why so many people like Secret of Mana lol. Is it just because they possibly played it when they were young maybe. I didn't even though I have the original cartridge I was thinking of playing it on the virtual console. I could care less about the co op gameplay but even the single player gameplay I kind of like because it keeps it from being a button masher. I enjoyed Secret of Evermore when I played through that game and people seem to rate that game far behind
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WASHINGTON — AT&T says it will publish reports on the number of requests for customer information it receives from law enforcement agencies, the latest move in the telecommunications industry toward fuller disclosure amid debate over government surveillance programs.
The announcement Friday by the nation's largest telecom company came a day after rival Verizon Communications Inc. said it will make public the legal demands it has received.
Dallas-based AT&T says it will publish a report twice a year online. The first one, covering requests received this year, will be out early next year.
The controversy has deepened over data-gathering by the National Security Agency. The NSA's collection of hundreds of millions of Americans' phone records under secret court order was revealed in June in documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
Major shareholders of AT&T and Verizon demanded last month that the companies disclose their dealings with the NSA.
To the extent allowed by law, AT&T said its "transparency" report will include the total number of requests it receives from law enforcement agencies in criminal cases, a breakdown of the number of subpoenas, court orders and warrants received, the number of customers affected and details about the legal demands it receives.
"Any disclosures regarding classified information should come from the government, which is in the best position to determine what can be lawfully disclosed and would or would not harm national security," AT&T said in a statement from Wayne Watts, senior executive vice president and general counsel.
"When it comes to governmental surveillance and requests for customer information, all companies are compelled to comply with the laws of the country in which they operate," Watts's statement said. "We take our responsibility to protect our customers' information and privacy very seriously and pledge to continue to do so to the fullest extent possible."
AT&T has said previously that it protects customer information and complies with government requests for records "only to the extent required by law."
Several major Internet companies, including Google (GOOG), Microsoft, Apple (AAPL), Facebook and Yahoo (YHOO) publish periodic reports disclosing the number of requests from federal agencies and local police departments for personal data, which cover such things as email communications.
Until now, however, telecommunications companies haven't filed such reports.
The reports by the Internet companies don't provide specifics about the number of orders that the companies receive through the secret court set up under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to fight terrorism.
A presidential advisory panel this week recommended sweeping changes to the surveillance programs. Those include limiting the bulk collection of phone records by stripping the NSA of its ability to store that data in its own facilities. Instead, the data would be required to be held by the phone companies or a third party
President Barack Obama said Friday that the idea of having the phone companies keep the records was worth consideration. He did acknowledge "that might cost more; there might have to be different checks on how those requests are made."
Still, Obama said at a news conference, it's worth asking whether such a plan makes sense, "because right now people are concerned that their phone calls are being listened to even if they're not."
An opinion from the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which was declassified in September, said no company that has received an order to turn over bulk phone records has challenged the directive.
The opinion by Judge Claire Eagan spelled out her reasons for reauthorizing the NSA phone records collection for three months. Eagan concluded that the bulk collection of phone records does not violate the Constitution's Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable search and seizure.
But a federal judge in Washington ruled Monday that the phone records collection is likely unconstitutional, calling the operation "Orwellian" in scale. The government is expected to appeal the decision by U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon, who put his ruling on hold "in light of the significant national security interests at stake in this case and the novelty of the constitutional issues."
The Obama administration has defended the program as a crucial tool against terrorism. The Supreme Court may well have the last word.


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Bean leaf beetles are the principal vectors of bean pod mottle virus (BPMV). Last week we discussed the affects of seed-applied insecticides on bean leaf beetles and whether such insecticides can substitute for an early-season foliar application within a BPMV disease management program. Although there is a positive relationship between bean leaf beetles and BPMV, the effect of chemical control on the disease is different than that for the insect vector. As we discussed last week, a management program that included seed-applied insecticides resulted in improved yield but lower seed quality. Why does this happen and how is BPMV affected?
Yield protection is important but what about seed quality? Early planting is recommended to maximize yield; however, early planting may put soybean crops in jeopardy of higher bean leaf beetle infestation, earlier BPMV-inoculation of the crop and reduced grain quality. The maximum percentage limits for the current USDA grade requirements for yellow soybean, according to Rules and Regulations of the Federal Register (Sept. 6, 2006. Vol. 71[172], p. 52403-52406), are strict (Table 1). The U.S. No. 2 grade is the most common trade standard for yellow soybeans (Federal Register. Sept. 6, 2006. Vol. 71[172], p. 52404). Note that these are the maximum limits, and buyers' contracts and cooperatives may require more stringent percentage limits. Financial penalties for poor seed quality are variable; however, seed contracted for export that can't make the appropriate grade will result in reduced market value.
"Soybeans of other colors" (Table 1) would include the symptomatic effects of viral diseases (e.g., BPMV) on soybean seed. Table 2 summarizes the effects of the bean leaf beetle/BPMV management program (and their individual treatment components) on BPMV incidence, seed mottling, and yield based upon our research. Generally, the seasonal incidence of BPMV was reduced (~15% relative to an untreated control) with the application of a seed-applied insecticide when it is applied as the only insecticide treatment. Additionally, there were substantial improvements in seed quality for some treatments (see last week's newsletter); however, none of the treatments improved quality enough to make U.S. No. 2 grade in 2002 or 2003.
The answer to grain quality may lie with the beetles. It is not surprising that mid-season foliar applications improve seed quality as pyrethroids are thought to have long-lasting repellency against insects (thus the pods may be protected from injury). However, it was surprising to find an increase in BPMV incidence with the addition of a mid-season foliar application within a previously seed-treated plot (Table 2). The same trend was measured in other foliar-applied combinations as well. Therefore, the mid-season bean leaf beetles must be altering their foraging behavior by feeding on more plants (e.g., increasing transmission activity) in response to low residues of insecticides but not so much so as to reduce pod injury. Similar increases in transmission rates in response to insecticide treatments have been documented with other viral diseases as well.
Based on published research, the economic injury level for BPMV is between 20 and 40 percent incidence. In our study, the total seasonal incidence of BPMV was never below 20 percent. Therefore, improvements in yield or seed quality that are associated with reduced virus incidence may not be realized with chemical control. However, the good news is that there are commercial soybean varieties that are tolerant to both BPMV and its seed-discoloring symptoms (e.g., Spansoy 201 [Hill et al. 2007. Crop Science, 47:212-218]).
The only reliable solution for protecting yield and seed quality from BPMV may be the use of tolerant soybean lines and the exploitation of their genetic potential.
Table 1. Maximum percent limits of USDA Grain Standards for soybean with damaged kernels (Federal Register, Sept. 6, 2006. Part 810, Official United States Standards for Grain. Vol. 71[172], p. 52406).
|U.S. Standard Number Grades (%)
|Damage Type
|Heat (total)
|Foreign material
|Soybeans of other colors
Table 2. From experiments between 2002-2004 of seed- and foliar-applied insecticides to manage bean leaf beetles for the reduction of bean pod mottle virus. Incidence of bean pod mottle virus, percentage of mottled seed, and yield were measured in response to insecticides applied as a seed treatment (ST) or to foliage to target early-season (EF), mid-season (MF) bean leaf beetle populations or both (ST + MF or EF + MF). Arrows indicate direction and lines equal no change in responses relative to an untreated control.
This article originally appeared on pages 133-134 of the IC-498 (8) -- April 30, 2007 issue.


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I bought a reverse camera for my truck on ebay after trying to install my clumsy big Clarion camera off my last car, I figured I would try the keyhole type. I got the camera mounted, hooked up the (+) to reverse lights,(-) to ground on the back of the hitch wiring plug on the camera side. For the reverse trigger wire on the H.U. Side, I tapped into the Black/Pink wire in the big bundle of wires behind the plastic kick panel under the hood release.
The camera came with a wiring diagram but it was in chinglish and I figured I wouldn't need it anyways so I threw it away. I know, bad idea ... Now that I have it all hooked up, I can't get an image to display on the H.U.(Pioneer AHV-P4300DVD). The screen isn't even displaying a blank picture when going into reverse and I cannot select the camera manually in the menu. I am wondering if anyone has any ideas on where to start trouble shooting. Also, can anyone Identify the red wires coming out of the yellow plugs at each end of the video cable? I made a diagram, forgive me, MS paint is all I have at work... I have a seperate trigger wire run independently from the video cable to eliminate any chance of electrical interference in the video signal. is this a built in trigger wire that is supposed to be running from the back of the cable to the front, so you only have to run one cord? That is the only thing I can think of. Any help would be much appreciated


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Ricketts Fires Second No-Hitter
TEMPE, Ariz. -- After opening the season with a no-hitter against No. 21 Stanford on Friday, one might have wondered what senior pitcher Keilani Ricketts would do for an encore. How about another no-hitter?
Ricketts threw her second no-hitter in as many games on Saturday morning as the No. 2 Oklahoma softball team shut down No. 5 Oregon, 12-0, in five innings.
"You can't ask for anything more," Oklahoma head coach Patty Gasso said. "It's almost scary. We have a long season ahead but she's locked in and relaxed. She's worked very well with Coach [Melyssa] Lombardi and [Jesssica] Shults back behind the plate.
"They set up a great gameplan and executed it very well against a very good Oregon team that has World Series experience."
In earning career win No. 100, the senior lefty from San Jose, Calif., allowed just two baserunners against the Ducks on a walk and error. Of her 15 outs in the game, 10 came via strike out.
In taking down the No. 21 and No. 5 teams in the country, Ricketts has struck out 24 in 12 innings of work. She now has three career no-hitters, becoming the fifth pitcher in OU history to reach that figure.
She also joins Lauren Eckermann as the only Sooners to throw no-hitters on consecutive days. Eckermann accomplished the feat on March 3-4, 2007 against Temple and Wichita State, respectively.
Against Oregon, the Sooners jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first.
Lauren Chamberlain drew a leadoff walk and was sacrificed to second base by Georgia Casey. After a foul out, Ricketts fittingly shot a single back up the middle to plate what would turn out to be the game-winning run.
The Sooners busted the game open in the second inning, beginning with some small ball before breaking out the big sticks.
Brittany Williams reached via a walk and was pinch run for by Callie Parsons. After a steal of second, Parsons reached third by advancing on a foul out. Javen Henson then brought her home with a squeeze bunt.
Brianna Turang reached on a bunt single to put two on for Chamberlain, who crushed her fourth home run of the season over the fence in left field.
A Ducks' fielding error kept the inning alive and the Sooners capitalized.
With two out and Jessica Shults on, Ricketts walked and Shelby Pendley hit her second home run of the season to right center.
"We knew going in that we were going to have to fight," Gasso said. "But this team knows that they're pretty good and they have fun seeing how good they can be. My job is to just watch it and enjoy it like everyone else."
The scoring continued in the fifth inning when Pendley drew a leadoff walk and came home when Williams re-entered the game and homered for the first time this season.
With the game in hand, several Sooners freshman got their chance in the inning.
After freshman Leslie Miller walked, fellow freshman Erin Miller collected the first hit of her career. Jules Townsend then laced an RBI double to left center in her Sooners debut. Whitney Ellis came up next and picked up an RBI in her first action with OU.
The Sooners continue play at the Kajikawa Classic at 12:30 p.m. CT against New Mexico.


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Re-awakening Kinshasa's Splendor Through Targeted Urban Interventions
While traveling from the Ndjili Airport to the city center of Kinshasa, you will be introduced to a unique urban experience. The ambient chaos, high traffic congestion and crowded streets may remind you of other African cities, but in Kinshasa—Kin as locals fondly refer to her—everything is larger, faster and louder than life.
The Democratic Republic of Congo's capital is a festival of the senses; a dynamic amalgam of people and places that mix the rich and poor, blending the activities of people with opportunities and people fighting for survival, where fancy multi-story buildings are erected just miles away from massive slums. Although poverty is apparent, the lust for life, the vibrancy of local cultures, and the vivid manifestation of cultural expressions thrive among the Kinois.


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Being a military family, we have been given many wonderful opportunities to travel. A few years ago were were stationed overseas and were able to travel to Ireland for a week long visit. We started in Dublin and then headed to Northern Ireland, which is where my lines emigrated from. It was wonderful to walk in the footsteps of James McGuire and realize what a difficult decision it must have been to leave such a beautiful place.
So today I will eat my cottage pie and soda bread and wash it down with a Harp. All the while drinking to James McGuire. He came here to America, but I want to go back.


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Waterford success story Buddy Fletcher accused of fraud
Waterford native Alphonse "Buddy" Fletcher Jr., once listed by Forbes magazine as one of the 20 wealthiest blacks in America and dubbed a "wizard" on Wall Street for achieving spectacular returns on hedge funds, is being likened these days to Bernie Madoff and is fighting to restore his financial reputation.
The main investment fund for Fletcher Asset Management is insolvent and in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and the firm is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Justice Department, according to a Nov. 25 report issued by court-appointed bankruptcy trustee Richard J. Davis.
Three Louisiana pension funds and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority retirement fund are seeking to recover more than $125 million they invested with Fletcher's firm based on the promise of high annual returns. The bankruptcy trustee's report indicates that in managing the hedge funds, Fletcher and other firm executives exhibited "a pattern of inadequate cash, inflated valuations, misuse of investor money, and flouting of fiduciary obligations."
"In many ways, the fraud here has many of the characteristics of a Ponzi scheme, where, absent new investor money coming in, the overall structure would collapse," according to the trustee's report.
Fletcher, 48, who has most recently been living in San Francisco with his wife and young daughter, is expected to dispute the trustee's report next week from the witness stand in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan.
"It's really the first chance the Fletcher side has ever had in all these years to kind of tell their own story," said Warren Martin, an attorney representing Soundview Elite LTD, one of the debtors involved in the bankruptcy case, during a phone interview Thursday.
In an affidavit submitted to the court Wednesday, Fletcher vehemently disputes the trustee's conclusions and says the Louisiana pension funds would have more than doubled their money if they had not rushed to liquidate their investments upon receiving what he contends was false and defamatory information about his financial status. He also says he wants to help the clients resolve the bankruptcy claim to their advantage.
"I have never supervised anything even remotely resembling a Ponzi," Fletcher said in the affidavit. "I am not the black Madoff."
A recent story in the New York Post about the trustee's report said Fletcher "is looking more and more like Bernie Madoff." Madoff was convicted of operating possibly the largest financial fraud in U.S. history.
The trustee's report also indicates that Fletcher diverted some $35 million for his own use, including $8 million to fund a movie, "Violet and Daisy," that was being made by his brother, screenwriter and director Geoffrey S. Fletcher.
Additionally, the Internal Revenue Service has placed a $1.4 million federal tax lien on Fletcher for nonpayment of back taxes from 2010.
'Outstanding' Waterford kid
The Fletcher family name is associated in Waterford and throughout southeastern Connecticut with success, generosity and commitment to education. Fletcher's mother, Bettye Fletcher Comer, taught social studies and English in Ledyard before becoming a reading teacher and then a school social worker in New London. She also served as dean of students at New London Junior High School and principal of Winthrop Elementary School. She later was a principal and administrator in the Stamford school system, retiring in 1996. Fletcher's father, the late Alphonse Fletcher Sr., was a technician at Electric Boat.
During a brief phone conversation on Thursday, Fletcher's mother politely declined to comment on her son's financial problems.
"It's hard not to say anything," she said.
Fletcher, the oldest of three boys, was the class president of the Class of 1983 at Waterford High School and went to Harvard University on an Air Force ROTC scholarship. He majored in applied mathematics and during his senior year was elected First Marshal, which is Harvard's equivalent of class president. He served as an Air Force reservist for eight years and was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant in 1995.
Fletcher's younger brothers, Geoffrey and Todd, also graduated from Harvard. Geoffrey Fletcher, the screenwriter, won an Oscar in 2010 for the movie "Precious." Todd Fletcher is a musician and composer who founded PluralArts International, a nonprofit organization that encourages mutual understanding among people of diverse experiences through the arts.
Buddy Fletcher attended high school with the son of Waterford Police Chief Murray "Bud" Pendleton.
"I remember the young man being in Richard's class," Pendleton said. "He had an excellent reputation. He got a scholarship to Harvard and was one of those outstanding Waterford kids."
Pendleton was surprised to hear about the content of the bankruptcy trustee's report.
"Everything I know about the young man is pretty good, pretty positive," the police chief said. "It would be really unfortunate if this was even close to being true."
Other contemporaries of Fletcher's in southeastern Connecticut who were contacted for this story declined to comment, some saying he was a friend.
Foundation formed
After graduation, Fletcher headed for Wall Street, where he worked for Bear Stearns and Kidder Peabody and quickly started making millions for his clients and employers. Fletcher left Kidder Peabody and sued the company for racial discrimination, saying the firm failed to pay him a promised $5 million bonus after the portfolio he managed realized a $25 million profit. The lawsuit was eventually settled for $1.26 million.
Fletcher founded his investment firm in 1991 and over the years shared the fruits of his success with various educational charities, giving away or pledging tens of millions. In 1993, he created the Fletcher Foundation with the purpose of helping "develop a more just society with more equal opportunities for more of the population."
Locally, Bettye Fletcher established a scholarship fund through the Community Foundation of Southeastern Connecticut in 1996, and she and her husband, renowned Yale child psychiatry professor James P. Comer, have added to the fund over time, according to Alison Woods, the foundation's director of gift planning. There are no outstanding pledges to the foundation from any of the Fletchers, according to Woods.
In 2006, Buddy Fletcher made a one-time contribution of $50,000 to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Trust Fund to jumpstart the fund's endowment, according to a spokesman for the board of trustees. There are no outstanding pledges from Fletcher to the fund.
Though Fletcher contends in his affidavit to the bankruptcy court that he has "never welshed on a charitable contribution," Harvard University might never see the $4.5 million he pledged to endow a chair in African-American studies called the Alphonse Fletcher Jr. University Professorship. According to court documents, Fletcher pledged shares of a company, Calgene, to fund the chair, but the company is now worthless.
Fletcher, in the bankruptcy court affidavit, maintains that Harvard was one of his first major clients at Fletcher Asset Management and that as a result of his investment strategies, the university has realized tens of millions of dollars in profits over the years.
'Overextended, highly leveraged'
The bankruptcy trustee's report indicates that the Fletcher funds have been in trouble since 2008, but the first indication that there might be financial problems came in 2010, when he attempted to buy a fifth co-op apartment in New York City's fabled Dakota apartment building. Best known as the home of former Beatle John Lennon, and the site of his murder in 1980, the Dakota, overlooking Central Park on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, is pricey and prestigious.
According to documents on file in New York's Supreme Court, Fletcher, who has owned apartments in the Dakota since the early 1990s and purchased a unit for his mother that was formerly owned by conductor Leonard Bernstein, applied to the co-op board to buy a neighboring apartment after the 101-year-old owner died. He planned to connect the apartment to his existing apartment, creating more space for his family.
When the board denied his application, he sued for discrimination and defamation. The court filings say that the board turned Fletcher down after determining he was "overextended, highly leveraged and at risk of needing to sell one or more of his Dakota apartments in a distressed situation that would adversely affect the value of Dakota apartments."
Fletcher had submitted to the board a financial statement that estimated his net worth at $80 million, but included only $50,000 in cash and indicated he had $20.8 million in debt, which the board determined was more than twice his income in each of the years 2007, 2008 and 2009. Fletcher had served on the co-op board for years, and his mother was on the board when he applied for the apartment.
The board contended Fletcher's business has been losing money and he had been funding his debt by making withdrawals from Fletcher Asset Management, including $1.8 million in 2007, $6.4 million in 2008 and $5.3 million in 2009.
In August, Fletcher listed one of his several properties, a castle in Cornwall, Conn., for sale for $8.85 million.
An unregulated industry
Osman Kilic, director of the Alternative Investments Institute at Quinnipiac University and an expert on hedge funds, said the fraud alleged in the bankruptcy trustee's report is small compared to the Madoff case, which involved billions.
"He (Fletcher) claims he's managing around $350 or $400 million, which is pocket change in the hedge fund industry," Kilic said.
Hedge funds, privately managed funds whose main investors are wealthy individuals and institutions, is a "mainly unregulated industry," Kilic said, and fund managers can move money offshore with the push of a button. Several of the Fletcher funds were based in the Cayman Islands. Unhappy with the Cayman Islands court proceedings in the bankruptcy case, Fletcher is now fighting to have the U.S. bankruptcy court resolve the pension funds' claims.
"The assumption here is that these are sophisticated investors who have the resources to do their due diligence," Kilic said. "They should know the risk they are getting into."
Fletcher contends in his statements to the bankruptcy court that the pension funds fully understood the risk they were undertaking and that had they not rushed to liquidate their funds, they would have doubled their money. The pension funds invested only a small percentage of their holdings with Fletcher, according to the court filings.
Fletcher also contends that the bankruptcy trustee did not fully understand the investment vehicles, which he says create "asymmetric risk exposure."
"This means that losses may occur frequently but are moderated or hedged, whereas gains, when they occur, can be extraordinary," says the affidavit.
Fletcher says his company's funds are driven by investor needs and structured by experts. He uses the example of a woman who owns two houses in an average beach neighborhood. As a major storm is brewing, he buys the first house from her for $300,000, paying her $50,000 more than the house is worth for the right to purchase the woman's other home at any time over the next 10 years at today's market price of $250,000. He also buys insurance on the house, to protect his $250,000 investment, thereby "hedging" his downside.
If the neighborhood becomes "hot" any time over the next 10 years, the value of the right to buy the house could be extraordinary. But if the neighborhood never improves, he's lost only the $50,000 that he overpaid on the first house.
"With 10 different neighborhoods and 10 such purchases, you have our portfolio in simplistic terms," he says in the affidavit.
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Asked by Ted Taufer, Eureka, Illinois
Hi, I'm 55 and have high cholesterol. I've been on Lipitor, Zocor and Provacol. They have tested me several times in recent years, and the statin drugs are messing up my liver enzymes. My new doctor is planning on putting me on Zetia. Now I'm hearing there are concerns about Zetia. Do you know what they are concerned about?
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The liver function tests are a group of a dozen or so chemicals measured in the blood. Taken together they can indicate the condition of the liver. Some are elevated in certain types of liver disease, some are low in certain types of liver disease. Many drugs and especially alcohol are common causes of elevation of liver enzymes called aminotransferases. Some cholesterol-lowering drugs can also cause elevation of aminotransferases. Abnormal liver function is found in nearly 10 percent of patients tested. Because so many things can cause abnormal liver function, it may be necessary to start and stop a cholesterol-lowering drug several times while conducting the tests to see whether it is the cause of the problem. Besides other drugs, other very common reasons for liver enzyme elevation include:
• Viral hepatitis with hepatitis B, C or delta
• Fatty liver disease, also known as steatohepatitis
• Hereditary hemochromatosis, a common problem causing iron overload
• Wilson's disease, which involves a buildup of copper in the liver
• Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, an inherited disorder which in severe form is associated with an emphysema similar to lung disease
• Autoimmune hepatitis (a rheumatologic disease)
High cholesterol levels increase risk of heart attack and other vascular diseases. Someone with high cholesterol may benefit from dietary counseling, preferably by a dietitian, along with weight control and exercise. Many will need a lipid-lowering drug in addition. These agents fall into several classes that include statins, fibric acid derivatives, bile acid sequestrants, nicotinic acid (also known as niacin) and the cholesterol absorption inhibitors. These drugs differ in how they work and the degree and type of the lipid they lower.
Physicians usually prescribe a drug based on the underlying lipid abnormality. The most common type of cholesterol problem is a high LDL (low density lipoprotein) which is usually best treated with a statin, of which there are at least four on the market. When a patient cannot tolerate any statin, reasonable options include the use of ezetimibe (trade name Zetia); bile acid sequestrants; fenofibrate, which inhibits liver enzymes; and niacin. Referral to a lipid specialist is also very appropriate in such patients.
In answer to your question, Ezetimibe (trade name Zetia) is a cholesterol absorption inhibitor. It prevents cholesterol ingested in the diet from being absorbed into the body. It modestly lowers the blood LDL cholesterol when used alone. It may be helpful for avoiding high doses of statins in patients who do not meet cholesterol goals on low dose statin therapy alone. The clinical benefits of either ezetimibe alone or combining ezetimibe with statin therapy have recently come into question. A recent study of ezetimibe and the statin simvastatin (trade name Zocor) failed to show that the combination was better than simvastatin alone in avoiding cholesterol-related disease even though it lowered cholesterol levels. The combination of ezetimibe and simbastatin is marketed under the name Vytorin. These results are preliminary and no one should stop these drugs without counsel from their physician.
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There's been no shortage of Aussie love in these pages of late, but Tim & Jean have just rolled up without warning brandishing a massive slice of blissed-out synth-pop that warrants even more Oz-related gushing. Taking the best parts of Passion Pit and Yes Giantess and mixing them up with a healthy does of 90's boy band nostalgia, "Come Around" is a technicolor blast of late-summer euphoria that's guaranteed to put a smile on your face, even as the days roll on towards the inevitable gray of winter. And when you keep in mind dudes are but 18 and 15 years of age (respectively) it becomes clear just how exciting Tim & Jean really are. Thanks to Hyperbole for the tip.
MP3: "Come Around" - Tim & Jean
Friday, August 28, 2009
Labels: passion pit, tim + jean, yes giantess
10 comments:
- Cara said...
These guys are going to be huge! Such an epic song.
- August 29, 2009 at 3:10 AM
- Anonymous said...
Awesome blog. Bit of a long shot, but any chance of delivering the tracks as a podcast?
- August 29, 2009 at 1:37 PM
- Anonymous said...
I just love their music.
Btw Jean is 16 now.
- August 30, 2009 at 1:45 PM
- Anonymous said...
neon gold, can I have your babies?
-Eric Smenfeffen
- August 30, 2009 at 5:09 PM
- Neon Gold said...
yes, Eric Smenfeffen. yes.
- August 31, 2009 at 2:36 AM
- jehan said...
the bit that kicks in around 17 seconds is a blatant steal off "I've Got Your Number".
or is it an 'homage'? I'm confused.
- August 31, 2009 at 7:56 AM
- Anonymous said...
can i have at least one of the bebies ?
- August 31, 2009 at 9:04 PM
- the boy kid said...
this track is so rad
- September 1, 2009 at 1:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
my babies are not for sale, they can only be won via old fashioned carnival games
-Eric Smenfeffen
- September 2, 2009 at 10:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
I'm dancing in my chair at work... people may or may not be looking. Love it!
- September 3, 2009 at 4:04 PM
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BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's top banks are expected to win approval for the issuance of tens of billions of yuan in negotiable certificates of deposit (NCD) as early as next month, in another step towards developing market-determined interest rates.
NCDs would enable banks to access large amounts of funds at relatively stable costs, providing some alternative to borrowing from the inter-bank market, where the cost of funds can be volatile, as seen in June when a liquidity squeeze briefly sent short-term money market rates to nearly 30 percent.
Bank of China, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, China Construction Bank and Bank of Communications, have submitted their plans for NCDS to the central bank, people familiar with the development told Reuters.
The NCD, or large denomination certificates of deposit tradeable on the interbank market, would be offered with maturities from three to six months and be priced with a premium over the Shanghai interbank offered rate (SHIBOR), the sources said.
Each bank is planning an NCD issuance of more than 10 billion yuan ($1.63 billion), one of the sources said. The likely face value of single certificates was unknown.
"The instrument could be rolled out soon, which not only opens up a liquidity channel for banks but also pushes forward interest rate reforms by gradually loosening controls on deposit rates," said a source close to the banking regulator.
The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, could give its approval as early as September, according to the sources, who all requested anonymity due to sensitivity over the issue.
The central bank, under the helm of reform-minded Zhou Xiaochuan, has been trying to promote the role of the SHIBOR as the benchmark for short-term borrowing costs.
The PBOC has been following a step-by-step approach in liberalizing interest rates, shifting its focus on loosening controls on bank deposit rates after it freed up bank lending rates in July.
Last month's decision to remove the floor on bank lending rates was seen as a largely symbolic prelude to removing caps on deposit rates, a much more difficult task that will take time.
Interest rate reforms are part of a broader effort of China's new leadership to steer the world's second-largest economy towards a growth model that relies more on domestic consumption and gradually scale back controls and directives and allow market forces to play a greater role.
The introduction of NCDs may have limited immediate impact on money market rates that are already moving in line with market supply and demand, but the pilot is widely seen as a heralding the eventual dismantling of controls on bank deposits rates.
The sources said that permission for NCDs will be expanded to other banks and non-banking institutions, paving the way for launching certificates of deposit for corporate and individual investors.
The central bank was not immediately available for comment.
The central bank has said that more preparations, including a deposit insurance scheme, are needed before a move on deposits. Economists said its caution also reflected concerns that freeing up deposit rates would squeeze banks' profits.
In 2012, the central bank gave lenders freedom to set a ceiling for deposit rates at up to 110 percent of the benchmarks set by the PBOC. The current benchmark for a one-year deposit, for example, is 3 percent. Analysts expect the PBOC to remove the ceiling slowly and cautiously in order to reduce risks to the banking system. ($1 = 6.1234 Chinese yuan)
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These cheerful owls will brighten up your home or office!
Featuring bright and happy colors and sweet expressions, this tissue topper and coasters are stitched on 7-count plastic canvas using worsted-weight yarn. The tissue topper fits a boutique tissue box, and the coasters are 4".
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December 9, 1989 |Volume 24, Number 12
The cost of trauma: $180 billion for 57 million injured
'Devastating impacts' seen for disabled and their families
Bill to require helmet and seat belt use receives broad support
New NHTSA chief pledges quick action on light truck safety
NHTSA says higher speeds boosts deaths by 21 percent
Strong enforcement rewards Hawaii with high belt use rates
Institute objects to additional tinting of car windows
GM phasing out seat belt tension relieving devices
NHTSA to issue criteria for test dummy of 6-year-old
Safety inspections
New requirements for vans, pickups, and utility vehicles
Dealers warned NHTSA still investigating showrooms to ensure cars equipped with detachable safety belts are connected
Mature driver course: does it really help?
Cars equipped with air bags and 3-point belts have best results
November 25, 1989 |Volume 24, Number 11
Special issue: death rates vary among cars by more than 700 percent
Many cars performing better (or worse) than predicted
October 21, 1989 |Volume 24, Number 10
Air bag discount: for cars equipped with air bags or automatic belts, Nationwide Insurance raises its personal injury protection premium discount
Drinking drivers and the risk of a fatal nighttime collision
Study finds onboard vapor recovery systems increase fire risk
Belts and lives: NHTSA estimates that seat belts saved 4,573 lives in 1988
Safety advocates: Insurance and consumer groups form a coalition to promote vehicle and highway safety
DOT seeks national transportation policy for the 21st century
Injury prevention: study offers ways to meet the challenge
All mechanical air bags: Toyota will soon make an all-mechanical air bag system
Agency reviews truckers involved in fatal crashes
Exception would permit use of new air bag design
California lowers the legal threshold for declaring a driver under the influence
Weight of car plays large role in protecting occupants
Secretary of Transportation asks the nation's governors to put the brakes on speeders
September 23, 1989 |Volume 24, Number 9
Auto makers find it's good business to sell safety
Automatic belts still not attached in many showrooms
Higher speed limits: 29 percent more deaths on rural interstates
US Department of Interior will soon publish a final rule requiring motorists on roads within the National Park System to wear safety belts
Institute petition: NHTSA grants petition asking the agency to prohibit detachable "automatic" safety belts
Fact sheets available
Radar ruling says GEICO may not refuse to insure drivers who own radar detectors
Board urges adoption of administrative license suspension laws
Hurley joins Institute as vice president
Two alcohol sensors perform well in Institute tests
August 26, 1989 |Volume 24, Number 8
Special issue: designing safer vehicles
Front end, energy-absorbing truck guards reduce the risks for motorists
Safety research
Study shows heaviest trucks pose most danger for motorists
NHTSA reviews a decade of crash test results
Eurobag: an air bag possibility for the aftermarket
Doctors treating more minor facial injuries in crashes
Review of fatal crashes confirms air bags can reduce occupant deaths
New child restraint protects child from birth to age of 10
Properly used child restraints reduce fatality risk
Researchers find risk of fractures increases
Researchers compare side impact tests with collisions in the 'real world'
Tests examine seat belt systems in side impacts
Belt system offers uniform protection in all seating positions
Leg shields for motorcyclists? Two studies clash
Pedestrian protection
Two-year study begins on improving truck visibility
In a variety of tests, four antilock brake systems perform well
Vehicle conspicuity
July 29, 1989 |Volume 24, Number 7
Training may reduce tickets without affecting collisions
The family driveway: an ominous statistic for children under 5
Discount offered
Drinkers can hoodwink devices designed to prevent driving
19-city study shows driver belt use continues to climb
National driver register information
'At least 20 percent of fellow truckers using illegal drugs'
15 states enact laws to issue licenses under commercial license program
Preuss joins Institute
NHTSA to require lap and shoulder belts in rear seats
General Motors recalls 1.7 million cars to fix cruise control
Michigan residents favor tax hike to pay for DUI programs
NHTSA: pre-1977 school buses need to be replaced
License suspension
Law enforcement groups team up to bring down speeding
Importing vehicles
Ford announces voluntary recall of 518,000 vehicles
Ford's air bag lines
June 17, 1989 |Volume 24, Number 6
Surgeon General offers steps to curb drinking drivers
Institute criticizes FHWA on preempting state safety rules
Research confirms that radar detectors do influence speed
NHTSA distances itself from a research report
Belt law passed
Belts unfastened
Quick action urged on safety standards for multipurpose vehicles
Legislation calls for state helmet laws and belt use statutes
After 2-year study, Texas reinstates its helmet use law
Percentage of kids riding in restraints triples in 8 years
Study finds seat belts in school buses are not cost effective
No to detectors
Rollover crashes: problem for military utility vehicles too
Car exhaust fumes taking lives needlessly
May 20, 1989 |Volume 24, Number 5
Action urged on antilock brakes and driver fatigue study
The youngest and oldest drivers are the highest crash risk
Two new films
Overextended and understaffed, FHWA is caught in a muddle
Study finds 44 percent of seat belts in taxis to be inaccessible
Belt laws saved
Lawmakers see need to bolster safety rules for trucking
Helmet use laws: researchers discover an unexpected benefit
Fisher-Price recalls 1.5 million child safety seats
Link to injury
Panelists outline safety issues for '90s
April 22, 1989 |Volume 24, Number 4
Agency defends delays and urges Congress not to set deadlines
NHTSA to check showrooms to see if belts are attached
Radar detectors: ally of the law-abiding?
Automatic restraints: all new cars must be equipped
Mirror standards for school buses may be revised
Bus comments: NHTSA seeks comment of fuel system performance requirements for buses
NTSB warns governors to get rid of old school buses quickly
Private buses
Sudden acceleration linked to driver pedal misapplication
GM air bags
Group asks states to rescind laws banning daytime running lights
NHTSA is conducting GM defect investigation
Appalled by deaths, Lautenberg seeks rollback of 65 mph
March 18, 1989 |Volume 24, Number 3
NHTSA urged to enforce rules on automatic belts
Vehicle crash injuries: leading cause of death for kids in U.S.
Belt proposal to require front seat occupants to wear safety belts
Laws raising the alcohol purchase age have reduced fatal crash involvement by 12 percent
Suspending licenses of DWI offenders has significant benefits
Larger trucks: a growing concern for highway officials
New fact book
Institute: NHTSA distorts facts on bumper standard
Commercial drivers under 21 have many more fatal crashes
More effort needed to recall drivers' multiple licenses
11,000 lives saved by safety belts
February 25, 1989 |Volume 24, Number 2
All small 2-door 1989 cars sustain damage in low-speed tests
Institute: classify all passenger-carrying vehicles accurately
Automatic slack adjusters urged for all new heavy trucks
Institute: crash testing a must for rear seat belts
Number of motorists drinking and driving declines, poll says
'Keep on looking', film for kids 9-12 years old responsible for 20 percent decrease in pedestrian crashes for that age group in Milwaukee
Feeding grounds protect deer - and motorists
FHWA sets rules for safety inspections of trucks and buses
January 28, 1989 |Volume 24, Number 1
Institute attributes over 200 deaths in '87 to higher speed limit
NHTSA reports deaths up 16 percent due to 65 mph speed limits
Drivers now faster on roads not considered for 65 mph
Ignition interlocks may bar drunks from road
Head restraints proposed for light trucks and vans
Whiplash problem
North Carolina's seat belt use law is a success
GM belt available
Booster seats
Government, industry must join forces to reduce truck crashes
Local strategies to solve problems with congestion crashes
Nonusers keep seat belt use laws from reaching the optimum
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Pregnancy Yoga
Wednesday evenings 7pm - 8:30pm
Drop in (over 35 weeks) or taster class - £12
Eight class pass - £80 (must be taken over ten weeks)
Four class pass (over 32 weeks) - £40 (must be taken over five weeks)
Class style: The class is suitable for all pregnant ladies after 12 weeks. Our classes are small and provide a valuable, quiet space in which to form a bond with your unborn child, prepare for birth and meet other mums. With Emma's background in breathing you'll learn breathing techniques that help throughout pregnancy, labour and birth. You'll also experience the deep, relaxing power of yoga nidra (yoga sleep) at the end of each class and then go home fortified with tea and cake!
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VATICAN CITY — The Vatican spokesperson, Father Federico Lombardi, confirmed reports that Pope Benedict XVI has accepted an invitation by the Croatian government and the church to visit the Balkan nation.
Although there are no set dates, it's expected he will travel to the capital, Zagreb, sometime in the spring.
He will also visit the tomb of Blessed Cardinal Aloysius Stepinac.
The cardinal served as archbishop of Zagreb and metropolitan of Croatia during both World War II and Marshal Tito's term of dictatorship.
He strongly opposed the communist regime and was convicted in 1946 by the Yugoslavian communist government on charges he was a Nazi supporter. He died in 1960 while under house arrest. Those charges have been consistently denied by Croatian Catholics.
The church has said the cardinal was persecuted because he refused to break the Yugoslavian church's allegiance to the Vatican by setting up a national Catholic Church.
Pope John Paul II declared him a martyr and beatified him in 1998.


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The dedicated team of handlers at our Wisbech St Mary falconry venue give you the chance to take a closer look at some of the world's most breathtaking birds of prey, and with owls, hawks, kestrels, eagles and falcons to feed and fly you're in for an unforgettable experience!
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I know it's an extremely small sample size, but I am starting to already suspect that Eddie Lack is *already* a better goalie than both Roberto Luongo and Corey Schneider.Island Nucklehead wrote:Boy does Lack look composed. Just absorbing shots. Impressive.
Again - very small sample size, and *way* too early to make any kind of judgement, but I dare anyone to save this particular comment on mine and re-visit it 18-36 months from now.


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No other place on Earth has fallen victim to the hype of the impending Apocalypse than Russia. Known for throwing some of the wildest parties in the world (Kazantip 2013 anyone?) you can bet our Russian cousins are redirecting their fear and turning Doomsday Eve into a night of epic celebration.
One of the most noteworthy parties is appropriately being held in a Cold War-era bunker originally intended to protect Soviet leaders from nuclear attack. For only $1,000 per ticket, party goers are able to attend the 24-hour event located over 150 feet underground. Guests will have access to a variety of novelties including themed decorations, contests, Wi-Fi connection, and costumed aliens who speak different languages (so basically Times Square on any given day).
Maybe you want to do it big on your last night, in which case "Bunker 42" also has the option of renting a VIP room for just under $50,000. And if the end of the world really is just hype, organizers are offering to refund revelers 50% of the ticket price. So why not party like there's no tomorrow? In the wise words of Aubrey Graham aka Drake, "Money coming, money going, ain't like you could take it with you."
Enjoy my choice of an Apocalypse Anthem below:
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BarryPeterson necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 106 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
Barry M Peterson Photography, BarryMPeterson.com
I'm 26yr old and have been a photographer now for about a year. I'm looking to develop a logo that I can brand in the wedding photography business.
I would love to target everyone, but my business will mainly consist of weddings. My ideal audience is a couple that is seeking a photographer that is going to capture shots that are different from most. I have a alternative style that I feel is targeted towards younger people, as opposed to the traditional wedding photo style.
I'm imagining something that features some sort of camera looking icon, but don't constrain yourself to this. Maybe a play on a lens or shutter. Perhaps since my company name will be Barry M Peterson Photography, a play on my initials might be cool.
It would be great to see a few different color schemes and scales. Would love the logo to be in vector eps.
Attached are two designs that I made, but I'm not happy with them.
**Added 2/13/10 -- What do you guys think about a "web 2.0" kinda logo? Just a thought, Thank you everyone for putting the effort into this!!! **
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The Mutilated Chessboard
after Martin Gardner
A chessboard can be fully covered with 32
dominoes in size of two adjacent squares on the board.
Suppose we cut off two corner squares of the chessboard as shown in
the illustration.
Now the question is if it's possible to cover entirely this new board
(now consisting of just 62 squares) with the 31 dominoes?
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(CNN) -- Venus Williams' latest tennis outfit -- a revealing black-lace corset dress with bright red straps -- has caused controversy since she wore it for her first round match at the French Open.
But this is not the first time the wardrobe choices of Venus and her younger sister Serena have come under the spotlight.
Ever since the pair appeared on the WTA Tour in the 1990's -- complete with multi-colored braided hair -- they have been setting, and sometimes destroying, trends with their extroverted dress sense.
From Serena's denim skirt and boot combo to Venus's designer dresses, there isn't much that the sisters have not tried to wear on the court.
However, not all their outfits have been popular with the critics, least of all Venus's lace number and the skin-colored shorts that she wears underneath, which has caused quite a stir in Paris.
Whatever you think of their fashion there is no doubt the Williams sisters eye-catching ensembles bring some much needed glamor to the women's game.
CNN takes a look back at the best and worst of the sisters' fashions over the years.


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Texas Parking Lot Gun Law Under Attack
September 1, 2012 was the one-year anniversary of Senate Bill 321 taking effect in Texas. Supported by the National Rifle Association (NRA), SB 321 was an employee parking lot gun law, signed into law by Governor Rick Perry in June of 2011.
In a nutshell, the law prohibits employers from banning storage of firearms in employee vehicles parked in company lots.
Recently, NRA asked Texas gun owners to be on the lookout for employers not following this parking lot gun law. As an NRA press release noted, "We have already received information about companies that are misinterpreting the [parking lot gun law] or ignoring it altogether."
"In order to comply with this [parking lot gun law]'s provisions, most employers in the state have amended their policies to allow the transportation and storage of firearms in locked, employee-owned motor vehicles parked on company-controlled parking lots. However, the NRA needs your help to ensure that no hard-working, law-abiding Texans remain disenfranchised by employers who refuse to abide by this [parking lot gun law]. Please notify the NRA-ILA by email of any examples of company policies that continue to violate the spirit and intent of the statute, and any instances of employees being disciplined or terminated under such policies."
Of note, SB 321 did not authorize an employee to possess firearms on any property where such possession was prohibited by state or federal law. In addition, the provisions of the parking lot gun law did not apply to vehicles owned or leased by the employer and used by the employee for work purposes.
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