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A BREAKTHROUGH FOR FLOATING LNG? 1 2 Ilmars Kerbers , Graham Hartnell 1. Poten & Partners, Inc., New York 2. Poten & Partners (UK) Ltd., London Keywords: 1. Floating LNG; 2. LNG FPSO; 3. FLNG; 4. Liquefaction 1 Introduction/Background Floating LNG production, storage and offloading concepts (LNG FPSOs) have a number of advantages over conventional liquefaction plants for offshore resources, not least the ability to station the vessel directly over distant fields thus avoiding expensive offshore pipelines and the ability to move the production facility to a new location once the existing field is depleted. The technology has been discussed and evaluated in various forms for several decades, but has yet to reach commercial reality. However, recent buoyant LNG prices and, in particular, diminishing opportunities for conventional LNG projects have provided a major spur to development. LNG FPSOs are now on the cusp of commercialisation following an upturn in interest over the last several years from a number of developers. However significant technical and commercial challenges still remain. Many Floating LNG Concepts Being Developed Sources: Höegh LNG SBM Offshore Shell Flex LNG 2 Objectives of the paper The objective of this paper is to review the current status of LNG FPSO projects, to highlight the technical and commercial obstacles that still confront them, and offer insight into how these obstacles might be overcome. 3 Discussion a. The Floating LNG Renaissance Floating LNG production, storage and offloading concepts (LNG FPSOs) have been discussed and evaluated in various forms for many years. The large oil companies led early LNG FPSO development in the late 1990s, with Shell, Mobil and Statoil developing large barge-based Floating LNG concepts for locations such as Nigeria, Australia and Namibia. But recent times have seen an unprecedented flurry of development activity. Floating liquefaction technology has emerged as a means of bringing on additional LNG supply by accessing stranded gas reserves once deemed too remote, too small, or otherwise too difficult for conventional land-based LNG development. LNG FPSOs have shown a number of other inherent advantages over conventional onshore liquefaction plants that have boosted their profile. First of all, Floating LNG units can be stationed directly over an offshore field, eliminating the need for a long and costly subsea pipeline to shore. The investment for marine and loading facilities is also sharply reduced. Many of the issues around land-based site selection and an LNG facility's environmental footprint can be avoided and, in addition, once the field is depleted, the unit can potentially be floated to another gas resource for employment there. Floating assets also reduce security and political risks in some of the less stable regions where stranded gas is increasingly being found. Finally, cost savings may be available during the construction phase. This has become increasingly important as Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) costs have skyrocketed in recent years, particularly for isolated locations where labour must be flown in and accommodated in construction camps. By contrast, a floating production unit can be built in a controlled shipyard environment where a skilled workforce is readily available. This potentially allows for a shorter development and construction time schedule. Moreover shipyards, seeing a shrinking newbuilding order book, are anxious to undertake this work. The attractiveness of the opportunity has kicked-off a slew of new development concepts. These initiatives are proceeding down two distinct development paths; smaller scale LNG, exemplified by the units being developed by Flex LNG, and larger scale units being promoted by the likes of Shell. Table 1: Small vs. Large Scale Floating LNG – Key Characteristics Characteristic Small-scale Floating LNG Large-scale Floating LNG Liquefaction capacity: less than 3.0 mtpa 3.5 to 6.0 mtpa Required reserves: 0.5 to 3.0 Tcf more than 3.0 Tcf Hull: Ship-like Barge-like Storage capacity: up to 220,000 m3 more than 250,000 m3 Liquefaction processes: Simpler processes Baseload-type processes (e.g., Single Mixed Refrigerant (e.g., Dual MR, processes, dual expander processes) Mixed Fluid Cascade) Both the small and large scale LNG FPSO development models are relevant to LNG's future growth. Smaller-scale developments expand the reserves base deemed suitable for LNG development by targeting smaller 1-3 trillion cubic foot (Tcf) stranded gas reserves that would otherwise be inadequate to support a traditional baseload LNG project. These projects also require less sponsor resources than traditional baseload projects, broadening the range of developers, development concepts, technology vendors and construction resources capable of participating in LNG developments. The goals for larger-scale floating concepts are somewhat different. Large-scale Floating LNG is foremost a means to avoid long distance submerged pipelines to shore, enhancing the prospects for fields where traditional LNG development would involve a lengthy or difficult feed gas pipeline. In general, these more-expensive developments remain the domain of the industry's established oil company participants. The last few years have seen a sharp upsurge in development activity followed by some drop-off as the economic environment and financing conditions became more difficult. Yet despite these difficult times, there remains a solid core of development efforts that continue to make headway, with some efforts seemingly on the brink of putting it all together for an actual development opportunity. However the first firm project commitment remains elusive – should the lack of Final Investment Decisions cause concern amongst floating LNG's backers? We would argue probably not. Floating LNG is progressing along a development path that is typical and appropriate for this type of capital-intensive emerging technology. However, some of the market excitement generated over the last few years may have been a little overzealous and premature, and should be tempered. It has become increasingly clear that early Floating LNG projects will need to offer the "complete package" – a combination of a clear, strong commercial prospect, sound technical offerings and a core of project participants from throughout the value chain that understand how to manage and mitigate early stage development risks. The quest for this ideal combination continues unabated. b. Marine Settings Present Technical Challenges A unique and demanding set of technical challenges must be overcome to move LNG production to an offshore setting. Yet it is perhaps the technical arena that has made the greatest strides to date, and where the risks are now viewed as most manageable. This is in large part because much of the technology development needed to take LNG production afloat has been evolutionary rather than revolutionary. Most proposed solutions are adaptations of technologies currently applied in either offshore oil production or onshore liquefaction. In addition early stage developments tend to place an overemphasis on conquering technical obstacles, so it is perhaps expected that this aspect of the project would be the first to gain clarity. However the proposed solutions must still be proven reliable and safe in practice. Floating LNG facilities – small or large scale – will be amongst the largest and most-complex investments in offshore oil and gas processing capability to date, and will need to operate reliably in changing – and sometimes harsh – marine environments to meet their backer's goals. This requires that a vast number of process and operational elements simultaneously perform "just right", and that many risks associated with liquefaction plant performance and offshore operations must be well understood, and successfully mitigated. Many of the challenges are due to moving processes offshore. Wave motion cannot be allowed to affect the performance of process equipment, most notably the distillation and separation columns required for condensate stabilisation, LPG extraction and acid gas removal in feed gas pretreatment ahead of the liquefaction unit. LNG containment systems must be capable of withstanding the damage that can occur when the sea's wave and current motions cause sloshing in partly filled tanks, while LNG transfers must also deal with the effects of winds, waves and currents in open seas. Potential solutions lie in wait for all these concerns. Structured tower packings, liquid redistributors and split column configurations are all currently being used to ensure uniform liquids distribution in columns aboard oil and condensate FPSOs, though typically under less-stringent performance specifications than those demanded by LNG pretreatment. Both IHI's SPB-type containment design and a two-row membrane tank configuration from GTT appear capable of reducing and withstanding the wave impacts expected from sloshing, while providing the flat deck needed to accommodate the process plant. Traditional LNG loading arms have also been adapted to enable LNG transfers in open water, while hose-based solutions for both side-by-side transfers in calmer seas and tandem transfers in rougher conditions are nearing maturity. Understandably, it seems likely that early floating liquefaction ventures will confine their attentions to reserves in relatively benign marine environments, such as in West Africa and Asia until system performance and availability become proven. A floating vessel's space constraints also limit the range of gas reserves that might be suitable for floating liquefaction. Gas pretreatment operations can be expected to take up as much as 50% of the available deck space on a floating production facility depending on impurity levels in the feed gas stream. This makes Floating LNG better suited to feed gas streams with low levels of inert gases and impurities. All carbon dioxide in the feed must be removed within a single-step operation, while the difficulty of removing and treating hydrogen sulphide offshore drives tolerance for this impurity to near-zero. Feed streams with high nitrogen levels are also to be avoided, both to avoid installing nitrogen rejection equipment and to maximise available liquefaction capacity. Floating LNG is also restricted in the levels of condensates and LPGs that can be directly handled aboard the vessels. While these liquids classically represent a valuable supplemental revenue stream for onshore LNG developments, their revenue benefits are offset in offshore settings by the increased processing and storage obligations they impose on the floating facility. They also increase the operating complexity for what is already the most-complex offshore production operation yet attempted and potentially increase safety concerns. c. Liquefaction Choices Remain Immature While Floating LNG's liquefaction technology choices are adaptations of mature onshore baseload and peak-shaving technologies, much work remains to migrate these solutions to offshore LNG production. Amongst smaller-scale LNG FPSO developers, the drive for simplicity, robustness and compactness has taken choices down one of two liquefaction process paths: Single Mixed Refrigerant (SMR) cycles, from technology vendors such as Black & Veatch and Linde are being applied to Excelerate and SBM Offshore's Floating LNG concepts respectively. These processes have a long track record in both baseload and peak-shaving applications, and require only a single liquefaction exchanger, refrigerant compressor and compressor driver. However, SMR systems are less efficient than the precooled mixed refrigerant processes more-commonly applied in baseload liquefaction, although this is less of an issue for small stranded gas reserves than larger developments. They also require the storage of LPG refrigerants, giving rise to particular safety issues in confined offshore settings. Gas expander-based refrigeration cycles, using either nitrogen gas or a combination of methane and nitrogen cycles are adaptations of processes used in small-scale peak-shaving and air separation. These processes use gas phase refrigerants, avoiding safety issues around the storage and emergency release of hydrocarbon liquids. They also require less equipment and take up less space than baseload processes, promising high reliability and good turn-down performance. However, these processes also remain less efficient than those used in baseload liquefaction facilities and will require significant scale-up from current applications – around an order of magnitude – to meet Floating LNG's production duties. All the small-scale liquefaction processes need to be proven effective and reliable in the 0.8 to 1.2 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) range required for LNG production – a large step change from current applications – and they need to be proven robust under marine conditions. Neither of these requirements is expected to be particularly onerous, but neither should these requirements be overlooked – it is going to take some time for these processes to reach proven status. Larger scale projects closely resemble onshore baseload facilities with some adaptations for offshore settings. These projects use liquefaction processes that are typically close variants on available onshore options – two- or three-stage liquid mixed refrigerant processes from technology providers such as Shell, APCI and Linde. While these processes are more efficient than the smaller-scale options, they are also more complex, require the storage of LPG refrigerants and must maintain uniform liquid distributions within and between their main cryogenic exchangers under wave motion. d. Economics Mired in Uncertainty As floating liquefaction development has advanced out of its earliest stages, attention has shifted from the technical arena to the concept's economic and commercial obstacles. Many economic, commercial, financial and even legal considerations will need to be better understood and their risks mitigated before offshore LNG production can become a widespread gas monetisation solution. At the most fundamental level, Floating LNG's economics remain somewhat opaque. While it remains early days, the development costs being pitched by LNG FPSO promoters appear highly competitive with many baseload development opportunities. Early capital cost estimates amongst the smaller scale LNG developers have been between $600 and $1,200 per tonne of annual production capacity (tpa) – not cheap, but also not the LNG industry's most expensive upcoming projects. Large-scale LNG's cost numbers are less well-developed at this stage, but are anticipated to be over $800 per tpa, as might be expected for marine adaptation of established baseload processes. The current economic slowdown has seen potential development and construction costs fall by as much as 20% to 30%, but this remains well below the decline in gas and oil prices. In addition final cost levels remain far from certain at all scales. Margins of error on early developer's estimates are very high, and better accuracy will not be available until full designs are completed on actual resource prospects. Availability and reliability also remain highly uncertain. The combined effects of Floating LNG's marine environment, LNG's stringent feedgas pretreatment requirements and the application of new or adapted technologies mean it may take some time before process uptime and operational cost expectations become normalised, and hence project cash flows predictable, without significant allowances for uncertainty. Reserves depletion curves bear closer scrutiny for Floating LNG developments than for long-life onshore LNG projects. Additional late-life investment in drilling and compression capacity may be required to sustain the field's production plateau, as Floating LNG's high investment requirements mean the economics may not tolerate long, slow depletion profiles. Similarly liquefaction processes require high feed gas pressures, providing an additional rationale for higher feed gas compression costs. Relocating a floating liquefaction between different fields could also be commercially contentious. No two gas fields are alike, so a facility's condensate processing and gas pretreatment sections may need costly and time-consuming retrofits to make it suitable for a second location. The extent of this work, or conversely the tolerance for sub-optimal performance on the second field, is likely to depend on the factors such as the timing of the move within the facility's economic life and whether gas monetisation is fundamental to the overall economics of the field development. Relocation could also create misalignment between an upstream gas supplier and the liquefaction plant operator, as the LNG operator may wish to abandon a field and move onto a new prospect earlier in the depletion curve than the field owner would like. Optimal abandonment strategy may also be an issue with the host government, who are interested only in maximising returns from the resources within its borders. Given Floating LNG's high capital requirements and fledgling development status, it seems likely that early floating projects will not be sanctioned on the basis of stranded gas monetisation alone. Other project drivers such as access to oil and condensate reserves or flaring restrictions are likely to be needed. While this may justify and spread the LNG risk, it sharply reduces the available opportunities for early LNG development and substantially increases the overall investment, reducing the number of potential players capable of undertaking such an endeavour. e. Commercial Structures Tied to Project Participants Business models are likely to vary considerably depending on the strength, capabilities and number of project participants. Several established business models from the LNG industry could be adopted for Floating LNG projects, with the likely outcome being some hybrid of two or more of these models: An integrated project where the gas resource owners own the LNG FPSO facility and market the LNG themselves. This model requires either a strong gas resource owner with a willingness to accept downstream risk or one of the existing Integrated Oil Company players (IOCs). A merchant project where the gas suppliers sell gas to the LNG FPSO project, which then sells LNG for its own account. This type of arrangement is likely to be favoured when there are multiple gas owners or owners with limited financial resources, or the project is being developed by a strong downstream LNG buyer or marketer. A tolling facility where the gas suppliers pay for the processing, liquefaction and storage of LNG via a capacity fee. In this model the production vessel may be owned /operated by the LNG FPSO developer and remuneration received through time charter and capacity charges. While a tolling arrangement bounds an LNG FPSO developer's investment requirements, the dilemma may be that the returns available from the liquefaction segment alone are too low to compensate them for early-stage technical risk. LNG FPSO developers will try to overcome this by seeking a hybrid structure that offers greater exposure to the rewards (and risks) of the whole project by becoming involved either upstream or downstream through such measures as taking a direct interest in the gas field or becoming involved in marketing the LNG. The developer's ability to participate in this manner will depend upon the positions of the other partners in the project, its breadth of expertise across the various required capabilities, and in particular its ability to secure financing for the project. An LNG FPSO project will, in many cases, be a dedicated export project. The upstream fiscal terms, whether within a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) or a concession agreement will need to address LNG sales, and government approvals will likely be required for export of the gas in the form of LNG. f. Construction Risk-Sharing must be Addressed Construction risks also differ between Floating LNG technologies and conventional onshore facilities. Typically LNG FPSO developments will bring together several different players – shipbuilder, process vendor and EPC contractor. The issues of cost and risk sharing between the parties will need to be addressed as will the ownership of the jointly developed technology, and how this may be licensed on future projects. Decisions will need to be made as to the starting point for the EPC contracting structure. Will this be the shipbuilding contract or the topside facilities contract? How will the risks for problems or delays due to the integration of topsides and hull be allocated? Which party will take the overall performance risk for the facility? While these types of completion and performance risks are typically borne by the EPC contractor when the project is well understood, this will not happen for an emerging technology as EPC contractors simply do not have sufficient balance sheet resources. Rather the project owners and/or the LNG buyers can expect to bear more of this risk for new technologies, making strong project sponsors essential to getting early projects to market. In regard to the LNG FPSO engineering and construction structures the FPSO industry may provide a broad contractual framework, but there will likely be new contract formats required, and the early versions of these will certainly be subject to close scrutiny. g. Offshore Location Affects Fiscals; SPAs The offshore setting is also likely to affect the emphasis and terms in critical contracts. An LNG FPSO project will need a solid Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with a creditworthy buyer as would any other LNG project. But a number of issues covered by the SPA become more important for an LNG FPSO project. Tighter loading and storage conditions make a number of scheduling issues more important in a floating project SPA – issues such as late arrival and departure, demurrage, take or pay volumes, and maintenance outages. LNG tankers may have to co-ordinate berthing with natural gas liquids offtake vessels and may experience more weather delays than when loading at a sheltered shore facility. If LNG is to be supplied on a Delivered Ex-Ship (DES) basis, diversion opportunities will be more difficult to execute as having the tanker return on time will be more critical. h. A Challenging Financing Environment The financing of LNG FPSO projects will undoubtedly provide several challenges in the current environment. While debt financing has become an established part of the oil FPSO business, LNG FPSOs bring a number of additional considerations. Emerging technologies are seldom debt financed, at least in the first instance, as lenders are inherently averse to uncertainty, preferring to lend only once technical, execution and operational precedents have been established. While all of the technology elements to be utilised have been tried and proven in various other applications, the concept as a whole can be considered technically feasible and Health, Safety and Environment concerns should be met, the fact that no fully operating marine system yet exists will give lenders concerns, particularly in relation to project execution and operational risks. In addition LNG FPSO projects are expected to be more capital intensive than oil FPSOs, increasing the size and complexity of potential deals beyond current lender experience. Financing for Floating LNG is also going to depend heavily on the quality of the project sponsors. LNG FPSO projects are far more likely to expose lenders to reserves risk, either directly through lending to a strong project sponsor, or indirectly through the financing of an FPSO charterer. Another issue will be the gas field's producing life relative to the tenor of the project finance. As the tenor of conventional LNG project finance may be on the order of 7.5 to 10 years based on a reserve life of more than 20 years, what loan life can be expected for smaller floating plants supplied by smaller reserves? Early LNG FPSO projects are likely to wholly or substantially equity financed until lenders can establish suitable precedents and risk parameters. The first LNG FPSO projects will be unique and can expect to be subject to rigorous review. Project structures will need to apportion risk optimally in order to attract funding at "efficient" rates. The allocation of risks across the parties will depend upon the project structure but particular interest will be taken in the design, construction and integration of the hull, process facilities and containment systems, the acceptance tests, how the responsibilities are allocated through the warranties and which party takes performance risk. As the industry matures, redeployment risk and residual value of the FPSO facility may become more significant considerations as lenders become more comfortable with incorporating redeployment opportunities into their project valuations. However it is unlikely that any lender will consider lending based on vessel redeployment prospects for the early projects, particularly in today's restrained lending environment. In principle a floating LNG facility has some merits over the traditional land-based plant for financiers. Unlike a fixed location onshore project, the asset (i.e., the vessel) could be repossessed by the financier and utilised elsewhere in order to fulfil the financial commitments should a project developer default on paying back the loan. In practice this may not be so straightforward. The high level of investment in an LNG FPSO due to production, storage and offloading facilities being concentrated on a single hull also raises insurance issues, as the loss of the hull results in the total loss of the project. i. Legal/Regulatory Landscape can Affect Design The legal and regulatory frame work for LNG FPSOs will, in general, more closely resemble that for oil FPSOs rather than land-based LNG development. The marine location brings into play a broader range of rules and regulations and it will be important to distinguish the applicability of national legislation, flag state regulations, class rules and international conventions. In some jurisdictions there may also be some issues arising from ambiguity as to whether the facilities are permanent or temporary. The vessel will require a classification society approval, Protection & Indemnity (P&I) Club insurance approval, approvals from the host government's maritime authorities for the vessel and International Ship and Port Facility (ISPS) compliance. There are some regulatory issues that may affect facility design, such as establishing whether the facility will be classified as a ship or a static facility and whether the vessel will be deemed to be transporting gas (as there will be a difference in approval authorities and the processing times). It is important that the legal and regulatory landscape be fully understood at the initiation of the project as starting the design without a clarified regulatory basis may result in changes, with detrimental cost and schedule implications. There are other considerations that may be more complicated for LNG FPSOs, such as where a country has local content requirements for oil and gas developments. LNG FPSOs will likely be developed and constructed remotely, leaving little scope for local input. j. Floating Liquefaction Projects – Current Status While it is evident floating LNG is no panacea for the LNG industry's growth constraints, the types of issues and obstacles outlined above are not all that unusual for an emerging technology. Indeed many concepts are approaching key milestones in the development path that will better define the risks and prospects for the whole industry. SBM Offshore and Höegh LNG are perhaps the most-advanced, both having completed generic FEED-level designs that narrow down many of the technical and cost risks associated with their concepts and continuing to work with prospective clients on specific opportunities. Flex LNG continues to hold four construction slots at Samsung's Korean shipyards, though immediate prospects for a Final Investment Decision on any of these hulls remain cloudy. Other concepts are currently in earlier stages of development from the likes of Golar/PTTEP, Excelerate/Exmar, Petronas/MISC/Mustang, Teekay/Merrill Lynch and Sevan Marine. The upcoming issues facing the smaller-scale developers remain very similar – they must all fill out their offerings to be credible across all project elements. Firstly they must secure appropriate stranded gas resources for a prototype development. Secondly, their technology and execution capabilities must bear close scrutiny and finally (and potentially most critically), they need project sponsors – either upstream Exploration and Production companies or downstream LNG buyers – with the balance sheets and risk tolerance to bring these projects to fruition. Larger floating LNG projects have remained the domain of the large IOCs with the engineering, project development and financial resources to drive these large projects. There are fewer current initiatives for this type of facility, but the strength and experience of their sponsors potentially makes these projects more likely to advance. Shell's 3.5 mtpa "generic" development process currently remains in its competitive FEED/EPC tendering process with three shipyard/EPC contractor consortia, with bids and possibly an award scheduled for later in 2009. Japan's Inpex is also considering a 4.5 mtpa floating facility for the Abadi field in Indonesia, with first LNG planned for 2016. Finally, floating production remains an option for the Greater Sunrise project in the Timor Sea, with final concept selection scheduled on this project the first half of 2009. k. Economic Downturn Shifting Development Emphasis While floating LNG will be a growing component of the LNG industry over the long run, its pace of development has not been entirely immune to the effects of the current economic downturn. Lower oil prices and falling LNG demand projections have affected economic evaluations as well as the preferred timing for market entry. Financing sources for technology development have diminished, potentially making it more difficult for developer-led initiatives to finance later development stages. However oil company-backed projects have been less affected due to their inherently-conservative economic assumptions and their sponsor's strong balance sheets. Falling materials costs, weak shipping order books and increasing cancellations amongst the energy industry's marginal construction projects could all induce a pause in development as projects wait for materials prices to settle and negotiate lower engineering and construction prices. On the brighter side, it has become increasingly evident that other industry pressures have ensured that the industry development will not collapse entirely. The increasing relevance of stranded gas reserves to the growth of the international gas trade combined with LNG's ability to monetise reserves at internationally-tradable prices continue to raise floating LNG's profile as a monetisation option. In addition, greenhouse gas concerns and regulations have increased floating LNG's attractiveness both as a source of lower-emissions fuel and as a means to reduce flaring of associated gas. 4 Summary While we might all wish LNG FPSO development to be a straightforward exercise in applying proven technology elements in a new setting, this is unlikely to be the case. Like any capital-intensive emerging technology within the energy industries, Floating LNG's development path is likely to be long, difficult and fraught with technical and commercial obstacles. Nonetheless, the types of issues discussed in this paper are not all that unusual for an emerging technology, with most of these being readily solvable given the right mix of resources and opportunity. Indeed, a solid core of development efforts continue to make headway despite difficult energy and financial markets, seemingly poised to strike the right balance of resource opportunity, technology and development capabilities to find a way to market. However, at this point in time, exactly when this will happen and at what cost remains difficult to predict.
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Dean Smith Leaves Phenomenal Parting Gift to All His Former Players
The man known for the four corners offense is now known for the $200 gift.
The man known for the four corners offense is now known for the $200 gift.
Alan Jackson had a special surprise in store for one of his biggest fans during a February stop on his Keepin' It Country tour, when he brought a female fan onstage to dance to his classic tune, "Remember When."
April Fools is next week! 35% of people will play an April Fools joke on someone. Everyone I know LOVES April Fools. So, I am on the defense most of the day. My husband plays a joke on me every year and some how after 8 years of marriage I still don't see the prank coming.
Individually, Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart are undeniably hilarious guys. Bringing two major comedic forces together on the big screen just makes sense on both a commercial and entertainment level. Unfortunately, Get Hard largely squanders the talents of Ferrell and Hart on an outdated premise with tired jokes, delivering what essentially amounts to one overlong joke about the terrors of prison rape.
We just couldn't leave well enough alone between The X-Files, Heroes, 24 and others, now Coach has been plucked from its grave for another go. Craig T. Nelson has been confirmed to lead an NBC revival of the classic sitcom, switching over from its original '90s run on ABC.
It was good news when Roberto Orci left the director's chair on Star Trek 3. It was really good news when Fast and Furious franchise director Justin Lin took over. And it was even better news when it was announced that Simon Pegg would take over scripting duties, officially getting us excited for the third installment in the franchise after the somewhat disappointing Star Trek Into Darkness. And now Pegg is getting our hopes up even more, promising that the upcoming sequel is inspired by the original Star Trek television series.
Darius Rucker's album Southern Style is set for release on March 31, and the "Homegrown Honey" singer stopped by the Taste of Country Nights studio to chat with host Sam Alex about the record, his favorite songs and his big upcoming tour.
MSNBC issued an on-air apology after a guest made offensive remarks about country music during an interview on NOW With Alex Wagner.
With my first child nearing driving age, this video scares the hell out of me. If you're a parent, it will terrify you too. AAA managed to capture video showing exactly how distracted our teens are behind the wheel.
Microsoft is doubling the number of free hits you get with an Xbox Live subscription for April's Games With Gold, including Child of Light, Terraria and more.
I don't have any tattoos. I have trouble committing to a pair of shoes in the morning; committing to something that would stay on my body for the rest of my life would be impossible. Maybe that's why I'm in awe of movie tattoos, and the lengths some folks go to to show their love of film. Forever! You've got to be a pretty big fan of a movie to plaster it across your chest for eternity. What if your tastes change? When I was 14, I was really into Police Academy. Can you imagine if 20 years later my wife woke up every morning to this etched into my back?
Days are getting longer and warmer, that means it's time to get your Grill On! I can't think of much I enjoy more than a perfectly grilled steak, or a juicy hamburger straight off the grill.


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Domini Kemp's year of healthy eating: Use your noodle
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June 21, 2009 For more than a decade, residents of Trumbull and Mahoning counties have raised money each spring for The American Cancer Society by rounding the track. more »»
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June 7, 2009 When was the last time you went an entire day without hearing or using foul language? Chances are, that hasn't happened since you were a kid. more »»
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May 31, 2009 WILLIAMSBURG — Four hundred years ago, the first English settlers arrived in Virginia and established a permanent residence in what would become the United States. more »»
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May 31, 2009 WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg is a hotel worth planning a vacation around. more »»
Kickball: An even playing field
May 24, 2009 YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County resident Chad Thorne had been searching for another way to stay active ever since his "retirement" from his 14-year softball career. more »»
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April 10, 2009 The American Sign Language Class at Kent State Trumbull Campus in Champion hosted an Easter egg hunt and activities day recently for local children. more »»
Healing after the heat
April 5, 2009 Burn victims often describe their experience as feeling like a million hot bee stings. But that's only the beginning. What lies ahead can even be more formidable, if not truly painful. more »»
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March 20, 2009 She rubs her hand gently across a barred owl's head and the bird seems to understand that there is a special relationship between them. more »»
Egging on the artistry
March 6, 2009 BROOKFIELD — For centuries, the egg has been considered a symbol of new lif. more »»
Old school, new school
March 3, 2009 You don't need to get all high-tech to win a modern-day Fitness Challenge. Then again, perhaps hedging one's bets isn't a bad idea. more »»
The Write Stuff
March 1, 2009 When was the last time you handwrote something? "It's a lost art," said Donna Lou Martin, 89, of Southington. "And we're allowing it to happe. more »»
Coming together to make a family
February 8, 2009 KINSMAN — Maddox, Zahara, Pax, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne, the adopted and biological children of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, are almost as famous as their parents. more »»
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January 18, 2009 Brenna Ohmes has a pretty good handle on the difference between playing tennis in real life and playing tennis using Nintendo Wii. more »»
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December 21, 2008 As has become an annual tradition for me, folks, here's a decidedly Patty take on an old classic. more »»
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In the newest episode of Making Matilda, director Matthew Warchus reveals how he avoided betraying Roald Dahl's "offbeat" vision, why Matilda is a real treat for audiences of all ages and how schoolyard games helped the cast bond.
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In the recording studio with Erin Davie, Emily Padgett and the cast of the recent Broadway revival of Side Show. Complete recording is now available from Broadway Records.February 24, 2015
Get a taste of off-Broadway's Big Love, starring Bobby Steggert and Rebecca Naomi Jones. The new play by Charles Mee opens February 23 at the Pershing Square Signature Center.February 23, 2015
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Click for video clips from Lincoln Center Theater's Verite, starring Anna Camp. The production plays through March 15, 2015 at off-Broadway's Claire Tow Theatre.February 20, 2015
Broadway.com premieres the brand new TV commercial for the new comedy Living on Love starring Renee Fleming. The fun starts at the Longacre Theatre on April 1.February 20, 2015
Ronald Keaton on becoming the man who coined the term "The Iron Curtain" in Churchill.February 19, 2015
It's a love filled episode full of Valentine's Day madness and birthdays backstage at Wicked! Kathy Fitzgerald turns 105 AND Kara Lindsay gets some frogs for her birthday. Help her name those frogs!February 19, 2015
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Africa has made tremendous progress in the technology catch-up game in the last ten years. As the author has been saying in his editorials in the last few issues of this journal, Africa was a late comer on the technological scene that has swept the rest of the world. However, because of the exuberance of her youth in embracing technology, the continent is making tremendous strides. In this sprit, the author want to offer a few suggestions, as it concerns Africans, in which Africa can derive tremendous advantages and benefits in her development and technological trajectory, in the new technologies that are sweeping the rest of the world.
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Opinions on Stainless Steel Countertops
We are considering using stainless steel for our kitchen countertops with something different on the large island to break it up. Would love to hear pros and cons from those of you that have stainless steel countertops Our architect and designer has recommended a very heavy gauge brushed stainless.
stainless steel is ideal for a kitchen countertop.
I have a stainless countertop for our main work counter and the balance are in granite. I love that countertop. It's virtually impossible to damage it. If you are considering one I'd advise you consider a modified marine edge (basically a 1/16th lip around the edge that keeps water from spilling over the counters to the floor). Everyone I know who has SS sees ours and says that they wish they'd have known about a marine edge. We also have an integrated SS sink so you can use the counter and just sweep the mess into the sink...which is wonderful :)
I love them, and will use them in our new kitchens as well. They're beyond useful and much better than any countertop I've ever had.
My first apartment had an amazing vintage kitchen (turquoise metal cabinets) with stainless countertops. The countertops looked amazing and were fantastic to work on. They were very easy to clean.
We have stainless flanking our rangetop (about 4 ft in each direction) with wood on the island and laminate on the other perimeter counters. Because I like to clean things off the counter into my hand or a cloth, so we just have a flat/square edge. I love being able to set hot things right on it, and it's very durable. I find it nice and cool for rolling dough. Scratching is a given, although the brushing should help hide or blend them in. We just wipe ours with a damp cloth and dry with a towel.
I'm strongly considering going with a stainless counter for our island. Me. Who was so opposed to stainless anything when I began planning my kitchen more than 2 years ago. Go figure. But I have been swayed by the praise of others who have SS counters. I love the durability of it and the fact that I can set hot things on it without worry. I saw a fold up SS counter in one of the display kitchens at Kohler Design Center (fun!!!) last week when I was visiting family in Wisconsin.
I got so distracted by all the fun stuff I saw that I forgot to ask how long the counter was in place and what its original finish was. Even so, I decided that I'm okay with the patina this bit of counter has gained. It did feel cooler to the touch than the adjacent counter (quartz) but I'm not sure if that's because it's SS or because there wasn't a cabinet below it.
I had stainless counters installed 8 years ago -- 20 linear feet of them, in fact. Never regretted the decision. They are especially good for rolling out or kneading dough & make for easy clean up. One unexpected advantage: they reflect light wherever you're working, so the work area is bright (great for aging eyes like mine). I do not fear acids, beets, oils, or dyeing Easter eggs.
SS counters do show every crumb, so if you're obsessive about stuff like that, you may not enjoy SS counters.
Mine are cast stainless & show light smear marks from day-to-day wiping with a sponge. If we want them to look perfect, we use a bit of Butcher's wax & buff with a microfiber cloth -- voila! they are ready for their close-up. Rolled stainless (the kind you'll probably get) may be different. I spilled a bit of Tilex on them once and it left a mark, but Bar Keeper's Friend removed it easily. The hardest part was going from pristine counters to the first dozen scratches. Now I don't think twice about scratching the counters. The scratches just kinda blend together after a while and look nice.
+1 vote for stainless with a marine edge. Our kitchen is ridiculous--I seriously have only about 50"x18" of counter space--but that space is stainless with a marine edge, and in all respects other than size it works great. It so happens we're not using stainless in the remodel, because I personally don't like so much grey in the kitchen--to me personally, grey just looks dingy and uncommitted (neither light nor dark)--but if there was such a thing as colored stainless steel that was as durable as plain stainless, I would be ON that stuff in a heartbeat. Matter of fact, I'm still not 100% sure we WON'T be using stainless; only like 98% sure. I just don't like the color, but it's SO incredibly functional.
I mean, from a practical standpoint, stainless is hard to beat. Impervious to almost every chemical or bacterium known to man, can safely be cleaned with anything short of a blowtorch, safe to set hot things on... It's supremely practical. And the marine edge is fantastic; it keeps spills from getting on your floors or cabinets.
PS I don't find that stainless "shows every crumb," like Awm said, but that's probably because our counters were here when we moved in and already had a patina. They may be brushed, I don't know; if I had to guess I'd say they were originally brushed and have also developed years of patina. And the patina looks great to me (other than the color... I just have this ALLERGY to grey). The patina diffuses light nicely and is imperfect enough that I don't feel like I'm living in a showroom. It's lived in, and it hides mess to some extent. Much better than glossy granite or quartz would, probably.
..."an safely be cleaned with anything short of a blowtorch..."
No bleach/chlorine cleaners though. See post my re Tilex. It left a brown blotch. Bar Keeper's Friend took care of it.
My counters are cast stainless. They're not shiny & by now have lots of scratchy patina. They show crumbs because the color is uniform, just as any one color surface would show crumbs more than a mottled surface. Maybe ideagirl2 is just cleaner than I am :)
If I'm cleaner than you, I really feel for your family, Awm03. Hahaha :-)
I think it's because the brushed surface and "patina" makes it not so uniform anymore.
That's interesting about bleach and chlorine. I've never tried those, and it sounds like that's a good thing.
I'm seriously considering this option. Only problem, how do I go about finding a fabricator? Better yet, I live in the Metro Detroit, MI area. Can anyone recommend a company to help me with fabricating SS countertops for my kitchen?
Here is a link that might be useful:
I was a nurse for many years, I just can't imagine having stainless steel counter tops in my home. Reminds me too much of the hospital and even the morgue. I just can't make the leap. Same way with those hospital looking stainless and glass tower cabinets on wheels that were so trendy a few years ago in Restoration Hardware I think it was. But that is just me!!! I guess you can definitely say they are durable and eschew bacteria that is for sure! It probably would look nice mixed with wood though.
Love my stainless, have had a SS counter in two different kitchens for 7 years now. Both SS runs had sinks, so I appreciate the marine edge (see pic). You may not need the marine edge if you don't have a sink on the SS run.
Only downside to my mind - it does develop a patina quickly, but it is a pretty minor concern and I don't notice it anymore.
I would like to say, stainless steel counter-tops are preferred over others as they are easy to maintain and give the kitchen a very elegant and contemporary look. Stainless Steel Counter-tops have several advantages over other counter tops-they are hygienic; as the surface of the stainless steel counter-tops is non porous which leaves no place for bacteria to hide. With just one wipe of the soft cloth.
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Daniel Smith
I heart you, Fori. :-)
Ideagirl, indeed, have you considered copper? In its raw form, it's not as simple to upkeep as stainless (it patinates much more quickly and reacts to acid/bases) but there are quite good coatings these days that will halt that process at whatever stage you want it to stay at. We haven't gone that direction and get the antimicrobial advantages at the cost of having to scrub it more thoroughly to remove the patinates (verdigris is lovely but not exactly appetizing). But we adore it and its everchanging warm hues.
I also wonder whether brass would make a decent countertop material? Anyone ever seen one?
Because our copper counters were a DIY project (we made them in the same way you'd use a laminate), mine don't have a marine edge, but I'd love it if they did, and can warmly recommend that option. An integrated sink is also a huge bonus in terms of sleekness and functionality.
Zinc is another time-tested option that has a duller, less 'industrial' look than stainless, without that steel-blue pall that folks can object to. Mtnredux has put in zinc along her pantry wall, check out her posts for gorgeous pix. The rotometals.com web site has some fabulous videos for DIY zinc sheet counters.
To me, scratches in stainless steel just look like scratches, not patina or character. It's one reason I don't like stainless steel sinks. On the other hand, scratches and discoloration in copper and soapstone and marble and other "fussier" materials don't bother me a bit! I'm probably in the minority on this, though.
I love the look of stainless for countertops but hated the finish on fridges.
Chief concerns were: Doesn't the countertop get hot if you put hot dishes on them? Finger prints? Dents from thinks falling - AS stainless steel is a reflective surface I was worried about the dents.
Dents: The weight of the stainless helps with the denting issue. We used 18 or 20 gauge, but should've used something like 14 or 16 to prevent little dings, so we have a couple. Not bad enough to bother me, though. The scratches are so minor...not like you can feel them, so that when you get enough they all blend and give it a softer look. We expected scratches, so just laughed when we got the first one. I looked at the stainless counter at Home Depot in the painting department. I figured it got far tougher use than we'd ever give ours, and I thought it looked OK, so was satisfied stainless counter would be fine in our kitchen.
Heat: I suppose the surface right under a hot item might get warm, but it does not spread throughout the counter or present a burning hazard or anything.
I don't find fingerprints to be a problem. It's not a super glossy surface. The scratches actually help in this area, I think. As I said above, we just wipe ours with a damp rag and sometimes dry it with microfiber or just a dry dish towel. Maybe the horizontal surface makes it better to deal with in that sense than the fronts of appliances.
I only know ours was $17/sq foot, so I hope someone else has info on the heavier gauge. If you go to a specialty kitchen countertop fabricator' instead of a sheet metal shop, you'll likely pay more. And, of course, you'll pay more for integrated sinks, special edges or finishes, etc.
My whole kitchen has ss counters. 9 years now and I wouldn't trade them. I use Caldrea counter top cleaner on them -- different from the fridge which gets the Method ss wipes.
No idea on the gauge he used but the ss is very thick. There are scratches and patina on most of it but that's part of the aesthetic.
You can get heat tint from a hot pot on them -- it's a slight discoloration. So I put very hot stuff on the stovetop usually or on the sink grid. But I never worry about what's on there. I also don't find they look dirty unless there's something on them like dried melted ice cream or the like.
We just had stainless counters installed. I can tell you how we sourced and priced it.
We have an L shape that is 13'9" in one direction and about 5' in the other direction. Near the corner is a double integrated sink and a drain board (sloped area, but no runnels).
We tried getting quotes from 4 sheet metal fabricators in San Diego - the cheapest was $6000, the most expensive was $8000. We started giving up our dream of stainless counters.
Then my husband went to restaurant supply place - he asked if they could make it. Their quote was $3700 (plus shipping and tax). It worked out to just over $4000 as the final number. It was fabricated up in Los Angeles by a vendor they work with. This put the pricing less than the silestone counter we had been considering.
Ours is a 16 guage. We also have a turned up backsplash... which added tot he cost.
We've had it in for 3 weeks. We've made pizza dough and pie dough on it - great surface for both. It's super easy to clean. If I could reclaim the section full of power tools (we're mid-remodel and DIY) I'd be thrilled.
Sorry for the poor quality of this picture - this was taken the night we lifted it into place. I was tired and the flash was giving me fits.
Here's a cluttered daylight picture of the integrated sink.
Oh ucgal: that is just BEAUTIFUL.
I went through the same process (one fabricator quoted something like $11000!). Finally found 2 that is around $5000 range.
But I just cannot get DH to agree. He finds it too industrial for our colonial home.
So we are going with carrara marble.
Just crazy: going from the most easy to maintain countertop material (stainless) to a soft/porous stone (marble).
I want to see more pictures :)


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Sierra begins its Valley Oak League title defense tonight against visiting Oakdale.
In a word - balanced.
STOCKTON – The battle for second place Saturday at Stagg High School's Demolition Day Wrestling Tournament came down to the 285-pound bout between East Union's Michael Villanueva and Sierra's David Saenz. Villanueva got the pin to get the Lancers second place by a point and he was awarded the outstanding heavyweight wrestler award.
Mark Paule Jr. burst onto the scene with seven touchdowns in a season-opening victory at Ripon High, and then never let off the gas.
Ruby Daube stepped up big for East Union once again.
With its bigs slowed by foul trouble, Sierra looked to its guards to end its pre-league schedule on a high note Friday at Tokay.
On multiple occasions this past fall season, Dani Erdelatz and some of her Ripon Christian teammates acknowledged that the 2014 Knights lacked the star power of their predecessors.
STOCKTON – His name is Joseph Mayorca, but the Weston Ranch midfielder's grandmother calls him "Yo-Yo" and it's easy to see why.
TRACY - Jim Agostini burned his final timeout with 1:33 left in regulation, hoping to get his East Union girls basketball team one last breather.
STOCKTON - The Sierra High put together a total team effort to claim the Adidas Trojan Christmas Classic Tuesday at Lincoln High.
Ripon Christian defended its own court and tournament title with, well, hard-nosed defense.
TRACY - For a quarter-plus in Tuesday's Tracy Breakfast Lions/Tom Hawkins Tournament consolation-bracket final, Manteca showed how much it has improved since its season opener a little more than three weeks ago.
One awkward finish on Monday led to another on Tuesday at the Modesto Christian Holiday Hoops Classic.
Weston Ranch busted out of the halftime break with a 6-0 spurt and didn't look back in a 64-46 win over International in the West Coast Jamboree Coral Division consolation championship at Antioch's Deer Valley High School.
STOCKTON - Joshua Patton stood head and shoulders above the competition on Monday.
The big man has tried cold compressions, massages, laser treatments and muscle stimulation.
LATHROP – After giving up four first-inning runs, Lathrop pitcher Samantha Fonseca allowed just one for the rest of the game as the Spartans ended their contest with visiting Edison via the mercy rule with a 16-5 drubbing of the Vikings.
The Manteca High girls soccer team cruised to its second win in as many days on Saturday, as five different players scored a goal in its 6-0 rout of visiting Chavez.
Escalon scored five runs in the first two innings Saturday and went on to defeat East Union 7-2 in non-league baseball action at Agostini Field.
STOCKTON – Tristan Smith is not afraid of overtime.
The Sierra boys basketball stepped into the telephone booth a shaken No. 3 seed on the cusp of an embarrassing home defeat.
The Ripon Christian Knights knew they had a tough matchup against Forest Lake on Friday.
When the brackets for the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs were announced, Chris Teevan welcomed the slog ahead of his basketball program.
Rio Americano is a guard-oriented team that uses deadeye shooting, overall speed and unselfishness to overcome its deficiencies in the post.
STOCKTON - Ripon heavyweight Tristan Smith is going to the CIF State Wrestling Championships.
It took less than an hour for Manteca to get its first official match out of the way Friday.
LATHROP - It's now or never for Alex Garcia, a wrestler with a rich bloodline and one glaring omission on an otherwise sparkling resume.
Help wanted: East Union seeking suitable training partners for blossoming 220-pound wrestler.
PATTERSON - Patterson head coach Elizabeth Tolleson burned two timeouts in the first three-plus minutes of the fourth quarter to give her overtaxed players a breather.
RIPON - The Ripon Christian girls basketball team turned up the intensity against Millennium of Tracy in second-round action of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division V on Thursday.


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Two firefighters were shot and killed and two others taken to a nearby hospital after a gunman opened fire on them as they responded to a house fire in Webster, N.Y., this morning, according to authorities and local media.
Officials at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., told ABCNews.com that two men were taken there this morning and were in "guarded condition" after suffering gunshots.
There is "no active shooter, or shooters" at this time, Webster Police Chief Gerald L. Pickerin told reporters this morning, according to ABC affiliate WHAM-TV.
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities on Wednesday said 22 people died in an attempted jail break in the northern state of Durango that sparked a bloody shootout between guards and inmates.
Nine guards and 13 prisoners were killed in the incident that took place in the city of Gomez Palacio on Tuesday, said Fernando Rivas, a spokesman for Durango state police.
"The number of dead could increase although we hope not. A number of guards and prisoners are currently in a critical state," he said, noting that it was possible guards were complicit in allowing the weapons to enter the prison.
Initial reports on Tuesday night indicated that 17 had died in the attempted breakout.
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This technical report from NOAA looks at more than 60 years of coastal water level and local elevation data, analyzing sea level rise and nuisance flood frequency changes around the United States.
This is a collection of five short videos - The Arctic Ice Cap, Sampling the Ice, Arctic Fisheries, Natives Feel Effect and Arctic Energy -- that can be played separately or in sequence. They show how climate change is affecting fishing, native populations and access for the oil and gas industry in the Arctic. The videos include personal reflections by writers Andrew C. Revkin and Simon Romero , scientists and residents about their experience of the impacts of the climate change in the Arctic.
This video is the first of a three-video series from the Sea Change project. It features the field work of scientists from the US and Australia looking for evidence of sea level rise during the Pliocene era when Earth was (on average) about 2 to 3 degrees Celsius hotter than it is today.
This video features interviews with native people living on atoll islands in Micronesia, so viewers are able to understand the real, current threats that these people are facing due to climate change.
This video is the third in a three-part series by the Sea Change project, about scientists' search for Pleiocene beaches in Australia and elsewhere to establish sea level height during Earth's most recent previous warm period. This segment features the research of Jerry Mitrovica, Harvard geophysicist.
The third National Climate Assessment, released May 6, provides an in-depth look at climate change impacts on the U.S both now and into the future. It details the multitude of ways climate change is already affecting and will increasingly affect the lives of Americans.
Climate change is making the Arctic a greener, warmer, and increasingly accessible place for economic opportunity. However, climate impacts such as sea ice loss and rising ocean acidification are straining coastal community resilience and sound resource stewardship. The NOAA Arctic Action Plan report outlines ways for scientists and stakeholders to share their progress regarding this vast, valuable, and vulnerable region.
Conference to link science, practice, and sustainable decision making by bringing together the ecosystem services community from around the U.S. and the globe.
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REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Microsoft thinks it has the one.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The makers of a twice-rejected pill designed to boost sexual desire in women are hoping a yearlong lobbying push by politicians, women's groups and consumer advocates will move their much-debated drug onto the market.
MENLO PARK (AP) - Facebook is making it easier to plan for your online afterlife.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - It's early for many Americans still sloshing through winter to plan their gardens, home improvements and spring sports leagues, but stores gearing up for warmer weather are fretting that they won't have some products to sell due to a labor crisis at West Coast seaports.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) on Thursday reported a loss of $45.1 million in its fourth quarter.
NEW YORK (AP) - A wave of deals in the online travel industry has increasingly put some familiar names under two corporate umbrellas: Expedia and Priceline.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pressured by Congress, the IRS said Wednesday it is changing its policies and apologizing for seizing banks accounts from otherwise law-abiding business owners simply because they structured bank transactions to avoid federal reporting requirements.
FREMONT (AP) - Electric car maker Tesla Motors' fourth-quarter loss widened to $107.6 million because of the impact of the strong dollar and a delay in shipments of its new all-wheel-drive Model S sedan.


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