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FILE - In this undated file photo released by LG Electronics Inc., a model poses with an LG Electronics' 105-inch ultra-HD TV with a curved screen in Seoul, South Korea. Samsung Electronics Co., which is preparing for the global launch of the Galaxy S5 smartphone on April 11, 2014, said it is making “concentrated efforts” to ensure its communications around the world respectfully portray women. Some of its promotions and corporate events in the past year were criticized as sexist and demeaning. The advertising of LG Electronics Inc. has also been under scrutiny in South Korea and abroad for its portrayal of women. (AP Photo/LG Electronics Inc., File)
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Los Angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes (22) drives past Phoenix Suns forward P.J. Tucker (17) during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried, left, looks to score over New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis, right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, in Denver. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider)
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National Edition Opinion cover for April 3, 2014 - Closer than ever to tapping Alaska’s natural gas (Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, March 25, 2014 file photo, U.S. astronaut Steven Swanson, left, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, crew members of the mission to the International Space Station, speak with relatives during pre-launch preparations at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev is at center background. In an announcement Wednesday, April 2, 2014, NASA says it is suspending its work with Russia except for the International Space Station. The move comes a week after the space agency said U.S.-Russian space relations were fine despite Russia's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine. NASA employees are barred from traveling to Russia until further notice. Workers also can't email or hold teleconferences with their Russian counterparts. (AP Photo/Maxim Shipenkov, Pool, File)
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Liquefied natural gas vapors continue to leak leaving a frosty coating, Tuesday, April 1, 2014 on the damaged storage tank at the Northwest Pipeline facility near Plymouth, Wash. State and federal regulators looking for what caused the explosion at the liquefied natural gas facility began interviewing injured workers as an evacuation order covering hundreds of nearby residents was lifted. (AP Photo/Tri-City Herald, Bob Brawdy)