Neal Baer, Stephen King, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Stacey Snider and Brian K. Vaughan, who wrote the television adaptation, will serve as executive producers.

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San Francisco also has a rule on the books prohibiting the city from purchasing desktop and laptop computers that are not EPEAT-certified, said Christine Falvey, spokeswoman for the mayor.

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"They're under huge pressure, " added Peter Falvey, founder of Falvey Partners LLC, a technology investment-banking firm, though he added it might be clever of Facebook to lay out money now on acquisitions, patents and other expenses while it is still a private company, so that after the IPO it can exceed expectations.

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