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NEW YORK (AP) â¿¿ Aegion's stock declined Thursday after the company said that its first-quarter earnings would widely miss expectations due to project delays linked to bad weather and the postponement of several contracts until later in the year.
THE SPARK: Aegion Corp. provides technology and services to help companies and cities protect against the corrosion of industrial pipelines and to repair and strengthen water, wastewater, energy and mining piping systems and buildings, bridges, tunnels and waterfront structures. The company said severe weather in Canada as well as the Midwest and eastern U.S. delayed some contracting and manufacturing jobs. And several domestic and international contracts for the energy and mining industries and commercial and structural segments that were expected to begin or be completed by the end of March have now been pushed later into the year.
The company also said that an unexpected slowdown in the pace of pipeline construction by the main contractor for the Tite Liner project in Morocco this month contributed to the lower-than-expected quarterly earnings, but that the lining work is still on track to be completed this summer. Because of these issues, Aegion is forecasting first-quarter earnings between 4 cents and 8 cents per share â¿¿ far below the 22 cents expected by analysts polled by FactSet.
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While Secretary of State Hillary Clinton boozes it up in Australia and the Pentagon grapples with more floozy eruptions, outraged military families are still waiting for answers about the forgotten 9/14 attack on Camp Bastion.
Muckrakers and distraction engineers are having a front-page field day with the so-called "sex scandal." But for surviving relatives and colleagues of heroic Marine Lt. Col. Christopher Raible and Sgt. Bradley Atwell, it's the national security scandal at Afghanistan's Camp Bastion that deserves headline coverage.
There's been a virtual blackout of the alarming story in the national press. As I reported last month, the meticulously coordinated siege by 15 Taliban infiltrators — dressed in American combat fatigues and armed with assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons — resulted not only in two deaths, but also in the most devastating loss of U.S. airpower since Vietnam. Six Harrier jets were destroyed; three refueling stations were wiped out; six hangars were damaged.
The attack came exactly six months after a failed suicide attack targeting Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and three days after the deadly attack on our consulate in Benghazi.
Yet, on Tuesday afternoon, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney announced that President Obama is standing by beleaguered Marine Gen. John Allen. He's the four-star general and lead U.S. commander in Afghanistan who is now entangled in former CIA Director David Petraeus' sexcapades soap opera. Allen reportedly exchanged hundreds of "flirtatious" emails with Petraeus family friend and married Florida socialite Jill Kelley. Kelley is the alleged "other other woman" who told the FBI she was harassed by alleged Petraeus mistress and biographer Paula Broadwell.
While Petraeus stepped down, Obama "has faith in Gen. Allen, believes he's doing and has done an excellent job" overseeing security in Afghanistan, Carney said.
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I'm sure the administration is doing everything they can to determine who's responsible for the attack in Benghazi ……. Oh! Look, a shiny object !0
The shiny object is working. This is the first I've read the details of this attack and I along with a lot of others pay attention to such things.
Maybe I didn't notice earlier because I was too angry about Benghazi, the coverup and the willful decision to not send help.
Unfortunately a lot of others don't care about such things and voted O again. It's a sure bet that Obama will have this under investigation until after he is removed from office.+2
no they don't, they just think they do..
benghazi obomba hasn't USED them up quite yet, they need to be much more exploited – maybe inflate with 10-15% more air pressure to maximize mileage+1


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i've never been down there and this will be my first time down there driving. i'm so excited!
i wanna go. I Live in michigan ..so its a 3 & half hour drive for mee but ive been asking my mom about it. =)
lolz!! i went to the playhouse theater website hwere its posedd to be at && it said that it was gonna be there && i found cheap tixs there btw in case yhu havent bought yhur tixs alreadii. iknw it is bout o be exxtra funn!! woahh yhu drivin all the way frm michigan?! yhu better take off skool for the day before && after. im onlii comin frm columbus so its onlii 2 hours.
@naeyuup yhu might wanna go on the website on the venue to make shuree it is there bcuz i didnt see the cleveland show before either. the reason why is bcuz theyre selling tixs thru ticketmaster && they dont have any columbus shows listedd
Yeah I want to go to the Cincinnati, Ohio sept 2nd show but i dont see it up.. he said it on ustream the other day soo... idk wats up. where u from?
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I live for the web. I call my laptop, "My lappy" and my "best friend." I have 'real' friends, it's just that like most people these days, I spend most of my time on the web. The web enables me to organise and conduct my work, learn, be inspired, network, pursue leisure activities, and even hang out with friends. Whenever my laptop stalls or goes "technologically crazy," like an overbearing mother, I fuss and fret about it until order is restored. I'm one of those people when I see the rainbow wheel spinning on my Mac, I have to press buttons, even though I know this will only delay normal function.
As a writer, the web for me generates excitement. At night I reluctantly shut down, and when I do, my last thoughts are, 'What will tomorrow bring,' and 'how my day must be organised?' In the morning, I reach for my laptop before a toothbrush, hairbrush, and even breakfast...that's how excited I get! But what really inspires me about Web 2.0 is the possibilities it brings in a world where it feels like our sense of community is eroding, and yet Mother Earth's population is bursting at the seams. The traditional community of the past is gradually being substituted with the new online community. The plus side is that it offers global interaction, information, news, and opportunities all in real-time.
For the global women's empowerment movement, Web 2.0 has two main functions: it exposes local, national, and international concerns that might have otherwise been unaccessible. Then shared resources and collaborations from people across the web, address innovative solutions to those issues. My mother, and other strong women in my life always taught me, 'knowledge is power,' and so I embrace the web with open arms. Today, access to the web, and the knowledge of how to use it, brings power. This "Global Village" of 'collective intelligence' is a fertile breeding ground for self-expression, collaborations, and creativity to reach new levels.
For many women, particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds, the web creates a powerful space for expression.
Do not underestimate the power of women, because when our voices are heard, we can rule the world! Through shared experiences women become educated, liberated, and empowered to elicit social change in their community. As I write this, my mind conjures images of female leaders such as Beyoncé, Margaret Thatcher, Aung San Suu Kyi (The Burmese Pro-democracy Leader), and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Managing Director of the World Bank), to name a few. As women tap into the power of the web, we can create a positive legacy that will inspire the next generation of women and female leaders.
The world has been turned into a global village thanks to Web 2.0. Its awesome how the web has made it easy for us to interact and make friendships that last lifetimes.
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Dear Lortoria,
Yes its a powerful space for expression. and i wish that this space should expand and reach its hands to the unreached.
Good piece dear. Keep sharing
Merlin Sharontina
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Very well said Lortoria.
Shared experiences is what is important.
The moment one realizes she or even he is not alone in the dilemma, that there are other who have faced similar issues the person oppressed gets some comfort. That person gets confidence and hope when he or she hears that some other person or group of people who had the same issue was able to overcome it.
We need to keep this wheel turning so that knowledge is shared, and that we reach under represented or disadvantage people too.
Power to you
Brilliant read. More power to your pen.
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I enjoyed reading your journal and personally I understand how it feels when my computer starts stalling *laughs* it makes me impatient!
Well done as you help those who may not have access to the privileges you enjoy in a first world country.
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Our Voices make the WORLD PULSate...
I can connect so much to your write-up especially 'Whenever my laptop stalls or goes "technologically crazy"--like an overbearing mother, I fuss and fret about it until order is restored'.......laughs......
You nailed it on women empowerment
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well stated Lortoria
I enjoyed readijng and yes web 2.0 givn us chance to make our voice loud and to leave our mark.
It is never too late to try make your way to your dream and left up your expectation.
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Lortoria, I can certainly
I can certainly commiserate with your experience of feeling "technologically crazy"! I love staying linked with my sisters on the web and staying on top of the amazing opportunities that Web 2.0 offers us. I look forward to reading more of your pieces.
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Dear Lortoria
What a cool piece of writing!
Thank you for writing about Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. I looked up her biography and was in awe of her achievements - more sharing of female success stories will only serve to lift us further.
Your comment about getting power through knowledge is so apt "Today, access to the web, and the knowledge of how to use it, brings power."
Let your writing continue to bring power to your voice and the voices of other women!
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I Love the way you started your article, I Live for web 2.0. Like I always say too Access to Internet is access to Life. You brought the it clearly the fact that web 2.0 is life itself. You are so inspiring!
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"While there are one or two providers focused on long-haul trucking or other market segments that service 300,000 or more vehicles, Fleetmatics is the only provider we know to have attained this milestone by focusing on small- to mid-sized fleets," said Clem Driscoll of C.J. Driscoll & Associates, a marketing and research firm serving consumer and commercial markets for GPS-based products and services. "This achievement is a testament to the burgeoning demand in the SMB market, as well as to the value proposition and effective go-to-market strategy Fleetmatics has developed to address this growing market segment."
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My first recommendation would be to blank the hard drive (using dban or killdisk, they're on the Ultimate Boot CD) to get rid of any oddities on the drive (just let it run up to 2% if you're in a hurry, that'll suffice for what we're doing) and then reimage, see if it does it again.
Now, when you say "VLK", we all think you mean "Volume License Key" but if you have a volume license you should have it written down somewhere already, so are you sure you're not just using an OEM key? The other reason I'm doubting it's volume is that I've never, ever seen a system installed with volume media & key ask for activation, it's just not how the thing works. Do the machines have license stickers on them?
I think what you've done (I am prepared to be corrected, mind you) is pull the OEM license key out of one machine and used it to deploy to all the others, if this is the case you're actually violating the license agreement.
The other possibility I can think of is that most manufacturers are allowed to use some kind of pre-activation product key which locks into something in the bios of the machine and means you don't have to activate; you can find out what the key is for a particular sort of machine if you run something like winkey finder on the preinstalled OS, much like you did to get the keys off your machines. I'm not sure of the legality of using it but it does work in sysprep, in the way you've described, and sometimes they don't work first time either. So maybe what you've done is use that?
Whichever way it is, it sounds like you're using an OEM installation not volume. I hope this helps you figure things out, sorry it's more problems than answers!


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Deer Management Permits, which allow hunters to harvest antlerless deer, are issued for specific WMUs to control deer populations. To provide DMPs at point-of-sale locations, DEC assigns a probability to each unit so the appropriate number of permits are issued. In several WMUs, DEC received fewer permit applications than projected.
To issue the remaining DMPs, DEC randomly selects applicants who were previously denied permits in these affected units during the initial application period. DEC will be completing the selection and automatically begin mailing permits within the next week.
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There are a few absolute necessities in life, primarily food, water, and shelter. A house will, for the most part, give someone a chance to have all of these three things in one nice, simple package. Houses, particularly these days, are generally pretty cookie cutter and tend to look very run of the mill and, well, boring. Walls, a roof, a foundation, and a toilet or two are all you really need to be part of a standard housing development. Of course, there are people who laugh in the face of such conformity, and who build and live in some of the strangest, most unique houses you'll ever come across. Here are some of them.
The Bubble House
Have you ever noticed that weird houses often look like something out of science fiction, and in particular Star Wars? Well, if you haven't, we're about to tell you they totally do, including The Bubble House, which appears to belong on Luke Skywalker's home planet of Tatooine. You'd think from looking at this place that it was built right around the 1970's, when shag carpet and bizarre fashion were all the rage and, well, you'd be completely right.
The Bubble House is located in Tourettes-sur-Loup, France, and has been designated a historical monument. It was even once owned by renowned fashion designer Pierre Cardin. The location of this thing more than makes up for how freaking bizarre it looks, as it sits above the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and offers panoramic views, which we suppose the rounded walls and windows lend themselves well to. It's a unique and interesting looking home, but if you ever visit, be sure to watch out for Sand People if you venture out after dark. They're easily startled, but will return, and in greater numbers.
The Mushroom House
The Mushroom House sounds like a place you would find in northern California, where the girls are warm and so, presumably, is the drug climate. We're just generalizing like crazy here. Deal with it, why don't you? Anyway, it's actually a home found in New York State and it's an abode out in the middle of the woods that kind of looks like a modern take on Ewok Village, which actually sounds pretty awesome to us. You know, aside from the fact that Ewoks are basically little teddy bears we're supposed to believe could help take down an Empire.
The house was built between 1970 and 1972, and has become so famous over the years that in 1989 it was actually designated as a landmark for the town of Perinton. It consists of four "pods" that are each about 80 tons, and each one sits on reinforced concrete to keep them elevated at around 15 feet above ground. If you were curious to know how much it would cost to buy your very own adult tree house like this, it sold this past February for $799,000, despite having an asking price of over a million. What a bargain!
The Kettle House
When you say "Kettle House" the first thing you probably think is that it sounds an awful lot like some microbrew or small pub somewhere, and you're not really wrong, because there are places so named. However, in this instance when we refer to the Kettle House, we're talking about a home in Texas that, quite frankly, is one of the strangest looking houses we could ever even conceive of. Seriously, it looks like an oversized flowerpot. Or, you know, a kettle.
This round house with few windows and limited space seems like the kind of cool clubhouse you would want when you're just a kid, but to think that someone actually tries to get by day after day in that thing is more than a little weird. We get the strange feeling that claustrophobics need not stop by when it comes to an open house. It isn't the tiniest house in the world, for sure, but it sure does look like one of the most confining.
The Minnesota Foam Home
So when you hear the name "Minnesota Foam Home" you probably are not really sure what to expect. It could refer to a house that plays host to those ridiculous foam parties on a far too regular basis, or it could be a house made out of those packing peanuts that have far too much static electricity and just stick to freaking everything when you open up your latest Hannah Montana DVD from Amazon. Or, it could be neither of those things, and instead it could be a super awesome house that looks like it's straight out of freaking Tolkien.
The Minnesota Foam Home, which boasts more than 4,000 square feet and was built in 1969, was put on the market in 2010 for an asking price of $237,000, which is pretty freaking reasonable considering the size and historic nature of the abode. We honestly have no idea if it ever sold or, when and if it did, the folks who bought it actually fixed it up or tore it down and built a more standard looking house on the property, but all we can hope is that a hobbit or two pooled their money and bought this house with a vaulted ceiling and rounded walls and are sitting in there today, smoking their pipes and hoping like crazy Gandalf doesn't come knocking with some foolish new adventure.
The Monolithic Dome Home
There isn't actually one specific Monolithic Dome Home, and unlike the rest of the houses on this list, its bizarre design actually serves a very specific and tremendously important purpose. Monolithic Dome Homes are designed specifically with resisting dangerous weather, particularly hurricanes, typhoons and the like. Their round shape and the materials out of which they are constructed allow them to remain intact through extreme conditions, making them invaluable in coastal communities. Of course that is not to say that all Monolithic Dome Homes are located on the Gulf Coast or other similar areas, but you probably stand a better chance of spotting one there than anywhere else.
You're likely to read several stories about how Monolithic Dome Homes are able to withstand hurricanes, as was the case with one such house located in Pensacola, Florida which managed to be one of the very few buildings to survive Hurricane Ivan in 2004. So the next time you're thinking about building something really funky looking, just remember this tale and if anyone gives you any crap, tell them it looks that way for a reason, even if you have to make up exactly what that reason is. What are the chances they'll ever get an opportunity to put it to the test, anyway?
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Utah forests need beaver, their chief water engineer, back — because dams change everything.
Riparian areas host the greatest biodiversity of any habitat in the West (with aspen communities second), and wetlands and freshwater aquatic systems are among the most imperiled. The contribution of dam-building beaver to these habitats is priceless. Their dams help to:
Expand riparian areas and make ponds and wetlands
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The 220-foot-long "grand hall" seemed to swallow me.
As I stood alone in the new Mount Holly Citizens Center, listening to the air conditioning hum and watching sunlight spill through 15-foot-high windows, I imaged the space filled to capacity with 1,000 people.
The old city hall, about a block away on Main Street, was a shoebox compared with this.
The grand hall is also the entrance into the building, a renovated textile mill dating to the late 19th century.
Scattered around the 56,000 square feet are City Council chambers, offices for planning and zoning, utilities, parks and recreation, and administration. The police department will move in on July 30.
Plans for the grand hall include renting it out for such things as birthday parties and wedding receptions.
About 10,000 square feet of undeveloped space will be leased for retail – shops, restaurants and the like.
Inside and out, the new citizens center is something to see. But a lot of folks didn't want it. The project cost a lot, about $8 million. And the building fanned controversy.
For some tastes, it was much too grand and a big waste of time and money.
City Council member and former Mayor Frank McLean, who voted against the project, still feels that way.
"I didn't want to spend that much money," he said. "We could have torn down the old city hall and built a new one. I think we should still have the city hall uptown."
McLean believes the citizens center issue was a factor in three longtime council members getting ousted by voters last November.
He's probably right. Phyllis Harris, Jim Hope and Pat Hubbard took the heat. The voters had their say. But I still think these council members who got the ax made a sound decision.
Plans expanded
If you were looking for a symbol of change in Mount Holly, and the whole region for that matter, you couldn't find a better example than the two-story citizens center.
According to Robert Allison Ragan's "The Textile Heritage of Gaston County," the building went up in 1888 as home for Mount Holly Knitting, the city's third textile mill.
The Catawba River flowed about 150 yards to the east; to the north were tracks that later became part of CSX Railroad.
In 1889, the cycle of change began. Mount Holly Knitting became a yarn manufacturing operation. Soon afterward, the company restructured into Albion Manufacturing Co.
And so it went, down through the years. One change after another. In 1930, the mill was sold to the city of Mount Holly and Gaston County at a tax foreclosure.
American Yarn & Processing bought the plant in 1950 and 20 years later it became home for American & Efird Mill's new consumer products division. There were other uses, and then American & Efird shut the operation in the late 1990s.
In 2003, Mount Holly bought the building. I walked around inside with former City Manager David Kraus. I remember how the place looked like the folks who'd worked there had just walked away on a coffee break and never come back.
The city's ambitious plans for the building began to take shape. When construction finally began in May 2007, layers of additions and modernizations were stripped away, exposing the original wood and brick.
The work wrapped up a year later. On June 20, city employees began moving into their new offices. An open house for the public will be in late summer or early fall.
On my recent visit, I couldn't believe this was the same place I'd seen five years earlier. It was like a classic car that had been overhauled: The shape was the same, but the insides were totally new.
Moving toward river
The sprawling citizens center has an inviting feel.
The thick beams, pine floors, high windows – a 100-year-old-plus mill transformed into a government-retail complex – I didn't know of anything quite like it in the region.
The closest example is probably Morganton's City Hall, which is also inside a former textile plant built in the late 1880s.
Morganton moved into its space in 2002, paying a developer $3.4 million. The rest of the building is used for residential and retail purposes.
Mount Holly has a different dynamic. Shifting the governmental complex off Main Street and moving it a little closer toward the Catawba River symbolizes the refocus that's going on in the city.
As Assistant City Manager Jamie Guffey told me, "downtown is no longer one street."
Mount Holly's ongoing streetscape revitalization project includes a greenway that links downtown with the Catawba.
The path will run in front of the citizens center and tie in with a greenway along the river – one that will eventually run all the way from the Mountain Island dam to the north to Interstate 85 to the south.
As the new Mount Holly makes better use of the Catawba River as a resource, the citizens center will be in the middle of a revitalized district.
The former textile mill building is a link to the city's past and future. I hope the whole community will be proud of it in time.
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US pending home sales rise to highest in 2½ yearsBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | December 29,2012WASHINGTON A measure of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes increased last month to its highest level in two and a half years, the latest sign of improvement in the once-battered housing market.
The National Association of Realtors said Friday that its seasonally adjusted pending home sales index rose 1.7 percent in November from October to 106.4. Thats the highest since April 2010, when a homebuyer tax credit caused a spike in sales. And after excluding those months when the tax credit was available, its the best reading since February 2007.
The increase followed a 5 percent gain in October and suggests higher sales of previously occupied homes in the coming months. Theres generally a one- to two-month lag between a signed contract and a completed sale.
In November, signed contracts to buy homes rose in the Northeast and West, and ticked up slightly in the Midwest. They were unchanged in the South.
Home sales are on track to rise 10 percent this year to their highest level in five years, buoyed by ultra-low mortgage rates and steady job gains. The Realtors group forecasts that sales may rise in 2013 to about 5.1 million. Thats still below the more than 5.5 million that is considered consistent with a healthy market.
The housing recovery that began earlier this year is looking sustainable for a number of reasons. The supply of previously occupied homes for sale has finally thinned out and is at an 11-year low. At the same time, more people are looking to buy or rent a home after living with relatives or friends during and in the aftermath of the Great Recession.
The combination of stronger demand and limited supply is pushing up home prices. That could encourage more sellers to put their homes on the market because they can expect a better price.
Builders are also more optimistic that the recovery will endure and are stepping up construction. The pace of home construction was nearly 22 percent higher in November compared with a year earlier. Builders are on track this year to start work on the most homes in four years.MORE IN National / World BusinessNEW YORK Natural gas, the nations most prevalent heating fuel, is getting cheaper just as... Full StoryDALLAS The 131-year-old Texas boot-maker Lucchese is kicking up its heels literally. Full StoryMOSCOW With its economy spiraling toward recession following Western sanctions and a dramatic... Full Story
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Three Lady Pirates commit to colleges
Date: November 28, 2012
by: Jen Blanco | Sports Editor
BRADEN RIVER — After one unofficial visit to North Carolina State University, Courtney Mirabella knew she wanted to play for the Wolfpack.
In front of her coaches, teammates, family and friends, the Braden River High softball ace honored her commitment to N.C. State — the school that first offered her a scholarship and stuck with its offer even after a head coaching change.
Mirabella, who also had recently looked at the University of Florida and the University of South Florida, signed a national letter of intent Nov. 16 to play softball for N.C. State.
"It's a big relief because I don't have to stress about where I'm going to go," Mirabella says. "The girls are a big family. They're really close and they help each other out. I also love ACC basketball."
Mirabella spent the summer playing travel softball for Gold Coast Hurricanes, an All-Star team based out of Miami. Mirabella credits the experience as having been a valuable tool in preparing for the next level.
"You get to play girls who are all going to Division I teams," Mirabella says. "It gives you a chance to see what it's going to be like because the game's a little quicker."
Joining Mirabella in the signing process were fellow pitcher Hannah Loyer and utility player Ashley Allard.
"It's monumental," Braden River coach Erin Spivey says of having three players sign. "It's a big thing for a sport and the athletic program as a whole. That's huge. They are all good student/athletes.
"In eight years we've seen the progression of the program," Spivey says. "What a good class of seniors. They're excited."
Loyer signed with Florida Southern College, her top choice, while Allard will be heading to Georgia Gwinnett College.
"It's exciting, but I was really nervous," Loyer says. "(Next year) you know everyone will be just as good as you are and (even) better, so you have to work a lot harder."
Georgia Gwinnett College will begin its first year of softball this spring, which is something that initially sparked Allard's interest.
"I really connected with the coaches and going in to a new program is really exciting," Allard says. "I'm looking forward to being close to everyone and being a part of something new is really exciting."
With their college intentions known, Mirabella, Loyer and Allard will now turn their attention to preparing for their senior season in the hopes of leading the Lady Pirates to a state title.
It's a goal all three players share and one they all say is possible if they continue to stick together.
"We have to come together as a team," Allard says. "We have a new coach, so we're looking forward to that."
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By the OGJ Online Staff
HOUSTON, Dec. 20 -- Italian company ENI SPA signed a production-sharing agreement with Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. for Block 244 off Nigeria.
ENI affiliate Nigeria Agip Exploration operates the block with 90% interest and partner Nigerian Production Development Co. owns the remainder.
The companies plan to conduct a seismic survey and drill two exploration wells.
Block 244 is 200 km south of the Brass terminal in 1,500-3,000 m of water.
"This initiative represents a further opportunity to consolidate ENI's activities in Nigeria," said ENI. The company is working on a series of projects to exploit Nigerian associated gas reserves, including gas liquefaction plants and power generation plants.
ENI has been operating in Nigeria since 1962 and has hydrocarbon equity production of 110,000 b/d.