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China's peaceful rise as a world power
THE 1st of October is celebrated as the Chinese National Day and these days the People's Republic of China has much to celebrate. Over the last quarter of a century China has transformed itself from an economically backward, politically isolated Communist country, feared by its neighbours, to an economic giant courted not only by its neighbours but the wider world.
China's rise, or more correctly, resurgence, is at the core of a process in which the centre of gravity of the global economy has shifted to Asia. One dramatic indicator of this shift in global economic power is the exploratory voyages by various European countries to China to convince them to purchase a sufficient amount of European bonds to alleviate the European debt crisis.
The rise of China has fundamentally changed the power configuration of the world, and China has accomplished this peacefully. History shows that global powers usually emerge after wars or economic depressions.
Britain's dominance in the 19th Century was brought to an end at the start of the 20th Century by two world wars and the Great Depression. The dominance of the United States was considerably reduced by a series of wars, in particular, the Vietnam War and the gradual decline of international competitiveness and the global economic crisis which started in 2008. The implosion of the Soviet Union and its empire followed from the economic inefficiencies of its Communist economy and the war in Afghanistan. China has avoided wars since the Korean War and some border skirmishes with India.
China's rise has been as a result of its spectacular and unprecedented economic growth in the last 20 years. Indeed, China saw its growth plummet from 32 per cent in 1920 to 5 per cent in 1952, only to surge to 11 per cent in 1998. Economic growth in China averaged 10 per cent per annum during the period 1980-2008. Given the projected continuation of China's rapid economic growth it could overtake the share of the US in world GDP by 2030.
Regrettably for us, the economic rise of China and the decline of Jamaica have coincided. Thankfully, China has become a great friend to Jamaica, a friend in time of need. China's development aid, while not entirely altruistic, has been invaluable to Jamaica in financing road repairs and infrastructural projects.
True, Chinese firms get the work, but without their financing there would be no work. The investment of a Chinese firm, Complant, in the sugar industry has revived the fortunes of a struggling industry which the Government could no longer prop up and which had not attracted local or Western investors.
Where Jamaica has failed to take advantage of its friendship with China is in not exporting more to the vast Chinese market and in not attracting tourist from the most rapidly growing source of tourism.
We salute the rise of China, as it is one of the world's great civilisations which provided vital technological contributions to mankind. We also commend her for her responsible role in global governance and in assisting developing countries with aid.
China has accomplished much despite its own internal problems such as the largest population in the world, rural-urban migration, environmental pollution, autocratic political systems, and limited human rights.
We believe that China will be an increasingly influential global power and look forward to continued friendship and economic cooperation.
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|Monday, January 28, 2013
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Environmental Advocate and Civil Rights Activist Van Jones to Give Keynote Address for Black History Month
Van Jones, keynote speaker for Black History Month
Van Jones, a globally recognized, award-winning activist in human rights and former White House green jobs adviser, will give the keynote address for Black History Month at Old Dominion.
Jones, one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People" of 2009 and author of two best-selling books about the green economy, will speak at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, in the North Cafeteria of Webb Center.
The talk, sponsored by ODU's Office of Intercultural Relations (OIR), is free and open to the public. It will be followed by a book signing by Jones, a constant innovator in the quest to create a sustainable, environmentally beneficial economy.
A diverse roster of events is planned on the ODU campus to celebrate Black History Month throughout the month of February. The national theme of Black History Month is "At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington."
On the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation (Jan. 1, 1863) and the 50th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr.-led March on Washington (Aug. 27, 1963), Jones' visit to ODU emphasizes how America rebuilds the dream, said Alicia Phillips, OIR's associate director for intercultural initiatives.
"A social entrepreneur focused on environmental justice and civil rights, Jones has already made a tremendous impact on American culture," Phillips said. "He is the co-founder of four nonprofit justice organizations - Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Color of Change, Green for All and Rebuild the Dream. He is a model of what it is to lead from the heart. A prominent change agent of this generation, Jones inspires us to take a solutions-focused approach to addressing the social problems. The quest for creative and sustainable solutions is one that we must all embark on."
The Old Dominion University Libraries are celebrating Black History Month with an exhibit in the Learning Commons at Perry Library. The exhibit celebrates the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, which set the United States on the path of ending slavery. "At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality" can be viewed throughout the month of February.
ODU's celebration of Black History Month also includes the following events and activities:
• On Sunday, Feb. 3, the ODU Gospel Talent Competition, "Sunday's Best," will be held in the North Cafeteria of Webb Center. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the competition begins at 5:30.
The fifth annual competition features dynamic soloists, group performances, instrumentalists and dancers competing for a grand prize. Tickets are $1 and can be purchased at the Information Desk in Webb Center. The event is sponsored by Sword of the Spirit Christian Student Ministries.
• ODU's Caribbean Student Association will host three events the week of Feb. 4-9. On Tuesday, Feb. 5, a Dance Hall Queen and King competition will take place from 8:30-10 p.m. in the North Cafeteria of Webb Center. The cafeteria will also be the venue for Caribbean Night on Wednesday, Feb. 6, from 6-10 p.m. On Friday, Feb. 8, Capture the Caribbean: Night Time Activity Hour will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Webb Center's House of Blue. And on Saturday, Feb. 9, Bacchanal - Dance Party starts at 8 p.m. in the North Cafeteria.
• On Monday, Feb. 11, Black History Jeopardy will test participants' knowledge of Black History Month facts, beginning at 7 p.m. in the James/Lynnhaven River Room of Webb Center, sponsored by the campus group Minds About Progress.
• On Tuesday, Feb. 12, Global Café: Ethiopia will take place in the Intercultural Center, 2114 Webb Center, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The event is sponsored by OIR. Also that day, a High School Talent Hunt, sponsored by Omega Psi Phi, will be held from 6-9 p.m. in Chandler Recital Hall of the Diehn Center for the Performing Arts.
• On Friday, Feb. 15, the ODU Student Image Awards program is slated for 7 p.m. at the University Theatre. This event will honor minority students, student-athletes, faculty, staff and administrators for their excellence. All proceeds will go to the United Negro College Fund and NAACP scholarships. The event is sponsored by the ODU chapter of the NAACP.
• The week of Feb. 18-22, a number of events sponsored by ODU's National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) will focus on service opportunities available through the university's fraternities and sororities.
On Monday, Feb. 18, the seminar "How to Go Greek 101" will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the River Rooms of Webb Center, featuring a panel discussion with NPHC leadership. The NPHC will also host an activity hour in House of Blue from 12:30-1:30 on Tuesday, Feb. 9. On Wednesday, Feb. 20, will be "Unsung Heroes," an event to recognize members of the NPHC who have had a tremendous impact on black history, yet aren't highly recognized. It will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Hampton/Newport News Room of Webb Center. On Friday, Feb. 22, "Meet the Greeks," a brief step expo and history on the organizations that comprise NPHC, will be held at 7 p.m. in the North Cafeteria and Hampton/Newport News Room.
• At 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, ODU's Office of Housing and Residence Life will sponsor "Tunnel of Oppression," an interactive event designed to reveal the various forms of oppression still prevalent in the United States and worldwide.
• On Saturday, Feb. 23, the annual East Coast Gospel Festival will be held, beginning at 7 p.m., in the North Cafeteria of Webb Center, sponsored by Ebony Impact Gospel Choir.
• ODU's Office of Counseling Services presents, as part of its monthly discussion series, "Why Should Black Women Unite?" from 3:30-5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, in the Intercultural Center of Webb Center.
• Minds About Progress will host a Black Business Expo from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in the North Mall of Webb Center, featuring African American businesses and entrepreneurs in the Hampton Roads area.
• To wrap up the month's events on Thursday, Feb. 28, ODU's Black Student Alliance presents "From Emancipation to Now: A Journey Through Time," reenactments and musical performances chronicling major events in African American history - from Emancipation to the election of President Barack Obama. The event begins at 8 p.m. in the North Cafeteria of Webb Center.
For more information about Black History Month activities at ODU, contact the Office of Intercultural Relations at 683-4406 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or visit www.odu.edu/oir.

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This post is far more of a question than anything else: Who are the possible targets for Striker this summer?
I know it's been discussed ad nauseam all year, in a million different posts. I guess what I'm shooting for is a comprehensive list of all reasonable targets.
I do this because I am really, really bad at being depressed. I have no desire to look back on the past season and constantly beat myself up (even tho I do it all the time.) So while it smacks of rosterbation, I would love to look forward to next year instead.
Like I said, this list is more informative for me than anything else. I'm going to throw some names out there - try not kill me if I say anything to dumb. Let me know which ones are reasonable, possible, dream situations . . . or anything else.
- Emmanuel Adebayor
- Loic Remy
- Leandro Damiao
- Luuk de Jong
- Andre Schurrle
- Nilmar
- Lewandoski
- Milito??
Who am I missing? Is Milito swinging to high? Can Dempsey or Hoilet play up? Is someone like Daniel Sturridge available? Can we all agree to rob our neighborhood bank and chip in for Hulk?


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We live in an internet age. Your granny can Skype, your auntie Flo adores Facebook and your mum finally got her head around itunes. It's exciting times.
Many moons ago, in the year 2000, Tony Blair promised computers to everyone and we're nearly there. Not only do most people now have access to a computer, but many of use have 24/7 web access through mobiles, tablets and cameras. Through the power of the internet, people across the planet can communicate, share, teach and learn.
One of the most exciting parts of this technological advancement is the ease with which we can now share videos. There are many websites where you can share homemade and professional videos, but right now, YouTube is still the most successful and it's really easy to use.
YouTube came along at a time when information sharing was about to go viral and now with just the click of a button, you too can share your music, comedy, rants, raves and whatever else, by uploading a video to the site. Not only can you upload a video to YouTube but you can then share it via other social media platforms.
As YouTube develops more and more amazing features, the ability to shoot and share becomes easier. You can now create your own video playlists, subscribe to your favourite YouTubers, have your own YouTube channel http://bit.ly/sDKKnw and catch up on the shows you love but missed! And none of this is difficult, eh my 10 year old can do it... okay, she can't, because I'm her Dad and I'm a little over protective, but she wishes she could! It's so easy and it's so perfect and it means you can spend all night (away from the telly) looking for your favourite musicians and comedians and find yourself going off on a great video journey and finding all sorts of new stuff.
Youtube is more than lunch or late evening amusement and for business owners, YouTube is a great way to brand and define your business and present it to the world. You can capture and represent so much more with video and now, this tool is accessible to everyone.


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Mohamed Mamdouh is from Cairo, Egypt. He Holds a BSc. Of Mass Communication and Television studies. After graduating in 2008, He began to develop his abilities When he joined BBC Academy and Applied Research Institute Jerusalem (ARIJ).
In 2011 he starting a Filmmaking Diploma in Film at Université Française d'Egypte. Shortly after, Mamdouh began to experiment with filmmaking and learned about the skills required of cameramen, editors and directors, Throughout that period, he was playing an active role in a number of channels like MBC,CBC and ON TV.
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i recently found this out. the nhl has changed the all star game.. they let the fans vote for a starting line up. (6 players including the goalie) after that the players/coaches.etc.. fill out the rest.
so the nba would only have the fans vote for 2 guards. 2 forwards 1 center.. which would probably end up. kobe, wade, lebron, durant and howard.. then the players and coaches/writers fill out the remaining 25 players.. this year the nba all star game is in LA. so they could have magic johnson (laker great) be captain and bob mcadoo (clipper great, if possible) be the other. a coin flip determines first pick. i think this is how it would go..
Magic pick 1- kobe BM- lebron
Magic- howard BM- durant
Magic- pau BM- wade
Magic- rose BM- d.williams
Magic- manu BM- amare
magic picks his coach- (who are still the team with the best record) coach pop. BM gets doc to coach his team
they could tape the draft once the other 21 players have been selected. giving the captains 26 to choose from. 13 players to each team.. which should be a couple weeks before the game anyways. they could cut away to each captains picks during the dunk, skills challenge and 3 point shoot out instead of boring us with wnba players.
can you imagine rosters that put teammates on different sides like kg and rose playing vs howard and rondo. or pierce coming down the court and seeing ray deffending him. i think it would add something to the game. doc havin to coach against kg or rondo? pop goes against duncan?
the league can bring back legends. if boston has the all star game they can bring bird to draft one team vs russell or mchale. chicago can bring jordan to draft vs pippen. its a way to keep legends in the minds to remind who came before the current players. barkley drafts a team vs moses malone.
its already a popularity contest. so atleast this limits the contest to one team. players who live in the smaller markets have a shot to make it instead of a player like yao being selected. or last year iverson taking a spot away from a guard who deserved it more..
its a very interesting way of doing an all star game. it puts some fun into it. it also might be a little more competetive because would lebron want to lose to wade? kobe ok with pau beating him? the players would vote griffin in. love would have a better chance.
the players/coaches/writers/etc.. would have to pick up 8 forwards and guards. 3 centers. and 2 'any player'
i think the rest of the roster would/should be
8 forwards kg, amare, dirk, pau, melo, love, odom and pierce
8 guards. d. williams, paul, westbrook, rondo, rose, felton, joe johnson, monta ellis.
3 centers. horford, bogut, okafor.
2 'any players' blake griffin... the new human highlight film. plus it gives the clipper fans a reason to attend.
and tim duncan one of the best pf's to play. not many years left. shaq could get some votes in this spot.


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Bet Update
With only one more night to get through before the end of Bet #2, we're both still in it. There have been a few scary times, but mostly we both feel like we've been doing better than ever. When we get back from our holidays, maybe we'll start a new bet.
Steve Pavlina wrote about us in his latest blog entry because we bought him a flat panel monitor to thank him for inspiring us. If you read my old blog, then you probably saw that this is my third attempt to get on the sleep schedule. However, each time I gave up because I felt like it was impossible. Seeing Steve do it gave me the determination to press through the hard part, and now here I am on day 45+.
I'll be going to my grandparents house for Christmas, which will pose a unique set of challenges. Mainly, the others in my family aren't particularly supportive of this decision, so they certainly won't help me wake up. My solution is to pay my little cousins to wake me up. I'll post some updates from there to let you guys know how it goes. As it stands, it's 11:30pm the night before I have a morning flight, and I haven't even started packing. So much time to do everything I need to do... it's fantastic.


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|XCO > SEC Filings for XCO > Form 10-Q on 7-Aug-2013
|All Recent SEC Filings
Quarterly Report
Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q to "EXCO," "EXCO Resources," "Company," "we," "us," and "our" are to
EXCO Resources, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Forward-looking statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements, as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, the following:
• our future financial and operating performance and results;
• our business strategy;
• market prices for oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids;
• our future use of derivative financial instruments; and
• our plans and forecasts.
We have based these forward-looking statements on our current assumptions,
expectations and projections about future events.
We use the words "may," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," "intend," "plan," "budget" and other similar words to identify forward-looking statements. The statements that contain these words should be read carefully because they discuss future expectations, contain projections of results of operations or our financial condition and/or state other "forward-looking" information. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable securities laws. These statements also involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results or financial condition to materially differ from our expectations in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including, but not limited to:
• fluctuations in the prices of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids;
• the availability of foreign oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids;
• future capital requirements and availability of financing;
• our ability to meet our current and future debt service obligations;
• disruption of credit and capital markets and the ability of financial institutions to honor their commitments;
• estimates of reserves and economic assumptions;
• geological concentration of our reserves;
• risks associated with drilling and operating wells;
• exploratory risks, primarily related to our activities in shale formations including our recent acquisition in the Eagle Ford shale;
• risks associated with the operation of natural gas pipelines and gathering systems;
• discovery, acquisition, development and replacement of oil and natural gas reserves;
• cash flow and liquidity;
• timing and amount of future production of oil and natural gas;
• availability of drilling and production equipment;
• marketing of oil and natural gas;
• political and economic conditions and events in oil-producing and natural gas-producing countries;
• title to our properties;
• litigation;
• competition;
• general economic conditions, including costs associated with drilling and operation of our properties;
• environmental or other governmental regulations, including legislation to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, legislation of derivative financial instruments, regulation of hydraulic fracture stimulation and elimination of income tax incentives available to our industry;
• receipt and collectability of amounts owed to us by purchasers of our production and counterparties to our derivative financial instruments;
• decisions whether or not to enter into derivative financial instruments;
• potential acts of terrorism;
• our ability to manage joint ventures with third parties including the resolution of any material disagreements and our partners' ability to satisfy obligations under these arrangements;
• actions of third party co-owners of interests in properties in which we also own an interest;
• fluctuations in interest rates; and
• our ability to effectively integrate companies and properties that we acquire.
We believe that it is important to communicate our expectations of future
performance to our investors. However, events may occur in the future that we
are unable to accurately predict, or over which we have no control. We caution
users of the financial statements not to place undue reliance on any
forward-looking statements. When considering our forward-looking statements,
keep in mind the cautionary statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,
and the risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2012, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or
the SEC, on February 21, 2013.
Our revenues, operating results and financial condition substantially depend on prevailing prices for oil and natural gas and the availability of capital. Declines in oil or natural gas prices may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, the amount of oil or natural gas that we can produce economically and the ability to fund our operations. Historically, oil and natural gas prices and markets have been volatile, with prices fluctuating widely, and they are likely to continue to be volatile.
We are an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation, development and production of onshore U.S. oil and natural gas properties. Our principal operations are conducted in certain key U.S. oil and natural gas areas including Texas, Louisiana, and the Appalachia region. In addition to our oil and natural gas producing operations, we own 50% interests in two midstream joint ventures located in East Texas/North Louisiana and Appalachia.
Our primary strategy includes evaluating acquisitions that meet our strategic and financial objectives, and exploiting our shale resource plays. We plan to carry out this strategy by leveraging our management and technical team's experience, exploiting our multi-year inventory of development drilling locations in our shale plays, actively seeking acquisition opportunities both inside and outside our existing operating areas, managing our liquidity and maintaining financial flexibility. These approaches enhance our ability to execute our business plan over the entire commodity price cycle, protect our returns on investments and manage our capital structure.
Our current acquisition strategy focuses on producing properties with upside development opportunities. These acquisitions are dependent on oil and natural gas prices, availability of producing properties and attractive acreage, acceptable rates of return and availability of borrowing capacity or capital from other sources. While we expect to continue to evaluate acreage acquisition opportunities in our shale areas, we believe the current market provides greater opportunities from producing property acquisitions rather than undeveloped acreage acquisitions.
Like all oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, we face the challenge of natural production declines. Oil and natural gas production from a given well naturally decreases over time. We attempt to offset the impact of this natural decline by drilling to identify and develop additional reserves and adding reserves through acquisitions.
Recent Developments
Haynesville and Eagle Ford Acquisitions
On July 2, 2013, we entered into definitive agreements to acquire producing and undeveloped oil and natural gas assets in the Haynesville and Eagle Ford shale formations for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.0 billion, subject to customary preliminary purchase price adjustments, from subsidiaries of Chesapeake Energy Corporation, or Chesapeake. Upon execution of these agreements, we deposited $31.6 million and $68.1 million into escrow accounts for the acquisition of the Haynesville and Eagle Ford assets, respectively. The escrow accounts will remain in place after closing and will primarily be used to settle title and environmental defect adjustments.
We amended and restated the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement to facilitate these acquisitions, which increased the borrowing base to $1.6 billion, including a $1.3 billion revolving commitment and a $300.0 million term loan. The credit agreement provides that net proceeds from certain asset sales in excess of the borrowing base value (if any) will be used to reduce the outstanding borrowings by July 31, 2014. At any time after nine months from the closing date, the lenders have the right to demand that we engage investment bankers to publicly sell or privately place debt securities in an amount that is sufficient (i) to pay off $400.0 million less the amount of net asset sale proceeds received by EXCO and applied to reduce the outstanding borrowings, and (ii) reduce the amounts outstanding under the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement so that there is at least $100.0 million in available borrowing capacity. The term loan portion of the facility is expected to be replaced with a new term loan containing terms and conditions customary for a transaction of this nature. See further discussion of the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement within "Note 9. Long-term debt" in the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
We closed the acquisition of the Haynesville assets on July 12, 2013 for a
purchase price of $288.2 million, after customary preliminary purchase price
adjustments. The acquisition was funded with borrowings from the EXCO Resources
Credit Agreement. The acquisition included certain producing wells and
non-producing oil, natural gas and mineral leases located in our core
Haynesville shale operating area in Caddo Parish and DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
These properties included Chesapeake's non-operated interests in 170 wells
operated by EXCO on approximately 5,600 net acres, and operated interests in 11
producing wells on approximately 4,000 net acres. The acquisition added
approximately 55 identified drilling locations in the Haynesville shale
formation to our drilling inventory. These assets are subject to BG Group's
preferential right to acquire a 50% interest, which was formally offered to BG
Group on July 13, 2013. Their election must be made within 60 days of our offer.
We closed the acquisition of the Eagle Ford assets on July 31, 2013 for a
purchase price of $685.3 million, after customary preliminary purchase price
adjustments. The acquisition included certain producing wells and non-producing
oil, natural gas and mineral leases in the Eagle Ford shale in the counties of
Zavala, Dimmit, La Salle and Frio in South Texas. These properties include
operated interests in 120 wells on approximately 55,000 net acres. The
acquisition added approximately 300 identified drilling locations to our
drilling inventory. In addition, we entered into a farm-out agreement with
Chesapeake covering an additional 147,000 net acres adjacent to the acquired
properties. Pursuant to the terms of the farm-out agreement, Chesapeake retains
an overriding royalty interest in wells drilled on acreage covered by the
farm-out agreement, with an option to convert the overriding royalty interest to
a working interest at payout of the well.
In connection with closing the acquisition of the Eagle Ford assets, we entered into a participation agreement with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., or KKR, and sold an undivided 50% interest in the undeveloped acreage we acquired for approximately $130.9 million, after preliminary closing adjustments, or the KKR Participation Agreement. Proceeds from the sale of properties under the KKR Participation Agreement were used to reduce outstanding borrowings under the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement. After giving effect to the acquisition and the KKR payment, the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement borrowing base and outstanding borrowings were reduced by $130.9 million. This resulted in a borrowing base of $1.5 billion under the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement, with $1.3 billion of outstanding indebtedness including $269.1 million remaining under the asset sale requirement as of July 31, 2013.
The KKR Participation Agreement provides that EXCO and KKR will jointly fund future costs to develop the Eagle Ford assets. With respect to each well drilled, EXCO will assign half of its undivided 50% interest in such well to KKR such that KKR will fund and own 75% of each well drilled and EXCO will fund and own 25% of each well drilled. When each quarterly tranche of wells drilled has been on production for one year, EXCO is required to offer to purchase KKR's 75% working interest at fair market value as defined in the KKR Participation Agreement, subject to specific well criteria and return hurdles. With respect to the first year (first four quarters) of the development program, we are required to make our first offer during the fourth quarter of 2014 for wells that have been on line for approximately one year. The parties have agreed on approximately 300 identified locations to be drilled over a five year period.
EXCO/HGI Partnership
On February 14, 2013, we formed a partnership, or the EXCO/HGI Partnership, with Harbinger Group Inc., or HGI. Pursuant to the agreements governing the transaction, we contributed our conventional non-shale assets in East Texas and North Louisiana and our shallow Canyon Sand and other assets in the Permian Basin of West Texas to the EXCO/HGI Partnership in exchange for net proceeds of $574.8 million, after final purchase price adjustments, and a 25.5% economic interest in the EXCO/HGI Partnership. HGI's economic interest in the EXCO/HGI Partnership is 74.5%. The primary strategy of the EXCO/HGI Partnership is to acquire conventional producing oil and natural gas properties to enhance asset value and cash flow. Proceeds from the formation of the EXCO/HGI Partnership were used to reduce our outstanding indebtedness under the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement.
Immediately following the closing, the EXCO/HGI Partnership entered into an agreement to purchase the remaining shallow Cotton Valley assets within our joint venture with an affiliate of BG Group, for $130.9 million after customary preliminary purchase price adjustments. The assets acquired as a result of this transaction represented an incremental working interest in properties owned by the EXCO/HGI Partnership. The transaction closed on March 5, 2013 and was funded with borrowings from the EXCO/HGI Partnership's credit agreement, or the EXCO/HGI Partnership Credit Agreement.
Acreage transaction
On March 13, 2013, we closed a sale and joint development agreement with a private party for the sale of an undivided 50% of our interest in certain undeveloped acreage. We received $37.9 million in cash, after final closing adjustments. In addition to the cash consideration received at closing, the purchaser agreed to fund our share of drilling and completion costs within the joint venture area up to $18.9 million, with any remaining unfunded amount paid to us by June 30, 2016.
Critical accounting policies
We consider accounting policies related to our estimates of proved reserves, accounting for derivatives, business combinations, share-based payments, oil and natural gas properties, goodwill, revenue recognition, asset retirement obligations and income taxes as critical accounting policies. The policies include significant estimates made by management using information available at the time the estimates are made. However, these estimates could change materially if different information or assumptions were used. These policies are summarized in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 21, 2013.
Our results of operations
A summary of key financial data for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 related to our results of operations is presented below:
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, (dollars in Quarter to thousands, except per quarter Period to unit prices) 2013 2012 change 2013 2012 period change Production: Oil (Mbbls) 50 182 (132 ) 152 374 (222 ) Natural gas liquids (Mbbls) 43 131 (88 ) 125 253 (128 ) Natural gas (Mmcf) 37,695 48,162 (10,467 ) 77,288 95,154 (17,866 ) Total production (Mmcfe) (1) 38,253 50,040 (11,787 ) 78,950 98,916 (19,966 ) Average daily production (Mmcfe) 420 550 (130 ) 436 543 (107 ) Revenues before derivative financial instrument activities: Oil $ 4,524 $ 15,721 $ (11,197 ) $ 12,858 $ 34,371 $ (21,513 ) Natural gas liquids 1,461 5,259 (3,798 ) 4,554 11,713 (7,159 ) Natural gas 144,347 96,998 47,349 271,143 206,742 64,401 Total revenues $ 150,332 $ 117,978 $ 32,354 $ 288,555 $ 252,826 $ 35,729 Oil and natural gas derivative financial instruments: Cash settlements on derivative financial instruments $ 794 $ 61,815 $ (61,021 ) $ 17,511 $ 111,960 $ (94,449 ) Non-cash change in fair value of derivative financial instruments 54,452 (77,073 ) 131,525 (5,779 ) (73,353 ) 67,574 Total derivative financial instrument activities $ 55,246 $ (15,258 ) $ 70,504 $ 11,732 $ 38,607 $ (26,875 ) Average sales price (before cash settlements of derivative financial instruments): Oil (per Bbl) $ 90.48 $ 86.38 $ 4.10 $ 84.59 $ 91.90 $ (7.31 ) Natural gas liquids (per Bbl) 33.98 40.15 (6.17 ) 36.43 46.30 (9.87 ) Natural gas (per Mcf) 3.83 2.01 1.82 3.51 2.17 1.34 Natural gas equivalent (per Mcfe) 3.93 2.36 1.57 3.65 2.56 1.09 Costs and expenses: Oil and natural gas operating costs $ 11,902 $ 18,863 $ (6,961 ) $ 25,519 $ 41,659 $ (16,140 ) Production and ad valorem taxes 3,981 6,789 (2,808 ) 9,229 13,982 (4,753 ) Gathering and transportation 23,408 25,913 (2,505 ) 47,884 52,336 (4,452 ) Depletion 45,366 83,515 (38,149 ) 84,357 169,031 (84,674 ) Depreciation and amortization 2,022 3,822 (1,800 ) 4,339 7,888 (3,549 ) General and administrative (2) 26,574 18,637 7,937 44,558 40,142 4,416 Interest expense 15,105 20,369 (5,264 ) 35,297 37,133 (1,836 ) Costs and expenses (per Mcfe): Oil and natural gas operating costs $ 0.31 $ 0.38 $ (0.07 ) $ 0.32 $ 0.42 $ (0.10 ) Production and ad valorem taxes 0.10 0.14 (0.04 ) 0.12 0.14 (0.02 ) Gathering and transportation 0.61 0.52 0.09 0.61 0.53 0.08 Depletion 1.19 1.67 (0.48 ) 1.07 1.71 (0.64 ) Depreciation and amortization 0.05 0.08 (0.03 ) 0.05 0.08 (0.03 ) General and administrative 0.69 0.37 0.32 0.56 0.41 0.15 Net income (loss) $ 85,598 $ (496,433 ) $ 582,031 $ 243,718 $ (778,082 ) $ 1,021,800
(1) Mmcfe is calculated by converting one barrel of oil or natural gas liquids into six Mcf of natural gas.
(2) Share-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses was $4.6 million and $2.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $6.3 million and $5.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Following is a discussion of our financial condition and results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. The comparability of our results of operations was impacted by:
• the formation of the EXCO/HGI Partnership in the first quarter of 2013;
• fluctuations in oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids prices, which impact our oil and natural gas reserves, revenues, cash flows and net income or loss;
• ceiling test write-downs in 2013 and 2012;
• asset impairments and other non-recurring costs;
• mark-to-market gains and losses from our derivative financial instruments;
• changes in proved reserves and production volumes and their impact on depletion;
• the impact of declining natural gas production volumes from our significantly reduced horizontal drilling activities in shale formations; and
• significant changes in the amount of our long-term debt.
The availability of a ready market and prices for oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids are dependent upon a number of factors that are beyond our control. These factors include, among other things:
• the level of domestic production and economic activity;
• the domestic oversupply of natural gas;
• the inability to export domestic oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids;
• the level of domestic and industrial demand for natural gas for utilities and manufacturing operations;
• the available capacity at natural gas storage facilities and quantities of inventories in storage;
• the availability of imported oil and natural gas;
• actions taken by foreign oil producing nations;
• the cost and availability of natural gas pipelines with adequate capacity and other transportation facilities;
• the cost and availability of other competitive fuels;
• fluctuating and seasonal demand for oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids and refined products;
• the extent of governmental regulation and taxation (under both present and future legislation) of the exploration, production, refining, transportation, pricing, use and allocation of oil, natural gas, refined products and substitute fuels; and
• trends in fuel use and government regulations that encourage less fuel use and encourage or mandate alternative fuel use.
Accordingly, in light of the many uncertainties affecting the supply and demand
for oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids and refined petroleum products, we
cannot accurately predict the prices or marketability of oil, natural gas and
natural gas liquids from any producing well in which we have or may acquire an
Marketing arrangements
We produce oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. We do not refine or process the oil, natural gas or natural gas liquids we produce. We sell the majority of the oil we produce under short-term contracts using market sensitive pricing. The majority of our contracts are based on NYMEX pricing, which is typically calculated as the average of the daily closing prices of oil to be delivered one month in the future. We also sell a portion of our oil at F.O.B. field prices posted by the principal purchaser of oil where our producing properties are located. Our sales contracts are of a type common within the industry, and we usually negotiate a separate contract for each property. Generally, we sell our oil to purchasers and refiners near the areas of our producing properties. We sell the majority of our natural gas under individually negotiated gas purchase contracts using market sensitive pricing. Our sales contracts vary in length from spot market sales of a single day to term agreements that may extend for a year or more. Our natural gas customers include utilities, natural gas marketing companies and a variety of commercial and industrial end users. The natural gas purchase contracts define the terms and conditions unique to each of these sales. The price received for natural gas sold on the spot market varies daily, reflecting changing market conditions. Some of our natural gas is sold under contracts which provide for sharing in a percentage of proceeds of natural gas liquids extracted by third party plants.
We may be unable to market all of the oil and natural gas we produce. If our oil and natural gas can be marketed, we may be unable to negotiate favorable pricing and contractual terms. Changes in oil or natural gas prices may significantly affect our revenues, cash flows, the value of our oil and natural gas properties and the estimates of recoverable oil and natural gas reserves. Further, significant declines in the prices of oil or natural gas may have a material adverse effect on our business and on our financial condition.
We engage in oil and natural gas production activities in geographic regions
where, from time to time, the supply of oil or natural gas available for
delivery exceeds the demand. If this occurs, companies purchasing oil or natural
gas in these areas may reduce the amount of oil or natural gas that they
purchase from us. If we cannot locate other buyers for our production or for any
of our oil or natural gas reserves, we may shut in our oil or natural gas wells
for certain periods of time. If this occurs, we may incur additional payment
obligations under our oil and natural gas leases and, under certain
circumstances, the oil and natural gas leases might be terminated. Economic
conditions, particularly low oil and natural gas prices, may negatively impact
the liquidity and creditworthiness of our purchasers and may expose us to risk
with respect to the ability to collect payments for the oil and natural gas we
For the three months ended June 30, 2013, we reported net income of $85.6 million compared to a net loss of $496.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The net income for the three months ended June 30, 2013 was primarily the result of income from operations and unrealized gains on derivative instruments. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, we reported net income of $243.7 million compared to a net loss of $778.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The net income for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was primarily the result of income from operations and the gain on the . . .


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From September to May, Sunday mornings offer a wonderful opportunity for our children to delve into the discovery of God's creation. Sunday School classes are offered from Children's Time (or Children's Sermon) in worship until 11:15 AM for children from three years old to eighth grade. Here is the schedule for the 2013-14 year:
September 15 – All Classes with Anne Fuehrer, Director of Children and Family Ministries
Getting to Know Each Other and Finding the Lost Sheep
September 22 – Preschool-Grade 8 classes begin
September 29 – Preschool-Grade 8 classes
October 6 – Christ Kid's Club – Celebrating Communion from the Four Corners of the Earth
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March 16 – Preschool-Grade 8 classes
March 23 – Preschool-Grade 8 classes
April 6 – Christ Kid's Club – About Those Disciples
April 13 – Palm Sunday – Preschool-Grade 8 classes
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April 27 – Preschool-Grade 8 classes
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With the gifts of our volunteer teachers, we use a curriculum called the Seasons of the Spirit to explore meaning and mystery in the Bible; celebrate in worship, sacraments, education, and service; engage in ministries of love, justice, and witness; and live in inclusive communities of faith, shaped and led by the Holy Spirit. We offer six traditional Sunday School classes for the following age groups:
- Preschool (Ages 3-4)
- Kindergarten (Age 5)
- Grades 1 and 2 (Ages 6-7)
- Grades 3 and 4 (Ages 8-9)
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If you're interested in registering for this meaningful experience that offers both children and adults to engage in their faith, please register for all Family Formation programs with this form.
On the first Sunday of the month, our children from Grades K-6 take a break from their usual Sunday School classes for a different kind of learning experience. They begin in the chapel to expand their knowledge of God with Anne Fuehrer, our Director of Children and Family Ministries and special guests from the church community. The children then move to the Community Room for activities relating to the topic presented in the chapel. Children maybe picked up in the Community Room.
Preschoolers are invited to continue classes with Mrs. McAloon and Nursery care is provided for infants and toddlers. 7th and 8th grades are welcome to participate in worship or assist with the large group activities.
A favorite spring tradition, this program for 3rd and 4th graders began in 1989 with Debbie Riley and Loretta Pond. In 2011, Deb Theriault and Beth Hess took on the challenge to continue to teach the three afternoon classes through a combination of discussion, games, snacks and song. The children are engaged in the competition of the games and learn to navigate through the Bible at a rapid speed in order to be successful in the games. It is an opportunity that adds to the Sunday School experience so that our youth have a better understanding of the 66 books in the Old and New Testaments. Each year, the program concludes with a presentation of Bibles in Sunday worship and the congregational singing of The New Testament Books of the Bible song, led by our newest graduates. Dates and times for 2014 are TBD.
We honor our children on CHILDREN'S CELEBRATION SUNDAY which will be May 18, 2014! On the Sunday of this special worship experience, our children lead us in worship, prayer and song as we celebrate their presence in our community. After church, we will share in food and fellowship at an All-Church Picnic!
The nursery is overseen by our Director of Children of Youth Ministries, with advisement by an informal team of Early Childhood Development specialists. Our little ones are cared for each week by volunteers: One Adult and one -two caring youth helpers who serve our church every Sunday. Each volunteer is asked to submit an application for a background check. This September our nursery was relocated upstairs next to the Community Room and comfortably situated between the Kindergarten and Pre-school classrooms.
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We are configuring Online W-2/w-2c for US Tax Reporter using Employee Self-Service(ESS) Scenario. We activated the business function HCM_LOC_CI_29 using SFW5.
Environment: EHP5 ERP 6.0 + SAP Note 1734460 implemented
Problem Statement:
We activated the necessay business function and performed the necessary configuration for the ESS online W-2.
#1. We performed the year end activity and ran the W-2's for a certain company, yet we are not able to access the W-2 neither from the ESS application : HRESS_A_REP_US_ONLINE_W2 nor PA30 IT3228? .
#2. Per the SAP documentation given below, the W-2 info are stored in the table PCL1 cluster X1 and X0. But find listed the PCL1 RELIDs that we currently have in the system, X0 / X1 is not listed there. Is that a problem ?
B1 PDC data
B3 Float for PDC records
B4 Dump for PDC records
D1 Interface to decisis
G1 Group incentive wages
G3 PDC data for groups
KN Personnel Calendar
L1 Ind. incentive wages
LL Ind. incentive wages
NS NShift heavy work (A)
PC Personnel Calendar
P7 Simulation of HR master data
TE HR Travel expenses international
TX Texts for PREL
TA General data for travel expense acctg
TC Credit card data for travel expense acctg
QT Backup copy of customer exit HRPTIM03
ZF ZFA Notifications in Public Sector
ZI Interface to CO/MM
TV Master Data for Travel Expense Acctg VCF4
SAP Documentation for 'Online W-2 User guide for SAP US Tax Reporter Customers Version 2' :
A new reusable cluster was created to allow the storage of unstructured data. This cluster stores information in cluster table PCL1 using keys X0 for the cluster and X1 for the cluster directory, which provides faster access.
Please let us know, what is that we are missing. Thanks in advance.
If you maintain Infotype 3228 record valid for 2012, Online W2 will be working. I am not sure Cluster X1 and X0 whether it stores in PCL1. Kindly maintain the Infotype and run W2 and check.
With Regards,
Hi Karthik,
Thanks for the response. We did all that, but couldn't get the online W-2 working ! Do you have any other insights ?
make sure that you've got a production W2 generated for the previous year.
Also, did you check your W2 log in log manager (PU19) for online specific errors?
also, are you generating a production run for current year? It is important as test runs do NOT generate the online W2's.
Log Manager will include an Online tab in the tree below Production and Test when it's successful.
Hi Manie,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. We ran the payroll for the year 2012 in the production mode and we just see 2 folders in the log manager namely: Production and print copy.
We do not see the online folder. So I feel all the pointer boils down to the same point, that is PCL1 clusters X0 and X1. We could not see these clusters in the PCL1 table in our system.
If you have a SAP system with this business function switched ON, kindly confirm if you could locate the cluster tables [ RELIDs] X0 and X1 in the table table PCL1. Tcode SE11. Thanks again.
Hi PN,
We do have entries in PCL1 for X0 and X1. But remember that these are the EE specific entries generated when you've processed W2 online successfully.
Just to be clear on process.
Hope this helps
So IT3228 needs to be created effective before the production w2 run for the year.
X0 and X1 entries will be created in PCL1 shortly after the PU19 run. This will work without the keys being in RELID_PCL1... and yes it does work that way.
hope that helps..
Thanks Darren!
We did NOT find any entries in PCL1 for X0 / X1 after the production W2 run. So looks like we are missing some thing in the config.
In the mean while, I was making sure that the Switch framework activation went well in the first place. While doing so, I have the following observation. Screen shot below.
BC set HRESS_WDA_V_T7XSSPERSUBTYP is not active. Not sure if this is what holding us back?
not too sure either, didn't run into any issues activating the business function.
also check if you can view the tax form in pa20, hit display on it3228.
soon after the pu19 prod run, you should be able to view on pa20.
Even after the production run we do not see the W2s in IT3228. We have created a message to SAP. Waiting to hear from them.
As always, Thanks for sharing your expertise.
Hi Pirama ,
We were also facing the same issue of even after successfull Prod run.Please do check whether the person running the PU19 Prod Run is having the authorization P_PCLX for cluster X1 and Cluster X0.
Only when the person is having this authorization, the online folder in log manager will be available. and then move to PA20/PA30 and check the IT3228 screen to verify.
Please try to assign the authorization P_PCLX for cluster X1 and Cluster X0 to the resource running and the PU19 transaction and let me know whether it works for you or not. It worked for us.
Ritushree Saha
We had to implement the following SAP notes:
By the time I created this thread, we implemented the Wave 4. It has two part, one for the basis to import and other is a series of manual configurations. The configuration steps was not very clear ( atleast to us) and apparently we skipped a step ( manual error).
After implementing Wave 5, when we were revisiting the Wave 4 manual config we found the issue and resolved the configuration. This solved the PU19 problem. A production W2 run at this stage generated the PCL1 entries for the cluster X0/X1.We were also able to access the W2 from PA20/Pa30.
But ESS was not working because of missing authorizations as you highlighted. After granting access to Cluster X1, the Online W2 is fully operational now.
Thanks to all the contributors! Manie Kohn, Darren Yeh and Ritushree Saha .
We have also implemented on-line W-2 with all the notes. We ran a successful productive W-2 run and only some of the employees that elected to receive the forms online actually can view the form either in IT3228 or in the portal. The message I'm receiving is theat the employee is locked from online W-2 and I'm unable to figure out what this message means. Any help would be apprecidated.
Hello All,
This is my first post/question on here..
If a EE chooses to receive Paper W-2, i believe they can still have w-2 available online on ESS. Can someone guide me how to set this?
Hi Hareesh,
Yes it is possible. You can have EEs who can receive the paper W-2 and still see it online in ESS.
I do not know how many ways are there to achieve it. But I know one way
Check out the HR feature TXCMP, here you have option called "FORCEPAPER" . This feature let you force a paper W-2 at the Tax company level. For one such company where you have forced paper, the EE can still go to ESS to do the election. If the EE choose the online version. He will get the opportunity to review the online W-2, while he will get a paper W-2 also.
In one of my client, we are skipping the election process. We wrote a program to default all the EE's election as online. In the background we are forcing paper for all company codes. Reason being since the EE are provided Online W-2 for the first time, this is the transition strategy. Next year we planning for a better strategy.
Reward point if useful. Thanks.
Can you please let me know if its possible to have W2 on portal after you have run W2 in production mode(before doing the configuration for online w2)?
Thank You.
Hi Shipra,
What do you mean by the statement: " before doing the configuration for online w2" ?
I think it is safe to say that if you can view your W-2 in PA30/IT3228.Then you can view that in portal. But to view in portal, you need portal iview setup.
But in case, all you need is just to get a feel of the final screens. You can checkout the standard wedynpros. They are fully operational in the standalone mode also.
Package PAOC_ESS_PER_US
Application HRESS_A_REP_US_ONLINE_W2
thank you so much for reply..
We ran W2 in Production Mode for all emps. without doing any configuration(
1.Setting up Feature(UTREL) using PE03 -> for election date range)
2.setting up portal view.)
And that is why there is nothing in IT3228(since election option was not open before running W2 meaning configuration number 1 was not setup). -> i am assuming that?
Now after setting up PE03 for 2012, when i try to create IT 3228....i get "
now i can not create entry for 3228.
Thank you.


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Department of Information Systems faculty and students have been making waves! For example, last month we learned that our student organization received laurels for the second year in a row from the Association for Information Systems. This month's news briefs also includes links to faculty media interviews and a note to companies about student internship opportunities. Read all about it!
Distinguishing Characteristics: DISC Honored by AIS
DISC – the Department of Information Systems Club – has been selected for the "Distinguished Chapter" award by the Association for Information Systems (AIS) for the second consecutive year. This year's faculty advisor, Assistant Professor Gregory Dawson, will accept the award on behalf of the club at the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) on December 5 in Shanghai.
The award is a tribute to the hard work of past presidents David Roman and Katie Golen, their faculty advisor, senior Lecturer Matt McCarthy, and IS department student service staffer Emily Galindo-Elvira. And there's no let-up this year, according to President Drew Schweinfurth.
"We are holding the first ever DISC dodge ball tourney and participating in events like BizO and Avnet Tech Games allow the members to get the core technical skills needed while also learning how to work with others in a team environment," Schweinfurth said. "We also have some great things in the works, such as building a DISC resume book, and we've made connections with many new companies, like Google and Microsoft, who are getting involved with DISC."
The AIS recognizes student chapters that excel at professional development, membership activities, promoting careers in IS, community service, fundraising and communications.
IS Faculty in the News
Department of Information Systems faculty members are go-to sources for reporters in news organizations around the nation. Here's a sampling from the past few months:
Department Chairman Michael Goul warns scoffers not to brush off Google's foray into the online travel arena. Travel columnist Chris Elliott quoted Goul in "Need a Flight? Just Google It," which appeared in the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Post, and several other papers.
A number of publications have cited a 2010 study by Michael Furukawa, Raghu Santanam and Benjamin Shao about electronic medical records. Recently the Montgomery Advertiser and a number of other papers referenced the study in a story about Alabama's One Health Record project, which will make a patient's complete medical history easily available to physicians.
Privacy expert Marilyn Prosch weighed in on allegations that Facebook is creating "shadow profiles" of non-users. The story appeared on foxnews.com.
Internship Opportunities
The department is seeking firms to offer internship opportunities to Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM) students. The average professional experience of these students is nine years, and most students have at least a few years experience working in the IT environment. Since MSIM classes are held evenings and some weekends, the students have scheduling flexibility. "Given the experience level of the students, they can be of great value to the firms that hire them as interns," says Raghu Santanam, faculty director of the MSIM. Contact Sara Jenkins, senior coordinator of graduate programs for more information.
Project Management for the Future
"Project Management for the Future" was the title of the first event hosted by the Department of Information Systems and the Phoenix chapter of the Project Management Institute. The evening included speeches by six project management experts. Stacy A. Goff talked about what project management practitioners need to do to maximize today's software tools and adopt new advances as they come along. Kathy Kolbe, winner of the Robert E. Fox Award for Lifetime Achievement from the institute, shared insights from the science of team building based on human instincts. Other speakers included Ann Meyers of Rally Software, John Kostaras of Optimum Solutions, Rob Crossley of Strategic Innovation and J. P. Morgan of Dynamic Worlwide Training Consultants.


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Willis ready for much-anticipated return
Detroit (17-14) at Minnesota (16-17), 8:10 p.m. ET
MINNEAPOLIS -- As Tigers manager Jim Leyland said of Dontrelle Willis last week, it's time to find out.All the scrutiny about what Detroit should do with Willis, how it can fit him into its plans, what happened last year, what exactly was his anxiety disorder, what happens with his contract, becomes secondary Wednesday. The primary concern with Willis -- not just for the Tigers, but for the rest of baseball -- turns to the mound in the Metrodome, as Willis turns his attention to the Twins in the batters' box. It's right where Willis wants the attention. He wants to find out, too. "I'm just excited to play," Willis said. "I don't care if it's indoor or outdoor. I'm just excited to go out there and compete and try to win a ballgame. I'm the same as if I was in a high school game as far as me being excited to go out there and get a chance to play." Willis is excited, but he is not content. Willis compares his last couple months to a traveling circus, what with the attention that has followed him with each outing. His Spring Training performances were put under a microscope, and his final outings in the spring were viewed as if they could be his last. His most recent game appearance in a Tigers uniform actually came in extended spring training. Since then, his road back has sounded like a Johnny Cash song. He's been to Lakeland, Fla., to Erie, Pa., to Allentown, Pa., then on to Pawtucket, R.I. He flew back from Pawtucket and hooked up with the Tigers in Cleveland before taking a charter flight with the rest of the team here. And somewhere during the time in Spring Training, he had a trip to Detroit to be examined by doctors. "It's been a traveling circus," Willis said. "I've been everywhere. Trust me, it's not as bad as what it seems, but I want to be a traveling circus in that big league uniform, like everybody else." Actually, Willis could probably do without the circus part. If he's traveling with the team and pitching like he believes he's capable, maybe it won't be a circus. Yet after the control problems and moves over the past year, it's going to be a comeback story no matter what happens. In that sense, the simple comeback of rejoining the Tigers should give some sense of accomplishment for Willis. Because as the Tigers broke camp and headed north at the end of Spring Training, it wasn't certain that Willis would pitch in a Major League uniform again, let alone wearing the old English D. The biggest change to come out of Willis' stint on the disabled list, he said, is the ability to not worry about perception anymore. That includes not only his pitching, but the perception of his anxiety disorder. "I'm a guy that shoots from the hip. I was just playing bad," Willis said. "And that happens. I'm not a doctor. I'm not trying to be a doctor. I'm trying to be a baseball player. I'm not getting into that. "Even when I went on the DL, I felt fine. You can ask anybody in here. I'm not a depressed guy. Maybe I'm hard on myself, but I wouldn't have gotten here if I wasn't. But there's a fine line to knowing what you can control and what you can't control. As far as how I feel, I don't have a condition. My condition is me going out there and playing baseball and having fun. If God doesn't want me to do it, then I'll find something else to do." After all Willis has been through over the last year, he's willing to accept that possibility. He just isn't quite ready for it yet. This comeback isn't just about Wednesday's start, but the start after that, and the turn after that. "Now that I'm up here, I'm not content," Willis said. "I want to continue to play, get myself settled in, what have you." It's time to find out if Willis can do it. The difference now is that he isn't going to judge himself on every pitch. "Whatever the outcome may be, I'm going to really go out here and enjoy this game of baseball," Willis said. "Only a few of us to get to play until we're 35, and I'm not Tom Glavine, so I'm going to enjoy this." Pitching matchup
DET: LHP Dontrelle Willis (Season debut)
Willis will be activated to make his first start of the season after spending the past month and a half on the 15-day disabled list with an anxiety disorder. Tigers manager Jim Leyland said Willis will not be on any sort of pitch count -- he threw 118 pitches in his final rehab start for Triple-A Toledo. In that start, Willis gave up two runs in 7 2/3 innings, fanning four and walking four. The left-hander has only made one appearance against the Twins, giving up one run in an inning of relief. MIN: LHP Glen Perkins (1-2, 3.73 ERA)
Perkins went six innings in his last start against the Orioles. The left-hander allowed four earned runs on five hits while striking out two. Perkins went 2-1 with a 2.73 ERA in four starts against the Tigers last season. The Twins are 2-4 in his starts in 2009. Tidbits
Detroit made room for Willis on the 25-man roster by designating right-handed reliever Juan Rincon for assignment. Rincon, who made the team out of Spring Training as a non-roster invitee, has three days to decide whether to accept an outright assignment to Triple-A Toledo or become a free agent. ... Willis will be the Tigers' first left-handed starter this season. ... The Tigers are expected to decide Wednesday whether to send out Jeremy Bonderman on a Minor League rehab assignment now or wait a little while longer. Bonderman threw 87 pitches in an extended Spring Training game Monday and felt fine, according to Tigers head athletic trainer Kevin Rand. ... Placido Polanco has a 10-game hitting streak, during which Gerald Laird is in an 0-for-21 slump. Laird is 1-for-35 over his last 11 games. Tickets
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Thursday: Tigers (Justin Verlander, 3-2, 4.50) at Twins (Scott Baker, 1-4, 6.83), 1:10 p.m. ET
Friday: Athletics (Dallas Braden, 3-4, 2.79) at Tigers (Edwin Jackson, 2-2, 2.60), 7:05 p.m. ET
Saturday: Athletics (Brett Anderson, 0-3, 5.79) at Tigers (Rick Porcello, 3-3, 4.28), 7:05 p.m. ET
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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It's already beginning to feel a lot like Christmas as downtown Kamloops prepares for two big events this week — the lighting of a huge Christmas tree and the running of the 32nd annual Santa Claus Parade.
On Thursday, from 4 to 8 p.m., downtown merchants collectively host the Lights in the Night Christmas Party featuring hayrides, carol singing, entertainment, crafts and more.
A highlight of the evening will be the 6 p.m. light-up of the huge Christmas tree at St. Andrews on the Square.
On Saturday, it's the Santa Claus Parade, which unofficially gets underway at 10:30 a.m. with the rousing of Santa from his slumber in the parking lot of Kamloops Square at 275 Seymour St.
It has become a Kamloops tradition to gather around Santa's sleigh and noisily cheer him awake so he can get into the parade lineup.
The parade itself starts at 11 a.m. and travels down Victoria Street from Second Avenue to Sixth Avenue.