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I've never experienced a better customer service experience than I have with the folks I've had the pleasure of working with at Webgility.
Rick Roberts, Zentangle, Inc.
I've never experienced a better customer service experience than I have with the folks I've had the pleasure of working with at Webgility.
Rick Roberts, Zentangle, Inc.
We have been using this software for over a year. Our main goal was to save the time and effort to enter each transactions from Bigcommerce to QuickBooks, and this program help us to do the job. It is very simple to use and operate. If we encounter any questions or technical issues, we can call their tech center to solve the problem, and usually the problem solved within a phone call. I would recommend using this program.
Wenkai Hsieh, Green Gold Ginseng
I have a modest store processing roughly 1700 orders a month. eCC helped me to get my books in order with low overhead. I also have had the pleasure to work with many of their support staff on setups and fixes. They are always responsive and get the job done. Overall if I didn't use eCC my QuickBooks would be a mess. Special thanks to Gunjan and Prateek, and many more on the support staff who I have worked with.
Richard Phamdo, Online Tactical Gear
As a new user, I have contacted Webgility customer support on several occasions to help me resolve some issues I was having setting up eCC with our Bigcommerce online store and QuickBooks. Each time, the tech representative (Mayur K.) has been extremely polite and helpful. Even with our most recent issue, he did not give up until the problem was resolved. This type of service is what makes Webgility stand out from other companies I have dealt with.
Karen Vedel Karpy, Millennium R/C
We have used eCC for over 2 years and have found it invaluable for updating to QuickBooks. The customer support has been prompt and professional. The integration with Bigcommerce has been flawless and they keep improving the capability. I highly recommend adding it to the workflow.
Michael Roberts, Obol
My business needed an easily integratable solution between BigCommerce and Quickbooks. My ecommerce business was growing and a more automated application was necessary. That's when I came across eCC and was quickly and easily able to integrate the app into our systems. Thank you!!
James Carifa, Garden Cottage
eCC has been a huge time saver for processing our orders. We were stuck with "copy and paste" for all new customers from Bigcommerce and it was taking too much time. Manually entering information also increased the chance for mistakes. We signed up for the free trial and after using it for a short time we signed up for the entire year. It took a little time to get everything in place but once the store was set up and all items were mapped it has been a breeze. My only regret is that I didn't do sooner.
John Barsody, Frigid Forage
We use eCC to streamline the process of moving our orders from Bigcommerce to Quickbooks. Setup was simple and fast, and the system has worked reliably for us for the past year. Products, customers, shipping fees, and unique sales tax setups have all worked great for us. Saves us time and resources every day.
Nathaniel Brown, Strong Marriages
Suyash was very helpful and gave wonderful customer service. I called several times and he was always helpful and patient with me. Answered all my questions and helped me fix all my problems. Kudos to him for being a great Webgility employee!
Karen Nielsen, NextStage Furniture, Inc.
Suyash has done a wonderful job of getting our Quickbooks 2013 to work with Webgility.
Margaret Dananberg, Motion Medicine, LLC
Shaji patiently addressed and resolved each issue with a fix or workaround. We are pleased with his professionalism and plan to continue our subscription into the future. Well done Shaji. You receive a five-star rating!
Rex Bledsoe, Aqua Design
I wanted to let you know how much I have enjoyed using eCC. The program is exactly what I was looking for in so many ways. One, it saves us an incredible amount of time daily in both the shipping department and accounting, not having to enter and re-enter data (customer information, orders, tracking numbers, etc.) from our websites, eBay and Amazon stores. And besides the time savings, there is no room for human error, as everything is exported and imported directly into Webgility and then into Quickbooks seamlessly. Another plus to the system is how user friendly it is. The website really lays out all processes in setting up the system, either through step by step text or through your many self help videos. And finally, the customer support. I have honestly never been so impressed by a support staff as I have with Webgility. From my first phone call to the sales department inquiring about the system to the occasional call to your customer support team, everyone has always been extremely, courteous and professional, addressing any issue I may have. My bookkeeper saw the program yesterday for the first time and I after I explained all that it can do, all she could do is smile and say finally there is a system that works! She is now going to pass it on to her other clients, as she works primarily with Quickbooks. I know it sounds like I should probably be working in the Webgility sales department, but the system really is such a wonderful product that I wanted to let you know how I feel. I cannot thank you and the rest of the people at Webgility for making my life easier.
Cary Bonnecaze, Bonnecaze Business Group
Thanks again for all your help. I love, love, love your product. It has freed up hours of my life!
Kristy Crawford, Two Funny Girls
Thank you Shahji! It takes an expert to explain software and computer stuff to someone how hardly knows how to turn on a computer. Thank you so much!
Linnea Geiger, Garden Girl USA
Best customer service I have received from a tech company in years!24 hour support? They mean it! Intelligent people answering the phones 24 hours a day, and if the person answering the phone cannot fix the issue, it is sent to the developers who in our experience have provided resolution in 24 hours or less every time. Outstanding customer service. Outstanding product. Couldn't be happier as a customer!
Charles Lewis, Central Infusion Alliance
eCC makes it easy to sync prices, inventory and orders from our website/store. Webgility has customer service that is a model for all tech companies to keep!
Jaron Burnett, JBQAV
eCC is awesome. One of the best pieces of software we have ever used.
Adam S., Pixocool
eCC's Quickbooks integration allowed us to easily compile all of our multi-channel sales and customer data to our one Quickbooks file, saving hundreds of hours of manual entry. The sales and support team at Webgility are readily available and offer top-notch support. Webgility is a critical piece for our business's operations and has helped Planetcyclery.com grow to it's full potential and offer our customer's the highest level of service.
Dave K., Planet Cyclery
I recently had the pleasure of being assisted by Avinash from your support team with few issues regarding our new account setup. Avinash was very knowledgeable about the product and was able to get the issues resolved promptly and confidently. He was very patient and courteous and did a great job. Avinash is a great asset to Webgility team and deserves recognition for his commitment to his job and your team.
Sunita Hemrajani, Heidi Daus Designs
We began using eCC Ship a few months back and have been very pleased with the functionality of the service and customer support. With direct interaction, we are saving about a minute per order and have eliminated all manual keying in. Additionally, we have recently integrated eCC Ship with Amazon Marketplace and have been very happy with this service as well. Truly a great service!
Michael McGarry, GoBros.com
eCC has allowed me to set up my online presence with the knowledge that my inventory is correct, my orders are being fulfilled, and my customers are happy. I can leave the store and rely on my staff to handle all the daily aspects of taking orders. It is a very easy package to run and they have been trained to perform the fulfillment portion, leaving the more complex tasks to me. I normally log on to my system once a day to upload new inventory, conduct a financial exchange, and balance my books. Occasionally I will be present in the store when an order comes in so I get the opportunity to use the software and ship the packages myself.
Steven Haddad, Zazu dba Trollbeads Studio
Thank you so much for listening to your customers and making
improvements based on those suggestions. This was the single biggest
deal for me personally, as for the past 6 months I've manually triggered
the import of orders into QB from eCC.
Allen Spillman, BarristerBooks, Inc.
I really appreciate the help today. You guys were able to pin point the errors and show me what I needed to do to fix them.
Laura Stirling Joffrion, Hlaska Design & Supply
I used to work for Accenture in the Information Management Services area as a consultant, and I've dealt with a lot of IDCs (India Delivery Centers) but I have to say the efficiency and friendliness I have experienced with the support team at Wegility was outstanding. Not only did they know the software in and out, but they also helped me get my issues sorted out via GoToMeeting even though I only had the trial subscription. I virtually never experienced this before, but they answered to ALL the questions I had. I can't praise this experience enough. And although I had been looking at some other solutions, I have now made up my mind and definitely will go with Webgility for my integration of Volusion, Amazon, eBay, QuickBooks and Stamps.com.
Roger Schulze, MotiveMods
I just want to let you know that we started using Webgility about a month ago and we love it! Our online store was on fire last month thanks to our ability to sync our brick and mortar inventory with our online store. Thank you for giving us a solution for integrating our Quickbooks POS inventory with our Magento website.
Kim Glover, A. Dodson's
I'd like to say that the support I've received from Webgility has been really great. They even answered support tickets when I had the trial version! Webgility appears to be committed to improving the eCC software; there have been constant updates and improvements.
Scott Cairns, Crush Cosmetics
This is not my first experience with Webgility tech support but I wanted to compliment Chayan Modi and the technical staff for helping us work through 2 issues.The first was unpaid orders with the intended payment method of check or money order syncing incorrectly with QB Enterprise as a sales receipt. The solution was matching the payment method EXACTLY from our BigCommerce website with payment methods in QB. The website returned check or money order and QB only had check. Adding the payment method of check or money order and syncing to eCC did the trick.The other was orders downloading to eCC as already shipped, even though eCC was set up to receive them as Unshipped. That solution was a bug-fix update in eCC 18.104.22.168.Using a remote session, the tech logged in and helped make the necessary changes to get us up and running correctly.I have to say we are nothing short of impressed with the prompt, thorough solutions offered by the Webgility support team. Everyone is polite and helpful. Emails are returned promptly. What a breath of fresh air from a tech company!
Mike Sabatini, Flipo
As a new eCC customer, I would like to take this time to commend the diligent and thorough help that Tanmay provided me. His help was not rushed and very informative. He has excellent skills with the program and taught me the eCC features for my business very skillfully.
Carmine Alvino, Minnie Rose
I am very satisfied with the effort and the customer support that wasprovided by your Customer Support Representative, Chayan.
Marcos Cabral, Sole Eyewear
I really appreciate the service that I have received from your technical support team. Over the years I have interacted with many different companies. The people at Webgility are knowledgeable, friendly, and will stay on the phone until the problem is solved. I had the pleasure of working with Shaji yesterday who called me back quickly, then got a senior programmer to assist us with the problem without me even asking! That never happens. When you are troubleshooting software issues, having access to programmers is by far the best way to fix things quickly. I don't know of any other company where the technical support team works so closely with the programmers. Fantastic job guys! Thank you.
Richard Rinella, Restaurant Ware
eCC is a very professional company whose system has helped my company immensely. Their program is clear cut, easy to use, and unsurpassed in its field. The system itself is straightforward, quick and doesn't jam easily.The staff at Webgility is qualified and always readily available to help with any and all issues that may come up while using the system. I found one staff member in particular to be of enormous help to me. Shajhi is always on hand to help me with any problem, or concern, making the whole process as smooth and unproblematic as possible. Overall I would highly recommend Webgility and eCC to anyone who wish to have an unmatched system with an amazing staff to back it.
Manny Licter from Premier Health & Beauty
The support staff at Webgility is extremely responsive and can quicklyresolve any issues you come across. Their willingness to ensure our product is up and running smoothly says it all. If you're looking to automate your shopping cart and POS there is no better product on the market!
Curtis Clave at Clave Media
Your support member, Chayan, helped me wonderfully in setting up my Canadian taxes with eCC and I am VERY happy with his service.
Maziyar Babakan
You are all absolutely wonderful and saved me yet again. It was a difficult question (for me) and yet you answered it expediently and guided me through solving another issue. As we transition from one shopping cart to another, you have been there every step of the way and I can't thank you enough. You helped our first shopping cart run smoothly with adequate training and support, and now you're helping the same happen with our second shopping cart. Webgility is definitely the ULTIMATE support team for eCC.
Nancy Colakovic, Conciliar Press
I have a strong background in eCommerce and I wanted to build out an open source cart for a new store. I choose eCC because of their ability to integrate with multiple shopping carts. Every single time I contacted support for help, they have done an outstanding job. The support team is professional and always responds to my inquires quickly. A product is only as good as the support team and Webgility has an outstanding support team.
Kevin Brkal from BrielleDogBoutique.com, Brielle Dog Boutique
Namit V. Khungar (Nick) was extremely helpful, kind and patient. He was very knowledgeable and I was impressed with his customer service skills - staying happy, patient and calm over the phone is not always the easiest thing to do, let alone doing it while solving the problems ;-) Great job Nick!!
Tracy Sweder, Mountain Meadow Herbs, Inc
Just wanted to say that the technical support from Webgility has been fantastic, and I plan on recommending eCC to any of my clients that are planning to integrate online stores and Quickbooks!
Robert Schaefer at Hidden Trend Technologies LLC (hiddentrends.com)
I have been a 3DCart customer for close to 5 years, and have previously used another order management software. I was skeptical about eCC because the cost to me, as a new business, was a fair bit lower. I was surprised and delighted that I could integrate all my selling channels without using other software like I had to in the past. Not only that, but my site revenue and costs take care of themselves via Quickbooks, with the eCC integration. I'm impressed so far!
Paul B at B5 Enterprises, LLC
We use Mal's shopping cart, and we are in Australia, where we have very rigid "GST" and sales tax requirements. This and a few other things have caused a few issues getting eCC working, but the Webgility customer service has been of the highest standard. We have had a number of conference calls and online meetings to solve the problems, and I must commend both Webgility and Pankaj in particular for their attention to these issues. Now that Webgillity understand more of the Australian requirements I have no hesitation in recommending them to Australian webmasters, and I recommend Webgillity to everyone world wide for their exemplary service and attention to detail.
David Pearson, Green Living Australia
Namit Khungar (Nick) has helped me 4 times with resolution each timecontacted. Each time was for a different issue and he did not let up until eCC is configured to my liking, and I have not even bought the item yet. We've finally configured eCC as completely as possible, and if all his work does what I need, it will be only him in which I decided to sign on.Software is great but without great support, software will just fail. He has given astounding support throughout this trial period.
Reza Davachi, Rez Candles
Thank you for responding to our need to have the add-on computer reconfigured to talk with the admin machine. Now we can easily capture orders from our online store, print shipping labels, process orders to QuickBooks and then post back to the store so that inventory counts are always in sync. Thank you for your quick response and remoting into our computers when necessary.
Debbie Thompson, Triangle Education Assessments
I have been involved in IT and Web management for 20+ years and I will say Webgility has the best support I have ever seen. They are always there and I always talk to people who can help. It takes me 1 minute from the time I call to the time they connect and start helping us
Alex Markov at Red Key Solutions, Inc.
We run a small Internet-based business but have the complexities oforganizations much larger. eCC allows our disparate systems(accounting, shipping and shopping cart) to work together seamlessly.Without eCC, the time spent on order processing would double. The support we've received from Webgility is the best I have ever had theexperience of relying on. They are patient and readily available. Ifyou need integration software, Webgility's eCC is the package to get.
Greg Ruccio, TapeSwell
eCC has been an amazing tool for our company! Once we weighed the costs of the program as well as the support plan, we realized that eCC would pay for itself within two days. It used to take the entire morning to process our invoices and then do shipping, almost five hours of tedious work. Now we've cut that time down to maybe an hour a day.As a result of that time, the guy who was originally processing the orders has had more free time to make sales calls and provide greater customer service to our existing clients. That's resulted not only in more money for him, but the company as well!The support has been amazing. Anytime you change systems and processes there are growing pains, but the support has helped through all my problems, even helped correct a few mistakes because I got too eager and tried to set things up myself despite my lack of technical knowledge. They are very quick about getting back to me and very patient (thank goodness!) with me while trying to set things up.I will gladly recommend this program and the support for anyone who is looking to expand their business and increase their efficiency!
Saie Kurakula, Cardone Training Technologies
Everyone that I speak to is very helpful and extremely friendly. Keep up the good work!
Rob Culotta at Beauty Clicks, Beauty Clicks
As a non-profit store, Green Apple Supply does not have the resources to hire a large workforce and we have struggled to keep up with the behind-the-scenes paperwork and accounting involved in online sales. eCC v3 is a dream come true, saving us countless hours of repetitive data entry and reducing our processing time substantially! We use eCC on a daily basis to manage payments, sync Quickbooks with our site, and update customers on shipping status. Thank you for offering suchan affordable and necessary tool for online stores!
Stephanie Tobor, Green Apple Supply
I would like to take this opportunity to heap praises on the Webgility Support and Sales teams, who have been outstanding in every aspect of our customer service, technical support and software training experiences with Webgility. They've been patient, respectful and completely knowledgeable; and perhaps, the most understanding technical support team with whom I have ever worked with.
Admittedly, after many past 'overseas technical support experiences', I've not had much good to say about companies that have exported their technical support, but the staff at Webgility have completely turned me around on that point.
I greatly appreciate your professionalism, kindness and patience. Thank you for continuing to make LifewearCouture.com's eCC experience a positive one.
G Sammons at LifewearCouture.com
We have a rapidly-growing business and eCC plays a very important role in the level of success we are achieving. We use all aspects of eCC's functionality everyday and I can't imagine trying to run our business without it. In a competitive marketplace, it often comes down to doing things better, faster and more efficiently than the competition, and eCC gives us the edge we are looking for.
Scott Parr, The Tri Shop
The support we have received from Webgility has been top class. Between the numerous phone calls and our e-mails, every question has been answered within the same day. The installation and integration of eCC, linking our VirtueMart site to QuickBooks, is working flawlessly. The software is friendly and simple to use and with the installation of eCC V3.0 the software is very quick. This is a very solid and professional product that we would recommend to any web based business, large or small. A job well done and my hats off to the support team!
Mr. DW, DWFoamies
We've found the Webgility support group to be extremely responsive, polite and efficient. I would say they have gone beyond normal support experiences to ensure that our store is properly integrated and set up for multiple users. I would recommend eCC to other businesses looking to dramatically increase order processing efficiency.
Gunnar Hammerbeck, Bella Vita
I love you guys!!! Excellent response and resolve!!!! Thank you so much!!!
Will Petrone at uniformdesignz.com
I have been so grateful for the responsive technical support that I have gotten from Webgility. I have a brick & mortar retail store that uses QuickBooks Point of Sale, and we sell online using Zen Cart shopping cart software. The installation of eCC has made it efficient for us to process web orders and integrate the two systems. The folks at Webgility helped me to get the program set up to work optimally. Then, months later when I had a hard drive crash, they were still quick to respond to my questions to enable me to get eCC up and running again. Thanks a bunch! I recommend this company!
Vicki Lapp, Bead Inspirations
We are loving the product, as it has taken our order processing down to six clicks at best. We have taken our six-hour order entry and shipping process down to an hour at the most. This add-on has given us the ability to focus on other areas of our business. There were very small issues that the support team was fast at fixing! Great tool and would recommend to many others.
Michael Casselman, Pollen Ranch
I just want to say that you have done an outstanding job with eCC. The ability to pull orders directly from our Magento website and post to QuickBooks has saved us hours each day of manual entry. eCC has been great, and you've been consistently upgrading and perfecting it. Before, we were updating our inventory from QuickBooks to Magento, but it would pull the on-hand inventory and didn't take into account inventory that was in a pending order. Version 2.7.2 now allows us to select from the available inventory to upload back to the website. All in all, I couldn't be happier with your product! Thanks so much.
Andrew Bridier, Castaway Clothing
After a couple of frustrating years with T-HUB, we decided to give eCC a try. The experience was refreshing to say the least. eCC's user interface is clean, easy to use, and easy to set up. Our company always seems to have unique needs, and eCC was open to suggestions and solutions to every concern, idea and requirement. Not only is the software cutting edge AND affordable, but the support is unmatchable to any company I have dealt with. They are quick to respond, friendly and knowledgeable. eCC definitely sets the bar high!
Melissa Farrell from Tyler Industries, LLC
Your team, especially AJ and Viv, have been great to work with. I am not a programmer, nor do I know anything about programming, but after several phone calls and screen sharing sessions, I was finally able to integrate eCC with my Magento shopping cart, QuickBooks accounting system, and Endicia shipping label software. It is rewarding to finally have a software program that can effectively communicate and link these 3 software platforms together. Thanks Webgility!
Guy P. Davidson from FreedomFlask.com
We are very pleased with our experience with Webgility, not only the software but just as importantly the continued support that we have received from Allegra Mitchell and Dan Scheffler. Our implementation of eCC has and will continue to allow our company to reduce hours of work and expenses through the integration of our Magento shopping cart and eBay store with QuickBooks and Endicia Dazzle. The dashboard is a very user-friendly window by which we effortlessly monitor our entire selling process from orders to payments to shipments. This is definitely a product that will strengthen our competitive advantage and allow us to provide excellent service to our customers. Allegra and Dan have given us top-notch customer service along the way from helping us select the correct components of eCC to providing help in a very professional manner when obstacles and questions arose. They were there for us along the entire installation and configuration of our eCC software, and we know that we can depend on them for further assistance should it be needed. You have an excellent product and an excellent sales/support staff. This is without a doubt a product and experience that I will recommend to others in the future, a must have for any eCommerce business. Great job.
Thomas Vander Laan at Goldmart.com
I remember when I started our business. I had one part-time and one full-time employee. Luckily for me, the part-time employee did some research on how we could efficiently run our business and suggested that we buy Webgility's eCC program, along with their inventory module. While this was absolutely more control than we needed at the time, I have thanked him numerous times for finding out about Webgility, and for pushing me to invest in it. So...In time, after learning many lessons about how setting up a small business is lots different than my experiences setting up large businesses, I found myself working alone and trying to figure out how all of our systems actually worked. This became very painful, mostly because I had relied on an employee to set everything up for me...not watching how each component integrated with others to deliver excellent customer service I had insisted upon from the start of the business. Enter Webgility.Reluctantly, I bought into their annual support agreement. They had been great, and I mean GREAT, in answering all my "rookie questions" but after awhile, I began to feel guilty about all the time their support team was giving me. When I thought about it, I concluded that $299 for the year - less than $25 a month - was an investment I couldn't do without.Now, if you have concluded from reading this that I work for Webgility/eCC, or somehow have something to gain by writing this e-mail, your conclusion would be very wrong. It's simply my way of thanking Webgility for the superb program, the exceptional service, and for being instrumental in getting The Primary Case Company off the ground.
Sherman Langer from The Primary Case Company, LLC (www.primarycase.com)
We had been a T-HUB customer for years. After seeing the features that Webgility offers with eCC we have been tempted for some time to make the switch, and finally did. All the current features of T-HUB have been matched and exceeded by eCC, and the customer support has been much more responsive. eCC's constant commitment to staying current with their product to match shopping cart version upgrades and keeping in touch with their customers needs are representive of the company's commitment to a high quality product.
Former T-HUB Customer
Hats off to your tech team, once again. They took over my computer and zipped me through the upgrade process, and made sure it worked! I appreciate you standing behind your product and providing excellent customer service as well. I look forward to purchasing your next Webgility upgrade and being a long standing client!
C.P., President of SkincareImports.com
Webgility has the BEST customer service! I'd bought eCC primarily for the shipping aspect. I was so happy with how it synchronizing with QuickBooks, and how you made it work better for us. I am part of a cloth diaper retailers group, who are awaiting my feedback on the software. I will be giving it an A+ for usability and customer service. Read more from Sharni's blog, click here
Sharni Vaughan from Nappy Shoppe Sales
We came across eCC, which seemed to be sufficient for our needs, and decided to purchase one license. But soon after, we were installing eCC for both Admin and Shipping. This really has to be seen to be believed! Sure, you can watch the video tutorials, which explain how the system works, but it's a different experience when you actually use eCC for your own business:> Your orders are automatically downloaded, sorted into Sales Receipts and Invoices, and posted into QuickBooks.> Items shipped directly from your suppliers are entered as a Purchase Order in QuickBooks > All of this information is posted back to your store as a reference for the customer.The entire process is fast and simply; it'll blow your mind!& My advise? Get eCC.... Your business and staff will thank you for it!
Mark Robins from Wintecs, www.wintecs.co.uk
We have both an eBay store and an Amazon store, both about a year old. We've always processed the orders by hand into quickbooks. This wasn't bad when they were getting under 5 orders a day but now that we process as many as 50 orders a day on each one, two of our customer service people were completely consumed by the task. This process which was taking 4 to 5 hours a day per site is now taking less than 30 minutes. We have been looking for a program like this for months and even considered writing one ourselves. Your license cost was less than 10% of our budget for a new program, even for both licenses. When we first installed, we had some issues. Your tech team helped us right away, even going so far as to work with Amazon to write a custom DLL to fix an order processing problem. Since then, everything has worked without a flaw. Very pleased with ECC and Webgility!
Denis Baldwin from barproducts.com
We have been using eCC from Webgility for over a year now and I have to say that my business could not run without them. We use them as an order management software, and because of them we are able to keep track of our orders from start to finish and no one is lost in the mix. While the price may seem a bit high to some, they are a one time fee versus the competitions monthly billing model. I did the math and would burn through the cost of eCC in a matter of months if I used their competitions software. eCC is a clear winner for me and my business, and their support is first rate, always willing to work with you to make things succeed, and they are responsive in critical situations. Great product from a great team at Webgility. Thanks!
Alan Doan from Missouri Star Quilt Co.
After installing eCC, we have not only streamlined our shipping process with its integration into Interspire, but also significantly reduced the manpower needed to reconcile monthly sales between our web cart, merchant services center and Quickbooks POS. This has offered us the chance to spend more money in upgrading our site, hiring more people and in general having more time to run our business more effectively.
Kyle Duford, Sr. Web Art Director at Hlaska
I purchase eCC to be used as a link between Magento and QuickBooks. I had a rocky start with the program due to my misunderstanding of the product. I also had a few problems with the installation mostly due to my lack of knowledge. The team at Webgility spent a lot of time with me both on the phone and via email. I am now up and running, and find the program doing exactly what it was intended to do. The Webgility team went well beyond the normal customer service levels with me and I really appreciate it. Thanks Team!
John Michaels from Specialty Tools
I love your product and customer support. Your instructions are very good and very step-by-step. This is the 3rd program I have bought for my store and QBPOS, and so far the only one that works. I've spent a lot of money trying to find a good product that works with the customer support I need, and I believe that I've finally found that with this product. Thank you so very much for all your help. You are the Greatest.
Kathy Maske from KDJ Tack
Not only does Webgility offer the right tools for the job we need, but their customer service department has proven to be top notch every time we had a question or a problem. If you are thinking about trying any of their services out, I would highly recommend that you do.
Mike Corbit, COO, at SocialBuzzin.com
Thank you for the excellent service. Your tech, AJ, was fantastic and we are so pleased that Webgility accomplished in 3 days what Ebridge could not in 3 months. Thank you for your great work in getting EFX back on track!
Joe Porto, VP of Operations, at EFX Performance, Inc.
Webgility is not just a company delivering a great software out of the box which is constantly improved but also take that extra step in helping out their customers when problems arise. Read the full review.
Mikael Palmstedt from Bytelove.us
After upgrading our e-commerce platform, we decided to move from another connection software to eCC from Webgility. What a fantastic choice! The work-flow is much faster with eCC and we couldn't be happier. Though we had a few issues getting everything set up, the support from the fine folks at Webgility has been first class. I would highly recommend anyone looking for a Quickbooks/Shipping/E-commerce solution to look no further than eCC.
John from ExquisiteCrystals.com
We have used Webgility's services for the past year and have found the entire team to be knowledgeable and helpful. We have had very few issues, and they have been prompt in ensuring that everything was working properly as soon as possible. Thank you, Webgility!
Vanessa C. form Mulberry Toys
#1 in service and support - glad we picked your software over competitors!
Joel M. from Cop Stop
We've been waiting for a program like eCC for a long time. It meets and exceeds our needs, and we couldn't be happier with it. We recouped our eCC investment within 15 days of using it! Read the detailed case study from Energetic Nutrition, Inc. in the Intuit Marketplace: http://marketplace.intuit.com/AppID-3163-CaseStudies.aspx
Lorraine McGorry from Energetic Nutrition, Inc.
Thanks so much for eCC. Recently we switched from XP to Windows 7 and for a few days now we feel like our arms have been chopped off with the lack of a functioning version of eCC to manage our web sales. I'm not kidding. Your software has proven to be one of the single most important applications in my company's workflow. It really is amazing. Kudos to your programmers and development teams who have created an indispensable product without which my company can't run smoothly.
Marc Leftoff from Gallery Street
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Forge of War
Learn more about the Last War in Forge of War, a supplement that can flesh out the history of your Eberron campaign or even help you to craft a campaign that is set during this time period. Take a look at a few excerpts, including some history, various scars of war, a spell list, some magic items, and a warforged raptor.
Scars of War
The Last War left many marks on the face of Khorvaire, from the gaping wound of the Mournland to the new borders carved into the political landscape. Of far more immediate import to most, however, are the scars it left on those who fought during the seemingly endless conflict.
Presented here is an array of lingering injuries -- physical, mental, and emotional -- you can apply to more fully convey the war's impact on your character. Note that these are entirely roleplaying hints and suggestions, not mechanical alterations. If you want your character's physical or mental nature to reflect these scars, that's a laudable goal, and there are plenty of ways to do so. You might choose to give a character with a limp a relatively low Dexterity. A disfigured character might have a low Charisma. If your DM makes use of such systems, consider choosing some appropriate flaws, as presented in Unearthed Arcana. Ultimately, however, any such mechanical details are up to you; the scars presented here do not automatically impose them.
Don't take these personality quirks too far. They're intended to add to the roleplaying experience, not to provide an excuse to irritate the other players at the table or to hog the spotlight. They're best used in moderation; think of them as spice to jazz up your character, not as a main course.
You are addicted to some substance. The most common is alcohol in its various forms, but Khorvaire provides plenty of other possibilities for those who seek to wash away their pain with outside help. From the kvinta herb found exclusively on the plains of Talenta; to the excretions of the izmbi, a gecko native to Zilargo's jungles; to numerous synthetic mood-shifters created by enterprising alchemists, you have your pick of poisons.
Roleplaying: Get jittery when it looks as though you might run low on your substance of choice. Speak swiftly and grow angry easily when you've gone without; calm down dramatically when you finally get what you need. Obsess over your supply of "stuff," constantly worrying that you won't be able to keep yourself stocked. You grow angry when confronted with your problem but, on rare occasions you might have the self-awareness to seek out help -- or at least to be repulsed by your own weakness.
Battle Scars
The simplest and most common mark of the Last War is the battle scar. Such a blemish likely came from one of the weapons of war; an enemy soldier's attack, the fang or claw of a war-trained beast, or an offensive spell. Some soldiers have only one scar, perhaps a large white line down the torso where an axe punched through armor, criss-crossing lines on the arms from the tips of rapiers, or a mark from nose to ear marking the trail of an arrow. Others are literally covered with scars and old injuries, a veritable road map of violence and combat during the war.
Roleplaying: A fierce warrior might wear each of his scars as a badge of honor and glory. If possible, choose clothing and armor that exposes your most impressive scars. Any time the conversation turns to battle, tell tales of your prowess, showing your scars as evidence of your exploits. Alternatively, you might view your scars as shameful, perhaps seeing in each one a wound you should have avoided, a reminder of days you'd like to forget, or simply a blemish that impairs your physical appearance. In such a case, dress to hide your scars, perhaps even using makeup or magic to cover them, and grow irritated whenever someone draws attention to them.
Missing Limb
Magical healing might be relatively easy to come by, but regeneration is far less so. A war injury has cost you some fingers, a hand, perhaps even an arm. You have adapted to the loss as well as you're able to, but it still causes you more than a few problems. You've contemplated magical regeneration, or perhaps some sort of graft, but so far you've failed to find sufficient funds, or at least the proper opportunity to do so.
Roleplaying: This is one of the more difficult scars of war to convey without incorporating game mechanics, but there are still things you can do to get it across. Most obviously, avoid the use of anything that requires, or even encourages, the use of two hands. This includes, but isn't limited to, two-handed melee weapons, bows, shields (unless you're using the shield as a weapon), and the like. Try to avoid activities such as climbing or swimming. When acting in character, avoid using the "missing" limb to make gestures; that's a subtle act, but it'll help get the point across to your fellow players.
Weapon Fetishes
Every soldier learns to rely on a weapon, but you've taken that reliance to a rather disturbing extreme. You have personalized your favorite weapon, treating it as a friend and companion. You dote on it, ensuring that it remains in perfect condition, spending a small fortune to adorn it with precious stones and trophies of your victories.
Roleplaying: Talk to your weapon, both in combat and out. Spend hours polishing it, sharpening it, and caring for it. Spend a portion of your earnings on improving the weapon. This improvement can include magical enchantments, but it should also include attractive but nonfunctional ornaments, such as gems for the pommel. You absolutely will not trade the weapon for another, and you refuse to be separated from it. (This stance can cause problems, for instance if you're trying to enter a gathering that doesn't allow weapons.) You grow angry or depressed if you are forcibly separated from your weapon, and the loss or destruction of it could cause deep emotional damage.

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By Nick Snow
Stillwater NewsPress
STILLWATER, Okla. —
A season that started with so much promise has quickly turned into a tailspin of disaster for the Stillwater High School football team.
Dropping four straight district games — including a 41-27 loss to Sand Springs on Thursday — the Pioneers (3-5, 1-4 in district) have effectively played their way out of a playoff spot.
But with two weeks to go, it doesn't mean that the games against Enid and Owasso are meaningless.
"We don't have anything to play for in terms of the playoffs, so we're just playing for pride and for what we want Stillwater football to be," Stillwater coach Tucker Barnard said. "Playoffs or no playoffs, these guys don't want to lose football games. They want to win and go out winners. We have a couple of tough ones ahead of us, but we're going to do everything we can to win those football games."
Injuries, slow starts and giving up big plays have without a doubt been a big reason for Stillwater's struggles earlier in the season. It happened again Thursday, when the Pioneers gave up an 85-yard touchdown pass in the middle of the third quarter.
"I'm not sure what happened," Stillwater junior safety King Williams said. "We just have to quit looking in the backfield at the quarterback and keying on pump fakes and double moves."
The 85-yard pass wasn't the first time Stillwater's been beaten by the big play this season. Barnard hopes it will be the last, but knows that with each big play there is an opportunity to improve.
"I haven't seen the film yet, so I don't know exactly what happened," Barnard said. "We're going to go back and look at the film, see where we made the mistake and then go back and try to correct those mistakes. You obviously hate to give up the big play, but plays like that usually stick in a player's head. They think, 'OK, last time I got beat on this play because I did this wrong,' so they begin to correct those mistakes."
With so many juniors and sophomores playing vital roles for the Pioneers this season, Barnard will have plenty of time to work on fixing those mistakes.
For others like seniors Chuck Neal and Davyn Thompson, the loss to Sand Springs means their time in a Pioneer uniform will come to an abrupt end.
"You obviously feel for those seniors," Stillwater sophomore wide receiver Brandon Prather said. "We have to tell our seniors to keep their heads up. We still want to play hard for them. Some of them can still boost their stats and maybe even get a scholarship or some coaches to look at them. We want to do everything we can to help them."
Whether it's finding ways to improve for next season or hoping to impress some college coaches and possibly earn a scholarship, the Pioneers still have a lot to play for over the next two weeks — even without the possibility of making the playoffs.
"I don't think our guys are just going to lie down and call it quits," Barnard said. "That's not the way this team is. They're a competitive group and a confident group. They want to go out there and show everybody what Stillwater football is all about and show us — as coaches — that they can take what we teach them in practice and apply it to a game situation."


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How many times/years can I defer my Direct loans?
I ve done it for 3 times/years already and I need to do it again.
Share your stories with me
You can do it as many times as you need but watch out for the interest capitalization on unsubsidized loans!!!! Every time you come out of deferral and don't pay the interest that has accrued for that time period it gets added to the principal amount you owe. Then you are paying interest on interest and that is throwing money out the window.
Ask for longer deferments 6mos-1yr and pay the interest as it accrues even if you can't pay the loan amount, and paying this will not take you out of deferral status.
Good luck
Thanks! I would defenatly do that.
if I pay the interest, would it bring my deferent status back to pay as agreed?
No, on your credit reports you will still be listed as deferred, even though you are making interest only payments.
The answer is "it depends." There are many types of forbearance and deferment. Some are guarenteed (for instance, if you back to an "in-school" status) and some are granted at the discretion of the lender (like a forbearance based on a short-term financial hardship). Most lenders do set a limit on the number of times you can use each type of deferment/forbearance, but it may vary somewhat from servicer to servicer (especially with those discretion-based options).
I would reccomend calling your servicer and asking. Also, know that your loans are likely accruing interest and that the longer you wait to start paying, the more you will pay and the longer it will take to be debt-free. It might be a better option to start looking at reduced payment plans, like the graduated plan (if you know your income will improve after a year or two), or the income-based or income-contingent plans. Your servicer can also tell you about those, and help you determine what your payment amount would be if you qualify.
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Yes. If you are not careful you could run out of deferment and forbearance options. There are consecutive time limits on certain types of options. If you are on economic hardship deferment or unemployment forbearance, then you could run out of options after two or three years of doing them back to back. You need to be careful and talk to your servicer and your guarantor. They will be the only people who can give you a straight answer. You do not want to find out like I did way after the fact. Nelnet gave me zero notifcation as to why my forbearance requests was being denied. I was 6 months behind before I finally found out from a CRS why they were did not grant any of my requests.
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August 1, 2014
One school building on Madison's east side actually holds 2 elementary schools.
Two years ago, the Nuestro Mundo school opened inside Frank Allis elementary.
The charter school teaches a bilingual curriculum that focuses on multiculturalism.
That sort of non-traditional approach to education is what Kristina Navarro-Haffner, a proponent of the proposed Studio School, wants to emulate.
"We would just like to offer another option, another alternative and this particular charter school, the Studio School would have an arts and technology emphasis."
"I think cost is the main factor," said school board president Johnny Winston, Junior before the board voted against the proposal 4 to 2 Monday night.
Winston says an additional school was a tough sell, with a projected $10 million budget shortfall next year.
Supporters, about 20 of whom showed up at Monday's school board meeting, say the school would incur minimal start-up funds, as long as they followed Nuestro Mundo's model of shared space and utilized federal money.
"This school could qualify for up to $550,000 in federal funding over its first four years of existence," says Navarro-Haffner.
But board members know any new project will likely cost the district some money.
"Whether it's administrative time or transportation costs or books or anything that deals with education is gonna cost you money," says Winston.
Whether supporters will try again, they can't, at least not with the same proposal.
The window to receive those federal funds has closed.
In order to get that money, they need to start the whole two-year process over again with a new school model.


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Camille Leblanc-Bazinet is one of the world's top CrossFit athletes. She has finished in the top 10 at the Reebok CrossFit Games for the past three years, improving her placing each year (9th in 2010, 8th in 2011, and 6th in 2012). She has also been the highest-placing Canadian athlete at the Games each of the past three years, male or female, which makes her the fittest woman in her country. Along with her CrossFit accomplishments, Camille has qualified for the National Championship in weightlifting in Canada, while also remaining a full-time student in chemical engineering at the University of Sherbrooke.
Camille has been a competitive athlete her entire life. She did high-level gymnastics for 14 years, starting at 2 years old and retiring at 16 in order to coach younger girls and to try new sports. She played senior AA soccer, played volleyball in high school, was the captain of her college flag football team, and also enjoys running half-marathons, skiing and playing rugby. Always passionate about sports and health, Camille is continuing her sports education and working toward her Olympic lifting, CrossFit and gymnastic certifications. She is also interning to be on the staff for CrossFit Headquarters and to coach with legendary Olympic lifting coach Mike Burgener.
Camille's profile continues to rise and she is constantly in demand for appearances and photo shoots, and has graced the covers of numerous sports and fitness publications. She's also been nominated as one of the five most influential female athletes in Canada. With her youth, athleticism and dedication to constant improvement, Camille's career seemingly has nowhere to go but up, and BSN® is thrilled to have her represent the brand to the CrossFit community and the world at large.


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Salisbury High Sophomore Casey Moyer is looking forward to going to the new Mack Truck Stop concession stand at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem this summer and saying "I helped build that."
He has plenty of company. Moyer is one of 35 Lehigh Career & Technical Institute students who is rebuilding and refurbishing a Titan model Mack Truck that will be part of the concession stand at Levitt Pavilion at arts venue.
The truck will be installed next to the Mack Truck Stop in June, giving it the appearance that it is pulling a trailer, said Kassie Hilgert, senior vice president of marketing and advancement for ArtsQuest, which opened the Levitt Pavilion last year.
Hilgert praised Mack Trucks in Lower Macungie for contributing to the arts and culture scene at SteelStacks in a way that is in keeping with the industrial heritage of the site. "Then they went a step further," Hilgert said. "They decided to reach out to partner with LCTI and find students to say, 'Help us build this. Let's get that workforce of tomorrow and get them involved with this project.'"
It was a good learning experience, according to Kyle Hartranft, a senior at Catasauqua High School. "It's not like kids our age get to build a tractor trailer from the ground up," he said.
"It was a lot more than just this lab," said Moustafa Abdou, a senior at Allen High School. "It was a group of people who came together. There were some complications, we did run into some issues but we did learn from it and we corrected everything."
Kevin Flaherty, president of Mack Trucks sales and marketing, encouraged the students to stick with the field of building and repairing trucks. "There is such a demand into the future," Flaherty said. "You can pretty much pick where you want to live." He said he expects Mack will being doing more partnering with LCTI in the future.
Randy Schock, LCTI diesel technology instuctor, said his students do everything from clutch and brake replacements to rebuilding engines but this is the first time they were able to build a truck from the chassis.
Carey Troxell, instructor in auto body technology, said the students are justly proud of what they've done. "We've never had a vehicle this large to work on," Troxell said.
Flaherty said the project made sense because of Mack's role in Lehigh Valley history. "The only place Mack builds trucks is the Lehigh Valley," he said. "Our competition builds an awful lot of trucks in Mexico. We build all our trucks in America. We export trucks, not jobs."
The Titan model is the largest truck Mack makes and is featured on the show "American Loggers."
Here are the LCTI students who participated in the project:
Auto Body
- Kianna Conyer, William Allen
- Jorge Franco, William Allen
- Darryl Miller, Parkland
- Carlos Pabon, Dieruff
- Marcel Parker, William Allen
- Casey Smith, Parkland
- Austin Stettler, Parkland
- Brian Anthony, Parkland
- Thomas Bovell, Dieruff
- Nolan Rau, Emmaus
- Nicholas Sharrer, Southern Lehigh
- Martin Ortiz, Allentown School District
- Tyler Metzger, Parkland
Diesel Medium Heavy Truck Tech
- Derrick Downer, Emmaus
- Elizabeth Hatfield, Emmaus
- Daniel Daly, Northwestern Lehigh
- Austin Fitzgerald, Northwestern Lehigh
- Zachary Moyer, Northwestern Lehigh
- Kyle Snyder, Northwestern Lehigh
- Andrew Sutjak, Northwestern Lehigh
- Eric Andersen, Parkland
- Dallis Dietrich, Parkland
- Jacob Koch, Parkland
- Xavier Perez, Allen
- Ranso Rubiera, Allen
- Johnny Rodriguez, Dieruff
- Chance Trantham, Northern Lehigh
- Travis Iwaszek, Northwestern Lehigh
- Kyle Hartranft, Catasauqua
- Mackenzie Fegely, Northwestern Lehigh
- Adam Dietrich, Northwestern Lehigh
- Brandy Locher, Northwestern Lehigh
- Ryan Brinker, Northwestern Lehigh
- Brandon Casserino, Northwestern Lehigh
- Jacob Betz, Southern Lehigh
- Moustafa Abdou, Allen
- Casey Moyer, Salisbury
- Hector Ocasio, Dieruff


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Cheryl Conner, Contributor
I write about communications, business and the ways the two intersect
Do you know how many people approach me every week with article pitches? Neither do I, but the number is huge. However, this salesman—a first-time author—managed to use the strategies in his book to get successfully through to me, a busy CEO with a part-time unpaid gig writing articles about entrepreneurship for Forbes.
His name is EksAyn Anderson and he's an expert on getting past gatekeepers, which is one of the critical skills necessary for succeeding in sales. EksAyn ("Eks" to friends) is a speaker and trainer as well, but has spent much of his professional life selling in settings ranging from door-to-door to enterprise business development to government sales. His book The Key To The Gate is available now.
Anderson lives near my neighborhood and business, it turns out, but I didn't know him when he began his efforts to reach me on April 1 of this year (no joke). My records show he began with a call that got him to my own gatekeeper, one of my agency's other partners. He then followed up politely with emails, more emails, more calls, and was eventually able to get directly to me.
After the first phone conversation, he was proactive enough to arrive at my office without an appointment (generally the kiss of death for people who are trying to pitch me) and waited in our lobby through an hour-long meeting for the chance to introduce himself (politely—no pushiness) and to tell me hello. Clearly, his strategies work. Today his persistence and patience is rewarded. Without further ado, here are Anderson's seven secrets for getting to the decision makers you need to reach to close your own sales:
In all, Anderson's strategies are straightforward, but can provide solid reminders of the methods that get a sales opportunity off the ground. As his biggest takeaway, however, he reminds readers that treating other people, all people, with genuine respect is the most effective way to a goal. And by treating the people nearest to the decision maker with respect, you are well on your way to unlocking the gatekeeper door.
For those who would like to connect with EksAyn Anderson further, his personal website address is www.eksayn.com.
Additional editing for this article was provided by W. Craig Snapp.
Cheryl, all I could think as I read this article is that I need a gatekeeper! :)
This article most definitely fills in the very apparent quality content gap for this subject (getting past the gatekeeper)! Many takeaway points that anyone can implement. I, too, believe that the Law of Reciprocity most definitely plays a vital role in sales success. Personal touches to the sales process (i.e. handwritten letters) seem to be all too sparse within sales procedures nowadays, making it an easy way to set yourself apart from others and reap the rewards for doing so. Fantastic article, Cheryl — Could not be better!


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The held a dedication ceremony Wednesday for the unveiling of the Fairfax Station Commemorative Marker.
The new sign is part of the Fairfax County History Commission Historical Roadside Marker project. Virginia Delegate Tim Hugo and Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity were among the guests who gathered as four longtime Fairfax Station residents unveiled the plaque.
Joan Rogers, president of Fairfax Station Railroad Museum Friends, introduced the guests, who shared memories of their growing up in what was then a small town with an active train station. The speakers were brother and sister Jim and Nancy Wyckoff, Lee Hubbard and Jane Peterson.
The event was part of a weeklong Fairfax Station Civil War sesquicentennial observance, which began last weekend with a commemorative reenactment of the medical triage at the station following the August 1862 Second Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) and Battle of Ox Hill.
The commemoration continues through Labor Day with a special exhibit in the museum, which will be open from 1 - 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 31, and from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1 to Monday, Sept. 3.
Museum admission is $5 for adults, $1 for children 5 to 10. Children age 4 and under are free.
On Sunday, Sept. 2, the Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation Association (FCCPA) is hosting a candlelight memorial service at the adjacent . It was here that Clara Barton and other volunteers triaged the wounded as they awaited trains to arrive at Fairfax Station to take them to hospitals in Washington, D.C., and Alexandria.
Clara Barton, who later founded the American Red Cross, wrote of that experience: "By midnight there must have been three thousand men lying in the hay. All night long we made compresses and slings and bound up and wet wounds when we could get water . . ."
Sunday's memorial service is open to the public.


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TEAMS: Kentucky Wildcats, Kansas Jayhawks
TEAMS: Kentucky Wildcats, Kansas Jayhawks
"Kentucky is on another level. Everyone else is playing for second place." A statement I've heard too often this year. It's been a forgone conclusion all season. Kentucky, a team filled with freshmen and sophomores, and considered the most talented team in college basketball, will play for and win a National Championship in April. Led by National Player of the Year, Anthony Davis, the Wildcats cruised through the season compiling a 37-2 overall record backed up by an undefeated regular season conference record. On the flip side, Kansas coach Bill Self put together his least talented team during his tenure in Lawrence. A team many expected to fumble away the school's eight straight Big-12 Championships. A team that many believed may not make it into the tournament. And a team that many thought may not make it past the first round of the tournament. Yet, here they are in the National Championship matched up with a Kentucky team who has all but won the title. Today's Sportscenter poll asked the nation who they thought would win tonight's game. 73% said Kentucky. So why even play the game? I'll tell you why. Because if Kentucky steps on the court expecting to win this game, then they are in for a big surprise. Kentucky's a team full of first round NBA draft picks and a National Championship just improves their draft positions. It's been they're goal all season and now that the goal is in sight, they better not look past tonight's game if they expect the plan to unfold the way they think it will. With such a young team, that's not an unthinkable possibility. The Jayhawks flew under the radar all season and all throughout the tournament. Maybe they have overachieved to this point, but that's going to stop them now. They aren't as talented or flashy as Kentucky, but they dominate games in the most important areas. On defense and on the boards. Kansas stifled opponents in the tournament forcing 11.8 turnovers per game, pulling in 137 defensive rebounds, swatting 6.2 shots every game, and holding opponents to 35% field goal percentage including 28% on 3-point shots. At 41%, Kansas shoots less than stellar from the field and even worse from beyond the arc at 24% during the tournament, but they also grab just over 11 offensive rebounds per game, increasing their possessions and helping keep games close. The two teams already matched up early in the season and Kansas played neck and neck with the Wildcats during the first half before slowly dwindling in the second leading to a 10 point win for Kentucky. Anthony Davis played extraordinary, connected on six of his eight shots, scored 14 points, pulled in 6 rebounds, and blocked 7 Kansas shots. The Big-12 player of the year, Thomas Robinson struggled to score at 5-for-12 shooting, but grabbed 12 rebounds in the process. Although both teams were just beginning to learn how to play with one another, KU has vastly improved since then. With less go-to players, everybody is going to have to play lights out if they expect to pull off the upset. It all starts with Thomas Robinson. T-Rob has to put up points. He will be factor glass-eating no doubt, but he is going to have to compliment that with efficient scoring. His footwork on the block, plus his post moves, and 15-foot jump shot capability combine to make that a very likely possibility. Kansas' second leading scorer, Tyshawn Taylor, needs to prime himself for this game. He can NOT turn the ball over. He HAS to make jump shots as well. His ability to penetrate and make tough lay-ins makes Taylor a unique guard, but with Anthony Davis in the middle, he will not be able to rely on that ability alone to win this game. The biggest difference between the KU and Kentucky game from earlier in the season was that Elijah Johnson had not yet found his role with the team. He scored only 8 points on 3-11 shooting in the prior meeting. During the tournament, Johnson averages 13.4 points per game on 54% shooting and connecting on 43% of his 3-point shots. He has to keep up his pace for the Jayhawks to win. The most important player on the court tonight for Kansas will be Jeff Withey. He needs to continue blocking shots. He's done so during the tournament, blocking 27 shots in the five games, but he's going to have to have a hand full more plus make life difficult for Davis in the middle if KU expects to keep the game close. Finally, Kansas as a team needs to play flawless defense. Travis Releford is going to have to continue playing stifling perimeter defense on the likes of Doron Lamb and Michael Kidd-Gilchrest. Tyshawn will have to do the same, picking off some passes for fast break opportunities, and the Bigs need to force Kentucky out of the middle and into some perimeter shots in addition to strong defensive rebounding. If they do that, it will limit Kentucky's possessions, keeping them in the game. That's a lot of ifs, but Kansas has done just enough to win games all season and all tournament so why would they stop now?
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Oakley Training Athlete Rich Froning Crowned CrossFit Games Fittest Man On Earth™ For Record Third Straight Year
Going into the 2013 CrossFit Games, Rich Froning was the undisputed champion of the sport; not once, but twice in a row. This was a feat no athlete in the history of the competition had ever accomplished and Froning set out to increase his record-breaking performances for yet another year. He did just that when he handily won the 2013 CrossFit Games in Carson, California.


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The inspiring true story of how one woman's vision and determination created the world's largest chimpanzee sanctuary.
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As a writer and speaker, the work of best-selling author and lecturer Gary Ferguson comes from intimate experience.
Species are now disappearing from planet Earth at 1,000 to 10,000 times the natural extinction rate. Arguably, there's never been a greater urgency to expand our world view to include the well being of these "others" . . .
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Brooklyn Law School Career Services Office is offering for the first time a three-part series on career management, growth, and change for experienced alumni.
Camille Chin-Kee-Fatt, Director of Brooklyn Law School's Career Services Center says, "For alumni seeking to change or grow in their jobs, this series will provide them with a proactive approach and strategic thinking."
The series begins with a panel of practitioners and career development professionals who will offer alumni advice about how to market themselves in a down economy. Panelists will discuss advanced networking techniques and resumé and cover letter writing advice for experienced attorneys.
The second event focuses on strategies alumni should consider when starting a small firm partnership. As legal costs continue to rise, clients are increasingly turning to smaller firms to meet their legal needs. For alumni who are considering starting their own practice or joining with a few colleagues to start a small firm, this second panel discussion led by practitioners and small firm advisors will offer insight into starting a practice. Topics will include how to choose a business entity, whether to go solo or join with a partner, the details involved in creating a practice, and how to develop a client base and business plan.
The third event offers a unique perspective for those seeking to advance their career who aren't necessarily seeking to change their job. This program is geared towards junior to mid-level associates at small to mid-size firms and will focus on various professional development considerations. Attendees will hear how they can maximize the value of their current position and make themselves indispensable to their employer, recognize and obtain the skills needed to succeed, and acquire successful marketing and business development skills.
This three-part series is held at Brooklyn Law School on the following dates:
Changing Jobs in the New Economy
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Perhaps after taking the idea of a fiery sermon a bit too literally, a pastor was arrested Friday on suspicion of hurling a Molotov cocktail into a house with six sleeping people. No one was injured and there was only minor damage to the home.
On its website, the Fellowship Baptist Church in Vacaville describes Mark Lewis as a pastor who "preaches with a zeal and excitement for the things of God, a heart for the people of God, and a burden for the lost souls dying and going to hell."
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Vinod Mehta on Sanjay Gandhi. In Outlook:
While Sanjay and Indira were fighting legal battles in court, at home the two brothers and the two wives were barely on speaking terms. Relations between Rajiv and Sanjay were always "chilly" and between Sonia and Maneka "frigid". Indira Gandhi sought to remain neutral, desperately trying to maintain some semblance of family peace. One morning, B.K. Nehru and his wife Flori were breakfasting with the Gandhis. "Sanjay went into a rage and threw his plate across the room when Sonia failed to cook his eggs in the precise way he had ordered." Indira did not say a word to Sanjay.
In January 1980, Indira Gandhi won back power from the Janata clowns, who gifted her the prime minister's chair meekly. Morarji Desai led the strange cocktail which had dethroned Indira. Instead of concentrating on governance, they set out to 'punish' their nemesis by hook or by crook. This publicly stated goal was combined with vicious infighting. It would be fair to say the Janata leaders fell on their own swords with great facility. Indira Gandhi stood and won from two constituencies, Rae Bareli and Medak; Sanjay was elected comfortably from Amethi.
With mother and son back in power, furious speculation raged in early 1980 as to what role the mother had planned for her son. Also, whether both had absorbed the egregious lessons of the Emergency—primarily excesses in the family planning and slum clearance programmes. Would a measure of civility replace the dreaded midnight knock in public life? Indira Gandhi admitted some excesses might have been committed by sycophants and overzealous ministers, bureaucrats and assorted flunkeys, but her son, she insisted, was innocent and not involved. She characterised the excesses as "gross exaggerations" spread by the media and long-standing Congress enemies. This defence, repeated ad nauseam, suggested that Sanjay and his merry men would resume from where they had left off. Privately, Indira conceded the no-smoke-without-fire hypothesis, ie., there must be some truth in the sundry allegations. But her formal position was to live in denial.
On March 31, 1980, Maneka gave birth to a son. He was named Varun. Indira was over the moon. Now, she had three grandchildren, one from her problem son. Alas, Varun's birth did not ease the tensions between the brothers and their respective wives. Rajiv and Sonia retreated into their private space. It was as if they were hermetically sealed from the hectic goings-on at India's most politically active house. More:


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5 Things You Should Know about the FD3M, China's First Mass-Produced Electric Plug-in Car
A chinese automaker has beat Americans in mass producing a plug-in hybrid.
This week, China's first mass-produced plug-in hybrid car went to market, produced by relative newcomer BYD. The car costs about $22,000, and can run up to 60 miles on a battery charged by a normal electrical outlet. Here are a few things you should know about the F3DM:
1. It may beat American plug-ins to the market. The F3DM may come overseas as soon as 2010. The United States is currently examining the F3DM to see if it is up to standards for the market. If it checks out OK, it would narrowly beat the Volt - and cost almost half as much.
[More on Electric Cars: Everything You Need to Know about the Chevy Volt]
2. BYD builds rechargeable batteries for other things, too. BYD is the world's largest manufacturer of rechargeable cell-phone batteries, boasting a 30 percent market share. It also makes batteries for laptops, tools, and other electronics. The difficulty in producing a cheap rechargeable battery was part of the reason the Volt has struggled. BYD claims that their ferrous battery technology that he says is superior to the nickel metal hydrate battery used in the Toyota Prius. The company told Bloomberg that the car's batteries can be fully recharged from a power point in as little as seven hours and 50 percent powered via a quick charge at a specialist station in 10 minutes.
3. BYD doesn't have a reputation to uphold. Primarily a battery company, BYD only ventured into autos in 2003, after the acquisition of a Chinese automaker, Tsinchuan Automobile Company Limited. Because of this, "They just have to make news, and they're doing that quite well. There's a lot of question as to how well this car is going to perform, how long the battery is going to last, and whether the vehicle is at all safe," said Hank Green of EcoGeek.
4. In China, it may be hard to charge. Chinese drivers keep their cars in group lots for apartment buildings, rather than single-family-home garages. Many of these lots do not have electrical outlets to charge cars overnight, according to Business Week. "Infrastructure is a problem," said Yale Zhang, director of greater China at automobile forecaster CSM Worldwide in Shanghai.Henry Li, general manager of BYD Auto, predicts sales of a few hundred in the next 12 months.
5. Warren Buffett stands to profit. In September, Des Moines-based MidAmerican Energy, which is controlled by Berkshire Hathaway, paid $231 million for a 9.9 percent stake in BYD Auto's parent company BYD with a view to helping BYD distribute its cars in the U.S. by 2011.


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are available at the Gaia Festival website. Take a look at the festival schedule and plan to attend one or two events if you want to enjoy Santa Barbara and get a taste of the festivities without committing to the weekend.
Phillip and I will present "Birthing, Breathing, Thinking,Weaving: Gaia and Grandmother Spider" at 1:30PM on Sunday. Tickets to this story telling are $15. Immediately following (for a mere $10 more) is Judy Piazza. Judy will lead us on an excursion of Earth-honoring chants in simple call and response style, drawing from Sanskrit mantra, the Middle East, Native America, and other indigenous sound traditions with dulsitar (TM) and drums from around the world.
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Efforts to complete the Watsonville Vista 2030 General Plan likely will stretch into November, if the Watsonville City Council takes city staff's advice on how to deal with an 11th-hour letter that identified some inadequacies in the final Environmental Impact Report.
Watsonville Vista, the city's vision for job creation, housing development and infrastructure improvements for the next two decades, has been six years in the making. The council intended to approve the plan in September, but a nine-page letter from an attorney representing Friends of Buena Vista, one of the organizations who originally opposed the general plan, stalled approval.
The General Plan has already been litigated and the current version before the city council has been redrafted to address issues identified by a judge.
Now, city staff is recommending one final look at the Final EIR—a single component of the General Plan—to make minor modifications to the document that would why the existing analysis is consistent with the judge's orders.
To do so would open also mean opening a short window for the public to comment on that sole aspect of the General Plan.
If approved, the Watsonville Vista 2030 General Plan would be up for certification and approval at the city council's Nov. 13 meeting.
The council meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Council Chambers, fourth floor of the Civic Plaza, 275 Main St.


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The winter holiday of Valentine's Day honors the Roman Goddess of Marriage, Juno and the Christian martyr, St. Valentine. Persecuted by the Roman Emperor in 273 AD, St. Valentine enjoys a legacy that has been carried on by lovers, young and old, for centuries. Children and adults annually honor St. Valentine by gifting flowers, sharing symbols of love and sending romantic cards to loved ones. While St. Valentine presented the flowers from his garden to young lovers in an effort to promote the Catholic sacrament of matrimony, the February holiday that bears his name has sparked the exchange of various works of art and antiques.
Furnishing Courtship
In the late 19th Century, the Victorians brought the ideals of courtship and fidelity to the forefront of society. They introduced young lovers and their guardians to one of the most unfortunate objects in the history of the decorative arts: the courting lamp. Resembling a typical oil lamp of the day, the courting lamp was enhanced with graduated markings on the glass to indicate minutes. The marks showed the amount of time left before the fuel source expired. While rare, these lamps appear at local flea markets with asking prices into the $100 to $150 range. Of course, the reasoning behind such a lamp was to keep track of two un-chaperoned lovers. As the fuel burned out and time grew short, the lovers would be warned of the impending darkness. When the fuel was gone and the light was extinguished, the young male suitor had better be on his way home! Like the lamps, furniture was also made in an effort to control the wilds of a young heart. Victorian love seats had two sections presented in an elegant S-shape curved form. This allowed a couple to sit together but not too closely. As antiques reflect society, the love seat exemplifies the Victorian interest in a controlled courtship.
While 21st Century women may not like this next Victorian tradition, Valentine's Day was also a time to show one's love by giving gifts that were useful in the kitchen. I guess the way to someone's heart is really via the stomach. The Victorians said "I love you" with gifts of decorative rolling pins, pie plates and china.
From Heart to Hair
Although the Valentine card remains the most recognizable of the lover's offerings, Victorian gifts from the heart — and the head — are the most desirable.
Victorian women saved their hair in a small ceramic bowl with a hole in its top called a hair receiver. Antique hair receivers are worth about $30 to $50 and are available at yard sales and flea markets. The hair crafts made from all of this saved hair are hard to find. After accumulating a good amount of locks, the hair would be used to make a hair picture or bracelet. These hair crafts were the result of years of saving actual human hair.
Intricately woven hair crafts became love gifts from 1850 to 1910. Hair jewelry was used for sentimental remembrances and as gifts to loved ones. On Valentine's Day, women believed that giving their beloved a hair bracelet or hair watch fob would serve as a love charm and ensure a long and happy relationship.
Blonde or Brunette?
One of the most popular and beloved antiques is the coveted hair picture. Accompanied by an inscription, hair pictures are mementos. One of the most common Victorian Valentines featured the symbolic rose or forget-me-not flowers made from hair locks of one's beloved.
With values in the $500 to $800 range, framed hair pictures grew from love signs to memorials. Images made of hair related to the lover's lifestyle, occupation, or hobbies and also included landscapes featuring family homesteads, anchors to symbolize a marine, or still lifes of fruits or flowers symbolizing the bounty of love and long life.
Happy Valentine's Day.


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Street Food, Little Italy and China town
Hello Foodies-
We are traveling to NYC in March with our 2 girls, 8 and 10. We love creative and delicious street food. Any suggestions?
Also, the girls would like to eat in Little Italy and Chinatown- any suggestions for simple palates?
thank you, so very much!
Street food isn't really going on in Little Italy and Chinatown. Mayor Mike Bloomberg rules the city with an iron fist, and street food isn't a part of the mayor's vision for the city.
Try Da Nico in Little Italy, and Shanghai Cafe and Great NY Noodletown in Chinatown. Kids love soup dumplings at Shanghai and they make outstanding chicken fried rice. Noodletown get serious with some roast meats
Da Nico
164 Mulberry St, New York, NY 10013
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I really recommend a dinner at Hunan Manor restaurant at 339 Lexington Avenue between 39th and 40th. It could be the best Chinese restaurant in Manhattan, and you don't have to leave midtown for it. The Lamb with cumin, mapo tofu, preserved meat with dried bean curd, mustard green hunan style...this is a heck of a meal.
Hunan Manor
339 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10016
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On the contrary, I think there's quite a bit of street food in Chinatown if you keep your eyes peeled. Women selling gingko nuts from a milk crate, lamb kebabs laced with cumin beneath the bridge, zhongzi from a push cart. There's a lady I buy grilled chicken gizzards from on Canal when I'm grocery shopping and another one that I get fishballs from on my way home.
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I like the zhong lady at Chrystie and Grand (affiliated with the old May May bakery on Pell).
More on her wares: http://www.chow.com/digest/70018/a-be... ... http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/7543...
Street vendor
Chrystie St Grand St, New York, NY 10002
This Chinatown walking food tour (or parts of it) might work for you. Make sure to book your TM tour online well ahead of time as they fill up fast.