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Twin Turmoil

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By SANJAYA DHAKAL The two main pillars supporting the Nepali economy – remittance income and tourism - are both shaking at the impact of the global economic ...
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Media For Freedom - ‎Apr 16, 2009‎
Nepal and Thailand has long history of diplomatic relations. For many Nepalis, Thailand is a gateway to other parts of the world. Charge d' affairs of Royal ...
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SLC Fugitive Reportedly In New York

Salt Lake City police say a 22-year-old woman on their most wanted list is in New York. Now they want to find her and bring her back to faces charges of forgery and theft by deception.
Police Sgt. Fred Ross said an extradition warrant was recently issued for Kari Michelle Ferrell. It is the most recent in a handful of outstanding warrants totalling $60,000 that the former Utah resident is wanted on in connection with forgery, issuing bad checks and theft, according to the police department's Web site. Ferrell's manipulative past was profiled Wednesday by The New York Observer in a story titled, "The Hipster Grifter." It paints her as a liar, schemer and thief.
Some of her old friends in Utah agree with the publication's portrayal. Geoff Sink was friends with Ferrell when she was 11 years old and the two later attended Copper Hills High School in West Jordan. After high school, and her parent's divorce, Ferrell started buying expensive clothes and makeup and bouncing bad checks, Sink said. To help her with her finances, he agreed to deposit one of her checks in his bank account and then withdraw the money so she could pay bills, Sink said. Her check bounced. When he confronted her, she blew him off and only later paid back about half the money, he said. Sink hasn't spoken with Ferrell since shortly after that incident in 2006. But he has read the Observer .
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Novice Tibetan Buddhist monks try to spin a giant prayer-wheel at the Kopan Buddhist monastery in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, April 15, 2009. (AP Phot
Novice Tibetan Buddhist monks try to spin a giant prayer-wheel at the Kopan Buddhist monastery in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, April 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe) (AP/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

A young Tibetan Buddhist monk looks on during a prayer reciting session at the Kopan monastery in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, April 15, 2009. (AP Phot
A young Tibetan Buddhist monk looks on during a prayer reciting session at the Kopan monastery in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, April 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe) (AP/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
An aerial view of the terrace farms and the villages in the mid-hill regions of Nepal
An aerial view of the terrace farms and the villages in the mid-hill regions of Nepal April 16, 2009. More than 80 percent of Nepal is occupied by high mountains and hills and some 60 percent of the population is concentrated in these areas. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL SOCIETY)

A village boy looks at the photographer at Gorepatan village, in the mid-hill regions of Nepal
A village boy looks at the photographer at Gorepatan village, in the mid-hill regions of Nepal April 16, 2009. Most of the village children in Nepal do not see their first birthday as only the tough ones survive. More than 80 percent of Nepal is occupied by high mountains and hills and some 60 percent of the population is concentrated in these areas. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL SOCIETY)

In the world of many voices

In the world of many voices
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Geetha Bhardwaj, OneWorld South Asia
07 November 2008
OneWorld South Asia's new audio content bank helps grassroots communities to share and access community media content from across the region. With its current rich resource bank from India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, the portal best exemplifies how technology can enhance and communicate diverse voices.
New Delhi: The mellifluous strains of the violin fill the room as we listen entranced to the title song of the programme More Tunde, Mor Kathani (My Story in My Voice) sung by young Tushar Kant Chalan from Kashipala Orissa. This programme on the ill effects of liquor consumption is produced by Chale Chalo. Voices from remote districts can now be heard across the globe, thanks to EK duniya anEK awaaz (EDAA) – One World Many Voices.
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Launched in September 2008 by OneWorld South Asia, EDAA has entered the virtual domain with an invitation to ‘Join, Share, Empower’ grassroots voices from South Asia. It is an online platform enabling free and open access to audio content produced through diverse community media initiatives.
A simple web interface allows uploading and downloading of audio content. Job Alerts and Funding Alerts disseminate useful information relevant to the development communications sector. A pool of resources on policy guidelines, technology, and production of content also features here. The calendar keeps one abreast with national and international events.
This South Asian archive on MDG and other development related issues currently has 300 radio programmes, voice bytes, interviews and jingles in four Indian languages, Nepali and Sinhala.
In a month, the portal has seen usage and sharing from community media centres of Chanderi in Madhya Pradesh, Jagori in Himachal, Chale Chalo in Orissa, Kongu Community Radio Station and Holy Cross in Tamil Nadu, Namma Dwani in Karnataka, and institutions like Film and Television Institute of India. It also features audio content from OWSA’s weekly radio shows Ek Duniya Ek Aawaz and Baat Nanhe Dilon Ki (co-produced by NGO Chetna) that are aired on a popular national channel every week.
EDAA represents an important milestone in OneWorld South Asia’s journey towards creating enabling technology and platforms for communities. It is an endeavor to use the democratic potential of ICTs to create one world that encompasses all voices.
For more information write to satish.n@oneworld.net

Gautam Buddha

Gautam Buddha
by Dr. Zakir Naik
Gautama Buddha was the founder of Buddhism. His original name was Siddharth (meaning one who has accomplished). He was also called Sakyamuni, i.e. the sage of the tribe of Sakya. He was born in the year 563 B.C. in the village of Lumbini near Kapila Vastu, within the present borders of Nepal.According to legend, an astrologer foretold his father, the king, that young Gautama would give up the throne and luxury and renounce the world the day he would see four things (i) an old man, (ii) a sick man, (iii) a diseased man and (iv) a dead man. Hence, the king confined Gautama in a special palace which was provided with all worldly pleasures. He was married at the age of sixteen to Yasoddhra.At the age of 29 after the birth of his first son, Gautama on the same day saw an old man, a sick man, a diseased man and a dead man. The impact of the dark side of life made him renounce the world that same night and he left his wife and son and became a penniless wanderer.He studied and practised Hindu discipline initially, and later, Jainism. For several years he observed rigorous fasting along with extreme self-mortification. On realising that tormenting his body did not bring him closer to true wisdom, he resumed eating normally and abandoned asceticism.At the age of 35, one evening as he sat beneath a giant fig tree (Bodh tree), he felt that he had found the solution to his problem and felt that he had attained enlightenment. Thus, he came to be known as ?Gautama?, ?The Buddha?, or 'The Enlightened One'.Later, he spent 45 years in preaching the truth that he felt he had discovered. He travelled from city to city bare-footed, clean-headed, with nothing more on his self than his saffron robe, walking stick and begging bowl. He died at the age of 80 in the year 483 BC.
Buddhism is divided into two sects viz. Hinayana and Mahayana.
I. BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES:Historical criticism has proved that the original teachings of Buddha can never be known. It seems that Gautama Buddha?s teachings were memorized by his disciples. After Buddha?s death a council was held at Rajagaha so that the words of Buddha could be recited and agreed upon. There were differences of opinion and conflicting memories in the council. Opinion of Kayshapa and Ananda who were prominent disciples of Buddha were given preference. A hundred years later, a second council at Vesali was held. Only after 400 years, after the death of Buddha were his teachings and doctrines written down. Little attention was paid regarding its authenticity, genuineness and purity.
Buddhist Scriptures can be divided into Pali and Sanskrit Literature:
A. Pali Literature :
The Pali literature was monopolized by the Hinayana sect of Buddhism.
Tri Pitaka: The most important of all Buddhist scriptures is the TRI-PITAKA which is in Pali text. It is supposed to be the earliest recorded Buddhist literature which was written in the 1st Century B.C.
The TRI-PITAKA or Three Baskets of law is composed of 3 books:
1.Vinaya Pitaka: "Rules of Conduct" : This is a book of discipline and mainly deals with rules of the order.
2. Sutta Pitaka: "Discourses" : It is a collection of sermons and discourses of Gautama Buddha and the incidents in his life. It is the most important Pitaka and consists of five divisions known as Nikayas. Dhammapada is the most famous Pali literature and contains aphorisms and short statements covering the truth.
3. Abhidhamma: "Analysis of Doctrine": This third basket contains meta physical doctrines and is known as Buddhist meta physicals. It is an analytical and logical elaboration of the first two pitakas. It contains analysis and exposition of Buddhist doctrine.
B. Sanskrit Literature:
Sanskrit literature was preferred by the Mahayana. Sanskrit literature has not been reduced to a collection or in Cannon like the Pali literature. Thus much of the original Sanskrit literature has been lost. Some were translated into other languages like Chinese and are now being re-translated into Sanskrit

Culture of Tibet

Main article: Culture of Tibet The 1st Dalai Lama A young monk at Labrang Religion Tibetan Buddhism Main articles: Bön and Tibetan Buddhism Religion and spirituality is extremely important to the Tibetans and has a strong influence over all aspects of lives; ingrained deeply into their cultural heritage. Bön is the ancient traditional religion of Tibet, but following the introduction of Tantric Buddhism into Tibet by Padmasambhava this became eclipsed by Tibetan Buddhism, a distinctive form of Vajrayana. Tibetan Buddhism is practiced not only in Tibet but also in Mongolia, parts of northern India, the Buryat Republic, the Tuva Republic, and in the Republic of Kalmykia and some other areas in China besides the Tibet region. As every where in China was undergoing Cultural Revolution, there were over 6,000 monasteries and convents in Tibet, and nearly all but a handful were ransacked and destroyed by the Red Guards, including Tibetan Red Guards.[134] [135] [136] Some of the monasteries has begun to rebuild by the Chinese government since the 1980s and greater religious freedom also granted - although it is still limited. Monks returned to monasteries cross Tibet and monastic education resumed even though the number of monks imposed is strictly limited. [137] [138] [139] Tibetan Buddhism has four main traditions (the suffix pa is comparable to "er" in English): Gelug(pa), Way of Virtue, also known casually as Yellow Hat, whose spiritual head is the Ganden Tripa and whose temporal, the Dalai Lama. Successive Dalai Lamas ruled Tibet from the mid-17th to mid-20th centuries. This order was founded in the 14th to 15th century by Je Tsongkhapa, based on the foundations of the Kadampa tradition. Tsongkhapa was renowned for both his scholasticism and his virtue. The Dalai Lama belongs to the Gelugpa school, and is regarded as the embodiment of the Bodhisattva of Compassion[140]. Kagyu(pa), Oral Lineage. This contains one major subsect and one minor subsect. The first, the Dagpo Kagyu, encompasses those Kagyu schools that trace back to Gampopa. In turn, the Dagpo Kagyu consists of four major sub-sects: the Karma Kagyu, headed by a Karmapa, the Tsalpa Kagyu, the Barom Kagyu, and Pagtru Kagyu. There are further eight minor sub-sects, all of which trace their root to Pagtru Kagyu. Among the eight sub-sects the most notable of are the Drikung Kagyu and the Drukpa Kagyu. The once-obscure Shangpa Kagyu, which was famously represented by the 20th century teacher Kalu Rinpoche, traces its history back to the Indian master Niguma, sister of Kagyu lineage holder Naropa. This is an oral tradition which is very much concerned with the experiential dimension of meditation. Its most famous exponent was Milarepa, an eleventh century mystic. Nyingma(pa), The Ancient Ones. This is the oldest, the original order founded by Padmasambhava. Sakya(pa), Grey Earth, headed by the Sakya Trizin, founded by Khon Konchog Gyalpo, a disciple of the great translator Drokmi Lotsawa. Sakya Pandita 1182–1251CE was the great grandson of Khon Konchog Gyalpo. This school very much represents the scholarly tradition

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Tibetans protest outside Chinese embassy in India

By ASHOK SHARMA – 21 hours ago
NEW DELHI (AP) — Nine Tibetan students were detained by police Monday after they stripped and chained themselves to barbed wire fencing outside the Chinese Embassy to protest the sentencing to death of two Tibetans by a Chinese court, police said.
Police used wire cutters to remove the chains, bundled the protesters in their underwear into vans and whisked them away. They would likely be produced in a New Delhi court later Monday, said a police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity as she was not authorized to talk to reporters.Organizers said that 10 Tibetan students participated in the protest, but police only detained nine. It was unclear what happened to the other protester.Tibetan exiles have stepped up demonstrations since last month, observing the 50th anniversary of Beijing's crushing of a Tibetan uprising that led to the Dalai Lama's flight into exile in the northern Indian town of Dharmsala.

America Thinker.

April 04, 2009 Somali immigrants remake Minneapolis By David Paulina In case you missed it, the New York Times has been running an in-depth series examining the impact on the country of massive levels of immigration, which is unprecedented both in numbers and fact that many of the newcomers are from the Third World, not from Europe as in the past. "Remade in America," as the series is called, implies that America is remaking the immigrants. But if you read between the lines in the Times series, just the opposite seems to be the case. The immigrants are remaking America!...

Australion Visa Application Control

NOTICE
What's New
VFS Logistic Fees BDT 750 from 01Jan, 2008.
IMPORTANT - Changes in Student Visa Procedures from 26 April 2008
Changes to Student Permission to Work: From 26 April 2008, all student visas will be granted with work rights attached . This will remove the need for most international students to make separate applications for student visas with permission to work after arrival in Australia. While student visa holders will have work rights automatically included in their visa grant, the work conditions themselves will not change . Students and their dependants will still have the same work rights as before and will be restricted from undertaking work until they have commenced their course in Australia.- Primary applicants will be granted a student visa which will automatically be subject to new condition 8105 . This condition will allow the holder to work up to 20 hours per week while their course is in session, excluding any work undertaken as a registered part of their course. This condition will also restrict the holder from undertaking any work until the holder has commenced their course in Australia.- Secondary applicants will be granted a student visa which will automatically be subject to new condition 8104 . This condition will allow the holder to work up to 20 hours per week and will restrict the holder from undertaking any work until the primary visa holder has commenced their course of study in Australia.This condition will also specify that dependants of students who have commenced a Masters or PhD level course are able to work unlimited hours. Conditions 8105 and 8104 will also include the definition of a 'week' in relation to work limitations as being a period commencing on a Monday and ending on a Sunday.
Increase in the Student Visa Application Charge: To accommodate the new permission to work arrangements, the Student Visa Application Charge (VAC) will increase by AUD$20 to AUD$450 from 26 April 2008.This will result in an overall saving of $40 for student visa holders who were previously required to pay $430 on initial application and a further $60 in Australia for permission to work. The new VAC in Bangladesh Taka will be BDT 29,820.The new VAC will apply to all student visa applications, including subclass 580 (student guardian), lodged on or after 26 April 2008.Transitional arrangementsPersons granted students visas subject to 8101 prior to 26 April 2008 will continue to be able to lodge an application for permission to work online or by paper using form 157P - Application for a student visa with permission to work. The application charge for permission to work will remain at AUD $60.
Changes to Tourist (e676) and student eVisa Forms:From 26 April 2008, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship will implement changes to the e676 and Student eVisa forms (both the online and offline eforms). The eVisa forms available on the Internet will be changed to contain additional questions on Health and Character. To avoid any unnecessary delays in processing, applicants are encouraged to complete all of the additional information prior to lodging your application online.
Application Forms are now “Fillable” Online
Most of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's forms are now in Portable Document Format (PDF), which are "fillable" on its website atwww.immi.gov.au/allforms . The new forms are identical in appearance to the previous downloadable forms but the difference is that clients can now complete these forms on their own computer and then print, sign and lodge their applications. It needs to be noted, however, that these forms cannot yet be lodged electronically. Although clients can download and save copies of the basic PDF forms to their own computers, they will not be able to save any of the information they have entered into these forms unless they have a full version of Adobe Acrobat Professional (not the free Adobe Reader) installed on their computer. When a client opens any of the fillable forms using the free Adobe Reader, they will be presented with the following alert message: "Please Note: You cannot save a completed copy of this form on your computer. If you would like a copy for your records, please fill in and print it." If the client has a full version of Adobe Acrobat Professional installed on their computer, the alert message will not appear. The benefits to clients of using fillable forms include (i) helping to reduce processing times because DIAC officers will no longer struggle to read illegible handwriting; and (ii) ensuring only the latest versions of application forms are used.
Maritime Crew Visa required from 1 January 2008
Sea crew arriving in Australia from 1January 2008 will be required to hold a Maritime Crew Visa. A fine of AUD$5000 may be issued to the ship’s Master or agent for every foreign crew member in breach of the requirement. In addition, crew will be restricted on board the vessel while it is in Australia. To apply for a Maritime Crew Visa visit: www.immi.gov.au/sea

108th Anniversary of Gorkhapatra Dialy

108th Anniversary of Gorkhapatra Daily
by Mohan Nepali May 06, 2008
Nepal’s historical national daily, the Gorkhapatra published in Nepali has celebrated its 108th anniversary today. It is one of the few centenneial newspapers in South Asia. Dev Shumshere in the traditional media age initiated the publication of Nepal’s first newspaper Gorkhapatra in 1901. He was one of the short-term prime ministers during the 104 year-old Rana hereditary rule.The Gorkhapatra daily has remained the government-owned newspaper. Although it had commenced its publication as a weekly paper in its earlimonarchy from 1961 to 1990. It, similarly, has worked as the government mouthpiece from 1990 onwardsest phase, it was made daily in 1961. This newspaper served the hereditary Rana rule at first. After hereditary Rana rule was gone in 1951, it served the partyless Panchayat rule run by absolute .

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Twitter what? Facebook flies past 200 million ysers

In recent months, the online presence of Facebook may have been overshadowed somewhat by current community favourite Twitter, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the incredibly popular social networking site isn’t still pulling in the punters. In fact, Facebook has this week welcomed its 200 millionth registered user. Writing on the official Facebook blog yesterday, network founder Mark Zuckerberg rubber stamped the landmark moment by saying that the first five years of Facebook have seen the service successfully fulfilling its goal to provide online users with a faster way to share information about what is happening around them. “We thought that giving people better tools to communicate would help them better understand the world, which would then give them even greater power to change the world,” enthused 24-year-old Zuckerberg, who initially started Facebook as a student community while attending Harvard. In an accompanying self-congratulatory video clip attached to Zuckerberg’s blog post, Facebook makes a concerted effort to fully drive home the true magnitude of a global community boasting 200 million members.

'Recycling is magic' on Earth Day

Recycling is Magic’ on Earth Day by Trey Granger
Disney Store North America will focus its attention on plastic this Earth Day. More than 200 U.S. stores will offer a bin for recycling plastic bottles, provide free reusable water bottles to recyclers and sell shirts and tote bags made of recycled plastic bottles. "Recycling is Magic" will take place on April 22 in more than 200 Disney Stores across the U.S. Photo: Insideretailing.com.au The “Recycling is Magic” program will take place on April 22, and while supplies last those who bring in three plastic bottles for recycling will receive a free commemorative Earth Day reusable water bottle. Earth Day will also be the kick off for the Disney Store’s line of shirts and tote bags made from RETHINK fabric. This textile is made by cleaning, smashing and turning plastic bottles into flakes. Each shirt and bag will be branded with Disney’s Mother Earth design.
The Disney Store has produced 96,000 tote bags and is working with the Nature Conservancy to plant a tree for each bag as part of the Plant a Billion Trees campaign.Recycling is Magic’ on Earth Day by Trey Granger Disney Store North America will focus its attention on plastic this Earth Day. More than 200 U.S. stores will offer a bin for recycling plastic bottles, provide free reusable water bottles to recyclers and sell shirts and tote bags made of recycled plastic bottles.
"Recycling is Magic" will take place on April 22 in more than 200 Disney Stores across the U.S. Photo: Insideretailing.com.au The “Recycling is Magic” program will take place on April 22, and while supplies last those who bring in three plastic bottles for recycling will receive a free commemorative Earth Day reusable water bottle. Earth Day will also be the kick off for the Disney Store’s line of shirts and tote bags made from RETHINK fabric. This textile is made by cleaning, smashing and turning plastic bottles into flakes. Each shirt and bag will be branded with Disney’s Mother Earth design. The Disney Store has produced 96,000 tote bags and is working with the Nature Conservancy to plant a tree for each bag as part of the Plant a Billion Trees campaign.

The Environmental Protection Council

The EPC was established to oversee the sustainable management of the country's resources and to strike a balance between economic development and environmental conservation. It serves as an advisory body to the Environment Protection Division within the National Planning Commission, the Ministry of Population and Environment and environmental cells and environmental core groups. The membership of the EPC includes high-level civil servants, representatives of NGOs, representatives of the private sector and individual professionals

Health Care

Washington (dbTechno) - General Electric and Intel Corp. have announced that they have joined forces to push home health care products.The two companies, GE and Intel, have promised to spend a combined $250 million over the course of the next five years.
The goal of all of this is to work to create new and exciting home health care products.
These products are going to change the way in which health care is carried out.
They are going to allow for such things as the ability for doctors to check up on patients without an actual trip to the doctor’s office.A patient would technically be able to have a visit with the doctor without ever stepping a foot out of their home.
The companies, combined, hope to truly push the home health care market with these exciting products.We will have to wait and see just how far they can push the envelope over the next five years

Games At New York

The North Carolina Tar Heels celebrated their 89-72 victory over the Michigan State Spartans in the N.C.A.A. championship game.
The Quad will be providing commentary and updates throughout the Final Four. In addition to Times reporters in Detroit, Connor Ennis is blogging from the Times office and Mike Ogle is blogging from Linda’s Bar and Grill in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Update 12:03 a.m. Roy Williams just called himself “the luckiest coach in America” for being able to coach the players he has. It’s tough to argue with him after the run they just made through the N.C.A.A. tournament. The Tar Heels are a happy bunch as they receive their national championship trophy, and deservedly so.
Let’s take a minute to appreciate the job Michigan State did in getting to the final. The Spartans were a No. 2 seed, but the Big Ten was much maligned this year. Well, Tom Izzo and his bunch didn’t seem to care all that much, beating two of the mighty Big East’s best (Louisville and Connecticut) on the way to Monday night. The Spartans were overmatched tonight, but if history is any judge Izzo will have them back soon. They return five of their top seven players next season, along with a good recruiting class. And with Izzo on the sideline in March (or early April), you can never count Michigan State out.
That will just about do it for us, but feel free to stick around and talk about the game. And, of course, enjoy “One Shining Moment.”
Update 11:55 p.m. North Carolina had four players in double figures — Ty Lawson (21), Wayne Ellington (19), Tyler Hansbrough (18) and Ed Davis (11) — and a fifth, Deon Thompson, with 9. And on a team that features last season’s consensus national player of the year (Hansbrough) and this year’s A.C.C. player of the year (Lawson), it was Ellington who was selected as the Final Four’s most outstanding player. That is balance and it was that kind of talent that proved to be too much for the Tar Heels’ opponents.
Update 11:51 p.m. Roy Williams is out on the court, amid all the confetti, hugging his players. This is the second national title for Williams, tying him with his mentor Dean Smith. Williams is already a Hall of Famer and has been considered one of the best coaches in the country for a long time, but a second title is something that puts him on another level. And you can’t overstate how dominant North Carolina was in this tournament, winning each game by at least 12 points. The Tar Heels faced two very tough and physical teams in the Final Four — Villanova and Michigan State — and dispatched both with ease.
Update 11:46 p.m. North Carolina is the national champion, winning 89-72.
Update 11:45 p.m. Big emotion from Tyler Hansbrough on the sideline. He’s bear-hugging and high-fiving everyone in sight after coming out of the game. You can tell how much this meant to him.Update 11:42 p.m. With 1:41 left, North Carolina leads 85-70. This one is over.
Update 11:42 p.m. Over on North Carolina’s bench, Marcus Ginyard has been cheering on his teammates. Ginyard, a senior, was medically redshirted this season because of a foot injury. Mike Ogle tells us what he means to the Tar Heels:
Mike: You’ve got to respect guys that are that talented at and that committed to playing shutdown defense. And he was an emotional leader and a senior on this team. I know he’s obviously happy for his teammates, but I’m sure he wishes he could’ve been a bigger part of this. When the Tar Heels decided to shut him down officially for the year, I thought their chances of winning the national championship got red-shirted along with him because they were in such need of a defensive presence. But they have proven me wrong, and played in this tournament with a focus on defense that hasn’t been seen out of this group before for any extended stretch.Update 11:37 p.m. With 2:36 left Tom Izzo seems to be conceding the victory. He just took out the senior center Goran Suton and gave him a little hug as he went to the ben

Customer service

Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, According to Turban et al. (2002)[1], “Customer service is a series of activities designed to enhance the level of customer satisfaction – that is, the feeling that a product or service has met the customer expectation.”
Its importance varies by product, industry and customer. As an example, an expert customer might require less pre-purchase service (i.e., advice) than a novice. In many cases, customer service is more important if the purchase relates to a “service” as opposed to a “product". Customer service may be provided by a person (e.g., sales and service representative), or by automated means called self-service. Examples of self service are Internet sites. The experience a customer has of a product also affect the total service experience, but this is more of a product direct feature than what is included in the definition of customer service. Customer service is normally an integral part of a company’s customer value proposition. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue[2]. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. Some have argued[3] that the quality and level of customer service has decreased in recent years, and that this can be attributed to a lack of support or understanding at the executive and middle management levels of a corporation and/or a customer service policy