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The Internet has become a useful resource for everyone and offers many helpful opportunities.
With the introduction of new technologies, devices including smart phones/tablets and innovative applications on such devices, the usage of internet has increased dramatically. However, with increasing penetration and use of the internet, cyber-crime is emerging as a major challenge.
Looking at the growing importance for the Information Security, Ministry of Electronics &Information Technology has identified this as a critical area. Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA) Project was formulated and launched by the Government of India. One of the activities under this Programme is to spread Information Security Awareness among children & women, teachers, home users, IT and non-IT professionals throughout the country.
As part of this activity C-DAC, Hyderabad has been preparing Information Security Awareness material, coordinating with Participating Institutes like IISc, IITs, NITs, IIITs etc. and other organizations in organizing the various Information Security Awareness events like seminars, workshops, creation & distribution of awareness material to schools and all citizens etc. Being one of the pioneers in the field of Computer Education, PICT team is relentlessly taking up every single measure possible to keep our children aware and safe.
For all parents to get safety and security information while using the gadgets and Internet, we recommend to visit www.isea.gov.in or www.infosecawareness.in .

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the internet has become a useful resource for everyone and offers many helpful opportunities.
with the introduction of new technologies, devices including smart phones/tablets and innovative applications on such devices, the usage of internet has increased dramatically. however, with increasing penetration and use of the internet, cyber-crime is emerging as a major challenge.
looking at the growing importance for the information security, ministry of electronics &information technology has identified this as a critical area. information security education and awareness (isea) project was formulated and launched by the government of india. one of the activities under this programme is to spread information security awareness among children & women, teachers, home users, it and non-it professionals throughout the country.
as part of this activity c-dac, hyderabad has been preparing information security awareness material, coordinating with participating institutes like iisc, iits, nits, iiits etc. and other organizations in organizing the various information security awareness events like seminars, workshops, creation & distribution of awareness material to schools and all citizens etc. being one of the pioneers in the field of computer education, pict team is relentlessly taking up every single measure possible to keep our children aware and safe.
for all parents to get safety and security information while using the gadgets and internet, we recommend to visit www.isea.gov.in or www.infosecawareness.in .


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Dr. Richard Moser is a licensed clinical psychologist.
Dr. Moser is married and has two children. He enjoys electronics, music, flower gardening and travel.

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dr. richard moser is a licensed clinical psychologist.
dr. moser is married and has two children. he enjoys electronics, music, flower gardening and travel.


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Please anyone enlighten me if this model supported with SIP PHONE?
I have introduce this model to telco tech person with their SIP ROUTER, he told me to create only voice vlan 100 and we plug it and it doesn't get any ip address from SIP ROUTER.
Re: DGS-1100-08P for SIP Phones?
Does the phone connect using default settings on the DGS with no VLAN configurations?

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please anyone enlighten me if this model supported with sip phone?
i have introduce this model to telco tech person with their sip router, he told me to create only voice vlan 100 and we plug it and it doesn't get any ip address from sip router.
re: dgs-1100-08p for sip phones?
does the phone connect using default settings on the dgs with no vlan configurations?


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text: Dog sledding began in Canada and Alaska where people were dependent on their dogs for protection, companionship, hunting, trapping and, most of all, transportation. Sled dogs enabled explorers such as Byrd, Peary and Amundsen to explore the frozen wastelands of two continents. They have helped men in two World Wars and of course, the Canadian Mounted Police owes much of its fame to teams of sled dogs. One of the greatest moments in dog sled history was in 1925. In the depth of winter, diphtheria was discovered in Nome, Alaska and the supply of serum in the city was inadequate to stave off an epidemic. A relay of twenty-two teams forged through Alaska and across the Bering Sea ice to bring supplies from Anchorage. The Iditarod Trail Race has been held every year since to commemorate the Nome Serum Run.

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The government plans to frame three new laws to protect intellectual property rights.
The industries ministry has already drafted Patents Act, 2011 and Industrial Designs Act, 2011 for stakeholders’ opinion before finalisation.
Another law on geographical indications will be finalised soon, said Industries Minister Dilip Barua yesterday.
“Our government has already taken significant steps for creating congenial atmosphere in the country in order to protect and develop IP [intellectual property],” said Barua at a two-day forum on use of IP for technological capacity building for economic growth and development.
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT) under industries ministry jointly organised the programme at Sonargaon Hotel in the capital.
The industries minister said the government has already enforced the new Trademarks Act in 2009 to safeguard the intellectual property of businesses and other bodies.
Barua said protection, promotion and management of IP are appearing as important tools for national development in the context of globalisation of trade and commerce and emerging knowledge-based world.
“Companies are forging alliances with each other in order to heighten the value of their IP and to obtain mutually beneficial competitive advantages,” he said, adding IP management, formerly confined to legal departments, is increasingly being handed over to proactive IP departments.
This is especially true in some of the new technology firms which are developing so fast and making huge investments in research and development sectors, Barua said.
He said people of Bangladesh are traditionally innovative, creative and genius. “But due to lack of appropriate technology and IP protection initiative, we cannot utilise our historical talents to achieve the desired level of economic development,” he added.
The minister said the government is trying to strengthen the industrial property administrator DPDT to allow it to play a pivotal role for basic industrial development activities in line with the set target of vision 2021.
He said DPDT has partially been automated under a project and a good number of examiners and staff have also been appointed. Vacant posts of the organisation will be filled up very soon, he added.
“Therefore we strongly feel that the commitment of the developed countries on transfer of technology should be followed in spirit and in writing,” Mankin said.
Bangladesh should protect its IP to reap greater benefits. He said Bangladesh should frame IP policy in this regard, said Kifle Shenkoru, director of WIPO for the division of least developed countries.
BM Kamal, registrar of DPDT, said the government will take steps to frame rules to protect genetic resources, traditional knowledge and folklore, plant variety and traditional cultural expressions and bio-diversity.
DHAKA, Oct 24 (BSS) – The country would have the capacity soon to provide its manufacturers with accreditation for their goods for greater access to the international markets, Advocate Moinuddin Miaji, Chairman of Bangladesh Accreditation Board (BAB), said here today.
“Our businessmen obtain accreditation from abroad for their produces. The days are not far away when Bangladesh would be competing with international certifying bodies,” he told a meeting in the BAB conference room here.
Echoing Miaji, Industries Minister Dilip Barua said capable businesspeople have to go to many countries including Singapore and Bangkok due to lack of confidence in local certifying bodies.
“We would have to build up confidence in our certifying bodies too,” he said.
Among others, Chairman of Bangladesh Council for Science and Industrial Research (BCSIR) Prof Dr Ahmed Ismail Mostafa, eminent scientist Abul Kalam and BAB director general M Abu Abdullah joined the meeting.
BAB arranged the meeting titled ‘Laboratory accreditation: Promoting Strategy’ to exchange views with members of Association of Testing Laboratories (ATL).
Barua said the government is advancing towards industrialization as industrial units were once considered as dirty and polluted areas but now the concept has been changed.
The industrial units are now being operated with innovations and application of modern technologies, he added.
The industries minister said Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have become key tools to turn Bangladesh into an industrially rich country.
He favoured synchronization of BAB, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI), BCSIR and other certifying authorities for greater market access to international market for widening the export basket.
Prof Dr Ahmed linked strengthening local certifying bodies to boosting export and said steps should be taken to transform all labs into accredited ones in phases to this end.
BCSIR has set up a chemical testing laboratory equipped with world standard apparatus and this lab would be launched formally within the next couple of months, he said adding that this lab would help get international acceptability for local products.
Experts say Bangladesh would be able to remove most of the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) regarding exports to neighbouring countries if the country could upgrade its lab to international standard.
A 23-member delegation of Administrative Barrier Review (ABR) Working Group led by Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) Vice President Tariq Karim left for South Korea Sunday on a weeklong study tour.
The purpose of the study tour is to share and enhance experiences with the South Korean public and private sector counterparts on issues related to standards and testing, certification of products, registration of designs and trade marks and VAT administration.
The Korean Development Institute (KDI) will be facilitating the workshops and meetings to be held during the study tour. The Working Group expect that this shared knowledge will contribute to the private sector development in Bangladesh, says a press release.
Earlier, the ABR Working Group visited several government offices and private sector organisations to gather practical knowledge on how those organisations are dealing with respective ABR issues in Bangladesh.
RRCG Programme Coordinator Hasan Imam and Investment Policy Analyst of IFC-BICF Miah Rahmat Ali will also accompany the delegation.
The government plans to strengthen the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) with additional manpower and modern equipment, said the industries minister yesterday.
“BSTI has been suffering from a severe crisis in manpower. We are trying to strengthen it to ensure the quality of our products,” Dilip Barua told a delegation from the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industries (DCCI) at his office.
He said the government has already approved the appointment of 113 new persons in BSTI on Tuesday, as part of the process.
The minister urged the manufacturers to be cautious against the production and campaign of contaminated and substandard products and strictly follow the quality guidance set by BSTI.
Barua said the government considers formulating a draft for a new industrial policy by April.
“We previously had an industrial policy that was never implemented properly and lacked industry-friendly directions,” he said.
“We are going to form a committee soon in this regard, which would emphasise attracting investment from both local, non-resident Bangladeshi and foreign entrepreneurs, create more employment and develop and patron the local industries,” he added.
Barua said the government also considers reviewing the bank’s high interest rate, seen as a major problem that hinders new entrepreneurship.
Zafar Osman, president of DCCI, said the government should review the present duty structure and take an initiative to reduce import duty on raw materials and ingredients for our local industries.
He said the government should take specific measures to patron and safeguard the small and medium enterprises, including the light engineering sector.
He stressed developing a special industrial zone for different sectors, such as RMG, pharmaceuticals and leather industry, and creating a database on the entire industrial sector.
He also emphasised organising training programmes for labourers in different factories that would eventually improve the present condition of the industrial sector.
MS Shekil Chowdhury, senior vice president, and Mohammad Sirajuddin Malik, vice president of the chamber, were also present at the meeting.
Republic of Korea, once known to be one of the world’s poorest agro-based societies like us, has undertaken economic development in earnest since 1962.
In less than four decades, it achieved what has become known as the “Miracle on the Hangang (river)”- an incredible process that dramatically transformed the otherwise divided economy while marking a turning point in Korea’s history.
South Korea recently pulled through an economic storm that began in late 1997. This crisis, which roiled markets all across Asia, has threatened Korea’s remarkable economic achievements.
The Korean government’s strong resolve for reform and successful negotiation of foreign debt restructuring with creditor-banks led to resumption of economic growth.
With introduction of reforms, the number of regulations in South Korea fell from 10,554 in 1998 to 7,812 in 2003, to 5,112 in 2007.
The cost of establishing and operating business has fallen drastically due to fewer administrative regulations. Simplified regulations have decreased the time and number of tasks necessary to establish a business by 40 percent and reduced administrative costs tenfold.
It was stated by Dr Gil Hong-Geun, director general at Prime Minister’s Office of Korea, on January 7 this year to the Bangladesh Regulatory Reform Core Group that comprised of mid-level officials from different ministries, including Bangladesh Bank and Chamber representatives.
Strong support from the political circle, business and the public, well designed institutional setting and clear quantitative targets with whole of government approach are, among others, the success factors for the regulatory reforms in Korea, Gil pointed out.
The Bangladesh team visited Korea Regulatory Reform Office, Prime Minister’s Office, Anti-corruption and Civil Rights Commission, Korea Customs Service, Korea Post, Hanjin (Shipping Service), Seoul Transport Operation and Operation Service offices to see reform process there.
The Bangladesh team was informed that in the backdrop of 1997 financial crisis leading to severe recession in 1998 with output falling by 7 percent, Korea initiated the regulatory reforms. The country constituted the Regulatory Reforms Committee (RRC) through enactment of law.
The Korea RRC sets the general direction of the regulatory reform and coordinates the overall regulatory reform activities. It controls the duplications of regulations and inconsistencies of policies between ministries by reviewing all draft regulations.
In Korea, a ministry has to make request to the RRC for regulatory review of a proposal for regulation with the opinion of stakeholders, Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) and self-review results. Citizens and NGOs can submit their comments. RRC also invites stakeholders during the review process. Decisions made by RRC have been decisive (binding for all). After having cleared by RRC, the proposal is, then, subject to review by Cabinet Council and National Assembly, where necessary. RRC is not, however, involved in minor issues. Even RIA is not required for all cases.
The RRC makes public the bills it reviews, the review results and other regulatory process through the homepage. Also it is compulsory to make public a white paper on the status of regulatory reform every year. The current laws and policies of each ministry can be found at the Ministry of Government Legislation homepage (http://www.moleg.go.kr) or the respective ministry homepage. Also, each ministry has to register with RRC the name, details, legal basis and processing body regarding the regulation of its responsibility.
RIA, introduced in Korea in 1998 by enactment of law, enables the public officials in charge of designing regulations to take informed decisions on how to make regulations viable, sound and effective.
Assessment areas and factors for RIA include: overview of regulation in question, identifying regulated entities and stakeholders, lifetime of regulation, short description of both the existing regulation being reviewed and the new regulation being developed and regulation mapping, i.e., the mapping of relationship between the regulatory proposal in question and the existing regulations relating to it, cost-benefit-analysis of alternatives to the regulation in question. The ministry concerned must gather public opinions during the stipulated 20-day notice and comment period and report the results of its review to those who provided inputs on the relevant regulatory proposals.
After having reduced the number of regulations to a substantial level, the recent goal of the Korean government for the regulatory reform is achieving regulatory quality and national competitiveness at the level of advanced countries, said Prof Chin Seung Chung of Korea Development Institute. He said after successful early stage Quantitative Approach, they are now moving to Qualitative Approach. It is a shift from regulator-oriented regulation to user-oriented regulation and shift from government-only effort to joint government-private effort.
The Korea RRC has conducted surveys every year to hear the public and experts’ opinions on the regulatory reform. The results of survey have been used as feedbacks in setting future policy directions every year. The results over the last three years have shown consistency, most of the respondents expressed positive, but not satisfactory views on the government’s strong commitment to reform.
Media are also very vigilant. In a recent review, The Korea Herald wrote: regulations often lack clear standards, procedures and outcomes, and there is too much discretion given during their execution. They often have ambiguous standards and complex procedures, which leads to unreliable outcomes. Many regulations are unrealistic. They are difficult to execute and create an environment in which they end up either being absent or failing to serve their original purpose.
Prof Chin Seung Chung, a former vice-minister, stressed the need for regulatory transparency. He said government officials want to retain regulations to enjoy more power. Prof Chin criticised the involvement of the bureaucrats in the key events of reform process. He even questioned why the RRO is in Prime Minister’s office.
Now let us look back to the regulatory reform process in our country. Reform is a continued process. It was initiated earlier in the banking sector. It is a success story. There are also reforms in other sectors. Though there exists Law Commission etc in our country, the immediate past caretaker government actually made ignition by constituting the Regulatory Reforms Commission (RRC) headed by Dr Akbar Ali Khan. The 17-member RRC was formed by a notification, not by an ordinance. Five of all part-time members are from private sector. It is presently a recommending body.
There are two things we need to address immediately. One is to introduce RIA process for new rule/regulation at the ministry/agency level. Another is to give RRC an institutional and permanent shape, preferably through enactment of law. All the country’s primary and secondary laws, including the proposed one, should be required to be cleared by the RRC, whatever name we shall call the body. This will definitely improve governance standard in our country. With better international credibility and improved regulatory consistency and predictability, we can become one of the most attractive investment hubs in Asia.
The government has formed a high-powered national body for drafting rules and regulations in line with the recently promulgated ‘Consumers Right Protection Ordinance-2008’ to shield the consumers from market foul plays, officials said Sunday.
The 21-member body under the name, ‘National Consumer Right Protection Parishad (NCRPP)’, is headed by the commerce Minister. A gazette notification to this effect was published in the first week of this month.
The NCRPP was formed after President Dr Iajuddin Ahmed promulgated the much-awaited Consumer Right Protection Ordinance (CRPO)-2008.
The Ordinance — first of its kind in the history of Bangladesh — would provide the government and the consumers the ‘necessary tools’ to detect market distortions and rein in ‘abnormal price hikes’ that have long been major causes of sufferings to the consumers.
The successive governments have tried to enact laws to curb hoarding and market manipulations, but their attempts failed mainly due to opposition by the vested interest groups.
The caretaker administration stepped up its effort to formulate the consumer protection law early this year amid soaring commodity prices, caused by a global spike and speculation and hoarding by some big traders in the country.
Experts and economists then said the absence of an effective consumer protection and competition laws has allowed the big traders to manipulate the situation at the expense of millions of the country’s poor consumers.
The 21-member NCRPP includes senior officials from the ministries of commerce, agriculture, fisheries, disaster management, home affairs, energy and law, Bangladesh Police, Drug Administration, Bangladesh Rifles, civil society, Jatiya Mahila Sangstha, National Security Intelligence (NSI) and the Bangladesh Standard Testing Institution.
The Parishad also includes presidents of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceuticals Industry, the Consumers’ Association of Bangladesh and National Press Club as members with director general of the consumer protection directorate as its member secretary.
The terms of reference empowers the parishad to make its recommendation to the government’s regarding consumers welfare.
The NCPRP will also be responsible to extend cooperation to the government while the latter would formulate new law and policies for further strengthening the consumers’ right.

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the government plans to frame three new laws to protect intellectual property rights.
the industries ministry has already drafted patents act, 2011 and industrial designs act, 2011 for stakeholders’ opinion before finalisation.
another law on geographical indications will be finalised soon, said industries minister dilip barua yesterday.
“our government has already taken significant steps for creating congenial atmosphere in the country in order to protect and develop ip [intellectual property],” said barua at a two-day forum on use of ip for technological capacity building for economic growth and development.
world intellectual property organisation (wipo) and department of patents, designs and trademarks (dpdt) under industries ministry jointly organised the programme at sonargaon hotel in the capital.
the industries minister said the government has already enforced the new trademarks act in 2009 to safeguard the intellectual property of businesses and other bodies.
barua said protection, promotion and management of ip are appearing as important tools for national development in the context of globalisation of trade and commerce and emerging knowledge-based world.
“companies are forging alliances with each other in order to heighten the value of their ip and to obtain mutually beneficial competitive advantages,” he said, adding ip management, formerly confined to legal departments, is increasingly being handed over to proactive ip departments.
this is especially true in some of the new technology firms which are developing so fast and making huge investments in research and development sectors, barua said.
he said people of bangladesh are traditionally innovative, creative and genius. “but due to lack of appropriate technology and ip protection initiative, we cannot utilise our historical talents to achieve the desired level of economic development,” he added.
the minister said the government is trying to strengthen the industrial property administrator dpdt to allow it to play a pivotal role for basic industrial development activities in line with the set target of vision 2021.
he said dpdt has partially been automated under a project and a good number of examiners and staff have also been appointed. vacant posts of the organisation will be filled up very soon, he added.
“therefore we strongly feel that the commitment of the developed countries on transfer of technology should be followed in spirit and in writing,” mankin said.
bangladesh should protect its ip to reap greater benefits. he said bangladesh should frame ip policy in this regard, said kifle shenkoru, director of wipo for the division of least developed countries.
bm kamal, registrar of dpdt, said the government will take steps to frame rules to protect genetic resources, traditional knowledge and folklore, plant variety and traditional cultural expressions and bio-diversity.
dhaka, oct 24 (bss) – the country would have the capacity soon to provide its manufacturers with accreditation for their goods for greater access to the international markets, advocate moinuddin miaji, chairman of bangladesh accreditation board (bab), said here today.
“our businessmen obtain accreditation from abroad for their produces. the days are not far away when bangladesh would be competing with international certifying bodies,” he told a meeting in the bab conference room here.
echoing miaji, industries minister dilip barua said capable businesspeople have to go to many countries including singapore and bangkok due to lack of confidence in local certifying bodies.
“we would have to build up confidence in our certifying bodies too,” he said.
among others, chairman of bangladesh council for science and industrial research (bcsir) prof dr ahmed ismail mostafa, eminent scientist abul kalam and bab director general m abu abdullah joined the meeting.
bab arranged the meeting titled ‘laboratory accreditation: promoting strategy’ to exchange views with members of association of testing laboratories (atl).
barua said the government is advancing towards industrialization as industrial units were once considered as dirty and polluted areas but now the concept has been changed.
the industrial units are now being operated with innovations and application of modern technologies, he added.
the industries minister said department of patents, designs and trademarks, world intellectual property organization (wipo) have become key tools to turn bangladesh into an industrially rich country.
he favoured synchronization of bab, bangladesh standards and testing institution (bsti), bcsir and other certifying authorities for greater market access to international market for widening the export basket.
prof dr ahmed linked strengthening local certifying bodies to boosting export and said steps should be taken to transform all labs into accredited ones in phases to this end.
bcsir has set up a chemical testing laboratory equipped with world standard apparatus and this lab would be launched formally within the next couple of months, he said adding that this lab would help get international acceptability for local products.
experts say bangladesh would be able to remove most of the technical barriers to trade (tbt) regarding exports to neighbouring countries if the country could upgrade its lab to international standard.
a 23-member delegation of administrative barrier review (abr) working group led by bangladesh enterprise institute (bei) vice president tariq karim left for south korea sunday on a weeklong study tour.
the purpose of the study tour is to share and enhance experiences with the south korean public and private sector counterparts on issues related to standards and testing, certification of products, registration of designs and trade marks and vat administration.
the korean development institute (kdi) will be facilitating the workshops and meetings to be held during the study tour. the working group expect that this shared knowledge will contribute to the private sector development in bangladesh, says a press release.
earlier, the abr working group visited several government offices and private sector organisations to gather practical knowledge on how those organisations are dealing with respective abr issues in bangladesh.
rrcg programme coordinator hasan imam and investment policy analyst of ifc-bicf miah rahmat ali will also accompany the delegation.
the government plans to strengthen the bangladesh standards and testing institution (bsti) with additional manpower and modern equipment, said the industries minister yesterday.
“bsti has been suffering from a severe crisis in manpower. we are trying to strengthen it to ensure the quality of our products,” dilip barua told a delegation from the dhaka chamber of commerce and industries (dcci) at his office.
he said the government has already approved the appointment of 113 new persons in bsti on tuesday, as part of the process.
the minister urged the manufacturers to be cautious against the production and campaign of contaminated and substandard products and strictly follow the quality guidance set by bsti.
barua said the government considers formulating a draft for a new industrial policy by april.
“we previously had an industrial policy that was never implemented properly and lacked industry-friendly directions,” he said.
“we are going to form a committee soon in this regard, which would emphasise attracting investment from both local, non-resident bangladeshi and foreign entrepreneurs, create more employment and develop and patron the local industries,” he added.
barua said the government also considers reviewing the bank’s high interest rate, seen as a major problem that hinders new entrepreneurship.
zafar osman, president of dcci, said the government should review the present duty structure and take an initiative to reduce import duty on raw materials and ingredients for our local industries.
he said the government should take specific measures to patron and safeguard the small and medium enterprises, including the light engineering sector.
he stressed developing a special industrial zone for different sectors, such as rmg, pharmaceuticals and leather industry, and creating a database on the entire industrial sector.
he also emphasised organising training programmes for labourers in different factories that would eventually improve the present condition of the industrial sector.
ms shekil chowdhury, senior vice president, and mohammad sirajuddin malik, vice president of the chamber, were also present at the meeting.
republic of korea, once known to be one of the world’s poorest agro-based societies like us, has undertaken economic development in earnest since 1962.
in less than four decades, it achieved what has become known as the “miracle on the hangang (river)”- an incredible process that dramatically transformed the otherwise divided economy while marking a turning point in korea’s history.
south korea recently pulled through an economic storm that began in late 1997. this crisis, which roiled markets all across asia, has threatened korea’s remarkable economic achievements.
the korean government’s strong resolve for reform and successful negotiation of foreign debt restructuring with creditor-banks led to resumption of economic growth.
with introduction of reforms, the number of regulations in south korea fell from 10,554 in 1998 to 7,812 in 2003, to 5,112 in 2007.
the cost of establishing and operating business has fallen drastically due to fewer administrative regulations. simplified regulations have decreased the time and number of tasks necessary to establish a business by 40 percent and reduced administrative costs tenfold.
it was stated by dr gil hong-geun, director general at prime minister’s office of korea, on january 7 this year to the bangladesh regulatory reform core group that comprised of mid-level officials from different ministries, including bangladesh bank and chamber representatives.
strong support from the political circle, business and the public, well designed institutional setting and clear quantitative targets with whole of government approach are, among others, the success factors for the regulatory reforms in korea, gil pointed out.
the bangladesh team visited korea regulatory reform office, prime minister’s office, anti-corruption and civil rights commission, korea customs service, korea post, hanjin (shipping service), seoul transport operation and operation service offices to see reform process there.
the bangladesh team was informed that in the backdrop of 1997 financial crisis leading to severe recession in 1998 with output falling by 7 percent, korea initiated the regulatory reforms. the country constituted the regulatory reforms committee (rrc) through enactment of law.
the korea rrc sets the general direction of the regulatory reform and coordinates the overall regulatory reform activities. it controls the duplications of regulations and inconsistencies of policies between ministries by reviewing all draft regulations.
in korea, a ministry has to make request to the rrc for regulatory review of a proposal for regulation with the opinion of stakeholders, regulatory impact assessment (ria) and self-review results. citizens and ngos can submit their comments. rrc also invites stakeholders during the review process. decisions made by rrc have been decisive (binding for all). after having cleared by rrc, the proposal is, then, subject to review by cabinet council and national assembly, where necessary. rrc is not, however, involved in minor issues. even ria is not required for all cases.
the rrc makes public the bills it reviews, the review results and other regulatory process through the homepage. also it is compulsory to make public a white paper on the status of regulatory reform every year. the current laws and policies of each ministry can be found at the ministry of government legislation homepage (http://www.moleg.go.kr) or the respective ministry homepage. also, each ministry has to register with rrc the name, details, legal basis and processing body regarding the regulation of its responsibility.
ria, introduced in korea in 1998 by enactment of law, enables the public officials in charge of designing regulations to take informed decisions on how to make regulations viable, sound and effective.
assessment areas and factors for ria include: overview of regulation in question, identifying regulated entities and stakeholders, lifetime of regulation, short description of both the existing regulation being reviewed and the new regulation being developed and regulation mapping, i.e., the mapping of relationship between the regulatory proposal in question and the existing regulations relating to it, cost-benefit-analysis of alternatives to the regulation in question. the ministry concerned must gather public opinions during the stipulated 20-day notice and comment period and report the results of its review to those who provided inputs on the relevant regulatory proposals.
after having reduced the number of regulations to a substantial level, the recent goal of the korean government for the regulatory reform is achieving regulatory quality and national competitiveness at the level of advanced countries, said prof chin seung chung of korea development institute. he said after successful early stage quantitative approach, they are now moving to qualitative approach. it is a shift from regulator-oriented regulation to user-oriented regulation and shift from government-only effort to joint government-private effort.
the korea rrc has conducted surveys every year to hear the public and experts’ opinions on the regulatory reform. the results of survey have been used as feedbacks in setting future policy directions every year. the results over the last three years have shown consistency, most of the respondents expressed positive, but not satisfactory views on the government’s strong commitment to reform.
media are also very vigilant. in a recent review, the korea herald wrote: regulations often lack clear standards, procedures and outcomes, and there is too much discretion given during their execution. they often have ambiguous standards and complex procedures, which leads to unreliable outcomes. many regulations are unrealistic. they are difficult to execute and create an environment in which they end up either being absent or failing to serve their original purpose.
prof chin seung chung, a former vice-minister, stressed the need for regulatory transparency. he said government officials want to retain regulations to enjoy more power. prof chin criticised the involvement of the bureaucrats in the key events of reform process. he even questioned why the rro is in prime minister’s office.
now let us look back to the regulatory reform process in our country. reform is a continued process. it was initiated earlier in the banking sector. it is a success story. there are also reforms in other sectors. though there exists law commission etc in our country, the immediate past caretaker government actually made ignition by constituting the regulatory reforms commission (rrc) headed by dr akbar ali khan. the 17-member rrc was formed by a notification, not by an ordinance. five of all part-time members are from private sector. it is presently a recommending body.
there are two things we need to address immediately. one is to introduce ria process for new rule/regulation at the ministry/agency level. another is to give rrc an institutional and permanent shape, preferably through enactment of law. all the country’s primary and secondary laws, including the proposed one, should be required to be cleared by the rrc, whatever name we shall call the body. this will definitely improve governance standard in our country. with better international credibility and improved regulatory consistency and predictability, we can become one of the most attractive investment hubs in asia.
the government has formed a high-powered national body for drafting rules and regulations in line with the recently promulgated ‘consumers right protection ordinance-2008’ to shield the consumers from market foul plays, officials said sunday.
the 21-member body under the name, ‘national consumer right protection parishad (ncrpp)’, is headed by the commerce minister. a gazette notification to this effect was published in the first week of this month.
the ncrpp was formed after president dr iajuddin ahmed promulgated the much-awaited consumer right protection ordinance (crpo)-2008.
the ordinance — first of its kind in the history of bangladesh — would provide the government and the consumers the ‘necessary tools’ to detect market distortions and rein in ‘abnormal price hikes’ that have long been major causes of sufferings to the consumers.
the successive governments have tried to enact laws to curb hoarding and market manipulations, but their attempts failed mainly due to opposition by the vested interest groups.
the caretaker administration stepped up its effort to formulate the consumer protection law early this year amid soaring commodity prices, caused by a global spike and speculation and hoarding by some big traders in the country.
experts and economists then said the absence of an effective consumer protection and competition laws has allowed the big traders to manipulate the situation at the expense of millions of the country’s poor consumers.
the 21-member ncrpp includes senior officials from the ministries of commerce, agriculture, fisheries, disaster management, home affairs, energy and law, bangladesh police, drug administration, bangladesh rifles, civil society, jatiya mahila sangstha, national security intelligence (nsi) and the bangladesh standard testing institution.
the parishad also includes presidents of the federation of bangladesh chambers of commerce and industry, the bangladesh association of pharmaceuticals industry, the consumers’ association of bangladesh and national press club as members with director general of the consumer protection directorate as its member secretary.
the terms of reference empowers the parishad to make its recommendation to the government’s regarding consumers welfare.
the ncprp will also be responsible to extend cooperation to the government while the latter would formulate new law and policies for further strengthening the consumers’ right.


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helping companies build productive, performance oriented & profitable teams.
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we offer well-managed and transparent processes to convert your idea or requirement from a concept on paper to a marketable product. we know how to balance between cost, time and quality with the help of advanced delivery control system, intense communication and thorough business analysis.
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we are passionate about software development and realise this through our commitment to deliver the highest standards.
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chris: yes, mitch, he cracked, severely.
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Welcome to our tour! Remember, hands and feet inside the tram at all times. Please, no flash photography. Before we begin our journey to home pages of the obscure stars, I'll offer a brief introduction to the tour. You see, ladies and gentlemen, if you look around you'll find the Web littered with shrines to stars and celebrities of all ilk. While the number of Alicia Silverstone pages might be overwhelming, if you consider the Web's demographics, it's understandable. But somewhere among the sites for Winona Ryder and James Dean, you come across a home page for a star that just makes you scratch your head, and mutter, "Why?" For instance, why would someone devote a space on the bandwidth to Karen Allen? "I had been a big fan of hers for many, many years, collecting photos, interviews, videos etc. The Web simply provided me with a good way to 'display' my collection," explains Patrick Spreng the designer of the Allen page. It makes sense when you consider people post the contents of their fridge online. While most of the sites we'll visit on our tour are loving tributes to overlooked actors, some have higher purposes. Harrison Cheung, the creator of the Christian Bale site, actually corresponds with Bale monthly. Cheung thinks his site will eventually boost Bale's career: His audience is young and very computer literate. Given that (Bale) doesn't get much traditional publicity, the home page functions as a resource for fans, the press and casting agents. Well, you didn't pay to hear me talk all day. Let's get on with our tour. I believe our first home page is coming up on the left. Once again, let me remind you no flash photography.
Irony Factor: There is no Kate Capshaw site.
Most Famous For: Playing Indy's love interest, Marion Ravenwood, in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Little Known Fact: In the early '70s she drove from Mexico to Peru with friends who were filming a documentary about South American Indians.
As if anyone questioned Karen Allen's downward career path, the actress has gone from starring in Animal House with John Belushi to starring in a CD-ROM with Jimmie Walker. This site is actually quite good, with meticulously detailed pages, dozens of photos, and lots of links, but all this work for the star of Ghost in the Machine? Well, at least Karen probably appreciates the adoration, right? A direct quote after the author gives her address: "Note that, while I have sent her several fan letters over the past five years, I have never received any response. Let me know if you do!"
Irony Factor: Watch his changing hair over the years.
Most Famous For: His starring role in Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun.
Little Known Fact: "Christian will not eat anything sentient."
Site Highlight: The Christian FAQ.
Christian is a well-respected young actor and all that, but he's still a mite obscure to merit a fan home page. With his next two projects being adaptations of literary classics by James and Conrad, Christian's home page is probably the most mainstream exposure he can expect to get.
Irony Factor: The clearest photo at the site is to the left.
Most Famous For: His current role as Jerry in NBC's ER.
Little Known Fact: Benrubi's middle name is Hercules.
Site Highlight: Those pictures of Benrubi being drawn and quartered in Wagons East (at right).
Granted ER is the most popular TV show in the known universe at the moment, but a home page for Benrubi? I mean, I can understand home pages for George Clooney or Noah Wyle, but Benrubi? To each his own.
Irony Factor: Rodney Dangerfield's site blows this away (See IU #1, page 67).
Most Famous For: Cornelius from Planet of the Apes.
Little Known Fact: Roddy has co-starred with a dog, cat and horse.
Site Highlight: The Lord Love a Duck wallpaper.
The site, though mostly under construction, still offers a wide variety of pictures of Roddy (though sadly none in his chimpanzee makeup).
Irony Factor: She has a site; Gil Gerard doesn't.
Most Famous For: A toss-up between her star turns in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and Silver Spoons.
Little Known Fact: She was once a spokesmodel for English Leather.
Site Highlight: Seemingly it would be the 30+ pictures of Erin, if I could get them to load faster.
By listing Erin's complete film/TV listings you can trace her career from Buck Rogers to Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday. Gray was a model, so the site likely includes hot GIFs. It seems that Gray merits a home page for starring in Buck Rogers, putting her into the cyberbabe arena along with Gillian Anderson, Teri Hatcher and every woman who's ever been on Star Trek.
Irony Factor: There's not an Empty Nest site.
Most Famous For: Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence on Family.
Little Known Fact: In a 1982 Teen Bag interview Kristy said the most memorable country she's ever visited was Hawaii.
Site Highlight: The aforementioned interview transcript.
Not just one, but two sites for every mid-'70s adolescents' dream date. Apparently Kristy has suffered from personal problems over the last couple of years, yet both pages' authors seem to know very little about her current status other than the fact she did appear on the finale of Empty Nest. If you have any Kristy info please pass it on to her die-hard fans.
Little Known Fact: Everything about her is "little known"
Site Highlight: The author actually has a TV Guide to her appearances, mostly late at night on cable TV each month.
Obscure is a compliment to the star of Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (also starring Soleil Moon Frye!), White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild II (also starring Mark Paul Gosselaar!) and Witchboard II: The Devil's Doorway (also starring Laraine Newman!). The Point ranked this site in the top 5 percent of the Web. Personally, this makes me question my faith in their judgment.
Irony Factor: Like her series, her site has been canceled.
Most Famous For: Two seasons on Wings.
Little Known Fact: Her last name is pronounced "For-key."
Site Highlight: The honest and forthright manner in which the site deals with the cancellation of Farrah's latest sitcom, Dweebs.
Adoration for a B-level, albeit an attractive B-level, sitcom star. Whatever.
Irony Factor: His name alone is scary.
Most Famous For: Playing the Tall Man in the Phantasm trilogy.
Little Known Fact: He has "written liner notes for thousands of LPs and CDs for everyone from Frank Sinatra and The Beatles to Arthur Rubinstein and Itzhak Perlman."
Site Highlight: The exclusive quotes from Scrimm such as his response to the possibility of a fourth Phantasm: "Tell them, I haven't hung up the old balls yet!"
He may or may not be obscure to horror- film buffs, but we have to admit we were hard pressed to recall the Phantasm films, much less old Angus himself. Maybe because of this, the site lists some of his other film roles such as the memorable Dr. Sin Do and Vlad the Vampire King.
Irony Factor: People might find it looking for Bonnie, star of One Day At A Time.
Most Famous For: Let's put it this way: If you can place her name with a role, you win.
Little Known Fact: Of her first eight roles, five had animals in the titles: Eagle in a Cage, Flipper and the Pirates, A Tiger Walks, The Horse Without a Head and The Lion.
Site Highlight: The page dedicated to her beloved film, The Legend of Hell House, in which she stars with another animal lover, Roddy McDowall (see his stop earlier on the tour).
If you opened up the dictionary and looked under obscure, you probably wouldn't find Pamela's picture, but that's less a testament to her obscurity and more to the fact dictionaries, despite the popular clich�, usually only have pictures for words that are nouns, not adjectives.
That concludes our tour of the home pages of the obscure stars.
Exit to the right and have a good day!

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welcome to our tour! remember, hands and feet inside the tram at all times. please, no flash photography. before we begin our journey to home pages of the obscure stars, i'll offer a brief introduction to the tour. you see, ladies and gentlemen, if you look around you'll find the web littered with shrines to stars and celebrities of all ilk. while the number of alicia silverstone pages might be overwhelming, if you consider the web's demographics, it's understandable. but somewhere among the sites for winona ryder and james dean, you come across a home page for a star that just makes you scratch your head, and mutter, "why?" for instance, why would someone devote a space on the bandwidth to karen allen? "i had been a big fan of hers for many, many years, collecting photos, interviews, videos etc. the web simply provided me with a good way to 'display' my collection," explains patrick spreng the designer of the allen page. it makes sense when you consider people post the contents of their fridge online. while most of the sites we'll visit on our tour are loving tributes to overlooked actors, some have higher purposes. harrison cheung, the creator of the christian bale site, actually corresponds with bale monthly. cheung thinks his site will eventually boost bale's career: his audience is young and very computer literate. given that (bale) doesn't get much traditional publicity, the home page functions as a resource for fans, the press and casting agents. well, you didn't pay to hear me talk all day. let's get on with our tour. i believe our first home page is coming up on the left. once again, let me remind you no flash photography.
irony factor: there is no kate capshaw site.
most famous for: playing indy's love interest, marion ravenwood, in raiders of the lost ark.
little known fact: in the early '70s she drove from mexico to peru with friends who were filming a documentary about south american indians.
as if anyone questioned karen allen's downward career path, the actress has gone from starring in animal house with john belushi to starring in a cd-rom with jimmie walker. this site is actually quite good, with meticulously detailed pages, dozens of photos, and lots of links, but all this work for the star of ghost in the machine? well, at least karen probably appreciates the adoration, right? a direct quote after the author gives her address: "note that, while i have sent her several fan letters over the past five years, i have never received any response. let me know if you do!"
irony factor: watch his changing hair over the years.
most famous for: his starring role in steven spielberg's empire of the sun.
little known fact: "christian will not eat anything sentient."
site highlight: the christian faq.
christian is a well-respected young actor and all that, but he's still a mite obscure to merit a fan home page. with his next two projects being adaptations of literary classics by james and conrad, christian's home page is probably the most mainstream exposure he can expect to get.
irony factor: the clearest photo at the site is to the left.
most famous for: his current role as jerry in nbc's er.
little known fact: benrubi's middle name is hercules.
site highlight: those pictures of benrubi being drawn and quartered in wagons east (at right).
granted er is the most popular tv show in the known universe at the moment, but a home page for benrubi? i mean, i can understand home pages for george clooney or noah wyle, but benrubi? to each his own.
irony factor: rodney dangerfield's site blows this away (see iu #1, page 67).
most famous for: cornelius from planet of the apes.
little known fact: roddy has co-starred with a dog, cat and horse.
site highlight: the lord love a duck wallpaper.
the site, though mostly under construction, still offers a wide variety of pictures of roddy (though sadly none in his chimpanzee makeup).
irony factor: she has a site; gil gerard doesn't.
most famous for: a toss-up between her star turns in buck rogers in the 25th century and silver spoons.
little known fact: she was once a spokesmodel for english leather.
site highlight: seemingly it would be the 30+ pictures of erin, if i could get them to load faster.
by listing erin's complete film/tv listings you can trace her career from buck rogers to jason goes to hell: the final friday. gray was a model, so the site likely includes hot gifs. it seems that gray merits a home page for starring in buck rogers, putting her into the cyberbabe arena along with gillian anderson, teri hatcher and every woman who's ever been on star trek.
irony factor: there's not an empty nest site.
most famous for: letitia "buddy" lawrence on family.
little known fact: in a 1982 teen bag interview kristy said the most memorable country she's ever visited was hawaii.
site highlight: the aforementioned interview transcript.
not just one, but two sites for every mid-'70s adolescents' dream date. apparently kristy has suffered from personal problems over the last couple of years, yet both pages' authors seem to know very little about her current status other than the fact she did appear on the finale of empty nest. if you have any kristy info please pass it on to her die-hard fans.
little known fact: everything about her is "little known"
site highlight: the author actually has a tv guide to her appearances, mostly late at night on cable tv each month.
obscure is a compliment to the star of pumpkinhead ii: blood wings (also starring soleil moon frye!), white wolves: a cry in the wild ii (also starring mark paul gosselaar!) and witchboard ii: the devil's doorway (also starring laraine newman!). the point ranked this site in the top 5 percent of the web. personally, this makes me question my faith in their judgment.
irony factor: like her series, her site has been canceled.
most famous for: two seasons on wings.
little known fact: her last name is pronounced "for-key."
site highlight: the honest and forthright manner in which the site deals with the cancellation of farrah's latest sitcom, dweebs.
adoration for a b-level, albeit an attractive b-level, sitcom star. whatever.
irony factor: his name alone is scary.
most famous for: playing the tall man in the phantasm trilogy.
little known fact: he has "written liner notes for thousands of lps and cds for everyone from frank sinatra and the beatles to arthur rubinstein and itzhak perlman."
site highlight: the exclusive quotes from scrimm such as his response to the possibility of a fourth phantasm: "tell them, i haven't hung up the old balls yet!"
he may or may not be obscure to horror- film buffs, but we have to admit we were hard pressed to recall the phantasm films, much less old angus himself. maybe because of this, the site lists some of his other film roles such as the memorable dr. sin do and vlad the vampire king.
irony factor: people might find it looking for bonnie, star of one day at a time.
most famous for: let's put it this way: if you can place her name with a role, you win.
little known fact: of her first eight roles, five had animals in the titles: eagle in a cage, flipper and the pirates, a tiger walks, the horse without a head and the lion.
site highlight: the page dedicated to her beloved film, the legend of hell house, in which she stars with another animal lover, roddy mcdowall (see his stop earlier on the tour).
if you opened up the dictionary and looked under obscure, you probably wouldn't find pamela's picture, but that's less a testament to her obscurity and more to the fact dictionaries, despite the popular clich�, usually only have pictures for words that are nouns, not adjectives.
that concludes our tour of the home pages of the obscure stars.
exit to the right and have a good day!


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It's one of the most popular parties following the Academy Awards: The Vanity Fair Oscar party.
Stars flocked to the celebration after the 91st Oscars on Sunday.
A tradition for every who's who in Hollywood, there's no VIP section at the party, and it's not the easiest invitation to get, but once you're in, you're in the same room as everyone else, according to Vanity Fair.
"Celebrity handlers, bodyguards, and even agents are virtually nonexistent," the magazine said.
Now in its 25th year, the party in Beverly Hills continues to attract celebrities following the awards show.
Best Actress nominee Glenn Close attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar party.
"It's sheer magic -- it's beyond your wildest imagination," Jeff Goldblum told "GMA."
Along with his wife, Emilie Livingston, Goldblum spoke fondly of one of their favorite parts of the party: In-N-Out Burger.
An Oscar winner last year and a presenter this year, Allison Janney similarly spoke fondly of the food from last year's party.
"There were a lot of great cheeseburgers and French fries, all the things that everyone's not eating for the week before Oscars," she joked, adding that it's a special occasion at the end of the award season where people can relax and have a great time.
Miley Cyrus, Emilia Clarke, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Mark Hamill and Adam Driver were among the celebrities to walk down this famously dazzling carpet, just to name a few.
Lady Gaga arrives at the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
Even A-listers like Terry Crews commented the exclusivity of the event, questioning how they got invited in the first place.
"That's how you know it's a good party," Crews told "GMA."
When asked what's the one word he would use to describe this star-studded event, Zac Posen, the renowned fashion designer, said, "Sparkling."
Fashion has always been a key component of awards season, and Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone stunned the rest of the carpet by showing up in matching track suits.
A party of this scale of course doesn't come without drama or controversy.
Just days before the Oscars this year, news broke that Vanity Fair revoked the credentials of members of The New York Times, reportedly over a story earlier in the week blasting the party.
On Friday, New York Times styles editor Choire Sicha tweeted: "Just got word that Vanity Fair has disinvited The New York Times from covering their annual Oscars party. They said it 'feels like the Times has already run their coverage of the VF party this year,' they said. I guess we did!"
In The New York Times' report, headlined "It Was the Hottest Oscar Night Party. What Happened?," Vanity Fair is accused of "catering to business interests" when it comes to the party, adding that an invitation to the party is not the "status symbol" it once was.
The Times confirmed the accuracy of Sicha's tweet, while Vanity Fair did not immediately return a request for comment.

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it's one of the most popular parties following the academy awards: the vanity fair oscar party.
stars flocked to the celebration after the 91st oscars on sunday.
a tradition for every who's who in hollywood, there's no vip section at the party, and it's not the easiest invitation to get, but once you're in, you're in the same room as everyone else, according to vanity fair.
"celebrity handlers, bodyguards, and even agents are virtually nonexistent," the magazine said.
now in its 25th year, the party in beverly hills continues to attract celebrities following the awards show.
best actress nominee glenn close attends the 2019 vanity fair oscar party.
"it's sheer magic -- it's beyond your wildest imagination," jeff goldblum told "gma."
along with his wife, emilie livingston, goldblum spoke fondly of one of their favorite parts of the party: in-n-out burger.
an oscar winner last year and a presenter this year, allison janney similarly spoke fondly of the food from last year's party.
"there were a lot of great cheeseburgers and french fries, all the things that everyone's not eating for the week before oscars," she joked, adding that it's a special occasion at the end of the award season where people can relax and have a great time.
miley cyrus, emilia clarke, tina fey, amy poehler, mark hamill and adam driver were among the celebrities to walk down this famously dazzling carpet, just to name a few.
lady gaga arrives at the 2019 vanity fair oscar party.
even a-listers like terry crews commented the exclusivity of the event, questioning how they got invited in the first place.
"that's how you know it's a good party," crews told "gma."
when asked what's the one word he would use to describe this star-studded event, zac posen, the renowned fashion designer, said, "sparkling."
fashion has always been a key component of awards season, and oscar nominee melissa mccarthy and ben falcone stunned the rest of the carpet by showing up in matching track suits.
a party of this scale of course doesn't come without drama or controversy.
just days before the oscars this year, news broke that vanity fair revoked the credentials of members of the new york times, reportedly over a story earlier in the week blasting the party.
on friday, new york times styles editor choire sicha tweeted: "just got word that vanity fair has disinvited the new york times from covering their annual oscars party. they said it 'feels like the times has already run their coverage of the vf party this year,' they said. i guess we did!"
in the new york times' report, headlined "it was the hottest oscar night party. what happened?," vanity fair is accused of "catering to business interests" when it comes to the party, adding that an invitation to the party is not the "status symbol" it once was.
the times confirmed the accuracy of sicha's tweet, while vanity fair did not immediately return a request for comment.


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New Delhi, Oct 15 : The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Thursday rejected the Commonwealth Games Federation''s (CGF) proposal to form an independent monitoring panel for overseeing the 2010 Delhi Games preparations.
Addressing the media here, IOA president Suresh Kalmadi demanded the removal of CGF Chief Executive Office (CEO) Mike Hooper, describing him as useless.
"(Mike) Hooper has not been beneficial for the organising committee, he is of no use to us. We want the Commonwealth Games Federation to replace him," Kalmadi said.
Kalmadi also slammed the federation''s insistence that an independent review body must oversee New Delhi''s troubled preparations, which are far behind schedule with less than 12 months to go before the Games open on October 3, 2010.
"I am willing to take any expert suggested by the CGF on our co-ordination committee, but we feel there is no need to impose an additional technical committee on us," Kalmadi added.
The setting-up of an independent technical review panel to monitor the monthly progress of the 2010 Commonwealth Games has not gone down well with the Organising Committee (OC) members who see it as an avoidable burden.
On Monday, CGF president Michael Fennell stated that the technical experts would assist OC in meeting the deadlines.
The IOA, however, opines that the move will lead to needless friction between OC and the CGF.

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new delhi, oct 15 : the indian olympic association (ioa) on thursday rejected the commonwealth games federation''s (cgf) proposal to form an independent monitoring panel for overseeing the 2010 delhi games preparations.
addressing the media here, ioa president suresh kalmadi demanded the removal of cgf chief executive office (ceo) mike hooper, describing him as useless.
"(mike) hooper has not been beneficial for the organising committee, he is of no use to us. we want the commonwealth games federation to replace him," kalmadi said.
kalmadi also slammed the federation''s insistence that an independent review body must oversee new delhi''s troubled preparations, which are far behind schedule with less than 12 months to go before the games open on october 3, 2010.
"i am willing to take any expert suggested by the cgf on our co-ordination committee, but we feel there is no need to impose an additional technical committee on us," kalmadi added.
the setting-up of an independent technical review panel to monitor the monthly progress of the 2010 commonwealth games has not gone down well with the organising committee (oc) members who see it as an avoidable burden.
on monday, cgf president michael fennell stated that the technical experts would assist oc in meeting the deadlines.
the ioa, however, opines that the move will lead to needless friction between oc and the cgf.


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far too many people are unsatisfied in their romantic relationships. they change partners--hoping for a different outcome--only to find themselves dissatisfied all over again. as paulo coehlo once wrote, "every time we repeat the same mistake, the price goes up."
in this presentation, i unearth the secrets to finding a productive and happy romantic relationship. we cover: (1) why relationships are integral to lifelong happiness and success, (2) the biggest mistakes that sabotage your chance at a productive romance, and (3) the small, proactive behavioral shifts that produce big results. marrying personal experience with professional acumen, my presentation is warm, engaging and funny. one recent attendee wrote, "i'm only giving you a 10 because i can't give you a 100--you were just that good."
using love lost as a catalyst to a brighter, better you.
over 50% of marriages end in divorce. after traumatic betrayal and loss, many people find themselves devastated and stuck in grief and anger--unable to face the future with optimism and hope. i believe that heartbreak is the first step to a new beginning. in this course, i cover: (1) the science behind why heartbreak hurts, (2) how to grieve productively and learn from your mistakes (to avoid repeating them), and (3) why forgiveness is integral to attract new love. this presentation is a powerful step for people who yearn to unleash their most vibrant and authentic self.


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Michigan driving handbook is a wonderful source of the driving-related information when the time comes for you to apply for a driver license in Michigan. The driver handbook is loaded with the information on driving rules, road regulations and safe driving tips and it could be your first stop when it comes to preparing for the permit test.
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michigan driving handbook is a wonderful source of the driving-related information when the time comes for you to apply for a driver license in michigan. the driver handbook is loaded with the information on driving rules, road regulations and safe driving tips and it could be your first stop when it comes to preparing for the permit test.
the official michigan drivers manual may be obtained from one of the dmv offices or you may wish to download it from the omv website. the driver handbook is provided free of charge, which makes it even more valuable.
the drivers handbook is aimed at people who intend to apply for the michigan learner permit or regular michigan drivers license.
michigan drivers manual is the great way to start your research when it comes to driving rules, but why limit yourself to the book? test how well you learned the rules by taking some michigan practice tests.
for those always looking for extra education, one of the michigan drivers education classes may be the way to go. the driver ed program will provide you with in-depth understanding of driving rules and traffic laws and may also contribute to an insurance discount.


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necklace in 18kt white gold with diamonds and “ceylon” sapphires. matching ring and earrings offered. available upon request with diamonds and rubies, with diamonds and sapphires or diamonds and emeralds.
earrings in 18kt white gold with diamonds and “ceylon” sapphires. matching ring and necklace offered. available upon request with diamonds and rubies, with diamonds and sapphires or diamonds and emeralds.
ring in 18kt white gold with diamonds and “ceylon” sapphire. matching necklace and earrings offered. available upon request with diamonds and ruby, with diamonds and sapphire or diamonds and emerald.