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Dear Colleagues,

I met with the shareholders of The Homeopathic Symposium and
presented to them the idea that if The Symposium was truly a service
for the entire community, then we needed to look at drastically
lowering our prices to make our materials easily affordable to
everyone. Well they went for it! Please read on…

This fall, many homeopathic schools will be making us part of their
curriculum.* But that is still a few months away, so we have
created a special offer to encourage subscriptions ahead of the
September crunch.

HS Summer School Prices:
For Practitioners: $29 a case, (reg. $40--that's only $7.25 per
hour
of CEU's!)**
For Students: $21.75 a case (reg. $30--that's only $5.50 per
hour of
casework towards taking the CHC exam!)**

Visit here for details: www.homeopathicsymposium.com/subscription

ACT NOW and as an additional incentive you will receive our
next `Team Effort' case hosted by Roger Morrison, completely
free!

Try our free case! Go ahead and experience the genuine value of what
The Homeopathic Symposium has to offer!
http://www.homeopathicsymposium.com/cod ... .videoMain

RISK FREE; CANCEL AT ANY TIME—if at any time you're
dissatisfied with
our cases or course material, you can cancel your subscription,
without penalty.

WATCH ONLY THE CASES THAT INTEREST YOU! The points you receive each
month with which to purchase cases and tutorials do not expire.

Register before May 31st and lock in our summer school special for
one entire year!

For further information or clarification on this offer, please call
our toll free number at: 1 800
600-1024

Respectfully Yours,

Dr. Malcolm Smith
The Homeopathic Symposium,
"Teaching good prescribing, documenting cure."

www.homeopathicsymposium.com

*Students who are part of a school whose fall registration includes
HS fees may receive a refund on unused portion of direct subscription.

**Subscription price for two cases per month, billed monthly to your
credit card. For one case per month, and other subscription options,
visit www.homeopathicsymposium.com/subscription for details.

Malcolm,
The videos should work on any system, period! We shouldn't have to
download fancy programs that end up increasing the cost ("free" at first). Make
them available on CD's and I'll subscribe.
Georgfe Ugolini
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George,
I'm not sure which "fancy program" you're referring to that
will "increase the cost". Only the free Real One Player (available
on-line) is needed to watch the video cases on the site.
Unfortunately, due to the issue of patient confidentiality, we will
never offer the cases on CD.
We've gone to great lengths to create a private, encripted site which
requires user verification and which plays the patient videos in a
way which cannot be captured onto a computer. A CD may be too easily
copied and distributed to those who are not medical professionals or
students of homeopathy. We can't risk an invasion of privacy of that
sort with the patients who have so generously allowed us to use their
case for educational puposes.

Sincerely,

Malcolm Smith ND
Georgfe Ugolini wrote:
Malcolm,
The videos should work on any system, period! We shouldn't
have to download fancy programs that end up increasing the cost
("free" at first). Make them available on CD's and I'll subscribe.
Georgfe Ugolini

Malcolm,
When I downloaded the Real One Player I saw an implication that it was
temporarily "free". And I still couldn't make it work to view your sample
case. Your tech support was supposed to get back to me but did not do so. By
fancy programs I meant Flash player which you also offer.
All that encription may be for naught--and patients should understand
this--as it doesn't take much imagination to see how something that plays on a
computer can easily be captured and burned into DVD, two steps at most!
George Ugolini
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George,

There are two versions of the Real One Player, one is a trial version
of a player that comes bundled with all different types of streaming
media. The other is free, completely free, no-strings-attached
free. Forever. The flash program is also completely free.
I can't speak for our tech support staff other than to say they're
usually quite on top of their job, but if I can personally help you
with your technical issue, I'd be happy to.
503 244-1390

Sincerely,
Malcolm Smith
Malcolm,
When I downloaded the Real One Player I saw an implication that it
was temporarily "free". And I still couldn't make it work to view
your sample case. Your tech support was supposed to get back to me
but did not do so. By fancy programs I meant Flash player which you
also offer.
All that encription may be for naught--and patients should understand
plays on a computer can easily be captured and burned into DVD, two
steps at most!
George Ugolini

Dear Dr. Smith,
I cannot find my way around your site. The free case is not in an obvious place. The listings of cases that are up come up once, then I can't go back to them. And mini-cases that you have up cannot be found later.
Hope the site gets easier,
Thanks,
Ellen Madono

The administrator of the Symposium site just called me and I found out how to maneuver. It is obvious, but I was not seeing the small scrolling bars of the various cases and tutorials. Mini cases rotate automatically and it is not possible to find a previous one.
Sorry. The site is much more transparent.
Blessings,
Ellen Madono

Dear Malcolm,
Have you been able to make an agreement with the Toronto School of Homeopathy? If not, I would like to cancel all my orders. I need to focus on finishing my course first.
Sorry I have caused so much commotion. The rules and politics of certification are not clear to me.
Telephone: 412-521-4119
Blessings,
Ellen Madono