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Packer, Robinson sign on again
September 7, 2020 Craig MacKenzie Sport
Stan's the man: Somerville Eagles head coach Stan Packer has signed on for 2021. Pictures: supplied
SOMERVILLE Eagles senior coach Stan Packer and assistant Paul Robinson have committed to the State League 4 outfit for 2021.
Packer filled the void last June created by David Greening's unexpected departure.
Director of football Zach Peddersen was delighted with the news and has given both coaches his backing.
"I'm really pleased to have Stan and Paul leading the club forward in 2021," Peddersen said.
"Both are keen to get stuck into pre-season as soon as restrictions allow us.
"Stan's been busy speaking with our squad from last year and Paul is looking into bringing youth into our reserves."
Packer's priority is to establish the senior team at State 4 level and he expects changes to be made to the current squad.
He has identified areas that need to be strengthened and will target players to do that.
His task is difficult given that Somerville doesn't pay players.
"The problem we've got is that you're competing against clubs who do pay players," Packer said.
"I have strong views about this and I think paying players at this level is ridiculous.
"There are a lot of very average players being paid to play and when you watch some of the local clubs you wonder how they can pay some of them.
"Amateur football should be about developing players not paying players."
One of the players Packer hopes can develop at Somerville is Nazif Mohammad, younger brother of ex-Morwell Pegasus, Doveton, Casey Comets and Frankston Pines striker Naseer Mohammad.
The brothers were signed a couple of days before the season start was put on hold then eventually scrapped.
"Naseer asked if he could bring down his younger brother and I said 'of course you can'.
"The young bloke is 16 and he can play alright.
"These are the types of lads you want and I've got no qualms about putting a 16- or 17-year-old in the first team if he can play, none whatsoever."
Nazif Mohammad is a striker and played with Casey's under-16s last year.
Somerville remains keen for former senior coach Billy Rae to rejoin the club.
Rae is held in high regard by Peddersen and talks have taken place between them.
"There's been nothing formal, but he's offered to help out in any way he can," Peddersen said.
"We're just working through a few structures at the moment and hope to have something in place where he's in a major role.
"His training and level of professionalism was brilliant for our group."
The Eagles have been active on the playing front in bringing in striker David Jones to the senior squad.
Jones, 28, played with Mount Eliza in the Bayside League last year but was keen to return to Saturday soccer hence the switch.
He's been on the books of Peninsula Strikers and Seaford United.
Central defender Ash Scholes has re-committed to Somerville for next season.
In NPL2 news Frankston council has opened the tender process for a major floodlighting project at Lawton Park, home of Langwarrin.
The $500,000 project is jointly funded by the state government and council with the latter hoping to award the contract by 22 September.
It is expected that floodlighting will be completed no later than April next year.
The project is one of 13 to share in $4.9 million in grants from the 2019–20 The World Game Facilities Fund, a state government initiative that assists soccer clubs and organisations to upgrade existing or develop new facilities.
The main pitch will definitely be floodlit to a 200-lux capacity enabling NPL night matches to be held while at this stage the top pitch next to the new entrances will be floodlit to 100-lux capacity.
Local Member for Eastern Victoria Jane Garrett acknowledged project partner Frankston council for its commitment and financial contribution to delivering this important upgrade at Lawton Park.
"Football is booming in Victoria and we're expecting growing numbers of boys and girls, men and women to sign up to play at local clubs," she said.
Storm strikes: The remains of the home team dugout at Centenary Park after high winds swept through the area recently.
In State 2 news Peninsula Strikers were shocked to see the damage wrought recently by high winds.
The home team dugout at Centenary Park needs a rebuild and the club has contacted council.
"It was the wind storm a fortnight back, Friday I think," club president Adrian Scialpi said.
"I spoke to Fiona (Dalla-Rossa) at council and the parks team have cleaned it up, now we will start the process of lobbying council for new ones before next season."
In other news leading soccer identity and local resident Chris Taylor has settled a dispute with former club South Melbourne.
Taylor, head coach at Oakleigh Cannons, parted ways with South in acrimonious circumstances early in 2018.
It's believed that Taylor had a year to run on a long-term contract with South.
He lodged a formal complaint with FIFA's Players' Status Committee and was given advocacy support from Football Coaches Australia's legal consultant based in Kuala Lumpur.
FIFA ruled in his favour ordering the Greek giant to pay Taylor a substantial lump sum.
South Melbourne appealed against that decision to the Confederation of Australian Sport but both parties reached a settlement prior to a ruling from that body.
This was confirmed by FCA CEO Glenn Warry.
"This was one of three cases settled favourably in the past 12 months involving the advocacy support of Football Coaches Australia," Warry said.
"Two of these cases involved South Melbourne."
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Holly ignored Trent's threat and began to fight with everything she had, screaming at the top of her lungs.
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North Lincolnshire Council
Council accused of having 'no long-term planning' after land worth £14m sold in five years
Labour councillors have raised concerns about the sale of green spaces by North Lincolnshire Council over the last five years
Jamie WallerLive News Reporter
North Lincolnshire Council was shown to have sold a total of 97 areas of land between 2014 and 2018 (Image: Unknown)
North Lincolnshire Council has been accused of having "no cohesive plan" for land in the area after it was revealed the authority has sold assets worth more than £14 million over the last five years.
According to information gathered by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, the council sold 97 assets between 2014 and 2018, ranging in value from £1 to more than £1 million.
Opposition Labour councillors have criticised the number of green spaces which have been sold and the rate the land was being sold at.
But council bosses hit back, saying they were working with residents to protect other land from development.
Labour group leader Councillor Len Foster said: "I'm quite worried about the rate land is being sold. It gives developers an opportunity to exploit the council.
"There's a laissez-faire attitude to development - there's no long term or strategic planning. No cohesive plan for North Lincolnshire."
The former sports field at the rear of Quibell Park in Scunthorpe is among the land sold by North Lincolnshire Council in recent years (Image: David Haber/scunthorpelive)
Mr Foster went on to say: "What is surprising is the amount of land that's being sold by the council that has been previously acknowledged as public green spaces, such as the land near Quibell Park.
"We all accept there's a need for more housing, but there's brownfield sites that could be developed on first."
The most expensive aset sold was land south of Ferriby Road in Barton-upon-Humber, which was bought for £1,463,349 last year. Land at Burdock Road in Scunthorpe also fetched £1.4 million.
Other valuable assets which have been sold include farms in Garthorpe and Owston Ferry, the former Broughton Infant School playing field, and a former highways depot on Northampton Road in Scunthorpe.
Land off Plymouth Road near Quibell Park in Scunthorpe was sold for £200,000 in 2016. Residents have vigorously protested against plans to build 77 houses on the land, with plans set to be decided by the council's planning committee today.
Councillor Rob Waltham, leader of North Lincolnshire Council, said: "It is complete nonsense to suggest that the council is selling off lots of land. In contrast we are working with a number of residents to protect land from development.
Kingsway Golf Course was converted into a public 42-acre nature reserve (Image: Scunthorpe Live)
"We recently created a new 42 acre nature reserve in the heart of Scunthorpe, protecting open space and providing a home for wildlife.
"However, the Labour Party seem to be in complete denial about the demand for affordable housing in Scunthorpe, they would clearly rather see residents homeless and vulnerable and on the streets rather than support housing development.
"Their opposition to new housing schemes in Scunthorpe is appalling and hypocritical."
The size of most parcels of land sold isn't clear, but they do include 12 acres in Fockerby, six acres in New Holland and an acre off Atherton Way in Brigg.
According to the data, the peak year for asset sales was 2017, with 30 individual spaces sold by the council, followed by 2016 and 2018 with roughly 20 each.
The information was gathered by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, which requested data from councils around the country. The information does not reveal who the properties were sold to.
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Q: Moment.js get the date based on the given weekday and date I would like to get the date based on the given weekday and date. Let's say:
const date = "2022-08-29"; // Monday
const week = "Wednesday"; OR const week = 3;

The resulting date should be "2022-08-31" since the Wednesday of that week is on the 31st.
I have tried adding some days, but I can say it's not the right approach since if the date would start at a later point, let's say:
const date = "2022-08-31"; // Wednesday
const week = "Tuesday"; OR const week = 2;

Then added 2 days starting from 31st would result to 2022-09-02 which is on Sep 2nd. The correct result would be 2022-08-30 since the Tuesday of that week is on the 30th. How to achieve this one?

A: Wind the date back to the start of the week then add the number of days to bring it up to the nominated day.
The current day of the week can be determined using Date.prototype.getDay().

const days = {Monday: 1, Tuesday: 2, Wednesday: 3, Thursday: 4, Friday: 5, Saturday: 6, Sunday: 7};

const getDayOfWeek = (dateStr, weekDay) => {
  // turn string values into a day offset
  // subtract 1 to get offset from the start of the week
  const dayOffset = (typeof weekDay === "number" ? weekDay : days[weekDay]) - 1;

  // Parse date string
  const date = new Date(dateStr);

  // Offset for Monday as the start of the week
  const weekStartOffset = (date.getDate() + 6) % 7;

  // Alter the date
  date.setDate(date.getDate() - weekStartOffset + dayOffset);
  return date;
};

console.info("Week of Monday 29th Aug -> Wednesday");
console.log(getDayOfWeek("2022-08-29", "Wednesday"));

console.info("Week of Wednesday 31st Aug -> Tuesday");
console.log(getDayOfWeek("2022-08-31", "Tuesday"));

console.info("Week of Sunday 28th Aug -> Monday");
console.log(getDayOfWeek("2022-08-28", "Monday"));
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I was at Target today. Went because of some things on sale and do get their 5% off. I don't always check my receipt but I did today and glad I did. The cashier charged me twice for something I bought one of and charged me 3 times for something I bought 2 of. Huh? I caught this before I got out of the store and went to the customer service counter and took care of it. It came to over 6.00.
So, I guess it behooves us to check our receipts.
I tend to watch as cashiers ring up the items.
And even when I'm not paying that much attention....when they tell me how much it is....I think I'd notice the bill was a little high (and question it) as soon as they told me, right then-and-there in front of the cashier.
When I have put everything on the conveyor belt is one thing. But I had 40 cans of cat food to load and she started before I was finished. With the 5% off and a couple of coupons, hadn't figured out the total. Don't usually do that anyway.
Yes, check receipts. That's been the most common that I've seen, charging twice or even three times for same item.
I go over the receipt but sometimes not until I get home. I've been overcharged a few times where the sale price was not in the computer. Have had no issue getting things correct at customer service.
Another thing I refuse to accept is bad food products. It's so easy just to toss something in the trash because it cost very little. However, in the past 7 days, I bought 4 Hass avocados. The first used was good. Then a couple of days later, I cut the other 3 one at a time. Each was partially rotted inside. Took those back and got an exchange. Voila!
I was getting ready for a trip a couple of weeks ago, and grabbed a few items from the travel-size display. Everything rang up at 99 cents, except a tiny tube of a leave-in hair conditioner, which scanned at $13.49. I caught it at the register, the cashier rescanned and confirmed that was the price, so I had it removed from my order. There was nothing on the display regarding the price. I'm just glad I saw it as it happened, and didn't have to make a return trip to the store.
I do, most of the time. Not too long ago I did find that Costco charged me for two boxes of Haagen Dazs ice cream bars, when I had only bought one. They fixed it the following week. I normally use self-checkout at my local Fred Meyer, so I watch as prices appear on the display screen. A few weeks ago a dyslexic tried to charge me $31.50 for $13.50 tab, but I caught that one right away, as I always check restaurant bills very carefully.
I am on a strict budget, and keep a basic running tab in my mind while I'm shopping, so if the cashier gives me an amount way out of line with my running estimate, I will check everything while I'm still standing there.
I also really hate it when I get home, if something spoils way faster than it should. I recently bought some strawberries on sale at basically 2 for 1, but after only one day in the fridge, about 1/2 of them were bad - so I really ended up paying full price. Not worth the gas or the hassle to take them back, but I won't be buying produce at that store ever again. Or, at least, I will never trust their sale items again in produce.
I'm very leery of perishable products on sale - usually means they are ready for the dumpster and the store wants to try a last ditch effort to sell them.
Have seen dairy items on sale with the expiration date that day or the next.
Yeah...I usually only buy perishable sale items if I'm planning on using them that day or maybe the next day. Unless it's something I can toss in the freezer, like meat.


Use a low-calorie, high-protein approach to get lean.
For most of the year, a bodybuilder's diet is a high-protein, high-calorie one, as this helps to build muscle mass and strength. As you approach a competition, however, you need to reduce your calorie intake to lose fat, yet still keep your protein intake high enough to preserve muscle mass. When starting out on a high-protein, low-calorie diet there are several tips and tricks you can use to help things run smoothly.
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Base each meal around a lean protein source to keep your protein intake high without overdoing the calories. Chicken and turkey breast, egg whites, cod, tilapia, canned tuna, low-fat cottage cheese, tofu and skim milk all provide protein with minimal carbs and fats. Fill up on vegetables, too, particularly dark green leafy and brightly colored ones. Spinach, kale, broccoli, asparagus, zucchini, onions, mushrooms, peppers, carrots, lettuce and cabbage are all good choices. If you have any carbs and fats left over, then add in other items such as grains, fruit, nuts and oils. A sample plan could be an egg white omelet with vegetables and low-fat cheese for breakfast, a grilled chicken salad with chickpeas for lunch and a lean sirloin steak with mixed vegetables for dinner. Add in snacks such as protein shakes, cold meat and low-fat yogurt between meals if needed.
Feeling slightly irritable, along with a foggy head are two common side effects of low-calorie, low-carb dieting, notes trainer Shannon Clark on Bodybuilding.com. You may also find your workouts start to suffer as you lack strength and energy. If this is the case, increase your calorie intake by adding small amounts of carbs and fat, but keep an eye on your progress - if you start to gain body fat, you're eating too many calories. Always consult your doctor before starting on a low-calorie, high-protein plan.


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Q: Pass a __thiscall to a function typedef I don't even know how to properly word this, but I'll try my best to explain it in code:
typedef void( *ExampleFn )( PVOID p1, PVOID p2, PVOID p3 );

struct Example
{
    void ExampleFunction( PVOID p1, PVOID p2, PVOID p3 )
    {
        // do something with Example's members
    }
};

Example example;
ExampleFn exampleFn = example.ExampleFunction;

So, I get this error:
Error C2440 '=': cannot convert from 'void (__thiscall Example::* )(PVOID,PVOID,PVOID)' to 'ExampleFn'

I understand the problem, Example::ExampleFunction is a __thiscall and ExampleFn is not, but how can I go about this?
How to have a Example object with a ExampleFn-like function in it that can use that object's members?

A: You need to define youre function-pointer correctly. It's a member-function pointer, so it needs to look like this:
typedef void(Example::*ExampleFn )( PVOID p1, PVOID p2, PVOID p3 );

The __thiscall is just the call-convention of member-functions, so that's set automatically.
You defined a pointer to a plain-function so it doesn't work. That doesn't concern the call-convetion really.


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I am uploading an image from Fwink to DriveHQ via FTP. Everything is working great! I have published the folder the image is in.
But, because this is a webcam and I am updating the image every minute, the FILEID in the URL is changing with every upload, so I can not successfully download the image using the published URL.
Anyway to define a constant URL where the image is being continually updated?
Yes, you can. Please use DriveHQ FileManager to publish a folder. Then right click on the published folder, select "Show Publish URLs", then select "Show Nomal URLs".
The normal URL uses file names instead of fileIDs. Please make sure that your file/folder name only contains alpha-numeric characters. Space or other characters should be avoided in URLs.


From time to time we might end up with policies and ways of working that just seems like it's "the way we do things here". It can be tooling, procedures and even contractual policies but also many of the practices that we take for granted in agile and lean software development; stand ups, boards or user stories. I've found that thinking outside of the context that we have created for ourselves is often very hard, and I am the first one to default to things that worked for me before. In this post I wanted to introduce you to two questions and thoughts that helped me pushed me out of my comfort zone and let me ponder; Is this really important? For who?
From time to time we might end up with policies and ways of working that just seems like it's "the way we do things here". It can be tooling, procedures and even contractual policies but also many of the practices that we take for granted in agile and lean software development; stand ups, boards or user stories.
I've found that thinking outside of the context that we have created for ourselves is often very hard, and I am the first one to default to things that worked for me before.
Is this really important? For who?
A couple of months ago I had an opportunity to speak at the inaugural Agile Islands. Among the other speakers was Leif Östling, long time CEO of Scania. It was super interesting to hear a lean-master on the C-level of management speak.
Our customer doesn't care how we are organised.
No exactly. They want to use our product or service - but couldn't care less about how we are organised internally.
It's like me and computers - I want to use them but have never, on purpose, opened one up. I'm just interested in the service my computer provides to me - couldn't care less how it moves stuff between the RAM and disk. For example.
You can test this yourself for just about any product you buy - i'm betting you either don't know or don't care how their departments are working together, if they are "agile" or not, or that the roles in their organisation are well-defined.
You know what? [Competitor X] doesn't care if our roles are well-defined or not.
That was not very nice of course. But true nonetheless.
In fact, I reckon that anything we do to slow down flow and innovation in our organisation would be greeted with open arms and loud applauds from our competitors.
Oh? You are spending months writing specifications before you start developing? Thanks a bunch, guys!
Really - you're releasing only 4 times a week? Really - you shouldn't have.
What's that? Your complicated integrations and service bus software slows down and hinders innovation in your product development. Great - keep doing that!
Very often when you start to move towards a flow-oriented approach a la lean or agile you will run into practices, policies and rules that doesn't work when you're aiming for flow.
But often these practices are so homegrown that it feels like natural laws that cannot be broken or questioned even. If you do question them you can get answers like "well, but we are a big concern - that is how it has to work", "going that fast is not useful for us" or my favourite "Well that might work in a small start up but this is a little bit more complicated".
Will our customer be more happy by us doing this? Do they even care?
What would our competitors say? Will this put us ahead or behind them?
Even if our customers hate it and our competetitors love it, we still (?!) might decided to continue doing it, for whatever reason. But now at leas that is a conscious decision and one that we have to justify with some real value above and beyond the downside from a customer and competitor perspective.
In thinking about this I've come to realise that our customers care about very few things around how we work and make our products. The competitors are of course happy if those choices puts us in a worse place than them.
We should at least weigh those two perspectives in, when evaluating our choices to become better.


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Sydney Barba, age 18, Virginia Beach, VA
Sydney is currently a freshman at the University of Florida studying Microbiology and Cell Science with a minor in Anthropology. Her ultimate goal is to study medicine, specifically Genetics, in order to work with children who have genetic disorders in a clinical setting with possibly laboratory research connected. An outstanding student in high school, Sydney earned a 4.3 weighted grade point average with many difficult AP courses, and graduated with honors at Bayside High School's Health Sciences Academy in the top 5% of her class. She has continued this trajectory of academic excellence in college.
In keeping with her interest in medicine, Sydney was an active member of Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) and is currently part of her college's HOSA chapter. She was president of the Science Club her senior year and played varsity sports throughout high school (volleyball, swimming, track and field) and was captain of the swim team her senior year. All four years of high school she participated in the school's Health Sciences Academy. She took many health-related courses in addition to other non-health AP subjects and excelled in all of them, becoming a College Board AP Scholar as well as receiving AP achievement awards in Physics, History, Spanish, Comparative Anatomy, Hereditary Medicine, Pathophysiology and Human Geography. She is active in her church and loves to volunteer in the community such as at Ronald McDonald's House, assisting in preparing and serving meals at shelters and soup kitchens, visiting retirement homes, and participating in numerous charity events and walk-a-thons through her school. Her work with the Special Olympics is her favorite volunteer activity. She works part-time at the University of Florida's Dining Services and has worked as a summer lifeguard where she especially enjoys her interaction with young children.
Her diet is very strict, limited to just 300 mg phe per day, and she weighs every single item she eats on a portable gram scale and logs her intake in a notebook in order to maintain outstanding blood phe levels. When she was younger, she relates that she felt PKU was a "curse". But gradually she began feeling more comfortable with her diet and telling people about it during her junior year in high school, when she was asked to educate a pathophysiology class on PKU. Now she says, "Living with PKU has inspired me to pursue a career in the world of genetics and I hope to inspire others to accept their differences and move on with life." Her clinic says "She is a dietitian's dream" and at the age of 12 years was managing her own diet and helping her parents manage her younger sister's diet as well. She participated in her care with a maturity that was beyond her years. She is truly a role model of how PKU can be managed and makes it seem effortless. She is one of those special patients who has a skill for managing this challenging diet, a delightful personality, a drive for academic excellence, and an ability to relate to and help others with PKU."
A teacher comments, "Sydney combines intellectual brilliance with a strong social conscience and an intense desire to learn and apply her learning. She is a wonderful person to teach and to work with, with a great sense of humor to balance her intellectual pursuits." Another says, Sydney graduated with a stellar GPA of over a 4.0 in a program that is a rigorous college prep program designed for students who are interested in the medical or health sciences. In the classroom, Sydney often took the leader role when working on medical case studies or team activities and was a true joy in the classroom, always. She asked provocative questions and always completed all of her assignments with diligence and care. As soon as you meet Sydney, you know she is a strong young woman with solid convictions and is capable of performing any task without reservation. She is a real leader and I could always count on any job being done right if Sydney was in charge! She is loved and respected by all of her teachers and peers. Her dedication, beautiful smile, sweet demeanor, and kind heart will make her an outstanding medical professional."
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Gold Weakness
Investors often turn to Gold as a safe asset in tumultuous times, as the asset tends to hold its value during market downturns. For example, when the S&P 500 sold off by 34.1% during the COVID Crash, the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) declined just 3.6%. In 2022, GLD initially acted as a strong hedge to the equity market, gaining 1.0% on a YTD basis on June 16th as SPY entered bear market territory. However, GLD topped out in early March and is now trading 14.0% off of its closing 2022 high. GLD has even underperformed SPY since March 8th, declining 14.0% versus SPY's drop of 8.2%. Click here to learn more about Bespoke's premium stock market research service.
Over the last four months, GLD has declined by 10.3%, which is elevated for a relatively stable asset during a bear market. Since its inception in 2004, GLD has declined 10% or more over a four-month period (with no occurrences in the prior three months) twelve times with each occurrence shown in the chart below.
The forward performance following four-month declines of 10%+ has been mixed depending on the time frame. The next day (which would be today), GLD has booked a median loss of 10 basis points, gaining just 45.5% of the time. However, the median return and positivity rate in the next week is inline with historical averages. Over the one and three months, performance tends to pick back up, registering gains 63.6% and 72.7% of the time, respectively. Over the next three months, GLD has had a median gain of 5.0%, which is more than two and a half times the median of all periods. Click here to learn more about Bespoke's premium stock market research service.
Gold Performance During QT
Quantitative tightening (QT) has wide-spanning effects on the economy, as it puts upward pressure on risk-free interest rates due to increased supply in debt markets (assuming all else equal). The Fed announced its QT strategy just one meeting (5/3/22) after hiking its target rates for the first time since 2018 back in March. The previous QT cycle in 2017 did not begin until about two years after the Fed first started hiking rates. The reason for the quick turnaround this time around, though, stems from the fact that inflation has been running rampant, and the balance sheets of consumers and corporates are in relatively strong positions.
In terms of how various asset classes may perform in the current period of QT, some investors have looked back to the prior period of QT for insight. As mentioned above, there are some important distinctions between the current period and the last period of QT, so it may not be an apples-to-apples comparison, but there are certainly some similarities that can make knowing what happened back then helpful. Using the price of gold over the last 15 years as a backdrop, the chart below shows key events related to periods of quantitative easing (QE) and QT. The event surrounding each dot is summarized in the table below. Click here to learn more about Bespoke's premium stock market research service.
Between October 2017 and July 2019 (the last QT cycle), the price of gold rose by 12.6%, which works out to an annualized return of 6.5%. Over the last 15 years, the price of gold has held an annualized return rate of 6.8%, so there was no clear differentiation in the performance of gold during that period of QT and the last 15 years as a whole. Looking at the chart, though, much of the gains from the last cycle of QT came late in that cycle as the Fed had already announced its intent to end the running off of assets from its balance sheet. In fact, the S&P 500 outperformed gold by more than six percentage points during the last QT cycle. In fact, before the March 2019 announcement that the Fed would wind down its balance sheet, gold was practically unchanged relative to the start of the QT cycle. Click here to become a Bespoke premium member today!
Precious Metals Harden Up
Little has been safe from heavy selling pressures recently including assets normally considered "safe havens" like precious metals. Gold is currently down over 9% from its March high while silver is down roughly 20% since its spring high. Today, both metals are bouncing from notable levels. For gold, it is finding support at its 200-DMA which also coincides with the rough uptrend line of higher lows of the past year. In addition to dramatic underperformance versus gold, silver's test of support is perhaps a bit shakier. It is well below its moving averages, but today's rebound is happening right around the lows from September and December. Granted, on an intraday basis, both yesterday and today's lows breached those levels.
Given silver's much larger decline, the ratio of gold to silver has ripped higher in the past month. In fact, the ratio has risen over 10% in the past month. The most recent 10% or larger surges were as recent as this past December with two even larger ones in the spring and fall of 2020. Prior to the pandemic, though, these sorts of rapid increases in the gold to silver ratio have been rarer. Before 2020, the only other instances of the past decade were in the springs of 2013 and 2017. Click here to learn more about Bespoke's premium stock market research service.


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Murano, Venice 1909 — Murano, Venice 1999
A master glassmaker, designer, and entrepreneur, Archimede Seguso is credited with the rediscovery of a so-called a massetto technique that permits sculptures to be created in solid glass in Novecento style.
Son of glassmaster Antonio Seguso, he began working at Vetreria Artistica Barovier when he was only eleven years old. In 1933, he founded Barovier Seguso & Ferro, where he was foreman of the first team assigned to executing Flavio Poli's designs and forging thick, solid vases, lamps, and sculpture. After selling his share in the company in 1946, he opened Vetreria Artistica Archimede Seguso, in such way ensuring his complete artistic independence.
A master artisan and creator of nearly all the company's creations and an extraordinary technical innovator, Seguso also rediscovered ancient glassblowing techniques to create his famous Filigrane, a light type of blown glass with different textures. These were complemented by other series, his Merletti, his Piume, and coral and golden glass vases done during the '50s. Between 1960 and 1970, he created intensely polychromatic pieces with overlapping bands, continuous coil, in filigrana stellata and with optical illusion.
From 1936 to 1966, he took part in eleven editions of the Venice Biennale and displayed his works at the Milan Triennials and the 1958 Brussels Expo. His work has been exhibited at retrospectives in Italy and all over the world (New York 1989, Japan, 1990). His latest creations include his Rotture series sculptures in solid sommerso glass.
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The Power Of I 2018
Data Backbone
IP-driven optical and data networking products have enabled this Indian company to make its mark in 70 countries around the world
Shruti Venkatesh Published 2 years ago on Sep 03, 2018 • 11 minutes Read
Photographs by RA Chandroo
While India's strength as a software service provider has been well-established, there were not many success stories on the product side. That changed in 2000 with the launch of Tejas Networks, which not just succeeded in the domestic market, but also bagged large orders internationally. Based out of Bengaluru, it makes fibre optic cables used by telecom companies to transmit voice, data and video signals. Till date, the company has installed close to 400,000 systems across 70 countries, and enjoys 95% repeat business. Leveraging the cost advantage in India, adopting a software-focused approach and constantly investing in R&D enabled Tejas Networks to scale rapidly as well as sail through turbulent times. As technology trends change, the opportunities could only get bigger for Tejas, which has become a force to reckon with, globally.
"Technology is like a treadmill. If you don't keep running, you fall off," says Sanjay Nayak, CEO, Tejas Networks, as he walks us through rows of optical fibre products built by the company over the past 18 years. Each product houses a cluster of yellow cables and these fibre-optic cables enable telecom companies to transmit voice, data and video signals from fixed line, mobile and broadband networks using entirely optical (light-based) technology. And today, any internet data or phone call made in India will most likely pass through the network backbone created by the Bengaluru-based Tejas Networks.
Sounds far-fetched? Not really, when you take a look at the company's track record. The company was founded in 2000 by Nayak, then MD of Synapsys India, his colleague Arnob Roy and IISc professor Kumar N Sivarajan. From counting major telecom operators such as Bharti Airtel, BSNL, Reliance Jio as its clients to being honoured as the best performing equipment partner by the Government of India for BharatNet Phase 1, and from having strong OEM partnerships in the US to building pan-Africa fibre backbone for South Africa-based Internet Solutions, the company has added several feathers to its cap. Aided by execution of large orders, the company posted a 120% growth in net profit to Rs.450 million for Q1FY19 while revenue rose by 15% to Rs.2.32 billion.
As people keep buying smartphones, the backbone of the network to support data traffic will need to be strengthened. This means demand for the company's products could stay robust. "For the next many years, our business is set for high growth," says a visibly exuberant Nayak, as we enter his cabin on the fifth floor of a commercial tower in Bengaluru.
The idea to foray into the telecom sector came after a chance meeting with tech entrepreneur Gururaj Deshpande, who had led a successful telecom IPO of Sycamore Networks. "Telecom was taking off in a big way in India. We felt if we are going to do something out of India, we should pick an industry which is global in nature but with a very big home market. We have created products for multinationals in India so we thought why not do it for ourselves?" says Nayak in a matter-of-fact tone. Determined to create a strong products company in the IT sector out of India, the trio founded Tejas Networks. Sivarajan took on the role of chief technology officer and Arnob Roy is president, engineering.
Tejas, which in Sanskrit means the brilliance of light, reflects their core business — a beam of light carrying signals, while their logo resembles a kolam (rangoli of south India). "We chose it because it also looked like a 'network'," reveals Nayak. Interestingly, the founders had secured an investment of $5 million at a valuation of $10 million from Deshpande even before the product was ready [the company has raised $65.6 million till date].
"During the '80s and '90s, I saw a dramatic change in the tech scene in India. Infosys, Wipro and TCS emerged as global service companies. Even though service companies have had a dramatic impact on India, I knew that the country needed product companies to solve its problems. Coincidentally, I met the founding team at Tejas. Their credentials and track record were spectacular and I took that opportunity to fund a product company in India," says Deshpande, who is currently the chairman of Sparta Group and Tejas Networks.
Ironically, Nayak states that two of the three co-founders initially had no clue how to create telecom products. What came in handy was their expertise in semiconductor and electronic automation acquired during their time at companies such as Cadence Design Systems and Synapsys India. "We knew how to build semiconductor chips, and that is what we did. We took an idea from another industry and planted it where people are not used to thinking like that," he says.
Typically, a company would either buy a semiconductor chip that has functionality embedded into it (which is what Qualcomm and Intel do) or build application-specific integrated circuits. The team at Tejas Networks took flexible silicon platforms — a chip without the brain — and powered the hardware with field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). "This helped us tackle the economies of scale and also use time as an advantage as it could be easily reprogrammed, enabling a quicker product cycle than anyone else," says Nayak.
The company today has about 277 semiconductor IPs, which serve as 'building blocks' to build new systems and alter existing ones. Using these semiconductors, the company creates products scaling from megabits to terabits and which can be remotely upgraded. Their applications include 'broadband' to provide connectivity to homes, offices, gram panchayats, etc. The second is 'wireless backhaul'. "Think of how a small road with less capacity merges onto the ring road, state highway and then a national highway. Similarly, we build the data network for carrying the traffic from base stations to national networks," explains Nayak. The third application is building 'metro networks', which means connecting all the base stations of every region.
Amresh Nandan, research vice president, Gartner, states, "When you move from 2G to 3G, the change in various parts of the network is incremental. Same holds true for 3G to 4G. However, between 4G and 5G, which will largely be cloud infrastructure based, there is massive change. Hence, for leading telcos, virtualisation is becoming crucial for network and operations transformation."
And Tejas Networks is well-poised to address this change, says Nayak, as the company has always adopted a software-focused approach. The decision to use FPGAs allows them to keep changing the product by upgrading the software. "Two years ago, 80% revenue came from voice. Today it has reversed for operators. If we had built the network with hardware-focused approach, then it would have been a waste. We just reprogrammed the same equipment. Our platform was always software-defined and our products are far more flexible," he adds.
Besides coding their own software, Tejas Networks also maintained an asset-light business model by outsourcing the manufacturing to companies in Bengaluru and Chennai. "What took $100 in the US could be done at $25 in India. So we decided to do double the R&D at half the cost. We were making use of India's cost advantage. But this time, for products; not for services," adds Nayak.
Selling to the world
When approaching the first set of customers, the co-founders faced a strange situation. "Most potential customers asked us who our (international) partner was. In those days, partnerships between Indian and foreign technological companies were common. It took some time convincing them that we did it on our own," laughs Nayak. The first company to believe in Tejas' technology was Tata Power, for whom they successfully helped build India's first high-speed dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) network in Mumbai.
From then, it was all about hitting one milestone after another. They received an order from RailTel Corporation for a pan-India optical multiservice provisioning platform (MSPP) network covering over 400 stations, registered customer wins at Airtel, Tata Communications, Power Grid, Oil India, Gas Authority of India and also became among the first in the world to come up with a single network for both voice and data.
"The Indian telecom market is the world's most competitive as the cost of telecom services is the lowest. Average revenue per user is $2/month, whereas a user in the US pays $50-60. Thus, people supplying to them have to be as innovative. If you can succeed in India, you can succeed anywhere in the world. And we had already solved the toughest problem," says Nayak.
The company then made its international foray in 2005 by executing their first global OEM agreement with Nortel Networks. "We serve directly in India, Southeast Asia and Africa. For the rest of the world, we tied up with OEMs," Nayak says. With this, Tejas kept its sales and operations cost low yet earned revenue from territories that it didn't operate in directly.
Fall and rise
Consequently, business grew rapidly for the company. By 2006, it had hit revenue of Rs.4 billion and also turned profitable. Armed with a strong order book as well as a $25-million investment from Goldman Sachs, Tejas Networks was about to go in for an IPO when, suddenly, things took an unexpected turn.
In 2008, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy and the world slipped into a financial crisis. Add to that the 2G scam in the domestic market, due to which operators in India stopped buying. Nortel, Tejas Networks' most important OEM partner, also filed for Chapter 11. If that wasn't enough, Cyclone Thane in Puducherry wiped away the entire inventory of Tejas Networks housed in a factory. "For a three-year period, things fell apart. Business shrank. It was a complete mess," says Nayak.
Further, its predecessor, Deshpande-led Sycamore Networks, shut shop in 2013 after its net worth fell from $45 billion to $64 million. A Wall Street Journal article attributes this to the company's inability to adapt to the shift in technology.
A series of such unfortunate events must have prompted any entrepreneur to cut costs. But the team at Tejas Networks was unperturbed. "Attrition was high and what we thought would be a small blip continued for a prolonged period. But through it all, we were sure about continuing to invest in research and development," says Nayak. Even when revenue fell from Rs.6 billion to Rs.2 billion during this period, they invested Rs.600 million in R&D, which "helped us stay relevant when markets began seeing a revival post 2013," he adds.
But the worst wasn't over yet. Just when things began looking brighter, their office caught fire. "It was early 2013. The fire had made its way to the R&D lab, destroying most of the equipment. We had an international release to make. In a small room, our people quickly began cleaning the soot, picking out some equipment that was left, and started working on it, ensuring that we met the deadline. That was our level of commitment," Nayak recalls.
Thankfully, the mishaps are now a distant memory, but the competition is increasing. Firstly, Chinese companies enjoy strong support and subsidy from their government. Secondly, many operators are now looking to beam internet from space in a bid to enter untapped markets.
"Laying out fibre is costly and also invites political and social issues from local, municipal and private parties. That is where the idea of reviving satellite communication came back into the picture. Many companies are investing in creating low-orbit satellites, which could be used for data transportation. It is likely to be targeted in regions where fibre deployment is proving to be cost-prohibitive. Although still evolving, it might soon become an alternative transport technology. But it will coexist with fibre technology," says Nandan.
As for Chinese competition, Nayak believes that it only challenges them to offer better quality at that price. "The journey at Tejas Networks has been similar to sitting on an adventure ride or like white water rafting. In the end, you feel, 'I lived through this too'. Now every challenge looks like an interesting thing to solve," he says.
Tejas 2.0
Having sailed through the crises, the founders are now preparing for a robust future. A step in that direction was taken by listing on the stock market last year. "We were financially fine but an IPO will help build our brand further. Post the IPO, we have enough money to target international sales, and we will now explore that option. Finally, our investors have been very patient. There are also about a 100 millionaires in the company with this IPO," chuckles Nayak.
Today, Tejas is present in over 70 countries. Deshpande believes that an ability to master advanced technologies, products that have kept up with the latest innovation and a business model with a 40% gross margin differentiate them from their competitors.
Even its clients are full of praise. In a recent press statement, Mark Hilton, COO, MCM Telecom, Mexico, was quoted, "After evaluating multiple equipment vendors, we picked Tejas Networks for both our Metro and Inter-city optical network rollouts across Mexico. Tejas has an innovative portfolio that enables the delivery of a versatile mix of resilient and high-quality connectivity."
Earlier this year, the company received a new purchase order of Rs.3.36 billion from BSNL for expansion of BharatNet Phase 2. In a first for India, Tejas Networks has become the 7th voting member in the world on the 5G standards body. "We felt that India is a unique market and needs to have a say in the standards, for which we formed the Standards Development Society," says Nayak. The body has representation from the Government of India, telecom operators, as well as IITs, and helped define the rural broadband mode for 5G as Low Mobility, Large Coverage.
The wheel of innovation is constantly turning at Tejas Networks. Developing higher capacities, densification of network and innovating on new protocols are some of the things they are currently working on. FY19 has already begun with the largest order book in the company's history. The global trend of software-defined networks and rapid adoption of broadband/data services in emerging markets plays to the strengths of Tejas Networks, and Nayak and his team seem set to take advantage of this, at 5G speed.
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Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) is a member of the Caliciviridae with high morbidity and mortality rates in susceptible European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) populations. The pathogenicity and restricted host range of this virus has lead to its use as a biological control agent for wild rabbit populations in New Zealand and Australia. RHDV was discovered in New Zealand in late August 1997 on a property in Central Otago. Initial kill rates of this virus varied, but tended to be in the range of 70-90%, resulting in a substantial reduction in rabbit numbers.
The presence of a non-pathogenic rabbit calicivirus in New Zealand had been suggested by serological testing of rabbit serum samples collected prior to the known release of RHDV in this country. This possibility was investigated in the current study using molecular techniques. Tissue samples were collected from 75 shot rabbits and tested for the presence of the proposed non-pathogenic virus by reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. The nucleotide sequences of the resulting amplicons were determined. The derived nucleotide sequences showed high similarity (2:98.9%) to the V351 strain ofRHDV suggesting that the amplified fragments were likely to be from RHDV not the putative benign virus. Although no molecular evidence of a non-pathogenic rabbit calicivirus was obtained, the possibility that such a virus may exist cannot be excluded. It is possible that the agent responsible for causing the cross-reactive antibodies may not be a calicivirus, or may have a substantially different genome to the currently sequenced Lagovirus isolates.
Serological data were collected annually from 10 monitor sites in Otago in 1999 (390 samples), 2000 (396 samples) and 2001 (385 samples). These data were used to estimate the proportions of immune rabbits and to investigate factors that may influence the efficacy of RHDV in Otago. Additional serological data from a survey performed in late 1997 (507 samples) were included in comparisons where appropriate. The proportions of immune rabbits in each annual survey ranged from 44-56% overall. Between sites the proportions of immune rabbits ranged from 0-80%. In all surveys from 1999-2001 the proportion of immune individuals was greater among adult (27 weeks old or greater) rabbits than among young (26 weeks old or less) rabbits. No differences were identified between the proportions of immune male and female rabbits. Although the proportions of immune rabbits remained reasonably static in the four surveys considered in this study, the large variation in the proportions of immune rabbits between sites and also within individual sites from survey to survey indicates that there are site- or area-specific factors which may affect the exposure and kill-rate of RHDV in Otago. Effective use of secondary control was identified as a variable that appears to affect the efficacy ofRHDV. Sites with moderate to high secondary control (typically shooting) tended to have lower rabbit numbers and also fewer rabbits immune to RHDV than sites with low or no secondary control.
Three regions of the viral genome (helicase, polymerase and capsid) were amplified and sequenced to investigate the amount of genetic variation of RHDV in New Zealand. Analysis of the resulting nucleotide sequences revealed a maximum rate of change of 0.36%/year for the non-structural regions (helicase and polymerase) and 0.35%/year for the structural region (capsid). This suggests that the structural genes have not been subject to greater selection pressure from the host immune system than non-structural genes and therefore have a similar rate of change. The maximum rate of change over the 1719 nucleotides sequenced for any isolate was 0.33%/year. Phylogenetic analysis of the nucleotide sequences indicated a possible divergence of the North and South Island isolates. All regions of the genome examined produced similar phylogenetic trees.
The research presented in this thesis shows that RHDV in persisting in Otago and provides baseline data for future serological and molecular studies of RHDV in New Zealand. Topics that need to be addressed in future studies include determining whether the antibodies detected in serum collected prior to the discovery of RHDV in New Zealand can protect against challenge with RHDV, determining the role of insects in RHDV transmission in New Zealand and the development of a methodology for screening for the emergence of attenuated virus strains or genetically resistant rabbits.
xxxv, 494 p. ; 30 cm. Includes bibliographical references. "September 2002". University of Otago department: Microbiology.


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Q: Ubuntu x64 installation So my computer tells me that the processor is 64-bit capable, but it has 32-bit Windows Vista installed on it. Would it be okay to install 64-bit Ubuntu alongside 32-bit Windows or would it have big negative effects on my computer?

A: that will work fine. I did the same on my Asus 1201n EEE PC. :)
If you got less than 2Gb RAM I wouldn't install 64-bit since it uses slightly more RAM, not much but slightly. It depends on how much RAM you normally uses, like do you have 15 tabs opened in Chrome at the same time, then 32-bit might be slightly better. But this is a corner case and in most cases you don't have to worry about this.

A: there wouldn't be any problem for doing this , I have 32 bit windows 7 and UBUNTU 64 bit alongside it . I have a desktop pc with this combination and a hp probook laptop too .
if you want to do this I recommend you to have different partition for UBUNTU and your windows , I would not suggest you to install ubuntu on the same partition that windows is , and make sure you have more than 2 gigabyte RAM .


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In stores now, The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi explores their vision and illuminates their creative process in stunning detail. Featuring concept art, costume sketches, and storyboards, this book takes fans on a deep dive into the development of the fantastic worlds, characters, and creatures—both old and new—of The Last Jedi. Exclusive interviews with the filmmakers and with the Lucasfilm visualists provides a running commentary on this unforgettable art, and reveals the inspirations behind moviemaking magic at its finest.
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At last month's public meeting on the proposed new prison in Port Talbot I informed people that I would publish copies of any responses received answering my letters and questions regarding this decision. I have now received a reply from the Minister for Prisons in Westminster which I find unsatisfactory, lacking detail and does not give the respect to local communities that they are entitled to. Below you will find a copy of that letter and of my response to it, reminding the Minister of his failure to answer my questions and providing the people of Port Talbot with the detail on the decision to locate the prison here that we all need. This is not good enough from a Minister of the UK Government and I will continue to chase him (or his successor) on these matters until we get the answers we deserve.
I have also received a response from the South Wales Police & Crime Commissioner, which is a holding letter whilst more detail is gathered to provide the information I have asked for. This is also published below and I will seek clarification as to when I can expect that detail.
People deserve answers to these important questions and I will strive to get those answers.


NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A damaging report released on Wednesday accuses Long Island firefighters of using taxpayer money to fund out-of-town vacations.
The accusations against the Lakeland Fire District came to light during an audit by the New York State Comptroller's Office and have triggered outrage.
The audit found that fire officials took five trips but allegedly skipped local conferences. Eight members apparently spent four days in Las Vegas at a cost of more than $13,000, but did not register for the conference, stay at a discounted hotel, or attend training sessions.
A spokesman for Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said that it appeared to be a personal trip.
"Clearly they were taking advantage of the system and were benefiting themselves more than district taxpayers," Brian Butry told CBS 2's Carolyn Gusoff.
A seven-day trip to a conference in New Orleans cost nearly $9,000. Only one member attended a single 45-minute keynote presentation, Gusoff reported.
Taxpayers told Gusoff that firefighters are entitled to perks but that this was too much.
"I greatly appreciate their volunteer service. There's no doubt about it. But it's just not okay with me to do that sort of thing with taxpayer money," one Lakeland resident said.
Others were not quite as bothered by the apparently lavish excursions.
"These guys risk their lives to save people on Long Island and they work hard and they earned everything. They've always done a good job. I've always backed them up," a resident said.
Five elected fire commissioners said that they were unavailable for comment. They defended the trip to Vegas and said that firefighters spent their days meeting with vendors looking for the lowest prices on lifesaving equipment.
Officials implemented corrective action and said that firefighters would not be attending out-of-state conferences in the future. Once future conferences are approved members will have to attend.


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Though several online companies providing various products and services to multiple segments of the population exist, few companies offer services exclusively for the male population. This is the market gap that Company X seeks to fill. The company is aimed at providing sports and gaming entertainment to men through constantly updated information and videos on sports, wars, and weapons. It has also been shown that the modern man is getting more concerned about his personal grooming. This website will also provide grooming tips and information such as hair styling, personal shaving, color coding, among several others.
Company X will be an online entertainment company owned by the developers through a joint partnership. Each developer will have an equal share in the company and will equally take part in the management. The developers will use their different abilities and talents to get the company off the ground and see it join the league of the big companies. Advisory services will be sought from professors and pioneers in the industry. The website will initially be in the English language, but other languages will be adopted as the company grows and expands into different regions. To access content, members will be required to register. For a new member, there will be free and paid tiers. The content accessible to the free members will be limited, while the subscribers in the paid tier will have access to broader content. The company will commence operations in 2018.


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Human Rights in Yemen | Afrah Nasser Root of Conflict
What are the prospects for peace in Yemen and how do we hold international actors accountable? In this episode, we speak with Afrah Nasser, a researcher with Human Rights Watch investigating humanitarian law violations and human rights abuses in Yemen. A former activist and independent journalist in Sana'a, Nasser has been advocating for human rights and justice in Yemen for over a decade.
This podcast is produced in partnership with the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. For more information, please visit their website at www.thepearsoninstitute.org
Access the transcript here: https://thepearsoninstitute.org/news-and-media/podcastPodcast
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LOS ANGELES (November 09, 2018) – Following its most successful round to date—culminating in a sold out, oversubscribed round with a record number of new investors—Legion M announced today that its fourth round of JOBS Act fundraising will begin processing reservations on Friday, November 16. Individuals can now make a non-binding reservation at legionm.com/reservations to guarantee a spot and avoid missing the opportunity to invest.
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The Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH) announced on 7 January that the Allopathy subjects will not be introduced in the curriculum of any homoeopathy colleges. CCH is a statutory apex body that falls under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
The declaration came out after perceiving the demands from the homoeopathy doctors asking for introducing an integrated course on Allopathy in their homeopathy syllabus, so that their options of practicing Allopathy later on get open. Besides, another demand from them was also denied by CCH chief, Ramjee Singh, who proclaimed it as impossible, when homeopathy doctors requested for sanctioning them to do a short-term Allopathy course after they successfully finish their homoeopathy degree course.
The CCH strictly disapproved of allowing even an attempt of introducing the Allopathy related subjects in the study of homoeopathy, told Ramjee Singh.
He further questioned how the council can allow homoeopaths to practice Allopathy since they both are two entirely distinct branches of medicine. The growing demands from homeopathic doctors were rejected in a meeting held in September 2013.
To regulate the functioning and operation of homoeopathy colleges in the country and to standardize the homoeopathic education in sync with the syllabus prescribed by the CCH, several measures are being taken, informed Singh.
The Minimum Standard Education Requirement (MSER) jointly prepared by CCH and the Health Ministry was asked to be implemented in all such colleges of the country. However, due to practical difficulties, the system has been postponed for the implementation until the next academic session, told singh.
After the representation from homoeopathy colleges, the Department of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy), had given amnesty to 102 homoeopathy colleges and are allowed to function in the current academic year.