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-## New Usher Institute theme for LaTeX/beamer presentations.  
-
-### Usage:
-
-Extract the contents of this archive to a directory in your $TEXINPUTS
-path.
-
-In your beamer source file, state `\usetheme{UsherNew}` in the
-preamble. There are three different colour scheme variations:
-
-- `\usetheme[colour=USHERorange]{UsherNew}`: the default colour scheme, 
-
-- `\usetheme[colour=USHERgreen]{UsherNew}` and
-
-- `\usetheme[colour=USHERblue]{UsherNew}`
-
-### Basic example:
-
-```TeX
-\documentclass{beamer}
-%% this is the default orange theme; options USHERgreen and USHERblue
-%% are also available
-\usetheme{UsherNew} 
-
-\title[Short Title]{A Long and verbose title}
-\subtitle{and a sub-title}
-\author{Dr Benway}
-\institute{The Mental Institute}
-\date{Feb 1935}
-
-\begin{document}
-
-\maketitle
-
-\begin{frame}{Words of Advice for Young People}
-\label{sec:Advice}
-People often ask me if I have any words of
-      \alert{advice} for young people... \\[2ex] \pause
-\begin{itemize}
-    \item<1-> \alert{Never} interfere in a \alert{boy-and-girl} fight
-    \item<2-> Any \alert{old soul} is worth saving\\
-              \uncover<3->{at \alert{least to} a priest},
-       \begin{itemize}
-         \item<4-> But \alert{not} every soul is \alert{worth buying}.
-       \end{itemize}
-    \item<5-> ...
-  \end{itemize}
-\end{frame}
-
-\begin{frame}{Conclusions}
-\label{sec:what?}
-  \begin{itemize}
-    \item<2-> What \alert{are} we doing here?
-    \item<4-> What?
-    \item<2-> Answers:
-       \begin{itemize}
-          \item<3-> We are here \alert{to go}.
-       \end{itemize}
-  \end{itemize}
-\end{frame}
-\end{document}
-```
-
-See also `sample.tex` for a basic presentation. 
-
-### Notes
-
-If you use [pdf-presenter-console](https://pdfpc.github.io/), a
-presenter console with multi-monitor support for PDF files, try
-`\usepackage{beamernotes}` and enter your notes as in
-
-```Tex
-\bnote{my notes}
-```
-
-*after* the `frame` you want to annotate.
-
-The contents will generate a filename.pdfpc file containing
-all notes to be shown by pdfpc.
-
-
-Enjoy.
---
-SL (s.luz@ed.ac.uk)