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Garcia throws weight behind Harrington 'candidacy'
Masters Champion Sergio Garcia is the latest high profile golfer to throw his weight behind the 'candidacy' of Padraig Harrington for the Ryder Cup captaincy.
By all accounts, Harrington is the outright favourite to secure the captaincy ahead of Whistling Straits. The fact he was vice-captain on three previous occasions does not harm his chances either.
Garcia thinks the two-time Open Champion will be an outstanding Ryder Cup captain, who possesses the capacity to build on the enormous European successes over the past three decades.
Speaking to Sky this week, Garcia said: "Of course I will back him."
"He's been a great Ryder Cup player for us. He's played the European Tour for so many years and I think he could be a great Ryder Cup captain and hopefully he will be one," added Garcia.
There is overwhelming evidence to suggest that Harrington already has this captaincy race in the bag and Garcia is not at all surprised by that.
"The talks seem to be heading towards Padraig. Every captain brings something different to the table and I am sure the next one will do the same.
"Thomas [Bjorn] did well, I think there are things the next captain could learn from the way Thomas handled things so I think it's just a matter of trying to improve every time."
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Google Chrome's themes gallery is now available and you can select one of the 28 themes if you install Google Chrome 3.0 Beta, Google Chrome 3.0 Developer Preview or if you have a recent Chromium build.
Installing a theme isn't a smooth process: you download a .crx file, then Google Chrome loads theme and offers the option to go back to the default theme. You can't preview themes before installing theme and there's no interface for managing themes. The only way to uninstall themes, extensions and to reload themes is by typing chrome://extensions/ in the address bar.
For now, the gallery only includes themes created by Google, but you'll be able to create your own theme and upload it to the gallery in the near future. Check how you can create a theme for Google Chrome.
Bonus themes. There are two sample themes that aren't included in the gallery: Camo and Snowflakes, one of the best Chrome themes.
Bizarre... only the two "bonus" themes will install for me (Winxp/64bit).
I get errors such as "Invalid value for theme images - tints must be decimal numbers."
Could not install extension from 'C:\Users\[Username]\Downloads\GlossBlue.crx'. Invalid value for theme colors - colors must be integers.
Is this a problem on my end or on Google's for configuring particular themes incorrectly? I can apply several themes. Just not the one(s) I'd actually want.
Does any of the themes support aero transparency?
* The theme gallery URL starts with *https*, not *http*. With the SSL, the installation process is a lot smoother. The theme just applies instantly.
* You can uninstall themes by going to wrench > options > reset to default theme.
still not working. same error message.
Could not install extension from 'C:\Users\helen\Documents\Downloads\LateNight (5).crx'. Invalid value for theme images - tints must be decimal numbers.
I have the same problems here but I think is a matter of versions... Dev version is at 3.0.196.2 while Beta is at 3.0.193.2 and theme issues have being fixed at version 3.0.195.3 so I think Beta users will have to wait until version 3.0.195+ is released to the Beta channel.
@mrdude1228 - I was wondering where the "camo" theme is you're referring to. Thanks!
@mrdude1228 - LMAO! Nevermind! I see it! It pays to read the whole thing I suppose!
Same error here. Version 3.0.193.2.
Same "invalid value for theme colors - colors must be integers" error.
Same error e "invalid value for theme colors - colors must be integers" error.
Same error here, on dev channel.
error. what's goin' on google.
But you can easily revert, go to the Wrench button-->Options-->Personal Stuff-->Reset to default theme.
Moreover, the whole idea behind an info bar with a "Back to default" option, is that this is just sort of a preview.
What other preview options would you like? they already show you how it will look, in the preview image on the page.
got the same error, trying to install the other version.
I think someone had better change those colors to integers or something.
I installed a theme (one of the bonus ones since those were the only ones I could get working) and ended up not liking it so I reverted the theme back to default and now there's a transparency in the tabs on top. It's annoying because I can't read what's on the tabs due to the windows behind it. Yes, I can minimize those other windows but I'm wondering how I can get it back to the way it was.
Themes works fine on my computer with Chrome 3.0.196.2 installed.
I installed every theme with no problems.
Works fine, chrome 3.0.193.2, Win XP HE SP3.
If you get an error when you try to install theme, it would be useful to also mention which Google Chrome version you are using and your operating system. Type about:version in the address bar and you should see something like: "Google Chrome 3.0.196.2 (Official Build 22142)".
I updated the gallery's URL: https://tools.google.com/chrome/intl/en/themes/index.html.
Close all chrome windows and install that and restart. All themes will work..
"Invalid value for theme images - tints must be decimal numbers."
yep, same error for me.
I get the same error message running 3.0.193.2 / Vista Home Premium.
Try the dev version (3.0.196) if the beta version doesn't handle themes properly.
If it's any help same error for me: "Could not install extension from 'c:\...\GlossBlue.crx'. Invalid value for theme colors - colors must be integers"
Why did You remove link to Beta channel? I'm the best example that themes work with Beta channel version as well.
I removed the link to the beta version because many people report that they can't install themes. I installed Chrome 3.0.193.2 and I got the same error message for some of themes (Brushed, Earthy, Folders, Late Night, Topography etc).
The solution is to install the latest dev build, which might be less polished and more unstable, but it has the latest bug fixes. You can read more about Google Chrome's channels here.
Google Chrome beta has been updated to 3.0.195.4 and the bugs have been fixed. To manually update the browser, click on the wrench icon and select "About Google Chrome".
Thanks for the heads up on the new build of Chrome 3 beta, Alex! I can now install themes, but then again, those themes are not worth installed. Nasty! LOL "Zen Spirit" is kind of nice, though.
One thing that I do like about the new beta 3 build is that the Bookmarks bar font color is now a back to "blue" (well, it looks blue to), instead of the brownish-yellow is the previous build.
The information about using chrome://extensions/ is wrong, and should not be used for themes these is a quoted text from Issue 18456 Comment 6 by the creator of the Chrome Themes glen@chromium.org "...you're not meant to use chrome://extensions/ to manage themes. However, users keep doing it, so we should do something better here."
I had the same error then i went to check my version number and it said it was updated and needed a restart. I did and now it is working.
But after a Pc reboot, all is just find ! and the themes are impressives !!
I got the same error, but it is fixed in the last google chrome version (3.0.195.4). Download and install it! Them restart and enjoy the google chrome themes.
For all using the themes, make sure you download the newest beta release of Chrome. Google "Chrome Beta"
I personally think these new themes are really badly designed for something released by Google.
everything works real good for me thnks i didnt get any probz!
i didn't download the link from here tho..
Cool colors in GOOGLE CHROME!
Yes, same problem here with 4.0.213.1, i can't apply themes because i have set Chrome to ask where to save files.
i have vrsion 4.0.249.11 n wenever i try to apply a theme,it says the webpage is not available. any solution??
I have version 3.0.195.33, the Late Night theme won't install for me, tried uninstalling and reinstalling it, didn't work.
I have no trouble what-so-ever. But once I download one, like download another, I can't switch back! The only way I know how to is to like re-install the theme! :(, I tried going to the download page thing (chrome://downloads) and it has a list of all the stuff your downloaded off chrome pics, plug-in themes etc. and I clicked on theme I wanted but all it said was 'Windows cannot open .crx file' :( I am reporting the bug to Google now!!
i changed the theme but the page is white !!!!!! , how do i put change it ?
Why Can i not choose dots for my theme?
how do you create your own theme?
Cool colors in GOOGLE CHROME ,I just made my own ,will link it to this page.
I've created my own theme to add in Google Chrome themes. Shall I upload my themes on it? Please let me know how may I proceed.
Cool! does it have some nature themes stuffs..??
I like the grass theme.
I like some of these themes but when looking for branded themes of my favorite sports teams and colleges I really didn't see any here. I noticed another company providing these types of themes at http://brandthunder.com. They have Chrome themes for the Miami heat and other colleges.
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My issue falls on ntp_section with color code "null" for all that 3 values.
If you found it, just go back to your online theme creator and change that section value to any other color code... then you try again. Good lucky buddy !
All themes work well for me but there is a major oversight in the footer font (the barwhich comes up while downloading with info on it) you can no longer read it because the font is white and light grey on light grey. It's there, just unreadable and ruins the installation as it takes away importnat info concerning downloads, and more seriously if something starts downloading automatically we cannot see it and stop the download before it's too late.
The designers should be shot. Seriously. The money they must be paid to make these things and they overlook even the simplest things which are apparent after test running it for 2 minutes.
Themes crude (mostly) only one or two worth looking at.
Worked around it by saving the zip file to my computer, then uploading it for editing. For some reason one of the color values was insanely long- simply cleaned that up, and then the theme installed just fine.
Nice! I like the one with the snow! It just gives me awesome winter mood! Also I can write essays for writingsguru.com faster and better!
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William Hartley
From a biography by Arthur Peake
Founder of Hartley's Jams, William Hartley was born at Colne Lancashire, on February 23, 1846. He left school at the age of fourteen to help his mother in the grocery shop which she kept. Starting at the age of sixteen in business for himself, he combined a dry saltery with his grocery business at Colne and started a wholesale department in grocers' sundries in the villages and towns round Colne.
He was a Primitive Methodist of the third generation, and became a member as soon as the rules of the Church allowed. His father and grandfather were both local preachers, and when he was a small boy, he often accompanied his father to his country appointments and also into his pulpit. He could never remember a time in his life when he had not a real genuine desire to serve the Lord.
At the age of twenty, he married Miss Martha Horsfield of Colne on Whit-Monday, May 21, 1866. On that afternoon they spent their honeymoon in processioning the town of Colne with the Sunday School scholars and singing the special Whitsuntide hymns in the principal streets of their native town. Next morning, he was at the business as usual.
It was through an accident that William became a manufacturer of jam. He entered into a contract with a local grocer to make jam for him. The grocer did not fulfil his contract; and the case was submitted to friendly arbitration, which went in William's favour. He decided, however, to terminate the arrangement and to manufacture jam on his own account. He felt this to be the more necessary that he was already gaining a reputation for this class of goods and he was determined not to disappoint his customers.
He resolved from the first that the quality should be the best he could produce, no matter what the price he would be compelled to charge. People thought this principle was much too optimistic and that he would not hold out long enough for the public to discover the excellence of his wares. But he was resolute in his fidelity to this ideal and adhered to it throughout his business career. The materials he used were of the best, he watched every detail of manufacture and insisted that the whole process should be conducted with the utmost care to secure perfect cleanliness. The people were quick to recognize the excellence of the product; and as it was sold at a reasonable price the business rapidly developed.
In order to lessen the cost of the carriage of fruit and sugar, he finally decided to leave Colne and build a jam factory at Bootle. He sank the whole of his capital in the new building and nothing was left for fruit or sugar. For this he was relying on money which had been lent to him. At this juncture the lender threatened to withdraw the money unless Mr. Hartley would make him his partner. His wife wisely warned him that he could not do with a partner; and the condition on which the loan was to be continued was refused. It was necessary for him to borrow money and he had to make a hard bargain with necessity. The money was advanced to him on very onerous terms. Confronted by grave difficulties, hampered by insufficiency of capital, carrying the burden of his heavy indebtedness, he found his energies taxed to the uttermost. Long hours, during which his great powers of work and his magnificent organizing abilities were strained almost beyond endurance, and the inevitable financial worry told upon his health.
However, it was in those days of strain, struggle and anxiety that the foundations of his vast business were well and truly laid. The quality of his manufactures became more and more widely known and the works he had built at Bootle proved too small. Extension became necessary. In due course a second enlargement was required, and once more the volume of business outgrew the capacity of the building. Since the limit of expansion had been reached he decided to build new works at Aintree and this project was carried into effect in 1886.
The most distinctive feature of William's career was his stewardship of wealth. On January 1, 1877, he and his wife made a vow, which they committed to writing, that they would set aside a specific portion of their income for religious and philanthropic purposes. It would be a first charge - not giving to the Lord something when we had finished with everything else. Thirty-three years later, he said that since that date they had often increased the proportion, so that the original percentage is now left far behind. As their income increased, they felt that religious and humanitarian work had a greater claim upon them.
He observed with distress that the tendency in people with wealth was frequently in the other direction. If a man gave £40 out of an income of £400 he was often inclined to feel that to give £400 out of £4,000 would be very extravagant generosity. Beginning with 10%, he went forward by gradual stages till a third of his gross income was set aside as "the Lord's money". He stated, "This has not been done without many a struggle with the devil and my lower self; and my daily prayer is that God will show me what He wishes me to do. I only want to see clearly His guiding hand, and I am daily asking Him to lead me. I see my responsibility more and more; and I often picture what account we shall give at the last if the Judge shall say that He was aware we had gone to Church, to the class, to the prayer-meeting; but when it came to sacrificing our money to His cause we let our lower self prove the master."
In addition, he looked after his workers as follows:
He provided a dining room and meals.
He paid from 20%-40% more to women than competitors or others in Liverpool and neighbourhood.
He continually voluntarily increased the wages of all workers - both male and female. (He stated to crush his own selfishness).
He practised profit-sharing for all workers.
He provided a doctor to attend workers free of charge.
He provided a large number of superior houses in a model village with exceedingly low rents including rates, taxes and water.
He started a Benevolent Fund for workers to help those who had unexpected difficulties.
He started and primed a Pension Fund for his workers.
He admitted his conduct was controlled by the golden rule. Speaking to an interviewer in 1898, he said: "I have always had the happiest relations with my people. If you ask me how it is to be accounted for, I can only say that it has been my aim from the first to do to them as I would wish to be done by." He was constantly on the alert to devise schemes for their welfare and to make the conditions of their work easier. One of his favourite maxims was that the work should be made attractive to the worker.
The golden rule also applied to suppliers. His usual principle was to determine the price himself after the fruit had been delivered. One grower who felt that this was "not business" insisted on the price being fixed beforehand. Mr. Hartley acquiesced; but the price was much less than he would have actually given had the matter been left to his discretion. A Herefordshire fruit grower who supplied Mr. Hartley with strawberries said that he had such confidence in William that he left the fixing of the price entirely to him and found it altogether satisfactory. Another said that, on one occasion, William had engaged to purchase blackcurrants at a fixed price. It turned out that there was a great scarcity that season, but this man fortunately had a very good crop. William paid him the market price, which was far higher than that which had been agreed upon.
Six years after his 70th birthday and Golden Wedding anniversary, William died at home from a heart attack on October 25,1922. A suitable last word would be from a speech as President of the Primitive Methodist Conference, he said, "My last word must be that we followers of Jesus Christ, must carry into our life His spirit and teaching, and that whatever we think Jesus Christ would have done had He been in our place, whether we are employers or employed, whether we are in business or out of business, that we are compelled to do. This is the secret of all true success; the consecration of ourselves and our substance to Him who loved us and laid down His life for us."
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William Hartley. Founder of Hartley's Jams. Looked after his workers and suppliers. Set aside a specific portion of income for religious and philanthropic purposes. This %age was continually increased. https://t.co/nBSeHQN6EJ pic.twitter.com/eyqoh9pZy1
— Word on the Streets (@wotsnet) 6 November 2019
From a biography by Arthur Peake, 06/11/2019


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Subsidiarity Task Force: National and regional parliaments ask for being given more weight in EU decision-making
28/05/2018 | Subsidiarity and proportionality
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) today hosted a hearing of the Task Force on Subsidiarity, Proportionality and "Doing Less More Efficiently", providing an opportunity for the Task Force members to listen to the views of national and regional parliaments, and other local and regional stakeholders, on the key issues within the Task Force remit. Representatives of national and regional parliaments urged Task Force members to come out with proposals to ensure they are better associated to EU decision-making.
Opening the hearing, CoR President Karl-Heinz Lambertz said: "The CoR agrees that the EU should work more efficiently, for example by finding the right level of 'legislative density'. We suggest a permanent evaluation of what the EU should and should not do on the basis of an EU added value check through the whole policy cycle. What we need is a subsidiarity check in the initial phase of legislation but also in a later phase as well, during the interplay between the Commission, Parliament and Council".
The Chair of the Task Force, Commission's First Vice-President Frans Timmermans, pointed out: "Some are concerned about 'doing less more efficiently'. In my view, this is not deregulation. I do not support deregulation. I support Better Regulation. It is about exploring whether some policies are no longer useful, or can be better designed, delivered more efficiently or allow more flexibility for national, regional or local authorities".
The Lisbon Treaty has given national parliaments a direct role in assessing compliance of EU draft legislation with subsidiarity. The EU's subsidiarity control mechanism allows national parliaments to object to Commission proposals within eight weeks of their publication on the grounds of subsidiarity breach. This mechanism also allows for national parliaments to seek the views of regional parliaments with legislative powers.
National and regional parliaments' representative raised some of the difficulties in making this mechanism fully functional, in particular the eight week deadline which they consider too short. They also pointed to the lack of connection, in some instances, between regional bodies and the central government level when it comes to political scrutiny of EU decision-making.
Members of the Task Force were therefore asked to examine how national and regional parliaments could be given more effective channels and greater means to influence EU decision making, without having to revise the EU treaties. In response to these comments, CoR members participating in the Task Force put forward the recommendations they would like to see included in the Task Force's final report.
Michael Schneider (EPP/DE), Representative of the Land of Saxony-Anhalt to the German Federal Government and president of the EPP Group at the CoR, said: "There is a fear in many parts of Europe that decisions are not taken close enough to people: this is what subsidiarity is all about. The work of this Task Force confirms the need to have more consultations and partnerships between EU, national and regional authorities. As EU legislation affects us locally, we are proposing territorial impact assessments and more training at the level of local and regional authorities so they can be kept informed of relevant developments at the EU level".
François Decoster (ALDE/FR), Mayor of Saint-Omer and Vice-chair of the CoR Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External affairs, echoed a similar view: "Many local and regional politicians are very much committed to the EU, but there are also many of them who perceive the EU as being overly complex. This is why I have been campaigning for an 'Erasmus for local and regional representatives' in the form of a training and exchange programme on European policies. The nomination of "EU correspondents" in each municipal council, as is the case in Austria, could also be very useful to better spread EU information on the ground".
Some participants to the hearing also acknowledged progress made in involving the regional level in the EU policy-making process, but called for a greater role of the CoR, in particular by making CoR opinions binding in specific policy areas, such as EU cohesion policy.
European Commission President Juncker created a Task Force on Subsidiarity, Proportionality and "Doing Less More Efficiently" in November 2017 as a follow-up to the White Paper on the Future of Europe and his State of the Union address.
Under the chairmanship of the Commission's First Vice-President Frans Timmermans, the Task Force is composed of three members from the national Parliaments and three members from the CoR – the European Parliament having declined to participate. The CoR is represented on the Task Force by its President Karl-Heinz Lambertz, the President of the CoR Subsidiarity Steering Group and EPP President, Michael Schneider, and CIVEX First Vice-President, François Decoster.
The Task Force is responsible for making recommendations on how to better apply the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality in the work of the EU, identifying policy areas where decision-making could be devolved or returned to Member States, and finding ways to better involve regional and local authorities in EU policy making and delivery.
Information about the Task Force, discussion papers, papers prepared by Task Force members and inputs from stakeholders can be found at the dedicated European Commission's website of the Task Force.
The Task Force is meeting on a monthly basis from January to July 2018. It will present its findings in the form of a written report to President Juncker by 15 July 2018. The Commission has indicated it will follow this up by presenting a policy Communication in the autumn this year.
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RegHub launches Fit for Future consultations on eProcurement and INSPIRE
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RegHub launches consultation on 21st century rules for 21st century infrastructure
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One year of our mandate and of the pandemic: message by Apostolos Tzitzikostas, President of the European Committee of the Regions and Governor of the region of Central Macedonia
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Nurse Entrepreneurs Put Problem-solving Skills to Work
Mon, Dec 16, 2013 @ 12:10 PM
By Megan Murdock Krischke
"The nurses I work with are the smartest, funniest people I know. Our work causes us to problem-solve and to think critically about everything, and that leads us to coming up with solutions in every aspect of our lives. It just fits that we would be inventors," remarked Stacey Tatroe, RN, BSN, inventor of RN I.D. Scrubs.
Fellow nurse entrepreneur Sarah Mott, RN, agrees. "My colleagues and I were always making little inventions to provide patient care--like things to elevate a leg or to make an IV work. But we weren't thinking about these as inventions. That is why I wanted to encourage other nurses to pursue their inventions and to bring their products to market."
Mott has recently started her own company, Nurse Born. Her vision is to market products created by nurses that are inspired by practical experience.
"I want to encourage nurses to think about the needs of their colleagues and patients and then to pursue their ideas," said Mott. "As the company grow, I would like to hire nurses who, because of an injury, can no longer tolerate long hours on the floor."
Mott's own work-related injury is part of the story of how she became a nurse inventor and a business owner.
"It has been a very long road. It started when I was working as a staff nurse on a post-op ortho floor. My neck was bothering me and I was uncomfortable with the stethoscope hanging on my neck. It also bothered me to keep an item that carried so many germs so close to my face. I was looking for an alternative way to carry it and I couldn't find anything, and I thought someone should invent something," she explained.
A few months later, her injury had progressed to the point that she had to take some time off work. At home and bored, she started experimenting with household items to create a stethoscope clip. Once she assembled a workable clip, she began pursuing a patent and was accepted into a free program where a local university student helped her apply for it. An engineer acquaintance of hers was willing to create a prototype.
In due time, her Stethoscope Holster became a reality, and is now the first product to be marketed through Nurse Born.
Mott says her biggest challenge so far is just getting the word out about her product.
"My experience as a nurse has helped me in my new career as an entrepreneur. I learned to be more confident and to trust my own judgment," she stated. "Nursing helps you develop good instincts about people because you are constantly interacting with different kinds of people and personalities."
Along the path of bringing her product to market, Mott was mentored by members of a local small business association as well as other nurse inventors she found through online research. She would love to provide that same kind of support to other nurse inventors and encourages them to contact her.
Tatroe is one of the inventors who mentored Mott.
Tatroe works as an ER nurse at Wellstar Health Systems in Atlanta, Ga., and fell into the role of nurse entrepreneur through a different route.
After working as an LPN for six years, she had completed her RN licensure and wanted to celebrate.
"For work that day, I hand-made scrubs that said RN and wore a sash and a crown!" she said. "What was so interesting was that colleagues I had worked with for years were surprised to find out that I wasn't already an RN. Even though our licensure is written on our IDs, clearly no one was reading that. But they saw it when it was written on my scrubs."
"It is frustrating for patients when they don't know who is walking into your room. Some hospitals use a color-coding system, and that can be helpful for the staff, but the code often remains unclear to patients, family members and providers who don't work at the facility. I.D. Scrubs communicate to the patient, 'I am your nurse. I am the one who is here to take care of you and answer your questions.'"
Tatroe pursued a patent and contacted her favorite scrub manufacturer, Cherokee Uniforms, to pitch her idea. They are now marketing her line as RN I.D. Scrubs.
Tatroe agrees with Mott that marketing can be the most challenging part of inventing a product and getting it off the ground.
"Every time I am at a trade show or show another nurse these scrubs, they love them and they 'get it' immediately. The challenge is getting the word out and letting nurses know that I.D. Scrubs are available," she remarked. "I hope we will be able to expand the line to include IDs for all scrub-wearing clinicians and staff."
Tatroe urges other nurses to pursue their ideas.
"Go for it!" she said. "You will never know unless you try. Think of all the innovations in history--what if those inventors hadn't given it a go? You have to put yourself out there and work for it. Nothing comes easy or free."
Source: TravelNursing.com
Topics: improvement, entrepreneur, ideas, invent, nurses, patient care


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Most of us want to buy the best quality bra that we can afford. We want ones that are comfortable, supportive, and beautiful to look at, too. We think that if we spend a little more, we'll get a better product. But is that the best way to know if you're purchasing a quality bra?
Price isn't always indicative of quality. Yes, if the deal seems too good to be true, then it often is. But at the other end of the scale, sometimes you're just paying a premium for the brand name.
The material is the first thing you'll see. If you know what to look for, it can be an instant giveaway. Bras should always feel soft, not scratchy. If there's mesh, the stretchier it is, the less supportive it's going to be. If there's satin, it should feel smooth to the touch. And be fluid, not stiff or plastic-y.
Lace quality varies wildly. Look out for any fluffiness around the edges, which is a sign of a cheap one as is a pattern with lots of large holes. A good lace will be more densely knit. Embroideries should appear tightly stitched, not like they'd snag if you ran a nail over them.
The seams up the front of this bra are perfectly flat, with no wrinkling and no visible stitching.
Even a bra made from great-quality fabric can fall apart if not well sewn together. Look carefully at the bra, inside as well, for skipped stitches, loose threads, and raw fabric edges. The odd tiny flaw is not a cause for concern. But if there are lots of them, alarm bells should start ringing.
Stitches should be straight and small. Pay attention to the type of stitching used. Overlocked seams and edges are often, though not always, a sign of a cheaper made product. If there is overlocking, the stitches should look tight and neat.
Only high-end brands can afford to use custom hardware, like the C charm on this Chantelle bra.
Bra hardware is usually metal. On very cheap bras, however, the strap rings and sliders are sometimes plastic. That will break easily, so it's something to avoid.
Feel the hardware and check it feels smooth, not rough. Sliders should grip the straps securely. Otherwise, they'll continuously be loosening themselves. If the hardware is unusually decorative or stamped with the brand name, that's an indicator of a premium product.
This strap elastic is thick. I don't mean in width, although that too, but depth.
Modern bra straps are always made of elastic, at least partially. But as with anything, it's possible to buy both excellent and poor quality elastic. If the elastic is too weak, it will end up permanently deforming (i.e., stretching out). That affects the support and can lead to them slipping off your shoulders.
Tug at the elastic. Good quality straps will feel slightly firm, not ultra-flimsy. If the elastic gets visibly less opaque when you pull it, it's too thin and flexible.
The brand label inside this Naran bra is woven, not printed.
Labels inside the bra can be printed, woven or embroidered. Printing is by far the cheapest option. However, with repeated washing, the text tends to fade away.
Of course, the durability of the label doesn't affect the quality of the bra itself. But if a brand is skimping on this detail, what other shortcuts are they taking to cut costs? I wouldn't let a printed label alone put you off buying a bra. It's just one more thing you can check to make up your mind.
If you're buying a full-bust bra, look for wide bands, wider straps, extra cup seams, and side slings inside the cup. Not all full-bust bras have all these features. But they are signs the design has heavy-duty support in mind.
Of course, a good bra will also offer adequate support and comfort. However, even a luxury quality bra can give neither in the wrong size. Get a bra fitting if you're struggling to find a decent bra, even with cash to splash.
What else do you use to gauge whether a bra is well-made? What's the biggest giveaway of a quality bra, in your opinion?


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Q: Return Elasticsearch highlight results in position order? I'm currently using the highlighting feature that elasticsearch offers in my query. However, the one thing I'm not quite clear on is about how the results are ordered. I would prefer they come back in the order that they appear in a paragraph instead of importance/score. This is so I can concatenate them with ...'s in the same order as they are in the original document (similar to Google results). However, they are currently returning in some weighted order based on best match?
Is there a way to accomplish this without having to do additional post processing on the field after seeing the highlight results.
I see there is a "order" : "score" option for a highlight, but there doesn't seem to be any other documented options to change the return order. (And as an aside, I don't understand the difference between the default order and the scoring order).
Here's a snippet of the highlight portion of my query.
  "highlight": {
    "fields": {
      "synopsis": {
        "fragment_size": 150,
        "number_of_fragments": 4
      }
    }
  }

A: So after doing a bit of playing around, I discovered that the fast-vector-highlighter will natively sort the fragments in order of appearance in the original document. To enable this, I needed to add "term_vector" : "with_positions_offsets" to my synopsis field mapping.
{
  "properties" : {
    "synopsis" : {
      "type" : "string",
      "term_vector": "with_positions_offsets"
    }
  }
}

and then use my highlight query as so:
{
  "query": {
    "match": {
      "synopsis": "foo"
    }
  },
  "highlight": {
    "fields": {
      "synopsis": {
        "type": "fvh",
        "fragment_size": 150,
        "number_of_fragments": 4
      }
    }
  }
}

NOTE: Using "order" : "score" would cause the ordering to follow the the scoring schema, which does not necessarily follow start position offset order. I believe the exact code for this comparator can be found here, which seems to base it on the fragment's boost and then its startoffset.

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Tony Burcher
Dambuster of the Day No. 14: Anthony Burcher
April 22, 2013 December 31, 2020 charlesfosterLeave a comment
Plt Off A F Burcher DFM
Call sign: AJ-M
First wave. Second aircraft to attack Möhne Dam. Aircraft hit by flak. Mine dropped late and bounced over dam. Aircraft crashed on far side of dam
Anthony Fisher Burcher was born in Vaucluse in Sydney, Australia on 15 March 1922, the fifth of the twelve children of Harvey and Estelle Burcher. He worked as a wool sorter before volunteering for the RAAF. He arrived in England in September 1941 and after further training was posted to 106 Squadron, whose CO was Guy Gibson. His first operation was the Thousand Bomber raid on 1 June 1942 when he attacked Essen in the crew of Wrt Off Peter Merrals. He went on to join Sgt James Cassels's crew where he completed a full tour in November.
He received the DFM for his tour of operations, with the citation particularly noting his part in a skirmish on a trip to Saarbrucken when five enemy fighters were attacked and driven off.
Burcher was a complicated character and although he was at one point put onto a 'dry' stint by Gibson for scrapping in the mess, the CO obviously respected his gunnery skills as he was then transferred to the Gunnery Leaders Course at Sutton Bridge in Lincolnshire, with a commission.
After completing the Gunnery Leaders Course, Burcher was sent to 1654 Conversion Unit at Wigsley as an instructor. One of the pilots there was Mick Martin and according to Burcher's account when Gibson telephoned Martin to ask him to join the new squadron he was told to bring Burcher along as well. As he knew Hopgood from 106 Squadron, he was placed in his crew.
On the Dams Raid itself, Burcher, in the rear turret, could only hear what was going on in the front of the aircraft via the intercom. It would seem that when AJ-M was hit by flak some twenty minutes before the dam was reached, Burcher received superficial wounds to the leg and stomach.
When Hopgood gave the order to bale out after the aircraft was hit again on the final attack, the wounded John Minchin managed to drag himself towards the rear escape hatch, with one leg almost severed. Burcher prioritised his colleague by pushing Minchin out of the hatch first, pulling his parachute ripcord as he did so, and then followed him. Sadly, Minchin did not survive the drop, but Burcher did and he and John Fraser, who had escaped from the front of the aircraft, were captured separately and taken prisoner. Burcher had broken his back in the fall and was then beaten up by the Germans for not cooperating with their interrogation.
On release from PoW camp in 1945, Burcher married Joan Barnes, a WAAF who had also served in 106 Squadron. They moved to Australia where Burcher continued service with the RAAF, and they had two daughters. At some point in the late 1940s his conduct became unsatisfactory and he suffered a number of health problems. His superiors speculated that some of this behaviour might have been caused by the effects of his wartime experiences. He was transferred to RAAF Overseas Headquarters in London in 1950, and was eventually discharged there in 1952, at the rank of Flight Lieutenant. He was repatriated to Australia at his own expense later that year.
Some time afterwards he returned to the UK and worked in various businesses. Sadly he fell in with some dubious characters and in 1961 he was successfully prosecuted for being involved in a criminal fraud case. He then returned to Australia. In later life he gave a number of interviews to researchers and the media, and his actions on the night of the dams raid were widely commended. He died in Hobart, Tasmania, on 9 August 1995.
More about Burcher online:
Burcher's account of AJ-M's final flight (scroll down)
Survived war. Died 9 August 1995.
Sources: Richard Morris, Guy Gibson, Penguin 1995
The information above has been taken from the books and online sources listed and other online material. Apologies for any errors or omissions. Please add any corrections or links to further information in the comments section below.
Further information about Tony Burcher and the other 132 men who flew on the Dams Raid can be found in my book The Complete Dambusters, published by History Press in 2018.
Dams Raid: first hand accounts by David Shannon and Tony Burcher
These first hand accounts of the Dams Raid were posted on an Australian aviation art forum in 2008 by someone called Stephen Diver. They come from letters sent to the Diver family by David Shannon (pilot AJ-L) and Tony Burcher (rear gunner in AJ-M, piloted by John Hopgood). You will have to scroll down some way to read them all (and make sense of some pretty terrible typing and spelling!) but they make interesting reading.
Perhaps the most fascinating is Tony Burcher's account of what his pilot John Hopgood said as he realised that his aircraft was badly damaged:
Then John said
"Right well what do you think?" Should we go on? I intend to go on because we have only got a few minutes left. We've come this far.
"There's no good taking this thing back with us. The aircraft is completely manageable. I can handle it ok. Any objections?"
I remember hearing Charlie [Brennan] (who as F/E would have been standing right beside John at this time) interrupt him by saying
"Well what about your face? Its bleeding like.."
and John interrupting him mid word by saying
"just hold a handkerchief over it".
So I imagine for the remainder of the raids time Charlie would have been standing next to John in an attempt to try and stem the bleeding and keep his eye sight clear.
I have no idea as to the nature of the wound and can only assume it to have been a head wound of some nature.
Based on Charlies reactions,and he was normally a calm chap, I can only assume Johns wounds to have been severe in nature. I think anyone else would have probably turned around at that point and headed for home but not John.
That was the type of man he was.
Sobering stuff.
[Hat tip Night Warrior on Lancaster Archive Forum]
Contemporary reports, David Shannon, Tony Burcher


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Beat the low interest blues with this ETF
Gordon Pape
Special to The Globe and Mail
This article was published more than 8 years ago. Some information may no longer be current.
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The interest rate blahs are likely to continue for some time. That's great news if you're a prospective homebuyer but lousy news if you're a dedicated low-risk investor. It means that returns on perceived safe haven securities like GICs and investment grade bonds will remain low for at least the next year.
There is a way to shoot for a better return while staying in the fixed income sector but you have to be willing to take more risk. Buy an exchange-traded fund (ETF) or mutual fund that specializes in emerging market bonds. The interest rates on the holdings in these funds are higher than those in North America and Western Europe and are likely to stay that way for the foreseeable future.
One that you may want to look at is the iShares J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB-N). Here are the details.
Exchange: NYSE
Recent price: $115.39 (U.S.)
Annual payout: $5.11 (trailing 12 months)
Yield: 4.4 per cent
Risk Rating: Higher risk
Recommended by: Gordon Pape
Website: www.ishares.com
The security:
This is a U.S. ETF that seeks to emulate the investment results of an index comprised of about 30 U.S. dollar denominated emerging markets sovereign bonds. The issuers include such countries as Turkey, the Philippines, Colombia, Russia, Hungary, Brazil, Venezuela, Indonesia, Poland, Peru and Mexico.
As mentioned, emerging market bonds offer higher interest rates than issues from developed markets. This means the fund has the potential of providing above-average cash flow (the trailing 12-month yield is 4.4 per cent), as well as possible capital gains. The fact that the bonds are denominated in U.S. dollars provides foreign exchange certainty. The MER is a little on the high side at 0.6 per cent but the Canadian-dollar hedged version of the fund (XEB), which invests in exclusively in EMB units, is even higher at 0.73 per cent. You would only choose that one if you believe the loonie is going to rise substantially against the greenback.
The fund has been having an excellent year with a 12-month gain to Aug. 27 of 13.85 per cent. However, it can be quite volatile; it lost 7.4 per cent in 2013 after chalking up four straight years of impressive gains. Despite that setback, the five-year average annual compound rate of return to July 31was 9 per cent.
The credit quality of the portfolio is low with only 47.5 per cent of the issues rated BBB or better by Standard & Poor's. So the risk of default is much higher than in a typical Canadian or U.S. bond fund. The debt of countries such as Russia and Venezuela is especially problematic right now.
The fact the fund invests in U.S. dollar bonds and trades in U.S. dollars adds some currency risk. If the loonie rises against the greenback, you'll suffer an exchange rate loss. On the other hand, if our currency slides, you win.
Distribution policy:
The fund pays monthly distributions. They vary somewhat but have generally been in the range of $0.40 (U.S.) to $0.42 recently.
Tax implications:
As this is a U.S. based entity, distributions will be subject to a 15 per cent withholding tax unless the units are held in a retirement plan. That means an RRSP or RRIF, but not a TFSA. You may think you can avoid the withholding by buying XEB instead but that is not the case. That fund simply invests in units of this one so the withholding tax also applies. You just don't see it; it's paid out before distributions are made.
Who it's for:
This ETF is for investors who want exposure to higher-interest bonds and are willing to accept an elevated level of risk.
This is a big ETF with more than $5.2-billion in assets under management. The units trade actively on the New York Stock Exchange and any broker can acquire them for you.
This ETF offers a high-yield alternative to GICs and Canadian bond funds but it carries more risk as well. Ask your financial adviser if it is suitable for your account.
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Q: jquery validation - is there a more efficient way to do this? Background Information
I have a table where each row represents contact information.
It's not necessary to have contact data, but if the user specifies an extension number, they must specify data for every field.
problem
The code I have so far to check for the majority of the fields is working.. but I have a set of checkboxes representing a day in the week.  At least one day must be selected.
The code right now fails... even when I have one checkbox selected, I keep getting an error.
Also i'm wondering if there's a way to simplify my IF statement that checks the checkbox status.
The code is very verbose... and ugly. And here's the HTML and javascript (partial)  that is called when they try to submit the form:

$('.tcdata tr').each(function(i, row) {
  var $row = $(row);
  var $ext = $row.find('input[name*="extension"]');
  if ($ext.val()) {
    //extension data has been defined.. make sure you have start time / end time
    var $start = $row.find('input[name*="starttime"]');
    var $end = $row.find('input[name*="endtime"]');
    var $domain = $row.find('input[name*="domain"]');
    if (!$start.val() || !$end.val() || !$domain.val()) {
      $(".btn-warning").html("Whoops! Every time condition must have a start / end time, and a domain");
      e.preventDefault();
      return;
    }

    //check days of week.
    var $dow_m = $row.find('input[name*="dow_m"]');
    var $dow_t = $row.find('input[name*="dow_t"]');
    var $dow_w = $row.find('input[name*="dow_w"]');
    var $dow_r = $row.find('input[name*="dow_r"]');
    var $dow_f = $row.find('input[name*="dow_f"]');
    var $dow_s = $row.find('input[name*="dow_s"]');
    var $dow_s = $row.find('input[name*="dow_n"]');
    if ((!$("#dow_m").is(':checked')) && (!$("#dow_t").is(':checked')) && (!$("#dow_w").is(':checked')) && (!$("#dow_r").is(':checked')) && (!$("#dow_f").is(':checked')) && (!$("#dow_s").is(':checked')) && (!$("#dow_n").is(':checked'))) {
      //nothing selected
      $(".btn-warning").html("Whoops! Every time condition must have a day of week assign to it");
      e.preventDefault();
      return;
    }

  }
});

Time Conditions

      Default Rule:

      <input class="form-control starttc tcdata" type="input" placeholder="UTC Start Time (format 00:00:00)" name="starttime" id="starttime">
      <input class="form-control tcdata" type="input" placeholder="UTC End Time (format 00:00:00)" name="endtime" id="endtime">
      <input class="form-control tcdata" type="input" placeholder="Extension" name="extension" id="extension">
      <input class="form-control tcdata" type="input" placeholder="Domain" name="domain" id="domain">

        Days of Week:
        <input class="checkbox-inline tcdata" type="checkbox" name="dow_m">Mon
        <input class="checkbox-inline tcdata" type="checkbox" name="dow_t">Tue
        <input class="checkbox-inline tcdata" type="checkbox" name="dow_w">Wed
        <input class="checkbox-inline tcdata" type="checkbox" name="dow_r">Thu
        <input class="checkbox-inline tcdata" type="checkbox" name="dow_f">Fri
        <input class="checkbox-inline tcdata" type="checkbox" name="dow_s">Sat
        <input class="checkbox-inline tcdata" type="checkbox" name="dow_t">Sun

      <button id="addtc" type="button" class="btn btn-success btn-circle"></button>

      Addtional Rules:

      <input class="form-control starttc tcdata" type="input" placeholder="UTC Start Time (format 00:00:00)" name="starttime2">

      <input class="form-control tcdata" type="input" placeholder="UTC End Time (format 00:00:00)" name="endtime2">
      <input class="form-control tcdata" type="input" placeholder="Extension" name="extension2">
      <input class="form-control tcdata" type="input" placeholder="Domain" name="domain2">
      Days of Week:<input class="checkbox-inline tcdata" type="checkbox" name="dow_m2">Mon <input class="checkbox-inline tcdata" type="checkbox" name="dow_t2">Tue <input class="checkbox-inline tcdata"
          type="checkbox" name="dow_w2">Wed <input class="checkbox-inline tcdata" type="checkbox" name="dow_r2">Thu <input class="checkbox-inline tcdata" type="checkbox" name="dow_f2">Fri <input class="checkbox-inline tcdata" type="checkbox"
          name="dow_s2">Sat <input class="checkbox-inline tcdata" type="checkbox" name="dow_n2">Sun

      <input type="submit" name="submit" id="submit" class="btn btn-primary" value="Assign">

One additional comment - in case it helps...
You'll notice that for each row in my table the names of the fields are identical except that the number at the end is incremented.  So for example:
  name="dow_w"
  name="dow_w2"

these rows are generated dynamically by jquery... but i don't think it's relevant so I haven't included the code.
The html code you see above is the RENDERED html... so it's pretty accurate.
Any help figuring out where my bug is would be appreciated.

A: *

*Each rule is made up of multiple
 -- so it doesn't really make sense to loop over each of them. Instead group your set of
 using
 and loop over the multiple
.

*I think the proper way to have inputs having same names is to append [n] (where n is a number). This way all inputs with same [n] are considered related.

*Chances are you want inputs having same names to have similar styles. Instead of using IDs, use classes.

*I find the easiest way to cache elements with [n] at the end is to use [name^=name] where ^= means "start with".

*You can use a combination of the ^= selector and :checked to get the days that were checked. And then use length property to count how many were selected.
HTML (1-3)

Time Conditions

      Default Rule:

        <input class="form-control starttc tcdata starttime" type="input" placeholder="UTC Start Time (format 00:00:00)" name="starttime[0]">

        <input class="form-control tcdata endtime" type="input" placeholder="UTC End Time (format 00:00:00)" name="endtime[0]">

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PTI set to form govt in Gilgit Baltistan
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is set to form government in Gilgit Baltistan after securing majority in the Legislative Assembly.
The party grabbed 10 seats in the general elections. But after gaining support of six independent winners and allotment of six reserved seats, PTI has secured 22 out of the 33 seats in the Assembly.
The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly consists of 33 seats — 24 of which are contested through direct elections. The remaining nine are reserved seats — six for women and three for technocrats and professionals.
According to a notification by Chief Election Commissioner Gilgit-Baltistan Raja Shahbaz Khan, PTI was declared successful in 10 seats, independent candidates won seven seats, PPP obtained three, PML-N won two, whereas JUI and MWM won one seat each.
Reserved seats
Technocrats
Results for reserved seats were also announced today. A notification was issued for the total three reserved seats for technocrats and six reserved seats for women.
Of the seats for technocrats, PTI won two while PPP won the third.
The successful PTI candidates were Akbar Ali and Fazal Raheem, whereas from the PPP, Ghulam Shahzad won.
Among the seats reserved for women, PTI secured four, whereas one each were won by PPP and PML-N.
Women candidates from PTI that stood victorious were Kaneez Fatima, Surriya Muhammad Zaman, Dilshad Bano, and Kulsoom Ilyas.
PPP's Sadia Danish and PML-N's Sanam Bibi were the other two winners.
Speaker summons session on Nov 25
Speaker Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly Fida Nasahad has summoned a session of the assembly on November 25.
According to public relations officer of the GB Assembly, successful candidates from 24 constituencies will take oath during the session.
"After that, the election of Chief Minister, Speaker and Deputy Speaker by new members of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly will be held as per schedule."
'Go to the election tribunal if you have objections'
Federal Adviser on Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan Ali Amin Gandapur thanked the people for helping PTI win a two-third majority in the assembly.
Addressing a press conference in Gilgit, he declared that "free and fair elections were held in Gilgit-Baltistan".
"Observers have also confirmed free and fair elections in their reports," Gandapur said, adding: "People of Gilgit-Baltistan trust Imran Khan's leadership."
Gandapur said that despite the harsh weather, the turnout in the elections was 60%.
"If anyone has evidence of fraud, bring it to light," he said, referring to protests by PPP over the GBA-2 constituency's result.
Gandapur said peaceful protest is a democratic right of everyone, but vandalism, siege and taking law into hands will not be allowed at any cost.
He said the vote counting in GBA-2 has been done "five times" at the request of the opposing candidate. However, if anyone is not satisfied with the election results, he should go to the election tribunal.
The minister said Opposition parties are only making claims and no one is ready to produce any evidence before GB election commission which had shown "complete impartiality in the election".
PPP to resume protest on Wednesday
Meanwhile, the PPP held protests in four districts of Gilgit-Baltistan, namely, Skardu, Ghanche, Kharmang and Shiger, rejecting the result in the GBA-2 constituency where PTI candidate Fatehullah Khan was declared the winner as opposed to PPP candidate Jameel Ahmed.
The sit-ins were postponed temporarily due to the severely cold weather, with the party vowing to resume the demonstration on Wednesday.
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NAACP Legal Defense Fund in Jacksonville Over Pedestrian Ticket Enforcement
Reporting by The Florida Times-Union and ProPublica prompts the Legal Defense Fund to start on-the-ground interviews.
by Topher Sanders, ProPublica, and Benjamin Conarck, The Florida Times-Union [Jacksonville]
This story was co-published with The Florida Times-Union.
Representatives from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund arrived in Jacksonville earlier this week to conduct interviews concerning the sheriff's office's enforcement of pedestrian tickets.
The trip was prompted by reporting by The Florida Times-Union and ProPublica that uncovered racially disproportionate and often erroneous pedestrian citation enforcement. Some 55 percent of the tickets issued over a five-year period went to blacks in a city where they make up 29 percent of the population. The citations can impose financial hardships and, in some cases, lead to people losing their driver's licenses.
Raymond Audain, senior counsel with the defense fund, said the trip does not mean the organization has committed to mounting a legal challenge.
"We're interested because we found your report compelling," Audain told Times-Union and ProPublica reporters Friday. "We're concerned about the disparities you reported and we feel we should look more closely."
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is a separate entity from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
The reporting by the Times-Union and ProPublica showed that black residents were disproportionately ticketed despite the fact that fatal pedestrian crashes — the ostensible public safety aim of the ticket writing — were evenly distributed in white and black neighborhoods. In addition, the reporting showed that hundreds of the tickets issued for a particular statute dealing with crosswalks were given in error.
Nearly half of the 2,000 people who received pedestrian tickets in Duval County, Florida, from 2012 to 2016 saw their driver's licenses suspended or their ability to obtain one limited, according to an analysis by the Florida Times-Union and ProPublica. The analysis determined 132 driver's licenses were suspended as a result of tickets given in error.
Ben Frazier, a community activist with the Northside Coalition of Jacksonville, met with the Legal Defense Fund on Thursday.
"They wanted to find out from the community how we felt about this whole thing about walking while black," Frazier said. "They explained to me that they were going to initiate what would be a long-term investigation to review our claims and to determine whether the grounds were there for a lawsuit."
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Walking While Black
Jacksonville's enforcement of pedestrian violations raises concerns that it's another example of racial profiling.


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Garry Trinder MNZM
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Head of Classical Ballet
Born in England, Garry Trinder trained at The Royal Ballet School, Rambert School of Ballet and Maurice Béjart's MUDRA. As a dancer, he worked with Scottish Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal and London City Ballet.
Garry's extensive career includes six years as artistic director of Hong Kong Ballet and two years as director of dance at South Africa's NAPAC Dance Company. He was appointed director of the New Zealand School of Dance in 1998. Garry holds a master's degree from the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and an Advanced Diploma in Education from Newcastle University. In addition to his role at NZSD, he is associated with many international ballet competitions including the Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland, the Japan Grand Prix in Tokyo and the Youth America Grand Prix in New York. Since 2011 Garry has assumed the role of President of the Jury for the Asian Grand Prix ballet competition in Hong Kong. Garry was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2013, for his services to dance.
Paula Steeds-Huston
Head of Contemporary Dance
Paula Steeds-Huston has spent 17 years as a freelance dancer, teacher and choreographer in Australia and New Zealand. She was a principal dancer with Missevich Youth Ballet in Christchurch, then joined Wellington-based contemporary company Footnote Dance for four years. Paula worked with acclaimed New Zealand choreographers including Michael Parmenter, Shona McCullagh and Douglas Wright. Since passing her Royal Academy of Dance Teachers Certificate with Distinction, Paula has taught contemporary technique, ballet and hip hop at workshops around New Zealand. She has directed and choreographed for Original Scripts Theatre Company, renowned for producing quality children's theatre. Paula has also worked in film and television as a choreographer and performer, including Lord of the Rings, The Lost World, a promotional DVD for Cook Islands Tourism and several music videos.
Christine Gunn
Classical Ballet Tutor
Head of Associates
Christine Gunn was born in South Africa to English parents. She attended Elmhurst Ballet School from the age of 13, then went on to the Royal Ballet School Teacher Training Course under the directorship of Valerie Adams. Christine spent six years in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, travelling extensively conducting workshops and refresher courses on the Art of Teaching. Christine performed with the Associacao do Ballet do Rio de Janeiro, becoming a soloist and later Ballet Mistress. Christine started as a full-time tutor at the New Zealand School of Dance in January 1980 and became head of the Associates Programme in 2001. Christine is also a Practical Teaching Supervisor for the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) and was honoured with the RAD President's Award in 2004.
Gina Andrews
Contemporary Dance Tutor
Gina began dancing in her hometown of Nelson. As well as vocational exams she completed IDTA Associate level teaching exams in both ballet and modern jazz. In 2009 Gina graduated from New Zealand School of Dance.
After graduating, she freelanced around New Zealand, working with a wide range of creative artists and performers such as Java Dance Theatre and World of Wearable Art Awards.
Her time spent in the health and fitness industry as a barre fitness instructor and Club Manager provided valuable insight into exercise prescription, individual needs analysis and a holistic approach.
Gina teaches in many dance schools across the Wellington region, and regularly supports NZSD Associates and Scholars programmes. More recently her interests have led her to complete a 200hr Yoga Teacher Training course, which aligns beautifully with contemporary dance teachings.
Medhi Angot
Born in France, Medhi studied at the Paris Opera Ballet School. Once his studies were completed, he was invited by the director of the English National Ballet in London to join the company where he danced as a soloist. He joined the Royal New Zealand Ballet and worked with the company for five years, adding more soloist and principal roles to his repertoire. In 2013 Medhi joined the Nice Opera Ballet as a soloist. While in Nice, Medhi continued to dance iconic classical roles such as James in "La Sylphide" along with works by neo-classical and contemporary choreographers.
Medhi has toured to many countries during his career, including Russia, China, Italy, Spain, and Australia. Dancing and living abroad has given him valuable insight into the ballet industry across the globe and has enabled him to develop an adaptable coaching style to understand and work effectively with students from all backgrounds.
Seventeen years after starting his ballet career, he made the decision to devote his time to teaching and coaching dancers and gained his ballet teaching qualification when back in France. He worked with students from The Paris Opera Ballet School, Cannes Rosella Hightower Ballet School and The Royal Ballet School in London before joining the New Zealand School of Dance in January 2021
Xavier Breed
Xavier is a Sāmoan dance artist, with a Master of Dance Studies from the University of Auckland.
He was awarded the Prime Minister's Scholarship for Asia twice – initially to train for a semester as an undergraduate in modern dance at Hanyang University in Seoul, South Korea and then to conduct his Masters research in Taipei and Taitung, Taiwan. His educational and artistic journey is strongly influenced these travels as well as his studies in choreography at the Taipei National University of the Arts.
He has led a his project-based dance collective 'MANU' to represent Oceania at the Macau International Dance Festival in Macau, China and the Asia Pacific Dance Festival in Hawai'i.
Xavier was awarded the People's Choice Award and DANZ Emerging Choreographer Award in 2016 and has choreographed works for several festivals both locally and internationally.
He is currently the Pacific Policy Advisor at Universities NZ Te Pōkai Tara in Te Whanganui a Tara, serves on the NZ Dance Company board and is an advisory board member on the Asia NZ Foundation leadership network.
Holly Newsome
Holly is a dancer and choreographer originally from Taranaki. She graduated from The New Zealand School of Dance in 2016.
Holly's dance journey began when she joined the NZSD Associates Programme as one of its very first contemporary dance
students. Shortly thereafter she became a full time student of the School, majoring in contemporary dance. After her graduation Holly was awarded the Toi Poneke Dance Residency, where she created and staged her work Incognito.
Since then she has established a projected-based dance company, Discotheque. She continues to create dance works for the company, and Discotheque received the Most Promising Emerging Company and most Best in Fringe awards in the 2020 Wellington Fringe awards.
Holly is a commissioned choreographer, creating works for both Footnote NZ Dance (national tour of The Rebel Pink) and for the 2020 NZSD Performance Season. In addition she has worked as an assistant choreographer, dancer and lead role for the World of Wearable Arts for the past few years.
Apart from creating new works, Holly is passionate about teaching and guiding the next generation of movers to feel the utmost joy art can bring to others.
Sue Nicholls
Head of Scholars
Sue Nicholls originates from Wellington, is a Distinguished Graduate of the New Zealand School of Dance, and a former dancer with the Royal New Zealand Ballet and London Festival Ballet (now ENB).
Career highlights include guesting with RNZB for the 21st Anniversary production of Sleeping Beauty in 1978 (Chatfield). Dancing with Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev in L'après midi d'un Faune (Nijinsky), and touring grand productions to New York and Paris. Ballets performed that stand out as favourites include Romeo & Juliet (Nureyev), Rosalinda (Hynd), Echoing of Trumpets (Tudor), Etudes (Lander) & La Sylphide (Schaufuss).
Sue has restaged several productions for past NZSD graduations including Les Sylphides & Paquita, and choreographed solos for students.
Sue teaches throughout New Zealand and internationally, she is a Dual Examiner for the Royal Academy of Dance, and tutors for various training courses for the RAD. Qualifications include the RAD Professional Dancers' teaching Diploma (Distinction) and a 1st class Bachelor of Philosophy (Hons) in Ballet and Contextual Studies.
Turid Revfeim
Born in Auckland, Turid began dancing in Taupo and Auckland. She was accepted into the National Ballet School (now NZSD) in 1979. After graduating, and touring with the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) in 'Nutcracker' and 'Giselle', she headed to Europe. There she spent four years as a soloist with the Theater der Stadt Koblenz in Germany. She also danced at the prestigious Bayreuther Festspiele each summer from 1982-86. Turid re-joined the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 1986, and was promoted to soloist in 1993. She completed a Bachelor of Arts while dancing with the company, and in 1997 worked as rehearsal assistant and stage manager for the Eric Languet Dance Company. She retired from dancing in 1999, becoming Artistic Coordinator with RNZB. The company has performed four of her works; 'Si Supieras' in 2004 & 2005, 'Three over Four' and 'Bernarda Alba's House' in 1999, and 'Kleines Requiem' in 2000. In 2003 she was appointed RNZB Ballet Mistress, making her mark in the role for 11 years. Most recently, Turid Revfeim authored 'New Zealand School of Dance: 50 Years 1967 – 2017', which was published in 2017 to mark the School's 50th anniversary.
Nadine Tyson
Nadine Tyson graduated from the New Zealand School of Dance in 1991. Nadine first worked with the Royal New Zealand Ballet during her second year at the NZSD and was awarded a Shell Scholarship the following year. In 1995 she became a permanent member of the RNZB. In 1997 Nadine was named ECNZ young dancer of the year and used the award for a six week study tour in 2000 to visit leading companies in the USA and Europe including Rambert Dance Company, English National Ballet, Netherlands Dans Theatre, Dutch National Ballet and Bayeriches Staatsbalett. Nadine performed many principal roles during her time with the company. Career highlights include being coached by Janet Vernon for the lead in The Protecting Veil, Dinna Bjorn and Charles Mudry for Sylph in La Sylphide and Patricia Ruanne for the title role of Raymonda. Nadine Retired from the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2004.
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NZSD graduates Sook Meng Lim, Louis Ahlers (both classical ballety) & Eden Kew (contemporary dance). Photo by Stephen A'Court