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Abhilash, P.C., Bastianoni, S., Chen, W., DeFries, R., Fraceto, L.F., Fuckar, N.S., Hashimoto, S., Hunter, D., Keesstra, S., Merah, O., O'Farrell, P., Pradhan, P., Singh, S., Smith, P., Stringer, L.C. and Turner, B.L. 2021. Introducing 'Anthropocene Science': A new international journal for addressing human impact on the resilience of planet earth. Anthropocene Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44177-021-00001-1 NO IF
Acácio, M., Mullers, R.H., Franco, A., Willems, F.J. and Amar, A. 2021. Changes in surface water drive the movements of Shoebills. Scientific Reports 11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95093-5 IF: 4.379
Adekola, O.E., Crawford, R.J.M., Dyer, B.M., Makhado, A.B., Upfold, L., and Ryan, P.G. 2021. Timing, duration and symmetry of moult in Cape Gannets. Ostrich 92. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2021.1988745 IF: 1.364
Assou, D., Elwin, A., Norrey, J., Coulthard, E., Megson, D., Ronfot, D., Auliya, M., Segniagbeto, G.H., Martin, R.O. and D'Cruze, N. 2021. Trade in African Grey Parrots for belief-based use: insights from West Africa's largest traditional medicine market. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.612355 IF: 4.171
Bates A.E. et al (including Cunningham, S.J., Sumasgutner, P., Amar, A., Thomson, R.L., Stofberg, M., Hofmeyr, S., Suri, J., Ryan, P.G., Maclean, K. and Weideman, E.A.) 2021. Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment. Biological Conservation 263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109175 IF: 5.990
Beal, M., Dias, M.P., Phillips, R.A., Oppel, S., Hazin, C., Pearmain, E.J., Adams, J., Anderson, D.J., Antolos, M., Arata, J.A. and Arcos, J.M., … Cleeland, J., … Dilley, B.J., … Makhado, A., … Ryan, P.G., … Schoombie, S., … Stevens, K.L., … Wanless, R. et al. 2021. Global political responsibility for the conservation of albatrosses and large petrels. Science Advances 7: eabd7225. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abd7225 IF: 14.136
Bernard, A., Rodrigues, A.S., Cazalis, V. and Grémillet, D. 2021. Toward a global strategy for seabird tracking. Conservation Letters. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12804 IF: 8.105
Bonnet-Lebrun, A.S., Dias, M.P., Phillips, R.A., Granadeiro, J.P., Brooke, M.D.L., Chastel, O., Clay, T.A., Fayet, A.L., Gilg, O., González-Solís, J. and Guilford, T., Hanssen, S.A., Hedd, A., Jaeger, A., Krietsch, J., Lang, J., Le Corre, M., Militão, T., Moe, B., Montevecchi, W.A., Peter, H.-U., Pinet, P., Rayner, M.J., Reid, T., Reyes-González, J.M., Ryan, P.G., Sagar, P.M., Schmidt, N.M., Thompson, D.R., van Bemmelen, R., Watanuki, Y., Weimerskirch, H., Yamamoto, T. and Catry, P. 2021. Seabird migration strategies: flight budgets, diel activity patterns, and lunar influence. Frontiers in Marine Science 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.683071 IF: 4.912
Bourne, A.R., Ridley, A.R., McKechnie, A.E., Spottiswoode, C.N. and Cunningham, S.J. 2021. Dehydration risk is associated with reduced nest attendance and hatching success in a cooperatively breeding bird, the southern pied babbler Turdoides bicolor. Conservation Physiology 9. https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coab043 IF: 3.079
Bourne, A.R., Ridley, A.R., Spottiswoode, C.N. and Cunningham, S.J. 2021. Direct and indirect effects of high temperatures on fledging in a cooperatively breeding bird. Behavioral Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arab087 IF: 2.671
Bourret, V., Gutiérrez López, R., Melo, M. and Loiseau, C. 2021. Metabarcoding options to study eukaryotic endoparasites of birds. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7748 IF: 2.912
Brlík, V., Pipek, P., Brandis, K., Chernetsov, N., Costa, F.J., Herrera M, L.G., Kiat, Y., Lanctot, R.B., Marra, P.P., Norris, D.R., Nwaogu, C.J., Quillfeldt, P., Saalfeld, S.T., Stricker, C.A., Thomson, R.L., Zhao, T. and Procházka, P. 2021. The reuse of avian samples: opportunities, pitfalls, and a solution. Ibis. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12997 IF: 2.517
Buechley, E.R., Girardello, M., Santangeli, A., Ruffo, A.D., Ayalew, G., Abebe, Y.D., Barber, D.R., Buij, R., Bildstein, K., Mahamued, B.A. and Neate-Clegg, M.H. 2021. Priority areas for vulture conservation in the Horn of Africa largely fall outside the protected area network. Bird Conservation International. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270921000228 IF: 2.287
Bux, Q., Anderson, P. and O'Farrell, P. 2021. Understanding the local biodiversity and open space strategies in two South African cities. Ecology and Society 26. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12498-260304 IF: 4.403
Caves, E.M., Dixit, T., Colebrook-Robjent, J.F.R., Hamusikili, L., Stevens, M., Thorogood, R., Spottiswoode, C.N. 2021. Hosts elevate either within-clutch consistency or between-clutch distinctiveness of egg phenotypes in defence against brood parasites. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 288. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0326 IF: 5.349
Coetzee, A., Seymour, C.L. and Spottiswoode, C.N. 2021. Facilitation and competition shape a geographical mosaic of flower colour polymorphisms. Functional Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13851 IF: 5.608
Connan, M., Perold, V., Dilley, B.J., Barbraud, C., Cherel, Y. and Ryan, P.G. 2021. The Indian Ocean 'garbage patch': Empirical evidence from floating macro-litter. Marine Pollution Bulletin 169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112559 IF: 5.553
Cumming, G.S., Henry, D.A., Mutumi, G.L. and Ndlovu, M. 2021. Understanding arid‐region waterbird community dynamics during lake dry‐downs. Ecosphere 12. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3668 IF: 3.171
D'Amelio, P.B., Ferreira, A.C., Fortuna, R., Paquet, M., Silva, L.R., Theron, F., Doutrelant, C. and Covas, R. 2021. Disentangling climatic and nest predator impact on reproductive output reveals adverse high‐temperature effects regardless of helper number in an arid‐region cooperative bird. Ecology Letters. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13913 IF: 9.492
Davies, T., Carneiro, A.P.B., Tarzia, M., Wakefield, E., Hennicke, J., Frederiksen, M., Hansen, E.S., Campos, B., Hazin, C., Lascelles, B., Anker-Nilssen, T., Arnardóttir, H., Barrett, R.T., Biscoito, M., Bollache, L., Boulinier, T., Catry, P., Ceia, F.R., Chastel, O., Christensen-Dalsgaard, S., Cruz-Flores, M., Danielsen, J., Daunt, F., Dunn, E., Egevang, C., Fagundes, A.I., Fayet, A.L., Fort, J., Furness, R.W., Gilg, O., González-Solís, J., Granadeiro, J.P., Grémillet, D., Guilford, T., Hanssen, S.A., Harris, M.P., Hedd, A., Huffeldt, N.P., Jessopp, M., Kolbeinsson, Y., Krietsch, J., Lang, J., Linnebjerg, J.F., Lorentsen, S-H., Madeiros, J., Magnusdottir, E., Mallory, M.L., Tranquilla, L.M., Merkel, F.R., Militão, T., Moe, B., Montevecchi, W.A., Morera-Pujol, V., Mosbech, A., Neves, V., Newell, M.A., Olsen, B., Paiva, V.H., Peter, H-U., Petersen, A., Phillips, R.A., Ramírez, I., Ramos, J.A., Ramos, R., Ronconi, R.A., Ryan, P.G., Schmidt, N.M., Sigurðsson, I.A., Sittler, B., Steen, H., Stenhouse, I.J., Strøm, H., Systad, G.H.R., Thompson, P., Thórarinsson, T.L., van Bemmelen, R.S.A., Wanless, S., Zino, F. and Dias, M.P. 2021. Multi-species tracking reveals a major seabird hotspot in the North Atlantic. Conservation Letters https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12824 IF: 8.105
Dicks, L.V., Breeze, T.D., Ngo, H.T., Senapathi, D., An, J., Aizen, M.A., Basu, P., Buchori, D., Galetto, L., Garibaldi, L.A. and Gemmill-Herren, B., Howlett, B.G., Imperatriz-Fonseca, V.L., Johnson, S.D., Kovács-Hostyánszki, A., Kwon, Y.J., Lattorff, H.M.G., Lungharwo, T., Seymour, C.L., Vanbergen, A.J. and Potts, S.G. 2021. A global-scale expert assessment of drivers and risks associated with pollinator decline. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01534-9 IF: 15.460
du Plessis, M., Seymour, C.L., Spottiswoode, C.N. and Coetzee, A. 2021. Artificial nectar feeders reduce sunbird abundance and plant visitation in Cape Fynbos adjacent to suburban areas. Global Ecology and Conservation 28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01706 IF: 3.380
Eichenwald, A.J., Amar, A., Tyrrell, P., Buechley, E.R. and Virani, M.Z. 2021. Declines in an Augur Buzzard Buteo augur population in a region of increasing human development. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.590073 IF: 4.171
Ferguson, A.J., Thomson, R.L., Nelson-Flower, M.J. and Flower, T.P. 2021. Conditioned food aversion reduces crow nest predation: an improved framework for CFA trials. Journal for Nature Conservation 60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2021.125970 IF: 2.831
Frugone, M.J., Cole, T.L., López, M.E., Clucas, G., Matos‐Maraví, P., Lois, N.A., Pistorius, P., Bonadonna, F., Trathan, P., Polanowski, A., Wienecke, B., Raya-Rey, A., Putz, K., Steinfurth, A., Bi, K., Wang-Claypool, C.Y., Waters, J.M., Bowie, R.K., Poulin, E., Vianna, J.A. 2021. Taxonomy based on limited genomic markers may underestimate species diversity of rockhopper penguins and threaten their conservation. Diversity and Distributions. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13399 IF: 5.139
Galloway, A.D., Seymour, C.L., Gaigher, R. and Pryke, J.S. 2021. Organic farming promotes arthropod predators, but this depends on neighbouring patches of natural vegetation. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2020.107295 IF: 5.567
Howes, C. and Reynolds, C. 2021. Absence of a Luxury Effect on bird alpha diversity in a rapidly developing African city, but surrounding landscape is key. Landscape and Urban Planning 213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104095 IF: 6.142
Humphries, D.J., Nelson‐Flower, M.J., Bell, M.B., Finch, F.M. and Ridley, A.R. 2021. Kinship, dear enemies, and costly combat: The effects of relatedness on territorial overlap and aggression in a cooperative breeder. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8342 IF: 2.881
Jenkins, A. 2021. Gill Memorial Medal citation: David George Allan. Ostrich https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2021.1920751 IF: 1.364
Jerardino, A. and Navarro, R. 2021. Pleistocene and Holocene procurement of the clam Donax serra (Bivalvia: Donacidae) along the southern Cape coast of south Africa. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103062
Joseph, G.S. and Seymour, C.L. The unlikely 'antiquity of Madagascar's grasslands': Disproportionately forest‐limited endemic fauna support anthropogenic transformation from woodland. Journal of Biogeography. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14132 IF: 4.324
Joseph, G.S., Rakotoarivelo, A.R. and Seymour, C.L., 2021. How expansive were Malagasy Central Highland forests, ericoids, woodlands and grasslands? A multidisciplinary approach to a conservation conundrum. Biological Conservation 261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109282 IF: 5.990
Junker, K., Spickett, A., Davies, O.R., Jansen, R. and Krasnov, B.R. 2021. Gastrointestinal nematodes in two galliform birds from South Africa: patterns associated with host sex and age. Parasitology Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-021-07254-0 IF: 2.289
Lee, A.T., Macray, M.B., Ryan, P.G. and Alexander, G.J. 2021. Tortoise mortality along fence lines in the Karoo region of South Africa. Journal for Nature Conservation 59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2020.125945 IF: 2.482
Lowney, A.M. and Thomson, R.L. 2021. Ecological engineering across a temporal gradient: sociable weaver colonies create year‐round animal biodiversity hotspots. Journal of Animal Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13544 IF: 5.091
Maclean, K., Weideman, E.A., Perold, V. and Ryan, P.G. 2021. Buoyancy affects stranding rate and dispersal distance of floating litter entering the sea from river mouths. Marine Pollution Bulletin 173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113028 IF: 5.553
Mashapa, C., Mhuriro-Mashapa, P., Gandiwa, E., Muboko, N. and Chinho, T. 2021. The importance of buffer zones in woody vegetation conservation in areas that combine mega-fauna and anthropogenic disturbance: The case of Save Valley landscape, south-eastern Zimbabwe. Global Ecology and Conservation 26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01503 IF: 3.380
McCarren, S., Coetzee, A. and Midgley, J. 2021. Corolla stickiness prevents nectar robbing in Erica. Journal of Plant Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10265-021-01299-z IF: 2.269
Milton, S.J. and Dean, W.R.J. 2021. Anthropogenic impacts and implications for ecological restoration in the Karoo, South Africa. Anthropocene. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2021.100307 IF: 3.964
Moagi, L.L., Bourne, A.R., Cunningham, S.J., Jansen, R., Ngcamphalala, C.A., Ganswindt, A., Ridley, A.R. and McKechnie, A.E. 2021. Hot days are associated with short-term adrenocortical responses in a Southern African arid-zone passerine bird. Journal of Experimental Biology 224. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.242535 IF: 3.312
Moreras, A., Tolvanen, J., Morosinotto, C., Bussiere, E., Forsman, J. and Thomson, R.L. 2021. Choice of nest attributes as a frontline defense against brood parasitism. Behavioral Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arab095 IF: 2.671
Muluvhahothe, M.M., Joseph, G.S., Seymour, C.L., Munyai, T.C. and Foord, S.H. 2021. Repeated surveying over 6 years reveals that fine‑scale habitat variables are key to tropical mountain ant assemblage composition and functional diversity. Scientific Reports 11(56). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80077-8 IF: 4.379
Ndlovu, M., Nampa, G., Joseph, G.S. and Seymour, C.L. 2021. Plant shade enhances thermoregulation of internal environments in Trinervitermes trinervoides mounds. Journal of Thermal Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2021.103068 IF: 2.902
Nebel, C., Amar, A., Hegemann, A., Isaksson, C. and Sumasgutner, P. 2021. Parental morph combination does not influence innate immune function in nestlings of a colour-polymorphic African raptor. Scientific Reports 11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90291-7 IF: 4.379
Nebel, C., Sumasgutner, P., Rodseth, E., Ingle, R.A., Childs, D.Z., Curtis‐Scott, O. and Amar, A. 2021. Multigenerational pedigree analysis of wild individually marked black sparrowhawks suggests that dark plumage coloration is a dominant autosomal trait. Journal of Zoology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12913 IF: 2.322
Nwaogu, C.J., Jarrett, C. and Helm, B. 2021. The biology of molt in birds. Ornithology. https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithology/ukab053 IF: 1.745
Osborne, A. and Ryan P.G. 2021. Using digital photography to study moult extent in breeding seabirds. Ostrich https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2021.1897699 IF: 1.364
Osterman, J., Aizen, M.A., Biesmeijer, J.C., Bosch, J., Howlett, B.G., Inouye, D.W., Jung, C., Martins, D.J., Medel, R., Pauw, A., Seymour, C.L., Paxton, R.J. 2021. Global trends in the number and diversity of managed pollinator species. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107653 IF: 5.567
Oswald, K.N. and Lee, A.T.K. 2021. Population Viability Analysis for a vulnerable ground-nesting species, the Cape Rockjumper Chaetops frenatus: assessing juvenile mortality as a potential area for conservation management. Ostrich. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2021.1984337 IF: 1.364
Oswald, K.N., Smit, B., Lee, A.T., Peng, C.L., Brock, C. and Cunningham, S.J. 2021. Higher temperatures are associated with reduced nestling body condition in a range‐restricted mountain bird. Journal of Avian Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.02756 IF: 2.327
Risi, T.C., Sumasgutner, P. and Cunningham, S.J. 2021. Anthropogenic food availability and body mass maintenance in urban Red-winged Starlings Onychognathus morio. Ostrich. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2021.1906345 IF: 1.364
Robert, A., Lengagne, T., Melo, M., Gomez, D. and Doutrelant, C., 2021. Evolution of vocal performance and song complexity in island birds. Journal of Avian Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.02726 IF: 2.327
Robert, A., Melo, M., Lengagne, T., Julien, S., Gomez, D. and Doutrelant, C. 2021. Patterns of bird song evolution on islands support the character release hypothesis in tropical but not in temperate latitudes. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13928 IF: 2.411
Rudd, L.F., Allred, S., Bright Ross, J.G., Hare, D., Nkomo, M.N., Shanker, K., Allen, T., Biggs, D., Dickman, A., Dunaway, M. and Ghosh, R. 2021. Overcoming racism in the twin spheres of conservation science and practice. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 288. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.1871 IF: 5.439
Ryan, P.G. and Perold, V. 2021. Limited dispersal of riverine litter onto nearby beaches during rainfall events. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107186 IF: 2.929
Ryan, P.G., Ryan, E.M. and Glass, J.P. 2021. Dazzled by the light: the impact of light pollution from ships on seabirds at Tristan da Cunha. Ostrich. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2021.1984998 IF: 1.364
Ryan, P.G., Weideman, E.A., Perold, V., Hofmeyr, G., Connan, M. 2021. Message in a bottle: Assessing the sources and origins of beach litter to tackle marine pollution. Environmental Pollution 338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117729 IF: 8.071
Santangeli, A. and Girardello, M. 2021. The representation potential of raptors for globally important nature conservation areas. Ecological Indicators 124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107434 IF: 4.958
Schoombie, S., Connan, M., Dilley, B.J., Davies, D., Makhado, A.B. and Ryan, P.G. 2021. Non-breeding distribution, activity patterns and moulting areas of Sooty Albatrosses (Phoebetria fusca) inferred from geolocators, satellite trackers and biochemical markers. Polar Biology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02969-3 IF: 2.310
Scott, S.L., Venter, Z.S., Petersen, H., Jack, S.L., Navarro, R.A. and Hoffman, M.T. 2021. Documenting changing landscapes with rePhotoSA: A repeat photography and citizen science project in southern Africa. Ecological Informatics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2021.101390 IF: 3.142
Shaw, J.M., Reid, T.A., Gibbons, B.K., Pretorius, M., Jenkins, A.R., Visagie, R. Michael, M.D. and Ryan, P.G. 2021. A large-scale experiment demonstrates that line marking reduces power line collision mortality for large terrestrial birds, but not bustards, in the Karoo, South Africa. Ornithological Applications 123. IF: 2.628
van der Wal, J.E.M., Thorogood, R., Horrocks, N.P.C. 2021 Collaboration enhances career progression in academic science, especially for female researchers. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 288. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0219 IF: 5.349
Van Jaarsveld, B., Bennett, N.C., Czenze, Z.J., Kemp, R., van de Ven, T.M., Cunningham, S.J. and McKechnie, A.E. 2021. How hornbills handle heat: sex-specific thermoregulation in the southern yellow-billed hornbill. Journal of Experimental Biology 224. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.232777 IF: 3.312
Voelker, G., Wogan, G.O., Huntley, J.W. and Bowie, R.C. 2021. Comparative phylogeography of Southern African bird species suggests an ephemeral speciation model. Diversity 13: 434. https://doi.org/10.3390/d13090434 IF: 2.465
Vrettos, M., Reynolds, C., Amar, A. 2021 Malar stripe size and prominence in peregrine falcons vary positively with solar radiation: support for the solar glare hypothesis. Biology Letters 17. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2021.0116 IF: 2.000
Wakefield, E.D., Miller, D.L., Bond, S.L., le Bouard, F., Carvalho, P.C., Catry, P., Dilley, B.J., Fifield, D.A., Gjerdrum, C., González-Solís, J., Hogan, H., Laptikhovsky, V., Merkel, B., Miller, J.A.O., Miller, P.I., Pinder, S.J., Pipa, T., Ryan, P.G., Thompson, L.A., Thompson, P.M. and Matthiopoulos, J. 2021. The summer distribution, habitat associations and abundance of seabirds in the sub-polar frontal zone of the Northwest Atlantic. Progress in Oceanography 198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2021.102657 IF: 4.080
Wemer, L., Hegemann, A., Isaksson, C., Nebel, C., Kleindorfer, S., Gamauf, A., Adrion, M. and Sumasgutner, P. 2021. Reduced ectoparasite load, body mass and blood haemolysis in Eurasian kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) along an urban–rural gradient. The Science of Nature 108. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-021-01745-x IF: 1.954
Wessels, N., Sitas, N., O'Farrell, P. and Esler, K.J. 2021. Assessing the outcomes of implementing natural open space plans in a Global South city. Landscape and Urban Planning 216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104237 IF: 6.142
Wilson, L.J., Hoffman, M.T., Ferguson, A.J. and Cumming, D.H. 2021. Elephant browsing impacts in a Zambezian Baikiaea woodland with a high density of pumped waterholes. Global Ecology and Conservation 31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01854. IF: 3.380
Final Journal Published Papers
Abeyrama, D.K., Dempsey, Z.W., Ryan, P.G. and Burg, T.M. 2021. Cryptic speciation and population differentiation in the yellow-nosed albatross species complex. Conservation Genetics 22: 757–766 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-021-01358-x IF: 2.538
Adekola, O.E., Allan, D.G., Bernitz, Z., Dlungwana, W. and Ryan, P.G. 2021. Extent and symmetry of tail moult in Amur Falcons. Journal of Ornithology 162: 655–667. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-021-01874-0 IF: 1.745
Aikins, T.K. and Aikins, A.A. 2021. First sightings of House Sparrow Passer Domesticus indicus in Sunyani, Ghana. Malimbus 43: 72-74. IF: 0.000
Alexander, G.J., Tolley, K.A., Maritz, B., McKechnie, A., Manger, P., Thomson, R.L., Schradin, C., Fuller, A., Meyer, L., Hetem, R.S., Cherry, M., Conradie, W., Bauer, A.M., Maphisa, D., O'Riain, J., Parker, D.M., Mlambo, M.C., Bronner, G., Madikiza, K., Engelbrecht, A., Lee, A.T.K., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Mandiwana-Neudani, T.G., Pietersen, D., Venter, J.A., Somers, M.J., Slotow, E., Strauss, J.M., Humphries, M.S., Ryan, P.G., Kerley, G.I.H. 2021. Excessive red tape is strangling biodiversity research in South Africa. South African Journal of Science 117. https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2021/10787 IF: 2.197
Archer, P., Flood, R.L., Allen, A., Jacques, A., Acampora, H., Senfeld, T., Shannon, T.J. and Collinson, J.M. 2021. Short-tailed Shearwater at Tramore, Ireland, in June 2020. Dutch Birding 43: 183-197. No IF
Bond, A.L., Taylor, C., Kinchin-Smith, D., Fox, D., Witcutt, E., Ryan, P.G., Loader, S.P. and Weimerskirch, H. 2021. A juvenile Tristan albatross (Diomedea dabbenena) on land at the Crozet Islands. Polar Biology 44: 229–233. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-020-02786-0 IF: 2.310
Brink, C.W., Thomson, R.L., Amar, A., Girardello, M. and Santangeli, A. 2021. Prevalence and drivers of poison use by South African commercial farmers and perceptions of alternative livestock protection measures. Ambio 50: 1211–1221. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-020-01461-2 IF: 5.129
Clairbaux, M., Mathewson, P., Porter, W., Fort, J., Strøm, H., Moe, B., Fauchald, P., Descamps, S., Helgason, H.H., Bråthen, V.S., Merkel, B., Anker-Nilssen, T., Bringsvor, I.S., Chastel, C., Christensen-Dalsgaard, S., Danielsen, J., Daunt, F., Dehnhard, N., Erikstad, K.E., Ezhov, A., Gavrilo, M., Krasnov, Y., Langset, M., Lorentsen, S.H., Newell, M., Olsen, B., Reiertsen, T.K., Systad, G.H., Thórarinsson, T.L., Baran, M., Diamond, T., Fayet, A.L., Fitzsimmons, M.G., Frederiksen, M., Gilchrist, H.G., Guilford, T., Huffeldt, N.P., Jessopp, M., Johansen, K.L., Kouwenberg, A.L., Linnebjerg, J.F., Major, H.L., McFarlane Tranquilla, L., Mallory, M., Merkel, F.R., Montevecchi, W., Mosbech, A., Petersen, A., Grémillet, D. 2021. North Atlantic winter cyclones starve seabirds. Current Biology 31: 3964-3971. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.06.059 IF: 10.834
Coetzee, A., Barnard, P. and Pauw, A. 2021. Reliability and quality of artificial nectar feeders for birds in the Cape Floristic Region. Ostrich 92: 26-31. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2020.1836060 IF: 1.364
Cohen, C., Liltved, W.R., Colville, J.F., Shuttleworth, A., Weissflog, J., Svatoš, A., Bytebier, B. and Johnson, S.D. 2021. Sexual deception of a beetle pollinator through floral mimicry. Current Biology 1962-1969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.037 IF: 10.834
Cunningham, S.J., Gardner, J.L. and Martin, R.O. 2021. Opportunity costs and the response of birds and mammals to climate warming. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 19: 300-307. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2324 IF: 11.123
Dakwa, F.E., Ryan, P.G., Dyer, B.M., Crawford, R.J.M., Pistorius, P.A. and Makhado, A.B. 2021. Long-term variation in the breeding diets of macaroni and eastern rockhopper penguins at Marion Island (1994–2018). African Journal of Marine Science 43: 187-199. https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2021.1901248 IF: 0.733
de Lima, R.F. and Melo, M. 2021. A revised bird checklist for the oceanic islands of the Gulf of Guinea (Príncipe, São Tomé and Annobón). Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 141: 179-198. https://doi.org/10.25226/bboc.v141i2.2021.a9 No IF
Dixit, T., Caves, E.M., Spottiswoode, C.N. and Horrocks, N.P. 2021. Why and how to apply Weber's Law to coevolution and mimicry. Evolution 75: 1906–1919. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.14290. IF: 3.694
Dilley, B.J., Davies, D., Ortmann, H.E., Glass, T. and Ryan, P.G. 2021. Population size and territories of Wilkins' Finches Nesospiza wilkinsi on Nightingale Island, Tristan da Cunha. Ardea 109: 67-76. https://doi.org/10.5253/arde.v109i1.a7 IF: 1.020
Fjeldså, J., Dinesen, L., Davies, O.R., Irestedt, M., Krabbe, N.K., Hansen, L.A. and Bowie, R.C. 2021. Description of two new Cisticola species endemic to the marshes of the Kilombero floodplain of southwestern Tanzania. Ibis 163: 1330–1354. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12971 IF: 2.517
Flood, R.L. and Gutiérrez, R. 2021. Field separation of Cory's Calonectris borealis and Scopoli's C. diomedea Shearwaters by underwing pattern. Marine Ornithology 49: 311-320. IF: 0.768
Flood, R.L. and Simpson, B. 2021. Tahiti Petrel off Mirbat, Oman, in February 2019. Dutch Birding 43: 257-262. No IF
Flood, R.L., Richards, J.M., Gaston, A.J. and Zufelt, K. 2021. 'Canadian Arctic flyway'–possible route for Short-tailed Shearwater to access North Atlantic?. Dutch Birding 43: 198-202. No IF
Fortuna, R., Paquet, M., Ferreira, A.C., Silva, L.R., Theron, F., Doutrelant, C. and Covas, R. 2021. Maternal allocation in relation to weather, predation and social factors in a colonial cooperative bird. Journal of Animal Ecology 90: 1122–1133. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13438 IF: 5.091
Gaglio, D., Walton, J. and Ryan, P.G. 2021. Prey delivery to a breeding colony of Caspian Terns Hydroprogne caspia on the west coast of South Africa. Ostrich 92: 140-146. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2020.1856211 IF: 1.364
Guta, R., Macamo, L. and Naskrecki, P. 2021. A new Gonamytta katydid from central Mozambique (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae). Zootaxa 5027: 120-126. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5027.1.6 IF: 1.091
Jamie, G.A., Hamama, S., Moya, C., Kilner, R.M. and Spottiswoode, C.N. 2021. Limits to host colonization and speciation in a radiation of parasitic finches. Behavioral Ecology 32: 529-538. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/araa155 IF: 2.671
Jones, C.W., Risi, M.M., Osborne, A.M., Ryan, P.G. and Oppel, S. 2021. Mouse eradication is required to prevent local extinction of an endangered seabird on an oceanic island. Animal Conservation 24: 637-645. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12670 IF: 3.641
Lee, A.T.K. 2021. Best student article published in Ostrich during 2020: we hope to see vultures circling again one day. Ostrich 92: iii-iv. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2021.1901339 IF: 1.364
Lee, A.T.K. 2021. Effects of climate change on birds (2nd Edn). Ostrich 92: 168-171. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2021.1891763 IF: 1.364
Lee, A.T.K., Ottosson, U., Jackson, C., Shema, S. and Reynolds, C. 2021. Urban areas have lower species richness, but maintain functional diversity: insights from the African Bird Atlas Project. Ostrich 92: 1-15. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2021.1902876 IF: 1.364
Mandiwana-Neudani, T.G., Crowe, T.M., Little, R.M. and Bowie, R.C.K. 2021. The importance of adopting an integrative taxonomy framework in species delimitation: Response to Hunter et al. (2021). Ostrich 92: 162-167. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2021.1898170 IF: 1.364
McCarren, S., Sumasgutner, P., Tate, G., Koeslag, A. and Amar, A. 2021. Clinal variation in the polymorphic Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus is unrelated to infection by the blood parasite Haemoproteus nisi. Journal of Ornithology 162: 231-241. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-020-01823-3 IF: 1.745
McKechnie, A.E., Rushworth, I.A., Myburgh, F. and Cunningham, S.J. 2021. Mortality among birds and bats during an extreme heat event in eastern South Africa. Austral Ecology 46: 687-691. https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.13025 IF: 2.082
Miller, S.M., Barnes, K.N., Bloomer, P. and Ryan, P.G. 2021. Phylogeography and morphometric variation of the Spike-heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata complex. Ostrich. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2020.1839804 IF: 1.364
Murgatroyd, M., Bouten, W. and Amar, A. 2021. A predictive model for improving placement of wind turbines to minimise collision risk potential for a large soaring raptor. Journal of Applied Ecology 58: 857-868. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13799 IF: 6.528
Nwaogu, C.J. and Cresswell, W. 2021. Local timing of rainfall predicts the timing of moult within a single locality and the progress of moult among localities that vary in the onset of the wet season in a year-round breeding tropical songbird. Journal of Ornithology 162: 265–276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-020-01825-1 IF: 1.745
Ohgaki, T., Takada, H., Yoshida, R., Mizukawa, K., Yeo, B.G., Alidoust, M., Hirai, N., Yamashita, R., Tokumaru, T., Watanabe, I., Onwona-Agyeman, S., Gardiner, P., Eriksen, M., Kelly, J.F., Rodriguez-Sierra, C.J., Colasse, L., Baztan, J., Barretto, P., Izar, G.M., Abessa, D., Zakaria, M.P., Kwan, C.S., Saha, M., Ryan, P.G., Weerts, S., Ofosu-Anim, J., Sabi, E.B., Akita, C.S., Tait, H., Eriksson, C. and Burton, H. 2021. International pellet watch: Global monitoring of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in plastic resin pellets. Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research 1: 75-90. https://doi.org/10.5985/emcr.20210002 No IF
Panter, C.T. and Amar, A. 2021. Sex and age differences in the diet of the Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) using web‐sourced photographs: exploring the feasibility of a new citizen science approach. Ibis 163: 928–947. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12918 IF: 2.517
Prinsloo, N.D., Postma, M., Ryan, P.G., Coetzee, M. and de Bruyn, P.J.N. 2021. Estimating bird flight height using 3‐D photogrammetry. Journal of Zoology 314: 174-186. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12879 IF: 1.724
Quque, M., Paquet, M., Zahn, S., Théron, F., Faivre, B., Sueur, C., Criscuolo, F., Doutrelant, C. and Covas, R. 2021. Contrasting associations between nestling telomere length and pre and postnatal helpers' presence in a cooperatively breeding bird. Oecologia 196: 37-51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-021-04917-8 IF: 2.654
Reis, S., Melo, M., Covas, R., Doutrelant, C., Pereira, H., de Lima, R. and Loiseau, C. 2021. Influence of land use and host species on parasite richness, prevalence and co-infection patterns. International Journal for Parasitology 51(1): 83-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.08.005 IF: 3.981
Rönkä, N., Pakanen, V.M., Pauliny, A., Thomson, R.L., Nuotio, K., Pehlak, H., Thorup, O., Lehikoinen, P., Rönkä, A., Blomqvist, D. and Koivula, K. 2021. Genetic differentiation in an endangered and strongly philopatric, migrant shorebird. BMC Ecology and Evolution 21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01855-0 IF: 3.058
Sumasgutner, P. 2021. A southern perspective on urban birds. Ostrich 92: iii-v. https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2021.1911461 IF: 1.364
Valle, S., Collar, N.J., Melo, M., and Marsden, S.J. 2020. What can the abundance of Grey Parrots on Príncipe Island tell us about large parrot conservation? Journal of Tropical Ecology 36: 293–297. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266467421000031 IF: 1.163
Valls, F.C.L., Tavares, M., Flood, R.L. and Bugoni, L. 2021. The status of Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera in the south-west Atlantic Ocean, with notes on separation from dark-morph Trindade Petrel P. arminjoniana. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 141: 267-275. No IF
Villavicencio, C.P., Windley, H., D'Amelio, P.B., Gahr, M., Goymann, W. and Quispe, R. 2021. Neuroendocrine patterns underlying seasonal song and year-round territoriality in male black redstarts. Frontiers in Zoology 18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-021-00389-x IF: 3.172
Wang, D., Forstmeier, W., D'Amelio, P.B., Martin, K. and Kempenaers, B. 2021. Is female mate choice repeatable across males with nearly identical songs? Animal Behaviour 181: 137-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.09.001 IF: 2.844


" If You want new towels, leave them on the floor or else put them on the towel rack; You will help us to reduce the pollution caused by detergents. Our hotel check the heating system periodically in order to optimize consumption and reduce outputs. Your attention and sensibility will make the garbage recycling in our hotel more effective. "
Garnì Lago Nembia has 31 rooms perfectly suitable for your holidays in the Trentino region. All of them feature a free Wi-Fi connection in order to make your holiday on Lake Nembia more comfortable. You can also take the lift to reach all of our rooms.
Our rooms' en suite baths have been equipped with Ecolabel soap dispenser and flow reducers out of consideration for the nature environment and according to the standards of the association "Qualità Parco". This way we can spare water, which is essential to all creatures and living beings. Moreover, we use eco-friendly cleaning agents for our daily cleaning service and we replace bath-towels and bed linen on our guests' request.
We offer our guests three kinds of room in order to match their individual needs.
These rooms with balcony overlooking the lake feature a double bed or two single beds with mattress in Memory Foam, double pillow selection (soft ball or aloe memory), an electric boiler with a wide selection of tea, tisane and coffee, a cupboard, Italian larch wood flooring, 32" flat screen TV, safe and phone as well as a bathrobe and slippers for each guest. They all have an en suite , magnifying mirror and hairdryer as well as a welcome set (Ecolabel ® shower gel/shampoo and soap dispenser, shower cap).
These rooms with balcony or wooden loft in traditional Alpine style feature a double bed or two single beds, a cupboard, Italian larch wood flooring, 23" flat screen TV, safe and phone. They all have a private bathroom with shower and hairdryer as well as a welcome set (shower gel/shampoo, soap and shower cap).
These rooms have a double bed and - in addition - a third and fourth bed, a balcony or a typical wooden loft. They feature Italian larch wood flooring, 23" flat screen TV, safe and phone as well as an en suite bathroom with shower, hairdryer and a welcome set (shower gel/shampoo, soap and shower cap).


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Gizzo, Anthony R.
From George H. White to Sam Wear
Letter from George H. White to U.S. Attorney Sam Wear regarding an investigation into Carl Carramusa. Carramusa is accused of being a representative of the Kansas City Narcotic Syndicate, a subsidiary of the Kansas City Mafia.
Memorandum re: Nick Penna
Memorandum regarding Nick Penna, Charles Binaggio's chauffeur and bodyguard who is "believed to have the true story of the Binaggio murder." The memo also describes Penna as on the payroll of a company owned by Anthony Gizzo.
Organized Crime Profiles
Profiles of Kansas City organized crime figures Joe "Scarface" DiGiovanni, his brother Peter "Sugarhouse Pete" DiGiovanni, James Balestrere, Nicolo Impostato, Vincent Chiapetta, Thomas Lococo, Tony Gizzo, and Joseph DeLuca, including biographical information, discussions of criminal involvement and known associates, and recor
Kefauver Committee Exhibit No. 10
Diagram from the U.S. Senate Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce, illustrating the Kansas City Mafia's engagement in narcotics, murder, gambling games and bookmaking, and liquor distribution. Names of alleged members are listed, as are victims of unsolved murders.
List of Persons Having Masses Said in Memory of Charles Gargotta
Report from Kansas City Police Department detectives listing "persons having masses said at the Holy Rosary Church in memory of Charles Gargotta," including Mr. and Mrs. Carl Civella, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Di Capo, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Accurso, and other individuals, families, and businesses.
Kefauver Committee Exhibit No. 9
Diagram from the Kansas City Hearings of the U.S. Senate Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce, illustrating the Kansas City Mafia's involvement in night clubs, liquor businesses, bookmaking and other gambling, voter fraud, narcotics, and murder, among other areas.
Kansas City Organized Crime Profiles
Profiles of prominent Kansas City organized crime figures, including Charles Binaggio, Gaetano "Thomas" Lococo, and James Balestrere.
From Unknown to Mr. Halley
Letter, labeled "confidential," from an unknown correspondent to Mr. Halley, regarding information received from Kansas City crime boss Charles Binaggio's brother, Dominick. Tim Moran, a "big time gambler here under ...
Memorandum re: James Balestrere
Memorandum summarizing the biography and criminal activity of James Balestrere.
Report on Charles Binaggio and Charles Gargotta
Report from KCPD Homicide Bureau after questioning James Balestrere.
Robert Anthony Gizzo Profile
Profile of Tony Gizzo, a former "gambling and horse book operator" with connections to Chicago Mafia figures and with Kansas City's Charles Binaggio.
Tony Gizzo Testimony for the Kefauver Committee
Photographs and quotes from Tony Gizzo, Kansas City mafia figure, during his testimony before the U.S. Senate Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce, popularly known as the Kefauver Committee. Gizzo is quoted as saying "Senator, I wish to hell you would tell me what the Mafia is.

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Blues rock fans are going to love this "no frills" look at Savoy Brown up close, and personal, in a club setting. Kim Simmonds' blistering guitar work is backed up by his longtime band of Pat DeSalvo on bass and Garnet Grimm on drums. Watch and listen as the band plays songs from their latest album, "Witchy Feelin'", that reached #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart, as well as scorching versions of the classics, "Poor Girl" and "Savoy Brown Boogie". After more than 50 years as a band, Savoy Brown shows they still know how to rock the blues as well as anybody and better than most!


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Q: Viewpager2 dependency causes crash at launch Adding the Viewpager2 dependency makes my app crash at launch.
When my dependencies looks like this, everything works exactly as it should.
dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
//    implementation 'androidx.viewpager2:viewpager2:1.0.0'
    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.0.2'
    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:1.1.3'
    implementation 'androidx.legacy:legacy-support-v4:1.0.0'
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.0'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.1.1'
    implementation "com.google.zxing:core:3.3.0"
    implementation 'com.zsoltsafrany:needle:1.0.0'
    implementation 'com.google.zxing:javase:3.3.0'
}

But as soon as I uncomment implementation 'androidx.viewpager2:viewpager2:1.0.0', my app crashes instantly.
2019-12-18 17:51:16.134 7012-7012/com.example.[PROJECT] D/AndroidRuntime: Shutting down VM
2019-12-18 17:51:16.135 7012-7012/com.example.[PROJECT] E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    Process: com.example.[PROJECT], PID: 7012
    java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.example.[PROJECT]/com.example.[PROJECT].Login}: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: AppCompat does not support the current theme features: { windowActionBar: false, windowActionBarOverlay: true, android:windowIsFloating: false, windowActionModeOverlay: false, windowNoTitle: false }
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3270)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3409)
        at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:83)
        at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:135)
        at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95)
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2016)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:214)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7356)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:492)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:930)
     Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: AppCompat does not support the current theme features: { windowActionBar: false, windowActionBarOverlay: true, android:windowIsFloating: false, windowActionModeOverlay: false, windowNoTitle: false }
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.createSubDecor(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:670)
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.ensureSubDecor(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:518)
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:466)
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:140)
        at com.example.[PROJECT].Login.onCreate(Login.java:35)
        at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:7802)
        at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:7791)
        at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1299)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3245)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3409)
        at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:83)
        at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:135)
        at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95)
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2016)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:214)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7356)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:492)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:930)

I'm using Android Studio 3.5.1 and Gradle 5.4.1, if that matters at all. I can't figure out why adding this dependency would make my theme suddenly break, especially since my theme is as barebones as they come.

    <!-- Base application theme. -->
    <style name="[PROJECT]Theme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
        <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
        <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
        <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>
    </style>

</resources>

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Robert Wyatt, post-Soft Machine (Machine Molle in French...) wrote this with Dave Sinclair from Caravan - absolute legends the both of them. We used to listen to this a lot in my mate's camper, which was knackered and permanently parked at the end of his road, and was the scene of more bonhomie and madcap experimentalism than a school night usually warranted. If the mood's just right though, if it's grey and drizzly out, and you're feeling a little nostalgic, then this song will rise through the years and the rainsoaked weeds and the taste of TUC biscuits, cigarettes, cornershop wine, chewing gum, and there you'll be, 16 years old, wishing you knew a girl named Caroline.


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Zimbabwe Court: Parliament Term Ends June, Elections Imminent
HARARE — The High Court on Monday ruled that the life of parliament ends on June 29, clearing the way for President Robert Mugabe to declare the dates of fresh elections.
Judge president George Chiweshe, delivering his full judgment today in a case in which President Mugabe had sought to be excused from complying with a court order forcing him to declare the date of by-elections in three Matabeleland parliamentary constituencies namely Nakyi South, Lupane East and Bulilima East, said the life of the current parliament was coming to an end on that day.
Judge Chiweshe said forcing President Mugabe to set dates for those by-elections in those three constituencies and other vacant seats countrywide was tantamount to wasting taxpayers' money.
He said those who would be elected could be in office for only two weeks if procedures of calling for such an election in terms of the Electoral Act were to be followed before the expiry of the life of the current parliament.
Chiweshe said because the lifespan of parliament is 5 years, the term of office of the current parliament ends on 29 June since President Mugabe was sworn in 29 June 2008, adding that fresh elections are now imminent.
The judge said lawyers representing Abednico Bhebhe, Njabuliso Mguni and Norman Mpofu, who lost their parliamentary seats following their expulsion from the MDC formation of professor Welshman Ncube, failed to convince him that the life of parliament can be extended by a four months within which the president would be required to proclaim the dates of elections.
Justice Chiweshe said the extension could only be done during a state of emergency or when the country is involved in a war.
President Mugabe had approached the court seeking to be excused from complying with an order compelling him to declare dates of by-elections in the three constituencies by March 31.
Report By Thomas Chiripasi
Tsvangirai Seeks Court Help to Question Mugabe's Election Dates
Chiwenga Urges War Vets to Campaign For Mugabe in Crucial Election
Time Ticking Away For Mugabe's By-Election Call
Court Reserves Judgement on Mugabe Bye-Election Case
President Mugabe Excused From Calling Zimbabwe By-elections
Mugabe Loses Supreme Court Appeal, Ordered to Call By-Elections


This annual campaign is starting up again on October 15th.
2) Buy something! This is the easiest way to help out and it's totally worth it! You get something cool made by someone cool! Win-win!
Think about helping the campaign whatever way you can. It's a great way to interact with our community, and do a little good at the same time.
There are only 4 days left in the Creations for Charity sale over on Bricklink!
The prices are as low as they're going to get, and there are some really cool things out there by some really talented builders. If you haven't done so already, I would suggest taking a look at the pieces up for sale and consider buying one (or two, or three!) before the end of the month.
All the money raised goes to buy LEGO sets for kids who might not otherwise have the opportunity to play with the wonderful bricks we all enjoy and take for granted.
PLUS, it's pretty cool to have something made by someone else in the community. I've bought one piece so far am and looking over a couple more before it all wraps up. As well, I offered 4 separate pieces and they've all been sold to good homes around the globe. Either way, it's a nice way to get involved in our LEGO community and help some kids out at the same time.
There`s a 24-hour live broadcast currently underway in support of C4C going on right now. As of this post, they`re about to begin hour 3.
So out of curiosity, what did you build for it?
ManitobaMoe wrote: So out of curiosity, what did you build for it?
The Creations 4 Charity fundraiser has started up again!
Nannan is currently accepting submissions for the charity! Whether you donate or buy a MOC, it's a worthwhile venture. However, for the second year, they are offering a custom brick if you donate a MOC that sell's for more than $20. One side of this matches up to last year's (and also next year's) brick to make a final piece.
Keep an eye for when the store opens as stuff tends to move pretty fast!
The 24hr Live build hangout just ended, which means there's not a lot of time left to pick up any of the ultra-cool builds on the C4C Bricklink page!
Note: all the creations I've donated to be sold are still up there (Boo-urns). If anyone from here buys one, I'll add in another build of your theme choice to sweeten the deal!


Self-driving cars represent a technology of the future that is designed to improve people's lives. They have the potential to make people safer and more productive. While fully automated cars are some ways off from being seen day-to-day on the roads, some of the technology is showing up in cars today. We have cars that park themselves, correct your steering if you drift into another lane and automatically brake if the car in front of you breaks suddenly. Being able to see the long-term technical goals and implement changes to get Platte River Networks there is fundamental to my role.
As the Director of Technology & Innovation, I need to ensure that Platte is able to understand future needs of our clients. The technical landscape is always changing and the needs of our clients are always changing. This can take some "out of the box" thinking. Designing solutions that improve how people & companies work is key. This takes understanding a company as a whole and how small changes impacts the entire IT system. We are a service based company. To provide the best service, it takes more than solid technology, it also an outstanding user experience.
impact my teams. I want to allow my techs to do more in an easy, intuitive way.
Being able to shape how things are done and seeing the results of these decisions is very rewarding. The results of my efforts are seen in the community as well.
Platte River Networks was ranked Best Place to Work (Denver Business Journal) and was voted IT company of the year by (Colorado Biz Magazine) for 3 consecutive years. I'm able to make sure that we're able to provide exceptional service to our client and ensure that the employees are happy and excited to do the work. Technology is ever-changing and growing, we as a company need to be also.


A Soul Place is where your soul mostly feels at home. It's a place where you feel you truly belong; a place where you feel you are strongly connected to Earth; a place where you feel energetically rejuvenated and empowered.
Others may feel their Soul Place is half-way around the globe while others may feel it's right where they are.
According to the Native Americans and Australian Aborigines, we all have a place of power on this Earth. It's a place of belonging that can help us fulfill our destiny.
1. You will feel a strong connection, a kind of familiarity as if you have been in that place before.
2. You are free to be who you are and will become more of yourself, achieving fullness and wholeness of self.
3. Things will manifest or flow with a greater sense of grace and ease in your life.
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7. You feel in touch and connected with nature.
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9. You come to heal yourself and release the things from your previous lifetimes and traumas.
10. You feel it's where you can do your greatest work.
Changing your surrounding provides you with lots of benefits!
Though finding your Soul Place doesn't necessarily require you to travel far, physically getting yourself out of where you presently are, even for a short while, provides you with lots of benefits.
Being surrounded with a new environment makes you better able to put things in perspective.
Getting yourself out into nature is also a great way of reconnecting with the Earth, the ground you are standing on.
Some people set out as pilgrims and visit sacred sites for the purpose of reconnecting with their purpose and power.
Universal Soulplaces were considered Sacred Sites by people in the past.
Among the sacred sites that are believed to be the Universal Soul Places are Sedona, the Egyptian Pyramids, Uluru, Stonehenge, and others. These places are believed to hold a strong energy or vibration.
The Earth is a vast land that holds the place where we feel truly at home.
Wherever we are in our spiritual journey, finding our soul place is an endeavor we need to achieve so that we can fulfill our purpose with power and grace whether this place is outside or inside of us.


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Q: Is the instantaneous polarisation direction of circularly polarised light observable? In classical electromagnetism, a circularly polarised electromagnetic wave is described by an electric field $\mathbf E(\mathbf r, t)=\mathbf E_0 e^{i(\mathbf k\cdot\mathbf x-\omega t)}$, where $\mathbf E_0\in\mathbb C^3$ has the form (assuming without loss of generality that the propagation direction is $z$)
$$\mathbf E_0=(E_0,i E_0,0),\qquad E_0\in\mathbb R.$$
Because only the real part of $\mathbf E$ is physical, this corresponds to the physical electric field
$$\mathrm{Re}[\mathbf E(\mathbf r,t)]=E_0\big(
\cos(kz-\omega t),\sin(kz-\omega t), 0
\big).$$
In other words, the direction of the electric field rotates in the $xy$ plane.
This should mean that, even if only in principle, it should be possible to measure the instantaneous direction of the polarisation of a coherent light beam. For example, I should be able to set up an experiment in which, by measuring the polarisation with an high enough frequency, I should observe the polarisation direction rotating in time.
In particular, I shold then also be able to find positions where to put linear polarisers in such a way to have the light always pass through the polarisers without attenuation (because if I know the frequency of the light, I also know the distance corresponding to a full rotation of the polarisation, and then if I put linear polarisers at these positions in a suitable direction, the light would always cross them without any attenuation).
What I find odd is that assuming the above is true, I'm confused as to how this situation would be described when switching to the formalism of quantum mechanics (QM). In QM, circular polarisation is a specific polarisation state, which I can write as $|0\rangle+i|1\rangle$, and there is no notion of a "rotation in time". This is at odds with the classical description, so how do we describe this classical situation from a QM point of view (if at all possible)?

A: Not sure I understand what exactly you mean by timing the measurement. If we reduce the frequency enough so that we are dealing with low frequency radio waves, then one can measure the direction of the field based on the force it would exert on a charged particle. However, for light, the frequency is too high to do that. The integration time of a photo detector is typically much longer than the period of a light field. So although one can argue about this on a theoretical level, one would not be able to perform such an experiment in practice.
In the quantum case, remember that one can always perform a unitary transformation to convert linear polarization basis into a circular polarization basis. In effect, the measurement setup performs such a unitary transformation to bring the state into the eigenbasis of the measurement setup.
Another issue with the measurement is the phase. (Perhaps this is the core of your problem.) At very low frequencies, we can measure the phase of the field, because the time it takes for the measurement is much shorter than the period of the wave. We cannot do this at light frequencies. Therefore, we can only measure phase as a relative concept using interference effects. It is for this reason that the quantum measurement becomes probabilistic. We simply don't know what the absolute phase is, because we cannot measure it.


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SOURCE: Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office
New Orleans police arrested the mother of a toddler who was found wandering the streets of a playground near the Marigny.Police arrested 39-year-old Sherry Lee Wednesday night on a charge of child desertion.Police said Lee admitted to leaving her child in the park Tuesday morning unsupervised and never attempted to locate the child.Her son was found by a good Samaritan near Frenchmen and Royal streets in the heart of the Marigny neighborhood.Police said the good Samaritan who alerted them about the toddler wants to remain silent. However, Kurt Robinson told WDSU News that he was riding his bike through Washington Square Park on Tuesday morning, when he saw the boy unattended.Robinson said he went around the park, asking people if they knew anything about the child.One person Robinson asked was Steve Kennedy, who said he saw the toddler earlier that day."This child came in with an adult," Kennedy said. "There was somebody with him 20 minutes ago and now that person is gone."Robinson attracted the attention of a police officer after more time passed. The next day, the mother, Sherry Lee, said she learned her child was on TV and went to the police department to claim her child.Police said she has been booked on a charge of child desertion and admitted she had no intention of returning to the park.The child, who police said appeared healthy, remains in state custody.Police said no missing child reports were filed.The good Samaritan spoke to WDSU about his concern for the child. He said he didn't want to speak out because his "blessings come from above."Watch WDSU News at 4 and 5 p.m. for the full interview.13484466
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New Orleans police arrested the mother of a toddler who was found wandering the streets of a playground near the Marigny.
Police arrested 39-year-old Sherry Lee Wednesday night on a charge of child desertion.
NOPD locates mother of toddler found alone
Good Samaritans help stranded toddler in Marigny
Police said Lee admitted to leaving her child in the park Tuesday morning unsupervised and never attempted to locate the child.
Her son was found by a good Samaritan near Frenchmen and Royal streets in the heart of the Marigny neighborhood.
Police said the good Samaritan who alerted them about the toddler wants to remain silent. However, Kurt Robinson told WDSU News that he was riding his bike through Washington Square Park on Tuesday morning, when he saw the boy unattended.
Robinson said he went around the park, asking people if they knew anything about the child.
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"This child came in with an adult," Kennedy said. "There was somebody with him 20 minutes ago and now that person is gone."
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It is hot game. Aytemiz Alanyaspor FC gainst Turkish Super League leader Galatasaray FC (Istanbul). The Super league game will be played in Alanya at Bahçeşehir Stadium at 19:00.
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By the way today at Alanya Bahçeşehir Stadium more than 10.000 audience expected.
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Do not forget to buy Alanyaspor products from Alanyaspor Store at city square near by Atatürk monument. Besides you may get passolig card and ticket from the store.
Have a nice time at the stadium.


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We occasionally receive comments that a VHS or Beta tape plays back with problems. Often the customer sees horizontal wiggling or vertical jitter in the picture. If the VCR is known to be good, look at these other possible causes:
Videotape - old, used-many-times, video tapes can get worn. They lose oxide and often develop a ripple along the edge of the tape. The edge of the tape is where the sync signals are recorded, so that could be a cause of playback jitter. Also, a videocassette itself can have problems. I've seen old cassettes where the internal tape hub gets slightly worn, causing a drag as it plays. Mold is also a problem. If a tape was stored in the wrong environment mold spores can grow on the tape surface, hard to see, but they make the tape pause, stick or drag around the video head drum. Once this happens, sticky residue gets deposited and other "good" tapes start having problems. Even sealed VHS cassettes from 30 years ago can have problems that develop with age.
(above) Mold spores and tape edge ripple
TV set - The horizontal sync signals that a VCR puts out aren't as stable as something coming in on digital TV. In the 70's and 80's TV manufacturers were aware of the VCR playback problem. They helped this by designing horizontal circuits in TVs that were more forgiving to VCR signals. However, some new LCD TVs aren't expected to playback the "sloppy" sync pulses of VCR tapes. So even though your VCR may be playing into a new LCD TV it may experience horizontal wiggling issues. Running the VCR video output into a Time Base Corrector (TBC) and then into the TV would probably fix things, but at $200+ that's a very expensive solution if you're just planing on watching videotapes. However, TBC's are highly recommended add-ons when making digital captures from tape.
Recording Source - If you're still using a VCR to record TV channels, the cause of jitter may originate in your recording source. Cable TV boxes use scrambling technology to decode many of the channels. In some cases this can cause instability in a recorded tape. Also, if you're recording to videotape from another tape, instability in the sync signals can increase. Here again, a time base corrector can help correct sync instability.
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Maersk Oil sheds 140 jobs, narrows losses
by Rita Brown
Maersk Oil successfully installs second jacket on Culzean
Maersk Oil has shed 140 jobs in the past year, according to its latest financial report.
The drop coincides with a decline in turnover from £1.19billion to £1.01billion.
However, the firm, which is will soon be absorbed by Total, successfully narrowed its operating losses from £45.5million to £28million for the financial year. Maersk credited a fall in asset impairments for the improvement.
Staff costs fell from $178.7milliont to $112.5million. Company filings confirmed Maersk Oil had gone from 772 positions to 630. The figures exclude executive directors.
"As a response to the current oil price, the company continues to evaluate costs across all categories, both internally and from sub-contractors," Maersk said. "The company also continues to focus on production efficiency."
In August, French oil giant Total confirmed plans to takeover Maersk Oil in a $7.45billion deal.
Read why it's a great deal for both here.
The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of next year. Maersk chief executive Gretchen Watkins confirmed she will not be joining Total's ranks, after seeing the deal through.
Maersk also confirmed progress on its flagship Culzean development in its most company filing.
"The company continues to progress the Culzean development with first gas expected in 2019 and continues to seek to maximise recovery from existing assets and investigate new areas with its active exploration and infill well programme," a Maersk spokesperson said.
Discovered in 2008 by Maersk Oil and its co-venturers, the Culzean gas condensate field has resources estimated at 250-300 million barrels of oil equivalent. Production is expected to start in 2019 and continue for at least 13 years, with plateau production of 60,000-90,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
The high pressure, high temperature (HPHT) field is in the UK Central North Sea is expected to produce enough gas to meet 5% of total UK demand at peak production in 2020/21.
Hopes grow for hundreds of offshore jobs at Nigg
Trac Oil delivering 'sustainable' profits after 'challenging' period
Premier Oil gets court approval for debt plan to acquire North Sea assets
US-China deal provides boost for energy exports


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Senate Introduces Resolution Declaring July "National Blueberry Month"
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Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has introduced a resolution recognizing the history and accomplishments of the U.S. highbush blueberry industry and seeking to declare July as "National Blueberry Month."
The resolution, deemed Senate Resolution 528, was sponsored by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).
The resolution points out that highbush blueberries have a harvested area estimated at over 97,000 acres and are produced in 48 states by more than 14,000 growers and their families; and that highbush blueberry production in the U.S. has continually increased, with particular growth in the past two decades, reaching a harvest of 551,100,000 pounds in 2018. It also points to the research-based health benefits of blueberries.
Today, members of the North American Blueberry Council (NABC) participated in a Hill Climb to encourage lawmakers to support blueberries by signing on to the resolution that reflects the incredible growth, value and impact the blueberry industry has on the economy and communities.
The over 130 participants shared the NABC's policy priorities and drove awareness of the health benefits of blueberries.
"Blueberry growers and others connected to the industry are thrilled at the possibility of having their work recognized and celebrated during National Blueberry Month," said NABC Chair Tom Bodtke. "There's simply no better time than July, which is our peak season, to draw attention to the economic and health benefits of blueberries. We're grateful to the senators who are helping draw attention to the industry with this timely resolution."
The House passed a similar resolution yesterday.
About the North American Blueberry Council
Since 1965, the North American Blueberry Council (NABC) has been the voice of the blueberry industry in the U.S. and Canada. NABC's members represent approximately 70% of the North American highbush blueberry crop. NABC was instrumental in the establishment of the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHABC), a federal agriculture research and promotion program with independent oversight from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Learn more at nabcblues.org.
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Mushroom Council's New Ad Campaign Encourages Consumers to Remix Their Burger Recipes
Alicia Adler Joins USHBC, NABC as Vice President
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Adler brings a wealth of experience to her new role, both in writing grant proposals and developing export markets. …
U.S. Highbush Blueberries Gain Expanded Access to High-Demand Markets in China, the Philippines
North American Blueberry Council Produce May 21, 2020
The North American Blueberry Council (NABC) today expressed appreciation for progress made in ongoing U.S. trade negotiations with China in phase 1 of the trade agreement disclosed earlier this year. Among the new tenets of the agreement is expanded market access for fresh U.S. highbush blueberries. Previously, China only permitted imports of dried and frozen U.S. highbush blueberries. Additionally, the Philippines will formally open its market. …
Blueberry Councils Appoint New Vice President, Marketing and Communications
North American Blueberry Council Produce October 22, 2020
Beginning September 28, 2020, the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) and North American Blueberry Council (NABC) appointed Jennifer Sparks, a longtime marketing professional for the floral industry, as vice president, marketing and communications. …


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Pele Loriano's Song "Flower In The Snow", performed by NUŠKA DRAŠČEK reached the Slovenian ESC Grand Final. Pele Loriano co-wrote and produced the song.
©by Pele Loriano Productions 2018. All rights reserved.


Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina state has inaugurated an 11-man Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the alleged missing N70 billion during ex-governor Ibrahim Shema's administration.
Inaugurating the commission on Monday in Katsina, Masari said that the decision become necessary because more than 90 per cent of the money were illegally taken cash by some officials of the previous administration.
The governor revealed that the officials failed to give adequate explanations on the money, hence the decision to set up the panel.
"It is not our intension to set up the commission but the previous administration refused to give us explanations on the missing funds.
"We are not investigating on how contracts were awarded but how the money was removed from government treasury illegally.
"There are some mistakes that can be forgiven but N70 billion is a huge amount of money that we cannot overlook, people of Katsina want to know about their money", he said.
However, Masari assured that the government would give everybody a fair hearing on the matter and urged the commission to discharge its duties with fairness and justice.
The governor said that the commission, which would investigate funds missing within the last three years of the previous administration, has three months to submit its report.
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The independent local film, Dueling Double Divas: A Comic Micro-Opera, showcases the world premiere of the composition performed by New York Metropolitan Opera sopranos Lori Phillips and Mary Phillips during their recent appearance at Rhode Island College. This performance by the identical twins marks their first ever recital together.
Conceived and composed for the Phillips twins by pianist and Rhode Island College Artist-in-Residence Judith Lynn Stillman, the micro-opera is "an entire operatic tale told in 15 minutes."
"[The form] works well for the short attention span society," Stillman said. "If you're afraid of opera, this is a great way to get your feet wet."
The half-hour film also includes works by Jake Heggie and Lee Hoiby. Dueling Double Divas: A Comic Micro-Opera airs Sunday, January 10, 2016, at 6 p.m. on WSBE Rhode Island PBS as part of the ongoing series Rhode Island Stories, with encore broadcasts on Saturday, January 16 at 11 p.m., and on WSBE Learn on Tuesday, January 12 at 8 p.m.
Soprano Lori Phillips and mezzo-soprano Mary Phillips grew up in East Providence and are graduates of Rhode Island College. They have performed leading roles at The Metropolitan Opera. Judith Lynn Stillman is a world-renowned musician and holds Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees from The Juilliard School.
Another film showing performance of Stillman's original compositions airs January 17 at 6 p.m. Read about Phoenix from the Ashes here.
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Phoenix from the Ashes: A Film by Judith Lynn Stillman, has as its centerpiece a song cycle for soprano and piano celebrating the triumph of the human spirit over adversity. This Holocaust remembrance film, showcased at the Embassy of the Czech Republic's 2014 Holocaust Remembrance event, airs January 17, 2016, at 6 p.m. on Rhode Island Stories. with encore broadcasts on Saturday, January 23 at 11 p.m. on WSBE Rhode Island PBS and on Tuesday, January 19 at 8 p.m. on WSBE Learn.
The documentary features the world premiere of Phoenix from the Ashes: Seven Songs for Soprano and Piano composed by internationally-renowned musician, Judith Lynn Stillman. Dramatic soprano of the New York Metropolitan Opera Lori Phillips sings, with Stillman as collaborative pianist. Stillman is Artist-in-Residence and professor of music at Rhode Island College. Phillips, who grew up in East Providence, RI, is a graduate of Rhode Island College.
The song texts in Phoenix from the Ashes are based on poems from Vedem: The Secret Magazine of The Boys of Terezin (concentration camp). From 1942 through 1944, a group of 140 teenage boys, aged 13-16, living in the barracks at Terezín, secretly documented their lives in a weekly magazine called Vedem (Czech for "In the Lead"), which included their art work, essays, reviews, and poetry. It was a huge risk to produce - they would have been sent to death camps if caught - but the magazine was never discovered.
Of the 140 boys who participated in the effort to produce Vedem, only about 15 survived. Only one of them, Zdeněk (Sidney) Taussig, remained in Terezín until its liberation in May 1945. He had the insight to save the nearly 800 pages of the manuscript in the hopes that it might survive the war. After he was liberated, he retrieved the manuscript and brought it back home with him to Prague.
Mr. Taussig, the 83-year old survivor who showed such extraordinary bravery and foresight as a teen, tells his compelling story in this documentary in interviews interspersed with the songs. Texts for the Phoenix song cycle come from the pages miraculously hidden and retrieved by Taussig, who was present at the debut to hear his boyhood friends' poems realized in Stillman's songs.
Another film featuring performance of Stillman's original compositions airs Sunday, january 10 at 6 p.m. Read about Dueling Double Divas here.
WSBE Rhode Island PBS transmits over the air on 36.1; on Rhode Island cable: Cox cable 08/1008HD, Verizon FiOS 08/508HD, Full Channel 08; on Massachusetts cable: Comcast 819HD (Comcast SD subscribers check local listings for standard definition channel), Verizon FiOS 18/518HD; satellite: Dish 36/7776, DirecTV 36.
For more information about programs and services at Rhode Island PBS, visit www.ripbs.org.
Rhode Island PBS is proud to encore the annual Christmas favorite, Happy Holidays: The Best of The Andy Williams Christmas Shows one more time in 2015, on Sunday, December 13 at 3:30 p.m.
Quintessential moments of Happy Holidays: The Best of The Andy Williams Christmas Shows include Williams's solos of "Silent Night" and "Ave Maria," as well as performances with his brothers for "I'll Be Home for Christmas" and with the Osmonds for "Silver Bells." Interviews with Williams, and Bobby and Donny Osmond are interwoven with the show clips.
Based on real events, Mercy Street takes viewers beyond the battlefield and into the lives of Americans on the Civil War home front as they face the unprecedented challenges of one of the most turbulent times in our nation's history. Rhode Island PBS presents Mercy Street, a PBS original series, on Friday nights after Downton Abbey, beginning January 22.
Meet the Green Family, whose luxury hotel in Virginia has been converted to a hospital.
Meet Nurse Mary Phinney and Dr. Jedediah Foster. Mercy Street's Josh Radnor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead talk about their characters.
Ring in the New Year with drama and style! On Saturday, January 2 at 5 p.m., join Rhode Island PBS for a free screening of the first hour of Downton Abbey Season 6 on the big screen at the Park Theatre RI Center for the Performing Arts, 848 Park Avenue in Cranston, Rhode Island.
The screening is free, and - GREAT NEWS - you can call the Park Theatre (401) 467-7275 to reserve your tickets in advance for pick up on the day of the show or pick them up anytime during regular business hours 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday before December 30; the Park Theatre will be closed on Christmas Day, and on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. General seating is first come, first served.
Come dressed in your best 1920s style (optional) and step back in time to enjoy the Downton Abbey preview in the Art Deco splendor of the Park Theatre. There is plenty of free parking across the street in the municipal parking lot behind Cranston City Hall.
While at the screening, enter to win the Ultimate Downton Abbey Gift Bag* filled with more than $500 worth of Downton Abbey DVDs, books, and commemorative items. Raffle tickets are only $25 each and will be on sale in the lobby. You may also call 401-222-3636 x209 to reserve your ticket before they run out. The drawing will be held at the screening.
We thank you for your support! And tune in Fridays at 9 p.m. on Rhode Island PBS starting January 8 for the final season of Downton Abbey on Masterpiece.
An 11-ounce 100% cotton canvas tote with a 5-inch bottom gusset 20" x 15" x 5". "Downton Abbey" and an image of Highclere Castle (real life location for filming the Downton Abbey series) is screen printed in dark blue ink on the natural canvas. Extra long natural web handles are reinforced at stress points.
Mrs. Patmore's Pudding Tea - This decadent dessert tea has the homemade flavors of vanilla sponge cake drizzled with rich caramel sauce. The full-bodied base of premium black tea lends itself well to a splash of milk, making it a perfect afternoon tea to partner with puddings, scones and shortbread.
They Wore the Red Suit is a documentary featuring the rare individuals who have devoted their lives to keeping that magic alive in the world by actually being Santa Claus 365 days a year. Rhode Island PBS presents this charming look at the history, the industry, and the vocation of career Santas on Learn on Tuesday, December 15 at 8:00 p.m. and on Rhode Island PBS on Wednesday, December 23 at 8 p.m.
As if the subject isn't fascinating enough, we are delighted to say Rhode Island's own Michael Rielly is one of the Santas profiled in the film. Michael is a third generation Santa. His grandfather, James (Jim) D. Rielly, was Santa Claus for 62 years and was well-known throughout the Northeastern United States. Jim was inducted into the Santa Claus Hall of Fame in 2011.
Michael serves on the Santa Claus Oath Foundation and is an adviser Santa-America. In 2007, he founded the Santa Claus community, ClausNet - the largest community and resource for men and women dedicated to the faithful portrayal of Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, and all others who devote their time to bringing the magic of Christmas to children and adults throughout the world.
Why should your town be "Our Town"? Rhode Island PBS wants to know! Your nomination could mean your town is the next setting for Our Town.
Our Town is a community project where neighbors become filmmakers to tell the stories of Our Town. Rhode Island PBS invites residents to nominate their town by January 31, 2016. The town with the highest number of nominations will be the next location for filming starting in March.
The Our Town series shares with viewers the local legends, historical happenings, and backyard secrets of Rhode Island towns and villages – those untold or uncelebrated stories that capture the essence of the town.
The first documentary, Our Town: Glocester, debuted in December 2014. When we asked for nominations last January, two towns emerged by popular demand, so 2015 saw the premiere of Our Town: North Kingstown in September 2015, and Our Town: Portsmouth on December 2, 2015.
Where we go next is completely up to you. Your Voice, Your Vision. Nominate your town using a simple online survey form, and tell us what is so great about your town. Townies are especially urged to participate, but you do not have to live in the particular town - just have a great town story to tell about it.
Only Rhode Island towns are eligible for this project. But of Rhode Island's 39 municipalities, 31 are towns, so that's a lot of great stories to tell. (Sorry, Central Falls, Cranston, East Providence, Newport, Pawtucket, Providence, Warwick, and Woonsocket. Cities are not eligible for Our Town at this time.) With three towns visited, we still have 28 eligible locations, plenty of opportunity for individuals and businesses to get involved.
Teachers: Are you the next PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovator from RI?
For the first time since this program launched, all educators who meet the entry requirements, follow the guidelines and submit their application to the Digital Innovators Program will be accepted into the program and rewarded with year-long professional development opportunities, including unique virtual trainings focused on digital best practices, access to exclusive resources from PBS LearningMedia Custom, invitations to special events, a free PBS TeacherLine professional development course, networking opportunities and more. PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovators will also receive ongoing support from their local PBS member stations (in this case, it's us, Rhode Island PBS!).
Our 2015 PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovator from Rhode Island is Johnston teacher Deborah Ramm.


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What is a Public Ivy?	Joy	2019-03-02T02:40:33+00:00
Most people are familiar with the term "Ivy League University," but some outstanding schools are classified as "Public Ivies." What does it mean to "get an Ivy League Experience," and how do Public Ivies compare to the private schools? There are several popular opinions on the subject.
Related resource: Top 30 Public Ivies Offering a Degree in Psychology
The Ivy League Experience
Eight schools are classified as Ivy League schools. These are the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Colombia, Brown, Cornell and Princeton. All these schools are on the east coast. One of the most attractive things about an Ivy League education is that the schools have large endowments, and that translates to cutting-edge facilities. Another "plus" is that having the name of one of these schools on a degree virtually guarantees high employability and high salaries. It is extremely hard to get into an Ivy League university. Harvard's acceptance rate is about six percent, and Yale's is near seven percent. The low acceptance rate means that these schools are usually smaller and that means greater accessibility to the faculty.
So-Called "Public Ivies"
There are eight schools considered worthy of this title, and 31 more that are viewed as top-notch public universities. The eight schools include the College of William and Mary, Miami University, University of California, the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Vermont and the University of Virginia. As is the case with private ivies, getting into these schools is not easy. The acceptance rate at identified public ivy schools ranges between 14 percent and 40 percent. While there are some small schools in this classification, most of the public universities have larger student bodies, and that usually means larger classes. There are exceptions, and students with high academic merit can apply to honors colleges within the university.
The Price Tag
The old adage says you get what you pay for. In the case of the private schools versus the public ones, that might not apply. According to an article in the US News and World Report, tuition at Yale University is about $42,000. Harvard tuition is about $41,000. In contrast, tuition at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor is $13,437. Tuition at the University of California at Berkley is $11,767. These highly-ranked public schools come with a higher price sticker than lower-ranked public institutions but are far less expensive than the prestigious private schools. There is a caveat though. Many students at private schools can afford to pay all their expenses without aid. Because admission is low, and the schools have high endowments, good financial aid packages are awarded to students who otherwise could not afford the expense. Students who get into an Ivy League school graduate without debt. Still, few people are accepted into the schools and have access to the available aid. The US News and World Report article suggest that students either apply to a Public Ivy near them or establish residency near the university so that they pay resident tuition.
The concept of a public institution that can offer the same quality of education, the excellence of facility and technology and the same perceived value of their names on a diploma as their private counterparts is not new. According to an article in Forbes Magazine, the cost of a college education inflation rate has risen nearly 500 percent since 1985. That figure puts added emphasis on value in education. For many students, a Public Ivy education will give them that value.