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MEMPHIS at OLE MISS
What it means to LSU: It's always entertaining to watch the Rebels struggle to beat a middle of the pack C-USA team. Schadenfreude.
Why I would watch if it was on TV: It usually is a good game, and Houston Nutt's debut as the Ole Miss coach is noteworthy.
What I expect: This is the Rebels best team in a while, which isn't saying much, so I expect them to win not exactly comfortably, but not sweating out the last possession either.
WESTERN ILLINOIS at ARKANSAS
What it means to LSU: Absolutely nothing.
Why I would watch if it was on TV: I wouldn't.
What I expect: Western Illinois to cash a very large check.
UL-MONROE at AUBURN
What it means to LSU: Yet another chance to root against Auburn.
Why I would watch if it was on TV: On the off chance a meteor hits their campus.
What I expect: No meteor.
ALABAMA vs. CLEMSON
What it means to LSU: Dealing with the internal conflict: root for the SEC or root against Saban?
Why I will watch: Because it is the marquee matchup of the day. Clemson is harboring delusions of national title contention in their heads. The chance to watch two of the best freshmen in America: Julio Jones and Da'Quan Bowers.
What I expect: I'm not a firm believer in Bama being a power yet, but I do believe Saban's got them in the right direction and they can win any game they are in. Clemson is more talented, but that's never helped Clemson before. If you want the picture of an Underachiever, it is Clemson. How many times have they been a preseason pick, only to stumble when they actually start playing games? I'm tuning in to see Clemson choke earlier than usual.
KENTUCKY at LOUISIVLLE
What it means to LSU: Another point of conference pride. Our dregs are better than your dregs.
Why I will watch: I doubt I will. Kentucky lost just about every offensive weapon they had, as did Louisville. Watching two rebuilding teams struggle to adjust in their first game is not appealing.
What I expect: A lot of mentions of the guys under center from last season. A lot mistakes as the teams adjust to the new personnel and enter their new, less exciting eras.
TENNESSEE at UCLA
What it means to LSU: The one time all year we'll root for the Vols.
Why I will watch: Because there will be some serious talent on the field. And it will be weird to watch a Tennessee game in which I hate the opposing coach even more than Phil Fulmer. Seriously, Neuheisel is scumbag. Yes, I feel comfortable with that value judgment. anyone who justifies sexual assualt by saying "she couldn't kick" deserves to be kicked in the nuts.
*Editor's Note: Poseur admits in comments he has the wrong scumbag as to that particular incident, but maintains, for other reasons, that Rick Neuheisel is an eminently hatable scumbag.
What I expect: UCLA to struggle with their third-string QB taking snaps. It's tough to go cross-country, so it should be close, but Tennessee should ultimately pull away in what I hope will be a real exciting, though(theme alert) sloppy, game.


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Academic editor: Alessandra La Notte
In recent decades, a concerted effort has been made to define methodologies and frameworks to account for the contribution of the natural environment to national wealth and its role in fulfilling societal and economic needs. The linkages between natural capital and human well-being are even stronger in low-income and vulnerable countries, such as Small Island Developing States (SIDS). This is particularly true for coastal and marine ecosystems and for SIDS, considering that a large portion of their population live along the coast. Therefore, SIDS would greatly benefit from systematically assessing and recording the condition and services provided by marine and coastal habitats in ecosystem accounts. Applications of accounting frameworks to marine and coastal habitats, however, are still under development. Through a case study in the Caribbean Island of Grenada, we explore SIDS readiness to develop marine and coastal natural capital accounts, in particular framed within the guidelines of the United Nations System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA-EA). We find that, while data to compile accounts of ecosystems extent exist and may be suitable for accounting, data related to ecosystem condition are very limited. Data gaps significantly constrained the potential approaches to estimate the ecosystem services supply provided by the coastal and marine environment in our natural capital accounts for Grenada. Our case study investigation brings us to suggest initial steps for the development of ecosystem accounts in SIDS, including potential methodologies and approaches and discuss how developing a set of coherent accounts can play a key role in incorporating nature into decision-making.
Funding for this project was through the Commonwealth Marine Economies (CME) Programme managed by the FCDO.
Natural capital (NC) is defined as the stock of natural assets (e.g. the ocean) providing a wide range of ecosystem services (e.g. wild fish) which, in combination with manufactured and human capital, enhance the well-being of humans (e.g. the food we eat) (
For these reasons, there is a recognised need to assess and monitor the status of NC, its ecosystems and the changes in ecosystem services they supply over time and space (
Whilst several applications of the SEEA framework for EA exist for terrestrial ecosystems (see, for example,
Accounting for the contribution of marine and coastal ecosystems to human well-being through consistent, coherent and integrated EA tools to systematically organise and present statistics on their ocean resources is of paramount importance for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to mainstream the natural environment into decision-making. SIDS face a number of common challenges due to their small size, institutional weaknesses, vulnerabilities to natural disasters and economic shocks and small economies of scale which hamper effective environmental governance (
The development of ecosystem accounts, ideally in line with the approach set out in the SEEA, would facilitate international comparability of environmental and economic statistics between countries, thus giving SIDS a more effective voice in relevant international forums, as well as access to international financing resources needed to build resilience. By tracking SIDS environmental asset extent, condition, services and benefits,*
The reminder of this paper is organised as follows. Section 2 describes the SEEA EA framework and the steps for the compilation of accounting tables according to SEEA EA guidelines. Section 3 provides some background information on the case study area, Grenada and outlines the approaches used to pilot test the SEEA EA. Challenges, limitations and relevant data gaps surrounding the SEEA EA pilot test in Grenada are highlighted in Section 4, as well as opportunities for moving forward. Finally, Section 5 presents our conclusions to facilitate the development of EA in SIDS.
This study aims to test, through a pilot study, whether SIDS are prepared to develop marine and coastal ecosystem accounts, specifically considering potential alignment with the SEEA EA framework. The SEEA EA (
The development of coastal and marine ecosystem accounts in line with the SEEA EA guidance (Fig.
However, application of the SEEA EA to coastal and marine ecosystems has proved complex and a limited number of attempts exist to date. With the exception of the national-level accounts developed in the UK (
Grenada is a tri-island country of volcanic origin in the eastern Caribbean (Fig.
Following the process outlined in the SEEA EA (
Based on habitat mapping data availability and considering that there is not a single internationally agreed classification for coastal and marine habitats, we focus on the ecosystems that are most relevant for Grenada and that allow a plausible level of spatial detail. The selected ecosystems for our case study are: seagrass meadows, mangrove forests, coral reefs, sandy beaches, littoral forests, shelf sea habitats and deep-sea habitats. Table
Data used to compile the ecosystem extent account were retrieved from various sources. The data used to map and estimate the extent of seagrass, mangroves and coral reefs, provided by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) via the Government of Grenada in 2017, were a collation of data collected over several time periods (1999, 2007 and 2012) from different sources including field surveys and aerial and satellite images. Retrieving data for habitat extent from different sources poses limitations in terms of data harmonisation in space and time. For example, regarding the data on seagrass habitat, the methodology used for digitisation of aerial images and mapping exercises is unknown, as is the quality and resolution of most of the aerial images used. Most of the aerial images used were from 1999, so are over 20 years old. From the information provided by TNC, it seems that no ground-truthing of the image digitisation was conducted. As for mangroves habitat (Figs
Data on the extent of beaches and littoral forests are based on the land-use and land-cover data layer provided by TNC via the Government of Grenada in 2017. The extent of littoral forest was estimated by assuming that the whole forest extent in coastal enumeration districts is composed of littoral forest, likely resulting in an overestimation of habitat extent. Moreover, there is no information available on what data were used to create land-use and land-cover layer, nor what date those data are from.
Extent of the shelf and deep-sea habitats were estimated from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) country report (
In relation to our case study, the only condition indicator we were able to assess in Grenada relates to seagrass bed density (Figs
No condition indicators or information were available for the other considered marine and coastal ecosystems. Building on data, as shown in Table
Additionally, the SEEA EA guidance advises to include in the extent and condition accounts both the opening and closing variation in extent and condition of habitats during the accounting period. This was, however, not possible for this case study, based on the data available. As stated in
Exploring the potential for developing marine and coastal ecosystem accounts in SIDS required the compilation of the ecosystem services supply accounting tables in biophysical and monetary terms. We focused on the most frequently identified ecosystem services in SIDS which include: food provision (benefit of fish and shellfish provision); carbon sequestration and storage (benefit of climate regulation); natural hazard protection (benefit of erosion prevention and coastal protection); natural hazard protection (benefit of erosion prevention and coastal protection); and outdoor recreation (benefit of recreational use). Tables
Nonetheless, our attempt to adhere to the SEEA EA to compile the ecosystem services supply tables presented a number of challenges, particularly with regard to monetary valuation approaches.
The fishing sector in Grenada relates to the wild seafood provisioning service and plays an important role in the Island economy, supporting the livelihoods of local communities and ensuring food security (
Carbon sequestration and storage is a relevant service supplied by Grenada's marine and coastal habitats (in particular, mangroves and seagrasses). The key function of this service is to regulate climate, thus providing local and global-scale benefits. The extent of mangrove and seagrass habitats is directly extracted from the ecosystem assets extent account in Table
Finding an appropriate method to estimate the exchange value of blue carbon in SIDS is complex and conditional to the uncertainty surrounding global and local carbon value estimates (
Information used in Table
As for most SIDS, tourism is an important sector for Grenada's economy, accounting for around 41% of the country's GDP and 23.8% of total employment in 2019 (
The aim of this work was to test, through a case study, if and how ecosystem accounts following the SEEA EA guidance could be developed in SIDS using available data and information. To the best of our knowledge, this work is the first marine and coastal EA pilot in a SIDS context examining different ecosystem types and the related ecosystem services. Our pilot study includes the most recent data publicly available at the time of compilation. However, several challenges currently hinder the development of a full set of ecosystem accounts in SIDS and, consequently, their use for policy decisions and natural capital finance (
Some initial takeaways from this pilot study regarding the possibility to develop marine and coastal ecosystem accounts in Grenada, which can extend to SIDS, in general, include a thorough review of existing environmental and economic data that may have been generated in Grenada and may be held by the government of Grenada, as well as their suitability for a baseline assessment and subsequent use for the development of EA. Data should then be collected and recorded systematically and coherently. The resulting tables and maps should be periodically produced to track dynamics of ecosystem changes and forecast future trends. As pointed out by
The most recent data available on some of the extent of ecosystems considered were collected over 20 years ago. In addition, the collection of these data was fragmented in terms of methods, years and geographical locations. Opening and closing variation in extent and condition of habitats during the accounting period were not considered due to lack of data. Additionally, condition indicators were available only for seagrasses. The selection of condition indicators specific for marine and coastal ecosystems is challenging due to scarcity of data readily available and the scientific complexity to assess suitable condition indicators that affect ecosystem functions and related ecosystem quality (
Trends in the supply of selected ecosystem services in Grenada expressed in biophysical and monetary terms, as shown in Tables
Consideration must be given to how the values of ecosystem services and natural assets are connected to those already accounted within national accounts or outside national accounts in satellite accounts (
Recreational values for accounting purposes could be obtained using data on estimated visits, specifically to marine and coastal areas and on disaggregated expenditure types. Such information would, ideally, be obtained through a visitors' survey and subsequent estimation of an exchange value for the ecosystem service, based on a travel cost method. Otherwise, a simulated exchange value approach (
The valuation of climate regulation services provided by marine and coastal environments, as well as the valuation method to be used to more appropriately represent the value of this service, are subject to scientific uncertainty. Extensive and more frequent habitat surveys, together with the use of new technological and analytical methods (e.g. Earth Observation, artificial intelligence), would allow a better assessment of both baseline and trends in the extent of relevant habitats. Concerning the estimation of carbon burial rates, biogeochemical research has greatly improved our knowledge in the last decades, but a degree of uncertainty still remains. Seafloor sediments may also be added to the carbon sequestration and storage estimation of a country (
The damage cost avoided approach used for estimating the natural hazard regulating service provided by coral reefs surrounding Grenada in monetary terms, despite being coherent with the SEEA EA guidance, has several limitations. For example, it is likely to result in an overestimation of the actual service in monetary terms, even though only the service provided by coral reefs is considered. The impact of storm-induced water levels is assumed to be the same for each of the reporting years. Additionally, the built capital costs are calculated using costs from different years and assuming no change in infrastructure endowment of coastal areas. Moreover, no capital depreciation is applied. Finally, estimation does not account for different flooding levels and simply calculates the total area affected by storm surge inundation. As recognised also in the SEEA EA, most regulating services vary substantially in their supply potential which depends on local contexts. More accurate valuation should be grounded on complex bio-economic and spatial modelling, coupling characteristics of marine and coastal environment with social and economic attributes. This is essential to robustly estimate the monetary value of the service, as it would allow the obtaining of a credible estimate of the economic and social damage that would occur if natural habitats did not provide protection. Data granularity is relevant to spatially link the value of land protected to different natural habitats.
Our pilot study focused on biophysical and monetary ecosystem services supply. Ecosystem services use and possible approaches to compile biophysical and monetary use tables have not been included since they are beyond the scope of our research and given the paucity of required data. The role of the use tables in environmental accounting is to make the contribution of ecosystem services to economic and human activities explicit, including household, businesses and government. The use tables should be harmonised with national accounting frameworks and, in the case of SIDS, could be further divided into policy-relevant sub-categories (e.g. commercial fisheries vs. small-scale fisheries). This would enable policy plans to be tailored around specific sectoral needs. The compilation of an ecosystem services use table was not possible under existing data limitation. Previous applications of EA accounting in marine and coastal ecosystems also show that the compilation of a use table is particularly difficult (see
The fundamental role of the oceans for the planet and humankind is emphasised in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (
By using Grenada as a case study to test SIDS readiness for the development of ecosystem accounts, we showed that, overall, it is currently difficult to compile a full set of marine and coastal accounts for SIDS with readily available data. Appropriate data to compile natural capital accounts, both biophysical and monetary (e.g. spatial, environmental or economic), may be already available to governmental departments, agencies and local and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), but it is necessary to pragmatically consider how to regularly collect, organise and use that information, as well as ensure coherence and consistency across information sources over time. Regular collection of biophysical data and indicators in SIDS is usually hampered by limited resources across governmental and non-governmental organisations. Furthermore, considerable work is also required to adapt and test approaches, particularly for monetary valuation, that can be applied consistently with international accounting frameworks, such as the SEEA and allow the full integration of ecosystem values (
It is necessary to strengthen national and international cross-government and cross-departmental collaboration and communication. At the SIDS national level, engagement with diverse stakeholders, including local communities, private sector and NGOs, is key in EA development. It is also required to build national capacity and technical expertise and knowledge through closer collaboration between SIDS and the wider international NC accounting community, for example, by expanding the pilot applications already undertaken under the GOAP and UN supervision. The need for cooperation, increased synergies through collaboration and capacity building development emerged also during a consultation held in June 2019 with relevant Grenadian stakeholders, undertaken within the Commonwealth Marine Economies Programme (CME). Despite limited familiarity with natural capital accounting concepts, stakeholders widely recognised that incorporating natural capital into national accounts would be beneficial for the sustainable development of Grenada. Therefore, the construction of a full set of accounts in SIDS necessitates enhanced awareness and understanding of natural capital and ecosystem services concepts and, most importantly, greater cooperation to promote synergies between institutions and key actors involved in natural capital management. A pragmatic way forward, based on closer collaboration between SIDS national organisations and continued mobilisation or access to international funding and knowledge exchange opportunities*
The authors would like to thank the Grenadian Ministry of Climate Resilience, Environment, Forestry, Fisheries and Disaster Management for supporting the wider work carried out over the years under the CME programme. The authors would like to thank particularly Mrs Aria St. Louis, (Head of the Environment Division) who has greatly assisted the Cefas socio-economic team during the visit in country in June 2019 and for the continuous engagement and support of this study. The authors would also like to thank the anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments.
The UN Statistical Commission adopted the SEEA-EA (
The authors refer to the most frequently cited definition of Sustainable Development that is "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" (
There has been an active debate over the definition, interpretation and classification of ecosystem services and the need to distinguish between ecosystem services and benefits for economic valuation and for accounting purposes (see, for example,
Monetary values are normalised in 2016 prices using Grenada's Consumer Price Index.
While we recognise that keeping the extent of some ecosystem types constant is a strong working assumption, for the purpose of this work, it is considered appropriate to illustratively display endowment of ecosystems that are important to SIDS and it is also supported by other applications in the marine realm (e.g.
While social cost of carbon is listed in the SEEA EA (
Examples include: the Official Development Assistance (ODA) grants and funds, direct research investments and science support, such as the UK FCDO funded CME Programme, the German Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) projects and programmes in the Caribbean, including Grenada and the EU funded Caribbean Investment Facility (CIF).
Steps for the compilation of a full set of ecosystem accounting tables in line with the SEEA EA guidelines. Adapted from SEAA EA (
Map of Grenada.
Grenada Mangroves habitat.
Grenada (
Grenada Coral reefs habitat.
Grenada (
Grenada Seagrass habitat.
Grenada (
Selected ecosystem types extent account.
2622 | The dataset was compiled from six different datasets with images captured in |
Data provided by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) via the Government of Grenada in 2017 |
205 | The dataset was compiled from four different datasets with images captured in |
5460 | The dataset was compiled from four different datasets with images captured in |
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270900 | Unknown | FAO (2018) |
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Selected ecosystems types extent and condition. Condition indicators only available for seagrasses.
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Dense Seagrass - |
2622 | 1519.2 | 1101.3 | 2.3 |
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Grenada marine and coastal ecosystem services, provision of selected ecosystem services in biophysical terms, 2010-2016.
a: Ecosystems extent assumed to be constant in the considered period.
Fish and shellfish | Fish landings (Mt) | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
Natural Hazard Protection | Coral Reef Extent (Ha)a | 5460.7 | 5460.7 | 5460.7 | 5460.7 | 5460.7 | 5460.7 | 5460.7 |
Climate regulation | Carbon stored (tCO2eq)a | 1551.2 | 1551.2 | 1551.2 | 1551.2 | 1551.2 | 1551.2 | 1551.2 | |
Outdoor recreation | Tourist arrivals ('000 arrivals) | 425.1 | 357.1 | 311.8 | 370.3 | 421.9 | 462.7 |
Grenada marine and coastal ecosystem services, provision of selected ecosystem services in monetary terms, 2010-2016 (EC$ million, 2016 prices).
Fish and shellfish | Value of landings | 37.1 | 33.9 | 32.5 | 39.2 | 39.5 | 39.2 | 40.4 |
Natural Hazard Protection | Reef coastal protection benefit | 1313.3 | 1313.28 | 1313.28 | 1313.28 | 1313.28 | 1313.28 | 1313.28 |
Carbon stored | Social Cost of Carbon US EPA | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Outdoor recreation | Recreational expenditure | 337.6 | 327.9 | 419.8 | 400.5 | 398.1 | 408.0 |

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This Center for Advanced Study public events series features presentations of research and creative projects by recent CAS Associates and Fellows.
We are delighted to showcase the work of some of our most productive and creative faculty in a series of intellectually and spiritually invigorating presentations. You are invited to drop in when you can and enjoy a bite to eat while you learn about the exciting projects undertaken by our faculty. A brunch buffet will be provided at all in-person events.
11:00am, Gisela Sin, Political ScienceThe Disempowered Executive: Reconsidering the Line-Item Veto
Many scholars believe that the line-item veto (LIV) empowers executives to shape the budget and advance their agendas. Contrary to this prevalent view, Professor Sin will argue that the LIV in fact prevents them from reaching favorable agreements with the legislature, contributing to increased gridlock and polarization.
Noon, Clara Bosak-Schroeder, ClassicsThe Seven Wonders Project: From Page to Digital Book
Professor Bosak-Schroeder's current project blends traditional scholarship with creative nonfiction to explore how contemporary artists from marginalized standpoints, especially women and non-binary people of color, are reimagining ancient Mediterranean monuments. This talk reflects on her experience crossing genres and media: the project began as an adult activity book, then became a scrapbook, and is now restarting life in a digital environment.


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African Studies MA / MSc
We aim to provide students with a core grounding in major contemporary topics and their historical roots, while providing the flexibility for students to create their own specialised pathways through the degree.
African Studies students come from diverse backgrounds and go on to diverse careers. We also aim to create relaxed,enjoyable and interactive environment in which students can share their own experiences and ideas so as to learn from one another - building peer networks to carry into future careers.
To learn more about the UCL African Studies experience explore the graduate profiles here.
Why African Studies at UCL?
- Explore African history, politics, development, anthropology and the diaspora through comprehensive core modules
- Guided by expert supervisors, benefit from our unique interdisciplinary approach and continent-wide expertise
- With over thirty-five world-leading Africanist researchers you will learn from and contribute to one of the UK's largest and most diverse academic communities
- Choose from specific career-focused pathways and customizable option modules drawn from, amongst others, Global Health, the Development Planning Unit, Geography, Anthropology, and Archaeology
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The MA in African Studies with Heritage will draw on UCL's expertise in archaeology and anthropology to provide a critical framework for assessing the management and protection of heritage resources in Africa.
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The African Studies and Education pathway will critically examine the contested nature and form of of education in contemporary Africa, and the ways in which this impacts on relationships beyond the continent.
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Linking with UCL's successful global health programme, the MSc in African Studies with Health provides the opportunity to acquire specialist knowledge on health infrastructure and community health issues in an African context.
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The MSc in African Studies with Environment draws on expertise from across UCL to focus on contemporary environmental issues across Africa including water supply, agriculture, climate change and settlement growth.
African Studies convenes a range of bespoke modules on African topics. UCL students from outside of African Studies are also always very welcome to take our modules.


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Family loyalties on the line as England take on Wales in World Cup crunch
Families have seen their loyalties divided as England and Wales meet in the World Cup.
England are looking to reach the last 16 stages of the competition by avoiding a heavy defeat while a win for Wales could see them extend their stay in Qatar.
The crunch battle which has been dubbed the "Battle of Britain" has already seen some households divided.
Kelly Robinson-Key, 34, is based in Carmarthenshire in South Wales and explained that her husband will be supporting England, while her daughter is backing Wales.
However, Ms Robinson-Key admitted she will be trying to stay neutral and is hoping for a draw.
"Our daughter, who is seven, was born here and supports Wales, my husband is an England fan and thinks they will win," she told PA news agency.
"I try to stay neutral as I don't feel it would be fair on my daughter to be singled out as the only Welsh fan.
"My husband doesn't seem nervous at all but my daughter is worried for Wales, I hope for a draw to keep them both happy.
"But in all honesty there won't be any negative reactions by my husband if England did lose although he would be less keen to go into work tomorrow.
"My husband just said that in an ideal world he would like both teams to go through as it would be nice to see Wales go further."
Dr Alex Craven has also seen his family split on who to support tonight, tweeting: "Brief discussion in our Anglo-Welsh household about tonight's match.
"The 5yo has declared he's going to support England, because he was born in England. The 3yo has decided to support Wales, because she wants to be a whale."
The 44-year-old from Tutshill in the Forest of Dean told PA news agency that he hopes "for household harmony" that Wales edge to victory.
He told PA: "I'm English, my wife [Claire] is Welsh, but [she] normally supports England at World Cups, due to the lack of Wales.
"We're just going to watch the match on our sofa at home. I suspect the 3yo's actual interest in the game will wane very quickly when she realises that there are no whales on the pitch.
"Claire says 2-1 for Wales. For household harmony, my head says a 1-0 win for Wales (with a draw for Iran v USA) would be best, but I think England will win 2-0."
Wales fan Huw Godfrey, 50, and England supporter Amy Godfrey, who married after meeting in London 25 years ago, joked they will still be on speaking terms whatever the result.
Brief discussion in our Anglo-Welsh household about tonight's match. The 5yo has declared he's going to support England, because he was born in England. The 3yo has decided to support Wales, because she wants to be a whale.
— Alex Craven (@DrAlexCraven) November 29, 2022
Speaking outside the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, teacher Mrs Godfrey said: "The children are never quite sure 'do we support England, do we support Wales' so we'll see – they can support whoever wins."
Mrs Godfrey said she believed England will win 3-1 while her husband, laughing, predicted "a good experience".
Mr Godfrey, who works in audiovisual, said: "I think to have England and Wales playing each other in a World Cup finals is fantastic and I'm glad they're in the same group, and we're able to attend this game tonight."
Mrs Godfrey added: "I was a bit disappointed and it's a shame they weren't separate and we could have gone a bit further (in the tournament), but Huw is just happy for the occasion."
She also said: "We will be talking at the end of the game."
England fan Ian Carter, 45, who lives in Llanelli, was heading to the game with his Wales-supporting nephew James Millar and father-in-law Paul Jones after the trio flew in from Dubai.
Mr Carter told PA: "Our perfect score would be a draw between USA and Iran, these guys win 1-0 and we all go home happy because then we're both through.
"In reality, I think it's going to be smiles, enjoy the night and see what happens."
Mr Jones, 63, from Llanelli, said: "We're going to play with some pride tonight, get whatever we can out the game and enjoy it. This could well be our final."
Mr Millar, 22, from Evesham, added: "How far can we really get? Who knows, never say never, we're just going to enjoy it – that's the main thing."
On the decision to travel to Qatar, Mr Carter said: "It was over the breakfast table and we said 'sod it, shall we just go?' and it was a case of you've got the missus to talk to and stuff, but it was an easy decision – being from a Welsh and English mix, for us it was a perfect storm."
Mr Jones predicted a 1-0 win for Wales, Mr Carter 2-0 England while Mr Millar said: "Heart says 1-0 Wales but my head is going to say 2-0 or 3-0 England."


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When people talk about clinical audit, most healthcare professionals immediately think of research. It is true that research and audit share similarities. They both involve answering specific questions which relate to the quality of care. They can both be carried out either prospectively or retrospectively. It is also true that both audit and research involve careful sampling, questionnaire design principles, and data collection and analysis. The truth is that there are more differences between them as they work towards different goals.
So, what is research, and what is clinical audit?
"a structured activity which is intended to provide new knowledge which is generalisable (i.e. of value to others in a similar situation) and intended for wider dissemination" (Department of Health, 2002)
' …a quality improvement process that seeks to improve patient care and outcomes through systematic review of care against explicit criteria and the implementation of change. Aspects of the structure, processes and outcomes of care are selected and systematically evaluated against explicit criteria. Where indicated, changes are implemented at an individual, team, or service level and further monitoring is used to confirm improvement in healthcare delivery. ' (Principles for Best Practice in Clinical Audit, NICE, 2002)
Did that help? If not, then here are a couple of simpler definitions put into context:
Clinical audit and research are similar in the following ways:
Ok, so now we know what research and clinical audit are, and what their similarities are; but what are the differences between them?
The following 12 points should help you decide if your project is clinical audit or if it is research:
One can't survive without the other. To be completely effective research can't survive without audit as we wouldn't know whether best practice was being carried out, and audit can't survive without research as without research we wouldn't know what best practice was! Research identifies areas for clinical audit and clinical audit identifies areas for research.
Still can't decide if your project is audit or research? Try answering honestly to the three questions below.
If you have answered yes to questions 1 and 2 and no to question 3, then it is fairly safe to say that you are thinking of doing a clinical audit. If you can't then you are probably doing a form of research.
For a summary please see the NRES definitions in their Defining Research pdf leaflet.
Our explanatory page is entirely drawn from . Grateful thanks to them for preparing such a clear description of the distinctions between audit and research.


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The hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. And…behold, they were very dry…Then he said to me, "Son of Man, these bones are the whole house of Israel'" (Ezekiel 37:1-2, 11a; English Standard Version, here and following).
In "Faucet Theology" (July 28, 2022), we spoke of God's silence today throughout the churches of the United States, Canada, and the European Union. Of course, when God is not speaking his life-giving words to us, we get the situation revealed by God through Ezekiel: our reduction to dry bones.
We might not appear that desiccated. If we were to confuse internet representations of our vitality with reality, we would suffer from the illusion that we were bursting with energy. In "Morris Berman on the Decline of Western Civilization" (April 27, 2016), we noted that Morris found even the spiritual death of Western Civilization to be masked by the enthusiasm of the corporate media. In fact, he found this wild enthusiasm over nothing to be the spiritual death he spoke of. Of course, the desiccation of the Church and the spiritual death of the civilization based upon it are inseparable.
One sure sign that we as Church are nothing but dry bones: our panting for the latest news but our scorn for the Good News of Jesus Christ. We much prefer to watch TV, surf the internet, and talk about what we see, hear, and read there than study the Bible and share what we hear Jesus telling us through it. We even make the content of the Olympian media, which we may by now refer to as the Anti-bible, the content of what we share with our fellow Christians before, during, and after Sunday worship.
Another sure sign of lifelessness: our firm conviction that Vulcan, false god of technology will bring us back to life. To live, Jesus would have us read the Bible, discern with others what he is saying through it to us today, then live his revealed words of truth as radiant yet challenging nonconformists to a destructive status quo. Vulcan assures us we need not bother. He satisfies us with the easier yet deceptive appearance of life by enabling us to confuse watching Sunday worship on a computer screen with being gathered by God into a community of faith, networking through social media with being built up by God as a community of love, and sharing the latest news with being sent out by God as a community of hope proclaiming Christ's life-giving word of truth.


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It's late October in Essex, Vermont, a warm afternoon with temperate winds.
On the grassy ground lies a massive pile of yellow and red nylon and a wicker basket.
In less than an hour this pile will be a 300,000-cubic-foot hot air balloon capable of carrying 14 passengers. It's among the largest in the Northeast and belongs to Essex-based company Above Reality, Vermont's only commercial balloon company.
Today, the balloon will fly from Essex to Willison in the company's last flight of the commercial season, landing just as the sun sets — if all goes according to plan.
With the basket on its side, the inflation begins.
Three industrial fans fill the balloon with cold air. Then, propane burners give bursts of hot air. The balloon takes about 30 minutes to inflate.
Lina Baclom, a hobbyist balloon pilot, explains that weather is a huge factor in flying a hot air balloon. The calmer it is, the easier it is to steer.
"We are entirely in control of the altitude of a balloon but you are not entirely in control of the direction that you're heading, and wind blows in different directions at different altitudes," she says. "And so, we can 'steer' by moving the balloon into different airspace."
As the hot air rises in the balloon, the basket moves upright. With more bursts of hot air, the balloon bounces higher and higher until lifting above the treeline and catching the evening breeze west.
Chasing balloons
Now begins the great balloon chase.
Because balloons follow the wind, this means that they can't know precisely where they'll land, so they're followed by a crew from the ground.
Today's crew includes Paul Stumpf. He's been flying, building, and maintaining balloons for over 40 years. He's made the 2-hour drive from his repair barn in Andover to inspect the balloon we'll be chasing. Ten people follow the floating aircraft, as best we can.
"This is the wait-and-see approach to balloon chasing," he says. "We watch the balloon, get ahead of them a little bit."
We follow the chase crew, pulling over every 10 minutes to get a sense of which way the balloon is headed next.
Paul describes some of his most beloved flights.
"I'm a nature guy, so I call it the aerial nature walk," he says. "And I just love flying at treetop, over places you could never get, like over marshes and swamps, and rivers."
He says he got his ballooning start early.
"So my thing was doing this ballooning thing in high school, at 16 years old, my art teacher, balloon-building mentor — Brian Boland — who you probably know about," he says.
Brian's legacy
Brian Boland, eccentric ballooning legend of the Northeast, was a mentor to most of the Vermont-based pilots today. He died in a ballooning accident in July of 2021. In the ballooning world and Orange County, he was the kind of person it was impossible not to know about.
"I met Brian, he landed at my neighbor's house," says Tina Foster, Brian's partner. "I lived down on Academy Road in Thetford. He landed at my neighbor's house, and I was just smitten."
The two lived together in a house on the Post Mills Airport, a small airstrip Brian purchased in 1988 that launches small aircraft and balloons.
Brian was continually adding onto their home: a wooden bow of a boat breaching out the side of the barn, a small gazebo on the roof that Brian dropped there by floating it up as the basket of a balloon. The barn is now the Experimental Ballooning and Airship Museum of Vermont.
"I met Brian, he landed at my neighbor's house. I lived down on Academy Road in Thetford. He landed at my neighbor's house, and I was just smitten."Tina Foster, Brian's partner
One of Brian's passion projects was to build a balloon basket that once landed, could become a car. They look futuristic in the old-timey imagined way, like out of a '60s movie set on Mars.
He was also well known for designing lightweight equipment and coined the invention of a folding basket, in addition to engineering and constructing 161 balloons during his career.
The museum is full of dusty buggies and cars, balloon baskets. It's got the wheel of a NASA spacecraft, a glider plane mounted to the rafters, and old sewing machines and vacuum cleaners arranged into sculpture.
Brian was the kind of person to reach people through art, both as a lifelong mentor to numerous apprentices, and first, as a high school art teacher.
"At some point, the kids found out that he had built a balloon, and they wanted to see it, and Brian being Brian, at some point said, 'Well OK, let's make one,'" Tina says. "And so he got this whole class of kids to help him build a balloon. For a while there was a balloon building elective at the school. He said Seventeen magazine came and did a story about it. There were several people out of that class, like Paul, who went on to be balloon pilots."
Brian spent his whole life flying. Tina recalls on their second date, they flew a picnic table in place of a basket over the Post Mills Airport, their feet dangling.
"He kind of never really grew up," Tina says. "And he was so lucky to find — like, most of us aren't lucky enough to find the thing we love more than anything, and then be able to do it every day."
Soft landings
Back in Essex, Paul and the chase team follow the balloon to a hay field. The sun is setting. It is beautiful.
"Here he comes. Yep, looks like this is gonna be the spot for today," Paul says. "That's beautiful with the hay bales and the sun coming over there."
The crew guides the balloon to a soft landing, and the passengers shuffle out. There is that feeling of excitement in the air. It's something pilot Lina Balcom, who knew Boland, describes as having to do with perspective.
"The thing that I can relate it to is when you sit at the edge of the ocean, you understand how small you are, because you look out and see how massive the ocean is," Lina says. "I have a similar experience, a similar feeling, when I'm in a balloon."
It's a feeling palpable in today's landing, but also in the life remembered of Brian Boland. There really is no better word for it than wonder, wonder that fueled his fascination with these flying machines and the community they knit around him.
Each basketful of sky-bound passengers fosters new wonder, and as these final riders mill in the Vermont sunset, there seems to be a lot to smile about.
There's a table the crew's set up with glasses of champagne and Vermont apple cider. Pilot Jeff says it's tradition to end each flight in celebration.
"The winds have welcomed us with softness, and the sun has blessed us with his warm hands," he says. "We have flown so high and so low, that the gods have joined us in our laughter, and set us gently back again in the loving arms of Mother Earth. Cheers. Gentle breezes, soft landings."
This story is a collaboration between Vermont Public and the Community News Service. The Community News Service is a student-powered partnership between the University of Vermont's Reporting & Documentary Storytelling program and community newspapers across Vermont.


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Subject: Re: [geometry] geometry partition/spatial index
From: Andrii Sydorchuk (sydorchuk.andriy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-04-14 17:47:59
> for linear creation algorithm with max=32, min=8 it takes 2.76s to create
> the index of 1M values, 1.03s to perform 100k box intersection queries and
> 0.26s to perform 10k nearest neighbor searches. For quadratic creation
> algorithm times are 4.24s, 0.35s and 0.12s respectively. I were using these
> tests to compare my implementation with the old one. If you plan to
> compare it to other implementations or on some real-life data please share
> results.
Well I wasn't planning to compare it with other implementation. The Voronoi
library is going now through the review process and implementation of the
spatial index on top of the Voronoi cells is one of the features I'd like
to add within the next few months. Thanks for the numbers! Besides what is
the memory consumption of the spatial index data structure?
Regards, Andrii
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We like ones so much we made three more Parabolas 1.1… We actually don't like them so much, we kind of had to…
Parabola 1.1.1 got herself some glasses and now no longer sees the sidebar widgets double. But that version was too stiff for the real world. So Parabola 184.108.40.206 came along to "flexibilize" things, making the theme responsive again.
PS: For the record, Parabola 184.108.40.206 fixes the outstanding issues with double widgets in the sidebar and lack of responsiveness introduced in 1.1.
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Charlotte's Legendary Lobster Pound, found in Southwest Harbor, Maine, has a new idea for how to humanely kill a lobster: Get it stoned first. Owner Charlotte Gill claims that she tested the effects of weed smoke on a lobster named Roscoe, according to Eater, when she put the lobster in about two inches of water inside a covered box, then pumped smoke into the liquid in sort of a water-bong scenario. She later put the lobster back in the tank with other lobsters for three weeks — Roscoe need not have an claw bands, and Gill said that the stoned lobster was much calmer. During those three week, he never once wielded his claws as a weapon through his tank mates. Gill hopes to have a process in place the sedate all her lobsters before cooking by next season.
Hotbox before a hot pot? A Maine restaurant owner says she calmed a lobster with pot smoke. Now she's considering letting customers order lobster that's gotten 'baked' before it gets boiled. pic.twitter.com/W6JJVkK3C6
— Morning Express with Robin Meade (@MorningExp) September 20, 2018
The inspiration for this technique comes from Switzerland. The country banned the practice of boiling lobsters alive earlier this year, and instead suggests stunning methods such as electrocution or a stab between the eyes prior to cooking the shellfish. But Gill thought those were both "horrible options."
Instead, Gill, who has a medical marijuana caregiver license, plans to smoke up her lobsters with her homegrown plants before she boils them.
"THC breaks down completely by 392 degrees," Gill tells the Mount Desert Islander. "Therefore we will use both steam as well as a heat process that will expose the meat to 420 degree extended temperature, in order to ensure there is no possibility of carryover effect (even though the likelihood of such would be literally impossible)."
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As we wrap up 2022 and look forward to 2023, we wish everyone here at World Soccer Talk a Happy New Year.
Thank you for trusting us with 2022 football news, schedules and analysis. Starting with ourselves, we launched a fresh new design this spring with a completely revamped website.
And the football calendar was full of great moments: Real Madrid won the UEFA Champions League and La Liga, while Manchester City, Bayern Munich, PSG and AC Milan also won domestic league glory in Europe.
Stateside, LAFC won its first MLS Cup, while San Antonio FC, Tormenta FC and the Michigan Stars earned top honors in their respective leagues. Orlando City SC won his US Open Cup for the first time, beating his USL's Sacramento Republic in the final in front of a home crowd in Florida. The Seattle Sounders became the first American team to win the CONCACAF Champions League in over 20 years.
Headlining the international calendar, of course, was the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the return of the US men's players who didn't qualify. The tournament in Qatar was marked by controversy, tragedy, thrilling matches and, finally, Leo Messi's glory. and Argentina.
And 2023 will surely bring more exciting moments. The FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off on his 20th July in Australia and New Zealand, with the NWSL debuting a new format in the Challenge His Cup that runs throughout the regular season. With the European club season and continental competition coming to an end in the spring, MLS returns with a major new streaming deal with Apple TV and an all-new League Cup where all MLS and Liga MX teams will face each other in the summer. The CONCACAF Gold Cup will also return to crown the North American Champion.
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It's a lot easier to speed up the vetting process when you're not actually vetting the incoming terrorists and rapists, just running the spelling of their current names on their current documents through a database to see if anything pops up.
Since America's a bit short of terrorists these days, Biden intends to speed up the process of dumping unvetted terrorists into southern states and Texas in the hope that they'll all vote a dozen times for him in between suicide bombings.
Biden's advisers are crafting a plan to accelerate bringing potentially thousands of Afghans to the U.S. from Qatar, according to a source with direct knowledge of the administration's internal deliberations on the subject.
What could go wrong?
It would allow Afghans to be screened, vetted, approved for refugee status and placed on planes to the United States within 30 days of their arrival at the military site in Qatar being used to house them.
It usually takes two to five years for refugee applicants to be resettled in the U.S.
2 years, 30 days, what's the difference? This way the terrorists will have more time to adapt to our culture, scope out our shopping malls and take hostages at our churches and synagogues.
Biden officials involved in the discussions have said they're confident the full refugee vetting process can be done in 30 days.
The full process? We already know that their vetting consists of running names through a database. They can just automate the process and go out to lunch.
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It's safe to say that mobile devices have revolutionized the way we communicate and interact with each other. And at MediaSignage we believe mobile devices are the future of Kiosks.
In the next few years we believe you will see a shift from touch screens and Kiosk displays to Digital Signage screens that allow you to interact with the screen via your mobile device. Simply scan a QR code that's posted right on the screen and use your mobile device as the interface for the Digital Signage. Using a QR code rather than simply listing a website increases the interaction between the consumer and the brand. Yes, a person can pull out their smartphone and type in a website – but a QR code is mysterious and well, just more fun. Looking at a code, a consumer has very little idea where it might take them, and often times a business will choose to link to a discount, freebie, or deal. When faced with a QR code, people want to know where the code leads to and with the speed of smartphone technology these days… they are only seconds away from finding out.
If you think about it, this revolutionary approach has many benefits including cost reduction for the provider, the ability to stand long distances from the screen and even the recall of data at a later time by the mobile user.
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If an Android or iOS device, you will have to physically access the device. During the installation process you need to look for a Sign in, or I already have a subscription link. Tapping that has you log into the Norton Account, so whoever is doing the install needs to know your email address and password for the Norton Account. If she has been tapping on Start Trial, that is where she would be asked for payment information.


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Diving into the history of Britain's "empire" from the 16th century to the present day, the Tate Museum in England recently unveiled a groundbreaking exhibition.
Featuring a vast collection of objects from across the United Kingdom, the Tate Museum on November 25 opened "Artist and Empire," an exhibition that takes an in-depth look into how artists from all across the globe represented and responded to the British Empire's expansion. Unfortunately, the history of colonial conquests often illuminates tragedies and circumstances associated with war and slavery. Even so, the remarkable visions of skillful cartographers, painters, photographers, and more bring profound beauty to otherwise painful memories and legacies.
The museum writes, "The show raises questions about ownership, authorship and how the value and meanings of these diverse objects have changed through history. It also asks what they still mean to us today. Historic works by artists such as Joshua Reynolds and George Stubbs are shown with objects including Indian miniatures and Maori artifacts, as well as contemporary works by Hew Locke and Sonia Boyce. Through this variety of artworks from a complex mix of traditions, locations and cultures, the fragmented history of the Empire can be told."
Stubbs's "Cheetah and Stag with Two Indians" is one such highlight of the exhibition. Executed with masterful precision, two Indians converse as they prepare to release a domesticated Cheetah for it to chase and catch the stag. One kneeling subject holds tight to a red belt that confines the big cat as the stag looks on with attentive alertness.
"Artist and Empire" opened on November 25 and will run through April 2016.
To learn more, visit the Tate Museum.
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Here's How Election Day Will Affect The Next 'This Is Us' Episode
When the coronavirus pandemic shut down most of Hollywood in mid-March, fans of This Is Us caught a lucky break. The series had just finished principal photography on Season 4's two-part finale, allowing the show to end the way it was planned. But the Season 5 premiere remained up in the air for many months. Finally, the series announced it would resume in mid-November, which was then moved up to the end of October. Fans were ecstatic to get a two-part premiere after such a long wait. But will This Is Us air on Election Day 2020? Unfortunately, it's taking another break.
The initial return date for This Is Us was Nov. 10, which meant the show would avoid a week-long pause due to the election. However, filming was moving quickly enough that the show was able to premiere earlier, so NBC made the call to give fans what they wanted.
It's an accident of fate that NBC put This Is Us in the 9 p.m. Tuesday slot, where it has become one of the network's biggest shows. For reasons of tradition (and Constitution) that put the series right in political coverage crosshairs. Usually, that's confined to January and February, when the series has had to take a week off for the State of the Union or other presidential addresses. But once every two years, it gets bumped for election night news coverage.
The irony is, the same factors that pushed This Is Us' release date back to the end of October will almost certainly make its one-week delay somewhat pointless. As many news outlets have noted, the coronavirus pandemic has changed how people vote, and the sheer number of early voters and mail-in ballots means results will probably not come in by Tuesday. But even though the election may not be determined on Nov. 3, newscasts are still going wall-to-wall with coverage anyway.
That's sad news for fans who might have hoped for a little escapism this coming Tuesday by spending it with the Pearson clan. But considering Kate's newfound interest in protests and Randall's position as a City Councilman, it's a good bet they need the night off to follow politics along with the rest of us.
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 3 arrives on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, at 9 p.m. ET on NBC.


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Plagiarism is defined as "the use or close replication of another author's language and thoughts and their portrayal as one's own original work."
Policy: Papers must be unpublished and not in the process of being published elsewhere. Any information obtained verbatim from another source must be distinguished from the present original content by (1) indentation, (2) quote marks, and (3) source identification. Any document that exceeds fair use standards (defined as more than two or three sentences or the equivalent) or any graphic material reproduced from another source requires permission from the copyright holder and, if possible, the original author(s), as well as identification of the source; for example, previous publication. When plagiarism is discovered, the Editor Chief in charge of this paper's review will agree on measures based on the degree of plagiarism found in the article, under the following guidelines:
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MSc Information Systems Management
Provided by University of Liverpool Online Programmes
About the course
Program Description
The programme is accredited by the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, for the purposes of meeting the further learning academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional.
Take your career to the next level with this online Information Systems Management MSc that can enable you to become an effective leader in technology.
The programme has been designed to meet the needs of students who aim to move from a purely technical position to one in which leadership skills are required, or who are currently operating in a managerial position and wish to enhance their management knowledge. The career-driven curriculum has been designed with a vision in mind that graduates will be in a position to drive change and innovation across the IT industry.
To achieve a full master's degree, you will be required to complete 180 credits. This programme is also available as a postgraduate diploma (PG Dip) which amounts to 120 credits and a postgraduate certificate (PG Cert) which amounts to 60 credits. Students who complete the PG Cert and PG Dip will have the opportunity to progress to a full master's degree.
Why study this subject?
This online Information Systems Management MSc is delivered by subject experts and industry leaders to ensure academic excellence. Over the course of your studies, you will explore module topics such as the global trends in computer science, information technology leadership, strategic technology management, security risk management, technology, innovation and change management. Upon successful completion of this programme you will be equipped with expertise to excel in your career and advance into senior roles.
Entry requirements
All applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis. If you want to discuss your previous qualifications and experience before applying, please contact our admissions team.
Applicants should possess either:
- A minimum of a 2:2 class degree in Computer Science or a closely related subject, equivalent to a UK bachelor's degree, coupled with two years' experience in employment; or
- Professional work experience and/or other prior qualifications, which will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
All applicants must provide evidence that they have an English language ability equivalent to an IELTS (academic) score of 6.5.
If you don't have an IELTS or equivalent certificate, you can take our free online English test to assess your proficiency. You don't need to prove your English ability if you are a national of or have completed a qualification equivalent to a UK degree in, any of the eligible countries on our website.
Assessment is exclusively through online assignments rather than examinations. You will be assessed through a range of activities, including written assignments, presentations, discussion forum participation and journal entries.
Career destinations
The career-driven curriculum has been developed by industry experts to provide practical skills and knowledge directly applicable to a workplace. The programme leads to a range of IT management careers including the management of software development teams, the management of teams responsible for IT infrastructure and the management of teams responsible for IT products and services.
This programme is designed to be studied wholly online and part-time. Teaching is delivered through our state-of-the-art Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), which provides students with access to all resources required for interactive study online. On this platform you will be encouraged to work collaboratively with classmates and actively read around your topic through our comprehensive library of eBooks and journals.
• Global Trends in Computer Science (15 credits)
• Information Technology Leadership (15 credits)
• Strategic Technology Management (15 credits)
• Security Risk Management (15 credits)
• Technology, Innovation and Change Management (15 credits)
• Elective modules: choose two:
o Applied Cryptography (15 credits)
o Cloud Computing (15 credits)
o Cyber Forensics (15 credits)
o Cybercrime Prevention and Protection (15 credits)
o Data Visualisation and Warehousing (15 credits)
o Deep Learning (15 credits)
o Machine Learning in Practice (15 credits)
o Multi-Agent Systems (15 credits)
o Natural Language Processing and Understanding (15 credits)
o Reasoning and Intelligent Systems (15 credits)
o Robotics (15 credits)
o Security Engineering and Compliance (15 credits)
• Research Methods in Computer Science (15 credits)
• Computer Science Capstone Project (60 credits)
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MSc: £16,065
PGDip: £10,710
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The tuition fee is fully inclusive of all costs: teaching materials, core textbooks, assessments and resits. If you live in England, you may be eligible for a postgraduate loan to cover some of the costs of your degree. If you are not eligible for a student loan, you will be offered a simple monthly payment plan to spread the cost of your tuition over the duration of your studies.
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Samsung TV Plus for Android
Watching TV has become really very convenient and fun ever since these streaming apps have been introduced. However, most of the these apps are available at subscription and the users are required to pay for them monthly or yearly. Well, if you searching for a TV app that is absolutely free of cost then it is Samsung TV Plus for sure. This app has been developed by Samsung and it is available to download for all the Samsung Galaxy devices out there be it your smartphone or tablet.
Samsung TV Plus is literally the best TV app that you can have on your devices and the top reason is that it is absolutely free of cost. Users are not required to pay for any kind of subscription here which is quite amazing. The best part is that it provides you all kind of content whether it is Sports, Lifestyle, Entertainment, News, or anything else. For now it has around 27 different channels and it also shows you on-demand movies, and other live content that you can enjoy anytime and anywhere. It also provides you all those latest features that you generally find in those prominent streaming apps out there.
Download Samsung TV Plus APK | Latest Version 2022
Application Name | Samsung TV Plus |
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Here are some of the most amazing things that this app has to offer you guys –
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- Breaking News – If you are the one who always like to stay up to date with whatever is happening around then, you surely need to try out Samsung TV Plus. It will provide you full coverage from some prominent networks and you will be able to see all the breaking news here.
- TV Shows & Movies – It features a lot of amazing TV shows that are binge worthy. This means, you will always have something exciting to watch without getting bored. For those who loves watching movies then you need not to worry as you will get to watch some amazing including the latest as well as your all-time favourite ones here.
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- On-Demand Content – Although it offers you some really amazing content that all of you are going to love, the best part is that it also offers you several on-demand content. This means, you can demand for some movies and shows and you will have them all in no time. Isn't that just amazing?!
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RTOM Black Hole 14" Practice Pad
A black hole is forming and RTOM Corporation are at the centre of the storm! But this isn't any black hole...oh no! This is a Black Hole Practice Pad which despite the name is actually something you are going to want in your life! This practice pad is easy, quick and convenient and will have you going from gig to practice studio in literally seconds. The easy snap on application allows you to instantly convert your drum from performance mode to practice mode, the pad clips onto your drum/drum head with no hassle at all, it literally is as easy as clip on, clip off. It has the impressive ability to reflect the sound of your actual drum but with 80% less volume, meaning you are only outputting 20% of the drums volume, perfect for your ear health as well as those around you. A durable mesh head is featured within the practice pad and this is easily tuned with the single point tuning system which is able to reflect the tuning of your drum with ease. Durable and heavy duty, this pad has been designed to last a lifetime of drumming, not just months or years, once you invest in a black hole practice pad there certainly will be no going back, trust us!
- Low volume practice pad, reduces volume by 80%
- Quick and easy to use and remove
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- Includes 1x RTOM 14" Black Hole Practice Pad
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The Private Wealth guide provides expert New Zealand legal commentary on the key issues for high net worth individuals. The guide covers important developments in New Zealand.
Geoffrey Cone, Claudia Shan and James Gribbin review the recent New Zealand judgment in Re PV Trust Services Ltd on obtaining the court's blessing without sacrificing discretion
The release of a select committee report on the Trusts Bill (the Bill) from the New Zealand Parliament1 has caused some concern, primarily due to its provisions covering the disclosure of information to beneficiaries. Since the mid-1950s, trust law in New Zealand has been left to develop through the courts. Case law has produced an […]
Traditionally a civil law concept, the use of foundations as wealth management and succession planning vehicles is gaining popularity in common law jurisdictions. Wyoming is the second state in the USA to adopt common law foundation legislation that will allow for the formation and administration of statutory foundations. The Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act, effective 1 July 2019, combines elements of well-established trust and corporate law in Wyoming with classical elements of foundation legislation found in civil law jurisdictions, while also providing access to Wyoming's privacy and asset preservation laws.
In this 15th anniversary issue of 'Private Foundations: A World Review' the Editor herself establishes an assessment and highlights the most important topics and articles that have over the past 15 years engaged the interest of trust and
foundation practitioners alike. With a view to the Swiss initiative to introduce the trust in its civil law legal order, the Editor reflects on the experiences made by the Principality of Liechtenstein, a civil law country that went through the same exercise 93 years earlier than Switzerland and in this respect also looks at the position of common law countries that have introduced the civil law concept of a private foundation.
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Client: Toll Brothers
Location: New York, NY, United States
Completion date: 2012
Project Team
Cameron Neilson
Installer assistance
Shan Raoufi
Prism, brings vibrant color and optical illusion to the lobby of a new residential building at 205 Water Street, Dumbo.
Made of triangular surfaces of elastic colored rope, the installation provides a powerful contrast to the concrete walls of the industrial-style lobby. Simple, curving geometries intersect, creating volumes of lit space. As the visitor walks the lobby ramp, transversal views combine the sculpture's three modules into dynamic alternate perspectives.
The installation is positioned along the wall's joint lines, acting as a filter of color to emphasize the concrete material. The zenithal light becomes rays of color like an optical prism.
I was an architect at S9 Architecture, working on the design of the 205 Water St residential building in Dumbo, New York, developed by Toll Brothers. I was responsible for designing the lobby, including selecting all materials and details. When the opportunity arose to add artwork to the wall beneath the skylights, I knew exactly what to do and I proposed the solution to enhance the space with color, creating a contrast with the industrial look.


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*Award Winning*Water Feature & Hardscape Design
This is one of many award winning water features that Aquatic Creations has been recognized for. This project was built in Troon on the slope of the mountain. It is a sixty square foot water feature and over 40 tons of boulders were used on the edge of the swimming pool and in the hardscape, thus making the backyard flow with its natural surrounding area.
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