Preface and acknowledgements. Part I: The Global Institution of Television:. 1. Modernity Television. 2. What is Television?. II: Primetime Goes Global: Programmes Audiences:. 3: Soaps News. 4. Television Audiences. 5. Television, Identity 6. the Local: Cultural Imperialism. 7. Conclusion: Future Index.

Participation in decision-making has the potential to contribute greater happiness. To explore this connection, we examine three areas: family, workplace and politics. In each of these areas, happiness research suggests that participation should increase happiness, most directly via channels personal relationships helping others. There is some empirical suggesting contributes It useful consider connections between areas. particular, examination participation-happiness within families...

The integrity of cast-in-place foundation piles is a major concern in geotechnical engineering. In this study, distributed fibre optic sensing (DFOS) cables, embedded pile during concreting, are used to measure the changes concrete curing temperature profile infer cover thickness through modelling heat transfer processes within and adjacent ground. A field trial was conducted at high-rise building construction site London 51 m long test pile. DFOS cables were attached reinforcement cage four...

It is important for activists to be able deal skillfully with their emotions, a process we call emotional self‐management. Done both individually and collectively, this can help more effective create the sort of society they believe desirable. One approach skillful management emotions through concept mindfulness, which involves paying attention one's state being. Activists have much gain by moving from negative ones such as 'joyful hope'.

There is a burgeoning amount of research into happiness and greatly increased popular attention, so it seems logical to add course on the university curriculum. We encountered, in developing running such course, number dilemmas that topic makes especially acute. Should teacher remain separate from class, as an authority, or participate group activities? Is primary goal class learn content change relationship students world? What does mark for learning signify if habits goal? one be happy...

Integrity testing of deep cast in situ concrete foundations is challenging due to the intrinsic nature how these are formed. Several integrity test methods have been developed and well established, but each strengths weaknesses. A relatively recent method thermal testing. The fundamental feature early age release heat during curing; anomalies such as voids, necking, bulging and/or soil intrusion inside body result local temperature variations. Temperature sensors installed on reinforcement...

The UK Highways Agency has commissioned two companion studies for the review of dynamic sensitivity footbridges. As part their contribution to this work, Flint & Neill Partnership have undertaken a fairly extensive theoretical combined subjects pedestrian loading, response prediction and user perception bridge motion. results study form basis new approach assessment responses footbridges [1][2][3][4][5]. This paper presents some background design strategy developed vertical responses....

A review of the literature shows that pile integrity is a significant concern in construction; particular, determining location and nature anomalies along depth piles using thermal testing data. This paper proposes new anomaly detection approach which combines early-age temperature monitoring data finite element back-analyses. case study on continuous flight auger (CFA) test with engineered inclusions was conducted this approach. Through 1D analysis, linear relationship between maximum...

The Champlain Sea Basin in eastern Canada is known for its sensitive clay and associated engineering problems through this much-developed area along the St Lawrence River. Geologically, surface of has been subjected to desiccation, frost action, weathering. This resulted reduction water content sensitivity surficial crust layer very wet deposit sufficiently enable it be used as an earthworks material. However, material still much wetter than optimum moisture content. By co-operative value...

In the UK, High Speed 1 project formally pioneered on a large scale earthworks design philosophy of maximising reuse excavated materials and minimising waste. Now, in 2011, it is considered best practice for sustainable all major infrastructure projects. This was requirement Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996, waste minimisation hierarchy therefore included within construction specifications. paper presents two different solutions found one contract to enable difficult silty soils, which...