The findings of a UK report into ways in which museums and galleries can generate extra revenue from their commercial activities are presented. It is noted that entrepreneurial and curatorial expertise sit as essential elements in a successful management team. Commercial imperatives and marketing...

This annual report presents a selection of the work and demonstrates the breadth and depth of the experiences and activities of the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research WKI in Braunschweig on optimized and future-looking utilization of wood and other renewable raw materials. In particular, the...

Visits to over 6 164 tourist attractions in the UK during 1998 are documented. The various attractions are grouped into historic properties, gardens, museums and art galleries, wildlife attractions, and other attractions such as country parks and steam railways and statistics by attraction and by...

Historical records, artworks and engravings in the Czech Republic that refer to hops, and hop cultivation and domestication are presented.

This surveillance report for 2012 of the Chief Medical Officer of England focuses on six areas of public health which were highlighted in the previous annual report. Each chapter opens with data presented in an ergonomic 'infographic' form. Chapter 1 presents the Chief Medical Officer's summary of...

This annual report highlights the activities of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries of Bermuda during the year 2000. It details the Agriculture Division's plant protection, animal husbandry, and botanical garden programmes as well as its embargo activity. A brief overview of agricultural...

This article reports findings of a survey of NSW schoolteachers on their choice of park, recreation and other venues. A random sample of 494 schools in New South Wales, Australia were surveyed, generating 293 responses (1998). The survey found the number of excursions is highest in year 6 when...

A series of articles discussing the implications of this report on (USA) the health professions are presented. Individual contributions address issues such as: leisure services for older adults (Mathieu, pp.28-31); creating an infrastructure for healthy lifestyles (Siedentop, pp.32-35);...

Some recommendations for promoting physical education and physical activity programmes amongst youth are presented. Physical educators should read and disseminate the relevant chapters of the Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives document (US Department of ...

The key findings of the US Surgeon General's annual report on physical health and activity are described to provide physical educators with specific examples of activities they might take to promote physical activity at the local level. The main findings of interest to physical educators are that:...