Figuring out the dome

The New Millennium Experience ‐ an exhibition on the theme of time sited in a fibre‐glass dome on the Greenwich Peninsula adjacent to the Prime Meridian ‐ was the centrepiece of Millennium celebrations in Britain. From its inception in the mid‐1990s ‘the Dome’ had been controversial for several reasons, not least of which was its financial viability were it not to prove very popular with the general public. Within weeks of opening, it emerged that the Dome was financially insecure to the point of possible bankruptcy. Largely funded by the National Lottery in the first place, four extra grants from that source were required in order to keep it open during the year 2000. The Dome was regarded widely as of dubious cultural value and a drain on public resources that might have been better spent elsewhere.

This chapter of Cultural Trends does not, strictly speaking, set out to confirm or refute these common criticisms of the Dome. Instead, it aims to establish the facts and figures concerning various aspects of the project as precisely as possible. This in itself is difficult to do since, for instance, the exact value of corporate sponsorship is impossible to ascertain due to commercial confidentiality, although it was quite a small proportion of the actual funding ‐ less than 20 per cent. Further complicating matters is polling evidence of high visitor approval for the Dome which must be set against its general damnation in the media.

In effect, the chapter traces a complex process whereby an ambitious cultural project was beset by a series of seemingly intractable problems from beginning to end, including eventual disposal and future use of the site. Whether the Dome is considered an abject failure or an under‐reported success, it certainly did not meet its official targets in terms of visiting, revenue and sponsorship.     

人体适应能力结构维度的理论研究

反映中国人体质状况的国民体质监测已经成为我国的一项政府性工作,体质研究也已成为体育领域的研究热点.理论上人体体质包括形态结构、生理机能、身体素质及运动能力、心理因素和适应能力五个方面,但因测量方法的限制,在现行的国民体质监测指标中仅包括前三项内容.本研究通过文献资料法、访谈法和开放式调查法对体质理论中的适应能力进行了深入的理论研究,认为人体适应能力是人维持身体与内外环境间平衡的能力,具体指个体维持自身与其生存的自然环境、社会环境及生理环境间协调,最大限度地保持自身健康的能力.人体适应能力结构划分为三个维度:1) 对自然环境的适应(4个子维度);2) 对社会环境的适应(3个子维度);3) 对自身生理性改变的适应及对疾病的抵抗能力(4个子维度).     

建设和谐高校必须加强辅导员队伍建设

中共中央十六届六中全会作出了构建社会主义和谐社会的重大决定。建设和谐高校是和谐社会的重要组成部分。深刻认识新时期学生教育管理面临的新课题;高校辅导员队伍是建设和谐校园的主力军。建设一支适应当前新形势下与民办高校特点相适应的高素质学生工作队伍,进一步加强制度建设,重在思想育人;必须齐抓共管,全员、全方位、全过程育人。