European War pamphlets

A collection of miscellaneous pamphlets on World War I.

Stories by foreign authors.

Spanish: [v.10] The tall woman, by P.A. de Alarcón. -- The white butterfly, by J. Selgas. -- The organist, by G.A. Becquer. -- Moors and Christians, by P.A. de Alarcón. -- Bread cast upon the waters, by Fernan Caballero.

European War pamphlets

A collection of miscellaneous pamphlets on World War I.

England's world empire ; some reflections upon its growth and policy /

Appendices: (A) The origins of the great war, by H. N. Brailsford.--(B) Britain and the war; a study in diplomacy, by C. H. Norman.--(C) Why we are at war; a reply to Sir Edward Grey, by Sir R. MacDonald.--(D) Secret diplomacy the cause of war; an appeal to the British people, by E. D. Morel.--(E) Letter by Baron L'Escaille, Belgian minister at St. Petersburg, to M. Davignon, Belgian minister of foreign affairs.

Catalogue des livres, rares et précieux, au nombre de 14435 lots, de la bibliothèque de feu monsieur Jean François Vande Velde ... rédigé d'après le catalogue manuscrit du défunt,

The price list and "Catalogue de mappemondes, cartes géographiques", etc., were issued separately.

L'Évolution théâtrale /

" ... Articles de critique musicale et dramatique, publies depuis une trentaine d'annces ... On y trouvera es notes inegalement développees sur un assez grand nombre d'auvres, literaires et lyriques, nees a la fin du XIX siecle et au début du XX" --Avant-propos.

French portraits;

Mode of access: Internet.

Art, Life and Science in Belgium

Mode of access: Internet.

La Basoche

"Revue de littërature et d'art."(varies slightly)

Annales.

Mode of access: Internet.

La charte coloniale: commentaire de la loi du 18 octobre 1908 sur le gouvernement du Congo belge,

Accompanied by "Appendice." (vi, 189 p. 26 cm.) Published: Bruxelles, M. Weissenbruch, imprimeur du roi, 1910.

La Revue bibliographique

No more published?

Ostracode relative abundances and geochemistry in surface sediments from Lake Ohrid

Understanding the ecology of bioindicators such as ostracods is essential in order to reconstruct past environmental and climate change from analysis of fossil assemblages preserved in lake sediment cores. Knowledge of the ecology of ancient Lake Ohrid's ostracod fauna is very limited and open to debate. In advance of the Ohrid ICDP-Drilling project, which has potential to generate high-resolution long-term paleoenvironmental data of global importance in paleoclimate research, we sampled Lake Ohrid and a wide range of habitat types in its surroundings to assess 1) the composition of ostracod assemblages in lakes, springs, streams, and short-lived seasonal water bodies, 2) the geographical distribution of ostracods, and 3) the ecological characteristics of individual ostracod species. In total, 40 species were collected alive, and seven species were preserved as valves and empty carapaces. Of the 40 ostracod species, twelve were endemic to Lake Ohrid. The most common genus in the lake was Candona, represented by 13 living species, followed by Paralimnocythere, represented by five living species. The most frequent species was Cypria obliqua. Species with distinct distributions included Heterocypris incongruens, Candonopsis kingsleii, and Cypria lacustris. The most common species in shallow, flooded areas was H. incongruens, and the most prominent species in ditches was C. kingsleii. C. lacustris was widely distributed in channels, springs, lakes, and rivers. Statistical analyses were performed on a "Lake Ohrid" dataset, comprising the subset of samples from Lake Ohrid alone, and an "entire" dataset comprising all samples collected. The unweighted pair group mean average (UPGMA) clustering was mainly controlled by species-specific depth preferences. Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) with forward selection identified water depth, water temperature, and pH as variables that best explained the ostracod distribution in Lake Ohrid. The lack of significance of conductivity and dissolved oxygen in CCA of Ohrid data highlight the uniformity across the lake of the well-mixed waters. In the entire area, CCA revealed that ostracod distribution was best explained by water depth, salinity, conductivity, pH, and dissolved oxygen. Salinity was probably selected by CCA due to the presence of Eucypris virens and Bradleystrandesia reticulata in short-lived seasonal water bodies. Water depth is an important, although indirect, influence on ostracod species distribution which is probably associated with other factors such as sediment texture and food supply. Some species appeared to be indicators for multiple environmental variables, such as lake level and water temperature.

The Effects of Civic Education on Political Knowledge

Traditionally political knowledge was regarded as an important potential outcome for civic education efforts. Most of the currently available research, however, tends to focus on non-cognitive goals, despite the fact that studies repeatedly have shown that political knowledge is an important resource for enlightened and engaged citizenship. In this article, we investigate whether civic education contributes to political knowledge levels. The analysis is based on the Belgian Political Panel Survey, a two year panel study among 2,988 Belgian late adolescents. The analysis shows that experiences with group projects at school contribute significantly to political knowledge levels two years later on. Furthermore, we can observe an interaction effect as those who are already most knowledgeable about politics, gain most from these group projects. Classes about politics, on the other hand, did not have an effect on knowledge levels. In the discussion, it is argued that civic education can have strong cognitive effects, but that these effects are not always related to classical civic education efforts.