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2. Linguistic Insights in Applied Linguistics. Collection d''Etudes linguistiques,' No. 14. Papers from the Neuchatel Colloquium in Applied Linguistics in collaboration with AIMAV, AILA, CILA, and the University of Neuchatel (2nd, May 25-26, 1973).
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Association Internationale pour la Recherche et la Diffusion des Methodes Audio-visuelles et Structuro-globales, Ghent (Belgium)., Corder, S. P., and Roulet, E.
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Papers from the 1973 Neuchatel Colloquium in Applied Linguistics are presented. Contents are as follows: "Karttunen's Types of Implication in English and German: A Contrastive Study," W. Abraham; "The Relevance of Generative Semantics for Language Teaching," R. Dirven; "'Be' plus 'ing' Revisited," H. Adamczeski; "The So-Called Deep Structures and the Foreign-Language Learner," T. P. Krzeszowski; "L'illocution: problematique et methodologie" ("Illocution": Problems and Methodolgy), H. Holec; "An Approach to Treating Extratextual Function in a Language Teaching Syllabus," C. N. Candlin; "Notional Syllabuses and the Concept of Minimum Adequate Grammar," D. Wilkins; "The Deep Structure of Discourse and the Use of Translation," H. G. Widdowson; "Vers une caracterisation linguistique des normes dans l'enseignement des langues" (Towards a Linguistic Characterization of the Norms in Language Teaching), E. Roulet; "Pour une methode du faire dans l'enseignement des langues" (For a Methodology in Language Teaching), J. Nivette; and "Pedagogical Grammars or the Pedagogy of Grammar?," S. P. Corder. (SW)
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- 1974
3. THE XVIITH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY.
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CONFERENCES & conventions , *PAPER , *SECRETARIATS , *APPLIED psychology - Abstract
The XVIIth International Congress of Applied Psychology will be held from July 25-30, 1971 in Liege, Belgium. A limited number of free papers can still be accepted, interested authors should contact the Congress Secretariat. The provisional program of about thirty pages, containing full details, will be sent on demand, free of charge and without obligation, together with a registration form, from the Congress Secretariat.
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- 1971
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4. Scrap of Paper From Belgium.
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Aldredge, James
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AUTOGRAPH collecting , *EXECUTIONS & executioners , *SHIP captains - Abstract
Focuses on a paper signed by martyred nurse Edith Cavell which was sold to New York autograph collector Thomas F. Madigan by a Belgian freighter captain who claimed in charge of the men who executed her.
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- 1944
5. Belga.
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MONEY ,FRANC (Coin) ,GOLD ,LOANS - Abstract
The article provides information about the creation of the monetary unit belga for Belgium. Through his royal decree, King Albert announced that the unit equates to five Belgian paper francs and exactly .209211 grams of gold. The Bank of Belgium plans to use the proceeds from floating a 100,000,000 U.S. dollars international loan to support the belga at fixed parity.
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- 1926
6. SECOND WORLD CONGRESS OF SOCIOLOGY.
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SOCIAL science research ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,SOCIAL mobility ,INTERGROUP relations - Abstract
The Second World Congress of Sociology will be organized by the International Sociological Association (ISA) under the auspices of UNESCO from August 24 to September 1, 1953 in the city of Liege, Belgium. Sociologists of all countries of the world, professors, research workers and students, are cordially invited to take part in this Congress and are asked to contact the ISA Secretariat for registration and detailed information. The Congress will be centered on the presentation and discussion of papers in two major fields including social stratification and social mobility and intergroup conflicts and their mediation. It will also include important discussions of recent development in sociological research and of the problems relating to the professional activities and responsibilities of sociologists. All papers and reports to be prepared for the Congress will be duplicated and distributed in advance and will be presented by general reporters to be followed by prepared discussants for each section or sub-section.
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- 1952
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7. THE NEGOTIATION OF THE FBANCO-BELGIAN MILITARY ACCORD OF 1920.
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Helmreich, Jonathan
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NEGOTIATION ,MILITARY policy ,SOCIALISTS - Abstract
The article focuses on the negotiations of the Franco-Belgium military accord of 1920. The military relations of France and Belgium were of utmost importance because their joint power could be used as a defense against Germany. When the Franco-Belgium military accord was signed on October 27, 1920, it brought with it a storm of protests from anti-militarist Socialists like Flemings and others. With the increasing intensity of the protests, the accord was cancelled and it was decided that a policy which is solely and exclusively Belgian was required to govern the military affairs in Belgium.
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- 1964
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8. Editorials.
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INTERNATIONAL relations ,BELGIAN economy ,COMMUNICATION - Abstract
The article presents information on international politics. The Congo, the Belgian colony whose loss has upset the Belgian economy, is much in the news. Every American who reads the papers or looks at television knows how bad things are in the Congo for the Congolese, the Belgians and the United Nations. But, so complex are events and so poor are communications at least where serious matters are concerned--that not one American in a hundred is thinking about Mozambique and Angola. Yet there the next colonial explosion is being prepared; it may be bigger than the Congo's.
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- 1961
9. Britain - Sixth Winter.
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Hutchison, Keith
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WAR ,ARMIES ,BOMBARDMENT ,POPULATION - Abstract
The article presents the author's views, on his trip to Great Britain. When I arrived in England, it had just become clear that the hopes raised by the swift rush of the Allied armies through France and Belgium were premature, that no early collapse of Germany could be expected, that the discomforts, the shortages and the strains of war must be endured for months to come. Moreover, it was apparent that the capture of the "rocket coast" bad not ended the dangers of war for the civilian population; southern England was still within range of the enemy's vengeance weapons and faced continued desultory bombardment. Disappointed but not discouraged, certain that victory was only postponed, Britons were bracing themselves for the sixth winter of war.
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- 1945
10. Correspondence.
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W. G. and Klausner, Oscar
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LETTERS to the editor ,LABOR supply ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
Presents letters to the editor. Problems faced by the labor force in the U.S.; Relations between England and Belgium.
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- 1921
11. The University of Ghent, the German Intruders, and the Fleming 'Activists'.
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Barnodw, A. J.
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UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,ACTIVISTS ,FRENCH people ,EDUCATION - Abstract
The article presents information about the University of Ghent, German intruders and the Fleming "activists." On October 15, 1916 the University of Ghent will be reopened as a Flemish institution, under auspices of the German Government at Brussels. French language as sole vehicle of the university education at Ghent was prescribed by royal decree of December 9, 1849, for nearly seventy years, Flemings, in spite of repeated protests, have had to bear the injustice of this regulation, by which their language was excluded from the only university in the very heart of the Flemish country. Activists see greater wisdom in taking now what is offered them, no matter who the giver be, than in trusting to the fulfillment of vague promises by their own government.
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- 1916
12. Second Act.
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INTERNATIONAL economic integration ,CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
Information about the Common Market conference held in 1962 in Brussels, Belgium is presented. The convention was attended by the Common Market representatives including Great Britain's chief negotiator Lord Privy Seal Edward Heath, France's Maurice Couve de Murville and a delegate from Germany. Topics include Britain's application to join Europe's Six, British frustration at France's deterring tactics in Brussels and agricultural prices.
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- 1962
13. AN APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF THE ATTITUDES OF WORKERS ON CONVEYOR BELT ASSEMBLY LINES.
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Coetsier, P.
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AUTOMOBILE industry ,EMPLOYEE attitudes ,ASSEMBLY line methods ,CONVEYOR belts ,EMPLOYEES ,WORK ,ANALYSIS of variance ,INTERVIEWING - Abstract
The paper describes a study covering 409 workers in the assembly factory of a large Belgian automobile company. It was desired to identify the factors which contributed, in both a positive and a negative way, to the attitudes of the men toward their work. The technique adopted was a free, but standardised, interview with each man whilst working on the line with him, the research worker having previously been trained and having worked on the line as an assembler. The data were subjected to an analysis of variance, and factors at work groups lying at the extremes of the distributions are discussed, reasons for their contribution to the total variance being drawn from the interview data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1966
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14. La methode audio-visuelle et structuro-globale doit devenir une methode eclectique. (The Audiovisual and Structuro-Global Method Must Become an Eclectic Method).
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Marechal, Raymond
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This paper questions the practical application of the audiovisual method in FL instruction in Belgian secondary schools. Some of the reasons for the lack of success of the audiolingual method are given as: the large size of the classes; the young age and poor motivation of the students; the small number of weekly hours devoted to FL instruction; and the poor preparation of the professors. An eclectic method is proposed which incorporates: (1) the use of the FL as much as possible; (2) the active use of the mind, from the Direct Method; and (3) the use of drills, exercises, composition practice, etc., from the grammatical method. In addition, to insure the method's success, class sizes must be reduced; the aural-oral period must last several months; weekly instruction hours must be increased; and traditional methods such as dictation and translation must be used to insure the development of spelling and comprehension skills. It is hoped that this active and intensive method will give students a firm foundation with emphasis on the spoken language. (Author/AM)
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- 1973
15. THE XVIITH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,APPLIED psychology ,USER charges - Abstract
The article presents information about an international congress of applied psychology. It states that the XVIIth international congress of applied psychology will be held from July 25-30, 1971 in Liege, Belgium. It also states that a limited number of free papers can still be accepted for the congress. Authors who are interested in submitting their papers can contact the Congress Secretariat. Registration fees for members and non-members of International Association of Applied Psychology are also mentioned in the article.
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- 1971
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16. The Belgian Hitler.
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Habe, Hans
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ELECTIONS ,POLITICAL parties ,VOTING ,INTERVIEWING - Abstract
A stay of only a few hours in Brussels is sufficient to make one acquainted with Léon Degrelle, the Belgian Hitler, for whom more than 300,000 votes were cast at the last election. His portrait is offered to the foreigner at every bookstall, the great boulevard paper "Pays Reel" reproduces three times a day his youthful head, that of a boy rather than a man. Degrelle's party is called the Rexist Party; the leader himself is generally referred to as Rex. When the author went to interview him, Degrelle was at the top of a ladder, hammering nails into the wall of the new building the Rexists are putting up near their old house in the narrow Rue des Chartreux, behind the market where fish, stockings, flowers, and neckties are sold at bargain prices.
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- 1936
17. BUSINESS PRICING POLICIES AND INFLATION - SOME EVIDENCE FROM E.E.C. COUNTRIES.
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Phlips, Louis
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PRICING ,INDUSTRIAL concentration ,PRICE inflation - Abstract
This paper presents some empirical evidence, for Belgium, the Netherlands and France, on the so-called 'administrative inflation' hypothesis. The hypothesis might be defined as saying that price increases are higher in more concentrated industries, given positive changes in demand and costs. Empirically speaking, it implies that, for a cross-section of industries, wholesale-price changes are a positive function of concentration ratios, for given increases in demand and unit costs. Although any relevant evidence would be an interesting contribution to the present discussion about the Common Market's antitrust policy, the hypothesis has never been confronted-to my knowledge-with data from European Economic Community (E.E.C.) countries. The evidence presented in this paper is limited to the 1958-65 period, because of the difficulty in collecting comparable data form earlier years. As we were more familiar with Belgian data, Belgium was selected as a test case to detetmine the most appropriate empirical specification of the hypothesis. A few changes in Weiss's approach proved to be beneficial and are discussed in section it together with the data and results obtained for Belgium. In section III, results for the Netherlands are compared with the Belgian evidence on the basis of an analysis of covariance. Section IV introduces France while the last section draws some conclusions as to the validity of the hypothesis in a European framework.
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- 1969
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18. Ideal Number of Children in Marriage in Belgium and the U.S.A.
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Dobbelaere, Karel
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BIRTH control -- Social aspects ,URBAN women ,CATHOLIC women ,BIRTH intervals ,SOCIAL status ,SOCIAL influence - Abstract
This paper attempts to test whether some propositions, explaining the number of children desired by women of urban American settings, are equally valid in explaining those of women of an urban European setting (Louvain urban area, Belgium). Attention focuses on the ‘institutional socialization theory’ which states that differences among Catholic women are to be explained by a difference of degree of exposure to the value system of the Catholic church in their formative years including college education, more specifically to the amount and extent of Catholic education. This theory, however, fails to explain the empirical data. In order to do so, the author elaborates the ‘avoiding status incongruency theory,’ or, positively formulated, the ‘status congruency theory.’ This miniature theory states that if one has a high social status and one is a highly integrated church member, one is seeking also to have a high status in the church by practicing the total church ideology and having, among other things, a large family. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1967
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19. The Problem of Sampling and Instrument Construction in a Study of the Entrepreneurial Family in Belgium and the United States.
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Dumon, Wilfried A.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL typologies ,FAMILY research ,DOMESTIC relations ,FAMILY demography ,CROSS-cultural studies ,CROSS-cultural differences ,STATISTICAL sampling - Abstract
Hill's typology of comparative family research is a challenging attempt to classify international, e.g., cross-cultural, research. This paper intends to criticize some details of this classification, particularly concerning methodological issues. The main point stressed here is the problem of the reconceptualization of the research problem for each different country in which the research has to be carried out. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1967
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20. Taking Care of Belgium.
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Kittredge, Mabel Hyde
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INTERNATIONAL relief ,HUMANITARIAN assistance ,NEUTRALITY ,INTERNATIONAL cooperation ,FOOD relief ,DISASTER relief ,EMERGENCY mass feeding - Abstract
Discusses the international relief work of the Commission for Relief in Belgium in the midst of World War I. Biggest commissary undertaking; Saving seven million people from famine and destruction; Five governments are concerned; Nearly every country is making a contribution; Commission should remain neutral in word as well as in deed; Difficulties of transport through Belgium; Greatest problem the Commission has had to meet is the matter of currency; Bread line and soup kitchen; Revival of the lacemaking industry.
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- 1915
21. The Week.
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MASS media ,HEADLINES ,CENSORSHIP ,BOMBINGS - Abstract
This article presents news including the freedom and restoration of government in the capitals of France and Belgium with Greece soon to follow, the unconscious conspiracy between the United States Army censors and the publication of newspapers in the U.S., and the conclusion of the robot bombs over England, which will soon correct the blackout policy in London, Great Britain.
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- 1944
22. Germany's New Line of Defence through France and Belgium.
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Dewey, Stoddard
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MILITARY readiness - Abstract
This article reports that Germany has established its new line of defense during the World War I. Germany's ideal offensive is the attack by surprise, while her idea of defense is to prepare for the worst. The fact is that the River Meuse in France is being treated as a military frontier, and Germany is trying to have control over it. She has been fortifying intensively the valley of the Meuse clear across Belgium. All this long valley of the Meuse forms a natural defense of whatever army holds it.
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- 1916
23. The Experts' Report on Reparations.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,WAR reparations ,COMPENSATION (Law) ,INTERNATIONAL law - Abstract
A preliminary conference of technical experts of the various nations concerned in the reparations question met at Brussels, Belgium from December 15 to Christmas, and in the early days of January. It presented to the Supreme Interallied Council which met at Paris later in January the following study of the question of reparations, accompanied with extensive and detailed annexes. The observations are as follows: It is impossible at the present time to give a definitive opinion upon the general situation of Central Europe, upon the danger of bankruptcy caused by an unprecedented fiduciary inflation, and upon the intrinsic real value of wealth which is today represented only by a mass of paper money.
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- 1921
24. Benelux Leaders Push Union.
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INTERNATIONAL economic integration - Abstract
The article reports on the progress of uniting the economies of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg into the Benelux economic union. It states that the proposed joining will be a certainty by 1950. It discusses how prior problems such as tariff blocks on trade and devaluation has been overcome by the three countries as they now begin to move to the "pre-union" part of their plans. It shows that the countries are careful on joining together as issues still remain, such as the difference between the economies of Belgium and the Netherlands.
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- 1949
25. THE VALUE OF THE BELGIAN FOREIGN OFFICE ARCHIVES TO STUDENTS OF PUBLIC OPINION.
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Thomas, Daniel H.
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PUBLIC opinion ,ARCHIVES ,CLIPPINGS (Books, newspapers, etc.) ,BELGIAN diplomatic & consular service ,PRESS - Abstract
Investigators seeking to determine public opinion during the last half of the nineteenth century have too often overlooked the foreign office archives, particularly those of Belgium and Switzerland. The Belgian envoys reported official and other opinions gathered in the usual fashion, but they were expected to be more thorough and discerning than members of other foreign services in reporting opinions of the press. At times, the envoys summarized the opinion of the press and translated excerpts from leading papers, in most cases, however, they enclosed the clippings, being careful to give the name of the journal and the date. As often as they felt it necessary, a note on the political complexion of the journal was added. In addition to the clippings forwarded officially, Baron Lambermont, the most active and distinguished Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, had some of the consuls report press and other opinion to him privately. Realizing the growing influence of the press in the nineteenth century, the Belgian authorities made a special collection of articles. It contains both clippings and copies taken from the periodicals of many countries between 1860 and 1922.
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- 1951
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26. Frank Discussion of Common Concern.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,MACROECONOMICS ,MONETARY policy ,ENERGY consumption - Abstract
Information about several papers discussed at a meeting on macroecnomics held in Brussels, Belgium in 1973 is presented. Topics include the changes in the transatlantic business community, the devaluation of the dollar, and the imminence of energy shortage. The meeting featured several European and American businessmen including Joachim Zahn and Robert Triffin.
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- 1973
27. Correspondence.
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Johnson, W. H. and McCracken, Elizabeth
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LETTERS to the editor ,WAR ,AUTHORS ,PERIODICALS - Abstract
Presents several letters to the editor on the articles published in the previous issues of the journal. Comments from a reader on the war in Europe and the suffering of the state of Belgium; Tributes to author Jeannette L. Gilden and her literary works by a reader; Comments on the columns "A Bombardment of Unfortified Brains" which discusses students and their ignorance.
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- 1916
28. The Week.
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INTERNATIONAL relations ,WOMEN ,SUFFRAGE ,NEWSPAPERS - Abstract
The article focuses on political and social issues of the world. It states that women are going to make a determined effort to vote at the next election in England. The "National Society for Women's Suffrage" has issued a batch of instructions to claimants, accompanied by a form of claim. It also states that the excitement regarding the newspaper "Lanterne" continues in Paris. H. Rochefort has withdrawn, it is said, to Belgium in order to be able to continue the publication of his paper, which the U.S. Government has not, under the new law, the power of suppressing arbitrarily, though it may seize particular issues.
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- 1868
29. The Week.
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UNITED States economy ,TARIFF laws ,UNITED States legislators ,BELGIAN economy - Abstract
This article presents information related to political and economic issues. It would be interesting to know by what warrant the Republican Senators propose to push a tariff bill which is directly at issue with the tariff plank of the Republican platform. The history of successive reductions of the duty laid by Belgium on pig-iron illustrates the trustworthiness of protectionist predictions of ruin from tariff reduction. In 1856, the duty of $10.0 a ton was lowered to $4.80. Five years later the rate was fixed at $3.0, and in 1863, at $1.0.
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- 1888
30. Atomic Age Closes In on the Jungle.
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METALS ,AGRICULTURAL resources ,EXPORTS ,ECONOMIC history - Abstract
The article looks at the economic state of the Belgian Congo, the only colony possessed by Belgium in Africa. The colony had provided metals for Western nations and the U.S. including uranium, tin, and zinc, which contributed to exports worth 333 million dollars in 1950. Congo had various agricultural resources that contributed to its exports including palm oil, rubber, and coffee.
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- 1952
31. THE XVIITH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,APPLIED psychology ,MENTAL health - Abstract
The twenty-seventh International Congress of Applied Psychology will be held from July 25-30, 1971 in Liege, Belgium. A limited number of free papers can still be accepted as of May 1971. Writers should contact the Congress Secretariat in Belgium. Registration fee for International Association of Applied Psychology members is U.S. $36 and $46 for non-members. The provisional program of about thirty pages, containing full details, will be sent on demand, free of charge and without obligation, together with a registration form.
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- 1971
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32. THE XVIITH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY.
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APPLIED psychology ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,SPECIAL events ,PSYCHOLOGICAL research - Abstract
The article focuses on the 17th International Congress of Applied Psychology that will be held between July 25 and 30, 1971 in Liege, Belgium. The article also presents information on conditions for submission of research papers and registration fees. The address for further information is also given. Moreover, the provisional program containing full details of the congress will be sent on demand, together with a registration form from the Congress Secretariat.
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- 1970
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33. C&K Officials Open Dye Plant in Belgium.
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TEXTILE dyeing ,MANUFACTURING industries ,INDUSTRIAL sites ,TEXTILE chemical industry ,JOINT ventures ,SYNTHETIC fibers industry - Abstract
The article presents information on the opening of the first American dyestuffs plant by Crompton & Knowles Corp. officials at Tertre Villerot in Belgium. The ceremony was attended by officials including William J. Ferracone, president of the C&K Chemical Group, R. Delmotte, minister for regional development for the Belgian government, Frank J. Graziano, president of C&K, and Harry B. Conant, managing director of Althouse Tertre SA. The article informs that a full range of dyes for the textile, leather and paper industries will be produced by a joint venture of C&K and Societe Carbochemique SA of Tertre, with emphasis on products developed specially for use with man-made fibers.
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- 1972
34. Belgium: U. S. retailers set a new style.
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RETAIL industry ,MERCHANDISING ,RETAIL stores - Abstract
The article discusses the role played by big U.S. retailers in the sophistication of Belgian merchandising industry. Two of the largest chains in Belgium are American-controlled, one of which is J. C. Penney, Co. that bought Sarma S. A. store and is launching aggressive advertising campaigns in automobile accessories, food and items for children. It notes the cadenas or padlock law that is being changed through the expansion of Sarma. Other American retailers in Belgium include Sears, Roebuck & Co. and Priba.
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- 1972
35. Geographical and Occupational Mobility of Workers in the Aircraft and Electronics Industries, Regional Trade Union Seminar (Paris, 21st-22nd September, 1966). Final Report and Supplement.
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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). Social Affairs Div.
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The trade unions in the European aerospace and electronics industries have become concerned with the sweeping and rapid economic and technical changes taking place in the industries. This seminar enabled trade union representatives from Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom aerospace industry and the electronics sector working for the aircraft industry to discuss their problems and acquire an understanding of each other's attitudes and policies. The participants focused their argument upon the broad economic policies affecting the destiny of their respective national industries. The British delegation reported particularly upon the nature of the issues in their country and the alternatives they were considering to maintain employment for the present work force and the other three delegations supplied information on the issues in their countries. The outstanding conclusion to be drawn from these discussions is the high priority assigned by trade-unionists to broad economic and political policy when jobs are in danger and their expectations are being frustrated. Background papers, speeches, and supplementary papers are included. (HC)
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- 1967
36. Secularization and Compartmentalization in the Belgian Educational System.
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Billiet, Jaak
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SECULARIZATION , *EDUCATION , *POLITICAL parties , *CATHOLICS - Abstract
This paper considers the different groups and positions which formulated problems concerning a revision of the School Pact in Belgium. School Pact is an agreement between three political parties in which an accord is made and directives for the future are noted. The problems which existed in 1958 in relation to education were numerous: the maintenance of the constitutional freedom of education; the place and the recognition of state schools in the entire educational system; the definition of the nature of the official neutral school and the position of religious doctrine and non-confessional ethics therein; the democratization of education. Through the School Pact, the Catholics also accepted the neutrality of state education. To oppose the power of the Catholic Church concerning education, the liberals were forced once again to defend state education regardless of their preference for private initiative in other fields. Between 1958 and 1967, 376 new schools and 1,694 sections were established in the state educational system while 465 Catholic schools and 2,489 sections were absorbed into the subsidy system. In the law of the 29th of May 1959, free choice refers to the choice between a neutral and a confessional school, between religious doctrine and non-confessional moral instruction in all neutral schools.
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- 1973
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37. COMMENTS ON 'UNITY OF THE CHURCH - UNITY OF MANKIND'.
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Bonino, José Miguez
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THEOLOGY ,CHURCH & the world ,CONCORD ,RELIGION - Abstract
The author comments on the speech by Father John Meyendorff, chairman of the World Council of Churches' Faith and Order Commission (FOC), which was presented at the FOC's meeting in August 1971 in Louvain, Belgium. The author admired the theological depth and richness of Meyendorff's presentation. He also supported Meyendorff's emphasis on the eucharistic center of unity.
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- 1972
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38. INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS ON DOCUMENTATION.
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Brownson, Helen L.
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DOCUMENTATION -- Congresses ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
Features the International Congress of Libraries and Documentation Centers held in Brussels, Belgium in September 1955. Organizations that sponsored the congress; Details of reports presented at the congress; Activities that were initiated as part of the event.
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- 1956
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39. Human Relations and Industrial Peace.
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Potvi, Raymond
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INDUSTRIAL relations ,INDUSTRIAL laws & legislation ,WORKS councils ,STRIKES & lockouts ,PRODUCTION (Economic theory) ,EMPLOYMENT - Abstract
This study shows that environmental factors do at times influence human relations in industry, but that satisfactory relations as such can contribute, nevertheless, to industrial peace. Data for the study were acquired in Belgium during the first quarter of 1956. In an effort to create structures which would help to reduce industrial conflict the Belgian government passed the Economic Reorganization Law of 1948 which required the setting up of enterprise councils in every plant employing 50 or more workers. The only significant relationships are those between strikes in 1953 with production and employment levels in 1954 and production in 1954 with strikes in 1956, the correlation being .733 and the chance probability .028. For example, the coal industry is consistently high in strikes and low in production and employment. The human relations approach stresses the patterns of interaction in explaining action or sentiments. It is felt that the major influence which shapes sentiments, and hence industrial peace or conflict, is the nature of the human relations which prevail between labor and management in an industry. Among other things, satisfaction with these councils is in effect satisfaction with a stable structure of labor-management relationships. In other words, satisfactory human relations as such do contribute to industrial peace.
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- 1959
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40. Here It Comes.
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Rickenbacker, WM. F.
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INTERNATIONAL relations ,LABOR laws ,DAYLIGHT saving ,ENERGY policy ,LAW - Abstract
Forecasts several worldwide political issues and events in 1974. Estimate of the number of energy laws which would be proposed in the U.S. Congress; Theme of a two-week international conference in Brussels, Belgium; Importance of the Emergency Relief Act to U.S. electric workers; Opposition of the workers to the establishment of national daylight saving time in the U.S.
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- 1974
41. The Real Summit.
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Reynolds, Alan
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ECONOMISTS ,CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
Highlights the message delivered by several economists who attended the 1974 conference of the Mont Pelerin Society held in Brussels, Belgium. Friedrich Hayek; Chiaki Nishiyama; Arthur Shenfield.
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- 1974
42. The lobbyists who work the Common Market.
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LOBBYING ,LOBBYISTS ,INTERNATIONAL business enterprises ,ANTITRUST law (International law) - Abstract
The article reports on the responsibilities and activities of corporate lobbyists for U.S. multinational companies in Brussels, Belgium in 1973. General Motors, Honeywell and Union Carbide are some of the firms that hired executives to observe the actions of the European Community (EC) regarding antitrust and industry issues. It is explained that the involvement of Great Britain and Denmark in the activities of the Common Market Commission contributed to the surge in lobbying. A comparison between lobbying in Belgium and in the U.S. is presented.
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- 1973
43. International Congress of Libraries and Documentation Centers, Brussels, September 11-18, 1955.
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LIBRARY associations ,DOCUMENTATION - Abstract
Presents an abstract of the document "International Congress of Libraries and Documentation Centers, Brussels, September 1118,1955," volume II A and B.
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- 1956
44. The New Map of Europe - Allies and Neutrals.
- Author
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Dewey, Stoddard
- Subjects
MAPS ,WAR - Abstract
This article focuses on the new map of Europe with its Allies and neutrals after the war. Either Germany will win out as it planned -and this is no longer thought possible- or the Allies will have the victory which they hope. Or else the war will end in more or less of a "deadlock"-a "drawn game"-"with neither victors nor vanquished." In any of these events, the map of Europe is sure to be remade. The Allies are beginning to discuss-and neutrals are beginning to air their apprehensions-as to what the situation on the map shall be post bellum. The Swiss are first in the field with a proposal. It is nothing less than the neutralization of the whole course of the Rhine. Belgium had already been urged to insist at the peace-making on an extension of territory towards Luxemburg.
- Published
- 1916
45. Reactions to the Schuman Plan: Nationalism Revived.
- Author
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Carolus
- Subjects
STEEL industry ,INDUSTRIALISTS ,INVESTORS - Abstract
The Ruhr and Rhine-land industrialists and bankers was to create a Continental economic bloc which would enable German heavy industry to escape the consequences of losing the war and with the help of American capital regain its former dominant position in the French, German, Belgian, Luxembourg iron and steel trust. Suddenly, two days before the London conference opened, French foreign minister Robert Schuman disclosed his plan for pooling the coal and iron production, first of France and Germany, and later of all four countries.
- Published
- 1950
46. Workers' Education: An International Movement.
- Author
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Cohn, Fannia M.
- Subjects
CONFERENCES & conventions ,COMMITTEES ,EMPLOYEES ,EDUCATION ,LABOR unions - Abstract
In the old Chaussée de Waterloo in Uccle, a suburb of Brussels, Belgium, stands the three-story home of the Belgian Labor College. There the First International Conference on Workers' Education was held on August 16 and 17. Floating over the entrance was the red flag of socialism, a symbol to delegates of the spirit of human brotherhood. By the wording of the call sent out by the Belgian Central Educational Committee, the conference was limited to those organizations, which were controlled by working-class bodies. From the discussion at the conference it was evident that the management of workers' schools differs in the various countries. In seven countries a joint committee of trade unionists, socialists and cooperatives carries on educational activities. In Germany and Switzerland both the trade union and socialist groups are active, although they work separately.
- Published
- 1922
47. The Time of the Vélo.
- Subjects
TOUR de France (Bicycle race) ,BICYCLE racing - Abstract
The article offers information on the Tour de France, the most prolonged and perilous bicycle marathon in the country, in 1961. It states that the race started at Rouen, cut through Belgium, leaped the Alps into Italy, streaked across the south of France into the Pyrenees, and wound northeast along the stately Loire to Paris. It also notes that entourage of the race include three Red Cross cars and truckloads of extra bicycles and parts.
- Published
- 1961
48. Twenty-third International Symposium on Crop Protection, Gent, Belgium, 4th May 1971.
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Stryckers, J.
- Subjects
CONFERENCES & conventions ,PLANT protection ,AGRICULTURAL chemicals ,PESTICIDES ,HERBICIDES - Abstract
Highlights the papers presented during the 23rd International Symposium on Crop Protection held in Gent, Belgium on May 4, 1971 focusing on herbicides in the biosphere. Volume of pesticides used in West Germany every year; Factors that affect herbicide penetration of soil; Speculation on how herbicides might impact on the biosphere.
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- 1971
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49. A PROFILE OF LOCAL SUBSIDIARY MANAGERS.
- Author
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Daniels, John D.
- Subjects
SUBSIDIARY corporations ,EMPLOYEE promotions ,INTERNAL migration ,CAREER development ,FOREIGN business enterprises ,FOREIGN subsidiaries ,FOREIGN workers ,INTERNATIONAL business enterprises - Abstract
The article discusses biographic data of several local subsidiary managers. Biographic data was gathered from 130 non-American executives in 27 subsidiaries of 12 U.S. companies in Belgium, France, and Great Britain. The biographic data resulted in some discrepancies with conclusions that are usually gathered from material related to this topic. Among the better educated managers, the expatriates advance faster than the non-American. According to the author, the three most plausible reasons are that the people sent abroad are individuals who have showed rapid upward mobility by virtue of past performance or qualifications, Americans are able to advance faster, or innovations within the firms originate in the U.S. so that U.S. personnel have the experience to transfer the innovations.
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- 1973
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50. Perception of Marital Roles in Decision Processes.
- Author
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Davis, Harry L. and Rigaux, Benny P.
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DECISION making ,FAMILIES & economics ,CONSUMER research ,SPOUSES' legal relationship ,CONSUMER behavior ,COMMUNICATION ,HOUSEHOLDS ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,STRATEGIC planning - Abstract
Influence exerted by husbands and wives at different stages in the decision process was examined for 25 economic decisions in a convenience sample of Belgian households in which both spouses were questioned. The analysis considers changes in marital roles throughout decision-making and extent of role consensus within families. Implications are discussed in relation to communication strategies as well as for research on household economic behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 1974
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