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The ritual torching of cars has become a New Year's tradition in France. Last New (2010) Year 's Eve, 1,137 cars went up in flames in France, a tad less than the 1,147 set ablaze the year (2009)before. This year? We'll never know.
This time around, "the French government is determined to stamp out these scenes of anarchy as part of its highly-publicized campaign against crime," France24 announced. And that's what they did, to great effect.
In addition to mobilizing 6,000 extra police officers (800 more than last year, and what good did that do,) France's Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux instituted a news blackout. The number of torched cars will remain a secret. That, Hortefeux, is to stop the "unhealthy competition" which supposedly eggs on the perpetrators to set fire to more and more cars each year.
"I have decided to put an end to the competition, the sweepstakes, and will no longer publish the number of burnt vehicles," Hortefeux said. "It is not to hide, but to disrupt a stupid contest that involves burning the cars of honest people."
According to CNews, the numbers will be buried "as part of annual vandalism figures."
And it works! No doubt, the French have upheld their tradition and torched now countless cars. But so far, not a single word in the press. Problem solved!
The black-out is so complete that when you google the news for "burning cars france", you find this story.
Over in Germany, the situation was likewise under control. The German hot-spots for car torchings used to be Berlin and Hamburg. Zero reports of inflamed cars from Berlin. Hamburg reports six. A pretty regular day in a city that counted 140 smoldering cars last year 2010.
For much of the world, they became iconic of France's worst social ills: the burned-out carcasses of thousands of cars set ablaze during nearly three weeks of nationwide rioting in 2005. But as yet another orgy of automobile arson on Wednesday demonstrated, the torching of cars in France has not only become an everyday event; it's also now a regular form of expression for disenfranchised suburban youths wanting to make sure the rest of the country doesn't forget they exist. And their fiery presence is never felt so strongly as it is each New Year's Eve — the day of France's unofficial festival of car-burning. (Read a special report on the 2005 French riots.)
According to figures from the French Interior Ministry, 1,147 cars went up in smoke on New Year's Eve — a 30% rise on the 879 autos torched the same night in 2007. As often is the case, the worst-hit areas were the disadvantaged neighborhoods that sit beyond the suburban peripheries of most French cities. A total of 422 cars were burned in Paris-area housing projects, compared to 12 in the relatively well-policed Parisian intra muros. Other cities whose unemployment-racked, racially tense banlieues also lived up to their reputations for frequent car-burning included Strasbourg, Lille, Toulouse and Nantes. Across France, police arrested a total of 288 people on New Year's Eve (vs. 259 the year before) — though not all were charged, and many were apprehended for offenses unrelated to arson. (Read TIME's top 10 crime stories of 2008.)
In a country where car-burning isn't a common symptom of socioeconomic unrest, news of so many automobiles being torched would be alarming — if not a sign of brewing insurrection. In France, however, word of the destruction that accompanied the evening the French call Saint-Sylvestre was met with a mix of Gaulic shrugs and low-grade peevishness.
In revealing the figures on Thursday, French Interior Minister Michèle Alliot-Marie acknowledged that the tally of car-burnings had indeed increased over the previous year. Yet Alliot-Marie also said the enormous fleet of now carbonized vehicles shouldn't darken a New Year's Eve that was "unanimously considered mostly calm." Alliot-Marie also stressed that — in contrast to recent years — the first night of 2009 saw "no damage to public or private buildings." Perhaps, but that was probably little comfort to the people who were forced to walk or make long commutes on public transport after finding their cars melted down on Jan. 1.
Despite Alliot-Marie's rather upbeat depiction of the destruction, her boss — President Nicolas Sarkozy — endeavored to react in accordance with his hard-line campaign promises to impose law, order and state authority in even the most unruly French neighborhoods. But while he vigorously rallied to the side of the victims, his best suggestion for punishing the perpetrators (who are rarely caught or identified) sounded positively permissive. Rather than threaten the young arsonists with jail time, which his government has proposed for other juvenile crimes, Sarkozy recommended that they be forced to reimburse their victims for the damages — and be barred from earning a driver's license until they do.
Sarkozy's seemingly lax solution to tackling France's car-burning bonanza hardly reflects the gravity and scope of the problem. Nearly 43,000 cars were torched in France over the whole of 2007 — an average of almost 118 per day. Alliot-Marie stressed that the rise in the number of burnt cars on New Year's Eve 2008 came at the end of a year in which the total number of autos set alight in the first 11 months had decreased 15%, compared with the same period in 2007. But while annual figures may fluctuate, they've generally swelled since the late 1970s, when French suburban youths first started burning cars as a way to get the attention of society, the media and politicians.
Later the practice became an ambush tactic to draw law and fire authorities to the scene — where they'd then be attacked by gangs. Now the act works as a manner of daily protest against alienation, discrimination and the indifference of more affluent French society.
But another, less specifically-French, factor may also be behind the spike in car-burning rates. According to the National Observatory on Delinquency, as many as 20% of cars burned each year are suspected insurance fraud. If that trend, too, is on the rise, then New Year's Eve 2009 may be a veritable bonfire in France, as recession-bled car owners see the country's annual arson event as a chance to make some extra money.
The authorities in the German capital Berlin are becoming concerned by a upswing in the number of overnight arson attacks on cars. Between Monday night and the early hours of Thursday morning nearly 40 vehicles were set alight.
In the past some attacks on luxury cars and big four wheel drives in Berlin and Hamburg have been blamed on Moslem extremists.
The police said they are not sure if the latest torchings are politically motivated or just straight vandalism.
The targets appear to be chosen at random, not particularly new expensive models, in areas varying from wealthy neighbourhoods like Charlottenburg in west Berlin to working-class suburbs like Neu-Hohenschoenhausen in the east.
Chancellor Angela Merkel said she believed Germany would be spared British-style riots but was "very troubled" by the arson attacks in Berlin. "What kind of behaviour is this?" she asked. "People's lives are being put at risk in cold blood."
Victim Lothar Andres said: "My car is 11 years old. It's not worth anything. I'm 72 years old and this should have been my last car."
The number of vehicles burned in Berlin so far this year is already more than the double the total for all of last year.
There are extra police patrols to try to catch the arsonists and a 5,000 euro reward have been offered for information leading to arrests
Al Qaeda Magazine Encourages Forest Fire Attacks, CBN, May 4, 2012
In issue No. 9 of al Qaeda's English language "Inspire" magazine, there's a section called "Open Source Jihad."
In it, the author uses pictures and diagrams to show readers how to start forest fires in America using what he calls "ember bombs."
"I think the scariest thing about this is the extreme detail in which al Qaeda lays these instructions out," CBN News Terrorism Analyst Erick Stakelbeck said.
"They talk about the correct wind patterns to set a forest fire in," Stakelbeck explained. "The right season, the right time of year, the correct temperature – all designed to cause the maximum amount of carnage and death."
The article even urges would-be terrorists to target the state of Montana.
"In America, there are more houses built in the countryside than in the cities," the author wrote. "It is difficult to choose a better place than in the valleys of Montana where the population increases rapidly."
The instructions are so specific that it has fire experts concerned because of the extreme, dry weather conditions in much of the country now.
"It does not seem all that far fetched," one fire official said. "A wildfire moves quite quickly and can inflict damage. And if people have that intent, it's very frightening."
Produced by al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen, the two magazine issues are the first since the deaths of radical cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki and his editor.
"Although Anwar al-Awlaki is dead, his memory and influence live on," Stakelbeck said. "A young English speaking Muslim in Great Britain, in America, can dial up his sermons on YouTube (channel), he's easily accessible on the web through DVD, through CDs."
"So while Awlaki is dead, his influence lives on," Stakelbeck added.
The magazine profiles several jihadi-type activities, including pieces on how to construct remote-controlled explosives, tips on training with a handgun, how to be an urban assassin, and the use of chemical and biological weapons to attack the United States.
MOSCOW | Mon Nov 1, 2010 7:53am EDT
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three churches were set ablaze on Monday in Russia's mainly Muslim North Caucasus region where Moscow is trying to tame a spreading Islamist insurgency.
Two Russian Orthodox churches and one Baptist Church were set alight in the predominantly Muslim province of Karachayevo-Cherkessia, Russian news agencies said, adding no one was hurt in the attacks.
"An unknown group of people set fire to the Russian Orthodox church in the village of Ordzhonikidze, it is practically completely burned," Interfax reported, citing Kazim Baybanov, a spokesman for the local ministry of interior affairs.
Vandalism of churches is rare in Russia's mainly Muslim North Caucasus, where Christian communities live amongst Muslims.
A decade after Moscow drove separatists out of power in Chechnya in the second of two wars, the North Caucasus is plagued by near-daily violence.
Youths angry about poverty and fueled by the global ideology of jihad (holy war) are fighting for an independent state separate from predominantly Christian Russia, where they want to establish Sharia, Islamic law.
However, Karachayevo-Cherkessia, which has a sizeable Christian minority, has seen almost no violence.
The insurgents consider the North Caucasus, including Karachayevo-Cherkessia, to be occupied territory.
Archbishop Feofan of the Christian-majority cities of Stavropol and Vladikavkaz, also in the North Caucasus, told state news agency RIA he was going to the site of the arson.
Local authorities said they would restore the Orthodox churches as soon as possible, agencies said.
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How do you know it's blacks? It could be someone white. If you look at history it clearly states that black people were here first
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Dating in middle age
I am dating again but come into with little expectation. Many guys divorced after 20 yars of marriage are still hung up on their exs. Some see you as an extension of their ex and want to go into "marriage mode" right away. A date or two and then they want to stay home be intimate and watch tv. I'm confused as to what my expectations should be? Do I expect anything other then companionship at this point? I don't want to get married again. But don't want to extend myself too much and get nothing back.
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Keep looking but be prepared to be alone. Older men have to relearn everything. THey are very complacent and think new women are the same as the last woman they had. I think you should expect WHAT YOU WANT and WHAT makes you happy. If a guy is boring you 2 dates in, run away! I know, if I was single again, I would rather be alone than be a maid for someone or get married in a flash. Any man who wants you should WORK to be with you, just like you WORK to be with them.
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1. never date separated or people who's divorce is very new-- under 1 year divorced
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- Response by siouxzen, A Career Woman, Female, Who Cares?, Los Angeles, Self-Employed
It's a matter of finding some one that feels the same way.I did at 50 years old and remarried.
- Response by frenchkiss49, A Thinker, Female, 66 or older, Tampa, Who Cares?
It's funny to read the "kid" version of middle age America.
- Response by A Hippie Chick, Female, 46-55
Good question, let me know when you figure it out! I've been divorced for some time now, done a lot of dating, and have often had similar thoughts. As a result I think I've learned to just take relationships one day at a time. Appreciate the good moments, limit your expectations and hope your gut/heart will let you know if you should open yourself up to something more.
- Response by daydreamer1, A Creative, Male, 36-45, Chicago, Managerial
You are the captain of your own ship and you decide where to sail. You should never extend yourself, take each adventure as an opportunity for YOU. If "marriage mode" men are not suitable for you, then don't sail in those waters. Make your mind up as to what you are really looking for in a relationship, then go for it. Never settle for less.
- Response by 3wiltedroses, A Player, Female, Who Cares?, Self-Employed
Speaking as a former widower ... I found that most women preferred divorce to a widower. They simply don't want to compete with a memory. It's unfortunate since, in my mind, every woman is distinctly separate and special in her own right.
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Find a friend first that is your expectation. They don't have to be perfect (u know, none of usu are) but, they must be nice and you must like being around them. You are checking them out to see if they are worthy of your trust (hope this helps and I know for a fact this is the best route) you don't owe anyone a meal. Get to know them cheaply and find something you can both enjoy ie, bowling, going to the car show, taking a walk in the park. If he is worthy he will want to get to know you. If he wants to use you for sex and a meal you have better things to do
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Keep at it. As with men of any age, middle age guys come in a variety of styles and colors. Eventually you will meet a guy that will spark your interest and not have any emotional hangups about previous spouses or lovers.
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what ideally do you look in a man and dating him?
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Don't settle for less than what you want out of life and from a partner. You only get to go around once in this life. Might as well get what you want. I went after what I wanted and scored. Meaning I got a gentlemen who treats me like a princess and really cares about my needs as a friend, and lover. Take your time to get to know someone, Don't rush into a relationship because you think you are not worthy of something better. I dated my now husband for months (5) before being intimate and got married after two years together. I have never been happier in my life.
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Three bronze rattle pendants
Bronze Age, 950-750 BC
From Dowris, Co. Offaly, Ireland
Rare 'musical' objects of the Bronze Age
These unusual objects are known as 'crotals' - globular or pear-shaped bells or rattles. They may have been rather heavy for suspension from straps, for example on horse harnesses, and instead may have hung from a rigid support, such as the draught-pole of a wagon. In this way the sound produced while in motion, while not very 'musical', would nevertheless draw attention to and enhance the procession of the wagon. As wagon accessories, crotals join other ornamental bronzes in embellishing wheeled vehicles in this period.
Crotals were cast hollow by flowing the molten metal around a clay core suspended within the mould. A small perforation was left in one side of each orb to allow the clay core to be scraped out, leaving behind only a small lump of bronze to serve as the rattle. The hole was then blocked with a metal plug. The initial casting also created a free-running ring at the top of each crotal for its suspension.
These three crotals were part of a large find of bronze metalwork made in Dowris bog in the mid-nineteenth century, which included weapons, tools and elaborate sheet metal vessels.
More information
G. Eogan, The hoards of the Irish Later (Dublin, University College, 1983)
Height: 10.200 cm (min.)
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Exploring Pascal's Triangle and Other Recursive Patterns - Carole Bersani
Contents of Curriculum Unit
Intent of Unit
The purpose of this unit is to develop students' critical thinking skills
and problem solving strategies by teaching them to recognize and create
patterns. The patterns will be developmentally introduced starting with
actions, shapes, and pictures, and ending with numbers. Class discussion
will be a large component in order for the students to understand how others
think. Mathematical discussions are beneficial because students see that
there is quite often more than one way to solve a problem. I intend to
discuss why Pascal's Triangle is an effective tool as one of the focuses
for this unit. Additionally, there will be an emphasis on integrating children's
literature within the unit. Lastly, students will be writing in math journals
at the completion of each lesson. There will be three specific lesson plans
designed for a third, fourth, or fifth grade classroom. The time required
for completing this unit is two weeks, depending on the ability level of
the students.
In addition to focusing on patterns, I have suggested a few extensions in the area of Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics, specifically combinations of numbers. I recommend having a poster of Pascal's Triangle as well as providing multiple copies of the triangle for each student to use. The extensions are not presented with as much detail as the actual lesson plans for the simple reason that they are not the focus of the unit. At the end of the unit is a comprehensive bibliography, including children's literature, teacher resources, and Internet sites.
Why Patterns are Important
A familiarity with patterns will allow students to gain a deeper understanding of attributes and relationships between numbers. These patterns will build a base for understanding fractions, algebra, geometry, and calculus.
Why Pascal's Triangle?
Pascal's Triangle is an excellent choice for a unit on recursive patterns because there is such a wide variety of patterns including, but not limited to primes, Fibonacci's Sequence, factorials, polygonal numbers, and Serpinski's Right Triangle. A pattern is recursive if the terms in a sequence use the same procedure that the pattern starts with. Most of the sequences found in the triangle are recursive because they copy the same rule of progression throughout the entire sequence. Students will be able to see visual patterns if presented with a copy of the triangle with certain elements shaded. One suggestion is to shade the multiples of any given number and have the students guess the visual pattern. Another option is to use the triangle for divisibility rules by shading in numbers divisible by any given number.
Pascal's Triangle Defined
The triangle continues infinitely. The sum of two adjacent numbers is equal to the number directly below and between them. The array is vertically symmetrical. The numbers in horizontal lines are called rows, which begin with the 0th row. Diagonals consist of numbers in an oblique line. They are also called columns, and begin with the 0th diagonal. Each number is referred to as an element, and the number of elements in a row is always one more than the number of the row. For example, there are four elements in the third row.
Children's Literature
At the start of each of the lessons, a book will be shared with the students to motivate them. The primary purpose of reading to the students is to integrate literature with mathematics. Each book has a connection to patterns, and this will be emphasized by the teacher. For example, Sea Squares introduces the concept of square numbers. In the second lesson, I recommend reading this book to the class because it has a direct connection to the focus of the lesson.
Math Journals
Writing in mathematics is valid because it allows the teacher to authentically
assess a student's understanding or misunderstanding of a topic. The teacher
will be able to observe the manner in which the student processes information.
The student will be compelled to think about what s/he has actually learned.
I encourage individual journal writing, however it is possible for students
to respond in groups or with a partner. Specific prompts will be given,
and the students will be encouraged to respond with writing and pictures.
For example, a prompt included in the first lesson asks the student to
describe the pattern that he or she created.
Historical Connections
Blaise Pascal was born in 1623 in Clermont-Ferrand, France. His father
educated Blaise and decided that he should not learn mathematics until
the age of 15. Blaise decided to work on geometry himself at the age of
12, and he discovered that the sum of the angles of a triangle is two right
angles. When his father found out that Blaise had a ãgiftä for mathematics,
he allowed Blaise to borrow a copy of Euclid.
Blaise designed a calculator and conducted many experiments on atmospheric pressure. He is credited with inventing the one-wheeled wheelbarrow, he designed a public transportation system for the city of Paris, and he was a large contributor to creating the probability theory. Among his many projects was a triangle of numbers. This triangle of natural numbers was originally discovered by Chinese algebraist, Chu Shu-Kie, in 1303. However, Blaise discovered so many patterns and properties of the triangle that the array became commonly known as "Pascal's Triangle."
Pascal, besides making a large impact on mathematics, put together an introspective collection of personal meditations entitled Pensees ("Thoughts"). One particularly amusing quotation from Pensees attributes all the troubles of man being caused by his inability to sit still.
Pascal never married because of his decision to dedicate his life to physics, philosophy, religion, and mathematics. At one point he chose to forsake his work in science and mathematics and devote himself entirely to religion. It is believed that this decision came about one day while he was out driving his carriage. For some reason his horses became spooked and they bolted over a bridge. Pascal's carriage dangled on a precipice as his horses plunged to their deaths. Pascal interpreted this as a sign to give himself fully to religious studies.
After suffering from many health problems throughout his life, he died in 1662 from a malignant stomach ulcer at the age of 39. One can only imagine what Pascal would have discovered if he had lived longer. He was truly a genius and ahead of his time in many ways.
Pascal was not the only mathematical genius. There are many others that contribute(d) greatly to the advancement of mathematics. Listed in the bibliography is a set of excellent books about historical mathematicians. Students will benefit greatly if encouraged to research and explore these great men and women in history.
Expected Grade Competencies
To present a concentrated effort to teach patterns, we should know what the students are expected to learn at each grade level. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics recommends that students in grades three through five become proficient at decoding and creating various types of patterns. Patterns, functions, and Algebra, the second NCTM standard, suggests three objectives that should be used as a guideline in planning instructional programs. The first objective states that all students should understand various types of patterns and functional relationships. The second objective states that all students must use symbolic forms to represent and analyze mathematical situations and structures. The final objective states that all students should use mathematical models and analyze change in both real and abstract contexts. This unit will focus on the first objective.
Third-Fifth Grade Competencies
Understand various types of patterns and functional relationships
In grades 3-5, all students should
? identify, describe, and extend geometric and numeric patterns including growing and shrinking patterns;
? identify, express, and verify generalizations and use them to make predictions (e.g., doubling a number then doubling again is the same as multiplying by four).
"Algebra" is not a term that has been commonly heard in upper elementary
classrooms, but students in these grades often rely on algebraic reasoning
to solve problems. These principles of algebraic thinking provide contexts
for advancing understanding in mathematics, and especially aid in the comprehension
of algebra in middle and secondary school classrooms. It is important that
students develop a strong base in algebraic thinking if they are to be
successful in intermediate school.
Algebraic ideas emerge in grades three through five as students study numeric and geometric patterns. For clarification, numeric, or arithmetic, patterns are sequences of numbers in which the difference of two consecutive numbers is the same. The difference of the two consecutive numbers is called the common difference. The following is an arithmetic progression: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, . . . The common difference is three. In general, a, a+d, a+2d, a+3d, . . . is an arithmetic progression, where a is the first term, and d is the common difference.
A polygonal number sequence is a progression of numbers in which each term is based on the number of vertices in a given shape. For example, the pentagonal number sequence begins with 1 (as do all polygonal sequences). The second term is 5 because there are five vertices on a pentagon. The following terms are found by extending two of the sides of the preceding polygonal numbers, creating larger polygons by placing new vertices, points, and sides where necessary. Then, by adding the vertices and points in the new figure, the third polygonal term is found. This growing pattern may also be formed by adding consecutive numbers to each successive term; 1, 5, 12, 22, 35, . . . The pattern is +4, +7, +10, +13, . . . There is a connection to the arithmetic sequences in that there is a common difference. (See above.)
A geometric sequence is a progression of numbers in which each succeeding term is obtained by multiplying the preceding term by the same number. The following is a geometric progression: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, . . . Two is the number that is used to multiply each term with, and it is known as the common ratio.
As students investigate and build patterns, they gain confidence and ease in working with number sequences. Working with various patterns aids students in the process of seeing patterns in all areas of mathematics. Students should be encouraged to explain patterns verbally and to predict what will follow in given sequences. This will allow students to identify properties of numbers.
Lesson Plan #1
Objectives: to explore patterns using a variety of manipulatives and actions; to describe non-numeric growing patterns; to create non-numeric growing patterns; to extend non-numeric growing patterns.
Strategies: Informally pre-assess students on their knowledge of patterns by teacher observation. Motivate by integrating literature. Modify amount of time spent with manipulatives according to students' ability to describe, create, and extend patterns using manipulatives. Assess students by having them respond to journal prompts.
Classroom activities: Create patterns by arranging students according to their attributes: glasses, no glasses, glasses, no glasses; short sleeves, long sleeves, short sleeves, long sleeves. Allow students to try a few sequences. Provide students with pattern blocks or other manipulative(s), allowing ample time for exploration. Model a variety of patterns to copy and complete using their manipulatives. Encourage them to verbalize what the patterns are: orange square, blue rhombus, orange square, blue rhombus, . . . Instruct them to create and verbally describe patterns to a fellow student. Share a portion of students' patterns with the class. Discuss similarities and differences of patterns. Provide sequential visual representations of shapes or animals and have students verbally describe and then extend the patterns on paper by cutting and pasting. Have students create their own sequences of shapes or animals. Allow time for students to respond to the prompts in their journals.
Journal prompts: What is a pattern? How did you guess what shape came next in the patterns your teacher made? Describe the pattern you made out of animal shapes. Are you good at solving patterns? Why or why not?
Resources: The Skip Count Song
Materials: pattern blocks, attribute blocks, coins, pencils, crayons,
pictures of shapes and animals to cut and paste, construction paper and
scissors, math journals.
Lesson Plan #2
Objectives: to identify growing numeric patterns; to describe growing numeric patterns; to extend growing numeric patterns.
Strategies: Pre-assess the students on their knowledge of patterns and modify lesson accordingly. Motivate by integrating literature. Post-assess with journal responses and completion of a pattern worksheet.
Classroom activities: Read aloud Sea Squares after telling students that they should look for a numeric pattern throughout the story. Discuss how multiplication is used in the story, and allow students to experiment with square tiles to create the square numbers. They will see a pattern, but they may not know how to verbalize it. Provide graph paper and scissors for the students to cut out squares, beginning with a 1-by-1 square, then a 2-by-2 square, and so forth. They can experiment with different sizes and patterns. Additionally, have them draw the square numbers on dot paper to re-emphasize the square pattern that occurs. Have them display their patterns on construction paper that should include a written explanation of their observations. Introduce the definition of numeric sequences (see above). Provide a worksheet with a variety of numeric sequences for the students to extend. Once they have successfully extended a few numeric patterns, have them explain in their math journals. Challenge the students to find a similar pattern in Pascal's Triangle. It is possible that your students will successfully locate these difficult patterns, but do not be discouraged if they have trouble. The triangular numbers are found in the diagonal that starts in the third row. Square numbers are found by finding the sum of any two consecutive numbers in the same diagonal as the triangular numbers.
Journal prompts: What is a pattern? What is an example of a pattern found in the book Sea Squares? How do you know what number comes next in a pattern? Describe a pattern in Pascal's Triangle that your class did not talk about.
Resources: Sea Squares
Materials: square tiles, graph paper, dot paper, scissors, glue, construction
paper, numeric patterns worksheet, journal prompts, math journals, and
Pascal's Triangle.
Lesson Plan #3
Objectives: to identify growing geometric patterns; to describe growing geometric patterns; to extend growing geometric patterns.
Strategies: Motivate by integrating literature. Build on knowledge of numeric patterns from the previous lesson. Introduce the constant feature on the calculator. Post-assess with journal responses and completion of a pattern worksheet.
Classroom activities: Read aloud The King's Chessboard after telling students that they should look for a pattern throughout the story. Discuss how multiplication is used in the story, and allow students to experiment with calculators to extend the pattern in the story. Briefly, the story involves a king that wanted to show his appreciation to a servant that had invented the game of chess. The servant proposed that the king place grains of wheat on the chessboard and double the amount for every square. There are 64 squares, the request seemed simple enough, and so the king agreed. There are quite a few variations of this story available. The students will discover that the pattern increases by multiplying each term by two. After sufficient exploration time, introduce the constant feature on the calculator by instructing students to enter the following: C 2 X 1 = = = =. . . This will produce the powers of two, which is of course the pattern in The King's Chessboard. Encourage students to try other numbers by substituting the 2 with any other number. The number of equal signs is the same as the power of the number, also called the exponent. Draw the students' attention to Pascal's Triangle and challenge them to find the pattern. This is very difficult to locate as it involves adding the numbers going across each horizontal row. However, some students may see it if given enough time to explore. Giving hints is a good idea. The first term is 1. The second term is found by adding 1 + 1 to get 2, the third term is 4 (1 + 2 + 1), and so on.
Journal prompts: What is a pattern? Describe the pattern found in the book The King's Chessboard. How do you know what number comes next in the pattern found in the story? How could Pascal's Triangle have helped the king? How do you use the constant feature on a calculator?
Resources: The King's Chessboard
Materials: calculators, paper and pencil, numeric patterns worksheet,
journal prompts, math journals, and Pascal's Triangle.
Pascal's Triangle can be used to find number combinations. If there
are three flavors of ice cream to choose from and you want to order a double
dip cone, Pascal's Triangle can help you figure out the different combinations
of flavors.
Look at row three of the triangle (representing the number of flavors) in place two (representing the number of scoops of ice cream). The answer is there; there are three possible combinations. What if you had five flavors of ice cream to choose from for your double-dip cone? Find place two (two scoops) in row five (five flavors) and you will see that there are ten possible combinations.
Hockey Stick Pattern
Start at any of the 1's along the perimeter of the triangle and follow the diagonal toward the center of the triangle. Stop at any number inside the triangle. The sum of the numbers inside the selected diagonal is the same as the number just below the end of the diagonal. For example, add 1, 3, 6, 10 and 15 together and you get the sum of 35, which is just below this series of diagonal numbers.
Some Sums
Section off a consecutive series of mini triangles and find the sums
of the elements inside each triangle. Start off using one row; the sum
is 1. Using two rows, the sum will be 3; with three rows the sum is 7;
with four rows, the sum is 15. The formula for this involves exponents,
which is a good extension for Lesson #3. For the nth number of rows in
the triangle, 2 to the nth power minus 1 will be equal to the sum of the
elements inside the triangle. For row eight, 2 to the eighth power subtract
one will give you 255, which is the sum of the elements in the triangle.
Children's Literature
Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Magic Seeds. Philomel Books, 1995.
Birch, David. The King's Chessboard. Puffin Pied Piper Books, 1988.
Hulme, Joy N. Sea Squares. NY: Hyperion Books, Walt Disney Book Publishing
Group, 1991.
Williams, Rozanne Lanczak. The Skip Count Song. Creative Teaching
Press, 1996.
Teacher Resources
AIMS. Historical Connections in Mathematics (volumes I, II, and III).
Education Foundation, 1992-1995.
Bresser, Rusty. Math and Literature (grades 4-6). Math Solutions Publications, 1995.
Corwin, Rebecca. Talking Mathematics. Heinemann Publishers, 1996.
Creative Publications. Smart Strands. Creative Publications, 1999.
Kaye, Peggy. Afterwards (grades 3-4). Cuisenaire, Inc., 1997.
Newman, Vicki. Math Journals. Teaching Resource Center, 1994.
Pagni, David. Camp-LA Book 3. Cal State Fullerton Press, 1991.
Seymour, Dale. Critical Thinking Activities (grades 4-6). Dale
Seymour Publications,
1988. (also available from this company is a poster of Pascal's Triangle)
Internet Sites
Number Patterns Worksheet
Complete the following geometric patterns:
Write the common ratios.
1, 10, 100, --______, ________, _______, . . . _______
5, 10, 20, _____, _____, _____, _____, . . . _______
1, 7, 49, _____, _____, _____, _____, . . . _______
Complete the following numeric patterns:
Write the common differences.
37, 41, 45, _____, 53, _____, 61, _____, 69, . . . . _______
1976, 1980, 1984, _____, _____, _____, 2000, . . . _______
7, 16, _____, 34, 43, _____, _____, _____, 79, . . . _______
11, _____, 33, _____, 55, _____, _____, _____, 88, . . . _______
12, 23, 34, _____, _____, _____, _____, 89, _____, . . . _______
Complete the following polygonal patterns:
Write the shape names.
1, 4, 9, 16, _____, _____, _____, _____, . . . ________________
1, 8, 27, _____, _____, _____, . . . ________________
1, 3, 6, 10, 15, _____, _____, _____, . . . _______________
Challenge: Finish the patterns in a different way.


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Finding research books and articles on individuals
- Searchworks or Socrates. Please note, if one searches in Chinese characters for Chinese materials, for the best results, please use Socrates. Currently the CJK searching functionalities for Searchworks are still under development.
- Bibliography of Asian Studies, This is the online version of the Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS), referencing principally western-language articles and book chapters on all parts of Asia published since 1971.
- Historical abstracts with full text, covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, and history of education. Provides selective indexing of historical articles from more than 1,800 journals in over 40 languages back to 1955 as well as the full text of more than 300 journals and over 130 books.
- China Academic Journals, a full text databases covering approximately 6,600 journal titles from the People's Republic of China.
- Taiwan Electronic Periodical Service (TEPS), covers full text articles published in leading Taiwanese academic journals.
- Duxiu 读秀知识库, provides full-text access or bibliographical information to over 2 million core Chinese monographs and journals, as well as over 500 yearbooks published in mainland China.
- National Index to Chinese Newspapers & Periodicals 全国报刊索引, an index database covering information from 1833 to the present. It lists about 18,000 kinds of newspapers and periodicals published in China.
- Chinamaxx, fulltext database of hundreds of thousands of books published in China since 1949 concentrating on social sciences and humanities.
Selected general Chinese reference works
中國人名大辭典 / 臧勵龢等編
中国历代人名大辞典/ 张撝之, 沈起炜, 刘德重主编
中国人名大词典. 历史人物卷/ [廖盖隆, 罗竹风, 范源主编].
中国人名大词典. 当代人物卷
中國古代名人生卒, 歷史大事年譜 / 吴榮光編 ; 陳垣校注
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China Vitae is a resource of biographical information on more than 4000 Chinese leaders in government, politics, the military, education, business, and the media.
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The database contains some 3500 biographies on people almost exclusively born between 1890 and the early twentieth century.
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MARS (マルス Marusu?), which stands for MAgnetic electronic seat Reservation System or, more recently, Multi Access seat Reservation System, is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group) and travel agencies in Japan.
The host of the system is located in Kokubunji, Tokyo and managed by Railway Information Systems Co., Ltd. (JR Systems), a JR Group company jointly owned by the seven members of the group.
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Brandon Township seeks polling place update grant
July 27, 2011
Brandon Twp.- The township will pursue a grant to update five of six polling places and make them compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.
The federally funded Access for All Grant is provided by the Help Americans Vote Act, and is granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Clerk Jeannie McCreery plans to turn in an application prior to Aug. 26.
"If we don't get approved, I don't know what will happen," said McCreery. "We don't have the funds and it is mandated that we are compliant. We would have to move precincts. I don't want to do that, because it's a large project to move polling places and there is a cost involved to notify voters."
Necessary changes include freestanding signs and striping for parking at precincts 1 and 2 at Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School and replacement of a cement slab at precinct 6, the Old Town Hall, to make it level with the ADA ramp, as well as installation of electronic doors in a style comparable to what is currently there so as not to alter the historic nature of the building. The biggest, most expensive changes would be at precinct 5, the Sashabaw Meadows Clubhouse, where McCreery said the door hardware needs to be replaced, striping and temporary signs are needed in the parking lot, and a permanent ADA ramp needs to be installed with rails from the parking lot to the door.
McCreery is uncertain of the total costs to become ADA compliant, but the doors at the Old Town Hall are expected to cost around $10,000, while the door changes at the clubhouse will be roughly $8,000.


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