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Old style subtraction works, but we want more for our kids; a facility with numbers and being able to think in multiple ways. 'Friendly number' might be a bad choice of words but the old style 'carry the one after subtracting 8 from 14 and then take 3 from 7' isn't really 'better'. Being able to go '74-28 is kinda like 76-30 and that's really easier than all that carry stuff' would be a big win for our kids. For us as grandparents here, we should try to find the brilliant part of these ideas among the terrible over wordy textbooks and constant push back of the naysayers. | Tobin mentioned that you might be available for the Solar project Wed 9-2. That would be awesome. It would be super helpful and I think it should be fun. And you are a great worker who will help the job go smoother and we will get more done. It will be safe. Anyone near the edge will be in a harness. Iis | ||
Old style subtraction works, but we want more for our kids; a facility with numbers and being able to think in multiple ways. 'Friendly number' might be a bad choice of words but the old style 'carry the one after subtracting 8 from 14 and then take 3 from 7' isn't really 'better'. Being able to go '74-28 is kinda like 76-30 and that's really easier than all that carry stuff' would be a big win for our kids. For us as grandparents here, we should try to find the brilliant part of these ideas among the terrible over wordy textbooks and constant push back of the naysayers. I guess that goes for teachers too. | |||
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Tobin mentioned that you might be available for the Solar project Wed 9-2. That would be awesome. It would be super helpful and I think it should be fun. And you are a great worker who will help the job go smoother and we will get more done. It will be safe. Anyone near the edge will be in a harness. Iis
Old style subtraction works, but we want more for our kids; a facility with numbers and being able to think in multiple ways. 'Friendly number' might be a bad choice of words but the old style 'carry the one after subtracting 8 from 14 and then take 3 from 7' isn't really 'better'. Being able to go '74-28 is kinda like 76-30 and that's really easier than all that carry stuff' would be a big win for our kids. For us as grandparents here, we should try to find the brilliant part of these ideas among the terrible over wordy textbooks and constant push back of the naysayers. I guess that goes for teachers too.
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The Lisbon Appointment was the decision in 1965 by Britain's self-governing colony in Rhodesia to open its own diplomatic mission in Lisbon, the Portuguese capitalbe facil, which would operate independently from the British embassy there. Britain objected to the proposal when it was put forward in June 1965, and tried unsuccessfully to block it. The affair came amidst the larger dispute between Whitehall and Salisbury about sovereign independence for the colony. Whitehall insisted that there could be no independence before majority rule, which was opposed by Rhodesia's mostly white government. Rhodesia's staunch opposition to immediate majority rule and its disillusionment regarding Britain propelled it towards Portugal, which governed the neighbouring territories of Angola and Moza
| World population (millions)<ref name=IEApop2011>CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion Population 1971–2008 (pdf, pp. 83–85) IEA (OECD/ World Bank) (original population ref OECD/ World Bank, e.g., in IEA Key World Energy Statistics 2010-page 57)</ref> | ||||
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| # | Top ten most populous countries | 1990 | 2008 | 2025* |
| 1 | China | 1,141 | 1,333 | 1,458 |
| 2 | India | 849 | 1,140 | 1,398 |
| 3 | United States | 250 | 304 | 352 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 178 | 228 | 273 |
| 5 | Brazil | 150 | 192 | 223 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 108 | 166 | 226 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 116 | 160 | 198 |
| 8 | Nigeria | 94 | 151 | 208 |
| 9 | Russia | 148 | 142 | 137 |
| 10 | Japan | 124 | 128 | 126 |
| World total | 5,265 | 6,688 | 8,004 | |
| Top ten most populous (%) | 60.0% | 58.9% | 57.5% | |
| 1 | Asia | 1,613 | 2,183 | 2,693 |
| + China | 1,141 | 1,333 | 1,458 | |
| + OECD Pacific* | 187 | 202 | 210 | |
| 2 | Africa | 634 | 984 | 1,365 |
| 3 | Europe* | 564 | 603 | 659 |
| + Russia | 148 | 142 | 137 | |
| + ex-Soviet Union* | 133 | 136 | 146 | |
| 4 | Latin America | 355 | 462 | 550 |
| 5 | North America* | 359 | 444 | 514 |
| 6 | Middle East | 132 | 199 | 272 |
| Australia | 17 | 22 | 28 | |
| European Union – 27 states | 473 | 499 | 539 | |
| US + Canada | 278 | 338 | 392 | |
| Ex-Soviet Union | 289 | 285 | 289 | |
| Geographical definitions as in IEA Key Stats 2010 p. 66 Notes:
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