~MY NEW YEAR 'S RESOLUTION~

A. FAMILY

As a daughter, I will do my duties and responsibilities
to my parents. I will do my best to be a good girl because
I am not a kid anymore. Iwill follow their advices because
it is the best for me. I tried my best to change my bad
attitude specially my bad acts. Iwill obey the rules and
suggestions of my parents. I will be a a responsible daughter
and sister this year and for the other years.I know that I'm so
''pasaway'' last year and I am very sorry for that. I hurt my family
because of my irresponsibility.

B. STUDY

As a student, I will do all my responsibilities. I will study
hard so that I can reach my ambition in life. Don't take my
studies for granted and I will do my very best to be a
resonsible student. I will follow the rules of my school and make
my projects early and submit on time.Study my lessons well
so that I can reach my goal in life.

C. LOVELIFE

As a girl, I know that having a commitments to a boy can
only distruct my studies.And also my parents are not allowing
me to enter this kind of situation.
"Sorry boys no time for love maybe next year"

QUESTION: 1.What country is the second largest exporter of rice? How much rice does it export annually?

ANSWER: Thailand still retains its status as the world's largest exporter of rice in terms of volume and value, with Vietnam coming second, Thai Department of Foreign Trade said on Monday. The Vietnamese government has revised up its annual rice export target by around 2 %, aiming to ship up to 4.6 million MT of rice this year in an attempt to arrest falling domestic prices.

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QUESTION: 2. What country is the largest importer of rice? How much does it intend to import in the next few months to address the coming rice crises?

ANSWER: The Philippines, the world's largest rice importer, has failed this year, to fill state tenders for the grain, driving prices higher last month. The country imports about 2 million tons a year to plug a supply deficit.

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QUESTION: 3. What percentage of total rice exported to African comes from Asia?How much is it worth annually?

ANSWER:Africa imports more than one-third of the Rice traded in the world

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QUESTION: 4. In 1910, 150 glaciers dotted the Glaciers National Park in Montana, USA.How many are there now?

ANSWER: The Montana park has 26 named glaciers today, down from 150 in 1850.

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QUESTION: 5. What is Europe’s biggest glacier? Why is it breaking up? What are the consequence if it breaks up?

ANSWER: GLASGOW, Scotland -- Europe's largest glacier is on the verge of breaking up as a result of increased temperatures, experts say.

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QUESTION: 6. Which country is slowly disappearing due to rising sea water level? Where is it?

ANSWER: RISING SEA LEVEL FORCING EVACUATION OF ISLAND COUNTRYLester R.Brown The leaders of Tuvalu--a tiny island country in the Pacific Ocean midway between Hawaii and Australia--have conceded defeat in their battle with the rising sea, announcing that they will abandon their homeland. New Zealand has agreed to accept all 11,000 citizens of Tuvalu, with migration expectedto start in 2002

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