Paris, 30 October 2006


EFITA newsletter / 281 / European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment


Looking for information: If I wish to book a farm accommodation for a week-end or a one holiday week in your country, which web site would you recommend?
I will publish your contributions in a next issue of this newsletter.
Second question: Would I like to promote my own French (or German, or…) farm accommodation in your country through the web, how could I do? How could I develop the indexation of my web site in your country?
For France (for the first question): http://www.gites-de-france.fr
Contact : Guy WAKSMAN
Mél : waksman(a)acta-informatique.fr


The ISITA 2006 conference "Technology adoption: Theory, practice and analysis"
02 November 2006. – Newbridge (EI)
We have invited key organisations in Agri IT in Ireland to address the ISITA members and present a summary of farm IT as it relates to their organisation. The organisations and speakers are...
1. Gerry Lynskey, Kingswood Computers
2. Ciaran Hamill, Greenmount College
3. Tom Kelly, Teagasc
4. Willie Fahy, IFAC
5. Brian Wickham, ICBF
6. Alan King, Head of AIM project, Department of Agriculture eServicese

Each organisation will have 15 minutes to present a summary to the group. 5 minutes will be available for Q&A. Topics for the speakers may include some of the following points:
1. What you offer farmers?
2. What are the successes?
3. What are the problems/barriers?
4. Why are farmers not responding?
5. Where you see the future?

Contact: Barry LYNCH
Email : lynchbarry(a)eircom.net.


The 5^th New Ag International Conference & Exhibition
21-23 March, 2007 - BUDAPEST, Hungary
Whether you are in a buying or selling mood or eager to evaluate the most recent technical developments in plant nutrition, irrigation technology or protected cropping, this truly beautiful and strategically placed venue will provide unique opportunities to learn more about the increasingly dynamic markets of Central and Eastern Europe.
See: http://www.newaginternational.com/
Contact : Jean-Pierre LEYMONIE
Email: newag(a)newaginternational.com


Green Business programmes (Horticulture, Floriculture, and Landscape Management) in the Netherlands
See: http://www.hasdenbosch.nl


New generation of weather stations which goes direct on the internet
The weather stations use the GPRS connection on the GSM net – which is to be found in most of the world.
See:  http://www.vejrstationer.dk/
See: http://www.vejrstationer.dk/ge/eng.html
Contact: Torben Klausen
Email: tk@vejrstationer.dk


Where To Live After Retirement
You can live in Phoenix, Arizona where...
1. You are willing to park 3 blocks away because you found shade.
2. You've experienced condensation on your butt from the hot water in the toilet bowl.
3. You can drive for 4 hours in one direction and never leave town.
4. You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.
5. You know that "dry heat" is comparable to what hits you in the face when you open your oven door.
6. The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!

You can Live in California where...
1. You make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy a house.
2. The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.
3 You know how to eat an artichoke.
4. You drive your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block party.
5. When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long it will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is.

You can Live in New York City where...
1. You say "the city" and expect everyone to know you mean Manhattan.
2. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on a map.
3. You think Central Park is "nature,"
4. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual.
5. You've worn out a car horn.
6. You think eye contact is an act of aggression.

You can Live in Maine where...
1. You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco.
2. Halloween costumes fit over parkas.
3. You have more than one recipe for moose.
4. Sexy lingerie is anything flanel with less than eight buttons.
5. The four seasons are: almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction.

You can Live in the Deep South where...
1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.
2. "y'all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural.
3. "He needed killin' " is a valid defense.
5. Everyone has 2 first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Mary Sue, Betty Jean, Mary Beth, etc.

You can live in Colorado where...
1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.
2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and he stops at the day care center.
3. A pass does not involve a football or dating.
4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.

You can live in the Midwest where...
1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.
2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.
3. You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day.
4. You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?"
5. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was different!"

AND You can live in Florida where…
1. You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon.
2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind -- even houses and cars.
3. Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist.
4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.
5. Cars in front of you are often driven by headless people.
6. The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and snowbirds
Contact: I. KITRON
Email: kitron1(a)terra.com.br


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