Paris, 9 June 2008
EFITA newsletter / 365 / European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture,
Food and the Environment
International training course on sustainable rural development in Hungary
6 - 11 October - MOSONMAGYARÓVÁR
The RURALpro (European Training Course for Future Professional Trainers of Rural
and Regional Development) training course will be organised between the 6-11th
of October 2008 on the premises of the University of West-Hungary, Faculty of
Agricultural and Food Sciences in Mosonmagyaróvár.
See: http://ruralpro.mtk.uniwest.hu
Contact: Erika KALMÁRNÉ HOLLÓSI
E-mail: hollosie(a)mtk.nyme.hu
Web Tv : Progetto Gusto e Sapori !
See: http://sat8tv.feedbeat.com/ProgettoGustieSapori/tv/
ICT Update
It is often rural areas that are cut off first after war breaks out, and
the last to be reconnected when peace returns. Connecting rural communities
in times of conflict gives them more say in the type of assistance they need,
when they need it most. And, with more opportunities to contact the wider world,
the more chance they have of finding someone who will listen.
See: http://ictupdate.cta.int/en/regulars/editorial/(issue)/43
ECCP People Building Peace (from ICT Update)
Individuals can make a difference working for peace worldwide. That is the message
of People Building Peace, an inspiring collection of stories of how ´ordinary´
men and women have played a crucial part in conflict prevention and peace building.
See: http://www.peoplebuildingpeace.org/thestories
Google Earth and its potential in the humanitarian sector (from ICT Update)
Until recently, the only way to assemble spatial data and produce situation
maps in humanitarian emergencies was by using GIS software and specially trained
personnel. Google Earth now provides a way for humanitarian practitioners to
view a variety of spatial data types, collected by themselves and others, using
easily learned software.
See: http://www.humanitarian.info/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/google-earth-and-its-potential-in-the-humanitarian-sector.pdf
Tips on filling your car
My line of work is in petroleum for about 21 years, so here are some tricks
to get more of your money's worth for every litre.
Only buy or fill up your car in the early morning when the ground temperature
is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried
below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the fuel, when it gets warmer
petrol expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening....your litre is
not exactly a litre. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the
temperature of the petrol, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum
products plays an important role. A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal
for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation
at the pumps.
When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode.
If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle,
and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing
the vapours that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have
a vapour return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that
goes to your tank becomes vapour. Those vapours are being sucked up and back
into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.
One of the most important tips is to fill up when your tank is HALF FULL. The
reason for this is, the more fuel you have in your tank the less air occupying
its empty space. Petrol evaporates faster than you can imagine.
Petroleum storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as
zero clearance between the petrol and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation.
Another reminder, if there is a fuel truck pumping into the storage tanks when
you stop to buy, DO NOT fill up--most likely the petrol/diesel is being stirred
up as the fuel is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that
normally settles on the bottom.
Contact: Alecos TRINGIDES
E-mail: tringos(a)logos.cy.net
Nicolas Sarkozy (in French!)
- Nicolas Sarkozy peut encercler ses ennemis. Tout seul.
- Quand Nicolas Sarkozy pisse face au vent, le vent change de direction.
- Nicolas Sarkozy peut claquer une porte fermée...
- Nicolas Sarkozy a déjà compté jusqu'à l'infini. Deux fois.
- Certaines personnes portent un pyjama Superman. Superman porte un pyjama Nicolas
Sarkozy.
- Jésus Christ est né en 1955 avant Nicolas Sarkozy.
- Nicolas Sarkozy ne porte pas de montre. Il décide de l'heure qu'il est.
- Nicolas Sarkozy peut diviser par zéro.
- Dieu a dit: que la lumière soit ! Et Nicolas Sarkozy répondit : On dit s'il
vous plaît.
- La seule chose qui arrive à la cheville de Nicolas Sarkozy... c'est sa chaussette.
- Quand Google ne trouve pas quelque chose, il demande à Nicolas Sarkozy.
- Nicolas Sarkozy fait pleurer les oignons
- Les Suisses ne sont pas neutres, ils attendent de savoir de quel coté Nicolas
Sarkozy se situe.
- Pour certains hommes le testicule gauche est plus large que le testicule droit,
chez Nicolas Sarkozy, chaque testicule est plus large que l'autre.
- Nicolas Sarkozy sait parler le braille.
- Il n'y a pas de théorie de l'évolution. Juste une liste d'espèces que Nicolas
Sarkozy autorise à survivre.
- Nicolas Sarkozy et Superman ont fait un bras de fer, le perdant devait mettre
son slip par dessus son pantalon.
- Un jour, au restaurant, Nicolas Sarkozy a commandé un steak. Et le steak a
obéi.
- Nicolas Sarkozy a un jour avalé un paquet entier de somnifères. Il a cligné
des yeux.
- Nicolas Sarkozy mesure son pouls sur l'échelle de Richter.
- Nicolas Sarkozy connaît la dernière décimale de Pi.
- Nicolas Sarkozy peut taguer le mur du son
- Quand la tartine de Nicolas Sarkozy tombe, la confiture change de côté.
- Dieu voulait créer l'univers en 10 jours. Nicolas Sarkozy lui en a donné 6.
- Nicolas Sarkozy est capable de laisser un message avant le bip sonore.
- Jésus a marché sur l'eau, mais Nicolas Sarkozy a marché sur Jésus.
- Une larme de Nicolas Sarkozy peut guérir du cancer, malheureusement Nicolas
Sarkozy ne pleure pas.
- Quand Nicolas Sarkozy passe devant un miroir, il n'y a pas de reflet : il
n'y a qu'un seul Nicolas Sarkozy.
- Si Nicolas Sarkozy dort avec une lampe allumée, ce n'est pas parce qu'il a
peur du noir mais parce que le noir a peur de lui.
- Le calendrier de Nicolas Sarkozy passe du 31 mars au 2 avril. Personne ne
fait de blague à Nicolas Sarkozy.
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