Paris, 9 February 2009


EFITA newsletter / 398 / European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment


Babies know…
See: http://www.acta-informatique.fr?d=7546


Alligator (See last issue of this newsletter)
Now that one was a good one, my wife is from Louisiana and I can relate to this actually happening. Keep up the good work.
See: http://www.efita.net?d=6449
Contact: Brian H. LAWRENCE
E-mail: Blawrence(a)tkinet.com


AgroTourNet video
I have uploaded the English version of the AgroTourNet promotion video.
See: http://www.cyprus-tube.com/en/cyprus-tube.html?task=videodirectlink&id=627
See: http://www.agrotour.net
Contact: Orestis TRINGIDES
E-mail: orestist(a)gmail.com


The UK Pesticide Guide
See: http://www.bcpcbookshop.co.uk/


Agricultural sustainability report shows progress
See: http://listserv.ift.org/t/705527/3565888/102676/0/
Contact : JP VIGNAL
E-mail: jaypeevee(a)aol.com


Environmental Resource Indicators report download
See: http://keystone.org/spp/documents/Field-to-Market_Environmental-Indicator_First_Report_With_Appendices_01092009.pdf


Challenge to plant methane link
See: http://journals.royalsociety.org/content/ynh36104032q06u5/


Wheel & Water - A Universal Wellbeing Project (from ICT Update)
Throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa, rural women spend an inordinate amount of time and energy, every day, fetching and carrying water and firewood. While there is little possibility of providing piped water and electricity to most rural communities in the near future, basic Human and Animal Powered Vehicles (HAPV) could make this task far quicker and easier.
See: http://wheelandwater.co.za/default.htm
See: http://ictupdate.cta.int


Sun powered pay phones
Remkor, a South African manufacturer, in partnership with Uganda´s MTN Publicom, has designed a pay-phone unit that operates on solar energy. For the first time, rural areas of Africa will have access to GSM and wireless telephone, irrespective of the location. Designed to withstand the harsh African climate, the unit is constructed almost entirely of stainless steel manufactured by Columbus of South Africa. Solar panels make up the roof and are set at angles of 10, 20 and 30 degrees to take advantage of the angle of the sun in a particular region, ensuring optimum effectiveness of the solar unit.
See: http://www.allbusiness.com/technology/telecommunications-phone-systems/1014027-1.html
See: http://ictupdate.cta.int


Africa Cell Phone Provider Turns to Wind and Solar (from ICT Update)
Currently, remote cell sites across Africa are typically powered by diesel generators with lead acid batteries providing back-up power should the diesel generators fail. With increasing costs of diesel fuel, concerns over diesel emissions and high maintenance requirements of the diesel generators and lead acid batteries, there is a strong movement by groups such as Safaricom to reduce diesel usage by integrating wind turbines or solar panels into the systems powering cellular sites.
See: http://ecoworldly.com/2008/05/26/africa-cell-phone-providers...
See: http://ictupdate.cta.int


Mechanics
A mechanic was removing a cylinder-head from the motor of a Harley motorcycle when he spotted a well-known cardiologist in his shop...

The cardiologist was there waiting for the service manager to come take a look at his bike when the mechanic shouted across the garage, "Hey Doc, want to take a look at this?"

The cardiologist, a bit surprised, walked over to where the mechanic was working on the motorcycle. The mechanic straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag and asked, "So Doc, look at this engine. I open its heart, take the valves out, repair any damage, and then put them back in, and when I finish, it works just like new. So how come I make $39,675 a year (a pretty small salary) and you get the really big bucks ($1,695,759) when you and I are doing basically the same work?"

The cardiologist paused, smiled and leaned over! , then whispered to the mechanic...




"Try doing it with the engine running."


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