Paris, 11 January 2010


EFITA newsletter / 444 / European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment


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IAALD Congress – See you in the splendid city of MONTPELLIER where I studied many year ago at the Agricultural University
26 - 29 April 2010 – MONTPELLIER (FR)
See: http://www.supagro.fr/web/?idl=20
See: http://iaald2010.agropolis.fr/conference/call-for-papers


Broadband Internet’s Value for Rural America
By Peter Stenberg, Mitch Morehart, Stephen Vogel, John Cromartie, Vince Breneman, and Dennis Brown
As broadband - or high-speed - Internet use has spread, Internet applications requiring high transmission speeds have become an integral part of the “Information Economy,” raising concerns about those who lack broadband access. This report analyzes (1) rural broadband use by consumers, the community-at-large, and businesses; (2) rural broadband availability; and (3) broadband’s social and economic effects on rural areas. It also summarizes results from an ERS-sponsored workshop on rural broadband use, and other ERS-commissioned studies. In general, rural communities have less broadband Internet use than metro communities, with differing degrees of broadband availability across rural communities. Rural communities that had greater broadband Internet access had greater economic growth, which conforms to supplemental research on the benefits that rural businesses, consumers, and communities ascribe to broadband Internet use.
See: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR78/
Contact: Peter STENBERG
E-mail: stenberg(a)ers.usda.gov


Archive of the efita newsletter for the 2nd semester 2009
See: http://www.efita.net?d=6721


Eradication, monitoring and control of animal diseases
The European Commission has adopted a financial package of €275 million to support programmes to eradicate, control and monitor animal diseases in 2010. The 224 annual or multi-annual programmes which were selected for EU funding will tackle animal diseases that impact both human and animal health. The large EU contribution towards these programmes reflects the high level of importance attached to disease eradication measures, for the protection of both animal and public health.
Voir : http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/dyna/consumervoice/create_cv.cfm?cv_id=601


Best wishes and thank you for your excellent work
Contact : Prof. F. ROSA - DIEA Univ. di Udine
E-mail: rosa(a)uniud.it


Happy New Year 2010!
New is the year, new are the hopes and the aspirations, new is the resolution, new are the spirits and forever my warm wishes are for you. Have a promising and fulfilling New Year!
Contact: Ezzeddine ALIMI
Email : alimi(a)planet.tn


Warmest wishes to you from Cyprus. Merry Christmas and may 2010 bring you good health, happiness and every success in your life
Contact: George ADAMIDES
E-mail: g.adamides(a)arinet.ari.gov.cy


In poor taste
During a recent press interview, the mother of Caster Semenya, womans' 800m world champion, expressed her outage at her daughter having to undergo a gender test.
She said: "This is a real kick in the bollocks for my daughter".


In better taste
A psychiatrist meets a patient in his clinic for the first time.

When the new patient was settled comfortably on the couch, the psychiatrist began his therapy session.

"I'm not aware of your problem," said the doctor. "So perhaps, you should start at the very beginning."

"Of course," replied the patient. "In the beginning, I created the heavens and the earth..."

Contact: Mick HARKIN
E-mail: harkin(a)iol.ie


Who says the Japanese don’t have a sense of humour?

Two Australian businessmen in Brisbane were sitting down for a break in their soon-to-be new store. As yet, the store wasn't ready, with no stock and only a few shelves set up.

One said to the other: “I bet any minute now some idiot tourist is going to walk by, put his face to the window, and ask what we're selling.”

No sooner were the words out of his mouth when, sure enough, a curious Japanese tourist walked to the window, had a peek, and in a thick Japanese accent asked: “What you sell?”

One of the men replied sarcastically: “We're selling ass-holes.”

Without skipping a beat, the Japanese man said: “You doing velly well, only two left!”


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