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ABSTRACT: The main objective of this work was to explore the applicability of the Intense Light Pulses (ILP) for decontamination of a stainless steel meat contact surface, exemplified by a slicing knife, as a function of time between contamination and decontamination, number of light pulses applied, and the prior contact with different meat matrices. Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7 were chosen as the challenge microorganisms. The ILP system was a laboratory-scale four-lamp batch system generating 3 J/cm2 with an input voltage of 3000 V. The results obtained demonstrate successful application of ILP treatment for reduction of L. monocytogenes and E. coli O157:H7 on a surface of stainless steel slicing knife. The inactivation effectiveness depended on the type of meat product that was in the contact with the treated surface and on the time between the contamination and the ILP treatment. Statistical analysis showed the significant interaction between the time and type of meat product on the effectiveness of ILP treatment. The highest effectiveness of the ILP (the complete inactivation of 6.5 log CFU/side of knife) was obtained when the knife surface was in contact with the products containing lower fat and protein content and when it was treated with pulsed light as fast as possible after the contamination (within 60 s). The decontamination efficacy of ILP treatment could not be improved by multiple light pulses if lost due to the extended time between the moment of contamination and ILP treatment. Results showed that the suggested approach can be very effective as an intervention strategy along meat processing lines preventing cross-contamination between the equipment and the final product.Journal of Food Engineering. 01/2010; - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: High-pressure carbon dioxide (HPCD) treatment is currently considered as an attractive non-thermal process for preserving food. Since the first level of interaction between HPCD and the bacterial cells is lowering of the pH, knowledge of the pH of a food product in contact with CO2 at high-pressure conditions is essential for a better understanding of the inactivation mechanism of HPCD. Therefore, a mathematical model was developed to predict the pH in complex aqueous food systems in contact with CO2 at high-pressure conditions as function of pressure, temperature and buffer capacity. In addition, a spectrofluorometric method using calcein as fluorescent pH indicator was designed for the in situ measurement of the pH of complex aqueous systems in contact with pressurized CO2 as function of pressure (10.5–18.0MPa), temperature (25–35°C), initial pH (4.0–8.0), working volume ratio (41.6–70.0%) and broth composition (0.1M citrate buffer, 0.1M phosphate buffer and 10% whey protein). To mimic a complex matrix, the bacterial Brain Heart Infusion (BHI) broth was used.In general, there was a good agreement between the measured and predicted pH values. Only for the lowest initial pH of the broth, a discrepancy between the measured and calculated pH values was noticed, implying that the proposed model needs some further refinement to properly take into account non-ideality of the liquid phase. Furthermore, the pH of the broth was significantly influenced by the initial pH of the solution but was not dependent on pressure, temperature and working volume ratio. The addition of complementary buffers to the broth also influenced the pH drop and this effect was dependent on the initial pH of the solution.Journal of Supercritical Fluids - J SUPERCRIT FLUID. 01/2010; 55(1):77-85. - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The relationship between water activity (aw) and concentration of NaCl, sucrose and various simple and commercial salt, sugar and fat replacers was determined. The model originally developed by Favetto and Chirife (1985) and extended by Roa and Tapia (1998) was successfully used to model the relationship between aw and molality of the binary and multi-component aqueous solutions. These models were then reparameterized to enable the aw to be modeled as function of the water phase concentrations of binary and multi-component solutions. This reparameterization enables the modeling of the aw depressing effects of compounds for which sufficient data required to calculate the molecular weight cannot be obtained. Both models were successfully used to predict the aw of some food products including meat and fish products and mayonnaises with average deviations of 0.0052 from the measured aw, and bias and accuracy factors of 0.995 and 1.0057, respectively.Journal of Food Engineering. 01/2010; 96(3):433-439. -
Article: Optimization and evaluation of a decontamination step with peroxyacetic acid for fresh-cut produce.
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ABSTRACT: Since several disadvantages are associated with the use of sodium hypochlorite as a decontamination agent, the attention for alternative agents such as peroxyacetic acid (PAA) is increasing. In this study the effectiveness of PAA to remove the native microflora was tested in four types of fresh-cut vegetables: grated carrots, fresh-cut white cabbage, iceberg lettuce and leek. Furthermore, the influence of varying PAA concentrations (0, 25, 80, 150 and 250 ppm) and varying contact times (1, 5 and 10 min) was described by means of a linear model. The efficiency of PAA to remove the native flora was highly dependent on the type of fresh-cut produce: the highest microbial reductions were obtained for carrots (0.5-3.5 log cfu/g) and white cabbage (0.5-3.5 log cfu/g) followed by iceberg lettuce (0.4-2.4 log cfu/g). The obtained efficiency was the lowest for fresh-cut leek (0.4-1.4 log cfu/g). Furthermore, all the treated samples, regardless of the type of vegetable and the contact time and concentration of the PAA treatment, were acceptable for consumption.Food Microbiology 12/2009; 26(8):882-8. · 3.41 Impact Factor - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: While maintaining nutritional and sensorial attributes of fresh foods mild processing technologies generally deliver microbiologically perishable food products. Currently little information exists on possible increase in the resistance of pathogens after repetitive exposure to mild (sub-lethal) treatments. Multiple strain-cocktails of Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Campylobacter jejuni were exposed to 20 consecutive cycles of sub-lethal inactivation by three different techniques. Used techniques comprised inactivation with lactic acid (LA), chlorine dioxide (ClO(2)) and intense light pulses (ILP). Results showed that the selection of resistant cells was both species and technique dependent. While repetitive cycles of ClO(2) treatment did not result in increased resistance, repetitive inactivation with LA yielded L. monocytogenes culture of higher resistance in comparison to the parental culture. The increased resistance, expressed as decreased level of reduction in bacterial counts in subsequent inactivation cycles, was also observed with ILP for both L. monocytogenes and E. coli O157:H7 strains. Visual trend observations were confirmed through statistical linear regression analysis. No such effects were noted for C. jejuni which became undetectable after first 2-5 cycles. Current findings indicate the ability of foodborne pathogens to adapt to mild bactericidal treatments creating new challenges in risk assessment and more specifically in hazard analysis.Food Microbiology 12/2009; 26(8):889-95. · 3.41 Impact Factor - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The utilization of sub-lethal decontamination treatments gains more and more interest due to the increased consumers' demand for fresh, minimally processed and convenient food products. These products rely on cold chain and hurdle (combination) technology to provide microbiological safety and quality during their shelf life. To investigate the ability of surviving cells to resuscitate and grow in a food simulating environment, sub-lethal decontamination treatments were coupled with subsequent storage under sub-optimal growth conditions. For this purpose chlorine dioxide (ClO2) and neutralized electrolyzed oxidizing water (NEW)-treated cultures of Escherichia coli O157:H7 were inoculated in TSB-YE of pH 5.8 and aw 0.99, and stored at 10 degrees C, 12.5 degrees C and 15 degrees C, under four different atmospheres (0%, 30% and 60% CO2 balanced with N2, and air). Due to the severity of injury, lactic acid-treated cells were inoculated in TSB-YE pH 7.0. Data obtained reveal that the fraction of sub-lethally injured E. coli O157:H7 undergoes an additional inhibitory effect during the storage period under of sub-optimal conditions. Observed extension in the lag growth phase was a direct consequence prior sub-lethal injury. The effects of liquid ClO2 and NEW were less pronounced in comparison to lactic acid. The current study signifies the potential utilization of appropriate combination of different extrinsic and intrinsic factors in the elimination or growth inhibition of food-borne pathogens.Food Microbiology 10/2009; 26(6):629-37. · 3.41 Impact Factor - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: At the urging of competent national authorities, a limited risk assessment on Salmonella in chicken meat preparations in Belgium was undertaken following a retail-to-table approach. The input distribution of Salmonella was based on surveillance data in Belgium. To analyze the relative impact of reducing the risk of salmonellosis associated with a decrease in the Salmonella contamination level, different distributions based on the actual situation but limiting the number of portions containing Salmonella at 1 CFU per 1, 10, and 25 g of meat were used in the quantitative microbial risk assessment model. The quantitative microbial risk assessment model also was run several times with a theoretical fixed input of Salmonella assuming all portions possessed the same fixed contamination level set at 1,000, 100, 10, and 1 CFU/g of meat and 1 CFU per 10, 25, 100, and 1,000 g of meat. With regard to the initial contamination level, the results indicate, both by the narrowing of the current distribution and by the fixed input, that especially the higher levels of contamination (>1 CFU/g) contribute to the increased risk for salmonellosis.Journal of food protection 10/2009; 72(10):2093-105. · 1.83 Impact Factor - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to develop mathematical models describing growth/no growth (G/NG) boundaries of the highly resistant food spoilage yeast-Zygosaccharomyces bailii-in different environmental conditions, taking acidified sauces as the target product. By applying these models, the stability of products with characteristics within the investigated pH, a(w) and acetic acid ranges can be evaluated. Besides, the well-defined no growth regions can be used in the development of guidelines regarding formulation of new shelf-stable foods without using chemical preservatives, which would facilitate the innovation of additive-free products. Experiments were performed at different temperatures and periods (22 degrees C for 45 and 60days, 30 degrees C for 45days) in 150 modified Sabouraud media characterized by high amount of sugars (glucose and fructose, 15% (w/v)), acetic acid (0.0-2.5% (v/v), 6 levels), pH (3.0-5.0, 5 levels) and a(w) (0.93-0.97, 5 levels). These time and temperature combinations were chosen as they are commonly applied for shelf-stable foods. The media were inoculated with ca. 4.5 log CFU/ml and yeast growth was monitored daily using optical density measurements. Every condition was examined in 20 replicates in order to yield accurate growth probabilities. Three separate ordinary logistic regression models were developed for different tested temperatures and incubation time. The total acetic acid concentration was considered as variable for all models. In general, when one intrinsic inhibitory factor became more stringent, the G/NG boundary shifted to less stressful conditions of the other two factors, resulting in enlarged no growth zones. Abrupt changes of growth probability often occurred around the transition zones (between growth and no growth regions), which indicates that minor variations in environmental conditions near the G/NG boundaries can cause a significant impact on the growth probability. When comparing growth after 45days between the two tested temperatures, an unexpected phenomenon was observed: the no growth region at 30 degrees C was larger than the one at 22 degrees C, though it is known that 30 degrees C is the optimal growth temperature for Z. bailii. These results show that lowering temperature does not always lead to a reduced growth of the yeast (i.e. more stable foods) and storing shelf-stable products at the higher temperature (30 degrees C) is not always the worst case. In addition, at 22 degrees C, there was no significant difference in no growth zones between the two incubation periods (45 and 60days), implying that the no growth zones remain unchanged if the experimental time is sufficiently long.International journal of food microbiology 10/2009; 137(1):1-12. · 3.01 Impact Factor - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Purpose – The increasing demand for organic foods is explained mainly by consumers' concerns about the quality and safety of foods and their perception that organically produced foods are healthier and safer than conventional foods. Based on internationally available concentration data of organic and conventional vegetables (carrots, tomatoes, lettuce and spinach) and potatoes, the paper aims to investigate the scientific validity of nutrition claims as "no vegetable/potato has higher amounts of nutrient X than organic vegetables/potatoes" and "no vegetable/potato has lower amounts of contaminant Y than organic vegetables/potatoes". Design/methodology/approach – Detailed nutrient and contaminant databases were developed for organic and conventional vegetables separately. Non-parametric (Mann-Whitney test) methods were used to detect significant differences between both types of vegetables. A chi-square test was used to compare the incidence of pesticide residues in organic and conventional vegetables. Findings – From a nutritional and toxicological point of view, organic vegetables and potato in general are not significantly better than conventional vegetables and potatoes. For some nutrients and contaminants organic vegetables and potatoes score significantly better but for others they score significantly worse. Therefore, it becomes difficult to justify general claims indicating a surplus value of organic over conventional vegetables and potatoes. More data from controlled paired studies are needed to reconsider the use of claims for these organic plant foods in the future. Research limitations/implications – Only a limited number of studies comparing the nutrient and/or contaminant concentration of organic and conventional vegetables are available ("paired studies"). Additionally, the majority of the studies are of moderate or poor quality. The implication is that more of those paired studies are heavily needed. Another limitation of the study is the fact that most pesticide residue data originated from the USA, the EU and Australia. Originality/value – So far only few studies compared both nutrient and contaminant contents between organic and conventional plant foods. This paper covers therefore an important, not well-explored research sub area.British Food Journal 09/2009; 111(10):1078-1097. · 0.61 Impact Factor - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: This research is an extension of previous work reported in Gysemans et al. [Gysemans, K.P.M., Bernaerts, K., Geeraerd, A.H., Vermeulen, A., Debevere, J., Devlieghere, F., Van Impe, J.F., 2007. Exploring the performance of logistic regression model types on growth/no growth data of Listeria monocytogenes. International Journal of Food Microbiology 114, 316-331.] in which the growth/no growth interface of Listeria monocytogenes was modelled as a function of water activity (a(w)), pH and undissociated acetic acid percentage (UAc). The major difference with the previous work is that in the present research the influence of the cell density (N) is also considered during the modelling process. New experimental data were therefore collected as a function of a wide range of cell densities up until the level of the individual cell. Prior to the development of model that incorporates N, the expected inadequacy of the high cell density growth/no growth model developed in Gysemans et al. (2007) on the new cell density dependent data was illustrated. Inadequacy of the model at lower cell densities was expected since the data showed a significant reduction of the growth probability as N decreased. For the development of a model that incorporates the effect of N, a square-root type logistic regression model was proposed and evaluated. The model predicts a strong influence of the cell density with an increase in the growth probability if the cell count increased. The onset of this increase is dependent on the intrinsic factors of the medium (pH, a(w), and acetic acid concentration). The model also suggests that it is unlikely that a larger population has a higher chance to start growing just because the chance on a strong cell is higher in a larger population. It seems that the bacteria influence each other's growth.International journal of food microbiology 09/2009; 135(2):83-9. · 3.01 Impact Factor - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Within the field of predictive microbiology, the number of studies that quantify the effect of food structure on microbial behavior is very limited. This is mainly due to impracticalities related to the use of a nonliquid growth medium. In this study, an experimental food model system for studying yeast spoilage in acid sauces was developed by selecting a suitable thickening/gelling agent. In a first step, a variety of thickening/gelling agents was screened, with respect to the main physicochemical (pH, water activity, and acetic acid and sugar concentrations) and rheological (weak gel viscoelastic behavior and presence of a yield stress) characteristics of acid sauces. Second, the rheological behavior of the selected thickening/gelling agent, Carbopol 980, was extensively studied within the following range of conditions: pH 4.0 to 5.0, acetic acid concentration of 0 to 1.0% (vol/vol), glycerol concentration of 0 to 15% (wt/vol), and Carbopol concentration of 1.0 to 1.5% (wt/vol). Finally, the applicability of the model system was illustrated by performing growth experiments in microtiter plates for Zygosaccharomyces bailii at 0, 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5% (wt/vol) Carbopol, 5% (wt/vol) glycerol, 0% (vol/vol) acetic acid, and pH 5.0. A shift from planktonic growth to growth in colonies was observed when the Carbopol concentration increased from 0.5 to 1.0%. The applicability of the model system was illustrated by estimating mu(max) at 0.5% Carbopol from absorbance detection times.Applied and environmental microbiology 09/2009; 75(22):7060-9. · 3.69 Impact Factor - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to determine intracellular pH (pH(i)) as an indicator of the physiological state of two Campylobacter jejuni strains (603 and 608) at the single cell level after bactericidal treatment with lactic acid (3% v/v lactic acid, pH 4.0, 0.85% w/v NaCl) and during recovery and survival using Fluorescence Ratio Imaging Microscopy (FRIM). After exposure to lactic acid solution a decline in pH(i) to 5.5 (FRIM detection limit) was observed in the majority of cells (75-100%) within 2 min. The enumeration data revealed that after 2 min of lactic acid exposure, approx. 90% of the initial population became unculturable. In the following 10 min of exposure, a further decrease in the cell count was observed resulting in 3.53 and 3.21 log CFU/ml reduction of culturable cells at the end of the treatment. On the contrary, the FRIM results revealed that the subpopulations with pH(i)>5.5 increased between 2 and 12 min of exposure to lactic acid. Removing the acid stress and incubating the cells suspension under the more favourable conditions resulted in an immediate increase in cell population with pH(i)>pH(ex) for both C. jejuni strains. Further 24 h incubation at 37 degrees C resulted in increased pH(i) and colony count (recovery study). On the contrary, 24 h incubation at suboptimal temperature of 4 degrees C, showed pH(i) decrease to pH(ex)=6.0 (no pH gradient) in the whole population of C. jejuni cells. Rather than dying, cells exposed for longer time (72 and 120 h) to 4 degrees C increased the subpopulation of the cells with positive pH gradient, mostly comprised of the cells with DeltapH>0.5, indicating the ability of C. jejuni cells to regulate their metabolic activity under suboptimal conditions.International journal of food microbiology 08/2009; 135(2):136-43. · 3.01 Impact Factor - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Purpose of review: This review focuses on the state-of-the-art of decontamination of fresh-cut vegetables by means of water, sodium hypochlorite, peroxyacetic acid, electrolysed oxidising water and chlorine dioxide. Findings: Considerable research has been done on the ability of these decontamination agents to inactivate pathogens on fresh-cut produce. Although water may partly remove those pathogens in a mechanical way, the addition of a chemical sanitiser into the washing water is advisable to control the microbial load of the washing water and to a lesser extent of the fresh-cut produce. However, the effect of a decontamination step on the indigenous microbial load and on other quality attributes is less established. Furthermore, because of concerns of the formation of potentially harmful disinfection by-products as a consequence of the use of sodium hypochlorite, the fresh-cut industry is continuously looking for more sustainable alternatives such as peroxyacetic acid, electrolysed oxidising water and chlorine dioxide. The antimicrobial action, the advantages, disadvantages and limitations of the latter agents are considered in this review. Directions for future research: Vegetables in general are also a rich source of essential nutritional components like vitamins and secondary plant metabolites. These phytochemicals exhibit a protective effect against age-related diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Chemical decontamination agents exert a relatively high oxidation capacity, by which degradation of the antioxidants is a real possibility. However, the effect of a decontamination step on this, more hidden, quality aspect is ignored in a majority of the studies. Furthermore, the possible formation of disinfection by-products such as trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids in fresh-cut produce as a result of decontamination also needs further study.Stewart Postharvest Review 07/2009; 5(4):1-8. - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Processed ready-to-eat (RTE) foods with a prolonged shelf-life under refrigeration are at risk products for listeriosis. This manuscript provides an overview of prevalence data (n=1974) and challenge tests (n=299) related to Listeria monocytogenes for three categories of RTE food i) mayonnaise-based deli-salads (1187 presence/absence tests and 182 challenge tests), ii) cooked meat products (639 presence/absence tests and 92 challenge tests), and iii) smoked fish (90 presence/absence tests and 25 challenge tests), based on data records obtained from various food business operators in Belgium in the frame of the validation and verification of their HACCP plans over the period 2005-2007. Overall, the prevalence of L. monocytogenes in these RTE foods in the present study was lower compared to former studies in Belgium. For mayonnaise-based deli-salads, in 80 out of 1187 samples (6.7%) the pathogen was detected in 25 g. L. monocytogenes positive samples were often associated with smoked fish deli-salads. Cooked meat products showed a 1.1% (n=639) prevalence of the pathogen. For both food categories, numbers per gram never exceeded 100 CFU. L. monocytogenes was detected in 27.8% (25/90) smoked fish samples, while 4/25 positive samples failed to comply to the 100 CFU/g limit set out in EU Regulation 2073/2005. Challenge testing showed growth potential in 18/182 (9.9%) deli-salads and 61/92 (66%) cooked meat products. Nevertheless, both for deli-salads and cooked meat products, appropriate product formulation and storage conditions based upon hurdle technology could guarantee no growth of L. monocytogenes throughout the shelf-life as specified by the food business operator. Challenge testing of smoked fish showed growth of L. monocytogenes in 12/25 samples stored for 3-4 weeks at 4 degrees C. Of 45 (non-inoculated) smoked fish samples (13 of which were initially positive in 25 g) which were subjected to shelf-life testing, numbers exceeded 100 CFU/g in only one sample after storage until the end of shelf-life. Predictive models, dedicated to and validated for a particular food category, taking into account the inhibitory effect of various factors in hurdle technology, provided predictions of growth potential of L. monocytogenes corresponding to observed growth in challenge testing. Based on the combined prevalence data and growth potential, mayonnaise-based deli-salads and cooked meat products can be classified as intermediate risk foods, smoked fish as a high risk food.International journal of food microbiology 06/2009; 133(1-2):94-104. · 3.01 Impact Factor - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Stimulatory or protective effects of organic acids at low concentrations, e.g. acetic and lactic acid, on microorganisms have previously been reported. Especially in case of Zygosaccharomyces bailii, a peculiar growth stimulation by these two acids has recently been noticed. In order to elucidate this interesting phenomenon, growth and fermentative metabolism of Z. bailii was investigated in media with low pH (pH 4.0), high sugar (15% (w/v)) and different acetic and lactic acid concentrations. At both experimental temperatures (7 and 30 degrees C), a growth stimulation in the presence of 2.5% (v/v) lactic acid was observed. Furthermore at 7 degrees C, the yeast exhibited another unusual behaviour as it grew much faster in media containing 1.25% (v/v) acetic acid than in the control (without any acid). Production of fermentative metabolites was also increased together with the enhanced growth at both temperatures. These possible stimulatory effects of acetic and lactic acid should be taken into consideration when the acids are used at low doses for food preservative purpose. Presence of the acids may stimulate Z. bailii growth and fermentative metabolism, particularly at refrigeration temperature, consequently resulting in an earlier spoilage.Food Microbiology 06/2009; 26(3):320-7. · 3.41 Impact Factor - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The efficiency of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and peroxyacetic acid (PAA) to reduce murine norovirus 1 (MNV-1), a surrogate for human norovirus, and Bacteroides fragilis HSP40-infecting phage B40-8 on shredded iceberg lettuce was investigated. The levels of removal of viruses MNV-1 and B40-8 were compared with the reductions observed for bacterial pathogens Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7. Two inoculation levels, one with a high organic load and the other containing a 10-fold lower number of pathogens and organic matter, showed that the effectiveness of NaOCl was greatly influenced by the presence of organic material, which was not observed for PAA. Moreover, the present study showed that 200 mg/liter NaOCl or 250 mg/liter PAA is needed to obtain an additional reduction of 1 log (compared with tap water) of MNV-1 on shredded iceberg lettuce, whereas only 250 mg/liter PAA achieved this for bacterial pathogens. None of the treatments resulted in a supplementary 1-log PFU/g reduction of B40-8 compared with tap water. B40-8 could therefore be useful as an indicator of decontamination processes of shredded iceberg lettuce based on NaOCl or PAA. Neither MNV-1, B40-8, nor bacterial pathogens could be detected in residual wash water after shredded iceberg lettuce was treated with NaOCl and PAA, whereas considerable numbers of all these microorganisms were found in residual wash water consisting solely of tap water. This study illustrates the usefulness of PAA and NaOCl in preventing cross-contamination during the washing process rather than in causing a reduction of the number of pathogens present on lettuce.Journal of food protection 06/2009; 72(5):1047-54. · 1.83 Impact Factor - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to extract information on cell number and colony volume dynamics of Salmonella Typhimurium colonies. Both cell number and colony volume of Salmonella Typhimurium in gelatin were monitored during the exponential and the stationary phase with varying pH and water activity, by plate counts and microscopic image analysis respectively. The exponential growth rates of cell numbers and colony volumes were correlated. The exponential growth rate of cell numbers was estimated based on this correlation and a secondary model that describes the effect of pH and water activity on the growth rate of the colony volumes. During the stationary phase, the cell number was constant, while colony volume increased, thus indicating the formation of a dead fraction. Models were developed to describe the living and dead population. By comparing colony volumes and cell numbers, the formation of dead fraction can be noticed from the beginning of the stationary phase, which indicates that the stationary phase is a dynamic - including both cell death and cell growth - rather than a static phase. This study was the first to investigate the proportion of living and dead bacteria within a stationary colony quantitatively.Letters in Applied Microbiology 05/2009; 49(1):39-45. · 1.63 Impact Factor - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The influence of food-related acid stress on the virulence capacity of Listeria monocytogenes was evaluated. The survival of acid-adapted and non-adapted L. monocytogenes cells during exposure to lethal concentrations of acetic acid was monitored. Also the effect of sublethal acid stress exposure on the expression levels of several virulence genes and on the capacity to invade Caco-2 cells was analyzed. Acid-adapted and non-adapted cells showed different acid tolerance response (ATR) patterns. Our data also demonstrate that pre-exposure to sublethal acid stress might lead to gadD2 induction. However, no correlation with the origin of the strain and with the ATR was noticed, indicating that probably other genes also could play an important role in this ATR mechanism. Additionally, our data showed that acid adaptation could influence the virulence capacity by regulating the expression levels of virulence genes. Moreover, the inlA expression data strongly correlated with the results of the in vitro invasion study. These results lead to the indication that low pH and acetic acid, used in minimally processed food products, might influence the virulence potential of L. monocytogenes.International journal of food microbiology 05/2009; 134(1-2):140-6. · 3.01 Impact Factor - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Besides the traditionally used sodium hypochlorite (20 and 200 mg L(-1)), alternative sanitizers such as peroxyacetic acid (80 and 250 mg L(-1)) and neutral electrolyzed oxidizing water (4.5 and 30 mg L(-1) free chlorine) as well as chlorine dioxide gas (1.54 mg L(-1)) were evaluated for their efficiency in reducing the microbial load of fresh-cut iceberg lettuce. An additional rinsing step with tap water and cooling of the sanitizing solutions, which are obvious for the fresh-cut industry, were not performed within the current study. The high doses of sodium hypochlorite and peroxyacetic acid tested within this study do not conform to the normally used concentrations within the fresh-cut industry. Neutral electrolyzed oxidizing water (30 mg L(-1)), peroxyacetic acid (250 mg L(-1)), and gaseous chlorine dioxide significantly reduced the total aerobic plate count of cut lettuce in comparison with water wash treatments alone. None of the treatments significantly affected the sensory quality of the lettuce, although small color changes were observed after colorimetric measurements. From a nutritional point of view water rinsing significantly decreased the vitamin C (maximum 35%) and phenol (maximum 17%) contents, but did not affect the carotenoid and α-tocopherol contents. Additional effects caused by adding a sanitizer to the wash water were not observed for vitamin C and phenols. Conversely, washing with 250 mg L(-1) peroxyacetic acid reduced the β-carotene content by about 30%, whereas using 200 mg L(-1) sodium hypochlorite reduced both the lactucaxanthin and the lutein contents by about 60%. Use of gaseous chlorine dioxide also had an impact on the lutein content (-18%). Furthermore, the α-tocopherol content was reduced by 19.7 and 15.4% when the two concentrations of neutral electrolyzed oxidizing water were used, respectively. These data represent the situation on day 0. In a next phase, shelf-life studies considering microbial and sensory quality and nutrient content should be conducted.Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 05/2009; 57(10):4195-203. · 2.91 Impact Factor -
Article: Effects of food composition on the inactivation of foodborne microorganisms by chlorine dioxide.
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ABSTRACT: Chlorine dioxide (ClO2) is a strong oxidizing agent that can be applied in solution as well as in the gaseous state. It has bactericidal, fungicidal and viricidal properties. Several food-related microorganisms, including Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, yeasts, mould spores and Bacillus cereus spores were tested for their susceptibility to 0.08 mg/L gaseous ClO2 during 1 min at a relative humidity of 90%. In this screening, the resistance of the different groups of microorganisms towards gaseous ClO2 generally increased in the order Gram-negative bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria, yeasts and mould spores and Bacillus cereus spores. With this treatment, reductions of microbial numbers between 0.1 and 3.5 log cfu/cm2 could be achieved. The effects of the food components starch, fat, protein and NaCl on the antimicrobial activity of gaseous ClO2 were also evaluated. Soluble starch, corn oil, butter, whey protein isolate and NaCl were added in incremental concentrations to portions of an agar medium. Then, plates of the supplemented agars were inoculated with Leuconostoc mesenteroïdes at numbers of 4 log cfu/cm2 and subsequently treated with ClO2. Both soluble starch and NaCl did not have an effect on the antimicrobial efficiency of ClO2. However, butter, corn oil or whey protein in the agar almost eliminated the antimicrobial effect of ClO2. In corn oil-water emulsions treated with gaseous ClO2 the peroxide value increased significantly, indicating the formation of primary oxidation products. Similarly, a treatment with ClO2 increased the protein carbonyl content and induced the transformation of SH-groups to -S-S-groups in whey protein. The findings suggest that gaseous ClO2 will be a highly effective decontaminating agent for carbohydrate-rich foods, but that it would be less effective for the decontamination of high-protein and fatty foods.International journal of food microbiology 03/2009; 131(2-3):138-44. · 3.01 Impact Factor
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Jul 3, 2012First episode: 7/10. Second episode: 1/10. What started in episode 1 as a cutting and crackling critique of modern America through the prism of televised news devolved in episode 2 into a preachy mess of irritating people screaming and gesticulating wildly, neither half as funny or half as smart -- or half as believable -- as they're supposed to be. Abysmal. Avoid.
May 20, 2013Went down hill fast after the opening monologue and never regained its footing. Cheesy, schmaltzy, self-indulgent pabulum. The episode with the psychiatrist was probably the best one. The 9/11 episode? Unbelievably turgid. I thought the critics were being unduly harsh at first, but now I see why.
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Jun 25, 2012Wasn't expecting much when I checked out this one, but I couldn't have been more wrong, as out just clicked. The Newsroom is intelligent AND inspiring, with excellent writing. :) And here I thought they don't make shows like this anymore these days...
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Jul 2, 2012What is wrong with the critics!?! Usually I agree with them on mostly all shows, but how can a professional critic not see the brilliance behind this series. It's witty, well written, hilarious without trying to be, and the acting is great. Hands down one of the best new series on TV!
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Sep 17, 2012Having watched 9 episodes I have to downgrade my previous score of 7 to a 4. Episode 9 contained so many sanctimonious, cringeworthy moments I feel a little bit dirty watching this show.
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Aug 15, 2012Great show! It makes you think and draws you with its topics of modern news events. I still find myself laughing a lot during each episode though, so it is not too serious that it gets boring.
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Jun 27, 2012Amazing pilot. Great acting, and the show is telling more truth than most news outlets, which is pretty sad considering it's a work of fiction. Really amazing how so many "professional" critics that work within the press are reviewing it negatively. Must have touched a sore spot.
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Jun 26, 2012Only seeing the first episode, I am very fulfilled with this show. I found the whole episode to be riveting. I just love the mixture of politics and journalism and being a student of journalism I find almost every aspect of it fascinating. A+++
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Jun 29, 2012Once again, Sorkin proves smarter than his critics.
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Jun 24, 2012It has an obvious political slant, yes, but put that to the side, and HBO's The Newsroom is witty, well-written, and insanely entertaining, filled with outstanding performances (Jeff Daniels and Emily Mortimer are AWESOME, Alison Pill is great, and John Gallagher Jr. is really good).
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What extra needs to happen to sync at home
Rob commented that you need to do a little extra work to sync things up once you return home. That is a good point. Any one have anythoughts on how to best synch up any changes, say to a Doc you were working on it you Documents folder.
How to avoid the extra step.
If you really intend to use this "all the time", you should just make your iPod your primary user folder. Follow the main tip for changing the location of your user folder in NetInfo Manager, just do it on your home box as well. This will mean that all your "user activity" (saving prefs, documents, etc.) will be done directly on your iPod regardless of what box it is connected to. (You can actually use this method to log in to as many different boxen as you like. Just create dummy users on each of the additional machines.)
Keep in mind that this means you will no longer be using the original user folder on your HD. You could even delete it if you like, but I recommend that you don't. Even though the data in your original user folder will get stale over time, it will still be extremely useful if you should happen to lose/break your iPod as you will be able to use it to log in. (First log in as root and redirect NetInfo back to the user folder on your HD.) You can freshen your old user folder from time to time by dropping your active user folder in your Users folder, replacing your user folder. Note the difference between Users folder (where all the user folders are) and user folder (your individual user folder, named after you). If you are wealthy, you could buy iPods for everyone in your family and put all their user folders on them. Which reminds me... Bonus Tip I can't test this myself as I have no iPod, but I don't see why you would need to copy the whole Users folder, just your individual user folder. I would be more than happy to test this if someone would be good enough to send me an iPod. ;) BTW - This topic should illustrate why you should save everything in your user folder, unless it is to be used by all users, in which case it should go in to /Users/Shared. This also makes backups a breeze. Just copy the entire Users folder. Then, if you have to build your system back up from scratch, you just reinstall the OS and applications, create your users again, (make sure you create them in the same order so they keep their uid's, which is a number used to claim a file. uid's are generally mapped to usernames for you when you ls -l or something, but the file is actually owned by 501 and not frank. If you mess this part up, you can edit uid's by hand in NetInfo Manager) and then restore your backup of your Users folder over the new Users folder, overwriting and preserving ownership/permissions.
How to avoid the extra step.
u are damn right! after understanding the osx structure there are many comfortable ways to work with your data. i partitioned my hard drive in two parts: system and hellmachine. after installing osx on system copy your Users Folder on the second partition. do the netinfo thing (changing the userpath to the second partition) and now a clean install is a breeze. just format the system partition and change the userpath after this to the second partition. after logout/login everything should be as always but with a fresh install.
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Ali Hili is only one person, but there are many of us worldwide who can make a difference.
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I'm currently building a non-profit community management and membership website and have been looking into which WordPress plugins are available to run the system. I have come across BuddyPress and it seems like it might fit the bill. I'm looking for someone to help me set the site up.
I wanted to post a high-level description of what I'm looking for, so you could see whether BuddyPress can do what I am looking for; and where it can't, you could suggest what other plugins would work well alongside to fill the gaps. We're not averse to commissioning customisations where appropriate.
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- Users can register and add their details
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OK, so here I am with towel in hand, wiping egg from face after my failed MacWorld prediction. I've been predicting the appearance of an Apple-branded integrated DVR/MP3/Rendezvous'd home entertainment component for more than a year. It hasn't come true yet, but I know it will, because it makes sense, and because so far all we've seen are underfunded entrepreneurs chipping away at the edges of the concept, rather than tackling it head-on.
Instead we got Mini iPods that don't make any financial sense (to the consumer - though they certainly make good sense to Apple). Jobs claimed they were trying to go after the upper end of the Flash-based player market, but I think the real deal is that this is a play for teenyboppers who love to accessorize. Crap deal or not, they'll sell a zillion of them.
G5 XServe, darn right. Glad to see it, but no surprises there. Had to do it. Kudos to the engineers who figured out how to cool the beast in a 1U space. Some cool footage of the G5-based Virginia Tech supercomputer. 1100 G5s. 2200 processors. 3rd fastest supercomputer in the world, at a tiny fraction of the cost of the next fastest. Apple has completely rocked the supercomputer world. The guy who called Apple to place the order for the 1100 G5s had never bought a Mac before in his life.
Arrived too late to catch the replay of the original 1984 commercial for the 20th anniversary of the Mac, but did see a variety of original Macs scattered around at historical booths. It blows the mind to see how far we've come… and to think that even those primitive little boxes with tiny screens and no hard drives were leading the industry in their own time.
The introduction of GarageBand to the iLife suite was pretty impressive, especially with John Mayer in person on keys and guitar. Anyone who's played with Soundtrack can see that Apple has basically repackaged its guts — removed the video soundtrack-specific elements and wrapped it in hipper packaging. Nothing wrong with that. It's the most intuitive multitrack editing, looping, etc. i've experimented with. Can't wait to play with it more. As Mayer said, "If I had had this when I was 13, I never would have left my room." Ahem.
The downside: More incentive for people not to learn to make real music. GarageBand and similar apps make it too damned easy to sound good.
On the flipside, plug a real instrument into GarageBand and you can do some pretty awesome stuff. The MIDI guitar sounds Mayer was generating via keyboard were incredible - realistic attack, pitch bending, fingertips touching string spirals. Amazing. Mayer claimed it was the first time he had heard software-based guitar sounds he'd actually want to record with. Not sure what he was paid to say that, but it sounded convincing.
There are revolutionary MacWorlds and there incremental MacWorlds. In all, I'd say this one was incremental. But there was one really revolutionary thing I saw - a guy in a wheelchair at the same height as standing men and women. He was a crippled Vietnam Vet in an iBot 3000 — a chair designed by Dean Kamen, who also invented the Segway. The iBot uses gyroscopes to balance, just like the Segway, and lets handicapped drivers climb stairs, traverse rough terrain, reach tall shelves, and stand at the same height as everyone else. Said he was riding one of 12 existing prototypes in the world. A thing of beauty to see in action (yes, I know the iBot 3000 isn't a brand new technology; in fact the Segway stemmed out of work on the iBot, AFAIK. But it was still strange and magical to see one in person.
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At the Democratic National Convention in 2004 Barack H. Obama came to the nation's attention with his keynote speech about 'Two Americas' (Video highlights). In the second half of his speech he talks about only one country, neither white nor black, neither red nor blue. Barack Obama was wrong. America is a country divided many ways: liberals versus conservatives, haves versus have-nots, tea partiers versus occupiers. The list goes on but in the last ten years a new division has come upon the scene.
Let me tell you a new tale of the two Americas. Today in America we are seeing a country divided by people who work for government at all levels and people who work in private industry. (Video) While government jobs have grown by 15%, jobs in the private sector have grown by 1%. Counting government workers is very difficult.
Over a number of decades government not only has increased direct government workers but they have also outsourced many government functions that still cost the taxpayers billions in personnel costs. Paul Light of NYU came up with a total count of Federal workforce in excess of 14,000,000 when you include everyone: civilians, contract workers, the military and postal workers. And that number was from 2006. Since then the workforce has increased dramatically.
We have seen an absolute explosion in salaries at the Federal level. Where we once had only one person at the Transportation Department earning $170,000 per year, we now have almost 1,700. Overall, federal employees making $150,000 or more has doubled in the last two years. Total compensation at the Federal level has increased by 20% in the same time period.
The problem is not just at the Federal level. State and local government workers on the average make 45% more than their counterparts in the private sector. They typically retire at 55 years of age with overly generous pensions. The State of California has over 15,000 government retirees collecting $100,000 or more in annual pensions. Rick Perry, the Governor of Texas and current Presidential candidate, is already collecting $92,000+ in annual pension benefits on top of his salary of $150,000 per year! Meanwhile, nationwide we have a shortfall in pension funding in the neighborhood of $3 trillion.
To show you the division between the government worker haves and the private sector have-nots let's look at the average total compensation between the two Americas. Government workers have a total average compensation of $119,000 while private sector total average compensation is $69,000. To bring this statistic into real focus, 12 of the nation's 25 richest communities surround our nation's capital, including: Loudon county, Fairfax county, Arlington county and Falls Church in Virginia and Montgomery and Howard counties in Maryland.
To add insult to injury, many of the Federal workers are in departments that many say shouldn't even exist, like the Transportation Department, the Commerce Department, the Energy Department, HUD and list goes on and on. Government has tried to be too many things to too many people. In many cases truly the Mommy State.
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I have been working at Con Edison full-time for more than 8 years
Pros – Employment at Con Edison is very stable.
Cons – There are minimal raises and bonuses annually compared to other private sector jobs.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
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I worked at Con Edison as an intern for more than a year
Pros – I really felt I was using my technical skills as an engineer for the public good, for good pay, good pay and good job security. You get a wide exposure to many tasks. Great training program, which allows you to move your career where you want to go. Depending on your supervisor, they really work with you in terms of hours (early bird hours, one day off a week), and depending on your position, you can make a LOT of overtime at 1.5 pay, which is nice in an expensive city like NYC. Many people make a life-time commitment to the company.
Cons – I felt the work was not challenging enough sometimes, and was often repetitive. It's a very vertical company, where your position on the totem matters a lot (too much sometimes). It's very old school and things are often "done that way, because they have always been done that way," so you encounter a lot of resistance to change, which as a young professional was frustrating. If you're an international student working there on a student visa, they do not sponsor you.
Advice to Senior Management – It's unfortunate that after more than a year working for ConEd, loving the company and doing great work (as stated in one of the most amazing reference letters I have ever received from a former supervisor), there was no mechanism to sponsor an international student who had lived in the United States since I was seven, and it was sad that I felt strung along to the end, when I should have been encouraged to start looking for another company who would have sponsored me. I mention this not because I am currently in a bad situation, I'm doing great, found a great job, but I would not wish this situation on someone else. I suggest you be clear about this from the onset.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
I worked at Con Edison full-time for more than a year
Pros – Stable industry, decent compensation and benefits, nice people to work with...
Cons – Bureaucratic and inefficient system in general...
Advice to Senior Management – The company needs more young and talented engineers
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
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I worked at Con Edison
Pros – Con Edison was a place where an intern has many opportunities to learn about the different aspects of an utility company. The managers are often relaxed and are eager to teach you and give you opportunities to experience things about ConEd that are perhaps not in your immediate job description.
Cons – It is a very large company so the management structure is very corporate. It is easy to feel disconnected with the overall goals of the company simply because there are so many people between any employee and the senior management.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
I worked at Con Edison
Pros – make a lot of great connections with other employees and learn from senior employees about the company and how things work
Cons – no room for advancement seems to be a lot of favoritism and bullying going on daily by coworkers and they ignore complaints by employees regarding bullying by coworkers on daily basis.
Advice to Senior Management – Leadership is only working for certain favorite employees regardless too much political games.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
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I have been working at Con Edison
Pros – Good salary, decent benefits. There is room for growth, so long as you put in the required amount of effort.
Cons – Bureaucratic nightmare. Sometimes your efforts to effect positive change in the organization are undermined by sheer volume of rules, regulations and processes that have been put into place.
Advice to Senior Management – This Company would be much better served if upper management allowed employees latitude to make decisions, act upon them, and then evaluate the results.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
I worked at Con Edison
Pros – Location in new york city
Cons – Commute in new york city
Advice to Senior Management – Pay more money
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
I have been working at Con Edison
Pros – This is a steady, secure job with a great salary and great benefits. If you want to advance and do a good job, you can. If you want to spend the rest of your job in the same position, you can do that too.
Cons – We have too few vacation days, many poor/underperforming employees cannot be easily removed from their posts. Lot of favoritism and nepotism impacting hiring and promotion decisions.
Advice to Senior Management – Provide more feedback and lay off unproductive and underqualified employees. It is too dificult to fire someone, even a poor performer.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
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I have been working at Con Edison
Pros – 1. If you were hired in 2002-2005 in the union you get a real pension after 30 years - not many places offer such thing these days, but you must be there 30 years at least.
2. Job is stable and secure if you don't do anything stupid and follow all their rules and policies to the letter.
3. ConEd also offers a 401(k) that they match partially - max match for union is about $1200/annum
4. Medical benefits are ok, but they are getting worse and more expensive.
Cons – Takes forever to get a promotion if you don't know somebody. But, if you are someone's relaive - promotions come at the lightspeed regadless of your lack of qualification, and against all the rules and policies that Con Edison is asking everyone to follow.
Very old school management practices. Ones at the bottom of the corporate ladder always get the blame for errors made by upper and middle management. Very top-heavy company. There is one supervisor for every 2-3 union employees who do the work - typical for Con Edison. As the saying goes: one guy's working, ten are watching - very true for this company. Most supervisors barely have a HS diploma and possess no or very little technical knowledge and expertise, they are not there to help you or answer your questions, they are there to watch your every move and it seems they have pleasure doing that.
Very litte acation time - nothing the year you are hired, 5 or 10 days (depending on the month of hire) next year, and 10 days until you get 5 full years, after that you get 15 days/ammun, that also increases a little once you hit 12 years, and so on. Max. vacation now is 26 days - you get that after 30+ years.
Very unflexible on any additional time off that you may need for personal/emergency issues - once you are out of your vacation days - you get nothing till end of the year no matter what your situation is.
Advice to Senior Management – It takes several years and several tests for a union employee to get to the next title, and most of the new hires do have engineering degrees that are related to their work. However, the situation with management and supervisory employees seems to be quite different. One can become a supervisor because his father or uncle or father-in-law is a ConEd manager, and have no applicable education. This is wrong and you guys know that!!! Yet, you pretend that everything is fine!!!
My suggestion:
1.Get rid of engineering supervisors who do not have engineering degrees.
2.Create real testing produres for management employees - if they cannot pass the test - they should not be promoted or kept in the company.
3.This is, as Mr. Burke said, a "pipes and wires company", thus all manegement, expept departments like accounting, hr, facilities, must, as a condition of employment posses high level of engineering expertise, e.g. mandatory PE licenses for managers, mandatory bachelor in engineering for engineering supervisors, etc.
4.Make the Ombudsman office work in the proper way. Today it is simply a part of the "old boys club" that governs the company. Everything that you tell the office about improper things that your manager done is not investigated properly - it is simply let known to the manager, as well as who complained, etc, the the person who made the complaint faces intimidation, harassement, and retaliation - although the Corporate policies strictly prohibit such beahvior.
5.Take control of the hiring and promotional procedures - people should not be hired/promoted because they know somebody and don't know anything realted to the job.
6. Reduce supervisors - they are simply overpaid attendance takers who don't know anyting about the job and do not teach people that report to them anything.
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Advice to Senior Management – Con Edison is about to change as many employees are about to retirement. Recruitment and selection will soon be a major issue for union positions as well as management positions. The top talent needs to be recruited and management employees need more training on issues pertaining to how to manage/supervise employees.
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Born in Kentucky, and raised in Georgia, Mr. Davis left the South at the age of 17 when he enlisted in the U.S. Marines. After serving four years in the infantry, he attended college on the GI bill, graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Massachusetts at Boston in 1981, with the unlikely degree in Classical Studies and Russian. For the next couple of years, he worked in construction until he gained admission to Mercer University School of Law, in Macon, Georgia. After obtaining his Juris Doctor, Mr. Davis began his legal career by signing on with the Georgia Legal Services Migrant Project, to pursue issues arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Agricultural Protection Act. While his representation of farm workers was receiving national attention, Mr. Davis began learning about disability law. He handled claims at the hearing and appellate levels, and was fortunate enough to assist in prosecuting an important case in the Eleventh Circuit which is still quoted today. After that he worked as an associate with the firm of Nathan Deal and Tom Jarrard in Gainesville, Georgia, dealing with a variety of types of cases, in various Courts, but still developing his experience with disability issues. In a few years he was practicing disability law exclusively, representing claimants all over Georgia, and eventually South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee, as well.
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