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Posted: May 24th, 2012 - 2:46pm by Doug Powell New Zealand has a much higher rate of reported campylobacteriosisthan the rest of the developed world and it"s becauseconsumers are dumb, not because of high loads of campylobacterentering kitchens. Or that"s what a new paper says; I"ve parsed the abstract , below. "The two main risk factors identified internationally forcampylobacteriosis are, consumption of undercooked chicken andcross-contamination during food preparation." With you so far. "One possible reason is that New Zealanders have poorer homehygiene practices during food preparation than the citizens ofother developed countries." Why just the home? Isn"t food prepared in a myriad of placeslike, restaurants, and isn"t the basics of many food safetyrisk reduction efforts to actually reduce risk: to lower loads ofCampylobacter moving from the farm right through to the foodservice and home kitchen? "The objective of this study was to investigatecross-contamination during chicken preparation at home as apossible hypothesis to explain the high reported rate ofcampylobacteriosis." That sounds like a great observational study, coupled withmicrobiological modeling. Detoxification Patches
Except the researcher did this: "An extensive search of databases of publications concernedwith consumer food handling practices or self-reported practices,consumers' knowledge or perception about food safety and consumers'observed practices, was conducted." Scream. Relying on other studies of self-reported research isflawed and the conclusions erroneous. "Personal communication with science groups in New Zealandand the world were also carried out. It was found that in NewZealand there is a lack of data regarding consumer knowledge andstudies on handling practices. China Detoxification Patches
The few studies conducted in NewZealand were not comprehensive." So the data about New Zealand home handlers, already flawed, isworse than usual, yet the researchers write
Except the researcher did this: "An extensive search of databases of publications concernedwith consumer food handling practices or self-reported practices,consumers' knowledge or perception about food safety and consumers'observed practices, was conducted." Scream. Relying on other studies of self-reported research isflawed and the conclusions erroneous. "Personal communication with science groups in New Zealandand the world were also carried out. It was found that in NewZealand there is a lack of data regarding consumer knowledge andstudies on handling practices. China Detoxification Patches
The few studies conducted in NewZealand were not comprehensive." So the data about New Zealand home handlers, already flawed, isworse than usual, yet the researchers write
By Hattie Brown Garrow The Virginian-Pilot May 24, 2012 SUFFOLK When 31-year-old Katina Jones was found strangled in her apartmentin November 2010, police set up a Facebook page to track down theman they thought might know something about the slaying. Wednesday, that man - Larry Nicholas O'Neal - was sentenced to 35years in prison, with another 20 years suspended, for second-degreemurder and other charges. O'Neal, 34, claimed that Jones' death wasan accident resulting from an argument gone awry. Jones was a shy, softspoken woman who worked two jobs and had an8-year-old daughter she adored, family members said duringWednesday's sentencing hearing.
"Everybody loved her," George Jones said of his daughter."She was just like I was: quiet. She was like a carbon copy ofme." Katina Jones and O'Neal were former classmates who reconnected onFacebook, according to court testimony. O'Neal lived in Texas butplanned a trip back to Hampton Roads in 2010. Jones offered to pickhim up at the bus station.
The pair became "more than friends" during the visit,defense attorney Gregory Matthews said in court. On the morning ofNov. 7, 2010, they got into an argument in her apartment thatturned physical, O'Neal said Wednesday. "When I grabbed her, I put my arms around her neck," hesaid. O'Neal said Jones was breathing when he left with her car andcredit cards. Smart Cards Access Control
Using a pseudonym, he boarded a bus bound forHouston, where his oldest child lives. He said he got off the busin Roanoke when he learned through Facebook and a text message thatJones was dead. Believing O'Neal had used Jones' credit cards but unsure of hiswhereabouts, Suffolk police turned to social media for tips. Theycreated a "Catch Katina's Killer" Facebook page thatattracted more than 1,300 fans and helped spread word about thecase. O'Neal turned himself in to Roanoke police 12 days after her death.In March, he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, grand larceny,credit card theft and two counts of credit card fraud, one of whichwas dropped Wednesday. China Access Control Card Readers
Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Will Jamerson requested the 35-yearsentence, noting O'Neal's criminal convictions in three otherstates. Jamerson also noted that he didn't admit to the killing atfirst. Matthews, arguing that O'Neal had accepted responsibility andexpressed remorse, asked for leniency. "This is a tragedy. China Smart Cards Access Control
There's no question about that,"Matthews said. "But, judge, he didn't go over there with theintent to harm her." Circuit Court Judge William R. Savage III also ordered O'Neal topay $5,000 in restitution. Hattie Brown Garrow, 757-222-5562, hattie.brown@pilotonline.com.
"Everybody loved her," George Jones said of his daughter."She was just like I was: quiet. She was like a carbon copy ofme." Katina Jones and O'Neal were former classmates who reconnected onFacebook, according to court testimony. O'Neal lived in Texas butplanned a trip back to Hampton Roads in 2010. Jones offered to pickhim up at the bus station.
The pair became "more than friends" during the visit,defense attorney Gregory Matthews said in court. On the morning ofNov. 7, 2010, they got into an argument in her apartment thatturned physical, O'Neal said Wednesday. "When I grabbed her, I put my arms around her neck," hesaid. O'Neal said Jones was breathing when he left with her car andcredit cards. Smart Cards Access Control
Using a pseudonym, he boarded a bus bound forHouston, where his oldest child lives. He said he got off the busin Roanoke when he learned through Facebook and a text message thatJones was dead. Believing O'Neal had used Jones' credit cards but unsure of hiswhereabouts, Suffolk police turned to social media for tips. Theycreated a "Catch Katina's Killer" Facebook page thatattracted more than 1,300 fans and helped spread word about thecase. O'Neal turned himself in to Roanoke police 12 days after her death.In March, he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, grand larceny,credit card theft and two counts of credit card fraud, one of whichwas dropped Wednesday. China Access Control Card Readers
Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Will Jamerson requested the 35-yearsentence, noting O'Neal's criminal convictions in three otherstates. Jamerson also noted that he didn't admit to the killing atfirst. Matthews, arguing that O'Neal had accepted responsibility andexpressed remorse, asked for leniency. "This is a tragedy. China Smart Cards Access Control
There's no question about that,"Matthews said. "But, judge, he didn't go over there with theintent to harm her." Circuit Court Judge William R. Savage III also ordered O'Neal topay $5,000 in restitution. Hattie Brown Garrow, 757-222-5562, hattie.brown@pilotonline.com.