Evaluating on-farm food handling practices and microbiological quality of locally grown produce and eggs

Food safety practices used on the farm by Iowa fruit and vegetable and fresh shell egg producers were examined. Recommendations for improvements were suggested at a workshop at the end of the project and several extension bulletins were published

Management Assistance for Nonprofit Organizations: Observations and Strategies on Utilizing Volunteer Consultants from For-Profit Enterprise

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Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations and Its Interpretation With Christian Contemporary Thought

Often regarded as one of the key Stoic works, Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations is a demonstration of the importance of self-reflection and Stoic ideals. His life was one of war and turmoil that influenced his possibly autobiographical writings over the years during his time campaigning during the Marcomannic wars. Since his death, the manuscripts remaining have been altered and interpreted in various ways. I speculate that Meditations being framed in the Christian lens is one of the most significant ways it\u27s relevant today as it demonstrates the way contemporary ideas are imprinted onto classical work. Translators and readers of Meditations such as Wilhelm Xylander and Meric Casaubon understood Marcus’ ideas with a Christian lens in the era of Scholasticism where ancient text was interpreted through the lens of Christianity as a way to attempt to reconcile theology with ancient philosophy. Additionally, Neostoicism, the emergence of Stoicism during theEnlightenment has been intertwined with Christian ideals. Alongside Christianity, historians also speculate that Marcus’ writing is an early example of the understanding of self and individualism that came from the late Roman and Greek era of the city-state. Meditations is also a demonstration of the human understanding of the unity of the world and the relationship people have with others, which can be seen in the connection between ancient philosophy and modern theology. Keywords: Stoicism, Neostoicism, Scholasticism, Neoscholasticism, Christianity, Religion, Philosophy, Translations, Unity, Theology Part of the panel: Preserving the Past through Contemporary BeliefsModerator: Professor John Ot

Reaching Consumers and Food Industry with Effective Food Safety Messages

The Food Safety Consortium (FSC) Web-site project continues to receive higher numbers of site visits and be recognized for its work. More than 400,000 visitors have accessed the Food Safety Web site home page or one of its links over the past year. Visitors from 120 countries accessed our site and used our information, averaging 8_ minutes per visit. Our online training lessons continue to be used. Thirty-five thousand scores were recorded last year to bring the total number of scores to more than 85,000 consumers have accessed and completed one of the four interactive food safety lessons.</p

Reaching Consumers and the Food Industry with Effective Food Safety Messages

The Food Safety Consortium (FSC) consumer Web site project continues to receive a significant number of site visits and be recognized for its work. More than 380,000 visitors have accessed the food safety Web site home page or one of its links over the past year. Visitors from 130 countries accessed our site and used our information while averaging 11 minutes per visit. Our online training lessons continue to be used. Forty thousand scores were recorded last year to bring the total number of scores to over 95,000 consumers have accessed and completed one of the four interactive food safety lessons. The Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) demonstration Web site is being revised and will be relaunched as the HACCP Information Center. Sample HACCP materials for meat processing, apple cider processing, egg breaking facilities, and foodservice operations will be available on this Web site.</p