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Author Affiliations: Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles.
Importance Since the 1980s, pancreas transplant has become the most effective treatment strategy to restore euglycemia in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. However, technical complications and BK virus nephropathy continue to be important causes of early and late graft loss. These and other complications lead to cited 1- and 3-year graft survival rates of 74% and 67% (pancreas) and 81% and 73% (kidney).
Objective To examine our center's outcomes with pancreas-kidney transplant and early BK virus screening and treatment.
Design Prospective study from August 2004 to January 2012.
Setting University medical center.
Participants Sixty-five patients with type 1 diabetes who underwent simultaneous kidney and pancreas, pancreas after kidney, or pancreas transplant alone at a single center.
Intervention Pancreas transplant.
Main Outcome Measures Pancreas and kidney survival; patient survival; and kidney loss due to BK virus nephropathy.
Results Patient survival at 1, 3, and 5 years was 100%, 98.4%, and 98.4%, respectively. Of 2 early pancreatic allograft losses, 1 was due to thrombosis (1.6%). One- and 5-year pancreas graft survival rates were 95.4% and 92.3%; losses after more than 1 year were due to rejection. Kidney survival rates were 100% and 95.2% at 1 and 5 years; losses were due to nephropathy and noncompliance, with 1 death with function. BK virus incidence was 29.2%, with no graft losses due to BK infection.
Conclusions and Relevance While pancreas transplant can be complicated by early graft loss, our results suggest that excellent outcomes at 5 years can be achieved. Posttransplant BK virus screening and treatment are essential tools to long-term success.
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease with both profound individual and socioeconomic burden. In 2007, the US health care costs attributed to diabetes exceeded $174 billion, an estimate expected to escalate with the increased longevity and growing prevalence in elderly and pediatric obese populations, respectively.1,2 More importantly, the deleterious effects of diabetes on individual health lead to an incalculable decline in quality of life via progressive multisystem complications. For patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), the benefits of intensive blood glucose control in delaying diabetic nephropathy, retinopathy, and neuropathy have been well established since the seminal Diabetes Control and Complications Trial.3 Yet despite advances in the pharmacologic management of T1DM, safe and physiologic exogenous insulin delivery remains difficult to achieve for many patients.
Pancreas transplant is a highly effective treatment strategy to restore long-term euglycemia and stabilize the multiorgan derangements caused by T1DM.4 The significantly improved quality of life, freedom from exogenous insulin, relief of life-threatening hypoglycemic episodes, and potential survival benefit have furthered transplant as an acceptable therapeutic option over the past 2 decades, albeit at the expense of lifelong immunosuppression.5 Accordingly, pancreas transplants are typically performed in patients with T1DM with end-stage renal disease requiring kidney transplant, thus obligating the use of immunosuppression. The timing of pancreas transplant is either simultaneous with kidney transplant (SPK), after kidney transplant (PAK), or performed alone (PTA), with operative decision making dependent on patient risk factors, kidney function, and organ donor availability.
In 1966, William Kelly performed the first simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant at the University of Minnesota.6 Although technical refinement has improved the rate of surgical complications and graft failure since the 1980s, pancreas transplant is still associated with significantly higher rates of perioperative morbidity (estimated to be as high as 10%-15%) than other solid organ transplants.5,7 Early postoperative complications recognized to confer increased risk of graft loss include graft thrombosis, hemorrhage, pancreatitis, and enteric intestinal leak. In addition, recipient factors such as tobacco use, obesity, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease compound the overall risk.
Importantly, polyomavirus-associated nephropathy, also known as BK virus nephropathy (BKVN), is well recognized as an important cause of kidney allograft dysfunction and loss in solitary renal transplant and kidney-pancreas transplant recipients (although it has not been reported to cause pancreas allograft dysfunction).8- 11 Once BK virus is diagnosed, kidney graft loss has been reported to be as high as 45% at 6 months.12,13 In a prior study by Lipshutz et al,14 the rate of BKVN in SPK patients at a single center was found to be 6.6%. A similar report in the literature determined their institutional rate at 7.5%.12,15 With no reliably effective antiviral agents available, the treatment of BK virus infection and nephropathy remains poorly defined.16 Currently, the primary mode of intervention is reduction of maintenance immunosuppression. However, both protocols and success rates remain heterogeneous and require further study in SPK patients.16- 19
The purpose of the present study was to (1) report our short- and long-term results of allograft and patient survival of kidney-pancreas allograft recipients; 2) define the causes for allograft loss, both short and long term; and 3) report the incidence of BK virus infection in kidney-pancreas transplant recipients and prospectively determine the influence of immunosuppression withdrawal on the survival of both the kidney and pancreas allografts.
This study was approved by the Committee for Human Research at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (institutional review board 11-003148). All pancreas transplant operations (SPK, PAK, and PTA) and patients at UCLA from August 2004 to January 2012 were followed up to collect recipient, transplant, and posttransplant data.
All patients from August 2004 to January 2012 were evaluated by a UCLA transplant cardiologist and underwent preoperative cardiac stress testing. Further testing was performed for higher-risk candidates including those older than 45 years with 25 years of insulin dependence and smoking or cardiac history. After activation on the transplant list, pretransplant patients underwent repeated cardiac stress testing yearly until transplant.
Donor pancreata and kidneys were procured from young deceased donors without evidence of pancreatic or renal dysfunction. Donor selection, operative technique, and postoperative management were performed as previously described by Schnickel et al.20
After discharge, patients were followed up closely as outpatients. Urine and blood screening were performed for BK virus routinely posttransplant and if detected, monthly laboratory evaluation was performed until resolution of viremia/viruria. Routine screening was also performed for cytomegalovirus and urinary tract infections.
Immunosuppression consisted of induction with antithymocyte globulin and methylprednisolone and maintenance with tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, and prednisone.20 Tacrolimus, a calcineurin inhibitor, was initiated on postoperative day 2 unless there was evidence of delayed kidney allograft function. Tacrolimus levels of 12 to 14 ng/mL were maintained for the first 6 months, then 10 ng/mL from months 7 to 12, and 7 to 9 ng/mL thereafter. In patients where BK viremia/viruria was detected, levels as low as 5 ng/mL were tolerated. Mycophenolate mofetil was started on postoperative day 6 at 500 mg twice a day and increased to 750 mg twice a day on the subsequent day. After completion of thymoglobulin induction, patients began prednisone tapering from 20 to 5 mg daily over the first month. For patients exhibiting mild hyperglycemia, tacrolimus was changed to cyclosporine (n = 3), with levels of 200 to 300 ng/mL for the first year and 100 to 200 ng/mL thereafter.
Renal and pancreas allograft function were monitored by levels of creatinine and blood glucose and amylase and lipase, respectively. Renal allograft biopsy was performed if creatinine was elevated 20% or more above baseline and pancreas biopsy was performed for unexplained amylase or lipase elevations and/or hyperglycemia. All rejection episodes were diagnosed by biopsy and treated with thymoglobulin and steroid taper. Patients who had an episode of rejection were never completely weaned from prednisone.
Screening for BK virus in urine and blood was performed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay. A lower limit of detection in urine was less than 5 copies/mL and blood was 625 copies/mL with a linear range of 625 to 6.25 × 109 copies/mL. IF BK virus was detected, mycophenolate mofetil was withdrawn typically over 3 months with close surveillance of serum creatinine, amylase, and lipase levels.
Multivariate logistic regression analysis to assess for independent predictors of BK virus was performed using SPSS version 19 (IBM SPSS).
Routine infection prophylaxis was as follows: (1) Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis: combined trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (Septra double strength) 4 times a day for 3 months (changed programwide to 12 months in 2010 after PCP outbreak); (2) fungal prophylaxis: fluconazole, 400 mg daily for 2 months; and (3) cytomegalovirus prophylaxis: valganciclovir hydrochloride, 900 mg daily for 3 to 6 months depending on risk profile.20 Selection of thrombosis prophylaxis was dependent on whether the transplant was an SPK, PAK, or PTA, as previously described.20
From August 2004 to January 2012, 65 patients with T1DM underwent pancreas transplant (50.7% female; mean [SD] age, 42.8 [7.5] years; mean [SD] body mass index, 26.0 [3.5] [calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared]) and were prospectively followed up after undergoing SPK (n = 45), PAK (n = 19), or PTA (n = 1) transplant (Table).
Mean (SD) follow-up was 1454 (728) days. Thirty-day and 1-year patient survival rates were 100%. Three-year, 5-year, and 7-year patient survival was 98.5% (Figure). In this series of 65 patients, there was only 1 death. The cause is unknown because the patient was lost to follow-up 2 years after PAK. Two patients developed severe PCP necessitating prolonged hospitalizations. One patient (male, Hispanic, developed PCP 2 years and 8 months after SPK) recovered and has maintained normal pancreatic and kidney allograft function. A second patient (male, African American, developed PCP 5 years after SPK) was treated with intravenous pentamidine isethionate because of a national shortage of intravenous trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole at the time. Because of the toxicity of pentamidine to islets,21- 23 the patient has continued to require long-acting insulin. Both patients are alive and active adults at this time.
Figure. Patient survival and failure-free survival of kidney and pancreas allografts after transplant.
Overall kidney allograft survival was 96.9% (2 losses) with a third censored for death with function. One-, 3-, and 5-year kidney allograft survival rates were 100% and 7-year survival was 98.5% (Figure). Both kidneys were lost in PAK recipients. One kidney (and pancreas) allograft lost function 4 years and 9 months after PAK (5 years and 8 months after kidney transplant) because of noncompliance with medications and development of cellular and humoral rejection. The second kidney was lost because of calcineurin inhibitor toxicity and chronic allograft nephropathy 5 years and 6 months after PAK (9 years after kidney transplant).
BK viruria was diagnosed in 29.2% (n = 19) of recipients. Three of these patients were the recipient of a PAK and 16 were recipients of an SPK; the single PTA recipient has not demonstrated BK viruria. BK viruria was diagnosed a mean (SD) 485 (378) days (range, 90-1465 days) after receiving a pancreas transplant. BK viremia was detected in 12.3% (n = 8) of recipients, all of whom had been previously diagnosed with BK viruria. One of these patients was a PAK recipient and 7 were recipients of an SPK. BK viremia was diagnosed a mean (SD) 482 (318) days (range, 86-947 days) after receiving a pancreas transplant. Neither of the patients who lost kidneys in this series (n = 2) demonstrated BK viremia or BK viruria.
Patients with BK were treated by weaning mycophenolate mofetil to 250 mg orally twice a day followed by discontinuation. No patients developed rejection during the process or subsequently. Five of the 8 patients (62.5%) had resolution of BK viremia and 8 of the 19 patients (40%) had resolution of BK viruria. All patients with persistent BK viremia/viruria have had a progressive decline in viral titer since withdrawal of mycophenolate mofetil. Lowering the tacrolimus level in these patients has led to further declines in viral load.
A multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to assess for independent predictors of BK virus. Variables included recipient age, ethnicity, and sex; donor sex, blood type, and race; type of transplant (SPK vs PAK vs PTA); and year of transplant. There were no variables that independently predicted BK virus in this regression analysis. Known risk factors (ie, ureteral stent and diabetes mellitus) were excluded because all patients had a history of diabetes mellitus and had a stent at the time of transplant.24,25
Overall pancreas allograft survival was 92.3% (5 losses). All losses occurred in PAK recipients. Thirty-day and 1-year allograft survival rates were 96.9% and 95.4%, respectively, while 3-year survival was 93.8% (Figure). Five- and 7-year pancreas allograft survival rates were 92.3%. One graft was lost in the first week posttransplant because of allograft thrombosis. Notably, no grafts were lost from duodenal leaks or primary nonfunction. Furthermore, no pancreatic allograft rejection developed during selected withdrawal of immunosuppression for BK viruria/viremia.
Over the past 50 years, pancreas transplant has evolved from an experimental procedure to a highly successful therapeutic option for patients with T1DM with end-stage renal disease. Improved surgical technique and more effective immunosuppression have been key to the improved rates of graft survival and mortality. However, unlike with other solid organ transplants, pancreas transplant continues to experience significant technical complications, with limited evidence-based medicine to help guide definitive technique.26 Specifically, management of exocrine and endocrine drainage is a challenge unique to pancreas transplant. Devastating complications from early methods of exocrine drainage (pancreatic duct ligation, injections with polymers) prompted exploration of different approaches, most notably donor duodenum to bladder drainage initiated in the 1980s. Today, the most popular method involves enteric drainage with donor duodenum to jejunum, although other methods such as duodenum to ileum, gastric antrum, or Roux-en-Y are still practiced.5,27 Portal vs systemic endocrine drainage of insulin has also been a subject of controversy. Early evidence suggested that physiologic portal venous drainage and the preservation of liver first pass effect may improve graft survival and avoid potential cardiovascular complications from systemic insulin release.26,28 Recent data, however, suggest there may be little difference in outcomes between either group.29
These challenges inherent to pancreas transplant have portended the technical complications that remain problematic for graft survival in the first year. Between 1994 and 2003, the University of Minnesota reported their technical pancreatic graft loss at 13.1% in a series of more than 900 transplants.15 Among the causes were graft thrombosis, pancreatitis, leak, and bleeding. Our study is one of the few to report both short- and long-term outcomes and causes of allograft loss. From 2004 to 2012, our patient survival rates at 1, 3, and 5 years were 100%, 98.4%, and 98.4%, respectively. To date, our kidney allograft survival is 97% (2 losses) and pancreas allograft survival is 92.3% (5 losses). Only 1 pancreas graft was lost in the immediate perioperative period from thrombosis; 2 were lost from infection and 2 from noncompliance. No grafts were lost from leak or primary nonfunction. From 2010, the United Network for Organ Sharing reports 1-, 3-, and 5-year patient survival rates of 94.7%, 90.7%, and 86.5%, respectively. Kidney and pancreas graft survival rates at 1, 3, and 5 years were 92.2%, 84.7%, and 77.7% and 84.5%, 77.9%, and 71.3%, respectively.30
In this series, we have shown that excellent short- and long-term results can be produced despite being a relatively low-volume center. We believe this is due to a single experienced surgeon performing all cases and careful postoperative monitoring. Although an inverse association between hospital procedure volume and postoperative patient outcome has been demonstrated for some adult and pediatric solid organ transplant procedures, this has not been studied for pancreas transplant.21- 23 Specifically, our study (average of 9-10 pancreas transplants per year) does not demonstrate such a volume effect. Notably, all lost pancreas allografts occurred in PAK recipients, which is mirrored by national data, reflecting that pancreatic graft function is considerably shorter in PAK than SPK recipients.4 Despite these risks, we believe PAK in a selected population can still confer benefit from glycemic control.
BK virus nephropathy has been well studied in the single-kidney transplant population but there remains a paucity of data on the effects of BKVN and immunosuppression reduction in SPK and PAK recipients. It is known that asymptomatic BK viruria normally precedes viremia and subsequent active nephropathy. Detection of the BK virus prior to the development of BKVN presents an opportunity for preemptive treatment with early immunosuppression reduction. To our knowledge, this is the first prospective study on BK viruria/viremia screening and early immunosuppression reduction in SPK and PAK recipients, with outcomes measured by long-term graft survival and resolution of BK viruria/viremia. Several retrospective case series have shown institutional rates of BKVN in SPK patients to range from 2.9% to 6.2%, with subsequent kidney allograft loss between 0% and 89%.31 The retrospective review by Lipshutz et al14 of 146 SPK recipients from 1996 to 2002 identified a BKVN incidence of 6.6%, more than half of whom subsequently had kidney allograft loss. Notably, no pancreas grafts were reported to be lost from BKVN in any of these case series.
In 2004, we established a program for routine BK virus screening and early initiation of mycophenolate mofetil withdrawal in all SPK and PAK recipients. Our results have shown a 0% incidence of BKVN and, subsequently, no kidney losses from BKVN. Furthermore, 62.5% and 40% of recipients who developed BK viremia and viruria, respectively, experienced resolution after treatment. These findings suggest that routine screening and early treatment of BK virus in SPK and PAK recipients can be a powerful tool to help prevent the potential development of BKVN and its devastating sequelae including kidney graft dysfunction, loss, or ureteral strictures.
Interestingly, our results showed a fairly high incidence of BK virus detection; 29.2% of patients were found to have viruria. Given that 80% to 90% of the population was seropositive for polyomavirus, this could represent the natural history of BK virus reactivation in the immunosuppressed population. Furthermore, while quantitative polymerase chain reaction is largely the tool used to detect BK viral DNA, other methods such as urine cytology and urine VP1 messenger RNA have also been used, which could attribute to variance in detected cases among institutions.32 A multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed and there were no independent risk factors that predicted for BK virus in our series. Also unexplained is the 5 times higher rate of BK virus detected in SPK vs PAK recipients. These results appear paradoxical in that PAK recipients at our institution receive a second course of antithymocyte induction and have higher levels of tacrolimus maintained long term. The reason for a predominance of these cases in SPK compared with PAK recipients remains unclear.
There are limitations to this study including its involvement with only a single center. Furthermore, the exclusion of recipients older than 55 years potentially avoids a subpopulation of patients with comorbid conditions that may lead to worse overall outcomes. Several possible explanations also exist for our high patient and graft survival. First, the majority of donors were young with low body mass index. Second, we meticulously perform the back table preparation to avoid bleeding during reperfusion and we consistently perform a 2-layered hand-sewn intestinal anastomosis, which to date has not led to an anastomotic leak. Third, all planned recipients are seen by our team cardiologist pretransplant and undergo necessary angiography prior to transplant. To date, there have been no postoperative myocardial infarctions in our recipient population. Finally, all recipients are followed up lifelong by 1 transplant surgeon, with careful BK surveillance and immunosuppression adjustment. We credit this close outpatient follow-up to achievement of the long-term outcomes obtained and prevention of kidney allograft loss by BKVN.
Our results show that pancreas transplant is a highly effective option for patients with T1DM with end-stage renal disease and can be performed safely with excellent outcomes. Screening for BK virus with early treatment in kidney-pancreas transplant recipients are important tools to help prevent BKVN and subsequent kidney graft loss and dysfunction. Future multicenter prospective trials will be valuable to determine the durability of these measures.
Correspondence: Gerald S. Lipshutz, MD, MS, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 77-120 CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7054 (email@example.com).
Accepted for Publication: August 8, 2012.
Author Contributions:Study concept and design: Tai, Hong, Busuttil, and Lipshutz. Acquisition of data: Lipshutz. Analysis and interpretation of data: Tai, Busuttil, and Lipshutz. Drafting of the manuscript: Tai, Hong, and Lipshutz. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Tai, Busuttil, and Lipshutz. Statistical analysis: Lipshutz. Obtained funding: Lipshutz. Administrative, technical, and material support: Tai, Hong, Busuttil, and Lipshutz. Study supervision: Busuttil and Lipshutz.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.
Previous Presentation: This article was a podium presentation at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Pacific Coast Surgical Association; February 19, 2012; Napa Valley, California.
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I've heard someone said Helsinki got the 2017 Worlds. Still waiting for some news but I think it's official.
I've heard someone said Helsinki got the 2017 Worlds. Still waiting for some news but I think it's official.
I'm fine with it. Will basically be a home event for Russia.
Is it nearer to where you live than Sochi?
No I live in America. Just am a big fan of the Rus team. I know for them this will be convenient.
Really happy with this.
The last Worlds in Helsinki (1999) was a great event. Almost the first thing I saw when I stepped into the building was the astonishingly tiny Stefan Lindemann walking by. And the best thing I saw was of course Lucinda Ruh's spins.
does this mean Korpii will stick around till 2017 ?
they should promote the upcomer and promising junior like Jenni Saarinen
Furthermore, @ssusu -- i.e., Rahkamo, who is president of the Finnish fed -- has retweeted their tweets. I would take her retweeting as official confirmation.
Petri Kokko @coccco
Finland to host the 2017 World Figure #Skating championships! Congrats @SkatingFinland and @ssusu !
3:48 AM - 14 Jun 2014
BOOM!! World FS Championships 2017 in HELSINKI FINLAND!!! So excited and already proud of our little country,turning 100 years that year!🎉😍👍
4:05 AM - 14 Jun 2014
ETA, update:
The ISU made an official announcement.
http://www.isu.org/en/news-and-event...nal-allotments (Jun 15)
ETA, Jun 14 announcement on Finnish fed's site:
http://www.stll.fi/?x2126=4668411 (in Finnish)
Dates are Mar 29 - Apr 2, 2017.
I think that's great! Nice to have it somewhere newish.
Of course, I'm disappointed that it will not be in Glasgow.
But, at least with it being in Helsinki, the crowd will have at least one local skater to cheer on.
As for the Kiira or Jenni debate that sky_fly has started, who is to say that they will not both be competing at a high level come 2017?!
If they stay injury free, they are both capable of it.
Any promising Finnish skaters on the horizon in the other categories?
I think Kiira can manage a top 10 at Worlds, and Saarinen if she develops well can be a solid 2nd choice. This is great and should really spur Kiira's comeback and drive her.
Maybe also Turkkila will be better in coming season, since she has successfully graduated from the school. Unless of course if she starts studies in the university...


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This is the first in a series of articles that will delve into one concept or theory in the field of psychology and explore the ways in which it applies to your business. Because the knowledge that we have gained from psychology is based on general human behavior, it may be applied to the population at large and used to better your company and the relationships with your customers.
One of the most well-known theories of psychology is that of operant conditioning. Operant conditioning applies to the process of learning and describes how reinforcement or punishment modifies an individual's behavior. A behavior increases in frequency if the outcome of performing this behavior is positive, a reinforcement. In the same fashion, a behavior occurs less often if the result is negative, a punishment. Now this all may seem like common sense, yet there are still companies that provide subpar goods and/or customer service. For example, if someone purchases a t-shirt from your online store, only to receive it and see that the design is unintentionally off-center and the seams have fallen out, they will regret their decision to buy from your company. These defects in the shirt can be seen as a punishment, since the individual spent his or her money and basically traded it for something that was simply not worth it. Likewise, if a customer comes to your company with important concerns and your customer department staff member is rude and unhelpful, he or she will feel a sense of bitterness and frustration (I am quite positive everyone reading this article knows exactly what I'm talking about). Before you know it, these customers will no longer want to have anything to do with your company because they fear the disappointment of losing their time, their money, and even their spirit when they rely on your company.
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Not giving customers what they truly deserve for their money's worth is a big no-no. If you punish your customers with bad products and services, they will indubitably shop elsewhere, especially if their first purchase from your store or their first time contacting your customer service representative has left them with a second-rate product and/or negative emotions. As consumers, we like getting what we pay for and having our purchases meet or exceed our expectations. No one likes to be let down. Treat your customers as though you are building a relationship with them. You cannot build a relationship if you do not put in the effort to earn the other party's trust and respect. Since you are building a symbiotic relationship with each consumer, your company benefits from having customers purchase your goods, and your customers benefit from receiving products that fulfill their needs. Do what it takes to please each and every one of your customers, because these relationships need to be mutual and reciprocal if you want your customers to keep coming back for more.
In short, you should always focus on your customers and their needs in order to reward them for taking an interest in your company. This reward is a reinforcement that will help you secure a community of consumers. More consumers means more business, and more business means more profits. Never forget that by rewarding your customers, you, in turn, are rewarding yourself.
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Disposable flatware is essential to many establishments, especially those offering take out or casual catering services. It provides your customers with every convenience possible, while the style you choose acts as a direct reflection of your business. Give your guests a quality and sturdy feel with heavy weight plastic flatware, or make a difference in the environment with an eco-friendly option. Choose from a variety of different colors as well, from sleek black, to classic white, to versatile clear.
Biodegradable – A product is considered biodegradable if it can be naturally broken down by microorganisms, such as bacteria or fungi, over a period of time. Products that are biodegradable are usually made from plant or animal resources.
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Recyclable – Recyclable simply means that a product can be reused and made into something else, something new.
Renewable – A product is renewable if it comes from a tree, plant, or other living organism that is capable of regenerating itself. The production of renewable materials will therefore not deplete the renewable resources they come from. Renewable resources are also biodegradable.
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While perusing our site, you may find yourself asking, "What's the difference between heavy weight plastic flatware and medium weight plastic flatware? How do I know which one I want to choose?" The difference is rather easy to explain. Heavy weight plastic utensils have a greater density. This makes them feel heavier, therefore giving your customers a greater sense of quality and value. Since heavy weight flatware is denser, it is also ideal for tougher and heavier foods, such as meats and pastas.
In contrast, medium weight flatware has a lighter density than its heavy weight counterpart. Since they don't have quite as weighty a feel, they won't necessarily convey that same sense of quality to your guests. However, since they have a lighter density, medium weight flatware is a more cost effective choice. Also, medium weight flatware is ideal for lighter fare, such as salads and desserts.
When trying to decide what flatware would be the best for your establishment, take into consideration what feeling and atmosphere you would like to convey to your customers, as well as the different kinds of food that your menu is comprised of.
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The main benefit is that using biodegradable and compostable flatware is great for the environment. Since it easily breaks down and decomposes, eco-friendly flatware helps to reduce landfill waste. Minimizing waste build-up as much as possible helps sustain the environment for future generations.
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Bioplastic vs. WoodSay that you decide to go with an eco-friendly flatware option for your establishment. We have bioplastic environmentally friendly items available, as well as wooden utensils for you to select from. Which one should you choose? It really all depends on your establishment and your individual preferences.
Biodegradable and compostable plastic flatware is made from bioplastics, which are sustainable plastics made from some form of biomass, such as vegetable fats, oils, cornstarch, etc. Flatware made from bioplastics offers your customers generally the same look and feel as regular plastic flatware. However, bioplastics cannot be used in high heat settings, and while they do decompose in waste landfills, the amount of time it will take for them to break down will vary from brand to brand.
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Individually Wrapped FlatwareIndividually wrapped plastic flatware also promotes sanitation. While packing up your customer's to go order, you don't have to worry about grabbing the wrong end of the spoon, fork, or knife. Because everything is neatly contained in its packaging, it won't get contaminated and your customers will know that they're getting perfectly sanitary utensils.
Serving Utensils, Bread Knives, and Spreadersdisposable serving utensils. From larger serving spoons and forks to tongs and ladles, there is something for every dish. Plastic bread knives and sandwich spreaders are likewise available.
Ideal for catering, buffets, and banquets, these serving utensils help to reduce stress and minimize clean-up. Since they're disposable, all you have to do is put the utensils out for your guests to use, and then throw them away once your customers are finished. Also, you won't have to worry about losing or leaving anything at catering events since these low-cost serving utensils are easily replaceable.


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I have it: 80 I had it: 22 I want it: 141 My signature: 3
Angélique Encens belongs to the Creed Private Collection, which consists of perfumes originally created for famous clients. The Private Collection scents, when available, are offered in large 250 ml tinted glass flacons with ground glass stoppers, covered in natural hide and sealed with gold thread.
This timeless and theatrical fragrance, favored by legendary screen siren Marlene Dietrich, was launched in 1933. The notes of the composition are: angelica, tuberose, rose, jasmine, amber, vanilla and incense. The nose behind this fragrance is Henry Creed Fourth Generation.
Perfume rating: 4.36 out of 5 with 95 votes.
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Hi Everyone!
I have a Full 8.4oz Flacon of Creed Angelique Encens (Only decanted about 5ml-7ml) that is PRISTINE in Box for sale. I have a family emergency and with a heavy heart must part with this liquid Gold:-(. Please send me a message if you are interested!!! Thanks:-)
assai incuriosita per la giustapposizione di fiori e incenso ho spruzzato abbondantemente il mio campioncino con il risultato che io qui l'incenso non lo sento. piuttosto si percepiscono delle note fiorite iniziali, non meglio identificate per la verità, cui segue un fondo ambrato e polveroso assai ordinario. non male ma nulla di che.
Angelic Incense is a fragrance rumored to have been Pope John Paul the 2nd's favorite fragrance and in fact the only fragrance he ever wore. It does smell religious. It smells unisex and very pure, like something you wear to purify yourself with. I would say that it's rather too strong on me on account of the heavy incense. More than anything else this is incense in a bottle. As such this stuff is amazing air freshner but when you spray it in the air it smells like Church. I will wear this only in winter time and in December for Christmas since it gives me that kind of vibe. What does this smell like? Well it's basically white flowers and incense. It was reportedly Marlene Dietrich's perfume but I don't find it seductive enough for her. There's a tuberose and white rose, angelica, jasmine, amber and vanilla. The original vintage was probably stronger and heavier on the white flowers on a base of musk. There is no musk here and the amber and vanilla give it a wearable cleanness and sweetness. The incense however keeps everything strong and very aromatic. This doesn't have a progression and you get the whole scent all in one spritz and smells alike the whole time it's on you. Beautiful, heavenly and makes me want to be on my best behavior. Yeah I don't wear this a lot. LOL
This is the classy, yet mysterious woman in the film noir who is instantly pegged as the murderer because she's beautiful and slightly "off". You later find out she is hiding a terrible secret that has nothing to do with the murder, maybe her twin sister drowned in Monte Carlo and she has stolen her identity in order to escape a lecherous suitor, or something like that. It smells of some sort of enigmatic green flower whose essence has been preserved to deepen and darken before it is crushed with a handful of strange, sweet herbs and left in an antique potpourri dish in a dusty lady's boudoir. A rich, beautiful, timeless scent, for lipsticked and rouged facades masking dark, dramatic pasts.
I know this is damn near impossible but, I am in DESPERATE search for a New, Slightly Used Bottle of this!!!! Please Message Me!!! Thanks!!!!
The opening of Angelique Encens is fairly bold, a sort of fresh and incense chypre, surrounded by a remarkable dose of amber, resins (benzoin), a light powdery floral accord and something smelling like tangerine or neroli (I'm being generous, as it actually smells more like Fanta), on a base of vanillin and something sweet and slightly sticky which resembles to a sort of light rendition of castoreum. Several artificial notes going on here – from the whole floral-citral accord ("floor cleaners" realm) to the synthetic, but still decent incense note (an ambery, heavy, archaic and slightly gloomy incense à la Goutal's Encens Flamboyant). Ambery drydown. Not bad, but surely in my opinion not a masterpiece – rather a decent, shallow floral-fresh-ambery incense which wants to look older and better than it actually is. By the way, please remove that Marlene Dietrich thing from the description, Creed was non-existent before the Seventies – all that "famous actors wearing Creed" marketing thing is utter bullshit.
I would sell a kidney to get my hands on a bottle of this: all I have left is a 1ml decant and that's it. This is a breathtaking and beautiful fusion of incense softened with a hint of vanilla and underpinned with smooth and sultry jasmine. Its seductive and mysterious. It dries down to a wonderful powder-not an old lady perfume powdery note, but a sensuous lingering note hinting at pleasure, almost carnal (in a ladylike way). It is most definitely an evening scent,
Smoke and vanilla, sort of muffled and very warm scent.
Not sweet, just dark elegant floral incensy vanilla perfume. It's more winter scent.
This is a beautiful, beautiful floriental with finely blended incense and vanilla. This is so different from the bombshell tuberose fragrances I am used to that plop down in your face screaming "look at me" I can't really say I smell tuberose here but I smell Jasmine and Roses for sure. This actually smells like flowers, creamy, dainty little flowers that act as servants. Servants that continuously run to your beck and call as you crave for more.
The vanilla is ever present as the notes play ring around the rosy but they never fall down. They stand to fulfill your craving and you cannot get enough of the seamless intertwining of all the ingredients that are mixed by a master for sure. The incense is just right, not bossy or masculine, rather reserved like a sharp dressed man.
As a Queen rules over her castle, Angelique Ecens rule over her subjects. You may feel the need to courtesy but I recommend taking a bow.
Thank you ever so much to the kind member who gifted me this precious fragrance.
This is a beautiful oriental ambery floral vanilla! ;) If you like amber with a touch of incense, you should try this. On my skin, vanilla is particularly strong, but I don't mind, as it is powdery and cozy.
I like how it doesn't go overboard crazy with incense and does not turn into wood-chips incense, as many incense perfumes out there often do. Incense is intense here, but it is blended well with other notes.
I love this!
Angelique Encens is a perfume that I love for memory's sake.
Tuberose and amber shoulb be a dream for me.
Instead it has never been my type in spite of my search for a good ambery scent, but AE is also very woody and incensey. Too much for me, almost choking and too strongly reminding of old wooden furniture like an old library with many shelves and tons of old books with yellowish paper. I expect a noble intellectual wearing this while studying ancient texts.
In this sense it is enchanting as it can conjure such a vivid image in my (poor) mind!
It's a high quality perfume with lot of style and it makes you feel stylish and elegant in a old world kind if it works fine with your chemistry.
On my chemistry it's old furniture.
Angelique Encens was signature for a friend of mine I haven't seen for ages. She was beautiful in an extravagant way. She lives far from me. I still remember how AE smelled on her: sweet amber, highly enjoyable true amber, powdered but kicking and sweet. A dream. She sported it around with great nonchalance and made her even more interesting and lovely even if not a stereotyped beauty in herself. Even better.
I've always been a fan of vampire literature, and yes, I do indulge in watching True Blood as a guilty pleasure. However, the current vampire trend so far has produced a pseudo-gothic, suburban, teeny-bopper culture that is far removed from the tortured moral ambiguity of the classic vampire. Fans of classic vampire tales, with all their bloody sexual tension, need to at least try Angelique Encens. This creates the feeling that made Gothic literature a sensation in the first place - the irresistble horror...the call and need for a dark side that is somehow beautiful, and fulfilling.
I agree with flhterrie that this fragrance seems to work in reverse, starting off woody then becoming more floral. It's certainly an unusual fragrance, and I desperately wanted to love it (especially as it was very expensive!). Unfortunately, on me the incense and even the tuberose were almost undetectable and it settled down to become an underwhelming musky jasmine.
Ahhhh, my beautiful Angelique Encens. What am I going to do without you. I put a tiny spray on today so I could do justice to this review and I cry thinking they are making you no more. I think of what is in you and it seems so simple but they are all my favorite things wrapped up in one fragrance. Well, except the tuberose, but even the tuberose works in this.
I find it gorgeous from the first spray although stronger and sharper in the beginning. It almost seems to work in reverse of most perfumes, seeming woodier and heavier at the start and then mellowing out with the flowers of jasmine and angelica taking the stage, backed up and supported by it's base notes but never overpowered.
I know there is no perfume equivalent I have ever smelled, but as the day wore on, I kept thinking I knew this scent from another place or source. It haunted me. Then I got it. Blue Pearl Incense. Either the Jasmine or the Sandalwood Blossom. I used to burn them all the time but haven't for a while. I pulled out my little box of incense for a sniff and there it was.
Someone, I beg you, recreate this marvelous scent.
The beginning is rather powdery, dark, very vanillic, full-bodied. It morphs quickly, on my skin, into a ancient incense.
If you smell closely, you can notice big similarities between this scent and Obsession.
Excellent staying power.
Oriental Lovers will be pleased trying this scent, i don't know If I can wear this, but Angelique encens is a very interesting olfactory experience.
Creed ANGELIQUE ENCENS is a dark and heavy oriental with a strong incense note. This composition has a very middle eastern feeling to it and seems perfectly in keeping with the sultry femme fatale image of Marlene Dietrich, who apparently donned this eau de parfum. I can see her now, cigarette dripping from her lip, captivating in her aloof, androgynous beauty.
Some may find ANGELIQUE ENCENS overbearing and befitting only of the employees of a smoke-filled brothel. The somewhat oily incense note definitely overshadows the florals and lingers on seemingly forever with an undeniable presence (= large sillage radius).
On the other hand, aoud perfumes appear to be all the rage of late, and I am entirely ignorant of the distinction between the incense note, tout court, and the specifically "aoud" incense note. Is there one sufficiently significant to be olfactorily detectable? Or are all aoud perfumes simply incense perfumes?
ANGELIQUE ENCENS is not a fragrance to wear everyday--to say nothing of draining the 250ml bottle!--but perhaps now and then, in a suitably dark, smoky and mysterious setting.
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A woman was shot Tuesday night during an attempted armed robbery, according to the Greenville County Sheriff's Office.
The shooting happened at a home on Holder Lane off of Dixie Circle just before 7 p.m., said deputies.
According to deputies, a woman went outside to smoke and walked to the end of the driveway.
A man came up and demanded the woman give him everything she had, deputies said.
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DeMarcus Cousins Agrees With Kings' Lineup Changes
Kings coach Mike Maloneis thinking about changing the starting lineup, because it's as close to changing the actual roster as you can't get, and that's not an option (yet). Makes sense, considering their starting lineup of Greivis Vasquez, Marcus Thornton, John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and DeMarcus Cousins has been outscored by 23.3 points per 48 minutes this season.
Of course, that's a coach's decision. Players shouldn't weigh in on that stuff because it seems like a betrayal of your teammates and oh, hi, DeMarcus Cousins, how are you?
Michael Malone said after last Saturday's game to the Blazers that he plans on changing his lineup. After practice today, the Kings starting center said he agreed with his coach's decision.
?I'm on the same page with him," Cousins said. "It needed to be some changes because some guys were put in position and they didn't step up to it. So, we gonna let the next guy do it."
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This offer is for Authentic Chanel black lamb skin 2.55 double flap classic. This is the vintage double flap classic from early 1990's. Excellent vintage condition. Must have item for all women. Perfect purse for parties or night out. Highly recommended.
Main color : Black
Material : Lamb leather
Shoulder strap drops about : Double - 24cm (9.44 inches), Single - 42cm(16.53 inches)
Includes : Hologram sticker, dust bag , Care booklet and original box
Condition : Excellent vintage condition. You can see some slight usage around the bottom corners. Lamb leather shows some slight usage, but still soft and puffy. Bottom of the bag looks bit creasing, but not serious. Hardware is not tarnished or fading. The leather through the chain shows some fading and general usage. No rips or tears. Lining shows some slight scratches. No odor inside the bag. Hologram sticker is damaged and hard to read.
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Sunny and hot - that's what you can expect if you are headed to opening day of the Sebastian County Fair.
From arts and crafts to fantastic food - from thrilling carnival rides to a bucking bronco - for the next several days you can enjoy it all in Greenwood.
Keep in mind that each afternoon highs will be in the mid 90s with heat index values in the triple digits - so although fun, don't over do it.
For more information go to www.sebastiancountyfair.com and have a great time.
Laura Huckabee / Meteorologist


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By Michael Howell
Justice Court Judge Robin Clute told the County Commissioners that if they cut her staff by 33 and one third percent as they propose, "it is going to hamstring us."
Each of the County's Justices of the Peace has three employees: a Court Administrator/Ticket Case Manager, Civil Clerk/Criminal Case Manager, and a Clerk/Receptionist. The commissioners have proposed reducing the staff in Justice Court by eliminating the clerk/receptionist position in both Justice Courts, effectively eliminating two full-time positions.
Clute told the commissioners that in order for the courts to run expeditiously and efficiently they needed staff. She said that cutting her staff was going to affect the efficiency of the court. She said that her staff was always busy starting cases, monitoring cases, and dealing with the public in general.
Operating in a timely manner was essential for a court, she said. She said that "justice delayed is justice denied."
She said that losing staff would lead to a drop in revenue. Clute said that this year she had 1,600 new cases and that cases must be monitored because there is no probation officer for Justice Court.
Clute told the commissioners that she could not function with just two employees.
"If somebody gets sick it reduces me to one employee," she said. "You are basically shutting down the court."
Justice Court Judge Jim Bailey put it more bluntly.
"You are in a lose/lose situation," Bailey told the commissioners. "If you take the staff you lose $40,000 to $50,000 in revenue. But also, we will take you to court and you will lose. You can't cut our staff, period."
Bailey and Clute both sent the commissioners written notice of their opinion.
In his letter Bailey noted that it was the clerk/receptionist in his department who tracked payments owed the court and made the collection efforts. He estimated the loss in revenue to be between $40,000 and $50,000 if the position was terminated. In addition to that, the clerk/receptionist also does all the filing, prepares the daily court calendar, answers up to 30 phone calls a day, and responds to approximately 40 individuals who come to the counter for making fine payments, filing new civil complaints, restraining orders, and attorneys filing motions.
Bailey quotes Montana statute to the effect that the County "Shall provide for the justice's court: (a) the office, courtroom, and clerical assistance necessary to enable the justice of the peace…to conduct business…"
"If you intend to reduce my personnel and, therefore, prevent my office from effectively conducting business, providing services, and staying current with its duties, I fully intend to take the matter to the District Court requesting a Writ of Mandamus to compel to follow the law and support my court," wrote Bailey.
At the meeting, Commissioner Matt Kanenwisher tried to get Bailey to talk about the reason for two different departments and how there might be room for more efficiency in the work flow.
"I don't want to talk to you anymore. You are crossing the executive line and trying to control justice," said Bailey, and he left the room.
Clute stayed and calmly argued her position. She said that reducing her staff as proposed would place more work on already over-worked employees. She said burn out would be inevitable. She reminded the commissioners that her job involved matters of justice with very strict time frames. In some departments, she said, a missing signature was no big deal, but in her department it could mean taking away someone's freedom. She said that without a third person her department could be broken.
Kanenwisher was insistent that there was a possibility for streamlining the departments by combining them into one department but maintaining two courts.
Commissioner Greg Chilcott stated that there was a legal process defined by case law if the Justices of the Peace wanted to use it. A District Court Judge will make a determination as to whether the positions are "necessary" or not. If necessary, then they must be funded. If they are not then the commissioners may cut them. Chilcott said it was a factual question that could not be answered at the meeting, but would require a determination in District Court.
Clute said she would not be sitting there that day if she thought it wasn't necessary.


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Cathedral Prep QB Terry to pass on Chesapeake Bowl
Cathedral Prep star quarterback Damion Terry will be unable to participate in next week's Chesapeake Bowl in Landover, Md.
Terry, a Michigan State recruit, said Thursday that a planned family vacation will prevent him from playing in the senior all-star game. He is still available to play in at least two all-star games, including the Big 33 game if he is selected.
Terry's teammate Delton Williams, another Michigan State recruit, is still set to compete for the North in the Chesapeake Bowl on Dec. 29, one day after Prep's non-region basketball game at East. Williams competes for the Ramblers' basketball team.
McDowell senior and Pitt recruit James Conner is also competing for the North, along with Temple recruit Artrel Foster (Meadville) and West Virginia recruit DeShawn Coleman (Hickory). Bishop McDevitt coach Jeff Weachter is the head coach of the North team, which includes all-stars from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware against the South team, consisting of players from Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and West Virginia.
The game will take place at 7 p.m. at Marvin F. Wilson Stadium in the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex in Landover.


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2003-2004 Senate
Wednesday, August 20, 2003, 10:30 a.m., Alumni Center
Attendees: Akers, Allen, Bacon, Benjamin-Alvarado, Bennett, Bishop, J. Carroll, M. Carroll, D'Souza, Dando, Dasgupta, Dickson, Garver, Helm, Latchaw, Littrell, Madsen, Mei, Metal-Corbin, Mitenko, Nazem, Neathery-Castro, Owens, Pasco, Pedersen, Ritter, Sadlek, Schulte, Shroder, Simpson, Tixier y Vigil, Williams, Zigurs
Excused: Kosloski, Krause, Ortman, Shuster
Absent: Lewis
I. Senator Sadlek called the August Faculty Senate meeting to order at 12:45 p.m.
II The minutes of the May 16, 2003, meeting were approved as distributed.
III Officers' Reports
A. President's Report: Senator Sadlek reported on the following:
2. Executive Committee and Administration Meeting:
July 15, 2003 The Administration received Senate resolutions 2687-2688. Discussion was held regarding the Juvenile Justice Institute, Nebraska Foundation fund-raising for faculty development, facilities needs, diversity funding, and priority programs.
B. Secretary-Treasurer's Report: Senator Dickson submitted the July 2003 Budget Report.
IV Executive Committee Report: Senator Bacon submitted Resolutions 2687-2691 for review. These resolutions were passed by the Executive Committee and Cabinet which met during the summer in lieu of the full senate.
The meeting was recessed for lunch at 1:05 p.m. and resumed at 1:40 p.m.
V. Standing Committee Reports
A. Committee on Academic and Curricular Affairs: Senator Neathery-Castro reviewed the actions and ideas of the 2002-2003 committee.
B. Committee on Educational Resources and Services: Senator Dickson reported the account for the Paul Beck Scholarship has surfaced again. It was moved from UNO Grants Accounting to UNO Accounting. The Faculty Senate Coordinator, Sue Bishop, will keep this information, and current budget number, in the office files, and it will also be filed in the ER&S notebook.D. Committee on Professional Development: Senator Nazem noted that something to keep in mind is conferences that are sponsored by this campus. Faculty should be able to use them as outlets for papers and presentations in these times of budget/travel restrictions.
C. Committee on Faculty Personnel and Welfare: Senator D'Souza reported that the committee will be working on the Faculty Handbook in the coming year.
E. Committee on Rules: Senator Littrell noted that the committee submitted names of faculty to be considered for Search Committees. Senator Sadlek read the names of the members of the Search Committees.
VI Faculty Senate Advisory Committee Reports
A. Budget Advisory Committee: Assoc. Prof. Bartle gave a short presentation at the beginning of the Retreat.
VII Non-Senate Committee Reports
VIII New Business
A. Academic Planning Council: Senator Williams noted that 5-6 programs are slated for Academic Program Review.
B. American Association of University Professors (AAUP): Senator D'Souza noted that there are no outstanding grievances.
The meeting was recessed at 2:30 p.m. to enable Committees to break out to discuss the following items:
A. Goals for the next year
B. Faculty Handbook (Sections assigned were taken from 1976 UNO Faculty Handbook
Academic & Curricular Affairs Committee: (4) Rights & Responsibilities of the Professional Staff
Educational Resources Committee: (6) University Resources for Teaching and Research
Faculty Personnel & Welfare Committee: (5) Fringe Benefits
Goals & Directions Committee: (7) Miscellany
Professional Development Committee: (3) Terms and Conditions of Employment
Rules Committee: (2) Governance of University
C. Prioritization
- What should be the general purposes of prioritization?
- What have been the weaknesses and the strengths of prioritization on the UNO campus?
- Have the published criteria for prioritization proven adequate for our purposes?
- In what ways can the procedures for assessing departments and programs be improved?
- With the coming of a new academic Vice Chancellor, is it time to review our priorities?
The meeting reconvened at 4:15 p.m. Each committee reported its discussions:
A. Committee Goals for the Year 2003-2004
1. Academic & Curricular Affairs: Senator Neathery-Castro reported that the committee will continue to follow-up on the administration's implementation of Senate resolutions, consider how repeated violations of the academic-integrity policy should be reported in the absence of a Student Affairs division, discover what resources are available for students in academic jeopardy, consider faculty oversight of articulation agreements and standardization, investigate UNO's participation in the Elderhostel program, and will work on the section of the Faculty Handbook assigned to them.
2. Educational Resources & Services: Senator Dickson reported:
- check on using Social Security numbers in SIS;
- research the implementation of the new Lotus Notes system;
- fund raising and advertising for the Paul Beck Scholarships;
- working with Financial Aid to get a list of UNO based scholarships which is available to students.
3. Faculty Personnel & Welfare: Senator D'Souza reported that regarding the Faculty Handbook, committee members were assigned specific responsibilities having to do with Fringe Benefit issues. They will discuss prioritization during the semester.
4 Goals & Direction: Senator Garver reported for Senator Simpson:
Present were Senators Caroline Simpson (chairperson), Chris Allen, Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado (vice-chairperson), and Bruce Garver
At the conclusion of this meeting, Senator Garver reported that the Committee will focus on the following during the coming academic year:
- In regard to UNO's Strategic Plan, the G&D Committee agreed that we shall work within the existing framework, but will adopt a more pro-active response to elements of the plan.
- We shall investigate the possibilities of UNO's initiating a capital campaign to fund faculty research and travel, and to create additional endowed chairs. We shall encourage departments to pursue extramural funding aggressively.
- We shall work with UNO's administration to promote a more positive public image of UNO, including UNO's manifold contributions to the well-being, not only of our community and state, but also to the United States. For example, UNO trains many of the secondary school teachers who prepare students for admission to excellent undergraduate programs in Nebraska and nationwide. Moreover, many UNO graduates go on to success in graduate and professional schools throughout the United States.
- The Committee shall work to advance the following policy whose implementation we believe to be essential to maintaining and improving the quality of UNO in the future: UNO should give the highest priority to recruiting and supporting the ablest young faculty members whom UNO can hire and retain.
Senator Simpson, who left the retreat early to attend a CFA meeting, thanks Senators Jonathan Benjamin-Alvaredo (vice chair), Chris Allen, and Bruce Garver for their committee work.
5. Professional Development: Senator Ritter reported for Senator Nazem that they would look into supporting junior faculty, including both formal and informal systems of mentoring, will investigate the current status of UCAT and UCR, and travel budgets. They would like to work on a policy to prioritize funding for travel funds for junior faculty and perhaps to see how to get more information out about/for endowed chairs. The committee recommended that their assigned section of the proposed web-based Faculty Handbook be linked to the AAUP contract, and they will then work on those items not covered by the contract.
6 Rules: Senator Littrell reported that it is a balancing act between working with the administration in identifying folks to serve on different types of committees. The committee doesn't want the administration to take over naming faculty members to committees.
The Goals and Directions Committee also returned with names to fill two campus committee vacancies: Senator Chris Allen was selected to serve on the Academic Planning Council (APC), and Senator Bruce Garver was reappointed to serve on the Strategic Planning Steering Committee.
C President Sadlek opened the floor for responses to the prioritization questions, which were considered in order.
1. General purposes of prioritization?
Any further prioritization should disconnect between priority programs and cutting programs. There should be no linkage between a program not being a Priority Program and the cutting of that program.
2. Weaknesses and the strengths of prioritization on the UNO campus?
The committee consensus was they liked the way it was written, but, in most cases, not the way it was followed. The way it stands now prioritization, and the process, divides and fragments the faculty. There are some benefits to have some programs reassessed. The program might have led to misappropriation of funds. The Senators agreed that they did not want the prioritization process to weaken the Liberal Arts foundation of the university. Priority departments should be reviewed after a period of time to see if they are still performing within the documented criteria.
3. Published criteria for prioritization proven adequate for our purposes?
No. Criteria itself should be up for review. Some Senate standing committees didn't spend time on this question and assumed that the administration wouldn't either. There were substantive rather than procedural points. An example of this deficiency in Lincoln was the decimation of the Museum and Antiquities at approximately the same time the new Golf Course Administration Masters Degree was announced.
4. Procedures for assessing departments and programs be improved?
Statements should be first, then the college vetting. Many felt there were priorities set before the meetings and then vetting set up. For example, most expected IS&T to get more funding, and after the process they did.
5. Time to review our priorities?
IX The meeting adjourned at 4:40 p.m.
Yes, if it is done well. Concrete arguments are needed. We must insist upon consistency. We must make sure what we are told and what is actually done is the same thing. There has been no evidence that the allocation to priorities has generated positive outcomes, - - no accountability. Whether it is time to revise criteria or priorities or not, it is time assess the earlier prioritization and communicate this to the faculty, the incoming VCAA, and, if it hasn't been done previously, to Central Administration. We must raise the issue of prioritization with candidates of the various Search Committees. We should look at what other states have done with prioritizing programs.
Senator Sadlek asked that any new ideas or insights be forwarded to him or Sue, the Faculty Senate Coordinator.


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Amy Rea is a freelance writer and author of Minnesota, Land of 10,000 Lakes: an Explorer's Guide (Countryman Press, 2008), as well as the upcoming Backroads & Byways of Minnesota (Countryman Press, spring 2011).
She grew up in northern Minnesota, attended the University of Minnesota, and bounced around various careers including managing a maternity store and working as a travel agent before settling into her writing career.
She's married with two teenage boys and two rather poorly trained dogs.
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