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Test ID: BHPV
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Detection, High-Risk Types
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Detection of high-risk genotypes associated with the development of cervical cancer (3,4)
As an aid to triaging women with abnormal Pap smear results
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are composed of an icosahedral viral particle (virion) containing an 8,000 base-pair double-stranded, circular DNA molecule surrounded by a protein capsid.
HPV infections are sexually transmitted. The presence of HPV in the female genital tract is associated with a number of disease states including genital condyloma acuminata, condyloma plana, bowenoid papulosis, and cervical, vaginal, and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia and carcinoma.
Numerous types of HPV viruses have been identified by molecular analysis. These HPV types also can be categorized into low-, intermediate-, and high-risk groups based on their relative distribution in various histopathological diagnosis categories. Detection of high-risk genotypes (n=13) from genital specimens is considered a major determinant associated with the development of cervical cancer.(1-3) Historically, HPV 16 and HPV 18 have been regarded as high-risk cancer-associated HPVs; HPV types 6 and 11 as low-risk; and HPV types 31, 33, and 35 have been demonstrated to have an intermediate association with cancer. Despite this useful conceptual framework, these 7 HPV types have been found in only about 70% of cervical neoplasms. Additional HPVs including types 42, 43, 44, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, and 68 have been identified as the principal HPVs detected in the remaining lesions. HPV DNA also is present in approximately 10% of women with normal cervical epithelium, but the actual prevalence is strongly influenced by age and other demographic variables.
Prospective studies have shown that 15% to 28% of HPV DNA-positive women developed squamous intraepithelial neoplasia within 2 years, compared to only 1% to 3% of HPV DNA-negative women. In particular, the risk of progression for HPV types 16 and 18 was greater (approximately 40%) than for other HPV types.
Patients who are positive for a high-risk HPV type may be referred for colposcopy. For patients with "atypical squamous cells of unknown significance" (ASCUS) on Pap smear, HPV typing may be used to determine the need for colposcopy.(5-7) Patients who are negative may be followed according to the usual clinical practice.
While certain HPV types are strongly associated with cervical cancer, there is clear evidence that cofactors are involved. The nature and roles of these cofactors are under intense study; however, their contributions to malignant progression are still poorly understood. Some of the cofactors thought to interact with cancer-associated HPV types in the genesis of cervical malignancy are the herpes viruses, tobacco products, oral contraceptives, and certain dietary factors.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
Negative for types 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, and 68
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
A positive result indicates the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA due to 1 or more of the following genotypes of the virus: 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, and 68. A negative result indicates the absence of HPV DNA of the target genotypes.
For patients with ASCUS Pap smear results and positive for high-risk HPV types, consider referral for colposcopy if clinically indicated.(5-7)
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
This test is not recommended for evaluation of suspected sexual abuse.
The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in a population may affect performance; positive predictive values decrease in populations with high prevalence of individuals with low-risk of infection.
A negative result does not exclude the possibility of HPV infection (eg, sampling errors may cause false-negative results).
If high concentrations of antifungal cream, contraceptive jelly, or douche are present when the specimen is collected, false-negative results may be obtained, especially if the specimen contains HPV DNA levels near the assay cutoff.
Specimens containing glacial acetic acid are inappropriate for testing and should not be submitted.
This test can only be used with cervical specimens collected using a broom-type collection device and placed in Cytic ThinPrep Pap Test PreservCyt Solution, or cervical specimens collected using SurePath.
Cross-reactivity between both HC2 HPV DNA test probes and the bacterial plasmid pBR322 is possible and the presence of pBR322 homologous sequences has been reported in human genital specimens. False-positive results could occur in the presence of high levels of bacterial plasmid.
Supportive Data
Comparison of HC2 HPV DNA Test versus ASCUS (referral Pap population, Kaiser)
HSIL or greater of the time of colposcopy
High-Risk | + | 66 | 317 |
HPV probe | - | 5 | 497 |
Among patients presenting with an ASCUS referral Pap smear, the negative predictive value of the HC2 HPV DNA test for having HSIL or greater disease of colposcopy is 99.0%. Sensitivity=93.0% (66/71).
Clinical Reference Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Sanclemente G, Gill DK: Human papillomavirus molecular biology and pathogenesis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2001;16(3):231-240
2. Castle PE, Wacholder S, Lorincz AT, et al: A prospective study of high-grade cervical neoplasia risk among human papillomavirus-infected women. J Natl Cancer Inst 2002;94(18):1406-1414
3. Brentjens MH, Yeung-Yue KA, Lee PC, Tyring SK: Human papillomavirus: a review. Dermatol Clin 2002;20(2):315-331
4. Hagensee ME: Infection with human papillomavirus: update on epidemiology, diagnosis treatment. Curr Infect Dis Rep 2000;2(1):18-24
5. Nguyen HN, Nordqvist SR: The bethesda system and evaluation of abnormal pap smears. Semin Surg Oncol 1999;16(3):217-221
6. Wright TC Jr, Cox JT, Massad LS: 2001 consensus guidelines for the management of women with cervical cytological abnormalities. JAMA 2002;287(16):2120-2129
7. Crum CP, Berkowitz RS: Human papillomaviruses. Applications, caveats and prevention. J Reprod Med 2002;47(7):519-528


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Wow .. what a way to creatively work through relationships .. that didn't work.
Wish I could rock a break up like this artist does. He channeled all that angst into something that's part art, part fashion and all anecdotal representations of each lover!
Amazing and even more so since this was Sebastians first time taking on art this way and was challenge. "I've never done anything like this before," Errazuriz tells Yahoo Shine. "It was incredibly difficult. I had to think of the 12, and then how best to capture a small part of their essence."
Here are a few of my favorites, with the write up on each:
The Heartbreaker: Laura
Yes, this one's modeled after the girl who broke his heart, but the story focuses on how his friends were obsessed with the fact that "heartbreaker" had one fake breast and one real breast. "I thought I was going to marry her. I mean the name, the design says it all," Errazuriz tells Yahoo Shine. "It didn't work out, she's married with kids now. I decided to tell this other side of the story that showed a little bit about guys, what goes on in their minds, and give a little levity to the whole thing."
The Rock: Alice
"This was technically and emotionally the hardest one to do," says Errazuriz. It was also the last one displayed in the series. Though he won't get into the details of who or what inspired it, other than to say that, despite its chunky, decidedly unromantic appearance, this design actually tells the tale of a true love that got away. "I loved her so much," he admits. "Always will."
G.I. Jane: Barbara
Errazuriz initially had a hard time brainstorming through his love life to come up with muses. "To sum up these women and all the emotions and feelings tied up with them into one shoe, and then one name for the shoe was so difficult." The tough-sounding G.I. Jane — a girl whose strict father was a military general, and with whom he was busted by the police when the two were caught making out in a car — got commemorated with this militant, yet weirdly wearable design.
The Boss: Rachel
This brass-knuckle-inspired design is downright scary. Pick it up and that stiletto heel becomes one hell of a dangerous weapon. The story about Rachel is not appropriate for publication here, but, long story short, girl runs hot and cold and is rather frightening.
You can follow along with this clever artist, Sebastian Errazuriz via his Facebook page facebook.com/sebastian.errazuriz and Instagram @sebastianerrazurizstudio
I am definitely a fan .. and can't wait to see what his next creation will be.
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It's located at one of the most talked about exits in the area.
Ohio 63 is where you can find a Hustler store, dueling flea markets on both sides of Interstate 75, a 100-store premium outlet mall, two prisons and eventually, a racino, a combination horse track and casino.
If not for the 51-foot Jesus "Lux Mundi" statue that was dedicated recently — and the one that replaced the "King of Kings" statue that burned after being struck by lightning in 2010 — and the flashing oversized neon sign, Solid Rock Church may go unnoticed in the Monroe Mélange.
Like hundreds of thousands of other people, those who drive by the mega-church, I figured the statue and the church's equally bigger-than-life founders — the Rev. Lawrence Bishop and his wife, Darlene — represented the church's flashiness. It was as though the church would be a better fit in, say, Las Vegas.
At least that's what I thought.
But for me, that all changed last year after Lawrence Bishop, who founded the church in 1978 and nurtured it into one of the region's biggest churches with more than 3,500 active members, passed away. I was assigned to cover the first Sunday service, two days after Bishop, 69, died Sept. 30, 2011 of a massive stroke.
When I walked in the church for the first time, I figured the pews would be filled with well-dressed, white members, those who resembled their spiritual leaders, the Rev. Darlene Bishop and her late husband.
Instead, much to my surprise, a large percentage of the mourners were black, and some — blacks, whites and Hispanics — looked like they were dressed to work in the yard.
I was shocked by the church's diversity and I brought this up to Darlene Bishop and Ron Carter, longtime church administrator, while I was interviewing them recently for a story on the one-year anniversary of Bishop's death. They weren't surprised by my misguided opinion. They must have heard it before.
Bishop boasted that among the members who attend Solid Rock's campus in Monroe and the one in Cincinnati, there are professional athletes, doctors, lawyers and CEOs of some of the region's most profitable companies. But she also suggested there are members who don't know where they're sleeping tonight or what they're eating for their next meal.
Inside the church looks a lot like the communities it serves.
She joked that some members graduated from Penn State, while others were incarcerated in the state penitentiary. It doesn't matter if they're No. 1 in their graduating class, or No. 134 in their cell block.
All are welcome, she said.
"We are family," she said.
Another goal, she said, is to "tear down the walls of religion. That's really what we're looking for."
She won't find that at the flea markets, the outlet mall or the Hustler store.
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B.J. Upton is excited about the possibility of a family reunion in the Braves' outfield.
Upton signed a five-year, $75.25 million contract with Atlanta in November. After hearing the Braves may be pursuing a trade with Arizona for his younger brother, Justin Upton, B.J. said on his Twitter account:"Wow these (at)JUS10UP10 rumors have me excited. Please don't tease me like this... Would be a dream come true if it happens."Braves general manager Frank Wren said Wednesday the team has payroll flexibility to make another move. Wren would not say if the team is pursuing Justin Upton.ESPN cited sources Wednesday in reporting that the Diamondbacks were seriously discussing a trade of Upton to the Braves.The Diamondbacks had agreed to a deal to trade Justin Upton to Seattle earlier this month but the player vetoed it. Seattle was among four teams that Upton's contract that he could nix. Atlanta is not on that list.Arizona also could clear room in the outfield by trading left fielder Jason Kubel, who reportedly has interest from Baltimore.Sosa talks Hall of FameSammy Sosa says he and fellow steroid-tainted star Mark McGwire belong in the Hall of Fame.Sosa also said the Chicago Cubs should retire his number, and he left open the possibility of running for President of the Dominican Republic during an interview Wednesday on the website Ustream.com.No-sweets dealDelmon Young can earn $600,000 based on his weight. The incentives for the Philadelphia Phillies' outfielder, whose salary will be $750,000, calls for him to get on a scale on six occasions. He'll receive $100,000 each time he makes weight, The Associated Press learned. The first three times, he must be 230 pounds or less, and the second three, 235 pounds or less.Martin, Gentry top Rangers candidates to fill hole in center
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Singles, Vol. 3
Original Release Date: December 9, 2003
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4. Everyday I Write the Book [Extended Mix]
5. Everyday I Write the Book [Special Version]
6. Everyday I Write the Book [Instrumental]
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13. Turning the Town Red
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By Mayo Clinic staffPrevention of kidney stones may include a combination of lifestyle changes and medications.
Lifestyle changes
You may reduce your risk of kidney stones if you:
- Drink water throughout the day. For people with a history of kidney stones, doctors usually recommend passing about 2.6 quarts (2.5 liters) of urine a day. Your doctor may ask that you measure your urine output to make sure that you're drinking enough water. If you live in a hot, dry climate or you exercise frequently, you may need to drink even more water to produce enough urine. If your urine is light and clear, you're likely drinking enough water.
- Eat fewer oxalate-rich foods. If you tend to form calcium oxalate stones, your doctor may recommend restricting foods rich in oxalates. These include rhubarb, beets, okra, spinach, Swiss chard, sweet potatoes, nuts, tea, chocolate and soy products.
- Choose a diet low in salt and animal protein. Reduce the amount of salt you eat and choose nonanimal protein sources, such as legumes.
- Continue eating calcium-rich foods, but use caution with calcium supplements. Calcium in food doesn't have an effect on your risk of kidney stones. Continue eating calcium-rich foods unless your doctor advises otherwise. Ask your doctor before taking calcium supplements, as these have been linked to increased risk of kidney stones. You may reduce the risk by taking supplements with meals.
Ask your doctor for a referral to a dietitian who can help you develop an eating plan that reduces your risk of kidney stones.
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- Calcium stones. To help prevent calcium stones from forming, your doctor may prescribe a thiazide diuretic or a phosphate-containing preparation.
- Uric acid stones. Your doctor may prescribe allopurinol (Zyloprim, Aloprim) to reduce uric acid levels in your blood and urine and a medicine to keep your urine alkaline. In some cases, allopurinol and an alkalinizing agent may dissolve the uric acid stones.
- Struvite stones. To prevent struvite stones, your doctor may recommend strategies to keep your urine free of bacteria that cause infection. Long-term use of antibiotics in small doses may help achieve this goal. For instance, your doctor may recommend an antibiotic before and for a while after surgery to treat your kidney stones.
- Cystine stones. Cystine stones can be difficult to treat. Your doctor may recommend that you drink more fluids so that you produce a lot more urine. If that alone doesn't help, your doctor may also prescribe a medication that decreases the amount of cystine in your urine.
- Worcester EM, et al. Nephrolithiasis. Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice. 2008;35:369.
- Kidney stones in adults. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/stonesadults/index.htm. Accessed Jan. 18, 2012.
- Diet for kidney stone prevention. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/kidneystonediet/index.htm. Accessed Jan. 18, 2012.
- Rakel D. Integrative Medicine. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2007. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/177428112-2/0/1494/0.html. Accessed Jan. 19, 2012.
- Curhan GC, et al. Diagnosis and acute management of suspected nephrolithiasis in adults. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Jan. 26, 2012.
- Preminger GM, et al. The first kidney stone and asymptomatic nephrolithiasis in adults. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Feb. 27, 2012.
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Nothing about a midweek music festival starting at 3 in the afternoon particularly makes sense, but the great(ish) thing about 107.7's annual Deck the Hall Ball is that, like yesterday's weather, if you're not into what's happening, stick around and it'll change. Nine bands were scheduled to play in the span of about eight hours; so the first half of the program flew by with the opening bands barely having time to warm up and play their big crowd-pleaser before being shuffled off to get the next act on stage while water and snack vendors roamed the floor to keep everyone in the giant bunker hydrated without losing their prime real estate.
All of the quick changes made for a lively start, though it was hard not to feel a little bad for the bands that had traveled a great distance across oceans and continents (the Joy Formidable, Of Monsters and Men) or through time (The Grammy nominated Lumineers) just to play three or five songs to an early afternoon crowd. But one has to hope that commercial rock radio and arena show piles of cash make the jet lagged sprints worthwhile. Even the bands at the top of the bill with more time got more time to stretch their legs still played pretty compressed versions of their usual sets. Part of the breakneck pace was all of the actual jumping around on stage (I suspect this was a term of the contract) as well as the impressive genre-hopping (within the framework of modern rock music).
As a fan of bands (shutting up and) playing the hits (at festivals), I have to say that what was essentially full day confined inside an arena without time to hunt down food or drinks turned out to be a surprisingly enjoyable survey course in a year in pretty-well-deserved hits: from neo-folkwave, various flavors of international rock acts, emotionally resonant pop, embarrassingly altest alt-rock, synthy spacedream nostalgia, and slick arena ambitions.
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Photos of bands and fans after the jump. Tell us who "blew your mind" in the comments!
The Joy Formidable (deserve better than an opening spot):
Of Monsters and Men
the Lumineers (would like to tell you about a little thing called "call and response"):
Passion Pit (are, like, my favorite band of 2012. For real.)
The Killers are better enjoyed on record than in person. (not pictured)
the fans (who mean more to us than you'll ever know).
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Maya the Illusion
My dreams have many endings and some don't end at all, it's up to me to realize the dream and reach my ending through the wall.
We relate to and understand the objects that are in our spectrum. Is sight seeing what's known to be true or is true sight the ability to recognize the illusion in what we see? The vulnerable nature of mankind is the concept of free will, which is our weakness and strength. Two many of us claim to see the world as it truly is but what is that? We have a preconceive notion of reality and dreams, feeling as if we have no control over either of the two. If dreams can be tweaked once we realize that its a dream then why not the other? Why do we settle when we crave more and is it a crime to want more out of life?
Creating and manipulating space seems like Sci-Fi but to some of us this is our reality. Religions around the world teach us that when we are in unwanted circumstances we must have faith and pray for a change, and the hopeful outcome would be an action of space manipulation. Our professors teach us that we need to start our creations from an empty canvas but what happens when the canvas has been created and just needs to be adjusted. Understanding that what you know is nothing, is the first step in seeing past the everyday mundane illusions that we trap ourselves in.
Maya: the sense-world of manifold phenomena held in Vedanta to conceal the unity of absolute being; broadly: Meaning Illusion. Look in the mirror, focus on the image and what do you see? Are you viewing a present image or the image that you want to be? Overcoming self-doubt is essential to our daily growth towards our new reality. Breaking past the image of illusion can be concurred by submitting yourself to your most vulnerable state head on. Emerge yourself into a deep vast ocean of new awareness being fearless and taking charge. Be the composer of this reality and if it is an illusion then make it your illusion.
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Hi everyone and welcome to today's post. Today I am leaving the interior of the Lonaconing Silk Plant and returning to a different kind of interior shot. This image was taken in Cathedral Wash, a beautiful open-top slot canyon that empties into the Colorado River near Lee's Ferry. I made the hike in with Tony Kuyper and was treated too an other-wordly landscape cut by the powerful forces of water and erosion. Though the hike begins rather benignly it soon drops through a series of cuts that require navigation and down climbing along protruding shelves of layered stone. The surrounding walls are steep and tower over the canyon. Inside, reflected light bounces off the canyon walls creating a subtle glow to the orange rock. The scale is immense and even with this image it is hard to imagine that if you stepped into the deepest cut your head would not even come up to the first line in the stone. That cut through the lower stone is over 10 feet deep.
The best time to shoot is in the mid morning to early afternoon with clear, blue skies. We started the hike around 10:00 am and finished up by 2:30 or 3:00 pm. The light can be challenging and the trick is to learn to see the subtle reflected glow to form your compositions. In most cases brackets are necessary. This image is a composite of three exposures blended in Photoshop. Extensive dodging and burning was performed to bring the color and contrast tonality of the image together. Though a challenging place to shoot it remains, for me, one of the best hikes you can take at Glen Canyon.
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Kelli+Rich = JP // 2 legs in 1, an SDE
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Kelli+Rich // This a very different wedding. They booked early August, which almost didn't happen because we fere already loaded with weddings. But after seeing our SDE for Sheila+Russ, they pushed until we gave in. Well, we didn't really give in—truth is, that's the kind of couple we love to work with. Those that love and admire our cinema, not just the final product but all the work behind it. We let them know it wasn't going to be easy and planning would be rough but it happened.
Truth be told, only Jimmy met up with them, my only encounter was when kelli came up to me after Sheila+Russ' saying "If you're free on the 14th, we want you!"
And we couldn't have been happier to have said "yes" to their proposal =)
When we arrive, Rich was a nervous wreck, very talkative and pacing every other direction. He even called every one of his groomsmen to let them know the cinema team was there and they were running on time.
Kelly, on the otherhand (from the clips) looked ready and content with the day. It could be that she had little JP, aka John Paul, with her. That would be the adorable little boy you see throughout the film. He turned out to be the star of the show, even the title—Rich being his daddy and Kelli his mommy. That said, we named it "2 legs in 1", not only because one of the grandmas said it, but because that's what it was—Kelli and rich are the legs and little JP is their 1. On thing that rivals the beauty of marriage, is the blessing of a child.
Forgive my sappiness, but that's them, Kelli+Rich = JP.
Cinema // It was a rough day shooting—windy, cloudy and tad bit nippy (english accent, ok, I'm weird). But we used it to our advantage.
We definitely wanted show the colors of fall, hence the intro and the blowing leaves ring shot.
There were 4 shooters in the morning, Jimmy, Jon, Hoang and myself—but I cut out after the ceremony to being the SDE.
Lighting was amazing at points and difficult at others. Both locations had beautiful windows, but because of the ever-shifting clouds, the white balance was changing (see 1:15 and 1:52).
Now for the main characters. They a huge bridal party and you will definitely see more in the revised highlight, but our focus was on the family for the SDE. It was beautiful seeing them all get together.
For audio, not much was utilized outside of ambient sounds, as they wanted to play it during their first dance.
The color was a custom grade, blacks had a blue tint, mids had a reddish tint and whites had a warm yellow-orange tint. We thought it would play well with the season of fall.
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The 2013 Victorian Budget was a cynical exercise in cruelty and illusion, Leader of the Opposition Daniel Andrews said today.
The 2013 Victorian Budget was a cynical exercise in cruelty and illusion, Leader of the Opposition Daniel Andrews said today.
A Diamond Creek mother who voted Liberal at the last election has pleaded with Mr Baillieu to deliver on his promise to make Victorian teachers the nation's best paid, Shadow Minister for Education, James Merlino, said today.
Daniel Andrews' apology to the victims of past adoption practices in Victoria. Delivered today, in the Parliament of Victoria.
Daniel Andrews shares some of his priorities for Victoria with the Melbourne Press Club.
Victorian Labor leader Daniel Andrews explains why every Victorian should support today's teacher's strike.
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Dilapidated South Gippsland roads will be fixed under Labor's Project 10,000 after being neglected by the Napthine Government, Shadow Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Luke Donnellan, said today.
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Author Robert Rogers of Decatur will sign copies of his novel, "Private Warfare," Saturday, April 17, at the North Texas Book Festival in Denton. Festival events are at the Center for Visual Arts, 400 East Hickory St.
The book tells the story of Quinton Jones, a solider who deserts the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and his journey to return home. Along the way, he must deal with perilous conditions, and despair over the loss of family and friends.
Rogers' book is available at Barnes and Noble and Amazon. This a great opportunity to pick up a signed book, which I treasure, and meet a local author.
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Seven out of ten builders say regulations to force people to make energy efficiency improvements won't work
Seven out of ten builders think the government's proposed changes to building regulations that would force homeowners to upgrade the energy efficiency of their homes when making other improvements are not feasible, a survey by the Federation of Master Builders has found.
The results come as the government closes its consultation today on the proposed changes to Part L of the building regulations.
The planned changes to Part L of the Building Regulations would make it compulsory for building owners to upgrade the energy efficiency of their buildings as a consequence of making other improvements.
The survey of 363 builders found that 70% said the changes were not technically, functionally or economically feasible.
A further 73% said the changes would make homeowners undertake less work and 69% said it would increase the use of cowboy builders.
Just over half of all respondents also said the changes in their current form would not be enforcable by building control officers.
Peter O'Connell, policy manager at the FMB, said: ""Like it or not, the government is going to have to face up to the fact that if it wants people to retrofit their homes it is going to have to provide meaningful incentives that make them want the improvements."
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Win Friday at Bloomer would give NHS at least a share of championshipBy: Emily Kram, Superior Telegram
MAPLE — The Northwestern High School football team needs one more win to clinch at least a share of the Heart O' North Conference title.
The Northwestern Tigers improved to 5-1 in the conference and 6-1 overall Friday night with a 24-6 victory over Chetek-Weyerhaeuser (1-5, 2-5). The Tigers close out the regular season Friday at Bloomer (4-2, 4-3).
"That's the big one. We win that and we're conference champions," said Dennis Scherz, Northwestern head coach. "That's certainly something I don't think anyone expected, so this is a very proud team."
Cumberland (5-1, 6-1) is also in the running for the conference crown after defeating Barron 14-6 Friday night. Cumberland hosts Ladysmith (0-6, 0-7) Friday to close out conference play.
In Maple Friday, both Northwestern and Chetek-Weyerhaeuser struggled through a wintery first half.
Snow began to fall on the opening kickoff, and the slick conditions and numbing wind led to seven turnovers in two quarters of play.
The Tigers fumbled the ball four times, losing it twice. Chetek-Weyerhaeuser had three first-half fumbles but retained possession on all three.
"It's high school football," Scherz said. "It's not a perfect product. It's not what you get to see on Sunday. There's a lot of issues, and certainly the weather was a part of that."
Northwestern's first turnover came about a minute into play and led to a Bulldogs touchdown. The Tigers fumbled at their own 41-yard line on the third play of the game, and Chetek took over with prime field position.
Chetek needed five minutes and 11 plays to reach the 2-yard line in a fourth and goal situation. Jonny Chamberlain then ran the ball in with 5:51 left in the first quarter to give Chetek a 6-0 advantage.
The Tigers took the lead by the end of the quarter and kept the Bulldogs out of the end zone for the rest of the night.
Quarterback Peter Lindsay started Northwesternn's scoring with a 4-yard touchdown run and completed a 12-yard pass to Tanner Follis for another touchdown. Nathan Sikorski added a rushing touchdown in the third quarter, and sophomore kicker Jordan Orme finished up with a 38-yard field goal.
"We kept our shot at the conference title," Lindsay said. "We came out kind of dead but we just figured out that we had to keep fighting."
The Tigers' first scoring drive began at the Chetek 30-yard line. A breakout run from Lindsay gave Northwestern a first down near midfield, and the senior quarterback came through again four plays later to convert on a fourth down attempt. Lindsay's second carry put the Tigers 28 yards from the end zone.
Sikorski ran for five yards on the Tigers' next play and then picked up almost 20 yards to put Lindsay in position for his 4-yard touchdown run. Orme's extra-point kick put Northwestern in front, 7-6.
The Tiger defense forced Chetek to punt after three plays, but another fumble returned the ball to the Bulldogs with 10:17 to play in the second quarter.
Chetek was again forced to punt, and Northwestern took over at its own 14-yard line. A solid run by Tyler Gamst and a defensive pass interference call gave the Tigers two quick first downs. Sikorski moved the ball into Bulldog territory and followed with a first-down run to reach the 36-yard line with 2:17 left.
The Tigers stayed with their ground game to move closer and then reached the 12-yard line on another pass interference penalty. Lindsay wrapped up the drive with a pass to Follis in the right corner of the end zone.
At halftime, Northwestern led 14-6. The Tigers added a third touchdown on a 77-yard drive in the third quarter after Chetek turned the ball over on downs, and in the fourth quarter Northwestern used up almost 10 minutes of clock on one drive.
"We had the best second half we've had all year," Scherz said. "That's what we do; we basically ran out both quarters running the football. We controlled it."
Lindsay also noted the improved second-half play of the Tigers. He said the snow, which let up after halftime, was a possible factor.
"I was trying to stay warm," he said. "But we made simple errors, just things we've got to change."
One Tiger who wasn't fazed by the snow was Orme. He went 3-for-3 on extra point attempts for the night and made a 38-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, which is believed to be a new record for NHS.
"That's a good kick," Scherz said. "Against the wind."
Orme also made a game-winning field goal against Spooner earlier this season, and Scherz said the sophomore gives the Tigers a legitimate field goal threat.
"He's a great kicker," Scherz said. "As I tell him, when his opportunity comes kick it through. And you never know when that's going to come. It almost came a couple of times earlier in the game.
"It's a big part of our game. And his kickoffs have really helped us too."
For the night, the Tigers had 331 yards rushing and 12 yards passing. The Bulldogs finished with 72 yards passing and 125 yards rushing, led by Tanner Zwiefellhofer with 60 yards.
Sikorski had 124 yards to lead Northwestern. Mark Pooler added 88 yards rushing, Lindsay had 64, Gamst had 44 and Justin Miesbauer had 11.
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Northwestern 7 7 7 3 — 24
First Quarter
CW—Jonny Chamberlain 2-yard run (run failed), 5:51.
N—Peter Lindsay 4-yard run (Jordan Orme kick), 0:17.
Second Quarter
N—Tanner Follis 12-yard pass from Lindsay (Orme kick), 0:15.
Third Quarter
N—Nathan Sikorski 5-yard run (Orme kick), 1:00.
Fourth Quarter
N—Orme 38-yard field goal.
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Two Northwest Missouri State University art students recently exhibited their work at the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City.
About 1,400 guests attended a sold-out fundraiser at the museum — the Arty Party — which featured ceramic creations by Kim Pluskota of Maryville and J. Eric Simmons of Highland, Kan.
Hosted annually by the Young Friends of Art, this year's Arty Party theme was "Eternal Spring," which Simmons said fit well with the ceramic vessels he crafts based on ancient classical forms.
"I decided that through my glaze palette, which is very earthy and natural-toned, that they would fit well with the décor they were seeking," said Simmons, who is majoring in art education. "When I submitted the pieces, they contacted me and said that's exactly what they were looking for."
Simmons developed his pieces using stoneware clay fired in a kiln. In shaping the vessels, he used a variety of techniques including sectional assembly and "throw-and-coil."
Pluskota's contribution, "Flower Garden," was displayed just outside the Nelson exhibit's VIP area. To create the pieces, Pluskota individually folded and bunched soft clay slabs so that they resembled petals, then she added small coils and extruded clay to form flower centers and leaves.
"It was a big honor to have my work at the Nelson-Atkins for the event," said Pluskota, who is majoring in studio art. "It makes me want to keep it up and do more and get my work out there. It's so fun to see what people think. Even if they don't like it, that's OK. It's just neat to have it out there."
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Morgan le Fay /ˈmɔrɡən lə ˈfeɪ/, alternatively known as Morgan le Faye, Morgane, Morgaine, Morgana and other names, is a powerful sorceress in the Arthurian legend. Early works featuring Morgan do not elaborate her character beyond her role as a fay or magician. She became much more prominent in the later cyclical prose works such as the Lancelot-Grail and the Post-Vulgate Cycle, in which she becomes an antagonist to King Arthur and Queen Guinevere.
Morgan is said to be the daughter of Arthur's mother, the Lady Igraine, and her first husband, Gorlois, Duke of Cornwall, so that Arthur (son of Igraine and Uther Pendragon) is her half-brother. She has at least two elder sisters, Elaine and Morgause, the latter of whom is the mother of Gawain, Gaheris, Gareth, Agravain, by King Lot and usually the traitor Mordred, by Arthur. In Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur and elsewhere, she is married, unhappily, to King Urien of Gore and Ywain is her son.
The early accounts of Geoffrey of Monmouth and Gerald of Wales refer to Morgan in conjunction with the Isle of Apples (later Avalon) to which the fatally wounded Arthur was carried. To the former, she was an enchantress, one of nine sisters; to the latter, she was the ruler and patroness of an area near Glastonbury and a close blood-relation of King Arthur. In the early romances of Chrétien de Troyes, she also figures as a healer. In later stories, Morgan becomes an adversary of the Round Table when Guinevere discovers her adultery with one of her husband's knights, though she eventually reconciles with her brother and even retains her original role, serving as one of the four enchantresses who carry him to Avalon after his final Battle of Camlann.
As her epithet "le Fay" (from the French la fée, meaning fairy) indicates, the figure of Morgan appears to have been originally a supernatural being. Her main name could be connected to the myths of Morgens, or Morgans or Mari-Morgans, which are Welsh and Breton water spirits. While later works make her specifically human, she retains her magical powers.[1] Inspiration for her character likely came from earlier Welsh mythology and literature. Additional speculation sometimes connects Morgan with the Irish goddess Morrígan, though there are few similarities between the two beyond the spelling of their names.
She has been compared with the goddess Modron, a figure derived from the continental Dea Matrona and featured with some frequency in medieval Welsh literature. Modron appears in Welsh Triad 70, in which her children by Urien, Owain and Morfydd, are called the "Three Blessed Womb-Burdens of the Island of Britain,"[2] and a later folktale preserved in the manuscript known as Peniarth 147 records the story behind these conceptions more fully.[3] Urien is Morgan le Fay's husband in the continental romances, while Owain mab Urien is the historical figure behind their son Ywain. Additionally, Modron is called "daughter of Avallach," a Welsh ancestor deity whose name can also be interpreted as a noun meaning "a place of apples".[4] In fact, in the story of Owain and Morfydd's conception in Peniarth 147, Modron is called the "daughter of the king of Avallach." This is similar to Avalon, the "Isle of Apples" with which Morgan le Fay has been associated since her earliest appearances.
Because her name and sometimes her traits resemble those of many supernatural women in Welsh and Irish tradition, many assume that Morgan is a remnant of a pagan Celtic goddess or spirit. Morgan's Celtic genealogy may include war goddesses (Irish Morrigan and Macha) as well as waterfolk (Irish Muirgen, Welsh Modron, and Breton Morganes)—though none of these figures can be positively identified as her ancestor. About 1216 Gerald of Wales wrote that in the "fabulosi Britones" [tales of the Britons] an imaginary goddess named Morganis transported Arthur to Avalon to heal him. This is one of our few documented links between the Celtic oral tradition and the figure that would emerge in romance as Morgan le Fay.[5]
— Carl Lindahl, Medieval Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs
In medieval literature[edit]
Morgan first appears by name in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Vita Merlini, written about 1150. Purportedly an account of the wizard Merlin's later adventures, it elaborates some episodes from Geoffrey's more famous earlier work, Historia Regum Britanniae. In Historia, Geoffrey explains that, after Arthur is seriously wounded at the Battle of Camlann, he is taken off by her to Avalon, the Isle of Apples, to be healed. In Vita Merlini, he describes this island in more detail and names "Morgen" as the chief of nine magical queen sisters who dwell there. Morgan retains this role as Arthur's other-worldly healer in much later literature. Her sisters' names are Moronoe, Mazoe, Gliten, Glitonea, Gliton, Tyronoe, Thitis (Thiten and Thiton); Thitis best known for her cither.
Before the cyclical Old French romances, appearances of Morgan are few. Chrétien de Troyes mentions her in his first romance Erec and Enide, completed around 1170; he says one guest at the titular characters' wedding, a certain Guigomar, Lord of the Isle of Avalon, is a friend of Morgan. She is later mentioned in the same poem when Arthur provides a wounded Erec with a healing balm made by his sister Morgan; this episode both affirms her early role as a healer and provides the first mention of Morgan as Arthur's sister. Chrétien again refers to Morgan as a great healer in his later romance Yvain, the Knight of the Lion, in an episode in which two ladies restore the maddened hero to his senses with a concoction provided by Morgan. However, while Modron is the mother of Owain in Welsh literature, and Morgan would be assigned this role in later French literature, this first continental association between Ywain and Morgan does not imply they are son and mother.
The Arthurian tale Geraint son of Erbin, based on de Troyes's Erec and Enide, mentions King Arthur's "chief physician", Morgan Tud; it is believed that this character, though considered a male in Gereint, may be derived from Morgan le Fay (though this has been a matter of debate among Arthurian scholars since the 19th century. The epithet Tud may be a Welsh or Breton cognate or borrowing of Old Irish tuath, "north, left, sinister, wicked", also "fairy, elf").[6][7]
Morgan's role is greatly expanded in the 13th-century Lancelot-Grail (Vulgate Cycle) and the subsequent works inspired by it. The youngest of Gorlois and Igraine's daughters, she is sent to a convent when Uther Pendragon kills her father and marries her mother. There she begins her study of magic, but is interrupted when Uther betroths her to his ally Urien. Unhappy with her husband, she takes a string of lovers until she is caught by a young Guinevere, who expels her from court in disgust. Morgan continues her magical studies under Merlin, all the while plotting against Guinevere. In subsequent chapters she uses her skills to foil Arthur's knights, especially Lancelot, whom she alternately tries to seduce (including imprisoning him along with her fellow enchantress friends Queen Sedile and the Queen of Sorestan, each of whom wants to make him their lover[8]) and to expose as Guinevere's adulterous lover. In the prose Tristan, she delivers to Arthur's court a magic drinking horn from which no unfaithful lady can drink without spilling, hoping to reveal the infidelity.
Thomas Malory mostly follows the portrayal of Morgan in the Vulgate and Post-Vulgate Cycles in his book Le Morte d'Arthur, though he expands her role in some cases. Through magic and mortal means, she tries to arrange Arthur's downfall, most famously when she arranges for her lover Accolon to obtain the sword Excalibur and use it against Arthur in single combat. Failing in this, Morgan throws Excalibur's protective scabbard into a lake.
She turns up throughout the High and Late Middle Ages, generally in works related to the cycles of Arthur or Charlemagne. At the end of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, it is revealed that the entire supernatural episode has been instigated by Morgan as a test for Arthur and his knights, and to frighten Guinevere. Morgan's importance to this particular narrative has been disputed and called a deus ex machina[9] and simply an artistic device to further connect Gawain's episode to the Arthurian story.
In the legends of Charlemagne, she is most famous for her association with Ogier the Dane, whom she takes to her mystical island palace to be her lover. In the chanson de geste of Huon de Bordeaux, Morgan is the mother of the fairy king Oberon by none other than Julius Caesar.[10]
In later fiction[edit]
The stereotypical image of Morgan is often that of a villainess: usually a seductive, megalomaniacal sorceress who wishes to overthrow Arthur. Contemporary interpretations of the Arthurian myth sometimes assign to Morgan the role of seducing Arthur and giving birth to the wicked Mordred, though traditionally Mordred's mother was Morgause, Morgan's sister. In these works Mordred is often her pawn, used to bring about the end of the Arthurian age. Examples of modern Arthurian works featuring Morgan in a role a major antagonist include characters in both the DC Comics (Morgaine le Fey) and Marvel Comics (Morgan le Fay) comic book universes, as well as in films (including A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Excalibur, Merlin: The Return, Prince Valiant and The Sorcerer's Apprentice), novels (including Arthur Rex, Grey Griffins, Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country, Knight Life, The Knight of the Sacred Lake, The Pendragon Cycle and The Prince and the Pilgrim and Queen of the Summer Stars), theatrical works (including A Connecticut Yankee, Excalibur and Gawain), TV series (including Battlefield, Camelot, Darkstalkers, Guinevere Jones, King Arthur & the Knights of Justice, Merlin and Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders), and video games (including Arthur's Quest, Chronicles of the Sword, Dark Age of Camelot, Eric the Unready, Spirit of Excalibur, Stronghold Legends and Wizard101).
Starting in the later 20th century, however, some feminists adopted Morgan as a representation of female power or of a fading form of feminine spirituality supposedly practised by the Celts or earlier peoples.[11] These interpretations draw upon the French romances which portray Morgan as a "benevolent figure" with extraordinary healing powers.[11] This has led to Morgan's expanded role in feminist Arthurian literature such as Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon, which goes so far as to give her credit for the major events of the traditional story.[12] Other works casting Morgan in the various positive or at least more ambivalent roles include the films Ah! My Goddess: The Movie, Adventures of Sir Galahad, Avalon, Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus and Merlin, the novels A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Excalibur, Firelord, King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table, Merlin's Bones, Song of the Sparrow and The Idylls of the Queen, the TV series A Twist in the Tale, Stargate SG-1 and Winx Club, the video games Arthur's Knights: Tales of Chivalry, Arthur's Knights II: The Secret of Merlin and King Arthur II: The Role-playing Wargame, the book series and film Magic Tree House, the TV program Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum, and the short story "The Last Defender of Camelot".
In folklore[edit]
Morgan le Fay, or Fata Morgana in Italian, has been associated with Sicily since the Norman conquest of southern Italy.[13] As such she gave her name to the form of mirage common off the shores of Sicily, the Fata Morgana.[13] The medieval romance Floriant et Florete places Morgan's mountain home of Montegibel on Sicily, and later Italian folklore describes Morgan as living in Mount Etna.[14]
- ^ Briggs, Katharine (1978). "Morgan le Fay." In Encyclopedia of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Boogies, and Other Supernatural Creatures, p. 303. New York: Pantheon. ISBN 0-394-73467-X.
- ^ Bromwich, Trioedd Ynys Prydein, p. 195.
- ^ Preserved in Peniarth 147. See Bromwich, Trioedd Ynys Prydein, p. 449–451.
- ^ Bromwich, Trioedd Ynys Prydein, p. 274–275.
- ^ Folks, Cathalin B. (2000). "Morgan le Fay". In Lindahl, Carl. Medieval Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs 2. p. 682. ISBN 1-57607-121-9.
- ^ Paton, Lucy Allen. Studies in the Fairy Mythology of Arthurian Romance, Ginn, 1903, p. 259-274.
- ^ Loomis, Roger Sherman. Arthurian Tradition and Chretien de Troyes, Columbia Univ. Press, 1949, p. 488.
- ^ Bruce, Christopher W. (1999). The Arthurian Name Dictionary. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-8153-2865-6. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Albert B. Friedman, "Morgan le Fay in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" in Speculum, volume 35, p. 260-274.
- ^ Sion, C.M.H. (translated). Saints and She-Devils (Foundation Werkplaats Wetenschap, NL). Rubicon Press, 1987. ISBN 0-948695-06-4.
- ^ a b Spivak, Charlotte, in Popular Arthurian Traditions p. 18-23. ISBN 0-87972-562-1.
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External links[edit]
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Wikisource has the text of the 1905 New International Encyclopedia article Morgan, the Fay. |
- Morgan le Fay at the Camelot project (University of Rochester)
- Morgan le Fay at Siân Echard's homepage (University of British Columbia)
- Morgan Le Fay - Arthurian Legend
- Morgan le Fay (character) at the Internet Movie Database


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