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He sounds jealous....like he wasn't allowed in the club and that makes everyone in the club needy and self-obsessive. He is allowed in the 'running' club though....but he's gonna need to stop whining first. He will need all his breath just to get to the mailbox
Go the extra mile....it's never crowded
Mr Stafko clearly has something up his butt. People put all sorts of things on their cars that they deem important, from MyKidDoesGreatAtSchool strickers to Jesus Fishes to National Park stickers, etc... There is an element of fad in this: the increase in 26.2 stickers from 10 years ago is much higher than the ratio of new runners (though 19% more in the last two years is great), but nobody care to make those stickers 10 years ago.
I'm not offended. I'm just bored.
It's an attempt at being funny. And he scored a DNF.
It's actually pretty pathetic. He's trying to be witty, but there's nothing creative or insightful.
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I don't think he is right about most runners (many only brag to other runners about stuff like this), but i wonder if the article hit too close to home for many posters here.
This. Maybe the writer wants us all to go back to being sofa whales and drive up everyone's health care costs?
"Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional." Haruki Mirakami on running
The author has no clue why I run.
I am not offended. He comes off like a tourist observing behavior in a society he is visiting for the first time, and writing as though his superficial impressions are as valid as actual perspective built up from study / immersion. Its a poorly written piece - I don't know what else he has published, but this particular column is not well-conceived enough or prosed well enough that it should attract much interest or reaction, imo.
I'm not offended: He is simply expressing the sentiments of every driver/cyclist who thinks it's funny to make runners jump off a roadway and of those trapped by a running ninny who launches into an unwanted runner's soliloquy at a party.
I do think in some small sense he's correct. People run for all kinds of reasons. For some, it is largely about self-glossing and the art of the humble-brag.
Interestingly, it's usually the "serious" hobbyists in any field of endeavor who are most into the "look at me--I look down on you" syndrome. The true elites seldom display this kind of attitude.
When I first started running marathons in the early 2000's marathons weren't quite the big deal they are today, and I would literally be the only woman out at 5 AM in the middle of the summer running multiple 3 mile loops around my apartment complex (it wasn't a great area of town). Fast forward to today and there are many regular runners in the early morning on my local urban trail (though far more cyclists). I'm happy to see them. The writer must be sedentary--and feel awfully guilty about it--if merely encountering people enjoying or gutting it out through a workout offends him. And it is funny that the writer thinks runners are out there for attention, because when I was in my mid-late twenties running in a sports bra still sweating in the 90 degree heat I got to experience the "enjoyment" of multiple cat calls and the occasional slur hurled out an open window. Like many female runners I've also had the creepy "drive by/stalker" experience. I don't know any runner, particularly female, who's out there running to attract attention. Maybe he's confusing public roads with gyms (where admittedly plenty of preening by both sexes can be viewed).
As far as the stickers go, my DH bought me a 26.2 sticker last year after my first marathon in many years. I was slower than in my "old days" but he was so proud of me. Then when I missed BQ'ing by seconds back in May he bought me a Marathoner Mom sticker, just to cheer me up. I do proudly display them on my car. They help remind me daily of "why I'm doing this", and I've seen far more offensive stickers displayed on the backs of vehicles.
Most likely this writer just wants to stir up controversy. If he's on the level, I don't find the article as much offensive as I do ignorant and short-sighted. If the author wants to continue to help subsidize the health care needs of a public that is overweight and has multiple health issues due to being inactive, great, he's on the right track. I'd rather see people out being active in any way that suits them.
(And frankly, I don't appreciate anyone who seems to be fomenting derision against people braving the streets to get in their workout. I think runners and cyclists in general get enough harassment without this guy adding to the noise.)
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If this is what gets you offended you need thicker skin.
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He has a point. I mean, the only reason I run is to feel superior to all those slobs who do nothing. And so I can casually mention it in conversation to impress those around me. 'Oh sorry, I'm late. I accidentally ran 15 miles this morning. Meant to do just 10. teehee'.
And I looove putting on a parade for my neighbors. That's the only reason I won't run on the treadmill in the basement. Because who would see me then?
But let's be fair here: whatever sport you do, chances are you advertise that sport.
For years, I played rugby. Every third piece of clothing I owned had a rugby connection. I still play hockey - and I have some stuff that advertises I'm a hockey player.
Thought it was a dumb article, but... what IRR said.
And even if, heaven forbid an article should offend anyone.
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Usually when I encounter someone who expresses this level of stupidity I go through two stages: the first is to feel sorry they have to live a life so full of obvious challenges. The second is to marvel at the fact that the person has managed so well despite such obvious disadvantages.
I saw one of those (0.0) on a car this morning and thought it was pretty funny!
And I'd bet dollars to donuts that person with the 0.0 sticker (if he actually saw one) is actually a runner. He/she just has an ironic sense of humor. Like me for instance.
Agree (though my dog substitutes for kids...I'm sure many people find it ridiculous).
No, but there are plenty of overweight people who are too intimidated to join a gym.
I didn't know you were a hipster IRR?
I've never seen the 0.0 sticker...at least not in the sense of an ironic running sticker. Usually around here, a 0.0 sticker is preceded by MM (or mile marker)...which is a popular bumper sticker to grab when one goes to Key West.
I have however, seen a running sticker that says 0.01
Link bait at the WSJ. It's sad, but it pays the bills.
But. I do think they should outlaw 13.1 stickers.
I have a 26.2 sticker. My wife says it makes our somewhat generic-looking car much easier to find in parking lots.
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I think it would have been funnier (or more offensive?) if it was more accurate. I mean there is plenty of good material available if you want to dig on runners, but I think we do a better job bashing ourselves because we know best how nutty we can be.
The whole "running to be seen" thing I just didn't get. For most I think it is the exact opposite. I think most new runners like the anonymity of running on the street, because they can avoid the attention and self consciousness of going to the gym. Besides I thought runners on the street were nearly invisible to the rest of the world. I never took notice until I was one of them. Now I notice every one out there and think "you're awesome" as I drive by.
If he wanted to highlight the "look at me" aspect, he should have actually gone to a race when prepping for the article. That's where some runners get all decked out and want to be seen, not while training.
Agreed, it's a link bait and we're all feeding that troll figuratively.
Respectfully disagree on the 13.1 though. A half marathon is way more achievable and (IMO) worthwhile goal to train for than a full one for somebody who's not that athletic. Seeing how many cars have those stickers might subconsciously convince a non-runner that they can do a half too, and hopefully they get hooked on running.
Offended, no... this guy is just another conservative blogging idiot.... if what you do is different, to him you're a freak.
I don't have a 26.2 on my car... but I swear if my apartment was on fire I might grab my medals and NY Marathon finisher shirts first (after the dog of course)
Google him and find the one image, he looks overweight, got a pair of jowls on him, aging poorly (guessing from info on Linked in I'd say he is 38 - 40 he looks worse) and could use a fitness regimen of his own. He is against staying healthy and against healthcare reform (he is a conservative blogger, so fairly easy to pin down)
Being offended by an article on running in a business magazine is just foolish.
It's like any bell shaped curve: there are some hot dogs on one side, humble folks on the other, and most of us in the middle probably have some of both qualities.
I'm guessing that the vast majority of the WSJ readers agreed with the writer.
I went to a neighborhood association meeting last night to discuss improving our parks. I asked if we could allot money for new dirt trails for runners (my area is widely used by the city's runners and by many walkers, but on sidewalks or on roads) and the response was hardly supportive.
We are rather impressed with ourselves. Yes, there's a lot to be impressed by. But non runners could largely care less.
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And - I would say that for most of us the 26.2 is a lesson in modesty and also self accomplishment. The winners finish hours before me. In less than half my time... and yet I strangely still feel victorious at the line... Great lesson for life, go out there and give it your all.
while the 0.0 may have been an anti running sticker, if I saw 0.0 I would instantly think animal house...
The central attitude the author takes issue with is: the "preening" of a few. That is, the tacit message of "I'm running, and you're not" or expressed more basely: "I'm in shape, and you're a fat couch potato".
Regardless of how foolish the article is, IMHO, calling the author a overweight, jowly, aged-looking slob pretty much plays into that stereotype.
But he is a fat couch potato, and by attacking those more fit he opens the door for us to take a look at him and take our shots. He should emulate us a bit, even if just by doing 20 min 3x a week on the elliptical or bike. Instead, this fool mocks us. Yes, runners may preen and boast... but the irony of someone who should do something fitness oriented towards those who are very fitness oriented is well, a sign of closed minded jealosy. If someone wants to be idle, fine... but keep silent about those more fit... live and let live... but start slinging mud, don't be surprised when you get some back
I am actually surprised by how weak the article is... And this is WSJ? What is this article about? Hmm... This is an article about nothing... I really didn't learn anything new or interesting after reading it - I hardly understand what was the goal of the piece...
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Wonder what I would write about somebody who spends 11 hours a week at the lanes, has a 300 bumper sticker on his car, and goes through life wearing bowling shoes and a bowling shirt.
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To inflame the running community, so that they keep clicking on the article and sending the link to their friends.
Sadly, the world responds to this crap.
In other news, Miley Cyrus...
I agree with this.
I avoid running-related stickers, medals, and status updates like the plague. But I'm sold on the "0.0" sticker.
And sadly the tons of comments+hits on the article just encourages the WSJ to do more articles like that one.
No wonder he has his panties in a wad. The nearest running store is 15 miles away. WHAT? I have 3 within a mile of my house. Poor guy. I feel really sorry for him. In the South we say "Bless His Heart". It means something way worse.
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I just surfed the web a bit regarding audio and video quality metrics and the like, when i stumbled over this wikipedia article. It is completely baffling. Not only that the overall quality of the writing is not very good and fit for an encyclopedia, it is filled with wrong claims and suggestive statements.
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More than one million computers on the net have been hijacked to attack websites and pump out spam and viruses.
The huge number was revealed by security researchers who have spent months tracking more than 100 networks of remotely-controlled machines.
Tell me, is there a website I can visit or a utility that I can employ to determine if my PC is a zombie?
Following my own advice, here's a lead:
Some botnets are used to send spam: you can rent a botnet. The operators give you a SOCKS v4 server list with the IP addresses of the hosts and the ports their proxy runs on.
There are simple checks you can do too - is your PC continually working (eg. the hard drive chattering) even when you're not doing anything? Is the modem light constantly flickering as traffic passes through even though you've got no applications running? Does the machine continually run slow?
A lot of these zombies are running unpatched machines with broadband connections and no firewall. They are usually in the hands of home users with little technical knowledge.
I have often wondered where the proxies I buy come from :)
Only half a joke, that ;) When you see lists of "anonymous proxies" floating around, they are often misconfigured home machines rather than real servers.
Windows "findfast"
All such useless background nonsense should be disabled. I've only ever been caught by one virus, but it was hard disk activity that gave it away within seconds of my system becoming infected. Total infection time, a few minutes - I rebooted in another version of Windows and blasted that virus into oblivion.


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Foundation Statement - The Foundation Statement describes the unit's purpose, significance, fundamental resources and values, primary interpretive themes, and special mandates.
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Dystopian literature is specifically a hyperbolic view of a familiar society -- one that exaggerates social ills in order to make a point about society's flaws »
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The latest figures have released regarding the sales of Gran Turismo 5, a PlayStation 3 exclusive. They certainly paint a nice picture of how fast this game is selling. GT5 has seen 6.37 million copies moved in six weeks, according to Polyphony Digital's website.
So how does it stack up to the sales of heavy hitters on the Xbox 360, such as the highly rated, 10+ million strong Halo 3? Jeff Bell, the corporate vice president of Global Marketing for the Interactive Entertainment Business unit at the time, told Gamedaily in December 2007 that Halo 3 had reached over 5 million sales. This was in discussion of sales up to "week of November 18", so giving them the benefit of the doubt, this number had been achieved in 8 weeks after Halo 3's launch.
Halo 3 scored a 94 on Metacritic, Gran Turismo a full ten points lower (It got a lot of gruff for taking so long to release). Halo 3's advertisement campaign cost in excess of $40 million ($10 million went into the creation of the "Believe" ad....can you BELIEVE that? har har.), Gran Turismo 5 never had any indication that would suggest they spent as much or more.
However, there are plenty of other factors that cloud the comparison. The PS3 had a plenty higher userbase when GT5 launched than H3 at its launch (However, other than the heaviest of hitters like Reach, Call of Duty, and Gears 2, not many titles sell that much/fast, and even fewer at the same rate). There will always be the question of "Sold vs shipped" (Though somewhere deep in the blackened hearts of fanboys, they all know all of the big 3 report shipped, as that is SOLD to them). They're different genres.
What's important to take out of this is that, Gran Turismo 5 is holding its own despite critical response from reviewers, less advertisement, and being of the seemingly less popular (of today) genre. GT5 proves that exclusive software on the PlayStation 3 can sell big, perfectly capable of modestly competing with its HD counterpart.
Decent Shop job: myself. It's too bad it got slaughtered in the down-scaling process.
[Important Note: Don't be the first person to claim I didn't mention Reach, because I do. Yes, Reach likely sold at a faster rate, at least going by the fact that it moved 3 million units in 24 hours O_O (Other than that, it's pretty tough to find a lot of officially announced info on more recent numbers - though it's safe to assume it's selling well). Now READ my post. Thank you.]


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When using JDBC connection class with oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver as driver manager, do I have Connection Pooling as default when executing
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Whose connection pooling are you using? Oracle's? Your J2EE app server's? Apache Jakarta's? Your own?
To use Oracle's connection pool implementation, you create one of their "OracleConnectionPoolDataSource" objects, and then wrap it in one of their "OracleConnectionCacheImpl" objects (both are in their "classes12"). The confusing thing is that Oracle uses the term "connection cache", for what everyone else in the universe calls a "connection pool".


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Up from next week we have the trial kits on our web. We are supllying the original "soup" R.H.S. and R.L.S. from Amaloco Photochemicals, the Netherlands and CG-512 from CG.
Freight charges for Europe will be F.O.C.; so on our costs. The price of the trial kits we have to recalculate for a very attractive price. IR-400 is calculated on Eur. 7,70/film in the kit. The wooden box is included.
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Histopathology of primary amebic meningoencephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri. Direct fluorescent antibody stain.
|Classification and external resources
|Infectious disease
Naegleriasis, also known as primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), amebic encephalitis, and naegleria infection, is an infection of the brain by the free-living protist Naegleria fowleri, also known as the "brain-eating amoeba".
N. fowleri is typically found in warm bodies of fresh water, such as ponds, lakes, rivers, and hot springs. It is also found in soil, poorly maintained municipal water supplies, hot water heaters, near warm-water discharges of industrial plants, and in poorly chlorinated, or unchlorinated swimming pools, in an amoeboid or temporary flagellate stage. There is no evidence of it living in salt water.
Although infection occurs rarely,[1] it nearly always results in death,[2] with a case fatality rate greater than 95%.[3]
Signs and symptoms[edit]
Onset symptoms of infection can start from one to seven days after exposure. Initial symptoms include changes in taste and smell, headache, fever, nausea, vomiting, and a stiff neck. Secondary symptoms include confusion, hallucinations, lack of attention, ataxia, and seizures. After the start of symptoms, the disease progresses rapidly over three to seven days, with death occurring usually from seven to fourteen days later,[4] although it can take longer. In 2013, a man in Taiwan died twenty five days after being infected by Naegleria fowleri.[5]
N. fowleri invades the central nervous system via the nose, specifically through the olfactory mucosa and cribriform plate of the nasal tissues. This usually occurs as the result of the introduction of water into the nasal cavity with water that has been contaminated with N. fowleri, during activities like swimming, bathing, or nasal irrigation.
The amoeba follows the olfactory nerve fibers through the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone into the skull. There, it migrates to the olfactory bulbs and subsequently other regions of the brain, where it feeds on the nerve tissue, resulting in significant necrosis and bleeding.[6]
The organism then begins to consume cells of the brain, piecemeal, by means of an amoebostome, a unique actin-rich, sucking apparatus extended from its cell surface.[7] It then becomes pathogenic, causing primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM or PAME). PAM is a disease affecting the central nervous system.[8] PAM usually occurs in healthy children or young adults with no prior history of immune compromise who have recently been exposed to bodies of fresh water.[9]
Naegleria fowleri propagates in warm, stagnant bodies of freshwater (typically during the summer months), and enters the central nervous system after insufflation of infected water by attaching itself to the olfactory nerve.[10] It then migrates through the cribriform plate and into the olfactory bulbs of the forebrain,[11] where it multiplies itself greatly by feeding on nerve tissue.
N. fowleri can be grown in several kinds of liquid axenic media or on non-nutrient agar plates coated with bacteria. Escherichia coli can be used to overlay the non-nutrient agar plate and a drop of cerebrospinal fluid sediment is added to it. Plates are then incubated at 37 °C and checked daily for clearing of the agar in thin tracks, which indicate the trophozoites have fed on the bacteria.[12] Detection in water is performed by centrifuging a water sample with E. coli added, then applying the pellet to a non-nutrient agar plate. After several days, the plate is microscopically inspected and Naegleria cysts are identified by their morphology. Final confirmation of the species' identity can be performed by various molecular or biochemical methods.[13] Confirmation of Naegleria presence can be done by a so-called flagellation test, where the organism is exposed to a hypotonic environment (distilled water). Naegleria, in contrast to other amoebae, differentiates within two hours into the flagellate state. Pathogenicity can be further confirmed by exposure to high temperature (42 °C): Naegleria fowleri is able to grow at this temperature, but the nonpathogenic Naegleria gruberi is not.
Michael Beach, a recreational waterborne illness specialist for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stated in remarks to the Associated Press that the wearing of nose-clips to prevent insufflation of contaminated water would be an effective protection against contracting PAM, noting that "You'd have to have water going way up in your nose to begin with".[14]
Amphotericin B is effective against N. fowleri in vitro, but the prognosis remains bleak for those who contract PAM, and survival remains less than 1%.[9] On the basis of the in vitro evidence alone, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) currently recommends treatment with amphotericin B for primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, but no evidence supports this treatment affecting outcome.[9] Treatment combining miconazole, sulfadiazine, and tetracycline has shown limited success only when administered early in the course of an infection.[15] An Iranian infant of five months was successfully treated with amphotericin B and rifampicin.[16]
While miltefosine had therapeutic effects during an in vivo study in mice, chlorpromazine (Thorazine) showed to be the most effective substance – the authors concluded: "Chlorpromazine had the best therapeutic activity against N. fowleri in vitro and in vivo. Therefore, it may be a more useful therapeutic agent for the treatment of PAME than amphotericin B."[17]
Untimely diagnoses remain a very significant impediment to the successful treatment of infection, as most cases have only been discovered post mortem. Infection killed 121 people in the United States from 1937 through 2007.
The disease is rare and highly lethal: there had been fewer than 200 confirmed cases in recorded medical history as of 2004,[18] 300 cases as of 2008.[19] Drug treatment research at Aga Khan University in Pakistan has shown that in-vitro drug susceptibility tests with some FDA approved drugs used for non-infectious diseases have proved to kill Naegleria fowleri with an amoebicidal rate greater than 95%.[20] The same source has also proposed a device for drug delivery via the transcranial route to brain.[21]
This form of nervous system infection by amoeba was first documented in Australia in 1965.[22][23] In 1966, four cases were reported in the USA. By 1968 the causative organism, previously thought to be a species of Acanthamoeba or Hartmannella, was identified as Naegleria. This same year, occurrence of 16 cases over a period of two years (1963–1965) was reported in Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia.[24] In 1970, the species of amoeba was named N. fowleri.[25]
The number of cases of infection is likely to increase as its range through climate change is increasing.[26] Also, the numbers of reported cases are expected to show an increase, simply because of better informed diagnoses being made both in living patients and also in autopsy findings.[27][28]
|Costa Rica
|1 in 2014 [29]
|16 from 1962-1965 [30]
|3 from 2001 to 2009 (two infants and one adult) [31][32][33]
|1 infant in 2012 [34]
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|8 from 1968 to 1979 in geothermal water [35]
|69 from 2012 to 2014 likely from ablution [36][37][38]
|1 in 2013 from a thermal spring [39]
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|1 in 1979 in the restored Roman baths in the English city of Bath [40][41]
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|133 between 1962 and 2015[42][43][44] with most cases in the Southeast U.S.[45]
|1 in 1998 and 2 in 2006 [46][47]
Physicians M. Fowler and R. F. Carter first described human disease caused by amebo-flagellates in Australia in 1965.[48] Their work on amebo-flagellates has provided an example of how a protozoan can effectively live both freely in the environment, and in a human host. Since 1965, more than 144 cases have been confirmed in different countries. In 1966, Fowler termed the infection resulting from N. fowleri, primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) to distinguish this central nervous system (CNS) invasion from other secondary invasions made by other amoebae such as Entamoeba histolytica.[49] A retrospective study determined the first documented case of PAM possibly occurred in Britain in 1909.[50]
Current research is focused on development of real time PCR diagnostic methods. One method being developed involves monitoring the amplification process in real time with fluorescent-labeled hybridization probes targeting the MpC15 sequence – which is unique to N. fowleri.[51] Another group has multiplexed three real-time PCR reactions as a diagnostic for N. fowleri, as well as Acanthamoeba spp. and Balamuthia mandrillaris.[52] This could prove to be an efficient diagnostic test.
Pathogenicity factors[edit]
As no effective treatment for PAM has been found, research to develop a therapeutic is searching for what factors, specific to N. fowleri, make it pathogenic; virulence factors may be targeted by drugs. One potential factor in motility of the "amoeba" is the protein coded by Nfa1. When the Nfa1 gene is expressed in non-pathogenic Naegleria gruberi and the amoebae are co-cultivated with target tissue cells, the protein is found to be located on the food cup which is responsible for ingestion of cells during feeding.[53] Following up that research, Nfa1 gene expression knockdown experiments were performed using RNA interference. In these experiments, double-stranded RNA targeting the Nfa1 sequence was introduced and subsequently expression levels of the gene product dramatically decreased.[54] This method could potentially be a technique applicable for knockdown of expression of pathogenicity factors in N. fowleri trophozoites.
A vaccine, using adjuvant Cry1Ac, has undergone initial research.[55]
See also[edit]
- ^ "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Parasitic Diseases – Naegleria fowleri - Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) - General Information". Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ^ "6 die from brain-eating amoeba after swimming". MSNBC. Associated Press. 28 September 2007.
- ^ Cetin N, Blackall D.Naegleria fowleri meningoencephalitis.Blood 2012 Apr 19;119(16):3658.PMID 22645743
- ^ "CDC - 01 This Page Has Moved: CDC Parasites Naegleria". Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ Su MY, Lee MS,et al. A fatal case of Naegleria fowleri meningoencephalitis in Taiwan.Korean J Parasitol. 2013 Apr;51(2):203-6. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2013.51.2.203. Epub 2013 Apr 25. PMID 23710088
- ^ Gautam PL, Sharma S et al. A rare case of survival from primary amebic meningoencephalitis.Indian Crit Care med.2012 Jan;16(1):34-6. doi: 10.4103/0972-5229.94432.PMID 22557831
- ^ Marciano-Cabral, F; John, DT (1983). "Cytopathogenicity of Naegleria fowleri for rat neuroblastoma cell cultures: scanning electron microscopy study". Infection and immunity 40 (3): 1214–7. PMC 348179. PMID 6852919.
- ^ Monsters Inside Me (2010-12-22). "Monsters Inside Me: The Brain-Eating Amoeba : Video : Animal Planet". Animal.discovery.com. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- ^ a b c Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2008). "Primary amebic meningoencephalitis – Arizona, Florida, and Texas, 2007". MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 57 (21): 573–7. PMID 18509301.
- ^ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (May 2008). "Primary amebic meningoencephalitis—Arizona, Florida, and Texas, 2007". MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. 57 (21): 573–7. PMID 18509301.
- ^ Cervantes-Sandoval I, Serrano-Luna Jde J, García-Latorre E, Tsutsumi V, Shibayama M (September 2008). "Characterization of brain inflammation during primary amoebic meningoencephalitis". Parasitol. Int. 57 (3): 307–13. doi:10.1016/j.parint.2008.01.006. PMID 18374627.
- ^ Donald C. Lehman; Mahon, Connie; Manuselis, George (2006). Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology (3rd ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders. ISBN 1-4160-2581-2.[page needed]
- ^ Pougnard, C.; Catala, P.; Drocourt, J.-L.; Legastelois, S.; Pernin, P.; Pringuez, E.; Lebaron, P. (2002). "Rapid Detection and Enumeration of Naegleria fowleri in Surface Waters by Solid-Phase Cytometry". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 68 (6): 3102–7. doi:10.1128/AEM.68.6.3102-3107.2002. PMC 123984. PMID 12039772.
- ^ "6 die from brain-eating amoeba in lakes", Chris Kahn/Associated Press, 9/28/07
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External links[edit]
- Naegleria Infection Information Page from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Naegleria General Information from the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Naegleria from the The Tree of Life Web Project


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Holbeck Hall landslide
The major cliff failure that destroyed Scarborough's Holbeck Hall Hotel in June 1993 is thought to have been caused by a build up of water pressure in gravel and silty sand lenses within the glacial clay cliffs. More than 60m of the 70m high cliff was lost in one night, leaving the hotel in a precarious position. A further 35m was lost over the next three days, causing the hotel to collapse into the sea. The landslide, a classic rotational failure, also overwhelmed coastal defences, ...
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