by . mark prigg . published : . 11:34 est , 7 november 2012 . | . -lrb- rollingstone.com -rrb- -- prince promised he 'd bring his `` welcome 2 america '' series of east coast concerts on `` a purple day in december , '' and now we know what that purple day will be : . according to new york r&b station wbls , prince will kick off a three-night stand at east rutherford , new jersey 's izod center on december 14th -lrb- with the other shows scheduled for the 15th and 17th -rrb- , then cross the hudson river for a december 19th concert at new york 's madison square garden . prince will also play msg on december 29th -lrb- the night before phish takes over the venue for their new year 's eve stand -rrb- . expect more dates to be announced . the hottest live photos of the week . updated : . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- `` gigantic , alien-looking buildings '' that bring to mind melted guitars , mushroom-like parasols and ufos . that 's how some of the world 's finest examples of `` blob buildings '' have been described , by the company that wants to celebrate them . building data company emporis of hamburg , germany , usually gives kudos to more traditional architectural triumphs , such as these new skyscrapers completed last year . but this time `` we felt that it 's time to highlight this interesting and visually appealing topic , '' says sarah krenz , in the emporis public relations office . 12:04 est , 7 november 2012 . scientists working with nasa 's 230-foot-wide -lrb- 70-meter -rrb- deep space network antenna at goldstone in california have revealed radar images of a near earth asteroid as is approached us just days ago . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- brain-eating amoebae were found in desoto parish , louisiana , where a 51-year-old woman died from an infection in 2011 , the louisiana department of health and hospitals said . the parish 's waterworks district no. 1 -- one of 14 systems in the parish -- was to flush its system with additional chlorine wednesday to kill the amoeba , the department said in a release tuesday . residents , over the next two months , `` may notice a change in the smell and taste of the water throughout the chlorine burn . however , the water will remain safe to drink , '' the department said . near-earth asteroid 2007 pa8 passed by on oct. 28 , 29 and 30 . the asteroid 's distance from earth on oct. 28 was 6.5 million miles -lrb- 10 million kilometers -rrb- , and 5.6 million miles -lrb- 9 million kilometers -rrb- on oct. 30 , and it made its closest approach on november 5th , coming within 17 times the earth-moon distance -lrb- 4 million miles or 6.5 million kilometers -rrb- . this composite image of asteroid 2007 pa8 was obtained using data taken by nasa 's 230-foot-wide -lrb- 70-meter -rrb- deep space network antenna at goldstone , calif. . jpl scientists chose to image asteroid . the state selected the district 's water for additional testing because of the 2011 death . after the naegleria fowleri amoeba was detected last month in st. bernard parish near new orleans -- and linked to the august death of a 4-year-old boy -- the state tested desoto parish 's water as a precautionary measure . the district serves almost 5,000 customers in desoto parish , which includes the city of mansfield , south of shreveport . the centers for disease control and prevention confirmed the amoeba 's presence ; there are no known current illnesses reported in the state . `` families can take simple steps to protect themselves from exposure to this -lrb- amoeba -rrb- , the most important being to avoid allowing water to go up your nose while bathing or swimming in a pool , '' state health officer jimmy guidry said in the release . `` it is important to remember that the water is safe to drink ; the -lrb- amoeba -rrb- can not infect an individual through the stomach . '' the first symptoms of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis appear one to seven days after infection . they include headache , fever , nausea , vomiting and a stiff neck , according to the cdc . what makes a building a blob ? `` unconventional , right-angle-free geometric shapes , '' according to the report . it 's also known as `` liquid architecture . '' emporis cites the experience music project in seattle , locally known as `` the blob , '' as a prime example . others include the golden terraces in warsaw , `` whose wavy roof , created from 4,700 separate glass elements , rests like a frozen liquid over the atrium of this multi-story shopping center . '' 2007 pa8 due to its size and relative proximity to earth at the point . `` later symptoms include confusion , lack of attention to people and surroundings , loss of balance , seizures and hallucinations , '' the cdc website says . `` after the start of symptoms , the disease progresses rapidly and usually causes death within one to 12 days . '' the state released a list of precautions residents could take to lower their risk of infection . among them : do n't allow water to go up your nose while swimming , bathing or washing your face ; lower yourself carefully into tubs and pools to avoid splashing ; avoid playing in sprinklers or on slip 'n slides ; run taps for five minutes before use ; use boiled or distilled water for sinus rinse solutions and neti pots ; and be sure to keep swimming pools and hot tubs disinfected . of closest approach . the perspective in the images is similar to seeing the asteroid from above its north pole . each of the three images is shown at the same scale , nasa said . ` the radar images of asteroid 2007 pa8 indicate that it is an elongated , irregularly shaped object approximately one mile -lrb- 1.6 kilometers -rrb- wide , with ridges and perhaps craters . officials say the mississippi 4-year-old who died in st. bernard parish in august had been playing on a homemade waterslide made of a long sheet of plastic when he contracted amoebic meningoencephalitis . in 2011 , a woman , 51 , in desoto parish and a 20-year-old man near new orleans died after rinsing their sinuses with neti pots , the department of health and hospitals said . officials say fewer than 1 % of patients survive the deadly brain infection caused by the amoeba , but an experimental drug from the cdc has shown promise in fighting it . kali hardig , a 12-year-old in arkansas , survived after contracting the amoeba in july , possibly at a little rock , arkansas , water park . ` the data also indicate that 2007 pa8 rotates very slowly , roughly once every three to four days . ' the trajectory of asteroid 2007 pa8 is well understood . this flyby was the closest earth approach by this asteroid for at least the next 200 years . although the orbit of 2007 pa8 is well known and is not considered a threat to earth in the near-term , it is classified as a ` near-earth asteroid . ' the images were taken as part of nasa 's spaceguard project to watch for steroids and other objects that could hit earth . the goldstone observations are a part of nasa 's near-earth object observations program , or ` spaceguard , ' where objects are discovered , characterized and tracked . cnn 's eliott c. mclaughlin and david simpson contributed to this report . spaceguard identifies potential threats to our planet . live nation , the `` welcome 2 america '' promoters , have yet to offer tickets ; wbls writes that all five shows will go on sale october 30th . guests maceo parker , cassandra wilson , janelle monae , sheila e. , mint condition , esperanza spalding , sinbad , the new power generation and more will join prince at the shows , which the fan site prince.org hypothesizes guesses will also include a string of after-concert concerts at harlem 's apollo theatre , the site of prince 's `` welcome 2 america '' announcement . copyright © 2010 rolling stone . as well as standing out from other buildings in their vicinity , blob buildings often conjure imaginative responses from the public , not always complimentary . while the selfridges building , a shopping center in birmingham , england , is known as the beehive due to its honeycomb-like façade , the london city hall was once described as a `` glass testicle . '' this list anticipates the opening next year of another `` blob '' -- the exhibition building fondation louis vuitton pour la création in paris , designed by frank o. gehry . what do you think ? are blob buildings creative and inspiring or ugly and over the top ? comment below .
`` blobitecture '' comprises buildings with few or no right angles and fluid , flowing forms . experience music project in seattle , locally known as `` the blob , '' is a prime example . blob building fondation louis vuitton pour la création , designed by frank o. gehry , to open in paris in 2014 .
liquid architecture . '' emporis cites the experience music project in seattle , locally known as `` the blob , '' as a prime example . others include the golden terraces in warsaw , `` whose wavy roof , created from 4,700 separate glass elements , rests like a frozen liquid over the atrium of this multi-story shopping center . '' 2007 pa8 due to its size and relative proximity to earth at the point . `` later symptoms include confusion , lack of attention to people and surroundings , loss of balance , seizures and hallucinations , '' the cdc website says . `` after the start of symptoms , the disease progresses rapidly and usually causes death within one to 12 days . '' the state released a list of precautions residents could take to lower their risk of infection . among them : do n't allow water to go up your nose while swimming , bathing or washing your face ; lower yourself carefully into tubs and pools to avoid splashing ; avoid playing in sprinklers or on slip 'n slides ; run taps for five minutes before use ; use boiled or distilled water for sinus rinse solutions and neti pots ; and be sure to keep swimming pools and hot tubs disinfected . of closest approach . the perspective in the images is similar to seeing the asteroid from above its north pole . each of the three images is shown at the same scale , nasa said . ` the radar images of asteroid 2007 pa8 indicate that it is an elongated , irregularly shaped object approximately one mile -lrb- 1.6 kilometers -rrb- wide , with ridges and perhaps craters . officials say the mississippi 4-year-old who died in st. bernard parish in august had been playing on a homemade waterslide made of a long sheet of plastic when he contracted amoebic meningoencephalitis . in 2011 , a woman , 51 , in desoto parish and a 20-year-old man near new orleans died after rinsing their sinuses with neti pots , the department of health and hospitals said . officials say fewer than 1 % of patients survive the deadly brain infection caused by the amoeba , but an experimental drug from the cdc has shown promise in fighting it . kali hardig , a 12-year-old in arkansas , survived after contracting the amoeba in july , possibly at a little rock , arkansas , water park . ` the data also indicate that 2007 pa8 rotates very slowly , roughly once every three to four days . ' the trajectory of asteroid 2007 pa8 is well understood . this flyby was the closest earth approach by this asteroid for at least the next 200 years . although the orbit of 2007 pa8 is well known and is not considered a threat to earth in the near-term , it is classified as a ` near-earth asteroid . ' the images were taken as part of nasa 's spaceguard project to watch for steroids and other objects that could hit earth . the goldstone observations are a part of nasa 's near-earth object observations program , or ` spaceguard , ' where objects are discovered , characterized and tracked . cnn 's eliott c. mclaughlin and david simpson contributed to this report . spaceguard identifies potential threats to our planet . live nation , the `` welcome 2 america '' promoters , have yet to offer tickets ; wbls writes that all five shows will go on sale october 30th . guests maceo parker , cassandra wilson , janelle monae , sheila e. , mint condition , esperanza spalding , sinbad , the new power generation and more will join prince at the shows , which the fan site prince.org hypothesizes guesses will also include a string of after-concert concerts at harlem 's apollo theatre , the site of prince 's `` welcome 2 america '' announcement . copyright © 2010 rolling stone . as well as standing out from other buildings in their vicinity , blob buildings often conjure imaginative responses from the public , not always complimentary . while the selfridges building , a shopping center in birmingham , england , is known as the beehive due to its honeycomb-like façade , the london city hall was once described as a `` glass testicle . '' this list anticipates the opening next year of another `` blob '' -- the exhibition building fondation louis vuitton pour la création in paris , designed by frank o. gehry . what do you think ? are blob buildings creative and inspiring or ugly and over the top ? comment below .
phish takes over the venue for their new year 's eve stand -rrb- . expect more dates to be announced . the hottest live photos of the week . updated : . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- `` gigantic , alien-looking buildings '' that bring to mind melted guitars , mushroom-like parasols and ufos . that 's how some of the world 's finest examples of `` blob buildings '' have been described , by the company that wants to celebrate them . building data company emporis of hamburg , germany , usually gives kudos to more traditional architectural triumphs , such as these new skyscrapers completed last year . but this time `` we felt that it 's time to highlight this interesting and visually appealing topic , the next two months , `` may notice a change in the smell and taste of the water throughout the chlorine burn . however , the water will remain safe to drink , '' the department said . near-earth asteroid 2007 pa8 passed by on oct. 28 , 29 and 30 . the asteroid 's distance from earth on oct. 28 was 6.5 million miles -lrb- 10 million kilometers -rrb- , and 5.6 million miles -lrb- 9 million kilometers -rrb- on oct. 30 , and it made its closest approach on november 5th , coming within 17 times the earth-moon distance -lrb- 4 million miles or 6.5 million kilometers -rrb- . this composite image of asteroid 2007 pa8 was obtained using data taken by nasa 's 230-foot-wide -lrb- released a list of precautions residents could take to lower their risk of infection . among them : do n't allow water to go up your nose while swimming , bathing or washing your face ; lower yourself carefully into tubs and pools to avoid splashing ; avoid playing in sprinklers or on slip 'n slides ; run taps for five minutes before use ; use boiled or distilled water for sinus rinse solutions and neti pots ; and be sure to keep swimming pools and hot tubs disinfected . of closest approach . the perspective in the images is similar to seeing the asteroid from above its north pole . each of the three images is shown at the same scale , nasa said . ` the radar images of asteroid 2007 pa8 indicate that it is an elongated , irregularly shaped object approximately one mile -lrb- 1.6 kilometers -rrb- wide , with ridges and perhaps craters . officials say the mississippi 4-year-old who died in st. bernard parish in august had been playing on a homemade waterslide made of a long sheet of plastic when he contracted amoebic meningoencephalitis . in 2011 , a woman , 51 , in desoto parish and a 20-year-old man near new orleans died after rinsing their sinuses with neti pots , the department of health and hospitals said . officials say fewer than 1 % of patients survive the deadly brain infection caused by the amoeba , but an experimental drug from the cdc has shown promise in fighting it . kali hardig , a 12-year-old in arkansas , survived after contracting the amoeba in july , possibly at a little rock , arkansas , water park . ` the data also indicate that 2007 pa8 rotates very slowly , roughly once every three to four days . ' the trajectory of asteroid 2007 pa8 is well understood . this flyby was the closest earth approach by this asteroid for at least the next 200 years . although the orbit of 2007 pa8 is well known and is not considered a threat to earth in the near-term , it is classified as a ` near-earth asteroid . ' the images were taken as part of nasa 's spaceguard project to watch for steroids and other objects that could hit earth . the goldstone observations are a part of nasa 's near-earth object observations program , or ` spaceguard , ' where objects are discovered , characterized and tracked . cnn 's eliott c. mclaughlin and david simpson contributed to this report . spaceguard identifies potential threats to our planet . live nation , the `` welcome 2 america '' promoters , have yet to offer tickets ; wbls writes that all five shows will go on sale october 30th . guests maceo parker , cassandra wilson , janelle monae , sheila e. , mint condition , esperanza spalding , sinbad , the new power generation and more will join prince at the shows , which the fan site prince.org hypothesizes guesses will also include a string of after-concert concerts at harlem 's apollo theatre , the site of prince 's `` welcome 2 america '' announcement . copyright © 2010 rolling stone . as well as standing out from other buildings in their vicinity , blob buildings often conjure imaginative responses from the public , not always complimentary . while the selfridges building , a shopping center in birmingham , england , is known as the beehive due to its honeycomb-like façade , the london city hall was once described as a `` glass testicle . '' this list anticipates the opening next year of another `` blob '' -- the exhibition building fondation louis vuitton pour la création in paris , designed by frank o. gehry . what do you think ? are blob buildings creative and inspiring or ugly and over the top ? comment below .
by. mark prigg. published :. 11:34 est, 7 november. |. -lrb- rollingstone.com -- prince promised he 'd bring his `` welcome 2 america '' series east coast concerts `` a purple day december, now :. according new york r&b station wbls, prince will kick east rutherford, new jersey 's izod center on december -lrb- with the other shows scheduled then cross the hudson river new york 's madison square garden prince will also play msg on december 29th -lrb- the night phish takes for their new year 's eve stand -rrb-. expect more dates. the hottest live photos. updated :. -lrb- cnn -- `` gigantic, alienlooking buildings '' that bring to melted guitars, mushroom-like parasols ufos that 's how some the world 's finest examples `` blob buildings described, by the company wants celebrate building data company emporis of hamburg, usually gives kudos more traditional architectural triumphs such completed last but this `` we felt 's highlight this interesting and visually appealing topic, '' says sarah krenz, in the emporis public relations office. 12:04 est, 7 november. scientists working nasa 's 230 -lrb- 70 -rrb- deep network antenna at goldstone have revealed radar images a near earth asteroid as is approached us just days ago. -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- brain-eating amoebae were desoto parish, louisiana where 2011 the louisiana department health hospitals the parish 's waterworks district no 1 -- one 14 systems the parish -- to flush its system additional chlorine wednesday kill, the department tuesday residents, over `` may notice the smell throughout the chlorine burn. however, the water will safe, '' the department near-earth 2007 pa8 passed oct. 28, and the asteroid 's distance on oct. 28 was 6.5 million miles -lrb- 10 million kilometers, and on oct. 30, and it made its closest approach on, coming 17 times the earth-moon distance -lrb- 4 million miles or this composite image asteroid 2007 pa8 was obtained data taken nasa 's 230 -lrb- 70-meter -rrb- deep space network antenna goldstone,. . jpl scientists chose image asteroid. the state selected the district 's water for additional testing because the 2011 death. after the naegleria fowleri amoeba detected last st bernard parish near new orleans -- and linked the august death the state tested desoto parish 's water as. the district serves almost 5,000 customers desoto parish, which mansfield south shreveport the centers disease control confirmed ; there no known current illnesses reported the state. `` families can take simple steps exposure this -lrb- amoeba -rrb-, the most important being allowing water go up while bathing, '' state health officer jimmy guidry. `` it important the water safe ; the -lrb- amoeba -rrb- can not infect through the stomach. 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' the images as nasa 's spaceguard project watch steroids other objects hit earth. the goldstone observations are a part nasa 's near-earth object observations program, or ` spaceguard where objects discovered, characterized tracked cnn 's eliott c. mclaughlin and david simpson contributed. spaceguard identifies potential threats. live nation, the `` welcome 2 america '' promoters yet offer tickets ; wbls writes all five shows sale october guests maceo parker, cassandra wilson janelle monae sheila e. , mint condition, esperanza spalding, sinbad, the new power generation and more will join prince at the shows which the fan site prince.org hypothesizes guesses also include a string after-concert at harlem 's apollo theatre the site of prince 's `` welcome 2 america '' announcement copyright © 2010 rolling stone. as standing out other buildings their vicinity, blob buildings often conjure imaginative responses, not always complimentary while the selfridges building, a shopping center birmingham england is known due the london city hall was once described a `` glass testicle. 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liquid architecture . '' emporis cites the experience music project in seattle , locally known as `` the blob , '' as a prime example . others include the golden terraces in warsaw , `` whose wavy roof , created from 4,700 separate glass elements , rests like a frozen liquid over the atrium of this multi-story shopping center . '' 2007 pa8 due to its size and relative proximity to earth at the point . `` later symptoms include confusion , lack of attention to people and surroundings , loss of balance , seizures and hallucinations , '' the cdc website says . `` after the start of symptoms , the disease progresses rapidly and usually causes death within one to 12 days . '' the state released a list of precautions residents could take to lower their risk of infection . among them : do n't allow water to go up your nose while swimming , bathing or washing your face ; lower yourself carefully into tubs and pools to avoid splashing ; avoid playing in sprinklers or on slip 'n slides ; run taps for five minutes before use ; use boiled or distilled water for sinus rinse solutions and neti pots ; and be sure to keep swimming pools and hot tubs disinfected . of closest approach . the perspective in the images is similar to seeing the asteroid from above its north pole . each of the three images is shown at the same scale , nasa said . ` the that could hit earth . the goldstone observations are a part of nasa 's near-earth object observations program , or ` spaceguard , ' where objects are discovered , characterized and tracked . cnn 's eliott c. mclaughlin and david simpson contributed to this report . spaceguard identifies potential threats to our planet . live nation , the `` welcome 2 america '' promoters , have yet to offer tickets ; wbls writes that all five shows will go on sale october 30th . guests maceo parker , cassandra wilson , janelle monae , sheila e. , mint condition , esperanza spalding , sinbad , the new power generation and more will join prince at the shows , which the fan site prince.org hypothesizes guesses will also include a string of after-concert concerts at harlem 's apollo theatre , the site of prince 's `` welcome 2 america '' announcement . copyright © 2010 rolling stone . as well as standing out from other buildings in their vicinity , blob buildings often conjure imaginative responses from the public , not always complimentary . while the selfridges building , a shopping center in birmingham , england , is known as the beehive due to its honeycomb-like façade , the london city hall was once described as a `` glass testicle . '' this list anticipates the opening next year of another `` blob '' -- the exhibition building fondation louis vuitton pour la création in paris , designed by frank o. gehry . what do you think ? are blob buildings creative and inspiring or ugly and over the top ? comment below .
 The text discusses various aspects of architecture, including the design of buildings and cities. It mentions the importance of considering factors such as climate, culture, and history when designing structures. Additionally, it touches upon the role of architects in shaping urban landscapes and creating functional spaces that meet human needs.