-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 . 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 . '' 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 . in a bid to detract some of the attention away from apple 's official watch unveiling next week , motorola is launching a gold version of its own timepiece the day before . the gold moto 360 is available to pre-order online from o2 and any customers making orders before 10pm bst on 20 april will receive the watch on 21 april . in july and early august , doctors at children 's healthcare of atlanta diagnosed 15 to 20 children a week with serious respiratory infections -- a normal number for the summer months . then , pediatricians started to see more children who were having trouble breathing , more parents with worried looks on their faces . since school started , the hospital has seen an average of 100 cases a week . `` we are seeing a double to quadruple increase in the number of children with respiratory infections , '' says dr. andi shane , hospital epidemiologist at children 's healthcare of atlanta . u.s. ` ill-prepared ' for a pandemic , feds say . more than 10 states around the midwest and southeast have reported seeing similarly high numbers of hospitalizations for children with severe respiratory illnesses . the virus has sent more than 30 children a day to a kansas city , missouri , hospital , where about 15 % of the youngsters were placed in intensive care , health officials said . doctors say they think the increase is due to a bug called enterovirus d68 , an uncommon type of enterovirus that seems to be exacerbating breathing problems in children with asthma . list of states with enterovirus grows . but nailing down the culprit , and tracking the number of cases , is easier said than done . children 's healthcare , like most hospitals around the nation , tests samples from children with respiratory illnesses to determine if they have a viral infection . but the tests do n't distinguish between the rhinovirus , which is the most common cause of the common cold , and enteroviruses , which can cause a variety of symptoms . once hospitals noticed this upward trend in severe respiratory illness cases , they requested help from the centers for disease control and prevention in identifying the specific virus at fault . children 's healthcare of atlanta is working with the georgia department of public health to submit specimens to the cdc , which is already testing samples from states like alabama , utah and michigan . sick kids flooding er in alabama . six states -- colorado , kansas , kentucky , illinois , missouri and iowa -- have confirmed cases of ev-d68 . yet even in those states , not all samples came back positive for this specific type of enterovirus . nineteen of the 25 samples sent from children 's hospital colorado were ev-d68 , said dr. christine nyquist , medical director of infection control . kentucky submitted 10 samples ; five came back positive . in missouri , 19 of 22 specimens sent to the cdc were confirmed to be ev-d68 . the problem is that there are more than 60 enteroviruses that are known to infect humans , according to the cdc ; these viruses cause an estimated 10 million to 15 million illnesses each year . symptoms can range from the sniffles to stomach issues to a severe respiratory infection . what parents should know about ev-d68 . it will then go on general sale online and exclusively from o2 stores in the uk on 23 april . the gold model -lrb- pictured -rrb- is available to pre-order online from o2 and any customers making orders before 10pm bst on 20 april will receive the watch the next day . it will then go on general sale online and exclusively from o2 stores on 23 april . the original moto 360 has a 22mm black leather strap and costs # 199 . motorola 's gold version has an 18mm stainless steel band and costs # 50 more , at # 249.99 - which is # 50 cheaper than apple 's cheapest sport model . the moto 360 watch launched last year and won praise for its circular design that was seen as a move away from the bulky and computerised-looking pebble steel , samsung gear live and lg g watch . it features a 1.5-inch lcd touchscreen with a thin metal band and is powered by google 's android wear operating system . the moto 360 smartwatch runs on android wear -lrb- pictured -rrb- . it launched last year and the original has a 22mm black leather strap and costs # 199 . motorola 's gold version has an 18mm stainless steel band and costs # 50 more , at # 249.99 - which is # 50 cheaper than apple 's cheapest sport model . the average healthy adult gets two to three colds a year , the cdc says ; children usually get more . they 're more at risk because their immune systems have n't had a chance to build up immunity to these common viral infections . the cdc does n't require state health departments to track these types of infections , since they are usually dealt with at home and patients recover with a little tlc . so getting a firm count of the number of people infected -- or what other states may be at risk -- for ev-d68 is difficult . `` cdc is watching this situation closely , '' the public health agency 's website states . it was one of the first smartwatches to use a rounded display and rumours suggest motorola is working on a second-generation model . apple 's watch is currently available for pre-order in the us , canada , uk , germany , france , australia , hong kong , china and japan but some models , particularly the edition range , have sold out in many regions . apple said shipping would start on 24 april but many buyers are seeing delivery dates of june once the order has been completed . alternatively , people can book an appointment to try on the apple watch in stores , but they wo n't be able to buy it from the high-street until next friday . unlike motorola 's gold version , which is stainless steel coated in a gold colour , apple 's edition range is made from 18 karat gold and has a price tag starting at $ 10,000 in the us and # 8,000 in the uk . unlike motorola 's gold version , which is stainless steel coated in a gold colour , apple 's edition range -lrb- pictured -rrb- is made from 18 karat gold and has a price tag starting at $ 10,000 in the us and # 8,000 in the uk .
`` 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 .
-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 . 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 . '' 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 . in a bid to detract some of the attention away from apple 's official watch unveiling next week , motorola is launching a gold version of its own timepiece the day before . the gold moto 360 is available to pre-order online from o2 and any customers making orders before 10pm bst on 20 april will receive the watch on 21 april . in july and early august , doctors at children 's healthcare of atlanta diagnosed 15 to 20 children a week with serious respiratory infections -- a normal number for the summer months . then , pediatricians started to see more children who were having trouble breathing , more parents with worried looks on their faces . since school started , the hospital has seen an average of 100 cases a week . `` we are seeing a double to quadruple increase in the number of children with respiratory infections , '' says dr. andi shane , hospital epidemiologist at children 's healthcare of atlanta . u.s. ` ill-prepared ' for a pandemic , feds say . more than 10 states around the midwest and southeast have reported seeing similarly high numbers of hospitalizations for children with severe respiratory illnesses . the virus has sent more than 30 children a day to a kansas city , missouri , hospital , where about 15 % of the youngsters were placed in intensive care , health officials said . doctors say they think the increase is due to a bug called enterovirus d68 , an uncommon type of enterovirus that seems to be exacerbating breathing problems in children with asthma . list of states with enterovirus grows . but nailing down the culprit , and tracking the number of cases , is easier said than done . children 's healthcare , like most hospitals around the nation , tests samples from children with respiratory illnesses to determine if they have a viral infection . but the tests do n't distinguish between the rhinovirus , which is the most common cause of the common cold , and enteroviruses , which can cause a variety of symptoms . once hospitals noticed this upward trend in severe respiratory illness cases , they requested help from the centers for disease control and prevention in identifying the specific virus at fault . children 's healthcare of atlanta is working with the georgia department of public health to submit specimens to the cdc , which is already testing samples from states like alabama , utah and michigan . sick kids flooding er in alabama . six states -- colorado , kansas , kentucky , illinois , missouri and iowa -- have confirmed cases of ev-d68 . yet even in those states , not a move away from the bulky and computerised-looking pebble steel , samsung gear live and lg g watch . it features a 1.5-inch lcd touchscreen with a thin metal band and is powered by google 's android wear operating system . the moto 360 smartwatch runs on android wear -lrb- pictured -rrb- . it launched last year and the original has a 22mm black leather strap and costs # 199 . motorola 's gold version has an 18mm stainless steel band and costs # 50 more , at # 249.99 - which is # 50 cheaper than apple 's cheapest sport model . the average healthy adult gets two to three colds a year , the cdc says ; children usually get more . they 're more at risk because their immune systems have n't had a chance to build up immunity to these common viral infections . the cdc does n't require state health departments to track these types of infections , since they are usually dealt with at home and patients recover with a little tlc . so getting a firm count of the number of people infected -- or what other states may be at risk -- for ev-d68 is difficult . `` cdc is watching this situation closely , '' the public health agency 's website states . it was one of the first smartwatches to use a rounded display and rumours suggest motorola is working on a second-generation model . apple 's watch is currently available for pre-order in the us
-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 . 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 . '' 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 . in a bid to detract some of the attention away from apple 's official watch unveiling next week , motorola is launching a gold version of its own timepiece the day before . the gold moto 360 is available to pre-order online from o2 and any customers making orders before 10pm bst on 20 april will receive the watch on 21 april . in july and early august , doctors at children 's healthcare of atlanta diagnosed 15 to 20 children a week with serious respiratory infections -- a normal number for the summer months . then , pediatricians started to see more children who were having trouble breathing , more parents with worried looks on their faces . since school started , the hospital has seen an average of 100 cases a week . `` we are seeing a double to quadruple increase in the number of children with respiratory infections , '' says dr. andi shane , hospital epidemiologist at children 's healthcare of atlanta . u.s. ` ill-prepared ' for a pandemic , feds say . more than 10 states around the midwest and southeast have reported seeing similarly high numbers of hospitalizations for children with severe respiratory illnesses . the virus has sent more than 30 children a day to a kansas city , missouri , hospital , where about 15 % of the youngsters were placed in intensive care , health officials said . doctors say they think the increase is due to a bug called enterovirus d68 , an uncommon type of enterovirus that seems to be exacerbating breathing problems in children with asthma . list of states with enterovirus grows . but nailing down the culprit , and tracking the number of cases , is easier said than done . children 's healthcare , like most hospitals around the nation , tests samples from children with respiratory illnesses to determine if they have a viral infection . but the tests do n't distinguish between the rhinovirus , which is the most common cause of the common cold , and enteroviruses , which can cause a variety of symptoms . once hospitals noticed this upward trend in severe respiratory illness cases , they requested help from the centers for disease control and prevention in identifying the specific virus at fault . children 's healthcare of atlanta is working with the georgia department of public health to submit specimens to the cdc , which is already testing samples from states like alabama , utah and michigan . sick kids flooding er in alabama . six states -- colorado , kansas , kentucky , illinois , missouri and iowa -- have confirmed cases of ev-d68 . yet even in those states , not a move away from the bulky and computerised-looking pebble steel , samsung gear live and lg g watch . it features a 1.5-inch lcd touchscreen with a thin metal band and is powered by google 's android wear operating system . the moto 360 smartwatch runs on android wear -lrb- pictured -rrb- . it launched last year and the original has a 22mm black leather strap and costs # 199 . motorola 's gold version has an 18mm stainless steel band and costs # 50 more , at # 249.99 - which is # 50 cheaper than apple 's cheapest sport model . the average healthy adult gets two to three colds a year , the cdc says ; children usually get more . they 're more at risk because their immune systems have n't had a chance to build up immunity to these common viral infections . the cdc does n't require state health departments to track these types of infections , since they are usually dealt with at home and patients recover with a little tlc . so getting a firm count of the number of people infected -- or what other states may be at risk -- for ev-d68 is difficult . `` cdc is watching this situation closely , '' the public health agency 's website states . it was one of the first smartwatches to use a rounded display and rumours suggest motorola is working on a second-generation model . apple 's watch is currently available for pre-order in the us
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-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 . 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 . '' 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 . in a bid to detract some of the attention away from apple 's official watch unveiling next week , motorola is launching a gold version of its own timepiece the day before . the gold moto 360 is available to pre-order online from o2 and any customers making orders before 10pm bst on 20 april will receive the watch on 21 april . in july and early august , doctors at children 's healthcare of atlanta diagnosed 15 to 20 children a week with serious respiratory infections -- a normal number for the summer months . then , pediatricians started to see more children who were having trouble breathing , more parents with worried looks on their faces . since school started , the hospital has seen an average of 100 cases a week . `` we are seeing a double to quadruple increase in the number of children with respiratory infections , '' says dr. andi shane , hospital epidemiologist at children 's healthcare of atlanta . u.s. ` ill-prepared ' for a pandemic , feds say . more than 10 states around the midwest and southeast have reported seeing similarly high numbers of hospitalizations for children with severe respiratory illnesses . the virus has sent more than 30 children a day to a kansas city , missouri , hospital , where about 15 % of the youngsters were placed in intensive care , health officials said . doctors say they think the increase is due to a bug called enterovirus d68 , an uncommon type of enterovirus that seems to be exacerbating breathing problems in children with asthma . list of states with enterovirus grows . but nailing down the culprit , and tracking the number of cases , is easier said than done . children 's healthcare , like most hospitals around the nation , tests samples from children with respiratory illnesses to determine if they have a viral infection . but the tests do n't distinguish between the rhinovirus , which is the most common cause of the common cold , and enteroviruses , which can cause a variety of symptoms . once hospitals noticed this upward trend in severe respiratory illness cases , they requested help from the centers for disease control and prevention in identifying the specific virus at fault . children 's healthcare of atlanta is working with the georgia department of public health to submit specimens to the cdc , which is already testing samples from states like alabama , utah and michigan . sick kids flooding er in alabama . six states -- colorado , kansas , kentucky , illinois , missouri and iowa -- have confirmed cases of ev-d68 . yet even in those states , not
 The text describes a company that offers a unique blend of architecture, engineering, and construction services. They have completed various projects, including a giantic building in Hamburg, Germany, which is described as a "blob-like" structure with a glass façade. The company has also worked on other notable projects, such as a shopping center in Paris and a hospital in Atlanta. The text highlights the company's expertise in designing and building complex structures, as well as their ability to work on large-scale projects.