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Sunday, May 04, 2008
ETSU (18-31, 9-18) was out hit by the Hawks but drew an amazing 16 walks in the game. The Bucs pitching combined to limit UMES to two runs on eight hits while striking out nine and walking none.
The Hawks got on the board first in the top of the first as Josh Dunham singled up the middle scoring a run to make the score 1-0.
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In the bottom of the second, the Bucs scored another run as Bubba Herbold (
Hoilman added to the Buc lead in the bottom of the fourth as he singled up the middle to drive in Fabry and Rankhorn to give ETSU a 12-1 lead. The Bucs scored two more runs on another Hawks error to make the score 14-1.
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Can we abolish nationalism and live in a globalized society?
The holocaust is an integral part of education in Israel. And for years Israeli students are attending programs and are going to Poland to learn and go through an emotional process, which usually ends in an educational message. Some messages are Zionist, some talk about democracy and humanity; others grow nationalization in students and encourage them to join the army.
A lot of years have passed since the holocaust and it seems people are starting to forget around the world. The world turns more and more extreme and nationalism grows like a disease. I never truly understood why Palestinians and Jews cant live in the same land [and no, I do not discount this conflict like many people in the world do].
And I assume most of you here are global minded humanists, but don't think racism and hatred is only among us silly Middle Eastrens, your cultures and you and I personally tend to generalize groups with out even noticing.
That's thought led me to a kind of depression. All my family died in the holocaust for what? For the countries to continue hating one another?
I know this banal statement directly leads you to think im some kind of a weirdo not practical hippi, and believe me; im not.
But I would like you to the following question in a creative and original way ["this is human nature and we cant do nothing about it" is not an answer].
Can the world live with out extreme nationalization, with out borders, with out hatred between different groups? Can the world be fully globalized?
P.S this is my first Ted question :) hopes it will lead to an interesting debate.
Barry Abate
Jan 2 2012: It is not geographical borders that are the problem, but the borders within ourselves. Mankind is one family with great ethnic and spiritual diversity, and we should rejoice in this fact.
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All civilisations must adhere to certain moral principals of cooperation to survive. Those that survive the longest are those that achieve the most wellbeing and security for its citizens. It is the conflicts from within and without that lead to war and national calapse. We are all interdependant on this solitary planet. As the resources of the planet dwindle, and nations confront each other for control, human existance itself will be called into question. .It is not a question of if; but when.
Every large problem can be broken down to its component parts and origins. In Israel it's that two peoples claim the same land. Their are only three solutions: share the land, anihilate your opponent or live in conflict. Since the spiritual principle of justice for all men is second to national aspirations there can be no peace.
Spiritual aspirations of peace and justice must take precedence over personal and national interests when they conflict, in order for the world's populations to enjoy equality and peace. In fact. to exist as a species, at all.
The changes must come from a new sense of spiritual purity that recognises the aspirations of all peoples to a fair share of the planets' recourses whatever your race, religion, or national origin.
If anyone can claim to have made the world, take it- it's yours.
edward long
Dec 24 2011: If, for example, all Danes are expected to have equal fondness for, and equal zeal in promoting, supporting, protecting and advancing the USA as they have for and in Denmark, then no. No way, no how. Mark Twain was right when he said, "There's a lot of human nature in people."Dec 18 2011: I think it's not a matter of nationalism but a matter of cultural identity. One idea that bothers me is that to combat racism many people think each person must be viewed exactly the same, sometimes to the extreme of not noticing our differences. I think this way of thinking leads to a different form of racism. I do not believe we will see the end of racist extremist until smaller societies learn that differences are not a negative aspect but rather a strength. Viewing the world from different cultural perspectives can give us a better understanding of whole picture.
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There are a lot of 'melting pot' societies that push the idea of one 'American culture' (as an example) which leads to our micro cultures loosing much of their cultural heritage such as foods, language, musics, traditional beliefs and ancient knowledge. It is the fear of losing identities that manifest into racism. That being said, history and cultural background is important to ultimately understanding who we are and why we operate the way we do. As I see it, the question is, how do we keep our unique identities while respectfully working together? The more globalized the world becomes, the more we lose our historical backgrounds and become one global mono culture. Of course that adds another element which is, if we were a globalized society, what culture would dominate our perspective? In other words, who or what would be in charge of the rules and regulations in that society? How would we decide which cultural lens to look through when holding people and business to ethical standards?
Lucky Staty
Dec 16 2011: Hi Dean
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Your question about borders should include a question of sovereignty. This is on the minds of many who see governments signing free trade acts world-wide that open the door to a completely losing any sense of national sovereignty.
Zbigniew Brzezinsk stated in his 1971 book "Between Two Ages: America's Role in the Technetronic Era",
"The nation-state as a fundamental unit of man's organized life has ceased to be the principal creative force: International banks and multinational corporations are acting and planning in terms that are far in advance of the political concepts of the nation-state." [In other words, he flushed down the drain the basic concepts of nation-state, national sovereignty and the role of the government in society, to champion a vision of a world governed by the banks and transnational corporations.] We see this today. This is about the Trilateral Commission which Brzezinsk co-founded with David Rockefeller. Except in a few situations borders which were defined after WW2 really have little consequence to the decisions of the elites vision of control. " ...without hatred between different groups?" You know as I do there are huge profits made, especially when the chaos, hatred turns to war.
Dec 16 2011: HI lucky :)
I liked your answer a lot, yet i think capitalist globalization is doing a lot of harm to the world on this topic and not only good. The gaps between poor and rich globaly are growing and growing, hate towards other groups still exists, so yes, there are white, red, yellow and black bussines mans, which are "global citizens", the world holds no borders to them. But what about the regular people?
And as you said, wars are bringing a lot of profit, but can we stop the racist violent mentality within the people?Jan 2 2012: Ouch this ones a hard one to answer but here it goes. No this cant be done the struggle for power would not allow it humans are greedy yes we all are and this will lead to the folowing conflicts. Who will rule or bring order? on what basais will this be put on? The laws and flag ? economic problems and currency problems. Extreme choke to countries military and debt problems. Contraversy and bous power wars. Theres so manny more to list but im just layng the floor flat.Dec 29 2011: Why would we want to? I am an avid lover of culture. Nationalism and regional tendencies of countries are interesting qualities to inquisitive minds. Furthermore, patriotism is a positive form of social control and to negate that would ruin the nostalgia of a nation's people.
The world should, instead of ignoring the fact that differences exist among them, learn to embrace those differences because of their aesthetic nature. The world is a beautiful place for the person who does not walk through it finding unnecessary fault everywhere he goes.Dec 24 2011: Good question, Dean.
I believe nationalism is a form of collective ego. I define ego as focusing on self as more important than others. Nationalism limits our vision and understanding of people from different places and cultures. It seems clear that nationalism was among the root causes of the holocaust, as well as the conditions that led to the extreme nationalism that led to the holocaust. I am unable to cite any examples where nationalism has contributed to the overall health of humanity or our planet. Yet there are countless examples of where nationalism has been a destructive or obstructive force.
I don't believe we can abolish nationalism. It can become irrelevant as we recognize the futility of ego-centrist thinking, let go of fear and learn to open our hearts to fellow human beings and discover how interesting and fascinating we all are. This can happen when we stop electing and/or tolerating leaders whose egos shrink their vision and feed our fears.Dec 21 2011: It is possible to globalize the world; however, many considerations exist. Some people may have to give up their freedoms while others gain them. Moreover, some people may have to give up certain customs and others may gain some wether they want them or not. Many areas of the world may benefit from equal resource sharing while others may have to sacrafice their current luxuries. However, along with the numerous aforementioned balancing act scenarios comes the question of power. It is in mans nature to seek power, witnessed time and time again throughout history. Every current country possesses a leader, so it would be no different for the world to want a leader. Who is to say if this leader has the best interest of the entire planet in mind. Who would oppose this leader if he or she controlled the world army? Who would right the wrongs, are at least provide alternatives? Nationalisim creates more individuality and provides alternatives to be creative in any culture one chooses. Sure Nationalisim contains drawbacks but it also possesses some positive factors. Do not blame terrible events on individual national interests but rather blame war and conflict on mans greed for power, resources, and the complete desire to dominate the entire planet.Dec 21 2011: I actually think it's religion that is much more dangerous than nationalism... You literally call yourselves "the chosen people"... and wonder why you have a history of violence in your past... Maybe if you stopped saying you were better than everyone, people would stop killing you.. Religion is racist, not nationalism... Of course, that's easy for me to say as an American, we're a nation of the world, so our nationallist identity doesn't really revolve around a genetics, or cultural tradition.
Julija L.
Dec 22 2011: But nationalism is selfish, isn't it? It requires the wealth for a particular nation. Nationalism would 'choose' more wealth for one country than a compromised a little lower level of wealth for several countries.
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Dec 22 2011: Not at all... I would suggest, that for most countries this tends to be true... but in the United States, I think it's fair to say that there are two types of nationalism, one healthy, and one unhealthy. I am incredibly proud to live in the most culturally and genetically diverse country in the world.
I truly believe that the USA is the greatest country in the world, objectively... I don't even think there's a fair argument for anyone else... because we have everyone. We love everyone. Japanese and Chinese people get along here, that's something that used to be seen as almost physically impossible. We're happy to have everyone, and I don't think that leads me to want to distribute more wealth here.
My nationalism actually leads me to an opposite perspective, one of helping the world, and restoring America to being a great benefactor, and contributor to the world economy. There is another nationalism expressed in America, George Bush style nationalism, which is incompetent, and evil, and does in fact want to re distribute all the wealth in the world to rich Americans... but I would suggest that that's a rare minority here, they just get on TV a lot.
I also should apologize for the harshness of my comment in regards to Judaism, I'm almost surprised it wasn't deleted. I often have very conflicting views of our support for Israel, because I see the creation of Israel, and the displacement of millions of Pallestinians, as the Muslim Holocaust... I basically think we proved that we learned absolutely nothing from Hitler after WW2... but I have to accept that that is a slim minority opinion... and it may just be wrong headed.
Dec 22 2011: 'Not at all', but you use as an argument only a part of Americans. Just a country. And not whole of it. If the USA is super duper the greatest country to your mind, it necessarily reflects the rest of the world?
Maybe 'healthy' nationalism is less of nationalism, and 'unhealthy' nationalism is simply nationalism?
But does nationalism not take a particular country in the centre and make people see everything around from that perspective? And it's not like looking at a globe to the whole world seeing everything in the same scale, but looking from the 'inside' to the 'outside'?..Dec 22 2011: Too true... I just like to defend American nationalism, which in many ways, could actually be called American Internationalism. You see the George Bush types on TV all the time, but you rarely see the people who are really proud of the one truly great thing about America, it's diversity, and it's lack of a genetic or cultural nationalism. We're way more common, then the "good ol boys".
In many ways the nationalism I describe is a global unification... but I would like to suggest that the French have a healthy nationalism about their "perpetually revolutionairy democracy", and their national healthcare system. The Germans are justifiably proud of their engineers. As long as it doesn't become that blind, "we're better than anyone else" nationalism, I think it's healthy.
I think if the world was truly to unite, and end nationalism, it would be in the way Major League Baseball is united... Everyone would still root for the home team, and have national pride, we just wouldn't need to kill people over it.
Also, I didn't suggest nationalism was good, simply that religiously institutional racism is worse, and in the modern world it is much more directly at the root of our problems, then the conflicts between Mexico and Canada... Or Germany and France even, despite their history.
Dec 23 2011: Well, nationalism from its roots required much more wars, deaths, tortures throughout the history than religions, although nationalism+religious intolerance was a double overlapped power which has existed, too. But probably I agree that now religion is more dangerous.
But your mentioned 'national' pride is basically such a ... silly phenomenon...
A quote for the topic:
'History is the most dangerous product which the chemistry of the mind has concocted. Its properties are well known. It produces dreams and drunkenness. It fills people with false memories, exaggerates their reactions, exacerbates old grievances, torments them in their repose, and encourages either a delirium of grandeur or a delusion of persecution. It makes whole nations bitter, arrogant, insufferable and vainglorious.' - the most interesting thing that it's Paul Valéry's, the French, quote; I'm not so sure if France is a very good example of healthy nationalism, but never mind.Dec 23 2011: I don't think France has healthy Nationalism entirely... just, when they are merely proud of an accomplishment, that is healthy. If they like the healthcare system, it's healthy to have pride in it. Jefferson said "every generation needs a revolution", the French are closer to living up to that than anyone else, and if that has made their people happy, they should be proud of it. I'll admit those may be two bad examples, but, my point is simply that it's fine to be proud of the good things you've done, it's not okay to be proud of the evil you've done.
I'm proud of American diversity, I'm not proud of The Patriot Act, or either of our current war efforts. I actually entirely disagree that the roots of nationalism have every caused as much war death or torture as religion, however. Only one type of nationalism was ever close to the dogmatic doctorine of religion in my opinion, and that was the Nazi's... I would also argue a big part of their problem was religious as well.
I actually think it's incredibly rare for two nationallities to fight... I think communism fights capitalism, and the religions fight each other, nationalism is merely a consequence. The difference between religion and nationalism, in my mind, is that nationalism is about pride, religion is about exclusion, and the devaluing of human life. To be proud of America, is not to hate Mexicans... To be Islamic, is to accept reading a book that literally says "kill the infidel". To be Christian, is to accept reading a book that literally says, "there is no path to heaven but through me". To be Jewish, is to beilieve you are the chosen race of people, and that all others are inferior... Nationalism doesn't inherently attack non believers, or people in other countries, religions, always have.
Dec 23 2011: Yeah, probably I confused nationalism with invasive wars for gold, fertile lands, strategically beneficial territories through the old ages.
'That it's fine to be proud of the good things you've done' - ab-so-lu-te-ly fine! But what about the things, you haven't done? I'm veeery proud of some Lithuanian scientists who have been working on lasers. Now, Lithuanian lasers are highly appreciated and evaluated around the globe, and are used in various ranges like medicine, industry, science researches. But I have no pride, for instance, for any nobel prize winners (there are no Lithuanians among them). I'm really very happy that such people exist and do their works, but I do not feel any pride.
Am I one of those scientists working on lasers? No, I'm not.
So, that's quite silly. I understand, it's hard to refuse some feelings like national pride, but let's just think about it and be more conscious about stupidities which greatly influence us.
But yes that pride is not dangerous.Dec 23 2011: That's totally fair too... It's one thing to have pride in American diversity, it's another thing to take credit for it, or pretend it makes me a special person... That would be pretty stupid. I'm proud that I participate, and that I have a very diverse an interesting group of friends... but you're right, it would be dumb to be proud of myself, for just America being diverse. I'm not though, I'm proud of America, for being diverse, not proud of myself for America being diverse, and that's a big distinction.
Also, the more I thought about it, you could probably call what America did to the Indians pure nationalism, and that was horrible. Maybe nationalism and religion are about equally destructive... The only thing that's really tragic about that, is that their both inherently designed to make people better people. I don't think people choose religions, specifically to hate others, I think they choose their religion for the opposite reason, they want to learn to treat people better. I think the same is true of the founding of a nation, and a development of national pride, it should be inherently good. It should lead us to the moon... To often it doesn't.
Dec 24 2011: If, for example, Lithuania was diverse in the way the USA is now, would you be proud of it? =] No, you were not! The pride is a strange feeling... You need to be a part of that, what is good, to feel it, it's necessarily needed to have taken part for cause that good.
It's still logically silly to me, but 'totally fair' and almost unavoidable.
I think in many cases throughout the world, religion is not chosen, religion is hereditary. For example, many people are baptized at a very early age, they are used to one or another religion, it's a norm and they do not think what it's so good or wrong with it, is there any hate in it or no. Religious continuity is dependent on blinding wonderful children.
While religions seem to be 'designed', it may seem nationalism is more naturally emerged with some or much encouragement from 'above', to make men fight harder some time ago, for instance.
Alright, maybe we should end this endless talk, I don't know. For me it's clear two things: you love American diverse and I love Lithuanian scientists =] Let's call it love.Dec 20 2011: The real question is, do you feel comfortable placing control of the entire planet in one government. It goes without saying that a one world government would have to be established in order to protect the peace, enforce laws, maintain this world without nations, etc. Can one government be given that much power?
Dec 21 2011: Now that it a scary thought! :)Dec 19 2011: Well, did you know that Ghadffi was the richest man on earth? stealing so many money from the state. Did you know that he took advantage of students in his Bonga Bonga parties, gays and women had no rights in his regime, and dont forget his terrorist attacks... He wasnt as humanist as you described him.
But I do agree with your message, sometimes, many times, the west is hyppocret using the "humanitarian" mask to actually work by their interest. And I also think the Lybian people have an even darker future...Dec 19 2011: Hi Dean
[quote]can we stop the racist violent mentality within the people?[/quote]
Have a look at what Libyans have recently lost. There are YouTube videos on this. The country was prosperous and it has been said Ghadffi was color blind, meaning people from all the colors that you mention had access to employment in Libya. Amazingly this was under a dictatorship! I'm not saying racism was erased but when the whole population has free healthcare, higher education, a 50,000 gift when married to own a home, etc.,etc., you could say the kind of racism you're referring to didn't exist. But that is all gone now thanks to the "humanitarian intervention" of drones and CIA backed extremist rebels. Borders it seems are presently only things marked on a piece of paper and Sovereignty means just as much. From what I read about settlements within Israel, borders also constantly seem to move.Dec 17 2011: I agree with you wholeheartedly. It's great to love your country, but why does it stop on the border. True Humans are free of biases, religious beliefs and insecurities. All of us will move on from this world. Let's leave a world of love and respect behind. I propagate Humanism as the only religion.
Dec 17 2011: Well said! You can love your country and explore and be intrested in other cultures as well.Dec 17 2011: I believe that the world could live without EXTREME nationalism and hatred, and would be much better, however if you are thinking that countries should practically be done away with, and land is just land I disagree.
Dec 17 2011: Well, maybe when we are united be our nationaly we are programed to hate others? When I think about it, people always unite to groups of people when they have some kind of common enemy. Can be Dictatorship, capitalism, or another country. But that was always the case.
Do you think we can unite with out a common enemy?
Dec 17 2011: Do I think that we could yes, do I think that we practically can without an enemy, probably not. People can unite without an enemy to fight, most are just too stubborn or close-minded to care unless there is something to fight.Dec 16 2011: Right, where there was typically a middle-class in the 50's-70's this is virtually gone in most countries. To the question of hate groups/extremists, it's well documented these groups are used by the same governments that now claim 'intervention" as a humanitarian reason for creating chaos and murder in a sovereign country. The latest meetings on Climate, which is obviously without borders reveals much about who controls and or has an agenda to follow for self interests.


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About LIM College
Be Social Change: Harnessing Your Creativity for an Impact Driven Career - April 5
Workshops and conversation on building a career based on your creative skills
Join Be Social Change for an afternoon of conversation and workshops on how to harness your creativity for exploring and building an impact-driven career. The day will include an opening keynote, a panel discussion with social entrepreneurs sharing their stories, experiences, and lessons learned, and breakout sessions that will provide concrete tools for creating a career with purpose. The event will include refreshments and networking at the end of the day.
1:00 pm Check-in at Maxwell Hall (216 East 45th Street btw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.)
1:30 pm Opening Remarks
2:00 pm Panel Discussion: How to Harness Your Creativity for an Impact Driven Career
Panelists: Allie Mahler, Co-founder, Be Social Change; Marcos Salazar, Co-founder, Be Social Change; Sarit Wishnevski, Community Manager, Be Social Change; Lisa Kim, Legal Counsel & VP of Operations, Nomi Network; Jessica Martin, Innovation Associate, Acumen Fund
3:30 pm Break
3:45 pm Rotating Breakout Session P1
4:15 pm Rotating Breakout Session P2
4:45 pm Rotating Breakout Session P3
5:15 pm Closing Remarks
5:45 pm Closing Reception
Participants include:
Allie Mahler:
Allie is a social entrepreneur, educator, and community builder focused on creating sustainable impact on both a local and global scale. She is the co-founder of Be Social Change, a non-profit startup with a mission to educate and connect the next generation of change makers creating bold and innovative social change. Allie is also the senior Community Animator at the Centre for Social Innovation, were she's building community from the ground up and incubating people and teams who are changing the world. She's previously helped grow Sandbox Network's community in New York and worked on the Strategy team at Purpose. Allie lives for the serendipitous connections that happen when people are doing what they love, changing the world for the better, and lifting each other up in their journeys.
Marcos Salazar:
Marcos Salazar is a social entrepreneur, educator, and community builder. Marcos is the co-founder of Be Social Change, a non-profit startup with a mission to educate and connect the next generation of change makers creating bold and innovative social change. He is also the founder of SocialChange.is a story, idea, and resource sharing platform for social entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs to share the experiences, insights and lessons learned in creating new forms of social impact. Previously, Marcos was the Vice President of Programs at The White House Project as well as former Technology Strategist and Leadership Researcher for Girl Scouts of the USA. He is the author of The Turbulent Twenties Survival Guide, an expert speaker on the psychology of life after college, Gen Y, and Millennial topics, a former elected official in New York City as well as owns two hyperlocal clothing companies, BoroThreads and DistrictTees, in New York City and Washington, DC.
Sarit Wishnevski:
Sarit is the Community Manager at Be Social Change, a non-profit startup with a mission to educate and connect the next generation of change makers. Sarit joined the team in the summer of 2012 after graduating from NYU Wagner with a Master's in Public Administration and Non-Profit Management. Her professional background is rooted in creating long-term, and short-term immersive, volunteer opportunities for college and high school students as well as developing community based programs, first at Oberlin College Hillel and most recently at DOROT, a Manhattan based social service agency. Sarit also holds a degree in Literature and Creative Writing from Binghamton University. When she's not working on Be Social Change you can find her volunteering with Story Corps and The Future Project and listening to stories of community and change from anyone who will share them.
Lisa Kim:
Lisa Kim graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a dual baccalaureate degree in Film Studies and Law. She obtained her Juris Doctorate at Whittier Law School with a Certificate in International Law and has been admitted to practice law in California and New York. Lisa worked at the Office of the District Attorney in Orange County and Los Angeles County in California, and as a Special Assistant District Attorney in the Sex Trafficking Unit, King's County District Attorney's Office in New York. Her experience in Uganda and Cambodia honed her desire to advocate for the local and global communities.
Jessica Martin:
Jessica is an Innovation Associate at Acumen Fund working to scale Acumen's leadership training curriculum through +acumen chapters and online channels. Prior to joining Acumen, Jessica was an iCats Fellow at Driptech, a for-profit social venture that makes affordable drip irrigation for smallholder farmers, where she worked on building out the company's international business operations in California and Pune, India. Jessica's jump into the world of social enterprise was heavily influenced by the people she met while serving on the leadership committee of the NY+acumen volunteer chapter. Previously, Jessica was a market strategy analyst at U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management in New York where she focused on macroeconomic and investment strategy research. Jessica holds a BA in International Studies and Economics from Fairfield University and spent a year in Beijing, China on a Fulbright Scholarship researching the development of China's environmental NGOs.
Location, Date, and Time:
Maxwell Hall
Friday, April 5
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Clinical Evaluation of NeoPlex4 Assay and NeoPlex System
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The purpose of this study is to assess the agreement of clinical performance between the proposed NeoPlex 4 assay and NeoPlex System and the comparator devices in clinical use in newborn screening programs for detection of T4, TSH, 17-OHP and IRT.
Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital
Congenital Hypothyroidism
Cystic Fibrosis
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|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Clinical Evaluation of the xMAP® NeoPlex4™ Assay for Detection of T4, TSH, 17-OHP and IRT Using the NeoPlex System
|Study Start Date:
|December 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|February 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
General Newborn Population-Prospective
Specimens prospectively collected in the course of routine newborn screening originating from hospitals, birthing centers, and/or clinics.
Newborn Specimens-Confirmed Positive
Banked confirmed positive specimens that were originally collected as part of the newborn screening program, but when found to screen positive for a disease, were followed up clinically to definitively diagnose the subject with the disease (CF, CAH or CH). Follow up results were reported to the sites by the treating clinicians.
Detailed Description:
The proposed (investigational) NeoPlex4 assay measures levels of thyroxine (T4), thyrotropin (hTSH), 17-alpha-OH-progesterone (17-OHP) and immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT) from dried blood specimens (DBS) collected from neonates to screen for congenital hypothyroidism (CH), congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and cystic fibrosis (CF). The Clinical Evaluation of the xMAP® NeoPlex4™ Assay (NeoPlex4) for Detection of T4, TSH, 17-OHP and IRT using the NeoPlex System is a multi-center method concordance study on a combination of prospectively collected neonatal dried blood spots and pre-selected archived frozen dried blood spots that have been demonstrated to be positive for 17-OHP (CAH), IRT (CF), and T4 or TSH (CH). The study will be conducted at selected sites that routinely perform newborn screening testing in the United States.
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|Probability Sample
Specimens will be derived from prospectively collected neonatal specimens and banked neonatal specimens originating from hospitals, birthing centers, and/or clinics. Newborn screening is currently performed on all neonates; there is no selection criterion for subjects.
Inclusion Criteria:
- The dried blood spot specimen was collected on an FDA-cleared collection paper that has not yet passed its expiration dating.
- Prospective specimens used in this study should only be those collected for the first time from a subject, or initial collection specimens.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Collected within 24 hours of birth.
- Specimens stored at ambient temperature for greater than 14 days prior to testing.
- The specimen DBS appears diluted.
- The specimen DBS shows evidence of clotting, caking, layering or serum rings.
- The DBS punched disks were punched too close to the edge of the blood spot or show printed markings.
- The specimen or collection card was contaminated with fecal material.
- Non-eluting blood spot due to deterioration of sample caused by exposure to heat and humidity.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01488721
|United States, New York
|New York State Department of Health
|Albany, New York, United States, 12201
|United States, Tennessee
|Tennessee Department of Health
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37243
|United States, Utah
|Unified State Laboratories: Public Health
|Taylorsville, Utah, United States, 84129
|Study Director:
|Dennis Smith, PhD
|Luminex Corporation
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Luminex Molecular Diagnostics ( Luminex Corporation )
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01488721 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|December 6, 2011
|Last Updated:
|August 16, 2012
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Congenital Hypothyroidism
Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital
Adrenogenital Syndrome
Cystic Fibrosis
Adrenal Gland Diseases
Bone Diseases
Bone Diseases, Developmental
Bone Diseases, Endocrine
Congenital Abnormalities
Digestive System Diseases
Disorders of Sex Development
Endocrine System Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Gonadal Disorders
Infant, Newborn, Diseases
Lung Diseases
Metabolic Diseases
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Pancreatic Diseases
Pathologic Processes
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Steroid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Thyroid Diseases
Urogenital Abnormalities
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Last year, I posted about 28 Examples of Excellent Animal Photography Shots which really get tons of praise from photography community online. Today, I want to show you another animal photography by Mark Vincent Müller.
"Reduce to the max" may be one of the best advertising claims ever (SMART car). It also symbolizes for me the essence of what "makes" a great image. Colour, light and composition are everywhere. It is our job, so to speak, to take the abundance and compress it into a striking and memorable visual moment. Based in Switzerland, I have been travelling the world to find unspoiled nature and wildlife. I hope you find my portfolio inspiring and justice to the wonderful world we live in. Cheers" – Mark Vincent Müller
Photographing animals specially from wildlife can be a big challenge and requires great patience, determination and understanding of different behaviors of animal. Mark Vincent is truly a master of it. Let's view now some of the amazing photographs by this passionate photographer from Volketswil, Switzerland.
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Gaetane Celine Michaud, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary) and of Anesthesiology
Research Organizations
Cancer Center, Yale: Developmental Therapeutics
Research Summary
Currently, Dr. Michaud is involved as a Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator in multiple clinical trials. She is dedicated to expanding the scope of research in Interventional Pulmonology to include Industry Sponsored Clinical Trials, Health Services Research and Translational Research. In addition, she serves as the Co-Chair of the Research Committee for the American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology.
Extensive Research Description
Study of the AeriSeal System for Hyperinflation Reduction in Emphysema (ASPIRE)
- Randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the AeriSeal system, a foam sealant delivered through a bronchoscope to reduce lung volume in patients with severe upper lobe predominant emphysema.
Lung Volume Reduction Coil for Treatment in Patients with Emphysema (RENEW)
- Randomized controlled trial that evaluates the safety and efficacy of a lung volume reduction coil designed to reduce the impact of dynamic hyperinflation in patients with both heterogeneous and homogeneous severe emphysema.
Inflammatory Profile of Malignant Pleural Effusions
- Prospective cohort study to evaluate the natural history of the inflammatory milieu in malignant pleural effusions.
Airway Epithelium Gene Expression in the Diagnosis of Lung Cancer
- Prospective cohort study designed to determine the sensitivity and specificity of a gene array in the diagnosis of lung cancer.
Impact of Aggressive versus Standard Drainage Regimen Using a Long Term Indwelling Pleural Catheter on the Incidence of Auto-Pleurodesis in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusions (The ASAP Study)
- Randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the incidence of pleurodesis in patients with malignant pleural effusions status post tunneled pleural catheter insertion drained intermittently compared to those drained daily.
Selected Publications
- Myers R, Michaud G. Tunneled Pleural Catheters: An Update for 2013. Clinics in Chest Medicine 2013; 34: 73-80.
- Sosa A, Michaud G. Metallic Stents in the Airway: Should We Continue to Use Them and Can We Remove Them. Current Respiratory Care Reports 2013; 2(1): 54-60.
- Erb C, Ernst A, Michaud G. The Business of Interventional Pulmonary. Clinics in Chest Medicine 2013; 34(3): 583-591.
- Nguyen, K.S.H, Sanford, R.A., Huberman, M.S., Goldstein, M.A., McDonald, D.M., Farquhar, M., Gangadharan, S.P., Kent, M.S., Michaud, G., Majid, A., Berman, S.M., Aronovitz, J.A., Nedea, E.A., Boiselle, P.M, Cohen, D.W., Kobayashi, S., Costa, D.B. Patterns
- Odell D D., Shah, A., Gangadharan, S., Majid, A., Michaud, G., Herth, F., Ernst, A. Airway Stenting and Tracheobronchoplasty Improve Respiratory Symptoms in Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome. CHEST 2011;140(4):867-873.
- Ernst, A., Odell, D., Michaud, G., Majid, A., Herth, F.J., Gangadharan, S. Central Airway Stabilization for Tracheobronchomalacia Improves Quality of Life in Patients With COPD. CHEST 2011;140(5):1162-1168.
- Michaud G, Berkowitz D, Ernst A. Pleuroscopy for diagnosis and therapy of pleural effusions. CHEST 2010; 138; 5: 1242-1246
- Tremblay A, Michaud G. Use of Tunneled Pleural Catheters in Malignant Mesothelioma. Journal of Bronchology 2005; 12:203-206


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Canary (Kanaria)
Based on the true events of the deadly gas attacks perpetrated by members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult on the Tokyo subway system, "Canary" tells the moving story of two children, each abandoned by their families, who come together in the wake of the scarring event. Twelve-year-old Koichi has grown up within the confines of a religious cult whose violently instilled dogma has all but destroyed his sense of identity. After a murderous attack, the cult disbands and Koichi finds himself abandoned by his mother and forcibly separated from his sister. To reunite his broken family, Koichi breaks out of the child welfare system and sets off to Tokyo. While on the run, he meets Yuki, a girl desperate to flee from her abusive father. Koichi and Yuki travel together in search of his sister, facing the inevitable troubles of children making their way in the world without the guidance or protection of adults. The separate scars of their pasts cause friction between the two, but their struggles develop a familial bond that allows them to confront both their pasts and the future ahead.
Cast: Kenji Mizuhashi, Yukiko Inoue, Mayako Koda, Hoshi Ishida, Noriko Eguchi
Produced by: Kazumi Kawashiro
Directed by: Akihiko Shiota
Written by: Akihiko Shiota
Running time: 2hr 12min
Opens: Jul 25, 2008 NY
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Compostable Packaging Test: Bambu Plates Breakdown
This week we're thrilled to bring you the latest installment of our Packaging the Future compost tests, where we break down the real-life biodegradability of eco packaging. Although I started this series expecting less than stellar results (what with all the nay-saying regarding biodegradable packaging), I am now pleasantly surprised to say that we are two for two! This week we put the compostable Bambu brand bamboo plate to the test and found that it really does break down quite nicely – hit the jump for our in-depth report!
I took the above picture on July 8, 2010, just a few minutes before I added the plate to my backyard compost (which, as previously detailed, is far from ideal; I pretty much just throw my kitchen scraps and other compostables on the pile and mix it up with leaves and other garden detritus. I'm not a hard-core composter, so this test is imperfect in that there would be different results if one were to try it in a more well-turned, ventilated, balanced and paid-attention-to compost heap.
However, my admittedly haphazard approach to composting has an advantage, which is to show what would likely happen if any of the materials I am testing makes its way into the environment (in other words, becomes litter). Because, after all, unless someone is composting in their backyard like me, or has compost pickup in their city (like Seattle, San Francisco and London), most compostables end up in the landfill, where, due to the lack of oxygen, they won't break down. The anaerobic conditions disallow bacteria, molds and insects to do their important work, and so even the most biodegradable stuff in the world will remain intact for decades (cue 30 year-old banana peels).
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November 14, 2010 at 8:07 pm
Love the Bambu and the Verterra. I work for a caterer and we've used both. The Bambu is a more sturdy (like a solid wood plate) and the veterra is much more unique (every plate looks a different). If you need larger quantities for big parties, these guys have them both in bulk: http://www.joannehudson.com/disposable-plates-green-dinnerware.html
November 14, 2010 at 6:45 am
great break down Starre… great to bring all the points to the table
November 13, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Good to know! Personally, if I have to use disposables, I like VerTerra's version; plates made from fallen leaves. Supposedly breaking down in about 2 weeks, and also available at Whole Foods stores and other natural foods marekts. (I don't have a compost pile, but maybe that could be your next test??) http://www.verterra.com/dinnerware.php
November 11, 2010 at 1:04 pm
love to see the real "break down" on this issue!
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Jiryu Mark Rutschman-Byler entered residence at SFZC at the age of 20, in 1996, and has trained full time in Zen since, primarily at Tassajara and Green Gulch Farm. He was ordained as a priest in 2002 by Seido Lee deBarros, was shuso under Abbot Myogen Steve Stücky in 2008, and currently trains under Sojun Mel Weitsman. He spent 2002-2003 at two Zen monasteries in Japan, Bukkokuji and Hokyoji, and has spent time at a variety of American temples as well, receiving teachings from Joshu Sasaki Roshi, Shohaku Okumura, Toni Packer, and the monastics of Shasta Abbey.
He currently lives at Green Gulch Farm, with his wife, Sara Tashker, and their son. He maintains the blog "No Zen in the West" and is the author of the book Two Shores of Zen: An American Monk's Japan. His writing has also appeared in the Buddhist magazines Buddhadharma and Turning Wheel. Selections from his writing and teaching are available at his website.
Academic and Training Background: Jiryu attended Deep Springs College and received a BA from California Institute of Integral Studies. In May 2014, he will complete an MA in Asian Studies at UC Berkeley.


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- Mikel Azkona
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Can we think of factories and commercial buildings growing vertically, in order to save land and bring those uses back into compact cities?
I'm an architect and I participate in a research project of the University of the Basque Country. We are doing research on higher density industry buildings and we think the global decision that has been taken in residential areas of going into higher densities, should also apply in industrial areas. Main reasons apply in both cases: shortage of building land and the need of a sustainable mobility.
Here in the Basque Country, the reasons that make us want to turn into higher densities are quite evident: rough terrain, high population density and industry still playing a major role in the economy. It is therefore difficult and expensive to obtain industrial land and the costs are very high. During the XXth century, there was in fact, a tradition of urban industry edification, but as in many other places, urban sprawl has prevailed in recent decades, spreading industrial buildings and emptying city centers.
We have seen many examples where, despite not being motivated by topography reasons, higher models have been recovered in order to prevent industries and manufacture activities being kicked out from growing metropolis (examples in Paris, Vancouver, Brooklyn…).
In our research work, we are examining the main practical problems that exist, paying special attention to the limitations set by the existing technical regulations and urban planning. The alternative may come from the growth in number of floors and merging of uses. So the final aim of this research is to find and work on new building typologies that would give a solution to these problems.
We are hoping the TED community will be interested in sharing and suggesting ideas on this subject, and would like to discuss on what possible solutions there might be. We'd love to hear of similar experiences around the world and would appreciate the sharing of some other interesting examples you may know.
Sep 9 2013: I live in New Zealand and as you may or may not be aware we have experienced some devastating earthquakes in recent years, and our capitol city Auckland is built on a volcanic plateau. Because of this plateau, they have not been able to build and underground subway system and have had to try and come up with above ground alternatives. In Christchurch, which has experienced 12,000 aftershocks since 4 September 2010 (when it was hit with 7.1 quake), they have found that the ground is prone to liquifaction, and completely unsuitable for building below ground in most instances. I think though that if you can build underground and have the ability to do so, this is where we are headed. So much of our planet has been taken up with aggriculture and housing that we will have no choice.
Sep 17 2013: Thanks LeeAnna. NewZealand and the BasqueCountry are exactly antipodal, not only in planetary location but also in ground conditions, as there are no significant earthquakes that can be felt. As you mention, underground is lots of times our only solution, as we live in a very mountainous area and the only solutions for cities to grow are vertically (underground or tower like) and cutting the bothering mountain slopes.
Don Anderson
Sep 12 2013: To me Factories should be moved underground, and commercial buildings should become commercial malls, with green roofs and self-healing asphalt parking lots. http://www.ted.com/talks/erik_schlangen_a_self_healing_asphalt.html
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I see residential urban sprawl as much healthier then heat island concrete jungles. If a self-healing-green roof and roads could be developed, it would be even better.
But really we have no clue as to what the factories and jobs of the future will be, but assuming they will just be an increase of today's life styles, is short sighted. With 3D printing, online education and communication, quadcopter droids, and many other advancements, just more of the same seems highly unlikely.
Sep 16 2013: Thanks for sharing Don. There's no doubt that's an interesting invention they have made and it's a great improvement for the near future.
The underground solution you mention, may be an option worth being studied (some have already mentioned in previous posts here, so there it might be reasonable). What I see is that, a-priori, it is much more expensive than than building over the ground.
I'm afraid I don't fully share your view on the sprawl. Even if the sprawl may be good for some things, as the individuals may apparently feel closer to nature and more independent, the sprawl occupies too much space and territory, uses tons of energy resources in order to bring all needed supplies to all buildings (roads, electricity, water, gas) and is mainly thought for the use of the car. There are also many other strong factors that in my opinion make this model unsustainable, as it is more difficult to manage and expensive to maintain, as more public services are needed, more equipment, it's less secure…
I think the best would be to live in compact cities, were one could walk, cycle or use public transportation and free the rest land. Of course, a balance needs to be found between density and health, cause a compact city does not necessarily mean it has to be a "heat island concrete jungle", which of course, I agree with you, should be avoided.
Anyway, it is true that the way factories and jobs are changing, we can't predict too much about the future. Now that we see 3D printers (and others that may come) evolving so fast, freelance jobs and all this things you mention, industries seem to be decreasing, going back to the home-small factories of the middle ages. If so, cities will tend in my opinion to become more and more compact, not requiring as much space for the production of products. In any case, I wouldn't say that heavy industries are going to disappear... at least not in the near future.Sep 16 2013: I'd love to share with you some examples of the industrial sprawl here in the Basque Country
As I have mentioned in other posts, this is the problem we have here in the Basque Country: it's a small country with lots of economic and industrial activity, there are also lots of mountains, cities are so dense that their only way to grow is kicking industries off. The sprawling solution for industries is to cut and flatten these mountains in order to place gigantic malls.
Here are two views of the first example: settlement for a technology park.
Two more views of the second example: a recently developed ground for a industrial park.
Costs for these new developments are too high, but then industries built within them are only ground floor +1, which makes not much sense, taking into account all the money and land spent.Sep 6 2013: The most important criteria is designing a 3 dimensional transportation system as the grid on which this city is built. That is when you get the biggest benefit. I have a design, there is only one road in the entire city, and the road is one way for it's entire route. One of the reasons I did this was because of the design of the circulation system in the human body. I integrate cars, subways, bicycles, walking, escalators, elevators, and even a canal.
I calculate that it is possible to go from any point in a city of 2 million to any other point in 15 minutes, however, I would really appreciate someone who could design a computer simulation to test this and compare it with other cities. I have merely chosen several obvious trips (one side of the city to the other, etc).
The city is an order of magnitude more compact with all of the financial benefits that entails. Because the road is so simple (it is one way the entire route, and there is only one road, no intersections, no lights, no stops signs, etc) I think it would be ideal for vehicles that have recently been developed that drive themselves. I envision residents using a computer/smart phone app to order vehicles from one point to another. As a result no one owns cars, which reduces the total number by an order of magnitude. Also, you don't need parking, which also saves a lot of space. Also, the road has a very slight downhill grade for about 99% of the route which is ideal for electric vehicles. If they are all electric then I can put the road underground. This way walkways and bicycle routes do not share the road with cars, rather they have their own park. Again, the city is ideally suited for the use of bicycles, especially mixed with the subway. So I see a system where the bicycles also belong to the city. Because the city is so compact it encourages bicycles and walking.
Finally, every residence in the city has a beautiful view overlooking the park.
Sep 16 2013: I like your ideas. It resonate well with the challenge face by the urban planner.Sep 17 2013: Thanks for sharing Stuart. Sounds interesting and challenging. You should ask someone to build you a Grasshopper script to get those simulations. I am sure that the results would provide valuable information.
Spencer Hill
Sep 5 2013: My two main problems with dense urban manufacturing are 1) transportation & 2) property taxes and city income income taxes.
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Transportation-If it takes longer for you to ship your products because it is hard to get a truck with 53' trailer or a 40' container into an urban center. Thus manufacturing needs to be closer to the edge.
The extra cost of property taxes and and municipal income taxes have to be taken into account versus those in suburban and rural areas. Most urban areas in the US have much higher taxes than rural or suburban creating a disadvantage to manufacturing.
Sep 5 2013: Thanks for your answer Spencer. As you say, all these things are basic and shouldn't be taken lightly. Of course we're trying to take all these physical, functional and legal limitations into account.
What we're seeing here is that we're running out of land intended for economical activities and industrial purposes. Topography in the Basque Country is very rough and development costs are too high for new ground, but despite the little available land and its prices, new industrial areas are built with just a ground floor plus one. Solution should be to re-densify the industrial areas we already have, along with a relocation and reorganization of some activities. Industrial areas are being filled with activities which are not necessarily industrial or manufacturing and could perfectly be located within the cities, as they don't emit noise or smoke at all and don't really have large space needs for transportation or storage. The point is, as you well mentioned, development pressures are so high within the cities that these activities are forced to leave. So now, not only we can find car repair garages, carpenters, warehouses and logistics, but also all these which are being pushed out, such as furniture shops, fashion shops, gyms, restaurants… It seems we are trying to expel all economic activities of our cities, when cities themselves were originally created around the trade.
It's also very interesting what you mention about the edges, as it makes lots of sense regarding to the traffic flow of a city. But this could become dangerous when cities grow radially, if we continue pushing industrial areas out, as distances also grow till becoming too far and the use of the car becomes inevitable. The optimization of public transport is certainly an important point and an improvement in a more direct communication with the city should be a priority in all cases.
Spencer Hill
Sep 6 2013: As far as transportation one would have to plan for an industrial transportation corridor. So ingress and egress of shipping would be easier. As radial growth occurs maintain those transportation routes for manufacturing.
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Sep 17 2013: Absolutely. Cities should have these transportation corridors, organized in grids that would not interfere with the rest of the circulation. That's an interesting idea for urban planing and improve our cities from their foundations.Sep 5 2013: (note that when we are talking about economical activities, we're not talking about the largest heavy industries which of course require lots of space and more specific technical needs)
Peter Law
Sep 5 2013: Getting our semi truck up to the 15th floor would be a bit of a challenge also.
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al tabasom
Oct 4 2013: There are two major concern for industrial start ups,lower cost of investment,lower cost of finished goods.Factory location usualy should be considered along with other fixed cost inevestment elements .Enviroment protection and plloutants contor seems to be more expensive in populated areas.I think selected SMEs could be located in industrial comlpeses of urban areas.Several storries industrial buldings are very common ie East Asia.
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Tao P
Oct 2 2013: Look at the absurd amount of land dedicated to roads and parking. 1/3 of land in the average North American city. Eliminate what is extra and put most parking underground. Design people centric cities (walkable neighborhoods) and this will free up some land for industry.
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Ryan Blough
Sep 25 2013: Does that zoning requirement prevent mixing commercial and residential applications in a struture? I see no inherent conflict with having a floor of office cubicles in the same building as apartments. In fact, by the percentages you quoted, would including residential space allow for taller structures?
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Though more suitable for the service sector, at least that would free the available commercial real estate for manufacturing or other heavier industry.
What is the state of infrastructure in the urban areas? If all building is residential, will new buildings be constrained in terms of available power, water, waste disposal, and communications?
Oct 4 2013: There hasn't been such a limitation on the past years, but latest planing and zoning trends tend not to mix uses inside the same building... I guess this way it's easier for them to group uses as coloured polylines in a 2D plan. So these areas never combine residential uses with offices, even if it looks quite a reasonable combination.
In urban areas things are different, but the industrial/manufacture sprawl is becoming more and more evident. There are a-priori no such limitations you mention.
Thanks for your interest.Sep 25 2013: Fellow architects have shared with us a very interesting example which is being developed in Singapore. We'd like to share it with you.
Sep 26 2013: Thank you for sharing the good news.Luckily I could see it. It's really like magic. How can they consolidate 15buildings into 1 .? I am curious.
Sep 26 2013: We're also pretty curious... In fact, we're trying to get in touch with them.Sep 24 2013: Who wants to? Why don't we practice birth control and limit population.
Sep 25 2013: Well... we actually do. The birth control and the limitation of the population are long-term measures, which would probably have to be studied in the future, but the exaggerated expansion and footprint in the land have already been made. We're seeking solutions that would improve and optimize what we already have.
Thanks for sharing Michael.Sep 14 2013: It's a good idea but should be weighed against the substructures ability to withstand earthquakes, and flooding. They are doing some very interesting foundation arrangements in Kuwait. You should check it out.
I think everything should be modular and easily rebuilt. That's just me. Remove the populations dependence on limited resource along with some population control and you don't have to go vertical.
Sep 16 2013: Thanks a lot John.
That's an interesting view, as going back into the foundations already having the knowledge given by the experience is a great point not to repeat errors. I think this ideas have to be continuously taken into account, but I also see that this type of root changes need a long time to be developed. Some places may need urgent or more drastic decisions to take… and yes, that's usually the reason of all human fails: not taking enough time for thinking. But yes, that's a good point.
For now, the examples we were starting to think of, are more closely related to the modular/temporal idea you're suggesting. Industry and economy are fast changing, sometimes unexpectedly, so the buildings should also be able to grow or decrease.
bart hsi
Sep 11 2013: For commercial office buildings, it is reasonable to put them in a multistory building. As a matter of fact, most of the businesses have already done that. However, the industrial buildings are a completely different story. First of all many industrial buildings are simply impossible to be located in multi-story buildings, such as paper mills,automobile and heavy appliances manufacturers. Furthermore, some of the chemical or petroleum industries are simply not allowed in the urban areas anyway because of pollution or risk of fire or explosion.
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On the other hand, I think that residential condominiums should be encouraged not only in urban areas but also in rural areas as well. This setup would save lot of energy use and construction materials and other resources or services.
Let me use an example, I had worked in a paper manufacturing company many years ago. I first worked in the main business office which was located in the center of the commercial district in a large city, We had two manufacturing facilities in two remote rural areas for the necessary space which is not possible to be housed in urban area at all. However, for the business part, an office in the urban business center is absolutely necessary, so this arrangement was necessary, just look at all the headquarters of most major manufacturers in modern time too.
Sep 17 2013: Hi Bart.
I totally agree with what you're saying about multistory buildings. I guess we are maybe not using the most appropriate term when naming industrial buildings. Note that when talking about industrial buildings, we're mainly referring to industrial parks, where SMEs are located along with many other services & tertiary sector businesses. We're definitely not talking about the largest heavy industries which of course require lots of space and have more specific technical needs. So the bigger ones such as paper mills, automobile and heavy appliances manufacturers, chemicals & petroleum industries, nuclear & power stations, cement, rubber, metal lamination factories… and many other heavy industries wouldn't be that easy to apply in our typology research; although I'm sure new research fields might be certainly opened in order to optimize these buildings.
That's why we believe there might be other ways to combine all these SMEs activities into some kind of mixed-use hybrid buildings, following a clear hierarchy which would group them depending on technical, physical, timetable, noise, transport… needs and other criteria.
I found really interesting the practical view from your own working experience. It is true as you say, that big companies place their headquarters in bigger cities, while they keep the rest of facilities in remote rural areas. This also needs to be taken into account. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Martin Odber
Sep 10 2013: Stability comes to mind when dealing with closely packed tall buildings.
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I wonder if a new form of architecture would include a multi-level girder system connecting all closely packed high rise buildings.
This would give the entire network a new structural stability that would have vastly enhanced resistance to any type of destabilization to any or all parts as the whole would be greater than the sum of the parts.
This sort of inter cooperativeness between structures would likely require legal and political support but would obviously be a far superior structure stability wise in the face of issues such as collapse, earthquakes, explosions etc.
Sep 17 2013: We'll definitely keep this ideas in mind: "multi-level girder system" & "cooperativeness between structures". They both sound intriguing and are fully related to the way we would like this work to develop. Thanks for sharing Martin.Sep 10 2013: Thank you so much for your support~!There's another new topic by Joshua Poh here related to some new material---floating concrete . Hope it could be some help to your ideas on your architectures. :)
Sep 17 2013: I just read it and sounds really interesting. Can't wait to see new improvements on that... I'm sure this would open a new wide range of applications for construction. Thanks for sharing, Yoka.
Sham Yemul
Sep 8 2013: We can not control this at the moment not to have dense and more dense buildings, factories. But I am thinking a different way, are we utilizing fully all those products manufactured or wasting them ? should we reduce the no. of factories there ?
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Food waste
are we using more of resources than needed ?
Most industrialized nation has more resource wastage,
Sep 17 2013: Thanks a lot Sham. I totally agree with you I found your links really enriching. That would be to fix the problem from it's roots or foundations, the exact way it should be done. But I'm afraid life isn't always as it should be and us, human beings, tend to always do things all the way round... Thanks for sharing.
Sep 17 2013: @Mikel, you are right we need to strive hard to fix the problem from it's roots.Sep 8 2013: Well, i guess we have no choice although i don't like this idea and it can get dangerous if there is a natural calamity.
Sep 25 2013: I'd like to share with you this article I've just read ;)
Ryan Blough
Sep 6 2013: I think your concept is sound. Does the Basque Country follow any particular trends in terms of zoning or other regulation that you expect to cause a problem? In the United States, there is a process called 'variance', which is a single exception to the established regulations, designed to be used in cases where the regulations do not cover the dimension in question or the regulatory concern is somehow irrelevant.
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I would estimate that the biggest challenge would be logistical, with so many manufacturing entities using the same footprint. This makes me think of 24 hour use of facilities; some consideration would need to be made for the visual requirements of loaders and drivers, and methods to prevent the disturbance of nearby residential areas from all the light and noise. The underground suggestion has merit; I imagine a robust shipping and receiving center could be built underground without substantially more expense or effort than an underground parking garage.
Speaking of parking garages, there is an automated one in Germany, I think, which accepts and retrieves your car as though it were a tremendous vending machine. Virtually any size product can be handled via automation; designing for that should be a prime consideration I would think. Also in the United States, we have certain designs of apartment buildings or shopping malls that have a large central open space for aesthetic reasons. A similar design could use that space as an artery to lift raw materials up and products down. Airport luggage handling and postal offices should have good ideas to plunder. Combining the above ideas, why not build elevators capable of taking a semi truck to the fifteenth floor? It can be done.
Perhaps the structures should be designed with removal external walls by floor, so that modifications to individual sections or new machinery could be swiftly and cheaply replaced.
Sep 25 2013: Thanks for sharing Ryan.
Yes. There's actually an standard which limits the industrial land use up to maximum of %65 for the total floor plan area, and a maximum of 95% for the under-roof built area, which is just insane. This is what avoids buildings growing in height. The "variance" process sounds interesting and would surely help studying each case.
As you say, logistics are the key to this matter. We're working on that, studying compatibilities not only taking into account building sizes, transport needs, annoying activities (noise/toxic emissions/vibrations) and compatibility with residential areas, but also 24h schedules in use, in order to find the best combination possible. Underground makes absolute sense.
The automated garages you're mentioning are the new VolksWagen factories in Wolfsburg and Dresden, in Germany, and they both have these robot-towers for keeping and storing the cars:
It's definitely a great example. Probably not the best, as I guess its been projected more from a commercial and promotional view, rather than a functional or spatial view. Anyway, it clearly shows how height problems can perfectly been solved with the use of elevators… One could argue that land footprint and costs are probably being replaced by power consumption/costs in these cases. But as it an example that is being widely implemented in many european city centers, where there is not enough space for parking, I think it is interesting solution to be considered in order to safe space and also time.
I like your ideas and proposals and totally agree with you: I'm sure taking a truck to the fifteenth floor is not such a big deal. We've all seen these huge and gigantic port-cranes, handling thousands of enormous metal containers within minutes and as if they were weightless. One of those would perfectly fit the inner open space you propose.
Thanks again for your ideas.
wayne uejio
Sep 6 2013: Interesting idea - assume you have an assembly line how would you get the parts and the line between floors?
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Sep 17 2013: Well... that's the next step of our research. To find new practical building typologies that can solve all these problems. At this initial stage, the idea wouldn't only be to turn horizontal factories into vertical ones, but to also to be able to merge different industrial uses and economic activities into different floors. So the one which needs a long assembly line would keep a whole floor, while smaller activities, workshops, companies could be set in other floors. Same would happen with logistics companies which need lots of space for their trucks on the ground floor, but other activities, offices... could fill the vertical spaces.
wayne uejio
Sep 17 2013: I would be interested to hear about the typologies and the industries you think you will try to merge. It has been tried putting plants together to feed materials to the final production product line but it usually has failed.
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Mike Colera
Sep 6 2013: Most of the problems of transportation, finance, population movement , etc. can be designed in a functional manner.
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The consideration is not of manufacturing but of product. A steel mill might be difficult. But, what about manufacturing such items as cell phones or computers? There are a myriad of manufacturing products that can be made in a dense urban setting. Most urban governments will waive or reduce taxes and provide services to insure the jobs for their citizens.
Spencer Hill
Sep 12 2013: Yes, cities waive and reduce taxes for incoming businesses, but they increase the burden of taxes on the original people and businesses there. I'm not opposed to inducements, but it tends to be lopsided for large business getting the breaks and small business paying a punitive rate for property taxes. That higher rate stifles small business growth and their hiring ability.
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Mike Colera
Sep 12 2013: A valid point. I am sure the short sighted city officials have passed on the loss from new businesses to the existing tax base. There is a fine line to develop the ROI from municipal incentives. For this reason, I like the local government systems that use a city manager to run the city business. Then all that is needed is to find a very smart, honest individual to take the job.Sep 17 2013: That's the key factor here: goverments should somehow avoid the excessive development pressures on small businesses, in order to keep them alive.Sep 17 2013: Totally agree Mike. We believe these SMEs can perfectly be integrated into the urban grid. In fact, that's the main aim of this work: to search not only new building typologies, but also new ways to organize and manage them, in order to obtain a more compact and sustainable city.Sep 5 2013: I think it's a good idea but if it is on the ground, when the earthquakes or fires occur how can we react or save people's lives? Maybe Underground is another alternative, I think.
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Sep 5 2013: Thanks for your answer Yoka. Fortunately we don't have earthquakes at all, but of course is a thing that must be taken into account, the same way residential buildings and skyscrapers should deal with this strong condition. Current fire regulations here are very restrictive and should be; we're also taking these security conditions into account from the very beginning and we can say it's not an easy task.
Underground sounds really interesting. There might be some pros which we should bear in mind, but we can anticipate that building costs grow exponentially, same fire regulations apply and I guess underground working conditions are would not be the best.
Sep 6 2013: "we're also taking these security conditions into account from the very beginning and we can say it's not an easy task."
Yes, it's very important , we had this kind of disaster in Shanghai not long ago, it's in a high-rise and lots of people couldn't escape from the sudden fire, what was worse was the wind helped the fire to cover every layer on the top floors. The firefighters couldn't climb there,lots of habitants and firefighters died from suffocation.Sep 6 2013: And also by that time, people had never thought that would be happening. There hadn't been any case recorded.Sep 8 2013: speaking of earthquakes etc, building underground can actually mess with the stability of the ground, and in earthquake prone areas, building anything underground could make the area more hazardous.
Sep 9 2013: Hi, Johnston!
I'm very glad to see your feedback on my comment. I agree on that the underground construction plans should be based on the soil quality in every specific area. This also happens in China, it's easy for some cities to build underground subway channels(like Shanghai) but in some city the soil isn't solid enough to afford and collapse easily(like Dalian,collapsed 5times). But actually in some earthquake areas, building underground could be much safer and helpful as apposed to hazardous. The great example is Japan. I've been there, Japan is famous for their outmanoeuvring earthquakes and they have a very advanced subway system and underground business industry.
And I've recently heard a piece of exciting news that people can cremate the dead body in the outerspace(American science). So I can imagine maybe oneday we can bulid some buldings in some outerplaces and the up and down worlds in the film " upsidedown" could come true. :)Sep 5 2013: Yes, but you still have to weigh the pluses and minuses.
Sep 5 2013: Thanks for your answer George. As you say, this is what this research is all about: measuring the pluses and minuses, the pros and cons, and concluding if there is any possibility of somehow improving the current situation, using new urban development models or building typologies.
Sep 6 2013: Also, I have found that i can learn a great deal in TED when asking simple questions and making simple comments. I will enjoy as this developes more.Oct 4 2013: If you are still interested in continuing with this debate, find out more about the topic or would just like to share other experiences or information with us, we invite you to follow us on the following links:
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Thank you very much for sharing.Sep 19 2013: I'd like to share with you all this interesting article by Bruno Taut [1880-1939]. For those who haven't ever heard of him, he was a German architect, city planner and author.
Here is the link to the full article: http://socks-studio.com/2013/09/16/bruno-taut-the-earth-is-a-good-dwelling-1919/
Here's a little quote of the text:
"As Taut waited for "The stars in the sky and the stars on earth (to) greet each other" another grand phenomenon was about to take place, the one inspired by Alfred Marshall's scientific studies on the necessity of delocalizing the industry on the perifery, and the other -real- dissolution of the city: not the epic one dreamed by Taut, by the quite mundane reality of suburban sprawl.
It was Capital, indeed, that kept holding the structural laws of cities development."Sep 6 2013: We can think of it, but I do not want to live in a gigantic box.


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Wow, ck, that list is telling.
And just wanted to say that this is one of the best FH threads I've read in a long while.
Wow, ck, that list is telling.
And just wanted to say that this is one of the best FH threads I've read in a long while.
Like Patterson or not, I cant see philbin signing off on a guy who catches with his body. Even if you look at the last two WRs we drafted, the one thing that stood out is they catch with there hands and lock the ball up quickly.
Catching is a big part for philbins mold for WRs, even jordy Nelson couldn't get on the field for awhile because he was dropping it in practice.
IMO that will be deciding factor in not drafting Patterson. Especially with the amount of timing patters along the way tannehill really rips it, ball skills are incredibly important in this offense.
He only catches with his body when he needs to shield the ball from a defender. He's got very good natural hands and catches the football away from his body extremely well.
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This is pretty informative. Thanks for the excellent post. I am leaning towards the raw talent of Patterson at the moment.
Ouch! Thanks for that list.....I'm guessing trades have been more successful.....A la Brandon Marshall to the bears. I realize though that then you are investing picks and big money bc no one let's star players go in their rookie contract, but could it still be worth it for a much lower bust rate over drafting?
Nitpicking, but Danario Alexander was undeniably successful for the Bolts based on what he cost. You could make an argument that Sydney Rice should be in the last group too, but I can also buy your take on it.
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