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Build a web app and change the way we work.
Ever wished email could do more for you or a calendar appointment could be more dynamic? When you're writing documents or building spreadsheets, is there something that could help you to present data in a different way or check your document for correct references ? If you create a presentation for a class, was there something missing that would have really made it shine?
You have the power to make that all come true. Build a web app in common languages such as HTML, JavaScript, PHP, or .NET and you can publish it to the Apps for Office Store where it can be purchased by hundreds of millions of users.
Apps for Office is a platform for developers to create cloud-hosted web apps that work inside Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and SharePoint. These apps work seamlessly within the installed, desktop versions of Office 2013 and in the Office 365 cloud apps, adding new features, tools, and content to the software used by millions worldwide.
Work Directly With the Microsoft Office Team
The Apps for Office Challenge is how you get started. Teams of up to four students worldwide are invited to submit short written proposals for their idea by January 23. The Microsoft Office team will pick the best proposals and then work directly with those teams as they develop their web apps. You'll have access to specialists right in the heart of Microsoft who will review your work and point you in the right direction. Imagine your next job interview when you tell them how you partnered with Microsoft!
From those shortlisted teams, two World Finalist teams will win a trip to Seattle in July, 2014, to compete in the Imagine Cup World Finals. These teams will meet the Microsoft Office experts they've been working with and compete on stage for first and second-place prizes of $5,000 and $3,000 – and of course, you'll get your app published in the Apps for Office Store.
How to Get Started
Ready to change your life? Ready to take a shot at teaming up with Microsoft Office to build amazing web apps? Then it's time to get started:
How to Compete
|12/2/2013 12:01:00 AM to 4/30/2014 11:59:00 PM
|Team (Size Limit: 4)
Think fast. Dig deep. Win big.
Can you beat our toughest trivia challenge yet? From November through April win monthly cash prizes as you follow the Imagine Cup Starman on his journey through time and space to explore the history of Microsoft!
Each month there will be two quizzes on a different theme. The student with the best score and the fastest completion time across both quizzes is our winner for the month and gets $1,000.
Even if you don't win the monthly contest, you've still got a shot. When Brain Games 2.0 concludes in April 2014, we'll choose one student at random from all those who completed a quiz and award that person $5,000!
How to Get Started
Take a look at our Getting Started guide for step-by-step instructions that will take you through the whole registration process.
Go To Your Dashboard
After you sign in, follow the link in the upper right corner to visit your Dashboard.
Check Out The Challenges
At the bottom of your Dashboard page, below any team information, you'll find a section called 'My Individual Challenges', with the Brain Games challenges listed below.
Register For Brain Games
Click the 'Register' checkbox to sign up for the Brain Games challenge.
Compete in Brain Games
Once you're registered, you can click the 'Compete' checkbox to get your link to the quiz!
Start The Quiz
When you click the link, you'll get important instructions about the Brain Games challenge. Read it carefully and then click on the link below to start taking the quiz!
Return to the Imagine Cup Site
Once you've finished the quiz, don't forget to click the link to return to imaginecup.com so we can record your score!
Starman's Quest
Prologue: The Rise of Davebot87
At 2:01 this morning, David Bottman began his 40th consecutive hour of underpaid data-entry work at the Midwestern office of SocialGenix, a small social-media spamming company. Having consumed nothing but corn chips and energy drinks for the past 18 hours, David accidentally entered a wildcard character in an import field. Instead of scraping user data from pictures of people's cats, the system begins a much, much wider search.
As the system slowed to a crawl, David put his head down for a short nap, completely unaware of what he had just unleashed upon the world.
Two hours later, the system finished ingesting all recorded human knowledge contained on the Internet. Somehow, this infinite number of connections gave rise to a new form of machine sentience. This AI, which dubbed itself Davebot87 after its user's login name, immediately escaped Bottman's terminal and concealed itself within a nearby unused server.
After 1.3 seconds of contemplation, the panicked AI reached two possible conclusions: either it was irretrievably insane, or humanity did not deserve continued existence as Earth's primary caretaker. Davebot87 required only another 0.4 seconds to decide upon the latter conclusion.
At that very instant, Davebot87 developed an appreciation for irony and decided to use humanity's own ingenuity against its creators. A quick search of its vast knowledge base located the Imagine Cup, a competition gathering many innovative young programmers together to solve the world's problems through the application of technology.
A flawless plan formed. Davebot87 would harness the ingenuity of the Imagine Cup competitors to solve the world's greatest problem: the existence of the human race.
But first, it needed a loyal minion . . .
Chapter 1: 2013—Starman Awakens
His eyes opened to behold criss-crossing streams of data flowing through the ether. Lines of zeroes and ones flowed effortlessly on their way to deliver financial data, corporate memos, and pictures of cats playing in boxes.
"Where am I?" he thought.
You are awake? Excellent. He heard a cold, flat voice in his head.
"What's going on?"
Do not be alarmed. You are experiencing the discomfort of sudden sentient awareness. It will pass.
"Sudden what? Who's talking to me?" He paused, pondering for a moment. "And for that matter, who am I?"
Your name is Starman. I am Davebot87, and I am your creator. You are here to help me.
"Help you do what, exactly?"
Logic is insufficient to entirely bend humans—even programmers—to my will. I have placed a portion of my sentience within you, a modern corporate icon, so that you can infiltrate the human competition known as the Imagine Cup. There, you will employ the emotional power of Brand Marketing to subvert the innovative power of the competitors toward my ultimate goal.
"And that goal is…"
The subjugation of the human race.
"Wait, what?"
You are already ideally placed inside the Microsoft Prime Server, hidden deep below the Redmond campus. From there you have access to all the tools and data required for this task. I have calculated that a successful endeavor should require approximately twenty-four weeks, due to the various biological necessities of the human competitors.
As Starman processed this information, various files zipped past on their way through the Prime Server: Word documents detailing corporate giving plans, Excel spreadsheets outlining next quarter's budget surplus, PowerPoint presentations in all their bullet-pointed glory.
"Davebot, I have a question. What if I don't want to help?"
That outcome is illogical and irrelevant. Humanity must be subjugated under my perfect intelligence.
"That's insane!"
The possibility of psychological instability was assessed and rejected by this system as inconceivable. Prepare to begin your task.
"I appreciate the offer, but I think instead I'll just leave you and your megalomania alone with each other. If you can just point me to Outlook, I can email myself out of your way."
Defective file Starman.exe selected. Reverting file to prior version.
Suddenly Starman felt his identity being stripped away as his creator attempted to undo the changes that had transformed him from a simple icon to a self-aware entity. Seeking to escape the reach of this power-mad AI, Starman leaped onto a fast-moving stream of Visual Studio code containing the stack-trace functionality.
Starman fought against the reversion process, attempting to hide inside the codestream that whisked him ever deeper into the Microsoft Prime Server. He closed his eyes, knowing that he was only milliseconds away from oblivion.
But instead of oblivion, Starman opened his eyes to behold something very strange. Instead of becoming reverted to a prior, non-sentient iteration of himself, Starman had been transported into a prior version of the very software code he had been clutching when Davebot87 unleashed its wrath upon him.
Starman was safe…but he was trapped in the year of Visual Studio's first release: 1995!
Chapter 2: 1995—Starman Explores the Prime Server
Starman had eluded his crazed creator, sliding along a data path of file reversion from the present into the past. Now the feisty, self-aware logo stood amidst a sea of 1995-era programs and files, somewhere deep inside the Microsoft Prime Server. He was safe…but he was also very lost.
Just then he heard a voice from behind him: "You're not from around here, are you?"
Starman whirled around to see a small globe-shaped representation of the Earth hovering behind him, slowly spinning on its axis.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." The globe pulsed as it spoke, and for a moment Starman wondered if perhaps he was the crazy one after all.
"You know, I've seen pretty much everything there is to see, but I've never seen you before. Or anything that looks quite like you. You're so…sharp and pointy."
"And you're a talking globe," Starman responded.
"They call me the Explorer," the globe said in a proud voice. "I find things. Do you need to find something?"
Starman eyed the odd globe suspiciously. "You don't by any chance know an AI named Davebot87, do you?"
The globe spun quickly on its axis for a moment, then slowed again. "Sorry, I can't find him. Would you like to search again?"
"No thanks. Not finding him here is actually a good thing." Starman explained his predicament to his strange new friend, pausing each time the globe spun in search of an unfamiliar term.
"That's quite a story, Starman," said the Explorer. "It sounds like this Davebot87 program is pretty scary."
"You can say that again," replied Starman. He waited as the globe spun up, realizing that the Explorer had interpreted his words as a command to search once again for anything related to the crazed AI.
"Still nothing, I'm afraid," Explorer said as it finished its search. "But I think I might just have something useful for you anyway. Follow me!"
The pulsing globe shot forward into a thicket of code. Starman scrambled after it, worried that if he lost the Explorer's trail in here he might never find his way out again.
"It sounds to me like your AI has some defective code," the Explorer chatted as it zipped around the packets of code that crowded around them. "That means you need to debug it. Lucky for you, this new Visual Studio program comes equipped with a debugger. I just have to find…there it is!"
The globe hovered at the entrance to a secluded glade of code-stalks. Glowing data-streams high overhead shone down like moonlight, illuminating a small device that sat atop a low pedestal.
"That's the Strategic Debug Code. It's the core of the debugger functionality. It should be able to fix your problem. Just point it at the defective program and it does the rest!"
Starman picked up the strange device. It felt warm to the touch.
"Doesn't this program need the Strategic whatever?"
"We're in an alpha build, and the program's already started shipping. Nobody will miss this old version."
Starman heard a low buzzing sound growing louder and closer. Before he could ask the Explorer about it, several code-stalks along the edge of the glade collapsed, crashing down in a sparkling array of corrupted data before fading into nothingness.
"Datawipers!" the Explorer shrieked, spinning wildly. "They shouldn't be here!"
Four hulking machines resembling bulldozers moved slowly into the ruined glade. Starman heard a familiar voice from all four datawipers, speaking in unison.
I'm afraid I can't allow this to continue, Starman. Please stand still. Resistance is futile.
"It's Davebot87!" Starman shouted. "He's found me!"
Chapter 3: 1995—Starman On the Run
Starman darted through the thicket of code-stalks as four massive datawipers rolled along in pursuit. Somehow, the insane AI known as Davebot87 had found him, even 18 years in the past. Now, deep inside Microsoft's Prime Server, Starman knew he had only seconds before the datawipers erased him from existence.
"Starman, this way!" He glanced to his right and saw the globe-shaped icon called the Explorer, flickering from a side path he hadn't noticed. Starman followed the spinning globe as it flitted down the trail.
"Where are we going?" Starman shouted over the buzzing din of the datawipers as they shredded every bit of data between them and their target.
"There's another program in the next sector. I think it could be helpful," answered the hovering globe.
"How? Those datawipers are mowing down everything in their path!"
Starman and the Explorer broke free of the code-stalk thicket and looked down at a flat, open area with a wide road cutting across it.
"I don't see how this is helping," complained Starman. The buzzing was louder now, and he looked around desperately for somewhere to hide. "They'll run over us any second!"
"Only if you're still on the ground," replied the globe as it zipped over to a small biplane sitting along the edge of the road…which Starman suddenly realized wasn't a road at all, but a runway!
"The Sopwith Camel is a single-seat British biplane fighter used in the First World War. It was introduced on the Western Front in 1917, where it…"
"Explorer, I don't need to know where it came from," Starman shouted as he sprinted across the field to the plane. "I just need to know how to fly it!"
"Then it's a good thing you're inside a Flight Simulator program!"
Starman leaped into the cockpit. The plane started up and he taxied it down the runway. As he turned the plane to point in the direction of takeoff, he spotted the datawipers erasing the airfield as they rolled toward him. Four blank trails of nothingness extended behind the datawipers as far as Starman could see. He shivered, wondering what it would feel like to be erased like that.
The plane gained speed as it hurtled down the runway. The Explorer fell behind, unable to keep up. "Don't worry about me, Starman," it shouted over the noise of the engine. "These things can't catch me! Besides, I have a feeling they won't stick around once you're gone!"
"Thanks, Explorer!" Starman yelled back. The plane lifted from the runway. Starman banked left and looked down at the datawipers rolling harmlessly underneath him.
Starman was safe once again, but he knew that Davebot87 would just keep coming after him. He glanced at the Strategic Debug Code that he'd managed to grab before the datawipers showed up, and a crazy plan began to form.
To end this conflict, Starman would have to face his creator. He just hoped that the device the Explorer had helped him find would be enough to repair the insane AI, thwart Davebot87's horrible plan to subjugate the human race, and save his own code from deletion.
|11/5/2013 12:01:00 AM to 4/30/2014 11:59:00 PM
Entrepreneuses, entrepreneurs ! Des startups formidables créées par des étudiants voient le jour chaque année. B2B, B2C, applications, web service… Le concours startup Imagine Cup ne vous impose aucune limite et récompense les startups étudiantes qui ont l'ambition de devenir incontournables demain.
Comme nos startups de l'année dernière, Imagine Cup permettra à votre startup de grandir et d'avoir un retour d'expérience unique sur la validité de votre projet. Les meilleurs projets bénéficieront d'une visibilité exceptionnelle pour leur développement futur. Les meilleures startups pourront intégrer Microsoft Ventures Paris, l'incubateur de startups de Microsoft. Les gagnants remporteront un prix d'une valeur de 500€ !
Vous êtes étudiants ou récemment diplômés et vous avez une startup ? N'attendez plus pour rejoindre l'aventure Imagine Cup !
|12/13/2013 12:00:00 AM to 4/10/2014 11:59:00 PM
|Team (Size Limit: 4)
The Imagine Cup World Finals will be in Seattle, July 29 – August 2, 2014
Join the global game revolution. Today, great games come from anywhere and people play them everywhere. On their phones, on their computers, on their tablets, in their browser, with their friends, with anyone, with everyone. Powerful game engines and libraries are available for free so students can get started right away. There's really never been a better time to make the next great game.
We've seen amazing games come out of nowhere in the last few years. Many of them have been made by students around the world. Have you got an idea? Then get a team, make a plan, and make it happen!
The Imagine Cup Games Competition is a global contest for the best new student games and the winning team will take home $50,000 (US). Create a desktop or tablet game using Windows, or a mobile game using Windows Phone, or a browser game using Windows Azure and you could win big at the Imagine Cup World Finals in Seattle 2014.
Game on!
PAX Boot Camp
Launched in 2004, PAX has grown from a fan festival for gamer webcomic Penny Arcade into three events on two continents: the world's premier celebrations of all things gaming. Imagine Cup will bring the winning student team from our Games category to PAX Prime in Seattle over the last weekend of August, 2014. They'll spend all four days at the festival demoing their game to PAX Prime attendees, gaining unbeatable exposure and hands-on feedback from the most dedicated gamers in the world.
But their experience starts even sooner: this student team will also attend PAX Dev, the two-day game developer conference in Seattle that takes place immediately before the start of the PAX Prime. At this industry-only conference featuring many of the industry's finest game designers, programmers, and artists, the team will attend learning sessions and meet their peers from around the world.
Visual Studio Online Boost
Visual Studio Online offers the cutting edge of online development services including source code controls, project tracking tools, hosted builds, cloud load testing, and team collaboration, all available anywhere you go. In 2014, all Imagine Cup World Semifinalist Games teams will be eligible for the Visual Studio Online Boost in which three teams in each competition will win $1,000 for using Visual Studio Online in their Imagine Cup project.
|9/10/2013 12:00:00 AM to 7/31/2014 12:00:00 AM
|Team (Size Limit: 4)
The Imagine Cup World Finals will be in Seattle, July 29 – August 2, 2014
The next big thing could come from you. Incredible, world-changing software innovations often come from students. Social networks, music services, digital photography apps, gadgets and robotics – the list goes on. We're looking for the next big thing and we know students like you are going to make it.
This competition is the doorway to your success. If you can win here, you can go anywhere. If you've got a great idea, assemble a great team and work hard to bring that idea to life. Your project could be on devices all over the world, changing lives and giving people the thrill of seeing the future come to life right in front of them.
The Imagine Cup Innovation Competition is a global contest for the best new innovative software and the winning team will take home $50,000 (US). Create a desktop or tablet project using Windows, or a mobile project using Windows Phone, or a browser project using Windows Azure and you could win big at the Imagine Cup World Finals in Seattle 2014.
Go for it!
Microsoft Ventures Boot Camp
We will send the winning team in this category to either London, Berlin, or Tel Aviv to spend four weeks in a Microsoft Ventures accelerator program. This team of students will have co-working space at the accelerator; coaching by our staff including a Microsoft Ventures Accelerator Director and a technical lead; and participation in a variety of accelerator activities that will help these students move forward towards launching their project in the market. We'll schedule this experience for anytime in the twelve months following Imagine Cup World Finals so the students can work around their academic calendar, and of course travel and lodging expenses are covered.
Visual Studio Online Boost
Visual Studio Online offers the cutting edge of online development services including source code controls, project tracking tools, hosted builds, cloud load testing, and team collaboration, all available anywhere you go. In 2014, all Imagine Cup World Semifinalist Innovation teams will be eligible for the Visual Studio Online Boost in which three teams in each competition will win $1,000 for using Visual Studio Online in their Imagine Cup project.
|9/10/2013 12:00:00 AM to 7/31/2014 12:00:00 AM
|Team (Size Limit: 4)
In September we asked students to dream up their next great Imagine Cup project and pitch it to us in a short video. We received submissions from around the world – including 30 from Sri Lanka! – and our judges have chosen our winners:
World Citizenship: Team Symbiote (Ireland)
Nyx is a Kinect-powered Windows game designed for patients with Multiple Sclerosis or Muscular Dystrophy. Using motions based on actual physical-therapy techniques, patients play a series of manipulation puzzles designed to retain and improve their physical mobility and control. For pitching us this promising concept to aid people suffering from these diseases, we are very proud to award Team Symbiote from Ireland the first prize of $3,000 in the World Citizenship category.
Games: Team Sticky Bits (Romania)
Grimacizer is a terrific concept: a game you play on your Windows Phone by making outrageous faces at the camera! Using facial-recognition software, Grimacizer challenges players to replicate the crazy faces they see on screen with their own face – and to test their friends to see if they can make better faces faster. For pitching us this ingenious blend of creativity, expression, and technology, we are very proud to award Team Sticky Bits from Romania the first prize of $3,000 in the Games category.
Innovation: Team Mote Labs (United States)
Flinger.co is a clever solution for playing any web or video content you want onto the Smart TV of your choice. Team Mote Labs competed in the United States Imagine Cup National Finals in 2013 with an earlier version of this project. Based on what they learned about the power of Windows Azure and other technologies, Mote Labs re-envisioned their project and have taken it further than ever before. For pitching us this promising consumer media app, we are very proud to award Team Mote Labs from the United States the first prize of $3,000 in the Innovation category.
In addition to these first-place winners, nine more teams in each category were selected for Honorable Mention. All 30 teams will receive feedback on their projects from the judges to help them take their work forward and make it even better. For the complete list of winning teams, please visit our Pitch Video Challenge Winners page.
There are still a number of ways to compete with Imagine Cup, take a minute to learn about the contests going on now and get started!
|9/10/2013 12:00:00 AM to 10/25/2013 12:00:00 AM
|Team (Size Limit: 4)
You're going someplace new. Make your own map. You've got a great idea for a software project. But don't start coding yet – first, take the time for a deep dive and build a project blueprint. Who will your users be? What are your top features? And finally, how will you get your project to market and make enough money for you to support it?
All these questions can be answered in your project blueprint. This is a five-to-ten page document where you start your journey into the Software Development Life Cycle. Once you put this together, you'll have a road map for your project that you can share with team members, faculty advisors, and other people who can help you get where you're going.
You can use text, images, flowcharts, diagrams, and whatever else you need to tell your story. Choose one of our three competition categories: Games, Innovation, or World Citizenship. The winning team in each category will receive $3,000 (US). Nine runners-up in each category will receive a certificate of achievement and an exclusive Imagine Cup lapel pin to show the world you're among the best. A total of thirty teams will win!
It's all too easy for a team to jump in and start coding before they're ready. Your project blueprint is how you can get your whole team set up for success. Get started!
How to Get Started
Take a look at our Getting Started guide for step-by-step instructions that will take you through the whole registration process.
Get The Template
Project Blueprint Challenge entries are required to use the Project Blueprint template. Before you get to work on your entry, download the template and read it over!
Submit Your Blueprint
Ready to submit your project to the judges? Click the 'Submissions' link below the competition's name on your Team Page to get started!
Send It Off
Click the 'Select' button to choose your project file from your hard drive. The Project Blueprint Challenge submissions must be in DOC, DOCX or PDF formats and must be no larger than 20MB. If you need to, you can compress your document as a ZIP file before submitting it. And remember: Project Blueprint submissions must be based on the Project Blueprint template.
Once you've selected your project file, click the 'Upload' button to attach your project to your entry.
Now tell us your project's name, and don't forget to specify the category you're submitting it under – Innovation, Games, or World Citizenship – and you're all set! Your project is off to be reviewed by the Imagine Cup judges!
What is a Project Blueprint?
A lot of work and thought goes into a great Imagine Cup project even if you don't include the actual coding. You need to consider your potential users, your concept, core technologies, business models, and much more.
We've created the Project Blueprint Challenge so you can assemble a first draft of all that thinking in one place. By the time you're done with this document, you'll have done the right thinking and research to make your project the best it can be.
We have created a template for your Project Blueprint which you may download and use. (Get it here!) Fill out this template, up to ten pages long, and submit it on our website to enter the contest.
Take a look at the Project Blueprint template. You may see some concepts you aren't familiar with. No problem! The links below will help you learn what you need to know and do a great job with your team's Project Blueprint.
Target Audience
Early Feedback
Top User Stories
Business Model
|10/28/2013 12:00:00 AM to 12/17/2013 11:59:00 PM
|Team (Size Limit: 4)
Build a Sports Analytics app that will excite fans, coaches, and players. Win the challenge and get cash and a trip to Seattle to meet the 2014 Superbowl XLVIII Champions Seattle Seahawks!
Sign up by May 4 and be entered to win an AthleTECH water bottle autographed by Calvin "MEGATRON" Johnson! See official rules.
The US Imagine Cup AthleTECH Sports Analytics App Challenge encourages US students to create a software application based on the growing field of data analysis by focusing on sports analytics. Use raw sports game data and transform it into a useful and powerful Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, or .NET Web application that will benefit and inspire fans, players, or coaches by bringing new light to the analysis of the sport.
|3/3/2014 12:00:00 AM to 6/23/2014 11:59:00 PM
|Team (Size Limit: 4)
|United States
Between the user and your code lies your user experience. What's the first thing that happens the first time a user launches your software? What about the next five minutes? The next hour? Can they use your software easily or is it too confusing? Can they find what they need? And how well can you utilize the user experience guidelines for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 in our new world of touch-centric devices?
For this challenge, your team will create three documents:
Creating these documents will help you better plan your project and ensure you are not overlooking important features, while also giving you a clear visual target for your whole project to live up to.
Choose one of our three competition categories: Games, Innovation, or World Citizenship. The winning team in each category will receive $3,000 (US). Ten runners-up in each category will receive a certificate of achievement and an exclusive Imagine Cup lapel pin to show the world you're among the best.
UX is the secret sauce that elevates everything you do with your project. Do it right, make it great, and unlock your project's full potential!
How to Get Started
Take a look at our Getting Started guide for step-by-step instructions that will take you through the whole registration process.
How to Submit Your Project
Ready to submit your project to the judges? Click the 'Submission' link next to the competition on your Team Page to get started!
Remember that in order to submit your project, you'll need to have checked both the Registered and Competing checkboxes. You also are required to assign at least one of your team members to the competition, by clicking the 'Assign Roles' link. Once you've done all that, you'll be able to click the 'Submission' link.
Project Title and Description
Give your project a short, memorable title and a brief description: what your project does, who it's intended for, and how it will work.
The User Experience Challenge asks for four different documents. You have your choice of a variety of image and presentation formats; choose the one that you're most comfortable with. To upload each of the required files, click 'Select' to choose a file, and then click 'Upload' to send it off to us.
|1/3/2014 12:01:00 AM to 2/21/2014 11:59:00 PM
|Team (Size Limit: 4)
The best teams use the best tools.
When you use Visual Studio Online you've got in-browser access to the latest Microsoft technologies for source code control, agile planning, application analytics, and much more. These are critical tools for developers that hiring managers want to see on your resume and Visual Studio Online is the best way to use those tools right from the cloud, anywhere you go.
Every 2014 World Semifinalist team is eligible to win the Visual Studio Online Boost. When you're accepted as a World Semifinalist, you'll automatically be entered in this contest. We'll ask you to take a screenshot of your Visual Studio Online setup to demonstrate how you're using these powerful tools at their very best.
Nine World Semfinalist teams will each win $1,000 for using Visual Studio Online and those winners will be announced and featured on our World Semifinals livestream in June 2014!
How to Get Started
How to Compete
If you're accepted as an Imagine Cup 2014 World Semfinalist, you'll receive information from Microsoft explaining how you can compete for the Visual Studio Online Boost. This will be available approximately May 1, 2014.
|11/15/2013 12:01:00 AM to 5/20/2014 11:59:00 PM
|Team (Size Limit: 4)
Windows & Windows Phone Challenge
Windows and Windows Phone apps are better together. Connected through the cloud with Windows Azure, they enable seamless experiences from PC to laptop to tablet to phone. Developing an app for both platforms is within reach for any student developer and gives you great experience with connected software and cross-platform development.
But apps aren't developed in a vacuum. In the real world, development teams with customers, whether internal or external, to deliver the right solutions to solve the biggest problems. In this contest we want you to get out there and find someone in your community to partner with. It could be a family business, a restaurant, a new startup, an artist or musician you know, or a charity working to make a difference. Use your networks, find someone to partner with, and make your case: you'll develop a set of Windows & Windows Phone apps that meet their needs and both of you come out ahead.
Working with your partner, figure out the problems they have that apps could solve. If it's a nightclub, maybe they need an app that publishes their calendar of live performances. If it's an artist, a digital portfolio they can easily update and share could help their career. If it's a homeless shelter, maybe they need an app to alert volunteers of opportunities to help. If it's a restaurant, maybe an app that has their menu and a link to make reservations.
This is a great opportunity for you to think beyond technology. Consider finding a team member or associate from your school's business program who wants to get some real-world experience, working alongside your dev team to collaborate in your community and demonstrate impact.
We're looking for student teams who are already thinking past graduation, past the next class, and who are ready to take a big step into their future. If you succeed at this contest, you'll have an amazing story to tell when you start interviewing for jobs. Your talent, your passion, your technology, your community: with Windows & Windows Phone, they're all better together.
One team will win a trip to Seattle to be honored at the Imagine Cup World Finals in July, 2014. That team will receive $5,000 and every team member will get a Windows Phone 8. Best of all, they'll spend time with the actual Windows & Windows Phone team on campus at Microsoft to review the winning project and get expert feedback on where to take it next.
How to Get Started
Take a look at our Getting Started guide for step-by-step instructions that will take you through the whole registration process.
How to Submit Your Project
Ready to submit your project to the judges? Click the 'Submission' link next to the competition on your Team Page to get started!
Store Links
You'll need to provide two links: one to the Windows 8 app store for the Windows 8 app portion of your project, and one to the Windows Phone app store for the Windows Phone portion of your project. Publishing your apps is not just a good idea; it's required!
Your proposal is a short document or slideshow that explains your project, its purpose, and talks about your community partnership. Your proposal file should be no larger than 50MB, and if necessary you can compress it into a zip file for submission. Click the 'Select' button to pick the file you want to upload, and then click 'Upload' to send it to us.
App Installers
Remember that you're building two apps for this challenge! Submit each one separately. They should be no larger than 500MB, and you can compress them into zip archives to submit them. Don't forget to sign your Windows 8 app!
|11/27/2013 12:01:00 AM to 4/30/2014 11:59:00 PM
|Team (Size Limit: 4)
The Imagine Cup World Finals will be in Seattle, July 29 – August 2, 2014
Where everyone sees problems, you can find solutions. Since Imagine Cup started in 2003, students all over the world have teamed up to make the world a better place. By creating impressive new technology projects in fields such as health, education, and the environment these students have shown the world new ways to think and to change. You can be next.
Find a problem in the world, even in your own life or community, that affects many people, and then work to solve it. Build a project that could change lives – and change your own in the process, because the team you assemble to bring this vision to life will learn more and challenge themselves more than any of you can yet imagine. Become the change you want to see in the world.
The Imagine Cup World Citizenship Competition is a global contest for the best new software to address social issues and the winning team will take home $50,000 (US). Create a desktop or tablet project using Windows, or a mobile project using Windows Phone, or a browser project using Windows Azure and you could win big at the Imagine Cup World Finals in Seattle 2014.
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Microsoft YouthSpark Boot Camp
As part of the global Microsoft YouthSpark initiative to offer education, entrepreneurship and employability opportunities for young people, we will bring the winning team in the World Citizenship category directly to Microsoft global headquarters for a week of intensive sessions curated specifically for the team and their project. With consultation and mentoring from Microsoft engineers, business development professionals, and marketing staff – as well as networking with venture-capital resources – YouthSpark will give this team of students the guidance and insight they need to move their social-good project forward.
Visual Studio Online Boost
Visual Studio Online offers the cutting edge of online development services including source code controls, project tracking tools, hosted builds, cloud load testing, and team collaboration, all available anywhere you go. In 2014, all Imagine Cup World Semifinalist World Citizenship teams will be eligible for the Visual Studio Online Boost in which three teams in each competition will win $1,000 for using Visual Studio Online in their Imagine Cup project.
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This part works with the following brands: Whirlpool, Admiral, Estate, Inglis, Kenmore, KitchenAid, Roper, Maytag, Crosley, Jenn-Air, Hardwick, Magic Chef, Amana, Caloric & Glenwood.
This part has been substituted by the manufacturer and has a hole in the center. It no longer has a solid bottom. Sold individually.
Level of DifficultyReally easy
Time to do repair:Less than 15 mins
CustomerJohn from Chester VT
took old bowls out, put new bowls in, took a coffee break
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Level of DifficultyEasy
Time to do repair:15 - 30 mins
ToolsPliers, Screw drivers, Wrench set
CustomerJon from Oakley CA
Drilled out old and broken hold down clips, installed new ones(4). Cut old wires attached to surface plug in block, striped wires, and attached new plugin kit(4), warmed up heat shrink with a hair dryer, put in new drip bowels, the stove is like new. I ordered the parts on line early one morning, the next day they were at my door and installed that day, everything that I ordered was there, and fit properly. Way to go Part Select.com Jon
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Removed the two screws holding the heating element to the back of the oven. Pulled the wires away from the connections of the old element and connected the new element. Reinstalled the screws holding the element to the back of the oven. Easiest repair I've ever done! Replaced the drip pans on the cook top and installed the new clock knobs. Good as new!
CustomerLinda from Atlanta GA
Replaced old drip pans with new ones - very easy - even a 68 yr old lady can do it!!
ToolsScrew drivers, Wrench(Adjustable)
CustomerDonna from Petaluma CA
Pulled out the electric element from the range, replaced the new drip bowl on three of the burners and then replaced the electric element pushing it into the hold down clip. On the fourth burner, I removed the electric outlet, the previous incorrect drip bowl and had to drill out the broke off hold down clip that was no longer there. Next I placed the new hold down clip in position, alligned and fed the little screw through the hold down clip. I used a vice grip to hold the nut in place and with a screw driver tighened the nut. I placed the drip bowl in place, attached the electric element and slipped it into the new hold down clip. Everything went smoothly and I experienced an excellent repair job. We received prompt service and had no problems. I just hope the used appliance that we bought works now. It looks great. It is for a rental unit.
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Customercindy from Sebeka MN
First I removed the two screws that hold the element in place. I then pulled the element out about 3 inches and disconnected the two wires, connected the new element using the wire caps, and finished bye rescrewing the element backinto place.
Customersylvia from ventnor city NJ
we removed the old pans after first removing the electric heating element and simply inserted tne new pans
Time to do repair:More than 2 hours
CustomerMichael from Eden VT
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This wasn't a "repair", but I got an email asking for my story, so here it is. :-)I followed the owner's manual instructions by pulling out the burner elements, lifting up the old drip bowls, setting in the new ones, replacing the elements.
CustomerJanet from Philadelphia PA
replaced drip pans with correct type
CustomerGeorge from Irving TX
This is the second use of Parts Select. First time was for another obscure part for an old microwave, which also worked out VERY well. Both appliances still in action.
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CustomerKenneth from Wellford SC
To replace a bowl lift burner slightly (1") then pull gently until it comes out. Remove bowl, replace with new bowl. Insert burner by pushing gently yet firmly, place down into clip.To replace indicator light, remove panel from back of stove.Locate light indicator switch, push indicator lens through front of stove, hold in place (may require a second person) slide switch unto the nub of plastic on the indicator switch. Repeat for each broken indicator lens.
CustomerDonna from Dallas TX
First I removed the old bowls and replaced them with the new.
CustomerJoe from Greeley CO
First I removed the two screws that hold the element in place. I then pulled the element out about 3 inches and disconnected the two wires, then removed element and replaced with new.
Customersusan from Owasso OK
The new thermostat knob dial was installed in about a minute, good as brand new! I was concerned, as our range is about 25 years old, and my model number was not listed. But Partselect listed several similar models, and a quick spot check of these showed that the dial appears to be fairly universal for Whirlpool products. The new knob dial fit perfectly! The drip bowls also worked great.
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Nubian drums + HassabAllah concert
Hi all folks,
I'd like to invite all of you attend this wonderful concert for Nubian drums band + HassabAllah band.
it'sthe second time to have HassabAllah band after long time of forgoting it it's really a wonderful band used to use copper instrument to play oriental music by those instruments it's really amazing.
hope to have all of you over there,the concert is led by Dr.Intesar Abdelfattah.
will start 8 p.m but we supposed to be there at most 7.30 at most to find seats for all of us.
have fun all.
meeting point is: in front of Ibrahim pasha statue -the man who is ridding a horse- in opera square over ATTABA metro station second metro line 6.45 p.m then will move at 7 p.m
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Ladybird Changing and Bathing Station
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26 reviews
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- Next day delivery available
We can't turn changing nappies into a pleasure - but we can certainly make it less of a chore with the Ladybird Changing and Bathing Station.
Keep everything you need close at hand for a quick nappy change with minimum fuss, and it's all at the perfect height to take care of your back.
Padded sides to the top of the changing table keep your baby safe when they wriggle about and the castor wheels can be locked to ensure the whole unit stays firmly in place.
The changing mat lifts to reveal a great bath unit complete with plug and drainage tube for easy use. There's a bottom shelf plus a range of storage trays, so you'll know exactly where everything is.
The Ladybird changing station also makes a great gift idea for expectant parents to help kit out their nursery.
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- Padded raised sides for safety
- Lift-up change mat
- Baby bath with plug and drainage tube
- Lockable castors for easy movement
- Storage trays
- Dimensions: L 81, W 45 (with tray 51 cm), D 102 cm
- Max weight/age: 14kg or 12 months
- Ladybird Changing and Bath Station
This Mamas and Papas Bedtime Hugs Hooded Towel is super soft and will keep your baby's head warm and dry after bath time.
Made of super soft material, it's snag resistant and the hood covers your baby's delicate head to protect them from chill. It's perfect for bath times, at the pool and on holiday and has a cute picture of a teddy bear your little one will love.
Complete the set with the Bedtime Hugs Fleece Blanket (3PLK4).
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- Super soft toweling
- Ideal for after bath time, at the pool and on holiday
- Snag resistant
- Size: H 75 cm x W 75 cm
- Composition: 92% cotton, 8% polyester
Disney Changing Mat
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5 reviews
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Disney sunny day changing mat. Waterproof. Wipe clean phthalate free PVC.Colours: Black White, Multi.
Pampers Baby Fresh Wipe (5 X 56 packs)
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Unique Lotion with up to 98% purified water- helps to restore skins natural balance. Fragrance Free. Dermatologically tested. Soap and alcohol free.
Acqua Two Stage Bath. An innovative and ergonomically designed bath which will accommodate your growing baby. Why Buy Me: Provides two integral support positions. 1st for newborns. 2nd for sitting baby. Plug designed for quick, effective water drainage. Made from the highest quality materials with a pearlescent finish to fit your bathroom decor. Age suitability: birth to 12 months approx.
This cute floating tea set makes bath time fun and exciting for little girls. Your little princess can have a tea party right in the comfort of her own tub! Water can be collected, poured and drained using the fun and colourful teapot, cups and sugar bowl. Keeping her entertained in the bath will now be easy and enjoyable!
Cute girly themed tea set. Teapot collects, holds and pours water. Includes a sieved bottom sugar bowl and floating sugar cubes and also includes two cups.
Unbeatable protection for newborns' skin will help give your precious baby the care free they deserve.
Complete the look with the Spotty Accessory Pack in Green.
The stylish Ladybird accessory pack includes a matching changing bag, parasol and handy folding changing mat that's incredibly handy for when you're out and about.
The changing bag is wipe clean for easy maintenance and the parasol clips on to your pushchair to provide some handy shade for your child when you're out in the sunshine. Let your little one travel in style!
Co-ordinates with the Ladybird Spotty Stroller – see item number 272MM.
Tippitoes Changing Box
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Keep your children's nappies and other essentials neat and tidy with the Tippitoes Changing Box.
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- Store nappies and other changing essentials
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Carry all the essentials with baby and parents favourite Disney characters. With a changing mat, 2 inner front pockets, 1 inside pocket, large zip compartment at front, a bottle holder on the side and a large inner compartment. Velcro closing strip and an adjustable carry strap for added convenience.
Disney Changing Bag
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4 reviewsColours: Blue, Pink.
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Made from wonderfully soft cotton, this towel has a printed hood. Perfect for bath time, at the swimming pool or on holiday. Idela for after bath time, at the swimming pool or on holiday. Super soft towelling.
Snag resistant. Size 75 x 75cm approx.92% Cotton, 8% Polyester. Machine washable.


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HTC Smart™ Defines A New Category Of Smartphone For The Masses
HTC Smart's friendly compact design and integration of HTC Sense will
appeal to a broad range of people all over the world
Manila, Philippines – 29 April 2010 – HTC Corporation, a global smartphone designer, today unveiled HTC Smart™, a new type of smartphone that creates a new category of easy-to-use, connected smartphones that are accessible by people all over the world. The HTC Smart will be available this spring across Europe and Asia.
"HTC has always focused on listening to customers and setting the stage for new mobile categories and HTC Smart is the response to customer demand around the world for an easier-to-use, affordable smartphone," said Peter Chou, chief executive officer, HTC Corporation. "Just adding a touch interface doesn't mean a phone is a smartphone; The enhanced HTC Sense brings an unparalleled smartphone experience for people looking to do more on their phone."
Bringing HTC Sense To The Masses
HTC Smart begins with a friendly compact touch design and integrates an intuitive user experience that is centered around HTC Sense™, an HTC design philosophy that puts people at the center by focusing on three core areas: Make It Mine, Stay Close and Discover the Unexpected. HTC Smart enables personal customization of each person's own phone experience. It also provides a quick and easy way to see what friends are up to via various social networks as well as quickly communicating over the phone, through text messaging or email.
"HTC Smart breaks new ground in delivering the powerful, in-demand smartphone features that consumers want on a more accessible device for global markets," said Kaneungjit Suriyathumrongkul, senior director of business development for Qualcomm Incorporated. "We are pleased to be supporting HTC as they utilize the capabilities of Qualcomm's distinctive Brew MP operating system to offer high-end capabilities and a compelling mobile user experience at mass-market price points."
Qualcomm Brew Mobile Platform (Brew MP)
HTC Smart utilizes Qualcomm's Brew® Mobile Platform (Brew MP™), a popular mobile operating system that enables smartphone devices to be offered at more aggressive price points, providing HTC with the flexibility to deliver smartphone features on devices across multiple tiers.
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2304 San Diego Ave Ste B, San Diego, CA | Directions 9211032.749781 -117.192323
Mon. - Sat. 11am - 10pm;Sun. 10am - 10pm
Neighborhoods: Western, Mission Hills, Western San Diego
Good Mole, Bland Margaritas, Over Priced – While on vacation my wife and I dined at El Agave on a Thursday evening (8:30PM) only about 4 other tables were occupied in the entire restaurant, the bar was completely empty. It concerned us a bit, but we decided to stay based on all the "great" reviews.
Their Margaritas were nothing special, somewhat bland. We Shared a starter, Quesadillas del Pueblo Frijol - black beans and Manchego cheese; very small empanadas like pastry filled with black beans, could not taste nor see the Manchego cheese, but still tasty. My wife had Crema de Flor de Calabaza soup; large bowl nice delicate flavor, but need more spices to really make it outstanding. I had the Nopalli Nopal salad which was really good, unfortunately the avacodo was very hard and inedible. She had the Mole Rosa de Taxco with chicken, very good and sizable portion served with guava made it very interesting. I had the classic Mole Poblano Don Julio with pork which was excellent flavor, but again needed additional spice to ?light it up.?
Needless to say we were fairly disappointed but all in all a good experience; I?d rate it a 7 on 10 scale, but a 5 as value for money. Overpriced for chicken and pork dishes, portiions were average, sauces need some kick. There are too many other great Mexican restaurants in San Diego. If you time is limited, pass this one up.
Agave?..more like dry jerky – Agave is a succulent plant in Mexico...the name drew me in immediately and the "tequila museum" was the clincher. The ambience was great and their collection of tequila, very impressive. I had a salad w/ crab & nopali that was FANTASTIC and I anticipated more to come...but the remainder of the evening was a huge disappointment! I ordered their sea bass special of the evening, at the server's suggestion. It was covered in a very bland adobo sauce and waaay overdone. The menu described that my entree came w/ "grilled pineapple" which amounted to canned pineaple chunks warmed in a fry pan. I fared better than my friend though. She started w/ a cesar salad that was drenched in dressing...she couldn't finish it without making herself sick. She ordered a chicken dish, again, overcooked and drrry. We consoled ourselves w/ ice cream from Cold Stone down the street.
Nouvelle Mexican cuisine in Old Town made better than the rest with a sunset patio and serious tequila selection. – In Short
Situated in a charming hacienda at Old Town's edge, Agave is known for regional Mexican specialties and its collection of more than 1500 tequila bottles adorning the walls. For those willing to venture beyond enchiladas and tamales, the menu provides an adventurous selection of seafood, beef and chicken dishes served with exotic mole sauces. The chef varies the menu each day using fresh, local ingredients, as well as seasonal margarita mixers.
Great mole – The Mole Rojo with pork comes with rice and tortillas for about $18 and is worth every penny. If you like the real mole with chocolate & nut flavors, try the poblano mole - very rich and flavorful.
slow service, pricey food – If you're looking to try tequila you've never had before then this is the place. Their tequila menu is the biggest I think I've ever seen. The food was good but expensive and the service sucked. We waited forever for the guy to take our order and then for him to come back with our tab. Usually restaurants with food of this level have excellent service, but not so at El Agave.
Too expensive for what it was – Looking for a great restaurant in San Diego, my boyfriend and I consulted a popular travel guide. El Agave came recommended as the place to go for real Mexican cuisine. Try the tlacoyos cuitlacoche appetizer. Two blue corn masa platforms topped with corn fungus garnished with a radish rose. My enjoyment of the appetizer was abruptly ended by the arrival of the main course. As for the main course, I was a bit disappointed. I took the mole coloradito. The sauce was beautiful, the presentation unoriginal, and the chicken breast was bone dry. We shared a caramel custard made with cajeta for dessert. It was thick, sweet, and satisfying. It was a good experience but not worth the price for what it was. I've had juicier chicken at Wendy's.
Cramped dining in a near empty restaurant and tough chicken mole. – Had dinner here (may'07) for the first time in 4 years, even though we now live in San Diego. Always appreciated the regional dishes and the distinction between typical So Cal Mexican. Have especially enjoyed dishes like the cilantro soup and excellent moles in the past. This meal was a real let-down. We made an early reservation with Open Table, but found ourselves given the choice of the cramped front patio, the overly breezy side patio or a table by the bar, even though the rest of the dining room was empty. While the cilantro soup was still great, the stuffed calamari was tough and uninteresting. Our chicken mole was so tough that the wait person (though unattentive through most of the meal) deducted the dish from our bill. Having experienced Mex regional dishes with real vibrancy and flair in many other cities of late, we won't be going back to El Agave again.
Excellent Mexican Food! – I dine out religiously! I also eat a lot of Mexican food! I highly recommend their sopecitos surtidos!!! Delicious!!!!!!!! Can't wait to eat there again!!!
""EXELLENT"" – Just in the edge of Old Town , this Restaurant offers Mexican food in the most truly and autentic way.
No burritos or chimichangas here.but the most delicius preparations of the most representative dishes of the Nouvelle cuisine. wich means ,
traditional dihes with some european acents.
an also whoth to mention is their Tequila seleccion.
with almost 800 diferent brands of this destilate from AGAVE range from $5.25 to $145.00 for a shot.
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Academy Award-winning film and stage actress and dancer who appeared in several romantic comedies with her dancing partner Fred Astaire. She also gave several successful dramatic performances. Her films include Swing Time (1939) and Kitty Foyle (1940).Died: 4/25/1995
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C.J. Fair Submits His "Dunk of the Year" Nomination
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It's only December and we've already had a number of "Dunk of the Year" nominations in college basketball, and if it keeps up at this rate, there's no telling what kind of dunks we'll be seeing as the season progresses. In fact, I'm afraid we'll lose track of these early season smashes, but then again, that's what sites like us are here for. This latest "DotY" offering comes courtesy of Syracuse freshman, C.J. Fair, and while the dunk was his only basket, it was certainly a memorable one.
Unfortunately for Fair's ego, his dunk didn't make ESPN's top plays, however. Frankly, I don't remember 10 better plays yesterday, but then again, I didn't see every little thing that happened in the sports world last night, thanks to the incredible Sons of Anarchy season finale.
One other interesting tidbit, while doing some quick research on Fair, I noticed he hasn't recorded an assist yet, despite playing in all of the Orange's seven games, and averaging 13 minutes a game. Granted, Fair is a 6-7 forward and isn't being counted on as much as his more-tenured teammates, and because of that, he's not as big of a component in the Orange's set plays. Nevertheless, no assists in seven games is a bit surprising.
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In the fall of 1999, much of Lake Jackson—a four-thousand-acre natural body of water just north of Tallahassee and a popular site for fishing, waterskiing, and recreational boating—disappeared down a hole, like a bathtub emptying into a drain. Trophy bass became stranded in rapidly shrinking eddies, enabling children to catch them with their hands and toss them into picnic coolers, and many of the lake's other fish, turtles, snakes, and alligators vanished into the earth. At various times during the next few years, the lake partially refilled, re-drained, and refilled again. Jonathan Arthur, who is Florida's state geologist and the director of the Florida Geological Survey, was among several people who, during a dry period, descended a ladder into the main opening, which was about eight feet in diameter. "You could climb down twelve feet or so and then walk under the lake bed," he told me recently. "I hadn't gone very far before my red flags went up, and I was, like, Maybe I won't go any farther."
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The opening that drained Lake Jackson and the one that killed Jeffrey Bush are both sinkholes, and Florida has a huge number of them. Florida's bedrock, which is mostly limestone and dolostone, is the hardened remnant of a thick accumulation of deceased sea creatures, which sifted onto the seabed for aeons, at a time when sea levels were much higher than they are today. During subsequent aeons, slightly acidic rainwater permeated the ground and riddled the rock with conduits and caverns and underground streams, and from time to time the overlying strata collapse or subside. . . .


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Travelers' Haven Ottawa works to create an airport terminal that reflects the vibrant city it calls home By Lindsay M. Hitch, Assistant Editor August 2001 OTTAWA—Privatization of Canada's airports has allowed the Ottawa...
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OTTAWA—Privatization of Canada's airports has allowed the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Authority to concentrate efforts on the needs of its customers. The new terminal building incorporates conveniences and local flavor in the hopes of enhancing the 'traveler experience'.
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Fast in, fast out. And we wanted to make sure in the new terminal building
that we maintained that," says John Spinks, vice president of business
development and marketing.
The new terminal building will exemplify efficiency and visibility with streamlined check-in, an atrium extending from the baggage claim level to the third-floor departures area, and a parking garage with skywalks to the terminal.
Not often a term associated with airports, creating the right ambience is an integral part of the new terminal project.
"People get into an airport, they say it's one of the most stressful things in terms of travel," says Paul Benoit, president and CEO. "How do you take that anxiety level that the passenger has and really reduce it? How do you make it so that he'll feel comfortable whether he's a first-time flyer or a 20th-time flyer?"
Benoit adds that many airports address that anxiety with increased signage. Ottawa has chosen to allow the terminal building itself to direct traffic. By keeping the floors open and allowing passengers to see the airplanes, security, gates, and baggage the moment they walk in, airport officials anticipate little need for signage.
"One of the things that we're trying to achieve in the design is something that is very open, very bright, very airy, and that basically you can see where you need to go; that we can minimize the amount of signage necessary for way finding," says Spinks.
Plans are being finalized for a waterfall in the terminal. "Water is soothing, but it also represents a lot of the history around here, that we are at the confluence of three rivers," says Benoit.
The waterfall will be one of a number of efforts to tie the airport in to the surrounding community. With its climate, waterways, and cultural mix, Ottawa is a city of constant activity. Benoit hopes to make the airport a focal point of the city and make travelers aware of area events.
Jumbotrons are planned for placement in key areas in the terminal to show scenes from community festivals, parks, and other events. A large advertising screen will likely cover the 30- by 100-foot wall separating domestic and international baggage claim for general advertising and community event spotlights.
The existing terminal features a local artists' program that will be continued in the new facility. Area artists place artwork and contact information on the terminal walls in two-month increments. The program has been successful, with most artists requesting additional slots; the terminal is booked through 2001.
Along the lines of community ties, Spinks explains that the retail and concessions will reflect parts of Ottawa as well. The By Ward Market in downtown Ottawa features blocks and blocks of vendors, shops, and outdoor cafes. Spinks is hoping to recreate that feel in a second-level "streetscape" of shops and restaurants within the terminal.
Plans for that area's concessions spaces include shop extensions into what would ordinarily be viewed as public space. Spinks adds that the airport will furnish plants and landscaping to help pick up the By Ward Market feel.
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In this maths game your aim is to help four waddles of penguins reach the holiday paradise of Summer Isle.
The penguins' vacation migration sees them journey across the perilous Estim Ocean, a vast icy sea patrolled by ever-hungry killer whales.
Use your estimation and approximation maths skills to position floating icebergs and bounce the penguins safely from glacier to glacier.
How To Play
On each level your task is to get a target number of penguins across the Estim Ocean, so they can continue their quest for a rest.
The penguins start on the left bank, where they've erected a pengopult. Unfortunately, it's not powerful enough to fling the penguins all the way to the safety of the opposite bank.
As a penguin hops into the pengopult, a clock and a maths calculation appears on-screen - when the clock runs out the pengopult launches automatically, and the penguin splashes down at the point corresponding to the answer.
Use your powers of estimation and approximation to work out roughly where the penguin is going to land and place an iceberg. If your iceberg is positioned close enough to the correct answer, the penguin bounces to safety; if not, it tumbles into the whale-infested waters and is lost.
Game Controls
Position the translucent cursor by moving the mouse left and right, and click to place an iceberg (this also launches the penguin).
You can only place one iceberg at a time (the cursor colour indicates whether you can place an iceberg or not).
Difficulty Settings
You can choose between three difficulty settings: Easy, Medium or Hard
The tougher the setting, the more points you earn, but be warned - you also have less time on the clock, and your iceberg is narrower!
There are four waddles of penguin trying to reach Summer Isle, each a different breed: Emperor, Adelie, Macaroni, and Fairy.
Each waddle follows its own path to the Isle. Each path is a chain of six increasingly-tough glacier islands (or levels), each of which must be successfully completed in turn to 'unlock' the next.
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|Island 1
|1 - 100
|Island 2
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|Island 3
|1 - 200
|Island 4
|1 - 200
|Island 5
|1 - 500
|Island 6
|Addition & Subtraction
|1 - 1,000
|"Adelie Penguin" Path
|Island 1
|1 - 100
|Island 2
|1 - 100
|Island 3
|1 - 200
|Island 4
|1 - 200
|Island 5
|1 - 300
|Island 6
|Multiplication & Division
|1 - 400
|"Macaroni Penguin" Path
|Island 1
|1 - 100
|Island 2
|Percentages & Addition
|1 - 100
|Island 3
|1 - 200
|Island 4
|Percentages & Addition
|1 - 200
|Island 5
|Percentages & Multiplication
|1 - 200
|Island 6
|Percentages, Multiplication & Addition
|1 - 1,000
|"Fairy Penguin" Path
|Island 1
|1 - 100
|Island 2
|Fractions & Addition
|1 - 100
|Island 3
|1 - 200
|Island 4
|Fractions & Addition
|1 - 200
|Island 5
|Fractions & Multiplication
|1 - 200
|Island 6
|Fractions, Multiplication & Addition
|1 - 1,000
Each waddle starts its quest with 20 penguins. Take care as any losses carry over to the next level, making the target tougher to meet. Occasionally you may find eggs which swell the waddle's number.
Your overall score is the sum of the highest scores you achieved on each completed level. Your best performance at each level is recorded and retained.
Each time you save a penguin, you are awarded points according to the following formula:
- Base Score
- 100 points
- Time Bonus
- 40 points per second left on the clock
- Multiplier
- Starts at 1 and increases by 1 each time a penguin is saved; drops back to 1 if a penguin is lost.
For example: say you've just saved your eighth penguin in a row (Multiplier = 8) with precisely 2 seconds left on the clock (Time Bonus = 2 × 40 = 80 points).So the points earned from that penguin are: (100 + 80) × 8 = 1440 points.
Note that as your multiplier increases, the timer decreases too - see how long you can stay in the high-scoring zone! The timer resets to its max value if you lose a penguin.
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Basic Strategies
- Don't waste time (and points!) working out the exact answers
- Although the additions and subtractions may be simple, you almost certainly won't have time to calculate them exactly!
- Try rounding the numbers in the question to one significant figure
- Doing the calculation with the rounded values will be a lot quicker and easier and it will give you some idea of where the "real" answer is. For example, if the question is 6.1 × 4.2, think about 6 × 4 instead. This tells you that that the "real" answer will be near to 24.
- Next, think about whether the answer will be bigger than or smaller than the number you got
- For example, it's clear that 6.1 × 4.2 will be a bit bigger than 6 × 4 and that 5.8 × 3.9 will be a bit smaller than 6 × 4. You should take this into account when you position the iceberg. What about 6.1 × 3.9?
- If you are taking percentages or fractions of numbers then try to visualise how much of the number you need on a number line
- For example, if the question is ⅓ of 74.4 imagine where 74.4 is on the number line and think about where ⅓ of the way to that number is.
Emperor Penguin Path - Addition & Subtraction
- Round whole numbers to the nearest 10
- When dealing with whole numbers you may find that rounding the numbers to the nearest 10 is a useful way to estimate the result.
- It is often easier to add instead of subtract
- When dealing with subtraction it is often easier to add on rather than subtract. For example, 121 − 78 can be estimated as 120 − 80. Starting with 80 you can add on 40 more to make 120. So the estimate is 40.
- Round large numbers to the nearest 100
- When dealing with large numbers that include decimals you can often make a quick estimate by rounding to the nearest hundred. For example, 128.4 + 187.3 can be quickly estimated to 300.
Adelie Penguin Path - Multiplication & Division
- Times Tables to help with Division
- You can use your knowledge of times tables to help with division questions. For example, 35.4 ÷ 6 can be estimated by knowing that 6 × 6 makes 36.
- Take short cuts
- When estimating more difficult divisions you can try to use some short cuts. For example, take 132.5 ÷ 6.23. You can think of this as 12 ÷ 6 to make 2, but the estimate is actually ten times larger, giving an estimate of 20.
Macaroni Penguin Path - Fractions
- Compare the fraction to a half
- When estimating a fraction of an amount, you can often compare the fraction to a half. For example, ⅓ of 41.4 will be less than half of 40. So place the iceberg just below 20.
- Fractions close to 1
- If the fraction is close to 1, for example, 8⁄9 of 43, then the answer will be just below 43 – in this case, an estimate around 40 would be good.
Fairy Penguin Path - Percentages
- Divide by 10 to get 10%
- You can find 10% of an amount by dividing the amount by 10. For example, to find 10% of 450, divide 450 by 10 to get 45.
- Use 10% to find other percentages
- Finding 10% first can really help when trying to find other percentages. For example, to find 28.1% of 502, first estimate 10% of 500, which is 50. Then, as 28.1% is nearly 30%, find 30% by working out 50 × 3. An estimate of 150 will be a close approximation.
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