The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge

Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!

  The Cambridge Science Festival(CSF) is pleased to inform(通知) you of the 6^th yearly Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites, even dares(挑战) school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity and how it inspires them to explore their world.

  Students are being challenged to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 165 Mass Avenue. Cambridge 02139 by Friday, February 8^th.

  Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21^st. Guest speakers will also present prized to the students. Winning entries(参赛作品) will be published in a book. Student entries will be exhibited and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be invited to the celebration and brunch will be served.

  Between March 10^th and March 15^th, each winner will be given the specifics(详情) of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at: http:// cambridgesciencefestival.org.

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Best of News Design

    The competition invites entries from all magazines and newspapers---daily or nondaily---published anywhere in the world.

How to Enter

    Best of News Design TM Creative Competition is held each year. The Call for Entries is published in print and online in November of the competition year.

    Printed copies of the Call for Entries are mailed in November to anyone who needs a copy. Or, get a PDF copy of the Call for Entries in English here.

    Later this month Society of News Design (SND) will post copies of the Call for Entries in French, German, and Russian as well.

    Each entry requires a small entry fee, paid in U.S. dollars.

Entry Deadlines

    Entries from publications in the United States must be received at Syracuse (N.Y.) University no later than Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2015.

    Entries from publications outside the United States must be received at Syracuse (N.Y.) University no later than Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2015.

    SND will inform winners by e-mail or U.S. mail beginning Saturday, March 1, 2015.Also, SND will list the names of winners on this website in early mid-March.

    Don’t forget to check out our web coverage of judging beginning Saturday, Feb. 8, 2015. Be the first to know what’s happening in Syracuse.

Winners

    Newspapers that win Award of Excellence, Silver Medal, Gold Medal, Judges’ Special Recognition or Best in Show honors receive recognition in several ways:

-Each winner receives a certificate(证书).

-A picture of the winning newspaper and the names of winners are published in the book “The Best of News Design TM”.

-One picture of the winning entry, along with the names of winners and other information, is published on www.snd.org.

-SND publishes a piece of news showing the results of each year’s competition.

Language requirements for all programmes, except Creative Writing

    All teaching for the programmes is in English. We require all applicants whose first language is not English to have one of the following test results:

   Academic IELTS details can be obtained from local British Council offices. The minimum requirement is an overall band score of 6.5 with no less than 6.5 in each of the four elements.

   Applicants with Cambridge CAE require grade A or B. Those with Cambridge CPE require grade C or above. For the new Cambridge English Scale, a minimum of 193 points is required in either CAE or CPE.

   Applicant's Academic IELTS and Cambridge CAE/CPE test results will be directly accessed by our office. In order for us to do this, applicants should supply the following information on their application form:

Academic IELTS:

Test Report Form (TRF) number Cambridge CAE/CPE：

Candidate ID number (this is 3 letters and 6 numbers) and secret number (4 numbers)

   These results should have been achieved in the same sitting, and no more than 2 years before the date of application.

   Language requirements for Creative Writing

   The minimum requirement is an overall Academic IELTS band score of 7.0, with no less than 7.0 in each of the four elements. Applicants with Cambridge CAE require grade A. Those with Cambridge CPE require grade A, B or C. For the new Cambridge English Scale, a minimum of 200 points is required in cither CAE or CPE. These results should have been achieved in the same sitting, and no more than 2 years before the date of application.

   In addition to meeting the above language requirements for Creative Writing, all applicants are required to submit a 300-400 word written piece, explaining their reasons for applying.

   All programmes: notice concerning TOEFL test scores

   Please note： Due to UK Government restrictions, we are no longer able to accept TOEFL test scores.

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It’s often interesting to take a look at some of the lists that arrive toward the end of the year such as top devices, best gadgets, most desirable high-tech gift and more. Apart from cell phones and tablets, and Apple and Samsung products, this year many other gadgets made it on the most wanted list from Yahoo Tech and the most searched list from Bing. com. Read on to find out what they are.

                                                      Wireless headphone       

Portable Bluetooth headphones represent the next evolution in headphone technology. If you have a compatible smartphone with Bluetooth, the obvious benefit is that you can get rid of the wires snaking from your backpack or pocket. Many of the wireless headphones in the market also have a built-in microphone for taking calls hands-free.

Product to buy: Beats Studio Wireless

Features: Signature look, and powerful audio performance with intense bass and high-mid boosting, plus plenty of accessories.

Price: 1898 yuan

Smartwatch

The primary advantage of a smartwatch over traditional watches is that they reduce how often you have to pull your phone out of your pocket. With it, the information on your smartphone goes straight to your wrist, and you can decide first if they are worth dealing with.

Product to buy: Pebble smartwatch

Features: Understated design, with easy setup and instant information, and customizable watch faces, plus syncs（同步）with Android or IOS.

Price: $99 (about 612 yuan)

Portable Bluetooth speaker

Bluetooth speakers are steadily growing in popularity because they let you take the party anywhere. They can be paired with your music device, and they are able to withstand incidental bumps. Though small in size, Bluetooth speakers provide a steady soundtrack for even the lengthiest bacchanalia (狂欢)。

Product to buy: Logitech UE Boom

Features: Water and stain resistant, 360-degree sound, 15 hour battery life, with a variety of color patterns.

Price: 1499 yuan

Fitness band

Basically, fitness bands are smartwatches without the watch. They keep track of your exercise progress and, at the same time, allow you to monitor vitals such as your heart rate, calories burned and amount of time spent exercising. Some even monitor your sleep patterns.

Product to buy: Fitbit Flex

Features: Long battery life (five days), with silent vibrating alarm, and wireless syncing to smartphones.

Price: 898 yuan