Outstanding response to Cambridge IGCSE Enterprise writing competition

We've received more than 650 entries for the Cambridge IGCSE Enterprise student writing competition from all corners of the globe.

The competition is being run to celebrate the launch of Cambridge IGCSE Enterprise. Learners in Cambridge schools were asked to write a short essay on their favourite entrepreneur, how that entrepreneur inspires them, and what question they would put to their chosen entrepreneur if they had the chance to meet them.

Entries have come in from South America, the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Sub-Saharan African, and Asia Pacific.

Favourite entrepreneurs include shoe designer, Jimmy Choo and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Oprah Winfrey, Sir Richard Branson and Michael Dell among many others. Some students named their entrepreneurial parents as their favourite, while many successful entrepreneurs in students' home towns have been used as the subject of the essay.

The deadline for the competition was 11 February and the entries are now being considered by a panel of judges.

Nick Mazur, Marketing Manager for Cambridge IGCSE Enterprise, said he had been delighted with the response.

'The competition has captured the imagination of Cambridge learners around the world,' he said. 'Cambridge IGCSE Enterprise teaches students about the real world of business and is a dynamic course that students are enjoying. The subject is currently being piloted in schools around the world and students will take their first exams this June. It's obvious from the entries that the entrepreneurial spirit is something young people can connect with. The quality of entries has been excellent. The judges will have a hard task choosing the winner.'

The winner will be announced during March and will receive an Amazon voucher to the value of £100 for their school as well as a box set of the BBC TV series Dragons' Den.

Source: http://www.cie.org.uk/news/announcements/detail?announcement_id=37199

Humanoids run world’s first robot marathon race

OSAKA, Japan: Robovie-PC, a toy-sized humanoid, won the world’s first full-length marathon for two-legged robots by a whisker Saturday, beating its closest rival by a single second after more than two days of racing.

Five bipedal machines began the non-stop 42.2-kilometre contest on a 100-metre indoor track in the western Japanese city of Osaka Thursday morning after doing knee bends or raising their hands to greet spectators.

One of the competitors retired after finishing only the first lap, but the others continued running day and night, getting up by themselves every time they fell to the floor or got into collisions with rivals.

Robovie-PC, 40 centimetres tall and weighing 2.4 kilograms stormed into first place with only a few laps to go after Robovie-PC Lite, which had established a comfortable lead and appeared to have secured an easy victory, suddenly locked up.

Robovie-PC Lite managed to return to the track and fiercely chased the leader, but after 422 laps Robovie-PC crossed the line in 54 hours 57 minutes 50 seconds, organisers said, one second ahead of its rival.

Their average speed was 0.77 kilometres per hour.

After the dramatic finish the two robots — both made by Vstone Co., a robot technology firm based in the industrial city which also organised the “Robo Mara Full” race – waved their arms and bowed, to wild applause from the crowd.

According to the event’s regulations, competitors were allowed to change batteries and the servomotors which control the robots’ speed and other functions.

Source: http://www.dawn.com/2011/02/27/humanoids-run-world%E2%80%99s-first-robot-marathon-race.html

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National Cyber Olympiad (NCO) Exam: 2011

National Cyber Olympiad (NCO) Exam: 2011

About NCO Exam :

The first of its kind in the country, the National Cyber Olympiad is now a global search competition that aims at identifying and nurturing cyber talent amongst the youngsters. It is as much about inspiring the younger generation to enhance their knowledge and comprehension of issues related to computers and IT as about testing their aptitude in these streams.

It is an international level competition focusing on Mental Ability, Logical & Analytical Reasoning in computers and IT in general.

Benefits from NCO:

Promotes awareness about computers and computer education. 

Develops confidence among students to take an early lead in a computer-oriented world. 

Supplements the learning of subjects of state boards and national boards including CBSE, ICSE and NIOS. 

Enables students to understand the latest technologies in a fast changing world of computers. 

Makes the school/institution aware of the concept of SMART school of Ministry of Human Resource Development, where the emphasis is not only on imparting IT education but also on development and use of computer skills which are indispensable in the present millennium. 

A comprehensive CQ (Computer Quotient) report highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the participant. 

A comprehensive SCQ (School Computer Quotient) report highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the participant school vis-à-vis national / international performance to enable the schools to improve the quality and level of IT education at their end.

NCO Exam Date : September, 2011

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All extraminds users can participate by joining a group i.e "Extraminds Valentine Open Competition 2011" &  put your lovely  photograph in the same to attain the attraction ,comments and sweet from other to win the competition.

Surprise gift for winner who get maximum comments and likes on his/her photo.

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