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40 days left to submit: MTA App Quest
Transit buffs and software developers take note — in addition to more than $15,000 in prizes for winners of MTA App Quest, all participants who submit an eligible app will get an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of the Grand Central Terminal.
Use MTA data to create new apps that improve the transit experience of 8.5 million daily riders. The MTA has posted 4 new datasets, and updated and expanded a fifth.
Gain recognition by getting your app in front of our star-studded panel of judges that include the World Economic Forum’s Director of Engagement Technologies Noel Hidalgo, NYC Chief Digital Officer Rachel Sterne, NYC Deputy Mayor for Operations Steven Goldsmith, and more.
Check out the datasets, and submit your application before September 26!
By: Samantha
Photo: Allen McGregor
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Video: Inspiration for the Edinburgh Festivals Ideas Challenge
In this video, Lyn Gardner (theatre critic at the Guardian), Richard Wiseman (professor at University of Hertfordshire), Ezekiel Oliveira (performer/dancer at Dance Base), Suzy Glass (producer at Trigger), and Neil Fox (coordinator at the Edinburgh International Film Festival) provide inspiration by telling us what they would like to see to improve the Edinburgh Festivals.
Join us in the biggest-ever public conversation about ways to make the world’s festival city that little bit more amazing. Tell us what you think, and submit an idea now to the Edinburgh Festivals Ideas Challenge!
Video courtesy of Edinburgh Festivals Innovation Lab.
By: Samantha
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Introducing the Edinburgh Festivals Ideas Challenge!
We at ChallengePost are thrilled to be working with the Edinburgh Festivals Innovation Lab on launching the Edinburgh Festivals Ideas Challenge. For the first time ever, the Edinburgh Festivals will be inviting the public to share ideas on how to make the festivals an even more amazing experience — taking the conversations that usually take place around pub tables into a large-scale debate online.
Whether you’re a performer, audience member, organiser, or fan, we’d love to hear from you. The Challenge is open to ideas of all shapes, sizes, and contexts, and over £5,000 in prizes will be awarded for the best ones — so let your imagination run wild, submit an idea now, and vote up your favourites!
For inspiration, consider these 3 themes (ideas relating to any other themes will do too!):
- How can the festivals be made greener?
- How can the power of queues & crowds be harnessed?
- What types of apps & technology can enhance the overall festival experience?
Scotland’s Edinburgh is the world’s Festival City — with 12 Festivals throughout the year where people come together across the globe to enjoy an endless array of events, performances, and spectacles, and to share their passion for arts, culture, and ideas.
The Edinburgh Festivals Ideas Challenge will run from August 15 to October 31. Check out the prizes and the amazing panel of judges!
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Prizes Go on Offer for Ways to Make The Festivals Better [The Scotsman]
For Theater Lovers, a City Is the Stage, and a Purple Cow Is a Prop [The New York Times]
By: Samantha (published in UK English for this special occasion)
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NYC BigApps Ideas: Winners will be announced soon
On Thursday, Aug. 11, the winners of the NYC BigApps Ideas challenge will be announced. Even if you didn’t submit an idea or vote for one of the submissions, be sure to stop by the site on Thursday to see which ideas impressed the judges and wowed the public.
Check out the submissions while you wait — maybe even start an office pool, if you’re having a slow Monday!
For more details on the NYC BigApps Ideas challenge, read our earlier blog post and follow @nycbigapps on Twitter.
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Congratulations to the winners of the Recipes for Healthy Kids challenge!
We’re happy to announce the winning recipes of the USDA and First Lady’s Recipes for Healthy Kids Challenge!
Over the last several months, judges traveled across the country to taste each of the top 15 semifinalists’ recipes. Not only were they inspired by the teams’ creativity and dedication to the competition, but they were also energized by the level of excitement within the communities.The challenge culminated in a national cook-off at the American Culinary Federal National Convention in Dallas, Texas on July 25, where finalists Porcupine Sliders, Central Valley Harvest Bake and Tuscan Smoked Turkey & Bean Soup competed for the Grand Prize.
Read more about the winning teams’ journeys throughout the competition by clicking the recipe links below.
Congratulations to the winners, and a special thank you to everyone who took part in creating tasty, healthy and exciting new school lunch recipes that kids love to eat!
Grand Prize
- Porcupine Sliders, Intermediate District 287, South Education Center Alternative, Richfield, MN
Popular Choice Award
- Tasty Tots, Bellingham Memorial Middle School, Bellingham, MA
Dark Green and Orange Vegetables
- First Place: Central Valley Harvest Bake, Joshua Cowell School, Manteca, CA
- Second Place: Stir-Fry Fajita Chicken, Squash, and Corn, Monument Valley High School, Kayenta Unified School District, Kayenta, AZ
Whole Grains
- First Place: Chic’ Penne, Harold S. Winograd K-8 School Mission, Greeley, CO
- Second Place: Mediterranean Quinoa Salad, Bellingham Memorial Middle School, Bellingham, MA
Dry Beans and Peas
- First Place: Tuscan Smoked Turkey & Bean Soup, Ira B. Jones Elementary School, Asheville, NC
- Second Place: Lentils of the Southwest, Sweeney Elementary School, Santa Fe Public Schools, Santa Fe, NM
For more details on the Recipes for Healthy Kids challenge, read our earlier blog posts and follow @USDANutrition on Twitter.
By: Samantha
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