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San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) March 13, 2013
March 14 (3.14) is National Pi Day.
Why Pi? What is National Pi Day?
Beloved worldwide, pi is simply the irrational number π = 3.14… It is used to
calculate the circumference of a circle – any circle – among a multitude of other applications in math, physics, and engineering.
In 2009, the United States House of Representatives declared March 14 (3.14) to be
National Pi Day. They passed resolution HR 224 to celebrate the importance of math,
science, and education in our lives.
No longer reserved only for the geek culture, pi is fun, approachable, and entertaining. Learning the first 10 digits is, well, as easy as pi (3.141592653).
As an example, the letter count of each word below corresponds numerically to the first 10 digits in pi.
Wow I made a short memorable pi string, could you?
3 1 4 1 5 9 2 6 5 3
The team at piZone.org works to remind us that math and science are present in all of our everyday lives. All technology, from the wheel to the Smart Phone to GPS, utilizes physical laws that are described in terms of mathematics.
Through videos, online games, activities, demos, and events, piZone engages students, educators, and the public in the fun and importance of action learning as a means to inspire the next generation of scientists, researchers, doctors, educators, and techies who will spur new life-impacting innovation.
Beyond being just a number, pi can also be an expression of art, dance, music, and writing. When learning is informative, entertaining, and sensory, it encodes more efficiently and effectively into the participant’s brain. When learning is fun and engaging, it sparks curiosity and a desire to discover, explore, and question. The ability to think critically is essential to people living in our high-tech world.
pi activities and events:
The New San Francisco Exploratorium – soon to open in April 2013, the new Exploritorium provides students and the public with hands-on science fun that inspires and engages. This Pi Day look up! Pi in the Sky – an artistic skywriting event – will occur on Pi Day above the new Exploritorium building. Pi in the Sky, created by conceptual artist ISHKY, is a visual representation of pi – 100 digits of pi written in dot-matrix numbers by 5 airplanes in formation over the San Francisco Bay.
SXSW Music Festival and Conference – The pizone.org team recently spoke at the educational arm of the South by Southwest Festival and Conference in Texas. To pass on the pi – pizone plans to inspire thought and engagement at the SXSW music festival with different pi sayings on 9 colored stickers, distributed to only 10% of the crowd, sparking curiosity in participants to seek out others to see what their stickers say. They are encouraged to share their fun via posts, tweets, images, and videos.
Bill Gates’ Big History Project – This project inspires our big picture thinking.
pizone.org provides students and educators with fun math and science demos, games, and videos to inspire and engage on topics of math and science via pi (pie) recipes, an interactive sticker game, a contest, and songs such as the ABCs of Pi Song: a 6 year old sings 42 places in pi to the tune of the ABCs. It’s a sing-along.
All of these activities culminate in the question, “What can I do to support STEM education?” It starts with building awareness among the general public about the vital importance of funding education, with an eye on the future and its impact on all of us. Imagine our future if we don’t. Having a well-educated workforce utilizes technology to drive innovation, in turn creating better lives for us all. We all have a piece of this educational pi.
You’re invited to share the pi.
pi-ticipate
About piZone.org
As a crowd-source resource for all things related to pi, education, and public outreach, piZone.org strives to touch lives and spark interest in math, science, and technology.
Utilizing online games, videos, activities, demos, art, and even our ABCs of Pi song
to promote the value of action and play in learning, and to illustrate the fun of discovery in math and science. As a “for-purpose organization,” piZone is committed to raising awareness of the increasing interest in students and the public on the value of a well-educated and productive workforce, for now and for our future.
We are proud to present our “π it forward” program, where $ 3.14 of each t-shirt sold in our pi-eShop goes toward providing a t-shirt to an educator.
Updates, posts, videos, images, and the latest on National Pi Day
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Post your pi / pi-ticipate.
Share and spark interest in pi.
People’s pi-experiences.
Yarmouth, ME (PRWEB) April 16, 2013
Chimani announced today a range of products and new features to enhance national park visitors experiences while in the parks. The announcement coincides with the celebration of this year’s National Park Week, which runs from April 22-26.
In honor of each of the five days of National Park Week – a new park app will be released for each day. The new Chimani mobile apps include Grand Teton National Park, Glacier National Park, Olympic National Park, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, and Bryce Canyon National Park. These, as well as all other Chimani apps, will be available for free on Apple iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon AppStore starting Monday, April 22 – the first day of National Park Week.
Each new national park app includes all the core technologies which has made Chimani the #1 mobile app platform for visiting national parks. The new park apps continue Chimani’s goal for helping visitors get the most out of their national park experience.
Each app delivers constantly updated content, detailed maps, ranger-led event schedules, auto touring points of interest, hiking details, restroom locations, free shuttle bus schedules, and breaking news alerts. Users can also view sunset and sunrise times for the most memorable scenic overlooks, access tide schedules along the coast, review lodging options, and much, much more. And as always, each Chimani app is designed to work without a cell phone signal.
Chimani’s Viewport Augmented Reality Tool
Chimani’s new Viewport tool – an augmented reality viewer available as a $ 1.99 in-app purchase – allows users to access an entirely new layer of information as part of their park experience. “Whether it’s the South Rim of the Grand Canyon or Glacier Point in Yosemite, visitors often overlook the richness that surrounds these dramatic viewpoints,” says Kerry Gallivan, CEO/co-founder of Chimani. “Using Chimani’s Viewport tool, visitors can pan around the scenic outlook and identify points of interest which are often left undiscovered. It is yet another Chimani tool that allows visitors to get the most of their park experience,” says Kerry.
Cell phone signals are poor and non-existent in most national parks, therefore Chimani apps are designed to function without any type of data connection. This ability also applies to the new Chimani augmented reality viewer – visitors can be in the most remote corners of a park and still discover new points of interest.
Crowd-sourced topographic maps
Chimani continues its innovation in mobile mapping technology for the outdoors by introducing topographic maps based on data from Openstreetmaps.org – the largest online mapping project in the world. Chimani is now able to produce rich topographic maps which are updated monthly with the most recent data available for park visitors.
“Chimani users are now able to actively contribute to the national park community and help build better geo-spatial data for each of the parks,” says Kerry Gallivan. “A great example of this is Openstreetmaps.org’s user Tomthepom who spent the winter meticulously editing the park data within Grand Canyon. Thanks to Tom, the data found within the Chimani maps is the most detailed and up-to-date available anywhere – digital or print,” says Kerry.
Many visitors don’t realize how often trail data changes so having access to the latest details helps enhance the park experience.
Social-sharing using Near Field Communication (NFC) technology
For the Android versions of the apps, Chimani has introduced a beta feature of a social-sharing tool that uses Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to connect with other Chimani users and share contact information. “We modeled this feature after the tradition on the Appalachian Trail of exchanging something with people that you meet on the trail,” says, Kerry Gallivan. By touching two Android phones together, the users profile is exchanged using NFC. No cell phone signal is required and when the exchange occurs within a particular park, a unique badge is unlocked between users as a bonus.
Chimani’s suite of National Park Apps
The Chimani suite of national park apps include 14 of the most visited national parks in the United States. These include Acadia National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Cape Cod National Seashore, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Glacier National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Olympic National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, Zion National Park and the National Parks app – which is a virtual passport tool for all the National Park Service units.
Each of the national park apps are an indispensable resource for anyone visiting our most treasured national parks. Each delivers constantly updated content, ranger-led event schedules, auto touring points of interest, hiking details, restroom locations, free shuttle bus schedules, and breaking news alerts. Users can also view sunset and sunrise times for the most memorable scenic overlooks, access tide schedules along the coast, review lodging options, and much, much more.
The Chimani apps are available for the iPhone, iPad, Amazon Kindle and Android devices. They can be downloaded directly from Apple’s iTunes App Store, Google Play and Amazon AppStore (keyword: “chimani”).
About Chimani
Located along the rocky coast of Maine, Chimani has become a leading developer of mobile apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android. Chimani is comprised of a small group of developers who are passionate about helping people get the most out their outdoor adventures. Founded in 2010, Chimani apps have totaled over 450,000 downloads and rank #1 in each of the major app marketplaces for individual parks. For more information visit http://www.chimani.com or view the app demo filmed in the Grand Canyon National Park: https://vimeo.com/58183356
Beverly, Massachusetts (PRWEB) April 16, 2013
FPgirl by FashionPlaytes (http://www.fashionplaytes.com), the first girl driven fashion and style destination, has introduced the Infinity Charm Necklace, winner of FPgirl’s recent BFF design contest and newest crowdsourced addition to the FPgirl site. The winning design, which features a classic chain necklace with the words “best friends” decoratively written in an infinity sign, was chosen out of hundreds of submissions by the FPgirl community and is an exciting style statement representing the unbreakable bond between best friends.
“With so much attention currently focused on how fashion brands are influencing young girls, contests like this let our FPgirls take control and express their individuality through the clothing and accessories they design themselves,” said Sarah McIlroy, founder and president of FashionPlaytes. “This BFF contest—where designs were created and voted on by our FPgirls—is just one way our site allows girls to unleash their creativity.”
Girls were invited to submit a BFF design that could be added to clothing or accessories during a recent FPgirl Design Contest. Over 750 entries were submitted and then voted on by the FPgirl community to decide the winner. The Infinity Charm Necklace is now available on the FPgirl site and makes the perfect gift for any best friend.
As the latest addition to the FPgirl site, the Infinity Charm Necklace joins an already colorful and eye-catching accessories line. Girls can dress up their self-designed clothing with charm bracelets, necklaces, barrettes and Hair Flings™, all available with 125 charms to mix-and-match.
About FashionPlaytes and FPgirl:
FashionPlaytes is the creator of FPgirl.com, the online fashion and style destination where girls are designers and set the trends. The FPgirl community is filled with vibrant, talented, and supportive girls who create cool custom clothing, crowd-source designs, and share their insights about what it’s like to be a girl in today’s world. FashionPlaytes celebrates all girls, providing a fun, safe, interactive environment. Its engagement-driven ecommerce platform is fueled by girls, for girls, making it the go-to place for all things fashion related.