http://www.ouropenspace.com Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:13:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The ShoutOut website is where you have your say on the Children’s Commissioner’s plans for next year. Al Aynsley-Green, is the first ever Children’s Commissioner for England. acte permistaxa ambalajebirotica englezawww bursa rolcazul ralucacostum asistentatrucuri de cuceritspanked cutiedrept unibuc rodulapuri lemneditare ziareemigrare in belgiautilaje geamsaci hartieindustria constructiilorraportul juridicoperele lui creangaproduse de ... http://www.ouropenspace.com/2007/11/19/shout-out/ "What's the harm in putting up a smoke alarm, like a lucky charm watching over pops and moms" raps 'Controversy' - aka Stephen-remell Coleman who's a firefighter on the red watch at London's Wimbledon Fire Station. e arome contract imprumut asociat biciclete ro macaroane cu branza dulce cursuri de calificare acreditate statii de distributie carburanti tehnici de ... http://www.ouropenspace.com/2007/09/13/got-mine-got-yours/ Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service has recently embarked on a project to explore the potential use of Camera phones in various projects. The aim is to introduce camera phones in projects with young people. Ahead of that, a pilot project is testing the feasibility of introducing new gadgets to ... http://www.ouropenspace.com/2007/09/12/camera-action/ Zico is a firefighter with Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, he is also the winner of the Northwest Regional Development Agency Young Achiever of the Year Award. The award ceremony was back in November 2006, but Zico's story is now on the Princes Trust website.  http://www.ouropenspace.com/2007/08/12/watch-zicos-story/ I was lucky enough to attend a recent 'Pass Out' ceremony from one of the Beacon Courses at Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service. A group of young people who had successfully completed a training course about Fire Safety and Prevention 'graduated' one afternoon in July! The display included demonstrations ... http://www.ouropenspace.com/2007/07/23/the-latest-pass-out/ Another BBC article recently highlights 'user promiscuity' in social sites. "MySpace is running out of breath, while Bebo and Facebook are fast catching up. That's the message from the latest figures on social networking in Britain. MySpace has long been the leading site for young networkers who want to run their ... http://www.ouropenspace.com/2007/07/07/friends-social-unity-moving-fast-in-the-social-space/ The BBC recently published an article on Social sites (MySpace and Facebook) and class divide. The article is based on recent research by US PhD student Danah Boyd from the School of Information Sciences at UC Berkeley. The research highlights that Facebook users are more likely to come from wealthier ... http://www.ouropenspace.com/2007/07/06/bbc-highlights-class-divide-in-social-sites/ We are looking to explore potential partnerships within the UK and in Europe to work with Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service and Kisky Netmedia Ltd to establish funding for our emerging technology projects. We are exploring two avenues, one UK Universities and the other with The Merseyside Brussels Office. Dr David ... http://www.ouropenspace.com/2007/06/12/first-steps-to-funding-2/ Kensington Vision Kensington Vision gives the people of Kensington, Liverpool, a unique opportunity to access the latest local information – from news, sport, & video diaries to business information, jobs, training & education. It is a project focussed on delivering local content, created by local people, and making full use ... http://www.ouropenspace.com/2007/06/07/kensington-vision/ Youth Tech is a great blog I've been reading. It's "a discussion about using technology in creative ways to enrich the lives of youth." It's an American site but has a lot of excellent resources in this area. http://www.ouropenspace.com/2007/06/06/youth-tech-blog/ The Community Fire Safety Strategy will be available for download via this blog. "The Community Fire Safety Strategy is integral to our corporate planning process. It provides a high level view of our approach and ambitions in the area of community safety and is underpinned with a series of individual strategies – arson, youth, ... http://www.ouropenspace.com/2007/05/31/community-fire-safety-strategy/ As we're researching a range of services that are of relevance to the Youth Engagement community, we'll be linking to them via this blog, in the hope that you find our research useful. We have recently been looking at national government initiatives in neighborhood policing, and community engagement. Respect http://www.respect.gov.uk/ The Government's new ... http://www.ouropenspace.com/2007/05/28/community_eng/