UK Website Among Nominations for Cable & Wireless Childnet Awards.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 The UK-based website, www.bubblycrew.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. .uk, which brings together young carers in West London West London is the area of Greater London to the west of Central London. Although it is only ambiguously defined, it is one of the most economically active areas of London outside of the centre, containing significant amounts of office space along with Heathrow Airport and many of , is among the nominations announced today (23 January January: see month. ), for the 2002 Cable & Wireless Childnet Awards run by the non-profit organisation Childnet International and sponsored by Cable & Wireless. Nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. in the 'Not for profit' category, the 'Bubblycrew' website is produced by Hammersmith and Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham, inner borough (1991 pop. 136,500) of Greater London, SE England, on the Thames River. It has various industries (such as wharves and pottery kilns) and is the principal television center of the British Broadcasting Corp. Young Careers Centre in partnership with the Children's Society's Children and Neighbourhoods in London scheme. Using a mixture of Flash animation, interviews and illustrations, the site enables young people to share their experiences of what it is like to have to care for parents or siblings siblings npl (formal) → frères et sœurs mpl (de mêmes parents) at a young age. Fiona Side, Acting Scheme Manager for Children and Neighbourhoods in London, explains: "This project has enabled young carers to create a unique website based on their own experiences. Through active participation in this project the young carers have gained confidence, developed new skills and formed a strong support network for each other. The Cable & Wireless Childnet Awards provide recognition of hard work by young people. Many people have looked at the website for the first time because it has been shortlisted for an award." This year's entries were assessed by a special Children's team and by an International Judging Panel. The judges were looking not so much for technical expertise or sophisticated web design work, but rather how children are using the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the creatively to connect and engage with others and meet the challenges of the 21st century. The Awards have been sponsored by Cable and Wireless plc since 1997. Christophe Pochart, Vice President, Cable & Wireless France, and also one of the judges says, "Cable & Wireless is delighted to be involved with Childnet, which is working so hard to help make the Internet a great and safe place for children. It is encouraging to see the way that children are beginning to use the Internet creatively and responsibility to challenge adults and children alike and help break down barriers and support other children around the world." For further information, please visit: http://www.cw.com/th_05.asp?ID=mc_508jan1701 |
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