A New Leash On Life!

Ever since I was a young boy I wanted a pet dog. Both my parents grew up with dogs and my mum wasn’t keen on the idea of having one in the house. It took me years of begging to convince my parents to buy me a dog and then I finally got a dog for Christmas in 2004. We decided that if we were to get a dog that we would buy a big dog and not a little housedog, as it would have to sleep outside and we didn’t want to get a yapping dog.

Just like every parent tells their kids when they want pets that I would have to: pick up the dog poo, clean them, feed them, walk them and play with them. I agreed and picked a black and white Border collie. I named her Amy who was one of my friends at the time.

The day I got her I was overwhelmed, I was so happy and excited I played with her everyday and taught her tricks. I even snuck her in at nights to sleep up in my room instead of out the back.

As years go by the whole family love her and cherish her, even my mum feels bad about her sleeping outside in the storms or in the heat in summer.  She has become a member of my family and has made me so happy!

If I ever had a bad day at school I would come home and get her and then go for a walk along the coast or to the dog beach.

I see my dog as a great companion, she never complains of having a headache when I want to spend time with her. And my dog makes me laugh with the things she does and how intelligent she can be.

I feel that every household should have a pet and a dog is a great companion.

I guess a dog really is a Man’s best friend. 

What happens in cyberspace, stays in cyberspace!

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/national/13346573/girls-upload-risque-video-to-youtube/

One of the most popular online activities, and is also the greatest risk to privacy, is social networking sites, such as Facebook, you tube and MySpace. Millions of people all around the world use these social networking websites, to post personal profiles about themselves. As one of the fastest-growing online networking sites, particularly among youth, this raises particular concerns about privacy.

I remember at school we always had constable care come to teach us about safety, well now we need to move with the times especially with the technology change and teach teenagers about the risks and safety of social media on the internet.

So, I think that all schools need to conduct a media awareness campaign, to increase student awareness and provide education regarding strategies to promote the safe use of the Internet by school kids.

The first step is to Identify, promote, and encourage best practices for Internet safety in schools.

Students need to understand and learn:

·      The risks associated with giving out personal information

·      The possible consequences of posting photos, personal information and messages

·      Who can view their Facebook profiles

·      The different levels of access

·      Learn how to use Facebook security to control who sees their profiles

Sometimes Teenagers don’t care what gets uploaded, as they all want to be the popular kid in school and are oblivious to the consequences of uploading personal information and inappropriate material.

You know you love her! "Paris Hilton"

The Star City Casino in Sydney has just launched a new nightclub “Marquee”. They had there grand opening last night and the ultimate party girl herself – Paris Hilton, along with others helped get the party started on the red carpet of the event. The “red carpet” of the grand opening was in fact purple, as it was believed to be the colour that is supposed to attract money. 

As far as attracting international headlines and positive press, signing up Paris and her friends for the opening seemed to have paid off.

A media agency in Sydney estimated it to cost $50,000 to $150,000 to get Paris Hilton to be a guest at Marquee.

Paris Hilton banned channel 7 from attending the red carpet for the grand opening of Marquee nightclub in Sydney because a reporter had asked her “what is she planning to do in her life when she becomes no longer famous?” she was offended and demanded it not be included in the stations broadcast. The journalist did broadcast the interview and also showed before the interview when Paris went over the questions with him or what he was going to ask. In my opinion this is wrong and sly of the reporter but can be an expected act in the media and celebrity world.

The reporter said that she was not open to discussing her ex-BFF Kim Kardashian, her jail stint, and her sex tape, "One Night in Paris." Amongst the topics Hilton was happy to talk about was her new boyfriend, DJ Afrojack, who was also performing for the opening of the Marquee, as well as her trip to the local Bondi Beach.

I think that having Paris Hilton at the premiere red carpet event was a great idea it does attract a lot of media from around the world to publicize the new Marquee nightclub for free and will attract a lot of clientele in the near future.

I mean it’s fair enough that the past is the past and we need to move on with our lives as people can change but being a celebrity means exposing yourself and they all know that. There are always paparazzi around and every move they make will be on the media unfortunately that what being a celebrity is all about in this world! Reporters are always going to angle a celebrity for there worst.

I wouldn't be surprised if that Channel Seven thing was all a part of Paris strategy to stay famous and to make sure she was going to generate worldwide headlines while doing her “Marquee” campaign.

It will be interesting to see what other incidents she gets into before heading back to the USA but overall I’m sure her trip to Australia and the publicity will be massive to the new nightclub at the Star Casino, Sydney.