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News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Karen Welby

Welby PR

Balsbridge

Dublin 4

Phone: 0871234567

E-mail: karen@welbypr.ie

3 December 2008

Ray Dartley launches Positive Age Week

DJ Ray Dartley helped Age Action Ireland launch "Positive Age Week" at a tea party in the Merrion Hotel yesterday(2.12.2008).

Positive Age Week will run from Monday 8th - Sunday 15th December 2009. Age Action Irelands main aim is to improve the quality of life for older people, especially the disadvantaged and vulnerable.

The campaign aims to dispel negative perceptions that surround ageing and to transform attitudes. It is also hoping to raise much needed funds for the charity.

During Positive Age Week, people are encouraged to organise parties of all sizes to celebrate the elderly. A nominated fund raiser will accept donations at each event.

Deputy chief executive of Age Action Ireland, Lorraine Dorgan said:"We need to celebrate the fact that we are living longer; that ageing is not a burden but an opportunity. I would like to encourage as many people as possible around the country to take part in Positive Age Action."

To register as a fundraiser for Positive Age Action Week, contact Lorraine Dorgan on 012345678 or visit www.ageaction.ie

Contact: Karen Welby

Karen@welbypr.ie

0871234567

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the search is over

So statistics show that only 20% of people using Google actually click on the paid for results. I can't say I'm surprised. When I was in DCU I had to write 3 reports each week which generally included a lot of research...let's just say Google became my Saviour! I can honestly say that I never clicked on a listing on the right-hand side of the page, ever!!!! The reason being, the sites are only on the top of the page because they have paid to be there, not because Google has deemed the site to have good content. If it's good enough to make the first page of Google, it's good enough for me!

The fact that people can out bid you at any time, knocking your expensive ad off the top of the page, says it all for me. The only good thing seems to be the fact that you can decide what time your advert will be on the first page. This means that after some serious analysing you can determine how to get the most out of your investment by targeting your audience.

My opinion would be to hire a good web technician, and let him do all the work instead. It would be a sounder investment in the long run. Appearing top of the Google listings can last long into the future increasing your profits.

Actually I can't even write this because my loser boyfriend is blaring sky sports news and I can't think straight for the life of me!!! He is soooooooooooo annoying...comes into my house, changes the channel I'm watching, eats my chocolates, drinks my coke and then disturbs by stupid blogging!! Aaaaaarrrrrrgh

Blinded by the red lights.....

So in my latest bid to prove that I actually am cultured, I have taken a trip to Frankfurt to visit the Christmas markets. Apologies in advance for any spelling mistakes as the y on the keyboard is actually a z and spell check isn't working because it's set to German language!!

So some may think it would be a delightful trip but I am actually staying in a well known red light district area!!! Directly across the road from me are sex dens aplenty, one graciously named "The Sex Inn". The sex industry is most definately alive and kicking here to say the least!!!

I'm not sure of the terms and conditions of the whole situation but it appears to be legal and common practice. Last night whilst drying my hair in the bathroom (my bathroom, not one in the sex dens), I counted 27 men going in to one particular building...it takes me 20 minutes to dry my hair so that's an average of 1.35 men entering per minute, absolutely scandolous!!! And not an eyelid was batted at them!!!

Pretty easy way to make money but with 27 men in 20 minutes you couldn't be anything but raw after it. Although in their defence they never approached us when we were walking past but in fairness a family with 2 underage children are hardly going to be interested in that sort of thing...or are they? I don't know so I won't make any judgements incase I offend any of my fellow classmates.

Anyways the point I am trying to make is that with it all above board the whole thing seems to be fully accepted in the city. Actually they don't seem to be ashamed of it at all which I find rather disturbing because I don't really agree with the situation but being the open minded person that I am (joke) I am willing to sit in the hotel lobby (with my hat , scarf, gloves and jacket on because it's absolutely freezing) and be blinded by the lights

The net is closing in on us...

So last week I read an article in the newspaper about Academy Award Winner Jennifer Hudson. I'm sure most of you will have heard how she tragically lost 3 members of her family recently. I'm not a fan of hers and I don't really know the exact details of what actually happened but from what i gathered from the article, she has since become a recluse.

In the article it said that she had thanked her fans for their sympathy through her face book page. I can't say that I fully understand her loss but at the same time I cant help but wonder about the state of society in recent years. Apparently, gone are the days of writing acknowledgements in newspapers. Now we must read of peoples thanks to us on the Internet? Is anyone else worried about this?

Does anyone else think that the Internet is slowly, but surely, taking over her lives...says she as she types this complaint on her laptop through the use of the Internet. Hypocritical you may think but Mr. Cooney has requested that we blog about virtual communities and I can't but struggle on the topic as I don't really have much time for them.

Yes I have a bebo account and several e-mail accounts but I rarely use them. I'm not one of those people that NEEDS to check their bebo everyday 5 times a day. I only ever check my e-mails in the hope that one of my lectures will have been cancelled and i can either come in late or go home early.

I think society has changed for the worse since broadband connections have become an essential in most households. Whatever happened to the art of writing a letter? How will people in years to come ever find any artifacts from our era if all our information is lost in cyberspace?

When I was young I never had the Internet and that didn't affect my everyday life at all. My 10 year old sister however wouldn't last a day without it. How times have changed. I used to spend my pocket money on sweets and magazines and such like, she spends hers on stardoll.com.

Star doll is a virtual community that is pretty much aimed at tweeners. You create an image of yourself as a doll and then you live your life through the styles of this doll. You can dress up celebrities in your self designed clothes or you can purchase designer clothes from them. And it all comes with a price tag. Star dollars can be purchased by texting a number that sends you back a code after it charges you E2.50. These dollars can be used to purchase clothes, build houses, purchase more clothes to put in your newly built house, you can even buy birthday presents and send them to your star doll friends! The only good thing about the whole set up is that you are limited to 3 top ups per week so a maximum of E 7.50 can only be spent weekly.

Is it not wrong for 10 year olds to want to make friends in communities like this? Shouldn't they be dressing up their bratz dolls with their actual real life friends instead? I feel like we are powerless against these communities because the Internet now plays a vital role in everyday life. We use it in work, in college, we are constantly plagued with adverts for it on both television and radio with website addresses being spat out at us like there's no tomorrow.

If the Internet was gone in the morning I really don't think it would be such a bad thing.

The bloody awful!!!

A V8 powered food blender...add lots of chillies, beef still containing bones, a brick, Tabasco sauce and other manly items. What to you get? An ever brilliant episode of Top Gear!!! With fewer people buying V8 cars by the day (there's one parked in my garden right now) Jeremy Clarkson has decided that they need to be put to good use and so has decided that powering kitchen utensils in a shed in Dunsfold Park is the way to do it. Can't say I'll be first in the queue to buy one but would definitely make an interesting Christmas present.

Everybody bow down in awe of its presence!!!

Let us all take a moment out of our busy fruit campaign schedule to drool uncontrolably!!!! Shockingly enough i chose to come into online pr this morning instead of heading all the way into town for the launch and signing of the magnificent new item of clothing...I'm still not too sure why though!!!

International Rules

And so it begins, or resumes I'm not sure which way to say it but.....IT'S BACK!!!!! 11.10am, RTE, International Rules!! Good aul Bryan Cullen flying the flag for Dublin, has to be done. Was actually supposed to be there myself but couldn't go with all these smelly tests we're having this week:( Was really really REALLY disappointed that it wasn't on last year although I must say they were right to cancel it because it was getting out of hand to be honest. I was at both tests in 2006 in Croke Park and the level of violence was terrible, not something they should be portraying to children!!! It was just too much....and I'm a fan of violence!!!!!

Anywho's, on my travel in Australia I came accross the infamous Tadhg Kennelly.....what an ass-clown!!!! Absolutely coked off his face, demanding to know why people didn't know who he was.....I mean would ya, just would ya?? For those of you who don't know him please refer to the picture below....

Tool....absolute tool

Think I'll bunk off class later and catch the end of the first test in Perth....good plan me thinks.

woooooohoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some fool with a clip board has deemed me safe to drive!!!!!!!! He'll regret that decision in latter life!!!!

High hopes

I had really high hopes for this whole blog thing but Colin has just dashed my hopes of venting my anger to saying we have to be professional about the whole thing....sorry Colin I just dont do professional....I'm too uncultured apparently

rantalicious Monday

Surprisingly enough I actually got parking today which is a pretty good start to a Monday morning me thinks. Then I met Sarah in the carpark as I usually do in the mornings.
Only one hour break today.....dont think I'll make it through the day without another food break....defo up for some soup later...any takers???

Dublin V Meath.....first game of the Championship....looking forward to it. Cant wait to see the look of disappointment in the faces of all those Meath fans after we give them a good thrashing like we always do.
Keep talking bout '91 all you want Gearoid but ya cant deny the fact that we've been Leinster Champions at least 48 times now....All Ireland Champions 22 times. Once again I'll say what I say every year....Its our year this Year...Sams comming home!!!!!