IR Blogpost 3c: Larry King goes off the Air -todayshow

After 25 years, the legendary Larry King is going off the air. It was an emotional last broadcast for King who struggled to maintain his own composure as he did his last sign off. While the article mostly focused on the milestone event, I am wondering more about him. What made him get his start? And what made his show such a popular venue? Perhaps it is a generational thing since his show started before I was born. While I am not a follower, I do agree that this a dramatic change.

IR Blogpost 2c: Tallest Building in the World

Engineering has yet again made a stand in the Burj Khalifa. This building is the tallest building in the world, but not only is it the tallest, it is the tallest by over 1000 feet. Quotes from the article say that this building could change the world's skylines. They didn't mention how long it took to build. That is one question I have. Another is how one earth did they build it. It is so tall, it seems impossible to reach the top. I think that is so cool though. I never would have imagined a building to be half a mile high.

IR Blogpost 1c: Abortion Ban in Ireland msnbc.com

In recent Irish legislation, any sort of abortion was banned. With this, women are now unable to terminate a pregnancy even if their own health was at risk. Many believe this is an absolute violation of women's rights. But what I wonder is how something like this could pass? Are there that many people in Ireland opposed to abortion? I think its rediculous. A woman ought to have the right to choose and this strips her of her right. http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/04/19/ground-access-abortion-ireland

IR Blogpost 3b: WikiLeaks Causing Problems-msnbc

The website WikiLeaks has recently released thousands of US documents that were not meant to be seen by the public. These documents have proven to be very harmful to international diplomacy and some of the things in those documents are not even true, which is making things very difficult for the government to sort out. The developer of the website has a warrant for his arrest, but his exact whereabouts are unknown. The current suspect of the leak is an army private who simply used a blank CD that said Lady Gaga written on it and downloaded all the classified documents. But what motivated him to do that? And how is the government going to contain this spill? From what I read, I don't think too much damage has been done only because these seem to be mostly classified and not top secret. http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2010-12-01-editorial01_ST2_N.htm

IR Blogpost 2b: Bob Dylan Handwritten Lyrics are For Sale-Todayshow

In New York City, Bob Dylan's handwritten lyrics to The Times are A-Changin are on their way to the auction house. These lyrics are date back to 1963 and are signed by Bob Dylan. It is estimated that they will sell for between $200,000 and $300,000. That's a lot for this creased and torn sheet of paper. Now why wouldn't something like this, if it is indeed genuine, go to a museum? And who's selling it? That was never specified. I think this ought to go to a museum. It's a well known political anthem and it doesn't belong in someone's personal collection.