Wednesday, January 19, 2011

IRB Post 4- US Magazine: Cristiano Ronaldo on Changing Diapers

http://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabies/news/cristiano-ronaldo-on-changing-diapers-its-not-the-best-2011191

This article is about the first every interview Cristiano Ronaldo has openly given thus far regarding his new baby. He opened up to a Spanish sports daily about his 6 month old son, Cristiano Jr.
Ronaldo says that he raises the baby, who's mother is still unknown, with his mother and two sisters.
He claims that his job, which "is not the best job in the world" is to "change the nappies".
He says that he plans to one day marry his girlfriend Irina Shayk as a way to show that he is already very much concerned with his son's future.
He also talks about how he would want for his son to like futbol (soccer) so that he can one day grow up to be his successor, and that though the child has already grown to show an interest for the sport, when his father is playing, Ronaldo says that his son "will be whatever he wants".
"My son goes to sleep early, but my mother told me the other day, while we were playing, he was crying without stopping and didn't want to sleep until I scored a goal," he tells the mag. "I scored and five minutes later he was asleep."

this is an article about how Ronaldo came to know of his son and how his presence in his life came about
http://gossip.whyfame.com/cristiano-ronaldos-son-is-a-fling-result-after-all-5904

I think the situation where this woman has left her child with their father and just walked away, without even revealing her identity to the father himself is tragic but the child is very lucky to have a father like Ronaldo and I think what Cristiano is doing for him is very sweet.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

IRB Post 3- New York Times: Forbidden Planet "How I Killed Pluto"

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/books/review/Lord-t.html?_r=2&ref=bookreviews

Facts:
1)This article is a book review of "How I Killed Pluto" which was written by the man, Mike Brown, that was the person to have detected a potential 10th planet resulting in the banishment of Pluto in our solar system.
2)Apparently the book is not about the former ninth planet or even about astronomy, but rather about Brown's personal and family life.
3)The majority of the book is written in chronicle developments of Brown's life.

Questions:
1)I do not understand why when the potential 10th planet was found there was need to categorize/eliminate it all together. Astrology confuses me.

IRB Post 3- CNN: How Faith Helped Uncover a 'Golden Voice'

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/06/golden.voice.homeless/index.html?hpt=C1

Facts:
1) A homeless man named Ted Williams had a sign saying that he had a god given gift of a voice that was made for radio and was recorded by Doral Chenoweth III.
2) After Chenoweth posted the video, it became extremely popular and made Williams famous over night!
3) Williams has received many job offers, ones that offered him financial stability and one that even offered him a house to live in.
4) A reunion with his 92 year old mother is even being arranged!

Questions:
1) Which job did Williams end up taking?
2) Was he finally reacquainted with his mother?

This is another article about Williams and his "million dollar voice".
In this article he has been compared to Justin Beiber and Susan Boyle, which i personally do not agree with.

http://thenewsportalonline.com/ted-williams-man-with-the-golden-voice-an-enormous-internet-hit/117998/