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The Times leaves out the 'Waldorf' in Waldorf School portrayal

2011-10-24T06:33:00.005-07:00

Matt Richtel, a technology reporter for the New York Times, has a front-page story about a school in silicon valley, popular among tech execs, that keeps computers out of the elementary school classroom. That's interesting as far as it goes -- if my children were elementary school age, I would be open to putting them in a computer-free classroom. Yet the article is quite odd, in that Richtel seems to have very little idea of what kind of school he is affording a 1500-word front-page article. The school is the Waldorf School of the Peninsula in Los Altos, California -- that is, per its name, a Waldorf School, i.e. a school based on the educational theory that the Anthroposophist sect founder Rudolph Steiner derived from his own idiosyncratic fusion theology, which combines elements of eastern mysticism with Christianity (overlaid by what C.S. Lewis called a "reassuring Germanic dullness") . That means that students' education is shaped by a set of religious beliefs quite as specific and literal-minded as those at an evangelical Christian school.

In a second psychological typology, as summarized by Wikipedia, "Waldorf teachers use the concept of the four temperaments to help interpret, understand and relate to the behaviour and personalities of children under their tutelage. The temperaments, choleric, phlegmatic, melancholic, and sanguine, are thought to express four basic personality types, each possessing its own fundamental way of regarding and interacting with the world." That's typical Steinerism: treating a set of mystical formulations reworked from medieval and/or far eastern doctrines as definite facts, the physiological phenomena aligned with spiritual counterparts.

Other Steinerite nostrums: a) That human physical activity is more or less spiritual depending on how close to the head it originates. Hence soccer is bad, because it's centered on foot action; similarly, most human dance as we know it needs a revamping, provided by Steiner's "eurythmy," which emphasizes arm and upper body movement. b) In drawing and painting, hard lines defining shapes are verboten until a certain age/level of spiritual development -- hence the Steinerite classroom art products that are all pale pastel shadings reminiscent of the drawings of William Blake, whom Steiner admired. c) In woodworking, children are not allowed to hammer nails until a specific age -- I think about 10 or 12 -- until, again, their spirits enter a defined new stage. An account of how these strictures can play out when a child doesn't fit the Anthroposophist mold is here.

At the Scottish school, many of our fellow volunteers were Germans who had been educated in the system. One of them told me that in her late teens she was surprised to learn that the Greek gods were not historical figures, so thoroughly did the curriculum meld myth and history. Another Waldorf school vet (American) told me that Waldorf schools generally included study of the phone system in their science curriculum -- because Steiner had a great enthusiasm for it. The hot new technology of the late nineteenth century was reified for another century because it caught the founder's fancy.

The Scottish school, part of the Steinerite Camp Hill organization, did create an aesthetically attractive and culturally coherent environment, a warm and rich cocoon that screened out the surrounding junk culture. For mentally retarded children in particular, it was a nurturing and stimulating environment, full of song, short and accessible prayer, spiritually accented appreciations of nature, and arts & crafts produced to Steinerite specs. It was also quite pleasant for the emotionally disturbed kids of normal mental ability. The children, considering their emotional disturbances, were quite kind to each other -- a notable accomplishment I appreciated afterward, working in the far crueler environment of an American special needs school -- though it's impossible to say how much of the difference was due to a milder degree of emotional disturbance in Camp Hill school.

As indicated in Richtel's article, Waldorf schools allow a good deal of free play and self expression, albeit through the subtly coercive anthroposophist modes. Today, to varying degrees, in different countries and communities, they do equip graduates to deal with the modern world (though the Scottish school where my wife and I worked did not do so for children of normal mental ability or higher). Certainly, affluent American parents in places like Silicon Valley demand no less.

But Waldorf education also exerts a form of mind control, an inculcation of religious belief as fact, as is done in fundamentalist schools of all stripes. Waldorf school are not obviously "fundamentalist," because the truly controlling scriptures are the writings of Steiner, through which the Christian Bible is filtered. But those writings have served as the basis for a cult, abiding by a set of spiritual dictates straining credibility less than Mormonism only insofar as Rudolph Steiner confined his storymaking to the spiritual history of the universe at large and did not make up whoppers about himself. Still...however subtle and in some ways humane the indoctrination at Steiner schools, it's still indoctrination.

RED RIBBON WEEK

2011-10-24T06:02:00.000-07:00

"Red Ribbon Week" -- this week -- is the largest drug-prevention campaign in the United States.

By wearing a red ribbon this week, participants show their willingness to stand up against drugs. Schools throughout Dublin plan to do just that.

The Dublin Unified School District will participate in a variety of activities, including decorating classrooms with red ribbons and passing out pledge bracelets, working on classroom posters and practicing how to say no to drugs.

Red Ribbon Week recognizes the memory of Special Agent Camarenam, who lost his life during an incident related to his role in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Dan Wheldon, Indy 500 Winner, Dead at 33

2011-10-17T08:25:00.000-07:00

Race car drivers always know the worst can happen whenever they get behind the wheel. On Sunday, it happened to one of IndyCar's biggest and most popular stars.

IndyCar Driver Dan Wheldon died in Las Vegas today after his car crashed during a massive 15-car accident during the Las Vegas Indy 300.

Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon died after his car became ensnared in a fiery 15-car pileup, flew over another vehicle and hit the catch fence just outside turn 2 in a season-ending race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Wheldon's car went airborne after hitting another car during Lap 12, then apparently caught part of the catch fence just outside of Turn 2.

"Things happen in this kind of racing," said Wade Cunningham, also caught up in the wreck. "It's so close. Not much room for error. I was near the front of what caused all this, so I'm not thrilled about it. At this point, whose fault it was is kind of immaterial." The green flag had barely stopped waving when disaster struck.

IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard announced Wheldon's passing, saying, "IndyCar is very sad to announce that Dan Wheldon has passed away from unsurvivable injuries. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family today."

When drivers returned to the track for the tribute laps, Wheldon's No. 77 was the only one on the towering scoreboard. Franchitti sobbed uncontrollably as he got back into his car for the memorial ride. The sound of "Danny Boy" echoed around the track, followed by "Amazing Grace." Hundreds of crew workers and representatives from each team stood at attention in honor of Wheldon.

"What can you say? We're going to miss him," Ganassi said. "Everybody in IndyCar died a little today."

Wheldon won the Indianapolis 500 in 2005 and 2011.

Texas Rangers Nelson Cruz wins ALCS MVP

2011-10-16T09:21:00.000-07:00

Words can not describe the series of Nelson Cruz had. The boy who was thrown into a trade from Milwaukee in 2006 (where Carlos Lee was the headliner) and waived at the start of the 2008 season has shown the world the boomstick we all knew he had.

With two-run homer Saturday night, Cruz has increased his total to six homers and 13 RBIs ALCS - both records for a major league playoff series. The numbers will, too, because his Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 15-5 in Game 6 to advance to the World Series for the second consecutive year.

The Rangers become the first AL West to repeat in the American League Champs the Oakland A's Bash Brothers era is. A dominant performance by Cruz and a second straight trip to the World Series for the Rangers. What a night.

Cruz was an easy choice for the series MVP. He went 8 for 22 (.364), with each stroke going to the foundation in addition, his two homers were not double. Only once has anyone had more extra-base hits in a playoff series, Hideki Matsui for the Yankees when he was nine.

Index Tumbles Due to Blasts

2009-07-17T00:41:00.000-07:00

VIVAnews – The blasts at JW Marriot and Ritz Carlton had triggered the composite stock price index in the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) to slide by 55 points to 2,062.

“The investors tend to refer to the blast incident at the JW Marriot and Ritz Carlton,” said Head Researcher of PT Paramitra Alfa Sekuritas to VIVAnews in Jakarta on Friday, July 17. He projected that the index would move between 2,080/2,050 and 2,150/2,200.

IDX managing director Ito Warsito did not want to make any speculation on the bombing incident. “I have no further information on the incident. We are awaiting an official announcement from the police,” he said.

However, foreign investors still recorded buying transaction worth Rp 67.08 billion and share sales valued Rp 30 billion.

Holcim Director Dies in Bombing Incident

2009-07-17T00:40:00.000-07:00

The bomb explosion that Struck the JW Marriott on Friday morning, 17 July 2009, several persons injured. PT Holcim Indonesia Tbk (SMCB) President Director Timothy Mackay was a victim because of the incident.

After Holcim Indonesia Coordinator Corporate Communications Dedy Nugroho when VIVA news, Mackay Medistra was immediately rushed to the hospital, but could not do it. "Tim Pak died," says Nughroho.

The loud explosions took place at the Hotel JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton in about the same time today, Friday, 17 July, at 8 clock time. The hotels are next to each other and are located in a Central Business District called Mega Kuningan, Jakarta.

Darth Vader Toaster

2009-07-10T22:05:00.000-07:00

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Michael Jackson Death Photos

2009-07-06T11:34:00.000-07:00

Ok! Magazine paid $ 500,000 U.S. dollars for a picture of Michael Jackson is death to cover his recent magazine in tribute to the King of Pop.

The image is in the final moments of Michael Jackson when he was on a stretcher and OK! Magazine that the use of this photo on the cover of its latest edition is a tribute to MJ.

But the picture is really a tribute and a reminder of the sad and harsh moments of Michael’s life? What do you think about Michael Jackson photo magazine OK?

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First Fatal Accident in the Disney World Monorail

2009-07-05T10:26:00.000-07:00

A Walt Disney World Monorail train crash into the rear of another train on the track near the Disney World EPCOT parking lot about 2 clock CEST. Sunday, killing a driver, according to the spokesperson of an amusement park.

The monorail train operator was in another hospital but was unhurt, and two staff and five people on both trains were injured.

"The safety of our guests and cast members is always our top priority. Monorail is out of service as we continue to work closely with law enforcement to determine what happened and the appropriate next steps," said Griffin.

In 38 years of history, was the first fatal accident in the Disney World Monorail.

How did Billy Mays Dead?

2009-06-28T13:59:00.000-07:00

Billy Mays, the famous pitchman best known for its OxiClean U.S. Air was in a plane with a hard landing, when a tire exploded at touchdown on Saturday. TMZ.com mayos is a TV interview said that he was beaten to the head caused by the debris. TMZ is also the FAA Mays information was not wearing his seatbelt.

Mays was found dead in his Tampa, Florida home at any time after the flight landed. Could this another suffered head injuries when he and Natasha Richardson fell during a ski trip in the vicinity of Montreal?

When we talk about the death from head injuries, we are usually talking specifically about the brain. There are basically two types of traumatic brain injuries: concussion and bleeding. Concussion is relatively mild injuries often lead to a loss of consciousness (the victim) and the victims often do not remember what happened.

Brain lesions, the bleeding (bleeding) are often similar to the first shock, or may be so mild, with the victim or even faint. There are two types of bleeding in the brain: subdural hematoma and epidural hematoma. Bleeding in the brain may continue until death, unless the operation is carried out to determine the pressure.

An autopsy mayos undoubtedly reveal whether he's head injuries. Until then, everything is speculation. TMZ reported that mayos "well and acting normal" and "conversation with his stepfather." Mays was not only because they show no external signs of injury meant he feel good. They are not good. In the event of a head injury is not the culprit, Mayo's death should remind us about our body.

When tapped by a blow to the head, call 911 or go to the emergency room. If you take in the head and the pain is worse in the next few minutes, go to the emergency room. If your relative or friend is the person who smells Noggin to see amazing things, such as slurred speech or confusion. If you have a call 911th

Demi Moore Bush Picture

2009-06-13T07:12:00.000-07:00

Many people are now in search of Demi Moore Bush image. Why? It all started with the TV program tosh.0, the host (who thinks it's funny) told the audience to try to use the term "Demi Moore" combined with "George Bush". Of course, who saw his show and tried many of them were from the search engine to an old picture of Demi Moore is NSFW.

Kate Gosslein Bikini

2009-06-04T18:03:00.000-07:00

Kate Gosselin was in a bikini on the beach in Iceland Bald Head, North Carolina yesterday, 31 May 2009. Kate is currently on holiday with bodyguard Steve Neild and his 8 children still.

David Carradine found death

2009-06-04T10:24:00.000-07:00

David Carradine, the actor, the stars in the classic TV series "Kung Fu" was found dead in Bangkok, Thailand.

There are conflicting reports about how Carradine, 72, died.

His agent, who confirmed the death with WABC-TV in New York, Carradine said he believes he died a natural death. But the website of Thai newspaper The Nation quoted unidentified police sources said Thursday Carradine was hanged in his hotel room.

Carradine, he said in Bangkok, a film and stayed at the hotel on Tuesday.

The paper says Carradine could not be contacted after he did not for a meal with the rest of the crew of the film Wednesday and her body was accompanied by a chambermaid at the hotel 10 hours on Thursday morning. The film was not immediately available.

He said an initial investigation that the police had been hanged with a cord with the curtains of the room. He quoted police saying that he had at least 12 hours, and there was no evidence that he had been attacked.

A policeman is in Bangkok Lumpini Precinct station not confirm the identity of the dead to The Associated Press, but said the luxury Swissotel Nai Lert Park Hotel has been reported that a man committed suicide there guest.

A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy, Michael Turner, also the death of the actor.

Turner said he died late Carradine, either Wednesday or Thursday, but no further details out of consideration for his family.

Carradine starred version, as well as the title character in director Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" films in the years 2003 and 2004.

David Carradine was a member of the acting dynasty that even his father, John Carradine, and his half-brothers, Keith Carradine and Robert Carradine.

The actor first played Kwai Chang Caine in the TV movie "Kung Fu" in 1975 and the star of the series with the same name from 1972 to 1975. He reprise the role of the other "Kung Fu" movie and a new TV series "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues", from 1993 to 1997.

Carradine other TV credits include the miniseries "North and South" and the follow-up, the North and South: Book II ". He voted in 1966 for the TV series "Shane".

Carradine, most recently with stars in the action film "Crank: High Voltage," with Jason Statham. The actor took part in more than 100 films, including 1975 the "Death Race 2000", as the protagonist, a car race in the prison known as Frankenstein. Also Statham stars in the remake of the 2008 cult classic "Death Race" as the voice of the original Frankenstein.

Over the years, Carradine has worked with directors like Martin Scorsese, Ingmar Bergman and Hal Ashby.

Carradine has been married five times, the first four of which ended in divorce. He is survived by his fifth wife, Annie Bierman.

YouTwitFace

2009-06-04T02:16:00.000-07:00

"In 3000, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook are 1 Super waste of time called YouTwitFace page." - Conan O'Brien (h / t Hayesy by tweetski). It is easy, time online! True dat There's even a bit of a trend in some global technology for the promotion of Churches chirping during the sermon. Last week, Josh Harris writes a great piece of counter why it was discouraged by tweeting your community during the sermon John Piper and also had some good equipment in the "difference between the communion with God and reviews on the communion with God." Wise words of caution.

Here are some of the golden Piper, why and how he tweeting:

I see two types of reactions to social media such as Internet blogs, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, among others.

It says: The media tend to shorten attention, thinking, undermining discursive pull people away from the Scriptures and prayer, disembody relations to the flames of narcissism, the lust for attention, filling the world with nonsense, the soul shrink the size, capacity, and make us say, second-hand about the life, if we should live. Therefore, the boycott and write books (no blogs) about the problem.

The other answer is: Yes, that's true at all, but instead of boycotting, try to fill them with the most provocative media, appropriate, Bible-saturated, prayer, relationship, the glorification of Christ, the truth, a serious, creative tips from real size as you can.

Air France Updated : Facts and speculation surrounding Air France crash

2009-06-03T05:58:00.000-07:00

The Air France flight with 228 passengers and crew crashed into the Atlantic on Monday, en route to Rio de Janeiro to Paris.

Below are details of the doomed flight, and some of the speculation about what may be the cause of the disaster.

Flight AF 447

31 May

GMT 2203 - Air France said the aircraft, an Airbus A330-200, from the Rio airport with 216 passengers and 12 crew members.

1. Jun

GMT 0148 - The plane leaves radar Brazilian Air Force, flying to 35,000 feet at a normal speed of 453 knots.

GMT 0200 - Air France said the aircraft in a zone of turbulence with a strong storm. "

GMT 0214 - The aircraft automatically sends messages to an electrical disturbance, Air France said. Prime minister François Fillon said that the messages were sent regularly over a period of three minutes in all systems not in order. "The Brazilian authorities are reported also in news that a loss of pressure in the airplane. Mayday or distress signal received.

GMT 0220 - Flight controllers expect upgraded aircraft. Nothing happens. Shortly thereafter, not to the airspace Senegal.

GMT 0910 - through the ground plane in Paris but never achieved. A half hour later, said the Air France plane has disappeared.

Possible scenarios

What about the airplane that was brutal and devastating. These are just some of the potential problems.

STORM - Air France said that a combination of circumstances which have caused the accident, particularly lightning and turbulence. The plane flew at a very stormy that change throughout Ecuador, known as "convergence" intertropical zone.

The time in contact with the experts designated by Reuters and confirmed online storms in the region and that the plane flew through storms to three groups.

The pilots fly around the towers of the evil, wherever possible, even if conditions were rough, the source told Reuters two Lufthansa aircraft with the same, only before and after the Air France plane indicates that no one thought that the unusually bad weather or dangerous. [ID: nL1719357]

Experts also say that planes are designed to lightning, but a direct hit that could have disrupted the aircraft radar and radio, which could explain the "blackout" of communication.

LePoint.fr news site said Tuesday that a number of external sensors on the level seemed to have frozen, which could have endangered the cockpit readings. There was no confirmation of this.

TURBULENCE - When the aircraft was crashed by "natural causes", and then the turbulence is the most likely cause. An article about how www.weathergraphics.com storm suddenly isolated cells can lead to serious unrest, adding that "young updrafts" which by this phenomenon are difficult to detect and can be very strong. Some of the Aviation experts have parallels with an accident when in 2006 Russian plane crashed to earth near the Ukrainian border to take a storm and turbulence.

Technical failure - not the "Black Box" is impossible to know what role, if any, technical problems have played in the accident. While the disruption was by plane, it is impossible to say whether it is the cause of the accident, or a side effect of other problems.

Terrorism - The Air France, and ministers say they can not speak but have stressed there is no indication terrorism was involved. An explosion would be the sudden loss of the aircraft, but for more than 24 hours after it no longer, there were no public statements claiming responsibility.

In and Out Burger Superb Menu

2009-06-03T01:03:00.000-07:00

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ZipCar Comes to the Rescue

2009-06-02T08:11:00.000-07:00

My 2002 Prius can not be beat for the daily ride. I regularly 40-45 mpg, saves me hundreds of dollars each year in gas. This has a number of PEP, so that the road is very easy to drive. And its amazing turning radius and compact dimensions make it a dream to park either the mall or on a city street.

However, given its compact size (seats four comfortably, five only if the person in the back half meters short), is not the vehicle that you voluntarily collect his daughter - and everything - from the University Challenge, recently .

Fortunately, I am a member of Zipcar, the car that you can rent cars by the hour or day. Zipcar, whose motto is "Anytime wheels", is gaining in popularity because it is based on a car so cheap in comparison to have a. According to estimates by the Company, the owner of the car as the Ford Fusion will cost nearly $ 800 a month, once in the car, insurance, vehicle registration, gas, maintenance, new tires, and other associated costs. Although much (if not every day), you can pay less than $ 322 a month with a zip-car. You can register for 50 U.S. dollars per year

With my zippy members can rent a Honda for 7 hours I needed for my daughter from school. Just reserved my car one day earlier, went two blocks from my area and found the car clean and ready to go. Swipe my membership in a scanner in the windshield. The car door opened, and found the key in the ignition. I was out, simple as pie, a little more than $ 11/hr.

I chose the Honda Element in a variety of other options, as the most space for the largest amount of fuel. It took me about 242 miles on one tank of gas for an average fuel consumption of around 22 mpg - not as good as the Ford Escape hybrid SUV (which is not an option, either in Zipcar or any of the conventional car rental I have), but better than most conventional SUVs. I filled the tank of gas with the gas card in the glove compartment, so it's not me.

Interested? If you live here or here to go to school, you can rent a Zipcar. If your city is not listed, the company by e-mail and let them know that you would like Zip. They are opening new locations all the time - maybe you can go to their neighborhood. You can also search for "ride sharing" on the Internet Options in other companies can offer in your community.

Conan O'Brien's 'Tonight Show' debut

2009-06-02T02:50:00.000-07:00

Like many people, I was initially not a fan of Conan O'Brien, if he has "Late Night" in 1993. And how many people like it a bit in recent years.

Therefore, the cards on the table: I'm a fan of Conan. And because it over "The Tonight Show" Monday night, it seemed as safe as was hesitant in his first days in the "Late Night." O'Brien, the first comedy show is not a fundamental, but it was a very good way to get into the new concert.

The opening: Conan is brushing your teeth, listen to the radio announcer speaks about his impending "Tonight" and the debut by his checklist - set construction, writing jokes, dressing, brushing teeth, to move The Uh-Oh - he was still in New York . In a "Run, Conan, run!" only gates to Cheap Trick "Surrender", which we have several milestones O'Brien - Wrigley Field in Chicago, St. Louis Arch, the Rocky Mountains - and after an attack on a museum of Victorian dolls, to Universal studios. Key for the study are still in New York, but at least there is a bulldozer in the area.

The problem: It takes over "Late Night" with a little bit more brass sound and a complete somehwat. It is a good song, however, and fits well with the new digs. La banda, incidentally, has a name change, the Max Weinberg 7 Max Weinberg and the Tonight Show Band.

The sentence seems to be very good on TV. The room has a kind of old-Hollywood feel, with a mural at the top of the series and a series of blank panels over a semicircular curtain of which is to open the O'Brien show. A cool, Art Deco, and is the backdrop behind him during the monologue. The desktop screen and sofa are left of the curtain, and the band is on the right side. Locutor / colleague Andy Richter has a pedestal in front of the audience, and behind the casing is a good number of landmark buildings and hills.

Actually I can not praise enough the designers for their work. Looks like a talk show set, certainly, but it is really a nice talk show set.

Monologue: After a long ovation and a brief dance sequence (yay!), O'Brien immediately self deprecation: "I think this time I have time for perfection. Remember, I'm in the final network, then I am to a state of bankruptcy, and tonight the show is sponsored by General Motors. "

The monologue was relatively easy to stand-up style jokes - Save for a bad joke about the LA Clippers - but there were some good visual gags, such as Secretary of State for Hillary Clinton in his speech to issue (Volume cutting Clinton say "hello ", and that's it) and O'Brien and his friends at a Laker game Celeb (from the top row of the Staples Center). Now a little about the Supreme Court nominated Sonia Sotomayor, with a false voice of Vice President Joe Biden, led to a functional use of the phrase "Choco Taco" about.

Clock is about six or seven minutes, a good bit shorter than the predecessor of the Jay Leno joke-driven routines.

Comedy: Two pieces, based on O'Brien adapt to life in previously dominated the invitation of the fair. A piece played Conan Guide at Universal Studios, which makes a mockery of Norman Bates in "Psycho" set, with the tram drivers go in circles and finally on the road and 99-Cent Store, worked quite well.

The second piece, which Conan and his 1992 Taurus into the street and turn the lady would have been shorter (albeit only for the public, a lower dose of Billy Ocean). Conan the shipment of the study is usually a good bet, and he and his writers can wring more comedy from the different countries to move and in a lot of work. But two longish sketch at the top of a Monday evening was a bit much.

Richter also has not much, except for some comments here and there and sometimes they cut to another person. It seems much more on the couch, but had to be nice to see a larger role in other events as the show goes on.

Guests: Will Ferrell is a big star with a new film (distributed by Universal, no less) to this week, and also a long-time Conan regularly, so that the physical as the first guests. He is also, however, is not really the man, if you want your skills as an interviewer. Ferrell tend to dominate the situation where, as here by their enrollment in a sedan chair by four boys in loincloths.

O'Brien had the feeling from the host so, however, and played the right note when the confusion started Ferrell singing "Never can Say Goodbye" at the end of the last segment. "Do not get me wrong - I'm drawn to you," says Ferrell. "But this is a Crapshooter best." It is a good - and the skills and achievements O'Brien is under control for the coming months will be huge - but I do not think Conan will be back on the contracts of 13 weeks anytime soon.

Pearl Jam had the honor of being the first musical guest to play a song from her new album "Back Space". The band was tight, and the sound was very clear and sharp, this is no small feat (see most of the musical guests on "Saturday Night Live" this season).

The verdict: Conan of the first "Tonight Show" had the task of introducing the new landlord who does not stay past 12:30 pm to them before the tram and the design of the video bits in the monologue and its relationship with Ferrell did a good job is done. It was a move away from the safety (and smart about their recognition Leno), but probably will not (or at least should be) the best work in their new homeland.

But it is a very important first step. Questions about whether O'Brien is a worthy successor to "The Tonight Show 'legacy will undoubtedly continue, but at least on the basis of their debut, which is in good hands.

Air France Flight has Crashed in The Atlantic

2009-06-01T11:12:00.000-07:00

The lack of Air France flight route from Paris to Rio de Janeiro was Air France have in the Atlantic Ocean, with little chance of a survivor. The following statement by the Director General of Air France, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon has been sent to the press recently.

Air France regrets to confirm the disappearance of flight AF 447 flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris-Charles de Gaulle, scheduled to arrive at 11:10am local time today, as announced to the press by Air France CEO, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon.

The Airbus A330-200, registration F-GZCP, left Rio on 31 May at 7:03pm local time (12:03am in Paris).

The aircraft hit a zone of stormy weather with strong turbulence at 2am this morning (universal time), i.e. 4am in Paris. An automatic message was received from the aircraft at 2:14am (4 :14am in Paris) indicating a failure in the electric circuit a long way from the coast.

The Brazilian, African, Spanish and French air traffic control centres all tried to make contact with flight AF 447 but to no avail. The French military air traffic control centre tried to detect the aircraft but did not succeed.

216 passengers were on board: 126 men, 82 women, 7 children and one infant.

There were 12 flight crew members: 3 pilots and 9 flight attendants.

The flight captain had a record of 11,000 flight hours and had already flown 1,700 hours on Airbus A330/A340s.

Of the two first officers, one had flown 3,000 flight hours (800 of which on the Airbus A330/A340) and the other 6,600 (2,600 on the Airbus A330/A340).

The aircraft was powered by General Electric CF6-80E engines.

The aircraft had totalled 18,870 flight hours and went into service on 18 April 2005.

Its last maintenance check in the hangar took place on 16 April 2009.

Air France fully shares the anxiety and distress of the families concerned. The families are being taken care of in a specially reserved area of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Terminal 2.