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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, recipient of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation Prize for Achievement in African Leadership
Kigali — Remarks by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Former President of the Republic of Liberia. Upon acceptance of the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, Mo Ibrahim Governance Weekend
President Paul Kagame, current chair of the African Union Authority;
President Alassane Ouattara;
Laureate and former President Pedro Pires;
Former President Mary Robinson;
Former Prime Minister Haille Mariam Desalegn;
Dr. Moussa Mahamat, Chairman of the African Union Commission; Members of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation;
Participants of the Mo Ibrahim Governance Weekend;
President Paul Kagame, thank you for your generous support for this weekend's program. As I look at Rwanda's development today, it is light years away from the conditions that existed when we led the UNDP Round Table on the country in 1994.
I took to heart your words from earlier this month when you said, "what we are doing here in Rwanda is not a miracle, nor is it impossible elsewhere, it is simply the commitment of an entire nation, especially Rwandan youth and women."
I applaud your steadfast vision and its implementation. I commend you and your colleagues in the government and the private sector for the many innovations introduced to Rwanda. Africans have a lot to learn from one another; many of the solution providers are here with us today.
To my dear friend Mo Ibrahim. I believe that when historians reflect upon Africa's transformation, they will note that the 2006 establishment of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, and its governance index - measuring leadership based upon its impact on the well-being of a population - was a vital inflection point for the continent.
Many of our countries are driving for the ideals defined in the charter of the Foundation. Progress is uneven, but undisputedly evident. And many leaders, myself included, have benefitted from your direct approach and straight-talk.
I am honoured to be this year's recipient of the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. I receive this distinction on behalf of the many women and men who helped to navigate the profound complexities of the post-conflict country that is Liberia.
As the first woman to receive this award, it is my hope that women and girls across Africa will be inspired to break through barriers, and push back on the frontiers of life's possibilities. Where there is a first, there will be a second, and a third, and a fourth.
I am grateful that the Mo Ibrahim Foundation sought to emphasize the post-conflict consolidation of Liberia's democracy under my two terms in office. Indeed, my most proud accomplishment, is that after decades of violent conflict, the power in Liberia now rests where it should – with the people, grounded in the rule-of-law and upheld by institutions.
We take great pride that Liberia was the only country to improve in every category and sub-category of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance – a testament to all those who served in my government.
From the ashes of war, we rebuilt.
We must remember, that it is not that long ago when Liberia was considered a pariah state. Decades of ruinous civil and regional war upended our democratic institutions, decimated our infrastructure, deprived a generation of educational and economic opportunity, and undermined the moral fabric of our society.
But from the ashes of war, we rebuilt.
We transformed the economy from growth rate of less than zero, to more than 8.67% in 2013, before the country was devastated by Ebola. We survived that shock and returned to a trajectory of progress. Today, Liberia's public institutions have the capacity to respond to the needs of its citizens through decentralized county service centres. Infrastructure has been repaired and restored, and roads now connect urban centres and farmers to market. With the increasing provision of electricity, potable water and new technologies, cities and towns are bustling with life and creativity powered by the country's youth.
More importantly, friends, with your support, this August the resilient people of Liberia will celebrate 15 years of uninterrupted peace.
Yet, Liberia remains a fragile state. Institutions are still young and being tested, and resources remain scarce. Nations in a state of fragility, particularly post-conflict nations, need special attention and support. We ask that supporters and partners remain focused on Liberia so the country can continue its emergence as a post-conflict success story.
Dear Friends, I am six months shy of my 80th birthday. God has granted me many blessings, among them a long and healthy life, and a cadre of family and friends which have carried me through life's trials and tribulations.
God has also bequeathed upon me a restless spirit. One that is never fully satisfied, always believing things can be better - for Liberians, for Africa, for people in poverty, for women and girls around the world.
And now, after eight decades, I have come to realize that this impatience, which at certain times in my life felt to be an unrelenting burden, is actually a gift—a great treasure.
I am convinced it is this restless spirit, in part, which drove me to public service and, like a wind against my back, propelled me forward towards dreams I had yet to even visualize.
I submit that it is this same sense of disquiet and impatience that I share with Mo, with President Kagame, with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, and most of you in this audience.
I submit that it is a restlessness that took hold of our fallen sister, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, giving her the fiercest of courage to stand up against the Apartheid State despite the imprisonment of her husband, and in the face of physical and psychological abuse. Her indomitable spirit will continue to drive me through my remaining years.
Speaking of women of unyielding strength, among those in the audience today is Lucia Massalee Yallah. She was my cellmate during several months of confinement in a military prison in 1985. Her body was brutalized by soldiers, but her soul remained unscathed. From that shared trauma we formed a friendship which has endured for over 30 years. Please Lucia, stand up and be recognized, my young sister.
Quest for democracy a continuum of struggle for liberation & freedom.
Looking back, it seems like every day I was fighting for something or someone: the right to be heard, and to be taken seriously; the right for a society to have free speech and enjoy fundamental human rights; to end the deprivation of the Liberian people; to establish peace and build democratic institutions; to create jobs, expand livelihoods and offer basic social services; to educate the girlchild; to stop the deadly Ebola virus disease; and to oversee the first peaceful democratic transition of power in Liberia in 75 years.
And so, I stand before you today an imperfect leader, from a complex, post-conflict society, on a continent of uneven progress, during a time of global uncertainty.
As I look toward my twilight years, and my "closing chapter of restlessness," I would like to leave you with some of the lessons that the Liberian people have taught me, as well as their implications for the consolidation of democracy on the continent.
Liberia's progression toward democratic values, as exemplified by the successful 2018 transition, is reflective of Africa's quest for democracy. It is a continuum of the continent's struggle for liberation and freedom.
As Nelson Mandela said in March of 1991, "I belong to the generation of leaders for whom the achievement of democracy was the defining challenge."
Trends remain encouraging as young people, empowered by education and technology, demand their right to be heard, and, to be listened to. Africa's evolution illustrates the strong causal effects between democracy and development.
Afrobarometer finds that 7 out of 10 Africans believe democracy is preferable to all other forms of government. A number of countries including The Gambia, Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria, Benin, Botswana, Namibia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Tanzania and Côte d'Ivoire have conducted free and fair elections leading to peaceful transitions of power. And within democracies, political parties are self-correcting, as recently witnessed in South Africa.
We also celebrate Sierra Leone, Liberia's neighbour, who this month completed a hotly contested presidential election. Like Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria, the incumbent political party ceded power peacefully to the opposition.
Still Africa's progress is filled with imperfections, and too many nations lag behind. Several continue to practice "managed democracy", void of real competition. Others cling to power for decades, deaf to the cries of their populations for change, and too often, there is a violent rejection of election results.
Political parties are organized by patronage and patriarchy. For most of them, democracy is practiced during the campaign cycle, but not necessarily within the party itself.
This historical inequity is reinforced by a lack of campaign finance laws, which disproportionately prevent women and youth - two already disadvantaged groups - from taking on leadership roles in political discourse, leaving the party apparatus to well-established economic and political cartels.
In Africa, we tend to focus on elections, celebrate them as "the milestone." But as it is often said, "elections do not a democracy make." We must look behind the process, and examine the barriers that shut down competition before the campaigns ever start.
But notwithstanding, I am convinced that these tendencies will land in the dustbin of history, as the continent continues its unstoppable march toward participatory democracy.
We must identify the barriers-to-entry into political society and break them down, one-by-one. Democracy must devolve from a single event, into the institutionalization of a process that provides access to all of its participants.
We must look anew, not just at respecting constitutional term limits, but at adjusting constitutions to address campaign finance, to encourage the participation of women and the engagement of youth, and to strengthen the civil service.
One cannot talk about democracy in Africa without noting the challenge of institutional and systemic corruption, an ill that fights back, often with an overpowering resistance of strength.
In Liberia, after decades of conflict, corruption was woven into the fabric of daily life. Rent-seeking behaviour became both a survival skill and a corridor for greed. In response, we invested in integrity institutions and sought to hold officials accountable for the misuse of public funds. But sustainable change requires shifting the mentality of society and demands the ongoing collective efforts of all branches of government – across successive administrations. This is a challenge that the administration of President George Weah has committed to address.
The good news is that corruption struggles to remain hidden in a world where technology and information systems increasingly showcase what passes from hand-to-hand. And social media has empowered everyday citizens to become watch dogs.
Corruption, however, is also a double-edge sword, and can be used against the innocent, to discredit and disempower them.
I am delighted that after four years, the former president of Malawi, my dear friend Joyce Banda, is returning home tomorrow. And I am convinced that the rule of law will prevail, and grant her justice.
We must tackle the historical disadvantages which have made women political outsiders.
I made history as the first women democratically elected to lead an African nation. But 13 years later, there is not a single women president on the continent. This is not okay.
We must dig deep to address the societal, educational and institutional barriers which disadvantage women. Again, we can learn from each other, looking at examples such as Rwanda, where quotas were constitutionally imposed to address historical inequities.
We must capture the political energy of the youth. We must open up the political system and lower the age of political participation. I am sure many of you have watched the sit-ins in Nigeria, as the population mobilizes to reduce the age to participate in the House of Representative, the Senate, and even the presidency in the aptly titled "Not Too Young to Run" campaign.
And finally, toward the focal point of this conference: strengthening civil society.
What can we do to inculcate a mentality of service with our young people; to create institutions that attract the best and the brightest, and reward those who enter? Which innovative programs can be established to build capacity and instil values given severe limitations in resources?
This restless soul cannot rest .. more work to do.
When I assumed the presidency, we knew Liberia needed a professionalized civil service in order to thrive, but traditional mistrust in government, and a legacy of corruption, meant that few talented candidates wanted to work in the public sector.
A bloated and largely unqualified public service, distrustful of change, posed a threat to the fragile peace, so we immediately recruited a small but talented cohort of Liberians responsible for three important objectives: (1) creating programs to attract talented civil service candidates from other sectors; (2) developing training programs to build the skills of existing civil servants; and (3) strengthening Liberia's financial backbone by investing in the Ministry of Finance's human capacity.
With support from international partners, we introduced a repatriation initiative that brought talented Liberians home from the diaspora. We launched an innovative mentoring program to recruit and train young leaders through the President's Young Professional Program (PYPP). We created a merit-based, competitive path to government. Today, over 140 young leaders could be the bulwark of a modern civil service.
While we live in an uncertain world, I, for one, remain optimistic because from Africa to America, the future is in the hands of the young people. They are taking charge and demanding that their voices be heard. They too are restless and impatient. They too are determined.
Recently while in the United States, a young student at Georgetown shared with me a twist on the famous Serenity Prayer written by the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. He said, "Madam President, our generation is different. We are no longer asking God for the serenity to accept the things that we cannot change. We are asking the All Mighty to give us the courage to change the things we cannot accept."
As always, leave it to a young person to say it best!
In closing, I can tell you that this restless soul cannot rest as there is still more work to do.
I will be working with a small team to establish the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development. The Center's programs will be designed to support women as agents of change, makers of peace, and drivers of progress.
In addition, I will remain committed to supporting goals set forth by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, and to its mission to promote governance and leadership across the continent.
God bless all those gathered here today in support of the remarkable endeavour that is the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. God bless the people who choose a life in service to others. The future remains in your hands!
I would like to thank all of those in this room, and those beyond, who have been with me on this long journey, with particular thanks to President Alassane Ouattara for being here, and for having given me support encouragement years before I become president.
I thank you.
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Association of California School Administrators
Summit aims to ignite change in schools
7 reasons not to miss this annual conference
California school leaders are ready to make change in schools this year — and they'll be at ACSA's Leadership Summit, Nov. 3-5 in San Diego.
Held for the first time in San Diego since 2018, Summit Planning Committee Chair Patricia Brent-Sanco invites all school leaders to experience an engaging conference centered around this year's theme: "Ignited, Energized and United: Equitable Leaders Equipped to Serve."
"Today's leaders continue to support students in spite of the difficult challenges we face," she said. "In order to meet the ever-changing needs of our students and families we must be leaders who are ignited with a passion to serve, energized to do the hard work, united in our support of one another, and equipped to dismantle inequities that create opportunity gaps for students."
Brent-Sanco said she is looking forward to several events at Summit, including a new strand for superintendents, the Equity Luncheon and a special appearance during the Every Student Succeeding presentation. Keep reading for seven reasons you'll want to be at ACSA's premier conference of the year.
1. Transformative sessions
During two days of sessions, you'll find relevant professional learning topics that will help you launch priority initiatives at your district or school this year. More than 70 sessions were selected by the planning committee and include titles like "No More Spuddle! Activity Does Not Always Mean Accomplishment," "Dismantling the Model Minority Trope," and "Boosting Staff Morale, Connectivity and Resilience in Times of Crisis and Change."
Attendees will also enjoy augmented reality sessions where they can experience professional development using virtual reality and learn how to utilize this technology in schools.
"Our workshops will provide a variety of learning topics that you can use immediately," Brent-Sanco said. "All of our topics, whether human resources, policy and procedures, or tools for school management, are geared toward creating and sustaining equitable school environments for kids. Our workshops are not just grounded in theory but also reflect the realities school leaders face every day."
Scope out all the workshops at bit.ly/ACSASummit2022 by clicking on "Full Schedule of Events."
2. Luncheon speakers
Have your lunch with a side of inspiration at these two luncheons featuring stellar speakers.
The Women's Luncheon at 12:15 p.m. Thursday will feature Dr. Melina Abdullah, a professor and recognized expert on race, gender, class and social movements. She was among the original group of organizers that convened to form Black Lives Matter and continues to serve as a Los Angeles chapter leader. Abdullah is a leader in the fight for Ethnic Studies in the K-12 and university systems and was a part of the historic victory that made Ethnic Studies a requirement in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
The Equity Luncheon at 12 p.m. Friday will feature Dr. Paul Gothold, San Diego County Superintendent of Schools and former superintendent of Lynwood USD, who has worked to build school systems with equity at the core. His initiatives have reduced the criminalization of youth and raised graduation rates, improving outcomes for all students.
These are both ticketed events, so make sure to add these luncheons when you register for Leadership Summit online. Limited tickets will be available at the event.
3. Student stories
Don't miss a chance to celebrate your "why" during ACSA's Every Student Succeeding presentation, which will honor one student winner from each ACSA region, as well as two adult education students. The program on Thursday from 11-12 p.m. will feature videos about how each student triumphed over adversity. The program will also include a welcome address by new LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho and a chance to win raffle prizes. ACSA members from each region are encouraged to come to this event and make these students feel special.
"I really hope each attendee will help us celebrate the achievements of our students," Brent-Sanco said. "Our students have succeeded against all odds and deserve to be celebrated."
4. Superintendents strand
This year's Summit will offer a special strand of workshops for superintendents on "Leading in Times of Radical Change." ACSA has partnered with the USC Rossier School of Education to create this Leadership Institute for Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents and Aspiring Superintendents, which will be held during sessions on Thursday and Friday. Workshops will feature superintendents as well as Dr. Pedro Noguera, Dean of the USC Rossier School of Education. Superintendents who register for Summit will receive an invitation to attend.
"I really hope each attendee will help us celebrate the achievements of our students."
— Patricia Brent-Sanco, Leadership Summit Planning Committee Chair, who invites all Summit attendees to the ESS presentation on Thursday
5. The return of fun
When you're not learning strategies for transforming schools, you'll find opportunities to play and re-energize. After a considerably scaled back in-person conference last year due to COVID-19, this year marks the return of some of those memorable elements you expect at Leadership Summit.
You'll not want to miss the Welcome Reception Wednesday night from 8-10 p.m. on the outdoor pool deck. Taking a cue from this year's theme, entertainment will "ignite" your senses while you mingle and reconnect with school leaders from throughout the state.
You can show our valued sponsors some love — and have fun doing it — during Thursday's networking reception. Come by the exhibit hall at 5:30 Thursday for hors d'oeuvres and some fun surprises.
For the fitness buffs, join Saturday morning's Fun Run benefiting the Every Student Succeeding program.
Did we mention there will be puppies? These cuddly emotional support animals will be on hand anytime you could use a snuggle.
6. Inspiring keynotes
Participants will experience three inspiring keynote speakers who will energize their practice. On Thursday, Dr. Victor Rios will change how we see at-risk youth with his personal story of going from high school dropout to professor. During Friday's keynote, Jeffrey Robinson will explain why reckoning with the history of anti-Black racism in the U.S. is the only path toward racial equity and justice. In our closing keynote on Saturday, Erin Gruwell will share how believing in her students gave them the courage to rewrite their stories and become "Freedom Writers."
7. Fellowship
With all the challenges school leaders have experienced recently, Leadership Summit provides a chance to come together and share what ignites, energizes and unites us as educators.
"The realization that we have come so far in the past two years by uplifting and supporting one another is uniting," Brent-Sanco said. "Seeing how equitable leadership can change outcomes for kids is energizing and helps you clearly see your impact. Your purpose fuels creativity and unleashes a world of possibilities that can transform education. I think we are all energized and united in our goal of providing students a world class education in bias-free environments."
When: Nov. 3-5, 2022 Where: Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego Act now! Save $50 when you register by Sept. 30. Visit bit.ly/ACSASummit2022
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John Groce Disappointed With The Ahmad Starks Decision
Of course it's hard to think he wouldn't be.
By Apollo Forza Oct 3, 2013, 9:05am CDT
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I know that this is now four in five posts on Ahmad Starks but I promise you that we're going to begin writing about other things around here again. It's just that even though I was ready to move on from the Ahmad Starks decision, the comments John Groce made about them were too good to just ignore.
No Waiver For Ahmad Starks
As you'd expect, Groce wasn't exactly happy with the NCAA's decision to deny Starks' waiver, and he certainly seems frustrated by the NCAA's inconsistencies.
"We felt, no question about it, he had a compelling story. He's very close with his grandmother. She helped raise him. He moved from Oregon State to Illinois, (2,000)-some miles. I thought his case was very, very valid. We were really disappointed," Groce said Wednesday. "Not only was I disappointed, I don't understand the consistencies and inconsistencies in the waiver process. It's amazing as you read about some of these guys that get waivers, and distance didn't matter. All of a sudden in this one, it does. It's crazy."
Groce would go on to say "it is what it is" and said the Illini need to move on and "play the cards you're dealt." And we talked quite a bit about those cards on Wednesday.
Starks would have been a very valuable asset to have off the bench this season. He has plenty of experience from his three seasons at Oregon State, and also serves as a valuable shooter to space the floor. Without him the Illini will be working with a bench that's literally just five true freshmen and a sophomore walk-on.
That's not the best position to be in, particularly in the toughest conference in college basketball.
No wonder Groce is disappointed.
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Keeping Animal Odours At Bay In A Stylish Home with Unstopables!
If you saw my recent post on loving (and owning) animals, even when you're allergic to them, then you'll already know that I inherited an adorable little cat named Emmy just before Christmas last year. It really didn't take long for us to fall in love with her, and it's hard to imagine our home without her, even in the short time we've had her so far.
Although there isn't much that I would complain about when it comes to having her at #CasaGC, there is one obvious thing (aside from my slight allergy to her), and that's the inevitable array of odours that tend to come along with housing a pet.
Thankfully she's quite a stink-less little lady, especially since she's an indoor cat. The problem for me really comes in with her kitty litter – the scent of kitty litter has been one that's always highly disturbed me, even since I was a little kid.
For this reason you can find areas in my home nearest to her litter box fully equipped with every kind of air freshener, especially thanks to the new Unstopables collection, which literally provides me with every kind of air freshener I could ever need to avoid the real scent of her litter ever reaching my nostrils.
Does it hurt that the branding involves two of my favourite colours (black and pink)? Absolutely not. And as someone who is a bit of a candle-hoarder, probably my favourite item of the collection of odour-fighting products is the lovely Unstopables pink candle that no only looks great when added to your decor, but smells amazing too!
As you can see here I've got mine piled high on top of a few of my favourite books, including Nate Berkus' fabulous book 'The Things That Matter'. Nate also happens to be the spokesperson for Unstopables, and believes that it's not just about lighting a candle – it's about styling your world through scent. To be honest, I couldn't agree more! So many of our memories are shaped and triggered by scent, so why attach a wonderful scent to the memories created in your home?
Are you a fan of styling your home through scents? Leave a comment and let me know what your favourite scents are and why!
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Brady, Mathew. Abraham Lincoln. U.S. National Archives. Series: Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes, (Record Group 111) . Ca. 1860-1865.
I'm behind the power curve because I just watched Killing Lincoln, aired on the National Geographic Channel. It's been lingering on my DVR but I had to wait until there was absolute quiet in my house to watch it. This program, based on the book by Bill O'Reilly and produced by Ridley Scott, is an in-depth exploration of the assassination of Lincoln.
I was amazed by the program. It probably helps that it was narrated by Tom Hanks. And that I have been fascinated by the Lincoln assassination since I was eight-years-old. In fact, my parents made a special detour during our visit to Washington, D.C. to take me to Ford's Theater. I've been there three or four times since then as well. I'm not sure what spurred my interest in this event. It could have been an issue of the children's history magazine Cobblestone. It is hard to say. But I've been studying this assassination for years.
Up until I watched Killing Lincoln, however, the assassination was just a story on paper. I knew all the facts and no new knowledge came from the show. But the program made the characters in this terrible drama seem real. I can still hear the cries of Mary Todd Lincoln after her husband was shot. It became not just a story about a distant president, but a story of the family man and friend. Perhaps this new realization stems from having a family of my own and being able to more accurately put myself in Mary or Robert Lincoln's shoes. Killing Lincoln humanized this drama creating a new layer to an already fascinating story.
The National Geographic Channel has also created a great interactive website to explore the assassination. It includes maps and photos and walks you through the conspiracy, the assassination and the aftermath. I spent a good hour looking through all of the information. They also have a special page with more information on the show itself which has some great videos from the actors.
A great tool on the Killing Lincoln website includes a slider showing the present-day condition of buildings involved in the conspiracy.
I do not know if Killing Lincoln will be aired again anytime soon, I do not find it in my local listings. But I would highly suggest that you track it down and watch it, especially if you are interested in the Civil War and the mid-nineteenth century. Even if you can't watch the show the websites are worth exploring.
My husband and I visited Ford's Theatre during our first trip to D.C. in 1995. It was eerie to stand in the spot where John Wilkes Booth stood to shoot Lincoln. I was impressed with the museum in the basement with all the Lincoln memorabilia. Did you ever hear about Lincoln's dream about his death several days before? We learned about it during the tour of Ford's Theater. Enjoyed seeing the photo of the house across the street where Lincoln was taken. It really hasn't changed at all. Enjoyed your post!
Thank you, Queen Bee! Yes, I had read about his dream before and they talked about it in Killing Lincoln, too. I wonder if it was a premonition (as many tout) or if it was just a logical place for his mind to go knowing that there were death threats to him nearly every day? Either way, it's not a dream I would like to have.


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U.S. Activists, Lawmakers Seek Renewable Standard in Slimmed-Down Energy Bill
By Darrell Delamaide - Jul 27, 2010, 4:09 AM CDT
After Senate leaders last week ruled out a comprehensive energy bill with a cap-and-trade regime, climate legislation activists are now pushing for the consolation prize of a national renewable energy standard (RES) as part of a very slimmed-down energy bill.
Senate legislation on energy due to be introduced by majority leader Harry Reid this week is likely to focus on reactions to the Gulf oil spill, green jobs and clean energy (natural gas) vehicles. Reid said over the weekend he didn't think he could muster 60 votes to break a potential filibuster on RES.
Twenty-seven Democratic senators wrote a letter to Reid last Friday, urging him to include RES in this summer's bill. They emphasized the impact of a standard on job creation.
"A 20 percent by 2020 standard would result in 191,000 more jobs supported by the renewable electricity industry than without a national standard," the senators wrote, citing a recent study.
Furthermore, they said, the RES is essential to keep American industry competitive in the renewable energy industry.
Significantly, Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, an opponent of carbon caps, led the charge on RES, along with Mark Udall of Colorado and Tom Udall of New Mexico.
A coalition of interest groups ranging the United Steelworkers, Xcel Energy and various environmental organizations also sent a letter last week urging Reid to include the standard.
Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia already have an RES in place, and both houses of Congress have passed bills repeatedly with an RES that have yet to make it into law.
Former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle, who was originally tapped by newly elected President Barack Obama as his energy czar before a tax controversy forced him to withdraw, also urged his successor to include RES, suggesting that sufficient votes were there.
The electricity industry itself is looking for guidance on where to steer their investments in new capacity and a significant portion of them would appreciate the clarity of a renewable standard. Some RES advocates say industry is already running ahead of the 10 to 15 percent standards enshrined in earlier legislative efforts.
By. Darrell Delamaide for OilPrice.com
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Baltimore Officer Gets 5 Years for Drawing Gun on Pedestrian
An officer with the Baltimore Police Department has been sentenced to five years for drawing a gun on a pedestrian who threw tea on his personal car.
According to the Baltimore Sun, Officer Michael Gentil was off duty when the incident occurred. After the individual dumped tea on his new car, Gentil pulled over, exited his vehicle, pointed his gun at the pedestrian, and ordered him facedown on the pavement.
Baltimore Circuit Judge Robert Taylor said that he was bound by state laws that mandate at least five years in prison for those convicted of using a gun in a crime of violence.
Gentil resigned after 24 years on the department and had begun work as a security guard.
At his sentencing Gentil said, "I wish I could have that moment back."
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Q: StackNavigator inside TabNavigator add headerRight button I am unable to add a headerRight button to my component.
I have a StackNavigator:
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I am trying to add a right save button to the header in the PFProfile component.  I've tried this and everything else I can find.
I'm thinking it has something to do with how the component in question isn't actually defined in navigator but nothing I've tried has been able to make this work.
I'm new to all this.  Am I setting everything up right?  Is that the best way to render the login vs. the profile?  Any help would appreciated.

A: Just gonna put this out here and y'all can tell me if it's totally off the wall:
You see above how I passed the navigation object from PFProfileAuthentication to PFProfile?
Well, in PFProfile I do this (and it works):
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State Illinois
Artist Joe Shannon
Roebuck "Pops" Staples
Nicolae Feraru
Michael Flatley
Joe Shannon
Adam Popovich
David "Honeyboy" Edwards
Albert "Sunnyland Slim" Luandrew
Liz Carroll
Judith McCulloh
Musician, Uillean Piper
Joe Shannon grew up near Kiltimagh, in County May, Ireland. All of his seven older brothers played traditional music. When he was a young boy, his cousins and neighbors gathered at night at his family's home to play fiddles, flutes, tin whistles and melodeons. Shannon began to play the tin whistle but at first had a hard time keeping up with the others. "I had to learn," he said, "because there was nothing else, and at that time, when I was a kid, there was no radio. There would be people ... from the villages around that would come into my house because they knew it was a musical house, see. I heard all this traditional music being played while I was growing up in Ireland, and I never lost it."
In 1926, his family immigrated to the large Irish community in Chicago, looking for a better life. There, Shannon became interested in the uillean pipes, a distinctive form of the bagpipe that emerged in Ireland in the early eighteenth century. The uillean (the Gaelic word for "elbow") pipes have a chanter with a two-octave range and a bellows instead of a blowpipe to inflate the bag. To play the instrument, a musician fingers the chanter with both hands while using one elbow to work the bellows and the other elbow to operate a set of regulators, or extra pipes, to produce harmonic or rhythmic accompaniment. By the 1920s, the once-great tradition of playing the uillean pipes had almost vanished.
Shannon was introduced to uillean pipes by his uncle, Eddie Mullaney, who taught him the rudiments of playing this most difficult of Irish instruments. Encouraged by his cousin and using an instrument lent to him by another musician, flutist Paddy Doran, Shannon learned to play pipes while still in elementary school. "I was so small," he recalled, "I had to stuff books around my stomach to keep the pipes from falling off me."
Later, Shannon said, the pipe maker Patrick Henneley "provided" him with a full set of pipes. Although he never took formal lessons, he was heavily influenced by local musicians and especially by the early recordings of the famed uillean pipers Patsy Tuohey and Tom Ennis. In 1934, Shannon was invited to play in the Irish Village at the Chicago World's Fair with the céilí band organized by step dancer Pat Roche. After the World's Fair, Roche's Harp and Shamrock Orchestra made several recordings for Decca.
When the Roche group disbanded, Shannon continued playing at Irish functions throughout the Chicago area. However, opportunities for public performances of Irish music waned during the Depression, World War II and the immediate postwar period. Local musicians played for fund-raisers and community events, but the significance of Irish music in the daily lives of the Chicago Irish seemed to fade. Shannon was part of this larger societal shift as the priorities in his life changed. He married and had a family and, to earn a living, he became a firefighter and put aside his music.
In 1967, Eddie Mullaney gave Shannon his set of pipes that were made by Taylor of Philadelphia around 1880, and Shannon began to play again with a renewed fervor. After retiring from the fire department, he devoted himself to his music. He played with the Chieftains and resumed his local performances at community events.
Over the years, playing jigs, reels and hornpipes, Shannon developed his own style, utilizing an American-influenced kind of ornamentation with single and double grace notes, passing tones, trills, single rolls, double-cut rolls and staccato triplets. "They refer to my piping as the American style of piping," he said, "because we're different than what they do in Ireland, that's all. I learned from records, recordings of great pipes that were here in the early part of the century in the 1900s, guys that weren't never in Ireland. The tones are the same, but it's just something that's in me, see. It seems that I grace every note, and I don't know, just fast movements of the fingers. I'm doing it, and I don't know I'm doing it."
Shannon, Joe, et al. Irish Traditional Music from Chicago, Vol. 2. Rounder 6006.
Shannon, Joe and Johnny McGreevy. The Noonday Feast. Green Linnet 1023.
Joe Shannon, 1983 National Heritage Fellowship Concert, Washington, D.C., courtesy National Endowment for the Arts
Joe Shannon, audio biography, Produced and recorded by Alan Govenar, edited and narrated by Nancy Lamb
Joe Shannon, a selection of jigs, Chicago, Illinois, 1991, recorded by Alan Govenar
Joe Shannon, Chicago, Illinois, 1991, Recorded by Alan Govenar
Joe Shannon, 'Battering Ram (Jig),' Celtic Dances: Jigs and Reels from Ireland, 1998 Rounder Records Corp., Rounder ED CD 9010
Joe Shannon & John McGreevy, 'Scatter The Mud — Rasten The Leggin (Jig),' Celtic Dances: Jigs and Reels from Ireland, 1998 Rounder Records Corp., Rounder ED CD 9010


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El Santuario del Señor de los Milagros es un templo católico cuyos restos se encuentran en lo que fue San Juan Parangaricutiro, en el actual municipio de Nuevo Parangaricutiro en el estado de Michoacán de Ocampo. Tanto el santuario como el pueblo desaparecieron al ser sepultados por un alud de lava proveniente del Paricutín, un volcán que nació en el siglo XX cerca del lugar. Solo se conservó en pie parte del recinto religioso, donde hoy se puede ver el segundo cuerpo de la fachada con una de sus torres, y algunos muros de la parte posterior, incluido el altar mayor de piedra.

El templo funcionó como un santuario que atraía numerosas peregrinaciones que acudían a la veneración de la imagen de un Cristo crucificado conocido como Señor de los Milagros la cual es una histórica escultura realizada en la técnica de pasta de caña de maíz elaborada por purépechas en la época colonial española. La imagen hoy en día se conserva en el nuevo Santuario del Señor de los Milagros que se construyó en el poblado de Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutirimícuaro en el mismo municipio de Nuevo Parangaricutiro.

Historia

El desaparecido poblado de San Juan Parangaricutiro o también llamado San Juan de las Colchas se encontraba localizado en la región de la Meseta Tarasca y fue habitado por la cultura purépecha.

Su fundación colonial ocurrió en 1535 por los frailes franciscanos que evangelizaron la región a cargo de Fray Juan de San Miguel. El pueblo recibió el nombre de "San Juan" ya que tuvo como patrono a San Juan Bautista. El nombre de "Parangaricutiro" es un término purépecha que significa "el pequeño" o "mesa" por encontrarse en una meseta. Al pueblo también se le llamaba San Juan de las Colchas ya que se destacaba en la elaboración de colchas entre otros productos textiles.

En 1570 llegaron a San Juan Parangaricutiro los frailes agustinos provenientes del convento de Jacona. De esa época data la veneración a la imagen del "Señor de los Milagros".

En 1618 fue iniciada la construcción del templo dedicado al "Señor de los Milagros". Construyéndose en el centro de la población, frente a una amplia explanada que servía de plaza y mercado.

Para los años 1940, el templo funcionaba como un importante santuario que atraía numerosas peregrinaciones de diversas partes del país. Su interior estaba ricamente decorado y su exterior tenía una de sus dos torres inconclusa.

El 20 de febrero de 1943 surgió el nacimiento del Volcán Paricutín en la vecina población de Paricutín. La actividad volcánica tuvo una duración de 9 años terminado el 4 de marzo de 1952. La lava del volcán abarcó un área de 40 kilómetros cuadrados destruyendo por completo los bosques y poblados de su alrededor. El 3 de mayo de 1944 la lava llegó a los límites del panteón de San Juan Parangaricutiro. El 9 de mayo de 1944 salieron todos los habitantes de la población, haciendo una peregrinación encabezada por la imagen del "Señor de los Milagros".

San Juan Parangaricutiro fue lentamente consumido por la lava, hasta quedar completamente sepultado, quedando únicamente en pie parte del antiguo Santuario del Señor de los Milagros.

Mientras tanto a los habitantes de la extinta población se les otorgaron terrenos en una zona cercana a la ciudad de Uruapan, donde se fundó un nuevo pueblo al que llamaron Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutirimícuaro constituyéndose además en cabecera del municipio del mismo nombre en 1950. En dicho poblado se construyó un nuevo templo, donde desde entonces se conserva la antigua imagen del "Señor de los Milagros".

Actualmente las ruinas del Santuario del Señor de los Milagros cercanas al cráter del Volcán Paricutín, representan un importante atractivo turístico donde se realizan excursiones a pie o a caballo al lugar.

En la parte posterior del templo quedó en pie el retablo de piedra del altar mayor, ya que la lava no alcanzó a destruirlo, quedando separado de este por unos cuantos metros. Algunos pobladores han considerado esto un milagro relacionado al "Señor de los Milagros" que ahí tenía su morada por lo que han colocado arreglos florales en señal de devoción.

Descripción arquitectónica

El templo antes de la destrucción

El antiguo templo del Santuario del Señor de los Milagros presenta características arquitectónicas particulares a diferencia de otros históricos recintos religiosos construidos en Michoacán, ya que fue y es el único templo antiguo en la entidad que fue diseñado con el formato inspirado en las basílicas paleocristianas de Roma.

Presenta el estilo arquitectónico barroco de influencia italiana caracterizado por el uso de elementos clásicos griegos y romanos como columnas dóricas y corintias, arcos de medio punto y frontispicios entre otros. Fue construido con piedra de cantera rosada.

 El interior
Su interior presentaba planta basilical con tres naves. La nave central poseía a sus lados hileras de columnas con capital corintio que sostenían arcos de medio punto, sobre de ellos en un muro se abrían una serie de ventanas rectangulares que permitían la iluminación interior. El techo presentaba un plafón de yesería con pintura decorativa. Al fondo el altar mayor estaba conformado por un retablo de piedra empotrado en el muro, estando enmarcado por un gran arco de medio punto.

En los muros de las naves laterales se ubicaban arcos de medio punto y pilastras empotradas. Que abrían espacio a los altares laterales, teniendo sobre de ellos ventanas, además de espacio para dos puertas de acceso laterales.

 El exterior
En su exterior la fachada principal estaba compuesta por dos cuerpos o niveles, además de tener un diseño tripartita. En el primer nivel se encontraban tres puertas de acceso con arco de medio punto, alternadas por sendas columnas de capitel dórico.

En el segundo nivel se encuentran en hilera tres grandes arcos de medio punto también alternados por columnas dóricas, el arco de en medio servía como ventanal que iluminaba la nave central. La fachada en su parte superior es rematada por un entablamento, teniendo en su parte central un gran frontón triangular.

El techo de las naves presentaba cubierta de viguería de madera en dos aguas, con revestimiento de teja.

La fachada es alternada por dos torres de campanario. Donde solamente la torre norte estaba concluida completamente y la torre sur en proceso de construcción. La torre del campanario presenta cuatro cuerpos, en el primero se ubican en su interior escaleras en forma de caracol, además de presentar en sus muros un par de ventanas rectangulares para su iluminación. El segundo cuerpo de la torre está compuesto por cuatro lados donde se ubican arcos de medio punto, estando rematados en su parte superior por un entablamento donde se hallan pequeños frontis triangulares, mientras que en cada una de las cuatro esquinas se encuentran columnas de capitel dórico, y sobre de ellas se encontraban copones o jarrones decorativos. El tercer cuerpo de la torre presenta diseño idéntico al anterior, estando un poco más reducido en sus proporciones. El cuarto cuerpo o remate está conformado en sus cuatro lados por pequeños ojales, teniendo como remate final una pequeña cúpula también de piedra, donde se sostiene una cruz de hierro.

El templo en ruinas

Actualmente del templo solo quedan algunos elementos en pie, entre los que se encuentran el segundo cuerpo de la fachada principal y la torre del campanario, ya que el primero cuerpo se encuentra sepultado por la lava.

También se conserva en la parte posterior tres muros en torno al presbiterio, donde se conserva el retablo del altar mayor. De lo que fueron las naves laterales no quedan rastros ya que la lava alcanzó lo que era la altura del techo.

Véase también

 Paricutín
 Nuevo Parangaricutiro
 Michoacán

Referencias
 Archivo PDF donde se narra la historia del antiguo San Juan Parangaricutiro, el Cristo del Señor de los Milagros y el Paricutín
 Información histórica sobre el municipio de Nuevo Parangaricutiro en el sitio de la Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
 Nota periodística que narra la historia del surgimiento del volcán Paricutín

Enlaces externos
 Video con vista del interior de las ruinas del Santuario del Señor de los Milagros
 Video con fotografías antiguas del antiguo San Juan Parangaricutiro, el templo y el volcán Paricutín
 Fotografía aérea de las Ruinas del Santuario del Señor de los Milagros en el sitio web de yannarthusbertrand2.org
 Fotografía antigua del interior del Santuario del Señor de los Milagros en el sitio web de mexicoenfotos.com

Santuario del Señor de los Milagros
Santuario del Señor de los Milagros
Yacimientos arqueológicos del estado de Michoacán
Ruinas de México
Iglesias de México del siglo XVII
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It's the cigarette smoke that trails off the lit end and never gets inhaled. It's the deer that hesitates beside the road instead of jumping into your headlights. To Grandma Cass, life was the sum of all the things that could have killed you, and didn't.
When I was eight, Grandma Cass took me for my first trip into the city, an hour away by train. Waiting on the platform she smoked unfiltered Camels and told me at least half these rides ended in catastrophe. Her face looked skeletal in the sunlight and she gazed down on me with pale eyes.
"Nothing you can do." At that the locomotive skated into the station and she handed me my ticket.
We sat in one of the crowded cars and I looked around to take stock of the people on board. The weather had been dry for a while, and everyone's traveling clothes were tinted brownish gray with dust. Except for a worried-looking young mother, these didn't seem like the kind of folks who had the panic in them. They looked tired and bored, just like Grandma Cass.
I don't think I said two words that whole ride. Trains sound different to me now, but on that day the whistle was a trumpet, the wheels clacking along the track were the hoof beats of the very end itself. I sat bolt upright, so still I didn't even dare pray.
Once – only once – I braved a look sideways. I turned my head to the window, but before I could face the glass the world went black. Our movement felt unbroken and the sounds were closer in the darkness. I was dumbfounded by how smooth our transition had been. There hadn't been time for fear, but cold guilt swallowed me so that I was numb. When we burst forth into renewed daylight I was confused, but filled with the second breath of redemption. I wanted to inspect the other passengers to see their reaction, but I dared not twist my head again.
There was a flurry of new sounds, and a spike of anticipation as we finally slowed to a stop. I looked around, expecting everybody to cheer that we'd made it alive, to hug and shake hands, but like Grandma Cass, nobody seemed too inspired by the luck of it all.
They all filed past, not one recognizing my confused and plaintive looks. Grandma Cass had fallen asleep and so I nudged her once the car had emptied and the fear of the train leaving with us still aboard surpassed my hesitation to wake her up. She was smiling, and it occurred to me I hadn't ever seen her do that.
Everything was still, except for my eyes as they searched the car, my person, and Grandma Cass for some sign of what to do. My fists clutched her coat sleeve and I felt the baking flush of fever on my forehead.
But it was worse than that. I smelled urine and figured I must've wet myself, like a baby, Daddy always said. One shameful hand pulled itself away from my grandmother's coat and searched the creases on my lap.
I was dry. And so I fell backwards against the window, my body limp as the panic flashed through me and evaporated like river water off skin in summertime. The air sat heavy and I realized that this here would be my very first catastrophe, and it had come to sit along side me, silent, without flames or screams or chaos.


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The Pteranodon replica produced by the Papo company of France.
Giant flying reptiles, believe it or not, have routinely been sighted in the Olympic National Park's rainforest in Washington State. I've been hearing about reports from there for decades. Now comes an intriguing, if unbelievable, account from the same area.
First, here are some quick footnotes about pterodactyls vs pterosaurs vs pteranodons, which the media creatively confuse. No telling what this person really saw.
Pterodactyls are any of various small, extinct flying reptiles (pterosaurs) of the genus Pterodactylus of the late Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods. Pterodactyls had long, narrow jaws with sharp teeth, and a wingspan of 3.3 ft (1 m) or less.
Pterosaurs are any of various extinct flying reptiles of the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods with wings consisting of a flap of skin supported by an elongated fourth digit on each forelimb (rather than an elongated second digit as in birds). Some pterosaurs were unique among reptiles in being covered with hair. Pterosaurs had wingspans ranging from less than 1 ft (0.3 m) to close to 50 ft (15.2 m).
Pteranodons are a genus of extinct flying reptiles, descendants of the pterodactyl. Fossils are known from Late Cretaceous (99 – 65 million years ago) deposits of Europe, Asia, and North America. Pteranodons had a wingspan of 23 ft (7 m) or more. The largest specimen had a wingspan of 50 ft (15.5 m). The body was about the size of a modern turkey.
Pteranodons had a crest at the back of the skull and long, pelicanlike, toothless jaws. They probably made nests and spent much time gliding over the ocean searching for fish. They probably depended on air currents for liftoff rather than on flapping their wings.
Now, in breaking news this week….
A 29-year-old Wenatchee man told police a pterodactyl caused him to drive his car into a light pole about 11:30 p.m. Thursday [December 27, 2007].
Witnesses told police the man was northbound on Wenatchee Avenue and drifted into a southbound lane for less than a block. Oncoming traffic stopped and waited for the man to pass, Smith said.
He then totaled his car on a light pole, Smith said.
When police asked the man what caused the accident, his one-word answer was "pterodactyl," Smith said. A pterodactyl was a giant winged reptile that lived more than 65 million years ago.
"Man blames car wreck on prehistoric winged reptile," Saturday, December 29, 2007.
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I betcha he's wishing he didn't have any alcohol that night. Unless any of these flying reptiles were warm blooded, Olympus, Washington seems rather cold at times. I don't know about the rest of ya'll, but when that fog rolls in over everything–it doesn't matter if you are warm blooded or not. That cold goes right to the bones. Although, if he didn't see one, what was it he really saw?
Actually there is good evidence that at least some pterosaurs had fur. So maybe cold weather wouldn't be a problem.
I always wondered if "Mothman" wasn't a pterosaur standing with its wings wrapped as a bat does when it sleeps. I hate to say it seems "plausible" , but hey, in this field we can exchange ideas freely.
I really would hate to be the man trying to make the police believe I swerved my car to avoid hitting a pterosaur. He would have been far better off to simply hit the beast. I doubt any charges would have been filed against him in the end. So much cheaper in the long run to fix the car than pay the higher insurance rates and fines that are surely going to follow.
The lesson is, don't swerve.
Just one observation…the story takes place in Wenatchee. That's central Washington. It's nowhere near the Olympic Rain Forest. The story even mentions central Washington. It's a completely different climate than the rain forest. It's agricultural/high desert, and probably gets even colder in winter than the rain forest (except for the higher rain forest elevations). For the continental United States, the rain forest is relatively mild all year (I live in a similar area of Oregon). Not that there couldn't be a pterodactyl-like creature in either place, if it exists at all. But I just wanted to point out the difference in locations.
What other mumbled word(s) could have sounded like "pterodactyl" to Police Sgt. Cherie Smith?
True, Wenatchee is about 256 miles east southeast of the Olympic National Park, as the pterodactyl flies.
THis is kinda far out but what if these creatures evolved to not only fly without air currents, but to also be warm blooded. I mean birds can survive in cold climates. Just puting it out there. It was 65 million years ago.
Of course the most likely possibility is mistaken identification of some other animal, probably a bird. Maybe even a bird that is not native to the area, that was blown off-course or something.
I remember standing in the surf at sunset on Captiva Island, off the Gulf Coast of Florida. My nephew Broc, who was four at the time, suddenly grabbed my arm and said "Look, Aunt Sheila! Pterodactyls!" Of course I looked, and silhouetted against the sunset sky was a flock of pelicans flying back to their roosts.
Doggonit, they did look like pteordactyls! At least, they looked like I imagine pterodactyls looked.
I suppose there are pelicans in Washington state, at least near the coast. Maybe the guy saw one that had somehow come inland.
Kittenz…good observation. In Oregon, at least, pelicans are found far inland where there are large bodies of water. I'm not sure about Washington. And they DO look prehistoric in a cute sort of way.
The Wenatchee man didn't tell police it was a pterodactyl that caused him to drive his car into a light pole…what he really said was…."terrible lack of skill" caused the accident.
Obviously the young man has a "lisp" and had downed two bottles of Nyquil before getting behind the wheel.
See this is why people don't take cryptozoology seriously…! Come on peeps!
After over two years of lurking, I can't believe this is the story that drives me to finally register and post a comment.
Wenatchee and the Olympic National Park are in the same area only if you consider, say, New York City and Buffalo to be in the same area.
I lived just across the Tacoma Narrows from the Olympics for twenty years before moving back to Montana last year, and can tell you with absolute certainty that the "usual suspects" for misidentification as pterosaurs , such as pelicans and herons, live in the area. Also, in the twenty years I lived there, I cannot recall a single report in the local media of 'pterodactyl' sighting, until this one.
I don't doubt that Loren has received such reports. However, people like me who lived there over the last couple of decades seem unaware of them.
As to the report itself, all I can say is that earlier this year here in Montana, a driver arrested at the scene of an accident apparently blamed it on a unicorn, and that a 'clean' breathalyzer test is no guarantee that the driver was not otherwise impaired.
Obviously it was a Bigfoot but he didn't think anyone would believe him.
If this were just an untrue story to cover up driver error I think it would be unlikely the story teller would think of pterodactyl as being in the top ten of believable excuses.
I think the question remains what was seen?
A VERY impaired (hungover) friend of mine once threw himself into a stream (losing most of his fishing gear) and yelling ((expletive) me!)) as a Great Blue Heron flew toward us over the water.
He later told us he was sure the bird was a pteradactyl.
Best laugh we had all summer.
The mistake is actually understandable if the bird is flying straight toward you with its trailing legs hidden behind it.
Good thing there is not a breathalyzer for THC.
At least he didn't say he saw a pink elephant. Now THAT'S a cryptid!
Before I moved to Alaska, I lived on a wild bird sanctuary in the sub-tropics. I saw ALL KINDS of feathered friends. And, yes, there were a few culprits which *might* be mistaken for a pterodactyl by a witness caught by surprise by the sight or sound of such a large winged creature overhead — i.e., Crane, Pelican, Great Blue Heron, Great White Heron, etc. However, that being said, I've also studied Native American mythology for over 20 years. The Thunderbird is almost a UNIVERSAL belief amongst indigenous peoples throughout the globe. Some kind of "great bird" of unnatural size HAS BEEN SEEN by MODERN PEOPLE, myself included. It is interesting to note that the Thunderbird — as depicted by many First Peoples in Alaska — is represented as a LARGE WINGED CREATURE, with a TOOTHED BEAK, and a HEAD CREST. The Thunderbird of Native mythology sure resembles a prehistoric creature, such as this one.
I'm not saying I believe the un-drunk driver. We don't know his mental state, with or without alcohol. I am simply saying, I enjoy hearing about modern reports of large winged creatures in the world today. I'm thankful we have places like Cryptomundo on which to share them and discuss them. Thanks, Loren!
I have lived in Wenatchee for 20 years. About 800 yards from where the incident took place is an old bridge built at the end of the 19th century and is now part of the Wenatchee Loop Trail. I noticed a very large nest at the top of the bridge and asked a city worker if it was an eagle's nest. The city employee said he lives near the river, not far from the old bridge, and he could attest that it is a great blue heron that nests there. I think he's right, because I saw one earlier that day as I walked the loop trail along the Columbia river. Then again, Officer Smith could have heard it wrong…I was pulled over once and she was not interested in hearing anything I had to say and then made outlandish statements that she claimed I had made to justify the alleged speeding ticket but not before putting on quite a histrionic show on the side of the road.
I wish I could witness such a creature, however the sightings seem to be rare and unsubstantial.
This story just gets better! A scary heron, a weaving not quite drunk driver, a female Barney Fife, a funny statement to the press. Can the Men In Black be far behind?
I've been to Wenatchee, but I don't recall even seeing a heron. Lovely area, nice town.
This has to be in the top ten "ridiculous reasons I crashed my car" given to the cops.
When my boys were little I used to tell them that the blue herons flying by were actually pterodactyls. They took my word for years. It was fun.
As for the American Indian descriptions of Thunderbirds, a lot of people are giving it very pterosaur like characteristics. Descriptions vary somethat from cultural group to cultural group. All the legends I have heard describe it essentially like a giant eagle or vulture in appearance. Wing flapping produces the thunder sound and the lightening issues from its mouth and sometimes its eyes. Also, it is a spirit creature not a physical animal like a normal eagle. Same for the underwater panther, erroneously called a "water monster" by whites. It is the corollary of the water horse and kelpie of Celtic lore. There are a quite a few depictions of Thunderbirds in American Indian pottery and pictographs and rock art throughout the country.
A very, very slim news item redeemed by a nice little lesson in natural history. Thanks, kind host.
Backing up Timebandit, I have seen numerous great blue herons and they look very much like a Pterosaur when they have their neck extended. They pull their neck in once in flight, but with it extended, they do look absolutely prehistoric.
Let's see: There were witnesses to the crash. Traffic even stopped for the man's car before he crashed. Never mind the possibility of whether such a creature could live there or not. I would like to know why HE was the only one to see it!
Give me a break. I've lived here in Washington for 39 years. Not far from the Olympics, about 15-20 mins away. And I have never ever heard of a story like this. I seriously doubt their are pterodactyls in Washington. I have Blue Heron that land in my back yard. In fact one sleeps in the creek or up in the tree. They are big birds. They have eaten my Koi before. But I still don't think I could mistake one for a pterodactyl, buzzed or not.
Oh, and they do make a breathalizer for THC.
Well, just because someone that has lived in the area for almost four decades hasn't any knowledge of the history of sightings there doesn't mean that others haven't seen these flying cryptids or that reports haven't been filed.
The peak of reports I heard about were in the mid-1970s, which, of course, would have been over 30 years ago. Hardly anyone has paid much attention since then (except a few of us, one driver, a police officer, and apparently a bored reporter).
You are absolutely right Loren. Just because I have not seen or heard of these reports doesn't mean they didn't happen. The reports that is. I still have to say that in my honest opinion, which means absolutely nothing. But for what it's worth, I say that there are no pterodactyls in Washington State. And I'm sure I'm not alone on that feeling.
I live in an area where there are lots of blue herons flying around. I've also spotted one clumsily navigating the chaotic thermals which swirl around the skyscrapers of Lower Manhattan–as it was being chased by a peregrine falcon!
I don't think you could easily confuse the shape of a blue heron with a pterodactyl but in Brazil, huge frigate birds are a common sight, soaring around the mountains. Their boomerang-like shape is eerily similar to that of pterodactyls but I don't know if frigate birds are common in that part of Washington State.
did the officer in question record what the claimant was drinking prior to his sighting and subsequent accident?
ok well i dont know if anyone will read my reply but the other day as i was headed to my classes…I saw what at first i thought was a bird kite…I live in michigan and its february…anyway….i did a double take and it looked no joke like a pterodactyl….maybe it was a crane as my husband said but i have seen cranes before and if i could see pics of all michigan birds, migrating and not, i could pinpoint the exact one….the bird freaked me out as i was not expecting to see such a sight….


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