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Inside Putin's huge military base at the North Pole
Inside Putin's military base at the North Pole: Moscow tells the West 'this is our land' and reveals huge complex that can operate nuclear bombers and bristles with missiles and radar
The Nagurskoye airbase in the Franz Josef Land archipelago was built in the Cold War as a weather station
It has now been heavily militarised with missiles, a radar system and a runway handling nuclear bombers
It comes amid increasing tensions in the Arctic with global competition for the oil and gas rich area
Russia is building up its military in a remote Arctic airbase prime with missiles, radar and a runway as the Kremlin seeks to assert its dominance in the disputed oil-rich area which it declared this week it 'our land'.
The Nagurskoye airbase in the Franz Josef Land archipelago was built in the 1950s as a weather station and communications outpost between the Eurasian mainland and the North Pole.
It was previously a home for polar bears with temperatures plunging to minus 42 Celsius in winter, and snow only disappearing from August to mid-September.
Now, Russia's northernmost military base is bristling with activity and its extended runway can handle all types of aircraft, including nuclear-capable strategic bombers.
The site projects Moscow's power and influence across the Arctic amid intensifying international competition for the region's vast resources, as the country's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov declared this week: 'We hear whining about Russia expanding its military activities in the Arctic.
'But everyone knows that it's our territory, our land. We bear responsibility for the Arctic coast to be safe, and everything our country does there is fully legitimate.'
A Russian soldier walks at a radar facility on the Alexandra Land island near Nagurskoye on Monday as the Kremlin seeks to assert dominance in the region
An officer stands near a landed Il-76 military cargo plane on an extended runway on the island which can accommodate all types of aircraft
A Russian soldier stands guard as the Bastion anti-ship missile systems take positions on the northern outpost
The shamrock-shaped facility on the 3,470-mile Northern Sea Route along Russia's Arctic Coast consists of three large pods extending from a central atrium called the Arctic Trefoil (pictured)
The base is located between the Russian mainland and the North Pole and is the county's northernmost military base
The shamrock-shaped facility on the 3,470-mile Northern Sea Route along Russia's Arctic Coast consists of three large pods extending from a central atrium called the Arctic Trefoil and it is painted in the white-red-and-blue of the national flag.
Other buildings on the Island, which is called Alexandra Land, are used for radar and communications, a weather station, oil storage, hangars and construction facilities.
Russia has sought to assert its influence over wide areas of the Arctic in competition with the United States, Canada, Denmark and Norway as shrinking polar ice from the warming planet offers new opportunities for resources and shipping routes.
China also has shown an increasing interest in the region, believed to hold up to one-fourth of the Earth's undiscovered oil and gas.
A Russian military cargo plane Il-76 crew member, foreground, works during a flight to the Alexandra Land island of the Franz Josef Land archipelago
An officer speaks on walkie-talkie as the Bastion anti-ship missile systems take positions on the Nagurskoye airbase
The site projects Moscow's power and influence across the Arctic amid intensifying international competition for the region's vast resources
Russian President Vladimir Putin has cited estimates that put the value of Arctic mineral riches at $30trillion.
Tensions between Russia and the West will likely loom large over Thursday's meeting of the Arctic nations' foreign ministers in Reykjavik, Iceland, where Moscow is set to take a rotating chairmanship in the Arctic Council.
The base, which sits about 600 miles south of the geographic North Pole, was built using new construction technologies as part of Kremlin efforts to bolster the military amid spiraling tensions with the West following Russia's 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.
The following year, Russia submitted a revised bid for vast territories in the Arctic to the United Nations, claiming nearly 500,000 square miles of Arctic sea shelf, extending more than 350 nautical miles from shore.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has cited estimates that put the value of Arctic mineral riches at $30trillion
Russia's northernmost military base is bristling with activity and its extended runway can handle all types of aircraft, including nuclear-capable strategic bombers. Pictured: Bastion anti-ship missile systems
The base, which sits about 600 miles south of the geographic North Pole, was built using new construction technologies as part of Kremlin efforts to bolster the military
Tensions between Russia and the West will likely loom large over Thursday's meeting of the Arctic nations' foreign ministers in Reykjavik, Iceland
While the UN pondered that claim and those from other nations, Russia has said it sees the Northern Sea Route as its 'historically developed national transport corridor,' requiring authorization from Moscow for foreign vessels to navigate along it.
The US has dismissed Russia's claims of jurisdiction on parts of the route as illegitimate.
Moscow has declared its intention to introduce procedures for foreign ships and assign Russian pilots for guidance along the route, which runs from Norway to Alaska.
As part of that effort, Russia has rebuilt and expanded facilities across the polar region, deploying surveillance and defensive assets.
A base in the similar trefoil shape and patriotic colors to the one in Nagurskoye is on Kotelny Island, between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea on eastern end of the shipping route, also with missiles and radar.
Adm. Alexander Moiseyev, chief of Russia's Northern Fleet, said last week that Moscow has the right to set navigation rules along the shipping lane.
Moscow has declared its intention to introduce procedures for foreign ships and assign Russian pilots for guidance along the route, which runs from Norway to Alaska
An Icebreaker makes the path for a cargo ship with an iceberg in the background near a port on the Alexandra Land island
NATO is increasingly worried about the growing Russian military footprint in the Arctic, and Washington sent B-1 bombers to Norway this year
'Practically the entire Northern Sea Route goes through Russia's territorial waters or the country's economic zone,' Moiseyev told reporters aboard the Peter the Great missile cruiser. 'The complex ice conditions make it necessary to organize safe shipping, so Russia insists on a special regime of its use.'
NATO is increasingly worried about the growing Russian military footprint in the Arctic, and Washington sent B-1 bombers to Norway this year.
'Increased Russian presence, more Russian bases in the High North, has also triggered the need for more NATO presence, and we have increased our presence there with more naval capabilities, presence in the air, and not least, the importance of protecting transatlantic undersea cables transmitting a lot of data,' NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said.
Moiseyev fretted about the US military assets in Norway, saying it has led to an 'increase of the conflict potential in the Arctic.'
The Russian Foreign Ministry last week fumed at a US nuclear submarine calling at a Norwegian port, saying it reflected what it described as 'Oslo's course for the militarization of the Arctic'
A Russian military cargo plane Il-76 crew member puts on headphones during a flight to the Alexandra Land island of the Franz Josef Land archipelago
The Russian Foreign Ministry last week fumed at a US nuclear submarine calling at a Norwegian port, saying it reflected what it described as 'Oslo's course for the militarization of the Arctic.'
On the sidelines of this week's Arctic Council meeting, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to hold talks with Secretary of State Antony Blinken – an encounter intended to lay the groundwork for Putin's meeting with President Joe Biden planned for next month.
Blinken has pointed out that with the Arctic warming at twice the rate of the rest of the global average, Russia has moved to increase its presence in the region.
'Russia is exploiting this change to try to exert control over new spaces,' he said last month. 'It is modernizing its bases in the Arctic and building new ones.'
Since Putin visited the Nagurskoye base in 2017, it has been strengthened and expanded. It now houses a dedicated tactical group that operates electronic surveillance, air defense assets and a battery of Bastion anti-ship missile systems.
In March, the Russian military conducted drills at Nagurskoye with ground troops and a pair of MiG-31 fighters flying over the North Pole
On Monday, Lavrov rebuffed Western criticism of Russia's Arctic expansion and bristled at what he described as Norway's push for a stronger NATO presence there
A runway has been extended to accommodate all types of aircraft, including Tu-95 nuclear-capable strategic bombers
A serviceman stands near a Russia's Bastion mobile coastal defence missile system in the Arctic airbase
A runway has been extended to accommodate all types of aircraft, including Tu-95 nuclear-capable strategic bombers, said Maj.-Gen. Igor Churkin, who oversees air force operations at the base.
'The modernization of Arctic airfields significantly increases the potential of the Northern Fleet's aviation to control the airspace in the area of the Northern Sea Route and allows to ensure its security,' he said.
In March, the Russian military conducted drills at Nagurskoye with ground troops and a pair of MiG-31 fighters flying over the North Pole.
The exercise also saw three nuclear submarines smash through the Arctic ice next to one another in a carefully planned show of force.
On Monday, Lavrov rebuffed Western criticism of Russia's Arctic expansion and bristled at what he described as Norway's push for a stronger NATO presence there.
'We hear whining about Russia expanding its military activities in the Arctic,' Lavrov said. 'But everyone knows that it's our territory, our land. We bear responsibility for the Arctic coast to be safe, and everything our country does there is fully legitimate.'
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Where is Glenn Beck on Gay Marriage? 5 Reasons He Is In Favor
BySamantha Schroeder
On December 11th, political pundit Glenn Beck made a comment that has caused quite a stir.
The former Fox News host said he "doesn't care" if same-sex couples tied the knot: "Just don't destroy my marriage, don't destroy my church." Bestselling author and radio host of the BlazeTV, Beck touched on the controversial topic of same-sex marriage, voicing his personal view on the matter:
"I don't want to be in your bedroom, and believe me, you don't want to be in my bedroom," he noted. "I don't care what you do."
Why would this vociferously conservative, GOP notable make such seemingly outlandish comments on the issue of gay marriage? Here are five reasons why Glenn Beck could be speaking in favor of gay marriage.
1. He identifies as a libertarian.
First and foremost, it isn't as clear that Beck is explicitly for marriage as he is against the government being involved in marriage. He essentially expresses the desire to uphold traditional marriage in his community, so long as it isn't interfered with by others, gays or straights. Also, libertarians are known for their pro-gay marriage stance because, well, they're libertarians.
A libertarian always wants less government and more individual freedom, and for the government to restrict marriage to a man and a woman violates their fundamental principle of liberty for all. Taking his personal life into consideration, Beck has identified as a libertarian longer than he has a Mormon. The core of his argument is for the simple preservation of rights, rather than a push to create new laws that affect both heterosexual and homosexual married couples.
Beck prefers the Constitution to the Book of Mormon. At least, politically speaking he does:
"What we need to do, I think, as people who believe in the Constitution, is to start looking for allies that believe in the Constitution and expand our own horizons. We would have the ultimate big tent because the only ones that wouldn't be allowed in the tent would be the people that don't believe in the Constitution."
Underlying much of his political punditry is not a consistent moralization of culture, but a strident preservation of liberty.
"The question is not about gay marriage – should they compromise and move farther left," Beck continued. "The question should be: why is the federal government involved in marriage at all?"
2. He's a pundit, not a theologian.
Glenn Beck makes a career out of commenting on the political climate in America. While he is normally in alignment with GOP values — which typically are of the conservative Christian flavor — it should be no surprise that his stance on gay marriage will be more of a result of political science than church philosophy. Plus, it's not obvious that Beck is a Mormon, anyway.
Beck is, firstly, a political libertarian. Many viewers who watch Glenn Beck — barring the die-hard Beckians — can't even tell he's a Mormon based on watching his show every now and then. So, it is no surprise that Glenn Beck would feel comfortable airing his libertarian morality on the issue of gay marriage, even as a Mormon. While the Mormon faith does not condone homosexuality nor perform homosexual marriage ceremonies, it certainly doesn't hold its political members accountable in the same way that, say, the Catholic Church does.
Typically, religious communities can't expect from their political commentators an overarching understanding of religious dogma, let alone for the politically involved to represent their voice in the public square to the same standard as their personal religious practice would reflect. Transparency between the public and the private is not a popular virtue for many people in general, let alone politicians or political commentators who have a stake or vested interest in money, power, prestige, or via the political process.
"The inner is not the outer", philosopher and theologian Søren Kierkegaard once said. Clearly, he knew all too well the temptation of politics.
3. He's a recent convert.
Many people may not be aware, but Glenn Beck is an adult convert. He chose to become a part of the Latter-Day Saints (LDS) community later in life, a result of a spiritual journey after a difficult childhood, years of substance abuse and a spiritual crisis.
So perhaps it should be no surprise that his libertarian politics may not be presented in strict alignment with the LDS teachings. If he were indoctrinated by Mormonism from youth, perhaps Beck wouldn't be so vocal about his libertarian marriage views.
While not as politically concerned as the Vatican, the Mormon faith is known for keeping tabs on its members in order to foster a more pious community. For better or worse, reason got the most of Beck and he is not afraid to disagree politically with the LDS community about LGBT issues. But watch your tongue, Glenn — the church may be watching you.
4. He's a Mormon, not a Catholic.
Unlike the Vatican, the Mormon community doesn't have a comparably booming voice in American social life. Put simply, the media less often touches on issues that rile up Mormons as they do Catholics. In the race of religious institution's political might, the Catholic Church takes the lead.
Unlike the thousand-year-history of Catholic social teachings recorded for the lay community in the compendium that is the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Mormons — like other religious sects other than Catholics — are, on the whole, not as strong in the social dogma department.
To give a more concrete example, just as there is a division among Orthodox bishops on the contraception issue, there are divisions in the Mormon community on the relation between LGBT members and the LDS church.
Unlike Catholic teachings, the Mormon doxology is less unyielding in certain respects. For example, the philosophy of the Catholic faith is that abortion is a moral evil, no matter the circumstance surrounding the child's conception. According to the official LDS website, abortion is allowed in "some exceptional circumstances," including pregnancy that is the result of incest or rape, or when the life or health of the mother or fetus are in "serious jeopardy," including "severe defects that will not allow the baby to survive beyond birth."
While politicians from Nancy Pelosi to Joe Biden have spoken in offense to Catholic Church teachings and have even been reprimanded in some cases, the Mormon community doesn't have comparable political clout to reign in the political views of its members. While the Catholic Church has taken a notably vocal stance over the years on many social issues in the public square — gay marriage and abortion gaining the most steam in recent months — the Mormon church is not as prominent of a political player for Beck's comments to be supremely disarming, given his church membership.
While many may expect from political commentators like Bill O'Reilly a distinctive outlook on certain social issues by virtue of his being Roman Catholic, that expectation doesn't necessarily translate for a political Mormon like Beck.
5. He's consistent.
Beck has already taken a stance in 2010 on The O'Reilly factor.
"Do you believe that gay marriage is a threat to country in any way?" O'Reilly asked.
"No I don't," Beck responded. "Will the gays come and get us?"
When O'Reilly asked again whether gay marriage was a harm to the country, Beck replied:
"I believe that Thomas Jefferson said: 'If it neither breaks my leg nor picks my pocket what difference is it to me?'"
Rather than pulling an Obama and shifting his political stance on gay marriage years later, Beck sticks by his word. So in 2012, when confronting the same issue in the public square, Beck decided to reiterate the same thing:
"I don't care if somebody gets married … just don't destroy my marriage."
Rather than hounding Glenn Beck for his moral libertarianism, the GOP should at least pat him on the back for ideological consistency, a rare characteristic in the political world. Beck's stance may invite a less polarized, more philosophical view on the gay marriage issue that is much-needed for civil discourse.
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Eino Matti Jacobson
Those who knew and loved Eino Matti Jacobson remember his humor, his brilliant legal mind and his love of a good story, especially if it was shared while enjoying the company of close friends, family and colleagues. Eino passed from this life on October 13, 2013, after suffering from a long-term respiratory and heart condition. He was 80 years old. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Patricia; children Melanie Gail Jacobson, Marcus Eino Jacobson, Robin Lynn Jacobson, Monica Jo (James) Beck, and Dianne Louise Jacobson; grandchildren Dylan and Justin Cook, Tessa Milosevich, and Colin and Sophia Levy; great-granddaughter Adelaide Cook; cousin Donald Puente (Miki); and companion Muffy Vallely. His parents, Eino Matti and Josephine Frick Jacobson, and grandson Nathan Daniel Milosevich predeceased him. Born in his grandmother's home in Globe, Arizona, on January 18, 1933, Eino was an only child. His father was a first generation American of Finnish parents who immigrated to Minnesota in 1904 and eventually settled in Miami, Arizona. His mother came to Pearce, Arizona in a covered wagon when she was a small child in the early 1900's. During his high school years in Globe, Eino spent his summers on the Navajo reservation, working at trading posts in Wide Ruins, Sanders, and Chinle, where his parents worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. In 1951, Eino graduated at the top of his class from Globe High School. He once said "When you've only got to compete with 48 others, good class standing is not hard." In 2012, he was inducted into the first Globe High School Hall of Fame, along with former Arizona Governor Rose Mofford. String-bean thin and fast, he was an All-State end on the Globe football team as well as a basketball and track star, all of which got him a track athletic scholarship, along with a Baird scholarship, to the University of Arizona. It was there, in September 1951, that he met his future wife, Patricia Collier, a graduate of Miami High School, near Globe. They were married in the Holy Angels Catholic Church in Globe on August 16, 1952. Eino continued his studies at the U of A, majoring in English, with the intention of becoming a teacher, although this was not his passion. However, he decided to enter the U of A law school in his senior year and graduated with a law degree in 1957. In those days, the U of A law school took all comers and flunked most of them out their first year, but Eino excelled, making "book" – the highest test score – in Secured Transactions and Corporations as well as receiving the award as the outstanding third-year student. During law school, he supported his wife and their children, Melanie and Marcus, delivering for a printing company and then later, as assistant manager of a gas station. Summers were spent in Globe where he worked in the concentrator at Miami Copper Company. In his last summer before graduating law school, he worked in the legal department of the Navajo Tribe and he and his little family lived at Fort Defiance. Upon graduation in 1957, the Jacobsons moved to Prescott, where Eino joined the firm of Favor & Quail. Prescott then had roughly 8,000 people with ten lawyers and one judge. Two years later, he and Hugh Kingsbury formed their own firm, specializing in general civil litigation and criminal defense, with offices in the Masonic Temple Building on Cortez Street. In 1960 at age 27, Eino became a sole practitioner. Over the next nine years, he was known as a highly ethical lawyer who took "can't-win" cases regardless of the usually low remuneration. He refused to sue his clients for non-payment of his fees, but was willing to accept "in-kind" payments; for example, a race horse or the contents of a bar from a bankrupt client. In 1962, Eino and a small group of like-minded friends worked to reinvigorate the Republican Party in Yavapai County. They succeeded in electing the first Republican sheriff, Al Ayars. Two years later, Eino ran for Yavapai County Attorney. In a vote of 3,000 people, he beat his Democratic challenger, Kemp Wilhelmsen, by roughly 200 votes. Kemp, a close friend, thereupon served as his deputy for three years. Eino and Kemp did county business in the morning and then focused on their individual private practices the rest of the time. In 1969 at age 36, Democratic Governor Jack Williams appointed Eino to a new three-judge panel of the Arizona Court of Appeals in Phoenix. Eino had been recommended to the Governor as an outstanding Northern Arizona attorney and the best man for the job by a committee consisting of Harold Wolfinger, a prominent Prescott attorney; Irving Jennings, senior partner of Jennings, Strouss & Salmon; and Frank Snell, senior partner of Snell & Wilmer. He was sworn in on July 11, 1969. Eino and Pat wanted to raise their children, now including daughters Robin, Monica, and Dianne, in Prescott. Consequently, Eino chose to drive roundtrip to Phoenix three days a week for the next 26 years, until his retirement in 1995. He kept an office in the Yavapai County Courthouse for his Tuesdays and Thursdays in Prescott. Judge Eino Jacobson is regarded as one of the outstanding legal scholars in Arizona jurisprudence. During his 26 years on the bench, he produced 782 opinions, 28 dissents, and virtually no concurrences. While in later years, the volume of cases necessitated the use of law clerks to help draft opinions, Eino always read the briefs himself, made extensive notes, and then read the final draft opinion to verify that it met his standards. It was the rare opinion in which he did not do the major editing and revisions. As a member of the National Judicial Committee on Uniform Rules of Civil Procedure, he made a significant contribution to Arizona's procedural rules. Thomas Kleinschmidt, the appeals court's Chief Judge, wrote at Eino's retirement, "There is something that stands out about Eino Jacobson, something that judges who served with him recognize and appreciate more than anyone else. It is his swift and seemingly effortless ability to isolate an issue in a case and identify the facts and law which bear on it. Eino knew what was at the heart of it. His was the estimable service of focusing the dialogue." Fellow appellate judge Mary Schroeder, now of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, also wrote at his retirement, "One who has never known Eino might ask why I considered myself so fortunate to sit with him. There were many reasons, not the least of which was that Eino delighted in intellectual disagreement. He could see the humor in everything, and he prevented anyone from taking himself or herself too seriously. In an appellate judge, this is a rare trait and one to be treasured." After retirement, Eino continued to sit on the appellate and superior courts as needed. He was asked by the San Carlos/White Mountain Apache Nation to sit on its Supreme Court. He also joined the American Arbitration Association, where he was chosen by both plaintiff and defense counsel to arbitrate some of the largest commercial legal disputes in Arizona. He was on the board of the University of Advancing Technology for 18 years, and served as Chairman of the Board from 2002 through 2012. Though his service was so different from being a judge, his board appreciated that he knew how to run a meeting, moving through the agenda by staying on topic. He became an ombudsman for the Arizona Department of Economic Security's Agency on the Aging and joined the Sons of the American Legion in honor of his father's military service. Eino's life outside the law was filled with civic service. He was active in the Prescott Lions Club; the YMCA; the U of A Alumni Association; the Republican Party; and the Prescott Jaycees. An alumnus of Boys State, he was later a long-time annual Boys State advisor. He became a member of Smoki in the mid-1960's and served a term as chief. His leadership was instrumental in helping the membership decide to end the traditional Smoki dances in deference to Hopi representatives' requests that they stop. No one liked a good time more than Eino. He enjoyed telling a good joke and usually knew them before anyone else. He loved to golf, hunt, and fish. When Eino became a judge, he and Judge Frank Gordon of Kingman, Judge Larry Wren of Flagstaff and Judge Jack L. Ogg, formed the "High Line Judicial Conference," an annual trout fishing trip to Lee's Ferry for Arizona judges and lawyers that continued through the 1990's. New Year's and Fourth of July parties included Jack Ogg in cavalry uniform, playing the bugle, his wife Mary Fran on piano, Prescott attorney John Favour on the bass, and Eino banging the tambourine while leading the singing at top voice. Eino eventually taught himself how to play a small chord organ so he could practice and sing old songs at home, after dinner. Eino's favorite hobby was art. He created impressive works of art in ceramic mosaic tile and became a master ironwood carver. He eventually developed an allergy to the wood dust, so turned to collages with American Indian motifs, using broken pottery and various found objects. When the handwork fell by the wayside, he continued to add Native American and Western art to the collection begun by his parents and his uncle, Leonard Frick. Eino was a proud native Arizonan, born, raised and educated in the state he loved. His contributions to Arizona's jurisprudence will continue to shape state law for years to come. We, his family, remember him as a loving husband and father. We cherish the memories of our yearly vacations at Hermosa Beach, where he loved teaching his children the art of body surfing, and side-trips to all the wonderful historic sites of California. Eino had a passion for la dolce vita, a love of the outdoors and travel, and was blessed with a wealth of deep and abiding friendships. His passing marks yet another loss of the old Prescott and Arizona of which he was such an integral part. A celebration of Eino's life will be held on November 9, 2013, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the Yavapai County Mounted Sheriff Posse House, 1495 South Sheriffs Posse Trail off Copper Basin Road in Prescott. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity. Our thanks to Butch Hampton of Hampton's Funeral Home.
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Email Us Ernest John KENISTON was born on 7 JUL 1894 in Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. He died in 1955. Parents: Harry Guy KENISTON and Laura Maria SEAVEY.
Florence Edna KENISTON was born on 15 SEP 1897 in Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Parents: Harry Guy KENISTON and Laura Maria SEAVEY.
George William KENISTON was born on 24 JUN 1858 in Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
Spouse: Almira F. COLBY. George William KENISTON and Almira F. COLBY were married on 15 JUN 1878 in Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
Harry Guy KENISTON was born on 12 NOV 1871 in Northfield, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. He died on 14 NOV 1944 at Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
Spouse: Laura Maria SEAVEY. Harry Guy KENISTON and Laura Maria SEAVEY were married on 30 AUG 1890 in Northfield, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Children were: Leon Freeman KENISTON, Vivian A. KENISTON, Ernest John KENISTON, Florence Edna KENISTON, Elmer Guy KENISTON.
Jennie N. KENISTON was born in JUN 1862 in Northfield, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (Daughter of John KENISTON & Nancy J. Ludlow.) She appeared in the census on 4 JUN 1900 in Canterbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. She died in 1944. She was buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Northfield, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Spouse: Leonard Osborne COLBY. Leonard Osborne COLBY and Jennie N. KENISTON were married on 30 NOV 1881 in New Hampshire. (SOURCE: FHL Number 1000976; COLBY, Osborne L. Age: 22 years, Marriage: Jennie V. KENISTON Age: 19 years, Date: 30 Nov 1881; Recorded in: Birth and Marriage Index for New Hampshire.) Children were: Herman Ray COLBY, Iva G. COLBY, Roy C. COLBY, Guy Osborne COLBY.
Leon Freeman KENISTON was born on 23 JUN 1891 in Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Parents: Harry Guy KENISTON and Laura Maria SEAVEY.
Louvia E. KENISTON was born on 2 OCT 1867 in Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. She appeared in the census on 16 JUN 1900 in Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. She appeared in the census on 23 APR 1910 in Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. She appeared in the census on 7 JAN 1920 in Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. She appeared in the census on 7 APR 1930 in Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. She died on 2 JUN 1952 at Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. She was buried in the Franklin Cemetery at Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Spouse: Harry E. COLBY. Harry E. COLBY and Louvia E. KENISTON were married on 1 SEP 1883 in Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Children were: William Guy COLBY.
Rose Jane KENISTON was born on 14 APR 1897 in Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. She died on 18 FEB 1955 at New Hampshire.
Spouse: Clifton Durgin COLBY. Clifton Durgin COLBY and Rose Jane KENISTON were married on 31 DEC 1928 in Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (SOURCE: New England Historic Genealogical Society; Vital records of Enfield, NH.)
Vivian A. KENISTON was born on 17 JUN 1893 in Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. She died on 19 JUN 1893 at Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Parents: Harry Guy KENISTON and Laura Maria SEAVEY.
Arnold Frederick KENNEDY was born on 9 NOV 1893 in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Spouse: Charlotte Ann "Pearl" COLBY. Arnold Frederick KENNEDY and Charlotte Ann "Pearl" COLBY were married about 1919.
Edward KENNEDY was born in MAY 1827 in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York. He appeared in the census in JUN 1880 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. He appeared in the census in JUN 1900 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.
Spouse: Judith D. COLBY. Edward KENNEDY and Judith D. COLBY were married on 15 APR 1863 in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: NEHGS, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.) Children were: Helen W. KENNEDY, William KENNEDY.
Helen W. KENNEDY was born in NOV 1864 in California. She appeared in the census in JUN 1880 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. (living at home with father and mother.) She appeared in the census in JUN 1900 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. (living at home with father and mother.) Parents: Edward KENNEDY and Judith D. COLBY.
John W. KENNEDY was born on 24 MAY 1923.
Spouse: Jane TWITCHELL. John W. KENNEDY and Jane TWITCHELL were married on 11 JUN 1949.
Lillian M. KENNEDY was born in NOV 1859 in New York. She appeared in the census on 15 JUN 1900 in Sterling, Cayuga County, New York.
Spouse: Calvin K. COLBY. Calvin K. COLBY and Lillian M. KENNEDY were married about 1880. Children were: Grace Virginia COLBY.
Roberta W. KENNEDY was born in 1831 in New Hampshire. She appeared in the census in 1860 in Dunbarton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. She appeared in the census in 1880 in Dunbarton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
Spouse: James W. COLBY. James W. COLBY and Roberta W. KENNEDY were married on 5 MAY 1859 in Dunbarton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (SOURCE: FHL Number 1000976; COLBY, James M., Marriage: Roberta W. KENNEDY, Date: 05 May 1859; Recorded in: Birth and Marriage Index for New Hampshire.) Children were: Clara R. COLBY.
Vida Marquerite KENNEDY was born on 21 MAY 1925 in Chelsea, Orange County, Vermont.
Spouse: Kenneth Lloyd COLBY. Kenneth Lloyd COLBY and Vida Marquerite KENNEDY were married about 1944. Children were: Richard Lloyd COLBY.
William KENNEDY was born in 1870 in California. He appeared in the census in JUN 1880 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. (living at home with father and mother.) Parents: Edward KENNEDY and Judith D. COLBY.
Sally KENNERSON was born about 1798. She died on 19 JUN 1854 at Hooksett, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
Spouse: Hazen DAVIS. Hazen DAVIS and Sally KENNERSON were married about 1816. Children were: Amos K. DAVIS, Nehemiah DAVIS, Retire M. DAVIS, George DAVIS, Sally DAVIS.
Mildred Louise KENNETT was born on 25 DEC 1895 in Gendire, Montana. She died on 31 MAY 1964 at Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Spouse: Henry Tarbell COLBY. Henry Tarbell COLBY and Mildred Louise KENNETT were married on 31 AUG 1916 in West Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Children were: Mirian Elizabeth COLBY, William Henry COLBY, Norman Kennett COLBY, Calvin Rogers COLBY.
Costellow KENNEY was born about 1818. Costellow was an overseer at a cotton factory in Lowell, Massachusetts, they later removed to Salem, New Hampshire.
Spouse: Helen Rundlet COLBY. Costellow KENNEY and Helen Rundlet COLBY were married on 28 OCT 1857 in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: NEHGS, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.)
Mary KENNEY was born on 3 MAY 1659 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. She died on 28 DEC 1740 at Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Spouse: William PILLSBURY. William PILLSBURY and Mary KENNEY were married about 1677. Children were: Lydia PILLSBURY, Apphia PILLSBURY.
Anna G. KENNISON was born in NOV 1870 in Vermont. She appeared in the census on 6 JUN 1900 in Fairfax, Franklin County, Vermont. (3 children, 2 living.)
Spouse: Orrin B. COLBY. Orrin B. COLBY and Anna G. KENNISON were married on 13 AUG 1889 in Fairfax, Franklin County, Vermont. Children were: Oren Vernon COLBY, Agnis J. COLBY, George W. COLBY.
Florence A. KENNISON was born in DEC 1869 in Coaticook, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada. She appeared in the census on 4 JUN 1900 in Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vermont. She died about 1902.
Spouse: Lewis Edward COLBY. Lewis Edward COLBY and Florence A. KENNISON were married about 1887. Children were: Mary S. COLBY, Laura I. COLBY, Ethel G. COLBY, Annie R. COLBY.
Gladys Bell KENNISTON was born on 9 JUN 1889 in New Hampshire. She appeared in the census on 18 APR 1910 in Rochester, Strafford County, New Hampshire. She appeared in the census on 10 JAN 1920 in Rochester, Strafford County, New Hampshire. (listed as Divorced.)
Spouse: Allston Gilman COLBY. Allston Gilman COLBY and Gladys Bell KENNISTON were married about 1906 in New Hampshire. Children were: Donald C. COLBY, Thelma Christine COLBY.
Harriet KENNISTON was born about 1811. Married Jesse George.
(BOOK SOURCE: "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970.) Parents: Joseph KENNISTON and Sally COLBY.
Joseph KENNISTON was born about 1789.
Spouse: Sally COLBY. Joseph KENNISTON and Sally COLBY were married about 1810. Children were: Harriet KENNISTON.
Lavinia KENNISTON was born about 1792.
Spouse: Aaron COLBY. Aaron COLBY and Lavinia KENNISTON were married on 22 FEB 1818 in Weare, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. (SOURCE: FHL number 1000976 Lavinia Kinson, Date: 22 Feb 1818; Birth and Marriage Index for New Hampshire.) Children were: Lovilla F. COLBY, Albert COLBY, David COLBY, Mary Elvira COLBY, Enoch COLBY.
Abigail KENT was born on 9 JUL 1697 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts. She died on 4 MAR 1771 at Hampstead, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
Spouse: Otho STEVENS. Otho STEVENS and Abigail KENT were married on 21 MAR 1722/23 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts. Children were: Simeon STEVENS.
Edwin Hiram KENT was born on 28 MAR 1839 in New York. In 1870 he was a clerk in store in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. He appeared in the census on 25 JUL 1870 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. He appeared in the census on 18 JUN 1880 in Java, Wyoming County, New York.
Census Place: Java, Wyoming, New York
Source:	FHL Film 1254948 National Archives Film T9-0948 Page 172A
Relation	Sex	Marr	Race	Age	Birthplace
Edwin H. KENT	Self	M	M	W	41	NY
Occ: Merchant	Fa: VT	Mo: NY
Deatha D. KENT	Wife	F	M	W	36	NY
Occ: Keeping House	Fa: NY	Mo: NY
Fred G. KENT	Son	M	S	W	10	MI
Fa: NY	Mo: NY
Maude KENT	Dau	F	S	W	3	NY
In 1880 he was a merchant in Java, Wyoming County, New York. He died on 21 APR 1913. Parents: Hiram KENT and Dolly COLBY.
Spouse: Mary GODFREY. Edwin Hiram KENT and Mary GODFREY were married in 1869. Children were: Fred G. KENT.
Spouse: Deatha Dorothy SMITH. Edwin Hiram KENT and Deatha Dorothy SMITH were married about 1875. Children were: Maud KENT.
Frank KENT was born on 5 DEC 1869 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. He died on 25 MAY 1939 at Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Parents: Joseph Carlos KENT and Mary PERISH.
Fred G. KENT was born in OCT 1869 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. He appeared in the census on 25 JUL 1870 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. He appeared in the census on 18 JUN 1880 in Java, Wyoming County, New York. (living at home with father and step-mother.) He died on 18 AUG 1935. Parents: Edwin Hiram KENT and Mary GODFREY.
Hiram KENT was born on 16 DEC 1804 in Vermont. He appeared in the census in 1880 in Wales, Erie County, New York.
Census Place: Wales, Erie, New York
Source:	FHL Film 1254827 National Archives Film T9-0827 Page 200D
Hiram KENT	Self	M	M	W	75	VT
Occ: Farmer	Fa: NH	Mo: NH
Dolly KENT	Wife	F	M	W	70	NY
Occ: Keeping House	Fa: VT	Mo: VT
He died on 8 MAY 1887.
Spouse: Dolly COLBY. Hiram KENT and Dolly COLBY were married in 1838. Children were: Edwin Hiram KENT, Mandane L. KENT, Joseph Carlos KENT.
Jane KENT was born about 1672.
Spouse: James SMITH. James SMITH and Jane KENT were married in 1695 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Children were: James SMITH.
Joseph Carlos KENT was born on 19 FEB 1844 in New York. He died on 13 DEC 1937. Joseph was a special messenger for President Lincoln during the civil war. Parents: Hiram KENT and Dolly COLBY.
Spouse: Mary PERISH. Joseph Carlos KENT and Mary PERISH were married about 1868. Children were: Frank KENT.
Joshua KENT was born about 1736 in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Spouse: Hannah BARTLETT. Joshua KENT and Hannah BARTLETT were married on 12 MAR 1768 in Massachusetts.
Judith KENT was born in 1682 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. She died on 2 SEP 1751 at South Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
Spouse: Thomas MERRILL. Thomas MERRILL and Judith KENT were married on 16 MAR 1704 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Children were: Judith MERRILL, Nathaniel MERRILL, Abel MERRILL, Thomas MERRILL, Sarah MERRILL, Nathan MERRILL, Joseph MERRILL, Hannah MERRILL, James MERRILL, Hannah MERRILL, Eliphalet MERRILL, Ruth MERRILL.
Mandane L. KENT was born on 28 JUL 1840 in New York. She died in 1938. Parents: Hiram KENT and Dolly COLBY.
Spouse: Adin Jerome PERRY. Adin Jerome PERRY and Mandane L. KENT were married in MAY 1859. Children were: Eva Mandane PERRY, Marian Ella PERRY.
Maud KENT was born on 23 OCT 1876 in New York. She appeared in the census on 18 JUN 1880 in Java, Wyoming County, New York. (living at home with father and mother.) Parents: Edwin Hiram KENT and Deatha Dorothy SMITH.
Sarah KENT was born in 1770.
Spouse: Aaron SAWYER. Aaron SAWYER and Sarah KENT were married on 16 MAR 1795. Children were: Capt. John SAWYER.
Alfred R. KENYON was born on 31 OCT 1909 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts. He appeared in the census on 18 APR 1910 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts. (living at home with father and mother.) He appeared in the census on 15 JAN 1920 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts. (living at home with mother.) He appeared in the census on 7 APR 1930 in Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. (living at home with father and mother.) He died on 15 DEC 2000 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massaachusetts. Parents: Arthur R. KENYON and Pearl Velma COLBY.
Arthur R. KENYON was born on 26 JAN 1880 in Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts. He appeared in the census on 18 APR 1910 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He appeared in the census on 7 APR 1930 in Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Spouse: Pearl Velma COLBY. Arthur R. KENYON and Pearl Velma COLBY were married on 9 NOV 1904 in Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts. Children were: Alfred R. KENYON, Sherwood C. KENYON.
Sherwood C. KENYON was born on 25 JAN 1914 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts. He appeared in the census on 5 JAN 1920 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts. (living at home with mother.) He appeared in the census on 7 APR 1930 in Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. (living at home with father and mother.) He died on 10 SEP 1990 at Charlestown, Washington County, Rhode Island. Parents: Arthur R. KENYON and Pearl Velma COLBY.
Charles W. KERN was born on 21 DEC 1921.
Spouse: Mildred Ella COLBY. Charles W. KERN and Mildred Ella COLBY were married on 19 JUN 1955.
David A. KERNS was born about 1906. He died young. (BOOK SOURCE: "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970.) Parents: Henry J. KERNS and Agnes L. COLBY.
Esther KERNS was born on 28 OCT 1902. (BOOK SOURCE: "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970.) Parents: Henry J. KERNS and Agnes L. COLBY.
Spouse: Charles CLARY. Charles CLARY and Esther KERNS were married about 1931. Children were: Maurice CLARY, Nita CLARY, Rhoda CLARY, Edmunde CLARY, Everett CLARY.
Harry KERNS was born on 28 JUN 1913. (BOOK SOURCE: "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970.) Parents: Henry J. KERNS and Agnes L. COLBY.
Hazel KERNS was born date unknown. She died young. (BOOK SOURCE: "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970.) Parents: Ira C. KERNS and Harriet SORRIC.
Henry J. KERNS was born on 10 APR 1874.
Spouse: Agnes L. COLBY. Henry J. KERNS and Agnes L. COLBY were married on 1 JAN 1902 in Rooks County, Kansas. Children were: Esther KERNS, David A. KERNS, Ira C. KERNS, Harry KERNS.
Ira C. KERNS was born on 17 MAY 1909 in Los Angeles County, California. He died in JUN 1985 at Modesto, Stanislaus County, California. He had Social Security Number 525-05-3474 . (BOOK SOURCE: "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970.) Parents: Henry J. KERNS and Agnes L. COLBY.
Spouse: Harriet SORRIC. Ira C. KERNS and Harriet SORRIC were married about 1944. Children were: Karen K. KERNS, Kenneth KERNS, Hazel KERNS.
Karen K. KERNS was born on 28 JUN 1945. (BOOK SOURCE: "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970.) Parents: Ira C. KERNS and Harriet SORRIC.


A.R.T. Fusion is a small nonprofit in Romania that uses theater to foster personal development and social engagement among young people. The organization's main goal is to increase youth social participation and community involvement, which are key elements in a sustainable society.
Since it was founded eight years ago, A.R.T. Fusion has used the Forum Theatre's method to work with a variety of disadvantaged groups, including Roma people, convicts, youngsters with few financial resources, and children with autism. In one recent program, teenagers from four Bucharest high schools participated in an informal School of Forum Theatre designed by A.R.T. Fusion.
Although part of A.R.T. Fusion's work involves working offline with teenagers, technology plays an important role in keeping up the flow of the team's communication. In 2012, with the help of TechSoup Romania, the organization received donations of Adobe software. This helped A.R.T. Fusion create and edit a video presentation introducing the Forum Theatre's method.
"I don't think we could have afforded this kind of software," Turcu said of the Adobe donation. "TechSoup's offer was right for our needs." As a result, A.R.T. Fusion was able to redirect funds to organize more meetings with teenagers and work on different theater plays.


Successful spinal fusion surgery can literally take the pain away from patients with chronic back pain caused by vertebral degeneration. A pro-and-con discussion of lumbar spinal fusion, however, should begin with considerations on the general dangers of any open-body surgery.
These include adverse reactions to anesthesia and bleeding disorders that may threaten the heart and lungs. Infection at the site of incision and exacerbation of any serious health conditions are also possible. Learn how successful outcomes may offset failed spinal fusion risks, so you can make an informed decision about your treatment.
The best-case scenario in any spinal fusion surgery is that it will cure your pain and prevent a recurrence, if your back problem is due to degeneration rather than a traumatic event. For instance, an osteoarthritis patient may experience no more local pain when a damaged vertebra is stabilized and no longer impinges on the spinal cord nerves.
The reality is that your pain may or may not completely disappear. In fact, some lumbar spinal fusion patients report only a reduction in pain or recurring flare-ups. Due to the nature of vertebral degeneration, the new, post-surgical position of the joints may actually increase the pain. Spinal fusion risks include a lack of certainty about how much and what type of pain will be decreased.
Before the advent of surgical hardware, the rate of successful lumbar spinal fusion was much lower that it is now. Implementing plastic and titanium intervertebral devices, plates and screws greatly increases stability after spinal fusion surgery, so that grafts can fuse more quickly and fully. A successful procedure will result in a healthy substitute for worn spinal discs and weakened vertebrae.
In some circumstances, though, this high-tech hardware can fail or migrate following surgery. Broken or shifted plates or devices that contact the spine or blood vessels can cause impairment or a medical emergency. If these spinal fusion risks become a reality, they will likely necessitate a second surgery.
The success rate for lumbar spinal fusion ranges from 65 percent to over 90 percent, depending upon the procedure and your health condition. If you have a "simple" spinal fusion surgery involving two vertebrae and you are otherwise healthy, your chances are good. Your joints can fuse quickly, and you may be back in full activity within about three months.
More extensive damage, difficult placement or a weakened physical state may cause the bone fusion to fail. Other spinal fusion risks include a stress increase on other vertebrae and injury to the spinal cord. The stabilized spinal segment may cause a "transitional syndrome," weakening the adjacent segments. Spinal cord injuries can lead to neurological damage, sexual dysfunction, paralysis or death.


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Sun 'falling silent'
19 January, 2014 by Simon
Not global cooling, OK? It's just a regional cold snap
This may prove to be tricky for The Cause. If solar activity continues to drop, CO2 levels continue to rise, and global temperatures don't follow, then the question is, why?
The IPCC has painted itself into a corner on solar effects on climate, claiming that changes in irradiance are too small to make any significant difference to global temperatures. We may have the opportunity to separate these variables over the next decades, as CO2 goes up and solar activity goes down. Where will global temperature go?
The BBC reports:
"I've been a solar physicist for 30 years, and I've never seen anything quite like this," says Richard Harrison, head of space physics at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire.
He shows me recent footage captured by spacecraft that have their sights trained on our star. The Sun is revealed in exquisite detail, but its face is strangely featureless.
"If you want to go back to see when the Sun was this inactive… you've got to go back about 100 years," he says.
This solar lull is baffling scientists, because right now the Sun should be awash with activity.
It has reached its solar maximum, the point in its 11-year cycle where activity is at a peak.
This giant ball of plasma should be peppered with sunspots, exploding with flares and spewing out huge clouds of charged particles into space in the form of coronal mass ejections.
But apart from the odd event, like some recent solar flares, it has been very quiet. And this damp squib of a maximum follows a solar minimum – the period when the Sun's activity troughs – that was longer and lower than scientists expected.
"It's completely taken me and many other solar scientists by surprise," says Dr Lucie Green, from University College London's Mullard Space Science Laboratory.
The drop off in activity is happening surprisingly quickly, and scientists are now watching closely to see if it will continue to plummet.
"It could mean a very, very inactive star, it would feel like the Sun is asleep… a very dormant ball of gas at the centre of our Solar System," explains Dr Green.
The Maunder Minimum coincided with the Little Ice Age, yet the Cause claims that the LIA was a 'regional' event, and the two are not connected. Mike Lockwood makes sure we don't draw any sceptical conclusions:
He explains: "If we take all the science that we know relating to how the Sun emits heat and light and how that heat and light powers our climate system, and we look at the climate system globally, the difference that it makes even going back into Maunder Minimum conditions is very small.
"I've done a number of studies that show at the very most it might buy you about five years before you reach a certain global average temperature level. But that's not to say, on a more regional basis there aren't changes to the patterns of our weather that we'll have to get used to."
I guess we'll see, won't we? The Sun maybe about to give us a set of experimental conditions where two variables which have, until now, been rising together, will in future be moving in opposite directions. Interesting times.
Filed Under: Climate Tagged With: Little Ice Age, Maunder Minimum, solar activity
Varhrenholt: "I feel duped on climate change"
More spectacular publicity from Germany for a high profile convert to scepticism. We posted on Fritz Vahrenholt, and his book, "The Cold Sun", at the end of last month. Now Spiegel Online carries an interview with the renewable energy executive and former global warming disciple:
SPIEGEL: Do you seriously believe that all 2,000 scientists involved in the IPCC are deluded or staying true to the official line?
Vahrenholt: It's not like that. However, I am critical of the role played by the handful of lead authors who take on the final editing of the report. They claim that they are using 18,000 publications evaluated by their peers. But 5,000 of them are so-called gray literature, which are not peer-reviewed sources. These mistakes come out in the end, just like the absurd claim that there will no longer be any glaciers in the Himalayas in 30 years. Such exaggerations don't surprise me. Of the 34 supposedly independent members who write the synthesis report for politicians, almost a third are associated with environmental organizations like Greenpeace or the WWF. Strange, isn't it?
SPIEGEL: Why are you taking on the role of the climate rebel with such passion? Where does this rage come from?
Vahrenholt: For years, I disseminated the hypotheses of the IPCC, and I feel duped. Renewable energy is near and dear to me, and I've been fighting for its expansion for more than 30 years. My concern is that if citizens discover that the people who warn of a climate disaster are only telling half the truth, they will no longer be prepared to pay higher electricity costs for wind and solar (energy). Then the conversion of our energy supply will lack the necessary acceptance.
SPIEGEL: If we take your book to its logical conclusion, it will be unnecessary to reduce CO2 emissions at all.
Vahrenholt: No. Even a temperature increase of only one degree would be a noticeable change. But I am indeed saying that climate change is manageable because the cooling effects of the sun and the ocean currents give us enough time to prepare. In any case, it will be easy for us in Germany to adjust.
SPIEGEL: So, is it a mistake to concentrate exclusively on the reduction of carbon dioxide?
Vahrenholt: Yes. In addition to carbon dioxide, we also have black soot, for example. It creates 55 percent of the warming effect of CO2, but it could be filtered out with little effort within a few years, especially in emerging and developing countries. And, in doing so, we would achieve huge benefits for human health.
Filed Under: Climate Tagged With: Fritz Vahrenholt, solar activity
Volcanoes + computer models = Little Ice Age (not the Sun, stupid)
Still irrelevant
As soon as it becomes clear that the Sun has more to do with climate change than anything our puny civilisation can throw at it, the wheels will finally come of the global warming gravy train. So it is little wonder that those with snouts in the trough will do anything to play down the effect of the Sun to ensure that man-made CO2 becomes the only "control knob" on the climate system.
Just as "we must get rid of the Medieval Warm Period", now we have "we must get rid of the Little Ice Age". And finally, they've worked out how: blame volcanoes (with a little help from a computer model, naturally):
The Little Ice Age was caused by the cooling effect of massive volcanic eruptions, and sustained by changes in Arctic ice cover, scientists conclude. [Note that Black says "was caused by" not "may have been caused by" – clearly no doubt here – Ed]
An international research team studied ancient plants from Iceland and Canada, and sediments carried by glaciers.
They say a series of eruptions just before 1300 lowered Arctic temperatures enough for ice sheets to expand.
Writing in Geophysical Research Letters, they say this would have kept the Earth cool for centuries.
The exact definition of the Little Ice Age is disputed [not to mention its very existence by some, like Michael Mann – Ed]. While many studies suggest temperatures fell globally in the 1500s, others suggest the Arctic and sub-Arctic began cooling several centuries previously.
The global dip in temperatures was less than 1C, but parts of Europe cooled more, particularly in winter, with the River Thames in London iced thickly enough to be traversable on foot.
What caused it has been uncertain. The new study, led by Gifford Miller at the University of Colorado at Boulder, US, links back to a series of four explosive volcanic eruptions between about 1250 and 1300 in the tropics, which would have blasted huge clouds of sulphate particles into the upper atmosphere.
But here's the clincher:
Aerosols from volcanic eruptions usually cool the climate for just a few years.
When the researchers plugged in the sequence of eruptions into a computer model of climate, they found that the short but intense burst of cooling was enough to initiate growth of summer ice sheets around the Arctic Ocean, as well as glaciers.
The extra ice in turn reflected more solar radiation back into space, and weakened the Atlantic ocean circulation commonly known as the Gulf Stream.
"It's easy to calculate how much colder you could get with volcanoes; but that has no permanence, the skies soon clear," Dr Miller told BBC News.
"And it was climate modelling that showed how sea ice exports into the North Atlantic set up this self-sustaining feedback process, and that's how a perturbation of decades can result in a climate shift of centuries." (source)
When you see the phrase "plugged into a computer model" you know what you're dealing with.
But "phew" at least for now. What a relief. The headbangers can go on ignoring the Sun and collecting the funding. For now…
Filed Under: Climate Tagged With: Little Ice Age, solar activity
"The Cold Sun"
The Sun will be playing a "starring" role in the climate over the next few decades, if predictions of a forthcoming solar decline are proved correct. This is going to be a very interesting time for all sides of the climate debate, because when the Sun decides to take it easy for a few years, it will, with luck, demonstrate clearly the magnitude of the effect the our nearest star has on our terrestrial climate, and how it compares to that of man-made greenhouse gases.
As we have seen, the AGW consensus team ("The Cause") like to assure us at every turn that the only mechanism by which the Sun can alter the climate is by means of changes in solar irradiance. Earlier this week, the Met Office insisted that a predicted reduction in solar output over the next few years would be too small to offset greenhouse gas warming.
IPCC AR4 dismisses solar irradiance changes as too small to have any significant effect on our climate, but at the same time rates understanding of indirect solar effects as "very low". Despite this, AR4 was still able to claim that "most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations" (Summary for Policymakers, p10).
How the IPCC could have made that leap of faith is a matter of political expediency rather than scientific certainty. But that's the IPCC for you – a political organisation making political statements.
Svensmark and Calder's "The Chilling Stars" (Amazon link) set the scene for novel mechanisms by which the Sun could modulate the Earth's climate, apart from the traditional method of changes in solar irradiance. The most prevalent of these is modulation of cosmic rays via solar wind.
Put simply, increasing solar wind from an active Sun shield the planet from galactic cosmic rays (GCR), resulting in a reduction in cloud cover and consequent increase in global temperature. Conversely, when the Sun is dormant, the reduced solar wind allows more GCR, which act as cloud formation nuclei, thereby increasing cloud cover and reducing global temperature.
Recent experiments at the CLOUD facility have confirmed that the mechanism appears to have a basis in science.
Now we have articles appearing which indicate that Solar Cycle 25 could be the smallest in 300 years. If this were indeed the case, we could be looking at a "Grand Minimum" like the famous Maunder Minimum in the 17th century, during which the River Thames regularly froze and fairs were held on its icy expanses.
And from No Tricks Zone in Germany, news that a prominent environmentalist, Fritz Vahrenholt, has abandoned the faith and is predicting global cooling:
Fritz Vahrenholt wrote one of the standard books for the environmental protection movement, was the most well-known green-type social democrat, and today leads a company that is investing billions in renewable energy. But now not even he believes any longer in the forecasts of the IPCC and the Potsdam Institute concerning climate warming. More on that in tomorrow's FOCUS (only in the print edition, not online). Also there is an interview with physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson, who feels global cooling is far more problematic than a warming."
Vahrenholt has written a book, Die kalte Sonne, The Cold Sun, which Amazon.de describes thus:
The IPCC is certain: global warming is man-inflicted. But are the infamous greenhouse gases indeed primarily responsible for our climate? And why is it not warmer? Vahrenholt and Lüninghave in the course of their studies intensively engaged with the different climate models. They come to the conclusion that global warming over the past 150 years is part of a natural cycle that is characterised primarily by the sun. The next decades will likely lead to a slight cooling rather than further heating. This provides time to develop renewable energy sources focused and make this change in an economically rational and sustainable manner.
Let's hope for an English version sometime soon.
One thing is certain – if there is a solar decline as predicted and temperatures are unmoved as a result, we must accept that it is therefore more likely that the GHGs were the dominant cause of the modern warming. However, if temperatures fall significantly, then The Cause will have some serious thinking to do.
Filed Under: Climate Tagged With: CLOUD, Henrik Svensmark, solar activity
Forget global warming – it's global cooling we should worry about
Global cooling ahead?
For some time now, the indications have been that solar activity and sunspot number are heading towards a minimum in the next few decades. Will it be a Dalton-style or a Maunder-style minimum? If the latter, we should be looking forward to significant cooling.
We reported on a recent press release from the Met Office a few days ago ("Solar decline "unlikely to offset greenhouse warming": Met Office"), where the warmist spin was that reductions in solar irradiance were insignificant and would not halt CO2-induced global warming.
And yes, if you put on your AGW-blinkers, forget 90% of the science of solar physics, focus only on solar irradiance and ignore the plethora of indirect effects on the climate which are related to the Sun, that's probably correct.
But now others are speaking out on this narrow interpretation:
The supposed 'consensus' on man-made global warming is facing an inconvenient challenge after the release of new temperature data showing the planet has not warmed for the past 15 years.
The figures suggest that we could even be heading for a mini ice age to rival the 70-year temperature drop that saw frost fairs held on the Thames in the 17th Century.
Based on readings from more than 30,000 measuring stations, the data was issued last week without fanfare by the Met Office and the University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. It confirms that the rising trend in world temperatures ended in 1997.
Notice how the data were released "without fanfare", and consider how the data would have been released if they showed continued warming [here's a clue, it would have been shouted from the rooftops]. As usual, inconvenient data is slipped out to avoid anyone noticing.
Meanwhile, leading climate scientists yesterday told The Mail on Sunday that, after emitting unusually high levels of energy throughout the 20th Century, the sun is now heading towards a 'grand minimum' in its output, threatening cold summers, bitter winters and a shortening of the season available for growing food.
Because cooling is really bad news compared to a gentle warming. So be careful what you wish for…
Solar output goes through 11-year cycles, with high numbers of sunspots seen at their peak.
We are now at what should be the peak of what scientists call 'Cycle 24' – which is why last week's solar storm resulted in sightings of the aurora borealis further south than usual. But sunspot numbers are running at less than half those seen during cycle peaks in the 20th Century.
Analysis by experts at NASA and the University of Arizona – derived from magnetic-field measurements 120,000 miles beneath the sun's surface – suggest that Cycle 25, whose peak is due in 2022, will be a great deal weaker still.
According to a paper issued last week by the Met Office, there is a 92 per cent chance that both Cycle 25 and those taking place in the following decades will be as weak as, or weaker than, the 'Dalton minimum' of 1790 to 1830. In this period, named after the meteorologist John Dalton, average temperatures in parts of Europe fell by 2C.
However, it is also possible that the new solar energy slump could be as deep as the 'Maunder minimum' (after astronomer Edward Maunder), between 1645 and 1715 in the coldest part of the 'Little Ice Age' when, as well as the Thames frost fairs, the canals of Holland froze solid.
Yet, in its paper, the Met Office claimed that the consequences now would be negligible – because the impact of the sun on climate is far less than man-made carbon dioxide. Although the sun's output is likely to decrease until 2100, 'This would only cause a reduction in global temperatures of 0.08C.' Peter Stott, one of the authors, said: 'Our findings suggest a reduction of solar activity to levels not seen in hundreds of years would be insufficient to offset the dominant influence of greenhouse gases.'
These findings are fiercely disputed by other solar experts.
'World temperatures may end up a lot cooler than now for 50 years or more,' said Henrik Svensmark, director of the Center for Sun-Climate Research at Denmark's National Space Institute. 'It will take a long battle to convince some climate scientists that the sun is important. It may well be that the sun is going to demonstrate this on its own, without the need for their help.'
Indeed so. Thanks to the Sun's likely forthcoming decrease in output, we will have a real-world experiment to observe, which may finally reveal the level of influence our nearest star really has on our climate.
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But it won't have any effect on the climate, because as any fule kno, the only thing that drives climate is man-made CO2 – specifically man-made CO2 from SUVs driven by right-wing sceptics.
If you were an impartial, apolitical scientist, you would be thrilled at this prospect, because it would be a heaven-sent (literally) opportunity to monitor and investigate the true effect of the sun's activity on our climate. However, you can be sure that the alarmists will avoid it like the plague, because the results may challenge their man-made groupthink mindset.
Some unusual solar readings, including fading sunspots and weakening magnetic activity near the poles, could be indications that our sun is preparing to be less active in the coming years.
The results of three separate studies seem to show that even as the current sunspot cycle swells toward the solar maximum, the sun could be heading into a more-dormant period, with activity during the next 11-year sunspot cycle greatly reduced or even eliminated.
The results of the new studies were announced today (June 14) at the annual meeting of the solar physics division of the American Astronomical Society, which is being held this week at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces.
"The solar cycle may be going into a hiatus," Frank Hill, associate director of the National Solar Observatory's Solar Synoptic Network, said in a news briefing today (June 14).
The studies looked at a missing jet stream in the solar interior, fading sunspots on the sun's visible surface, and changes in the corona and near the poles.
"This is highly unusual and unexpected," Hill said. "But the fact that three completely different views of the sun point in the same direction is a powerful indicator that the sunspot cycle may be going into hibernation." (source)
Some are even talking about a repeat of the Maunder Minimum, the period in the 17th century when sunspots disappeared (and, coincidentally, the planet went through the Little Ice Age). Interesting times.
(via WUWT)
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Q: What are the functions satisfying $f\left(2\sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\frac{a_i}{3^i}\right)=\sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\frac{a_i}{2^i}$
I am interesting of finding for all monotone functions $f:[0,1]\to [0,1]$ satisfying
   the relation
  $$f\left(2\sum_{i=1}^{\infty}\frac{a_i}{3^i}\right)=\sum_{i=1}^{\infty}\frac{a_i}{2^i}$$
  Where $a_i\in \{0,1\}$

I have tired to see whether I could make some conjecture. Namely, such function must satisfy the point-wise relations
$$f(0)=0~~~~~a_i=0~~~~\mbox{for $i\ge 1$}~~~and~~~f(1)=1~~~~~a_i=1~~~~\mbox{for $i\ge 1$}$$
$$f(\frac23)=\frac12~~~~~a_1=1,a_i=0~~~~\mbox{for $i\ge 2$}$$
$$f(\frac13)=\frac12~~~~~a_1=0,a_i=1~~~~\mbox{for $i\ge 2$}$$
continuing this way we can find particular values. But I cannot find a conjecture on this
Can any one help?


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Cicero's Accretive Style is a book about the nature of the Ciceronian exordium and its rhetorical structure and function. Through a sentence-by-sentence stylistic analysis of the exordia of a selection of Cicero's judicial speeches, this book explores how Cicero uses a variety of rhetorical strategies to fulfill the aims of the exordium as he himself defined them. The speeches selected for study include the Pro Quinctio, Pro Roscio Amerino, and Pro Rege Deiotaro, and cover the span of Cicero's career. The focus of the analysis is on Cicero's "accretive" style—not a rhetorical device in the formal sense, but a conscious, stylistic effort whose effect is rhetorical. Because Cicero also wrote important treatises on oratory and rhetoric, this book measures how closely Cicero followed his own guidelines laid down for the exordium, and how and under what circumstances he deviated or departed from them.
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Q: Movielens dataset most preferred movie genre I'm working with the MovieLens 100K dataset. I would like to have a graph visualizing the most preferred movie genres for the female users. For now that works by summing up how many times they have given a rating for a movie in the specific genre (meaning they have engaged with the genre). However, considering that some of the female users have given way more ratings than others maybe the results are not very true. Maybe there was one female user that really liked 'Drama' and gave 100 ratings to that. What is a way to normalize that data and to have a true representation of what are the most preferred genres?
plt.figure(figsize=(18,10))
for column in all_female_users[['Action', 'Adventure' , 'Animation' ,
              'Childrens' , 'Comedy' , 'Crime' , 'Documentary' , 'Drama' , 'Fantasy' ,
              'Film-Noir' , 'Horror' , 'Musical' , 'Mystery' , 'Romance' , 'Sci-Fi' ,
              'Thriller' , 'War' , 'Western']]:
   # Select column contents by column name using [] operator
    columnSeriesObj = all_female_users[column]

    plt.bar(column, columnSeriesObj.sum())
    plt.xlabel("Movie Genre")
    plt.ylabel("Number of preferred times")
    plt.title("Most preferred movie genres by women")
#     print('Movie Genre:', column)
#     print('Move Genre Sum:', columnSeriesObj.sum())

A: The issue is that your method sums absolute instead of relative values.
For each female user, you can "normalize" between all genres. For example, if one female user rates 50 dramas and 50 comedies, then you convert this to 0.5 in drama, and 0.5 in comedy. In the case of a female user rating 100 drama movies, if this is the only genre she rates, then this is converted to 1.0, which would be the same as if he had only rated 50 drama movies or just 1 drama movie - this method ensures that a user who rates 100 movies doesn't overrepresent this category when you sum all of these normalized values.


Summers in Texas can be intolerable, which is why knowing where to find the best swimming holes is indispensable. Next time you travel to Central Texas for a few hot and steamy days, keep in mind that the area offers up a bounty of watery beauty. Here are a dozen of the best swimming holes to cool off and feel refreshed.
The grand dame of Austin swimming holes, and arguably America's best urban bathing spot, Barton Springs features famously brisk water temperatures of around 68-70 degrees. Whether you're into swimming laps, busting showy moves off the diving board, or just sunning on the grassy banks, Barton Springs is absolutely not to be missed.
Know before you go: No coolers, food, alcohol, or glass bottles are allowed.
2201 Barton Springs Rd., Austin. The pool is open daily year-round.
The yin to Barton Springs' yang and the oldest swimming pool in the state, Deep Eddy is a concrete-bottomed pool on the opposite bank of Lady Bird Lake. Open year-round, it's popular with lap swimmers, sunbathers, and families.
Know before you go: The pool is refilled every other day with fresh well water and is not chlorinated, so you can dispense the goggles.
401 Deep Eddy Dr., Austin.
Hamilton Pool looks like a movie set, with a waterfall spilling off the huge half-dome into a circular pool ringed by boulders and a perfect beach on one side. Reservation and entry fees make this a relatively pricey outing, and swimming is sometimes prohibited due to high bacteria counts, but the canyon's natural beauty makes all worthwhile.
Know before you go: Reservations are required. Make your reservation online and pay $11 before going.
24300 Hamilton Pool Rd., Dripping Springs.
The seven miles of Barton Creek flowing through the greenbelt features several worthy swimming holes, including Twin Falls and Sculpture Falls. For ease of access, however, Campbell's Hole tops the list. Entering from Spyglass Drive off MoPac, it's a short hike to this pool just a mile upstream from Barton Springs.
Know before you go: Water level may be too low to swim much during dry spells.
The San Marcos equivalent of Barton Springs Pool is this park featuring a chute funneling the cool, crystalline waters of the San Marcos River into man-made rapids for tubers, kayakers, and surfers. You can rent tubes, canoes, kayaks, and paddleboards; picnic, barbecue; and even shoot baskets or play tennis.
Know before you go: Rio Vista can get crowded, so don't expect to show up late and get a primo spot.
555 Cheatham St., San Marcos.
"Clothing optional" is the key phrase forever associated with this Lower Colorado River Authority park on Lake Travis. It's famously the state's only clothing-optional park and is restricted to swimmers 18-and-up only. Rules forbid photographs, dogs, and lewd behavior.
Know before you go: Rangers close the park when it becomes too crowded, so arrive early on holiday weekends.
This 180-acre reservoir on the northeast side offers fishing piers, kayak rentals, and a launch ramp for non-motorized boats, but the main attraction for swimmers is the pocket-sized sandy beach. Bathers and sun worshippers of all ages spread blankets and picnic at the covered tables year-round.
Know before you go: Shade is in short supply, so consider bringing a pop-up or beach umbrella.
Scuba divers are common sights in this deep cove on Lake Travis near Mansfield Dam. The Lower Colorado River Authority has installed stairs, a wheelchair ramp, and even lifts to ease divers' transition into the lake's clear waters. There's lots more to do, including sunbathing on the rocky shores, fishing, floating, and barbecuing.
Know before you go: If you plan to come here often, consider an annual permit.
4370 Mansfield Dam Park Rd., Austin.
Know before you go: Park for free in a public lot and garage at Third and Rock streets.
100 Blue Hole Park, Georgetown.
Rope swings; towering cypress trees; and the cool, shaded waters of Cypress Creek characterize this gem stashed in the center of the village of Wimberley. The swimming hole is open daily Memorial Day through Labor Day, weekends in May and September, and closed the rest of the year.
Know before you go: Swimmers are encouraged to make reservations online for one of two time slots: 9 am-1 pm or 2-6 pm.
100 Blue Hole Ln., Wimberley.
Krause Springs is the only privately owned swimming hole on this list and the only one that allows camping. Dozens of springs fill both manmade and natural pools flowing into Lake Travis and the waterfalls, grottos, and abundant vegetation combine to make for breathtaking beauty.
Know before you go: The Krause family does not accept credit cards, so bring cash.
404 Krause Spring Rd., Spicewood.
Limpid 68-degree water from the Trinity Aquifer wells up to fill this 140-foot deep cavern and form Cypress Creek. In order to swim, you must have a reservation for a specific two-hour slot to guarantee your spot in the water.
Know before you go: There is no public drinking fountain. Bring water but not strollers. The 15-minute hike in has multiple sets of stairs.
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I started reading this book (Joanna Cannon's debut novel) after I'd just finished a quite intense tome and wanted something lighter that would still draw me in. I loved that the chapters are fairly short and it's so easy to read, the prose just flows and is easy on the mind. The characters of The Avenue, where the story takes place, are all interesting and you want to know their stories while the main plot line, the disappearance of one of the residents, keeps you reading. There are strong lessons about the assumptions which drive a small community and the secrets kept.
The reason I've given it three and a half stars and not more is that while I liked the character portrayals there were a few occasions when I wondered if a character would really say this or that or act in a certain way? I also thought there were one or two plot threads that were never really explained or revealed and I was left feeling somewhat frustrated at the end. I confess I found the culmination of the 'finding Jesus' plot line, with the residents gathered around (I won't say more) not entirely believable although the betrayal between the younger girls was very well done, a truly effective emotional hook.
I'd recommend it, highly readable, very well written with some beautiful turns of phrase, and it is slightly unusual,which I like. I look forward to reading the author's second novel called Three Things About Elsie.
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HomeWorldRoger Federer's career in numbers: 20 Grand Slams, $1.1 billion in earnings!
Roger Federer's career in numbers: 20 Grand Slams, $1.1 billion in earnings!
Cold numbers are not enough to capture what Federer has been in the 24 years he has played professional tennis
THE Roger Federer he stated on social media last week that he was ready to retire and now the fateful day has come.
The 41-year-old tennis legend will set foot on the court for the last time as a professional alongside Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup in London.
Federer, who has been sidelined since July 2021 when he reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a knee injury, is one of the most successful players in the history of the sport in terms of on-court performance.
Off the court, however, there is no debate: Federer is the greatest tennis player of all time and one of the most successful – financially – athletes of all time, regardless of sport.
Of course, cold numbers are not enough to capture what Federer was during the 24 years he played professional tennis.
Here are some of the greatest achievements of his illustrious career as a tennis player and businessman:
16: The number of consecutive years that Federer has been ranked as the highest paid tennis player. It made $90 million in the past 12 months, before taxes and brokerage fees, according to its estimates Forbes.
20: He has won 20 Grand Slams. From 2005 to 2007 he reached ten consecutive grand finals, some in a row.
103: The titles he has won in total. First on that list with 109 is Jimmy Connor.
310: The number of weeks Federer has spent as the top ranked player on the ATP Tour, a record surpassed by Djokovic's 373. However, he still holds the record for consecutive weeks with 237 and was the player to ever rank No. 1 at age 36 in 2018.
$2 million: The amount Federer could claim per event to compete when he was healthy, reaching $3 million or more for some events.
$90.7 million: Federer's estimated earnings before taxes and brokerage fees for the 12 months to May put him seventh on Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes. Only about $700,000 of that came from his tennis earnings.
$130.6 million: Federer's total career prize money since turning pro in 1998 is the third-best of all time, behind Djokovic's $159 million and Nadal's $131.7 million. Incredibly, this represents less than 12% of his total career earnings before taxes and brokerage fees, with Federer reportedly raking in about $1 billion from advertising deals, concerts and other ventures, Forbes estimates.
$300 million: The reported value of Federer's clothing business with Uniqlo over ten years. Federer has twelve sponsors alongside Uniqlo, including Credit Suisse, Lindt, Mercedes and Rolex, who have followed him loyally for over a decade.
$1.1 billion: The earnings of the athlete's career.
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The board of the Nederlandse Club Dubai (Dutch Club Dubai) has approached Skyne to develop a renewed and refreshing brand identity that appeals to the club members.
Taking into account the wishes of the board, its diverse members, the positioning and the purpose of the club, we developed a concept which brings the memorability of the club to a higher level.
While developing the identity we also came up with a fresh and catchy "nick-name": Club NL, which is more inviting, intriguing and memorable. With this short name, a logotype and use of colour were developed to represent the expressive and the festive nature of the club.
Last Thursday, our Design director, Patrick Kos, presented the identity to the club members, and they were very delighted and enthusiastic about it. The identity is now announced on their magazine.


The immediate-past Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Babachir Lawal, said that in spite of the situation that surrounded his leaving office, he had no regret, adding that his sack was a blessing in disguise.
Lawal stated this while speaking with newsmen yesterday in Abuja.
"Let me shock you, before I came into government, I have been in business, I was a very successful businessman.
"Last year, I earned close to half a billion naira from my farm proceeds, I have a cattle ranch that I am developing gradually and I am back to IT consultancy, life is now good," he stressed.
Lawal, who was speaking to the press for the first time since he left office, added that everybody who saw him now, complimented him, saying he was looking good and healthy.
He, however, said that his sack from office, opened his eyes to a lot of things that were hidden from him, adding that lots of people he helped in the past, were actually planning for his downfall.
Referring to the scripture the former SGF said; "everything that happens to a man is for his own good; my sack I would say, is rather a blessing in disguise.
"The reason some people don't like me is because I am so confident of myself. Did you hear me defend myself that time, I didn't do it and I will not do it because I know that they are fabricated," he said.
He added that he had however, forgiven all those who wanted his downfall, saying that forgiveness is my number one principle because I want to make heaven.
Lawal debunked insinuations that he nominated Boss Mustapha, the incumbent SGF, saying that "he is however my brother and I cannot deny him".
Speaking on President Muhammadu Buhari's re-election, Lawal said those opposed to Buhari's re-election were probably blind to his numerous achievments.
"I know very well that President Buhari has done very well to be re-elected over and over again, I wonder whether those still in doubt have not seen infrastructure, construction and other things he has been doing.
"I challenge those in doubt to come to Adamawa to see things for themselves, "he said.
He stressed that President Buhari had done so much for the country, adding that before he assumed office, the people of Adamawa were being held captive by Boko Haram sect.
Lawal said the government had rebuilt virtually everything that was destroyed by the sect, including schools, police stations, markets and hospitals.
"Now, I can drive to my house even at 2 am, I can visit the remotest corners of the village with my family. I go to my farm in the forest and come back safely.
"If you have never faced an unsecured situation, you may not appreciate what I am saying, "he said.
He further noted that under the President Buhari-led federal government, all trunk "A" roads in Adamawa were now under construction or contracts awarded.
He said such roads included; Yola to Gombe, Numan to Taraba, Yola to Mubi, Mararaba to Bama and many others under construction.


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