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Ken Nordtvedt Has Passed

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The following was posted by David Vance in the ISOGG group in FaceBook today. As one of Ken’s acolytes back in the early days of Y-DNA Haplogroup I research, I feel compelled to post some links about his works. Ken helped guide me through testing of individual STRs and SNPs before autosomal testing was even available.

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The early pioneers in genetic genealogy in this group will remember Ken Nordtvedt, who I just heard passed away earlier this month at 86. His Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Nordtvedt) has already been updated.

While his contributions far exceeded genetic genealogy, in our field he was an early innovator in more accurate Y-DNA TMRCA algorithms back when most of us were still fan-girling over Bruce Walsh’s original 2001 paper on the subject. Ken’s Interclade TMRCA methodology is still the basis for the SAPP tool TMRCAs and have held up remarkably well over the decades.

But more than that, Ken was a major force in analysis and discovery in the I haplogroup for many years.

RIP and thank you to one of our departed visionaries and a giant upon whose shoulders we stand.

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See also https://genarchivist.net/showthread.php?tid=2028

Jim Robeson,
I1a-M253 > DF29 > CTS6364 > S4795 > S4767 > S4770 > Y13495/Y13016 > Y29634/S4774 > A13294 > FTA86767

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Al Gore on China’s climate rise: ‘I would not have seen this coming’

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The report suggests China is becoming the world’s first “electro state” while the U.S. abandons the race for clean tech leadership. Could you have imagined this scenario 25 years ago?

Al Gore: Looking from the standpoint of 25 years ago, I have to say no, I would not have seen this as the most likely outcome. But I was always impressed with the degree to which Chinese leadership was listening carefully to their scientific community.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/16/al-gore-on-chinas-climate-rise-i-would-not-have-seen-this-coming/

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Oil Discovered In Hell

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The phrase comes from an old story Graham told to explain why investment professionals often act in ways that defy rational analysis. In the tale, an oil prospector arrives at the gates of heaven, only to be told by St. Peter that the compound reserved for oil men is already full. The prospector asks for permission to say just four words to those inside. Granted the chance, he shouts, “Oil discovered in hell.” At once, the entire group of oil men rushes off, leaving heaven’s gates open. When St. Peter offers the prospector a place inside, the prospector hesitates, saying he may as well join the others — after all, there might be some truth to the rumor.

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The US is entering full authoritarian mode

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If this were happening somewhere else – in Latin America, say – how might it be reported? Having secured his grip on the capital, the president is now set to send troops to several rebel-held cities, claiming he is wanted there to restore order. The move follows raids on the homes of leading dissidents and comes as armed men seen as loyal to the president, many of them masked, continue to pluck people off the streets …

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/29/us-authoritarian-donald-trump-national-guard?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other