On this day:
1306
Robert the Bruce is crowned King of Scotland at Scone.
1814
War of 1812: In central Alabama, U.S. forces under General Andrew Jackson defeat the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
1836
Texas Revolution: Goliad massacre – Antonio López de Santa Anna orders the Mexican army to kill about 400 Texas POWs at Goliad, Texas.
1915
Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States, is put in quarantine, where she would remain for the rest of her life.
1964
The Good Friday Earthquake, the most powerful earthquake in U.S. history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes South Central Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage.
1993
Italian former minister and Christian Democracy leader Giulio Andreotti is accused of mafia allegiance by the tribunal of Palermo.
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“I have caused great calamities. I have depopulated provinces and kingdoms. But I did it for the love of Christ and His Holy Mother.”--Queen Isabella
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In the 1960s and 1970s, Britain evicted as many as 2,000 people from Diego Garcia, so the U.S. military could build the base there.
The United Nations and the International Court of Justice have urged the U.K. to end its “colonial administration” of the islands and transfer sovereignty to Mauritius.
After long negotiations, the U.K. government struck a deal last year with Mauritius to hand over sovereignty of the islands. Britain would then lease back the Diego Garcia base for at least 99 years. But passage of the U.K.-Mauritius deal through Parliament has been put on hold until U.S. support can be regained.
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The HBO Max series Harry Potter has an estimated budget of $100 million per episode.
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Robert the Bruce is crowned King of Scotland at Scone.
1814
War of 1812: In central Alabama, U.S. forces under General Andrew Jackson defeat the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
1836
Texas Revolution: Goliad massacre – Antonio López de Santa Anna orders the Mexican army to kill about 400 Texas POWs at Goliad, Texas.
1915
Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States, is put in quarantine, where she would remain for the rest of her life.
1964
The Good Friday Earthquake, the most powerful earthquake in U.S. history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes South Central Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage.
1993
Italian former minister and Christian Democracy leader Giulio Andreotti is accused of mafia allegiance by the tribunal of Palermo.
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“I have caused great calamities. I have depopulated provinces and kingdoms. But I did it for the love of Christ and His Holy Mother.”--Queen Isabella
***
In the 1960s and 1970s, Britain evicted as many as 2,000 people from Diego Garcia, so the U.S. military could build the base there.
The United Nations and the International Court of Justice have urged the U.K. to end its “colonial administration” of the islands and transfer sovereignty to Mauritius.
After long negotiations, the U.K. government struck a deal last year with Mauritius to hand over sovereignty of the islands. Britain would then lease back the Diego Garcia base for at least 99 years. But passage of the U.K.-Mauritius deal through Parliament has been put on hold until U.S. support can be regained.
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The HBO Max series Harry Potter has an estimated budget of $100 million per episode.
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The Battle of Horseshoe Bend was fought between the American Army under Andrew Jackson and the Red Stick faction of the Creeks who were aligned with the invading British (and the Iriquois organized around Tecumseh and his famous "Make war on their dead" speech). The Dreek War was savage on both sides. The Indian tribes, as a fifth column for invading forces, led to their harsh treatment later.
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The Science of Study
Scientists are a group of people who believe that observation and experimentation leading to follow-up observation and experimentation, will lead to reproducible results and a more accurate reflection of reality. That is to say, scientists believe that there is a method that improves the accuracy of scientific research that removes bias. A consensus. A consensus we never hear from. (ibid)
One reason is that science is hard. It's hard to do well and is often hard to understand. The other reason is that science is judged unscientifically. Scientific results are seen as means to other, sometimes abstract, ends. Grants are applied for from third parties, often parties with an agenda. Political grease must be applied under the best of circumstances. And non-scientific positions demand their own narrative.
Scientists are a group of people who believe that observation and experimentation leading to follow-up observation and experimentation, will lead to reproducible results and a more accurate reflection of reality. That is to say, scientists believe that there is a method that improves the accuracy of scientific research that removes bias. A consensus. A consensus we never hear from. (ibid)
One reason is that science is hard. It's hard to do well and is often hard to understand. The other reason is that science is judged unscientifically. Scientific results are seen as means to other, sometimes abstract, ends. Grants are applied for from third parties, often parties with an agenda. Political grease must be applied under the best of circumstances. And non-scientific positions demand their own narrative.
How often do you see studies with negative results reported?
Studies including unscientific motives are simple declarations at best, enchantments at worst.
Studies including unscientific motives are simple declarations at best, enchantments at worst.
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