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Year 1844 (MDCCCXLIV) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar and a leap year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar.




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    Edit WorldNews.com 23 May 2016
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    Edit WorldNews.com 23 May 2016
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    Edit WorldNews.com 23 May 2016
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    Manhunt Launched To Capture Japan Gang Accused Of Robbing Thousands of ATMs

    Edit WorldNews.com 23 May 2016
    Armed with fake credit cards from South Africa’s Standard Bank, a group of criminals looted millions of dollars from Japan’s cash machines during an hours-long heist that has caused law enforcement officials to issue a manhunt for their capture, a Raw Story posting said. Armed with fake credit card details from South Africa’s Standard Bank, the thieves hit 1,400 convenience store ATMs in a coordinated attack earlier this month....
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    In this Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 file photo, a health workers stands in the Sambadrome spraying insecticide to combat the Aedes aegypti mosquito that transmits the Zika virus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

    "Zika is not 'coming' to the United States: It is already here"

    Edit Vox 23 May 2016
    As mosquito season arrives and the Zika virus threatens the United States, Congress has been slow to provide the funding President Obama requested to fight the disease. Ronald Klain, who managed the response to Ebola in 2014, argues in the Washington Post that this is a mistake with foreseeable, tragic consequences. ... It is already here ... ....

    It's A Date: Lewis Hawkins (Hartlepool United FC Ltd)

    Edit Public Technologies 23 May 2016
    (Source. Hartlepool United FC Ltd). Lewis Hawkins was born on Tuesday 15th June 1993 and here are some of the things that are linked to his birthday. Birthday Buddies ... A different kind of music was produced by Slade, and lead vocalist Noddy Holder also shares a birthday with Lewis having been born on the same day back in 1946 ... In The Headlines ... 1844 - Charles Goodyear patents the process of vulcanization, which strengthens rubber ... (noodl....

    Form 8.3 - Ball Corporation (Rexam plc)

    Edit Public Technologies 23 May 2016
    (Source. Rexam plc). FORM 8.3. PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY. A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE. Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the 'Code'). 1. KEY INFORMATION. (a) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings are being disclosed.. Northern Trust Group. (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a). ... Ball Corporation ... 2 ... 020 7982 1844....

    Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Rexam Plc (Rexam plc)

    Edit Public Technologies 23 May 2016
    (Source. Rexam plc). FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI). PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY. Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the 'Code'). 1. KEY INFORMATION. (a) Name of exempt principal trader.. Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited. (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates. ... Rexam Plc ... Rexam Plc ... 20-May-2016 ... Yes ... 2 ... 1844....

    When Nativism Becomes Normal

    Edit The Atlantic 23 May 2016
    An unprecedented refugee crisis, economic inequality, and fears of terrorism are helping stoke the rise of extreme anti-immigrant politicians across Europe and the United States ... And the Dominican Republic’s President Danilo Medina just claimed a landslide reelection victory. Medina is no fiery demagogue. He’s bespectacled and mild-mannered ... Antihaitianismo is as old as the Dominican Republic, which won independence from Haiti in 1844 ... ....

    Only Mad 60-Year Olds Fault Kwame Nkrumah For Ghana's Development Quagmire (2)

    Edit Modern Ghana 23 May 2016
    By Professor N. Lungu. "....The theses...circulating in magazines, books, online publications, and presses over the last 30 years that... Therefore, they were arbitrary partitioned into European "possessions" by white people sitting around large tables in Berlin, Germany, by and large in 1844-1845, with hip-pocket "colonial" maps mostly made by missionaries and self-seeking adventurers and thieves ... Mr ... "... 1....

    Co-op hopes to leave the past behind with revival of its classic 60s look

    Edit The Guardian 21 May 2016
    The retailer is returning to its time-honoured logo in an effort to signal that the scandal of recent years is over ... The rebrand comes after the group, which traces its roots back to the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers in 1844, recovers from its near-meltdown in 2013 and 2014, when a crisis at the Co-op’s bank took the organisation to the verge of collapse ... The mention of Flowers’s name is still uncomfortable ... Twitter ... ....

    MS Dhoni’s last-ball six seals win, seventh spot for Pune

    Edit Yahoo Daily News 21 May 2016
    MS Dhoni smashes Axar Patel for 23 runs off the last over to help his side gun down 172, and finish 2016 edition of the IPL at seventh spot. It was a mountain to climb in the final over but Dhoni did what he does best - keep calm and let his bat do all the talking. (IPL POINTS TABLE). SCORECARD, RPS vs KXIP, IPL 2016 (CLICK HERE). AS IT HAPPENED! ... 1928 hrs IST. Dhoni hits one way back into the stands for A SIX ... 1926 hrs IST ... 1844 hrs IST ... ....

    Vantastic idea for history lesson (Salford City Council)

    Edit Public Technologies 20 May 2016
    (Source. Salford City Council). Young people in Salford will be swopping pen and paper for hammers and chisels for a 'vantastic' new approach to history ... Councillor Lisa Stone, lead member for children's and young people's services said ... 'It's all in the head; there are no plans ... The plan is to build a wagon in the style favoured by renowned vardo builder Bill Wright (1844-1909) of Leeds who became famous for his bow top wagons ... (noodl....

    Project Updates (Texas Department of Transportation)

    Edit Public Technologies 20 May 2016
    (Source. Texas Department of Transportation). TYLER - Here's a look at work planned in the district during the Week of May 23, 2016. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues ... The closure is necessary to make the tie-ins to the new roadway ... Residents can travel southward from FM 1844 to the new George Richey Road but will not be allowed to cross ... Cost. $42.7 million ... Cost....

    Inside 'Old Main,' Utica's psychiatric hospital (vintage photos)

    Edit Syracuse 19 May 2016
    The New York State Lunatic Asylum, later named the Utica State Hospital, and known locally as "Old Main," was built in 1843. It was the first publicly-funded institution in New York State to treat the mentally ill. The facility was also a prototype in the country's efforts to provide mental health care in an institutional setting ... Amariah Brigham, published the "American Journal of Insanity" at the asylum in 1844 ... Dr ... Email . 315-427-3958....

    Big Win for the 911th Airlift Wing (Tim Murphy)

    Edit Public Technologies 19 May 2016
    (Source. Tim Murphy). Big Win for the 911 Airlift Wing. House Votes to Start Construction Project to Bring C-17 Squadron to Pittsburgh IAP. For Immediate Release.May 19, 2016. Contact. Murphy Press 202.225.2301. (Washington, DC) - This week the House passed both the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4909) and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act (H.R. 4974). H.R ... PASSED THE HOUSE. ... 4909).. SEC ... (202) 225-1844 (f)....

    Celebrating May 17th (The Norwegian Royal Family)

    Edit Public Technologies 17 May 2016
    (Source. The Norwegian Royal Family) ... Revolutionary activities. King Carl Johan, who ruled over Norway and Sweden from 1818 to 1844, regarded the May 17th celebrations - and Norway's independent Constitution - as revolutionary acts and a provocation against Sweden. In 1828 he prohibited the celebration of Constitution Day. However, following the death of King Carl Johan in 1844, there was a change of strategy ... The first children's parade....

    Road Construction UPDATE: OPEN - 29th Ave & 35th St Roundabout (City of Marion, IA)

    Edit Public Technologies 17 May 2016
    (Source. City of Marion, IA) 29th Avenue and 35th Street Mini Roundabout is open to all traffic ... There are '15 MPH' signs posted ... Original documenthttp.//www.cityofmarion.org/Home/Components/News/News/1844/17 ... (noodl....
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