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Unique forensic study of early Otago farmers proposed (University of Otago)

Edit Public Technologies 30 May 2016
The first known burial was in 1860 and the last in 1926 ... 1893 Shaw, Elizabeth Bell 1909 Snow, Levi 1875 Squires, Westbrooke 1862 Taylor, Annie 1880 Taylor, Walter 1881 Thomson, Robert 1877 Toogood, William 1873 Weber, Flora 1874 Weber, Bertha 1873 Weber, Dr 1874 Welham, Jane 1906 Welham, George 1879 Welham, William 1889 Woodhead, Elizabeth 1860....

Bone study to shed light on ancestors

Edit Otago Daily Times 30 May 2016
University of Otago researchers hope to "give a voice to the voiceless'' and shed new light on Otago's early European farmers through a proposed study that seeks to analyse skeletons from unmarked graves near Milton. The proposed project would be undertaken in partnership with a local community group called Tokomairiro Project 60 (TP60) ... The first known burial was in 1860 and the last in 1926 ... john.gibb@odt.co.nz.  . ....

Human trafficking victim will not go to jail: draft bill

Edit Deccan Herald 30 May 2016
Human Trafficking victims will not be sent to jail, according to the first draft bill of trafficking, which was released by Union Minister Maneka Gandhi today ... The draft Bill has taken into account the various aspects of trafficking and its punishments as defined in section 370- 373 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and aims to include other offences/provisions which are not dealt with in any other law for the purpose of trafficking ... ....

Nauru decriminalises homosexuality and suicide

Edit The Guardian 29 May 2016
New laws replace those based on 1899 Queensland code and follow a spate of suicide attempts by refugees on the island. @bendohertycorro. Nauru has reformed its criminal code, decriminalising homosexuality and suicide ... Related ... The archaic Queensland criminal code derived its anti-homosexuality laws – “” – from the British 1860 anti-sodomy laws, which were exported across the Commonwealth during the Victorian era ... ....

Milos Degenek gets Socceroos home call for clashes with Greece

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 29 May 2016
Degenek, who plays his club football in Germany for TSV 1860 Munich, impressed on debut off the bench in the weekend's 2-1 loss to England in Sunderland and his dangerous cross was turned into the net by the home side's defender Eric Dier for the Socceroos' goal. The 22-year-old Degenek replaces the injured Matthew Spiranovic in the squad for the friendly clashes with Greece in Sydney on Saturday and in Melbourne on Tuesday week ... ....

Degenek added to Socceroos squad for Greece matches (AFC - Asian Football Confederation)

Edit Public Technologies 29 May 2016
(Source. AFC - Asian Football Confederation). Degenek (pictured, left), who plays his club football in Germany for TSV 1860 München, impressed on debut off the bench against England, his dangerous cross turned into the net by England defender Eric Dier for the Socceroos goal. He replaces the injured Matthew Spiranovic in the squad ... 10 side preparing for the 2016 European Championships ... Photo. FFA ... (noodl. 33847062) ....

Lincoln and Taney’s great writ showdown (National Constitution Center)

Edit Public Technologies 29 May 2016
(Source. National Constitution Center). On May 28, 1861, Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney directly challenged President Abraham Lincoln's wartime suspension of the great writ of habeas corpus, in a national constitutional showdown ... Lincoln also made the Dred Scott decision a central theme of his 1860 presidential campaign ... Merryman was detained at Fort McHenry without a warrant. Merryman's attorney petitioned the U.S ... Comments....

Pete Souza: photographing the real Barack Obama

Edit The Guardian 29 May 2016
by Jonathan Jones. It was a tale of two Americas ... In Washington DC, civilisation still existed ... Twitter ... Critics from left and right blame the two-term presidency of this evidently intelligent and decent man for everything from the failure to close Guantánamo Bay (he’s still trying) to a continuing economic malaise that has fuelled what is shaping up to be the most extremist presidential election since 1860 ... Twitter ... “Touch it, dude!” ... ....

Kala Academy invites entries for tiatr ‘B’ group contest

Edit The Times of India 28 May 2016
PANAJI. Kala Academy Goa has invited entries for the third tiatr 'B' group competition. The last date for submission of entries, in the prescribed format, is June 15 ... Kala Academy has appealed to institutions, registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, to submit their entries in the prescribed format ... Bookmark or read stories offline - Download the TOI app....

Final resting place found for 3-year-old who died in 19th century SF

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 28 May 2016
The story started in early May, when workers doing remodeling at Karner’s Lone Mountain neighborhood home, struck a lead-and-bronze coffin with their shovels ... The girl is believed to be one of about 30,000 people who were buried at the old Odd Fellows Cemetery in San Francisco, which was active from 1860 to 1890 ... ....

A little bit of Texas

Edit The Examiner 28 May 2016
Do you know where the smallest historic site in Texas is located? If your answer is Acton Cemetery in Hood County, you’d be spot on! There in just .006 acres of land is the burial site of Elizabeth Crockett, second wife of David Stern Crockett, better known as Davy Crockett, "King of the Wild Frontier"!. However, in order for there to be a second wife, there obviously was a first wife, Polly Finley ... At age 72, she died in 1860....

145-Year-Old Coffin Of Little Girl With Rose In Hand Found Under San Francisco Home

Edit Inquisitr 28 May 2016
The well-preserved body of a little girl of around three years of age, lying in a lead and bronze coffin, has been found by San Francisco construction workers. The unidentified girl has reportedly been dead for around 145 years, has long blond hair, and appears to have been from a family of means ... Because of this, Davey estimates that the little girl died around 145 years ago, as the cemetery was active from 1860 to 1890....

Hurricane season begins June 1 – Are you ready? (Volusia County, FL)

Edit Public Technologies 27 May 2016
(Source. Volusia County, FL). Posted On. May 27th. With one named storm already in the books before the start of the hurricane season, and an area offshore with potential to develop into a tropical system, this is a good time for Volusia County residents to remember hurricane season begins June 1 ... 'Every family should create a disaster plan and start stocking their disaster supply kits ... Flood insurance ... Hinson Middle School (PF), 1860 N ... PF....
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